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Today's sponsor is Piedmont Master Gardeners: Now accepting applications for their 2026 training class. Apply by December 1, 2025No study of American history or macroeconomics would leave out the impact played by the Great Crash of the New York Stock Exchange of 1929 which culminated on Black Tuesday, 96 years ago today. Stock prices had continued to increase throughout the Roaring Twenties but would generally decline until 1932, marking the era of the Great Depression. This edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement does not have the time or resources to delve into the causes of a financial panic that transformed the United States. I'm Sean Tubbs, and I think people should look back on their own time.In this edition:* Earlier this year, President Trump asked officials in Texas to redraw the Congressional maps to give the Republican Party an advantage in the 2026 midterms* Other states with Democratic majorities such as California have countered with redistricting proposals of their own* This week, the Virginia General Assembly is meeting in a special session to take a first step to amend the state's constitution to allow for a mid-Census redistricting* The podcast version features an audio version of yesterday's story on 530 East Main Street (read the story)Charlottesville Community Engagement is the work of one person and that one person sometimes neglects the marketing. You can help fill the gap by sharing with friends!First-shout: The new WTJU mobile app is here!WTJU is pleased to announce our brand new mobile app! You can download a version from either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Here are the links to both:* iPhone version* Android versionThe WTJU app is the place to tune in and listen live to WTJU, WXTJ, and Charlottesville Classical. Aside from the live stream, listen to archived shows, view recent songs, playlists, and program schedules, check out videos of live performances, stay up-to-date on WTJU's most recent news and articles, and more!Live chat with your favorite hosts, share stories with your friends, and tune into your community all in the palm of your hand.Virginia General Assembly takes up redistricting amendment during special sessionThe second presidency of Donald Trump has introduced many novel approaches to governance in the United States, including pressure on legislators in Texas to break from precedent to redraw Congressional districts in advance of the 2026 mid-term elections.Traditionally redistricting happens every ten years as mandated in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. States can determine the method of how they draw districts but for many years Southern states were required to submit boundaries for review to ensure compliance with civil rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.The Republican Party currently holds a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives with 219 members to 213 Democrats with three vacancies. One of those vacancies has been filled in a special election in Arizona won on September 23 by Democrat Adelita Grijalva but Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has so far refused to swear her in until he calls the full House of Representatives back into session.According to the Texas Tribune, redistricting in Texas is expected to create five additional safe seats for Republicans. The state's delegation of 38 Representatives consists of 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and one vacancy. Governor Greg Abbott signed the new Congressional map on August 29 with no need for voters to approve the measure.In response, California Governor Gavin Newsome, a Democrat, suggested legislation called the “Election Rigging Response Act” in direct response to the new maps in Texas, and a voter initiative to redraw maps in the nation's largest state mentions efforts underway by Republicans to redistrict in Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska, and South Carolina. Proposition 50 is on the ballot on November 4.Last week, the Virginia Political Newsletter reported that Democrats who control a narrow majority in the General Assembly are seeking to follow California's lead. On Monday, the House of Delegates agreed to take up House Joint Resolution 6007 which would amend the Virginia Constitution to allow the General Assembly to make a one-time adjustment.The General Assembly is able to meet because a special session from 2024 was never technically adjourned. To allow consideration of the Constitutional amendment, the joint resolution that sets the rules for the special session had to be changed and agreed to by both the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate.One adopted on February 22 of this year lists six items of acceptable business including memorials and resolutions commending people or businesses. A seventh was added to House Joint Resolution 6006 which was introduced by Delegate Charniele Herring (D-4) on October 24. This would allow a “joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia related to reapportionment or redistricting.”Both the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate convened on Monday, October 27.As the debate in the House of Delegates began, Delegate Bobby Orrock (R-66) made a parliamentary inquiry.“My first inquiry would be given that special sessions have by their very nature only occurred for specific reasons. Ergo, we have resolutions controlling what can be considered during them. And subsequently, to my knowledge and experience here, they've never extended for more than a one year period.”Orrock said the 2024 Special Session was continued to allow progress toward adopting a budget that year. He said that had taken place and the stated reason for the special session was moot.The amendment itself was not made available until Tuesday afternoon. More on that later.Delegate Jay Leftwich (R-90) read from §30-13 of the Virginia Code which lays out what steps the Clerk of the House of Delegates has to take when publishing proposed amendments to the Constitution.“It goes on to say, Mr. Speaker, the Clerk of the House of Delegates shall have published all proposed amendments to the constitution for the distribution from his office and to the clerk of the circuit court of each county and the city two copies of the proposed amendments, one of which shall be posted at the front door of the courthouse and the other shall be made available for public inspection,” Leftwich said.Delegate Herring countered that that section of code predates the Virginia Constitution of 1971 which does not have those requirements. Leftwich continued to press on this note but Speaker of the House Don Scott ruled that his questions were not germane to the procedural issue.Delegate Lee Ware (R-72) said the move across the United States to redraw districts mid-Census to gain partisan advantage was a bad idea no matter what party was proposing it.“Just because a bad idea was proposed and even taken up by a few of our sister states such as North Carolina or California, is not a reason for Virginia to follow suit,” Ware said. “ For nearly two and a half centuries, the states have redistricted following the decennial census, responding to the population shifts both in our country and in the states.”A motion to amend HJ6006 passed 50 to 42.The House of Delegates currently only has 99 members due to the resignation of Todd Gilbert. Gilbert had been named as the U.S. Attorney for Western Virginia but lasted for less than a month. Former Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney Robert Tracci was appointed to the position on an interim basis.Charlottesville Community Engagement is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Second-shout out: Cville Village seeks volunteersCan you drive a neighbor to a doctor's appointment? Change an overhead lightbulb, plant a flower, walk a dog for someone who is sick, visit someone who is lonely? If so, Cville Village needs you!Cville Village is a local 501c3 nonprofit organization loosely affiliated with a national network of Villages whose goals are to help seniors stay in their own homes as long as possible, and to build connections among them that diminish social isolation. Volunteers do small chores for, and have gatherings of, professors and schoolteachers, nurses and lawyers, aides and housekeepers. Time and chance come to all – a fall, an order not to drive, failing eyesight, a sudden stroke. They assist folks continue living at home, with a little help from their friends.Cville Village volunteers consult software that shows them who has requested a service and where they are located. Volunteers accept only the requests that fit their schedule and their skills.Volunteering for Cville Village can expand your circle of friends and shower you with thanks.To learn more, visit cvillevillage.org or attend one of their monthly Village “meet-ups” and see for yourself. To find out where and when the next meetup is, or to get more information and a volunteer application, email us at info@cvillevillage.org, or call them at (434) 218-3727.Virginia Senators pre-debate the amendment on TuesdayThe Virginia Senate took up the matter on Monday as well. Democrats have a 21 to 19 majority and were unable that day to suspend the rules to immediately consider an amendment to HJ6006. They had a second reading on Tuesday.The initial discussion of the Constitutional amendment took place during a portion of the meeting where Senators got to speak on matters of personal privilege. As with the House of Delegates, many inquiries from Republican legislators happened because the document itself was not yet available for review.Senator Bill Stanley (R–20) rose to remind his colleagues that the General Assembly passed a bipartisan Constitutional amendment to require that redistricting be conducted by a nonpartisan committee.“We listened to Virginians who were tired of the gerrymandering,” Stanley said. “In 2019, polls showed 70 percent of Virginians supported redistricting reform. Not 51 percent, not 55 percent, [but] 70 percent. The Mason Dixon poll showed 72% support. And crucially, over 60 percent of Republicans and Democrats alike supported this amendment. Equally when it came to a vote in the Commonwealth. This was not partisan.”Senator Mamie Locke (D-2) served on the bipartisan redistricting committee and reminded her colleagues that the process broke down in October 2021, as I reported at the time. The Virginia Supreme Court ended up appointing two special masters to draw the current boundaries.“There was constant gridlock and partisan roadblocks,” Locke said. “[Those] Were the reasons why the Supreme Court ended up drawing the lines because the commission ended up discussing things as tedious as which university could be trusted to provide unbiased data.”Locke said the proposal in Virginia would still have a bipartisan commission draw new maps after the 2030 Census and that voters in Virginia would still have to approve the amendment.Senator Scott Surovell (D-34) said the amendment is intended to step in when other branches of government are not exercising their Constitutional authority to provide checks and balances. He echoed Locke's comment that the redistricting commission would continue to exist.“There's no maps that have been drawn,” Surovell said. “There's no repeal of the constitutional amendment. The only thing that's on the table or will be on the table later this week is giving the General assembly the option to take further action in January to then give Virginia voters the option of protecting our country.”Senator Richard Stuart (R-25) said he thinks President Trump is doing a job of bringing manufacturing back to the country and dismissed Surovell's notion that democracy is at threat.“I'm not seeing any threat to democracy,” Stuart said. “I heard the word king, and I would remind the Senator that if he was a king, he would be beheaded for what he just said. But in this country, we enjoy free speech. We get to say what we want to say, and that is a valued right and privilege.”Senator Barbara Favola (D-40) said many of her constituents are concerned about cuts to federal programs due to the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill including threats to Medicaid. She explained why she supports her Democratic colleagues in Congress in the current state of things.“We are in a shutdown situation because the Democrats are standing up and saying we must extend the tax credits that are available on the health marketplace so individuals can afford their insurance,” Favola said. “Health insurance. This is not going unnoticed by the Virginians we represent.”Senator Mark Peake (R-22) said Republicans were entitled to govern how they want because they are in control of the federal government.“The current president won an overwhelming majority in the Electoral College and he won the popular vote by over 4 million or 5 million votes,” Peake said. “That is called democracy. That is what we have. And the Republicans won the Senate and they won the House of Congress. We will have another election next year and it will be time for the citizens to vote. But we are going under a democracy right now, and that's where we stand.”The points of personal privilege continued. Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-72) said elections are a chance for citizens to weigh in on a presidency that started the process of mid-Census redistricting.“The key point is this,” VanValkenburg said. “The president's ideas are unpopular. He knows it. He's going to his ideological friends, he's asking them to carve up maps, and now the other side is upset because they're going to get called on it in elections.”The Senate adjourned soon afterward and will take up a third reading of HJ6006 today.Democrats file Constitutional Amendment for first referenceEarly discussions about a potential constitutional amendment in the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate this week did not include a lot of details about how a mid-Census Congressional redistricting would take place.House Joint Resolution 6007 was filed with the Virginia Legislative Information System on Tuesday, October 28. As of this publication it is in the House Privileges and Elections Committee because the Senate has not yet given itself permission to take up the matter.The amendment would amend Article II, Section 6, of the Virginia Constitution to insert language into the second paragraph.Here is the full text, with italicized words indicating new language.The Commonwealth shall be reapportioned into electoral districts in accordance with this section and Section 6-A in the year 2021 and every ten years thereafter, except that the General Assembly shall be authorized to modify one or more congressional districts at any point following the adoption of a decennial reapportionment law, but prior to the next decennial census, in the event that any State of the United States of America conducts a redistricting of such state's congressional districts at any point following that state's adoption of a decennial reapportionment law for any purpose other than (i) the completion of the state's decennial redistricting in response to a federal census and reapportionment mandated by the Constitution of the United States and established in federal law or (ii) as ordered by any state or federal court to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map.Take a look at the whole text here. I'll continue to provide updates. Stories you might also read for October 29, 2025* Charlottesville Ale Trail brings people to craft beverage makers, Jackson Shock, October 27, 2025* U.Va. leaders defend Justice Department deal in letter to Charlottesville legislators, Cecilia Mould and Ford McCracken, Cavalier Daily, October 28, 2025* Council agrees to purchase $6.2 million office building for low-barrier shelter, Sean Tubbs, C-Ville Weekly, October 29, 2025* Republican legislators slam Virginia redistricting proposal, Colby Johnson, WDBJ-7, October 27, 2025* Democrat Abigail Spanberger backs Virginia legislature's redistricting push, Steve People and Olivia Diaz, Associated Press, October 27, 2025* Va. Democrats roll out redistricting amendment to counter GOP map changes in other states, Markus Schmidt, October 28, 2025* Virginia Republicans Sue to Block Democratic Redistricting Push, Jen Rice, Democracy Docket, October 28, 2025* Redistricting session to resume Wednesday, WWBT, October 29, 2025Back to local again shortly after #947This is a unique version based on me wanting to go through the General Assembly recordings myself. I have a lot of local stories to get back to in the near future and I'm working extra this week to make sure I get back to them.They include:* Coverage of the discussion of 204 7th Street at the October 21, 2025 Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review* Coverage of last night's Albemarle Planning Commission public hearing on Attain on Fifth Street* Coverage of two discussions at last night's Greene County Board of SupervisorsAs expected, I work longer hours when I'm out of town on family business because I don't have the usual places to go. This is okay. Summer is over and it's time to hunker down and get to work. Today's end video is The Streets: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

