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Les élections municipales en Turquie ont acté la défaite du parti de Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dans plusieurs grandes villes, l'opposition a été victorieuse : à Istanbul, Ankara, Ismir, mais aussi à Bursa, lagrande ville industrielle du nord-ouest acquise à l'AKP depuis 2004. Le président turc concède lui-même qu'il s'agit d'un tournant.

It's easy to play the victim, but taking back your power gives you control over your own life and future. You are the sovereign king of your life and the only one responsible for your happiness and finding your personal fulfillment. It's easy to get lost within the masses without knowing who you are, but going inside and exploring who you are will help unveil your authentic self and enable you to make choices that align with your true potential. Finding what works for you, visualizing it and embracing it in the present moment creates an environment of abundance and manifestation. Whether your goal is weight loss, developing a fit physique, or attaining financial prosperity, attempting to force outcomes only leads to exhaustion and disappointment. Instead, by operating from a place of abundance and nurturing the feeling we want to experience now, we align ourselves with who we truly are and our aspirations for personal growth. Join the conversation with Troy Ismir as he shares his journey of self-discovery, recounting his struggle with silent desperation and illuminating the path he ultimately found leading to purpose and fulfillment. Troy also delves into the topics of freedom, overcoming codependency, cultivating an abundance mindset, and finding contentment in life to give you tools to take back your inner power. What You'll Learn from this Episode: How to rewrite your narrative and take back your inner power  How to move from quiet desperation to divine inspiration and into your path of purpose  How to identify codependency on your path, move past it and find your own happiness.  How to live in alignment with who you are and find joy, peace and happiness in the now  And much more! "True power is an inner power, and it's found within ourselves.” – Troy Ismir Topics Covered: 00:38 – Troy's journey and how he got to what he does today  03:17 – How to take back your inner power 06:39 – How Troy took a leap of faith to the unknown to do what he loves  10:36 – Turning quiet desperation to divine inspiration  15:30 – What Troy went through with his divorce and how he found his path 22:48 – Codependency, how to identify it, move past it and find your happiness 28:10 – How to cultivate an abundance mindset and find contentment 32:27 – Cultivating that feeling now and stop to smell the roses in your journey  35:04 – Troy's final words of inspiration on taking a chance and leap of faith  35:38 – How to reach out and connect with Troy  Key Takeaways: Playing the victim is easy, and we're very good at it. It's easy not to change and to be stuck in the status quo. Don't do life on your own; we are not meant to do life on your own. A coach helps you see your blind spots; it's not something you can do on your own. Connect with Troy Ismir Website Instagram  Connect with Sherry Shaban: ⁠sherryshaban.com⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ Join me November 25 - December 2, 2023, for the most transformative week of your life at the breathtaking Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, where you will experience the most liberating Exclusive Transformational Wellness Workshop and Retreat on the planet. To win a $500 Voucher, ⁠Subscribe & Leave a Review ⁠and email a screenshot of your review to sherry@sherryshaban.com, so I know who you are!  Keep it up, Athletes! Sherry

He was known as a football player.  Troy Ismir had what looked like a promising future in sport, until one injury ended it all.Bouncing back from that setback wasn't easy. But Troy leaned on his faith, habits, and desire to live his purpose before deciding to leave his comfortable job in pharmaceutical sales in order to become a coach helping men integrate spirit, mind, and body to live theirs.Connect with Troy and learn more about his book True Power is Inner Power  at troyismir.com.You will learn:Our diets include not just the food we eat, but what we listen to, watch, and the company we keep, according to Troy.Nutrition, exercise, and mindset determines a lot about how we age.Big goals are best achieved in baby steps.Lizbeth's links Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HEREOR Buy Lizbeth a Coffee Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see. Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions without really living the life you want? Troy Ismir knows this feeling all too well after spending 17 years in a successful—but unfulfilling—career that left him in a state of "quiet desperation."   In this episode, Troy shares his journey of recognizing the challenges of working in an unfulfilling career and the steps he took to build a path that aligns with his values. As an inner transformation coach, Troy helps men realize their true power by integrating Spirit, mind, and body so they can live a life of unlimited freedom.   By the end of our conversation, I'm confident you'll be inspired and ready to reflect on your life, asking yourself whether you're truly living the life you value most. We discussed: What prompted Troy's transition out of a successful but unfulfilling career How he recognized the feeling of being trapped in his career The journey to building a career that suits his introvertedness   How finding a mentor can help you follow through with an intentional life transition A practice that that helped Troy get through the lowest point of his life   Why allowing ourselves to be beginners is what keeps us young   Connect with Troy https://www.troyismir.com/   https://www.instagram.com/troyismir/   https://www.facebook.com/troyspiritualwarrior  

Troy Ismir is an inner transformation coach, writer, and Certified Holden Qigong Teacher. Troy helps men take a chance on themselves so they can experience a better, more authentic, and fulfilling life.Troy helps men realize that their true power comes from within. https://www.troyismir.com/

We open season two of Underrated ML with Anna Huang on the show. Anna Huang is a Research Scientist at Google Brain, working on the Magenta project. Her research focuses on designing generative models to make creating music more approachable. She is the creator of Music Transformer and also the ML model Coconet that powered Google's first AI Doodle the Bach Doodle.She holds a PhD in computer science from Harvard University and was a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She spent the later parts of her PhD as a visiting research student at the Montreal Institute of Learning Algorithms (MILA). She publishes in machine learning, human-computer interaction, and music, at conferences such as ICLR, IUI, CHI, and ISMIR.She has been a judge on the Eurovision AI Song Contest and her compositions have won awards including first place in the San Francisco Choral Artists' a cappella composition contest. She holds a masters in media arts and sciences from the MIT Media Lab, and a B.S. in computer science and B.M. in music composition both from the University of Southern California. She grew up in Hong Kong, where she learned to play the guzheng.On the episode we discuss Metaphoria by Kate Gero and Lydia Chilton, which is a fascinating tool allowing users to generate metaphors from only a select number of words. We also discuss the current trends regarding the dangers of AI with a case study on child welfare.Underrated ML Twitter: https://twitter.com/underrated_mlAnna Huang Twitter: https://twitter.com/huangczaPlease let us know who you thought presented the most underrated paper in the form below: https://forms.gle/97MgHvTkXgdB41TC8Links to the papers:Gero, Katy Ilonka, and Lydia B. Chilton. "Metaphoria: An Algorithmic Companion for Metaphor Creation." CHI 2019. [paper][online paper] [talk] [demo]"A case study of algorithm-assisted decision making in child maltreatment hotline screening decisions" - [paper]Additional Links:Compton, Kate, and Michael Mateas. "Casual Creators." ICCC 2015. [paper]Fiebrink, Rebecca, Dan Trueman, and Perry R. Cook. "A Meta-Instrument for Interactive, On-the-Fly Machine Learning." NIME 2009. [paper][talk][tool]Huang, Cheng-Zhi Anna, et al. "The Bach Doodle: Approachable music composition with machine learning at scale." ISMIR 2019. [paper][blog][doodle]

