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Mariia Kravchenko is the Fulbright Program officer and a Historian. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program is the oldest and most prestigious international program for the exchange of scholars and students funded by the United States government. Today it supports academic exchanges with 155 countries of the world. ---------- LINKS: https://twitter.com/MariiaK54469057 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariia-kravchenko-1a65b7177/ https://fulbright.org.ua/en/contacts/ https://trafo.hypotheses.org/48669 ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- WATCH NEXT: Orest Zub https://youtu.be/A7MrcwdDvPQ Aliona Hlivco https://youtu.be/yGLUBCfTkD8 Olga Tokariuk https://youtu.be/D5onDse6WJs Anna Danylchuk https://youtu.be/5AenntkSxIs Roman Sheremeta https://youtu.be/olrTPku8EMM ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, Alex and Michael talk the tragic tale that is the development of Darkened Skye, a game that desperately tried to be more than just a game about Skittles.   Like this episode?  Remember to subscribe on your podcast service of choice, and let us know how we're doing by leaving a review!  Fallin' Thru Plotholes updates every  week with a new miniseries covering various ridiculous video game plots.   Image Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/2WckcIO

Blog link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2022/10/15/episode-98-banjo-kazooie-re-jiggyed-returnal The time has come to return to our value-added past, and we are joined by Justin from Respawned Records to take a wild wormhole to an alternate version of bird and bear with Banjo-Kazooie Re-Jiggyed. Composer Grant Kirkhope explodes our (very prepared) expectations with a new interpretation of the original goofy and bouncy score with a new interpretation that goes...everywhere. We discuss the benefits of artist-led works, and challenge some of our notions about "cohesive listening experiences." We then decide to give everybody whiplash and we crash with abandon into Returnal, by Bobby Krlic. Jeremy evaluates his feelings about long droning game soundtracks, but will he find some value in the subtle inflections in this fast paced exercise in arcade action, dynamic repetition, and spooky sci-fi? We hit the new releases and highlight a few things to be on the lookout for, and a few things that will be on their way to your turntable soon. Plus, we talk to Justin about the re-emerging convention scene, and what it's like to have video game music on vinyl out there on the floor to find new friends and loyal fans! Outro: "Rusty Bucket Bay" - Banjo-Kazooie, Re-Jiggyed Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @respawnedrec http://www.respawnedrecords.com/ Image Gallery

Did you know that the national average for a wedding image gallery delivery is three to four months (or longer)? In most cases, that is waaaay too long! Know when you will receive your gallery BEFORE you hire your photographer AND know how you can guarantee that date! Listen and learn.Buy the Book: https://amzn.to/3m0fpldEpisode Sponsor:  https://www.gainesentservices.com/You can find more info at:Completeweddinged.com, atagirlphoto.com Join the Complete Wedding Photography Community:Facebook.com/groups/completeweddingphotographyConnect with Tammy: Instagram(book), Instagram (wedding photos), Tiktok, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter An online course will be launching soon!This podcast is meant to help couples, like you, have NO REGRETS about their choice of wedding photographer or the resulting wedding images. It will walk you through every single phase from getting engaged to the anniversary session as it mostly relates to photography—though there may be some general planning tips from time to time.The publishing schedule is every Tuesday and Thursday and 6 a.m. CST.In each episode, I'll try to tackle a common problem or obstacle that I have personally experienced over the years of shooting weddings or I'll discuss something that I'm currently observing in the industry.Occasionally, I'll invite other photographers from all over the world to join me and offer their insight and expertise for your listening pleasure.Support the show

Blog Link: http://videogamegrooves.com/2021/06/27/episode-83-horizon-zero-dawn/ In the far-flung future, civilization has collapsed. Humanity has forgotten its roots. Robots roam the earth. CD audio has decayed. Only vinyl records remain. Video game music is scavenged from the rubble of our past to rebuild society. The year is 2021. The podcast is Video Game Grooves. Tom Quillfeldt from Laced Records joins Jeremy to explore, appreciate, and illuminate the music of Horizon Zero Dawn. We devote the entire episode to this 4xLP box set, discussing the game's future-tribal setting and sounds. Appreciating the sound team for Horizon Zero Dawn begins with Music Supervisor Lucas van Tol at Guerrilla games, and the guidance and instruction given to the composition team led by Joris de Man. Combining the skills of The Flight, Jonathan Williams, Niels Van der Leest, and of course Julie Elven providing vocals, the weave of thematic and evocative audio perfectly augments the game's unique setting. We pick several selections from across the HZD spectrum to showcase how the game's music sets the stage and communicates the setting to players, and makes for a darn listenable experience too. We also find some "never-before-internetted" music from the score and share it here for what we reckon must be the first time in knowable human history. After setting our campfire for the day, we summon up the new releases and announcements, including a nice one from Laced, and quite a few that may be worth spending your metal shards on as the month closes out. We also take a cue from the "found music" elements of Horizon Zero Dawn to uncover a few other bespoke instruments, engineered sounds, and altogether fabricated soundfonts that exist in the music you listen to on your own vinyl records... your indestructible time-capsule of a music format. Outro: "The Good News" - Joris de Man ft. Julie Elven Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @laced_audio Links: Resident Evil 2 (2019 remake) (Laced Records Limited Ed) (Standard Ed)    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/resident-evil/products/resident-evil-2-limited-edition-x4lp-boxset    https://www.lacedrecords.co/collections/resident-evil/products/resident-evil-2-2019-standard-edition-x4lp-boxset Rad (Ship To Shore PhonoCo)    https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/rad Road 96 (G4F Records)    https://www.g4f-records.com/en/produit/road-96-vinyl-edition/ Zeldawave (Polygon Dream Bandcamp) (sold out, repress incoming)    https://marblepawns.bandcamp.com/album/oot Weezer: Tell Me What You Want (Wave Break) (iam8bit)    https://www.iam8bit.com/products/wave-break-7 Surviving Mars (Paradox Interactive)    https://vinyl.survivingmars.com/ The Dark Pictures: House Of Ashes (Bandai Namco EU only) https://store.bandainamcoent.eu/eu/product/648305/the-dark-pictures-house-of-ashes-vinyl Mighty Fight Federation (Yetee Records)    https://theyetee.com/products/mighty-fight-federation-ost Soulless I & II (Kickstarter)    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amicomretrobooks/soulless-commodore-64-chiptune-game-soundtrack-on-vinyl-and-cd The Last of Us 2 restock (Playstation Gear store)    https://gear.playstation.com/Product/1525832-The_Last_of_Us_Part_II_Vinyl_Record Skies Of Arcadia repress (Wayô Records)    https://www.wayorecords.com/en/wayo-records/651-skies-of-arcadia-eternal-soundtrack-vinyl-edition.html Samorost 3 repress (Minority Records)    https://store.minorityrecords.com/ Image Gallery  

Krakoa goes to war! [Image Gallery]

The Krakoan Era truly begins! [Image Gallery]

Perpetua v The Batman Who Laughs with the multiverse on the line! [Image Gallery]

Justice League vs Legion of Doom for the fate of the multiverse!   [Image Gallery]

The guardian angels of the Marvel Universe!   [Image Gallery]

Malekith's war comes to Midgard as Jason Aaron wraps up his run on Thor. [Image Gallery]

We wrap up Geoff Johns' run on Green Lantern with new threats and new Lanterns!   [Image Gallery]

Marvel Comics' blasts from the past.   [Image Gallery]

The JLA take on threats too abstract to punch in Mark Waid's excellent tenure on the titular title.   [Image Gallery]

The X-Men's resident mallbabe!   [Image Gallery]

The rough-and-tumble turn of the decade reinvention of Superman steps into the spotlight. [Image Gallery]

For this episode we have another great friend Kreg Franco. We met our first year of F.I.T and have been friends ever since. Kreg is a NYC born and raised tattoo artist based out of East Side Ink while doing freelance work when he’s not at his booth. He’s been featured in Art Basel, IMAGE Gallery, Manegerie Gallery and countless other shows. We got into his huge collection of figures and how that started. As well as his time in school and the struggles of figuring out what he really wanted from his experience. For this episode we have another great friend Kreg Franco. We met our first year of F.I.T and have been friends ever since. Kreg is a NYC born and raised tattoo artist based out of East Side Ink while doing freelance work when he’s not at his booth. He’s been featured in Art Basel, IMAGE Gallery, Manegerie Gallery and countless other shows. We got into his huge collection of figures and how that started. As well as his time in school and the struggles of figuring out what he really wanted from his experience. follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kregfranco/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kregfranco Kreg's Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/kregfr... Website: www.kregfranco.com Albert Collado Art www.albertcolladoart.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertcolla... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/albert-collado/support

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Today, The Kicking the Seat Podcast enjoys a lovely celluloid feast as Ian, Sujewa, and Alia discuss Louis Malle’s My Dinner with Andre! The 1981 drama finds New York theatre personalities Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory eating at a high-end restaurant while unraveling the mysteries of the universe in the context of mid-life crises. If this sounds like pretentious high-brow nonsense—it’s not. In fact, some of the actors’ key points (they also wrote the screenplay) are more resonant now than they were nearly forty years ago. Also, Sujewa and Alia give an update on their new film, The Secret Society for Slow Romance, which is now in production, and Ian invites you to check out The Spoiler Room podcast’s epic three-hundredth episode, which livestreamed last week and is now available, in full, on YouTube!Episode 595 is a beehive!Show Guide:Everything Old is New: 0:00 - 3:16Intro Music: 3:16 - 3:31Intro: 3:31 - 7:13My Dinner with Andre Trailer: 7:13 - 10:39My Dinner with Andre / The Secret Society for Slow Romance Discussion: 10:39 - 1:11:06Outro Music: 1:11:06 - 1:11:22————————————————————————————————————————————————————Additional Show Links:The Secret Society for Slow Romance Teaser TrailerThe Secret Society for Slow Romance Image Gallery The Secret Society for Slow Romance Poster GalleryKeep up with Sujewa's projectsSupport Alia's creative endeavors ————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Keep up with the latest seat-kicking goodness by following, liking, rating, and subscribing to us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, iTunes, Stitcher!

