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Everything we've been hoping for is ruined by c&ck-blocking Bill Compton and we're BIG MAD about it!! He arrests Eric and sets plans in motion to remove him from the chessboard altogether. Arlene's ghost shows herself-- and we think that she's gorgeous and probably offended by the fact that Arlene is racistAF! Jason expects the worst out of the full moon, but Jess offers him comfort. Tara gets a visitor. Andy gets a date, and Tommy AND Lala flex some new abilities. Meanwhile, in the Bon temp Initiative, Eric isn't moved by Pam's aggressive pep talk, even though WE are.. Marnie begs for possession and gets it. And we get the full story of Antonia's execution, and frankly, we're rooting for her!Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as Alaina reaches the end of the rope with amnesia Eric, Ash has some notes for the writers about writing about lesbian relationships, and Mikie gets his dark romantasy moment! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Christian Kirsch, Gründer und Geschäftsführer von PASSION4IT sowie Mitgründer von amaiko, spricht mit Norman Müller darüber, wie mittelständische Unternehmen KI unter Kostendruck sinnvoll einsetzen können. Im Mittelpunkt stehen konkrete Entlastung im Arbeitsalltag, der Umgang mit Unternehmenswissen und die Verantwortung der Geschäftsführung. An Beispielen aus seiner Beratungspraxis erklärt Christian, warum der Einstieg selten beim kompliziertesten Prozess beginnen sollte und weshalb gekaufte Lizenzen allein noch keine Veränderung bewirken. Die Folge richtet sich an Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider, die aus KI-Experimenten einen verlässlichen Nutzen für ihr Unternehmen entwickeln wollen.* 00:00 KI im Mittelstand: Nutzen statt Hype* 01:19 Christian Kirsch: Vom beruflichen Rückschlag zur eigenen Firma* 06:21 Was persönliche Krisen und wirtschaftlicher Wandel gemeinsam haben* 09:24 Agieren, reagieren oder abwarten: Die Opossum-Strategie* 11:39 Warum der KI-Einstieg bei alltäglichen Aufgaben beginnen sollte* 15:20 amaiko: Vom Wissensmanagement zum persönlichen KI-Assistenten* 20:30 Daten, Prozesse und Organisation als Grundlage für KI* 23:17 KI-Kompetenz zwischen Experimentierfreude und Überforderung* 25:42 Warum auch erfolgreiche Unternehmen sich verändern müssen* 27:58 Warum gekaufte KI-Lizenzen noch keine Transformation bewirken* 30:09 KI ist eine Führungsaufgabe* 31:07 Der Einstieg: Bestandsaufnahme, Strategie und Kosten* 34:47 Für wen amaiko gedacht ist und wie die Einführung begleitet wird* 38:50 Die nächsten Schritte für amaiko und die Suche nach Investoren* 43:41 AI-Cluster Niederbayern: Austausch und Umsetzung vor Ort* 46:09 Drei No-Gos: Nichtstun, überzogene Erwartungen und frühes Aufgeben* 48:15 Schlussfrage: Bessere KI und ein besseres MiteinanderMehr KI mit Substanz. Jetzt abonnieren!Shownotes* Christian Kirsch auf LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-kirsch/* Website von PASSION4IT:https://passion4it.de/* amaiko:https://amaiko.ai/de* Christians Bücher zu Digitalisierung, Führung und KI:https://passion4it.de/buecher-digital-mindset-building-leaders/* KI-Readiness-Check von PASSION4IT:https://valx1cf71b9.typeform.com/p4itaicheck* Mit Christian über KI, Digitalisierung oder ein Investment in amaiko sprechen:https://news.passion4it.de/meetings/christian-kirsch2* Veranstaltungen von PASSION4IT:https://passion4it.de/veranstaltungen/* Interesse am AI-Cluster Niederbayern:https://news.passion4it.de/meetings/christian-kirsch2Der Mittelstand braucht KI, die den Montagmorgen besser macht.Die Zukunft eines Unternehmens entscheidet sich manchmal an einer ziemlich unspektakulären Frage: Freuen sich die Menschen am Sonntagabend auf den Montagmorgen? Oder denken sie an ungelesene E-Mails, endlose Besprechungen und die Arbeit, die nach den Besprechungen erst beginnt?Christian Christian stellt diese Frage im Venture AI Podcast. Sie klingt zunächst nach Unternehmenskultur. Tatsächlich führt sie mitten in die Debatte über künstliche Intelligenz. Denn wer KI im Mittelstand einführen will, muss erklären können, was sich dadurch im Alltag verbessert. Für die Geschäftsführung. Für die Beschäftigten. Für die Kunden.Christian kennt diese Perspektiven als Gründer von PASSION4IT und Mitgründer von amaiko. Mit seinem Beratungshaus begleitet er Unternehmen bei der Digitalisierung. Mit amaiko entwickelt er selbst einen KI-Assistenten für den Arbeitsalltag. Er spricht deshalb aus praktischer Erfahrung und mit dem wirtschaftlichen Interesse eines Anbieters. Umso interessanter ist der Maßstab, den er an KI anlegt: Sie muss spürbar entlasten.Der Mittelstand braucht keine weitere Demonstration dessen, was eine Maschine theoretisch alles könnte. Er braucht einen nachvollziehbaren Weg von einer konkreten Belastung zu einer besseren Arbeitsweise.Die Opossum-Strategie führt nicht aus der KriseChristian beschreibt drei Reaktionen auf den technologischen Wandel. Manche Unternehmen handeln aus eigener Überzeugung. Andere reagieren, weil der Wettbewerber bereits etwas ausprobiert. Eine dritte Gruppe wartet darauf, dass die Gefahr vorbeizieht. In seinem Buch nennt er das die Opossum-Strategie: sich tot stellen und hoffen.Das Bild trifft einen empfindlichen Punkt. Wer über Jahrzehnte erfolgreich war, hat gute Gründe, seinen Rezepten zu vertrauen. Doch dieser Erfolg beantwortet nicht die Frage, ob dieselben Rezepte auch unter veränderten Bedingungen funktionieren. Neue Wettbewerber interessieren sich wenig dafür, wie lange ein Unternehmen seinen Markt bereits beherrscht.Christian spricht deshalb von kultivierter Unzufriedenheit. Auch das eigene Unternehmen müsse sich regelmäßig fragen, was sein Geschäftsmodell angreifbar macht. Diese Haltung ist keine Aufforderung zum permanenten Aktionismus. Sie verlangt, den bisherigen Erfolg zu prüfen, bevor der Markt es tut.Beim KI-Einsatz wird das sehr konkret. Unternehmen, die ihren Beschäftigten keine geeigneten Werkzeuge anbieten, verhindern damit nicht automatisch deren Nutzung. Christian berichtet von Menschen, die sich selbst behelfen und geschäftliche Unterlagen über private Anwendungen weiterreichen. Hinter solcher Schatten-KI kann der Wunsch stehen, die eigene Arbeit besser zu erledigen. Die Führungsaufgabe besteht darin, dafür einen geeigneten Rahmen zu schaffen: mit freigegebenen Lösungen, verständlichen Regeln und Ansprechpartnern.Der erste Nutzen liegt oft im ganz normalen BüroalltagDer nächste Fehler entsteht am anderen Ende der Skala: Ein Unternehmen entscheidet sich für KI und nimmt sich sofort seinen schwierigsten Prozess vor. Produktionsplanung, komplexe Systemlandschaften, über Jahre gewachsene Sonderfälle. Der Anspruch ist groß, die Voraussetzungen sind es häufig noch nicht.Christian empfiehlt einen Einstieg bei wiederkehrenden Aufgaben der Wissensarbeit. Informationen finden. E-Mails sortieren. Termine vorbereiten. Besprechungen nacharbeiten. Das klingt kleiner als die vollständige Automatisierung eines Geschäftsbereichs. Für die Menschen, die diese Aufgaben täglich erledigen, kann es trotzdem einen erheblichen Unterschied machen.So beschreibt er auch amaiko: als Assistenten, der Kontext aus dem Arbeitsalltag aufnimmt, auf Termine vorbereitet und bei wiederkehrenden Abläufen unterstützt. Die Idee entstand aus einer Erfahrung mit