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Join 6AMRun.com Founder & CEO Hami Mahani, & Co-Host Ari F. as we introduce you to Troy Ismir. Troy is a spiritual warrior coach who helps men lift and strengthen their spirit by guiding them to courageously explore their own spiritual path.  His mission is to help men take a chance on themselves so they can live a life of freedom that makes them feel fully alive.  He is the host of the Barbells & Brothers podcast, is a spiritual coach and has a blog called Lift Your Spirit. www.barbellsandbrothers.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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REVELATION 2:8-11 To the Church in Smyrna 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 “ ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’ INTRODUCTION – COMFORTING THE AFFLICTED Many have said that the Preacher should have two aims when it comes to preaching to a group of people: 1. Comfort the Afflicted 2. Afflict the Comfortable In our first letter, we saw Jesus afflicting the comfortable. He did provide some comfort – some encouragement - to Ephesus. He praised them for the many things that they were doing right. But the real reason he was writing to them was to cause them a little discomfort. • You’re doing all these things well, Jesus said… o but you’re just going through the motions. o You’ve lost your love. And as this letter would have been read at Ephesus you can imagine some people beginning to squirm. You ever been in a room where you can almost feel the entire room start to shift in their seat because of what the Preacher is saying? • I was at a conference held in the KFC Yum Center in Louisville Kentucky listening to Ligon Duncan several years ago. o And there were thousands of people in the room, o but the place was completely quiet, and you could feel the discomfort – the good kind of discomfort – as Ligon preached. • It was one of the most powerful moments I’ve ever been a part of. o The conviction of the Holy Spirit falling on us all at once as the Word was preached. Sometimes the comfortable need to be made uncomfortable. • Sometimes our toes need to be stepped on a little. But sometimes the afflicted need to be comforted. • And the church in Smyrna, is a church that is afflicted. And the words that Jesus writes to them are: • words that challenge them. • Words that encourage them. • But primarily they are words that comfort them. The church in Smyrna was of course located in the city of Smyrna. Smyrna is the only city of the seven that is still in existence today. • Today it’s known as the city of Ismir in Turkey, and has a population of almost 3 million. At the time this letter was written, it had a population of around 200,000 • Big city for that time. Like Ephesus, Smyrna was a major city in the region. Like Ephesus (MAP), it was located on a harbor. • Which meant a lot of business was done in Smyrna. In fact, Smyrna was known as the Port of Asia • As you can see on the map, there was a narrow entrance into the harbor, which made it easy to defend, and therefore a favorite of most sea travelers. Smyrna was a modern city for the time. • Libraries • Gymnasiums • Paved streets • Asia’s largest open air theater The coins minted in Smyrna: First in Asia in Beauty and Size. But while Smyrna was similar in many ways to the city of Ephesus, one of the things that made it unique…was its loyalty to Rome. • All of the cities that these letters were written to were part of the Roman Empire, o but Smyrna was dedicated to Rome. In the first century BC the Roman senator Circero described Smyrna as one of Romes “most faithful and ancient allies.” And one of the ways Smyrna showed that allegiance was by being a center of worship to the Roman Emperors. • There were multiple temples in Smyrna dedicated to different past and present emperors. • And it was required that all citizens of the city offer sacrifices to the emperor. Something that Christians could not do. They could not join with the crowd shouting that Caesar was Lord, because there was only one Lord. • And that was Jesus. And their refusal to worship the emperor led to opposition • it led to them being ostracized in the city, o and eventually it led to martyrdom. Many Christians in Smyrna were killed for their faith in Jesus. Again, the first recorded Christian martyr outside of the New Testament is from Smyrna. And since that day…many Christians have been, and are being killed for their faith in Jesus. A 2014 article in Christianity Today says that since the days of the writing of this letter over 70 million Christians have been killed for their faith. Open Doors tells us that since 2014, it’s only gotten worse. Just last year, Open Doors reports that: • Over 340 million Christians live in places where they experience high levels of persecution and discrimination. o That’s 1 in every 8 Christians. o You think about 1 out of 7 churches in Revelation being a persecuted church…not much has changed. • 4,761 Christians killed for their faith • 4,488 churches and other Christian buildings attacked • 4,277 believers were arrested, sentenced or imprisoned without trial. Again, just in 2020. What would Jesus say to these Christians? • How would he comfort and encourage his afflicted church? Well fortunately we don’t have to wonder what he would say, because we have what he has said. • What he said to Christians in Smyrna in the 1st century • he says to persecuted Christians in the 21st century. And the first thing that Jesus tells the persecuted Christians in Smyrna is that He is greater than death. JESUS IS GREATER THAN DEATH What do the Christians who face the reality of dying for their faith need to know? • They need to know that there is something greater than death. o And that is the Savior who is awaiting them on the other side of death. In each of these letters Jesus introduces himself in a unique way. • He reveals something about himself that that church in particular needs to know. And to the church that is facing persecuted the way Jesus reveals himself is that he is: Revelation 2:8 “The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.” Two things Jesus says about himself. The first is that he is the first and the last: JESUS IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST He is the eternal one. • Go back as far into eternity past as you can go…and Jesus was there. What does John say about Jesus in the opening of his gospel? • In the beginning…Jesus was… (John 1:1) When the beginning took place, Jesus already was. • He has always been. And he always will be. • Nothing will outlast Jesus. Not even persecution. • Persecution will end. o But Jesus will still be. • Your pain will end. o But Jesus will still be. • Your suffering will be complete. o But Jesus will still be. Jesus is the eternal one. Here he is really emphasizing his divinity. • Only God is eternal. He’s associating himself with God the Father, who is described in verse 8 of chapter as the: Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet. • He is the A to Z. • He is the first and the last. And Jesus, the one who is walking among his churches, the one who will say in a little bit – I know what you’re experiencing Smyrna – is the eternal God. But then he says: JESUS IS THE ONE WHO DIED AND CAME TO LIFE NLT - “This is the message from the one…who was dead but is now alive” Those two statements together baffle us: how can someone who died be alive? But what’s even more baffling is to put them with the previous statement: • How can the one who is eternal…die? What is Jesus saying to this church? This church who he later says: • some of you will be thrown into prison • and some of you will need to be faithful even unto death. What does this description say to them? He’s saying: • I’ve already been there. You’ve seen those shirts right – been there done that. • Jesus says, I’ve been there, and I’ve done that. • I have died and came to life again. Later in Revelation we see Jesus as the Lamb standing…but when you look at him you see that he is one who has been slain. But he’s standing. He’s alive. I’m not asking you Smyrnan Christians to do something that I haven’t already done. • And because I’ve already done it I can tell you…you’re going to be ok. Because I died, and in my death, I conquered death. Standing at the tomb of Lazarus Jesus said to Mary and Martha: John 11:25-26 "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. And then he asks them: Do you believe this?” And now he asks the Christians in Smyrna, who are facing their own tombs…do you believe this? Believe it. Because I have accomplished it. • Look at me. • I am the one who died, but is now alive. What the Christians facing persecution need to know most in order to remain faithful is they need to know who Jesus is. What all of us need to know most in order to remain faithful is who Jesus is. • He is the eternal God who became flesh. o Who lived o and died o and rose again. And who comes to us and says I am greater than any obstacle that lies in the way of your faithfulness…even death. Look to me. “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” C.T. Studd The first comfort that Jesus brings to his afflicted church is the reminder that He is greater than death. The second comfort is that he knows what they’re going through. JESUS KNOWS THE SUFFERINGS OF HIS PEOPLE “I know…” Jesus says. Revelation 2:9 “I know your tribulation and your poverty…and the slander.” That phrase – I know – is found in each of the seven letters. Sometimes, when Jesus says that, when he looks at the church and says “I know…” it causes some shuffling in the pews. • The congregation starts to get uncomfortable. o Because they wish that Jesus didn’t know…all that he knew. o They were hoping that he didn’t know about that. But when Jesus says those words to the church in Smyrna a wave of comfort sweeps over the church. • He knows… • He knows what we’re going through. • He sees us. Do you know…that Jesus knows? You aren’t hidden from his sight. One of the hardest parts of suffering is the loneliness of it. It isolates us from others so often. Even when others are doing the best they can to walk with you in your suffering, there is still a sense of loneliness that comes with suffering. • But Jesus says…it hasn’t isolated you from me. I know what you’re going through Smyrna. And Jesus points out three things that he knows. First he says: I know your tribulation. JESUS KNOWS THEIR TRIBULATION NIV – Afflictions NLT – Suffering And the word refers not to minor irritants or inconveniences, but to real hardships. • It’s a word that refers to things being pressed together. o Like grapes that are pressed to produce juice. There is a constant pressure on the church in Smyrna. James Hamilton says of this word that it reminds us that: “Tribulation is painful and wearisome. It pecks away at us little by little, chipping away at our joy, taking the wind out of our perseverance, and things only worsen as tribulation drags on.” Our tribulation might not come in the form of persecution like the Smyrnans, but there are many ways that the enemy brings these kinds of tribulation into our lives. • Things that peck away at us little by little. And notice, Jesus doesn’t minimize their suffering, does he? • He doesn’t say, “oh come on, its not that bad. Look at what I went through!” He doesn’t belittle them and say • “oh Smyrna why are you not stronger in this? Why aren’t you handling this a little better than you are.” Instead, he says, I see you. • I know what you’re going through. • Your suffering is real. Neither does Jesus offer them advice on how to escape the suffering. • Because there is no escape. • In order to remain faithful to Jesus in Smyrna, it means they’re going to have to experience suffering. Under Emperor Domitian, the Roman Emperor at the time, it was a capital offense to refuse to offer the yearly sacrifice to the emperor. • The only escape from suffering was compromise. o Of denying Jesus. And there are seasons in our lives, and situations for many here, that there is no escaping the suffering except by compromise. We don’t know all the reasons, but in many situations God has not provided an escape route out of suffering. • We don’t know why our lives don’t involve the kind of suffering right now that Christians in Afghanistan do. • Or why your life involves the level of tribulation that the person sitting beside you doesn’t experience. But I think that it’s significant that this letter is one of only two of the letters that receives only words of comfort. • There is a special comfort that comes from God when walking through tribulation. • A special grace that is not found in seasons of ease. The only two churches that receive only words of comfort and encouragement are Smyrna and Philadelphia. • And most commentators will say that on the surface, those are the two churches that looked the least impressive. o They were small. o They were insignificant in the eyes of the world. Smyrna didn’t have all the activity of Ephesus. • It didn’t have the well-known leaders of John and Paul and Timothy. It went unnoticed by the world. But Jesus says to them…I know you. • I see you. • And I am with you in your sufferings. Over and over again we hear in the New Testament that there is something gained in sharing in the suffering of Christ that is not found anywhere else. And over and over again we see that on display in our persecuted brothers and sisters. And we see it here, in this letter to Smyrna. I know your tribulations. JESUS KNOWS THEIR POVERTY The second thing that Jesus knows, is their poverty. There are two Greek words that are used in the New Testament for poor. • One means that you only have the basics. o Nothing extravagant. • But the other means you have nothing at all. It refers to utter poverty. o It’s the word ptochos. o And that’s the word that Jesus uses here. These Christians…had nothing. Not participating in the worship at the temples meant that the Christians in Smyrna were ostracized from society. • Most jobs were unavailable to them. • Only the jobs no one else wanted were available to Christians. This still happens today in many places. • A few years ago we saw a video from Christians in a persecuted country saying that they had the same experience. o Maybe you remember the man being lowered into the sewer,  and coming out covered in what was in the sewer. o These were the only jobs Christians were allowed to have. But if you watched that video you remember the face of that poor man. • And that it wasn’t the face of someone who was poor. • But it was the face of someone who had found something of greater value than any high paying job could bring. Open Doors, India… Jesus says, I know you’re poor…but here’s what else I know…you are rich. A few letters later he’ll say the same thing, only the opposite. To Laodicea he’ll say, you think you’re rich, and in the worlds eyes you are rich. • But I know the truth…and that is that your bankrupt when it comes to spiritual wealth. Laodicea was a rich church that was really poor…but Smyrna is a poor church that has true riches. James 2:5 “Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?” The Christians in Smyrna were poor in the world, but rich in faith. Hebrews tells us that many Christians in that day had their homes robbed. • In many countries today where Christians are persecuted, the government will look the other way as Christians are robbed and mistreated. And that was happening in places like Smyrna. But Hebrews said that they: Hebrews 10:34 “you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.” And here Jesus is reminding them…don’t forget that you have the true riches. James Hamilton said that those who have the kind of wealth Jesus is talking about in these verses are like the poor man boarding the Titanic. • All around him he sees men and women in fancy clothes, expensive jewelry and bags and bags of luggage for their journey. All laughing and mocking him as they walk by. • And all he has is a lifeboat. o What a seemingly foolish thing to bring aboard a large and beautiful ship. But what he brought is the only thing that will be of any use when the ship sinks in the night. Jesus says, you have what is of real value. I know your poverty… And the third thing Jesus knows is the slander. JESUS KNOWS THE SLANDER This word “slander” is actually the word “blasphemy”. Which again reminds us that Jesus knows all that Smyrna is experiencing from first hand experience. • He experienced tribulation. • Though he was rich, he was made poor. • And he was blasphemed against. And not only does Jesus know that they’re being slandered, he knows who they are being slandered by. Revelation 2:9 “I know…the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.” Most likely this slander came in the form being informants. • The Jews would turn the Christians in to the officials in Smyrna. Jews were exempt from emperor worship in the Roman Empire at this time. • They were an ancient religion, and weren’t a threat to the emperor, so they were allowed to skip out on the sacrifices at the temple. And for a time, many viewed the Christians simply as a Jewish sect, and they fell under that same umbrella of protection. But the Jews denounced the Christians. • They aren’t part of us. • They aren’t Jews at all. And they kicked them out from that umbrella of protection. In fact, at the martyrdom of Polycarp its recorded that the Jews actually helped to gather the sticks that would be used to light the fire that burned him at the stake. • And they did this despite the fact that it was the Sabbath. The Jews hated the Christians. But what does Jesus say about these Jewish men and women? • They aren’t really Jewish. They might be Jewish by their family line, but they come from a different spiritual line. • They are a part of the adversary. • They are in cohots with Satan – the one who is described as the accuser of the brethren. Jesus said this same thing to the Jews who opposed him during his earthly ministry. • You might claim to come from Abraham, but you have a different Father. o Your acting just like your father, the devil. Again, Jesus knows, because he has experienced this. • Nothing that happens to Smyrna has not happened to him. He is the great high priest who truly has been tempted in every way that we are…yet without sin. (Hebrews 4) Jesus knows. • Isn’t that a great comfort? • Jesus knows. • Whatever you’re going through…Jesus knows. My Jesus knows when I am lonely / He knows each pain; He sees each tear He understands each lonely heartache / He understands and always cares. But not only does Jesus know what we’re experiencing in the moment of our suffering. • He knows what’s on the other side of the suffering. And that’s the third and final thing he says to the suffering Christians. • That all the suffering… • all the slander… • all the tribulation… • all of it.. • is worth it. o It’s worth it. FOLLOWING JESUS IS WORTH THE COST Following Jesus is worth the cost. • No matter what that cost is, it’s worth it. But notice what that cost will be for the Christians in Smyrna: THE COST WILL BE GREAT Revelation 2:10 “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death…” When Jesus says do not fear, what he actually says is stop fearing: TLB – Stop being afraid They are already fearing what is about to happen. And to say that it’s about to happen, means that it’s at the door. • It’s imminent. The Christians in Smyrna can sense the pressure in Smyrna mounting. • The slander is getting more severe, • the poverty is getting worse. o Just when they thought they couldn’t get poorer, they do. • And the tribulation is rising. And with it, the hearts of the Christians in Smyrna are becoming more and more fearful. But Jesus says, stop fearing. Do you know that one of the most used phrases in the Bible is “do not fear.” • In fact, someone said it’s found exactly 365 times in the Bible. o One time for every day of the year. That tells us two things doesn’t it. • First of all, there’s plenty of things in this world for us to be fearful of. • But secondly, God really wants us to know…with Him we don’t have to fear any of it. And there’s plenty to be fearful about in Smyrna. Jesus says some of you are about to get thrown into prison. • In those days, prison was not a place of rehabilitation, o or even a place of punishment. • Prison was a holding cell while you await trial for your execution. And some of the Smyrnan Christians are about to experience that. But notice, they will only experience tribulation for 10 days. Now there is an argument over whether this is a literal ten days or a figurative 10 days. • I lean towards figurative. But either way what Jesus is saying is the same thing. And that is that though your tribulation will be intense…it will end. Your suffering has an expiration date. • And God knows what it is. And nothing • that Devil, • or the Jews of Smyrna, • or the city officials do can extend that date. And this is true for us as well. • Your suffering has an expiration date. It may be intense, it may be long…but it will end. • Your pain…it will end. • Your trials…they will be brought to an end. • Your heartache…it will one day be gone. • Your suffering has an expiration date. It will only last 10 days, Jesus says. • 10 days is a long time when you’re on day 5 or 6. • But compared to some of the other numbers in Revelation – the thousand year reign of Christ – 10 days isn’t very long. • And compared with eternity…10 days is merely the blink of an eye. And Jesus tells them that these days of suffering will be hard…but they will end. • Hold on. Be faithful, Jesus says, even unto death. But why be faithful unto death? Because it’s worth it. The cost is great…but the reward is greater. THE REWARD IS GREATER Revelation 2:10-11 “Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.” The crown that Smyrna would have in their minds as they hear these words wouldn’t be a golden crown covered with jewels, • but would be a laurel wreath that was given at athletic competitions. • It was also placed on the heads of military men who came home after conquering in war. And Jesus says that for those who remain faithful, awaiting them on the other side of death, is a crown. • A crown of life in the kingdom of eternal life. But the only way to get to that crown is by death. The only way for any of us to get to that crown is by death. This is the way to life. The way of death. • Death to self • Death to sin • Dead to the world But alive unto God. All of us must be faithful unto death. And Jesus says that for those who remain faithful unto death…they don’t have to fear the final death. The second death. The second death is described later in Revelation as the lake of fire. A place of eternal death. And eternal separation from God. Revelation 20:14 "Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire." Revelation 21:8 "But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Everyone will die the first death. Physical death in this world. But those who are faithful to Jesus will be saved from the second death. CONCLUSION One such person who was faithful unto death was the pastor of Smyrna…the Bishop Polycarp. And at the age of 86, Polycarp was arrested and brought before the proconsul in Smyrna. On the way their the chief of police tried to persuade Polycarp – you don’t have to go through this “what harm is there in saying “Lord Caesar” and offering some incense and save yourself?” But Polycarp refused. When he was brought before the proconsul, he to tried to persuade Polycarp: Take the oath, and I shall release you. Curse Christ.” Polycarp responded: Eighty-six years I have served him, and he never did me wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me? The proconsul replied: I have wild beasts. I shall throw you to them, if you do not change your mind.” But Polycarp said: “Call them.” I will not recant. Well then, the proconsul replied, “I shall have you consumed with fire, if you despise the wild beasts, unless your change your mind.” But Polycarp said: “The fire you threaten burns but an hour and is quenched after a little; for you do not know the fire of the coming judgment and everlasting punishment that is laid up for the ungodly. But why do you delay? Come, do what you will.” And they did. Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, was faithful unto death. And millions of Christians have followed in his footsteps. Because they knew that what was awaiting them on the other side of death was worth the cost. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Don’t be fearful…remain faithful.