Professor Greg Jackson joins Tim to tell the American story through the story of a building, the U.S. Capitol. From the day the cornerstone is laid by George Washington in 1793 through today, the Capitol building is the anchor for the American republic. Greg walks us through the Capitol’s halls and tells us the stories they can’t tell for themselves. This is our special annual Independence Day episode. Have a Happy July 4th! https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/U.S._Capitol_Building_auphonic.mp3 On September 18, 1793, George Washington laid the U.S. Capitol cornerstone at the southeast corner of its foundation to mark the building of the nation's most symbolically important building. President Washington and his volunteer artillery from Alexandria crossed the Potomac River and joined with troops from Virginia, Maryland, and the Federal City (current day Washington, D.C.). They formed a parade and everyone followed. There were speeches, a barbecue and much celebrating well into the evening. Greg explains what was on their minds on this first day where the new republic had a permanent home. Construction The Capitol houses the U.S. Congress—the House of Representatives and the Senate. Dr. William Thornton won a competition to become the initial designer of the building. He placed a smaller domed rotunda between the Senate (north) and House (south) wings. The building’s architects were many: Stephen Hallet (1793), George Hadfield (1795-1798), James Hoban (1798-1802), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1803-1818), and Charles Bulfinch (1818-1826). The War of 1812 interrupted construction and nearly burned it to the ground, but rain prevented total destruction at the hands of British troops. By 1850, the growing United States warranted expansion of the U.S. Capitol building and so, construction began and continued throughout the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated under a partially completed dome. The U.S. Supreme Court was once housed in the Capitol building, as was the Library of Congress. Eventually, they would move to their own buildings while the Capitol would evolve. Greg tells the story behind the crypt in the center of the building, the old House of Representatives chamber, Statuary Hall, and some of the great stories and lore of the building itself. Links History that Doesn't Suck Podcast Professor Gregory Jackson, Utah Valley University UVU Assistant Professor Teaches History to Thousands, UVU Website U.S. Capitol Visitor Center About the U.S. Capitol Building, Architect of the Capitol (AOC) website Image Gallery, AOC website National Statuary Hall Collection, AOC website Apotheosis of Washington, AOC website The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson, Smithsonian Magazine About this Episode’s Guest Professor Greg Jackson Dr. Greg Jackson is Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies and Assistant Director of National Security Studies at Utah Valley University. Research & Creative Works Dr. Jackson is the creator, host, head writer, and head researcher of the US history podcast, "History That Doesn't Suck." He has written articles and book reviews for various academic journals, op-eds for The Salt Lake Tribune, and makes regular appearances on local media (ABC 4 and BYU Radio) and other podcasts (e.g., "The Road to Now," "History Unplugged," and Wondery/Airship's "1865"). He serves as a historical consultant for Wondery's "American Elections: Wicked Game." His research interests include relations between Europe and the Middle East, NATO, and last decades of the 20th-century French Empire. Teaching Dr. Jackson's courses are frequently crosslisted between Integrated Studies and National Security Studies. Courses include: "American Alliances & Partnerships," "Transatlantic Security: NATO/EU," and "The Modern Middle East." He also directs Integrated Studies capstones. Education He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Utah,

Professor Greg Jackson joins Tim to tell the American story through the story of a building, the U.S. Capitol. From the day the cornerstone is laid by George Washington in 1793 through today, the Capitol building is the anchor for the American republic. Greg walks us through the Capitol's halls and tells us the stories they can't tell for themselves. This is our special annual Independence Day episode. Have a Happy July 4th! https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/U.S._Capitol_Building_auphonic.mp3 On September 18, 1793, George Washington laid the U.S. Capitol cornerstone at the southeast corner of its foundation to mark the building of the nation's most symbolically important building. President Washington and his volunteer artillery from Alexandria crossed the Potomac River and joined with troops from Virginia, Maryland, and the Federal City (current day Washington, D.C.). They formed a parade and everyone followed. There were speeches, a barbecue and much celebrating well into the evening. Greg explains what was on their minds on this first day where the new republic had a permanent home. Construction The Capitol houses the U.S. Congress—the House of Representatives and the Senate. Dr. William Thornton won a competition to become the initial designer of the building. He placed a smaller domed rotunda between the Senate (north) and House (south) wings. The building's architects were many: Stephen Hallet (1793), George Hadfield (1795-1798), James Hoban (1798-1802), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1803-1818), and Charles Bulfinch (1818-1826). The War of 1812 interrupted construction and nearly burned it to the ground, but rain prevented total destruction at the hands of British troops. By 1850, the growing United States warranted expansion of the U.S. Capitol building and so, construction began and continued throughout the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated under a partially completed dome. The U.S. Supreme Court was once housed in the Capitol building, as was the Library of Congress. Eventually, they would move to their own buildings while the Capitol would evolve. Greg tells the story behind the crypt in the center of the building, the old House of Representatives chamber, Statuary Hall, and some of the great stories and lore of the building itself. Links History that Doesn't Suck Podcast Professor Gregory Jackson, Utah Valley University UVU Assistant Professor Teaches History to Thousands, UVU Website U.S. Capitol Visitor Center About the U.S. Capitol Building, Architect of the Capitol (AOC) website Image Gallery, AOC website National Statuary Hall Collection, AOC website Apotheosis of Washington, AOC website The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson, Smithsonian Magazine About this Episode's Guest Professor Greg Jackson Dr. Greg Jackson is Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies and Assistant Director of National Security Studies at Utah Valley University. Research & Creative Works Dr. Jackson is the creator, host, head writer, and head researcher of the US history podcast, "History That Doesn't Suck." He has written articles and book reviews for various academic journals, op-eds for The Salt Lake Tribune, and makes regular appearances on local media (ABC 4 and BYU Radio) and other podcasts (e.g., "The Road to Now," "History Unplugged," and Wondery/Airship's "1865"). He serves as a historical consultant for Wondery's "American Elections: Wicked Game." His research interests include relations between Europe and the Middle East, NATO, and last decades of the 20th-century French Empire. Teaching Dr. Jackson's courses are frequently crosslisted between Integrated Studies and National Security Studies. Courses include: "American Alliances & Partnerships," "Transatlantic Security: NATO/EU," and "The Modern Middle East." He also directs Integrated Studies capstones. Education He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Utah,

Show notes: http://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/22/episode-64-nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant What is Video Game Grooves? Is it a perfect circle, destined to have no begihttp://videogamegrooves.com/2020/06/22/episode-64-nier-automata-nier-gestalt-replicant-box-setnning or end? Is it a planar spiral, swirling against entropy ever inward toward an imperfect concentric point of consciousness? No. It is a podcast about video game soundtracks on vinyl that you will make a part of you, forever. This week we dive very deep into the NieR: Automata  / NieR Gestalt & Replicant box set from Square-Enix. Paul and Anthony take the lead on this millennia-spanning endeavor, plumbing the depths of meaning from Yoko Taro's inscrutible oeuvre. We take meaning from the music and from the story, exploring themes of consciousness of communication, and we mispronounce ALL of it. Next we keep you in the know about the new releases and crowdfunding efforts in the world of vinyl. You might say that we keep your heart and mind rich, but your wallet poor. Sorry about that. Finally we discuss our relationship with video game music, or soundtracks in general, and what it means for us when we do or don't have a personal context with the music. There may or may not be a rant about "VGM." Anime fans and VGM community, direct your angry letters to Jeremy Anthony and Paul [-ed.] Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: A Short Hike (Stumpy Frog Records) Twilight Princess Arrangement (sold out) (Respawned Records) Vib-Ribbon (Minimum Records) What The Golf? (iam8bit) Grandia Memorial Soundtrack Edition (Wayo Records) Control (Laced Records) (Light in the Attic) Dishonored: The Soundtrack Collectio (Laced Records) The King of Fighters '98 (Limited Run Games) (Bigwax) Evoland (Red Art Games) Evoland II (Red Art Games) Blaster Master Zero 1 (Limited Run Games) Blaster Master Zero 2 (Limited Run Games) Skelettack (Mondo) ***Crowdfunding*** Across the Worlds (Chrono Cross Piano Collections (Wayo Records) Space Quest III Reorchestrated (Qrates) SID Anthology: To Be On Top (Qrates) (relaunched) Image Gallery

The forgotten son of Marvel's cosmic wing! [Image Gallery]

Who's that knocking on the door? It's our very special Multiversity episode!   (N.B. There's an echo in the background of this episode that we just couldn't get rid of. I'd rather still upload it than scrap nearly an hour-and-a-half of work, but I'm sorry it doesn't sound as good as usual.)   [Image Gallery]

Welcome to the Jean Grey School, hope you survive the experience. [Image Gallery]

Mad scientist, evil billionaire or the saviour of humanity?   [Image Gallery]

Marvel's original runaways, Cloak & Dagger! [Image Gallery]

It's time to embiggen Helena's knowledge of the best new superhero of the 21st century. [Image Gallery]

Like all things, this was inevitable. [Image Gallery]

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, with bonus Commander 2020 cards!Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays (https://twitter.com/manyinsaneplays) on Twitter or e-mail us at SoManyInsanePlaysPodcast@gmail.com.0:01:00: Announcements0:02:00: Theros Beyond Death Report Card0:14:00: Ikoria Mechanics0:47:52: Lurrus of the Dream Den1:06:25: Lutri, the Spellchaser1:15:20: Zirda, the Dawnwaker1:31:45: Sprite Dragon1:57:25: Heartless Act2:05:00: Rielle, the Everwise2:20:20: The Ozolith2:24:15: Dranith Magistrate2:29:34: Of One Mind2:31:30: Triomes2:46:40: Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy2:52:45: Ethereal Forager3:12:12: Manascape RefractorLinks:- Ikoria Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/iko?order=set&as=grid- Commander 2020 Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/c20?order=set

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, with bonus Commander 2020 cards!Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays (https://twitter.com/manyinsaneplays) on Twitter or e-mail us at SoManyInsanePlaysPodcast@gmail.com.0:01:00: Announcements0:02:00: Theros Beyond Death Report Card0:14:00: Ikoria Mechanics0:47:52: Lurrus of the Dream Den1:06:25: Lutri, the Spellchaser1:15:20: Zirda, the Dawnwaker1:31:45: Sprite Dragon1:57:25: Heartless Act2:05:00: Rielle, the Everwise2:20:20: The Ozolith2:24:15: Dranith Magistrate2:29:34: Of One Mind2:31:30: Triomes2:46:40: Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy2:52:45: Ethereal Forager3:12:12: Manascape RefractorLinks:- Ikoria Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/iko?order=set&as=grid- Commander 2020 Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/c20?order=set

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, with bonus Commander 2020 cards!Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays (https://twitter.com/manyinsaneplays) on Twitter or e-mail us at SoManyInsanePlaysPodcast@gmail.com.0:01:00: Announcements0:02:00: Theros Beyond Death Report Card0:14:00: Ikoria Mechanics0:47:52: Lurrus of the Dream Den1:06:25: Lutri, the Spellchaser1:15:20: Zirda, the Dawnwaker1:31:45: Sprite Dragon1:57:25: Heartless Act2:05:00: Rielle, the Everwise2:20:20: The Ozolith2:24:15: Dranith Magistrate2:29:34: Of One Mind2:31:30: Triomes2:46:40: Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy2:52:45: Ethereal Forager3:12:12: Manascape RefractorLinks:- Ikoria Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/iko?order=set&as=grid- Commander 2020 Image Gallery: https://scryfall.com/sets/c20?order=set

Start with the impossible! We're talking about Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, USAvengers and Ultimates in this giant episode! [Image Gallery]

