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We've been minimally interested in the 32-inch wheel topic. It was more fun to hypothesize what they'd ride like when it was a distant rumor. Now that Maxxis has 32-inch tires you can buy, and many brands are currently developing literal wagon wheel models, we don't know how to feel. Luckily, we tagged in Maxxis Brand Manager, Aaron Chamberlain, to fill us in on the impetus of the 32-inch revolution and the main arguments around their implementation. Chapters00:00 Introduction05:39 The 32-Inch Wheel Debate10:11 Mechanical vs. Wireless Drivetrains17:01 The Push for 32-Inch Wheels17:41 Technical Challenges in Tire Production22:59 Market Response and Anticipation26:06 Benefits and Applications of 32-Inch Wheels33:51 Potential Pros and Cons of Larger Wheels40:36 Looking Ahead: The Evolution of Bike Design51:09 The 32-Inch Wheel Trend: Implications and Insights53:51 Weight Considerations: Performance vs. Practicality58:43 Community Insights: The Biking Culture and Preferences01:01:46 Tire Talk: Preferences and Innovations

Upcoming Event + What's NewBefore jumping into today's questions—there are some good ones—I want to share a quick note.I'll be at the Annual RetireMeet on March 7 in Bellevue at the Maidenbauer Building. I'll be there all day at the booth and will be discussing the inside story on diversification, including new thinking on rebalancing that I believe you'll find useful.Christine Benz — Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar How to retire successfully, with practical, research-backed retirement planning guidance.Tom and Don — longtime members of the Truth Tellers Club Retirement evolution and income planning, including sustainable withdrawal strategies and real-world retirement insights.A speaker from Dimensional Fund Advisors The psychology of investing and how investor behavior affects long-term results.Kevin Peterson — insurance expert who helped us select new coverage this year Getting the most from Medicare and making smart coverage decisions.An estate planning attorney Building an effective estate plan, including wills, trusts, and beneficiary strategies.Joe Saul-Sehy, co-host of Stacking Benjamins Common mistakes that make retirement miserable—and how to avoid them.The event is available in person and online. In-person attendees receive lunch. Online attendees pay a small fee that supports nonprofits focused on financial education.I also spent time this week with Daryl Balls, working on updates to the quilt charts and new tables. We're excited to share those soon, along with the next Boot Camp series, starting later this month.Questions of the DayHow can I avoid getting scammed by a bad financial advisor? 04:03How can my parents decide when to start Social Security? 07:08How do I identify my target asset allocation if I am 41 and plan to retire at 65, taking Social Security at 70 and with a pension? 08:47Can you help me build a sample asset allocation? 11:46What should I learn first to understand asset allocation? 14:10How do target date funds fit into asset allocation? 17:42How does VTSAX fit into this strategy? 17:04My 401(k) only offers Vanguard Total Market, Mid-Cap Index, and Small-Cap Index. Can I build a good portfolio? 20:40If I'm contributing monthly, should I rebalance using contributions or make separate trades? 27:59I have a closed 401(k) with a target date 2050 fund. Is that a good core holding? 28:50A Final ThoughtI recently spoke with an investor who realized they didn't need to draw from their investments at all, thanks to Social Security and a pension—even with nearly $2 million invested.When you don't need the money, you get to choose your medicine—aggressive or conservative.We're excited about the upcoming Boot Camp, new tables, and educational tools. If we can do a better job teaching, our hope is that you'll do a better job investing—for yourselves and for those who count on you. Links Mentioned in This EpisodeInvestor EducationGet Smart or Get Screwed Truth Tellers – Social SecuritySocial Security Made Simple by Mike PiperMike Piper – Oblivious Investor When to Take Social Security: Pros & Cons – Jim Dahle (White Coat Investor)https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/when-to-take-social-security-a-pro-con/Asset Allocation & Target Date FundsTwo Funds for Life – Chris PedersenSound Investing Portfolio Series (Boot Camp – prior year)Ultimate Buy & Hold StrategyFine-Tuning Your Asset AllocationEventAnnual RetireMeet – Bellevue (March 7)Research & ToolsQuilt Charts and Tables (Paul Merriman / Daryl Balls)

In this episode, we dive into the pros and cons of both off-road trailers and rooftop tents, discussing comfort, mobility, setup time, and real-world overlanding use. Whether you prefer setting up a basecamp or moving camp every night, this episode will help you decide which setup best fits your travel style. Want a full list of our Pros and Cons? Check out the Blog: https://www.snailtrail4x4.com/rooftop-tent-vs-trailer/ MORRFlate Giveaway at 900 Reviews on Apple Podcast. But our next giveaway is when we reach 800 reviews; we are giving away an OnX Elite Membership. We will also give away an OnX Elite membership when we get to 850. However, when we reach 900 Reviews, we are teaming up with MORRFlate for a $1000 MF Product Giveaway. Go over to Apple Podcasts to leave your review now and become eligible to win. Congratulations to A13XMONT, who won a set of tires from Yokohama Tire! Call us and leave us a VOICEMAIL!!! We want to hear from you even more!!! You can call and say whatever you like! Ask a question, leave feedback, correct some information about welding, say how much you hate your Jeep, and wish you had a Toyota! We will air them all, live, on the podcast! +01-916-345-4744. If you have any negative feedback, you can call our negative feedback hotline, 408-800-5169. 4Wheel Underground has all the suspension parts you need to take your off-road rig from leaf springs to a performance suspension system. We just ordered our kits for Kermit and Samantha and are looking forward to getting them. The ordering process was quite simple, and after answering the questionnaire, we ensured we got the correct and best-fitting kits for our vehicles. If you want to level up your suspension game, check out 4Wheel Underground. SnailTrail4x4 Podcast is brought to you by all of our peeps over at irate4x4! Make sure to stop by and see all of the great perks you get for supporting SnailTrail4x4! Discount Codes, Monthly Give-Always, Gift Boxes, the SnailTrail4x4 Community, and the ST4x4 Treasure Hunt! Thank you to all of those who support us! We couldn’t do it without you guys (and gals!)! SnailSquad Monthly Giveaway The first giveaway of the year is with our good friends over at Gearwrench. We got some more goodies to give away to a lucky winner. If you want a chance to win this amazing giveaway, all you need to do is sign up for the Giveaway Tier on Irate4x4. Congratulations to Johnny Freky for winning the Vanquish Yokohama edition RC racecar. If you want a chance to win this amazing giveaway, all you need to do is sign up for the Giveaway Tier on Irate4x4. If you’re looking for any amazing RC parts for your scaled crawler, make sure to check out Vanquished Products. Listener Discount Codes: SnailTrail4x4 –SnailTrail15 for 15% off SnailTrail4x4 MerchMORRFlate – snailtraill4x4 to get 10% off MORRFlate Multi Tire Inflation Deflation™ Kits4WheelUnderground – snailtrail 10% offIronman 4×4 – snailtrail20 to get 20% off all Ironman 4×4 branded equipment!Sidetracked Offroad – snailtrail4x4 (lowercase) to get 15% off lights and recovery gearSpartan Rope – snailtrail4x4 to get 10% off sitewideShock Surplus – SNAILTRAIL4x4 to get $25 off any order!Mob Armor – SNAILTRAIL4X4 for 15% offSummerShine Supply – ST4x4 for 10% offBackpacker’s Pantry – Affiliate LinkLaminx Protective Films – Use the Link to get 20% off all products (Affiliate Link) Show Music: Outroll Music – Meizong Kumbang Midroll Music – ComaStudio

This time, we are back with three fantastic shows to begin the year!

Ces boutons vous les croisez au quotidien, dans la rue, chez vous ou à votre travail. On les appelle des boutons placebo. Comme pour les médicaments, ils sont là juste pour vous rassurer mais n'ont absolument aucune utilité. Premier exemple à un carrefour dans la rue, certains feux tricolores ont un bouton censé faire passer plus vite le feu au rouge. C'est peut-être l'illusion que vous avez quand vous appuyez dessus, mais dans la réalité ce bouton ne déclenche rien du tout. Dans "Ah Ouais ?", Florian Gazan répond en une minute chrono à toutes les questions essentielles, existentielles, parfois complètement absurdes, qui vous traversent la tête. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Tell me what's on your mind.Learn about our new podcast -- Unseen Influences. It takes you behind the scenes of the techniques others use to guide our behavior.It officially launches in February, but Scams & Cons listeners can listen to early episodes right now. You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts or by going to our website, unseeninfluences.com.In this four-minute episode, I'll also bring you up-to-date on what's happening with Scams & Cons and give you details about what shows to expect on Unseen Influences.Listen in -- you're the first to know.

In this conversation, Dr. Padraig Corcoran discusses his research on Bitcoin as a medium of exchange, focusing on the use of spatial data from OpenStreetMap and BTC Map. He explores the dynamics of merchant adoption, the role of community initiatives, and the implications for policymakers. The conversation highlights the importance of grassroots movements in promoting Bitcoin usage and the potential for growth in merchant acceptance as technology improves.Takeaways:

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West Ham have finally get back to winning ways against QPR in the FA Cup, but the victory has been overshadowed by the €35 million transfer bid from Flamengo for Lucas Paquetá. This week on The West Ham Breakdown, Jack and Cal navigate the bittersweet aftermath of a cup win and the impossible choice facing the West Ham board: do you cash in on an talisman who wants a move back to Brazil, or is sanctioning his departure now tantamount to accepting relegation from the Premier League. They also break down the QPR match, analysing the shift to a 4-4-2 and how a front line featuring Taty Castellanos and Pablo Felipe changed the dynamic and discussing what lessons Nuno Espírito Santo could bring into games against Premier League opposition. Plus, a deep dive into the underlying data of our midfield and defence—comparing West Ham's central hubs to our direct relegation rivals to just how our squad stacks up against our opposition. We wrap up by looking at the January transfer window and whether the club should be recruiting for a survival fight or for life in the Championship. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:00) Lucas Paquetá: The Flamengo bid and the player's motivatio (12:31) Does selling Paquetá mean West Ham are accepting relegation? (22:47) West Ham 2-1 QPR Match Review (28:03) Switching to a 4-4-2: Pros and Cons (31:38) Midfield struggles: Finding the right combination (34:54) Winning Gamestate: West Ham's chronic lack of control when ahead (37:57) Data Dive: How do West Ham compare to the other relegation candidates? (45:50) West Ham's midfield vs other bottom six midfielders Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/analyticsunited You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Potesta, System Engineer for artists like Lauren Daigle and Tate McRae. We dive deep into the high-stakes world of touring production, covering everything from how to land your first big road gig to the critical lessons every local church can learn about PA system tuning and system design.Whether you're looking to upgrade your sanctuary's sound or considering a jump into the professional touring industry, Matt shares the "real-world" costs of professional audio services and how to protect your health while working in a high-demand industry.In this episode you'll hear: 01:00 Banter: Surprise Parties and Tech Interventions05:50 Guest Interview: Matt Potesta (Lauren Daigle & Tate McRae Tour)08:00 Career Roadmap: Landing a World-Class Touring Production Job13:00 Church Production vs. Touring: Pros, Cons, and Key Differences19:00 How to "Pay Your Dues" and Break into the Pro Audio Industry23:30 Touring System Design: Applying Road Lessons to Local Venues26:50 Budgeting for Sound: How Much Does Professional PA Tuning Cost?30:50 Should Churches Hire Independent Vetting for System Integrators?38:30 Career Advice: When to Transition from Church Tech to the Road43:20 Mental Health in Production: Prioritizing Health and Avoiding Burnout45:30 Pro Touring Disaster Story: Lessons from the Road48:00 Tech Takeaway: How to "Condition" Your Audience for Better ServicesCome Hangout With Your Tech Community at The Mix! Resources for your Church Tech Ministry Sell Us Gear: Does your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Buy Our Gear: Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can shop our gear store here. Connect with us: Sales Bulletin: Get better deals than the public and get them earlier too here! Early Service: Get our best gear before it goes live on our site here. Instagram: Hangout with us on the gram here! Reviews: Leaving us a review on the podcast player you're listening to us on really helps the show. If you enjoyed this episode, you can say thank you with a review!

