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Send us a textIn this episode of Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales, we uncover the patterns from the ceque lines of the Inca to the serpent coils of the Mississippi Valley, sacred geometry was functional. Ceremonial. Required.We cover the knowledge keepers who still carry it, the lines that organize spirit roads and cities, and the songs tied to visual patterns in the Amazon. We also document what happens when the pattern is broken — when sacred designs are taken without instruction, when grids are misaligned, when geometry meant to seal is opened. These aren't stories. These are real accounts. Misused patterns. Malfunctioning ceremonies. Beings that walk along the lines and don't always leave.Thanks for listening Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out. https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_QMerch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_talesAmanda Bland Dallas area Bakeryinstagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets
Exploring psychedelic spiritual practices and afterlife beliefs among the Mississippi mound cultures• Examines the Path of Souls or Trail of Ghosts, a Native American model for the after-death journey• Demonstrates how psychoactive plants were used to evoke the liminal state between life and death in initiatory rites and spirit journeys• Explores the symbology of the large earthwork mounds erected by the Indigenous people of the Mississippi Valley and how they connect to the Path of SoulsThe use of hallucinogenic substances like peyote and desert tobacco has long played a significant role in the spiritual practices and traditions of Native Americans. While the majority of those practices are well documented, the relationship between entheogens and Native Americans of the Southeast has gone largely unexplored.Examining the role of psychoactive plants in afterlife traditions, sacred rituals, and spirit journeying by shamans of the Mississippian mound cultures, P. D. Newman explores in depth the Native American death journey known as the "Trail of Ghosts" or "Path of Souls." He demonstrates how practices such as fasting and trancework when used with psychedelic plants like jimsonweed, black nightshade, morning glory, and amanita and psilocybin mushrooms could evoke the liminal state between life and death in initiatory rites and spirit journeys for shamans and chiefs. He explores the earthwork and platform mounds built by Indigenous cultures of the Mississippi Valley, showing how they quite likely served as early models for the Path of Souls. He also explores similarities between the Ghost Trail afterlife journey and the well-known Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead.P. D. Newman has been immersed in the study and practice of shamanism, alchemy, hermetism, and theurgy for more than two decades. The author of Theurgy—Theory and Practice: The Mysteries of the Ascent to the Divine, Angels in Vermilion: The Philosophers' Stone from Dee to DMT, and Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry, he lives in Tupelo, Mississippi, with his wife, Rebecca, and his youngest son, Bacchus.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.
A potentially stormy first half of February will kick off with a large storm moving from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast, bringing a risk for damaging thunderstorms and major icing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley on behalf of powerful European Monarchies. Throughout the continent’s Post-contact periods, this key river played a crucial role in the development and settlement of the vast heartland of the United States. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/fDVIHFKRAHo which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Mississippi River books available at https://amzn.to/4feWoDM Age of Discovery books available at https://amzn.to/3ZYOhnK Age of Exploration books available at https://amzn.to/403Wcjx ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Librivox: Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley by J.G. Shea, read by L. Trask and J. Dennison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
French coureur des bois and adventurer Jean Nicolet (1598–1642) was noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the American state of Wisconsin. Certain that he was near the ocean, he stopped and returned to Quebec to report his discovery of a passage to the "South Sea," unaware that he had just missed finding the upper Mississippi River. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/rZLsgd5HPFI which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Jean Nicolet books available at https://amzn.to/3ZPh553 Mississippi River books available at https://amzn.to/4feWoDM Age of Discovery books available at https://amzn.to/3ZYOhnK Age of Exploration books available at https://amzn.to/403Wcjx ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Librivox: Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley by J.G. Shea, read by L. Trask and J. Dennison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The importance of the Mississippi River as a conduit into the heart of North America cannot and should never be underestimated. Throughout the continent's Pre-European contact and Post-contact periods, this key waterway played a crucial role in the development and settlement of the vast heartland of the United States. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/EjPxGz_S_X8 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Mound Builders books available at https://amzn.to/3HjQl3b Cahokia books available at https://amzn.to/3QZ7zGm Age of Discovery books available at https://amzn.to/3ZYOhnK Age of Exploration books available at https://amzn.to/403Wcjx ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio Credit: LibriVox-Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley by J.G. Shea, read by L. Trask See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The British captured the American capitol in Washington and burned its public buildings in the War of 1812, but when they invaded the Mississippi Valley and attempted to seize New Orleans, they faced an improvised, multi-lingual army that combined volunteers from frontier settlements, nearly 1,000 well-armed and prosperous pirates, "freemen of color", former slaves from Haiti, and a convent full of earnestly prayerful nuns. The resulting battle led to a bloody British disaster with the American "dirty shirts" illogically protected and suffering only a dozen reported casualties in a confrontation that struck participants on all sides as an open miracle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Politician and militia general Andrew Jackson barely survives a bloody brawl in a Nashville hotel that threatens his life and the amputation of his arm. A month later, and still far from fully recovered, he's called to the front to battle rebellious Creek Indians and their British allies in the climactic battle of the War of 1812, that prevents the dismemberment of the young Republic with an attempt to seize the city of New Orleans and the entire Mississippi Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode, recorded live at the Becker's Healthcare 30th Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs, features Michael Patterson, President and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health. Here, he discusses strategies for enhancing the patient experience, including recent improvements to the patient billing system to make it more user-friendly and transparent.
This episode, recorded live at the Becker's Healthcare 30th Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs, features Michael Patterson, President and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health. Here, he discusses strategies for enhancing the patient experience, including recent improvements to the patient billing system to make it more user-friendly and transparent.
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..Record-breaking heat remains across California and the Southwestthrough this weekend, while briefly overspreading portions of the Plainsand Midwest on Saturday......Strong winds and dangerous fire weather conditions are forecastthroughout the northern Great Basin, northern Rockies, and into the HighPlains......Locally heavy rainfall will be possible across the immediate Gulf Coastthrough Saturday, with more of a focus toward the Florida Peninsula bylate Sunday...A late-season heatwave will continue this weekend across the SouthwestU.S. as high pressure aloft persists over the region. Record ornear-record high temperatures are forecast over a rather widespread regionincluding central and southern California through the Desert Southwestwhere there will be temperatures reaching over 100 degrees. Some of theinterior deserts of the Southwest my locally reach over 110 degrees.Heat-related advisories and warnings are in place as the heat remains atlevels dangerous to anyone without adequate cooling or hydration. As acold front crosses through the Northwest and ejects east across thenorthern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley through Saturday, some of theheat across the interior of the West will also eject east across portionsof the Plains and Midwest where high temperatures will be locally 20 to 25degrees above average, which may result in a few record-high temperatureshere as well.
Mike and Bobby reviewed the Saints' 15-12 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, highlighting New Orleans' play in the trenches and the massive performances of Eagles TE Dallas Goedert and RB Saquon Barkley. The guys shared their thoughts on the loss of LSU star LB Harold Perkins, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL. Bobby expressed his concern regarding the Tigers' defense, but he praised the early showing of DE Bradyn Swinson. The guys spoke to WWL listeners about the Saints' loss to Philadelphia. Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, joined Bobby and Mike. They celebrated an upcoming historic moment for former LSU Heisman-winning QBs Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels. Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe recapped the Colonels 66-0 victory over Mississippi Valley with Bobby and Mike. Bobby, Mike, and Charlie played their daily "Triple Option" segment. Mike Hoss and Bobby hosted the Saints Coaches Show with head coach Dennis Allen and tight ends coach Clancy Barone.
Rebowe: After a rough start, the Colonels just wanted to be 1-0 last week full Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe recapped the Colonels 66-0 victory over Mississippi Valley with Bobby and Mike. Rebowe projected the availability of star RB Jaylon Spears for Nicholls' next game against Southern. He also broke down the Southland Conference, highlighting Lamar and Incarnate Word. 534 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:56:51 +0000 RAS26ag7D0jUP4CwuusIKOkRKMlRO3Qr football,ncaa football,nicholls state colonels,sports SportsTalk with Bobby Hebert football,ncaa football,nicholls state colonels,sports Rebowe: After a rough start, the Colonels just wanted to be 1-0 last week Bobby takes on the day's hottest topics in the world of sports, plus in-depth coverage of the Saints, LSU and Pelicans?. WHO DAT! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.
Joe Burrow facing Jayden Daniels tonight is a historic moment for LSU full Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, joined Bobby and Mike. The guys criticized the lack of production from New Orleans' TEs. They celebrated an upcoming historic moment when Joe Burrow and the Bengals face off against Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on Monday Night Football. Bobby laughed at the dysfunctional Cowboys, who got plowed by Ravens RB Derrick Henry. Bobby and Mike spoke to a WWL listener about the atmosphere in the Superdome for the Saints-Eagles matchup. Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe recapped the Colonels 66-0 victory over Mississippi Valley with Bobby and Mike. 1784 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:03:13 +0000 vKes7jA1pN4NS5vd5inM3HM14iITQDkd nfl,football,ncaa football,philadelphia eagles,new orleans saints,nicholls state colonels,sports SportsTalk with Bobby Hebert nfl,football,ncaa football,philadelphia eagles,new orleans saints,nicholls state colonels,sports Joe Burrow facing Jayden Daniels tonight is a historic moment for LSU Bobby takes on the day's hottest topics in the world of sports, plus in-depth coverage of the Saints, LSU and Pelicans?. WHO DAT! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) of the Sports Gambling Podcast Network releases their Southwest Athletic Conference College Basketball preview for the 2024-25 season.. On the show Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) and Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_) break down every single SWAC basketball team and key in on how they think the conference race will shake out. Last year Grambling State swept the SWAC winning both regular season and tournament titles. An outstanding coaching job by Donte Jackson leading the program to their first ever tournament appearance where they beat Montana State in the Dance. Can the Tigers go banner hunting again this season? Few things are more automatic than Johnny Jones in the SWAC. Texas Southern looks poised to retake the league's crown, can they finally win a regular season title? Bethune Cookman and Reggie Theus are the talk of the town in the SWAC bringing in a big transfer portal class. Will all the new players gel together and will it translate to success in conference play? Can Kevin Johnson repeat his Year 1 success at the helm of Southern in Year 2? Mo Williams always has one of the most talented teams in the SWAC at Jackson State. Health costed them a serious chance at a conference title. But in general Williams' Tigers need to take another step. Last year was Byron Smith's first losing season in SWAC play during his 8 year tenure. Could this be a bounce back season? Mac and Bieniek finish the Southwest Athletic Conference College Basketball Preview with some takes. What are their projected standings at the end of the year? The guys also provide their SWAC Basketball sleepers and bust predictions. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Come join us all year long on the College Basketball Experience! 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In his long short story or very short novella entitled “The Man Without a Country,” Edward Everett Hale describes his protagonist Philip Nolan as a young man from the Mississippi Valley who “had grown up in the West of those days, in the midst of ‘Spanish plot', ‘Orleans plot', and all the rest. He had been educated on a plantation where the finest company was a Spanish officer or a French merchant from Orleans.” Nolan was, in other words, a young man who was used to foreign serpents in the western Eden. Little wonder, then, that in the story he participated in a conspiracy against a United States that he barely knew. In his new book Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America, Tyson Reeder shows the reality behind a story published in 1863. For over forty years, James Madison was near the heart of American politics, perhaps entitled to be called the chief architect of both the Constitutional system and then of the party system that he had just a few years before decried. Intimately linked with both of these innovations were the influences of Spain, Great Britain and France, all eager to direct the young republic in ways that would benefit their interests in the Americas. Tyson Reeder is Assistant Professor of History at Brigham Young University. He was previously an editor of the Papers of James Madison at the University of Virginia, and author of Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in the Age of Revolution (2019). For Further Investigation This episode is connected to a great many other episodes in the last year, in one way or another. See Episode 366 with Andrew Burstein; Episode 352, on Tecumseh as a great American strategist; and Episode 344, on America's founding scoundrels
Send us a textIn the Grow Clinton Podcast episode, Andy & Jenny interview Mandy Tripp of the Mississippi Workforce Development Board. Mandy will share information and promote the Skillup Mississippi Valley learning platform. The program is available to all residents in the eight-county region. We'll discuss who can benefit from the Skillup Mississippi Valley learning platform and how to sign up and take full advantage of the opportunity.https://mississippivalley.skillupamerica.org/To learn more about Grow Clinton membership, contact the Grow Clinton office at 563.242.5702 or visit us online at www.GrowClinton.com. Grow Clinton's mission is to promote business growth, build community, and advocate for the sustainable economic success of the Greater Clinton Region.
Coach Said we would know who Quarter #1 would be, was he being serious or was he play pimpin? And was who I thought would be the starting QB the person he chose? Also the question is not if FAMU will be Mississippi Valley but by how many points. Lastly we have a new Booster organization, are we splitting too many hairs? #FAMU #FangsUp #HBCU #HBCUdigital --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fangsup/support
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STORY OF AMERICA — Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day southeastern United States searching for gold and a passage to China from 1539-42. Along the way, he became the first European to cross the Mississippi River. Enjoy this HISTORICAL JESUS Extra! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/CNRACGW66gQ which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. New Spain books available at https://amzn.to/42PeBmc Hernando de Soto books available at https://amzn.to/438IdL3 THANKS for the many wonderful comments, messages, ratings and reviews. All of them are regularly posted for your reading pleasure on https://patreon.com/markvinet where you can also get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, Extra materials, and an eBook Welcome Gift when joining our growing community on Patreon or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and receive an eBook GIFT. SUPPORT this series by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at no extra charge to you). It costs you nothing to shop using this FREE store entry link and by doing so encourages & helps us create more quality content. Thanks! Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica Books: https://amzn.to/3j0dAFH Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization LibriVox: Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley by J.G. Shea, read by L. TraskSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senate and House Democrats held separate meetings about President Joe Biden's campaign Tuesday. Meanwhile, President Biden gave a speech to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO as the alliance convenes in Washington. Tropical depression Beryl has caused at least eight deaths in Texas and Louisiana, as well as power outages for more than 2 million customers. The storm is forecast to bring heavy rains from the lower and middle Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes. The ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine faced off at the United Nations. They traded blame for airstrikes that killed more than 40 civilians in multiple Ukrainian cities a day prior. Closing arguments are underway in Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) corruption trial. His lawyers told jurors that the prosecutors failed to prove the case, while the prosecutors argued that Mr. Menendez took bribes. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV
Senate and House Democrats held separate meetings about President Joe Biden's campaign Tuesday. Meanwhile, President Biden gave a speech to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO as the alliance convenes for a summit in Washington.Tropical depression Beryl has caused at least eight deaths in Texas and Louisiana, as well as power outages for over 2 million customers. The storm is forecast to bring heavy rains from the lower and middle Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes.The ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine faced off at the United Nations. They traded blame for airstrikes that killed over 40 civilians in multiple Ukrainian cities a day prior.Closing arguments are underway in Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) corruption trial. His lawyers told jurors that the prosecutors failed to prove the case, while the prosecutors argued that Mr. Menendez took bribes.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas shortly before 5am ET on Monday morning bringing significant amounts of rain to the Houston area and beyond. Torrential rain has lead to flash flooding, power knocked out for about two million people, and with coastal communities dealing with some storm surge but not that bad. The storm will continue north bringing heavy rain to the Mississippi Valley and the Midwest. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Judge Mark Henry, County Judge in Galveston County, Texas, who tells us what the storm has done to his area. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas shortly before 5am ET on Monday morning bringing significant amounts of rain to the Houston area and beyond. Torrential rain has lead to flash flooding, power knocked out for about two million people, and with coastal communities dealing with some storm surge but not that bad. The storm will continue north bringing heavy rain to the Mississippi Valley and the Midwest. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Judge Mark Henry, County Judge in Galveston County, Texas, who tells us what the storm has done to his area. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas shortly before 5am ET on Monday morning bringing significant amounts of rain to the Houston area and beyond. Torrential rain has lead to flash flooding, power knocked out for about two million people, and with coastal communities dealing with some storm surge but not that bad. The storm will continue north bringing heavy rain to the Mississippi Valley and the Midwest. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Judge Mark Henry, County Judge in Galveston County, Texas, who tells us what the storm has done to his area. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Heat is expected to intensify and spread further up the West Coast muchof the West through this weekend with record-breaking temperatures......Oppressive heat and humidity across the South today will shift eastinto the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Friday and Saturday......Flash flooding and severe thunderstorms possible over parts of theMidwest, and from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley through tonight......Beryl is forecast to re-intensify over the southwestern Gulf of Mexicoon Saturday and threaten southern Texas...On this 4th of July, a significant and increasingly dangerous heatwave isset to intensify along the West Coast as we head into the extended holidayweekend. Widespread high temperatures well up into the 100s and 110s thisafternoon across the lower elevations in California will soar even higherby Friday afternoon. Saturday will likely shape up to be the hottest dayin this heatwave when high temperatures into the 110s will be commonacross California outside of the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean nearthe coast and the naturally cooler higher elevations. Numerousrecord-breaking temperatures can be expected through the next few days. Locally higher temperatures into the 120s are possible in the typical hotspots of the Desert Southwest. The triple-digit heat will expandnorthward into the Pacific Northwest and parts of the central Great Basin,with widespread highs rising into the 90s and low 100s. The duration ofthis heat is also concerning as scorching above average temperatures areforecast to linger into next week. Heat impacts can compound over time,therefore it is important to remain weather aware and follow the advice oflocal officials. This level of heat throughout parts of the Mojave Desertand Sacramento/San Joaquin valleys of California could pose a risk toanyone if proper heat safety is not followed. It is imperative to stayhydrated, out of direct sunlight, and in buildings with sufficientair-conditioning when possible. It is also equally as important to checkon the safety of vulnerable friends, family, and neighbors.Meanwhile, oppressive heat and humidity across the southern Plains andlower Mississippi Valley today will begin to shift eastward to theMid-Atlantic and Southeast for the end of the week. High temperaturesrising into the upper 90s and low 100s are expected, with heat indicessoaring into the 110s across the lower Mississippi Valley. Warm overnightconditions in the upper 70s and low 80s will offer little relief, leadingto a dangerous situation for those without access to adequate cooling. Acold front entering the southern Plains is anticipated to offer cooler andbelow average temperatures to Oklahoma, much of northern/western Texas,and the Mid-South by Friday. Above average temperatures are thenanticipated to confine to the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic for the start ofthe weekend, with afternoon highs into the mid-to-upper 90s. If planningto spend an extended amount of time outdoors this Fourth of July, be sureto use caution and act quickly if you see signs of heat-related illnesses.
Dangerous heatwave to impact much of the West, while oppressive heatand humidity also swelter areas from the Southern Plains to theMid-Atlantic......Flash flooding and severe thunderstorms possible over the next few daysacross portions of the Plains, Midwest, and Ohio Valley...Record-breaking and dangerous heat is forecast to make this Fourth of Julyweek a scorcher across much of the West and from the southern Plains tothe Mid-Atlantic. Nearly 150 million residents are currently underheat-related watches, warnings, and advisories throughout 21 states as ofthis afternoon. An upper-level high situated just off the West Coast todayis forecast to strengthen and reorient directly over the western U.S. bythe end of the week. This pattern will support well above averagetemperatures over California today before heat spreads further along theWest Coast by the end of the week. High temperatures are forecast to reachinto the 105-115F range throughout interior California away from theimmediate coastline, as well as into much of the Desert Southwest.Afternoon temperatures will also begin to increase across much of Oregonand Washington by Thursday and Friday, with widespread highs soaring intothe 90s. Dozens of record highs are possible, expressing the rarity ofthis early-July heatwave. The duration of this heat is also concerning asscorching above average temperatures are forecast to linger into nextweek. Heat impacts can compound over time, therefore it is important toremain weather aware and follow the advice of local officials. This levelof heat throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys of Californiacould pose a risk to anyone if proper heat safety is not followed. Thisincludes staying hydrated, out of direct sunlight, and in buildings withsufficient air-conditioning. It is also very important to check on thesafety of vulnerable friends, family, and neighbors.Oppressive heat and humidity will also be found throughout the southernPlains and lower Mississippi Valley into the Independence Day holidaywhile also expanding eastward to the Mid-Atlantic for the end of the week.High temperatures rising into the upper 90s and low 100s are expected,with heat indices soaring into the 110s across the lower MississippiValley. Warm overnight conditions in the upper 70s and low 80s will offerlittle relief, leading to a dangerous situation for those without accessto adequate cooling. A cold front entering the southern Plains isanticipated to offer cooler and below average temperatures to Oklahoma andmuch of northern/western Texas by Friday.An active and stormy weather pattern over the central U.S. is expected tocreate chances for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, which couldimpact holiday gatherings this week. A developing area of low pressureover the central High Plains forecast to progress into the upper Midwestby Thursday along with a lingering frontal boundary stretching from thelower Great Lakes to the central Plains are anticipated to be the triggersfor some meteorological fireworks. For this evening, the best chances forscattered flash flooding due to thunderstorms capable of producing intenserainfall rates is forecast between eastern Kansas and the Ohio Valleyalong the aforementioned frontal boundary. Instances of severe weather(mainly damaging wind gusts) are also possible, with chances for severestorms also located in parts of the northern/central High Plains closer tothe developing low pressure system. By Independence Day, thunderstormchances span from the southern Plains/Rockies to the middle/upperMississippi Valley and also eastward to the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic.However, the greatest threat for strong to severe thunderstorms will be
Monsoon-like conditions persist for the Four Corners Region......There is an Enhanced Risk of Severe Thunderstorms across portions ofthe Northern/Central Plains on Thursday...An upper-level trough will move into the Canadian Maritimes, while anupper low glides across the Northwest and an upper ridge expands acrossthe southern tier of the country late this week. Scattered thunderstormactivity is forecast to develop along a surface front extending from theNortheast/Ohio Valley down to the Lower Mississippi Valley and back upinto the Great Plains. The Storm Prediction Center issued Slight Risks ofSevere Thunderstorms for portions of the; Ohio Valley, Northeast andMid-Atlantic; ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley; and theCentral/Southern High Plains tonight. Damaging winds will be the mainconcern in the Northeast while hail and gusty/damaging winds may causeissues in the High Plains. Some storms in the Ohio Valley could producehigh enough rain rates to generate flash flooding tonight. Thus, there's aSlight Risk (at least 15%) of Excessive Rainfall for portions of thefavored terrain of the Central Appalachians, eastern Ohio, westernPennsylvania and northwestern Ohio. Monsoonal moisture will continueflowing into the Four Corners region tonight with mid-level energy aloftenhancing potential for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. There's a SlightRisk (at least 15%) of Excessive Rainfall leading to Flash Flooding forportions of northeastern Arizona and much of New Mexico, as a result.The focus for Severe Weather and Flash Flooding shift into the GreatPlains and Mississippi Valley on Thursday. The once stationary frontdraped over the Great Plains will turn warm and move into the NorthernPlains. A deepening surface low pressure system beneath a potentupper-level low will promote scattered thunderstorm activity across theNorthern/Central Plains throughout the day. Storms should pick up inintensity by Thursday afternoon/evening. SPC issued an Enhanced Risk(level 3/5) of Severe Thunderstorms across portions of eastern Montana,western Dakotas, northeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska and northeastColorado, where wind gusts exceeding 80 mph, large hail greater than 2.5inches and a couple of tornadoes will be possible. There's isolatedpotential for Excessive Rainfall over parts of the Northern Plains andLower Missouri Valley where Slight Risks are in effect. Monsoon conditionsare expected to continue over the Four Corners with a Slight Risk ofExcessive Rainfall in effect for portions of western Colorado down intonorthwestern/central New Mexico. Some slow moving pieces of mid-levelenergy will slowly make its way across the Carolina coast and promoteSevere Storm potential early Thursday evening.Diffluent energy associated with the upper-level low moving through theNorthern Plains will help advance the strong surface low pressure systeminto the Mississippi Valley on Friday. A rising warm front out of thesouth will promote additional thunderstorm activity across theUpper/Middle Mississippi Valley. Excessive Rainfall and SevereThunderstorm chances pick up over parts of the aforementioned areas Fridayevening. Temperatures remain below average across the South while belowaverage conditions expand over the Northern Plains behind the cold frontthis weekend.
.Heat wave focus shifts to the Southeast, Mid-South, andcentral/southern Plains into midweek......Severe storms and flash flooding possible for portions of the UpperMidwest into Monday night, shifting a bit south Tuesday......Monsoon-like conditions persist for the Southwest/Four Corners Region...A broad upper-level ridge building over the west-central U.S. willcontinue to produce potentially hazardous heat over the next few days.Forecast high temperatures will continue to soar into the upper 90s acrossmuch of the Plains and Mississippi Valley and into southeastern parts ofthe Lower 48, with low 100s possible over the central Plains. Whencombined with the humidity, heat index values may reach as high as 110,prompting Heat Advisories and some embedded Excessive Heat Warnings.Meanwhile, low temperatures will mostly remain in the mid- to upper 70s,bringing little relief from the heat overnight. The arrival of this moreintense heat early in the Summer season leads to a higher level ofheat-related stress, especially for those outdoors and without reliableair conditioning available. While the north-central U.S. can expect somerelief from the heat Tuesday and especially Wednesday behind a cold front,the Southern Plains to Mid-South to Southeast will maintain potentiallydangerously hot conditions through the period, with a brief period of heatreturning to the Middle Mississippi/Ohio Valleys on Tuesday andMid-Atlantic on Wednesday.To the north, an upper-level shortwave and accompanying surface frontalsystem will move along the northern tier of the central U.S. towards theUpper Midwest. Deep moisture flowing northward ahead of the system willbring increasing storm chances through tonight. Hot temperatures alongwith the plentiful moisture will lead to strong to extreme instability,prompting an Enhanced Risk of severe weather (level 3/5) from the StormPrediction Center. Tornadoes and large hail are possible with the storms,but the primary threat is a corridor of very high wind across southernWisconsin and surrounding states. Additionally, a Marginal to Slight Riskof excessive rainfall causing flash flooding is in place for portions ofthe Upper Midwest with locally heavy downpours. The low system willcontinue eastward on Tuesday, with a cold front pushing southeastward intothe Midwest/Great Lakes region. Storms developing along and ahead of thefront could tend to repeat over the same areas as storm motions becomemore parallel to the increasingly east-to-westward oriented front. This isprompting a larger Slight Risk of flash flooding for portions of theMiddle Mississippi Valley with a Slight Risk of severe weather aligned ina similar area for Tuesday into Tuesday night. By Wednesday, thesoutheastward progression of the front will produce thunderstorm chancesfrom the Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee and OhioValley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Heat wave focus shifts to the Southeast, Mid-South, andcentral/southern Plains into midweek......Severe storms and flash flooding possible for portions of the UpperMidwest into Monday night, shifting a bit south Tuesday......Monsoon-like conditions persist for the Southwest/Four Corners Region...A broad upper-level ridge building over the west-central U.S. willcontinue to produce potentially hazardous heat over the next few days.Forecast high temperatures will continue to soar into the upper 90s acrossmuch of the Plains and Mississippi Valley and into southeastern parts ofthe Lower 48, with low 100s possible over the central Plains. Whencombined with the humidity, heat index values may reach as high as 110,prompting Heat Advisories and some embedded Excessive Heat Warnings.Meanwhile, low temperatures will mostly remain in the mid- to upper 70s,bringing little relief from the heat overnight. The arrival of this moreintense heat early in the Summer season leads to a higher level ofheat-related stress, especially for those outdoors and without reliableair conditioning available. While the north-central U.S. can expect somerelief from the heat Tuesday and especially Wednesday behind a cold front,the Southern Plains to Mid-South to Southeast will maintain potentiallydangerously hot conditions through the period, with a brief period of heatreturning to the Middle Mississippi/Ohio Valleys on Tuesday andMid-Atlantic on Wednesday.To the north, an upper-level shortwave and accompanying surface frontalsystem will move along the northern tier of the central U.S. towards theUpper Midwest. Deep moisture flowing northward ahead of the system willbring increasing storm chances through tonight. Hot temperatures alongwith the plentiful moisture will lead to strong to extreme instability,prompting an Enhanced Risk of severe weather (level 3/5) from the StormPrediction Center. Tornadoes and large hail are possible with the storms,but the primary threat is a corridor of very high wind across southernWisconsin and surrounding states. Additionally, a Marginal to Slight Riskof excessive rainfall causing flash flooding is in place for portions ofthe Upper Midwest with locally heavy downpours. The low system willcontinue eastward on Tuesday, with a cold front pushing southeastward intothe Midwest/Great Lakes region. Storms developing along and ahead of thefront could tend to repeat over the same areas as storm motions becomemore parallel to the increasingly east-to-westward oriented front. This isprompting a larger Slight Risk of flash flooding for portions of theMiddle Mississippi Valley with a Slight Risk of severe weather aligned ina similar area for Tuesday into Tuesday night. By Wednesday, thesoutheastward progression of the front will produce thunderstorm chancesfrom the Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee and OhioValley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Heavy rain/flooding and gusty winds will continue at least through thisevening in South Texas associated with Tropical Storm Alberto......Heavy rain and flash flooding concerns increase for the north-centralU.S. later Thursday into Friday......A heat wave will persist over the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and theNortheast into late week...Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the far western Gulf of Mexico and isforecast to make landfall in Mexico around Thursday morning. Alberto willhave impacts extending into southern Texas north of its center ofcirculation, including tropical-storm-force winds and storm surgecontinuing through tonight and heavy rain/flooding concerns. These hazardsare likely to be enhanced by surface troughing near the Gulf Coast thatfocuses the ample tropical moisture. Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inchesare expected into South Texas, which could produce considerable flash andurban flooding along with new and renewed river flooding. Thus a ModerateRisk is in place in the Excessive Rainfall Outlook through tonight, with aSlight Risk in place for Thursday for South Texas. While Alberto shouldweaken rapidly over the higher terrain of Mexico on Thursday and reducewinds, the tropical moisture will stream north and trigger showers andthunderstorms across the southern High Plains and Four Corners region onThursday and Friday, where Marginal to Slight Risks of excessive rainfallare highlighted. Meanwhile over the western Atlantic, moisture associatedwith a tropical wave could reach northeastern Florida and coastal GeorgiaThursday night to Friday morning.Though the north-central U.S. is seeing a relative break in heavy rainfalltoday behind a cold front, renewed support for thunderstorms with heavyrain is likely there Thursday into Friday. Upper-level energy and thefront stalling and drifting north will reinvigorate storms in central tonorthern parts of the Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Midwest.Moderate Risks of excessive rainfall have been introduced for easternSouth Dakota into parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Thursdayinto Friday, meaning numerous flash floods are likely. Antecedentconditions there are wet because of previous rainfall, so this contributesto flooding concerns. Farther east, scattered thunderstorms are likelyacross the Great Lakes region and Northeast. Marginal to Slight Risks aredelineated each day from the Storm Prediction Center (mainly for thethreat of severe wind but with some low chances for hail), and MarginalRisks of excessive rainfall are in place as well.All these rain and thunderstorm areas are taking place along the peripheryof an upper ridge/heat dome that edges from the Mid-Atlantic into theMid-South over the next couple of days, producing a record-breaking heatwave across the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Afternoon hightemperatures and warm overnight lows will challenge daily records and evensome monthly and all-time records. Heat index readings are expected topeak from 100 to 105 degrees in many locations. Those without access toreliable air conditioning are urged to find a way to cool down. Recordwarm overnight temperatures will prevent natural cooling and allow theheat danger to build over time indoors without air conditioning.Temperatures may be lower and less hazardous closer to the coast if/wheresea breezes form. By Friday, conditions should improve over New Englandbehind a cold front, but temperatures well into the 90s and higher heatindices are forecast to continue across the Ohio Valley to Mid-Atlantic.Meanwhile, cooler than average highs are likely into the southern HighPlains with the clouds and rain forecast, but temperatures over the Westwill gradua
Thunderstorms to be most active across the High Plains into portions ofthe Lower Mississippi Valley into parts of the Southeast......Hot weather to begin returning to parts of the West early this week...The same cold front that was associated with severe thunderstorms andareas of flash flooding from eastern Colorado into southern Missouri onSaturday will continue to slowly move south through Monday night beforestalling near the Gulf Coast. Low level convergence near the front and aregion of anomalous moisture extending from the Southeast into thesouthern Plains and northward into the northern High Plains will helpsupport numerous showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of days. Afew of the storms will be capable of becoming severe and/or producingflash flooding as highlighted by Marginal and Slight Risks of severethunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall generated by the Storm PredictionCenter and Weather Prediction Center. Temperatures will be pleasantly coolnorth of the front, with high temperature departures expected to be 10-20degrees below average across the southern High Plains and Great Lakesregion on Monday. Temperatures will moderate on Tuesday but remain belowaverage from Texas/Oklahoma into the middle Mississippi Valley, Northeastand Mid-Atlantic region. Cloud cover from scattered showers and embeddedthunderstorms will help to keep temperatures down for parts of the GreatLakes and Northeast today, but a drier trend is likely through Tuesday forthese areas.An upper level trough across the western U.S. will be preceded by a weakcold front at the surface which will move eastward through Tuesday. Severethunderstorms will be possible from eastern Wyoming into adjacent portionsof South Dakota and western Nebraska on Monday as the cold front movesinto the Great Plains. The cold front will not make much southern progressacross the western U.S. however, and a shift toward zonal flow in themid-levels of the atmosphere will be accompanied by warming temperaturesthrough mid-week for the West. High temperatures are expected to reachdangerously hot levels for portions of the Sacramento and San JoaquinValley in California as well as southern Nevada into southern Arizona.Excessive Heat Watches have been posted for these regions in anticipationof the expanding heat early this week with forecast departures rangingfrom 10 to 20 degrees above average on Tuesday.
Excessive Heat Warnings remain in effect across the California'sCentral Valley and much of the Desert Southwest......A couple rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall possibleacross portions of the Central Plains toward the Mid-Mississippi ValleyFriday and Saturday...A strong upper-level ridge associated with the ongoing heat wave over theSouthwest is forecast to reach its peak intensity today (Thursday) beforesliding off slowly toward the southern Plains during the next couple ofdays. Widespread high and low temperature records being tied or brokenbetween California Nevada and Arizona today will expand a bit northwardinto Oregon and Washington on Friday and Saturday. Highs in the 90s and100s followed by lows ranging from the upper 50s to mid 70s will lower bya couple of degrees each day. HeatRisk will peak between Major andExtreme today for much of the West, with California's Central Valley andthe Desert Southwest being of particular concern due to their lowerelevations and some urban areas. Little to no overnight relief from theheat will affect those without effective cooling and/or adequatehydration.Mid-level energy propagating through the Florida peninsula will supportscattered thunderstorms that may become severe this evening. Meanwhile, acouple days of Major to Extreme Heat Risk, particularly over urban areasare forecast for the southern half of the peninsula. Several high and lowtemperature records may be tied or broken on Friday and Saturday.Showers and thunderstorms will develop along a cold front moving acrossthe East Coast today. Locally heavy rainfall may occur over portions ofthe Interior Northeast and southern New England into the evening. Thingsmostly clear out across the East Coast on Friday, save for parts ofnorthern/central New England where some light showers and an isolatedthunderstorm will be possible. A lingering upper-level low will keeptemperatures cooler than normal across the northern tier states along withwindy conditions into the weekend. The associated instability will alsosupport occasional showers across the Great Lakes for the next couple ofdays.We shift our attention to the Central U.S. on Friday as a low pressuresystem emerges from the Rockies. Showers and thunderstorms are expected todevelop across the Central Plains and move generally east toward theMid-Mississippi Valley as organized clusters of thunderstorms that day.The Storm Prediction Center issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of SevereThunderstorms across south-central Nebraska into northern Kansas due tothe potential of damaging wind gusts and some hail. Excessive Rainfall will be more likely farther downstream from eastern Kansas into westernMissouri. By Saturday, the thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected topush farther southeast toward the mid-Mississippi Valley when colder airfrom the northern Plains begins to edge southward. The best chance forthese storms to develop will be from Friday afternoon into the eveningfrom eastern Oklahoma to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected to move through theeastern U.S. for the next couple of days with locally heavy to excessiverainfall possible over the central Appalachians through tonight...Over the next couple of days, a shift in the weather pattern will continueto push the active weather across the eastern U.S. This shift in theweather pattern will also sustain a heatwave across the southwestern U.S. High temperatures well up into the 100s this afternoon across the CentralValley of California could soar a couple degrees higher Thursdayafternoon. The Desert Southwest will likely see temperatures soaring intothe 110s Thursday afternoon, with Las Vegas' high temperaturechallenging/reaching its earliest 112 degrees on record. Widespread highand low temperature records may be tied or broken through Friday. Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for California's Central Valley aswell as much of the Desert Southwest including southeastern California,southern Nevada and western/southern Arizona. Record warm lowtemperatures at night will not offer much chance to cool off either. Theheat is forecast to expand northward across the Great Basin and into theinterior Pacific Northwest on Friday with highs reaching well up into the90s. Meanwhile, the heat across southern Texas is forecast to become lessintense over the next couple of days.Much cooler, damp, and windy conditions will gradually spread from thenorthern Plains eastward into the upper Midwest and the Great Lakesthrough the next couple of days behind the cold front trailing south froma deep low pressure system over southern Canada. The system will pushsteadily eastward, providing a break in the active weather over themid-section of the country while spreading showers and embeddedthunderstorms across the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and downtoward the lower Mississippi Valley through tonight. The inclementweather will reach into much of the East Coast on Thursday as the coldfront continues its eastward progress. There appears to be a greaterchance for New England to see some locally heavy rain with embeddedthunderstorms later on Thursday as a warm front lifting northward meetsthe eastward-advancing cold front. More rounds of showers are expectedfor the interior Northeast on Friday as addition energy rotates across theGreat Lakes toward New England.By later on Friday, a low pressure system will be organizing over thecentral Plains with support from upper-level energy ejecting eastward fromthe central Rockies. Showers and thunderstorms will begin to develop andexpand ahead of the system over the central Plains by Friday afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will also develop over the central Rockie
On Tuesday, a reinforcing cold front will move out of the Northern Rockiesand merge with the front over the Mississippi Valley, producing showersand severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valleyand Central Plains. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper/Middle MississippiValley and Central Plains from Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Thehazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severethunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes.Moreover, the showers and thunderstorms will cause heavy rain over theUpper/Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley and Central/Southern Plains.Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessiverainfall over parts of the Upper/Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley andCentral/Southern Plains from Tuesday through Wednesday morning. Theassociated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flashflooding, with urban areas, roads, small streams, and low-lying areas themost vulnerable.On Wednesday, the threat of excessive rainfall will decrease slightly overthe Great Lakes, Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, Lower Mississippi Valley,Southern Plains, Central/Southern Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic andSoutheast. Therefore, the WPC has issued a Marginal Risk (level 1/4) ofexcessive rainfall over the region on Wednesday. The associated heavyrain will create localized areas of flash flooding, affecting areas thatexperience rapid runoff with heavy rain. Also, on Wednesday, the threat ofsevere thunderstorms will end. However, showers and thunderstorms willdevelop over the eastern third of the lower forty-eight states. Meanwhile, on Monday, rain and snow melt will produce heavy runoff overparts of the Northwest and Northern Intermountain Region. Therefore, theWPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over partsof the Northern Intermountain Region through Tuesday morning. Theassociated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flashflooding, with urban areas, roads, small streams, and low-lying areas themost vulnerable.In addition, early Tuesday, a front will move onshore over the PacificNorthwest and inland to the Northern Intermountain Region and weaken byWednesday. The system will produce rain over parts of the PacificNorthwest and Northern Intermountain Region.Furthermore, a developing upper-level ridging will build over Californiaand continue over southern/western Texas, aiding in spawning ExcessiveHeat Warnings, Excessive Heat Watches, and Heat Advisories overCentral/Southern California and western/southern Texas and CentralCalifornia. Moreover, the ridging will create the first round of dangerous heat thisseason. The hottest temperatures so far for the West will build inCalifornia and the Desert Southwest on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the heatwill create record-breaking daily high temperatures for portions ofCalifornia�s Central Valley. Be sure to break your heat exposure byavoiding outdoor time at the hottest times of the day. Check local mediaand government websites for cooling center locations and hours.
Showers and severe thunderstorms will develop as the front overthe Plains moves onto the Mississippi Valley. Therefore, the SPC hasissued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of theWestern Ohio Valley and Middle/Lower Mississippi. The hazards associatedwith these strong to severe thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severethunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. However, there will bean added threat of hail, two inches or greater, over parts of the SouthernPlains/Lower Mississippi Valley.Also, on Friday, the threat of excessive rainfall will decrease slightlywith two areas of a Marginal Risk (level 1/4) of excessive rainfall overthe Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi, Tennessee Valleys, and CentralAppalachians and the second over parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley andUpper Great Lakes/Western Ohio Valley. The associated heavy rain willcreate localized areas of flash flooding, affecting areas that experiencerapid runoff with heavy rain. Moreover, showers and severe thunderstorms will develop ahead of adryline over parts of the Central/Southern Plains on Saturday. Therefore,the SPC has issued an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of severe thunderstormsover parts of the Central/Southern Plains on Saturday. The hazardsassociated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severethunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes.The showers and thunderstorms will also produce heavy rain over parts ofthe Central Plains/Middle Mississippi Valley on Saturday. Therefore, theWPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over partsof the Central Plains/Middle Mississippi Valley. The associated heavy rainwill create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas,roads, small streams, and low-lying areas the most vulnerable.Meanwhile, a sub-tropical upper-level high over Mexico will aid inspawning Heat Advisories over southern Texas through Saturday. The ridgingwill create a dangerous early-season heat wave over south Texas, SouthernFlorida, and into the Central Gulf Coast. Record or near-record warmovernight temperatures will provide little to no relief to those withoutadequate or reliable cooling. By this weekend, record daily hightemperatures and heat index readings over 115 degrees over the regionswill also be possible. The heat is expected to continue next week,although some relief may reach the Gulf Coast after Memorial Day with acold front. Check local media and government websites for cooling centerlocations and hours, especially if you encounter or are dealing with aloss of power. If you use a portable generator, do so safely to avoidcarbon monoxide poisoning. Never use a generator inside a house, garage,or other enclosed space!
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The Option Genius Podcast: Options Trading For Income and Growth
Allen Welcome passive traders. Welcome to another edition of the Option Genius Podcast. Today, I am here with someone that's going to blow your mind. I'll give you his name, you probably haven't heard from him. But what he says is going to make a big difference for you. So John S. Pennington Jr. in 2008, co founded a family of private investment funds that by 2021 had over $28 billion of assets under management and completed a successful IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. John then retired that same year but remains a significant stakeholder and is now partner Emeritus at the company. He has been married 38 years with three sons, five grandchildren, and he recently wrote a book which we're going to be talking about called Dollars, Gold, and Bitcoin. It's right here, I could not put it down, you can find it on Amazon and Audible. You guys need to get a copy of this book, because we are not going to be able to talk about everything in this book on this interview. John, thank you so much for being here. John Allen, so good to be here. Thanks for having me. Allen So now I have done. I have heard you speak in the past. And so a few podcasts, I don't should have looked at the episode, but it's one of the past episodes called billionaire lessons. I have talked a little bit and gone over some of the things that you presented on which were covered in your book as well. So it was one of our most popular episodes, really happy that you're here. I just want to get into it. So the book is titled dollars gold and Bitcoin. Now I've already you know, talked about your successful guy you're doing well. Why did you write this book? John When I retired, some people asked me to speak on stage. And I, you know, I didn't charge them. And I just went to these masterminds and I thought, What do I want to talk about? And, you know, I just I looked at what everyone else talks about. And I thought, well, I got to talk about something different. So I started talking about economics and the Federal Reserve and the strength of the dollar and how, you know, the dollar is just a fantastic product worldwide. And I actually, you know, followed the Federal Reserve and how they promoted the US dollar over the years, and how they nudged people to make their product more acceptable around the world. And I kind of used that formula. In my company, or me and my partner's company, as we grew, we kind of use the same type of tactics that the Federal Reserve and the US government has used over the years to promote their number one product, which is the US dollar. And so so it's kind of a, it's kind of reflection of my business history. But it's also a reflection of how I studied and watched the the greatest product ever become the greatest product ever. How did it get there, and then I just kind of wanted to learn from the best. So I just kind of use those tactics with me and my partners to kind of push our business kind of the same way. So that's why I kind of wrote it. Allen Cool. Now, you know, the first time I heard you speak, I've heard you speak twice. And the first time and second time, I'm listening to you, and you are taking these what seemed to be very random events around the world. Yes. It's like, Oh, this guy said this, made this comment. And then this person visited this country, and then nothing happened. And then that happened. And then you took all of these to me, they were just random, you know, like watching the news. You story after story. But you took them and you whoa, this intricate, detailed story that linked them all together. And I'm like, Whoa, how does this guy think like this? how do you how do you come up with this? , John I don't I don't know. I just I just I think as an entrepreneur my whole life, I started my, well, my career, but when I was a young man, I just was really slow reader. I wasn't a good, I wasn't a good student. And I knew that I could not survive in corporate America. I just knew it would eat me alive. It didn't I just wouldn't fit there. And so I knew I had to be my own boss. And that means I probably need to just start my own companies. And so I remember looking in the mirror and this is I think I was 17 or 18. And I said to myself, these words and and I I've repeated this in the mirror, every year, 10 times a year, whatever, I don't know how many for 30 something 40 years, but I said this to myself in the mirror of John, you're not afraid of being poor. And John, you're not afraid of being old, you're just afraid of being old and poor at the same time. And that is stuck with me to push myself in the areas of, I have to start my own business, I have to save money to take risk, right. And so I started 14 businesses in my lifetime ish. And three, I've made a lot of money on obviously, the one I did with the funds and still in it made a lot of money, I three I've lost money on and the rest of them in the middle, you know, I made some money on them, they were pretty good for a while. But you know, so over those periods of time, when you'd make good money on one, you have to save the money and live beneath your means. So that when the next opportunity comes up, you have a war chest to go and try again. Because if you try a business, and it doesn't work, you lose the time and money. And sometimes I might, I've had a couple of businesses in a row not work. So you spend 910 months getting a business launched, and then you wait six, seven months, it doesn't work, and you go on men 18 months later, and now you're kind of out of money if you didn't save, and then you have another idea come up, and then you try that idea. And that's going to take a year, year and a half to figure out and spend all the money. So you always I always live below my means way below my means so that I would always have a war chest to take risk until I really, really, really made it. And when I first started my first fund in 2004, and then my second fund in 2007. And my third fund in 2008. You know, I didn't really know if it was going to work, work, work work work until about 2013. And up until that time, I was driving a car with 200,000 miles on it, you know, so but once I got there, then I got a Mercedes, you know, a small number, say a used Mercedes kind of thing. And so, but I was always I always lived beneath my means because I just knew I had to be a entrepreneur. So what I'm getting at was my business antennas, my business antennas my whole life since I was 17. I had been up trying to read listen to receive things, right? And when I graduated college in 8898, with an economics degree which if you have an economics degree, there's not a lot of really, you're not trying to do much right unless you go on to get a masters or PhD trained. Well, what do you I'm saying, right? I didn't matter I had a degree in and I wanted to start my business. My first business that I started right at night, not my first business but but my first successful business right out of college is in 1989 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, they took down the wall in Germany, there used to be a wall right down the middle of Berlin, a physical wall, and they took it down. And before that time, kids in Eastern Europe could not get American products. They can watch American TV or watch American movies, but they couldn't get made in USA products. And when that wall came down, there was a flood demand because the US was like this golden child. And everyone loved the US for about 99 About 95 They just love love, love anything made the USA was the best. And they wanted American huge Levi's. Or they want American Levi's jeans because Mr. Levi Strauss in San Francisco was the first guy to ever make denim jeans. And he did him with a button flying and the original was the button fly 501. Well, all over the all over the world. These were being sold for hundreds of dollars. They were a fashion gene but in the Western United States, we'd had them for 100 years they were worth jeans. We grew up with them in high school, right but so anyway, two of my partner's eventually moved to Southern Germany and I stayed in in Utah, and I collected us Levi fiber ones all over the United States, mainly the Western United States, cleaned them up, sewed them had seamstresses, scrubbing them, cleaning them up taking the stains off of them sewing, and it shipped to my partners in Germany, and they sell them to Prague and all over the western eastern states. So I could buy new fiber ones on sale for 1499 in Utah, and they would go for 100 $120 in profit. So I had my antennas up. And so when I found out early on in Ada or early on at nine that we had a friend over there in Europe saying that people were at you know, walking up to him on the street trying to buy his jeans on down for $100 100 US dollars. And we could buy them used at a thrift store over here for $6. What's the probability I can make a business so we I ran this business for nine years From 89 to about 1988 1998. We ran this was my first real big, huge business. And it was booming. I mean, we were doing a lot of jeans. I think our best year total sales was $8.5 million. US Levi's, I think that was 9094, maybe 95. Somewhere in there. But it was the fast business. And I had, you know, seems so what I'm trying to say is, you asked me the question, how do I think this way, right? If you have your business antenna up, always trying to receive some information, and someone tells you, hey, people in Austria are paying $100 For usually buy 501 jeans, and you live in a place where you can buy them for $10. You have to think of how do I make that into a business? What's the probability? Not the prediction? What's the probability I can make that into a business? And that was my first real run into business employees in Germany employees here. It was really a fantastic, great, like classic arbitrage. Yep. Just yeah, that's right. We were value adding we were cleaning them up, right. We were selling them. We were repairing them. But yeah, it was it was a kind of arbitrage. Take a product. That's a in Nevada, or California or Utah. Move it to a place where it's a fashion gene and charge what the going rate is. Yeah. Allen Cool. Awesome. All right. So let's get into the book. Now. I think that correct me if I'm wrong, but the big topic or the big overwhelming subject matter of the book is how the Fed operates and how they boxed in Bitcoin, John or the US dollar no sorry, or gold or US dollar or the Chinese yuan. The basic point of the book is, I use the example of trying to box Bitcoin in because it appears to be an a competitor to the US dollar. Right. Gold. One point is your was a part of the US dollar and competitive US dollar. And I go in the book, I dip into the Chinese yuan that has become trying to become a competitive US dollar and the Fed, Federal Reserve's number, the US government's number one product, it sells better than hotcakes, people say it's selling like hotcakes. Well, they should start saying it's selling like the US dollar. So Allen, if I gave you $1 a second, right, like 123456. And I never stopped, never slept Neverland the restroom, it would take me 31.7 years to give you $1 billion. In other words, if you wanted to count to 1 billion, you would still be on the Zoom call this podcast 31 years from now. Right? So I tell them that on stage a lot because a lot of people misrepresent the word 1 billion they misinterpret it. They'll say John, I was just outside. And I saw this huge flock of birds, there must have been a billion birds. And I was gonna know there wasn't, you know how I know. I did the math. You know why I did the math. When my fund hit $1 billion. We started with managing $1 billion. It was like, holy cow, how much is a billion I started calculating it. 31.7 years of seconds. So when we talk about big numbers, I always do that on stage. So people really getting getting their head, how big $1 billion is and how erroneous that a lot of people use the term billion over time. So let me just do a little history for you. Okay. So, in 1914-ish, the Federal Reserve was created because there was a stock market crash in 1907, not not 2007 1907, the stock market crash. So they created the Federal Reserve. And then in 1929, we know there was a huge stock market crash again. So 1929, the country's really, really, really hurting. And then in 1933, two things happen. The SEC was created so that we would never have a crash again, okay. And in May 1933, now get this in May 1933, the president, FDR, he signed an executive order that made it illegal for your grandfather and my grandfather to own gold. So you had to sell all of your gold to the Federal Reserve. Or if you had a gold note, because it used to be that dollars were backed by gold, you had to sell your gold note your gold coin or your gold bars to the Federal Reserve. And they would give you a paper dollar for it. And then they would take that gold and put it in Fort Knox, and that gold would backup the US dollar and help us get out of the recession or the depression. And so if your grandfather, my grandfather was caught with five gold coins in their pocket, they could go to jail. This is United States of America. Okay, but it was patriotic, I think I think if you go back it was kind of patriotic. Like, we're all doing this together. We're all in together. We all have To support our number one product, the US dollar. Okay, so, so in that that was 1933. Okay. And so how long did that last year? 41? Obviously, so 1971 ish. Oh, wow. I'll get there in just a second. Okay. Yeah. So in 1944, we knew we were going to win the war. Why? Well, we were making 96,000 planes a year, and Germany was making 38,000 planes a year. We were making, I don't know if the numbers were making 21,000 tanks, they were making 4000 tanks. We just knew by math, we were gonna win the war. So 1944 44 countries sent 1000 people to a little place called Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. And they went there to reset the dollar. So the dollar was reset by the Federal Reserve in 2019 14. Then it was reset again in 1933, by the gold confiscation, and then in 1944, it was reset again. So what happened was at 1944, everyone agreed all the countries Listen, the French franc is no longer going to be backed by gold. The French franc is going to be backed by the US dollar. And the US dollar is going to be backed by gold. Why? Because this is a crazy Alan, this is a craziest This is in 1944, the United States had 66% of all gold bullion in the world. We had it here. And there are a couple of reasons. In the first part of World War Two, we didn't get involved. We were just selling our tanks, our steel, we're selling steel to Russia, they're paying us in gold. We're selling whatever to France, they're paying a single in a world war, one synth kind of same thing happened, you know, so, and we had a gold confiscation in 1933. It was illegal for a US citizen to own gold, but it wasn't in 1944. Say 1946. Okay, my granddad had a $100 bill. He couldn't turn that in for gold. But if you were a US, if you were a French citizen, and you had a $100 bill, you could turn it in for gold. Okay, so we have like we always do, we abused this thing called the world reserve currency. Okay, we abused it. And by 1971, President de Gaulle of France knew we had been printing too many paper dollars, okay. Too many paper dollars. So he sent two ships across the Atlantic with all of their US dollars. Okay. So he sends the two ships over, and he demands here's my US dollars, give me my goal. And on. It was a Sunday night, August 15 1971, President Nixon came on live TV and announced to the world. He said basically, this, market manipulators around the world are trying to hurt our US dollar. And so he said temporarily, we're going to stop having the dollar backed by gold right now. Right? So he just told to tape your show. You're not getting your gold, right. And that was a temporary fiat currency. And that has lasted till today. So it's 5354 years old ish, right? Our dollars 5354 years old. Okay. So, and it was Allen supposed to be temporary? It was that it was supposed to be temporary? John That's what he said. He said, This is a temporary pause, Allen just like like income tax? John Yes, exactly. So, but in 1990, am I gonna get my dates wrong? I was gonna do a cheat sheet because I don't want to mess my dates up. The 1960. The world reserve currency, the dollar was about 45% of all world reserve currency. Okay. In 2001, it was about 70 plus percent, maybe 78% of all world reserve currency is US dollars. And 19. In 2023. Just last year, my last statistics were 58%. Okay, so in 2023, US dollar is 58% of all the world reserve currency. The euro is 20%. Okay, the Chinese yuan is 2.7% of world reserve currency. Right? So we have a huge huge Headstart and a dominance with with our number one product across the world. And so we we mean you and everyone listening to this in the United States that use US dollars, we have an advantage where we we can go anywhere in the world and just throw our US dollars around and people will love them. Yeah, that's not true for other countries, right? You have to live in other countries. You just can't walk around and use your your fiat currency and just pay for things. And so we have a huge advantage. And so my question in my book is, how did that happen? How did we are the beneficiaries how do we become the beneficiaries of having most of the world use US dollars and In one way, in 1944, the Bretton Woods Agreement. No, it doesn't doesn't say this, okay. But this is kind of what happened. After World War One. Everyone's Navy is gone. China's Navy's gone. Japan's Navy's gone. Germany's Navy's gone, Italy's need is gone, France Navy's gone, everyone rushes Navy's got everyone's Navy is gone, the US has their navy intact, and Britain had some Navy still intact. Okay. And so basically what happened was we basically said, listen, navies are one of the most expensive things for a country to have. And if you just kind of agree to buy and sell your oil in US dollars, you don't even need anymore, we the United States will protect your shipping lanes. And so a little country anywhere in the world, if they buy and sell in oil in US dollars, then you don't need a navy anymore. And that allows us little countries sell their goods all over the world and take take their citizens from poverty levels up to you know, middle class. And so this is a phenomenon that's happened since 1944. Now, in 1971, when President Nixon did this, that's when our dollar became what's called the petro dollar. And that's when it really kind of heated up. And, you know, Saudi Arabia. So let's, let's just go to 1974. Okay, you live in Germany, and you want to buy a container of oil for Germany? You can't, you know, wire your Deutsche Marks from Germany down to Saudi Arabia. No, no, no, no, you have to wire your Deutsche Marks, using the SWIFT system, which will get back into the SWIFT system to the New York Fed, the New York Fed will then change your Deutsche Mark into US dollars, then you can wire US dollars to Saudi Arabia, then Saudi Arabia will send you oil, this creates insatiable demand for US dollars, right. And so to have a the number one product on the planet, by definition, you have to have insatiable demand, right? That's by definition, you have to have huge demand, right? So and the reason I know this, because we will make off the assembly line, we'll make a trillion dollars of our product, we'll make a trillion of them. And you and I will work 80 hours a week to get them more. The other people will lie, cheat and steal to get them right. They'll risk their lives on, you know, some crab ship in north north Pacific, you know, trying to get crabs and almost die trying to get more of these dollars. And then they'll will make another trillion and you Emil work 80 hours a week. Other people lie, cheat and steal. It's an insatiable demand for this product. And how did it get that way? And so to have insatiable demand, there's, I've outlined four ways in my book, one way is you tax your citizens in US dollars. So this year, I have to get us dollars to pay my taxes, I can't pay in cows, I can't pay in gold, I can't pay in Bitcoin. So that creates insatiable demand. Secondly, most countries around the world have to get us dollars to buy oil, because Saudi Arabia is the kingpin. Okay? That's it. That's the second way. A third way that you can attack a great is you create a worldwide Swift, bank to bank transfer system worldwide, where you transfer money back and forth. And it's a huge system, it's guaranteed, you know, bank to bank, and it's $1 based system. So if you want to transfer big large money from bank to bank worldwide, you have to have US dollars. And the fourth way to create insatiable demand is you can flood the world with low interest rate US dollar loans, that everyone has to pay you back for 30 years. So for 30 If you take one of these loans, for 30 years, you're gonna have to find us dollars to pay this loan back. Does that make sense? Now I'm going to stop there for questions. I got a few more things to say on that. But But do you want to any questions there Allen that yeah, no, I'm totally with you. I mean, the SWIFT system is it's like basically, you know, you're forcing everybody to use your product, because you don't have a choice. I'm giving you money, and you have to use my system. And that's why, you know, when when they put all the sanctions on Russia a couple years ago, it was you know, supposedly, okay, we're gonna take you off the SWIFT system. Yeah. That was a mistake, big mistake. But it's like, oh, that was supposed to be the end of Russia as we know it. John But yeah, so I'm gonna get back to that in a minute. But that was definitely a mistake of the United States of America, because that hurt the glorification of their number one product, the US dollar, so let's go back to loans. Okay. Okay. All right. So the date is December 2018. Okay. The Federal Reserve says the economy is doing fantastic. Unemployment rate is low. You know, we're going to do next year in 2019. We're going to increase interest rates three times. Okay, great. Then less than 45 days later in December 2019, this is 45 days, they say, Oops, we made a mistake. We're not going to raise interest rates three times next year. We're going to lower interest rates three times next year. And I went, what just happened? I have an economics degree, right? Something huge just happened. I didn't know what it was. But I knew something big just happened. So I'm reading I got my antennas up trying to read everything I can. So March, a few months later, I read this report that says in Europe, there are $3 trillion $3 trillion of sovereign bonds, trading at negative interest rates. I have an economics degree. I've never read a book. I've never read a paragraph. I don't even know what a negative interest rate is. It's a bond that if you buy it, you're guaranteed mathematically to lose money. Why does that? Why would that even exist? Not in a couple billion, but 3 trillion? Why? That doesn't make any sense. Okay. And then a few months later in July, this is the summer 219, I read a new report. It's no, it's no, it's no longer 3 trillion, it's 14 trillion. What? There's $14 trillion. Okay, so then I think, okay, now I kind of know why the Federal Reserve lowered their interest rates almost to zero really fast. Because they're like, Listen, if you're going to borrow money around the world, you can borrow in Germany at zero. Or you can borrow US dollars at just a little above zero. So we're going to lower interest rates to compete, because we're trying to create insatiable demand for our number and product. And for the next three or four years, if you're just borrowing borrowing German and Spain dollars, right? That means you're not borrowing US dollars, right? And that's, that's not creating in the future. So what did the Federal Reserve they lower interest rates, but that doesn't just do it, you have to actually go into the market. So think about what I'm about to say here. They lowered interest rates, plus the Federal Reserve went out, and they purchased bonds, $120 billion per month for over 30 months. Because when you buy bonds, buy bonds, buy bonds, buy bonds, buy bonds, the price of bonds goes up. And that means the yields go down. Right. So if every month I'm purchasing 100 billion $120 billion for the bonds, I'm keeping interest rates low, plus the Federal Reserve as interest rates low. So they keep it low for years and years and years, a few years. So that when you borrow money, you're least not borrowing someone else's money, you're borrowing our number one product, and that creates insatiable demand for their number one product. Does that make sense? Any questions? Yep. Yep. So my antennas again, back to your original question my antennas, how do I like this? My antennas are always looking for things that don't make sense. And then I try to read, how does it make sense? And when I keep putting the US dollar in the middle of things that don't make sense? It kind of makes sense. So I tell people, my book, I said, my book look, guys, ladies, I don't know if I'm right. I just I don't really run my life trying to predict the future because I don't think anyone can predict the future, right? I run my life on probabilities. And so I'm just saying the probability of me being right about the US dollar and being the number one product, Federal Reserve, and either US government and the Navy and whatever, I have a high probability of being correct, but I'm not I'm don't think I'm right. I might have a 20% probability I'm wrong. 80% that I'm right. If you don't agree with me that i Okay, fine. I agree. I might be 20% wrong, but just probability, right. So that's, that's where the essence of the book comes from. Allen Right. Okay. Now, since you brought up the Fed, that was one of my other questions. It was in the book, you mentioned that, you know, the Fed is been out there talking a lot lately about oh, we want you know, our inflation rate to be 2%. We want unemployment to be a certain number, blah, blah, blah. But you're you've basically said that, that's what they're saying. But what they're doing is something opposite, and they actually wanted it to be much higher. John Yeah, so this is what happened a few years ago after the financial crisis. 2008 9, 10, 11 Okay. The world realize that the world is a lot more fragile than you think it is. So Germany, not in Germany, sorry, Russia and China started buying gold. And every year they bought more gold and we're going to 1013 they bought more gold 2014 They kept buying gold. And I was watching this going okay. You know it listen, if I if I ran China, I was president of China. I would not like the fact that I have to get us dollars to buy Oil, that. And so I'm not blaming China, I'm not blaming Russia, I'm just saying, I'm on this side of the negotiating table there on that side, I'm just explaining their side. So they might have got together and said, Listen, in the future, we think the US dollar is going to have some cracks in it. And if it ever has a big crack, we can introduce the Russian ruble and the Chinese yuan as alternative currencies. And therefore, then we can start buying oil in our own currency that they're planning in the future. I see US presidents are kind of like temporary employees. They're 40 years, Putin has been president for what 27-28 years, they'll probably be president for another 20 years. We don't know. Xi Jinping is usually I've said his name, right. He changed the Constitution, and allows him the option to be president for Life for life. Yeah, yeah. So these guys are long term strategist, our president has to get reelected. He's a temporary employee, so they have an advantage over us. Okay. So anyway, so then a few years back, China and Russia, say, you know, we should do let's start $1 called the BRICS dollar, we'll call it Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. And these countries will come together and have their own dollar called the BRICS dollar that is going to be backed by commodities. So if you have a barrel of oil, you get so many bricks dollars, if you have a bushel of wheat, you get so many bricks, if you have gold, you get so many bricks dollars, and they've been trying to launch this for years. Okay, so, so obviously, the Fed seeing this, and that's a competitor to the US dollar, and it's going to be a competitor to US dollar. So the Fed is strategically trying to move around to to make sure that doesn't happen. And that might explain why, you know, Putin, one of the reasons Putin took over Ukraine, Ukraine has a lot of oil and a lot of wheat. And he's like, the BRICS dollars going to be real in a couple of years. If I have all this, we know I get more brickstone That might be one of the reasons, okay. So. So the Fed trying to in this last year and a half just or two years, raising interest rates, the Fed to protect their number one product, and this is this theory. And again, I know your some of your listeners are gonna say, John, you're just you're being way too conspiracy. But when there's a lot of money on the table, a lot of crazy things happen because people coordinate a lot of things. Anyway, I think it's coordinate because the US dollar is the waterline in the table. So a few years back, China started to try to buy oil from Saudi Arabia using the yuan, because China is a big oil importer. Okay. And so far, I think we so far, I don't think Saudi Arabia has done it yet. But and not just to convince Saudi Arabia not to do it. The Fed i Okay, let's, let's just hypothecate the Fed wants to hurt China wants to lower their acceptance of the yuan around the world, and you want only accepted by 2.7% of world currency. So it's not that big a threat yet, but it could be in the future. Okay. So China does it to themselves. They have a big huge that in the last two years, they have a big, huge real estate collapse. They have a big huge employment collapse. Hundreds of companies have moved out of China to Germany have hundreds of companies from Germany, Japan and the United States have moved out of China. They've gone to India, they've gone to Thailand, they've gone to South Korea, all countries that purchase their oil in US dollars. China has been trying to purchase oil, not using US dollars. So we got to hurt that we have to hurt that country, because Okay, so how can I hurt that country? Well, one, China has said they're going to de dollarized the world. China said we're going to start selling our US Treasuries. Okay. Okay. So what we can do so let's just say, the Federal Reserve to make sure every time China sells US Treasuries, they lose a lot of money, because they bought US Treasuries back when bond prices were low. So let's just say if the Fed wanted to get interest rates to five and a half 6%. Okay, I thought it was gonna go six and a half, but it went to five and a quarter, five and a half. Okay. They can't tell you and me, Alan, hey, you a US citizens. We're just gonna raise interest rates to 2% because inflation is 2%. And we'd go Yeah, that's okay. That's okay. But if inflation is 2%, they could never convince us that they can raise to five and a half percent. That'd be egregious, right? But wait, if inflation is 9%, then you and I would accept 5% interest rates. Right, right. We don't like it, but we realize everyone has. Okay, so how do I get it? How do I get inflation to 9% when it's been almost zero for years and years and years and years and years? You print a lot of money. You see inflation come along, and it goes from zero to 2%. And you tell everyone with your mouth, on a microphone, it's transitory. It's just transfer Everyone calm down. Then a few months later, it goes to 3% inflation. Now, we're not going to move rates, we're going to keep rates low, at a quarter percent, we're not going to raise them because transitory it goes to 4%. And they let it run, it goes to five, it goes to six. And then they say, Well, maybe it's not transitory, maybe we need to raise interest rates, then it goes to seven, they started raising interest rates, and it goes to nine, and they're able to raise interest rates to five and a quarter percent, the fastest rate in history. And they lit they stopped, they stopped them there. Why? Because if they every time, they have interest rates sitting at five and five and a quarter percent, every time China goes to sell their US Treasuries, they get killed financially, it kills them. So my conspiracy theory is, hey, if the number one job of the Federal Reserve is to protect and promote the US dollar, they have ancillary jobs, low unemployment, high GDP, I get it, but their number one job, their baseline job is to predict or promote the US dollar, then, if they have a competitor to the US dollar, China coming around, we need to crush China's dollar. And right now, China prints more money than we do. Because they're huge depression right now, because of all the things that happened to him. And so they're selling all this, you know, US Treasuries, because they have to, because they don't want to because they're losing money on it. Why? Because they're trying to keep their economy afloat. Now, the Fed is sending a message to Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, aren't you so glad? That a few years back, you didn't start selling your oil in yuan? Because you would have billions of you want in your bank right now? And the yuan is tanking. Right. So people say now, five or six years ago, if you told me, I agreed China was going to take over the world, China was going to be a superpower with us now. I don't believe that anymore. Clearly. Okay. China has had 40 years of the fastest economy growth ever, right? No society has ever grown faster than China has last 40 years. And they're only 2.7% of the world reserve currency. So are you telling me if they have the same growth for next 40 years? They would be 7%? No, I'm saying. Allen I have to interrupt this message. Because I am super excited. I haven't been this excited about something in trading since I first discovered trading options. Okay, it is that important. Now, look, this is a new strategy that I've discovered recently, that is just out there, kicking butt and taking names. I can't give you all the details here. But if you go to market power method.com and get all the information again, that's market power. method.com. Trust me, you want to know what this is. Now back to the show. John And so when someone says we're going to replace the US dollar, I give them this example. And I love people in Arizona. I love Arizona, but I'm just gonna give this example. Okay, it's not it's just a hypothetical. Let's just say you and me agree that all the water in Arizona is bad. Okay, we both agree. What do you want to do? Well, we want to, we want to, we want to replace it with Gatorade, okay, so we searched the whole world for all the Gatorade in the world, and we bring it back. And it's not even a drop. We can't even, we can't even begin. So if you want to replace the US dollar, you have to replace it with something, you just can't not have it anymore. You have to replace the water with something. And there's not enough of anything that none of you want in the world, none of euros. There's nothing in the world big enough to replace the US dollar for years and decades to come. So the US dollar in the dominance is going to be around for a long time. Now the BRICS dollar, they're going to chip away at it right. So China, you know, is a net importer of oil, and they're a net importer of food. The United States is a net exporter of oil and an exporter of food. We have a geographic advantage over most countries on the planet. We can have a bad precedent, bad precedent, bad precedent, bad precedent, bad precedent. And we still kind of survived because we have things that other people don't have. The Mississippi Valley is two thirds of the country. Although arbitrary rivers, you can it's a slow moving river, you can put grain on that barge and floated anywhere. A lot of countries don't have that. And we produce a lot of oil and a lot of everything. And we just have a kind of an advantage over most countries. So China has got to, you know, build pipelines as quick as possible to Russia. They have to solve their oil problem, because without solving their oil problem, supply they You can't attack Taiwan. Because our aircraft carriers, our Navy could cut off most of their oil within 120 days. It all comes mostly over the water until China gets that pipeline. Right. And they know it. They know that they are. They're not ready. They have an Achilles heel. So let me give you a crazy thing that happened in in the news just last year. I'm reading the report watching the news. China brokered a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Why? Doesn't even make any sense. But if you put the US dollar in there, it makes sense. So China is trying to de dollarized the world. They go to Iran, they say Iran, listen, who do you hate more? United States or Saudi Arabia? Oh, we hate the United States. Okay, fine. Okay, listen, if you want to really, really hurt United States, we have to de dollarized the world. Okay, how we're gonna do that? Well, one way is you can stop attacking Saudi Arabia, because the United States has an aircraft carrier off the side of Saudi Arabia to protect Saudi Arabia against you. And Saudi Arabia needs the aircraft carrier, and the F 30. Fives on their bases and 5000 troops in Saudi Arabia, they need all that. That's why they can't sell oil from Saudi Arabia to China and the yuan, because they have to keep being in good graces with the United States. Because Saudi needs that military protection. But Iran if you stop attacking Saudi Arabia, maybe this year, next year, Saudi Arabia goes You don't want we don't need military protection anymore. So we're going to start selling our oil to shock to China in the yuan. And then the the domino effect, the US dollar comes crumbling down over years, and the United States power around the world gets demolished. So again, back to my probabilities. The Alan, I don't know if I'm wrong. It just seems when I put the US dollar in crazy situations. It makes total sense. Now, a few months later, President Biden realized he was losing the battle in the the, you know, the whatever battle you want to call it in the Middle East. What does he do? He takes his number one product, the US dollar, and he sends I think about $6 billion to Iran in humanitarian aid. That's his number. I'm proud to say I ran I ran And we're still your friends. If you're gonna trade around the world, here's some US dollars to trade in. Right, Allen right. Yeah, that came out of nowhere. It was like, what, what's going on? John Why, why? Why? Why do you do that? Because a few months earlier, there was a peace agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Why? Because they want to de dollarized. They want to convince Saudi Arabia. They don't need us, Doc, but but the Fed is now still sending. There's two messages, right. And so about a year ago, year and a half ago, President Biden flew to Saudi Arabia. The thing about this, President states flies to see the prince. The prince didn't come to see him. He went to see the prince. Now we don't know what he said. Allen And everybody made fun of him. Everybody, ever they funded media was all I got. I John gotta give President Biden kudos. Right? Because I think I know what he was doing. I think he was over there convincing the Saudi prince not to sell oil in anything but US dollars. He creates because Allen they had made an announcement. Before that happened. They had made an announcement that we're going to we're going to switch and we're going to do both or something that I remember something's right. Yeah. John So if you ever take a negotiation class, okay. There is there's a lot of different ways to negotiate. But one of the ways one of the tricks in negotiation is you ask a question to your opponent, and then you let them try to answer it. So we I don't know what I don't know what President Biden said. But he could have said this. Okay. Mr. Saudi prince, if you start selling your oil to China in the yuan, all right. How am I as the US President going to convince the US Congress to pay for aircraft carriers off your coast 5000 troops on your soil, sell you f 30 fives, and then also give you satellite information from our secret satellites? How are we going to pay for all that? If you start selling your oil in you want then what you do in negotiation? You zip your lip, you shut up, you say no more and you sit back. And you you allow your opponent to try to very uncomfortably answer your question. And they sit there and go. Well, you can no you could you Oh, you know what? You know what, Mr. President, you can't convince Congress to pay for all that. Exactly. So therefore don't sell your oil to China in year one. And then a few years later, guess what? The Yuan is crashing because they're spending so much money. because we got interest rates up to five, because we want to win because we got the inflation to nine. So we five and now the Chinese economy look China did to themselves, we just poured gas on. Okay, one more example. That is. So we know of two people that sold a lot of oil not using US dollars. And that was Moammar Qaddafi of Libya, and Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Both of these gentlemen, I don't know how else to say it a few years after they did this large sales of oil without using US dollars. Both of these gentlemen were killed. They left the planet. And I'm not saying the US killed them. What I am saying is the US backed away from them, and let other people get them all the way, you know, take them out, right. So the last person that we know of that is doing oil and gas, not using is Putin. Putin said less Jaffa the war, he says, you know, after we took him off the SWIFT system, which we shouldn't have done, we should have left them on SWIFT system to keep them using US dollars. We took them on SWIFT system, we weaponize the US dollar. And that allowed China and Brazil go wait a minute. If the government the United States can seize my US Dollars anytime they want, then the US dollar really isn't a store of value. It's that yeah, that woke the world up a little bit. And we shouldn't have done it. Right, because our number one product is now damaged a little bit. Okay. But anyway, so Putin says, hey, you know, we're going to do so Putin goes into Ukraine and button think about the rhetoric. Biden says, We think Putin, you're a bad guy you gotta get out of Ukraine. Then Putin says, we're no longer selling our oil and gas, we're only going to take rubles and gold. Then Biden changed his rhetoric. Biden said, we now need a regime change in Russia. That's way different than saying we need you out of Ukraine. When you say I need a regime change, I think about Moammar Qaddafi, and Saddam Hussein. Right. That's a big difference. Okay. So what happened was a few months after that, after Putin says we're not selling, we're not selling oil and gas. With us dollars anymore. There's there's a pipeline, there's two pipelines that go under this was this was hilarious, isn't it? Yeah. There are two pipelines. They go from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany, and they sell Germany natural gas. Well, a few months after this happened that Putin said, I'm not going to take us dollars anymore. Someone with a submarine blew up. Nord Stream one and Nord Stream to Allen someone we don't know who know, they claim responsibility, John no responsibility. And I'm sure I'm sure that you know, President Biden, when he talks to the Saudi prince goes, Hey, Saudi prince, we're so glad you're still you know, selling all of your oil in US dollars. No one by the way. Did you hear about Nord Stream? One Nord Stream two? Yeah, crazy, right? We live in a crazy, crazy world. It's just I'm sure he reminds everyone this right? That you don't mess with the number one product the United States, you just don't mess with it. Right? So this is all these are all chapters in my book, at least the first half of the book, you know, a lot of economics that I'm trying to about. I'm just trying to get people to think on a different level. And a different thing that kids these days like to play these video games all weekend long, they'll go on three day weekend, you know, never go to sleep. Well, this what I've explained to you is the biggest game ever invented. Yep, there is no bigger game. And when I'm explaining to it's the biggest risk game, the biggest global game. It's the biggest game ever. And I'm studying it and watching it. And it is fascinating to me. And I don't even know if I'm right. But man when I keep doing probabilities, and it just seems I'm right.
Sparks is joined by Sarah Baca & Destiny Dunnigan from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley to talk about the organization, as well as their upcoming 35th Annual Plant Sale at the Fortress Bank location on East Jackson Street in Macomb from May 8th to the 11th. There'll plenty hundreds of hanging baskets, displays, and annuals available for sale starting at 8 a.m. with all of the proceeds going to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters, which helps pair underage youth with mentors in the community. BBBS is also looking for volunteers to work the Plant Sale. For more information about volunteering for the Plant Sale or to become a Big or Little, contact Sarah Baca at (309) 837-5437 or visit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley Facebook page.
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Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/579 Presented By: Waters West, Togens Fly Shop, Northern Rockies Adventures Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Join us as we explore the enchanting Driftless Area, where conservation meets agriculture, and the past informs the future. Our guest, Carol Abrahamzon, Executive Director at Mississippi Valley Conservancy, shares her remarkable transition from nursing to farming and her eventual foray into conservation work. Discover the beauty of this unique region as we discuss how farmers are using sustainable practices to ensure their lands thrive for generations. Carol unveils the significance of conservation easements in preserving these precious ecosystems and the extraordinary efforts to maintain biodiversity through stream protection and buffer strips. Listen in as we expand on the impact of climate change on the agricultural landscape of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Carol sheds light on the resilience of native species with deep root systems and the importance of cover crops to combat wind erosion. Our conversation serves as a beacon of hope, offering actionable steps for individuals to make a difference, such as supporting local agriculture and engaging in policy advocacy. You'll also get a glimpse into our collaborative conservation projects, including the protection of an 18-mile stretch along the Kickapoo River and a 1600-acre property restoration, emphasizing the crucial role of community involvement. Finally, be captivated by our coverage of the conservation programs and events that bring the community together to foster a deeper connection with nature. Learn about our habitat restoration efforts, such as the planting of 2000 trees in the Plum Creek area, and our 'Link to the Land' program that invites participation in activities like migratory bird hikes and Mushroom forays. Carol also spotlights the importance of sustainable farming in conserving nature, from protected land corridors to stream protection for trout populations. Tune in for a heartfelt appreciation of the tireless work done by conservation organizations and how you can be part of this vital mission to protect our natural world. Episode Chapters - Mississippi Valley Conservancy (0:00:05) - Conservation Efforts in the Driftless Nature's interconnectedness in the Driftless Area, sustainable farming, and conservation efforts to protect land and biodiversity. (0:08:29) - Conservation Projects and Climate Change Impact Nature's conservation projects protect rivers, engage landowners, and rely on partnerships and community support. (0:19:50) - Addressing Climate Change Through Conservation Nature's challenges for farmers in MN and WI due to climate change, benefits of native species, cover crops, and actionable steps to combat it. (0:26:44) - Conservation Programs and Events Overview Nature's restoration efforts, events like 'Link to the Land', guided hikes and Mushroom forays, and the importance of bio blitz program. (0:32:20) - Conserving Nature and Sustainable Farming Nature's protected land corridors expand, focusing on Devil's Backbone and Chase Creek for stream protection and brook trout. Emmy-winning video on Driftless area. Visit website for public nature preserves and activities, with La Crosse and Verroqua as notable spots. (0:45:10) - Local Conservation Follow-Up and Appreciation Nature's conservation efforts and achievements in the local area were discussed, with a call for ongoing support and excitement for future visits. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/579
Episode 161: Depression FundamentalsFuture doctors Madeline Tena and Jane Park define depression and explain different methods to diagnose it. Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment is mentioned briefly at the end. Written by Madeline Tena, MSIII, and Jane Park, MSIII. Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Editing by Hector Arreaza, MD.You are listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast, your weekly dose of knowledge brought to you by the Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program from Bakersfield, California, a UCLA-affiliated program sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista, Let Us Be Your Healthcare Home. This podcast was created for educational purposes only. Visit your primary care provider for additional medical advice.Definition. Per the language of Mental Health, depression can be defined as a mood, a symptom, a syndrome of associated disorders, or a specific mental disorder. As a state of mood, depression is associated with feelings of sadness, despair, emptiness, discouragement, and hopelessness. The sense of having no feelings or appearing tearful can also be a form of depressed mood. A depressed mood also can be a part of a collection of symptoms that explain a syndrome. Depression as a mental disorder can encompass depressive syndromes. Per the American Psychiatric Association DSM-5-TR, depressive disorders commonly include sad, empty, irritable mood, accompanied by changes in one's functional capacity. They can be classified by severity and recurrence, and associated with hypomania, mania, or psychosis. Depressive disorders include major depressive disorder (including major depressive episodes), persistent depressive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, substance-induced depressive disorder, depressive disorder due to medical condition, other specified depressive disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder.Today, we will cover unipolar depressive disorder, also known as major depressive disorder. MDD.Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder primarily characterized by at least one major depressive episode without manic or hypomanic episodes. Depressive episode is a period of at least 2 weeks of depressed mood or anhedonia in nearly all activities for most of the day nearly every day, with four or more associated symptoms in the same 2 weeks. We will discuss specific symptoms for diagnosis further on. Epidemiology of depression.Nationally or regionally representative surveys in 21 countries estimate that the 12-month prevalence of major depressive disorder across all countries is 5 percent. Furthermore, the prevalence of major depressive disorder plus persistent depressive disorder in developed countries (United States and Europe) is approximately 18 percent. Multiple studies consistently indicate that in the general population of the United States, the average age of onset for unipolar major depression and for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) is approximately 30 years old. During 2020, approximately ⅕ US adults have reported receiving a diagnosis by a healthcare provider, with the highest prevalence found among young adults age (18-24 year age… generation Z). Within the US there was considerable geographic variation in the prevalence of depression, with the highest state and county estimates of depression observed along the Appalachian and southern Mississippi Valley regions. Why do we care about depression?Because depression is associated with impaired life quality. It can impair a patient's social, physical, and psychological functioning. Also, depression is associated with mortality. A study done by UPenn Family Practice and Community Medicine in 2005 showed that among older, primary-care patients over a 2-year follow-up interval, depression contributed as much to mortality as did myocardial infarction or diabetes. A prospective study from 2005-2017 that followed 186 patients for up to 38 years further showed that patients with major depressive disorder had 27 times higher incidence rate of suicide than the general population. (1, 2). Also, patients dying by suicide visit primary care physicians more than twice as often as mental health clinicians. It is estimated that 45% of patients who died by suicide saw their primary care physician in the month before their death. Only 20% saw a mental health professional a month before their death. (3)Suicidality in depression.It seems that primary care physicians often do not ask about suicidal symptoms in depressive patients. A 2007 study by Mitchell Feldman at the University of California San Francisco showed that 152 family physicians and internists who participated in a standardized patient with antidepressants, suicide was explored in only 36% of the encounters. (4)Physicians, including primary care physicians, should ask patients with depression about suicidality with questions such as: Do you wish you were dead? In the past few weeks, have you been thinking about killing yourself? Do you have a plan to kill yourself? Have you ever tried to kill yourself? (5) Screening for depression.The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in all adults: 18 years old and over regardless of risk factors. Some factors increase the risk of positive screening, such as temperament (negative affectivity/neuroticism), general medical illness, and family history. First-degree family members of people with MDD have a 2-4 times higher risk of MDD than the general population. Furthermore, social history can increase risk as well: sexual abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination.It is important to highlight the risk in women because they may also be at risk related to specific reproductive life stages (premenstrual period, postpartum, perimenopause). The USPSTF includes pregnant individuals and patients in the postpartum period to be screened for depression. Screening tools. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends depression screening for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years (grade B). Similarly, the Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC) has also recommended annual screening for depression in children aged 12 and older. (6) Some tools used for screening in this age group are the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) and the primary care version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). For the general adult population, it is recommended that all patients not currently receiving treatment for depression be screened using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) (7)PHQ 2 is a survey scored 0-6. The survey asks two questions: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?Little interest or pleasure in doing things.Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.Answers should be given in a numerical rating. 0=Not at all; 1=Several days; 2=More than half the days; 3=Nearly every day. A score ≥ 3 is considered positive, and a follow-up full clinical assessment is recommended. The PHQ-2 has a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 67% when compared to a semi-structured interview. Keep in mind that the PHQ-2 may be slightly less sensitive to older individuals. Individuals who screen positive with PHQ-2 should have additional screening with the PHQ-9, which is a nine-item, self or clinician-administered, brief questionnaire that is specific to depression. (8) Its content maps directly to the DSM-5 criteria for major depression. (9)The PHQ-9 is a set of 9 questions. The answers are scored similarly to PHQ-2, with a numerical scoring between 0 and 3. (0=Not at all; 1=Several days; 2=More than half the days; 3=Nearly every day). Dr. Arreaza, you will be my patient today, are you ready? It's important that you think about the last 2 weeks.Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?Little interest or pleasure in doing things. [Dr. Arreaza answers, “sometimes”. Jane asks, “is it several days or nearly every day?”. Dr. Arreaza answers, “nearly every day” 3]Feeling down, depressed or hopeless [Dr. Arreaza: every day 3]Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much [Dr. Arreaza: not at all 0]Feeling tired or having little energy [Dr. Arreaza: not at all 0]Poor appetite or overeating [Dr. Arreaza: every day 3]Feeling bad about yourself- or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down [Dr. Arreaza: several days 1]Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television [Dr. Arreaza: Several days 2]Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite, being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual. [Dr. Arreaza: Not at all 0]Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself [Not at all 0]Jane: Your score is 12.Maddy: Regarding severity, a total score of 1-4 suggests minimal depression. 5-9 suggests mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, and 20-27 severe depression. PHQ-9 with patients' scores over 10 had a specificity of 88% and sensitivity of 88% for MDD. (10)But if there are at least 4 non-zero items, including question #1 or #2, consider a depressive disorder and add up the scores. If there are at least 5 non-zero items including questions #1 or #2, consider major depressive disorder specifically. The questionnaire is the starting point for a conversation about depression.A couple of things to note: 1. Physicians should make sure to verify patient responses given the questionnaire can be self-administered. Diagnosis also requires impairment in the patient's job, social, or other important areas of functioning. 2. Diagnosis requires a ruling-out of normal bereavement, histories of manic episodes, depressive episodes better explained by schizoaffective disorder, any superimposed schizophrenia, a physical disorder, medication, or other biological cause of depressive symptoms.Once a patient is newly diagnosed and/or started on treatment, a regular interval administration (e.g. 2 weeks or at every appointment) of PHQ-9 is recommended. The PHQ-9 has good reliability, validity, and high adaptability for MDD patients in psychiatric hospitals for screening and evaluation of depression severity. (12) Other than PHQ-9, there is also Geriatric Depression Scale-15 for older patients with mini mental status exam (MMSE) that scored over 10. (13)For postpartum depression, the preferred screening tool is the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale[Click here (stanford.edu)].Non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment.Now that we have diagnosed the patient, we have to start management. Patients can consider non-pharmacologic treatment such as lifestyle modifications. This can include sleep hygiene, reduction in drug use, increased social support, regular aerobic exercise, finding time for relaxation, and improved nutrition. Furthermore, based on severity, patients can start psychotherapy alone or psychotherapy + pharmacotherapy. Admission is required for pts with complex/severe depression or suicidality. There should be an assessment of efficacy at 6 weeks.There is a warning about patients aged 18-24 who are at increased risk of suicide when taking SSRI within the first couple weeks of treatment. Mediations: SSRI, SNRI, tricyclic antidepressants, MAOIs, and Atypical antidepressants: including trazodone, mirtazapine (Remeron), bupropion (Wellbutrin SR). More research is being done on psychedelic drugs such as ketamine and psilocybin as possible treatments. There are therapies such as ECT available too.Potential Harm of Tx: Potential harms of pharmacotherapy: -SNRI: initial increases in anxiety, insomnia, and restlessness, and possible sexual dysfunction and headaches as well. Compared with the SSRI class, the SNRI class tends to induce more nausea, insomnia, dry mouth, and in rare cases hypertension.-Tricyclic: Cause of numerous side effects, very infrequently prescribed unless the patient is not responding to other forms of treatment. Side effects that are included are: dry mouth. slight blurring of vision, constipation, problems passing urine, drowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, excessive sweating (especially at night). Avoid TCAs in elderly patients.-MAOIS: MAO-IS can cause side effects too, including dizziness or lightheadedness, dry mouth, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, drowsiness, and insomnia. Furthermore, other less common side effects can include involuntary muscle jerks, hypotension, reduced sexual desire/ ability to orgasm, weight gain, difficulty starting urine flow, muscle cramps, and paresthesia.Remember to screen your patients. In case you establish a diagnosis, discuss treatments, including non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic options. Warn your patients about side effects and the timing to see the benefits of the medication, usually after 6 weeks. __________________Conclusion: Now we conclude episode number 161, “Depression Fundamentals.” Future doctors Park and Tena discussed depression and its risk factors, screening, and treatment. They went through the PHQ2 and PHQ9 as screening tools, as well as commonly used treatments and their side effects, such as SSRIs. Dr. Arreaza also highlighted the importance of asking about suicidality in your depressed patients, there is a lot of room for improvement in that aspect. This week we thank Hector Arreaza, Madeline Tena, and Jane Park. Audio editing by Adrianne Silva.Talk_OutroEven without trying, every night you go to bed a little wiser. Thanks for listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast. We want to hear from you, send us an email at RioBravoqWeek@clinicasierravista.org, or visit our website riobravofmrp.org/qweek. See you next week! _____________________References:Angst F, Stassen HH, Clayton PJ, Angst J. Mortality of patients with mood disorders: follow-up over 34-38 years. J Affect Disord. 2002;68(2-3):167-181. doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(01)00377-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12063145/Miron O, Yu KH, Wilf-Miron R, Kohane IS. Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, 2000-2017. JAMA. 2019;321(23):2362-2364. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.5054. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31211337/ Feldman MD, Franks P, Duberstein PR, Vannoy S, Epstein R, Kravitz RL. Let's not talk about it: suicide inquiry in primary care. 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Monitoring depression-treatment outcomes with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Med Care, 42, 1194-1201, 2004.Sun, Y., Fu, Z., Bo, Q. et al.The reliability and validity of PHQ-9 in patients with major depressive disorder in psychiatric hospital. BMC Psychiatry20, 474 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02885-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701937/Conradsson M, Rosendahl E, Littbrand H, Gustafson Y, Olofsson B, Lövheim H. Usefulness of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item version among very old people with and without cognitive impairment. Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(5):638-645. doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.758231. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701937/.Royalty-free music used for this episode: Old Mexican Sunset by Videvo, downloaded on Nov 06, 2023 from https://www.videvo.net
Discover the Apple Grand-mères/Grandmothers of North America Todd Little-Siebold (Ph.D.) spoke at New York Apple Camp (2023) on a presentation titled the "Three Grandmothers" or Grand-mères in French. The sub title is "We have to reframe how we think about the origins of American Apple". Todd is a professor of history and Latin American studies at the College of the Atlantic based in Bar Harbor Maine. As such this presentation is academic in nature and inspires both present day pomologist and apple fans of today and tomorrow to continue to trace the ancestral roots of the apple. Enjoy this exploration in to the continuing research behind the origins of apples. Todd Little-Siebold The “French” Grandmothers or Grand-mère Le grand- mère: Rienette Franche (Grise or Grauwe) Unknown 13 Reinette a longue (Queue or Reinette a la long Queue) Calville Rouge Understand (French) history to understand American Apples This research requires looking at genetics and early settlement of French explores long before any English explorers showed up on North America. Additional topics covered in this presentation: When and where, were the French (apple) ancestors brought to America? The early settlements on North America Bay of Funday the first orchard planted in 1604 4,000 French farmers in the Mississippi Valley in 1700s The Dutch impact of American apples What about the pilgrims? Didn't they bring apples to America? Native American's impact on apples in America Genetics provides some evidence, but still looking for missing links of why English apples aren't showing up. Contact Todd Little-Seibold eMail: mailto:tlittle-siebold@coa.edu Website: https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1136-todd-little-siebold/templates/details/faculty.php Mentions in this Cider Chat CiderCon 2024 January 15-19th, 2024 Portland Oregon Portland, Oregon January 20, 2024 Artisan Cider Summit http://www.cidersummitnw.com/artisans
Perhaps the most consequential expedition in North American history wasn't the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was one that happened 130 years earlier and undertaken by a Catholic priest fluent in multiple Indian languages and a philosophy-student-drop-out-turned fur trapper. This was the 1673 Jolliet and Marquette expedition – in which French explorers mapped out the Mississippi Valley and confirmed that the river led to the Gulf of Mexico, not the Pacific or Atlantic – and it took place against a sprawling backdrop that encompassed everything from ancient Native American cities to French colonial machinations.Today's guest, Mark Walczynski, author of “Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition“ place the explorers and their journey within seventeenth-century North America. His account takes readers among the region's diverse Native American peoples and into a vanished natural world of treacherous waterways and native flora and fauna.Walczynski also charts the little-known exploits of the French-Canadian officials, explorers, traders, soldiers, and missionaries who created the political and religious environment that formed Jolliet and Marquette and shaped European colonization of the heartland. A multifaceted voyage into the past, Jolliet and Marquette expands and updates the oft-told story of a pivotal event in North American history.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3101278/advertisement
This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. Fight Laugh Feast Conference - Ark Encounter This year, our Fight Laugh Feast Conference is at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky on The Politics of Six Day Creation. The politics of six day creation is the difference between a fixed standard of justice and a careening standard of justice, the difference between the corrosive relativism that creates mobs and anarchy and the freedom of objectivity, truth, and due process. The politics of six day creation establishes the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word for all of life: from what is a man or a woman, when does human life begin, and how is human society best organized? Come hear Ken Ham, Pastor Doug Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Dr. Gordon Wilson, me and more, and of course a live CrossPolitic show! Mark your calendars for October 11th-14th, as we fight, laugh, and feast, with beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers, our Rowdy Christian Merch, and a Sabbath Feast to wrap up the occasion. Maybe an infant baptism while we’re at it! Visit fightlaughfeast.com for more information! https://www.theblaze.com/news/ban-on-transgender-surgery-for-tennessee-children-goes-into-effect Tennessee's ban on transgender surgery for kids goes into effect immediately, federal appeals court rules Tennessee can implement its ban on transgender surgery and related medical interventions for minors as a case challenging the law works its way through the court, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled Saturday. Tennessee's 44th House District Representative William Lamberth (R) wrote on Twitter Saturday: "I am thankful to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for confirming what Tennesseans already know: Children cannot give consent to experimental medical procedures or drugs that destroy their healthy bodies," The Tennessee law now in effect, at least temporarily, prohibits surgical procedures and administration of hormones or puberty blockers for the purpose of gender transition, as Reason explains. Judge Thapar joined Sutton, concluding that the lower court had wrongly stopped the law's implementation. Judge White delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. The ban, originally set to take effect July 1, will now take effect immediately. The ban was held up when a lower court sided with the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. ACLU-TN argued that the law interfered with parental rights and was unconstitutional, as The Hill reported. This is the first federal court to allow such a ban, with other courts unanimously blocking similar bans in Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, and Kentucky, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. ACLU-TN brought the suit on behalf of Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old daughter, as well as two other anonymous families and Dr. Susan N. Lac. https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/09/portland-distribute-foil-straws-snorting-kits-paraphernalia-drug-addicts/ City To Distribute Foil, Straws, Snorting Kits To Drug Addicts Health officials in Portland, Oregon announced last week they will begin handing out tin foil, straws and snorting kits to drug addicts throughout the city. As part of its “Harm Reduction Program,” the Multnomah County Health Department announced Friday that drug paraphernalia will be offered to those using fentanyl and other hard drugs, KOIN 6 reported. The rise of fentanyl has decreased the need for needle-focused “harm reduction” services, Department spokeswoman Sarah Dean told the Willamette Week. Since fentanyl is smoked rather than injected, clinic visits have dropped 60% since 2019, Dean said. The program is backed by Multnomah County’s Public Health Director, Jessica Guernsey, who says, “The new part of the program is that we’re adding supplies for people who smoke drugs.” Others are not happy with the move. “This misguided approach also results in greater risk to public safety for those who simply want to enjoy our city without walking through a cloud of toxic smoke,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said. “Our community would benefit more from the County using its funding to urgently increase treatment and sobering facilities rather than actively enabling this deadly epidemic.” Dean countered the mayor’s statement by claiming providing drug paraphernalia does not increase drug use but encourages addicts to visit clinics where they can get access to fentanyl test strips and the overdose antidote, Narcan, KOIN 6 reported. The Oregon Legislative Assembly recently passed a bill decriminalizing the distribution of “drug paraphernalia” for harm reduction purposes, according to the Willamette Week. Similar programs have been launched in Washington and California. In New York City, vending machines with smoking kits and bubble pipes have recently been installed, the outlet reported. The Oregon bill to decriminalize distribution of drug paraphernalia sits on Governor Tina Kotek’s desk awaiting signature before going into law, the New York Post reported. https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/07/09/the-winner-of-miss-netherlands-2023-is-a-man-n563401 The winner of Miss Netherlands 2023 is a man Transgender activism marches on. The newly crowned Miss Universe Netherlands is a man. The runner-up is a woman. Rikkie Valerie Kollé was crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2023 on Saturday. Rikkie is 22 years old, a Dutch-Moluccan model and actress in Leusden. He will represent the Netherlands at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador. The first runner-up is Nathalie Mogbelzada, 26, from Amsterdam. The reigning Miss Universe, R’Bonney Gabriel of Houston, Texas, was a special guest at the pageant. He makes history as the first transgender woman to win the national title. In 2018, Angele Ponce, Miss Universe Spain, was the first transgender to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. The question of having a transgender competitor in the Miss Universe pageant goes back to 2012. That is when Trump owned it and he overturned a decision by the Miss Universe organization to disqualify a Canadian model. Jenna Talackova was not being allowed to compete because “she was not a naturally born female.” Trump bowed to the laws of Canada and allowed Jenna to compete. The LGBTQ community applauded Trump. Now he’s running against a very socially conservative Republican, Ron DeSantis, among others, and Trump has flipped on the issue. The Miss America pageant is also having its share of problems. Ever since former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson came out as super woke and joined the organization, internal battles have leaked into the press. One big issue is that when Carlson joined the organization in 2018, she made the decision to ban the swimsuit segment. Now a former Miss America, Caressa Cameron, says that the pageant feels like a Ted Talk. There is a new docuseries on A&E that exposes scandals, misogyny, and racism in the Miss America competitions. Now in world news: https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-centcom-says-killed-isis-leader-syria-airstrike-no-civilian-casualties US CENTCOM says it killed ISIS leader in Syria airstrike, no civilian casualties U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Usamah al-Muhajir in an airstrike in eastern Syria on Friday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a Sunday statement. Al-Muhajir was killed by the same MQ-9 reaper drones that had been harassed by Russian aircraft in the region. The two incidents occurred the same day, the U.S. says, with the drones carrying out the strike after the interaction with Russian craft. "We have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region," said CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Kurilla. "ISIS remains a threat, not only to the region but well beyond." CENTCOM clarified that there were no indications that any civilians were killed in the strike, but the U.S. and allies were assessing reports of a civilian injury. The U.S. and allied forces in the region have carried out a consistent campaign against remaining ISIS leaders operating in Syria. The U.S. killed the head of the organization, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a 2019 raid. Since then, ISIS forces have operated as cells. The MQ-9 drones used in the attack had earlier interactions with Russian SU-35 fighter jets throughout last week. The Russian craft have repeatedly flown into the path of the drones, forcing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision. "Russian military aircraft engaged in unsafe and unprofessional behavior Thursday, 9:30 a.m. local time, while interacting with U.S. MQ-9 drones carrying out our D-ISIS mission in Syria," said Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, commander, 9th AF and CFACC for CENTCOM. "Russian aircraft dropped flares in front of the drones and flew dangerously close, endangering the safety of all aircraft involved." "This is the second instance of dangerous behaviors by Russian pilots within the past 24 hours, with the first happening Wednesday at approximately 10:40 a.m. local time," he added. The U.S. military has also urged Russian forces in Syria to "cease this reckless behavior and adhere to the standards of behavior expected of a professional air force, so we can resume our focus on the enduring defeat of ISIS," he said. The U.S. maintains a force of about 900 troops deployed in Syria. They primarily work with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in their struggle against Islamic State militants. Now in entertainment… https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-discourages-viewers-from-watching-anti-pedophile-movie-sound-of-freedom?utm_campaign=64487 CNN discourages viewers from watching anti-pedophile movie, Sound of Freedom In a clip from CNN, network host Abby Phillip brought on an author named Mike Rothschild to talk about the new and popular anti-child sex trafficking film, Sound of Freedom. Rothschild charged the film is created out of a "moral panic" and "QAnon concepts." Sound of Freedom is based on the adventures of Tim Ballard, who started an organization known as Operation Underground Railroad (OUR). OUR's mission is to save children from human trafficking. Rothschild wrote a book titled, "The Storm is Upon Us," which details many QAnon conspiracy theories such as the idea that the Democratic Party elites are part of a cabal of Satanic worshippers that drink the blood of children. Rothschild targeted said the film is "being marketed to either specific QAnon believers or to people who believe all of the same tenets as QAnon, but claim they don't know what it is." https://rumble.com/v2yw470-cnn-encourages-viewers-not-to-see-anti-pedophile-movie-sound-of-freedom.html - Play Video CNN has had its own problems with employees being involved in child sex crimes. One former producer at the network, John Griffin, was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Griffin coerced a woman online to bring her nine-year-old daughter to Vermont to engage in illicit acts. The story depicted in the film is of Ballard, played by Caviezel, rescuing children. After much strife with working in the US government, he bumps up against bureaucracy in his position as an agent. He had to quit his job to rescue the kids in the film and did so in reality as well. This was the beginning of OUR as a non-government organization. The movie focuses on Ballard's mission to save the two children and reunite a family torn apart by child sex trafficking. At the end of the movie, Caviezel appears on screen with a special message to share and urges people to "pay it forward" and donate to allow others to see the film. Caviezel says, "Steve Jobs once said, 'The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller.' Abraham Lincoln credited Harriet Stowe when she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. This powerful story inspired millions to rise up and fight against slavery. I think we can make Sound of Freedom the Uncle Tom's Cabin of modern-day slavery." "Sound of Freedom is a hero's tale, but I'm not talking about the character I play. It's the heroic brother and sister in this film that work to save each other." Caviezel added, "Together, we have a chance to make these two kids, and the countless children that they represent, the most powerful people in the world by telling their story in a way only the cinema can do." Before we wrap up today’s show, let’s talk about on this day in history! On this day in history, July 11th: 138 Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as Emperor of Rome 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk (cor-tray), Belgium: Flemish coalition defeat the French army of Philip IV 1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail on his first major expedition, to the Spice Islands, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII On 11th July 1533, the Pope declared that Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn was null and void, as was the annulment declared by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in May 1533, and he restored Catherine of Aragon to her “royal state”. He ordered the wayward king to abandon the newly crowned and pregnant Anne Boleyn and return to Catherine of Aragon. If the king refused then the Pope would issue the bull of excommunication that he had drawn up. He’d give Henry until September to sort himself out, but if he didn’t heed the Pope’s warning then he’d be excommunicated, the most severe punishment that the Church could inflict. Of course, Henry took absolutely no notice of the Pope, but he escaped excommunication until 17th December 1538 when Pope Paul III excommunicated him following his break with Rome, his persecution of those who did not accept his supremacy, the dissolution of the monasteries and Henry’s desecration of religious shrines including that of Thomas Becket. 1576 English explorer Martin Frobisher sights Greenland 1740 Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne 1781 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US By the age of 30, the remarkable Thomas Hutchins (1730?-1789) was an experienced frontiersman, a veteran of the French and Indian War, and a skilled Indian agent. He was best known, however, as a formidable surveyor, cartographer, and geographer. A native of New Jersey, the particular combination of skills made Hutchins the perfect candidate for surveying the vast western regions of the British North American empire. In 1766, he was officially assigned to duty as an engineer in the British army, gradually becoming the most respected surveyor and map maker in the colonies. From 1764 through 1768, he took part in expeditions spanning the west from the northern reaches of the Mississippi Valley to New Orleans, and in 1770, was transferred from the Illinois territory to Pensacola, where he was charged with reorganizing the provincial defenses and mapping. 1798 US Marine Corps established by an act of Congress 1801 French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet 1882 British fleet bombards Alexandria, Egypt 1906 The Gillette-Brown murder inspires Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" 1960 "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is first published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1984 Government orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989 1988 Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
A punishing heat wave has left more than a dozen people dead across Texas. In recent days temperatures have climbed above 100 degrees in many parts of the state. Now the extreme heat is heading east, putting people's health at risk across the Mississippi Valley and the Central Gulf Coast. NPR's Lauren Sommer reports on how climate change and the El Niño climate pattern are increasing the intensity and frequency of heat waves. And Monica Samayoa from Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on how one county is suing oil and gas companies for damages caused by a heat wave. This episode also features reporting from KERA's Toluwani Osibamowo in Dallas.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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