It's been 84 years since we've seen you, but our ❤️ for video game music on vinyl records has gone on, and so we're back at it! This time, Paul and Jeremy are joined by Justin O'Rear from Respawned Records to discuss a pair of features for this episode that are dubiously thematically tied together for your enjoyment and edification. Our first feature pick this time around is Vectormania by Respawned Records. We grapple with the graphics and opine aout "orbots" in this 1990s blast from the pre-rendered past on the Sega Genesis Megadrive. Justin gives us some insight into the background of the record and we even do a little comparison of the electro-farty soundfont on the original hardware. Next, Jeremy infiltrates Perfect Dark, by iam8bit, and puts the game in the context of its iconic spiritual predecessor while highlighting the style it keeps all for itself. We appreciate Joanna Dark as a cool character and explore the musical unity of this co-composed soundtrack while reliving our comp-stomping glory days of Perfect Dark multiplayer. Next we have quite a few items to catch you up on, commercially speaking. Times are tough but if you're like us, the call of the vinyl is strong, and we know you want to answer. In our third and final segment we sit down with Justin to learn everything there is to know about his new (but prolific) record label, and some of the... "cult pop" properties he has pursued. We ask the hard questions about Plok, and we even weasel a brand new announcement out of him for the next Respawned release! Outro: "End Credits" - Perfect Dark, by Grant Kirkhope Respawned Records: http://www.respawnedrecords.com/ Twitter: @respawnedrec Facebook: respawnedrecords Instagram: @respawnedrecords Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Guardia: The X-Strike Sessions (TheYetee) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (iam8bit) Ori and the Blind Forest reissue (iam8bit) Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (sold out) (Limited Run Games) Sea of Stars (Kickstarter) Life Force / Salamander (Ship to Shore) (Debug Records) (Black Screen Records) Tekken (Laced Records) Tekken 2 (Laced Records) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Limited Edition (Game.co.uk) Bat out of HAL (Kirby's Dream Band Bandcamp) Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu (Wayo Records) Rush 'N Attack (Spacelab9) Red Matter (Enjoy the Ride Records) (Black Screen Records) Lost Ember (Mooneye Studios) (EU only) Image Gallery

*Please note that I am not particularly critiquing the actions taken by government or individuals, provided their actions are based on honest and educated assessments of data. Isolating everyone vs. isolating only a certain population (e.g. those over 60, those with preexisting conditions, etc) is a judgment call. We don't have all the data necessary to make perfect decisions, so we're experimenting and learning as we go. At what point does shutting down the economy do more harm than good, particularly in countries where they live day to day, hand to mouth? I don't know, and I don't want to judge anyone for difficult decisions.However, what I do intend to point out in this episode is that my group has erred (as a broad generalization, of course) in our discernment. Many in my group have politicized the virus to the point that we were unable to assess the gravity of the situation, we were unable to effectively love in our actions, and we were unable to wisely discern common sense judgment and action in the situation. While I am not judging for making the wrong decisions given limited information, I am judging our political idolatry and our dismissal of truths which don't fit our desired narrative.  A huge thanks to Joseph McDade for his generous permission to use his music: https://josephmcdade.com/ Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/ Discord Discussion Board: https://disboard.org/server/474580298630430751  The 80% (My Book): https://www.amazon.com/80-Conservative-Evangelicals-Prove-Relativists-ebook/dp/B07RDPW2NZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=j.g.+elliot&qid=1573560697&sr=8-1 Various reflections related to consequentialism: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/category/pragmatism-and-consequentialism A fantastic moral overview of the pandemic from a Christian perspective: https://mereorthodoxy.com/moral-reasoning-coronavirus-pandemic/  Mars Hill Audio, which featured the above article in audio format: https://www.marshillaudio.org  Conservative Responses to COVID-19 Image Gallery: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CMNQ-kj1dN37sxBUPjffKwZCk1vi0dRE Democrat vs. Republican: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816501871/poll-as-coronavirus-spreads-fewer-americans-see-pandemic-as-a-real-threat?utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social Liberty University and Falwell: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ Falwell continue classes: https://www.businessinsider.com/jerry-falwell-jr-suggests-coronavirus-is-plot-to-hurt-trump-2020-3 Governer difference between KY and TN: https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/kentucky-vs-tennessee-on-coronavirus-may-be-the-best-example-of-elections-matter-in-decades/?fbclid=IwAR0QBc9J9X37IwUjxyhfRovCTTliRV7SyBgCNtWPKYvTC--w7wW6gwu2o9U FOX Hype and Changing Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmW_H4U-MI&t=145s Fox Questioning the Virus as a Hoax/Conspiracy: https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/fox-news-contributor-i-am-seeing-videos-twitter-empty-hospital-parking-lots Georgia Conservative questions legitimacy of the pandemic: https://decaturish.com/2020/03/gov-kemp-staffer-accuses-officials-of-overreacting-to-covid-19-spokesperson-cites-federalist/ Environment correction article: https://medium.com/cruciformity/coronavirus-a-symptom-of-creations-brokenness-e9335ae7d8a1 Florida Church Ignores Guidelines: https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-megachurch-crowded-with-worshipers-despite-social-distancing-orders Another Church Ignores Guidelines: https://www.wesh.com/article/second-pastor-charged-with-violating-public-orders-says-church-doors-will-still-be-open-on-sunday/32003221?fbclid=IwAR3I9lL5E5WHuGR5mtMMDjbqPVAMLobnr8XJg8DCSP4SPmnRXdVAWYcl0o4# Parishoner Interview "covered by the blood": https://www.facebook.com/tboypunk/videos/3913215418696211/ Reopen America and Conservatism: https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/04/24/security-researchers-say-the-reopen-america-campaign-is-being-astroturfed/ A good piece on Evangelicalism and some of its problems with taking responsibility: https://religiondispatches.org/itsnotus-being-evangelical-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/ Hypocrisy of the Religious Right: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/shanephipps/2020/04/20/the-christian-right-is-under-siege-by-a-pandemic-of-hypocrisy/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=FBCP-PATH Christians and Conspiracy Theories: https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/april/christians-and-corona-conspiracies.html?fbclid=IwAR0BFQWYb4Y-UUiWzugAlCC7hbwr7EF2bYIySoVwCn6zv82rh5EW5QM7KR0 Sacrificing God - my blog discussing the moral inconsistency of our response to COVID and our response to moral compromise in politics: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/sacrificing-god A Great Article discussing how, as I said in the episode, we need to take a humble approach of agnosticism before jumping to our non-expert opinions: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/when-everything-is-not-obvious/ I read a great article which summarizes one of the main issues I have with my conservative Evangelical group. I'll put what I believe to be a very pertinent quote from the article below: The Religious Right's Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-trump-evangelicals.htmlReligious nationalism has brought to American politics the conviction that our political differences are a battle between absolute evil and absolute good. When you're engaged in a struggle between the “party of life” and the “party of death,” as some religious nationalists now frame our political divisions, you don't need to worry about crafting careful policy based on expert opinion and analysis. Only a heroic leader, free from the scruples of political correctness, can save the righteous from the damned. Fealty to the cause is everything; fidelity to the facts means nothing. Perhaps this is why many Christian nationalist leaders greeted the news of the coronavirus as an insult to their chosen leader.A good summary of what Evangelical dispensationalism has helped produce, especially in the U.S. (by a respected professor via Facebook): I was raised and trained in a dispensational reading of the Bible, which is a highly-complex and chart-laden method for relegating the Bible's relevance to every other era of human history except this one.Mark Noll once quipped that it has produced a culture that focuses on the earth's first six days and the earth's future days, but doesn't want to care for the earth these days.It has also produced a culture intensely focused on children inside wombs, but will support a person who cancels programs to feed hungry children outside of them.It has produced a culture that takes pilgrimages to a theme park in Kentucky that claims to be a museum of God's creation but only has man-made things in it. It is somehow a building that contains an idea.It has produced a culture of well-intentioned people who genuinely want to study the Bible, but only to think its thoughts, not to do what it says.I know this culture well, and I love the people in it, so I talk about the culture and its assumptions and its ways and how it holds them in its grip, and the counter-intuitive way they can be free.That culture has taught its people defense mechanisms to hide its tentacles and its binding shackles.I hear these all the time when I talk about the sorts of things Jesus said to do. When I do it speaks back to me, “you're just a socialist.” “That's the social gospel.” “You're a liberal.” “You sound like a Democrat.” ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Improbable as it may seem, we are back for another podcast adventure! In this episode we are joined by friend of the show Jeff Roberts from the legendary (yes, legendary) band Marshall Art to discuss game soundtrack releases on vinyl that are a bit... unexpected. Anthony kicks us off with a look at the never-gonna-happen release of Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth from ShiptoShore Media. We explore the downright oddity of the game, the music, and the canon of this entry in the Castlevania series, and revel in the FM-synthiness of it all. Also, we may have devised the greatest track title since "Load BGM." Next we move on to Namco Museum: Arcade Greatest Hits. This one is a bit improbable for different reasons, and Jeremy and Jeff pick a few favorites (and anti-favorites) from this indisputably archival release from Spacelab 9. Is video game music bleeps and bloops or is it not? Who knows? Changing things around for this episode, we discuss our never-ever-ever-ever-gonna-be-released-on-vinyl picks (perhaps tempting the fates? perhaps just wishlisting). Jeff pulls one from an era and a system you might not expect. Anthony gets out into left field with a hopeful release that may or may not be recorded in an airplane hangar. Jeremy goes for something that sounds great, but just may not have the same pull on others as it does for him. Finally we let you know what all your hard-earned money is begging to be spent on as we outline the new releases, as well as some represses and rumors. Join in! It's not like there's a lot else to do this week! Outro: "Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Another Medley" - Minabu Namiki Marshall Art: https://marshallart.band/ Twitter – @vg_grooves, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @marshallartband Resident Evil 3 (Laced Records) “Bubble-up” Sludge Life 7” (Devolver Digital) Glover (Respawned Records) Red Dead Redemption 2 composed score (Rockstar Warehouse) 198X (iam8bit) Image Gallery