Spiritual warrior coach Troy Ismir joins the show today to share his inspiring vision to help people go from living in quiet desperation to divine inspiration and how you can become radically free to be yourself. They discuss the courage it takes to be true to yourself, why fire in the belly is finding true joy on the inside and how helpful it is to reach out to a loving friend, therapist or coach.   KEY TAKEAWAYS It takes a lot of courage to share your story. Be true to who you are on the inside, most people don't do that. Most of us try to prove ourselves and perform for other people's approval. Fire in the belly is finding true joy on the inside, no matter what anybody says about us. It shouldn't matter where we live or what our circumstances are, finding joy on the inside is a beautiful thing. It is a working progress, and it most likely always will be. There will come a point in your life where you will realise that you don't need more money or more stuff and that life is about experiences, relationships and loving ourselves. All that we are required to do is to go out there and go on an introspective journey and do our best to serve the world. Now more than ever we need men and women to step into their power. We all have something to give in the world. We all have a ‘shadow' side, a side to us that we do not necessarily like or that we have some shame towards. Take a step back and understand that this is how God created you. The things that you are embarrassed by or ashamed of are superpowers that you get to step into. There are so many battles that men go through that they try to figure out on their own. Reach out to a coach, therapist or a nonjudgmental and loving friend to let them know you are struggling. More than likely, whoever you reach out to will be facing challenges that you can help each other with. Listening is healing. Being radically free means being radically free to be yourself. That is when you get the joy, the peace and the ability to live a life of passion. This is when you live life fully alive.   BEST MOMENTS “It takes a lot of courage to share your story.” “We have got to love ourselves unconditionally.” “I lived my whole life trying to get people to get me” “I don't want to suffer anymore.” “My vision is to create a community of global, spiritual warriors that are willing to go on an introspective journey for a transgenic course greater than ourselves.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Troy Ismir As a Spiritual Warrior Coach, I will help you go from quiet desperation to living a life of divine inspiration.  If you are struggling with loneliness, poor health or a lack of purpose I can guide you through the ups and downs of life helping you to live an inspired life of purpose.  Whatever you do, don't go on this journey alone. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyismir Website: https://www.troyismir.com Instagram: @TroyIsmir Podcast: Barbells And Brothers https://podbay.fm/p/barbells-and-brothers-with-troy-ismir ABOUT THE HOST The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton' from the ‘Mighty 247' company is your main host of ‘Fire In The Belly'. Pete is an Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach, Property Investor, and father of 3 beautiful girls. Pete's background is in Project Management and Property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly' project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire In the Belly'. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person's passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire In The Belly' is the Q&A's - Questions and Actions! The ‘Fire In The Belly' brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring. CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete   Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending April 10th, 2021... an economic forecast from the International Monetary Fund, home price growth around the world, and a survey on having pets at work.Economic NewsWe begin with economic news from this past week, and an upbeat forecast from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF raised its 2021 U.S. economic outlook from 5.1% to 6.4%. It expects to see a slowdown next year to 4.4% which is stronger than the Federal Reserve’s 3.3% prediction. The IMF also expects that pandemic-related losses for other major economies will be smaller than what we saw after the financial crisis. It is expecting global growth to be just slightly less than the U.S. this year, and about the same next year.The IMF also expressed support for the Fed’s “go slow” policy on interest rate hikes and tapering. The IMF’s chief economist, Gita Gopinath, says: “They have pledged to, kind of, given sufficient advance warning if they are going to reverse course… so we expect that would happen.”Weekly unemployment claims jumped higher for a second week in a row. Economists had expected them to decline but the Labor Department reported 728,000 new state claims. That’s 16,000 more than the previous week. Before the pandemic, the weekly average was around 220,000. If you combine all the new and continuing benefits from both state and federal programs, the total is 18.2 million. Before the pandemic, there were less than 2 million people collecting benefits.On a positive note, job growth is surging. The government says there were 7.37 million jobs available in February. That’s up from 7.1 million in January. It says that 5.74 million people were also hired in February, and the U.S. gained another 916,000 new jobs in March. Those are all good numbers.Mortgage RatesThere’s also good news on mortgage rates. Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped 5 basis points, to 3.13%. That’s after seven weeks of higher rates. Freddie Mac says that mortgage rates are lower because of a “modest decline” in U.S. Treasury yields.In other news making headlines...Worldwide Home PricesHome prices are going up around the world. International property consultant Knight Frank says that average urban home prices went up 5.6% last year. That’s up from 3.2% in 2019. Emerging markets are seeing some of the strongest price gains, including Turkey which has a few cities at the top of the list. In Ankara, the year-over-year increase is 30.2%. Ismir and Istanbul are close to that. Turkish inflation is pushing those prices higher, but other countries are seeing double-digit year-over-year increases. Cities in Russia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Korea are all near the top of the list. U.S. cities with double-digit price growth include Phoenix at 14.4%, Seattle at 13.6%, San Diego at 13%, Boston at 11.4%, Washington, D.C. at 10.3% and Minneapolis at 10.2%.Higher Property Taxes for HomeownersAs home prices soar, so do home values and property taxes. ATTOM Data Solutions says that U.S. property taxes rose 5.4% in 2020. The average for single-family homes in 2020 was $3,719. That translates into an effective tax rate of 1.1% but researchers say many states have much higher tax rates. The highest is New Jersey with 2.2%. Illinois is second at 2.18%. And, Texas is third at 2.15%. At the low end is Hawaii with a tax rate of .37%. CA Landlord Accepts Bitcoin for RentThe Los Angeles-based real estate company Caruso announced that it will accept rent payments in bitcoin from residential and commercial tenants. Developer Rick Caruso founded the company which is known for high-end outdoor malls like The Grove in Los Angeles and a resort near Santa Barbara.Caruso said during a CNBC interview that he hopes to create a whole ecosystem where tenants and guests can use cryptocurrency to check into a resort, pay rent, and buy things while visiting Caruso properties. He says it’s a long-term strategy that anticipates what the world might be like in the next decade, and not just the next year or five years.Pet-Friendly WorkplaceThe pet-friendly workplace could become more common as companies try to lure employees back to the office. A new survey shows that a lot of bosses realize how important pets have been during the pandemic and that many may allow pets at work.In a survey by Banfield Pet Hospital and OnePoll, half of the executives said they are planning to allow pets at the office and 59% said they would adopt policies that give employees flexibility to take care of their pets. One reason for this benevolent attitude is that 75% of the executives said that being a pet owner has made them better, more compassionate business leaders. There have also been a lot of employee requests for a more pet-friendly workplace.If you want more information about any of these stories including home price growth in specific cities around the world and property tax rates for different U.S. states, you'll find links on the podcast player page for this episode at NewsForInvestors.com.Links:1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-lifts-outlook-for-global-and-u-s-growth-11617712232?mod=mw_latestnews2 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-backs-go-slow-fed-11617719428?mod=economy-politics3 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-move-higher-for-second-straight-week-11617886018?mod=economic-report4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-job-openings-climb-to-7-37-million-and-top-pre-pandemic-levels-as-economy-speeds-up-and-more-people-hired-11617718171?mod=economy-politics5 - http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/#6 - https://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-news/united-kingdom/london-real-estate-news/real-estate-news-knight-frank-2020-global-cities-index-2020-international-home-buyer-data-covid-19-impact-on-foreign-home-buyers-12450.php7 - https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/04/08/property-taxes-jumped-54-in-20208 - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/rick-carusos-company-to-begin-accepting-rent-payments-in-bitcoin.html9 - https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/a-lot-more-post-pandemic-offices-are-going-to-be-pet-friendly-new-survey-says.html