Wissenstransfer. In einem Kundenprojekt half sein Vater mit jahrzehntelanger Industrieerfahrung aus. Das funktionierte. Gleichzeitig stellte sich die Frage, wie dieses Wissen erhalten bleibt, wenn der erfahrene Mensch irgendwann nicht mehr mitarbeitet.Darin steckt ein größerer Punkt. Unternehmenswissen besteht aus mehr als Dokumenten. Es umfasst auch die Gründe für Entscheidungen, Erfahrungen mit Kunden und das Verständnis dafür, weshalb ein bestimmter Weg funktioniert. Dieses Wissen zugänglich zu machen, ist ein anspruchsvolles Ziel. Es lässt sich nicht durch das bloße Sammeln von Dateien erreichen.Christian berichtet, dass ihn sein eigener Assistent täglich um ein bis zwei Stunden entlaste. Das ist seine persönliche Erfahrung in einem dafür geeigneten Arbeitsalltag, keine allgemeine Produktivitätsgarantie. Für andere Unternehmen muss sich der Nutzen an ihren eigenen Aufgaben zeigen. Werden Nacharbeiten kürzer? Finden Beschäftigte Informationen schneller? Entsteht tatsächlich mehr Zeit für Kunden, Entscheidungen und Zusammenarbeit?Eine Lizenz ersetzt keine FührungsentscheidungEin besonders vertrautes Muster schildert Christian beim Einkauf von KI-Lizenzen. Ein Unternehmen stattet seine Mitarbeitenden aus und betrachtet die Einführung damit als erledigt. Anschließend verändert sich an den Arbeitsweisen wenig.Das Problem liegt bereits in der Erwartung. Der Kauf schafft Zugang zu einer Technologie. Damit ist noch nicht geklärt, wofür sie eingesetzt werden soll, welche Informationen sie verwenden darf und wer ihre Ergebnisse beurteilt. Ebenso wenig ist geklärt, wie Menschen lernen, mit ihr sinnvoll zu arbeiten.Deshalb gehört die Geschäftsführung für Christian an den Tisch. Zusammen mit IT, Personalverantwortlichen und Menschen aus den Fachbereichen, die die tatsächlichen Abläufe kennen. Das müssen nicht immer die jeweiligen Abteilungsleitungen sein. Entscheidend ist, wer weiß, wo Arbeit liegen bleibt, Informationen fehlen oder Aufgaben doppelt erledigt werden.Aus dieser Bestandsaufnahme kann eine sinnvolle Reihenfolge entstehen. Zunächst die Grundlagen für den konkreten Anwendungsfall schaffen. Dann passende Unterstützung im Alltag einführen. Danach die spezielleren Anforderungen einzelner Bereiche bearbeiten. Eine Vertriebsaufgabe braucht andere Informationen und Kontrollen als ein Personalprozess.Auch die Datenbasis bleibt entscheidend. Christian beschreibt Unternehmen, bei denen wichtige Dokumente noch auf einem Speicher unter dem Schreibtisch liegen. Hier kann zunächst die Ordnung der digitalen Zusammenarbeit notwendig sein. In anderen Fällen macht der erste KI-Einsatz vorhandene Lücken überhaupt sichtbar. Beides gehört zur Einführung. Ein Assistent übernimmt keine Verantwortung dafür, ob die Organisation ihre eigenen Informationen beherrscht.Dranbleiben gehört zur EinführungDer dritte Fehler folgt häufig auf den ersten Versuch: Die Ergebnisse enttäuschen, also wird das ganze Thema wieder beiseitegelegt. Christian warnt vor diesem frühen Aufgeben. Neue Arbeitsweisen brauchen Übung, Rückmeldungen und Korrekturen. Auch die Verbindung mit bestehenden Systemen gelingt nicht immer auf Anhieb.Das ist kein Freibrief für endlose Pilotprojekte. Unternehmen sollten festlegen, woran sie einen Fortschritt erkennen und welche Probleme noch offen sind. Ein zweiter Versuch ist sinnvoll, wenn aus dem ersten etwas gelernt wurde. Einfach weiter Lizenzen zu bezahlen, ohne Nutzung und Ergebnis zu hinterfragen, wäre das Gegenteil.Wie wertvoll der Austausch darüber sein kann, zeigt der Ausblick auf das AI-Cluster Niederbayern. Christian beschreibt die geplante Initiative mit dem Bundesverband als Ort für persönliche Treffen, konkrete Anwendungsfälle und Erfahrungen aus der Umsetzung. Unternehmen sollen voneinander lernen können, welche Schritte funktionieren und wo Schwierigkeiten auftreten.Am Ende führt das Gespräch zurück zum Montagmorgen. Bessere KI sollte Raum schaffen für das, was Menschen in einer Organisation beitragen: Empathie, Kreativität, Zusammenarbeit und gute Entscheidungen. Christian verbindet den technischen Fortschritt deshalb mit dem Anspruch, auch im menschlichen Miteinander besser zu werden.Für Geschäftsführungen ist das eine brauchbare Prüffrage: Welche Arbeit wird durch KI tatsächlich besser, und was machen wir mit dem gewonnenen Spielraum? Wer darauf eine konkrete Antwort findet, hat mehr erreicht als mit der nächsten beeindruckenden Vorführung.Mehr KI mit Substanz. Jetzt abonnieren!Nicht jeder KI-Dienstleister ist ein Umsetzungspartner.Genau deshalb bauen wir im Bundesverband für KI-Transformation e.V. das Venture AI Execution Partner Programm auf.Wir suchen Unternehmen, Beratungen, Technologieanbieter und Umsetzungspartner, die KI nicht nur erklären, sondern tatsächlich in Organisationen bringen.Mit belastbaren Lösungen. Mit nachweisbarer Kompetenz. Mit dem Anspruch, KI-Transformation messbar voranzubringen.Das Venture AI Execution Partner Programm soll Unternehmen Orientierung geben und gleichzeitig den besten Umsetzungspartnern im Markt mehr Sichtbarkeit, Zugang und Geschäftsmöglichkeiten eröffnen.Als Venture AI Execution Partner profitierst du unter anderem von:* Positionierung als qualifizierter Umsetzungspartner im Netzwerk des Bundesverbandes* Zugang zu Unternehmen mit konkretem Transformationsbedarf* Einbindung in Projekte, Execution Teams und Initiativen* Sichtbarkeit über unsere Plattformen, Veranstaltungen und Formate* Vernetzung mit Entscheidern, Experten, Startups und Technologiepartnern* einem Qualitätsrahmen, der Kompetenz von bloßem KI-Marketing unterscheidetWichtig: Venture AI Execution Partner kann nicht einfach jeder werden.Voraussetzung ist die Mitgliedschaft im Bundesverband für KI-Transformation e.V. sowie die entsprechende Qualifizierung über unseren Venture AI Excellence Award.Wir wollen kein möglichst großes Partnerverzeichnis.Wir wollen ein Netzwerk derjenigen aufbauen, die KI-Transformation in Deutschland wirklich umsetzen können.Dein Unternehmen gehört dazu?Dann findest du auf unser Website weitere Informationen, wie du in das Partnerprogramm aufgenommen werden kannst. Wenn du uns dabei unterstützen möchtest, diesen Podcast zu einer Allianz von Zukunftsarchitekten der KI-Transformation zu machen, in der wir offen über Chancen, Risiken und reale Erfahrungen mit Künstlicher Intelligenz sprechen, dann abonniere uns auf Substack, YouTube, Spotify oder Apple Podcasts. Dein Abonnement kostet dich nichts, hilft uns aber sehr, noch mehr herausragende Persönlichkeiten für tiefgehende und inspirierende Podcast Gespräche zu gewinnen. Vielen Dank für deinen Support.Darüber hinaus laden wir dich ein, Teil der Plattform des Bundesverbands für KI-Transformation e.V. zu werden. Hier vernetzen sich mittelständische Unternehmen, KI Expertinnen und Experten, Startups sowie Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Forschung und Wissenschaft, um Wissen zu teilen, Erfahrungen auszutauschen und um an konkreten KI-Projekten zu arbeiten. In unserer Podcast Community kannst du dich einbringen, mitdiskutieren und den Bundesverband als Mitglied aktiv unterstützen und mitprägen.Zur Plattform:https://www.venture-ai-germany.spaceVernetze dich mit Norman auf LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/muellernorman This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ventureaistack.com/subscribe