I peak inside the mail bag and respond to a listener and then I give you all the details on my recent journey to the Aleutian Island of Unalaska which after some contemplation got me thinking about what makes YOU excited about the images you create so we’ll have some listener feedback on that as well. I reference this map in the episode briefly, basically, it's intended to give you an understanding of the different locations we photographed. Sponsor for this episode Golden Hour by Polar Pro Filters: https://www.polarprofilters.com/pages/golden-hour Image Gallery for the commentary: http://www.latitudephotographypodcast.com/galleries/unalaska-island/ Palouse Shoot-n-Print Workshop direct link: https://latitudephotographyschool.com/workshops/palouse-shoot-n-print-workshop/ Use this link AND the code "latitude15" the next time you need to rent gear. I'll get a small percentage and you'll get 15% off. Lensrentals.com affiliate link: https://www.gopjn.com/t/SENJRktJT01DR09OS0lLQ0dLT0tGTg Need to carry your gear in style? Treat yourself to a ThinkTank Photo bag with this link and get a free gift at checkout: http://bit.ly/2IMRhOT Sign up to be the first notified when the new Latitude Photography School is available and open for business: https://latitudephotographyschool.com Main Topics Today I’m talking about: What’s in the mail bag My time in Alaska Contemplating on the idea of what makes us get excited in our photography. The mail bag Listener message from Terrell What an informative podcast on sensor size. I really didn't understand as completely as I thought I had. I was wondering would you think a show on lens resolution would also be just as informative. Being a gearhead it gives me a reason to buy stuff if there's a logic behind the purchase.  With these new bodies now seeming to start at 30+ MP I keep reading and hearing that such and such lens (older) can't resolve these newer big files. Is this just a sharpness issue or more? Do I need to buy new lenses? And the last thing: I've played around with that new RF 70-200 for Canon and no issues I had but what I would like to know is the external focusing a result of physics or cost? Just curious. Answer: Yes, I do think an episode on lens resolution would be good. I’ll look into that. As for your question, I’ll look into it a bit more before tomorrow’s episode is out, but with the RF70-200 I think it’s a dual issue for that lens design. Physics so they can decrease the size of the lens when stored and I’m sure it’s probably cheaper to build as well, though Lensrentals did a teardown of that lens and found it to be one of the best built lenses ever, so Canon didn’t skimp on build quality. They had to though given all the extra moving parts and not being able to protect everything inside the barrel like the older lens designs. Why Unalaska? Jeana, a long time listener, asked me how Unalaska came to be on my radar in the first place. I’ve been dreaming of the Aleutian Islands for some time now. This was my first experience in Alaska. I’ve wanted to go for so long but the size and multitude of opportunities the state offers makes it a daunting task to figure out what you’re going to do. I chose Unalaska for a few reasons.  First, it’s rather remote so most folks don’t go there. I like to get to the fringe of the earth as it were. If it’s less known I’m more interested in it and if I do go to a really well traveled place you’ll find me searching for other images that aren’t so known about the region, like when I went to Hong Kong and spent most of my time on the small islands and not in the heart of the city. I had Alaska Airlines miles, and it was cheap to get to. Cash outlay was $12 for the airfare, plus air miles of course. And finally, being such a small island with limited access to trails and the like, I knew a majority of the time would be spent hiking, exploring and shooting and not trying to get to the place to shoot. I love a compact area that has loads of opportunities for photography and Unalaska is overloaded with photographic goodness. There’s so much there, even with a week we were barely able to get beyond the surface, as it were. So initially, it was just the allure of the wild Aleutian Islands, Adak being my initial draw since Alaska Airlines actually does fly there, but I Ultimately chose Unalaska because it was better suited to be my first experience on one of the Islands. I was expecting terrible weather, and we got it. High wind, you betcha. Rugged landscape, absolutely. Amazing photographic opportunities around every corner? Yes! The journey up there It took all day to get there. Waking at 2:30 a.m. a bit earlier than needed for my 5:00 a.m. flight out of Walla Walla, I started out on the wrong foot, literally. In my slightly sleep deprived daze I put on my shoes, one of one type and the other a mismatch. They’re both Keen, so they felt very similar, but when I landed in Seattle at about 6:15 am and got off the plane I felt a difference in my feet. And I’d seen what I’d done. I was kinda ticked, but figured I should just laugh it off. But as I waited for the next flight I’m sitting there watching all these people walk by with matching shoes, I was jealous for their feet, feeling the same and not sticking out like mine were. But I had two pair of boots packed so I knew I was going to be OK once I got there. Just before we boarded for Anchorage I met Randy Gemar, my companion for this trip. A few months ago I put out a request for someone to join me and to split costs. We chatted on the phone and figured to go ahead with it. My friends and parents are all asking me in hushed tones, “are you sure this is a good idea?” Let me tell you, Randy is the best photo buddy anyone could have along with them. Everything was just perfect plus, I had the added security of someone else with me. When you’re 800 miles from the nearest hospital and the only way off the island is a medivac flight in dire situations, you want someone with you who can help should the worst happen. And Unalaska has tons of cliffs over 800 ft high and several other potentially dangerous hazards that can cause problems. The lay of the land Unalaska is the first island in the Aleutian chain of islands with a major settlement. The Alaska Peninsula stretches about 350+ miles from Katmai National Park and Preserve out towards the little town of Cold Bay. Then you have Unimak Island, a few much smaller islands, and then Unalaska. The port is called Dutch Harbor and it’s the nation’s top fishing port. In 2015 they brought in 787 million pounds of fish totaling about $218M. All other Aleutian Island Ports combined brought in 467 million pounds totalling $111M. This is also where they film the show “The Deadliest Catch.” However, in the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas the town is so quiet and calm. Whenever we drove about we were pretty much the only vehicle on the road. I’ll publish a map to the facebook group and here in the show notes. This is a custom drawn map that shows the different places we went to for shooting. I’ve also color coded the locations by the day we were there as well.   The tundra is definitely one big sponge to walk on. Many times that sponge is sopping wet and you get the sense of it like this. (play the sound of walking on the tundra) Other times it’s dryer yet it’s so soft your foot is completely swallowed by it as you step across it. If you go off trail you can’t even see your tracks until the tundra is frozen and the ice causes it to keep its form a bit from your stepping upon it.  The wet sopping type of tundra is more grassy, or field grasses, and the type that swallows your foot is a plant that’s rather like a bush, but it is very low lying and very cushy. They are often interchanged on the same trail over and over again. The temp hovered around 40º the whole time we were there, this is at sea level though. The snow level was at about 1,000 ft, depending on the day. We had a storm roll through on Wednesday which brought the snow level down quite a bit. First day of shooting We decided to head up Mt. Ballyhoo. The previous evening we drove about getting our bearings and I’m so glad we did. We were able to find the trailhead for this hike and then that made it a whole bunch easier in the darkness of the morning. The sun didn’t rise until about 10:30 and we started hiking at about 8:00 a.m. The hike starts at about 250 ft. elevation and quickly ascends to 1,600 when you’re on top. We made it to about 1,500 ft. The entire trail is about a mile long, so that’s about 1,250 elevation gain in roughly a mile. It was rather a tough hike but very much worth it. I’ll go through the images shot that day which are on the website in a special gallery. The link is in the show notes.  (Specific commentary on images) I left my bag at about 900-1,000 ft elevation and only took the Sony a6400 and the 18–135 lens on up to the top. I was just so tired of carrying all that weight and the Sony did a fantastic job. We spent longer than we originally planned up there. Bit it was so worth it. The light was amazing and there was so much to shoot. On the way down, as it was so steep and snow covered for half of it, we both slid and slipped a bit. You just have to stay clear of the cliffs and other really steep edges and you’ll be fine. We picked up our bags and continued on the rest of the way down. We finished up at about 3:30 or so and with the sun setting in two hours we didn’t want to spend too much time getting to the next spot, but we did take a brief break at the apartment before heading out again.  For sunset we went up Bunker Hill. There’s a road that takes you up to the top but it was gated off and I didn’t care for that. I was beat from the morning hike. But I did it anyway. And it was also just gorgeous up there. The hill is on the southern part of town so I got a nice overview of the town, but you can also look directly into Captains Bay. The clouds really moved in so we didn’t get any dynamic light, but I still got one good image of the bay and the mountains surrounding it. Day Two I didn’t get hardly any shots that were keepers today. First off, I was so beat from the two hikes on Sunday that I simply CRASHED when I got back to the room. I didn’t eat supper and I was just so wasted. I needed to rest. So that’s what I did. I think it made Randy a little nervous but that’s also one of the primary reasons I really wanted a photo buddy along for the trip, safety is a huge concern as I have five other people depending on me at home. I’m the sole bread winner so I need to take certain precautions to make sure all is safe and I get back home in one piece, and that I’m functional when I return as well :) So Randy went out in the morning but the rain was just really coming down hard. I didn’t get out of bed until about noon and after a massive breakfast we headed out at about 1:30 or so. We did a few errands such as buying a SIM card for my phone so I could finally communicate with the family and a few other things. I did make a few images of a small waterfall but they are already deleted. They weren’t any good. We drove around some more to get our bearings on the Overland Drive and I did get a few images of the snow line, but the sun was already down and it was quite dark. One image I did get that isn’t in the online gallery is a complete abstract. It’s literally a shot of the fog that is completely out of focus and almost feels like a mistake. But I kept it because I just loved the mystery is conveys and how moody it is. We were unable to make it over the pass due to the snow on the road so we turned around and went back to the apartment the way we came. Third Day This was Tuesday, December 17, 2019. We decided to go to Ugadaga Bay. The trail starts at about 800 ft elevation and descends to sea level. There’s a few waterfalls along the way but as we started once again at about 8:00 a.m. on the trailhead we didn’t shoot until we got down to the bay. It’s a large bay that is part of the larger Beaver Inlet so it’s well protected from the Pacific Ocean currents and the storms and other energy that comes from the Bearing Sea. So that meant the tiny waves coming on to the rocky shore were very small and peaceful. Very calm. Like this: (play sound of lapping water) (Go through images and describe them from the gallery) Again, we spent longer than we originally anticipated we would. We started hiking out at about 1:30 and were back at the car by about 4:30. We hiked a total of 6.7 miles and as we were heading out the rain came on once again. It got stronger and stronger as we got closer to the car so we skipped a few spots that we really wanted to shoot. But with the decreasing energy and the increasing rain, mixed with decreasing light, we decided to see if we could come back. We didn’t, but I’m OK with that as we got some other excellent shots. We got back to the apartment and just took it easy with a massive supper and time to dry off. I didn’t want a repeat of what happened Sunday evening either, but I was feeling much more in tune with all the hiking. Lesson learned: I need to get out more so I’m in better shape. Fourth Day For Wednesday we planned to hike the Peace of Mind Trail. In looking at the elevation gain and reading about the trail we knew it would be such a bugger of a hike. It started at about 750 ft. elevation, gained to about 850 then had a sheer drop of about 500+ feet in less than a half mile. That drop was about 1.5 miles in as well, and it was another two miles to the bay. So we looked at the map I bought on Monday and decided to try out the first mile or so, until that big drop. Maybe we’d see some waterfalls there. But we didn’t. I got one shot just to prove I was there. It’s not pretty but I decided to keep it purely for story telling purposes. We then got back to the car and drove up the Overland Drive again trying to see if we could get over the pass this time. And we did! And we decided to shoot up there as we  had about 360º views of awesome mountains transitioning from snow covered to not at about the 1,000 ft level. And the pass is roughly at about 1,000 ft. But, the wind was blowing at about a sustained 45mph. It was tough shooting. My battery died and I had left the bag in the car, so I left it to got get another battery. and after doing so I decided I’d better spread the legs out further. I had the camera on a ledge, if it had blown over it wouldn’t be destroyed, but it’d have to go down a small hill to retrieve it. As I returned I slid the last 15 ft to the tripod trying to stop since it was downhill and the wind was just blowing me so much, and the tripod was only on two legs. So I’m glad I went back as I’m sure it’d have gone over if I’d let it be. I spread the legs out further and then ran up the hill against the wind to get another battery. We then drove around a bit after a brief lunch. We headed up north to Constantine Bay.  (Discuss the images as seen on the gallery)

