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Ever wonder, "this equation makes no forking sense?!". Same. Where did BMI come from and why do we use it to measure how "healthy" a person is? Is BMI a valid tool? How else can we measure a person's health? Abbey gets hangry on this episode and brings you the facts on BMI, how bizarre it truly is, and uncovers its racist past. Citations: Phelan SM, Burgess DJ, Yeazel MW, Hellerstedt WL, Griffin JM, van Ryn M. Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity. Obes Rev. 2015;16(4):319-326. doi:10.1111/obr.12266 AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(7):E535-539. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.535 Adolphe Quetelet. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/487148/Adolphe-Quetelet Eknoyan, G. (2007). Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874)- the average man and indices of obesity. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 23(1), 47-51. Devlin, K. (2009, July 4). Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus. NPR. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 Mohdin, A. (2017, July 27). Mindful of eugenics' dark history, researchers are reexamining the genetics of Social Mobility. Quartz. https://qz.com/1035624/150-years-after-the-birth-of-the-eugenics-movement-researchers-are-carefully-dipping-back-into-the-genetics-of-social-mobility

In today's episode we are going to be covering Valentines Day. Is it truly a day of all love? Or is something else hiding behind that box of chocolates and being celebrated. And what is Gods definition of love? All this and more as we find out the TRUTH according to the word of God. Stay tuned! Sources: http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/202787/Faunus http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/858512/Valentines-Day https://www.ancient.eu/image/1456/romulus--remus/

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:27).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesExtra Information Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 5-20-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of May 23 and May 30, 2022.  This episode, marking the Memorial Day holiday observed this year on May 30, repeats an episode first done in 2015. MUSIC – ~17 sec – instrumental. That tune, composed during the U.S. Civil War, sets the stage for a water-related exploration of the origin of Memorial Day.  Have a listen to the music for about 35 more seconds. MUSIC – ~35 sec – instrumental. You've been listening to a version of “All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight,” recorded by Chloe Benner and Stewart Scales.  The tune was composed in 1863 by John Hill Hewitt.  The title, and the lyrics associated with the tune, are from “The Picket Guard,” a poem by Ethel Lynn Beers, published in 1861.  The poem relates the loneliness, homesickness, and then sudden death of a rank-and-file soldier patrolling the dark, wooded, and deceptively quiet Potomac riverbank.  As a similar tragic fate befell tens of thousands of Civil War soldiers along rivers, ridges, and battle lines in Virginia and elsewhere, surviving family and friends began honoring fallen soldiers by decorating their graves with flowers, especially during spring.  The practice grew across both North and South, eventually becoming a spring tradition known as “Decoration Day.” On May 5, 1868, Gen. John Logan called for Decoration Day to be an annual, national holiday on May 30, and the first national ceremony was held that year in Arlington National Cemetery, near the banks of the Potomac.  After World War I, the annual observance began to include honoring those who had died in all U.S. military conflicts.  In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day an official national holiday, to occur on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day invokes very personal and local expressions of honor and remembrance, true to the holiday's origin of individuals decorating Civil War graves with flowers.  In that spirit, we close this tribute to Memorial Day with about 25 seconds of “Flowers of the Forest,” by No Strings Attached, from their 2002 album, “Old Friend's Waltz.” MUSIC – ~26 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of Cripple Creek to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaces Episode 215, 5-25-15, and Episode 318, 5-30-16. The version of “All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight” heard in this Virginia Water Radio episode was performed by Chloe Benner and Stewart Scales, used with permission.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 619, 3-7-22.  Another version of “All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight,” by Bobby Horton, was featured in Episode 101, 3-5-12. Information on “All Quiet Along the Potomac,” about Ethel Beers, the author of the poem from which the song was derived, and about John Hill Hewitt, who composed the tune, is available from Bartleby.com, online at http://www.bartleby.com/270/13/474.html; from Britannica Encyclopedia, online at www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/58438/Ethel-Lynn-Beers; from Library of Congress, “All quiet along the Potomac to-night,” online at https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200002411/; and from Song of America, online at https://songofamerica.net/song/all-quiet-along-the-potomac-tonight/. “Flowers of the Forest” and “Old Friend's Waltz” are copyright by No Strings Attached and Enessay Music, used with permission.  More information about the now-retired, Blacksburg/Roanoke-based group No Strings Attached is available online at https://www.enessay.com/index.html.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 573, 4-19-21.  Information on “Metsäkukkia,” the original Finnish tune on which the No Strings Attached selection was based, is available from Andrew Kuntz, “The Fiddler's Companion,” online at http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MER_MIC.htm; and from Jeremy Keith, “The Session,” online at http://thesession.org/tunes/4585. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES(Unless otherwise noted, photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.) Looking towards the confluence of the Shenandoah River with the Potomac River at Harper's Ferry, West Va., August 14, 2008.  Harper's Ferry was a strategic location and the site of a federal arsenal during the Civil War era.The confluence of Antietam Creek (foreground) with the Potomac River in Maryland, as seen from the C&O Canal Towpath, August 13, 2008.  The confluence is several miles downstream of where the creek flows through Sharpsburg, Md., the site of a major Civil War battle in 1862.      EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAYThe following information is quoted from the Library of Congress, “Today in History—May 30/Memorial Day,” online at https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-30/. “In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Order Number 11 designating May 30 as a memorial day ‘for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.' “The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried.  Originally known as Decoration Day, at the turn of the century it was designated as Memorial Day.  In many American towns, the day is celebrated with a parade. “Southern women decorated the graves of soldiers even before the Civil War's end.  Records show that by 1865, Mississippi, Virginia, and South Carolina all had precedents for Memorial Day.  Songs in the Duke University collection Historic American Sheet Music include hymns published in the South such as these two from 1867: ‘Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping,' dedicated to ‘The Ladies of the South Who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead,' and ‘Memorial Flowers,' dedicated ‘To the Memory of Our Dead Heroes.' “When a women's memorial association in Columbus, Mississippi, decorated the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers on April 25, 1866, this act of generosity and reconciliation prompted an editorial piece, published by Horace Greeley's New York Tribune, and a poem by Francis Miles Finch, ‘The Blue and the Grey,' published in the Atlantic Monthly.  The practice of strewing flowers on soldiers' graves soon became popular throughout the reunited nation. “President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed Waterloo, New York, as the ‘Birthplace of Memorial Day,' because it began a formal observance on May 5, 1866.  However, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, also claims to have held the first observance, based on an observance dating back to October 1864.  Indeed, many other towns also lay claim to being the first to hold an observance. “In 1971, federal law changed the observance of the holiday to the last Monday in May and extended the honor to all soldiers who died in American wars.  A few states continue to celebrate Memorial Day on May 30. “Today, national observance of the holiday still takes place at Arlington National Cemetery with the placing of a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the decoration of each grave with a small American flag.  Protocol for flying the American flag on Memorial Day includes raising it quickly to the top of the pole at sunrise, immediately lowering it to half-staff until noon, and displaying it at full staff from noon until sunset. … “Many veterans of the Vietnam War, and relatives and friends of those who fought in that conflict, make a pilgrimage over Memorial Day weekend to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., where they pay their respects to another generation of fallen soldiers.” SOURCES USED FOR AUDIO AND OFFERING MORE INFORMATION On the History of Memorial Day Library of Congress, “Today in History—May 30/Memorial Day,” online at https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-30/. Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of American History, “You asked, we Answered: Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?”, by Ryan Lintelman, May 24, 2013; available online at http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/05/you-asked-we-answered-why-do-we-celebrate-memorial-day.html. Public Broadcasting System, “National Memorial Day Concert/History of Memorial Day,” online at http://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/memorial-day/history/. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:“America's Wars,” online (as a PDF) at http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf;“Memorial Day,” online at https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday; and“Memorial Day Order,” by Gen. John A. Logan, May 6, 1868, online at https://www.cem.va.gov/history/memdayorder.asp. On Rivers and Other Water Bodies in the U.S. Civil War The History PlaceTM, “The U.S. Civil War,” online at http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/ USA Civil War Web Site, “Civil War Rivers and Streams,” online at http://usa-civil-war.com/CW_Rivers/rivers.html RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “History” subject category. Following are links to some other episodes on Virginia waters in history related to military conflicts. Battle of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War – Episode 390, 10-6-17.Bull Run's present and Civil War past – Episode 223, 7-21-14. Civil War Battle of the Ironclads – Episode 412, 3-19-18.Lincoln's James River trip to Richmond at the end of the Civil War – Episode 459, 2-11-19.Potomac River in the Civil War – Episode 101, 3-5-12.Rivers and attempts to capture Richmond in the Civil War – Episode 164, 6-3-13 (for Memorial Day 2013).River origins of Virginia signers of Declaration of Independence – Episode 220, 6-30-14. Various waters involved in the Revolutionary War – Episode 168, 7-1-13. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 History Theme1.2 – Virginia history and life in present-day Virginia.1.4 – Lives of people associated with major holidays.2.5 – Lives of people associated with major holidays. Virginia Studies CourseVS.1 – Impact of geographic features on people, places, and events in Virginia history.VS.7 – Civil War issues and events, including the role of Virginia and the role of various ethnic groups. United States History to 1865 CourseUSI.2 – Major land and water features of North America, including their importance in history.USI.9 – Causes, events, and effects of the Civil War.Virginia and United States History CourseVUS.7 – Knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.Virginia's SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels.Episode 250, 1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade. Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten. Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12th grade. Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade. Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8th grade. Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics

Click to listen to episode (3:50) Sections below are the following:Transcript of AudioAudio Notes and AcknowledgmentsImagesSourcesRelated Water Radio EpisodesFor Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.) Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 1-15-21. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of January 18, 2021.  This episode is a revised repeat of an episode from January 2015. MUSIC – ~16 sec – instrumental This week, we feature a tune whose name and note patterns recall how rivers and streams follow laws of energy and physics.  Have a listen for about 40 seconds. MUSIC – ~39 sec – instrumental You’ve been listening to part of “Minor Meander,” by No Strings Attached, on their 1999 album, “In the Vinyl Tradition Volume II,” from Enessay Music.  As the tune repeatedly builds up and then cascades down, it captures the pattern of solar energy evaporating water up into the atmosphere, and gravitational energy pulling water back to the landscape, through stream and river channels, and ultimately to the ocean.  That energy gives water the forceto erode and shape a stream’s channel and floodplain.  Water’s erosive force—which varies depending on the water’s rate of flow—meets different levels of resistance in the various kinds of rocks, soils, living things, and human structures over which water flows.  The complicated interaction between stream force and materials resistance results in a variety of stream-channel patterns.  These pattern range from straight, single-channel streams to braided rivers with many winding and intersecting channels.  One of the possible patterns is large changes in direction, called meanders or bends, seen famously in the Seven Bends area of the North Fork Shenandoah River in Shenandoah County, Va. Thanks to No Strings Attached for permission to use this week’s music, and we close with about 15 more seconds of musical energy in “Minor Meander.” MUSIC – ~15 sec – instrumental SHIP’S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Stewart Scales for his banjo version of Cripple Creek to open and close this show.  In Blacksburg, I’m Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaces Episode 248, 1-12-15. “Minor Meander” and “In the Vinyl Tradition Volume II” are copyright by No Strings Attached and Enessay Music, used with permission.  “Minor Meander” was composed by Wes Chappell and appeared originally on No Strings Attached’s 1986 album, “Dulcimer Dimensions.”  More information about the now-retired group No Strings Attached is available online at https://www.enessay.com/index.html.  This music was used previously by Virginia Water Radio most recently in Episode 500, 11-25-19. Thanks to Kevin McGuire, associate director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, for his help with this episode. Click here if you’d like to hear the full version (1 min./11 sec.) of the “Cripple Creek” arrangement/performance by Stewart Scales that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Scales and the group New Standard, with which Mr. Scales plays, is available online at http://newstandardbluegrass.com. IMAGES Post card image (dated between 1930 and 1945) of part of the Seven Bends of the North Fork Shenandoah River, in Shenandoah County, Virginia.  From the Boston Public Library, made available for use (with no known copyright restrictions) by the Digital Pubic Library of America, online at https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:2z10wt39r.Meanders in the South Fork Shenandoah River, as seen from Cullers Overlook in Andy Guest/Shenandoah River State Park in Warren County, Va., March 12, 2014.Satellite image showing meanders in the Mississippi River as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico.  This image is part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Find a Feature Challenge: Meander” Web page, online at https://www.usgs.gov/media/galleries/find-a-feature-meander, 1/18/21.SOURCES Used for Audio Encyclopedia Britannica, “Meander,” online at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/371575/meander.Nancy D. Gordon et al., Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England, 1992.National Park Service, “Fluvial Features—Meandering Stream,” online at https://www.nps.gov/articles/meandering-stream.htm. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Seven Bends State Park,” online at https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/seven-bends. For More Information about Watersheds, Streams and Rivers, and Other Water Science Topics U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) “Water Science School,” online at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Rivers, Streams, and Other Surface Water” subject category. Following are links to some other episodes on patterns in streams, rivers, and watersheds. Estuaries – Episode 326, 7-25-16.Forks in Waterways – Episode 545, 10-5-20.Headwater Streams – Episode 397, 12-4-17.Mountain Gaps – Episode 288, 11-2-15.River Bluffs – Episode 173, 8-5-13.Virginia's Peninsulas – Episode 273, 7-6-15Watersheds – Episode 156, 4-8-13; Episode 209, 4-14-14; Episode 251, 2-2-15. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode’s audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grades K-3 plus 5: Force, Motion, and Energy2.2 – Different types of forces may cause an object’s motion to change.3.2 – Direction and size of force affects the motion of an object.5.2 – Energy can take many forms.5.3 – There is a relationship between force and energy of moving objects. Grades K-3 plus 5: Matter3.3 – Materials interact with water. 5.7 – Matter has properties and interactions. Grades K-5: Earth and Space SystemsK.10 – Change occurs over time.5.8 – Earth constantly changes. Grades K-5: Earth Resources3.8 – Natural events and humans influence ecosystems.4.8. – Virginia has important natural resources. Grade 66.4 – There are basic sources of energy and that energy can be transformed.6.6 – Water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment.6.8 – Land and water have roles in watershed systems. Physical SciencePS.8 – Work, force, and motion are related.  Earth ScienceES.8 – Freshwater resources influence and are influenced by geologic processes and human activity. PhysicsPH.4 – Conservation laws govern all interactions. 2015 Social Studies SOLs Grades K-3 Geography Theme1.6 – Virginia climate, seasons, and landforms. Virginia Studies CourseVS.10 – Knowledge of government, geography, and economics in present-day Virginia. World Geography CourseWG.2 – How selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth’s surface, including climate, weather, and how humans influence their environment and are influenced by it. Virginia’s SOLs are available from the Virginia Department of Education, online at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/. Following are links to Water Radio episodes (various topics) designed especially for certain K-12 grade levels. Episode 250,1-26-15 – on boiling, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.Episode 255, 3-2-15 – on density, for 5th and 6th grade.Episode 282, 9-21-15 – on living vs. non-living, for kindergarten.Episode 309, 3-28-16 – on temperature regulation in animals, for kindergarten through 12thgrade.Episode 333, 9-12-16 – on dissolved gases, especially dissolved oxygen in aquatic habitats, for 5th grade.Episode 403, 1-15-18 – on freezing and ice, for kindergarten through 3rd grade.Episode 404, 1-22-18 – on ice on ponds and lakes, for 4th through 8thgrade.Episode 406, 2-5-18 – on ice on rivers, for middle school.Episode 407, 2-12-18 – on snow chemistry and physics, for high school.Episode 483, 7-29-19 – on buoyancy and drag, for middle school and high school.Episode 524, 5-11-20 – on sounds by water-related animals, for elementary school through high school.Episode 531, 6-29-20 – on various ways that animals get water, for 3rdand 4th grade.Episode 539, 8-24-20 – on basic numbers and facts about Virginia’s water resources, for 4th and 6th grade.

In which I lose my goddamn mind analysing a tattoo, and discuss nudity in the Alien franchise, and our boy David starts his sneaky side quest. It all ends in an existential crisis. Footnotes Holloway’s Tattoo (spoilers inside). (2012, June 15). Retrieved from https://www.scified.com/topic/19329?fbclid=IwAR0hIyqBly3aO42XQEXt1G41bMalMunCQ1V2KHz480bzvIAKTCVGbFwX7EI Talion. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/581485/talion What is the meaning of the … Continue reading "Prometheus-by-Minute 66"

General George Patton   “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”   The best decisions are made when people who disagree come to a  consensus of what is best. Notice I didn’t say compromise. Compromise  means that you don’t fully agree with the solution, but you are  willing to give up some elements of your idea under pressure.  Consensus means after the pressure cooker session is finished, ALL  agree that THIS is the absolute BEST idea.   The interchange and challenge of ideas has been always been the best caldron for THE IDEA, the ultimate best idea for the situation at  hand.   Most people can’t work with others well enough, (checking their ego  at the door) to admit that an element of thought from a coworker is  better than yours and should be incorporated in the final plan.   Everyone you meet has many different experiences and knows things you  don’t. This is also true of yourself in relation to them. The  buzzword today is Diversity. I have heard that a lot, but all that  was said was to embrace how different we all are. Sound good, but it  sounds more like just tolerating others, than any real way to  accomplish something.   Hey, why not take it to the next level. Being diverse is quite  obvious. How about talking about how different gears mesh into one  another and make the larger machine go? The actual STRENGTH is that  the opposites can work together to make the best possible outcome  when we are willing to listen with a common goal and work toward it.   Driven by media, our society is focused on competition and conquering  the next person who looks you in the eye. Voting you off the island,  kicking you to the curb, and all the other slang invented is about  the domination of every person you meet.   The company or organization who does the best is the one who yes, has  a leader, but has a leader who is willing to attract and promote  teams of people who can work together in this fashion.   Adolf Hitler was a great example of a man who did the opposite. He  surrounded himself only with those who worshiped and feared him. The  vast majority were less intelligent than himself so he could dominate  them and his ego could be satisfied. When push came to shove, and his  decisions got more erratic, no one was in a position to advise or  even discuss the future of the state, and everybody knows what  horrible crimes against humanity were committed. He eventually ran  the entire enterprise into the ground with tremendous loss of life on  both sides. He was the ultimate micro manager.   