This time, we are back with our most memorable moments from the parks in 2025!

Capturing Maduro and Buying Greenland – all in a day's work! Markets off to a great start – plenty of January to go… Venezuela oil – untapped opportunity – BUT let's take a closer look. And our Guest – Todd Tresidder – Founder of FinancialMentor.com NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE'S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Todd Tresidder graduated from the University of California at Davis with a B.A. in economics and a passion for creating successful businesses. A serial entrepreneur since childhood, Todd went on to build his own wealth as a hedge fund investment manager before “retiring” at 35 to teach others. Today, he provides advanced investment and retirement planning education at FinancialMentor.Com showing you what works, what doesn't, and why based on a depth of proven experience. Todd is a financial coach and educator at FinancialMentor.com. He’s the author of five financial planning books including ‘How Much Money Do I Need To Retire?,’ ‘Don’t Hire A Financial Coach,’ and ‘Variable Annuity Pros and Cons.’ You can connect with Todd via his website, Financialmentor.com, Twitter @FinancialMentor, or on Google+. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz  Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SHLD), (RTX), (SPY), (GLD), (XLE)

Le Grand reportage week-end de ce dimanche est consacré à la Corée du Sud, qui connaît le plus faible taux de natalité au monde : 0,7 enfant par femme. Conséquence : des entreprises, des écoles qui ferment, des villages abandonnés, vidés de leurs habitants. Avec une vie précaire pour ceux qui s'y accrochent encore. En seconde partie, nous revenons sur le Cap-Vert, qui veut s'imposer comme un modèle de développement de l'économie de la mer en Afrique. La Corée du Sud est le pays qui connaît le plus faible taux de natalité au monde : 0,7 enfant par femme. Une dénatalité qui se constate d'ailleurs au quotidien. Un déclin de population entamé en 2020, première année où le nombre de décès a surpassé le nombre de naissances. Conséquence : des entreprises, des écoles qui ferment, des villages abandonnés, vidés de leurs habitants. Avec une vie précaire pour ceux qui s'y accrochent encore. « Corée du Sud : ces villages en voie de disparition », un grand reportage de Célio Fioretti. Le Cap-Vert veut s'imposer comme un modèle de développement de l'économie de la mer en Afrique, avec le développement des énergies durables, des projets d'économie circulaire et sa stratégie pour les capitaux. Pays insulaire, sa bande côtière est un atout majeur. Mais elle est aussi sa faiblesse : quand les stocks de poisson sont mis à mal par la pêche illégale ou quand le changement climatique menace. La tempête Erin en août dernier a par exemple endommagé les infrastructures. Et le Cap-Vert doit également relever un défi : proposer du travail à tous ceux qui envisagent d'émigrer. « Cap-Vert : pavillon haut sur l'économie bleue », un Grand Reportage de Charlotte Cosset. 

durée : 00:08:34 - Le Reportage d'On n'arrête pas l'éco - 2026 sera-t-elle l'année de la sortie de crise pour le marché immobilier ? Beaucoup l'espèrent. Mais depuis le Covid, le secteur a vécu de nombreuses secousses. Conséquence ? Le financement participatif immobilier peine désormais à attirer des fonds. Reportage sur ce ralentissement. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

In this episode, Vinney Chopra leads a thoughtful mastermind discussion on where the economy may be heading and how investors can position themselves wisely. From real estate cycles and regional market differences to the unseen forces shaping employment and wealth, Vinney brings clarity to a noisy and uncertain landscape using grounded experience instead of speculation.   Key areas covered in the conversation include:  

Sous le commandement de Donald Trump, l'opération « Absolute Resolve » (Détermination Absolue) au Venezuela a créé une onde de choc mondiale avec des conséquences économiques majeures, bien au-delà des questions pétrolières et énergétiques. Pour la Chine (partenaire historique de Caracas), les autres BRICS, les potentielles cibles américaines (Groenland, Canada, Cuba) et les investisseurs du monde entier, un océan d'incertitudes se profile. Éco d'ici Éco d'ailleurs donne la parole aux experts. Les invités de l'émission Christopher Dembik, macroéconomiste, conseiller en stratégie d'investissement chez Pictet Asset Management Alicia Garcia-Herrero, cheffe économiste pour la zone Asie-Pacifique de la Banque Natixis (basée à Hong-Kong) Philippe Sébille-Lopez, directeur du cabinet Géopolia, spécialiste des marchés pétroliers Margot François, chercheuse à l'Institut français de géopolitique et analyste chez Cassini, experte de l'économie cubaine Cléa Broadhurst, correspondante permanente de RFI à Pékin   Le pétrole vénézuélien : un eldorado complexe Des réserves impressionnantes mais problématiques Le Venezuela possède théoriquement 300 milliards de barils de réserves, principalement dans le fleuve Orénoque, ce qui le placerait au premier rang mondial. Cependant, ces chiffres sont contestés et peu vérifiables. Les défis du pétrole vénézuélien Huile extra-lourde : très visqueuse et très soufrée, nécessitant un traitement particulier Coûts élevés : investissements nécessaires entre 60 et 80 dollars par baril Infrastructure vétuste : années de sous-investissement sous sanctions Raffinage complexe : vendu avec une forte décote sur le marché Un intérêt stratégique pour les États-Unis L'outil de raffinage américain est équipé à 70% pour traiter du brut lourd. Le pétrole vénézuélien correspond parfaitement à ces installations, ce qui explique l'intérêt stratégique au-delà de la simple production. « Nous avons construit l'industrie pétrolière vénézuélienne grâce au talent, au dynamisme et aux compétences des Américains. Et le régime socialiste nous l'a volé en recourant à la force. » - Donald Trump La dimension géopolitique Avant l'intervention, 80% de la production vénézuélienne partait vers la Chine. La Russie, via Rosneft, était également très présente. Pour Washington, il s'agit autant de reprendre le contrôle que d'empêcher les concurrents d'y accéder. Impact sur la Chine : premier acheteur menacé Une relation économique majeure en péril La Chine avait prêté environ 60 milliards de dollars au régime vénézuélien, principalement sous Chavez, sous forme de prêts gagés sur des productions futures de brut. Les compagnies chinoises étaient devenues les principaux acheteurs du pétrole vénézuélien. Conséquences immédiates Le pétrole vénézuélien arrivant en Chine est déjà vendu avec des rabais et passe par des circuits logistiques compliqués. Si Washington bloque ou inspecte les cargaisons, les coûts augmenteront considérablement : assurances plus chères, délais plus longs, risques juridiques accrus. Les raffineurs indépendants chinois, appelés « teapots », qui vivent sur les marges, seront particulièrement touchés. Le baril vénézuélien devient « un baril plus compliqué et plus cher ». « La Chine est profondément choquée et condamne fermement l'utilisation éhontée de la force contre un État souverain. Cela constitue une violation grave du droit international. »- Porte-parole du gouvernement chinois Révision stratégique en Amérique latine L'intervention envoie un signal clair à toute la région. Les gouvernements et entreprises doivent désormais calculer : « Si je fais un gros deal chinois dans un secteur sensible, est-ce que j'attire une pression américaine ? » La Chine ne va pas abandonner l'Amérique latine facilement. La région représente des investissements de près de 200 milliards de dollars dans les minéraux critiques, terres rares, or et argent. Cuba : une économie au bord du précipice Une crise structurelle aggravée L'économie cubaine, déjà en crise permanente depuis la chute de l'URSS, risque le coup fatal. Cuba dépend fortement du pétrole vénézuélien pour son système énergétique vétuste. La situation cubaine Dépendance énergétique : les livraisons vénézuéliennes étaient déjà réduites depuis 2017 Réseau électrique défaillant : coupures de courant quotidiennes, en province on parle "d'allumage de courant" Crise démographique : population passée de 11,2 millions à 9,75 millions (voire 8 millions selon des observateurs) Exode massif : 850 000 Cubains entrés aux États-Unis entre 2021 et 2023 « Cuba est un désastre. Il n'y a pas d'économie. Elle s'est complètement effondrée. Tous les gardes qui ont aidé à protéger Maduro étaient cubains. Les Vénézuéliens devraient déclarer leur indépendance vis-à-vis de Cuba. » - Marco Rubio, Secrétaire d'État américain Risque de crise sociale majeure Les manifestations de juillet 2021, les premières de grande ampleur depuis la révolution, ont été sévèrement réprimées. L'inflation galopante, les pénuries alimentaires, la fin progressive des subventions d'État créent un terreau fertile pour un mécontentement social explosif. Le Groenland : la prochaine cible Au-delà du pétrole : les minerais critiques Le Groenland regorge de ressources stratégiques : terres rares, cuivre, or, uranium, et potentiellement pétrole offshore. Ces minerais sont essentiels pour les industries de pointe, l'aéronautique, le spatial et l'intelligence artificielle. Une stratégie d'acquisition multiforme Les États-Unis disposent de nombreux leviers : pression économique sur le Danemark, proposition d'accords type Porto Rico, exploitation du souhait d'indépendance d'une partie des Groenlandais (environ 30% de l'électorat). La réaction européenne sera probablement limitée, l'Union européenne n'ayant ni l'unité ni les moyens militaires pour s'opposer à Washington. Implications économiques mondiales Le libre-échange fragilisé Au-delà des tarifs douaniers qui préoccupaient déjà en 2025, le monde découvre une "course aux riches et aux ressources" avec une dimension militaire. Cette nouvelle réalité fragilise considérablement le commerce international. Le risque de dédollarisation Les grandes économies, y compris l'Inde, s'inquiètent de l'utilisation du dollar dans leurs transactions. L'intervention au Venezuela pourrait accélérer la recherche d'alternatives monétaires. Cependant, la dédollarisation reste un processus lent. Le dollar demeure dominant dans les transferts internationaux et les réserves mondiales. Historiquement, les transitions monétaires nécessitent soit une guerre, soit une période d'hyperinflation. Le nationalisme métallique La véritable confrontation entre puissances ne porte pas sur la guerre commerciale, mais sur l'accès aux ressources essentielles. L'intelligence artificielle nécessite de l'énergie à bas coût et des minerais critiques. Cette course aux matériaux définit la géopolitique de 2026. Zones à surveiller Myanmar (Birmanie) : régime militaire soutenu par la Chine, riche en ressources Pakistan (Gwadar) : port stratégique pour la Chine dans le cadre des nouvelles routes de la soie Canal de Panama : route commerciale critique évoquée par l'administration Trump Honduras et Paraguay : enjeux autour de la reconnaissance de Taïwan Perspectives pour les investisseurs Le Venezuela : un pari très risqué Malgré les déclarations optimistes, le Venezuela reste extrêmement incertain. Les infrastructures sont vétustes, la corruption endémique, et la situation politique imprévisible. Les investissements nécessitent une vision à dix ans minimum. Certains fonds spéculatifs américains s'intéressent déjà aux obligations d'État vénézuéliennes, qui ont bien performé ces derniers mois. Mais ce sont des stratégies à très haut risque, réservées aux professionnels. Prudence régionale Les investisseurs adoptent une approche prudente sur l'ensemble de l'Amérique latine. Le risque n'est plus seulement la corruption classique des pays émergents, mais un vrai risque d'instabilité géopolitique et d'intervention américaine. La dette vénézuélienne En cas de stabilisation du pays, la dette vénézuélienne pourrait devenir attractive. Cependant, de nombreux obstacles subsistent : contrôles de capitaux stricts, incertitudes juridiques, et nécessité de réformes profondes. Conclusion : l'ère du nationalisme des ressources L'opération "Absolute Resolve" marque un tournant dans la géopolitique mondiale. Elle révèle une doctrine américaine claire : contrôler "l'hémisphère occidental" et ses ressources, éjecter les concurrents chinois et russes de la zone d'influence américaine. Cette approche s'inscrit dans une vision d'"aires civilisationnelles", rappelant la doctrine Monroe du XIXe siècle. Les États-Unis affirment leur droit à dominer leur sphère géographique, comme la Russie le fait avec l'espace slave et la Chine avec sa région. Pour les investisseurs et les entreprises, le monde devient plus fragmenté et plus risqué. Les matières premières, les minerais critiques et les routes commerciales définissent les nouveaux champs de bataille économiques. Cette réalité va structurer l'économie mondiale en 2026 et au-delà. « L'avenir sera déterminé par notre capacité à protéger le commerce, les territoires et les ressources qui sont essentielles à notre sécurité nationale. Tout comme les droits de douane, ils permettent à notre pays de s'enrichir. » - Donald Trump