In dieser Episode von career to go spricht Judith Lameyer, Gruppenleiterin im Aktuariat bei ERGO, über ihren Weg in die Führungsrolle, den Umgang mit Verantwortung und darüber, warum sie das Reverse-Mentoring-Programm bei ERGO als echte Bereicherung erlebt.

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Piše Jože Štucin, bereta Igor Velše in Mateja Perpar. Roman Samo seks se napaja pri izviru erotike, seksualnosti, a govori in reflektira o vsem mogočem. Pisateljica Erika Johnson Debeljak je vanj postavila primarne reči, vse pa je zgradila na bivanjski substanci razmnoževalnega akta, ki opredeljuje življenje, ga celo poraja, a če smo pri tej oznaki vsaj malo previdni, skozi branje seks postaja vedno bolj muzikalen, večglasen, kot kakšen krasen zborovski seks-tet, proti koncu knjige pa se besedi pridruži še "pripomenka" sekstant, orodje, ki nas vodi po svetu, nam kaže strani neba in nam pomaga živeti. Knjiga je, to nam kmalu postane jasno, roman, ki miselno in vsebinsko plahuta po civilizaciji, obdeluje vse mogoče teme, s seksom pa se ukvarja sporadično, kot bi brskali po netu za pornografskimi vsebinami in ob slikah imeli čisto druge misli v glavi. Libido je širok pojem. Mogoče se res začne z vonjavami izpod pazduhe, konča pa se gotovo v abstraktnih parfumih, ki segajo do neba. Tudi eros je delikatna beseda s številnimi vsebinami in pomeni. Če smo jezikovno dosledni, je pri starih Grkih to bog ljubezni, poželenja in spolne privlačnosti, Rimljani so ga preimenovali v Amorja, vendar ni, da bi človek preveč razglabljal – seks, ki nekako krmari knjigo, je pač tista elementarna prvina, nemara goli gon, nagon in sla, ki vse pogojuje. Erosa ni brez seksa, če bi hoteli biti pragmatični, platonovski verziji navkljub, kjer oznaka pomeni višjo, duhovno obliko ljubezni, silo, ki človeka vodi k lepoti in modrosti. Ergo, na spolzkih tleh smo, ko zaidemo v ta arhetip, v ta summus vseh človekovih stremljenj in dejanj, ki ga je med prvimi iz mita izluščil Sigmund Freud in mu nadel uzde, ki konja vodijo, gonijo in krotijo ... Vsaj mislimo, da je tako. Glede na tematiko ne preseneča, da pisateljica začenja roman z Meduzo. Za razumevanje branja je vendarle treba vedeti, kaj ta starogrški mit pomeni in v kakšne variabilne oblike se je skozi zgodovino modificiral. Meduza, ena od treh Gorgon, je bila smrtnica. Sprva ni bila pošast, temveč lepa deklica, ki je služila kot svečenica v Ateninem templju. To, porečemo, je bilo lepo delo, no, se pa stvari zapletejo, ko jo je bog morja Pozejdon zapeljal, mogoče celo posilil. Atena se je razjezila – kako domače! – ne na Pozejdona, temveč na Meduzo in jo spremenila v pošast z lasmi iz kač, in vsak, ki bi jo pogledal, bi se spremenil v kamen. Meduza v tem romanu je čista metafora, je samo namig v smeri mitologije, v tiste plasti literature, kjer se kopičijo arhetipi, pravzgibi, osnovne strasti, nagon po življenju. Glavna protagonostka v knjigi je vendarle sodobna ženska, ki se sooča s staranjem, ki počasi čuti v sebi smrtno sapo, konec "mita", in se zaradi tega nenadejanega položaja, ko se vse sanje po zakonih narave spreminjajo v moro, začne ukvarjati sama s sabo na zanimiv način. Pisateljica pravi, da gre za "protiljubezensko zgodbo". Glavna oseba v knjigi je Ona v tretji osebi: "Njo svet vidi, toda le, če se tako odloči, in pri mojih letih – kajti če uporabim kliše, moja najboljša leta so mimo, sem ženska na napačni strani šestdesetega - se raje odloča za ne. Se pravi, je nevidna, prozorna, skoraj neobsotoječa." Slednje, o nevidnosti, je kasneje lepo razdelano. Staranje pomeni počasno izginjanje iz vidnega polja sveta. Nihče ne opazi starca, ni zanimiv, nima perspektive, ni atrakcija za oko. To pa je lahko, tudi pravi avtorica, celo koristno, saj kot nevidnež, kot nihče, lahko opazuješ življenje brez interakcije, brez refleksij in povratnih impulzov; resnica postaja jasna in popolnoma čista ter – enosmerna. Tole je nekakšen pritajeni kredo v knjigi, nekakšen potisk za bralca, ki si o staranju ne želi vedeti veliko ali celo nič, a ga te uvodne teze prepričajo, da bere naprej in proti koncu že hlasta po zgodbi. Pisateljica se je spretno izognila lamentacijam vobče, jamranju in strahu pred smrtjo na način, ki preferira mladost, živost in erotično razburljivost. Še zadnjič postaja deklica s sanjami, zakaj pa ne?, kdo nam določa, kdaj je konec strasti, hrepenenja, ljubezi in seksa. Patriarhat, ta kumulus naše civilzacije, nam govori eno, starejša gospa, pa gre po svoje, suvereno in odločno. In naenkrat smo na drugem polu iste premice življenjske črte, ki jo tokrat riše Tinder, in se vprašamo: Kaj ti je, babica? Zakaj so tvoje želje tako velike? Zakaj še hrepeniš po moškem, ker imaš že suha usta od skrbi in peze življenja? Kje so tvoje meje? Zakaj si še polna sle in upanja? Krasna prekucija, v romanesknem in vsebinskem smislu, preskok na premici življenja, ko se proti koncu oziramo nazaj in živimo naprej, avtorica pa nonšalantno ošvrkne svet, ki ga krojijo moški, tudi možače in ponižne ženske, in v prvi plan postavi svojo vizijo svobode, osvobojenosti, nekakšne enakopravnosti in enakovrednosti. Hecno je, da za svoj boj v roke vzame moško orožje, seks, uzi, ki ponavadi kosi po ženskih sužnjah in zadovoljuje samo moški del populacije. Sicer je preprosto, pisateljica že uvodoma namigne, "da so dogodki zgolj naključni, a ne bi imela nič proti, če bi si ji res zgodili," saj se v krizi poznih srednjih let, če pomislimo, da je premagala že vsa "mlada leta" in se sooča s starostjo, odloči na svoj računalnik naložiti program za stike, znameniti Tinder in nadaljevati "mladost". Kratek rezime romana, ki je poln duhovitih izpeljav, iskrivih razmislekov o položaju ženske v našem času, pa tudi na splošno, skratka o dominaciji patriarhata, pa o staranju, predvsem v povezavi s predsodkom, da ženske v zrelih letih (tu je eksplicitno mišljeno po menopavzi, v času sušenja kože in povešanja seksualnih kazalnikov) po nekakšni nazadnjaški tezi ne morejo in ne smejo imeti več spolnih želja. Avtorica se odloči pokazati nove poti, povzdigniti zgodbo do ekstremov, ko se srečata pornografija in primarna sla, živa želja po seksu, še pretkana z ljubezenskimi občutki in nagonom, ki prek suhega užitka »male smrti« vodi v dokončno odmrtje. Intrigantski roman brez primere, voaerje bo vlekel v podrobnosti, emanicipirane bralke bo celo odvračal od konzumacije, sploh, ker avtorica brez težav preklaplja v svet moških pornografskih fantazij; za nekoga, ki ga zamika Erica Johnoson Debeljak, imenitna avtorica, ki se je naselila v naši kulturi in ima častitljiv renome, pa bo branje lep doživljaj: poln erotike, duhovitih indicev, gladkih razmislekov in intimnega razmišljanja in s sklepom, ki pove vse: "Ti boš zadnji. Ti boš tisti, ki mi bo vrnil devištvo. Tako neznansko sem si prizadevala, leta in leta sem se trudila odriniti prerokbo, jo potisniti nekam v prihodnost, spet pomladiti svoje telo, ga narediti lepo, da bo čutilo, da bo živelo. Toda izpolnitivi prerokbe, ko je enkrat oznanjena, se ne moremo izogniti nič bolj kot vsi tisti mogočni kralji in kraljice, vsi tisti mogočni bogovi in boginje. Kajti konec koncev, kdo pa sem jaz?"