Let’s work more for consensus. Everyone, even those you know disagree  with you, have a valuable contribution to the ultimate goal. If you  want to be tough, if you want to succeed, stand strong and be willing  to look at competing ideas square in the face, and give them fair  consideration. Don’t be a wimp!   Offical Site http://www.generalpatton.com/   http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/446863/George-Smith-Patton     -------------------------------------------- Olivia de Haviland   “Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the  wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You  can't be on top all the time; it isn't natural.”   How many surfers do you know that have a never-ending ride? Every  wave has a beginning and an end. Most waves are caught close to shore  and only last for a short time. Then, every dedicated surfer goes in  search of the next one. After a few years however, even the best  surfers have to realize they are no longer physically able to keep up  with the sport, and are forced to move on, looking for “waves” in  other areas of life.   The ride at the top of any profession is exhilarating, but you can’t  stay there forever. Working your way up to that crest is a process  that builds the character to stay on top longer, but the inevitable  result is that there is nowhere to go but down after that.    Where is your life in this cycle? Have you reached your full  potential? Some peak during the work years, earning enormous amounts  of money and building monuments to themselves to last through the  ages. Others have a quiet life working and raising a family, or  deciding to go through life in other arrangements, and then when they  retire, a whole new life opens for that seasoned and experienced  individual who then has major accomplishments in the later stages of  life.   The preparation phase at the beginning is very important. Never pass  up an opportunity to learn something new. As an example, I went to  the doctor today to consult on the dislocated shoulder I managed to  obtain last week. On the way out, I asked to see the xrays that were  taken before and after it was reduced in the emergency room. He put  the before and after shots side by side so I could get a feel for the  difference. That was really cool. While I have no definitive idea  when that knowledge may come in handy, whether in my writing or if I  am present when someone else has the same misfortune, I have that  knowledge now, and I can pull it out as needed.   At the crest, you will need all those things you learned at odd times  to stay up there as long as you possibly can, for maximum benefit to  yourself and others.   As you start down the other side, give some others a shove upward to  help them realize their goals. Be a teacher. Make a difference in  someone else’s life. Freely you have received, freely give.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_de_Havilland   Olivia de Haviland on International Movie Database   ------------------------------------ Hey, it takes just a second to share Daggers Of The Mind on social  media. On Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr you can share a player that  lets others hear the show directly, right where they are. Leave  comments at:  feedback@daggersofthemind.com.  

In the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not (i.e., they are a myth, fallacy or even a lie). The topic for this episode is, “You are not a helpless victim.” Helpless definition? “: not protected : not able to defend yourself : unable to do something to make a situation, task, etc., better or easier : not able to be controlled” Helpless. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpless Learned helplessness definition?  “[L]earned helplessness, in psychology, a mental state in which an organism forced to bear aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or otherwise unpleasant, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are “escapable,” presumably because it has learned that it cannot control the situation. […]Seligman coined the term learned helplessness to describe the expectation that outcomes are uncontrollable. [...P]rior learning can result in a drastic change in behaviour and seeking to explain why individuals may accept and remain passive in negative situations despite their clear ability to change them.” Learned helplessness. (2014). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1380861/learned-helplessness Potential solution? "Optimistic people tend to interpret troubles as transient, controllable, and specific to one situation. Pessimistic people, in contrast, believe that their troubles last forever, undermine everything they do and are uncontrollable.” http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-19/features/sns-201302191830--tms--pagliarictnrp-a20130219-20130219_1_negativity-state-lotteries-helplessness 

In GBA 162 we get better acquainted with Adrian. He talks about making performance, how we can never be certain about anything, type-casting yourself, how life and making art have woven themselves together, and he explains who Samantha Mann is. Adrian Plugs: His website: http://www.charlesadrian.com His podcast: Page One: http://pageonepodcast.com/ Samantha Mann: http://www.MsSamanthaMann.com Letters From Samantha: https://soundcloud.com/mssamanthamann And Vera Chok: http://www.verachok.com I plug: The Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo Campaign: http://bit.ly/TragicFringe Greek Tragedy: Thursday 12th June at the Dogstar: https://www.facebook.com/events/625249897568126/ We mention: Paula Varjack: http://www.paulavarjack.com/ Edinburgh episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/edinburgh-episodes George episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-70-superbard Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Nico and the Navigators: http://www.navigators.de/ Jacques Lecoq school: http://www.ecole-jacqueslecoq.com/en Mick Barnfather: http://www.mickbarnfather.com/ Phillippe Gaulier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Gaulier