Podcasts about gyre

We open the episode with Meaghan and Arthur, the cheerful hosts of the Fully-Booked podcast, as they settle in for a lighthearted and unique take on their podcast theme. Meaghan introduces herself as she recovers from a cold, and both hosts acknowledge Valentine's Day as the backdrop for this episode's release.Instead of focusing on traditional romance books, they've deliberately decided to break away from Valentine's tropes, playfully considering alternatives like cheesy romantic comedies or thriller-themed content, but ultimately, they settle on something entirely different - a book-guessing game.Both Meaghan and Arthur have selected a stack of books they've read, but the other has little to no knowledge of, ensuring hilarity and surprise.How the Game WorksMeaghan explains the rules: one host picks a book, shares its title, describes the cover, and reads a few lines from the beginning. Based on these limited clues, the other host guesses the book's plot.Book Discussions and GuessesHow to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerGuess: Arthur guesses the book is about an apprentice attempting to overthrow a dark lord in a comedic manner.Explanation: Meaghan reveals the story follows Davey, a hero trapped in a time loop, dying repeatedly while trying to defeat the dark lord. After hundreds of failed attempts, Davey decides to embrace the dark side, becoming the dark lord herself in a hilariously chaotic narrative.Six Wakes by Mur LaffertyGuess: Meaghan speculates it involves cryo-sleep, an unexpected awakening, and the need to solve a mystery involving dead crew members.Explanation: Arthur confirms that six cloned crew members awaken on a spaceship with no memory of their previous lives or deaths. They must solve the mystery of their murders while managing the implications of memory backups gone wrong in this sci-fi murder mystery.The Resort by Sarah A. DenzilGuess: Arthur assumes the story features an influencer stumbling into a murder mystery at a luxurious tropical resort.Explanation: Meaghan confirms that the book follows Brooke, a travel influencer, who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery when a fellow guest at the resort is found dead. The story unravels with twists and reveals secrets about the guests and staff.To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher PaoliniGuess: Meghan thinks it's about a scientist discovering something on a remote planet, potentially awakening an alien entity.Explanation: Arthur explains that the protagonist, Kira, finds an alien relic that binds to her as a symbiotic entity. This discovery grants her powers but also sparks an intergalactic war, making her a pivotal figure in humanity's survival.The Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingGuess: Meaghan guesses it's a sci-fi horror involving a lone spelunker encountering a monstrous creature in a cave system.Explanation: Arthur confirms this. The book follows Gyre, a cave diver on a dangerous mission, who battles claustrophobia, a monstrous cave worm, and her survival instincts while receiving remote guidance from a manipulative mission commander.Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoGuess: Arthur guesses it's about a struggling mom who stumbles into a crime, potentially as an amateur investigator.Explanation: Meaghan reveals it's a comedic mystery where Finlay, a struggling writer and single mom, is mistaken for a hitman. She inadvertently gets involved in a murder cover-up, juggling her chaotic personal life and a spiraling series of events.Under the Dome by Stephen KingGuess: Meaghan surmises that a small town finds itself trapped under a mysterious dome, cutting off residents from the outside world.Explanation: Arthur confirms that the town of Chester's Mill is suddenly enclosed in an impenetrable dome of alien origin. The story explores the town's descent into chaos, power struggles, and survival, with a surprising sci-fi twist.Bride by Ali HazelwoodGuess: Arthur speculates it's a supernatural romance with enemies-to-lovers themes between a vampire and a werewolf.Explanation: Meaghan explains the plot involves Misery, a high-ranking vampire, who enters an arranged marriage with the alpha werewolf of a rival faction to secure an alliance. The story balances romantic tension, supernatural politics, and mystery.Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole MaehrerGuess: Arthur predicts it's about a girl who becomes an assistant to a villain in a magical setting, leading to dark experiments or eventual heroism.Explanation: Meaghan clarifies that Evie Sage, a struggling young woman, accidentally lands a job as the assistant to the kingdom's notorious villain. The humorous story evolves into a slow-burn romance, with Evie uncovering the villain's true nature.Literary Updates: News and RecommendationsUpcoming Sci-Fi ReleasesThey discuss Katabasis by R.F. Kuang, a speculative fiction novel about two graduate students journeying to hell to save their professor's soul. The hosts express excitement about the book's unique premise and applaud Kuang's versatility across genres.Rom-Coms and Thematic ReadsMeghan mentions finishing The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson and teases an upcoming interview with the author. They recommend the book for its light-hearted charm, particularly suited for overcoming winter blues.Mystery Novel HighlightsThey talk about Jacqueline Faber's The Department, a mystery thriller making waves in the literary community, and mention Faber's curated list of five must-read thrillers available on the website.As the episode wraps up, Meaghan and Arthur reflect on how much fun they've had playing the book-guessing game. They joke about revisiting the concept with a guest, Shirin, for added chaos and fun in future episodes. Both agree that experimenting with formats keeps their podcast fresh and engaging, even if some ideas may never make it past the recording stage.

Today, Chuck is joined by Ben Hunt, the creator of Epsilon Theory. Their conversation revolves around the concept of the Widening Gyre, a “profound social equilibrium where bad people and bad ideas drive out good people and good ideas.” They discuss this concept from a few different angles: How it relates to top-down systems like America's political systems and corporations. How it has led to the loss of a national narrative and increased division and conflict. How a community-based approach that focuses on doing the right thing today is the best way out. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Hear more from Ben Hunt: “Ben Hunt: We're Not Going to Fix This from the Top Down” (podcast). “Ben Hunt: In Praise of Bitcoin” (podcast). Ben Hunt (Twitter/X). Epsilon Theory (site). Chuck Marohn (Substack).

Links to Come, Email me if you need something, and the links still aren't here: Tunes: Angus MacKay: MacKay's Rant, The Smith's Daughter, Roryson's Breeks, The Kilt's My Delight, The Bride has a Bonny Thing, The Athole Plaid, Rob Roy MacGregor O, Bog An Lochan, The Minister's Mare, The Herd of the Glen, The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre, JS Bach: Bouree in E Minor Ryan Canning: Double F Dilemma My setting: Chim chim cher-ee, Paddy's Leather Breeches, Rufus Harley: Chim Chim Cher-ee Patrick McDonald: G# tune William McGibbon: Duncan Gray William Vickers: A Hornpipe the Dunkin Gray, Scots Musical Museum: Duncan Gray Crosby: Duncan Gray, The Mucking of Geordie's Gyre, Tam Glen Aird: Rondo, MacFarlane's Strathspey, Mucking of Geordie's Byre, Tam Glen, Andy Stewart: The Mucking O' Geordie's Byre Oliver & Co.: The Mucking Of Geordie's Byre Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! Checkout my Merch Store on Bagpipeswag: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/wetootwaag You can also support me by Buying my Albums on Bandcamp: https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/ You can now buy physical CDs of my albums using this Kunaki link: https://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=166528&pp=1 You can just send me an email at wetootwaag@gmail.com letting me know what you thought of the episode! Listener mail keeps me going! Finally I have some other support options here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/support Thanks! Listen on Itunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wetootwaags-bagpipe-and-history-podcast/id129776677 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QxzqrSm0pu6v8y8pLsv5j?si=QLiG0L1pT1eu7B5_FDmgGA