Immerse yourself in captivating science fiction short stories, delivered daily! Explore futuristic worlds, time travel, alien encounters, and mind-bending adventures. Perfect for sci-fi lovers looking for a quick and engaging listen each day.

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It is very funny that the solution to the puzzle is found by issuing a command, getting told that your command did nothing to advance the situation, issuing the command again, once again getting told in the exact same way that your command did nothing to advance the situation, and then issuing the command a third time, where it does actually do something to advance the situation. Game design.

“The best physics we know about, the deepest we've gone, looks for all the world like it's got fingerprints on it.” In this episode, Rayne and Matthew interview Dr Luke Barnes. Luke is an astrophysicist at Western Sydney University, and was in town to give a lecture called “Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life?”. Dr Barnes is the arguably the world's leading expert on the apparent fine-tuning of the universe, working on this from both astronomical and philosophical angles. As well as exploring that topic, we get into a bit of his life story, including growing up in a young-earth creationist church context; the problem of evil; the purpose of academic publishing; and the relationship between science and religious faith more generally.Show notesA Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos — Luke Barnes & Geraint Lewis (2016)'A Reasonable Little Question: A Formulation of the Fine-Tuning Argument', Ergo, Volume 6, No. 42, 2019–2020Richard Swinburne, The Existence of God (1979)Does Cosmological Evolution Select for Technology?Jeffrey Shainline, Arvix 2019The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of Ultimate Questions, Andrew Briggs & Roger Wagner (2016)The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss , David Bentley Hart, ⁠(2013)Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies, David Bentley Hart (2009)The Cosmic Trilogy, CS Lewis (1938)

Mark Klein treibt als Chief Digital Officer die Transformation von Ergo voran. Im Gespräch mit Christoph Burseg gibt er Einblicke in die internationale Digitalstrategie des Versicherers, die Rolle von KI und Robotic und erklärt, warum ein positives Narrativ über Technologie entscheidend für Akzeptanz und Fortschritt ist. In dieser Episode erfährst du: - Wie Ergo in über 20 Märkten digitale Prozesse etabliert und messbar macht. - Welche konkreten Anwendungsfälle von KI und Robotic Process Automation den Alltag bei Ergo verändert haben. - Warum Teamarbeit und ein gemeinsames Mindset der Schlüssel für erfolgreiche KI-Projekte sind. - Wieso Indien ein zentraler Wachstumsmarkt ist – und welche Learnings sich daraus ableiten lassen. Christoph auf LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophburseg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophburseg) Kontaktiere uns über Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/vodafonebusinessde/](https://www.instagram.com/vodafonebusinessde/)

Qu'est-ce que ça prend vraiment pour écrire un mot...une phrase…un texte ? Comment prévenir et intervenir pour les défis...Un épisode où se rencontrent les perspectives de l'orthophonie et de l'ergothérapie. --- APERÇU du CONTENU Qu'est-ce qui peut affecter l'apprentissage et la progression du langage écrit ? Quel professionnel consulter et quand ? Comment peut aider l'orthophoniste ? Comment peut aider l'ergothérapeute? Idées concrètes pour la prévention? en petite enfance/ maternelle Et plus! Bonne écoute Laurianne et Josiane

Herinnert u zich nog de discussies over de omgekeerde yieldcurve als recessievoorspeller? Als de lange rente lager is dan de Fed-rente zou er een recessie komen. De gedachte hierachter is dat de Fed de rente hoog houdt om de inflatie te bestrijden. Dat is een minpunt voor de economie. Terwijl de lange rente daalt omdat het private deel van de economie minder geld nodig heeft, omdat men vindt dat de vooruitzichten wat minder zijn. En dus investeert men niet. Deze private factor wordt overigens altijd wat onderbelicht. Ik zie hele studies voorbijkomen die ingaan op de vraag- en aanbodverhoudingen van de staatsschuld. Dat is logisch, want hierover zijn goede cijfers beschikbaar. Maar het private deel van de economie is veel groter, waardoor de impact op de rente ook veel groter is. Maar ja, dat is moeilijker te meten. Het klinkt een beetje als die dronkaard die zijn sleutels zoekt bij de lantaarnpaal omdat daar licht is, terwijl hij ze ergens anders heeft verloren. De omgekeerde yieldcurve-indicator werkte lange tijd perfect. Alleen voorspelde deze dat er al in 2022 een Amerikaanse recessie zat aan te komen. De economen die zwaaiden met deze indicator zijn erg stil geworden. Toen ze erachter kwamen dat de yieldcurve als indicator niet meer werkte, wierpen ze zich op de Sahm-regel. De Sahm-regel zegt dat er een recessie komt als de werkloosheid 0,5% boven het dieptepunt van de afgelopen twaalf maanden uitkomt. Claudia Sahm meldde zelf al dat de regel deze keer waarschijnlijk niet zou werken. Ook de Leading Index van de Conference Board waarschuwde voor een recessie in mei 2022. En tot dusverre: niets. Dus kijkt iedereen nu naar de Perkins-regel. Die is supersimpel: als er één maand een daling van de werkgelegenheid is geweest, komt er een recessie. Nu, na de nodige revisies, was die daling er in juni 2025. Ergo, er komt een recessie. Is dit de volgende recessie-indicator die de prullenbak in kan? Misschien, want die maandelijkse werkgelegenheidscijfers worden steeds onbetrouwbaarder. Dat komt niet door de recent ontslagen directeur van het Amerikaanse statistische bureau, maar omdat steeds minder mensen deze enquêtes beantwoorden. In 2017 vulde nog 65% deze enquêtes in. Nu is dat nog maar 42%. We kunnen dus niet zomaar vertrouwen op deze simpele doch doeltreffende recessie-indicatoren. Dan zullen we toch gewoon zelf moeten gaan nadenken. Ik denk dat de vooruitzichten somber zijn. Consumenten hebben op zich geld genoeg om te spenderen, maar als de werkgelegenheid afneemt zullen ze toch wat onzekerder worden. En onzekere consumenten geven minder uit. Maar het blijft het inschatten van gevoelens. Dat is en blijft heel wat moeilijker dan een simpele indicator die recessies voorspelt. Toch wel een beetje jammer. Corné van Zeijl is analist en strateeg bij Cardano en belegt ook privé. Reageer via c.zeijl@cardano.com. Deze column kun je ook iedere donderdag lezen in het FD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In dieser Folge richtet Torsten Richter von der ERGO den Blick auf die Produktlinie in der Altersvorsorge seines Hauses. "Viele wissen gar nicht, dass wir vier verschiedene Rentenversicherungen mit vier verschiedenen Motoren haben" sagt Richter. Die ERGO könne für jeden Vermittler- und jeden Kundenwunsch das passende Produkt liefern. Ein Talk über die Vorteile eines jungen Carriers, Solvenzquoten, einen Kennerblick auf das Sicherungsvermögen und das Entschrauben von Basisrente und BU-Zusatzversicherung.

Patti and Pottymouth will never forget “the screamable baseball game,” which you may know alternatively as the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken, Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games, Yamamoto's nearly no-no, or the craziest comeback in the history of the Orioles. We celebrated the importance of showing up every day no matter the challenges. We celebrated a friend to labor, a dad who started the biggest day of his professional life by taking his daughter to her first day of school, and the ballplayer who understood that connecting with fans may be the most important part of the job. We also chanted “Eddie! Eddie!” with cans of Steady Eddie in our hands. We then watched Yoshinobou Yamamoto pitch the game of his life, and that legacy kid Jackson Holliday break it up with a big swing and a smile.Other baseball things happened too – we ponder what life is like this week for the Phillies fan who berated another Phillies fan at loanDepot Park until he gave up the Harrison Bader home run ball he had retrieved and given to his birthday boy son. DBacks pitching comes back for Pottymouth but is it too little, too late? And the Butler did it. As we do like to lean into a theme, the Serie del Tequila played right into our shot glass clutching hands. Charros del Jalisco may find a home in our NCiB hearts as we learn that both tequila and mariachi come from Jalisco.We say, “my boyfriend is not the perpetrator," “I was yelling, it's not a symptom,” and “Ergo, Tequila.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton convenes a panel of some of Ireland's busiest entrepreneurs when she talks to Pat McDonagh of Supermac's, Lorriane Heskin of Gourmet Food Parlour and John Purdy of Ergo. We hear what they think the government needs to do to improve the landscape for indigenous Irish companies.Plus, with a possible IMF bailout being mentioned in France, Susan talks to Sarah Collins of the Business Post in Brussels about where France is heading.

