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As biological technologies continue to advance, many growers are exploring how best to integrate them into their farming operations. Nevada Smith, Head of Marketing North America, and Robert Blundell, Research Plant Pathologist, both with Pro Farm Group, highlight the role of biological pesticides and biofertilizers in sustainable winegrowing. Biological pesticides, derived from microbial sources or natural products such as plants, fungi, bacteria, or nematodes, play a crucial role in pest management by inhibiting or delaying growth or directly causing pest mortality. Understanding which biological products to use and when to apply them within an integrated pest management system is essential for maximizing their effectiveness. Biofertilizers, which enhance plant health and resilience to abiotic stresses, are another key tool for sustainable viticulture. Nevada and Robert discuss the growing importance of these technologies in improving soil health and supporting long-term agricultural productivity. Resources:         REGISTER: 5/9/25 Biochar Field Day 117: Grapevine Mildew Control with UV Light 123: What is Happening in Biologicals for Pest Management and Plant Health 266: Soft Pesticide Trial: Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Botrytis, and Sour Rot Healthy Soils Playlist Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Principles ProFarm What are Biopesticides? Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Donate SIP Certified – Show your care for the people and planet   Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year Vineyard Team – Become a Member Get More Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.   Transcript [00:00:00] Beth Vukmanic: As biological technologies continue to advance, many growers are exploring how to best integrate them into their farming operations. [00:00:13] Welcome to Sustainable Wine, growing with Vineyard Team, where we bring you the latest in science and research for the wine industry. I'm Beth Vukmanic, executive director. [00:00:23] In today's podcast, Craig McMillan, critical resource Manager at Niner Wine Estates. With Longtime SIP certified Vineyard in the first ever SIP certified winery speaks with Nevada Smith Head of Marketing North America and Robert Blundell research plant pathologist, both with Pro Farm Group. Together, they highlight the role of biological pesticides and bio fertilizers in sustainable wine. Growing [00:00:49] biological pesticides are derived from microbial sources or natural products such as plants, fungi, bacteria, or nematodes. They play a crucial role in pest management by inhibiting or delaying growth or directly causing pest mortality [00:01:04] Understanding which biological products to use and when to apply them within an integrated pest management system is essential for maximizing their effectiveness. [00:01:13] Bio fertilizers, which enhance plant health and resilience to abiotic stresses are another key tool for sustainable viticulture, Nevada and Robert discussed the growing importance of these technologies and improving soil health and supporting long-term agricultural productivity. [00:01:30] If you're gonna be in Paso Robles, California on May 9th, 2025. Join us at Niner Wine Estates for a Biochar Field day. This interactive morning features live demonstrations and expert discussions on the benefits of biochar for soil health and sustainable farming. Learn how to integrate biochar into your farming operations through practical insights and hands-on experiences. Go to vineyard team.org/events or look for the link in the show notes to get registered. [00:02:00] Now let's listen in.   [00:02:05] Craig Macmillan: My guest today are Nevada Smith. He is Head of Marketing North America and Robert Blundell, who's a research plant pathologist, both with Pro Farm Group. Thank you for being on the podcast [00:02:15] Rob Blundell: Thank you, Craig. [00:02:16] Nevada Smith: Thank you. [00:02:18] Craig Macmillan: Today we're gonna be talking about bio pesticides and we might as well start with the the basics. What is a biological pesticide? Robert, why don't you start? [00:02:26] Rob Blundell: Yeah, that's a good question, Craig. And and you know, honestly, it's. So when I first was kind of thinking about this, it's not as simple explanation as you might think. It's a constantly kind of evolving term and depending on who you are asking, you can get a, a very different answer. And it's, it's really kind of this large umbrella term. [00:02:42] . It's kind of a microbially based product or natural product typically derived from a plant, fungi, bacteria, nematode, you know. That pretty much has the ability to inhibit or delay the growth or, you know, cause the death of a pest. [00:02:56] And you know, with the term biological pesticide, pesticide being extremely broad whether it's, you know, insect, fungi, even rodent, you know, rodent sides, things like that. So yeah, again, it's a very broad term and different, different grooves, different commodities are gonna kind of have their own explanation. [00:03:09] Even the EU has a different, I think definition versus the EPA as well. So it's an evolving, evolving term. [00:03:15] Craig Macmillan: What about you, Nevada? Do you have anything to add to that? [00:03:17] Nevada Smith: I'm kind of with Robert, it's almost like sustainability. What does that mean? It means to me, I get to keep farming every year. But I think for everyone else it might have different definitions. And I think basically the, the premise is, is it's biologically based. It's based on a living organism, something that we can repeat, regrow, and, you know, the societal part of it, bio pesticide, it means it's acting or killing or helping mitigate pest. For proform have a biologically based strategy. And so we, that's what we deliver is those type of tools. [00:03:50] Craig Macmillan: One of the major pets on grapes is powdery mildew. Around the globe. Probably the major pest overall, I would say fungal disease. I have been seeing a lot of increase in the use of bio pesticides specifically for powdery mildew, some in organic systems, some in more traditional sustainability oriented systems. [00:04:09] What kind of mechanisms are there out there in the biological world for managing powdery mildew and how does that, how do they work? Nevada, do you wanna start? [00:04:18] Nevada Smith: Yeah, so for biological pesticides, there's sort of different categories and I'll even. Even throwing some sort of organic pesticides as well into this whole mix. I think as a grower or a wine processor, you have a choice and it's like, either I'm going conventional, I'm looking to maximize my value proposition on my vineyard or my process my wines. And so one of the ways we really think about this is how do you integrate bio pesticides into the overall spray for bio mildew, like our winemaker at our place they always say, Hey, if it's more than 3% power mildew it's a no go. It's a bad day for us. And so for us to take the risk on our farm. For a biologicial pesticide, we had to have some data to really get us excited about it. [00:05:02] Overall, we wanna see performance. We need to see at least seven to 10 days. And I think that's maybe the biggest challenge a powerdy mildew issue is depending on what sort of climate and what variety of grapes you're growing is how long does it take me to get across the vineyard? [00:05:17] It's really what it comes down to. [00:05:18] And you know, maybe from a pathology point of view, Robert has some perspective. [00:05:24] Rob Blundell: The way we want to kind of think about powdery mildew is it's, you know, it's, it's always gonna be there. It's gonna be present. And biologicals, when used in the right way, can be a fantastic you know, tool in the arsenal. For, for growers or farmers against a deadly pathogen like this. [00:05:38] Growers really need to kind of consider the goal of using a biological, because there's so many different mechanisms of action of a biological, I mean, it can be live, it can be live, it can be the, you know, the spent fermentation product of a biological, which is gonna work very differently versus an actual liable organism you're gonna put in your field. [00:05:53] So kind of having a clear mindset from the, from the start is gonna be crucial to knowing. What kind of biological do you use? And also importantly, kind of when to use it as well. Because you can have drastically different outcomes based on like the time of your, you know, the time of venue production and then, and then the time of the season as well. [00:06:09] But yes yeah, ultimately there's broad, broad mechanism of actions. So if we're putting something on there live you know, you know, with something like powder mildew, this, pathogen functions because it attaches onto leaves. So we have these overwintering structures called cassia. [00:06:24] So these are basically the dormant structures that are gonna help powerdy mildew, survive. That's why it's been around for so long. That's why it's, it comes back every year. So it basically shuts down, it's fungal mycelium into these dormant hard structures. And then every year it basically reawakens around spring when we get the rainfall. [00:06:39] So we're gonna get ASCO spores. These are specialized spore structures within that kind of dormant structure. They get released out. So, you know, with the, with the weather coming in this week, that's gonna be, huge out there right now. So we're gonna get the release of those spores. [00:06:51] They're gonna land on that leaf. So really that's kind of our prime target of having protection is when they're gonna be landing and then adhesing to that leaf. So with something like a biological, if we can get that onto that leaf and then, you know, that's kind of our line of defense really. We want to be setting like a line of defense early in the season. [00:07:08] Know we have a product regalia. So that gets on there. It has these antimicrobial compounds, which the first point of contact is gonna. Prevent you know, it's gonna help mitigate that interaction between the leaf and the pathogen acts as kind of that medium layer. And then it's also gonna boost the plant's natural defense. [00:07:24] So how powdery mildew you kind of functions it. Once it gets on that leaf, it has a very specialized structure. Call it, they would call it a whole story or an appium, depending on where you are in the world and specialized structure that will kind of get through that cell wall, under that cell membrane and then sucks out the nutrients from the leaf so we can get a biological on the early to boost that plant defense, boost those, you know, defense fight hormone pathways. [00:07:46] We're gonna kind of mitigate that as a an initial point of contact. And then hopefully that's gonna set us off for a you know, a good season after that. But the time, yeah, the timing is definitely crucial. [00:07:55] Nevada Smith: I think to add to Robert's point is really to start your season off right and clean. So that's why as growers or as winemakers, you choose to use some sulfur to kind of mitigate, which is not necessarily a bio pesticide, but it could be organic, you know, depending on what your source of there. But those tools to me, are foundational for getting a clean start if you start bad, and it's gonna be a hell of a year all year long. [00:08:20] And I think that's the biggest challenge of bio pesticide uses overall is. Where do they fit, what growers they fit in? And it's not a solution for all, for sure. I mean, if you're growing Chardonnay or Pinot Noir on the Sonoma Coast in a foggy bank off of Bodega Bay, tough times, you know? But if you're in Pastor Robles, maybe in the Napa Valley in the valley where it's a little bit drier, you go in cab. Issue. You probably can integrate a nice bio pesticide program into it, and I think that's the secret. [00:08:58] Craig Macmillan: You mentioned regalia. What is the actual ingredient in regalia? What does it come from? [00:09:03] Rob Blundell: Yeah, so for Regalia the active ingredient comes from giant knotweed, so Ray Nectria. So that's a giant knotweed extract essentially that's been procured and then optimized in r and d and then applied typically as a folia spray for, for grape vines. [00:09:17] Craig Macmillan: And then the plant reacts to that, and that's what increases the plant defense mechanism. [00:09:22] Rob Blundell: Yeah, yeah, pretty much. There's kind of a few, few tiers of how, you know, Regilia kind of functions. So yeah, so we do that kind of initial application pretty much as soon as you, you have any green tissue, you know, really that's a great time to kind of get that on there. And then so the plant is gonna respond to that so typically a plant, defence pathway. [00:09:39] We have salicylic acid, so that is a key phyto hormones. So phyto hormones are kind of the driving force behind the plant defense. And this is very, you know, this is typical for all kind of pathogens, all kind of crops really. So you're gonna have a pathogen interact and we'll have its initial interaction with a plant. [00:09:55] And then you're gonna get this initial, like, response straight away from a plan. It's gonna be, Hey, I, my defenses are up. I, I sense this as a foreign agent. Basically I need to, you know, protect myself. So you get this upregulation of fighter hormones. They're very regulated. Pathways that then have these cascading effects to ultimately kind of therefore have longer term defense. [00:10:14] So you have an upregulation of fighter hormones. This is gonna signal to the plant that, Hey, I need to strengthen my cell walls, for example. So I'm gonna send more liening cell lignin being a crucial component a cell. wall . That's something we see upregulated as a result of regalia. So we get that increase in phyto hormones, we'll get lignin sent to the cell wall. [00:10:32] We get an increase in antioxidants as well to kinda help break down the pathogen as well. Limiteds effects we get polyphenols various other kind of antimicrobials as a result. So we have kind of direct effects, but then crucially with regalia, so we're gonna have the plant initially respond to its application, and then when the pathogen does. [00:10:50] Come around for a, an attack. That plan already kind of is, is heightened its responses, it's ready for it, so it's gonna be a faster kind of response time and therefore what we kind of consider more of a, a longer term defense response. [00:11:02] Craig Macmillan: Are there other modes of action, perhaps ones that are live? [00:11:05] Nevada Smith: Yeah. And that, I think that's a great point. Is there, you know, the, the bacillus category has been a big category the last dozen years or so. And this could be anything waiting from a bacillus subtles to bacillus Emli. There's other bacilli out there too. And I think they're more of an integrated approach. [00:11:22] So I conventional our farm vineyards. We're gonna just rotate it in there. So just like if you're straight organic or you're straight bio pesticide, it'd be a regalia, as an example, rotated with a bacillus product. We happen to have one as well, a very nice one called Sargus. But there's other great solutions out there in the marketplace today. There's other living organisms as well. There's some products in the Streptomyces categories as well. They're used in grow rotation, but I think to me as a grower and as a winemaker myself. I'm just looking for integration, IPM strategy all the way along. And depend on how, what your guard rails are for farming that would dictate what your options are overall. [00:12:07] Craig Macmillan: So, , to you, Robert, , how do these actually work? Like bacillus subtilis and things? [00:12:11] How do they actually either prevent or treat powdery mildew in grape. [00:12:15] Rob Blundell: Yeah, good question. So for Bacillus with Star in particular so we're actually not looking to treat powdery mildew kind of outright with this product itself. That's more where regalia is gonna come as a benefit. So actually Bacillus is great for something like botrytis in grapes. So, and this is really, really where we can kind of combine regalia and stargus together for a very effective program. [00:12:34] Kind of a one-two punch. So we, you have a live bacillus product. So we have spores that are gonna colonize a surface. So whether that's being the soil, you know, microbia the leaves or the berries, and with botrytis infecting berries causing