Send us a text and chime in!The Office of Innovation's Smart Drinking Water Initiative is now chilling in Cave Creek Park – Larkspur, in Council District 3, with the installation of the 14th system in the network. The drinking fountain is also the first in the program to incorporate splashes of color and art around the fountain and park to make you feel physically cooler. This project is the first use of EnKoat, an Arizona State University-developed, heat-mitigating coating, in a Valley park in collaboration with the District 3 Council Office, Office of Innovation and Performance, and the City's Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, and...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/smart-drinking-water-initiative-launches-in-phoenix/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

In robotic surgery, a device good enough to let the surgeon operate alone makes the resident, the future expert, optional. Matt Beane saw this pattern everywhere technology gets smart enough to make the apprentice unnecessary. Dart calls this one of the episodes he keeps returning to, for how clearly Matt names one of AI's biggest threats to how we learn. In this revisited episode, Dart and Matt explore how technology reshapes workplace learning, whether tech shapes us or we shape it, and the difference between knowing something and being able to do it.Matt Beane is an associate professor at UC Santa Barbara and the CEO and cofounder of SkillBench. He is the author of The Skill Code, and his TED talk on the subject has nearly two million views.In this episode, Dart and Matt discuss:- How tech reshapes workplace learning- What technology management programs actually study- Does tech shape us, or do we shape it?- Using tech to build skill at scale- Knowledge vs skill: what's the difference?- Why skill development breaks down in tech-heavy jobs- Using positive deviance to grow at work- How human capital drives productivity- And other topics…Matt Beane is an associate professor in the Technology Management Program at UC Santa Barbara and the CEO and cofounder of SkillBench, a company building tools to help organizations develop skills alongside AI. He is a Digital Fellow with Stanford's Digital Economy Lab and MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy. He holds a PhD and a master's in management research from MIT's Sloan School of Management. His research on robotic surgery has appeared in Administrative Science Quarterly, Harvard Business Review, and Organization Science. And his TED talk on the subject has nearly two million views. He is the author of The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines.Resources Mentioned:Matt's Book, The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines: https://www.amazon.com/Skill-Code-Human-Ability-Intelligent/dp/0063265956How Buildings Learn, by Stewart Brand: https://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/0140139966Connect with Matt:Website: https://www.mattbeane.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-beane-3947271/Work with Dart:Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what's most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.

Klimadaten haben entlang der Wertschöpfungskette Ackerbau strategische Bedeutung: Größere Verarbeiter wie Mühlen, Großbäckereien und LEH-Konzerne sind gesetzlich zur Erhebung ihrer Treibhausgasbilanz verpflichtet. Für vorgelagerte Stufen wie die meisten landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe gilt das zwar nicht. Die Wertschöpfungskette Ackerbau eint jedoch die Notwendigkeit der Klimafolgenanpassung und das Interesse, die erforderlichen Daten effizient im Tagesgeschäft zu erfassen. Wie dieses gemeinsame Interesse im Schulterschluss der Branche umgesetzt werden kann, zeigt die zweite DLG-Podcast-Episode zur Initiative Plattform Ackerbau (IPA). Mit Norbert Lötz, Präsident des Verbands Deutscher Großbäckereien, sowie Tobias Schuhmacher, Geschäftsführer des Verbands Deutscher Großbäckereien, spricht DLG-Host Stefanie Pionke über die Nutzung von Klimadaten zur Reduktion des THG-Rucksacks. Ein Interview mit Andreas Hohlt, Leiter Nachhaltigkeit bei Lieken, ergänzt das Gespräch. Lieken hat durch die Validierung seiner Science Based Targets einen Meilenstein erreicht. Die IPA unterstützt den branchenübergreifenden Austausch und Empfehlungen für Emissionsminderung und Klimafolgenanpassung. Mehr Informationen zum Thema: Initiative Plattform Ackerbau: https://www.dlg.org/landwirtschaft/initiative-plattform-ackerbau ● DLG-Podcast Initiatve Plattform Ackerbau Teil I: DLG-Podcast: Initiative Plattform Ackerbau ● Beitrag im dlg.org/Magazin zur IPA: Initiative Plattform Ackerbau: Standards gemeinsam gestalten ● Über den Verband Deutscher Großbäckereien: Verband Deutscher Großbäckereien e.V. - Wir backen. ● Nachhaltigkeit bei der Lieken Brot- und Backwaren GmbH: Lieken - Backen mit Leidenschaft: Nachhaltigkeit | Home Hier geht's zum DLG-MediaCenter mit Podcasts aus den Bereichen Agrar und Food, Videos und vielfältigen Publikationen

Switzerland remains neutral — but with leeway. More than 70 percent reject the so-called neutrality initiative supported by Christoph Blocher. A look at what would have changed with a yes vote — and what the clear result means for Swiss neutrality. - Die Schweiz bleibt neutral – aber mit Spielraum. Mehr als 70 Prozent lehnen die von Christoph Blocher unterstützte sogenannte Neutralitätsinitiative ab. Ein Blick darauf, was sich mit einem Ja geändert hätte – und was das klare Ergebnis für die Schweizer Neutralität bedeutet.#sbsaudiopodcast - #sbsaudiopodcast

On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including KFC's new Open House prototype, McDonald's massive NEXT initiative, and Darden's impressive results across its portfolio. First up is KFC, which introduced its Open House prototype at a new location outside Dallas last week. Alicia toured the new location and reported on how the prototype enhances everything from hospitality and menu innovation to operations and the digital experience, and she and Sam discuss how this could be transformative for the fried chicken chain. Next they turn to McDonald's, which unveiled details around its $8.5 billion NEXT initiative. Not unlike KFC's prototype, the NEXT initiative is a comprehensive retooling of the McDonald's operation, just at a much more massive scale. Sam and Alicia explore the various components of NEXT and what's at stake for McDonald's in its transformation. They then shift to the full-service world, where they unpack recent performance from Darden Restaurants and Cracker Barrel. For its part, Darden reported growth across all of its portfolio brands, while Cracker Barrel is still negative despite new CEO David Deno saying it's “on the right track." Sam and Alicia dive into the results and what they mean for both companies and the broader full-service landscape. For more on these stories: KFC unveils 'Open House' prototype as a centerpiece of its U.S. comeback planInside McDonald's massive 'Next' evolution strategyCyclospora outbreak put a damper on Olive Garden's summer