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Meestal schrijf ik over beleggen, maar kortetermijnhandelen in aandelen vinden beleggers veel interessanter. Een van de voorwaarden voor een goed resultaat is een plan opstellen en je daaraan houden. In mijn eigen portefeuille heb ik daarvan een mooi voorbeeld: goudmijnaandelen, een van mijn grootste beleggingen. Via een indextracker natuurlijk, want ik mag geen individuele aandelen kopen. Ik had er goed over nagedacht. De periodes met waardevernietigende overnames door goudmijnbedrijven leken achter de rug, hun schuldenpositie is eindelijk gezond. Sterker nog, de grote goudmijnbedrijven hebben zelfs netto cash op de balans staan. Bovendien helpt de flinke stijging in de goudprijs natuurlijk ook mee. Die factoren beschreef ik al eens eerder, in mijn column van half april vorig jaar, Goudgerande relaties kapot. Het bleek een succesvolle belegging, maar na verloop van tijd kreeg ik wat hoogtevrees. Dus nam ik hier en daar wat winst. Die aandelen zou ik later wel tegen een lagere prijs terugkopen, redeneerde ik. Daarnaast had ik mezelf beloofd iedere maand een vast aantal aandelen bij te kopen. Beide plannen, zowel de maandelijkse aankopen als het terugkopen, zijn halfslachtig uitgevoerd. Dat is jammer, want intussen bleven de koersen doorstijgen. Om van deze fouten te leren, heb ik nauwkeurig uitgerekend wat ze me hebben gekost. Beleggingsfouten zijn duur, dus kunt u er maar het beste zoveel mogelijk van opsteken. Concreet: had ik mij gewoon aan mijn plan gehouden, dan was mijn winst 25% hoger geweest. Dat waren dus dure emoties. De enige reden die ik kan aanvoeren om mijn transacties nog een beetje goed te praten, is dat ik nu wat minder aandelen heb en dus ook minder risico loop Hoogtevrees is een emotie, en emoties en beleggen vormen een slechte combinatie. Met een goed plan hou je jezelf in bedwang, ten minste, als je je eraan houdt. Is de twijfel onderweg te groot? Loop dan alle factoren nog eens na. Klopt alles nog wat u bij het opstellen van het plan had overwogen? In de praktijk kom je altijd veel meer problemen tegen dan je van tevoren had bedacht. U kent het wel. Die ceo die had beloofd geen grote overnames te doen, kon de verleiding toch niet weerstaan toen zich een mogelijkheid voordeed. Of de overheid in een van de landen waar de grootste goudmijn ligt, besluit tot nationalisatie. Dom, maar verleidelijk als de goudprijs hoog is en de staatskas leeg. Tja, die dingen gebeuren. Dus maak een plan en hou eraan vast. Komt het geplande scenario niet helemaal uit? Evalueer dan rustig of er echt reden is om het plan aan te passen. Bedenk wel: emoties kunnen uw beoordelingsvermogen hierbij vertroebelen. Ergo, zonder discipline valt ieder goed beleggingsidee in het water. Corné van Zeijl is analist en strateeg bij Cardano en belegt ook privé. Reageer via c.zeijl@cardano.com. Deze column kun je ook iedere donderdag lezen in het FD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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En esta plaza singular que es X, donde las palabras son estoque y los argumentos muleta, vamos a presentar a dos invitados de lidia mayor. Y lo haremos con el lenguaje de los ruedos, no por folclore, sino porque nada como la tauromaquia para retratar el valor, el estilo y la acometida con que estos dos tuiteros se enfrentan a las fieras del pensamiento dominante. Aquí no hay paseíllo por cortesía: entran directamente a los medios, desafiando a la plaza. Dos espadas de la palabra digital, dos figuras que no rehúyen ni el quite ni el embroque: Vaitovek a vuelto @Vaitovekisback y el periodista y escritor Manuel Valera @mmvaleraes. Cada uno, con su capote de opiniones afiladas, lidia en la plaza virtual con un estilo propio: Vaitovek corta con derechazos polémicos, desafiando narrativas sociales y políticas, mientras Valera traza naturales profundos, embistiendo contra el poder y la censura con una faena que busca el clamor del tendido. Por desgracia mucho del publico se encuentra todavía en sombra y ni los ve ni comprende su toreo. Son maestros que, con sus publicaciones, torean el albero de las ideas, dejando huella en cada pase para quienes siguen sus lances en esta plataforma. El primero en salir al ruedo es el diestro @Vaitovekisback, que no se anda con tanteos: entra de frente y por derecho, con una faena cargada de arrestos y verdad. «Como saben quienes me leen soy ateo. Pero además tengo sentido de la justicia e instintivo gusto por dar de hostias a los matones. Y hoy está claro que los católicos son especie perseguida, por tanto este diablo ateo fostiara siempre que pueda a quienes les ataquen injustamente.» Desde los primeros lances ya se ve que no es torero de salón. Con el capote bien asentado y los pies clavados en la arena, suelta verónicas afiladas que cortan el aire de lo políticamente correcto. «Qué hasta los cojones estoy de la moralina hipócrita del "odio". Si alguien viola a tu hija o te incendia tu casa y no le aborreces con todo tu ser y no descansas hasta hacer justicia y castigarle exactamente como merece, al milímetro, ESTÁS MUERTO IMBÉCIL.» Sus muletazos —con carga polémica— no esquivan las zonas calientes: feminismo, victimismo, moralina hipócrita, plandemias, holocuentos… «Soy incapaz de expresar lo increíblemente harto que estoy del supremacismo victimista, histérico, llorica, hipócrita, despótico y lunático de la gran mayoría de las mujeres, las cuales se han vuelto, feministas y no, absolutamente insoportables en todo y para todo.» No hay quite templado ni media verónica para el lucimiento. Aquí cada pase es una estocada a la línea de flotación de los discursos dominantes. Habla de la pandemia como una farsa sin ruedo, de las vacunas como veneno con etiqueta oficial, y de las élites como resabios de inquisidores modernos. «Operación COVID: Sólo hay un crimen más execrable y perverso que envenenar masivamente a la población de medio mundo, niños incluidos, a saber: Hacerlo engañándoles, convenciéndoles de que el veneno es una vacuna contra una enfermedad fantasma inventada y representada al efecto.» Como buen matador de fondo, no rehúye el tercio de varas: se planta y aguanta los pitos del respetable que no quiere ver como flojean al toro, y lanza pases largos a la inmigración subvencionada, a la corrupción mediática y a lo que él llama "el culto al gilipollas". «¿Asesinar al Presidente del Gobierno de otro país para promover un cambio de régimen conforme a los intereses del tuyo es un golpe de Estado extranjero o una "transición política pacífica y modélica”?» Sus reflexiones sobre inmigración, con las que apunta a las subvenciones como cómplices de salarios rácanos, o sus desplantes a los medios tradicionales, comparados con un culto ciego, levantan polvareda en los tendidos. «Soy "racista". Y estoy orgulloso de serlo. Y voy a por los hideputas racistas musulmanes, judíos y de toda laya que están jodiendo a mi gente. Y tú no eres "racista" sino un pobre gilipollas nenaza que piensa que si les chupas la polla lo bastante la cosa no será tan mala.» Desde 2023 hasta este julio de 2025, nunca ha salido por la puerta de chiqueros: siempre está al sol, toreando en abierto. «Qué interesante sería un estudio exhaustivo sobre la relación matriz-filial entre logias masónicas (y think thanks, fundaciones, etc. asociados) y partidos políticos, comenzando por las Rev. inglesa, francesa, americana, bolchevique, etc. hasta nuestros días.» En resumen, un torero bronco y con raza, que no busca trofeos fáciles sino remover los cimientos. Y tras el primer toro arrastrado ya por las mulillas, aparece de luces Manuel Valera, que le cae como anillo al dedo, con el porte y la gallardía que mandan los cánones del arte taurino. ¡Ole maestro! grita un exaltado desde el tendido nada más ver como se echa la muleta a la izquierda con serenidad y temple. Su estilo no es el del golpe seco, sino el del pase largo y profundo, con hondura crítica y aroma de disidencia ilustrada. Celebra el despertar colectivo frente a narrativas como la pandemia o la ingeniería climática. «Ahora estamos mal, pero estamos mejor que antes, porque antes estábamos bien, pero era mentira. No como ahora, que estamos mal pero es de verdad.» Hay en sus tuits algo de vieja escuela, como los naturales de Curro Romero o los cambios de mano de Rafael de Paula: no muchos, pero cada uno deja eco. Sus mensajes destilan propósito, convicción y una pulsión ética que no necesita ruido para ser contundente. «Un propósito en la vida. Una misión. Tomar lo tuyo como un monacato, levantarte y ponerte a ello sin que nada sea capaz de pararte.» Desde 2022 aqui en Twitter, y con especial fuerza en este 2025 donde nos regala su Nautilus todos los días, su faena se ha centrado en desenmascarar el relato oficial, denunciar la ingeniería social y reivindicar la lucidez como forma de resistencia. «La risa deshace el miedo, provoca que se tambaleen los cimientos del poder y libera a los presos del terror.» No rehúye ni el tercio de muerte: entra a matar con la palabra justa. Acusa a farmacéuticas, a gobiernos, a medios, y a quienes siguen el rebaño por inercia. Y si en la plaza hay censura, la señala con precisión quirúrgica. «La gente empieza a hablar abiertamente de invasión, de ingeniería climática, del robo de todos los políticos, del veneno de las farmacéuticas... Quizá esté siendo tan progresivo que no se haya notado, pero vaya cambio desde 2020. Ningún disidente se vuelve obediente. Sí al revés.» En sus crónicas, los poderosos son criminales, los ciudadanos despiertan, y el cambio ya está en marcha. Su muleta no busca el aplauso fácil: busca verdad. «Están pataleando inmersos en el barro, literal y figurado, de su miseria moral. A los que os acabáis de dar cuenta de que nos gobiernan criminales, a nivel mundial, y son todos, sólo deciros que eso es lo que muchos llevamos diciendo desde hace tanto.» Pero —¡ay!— como en toda buena corrida, llega el momento de cambiar de tercio. Y es entonces cuando estos dos toreros, que han dominado la plaza con arte y arrojo, se transfiguran en toros. Dejan el traje de luces y se desvisten en pelo negro de Miura: bravos, astifinos, impredecibles. Vaitovek se crece al castigo y embiste con la mirada fija en el burladero de lo correcto. Valera, encastado, mete los riñones con cada tuit y no deja un metro sin pisar en el redondel del pensamiento. Y aquí estoy yo, capote en mano, dispuesto a recibirlos a puerta gayola. Sí, porque en este Spaces, los lances serán míos. Aqui estoy plantado en el centro de este coso digital, dispuesto a templar sus embestidas, a sacarles pases por bajo, a dejarme rozar la taleguilla si hace falta, y a buscar, en cada frase, ese olé que nace del buen toreo. El respetable está listo. La plaza de X vibra. Que suene el clarín: empieza la entrevista. ………………………………………………………………………………………. He elegido esta estructura taurina para presentar el Spaces del día 22 a las 22 horas porque, más allá del arte del toreo, este encuentro es un pequeño homenaje al glorioso Dúo Sacapuntas, ese par de genios del humor que todos recordamos vestidos de toreros en el mítico Un, dos, tres. Y por supuesto porque se, Manuel, que tu eres un grandísimo aficionado. Porque sí, amigos, cuando uno ve a @Vaitovekisback y @mmvaleraes juntos en acción, no puede evitar pensar en aquel inolvidable “¡cómo estaba la plaza, abarrota!”, y su archifamoso 22, 22, 22. Aunque aquí en vez de chistes vienen derechazos dialécticos y naturales argumentativos. Así que prepárense, que el tendido digital se viene arriba… ¡y sin falta de subirse al carro de las mulillas que aqui no va a servir ninguno para hacer rabo de toro! ………………………………………………………………………………………. "Las mentes grandes discuten ideas; las mentes promedio discuten acontecimientos; las mentes pequeñas discuten sobre personas.” Eleanor Roosevelt ………………………………………………………………………………………. Bueno, ya sabéis que no creo en casualidades, así que hayamos coincidido los tres en un dia 22 a las 22 horas me indica una sincronización muy importante en nuestros caminos ya que este numero está cargado de una energía especial ligada a la construcción, el poder y el cumplimiento de metas. Ya sabéis que una de las cosas sobre las que hablo es la numerologia, lo hice en mi primer libro sobre Blasco Ibáñez, explicando un poco como en numerología están los números básicos que van del 1 hasta el 9 y luego números especiales que no se pueden reducir a una sola cifra, números llamados “maestros” como el 11, 22, 33. El número maestro 33 combina los poderes más competentes de expresión y realización (la del número 3) con el maestro y el tutor por excelencia, el 6. El rosario islámico tiene 33 cuentas. En la mitología hindú el 33 expresa perfección. Una de las cifras preferidas de todo masón que se precie y que desea lucir dentro de su estrella de seis puntas. Su verdadera esencia constituye la última etapa en la evolución espiritual, el Maestro de maestros. El 33 es el número maestro que en su perfección no se puede transformar en un 6. Tenemos un 6 infértil, un 6 egoista, un 6 que no es humano sino inhumano, del demonio del ego. Para el que no lo sepa este número representa la edad de la Maestría en la Iniciación de Jesús (su muerte, resurrección y ascensión), aparte de otros detalles esotéricos. El "33" simboliza el grado alto de consciencia espiritual por parte del ser humano”. Ese 33 representa plenamente a Blasco Ibáñez, en su maestría, en su autoidolatria, en su soberbia que lo impulsaba a ganar más y más dinero. Cuando hablamos de masones, y Blasco lo era, el 33 es el número de los maestros iniciados, el más alto grado dentro de la masonería. Y para ellos son muy importantes las columnas del templo. En la numerología caldea, cada letra del alfabeto porta un valor numérico que revela significados profundos y conexiones místicas. Las palabras Jachim y Boaz, nombres de las emblemáticas columnas del Templo de Salomón, encarnan un simbolismo poderoso ya que si sumamos el valor de cada una de sus letras nos dará el número 33, considerado un número maestro en diversas tradiciones espirituales como he dicho antes. Pero es que tenemos también el 11, ya que cada columna podría ser representada por un uno de forma individual. Curiosamente en la biblia, en Reyes 7 se describe la construcción del templo y termina hablando de ellas en el verso 22. Siendo estos los versos 21 y 22: «Estas columnas erigió en el pórtico del templo; y cuando hubo alzado la columna del lado derecho, le puso por nombre Jaquín, y alzando la columna del lado izquierdo, llamó su nombre Boaz. Y puso en las cabezas de las columnas tallado en forma de lirios, y así se acabó la obra de las columnas.» Jachim, que representa la fuerza, la estabilidad y el principio activo, y Boaz, que simboliza la sabiduría, la receptividad y el equilibrio, se alzan como guardianas del equilibrio cósmico en el umbral del templo. Que ambas palabras converjan en el valor 33 no es casualidad: este número, asociado con la maestría espiritual, la compasión y la elevación de la conciencia, refleja la unión armónica de lo divino y lo terrenal. Así, Jachim y Boaz no solo custodian la entrada al espacio sagrado, sino que invitan a quienes las contemplan a integrar la dualidad en un camino hacia la iluminación, resonando con la vibración de la perfección espiritual que encarnan el 11, el 22 y el 33. Pero vamos a dejarnos de zarandajas y descorrer de par en par el velo que guardan estas dos columnas. ¿Por dónde empezamos? ………………………………………………………………………………………. Del 11 y del 33 se ha hablado mucho, pero a menudo dejamos en segundo plano al segundo número maestro por excelencia: el 22. Este número no solo posee una vibración poderosa, sino que también está profundamente enraizado en múltiples tradiciones espirituales y sistemas esotéricos. El 22 guarda una conexión simbólica con los 22 Arcanos Mayores del Tarot, que representan el viaje del alma hacia la conciencia plena, así como con las 22 letras del alfabeto hebreo, fundamentales en la Cábala. Esta antigua tradición mística asocia el número con los 22 senderos que conectan los diez sefirot del Árbol de la Vida, canales por los que fluye la energía divina y que reflejan etapas del crecimiento espiritual y humano. En la Biblia, este número aparece implícitamente a través del simbolismo de las 22 letras hebreas, mientras que en el hinduismo, se relaciona con las 22 consonantes fundamentales del sánscrito, cada una portadora de resonancias sagradas utilizadas en mantras y rituales. Asimismo, en la cultura china y el feng shui, el 22 se considera un número auspicioso que representa doble bendición, éxito, y una profunda armonía entre el cielo y la tierra. Numerológicamente, el 22 es conocido como el "Maestro Constructor", ya que combina la intuición y sensibilidad del número 2 con la fuerza práctica y estructuradora del número 4 (2 + 2 = 4). El 2 es la pareja, la dualidad y el cuatro es la casa donde esta pareja criara a sus hijos. Esta dualidad le permite convertir sueños elevados en realidades tangibles, construyendo sobre cimientos sólidos. Es un número que conjuga la visión con la acción, la espiritualidad con la materia, lo abstracto con lo concreto. Quienes vibran con el 22 poseen un potencial excepcional para planificar, liderar y materializar proyectos de gran escala que tienen un impacto positivo y duradero en la sociedad. Son visionarios pragmáticos, dotados de una capacidad singular para traducir ideales en estructuras estables, ya sea en el ámbito social, político, artístico o espiritual. Sin embargo, esta energía también conlleva un reto: el peso de su propio potencial. La presión por alcanzar metas elevadas puede generar bloqueos, inseguridad o una tendencia al perfeccionismo paralizante. Por ello, el 22 exige madurez emocional, firmeza interior y una fuerte conexión con un propósito superior. Solo así puede desplegar toda su fuerza constructiva sin caer en la dispersión. En su expresión más elevada, el número 22 representa la sabiduría aplicada, el servicio desinteresado y la construcción de un legado que trasciende al individuo. Es un puente entre lo divino y lo humano, entre la idea y la forma. Un número reservado para aquellos llamados a dejar una huella profunda en el mundo, no solo con sus acciones, sino también con su visión de futuro. ………………………………………………………………………………………. Os voy a leer 22 axiomas alquímicos que dan mucho que pensar: 1.Nada resiste a la voluntad del hombre cuando conoce la verdad y quiere el bien. 2.Querer el mal es querer la muerte. Una voluntad perversa es el comienzo del suicidio. 3.Querer el bien con violencia es querer el mal; pues la violencia produce el desorden y el desorden el mal. 4.Se puede y se debe aceptar el mal como medio del bien; pero es necesario ni quererlo ni hacerlo, de otro modo se destruiría con una mano lo que se edificaba con la otra. La buena fe no justifica nunca los malos medios; ella los corrige cuando los sufre y los condena cuando los toma. 5.Para tener derecho de poseer siempre es necesario querer pacientemente y por largo tiempo. 6.Pasar su vida queriendo lo que es imposible de poseer siempre es abdicar la vida y aceptar la eternidad de la muerte. 7.Cuanto más la voluntad salta obstáculos más fuerte resulta. Por eso Cristo glorificó la pobreza y el dolor. 8.Cuando la voluntad se dedica al absurdo, queda reprobada por la eterna razón. 9.La voluntad del hombre justo es la voluntad de Dios mismo y es la ley de la Naturaleza. 10.Por la voluntad la inteligencia ve. Si la voluntad es sana, la vida es justa. Dios ha dicho: «Que la luz sea», y la luz es. La voluntad dice: «Que el mundo sea como yo quiero verlo», y la inteligencia lo ve como la voluntad ha querido. Es lo que significa la palabra “Así sea”, que confirma los actos de fe. 11.Cuando se forman fantasmas, se llena el mundo de vampiros; precisa alimentar esas puerilidades con pesadillas voluntarias en las que intervienen la sangre, la vida, la inteligencia y la razón sin saciarlas jamás. 12.Afirmar y querer lo que debe ser, es crear; afirmar y querer lo que no debe ser, es destruir. 13.La luz es un fuego eléctrico puesto por la naturaleza al servicio de la voluntad; ilumina a los que saben emplearla, quema a los que abusan de ella. 14.El imperio del mundo es el imperio de la luz. 15.Las grandes inteligencias cuya voluntad no se equilibra bien, se parecen a los cometas, que son soles abortados. 16.No hacer nada es tan funesto como hacer mal; pero es más cobarde. El más imperdonable de los pecados mortales es la inercia. 17.Sufrir es trabajar. Un gran dolor sufrido es un progreso realizado. Los que sufren mucho viven más que los que no sufren. 18.La muerte voluntaria por abnegación no es un suicidio; es la apoteosis de la voluntad. 19.El miedo es solo una pereza de la voluntad y por ello la opinión difama a los cobardes. 20.Llegad a no temer al león y el león os temerá. Decid al dolor: quiero que seas un placer y llegará a ser, no solo un placer, sino hasta más que un placer, una dicha. 21.Una cadena de hierro es más fácil de quebrar que una cadena de flores. 22.Antes de clasificar a un hombre como feliz o desgraciado, sabed que es lo que ha hecho con la dirección de su voluntad. ¿Sabéis quién escribió estos 22 principios? Pues nada más y nada menos que el ocultista francés Alphonse Louis Constant, más conocido como Eliphas Levi (1810-1875), sí, el del baphomet. Este escribió su famoso libro, en realidad son dos, Dogma y ritual de la Alta Magia y lo estructuró en 22 capítulos, paralelos a las cartas de Tarot, y que además de sus hechizos, talismanes, amuletos e invocaciones, contiene una serie de conocimientos arcanos y estas 22 proposiciones para mejorar como seres humanos. Me he leido entero dogma y muy poco el denominado ritual, aunque os digo que contienen mucha información respecto de la magia blanca y la magia negra, pactos con el demonio, nigromancia, y los peligros de introducirse en estos ámbitos sin los conocimientos adecuados. ………………………………………………………………………………………. Y como hago a veces, hoy nos vamos a despedir el programa con algunas citas, por supuesto de nuestros dos invitados. Empezamos con Váitovek y esta demoledora y potencialmente problemática cita sobre uno de los tabúes de nuestro tiempo, los judíos: «El judaísmo bíblico es supremacismo racista absoluto. Su deidad tiene como objetivo EXPRESO para su pueblo el saqueo, esclavización y exterminio final de todas las naciones, ie, de TODO EL MUNDO. Ergo es con mucho la ideología más criminal, execrable y deforme de la historia.» Le toca el turno a Manuel Valera, casi mi tocayo por parte de apellido, que lleva deleitándonos con su Nautilus desde 2015, que a modo de cuaderno de bitácora nos cuenta todos los días lo que siente un escritor de la mejor forma que sabe hacer, escribir: «La risa deshace el miedo, provoca que se tambaleen los cimientos del poder y libera a los presos del terror. Con cada carcajada se escucha el sonido de las cadenas que caen y el estruendo de los muros de las prisiones mentales, deshechos. Por eso al que manda le viene mal que la gente ría libremente.» No tengan miedo y cuiden de sus familias, esa es mi cita recurrente para despedir estos Spaces…hoy, además, les dejo con una de Carl Jung, psiquiatra y psicoanalista suizo, fundador de la psicología analítica, simplemente para hacerles pensar: «Ningún árbol puede crecer hasta el cielo a menos que sus raíces lleguen al infierno.» ………………………………………………………………………………………. Conductor del programa UTP Ramón Valero @tecn_preocupado Canal en Telegram @UnTecnicoPreocupado Un técnico Preocupado un FP2 IVOOX UTP http://cutt.ly/dzhhGrf BLOG http://cutt.ly/dzhh2LX Ayúdame desde mi Crowfunding aquí https://cutt.ly/W0DsPVq Invitados mvaleraes @mmvaleraes Sí a la libertad En mi web, http://mvalera.es, tengo bastante más material con el que me gano miles de "amigos". …. Váitovek @Vaitovekisback ………………………………………………………………………………………. Enlaces citados en el podcast: AYUDA A TRAVÉS DE LA COMPRA DE MIS LIBROS https://tecnicopreocupado.com/2024/11/16/ayuda-a-traves-de-la-compra-de-mis-libros/ Los 22 Axiomas más poderosos que por desgracia hemos olvidado https://abajocomoarriba.blogspot.com/2019/06/los-22-axiomas-mas-poderosos-que-por.html Nautilus de Manuel Valera https://mvalera.es/category/columnas/ Corona virus: Computer virus https://x.com/Vaitovekisback/status/1619380439021654018 Operación PCRdemia: Sentencia firme https://x.com/vaitovek/status/1420832122911199243 Campaña por la Reforma Monetaria – Noticias de Suiza https://www.vollgeld-initiative.ch/english/ ………………………………………………………………………………………. Música utilizada en este podcast: Tema inicial Heros Epílogo Madiel Lara - Veintidos https://youtu.be/8jxguAkcl3Y?feature=shared