damage, necrotic lesions in those berries, that's where something like stargus , a bacillus product can be applied to those berries to effectively colonize it. [00:12:55] And again, kind of creating like a nice. Kind of shield essentially from pretty much all fungal pathogens work the same. They have to attach, then they have to penetrate to essentially, hold on. So if we can kind of form a physical, kind of physical barrier, that's gonna be great. So for a lot of the Bacillus products they produce a suite of antimicrobials. [00:13:13] So star for our company we have a suite of antimicrobials that produces, so we have things like Itur, Phin, these are all really good antimicrobials. They're gonna have a direct effect on it. So those spores will be able to, you know, colonize the berry, for example, and then help Yeah. Prevent prevent powerdy mildew So you have this live culture essentially that's on the grapes and it's producing compounds, and that's where the, the antimicrobial comes in or the antifungal comes in. [00:13:40] Nevada Smith: Yes. And. [00:13:47] So there's two registrations from an EPA standpoint. There's the live bacteria count, which people are familiar with from back in the day when there was bts, right cells ths for worm protection. And so we measure the CFUs, which is a colony forming unit. So the bacteria, and there's a minimum threshold that we have for our product as well as anybody else that registers their bacteria. Just sort of a quality control thing for the grower to know this is the level we produce. What we. Seeing the production for our solution is really around the chemical compounds being created in the fermentation process, this lipopeptides cycle. And so that's what's important to know that there's some differentiation. [00:14:25] And I always use the example, I'm a huge basketball fan and you know, there's a difference between Michael Jordan and myself. I'm not at his level. And so not all bacilli are created equal, but they all do have some performance values for them. And obviously, you know, the more you can look into science and whether it be uc, extension and the Gubler Eskalen models and local trial researchers will give you the value proposition each of these products brings to you. [00:14:50] Craig Macmillan: Now, this is something that I, I don't think I've heard before and I wanna make sure that I heard it correctly. So, some of the protection is actually coming from things that are being produced during the fermentation production of the bacteria themselves. And so these are side things. And then that makes it into the final product. [00:15:05] Nevada Smith: Yeah, that's actually the most important thing on foliar. So holistically for bacillus, and this is a very broad brush here unless you're in a tropical environment like bananas in. Columbia or Costa Rica, you're not growing more spores on the leaf surface. You might have that happen a little bit depending on sort of your micro environments. What you really want is coverage and then that eradicates. [00:15:29] The way that the the bacillus really works, it really pokes holes into the cell wall of power mildew. So that's, and it just kinda leaks out and dies. And so it's botrytis , and or powder mildew. That's the major effects that it has on these pest diseases. [00:15:43] But in those rare examples, I'll tell you, we've seen some results of our products being used in crops and tropical environments. If it can grow, it's creating more value. Now let's talk about something different. You put bacillus. Sargus into the ground in a soil treatment. It has tremendous effects on colonizing around the roots. [00:16:01] And so that's where bacillus is actually known in its natural environment into the soil profile. So that's where we really see that the one two value. Now, that's not what we're using it for in grapes. Grapes, is for foliar control of. And mild diseases. But we have many other crops that we use bacillus for like corn, for root management and prolification around the diseases down there. [00:16:27] Craig Macmillan: Do you have anything to add to that, Robert?  [00:16:29] Rob Blundell: Yeah, so that's, yeah, excellent points from Nevada. So yeah, kind, kind of getting, talking about how we can use bacillus, you know, actually to go into the soil. So something like nematodes, you know, that's, that's a huge issue in grapes always has been. It's where we have, you know, root stocks engineered over the years to have, you know, nematode resistant root stocks. [00:16:43] Again, not, not kind of the primary purpose of what we'd be looking to use stargus, and vineyards, but again, having a soil colonizer is fantastic. You know, a lot of the. The majority of diseases, especially in like the row crops, they're coming from the below ground. You know, you've got the pythium and lettuce. [00:16:57] You've got like sclero, things like that, huge kind of soil-borne pathogens. So again, having something that you can add to the soil, you know, the soil already has its own fantastic suite of, naturally present. You know, bacteria, fungi, that's, you know, like Nevada said, that's what we got ab baus from, stargus from. [00:17:12] So we're just kind of adding to that to kind of help boost the fight. And we can always kind of think of the interaction between pathogens and plants as kind of this arms race. There's a ways, you know, the pathogen kind of gets ahead by evolving slightly, and then you have the ho response from the plant and then the, the microbiome as well. [00:17:27] So we're just trying to kind of tip the scales and our balance is how a good way to kind of think of biologicals as well. And I think as you were mentioning, kind of the, the fermentation process, and that's where we get our microbials from. [00:17:37] Every microbe has primary metabolites. That's what's key to basically the survival of a microbe. But then we have secondary metabolites, and these are very highly specialized products that get produced. For bacillus, during that fermentation process, this is a, you know, these are unique metabolites. You know, metabolites are produced by the majority of. Micros, but the in particular can produce these like fantastic suite of very unique metabolites. So that's where the, a non-life product kind of comes into itself as well. By us able to understand what are those metabolites we're producing same fermentation, can we optimize those? And then do we, do we even need a live product as a result of that? [00:18:12] Craig Macmillan: Um, it sounds like this could have a really dramatic impact or role in fungicide resistance management. I. What is that role? Or are we talking about going over completely to biological for a program or are we including in a rotation with other materials? What about organic growing where we have a, a little smaller suite of things that we can use? [00:18:35] Nevada Smith: , I'll start with that if you don't mind. [00:18:36] I think it's a great question and where I see it fitting is most synthetic pesticides for disease control are really affecting the mitochondria on the inside of the dupo. And where I see it fitting is the sort of one, two, I would say contact plus systemic. That's an a de-risk, your resistance management issues. But B, increase the likelihood that those products work better and longer. [00:19:02] So today we position a product like Sargus other bacillus products in the marketplace to be in combination with a. SDHI chemistry, like Luna would be an example of that, or Pristine. We would see those integrated in the cycle of sprays, which is, it's very similar to why you use sulfur with those products as well. [00:19:23] But I think, you know, as a winemaker, I want less sulfur my crop as possible, but obviously I want, as a farmer too, I want it to be clean as can be. So it's kind of this yin and yang overall. [00:19:33] But for resistance management, I think you have to really think about the whole approach. And once again, back guardrails. Of what your restrictions are for you as a farmer and maybe the winemaker working together with them. How do you really get to the. And, you know, I, it's kind of a joke too, but we talked about earlier the word sustainability be very broad. Stroke. Well, I'm wanna farm into the future years. I wanna have that vineyard for a hundred years and not to replant it. So I'm really trying to keep as clean as possible all the time, especially for the over wintering stuff. And so to me early often protection, control contact plus systemic is the approach that we take at our farm as well. [00:20:10] Craig Macmillan: When we say earlier, are we talking bud break, two inches, four leaves?   [00:20:15] Nevada Smith: For powder. Yeah. But then we could debate, you know, on these opsis issues and can cane issues. [00:20:24] Craig Macmillan: When would I wanna put on a bacillus? [00:20:27] Nevada Smith: I would start with a sulfur spray about bud break here, and then kind of rotate back into the bloom time for the first bloom spray, about 50% bloom, more or less. I kind of time it too, and if it's a little later, I'm okay with that. That would be the major time where I get the first shots on and that we, I would start with regalia, for example, just because it's a different mode of action. And then I'd come back with the bacillus here about seven to 10 days later. [00:20:51] Craig Macmillan: And would you then include synthetic materials as well, I'm assuming. [00:20:55] Nevada Smith: Yeah, on our farm we would typically our biggest issue is getting across the, the vineyard. And so we're looking to start off with a synthetic material first, just so we can get a nice, well, sulfur first, sorry. That probably like A-S-D-H-I chemistry. And then I'd start to think about how can I integrate my approaches to, being softer chemistry based through the rest of the season. [00:21:17] Craig Macmillan: Does that make sense to you, Robert? [00:21:19] Rob Blundell: Yes. And actually I'm just gonna jump back a little bit in our conversation. I just add a few more details kind of on this approach as well. So yeah, a little bit earlier, I kinda mentioned this arms race between the pathogen and the host and, you know, the available treatments that we have and really kind of a huge benefit of. Adding a biological, say, into your conventional program or just introducing more biologicals in general for your, your fungicides is you know, as, as Nata was saying, you know, a lot of the conventional chemistry is targeted in that mitochondria. It's a very specialized kind of function. It's there, it does a great job when it works well, but then. [00:21:51] We get pathogen resistance, obviously. So there's kind of two types of resistance. You get qualitative resistance and quantitative. So qualitative is when there is a kind of sudden or abrupt loss in the ability of say, a fungicide to work. And then you have quantitative where it's kind of more of a gradual decline in effectiveness. [00:22:08] And then you get kind of these varying levels of fungicide sensitivity versus that qualitative where you're having either resistant or a sensitive is isolate. And this. It's great. We're talking about grapes and powerdy mildew, 'cause this is one of like, this is like the classic textbook example. We kind of get taught in pathology about this because powerdy mildew, it has these really quick cycling times, produces a number of generations per season, very easily dispersed. [00:22:28] So this is such a high risk kind of category for this fungicide resistance. So again, if we have just a whole range of availabilities in terms of different fungicide options, you know, chemistry, soft chemistry, biologicals various other options, we're just kind of increasing our chances of really. Just well, and one not having any pathogen resistance. [00:22:49] Because again, as soon as you have that, then you have you, you really lose your options for your chemistries. So again, just, you know, introducing a few biologicals here and there, especially for, you know, grapes on the West coast, which is the amount of sprays we're having to do in other states where you have less sprays, you can kind of get away with kind of not considering your approach a little bit more. [00:23:05] You don't have to kind of. Do your frack checks as much because maybe you're only doing one or two sprays. But here we have to be very, very concerned with our, you know, what products we're using and then at what timing they're using. So again, just having a biological to really kind of take the pressure off some of those chemistries is a, is a huge a huge, valuable source of preserving the life of your chemistry. [00:23:23] And then have, like Nevada said, you know, having sustainable wines for the years to come. [00:23:28] Craig Macmillan: Actually, that made me think of something. Is there a risk of resistance being developed to biological strategies? [00:23:38] Rob Blundell: Yeah, that's, that's a really good question. So yes. [00:23:41] It's kind of a newer question. Yeah. So again, with a lot of these chemistries being very, very site specific function, all you have to do is have a very small mutation in your, say, powerdy mildew, to overcome that. And typically with biologicals, the typically, I say typically the mode of action is a little bit more broad. [00:23:57] So very rarely are you gonna have an extremely like. , so like a lot of the chemistries buy into certain receptors that their job that do that really well. Biologicals don't tend to do that as much. They're more of a broad spectrum. That's why we see a, like for our fungicides, we see a range of control against a lot of different, you know, powerd mildew, we've got ascomiscies,, Presidio, my seeds, they pretty much do well across a range because they are more broad spectrum. [00:24:19] Not to say that in time we're gonna start to see a decline. It's, you know, again, it's kind of really how we consider using them. And we. Whether we wanna like, fully rely on them or hey, that's, let's, let's use more of a, a combined approach. So again, we just really make that sustainable as well. [00:24:33] So kind of to answer your question definitely it comes with risk but kind of inherently due to the more broad spectrum nature of biologicals, we're not too worried about the kind of resistance that we've seen developed as a result of c chemistries in that very, very specific function of a chemistry. [00:24:48] Craig Macmillan: That makes a lot of sense. I know that you had mentioned you're farming in a more traditional fashion, Nevada, but your products, and obviously I know some folks in the organic area. What role do biologicals play in an organic fungicide program? Nevada? [00:25:03] Nevada Smith: I think it's definitely at the core of your foundation of seeing how you are gonna approach powerdy, mildew and botrytus. Is it a typical, you know, seven spray system, which I'd say it's kind of typical for the northern coast markets or the coastal range. Or if you're in the valley floor are you more in that three to five applications for bio pesticides and, and what timing and how you're approaching those things are critical overall to assessing those on the organic. [00:25:30] You don't have to be just organic. You could be, from a theoretical point of view, you can just choose to be this type of farmer, which is, I want to choose softer chemistries. And I think that's the mixed bag that we deal with with customers, a crop and the crop advisors out there. [00:25:44] Rob Blundell: Yeah, and I was gonna say just to kinda add to that as well. So again, regardless whether you're doing organic or chemistry or biologicals, you know. Really key as well. Foundation is just having good cultural control as well. Something we haven't really touched on today, but again, you can really increase the effectiveness of your biological, your chemistry based on what you're doing in, in the vineyard. [00:26:02] So, you know, things like, you know, canopy thinning, so if you're using say, a biological, you wanna try to colonize those berries, you wanna kind of thin out that kind of piece. You're getting a better spray coverage. You're also gonna, you know, reduce the humidity and that kind of pee of things like mildew you know, effective pruning in dry conditions. [00:26:18] Navar was kind of talking about opsis, some of those canker pathogens. So those grapevine trunk diseases, that is still the most effective way to control a grapevine trunk disease is just to prune under the right conditions. 