Fred Astaire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire Ginger Rodgers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Rogers Little Shop of Horrors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical) Pirates of the Caribbean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series) Johnny Depp: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp Orlando Bloom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Bloom Apples for Everyone: https://soundcloud.com/applesforeveryone Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ The Intentional Fallacy: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/289889/intentional-fallacy Theodor W. Adorno: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno Roland Barthes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Barthes Michel Foucault: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault Death of the author: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_the_Author tissue of quotations: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/98418-the-text-is-a-tissue-of-quotations-drawn-from-the Jorge Luis Borges: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges Don Quixote by Cervantes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Desert Island Discs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs Letters from America: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f6hbp You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross deconstruct Killer7. I can't even pretend to summarize what happens in Killer7. It even defies genre delineation. Instead, I will go with the angle that Killer7 is an incredibly divisive game that places style over substance... and how much you'll enjoy it depends on how much you dig the style. LINKS OF NOTE: Videodrome (www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxeroqZSuo) Flower, Sun and Rain (www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRhRiFqVo4) Killer 7 on Hardcore Gaming 101 (www.hardcoregaming101.net/killer7/killer7.htm) Diet One (www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162773/Diet) Diet Two (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet) K7 Deconstruction (www.gamefaqs.com/gamecube/562551-…ller7/faqs/38193) Frank's Hats (www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2dKXlWVKqA) How Soon is Now? (www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4) Murdock (www.youtube.com/watch?v=8th2J3c88mU) Suckerpunch (www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSIetIg7O3M) Everlong (www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y) Minerva's Den (www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsRC0EGLfY) Check out these fucking spheres (www.youtube.com/watch?v=08kyNhk48Ig) Terror (cybergazing.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/beavis.jpg) Smiles (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFeRh9qwZA) Gymnopedies (www.youtube.com/watch?v=YclppeD82lo)

fiveofthebest.podomatic.com new episode 12 th march still traveling and having little trouble,  will try to add pics tomorrow     Satelittes           Satellites operate in extreme temperatures from −150 °C (−238 °F) to 150 °C (300 °F) and may be subject to radiation in space. Satellite components that can be exposed to radiation are shielded with aluminium and other radiation-resistant material     Communication satellites range from microsatellites weighing less than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) to large satellites weighing over 6,500 kg (14,000 pounds). Advances in miniaturization and digitalization have substantially increased the capacity of satellites over the years. Early Bird had just one transponder capable of sending just one TV channel. The Boeing 702 series of satellites, in contrast, can have more than 100 transponders, and with the use of digital compression technology each transponder can have up to 16 channels, providing more than 1,600 TV channels through one satellite.     A signal that is bounced off a GEO satellite takes approximately 0.22 second to travel at the speed of light from Earth to the satellite and back. This delay poses some problems for applications such as voice services and mobile telephony. Therefore, most mobile and voice services usually use LEO   Satellites face competition from other media such as fibre optics, cable, and other land-based delivery systems such as microwaves and even power lines. The main advantage of satellites is that they can distribute signals from one point to many locations. As such, satellite technology is ideal for “point-to-multipoint” communications such as broadcasting. Satellite communication does not require massive investments on the ground   The Intelsat spans theToday there are approximately 150 communication satellites in orbit with over 100 in geosynchronous orbit. globe, and domestic satellites such as the USSR's Molniya satellites. Western Union's Westar, and Canada's Anik - serve individual countries. The Intelsat V is the latest in its space-craft series, it can handle 12,000 telephone circuits and two color television transmission simultaneously.     Which of the following whirls around the Earth at 5 miles per second? Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after Edwin Hubble (1889-1953). Hubble's Law (also named after Edwin Hubble) is a theory that suggests that there is a constantly expanding universe.     Weather Satellites     The first weather satellite was launched on February 17, 1959. What was the name of this satellite? Vanguard 2. Vanguard 2 was designed to measure cloud cover, however, this satellite was poor in collecting data as a poor axis and rotation kept it from collecting meaningful information. TIROS-1 which was launched by NASA in 1960, was the first successful weather satellite and operated for 78 days.   THE MOON     The prevailing hypothesis today is that the Earth–Moon system formed as a result of agiant impact, where a Mars-sized body (named Theia) collided with the newly formed proto-Earth, blasting material into orbit around it that accreted to form the Moon.