We continue with the stories and photography that happened on the Aleutian Island of Unalaska. And we finally get to listener feedback about what excites YOU about your photography. This is Latitude Photography Podcast, Episode 63 for December 29, 2019! Links Mentioned in today’s show: Palouse Shoot-n-Print Workshop direct link: https://latitudephotographyschool.com/workshops/palouse-shoot-n-print-workshop/ Image Gallery for the commentary: http://www.latitudephotographypodcast.com/galleries/unalaska-island/ Use this link AND the code "latitude15" the next time you need to rent gear. I'll get a small percentage and you'll get 15% off. Lensrentals.com affiliate link: https://www.gopjn.com/t/SENJRktJT01DR09OS0lLQ0dLT0tGTg Need to carry your gear in style? Treat yourself to a ThinkTank Photo bag with this link and get a free gift at checkout: http://bit.ly/2IMRhOT Sign up to be the first notified when the new Latitude Photography School is available and open for business: https://latitudephotographyschool.com Fifth Day Thursday. This would be our last day of shooting. We returned to Mt. Ballyhoo but this time we went to Fort Schwatka which is on the northern side of the island. They gate the road at about a half-mile up so we had to walk the rest of the way up a road. It was about a mile to get there from where we parked the car and it starts at about 800–900 ft elevation. It’s big and spread out more than the map suggests. We started our hike at about 9:00 a.m. today since we knew it wouldn’t take us too long to get to the good stuff, and with the sun coming up at about 10:30 we had plenty of time. This was our best day for weather as well. The sun actually came out for an hour or so. It was almost strange to shoot in such conditions. It was colder though, about 35º on average and the winds were very calm, maybe 5mph at the most. Fort Schwatka was one military installation that was built fortified in reaction to a Japanese invasion in 1942 but after that hardly ever saw any real action in the war. There’s old barracks and other buildings to photograph with the landscape and several gun batteries and mounts to frame up too. And I got a lot of that. What impressed me most though was the sheer beauty of the place as the other parts of Unalaska Island surrounds you. To the east you have Summer Bay and Split Top Mountain along with Constantine Bay further up north and Princess Head just beyond that. To west there’s Broad Bay and Eider Point with all the mountains along there as well. If we look back to the east you have the mountains I just talked about and then Beaver Inlet and then another mountain range. It’s amazingly beautiful and really sets you back. Several times I just stoped, took a deep breath and just soaked it all in.  (review the images from this area) We ended up spending way more time up there than we initially planned. And I was getting exhausted again. We started hiking at about 9:00 a.m. and it was getting close to 3 by the time we figured we’d better think about heading back. That was six hours of straight hiking and shooting and over 7 miles in total of wandering about. It was so amazing but I was getting low on calories and needed to stop. I didn’t want to though. It was just too good. But with the cliffs at about 800 ft to the ocean I figured I’d better play it safe and not flirt with disaster. It was such a rewarding time though. And I’m so glad we got up there on this day as we saw the weather forecast and knew it would likely open up for us. After a brief hot chocolate break in the apartment we contemplated going up Bunker Hill again but decided not to do another hike. We found a great little place facing Unalaska Bay and photographed the water crashing in on the rocky shore as the sun set. Sixth Day We didn’t shoot at all today. We woke late (about 7:30 a.m.) and finished our food stuffs. Then we packed. Then it was off to the Museum of the Aleutians which didn’t open until 11:00. Randy’s plane was scheduled to leave at 1:00 so we didn’t want to push our luck. We’d heard that sometimes the flights leave early so we weren’t going to risk it. I also wanted to leave on the same flight if possible but I was booked on the later 5:00 flight. I inquired with the airline agent and she simply replied that I can be on standby and that I should bring my bag in anyway. “If we can’t get you on this flight maybe we can get your bag on it, or vice versa” she said. At about 12:20 I was called to the desk and was confirmed on the plane. There’s 37 seats on this little puddle jumper and I was #37. “It looks like we can even get your bag on” she said, which was certainly a relief since I didn’t want to have to return to the airport to retrieve my bag. The flight back to Anchorage was about an hour shorter than getting out there since we had such a healthy tailwind and we didn’t have to stop in King Salmon in order to refuel as we did on the way out. Randy and I parted ways in Anchorage and I was off to my hotel for the night and he was continuing on home. I stayed over night in Anchorage because I figured it was better than staying over in Seattle all night. But I would have gotten home earlier had I taken the evening flight to Seattle and stayed there the night. Oh well.  I was on the 7:50 flight to Juneau and I ended up spending all day there which was totally boring, and my flight to Seattle was delayed. If I’d had a heads up on that I’d have left the airport and seen some of the city, but oh well, I was able to catch up on a few things like a phone call to my best friend since I was 10 and a call to the wife. I finally made it home to Walla Walla at about 9:00 and was so glad to see the wife and kids once again. Lessons Learned I LOVE ALASKA but the state is SO HUGE I’ll never be able to do it justice. However, I know I’ll be back. I need to better practice what I preach. Too often I was short a few calories on the hike. I just need to take more snacks with me on the trail. I had some, but I need more. Always take more than you think you’ll need. I did have a great first-aid kit that I never needed to use and that included two emergency blankets. But the food and energy output was much higher than normal and there were some times where I just needed to have more with me. Randy is a great traveling companion and a great photo buddy. He’s a great photographer and it’s great to see what others shoot when out and about. We were at the same locations but we shot very differently. And that’s awesome. He was also an inspiration to me and I hope I was to him as well. The Aleutians are wonderfully amazing and I hope that I can make it back either to Unalaska or make it out to Adak at some point in time soon. I chose Unalaska simply because it was the “more fortified” island in a manner of speaking. They actually have a Safeway there so I knew I’d be fine with food stuffs. Adak, another 350 miles or so out to sea, doesn’t have a big grocery store. Being a vegetarian, I have to watch out for these things more than others do. But I have some ideas on how to prepare for such a trip now and would be successful I’m sure if I decided to make Adak my next Alaskan Adventure. But there’s so much there, I’ll talk a bit more about goals in the next episode so I’ll keep it to this for now… The Sony a6400 is a great camera for my needs with two tiny items I need to figure out how to work with. When I establish a focus on a subject, and it’s in AF-S mode sometimes I’ll step back a bit and contemplate the composition on screen for a few seconds. When I do that, SOMETIMES, though rarely, it’ll shift focus all on it’s own, taking it out of focus and hunting around a bit. It’s so strange and I hate it. I found that switching to MF was acceptable especially with the auto zooming function it has when you turn the focus ring. That was cool. And then, dust. Its sensor is completely exposed to the elements when changing lenses. So I have a few dust spots on it now that just doesn’t happen with the Canon, not as easily anyway. A shield of some sort for when I change lenses would be good. But I do like the Sony camera and the files I’m getting out of it. It’s slightly lower resolution compared to my Canon, but the quality of the file is quite good and that 18–135 zoom is better quality than I expected as well. I have been using this camera for some time but this was the first shoot where I finally started to really feel comfortable with what it was giving me and how it was behaving. This type of photography is what excites me more and more these days. I love the feeling of adventure and the ruggedness of the landscape. I can probably be more efficient in getting even more pictures if I stick to public transport and the like when I’m in Europe, but the rugged landscape and further out places are really intriguing to me. I took the Polar Pro filters with me to test against the Breakthrough filters, and have decided I just need a really boring subject without changing light to really test it and give it a fair shot. My impressions are excellent, that they did well, but let’s face it, the light still changed a bit as I changed lenses so the results will still be hard to determine. Hopefully I can get to this sometime soon as I really want to be all in on Polar Pro but I’ve yet to declare that since I’ve not been able to do this test to the best of my abilities just yet. What excites you in your photography? I asked in the facebook group what excites you in your photography and I got some great answers. Josh Austin: I get excited about capturing images that no one else has. Either going places no one else goes, or getting unique shots from well known spots. Dale Mellor: It's usually light and shadows that catch my eyes. Sometimes color and patterns; like the skies here the other day were cloudy, with filtered light. The yellows and blues made for a unique sky. The other time is when the after sunset turn a magenta (pinkish-purple) color. (PS; not a photo, but sometimes it's just enjoyable to see.) For travel, it's a unique landscape or wildlife in their element (unobstructed by humans). It may be a little corny, but it's sometimes more about the feeling. Sandy Glenn Brown: I’m an avid camper and travel as often as possible. I love the kiss of the first light of dawn on the wisps of clouds overhead and the sounds of the forest waking to greet me. Or the last streak of sun rays over a green meadow casing long shadows as they peak through the tall pines trees. It’s the wonder, the majesty, the smell of earth and the feel of smallness as I do my best to drink in the nature that surrounds me. And my camera is the tool I use to remember the moments! It’s simply the experience regardless of where I am or what I’m doing. Tip of the Week. Brent: Take your camera, whatever you have on you right now, be it your phone, whatever, and find something to photograph in the next three minutes. Really try and find something. Maybe you’re jogging, or doing the dishes or laundry. There’s beauty and something interesting everywhere in just about everything. Take three minutes and find it. Then return to reality with whatever you were doing. If you’re driving please do delay until you’ve put the car in park and are able to give it the attention it deserves and do keep your eye on the road. Reminders I’m always looking for feedback and ideas so please reach out if you’ve got a show idea or someone you’d like me to interview. Send me an email at brent@latitudephotographypodcast.com  Also, would you mind leaving a review of the show whether in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen?  I’ve announced my next big project and that is https://latitudephotographyschool.com I’ll have tutorials, deep-dive courses and my workshops listed there. Over my Christmas break I’ll be working like mad to get that moving and I’ll also bring back my personal website at brentbergherm.com where I’ll showcase galleries of my photography. Sign up today to be the first notified of when the school is open. Photography, travel and education is where my heart is and I can’t wait to get this thing fully launched. If there’s anything you’re just itching to learn more about, please reach out and let me know. Along with the school I’m also starting longer-term deep-dive mentorships. If you’d like to dive really deep into advancing your photography this year, maybe I can help. I invite you to reach out and if I think I can help then we’ll get something set up. Presently, I can only help three at a time so that means there’s two spots left for the first half of 2020. Mentorships will last about six months and we’ll have a couple of weekly meetings to start out with and we’ll go with monthly meetings after that. All the while you’ll get email support too. So if you need a kick in the pants to kickstart your next big project or to fine tune your creative process and outcomes drop me a line and let’s chat about it. 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Speculative futuristic war. Speculative futuristic war never changes. Welcome to "Battle" week, in which Video Game Grooves brings the fight to you with a couple of fighty soundtracks that sound nothing alike but share at least one thing in common: circularity. Meaning vinyl. Yes it's too clever, let's move on. This week we are joined by Jacob Chase of the VGM WAX blog, which recently celebrated its first anniversary covering a more literate form of video game music on vinyl record. We recommend you swing by and check it out! Jacob and Jeremy focus on the dynamic musical score for Battletech, the Harebrained Schemes strategy game based on the iconic tabletop franchise. The unorthodox-but-appropriate musical stylings of Jon Everist underscore the futuristic-yet-feudal storylines while still capturing the flavor of giant stompy 'mechs shooting each other on far-flung worlds, and we highlight a couple of selections to illustrate that. Anthony is excited about Battle Garegga, from Limited Run Games. This vertical shooter lies at an interesting nexus point for the arcade shooter genre, and the complex musical layers of its soundtrack are a great late-era jam. Then we put Jacob in the hot seat to talk about the story behind VGM WAX, and we have a good old discussion about the process of "coverage" of video game music on record. How do we approach it, what drives us in our respective media, and what is it that we hope to share and give to others? So come listen and be shared with and given to.

