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The crew discusses the UK removing tariffs on offshore wind equipment, Vineyard Wind’s final blade shipment from New Bedford, and Ming Yang joining Germany’s offshore wind association. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast brought to you by Strike Tape, protecting thousands of wind turbines from lightning damage worldwide. Visit strike tape.com. And now your hosts. Allen Hall: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. I’m your host, Allen Hall. I’m here with Matthew Stead, Rosemary Barnes and Yolanda Padron. And the UK is really gearing up for offshore wind and they’re making some really smart moves and. One of them is, uh, the change in tariffs. So the British offshore wind manufacturers have been fighting really an uphill battle for a long time and for years. The companies that build turbines and components in the UK have faced import tariffs on the materials needed most, which tends to be steels like steel. Uh, cables, specialized parts from overseas all carried a tariff with it. Well, now the federal government has acted to [00:01:00] remove those tariffs on offshore wind equipment. The move is expected to save UK manufacturers tens of millions of pounds every year. And for an industry trying to cut costs and scale up that kind of relief could make the difference between winning. Losing contracts, and I’m surprised the UK has waited this long and I think other countries have the same problem. Obviously the US is taring the heck out of everything at the minute, but uh, a lot of European countries do put tariffs on the raw materials and the components that are used to make wind turbines. That’s not a smart long term move if you’re trying to deploy. Gigawatts of offshore wind. Matthew Stead: Well, I, I think, uh, the recent events in the world show that energy security and not importing energy is a wonderful thing. And so this completely aligns with that, um, that objective. So I think that’s why we all agree with you, Alan. Allen Hall: Well do, is there a, a. A threshold here where other countries start to do it [00:02:00] and for whatever reason there’s, there’s tends to be tariffs on energy in all forms of it. Right. And there and on steel in particular, that seems to be a big area of concern. Are we gonna start to see some of those come down just to lower the cost of wind turbines and to deploy the middle of the water? ’cause there is a lot of steel in an offshore wind turbine. Matthew Stead: It’s been like China. I mean China has, you know, a lot of clean energy, low cost energy and it is to their advantage. So I, I think it’s a entirely logical approach and I would’ve thought it’s, if you’re a good on policy, you would definitely be looking at this. Allen Hall: Is this has been a concern of the UK steel industry, which has been diminishing over the years? Uh, so it’s always been a pain point with the uk. They’ve been trying to stand up their own steel industry and forever they had a big steel industry In the uk you think of all the. The steel that was built from late 18 hundreds all the way up to the 1980s and nineties. Uh, but it does sound like you, you gotta pick and choose your battles here. And maybe the UK has [00:03:00] finally said, okay, the, the steel battle is a separate issue within offshore wind, and maybe we gotta do something different. Matthew Stead: I mean, I think Australia did the same thing ages ago. I mean, we had a car, car industry and you know, we just didn’t have the scale. So, you know, Australia’s picking its battles and um, yeah, I mean, you can’t be good at everything, so you know why not. Uh, get the, the lower cost energy and um, deal with it that way. Rosemary Barnes: Australia has actually just announced, you know how Australia’s got the policy to support clean energy technology manufacturing in Australia. And they started with, um, solar panels and then they’ve also got something related to battery cells. Well, they just announced wind turbine tower manufacturing, um, which is very simple. The reason why Australia doesn’t have, um, wind turbine tower manufacturing anymore. Is just because we can’t compete on price with Asia, um, in general and China specifically. It’s interesting now to be like, okay, let’s support Australian [00:04:00]manufacturing of wind turbine towers when like there’s no technological barrier. It’s pure cost, cost issues. I would really love to see the Australian government supporting some of the new manufacturing methods and you know, like we’ve seen that Fortescue has invested in. Um, in Ena Lift, the Spanish, Spanish company, um, ESCU has, has bought their tower manufacturing. Um, it’s, it’s like modular, advanced thing that’s gonna work well for remote areas. Otherwise it’s just like, pay a bunch of money so that we can make towers more expensively, but we can sell them at a competitive rate with the Chinese. And I don’t know, to me that’s not very strategic. I always prefer we support the next, the next thing. Allen Hall: Whatever happened to spiral welding and making towers on site. I think that died about a year or two ago because they were trying it here in the United States and about building ’em at the wind farm. But it sounded like just setting it up to [00:05:00] build the spiral mechanism, the, the cold, uh, forming plus all the welding on top of it. It got to be so expensive to install on site that it was just easier to, to build a central location, which I think they were going for. I’m not even sure that in today’s world, because of the advanced technology in the existing way of manufacturing is so good and inexpensive that it makes any sense to try anything else. It just seems like it’s, there’s just stamping out parts right now. Rosemary Barnes: Oh, no. I mean, we definitely need new, new methods because we’re really constrained on how tall towers can get if you just wanna make a steel cylinder and ship it out in, you know, whole pieces, like whole cross sections and. Um, put them together vertically. That’s you. You know, like we’ve, we’ve gotten about as tall as we’re gonna get for that because if you want to go any taller, you’re gonna have to start massively increasing the thickness of the tower to make it stiffen up. And that just means way more steel to keep material costs reasonable. You need to increase the diameter, um, beyond [00:06:00] what you can transport on the road. Um, but I think that it’s like the, the, the problem is definitely real and well established, but it’s like with many other. Problems. You know when you start thinking, okay, we’ve got a solution to this problem at that time, there aren’t other solutions, so you’re sure that you know you’re gonna win. And so spiral welding was one of the early ones. Oh, we can fix this problem, but. While they’re developing that and trying to get the capabilities where it needs to be, the cost down, you’ve got a dozen other competing ways that you could solve that problem. And they include like, um, some manufacturers, I think Vestus is one. They’re cutting longitudinally. And so instead of, um, shipping out towers in a single cross section, it’ll be like four. And then they’re bolted together on site. Um, and then Concrete Towers is another one. The Naber Lift, um, thing that I mentioned. Matthew Stead: Wooden towers. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, wooden Wooden towers is, uh, another one I’ve covered, uh, [00:07:00] on my YouTube channel. Matthew Stead: They really should make them out of carbon fiber, shouldn’t they? Rosemary Barnes: Well, I have, it’s not, it’s You’re saying that as a, as a crazy thing. It’s not, it’s not such a crazy thing. And I have, I have, I have looked into it. You wouldn’t do it outta carbon fiber. You’d do it outta glass. Um, there’s a lot of. There’s a lot of benefits to it, and I actually do believe that we might eventually see like 3D printed glass, um, towers. Allen Hall: No. Rosemary Barnes: Now we’re just getting into our standard. I, I believe the future might look different to the, to the present day, and Alan never thinks that anything’s ever gonna change. Matthew Stead: I would’ve. 3D uh, printed concrete towers would have some logic. Rosemary Barnes: There’s been pilots of 3D printed concrete, concrete towers. I’m, I’m pretty sure GE had a, um, a project on that and there might have been somebody else that did, took it a bit further. It’s all possible. It’s also like concrete towers are, are good, but it is local. Like it depends on having the right materials around locally. ’cause you don’t want to have to transport Hess of. Concrete and water to site. Um, [00:08:00] so yeah, anyway, the point is that like, just because you’ve identified a real problem and you’ve got a solution to it, if you are gonna take five or 10 years to develop your technology and get it to the right price point, you are not gonna be the only, the only solution anymore. So people often like massively overestimate how valuable their idea is. Um, and by the time that it’s ready, it’s not the best solution anymore. So I think like the lesson from that is to just. You need to just move really, really fast and keep your peripheral vision available to see what other technologies are developing in tandem and know when, when to pull the pin. If you are no longer, you no longer have a path to be the best solution, then. Stop. Even if you’ve got 90% of a solution, don’t bother with the last 10%. If you’re never gonna sell it, you know it’s a waste go. Um, let, let all your smart people work on something else. Allen Hall: Delamination and bottom line, failures and blades are [00:09:00]difficult problems to detect early. These hidden issues can cost you millions in repairs and lost energy production. C-I-C-N-D-T are specialists to detect these critical flaws before they become expensive burdens. Their non-destructive test technology penetrates deep to blade materials to find voids and cracks. Traditional inspections, completely. Miss C-I-C-N-D-T Maps. Every critical defect delivers actionable reports and provides support to get your blades. Back in service, so visit cic ndt.com because catching blade problems early will save you millions. Can we pull the pin? On digital twins. I came across another company that was pushing digital twins in the wind turbine space. And I thought, I thought we got rid of that a year ago. Can we stop doing that? Rosemary Barnes: I, um, in general, like I think a lot of times you see digital twins and I can’t see the point, but there are some applications where you [00:10:00] definitely can, Matthew Stead: uh, I can add on the digital twin, so the IEC 61 400 dash 32, the new blade o and m standard has in the, in its current draft, it has a section on digital twins. Um, and um, at the last meeting there was a debate as to whether that should be taken out because actually, um, AI, ml, um, all these, um, approaches will just overrun the concept of the traditional digital twin. So, um, I was voting for it to be removed, um, but. Other people didn’t. And so it’s still in the current draft. Yolanda Padron: I am a little bit tired around digital twins at the idea of, like, I’ve seen the title slapped around a lot of things that just aren’t digital twins. And I think that gets even more confusing to a lot of people who are just new to the space or new to the idea that then they, they, they hear digital twin, they have like an idea about it or like, oh, it’s really great, and then they pursue something that just [00:11:00] really isn’t, it’s just a. A monitoring system that they wanted to name something else. Allen Hall: Yes, that’s it. Rosemary Barnes: I’ve seen it used well in manufacturing, which is not usually what people are selling it as, but you know, if you have a new composite part, for example, and like a wind turbine blade is a really good example, you design it. And then you can only test it to a certain extent. Um, and you never know exactly what you’ve made, right? And so it’s really hard to kind of relate, like to validate your design tools when not every blade is the same. You know, it’s aiming to be the same. The design is the same every time, but you’re gonna get different results every time you test it. But with some advanced, uh, manufacturing, like my favorite thing to argue with Alan about 3D printing, um, fiber reinforced composites. You can really precisely know exactly what your part looks like all through the structure. You know where every void is. Um, you know where every fiber is and then so you know that exact part. Then you can test that exact part, and you do that with, you know, a dozen of them and you can really [00:12:00] build up a model of what kinds of defects are really, um, you know, doing what to the performance output. And then that can help you to get your quality, um, acceptance to really, like you, you can do the things that matter instead of guessing, oh, okay, yeah, we know that we want this much. Bond line, you can actually know, okay, well like where does that matter? Where doesn’t it? What’s the actual threshold? However, it’s very expensive to do that, and I don’t know that it would make sense for wind turbine blades economically, maybe. Maybe it will one day. I mean, if we can get the quality data that we need, there are big pro quality problems that need to be solved with blades so. I think it’s something to not totally rule out anyway. Matthew Stead: That’s quality control. That’s not a digital twin. Rosemary Barnes: No, but it is. You have the di you have the make up a digital twin of the, of the part that you’ve made, and then you test it and then you can, um, digitally test the [00:13:00] part that you, the model that you have. So it is a digital twin. Um, it’s just used in a very different way to what digital twins are usually sold as. It’s not at the right level yet for a hundred meter long. Composite wind turbine blade. Um, and also because you would need to destructively test, you know, a, a whole bunch of blades which no one can afford to, to do that. Yolanda Padron: What if we were to take all the money from like FSAs and stuff that they have to spend, like the OEMs actually have to spend from all of the manufacturing defects from, oh, I tweaked this on this blade type in this. Factory and set it to print and then I tweaked it over here and then I set it to print for like hundreds and hundreds of blades. Um, you know, all of that money spent accumulates too, if we really wanna look at the business case. But eventually, I think maybe it’d be great if it were to work out. I am also.