This week, it's Riley, Milo, and November discussing the eternal phenomenon of the infinity tax-break Jeremy Clarkson-type farmer, the "farmer protests," and the fact that no one seems willing to understand that, as far as British politics is concerned, half-measure liberal concessions to right-wing populism just wind up making the full-bore version happen instead. Weird how this,, keeps happening, Get the whole episode on Patreon here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's UK Tour here: https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

The documentary, premiering on Channel O on October 30th, fittingly closes out SA Pride Month with a timely celebration of resilience, identity, and the profound impact of Black queer artists and activists on local culture. Schwarp, known for his critically acclaimed debut SKEEF (SHOWMAX, 2021), which delved into queer Afrikaans identity in South Africa, expands his focus this time by spotlighting three black queer influential figures: Andiswa Dlamini, founder and curator of Other Village People; Umlilo, the genre and gender-bending intergalactic kwaai diva; and S'bo Gyre, a multi-talented pop-rapper and entertainment specialist. Director Renaldo Schwarp and gender-bending artist Umlilo joins us via Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's part opera, part vogueing-ball. “Think if Hamilton and RuPaul's Drag Race had a baby in South Africa. That's Nkoli: The Vogue-Opera” says S'bo Gyre, co-lyricist with Philip Miller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the highly competitive world of video marketing, growing a channel and keeping your audience engaged is more challenging than ever. With millions of creators producing fresh content daily, standing out can feel like a never-ending task. How can content creators—whether musicians, educators, podcasters, or influencers—effectively increase their reach and retain viewer attention? One emerging …

Sasha Sykes (b.1976) is an Irish artist with a research-based practice in rural Ireland, at the foothills of the Wicklow mountains. Her artworks and furniture pieces are hand made using acrylics and resins to explore, manipulate, and challenge the material language of the natural world through the embedding of plants, flowers, algae and fungi she collects from the landscape. Her architectural background infuses her work with a sense of rigor, and informs her strong approach to form and composition, exploring notions of history and usefulness in a 21st century context. The artist has worked all over the world including London (1999-2003) and New York (2003-2006) and has now settled in her native County Carlow where she lives with her husband and three children and works in a strawbale studio next door. Known for her use of hand-cast resins, embedding found objects and collected organic materials, Sykes tells stories of our landscape and social history. Her work is found in numerous private and public collections such as the National Museum of Ireland, The Office of Public Works, The Department of Foreign Affairs and The Department of Culture & Heritage, as well as prestigious hotels and corporate headquarters: from Carton House to the Bank of America. The New York Times stated that Sykes' art is ‘for people who live in the city but dream of the country'. Noted honors include Gyre, which had critical success at the PAD fair in London, and being invited to exhibit in the ‘Best of Europe' at the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity's 2018 ‘Homo Faber' show in Venice, and receiving an inaugural Fellowship from the foundation in 2023. Blooom! Screen, 2014, Resin, acrylic & garden flora, 63 x 79 inches Verdiculture Cocktail Tables, 2023, Resin, Acrylic & plant material 21 x 16 inches and 18 x 18 inches Blue Hydrangea Console, 2023,, Resin, Blue Hydrangeas,, 34 x 10 x 33 inches

This weeks show Fitz takes a run at what the Beaufort Gyre ocean system that is cooling the Atlantic. Apparently climate scientists are stunned! Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was jailed by French athorities. We look at what that could mean worlf wide and what implications it has on other platorms freedom of speech and privacy. Trump brough Robert Kennedy Jr onboard and the Democrats held their convention. We dive into it all and a really big cucumber.  Think Critically Act Accordingly.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/whiskey-hell-podcast--5683729/support.

Sunday Morning Worship with co-pastors Russ and Amy Jacks Dean. Park Road Baptist is located Charlotte, NC. For my information, please visit our website at ParkRoadBaptist.org Find us on Social Media: @ParkRoadChurch