[20] This hypothesis perhaps best explains the evidence, although not perfectly.   The Moon is drifting away from the Earth:The Moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year. It is estimated that it will continue to do so for around 50 billion years. By the time that happens, the Moon will be taking around 47 days to orbit the Earth instead of the current 27.3 days.   Evolution of moon  7 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuHasBN-U1c 4 min good video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSV98i0jzro   STRANGE SATELLITES   Lapetus moon   Iapetus was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, an Italian–French astronomer, in October 1671  Cassini correctly surmised that Iapetus has a bright hemisphere and a dark hemisphere, and that it is tidally locked, always keeping the same face towards Saturn. This means that the bright hemisphere is visible from Earth when Iapetus is on the western side of Saturn, and that the dark hemisphere is visible when Iapetus is on the eastern side. The dark hemisphere was later named Cassini Regio in his honour.     A further mystery of Iapetus is the equatorial ridge that runs along the center of Cassini Regio, about 1,300 km long, 20 km wide, 13 km high. It was discovered when the Cassini spacecraft imaged Iapetus on December 31, 2004. Peaks in the ridge rise more than 20 km above the surrounding plains, making them some of the tallest mountains in the Solar System. The ridge forms a complex system including isolated peaks, segments of more than 200 km and sections with three near parallel ridges.[27           MIMAS Mimas is a moon of Saturn which was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel.[8] It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology, and is also designated Saturn I. With a diameter of 396 kilometres (246 mi) it is the twentieth-largest moon in the Solar System and is the smallest astronomical body that is known to be rounded in shape because of self-gravitation.     The surface area of Mimas is slightly less than the land area of Spain. The low density of Mimas, 1.15 g/cm³, indicates that it is composed mostly of water ice with only a small amount of rock.   TRITON Triton is unique among all large moons in the Solar System for its retrograde orbit around its planet (i.e., it orbits in a direction opposite to the planet's rotation). Most of the outer irregular moons of Jupiter and Saturn also have retrograde orbits, as do some ofUranus's outer moons. However, these moons are all much more distant from their primaries, and are small in comparison; the largest of them (Phoebe)[f] has only 8% of the diameter (and 0.03% of the mass) of Triton.       HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE       Launch: April 24, 1990 from space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) Deployment: April 25, 1990 Mission Duration: Up to 20 years Servicing Mission 1: December 1993 Servicing Mission 2: February 1997 Servicing Mission 3A: December 1999 Servicing Mission 3B: February 2002 Servicing Mission 4: May 2009 Size Length: 43.5 ft (13.2 m)Weight: 24,500 lb (11,110 kg) Maximum Diameter: 14 ft (4.2 m) Cost at Launch $1.5 billion Spaceflight Statistics Orbit: At an altitude of 307 nautical miles (569 km, or 353 miles), inclined 28.5 degrees to the equator (low-Earth orbit)Time to Complete One Orbit: 97 minutes Speed: 17,500 mph (28,000 kph) Optical Capabilities Hubble Can't Observe: The Sun or Mercury, which is too close to the Sun Sensitivity to Light: Ultraviolet through infrared (115—2500 nanometers) First Image: May 20, 1990: Star Cluster NGC 3532 Data Statistics Hubble transmits about 120 gigabytes of science data every week. That's equal to about 3,600 feet (1,097 meters) of books on a shelf. The rapidly growing collection of pictures and data is stored on magneto-optical         disks. Power Needs Energy Source: The Sun Mechanism: Two 25-foot solar panels Power usage: 2,800 watts Pointing Accuracy In order to take images of distant, faint objects, Hubble must be extremely steady and accurate. The telescope is able to lock onto a target without deviating more than 7/1000th of an arcsecond, or about the width of a human hair seen at a distance of 1 mile. Hubble's Mirrors Primary Mirror Diameter: 94.5 in (2.4 m) Primary Mirror Weight: 1,825 lb (828 kg) Secondary Mirror Diameter: 12 in (0.3 m) Secondary Mirror Weight: 27.4 lb (12.3 kg) Power Storage Batteries: 6 nickel-hydrogen (NiH) Storage Capacity: equal to 20 car batteries         International space station   It’s the most expensive object ever built At an estimated cost of $100bn dollars, the ISS is the most expensive single object ever built by mankind. Roughly half of the total price was contributed by the USA, the rest by other nations including Europe, Japan and Russia.   Tracy Caldwell in cupola module

An insult with far-reaching consequences! In this tale, we hear about the coming of Manannan Mac Lir to the Tuatha De Danann and a maiden that cannot eat mortal food. We hear about an insult that has dire effects and the coming of the Christian God to the Ancient Celts. Full Show-notes, with sources and credits, can be found on our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com/irish20 Running Order: Intro 0:41 News & Views 1:07 Story 3:26 Listener Feedback -Nick, Steve 31:44 Promo - Druidic Dawn 35:24 Promo - The Fox 36:40 We hope you enjoy it! Gary & Ruthie x x x Released: 21st November 2008, 41m We love to get your feedback, please email garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com, or call us on Speakpipe   News & Views The 30th November is St Andrew's Day and we talk about some of the traditional associations with the Scottish Saint. We also send good wishes to our American friends for Thanksgiving, which is in origin a Celtic festival.   