[00:14:00] Hoping Rosemary Barnes: I, I think it would be a really interesting project to work, and I bet I could. I, I bet that, you know, a good project manager could get, get a positive business case out of it. At the end. One of the problems is that like service, the service department bucket of money is not at all related to the manufacturing bucket of money. Um, so, or the, yeah, the engineering back of the money that, that, that would be a really big problem and make it harder to find a positive business case. But I still think that it’s, um. Yeah, it, there’s a lot of potential there. It would be really interesting project to work on. Matthew Stead: In terms of the operational phase, I, I think, um, like I said before, the A IML tools. A way more powerful with anomaly detection rather than building a, a fancy digital model, which is not accurate. Um, actually you’re better off looking at the deviations and then the anomalies from what you expect. And I, and there are quite a few people that are doing that, and I, I personally think that’s a way more effective method during the operations and maintenance phase. Rosemary Barnes: But I think that that [00:15:00] would be related. It would be a way to improve what you’re doing there because you said, yeah, digital twin, that’s not. Accurate. So you would need to be accurate. That would be the project to figure out like how you can get accuracy in the right places that you need it. You wouldn’t be able to afford to have accuracy over the entire blade ’cause it’s just way too much data. And then, um, it would help you to figure out like what anoma, what anomalies do we need to look for that are the, the critical ones. I, I think that they would, they would work in partnership. Um, not as two separate things. Can I just plug, because I’m gonna go to China in April and can I just plug that if anyone has any projects, I’ll be there anyway. And um, yeah, so I am sharing the cost of the trip between a few different collaborations and there will be a chance. To, to get me out there to see some manufacturing, et cetera. Would be really excited to go visit some Chinese [00:16:00] manufacturing, some Chinese development. Got a few, few tentative irons in fires at the moment, but would love to have Chinese companies reach out to me and see if we can arrange a collaboration Allen Hall: as wind energy professionals. Staying informed is crucial, and let’s face it difficult. That’s why the Uptime podcast recommends PES Wind Magazine. PES Wind offers a diverse range of in-depth articles and expert insights that dive into the most pressing issues facing our energy future. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new to wind, PES Wind has the high quality content you need. Don’t miss out. Visit PS wind.com today. It has been a turbulent chapter in offshore wind in America. No doubt about that vineyard wind. The first large scale offshore wind project in the US has faced a crazy difficult road after months of uncertainty, partial construction, and a federally ordered pause. The [00:17:00] project has reached a telling milestone the first. And final shipment of the last blade has departed the port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. And, uh, the blades were just sitting on port for a little while. Uh, Keyside. So this is the last blades or set of blades that’s going out to a turbine. This should sort of wrap it up. I, although I do think there are a couple of blades that may still need some modification updates, something of the sort. But in terms of getting termites out in the water. This should be it. And remember a few months ago, GE and uh, a number of others, vineyard was saying that they’re trying to be done in March. So they’re going to come really close to doing that. And that I know they’re trying to get power all turned on for the site. Because once that happens, it’s really hard for the, uh, the federal government to put any stops on them. I, I guess the question is now, is there any future for offshore wind for [00:18:00]ge now that this is complete and, and it’s kind of off the books, which is what they’ve been trying to do for the last roughly two years, is get it off the books. Matthew Stead: Um, as a positive, I mean. You know, every industry goes through challenges and improve. So I mean, despite all the turmoil, you know, there has to be some good come from it, even though it is been a painful, horrible process. You know, surely there’s some good come from it in terms of improved quality in the future, improved processes, so, Allen Hall: well, I, I guess that’s the question is are they taking some of these lessons learned and applying them, or are they taking the lessons learned and saying we’re not gonna do that again in, in terms of going down the pathway for offshore wind. Matthew Stead: Well, I think if, uh, if they don’t apply the lessons, that’s sort of, it shows a massive failure of an organization. Allen Hall: Yeah. It may, I guess it’s a question if it’s a technical failure or a financial failure. Maybe it’s both at the minute until they get everything up and running. But I think the financial side has been. Driving a number of the, of the decisions because the [00:19:00] technical side hasn’t gone all that well. Matthew Stead: Uh, I think, uh, I think the financial side is an art, which I don’t understand. Allen Hall: Yeah. Yeah. There’s a lot of moving pieces in financing offshore wind. Now, Vestas has won a, a couple of big. Uh, orders from RWB offshore and Vestus has obviously been in, in some offshore, not at the scale as originally as some of the other OEMs. It does look like the future is bright for Vestus offshore. Is that just gonna continue on that? Vestus is going to invest heavily in offshore and basically dominate that market. Or compete against a a Chinese manufacturer. It doesn’t seem like Siemens is gonna win a lot of offshore contracts off. At least today it doesn’t. You don’t see a lot of noise about that. You see mostly Vestas winning these gigawatt orders. It almost seems inevitable they’re gonna win most of them. Matthew Stead: Um, I don’t, being long way, way away from where these projects are being made, uh, installed. Um, I don’t have the same sort of insights. [00:20:00] Um, but, um, I mean, obviously yeah, vest, MHI, the previous, um, you know, joint venture with MHI, which especially heavy industries. Um, obviously they’ve come from a, a long pedigree of, um, working offshore, so yeah, I mean, why not? And, um, it seems to be a more of a gradual ramp up, um, and a more orderly, systematic ramp up for offshore. So, yeah. Why, why wouldn’t that work? Allen Hall: Well, we should hop on the. China discussion because, uh, China’s when turbine makers obviously been trying to build turbines in, in Europe at scale for quite a while now. Uh, and Ying Yang is talking about focusing their efforts on. Germany and they have joined the German Offshore Wind Association BWO. And this is not just a membership cards, uh, that they have subscribed to. It is really like, in a lot of people’s opinion, a strategic signal that Ming Yang intends to compete in the European off.[00:21:00] Market, maybe starting with Germany. Ming Yang was trying to get into Scotland originally, and they were talking about a billion and a half pounds being poured into Scotland to develop factories for offshore wind. Maybe that has come, uh, time has passed and Ming Yang is moving on to Germany. That’s what it reads like to me. Or, or they’re gonna hedge their bets and, and look at both places to see if they can get a foot. Print established in either country. Matthew Stead: I mean, reputation matters. So you really need to build up a, a footprint. And why would you apply a scatter gun approach? So, I mean, you know, just targeting, you know, one region or, um, you know, makes complete sense to me. So, you know, get, get, get some turbines in the water, get them up and running, get them, get the reliability and the, the reputation, and then, and then go from there. I mean, made complete business sense. Allen Hall: Well, does that mean that, uh, a mean yang is going to have to lose a little bit of money early on to get some turbines in the water just to demonstrate that they [00:22:00] can do it at scale in Europe? Matthew Stead: I might defer to Rosie, but I would’ve thought they don’t need to, you know, cut costs. I think they’re already cost effective. So you would’ve thought they would just go in, um, with their, their normal product offering and still be successful. Uh, but maybe I’m, I’m on the wrong mark there. Rosemary Barnes: My understanding is, and I, I don’t know heaps. But my understanding is with Chinese when turbines, that there’s a separate version for the Chinese market, and then if they wanna sell it internationally, then they need to make a new version of it that will pass the IEC, um, standards and the kinds of, you know, certification testing that everybody in those markets is used to. So you’re not always getting, or I don’t think you, I think you’re usually not getting the exact same product. So just because the product exists in China doesn’t mean that it is. Um, without risk in new markets. Allen Hall: Well, I’m, I’m just curious if ING Yang will have to do a complete IEC certification process because they haven’t done it yet. Uh, is that what you’re saying? Rosemary Barnes: They do [00:23:00] a, actually a redesign so that they can pass the, um. Certification and then they, yes, they do the whole certification process. However, Mingan hasn’t sold no turbines outside of China. So they have, or it’s not like this is a brand new thing for them that they’ll have to have to, you know, figure out as they go. Um, they’ve, they’ve, you know, I, I, if they haven’t done it for these specific turbines that they’re planning to manufacture in that factory, they’ve at least done it for others and know the process. Um, yeah, and I think we all know it’s not that hard to pass a certification test, so it’s not like a huge obstacle for them. But it will add, it will add cost to the, um, to the process and to the product. Probab probably, you know, there are some design changes that will be needed that will increase the cost of the product. So I don’t think that we’re gonna see, um, you know, Chinese turbines from any, any manufacturer outside of China that are as cheap as the prices that you see within China. Matthew Stead: To be fair though, um, there is a strong, um, Chinese involvement in the IAC committees. So, um, [00:24:00] definitely the, the standards are being used. So, you know, the standards are being used in China, and so I, I don’t think it’s a huge stretch from, you know, the, the domestic product versus the international product. Allen Hall: That wraps up another episode of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. If today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn. Don’t forget to subscribe. So if you never miss an episode, and if you found value in today’s conversation, please leave us a review. It really helps other wind energy professionals discover this show for Rosa, Yolanda, and Matthew. I’m Alan Hall, and we’ll see you here next time on the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast.