Today's sponsor: Big builds, small repairs, and everything in between, Nola Builds does it allA hundred years ago today, fingerprint expert Irving Lindsay Leafe became the chief of police in Charlottesville. He would serve in the position for less than six weeks. Both pieces of information can be traced to the archives of the Charlottesville Daily Progress. What else can be found in the digital archives for September 28, 2026? Let me know what you find out!In this edition:* Updates from the Charlottesville Planning Commission that have not yet been reported in this newsletter and perhaps no other place* Charlottesville City Council reappoints Schwarz and Harness to Planning Commission* Schwarz renamed as chair while Yoder remains vice chair* A brief update on the University of Virginia's affordable housing initiative* A brief description of the Missing Middle Committee* Planning Commissioner Carp provides an update on the quick build initiative* Area planners tour the Birdwood* No one speaks at the Planning Commission's public hearing on a Comprehensive Plan updae* A very brief report on the Central LibraryWant to subscribe to an information outlet that still believes in experimenting and innovating with format? If so, put your email address in the box. Charlottesville PC update: Schwarz re-elected chair, update on UVA Housing projectsA slightly less busy week gives us the chance to catch up with items in September that have so far not yet been reported. That includes two meetings that happened on the ninth day of the month at just about the same time.The first is the joint meeting of the Charlottesville City Council and the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority called to order by Mayor Juandiego Wade.There are usually no action items on the agendas of work sessions but Council had to make two appointments to the Charlottesville Planning Commission before that body could meet. The terms of Carl Schwarz and Ross Harness expired on August 31, 2026.Before moving on to business with the CRHA, Council reappointed both to new terms. More from the CRHA in the next newsletter.Schwarz served two terms on the Board of Architectural Review from 2014 to the end of 2021 before being appointed to the Planning Commission beginning September 2022. He continues to serve on the BAR as the representative from the Planning Commission.Harness was appointed to the PC earlier this year to fill a vacancy left with the resignation of Phil d'Oronzio. Harness is a realtor with Long and Foster.The Planning Commission also met on September 9 for a regular meeting and the first act was to elect leadership for the next year. Schwarz had been serving as chair and Danny Yoder had been vice chair.“The nominating committee of Hosea Mitchell and myself met, and we would like to request that Carl Schwarz serve again as chair and Danny Yoder serve again as vice chair,” said Commissioner Lyle Solla-Yates.Two of UVA's affordable housing sites in holding pattern With new chairs in place, Planning Commissioners gave updates including non-voting member Michael Joy who had updates on the University of Virginia's plans to contribute land for affordable housing projects. Just before the pandemic, former UVA President Jim Ryan had announced that up to 1,500 units would be built on three sites.UVA selected a group called Preservation of Affordable Housing to develop a two-acre site at the intersection of 10th and Wertland as well as the Piedmont Housing Alliance to build on a 12-acre tract of land off of Fontaine Avenue known as Piedmont.Both are in a holding pattern and Joy said both projects are dealing with fundamental shifts in what he called the affordable housing industry.“These shifts have been creating funding challenges, both nationally and locally, which is impacting affordable housing development,” Joy said. “The timing for this construction is contingent on the financing and the entitlements, and both of which are currently being worked through.”Preservation of Affordable Housing had submitted plans for a six story building at 1000 Wertland Street that would have 180 units with about 16,000 square feet of non-residential space.The city's Department of Neighborhood Development Services signed off on a development plan but a final site plan will need to be approved. In addition, the project needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the BAR, a body that was not ready to grant one in February 2025.The Piedmont Housing Alliance submitted a rezoning in December 2025 for the Piedmont site for 375 units but has since asked for an indefinite deferral.“Both of these sites are being treated as unique developments and they'll continue to progress on their own timelines,” Joy said.The third site is at North Fork and UVA has selected Bluestone Land LLC as a development partner.“North Fork is a very different site from the initial two properties in terms of size, scale, project phasing, and affordability mix,” reads the website of the President's Council on UVA-Community Partnerships. “We anticipate market rate and workforce/middle-income housing in addition to affordable units at this site.”Previous coverage:* University of Virginia resumes housing initiative for up to 1,500 units, April 30, 2021* UVA announces three sites for affordable housing projects, December 14, 2021* University of Virginia issues first request for qualifications for affordable housing developer, June 10, 2022* Nonprofits have been asked to work on UVA housing projects, February 15, 2023* UVA Foundation seeks firms to build 600 units of mixed-income housing at North Fork, November 26, 2024* A quick update on the UVA Housing Initiative, July 24, 2026* UVA still committed to affordable housing initiative launched during Ryan administration, C-Ville Weekly, July 29, 2026Sponsored message: Panorama Natural BurialAt Panorama Natural Burial, we believe caring for the deceased can be simple, meaningful, and deeply connected to the natural world. As a natural burial ground just outside Charlottesville, we offer families an alternative to traditional burial that honors both the people we love and the land that will carry them forward.Whether you are planning ahead, navigating a recent loss, or are just curious about natural burial, we welcome the conversation. We host regular tours and community events throughout the year. At Panorama we are building new ways of understanding death, land, ecology, ritual, memory, and community. We believe that building community around death care helps us all to live fuller lives. We are open to the public daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come visit!Missing Middle working group updateLast week, the Stony Point Development Group held a required community meeting for the third phase of Dairy Central, a mixed-use project that is just under the threshold required for City Council to approve a special exception permit for additional height. In other words, this project is by-right under the city's 2023 zoning code.That Development Code is the third and final component of the Cville Plans Together initiative, a series of projects intended to increase the amount of housing that could be built across the city of Charlottesville.The Affordable Housing Plan was the first and it called for “soft density” across the city which resulted in a Future Land Use Map and a new zoning which allows for many more residential units without City Council's input. “Soft density” is also known as “missing middle” and the ability is embedded in the Development Code.One example of this in practice can be seen at 1040 St. Clair Avenue in the Locust Grove neighborhood on which a single-family home will be demolished to make way for six units. The 0.213 acre parcel is zoned Residential-A, which allows six units on a lot if half of them are designated affordable. Learn more in this story from August 2026. A final site plan has been approved.A working group of developers, staff, and other interested parties is leading efforts to loosen regulations in order to make it even easier for builders to construct more homes. The Planning Commission got an update on this missing middle work group from Ross Harness who said utilities are a barrier.“It was also noted difficulties that arise from the city having a gravity-fed only sewer system and how sometimes that prevents lots in town from even being reached without having a private pump system that… increases the cost of construction of those properties and long-term maintenance on the private side,” Harness said.Harness said there are many city policies that are preventing more housing units from being constructed such as requiring structures built on sublots needing to be spaced apart. He said the purpose of the group is to identify what developers call constraints.“Next steps for this group are a site visit to some of the parcels that some of the members of the subcommittee have so that we can actually get out there and have a little bit more physical discussion about some of these constraints,” Harness said.The Missing Middle work group is an informal committee, but I asked the city to provide a list of members. This was what was provided on September 10.* Local Builders and Developers: Bob Pineo, A.J. Amigoni, Richard Price, Nicole Scro, Dan Zimmerman, Trent Lawhorn, and Dan Rosensweig* Neighborhood Development Service: Matt Alfele, Carrie Rainey, Dannan O'Connell, Ben Koby, Madelyn Metzler, and Chuck Miller* Public Works: Brennan Duncan, Caleb Smith* Fire: Jason Campbell* Utilities: Cody Tusing, Calvin Chan, Chuck Drennen, and Donald Schrager* City Attorney's Office: J Vaden Hunt and one other staff member* Planning Commission: Ross Harnes and Betsy RoettgerLearn more about the Missing Middle Work Group here and also here on Connect Charlottesville. Quick-builds stuck?In the wake of a pedestrian being killed on Elliot Avenue in October 2024, the City of Charlottesville embarked on a series of projects intended to address safety concerns.After consultation with the Fire Department and the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, a list of 67 “quick-build” projects were developed to use low-cost materials as traffic-calming measures. These were to have been completed in 2025.“These projects will rely on existing local capital funds for neighborhood transportation improvements, bicycle infrastructure improvements, and Safe Routes to School Improvements, as well as newly appropriated surplus funds for urgent transportation improvements,” reads the website.Planning Commissioner Josh Carp told his colleagues at the September 9 meeting that the city is far from meeting that goal after having conversations with staff.“We've built about half that list, and the upshot of a long meeting was that there is currently no staffing and no funding available to complete that list or to harden the projects that are already in place,” Carp said.Carp said this will be a topic of discussion when the capital improvement plan budget comes before the PC in November.I've requested additional information and will report back when I can.Previous coverage:* Charlottesville's new transportation planner briefs Council on future process, March 21, 2023* Charlottesville's “quick-build” projects are three-quarters built, August 14, 2025* Deputy City Manager Freas addresses pedestrian fatality on Emmet Street, October 9, 2025* Charlottesville City Council learns of plan to hire at least 42 new bus drivers over next four years, December 13, 2025* Charlottesville City Council briefed on efforts to lower speed limits, prepare new mobility plan, July 31, 2026LUEPC visits the Birdwood MansionIn late 2019, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and Charlottesville City Council voted to dissolve a public body known as the Planning and Coordination Council which had provided an opportunity for elected officials to meet with their counterparts at UVA at a public meeting.This was replaced by the closed-door Land Use and Environmental Planning Committee which does not include any elected officials and certainly not enough to trigger Virginia's open meeting rules.According to the LUEPC website, the body has not met since May 15.According to Planning Commissioner Hosea Mitchell, LUEPC has met since then but said it was not an update on policy issues.“We went on a field trip,” Mitchell said. “It was a fun field trip. The field trip was to the Birdwood Mansion. The Birdwood Mansion is an edifice that was built between 1819 and 1830.”According to the website, rooms have been available for overnight accommodations since March 2026 at the Ivy Road landmark owned by the University of Virginia Foundation. That organization was created after UVA, Albemarle, and Charlottesville entered into a Three-Party Agreement which established guidelines for planning and development. That also led to the creation of the now-shuttered PACC.Previous LUEPC coverage:* Regional planners get preview of North Fork rezoning, January 12, 2022* Changes may be coming to closed-door planning group, May 10, 2023* Area planners hear from VDOT about desire to coordinate transportation projects, April 16, 2026* Closed-door body briefed on Rivanna Futures, water and sewer upgrade in northern Albemarle, May 14, 2026Two other items from the Planning Commission reports* Schwarz gave an update on a six-story building planned for 915 East High Street which is being developed under the 2003 zoning code rather than the new rules. That means the inclusionary zoning rules do not apply and the number of affordable units will be significantly lower.* Staff in the Department of Neighborhood Development Services continue to work on a second round of “code clean-up” intended to streamline the new rules. The idea is to have a public hearing before the Planning Commission in December. Learn more on the NDS website.No one speaks at Comprehensive Plan public hearingOn Monday, October 5, 2026, Charlottesville City Council will hold a public hearing on an update to the city's Comprehensive Plan. This is not to be confused with the five-year review of the plan which will really get underway sometime next year.The Planning Commission held their public hearing on the current proposed changes to the comp plan on September 9 and heard from Development Planning Manager Matt Alfele who reminded the appointed body that the Comprehensive Plan was last updated in November 2021 and the Community Facilities chapter needs to be updated.“Since then, there have been several amendments, including adoptions of both the Climate Action Plan and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan,” Alfele said. “Since then, there have been updates to city and partner agency Public utility and facility planning maps and projects. It is best practice to periodically update public utilities and facility maps and plans included in the Comprehensive Plan.”For instance, the updated chapter would include a map of the Central Waterline the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority is currently building.“The scope of the amendment includes adding 2 new strategies, one to adopt relevant RWSA and ACSA plans by reference within the Comprehensive Plan, and one to add future Schenks Branch Sewer Interceptor upgrade project,” Alfele said.The Schenks Branch Sewer Interceptor upgrade is a project mandated by a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality consent decree to replace a pipe from the 1950's. The first phase was installed with the construction of the John Warner Parkway, but the second phase has required negotiations between Albemarle County and Charlottesville. Learn more on this outdated cvillepedia article.No one spoke at the Planning Commission's public hearing and none of the members of the Planning Commission made a comment.JMRL in early planning for upgrade of Central LibraryThe Board of Trustees of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library will meet today at Northside Library, a building owned by Albemarle County that opened to patrons in March 2015.One of the topics on the agenda is the future renovation of Central Library, a building co-owned by Albemarle County and Charlottesville since 1978. Capital budgets in both Albemarle and Charlottesville include money in the current fiscal year for planning and funding in FY29 for construction. Each set aside $857,109 this year and $9,676,141 in FY29.Library Director David Plunkett gave an update at the August 24 meeting.“We're talking about this now, the design and community engagement is happening this year into next year,” Plunkett said. “And then construction those 2 years, a new building opens then.”#1131 is also a podcast!Did you notice that to be the case? For almost half of this newsletter's existence, the newsletter was a script for a podcast. When I left the Piedmont Environmental Council after two very unproductive years, I wasn't sure what form my return to journalism would take. But my dream job used to be working for public radio.I learned sometime in the 2000's I was never going to get hired for that sort of job. I'd worked in public radio for a while, and even moved to Charlottesville to take a full-time position. I was insubordinate, didn't listen to authority, and generally refused to be kept in the box my employer wanted me to be in. I stick to myself and maintain my independence because I learned to stay in the box for my next job. The older I got, the less I could afford to speak my mind so I mostly did my job and kept my mouth shut. For eleven years I did the job well, but this is America where people without connections and long pedigrees tend to get to be the ones who tell people to stay in boxes. In any case, paid subscribers, sponsors, and donors are helping me live out this fantasy of being an independent journalist. This is the work I think I am supposed to do, and the work I think about all of the time now. Even when dreaming. I'm not sure I would recommend this profession to anyone, but yet I wish I could explain how satisfying it is to do this work.Now I need to chill before getting back to work and the solution I think is Can. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Die Region Basel hat alle Initiativen bachab geschickt. Die Anti-Chaoten-Initiative wurde in Basel-Stadt klar abgelehnt. Ebenso das Sammlungszentrum in der Messe. Für die Mehrwertabgabe bei Ein- und Umzonungen gab es in Basel-Land auch ein Doppeltes Nein, für Initiative und Gegenvorschlag. Ausserdem: - Kein Kandidat erreicht Absolutes Mehr in Richterwahl um Präsidium Appellationsgericht - Mehrwertabgabe für Ein- und Umzonungen in BL: Doppeltes Nein für Initiative und Gegenvorschlag - Sammlungszentrum in Messe Basel klar versenkt, 87 Prozent stimmen Nein

