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Arrowhead Chief Podcast | 2025 NFL Draft RecapOn this episode of the Arrowhead Chief Podcast, we break down the Kansas City Chiefs' full 2025 NFL Draft class!From Day 1 selections to late-round steals, we analyze each pick, discuss how they fit into the Chiefs' system, and what it means for the team's quest for another championship.We also give our thoughts on Brett Veach's draft strategy, biggest surprises, and potential impact players to watch heading into the season.Special Guest returning to the show — Wildcard Mar joins us to give his takes and insights!Timestamps: • 1st Round Recap • Day 2 Standouts • Late-Round Gems • Overall Draft Grade • What's Next for the ChiefsJoin the livestream at 5:30 CST!Tap in and join the conversation!Follow us:YouTube | X (Twitter) | Instagram: @AHChiefPodcast#ChiefsKingdom #NFLDraft2025 #ArrowheadChiefPodcast

From Day 2 of the NFL Draft, we provide full coverage of the day's selections by the Seahawks. John Schneider and Mike Macdonald made a move up early in the draft to take safety Nick Emmanwori. The South Carolina standout was a player many had linked to the Seahawks with the 18th overall pick and there were rumblings about Seattle trying to trade back into the first round to get him. Instead they were able to move up and still get him early in round 2. With their other second rounder, they selected tight end Elijah Arroyo, a player that Clinton had been critical of leading up to the draft. Phil Lydick joins the show to provide his thought and analysis of the picks. Max Toscano of Remember the Tight Ends comes in to talk about the Seahawks selection of Elijah Arroyo and Adam celebrates the selection of Jalen Milroe and what it could mean for the future of the quarterback room in Seattle. Support the show Get in the Flock! Visit GetInTheFlock.com Or visit our website for other ways to support the show Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | TuneIn | RSS Follow us on: Facebook | Twitter Listen on our free app for Android, iOS, Kindle or Windows Phone/PC Call or text: 253-235-9041 Find Sea Hawkers clubs around the world at SeaHawkers.org Music from the show by The 12 Train, download each track at ReverbNation  

Since his inauguration, President Trump has exercised a level of power that has directly challenged the checks and balances that, on paper, define the U.S. government.The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Charlie Savage discuss Mr. Trump's plan to institute a more powerful presidency.Guests: Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times.Charlie Savage, national security and legal policy for The New York Times.Background reading: Mr. Trump's “flood the zone” strategy has left opponents gasping in outrage.From Day 1 of hs second term, Mr. Trump has tested the limits of his authority.For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Good morning! And greetings from Lions Country, where the injuries are piling up to epic proportions.Dan Campbell set the tone this week on his radio show. This is also a team that started 4-19-1 under his watch. He managed to hold everyone together to build an NFC power. With the No. 1 seed still in view, we can certainly expect to see plenty of fight. I'll have more from this visit through the final stretch of the season. In the meantime, take a bite out of that molded bread and enjoy this conversation with Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network. Justin has covered the Lions since 2011 and made the Substack plunge himself ahead of this 2024 season. I highly encourage everyone to check out his work. He does a hell of a job.Here on the pod, we sift through the list of injuries and gauge the Lions' title chances. Also, we pan out for a big-picture view. From Day 1, Campbell had his finger on the pulse of the city. Now, his latest greatest test awaits.Thank you for listening. Audio is above. Video is below. You can also listen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. ICYMI:Lions-related: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.com/subscribe

Stage names often have interesting backstories. For Ryan Kluftinger, better known as “RyanF9,” host of the “FortNine” YouTube channel, the explanation is straightforward: His boss came up with the internet alias. At the time, Ryan wasn't exactly pleased, but he shrugged it off, figuring that was a small cost for the opportunity to produce his own content. Nearly a decade later, “RyanF9” is a household name in motorcycle circles.Ryan holds degrees in art history and physics, but he takes a journalistic approach to his videos. About FortNine, “Canada's online shopping source for motorcycle accessories,” he says, “From Day 1, they said, ‘Go make some content, brand it under FortNine, and make sure that motorcyclists find it useful or entertaining or valuable.' They never said, ‘Try to say nice things about the stuff we sell or try to promote this brand.'”Kluftinger is no charlatan. He's a second-generation motorcyclist who has been on two wheels since his pre-teen years. The Canadian earned his motorcycle license at age 17, and he doesn't own an automobile. “I tend to buy older stuff,” he admits. He currently owns four motorcycles, a Yamaha TT-R90, a Suzuki RV125 VanVan, a Honda GL500 Silver Wing, and a Yamaha TT350. In other words, he's one of us. Connect with Us:Website: www.driventoridepodcast.comInstagram: www.Instagram.com/driventoridepodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/driventorideEmail:hello@driventoridepodcast.com

From Day 3 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the economics behind net zero and how the UK isn't on track to reach it by 2050. Panelists include Ed Conway, author of Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future, MacroStrategy founder James Ferguson and Bloomberg senior reporter John Stepek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Day 2 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the Labour government's effort to right the budgetary ship and why it may be doing it wrong. Panelists include Interactive Investor Chief Executive Officer Richard Wilson, British comedian Simon Evans and Bloomberg editor John Stepek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“From Day 1, my experience in life is [that] you fight. You're resilient. No matter what life hands to you, you take it and you make lemonade out of it.” In this episode, WomenHeard: Changemakers host Georgia Galanoudis speaks with Zain Habboo, Chief Marketing & Mobilization Officer at International Rescue Committee – one of the world's largest emergency relief organizations. The ability to build your own path is one of the greatest legacies of Zain's family. From grandparents who helped build medical infrastructure and successful hotels in Iraq, to her father who was imprisoned under the Ba'thi Party for a crime he didn't commit, Zain learned incredible stories of strength. Growing up in Jordan, she visited refugee camps with her parents and knew that she wanted a role in building humanitarian efforts. Zain moved to Washington, DC where she calls herself a “multi-sector athlete” – working in media, agencies, and private companies. In her current role at IRC, she leads teams and resources that support displaced communities. Listen to this episode to learn how to think like an entrepreneur at a larger organization, how to be an empathetic manager and team member, and why it's important to “be authentic and think before you type”.

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was clear that the 2020 rowing season was in jeopardy, we started brainstorming. We were just two masters rowers and coaches who wanted to celebrate the expansive array of rowers, coaches, and coxswains and savor real-life experience from launch to cox seat at every level.  We launched Steady State Network in September 2020 with one goal: reframe the popular, yet limited narrative about rowing culture by creating a more inclusive and better represented rowing community.  On September 22, 2020 with very little audio production experience, but plenty of big ideas and lots of opinions, we dropped episode 1 of Steady State Podcast and wondered: will anyone notice? Will anyone listen? Join us to look back – and ahead – as we celebrate our 100th episode!  QUICK LOOK 00:00 - Episode Intro  01:13 - Re-writing the original show intro, the simplicity of the early scripts, how COVID reshaped our lives, and learning to be brave 07:15 - From Day 1, Steady State Podcast was a COVID project with a long-term mission to challenge the popular yet limited narrative about rowing Training and Racing 10:35 - Williamsburg Boat Club coach Tom Rooks on finding your “why,” and on nerves, anxiety, expectations and visualizing “rear view moments” 14:20 - New Zealand Olympian Eric Murray tells a story about an out of control water bottle during a World Cup race Coaching 16:29 - Live2Row Studios Founders and Coaches Stephen Pryor and Justin Knust on checking yourself 19:33 - Technique spotlight with New Zealand Olympian Eric Murray: finding suspension on the erg Coxing 23:33 - Whitney Powell of the Candid Cox explains taking ownership of the boat 26:24 - Olympian and founder of the 9th Seat Mary Whipple says “less is more” and give space between asks 29:26 - Masters coxswain Mitch King hinges his coxing on being collaborative The Big Issues 32:29 - Coach Libby Boghossian's seasonal SafeSport discussions create a culture for her young athletes where everyone is enlisted in the effort to keep their rowing community safe. 37:48 - Olympian, author, and UVA strength coach Lindsay Dare Shoop worries about the pressure of collegiate name/image/likeness (NIL) deals 41:39 - Non-binary rower David Scherzer on the limiting male/female gender structure 46:04 - Former Tulsa University Women's Head Coach Kevin Harris on USRowing's gender identity policy and the importance of inclusion The Perfect Stroke 49:30 - Setting up the perfect stroke 50:35 - New Orleans Rowing Club accepts the chaos of coastal rowing 53:09 - Joe DeLeo of Science of Rowing and the Leo Training Podcast considers whether the perfect stroke is possible 54:12 - Olympians Mary Whipple and Gevvie Stone on the eternal quest 55:31 - UW Coach Marqus Brown describes a “quiet” prefect stroke 56:48 - Lake Washington Rowing Club boatswain Susan Kinne describes the meditative experience of rowing in the morning 53:55 - Outro . To see photos of our guests, and get links to the people, clubs, and events mentioned in this episode, check out the show notes on our website. . This episode was made possible in part by Live2Row Studios, Breakwater Realty, RowSource, and our Patrons. . Steady State Podcast is written, produced, hosted, and edited by Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan. Tara provides additional audio engineering and is our sponsor coordinator. Rachel manages the website, social media, and e-newsletter. Our theme music is by Jonas Hipper.  

From Day 5 of training camp in West Virginia at The Greenbrier hear from Browns coaching/personnel consultant and Cleveland's own Mike Vrabel, Head Coach Kevin Stefanski, Safeties Coach Ephraim Banda and Browns Safety Grant Delpit!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does what we believe about the Bible really matter? Isn't it enough simply to embrace Christ? This week, we spend some time with two articles that address, in different ways, the relationship between our faith in Christ and our trust in the Scriptures. We begin by thinking about the Lord Jesus's own attitude towards the Scriptures...   Featured Content: – 'The Bible of our Lord', entry for January 31 in Robert Macdonald, From Day to Day: Helpful Words for the Christian Life (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2024). Originally published in 1856. – 'Inerrancy Matters... to the Man in the Pew', Ian Hamilton, Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 618 (March 2015)   Purchase 'From Day to Day: Helpful Words for the Christian Life' by Robert Macdonald: https://banneroftruth.org/store/devotionalsdaily-readings/from-day-to-day/   Explore the work of the Banner: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us a voice message: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast    

Here is the overview of the three “H” in Happiness, Harmony, and now moving to aspects of Health. Happiness was the soul that transformed from mortal to immortal through transcendence. Harmony was find the sound of frequency and vibration that matches with nature that is beautiful and good. In this episode, we covered the seven pillars of health by reflecting our life's action. From Day 18 to Day 12, we will cover the Home of Destiny, Essential Energy of Personality, Altitude & Attitude of our Constitution, Laundry list of burden that we shoulder that cause the disorder; Tranquility of the Remedies;Holistic Orientation; and the Yin & Yang of Inspiration. These seven pillars are the foundation that hold our box that hold our organs, our spirits, our souls, and our elements that create Your Unique Treasure.

Hair Saloon for Men was founded in the nineties, currently has nineteen locations, and has never once been just about cutting hair. From Day 1, the company has been on a mission. In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Tom Twellman, Jr., who recently took over as CEO from his dad, and together we talk about the importance of renewing your commitment to your mission, re-focusing on your core values, developing a dynamic culture, and helping men become the best versions of themselves.  Follow Hair Saloon: @hairsaloonformen Follow Tom: tomtwellmanjr

This week's episode is a re-release of an amazing interview with Killer Pitch Master, Precious Williams, from the Seven Figure Consultant Podcast Archives. Precious, known as the “Pitch Queen”, reveals her secret weapon and thoughts on knowing when you are seated at the wrong table. Precious has insights into packaging, positioning, and pitching. No one puts it quite like Precious does. If you want to be successful in any endeavour, get a copy of Precious's new book, Rainmaking 101, From Day 1. This discussion is fast-paced; you don't want to miss a minute.   In this episode: [00:23] Introduction of the “Pitch Queen”. Precious describes her tumultuous childhood and the ups and downs that positioned her to be where she is today.  [07:48] Where do you turn when you don't have someone encouraging you, and how do you know your place within a group?  [13:35] Precious discusses when her backstory is appropriate to share and when it is not. She outlines the different media she has mastered.  [20:25] Precious shares her take on pitching and taking an interest in others.  [24:34] Precious discusses whether somebody can learn a talent or are you born with it and what about being a visionary?  [29:19] What is real entrepreneurship? Precious discusses her new book, Rainmaking 101 From Day 1.    Key Takeaways:  Precious's story proves positively that you can make it from any background, and even after failing, you can come back stronger than the first time. Often the language you use describing a situation or a product makes the difference in how successful it is. Elevate the conversation, elevate the terminology. Don't take no for an answer if you are determined to be accomplished and recognized in any field. Failure is not the end of a goal. Instead, it is a stepping stone towards accomplishment.   Quotes:   “I just have to say to you at this moment; I receive your compliment. Because many of us as women can't accept a compliment. I need to receive what you just said because it's a testament to my grandmother.  It's a testament to my higher power.” – Precious Williams. “I had to go where I was celebrated, not tolerated. Also, if I'm not invited to the table, understand that rejection is the ultimate protection. There are some places you don't need to be, and if you're constantly fighting to be seen in certain groups, maybe that's the group you shouldn't be in.” – Precious Williams.   Useful Links Precious: Precious Williams – Linkedin Precious Williams – Instagram Rainmaking 101 – From Day 1 – The Book The Dames – 6, 7 and 8 Figure Business Community Jessica: The Six Elements of a Seven Figure Business – Free Download Get in touch with Jessica to discuss your consulting business Download the entire Seven Figure Consultant mini-season Submit your questions for this season's Q&A episode Jessica's LinkedIn   Guest Bio:  Precious L. Williams CEO, Perfect Pitches by Precious, LLC #KillerPitchMaster Want to learn how to take your sales, investor, or elevator pitches from trash to straight CASH?  Or have your prospects throwing money at you every time you open your mouth?  Then, it's time to learn how to convert conversations into currency with the Pitch Queen, Precious L. Williams. Her company, Perfect Pitches by Precious teaches you the tools and tenacity to pitch with power, sell with storytelling, and develop a masterful mindset for communication. It's time for you to learn how to #SlayAllCompetition Precious busts norms and shifts perspectives to help teams own their awesomeness and bring out their “wow” factor.  Your leaders and teams will up their game — on their terms — to develop the cunning, clarity and confidence that's been inside them all along. What's more, they'll get unstuck and discover a renewed and refreshed energy to own the mindset of the pitch in a way they never thought possible. If you're ready to go from milquetoast to memorable, attracting and captivating your prospects while closing the sale in an authentic way, it's time to #pitchforprofit. And you can bet you're going to have fun doing it! Precious L. Williams is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion. She has also been featured on “Shark Tank,” CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, and the movie “LEAP.” Her current clients include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, NBCUniversal, Federal Reserve Bank, Intuit Quickbooks, Yelp, Harvard University, and more. Precious is a dynamic international professional speaker, effective corporate trainer and 4X #1 bestselling author.

From Day 1 to Day 365, God has been with you. From Day 1 to Day 365 in 2024, let's devote ourselves to being with God again and again.

Marshall Herskovitz Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson Masterclass! I've had many stimulating, fascinating, brilliant, talented, fun guests. None more so than writer, director, and producer, Marshall Herskovitz. There's a reason this human has won more Emmy, Golden Globe, Writers Guild, Directors Guild, Peabody, and Humanitas Awards than I can count… not to mention an Academy Award nomination. Wow, just wow! You don't get all those awards for writing, creating, and making great television and movies without being a great storyteller, and boy is Marshall that! From his eighth-grade short story to his first attempt at filmmaking, AFI––miracle-ing his way in, meeting Ed Zwick the very first day––a partnership that would change both their lives and all of ours… Snuffy's specifically and significantly. We talked thirtysomething from throw-away lack of interest to the cataclysmic creative shift in what was possible on series TV. From Day 1 to the present commitment to the reboot usurped by the pandemic. Marshall and Ed are still passionately committed to seeing it through to air and I don't doubt with these two at the helm it will come to pass. Marshall talked about My So-Called Life, Claire Danes, Special Bulletin, and the NBC backlash on his Emmy-winning debut, Jack the Bear, Dangerous Beauty, The Last Samurai, and Tom Cruise––wonderful inside scoop there. Likewise, DiCaprio and Blood Diamond. We talked Marshall's environmental activism and seemingly sensible solution and concluded with the political race and what 2024 may hold. A rare guest I didn't know going in, Marshall quickly felt like a dear treasured friend. The conversation was effortless, exciting, insightful, and inspiring. Loved it!Can't wait for more… on and off the screen. Marshall Herskovitz Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson Wednesday, November 8, 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET Streamed Live on my Facebook Replay here: https://bit.ly/40yB9aE

From Day one of the IMPACT accelerator program, Mintz has been supporting the Cohorts, providing knowledge and legal guidance to each startup. Their Managing Member Steve Osborn, from the San Francisco office, leads the Preparing for Investment sessions which are a perennial favorite amongst the founders as he shares firsthand experience and insights.In this episode, co-host Kyle Kruse and I dive deep into the weeds with Steve to have an intimate discussion about what led him to into the legal field, managing work-life balance, his startup endeavors, and cover a range of critical advice that every entrepreneur can relate to.Tune in to learn more about Steve's work and his top tips for navigating medtech investment. The information provided in this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice.

From Day 1 of TV35's existence the one constant presence was Ed Davenport. After 37 years at the Cranford channel, both as a volunteer and as the station's manager, Ed retired at the start of August. Before exiting, Ed chatted with me about his experiences and recounted some of the highlights and lowlights of his years working at TV35.

From Day 3 of Food Truck Party VBS 2023, Krissy, the hippie Christian shares the story of Daniel and his friends choosing to eat the foods they knew honored God instead of the rich foods that the King ate. A small part of Daniel's story, but an important message to all of us on how to be strong in our convictions and to honor God with our mind, body and soul. Good food for thought! Join and hear how tasty God's Word can be.

From Day 1, our church has been committed to reaching, helping, discipling, and training the next generation toward their God-ordained destiny. We all have a part to play in keeping this comm

From Day 1, our church has been committed to reaching, helping, discipling, and training the next generation toward their God-ordained destiny. We all have a part to play in keeping this comm

From Day 1, our church has been committed to reaching, helping, discipling, and training the next generation towards their God-ordained destiny. We all have a part to play in keeping this commitment.

From Day 1, our church has been committed to reaching, helping, discipling, and training the next generation towards their God-ordained destiny. We all have a part to play in keeping this commitment.