'cause you need that wound, that pruning wound to heal when it's, you're not gonna get a, let's see, you know, we got that ring coming in this week. [00:26:33] So, grapevine trunk disease is dormant on those on the, on the parts of the vine. They're gonna be airborne. So you need to make sure there's a very good dry window. So again, like cultural practice is always, always key to whatever approach or biologicals or chemicals. [00:26:46] Nevada Smith: I think the add to that, one of the biggest things I remember, I wanna say it's like in 2010, I saw Gubler trials, Gubler, uc, Davis, you know, famous for everything. And he had the trial and all he did was pull leaves. On the bunch closures, and I was like, wow, that looked amazing. And I said, what? What spray did you have on there? [00:27:02] And they're like, nothing. We just pulled leaves and just literally that airflow coming across there, drying out, I assume it was just drying out the spores was amazing. I was like, wow. But then I started doing the cost analysis as a grower. I'm like, I can't send a crew there and pull leaves all the time. So, [00:27:19] Craig Macmillan: Yeah, it's true. I mean, and that's why it's a mix of things. I think. It's integrated pest management. You, you know, you do want to get some airflow through there. You will probably do some canopy management, whether you do shoot thinning or leaf removal. Some of that also helps with coverage. [00:27:32] Right. So using a mix of cultural and chemical or pesticide techniques is probably, probably wise. I'm not a pest control advisor, so I probably shouldn't say that. I. But I think I, you, they're not the first folks that have, have reminded me of that. And sometimes I know that, I think we kind of forget. [00:27:49] I wanna change topics a little bit. There's a, I don't wanna say new, but new to me. Area bio fertilizers a totally different kind of strategy for plant nutrition Nevada. What is a bio fertilizer? What, how do they work? What is it and how does it work? [00:28:05] Nevada Smith: So bio fertilizers can be a multitude of things, but once again, back to bio based on living organisms prior living organisms. We happen to have one that we're just launching this year into the grape industry called Illustra. It's based on this unique technology, UBP. Universal biological platform. I'm not trying to be a billboard ad here, but the reason why I'm bringing it up is it, it's really is a platform, which is interesting about it because it's, it's a technology that we can change and manipulate depending on how we go through the production cycle. And so we're creating tools that are more made for abiotic stresses. [00:28:39] And so we're trying to deal with different stresses that. Crop can deal with. And so right now the core market that we've been using these products , for is like soybeans and corn. [00:28:49] But as we think about the permanent crop markets of grapes, tree nuts, citrus, it's a little bit different as far as cycle and how you approach it. And so what we've seen through the data, these bio fertilizers is really trying to mitigate abiotic stresses. So what we're really mitigating is one, like you, you think about herbicide applications. You kind do a banded application near the tree trunk into about a third of the spray row. That herbicide usually hits that tree trunk. [00:29:14] There is a cause and effect on the grapevine itself. What if you could put a tool down that was sprayed on the same time to mitigate that stress or de-stress it from even how much time and pressure it's having? So. Our product is really one of those tools today that's really focused on mitigating biotic stresses. [00:29:30] Other things I can think about as a farmer is like salinity in the soil. The roots are pushing. You have water issues in California. We all talk about that. How do you mitigate the plant that still maximize the yield? So. Choosing the bio fertilizer today that's really focused on that, not just being a typical, you know, can 17 or un 30 twos based nitrogen based products. [00:29:51] This is something else to bring into the marketplace. They're kind of more niche based, depending on what you're dealing with. But there there's several out there. There's, seaweed extracts would be a big one, right? That people use a lot around farms. There's humic, andic acids, organic acids in general. So those are the kind of the buckets of items today that farmers are choosing for bio fertilizers. [00:30:14] Rob Blundell: Hmm. Yeah. And I can yeah, touch a little bit more on the, on the UBP illustrate product as well in terms of kind of how, how that really functions. And as Navar said, it's, you know, helping bounce back after, say, some herbicide damage, promoting that early season boost in biomass. [00:30:27] So, you know, a product like this, this UBP will basically kind of. Inducing cell division. So in you know, increasing mitochondrial activity, more cell division essentially leads to more chlorophyll, more photosynthesis graded by a mass production. And it's actually done by acidifying the cell wall. So we acidify a cell wall. You get more what we have these, there's proton pumps on these cell wall. [00:30:48] We're basically pumping in more protons, increasing the rate of that cell division. So we're basically yeah, boosting that in ocean season biomass. Therefore having that. You know, quicker resilience to say, you know, abiotic stresses like no said, whether it's salinity, salt, drought, water, things like that. [00:31:02] So yeah, numerous, numerous benefits of some of these fertilizers. [00:31:07] Craig Macmillan: Which actually talking about antibiotic stress, that it reminds me of something. I want to apply it to this, but I also want to go back. If you're using a live material, a bacillus or something, or if you have a, a bio fertilizer that may is are there living things in bio fertilizers. [00:31:22] Nevada Smith: There can be, [00:31:24] uh [00:31:24] Craig Macmillan: be. Okay. [00:31:25] Nevada Smith: We don't have anything in ours today, but I think there are, let's call the word impregnated Fertilizers. With living organisms. It could be trico, dermas, it could be other things, bacillus. And those are good, good tools to use. [00:31:39] The hard part is like, you know, now we start to open the can of worms around like compost tea, like what's in there. And I think that's the biggest challenge that growers, those things do work as a whole. But then you start to run into the quality assurance, quality control. And I think that's where companies invest in the bio pesticide industry are really trying to. Tell the story and not just be perceived as snake oils and saying, Hey, replicated work we measure to this level, like CFU content and here's what we expect results to be consistently. [00:32:08] And this is sort of the shelf life issues and we're kind of getting as a, you know, the world evolves. I think there's just this environmental things that people choose to do. And I think, you know, everything works. Just a question of how you integrate it into your own farming systems. [00:32:24] Craig Macmillan: So speaking of environmental factors and antibiotic stress one thing that's occurred to me is that if I have something that's that's out there, either that's living or maybe maybe a fragile compound, how do things like drought and heat affect these materials in the field? [00:32:38] Rob Blundell: Yeah. Yeah, very good question. I think historically that was always kind of. What people thought of the negative of biologicals were like, well, is only gonna work under certain conditions. You know, where, where have you tested it? So yeah, it's, it's a good question as well. [00:32:50] It's , case by case dependent you know, certain extremes and temperatures, various conditions as well are gonna have effects on, you know, the, the longevity of that. But we, you know, we try to test it under. There a variety of conditions. And then for particularly something you know, with our fungicides as well for, for the grape industry, you know, these new be tested on a variety of key varietals as well. [00:33:10] You know, it's, Hey, it might work for Chardonnay but not for Sauvignon Blanc. So that's important to evaluate as well, rather than just bring a product to market that like you, it's only gonna work on very certain aspects of a, of the single industry. [00:33:22] Craig Macmillan: So heat as an example, , you have a fair amount of confidence that I can apply something in the, in the heat if I have a hot, dry condition in the summer that it's not going to. Break down those materials that are there from the fermentation or kill the live organism. We, we think there's a fair amount of resilience here. [00:33:39] Rob Blundell: Yeah, again, definitely gonna be dependent on the, the type of microbe and the type of metabolite that it's producing. But you know, microbes in nature are exposed to these extreme conditions just naturally anyway, you know, so we have epi amplified slipping on the surface of products. So on the surface of. [00:33:54] Structures. So like a grapevine, like a leaf. They're obviously out there and exposed to the elements every single day. And then the soil is a, is a chaotic environment. There's a lot going on in the soil. So microbes are just, you know, extremely resilient in nature themselves. So there's gonna be a, again it's gonna vary depending on, you know, the microbe and, and the product we're using. [00:34:12] But there's good efficacy. [00:34:16] Craig Macmillan: What's the future? What is the future looking like for biological products, living or extra? [00:34:23] Nevada Smith: for the marketing hat on myself, not the farmer side. [00:34:27] It, I think everything's coming down to specialized sprays. And if I had to vision what the features look like to me, it's gonna be about. Seeing robots down the vineyard. They have 18 different things and their little mechanisms and there's, they're just, they're analogizing what's going on in that grape cluster itself. [00:34:44] They're spot spraying three or four things and they're going down the next level. That to me, is where we're gonna get down to the future, where the grapes themselves will naturally grow less chemicals to be used overall. [00:34:54] but if you need to go through and really take care of a problem, you're gonna go through and take care of a problem. And I think that's where it's become very exciting to me. You're gonna put less of a prophylactic spray across all systems, and you're kind of really create some microenvironments where you think that Vine number seven got sprayed a lot. Vine number 21 has not been sprayed all season. Wonder why? Let's go check it out. Let's understand and investigate. [00:35:18] The other big thing I think in grapes that's really interesting from exploratory research and development side for our company is like viruses. Viruses have not been addressed and it's becoming an issue. It's something I want to kind of explore and put on our docket of, you know, assessment stuff and how we can take new technologies to really improve virus transmissions. How do you mitigate once you have a virus? And it still produce that vine for another 10 plus years. So it gets quality and quantity out of it. Those are the kind of things interesting to me. [00:35:50] Craig Macmillan: Robert. [00:35:51] Rob Blundell: Yeah, definitely. Yeah, really good point, Sarah as well. And yeah, viruses in particular is, is something we see about in the grapevine industry. And yeah, often biological companies we're focused on, you know, the, the fungal issues, the bacteria, the, the nematodes. So that's, that's a huge area that really needs some more dedication. [00:36:06] So there's gonna be some great technologies available for that in the future. Yeah, I think to speak to no Nevada's points on kind of the future of it, I think like a really kind of custom tailored approach is gonna be available for those that want it. Particularly from the pathology side of my interest. [00:36:19] I think precision monitoring and detection of disease is just, I. Advancing leaps and bounds. So again, like, you know, going out there and doing scouting, hopefully people are gonna have a lot better tools available, available to 'em in the near future to really kind of understand crucial times in their season where disease is coming in. [00:36:36] And then again, like I. Just having better tools to kind of really actually di inform us of the pathogen as well that's present rather than just again, a lot of, a lot of diseases is hard to pinpoint to an exact pathogen. We're lucky in grapes, powerdy, mildew, and, botrytis are very obvious. We know what those are, we think are some of the row crops. [00:36:52] It could be a whole host of things. We've got nematodes, we've got various sore pathogens that we can't actually see. So I think yeah, improving disease diagnosis and detection, having these precision tools is gonna be a huge part of the future where biologicals can integrate themselves in as well. [00:37:07] Craig Macmillan: That sounds pretty exciting. I wanna thank you both for being on the program. This has been a really great conversation. My guests today we're Nevada Smith. He is the head of Marketing North America and Robert Blande, who's a research plant pathologist, both with Pro Farm Group. Thanks for being on the podcast. [00:37:22] Nevada Smith: Appreciate you. [00:37:23] Rob Blundell: Thank you very much, Craig. It was a pleasure. [00:37:25] Craig Macmillan: And to our listeners, thank you for listening to Sustainable Wine Growing Vineyard team. [00:37:29] Nevada Smith: Craig, one more thing. We gotta just drink more wine.  [00:37:40] Beth Vukmanic: Thank you for listening. [00:37:41] Today's podcast was brought to you by Vineyard Industry Products serving the needs of growers since 1979. Vineyard industry products believes that integrity is vital to building long-term customer, employee, and vendor relationships. And they work hard to provide quality products at the best prices they can find. 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Paola Goretti"Io, Lavinia"La prima pittoressaIllustrazioni di Carlotta PassariniMinerva Edizioniwww.minervaedizioni.comIo, Lavinia.Sono nata a Bologna nel 1552.Mi chiamo Lavinia.Lavinia Fontana.E sono una pittrice.Paola Goretti. Storica dell'arte e del costume, poetessa (Premio Montale 1994), voce narrante, imparolatrice, e tanto altro. Ha tenuto la cattedra di Scenari (1998-2005) presso l'Università dell'Immagine di Milano ideata da Fabrizio Ferri, lavorato alla Fondazione Ermitage Italia (2009-2010) per importanti ricognizioni sul patrimonio italiano a San Pietroburgo, insegnato in ogni dove, scritto molti libri, fatto milioni di conferenze. Si occupa di estetica della luce e della natura, di tradizione classica e integrazione sensoriale.Ha curato mostre minuscole e monumentali. Tra queste Aurelio Amendola. Un'antologia (Pistoia 2021; Bari 2022) per le Edizioni Treccani. Dal 2013 collabora con Il Vittoriale degli Italiani, dove ha realizzato D'Annunzio e l'arte del profumo. Odorarius Mirabilis (2018), scenografia del Maestro Pier Luigi Pizzi. Nel 2022 ha pubblicato “È l'immortale rosa”. D'Annunzio e il fiore dell'ebbrezza. Tra parole come rose, rose come parole.Carlotta Passarini. Nata nel 1977, vive e lavora a Bologna, dove si è diplomata al liceo Artistico. Si è poi laureata in Architettura e ha conseguito il Dottorato di ricerca in Progettazione architettonica e urbana all'Università di Firenze. Uno dei luoghi prediletti, che forse ha influenzato la sua passione per l'arte, è il negozio del padre, quello che pittori e disegnatori chiamano “il meraviglioso mondo di Sebino”, trionfo di tele, pennelli, pastelli, carta, pigmenti, colori di ogni tipo...A partire dal 2017 Carlotta ha realizzato numerosi albi illustrati e toddler con varie case editrici, in Italia e all'estero. Sono libri per la prima infanzia pieni di animali acquarellati con delicato realismo: Mi prendo cura di te, 2024; Stiamo insieme, 2024; Il furetto come fa?, 2021 (finalista Nati per leggere); Ti voglio bene come... (un albo Pulce Edizioni del 2019 tradotto in Francia, Stati Uniti e Sud America di lingua spagnola) e altri titoli ancora. Illustra ad acquerello e in digitale mentre sulla tela adopera i colori a olio. Nelle mostre più recenti, Carlotta pittrice ha elaborato studi sulle figure femminili. Dipinge le donne, e, per fortunata coincidenza, il suo esordio nel racconto storico è proprio con la prima pittoressa.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