Josh Thomson and Luke Thomas delve into the evolving landscape of MMA, discussing the recent changes in partnerships, the challenges of solo broadcasting, and the importance of family life for fighters. They reflect on the legacy of AKA, cultural differences in fighting, and the ongoing issues surrounding fighter pay and unionization. The duo also explores the impact of CBS and Paramount on the visibility of MMA, the state of American fighters, and the significance of local events in building a fan base. As they navigate the complexities of matchmaking and the future of the sport, they emphasize the need for a new generation of fighters to ensure the growth and sustainability of MMA. Go to WeWantPicks.com/OFFER and use code ANDSTILL and claim your 10% discount. Use our link and claim a free LMNT Sample Pack when they make any purchase! The LMNT Sample Pack includes 1 packet of every flavor, no questions asked refunds on all orders – you don't even have to send it back! This offer may be claimed be first-time and returning LMNT customers, ONLY THOUGH OUR LINK! http://drinklmnt.com/WeighingIn Follow Josh on X/Instagram @therealpunk Losing a Co-Host 00:00 Josh's Experience with AKA and AKA's Legacy 07:43 The Future of Morning Combat 18:31 CBS/Paramount Deal and Fighter Pay 23:43 CBS/Paramount Deal Pros and Cons 36:54 The State of American Fighters in MMA 43:11 The Challenges of Matchmaking in MMA 52:46 Wrap Up 1:04:43

In the final hour, OutKick Sports' Jonathan Hutton joined DVD to discuss Titans HC Search, Harbaugh's fit, Cam Ward, and more. They reviewed the Pros and Cons of John Harbaugh if the Titans were to hire him. They ended the show with a Vandy vs Bama preview.  

La Corée du Sud est le pays qui connaît le plus faible taux de natalité au monde : 0,7 enfant par femme. Une dénatalité qui se constate d'ailleurs au quotidien. Un déclin de population entamé en 2020, première année où le nombre de décès a surpassé le nombre de naissances. Conséquence : des entreprises, des écoles qui ferment, des villages abandonnés, vidés de leurs habitants. Avec une vie précaire pour ceux qui s'y accrochent encore. « Corée du Sud : ces villages en voie de disparition », un grand reportage de Célio Fioretti.

Aujourd'hui, Joëlle Dago-Serry, coach de vie, Charles Consigny, avocat, et Chirinne Ardakani, avocate, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

This time, we are back with a brand new show highlighting some of our favorite detour and discovery moments from 2025, those memorable experiences that took place beyond theme parks and conventions.

For more information and support, join us at https://thecirsgroup.com In this episode of The CIRS Group podcast, Barbara and Jacie delve into the distinctions between mold illness and CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome). They clarify the confusion surrounding these terms, which are often used interchangeably online, and emphasize the importance of understanding the Shoemaker Protocol for those genetically predisposed to CIRS. They'll cover how to find out if you have the genetic markers associated with CIRS, how to get properly diagnosed so you don't waste time and money on the wrong treatment, and why generic mold detox methods may not be sufficient for CIRS patients. They'll also discuss the hidden dangers of antifungal agents and the importance of targeting specific biotoxins in treatment. This episode is a valuable resource for those seeking clarity and effective treatment options to heal from chronic illness. For more information and support, join us at https://thecirsgroup.com TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro and disclaimer 01:44 Understanding mold illness vs CIRS 03:12 Why your genetics matter, and how to diagnose CIRS 04:58 Why some people get sick and others don't 06:25 Shoemaker Protocol vs. Mold Detox Protocols 07:00 Pros and Cons with Dr. Neil Nathan or Dr. Jill Cresta protocols 11:09 Importance of accurate testing for diagnosis 13:58 Taking the right binders and treating MARCoNs 16:43 Tracking symptoms, hormones, and bloodwork during treatment 19:28 Azole (antifungal) treatment 22:48 Why we warn people against mainstream mold doctors 23:52 Final Thoughts and Resources For more information and support, join us at https://thecirsgroup.com Genetic test for CIRS: https://www.lifeextension.com/lab-testing/itemlc100087/hla-dr-mold-genetic-test Our episode on urinary mycotoxin tests: https://youtu.be/qWIIBaMybFA?si=gY6w_JmuuPn1pdOk MARCoNs test: https://www.microbiologydx.com/order-collection-kits Study showing antifungals or -azoles causing brain atrophy (search the text using control + F for 'antifungal' or 'atrophy'): https://www.oatext.com/metabolism-molecular-hypometabolism-and-inflammation-complications-of-proliferative-physiology-include-metabolic-acidosis-pulmonary-hypertension.php Order Jacie's book! The 30 Day Carnivore Bootcamp: https://a.co/d/7MgHrRs The CIRS Group: Support Community: https://thecirsgroup.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecirsgroup/ Find Jacie for carnivore, lifestyle and limbic resources: Jacie's book on the Carnivore diet!  https://a.co/d/8ZKCqz0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladycarnivory YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LadyCarnivory Blog: https://www.ladycarnivory.com/ Find Barbara for business/finance tips and coaching: Website: https://www.actlikebarbara.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actlikebarbara/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@actlikebarbara Jacie is a Shoemaker certified Proficiency Partner, NASM certified nutrition coach, author, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a business and fitness coach, CIRS and ADHD advocate, writer, speaker, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment.

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(3:30) – Impressions of Russell Wilson claiming he tore his hamstring prior to Week 2 game at Cowboys(8:00) – Giants: Team retains GM Joe Shoen as they explore Brian Daboll replacements(21:50) – Falcons: Matt Ryan enlisted in search of Raheem Morris' successor(31:00) – Raiders: Tom Brady spearheads hunt for second head coach in as many seasons(38:35) – Titans: Pros and Cons for next-in-line after Brian Callahan(45:15) – Browns: Can franchise rightfully fill Kevin Stefanski's shoes?(48:25) – Cardinals: Potential Jonathan Gannon replacements(52:15) – Why Klint Kubiak should be the top head coaching candidate on the market**Audio Courtesy of Raider Nation Radio & ESPN 850 Cleveland Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There are a lot of tools out there that can help you find good award prices for the flights you're looking for. In today's podcast, we'll look at the tool Greg uses most often: Points Path.(00:53) - Award tools: search vs discovery tools(01:29) - Basics of Points Path(03:43) - Paid Pro tier(07:05) - Pros of Points Path(10:25) - Cons of Points PathVisit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don't forget to like and follow us on social media.Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads Mentioned in this episode:Check out this month's sponsor and support our showJoin the loyalty program for renters at joinbilt.com/mileshttps://joinbilt.com/miles