From Day 1, the Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex reassured the public that the covid “vaccines” are both safe and effective in the fight against covid-19. We now know that they could not have been more wrong. During a recent interview on the show Point of View with Pastor Joshua Barnes, I broke down the documentation that proves that the covid jabs are not, in fact, vaccines… nor are they gene therapies. By definition, they are bioweapon injections, as these Poison Death Shots do not stop you from contracting covid, spreading covid, getting seriously sick with covid, going to the hospital with covid or dying from covid… they actually make you more likely to experience each of those, plus are opened up to serious risk of injury, disability and death. It's time to pull these bioweapons off the market and begin prosecuting those manufacturing and promoting them.Many ask me what they can do if they've gotten injected with this bioweapon shot. I always tell them to speak to a naturopath about how to preemptively counter the negative effects. Dr Sherri Tenpenny also turned me on to an amazing heavy metal detox that should be everyone's first step… Touchstone Essential's Pure Body Extra is a zeolite formulation designed to rid your body of heavy metals and toxins. Go to https://jeffdornik.com/purebody to get $50 off your first order.Sign up for the waiting list to join pickax, a constitutionally free speech social content platform. https://pickax.com

I'm excited to chat with Precious Williams on today's Seven Figure Consultant Podcast episode! Precious, known as the “Pitch Queen”, reveals her secret weapon and thoughts on knowing when you are seated at the wrong table. Precious has insights into packaging, positioning, and pitching. No one puts it quite like Precious does. If you want to be successful in any endeavor, get a copy of Precious's new book, Rainmaking 101, From Day 1. This discussion is fast-paced; you don't want to miss a minute. In this episode: [00:23] Introduction of the “Pitch Queen”. Precious describes her tumultuous childhood and the ups and downs that positioned her to be where she is today.  [07:48] Where do you turn when you don't have someone encouraging you, and how do you know your place within a group?  [13:35] Precious discusses when her backstory is appropriate to share and when it is not. She outlines the different media she has mastered.  [20:25] Precious shares her take on pitching and taking an interest in others.  [24:34] Precious discusses whether somebody can learn a talent or are you born with it and what about being a visionary?  [29:19] What is real entrepreneurship? Precious discusses her new book, Rainmaking 101 From Day 1.  Key Takeaways:  Precious's story proves positively that you can make it from any background, and even after failing, you can come back stronger than the first time. Often the language you use describing a situation or a product makes the difference in how successful it is. Elevate the conversation, elevate the terminology. Don't take no for an answer if you are determined to be accomplished and recognized in any field. Failure is not the end of a goal. Instead, it is a stepping stone towards accomplishment. Quotes:   “I just have to say to you at this moment; I receive your compliment. Because many of us as women can't accept a compliment. I need to receive what you just said because it's a testament to my grandmother.  It's a testament to my higher power.” - Precious Williams. “I had to go where I was celebrated, not tolerated. Also, if I'm not invited to the table, understand that rejection is the ultimate protection. There are some places you don't need to be, and if you're constantly fighting to be seen in certain groups, maybe that's the group you shouldn't be in.” - Precious Williams. Guest Bio:  Precious L. Williams CEO, Perfect Pitches by Precious, LLC #KillerPitchMaster Want to learn how to take your sales, investor, or elevator pitches from trash to straight CASH?  Or have your prospects throwing money at you every time you open your mouth?  Then, it's time to learn how to convert conversations into currency with the Pitch Queen, Precious L. Williams. Her company, Perfect Pitches by Precious teaches you the tools and tenacity to pitch with power, sell with storytelling, and develop a masterful mindset for communication. It's time for you to learn how to #SlayAllCompetition Precious busts norms and shifts perspectives to help teams own their awesomeness and bring out their “wow” factor.  Your leaders and teams will up their game — on their terms — to develop the cunning, clarity and confidence that's been inside them all along. What's more, they'll get unstuck and discover a renewed and refreshed energy to own the mindset of the pitch in a way they never thought possible. If you're ready to go from milquetoast to memorable, attracting and captivating your prospects while closing the sale in an authentic way, it's time to #pitchforprofit. And you can bet you're going to have fun doing it! Precious L. Williams is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion. She has also been featured on "Shark Tank," CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, and the movie "LEAP." Her current clients include Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google, NBCUniversal, Federal Reserve Bank, Intuit Quickbooks, Yelp, Harvard University, and more. Precious is a dynamic international professional speaker, effective corporate trainer and 4X #1 bestselling author. Useful Links Get in touch with Jessica to discuss your consulting business Jessica's LinkedIn The Six Elements of a Seven Figure Business – Free Download Precious Williams - Linkedin Precious Williams - Instagram Rainmaking 101 - From Day 1 - The Book The Dames - 6, 7 and 8 Figure Business Community

On this episode of the Impact Real Estate Podcast presented by Jackson Lucas Executive Search, class is in session with the Associate Professor of Real Estate and Finance at Montclair State University, Joseph Nicholson. Joe walks us through how he started one of the premier real estate programs in the nation. Sharpen your pencils, it's time to go to school. Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MQRXYWSpotify: https://spoti.fi/35ZJGLTWeb: https://www.jacksonlucas.com/podcast/joe-nicholsonEpisode Notes:03:40 - The Stanford of the East Coast 07:20 - Real estate programs at Montclair State 12:35 - From Day 1 ...15:50 - The dream student 21:10 - Story of a Tennessee boy 25:30 - Do you like Kevin? 26:40 - Google search time 27:50 - The Hot Seat presented by KK Reset 41:41 - Outro

Welcome to the third episode of 'The Art of Teaching Business' Podcast, where we explore the world of teaching business education classes. I'm your host, Denise Leigh, a veteran business education teacher with over 25 years in the classroom and a finalist for the 2022 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award. In this podcast, I'll be sharing my thoughts on making a connection with your students. Students want to learn from teachers they know and like. From Day 1, I make it a point to get to know my students. I'll give you my best tips to make that connection. Resources mentioned in this podcast: 1️⃣ Business Student First Week of School FREE activity A great way to get connected to your students from Day 1! 2️⃣ America Runs on Business A great way to get your students interested and thinking about business from Day 1! Tag me ⁠⁠@BusinessTeachDenise ⁠⁠on Instagram or ⁠@DeniseLeigh11 ⁠on Twitter and let me know you listen! I love knowing what is resonating with my listeners! My TpT Store is ⁠Business Education With Denise Leigh⁠. My blog is ⁠⁠⁠www.business-ed.com⁠. Subscribe to my ⁠⁠podcast to be notified when new episodes drop! If you liked this episode, throw me a like and leave a comment! Follow me on ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow me on ⁠TikTok⁠ Thanks for listening! -Denise

I am still in awe that you all keep showing up and downloading episodes. When I started this Podcast, I was embarrassed to post the first episode because I had absolutely no idea if anyone would listen or if I even had anything worthwhile to say. From Day 1, you have repeatedly given me the confidence and motivation to turn the microphone on each week, schedule guests, produce content and hopefully reach 1 person. All for YOU! I am eternally grateful that this platform has reached people and that we continue to tell powerful stories of recovery each week, through the eyes [and voice] of those who lived through them and came out stronger. This is just the beginning, friends. See you May 31st! Much love! #85 -N *The Sobriety Diaries is a video podcast where we share powerful stories of recovery told by those who lived them. You can find us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts with new episodes every Wednesday, subscribe now! *Please share our show with just 1 person in your life who may be struggling, you just never know what they may need to hear today. Also, please consider donating to The Sobriety Diaries here: https://www.thesobrietydiaries.com/support/ Your donations help us to source the best stories from around the world and keep the show going! *Exact Nature! All-Natural CBD products for those of us in recovery. Use code TSD20 at checkout at www.exactnature.com *Get your TSD merch at www.thesobrietydiaries.com/shop *Follow us on Instagram @thesobrietydiariespod *Find all things TSD related and join our insiders list at www.thesobrietydiaries.com Music: www.bensound.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sobriety-diaries/id1570033658?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0aKbMuMUb2jjTkBBD41Mhm Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7d2e7a94-e2b0-4939-ba84-c2cf1b60fe7a/the-sobriety-diaries Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YjYzNDVkOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sobrietydiaries iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-sobriety-diaries-84267990/ Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/the-sobriety-diaries-Wa0nBA PocketCasts: https://pca.st/6i505fmy *Try your best not to drink, and be good to yourself!* --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sobrietydiaries/support

Next Gen's mission is that every U.S. high school student will graduate having taken a one-semester course in personal finance by 2030, they started in just one high school: Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, CA in 2010.Tim is an entrepreneur with a passion for education. Tim volunteered to create and teach a personal finance program from scratch at ECP. After witnessing firsthand the multigenerational impact that a personal finance course could have, he wanted to share with a wider audience.In 2014, NGPF decided that every single student deserves high-quality personal finance instruction. From Day 1,  they made sure every NGPF service would be free so cost could never prevent learning. Since then, NGPF has built an unstoppable team! Their small but mighty team of outstanding former educators creates engaging curriculum and facilitates professional development that honors and respects teachers.Next Gen advocates alongside communities with a collective mission to bring financial education to every single high school student in the U.S. by 2030.https://www.ngpf.org/Check out our new website!https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/Sign up for FIT coachinghttps://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/services-4

From Day 12-16 we are looking at verses that focus on Jesus as The Son. Yesterday we read the scripture from John 3:16, how God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son. Today we read how God was pleased with His Son whom He sent. Gill's Exposition: God is pleased Ligonier devotional (2-min read) The Baptism of Christ John MacArthur sermon: The Commissioning of the King Thirty Days of Jesus Series- Introduction/Background Day 1: The Virgin shall conceive Day 2: A shoot from Jesse Day 3: God sent His Son in the fullness of time Day 4: Marry her, she will bear a Son Day 5: The Babe has arrived! Day 6: The Glory of Jesus Day 7: Magi seek the Child Day 8: The Magi offer gifts & worship Day 9: The Child Grew Day 10: The boy Jesus at the Temple Day 11: He was Obedient! Day 12: The Son! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/08/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-13-god-is-pleased-with-his-son-3/

With today's post, we've now flowed through the first section of this series, in looking at verses that prophesy Jesus' coming, His arrival, and His early life. Starting tomorrow, from Day 12-16 we will look at verses that focus on Jesus as The Son. From Day 17-26, verses will focus on the preeminence of the Son, His works, and Ministry. Days 27-36, His resurrection, ascension, and return. Yes, there are more than 30 verses, lol. There's a postlude. LINKS Answers in Genesis: Christ's Obedience to the Father This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/06/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-11-he-was-obedient-3/

Is it possible to choose positivity in life's most 'un-juicy' experiences and moments? Today we are joined by an amazing, inspiring woman, Heather Little. Heather's life took a shocking turn when overnight it was discovered that she had Stage 4 colon cancer that had metastasized to her liver. Heather went from training for her next ironman to recalibrating her mindset for one of life's most challenging marathons. From Day 1, Heather decided she was going to share her journey openly and vulnerably, and we are so glad she joined us for this incredibly inspiring and moving discussion. In this episode we discuss: How to offer help to people going through challenging times Initiating conversations about the 'big scary hard things' in life, and why it's never too late Why your mindset is your greatest strength Building and leaning on your community How there might be gifts in the seriously un-juicy aspects of life Why asking for help is actually sharing yourself vulnerably Setting boundaries and prioritizing yourself Why saying I love you is so important (and underrated!) If you're looking to get into your heart feels, you're in the right place! Check out Heather's blog and the #HeatherStrong community For more information on how to donate and get your #heatherstrong apparel click here We love you!!

My list of GOAT tweeters is small. But Brother Kaz (@almightykazs) is in the Top 3. From Day 1, his tweets jumped OFF the TL and produced profound insight for me. Heck, I even remember the day I stumbled across his account…  “Man WTF is this… This dude's tapped into biz, spirituality, game, health, AND knows martial arts and speaks multiple languages?!”  This was a paradigm shift for me (lol). At the time, the people I knew (and myself included) were quite one-dimensional. Running up the money game, but falling behind in other areas… but here was Brother Kaz with a strong grasp on multiple domains. So I hit follow, started reading, having ah-ha moments, and so on and so forth. This naturally led to shooting the shit over DMs, Whatsapp, Facetime calls. And whenever we'd catch up, I always noticed a unique mindset behind his words and actions. In short, Kaz didn't play the game of business (and life) in the typical way. He played it his way…  And the speed in which he would generate results was quite mind blowing. This unique way of navigating life stood out to me to be his *unique* advantage.  So with that in mind, I had Kaz's name on my list of “friends to run a free-flowing convo with” since the inception of the pod. For one, I wanted to touch base on his unique mindset and two I wanted to hear what he'd been up to in the world of business/life. I knew things were going really well for him, but I wanted to dig deep into what these past 2.5 years were really like for him. You know, hear the real “war” stories and just reflect, laugh, shoot the shit, and flow. So that's exactly what we did. Taking this convo in whichever direction it naturally went and discussing everything from writing banger tweets to mindfulness applied in the world of business to Kaz' notorious sleep schedule (ha!) to what life has been like for the past 2.5 years (incredible story – Netflix worthy) to longevity in business.   In short, this ended up being such a FIRE convo that I couldn't help, but run it back the moment it was over and shoot Kaz the following text:  “Just relistened to entire convo on 2x speed… SO MANY GEMS. GOT NATURAL HIGH. Thank you again for taking the time brother!” And now? I bring it to you, my friend. I hope it fuels you with as much joy as it did for me. ENJOY! Your friend,  /tej 

From Day 2 of practice we hear from Coach Orlondo Steinauer, defensive end Mason Bennett and safety Tunde Adeleke. Later Louie is joined by Ticats Audio Network analyst Luke Tasker. 

From Day 2 of practice, Louie Butko runs down the injury report, and Ticats Audio Network analyst Luke Tasker stops by to give his thoughts on the team at the halfway point of the season. 

From Day 1 to Year 8 and 600+ episodes, Dr. Macpherson dissects the journey, trials, and solutions that he discovered in the process of growing his podcast into a top 100 show in the self-improvement category. Dr. Macpherson is the host and founder of the The Trauma Therapist Podcast, where he interviews leaders in the fields of trauma, mindfulness, addiction and yoga towards building a body of knowledge for casual listeners and therapists to source new insights. A few topic highlights: What monetization tactics worked best for Dr. Macpherson's mental health podcast If Dr. Macpherson had to start over, what key insights would he share with himself? Is there a relationship between insecurity and trauma?      If you're interested in creating a mental health podcast, exploring new monetization tactics, or learning from a master of psychology and trauma—there's plenty to discover in this episode! LINKS Dr. Macpherson's Links Twitter - Dr. Guy Macpherson Website - The Trauma Therapist Project The Trauma Therapist Podcast Podcasting for Mental Health Professionals Workshop Sounder's Links Website https://sounder.fm/ Twitter https://twitter.com/sounder_fm Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sounder.fm/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sounder.fm LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/soun... TIMESTAMPS: (2:54) Launching a mental health podcast within a larger business plan (6:40) Key lessons from turning points over 8 years of podcasting (11:05) What did and didn't work when Dr. Macpherson started monetizing his podcast audience? (14:30) If Dr.Macpherson had to start over but could share 3 insights with himself, what would they be? (16:40) What has Dr. Macpherson learned from teaching a course on podcasting for mental health professionals? (19:55) When was Dr. Macpherson able to become a full-time podcaster? (23:00) One thing Dr. Macpherson wishes everyone knew top of mind (24:57) Is insecurity rooted in trauma? (28:30) How would Dr. Macpherson explain trauma to an 11 year old? (33:30) Why does trauma get internalized and felt as shame and guilt? (37:15) What are the subtler and lesser known behaviors that can cause trauma? (40:12) Does western culture pose the risk of traumatizing its citizens? (43:43) What to do when a loved one has recently gone through a traumatic experience? (45:40) How can focusing on certain emotions help guide healing? (51:26) Why should more mental health professionals get into podcasting?

In this episode, I share a bit about how we got here. From Day 1, January 2020, the essence of Brave School (as an idea, an entity) has always contained this vision of "dreaming our world back into wholeness." In those beginning days, I, Daje, wrote a lot about what it could look like to have a "politics of dreaming". I wove it into the most present modality alive in my work, brand strategy, because brand strategy provides straightforward, tangible, and grounding systems for us to channel beauty into the culture. I honestly didn't see any difference between the power of the nervous system and the power of a strategic system -- they both help us carry stories that can make way for transformation. Both systems are wired to build, heal, comfort, serve, solve, and hold space for our wholeness to be birthed in waves upon iterative waves of innovation in the world. In the building of business entities, and ideas, if the physical body and the stories they hold were the brick, then brand strategy could most certainly be a mortar of some kind. Back when Brave School began as a 6-week Brand Strategy Intensive in January 2020, I couldn't have imagined that this door would lead to exploring wholeness, belonging, authenticity, and voice-honoring magic in the work, but I'm so glad it did. In this week's episode, I talk about what I think Regenerative Mysticism is. I share how we got here. About Structure as Medicine: Structure as Medicine is a free 90-minute workshop about reimagining the role of structure, strategy, and systems in the creative process. This workshop is a space for you to recognize and appreciate your wholeness, to surrender to your body's knowing, and to the power of the systems, structures, and strategies that already exist in your natural landscape, ready to support your vision. Learn more here: https://www.braveschool.co/structure-as-medicine