“The Letter to the Church at Smyrna: No Fear!” Revelation 2:8-11 Greg Wendschlag Background Still exists today as Ismir. Third largest city in Turkey. 300,000 pop. Known as “Beauty of Asia” “The City of Life and Strength” A seaport city 35 miles North of Ephesus. Loyal to Rome, erected the temple to the Goddess of Rome. Polycarp was the young (20-30 yrs.) Bishop of Smyrna. Polycarp was martyred during the Christian persecution. The Church suffered intense persecution from the first century – 313 A.D. Major theme of death in the Letter to Smyrna. Smyrna – Hebrew root: myrrh. Primary purpose – embalming. Gives off its fragrance from being crushed. Gift of the Magi to Jesus – Mt. 2:11 Gold – royalty Frankincense – deity, priesthood Myrrh – suffering, death. In the millennium gold and frankincense given but no myrrh will be offered to Jesus. Is. 60:6 Who Jesus is – Verse 8 Angel - messenger. Literal angel of the church. I am the first and the last who died and came to life again. Rev. 1:17-18 What Jesus Knows - Verse 9 1. He knows about your afflictions: pressure from outside the church. Satanic affliction. 2. He knows about your poverty: one who has lost property and possessions because they were a believer. ”Yet you are rich!” 2 Cor. 6:10, Matt. 6:20, Luke 16:11 3. He knows the slanderous talk spoken about you: the Judaisers 1 Pet 2:19-23, Rom. 2:28-29 What Jesus Commands - Verse 10 1. Do not fear: 2 Tim. 3:12 The Devil is behind this testing: Rev. 12:12 - he knows his time is short. 2. Be faithful unto death: Rev. 12 - The overcomers will be faithful even unto death. What is the meaning of “ten days”? Ten years? Ten waves of Roman persecution? Nero - 54-68 Domitian - 95-96 Trajan - 104-117 Marcus Aurelius - 161-180 Septimus Severus - 100-211 Maziminus - 235-237 Decius - 249-251 Valerian - 257-260 Aurelian - 270-275 Diocletion - 303-313 the worst of all. According to Fox's Book of Martyrs 5,000,000 people died over 250 years. Tied to Daniel 1:12-20 - Hebrew captives tested in Babylon for ten days with special food not from the King's table etc. What Jesus Promises - Verse 10-11 1. A crown of life: the victors crown. The crown is the symbol. Life is the promise. 2. Second Death will not touch you: Rev. 20:14-15 - Eternal death. The lake of fire. How does this letter, with a theme of persecution apply to us today? Rev. 12 - we will overcome by the blood of the lamb, by the word of our testimony, that we did not fear death as to shrink back from it. Do we fear death?