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®Seconda parte dell'intervista di Giovanna Riva a Cornelio Sommaruga. Egli commenta il conflitto tra Israele e Hamas nella striscia di Gaza. Illustra la sua attività, lasciata la presidenza del CICR nel 2000, quale presidente del Centro Internazionale per lo Sminamento Umanitario (GICHD). Descrive il suo impegno per il soccorso immediato e la riabilitazione delle vittime di mine antiuomo sfociato nella Convenzione di Ottawa che proibisce la produzione e l'uso di queste armi. Parla del suo ruolo di presidente della Fondazione per il riarmo morale di Caux (ora Fondazione Caux-Iniziative) che gestisce un centro di incontri internazionali.Prima emissione: 7 marzo 2009

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) - È stata effettuata la prima mappatura neuronale in alta risoluzione della porzione del cervello umano preposta al linguaggio, la cosiddetta area di Broca. La ricerca è stata realizzata da un team internazionale fra cui il Laboratorio Europeo di Spettroscopie Non Lineari con sede a Sesto Fiorentino. I ricercatori italiani associati al LENS fanno riferimento ai dipartimenti di Biologia, Fisica ed Astronomia, e Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica dell'Università di Firenze, oltre che all'Istituto Nazionale di Ottica del Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche. Illustra la ricerca il responsabile scientifico per l'unità italiana Francesco Saverio Pavone, docente di Fisica della materia presso il dipartimento di fisica dell'Ateneo fiorentino.sat/mrv