Flynn Zaiger, CEO, Online Optimism (New Orleans, LA; Washington, D.C.; and Atlanta, GA)   Flynn Zaiger, CEO at Online Optimism, started his agency on a laptop in 2012 by reaching out and offering SEO services to the 6 companies where he had interned while he was in college. Today, his remote, across the country staff of 23 supports businesses with “everything they do online” – social, search, SEO, SEM, and website design. Clients are small- to medium-sized businesses (5 to 500 employees) that are either startups looking to rapidly expand or more traditional family businesses, that, in the process of being passed down to the next generation, are looking to expand.  The agency strives to contribute to the communities surrounding its three offices. A cadre of interns maintains a networking calendar, tracking the activities of fifty chambers of commerce. The intern program, built internally from the ground up, is the source of many of the agency's new hires. In this interview, Flynn discusses some of the key strategies he has used to build Online Optimism. He recommends that anyone starting a business: Figure out the revenue streams that are available immediately.  Set a good safety net of six months to allow you time to figure out what works and what doesn't. Recognize that, as your agency grows, you will not continue doing all those things you love . . . you will be managing other people who are doing those things. Understand the importance of knowing how to manage people. Build processes so new staff can get “up to speed” quickly. Never burn bridges. Flynn hired a business developer as the agency's seventh or eighth employee. He says it is important to work closely with new sales staff, not to expect sales in the first three months (because that's how long it takes to train and understand the proposals), and to build a solid sales process to facilitate onboarding. He did not have processes in place for the first five years and admits, “It was a mess.” The agency's language around the sales process is pretty traditional. The language around marketing activities . . . not so much. Flynn and his early staff had no prior agency experience, so they built and “named” things with their own terms. No “agency of record” here . . . it's a “partnership.” Flynn finds it interesting that other agencies are dropping agency of record accounts and hourly billing in favor of project-based billing and flat rates. He says, “That's what we did in 2012 because that's what I made up when I was coming up with how we structured our pricing.” The agency is not organized in the traditional way, either – there a no account managers. Flynn explains, “Every one of our employees is both doing services and handling account executive stuff.” He says this is a challenge for his employees (they have to be good technically and also skilled at customer/account management), less efficient than an agency where functions are more “separate,” but far better for clients who can directly contact the person who will fix their problems. Flynn says, “People want to feel like there's humans behind it.” He continues, “People want to know who they're working with. They want to feel that human connection in the business relationship. That's helped us grow.” Flynn can be reached on his agency's website at: https://www.onlineoptimism.com/ Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and I am joined today by Flynn Zaiger, CEO at Online Optimism with offices in New Orleans, D.C., and Atlanta. Welcome to the podcast, Flynn. FLYNN: Great to be here, Rob. Excited to be with you and talk. ROB: It's good to have you here. Why don't you give us an introduction to Online Optimism? What do people know as your expertise?  FLYNN: I started Online Optimism in 2012. It felt like this internet thing was going to be pretty big. I seem to have lucked out on that guess. It was just myself and a laptop. I had graduated college, and 10 years later we have 23 employees, we have offices in three states, we have remote staff across the country, and we help businesses with everything they do online – social, search, SEO, SEM, website design. We usually say if it touches a screen, we can help you market it better. ROB: Got it. Did you start with such a wide aperture and then expand on the types of clients you could serve? Or did you start in one of those more core areas and grow it from there and add capabilities? FLYNN: When I was just starting, I always felt that I was pretty good at SEO. I had a sense that SEO is really a game where you don't know the rules and you're just guessing what Google wants. So, I started a digital marketing agency, telling people that I was great at SEO, and they'd say, “Wonderful. I have a Facebook page that needs to be managed.” I was like, “Okay, that's close enough. I'll just do some social media on the side.” [laughs] Then I'd be like, “Yeah, but I really want more SEO,” and they'd be like, “That's so great. We need a website.” So, I would learn to build websites. I think that's what you do when you're starting out: you expand and see what works and what doesn't. Now we do everything digitally. At one point we even did events. When we were starting in New Orleans, I threw a second-line parade. We threw a block party and a barbeque. As someone who started an internet marketing company, I should not be the person running a block party. But it went pretty well for a year or two. Then we decided it wasn't for us and we still focus on these main services where we feel people are constantly investing. We do social; we're not on any specific network. The networks are going to change, but at this point, people are going to be found on social media, they're going to be found on search, and we help them appear in both places. ROB: Social has certainly emerged, at least many people's expectations, much more around consistency than around creating huge spikes of activity, so that probably lends itself to some sense of normalcy. Flynn, paint for us a picture – is there any typical client, a typical vertical, a typical size, a typical buyer profile? Who comes to you most regularly that you can serve well? FLYNN: We work great with what we consider small- to medium-size businesses. It tends to be anywhere from 5 to 500 employees. Above that, usually you have a bigger in-house marketing team; below 5, you're usually not ready to work with an agency like us. We've found a niche with two things. One is with startups who are looking to expand rapidly, so they need quick testing and making sure that social strategies are working and social content is working before scaling it up. Our other expertise is these more traditional companies who have been around for 15-20 years. We do really well with family-run businesses where the son or daughter is taking over the business. This company has been successful for a few decades, they have great word-of-mouth, and you log onto their website and it's built on GeoCities or something, there's GIF animations all around, there's music playing. These are businesses that have done well enough, and now they go to the next generation, and these are people in their twenties, thirties, and they're tired of running a family business. They want to grow and be more successful. That's when they usually bring us in, and we have a first meeting where we all make fun of their family's website and how terrible it is, and then we help them. They still run the day-to-day, but they trust that we're a digital agency that knows the business and has that sort of relationship. We still try to meet face to face with people – obviously more pre-COVID than now – but we really believe in the power of a handshake. One of our values is “Screens will not replace handshakes,” and I still think, especially in the digital world where SEO/SEM can be sketchy, people want to know who they're working with. They want to feel that human connection in the business relationship. That's helped us grow. ROB: That leads me into something that was perhaps a little bit self-evident – having offices in three places, is that largely centered on that ability to be close to a customer, to go shake their hands? You're cultivating relationships in those places and nearby? FLYNN: Absolutely. We started off just in New Orleans, and we had ideas always to grow beyond. We started getting more national clients around the country, but a lot of those relationships were based off of connections that we made in person. Then COVID happened, and all of a sudden everyone was reconsidering what they wanted to do, some of my staff was moving, and we couldn't meet anyone in person. As a digital marketing agency, for the first time, we were on a level playing field with everyone who was down the street from bigger companies. D.C. and Atlanta are much bigger regions; they're much bigger economic centers than New Orleans. Not that New Orleans is tiny. It's a very large port city. It has a lot of deals there. But Atlanta and D.C. are much bigger. We had staff who wanted to go to these cities. They were willing to put in the time and investment to do the work of starting an office there. That's going to networking events, helping to recruit interns, going to colleges to recruit more staff, and really trying to make a name for ourselves, producing resources in each city. One thing we do is keep a networking calendar. We mostly do this internally because we have interns that will help us track 50 different chamber calendars and pull them together. We try to make sure we're actually contributing to these cities, each in their own way, rather than just having an office that happens to be located in them. ROB: I hear you saying there's a set of capabilities you expect from an office. There is a local engagement, there is an outreach on the business side, there is a recruiting component. A lot of a services business, a lot of an agency, is sales and talent. If you can do those and manage the accounts you have well and grow them, that's a pretty good formula. Do you have somebody who then runs each office? Or how have you structured that part? FLYNN: Yeah, that's pretty much how it's going so far. We'll send someone who leads the thing, and then we try to have exactly what you said: one salesperson, business development. Our team is really good at digital marketing, so our salespeople have never really had to do much outbound. We certainly go to networking events, but we're not pushing sales. They're usually busy enough with the leads coming in, and it's mostly qualifying and creating proposals that are custom-crafted. So, it's a salesperson and then usually an account executive or two that can handle the different work in the cities. I will say this is something that we've only been doing for about a year and a half now, so we're still learning and still building out these channels. I think, long term, what we see is that each office will kind of function together, but they're going to help us by if one city has a downturn, which unfortunately will inevitably happen, the other cities can pull up the slack. And honestly, this was a lot because our main headquarters is in New Orleans. There's Mardi Gras and the whole city shuts down for a week. We needed people to work that week for our national clients. [laughs] So now we added Atlanta and D.C., who are thankfully sober and not at parades for that Wednesday through Tuesday. That helps keep the business going. ROB: [laughs] And you cut the other people off of Slack that week. I understand. FLYNN: Yeah. [laughs] ROB: It's interesting; that story is still largely unwritten, then. Over the past year and a half, here in Atlanta, I've been very engaged in the marketing community. Most of the events, most of the local engagements that we used to do before COVID are not back yet for the most part. But on the flipside, I might say that most clients are more eager to meet in person than at any time in the two years before COVID. It's an interesting split of where the opportunity is and where maybe it will be. FLYNN: Yeah, I completely agree. I've been seeing that especially in 2021, since the summer hit. There was a small decline from Omicron, but not as much as I think you'd expect. A lot of business leaders, business owners hit the summer, they said, “It's been a year” and – you can't just be done with a pandemic. My partner works in medicine and she's very much working in very intense situations this week, actually, which is wild to do that and then I'm sitting in a coworking space. With a mask, but still. It's such a weird environment that we're both in at the time. But I agree. We still meet people outdoors as best we can. We've all upgraded our winter coats on our team. [laughs] But it is certainly something where people want to meet in person. This is where you're seeing those conversations all around the world right now, which is most leaders feel that they want to see people back in the office, and they can't really give good reasons. There's collaboration and brainstorming, and to be frank, I would love to be able to turn around and ask a question instead of asking someone if they're free to have a Slack huddle and dealing with that. It'd be so convenient to just be able to turn around – and I haven't been able to do that in two years – and ask people. I miss that. But we try to prioritize our individual staff's feelings and comfort. I think that's more important than anything. So, we're letting everyone do whatever they want, essentially, and trying to be the most supportive environment we can. ROB: That makes a ton of sense, and there's a lot to learn there. You mentioned some of the early engagements you did with clients. It seemed like a natural evolution of the services. But what led you to take the jump in the first place and decide, “I've had jobs, but I don't want to have a job anymore. I want to make my own job. I want to build my own business”? What was that transition that led to the start of Online Optimism? FLYNN: One of the first things we always tell people, especially our entrants when they're job searching, is never burn bridges. It's been 10 years and I feel like I can say I didn't particularly love the job I had after college. I was pretty good at it, but it was a very corporate environment. They had those motivational “Teamwork” and “Hang in There” posters. I was like, “Haha, very ironic decorations” on Day 1, and they were like, “These are serious. These are our values.” I was like, great. It was just very corporate, so I didn't love it, but I was good at it. I reached out to all the people I worked for in college. I'd done six internships. They were like, “If you had your own thing, we could probably hire you and keep you afloat.” So, I got lucky. After 10 years, I've learned I know what I know, but more importantly, I know what I don't know. But when you're 22 and you're like, “I could start a company,” you really have no clue how little you know. Someone should've shaken me and been like, “Flynn, what are you doing? There's no plan. You have a domain, but you don't know how to” – there was no plan. But I got lucky. The companies that I worked for trusted me because I'd done work for them, so I got like two clients from them. Then the company I was working for out of college, I increased their sales online by like 800% or something like that. So they became Client #3. So, I had three clients on Day 1, which was great because I didn't sign Client 4 until Month 7 or 8 because it took me seven or eight months to figure out how to actually meet someone and convince them to trust us with their internet presence. That was the most helpful thing, I think. If you are starting a business, you have to figure out what revenue streams you have immediately and then set a good safety net of six months. It's going to take that for you to learn what's working and what's not and figure it out. You have to be ready to – it helped that I was in New Orleans with three roommates, so my rent was $400 a month. That's also the key. If you want to be an entrepreneur, I highly recommend $400 a month rent. That's the way to go. [laughs] ROB: [laughs] Where can you find that now, I wonder? Maybe nowhere, I don't know. FLYNN: Not New Orleans, actually, now. I think you've got to go somewhere else. ROB: It makes sense not to burn bridges. I've certainly had interesting experiences where I've had former clients and coworkers who couldn't talk to each other, and I've always enjoyed being Switzerland. I'll talk to both of them and I'll be doing business with both of them concurrently while they keep talking trash about each other like a divorced couple. I don't even know. But that's certainly a good option. As you started to build, how did you think about who you brought on the team, when? What were the next couple of roles? What were some of the inflection points in hiring, where you maybe had to make a hire you weren't sure of? From a necessity perspective, not the person. FLYNN: Hiring is the most important and hardest thing about running a business. We always drill that into people's minds. Our interview process should be careful because it is incredibly difficult to terminate someone if you make the wrong choice or train them to get them up to speed. When I started off, in the services that I wasn't the greatest at, I added on additional staff in different digital marketing services so I had more time to bring in clients. We actually didn't bring in biz dev for a while. They were Hire 7 or 8. So my first three or four were designers and strategists and people to do account work. Biz dev was a major jump. One thing that we waited way too long for was operations. I was running an 11-12 person company and still basically running – if we were a normal company, that might've been okay, but we were always employee-first. That meant every weekend, I would go to Costco and get like $400 worth of snacks for the office and come back. We were on the second floor of a building. It was a three-hour Costco run, which is such a waste of my time as CEO that I would do every week. Sometimes it's hard to convince yourself that your time is valuable, and that's really what I think about when we hire. Once you or someone else on your team becomes more valuable – that's what we always tell the staff. You should be working yourself out of your job. Whatever you're doing today, if you can teach it to someone else so you can do more important things, that is the most valuable thing you could do. I know a lot of times employees think “I want to keep this process just me so there's more job security,” but I've always felt like if you have a good environment and they see that you're able to teach this to someone else, that makes you way more valuable to the company, because then you could help them scale up much quicker. I always try to teach that to our Optimists. ROB: Those sound like some brutal Costco runs. There's an element where, when you're doing that Costco run, it can feel – and I'm sure it's even felt by your team – that you are, to an extent, intentionally serving them in that. I'm sure they can see that and appreciate that. But it probably needs to have its limits also. There's a point where you're serving them less by serving the business less by doing this other thing more. We had a team retreat back in December, and I spent an hour making people steaks. I wouldn't take it back for the world, but I'm not going to do that every day, either. It's an interesting balance of when and how you make those choices to serve. FLYNN: I'm going to make sure my team doesn't find out that other people are making steaks, because I got the Costco pizza. [laughs] I was like, “Y'all should be excited. This is great, came super quickly.” If they knew that some other people were making steaks, they would've gone for my head, I think. ROB: Do you like Costco pizza? FLYNN: [laughs] I do. I have the taste of someone who enjoyed the apartment where he paid $400 a month in rent. I haven't quite outgrown that yet. ROB: This is the privilege of the owner and the founder. We are completely distributed. We do team retreats right now twice a year. We're doing leadership retreats twice a year offset from those. But these are people I see twice a year, so if they get Costco pizza from you once every month or so and I get them steaks once a year, I think we're square. It's my own selfishness. I wanted to buy nice steaks and cook them and eat them, and if I make some for other people, and they feel served as well, then we all win. FLYNN: I'm going to bring you in for when my team hears this podcast so you can negotiate with them over whether they're getting a fair deal or not. [laughs] ROB: [laughs] I'll go up to D.C. and we'll see what we can do with that. Flynn, when you reflect on building Online Optimism so far, what are some lessons you wish you could take back to your past self and learn a little bit sooner if you could help it? FLYNN: Like I said, staffing at the beginning is a crazy difficult thing to learn. I had never managed anyone in school or in any jobs, and that's really the first thing I would've told 22-year-old Flynn. If you are successful in this business, you don't do anything that you do today. All that digital marketing stuff that you love? You're not typing posts, you're not making ads, you're not building websites. You are managing people who do that. That is such a change in mindset. I wish I had taken that more seriously at the beginning and learned more – even in college, when I did group projects. People hate group projects, but they are the best. They are so like real life, it is wild. You're going to be with people who you don't trust. You're going to be working kind of with each other, but someone's not going to keep up the slack. What I would do is reach out to my professor and be like, “I'd like to do this by myself,” which was a good way to get a good grade but a bad way to learn how to manage other individuals. So, I would definitely tell myself, you have to learn how to manage people. You're only as successful as your team. From Day 1, that ability to think outside myself – and whenever I do a task, what I'm really good at now is we do a task and we think immediately, “How could this be done by someone else? Let's write up the process. Let's have this ready to go,” whereas we didn't do that the first five years. Every time someone came onto the team, it was a whole process to teach them. It was a mess. So, I think helping yourself manage people is key and also building processes so more people can join and do it. ROB: Right on. It's interesting; you mentioned that you feel like you brought on biz dev a little bit late, around Employee #8, but I would say in a different lens, I have seen 80-person agencies where the sales were still very much founder-led, maybe even to the point where they promoted someone else almost to a partner to get that level of authenticity in their sales. What do you think allowed you, and how did you equip someone – it may have seemed soon for you, but you equipped someone eight people in to not completely fall on the ground selling. What do you think allowed you to sell without being founder-led in that sales motion? FLYNN: I think the answer is that we spent a lot of time together that first year. We even did that with later sales staff. We don't expect them to make sales their first three months anymore. We even build that into their prospective commission structure, based off of them not making a sale in the first months, just because we know that's how long it takes to train and go through our proposals, and they sit in a ton of meetings to learn how we talk about things. I would also say the other thing is when we first built a lot of our sales process, the first individual who was doing it for us had actually gone to a much more traditional company where they did a whole month of sales school, and honestly that helped us a lot. I had no idea how to teach someone how to do sales, so we hired someone who had had that training. That was the one thing where – now we hire people who just have a college education because we have more processes in place, but that did help a bit. Even now, a lot of the language we use is still pretty official on the sales side, whereas all the processes we have for marketing, we tend to have different language. We never say “agency of record” at all at Optimism because we made up our own term for it, because none of us had any experience in agencies. Whereas the sales side, it's all like “discoveries and intros and cold calls,” and we use very much the language of the industry, which is interesting for us. ROB: What do you call the AOR relationship? FLYNN: We just call it a partnership. [laughs] It is odd, and I know this gets me into trouble – we pretty much run an ad agency, but we built it from scratch, which is good and bad. I went to an Ad Age event and they were talking about this revolutionary new thing, which was like “As opposed to agency of record accounts and hourly billing, everyone's doing project-based billing now and flat rates so you know how much things cost.” I was like, oh, that's what we did in 2012 because that's what I made up when I was coming up with how we structure our pricing. It's been fascinating to see. We sometimes will meet people who run more traditional agencies – we don't have traffic managers at our agency, and until maybe two years ago I didn't realize that was a job. Which isn't a great thing to hear a CEO say, but it was built into other processes. I will say now that we're at 23, we've talked to enough people and have enough staff that have come in that we're trying to fill these gaps that bigger agencies have and we understand why. But there are still some things we do that are unique. We don't have employees who just do account executive work at our agency. Every one of our employees is both doing services and handling account executive stuff – which honestly is a major selling point for us, but it is tricky for staff because they need to be good at Google Ads and get their certifications and also not mind dealing with the client that calls in during the day with a question. ROB: It's a tricky dichotomy. On the one hand, a lot of people gravitate towards 100% either of those responsibilities within another agency. They'll be 100% client-serving or 100% AM. That hybrid role, when you can find it, it's very authentic to you. But when you're looking for someone to hire in, a lot of times they've gravitated further in one direction or the other, I would expect, than you might want them to be for you.   FLYNN: You're absolutely right. I don't want to say that it's a benefit for our staff. I'm not sure. But it is certainly a sales point for us. A lot of complaints from people who transferred from other agencies to us is that they are tired of talking to an account executive who knows enough, but they're like, “Hey, why is this Facebook ad structured like this? Shouldn't the top of the funnel marketing have this creative?” and the account executive is like, “Good question. I'll get back to you.” Most of our clients, you don't have to deal with that unless it's a very, very specific technical question, because they're talking to the person who made the ad. But it is stressful and our team does manage fewer accounts at a time because we don't have those efficiencies that a more separated agency has. ROB: I definitely appreciate the opportunity to – you don't want to reinvent language; you don't want to invent your own language from scratch for some of these things. But on the one hand, I would posit that agency of record, unless as client has a need to award such a relationship and their boss told them they have to, mostly seems a little bit selfish for the agency to claim that mantle. Almost like you're taking something from the client. And “traffic manager” sounds like kind of a boring job. Maybe someone who's in their prime would really enjoy it, but I feel like there's a more robust cohort of responsibilities that is a more fulfilling role and less of a middleperson, if you will. FLYNN: I'll leave you on the line for getting the hate mail from the traffic managers on Twitter. [laughs] But I do agree. I think that because we started off small and have added positions as we've grown, the major difference is that only like one person on my team has worked for more than two years at any other agency. We recruit so many people for our internship program and we've built this from scratch. It's been an opportunity to really build things as we see them and as we want them. It does mean that a lot of our processes are very different, but at this point, a lot of the bigger and better agencies are really open about their processes. So, whenever we do have questions about like “How does HR staff work?” or “What benefits do people want?”, there's a ton of research online. We're pretty receptive to even our staff sending us information about other company benefits to see if we can match it and things like that. ROB: That makes a ton of sense. Flynn, as you look forward, what are you excited about that's coming up for Online Optimism or maybe even for the types of services that clients are going to be needing? What's next? FLYNN: We love what's happening in social right now. I think it's been a fascinating turn from these really professionally produced videos – and I don't even know if this is good for agencies or good for Online Optimism – to being more authentic, individual experiences. You see that on the content that's trending on TikTok and Snapchat now; while highly produced videos do well, sometimes it's just a funny idea, something catchy, even for brands. People want to feel like there's humans behind it. I think you see that in the brands commenting on each other's posts on TikTok. People are excited. I actually feel like the people behind the brands are eventually going to catch on and start making names for themselves. Like, sure, you like Wendy's Twitter account and that's great, but there's not a Wendy back there. There's some probably bored stand-up comic in New York City and that's their job. I know there's going to be legal papers in the way, but I do think these social media superstars will start becoming famous in their own right rather than for brands. It's cool that Duolingo has that mascot that does weird stuff, but that's not Duolingo as a brand. That's some social media director who pitched that idea, somehow got it approved, and now everyone's trying to duplicate it. So that's cool. We're always looking more, like everyone else, at the Metaverse, seeing what's happening there, seeing all these bigger companies invest in it. I do have our design team working on messing around more in 3D space and doing VR/AR. We're still looking cautiously towards it, but at this point, you have Microsoft, you have Meta or Facebook or whatever they want to call themselves, you have all these companies throwing tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars and staff at it. So, we're trying to get our team ready for whatever is next. I don't think we're a couple months away from every mom n' pop shop having a second location on Meta Boulevard or whatever, but I do think the bigger organizations are going to have a presence, and I wouldn't be surprised to see more medium-sized companies get into that space soon. We want to be ready for when that happens. That's at least what we're looking at internally on our side. ROB: That is an interesting highlight to contemplate. I think we have been without, to an extent, as many experimental channels as there were for a while. There were a lot and everything was emergent and new, and maybe TikTok is still experimental for some, but for some brands, they've certainly operationalized it as well. But to highlight Meta, Metaverse, that world, maybe even some of the crypto and NFT world as the experimental opportunities – it's an interesting place to play for sure. FLYNN: It's been fascinating to see. We're taking it seriously because all these bigger companies are. But you make a great point that these more experimental networks are usually the ones who bring new mediums. You can't look at TikTok and not remember Vine. And I personally think 2013-2014, when Vine and Tumblr were where the entirety of internet culture was coming from – that was our peak. It's been downhill since then. That was the best the internet will ever be. [laughs] That's the question: Can these more organic decentralized networks exist and grow? I know that's what everyone wants to say but look where the money's going. It's going to Microsoft and Meta, and who knows what Apple's building with their headset. And these are the same companies and the same VCs that built the internet that we have now. It's nice to think there's going to be really cool, interesting ideas that will give more freedom to the internet, but they have a lot of 1,000-pound gorillas and billion- or trillion-dollar companies to overcome.  ROB: It's a lot to navigate and it makes a lot of sense. Flynn, thank you for coming on the podcast. Thank you for sharing the journey of Online Optimism. I will look forward to finding some of your people here in Atlanta. Come on down sometime. I wish you all the best. FLYNN: Yeah, we're great at Happy Hour. Let us know. Thanks for having me, Rob. ROB: [laughs] All right. Be well. Take care. FLYNN: Take care. ROB: Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. To learn more about how Converge can automate your marketing reporting, email info@convergehq.com, or visit us on the web at convergehq.com.