This week’s Pulm PEEPs Pearls episode is a focused discussion between Furf and Monty about non-pharmacologic techniques for airway clearance in the non-Cystic Fibrosis bronchiectasis population. This is a focused, high-yield discussion of the key points about airway clearance, including practical tips and a discussion of the evidence. This episode was prepared in conjunction with George Doumat MD. Goerge is an internal medicine resident at UT Southwestern and joined us for a Pulm PEEPs – BMJ Thorax journal club episode. He is now acting as a Pulm PEEPs Editor for the Pulm PEEPs Pearls series. Key Learning Points 1) Why airway clearance matters in non-CF bronchiectasis Non-CF bronchiectasis is defined by irreversible bronchial dilation with impaired mucociliary clearance, leading to mucus retention. Retained sputum drives the classic vicious cycle: mucus → infection → neutrophilic inflammation → airway damage → worse clearance. Airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are meant to interrupt this cycle, primarily by improving mucus mobilization and symptom control. 2) What ACTs are trying to achieve clinically Main benefits are: More effective sputum clearance Reduced cough/dyspnea burden Improved activity tolerance and quality of life Effects on spirometry are usually small. Exacerbation reduction is possible, but evidence is mixed—some longer-term data suggest benefit for specific techniques. 3) The main ACT “families” and when to use them Breathing-based techniques (device-free, flexible) ACBT (Active Cycle of Breathing Technique): breath control → deep breaths with holds → huffing. Pros: portable, adaptable, good first-line option. Key requirement: teaching/coaching to get technique right. Autogenic drainage: controlled breathing at different lung volumes to move mucus from peripheral → central airways. Pros: no device, can work well once learned. Cons: more technically demanding, needs training and practice. PEP / Oscillatory PEP (stents airways + “vibrates” mucus loose) PEP: back-pressure helps prevent small airway collapse during exhalation; often paired with huff/cough. Oscillatory PEP (Flutter/Acapella/Aerobika): adds oscillation that many patients find easy and satisfying to use. Good fit for: people who benefit from airway stenting, want something portable, and prefer a device. Mechanical/manual techniques (help when patient can't self-clear well) HFCWO (“the vest”): external chest wall oscillation; helpful for high sputum volumes, dexterity limits, or difficulty coordinating breathing maneuvers. Postural drainage/percussion/vibration: caregiver/therapist-assisted options; still useful but consider: GERD/reflux risk with certain positions Hemoptysis risk with vigorous techniques 4) How to choose the “right” technique (the practical framework) There is no one-size-fits-all. Match the tool to the patient: Sputum burden (volume/viscosity) Strength, coordination, cognition, dexterity Comorbidities (GERD, hemoptysis history, severe obstruction/airway collapse) Lifestyle + portability (what they'll actually do) Cost/access and availability of respiratory therapy/physio support A key mindset from the script: this is not a lifetime contract—reassess and adjust over time with shared decision-making. 5) Evidence takeaways (what improves, what doesn't) ACTs reliably improve sputum expectoration and often symptoms/QoL. QoL/cough scores (e.g., SGRQ, LCQ) tend to improve modestly, particularly with oscillatory PEP and some vest studies. Lung function: typically minimal change; occasional short-term FEV₁ benefit is reported in some vest trials. Exacerbations: mixed overall; the script highlights a longer-term RCT of ELTGOL showing fewer exacerbations at 12 months vs placebo exercises. Safety: generally excellent; main cautions are hemoptysis and reflux (depending on technique/positioning). 6) Special population pearls Hemoptysis / fragile airways: start with gentle breathing-based ACTs (ACBT, controlled huffing); avoid overly vigorous oscillatory/manual methods if concerned. Severe obstruction or early airway collapse: PEP/oscillatory PEP can help by keeping small airways open on exhalation. Mobility/coordination barriers: consider HFCWO vest or simple oscillatory PEP devices to enable daily adherence. During exacerbations: keep it simple—1–2 reliable techniques, prioritize daily consistency, and re-check technique. 7) The “real” bottom line Start with simple, self-manageable options (often ACBT ± PEP). The “best” ACT is the one the patient will do consistently. Reassess technique and fit over time; education and demonstration are part of the therapy. References and Further Reading  Lee AL et al., “Airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis,” Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015; PMC7175838. PMID: 26591003. Athanazio RA et al., “Airway Clearance Techniques in Bronchiectasis,” Front Med (Lausanne). 2020; PMC7674976. PMID: 33251032. Iacono R et al., “Mucociliary clearance techniques for treating non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis,” Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015; PMID: 26078380. Polverino E et al., “European Respiratory Society statement on airway clearance techniques in bronchiectasis,” Eur Respir J. 2023; PMID: 37142337. Doumat G, Aksamit TR, Kanj AN. Bronchiectasis: A clinical review of inflammation. Respir Med. 2025 Aug;244:108179. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108179. Epub 2025 May 25. PMID: 40425105.

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Happy Tuesday! Titles mentioned: Tanith Lee "Night's Master" 1978Nan Shepherd "The Living Mountain" 2025Georgette Heyer "Veneita" 1958Leopold von Sacher-Masoch "Venus in Furs" 1870Neil Gaiman "The Sandman" Comic BookDon't forget to come and see me at LoveLitCon if you're in the area. You can find more information on their website lovelit.comSupport the showAmong the Thorns line edits are D-O-N-E DONE! Preorder here In case you missed it, Strange Familiar Audio Book is now available on Youtube ~ Listen for free here You can find the Owl Crate signed edition of Never the Roses here A very beautiful hardcover edition can be found here The audio book can be listened to here And Kindle Unlimited has Never the Roses digital version! Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here Upcoming Events ~ LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! https://lovelit.com/ Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink* ...

Ian O'Connor says Kevin Stefanski is the "leader in the clubhouse" to be the next New York Giants head coach.

Quand on pense au service des urgences de l'hôpital, on pense avant tout à l'attente et à une activité médicale stressante. C'est un service où l'on peut attendre longtemps, mais où on reste rarement longtemps, une fois pris en charge. À quoi ressemble la vie de celles et ceux qui y travaillent, qui y passent leur journée et même leur nuit, afin de prendre en charge toutes sortes d'urgences ? Quelles sont les principales difficultés auxquelles le personnel doit faire face dans sa pratique, avec une fréquentation de ses services d'urgences en hausse constante ? Dans un hôpital, le service des urgences accueille 7 jours sur 7 les patients, qui vont au fil de ce « passage aux urgences », être amenés à fréquenter différents espaces : la salle d'attente, le guichet dédié à l'administration et les boxes selon les étapes des soins, du tri jusqu'à la sortie, de l'examen médical (et parfois des radios ou analyses complémentaires) à la délivrance d'un traitement.  Des soins et un travail en équipe  Pour l'équipe des urgences (médecins, internes, infirmières, aide-soignants, mais aussi brancardiers, administratifs et personnels techniques) soigner aux urgences, c'est prendre en charge 24 heures sur 24, toute personne se présentant avec des symptômes, une plainte nécessitant un avis et parfois un traitement immédiat. Sur la dernière décennie, en France, l'affluence des urgences a augmenté de manière sensible, même si la situation n'est pas uniforme dans toutes les régions du pays. En 2024, l'activité des services d'urgence en France avait augmenté de près de 2 %.   Les Urgences en tension  En France, on observe une augmentation du temps passé dans ces services qui sont devenus la principale antichambre de l'hospitalisation : une étude de la DRESS, la Direction de la recherche, des études, de l'évaluation et des statistiques, conclue en effet que la moitié des patients des Urgences y reste plus de 3 heures en France, soit 45 minutes de plus qu'il y a 10 ans. Conséquence de ce constat, quand on parle des Urgences aujourd'hui en France, viennent en tête les mots : stress, impatience, attente et parfois incivilités et violences ; une combinaison qui pousse souvent à parler d'une « crise des urgences » et qui ont motivé une série de réformes pour faire face à l'engorgement des services d'urgence et à l'épuisement de ses personnels.  Avec : Dr Célia Numkam, médecin généraliste au service des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne, en région parisienne   Dr Frédéric Minko, ancien chef de service des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne en région parisienne  Marie-Elisabeth Fernandes, cadre de santé supérieur des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne en région parisienne  Reportages de Charlie Dupiot Programmation musicale : ► Kabza De Small, Nontokozo Mkhize, Mthunzi – Siyabonga   ► Oum – Lalla

Quand on pense au service des urgences de l'hôpital, on pense avant tout à l'attente et à une activité médicale stressante. C'est un service où l'on peut attendre longtemps, mais où on reste rarement longtemps, une fois pris en charge. À quoi ressemble la vie de celles et ceux qui y travaillent, qui y passent leur journée et même leur nuit, afin de prendre en charge toutes sortes d'urgences ? Quelles sont les principales difficultés auxquelles le personnel doit faire face dans sa pratique, avec une fréquentation de ses services d'urgences en hausse constante ? Dans un hôpital, le service des urgences accueille 7 jours sur 7 les patients, qui vont au fil de ce « passage aux urgences », être amenés à fréquenter différents espaces : la salle d'attente, le guichet dédié à l'administration et les boxes selon les étapes des soins, du tri jusqu'à la sortie, de l'examen médical (et parfois des radios ou analyses complémentaires) à la délivrance d'un traitement.  Des soins et un travail en équipe  Pour l'équipe des urgences (médecins, internes, infirmières, aide-soignants, mais aussi brancardiers, administratifs et personnels techniques) soigner aux urgences, c'est prendre en charge 24 heures sur 24, toute personne se présentant avec des symptômes, une plainte nécessitant un avis et parfois un traitement immédiat. Sur la dernière décennie, en France, l'affluence des urgences a augmenté de manière sensible, même si la situation n'est pas uniforme dans toutes les régions du pays. En 2024, l'activité des services d'urgence en France avait augmenté de près de 2 %.   Les Urgences en tension  En France, on observe une augmentation du temps passé dans ces services qui sont devenus la principale antichambre de l'hospitalisation : une étude de la DRESS, la Direction de la recherche, des études, de l'évaluation et des statistiques, conclue en effet que la moitié des patients des Urgences y reste plus de 3 heures en France, soit 45 minutes de plus qu'il y a 10 ans. Conséquence de ce constat, quand on parle des Urgences aujourd'hui en France, viennent en tête les mots : stress, impatience, attente et parfois incivilités et violences ; une combinaison qui pousse souvent à parler d'une « crise des urgences » et qui ont motivé une série de réformes pour faire face à l'engorgement des services d'urgence et à l'épuisement de ses personnels.  Avec : Dr Célia Numkam, médecin généraliste au service des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne, en région parisienne   Dr Frédéric Minko, ancien chef de service des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne en région parisienne  Marie-Elisabeth Fernandes, cadre de santé supérieur des urgences du Groupe Hospitalier Nord-Essonne en région parisienne  Reportages de Charlie Dupiot Programmation musicale : ► Kabza De Small, Nontokozo Mkhize, Mthunzi – Siyabonga   ► Oum – Lalla

