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Kara Kenan is the founder & CEO of the Cancer Wellness Institute, where she trains and certifies cancer coaches globally. A passionate advocate for cancer survivorship, Kara has developed evidence-based programs that empower patients, survivors, and health professionals. She also serves as the Executive Director for Going Beyond the Pink, a North Carolina-based breast cancer support nonprofit, and Marketing & Communications Manager at the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS). Kara is actively involved in cancer policy and advocacy with NCCS and the Society for Integrative Oncology, and has been a treatment guideline reviewer with American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Leveraging AI, she has scaled her online courses, enhancing accessibility and support for cancer coaches worldwide. With over a decade of experience in coaching, advocacy, and curriculum development, Kara is dedicated to bridging gaps in survivorship care through education, innovation, and policy work.
Craig Day, Tim Sanderson and Richard Chen discuss an adviser question regarding the process of making a small business CGT, personal injury or downsizer contribution that does not count towards the NCCs cap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Johnjoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He obtained his BSc in Biochemistry at the University of London, and his PhD at Imperial College London. He is an accomplished scientist and author. He has written several books, including "Quantum Evolution: Life in the Multiverse" (2000), "Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology" (2014), and his latest book "Life Is Simple: How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe" (2021). His research interests include systems biology, mycobacterial genetics, pathogenicity of tuberculosis, neisserial genetics, pathogenicity of meningococcal meningitis. However, along with Prof Jim Al-Khalili, he has become best-known for his contributions to the field of Quantum Biology. Prof McFadden also endorses a theory of consciousness wherein consciousness is an electromagnetic information field (known as CEMI Field Theory). TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:49) - What is Consciousness? (Quantum Biology) (6:37) - Consciousness as a an Electromagnetic Information Field (15:25) - Synchronization of neuronal activity (Constructive interference & awareness) (18:25) - What is CEMI Field Theory? (21:26) - Not all electromagnetic field theories of consciousness are "mystical" (physicalism vs materialism) (27:10) - NCCs vs Electromagnetic correlates of consciousness (31:30) - Michael Levin's work (35:49) - Consciousness EM Fields & Death (Conservation of Information) (40:25) - When do metaphysical claims break away from science? (Telepathy etc.) (47:05) - Synchronicity (conscious) vs asynchronicity (unconscious) (53:50) - Conscious AI (59:44) - When did our brain's EM Fields evolve "consciousness" and do other animals have it too? (1:04:50) - What does CEMI Field Theory say about Free Will? (1:08:23) - At what "age" (from embryo to adulthood) do our EM Fields synchronize? (1:11:50) - How can CEMI Field Theory make progress? (1:16:20) - Final thoughts 1:18:09 - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Johnjoe's Website: https://johnjoemcfadden.co.uk - Work Website: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/johnjoe-mcfadden - Johnjoe's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/2s48mdnd - Johnjoe's Books: https://tinyurl.com/49kp3snf CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.
More than 18 million people in the United States are cancer survivors, and survivors are living longer than ever before. At the same time, the health impacts and side effects of cancer treatment can show up many years after treatment has ended. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship advocates for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer. In this episode of the Further Together podcast, Michael Holtz and Matthew Underwood talk to Shelley Fuld Nasso, CEO of NCCS. Full disclosure: Holtz is a member of the NCCS Cancer Policy Advocacy Team, which works with lawmakers on policy issues important to cancer survivors. Topics discussed on this podcast include efforts to pass legislation that would enable survivorship care plans for all survivors so they understand and can prepare for the long-term side effects of treatment; the State of Survivorship survey, which NCCS conducts every year; the need for a longitudinal study for adult cancer survivors; the importance of caregivers, who are the unsung heroes in cancer land. Nasso also shares the many ways NCCS educates and empowers cancer survivors and caregivers. There is a lot to unpack in this conversation. To learn more about the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, visit https://canceradvocacy.org/
The Nazareth to Nicaea vodcast discusses the historical Jesus, the Christ of Faith, and everything in between. We look at the many texts and traditions, the stories and artifacts, the heroes and heretics of the christological controversies. We cover the debates, the doubts, and the dissenters about all things related to Jesus and the early church. In this episode, Dr. Mike Bird examines the main christological features of Colossians 1:15-20. In particular: Jesus as the image of the invisible God (4:52) Jesus as the firstborn of all creation (6:40) Jesus as agent and goal of creation (9:45) Jesus as head of the church (11:45) Jesus as the first principle and firstborn from the dead (12:38) Jesus as pre-eminence and fullness of deity (14:45) Jesus as reconciler of all things (18:45) Further Reading: Bird, Michael F. Colossians and Philemon. NCCS; Eugene, OR; Cascade, 2009. Dunne, John Anthony. "The Regal Status of Christ in the Colossian 'Christ-Hymn': A Re-Evaluation of the Influence of Wisdom Traditions," Trinity Journal 32.1 (2011): 3-18. Jipp, Joshua W. Christ the King: Paul's Royal Ideology. (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015), Chap 3. Otherwise, keep up with me on: Twitter: @mbird12 Blog: michaelfbird.substack.com #Christology #Jesus #JesusChrist
July 20, 2023 Peter Dean leads National Co-op Community Services, the national division of UHAB, in New York City. UHAB has empowered New York City tenants to create over 1,300 limited equity housing cooperatives totaling over 30,000 homes during the past 50 years. NCCS is offering incubators around the country to share the lessons UHAB has learned so others can build permanently affordable housing cooperatives throughout the US.ds Peter has developed and managed permanently affordable housing co-ops, grocery and cable television co-ops as well as non-profit and for-profit affordable housing. He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and has an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