Jason Eichenholz, Co-Founder & CTO, Luminar joined Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss optoelectronics, lasers and seeing around corners.The conversation begins with Jason telling the story of how he first became interested in imaging systems and optoelectronics during a physics demonstration he witnessed in high school.I vividly remember the day that I saw that laser beam going across. And I was like OK, I want to do this and learn everything I can about lasers and optics and imaging and the things we could do. I thought there were all sorts of applications. Little did I know that [this event] would shape the direction of my career, that I would be using lasers to make autonomous vehicles safely operate on highways. – Jason EichenholzFast forward from high school to a career and Jason is following his lifelong passion by commercializing optics and photonics as Co-Founder & CTO of Luminar.From Day 1, we wanted the technology to be deployable, scalable, and we never sacrificed on the technology-based upon what was available. We made the technology work to enable the application. – Jason EichenholzLuminar has a commercial partnership with Volvo where Luminar LiDAR will be standard on Volvo's to be announced all-new electric SUV and an upcoming autonomous driving subscription called Ride Pilot. This partnership validates Luminar's technology and looks to usher in the future of transportation.I look at the automotive industry and I look at the ability to bring technology and innovation forward. The overall industry is going through a transformation. I think it is the single largest transformation to transportation since the Model T. – Jason EichenholzAt CES 2022, Luminar demonstrated its Proactive Safety system to great success. The system was able to detect a safety dummy crossing the road and came to a complete stop. In the other lane, a vehicle that was not equipped with the Proactive Safety system ran over the safety dummy. Grayson and Jason go on to discuss the system as to how it was able to detect the safety dummy.Proactive Safety is about preventing accidents, not mitigating or minimizing them. It's about preventing them. – Jason EichenholzFor the last 25 years, Jason has served as a volunteer firefighter in Orange County, Florida. During his service, he has seen sights and heard sounds that stop and make you realize how truly dangerous the roads of America can be at any time of the day. Continuing the safety conversation, Jason discusses the safety benefits of LiDAR and how Luminar tests for edge cases in all conditions.Wrapping up the conversation, Jason shares a personal story about why autonomous vehicles are so important for society and what he is doing to enable the future of autonomy.Recorded on Tuesday, January 11, 2021.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Day 1 Cork has been involved in Ecology politics in Ireland. Dan Boyle talks to PJ Coogan as worries now mount about Climate Change and plastics use are more common. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Prepare for one of the most entertaining, candid, irreverent and down-to-earth episodes of TBM as Chive's John Resig checks in with ABJ Managing Editor Will Anderson. From Day #1, The Chive and its offspring have followed a simple, successful formula: Give the audience what traditional media and tech giants can't, spoon feed it- often times for free, and find creative ways to monetize the ever-changing business model.  And don't hit the eject button early because Chive Media Group is hiring, and John reveals the surefire strategy to get a call back.

The Caldwell Sheriff gave an in depth timeline for this case. I have attached a link where you can find all of the videos I did on he case as well as my last post. From Day 1 I thought Foul Play all the way, but my mind has changed. I believe he became disorientated due to hypothermia which also explains why he stripped naked. Paradoxical Undressing is what it is called. https://fb.watch/3pxsk4nlGD/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetruthliesbetween/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetruthliesbetween/support

From Day of the Triffids to Little Shop of Horrors, meet a most sagacious animal. What the hell is a plant doing eating flesh? (Summer Season highlight)

From Day of the Triffids to Little Shop of Horrors, meet a most sagacious animal. What the hell is a plant doing eating flesh? (Summer Season highlight)