Officiellement, les frontières des Balkans sont fermées et tellement bien gardées que les exilés ne tenteraient presque plus de les franchir. Mais dans les faits, les migrants sont surtout devenus indétectables et entièrement à la merci des passeurs prêts à tout pour maximiser leurs gains. Un reportage à retrouver en entier dans l'émission Accents d'Europe. De notre correspondant à Belgrade, Personne ne sait combien d'exilés empruntent actuellement la route des Balkans, notamment parce que la plupart évitent les camps officiels où ils sont identifiés. Shaheer, un jeune Afghan de 21 ans, préfère lui la jungle d'Obrenovac, au sud de Belgrade. « J'espère qu'on va finir par me laisser entrer en Hongrie. Ce n'est pas une vie ici, c'est dangereux. On doit se cacher de la police, des gens. Aujourd'hui, il y a un type d'ici, un Serbe, qui m'a frappé. Il m'a dit : "Dégage, tu n'as rien à faire ici". On doit toujours fuir. Ça me rend fou, littéralement », témoigne le jeune homme qui vit dans la rue depuis un mois et demi, n'ayant plus d'argent pour poursuivre son périple vers l'Union européenne. Sur la route des Balkans, les prix flambent depuis l'entrée de la Croatie dans l'espace Schengen et le déploiement des gardes frontières de Frontex dans le pays. Les trafiquants font leur pub ouvertement sur TikTok et sont aussi prêts à tout -  même aux pires exactions - pour maximiser leurs profits. Les risques pris par les sans-papiers se matérialisent dans les cimetières « Dans les Balkans, les gangs sont surtout tenus par des Afghans, tandis qu'en Libye, ils le sont par des Libyens. Mais le système est le même : ils kidnappent, torturent, violent, brisent les os et envoient des vidéos aux familles pour leur réclamer des rançons de 3 000 ou 4 000 euros. Cela peut paraître peu, mais pour eux, c'est beaucoup d'argent. Une fois que les familles ont payé, les personnes sont libérées. Les transferts se font par Western Union ou MoneyGram », détaille Silvia Maraone, une humanitaire italienne basée de longue date en Bosnie-Herzégovine. Dans les Balkans, les risques toujours plus grands pris par les sans-papiers se matérialisent concrètement dans les cimetières. Les tombes portant l'inscription « N. N. », pour « Nomen nescio » (« Nom inconnu », en latin), se multiplient dans ceux qui se trouvent près des frontières. Régulièrement sollicitée par des familles de disparus, l'ONG serbe KlikAktiv a lancé cette année un projet pour tenter de les identifier, comme l'explique Milica Svabic. « Des dizaines de personnes sont mortes noyées dans la rivière Drina, entre la Serbie et la Bosnie-Herzégovine. Malheureusement, personne n'en parle et ces victimes sont mal identifiées », déplore-t-elle. Aujourd'hui, les ONG de la route des Balkans font ce qu'elles peuvent pour continuer à porter assistance à ceux qui la rejoignent, alors que les autorités les ignorent. Un reportage à retrouver en entier dans l'émission Accents d'Europe.

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durée : 00:12:46 - Les Enjeux internationaux - par : Astrid de Villaines - Médecins sans Frontières, Handicap International ou encore Oxfam... Au total, 37 organisations humanitaires internationales sont désormais interdites d'activités dans la bande de Gaza depuis le 1er janvier 2026, alors que plus d'un million de Palestiniens sont toujours privés de toit. - réalisation : Phane Montet - invités : Julia Grignon Professeure associée en droit international humanitaire à Paris Panthéon Assas et membre du CRDH (Centre de recherche sur les droits de l'homme et le droit humanitaire). 

This time, we are back to reflect on our favorite convention moments from 2025, looking back at the experiences, highlights, and memories that defined the year.

You have an enormous vision, mission and purpose. You've mastered your craft and achieved what most will never do in a lifetime this year - but you still know you're not operating at your highest potential and capability. You're ready to work at the edges of your potential and see what you're truly capable of. To operate as the limitless being you are. 2026 is not about hustling, pushing or proving (been there, done that) - it's about wealth expansion, embodied leadership, and impacting millions while doing your soul work. It's about using the power of the quantum, parallel realities and superconsciousness to access the CONSCIOUSNESS of your Godself timeline. It's about having it all without sacrifice and fear of one shoe falling.  In this episode, I break down what we are shifting to 10x our income in 2026 (and what we support clients with)  to shift your money identity, and step fully into your rich, magnetic era without burnout or force.We explore Superconscious Manifestation, wealth energetics, nervous system capacity, shadow integration,  devotion led creation, and the mindset required to hold bigger income, visibility, and impact in the year ahead.It's a fun episode, that will leave you activated and READY to make your soul vision a reality. Ready to go deeper? 

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Au Mexique, l'État de Sinaloa est depuis plus d'un an le théâtre d'une guerre qui oppose deux clans rivaux du cartel du Sinaloa. Depuis l'arrestation aux États-Unis du chef de cartel El Mayo, son groupe affronte celui des fils d'El Chapo accusés de trahison. Résultat : la région a plongé dans une violence extrême. Officiellement, le conflit a fait plus de 2 000 morts, et au moins autant de disparus. La ville de Culiacan est l'épicentre de cette guerre intestine et son million d'habitants est pris entre les feux croisés. Les conséquences sont aussi sociales et économiques. Culiacan, qui était une ville réputée pour son opulence et pour la fête, vit désormais dans la terreur.  Avant le coucher du soleil, il y a encore de la vie dans le centre de Culiacan. Quelques commerces ouverts et du monde dans la rue. Plongé dans ses pensées, Jesus prend un verre sur une terrasse de café. Le jeune homme sort de son service dans un hôtel chic pratiquement vide depuis des mois. « J'ai commencé mon tour à 6 h du matin alors je voulais me détendre un peu, jusqu'à la tombée de la nuit. Là, ça devient dangereux », affirme-t-il.  Il raconte que l'établissement est pratiquement vide depuis des mois. « On a tous peur qu'il y ait des coupes dans le personnel parce que ça a déjà eu lieu. Moi, j'ai un peu d'ancienneté, je suis parmi les plus vieux, mais pourtant je ne suis pas à l'abri. Des collègues ont été renvoyés à cause de la vague de violence », explique-t-il.  Là où vit Jesus, dans le sud de la ville, les fusillades sont quotidiennes. Récemment, un de ses amis a perdu la vie dans un restaurant à cause d'une balle perdue. Pour sa famille, la vie est au jour le jour et la peur omniprésente. Il raconte : « On se réveille chaque matin dans l'incertitude. D'ailleurs, aujourd'hui, l'école de ma fille a lancé un message pour nous demander si on allait ou non l'envoyer à l'école. Parce qu'il y a eu une fusillade à 5 h du matin juste à un pâté de maisons de l'école. Clairement, je ne l'ai pas emmené. J'ai dû aller chez ma belle-mère pour qu'elle nous aide à s'en occuper. » « Fini le luxe, les voitures, les excès, la drogue » L'économie de Culiacan, qui reposait essentiellement sur les services et le commerce, s'est effondrée. Les autorités du Sinaloa comptent les pertes en milliards d'euros, estiment que plus de 25 000 emplois formels et informels ont disparu. Les habitants du Sinaloa limitent leurs déplacements, réduisent leurs activités. Alfredo a fermé deux restaurants sur les trois qu'il possédait. « C'est horrible, c'est encore pire que pendant la pandémie. On avait deux restaurants qui étaient faits pour travailler la nuit, mais on n'a pas pu tenir car personne ne sort plus la nuit », regrette-t-il.  Il espère ne pas avoir à quitter la ville comme l'ont fait tant d'autres. Mais, pour cela, il sait qu'il doit faire preuve de résilience. Selon lui, une bulle vient d'éclater dans la ville qui ne reviendra pas en arrière. « Ceux qui maintenaient l'économie faisaient partie du crime organisé. Ils ne sont plus là ou du moins leur argent ne circule plus comme avant. C'était une économie fictive. Elle existait grâce au crime organisé. Elle était informelle. Elle a augmenté les prix de tout parce que nous sommes dans une ville très chère. Les restaurants étaient chers, mais les salaires étaient bons. Et donc tous ceux qui avaient offert un service, moi y compris : nous vivions de tout cela. Maintenant on se rend compte qu'il n'y a rien d'autre qui puisse soutenir suffisamment l'économie à Culiacan pour revenir comme avant. On pourrait devenir une ville moins développée peut-être… On va revenir à la réalité parce que les personnes qui sortent maintenant, ce sont des gens qui travaillent normalement. Fini le luxe, les voitures, les excès, la drogue… Je veux dire que la paix sera le véritable luxe maintenant », conclut-il.  À lire aussiAu Mexique : le violent déchirement du Cartel de Sinaloa

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There are a lot of misconceptions about goats that set new owners up for frustration before they ever bring animals home. In this episode, I'm walking through five things I really wish I had understood before I got goats—lessons that would have saved me time, money, stress, and a lot of hard-earned mistakes. We start by resetting expectations around goat behavior and management, including why goats are not sheep and why treating them like they are leads to fence failures, nutrition problems, and constant headaches. I break down the common myth that goats will eat anything, why that idea causes disappointment and even safety issues, and how understanding goat selectivity can actually make them a powerful management tool when used intentionally. We also talk through the difference between poor management that forces goats to eat through hunger and strategic pressure that can be used carefully to influence forage selection. I explain why hunger-driven eating is often a sign that stocking rate, rotation, supplementation, or minerals are off—and when it can make sense to intentionally encourage goats to consume less-preferred plants without compromising health or welfare. Finally, we cover why fence isn't just one piece of goat ownership but the entire system, why minerals are not optional for goats, and why bottle babies—despite being cute—are not the best place for beginners to start. If you're planning to get goats, or if you already have them and things feel harder than you expected, this episode will help you step back, reset expectations, and build systems that actually work. In This Episode, I Cover: Why goats are not sheep and how their behavior, grazing style, and nutrition differ How managing goats like sheep creates fence, feeding, and safety problems The myth that goats will eat anything—and why it sets people up for disappointment How goats actually browse, sample, and select forage Why hunger-driven eating is usually a sign of management problems When and how goats can be strategically encouragedto eat less-preferred plants The role of stocking rate, rotation, supplementation, and minerals in forage selection Seasonal changes in plant palatability and how that affects grazing plans Why fence is not a detail but the foundation of goat management Common ways electric fence fails and why you need a secure backup enclosure Why goats have higher mineral demands than many people expect The problems caused by feeding sheep mineral to goats Why mineral availability does not always equal mineral intake Why bottle babies are emotionally appealing but management-intensive The higher risks and behavioral challenges of bottle-raised goats Why bottle babies make the learning curve steeper for beginners Key Takeaways: Goats require different management than sheep or cattle Expectation mismatches are at the root of most goat problems Goats are selective browsers, not garbage disposals Hunger-based eating is a warning sign, not a management strategy Strategic pressure can influence forage use when applied carefully and intentionally Fence is the system that everything else depends on A solid, goat-proof enclosure relieves pressure when electric fence fails Minerals are essential to long-term goat health and performance Feeding sheep mineral to goats will cause deficiencies over time Bottle babies are not the easiest place to start learning goats Clear expectations and intentional systems make goats much easier to manage Related Episodes: 03 | Ready for Goats! 4 Steps to Help You Confidently Shop for and Purchase Your First Goats 10 | 5 Tips to Raise Bottle Goat Kids That Thrive 17 | Do My Goats Need Mineral? How to Meet Their Micronutrient Needs and Keep the Herd Healthy 07 | Should My Goats Have Horns or Not? Pros and Cons of Disbudding Goats 02 | Overwhelmed? 4 Steps to Create a Practical Plan for adding Livestock to Your Homestead Successfully All the Best, Millie Resources & Links: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts + grab the free Kidding Due Date Chart: https://www.getgoatwise.com/kidding-chart Get Dry Creek meat: https://drycreekheritagemeats.com Join my insider email list: https://www.getgoatwise.com/insider Join the free community: https://www.getgoatwise.com/community Email me: millie@drycreekpastures.com See ranch life on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drycreekpastures/ Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and should not be considered veterinary advice. Always consult a licensed veterinarian for animal health guidance.