MDJ Script/ Top Stories for June 17th Saturday Publish Date: June 16th Friday Commercial: Henssler :15 From the Henssler Financial Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast Today is Saturday June the 17th and happy 47nd birthday to country star Blake Shelton ***Shelton*** I'm Dan Radcliffe and here are the top stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia Man gets 15 years for Cobb shooting Motorcyclist hospitalized in Wednesday Marietta crash And North Cobb Christian School announces Dan Novick as new middle school principal Plus All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. Commercial : CUofGA STORY 1 15 years Octavious Ricardo Ward, a man from Union City, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a felony. The charges stem from a shooting incident that occurred in south Cobb in May 2022. Ward followed the victim home from work, demanding access to the victim's mailbox key. When the victim refused, Ward shot him twice in the back before fleeing the scene. The victim suffered serious injuries, with the bullets still lodged in his spine. Ward was apprehended two days later, and evidence, including the weapon and clothing, was found in his vehicle. The judge characterized the crime as an unprovoked and unnecessary attack. Read more about this at mdjonline.com Story 2: hospitalized A motorcyclist named Brian Jackson from Marietta was involved in a crash on Wednesday night that resulted in life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred on Powder Springs Street when Jackson's motorcycle collided with the side of a Dodge Ram pickup truck. The pickup truck had pulled out of a parking lot and entered Jackson's path while making a left turn. Jackson, who was riding an eastbound 2022 Kawasaki ZX636, struck the driver's side of the pickup and was ejected from his motorcycle. He was then transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital for treatment. The Marietta Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation into the crash and requests anyone with information to contact Officer N. St. Onge…..for more on this story, visit mdjonline.com (ON-jee) Story 3: ncc Dan Novick has been appointed as the principal of the middle school at North Cobb Christian School (NCCS) starting the next school year. With 23 years of experience in education, including 16 years in secondary administration and 15 years as a high school coach, Novick emerged as the top choice after a nationwide search. He most recently served as the principal of John Sedgwick Middle School in Washington, where the school achieved notable accomplishments. Novick's leadership skills, passion for working with middle school students, and commitment to Christ-centered education were highlighted during the selection process. Novick's wife, RandaLyn, will also join NCCS as a member of the Admissions team. Novick expressed excitement about joining NCCS and being part of a great team dedicated to creating a positive educational environment..….we'll be right back Break: ESOG– Dayco STORY 4: School board During a Cobb Board of Education meeting, questions were raised about changes to a rule regarding teacher leave. Darryl York, the district's policy and planning director, clarified that while specific religious holidays are not recognized in the school calendar, teachers can take personal days for any reason, including religious holidays. Board member Becky Sayler expressed concern that requests for leave around holidays close to school breaks might be denied. Nichelle Davis, another board member, inquired about the process for selecting administrative changes. York explained that administrative divisions review their rules annually, and changes are made when required by legislation or other factors. The Student Code of Conduct was also discussed, including updates related to Title IX. York differentiated between board policies and administrative rules, emphasizing that the latter are proposed by administrators for transparency and are not subject to board voting. STORY 5: vision Vision To Learn has added eight July dates to its summer break calendar for mobile clinics at Cobb County Public Library locations. The program provides free eye exams and prescription glasses to students aged 5-18. Last year, nearly 400 exams were conducted, resulting in over 250 students receiving glasses. Registration is required, and space is limited. The clinics are a collaborative effort between Vision To Learn, Cobb County Public Library, and Learn4Life. The dates and locations for the July clinics are provided, and interested parents and caregivers are urged to act quickly to secure appointments. Funding for the clinics was approved by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. For more information, visit cobbcat.org, visiontolearn.org, or l4lmetroatlanta.org. Story 6: unemployment Georgia's unemployment rate increased slightly in May to 3.2% after remaining at 3.1% for the previous nine months, according to the state Department of Labor. However, Georgia's jobless rate was still half a percentage point lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.7%. Despite the uptick, the number of jobs in the state reached an all-time high of 4.9 million, with sectors such as private education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and financial activities setting records. First-time unemployment claims decreased by 6% from April, but were up 43% compared to May 2022. Over 122,000 job listings were available online, with healthcare, sales, and business management among the top occupations listed. …………we're back, in a moment Break Drake – Ingle's 10 - Elon Story 7: riverlands The Chattahoochee RiverLands project aims to transform the Chattahoochee River into a connective tissue that brings communities together. Walt Ray, the Trust for Public Land's Chattahoochee program director, presented the plans for the project, which aims to create a network of parks and trails along a 100-mile stretch of the river. The project's goals include creating a safe and connected corridor, a shared space for everyone, an ecological refuge, and a legacy for future generations. The initial phase, a three-mile demonstration project from Mableton Parkway to Veterans Memorial Highway, has a budget of $44 million, with $18 million being raised privately. The project has received support from elected officials and aims to be completed by 2026. The project is expected to bring economic development while preserving the natural green spaces and wildlife along the river. 8: saboor Marqavious Saboor, safety for Kell High School, announced his commitment to the University of Cincinnati and the Big 12 Conference. Saboor, weighing 170 pounds and standing at 6 feet tall, had multiple offers from Power Five schools, including Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kentucky. He chose Cincinnati and will join the Bearcats under coach Scott Satterfield. Saboor expressed his gratitude towards his family, friends, and coaches in a video announcing his commitment. Despite his commitment, he remains focused on his upcoming senior season at Kell, aiming to help the Longhorns win their first-ever state championship. 9: fisher Kennesaw Mountain High School has hired Brian Fisher as its new boys basketball coach. Fisher, a former graduate of the school, has been working as an assistant coach at Allatoona for the past two seasons. He replaces Eric Blair and will be the third head coach in the program's history. Fisher, who played Division I basketball at Winston-Salem State University and had a professional career overseas, is excited to give back to the community and work with the student-athletes. He aims to establish a defensive identity, build structure, and focus on both on-court success and the personal development of his players. Fisher will also be teaching special education at Kennesaw Mountain. We'll have closing comments after this. Ted's - Henssler 60 Signoff- Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Marietta Daily Journal podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at MDJonline.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Ryan Schmid, a research scientist and agroecologist at the Ecdysis Foundation in South Dakota, gives a preview into his upcoming presentation at the 2023 National Cover Crop Summit. His presentation features a “how-to” guide and background info on how Ryan turned tillage equipment into a roller crimper for terminating cover crops. He says if he can do it, anyone can.