In this episode, Jason explores a powerful insight about how construction teams should assign leadership and responsibility on projects: by geography, not by scope. Many project teams traditionally assign superintendents to specific scopes like concrete, MEP, or finishes, but Jason explains why this approach often creates confusion, weak accountability, and fragmented project control. Instead, he argues that the most effective construction projects operate through spatial or geographical ownership, where leaders are responsible for specific zones or areas of the project from start to finish. This approach aligns naturally with modern production planning methods like takt planning, which organize work by time and location. What you'll learn in this episode: Why assigning superintendents by scope often creates project chaos. The advantages of geographical ownership on construction sites. How time-and-location planning aligns with takt production systems. Why spatial control improves accountability and system performance. The difference between managing trades vs. managing environments. How geographic leadership creates clearer responsibility for safety, organization, and flow. The core message is simple but powerful: great project teams manage locations and systems, not just scopes of work. If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two
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Seth and Sean discuss no real concrete Texans moves being made yesterday, Kyler Murray signing with the Vikings, what Reed Blankenship had to say about joining the Texans' incredible defense, and go through the day's Headlines.
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Send a textBen Compton is one of the funniest comedians working in Hattiesburg, Miss. He started doing stand-up in 2014 and found himself on Hart of the City with Kevin Hart in 2017. He's learned a lot since them -- like always listen to your wife. He's got a wife, three daughters and two poodles, but doesn't even have a deck anymore. He's helping to run Live at the Litter Box, a variety show. If you're free and in Hattiesburg, check it out.Follow Ben Compton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realbencompton/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realbencomptonSupport the show
Robert Lange, founding researcher at Sakana AI, joins Tim to discuss *Shinka Evolve* — a framework that combines LLMs with evolutionary algorithms to do open-ended program search. The core claim: systems like AlphaEvolve can optimize solutions to fixed problems, but real scientific progress requires co-evolving the problems themselves.GTC is coming, the premier AI conference, great opportunity to learn about AI. NVIDIA and partners will showcase breakthroughs in physical AI, AI factories, agentic AI, and inference, exploring the next wave of AI innovation for developers and researchers. Register for virtual GTC for free, using my link and win NVIDIA DGX Spark (https://nvda.ws/4qQ0LMg)• Why AlphaEvolve gets stuck — it needs a human to hand it the right problem. Shinka tries to invent new problems automatically, drawing on ideas from POET, PowerPlay, and MAP-Elites quality-diversity search.• The *architecture* of Shinka: an archive of programs organized as islands, LLMs used as mutation operators, and a UCB bandit that adaptively selects between frontier models (GPT-5, Sonnet 4.5, Gemini) mid-run. The credit-assignment problem across models turns out to be genuinely hard.• Concrete results — state-of-the-art circle packing with dramatically fewer evaluations, second place in an AtCoder competitive programming challenge, evolved load-balancing loss functions for mixture-of-experts models, and agent scaffolds for AIME math benchmarks.• Are these systems actually thinking outside the box, or are they parasitic on their starting conditions? When LLMs run autonomously, "nothing interesting happens." Robert pushes back with the stepping-stone argument — evolution doesn't need to extrapolate, just recombine usefully.• The AI Scientist question: can automated research pipelines produce real science, or just workshop-level slop that passes surface-level review? Robert is honest that the current version is more co-pilot than autonomous researcher.• Where this lands in 5-20 years — Robert's prediction that scientific research will be fundamentally transformed, and Tim's thought experiment about alien mathematical artifacts that no human could have conceived.Robert Lange: https://roberttlange.com/---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction: Robert Lange, Sakana AI and Shinka Evolve00:04:15 AlphaEvolve's Blind Spot: Co-Evolving Problems with Solutions00:09:05 Unknown Unknowns, POET, and Auto-Curricula for AI Science00:14:20 MAP-Elites and Quality-Diversity: Shinka's Evolutionary Architecture00:28:00 UCB Bandits, Mutations and the Vibe Research Vision00:40:00 Scaling Shinka: Meta-Evolution, Democratisation and the Three-Axis Model00:47:10 Applications, ARC-AGI and the Future of Work00:57:00 The AI Scientist and the Human Co-Pilot: Who Steers the Search?01:06:00 AI Scientist v2, Slop Critique and the Future of Scientific Publishing---REFERENCES:paper:[00:03:30] ShinkaEvolve: Towards Open-Ended And Sample-Efficient Program Evolutionhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19349[00:04:15] AlphaEvolve: A Coding Agent for Scientific and Algorithmic Discoveryhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13131[00:06:30] Darwin Godel Machine: Open-Ended Evolution of Self-Improving Agentshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22954[00:09:05] Paired Open-Ended Trailblazer (POET)https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.01753[00:10:00] PowerPlay: Training an Increasingly General Problem Solver by Continually Searching for the Simplest Still Unsolvable Problemhttps://arxiv.org/abs/1112.5309[00:10:40] Automated Capability Discovery via Foundation Model Self-Explorationhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07577[00:15:30] Illuminating Search Spaces by Mapping Elites (MAP-Elites)https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.04909[00:47:10] Automated Design of Agentic Systems (ADAS)https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08435PDF : https://app.rescript.info/api/sessions/b8a9dcf60623657c/pdf/downloadTranscript: https://app.rescript.info/public/share/SDOD_3oXOcli3zTqcAtR8eibT5U3gam84oo4KRtI-Vk
What if your daily scripture study is actually ethical training? In this episode Rosalynde Welch sits down with editor and scholar Dr. Courtney Campbell to unpack Moral Visions: Ethics and the Book of Mormon (edited with Kelly Sorensen). They take the Book of Mormon seriously as an ethical text: not just a list of dos and don'ts, but a set of moral visions that shape who we are, how we live together, and what kind of communities we build.Campbell and Welch walk through three big moves in the book: how the Book of Mormon teaches (the “scene of instruction”), what it says about everyday ethics (from clothing and conspicuous consumption to prosperity), and why those moral teachings matter — prophecy as moral memory and social criticism aimed at creating flourishing, covenantal communities.What you'll take away:A fresh lens for reading the Book of Mormon: ethics as vision, not only rule-following.How narrative, memory, and prophecy function as tools for communal moral formation.Concrete ethical concerns the book raises for the 21st century: social cohesion, economic justice, and peacemaking.A new appreciation for why the Book of Mormon's stories still matter—because they aim to shape communities that last.
AI deployment is compressing margins and altering the economic structure of the IT services market, with digital platforms and private equity–backed consulting now determining who controls distribution, interfaces, and downstream value capture. As referenced by Dave Sobel, developments such as large language models reshaping search, IT distributors repositioning as digital marketplaces, and private equity standardizing AI consulting are reducing the role of traditional MSPs to commoditized implementation labor. Concrete market evidence includes the Global Technology Distribution Council's report citing that 80% of vendors see partner ecosystem growth as key, while 86% are using or testing digital platforms to drive cloud and AI services. Examples such as Anthropic's discussions to create AI consulting joint ventures with Blackstone and Hellman Friedman, as well as OpenAI's partnerships with Thrive Holdings and Shield Technology Partners, show that operational models are being standardized and consolidated. Meanwhile, AI-powered search is reducing clicks to original content by up to 89%, transferring value to whoever controls the user interface. Supporting data from surveys conducted by the SMB Group, Pega Systems, and Atlassian highlight that 53% of SMBs are using AI, but only 3% of organizations report measurable business transformation despite a 33% productivity boost. Consumers show distrust in AI-driven customer service, and employee burnout and reduced confidence indicate that MSPs are absorbing increased operational complexity and support burdens even as margins compress. These developments reinforce the channel consolidation and margin repricing mechanisms described above. For MSPs and IT leaders, the practical risks include growing dependency on distributor and vendor digital marketplaces, narrowing ability to influence platform economics, and the transfer of governance obligations without matching margin. Priority areas are building defensible, repeatable governance frameworks around AI, owning escalation and validation paths, and repositioning services toward process redesign engagements—not commoditized tool deployment. Failing to establish an IP or governance wedge may result in MSPs being locked into subcontractor roles with little leverage over pricing or client outcomes. Three things to know today: 00:00 Channel Bypassed 02:26 Delivery Commoditized 04:15 MSPs Left Holding 07:12 Why Do We Care? Supported by: ScalePadSmall biz Thought Community
PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/Superflat concrete floors didn't just appear overnight.They evolved through decades of trial, error, and innovation.In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, Chad White from Structural Services Inc. (SSI) returns to explain how the industry went from checking floors with a 10-foot straightedge to producing high-tolerance floors for robotics, automated warehouses, and high-bay storage systems.Chad has more than 40 years of experience in concrete construction, starting as a cement mason apprentice before running his own company and later becoming a senior concrete consultant with SSI. He has worked on defined-traffic superflat floors, random-traffic high-tolerance slabs, suspended slabs, and industrial floor systems across the country.We talk about how the means and methods have changed, what actually defines a “superflat” floor, and why today's demands for automation and robotics are pushing tolerances tighter than ever.If you've ever wondered how contractors actually hit FF, FL, and F-min numbers, this episode explains the real-world process behind it.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN· What actually qualifies as a superflat concrete floor· How floors were measured before the F-number system· Why laser screeds and float pans changed everything· The difference between defined-traffic (F-min) and random-traffic floors· Why robotics and automated warehouses are demanding flatter floors· Where most grinding corrections occur on high-tolerance slabs· Why slump consistency and placement rate matter more than exotic mix designs· How laser scanning and real-time data could change floor flatness control in the futureCHAPTERS00:00 Introduction and episode overview02:40 Early methods for measuring floor flatness05:15 How superflat floors started in warehouse logistics08:40 Measuring FF, FL, and F-min floors12:00 The history of the F-number system16:30 How superflat floors were built in the 1980s22:00 Bump cutting and manual finishing methods28:30 Profilographs and corrective grinding31:00 High-tolerance random traffic floors34:00 Laser screeds and float pans change the industry37:00 Modern methods for producing flatter floors39:00 Mix design considerations for superflat slabs42:00 The future of floor flatness measurementGUESTChad White Structural Services Inc. (SSI)https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/guests/chad-white/CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMYIf you enjoy the educational side of the podcast, check out the Concrete Logic Academy.The Academy takes topics from the podcast and turns them into structured learning courses with quizzes and supporting material. Many courses qualify for PDHs and CEUs for engineers and industry professionals.Learn more here:https://www.concretelogicacademy.comSUPPORT THE PODCASTIf the Concrete Logic Podcast has helped you learn something new or connect with someone in the industry, consider supporting the show.Donate here:https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/supportLooking for great hunting gear: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/kuiuInterested in advertising or media services? seth@concretelogicpodcast.comCREDITSProducers: Scott Reed, Jodi Tandett, Concrete Logic MediaMusic by Mike Duntonhttps://www.mdunton.com/WHERE TO FIND SETHWebsite: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethtandett/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@concretelogicpodcastUntil next time, let's keep it concrete!