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Al Palazzo delle Federazioni è stato presentato il progetto “Canottaggio sociale - dalla teoria allo sviluppo pratico - un anno di progettazione”. Un'opportunità per il fare il punto al termine di un anno intenso, che ha visto la Federazione Italiana Canottaggio promuovere e sviluppare i Progetti Sport Terapia Integrata, #Studieremoinfamiglia e Remare in Libertà, finanziati dal Dipartimento per lo Sport della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri e gestiti da Sport e Salute.spf/gm/gtr

Man, if you weren't there in the Philadelphia department store scene back in '87, then you just wouldn't get it. Luckily, the movie Mannequin (1987) is here to fill you in: It's a battle of two behemoth stores—the mom-and-pop-owned Prince & Company and the tacky upstart Illustra. At the center of it all is Jonathan Switcher (Andrew McCarthy), a dreamer with a heart of gold who falls in love with a mannequin (Kim Cattrall). Except this mannequin's secretly a real person, inhabited by the spirit of an ancient Egyptian woman named Emmy. Tale as old as time.  Swirling around all of this is a fiery debate between your hosts over whether Andrew McCarthy is a loveable and sweet everyman (Laci) or a translucent void lacking any semblance of charisma or screen presence (Matt).  Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AT5pS0Y-TqQ Time stamps: 00:03:08 — Laci's history with Mannequin and why she wanted to cover it on this episode 00:05:07 — Pre-movie predictions 00:08:10 — History segment: Career overviews of writer/director Michael Gottlieb and stars Andrew McCarthy & Kim Cattrall, and the role market research played in the development of this film 00:35:29 — In-depth movie discussion 01:34:09 — Final thoughts and star ratings Head to https://www.youtube.com/@loadbearingbeamspod to watch new, full video episodes every week. Artwork by Laci Roth. Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   NEXT WEEK: We're covering The Butterfly Effect (2004) with special guest Cinematic Joshua (@cinematicjoshua on TikTok)

Τι είναι το Illustra Days; Ανακαλύπτουμε την ομάδα πίσω από το φεστιβάλ και μιλάμε για τους προβληματισμούς, την δημιουργικότητα και τα challenges πίσω την διοργάνωση.

In Edfu, Egypt, a really long time ago...right before lunch. Ema "Emmie" Hesire (Kim Cattrall) wishes her way into the 20th century and into the imagination and the nimble sculpting hands of Jonathan Swisher (Andrew McCarthy) - a frequently employed and quickly unemployed artist. When Emmie becomes a mannequin in the store window of Prince & Company, Jonathan gets a job dressing windows with the fabulously bespeckled Hollywood Montrose (Meshach Taylor). His windows become an unexpected spectacle, drawing the attention of rival deprtment store, Illustra - who employ the talents of a spurned manager, Richards (James Spader), a disgraced security guard (GW Bailey) and uptown ex girlfriend Roxie (Carole Davis) to catch Swisher in the act. Jonathan decides to stand strong with Emmie forever in Mannequin - this time on Doom Generation. Support this show at patreon.com/doomgeneration --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doomgeneration/message

Versione audio: Il presepe di Greccio è un affresco realizzato da Giotto (1267-1336) nella Basilica superiore di San Francesco ad Assisi. Si tratta della tredicesima delle ventotto scene del ciclo con le Storie di san Francesco, dipinte dal giovane maestro toscano tra il 1290 e il 1295. Illustra un episodio che fa parte della tradizione […] L'articolo Il presepe di Greccio di Giotto proviene da Arte Svelata.

From 2016, * Raymond Damadian on RSR: Real Science Radio co-host Bob Enyart interviews Raymond, inventor of the MRI magnetic resonance imaging device. If you love learning about the history of scientific discovery, inventions, and absolute truth, you will absolutely LOVE listening to today's program! A year ago Bob logged onto Wikipedia to edit the entry on the MRI after noticing that the events listed in the History section of that article were out of chronological order. After making a minor change, moving the sentence about Dr. Damadian earlier in the section to where it belonged chronologically, Bob noticed that the heavy-handed Darwinist editors at Wikipedia, obviously seeking to diminish the contribution of young-earth creationist Damadian, reversed Bob's correct and to the day of our interview, they insist on presenting the History of the MRI out of chronological order. Selah. * Upright MRI: Dr. Damadian explains the benefits of the Upright MRI. This technological advance help doctors treat patients with spinal column ailments, MS, and many other health challenges. Just click on the image for more information, and check out the doc's informative website at fonar.com. * rsr.org/mri: If you'd like to share today's show, feel free to use our permanent URL for this program, rsr.org/mri. And at rsr.org/mri-2 check out next week's conclusion to this interview! Thanks! * Update -- Upright MRI and MS Diagnosis and Treatment: Hear the October 7, 2016 RSR follow-up program with Damadian at rsr.org/mri-ms on his important discoveries and recommended treatment for multiple scleroris. * Update MRI Used for Basic Research: The Illustra Media video, Metamorphosis, uses MRI to explore the development of the butterfly inside the chrysalis. You'll just LOVE that DVD and you can get a copy, thanks to Illustra, Dr. Damadian, and God, at rsr.org/butterfly.  * Please Support RSR: Please consider making a one-time or automatic monthly donation by clicking on the Store tab (above, which is at rsr.org) or call 1-800-8Enyart (836-9278) to help us reach our vital $30,000 goal for our February 2016 telethon to keep RSR broadcasting for another year! * Damadian Not a "Real Scientist" But an MD: Dr. Damadian and Bob Enyart discussed a couple of the objections that the scientific community had to recognizing him as the inventor of one of the greatest advances in physics in the realm of medical science. One objection is that he is a biblical (i.e., young earth) creationist. A second objection is that Raymond Damadian is not a "real" scientist but only a medial doctor. Bob pointed out a parallel instance whereby creationist will ignore the work, including astounding confirmed discoveries, of Dr. Walt Brown, PhD from MIT in mechanical engineering, because he is not a professional geologist. [After today's program, during their off-air discussion, Dr. Damadian happily agreed to receive a copy of RSR's Global Flood and Hydroplate Theory video. If you enjoy these excerpts of that educational presentation, please consider getting a Blu-ray or DVD or download of the full video!