Welcome to the series finale of The Cancer Mavericks. In this final episode, we reflect on the first seven episodes through the lens of history and progress with a series of insightful conversations featuring some of healthcare's most influential and visionary voices across the past four decades. If history is a teacher, we have learned that change can happen, albeit slowly. But it is only when the people stand up, organize and activate their voices demanding change, that the culture will shift, the institutions will pivot, and the very system itself will be forced by the will of the citizens to bend towards the arc of justice. Thank you for joining us for this groundbreaking series. If you like this series, please leave a review and a rating on your favorite podcast app. To learn more about The Cancer Mavericks, visit https://CancerMavericks.com. To learn more about OffScrip Health, visit https://OffScrip.com.FEATURED VOICESGil BasheChair Global Health and Purpose, FINN PartnersJohn D. Carpten, Ph.D.President's Cancer Panel (Emeritus)Director, Institute of Translational GenomicsKeck School of Medicine at USCDeanna DarlingtonPresident at Links2EquityKenny KaneYoung Adult Cancer Advocacy PioneerCo-Founder/CEO, Stupid Cancer (Former)Margaret LawsPresident and CEO, Hope LabLisa C. Richardson, MD, MPHDivision Director, Cancer Prevention and Control at The CDCCatharine Young, Ph.D.Assistant Director of Cancer Moonshot Engagement and PolicyThe White HouseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to The Smart Human Podcast, today I have the pleasure of chatting with actor Fran Drescher! Yes, you may know her as the star of the TV show The Nanny, but she's also an author, an activist and an educator. Today we're talking about her work in health education, her history as a cancer survivor, her plans as new president of The Screen Actors Guild and much much more. Fran Drescher was elected president of SAG-AFTRA in September 2021. A 20-year cancer survivor, Drescher has a reputation for passion and commitment. She is Founder and Visionary of the Cancer Schmancer Movement; dedicated to educating, motivating, and activating patients into medical consumers by connecting lifestyle to disease with her Master Class Health Summit and teen-targeted education video, Be The Change, starring Jamie Foxx. Fran received two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal as the lovable “Miss Fine'' on CBS's hit series, The Nanny, which she both created and executive produced. She also created, executive produced and starred in the groundbreaking TV Land sitcom, Happily Divorced, which was inspired by her real-life relationship with her gay ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson. Fran recently starred in the new NBC sitcom, Indebted, about a Baby Boomer couple who go broke and have to move in with their adult son and his young family. She has worked with many great directors in films such as Rob Reiner's This is Spinal Tap, to which Fran won Esquire Magazine's One Minute Oscar, Milos Forman's Rag Time, and Francis Ford Coppola's Jack. She also starred in Beautician and the Beast opposite Timothy Dalton. Her famous voice is currently featured in the top-grossing SONY animated feature franchise film, Hotel Transylvania: In her role as Eunice, the wife of Frank Stein. In 2019, Fran starred in two indie films, The Creatress and After Class. An accomplished author, Fran received the prestigious NCCS writer's award for Cancer Schmancer, which, along with Enter Whining, were New York Times Best Sellers. She also penned the celebrated children's book, Being Wendy. Furthermore, Fran made her Broadway debut as “Madame” in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Tony-Award winning, Cinderella. Fran has won countless awards for her leadership in the health space, including the John Wayne Institute Woman of Achievement Award, the Gilda Award, City of Hope Woman of the Year Award, The Albert Einstein Medical School Lifetime Achievement Award, Queens College Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Citizen Artist Award.
About 30% of all cancers diagnosed in women are breast cancers.But that said - Nine out of 10 women who go to their doctors with breast lumps have a benign disorder, not cancer. So what are the signs and symptoms we need to look out for? Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr Tira Tan, Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/wHORa9hwScU Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a novelist, public intellectual and Professor of Philosophy. She has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction. She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College, receiving the Montague Prize for Excellence in Philosophy, and immediately went on to graduate work at Princeton University, receiving her Ph.D. in philosophy. She has taught at Columbia and Rutgers. She has been a visiting scholar at Brandeis University, a visiting professor in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, a Visiting Professor of Philosophy and English at NYU, as well as Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the New College of the Humanities, London, England. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2014 National Humanities Medal given by President Barack Obama, the 2011 Humanist of the Year from the American Humanist Association, the Koret Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought for her book Betraying Spinoza, the National Jewish Book Award for Strange Attractors, and the National Jewish Book Award and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Mazel. Goldstein has been named a Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, a Guggenheim Fellow, a MacArthur Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has also been awarded Whiting Foundation Fellowship. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:45) - The Mind-Body Problem & the Matter with Matter (9:54) - Consciousness (13:45) - Descartes & Spinoza (18:37) - Materialism (21:56) - Minds & behaviour in other species (29:24) - NCCs, Artificial Intelligence & Teleology (34:25) - The awe inspiring story of what makes us human (39:23) - Theories of consciousness (46:03) - Free Will & Agency (50:42) - Morality (54:48) - Spirituality, Religion & Longing to Matter (1:00:48) - Secular Humanism (1:05:07) - Rebecca & Steven Pinker's amazing story together (1:07:10) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube
WATCH: https://youtu.be/wHORa9hwScU Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is a novelist, public intellectual and Professor of Philosophy. She has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction. She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College, receiving the Montague Prize for Excellence in Philosophy, and immediately went on to graduate work at Princeton University, receiving her Ph.D. in philosophy. She has taught at Columbia and Rutgers. She has been a visiting scholar at Brandeis University, a visiting professor in the Department of Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, a Visiting Professor of Philosophy and English at NYU, as well as Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the New College of the Humanities, London, England. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2014 National Humanities Medal given by President Barack Obama, the 2011 Humanist of the Year from the American Humanist Association, the Koret Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought for her book Betraying Spinoza, the National Jewish Book Award for Strange Attractors, and the National Jewish Book Award and the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Mazel. Goldstein has been named a Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, a Guggenheim Fellow, a MacArthur Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has also been awarded Whiting Foundation Fellowship. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:45) - The Mind-Body Problem & the Matter with Matter (9:54) - Consciousness (13:45) - Descartes & Spinoza (18:37) - Materialism (21:56) - Minds & behaviour in other species (29:24) - NCCs, Artificial Intelligence & Teleology (34:25) - The awe inspiring story of what makes us human (39:23) - Theories of consciousness (46:03) - Free Will & Agency (50:42) - Morality (54:48) - Spirituality, Religion & Longing to Matter (1:00:48) - Secular Humanism (1:05:07) - Rebecca & Steven Pinker's amazing story together (1:07:10) - Conclusion Website · YouTube
PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY – Thomas Jefferson spoke of “restoring the lost principles” of The Republic. Do we, as a people, even know what those are? Listen and find out. Or go to NCCS.net and take the seminar on line. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
2930 – August 19, 2022 – PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY – Thomas Jefferson spoke of “restoring the lost principles” of The Republic. Do we, as a people, even know what those are? Listen and find out. Or go to NCCS.net and take the seminar on line. The post PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY appeared first on CSC Talk Radio.