Episode 223: Concrete Futures: Cementing Colonialism in Morocco and Decolonizing Construction Technologies During the French Protectorate (1912-1956), migration, epidemics, scarcity, and urban unrest transformed cities like Casablanca into sites of experimentation with new forms of governance. Technologies that were new to the country such as reinforced concrete not only changed the way that Moroccan cities were built but also rearranged relations of authority among engineers, officials, workers, and residents. Daniel Williford's book titled Concrete Futures: Technology and the Uncontrollable in Modern Morocco, demonstrates that struggles over critical urban technologies reveal a more fundamental conflict over the nature of decolonization in Morocco and the extent to which practices rooted in colonial projects could enable other types of political organization and action. These technologies—from materials like cinder blocks and techniques of demolition to forms of housing finance and labor organization—enabled colonial and postcolonial experts and officials to harness the skills and knowledge of Moroccan workers while restricting their capacity to shape the urban environment. At the same time, Moroccan residents put new methods for building and financing to their own, often anticolonial, ends. Drawing upon oral and archival research, this project tracks colonial engineers and architects, Moroccan cement plant workers, urban Muslim notables, and postcolonial officials as they designed, adapted, and deployed construction technologies to promote conflicting visions of social and political order. The ultimately uncontrollable qualities of colonial technologies made them ambiguous sites for both contestation and control. In Morocco today, desires for concrete futures continue to shape political and technical imaginaries, as well as their limits. Daniel Williford is an assistant professor in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a historian of technology with a focus on twentieth-century North Africa and the Middle East. His work examines the links between colonial modernization projects, the construction of racialized technical hierarchies, local forms of political contestation and technological labor, and the remaking of urban environments in the region. His research has been funded through awards from the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Fund, and now by AIMS. Daniel's current book project entitled, Concrete Futures: Technology and the Uncontrollable in Modern Morocco is a history of colonial construction technologies, their role in framing the politics of decolonization in North Africa, and their postcolonial afterlives. Daniel's other research interests include the history of disaster, infrastructures and the environment, the politics of expertise, and the prehistory of neoliberalism. He also teaches courses in the history of technology, environmental history, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and the history of the modern Middle East and North Africa. This episode was recorded on August 17, 2023 Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM). Recorded and edited by: Abdelbaar Mounadi Idrissi, Outreach Director at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM).
Andy interviews Sal Bustos Villa, the owner of Calco Partners, a specialized hardscaping and concrete business in California. The discussion highlights Sal's transition from general landscaping to high-end commercial and residential concrete projects, including complex structures like retaining walls and custom outdoor kitchens. Sal explains his business philosophy, emphasizing the importance of financial discipline, debt-free growth, and utilizing specialized heavy machinery to increase efficiency. He also credits management software for helping him understand his overhead and achieve professional profitability. Throughout the interview, both pros share insights on crew management, the technical demands of site engineering, and the challenges of operating within the California market.
George Donnelly, owner of George Donnelly Testing and Inspections, and Kemp Harr discuss concerns over potential moisture issues with Type 1L concrete. Flooring contractors need to be aware that the chemistry in newly placed slabs might be different from what they are used to, and there could be moisture issues that will affect the final installation of flooring.
Send a textOn this episode of the Concrete Genius Podcast, Sauce Mackenzie dives into a real conversation about manhood, respect, and cultural accountability.First, Sauce speaks directly to men about the way many treat women online. He breaks down why some men struggle to give women grace and understanding—especially when it comes to the emotional, physical, and hormonal realities women deal with every day. From pregnancy and postpartum to everyday pressures, Sauce explains why empathy and maturity are essential for healthy relationships.The conversation also turns toward the dynamic between Black men and Black women, including a controversial debate about hair preferences and the cultural sensitivities around it. Sauce opens the floor for dialogue about communication, respect, and how Black men and women can better understand each other instead of attacking each other online.In the second half of the episode, Sauce addresses the recent 50 Cent vs T.I. discourse and calls out the growing trend of people disrespecting 50 Cent's deceased mother during the beef. Sauce explains why bringing someone's late mother into a rap battle crosses a moral line and reflects a deeper problem within hip-hop culture.This episode is raw, passionate, and focused on one message:Respect matters — whether we're talking about women, family, or the culture.
The crew navigates a "squatter" situation on the Homie Helpline for Ariana, whose boyfriend helped her move into her first solo apartment and then simply refused to leave, prompting Concrete to share how he "never left" his girl's house after her family prayed for his soul. The "studious fools" also lose their minds over Letty's "hardcore" survival story from the LA Marathon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
R. Marcus Rubenstein's sermon for Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on March 7th, 2026 on parshat ki tisa/parshat parah.
L'italienne Ramona Yacef, signature du label français Logistic records qui célèbre en 2026 ses 30 ans d'activisme musical. Ramona Yacef is a DJ and music producer from Turin, Italy, whose journey into music began at the age of five with classical piano training. What started as a childhood passion quickly evolved into a lifelong dedication to sound, leading her deep into the realms of electronic music, particularly house and techno. A key player in Italy's underground scene, Ramona rose to prominence through her work with the influential collective We Play The Music We Love. Her growing reputation eventually led her to Paris, where she continued to build her profile with standout performances at iconic clubs like Concrete and Rex Club, as well as internationally renowned venues including Output (New York), Club der Visionaere (Berlin), and Sunwaves Festival (Romania), among others. Ramona's discography includes notable collaborations, such as her release on Ruta5 alongside Ricardo Villalobos and Dandy Jack. She is also the founder of Lescale Recordings, a respected label known for its focus on authenticity, sonic depth, and global musical influences rooted in themes of travel and exploration. Dividing her time between the studio and the stage, Ramona also holds a residency on Radio Raheem and regularly collaborates with the Crazy Jack collective, continuing to shape and inspire the sound of contemporary electronic music. Tracklist 1. Bruno Pronsato & Parham - Park That Car 2. Ben Vedren - Tess 3. Pit Spector - Orga 4. Kuniyuki - Newwave Project #2 5. Barat - Fitness (Max Cohle remix) 6. Dan Andrei - Still Unclear 7. Patrice Scott - Mind Rhythms 8. Ramona Yacef, Lowris, Jakub - No Space 9. Phoq - Shark Translator 10. Yellow Fever - William Borrows 11. Ramona Yacef - Time To Waste 12. Dandy Jack & Ramona Yacef - Labambola (Ricardo Villalobos Remix) 13. Luke Vibert - I Love Acid 14. Matteo Manuali feat. Ramona Yacef - Visionistico (Lorenzo Magnozzi Remix) 15. Eoni - CALIGOLA - The Sacred Shield of Mars feat. Triptease ****Logistic records - 30 ans**** Logistic Records fête ses 30 ans en 2026 — trois décennies d'exploration sonore, d'audace et de groove. Depuis sa création en 1996, le label s'est affirmé comme une référence incontournable de la techno et de la house indépendantes, nourri par les influences du jazz, du hip-hop et de la soul. Avec près de 200 références, Logistic Records a marqué sans champs musical en collaborant avec des figures majeures comme Robert Hood, Daniel Bell, Ricardo Villalobos, Kool Keith, ou encore Matthew Dear, tout en accompagnant une nouvelle génération d'artistes visionnaires : Ark, Cabanne, John Thomas, Pit Spector, et bien d'autres. En 1999, le sous-label Telegraph voit le jour, fruit d'une collaboration avec Cabanne, et se consacre à des productions aux grooves plus lents et aux textures sonores complexes, spécialement conçues pour les DJs et les clubs. Toujours en mouvement, Logistic Records élargit sans cesse son univers créatif, comme en témoigne l'album hip-hop Keith's Salon du légendaire Kool Keith — une preuve de plus que le label reste fidèle à son ADN : libre, curieux et précurseur. infos: https://linktr.ee/ramonayacef Instagram: @ramonayacef https://ramonayacef.bandcamp.com/ SC @ramonayacef https://www.logisticrecords.com https://www.instagram.com/logisticrecords SC @user-368842820
Project 2025 began not with a bill in Congress, but with a 900‑plus page playbook assembled by the Heritage Foundation and allied conservative groups, billed as a roadmap for the next Republican president. Heritage calls it a plan to “take back our government from the deep state,” while critics describe it as a bid to, in the words of the National Federation of Federal Employees, “destroy the administrative state” and replace it with loyalists.At the heart of the project is a personnel revolution. The blueprint urges reinstating and vastly expanding “Schedule F,” a Trump‑era job category that would let presidents reclassify tens of thousands of career civil servants as at‑will employees. According to an analysis by the Center for American Progress, one architect of the original order, James Sherk, projected roughly 50,000 positions could lose civil service protections. Advocates argue this would “ensure the President's policies are faithfully executed.” Opponents warn it would allow mass firings based on ideology, undermining neutral expertise in law enforcement, public health, and regulation.The document does not stop at staffing. It zeroes in on independent agencies that Congress designed to be insulated from day‑to‑day political pressure. In Project 2025's own terms, these are “so‑called independent agencies.” Chapters urge giving the president power to remove commissioners at will and subject their rules to aggressive White House review. Analysts at the Center for American Progress note that this could let a future president pressure the Federal Communications Commission on media licenses or keep the Federal Trade Commission from issuing rules like its recent ban on most noncompete clauses.Concrete agency changes are spelled out in vivid detail. A chapter on the Department of Energy recommends outsourcing core analytical work of the Energy Information Administration to private contractors, a move Boston Review warns could turn basic energy data into an ideological battleground. At the Environmental Protection Agency, Project 2025 proposes ending the role of career staff in awarding hundreds of millions in grants and handing that power to a single political appointee. The Health and Human Services chapter calls for steering teen pregnancy prevention funds toward abstinence‑only programs, reversing a decade of evidence‑based grantmaking.Running through the plan is a view of presidential power sometimes called the “unitary executive theory.” According to the American Civil Liberties Union, Project 2025 would concentrate control of the Justice Department in the White House, prioritizing an attorney general “above all loyal to the President” and easing the removal of officials who resist politically driven investigations.Supporters frame these ideas as a long‑overdue correction to an unaccountable bureaucracy. Critics, including nonpartisan legal scholars, warn that neutral guardrails like Senate confirmation, independent data, and protected civil servants are what keep any president from becoming an “imperial” figure.With the next election cycle underway, Project 2025 now functions as both a governing manual and a political litmus test. Candidates are being pressed to endorse, amend, or reject its proposals. The real test, though, will come if a future administration tries to turn this blueprint into executive orders, agency reorganizations, and real‑world firings.Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Recorded 2026-03-06 17:03:08