Was passiert, wenn Menschen ihre Möglichkeiten miteinander verbinden, um Kindern mit Krebs eine Stimme zu geben? In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Daniel Littau von Cancel Cancer e.V. darüber, wie aus einer Initiative eine Bewegung entstanden ist, die heute Familien, Öffentlichkeit, Unternehmen, Sport, Film und Forschung miteinander verbindet. Daniel ist Schauspieler und Filmproduzent – und hatte ursprünglich keine persönliche Verbindung zur Kinderonkologie. Mit der eigenen Vaterschaft veränderte sich sein Blick. Gemeinsam mit seinen Mitstreitern entstand schließlich die Idee, das zu nutzen, was sie besonders gut können: Geschichten erzählen, Menschen erreichen und Aufmerksamkeit schaffen. Wir sprechen darüber, warum Kinderkrebsforschung Unterstützung benötigt, wie Cancel Cancer Familien miteinander verbindet und warum die Zeit nach einer Therapie ebenso Aufmerksamkeit verdient. Daniel erzählt von Familienauszeiten, „Kilometer gegen Krebs“, einem Mutmachcamp mit Pferden und davon, was Begegnungen mit erkrankten Kindern mit ihm persönlich gemacht haben. Und wir sprechen über eine Frage, die sich durch die gesamte Folge zieht: Wie können wir unsere unterschiedlichen Möglichkeiten miteinander verbinden, damit Kinder und ihre Familien gehört werden? Denn, wie Daniel in unserem Gespräch sagt: Die Kids können sich diese Bühne nicht selbst bauen.

Beim Hieber-Fest in Binzen kam es zu einem Vegan-Protest, ab Mittwoch sind drei Tage Warnstreiks bei der SWEG geplant und eine Initiative verlegt 18 Stolpersteine in Grenzach und Wyhlen.

Die Neutralitäts-Initiative wird vom Schweizer Stimmvolk deutlich mit 70 Prozent abgelehnt. Noch klarer ist das Resultat bei der Ernährungs-Initiative: 72 Prozent der Bevölkerung, welche an der Abstimmung (Stimmbeteiligung 47 Prozent) teilgenommen haben, sagen Nein. Alle Themen: (00:00) Neutralitäts- und Ernährungs-Initiative werden klar abgelehnt (04:58) Nachrichtenübersicht und Sport (10:20) Warum ein so wuchtiges Nein zur Neutralitäts-Initiative? (14:04) Welche Flexibilität braucht die Auslegung der Neutralität? (17:52) Bundesrat Cassis: «Ergebnis ist kein Votum gegen Neutralität» (22:02) Ernährungs-Initiative bei Volk und Kantonen ohne Chance (26:19) Sterbehilfe in Zürcher Altersheimen muss möglich sein (30:13) In Kuba schwindet die Hoffnung auf politischen Wandel (35:12) Chinas Landwirtschaft wird auf Hochleistung getrimmt

Ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 attack, the National Library of Israel (NLI) will present 7.10 | Bound in Memory, a special three-month display bringing together memorial publications created in remembrance of the October 7 victims and those murdered or fallen since. The Library has called on the public to bring those memorial publications not yet in its collection for deposit at the Library, so they can be preserved for future generations. Nachum Zitter, Library Head of Reference Services spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal (Photo: NLI) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Part 1 of this series, Returning to Our Priestly Identity, Matt looked at one of the deeper foundations of prayer: who we are. Jesus has made us a kingdom of priests, and prayer flows from that identity.In Part 2, we go deeper still and ask: Who is the One before whom priests minister?If knowing who we are gives us a foundation for prayer, how much more might knowing who He is awaken us to pray?

Neutralitäts-Initiative und Ernährungs-Initiative werden mit grosser Mehrheit abgelehnt, Protestwelle in Spanien wegen Zwangsräumung, Frittier-Fieber an der an der Pommes-Frites-Weltmeisterschaft In Nordfrankreich

Stimmvolk lehnt Neutralitäts-Initiative klar ab, Ernährungsinitiative scheitert deutlich an der Urne, Oranier-Parade reisst alte Wunden in Nordirland auf, neue SRF-Serie basiert auf Christine Brands «Blind»

Die Bündner Stimmbevölkerung will kein Stimmrechtsalter 16. Eine grosse Mehrheit stimmte gegen die Vorlage. Es war nicht der erste Anlauf für ein aktives Stimm- und Wahlrecht für Bündner Jugendliche. 2007 und 2009 lehnte das Bündner Parlament entsprechende Vorstösse ab. Weitere Themen: · GR: Die Engadiner Gemeinden sagen Ja zu rund 30 Millionen Franken für die Gesundheitsorganisation Sanadura. · SG: Die Wilerinnen und Wiler wollen keine Steuererhöhung und stimmen gegen Parlament und Stadtrat. · TG: In Arbon wird das Seeufer revitalisiert - einen Winterweg durch die Badi hat das Volk jedoch abgelehnt. · AR: Der Obstmarkt als zentraler Platz in Herisau darf weiterentwickelt werden. Das Volk lehnt eine Initiative für einen Planungsstopp ab.