In this two-part episode, we commemorate the life of Prof. Cynthia Goh who passed away due to pancreatic cancer on Feb 13th 2022. Prof. Cynthia was an emeritus consultant in the Division of Supportive & Palliative Care in NCCS. She was one of the pioneers of hospice care in Singapore and was the founding president of HCA Hospice Care. She also chaired the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network. In the first part of the episode, Prof. Cynthia talks about what palliative care entails, and shares about her journey of establishing hospice care in Singapore.
Teresa is an active parishioner at Church of Our Lady of the Nativity. She has played an important role in ensuring the parish's Neighbourhood Christian Communities (NCCs) remain active during the Covid pandemic. She shares the benefits of NCCs, and also some of the challenges faced she faces as an NCC Coordinator.
A cancer diagnosis sucks no matter what — but factors like income, education, racism, geography, housing, and access to health care, known as "social determinants of health," can worsen the burden. When researchers zoom out from individual experiences and survey cancer survivors, they see patterns called social determinants of health. Individual circumstances such as economic stability, physical environment, racial bias, proximity to a provider, or fluency in that provider's language can influence a survivor's health outcome before any cancer treatment begins. In this episode, we share stories of cancer mavericks who rebelled against the foreshadowing of health disparities. 23-year survivor Mary P. Lovato started a support group at her pueblo in New Mexico that expanded to reach American Indian and Alaska Native tribes across the United States. After learning she had breast cancer at 31, Maimah Karmo made it her mission to advocate for young women, Black women, and those with metastatic disease — and to end health disparities in our lifetime. Finally, health disparities researcher Dr. Carmen Guerra shares how the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center nearly doubled the number of Black patients in its clinical trials. For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
For decades, the portrayal of cancer in movies and television was grim. If a character was diagnosed with cancer, it was a near certainty they'd be dead by the credits. But, like cancer treatment itself, Hollywood evolved, and many storylines about cancer became stories of survival.In this episode, we ask the question, "Who influences us and why?" From musicians to television stars, film producers to televised cancer screenings, when celebrities lend their voices to raising awareness and fundraising, that kind of star power can move mountains. Join us as we hear from voices such as actor Patrick Dempsey, StandUp2Cancer Co-Founders Katie Couric, Pam Williams, the late Laura Ziskin. Also appearing in this episode: Steven Hoffman (Professor of Global Health Law and Political Science at York University in Toronto, Canada,) Dr. Larissa Nekhlyudov (Director of Internal Medicine for Cancer Survivors at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute,) Kami Kosenko (Professor of Communication at North Carolina State University,) and Milton Kent (Former reporter and sports columnist for The Baltimore Sun).For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Drew Meredith and Jamie Nemtsas, certified financial planners from Wattle Partners, join Owen Rask on The Australian Investors Podcast to walk us through how they would manage the $2.3 million retirement portfolio of a fictitious couple, Fiona and Craig. This episode is filled with great insights around portfolio construction, investment planning, investment property, retirement strategy, risk profiling, lifestyle goal setting, investment returns and more. The hypothetical couple: Craig & Fiona The fictitious couple Jamie and Drew are working with are: Craig (62). Earning $125,000 per year as an mechanical engineer, PAYG. Super: Craig has $850,000 in super, currently maximising his SG. He has a balanced strategy and pays $5,500 in insurance inside super. Super has returned 6.6% over the past 10 years. Fiona (55). A Business Development Manager for a technology company, earning $110,000, plus $10,000 in bonuses, PAYG. Super: She has $670,000 in super. She has a balanced strategy and pays $3,500 in insurance inside super. Super has returned 5.4% over the past 10 years. Their current situation: They have $100,000 left on their mortgage and the house is worth $880,000. Have two adult-age children, who are self-sufficient. Both believe they are high-risk investors, but Craig is more conservative and keen to replace his income with defensive positions (as much as possible). Fees on their super funds are estimated at 1.2% per year. They have $450,000 in managed funds and shares. They have $300,000 in cash. They estimate they need $80,000 to live comfortably. Craig's super insurance covers him for $190,000 (life & TPD) and his income protection is only $4,000 per month. Fiona's super insurance covers her for $260,000 (life & TPD) and her income protection is only $3,000 per month. Craig & Fiona's goals: Both of them and want to get advice on these things (specifically): plan to retire in 3-5 years They want to be debt-free before retirement. Should they use their cash for this? Craig is thinking of buying an investment property for yield, just before retirement. Need to build an investment portfolio capable of helping them live sustainably, but don't know if their super fees and strategy are right. Want to have cash to feel secure, so they want to maintain a decent buffer. They'd rather be 'hands off' investors and leave it to the experts (funds, ETFs, etc.). Don't need to leave anything to the kids. Here are the questions Drew & Jamie need to answer How does the financial planning process work at Wattle Partners? When you meet with Fiona & Craig, what are 3-5 questions you would ask first? Insurance: What are some factors Craig & Fiona need to consider? (assume they have no material prior medical conditions) Should they drop their insurance? Investment property: Is Craig ok to think of residential property as a source of good yield? What would be an alternative? Investing:What goes into a risk profile? (generally) What are some simple super strategies they could consider to boost their balance? (co-contribution, super guarantee limits, NCCs, etc.) Should they put their super on a platform or go with an SMSF? Should they build a portfolio outside super? ETFs or funds?