Nem véletlen, hogy a betegszabadságon lévő Gulyás Gergely reagált a Magyar-ügyre Telex     2024-03-28 04:02:01     Belföld Varga Judit Magyar Péter Gulyás Gergely Hangfelvétel Rogán Antal A lábadozó miniszterrel, Magyar Péter egykori barátjával mondatták fel a hivatalos kormányzati reakciót a Varga Judittal készült hangfelvételre. Magyar a Gulyással való beszélgetéseire is alapozta a Rogán Antalról tett állításait. Akár félmillió ellenzéki szavazat is elveszhet 24.hu     2024-03-28 05:53:06     Belföld Fidesz Felmérés Magyar Péter Kétfarkú Kutya Párt Súlyos visszaesés nélkül juthat túl a kegyelmi botrányon a Fidesz, de a márciusi felmérések szerint így is két mandátumába kerülhet az ügy. Az ellenzéki pártok közül a Momentum és a Kétfarkú Kutya Párt tudott javítani a pozícióján, ám Magyar Péter bejelentkezése átírhatja az erőviszonyokat. Ha mindenki külön indul, kétszer annyi kukába dobott voks Puzsér: miért nem tett 10 éven keresztül semmit Bayer Zsolt Varga Juditért? SpiritFM     2024-03-28 06:13:06     Belföld Fidesz Varga Judit Bayer Zsolt Puzsér Róbert "A takonygerincű" címmel közölt véleménycikket a Magyar Nemzetben Bayer Zsolt. Azt írja, a fideszesek számára régóta nem kérdéses, hogy Varga Judit terrorban élt. Óriási változás élesedett a magyarországi ATM-eknél: így érinti a pénzfelvételt és a befizetést Pénzcentrum     2024-03-28 05:44:00     Gazdaság Jegybank Bankautomata Február végén jelent meg az a jegybanki rendelet, melynek értelmében a bankautomaták úgynevezett rendelkezésre állási idejének definíciója megváltozott már nem csak az az időszak értendő ide, amely alatt az ügyfelek pénzt vehetnek fel az ATM-eknél, hanem már az is, amikor befizetést is végezhetnek azoknál. A szabályozásban eszközölt változtatás ali Szja: igyekezzen, ha pénzt akar az államtól! Azenpenzem     2024-03-28 04:32:00     Gazdaság NAV Március 15. Adóbevallás Szja Ügyfélkapu Március 15-étől már elérhetőek elektronikusan a NAV által elkészített szja-bevallási tervezetek. Akinek visszaigényelhető adója van, annak érdemes minél előbb jóváhagynia és benyújtania, ugyanis a beküldésétől számítva 30 napon belül utalja ki a NAV az összeget. A bevallás határideje egyébként május 20. Akinek nincs ügyfélkapuja, és eddig nem kérte Nem lesz magyar-orosz határ Szijjártó Péter szerint – nagyinterjú Privátbankár     2024-03-28 05:48:01     Külföld háború Orbán Viktor Izrael Kína Interjú Vlagyimir Putyin Telefon Szijjártó Péter NATO Paks Befektető Orbán-Putyin A külgazdasági és külügyminiszter a Privátbankárnak adott nagyinterjúban Paksról, egy titkos kínai befektetőről, a háború lezárásáról, Szergej Lavrovról, Orbán Viktorról, a Putyin-kapcsolatról, az Izrael-kritika kérdéséről és az akkumulátorgyárakról is beszélt. Orbán Viktor telefonon kereste Szijjártó Pétert interjú közben a NATO-főtitkár hívása mi Újra beestek a kamatmilliárdok: 6 tipp a profi újrabefektetéshez Forbes     2024-03-28 06:01:00     Gazdaság Infláció Kamat Megvolt a második nagy kamatfizetős hónap az inflációkövető prémiumpapíroknál. Hogyan tovább? Az autósok életveszélyes ellenfelét ismered? Vezess     2024-03-27 23:42:15     Autó-motor Nem tart sokáig, néhány másodperc, mégis ez az egyik legpokolibb dolog, ami vezetés közben elkaphatja a sofőrt. Kevés olyan autós van, aki nem élte még át. Az iszlamista terrorhullám cunamiként csaphat le Európa nagyvárosaira Magyar Hírlap     2024-03-28 06:13:03     Külföld Moszkva Terrortámadás Cunami Senki ne gondolja, hogy a moszkvai terrortámadással kifulladt az iszlamista alapú terrortámadások sora. A legkékebb vízben fürdenél? Ide kell utaznod! First Class     2024-03-28 05:39:59     Utazás Tudományos módszerekkel állapították meg, hol a legkékebb a víz a világ legnépszerűbb tengerparti strandjai közül. A győztes nincs messze tőlünk, de eddig nemigen kapták fel az utazók. A tesztelés átalakíthatja a teljes fintech iparágat Fintech     2024-03-28 05:05:00     Modern Gazdaság Kiberbiztonság Kibertámadás Fintech A zsarolóvírusok folyamatos és növekvő veszélyt jelentenek egyaránt a fintech és a szélesebb pénzügyi szolgáltatások szektorára, hiszen 2023-ban a pénzintézetek 64 százalékát már érintette valamilyen támadás világszerte. A fintech iparág értéke 2030-ra elérheti a ezerötszáz milliárd dollárt, ami különösen vonzó célponttá teszi a kiberbűnözők számár 2,5 év börtönt kaphat Rubiales, aki szájon csókolt egy női focistát Telex     2024-03-28 05:45:57     Sport Börtön Kártérítés A börtönbüntetés mellett Rubialest legalább 50 ezer euró kártérítés fizetésére is köteleznék. Eltiltották a vereség után a bírót inzultáló fociedzőt Rangadó     2024-03-28 03:35:48     Foci Elszakadt a cérna nála, bár azt állítja, hogy a piros lap után már nem szitkozódott. A bíró máshogy emlékezett. Mutatjuk, milyen időt fúj ide a szél a hosszú hétvégére Kiderül     2024-03-28 04:40:19     Időjárás Hétvége Az éjszaka átvonult front után nagy területen erősödik meg és fokozódik viharossá a szél, de a délies légmozgással továbbra is meleg levegő áramlik a Kárpát-medence fölé. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Nem véletlen, hogy a betegszabadságon lévő Gulyás Gergely reagált a Magyar-ügyre Telex     2024-03-28 04:02:01     Belföld Varga Judit Magyar Péter Gulyás Gergely Hangfelvétel Rogán Antal A lábadozó miniszterrel, Magyar Péter egykori barátjával mondatták fel a hivatalos kormányzati reakciót a Varga Judittal készült hangfelvételre. Magyar a Gulyással való beszélgetéseire is alapozta a Rogán Antalról tett állításait. Akár félmillió ellenzéki szavazat is elveszhet 24.hu     2024-03-28 05:53:06     Belföld Fidesz Felmérés Magyar Péter Kétfarkú Kutya Párt Súlyos visszaesés nélkül juthat túl a kegyelmi botrányon a Fidesz, de a márciusi felmérések szerint így is két mandátumába kerülhet az ügy. Az ellenzéki pártok közül a Momentum és a Kétfarkú Kutya Párt tudott javítani a pozícióján, ám Magyar Péter bejelentkezése átírhatja az erőviszonyokat. Ha mindenki külön indul, kétszer annyi kukába dobott voks Puzsér: miért nem tett 10 éven keresztül semmit Bayer Zsolt Varga Juditért? SpiritFM     2024-03-28 06:13:06     Belföld Fidesz Varga Judit Bayer Zsolt Puzsér Róbert "A takonygerincű" címmel közölt véleménycikket a Magyar Nemzetben Bayer Zsolt. Azt írja, a fideszesek számára régóta nem kérdéses, hogy Varga Judit terrorban élt. Óriási változás élesedett a magyarországi ATM-eknél: így érinti a pénzfelvételt és a befizetést Pénzcentrum     2024-03-28 05:44:00     Gazdaság Jegybank Bankautomata Február végén jelent meg az a jegybanki rendelet, melynek értelmében a bankautomaták úgynevezett rendelkezésre állási idejének definíciója megváltozott már nem csak az az időszak értendő ide, amely alatt az ügyfelek pénzt vehetnek fel az ATM-eknél, hanem már az is, amikor befizetést is végezhetnek azoknál. A szabályozásban eszközölt változtatás ali Szja: igyekezzen, ha pénzt akar az államtól! Azenpenzem     2024-03-28 04:32:00     Gazdaság NAV Március 15. Adóbevallás Szja Ügyfélkapu Március 15-étől már elérhetőek elektronikusan a NAV által elkészített szja-bevallási tervezetek. Akinek visszaigényelhető adója van, annak érdemes minél előbb jóváhagynia és benyújtania, ugyanis a beküldésétől számítva 30 napon belül utalja ki a NAV az összeget. A bevallás határideje egyébként május 20. Akinek nincs ügyfélkapuja, és eddig nem kérte Nem lesz magyar-orosz határ Szijjártó Péter szerint – nagyinterjú Privátbankár     2024-03-28 05:48:01     Külföld háború Orbán Viktor Izrael Kína Interjú Vlagyimir Putyin Telefon Szijjártó Péter NATO Paks Befektető Orbán-Putyin A külgazdasági és külügyminiszter a Privátbankárnak adott nagyinterjúban Paksról, egy titkos kínai befektetőről, a háború lezárásáról, Szergej Lavrovról, Orbán Viktorról, a Putyin-kapcsolatról, az Izrael-kritika kérdéséről és az akkumulátorgyárakról is beszélt. Orbán Viktor telefonon kereste Szijjártó Pétert interjú közben a NATO-főtitkár hívása mi Újra beestek a kamatmilliárdok: 6 tipp a profi újrabefektetéshez Forbes     2024-03-28 06:01:00     Gazdaság Infláció Kamat Megvolt a második nagy kamatfizetős hónap az inflációkövető prémiumpapíroknál. Hogyan tovább? Az autósok életveszélyes ellenfelét ismered? Vezess     2024-03-27 23:42:15     Autó-motor Nem tart sokáig, néhány másodperc, mégis ez az egyik legpokolibb dolog, ami vezetés közben elkaphatja a sofőrt. Kevés olyan autós van, aki nem élte még át. Az iszlamista terrorhullám cunamiként csaphat le Európa nagyvárosaira Magyar Hírlap     2024-03-28 06:13:03     Külföld Moszkva Terrortámadás Cunami Senki ne gondolja, hogy a moszkvai terrortámadással kifulladt az iszlamista alapú terrortámadások sora. A legkékebb vízben fürdenél? Ide kell utaznod! First Class     2024-03-28 05:39:59     Utazás Tudományos módszerekkel állapították meg, hol a legkékebb a víz a világ legnépszerűbb tengerparti strandjai közül. A győztes nincs messze tőlünk, de eddig nemigen kapták fel az utazók. A tesztelés átalakíthatja a teljes fintech iparágat Fintech     2024-03-28 05:05:00     Modern Gazdaság Kiberbiztonság Kibertámadás Fintech A zsarolóvírusok folyamatos és növekvő veszélyt jelentenek egyaránt a fintech és a szélesebb pénzügyi szolgáltatások szektorára, hiszen 2023-ban a pénzintézetek 64 százalékát már érintette valamilyen támadás világszerte. A fintech iparág értéke 2030-ra elérheti a ezerötszáz milliárd dollárt, ami különösen vonzó célponttá teszi a kiberbűnözők számár 2,5 év börtönt kaphat Rubiales, aki szájon csókolt egy női focistát Telex     2024-03-28 05:45:57     Sport Börtön Kártérítés A börtönbüntetés mellett Rubialest legalább 50 ezer euró kártérítés fizetésére is köteleznék. Eltiltották a vereség után a bírót inzultáló fociedzőt Rangadó     2024-03-28 03:35:48     Foci Elszakadt a cérna nála, bár azt állítja, hogy a piros lap után már nem szitkozódott. A bíró máshogy emlékezett. Mutatjuk, milyen időt fúj ide a szél a hosszú hétvégére Kiderül     2024-03-28 04:40:19     Időjárás Hétvége Az éjszaka átvonult front után nagy területen erősödik meg és fokozódik viharossá a szél, de a délies légmozgással továbbra is meleg levegő áramlik a Kárpát-medence fölé. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