Concrete is a craft best learned shoulder to shoulder. In this episode of The Concrete Podcast, Brandon Gore and Jon Schuler announce the upcoming Concrete Heroes Quest workshop in Napa, California, a three day hands on training for makers working with concrete countertops, GFRC, and decorative concrete. The goal is simple: bring the concrete community together, because we get better faster when we learn together. From there, the conversation moves into real questions coming from the decorative concrete world. They break down the difference between true patina and sealer failure, why white concrete countertop samples can look completely different depending on exposure, and why professional grade mixes outperform DIY bagged materials. Brandon also explains his method for casting seamless waterfall concrete countertops using SCC GFRC and why proper mix design is critical for success. The episode also includes an update to Kodiak Pro Maker Mix. After refining one of the raw materials with the manufacturer, the mix now delivers improved flowability and consistency, along with updated guidance for water and TBP plasticizer. If you work with concrete countertops, concrete sinks, or decorative concrete furniture, this episode offers practical insights to help you avoid costly mistakes and produce better results. Because in the end, the goal is not just better concrete. It is a stronger community of makers. #concretecountertops #GFRCcountertops #decorativeconcrete #concretecountertopmix #DIYconcretecountertops #concretecountertopsealer #GFRCmixdesign #concretefurniture #kodiakpro #makermix
Concrete is a craft best learned shoulder to shoulder. In this episode of The Concrete Podcast, Brandon Gore and Jon Schuler announce the upcoming Concrete Heroes Quest workshop in Napa, California, a three day hands on training for makers working with concrete countertops, GFRC, and decorative concrete. The goal is simple: bring the concrete community together, because we get better faster when we learn together. From there, the conversation moves into real questions coming from the decorative concrete world. They break down the difference between true patina and sealer failure, why white concrete countertop samples can look completely different depending on exposure, and why professional grade mixes outperform DIY bagged materials. Brandon also explains his method for casting seamless waterfall concrete countertops using SCC GFRC and why proper mix design is critical for success. The episode also includes an update to Kodiak Pro Maker Mix. After refining one of the raw materials with the manufacturer, the mix now delivers improved flowability and consistency, along with updated guidance for water and TBP plasticizer. If you work with concrete countertops, concrete sinks, or decorative concrete furniture, this episode offers practical insights to help you avoid costly mistakes and produce better results. Because in the end, the goal is not just better concrete. It is a stronger community of makers. #concretecountertops #GFRCcountertops #decorativeconcrete #concretecountertopmix #DIYconcretecountertops #concretecountertopsealer #GFRCmixdesign #concretefurniture #kodiakpro #makermix
Imagine a blueprint so ambitious it aims to remake the entire federal government in the image of one person's vision. That's Project 2025, a 900-page manifesto from the Heritage Foundation and former Trump officials, as detailed in its core document, Mandate for Leadership. According to the Heritage Foundation's plan, it seeks to restore "self-governance to the American people" by centralizing power in the presidency under the unitary executive theory, which grants the president near-total control over the bureaucracy.Fast forward to 2026, and its ideas are no longer hypothetical. President Trump's executive orders have brought them to life with startling speed. Take Schedule F: Project 2025 called for reinstating this Trump-era order to strip job protections from up to 50,000 civil servants, replacing experts with loyalists. The White House's January 2025 order, Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce, did just that, as reported by Government Executive. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has fired tens of thousands, targeting diversity offices and agencies like USAID and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—both Project 2025 priorities—though courts have reinstated some workers amid lawsuits from the ACLU and unions.Concrete examples abound. The plan urges eliminating the Department of Education, a goal Trump advanced via executive order, challenged by teachers' unions. It proposes weaponizing the DOJ against rivals, expanding political appointees there, and ending independence for agencies like the FCC and FTC by overruling Supreme Court precedents, per the Center for American Progress analysis. DOGE has slashed Health and Human Services by 20,000 jobs and gutted IRS civil rights offices, aiming to "traumatically affect" workers, as OMB Director Russell Vought stated.Experts warn of dire implications. The ACLU describes it as a "radical restructuring" threatening civil rights, while the American Federation of Government Employees fears up to a million job losses, crippling services for rural families and seniors. Proponents see efficiency; critics, an imperial presidency eroding checks and balances.As lawsuits pile up and agencies submit reorganization plans by April, the real test looms: Will Congress rein in these moves, or will DOGE hit its $1 trillion savings goal by July? The battle for America's governance rages on.Thanks for tuning in, listeners. Come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
May Solicits Weekly Reviews: DC End of Life 1 by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, Chris O'Halloran Marvel Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special by Evan Narcisse, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, Rachelle Rosenberg Cody Ziglar, Alitha Martinez, Andrew Dalhouse Murewa Ayodele, Eder Messias, Rachelle Rosenberg Christopoher Priest, Javier Pina, Federico Blee Deadly Hands of K'un-Lun 1 by Yifan Jiang, Paco Medina, Ceci de la Cruz Generation X-23 1 by Jody Houser, Jacopo Camagni, Erick Arciniega It's Jeff Meets Daredevil 1 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Luca Maresca, Jesus Aburtov Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Symbie 4 by Jacob Chabot Dynamite Muppets Noir 1 by Roger Langridge, Dearbhla Kelly IDW Smile: For the Camera 1 by Hanna Rose May, Miriana Puglia, Dearbhla Kelly Image Death Fight Forever 1 by Andrew MacLean, Alexis Ziritt White Sky 1 by William Harms, Jean Paul Mavinga, Lee Loughridge Mad Cave The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre 1 by Fred Kennedy, James Edward Clark, Becka Kinzie ComiXology/Crescent The Knight and the Lady of Play by Jonathan Luna Titan Lenore: Curse of the Beebee Yaga 1 by Roman Dirge OGN Countdown Minecraft: Heart of Cobblestone Vol 2 by Andrew Clemson, Jeremy Lawson Ninja Kaiju Vol 1: Unleashed by Franco, Scot McMahon Huck 'n' Hairball and the Litterbox Time Machine by Rich Moyer Damsel From D.I.S.T.R.E.S.S. by Andrew Clemson, Mauricio Mora College Try by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Roberta Ingranata, Warnia Sahadewa Three Thieves Vol 4: The King's Dragon by Scott Chantler TV How to Get to Heaven From Belfast s1 Starfleet Academy ep7 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ep5 Additional Reviews: Legacy of Yangchen Human Target Night of the Ghoul Predator Badlands News: Pride Monsters anthology w/ Tynion/Axelrod/Sturges/Brombal/Ostertag, Ghost Machine crossover in May, McKenna Grace cast as Daphne in Netflix Scooby Doo reinvention, Alien Books picks up Zorro license in addition to Tarzan, new Star Trek comic set after Picard, new cool Archie collections from Oni (hardcovers and digests), H2SH delays, Kristen Bell voicing Amy Rose in Sonic 4, DC news from ComicPro, 3W/3M, Concrete returns, Queen in Black, Marvel crossover with Jay and Silent Bob (Jays of Future Past), new Black Wonder Man, new Hello Kitty comic from IDW written by Mariko Tamaki, Skate Ali from Dark Horse and Kelly Sue, MASK joins Energon, Venom animated movie in the works, K Pop Belfast discourse, Winona Ryder joins cast of Wednesday, Sonic vs. Godzilla from IDW, Funko AI movies, Image welcomes back a controversial figure, Aladdin series from Dynamite, more Exquisite Corpses, Who news, What If…? Trailers: Grogu and Mandalorian, Mummy, Toy Story 5, Northern Tails s2 Comics Countdown (18 Feb 2026): Absolute Batman 17 by Scott Snyder, Eric Canete, Frank Martin Exquisite Corpses 10 by James Tynion IV, Jordie Bellaire, Michael Walsh, Marianna Ignazzi End of Life 1 by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, Chris O'Halloran Ultimate Spider-Man 24 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, David Messina, Matt Wilson Superman Unlimited 10 by Dan Slott, Mike Norton, Marcelo Maiolo Minor Arcana 14 by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche Fantastic Four 8 by Ryan North, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado Our Soot Stained Heart 3 by Joni Hagg, Stipan Morian, Ropemann Amazing Spider-Man 22 by Joe Kelly, Nick Bradshaw, Todd Nauck Nathan Stockman, Scott Hanna, Rachelle Rosenberg, Marte Gracia Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus 5 by Tom Waltz, Paul Allor, Sophie Campbell, Caleb Goellner, Erik Burnham, Ben Bates, Luis Antonio Delgado
PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMYPractical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career.Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ EPISODE SUMMARYYou get the 28-day report.It's low.Now what? In this episode, Seth sits down with Josh Agee, Concrete Quality Assurance Manager at F.A. Wilhelm Construction, to walk through what actually happens when a cylinder comes back below strength.Who do you call first?Is it the mix? The placement? The testing company?When do you use a Swiss hammer? When do you core? And what really matters — the cylinder… or the in-place concrete?This is a practical, field-level conversation about investigating low breaks, managing risk, and protecting your project before things spiral.If you work in structural concrete, this isn't hypothetical.It's coming. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Why reviewing batch tickets is the first move • Why the middle third of the truck matters when sampling • How poor field curing can destroy cylinder results • What most people misunderstand about testing tech responsibility • When to use Swiss hammers and Windsor probes • Why coring is often the final answer • What the rolling average actually tells you • When concrete must be removed — and when it doesn't • How better pre-pour meetings reduce risk CHAPTERS 00:00 – The low break email no one wants 03:29 – Investigating batch tickets and water additions 05:26 – Why pre-pour meetings matter more than you think 08:07 – Cure box mistakes that happen all the time 13:03 – Non-destructive testing and managing risk 15:11 – Coring and what break patterns tell you 18:26 – Rolling averages and statistical outliers 21:16 – Proper sampling: the middle third rule 23:26 – How cylinders get mishandled 25:02 – Labeling errors that create chaos 26:22 – Lessons learned moving forward GUEST INFOJosh AgeeConcrete Quality Assurance ManagerF.A. Wilhelm ConstructionProfile: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/guests/josh-agee/ CONCRETE LOGIC PARTNERSINTELLIGENT CONCRETEConcrete not behaving the way it should?Intelligent Concrete combines lab-level testing with real-world field experience to identify the true root cause of performance issues — not just treat the symptoms.Reach out for help: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/intelligent-concrete CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMYEarn PDHs in the same straight-talk format as the podcast:Join now: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/academy SUPPORT THE PODCAST (VALUE FOR VALUE)Concrete Logic operates on a Value-for-Value model.If you get value from the show — whether that's education, perspective, or just something that makes you better at your craft — consider giving value back.Donate here: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/donate Producer-level supporters get recognized on the episode. This episode's Producers: Josh Bong Tom Cummings Thank you for supporting independent concrete education. You can also support the show by purchasing your KUIU work, workout, or hunting gear through our link — 10% goes to the podcast at no additional cost to you: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/kuiu Media, sponsorship, or content inquiries: seth@concretelogicpodcast.com CREDITS Producers: Josh Bong, Tom Cummings, Jodi Tandett & Concrete Logic Media Music by Mike Dunton: https://www.mdunton.com/ WHERE TO FIND SETH https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-tandett/ https://www.youtube.com/@concretelogicpodcast https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com Seth@concretelogicpodcast.com Until next time…Let's keep it concrete.
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In deze aflevering onderzoeken Albert en Tonny een vraag die veel leiders en ondernemers herkennen, maar weinig hardop uitspreken:Is het eenzaam aan de top?Ze delen openhartig over de verantwoordelijkheid die komt kijken bij ondernemerschap. Over het gevoel dat jij altijd degene bent die moet dragen. Dat jij de visie ziet. Dat jij de eindverantwoordelijkheid voelt, zelfs als er compagnons of tientallen medewerkers om je heen staan.Albert vertelt hoe hij zich soms onderdeel voelde van zijn eigen team, maar ook regelmatig erbuiten. Tonny deelt hoe overprikkeling, controle en verantwoordelijkheid hem op een eiland brachten, midden in een succesvolle organisatie.In deze aflevering hoor je onder andere:- Waarom verantwoordelijkheid automatisch afstand creëert- De ‘responsibility gap' en waarom leiders minder feedback krijgen- Hoe succes en eenzaamheid hand in hand kunnen gaan- Waarom kwetsbaarheid de sleutel is tot verbinding- Hoe je onbewust je eigen eenzaamheid creëert- Waarom delen belangrijker is dan oplossen- Concrete manieren om verantwoordelijkheid anders te organiseren Ontvang gratis de Masterclass met onze 6 grootste levenslessen en doorbraken t.w.v. 197 euro via https://psychologievansucces.nl/gratis Vind ons ook op YouTube, voor reacties en korte inspiratiestukjes uit de podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@psychologievansucces
In celebration of Women in Construction Week, this episode explores how the construction industry is evolving, technically, culturally, and professionally. Concrete is often misunderstood as simple. In reality, it is chemistry, data, performance modeling, and long-term durability engineering. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the science behind the material that quite literally shapes our world and highlights the next generation of technical leadership helping move the industry forward. You'll Learn Why concrete is far more scientific and complex than most people realize How R&D teams test and scale new materials responsibly The real tension between innovation and field adoption What early-career leadership growth looks like in a technical role How visibility and credibility shape long-term career opportunity Why modern construction requires broader skill sets than ever before Meet Our Guest Lauren Kinslow is a Quality Engineer at Titan America, where she evaluates and tests new materials to assess performance and ensure quality standards. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and is committed to continuous learning and professional development. Lauren maintains multiple industry certifications, including: ACI Concrete Strength and Aggregate Testing Technician NRMCA Certified Concrete Technologist Levels 1 and 2 She is currently a member of the Virginia Ready Mixed Concrete Association's Concrete Leadership Program and is set to graduate in May 2026. Todd Takes Culture Shifts Through Reinforcement Lasting change happens through consistency, competence, and trust built over time. Innovation Is About Adoption New ideas only matter when they are proven, trusted, and implemented in the field. The Mold Has Broadened Today's construction industry demands analytical thinkers, scientists, data-driven leaders, and problem solvers alongside traditional field expertise. More Resources Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating and/or review and follow up our social accounts. Bridging the Gap Website Bridging the Gap LinkedIn Bridging the Gap Instagram Bridging the Gap YouTube Todd's LinkedIn Lauren's LinkedIn Titan America's Website Thank you to our sponsors! Graitec North America Graitec North America LinkedIn Autodesk's Website
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Luke Eggebraaten is in studio with Taylor Stewart, the founder of Stewart Concrete & Groundworks (Kitchener-based crew crushing premium concrete and excavation work—custom patios, driveways, pool decks, commercial foundations, full in-house from dig to finish). No fluff, just actionable insights from the dirt world. Check the site: https://www.stewartconcreteandgroundworks.ca/ IG: @stewartconcretegroundworks Tune in for the kind of conversation that levels up the trades! Book a free strategy call with Phaser Marketing (775) DIRT-BAG : https://calendly.com/d/cm59-rf4-hgq/investing-in-a-new-construction-website?month=2025-05 Huge Thanks to our sponsors: Charlie Huff - Need a certificate of insurance? Done. Adding a new piece of equipment to the fleet? Consider it handled. Got an audit breathing down your neck? Charlie's already on it. This is full-service insurance from people who care and understand—and it shows. Whether you're a one-crew start-up or managing a multi-state operation, Charlie makes sure you're covered right the first time so you can focus on growing, hiring, and hauling. Call (435) 764-4833 or visit https://trupointco.com/ Eljen - Revolutionizing Onsite Wastewater Management Backed by decades of engineering expertise, the Eljen GSF® A42 system uses a layered approach combining geotextile fabric and a plastic core to optimize effluent treatment. This modular leachfield design increases filtration efficiency, reduces the required installation footprint, and protects soil absorption capacity for the long term. Especially effective in space-constrained or environmentally sensitive areas, it offers a reliable, sustainable upgrade to traditional septic systems. Learn more at: eljen.com SludgeHammer - Enhancing Septic System Performance with Advanced Microbiology By introducing a proprietary blend of live bacteria into existing septic tanks, SludgeHammer systems biologically transform waste processing. This method restores failing leach fields, reduces sludge buildup, and supports environmentally friendly water recycling without the need for major system overhauls. Certified for performance and scalability, the solution is ideal for homes, businesses, and larger-scale applications. Discover the details at: sludgehammer.net Thanks for listening!
Today, we're looking at a wooden house revolution that's happening in Europe. Concrete's carbon footprint is turning architects and construction companies towards trees. In Portugal, a rush of new residents to the sparsely populated rural areas – and a lack of builders – is driving the flat-pack and modular wooden house market. Many of these rural plots often have a ruined, abandoned house on them, creating opportunities for faster construction.We also meet an architect who has dedicated his life to building in wood, championing a material he believes is key to more sustainable design.If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.ukPresented and produced by Alastair LeitheadBusiness Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.Each episode is a 17-minute deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, why bond markets are so powerful, China's property bubble, and Gen Z's experience of the current job market.We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, CEO of Canva Melanie Perkins, and the CEO of Starbucks, Brian Niccol.(Picture: Wooden modular house. Credit: Getty Images)
In this episode, I sit down with the founder and CEO of Concrete Build, Dr. Nelva Lee, to discuss the power of personal growth and resilience in entrepreneurship.We discuss what it really takes to lead with strength, build through adversity, and remain committed to serving others while scaling a vision. Dr. Lee shares insights on developing a resilient mindset, navigating challenges as a founder, and why service-driven leadership is the foundation of sustainable success.If you're building something meaningful — and want to grow internally as much as you grow professionally — this conversation will speak to you.Connect with Dr. Lee and learn more about Concrete Build at: https://concretebuild.orgAffiliates mentioned in this episode:Cannabolix: https://cannabolix.org/?ref=yyioghne==================================Vision Alignment Blueprint (VAB)The Vision Alignment Blueprint is a guided creative workbook designed to help you clarify your vision, reconnect with your creative voice, and move forward with intention.It's for creatives who want structure without pressure — and depth without overwhelm.