Drew Meredith and Jamie Nemtsas, certified financial planners from Wattle Partners, join Owen Rask on The Australian Investors Podcast to walk us through how they would manage the $2.3 million retirement portfolio of a fictitious couple, Fiona and Craig.This episode is filled with great insights around portfolio construction, investment planning, investment property, retirement strategy, risk profiling, lifestyle goal setting, investment returns and more.The hypothetical couple: Craig & FionaThe fictitious couple Jamie and Drew are working with are:Craig (62). Earning $125,000 per year as an mechanical engineer, PAYG.Super: Craig has $850,000 in super, currently maximising his SG. He has a balanced strategy and pays $5,500 in insurance inside super. Super has returned 6.6% over the past 10 years.Fiona (55). A Business Development Manager for a technology company, earning $110,000, plus $10,000 in bonuses, PAYG.Super: She has $670,000 in super. She has a balanced strategy and pays $3,500 in insurance inside super. Super has returned 5.4% over the past 10 years.Their current situation:They have $100,000 left on their mortgage and the house is worth $880,000.Have two adult-age children, who are self-sufficient.Both believe they are high-risk investors, but Craig is more conservative and keen to replace his income with defensive positions (as much as possible).Fees on their super funds are estimated at 1.2% per year.They have $450,000 in managed funds and shares.They have $300,000 in cash.They estimate they need $80,000 to live comfortably.Craig's super insurance covers him for $190,000 (life & TPD) and his income protection is only $4,000 per month.Fiona's super insurance covers her for $260,000 (life & TPD) and her income protection is only $3,000 per month.Craig & Fiona's goals:Both of them and want to get advice on these things (specifically):plan to retire in 3-5 yearsThey want to be debt-free before retirement. Should they use their cash for this?Craig is thinking of buying an investment property for yield, just before retirement.Need to build an investment portfolio capable of helping them live sustainably, but don't know if their super fees and strategy are right.Want to have cash to feel secure, so they want to maintain a decent buffer.They'd rather be 'hands off' investors and leave it to the experts (funds, ETFs, etc.).Don't need to leave anything to the kids.Here are the questions Drew & Jamie need to answerHow does the financial planning process work at Wattle Partners?When you meet with Fiona & Craig, what are 3-5 questions you would ask first?Insurance:What are some factors Craig & Fiona need to consider? (assume they have no material prior medical conditions)Should they drop their insurance?Investment property:Is Craig ok to think of residential property as a source of good yield?What would be an alternative?Investing:What goes into a risk profile? (generally)What are some simple super strategies they could consider to boost their balance? (co-contribution, super guarantee limits, NCCs, etc.)Should they put their super on a platform or go with an SMSF?Should they build a portfolio outside super?ETFs or funds?What would be the mix (SAA) or risk-on to risk-off at Wattle for a higher risk investor?What are some examples of funds or strategies in each 'bucket'?What should they do with their cash versus mortgage goal?Would you consider ESG as part of their investment process?What are some of the risks you've identified in their situation (goals, risk profile, conflicting strategies, etc.)?Watch the video version on the Rask Australia YouTube page.Take one of our intelligent and FREE investing courses (covering topics like ETFs, shares and valuation) on Rask Education and join our insightful FB community.Score $100 off Owen's high conviction ASX & US share research service, Rask Invest!If you want to thank us for putting this show together, please give The Australian Investors Podcast a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - it's a 5-second task that really helps support the show (and puts a big smile on Owen's face).➜ Dig in deeper with the show notes: https://www.rask.com.au/podcasts/australian-investor-podcast➜ Score $100 off Owen's premium high conviction ASX & US share research service, Rask Invest: www.rask.com.au/aip-listener-discount➜ 100% free investing courses: https://education.rask.com.au➜ Join our kickass newsletter: https://www.rask.com.au/free-sign-up➜ Our awesome FB community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/raskaustralia➜ Hang with us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/raskaustralia➜ Twitter for cool kids: https://twitter.com/RaskAustralia➜ Tiktok for laughs: https://www.tiktok.com/@raskinvestFull individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs before acting on it. If you're confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsgDate recorded: 15 September 2021
Har du funderat på vad som väntar efter din examen? Lär dig mer vilka möjligheter som finns på NCC genom att lyssna på när på Måns, Ida och Jakob delar med sig av deras tankar kring valet av arbete efter studierna och deras erfarenheter från att ha varit trainee på NCC. Besök NCCs karriärssida: https://bit.ly/2ZJva7r See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Facing a diagnosis of cancer at any age is horrible. But for young adults, it's just plain different. Not better. Not worse. Different. Those diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 39 are on a planet all their own, often left to fend for themselves as lost voices sandwiched between pediatrics and adult cancer. The consequences of living with, through, and, ideally, beyond cancer carries with it a whole host of unique long-term issues, issues that had fallen under the radar and gone ignored by the system for far too long.In this episode, we talk to a new generation of cancer mavericks like Tamika Felder, Heidi Adams, Doug Ulman, and Lindsay Nohr-Beck, who revived a dying national conversation on cancer survivorship in the earliest days of the Internet. They created edgy websites, forced doctors to listen by creating fertility preservation guidelines, and fought to bring the invisible and underserved voice of the young adult cancer community into the national public spotlight.For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Har du funderat på vad som väntar efter din examen? Lär dig mer vilka möjligheter som finns på NCC genom att lyssna på när på Måns, Ida och Jakob delar med sig av deras tankar kring valet av arbete efter studierna och deras erfarenheter från att ha varit trainee på NCC.Klicka dig vidare till NCCs karriärsida här: https://bit.ly/2ZJva7r See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In just over 20 years, the number of cancer survivors in the United States has doubled to 17 million survivors, each confronting their new (ab)normal lives. From chemo brain to PTSD, medical debt to workplace discrimination, this episode follows survivors along with their unique—and often difficult—paths post-treatment. In this episode, we hear from some of the godmothers of the cancer survivorship movement like Dr. Patricia Ganz and Barbara Hoffman and “everyday mavericks” who are forging ahead into life after cancer. For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Advocacy can take many forms in the cancer community — from advocating for yourself or a loved one to receive the best possible treatment to calling your Congressperson or testifying on Capitol Hill to demand increased access to care. This episode explores different ways cancer mavericks have elevated survivors' needs and improved their lives, including the pioneering patient navigation model created by Dr. Harold Freeman at Harlem Hospital, the story of Ellen Stovall's fearless and collaborative approach to policy, shaped around a shared agenda to represent the needs of all cancer survivors, and the landmark 1998 March on Washington called Coming Together To Conquer Cancer. For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
By the 1980s, cancer was no longer a death sentence. But the question of what surviving actually meant was unanswered. Cancer survivors had to navigate issues around employment, relationships, and the emotional and physical side effects of treatment in a world that largely didn't know what to do with them. (and they were still called “victims.”) In 1985, a young doctor named Fitzhugh Mullan wrote an essay called “Seasons of Survival” about his own experience with cancer. His piece helped popularize the term “cancer survivor” and resonated with a growing number of survivors, who were starting to form support groups around the country. Among them was Catherine Logan Carrillo, the founder of People Living Through Cancer in New Mexico, who asked Fitzhugh to help her convene an “alumni association” for cancer survivors. And they did, during one monumental weekend in Albuquerque. For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Child welfare is an incredibly important initiative globally. Children deserve all the protection and love that they can get. However, child abuse and neglect still happen every day, and it needs to be addressed and prevented. The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been working to prevent child abuse and neglect for more than a century. Find out how you can make the world a little bit safer everyday for children. Want to support NYSPCC? https://nyspcc.org/ Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/new-york-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-children/