With Congress back in session after a two-week recess, everyone in the capital seems to be in fighting mode. Democrats are pursuing the impeachment inquiry at an aggressive pace, and members of Congress from both parties weigh in about the closed-door hearings. The President and his Republican supporters loudly defend his actions in both Ukraine and Syria. And the Democratic 2020 contenders participated in a heated debate in which everyone tried hard to differentiate themselves and be heard above the fray.

Fidèle à sa vocation,  Récréation sonore vous fait découvrir de nouveaux et nouvelles auteurice encore peu connues. Aujourd'hui, nous découvrons Clara Blein-Renaudot, dont nous allons écouter le premier podcast  “La sténo  l'écriture secrète des femmes”, produit par Arte Radio. Des années 1920 à la fin des années 70, de très nombreuses femmes accèdent aux emplois de bureau à travers la sténographie. Une technique d'écriture rapide qui permet d'écrire à la vitesse de la parole pour pouvoir ensuite taper le texte à la machine. Elles deviennent ainsi des sténo-dactylos, comme les fameuses secrétaires que l'on voit dans les films. Des milliers de jeunes femmes trouvent là un emploi et une autonomie nouvelle. Janine, Françoise et Hélène racontent ce qu'a été ce métier très particulier, quasi-exclusivement féminin, entre don de soi et manque de reconnaissance. Elles dévoilent aussi comment, le soir venu, elles utilisent parfois la sténo comme une écriture secrète pour tenir leur journal intime... Nous découvrirons "Gyre" une pièce musicale composée par Fanny Testas, élève de la classe d'électroacoustique du conservatoire de Pantin.  Bonne écoute !  J'ai eu la chance de pouvoir échanger avec Clara sur sa pièce .  Nous écoutons maintenant “Gyre” de Fanny Testas, élève de la classe d'électro acoustique de Marco Marini au conservatoire de Pantin . 

Dr Lisa Erdle of the 5 Gyres Institute sits down with host Brooking Gatewood to talk about 5 Gyre's recent Better Alternatives 3.0 report, covering their latest research into how well “compostable” and “biodegradable” plastics break down in various environments, potential pitfalls, promising contenders, and the role of smart material science and composting infrastructure as we transition toward a reuse economy.Resources:Better Alternatives 3.0 ReportBAN List 2.0 

Bill Penney, who markets Waspu seal oil for the Qalipu First Nation, says the product doesn't qualify for the EU exemption + Dalhousie masters student Anna Ryan on why hurricane winds can carry a lot of microplastic.

Hová tűntek a betegek a magán és az állami egészségügyből? Mentés másként podcastunk új epizódjában ezeket a kérdéseket is körüljárjuk. The post Az idő nemcsak pénz, élet is - mi vár a magyar magánegészségügyre és a betegekre? first appeared on G7 - Gazdasági sztorik érthetően.

Day 3 and Talti finds something on his trip that could be useful. Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Dice was provided by MidnightFuryDesigns, check them out on Instagram! Systems I use to play is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mythic GME 2nd Edition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars without Number⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Opening and ending song is "Neo Tokyo" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phat Phrog Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Happy Halloween!!! We hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween night, but don't forget to go to the store tomorrow and buy a ton of 99% off candy. Grab a suit and join our guide Gyre in these wonderful caves for an adventure into the deep dark depths of your mind with The Luminous Dead. We all float down here...in the water that has flooded some of the tunnels, of course. If you love tight squeezes through solid rock, a maze of tunnels that only lead to more tunnels or tunnelers..., and creepy glowing spores that may or may not be psychedelic in nature, then we have the trip for you! And you would get paid to do it! We're sorry in advance for being idiots, but you probably already knew we were going into this so expect the expected.  Don't forget, Next month's book club selection is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto. We will be back in 2 weeks for more book-talk! Until then, happy reading!   Thank you all for following, listening, and reading along with us!! Don't forget to send us your quotes of the week! Hit us up on Instagram/Threads or Gmail (below) with any and all of your thoughts on this week's episode. Enjoy and join us in 2 weeks for more book-talk! Instagram: Bookends_With_Friends Email: BookendsWithFriends@gmail.com Threads: @Bookends_With_Friends

Whew, it has been a week!  Hopefully all is going well for you and you are getting a chance to sling some spells.Today we are going to talk about a preocn from Commander Legends.  I don't know how you feel about the Commander Legends set, but its a fan favorite at our house.  We are going to explore the preconstructed deck that has Aesi at the helm.  Who wouldn't want to have this giant serpent at the helm bringing you extra land drops and card draw!  Join us as we take a look at this precon deck!