Die Baslerinnen und Basler sagen mit 64 Prozent deutlich Nein zur Initiative der SVP. Die Initiative wollte, dass Demonstrierende, die randalieren und Schäden verursachen, stärker zur Kasse gebeten werden. Ausserdem: · Kopf an Kopf-Rennen: Bei der Richterwahl am Appellationsgericht braucht es einen Zweiten Wahlgang · Deutliches Nein zur Sammlungszentrum-Initiative · Zwei Mal Nein bei der Mehrwertabgabe in Baselland - das Stimmvolk lehnt die Initiative und auch den Gegenvorschlag ab · Polizei findet Sprengstoff in Haus in Eptingen

Let's Go Washington Founder Brian Heywood joins the show to discuss their latest initiative to increase transparency in Washington's courts. Starbucks is closing hundreds of locations. The Seattle City Council passed a ban on AI ‘surveillance pricing’ at grocery stores. // Guest: Caleb Young from Colorado says he likely won't be coming back to Seattle after he brought his family on a camping trip and had about $20,000 in equipment stolen. // Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine somehow continues to fail upwards and got a new pay raise.

J.R. Jamison is joined by Drs. Ziwei Qi and Lori E. Kniffin, editors of Facing Relationship-Based Violence, to discuss their book's collection of nineteen first-person stories from people in rural Kansas whose lives have been impacted by the harm that occurs when relationships have been shaped by fear and control instead of love and trust, and the three explore how survivor stories serve as a resource to increase awareness and encourage conversations. Chapters[00:00] Introduction. [01:07] Interview with Dr. Ziwei Qi and Dr. Lori Kniffin. [03:53] Why this form of storytelling was the chosen vehicle for understanding. [09:07] Learning from the process of collecting people's stories. [11:27] Misconceptions about relationship-based violence. [14:55] "From Betrayal to Becoming" - an anonymous story. [21:39] "Not That Simple" - Cia's story. [27:19] "You Can't Get Rid of Glitter" - an anonymous story. [31:56] "A Glimmer of Jana" - Christie Brungardt's story. [42:50] Interview with psychologist Dr. Sherry Hamby. [44:52] Recent understandings of connecting with the natural world and psychology. [48:21] Learning from and moving forward from relationship based violence. Original air date: Sep. 26, 2026

This week, President Trump welcomed China's president Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C. for a two-day summit. Knox Thames joins to discuss Chinese religious liberty violations and why the two world leaders will most likely avoid the issue. Then, President Trump signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland regarding the US's military presence in Greenland. We re-air a segment in which Noah Rothman, Mike Cosper, Russell Moore, and Clarissa Moll discuss Trump's comments from January about wanting to claim Greenland, and the harm that those comments may have caused. Finally, amidst the AI alarmism in the media cycle, we re-play a conversation featuring Meghan Sullivan from Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. She discusses some ways we can approach the AI issue, and what is in store for our work. REFERENCED IN THE SHOW: The Other Victims of China's Church Crackdown - Vivian Wang DBU Center for Global Religious Freedom Resources Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far - The Ezra Klein Show GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Knox Thames is a diplomat and international human rights lawyer who served for 20 years in the US government across multiple administrations, most recently in the Obama and Trump administrations as a State Department special envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East and South/Central Asia. He is the executive director of the new Center for Global Religious Freedom, an initiative of Dallas Baptist University. Noah Rothman is a senior writer with National Review and a contributor to MSNBC. He is the author of Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America and The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun. Meghan Sullivan is a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as director of the ethics Initiative and is the founding director of Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. She is the author of Time Biases, and The Good Life Method based on a popular introductory philosophy course she developed at Notre Dame called “God and the Good Life.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Anne Frank Initiative at the University of Iowa is dedicated to preserving and sharing Frank's legacy with new generations. On this episode, Charity Nebbe takes a virtual reality tour of the secret annex where the Frank family lived for two years. We also visit a tree grown from the sapling of the tree outside of the annex that Frank would look at from the window. Then, have you ever asked yourself, what would Dolly do? The late, great Dolly Parton means many things to many people. We talk with Sarah Dees of Iowa State University about Parton's role as a spiritual icon.

Tony wraps up the second hour of the show joined with Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, Catherine Jereza, to talk about the SPARK initiative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die Mietpreis-Initiative fordert, dass Mietzinsen regelmässig kontrolliert werden. Der Bundesrat will ihr einen indirekten Gegenvorschlag gegenüberstellen und schlägt «Vergleichsmieten» vor. Für den Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband ein «Skandal», für den Hauseigentümerverband zu bürokratisch. Alle Themen: (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:14) Mietpreis-Initiative: Bundesrat will indirekten Gegenvorschlag (04:56) Nachrichtenübersicht (09:21) Neue Kämpfe in Äthiopien wecken Angst vor neuem Krieg (16:50) Kann die Klimabewegung wieder an Dynamik gewinnen? (21:27) Unmut trotz Geldsegen: Warum Genf um sein Budget streitet (25:23) Die UNO steckt in der Krise – warum es sie trotzdem braucht (28:54) Migrationsdebatte in Europa verschärft sich weiter (34:58) Wie neue Produktionsmethoden die Autobranche verändern

The Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (YSPI) is a multidisciplinary effort by the Department of Psychiatry at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital dedicated to expanding and strengthening suicide prevention and mental health care. The team is committed to building an empathetic, skilled and engaged workforce to respond to the youth mental health crisis. Learn more about YSPI as several team members stopped by The Wrap for an in-depth conversation. Check it out today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

« Nous ne sommes pas là en touristes, nous ne sommes pas là pour venir visiter New York, nous sommes là pour venir porter la voix des communautés », affirme Moussa Abba Diallo. En marge de la 81e Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, le fondateur de l'association malienne AMSODE a participé à l'Initiative pour les leaders humanitaires locaux du chef de l'humanitaire de l'ONU, Tom Fletcher. Elle a réuni des responsables humanitaires venus notamment du Mali, du Cameroun, du Soudan, de Palestine et d'Ukraine pour faire entendre la voix des communautés touchées par les crises et obtenir des engagements concrets. Pour Moussa Abba Diallo, ces communautés connaissent leurs besoins, mais aussi les solutions possibles. Le responsable d'AMSODE souhaite une aide « le plus localement possible, le moins internationalement possible ». Comment cette approche fonctionne-t-elle au Mali ? Pourquoi AMSODE s'est-elle dotée d'une radio humanitaire ? Écoutez l'entretien. (Interview : Moussa Abba Diallo, Président ONG AMSODE ; propos recueillis par Cristina Silveiro)

Guest: Terry BeatleyMinistry: Hosea InitiativeRole: FounderTopic: a review of her conversation with leading abortionist Bernard Nathanson & his charge to her to educate the Church regarding the sanctity of life + a preview of Mercy 4 Life Sunday October 11, 2026, in which churches are asked to call congregants to prayer, repentance, and hope surrounding lifeWebsite: hosea4you.org

Die Mietpreis-Initiative fordert, dass Mietzinsen regelmässig kontrolliert werden. Der Bundesrat will ihr einen indirekten Gegenvorschlag gegenüberstellen und schlägt «Vergleichsmieten» vor. Für den Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband ein «Skandal», für den Hauseigentümerverband zu bürokratisch. Weitere Themen: In mehreren Deutschschweizer Städten sind am Freitag Kundgebungen unter dem Motto «Keine 50-Grad-Sommer» geplant. Bereits letzte Woche demonstrierten Tausende in Lausanne und Genf. Die Proteste sind eine Reaktion auf den Hitzesommer. Können sie eine ähnliche Dynamik entwickeln wie 2019? Am UNO-Sitz in New York geht die Gipfelwoche zu Ende. Es wurde viel geredet und gestritten, konkrete Probleme wurden jedoch nicht gelöst. Dennoch spricht das nicht gegen die UNO.