Listen as chiropractor and founder of the Cox Technic, Dr. James Cox explains what Cox Technic is and why it is so effective for treating back pain. James M. Cox, DC, DACBR, FICC, Hon.D.Litt., FACO(H) Dr. Cox is the developer of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction Manipulation and the proud participant in the on-going federal research projects involving the Keiser University, National University of Health Sciences, Palmer College of Chiropractic Research Center, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, Auburn University, etc. He is a member of the postgraduate faculty of the National University of Health Sciences and has been privileged to speak throughout the world. Resources: About Dr. Cox curriculum vitae  More about Cox Technic Find a Back Doctor The Cox 8 Table by Haven Medical References: Chesterton P, Evans W, Wright M, Lolli L, Richardson M, Atkinson G. Influence of Lumbar Mobilizations During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Measures of Knee Flexor Strength, Failure Point, and Muscle Activity: A Randomized Crossover Trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2020 Nov 25:S0161-4754(20)30201-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2020.09.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33248746. INFLUENCE OF LUMBAR MOBILIZATIONS DURING THE NORDIC HAMSTRING EXERCISE ON HAMSTRING MEASURES OF KNEE FLEXOR STRENGTH, FAILURE POINT, AND MUSCLE ACTIVITY: A RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER TRIAL. AFTER SPINAL MOBILIZATION, IMMEDIATE CHANGES IN BILATERAL HAMSTRING FORCE PRODUCTION AND PEAK TORQUE OCCURRED DURING THE NHE. THE EFFECT ON THE NHE FAILURE POINT WAS UNCLEAR. ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY INCREASED ON THE IPSILATERAL SIDE. Meet the Nordic hamstring exercise, also known as the Nordic hamstring curl—your potential new favorite go-to that can help keep you healthy while boosting your performance.  me 19 Lead researcher Nicol van Dyk, Ph.D., of Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Qatar, told Runner's World the move is simple: Begin in a kneeling position with both ankles secured—tucking your feet under a bar, for example, or having a running buddy hold them down—and then progressively lean forward as slowly as possible while keeping your back straight. When you can't resist anymore, just fall forward, catching yourself with your hands against the floor. Check out the video below for how to do it properly.   Ekşi MŞ, Özcan-Ekşi EE, Özmen BB, Turgut VU, Huet SE, Dinç T, Kara M, Özgen S, Özek MM, Pamir MN. Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, end-plates and paraspinal muscle changes in children and adolescents with low-back pain. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2020 Nov 27. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000833. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33252539. FATTY INFILTRATION IN THE PARASPINAL MUSCLES AND IVDD WERE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH MODIC CHANGES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH LBP. LUMBAR IVDD IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS COULD BE THE RESULT OF A MECHANICAL PATHOLOGY   Karartı C, Özüdoğru A, Basat HÇ, Özsoy İ, Özsoy G, Kodak Mİ, Sezgin H, Uçar İ. Determination of Biodex Balance System Cutoff Scores in Older People With Nonspecific Back Pain: A Cross-sectional Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2020 Nov 25:S0161-4754(20)30153-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2020.07.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33248744. DETERMINATION OF BIODEX BALANCE SYSTEM CUTOFF SCORES IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH NONSPECIFIC BACK PAIN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY BBS CUTOFF SCORES ARE SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC IN DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN POOR AND GOOD POSTURAL PERFORMANCE IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH NSLBP.   TRACTION EFFECTS: TRACTION AND DISTRACTION STUDIES ON WHICH OUR WORK IS BASED. Luigi Albano, DC introduced the first paper on which I built the remaining studies. This gives us foundational understanding as to the benefits of placing a spine into distraction prior to producing ranges of motion – IT FIRST REDUCES STENOTIC EFFECTS THAT COULD CAUSE GREATER NERVE AND DRG COMPRESSION AND CHEMICAL INFLAMMATORY IRRITATION. - JMC   Gaowgzeh RAM, Chevidikunnan MF, BinMulayh EA, Khan F. Effect of spinal decompression therapy and core stabilization exercises in management of lumbar disc prolapse: A single blind randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2020;33(2):225-231. doi: 10.3233/BMR-171099. PMID: 31282394. A COMBINATION OF SPINAL DECOMPRESSION THERAPY WITH CORE STABILIZATION EXERCISE HAS PROVEN TO BE MORE SIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED WITH CSE ALONE TO REDUCE PAIN AND DISABILITY IN SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC LDP.   Demirel A, Yorubulut M, Ergun N. Regression of lumbar disc herniation by physiotherapy. Does non-surgical spinal decompression therapy make a difference? Double-blind randomized controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2017 Sep 22;30(5):1015-1022. doi: 10.3233/BMR-169581. PMID: 28505956. THIS STUDY SHOWED THAT PATIENTS WITH LHNP RECEIVED PHYSIOTHERAPY HAD IMPROVEMENT BASED ON CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC EVIDENCE. NON-INVASIVE SPINAL DECOMPRESSION THERAPY (NSDT) CAN BE USED AS ASSISTIVE AGENT FOR OTHER PHYSIOTHERAPY METHODS IN TREATMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION.   Karimi N, Akbarov P, Rahnama L. Effects of segmental traction therapy on lumbar disc herniation in patients with acute low back pain measured by magnetic resonance imaging: A single arm clinical trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2017;30(2):247-253. doi: 10.3233/BMR-160741. PMID: 27636836. SEGMENTAL TRACTION THERAPY MIGHT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LBP STIMULATED BY LDH.   Kamanli A1, Karaca-Acet G, Kaya A, Koc M, Yildirim H Conventional physical therapy with lumbar traction; clinical evaluation and magnetic resonance imaging for lumbar disc herniation. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 247-253, 2017 CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPIES WITH LUMBAR TRACTION WERE EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH SUBACUTE LDH. THESE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT CLINICAL IMPROVEMENT IS NOT CORRELATED WITH THE FINDING OF MRI. PATIENTS WITH LDH SHOULD BE MONITORED CLINICALLY   Choi J, Lee S, Hwangbo G. Influences of spinal decompression therapy and general traction therapy on the pain, disability, and straight leg raising of patients with intervertebral disc herniation. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Feb;27(2):481-3. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.481. Epub 2015 Feb 17. PMID: 25729196; PMCID: PMC4339166. SPINAL DECOMPRESSION THERAPY AND GENERAL TRACTION THERAPY ARE EFFECTIVE AT IMPROVING THE PAIN, DISABILITY, AND SLR OF PATIENTS WITH INTERVERTEBRAL DISC HERNIATION. THUS, SELECTIVE TREATMENT MAY BE REQUIRED   JUDOVICH BD. Herniated cervical disc; a new form of traction therapy. Am J Surg. 1952 Dec;84(6):646-56. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(52)90127-x. PMID: 12986095. CLINICAL STUDIES INDICATE THAT IN THE AVERAGE INTRACTABLE CASE THE CERVICAL SPINE SHOULD BE STRETCHED BY FORCE RANGING FROM 25 TO 45 POUNDS. ALMOST HALF THE PATIENTS IN A SERIES OF SIXTY CASES EXPERIENCED PARTIAL OR COMPLETE MOMENTARY RELIEF WHEN THIS FORCE WAS APPLIED. ROENTGEN STUDIES REVEAL THAT IN THE AVERAGE PATIENT THE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACES OF THE CERVICAL SPINE BEGIN TO SHOW MEASURABLE WIDENING WITH TRACTION FORCE RANGING FROM 25 TO 50 POUNDS. THE NECESSARY FORCE TO RELIEVE PAIN CANNOT BE TOLERATED BY THE AVERAGE PATIENT WHEN IT IS ADMINISTERED AS A CONSTANT PULL. IF ADMINISTERED INTERMITTENTLY, ADEQUATE AND MUCH GREATER TRACTION LOAD CAN BE TOLERATED WITHOUT THE DISCOMFORT WHICH WOULD NORMALLY ACCOMPANY SUCH FORCE. A NEW METHOD OF MOTORIZED INTERMITTENT TRACTION IS PRESENTED. THE CLINICAL RESULTS OF INTERMITTENT TRACTION, BECAUSE OF ADEQUATE FORCE, HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL TRACTION METHODS.   Burton AK, Tillotson KM, Cleary J. Single-blind randomised controlled trial of chemonucleolysis and manipulation in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. Eur Spine J. 2000 Jun;9(3):202-7. doi: 10.1007/s005869900113. PMID: 10905437; PMCID: PMC3611397. BECAUSE OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATION PRODUCED A 12-MONTH OUTCOME THAT WAS EQUIVALENT TO CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS AN OPTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION, AT LEAST IN THE ABSENCE OF CLEAR INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY. Further study into the value of manipulation at a more acute stage is warranted.   Kirkaldy-Willis WH, Cassidy JD. Spinal manipulation in the treatment of low-back pain. Can Fam Physician. 1985 Mar;31:535-40. PMID: 21274223; PMCID: PMC2327983. RESULTS OF SPINAL MANIPULATION IN 283 PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN ARE PRESENTED. THE PHYSICIAN WHO MAKES USE OF THIS RESOURCE WILL PROVIDE RELIEF FOR MANY PATIENTS.   Oliphant D. Safety of spinal manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disk herniations: a systematic review and risk assessment. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2004 Mar-Apr;27(3):197-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2003.12.023. PMID: 15129202. THE APPARENT SAFETY OF SPINAL MANIPULATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER “MEDICALLY ACCEPTED” TREATMENTS FOR LDH, SHOULD STIMULATE ITS USE IN THE CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT PLAN OF LDH.   Kane MD, Karl RD, Swain JH. Effects of Gravity-Facilitated Traction on lntervertebral Dimensions of the Lumbar Spine*. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1985;6(5):281-8. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1985.6.5.281. PMID: 18802302. MEAN POSTERIOR SEPARATION WAS SIGNIFICANT AT ALL LEVELS EXCEPT L1-L2 AND L5-S1. MEAN INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINAL SEPARATION WAS SIGNIFICANT AT ALL LEVELS BUT L5-S1. IF INCREASES IN INTERVERTEBRAL DIMENSIONS PLAY A ROLE IN THE RELIEF OF LOW BACK SYNDROME, THEN GRAVITY-FACILITATED TRACTION MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE MODALITY IN THE TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION.   Unlu Z, Tasci S, Tarhan S, Pabuscu Y, Islak S. Comparison of 3 physical therapy modalities for acute pain in lumbar disc herniation measured by clinical evaluation and magnetic resonance imaging. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Mar;31(3):191-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.02.001. PMID: 18394495. TRACTION, ULTRASOUND, AND LOW POWER LASER THERAPIES WERE ALL EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF THIS GROUP OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LDH. THESE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT CONSERVATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS TRACTION, LASER, AND ULTRASOUND TREATMENTS MIGHT HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LDH   Chung TS, Yang HE, Ahn SJ, Park JH. Herniated Lumbar Disks: Real-time MR Imaging Evaluation during Continuous Traction. Radiology. 2015 Jun;275(3):755-62. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14141400. Epub 2015 Jan 22. Erratum in: Radiology. 2015 Jun;275(3):934-5. PMID: 25611735. HERNIATED LUMBAR DISKS: REAL-TIME MR IMAGING EVALUATION DURING CONTINUOUS TRACTION CONTINUOUS TRACTION ON HERNIATED LUMBAR DISKS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURES RESULTED IN CHANGE IN DISK SHAPE, DISK REDUCTION WITH OPENING IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISK, REDUCTION OF HERNIATED DISK VOLUME, SEPARATION OF THE DISK AND ADJOINING NERVE ROOT, AND WIDENING OF THE FACET JOINT.   Isner-Horobeti ME, Dufour SP, Schaeffer M, Sauleau E, Vautravers P, Lecocq J, Dupeyron A. High-Force Versus Low-Force Lumbar Traction in Acute Lumbar Sciatica Due to Disc Herniation: A Preliminary Randomized Trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Nov-Dec;39(9):645-654. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.09.006. Epub 2016 Nov 9. PMID: 27838140. HIGH-FORCE VERSUS LOW-FORCE LUMBAR TRACTION IN ACUTE LUMBAR SCIATICA DUE TO DISC HERNIATION: A PRELIMINARY RANDOMIZED TRIAL PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LUMBAR SCIATICA SECONDARY TO DISC HERNIATION WHO RECEIVED 2 WEEKS OF LUMBAR TRACTION REPORTED REDUCED RADICULAR PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT AND IMPROVED WELL-BEING REGARDLESS OF THE TRACTION FORCE GROUP TO WHICH THEY WERE ASSIGNED. THE EFFECTS OF THE TRACTION TREATMENT WERE INDEPENDENT OF THE INITIAL LEVEL OF MEDICATION AND APPEARED TO BE MAINTAINED AT THE 2-WEEK FOLLOW-UP. DURING THE 2-WEEK FOLLOW-UP AT DAY 28, ONLY THE LT10 GROUP IMPROVED (P < .05) IN VAS (–52%) AND EIFEL SCORES (–46%).   Onel D, Tuzlaci M, Sari H, Demir K. Computed tomographic investigation of the effect of traction on lumbar disc herniations. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1989 Jan;14(1):82-90. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198901000-00017. PMID: 2913674. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF TRACTION ON LUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONS. CHANGES OCCURRING UNDER THE EFFECT OF A TRACTION LOAD OF 45 KG HAVE BEEN EVALUATED IN 30 PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION WITH CT INVESTIGATION. THE HERNIATED NUCLEAR MATERIAL (HNM) HAS RETRACTED IN 11 (78.5%) OF MEDIAN, SIX (66.6%) OF POSTEROLATERAL, AND FOUR (57.1%) OF LATERAL HERNIATIONS.   Clarke J, van Tulder M, Blomberg S, de Vet H, van der Heijden G, Bronfort G. Traction for low back pain with or without sciatica: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane collaboration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Jun 15;31(14):1591-9. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000222043.09835.72. PMID: 16778694. INTERMITTENT OR CONTINUOUS TRACTION AS A SINGLE TREATMENT FOR LBP CANNOT BE RECOMMENDED FOR MIXED GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH LBP WITH AND WITHOUT SCIATICA. NEITHER CAN TRACTION BE RECOMMENDED FOR PATIENTS WITH SCIATICA BECAUSE OF INCONSISTENT RESULTS AND METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN MOST OF THE STUDIES INVOLVED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE HIGH-QUALITY STUDIES WITHIN THE FIELD ARE SCARCE, BECAUSE MANY ARE UNDERPOWERED, AND BECAUSE TRACTION OFTEN IS SUPPLIED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER TREATMENT MODALITIES, THE LITERATURE ALLOWS NO FIRM NEGATIVE CONCLUSION THAT TRACTION, IN A GENERALIZED SENSE, IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH LBP   Beattie PF, Nelson RM, Michener LA, Cammarata J, Donley J. Outcomes after a prone lumbar traction protocol for patients with activity-limiting low back pain: a prospective case series study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Feb;89(2):269-74. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.778. PMID: 18226650. TRACTION APPLIED IN THE PRONE POSITION USING THE VAX-D FOR 8 WEEKS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENTS IN PAIN INTENSITY AND RMDQ SCORES AT DISCHARGE, AND AT 30 AND 180 DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE IN A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH ACTIVITY-LIMITING LBP. CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THESE OUTCOMES AND THE INTERVENTION SHOULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL FURTHER STUDY IS PERFORMED USING RANDOMIZED COMPARISON GROUPS.   REAL-TIME MR IMAGING WHILE PERFORMING TRACTION IS POSSIBLE. Mitchell UH, Beattie PF, Bowden J, Larson R, Wang H. Age-related differences in the response of the L5-S1 intervertebral disc to spinal traction. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Oct;31:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 9. PMID: 28624722. TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN THE APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT (ADC) OBTAINED WITH LUMBAR DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING (DWI) OF THE L5-S1 IVD BEFORE, AND DURING, THE APPLICATION OF LUMBAR TRACTION STATIC TRACTION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE IN DIFFUSION OF WATER WITHIN THE L5-S1 IVDS OF MIDDLE-AGE INDIVIDUALS, BUT NOT IN YOUNG ADULTS, SUGGESTING AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN THE DIFFUSION RESPONSE. FURTHER STUDY IS NEEDED TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE FINDINGS AND THE SYMPTOMS OF BACK PAIN. HIGHLIGHTS: STATIC TRACTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE IN ADC IN OLDER DISCS, NOT YOUNGER. INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASELINE ADC AND PERCENT INCREASE WITH TRACTION. FINDINGS SUGGEST PRESENCE OF AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN THE RATE OF DIFFUSION RESPONSE.   SAAL, JEFFREY A., MD; SAAL, JOEL S., MD Nonoperative Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc with Radiculopathy: An Outcome Study, Spine: April 1989 - Volume 14 - Issue 4 - p 431-437 64 PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT STENOSIS WERE TREATED NON SURGICALLY. 90% GOOD OR EXCELLENT OUTCOME WITH A 92% RETURN TO WORK RATE. FOR THE SUBGROUPS WITH EXTRUDED DISCS AND SECOND OPINIONS, 87% AND 83% HAD GOOD OR EXCELLENT OUTCOMES, RESPECTIVELY, ALL (100%) OF WHOM RETURNED TO WORK. SICK LEAVE TIME FOR THESE SUBGROUPS WAS 2.9 MONTHS (+/- 1.4 MONTHS) AND 3.4 MONTHS (+/- 1.7 MONTHS), RESPECTIVELY. THESE RESULTS COMPARED FAVORABLY WITH PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SURGICAL STUDIES. FOUR OF SIX PATIENTS WHO REQUIRED SURGERY WERE FOUND TO HAVE STENOSIS AT OPERATION.   Sari H, Akarirmak U, Karacan I, Akman H. Computed tomographic evaluation of lumbar spinal structures during traction. Physiother Theory Pract. 2005 Jan-Mar;21(1):3-11. PMID: 16385939. DURING TRACTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ACUTE LDH THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF THE SIZE OF THE HERNIATION, INCREASED SPACE WITHIN THE SPINAL CANAL, WIDENING OF THE NEURAL FORAMINA, AND DECREASED THICKNESS OF THE PSOAS MUSCLE.   Park WM, Kim K, Kim YH. Biomechanical analysis of two-step traction therapy in the lumbar spine. Man Ther. 2014 Dec;19(6):527-33. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.05.004. Epub 2014 May 22. PMID: 24913413. A COMBINATION OF GLOBAL AXIAL TRACTION AND LOCAL DECOMPRESSION WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR REDUCING TENSILE STRESS ON THE FIBERS OF THE ANNULUS FIBROSUS AND LIGAMENTS, AND INTRADISCAL PRESSURE IN TRACTION THERAPY. THIS STUDY COULD BE USED TO DEVELOP A SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TYPE OF TRACTION THERAPY   Chow DHK, Yuen EMK, Xiao L, Leung MCP. Mechanical effects of traction on lumbar intervertebral discs: A magnetic resonance imaging study. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Jun;29:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 Mar 20. PMID: 28347933. HORIZONTAL TRACTION WAS EVIDENTLY EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING THE DISC HEIGHT OF LOWER LUMBAR LEVELS, PARTICULARLY IN THE POSTERIOR REGIONS OF THE DISCS. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECTS OF TRACTION OF DIFFERENT MODES, MAGNITUDES, AND DURATIONS ON THE CHANGE IN DISC HEIGHT IS REQUIRED FOR PROPER CONTROL OF TRACTION APPLIED TO SPECIFIC DISC LEVELS. HIGHLIGHTS: MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF TRACTION ON LUMBAR DISCS WAS EVALUATED USING MRI. HORIZONTAL TRACTION USING 42% OF BODY WEIGHT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED DISC HEIGHT OF LOWER LUMBAR DISCS. HORIZONTAL TRACTION ALSO RESULTED IN REDUCED LORDOSIS AND CHANGE IN TILT ANGLE. THE EFFECTS WERE MORE PROMINENT AT THE POSTERIOR DISCAL REGIONS.   Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, McLean RM, Forciea MA; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Apr 4;166(7):514-530. doi: 10.7326/M16-2367. Epub 2017 Feb 14. PMID: 28192789. a  systematic  review  of  randomized, controlled  trials  and  systematic  reviews  published  through  April 2015  on  noninvasive  pharmacologic  and  nonpharmacologic treatments  for  low  back  pain.  Updated  searches  were  performed through  November  2016. Recommendation  1: Given  that  most  patients  with  acute  or subacute  low  back  pain  improve  over  time  regardless  of  treat-ment,  clinicians  and  patients  should  select  nonpharmacologic treatment  with  superficial  heat  (moderate-quality  evidence),  massage,  acupuncture,  or  spinal  manipulation  (low-quality  evidence). If  pharmacologic  treatment  is  desired,  clinicians  and  patients should  select  nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory  drugs  or  skeletal muscle  relaxants  (moderate-quality  evidence).  (Grade:  strong recommendation) Recommendation  2: For  patients  with  chronic  low  back  pain, clinicians  and  patients  should  initially  select  nonpharmacologic treatment  with  exercise,  multidisciplinary  rehabilitation,  acupuncture,  mindfulness-based  stress  reduction  (moderate-quality  evidence),  tai  chi,  yoga,  motor  control  exercise,  progressive relaxation,  electromyography  biofeedback,  low-level  laser therapy,  operant  therapy,  cognitive  behavioral  therapy,  or  spinal manipulation  (low-quality  evidence).  (Grade:  strong recommendation) Recommendation  3: In  patients  with  chronic  low  back  pain  who have  had  an  inadequate  response  to  nonpharmacologic  therapy, clinicians  and  patients  should  consider  pharmacologic  treatment with  nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory  drugs  as  first-line  therapy,  or tramadol  or  duloxetine  as  second-line  therapy.  Clinicians  should only  consider  opioids  as  an  option  in  patients  who  have  failed  the aforementioned  treatments  and  only  if  the  potential  benefits  out-weigh  the  risks  for  individual  patients  and  after  a  discussion  of known  risks  and  realistic  benefits  with  patients.  (Grade:  weak  recommendation,  moderate-quality  evidence) Low  back  pain  is  one  of  the  most  common  reasons for  physician  visits  in  the  United  States.  Most  Americans  have  experienced  low  back  pain,  and  approximately  one  quarter  of  U.S.  adults  reported  having  low back  pain  lasting  at  least  1  day  in  the  past  3  months  (1).Low  back  pain  is  associated  with  high  costs,  including those  related  to  health  care  and  indirect  costs  from missed  work  or  reduced  productivity  (2).  The  total  costs attributable  to  low  back  pain  in  the  United  States  were estimated  at  $100  billion  in  2006,  two  thirds  of  which were  indirect  costs  of  lost  wages  and  productivity  (3).Low  back  pain  is  frequently  classified  and  treated on  the  basis  of  symptom  duration,  potential  cause, presence  or  absence  of  radicular  symptoms,  and  corresponding  anatomical  or  radiographic  abnormalities. Acute  back  pain  is  defined  as  lasting  less  than  4  week   Chou R, Deyo R, Friedly J, Skelly A, Hashimoto R, Weimer M, Fu R, Dana T, Kraegel P, Griffin J, Grusing S, Brodt ED. Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Apr 4;166(7):493-505. doi: 10.7326/M16-2459. Epub 2017 Feb 14. PMID: 28192793. Background: A  2007  American  College  of  Physicians  guideline addressed  nonpharmacologic  treatment  options  for  low  back pain. The  current  evidence  on  non-pharmacologic  therapies  for  acute  or  chronic  nonradicular  or  ra-dicular  low  back  pain from  MEDLINE  (January  2008  through  February 2016),  Cochrane  Central  Register  of  Controlled  Trials,  CochraneDatabase  of  Systematic  Reviews,  and  reference  lists. Evidence  continues  to  support  the  effectiveness  of  exercise,  psychological  therapies,  multidisciplinary  rehabilitation,  spinal  manipulation,  massage,  and  acupuncture  for  chronic  low  back  pain. Funding  Source:Agency  for  Healthcare  Research  and Quality.  (PROSPERO:  CRD42014014735)Ann  Intern  Med.2017;166:xxx-xxx.  doi:10.7326/M16-2459Annals.org the  American  College  of  Physicians  (ACP)and  American  Pain  Society  (APS)  recommended  spinal manipulation  as  a  treatment  option  for  acute  low  back pain  and  several  nonpharmacologic  therapies  for  sub-acute  or  chronic  low  back  pain.    Stochkendahl MJ, Kjaer P, Hartvigsen J, Kongsted A, Aaboe J, Andersen M, Andersen MØ, Fournier G, Højgaard B, Jensen MB, Jensen LD, Karbo T, Kirkeskov L, Melbye M, Morsel-Carlsen L, Nordsteen J, Palsson TS, Rasti Z, Silbye PF, Steiness MZ, Tarp S, Vaagholt M. National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jan;27(1):60-75. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5099-2. Epub 2017 Apr 20. PMID: 28429142. Purpose: To summarise recommendations about 20 non-surgical interventions for recent onset ( If treatment is needed, the guidelines suggest using patient education, different types of supervised exercise, and manual therapy. The guidelines recommend against acupuncture, routine use of imaging, targeted treatment, extraforaminal glucocorticoid injection, paracetamol, NSAIDs, and opioids.   Krekoukias G1, Gelalis ID1,2, Xenakis T1, Gioftsos G3, Dimitriadis Z4, Sakellari V3. Spinal mobilization vs conventional physiotherapy in the management of chronic low back pain due to spinal disk degeneration: a randomized controlled trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2017 May;25(2):66-73. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2016.1184435. Epub 2016 Jun 23. MANUAL THERAPY SPINAL MOBILIZATION IS PREFERABLE TO CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PAIN INTENSITY AND DISABILITY IN SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC LBP AND ASSOCIATED DISK DEGENERATION. THE FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY MAY LEAD TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPINAL MOBILIZATION AS ONE OF THE MOST PREFERABLE APPROACHES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LBP DUE TO DISK DEGENERATION.   REFERENCES FOR 25% RELIEF PAPER BY WIRTH ET AL Wirth B1, Riner F1, Peterson C1, Humphreys BK1, Farshad M2, Becker S3, Schweinhardt P1. An observational study on trajectories and outcomes of chronic low back pain patients referred from a spine surgery division for chiropractic treatment. Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Feb 5;27:6. doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0225-8. eCollection 2019. Refs on minimal clinical improvement determination: Farrar JT, Young JP, Jr, LaMoreaux L, Werth JL, Poole RM. Clinical importance of changes in chronic pain intensity measured on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale. Pain. 2001;94:149–158. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00349-9. [PubMed] [CrossRef] Kovacs FM, Abraira V, Royuela A, Corcoll J, Alegre L, Cano A, et al. Minimal clinically important change for pain intensity and disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2007;32:2915–2920. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815b75ae. [PubMed] [CrossRef] Salaffi F, Stancati A, Silvestri CA, Ciapetti A, Grassi W. Minimal clinically important changes in chronic musculoskeletal pain intensity measured on a numerical rating scale. Eur J Pain. 2004;8:283–291. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2003.09.004. [PubMed] [CrossRef] Robinson-Papp J, George MC, Dorfman D, Simpson DM. Barriers to chronic pain measurement: a qualitative study of patient perspectives.Pain Med. 2015;16:1256–1264. doi: 10.1111/pme.12717. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [CrossRef] Ostelo RW, Deyo RA, Stratford P, Waddell G, Croft P, Von Korff M, et al. Interpreting change scores for pain and functional status in low back pain: towards international consensus regarding minimal important change. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008;33:90–94. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815e3a10. [PubMed] [CrossRef]   Chung TS1, Yang HE, Ahn SJ, Park JH. Herniated Lumbar Disks: Real-time MR Imaging Evaluation during Continuous Traction. Radiology 2015 Jan 22:141400. CONTINUOUS TRACTION ON HERNIATED LUMBAR DISKS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURES RESULTED IN CHANGE IN DISK SHAPE, DISK REDUCTION WITH OPENING IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISK, REDUCTION OF HERNIATED DISK VOLUME, SEPARATION OF THE DISK AND ADJOINING NERVE ROOT, AND WIDENING OF THE FACET JOINT.    Wong A, Parent E, Dhillon S, Prasad N, Kawchuk G: Do Participants With Low Back Pain Who Respond to Spinal Manipulative Therapy Differ Biomechanically From Nonresponders, Untreated Controls or Asymptomatic Controls? Spine: 01 September 2015 - Volume 40 - Issue 17 - p 1329–1337  doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000981 PARTICIPANTS WITH LBP AND ASYMPTOMATIC CONTROLS ATTENDED 3 SESSIONS FOR 7 DAYS. ON SESSIONS 1 AND 2, PARTICIPANTS WITH LBP RECEIVED SMT (+LBP/+SMT, N = 32) WHEREAS ASYMPTOMATIC CONTROLS DID NOT (−LBP/−SMT, N = 57). IN THESE SESSIONS, SPINAL STIFFNESS AND MULTIFIDUS THICKNESS RATIOS WERE OBTAINED BEFORE AND AFTER SMT AND ON DAY 7. RESULTS. AFTER THE FIRST SMT, SMT RESPONDERS DISPLAYED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN SPINAL STIFFNESS AND INCREASES IN MULTIFIDUS THICKNESS RATIO SUSTAINED FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS; THESE FINDINGS WERE NOT OBSERVED IN OTHER GROUPS. SIMILARLY, ONLY SMT RESPONDERS DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT POST-SMT IMPROVEMENT IN APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS.     Wong AYL1,2, Parent EC3, Dhillon SS4, Prasad N5, Samartzis D6, Kawchuk GN3. Differential patient responses to spinal manipulative therapy and their relation to spinal degeneration and post-treatment changes in disc diffusion. Eur  Spine J. 2019 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5851-2. NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS WHO RESPOND WITH >30% RELIEF SHOW HIGHER APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT DISC DIFFUSION OF WATER THAN NON POSITIVE RESPONDERS. MRI WAS PERFORMED BEFORE AND AFTER SMT ON DAY 1 OF CARE. OSWESTRY DISABILITY TEST WAS ALSO USED.     Beattie PF, Butts R, Donley JW, Liuzzo DM. The Within-Session Change in Low Back Pain Intensity Following Spinal Manipulative Therapy is Related to Differences in Diffusion of Water in the Intervertebral Discs of the Upper Lumbar Spine and L5-S1. Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Nov 21. Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. STUDY TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN THE CHANGES IN DIFFUSION OF WATER WITHIN THE LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS BETWEEN THOSE SUBJECTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN (LBP) WHO DID, AND DID NOT, REPORT A WITHIN-SESSION REDUCTION IN PAIN INTENSITY FOLLOWING A SINGLE TREATMENT OF SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY (SMT) WAS DONE. CHANGES IN THE DIFFUSION OF WATER WITHIN THE LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS AT THE L1-2, L2-3, AND L5-1 LEVELS APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO DIFFERENCES IN WITHIN-SESSION PAIN REPORTS FOLLOWING A SINGLE TREATMENT OF SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY. PARTICIPANTS UNDERWENT T2- AND DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED LUMBAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCANS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE, AND AFTER, RECEIVING A SINGLE TREATMENT OF SMTJ     Kuo, Ya-Wen PhD; Hsu, Yu-Chun MS; Chuang, I-Ting MS; Chao, Pen-Hsiu Grace PhD; Wang, Jaw-Lin PhD Spinal Traction Promotes Molecular Transportation in a Simulated Degenerative Intervertebral Disc Model. Spine: April 20th, 2014 - Volume 39 - Issue 9 - p E550 Traction biomechanics studied in the porcine model biomechanical benefits include disc height recovery, foramen enlargement, and intradiscal pressure reduction. 48 thoracic discs were dissected from 8 porcine spines and then divided into 3 groups: intact, degraded without traction, and degraded with traction. From Day 4 to Day 6, half of the degraded discs received a 30 min traction treatment per day (traction force: 20 kg, loading: unloading = 30 sec: 10 sec). Traction treatment is effective in enhancing nutrition supply and promoting disc cell proliferation of the degraded discs.  