Garantire all'acqua un futuro di qualità attraverso un modello di business improntato alla creazione di valore condiviso è l'impegno che Sanpellegrino - azienda di riferimento in Italia nel settore delle acque minerali e delle bibite non alcoliche - persegue da anni e ha illustrato nel Bilancio di sostenibilità 2022. Il Report spiega come il Gruppo si prenda cura dell'acqua attraverso la tutela dei territori in cui opera, contribuisca allo sviluppo di queste comunità, promuova i principi di una corretta idratazione e riduca l'impatto ambientale delle proprie attività.

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio, Ana e Gabi comentam o décimo quarto capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Ressentimento de Snape. Nesse capítulo, vamos dar uma espiada nas atividades paranormais da Casa dos Gritos, escutar verdades sobre o comportamento de Harry e dar uma pincelada no passado de Snape e Tiago Potter. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Oggi i tassi dei nostri titoli di Stato decennali sono arrivati fino al 3,5%, ai massimi da ottobre 2018, con il differenziale rispetto ai titoli di Stato tedeschi lievitato fino a 218 punti base (record dal maggio 2020). Ci sono quattro motivi che spiegano l'impennata dei rendimenti e dello spread tra BTp e Bund: gli imminenti rialzi dei tassi da parte della Bce;l avvicinarsi delle elezioni nel 2023, che iniziano a creare incertezza sul mercato; la frenata dell economia; il fatto che i BTp sono gli unici titoli di Stato del Sud Europa ad avere un mercato dei futures efficiente. Quattro ragioni, che sono destinate a pesare sulle quotazioni del debito italiano. Ne parliamo con Morya Longo, il Sole 24 Ore. Engie investe in Sicilia per le rinnovabili Proseguono i progetti di diversificazione dell'approvvigionamento energetico. Engie, nello specifico, ha ottenuto un prestito da 105 milioni di euro, su base non-recourse, da un pool di finanziatori composto da Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Bnp Paribas e Société Générale, per realizzare un impianto eolico e due impianti agro-fotovoltaici in Sicilia. Illustra il progetto,Stefano Scazzola, Head of Renewable Energies Development di Engie Italia. Sempre più probabile una crisi alimentare globale I prezzi dei beni alimentari volano e la prospettiva di una crisi alimentare mondiale innescata dalla guerra in Ucraina diventa sempre più concreta. Nelle scorse ore, secondo il New York Times, gli Stati Uniti hanno diffuso un cable diplomatico secondo cui tre cargo russi sospettati di trasportare il grano rubato sarebbero in navigazione verso l'Africa mettendo in guardia 14 Paesi, soprattuto africani, di non acquistare il carico. L'allarme lanciato da Washington rinforza le accuse del governo ucraino secondo cui Mosca ha rubato sino a 500 mila tonnellate del suo grano, per un valore di 100 milioni di dollari, trasferendolo nei porti in Crimea e poi caricandolo sulle navi. Facciamo il punto con Alessandro Plateroti, direttore di Notizie.it.

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o décimo terceiro capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: Grifinória versus Corvinal. Nesse capítulo, Harry conjura o feitiço "Expecto Patronum", Neville perde seu caderninho de senhas e um homem invade o dormitório dos meninos da Grifinória. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o décimo segundo capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Patrono. Nesse capítulo, Harry inicia seu treinamento contra Dementadores e descobre mais algumas informações sobre o passado de seu pai. A amizade de Rony e Hermione continua em risco e o capítulo termina com mais um mistério envolvendo Bichento e Perebas. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o décimo primeiro capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: A Firebolt. Nesse capítulo, tem chá, almoço de Natal e presente de amigo secreto..em resumo, você não pode perder! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o décimo capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Mapa do Maroto. Nesse capítulo, nós juramos solenemente não fazer nada de bom e acompanhamos Harry em sua primeira visita à vila de Hogsmeade! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o nono capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: A Amarga Derrota. Nesse capítulo a gente discute a "neutralidade" do Quadribol e participa da festa do Pijama de Hogwarts. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o oitavo capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: A Fuga da Mulher Gorda. Nesse capítulo Harry tem uma conversa interessante com Lupin e descobrimos quão corajosa é a Mulher Gorda! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

La WWE è su discovery+: abbonati a 3,99 euro al mese! http://auth.discoveryplus.com/it/product?passId=7262 Michele Posa ci spiega perchè le dispense di Farmer Burns erano così importanti agli albori del wrestling. https://dmax.it/wwe-a-bordo-ring/ Segui tutta la WWE in esclusiva su discovery+! https://www.discoveryplus.com/it/sport/professional-wrestling/wwe Segui le dirette sulla WWE del "Bardo" Michele Posa sul suo canale Twich!link > https://www.twitch.tv/micheleposaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o scapítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Bicho-papão no Armário. Enfrente seus medos nesse episódio e destrua o Bicho-papão com a gente. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o sexto capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: Garras e Folhas de Chá . Venha tomar um chazinho conosco e aprender um pouco sobre a nova matéria de adivinhações. Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o quinto capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Dementador. Venha aprender coisas aleatórias com Gabi e embarcar com a gente em mais uma viagem, que tinha de tudo para ser normal, de Londres até Hogwarts! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o quarto capítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Caldeirão Furado. Venha passar uns dias no Beco Diagonal, fazer comprinhas e descobrir as últimas atualizações de Sirius Black! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Olá, bem-vindos à sexta temporada do Próximo Capítulo Podcast! Nesse episódio Ana e Gabi comentam o terceirocapítulo do livro Harry Potter e o Prizioneiro de Azkaban: O Nôitibus Andante. Traga seu bilhete e embarque com a gente nesse ônibus mas que especial! Illustração: Jim Kay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/proximocapitulo/message

Nel pomeriggio di ieri, mercoledì 29 settembre Lilly e Katia hanno intervistato Ruben De Luca, criminologo e scrittore. Ai nostri microfoni, l'autore ha illustrato il suo nuovo prodotto, un libro dal titolo Serial Killer che corrisponde ad una banca dati per imparare a capire meglio la mente dei serial killer. I serial killer aventi problemi psichiatrici sono una minoranza, mentre i restanti sono consapevoli del loro comportamento, avendo però disturbi della personalità o di altro tipo. Si è parlato della differenza tra uomini e donne nell'approccio alla criminalità nonché al tasso della stessa e delle varie differenza tra i film/telefilm in relazione alla realtà.

Il Premier Mario Draghi illustra alla Camera il Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza. Il commento Barbara Fiammeri del Sole 24 Ore. Con Stefano Vella, infettivologo dell’Università Cattolica ed ex Presidente Aifa, parliamo poi della variante indiana, già rintracciata in Veneto. Missionario italiano ferito in Sud Sudan fuori pericolo. Con noi Don Dante Carraro, Direttore di Medici con l’Africa CUAMM. Riaprono i ristoranti: questa sera ai Navigli c'era la nostra Livia Zancaner. La FIGC vara una norma anti-Superlega. Serie A: oggi Torino-Napoli e Lazio-Milan. Ci aggiorna Dario Ricci.

il sindaco Federico Chiodi ha incaricato l consigliere comunale Filippo Fava con a delega allo sport, per seguire e sostenere le attività e l'organizzazione delle società sportive cittadine in un momento cruciale come la ripresa post pandemia. Filippo Fava è ospite dello spazio condotto da Brocks su Pnr (lun-ve 16-18) e annuncia il prossimo giro di incontri con le società sportive e le priorità del suo impegno, ricordando anche come da un incontro proprio con lo stesso Brocks arrivò il suo contatto con il trust Noi Siamo il Derthona per fare nascere la nuova società calcistica Hsl nel 2016.

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Fala exploradores e exploradoras! Voltamos depois de uma longa pausa, a Season 2 do Um mundo em branco podcast em seu primeiro episódio recebe a Illustra Jubs, uma publicitária e Diretora de Arte que irá nos ajudar a dar uma mão para você que está com dúvidas de como arriscar e lançar seus projetos sem ter medo do que os outros vão pensar. E ai, ficou curioso? Dê o play e vem com a gente nesse mundo de criatividade, esperamos você. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1meb/message

Al via il prossimo 2 febbraio sul canale Youtube di Radiopiù Roma il percorso sulla comunicazione "Ascoltare e farsi ascoltare"

Contemporaneamente a cura di Mariantonietta Firmani. Incontri tematici con autorevoli interpreti del contemporaneo tra arte e scienza, letteratura, storia, filosofia, architettura, cinema e molto altro, per approfondire questioni auliche ma anche cogenti e futuribili. Dialoghi straniati per accedere a nuove letture e possibili consapevolezze dei meccanismi correnti: tra locale e globale, tra individuo e società, tra pensiero maschile e pensiero femminile, per costruire una visione ampia, profonda ed oggettiva della realtà. In questo audio la preziosa lectio magistrali di Achille Bonito Oliva, storico, critico d'arte, accademico e saggista italiano tra i più riconosciuti su scala internazionale, innovatore e leader culturale. Achille Bonito Oliva narra dell'arte dalla preistoria al contemporaneo, Illustra come l'identità dell'arte è espressione del contesto storico, processo e prodotto delle civiltà, generata e generante differenti influenze, tra oriente e occidente, cultura primitiva o industriale.