In our Season 1 finale we conclude our two part episode on the Brooklyn Bridge, and later in the episode we speak with Unit Managing Director with Mott McDonald, Chris Mealing, about his history as a bridge Engineer and how he sleeps at night! In part one of our Brookyn Bridge double feature we discussed some people who were a little crazy, and a little cool, but mostly both: The Roeblings. This family of Engineers were largely responsible for the design and construction of the bridge, which would be the first to span the East River. In part one we extensively discussed John and his son Washington Roebling, but only just touched on our first female Engineer of the podcast: Washington’s wife Emily Roebling. Despite the fact that Emily was not officially recognized as an Engineer at the time Emily completely took over the project after her husband fell ill with decompression sickness from an accident in the caissons. Emily managed contractors and construction officials over technical details while also managing the board of directors and the mayor of New York over commercial management of the project, and would be the first woman to address the American Society of Civil Engineers. After the completion of the bridge Emily would also go on to obtain a degree in Law from NYU. We also get into some greater detail on the construction of the caissons and the technical specs behind the bridge including the many redundancies built into the design. John Roebling had famously said that even if the cables snapped the bridge would not fall, which would prove to be particularly important when some of the materials would turn out to be counterfeit due to contractor negligence and lead to cables snapping in the 1980s. Later we speak with Chris Mealing, Unit Managing Director for Mott MacDonald. Chris began his career as a bridge engineer. We talk about the projects Chris is most proud of and how the scope and complexity of engineering projects have changed as the tools available to Engineers have become much more advanced: “We can brute force stuff today that would’ve had to have been done elegantly 30 or 40 years ago” Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This week we’re discussing a topic that keeps Vivan up at night: bridges. In the first half of this two episode topic we’ll be learning about the world’s first steel wire suspension bridge, the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge is a tale of three engineers, John Roebling, his son Washington Roebling, and his son’s wife Emily Warren Roebling. Prior to the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge from 1869 through 1883 there was no crossing from Brooklyn to Manhattan and all commuting was done by ferry. The local government would enter into a partnership similar to what we call a P3 today (Public Private Project), wherein a private entity would build the bridge, the government would own the bridge, and revenue from a toll booth on the bridge would be split between the private entity and the government. John Roebling was selected as the chief engineer for the project because of his prior bridge work and his company’s revolutionary iron and steel rope, and the strength of these materials would make the 1.8km long bridge possible. Unlike many of our engineering heroes in the 1800s John Roebling was not self-trained, and despite his impressive track record and strong materials his plans for the bridge would be met with great skepticism. To put the minds of concerned engineers at ease Roebling would host a page turn, essentially locking 7 skeptical engineers and industry professionals in a room and reviewing every page of the plans until they were satisfied, not unlike what Vivian does today! Ultimately the industry was satisfied but getting the local government on board with his plans would take more convincing and a group would be organized to tour four of his previous bridges. Ultimately they were convinced of the viability of his plans and construction would begin shortly afterwards. While surveying areas where the bridge would meet with the road system John Roebling would have his foot crushed by a ferry. This stubbornly tough engineer would agree to having his toes amputated but insisted upon having the procedure completed without anesthetic. As a believer in hydrotherapy he would attempt to treat the surgical wound by pouring water on his feet day and night, but ultimately he would succumb to infection and die just 28 days later. Upon his death his son Washington Roebling would be assigned to take over the project and despite being only 32 years old at the time he was enormously respected for being not only technically competent and great with details, but also much humbler than his father. Washington Roebling and his wife Emily Warren Roebling had previously been sent to Europe to research the use of pressurized caissons as a method for building bridge foundations underwater. These workshop-diving-bell hybrids would be the cause of many deaths during the construction of the bridge, primarily as a result of decompression sickness which had not yet been discovered. Washington Roebling himself would suffer a grave accident as the result of the caissons and decompression sickness when a fire broken out in one of the caissons in 1870 and he would go down into the caisson himself to help fight the fire and direct the firefighting efforts. He would experience some aches and pains coming back out and would head back down the next day with the fire still burning. The result of his repeated long trips would be crippling decompression sickness that left him bed ridden for the remaining 13 years of his life. At this point his wife Emily Warren Roebling would step up to become what we would today call the Field Engineer. She would become the eyes and ears of her husband, and was involved in every step of the construction, including working with the local government to justify the overrun of the original $5M budget and the request of an additional $8M to complete the project. The first female engineer of our podcast would be honoured at the unveiling of the bridge: “The bridge was an everlasting monument to the sacrificing devotion of a woman and her capacity for that higher education from which she has been so long and too long been disbarred” Next episode in our season finale we’ll be speaking with an actual bridge engineer about the science of how it was constructed and how we construct bridges today. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

We’ve tackled sewage and drainage before in our London Sewers episode, and today we explore the enormous lengths the city of Chicago has taken to address their water and sewage systems, and how their approach has evolved over more than 150 years. While Chicago has been a city since 1837, the hugely populated city constructed in low lying wetlands had no central drainage system until 1855 when Chicago’s Chief Sewage Engineer and former Chief Engineer for Boston’s Water Commission, Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough, proposed a sewage system strongly inspired by the plans for the London Interceptor Sewers, a massive undertaking that would be the first of its kind in North America. The plan would involve routing wastewater into the Chicago River so it could be diluted before reaching Lake Michigan, the source of Chicago’s water supply. The process of constructing this drainage system would involve building pipes on top of the existing wooden-slat style roads, burying these pipes, and building new roads on top. To accommodate for this the majority of buildings in the city would be raised 2-3m, and initiative known at the time as “pulling Chicago out of the mud.” Some buildings that were deemed too challenging to raise would be simply relocated to other areas of the city. In 1861 the Board of Sewers and Board of Waters were incorporated into a single entity, the Board of Public Works, and Chesborough’s decision to drain Chicago’s sewage into their water supply would now be his responsibility to fix. To help increase the dilution level of the water, 3km of pipes would be laid underneath the lake to extend the intake to a more diluted area of the lake, but as we’ve already learned dilution may go a long way, but it won’t stop diseases like cholera. After Chesborough’s death in 1886 Rudolph Hering would be assigned to investigate Chicago’s wastewater problem and would conclude a year later that they would need to stop using Lake Michigan as both their sewer and water source. This recommendation would be followed by a number of incremental solutions, from diverting the flow of water away from Lake Michigan into the Illinois River, lowering the level of the lake by 15cm and majorly affecting surrounding areas in the late 1800s, to eventually constructing the first sewage treatment plant in 1920. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