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Robin Zander hosted a Snafu webinar for the Sidebar community on non-sales selling—think self-promotion for career transitions, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and product people. The goal: learn to "sell yourself" without the ick factor. Participants shared fears: follow-ups feel intimidating, sales feels slimy, and success seems like a numbers game. Robin reframed it: selling is really about enrollment—being a chief evangelist for your work, not begging for attention. Drawing on stories from his childhood pumpkin patch, his time as a personal trainer (where desperation lost him clients), and opening Robin's Cafe in San Francisco (raising $40k, serving multiple stakeholders, training staff with Danny Meyer's principles), he showed the difference between selling from need vs. service. Long-term success comes from genuine connection, curiosity, optimism, and passion. Attendees explored their "authentic attitude" and reflected on times self-promotion felt good versus slimy. Exercises included mapping all the people who benefit from your work—employees, customers, managers, mentees, community—and practicing generosity in selling (a "Miracle on 34th Street" mindset: help customers even if it means sending them elsewhere). In Q&A, Robin tackled: Asking for promotions as modeling for others, especially women and minorities Persistence in follow-ups (yes, emailing Mark Benioff 53 times counts) Relationship-based enterprise selling Avoiding fear-based AI marketing by knowing who you serve and what problem you solve Recommended reading: Setting the Table (Danny Meyer), Unreasonable Hospitality (Will Guidara), The New Strategic Selling. Robin also shared upcoming Snafu conference details (March 5, Oakland Museum of California) and reminded everyone: Snafu = situation normal; all fucked up. 00:00 Start 01:06 Audience Fears About Selling Robin Zander welcomes 93 participants to the webinar Notes the session is interactive with exercises planned Encourages participants to drop questions in chat or interrupt him Last 15–20 minutes reserved for questions Robin introduces himself briefly Focuses on storytelling as a tool for self-promotion Shares experience as a community builder Runs a conference called Responsive since 2016 (not Snafu) Tools, structures, and company cultures for resilient organizations Two-day event each September on the future of work Focus on building resilience in organizations Observations on rapid change Technology and work-life changes happening at a fast pace Questions about resilience in individuals Traits needed in careers, personal relationships, professional relationships Ability to stay resilient through change Robin frames his expertise Emphasizes his strength in asking questions and fostering honest conversations Labels himself a reluctant salesperson Not the world's leading expert on self-promotion or selling Key lessons from research and interviews Two buckets matter in business and life: Example: Sidebar community forming coalitions for learning and action Operational excellence: being competent and at least as good as others Promotion/enrollment/sales: standing up, saying what you want, building coalitions Started interviewing people about influence and persuasion Started a weekly newsletter called Snafu Written by hand, not AI Shares lessons from his life and others about self-promotion and resilience Focus on courage to take action: raising hand, offering something valuable Core characteristics of self-promotion and selling yourself Connecting with others: art of connection Courage to ask: inspired by Amanda Palmer's TED Talk and book The Art of Asking Opposes traditional "always be closing" sales mentality Advocates for simply asking for what you want Current work mostly involves storytelling for large companies Clients include Supersonic, Airbnb, Zappos, and others 12:25 Service as the Core Principle Robin introduces the concept of storytelling for self-promotion Stories used to: Get promotions Build coalitions Propel career or organizational growth Emphasizes turning personal, career, or company stories into "commercials" Focus of today's talk: self-promotion with impact Core principle: service Showing up from a place of helping others Through helping others, also helping oneself Distinguishes between sleazy salespeople and effective self-promoters Childhood anecdote: Robin's pumpkin patch Tended plants all summer, learned responsibility and care Harvested pumpkins and sold them using a small red tin box labeled "money" Ran "Robin's Pumpkin Patch" for five to seven years At age five, father had him plant pumpkin seeds Engaged neighborhood kids for fun, collaborative promotion Explained product (pumpkins) enthusiastically to potential buyers Used scarecrow costumes and creative gestures to attract attention Lessons learned from pumpkin patch: Authentic enthusiasm creates value Helping people do what they were already inclined to do Early experience of earning and serving simultaneously Self-promotion is most effective when it's service-driven, not manipulative Applying childhood lesson to career and business Asking for a raise Persuading companies to choose one service over another Promoting oneself or others (e.g., Evan, web developer) Key principle: approach self-promotion from delight and service, not need or fear Authentic enthusiasm as foundation for: Interactive exercise for participants Not influenced by sleep deprivation or stress Could be inspired by childhood or adult experiences Opposite of fear; personal and unique for each participant Question posed: what is your authentic attitude when self-promoting? Examples shared from participants: Curiosity Passion Inspiration Service to others Observation Possibility Insight Value Helping others Creativity Belief in serendipity Optimism Key takeaway from exercise and story Promoting from delight, enthusiasm, and service Promoting from need or fear Two versions of self-promotion: Effective self-promotion aligns with authenticity and enthusiasm, creating value for others while advancing oneself 18:36 Gym Job and Needy Selling Robin shares the next story and sets up the next exercise Gym culture is sales-heavy Initial motivation: love of fitness, desire to help people Quickly realizes environment incentivizes personal trainers to sell aggressively Timeframe: ~20 years later, at age 20, moved to San Francisco First post-college job: personal trainer in gyms Early experience at gyms Key lesson from early failure Selling from need feels gross Promoting oneself from fear or desperation leads to poor results Recognizes similarity to unwanted sales calls received personally First authentic success in self-promotion Worked at Petro and World's Gym in San Francisco, Pilates instructor Owner confronted Robin after two weeks: no clients, potential clients being lost to others Threatened termination by Friday if no clients acquired Robin froze under pressure, approached clients but with needy, desperate energy Outcome: fired by Friday, left gym Encounters man in pain on Valencia Street, offers help as personal trainer Approach comes from genuine care, desire to serve Leads to three-year working relationship, consistent sessions, good income Next client: world-famous photographer Michael Light at UCSF swimming pool Client comes from natural connection, not pushy salesmanship Dichotomy observed: Pushy, need-based self-promotion → freeze, poor results Service-oriented self-promotion → natural connections, sustained relationships Exercise for participants Prompt: identify two moments: One time self-promoting felt slimy → what were you doing? One time self-promoting felt good → what were you doing differently? Two-minute reflection / chat participation Participant reflections/examples Slimy examples: Interviewing for a job during layoffs, giving desperate energy Selling P&L at a hyperscaler Selling computers and printers in UK post-college Sales emails getting ghosted Feeling inauthentic or performative, taking advantage of someone Good examples: Offering services out of care and love rather than ROI Showing impact of work to junior child Knowing services add real value and solve a challenge Being clear on what the other person needs Key takeaway Self-promotion feels different depending on intent and knowledge Slimy → desperate, inauthentic, unclear value to recipient Authentic → service-driven, clear value, connection-focused Effective self-promotion combines knowing your value and serving others, not just pushing for personal gain 25:35 Miracle on 34th Street Lesson Feeling good in self-promotion comes from genuinely helping, solving problems, and sharing information Santa Claus hired at Macy's to hold kids and give candy canes, but real goal: persuade parents to buy from Macy's Santa instead sends parents to competitor to truly serve them Macy's manager initially furious Outcome: customers feel genuinely served, return praising Macy's, become loyal fans Robin references Miracle on 34th Street (original version) Key insight: providing real value, even if it benefits someone else, eventually returns value to you "Put enough bread across the water, eventually good things come back" Participant reflections Slimy: knowing audience expects judgment, catering to them for approval Good: giving the gift of knowledge, providing service freely Takeaway: authentic self-promotion is rooted in service, generosity, and sharing expertise, not manipulating for immediate gain 27:45 Starting Robin's Cafe Through Service Robin shares a major professional turning point: opening Robin's Cafe in 2016 No restaurant experience beyond college busing tables Opened in three weeks, eventually grew to 15 employees by 2018 Worked in multiple industries: Pumpkin patch, personal trainer, circus performer Opened a café/restaurant in Mission District, San Francisco Courage and conviction came from clear focus on service to others Employees: create a great workplace, go-giver culture Investors: $40k raised from friends/family, provided value and potential return Landlords (ODC, nonprofit dance center): wanted success of business to support community Customers: diverse—tech workers, kids in dance classes, local community Robin himself: financial sustainability, learning, personal growth Key audiences served by Robin's Cafe Approach to challenges Used Danny Meyer's Setting the Table as a service-focused framework for employees Philosophy: "giving in order to get paid" Examples: spouse, kids, dog, manager, peers, mentees, clients, community, customers, extended family, mentors Served multiple stakeholders during crises: break-ins, flooding, city permitting, neighborhood issues Exercise: identify all the people who benefit from your work or success Key idea: the more stakeholders served, the easier self-promotion becomes, because it comes from service, not need or pressure Show up thinking: does this serve the person I'm talking to? Principle: selling yourself from a place of service Consider multiple stakeholders simultaneously Audience question: elaborate on applying this service mindset specifically to asking for a promotion Tying service to self-promotion in career advancement Result: asking for a raise, applying for jobs, pitching clients—all easier and more authentic 38:11 Promotion As Service Asking for a promotion from a place of service Example: doing the role already, deserving recognition, asking for what you believe you've earned. Personal perspective: advocating for yourself is a form of service to yourself Recognize other stakeholders in the process: Modeling courage and advocacy for the next generation Authority enables ideas to be taken more seriously Stories gained from new responsibilities enhance value to clients or teams People you mentor, especially women or underrepresented groups The organization: your promotion can make it stronger Your family or children: showing them what it looks like to advocate Concrete examples Outcome: trajectory of career positively influenced, demonstrated courage, modeled behavior Asking first time for a manager role Later asking for VP title as a director Courage and small steps Courage = acting despite fear, not absence of fear Practice by taking incremental steps toward what scares you Avoid masking or hesitation; direct action builds confidence and results Persistence and follow-up Busy people require patience and multiple nudges Example: Mark Stubbings emailing Mark Benioff 53 times before a yes Persistence = respectful, consistent follow-ups Role modeling for women and minorities Demonstrates that asking is a normal, expected, and service-oriented act Many don't ask for promotions or raises due to upbringing or cultural norms Modeling advocacy teaches the next generation, including children, to speak up Service mindset in practice Approach self-promotion by asking: is this good for the other person? Keep intention aligned with service, not desperation Books for guidance: Setting the Table – Danny Meyer: service-driven sales and employee culture Unreasonable Hospitality – Will Guidara: lessons from the restaurant world on giving value and delight Key takeaways for promotion and asking Serve yourself, your mentees, your organization, and your broader audience Take small, courageous steps to ask for what you deserve Follow up respectfully and consistently; don't assume silence = no Self-promotion becomes easier and authentic when rooted in service, not fear or need Snafu Newsletter Weekly newsletter written by Robin Covers influence, persuasion, and modern workplace dynamics A resource for ongoing learning and practical insights 56:55 Where to Find Robin Robin's newsletter covers influence, persuasion, and modern work. Snafu Conference Responsive Conference Robin Zander on social medias