Scuole, sviluppo connesso al Tav, eventi culturali, fiscalità sono alcuni dei temi toccati nella prima intervista realizzata da Radio Pnr con il sindaco Federico Chiodi. Nello spazio condotto da Brocks (lun-ven 17-19), il sindaco tocca i principali temi dell'agenda politica dei prossimi mesi.

La lista Progetto Tortona organizza sabato 12 alle 18 alla libreria Namastè un incontro per un voto consapevole sulle ragioni di una o dell'altra scelta. Non un incontro politico e una tesi predefinita, ma una valutazione tecnica costituzionale. L'evento viene presentato da Federico Mattirolo, fondatore della lista civica.

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After playing college football in sunny Southern California, Director and Producer, Lad Allen told his father that he wanted to become a Filmmaker. His dad simply responded, “well, be a good one.” That was the push Lad needed to pursue his passion and dedicate his life to making high quality documentary films to reveal the incredible design throughout all of creation. In addition to being a kind and wonderful West Coast soul, Lad Allen is the founder of Illustra Media – a nonprofit film production ministry based in Southern California. Since 1997, Illustra has produced more than 100 films that explore the scientific case for intelligent design in the universe. These documentaries have been translated into 25 languages and are distributed throughout the world. Lad will tell you that he is married to the most wonderful woman on the planet and that he is the proud father of four sons.Through the work of Illustra Media, Lad and his team are helping us all get a glimpse at the incredible life and beauty we are surrounded by each day.

A poche ore dalla pubblicazione del decreto del Governo che illustrerà come lo sport può ripartire, il presidente della Federvela, Francesco Ettorre, illustra le iniziative che sono state messe in campo a sostegno dei circoli velici

Learn how to see the future through a fresh lens !   As you might know, we are setting up leadership academies and personal development programs for our SAMC clients in all types of industries. As corporate anthropologists, this is very much in line with our misson of helping organizations and the people working within them to change. In today's podcast, I speak with two notable leaders in the field of leadership development—Valerio Pascotto and Amit Raikar—who share with us their brain-based approach to building better leaders within change management. I know you will learn so much here. I did!Today's companies are focusing on the future as well as profits More and more, organizations are realizing that they have a much bigger role to play beyond pleasing shareholders with excellent profits. As Amit describes it, "B" corporations (focused on their third bottom line, namely helping their people, their profits and the planet) are shifting the way companies build teams and get people to work together to do better. In turn, this new type of business structure is causing global cultures to redefine what is success. Organizations are now building more inclusive and sustainable economies which will in turn affect the societies which they serve. As I've written about recently, this is a great example of seeing the future through a fresh lens. Valerio talks about how he and Amit use the metaphor of a mirror to help individual clients and groups see themselves differently. Their company, IGEOS, teaches people how to lead, but like us, they believe that people have to see things differently if they are going to do things differently. In their workshops, they help leaders and employees shift their perspective so they can realize that “we” together is far more powerful than “I” alone. Change is pain but is necessary to grow It is interesting to me to listen to others who are doing similar things to what we do at SAMC but in different ways. I continuously learn from these conversations and realize that we humans, as complex as we are, hate to change. But, once we see that we can change, and that it is not as scary as we once thought, we embrace the new and allow ourselves to do things in new ways. We have to “see it,” then “feel it” and then "think about it" so we know what it is we must “do.” Rather exciting! About Valerio Pascotto and Amit Raikar Valerio Pascotto Dr. Valerio Pascotto is the co-founder of IGEOS which he built with Tim Gallwey (author of "The Inner Game of Work") to serve as a resource for global business leaders to strengthen their teams’ passion for excellence and create a workplace in sync with human values. He is also a Senior Partner at Illustra, where he leads his team in designing and delivering workshops and coaching for leadership performance optimization. A graduate of Pepperdine University, he has a Doctoral Degree in Psychology. He holds a psychology license as well as a license to practice marriage, family and child counseling, and is a certified independent Birkman consultant. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council, where he is a regular contributor, Valerio inspires readers around the world through his articles on change management, team-building and leadership performance. Amit Raikar Over the past 20 years, Amit Raikar has built a substantial career in personal and leadership development, effectiveness systems and behavior change. In addition to helping individuals, he collaborates with Valerio Pascotto and Timothy Gallwey to help teams overcome their challenges and generate high-performing results. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Tiny Habits® certified coach, and excels at recognizing and cultivating the potential in others, from improving their ability to handle and manage conflict to increasing their productivity and effectiveness. His leadership and management experience spans from corporate retail management to managing federal government contracts over $100M. Amit has worked at the EPA, is a Big Brother (Big Brothers Big Sisters) and holds a 4th degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Want to learn more about change? Start with this blog, podcast and white paper Blog: Can People And Businesses Really, Truly Change? Yes! Here's How Podcast: Steve Harper—The Ripple Effect White Paper: Family Firms: Changing Times Demand A Culture Change Additional resources Valerio and Amit's website: IGEOS  My award-winning book: "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" Simon Associates Management Consultants website  

Dr. Valerio Pascotto is the Director of Faculty at Illustra and together with noted author Tim Gallwey, is the founder of IGEOS®.  Valerio has 32+ years’ experience helping individuals and corporations reach their potential and maximize their productivity. He has conducted seminars and developed programs for industry in the area of change management, group integration, retention, team building, leadership, goal setting, and work effectiveness among others.  Valerio has a Doctoral Degree in Psychology at Pepperdine University, has taught at the graduate and doctoral level and is a member of the Forbes Coach Council. Over the past twenty years, Amit has developed a rich background in leadership development, effectiveness systems, and behavior change. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Tiny Habits® certified coach. He has led and managed teams as well as coached managers and leaders. He thrives in recognizing and cultivating the potential in others, from improving their ability to handle and manage conflict, to increase their productivity and effectiveness. His leadership and management experiences pans from corporate retail management to managing federal government contracts over $100M. Since working at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Amitʼs mission is to help those doing good in the world to do even better— particularly companies that value people and the planet in addition to profit. He is also a Big Brother as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and holds a 4th degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.  Connect with Valerio Pascotto + Amit Raikar Website: www.igeos.net Twitter: @lifunfe Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com

Cada vez mais millenials têm a consciência de que os recursos naturais são finitos e por isso temos de promover um estilo de vida sustentável. Por isso, cada vez mais é cobrado de instituições e do próximo que utilizem formas alternativas de energia e que evitem gerar resíduos poluentes. Cresce também a ideia de partilha e reaproveitamento de bens, bem como uma preocupação com o natural e a simplicidade. Como a preocupação com a sustentabilidade tem mudado nossos hábitos de consumo e estilo de vida? Que artistas têm explorado o tema na cultura pop? É possível ainda revertermos as alterações climáticas mudando nossos hábitos? Como evitar desastres como os incêndios na Amazônia e na Austrália? Quais as perspectivas futuras? https://idkh.home.blog/ Convidadxs: - Cid Alledi Filho: Doutor em Gestão Sustentável pela Escola de Engenharia da UFF. Professor de disciplinas ligadas à ética nos negócios, diálogo e engajamento, liderança, gestão de pessoas, empreendedorismo, governança organizacional, responsabilidade social e sustentabilidade. - Julieta Sandoval: Argentina, vive entre Parati e Porto. Artista com formação em Moda, Illustração e Design Gráfico. Produz ornamentos em upcycling de papel visando a comunhão entre Design, Artesanato Contemporâneo e Sustentabilidade. Apresentador: Leandro Tavares: Especialista em marketing digital, analista de tendências, a fucking libra e lamb for Mariah. Comentarista: João Baffa: Designer gráfico e ilustrador. Formado em Desenho Industrial e especialista em Práticas Tipográficas. Criativo de natureza, ariano e quase funkeiro. Referências e mais informações no blog: https://idkh.home.blog/