In this special episode our topic is a little less about engineering and a little more about urban planning. We take a journey back in time to the now demolished Kowloon Walled City, a dense settlement occupying a small portion of British-controlled Hong Kong. The small territory remained officially under China’s control, but Britain’s control of the island of Hong Kong left China with little influence, and the abandoned administrative centre would grow organically into a free anarchist state. There are typically two trains of thought within urban planning: an approach heavy on government intervention, laden with zoning laws, regulation and what we might think of as red tape, compared with an approach of communities that grow organically to serve the needs of the community as and when needed. The Kowloon Walled City was a living example of the second train of thought pushed to the extreme. The 2.6 hectare city was extremely dense, housing up to 50,000 people at its peak with a population density roughly the equivalent of 1 - 2 million people per square kilometre, orders of magnitude higher than the famously crowded Manhattan at 27,000 people per square kilometre, or the 41,000 in the world’s current densest city: Manila. The density was in no small part due to one of the only building restrictions in the city, a 14-storey height limit so planes could safely fly above the city and land in Hong Kong’s former airport just a short 800 metres south of the city. Despite the limit some photographs depict planes having to nearly navigate around buildings on descent. The city contained not just residential, but also commercial and industrial space including restaurants, schools, and unlicensed doctors and dentists. Absolutely no space was unused leaving absolutely no green space and children playing on rooftops. Buildings were built so close together that even during broad daylight the alleyways were dark and wet from the many air conditioners in the levels above, and many of the buildings leaned against each other. After Britain had taken control of Hong Kong back from Japan following the second world war thousands of immigrants from China began moving into Kowloon, leading to a total of 2,000 residents by 1947 essentially squatting in the city. At first Britain had attempted to drive the squatters out but gave up and adopted a “hands-off” policy to Kowloon by just 1948. This policy meant a lack of police presence and basic utilities such as power and water, in part to discourage habitation in the city. The lack of power led to most residents using kerosine lamps and stoves resulting in massive fires and huge losses of life. China Light & Power would then be responsible for supplying power to the city, but demand for power consistently exceeded the supply, power theft was very common, and the implementation of the utility was anything but safe. By 1984 both the Britsh and the Chinese had completely lost any control over the city with crime and lawlessness spilling out into the rest of Hong Kong, leading to its demolition being announced in 1987. The remaining 35,000 residents would be compensated by the government so they might relocate into Hong Kong, however this compensation was only the equivalent today of a meagre $16,00, hardly enough to go far in historically expensive Hong Kong. The demolition would be completed in 1993, just a few years before Britain would cede control of Hong Kong to China in 1997. John leaves us with the understatement of the 20th century: “So, not impressed with the British" Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This episode we examine the Los Angeles aqueducts, which moves water over the Mojave desert and into Los Angeles by gravity alone, and supplied water for a population of 2 million people for over 20 years. The project is often referred to as the greatest engineering achievement since the Panama Canal, despite the fact that the project includes the construction of the St Francis Dam, which is widely considered the worst American civil engineering disaster of the 20th century. The very first time the dam was filled to capacity it would experience a catastrophic failure, resulting in countless deaths and eventually the establishment of the Board of Civil Engineers being founded in 1929 and the end of the self-trained engineer. The need for the aqueduct was framed as life or death for Los Angeles, when in reality the water they would redirect to LA would also be enough to supply the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles. In the 1920s the Waterson brothers would organize a group of farmers to rebel against the construction of the aqueduct and destruction of their livelihoods in what we now know as the California water wars. Today the Owens Lake is completely dried up, little more than a salt and alkali flats. The construction of the gargantuan 375km long aqueduct required a great deal of infrastructure to be built just to support construction, and as such was built in sections as the construction of roads and power lines caught up to accommodate construction. Transporting the materials alone was a massive challenge, and led to the creating of the Caterpillar, a tank-like piece of machinery at the time, and today one of the world’s largest construction equipment companies. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Today’s episode is all about Vivian’s engineering speciality: Railroads. We examine the unbelievable process of constructing Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railroad, which is not just an engineering monument, but a monument to making do without appropriate resources and the challenges that follow corner-cutting. The construction of the first phase of the railroad began in 1891 under the direction of Emperor Alexander III, and the 9,289km long line from Moscow to Vladivostok crosses at least 7 timezones, 12 regions, 5 territories, 2 republics and 1 autonomous region of Russia, and cost 1.5 billion gold rubles at the time, roughly the equivalent of $20 billion USD in 2015. The railroad was built almost entirely by soldiers and prisoners, and the 90,000 men employed in the construction did so through sheer willpower, without having the appropriate resources available to themselves. In 1974 a portion of the railroad was rebuilt to reroute further away from China. The new leg of the railroad would be built much farther north on ground that was almost entirely made up of permafrost. With only 90 frost free days each year and winter temperatures of -60C this would present unique challenges, including the unexpected consequence of building on top of permafrost: thawing. To date this section of the railroad has cost more to maintain than the entirety of it’s construction, roughly $14 billion, and the construction would not be completed until 2003, nearly 30 years after construction began. Despite the enormous challenges in constructing and maintaining the railroad, it continues to handle 50% of Russia’s imports and exports, and the 15 day long end to end journey can also be taken by passengers, and the Circum-Baikal line is especially popular with tourists. While today it is considered the most scenic portion of the railroad hugging the coastline of a beautiful lake, this lake created enormous challenges during the original construction of the line. Originally without a plan for how to safely go around the lake, they would use a system of ferries to move train cars across the lake, and for 5 years using icebreakers to carry the train when the lake froze. In the winter of 1903-1904 the freezing was so extensive they simply laid tracks on the ice and hauled the train cars by horse. Their solution today is much more elegant and includes 14km of retaining wall, 200 bridges, 6 stone viaducts, and 39 tunnels that together total roughly 9km. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This episode we discuss the highly controversial Three Gorges Dam built on the Yangtze River. Completed in 2012, it is the world’s largest and most expensive hydroelectric dam and the second most expensive project ever undertaken other than the International Space Station. The dam spans 2.3km, nearly 5 times the distance of the Hoover Dam, and cost approximately $30 billion USD over the 17 years it took to construct. The project was first suggested by China’s first President in 1919 and was officially approved in 1992 for the purpose of controlling flooding along the river, generating power, improving navigation along the river, and generating tourism. The approval finally took place after a lengthy 8 year environmental study, and ss John points out, “if your environmental assessment takes 8 years in a dictatorship, there’s a lot to assess.” And while many of the dams goals have been achieved, reducing flooding in the region from once a decade to once a century, and generating 84.7 billion kilowatt hours of energy every year (or the equivalent of 50 million tonnes of coal) it has been shrouded in controversry and had irreversible impact on the people, wildlife, and historic sites in the region. To date 1.3 million people have been displaced by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, 1,300 excavated and 8,000 unexcavated archeological sites have been flooded and completely lost, and numerous species have been driven to the brink of extinction including the Chinese aligator, the Yangtze River dolphin, the Yangtze soft-shell turtle, and leading to the complete extinction of the Chinese pufferfish. The Three Gorges Dam and its upstream 12.4 trillion litre reservoir have led to a significant reduction in the speed of the river, and as we learned in Episode 2 - The London Sewers, slow moving rivers lead to a great deal of pollution, and even the massive power generation of this dam only accounts for 1.7% of China’s energy demands. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This episode we attempt to uncover the mystery behind Stonehenge, the 5000 year old monument that has had archeologists and ancient alien theorists alike scratching their heads for ages. If you’ve been living under a sarsen stone and have never heard of Stonehenge, superfan John has you covered: “They’re big rocks, it’s just like, they’re big, they’re really big.” Every episode we attempt to answer the Who, What, Why, and How behind an engineering monument, but this time we’ve found that about as challenging as moving 40 tonne stones without rope or wheels. This mysterious monument was constructed in three phases across 400 years, beginning in 3000 BCE, right around the time of the cutting edge technologies of stone tools, pottery, and growing a crop in the same place very year. The first phase wasn’t much more than a ditch and a heel stone, and took an estimated 11,000 man hours, or 460 man days to construct. Stonehenge phase two included the erection of timber posts, typical to many of the wooden henges in the area, and took an estimated 15,000 man days or 41 man years. Stonehenge as we recognize it today wasn’t constructed until another 200 years later, and took an estimated 1.75 million man hours, or 200 man years to complete. Just how this was achieved without rope, wheels, or written language is still generally a mystery today, but Vivian and John attempt to sift through many of the theories we have today, but as it turns out few of them hold water. John guides us through a few conspiracy theories, including the wild idea that Stonehenge was constructed by an ancient race of giants known as the Nephilim under the command of the wizard Merlin. Vivian steers us back a little closer to reality with what she refers to as the “carved balls” theory, which was tested in 2010 by archeology graduate students in the UK, and revealed that a 4 tonne stone could fairly easily be moved by only 6 or 7 people. Why the monument was created continues to elude us today, in large part because of the strictly oral traditions of those who built it. We discuss some of the more popular ideas for the monument’s purpose, such as a clock or calendar, a place of healing, or even as a neolithic music hall. Despite the mystery of why this four century long engineering project happened, it has captivated the imaginations of millions of people for thousands of years. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This episode we discuss Japan’s Kansai Airport, in an episode of firsts: the first airport on reclaimed land, the first time building a mega project on top of holocene clay, our first vertical infrastructure episode, and our first "what went wrong" episode. After the building of Narita airport through re-appropriation of lands and the violent protests that followed, Japan was faced with an unprecedented challenge in constructing the Kansai airport. The airport is the first of it’s kind, built on a man-made island 3.7km from the mainland in Osaka Bay, and in many ways is an example of what can go wrong when planning for best case outcomes, with it’s initial $14 billion price tag growing by an additional $6 billion since the airport opened in 1995. The soil in Osaka Bay is mostly submerged holocene clay, which presents unique challenges compared to building on soil, particularly around the ground settling after construction since you can’t accurately test the ground condition without disturbing and in turn changing it. After initially estimating a total of 5-10m of settlement the island has in fact sunk 13m as of 2016 and continues to sink at a rate of 50cm every year, with no idea when the settlement will end! In 2018 the Kansai airport was struct by Typhoon Jebi, leading to what Vivian calls a “swiss cheese disaster.” Despite the many systems dedicated to disaster mitigation, each a proverbial slice of cheese, and on September 4 2018 the holes in each of these slices lined up. The first slice of our disaster sandwich occurred when a boat was blown into the nearly 4km bridge connecting the airport to the mainland, stranding approximately 8,000 passengers and staff at the airport while also severing their access to water and electricity, as well as communication lines with the mainland. Normally the airport’s emergency generators would power on, but they had been flooded and half the generators failed to start, and yet another slice lined up as the pumps built to clear the generator room in the event of a flood could not start up with power lines severed. So, while the Kansai airport broke new ground in construction methods and land use, it also stands as a reminder to why it’s best to hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Our second episode focuses on something most of us never think about until something goes wrong: sewers. In specific, we’ll be learning about the construction of London’s Interceptor Sewers, and the 318 million bricks that went into this monument. Sanitation in 1850s Victorian era London was a little different than our standards today. Despite the widespread use of the Victorian equivalent to a modern bathroom, the water closet, indoor plumbing as we know it today was still many years away and the vast majority of waste and sewage was going straight into the River Thames. A cholera outbreak in 1853 that killed roughly 15,000 people, the eventual fermentation of the river in 1858 known as The Great Stink, and a relocation of Parliament within smelling distance would finally lead to the hiring of Sir Joseph William Bazalgette to rectify the problem. Bazalgette’s work would revolutionize sewers and create many of the standards we continue to use toady, including innovations such as egg-shaped sewer pipes and the use of Portland cement, which is still the most commonly used variety of cement today. As with modern engineering projects waste was a huge topic of discussion, but not in the way you’d expect. Unlike our modern concerns of waste and inefficiency contributing to environmental impact, the primary concern was wasting the sewage that could have instead been collected and sold as fertilizer in rural areas. As a true monument to future proofing, the work completed by Bazalgette would last over 100 years, with a project beginning in 2007 to finally expand the capacity of the sewers. Today the biggest risk to sewers in London and across the world are fat bergs, congealed masses of materials such as wet wipes and cooking grease, or as John puts it, “all the stuff we get told not to flush down the toilet but we do anyway because you press flush, they go!” Image Gallery: 1 | 2 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This episode we discover the history of the Panama Canal, an engineering monument more than a century in the making, a corridor for over 200 million metric tonnes of cargo every year, and a great place for boats. The ten hour journey through the Panama Canal made by over 13,000 ships each year was first conceptualized all the way back in 1534 by Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, Charles V, wanting a way to get ships through the Americas in hopes of an advantage over Portugal. This idea was floated next when Scotland attempted a trade colony in the 1690s, resulting in a massive financial failure that contributed to Scotland joining England to become Great Britain. In 1855 the Panama Railroad was established to facilitate shipping from one ocean to the other, and by 1881 France had contracted Ferdinand de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal, fresh off his successful building of the Suez Canal. De Lesseps made the grave error of not visiting Panama during the rainy season, the first of many errors that contributed to massive workforce fatalities, with at times more than 200 workers dying each month. Even after recruiting Gustav Eifel for additional help, the company created to build the canal was bankrupt by 1889, having spent $287 million USD, the equivalent of $7.8 billion USD today. In 1908 John Findley Wallace was appointed as chief engineer to right the ship, but lasted only a year before leaving the project. Enter the hero of our story, John Frank Stevens, a self-educated engineer with a history as a train engineer who, seeing the errors of his predecessors, prioritized the well-being of the workers, ultimately leading to the successful construction of this engineering mega project. “The digging is the least thing of all” Image Gallery: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