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Imagine for a second that Eckhart Tolle wasn't a spiritual teacher, but a deep cover operative with a gun to his head. And just for a second, pretend that Tolle’s Power of Now wasn't a way to find peace, but a survival mechanism used to slow down time when your reality is collapsing. And your memory has been utterly destroyed by forces beyond your control. Until a good friend helps you rebuild it from the ground up. These are the exact feelings and sense of positive transformation I tried to capture in a project I believe is critical for future autodidacts, polymaths and traditional learners: Vitamin X, a novel in which the world’s only blind memory champion helps a detective use memory techniques and eventually achieve enlightenment. It’s also a story about accomplishing big goals, even in a fast-paced and incredibly challenging world. In the Magnetic Memory Method community at large, we talk a lot about the habits of geniuses like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. We obsess over their reading lists and their daily routines because we want that same level of clarity and intellectual power. But there's a trap in studying genius that too many people fall into: Passivity. And helping people escape passive learning is one of several reasons I’ve studied the science behind a variety of fictional learning projects where stories have been tested as agents of change. Ready to learn more about Vitamin X and the various scientific findings I’ve uncovered in order to better help you learn? Let’s dive in! Defeating the Many Traps of Passive Learning We can read about how Lincoln sharpened his axe for hours before trying to cut down a single tree. And that's great. But something's still not quite right. To this day, tons of people nod their heads at that famous old story about Lincoln. Yet, they still never sharpen their own axes, let alone swing them. Likewise, people email me every day regarding something I've taught about focus, concentration or a particular mnemonic device. They know the techniques work, including under extreme pressure. But their minds still fracture the instant they're faced with distraction. As a result, they never wind up getting the memory improvement results I know they can achieve. So, as happy as I am with all the help my books like The Victorious Mind and SMARTER have helped create in this world, I’m fairly confident that those titles will be my final memory improvement textbooks. Instead, I am now focused on creating what you might call learning simulations. Enter Vitamin X, the Memory Detective Series & Teaching Through Immersion Because here's the thing: If I really want to teach you how to become a polymath, I can't just carry on producing yet another list of tips. I have to drop you into scenarios where you actually feel what it's like to use memory techniques. That's why I started the Memory Detective initiative. It began with a novel called Flyboy. It’s been well-received and now part two is out. And it’s as close to Eckhart Tolle meeting a Spy Thriller on LSD as I could possibly make it. Why? To teach through immersion. Except, it's not really about LSD. No, the second Memory Detective novel centers around a substance called Vitamin X. On the surface, it's a thriller about a detective named David Williams going deep undercover. In actuality, it's a cognitive training protocol disguised as a novel. But one built on a body of research that shows stories can change what people remember, believe, and do. And that's both the opportunity and the danger. To give you the memory science and learning research in one sentence: Stories are a delivery system. We see this delivery system at work in the massive success of Olly Richards’ StoryLearning books for language learners. Richards built his empire on the same mechanism Pimsleur utilized to great effect long before their famous audio recordings became the industry standard: using narrative to make raw data stick. However, a quick distinction is necessary. In the memory world, we often talk about the Story Method. This approach involves linking disparate pieces of information together in a chain using a simple narrative vignette (e.g., a giant cat eating a toaster to remember a grocery list). That is a powerful mnemonic tool, and you will see Detective Williams use short vignettes in the Memory Detective series. But Vitamin X is what I call ‘Magnetic Fiction.’ It's not a vignette. It's a macro-narrative designed to carry the weight of many memory techniques itself. It simulates the pressure required to forge the skill, showing you how and why to use the story method within a larger, immersive context. So with that in mind, let's unpack the topic of fiction and teaching a bit further. That way, you'll know more of what I have in mind for my readers. And perhaps you'll become interested in some memory science experiments I plan to run in the near future. Illustration of “Cafe Mnemonic,” a fun memory training location the Memory Detective David Williams wants to establish once he has enough funds. Fiction as a Teaching Technology: What the Research Says This intersection of story and memory isn't new territory for me. Long before I gave my popular TEDx Talk on memory or helped thousands of people through the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass, live workshops and my books, I served as a Mercator award-winning Film Studies professor. In this role, I often analyzed and published material regarding how narratives shape our cognition. Actually, my research into the persuasion of memory goes back to my scholarly contribution to the anthology The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film. In my chapter, “Cryptomnesia or Cryptomancy? Subconscious Adaptations of 9/11,” I examined specifically how cultural narratives influence memory formation, forgetting, and the subconscious acceptance of information. That academic background drives the thinking and the learning protocols baked into Vitamin X. As does the work of researchers who have studied narrative influence for decades. Throughout their scientific findings, one idea keeps reappearing in different forms: When a story pulls you in, you experience some kind of “transportation.” It can be that you find yourself deeply immersed in the life of a character. Or you find your palms sweating as your brain tricks you into believing you're undergoing some kind of existential threat. When such experiences happen, you stop processing information like you would an argument through critical thinking. Instead, you start processing the information in the story almost as if they were really happening. As a result, these kinds of transportation can change beliefs and intentions, sometimes without the reader noticing the change happening. That's why fiction has been used for: teaching therapy religion civic formation advertising propaganda Even many national anthems contain stories that create change, something I experienced recently when I became an Australian citizen. As I was telling John Michael Greer during our latest podcast recording, I impulsively took both the atheist and the religious oath and sang the anthem at the ceremony. All of these pieces contain stories and those stories changed how I think, feel and process the world. Another way of looking at story is summed up in this simple statement: All stories have the same basic mechanism. But many stories have wildly different ethics. My ethics: Teach memory improvement methods robustly. Protect the tradition. And help people think for themselves using the best available critical thinking tools. And story is one of them. 6 Key Research Insights on Educational Fiction Now, when it comes to the research that shows just how powerful story is, we can break it down into buckets. Some of the main categories of research on fiction for pedagogy include: 1) Narrative transportation and persuasion As these researchers explain in The Role of Transportation in the Persuasiveness of Public Narratives, transportation describes how absorbed a reader becomes in a story. Psychologists use transportation models to show how story immersion drives belief change. It works because vivid imagery paired with emotion and focused attention make story-consistent ideas easier to accept. This study of how narratives were used in helping people improve their health support the basic point: Narratives produce average shifts in attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and sometimes behavior. Of course, the exact effects vary by topic and the design of the scientific study in question. But the point remains that fiction doesn't merely entertain. It can also train and persuade. 2) Entertainment-Education (EE) EE involves deliberately embedding education into popular media, often with pro-social aims. In another health-based study, researchers found that EE can influence knowledge, attitudes, intentions, behavior, and self-efficacy. Researchers in Brazil have also used large-scale observational work on soap operas and social outcomes (like fertility). As this study demonstrates, mass narrative exposure can shape real-world behavior at scale within a population. Stories can alter norms, not just transfer facts from one mind to another. You’ll encounter this theme throughout Vitamin X, especially when Detective Williams tangles with protestors who hold beliefs he does not share, but seem to be taking over the world. 3) Narrative vs expository learning (a key warning) Here's the part most “educational fiction” ignores: Informative narratives often increase interest, but they don't automatically improve comprehension. As this study found, entertainment can actually cause readers to overestimate how well they understood the material. This is why “edutainment” often produces big problems: You can wind up feeling smarter because you enjoyed an experience. But just because you feel that way doesn't mean you gain a skill you can reliably use. That’s why I have some suggestions for you below about how to make sure Vitamin X actually helps you learn to use memory techniques better. 4) Seductive details (another warning) There's also the problem of effects created by what scientists call seductive details. Unlike the “luminous details” I discussed with Brad Kelly on his Madness and Method podcast, seductive details are interesting but irrelevant material. They typically distract attention and reduce learning of what actually matters. As a result, these details divert attention through interference and by adding working memory demands. The research I’ve read suggests that when story authors don't engineer their work with learning targets in mind, their efforts backfire. What was intended to help learners actually becomes a sabotage device. I've done my best to avoid sabotaging my own pedagogical efforts in the Memory Detective stories so far. That's why they include study guides and simulations of using the Memory Palace technique, linking and number mnemonics like the Major System. In the series finale, which is just entering the third draft now, the 00-99 PAO and Giordano Bruno's Statue technique are the learning targets I’ve set up for you. They are much harder, and that’s why even though there are inevitable seductive details throughout the Memory Detective series, the focus on memory techniques gets increasingly more advanced. My hope is that your focus and attention will be sharpened as a result. 5) Learning misinformation from fiction (the dark side) People don't just learn from fiction. They learn false facts from fiction too. In this study, researchers found that participants often treated story-embedded misinformation as if it were true knowledge. This is one reason using narrative as a teaching tool is so ethically loaded. It can bypass the mental posture we use for skepticism. 6) Narrative “correctives” (using story against misinformation) The good news is that narratives can also reduce misbelief. This study on “narrative correctives” found that stories can sometimes decrease false beliefs and misinformed intentions, though results are mixed. The key point is that story itself is neither “good” or “bad.” It's a tool for leverage, and this is one of the major themes I built into Vitamin X. My key concern is that people would confuse me with any of my characters. Rather, I was trying to create a portrait of our perilous world where many conflicts unfold every day. Some people use tools for bad, others for good, and even that binary can be difficult for people to agree upon. Pros & Cons of Teaching with Fiction Let’s start with the pros. Attention and completion: A good story can keep people engaged, which is a prerequisite for any learning to occur. The transportation model I cited above helps explain why. The Positive Side of Escapism Entering a simulation also creates escapism that is actually valuable. This is because fiction gives you “experience” without real-world consequences when it comes to facing judgment, ethics, identity, and pressure-handling. This is one reason why story has always been used for moral education, not just entertainment. However, I’ve also used story in my Memory Detective games, such as “The Velo Gang Murders.” Just because story was involved did not mean people did not face judgement. But it was lower than my experiments with “Magnetic Variety,” a non-narrative game I’ll be releasing in the future. Lower Reactance Stories can reduce counterarguing compared with overt persuasion, which can be useful for resistant audiences. In other words, you’re on your own in the narrative world. Worst case scenario, you’ll have a bone to pick with the author. This happened to me the other day when someone emailed to “complain” about how I sometimes discuss Sherlock Holmes. Fortunately, the exchange turned into a good-hearted debate, something I attribute to having story as the core foundation of our exchange. Compare this to Reddit discussions like this one, where discussing aspects of the techniques in a mostly abstract way leads to ad hominem attacks. Now for the cons: Propaganda Risk The same reduction in counterarguing and squabbling with groups that you experience when reading stories is exactly what makes narratives useful for manipulation. When you’re not discussing what you’re reading with others, you can wind up ruminating on certain ideas. This can lead to negative outcomes where people not only believe incorrect things. They sometimes act out negatively in the world. The Illusion of Understanding Informative narratives can produce high interest but weaker comprehension and inflated metacomprehension. I’ve certainly had this myself, thinking I understand various points in logic after reading Alice in Wonderland. In reality, I still needed to do a lot more study. And still need more. In fact, “understanding” is not a destination so much as it is a process. Misinformation Uptake People sometimes acquire false beliefs from stories and struggle to discount fiction as a source. We see this often in religion due to implicit memory. Darrel Ray has shown how this happens extensively in his book, The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture. His book helped explain something that happened to me after I first started memorizing Sanskrit phrases and feeling the benefits of long-form meditation. For a brief period, implicit memory and the primacy effect made me start to consider that the religion I’d grown up with was in fact true and real. Luckily, I shook that temporary effect. But many others aren’t quite so lucky. And in case it isn’t obvious, I’ll point out that the Bible is not only packed with stories. Some of those stories contain mnemonic properties, something Eran Katz pointed out in his excellent book, Where Did Noah Park the Ark? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQlcMHhF3w The “Reefer Madness” Problem While working on Vitamin X, I thought often about Reefer Madness. In case you haven’t seen it, Reefer Madness began as an “educational” morality tale about cannabis. It's now famous largely because it's an over-the-top artifact of moral panic, an example of how fear-based fiction can be used to shape public belief under the guise of protection. I don’t want to make that mistake in my Memory Detective series. But there is a relationship because Vitamin X does tackle nootropics, a realm of substances for memory I am asked to comment on frequently. In this case, I'm not trying to protect people from nootropics, per se. But as I have regularly talked about over the years, tackling issues like brain fog by taking memory supplements or vitamins for memory is fraught with danger. And since fiction is one of the most efficient way to smuggle ideas past the mind's filters, I am trying to raise some critical thinking around supplementation for memory. But to do it in a way that's educational without trying to exploit anyone. I did my best to create the story so that you wind up thinking for yourself. What I'm doing differently with Vitamin X & the Memory Detective Series I'm not pretending fiction automatically teaches. I'm treating fiction as a delivery system for how various mnemonic methods work and as a kind of cheerleading mechanism that encourages you to engage in proper, deliberate practice. Practice of what? 1) Concentration meditation. Throughout the story, Detective Williams struggles to learn and embrace the memory-based meditation methods of his mentor, Jerome. You get to learn more about these as you read the story. 2) Memory Palaces as anchors for sanity, not party tricks. In the library sequence, Williams tries to launch a mnemonic “boomerang” into a Memory Palace while hallucinatory imagery floods the environment. Taking influence from the ancient mnemonist, Hugh of St. Victor, Noah's Ark becomes a mnemonic structure. Mnemonic images surge and help Detective Williams combat his PTSD. To make this concrete, I've utilized the illustrations within the book itself. Just as the ancients used paintings and architectural drawings to encode knowledge, the artwork in Vitamin X isn’t just decoration. During the live bootcamp I’m running to celebrate the launch, I show you how to treat the illustrations as ‘Painting Memory Palaces.’ This effectively turns the book in your hands into a functioning mnemonic device, allowing you to practice the method of loci on the page before you even step out into the real world. Then there’s the self-help element, which takes the form of how memory work can help restore sanity. A PTSD theme runs throughout the Memory Detective series for two deliberate reasons. First, Detective Williams is partly based on Nic Castle. He's a former police officer who found symptom relief for his PTSD from using memory techniques. He shared his story on this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast years ago. Second, Nic's anecdotal experience is backed up by research. And even if you don't have PTSD, the modern world is attacking many of us in ways that clearly create similar symptom-like issues far worse than the digital amnesia I've been warning about for years. We get mentally hijacked by feeds, anxiety loops, and synthetic urgency. We lose our grip on reality and wonder why we can't remember what we read five minutes ago. That's just one more reason I made memory techniques function as reality-tests inside Vitamin X. 3) The critical safeguard: I explicitly separate fiction from technique. In Flyboy's afterword, I put it plainly: The plot is fictional, but the memory techniques are real. And because they're real, they require study and practice. I believe this boundary matters because research shows how easily readers absorb false “facts” from fiction. 4) To help you practice, I included a study guide. At the end of both Flyboy and Vitamin X, there are study guides. In Vitamin X, you'll find a concrete method for creating a Mnemonic Calendar. This is not the world's most perfect memory technique. But it's helpful and a bit more advanced than a technique I learned from Jim Samuels many years ago. In his version, he had his clients divide the days of the week into a Memory Palace. For his senior citizens in particular, he had them divide the kitchen. So if they had to take a particular pill on Monday, they would imagine the pill as a giant moon in the sink. Using the method of loci, this location would always serve as their mnemonic station for Monday. In Vitamin X, the detective uses a number-shape system. Either way, these kinds of techniques for remembering schedules are the antidote to the “illusion of understanding” problem, provided that you put them to use. They can be very difficult to understand if you don't. Why My Magnetic Fiction Solves the “Hobbyist” Problem A lot of memory training fails for one reason: People treat it as a hobby. They “learn” techniques the way people “learn” guitar: By watching a few videos and buying a book. While the study material sits on a shelf or lost in a hard drive, the consumer winds up never rehearsing. Never putting any skill to the test. And as a result, never enjoying integration with the techniques. What fiction can do is create: emotional stakes situational context identity consistency (“this is what I do now”) and enough momentum to carry you into real practice That's the point of the simulation. You're not just reading about a detective and his mentor using Memory Palaces and other memory techniques. You're watching what happens when a mind uses a Memory Palace to stay oriented. And you can feel that urgency in your own nervous system while you read. That's the “cognitive gym” effect, I'm going for. It's also why I love this note from Andy, because it highlights the exact design target I'm going for: “I finished Flyboy last night. Great book! I thought it was eminently creative, working the memory lessons into a surprisingly intricate and entertaining crime mystery. Well done!” Or as the real-life Sherlock Holmes Ben Cardall put it the Memory Detective stories are: …rare pieces of fiction that encourages reflection in the reader. You don’t just get the drama, the tension and the excitement from the exploits of its characters. You also get a look at your own capabilities as though Anthony is able to make you hold a mirror up to yourself and think ‘what else am I capable of’? A Practical Way to Read These Novels for Memory Training If you want the benefits without the traps we've discussed today: Read Vitamin X for immersion first (let transportation do its job). Then read it again with a simple study goal. This re-reading strategy is important because study-goal framing will improve comprehension and reduce overconfidence. During this second read-through, actually use the Mnemonic Calendar. Then, test yourself by writing out what you remember from the story. If you make a mistake, don't judge yourself. Simply use analytical thinking to determine what went wrong and work out how you can improve. The Future: Learning Through Story is About to Intensify Here's the uncomfortable forecast: Even though I’m generally pro-AI for all kinds of outcomes and grateful for my discussions with Andrew Mayne about it (host of the OpenAI Podcast), AI could make the generation of personalized narratives that target your fears, identity, and desires trivial. That means there’s the risk that AI will also easily transform your beliefs. The same machinery that can create “education you can't stop reading” can also create persuasion you barely notice. Or, as Michael Connelly described in his novel, The Proving Ground, we might notice the effects of this persuasion far more than we’d like. My research on narrative persuasion and misinformation underscores why this potential outcome is not hypothetical. So the real question isn't “Should we teach with fiction?” The question is: Will we build fiction that creates personal agency… or engineer stories that steal it? My aim with Flyboy, Vitamin X and the series finale is simple and focused on optimizing your ability: to use story as a motivation engine to convert that motivation into deliberate practice to make a wide range of memory techniques feel as exciting for you as they are for me and to give your attention interesting tests in a world engineered to fragment it. If you want better memory, this is your challenge: Don't read Vitamin X for entertainment alone. Read it to see if you can hold on to reality while the world spins out of control. When you do, you'll be doing something far rarer than collecting tips. You'll be swinging the axe. A very sharp axe indeed. And best of all, your axe for learning and remembering more information at greater speed will be Magnetic.