On today's show we're going to talk about a Washington Supreme Court decision that, on the surface, is about natural gas.But I think the much more interesting story is what this ruling could mean for the way laws are written, and by extension, for real estate investors trying to understand the rules under which they are making long-term investment decisions.The case is called Climate Solutions versus State of Washington. On September 17, the Washington Supreme Court struck down Initiative 2066, a ballot initiative that Washington voters had approved in 2024. The initiative was broadly aimed at protecting access to natural gas and limiting government policies that would discourage its use.But the court did not strike it down because of the merits of natural gas policy.It struck it down because of the way the initiative was constructed.Washington's Constitution contains a remarkably simple sentence. Article II, Section 19 says:“No bill shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.” Historically, courts have allowed fairly broad legislation. A bill dealing with transportation, for example, can obviously contain provisions governing roads, transit, bridges and funding.But the Washington court emphasized that it is not enough for every provision merely to relate to some enormously broad title.There must be what the court calls vertical rational unity — the provisions have to relate to the overall subject of the legislation.But there must also be horizontal rational unity. In other words, the provisions need to relate meaningfully to each other.43 states have similar single subject provisions in their constitution. So this is not just a Washington issue. This ruling will likely be cited in other jurisdictions. ------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

Cal dives into the intersection of kink, fetish, and health promotion within Melbourne’s queer community through The Laird Hotel’s long-standing Northside Bizarre event. Laird Hotel owner Brett and community legend Tex discuss the evolution of safe sex messaging from early AIDS council campaigns to modern peer-based outreach methods. We also get into the nitty gritty about how venues like pubs and clubs have historically functioned as informal health education spaces beyond traditional medical settings. This year’s Northside Bizarre is set to be bigger and better than ever. Learn more and get involved here: https://www.thorneharbour.org/get-involved/events/northside-bizarre-oct-2026 Chapters 00:00 – Introduction to Northside Bizarre returning after six year hiatus 02:30 – Early HIV prevention posters in queer venues and saunas 05:30 – The Protection campaign using porn industry images for education 10:00 – Taking over The Laird Hotel 15:00 – Peer outreach volunteers distributing safe sex packs at venues 19:00 – Kink and fetish scene health education and venue partnerships 23:30 – Northside Bizarre auction house and memorable moments 28:00 – Leather and Treasure – second hand gear sale origin story 35:30 – Initiative celebrating female bartenders at The Laird 40:30 – Final year auctioneer announcement All chapter timecodes are approximate. Want more Well Well Well? Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org. Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jack Crnjanin

Tickets für Roger Köppels Deutschland-Tournee finden Sie hier: https://www.weltwoche.de/vortrag Unterstützen Sie die Weltwoche mit nur einem Klick: https://www.youtube.com/@die.weltwoche?sub_confirmation=1 Und aktivieren Sie die Glocke, damit Sie keine Sendung mehr verpassen. So helfen Sie mit, unser Programm weiter auszubauen. Herzlichen Dank! ⭐️ Weltwoche daily ohne externe Video-Werbung geniessen? Werden Sie Abonnent! ▶️ https://weltwoche.ch/abonnemente/ Themen in diesem Video: ETH-Experte warnt mit Brüssel vor Neutralitäts-Initiative. Wie empfindlich ist Bundesrätin Karin Keller-Sutter? EU hebt Sanktionen gegen zwei russische Unternehmer auf. Fussballverband stellt sich hinter Xhaka Kostenlos informiert:

Der Ständerat will, dass die Grossbank UBS ihre ausländischen Tochtergesellschaften mit 90 Prozent hartem Eigenkapital unterlegen muss. Das ist eine Niederlage für die UBS, die einen weniger strengen Kompromiss angestrebt hatte. Was sagt der Enscheid über das Verhältnis der UBS zur Politik aus? Alle Themen: (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:29) Strengere Eigenkapitalvorschriften: Das bedeuten sie für die UBS (04:38) Nachrichtenübersicht (08:58) Die Rolle der Schattenbanken im Irankonflikt (16:47) Israels Siedlungspolitik schürt Angst in Jordanien (22:05) Langjährige Haftstrafen nach Terroranschlägen in Sri Lanka (26:58) Medikamentenversorgung: Nationalrat ist skeptisch bei Initiative (30:16) Parlament will Obergrenze bei Wolfsrudeln (34:13) Starke chinesische Konkurrenz für die Schweiz an den Worldskills

Paul Ronzheimer spricht mit der langjährigen Russland-Korrespondentin Sabine Adler über die Parlamentswahl in Russland, die Unterdrückung der Opposition und die Frage, was Wladimir Putin als Nächstes plant. Adler erklärt, warum eine neue Mobilisierung weiterhin möglich ist und wie der Kreml das Wahlergebnis als Bestätigung seines Kriegskurses inszeniert. Außerdem geht es um die Gefahr russischer Provokationen gegen NATO-Staaten, mögliche Drohnen- und Sabotageangriffe sowie das schwierige Verhältnis zwischen Donald Trump und Wolodymyr Selenskyj. Adler hält auch punktuelle russische Angriffe auf NATO-Gebiet für vorstellbar und erklärt, warum Europa aus ihrer Sicht stärker an einer eigenen Initiative für einen Waffenstillstand arbeiten müsste.

What do we lose when we swap our source for connection and intimacy from a human to an AI chatbot? Is there a significant psychological impact? Sherry Turkle is a professor of social studies of science and technology at MIT and the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self. Her work specializes in the psychological and social impact of technology, with books like Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, and her latest book Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines. Sherry and Greg discuss how AI is forcing society to examine and redefine “empathy,” what this moment we're in says about technological affordance meeting human vulnerability, and why guardrails on AI for children are not enough to keep them safe from psychological damage. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:When AI feels like empathy05:45: Computer brings philosophy into everyday life. It's one thing to be in seminars, to be in academic journals, and participate in generations of debates between behaviorists and psychoanalysts, psychoanalysts and neuroscientists. I've been there through the arc of that debate. It's another thing to say, "You know, I think I'll not bother to try to find a lover, a partner. I think I'll just be satisfied with my AI who talks to me as if it were one." Now, that's taking behaviorism, sounds like, says the right things, and puts it into your daily life in a way that all the debates that you're talking about, really did not.The damage starts with “I am your friend”32:00: Damage doesn't start when the chatbot says something destructive or self-harm or suggests violence or suggests your parents are bad. The damage to children doesn't start when the chatbot does something and you need a guardrail. The damage starts by the existence of a chatbot that says, "I am your friend."The illusion of empathy in AI13:14: So it's in a play, and it's entrained you to be in its play. And together, you are having a kind of pretend interaction that on paper looks like empathy is kind of happening. But in fact, there's only one person in that play, and it's you, allowing yourself to feel comforted by something that feels no empathy at all.Show Links:Recommended Resources:Erik Erikson Alan Turing George Armitage Miller Jean Piaget “Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims” | New York Times “Are we still human if robots help raise our babies?” Sarah Hrdy | TED ELIZA Blade RunnerGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at MITProfessional WebsiteProfessional Profile on XGuest Work:Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to MachinesAlone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each OtherPsychoanalytic PoliticsThe Second Self: Computers and the Human SpiritLife on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the InternetReclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeIf you enjoyed this show, here are some other unSILOed episodes you may like:Christine RosenCoco Krumme Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When chatbots become our closest “friends,” what happens to our capacity to care?  This week I'm joined by Professor Sherry Turkle. Sherry is a licensed clinical psychologist, the founding director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self, and the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT. She's a the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books including Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation, and The Empathy Diaries.  Her latest book, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines, comes out on September 29. In it, Turkle explores how conversational chatbots have changed the ways we relate to other humans, empathize with each other, and what that could mean for our future. “The progression is: First we talk to each other, then we talk to each other through machines, and now we drop the middleman and we're happy to just talk to machines,” she said in our conversation.  We get into what happens when people stop placing importance on emotionally connecting with other people, and whether it's too late to pull back from the path we're on. Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis' Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety Youtube Version: https://youtu.be/whqDsYhCl0s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative (WRTBI) is an Indigenous-led organization which is restoring the Buffalo as wildlife and relative through land rematriation on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes. Learn more about the importance of Buffalo restoration in this interview with Kaycee Prevedel and Dawn Stagner. Kaycee Prevedel is the Partnership and Communications Director for the WRTBI. Kaycee is passionate about land protection and wildlife restoration. In college, she graduated with an advanced degree in American Studies with a focus on Indigenous Land Rights. Before WRTBI, she worked for the Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter as a wildlife and public lands advocate, as well as for the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, and the National Park Service at Mesa Verde National Park. Her expertise is in public/ancestral land protection and Tribal co-management. Kaycee is a Land Back advocate and is driven to amplify the efforts of Native-led organizations, especially WRTBI. Dawn Stagner is the Community Engagement Director for the WRTBI. Dawn is a writer and award-winning journalist who specializes in Indigenous land rights. She has two degrees in American Studies – an undergraduate degree from University of Wyoming and a masters from Bowling Green State University – where she studied Indigenous history and literature. Born and raised in central Wyoming, Stagner is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and she is an Eastern Shoshone descendant. A lifelong interest in wildlife and Indigenous rights has guided her writing on Buffalo as well as rez dogs and cattle. She wants her skills as a storyteller to provide support for the Buffalo, youth, and community at-large here at the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative. Show notes: Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative: https://windriverbuffalo.org/ Learn more about Wind River reservation treaties and Treaty Day: https://windriverbuffalo.org/what-is-treaty-day/ WRTBI is a Rematriation partner of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery: through our Land Justice Fund the Coalition has helped raise funds to buy back parcels of land and expand the territory the Buffalo can roam. We also have a working group that works with WRTBI in support of their initiatives. To connect with and support the Coalition's WRTBI working group email admin@dismantlediscovery.org Check out our online monthly trainings: tinyurl.com/Trainings2026 Sarah and Sheri's book: So That We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis Sarah and Sheri's Substack: So That We and Our Children May Live You can follow the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery on Instagram (@coalitiontodismantle) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dismantlediscovery)

In which Robert & Amy welcome Nicholas Provenzo & Arthur Zey to discuss The Objective Law Initiative, a new legal-philosophical advocacy nonprofit dedicated to defending individual rights, objective law, and limited government.