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We are joined by Vincent Koops. Vincent is a composer and computer scientist with a background in sound design, music composition and artificial intelligence. He holds a PhD in Music Information Retrieval from Utrecht University and is working as a Senior Data Scientist at RTL Netherlands developing AI audiovisual projects for television and video on demand. Our conversation focuses on generative AI for audio, more specifically, about his generative AI work at RTL Netherlands in general and his music AI work, in particular, as widely popularised by this year's "AI Song Contest", also billed as "Eurovision with a twist", which he co-organized and was a jury member of. The event resulted in a ISMIR 2020 conference paper, which Vincent co-authored. The AI Song Contest 2020, including an interview with Vincent, can still be viewed on YouTube and was widely reported on in tech news outlets such as The Verge and Engadget. If you want to get in touch with me, Carsten Moenning, or my co-host, Marcus Koring, to provide feedback or to suggest future guests and topics, simply connect on LinkedIn. Episode hosts: Marcus Koring, Carsten Mönning Audio producer: Klaus Reinhardt #AIExpertGroup, #GenerativeAI, #MusicAI, #MachineLearning, #DataScience, #AI, #ArtificialIntelligence

In this episode of Insights for Leading, Jeremy Couch interviews Troy Ismir, founder of the men's online fitness ministry Barbells and Brothers. During the course of this interview, Troy discusses his journey of leaving a lucrative career in 2017 in order to find true meaning and purpose as he chased his dreams of starting a fitness ministry. Through all of the ups and downs, Troy has persevered and stayed the course. He continues to inspire and impact many people through his ministry and passion for helping others become fully alive.Connect with Troy online:Barbells and BrothersTroy Ismir

Music technology PhD Candidate Tim de Reuse recommends “Unmixer: An Interface for Extracting and Remixing Loops” by Jordan Smith,Yuta Kawasaki, and Masataka Goto, published in the proceedings of ISMIR 2019. Tim and Finn interview Jordan about the origins of this project, the algorithm behind the loop extraction, the importance of repetition in music, and the creative and playful applications of Unmixer. Note: This conversation was recorded in December 2019. Techically issues with some tracks contributed to delays. Apologies for the choppy audio quality. Time Stamps [0:01:40] Project Summary[0:05:05] Demonstration of Unmixer[0:14:27] Origins of the UnMixer project [0:19:44] Factorisation algorithm [0:28:37] Computational and musical objectives for factorisation[0:36:15] The Unmixer web interface[0:41:30] 2nd Demonstration, parameters and track selection[0:49:13] What Unmixer tells us about music Show notes Recommended article:Smith, J, Kawasaki, Y, & Goto, M. (2019) Unmixer: An Interface for Extracting and Remixing Loops. Proceedings of  20th ISMIR meeting, Delft Netherlands.UnMixer website: https://unmixer.ongaaccel.jp/Project webpageInterviewee: Dr. Jordan BL Smith, Research Scientist at Tik Tok.Website, twitter Co-host: PhD Candidate Tim de Reuse, website, twitterPapers cited in the discussion:Smith, J. B., & Goto, M. (2018, April). Nonnegative tensor factorization for source separation of loops in audio. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp. 171-175). IEEE.Schmidhuber, J. (2009). Simple algorithmic theory of subjective beauty, novelty, surprise, interestingness, attention, curiosity, creativity, art, science, music, jokes. Journal of SICE, 48(1).Rafii, Z., & Pardo, B. (2012). Repeating pattern extraction technique (REPET): A simple method for music/voice separation. IEEE transactions on audio, speech, and language processing, 21(1), 73-84.Music sampled: Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (2013): Doing it Right (ft. Panda Bear)Martin Solveig & Dragonette, Smash (2011): Hello - Single EditMura Masa, Soundtrack To a Death (2014): I've Never Felt So GoodOther references:Madeon's Adventure MachineChocolate Rain by Tay Zonday Credits The So Strangely Podcast is produced by Finn Upham, 2020. The closing music includes a sample of Diana Deutsch's Speech-Song Illusion sound demo 1.

We open season two of Underrated ML with Anna Huang on the show. Anna Huang is a Research Scientist at Google Brain, working on the Magenta project. Her research focuses on designing generative models to make creating music more approachable. She is the creator of Music Transformer and also the ML model Coconet that powered Google’s first AI Doodle the Bach Doodle.She holds a PhD in computer science from Harvard University and was a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She spent the later parts of her PhD as a visiting research student at the Montreal Institute of Learning Algorithms (MILA). She publishes in machine learning, human-computer interaction, and music, at conferences such as ICLR, IUI, CHI, and ISMIR.She has been a judge on the Eurovision AI Song Contest and her compositions have won awards including first place in the San Francisco Choral Artists’ a cappella composition contest. She holds a masters in media arts and sciences from the MIT Media Lab, and a B.S. in computer science and B.M. in music composition both from the University of Southern California. She grew up in Hong Kong, where she learned to play the guzheng.On the episode we discuss Metaphoria by Kate Gero and Lydia Chilton, which is a fascinating tool allowing users to generate metaphors from only a select number of words. We also discuss the current trends regarding the dangers of AI with a case study on child welfare.Underrated ML Twitter: https://twitter.com/underrated_mlAnna Huang Twitter: https://twitter.com/huangczaPlease let us know who you thought presented the most underrated paper in the form below: https://forms.gle/97MgHvTkXgdB41TC8Links to the papers:Gero, Katy Ilonka, and Lydia B. Chilton. "Metaphoria: An Algorithmic Companion for Metaphor Creation." CHI 2019. [paper][online paper] [talk] [demo]"A case study of algorithm-assisted decision making in child maltreatment hotline screening decisions" - [paper]Additional Links:Compton, Kate, and Michael Mateas. "Casual Creators." ICCC 2015. [paper]Fiebrink, Rebecca, Dan Trueman, and Perry R. Cook. "A Meta-Instrument for Interactive, On-the-Fly Machine Learning." NIME 2009. [paper][talk][tool]Huang, Cheng-Zhi Anna, et al. "The Bach Doodle: Approachable music composition with machine learning at scale." ISMIR 2019. [paper][blog][doodle]

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Software 2.0, es un podcast sobre Inteligencia Artificial. Entrevistamos a Emilia Gómez, presidenta la sociedad internacional para la recuperación de información musical (ISMIR), además de investigadora en otras muchas áreas. Emilia nos hablará de cómo la inteligencia artificial se está usando en recomendadores de música e incluso como ayuda a la composición.

This episode brings recommendations from the 2019 ISMIR conference at TUDelft in the Netherlands. A number of contributors, old and new, highlighted papers that had caught their attention.  Note: At ISMIR, all accepted papers were presented via a short 4 minute talk and a poster. This arrangement made it possible to keep all presentations in a single track. All papers and permited talks are posted on the ISMIR site. Time Stamps [0:01:51] Matan's rec[0:07:27] Rachel's rec[0:10:51] Andrew's rec[0:15:20] Ashley and Felicia's rec[0:19:59] Néstor's rec[0:26:55] Tejaswinee's rec[0:31:13] Brian's rec[0:36:06] Finn's recs Show notes Matan Gover recommends [A13] Conditioned-U-Net: Introducing a Control Mechanism in the U-Net for Multiple Source Separations by Gabriel Meseguer Brocal and Geoffroy Peeters (paper, presentation)Andrew Demetriou recommends [F10] Tunes Together: Perception and Experience of Collaborative Playlists by So Yeon Park; Audrey Laplante; Jin Ha Lee; Blair Kaneshiro (paper, presentation)Tejaswinee Kelkar recommends [B03] Estimating Unobserved Audio Features for Target-Based Orchestration by Jon Gillick; Carmine-Emanuele Cella; David Bamman (paper, presentation)Ashley Burgoyne and Felicia Villalobos recommend [E13] SAMBASET: A Dataset of Historical Samba de Enredo Recordings for Computational Music Analysis by Lucas Maia; Magdalena Fuentes; Luiz Biscainho; Martín Rocamora; Slim Essid (paper, presentation)Néstor Nápoles López recommends the anniversary paper [E-00] 20 Years of Automatic Chord Recognition from Audio by Johan Pauwels; Ken O'Hanlon; Emilia Gomez; Mark B. Sandler (paper, presentation)Rachel Bittner recommends [A06] Cover Detection with Dominant Melody Embeddings by Guillaume Doras; Geoffroy Peeters (paper, presentation)Brian McFee recommends [E-06] FMP Notebooks: Educational Material for Teaching and Learning Fundamentals of Music Processing by Meinard Müller; Frank Zalkow (paper, presentation, webpage)And Finn's rec:[D-12] AIST Dance Video Database: Multi-Genre, Multi-Dancer, and Multi-Camera Database for Dance Information Processing  By Shuhei Tsuchida; Satoru Fukayama; Masahiro Hamasaki; Masataka Goto. (Paper, presentation)Keynotes: Henkjan Honing's What makes us musical animals and Georgina Born's MIR redux: Knowledge and realworld challenges, and new interdisciplinary futures[F-14] The ISMIR Explorer - A Visual Interface for Exploring 20 Years of ISMIR Publications by Thomas Low; Christian Hentschel; Sayantan Polley; Anustup Das; Harald Sack; Andreas Nurnberger; Sebastian Stober (paper, presentation, website) Credits The So Strangely Podcast is produced by Finn Upham, 2019. Algorithmic music samples from the blog post Music Transformer: Generating Music with Long-Term Structure, and included under the principles of fair dealing. The closing music includes a sample of Diana Deutsch's Speech-Song Illusion sound demo 1.

Welcome to Season 2 of The Table on the Redeemer Connect Podcast Channel! *Cue applause* In Season 2, we will be focusing on Whole Person Health and Discipleship and how Jesus is returning to redeem and restore our whole person--not just part of us. We hope that you'll be blessed by this season of the podcast. In this podcast, Pastors Sam and Caleb are joined by special guest, Troy Ismir, personal trainer and coach in Fort Collins, CO. In this episode, we are focusing on Physical Health and how it impacts all other areas of health and wellness, as well as the integration of faith and fitness. We also talk about how to be less body image-conscious and to instead see our physical bodies as good gifts from God that we are called to care for. So grab a drink, pull up a seat, and join us at The Table as we talk about Physical Health. Troy Ismir troy@troyismir.com https://www.troyismir.com/ Spiritual Warriors Unite Podcast The Body Gym Fort Collins Questions? Email the hosts podcast@redeemerconnect.com

Welcome to Season 2 of The Table on the Redeemer Connect Podcast Channel! *Que applause* In Season 2, we will be focusing on Whole Person Health and Discipleship and how Jesus is returning to redeem and restore our whole person--not just part of us. We hope that you'll be blessed by this season of the podcast.In this podcast, Pastors Sam and Caleb are joined by special guest, Troy Ismir, personal trainer and coach in Fort Collins, CO. In this episode, we are focusing on Physical Health and how it impacts all other areas of health and wellness as well as the integration of faith and fitness. We also talk about how to be less body image conscious and to instead see our physical bodies as good gifts from God that we are called to care for. So grab a drink, pull up a seat and join us at The Table as we talk about Physical Health. Troy Ismirtroy@troyismir.comhttps://www.troyismir.com/Spiritual Warriors Unite PodcastThe Body Gym Fort Collins Questions? Email the hosts podcast@redeemerconnect.com

Stephan Ajuvo (@ajuvo) vom damals(tm) Podcast, Damon Lee von der Hochschule für Musik und Sebastian Ritterbusch trafen sich zu Gulasch-Programmiernacht 2019 des CCC-Erfakreises Entropia e.V., die wieder im ZKM und der HfG Karlsruhe stattfand. Es geht um Musik, Mathematik und wie es so dazu kam, wie es ist. Damon Lee unterrichtet seit einem Jahr an der Hochschule für Musik und befasst sich mit Musik für Film, Theater, Medien und Videospielen. Im aktuellen Semester verwendet er Unity 3D um mit räumlicher Musik und Klängen virtuelle Räume im Gaming-Umfeld umzusetzen. Auch im Forschungsprojekt Terrain wird untersucht, in wie weit räumliche Klänge eine bessere Orientierungsfähigkeit im urbanen Umfeld unterstützen können. Die Idee zu dieser Folge entstand im Nachgang zur gemeinsamen Aufnahme von Stephan und Sebastian zum Thema Rechenschieber, da die Musik, wie wir sie kennen, auch ein Rechenproblem besitzt, und man dieses an jedem Klavier wiederfinden kann. Dazu spielte Musik auch eine wichtige Rolle in der Technikgeschichte, wie beispielsweise das Theremin und das Trautonium. Die Klaviatur eines herkömmlichen Klaviers erscheint mit den weißen und schwarzen Tasten alle Töne abzubilden, die unser gewöhnliches Tonsystem mit Noten abbilden kann. Der Ursprung dieses Tonsystems entstammt aus recht einfachen physikalischen und mathematischen Eigenschaften: Wird eine Saite halbiert und im Vergleich zu zuvor in Schwingung gebracht, so verdoppelt sich die Frequenz und wir hören den einen gleichartigen höheren Ton, der im Tonsystem auch gleich benannt wird, er ist nur um eine Oktave höher. Aus einem Kammerton a' mit 440Hz ändert sich in der Tonhöhe zu a'' mit 880Hz. Neben einer Verdopplung ergibt auch eine Verdreifachung der Frequenz einen für uns Menschen angenehmen Klang. Da aber der Ton über eine Oktave höher liegt, wird dazu der wieder um eine Oktave tiefere Ton, also der Ton mit 1,5-facher Frequenz betrachtet. Dieses Tonintervall wie beispielsweise von a' mit 440Hz zu e'' mit 660Hz ist eine (reine) Quinte. Entsprechend des Quintenzirkels werden so alle 12 unterschiedlichen Halbtöne des Notensystems innerhalb einer Oktave erreicht. Nur gibt es hier ein grundsätzliches mathematisches Problem: Gemäß des Fundamentalsatzes der Arithmetik hat jede Zahl eine eindeutige Primfaktorzerlegung. Es ist also nicht möglich mit mehreren Multiplikationen mit 2 zur gleichen Zahl zu gelangen, die durch Multiplikationen mit 3 erreicht wird. Somit kann der Quintenzirkel nicht geschlossen sein, sondern ist eigentlich eine niemals endende Quintenspirale und wir müssten unendlich viele unterschiedliche Töne statt nur zwölf in einer Oktave haben. In Zahlen ist . Nach 12 reinen Quinten erreichen wir also nicht genau den ursprünglichen Ton um 7 Oktaven höher, doch der Abstand ist nicht sehr groß. Es ist grundsätzlich unmöglich ein endliches Tonsystem auf der Basis von reinen Oktaven und reinen Quinten zu erzeugen, und es wurden unterschiedliche Strategien entwickelt, mit diesem Problem zurecht zu kommen. Wird das Problem ignoriert und nur die letzte Quinte verkleinert, damit sie auf den ursprünglichen Ton um sieben Oktaven höher trifft, so entsteht eine schlimm klingende Wolfsquinte. Auch im Cello-Bau können durch Wahl der Verhältnisse der Saiten und der Schwingungsfrequenzen des Korpus fast unspielbare Töne entstehen, diese werden Wolfston genannt. In der Musik wird die erforderliche Korrektur von Intervallen auch Komma-Anpassung genannt, die beispielsweise bei Streichinstrumenten automatisch, da hier die Töne nicht auf festen Frequenzen festgelegt sind, sondern durch die Fingerposition auf dem Griffbrett individuell gespielt wird. Bei Tasteninstrumenten müssen die Töne aber im Vorfeld vollständig in ihrer Frequenz festgelegt werden, und hier haben sich historisch verschiedene Stimmungen ergeben: Nach vielen Variationen, die immer durch die Wolfsquinte unspielbare Tonarten beinhalteten, wurde ab 1681 in der Barockzeit von Andreas Werkmeister die Wohltemperierte Stimmung eingeführt, in der zwar jede Tonart spielbar, aber jeweils individuelle Stimmungen und Charaktäre vermittelten. Diese Unterschiede sollen Johann Sebastian Bach bis 1742 zum Werk Das wohltemperierte Klavier inspiriert haben, wo er die jeweiligen Eigenheiten aller Tonarten musikalisch umsetzte. Die heute am häufigsten verwendete Gleichtstufige oder Gleichmäßige Stimmung verkleinert alle Quinten statt 1,5 auf den gleichen Faktor , so dass alle Töne auf die Frequenzen festgelegt sind. Damit sind alle Tonarten absolut gleichberechtigt gut spielbar, sie klingen aber auch alle gleich, und haben alle den gleichen kleinen Fehler. Da aber gerade bei Streichinstrumenten natürlich passendere Frequenzen gewählt werden, klingen gerade synthetisch erzeugte Streicher unrealistisch, wenn sie der exakten gleichstufigen Stimmung folgen. Während bei der Klavierstimmung die Töne durch die Spannung der Saiten eingestellt werden können, so werden metallische Orgelpfeifen mechanisch mit einem Stimmeisen in ihrer Frequenz angepasst. Die Porzellanorgel ist eine ungewöhnliche unter anderem in Meissen hergestellte Form, deren Pfeifen natürlich auch mit Luft und nicht durch Vibration, wie beim Schlaginstrument des Vibraphons klingen. György Ligeti, populär bekannt durch Filmmusiken in 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum und Eyes Wide Shut, hat sich in seinem späteren Schaffenswerk auch mit exotischeren Tonsystemen auf Basis reiner Intervalle mit Streichern befasst. Beispielsweise sollte Continuum, für Cembalo, mit Mitteltöniger Stimmung gespielt werden. Um in der herkömmlichen Notation auf der Basis von 12 Halbtönen auch feinere Tonschritte bezeichnen zu können, wurden die Zeichen Halb-Kreuz und Halb-b eingeführt, die auf die Viertelton-Musik führten. Hier stellt sich die interessante Frage, ob eine Erhöhung auf 24 Tönen pro Oktave bei reinen Intervallen sich der Fehler reduziert. Diese Frage beantwortet die Berechnung des entsprechenden Faktors aus Quinten mit dem nächsten Faktor aus Oktaven und die Berechnung des relativen Fehlers, der korrigiert werden muss. Bis 53 Quinten haben folgende Kombinationen einen Fehler von weniger als 7%: Quinten n 5 7 12 17 24 29 36 41 46 48 53 Oktaven m 3 4 7 10 14 17 21 24 27 28 31 Fehler5,1%6,8%1,4%3,8%2,8%2,5%4,2%1,1%6,6%5,6%0,2% Ein sehr primitives Tonsystem kann also mit 5 Tönen aufgestellt werden, aber offensichtlich treffen 12 Töne deutlich besser. 24 Töne ermöglichen zwar mehr Tonvielfalt, verbessern aber den Fehler nicht. Erst ein Tonsystem mit 29 Tönen würde bei gleichstufiger Stimmung einen exakteren Klang als bei 12 Tönen ermöglichen. Noch besser wäre dann nur noch ein Tonsystem mit 41 Tönen pro Oktave, eine extreme Verbesserung ergibt sich bei 51 Tönen pro Oktave bei entsprechenden Problemen beim Bau einer solchen Klaviatur. Dazu haben Tonsystemerweiterungen in Vielfachen von 12 eine höhere Kompatibilität zum herkömmlichen System, und die Nähe der besseren Tonsysteme mit 29 zu 24 und 53 zu 48 zeigt, dass die Vielfachen in der Aufführung als Näherungen zu den besseren Darstellungen betrachtet werden können. Gérard Grisey (z.B. Les espaces acoustiques) und Tristan Murail sind Vertreter der Spektralisten, die in ihren Partituren erweiterte Tonsysteme verwenden. Hier sind die Tonangaben jedoch harmonisch statt melodisch gedacht, sind also in der Aufführung entsprechend zu interpretieren. YouTube: Gérard Grisey - Vortex Temporum - Ensemble Recherche Natürlich dürfen die Töne von Instrumenten nicht nur mit ihrer Grundfrequenz betrachtet werden, sondern erst das Zusammenspiel aller Harmonischen und Obertöne in Vielfachen der Grundfrequenz machen den charakteristischen Klang eines Instruments aus. Durch eine Fourier-Analyse kann mathematisch ein solches Frequenzspektrum eines Geräusches oder eines Tons berechnet werden. Oft ist hier eine überraschende Anzahl von Obertönen zu sehen, die von Menschen nicht unabhängig vom Grundton gehört werden. In der Ottoman Musik finden sich oft für west-europäische Ohren ungewohnte Harmonien, die aus ihrer langen orientalischen Geschichte andere Formen der Komposition und Tonsysteme entwickelt haben. In der Audioelektronik wurden ab etwa 1912 Röhren für Verstärker und insbesondere in der Musik verwendet, und die exakte Bauform der Bleche und Elektroden hatte deutliche Auswirkungen auf die Übertragung und Erzeugung von Spektren und Audiowellen durch Verzerrungen. Die Hammondorgel war eine sehr beliebte elektromechanische Orgel, wo anstatt von Pfeifen rotierende Zahnräder vor elektrischen Abnehmern die Töne erzeugten. Mit Hilfe von Röhren wurde in der DDR versucht, Silbermann-Orgeln als elektronische Orgeln auf Basis des Prinzips der Hammondorgel nachzubilden. Die Klangfarben der Silbermann-Orgeln wurden hier durch elektronische Rekonstruktion der Obertöne nachempfunden. Was als angenehmer Klang empfunden wird, ist eine persönliche Sache. Jedoch ist auffällig, dass der harmonische Grundklang eines Dur-Akkords einen sehr mathematischen Hintergrund hat: Die Quinte integriert den Faktor 3, bzw. 3/2, also 1.5, die große Terz den Faktor 5, bzw. 5/4 also 1.25, und die Quarte zur nächsten Oktave mit Faktor 2 ist der Faktor 4/3. Ein Zusammenspiel von so kleinen Faktoren wird bei kleinem kleinsten gemeinsamen Vielfachen wieder periodisch und ergibt einen gleichmäßigen Klang. Das persönliche Empfinden kann physiologisch mit dem Aufbau der Hörschnecke zusammenhängen, wird aber auch stark durch Erfahrungen geprägt. Musik besteht aber nicht aus einem Klang, sondern einer zeitlichen Abfolge von Konsonanz und Dissonanz, und das gilt nicht nur für neue Veröffentlichungen alter Meister von Wolfgang Rehm. So spielt Ornette Coleman mit den Erwartungen der Hörenden bis ins Chaos. YouTube: Ornette Coleman Solo - Rare! Im Google-Doodle zu Ehren von Johann Sebastian Bach hingegen versucht aus eine Vorgabe mit einem neuronalen Netz gerade die erwartete Vervollständigung im Stil von Bach zu komponieren. Eine Regelmäßigkeit oder Überraschung in der Musik kann auch im Sinne eines Informationsgehalts interpretiert werden: Sehr regelmäßige Formen sind vorhersagbar und enthalten wenig Information, die unerwartete Wendung hingegen trägt viel Information. Die als algorithmischen Komposition bezeichneten Werkzeuge werden in vielen Programmen und Geräten angeboten, beispielsweise als automatische Begleitung. Die Ergebnisse erscheinen aber nicht sehr kreativ. Bei der Verwendung von künstlichen neuronalen Netzen für die Komposition ist es leider nicht möglich im Nachhinein zu analysieren, warum und wie bestimmte Passagen erzeugt wurden: Auch wenn sie mit existierenden Beispielen mit Backpropagation trainiert wurden, arbeiten dann als Black Box, aus der nicht direkt abstrakte Entscheidungsgrundlagen reproduziert werden können. Alles Lernen setzt voraus, dass es ein Maß für die Güte gibt, was ist demnach die Qualität einer Komposition, was unterscheidet Kreativität vom Zufall und wo stimmt dies zwischen unterschiedlichen Menschen überein? Wie an prähistorischen Instrumenten zu erkennen, ist Klangerzeugung und Musik mit der Stimmbildung eng mit der Evolution des Menschen verknüpft. Recht spät entstanden Techniken zur Kodifizierung von Tonfolgen, wie beispielsweise in der Gregorianik. Es ist anzunehmen, dass der gesellschaftliche Einfluss auf die Kompositionen ihrer Zeit sehr groß war, und es jeweils auch besondere Auswirkungen wie die Blue Notes gegeben hat. Heute wird Komposition in vielen Schritten gelehrt: Angefangen von der Musiktheorie, Erlernen von Instrumenten und Musikgeschichte wird dann in Kompositionstechniken unterschiedlicher Musikepochen eingeführt. Ausgehend von den Techniken von Josquin Desprez im 15. Jahrhundert zur Verwendung des Kontrapunkt im 16. Jahrhundert, oder wie Johann Sebastian Bach den Kontrapunkt im 18. Jahrhundert nutzte. In den Notenblättern von Ludwig van Beethoven ist zu erkennen, wie er von Joseph Haydn das Komponieren auf Basis von Kontrapunkten erlernte, und auch heute mit seinen inzwischen vom Betthoven-Haus umfangreich digitalisierte Werk die Musikforschung begeistert. Ein Lehrkanon kann sich wie Kompositionstechniken über die Zeit ändern, so wie in der Mathematik früher das Riemannsche Integral Standard war, so sehen wir inzwischen den Übergang zum mächtigeren und der Wirklichkeit näheren Integralbegriff nach Lebesgue. So wie heute häufiger der neuere Begriff zum Einsatz kommt, so ist es sinnvoll und gut, auch frühere Techniken, wie auch frühere Kompositionstechniken, zu kennen und daraus lernen zu können. Im Berufsbild einer Komponistin oder eines Komponisten ist es heute meisstens nicht so, dass der Kreativität freien Lauf gelassen wird, sondern die Arbeit erfolgt in interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit in einem Team. Besonders für Videospielmusik oder Filmmusik wird die Komposition auf besondere Situationen hin entwickelt und erarbeitet. Wie Kreativität, Teamwork, Künstliche Intelligenz und Programmieren zu neuen Lösungen zusammenwirken kann, war auf der Gulaschprogrammiernacht auch in der Projektion der Schlangenprogrammiernacht zu sehen, wo verschiedene Programme als Schlangen in einer virtuellen Welt miteinander lebten. Der spielerische Umgang mit Algorithmen wie bei Schere, Stein, Papier führt schnell auf Spieltheorie und Herausforderungen im Hochfrequenzhandel. Literatur und weiterführende Informationen C.-Z. A. Huang, C. Hawthorne, A. Roberts, M. Dinculescu, J. Wexler, L. Hong, J. Howcroft: The Bach Doodle: Approachable music composition with machine learning at scale, ISMIR 2019. U. Peil: Die chromatische Tonleiter - Mathematik und Physik, Jahrbuch der Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft, 2012. M. Schönewolf: Der Wolf in der Musik. Podcasts U. Häse, S. Ajuvo: Theremin, Folge 56 im damals(tm) Podcast, 2018. N. Ranosch, G. Thäter: Klavierstimmung, Gespräch im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 67, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2015. P. Modler, S. Ritterbusch: Raumklang, Folge 8 im Podcast Neues Terrain, 2019. R. Pollandt, S. Ajuvo, S. Ritterbusch: Rechenschieber, Gespräch im damals(tm) und Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 184, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2018. S. Ajuvo, S. Ritterbusch: Finanzen damalsTM, Gespräch im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 97, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2016. S. Brill, T. Pritlove: Das Ohr, CRE: Technik, Kultur, Gesellschaft, Folge 206, 2014. C. Conradi: Der erste letzte Ton, Systemfehler Podcast, Folge 26, 12.4.2018. C. Conradi: Elektronische Orgel made in DDR, Zeitfragen, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 12.6.2019. G. Follmer, H. Klein: WR051 Ortsgespräch, WRINT: Wer redet ist nicht tot, Folge 51, 2012. Audiospuren Tonbeispiele von D. Lee und S. 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Are you living your purpose and passion? Are you fully alive? Are you willing to take a risk to step out in faith and do what God is calling you to do? My guest, Troy Ismir, asked himself these questions and in 2017, to took a leap of faith by leaving Florida and a six-figure career to pursue his passion of starting a fitness ministry in Colorado. Since then, he has impacted numerous lives through his classes, coaching, and online content. If you want to get fired up and motivated about living your best life and becoming fully alive, then follow Troy. He will motivate and inspire you! You can learn more about his ministry HERE and listen to his Spiritual Warriors Unite podcast HERE. Troy Ismir

Music tech and data science professor Brian McFee recommends Vocals in Music Matter: The Relevance of Vocals in the Minds of Listeners by Andrew Demetriou, Andreas Jansson, Aparna Kumar, and Rachel M. Bittner, published in the 2018 ISMIR proceedings. Brian and Finn interview Andrew Demetriou about this research combining descriptions of music on Spotify and survey responses on what users pay attention to, like, and dislike in music generally and vocals specifically. Time Stamps [0:00:00] Introduction with Brian [0:10:05] Interview: Introduction: Origins of paper and Survey 1 analysis [0:20:15] Interview: Results of survey 1 and ethical research practices at Spotify [0:27:03] Interview: Second Survey construction, analysis, and results [0:34:37] Interview: Problems of terminology and labeling [0:43:27] Interview: Overall results and absence of vocals terms in music descriptions [0:53:30] Interview: Implications for everyday music listening [0:58:40] Closing with Brian (12/10 for efficient summary) Show notes Recommended article: Demetriou, A., Jansson, A., Kumar, A., & Bittner, R. M. Vocals in Music Matter: The Relevance of Vocals in the Minds of Listeners. Proceedings of ISMIR 2018 (pp. 514-520). Slide deck from the corresponding ISMIR talk that caught Brian's attention Interviewee: Andrew Demetriou Co-host: Prof. Brian McFee And here is the action shot of the research team card sorting participants' text responses to Survey 1. Spotify researchers (left to right) Rachel Bittner, Andreas Jansson, Andrew Demetriou, and Aparna Kumar working through the text responses to Survey 1. Credits The So Strangely Podcast is produced by Finn Upham, 2018. The closing music includes a sample of Diana Deutsch's Speech-Song Illusion sound demo 1.

Dogac Basaran is a post-doctoral researcher at CNRS, the French national scientific research centre. Today, in part 1 of 2, Dogac gives us a crash course in signal processing, where we learn what signal processing is and discover some of its many applications. Leveraging his teaching experience, Dogac uses simple language and real-world examples to explain the fundamental signal processing concepts that are used in voice technology today. He defines frequency, period, and stability, and describes how sound cards use sampling and the Nyquist theorem to convert analogue signals into digital.He then recommends some good educational resources and software packages, so you can learn more about signal processing and get started right away on your own programming projects.Correction [21/08/2018]: The term 'stationarity' was cited in the episode, but this should have been 'stability'.This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro https://voicetechpodcast.com/proLinks from the show:Dogac Basaran on Github: https://github.com/dogacbasaranDogac Basaran's websites: https://dbasaran.wp.imt.fr/ and http://dogacbasaran.com/Signal Processing MOOC on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/dsp MATLAB: https://matlab.mathworks.com/Python Scipy STFT package: https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.signal.stft.html Humming databases: Jang, ThinkIT, IOSCAS and Task2ISMIR association: http://www.ismir.net/ISMIR 2018 conference: http://ismir2018.ircam.fr/CNRS: http://www.cnrs.fr/IRCAM: https://www.ircam.fr/Subscribe to get future episodes:Apple iTunes : https://apple.co/2LqW4olGoogle Podcasts : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-google Google Android : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-android Stitcher : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-stitcher Spotify : https://spoti.fi/2IZr5hm Alexa : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-alexaWebsite : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcastJoin the discussion:Newsletter : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-newsletter Reddit : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-reddit Facebook group : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-facebook-groupFacebook page : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-facebook-pageFollow on Twitter : http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-twitterEmail me : carl@voicetechpodcast.comSupport the Voice TechSupport the show (https://patreon.com/voicetechpodcast)

Data Scientist Vincent Lostanlen recommends Katherine Kinnaird's “Aligned Hierarchies: A Multi-Scale Structure-Based Representation for Music-Based Data Streams”, published in the proceedings of ISMIR (2016). Vincent and Finn interview Dr. Kinnaird about this method for abstracting structure in music through repetition, how it has been implemented for fingerprinting on Chopin's Mazurkas, and how Aligned Hierarchies could be used for other tasks and on other musics. Show notes Recommended article: Kinnaird, K. M. (2016). Aligned Hierarchies: A Multi-Scale Structure-Based Representation for Music-Based Data Streams. In ISMIR  (pp. 337-343). http://m.mr-pc.org/ismir16/website/articles/020_Paper.pdf Interviewee: Dr. Katie Kinnaird, Data Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, Affiliated to the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University twitter @kmkinnaird ‏ Co-host: Dr. Vincent Lostanlen, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Visiting scholar at MARL at NYU, twitter: @lostanlen Papers cited in the discussion: M. Casey, C. Rhodes, and M. Slaney. Analysis of minimum distances in high-dimensional musical spaces. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 16(5):1015 – 1028, 2008. J. Foote. Visualizing music and audio using self- similarity. Proc. ACM Multimedia 99, pages 77–80, 1999. M. Goto. A chorus-section detection method for musical audio signals and its application to a music listening station. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 14(5):1783–1794, 2006. P. Grosche, J. Serrà, M. Müller, and J.Ll. Arcos. Structure-based audio fingerprinting for music retrieval. 13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference, 2012. Time Stamps [0:00:10] Intro with Vincent Lostanlen [0:17:22] Interview: Origins of the Aligned Hierarchies [0:30:22] Interview: Implementation & Fingerprinting on the Mazurkas [0:52:55] Interview: New applications and developments for Aligned Hierarchies [1:02:57] Closing with Vincent Lostanlen Credits The So Strangely Podcast is produced by Finn Upham, 2018. The closing music includes a sample of Diana Deutsch's Speech-Song Illusion Sound Demo 1.

This episode of the Divine Wellness Academy podcast is in partnership with Faith & Fitness Magazine.  My guest is Jay Jones.  Jay is a Certified Peak Performance Coach and Fitness Minister educating others of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, fitness training, and incorporating faith to achieve your health and fitness goals.

This encore episode of the Divine Wellness Academy episode is all about the keys to losing weight and keeping it off.  How to learn to think thin and win.  My guest, Dr. Angela Tran is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.  Her practice in Denver, Colorado is solely dedicated to weight management as she recognized the many struggles her patients had with their weight.