Ce dimanche, dans IDEES, Pierre-Edouard Deldique reçoit Christian Sommer, l'éditeur de l'œuvre maîtresse du philosophe allemand intitulée : « Le Monde comme volonté et représentation » dans la prestigieuse collection « La Pléiade » chez Gallimard.   Ce livre publié en 1819 est un livre à la fois métaphysique, esthétique, éthique et littéraire, qui propose une vision du monde d'une rare puissance. Notre invité, spécialiste de philosophie, lui rend justice en soulignant à la fois la rigueur conceptuelle et la puissance stylistique d'un texte souvent réduit à tort à son pessimisme. Schopenhauer y développe la thèse suivante : le monde est double. Il est représentation, c'est‑à‑dire phénomène structuré par notre esprit, et il est aussi volonté, une force métaphysique irrationnelle qui anime toute chose. Nous sommes dépendants d'elle. Le philosophe reprend Kant : nous ne connaissons jamais les choses en soi, seulement les phénomènes tels qu'ils apparaissent dans les formes de notre esprit.  Cette thèse permet à Schopenhauer d'affirmer que le sujet est la condition de possibilité du monde. Le réel n'est pas un donné brut : il est une construction. Alors que se cache-t-il derrière la représentation ? La seconde partie de ce livre majeur introduit la notion centrale de volonté. Il ne s'agit pas ici de la volonté consciente ou rationnelle, mais d'une force aveugle, irrésistible, universelle, qui traverse la nature entière. Conséquence: vivre, c'est vouloir ; vouloir, c'est manquer ; manquer, c'est souffrir. La vie oscille entre désir (souffrance) et satisfaction (ennui). D'où la réputation de pessimisme attachée à Schopenhauer. Dans la troisième partie de l'ouvrage, le penseur développe une théorie de l'art. L'art, dit‑il, suspend la volonté. Il nous permet de contempler les choses sans désir, sans intérêt, sans finalité. L'esthétique devient ainsi une voie de salut : l'art nous arrache momentanément à la souffrance du vouloir‑vivre. Enfin, le quatrième livre propose une morale fondée sur la compassion. Si la volonté est universelle, la souffrance l'est aussi. Reconnaître en autrui la même volonté qui nous traverse fonde une éthique de la pitié, proche du bouddhisme, de l'hindouisme. Mais la véritable délivrance, pour Schopenhauer, est plus radicale, elle passe par l'ascèse, la négation progressive du vouloir‑vivre. C'est une voie exigeante, presque mystique, qui vise à éteindre le désir lui‑même. Schopenhauer apparaît alors comme un penseur de la sobriété heureuse et de l'altruisme. Pas mal pour un homme surnommé « le pessimiste de Francfort » !   Les références musicales : - Amar Nath Mishra        Raga Sindhu Bhairavi - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ouverture de l'opéra Don Giovanni interprétée par l'orchestre royal du Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam (dirigé par Nikolaus Harnoncourt) - Richard Wagner Prélude de l'opéra Siegfried interprété par l'orchestre philharmonique de Vienne (dirigé par Georg Solti)