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On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Geetha Sham, MD and President of CamCom in Europe, and Sathes Singam, innovation scout and programme manager at ERGO Group. In this episode we will explore how ERGO's Venture Client model turned a promising pilot into a production with great capability, then we will investigate what it really takes to deploy AI in regulated multi-market environments, and how governance – if used right – can become a growth accelerator not a roadblock. KEY TAKEAWAYS During initial discussions with our first insurance customer, we realised the process of inspection was time consuming, human heavy, subject to human fatigue resulting in expensive, long cycles and inconsistency. This gap is now filled by our AI model which provides a machine vision eye, using a mobile device accurately capturing images of vehicles which leads to damage assessments, reducing false positives. We want to democratise image capture, hence we have built our product in such a way that it can operate on any type of forum, and mobile devices made since 2016. That makes us a leader in our own area, staying focussed without scattering in the name of trying to do everything ourselves. There has been global adoption of AI – although what it does and how it is used varies – because every industry is seeing the value add. The standard way of implementing it is simple: It has to be aligned to the businesses and should not hamper the existing business or processes that exist within the industry/group. Edge cases must be addresses in a different way and modified so they are not completely controlled by the standard feedback learning. BEST MOMENTS ‘Startup collaboration, in my experience, should become top of management agenda.' ‘It's crucial to have someone locally who knows the culture in their particular country, and knows the people that need to be addressed.' ‘It's all about involving all relevant stakeholders in clear and transparent communication.' ‘Each country has local laws, so there's not only customisation, there's also localisation that has to addressed. That's where the governance model comes in handy.' ABOUT THE GUESTS Geetha Sham is MD and President of CamCom in Europe. She is a seasoned technologist and scale-up strategist who has held senior roles at Oracle and Mindtree and is now building out CamCom's European footprint from Dusseldorf. Sathes Singam is an innovation scout and programme manager at ERGO Group. He is the lynchpin behind ERGO's deployment of CamCOm across the Baltics, Europe's first testbed of this solution. ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, & commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers, accelerated over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook  TikTok Email Website This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