In this episode Jean and James both find themselves accomplishing things even as they neglect reviewing their trusted systems this week. Jean finishes a month of daily microblogging and follows it up with a month of updating Micro.blog documentation. James creates and launches a website for Swift developers. Jean talks about using the Do app for daily reminders, while James lets his neighbors' garbage cans serve as his weekly reminder to put his trash out. Some of this week's accomplishments: From Day 3 of Jean's Docsember: What's the difference between Micro.blog and Twitter? James' newly launched site: SwiftVersion.net

Listen to our favorite moments from this season and our take aways from this year. Tune in Jan 2o21 for more fun and inspiring episodes from Ever & Doe! Thank you to all our Season 1 guests and supporters! We appreciate the wisdom and value you have added to our lives and to our dear podcast! We cant wait to bring you all back for more discussions! THANK YOU! @alzamapalz @mavis.joy @yvetteteuffermentor @arcinue38 @chrisrich_koh @terrellakasticks @aka_gelyn @mmcal @sheilamariedaos @doc.and.pen @rcedquid @stephanieavinion @stylieaesthetics @evelyn.richardson.koh @wylie_xv @thecountryclubbarbers Cannot end this season without a special shout out to my right hand woman - Ever! This kick off season was such a success and I am so grateful for your positivity, your encouragement and belief in me and the entire process. Can't wait to see what 2021 has in store for us! Love you so much! From Day 1 to forever!

From Day 1, the Escalade has basically been a Chevy Tahoe in a fancy suit, but the latest model finally feels like something special.

Good morning, RVA! It’s 49 °F, and I briefly saw the sun yesterday! You, too, will have the opportunity to do so today as we’ve got an excellent day weatherwise queued up. Expect highs in the mid 70s, lots of sunshine, and every excuse in the world to spend some time outside.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 1,235↗️ new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth and 11↘️ new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 114↗️ new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 62, Henrico: 19, and Richmond: 33). Since this pandemic began, 381 people have died in the Richmond region. It’s been a while since I’ve linked to some COVID Tracking Project graphs, but look at the incredible periodicity of the hospitalization graph since April. If it weren’t depicting people stuck in the hospital with a life-threatening disease it’d be beautiful. Also interesting here, compare the hospitalization graph to the death graph and see how much we’ve learned about treating COIVD-19 since this past spring. Locally, we don’t see the same repeating patterns in the graph of hospitalizations in Virginia—ours is more like a flat line since June. I think this points to how the virus has spent most of 2020 burning through different parts of the country and then moving on. Again, it’d be a lot more fascinating and fun to talk about if it weren’t folks' lives.Tonight, at 5:00 PM, GRTC will host a community meeting about the newly improved Route #77 which just went live one month ago. The new #77 is such a dramatic improvement over the old #77! Look at this beautiful straight line that heads right down Grove Avenue every 30 minutes (PDF), connecting UR and VCU, and making it easier for folks to access all of the jobs on and around UR’s campus. Compare it to the old hourly spaghetti monster (PDF) that waggled about the West End forever before eventually finding its way to DMV Drive. This new route finally fills in a major gap in bus service directly in the heart of The Fan. In fact, it’s almost like an invisible white and affluent force field purposely kept bus service out of this neighborhood until now! So why the meeting? People Are Concerned! And they are, of course, concerned about the classic set of NIMBY things: lament over the loss of a handful of parking space to make room for bus stops that will be used for actual humans instead of for storing empty vehicles, ginned up “safety” concerns that have dog-whistle overtones, using the word “preposterous” with an exclamation point, and shouting about empty buses despite that just not being true (while surrounded by hundreds of empty parked cars). One person says, “We have suffered bus service on Grove my whole life.” Wow, OK. There are dozens and dozens of public comments like this; you can read through them and ruin your morning if you’d like. Or, instead, you can email planningcomment@ridegrtc.com and tell them that you support the new, common-sense redesign of the Route #77 and welcome the new easy access to education, jobs, and housing. You could also say something about how a vocal minority of white, affluent homeowners do not have the right to undo a substantial upgrade to our regional bus system, but I’ll leave that up to you.It finally happened! Abby Church at the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Hanover County School Board officially voted to change the names of Stonewall Jackson Middle School and Lee-Davis High School to Bell Creek Middle and Mechanicsville High, respectively. This took an eternity, and we should congratulate/thank all of the students and alum who worked incredibly hard for literally years to get this done. Y’all! You did it!Mallory Noe-Payne at RadioIQ has a story about Ashley Spinks, the only full-time reporter for the Floyd Press out in Floyd County. Amazing: “Spinks’ technical title is Managing Editor of the Floyd Press, but in practicality she’s reporter, photographer, layout designer and editor. Each week she single-handedly pulls together the 16–20 page newspaper. And she does it all for $36,000.” Lee Enterprises, which owns the RTD, bought the Floyd Press back in March and cut the paper’s freelance budget. Then, in a shocking and hateful twist, Lee Enterprises fired Spinks after doing the interview for this very story. From her Twitter: “An update: I got fired today for doing this interview. Less than 24 hours before the Press goes to print. The paper is not finished, don’t know how it will be. On a personal level: it’s 3 days before my wedding, which my superiors knew. They couldn’t even wait for next week. I got invited to a conference call, fired while they invoked this story, and was immediately locked out of email and the network. I don’t regret speaking to WVTF for one second; I’d do it again.” Kenya Hunter, a reporter at the RTD, puts it well: “Feel how you feel about the press, but if your local newspaper dies, it’s not good for anybody.”Yesterday, the last day for Virginians to register online to vote, someone cut a very important fiber optic cable in Chesterfieldand a whole slew of state website went down or slowed to a crawl. This included the Department of Elections website, which means folks couldn’t register to vote. New Virginia Majority has filed a lawsuit to extend voter registration for 48 hours, the Attorney General has filed a brief, and I don’t know what either of those things mean if I’m being honest!Here’s a Do Something opportunity: Daily Planet Health Services will hold a supply drive for folks experiencing homelessness throughout the month of October. You can find the full list of needs on their website, but they’re looking for: quart and gallon size freezer bags, men’s and women’s underwear, new or gently used T-shirts and socks, prepackaged snacks, and prepaid phone cards. You can drop off supplies at their 517 W. Grace Street location and even call ahead (804.783.2505) to have a team member come out and grab stuff from you in a socially-distant way. If that’s still too coronarisky for you (which I totally understand), you can donate cash and tag it “supply drive.” Y’all delivered, literally, this past summer when Daily Planet needed bottled water for its clients, and I hope you’ll do so now as we move into the colder months.This morning’s longreadThe ideological banality of #heelsupharrisThis will make you mad, yell “YES, OBVIOUSLY, ROSS.”, or both.It is very difficult, in other words, for Harris to find an acceptable lane on the public stage that also positions her as a capable leader. As a former Harris aide explained before the debate, “From Day 1, the expectations for her have been stratospheric, and the margin for error has been minuscule.” Harris has thus far attempted — and, I think, largely succeeded — at forging a path forward that subverts these classic misogynoir stereotypes. But that doesn’t mean that viewers aren’t frantically attempting to map them onto her.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.

Naresh Vissa gives us an insight Florida hospital Covid responses and how the media overhyped the pressure on hospitals. July was very similar to the usual peak month of January. No other state had the critical situation that New York suffered. As is known, 50 percent of all deaths have occurred in nursing homes. From Day 1 Covid has become a political issue. There hasn’t been a separation of medicine state. 

Naresh Vissa gives us an insight Florida hospital Covid responses and how the media overhyped the pressure on hospitals. July was very similar to the usual peak month of January. No other state had the critical situation that New York suffered. As is known, 50 percent of all deaths have occurred in nursing homes. From Day 1 Covid has become a political issue. There hasn’t been a separation of medicine state. 

Summary:After years of procrastination, learning to meditate was like flicking a switch for David Pyatt and his family. From Day 1, David felt the benefits of being able to calm and declutter his mind and let go of reactivity through being grounded, aware and present.In this episode, David reflects on how meditation went from being an item on his to-do list to being a practical tool he relies upon and uses daily, improving his mental and physical health, his ability to stay calm, clear and focused especially when life gets challenging and to see the bigger-picture and prioritise what’s important. You don’t want to miss:How learning to meditate helped David’s whole family during a difficult time when his wife was ill with cancer.The benefits of David’s practice including greater resilience to challenge and change, improved relationships, less stress and reactivity, greater awareness and peace of mind.Circumstances don’t matter, only state of being/mind matters.David’s go-to solution on tough days or to calm down in the heat of the moment.David’s suggestion for people who think they can’t meditate or fear getting it wrong. Links and resources:David’s businesses: Davidpyatt.com (Business and Marketing Strategy) and Vexiot.com.au (Voice Experience and Internet of Things).Enjoy this 20min relaxation meditationTry these 2min exercises to calm down when overwhelmed in the heat of the moment (mini-meditations)Visit my website: Right Brain LiaisonsFollow me on Facebook and InstagramJoin my online meditation groupLearn to meditate with my 5-week beginner’s course!SUBSCRIBE to the podcast so you don’t miss out on tips, guided practices and inspiration to help you bring more mindfulness into everyday life.And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and a review? Thanks! Produced by Jen Hill on Kaurna land. Music by Gary Martin. 

In 2005, Dr. Kimetris Baltrip was named the student newspaper faculty advisor at Kansas State University amid a firestorm. A year prior, the Kansas State Collegian's former advisor, Ron Johnson, had been dismissed from his position. School administrators said Johnson was removed because of a decline in the overall quality of the newspaper. Student editors believed it was because the school was trying to control the content of the newspaper — a first amendment violation — after complaints arose from minority groups across campus accusing the paper of a lack of coverage. From Day 1, Dr. Baltrip, the student newspaper's first female racial minority advisor, faced headwinds and at times outright racism. A former copy editor at The New York Times, Baltrip brought a love of journalism and reporting to Kansas State only to be embroiled in an on-campus tug-of-war. Some groups saw her as a figurehead hire and a threat to students' first amendment rights, while others saw her as their chance to control the student newspaper's content. Several years after leaving Kansas State, Baltrip details the 13 years she spent at the university and the hardships she endured, as well as the accomplishments she achieved. Read more: https://splc.org/2007/07/10th-circuit-rules-in-kansas-state-adviser-dismissal-case/ https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2009/08/27/cma-removes-collegians-censure-for-controversial-firing/ https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=28432

GiGi Gorgeous was born Gregory Loren Lazzarato in Montreal Quebec and grew up in the Toronto Suburbs. From Day one young Gregory knew that ‘he’ identified with ‘she’. Her first love was The Little Mermaid and later she took to wearing makeup and looking pretty which were far different interests from that of her older and younger brothers.Gregory was an award winning competitive diver and took home the Canadian National Title in 2005. Following this Gregory retired and turned her attention towards her YouTube channel, she found an audience quickly and starred in a Canadian scripted reality show titled The Avenue.

From Day of the Triffids to Little Shop of Horrors, meet a most sagacious animal. What the hell is a plant doing eating flesh?

From Day of the Triffids to Little Shop of Horrors, meet a most sagacious animal. What the hell is a plant doing eating flesh?

From Day one Tissue in The Tape has been set up for Social Distancing due to our respective geographical locations. Please stay safe and move cautiously unless absolutely necessary KEEP YO ASS HOME! *No HeatHolderz were harmed in the making of this episode. The HeatHolderz talk about the effects of Covid-19, and Hip-Hop’s use of Instagram Live. Our prayers for Scarface. We deep dive on his classic The A-side/B-side “My Block/Guess Who’s Back, and the classic Cam’ron Rap City freestyle that it spawned. Music: Cam’ron My Block Freestyle Also - Everything is Hip-Hop: Lil’ Dickey, his new show Dave, his emcee skills and clever use of White boy frat humor. Music: Lil’ Dickie - Sway in the Morning Freestyle - Phat Bul Delights: Ribeye vs. Filet Mignon New Music: RJ Payne - Dope Boy #RespectHeatHolderz

From Day one Tissue in The Tape has been set up for Social Distancing due to our respective geographical locations. Please stay safe and move cautiously unless absolutely necessary KEEP YO ASS HOME! *No HeatHolderz were harmed in the making of this episode. The HeatHolderz talk about the effects of Covid-19, and Hip-Hop’s use of Instagram Live. Our prayers for Scarface. We deep dive on his classic The A-side/B-side “My Block/Guess Who’s Back, and the classic Cam’ron Rap City freestyle that it spawned. Music: Cam’ron My Block Freestyle Also - Everything is Hip-Hop: Lil’ Dickey, his new show Dave, his emcee skills and clever use of White boy frat humor. Music: Lil’ Dickie - Sway in the Morning Freestyle - Phat Bul Delights: Ribeye vs. Filet Mignon New Music: RJ Payne - Dope Boy #RespectHeatHolderz

This episode we go walking, no climbing, in a winter wonderland and speak with a Mount Shasta rescue Ranger. Next, we break hops with modern day monks who combine scripture and brewing heavenly nectar. Finally, we saddle up with a determined cyclist who peddled coast to coast for a good cause. That and our usual craic on Life in 16 oz. Mount Shasta Avalanche Center / Mount Shasta Avalanche Center & Home of the Mount Shasta Climbing Rangers on Facebook / Mount Shasta Brewing Co / Brethren Brewing Co / Brethren Brewing Co on Facebook / Michele Across America Blog / Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministries / Bike the US for MS / Ride With GPS / Leave No Trace / Deschutes Brewery / Ninkasi Brewing Company / Uinta Brewing / Shelton Brothers Inc / Ridgeway Brewing Shelton Brothers / St. Bernardus Beer This month's episode features an assortment of holiday-themed beers. They are, from left to right: 1) Sleighr Winter Ale from Ninkasi Brewing Company; 2) Jubelale, a Deschutes Brewery winter ale; 3) Ridgeway Brewing's Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout; 4) St Bernardus Christmas Ale, a quadrupel Belgian abbey brown ale; 5) Rise & Pine, a "hoppy dark ale" aka an American black ale, from Uinta Brewing. (Life in 16 oz./Paul Wade) Nick Meyers pauses to show the ice and snow conditions while patrolling the east side of Mount Shasta. (Courtesy photo/Nick Meyers) Nick Meyers and fellow climbing rangers take a picture from their base camp during a multiple day patrol of the mountain. (Courtesy photo/Nick Meyers) Nick Meyers enjoys "skinning" uphill  on backcountry skis as the ascent and descent are more enjoyable. 'Skinning' requires an adhesive "skin" be affixed to the bottom of each ski to provide better traction for climbing uphill while wearing them. (Courtesy photo/Nick Meyers) Nick Meyers and a fellow climbing ranger set up camp at the hard stand near Helen Camp in Avalanche Gulch. The stand is a permanent tent foundation used by Forest Service rangers and Boy Scouts of America. (Courtesy photo/Nick Meyers) Nick Meyers kick steps along a cornice while headed to a launching point to ski down Mount Shasta. (Courtesy photo/Nick Meyers) Kevin Whitehouse stands ready to serve a pint to churchgoers during their Thursday night service in downtown Manteca, Calif. (Life in 16 oz./Brandon McCarty) Dan Machado lays down the drinking rules during fellowship with the Brethren Brewing Company outreach church service in Manteca, Calif. (Life in 16 oz./Brandon McCarty) A crowd gathers for fellowship and beer during a typical Thursday night church meeting with the Brethren Brewing Company in Manteca, Calif. (Life in 16 oz./Brandon McCarty) Dan Machado shows off the future site of the Brethren Brewing Company in downtown Manteca, Calif. (Life in 16 oz./Brandon McCarty) Dan Machado shows off the future site of the Brethren Brew Company brewery in downtown Manteca, Calif. (Life in 16 oz./Brandon McCarty) Michele and one of the dozen comfort dogs she met along the way. The life-like plush dogs sit on a table that accompany each dog when they visit hospitals and people in need of comfort. (Courtesy photo/Michele Arnold) The bike that rode across America. Michele says her old one was a little outdated, so she replaced it with a bike that could ready her for the trip and get her through the challenges she would encounter along the way. She replaced her old one with this Novara Carema performance bike she picked up at an REI. (Courtesy photo/Michele Arnold) Ocean to ocean. From Day 1 to Day 32, Michele dipped her bike tires into the water of each coast. (Courtesy photo/Michele Arnold)

Stories from Franchisees & Founders   In this week's episode, we welcome Rune Sovndahl, the co-founder and CEO of Fantastic Services- an international brand currently operating in Europe, Australia, and North America.  Fantastic Services is the largest home services provider in London, yet it has been self-financed since the onset. How did they do it?    From Day 1, Rune knew the importance of building the proper systems for both the consumer and the franchisee. Rune observes, “In the first 3 years, we delivered products and systems that were very lean, and very capable of running. We learned that quickly.”    Since their early days, Franchise Services has grown into 530 franchisees servicing over 50,000+ clients globally each month.    Tune in to this week's episode and learn more about Rune's story and the core drivers of his success in the franchising world.  What we talk about: Rune's journey that brought him into the franchising world “I want to build something bigger than myself.” – Rune Sovndahl Rune's 1st entrepreneurial effort How Fantastic Services started Adding value to the clients and the franchisees How the business is set up and its different levels The motivation and the living quality “Now, I'm fully convinced that franchising is an extremely good way of creating a successful business with less risk.” – Rune Sovndahl The scope and scale of Fantastic Services now and its goals How franchising looks like in Europe Coming in and compete in the US Fantastic Services' foundation “At the end of the day, our real goal is actually just to pride good service.” – Rune Sovndahl   What we mention: Fantastic Services, by Rune Sovndahl  

Will you drive a diesel tractor in the future? From Day 1 of Agritechnica in Germany, Wes Lefroy and Lach Monsbourgh discuss why there is a growing case for tractors to be powered by fuels other than diesel, and the growing likelihood you will not be driving them.