The thermohaline circulation, also known as the "global ocean conveyor belt," is a system of ocean currents that transport heat, salt, and nutrients around the world. It plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth's climate by redistributing heat and maintaining the temperature balance between the tropics and the polar regions.The Beaufort Gyre, a major Arctic Ocean current, has been storing vast amounts of ice and cold freshwater due to increased Arctic sea ice melt. If this gyre were to release its stored freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean, it could have substantial impacts on the thermohaline circulation and, consequently, on the climate of northern Europe.Here are some potential impacts:Cooling Effect: The most immediate effect would likely be a significant cooling of northern Europe. The thermohaline circulation brings warm surface water from the tropics to the North Atlantic, which moderates the climate of northern Europe. A large influx of cold freshwater from the Beaufort Gyre could disrupt this heat transport, leading to cooler temperatures.Weather Patterns: The change in ocean temperatures could also influence atmospheric pressure systems, potentially altering prevailing wind patterns and storm tracks. This could lead to changes in weather patterns, with the potential for increased storminess or precipitation in some areas.Sea Level Rise: The influx of freshwater could also contribute to sea level rise, especially in the North Atlantic region. This could increase the risk of coastal flooding and erosion.Biodiversity and Fisheries: Changes in ocean temperature and salinity could have impacts on marine ecosystems, including changes in species distributions and productivity. This could have implications for fisheries, which are important for many coastal communities in northern Europe.Ocean Acidification and Deoxygenation: The disruption of ocean circulation could potentially exacerbate ocean acidification and deoxygenation, both of which are major threats to marine life.It's important to note that the precise outcomes are hard to predict and would depend on a range of factors, including the amount of freshwater released, the rate of release, and how the Earth's climate system responds. Moreover, these effects would likely interact with other impacts of climate change, such as increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. The potential disruption of the thermohaline circulation is one of the many reasons why it's so important to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Because Jarmo demanded it, we take a look at The Eternaut this week! We share our holiday events, too. Plus, we review Trojan #1 from AWA Studios, Radiant Pink #2 from Image Comics, and Revolvers #3 from Top Cow. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN TROJAN #1 Writer: Daniel Kraus Artist: Marco Lesko Publisher: AWA Studios Release Date: January 4, 2023 Once upon a time, we lived alongside Legends. Creatures of myth. Centaurs, fauns, gorgons, kelpies, gnomes, and more. They were spectacular. Majestic. Powerful. Peaceful. Pure. In comparison, we were ugly. Weak. Warmongering. Rotten. Is it any wonder we could not live alongside them any longer? After driving these Legends to the fringes of society, an uglier form of mythos takes shape in the form of rumors of live snuff shows for dark web high rollers. When a mysterious young woman, Nessa, enlists the help of a hacker to take a tour of the grisliest corners of the Dark Web, she sets in motion a war between those who peddle to mankind's darkest fantasies and a world that transcends imagination. Trojan is fantasy thriller full of wonder and horror in equal measure. [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3GxcSJp MATTHEW RADIANT PINK #2 Writer: Melissa Flores Artist: Emma Kubert Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 4, 2023 Impossibly far from home and unable to rely on her powers, can Eva and her new companion survive long enough to figure out a way back? Or is this the end of Radiant Pink? And if it is…what do we do with the rest of this miniseries? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3Z9H7xl RODRIGO REVOLVERS #3 Writer: John Zuur Platten Artist: Christian Dibari, Simon Gough Publisher: Image Comics / Top Cow Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 11, 2023 After learning that the woman with whom he was having an affair is in danger, Hampton considers taking a one-time opportunity to stop the Gyre and cross between the worlds of the dead and the living-even though doing so will damn him to an endless eternity within the Moratorium. [rating: 2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3GAAhKa Be sure to listen to part 2 for our discussion of the Eternal! CONTACT Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Because Jarmo demanded it, we take a look at The Eternaut this week! We share our holiday events, too. Plus, we review Trojan #1 from AWA Studios, Radiant Pink #2 from Image Comics, and Revolvers #3 from Top Cow. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN TROJAN #1 Writer: Daniel Kraus Artist: Marco Lesko Publisher: AWA Studios Release Date: January 4, 2023 Once upon a time, we lived alongside Legends. Creatures of myth. Centaurs, fauns, gorgons, kelpies, gnomes, and more. They were spectacular. Majestic. Powerful. Peaceful. Pure. In comparison, we were ugly. Weak. Warmongering. Rotten. Is it any wonder we could not live alongside them any longer? After driving these Legends to the fringes of society, an uglier form of mythos takes shape in the form of rumors of live snuff shows for dark web high rollers. When a mysterious young woman, Nessa, enlists the help of a hacker to take a tour of the grisliest corners of the Dark Web, she sets in motion a war between those who peddle to mankind's darkest fantasies and a world that transcends imagination. Trojan is fantasy thriller full of wonder and horror in equal measure. [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3GxcSJp MATTHEW RADIANT PINK #2 Writer: Melissa Flores Artist: Emma Kubert Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 4, 2023 Impossibly far from home and unable to rely on her powers, can Eva and her new companion survive long enough to figure out a way back? Or is this the end of Radiant Pink? And if it is…what do we do with the rest of this miniseries? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3Z9H7xl RODRIGO REVOLVERS #3 Writer: John Zuur Platten Artist: Christian Dibari, Simon Gough Publisher: Image Comics / Top Cow Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 11, 2023 After learning that the woman with whom he was having an affair is in danger, Hampton considers taking a one-time opportunity to stop the Gyre and cross between the worlds of the dead and the living-even though doing so will damn him to an endless eternity within the Moratorium. [rating: 2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3GAAhKa Be sure to listen to part 2 for our discussion of the Eternal! CONTACT Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This summer, I have featured episodes from various shows on The Carbon Almanac Podcast Network.In July, I shared an episode from The Carbon Almanac Collective, a podcast about the team who created The Carbon Almanac. In August, I shared an episode from Generation Carbon, the podcast for kids 6-10.This month, I am sharing an episode of the CarbonSessions podcast. This podcast features everyday conversations about climate with people from all over the world.Listening to this podcast is like sitting at the kitchen table with neighbors and talking about the changes we're all seeing in the world around us.In this episode, we gather around the table with host Katherine Palmer, an aromatherapist and workshop coordinator; Tonya Downing, a digital marketer; and Kristy Sharrow, a journalist-turned-marketer.Tonya and Kristy are also scriptwriters for Generation Carbon. In this episode, they discuss what they learned while researching and writing the script for the episode about ocean plastics. LINKSCarbonSessionsGeneration Carbon - Ocean PlasticsThe Carbon AlmanacGreat Pacific Garbage Patch (National Geographic)

A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts, in association with SYSTEMIQ, finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic into the world ocean could nearly triple by 2040. The study also identifies solutions that could cut this volume by more than 80% if we use technologies available today and if key decision-makers are willing to make the changes required. This week and next on World Ocean Radio we are laying out steps with examples that represent a coherent and provocative way forward toward a plastic-free future. Part one of a two-part series.World Ocean Radio 5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education hosted by Peter Neill, lifelong ocean advocate and maritime expert. Episodes offer perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide.

In this episode, Ryan Powers comes aboard to break down Kevin Smith's Batman tale, The Widening Gyre. Hear us chime in on the meaning of the title, the story itself, the twist nobody saw coming and more. Rate and Review the Show: Apple | Spotify | iHeartradio | Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter: @thebatmanbc. Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram: @thebatmanbc. Follow Ryan Powers on Twitter: @DickSkywalker69 Subscribe to The Batman Book Club YouTube Channel. Support the Show Through Patreon: patreon.com/thebatmanbc. Support the Show with Merchandise from TeePublic.