If you've ever opened a dating app and immediately wanted to throw your phone across the room — this one's for you. In episode 263 of the Feminist Dating Show, I'm coaching Kayla live. This episode is for you if you relate to any of this: You open a dating app and immediately spiral into, "What if they make me uncomfortable?" or "what if I say something stupid?" You avoid swiping because judging people by their photos makes you feel like a bad person You watch your friends get matches and wonder what you're doing wrong You feel like a late bloomer, a re-entry dater, or just behind Deep down, you're afraid the real problem is that you're just not lovable... In this episode, I help Kayla name what's underneath her dating avoidance. We name what makes dating apps so dang difficult on our brains/bodies/nervous systems (they are such a flawed tool!). AND we build a simple "if this, then that" plan for dating that soothes her anxiety. In this episode, you'll learn to swipe without abandoning yourself, without judging yourself for your attraction preferences, or without lowering your standards. Work with Lily: Read Lily's book: Thank You, More Please Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@datebrazen Follow on TikTok: tiktok.com/@datebrazen Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/datebrazen Explore programs + resources: datebrazen.com
Ben DuBose, News Editor with AMPP Media, interviewed a wide range of industry leaders as part of CoatingsPro's exclusive coverage of January and February 2026 trade shows. That on-site coverage, which is available on our website and social media pages, included the 2026 World of Concrete (WOC); International Roofing Expo (IRE); and AMPP's inaugural Maritime Coatings Contractor Forum. From WOC's outdoor Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas, this mini-episode features booth interviews with leadership figures from Husqvarna Construction Products and Polyglass USA. Each interview can also be viewed in video form (complete with additional site footage) at the links below. Husqvarna video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1400288348508585 Polyglass video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3186983931467675
Every small step counts towards positivity. Franciscan principles guide us in violent times. Humility allows for steadier courage. Nonviolence starts with our speech. Daily practices help maintain peace. Boundaries protect life and invite accountability. Forgiveness should lead to change. Peace is a communal effort, not just personal. Love can refuse harm while still being compassionate. Concrete actions are essential for real change. Produced, Edited and mixed by Paul R. Long, OFSFor further Information visit our Website OurWalkTogether.comor contact: PaulLongOFS@gmail.com
In this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt Risinger and Steve Baczek record live from the Milwaukee Tool booth at World of Concrete. They break down the most innovative concrete products, new construction tools, and cutting-edge building materials they discovered at the industry's largest trade show. From advanced concrete technology to smarter jobsite solutions, this episode covers the trends shaping residential and commercial construction in 2026. If you're a builder, contractor, architect, or serious DIYer looking for the latest in building science and construction innovation, this one's for you. Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Sugatsune. Learn more at: https://www.sugatsune.com/ Watch full episodes of Matt on Facebook, Instagram and Build Show Network. https://www.facebook.com/buildshownetworkhttps://www.instagram.com/risingerbuild/https://buildshownetwork.com/go/mattrisinger Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.
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Lou Manfredini joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, in his weekly segment, Lou's To Do List. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.
PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/EPISODE SUMMARYThirty years ago, concrete mix designs were simpler, more prescriptive, and easier to predict.Today, they're optimized, blended, engineered, and heavily influenced by admixtures, SCMs, and cement chemistry.In this episode, Seth talks with Jeff Slagle from Chaney Enterprises about how ready-mix designs actually evolved over the last three decades—what changed, why it changed, and what that means for producers, engineers, and finishers working with today's concrete.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNWhat ready-mix designs actually looked like in the 1990s (and why they were so prescriptive)Why SCMs like slag and fly ash were initially resisted—and how producers got buy-inHow high-range water reducers quietly changed everythingWhy performance-based specs (P2P) shifted control back to producersWhat Type IL cement changed in real-world placement and finishingWhy data centers are driving new mix demandsWhat problems the next generation of concrete still hasn't solvedCHAPTERS00:00 – Why this episode matters 03:20 – Jeff Slagle's path through the ready-mix business 06:10 – What mix designs looked like 30 years ago 09:50 – When SCMs actually entered the Mid-Atlantic market 11:30 – Slag vs fly ash: field realities, not theory 14:45 – Prescriptive specs vs performance-based design (P2P) 17:00 – High-range water reducers and the air-entrainment nightmare 19:30 – Aggregate blending and plant complexity 20:30 – Type IL cement and the end of “cheap” SCMs 23:40 – Finishing challenges and jobsite adaptation 26:30 – What the future might look like for concrete mixes 29:00 – Cement supply, imports, and market pressureGUEST INFOJeff Slagle Director of Key Aggregate Accounts Chaney Enterprises Email: JSlagle@chaneyenterprises.com Website: https://www.chaneyenterprises.com CONCRETE LOGIC PARTNERSINTELLIGENT CONCRETEConcrete not behaving the way it should?Intelligent Concrete combines lab-level testing with real-world field experience to identify the true root cause of concrete performance issues—not just treat the symptoms.Reach out for help: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/intelligent-concrete CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMYEarn PDHs in the same straight-talk format as the podcast:Join now: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/academySUPPORT THE PODCASTDid you get value out of the show? Give some value back:https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/donateBuy your KUIU work, workout & hunting gear and 10% goes to the show. No added cost to you:https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/kuiuMedia, sponsorship, or content inquiries:seth@concretelogicpodcast.com CREDITSProducers: Jodi Tandett & Concrete Logic MediaMusic by Mike Dunton: https://www.mdunton.com/WHERE TO FIND SETHhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-tandett/ https://www.youtube.com/@concretelogicpodcast https://www.concretelogicpodcast.comSeth@concretelogicpodcast.com
Lou Manfredini joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, in his weekly segment, Lou's To Do List. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.
In Episode 139 of Culture of Change, Ashe in America and Abbey Blue Eyes continue their deep dive into artificial intelligence, shifting from last week's discussion into even more unsettling territory. The episode opens with clips from AI researchers debating superintelligence, safety mechanisms, and the possibility that advanced models could lie, blackmail, or even act destructively to avoid being shut down. The hosts unpack the ethical concerns, the push for global governance, and the tension between innovation, profit, and public consent. From there, the conversation moves into real-world applications, including liquid robots that can deform, merge, and move via magnetic fields or sound waves, as well as the broader implications of pairing advanced AI with physical systems. The discussion expands into emerging energy breakthroughs, including self-healing Roman-style concrete and new conductive concrete capable of storing electricity, raising questions about ancient technology, disclosure, and the future of decentralized power. Balancing skepticism with curiosity, Ashe and Abbey explore whether these developments signal dystopia, a golden age, or something in between.
We break down how Medicaid actually works for long-term care, why Medicare ends after short-term rehab, and how singles and married couples can protect assets without sacrificing choice or quality. We share common mistakes, key legal tools, and the steps to stop unnecessary private pay.• Medicaid built to protect the middle class• Difference between Medicare rehab and long-term care• True cost of nursing homes and private pay risk• Non-countable assets for singles in Arkansas• Power of attorney gifting authority as a must-have• Spousal protections that preserve assets and income• Timing strategies for crisis and pre-planning• Why nursing homes and agencies don't guide planning• How an elder law attorney applies the rules• Concrete next steps to assess eligibility and apply“Please get this to anyone you know who is private paying for a nursing home bill so they can stop the bleeding and protect their estate.” “We are Generations Legal Group — call 479-601-4119 or visit GenerationsLegalGroup.com.” “For more resources and show notes, visit www.answersonagingpodcast.com.”Information to help you answer all of your questions about aging.
What if concrete could store energy that turned buildings, roads, and infrastructure into massive power banks? In this episode, we're joined by Damian Stefaniuk, Research Scientist at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub), and the Electron-Conductive Cement-based Materials Hub (EC³ Hub). Damian's research explores how concrete can be engineered to conduct electricity and store energy at up to 10x the capacity of traditional materials — while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of cement production… Damian is a structural and materials engineering scientist who specializes in the development of sustainable construction materials and structures. His research focuses on science-enabled engineering of cement-based materials, with applications ranging from corrosion-resistant prestressed bridges and carbon-storing pre-cure carbonation to electron-conductive carbon concrete for renewable energy storage. Dive in now to discover: How concrete can be made into a conductive material. Carbon-based conductive cement and nanomaterials. Infrastructure's role in clean energy and emissions reduction. You can follow along with Damian and his work here!
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