Ако това, което правим, ви харесва, вижте как можете да подкрепите Ratio тук: ratio.bg/support/ Любомир Бабуров, Дарин Тенев и Стоян Ставру обсъждат: - Кой е Марк Антоний и защо гледа обезумяло? - Как се чувства Дерида, когато котката му го гледа гол във банята? - Какво се крие в погледа на котките? - Как котките са свързани с автобиографичността? - Как котката на Бубер се различава от котката на Монтен? - Защо папите не обичат котките и как това е свързано с чумата? - Имат ли пол котките? - Колко живота имат котките? - Имат ли котките нужда от права (Дона Харауей)? - Какво представлява етиката без право (Жак Дерида)? - Различни ли са котките в Япония? - Къде ходят котките докато ги няма? - Защо котката на Крипке не е това, което е котката на Шрьодингер? - Може ли радикално емпиричното (котката, с която живеем) да промени трансцеденталните ни способности (света, в който живеем)? В този епизод се потапяме в бездната, отворена от въпросите, които Жак Дерида си поставя в „Животното, което следователно съм“. Ще проследим защо погледът на котката разрушава привидната сигурност на човешката идентичност, как голо тяло застава пред един поглед, който не се поддава на опитомяване, и как това събитие ни връща в своеобразно извънредно положение, където правото е факт, а животът остава без защита. Как да се справим с невъзможността да защитим животното, без да го колонизираме чрез езика на правото? Защо котката, а не кучето, е избрана като радикален свидетел на нашата голота? Един разговор едновременно в автобиографичното, но и отвъд антропоцентризма, насред етиката, но без право – а там, където границите престават да бъдат това, което бяха. Приятно слушане! :) Гледайте епизода на видео тук: https://youtu.be/wP1ZyM471EY За госта: Дарин Тенев е литературовед и японист. Преподава в Софийския и в Пловдивския университет. Последната му книга е „Лабиринтът на модалностите“ (ВС Пъблишинг, 2024). С мъка трябва да потисна едно движение на свян. С мъка да накарам да замълчи в мен един протест срещу неприличието. Срещу непристойността, която може да съществува в това да се окажеш гол, с изложени гениталии, на голо пред една котка, която ви гледа без да мръдне, само за да види. Непристойност на едно животно голо пред друго животно, значи, бихме казали един вид животнепристойност [animalséance]: изначален, уникален и несравним опит за непристойността, която би била в това да се явиш наистина гол пред настоятелния поглед на животното, поглед доброжелателен или безмилостен, учуден или признателен. Поглед на зрящ, на визионер или свръх-прозорлив слепец. Тогава като че ли се срамувам, гол пред котката, но също се срамувам от това, че се срамувам.“ Животното, което следователно съм Жак Дерида, прев. Дарин Тенев 2025 ________ #about #podcast Серията „Vox Nihili“ на Ratio Podcast и Предизвикай правото! изследва пресечните точки на науката и технологиите с етиката и правото, а също така и редица дискусионни теми в сферата на философията. В рамките на серията сме обособили групи от разговори, обединени от различни теми, сред които: философски анализи на филми, право и литература, представяне на диалозите на Платон, културни интерпретации на различни чудовища (vox monstri) и др. Ако търсите отдадена и провокативна философия, насочена към настоящето, тази серия е за вас. Това е една от шестте серии на Ratio Podcast – един подкаст за любопитни хора. С негова помощ ще си сверите часовника за всичко най-ново в света на науката и културата и ще чуете неформални разговори, свързани или вдъхновени от наука.