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The Ace List - Live with Bernard Werk of Gyre Watch & Watching Magazine - S02E15 Bernard Werk is an icon in the Dutch watch scene. He is the publisher of one of the oldest watch magazines in the Netherlands: Watching. Two decades ago Bernard interviewed the Ben Josephs for the first time and a friendship was forged afterwards. Recently Bernard co-founded a new Dutch brand: Gyre Watch. Wristwatches made of recycled fish nets! Obviously we had to support this project immediately and we became authorized dealers of these sustainable watches. During this episode of The Ace List Live our own Alon Ben Joseph will discuss the evolution of the watch industry the last few decades with Bernard. Not only from a media perspective, but obviously from a product point of view as well. And, why a journalist felt compelled to become a sustainable watch producer. Ace Jewelers is an authorized dealer for Gyre Watch. All episodes are available on http://www.TheAceList.com to watch back. #AceJewelers #TheAceList #GyreWatch #Watching #TheAceListLive #Interview #TalkingWatches --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/acejewelers/message

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India Policy Watch: Crypto And Samvidhaan Insights on burning policy issues in India— RSJWhen you write a weekly newsletter you view every news item as possible content for the next edition. You shoehorn some framework or stretch things to draw a historical parallel with that event. Trust me, it can be tiring - speaking for me, not for Pranay who has frameworks for his breakfast with poha. But as I sometimes like to say, there are weeks when content presents itself on a platter with a side of masala papad. This is one of those weeks.First, there was news that the government plans to table the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, in the winter session of the Parliament. It is likely the government will impose strict regulations that might fall short of an outright ban on them. Separately, there are indications that the bill will have a framework for creating a digital Rupee to be issued by RBI, the equivalent of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). We have written about crypto and CBDC in previous editions (here and here) through the lens of public policy and economics. As Satoshi wrote in his essay:“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve. We have to trust them with our privacy, trust them not to let identity thieves drain our accounts.” That digital currencies will reduce transaction costs, be more efficient as a payment method, and can have all kinds of interesting decentralisation use cases, is all good. But as the past year in India has shown, nobody thinks of cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange. It has turned into a speculative asset with customers being promised outrageous returns in ads that are everywhere. This has meant hordes of unsuspecting investors flocking to crypto exchanges with estimates of crypto owners in India ranging from 10 to 100 million. The number of cryptocurrencies globally has shot up too and it’s a bit difficult to make out what’s a meme and what’s real anymore in this world. Consumer protection is a real issue now. The decentralised and anonymous nature of transactions is a further worry for the RBI and government. There are concerns around the use of crypto to fund criminal activities or for money laundering. But most importantly, for central banks and governments, letting private cryptocurrencies go unchecked and unregulated will gradually take away their power to influence monetary policy. This is a difficult thing to let go because a fundamental principle on which the modern economy rests is that the governments (or central banks) know what to do about the supply of money in general interest. Of course, the votaries of crypto and decentralisation believe this isn’t true. They would go back to the argument Hayek had made in his book Denationalization of Money:“A single monopolistic governmental agency can neither possess the information that should govern the supply of money nor would it, if it knew what it ought to do in the general interest, usually be in a position to act in that manner. Indeed, if, as I am convinced, the main advantage of the market order is that prices will convey to the acting individuals the relevant information, only the constant observation of the course of current prices of particular commodities can provide information on the direction in which more or less money ought to be spent. Money is not a tool of policy that can achieve particular foreseeable results by control of its quantity. But it should be part of the self-steering mechanism by which individuals are constantly induced to adjust their activities to circumstances on which they have information only through the abstract signals of prices. It should be a serviceable link in the process that communicates the effects of events never wholly known to anybody and that is required to maintain an order in which the plans of participating persons match.”This battle between the centralisation instincts on which the edifice of the state rests and the promise of decentralisation and individual control that Web3 or Metaverse, or whatever else they are calling it now, offers, is going to define this century.Second, I noticed there were some enthusiastic celebrations for Constitution Day on Nov 26 across India. Except at the Central Hall of the parliament. About 15 parties boycotted the function organized by the Lok Sabha Speaker because they felt the government was disrespecting the Constitution and undermining democracy. Not sure how staying away from an event that celebrates the Constitution helps. Anyway, the PM responded to the boycott by claiming dynastic parties are the biggest threat to the health of Indian democracy. Indeed! The LS Speaker compared the Constitution to the Bhagwad Geeta to mix things up further. The usual Twitter wars broke out on who had subverted democracy more over the years while others pulled out the original text of Constituent Assembly debates to show how far we have fallen in our discourse. All in a day in the life of India.The Centre Cannot Hold But…As I was reading through these, cryptocurrency and Constitution, and wondering if there was a way to bring them together for this edition of the newsletter, providence struck. The next news item was - ConstitutionDAO’s bold crypto bid for US Constitution falls short. Yes, Constitution and crypto in a single line. Someone up there must be looking out for me. Here’s more:“There are 13 surviving copies of the original print of the U.S. Constitution. Today, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) announced it lost its bid to buy one from art dealer Sotheby’s after a high-stakes bidding war that captured the internet’s attention. Still, the bold ascendance of the DAO, a group of people who met on the internet, is a unique case study into the art of on-ramping swaths of people into crypto, one meme and auction at a time.Austin Cain and Graham Novak, two 25-year-old Atlanta residents working in finance, first started a Discord chat to launch the effort, which now has more than 8,000 members. Within a week of launching, the DAO raised over $40 million worth of ETH on Juicebox, an early stage DAO platform.The effort, largely spun up through Twitter and a ballooning Discord server, is a window into what a community effort could look and feel like in a Web3 universe, where shared ownership and transparency are guiding principles. The opportunities presented by the DAO structure are sparking widespread interest — the value governed by DAO treasuries is now at over $6 billion, per some estimates.”So, a few people created a DAO to buy an original print of the US Constitution that was up for auction. ConstitutionDAO, as they called it. About 17,500 people raised about $50 million worth of ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum using Juicebox, a platform that gets you started on setting up a DAO. But the process was a bit more complicated. Sotheby’s doesn’t accept cryptocurrency, nor does it recognise a DAO; it needs bids to be made by an individual or an organization in fiat currency (in this case Dollars). So, ConstitutionDAO set up a non-profit entity that could bid on its behalf. The next challenge was how to make sure all 17,500 members could claim to own a piece of the original print. This kind of fractionalised ownership is difficult to administer. So, the DAO arrived at a workaround. They would issue a ‘governance token’ called PEOPLE for donations made by contributors at the rate of 1 million PEOPLE per 1ETH donated. These PEOPLE tokens represented the voting rights of the members in the DAO for any decision to be taken. In this case, the voting right was restricted to what the DAO would do with the original imprint of the Constitution once they won the auction - where to display it and what to do with the proceeds etc. The whole thing sounded like the future had arrived. A decentralised group of “we, the people” on Discord decide to bid for the original copy of the US Constitution and beat the usual gaggle of billionaires who show up at auctions. People’s document would then be at the hands of people.This is how it worked. A donor would buy ETH on a crypto exchange by paying dollars. The ETH would then be parked in a crypto wallet which would then pay Juicebox for redeeming PEOPLE token. Throughout this process, at every step, you would have to pay transaction fees for using the platforms. These are called ‘gas’ fees in the crypto world and they are fixed in nature regardless of the size of the transaction. As many articles have pointed out, the ‘gas’ fees for small value transactions could be as high as 30-40 per cent. Anyway, the ConstitutionDAO raised about $50 million in little under a week. Such was the buzz around PEOPLE token that a secondary market for trading of the token opened up. All was going well till the DAO lost at the auction. It was outbid by billionaire Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel, who is a known crypto sceptic. I mean if you publicly announce the total corpus you have raised for an auction and then let everyone know you’re going to underbid, your odds of winning will be quite low. I guess strategy isn’t a strength of DAOs. Of course, Griffin wasn’t impressed with this DAO business. As Bloomberg reported:“I wish all this passion and energy that went to crypto was directed toward making the United States stronger,” Griffin told Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker at the Economic Club of Chicago on Oct. 4. “Let’s face it — it’s a Jihadist call that we don’t believe in the dollar. I mean, what a crazy concept that is.”Doubts Over DAOAnyway, the lost bid raises all kinds of questions.  