We don't need the current impeachment inquiry to show the corruption and idiotic malfeasance of this administration. From Day 1, Trump was abusing his powers of office. But of course, this could not happen without fellow criminals and enablers. Scorpio is the archetype of prostitution or selling one's soul for money or power and during Mercury retrograde we get to revisit the players in this mortifying and sickening saga of American enterprise.

Study Notes Ed Underwood Matthew Ketterling Joshua: Conquest and Settlement of the Promised Land “This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all that you do” (Joshua 1:8-9). In the historical book that bears his name, Joshua succeeds Moses and leads the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob across the Jordan into the Promised Land. The Book of Joshua transitions the story of God’speopleIsraelfromthePentateuchtotherestoftheirhistory. Theauthor’spurposeistogivean official account of the fulfillment of God’s promises to the patriarchs. Most conservative scholars feel Joshua wrote the book (24:26). As with several other Old Testament historical books, some later editor added a few statements and updated a few names. Joshua leads the nation on three military campaigns spanning a period of seven years in the first half of the book (1:1-13:7). His forces meet and defeat over 30 enemy armies. The second half documents the settlement of the land of Canaan (13:8-22). This conquest and settlement is the dramatic fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham. The book closes with Joshua’s final encouragements to the nation and his farewell address (23-24). Born a slave in Egypt, Joshua is God’s choice to lead His people out of the wilderness wanders into the blessing God truly wanted for Israel in the land. To ensure that no Israelite would falsely conclude that the victories were due to Joshua’s abilities, Joshua’s name underscores the message of his book—the Lord is the Conqueror. Moses had changed his name from the Hoshea, “salvation” (Numbers 13:16 to Yehoshua (Numbers 13:16), “Yahweh Is Salvation.” He is also called Yeshua, a shortened form of Yehoshua. This is the Hebrew equivalent to the Greek name Iesou (Jesus)—a constant reminder that deliverance comes only through the Lord. The theme of Joshua is victory through obedient faith (1:8). We learn the importance of believing and acting on God’s Word. Of all the historical books only Joshua does not record a massive failure by Israel or its leadership. Joshua did everything the Lord told him to do (Joshua 11:15) and the Lord blessed the nation with complete victory (Joshua 11:23). From Day-to-Day Survival to Kingdom Victories: Moving Forward by Foolish Faith Joshua is the most positive book of the Old Testament. The reason is clear: This is the generation that believed and applied God’s Word to their lives. To the extent that they entrusted themselves to their God and His covenantal promises, they succeeded and prospered. I. CONQUEST: Will this generation succeed where their father failed? Under Joshua’s genius leadership 1 Messiah: A type of Christ—Joshua. Although there are no direct messianic prophecies in this historical book, Joshua is a type of Christ. His name Yeshua (“Yahweh Is Salvation”) is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Jesus. In his role of triumphantly leading his people into their possessions, he foreshadows the One who will bring “many sons to glory” (Hebrews 2:10). “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:14; Romans 8:37). Joshua succeeds Moses and wins the victory unreached by Moses. Christ succeeds the Mosaic Law and wins the victory unreachable by the Law (John 1:17; Romans 8:2-4; Galatians 3:23-25; Hebrews 7:18-19). A. PREPARING FOR BATTLE: God prepares His people for the warfare just ahead. First, spies are once again sent before the nation (this time, however, only two spies) bringing back a positive report. Then God demonstrates His power and establishes Joshua as leader when Israel crosses the flood stage-Jordan with dry sandals. Physical monuments set up as constant reminders of God’s the nation’s faith and obedience bring unparalleled military success (1-13:7; 1:8-9; 11:23). 1 Geisler and T. Howe When Critics Ask, pg. 135-144; R. Wade God and the Canaanites on bible.org. Resources on apologetic issues of Joshua: G. Archer Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, pg. 155-162; N.faithfulness and power. Finally, vulnerable to attack from Jericho, the men are circumcised and the nation celebrates the first Passover in the Land (1-5). Messiah: A picture of redemption—Rahab’s scarlet cord (Joshua 2:21). The scarlet cord illustrates safety through the blood (Hebrews 9:19-22). Note: Rahab, a gentile woman, a harlot, is found in Christ’s genealogy (Matthew 1:5). Messiah: The Preincarnate Christ—Commander of the army of the Lord (Joshua 5:15, Cf. Exodus 3:5). Joshua meets the Second Person of the Godhead who assures His general that the battle surely is the Lord’s! B. DEFEATING THE ENEMY: Three military campaigns—central, southern, northern—unite obedience and faith to bring victory after victory. A disobedient sinner brings the only defeat at Ai and an unwise oath with the Gibeonites will force them to disobey the command to obliterate the Canaanites (6-13:7). II. CONSOLIDATION (Settling): Joshua is growing old, and God tells His servant to divide the land among the twelve tribes. Much remains to be won. To complete the task, Joshua assigns territories to each individual tribe with instructions to possess the land completely (13:8-24:33; 24:24-25). A. SETTLING THE LAND: The allocation of lands east and west of the Jordan fulfills God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 12-15). The amazing faith of Caleb shows as he asks for and receives the area promised him by Moses—Mount Hebron, a known Canaanite stronghold! Shiloh becomes the new center of Israel’s worship (13:8-21). B. FIERCE OBEDIENCE: Civil war is narrowly avoided between the tribes west of the Jordan and those on the eastern shore (Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh). Confusing an altar set up by the eastern tribes intended to honor Yahweh for an altar to a foreign god, the western tribes arrive with the full Israeli army ready to right the perceived wrong. Thankfully, a brief conversation clarifies the confusion but we are given a glimpse at the seriousness of Israel’s obedience to God at this time (22). III. SUCCESS IN THE LAND: Joshua reminds them of the simple formula for success—trust and obey the Lord. His moving words, “Choose you this day whom you will serve...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord,” cause the people to renew the covenant (23-24). Two funerals and a burial! Along with the bodies of their two most prominent leaders that brought them into the Promised Land—Joshua and Eleazer—the nation buried the bones of Joseph, the greatest son of Jacob. What a reminder of God’s faithfulness to His promises (Genesis 50:24-25) during a difficult transition! IV. Foolish Faith? God’s directions to take the first city (Jericho) are absurd from a military viewpoint. The Lord does this to teach His people that success in battle will always be by His power and not their own cleverness and might (chapter 6). Where is God asking you to follow His absurd instructions today? That is, what kingdom victories is God calling you to that can only be won through foolish faith? A. Are you using “good caution” as a cover for unbelief? Are your calculations justifying disobedience? Foolish Faith ceases to be foolish when the all of reality is accounted for (5:13-15)! B. Is it really a matter of seeking greater clarity concerning God’s will or is it more an issue of faith in God’s power? C. What is the specific act of foolish faith God is calling you to trust Him in order to gain this Kingdom Victory? Write out a plan of action with very real and measurable steps.

From Day 1 of the Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit, Matt Manson of Marathon Gold joins Mining Stock Daily to discuss the Valentine Gold Project in Newfoundland and preparing his company to check all the boxes to put the project into construction phase. We'd like to thank our sponsors! Integra Resources trades on the TSX-V under ITR and the OTCQX under IRRZF. Integra Resource is advancing its past producing DeLamar (DeL - a - Marr ) Gold-Silver project in SW Idaho through aggressive drilling and exploration. An updated Resources Estimate is expected in Q2 and a maiden PEA in H2 2019. The management of Integra successfully sold its previous brownfields project for C$590 million in summer 2017. Read more about the company and its successful management team at integraresources.com. Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. is a junior exploration company focused on the discovery of gold-rich copper deposits in British Columbia, Canada. Pacific Empire trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC and on the OTCQB markets under the symbol PEMSF. The Company currently has a very tight share structure. Pacific Empires’ unique approach to the prospect generator business model incorporates the Company’s own reverse circulation drill to advance projects beyond that of typical prospect generators. The focus for Pacific Empire during 2019 is its Babine Porphyry Belt projects in central British Columbia where Pacific Empire has assembled a 17,000 hectare land position over the past 12 months. During 2019, Pacific Empire is also planning aggressive reverse circulation drill programs on its Sat, Bulkley and Paragon properties. More information on Pacific Empire can be found at pemcorp.ca. Western Copper and Gold is focused on developing the world-class Casino project in Canada's Yukon Territory. The Casino project consists of an impressive 10 billion pounds of copper and 18 million ounces of gold in an overall resource. Western Copper and Gold trades on the TSX and the NYSE American with WRN. Be sure to follow the company via their website, www.westerncopperandgold.com. Minera Alamos is an advanced stage exploration and development company with multiple low-cap-ex projects in Mexico. Minera Alamos is traded with the symbol MAI on the TSX-V and with MAIFF in the US OTC Markets. Read more about their development strategies at mineraalamos.com. Mining Stock Daily is produced by: www.clearcreekdigital.com www.investmentresearchdynamics.com (Mining Stock Journal)

Negotiation is a capability that entrepreneurs use almost all the time. It's an area of entrepreneurial performance where an understanding and application of Austrian Economics can be very helpful. It's all Austrian! Negotiation skills represent one of the resources entrepreneurs must assemble and maintain. The value of any resource is subjectively determined, and so the price is never fixed, it's subject to negotiation. Two people can have different subjective opinions about the value of a resource – and those opinions can change, e.g. during the course of a negotiation, when one agent changes the opinion of another. Key Takeaways Negotiation starts on Day 1 and never stops. Founders deciding to set up a company negotiate over who plays what role, who gets what share of the equity, and so on. From Day 1, the entrepreneur bargains for advantage, putting the best case forward at all times, and always thinking ahead to the next negotiation. In Bargaining For Advantage (Revised Edition, 2018), Richard Shell lays out six principles of negotiation that Professor Steven Phelan, himself a teacher of negotiation strategies to entrepreneurs in business school, reviewed and illustrated with examples. Subjectivism: Know Your Own Bargaining Style. The entrepreneurial journey starts from self-assessment: Who Am I? Some people are uncomfortable with negotiation, and sellers might take advantage by making only fixed offers. There is a competitive negotiation style and a cooperative negotiation style, and some points on the spectrum between them. (Most professional negotiators think of themselves as cooperative.) Don't feel bad if you hate the confrontation of traditional negotiation. You don't have to drive the hardest bargain. You can control the timeline for greater reflection. You can prepare yourself well to reduce your anxiety. Know yourself, accept your self—knowledge, and learn how to apply it for advantage. Know your ends and select the best means. Ends-means analysis is fundamental to entrepreneurship, as it is to negotiation. Identify your own expectations, set your goals high, and be ambitious. Remember that a goal is not a fixed point — like a price to settle on. It's complex and layered and can have a lot of non-monetary components. These are the elements you can vary to adjust the bargaining advantage in your favor, by using them as concessions, or trading them for a better deal. For example, you may be able to reach the price you want by providing seller financing. Use external — and authoritative — standards and norms to help you. Norms can narrow the uncertainty in negotiation for both sides. For example, real estate agents use “comps” (recent sales prices of comparable homes in the local area) to narrow the range of possible prices in a transaction. Of course, there are multiple norms and standards that could be used — like price per square foot, or lot size, or views — and you should know them all, select your preference, and then argue persuasively in favor. Pick a standard that shows your offer in the best light. Time preference — thinking long term. A negotiation might seem like the very definition of short-term: you want a good outcome now! But is this the last time you'll negotiate with this party? Does your agreement in this situation potentially affect future negotiations? If you bargain a new hire down to the lowest compensation level, do you risk them leaving in the future and jeopardizing a team project? Think of the second order consequences and the lifetime of your business. It's a mark of the good economist — and the good negotiator — to always think in the long term. Use empathy as the planning basis of all negotiations. We've emphasized many times that the core skill of the entrepreneur is empathy — understanding the feelings of the other party, whether that's a customer or a party to a negotiation. Why is the other party negotiating with you at all? What do they want — or need? Get to know them as people. Take them to dinner. Meet their family. Can you ethically meet their personal needs as well as their corporate needs? You can never eliminate all uncertainty, but deeply understanding the other party can go a long way towards doing so. Find your leverage: the situational advantage to reach agreement on your terms. Of course, leverage in a negotiation can be positive or negative at the outset, depending on the situation. You should always look for ways to reduce the value of the other party's alternatives (that's their leverage) and increase the value of their own. Put scarcity on your side by having more than one bidder for what you are offering. Use time — leverage can change over time, especially if you can wait and the other party can not. One useful tool is BATNA — best alternative to a negotiated agreement. If you have more alternatives than the party on the other side of the table, that gives you leverage. Use the six principles to prepare a strategy. Shell recommends that you make your opening position as aggressive as you can, and support it with the best norms and standards you can compile. That will put the other party in the position of having to find contrary logic as a counter — it's called anchoring: your opening bid becomes the anchor for locating the range of negotiation. Never meet in the middle. Let the other party concede first. Shell refers to if — then thinking. If you're called upon to make a concession, then you know exactly what counter — concession you are going to call for from the other party. Never concede voluntarily, always ask for a responding concession. Have a specific negotiation plan in mind. Use the accompanying planning tool, adapted from Richard Shell's book. Physically fill it out, use empathy, acknowledge uncertainty, gather as much information as you can, find your own norms and predict which ones the other party will use, find a good agent if you need one. Planning in advance will give you confidence and help you succeed, even if you don't relish negotiating. Additional Resource 10-Step Planning Guide (PDF): https://Mises.org/E4E_28_PDF

From Day 1 to Today, learn the behind the scene developments on how Daniele and Roberto went about starting a business and turned their passion into Ecommnect LLC. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ecommnect-llc/support

Jake Fischer joins the show on the doorstep of the official beginning to the 2019 NBA free agency period. The Sports Illustrated reporter takes us through the likeliest scenarios involving superstars Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. He also explores the Los Angeles Clippers’ chances of finally landing a max free agent after years of coming away empty-handed and how their arena-mates plan to build around Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Jake’s thoughts on the 76ers’ approach to the offseason and the Rockets’ rumored interest in Jimmy Butler are featured as well, among other salient NBA storylines. Some highlights of an action-packed episode:   4:28-5:13: “While Durant might make his decision where he wants to go before Leonard, there might be teams that say, ‘We have to wait to hear what Kawhi says first.’ If I had to guess right now, I would still expect Kyrie and Kevin Durant to go to Brooklyn together. I’m not saying that’s gonna happen; that’s my guess at the moment. I just think with those two guys’ interests in playing together, the Nets’ aggressive moves to create two max cap spots, and their ability to afford patience with [Durant’s] recovery…they both end up in Brooklyn.” 9:24-10:15: “From Day 1, once that relationship in San Antonio soured, everyone that I’ve spoken to around Kawhi has specifically talked about his love of Southern California, how he is a man of simple tastes – all he wants to do is be with the people close to him, work hard, and compete – and the best place for him to do that is most likely Southern California, where he’s from, where he played college basketball. If he does leave Toronto, I would be very surprised if it’s anywhere but for the Clippers. I don’t buy that the Lakers are a viable option for him. I don’t think that Kawhi Leonard wants to play second or third fiddle to LeBron [James] and Anthony Davis.” 16:50-18:01: “Don’t get it twisted: the Lakers created max-salary space to go chase a max free agent. The public speculation about them instead using that money for role players is to put out the backup plan. That is not the plan. The plan is to go get a third star. I don’t agree with it. Look what happened with Golden State this season in the Finals. When you make a top-heavy roster like that, when you can have greater talent on the floor when healthy, it dramatically swings the odds of the game in your favor, but it also leaves you very susceptible; one injury can really derail an entire rotation. … I would personally take that salary and go after shooters and defenders, but the Lakers are a hundred percent going for a big-name guy, whether it be Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, D’Angelo Russell, Kawhi Leonard, you name it. They’re going after every single guy.” 25:37-26:29: “A lot of the word to come out has been about Houston’s interest and Houston’s efforts. We haven’t heard if it’s reciprocated on [Jimmy Butler’s] end. While he is friends with James Harden, and Harden has made a lot of recruiting efforts on the Rockets’ behalf, Jimmy Butler was an alpha dog in Philadelphia during the playoffs. In the fourth quarter, with the game and the season on the line, the ball was in his hands. That’s not gonna be the case in Houston. Jimmy Butler wants to be that guy, and I just don’t see him wanting to sacrifice that role for Houston. …As comprised following that trade, without Clint Capela, without Eric Gordon, without P.J. Tucker, I don’t know if they are the favorite in the Western Conference as they currently stand, if they swap those integral contributing pieces out for Jimmy Butler.”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Day 1, the Trump administration has tried to dismantle regulations aimed at curbing climate change. Now officials are attempting to undermine the very science on which such policies rest. Guest: Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Parts of the federal government will no longer fulfill what scientists say is one of the most urgent jobs of climate science studies: reporting on the future effects of a rapidly warming planet. Here is a breakdown of the 1,656-page report released last fall that warns of a damaged environment and shrinking economy.