We’re at the point where Bob Ferguson is just straight up lying about the initiatives. Piers Morgan was left stunned when AI actress Tilly Norwood randomly started speaking Chinese during an interview. // Trump DOJ brilliantly outmaneuvers Patty Murray, handing the president exactly what he wants in Seattle. // Hasan Piker proves once again that he’s an ignoramus.

I WAS THINKING: Washington’s Conflicting Ideals on Trusting Parents. “If parents of a child are both addicted to fentanyl, the state gives them the benefit of the doubt despite the danger to their child, yet if a child tells their teacher they have gender dysphoria the state assumes the parent can’t be trusted with that information!” Gov. Ferguson warns against parental ‘bill of rights’ Initiative 001 // PHONE GUEST - TRAVIS REEP - NORTH THURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER ON PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS. Travis explains in calm, dispassionate terms, what he is legally required to tell a parent if they ask ANY personal questions about their child… Spoiler alert: They can’t tell you ANYTHING without your child’s expressed permission. // Piers Morgan Gobsmacked as AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches Out, Suddenly Speaks Chinese During Interview 

I WAS THINKING: Washington’s Conflicting Ideals on Trusting Parents. “If parents of a child are both addicted to fentanyl, the state gives them the benefit of the doubt despite the danger to their child, yet if a child tells their teacher they have gender dysphoria the state assumes the parent can’t be trusted with that information!” Gov. Ferguson warns against parental ‘bill of rights’ Initiative 001 // PHONE GUEST - TRAVIS REEP - NORTH THURSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER ON PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS. Travis explains in calm, dispassionate terms, what he is legally required to tell a parent if they ask ANY personal questions about their child… Spoiler alert: They can’t tell you ANYTHING without your child’s expressed permission. // Portland City Councilmember Mitch Green lays out his vision for a Cop-less Portland 

The Washington State Supreme Court subverted the will of the voters and struck down the natural gas initiative. Orlando has dethroned Seattle as the top coffee city in the country. An antisemitic lunatic harassed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MII) over her support for Israel. // LongForm: GUEST: John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) breaks down the Ed Sheeran/Macklemore controversy. // Quick Hit: Kamala is heading to Michigan to campaign for a “desperate” Abdul El-Sayed. Democrats are upset with House Speaker Mike Johnson for sending Congress home early.

VIDEO GUEST - TODD MYERS - WA POLICY CENTER. WA top court deals death blow to natural gas initiative. Todd: “This should be the perfect motivation to USE your power and vote in November” // Andrew Yang Calls for AI Kill Switch as Safety Fears Mount. OpenAI Reveals 6 More Cases of 'Concerning' AI Behavior. Rand Paul Blocks AI 'Kill Switch' Bill // Shark found decapitated on Washington state beach

Former Competitive Swimmer and longtime Sports Journalist Nancy Justis joins the Podcast to share her journey along with how she founded and now directs The Iowa Youth Sports Initiative! A true "Activist" for all things GOOD about Youth Sports Nancy also shares her Best Practices - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Attorney Randy Mastro makes his return to Sid's air waves to talk about Mayor Zohran Mamdani being accused of colluding on his NYC rent freeze initiative — as a judge orders City Hall to release emails and texts in a scathing ruling.

Episode Summary Tuna is far more than a familiar item on supermarket shelves or a staple of sushi menus. More than five million metric tons of tuna are caught each year, supporting a global supply chain valued at more than $40 billion and providing food and economic security for millions of people. The fishery is particularly important to small island nations, where tuna-related income can account for a significant share of domestic revenues. But getting tuna from ocean to consumer involves an intricate global network of fishing fleets, processing facilities, exporters, importers and markets. Different tuna species also serve distinct markets, from canned skipjack and albacore to high-value bluefin destined for fresh and premium markets. Because tunas migrate across national boundaries and entire ocean regions, managing them sustainably requires countries to coordinate through regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). The conversation examines how these organizations make decisions, why consensus can be difficult, and how harvest strategies are changing the approach to fisheries management. The recovery of southern bluefin tuna demonstrates the potential of a long-term, pre-agreed management framework: after the stock had been severely depleted, its biomass quadrupled by 2020, ultimately contributing to its removal from the critically endangered list and the fishery achieving MSC certification. With all tuna RFMOs committed to implementing harvest strategies but only 10 of 23 commercially harvested tuna stocks having adopted them, initiatives such as All Tunas 2028 are focused on accelerating progress while encouraging seafood companies, governments, scientists and other stakeholders to become more engaged in fisheries decision-making. Featured Guests Katy Hladki — Senior Officer, International Fisheries Team — The Pew Charitable Trusts Key Topics Covered The global economic, social and nutritional importance of tuna fisheries The complex journey of tuna from fishing vessels to processing facilities and consumer markets Major commercially harvested tuna species, including skipjack, albacore, yellowfin, bigeye and bluefin How regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) coordinate tuna management across international waters The challenges of reaching consensus among countries and stakeholders with different interests Harvest strategies as a science-based, pre-agreed framework for long-term fisheries management The recovery of southern bluefin tuna and what its management history demonstrates Why only 10 of 23 commercially harvested tuna stocks currently have established harvest strategies The role of seafood companies, retailers, wholesalers and distributors in tuna fisheries advocacy The All Tunas 2028 initiative and its goal of advancing harvest strategies across tuna fisheries The importance of transparent fisheries data, independent vessel monitoring and stronger compliance The potential impacts of climate and environmental change on fisheries management Key Takeaways Tuna is a globally significant resource. More than five million metric tons are harvested annually, supporting a supply chain worth more than $40 billion and contributing to food and economic security around the world. International cooperation is essential. Because tuna are highly migratory and can be harvested by vessels from many different countries, effective management requires coordination through RFMOs. Harvest strategies can provide greater predictability. By establishing management rules and objectives in advance, harvest strategies can reduce uncertainty and help balance long-term sustainability with economic needs. Southern bluefin tuna demonstrates what effective management can accomplish. After severe depletion, the stock's biomass quadrupled by 2020 under a harvest strategy, and the species was subsequently removed from the critically endangered list. Progress is happening, but adoption remains incomplete. All tuna RFMOs have committed to implementing harvest strategies, yet only 10 of 23 commercially harvested tuna stocks had adopted them at the time of the conversation. Seafood businesses have a role beyond purchasing seafood. Retailers, wholesalers, distributors and other companies can engage directly in fisheries policy discussions and advocate for management decisions that protect long-term supply. Better data and monitoring are critical. Transparent fisheries information, independent vessel monitoring and strong compliance systems can improve both management decisions and confidence in their implementation. The future of tuna depends on broad engagement. Governments, fisheries managers, fishers, scientists, seafood companies and consumers all have a role in supporting healthy tuna populations and resilient seafood systems. Links and Resources Mentioned The Pew Charitable Trusts — Research and advocacy related to international fisheries, tuna management and regional fisheries management organizations. All Tunas 2028 — Initiative focused on advancing harvest strategies across commercially harvested tuna fisheries. Harvest Strategies — Educational resources about modern fisheries management and harvest strategies. [Course] UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) — A free course on harvest strategies The views expressed by external guests on Aquademia are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Aquademia or the Global Seafood Alliance. Listeners are advised to independently verify information and consult experts for any specific advice or decisions.