Japan's image as a sophisticated country with a solid, unique traditional culture is well placed.  For example, every year around 130,000 Shinkansen bullet trains run between Tokyo and Osaka, bolting through the countryside at speeds of up to 285 kilometers an hour and boast an average arrival delay of 24 seconds.  Think about that average, sustained over a whole year!  Such amazing efficiency here is combined with basically no guns, no drugs, no litter, no graffiti, very little crime and the people are so polite and considerate. If you step on their foot in the crowded subway cars, they apologise to you for getting their foot in the wrong place. If you drop your wallet there is a close to 100% chance of you getting it back, intact. Considering all of the above and with the biggest concentration of Michelin three star restaurants in the world, no wonder Tokyo is the best city in the world to live in.  Once Covid is contained, put Japan on your bucket list folks, you won't regret it. Yet sales professionalism is still so far behind, by Western standards. I am going to make incredibly broad, general statements here, but actually they are true for most salespeople in Japan.  How do I know this?  We have been teaching sales training here since 1963 and these are the things companies consistently ask us to fix.  Let's highlight a few things which may surprise you about sales in Japan. Asking for the order is avoided.  Saying “no” is culturally taboo, so the best way to avoid having to say it or to hear it, is to save everyone's face and leave the outcome deliberately vague.  There are shelves of books in English on how to close the sale,  many are in translation, but not a great take up here as yet.  When the seller meets any resistance from the buyer, the first reflex is to drop the price by 20%. Western sales managers would be apoplectic if this was the default objection handling mechanism.  Here defending your price, through explaining the value, is thrown overboard and simple price point reductions are the preferred lever. Objection handling skills are weak, because the seller sees the buyer not as a King but as a God. The seller's job is to do everything God wants.   The salespeople are predominantly on base salary and bonus remuneration arrangements, so not much commission sales “fire in the belly” going on here. Salespeople love the spec, the data, the detail and are not so keen on the application of the benefits. How do we know this?  I am a buyer here too and in they come bearing their catalogue, flyer or their slide deck to take me through all the details. Surprisingly, they never rise above the spec waterline to talk about value or benefits or how to apply the benefits.  It is the same in our sales classes and we see this phenomenon in the role play sequences.  Salespeople struggle to think about what the spec represents in terms of the benefits to the buyer. This opens up the can of worms about understanding buyer needs. By any definition, getting straight into the detail of the product or service, without asking the buyer any questions, is insanity.  Yet this is normal here.  So much for all that slick American consultative sales jive. We are back to the God problem. The seller must not brook God's displeasure by rude behaviour, such as asking questions about what are their firm's problems. Ergo, the buyer completely controls the sale's conversation. They demand the pitch be made straight up, so that they can lacerate it, to make sure all the risk has been cut out.  Buyers are incredibly risk averse in Japan. This a zero default, no errors, no mistakes business culture.  This is great as a consumer of course. However, the seller is not considered a partner here, more of a slave to the buyer's every whim and demand. So the Japan business sales process is pretty “refined”. There are only three steps. The salesperson opens with their pitch, then we move immediately to client objections.  Next, the buyer will get back to you, but probably not.  How does any business get done here?  Please see the next section! Sellers really prefer to concentrate on existing clients, rather than running around trying to find new clients. They rely on the firm brand to do all the prospecting work, rather than their skill as a professional in sales. Hunters are a rare breed of salesperson in Japan, as everyone prefers being a farmer.  This is probably true of everywhere, because obviously it is much easier to keep the business going, than to start a new piece of business.  Japanese salespeople just take it to new heights of speciality. Salespeople never think to ask permission of the buyer to ask questions. Such a simple thing, but so hard to break out of your own cultural context to actually execute.  Once we teach them how easy it is, the scales literally fall from their eyes and they become true believers in asking questions, before introducing anything about the detail of their solution line up. The first foreigners who lived in Japan in the late 19th Century often described Japan as a “topsy turvey” world, because so many things were opposite to what they were used to back in Europe and America.  The differences are what makes it so fascinating and why I have been here for 36 years and am never leaving.  These differences are also a big business opportunity too, as many companies have found, including ourselves.  See you over here after Covid!  

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Diesmal mit einem echten Highlight für die Versicherungsbranche! Im Mittelpunkt steht der Insurance Monday rund um Google und den GDV. Gastgeber Sebastian Langrehr und Simon Moser nehmen euch gemeinsam mit den hochkarätigen Gästen Anja Käfer-Rohrbach (stellvertretende Hauptgeschäftsführerin beim GDV), Jan Meessen (Leiter Versicherungen bei Google) und Simon Moser (Muffintech) mit auf eine spannende Reise in die Zukunft der Versicherungswirtschaft.Angetrieben durch ihre unterschiedlichen Blickwinkel – zwischen Regulatorik, Digitalisierung und technologischer Transformation – diskutieren die Gäste, warum der Handelsblatt Insurance Summit 2025 weit mehr als nur ein weiteres Branchenevent ist. Freut euch auf einen lebhaften Austausch zu den großen Game Changern der Branche: KI, Datenstrategien und die Frage, wie Regulierung und Innovation Hand in Hand gehen können. Natürlich gibt es auch persönliche Einblicke, schnelle Fragerunden und viele Best Practices aus der Praxis.Euch erwartet eine Folge voller Insights über die Herausforderungen und Chancen, die Digitalisierung, Datenschutz und neue Geschäftsmodelle für Versicherer mit sich bringen. Perfekt für alle, die wissen wollen, wie sich Politik, Technologie und die Bedürfnisse der Kund:innen im Finanz- und Versicherungssektor verändern – und was das für die nächsten Jahre bedeutet.Wir sprechen über KI in der Assekuranz: Innovation, Regulierung, Skalierung – und wie Technologien schon heute echten Mehrwert schaffen. Mit Stimmen von ERGO, Ping An, GDV, Google und mehr.

If this keeps up, we might all long to have the machines take over. In this episode, the Inflation Guy discusses the victory of a socialist candidate in the New York City mayoral primary this week - and, even if we would like to hope that he has no chance of winning in the general election...he does. Ergo, we should probably think a little bit about what socialism means for inflation.  Really, nothing about socialism is great. And that includes inflation. NOTES Monetarium website on Reserve.org: https://reserve.org/monetarium/ “Shortages are Unmeasured Inflation” blog post: https://inflationguy.blog/2021/10/24/shortages-are-unmeasured-inflation/ Blog for this month's CPI: “Inflation Guy's CPI Summary (May 2025)” (https://inflationguy.blog/2025/06/11/inflation-guys-cpi-summary-may-2025/ ) Ep. 140: White Whale Spotted - Inflation-Linked Cash - the USDi Coin: https://inflationguy.podbean.com/e/ep-140-white-whale-spotted-inflation-linked-cash-the-usdi-coin/ Blog for last month's CPI: “Inflation Guy's CPI Summary (April 2025)” (https://inflationguy.blog/2025/05/13/inflation-guys-cpi-summary-april-2025/ ) To Subscribe to Quarterly Inflation Outlook: https://inflationguy.blog/shop/    To Subscribe for free to the blog: https://inflationguy.blog/ Check out the website! https://www.EnduringInvestments.com/ Check out the other website! https://usdicoin.com/

Einar møtte opp til studio, som vanlig, men ingen Jan var til stede. Etter iherdig leting, fant han til slutt ut at Jan var live på God Morgen Norge kl. 1030. Ergo, det ble ingen innspilling, og vi måtte konstruere en nøye planlagt Best of til dere. God fornøyelse!Produsert av Martin Oftedal, PLAN-B Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ross Davis/Ergo Prevent Ergo Prevent focuses on building and maintaining a healthy workforce by offering comprehensive solutions in injury prevention, ergonomics, and employee health and wellness. Their commitment is to enhance your employees’ health, wellness, comfort, and safety in their work environment. Their services are designed to proactively prevent, identify, assess, mitigate, and effectively manage […]

Ross Davis/Ergo Prevent Ergo Prevent focuses on building and maintaining a healthy workforce by offering comprehensive solutions in injury prevention, ergonomics, and employee health and wellness. Their commitment is to enhance your employees’ health, wellness, comfort, and safety in their work environment. Their services are designed to proactively prevent, identify, assess, mitigate, and effectively manage […] The post Ross Davis with Ergo Prevent and Anja Thain with IntegriCom appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Interview with Niël Pretorius, CEO of DRDGOLD Ltd.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/sustainable-gold-silver-producers-showcase-new-value-creation-model-6117Recording date: 13th May 2025DRDGOLD Limited (NYSE:DRD) has established a distinctive position in the gold mining industry with its innovative approach of recovering gold from historical mine tailings rather than conventional underground mining. This South African producer combines environmental remediation with profitable gold production in a waste-neutral business model that's proving particularly effective in today's strong gold market.Under CEO Niël Pretorius's leadership, DRDGOLD is executing a major infrastructure investment program to extend the operational life of its assets through 2040. The company recently completed a 60 MW solar power facility and is implementing a 180 MW battery energy storage system, addressing previous power challenges. Additional investments include new tailings storage facilities and expanded processing capacity at both its Ergo and Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR) operations.What stands out about DRDGOLD's growth strategy is that it remains entirely self-funded. Strong gold prices have driven record performance, allowing the company to maintain its 18-year dividend streak while simultaneously funding its capital expansion program without external financing. By FY2028, DRDGOLD targets a combined processing throughput of 3 million tonnes per month and annual gold production of approximately 200,000 ounces.The company's ESG credentials are compelling. Rather than generating new mining waste, DRDGOLD processes legacy tailings and deposits them into modern facilities with superior environmental standards. This approach enables concurrent rehabilitation of mining sites and reduces final closure costs.DRDGOLD's business model offers several advantages over traditional mining operations. With approximately 5.5 million ounces of gold resources already above ground in tailings, the company faces minimal geological risk. Its engineering-focused approach emphasizes processing efficiency and consistent output, functioning almost like a gold-processing factory.The company maintains a no-hedging policy, providing investors with full exposure to gold price increases. This strategy aligns with broader macroeconomic trends supporting gold, including geopolitical tensions, inflation concerns, and growing interest in hard assets.DRDGOLD also prioritizes organizational continuity and talent development, with nearly half its workforce now comprising women and a new generation of young professionals advancing through the ranks. This stable management team and strong corporate culture support the company's long-term vision of optimized resource recovery coupled with responsible environmental stewardship.View DRDGOLD's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/drdgold-limitedSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