When someone is cured of cancer, you might expect their life to go back to normal. But many symptoms can linger for years after treatment ends. National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is spreading the message that cancer care should be as holistic and accommodating as possible. Find out how your donation can help NCCS advocate for policies that work for cancer survivors. Want to support NCCS? https://canceradvocacy.org/ Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/how-can-we-help-rehabilitate-cancer-survivors/
Mary Lasker used to say that more money was spent on advertising campaigns for gum than was spent on cancer research. She'd seen the effects of that almost non-existent budget first hand: she watched people close to her die from cancer, including her advertising exec husband. She was outraged by the lack of money and research devoted to ending the disease. But with her own funds and influence, Mary Lasker rallied the public and lawmakers to take notice, ultimately leading to The National Cancer Act of 1971. This "War on Cancer" brought millions of dollars, but also harsh truths: there was no simple cure for cancer, and the remedies of modern science to control the disease took a devastating toll on patients. Rose Kushner was one of those patients. She questioned the treatments and surgeries that had become the status quo for medical experts. Her pushback helped start a massive change in the patient-doctor relationship as well as in cancer treatment. In Episode 1, we learn how Mary Lasker and Rose Kushner became two of the most important health policy advocates of the 20th century, putting cancer—and cancer patients—front and center. For more information about this series, visit https://CancerMavericks.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Most people don't know that you're considered a cancer survivor at the moment of diagnosis. It wasn't always this way. Sixty years ago, a cancer diagnosis was a death sentence. And if you did survive, you were left to figure out the rest of your life on your own.But some survivors demanded something different, something better.From OffScrip Media, this is The Cancer Mavericks, a deep-dive narrative into the people who fought for better treatment, forced doctors to listen, and pushed America to see the human side of the disease. Episodes of this series will publish monthly through the end of December 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971. For more information, visit https://cancermavericks.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NCCs konsernsjef Tomas Carlsson er fornøyd med utviklingen i selskapet og gleder seg til den dagen han kan ut og treffe folk igjen. I den siste utgaven av Byggeplassen kan du høre svensken snakke om koronaledelse, resultater, økte byggevarepriser, markedsutsikter og hvorfor han mener lederskap ikke er en popularitetskonkurranse. Og kan det virkelig stemme at Carlsson aldri har hørt om Jürgen Klopp?
On the show today, Judith L. Pearson, triple-negative breast cancer survivor, patent advocate, and author of the new book, From Shadows to Life: A Biography of the Cancer Survivorship Movement. If you're a long-time listener, you already know that if I had to fanboy around only one cancer advocacy organization, it would obviously be Stupid Cancer BUT, if one more slot opened up, it would be the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship or NCCS as it is called because acronyms are our friends. This book is a labor of love that digs into the past 50 years of cancer advocacy and blends medical history with a group biography of average citizens who created a social movement that continues to this day to help millions of people when they hear the words. "You have cancer."
Today on the show, I welcome Shelly Fuld Nasso, Chief Executive Officer at the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. It's important to note that NCCS, as it is referred to because #acronyms, is the Nation's oldest survivor-led advocacy organization founded during the Paleolithic Era of Cancer Care — the time before time — of 1986. Yes, the same year as Top Gun, Aliens, Crocodile Dundee, The Color Purple, and Rodney Dangerfield's Back To School, also introduced the word "Survivorship" into the lexicon because the disruptive forces behind NCCS's founding were sick and tired of being called victims, a practice that somehow still continues today. NCCS is an advocacy group I hold especially near and dear as it was the first group that I was introduced to when I decided to quit my career and learn what it meant to become a cancer advocate. Their founder, the late great Ellen Stovall, was my human mentor gateway drug into the world of "making cancer suck less." Shelley has a storied and robust history in advocacy based on personal experience and an inner core of social entrepreneurship that gives her all the credibility she doesn't even need to lead one of our time's dominant advocacy and policy organizations. Prepare to learn. This episode is dedicated in honor and memory of my friend and mentor, Ellen Stoval.
Henrik Landelius är affärsområdeschef för NCCs svenska byggverksamhet. I avsnittet pratar om marknadsposition, utmaningar, förändringsarbete samt om den annorlunda vardagen sedan starten av Coronapandemin och hur den har påverkat verksamheten hittills. Vi kommer även in på utvecklingspotential, strategiska vägval och sund byggsektor. Mer om Hela kedjan: Hemsida: www.helakedjan.se Instagram: www.instagram.com/helakedjan/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/hela-kedjan/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/helakedjan Twitter: www.twitter.com/HelaKedjan Mer om Nima Assadi: Hemsida: www.nimaassadi.se Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/nima-assadi-942a5227/
As we spotlight Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, I am so excited to welcome , Jessica Cook, Vice President of Patient and Family Services and Lori Millner, VP of Marketing at The National Children's Cancer Society. Ms. Cook joined The National Children's Cancer Society in May, 2000. In her capacity as Vice President, Ms. Cook oversees all programs and services benefitting children with cancer and their families in the United States. Her responsibilities include development, management, and evaluation of all program services, strategic planning, staff supervision, budgeting, grant writing and outreach. Ms. Cook has been an integral part of the department evolution from providing financial assistance to families confronted by childhood cancer, to incorporating all aspects of patient advocacy, education, emotional support, and survivorship for those diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Lori Millner spent the majority of her career working in an ad agency business followed by having her own consulting practice. After doing that for more than five years, Lori decided she wanted to contribute her expertise to something more meaningful and looked for an opportunity in nonprofit. She discovered that The National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS) was looking for its first director of marketing and she submitted her resume. Lori was hired and subsequently promoted to its first VP of marketing. Ten and a half years later she still is reaping great satisfaction from working with such an important organization. The Mission of the NCCS- The National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS) provides emotional, financial and educational support to children with cancer, their families and survivors. Listen in as Jessica and Lori share all about the history of the NCCS, current program services that they offer and how you can join them in spreading awareness, giving support and making a huge impact on Childhood Cancer. Resource: The National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS) #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #gogold
Veronika, a Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer survivor, NCCS advocate, and Museum Educator, lead group tours of young, aspiring artists at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburg.