On this week's Fraud Friday, Laci welcomes Jean Elie (HBO's Insecure)  to the show to discuss Fred Brito, a con artist of many faces including the faces of priests. Plus, John Oliver recently tipped his hat to Kim Kardashian for her role in helping solve an art fraud scheme. Stay Schemin'! (Originally Released 11/01/2022)  Also, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!  Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG. Plus, keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com. Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciJean Ellie: @jeanelie Research by Kaelyn Bryant   SOURCEShttps://www.cnn.com/style/article/egypt-gold-coffin-of-nedjemankh-trnd/index.html#:~:text=An%20ancient%20gold%20coffin%20displayed,Office%20in%20a%20statement%20Wednesdayhttps://deadline.com/2022/10/john-oliver-recognizes-kim-kardashian-influence-helping-solve-art-fraud-scheme-1235133309/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18300507https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-17-me-brito17-story.htmlhttps://www.taosnews.com/news/crime/the-pancake-con-man/article_c469819b-b018-5348-ae2d-af20a9ebfe75.html Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Evolving Wellness Podcast, I delve into the complexities of vitamin D and melatonin, particularly during the winter months. I discuss the natural decline of vitamin D levels in winter, the critical role of melatonin, and how modern lifestyles disrupt these hormonal balances. The conversation covers the impact of stress, alcohol, and blue light on health, the importance of circadian rhythms, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of vitamin D supplementation. Links: Become a substack subscriber & get early access to podcasts + free courses - https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahkleinerwellness/p/uvbred-light-protocol?r=5eztl9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueHoliday Sale - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/SKW-holidayFree Webinar - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/mycircadianapp-free-webinarTimestamps:00:00 Introduction to Vitamin D and Melatonin02:47 Understanding Seasonal Changes in Vitamin D Levels06:13 The Role of Melatonin in Winter Health09:00 Impact of Modern Lifestyle on Vitamin D and Melatonin11:51 The Effects of Stress and Alcohol on Hormonal Balance15:08 Circadian Rhythms and Their Importance17:51 The Dangers of Blue Light and Sleep Disruption21:07 Winter Infections and Their Impact on Vitamin D23:59 Pros and Cons of Vitamin D Supplementation27:13 Understanding Individual Variability in Vitamin D Metabolism29:52 Short-Term Vitamin D Supplementation: When Is It Appropriate?33:14 The Importance of Comprehensive Testing and Monitoring36:01 Conclusion and Future DirectionsReferences & further reading:Article: You've been warned about sunlight but not about supplements - http://sarahkleinerwellness.com/blog/you-ve-been-warned-about-sunlight-but-not-supplementsArticle - Can vitamin D supplements lower your melatonin? https://sarahkleinerwellness.substack.com/p/can-vitamin-d-supplements-lower-yourManson et al. VITAL primary outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2019. PMID: 30415629Sanders et al. Annual high-dose D ↑ falls/fractures. JAMA. 2010. PMID: 20157135Bischoff-Ferrari et al. Monthly high-dose D ↑ falls. JAMA Intern Med. 2016. PMID: 26747333Jackson et al. WHI Ca+D ↑ kidney stones. N Engl J Med. 2006. PMID: 16481635Slominski et al. Melatonin, mitochondria & skin photobiology. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2020.Hamblin MR. Anti-inflammatory photobiomodulation. AIMS Biophys. 2017.Deng et al. Magnesium, vitamin D status & mortality (NHANES). BMC Med. 2013.Holick et al. Translocation of cutaneous vitamin D₃. Endocrinology. 1994.This video is not medical advice & as a supporter to you and your health journey - I encourage you to monitor your labs and work with a professional!________________________________________Get all my free guides and product recommendations to get started on your journey!https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/all-free-resourcesCheck out all my courses to understand how to improve your mitochondrial health & experience long lasting health! (Use code PODCAST to save 10%) - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/coursesSign up for my newsletter to get special offers in the future! -https://sarahkleinerwellness.kit.com/profile?_gl=1*1gs7n29*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NjQwOTIxNjcuQ2owS0NRaUF4SlhKQmhEX0FSSXNBSF9KR2poSEZxTTl0blpDSEl4SjYyRHdpa1FuNGc3QXplVll4NVktSFhmSFZZamEwVDAtcU92YXlfQWFBbHp0RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTgwMTYwMTMxMi4xNzYzMzIwODkyLjYyODE4ODI3NC4xNzY1NTA5NjM3LjE3NjU1MDk2MzY.Free Guide to Building your perfect quantum day (start here) -https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/opt-in-9d5f6918-77a8-40d7-bedf-93ca2ec8387fMy free product guide with all product recommendations and discount codes:https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7mlgZpJI/xVyE4tiQFEWJmh_Xwx8Kbw/view?utm_content=DAF7mlgZpJI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h0782b52987

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In Part 2 of Valeria's conversation with Dr. Mindy Pelz, the focus shifts from understanding menopause to actively working with it to improve your life. Dr. Mindy introduces the concept of “microdosing menopause,” breaking down simple, daily habits women can use to support their changing brains and bodies, from metabolic markers like hemoglobin A1C to lifestyle shifts that ease anxiety and improve energy. They dive into why menopause often acts as a mirror, revealing what's no longer working in your life, while reframing this phase as a powerful leadership chapter rooted in the “grandmother hypothesis.” The episode also covers how to communicate changes with partners, which hormones to check at different ages, how to build a true alliance with your doctor, and a clear-eyed discussion of peptides and hormone replacement therapy. Ultimately, Dr. Mindy reframes menopause not as something to “get through,” but as a strategic, self-aware upgrade, one that gives women the tools, clarity and confidence to step into the most grounded and powerful phase of their lives. Follow Dr. Mindy on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.mindypelz/?hl=en TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@drmindypelz YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/drmindypelz Shop her new book, AGE LIKE A GIRL, and others: https://www.drmindypelz.com/books Listen to her podcast: https://www.drmindypelz.com/resetter-podcast Shop my looks from this episode: https://shopmy.us/collections/3269976?tab=collections Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/valerialipovetsky/  What we talked about:  0:24 - End of Hanukkah  0:42 - Setting up Part 2 with Dr. Mindy 1:35 - ‘Microdosing Menopause' concept 3:15 - Start of conversation 4:02 - Make sure hemoglobin A1C is close to 5 4:45 - Daily habits you can do to support the changes 6:15 - Communicating changes with partners 10:50 - What's causing anxiety 13:28 - Menopause is a mirror of what is & isn't working  16:10 - The grandmother hypothesis 19:16 - The leadership phase 26:00 - What hormones women should check at certain ages 30:15 - Form an alliance with your doctor 32:45 - What we need to know about peptides 34:22 - Pros and Cons of Hormone Replacement Therapy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you borrow money to magnify returns in your 401 (k), IRA, or other tax-deferred retirement account?We examine Basic Capital, which allows investors to leverage their retirement account investments.We also explore how the wealthy don't use debt to generate wealth but to manage it. SponsorsGelt - Taxes Done RightInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesBasic CapitalThis 30-Year-Old's Startup Is Bringing Leverage to 401(k) Savers by Suzanne Woolley—BloombergThis startup is offering mortgages for 401(k)s by Liz Hoffman—SemaforStartup Failure by Elizabeth Pollman—SSRNRelated Episodes353: The Pros and Cons of Infinite Banking and Whole Life Insurance238: The U.S. Is More Socialist Than Denmark Regarding Home MortgagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

China's Intellectual Property Theft and the K-Shaped Economy: Colleague Chris Riegel discusses "The Great Heist," a book detailing China's campaign to steal American intellectual property via spies and students, also noting a US consumer slowdown and describing a "K-shaped" economy where lower-income earners struggle with affordability despite infrastructure spending. 1955

In this week's Fraud Friday, actress Lizz Adams (Netflix's Dead To Me) joins Laci to break down the nightmare that is multilevel marketing schemes. Watch your back! Plus, on scammer of the week, meet the bank robber who's all bark and no bite. (Originally Released 4/21/2020) CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG. Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciLizz Adams : @lizzparty Research by Sharilyn Vera Sources: https://www.wtvm.com/2019/11/07/this-is-robbery-columbus-suntrust-bank-robbery-reportedly-barking-walls-during-interview-court-appearance-reveals/https://mashable.com/article/multi-level-marketing-mlm-scam-avoid/https://listverse.com/2015/11/26/10-shocking-facts-about-multilevel-marketing-schemes/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Amway/AUS/index.htmhttps://ournextlife.com/2019/04/01/multilevel-marketing-scam Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.