Plenty of laughs in today's episode, as Molly & Ethan take a 'zero' in the lovely town of Idyllwild. They join their friends for a hearty breakfast, resupply with some interesting types of beef jerky, arrange a meeting with the mayor, and end the day with a breakdown of their resupply strategy for the next stretch of the trail. From Day 14, it's Episode 16 of Trail & Errors :)

Ryan Bishel is the Athletic Director of Champion's Quest, varsity and college prep athlete academy, a year-round athlete academy exclusively for 5-18 year olds that are student athletes competing in any sport. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry and consistently produces top performing athletes at every level.   On this episode hosted by Ned Arick, Ryan shares a wealth of information about what it takes to get better. Whether it's having more income, impact or influence, if you just want to be better — this is the podcast you need to listen to.   Ryan explains how Champion’s Quest got started and how it positions itself in the marketplace to stand apart from its competitors. From marketing to building successful teams, from creating a culture and environment that works to supporting newer coaches in their business — Ned and Ryan discuss it all. This episode has everything you need to know to be successful in the industry, so be sure to tune in. Key Takeaways: [:37] Ned introduces his guest for this episode — Ryan Bishel. [2:46] Who is Ryan and what is Champion's Quest? [6:14] What is the mental aspect of training athletes, and how does that impact them? [11:37] From Day 1, what is the experience like for young athletes being coached by Ryan? [16:08] How is Ryan getting the buy-in from athletes to work with Champion's Quest, even during the 'in season' period? [22:13] When it comes to working with young athletes, the coach is more like an adviser, and also takes the long term development plan of the athletes into consideration. [25:48] How is Ryan marketing to middle school and younger athletes and their parents? What is he doing to get his name out in the community? [32:22] This podcast is being sponsored by VertiMax. [33:10] You sell a destination, not the process — that's why client testimonials and actual results are so important. [37:16] For coaches who are looking to expand their team or retain top talent on their team, what does Ryan's compensation structure look like? [42:47] How does Ryan help support newer coaches as they move through the organization? [46:57] A lot of times, the experience has to do with the atmosphere, and that comes from the culture of the organization. How can existing facilities cultivate the kind of culture they want? [53:23] After 19 years, Ryan will be investing in marketing for the first time this year. This speaks to the strength of his brand as a high-end facility. [58:31] What is Ryan most excited about in the next six months? [1:01:14] Get in touch with Ryan via his website or email.   Mentioned in This Episode: VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram Ryan Bishel on LinkedIn Champion's Quest Email Ryan Bishel

It has been a little less than a week since Mack Brown was officially announced by the University as the next head coach of the UNC football team, but that hasn't stopped him hitting the recruiting trail hard over that time period. From Day 1, Brown has stated that he and his staff are going to place extra emphasis on recruiting North Carolina, and that showed by the fact that the current UNC coaches have already visited many 2019 in-state prospects, including several that are currently committed to other programs. Inside Carolina's recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Jon Seiglie to discuss all of the latest recruiting news, from coaching hires to decommitments to expectations for the Heels's 2019 recruiting class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Halloween special, Megan and the ghost of a Victorian man named Maddie talk horror movie special effects with Mike Mekash, a prosthetics and makeup artist from American Horror Story. From Day of the Dead to Twisty the Clown, gruesome special effects have infiltrated mainstream pop culture, becoming even more realistic along the way. We find out more about the process behind creating these terrifying looks, uncovering an unexpected truth about Ben Affleck’s back tattoo along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Day 3 of Atlanti-Con weekend, Ryan sits down with Melanie, Emily, and Ashley of Sandbox Gaming to talk about their organization, gaming for charity, and a Nintendo DS tangent just for good measure!

From Day 2 of the Winter 2018 Sesshin.

Nomad CEO Drew Gerber is an explorer in both his life and on the map. He spends his time positively impacting communities where he renovates properties and launches education and job programs, all while helming PR flagship company Wasabi Publicity, Inc. Author of the book, “Destination Aha! Becoming Unstuck in Life and Business,” Drew has spent the last 30 years inspiring those who want to change the world. His PR firm is known for landing clients on Oprah, The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Forbes, Entrepreneur and other top media outlets. A team of thinkers and innovators, Drew and Wasabi Publicity are changing global conversations and challenging industry conventions. In our conversation with Drew, he explains the three types of PR exposure and dispels certain wide-spread myths about PR. A lifelong student of transformation, Drew also shares his personal journey, how he started Wasabi Publicity, and turned his OCD tendencies into a huge opportunity for him in business. As an added bonus, Drew describes his experience in writing his first book, along with a valuable shortcut he learned for creating book outlines, which he and a colleague now teach others through their program called “Overwhelm To Ease – Writing A Book That Gets You What You Want.” Funny, lighthearted and thoughtful, Drew will empower you with ease and confidence. As he says so eloquently, “Relax. It all turns out in the end. If it hasn't turned out, it's not the end.”   Key Takeaways 1) When it comes to publicity, more isn't better. Intention amplification isn't about bigger; it's about fulfilling what you're ultimately committed to. 2) Media outlets want you to be entertaining or educating – the holy grail is doing both. 3) PR is your relationship with the public. From Day 1 of your business, you should be thinking about PR – it's the most valuable marketing tool you have (whether you do it yourself or hire someone else). 4) Go to those places that scare you. That's where the gold lies. That's the Universe pointing you towards your genius. 5) Don't write a book just to write a book. The media less and less uses that as credibility these days. Do what you love to do and integrate it into your PR. 6) Traveling is the most transformational thing you can do, particularly traveling outside the US. 7) You have a view of the world and you have the freedom to choose it. Get Your Free Gift! 21-Day PR Action Guide: The Who, What, When and Where To Launch a Successful PR Campaign 21-Day PR Action Guide  Please click on any of the orange "buy" buttons When checking out please use the coupon code: WASABIVIP (this is not case sensitive)  BONUS - you'll also receive a list of the 200 Top Business Editors in the US Connect With Drew Gerber Website: www.WasabiPublicity.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ldrewgerber/ Blog: www.DestinationAha.com

Jon Stein. He’s the CEO and founder of Betterment. With his passion about making life better and his career experience advising banks and brokers, he founded Betterment in 2008. Jon is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Business School. He holds a Series 72463 and he’s a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst). His interests lie in the intersection of behavior, psychology and economics. What excites him most about his work is making everyday activity and products more efficient, accessible and easy to use. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt What CEO do you follow? – Jeff Bezos Favorite online tool? — Greenhouse How many hours of sleep do you get? — 6-7 If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – Jon could have taken risks a bit earlier in life   Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:15 – Nathan introduces Jon to the show 02:05 – Betterment is the largest independent investment advisor online 02:10 – Betterment manages your money in the way old institutions can’t 02:19 – Betterment automates the best practices of investing and the same technology drives the cost down for you 02:32 – Betterment is leading in their industry 02:45 – Betterment charges a fee that is the percentage of the asset finder management 02:50 – It is 2.5%, which is the lowest in the industry 03:15 – “We have to put our customers’ best interest first” 03:30 – Betterment currently manages $8.2B 03:50 – Jon studied economics and behavioral biology as an undergraduate 03:58 – When Jon graduated from Harvard, 80% of the graduates took to the finance industry 04:47 – Jon didn’t want to follow the people he knew in finance 04:31 – Jon wanted to help people so he thought he’d study medicine 04:50 – Jon found himself back in New York, consulting banks 04:58 – It was 2001-2002 when Jon got his pre-med from Harvard 05:13 – Jon was 23 when he went back to New York, in 2003 05:45 – The banks were not paying attention to what their customers wanted 06:58 – Jon realized that the industry was fundamentally flawed 07:12 – There was no scaled advisor that served the market and the people like Jon could 07:28 – Jon started at Columbia Business School in 2008 and he already the idea for Betterment even before he started there 08:10 – Jon didn’t know how to code when he started and just learned in business school 08:46 – Jon didn’t have student debt while he was in business school and he saved some money from his consulting 09:14 – During the early days, Jon and his co-founders didn’t need a lot of money 09:30 – Jon and his co-founders have invested their own money into Betterment 09:39 – Their initial investment was less than 400K 10:14 – Betterment has raised a total of $205M 10:34 – “I always wanted to build a company that would impact the lives of millions of people for the better” 11:04 – From Day 1, Jon knew that Betterment would be a capital intensive business 11:20 – Team size is 220 11:26 – About half of the team are engineers and product managers 11:31 – Most of the team is involved in building the business 12:14 – Most of Betterment’s customers are from word-of-mouth 12:46 – Betterment’s paid acquisition 13:03 – Betterment’s goal as a company is to make noise 13:11 – There’s now a better way to manage money 14:11 – People should put their money in Betterment rather than in Vanguard because they’re burning money 14:18 – Betterment can make them more money on their assets 14:39 – Warren Buffett is an active investor himself 14:45 – Jon thinks that Warren Buffett’s advice was great during his time, but the technology has moved forward 15:11 – Betterment will make you more money than you would make in a single fund 15:27 – Betterment’s website has all the information about how they work 16:00 – Betterment’s role is to maximize people’s money 16:07 – Vanguard is a fund company that sells you funds 16:10 – Betterment is independent from their funds 17:17 – “We are growing faster than any firm in the history of this space” 17:42 – People are becoming aware of what Betterment is doing 18:21 – 240K customers have invested in Betterment 18:44 – There’s no minimum amount to invest 19:24 – “We’re building an institution for the next century and we’re not interested at selling right now” 19:35 – Betterment’s revenue is driven from their 2.5% of the asset management finder 19:48 – Average revenue 21:05 – The Famous Five   3 Key Points: Just because it has worked in the past, does NOT mean it will still work today. There are better ways to manage your money, especially with the new advancements we have in technology. Take risks as early on as you can.   Resources Mentioned: The Top Inbox – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences Organifi – The juice was Nathan’s life saver during his trip in Southeast Asia Klipfolio – Track your business performance across all departments for FREE Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Host Gator– The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible Audible– Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books Freshbooks – Nathan doesn’t waste time so he uses Freshbooks to send out invoices and collect his money. Get your free month NOW Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

March 27, 2017 - This week, our time machine goes inside a succession of Nazi Concentration camps, and views them through the great Norwegian statesman, Odd Nansen. Editing Nansen's diaries -- written painstakingly and smuggled out of the camps -- is Timothy J. Boyce, and the resulting book is From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps. As a friend of Norway's royal family and son of a prominent anti-Quisling voice, the Gestapo snatched Odd as a hostage in an effort to keep patriot insurgents in check. If you heard my interview with Neal Bascomb, author of The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb, you know that Norway holds a special place in our hearts, especially as it relates to their valiant resistance during the war.          

From Day two of La Podfest 5. Joining Draven and Matt is the amazing voice actor Brock Powell (@brockvox) who you may of heard on his rad podcast Unpop podcast or as the voice of Doc Brown on College humor.  The crew lured him in with the promises of Bookers bourbon. After a few drinks Brock was doing Slayer better than Slayer.    You can find Brock at  http://www.brockvox.com/   You can find the Unpop Podcast at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/unpop-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unpop-podcast/id1118815786?mt=2 https://twitter.com/unpoppodcast   Come see us at Exxxotica NJ Nov 4-6 in Edison NJ   nj.exxxoticaexpo.com/tickets/    The 288 podcast Theme is performed by One Season  http://www.oneseasonmusic.com/

From Day of the Animals to Code Red to Fulci to Dr. Butcher M.D. today's episode has the gore

This is our third and final week in the AMAZING series GAME CHANGERS! Did you know that church was meant to be on the move and not just a club for members only? From Day 1, God's desire was always to advance His Kingdom through the church one person at a time. At New Hope Diamond Head, our mission has always been to see our church multiply! Join us this weekend as Pastor Fernando opens our hearts and minds to what God is doing right in our own family!!

Boston University coach Tom Bohrer shares his perspective on BU's race for the Finals. From Day 2 of the 2009 IRA Collegiate Varsity 8 Championship. Click the picture to watch. 28 MB, 2:02. Flash version. Order DVDs.

This time we took the mic and went out.... LIVE recording from 't Haringvliet, 30 km's South of Rotterdam. Portable setup down the river. Visit this place when you're in the neighbourhood, it's worth to have a look at the river, boats passing by, the Haringvliet bridge and 2 enormous power hi-towers. We brought a big bag full of great music to fit into this show. Lukas Termena knows how to start this podcast with excellent wide sounds. The Man in the Moon is back with us featuring Oli S with beautiful vocals and very catchy atmospheres.... StarK Lounge from La France introduces us to some groovy stuff that makes your heart beat faster! Flying High with Polished Chrome till we enter the SPECIAL for this podcast episode: Alexel, the man with real French in his blood devoted to his true passion for electronic music. From the UK Michael E. brings us a Cafeacute; Tranquillo we will remember forever till it's time for a real escape....: Bohemian spirit with a touch of melancoly in her writings, Clarisse Albrecht invites us to escape and she succeeds! A Romantic walk from the Hamburg Blankenese Station through the wonderful district..... meet "Ponton Op 'n Bulln" sampler no.1 with tracks by Merge of Equals, Sin Plomo and Guenter Haas ft. Bonny Ferrer (what a beautiful voice!) last but not least, the Postman brought us an album sent by Aware. Join us now! All recorded on the Macbook Pro/Samson dyn. mic/Logic Studio 8. Post-production @ Spacemusic studios. START (00:28) FRESH AIR! LOUNGE SERIES 7 - LIVE from 't Haringvliet, NL (00:43)nbsp;Lukas Termenanbsp;- 2000 Miles to Heaven (05:19)nbsp;Man in the Moon ft. Oli S. - Feel my Love (11:10)nbsp;StarK Loungenbsp;- From Day to Day (16:05)nbsp;Polished Chromenbsp;- Secret of Sound (22:18)nbsp;Alexelnbsp;- New Dawn (FRESH AIR SPECIAL) (24:38)nbsp;Alexelnbsp;- Daily Phenomena (FRESH AIR SPECIAL) (28:59)nbsp;Michael E.nbsp;- Blow (33:23)nbsp;Michael E.nbsp;- Kiss (38:22)nbsp;Clarisse Albrechtnbsp;- Nao Possa Parar (SoulAvenues mix) (42:50)nbsp;Merge of Equalsnbsp;- Beautiful Nothing (48:47)nbsp;Sin Plomo ft. Boris G.nbsp;- Why can't we live together? (53:49)nbsp;Guenter Haas ft. Bonny Ferrernbsp;- Look Inside Yourself (58:24) Tracklist for today's show... (1:02:48)nbsp;Awarenbsp;- Corazoacute;n Partido END (Original recording: July 28th/29th 2008) Next Show: ETA - August 30th 2008

The aim of this study was to examine if the assessments of sperm quality can be better objectified and standardized by using flow cytometric examinations. For this investigation temporary deterioration of sperm quality was induced by a local heating of testes in bulls. The scrotal surface temperature of 4 bulls was increased during the local heating of testis by enclosing the entire scrotum for 48 hours by 6.4°C to 7.1°C. Semen was collected 3 times a week from Day -7 to Day 61 and once a week from Day 68 to Day 83 (Day 0 = the day of scrotal insulation). Each ejaculate was conventionally examined (numbers of total spermatozoa, sperm concentration, morphology and proportion of vital spermatozoa after staining with bromphenol blue nigrosin). The percentage of motile spermatozoa and progressive motile spermatozoa of motile sperm were determined with a computer-assisted motility analysis. Using flow cytometry the proportions of sperm with the following parameters were examined and analyzed: intact plasma membranes after staining with SYBR®14/PI, high mitochondrial membrane potentials after staining with JC1, damaged acrosome status after staining with FITC-PNA/SYTO®17/PI, and sperm with defective chromatin structure or rather with high DNA fragmentation index (DFI) by SCSA. The deterioration of sperm quality after elevating testicular temperature was correspondent to a large extent to the typical changes of the conventional sperm parameters, which result is in agreement with previous similar studies. After testicular hyperthermia (Day 0) changes of sperm quality occurred in the following sequence. There was a notable increase in secondary sperm abnormalities as well as a decrease in sperm motility on Day 9 after testicular hyperthermia. The proportions of vital spermatozoa after staining with bromphenol blue nigrosin, total sperm count and sperm concentration were decreased on Day 12 for the first time. At the same time the primary sperm abnormalities began to increase. The primary abnormalities most frequently encountered were morphological head defects of spermatozoa. Concurrent with the changes specified above the following alterations of sperm parameters were observed with flow cytometry. Beginning on Day 7 after testicular hyperthermia sperm with defective acrosome status increased. From Day 9 on sperm with intact plasma membranes and sperm with high mitochondrial membrane potentials began to decrease. On Day 12 after testicular hyperthermia the proportion of sperm with defective chromatin structure (spermatozoa with high DFI) started to increase significantly. The relationships between the proportions of defective sperm chromatin structure assessed with the SCSATM test and the proportions of sperm head defects were highly significant (r = 0.81; P < 0.0001). The proportion of sperm with a high mitochondrial membrane potential correlated positively to the sperm motility (r = 0.83; P < 0.0001). Significant correlations between the viability assessed by light microscopy and the percentages of spermatozoa with intact plasma membrane obtained by flow cytometry (r = 0.77; P < 0.0001) occurred. The increase of the proportion of the sperm with defective chromatin structure (spermatozoa with high DFI) was more clearly pronounced than that of the morphological abnormal sperm heads. This result indicates that heat stress had led to chromosome defects not only in morphologically abnormal but also in normally appearing sperm cells. In addition, morphological sperm abnormalities, especially sperm head defects, may be indicative of chromosome abnormalities also in normally appearing sperm cells of an ejaculate. This study shows that flow cytometric assessments of the ejaculate is a reliable and objective method in semen investigation. It provides additional important information about the sperm quality. In further studies, it has to be clarified, whether the prospective fertilization capacity from an ejaculate and/or the fertility of a bull can be predicted with this method more reliable than with the conventional sperm evaluation.