Veronika, a Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer survivor, NCCS advocate, and Museum Educator, lead group tours of young, aspiring artists at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburg. In the cramped exhibit halls and close quarters of the indoor museum, she would feel the hugs of her young guests who greeted her as she prepared groups for interactive demonstrations. She also served as the front-line for the museum by being the first face a visitor would see. Visitors came to Veronika for answers. Since Friday the 13th of March, Veronika has been furloughed from her museum and safely quarantined alone in her home. As a cancer survivor with a depleted immune system, she is at a heightened risk for a deadly infection if she contracts COVID-19, which would most likely cost her her life. Yet, Veronika loves her job and finds her life purpose in her work, which gives her both happiness and security to pay bills and receive health insurance. But now, she fears her job will soon require her to go back to the museum, which in turn, will compromise her health and safety.
The chapter on 1-2 Thessalonians in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. Listeners that want to do some real digging into the theological, history, and literary form of Thessalonians should consult Gordon Fee’s volume in the NICNT series. Two shorter commentaries worth consulting are The Message of Thessalonians by John Stott, and Nijay Gupta’s volume in the NCCS. As always, check out the Bible Project video on 1 Thessalonians: https://youtu.be/No7Nq6IX23c & 2 Thessalonians: https://youtu.be/kbPBDKOn1cc
The chapter on Colossians in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. Listeners that want to do some real digging into the theological, history, and literary form of Colossians should consult Douglas J. Moo’s volume in the PNTC series. Two shorter commentaries worth consulting are N. T. Wright’s volume in the TNTC series, and Michael Bird’s in NCCS. As always, check out the Bible Project video on Colossians: https://youtu.be/pXTXlDxQsvc
NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso talks to Leading experts from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Ronald D. Ennis, MD and Louis Potters, MD about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected radiation oncology practices. NCCS is pleased to co-present this conversation with ASTRO. The conversation focused on how cancer patients can receive life-saving radiation treatment while implementing safety and quality measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelley Fuld Nasso also posed important questions and concerns from cancer survivors about their care. The discussion reminded us of an important theme during this time: cancer does not wait. Together, we hope this discussion informs cancer survivors, and their loved ones, about how to get the help they need and live well during and after cancer treatment. For resources about coronavirus and cancer, visit the NCCS COVID resources page at: https://www.canceradvocacy.org/covidresources/ ASTRO has resources for both health care professionals and patients at: https://www.astro.org/Daily-Practice/COVID-19-Recommendations-and-Information
Dr. Deepa Subramanyam, is a scientist at the National Center for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune working towards understanding how stem cells give rise to different cell types in our body. Her research focuses on the transport of certain molecules inside a stem cell from one compartment to another. In this podcast, she talks about: The upcoming and varied careers in scientific research Surviving financially in scientific careers Networking within the scientific community Decoding myths about stem cell therapy, and lots more Since starting her lab at NCCS in 2012, she has done some ground-breaking research in this field.
Har deler av det norske infrastrukturmarkedet havarert? Ja, mener NCCs konsernsjef Tomas Carlsson. I denne livepodkasten fra Arendalsuka snakker vi med den svenske konsernsjefen om det nordiske bygg- og anleggsmarkedet og hva vi kan lære av hverandre.
The NCCS reports that over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations are registered in the United States today. Most of us are able to name several of these from memory, but did you know that many nonprofit organizations hire scientists? Our “What to do with my graduate degree?” series continues with a feature on scientists working in these roles. We were joined by Dr. Heather Alger, Director of Product Development at the American Heart Association, and Dr. Helen Ann Cuffe, a Manager at Deloitte Consulting Company, for an engaging discussion about being a scientist in the nonprofit field. Tune in to hear about their day to day lives, the necessity of science communication, tailoring your CV to your job of choice, and networking effectively.
This week on Mom Talk Radio, Dr. Susan W. Jones, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Treatment Center for Children, shares tips for parents to help kids learn from the #MeToo movement. Spotlight on Moms features Elizabeth Heath of SuperSavingMoms.com. Michelle Gale, author of Mindful Parenting in a Messy World, talks mindfulness and embracing the messiness of our lives. Julie Komanetsky, VP of Patient and Family Services at the National Children’s Cancer Society, shares information about childhood cancer and how NCCS supports these warriors of childhood cancer. Young adult fiction author, Steve Simpson, shares how verbal abuse can be deadlier than physical abuse.