The Insult of Finbarr Names Used in this Story Listed in order of appearance For more information about the Characters below, see our Biographies section. Finbarr Tuatha De Danaan Sons of Mil Manannan Mac Lir Bodb Derg Sidhe Buidb Lake Deggert Midir Sidhe Truim Sidhemall Sidhe Neannta Finbarr Meadha Sidhe Meadha Tadg Mor Nuada Sidhe Druim Dean Abhartach Illathar Sidhe Buidhe Fagartach Sidhe Finnabrach Ilbreac Sidhe Aeda of Asseroe Lir Lugaid Sidhe Finnachadh Derg Diansgothach Sidhe Cleitidh Feth Fiadha Feast of Goban Sidhe Brugh Emain Ablach Erin Ealcmar Cairbre Cromfill Sigma Cairbre Cromm Aengus Og Dagda Dichu Roc Eachdond Mor Abartach Sidhmall Siteach Cruitin na Cuan Sidhe Curcog Eithne Munster Cnoc Medha Eremon Laegaire Niall Noigiallach Tailginn    Listener Feedback Nick, Steve We read messages from listener Nick and listener Steve.   Promo - Druidic Dawn Druidic Dawn Druidic Dawn is non-affiliated to any Druid Association, Group, Order or Individual. It will be seeking an independent non-profit status in the near future. Overall it’s working towards becoming a social enterprise for the Global Druid Community. It is a balance, between a non-profit business model and Druidic working. The visible elements presented here are celebrating the diversity of its many Druidic Paths.     Promo - The Fox The Fox The Fox is a historical novel that contains adventure, ancient Celtic beliefs, sacrifice, love of family, ancient and modern culture, and divorce. Have you ever wondered who your ancestors were? How did they live? How did they die? Most of us do. Genealogy is a huge business. Curiosity about our bloodlines, our past, makes us want to go back as far as possible. But, genealogy can only go back as far as there are written records. What if you had a chance to find a connection to ancient roots? To someone who lived two thousand years ago? Proof you could touch and hold in your hand? Aine Macrea has that chance. She is the archaeologist who is on the search for a vision. Jahna has come to her and lead her to discoveries. In The Fox, you will follow the lives of Jahna and Lovern, two people who lived in what is now Scotland, during the time of the invading Romans. The Romans threatened Jahna and Lovern, their clan and most importantly, the life of their child. They struggled to find a way to stop the coming invasion and in doing so, left traces of their lives. Aine is working to rebuild her career and is led by instinct, or a vision (or is it a ghost?) to a hilltop in Scotland. Follow their stories in my podcast novel The Fox, you can also buy this book at Amazon.   Sources used in this Episode http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/fosterage.html http://www.isleofman.com/Home/Community/ePedia/Arts/Mythology /Mythology/Manannan.aspx http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/conversion.html http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/fosterage.html http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Ring/2665/goibhniu.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/237171/Goibhniu And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!   Special Thanks For Voice Acting: Edward Ashman, our son, as Aengus Mac Og Morgan Colcombe, our son as Ealcmar   For incidental music: Armolithae, Endless Blue from Artanis. Jamendo. See the Contributor Page for details. The Noizemakerz, Grid83 Conspiracy Podsafe Audio eNoz, Transfiguration remix, Nuits de glace, Par une longue apres-midi d'attente from Nuits de Glace. See the Contributor Page for details. Adragante, Les cordes de l'ame from les cordes de l'âme. See the Contributor Page for details. Diane Arkenstone The Secret Garden. See the Contributor Page for details. Kim Robertson, Angels in Disguise, All or None . See the Contributor Page for details. Jigger Time Ticks Away. See the Contributor Page for details.   For our Theme Music The Skylark and Haghole, the brilliant Culann's Hounds. See their Contributor page for details.   Extra Special Thanks for Unrestricted Access to Wonderful Music (in Alphabetic order) Anne Roos Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of her masterful music to Anne Roos. You can find out more about Anne on her website or on her Contributor page. Caera Extra Special thanks go for permission to any of her evocative harping and Gaelic singing to Caera. You can find out more about Caera on her website or on her Contributor Page. Celia Extra Special Thanks go for permission to use any of her wonderful music to Celia Farran. You can find out more about Celia on her website or on her Contributor Page. Damh the Bard Extra Special thanks go to Damh the Bard for his permission to use any of his music on the Show. You can find out more about Damh (Dave) on his website or on his Contributor page. The Dolmen Extra Special thanks also go to The Dolmen, for their permission to use any of their fantastic Celtic Folk/Rock music on the Show. You can find out more about The Dolmen on their website or on our Contributor page. Keltoria Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of their inspired music to Keltoria. You can find out more about Keltoria on their website or on their Contributor page. Kevin Skinner Extra Special thanks go for permission to use any of his superb music to Kevin Skinner. You can find out more about Kevin on his website or on his Contributor page. Phil Thornton Extra Special Thanks go for permission to use any of his astounding ambient music to the Sonic Sorcerer himself, Phil Thornton. You can find out more about Phil on his website or on his Contributor Page. S.J. Tucker Extra Special thanks go to Sooj for her permission to use any of her superb music. You can find out more about Sooj on her website or on her Contributor page. Spiral Dance Extra Special thanks go for permission to use Adrienne and the band to use any of their music in the show. You can find out more about Spiral Dance on their website or on their Contributor page. Get EXTRA content in the Celtic Myth Podshow App for iOS, Android & Windows Contact Us: You can leave us a message by using the Speakpipe Email us at: garyandruth@celticmythpodshow.com. 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