What do you do with a DAO that has no objective any longer? Disband it or choose another objective? Who decides? Or how if, like in this case, there are no governance tokens issued yet? Or, if they had, is it fine then to have those with more tokens having more votes than others? Should you return the money and let donors incur the ‘gas’ fees one more time? Is this a prototype for next generation ‘wire frauds’? If as simple a use case for DAO like this fails and raises so many questions, what about other ambitious plans? How difficult they might turn out to be?The charitable view might be this shows it is possible to do something like this. That a group of people driven by a single purpose could come together in a short time and raise a large amount of capital. I’m sure that’s some achievement but I guess people raised more than $100 million back in 1985 for LiveAid to help out famine afflicted Sub Saharan Africa. Radically Networked Societies (RNS) because of their non-hierarchical structure can mobilise really quickly. But is speed so important a feature that it trumps everything else? Over the past few months, I have sat through multiple podcasts and read long-form articles that feature decentralisation evangelists like Balaji Srinivasan, Vitalik Buterin, or Naval Ravikant talking at length about the future of human civilisation. It is all about networked states, starting a country from scratch using your laptop, and using blockchain to make your lassi. My reactions to these discussions have ranged from ‘what!’ to ‘Lolwut’. There’s some kind of ‘This is John Galt speaking’ vibe when I listen to them. That book, Atlas Shrugged, had pages and pages of soliloquies by characters declaiming about some kind of an ideal future. As an impressionable young man, I read them with great passion. Over the years I realised there’s no ideal future that can be built by upending the current. Human progress is incremental and gradual. We have an imagination of ourselves, our community and of our nation. It is tied to real and tangible artefacts, like our constitution, our books, our languages, our affiliations and an understanding of our civilisational story. Technology was always seen as an enabler for a comfortable life for us. It has delivered value to us beyond our wildest imagination in the past two centuries. Maybe for the first time in history, it is positioned to take control of our lives. And those leading it are keen to establish its benefits to hold the reins of humanity. I don’t know if it is a good idea. Regulating technology is the key policy challenge for the foreseeable future. It needs a more enlightened view of our civilisation than what the tech bros have to offer.   If you find the content here useful, consider taking a deep dive into the world of public policy. Takshashila’s PGP — a 48-week certificate course will allow you to learn public policy analysis from the best practitioners, academics, and teachers. And that too, while you continue to work. In other words, the opportunity costs are low and the benefits are life-changing. Do check out.Matsyanyaaya: Pegging China’s Tech PowerBig fish eating small fish = Foreign Policy in action— Pranay KotasthaneIf one were to judge the technological prowess of a nation-state on the basis of daily news, China comes across as heads and shoulders above the rest. Hardly any day passes by without reports reminding us that China is well on its path to creating a self-reliant technology industry. While China’s technological progress is quite real, I want to list three caveats to make you recalibrate exponential growth projections and over-optimistic predictions about China’s tech ecosystem.1. CCP’s self-preservation imperative Across many critical sectors such as defence and technology, the CCP exaggerates its capabilities. This strategy is not meant to be just an information operation aimed at other nation-states. It is also a domestic imperative for the CCP, to create a perception that it has things under control at all times.Projecting control requires demonstrating success. For this reason, CCP propaganda projects promising initiatives by individual companies as world-beating solutions. What we forget is that such reportage is prone to survivorship bias — it overlooks the many companies and initiatives that have failed. Take the example of Tsinghua Unigroup — which made a lot of news in 2015 for its bid to buy the American memory chipmaker Micron. Once touted as China’s leading chip design house, it has since then failed to make any major breakthroughs. As of now, it is reeling under debt and the government is coordinating its buyout to another player. Similarly, companies such as the Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Project (HSMC), once projected to unleash China’s first seven-nanometer foundry went bust last year. But you’ll hardly see reports about the costs and consequences of such failures.2. US’ Need to Align Domestic VectorsThe second reason why we should be wary of tall claims is that it is in the interest of the US military-industrial complex to overplay China’s technology capabilities. There are few things that can fire national imagination like a well-equipped, seemingly more advanced adversary. Just as the Sputnik moment aligned the domestic constituencies in the US and resulted in path-breaking institutions such as the DARPA, overplaying China’s technological advances creates room for prioritising expenditure on key technologies and their governance structures. It’s not surprising then that the first National Strategy for Critical & Emerging Technologies (C&ET) put out by the Trump administration explicitly cautions against China’s pursuit to become a global leader in Science & Technology. As an example, consider the debate over semiconductor policy in the US. China’s shadow over East Asia has allowed the US semiconductor industry to make a persuasive case for higher incentives and government support. 3. Opportunity Cost NeglectA lot of China’s technological success is being financed by governments at the city, provincial, and central levels. While the benefits and successes of these initiatives make news, the costs do not. And as a student of public policy, the first question that comes to my mind is: what is the opportunity cost of China’s governments pouring money, attention, and time into this quest for all-around self-reliance? Predicting a linear growth path based on current trends misses asking the opportunity cost question completely. In my view, the odds of getting anywhere near the US’ technological capabilities are stacked against China for three reasons. One, China’s per capita GDP is one-eighth of the US GDP per capita. Simply put, every dollar used in pursuit of one technology goal in China is eight times as costly as a dollar used for the same purpose in the US. With limited resources available, China might well be able to take a lead in a few areas but the opportunity costs are likely to catch up much before it reaches anywhere near self-reliance.Two, until now, the opportunity costs were partially being borne by other countries, particularly the US. FDI from the US and uninhibited access for its citizens to the technology ecosystems of other countries allowed China to make rapid progress in key technology domains. That party is now over. The US is now acutely aware of the asymmetric advantage that China enjoyed in the old-world globalisation period. The US has already started putting in place restrictions on the movement of knowledge and capital to China. Under this changed geopolitical scenario, China’s technological superiority is far from inevitable. Take the example of the recent Alibaba announcement of Yitian 710 - a cutting-edge server chip. The Taiwanese foundry TSMC is the only company that can mass-produce this chip. And there are already murmurs in the US to restrict TSMC from accepting orders from Alibaba on the grounds that this chip can potentially have military applications. And three, the US still remains a vibrant destination attracting the best tech talent from across the world. Chinese governments can throw money but is unlikely to attract top global talent in the same manner. And in the high-tech domain, skilled labour holds the key. And so, the next time you come across another technological breakthrough in China, take a deep breath and consider if any of the three factors outlined in this note modulates the hype. India Policy Watch #2: Health Data Aayo ReInsights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay KotasthaneThe National Family Health Survey-5 results have been published. And you know what’s the best part? It’s that the National Family Health Survey-5 results have been published. No, really. The foundation of evidence-based public policy is reliable, high-frequency, population-scale information. In its absence, we have to settle for policy-based evidence making. The NFHS-1 conducted in 1992-93 was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The latest avatar was spread in two phases over two years due to the pandemic. Most importantly, it began three years after the NFHS-4 of 2015-16. Given that earlier versions had gaps of six, seven, and ten years between them, it is encouraging that this critical information is being collected at a higher frequency. I hope an NFHS every three years becomes a norm. The timely release of this data will prepare the ground for voters to judge their representatives, amongst other things, on public health outcomes. Such a feedback loop is completely missing in our current electoral cycle.Now, to the results. In edition #133, I presented a list of phrases that should fall into disuse from our policy discourse. One of them was ‘population explosion/bomb’. The NFHS-5 results confirm, yet again, that India’s population is reducing across regions, religions, and income groups. In fact, the fertility rate is already below the replacement rate; India’s population has stabilised. This means we should stop letting our governments escape responsibility in the name of overpopulation. Also, government schemes to deny people services and rights on the basis of the number of children should be summarily rejected.Next, the sex ratio at birth has improved from 919 to 929 since 2015-16. This number is still lower than what nature would dictate. Though the preference for sons in Indian society still remains strong, this data suggests a gradual shift away from this mindset.The attention should now shift from overpopulation to real issues such as the increase in the prevalence of anaemia and obesity. The NFHS-5 results help in framing India’s health challenge accurately. Thanks for reading Anticipating The Unintended. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Article] Balaji Srinivasan: “A network state is a social network with a clear leader, an integrated cryptocurrency, a definite purpose, a sense of national consciousness, and a plan to crowdfund territory.” Go Figure.[Article] Ashwini Deshpande has an excellent take on the NFHS-5 results.[Book] Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s Backstage is a book filled with interesting nuggets about the pre-1991 economy. Enjoyable read. Subscribe at publicpolicy.substack.com