 JOIN SHERI HORN HASAN @ FOR THIS WEEK'S ASTROLOGICALLY SPEAKING PODCAST WHICH DROPS MAY 16 @https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking It seems clear now in hindsight that the May 12 Scorpio Full Moon asked us--& asks us still in the waning portion of this month's lunar cycle--to release any attachment to making sudden changes in, or reversals of, long held, deeply felt values.In essence, the May 12 lunation served as a warning that a sudden change in values may not serve the overall evolutionary process--which understands that things cannot remain the same forever but also that change must occur slowly because that is how the evolutionary process works. Ergo, we need to release our tendency to decide to suddenly do an about face vis-a-vis our long held traditional values.This becomes even clearer when we remember two things: That Pluto is now transiting through the Uranus-ruled sign of Aquarius, denoting that evolutionary change over the long term is necessary & that it may be led by the eventual progressive empowerment of groups; & that the U.S. is undergoing still its Pluto return which began in February 2022.The Taurus Sun normally does not like change. It likes its creature comforts & finds security in its resources, including land, money, and its physical body & possessions. In short, Taurus is reluctant to change what it deems pleasurable. And what's pleasurable is what Taurus values.However, when the Taurus Sun exact conjoins sudden change maker Uranus on May 17—particularly in stubborn change resistant Taurus—the Uranian principle that the longer change has been resisted the more sudden & shocking it will seem when it inevitably occurs becomes prevalent. In addition, Uranus, which rules Aquarius, tends to bring us sudden—sometimes shocking & often unexpected—revelations with lightning speed that provide us stark clarity. That's why astrologers often refer to Uranus as the “great awakener.”The Sun also represents the leader in mundane astrology. And, what's changing rapidly now is related to his or her personal values, rather than those of the collective (read: the people.) Given that Neptune's now in Aries, we are seeing an awakening, or new birth if you will, of the need for freedom of choice within the greater collective, especially in America.And this has presented us with a dilemma in terms of this nation's long held values around equality & freedom from tyranny. The current U.S. Pluto return, in effect for several years ahead still, denotes that adaptation will be necessary in order to avoid total extinction of the democratic process here.This podcast takes a deep dive into the sudden, recently attempted changes to both the 236 year-old U.S. Constitution & its long held & accepted legal premise around issues such as habeas corpus & the right to due process, the emoluments clause, birthright citizenship, and more. While it's true that the U.S. Constitution is in need of a modern-day upgrade, sudden change is not the way. That's because we don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater in terms of its basic principles such as that “all men are created equal,” and that the U.S. Government is one “of the people, by the people, for the people.”What will be necessary in the years to come, under the tutelage of Pluto in Aquarius, will be an update to the meaning of these words. “All men,” for example should not mean only White male Christian aristocratic landowners or corporate robber barons. It must extend its humanitarian Aquarian nature into a more collectively Neptunian sense that ALL humans deserve equal rights—including minorities, women, immigrants, LGBTQ+, etc.--& that corporations & billionaires must not tyrannically control the masses. These are the immediate issues to ponder as transiting Jupiter in Gemini forms a square to the transiting Virgo South Node & Pisces North Node, which urges us to move away from trying to control every aspect of our environment & toward relaxing into a more empathic, inclusive one. This is especially true right now in terms of Jupiter-related archetypes: law, immigration, higher education, religion, & a free press (read: freedom of speech.) As we move toward the third quarter monthly “crisis in consciousness” lunar square of the Aquarius Moon to the Taurus Sun on May 20, the tension between groups of people and a stubborn pleasure-loving executive may become even more palpable. Perhaps objections by the people to our president accepting a $400 million “palace in the sky” jet from Qatar IS a violation of the American Constitution & a step too far, eh?When the Sun enters Gemini later that day, perhaps there will be an about face, as Gemini can be fickle. And, since America's current president's natal Sun/Uranus conjunction in Gemini has proven to be part of how American policy is decided at this point, a change of mind is always possible. If nothing else, the Gemini archetype is good at both being mentally adaptable as well as adept at making an about face.Next week's Mercury/Uranus conjunction in Taurus may well lead to an unexpected announcement of some kind by May 23, especially since Mercury enters its own sign of Gemini May 25. Perhaps more deals will be made & announced, who knows? We already have a lot of that going on, including the possibility of some kind of move toward a resolution of the war by Russia against Ukraine based on current discussions between the two now.Meanwhile, there's lots to say about Saturn's upcoming entrance into Mars-ruled Aries on November 24, too, so be sure to tune into  https://www.karmicevolution.com/astrologically-speaking starting today May 16, & catch up on all the latest Astro News You Can Use! See you then! Namaste…

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Experiment, Gary Fox sits down with John Purdy, co-founder of Ergo and a seasoned leader who has helped shape the Irish tech landscape over the past three decades. From launching Ergo in 1993 with just a handful of people to scaling it into one of Ireland's top IT services companies, John shares the highs, the hard decisions, and the philosophies that guided him through it all. John shares a rare behind-the-scenes look at how he scaled Ergo without external investment and spun out an eventual unicorn, Fenergo, along the way. He opens up about the emotional and strategic decision to step away as CEO after 28 years, and what he's doing now to give back—both to founders and to causes close to his heart. If you're building a business or figuring out what comes after success, this is the playbook. Show Notes: In this episode, we cover:

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It's been just over 20 years since the Battle of Fallujah, a bloody campaign in a destructive Iraq War that we now know was based on a lie. But back then, in the wake of 9/11, the battlefield was filled with troops who believed in serving and defending the country against terrorism. “Going to Fallujah was the most horrific experience of our lives,” said Mike Ergo, a team leader for the US Marines Alpha Company, 1st Battalion. “And it was also, for myself, the most alive I've ever felt.”This week on Reveal, we're partnering with the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse to join Ergo's unit as they reunite and try to make sense of what they did and what was done to them. Together, they remember Bradley Faircloth, the 20-year-old lance corporal from their unit who lost his life, and unpack the mental and emotional battles that continue for them today.This episode originally aired in January 2025. Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

American culture and the 'melting pot' through the eyes of Gene Valentino and his guest Nicole Kiprilov. Both are guests/contributors on Newsmax. An appreciation of America is explored. The Democrat takedown with and through the 'Deep State' has failed. Nicole reveals her insight of the return of America as a Millennial. She explains the 'gaslighting' of America has failed. Ergo, 80-million Americans supported Donald Trump, turning their backs on the leftist ideology. She explains that Pete Hegseth has exposed what's gone wrong at the Pentagon. Whether it's DEI or Transgender initiatives in the Defense Department, she claims Pete Hegseth has exposed blatant hypocrisy. The DOGE initiatives have not even touched the Defense Department yet. They will. Democrats using NGO's to fuel the entry of Democrats into office, was/is a deep state complicit strategy that almost worked. The key question is; will the Republicans organize to the level necessary to stave-off the deep state threat from the left in the future? The bureaucracy that Donald Trump is breaking up IS the 'deep state' that was taking down America. This deep state bureaucracy is failing. Time for Constitutional Amendments to address BAD BEHAVIOR of elected officials and staff. Subscribe & Share with family and friends!Two GOP Strategists & Operatives ~ Nicole Kiprilov Joins Gene Valentinoon the GrassRoots TruthCast with Gene ValentinoORIGINAL MEDIA SOURCE(S):‣ Originally Recorded on April 21, 2025‣ GrassRoots TruthCast: Season 2, Episode 281‣ Image courtesy of: GeneValentino.com➡️ Join the Conversation: https://GeneValentino.com➡️ WMXI Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NewsRadio981➡️ More WMXI Interviews: https://genevalentino.com/wmxi-interviews/➡️ More GrassRoots TruthCast Episodes: https://genevalentino.com/grassroots-truthcast-with-gene-valentino/➡️ More Broadcasts with Gene as the Guest: https://genevalentino.com/america-beyond-the-noise/ ➡️ More About Gene Valentino: https://genevalentino.com/about-gene-valentino/

Motiva breast implants are now available at La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre!San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Diana Breister explains what makes these breast implants such a game-changer. From the lower risk of capsular contracture and rupture to the cutting-edge science behind their design, there's a lot to love.Curious about the difference between Motiva's SmoothSilk Ergonomix (the “Ergo”) and Round implants? Dr. Breister breaks it down, including how to figure out which one might be the right fit for your body and goals. Schedule a free consultation to see (and feel) the Motiva breast implants yourself.Learn how you can get a $250 rebate on your breast augmentation surgery using Motiva's SmoothSilk Round or Ergonomix implants, now through May 31, 2025.Learn more about breast augmentationLearn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic, the 20x winner of the Best of San Diego and global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice.Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego's most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.La Jolla Cosmetic is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSCWatch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticThe La Jolla Cosmetic Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io 

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Good police work is rarely done from the barrel of a gun - that sort of thing is for emergencies. Ergo, good super hero work follows the same rules. Just because it's possible to use laser vision or throw a car into the sun, that doesn't mean you can really stop crime by doing so. Good super hero work means identifying the crime, gathering evidence, and following the rules. Usually.

Texas A&M students Aspen Burke, Lillian Bravo and Samuel Britton recently spoke with Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast during #AppliedErgo2025 in Orlando, Florida.Learn more about the conference at: iise.org/AEC

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Hello there folks, this is your official notification that the School of Movies Summer Commissions season window is now open. And it's a special case this time around. Originally this run was meant to pay for our second family vacation, the last one being back in 2017. We're going to Italy. But the week after we booked it our landlord of nine years dropped the bomb on us that he needed to renovate our home, so we're out by the end of March with all the moving costs and the sudden spike in rent that this is going to entail. And upon hearing this my computer of nine years decided now was the time to begin a slow collapse. I have been having problems with it for a few years now, but I'm having to replace the whole thing with a brand new workstation that should hopefully last me the best part of a decade. Which means a huge amount of money is to be paid in a very short span of time. Ergo this window wis open for the foreseeable future. I already have four shows lined up from the earliest of Discord community, but I want to leave this open in the hopes of repairing our shattered finances. We're going to be okay, we aren't going to starve and we won't be turfed into the street, but every commission will help us right now. So if you have a suggestion get in touch in the usual ways, email, Patreon message, Discord and I guess Bluesky and whatever fascist-platforming mutant helllbeast Twitter has become this week. Each movie show is a standard of $150 via a single Paypal payment to help us sort and declare everything come tax season, TV and video games cost more, depending on the time and effort required to complete them. I will allow suggestions for anime and comics. Wish us luck as at the time of publication we have less than a month to leave the only place that has ever felt like a real home and as yet we have no house to move to. What I want is stability and for the way to be clear for us to carry on recording School of Movies every week. That's my goal for the year. What really should be the watchword for the 21st Century: Sustainability.

It's been 20 years since the Battle of Fallujah, a bloody campaign in a destructive Iraq War that we now know was based on a lie. But back then, in the wake of 9/11, the battlefield was filled with troops who believed in serving and defending the country against terrorism. “Going to Fallujah was the most horrific experience of our lives,” said Mike Ergo, a team leader for the US Marines Alpha Company, 1st Battalion. “And it was also, for myself, the most alive I've ever felt.”This week on Reveal, we're partnering with the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse to join Ergo's unit as they reunite and try to make sense of what they did and what was done to them. Together, they remember Bradley Faircloth, the 20-year-old lance corporal from their unit who lost his life, and unpack the mental and emotional battles that continue for them today. Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices