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CGarchitect has become a massive part of the global archviz community. The all-in-one site incorporates LinkedIn-style job listings, the latest industry insights, and a super-smart AI-powered gallery that curates impressive renders from thousands of submissions. And now, CGarchitect has become part of the Chaos family. In this podcast, Chris is joined by CGarchitect founder Jeff Mottle as he prepares to pass the mantle of running the site to Chaos' Director of Creative and Communications, Lon Grohs. Jeff goes into detail on why he founded the site, how it works, and the exciting next steps for his career, while Lon talks about the future of CGarchitect, what it means for its community, and its first major change: to a completely free model for all users.
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Frank Wayne Mottl's new book opens up in Gibsons, on the Sunshine Coast, a little more than a century ago. Like his first book, 'the Cumberland Tales', ‘Mother's Keep' blends the flavours of actual and imagined events. This has prompted readers to ask him about the characters. Mottl said his granny, one of the many World War I brides who came over from England, was the inspiration for Mother's Keep. “She was a scullery. And the first chapter kind of deals with that. She was out in the woods gathering some firewood and she met this Canadian soldier out there. That part of the book is true, he actually fell in love with her, but he was already married back in Canada,” said Mottl. “So he went back after recovering. The war was over. He went back home to Canada. And after two or three years, his wife passed away. So he wrote my granny back in England and said, ‘my wife passed away, come on over to Gibsons and live with me.'” Mottl's mother wrote down a lot of the family's stories from the years that followed: the depression years; rural living in Gibsons; her best friend's restaurant which ‘the Beachcombers' made famous as Molly's Reach. She is the inspiration for one of the three daughters mentioned in the book. In reality, there were four daughters: “But in the book it's actually three girls and a boy. So I kind of twisted things around a bit and the book is told from the boy's point of view - who was actually a ghost.” Granny moved in with Mottle when she was 80 years old and he was living in Cumberland. “When I was a kid, we used to walk through the woods to get water. You have two pails, walked down the trail and it was just a big open well, and we carried them back again. Then finally she got a little pump well, off the back porch of the pantry. And then uncle Chuck, who is an electrician, brought electricity down this little wire. Uncle Ron and my dad installed a little pump underneath the pantry sink so she would have running water. She turned on a tap, looked at them, and said, ‘what the hell do I need that for? Pull it out.” Mottl lives in Campbell River now, but wanted to launch ‘Mother's Keep' in Gibsons, “because that's where it all happened.” The formal book launch has been delayed because of COVID 19. You can purchase it at Save on Foods in Campbell River, which also has copies of his first book ‘the Cumberland Tales', or through Mottl's website https://www.frankwayne.net/ He is currently working on another book, which incorporates Sam Yik and ‘Broken Back' from ‘the Cumberland Tales.' He also incorporates politics from Ancient China, including the story of a scholar whose poetry incurred the ire of the government authorities and was destroyed. Photo credit: Frank Wayne Mottl at the launch of his first book, The Cumberland Tales
CGarchitect has established itself as a go-to website for the arch-viz community, giving talent a platform to share their work with recruiters and studios, as well as serving as a blog, forum and gallery. But, as CEO and Founder Jeff Mottle explains, now 19-year-old the site needed to move with the times and reinvent itself. In this podcast, Jeff tells Chris about the super-powered new CGarchitect, which launched in May this year. Jeff reveals how he trained its smart AI to pick the best images among the thousands submitted without ignoring more abstract works. He also sheds light on how its new subscription, recruitment and content creation features work, his plans for the site's future and the data it’s collated, and managing the increasingly momentous CGarchitect awards.
Often referred to as the Jewish Valentine's Day, Tu b'Av is the Jewish Holiday of Love. How does Judaism view a holiday dedicated to love? Batya and Mottle explain the origins the ancient celebrations, and the modern revival of this holiday that you may have never heard of.
Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish People from a genocide in the 5th Century BCE in the Persian Empire. On one hand it is the most festive, joy filled day of the year, but to the Jewish mystics it is on a higher level than even Yom Kippur. Mottle and Batya share 'the Stuff Jews Should Know' about this incredible holiday.
Julian invited writer, actor, improvisor, tutor Zeke Nicholson (George Lopez, Julian's improv coach) on to the pod this week! They talk in depth about MTV/VH1 dating shows, specifically Flavor of Love and its spinoffs and "Are You The One". Zeke also clues us in on his theory on teachers (and Julian mentions Eugene Cordero's word definition theory) AND talks a little bit about his improv team White Women and his other group Cardinal Redbird. In the second half, they get into MOTTLE and what it initially makes Zeke think of WILL SHOCK YOU (Clickbait). Julian also challenges Zeke with his hardest question yet, and Zeke creates and breaks down NARD. Word With Words of the episode: Chickens, teachers, teaching, tutor, tutoring, blackout, tally, mountebank, snake oil salesman, chinatown, allegiance, school rivalry, rival, school, loyal, xyster, bottle, tim duncan, metaphor, linguistics, bird watcher, petty, motley, mote, career, job, passionate, san antonio, HEB, spurs, fan, swim team, local commercials, commercial, texas, brother, pattern, feathers, biology, spanish, pringle, polka dot, mouth feel, michelada, flavor of love, i love new york, a chance of love, i love new york 2, rock of love, shot of love, tila tequila, flava flav, UCB, Harold, improv, yellow fever, cagematch, cage match, comedy, comedy scene, crisis, existential, chaos, stress, discomfort
Where does the concept of a Bar Mitzvah come from? Today you are a man, tomorrow you are a 7th grader again. Was it always that way? Batya and Mottle dig deeper into this well known Jewish life cycle event and reveal 'stuff' about it that you probably didn't know.
Batya and Mottle do a gossip show. It is not what you make think. (or may have hoped for). They explore the Jewish laws about what is considered gossip and what isn't. It might surprise you and possible change the way you speak about people. Check it out.
Maybe the question should be 'why are there' major denominations in Judaism? Batya and Mottle explore the major denominations and the origins, and try to get beyond the labels.
Why does Judaism make it so difficult to convert? What are the steps required to become a Jew? How are the laws of conversion today different than they were in the past? What is the difference between a Reform conversion, or an Orthodox conversion? Batya and Mottle dive into these questions and more on this episode.
What makes a wedding a Jewish wedding? Mottle and Batya walk you through the entire day from start to finish. You will be shouting Mazal Tov an feel like were there!
Mottle and Batya are back with the Season Premier of Stuff Jew Should Know! Where does Jewish prayer come from? How is it different? This is Stuff Jews Should Know.
The Classic Stuff Jews Should Know Yom Kippur episode. Prepare for the Day of AtONEment with Mottle and Batya. NEW SEASON of SJSK begins October 21.
Shavuot is one of the three main biblical festivals celebrated by the Jewish People. It commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is also intimately connected to Israel's ancient agricultural cycle. Learn more about this amazing holiday with your hosts Mottle and Batya.
For seven days the Jewish People dwell in temporary huts, place with fruit, and rejoice over water? What is going here?! Live from their succah in the hills of Judea, join Mottle and Batya to explore the "Stuff Jews Should Know" about the biblical festival of Succot. Never miss an episode! subscribe on iTunes
Elul is the Jewish month of Return! No better time for Stuff Jews Should Know to return from summer hiatus with a whole crop of episodes, geared for the high holidays. This week Mottle and Batya speak about the Jewish concepts of Teshuva, and the spiritual preparations for the High Holidays.
In a continuation from last weeks important Jewish Books, Mottle and Batya zoom in on the siddur. What is a siddur? Some people would say it is a prayer book, however that is not what the word means. A siddur is literally translated as "order". What are we trying to make order of? What are Jews trying to accomplish with the siddur? Learn more about this book that is so central to Jewish life. Subscribe on iTunes
Everyone knows about the Passover Seder, but did you know that Passover is really a week long celebration. The Seder is definitely a highlight, and possibly the most celebrated of all of the Jewish holidays, but if it ends there, you are missing a great time. Join Batya and Mottle to learn about the joy of the "intermediary days" of the Passover holiday.
Rosh Chodesh is the most important holiday, that Jews don't really celebrate! It is absolutely essential to Jewish life, in fact, the celebration of the beginning of the month is the very first commandment given to the Jewish Nation in the bible. Explore the centrality of this little know but increasingly popular Jewish holiday with Mottle and Batya Wolfe.
Everyone knows what a mezuzzah is right? Or do they? A mezuzzah is NOT the case hanging on the doorpost, but rather it is the scroll inside the box. The mezuzzah is the gateway to the Jewish home. Why is it so central? Check out Mottle and Batya sharing insights into this well known but less understood Jewish symbol on the Stuff Jews Should Know Podcast. subscribe on iTunes
We got lots of great comments and questions from last week's show, we decided to do a What is Kosher part 2 episode. In this week's episode Mottle and Batya cover kosher symbols, fruits and vegetables, kosher dishes and eco kosher. subscribe on iTunes
Every Jewish holiday has it's own special foods associated with it. These holiday foods aren't just foods, they have deep symbolic and historical significance. Mottle and Batya explore the world of Chanukah food and the rich tastes that surrounds the Festival of lights. subscribe on iTunes
Plant Clinic Coordinator Suzanne Bissonnette talks about a few of the problems to look for on early-planted soybeans.
Plant Clinic Coordinator Suzanne Bissonnette talks about a few of the problems to look for on early-planted soybeans.
On episode #79 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent and Alan converse about making published science accessible to everyone, global eradication of poliomyelitis, and whether a plant virus can cause disease in humans. Host links Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove Links for this episode: Making published science accessible to everyone (Nature News) Federal Research Public Access Act Is disease eradication a waste of money? Do we have an ethical obligation to eradicate polio? Signs of progress in polio eradication (NY Times) Polio eradication: Harder than it looks (Fortner) Gates rethinks his war on polio (WSJ) Asymptomatic wild-type poliovirus infection in immune children (J Inf Dis) Can a plant virus cause disease in humans? (PLoS One) Replication of tomato spotted wilt virus in HeLa cells (PNAS) Glycine detected in comet (thanks Vincent!) Letters read on TWiV 79 Weekly science picks: Alan Data.govVincent foldit