The third and final part of Season 6 Episode 4: The Widening Gyre As the bizarre events at 284 Green Street show no sign of abating, things reach a fever pitch in December 1977 with a series of even more seemingly incredible events, as Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair struggle to make sense of it all.  Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two of Season 6 Episode 4: The Widening Gyre  As Guy Lyon Playfair joins the fray at 284 Green Street, the bizarre activity plaguing the Hodgson family starts to intensify. And soon, things begin to take a more sinister turn.   Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the night of August 31st, 1977, the Hodgson family of 284 Green Street in Enfield, London, fled from their home in terror after a series of strange and inexplicable events.  Today, the 'Enfield Poltergeist,' as it would come to be known, is considered to be the most documented, compelling, and terrifying supposed poltergeist haunting the UK has ever known... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dynamics   Taking inspiration from the episode number, we checked out four new albums this time!  Though all these releases are different styles ofContinue reading

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Resident Evil Village, Unrailed, and we ask you about games that are not more than the sum of their parts. The Grind: Kole: Resident Evil Village. David: LARP. Second Extinction. Ben: Unrailed. Dennis: New Pokemon Snap. Subnautica. Astro Bot Rescue. The Multiplayer: What game isn't more than the sum of its parts? The End Boss: Zombies Ate My Neighbors! is coming to modern systems. Waluigimania. Yakuza is moving to an all turn-based RPG combat.

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Joe DeMare talks about the joys of cross country skiing, his battle with the city of Bowling Green over their plan to fine solar panels out of existence, how the Texas winter weather is connected to a giant whirlpool off the coast of Greenland, and more! Rebecca Wood and Koga tell us about the song "Galveston," Bad news for wolves in Wisconson and more!

In this episode I talk to my friend Bernard, who is a watch journalist and owner of Watching (watch publication in the Netherlands). Bernard has recently embarked on a new journey namely to contribute to keeping Netherlands beaches clean and using the waste to create watches. Gyre watches ist the brands name and with a highly successful crowdfunding campaign he was able to not only raise awareness for his cause but also use the waste collected to create a product out of it. Find more about Bernard: IG: @bernardwerk Watching Magazine: www.watching.nl Gyre Watches: IG: @gyrewatch Web: gyrewatch.com Hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to check out my other social channels to give me feedback or to simply connect: Check out my other social channels IG: @nikolaushirsch YT: @nikolaushirsch Blog: dressofawatch.com Get your watch straps here: hirschthebracelet.com Best, Nikolaus

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What does 16 years of getting the right flow in a reef tank look like? How about the birth of BulkReefSupply.com for starters! In this episode, Ryan and Randy reflect upon the history of water flow in reef aquariums. From the beginnings of MJMods to revolutionary advancements in powerheads and the understanding of how important water flow really is for our corals.

It's that time again for #REAPERREVIEWS with Theo and Kim Coates aka Tig & Juice Time. On this episode, they sit down to discuss "WIDENING GYRE" Season 3 Episode 7 of Sons of Anarchy. Don't forget to leave your review on Apple podcasts with your favorite episode for a chance to have it reviewed by Theo and Kim! 

Desde México nuestro columnista Adrián, analiza el nuevo mazo simic preconstruido de #CommanderLegends con su nuevo comandante Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait.

We're back, finishing up this leg of our journey in a packed episode with a witch, pigmen, more giants, Scylla, Charybdis, Hades, Tiresias, and, of course Hercules.The creature is an evil, eyeless monster from South Africa and the reason you'll want to carry a 2-ton boulder with you everywhere you go.--Sponsors:BetterHelp: our listeners get 10% off your first month at http://betterhelp.com/mythsHeadspace: Meditation made simple. Go to http://headspace.com/legends for a free 1-month trial!--Music:"Mensa" by Podington Bear"Respiration" by Podington Bear"An Opus in Bb" by Blue Dot Sessions"Showers" by Podington Bear"Warm Fingers" by Blue Dot Sessions"Gilly Wash" by Blue Dot Sessions"Campanula" by Blue Dot Sessions"Fomant" by Podington Bear

Full Show Notes: https://rss.com/podcasts/commandvalleypodcast/92245The onslaught of amazing commander products continues with the new preconstructed decks. Landon heads up our Aesi upgrade tech, telling you what cards to take out and what to include on a budget.Game Grid: https://store.gglehi.com/?ref=tr70pbnsd-awDeck list to copy and paste is on the YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/oygckIbnmmoOriginally published November 9th, 2020 on YouTubeFeel free to leave a comment or a review for feedback on this episode! If you liked the episode, check out our YouTube channel for gameplay videos and more EDH content.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commandvalleyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Command-Valley-Podcast-107498117346043Twitter: @commandvalleypodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4oYc8aZhEeetJ6C6KA3bGXiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/command-valley-podcast/id1507441432Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c87c0d50-f16a-440c-bd28-69b78507981e/Command-Valley-PodcastTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/commandvalley

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