Roger Sippl is the founder and former CEO of Informix Software. Roger began his career in computer science during the early days of the computer age. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during college, Roger explains how this life and death situation changed how he approaches business. After the health scare, Roger switched his major to computer science and found a need for cleaner and more efficient database management software. We discuss what the software business was like in the early days and how it has changed over time. Roger has a lot of experience with running public companies and building companies to sell. He shares what he liked about his time in the software business and why he decided to focus more on investing and business mentoring. Roger also has some useful advice for new entrepreneurs who want to build a lasting company. You will learn about: Roger's business background. The cancer diagnosis and how it changed his life. Why Roger switched to the software business. His goals for the company in the early days. Why Informix became a public company. What it was like running a public company. Why Roger left Informix. How the software industry has changed over the years. What Roger considers when looking to invest in a company. The common red flags Roger sees when he evaluates a business. Roger's parting advice for the audience. Takeaways: Today's biggest takeaway is to be aware that every business has a relevance window. Your company's value will change with the market. Make sure you are prepared to sell your company when it is the most valuable. Links and Resources Roger Sippl Creative Writing About Roger Sippl Roger Sippl is a Silicon Valley software pioneer, entrepreneur, and innovator. His 30 years of contributions have helped shape the enterprise software technology landscape of today. In 1980 he founded Informix Software, and was CEO for 10 years, taking it public in 1986. Under his leadership, Informix pioneered SQL relational databases, report generators, screen data entry packages, 4GL application development tools, and scalable OLTP database technology. It is now a part of IBM, after peaking at a $4B market cap as a public company. Sippl was also co-founder and Chairman of The Vantive Corporation. Vantive became a leader in CRM, became a public company, peaked at a $1B market cap, and is now a part of PeopleSoft/Oracle. In 1993, he founded and was CEO of Visigenic Software, helping pioneer distributed object computing and the concept of the application server (based on CORBA, prior to the J2EE standard) in enterprises. Visigenic was acquired by Borland, after becoming a public company. After the Visigenic IPO Mr. Sippl earned the “Golden Hat Trick Award” from Cristina Morgan at JP Morgan/Hambrecht and Quist for three Silicon Valley IPOs. In the mid-nineties, Sippl became a founding partner of Sippl Macdonald Ventures. He invested in several successful software companies, including Illustra (acquired by Informix), Broadvision (IPO), SupportSoft (IPO) and Red Pepper (acquired by PeopleSoft). In 2002, Sippl founded Above All Software, a composite application platform that used web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Roger Sippl is the founder and former CEO of Informix Software. Roger began his career in computer science during the early days of the computer age. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during college, Roger explains how this life and death situation changed how he approaches business. After the health scare, Roger switched his major to computer science and found a need for cleaner and more efficient database management software. We discuss what the software business was like in the early days and how it has changed over time. Roger has a lot of experience with running public companies and building companies to sell. He shares what he liked about his time in the software business and why he decided to focus more on investing and business mentoring. Roger also has some useful advice for new entrepreneurs who want to build a lasting company. You will learn about: Roger’s business background. The cancer diagnosis and how it changed his life. Why Roger switched to the software business. His goals for the company in the early days. Why Informix became a public company. What it was like running a public company. Why Roger left Informix. How the software industry has changed over the years. What Roger considers when looking to invest in a company. The common red flags Roger sees when he evaluates a business. Roger’s parting advice for the audience. Takeaways: Today’s biggest takeaway is to be aware that every business has a relevance window. Your company’s value will change with the market. Make sure you are prepared to sell your company when it is the most valuable. Links and Resources Roger Sippl Creative Writing About Roger Sippl Roger Sippl is a Silicon Valley software pioneer, entrepreneur, and innovator. His 30 years of contributions have helped shape the enterprise software technology landscape of today. In 1980 he founded Informix Software, and was CEO for 10 years, taking it public in 1986. Under his leadership, Informix pioneered SQL relational databases, report generators, screen data entry packages, 4GL application development tools, and scalable OLTP database technology. It is now a part of IBM, after peaking at a $4B market cap as a public company. Sippl was also co-founder and Chairman of The Vantive Corporation. Vantive became a leader in CRM, became a public company, peaked at a $1B market cap, and is now a part of PeopleSoft/Oracle. In 1993, he founded and was CEO of Visigenic Software, helping pioneer distributed object computing and the concept of the application server (based on CORBA, prior to the J2EE standard) in enterprises. Visigenic was acquired by Borland, after becoming a public company. After the Visigenic IPO Mr. Sippl earned the “Golden Hat Trick Award” from Cristina Morgan at JP Morgan/Hambrecht and Quist for three Silicon Valley IPOs. In the mid-nineties, Sippl became a founding partner of Sippl Macdonald Ventures. He invested in several successful software companies, including Illustra (acquired by Informix), Broadvision (IPO), SupportSoft (IPO) and Red Pepper (acquired by PeopleSoft). In 2002, Sippl founded Above All Software, a composite application platform that used web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA).

Nella puntata #4/2018 del Broadcast il Presidente di Pordenone Fiere Renato Pujatti illustra la manifestazione Radioamatore Fiera [la fiera della tecnologia] a Pordenone il 21 e 22 Aprile 2018. http://www.radioamatorepordenone.itConduce: Gabriele Gobbo.Aree e argomenti della fiera: Radiantistica, Elettronica, Informatica, Shopping tecnologico low-cost, TechDay, Hi-Fi Car e Tuning, Makers e Fab Lab, Droni, Videogame, Mercatini.Radioamatore Broadcast è il progetto di comunicazione crossmediale di Pordenone Fiere, ideato da MacPremium

Nella puntata #4/2018 del Broadcast il Presidente di Pordenone Fiere Renato Pujatti illustra la manifestazione Radioamatore Fiera [la fiera della tecnologia] a Pordenone il 21 e 22 Aprile 2018. http://www.radioamatorepordenone.itConduce: Gabriele Gobbo.Aree e argomenti della fiera: Radiantistica, Elettronica, Informatica, Shopping tecnologico low-cost, TechDay, Hi-Fi Car e Tuning, Makers e Fab Lab, Droni, Videogame, Mercatini.Radioamatore Broadcast è il progetto di comunicazione crossmediale di Pordenone Fiere, ideato da MacPremium

Valentina Aprea, assessore al Lavoro della Regione Lombardia, illustra le best practice lombarde by Lavoradio

Puntata dedicata in gran parte alla sicurezza. Partiamo da quella personale perché il FabLab Catania ha lanciato la prevendita di dr-Jack, strumento che ti permette di memorizzare tutte le informazioni sullo stato di salute, eventuali allergie, patologie, gruppo sanguigno, interventi subiti, i numeri di emergenza (ICE) e portarli sempre con te. Ne parlo con Giorgio Corriera graphic designer del progetto. Si passa poi a un’applicazione che mira invece a regolamentare le donazioni verso le popolazioni che hanno subito una catastrofe naturale. Helperbit si basa su tecnologia blockchain ed è collegata ai bitcoin. Illustra i particolari del sistema che al momento è in fase alpha, Guido Baroncini Turricchia. Infine lasciamo l’ambito della sicurezza per continuare il nostro viaggio tra le startup sarde che hanno partecipato a Sinnova, salone dedicato all’innovazione promosso da Sardegna Ricerche in collaborazione con l'Assessorato della Programmazione, Bilancio, Credito e assetto del territorio della Regione Sardegna. La startup in questione è Snuplace, piattaforma che permette la condivisione di parti della propria casa con free-lance o lavoratori che intendono utilizzare alcuni spazi come luoghi di lavoro. Ne parlo con uno dei founder Mario Fanari.

Puntata dedicata in gran parte alla sicurezza. Partiamo da quella personale perché il FabLab Catania ha lanciato la prevendita di dr-Jack, strumento che ti permette di memorizzare tutte le informazioni sullo stato di salute, eventuali allergie, patologie, gruppo sanguigno, interventi subiti, i numeri di emergenza (ICE) e portarli sempre con te. Ne parlo con Giorgio Corriera graphic designer del progetto. Si passa poi a un’applicazione che mira invece a regolamentare le donazioni verso le popolazioni che hanno subito una catastrofe naturale. Helperbit si basa su tecnologia blockchain ed è collegata ai bitcoin. Illustra i particolari del sistema che al momento è in fase alpha, Guido Baroncini Turricchia. Infine lasciamo l’ambito della sicurezza per continuare il nostro viaggio tra le startup sarde che hanno partecipato a Sinnova, salone dedicato all’innovazione promosso da Sardegna Ricerche in collaborazione con l'Assessorato della Programmazione, Bilancio, Credito e assetto del territorio della Regione Sardegna. La startup in questione è Snuplace, piattaforma che permette la condivisione di parti della propria casa con free-lance o lavoratori che intendono utilizzare alcuni spazi come luoghi di lavoro. Ne parlo con uno dei founder Mario Fanari.

April 3 Seg 11 With Mike Schaefer From Huskers Illustrated

The Live PWNage returnsMarty, Cal, Kitch, Ziller, Pumpkin and Slendy take a look at the intelligent design creationist "documentary" made by Illustra Media : Darwin's Dilemma which examines the science of the Cambrian Explosion.Footage copyright of Illustra media is used under fair use of copyright lawFair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is adoctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, unlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work

Il contenuto audio mostra come oltre il 70% della Terra sia occupata dall’acqua e come venga distribuita l’acqua dolce sulla terra. Illustra inoltre le molte cause della crisi idrica: attori culturali, ambientali e economici. Si conclude con uno degli ultimi paradisi sulla terra, la patagonia cilena.

Il contenuto video mostra come oltre il 70% della Terra sia occupata dall’acqua e come venga distribuita l’acqua dolce sulla terra. Illustra inoltre le molte cause della crisi idrica: attori culturali, ambientali e economici. Si conclude con uno degli ultimi paradisi sulla terra, la patagonia cilena.

DOPO UN APPELLO DI GEOLOGI E LEGAMBIENTE, IL GOVERNO ILLUSTRA IL PROGETTO "ITALIASICURA" CONTRO IL DISSESTO IDROGEOLOGICO. Erasmo D'Angelis, responsabile della Struttura - NAPOLI: I NEO BORBONICI, CHIEDONO DI INTITOLARE UNA PIAZZA A FERDINANDO II DI BORBONE. Genaro De Crescenzo, Presidente del Movimento Neo Borbonici - LADRO DI BICICLETTA PENTITO, SPIEGA I TRUCCHI PER NON FARSI RUBARE IL MEZZO. Gianni Rosini, giornalista - BRANI TRASMESSI: "E allora il cuore" - BANDABARDO' - "Just one drink" - JACK WHITE.

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This week we sit down with Dr. Benjamin Wiker, co-author of the great new book entitled A Meaningful World. Easily one of the best interviews you'll hear on intelligent design and the search for purpose in this big, beautiful universe.