All roads lead to Rome, and this week we’ll be exploring the first road that led to Rome, The Via Appia. This 563km long early highway would put Rome on the map and pave the way for the Roman Empire. The Via Appia, also known as The Appian Way, was first constructed between 312 and 264 BCE as a response to the first Samnite War leading to the decimation of Capua, who had offered themselves up to Rome in exchange for protection. Unfortunately that offer of protection was moot, with Capua being too great a distance away. The Roman censor Appius Cladius would leverage his influence and power over Rome’s treasury to secure the 259 million Sestertius required to construct the highway. While highly controversial at the time, 174 million Sestertius would be transported to Rome on the road annually, paying for itself in just a year and a half. Romans famously built their roads without curves, and without modern surveying methods the Romans would need to employ some impressive mathematics to plan this gargantuan undertaking, which John describes as “basic trigonometry played out on a frustratingly large scale.” Much has changed in how we plan roads, but surprisingly little has changed in how we build the roads themselves since the Via Appia was first constructed over 2000 years ago. While the highway in its original form no longer exists, having been disassembled and its materials repurposed after the fall of Rome, a small portion still exists today as a tourist destination. Image Gallery: 1 | 2 Learn more at: MeasuredInMetric.com Edited by: Astronomic Audio Contact us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Darkness. Emptiness. Silence. Only dim and distant lights, providing no heat and only scant illumination to an otherwise cold and barren expanse. Is this episode about: a) Your wallet after record release day b) Outer space c) Why not both? Welcome back, star voyager, as we bring you the warmth and music of another Video Game Grooves episode! This time we are joined by Mohammed Taher of Brave Wave Productions for an exciting episode about spaaaaace! We begin with the 2018 Data Discs release of Policenauts, one of the early oeuvres of Hideo Kojima. The fairly-uncredited music captures the buddy-cop genre with a jazz backdrop to keep you pointin' and clickin' and investigatin' space cases, and we discuss our own musical maturity.  Next, we let Mohammed off the hook as we explore the 4X musical genre in Endless Space 2, released by G4F. We learn to let music breathe a bit as the FlyByNo score walks the line between melodic and ambient, and Mo makes his love known for the Amplitude Studios series, and mmmmaybe even sneaks in an extra feature track! ;) We cover the news and new releases, which aren't too taxing this time around, but a few interesting finds will keep your turntable busy for a long time to come. Finally we discuss your community answers to the question "What bonanzas have you found 'in the wild?'" A few of you have gotten verrry lucky and we are so jealous. Mohammed teases us with an exclusive announcement or two, and we rocket off for reaches unknown (and our next episode)! Outro: "No! No! No!" - Policenauts, by Konami Kukeiha Club Twitter - @vg_grooves, @walnutsoap, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello, @robokick Brave Wave Productions website Brave Wave Productions twitter Links: Smooth McGroove - VGM Acapella Volume 1 (Yetee Records) Endless Legend – Vinyl Edition (G4F Records) Wargroove (Yetee Records) Metro Exodus (Italian Amazon) (Russian retailer) Lil Bub’s Hello Earth (LilBub.com) Image Gallery

Yo dawg, we hear you like video game music and vinyl records and video game music on vinyl records and memes from 2008. So we put some video game music on vinyl records so you can vid-- Okay anyway, we're back! Hello! This week, Anthony and Jeremy tackle the topic as a twosome, bringing you some great tunes and talk as we spin a special spread from our vinyl collections. First, Anthony takes us back to a cult PS1 favorite with the Xenogears -SHINKAKU- compilation, with arranged versions of the original soundtrack, including its "Creid" and "Myth" interpretations. We discuss the trajectory of composer Yasunori Mitsuda and the shearing point between old- and new-school music. Jeremy chimes in with an exploration of the "drum & bass" music scene with the Forza Horizon 4: Hospital Records soundtrack. The diegetic radio station provides some very "racy" music for the game, and we learn about the entire genre, from drumfunk to jumpstep, and hear what Hospital Records brings to the world of vinyl on their glow-in-the-dark release. For our final segment we discuss our updated wishlists for 2019, and we have a special play-with-the-hosts invitation for our listeners! Remember to hit us up on Twitter and comment below if you'd like to explore the luxurious gluttony of Dragon's Crown with Anthony and Jeremy! Outro: "飛翔 : Soaring -Orchestral Version-" - Xenogears, by Yasunori Mitsuda Twitter - @vg_grooves, @walnutsoap, @jeremy_lamont, @ajohnagnello Links: Pikuniku (Ghost Ramp Records) The Banner Saga 3 (iam8bit) Donut County (iam8bit) Iconoclasts (Limited Run Games) Sonic Zones (The Yetee) Metro Exodus "Aurora" Edition (Micromania.fr) Image Gallery    

The king of the seas has come to cinemas, and we're celebrating with a deep dive into the near-eighty year history of Arthur Curry, the Aquaman!   Check out the Image Gallery for the episode here.

The BTBT goons were proud to be co-sponsors of the Art and Hustle Tupac Tribute Show at Image Gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn. This weeks episode celebrates the life of Tupac and brings together artists across all disciplines to showcase their love and appreciation for this hip hop icon. The goons had some beers straight from the Interboro Spirits and Ales 2nd Anniversary and were throwing 'em back pretty vigorously. Double Dry Hopped Madd Fat Fluid and the the Madd Fat 2nd anniversary were some of our favorites! Shout out to the Art and Hustle crew for putting together this fantastic event. Cheers to all of the artists who made it such a special night. Check out some pics of the art below. Grab some beers and crack 'em open and....no matter where you are in the world...Drink Local. Drink Fresh. Repeat. Check out last weeks show with Judy and Punch in Astoria Queens. Click here! P.S. We got the GGG Vs Canelo prediction wrong - props to both warriors they put on a great show but I stand by my statement that you can't get a decision against Canelo in Vegas...  

This week we recorded at the IMAGE Gallery in Brooklyn following the Hilarity at the Gallery show and we got Tone on the show with us (kinda) and we talk Comedy and more....

We back in the studio! And this week we talk Fabolous, a weird foot fetish and more. TJ squared merch is still avail! https://www.redbubble.com/people/tjsquared Hilarity at the Gallery is also this Sat (4-7), Image Gallery in BK. Details on the IFTY Comedy Instagram.

In episode 43 BTBT hangs at the Art and Hustle sponsored Controlled Chaos Art Show held at Image Gallery in Bushwick Brooklyn. The goons are in the thick of things, pounding brews, admiring art and interviewing several dope artists through out various segments during the show. Kick back, relax and grab a brew or if you're headed out grab a brew for the road. Enjoy this weeks show! Cheers!

The Sunken Ship, the truth about Seaside Town, and the expedition through Land's End.  Also, weird physics, Group Hugs, and the importance of blocking in this game. In the next episode in two weeks, we're currently planning to play through the sixth star. Image Gallery for this episode.

The conclusion of our discussion about A Link to the Past covers Turtle Rock, Ganon's Tower, and our overall thoughts on the game. Image Gallery for this episode.   The next episode will be in two weeks, and will begin our discussion of Portal.  As the game is short, we will all have played through the whole thing, but our discussion in the first episode will primarily cover everything before Chapter 19. A reminder that you can always follow us for updates on our twitter.

Welcome to Episode 44 of HubShots! Recorded: Monday 25 July 2016 Full show notes available at: http://hubshots.com/episode-44/ Welcome Shot 1: Inbound Thought of the Week Within 100 days of INBOUND16! http://inboundcountdown.com Inbound agendas are up http://www.inbound.com/inbound16/speakers Love the diversity – at least 64 women speakers (out of 141) #Inbound16 meetup is a go! George B Thomas tweeted https://twitter.com/craigbailey/status/757454391297257472 Join our HubShots WhatsApp Group http://hubshots.com/whatsapp/ Shot 2: HubSpot Feature/Tip of the Week Building a Cold Contact list – here’s a very simple way you can build a cold contact smart list: Shot 3: Opinion of the Week The “morality” of popups Finding the balance between generating leads and giving the user a great experience. Consider less intrusive options: Exit intent Side reveal – less intrusive Solve for the problem. Is lead gen growth really your problem? e.g. is an engaged audience more valuable to you. Love how Marco Arment approaches everything to do with app design and usability e.g. it never pops up with annoying requests to ask you to rate the app (see the Feedback section below): Shot 4: General Tip of the Week HubSpot – Drift – Slack integration http://www.hubspot.com/integrations/drift btw love the menu on the Drift site that changes as you scroll down the page – since it signals your intent https://www.drift.com/ Shot 5: State of Inbound Item of the Week The Effectiveness of Advertising in Asia Pacific: https://research.hubspot.com/reports/effectiveness-of-advertising-in-asia-pacific Popup and telemarketing has an extremely negative experience on people! Shot 6: HubSpot Resource of the Week Easily Add an Image Gallery to Your Landing Pages or Website When you’re working on creating content, figuring out how to insert a gallery of images should not be the most time-consuming part of your day. Today we’re happy to introduce a brand-new module available in all HubSpot accounts, the Image Gallery. The new image gallery has a number of enhancements, but one of the most notable is that it features progressive loading. When adding multiple images to your gallery, don’t want them to load all at once for visitors. It’s bad for their load times, and does not provide a great experience unless they are on a really fast internet connection. The new module will load the first image and progressively load other images based on the visitor clicking through each. Shot 7: Listener Tip of the Week How to use login pages to communicate to customers Shot 8: Podcast of the Week George B Thomas followed us! https://twitter.com/HubShots/status/757451896365854720 HubCast podcast: https://www.thesaleslion.com/hubcast-podcast/ Shot 9: Quote of the Week “Vision without Action is Hallucination” – Thomas Edison Shot 10: App of the Week Overcast podcast app for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8 Check out the skeptics FAQ! Adjust podcast playing speed – the most efficient, and lossless player I’ve used.

In todays final tutorial on web design Mak shows how you can add an image gallery onto your website using wordpress.

Liferay for your ears - This time I sat together with Alexander Chow and Sergio González. Both are Liferay Core Engineers. Alex is "Employee number 8, UK employee number 1 (which gives away his location) and Liferay-Mac-User number 1. Sergio is Spain's employee number 6. Both have extensively cooperated in the new Document Library for Liferay 6.1 - now called Media Library - and this provides the main topic for us to talk about: My shownotes: * Their background and what they worked on in Liferay * How to pronounce names * Naturally: The work both did on Document/Media Library and related portlets through the last year: The document library got a good rewrite, Ajax-based UI and a new backend to use Liferay as entry-point into other external repository systems. * CMIS (short for Content Management Interoperability Something - see link) * A lot of the document library backend war developed with JUnit and worked within a few days of work with the independently created UI when they were first brought together. * Different Document types are now first class citizens, so that you have certain metadata as well as separate workflows for different types of content. * Document Library and Image Gallery changed to Document and Media Library (for storage) and Media Gallery Display (for presentation) - the data and permissions will be automatically migrated * Previews for many document types will be automatically generated. * Listing alternative interfaces to the backend: Browser, WebDAV, Sharepoint protocol, Liferay Sync * Sync will work offline and synchronize any change (bidirectionally) with Document & Media Library when it's online, available for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS. Sadly there's one OS missing... * Iliyan is now europe's resident AlloyUI/JS expert * Download Beta 4 (or whatever is current when you read/listen to this) and give feedback, report bugs before Alex 2.0 is released.

We build a pretty typical image gallery design pattern, a grid of images that pop up larger when clicked. But this image gallery page makes use of hot semantic HTML5 markup, loads of visual treats with CSS3 and jQuery, and made editable through the CMS PageLime. Quick reminder, the demo is awesome-est in a WebKit browser (Safari or Chrome). Links from Video: View Demo Download Files PageLime FancyZoom Clear Fix HTML5 Shiv Blueprint … Read article “#74: Editable CSS3 Image Gallery”