On today's episode, we are loaded and ready to go. Lots of OpenBSD news, a look at LetsEncrypt usage, the NetBSD scheduler (oh my) and much more. Keep it tuned to your place to B...SD! This episode was brought to you by Headlines Production ready (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/production-ready) Ted Unangst brings us a piece on what it means to be Production Ready He tells the story of a project he worked on that picked a framework that was “production ready” They tested time zones, and it all seemed to work They tested the unicode support in english and various european languages, and it was all good They sent some emails with it, and it just worked The framework said “Production Ready” on the tin, and it passed all the tests. What is the worst that could happen? Now, we built our product on top of this. Some of the bugs were caught internally. Others were discovered by customers, who were of course a little dismayed. Like, how could you possibly ship this? Indeed. We were doing testing, quite a bit really, but when every possible edge case has a bug, it's hard to find them all. A customer from Arizona, which does not observe Daylight Saving Time, crashed the app Some less common unicode characters caused a buffer overflow The email system did not properly escape a period on its own line, truncating the email “Egregious performance because of a naive N^2 algorithm for growing a buffer.” “Egregious performance on some platforms due to using the wrong threading primitives.” “Bizarre database connection bugs for some queries that I can't at all explain.” “In short, everything was “works for me” quality. But is that really production quality?” “There are some obvious contenders for the title of today's most “production ready” software, but it's a more general phenomenon. People who have success don't know what they don't know, what they didn't test, what unused features will crash and burn.” Using Let's Encrypt within FreeBSD.org (https://blog.crashed.org/letsencrypt-in-freebsd-org/) I decided to give Let's Encrypt certificates a shot on my personal web servers earlier this year after a disaster with StartSSL. I'd like to share what I've learned. The biggest gotcha is that people tend to develop bad habits when they only have to deal with certificates once a year or so. The beginning part of the process is manual and the deployment of certificates somehow never quite gets automated, or things get left out. That all changes with Let's Encrypt certificates. Instead of 1-5 year lifetime certificates the Let's Encrypt certificates are only valid for 90 days. Most people will be wanting to renew every 60-80 days. This forces the issue - you really need to automate and make it robust. The Let's Encrypt folks provide tools to do this for you for the common cases. You run it on the actual machine, it manages the certificates and adjusts the server configuration files for you. Their goal is to provide a baseline shake-n-bake solution. I was not willing to give that level of control to a third party tool for my own servers - and it was absolutely out of the question for for the FreeBSD.org cluster. I should probably mention that we do things on the FreeBSD.org cluster that many people would find a bit strange. The biggest problem that we have to deal with is that the traditional model of a firewall/bastion between "us" and "them" does not apply. We design for the assumption that hostile users are already on the "inside" of the network. The cluster is spread over 8 distinct sites with naked internet and no vpn between them. There is actually very little trust between the systems in this network - eg: ssh is for people only - no headless users can ssh. There are no passwords. Sudo can't be used. The command and control systems use signing. We don't trust anything by IPv4/IPv6 address because we have to assume MITM is a thing. And so on. In general, things are constructed to be trigger / polling / pull based. The downside is that this makes automation and integration of Let's Encrypt clients interesting. If server configuration files can't be modified; and replicated web infrastructure is literally read-only (via jails/nullfs); and DNS zone files are static; and headless users can't ssh and therefore cannot do commits, how do you do the verification tokens in an automated fashion? Interesting, indeed. We wanted to be able to use certificates on things like ldap and smtp servers. You can't do http file verification on those so we had to use dns validation of domains. First, a signing request is generated, and the acme-challenge is returned Peter's post then walks through how the script adds the required TXT record to prove control of the domain, regenerates the zone file, DNSSEC signs it, and waits for it to be published, then continues the letsencrypt process. Letsencrypt then issues the actual certificate We export the fullchain files into a publication location. There is another jail that can read the fullchain certificates via nullfs and they are published with our non-secrets update mechanism Since we are using DNSSEC, here is a good opportunity to maintain signed TLSA fingerprints. The catch with TLSA record updates is managing the update event horizon. You are supposed to have both fingerprints listed across the update cycle. We use 'TLSA 3 1 1' records to avoid issues with propagation delays for now. TLSA 3 0 1 changes with every renewal, while 3 1 1 only changes when you generate a new private key. The majority of TLS/SSL servers require a full restart to re-load the certificates if the filename is unchanged. I found out the hard way. There is a great deal more detail in the blog post, I recommend you check it out Learning more about the NetBSD scheduler (... than I wanted to know) Part 1 (http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/bx/blosxom.cgi/nb_20161105_1754.html) Part 2 (http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/bx/blosxom.cgi/nb_20161109_0059.html) Part 3 (http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/bx/blosxom.cgi/nb_20161113_0122.html) Today I had a need to do some number crunching using a home-brewn C program. In order to do some manual load balancing, I was firing up some Amazon AWS instances (which is Xen) with NetBSD 7.0. In this case, the system was assigned two CPUs I started two instances of my program, with the intent to have each one use one CPU. Which is not what happened! Here is what I observed, and how I fixed things for now. ~~ load averages: 2.14, 2.08, 1.83; up 0+00:45:56 18:01:32 27 processes: 4 runnable, 21 sleeping, 2 on CPU CPU0 states: 100% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% idle CPU1 states: 0.0% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 100% idle Memory: 119M Act, 7940K Exec, 101M File, 3546M Free ~~ ~~ PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU CPU COMMAND 2791 root 25 0 8816K 964K RUN/0 16:10 54.20% 54.20% myprog 2845 root 26 0 8816K 964K RUN/0 17:10 47.90% 47.90% myprog ~~ I expected something like WCPU and CPU being around 100%, assuming that each process was bound to its own CPU. The values I actually saw (and listed above) suggested that both programs were fighting for the same CPU. Huh?! NetBSD allows to create "processor sets", assign CPU(s) to them and then assign processes to the processor sets. Let's have a look! ~~ # psrset -c 1 # psrset -b 0 2791 # psrset -b 1 2845 load averages: 2.02, 2.05, 1.94; up 0+00:59:32 18:15:08 27 processes: 1 runnable, 24 sleeping, 2 on CPU CPU0 states: 100% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% idle CPU1 states: 100% user, 0.0% nice, 0.0% system, 0.0% interrupt, 0.0% idle Memory: 119M Act, 7940K Exec, 101M File, 3546M Free PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU CPU COMMAND 2845 root 25 0 8816K 964K CPU/1 26:14 100% 100% myprog 2791 root 25 0 8816K 964K RUN/0 25:40 100% 100% myprog ~~ Things are as expected now, with each program being bound to its own CPU. Now why this didn't happen by default is left as an exercise to the reader. I had another look at this today, and was able to reproduce the behaviour using VMWare Fusion with two CPU cores on both NetBSD 7.0_STABLE as well as -current The one hint that I got so far was from Michael van Elst that there may be a rouding error in sched_balance(). Looking at the code, there is not much room for a rounding error. But I am not familiar enough (at all) with the code, so I cannot judge if crucial bits are dropped here, or how that function fits in the whole puzzle. Pondering on the "rounding error", I've setup both VMs with 4 CPUs, and the behaviour shown there is that load is distributed to about 3 and a half CPU - three CPUs under full load, and one not reaching 100%. There's definitely something fishy in there. With multiple CPUs, each CPU has a queue of processes that are either "on the CPU" (running) or waiting to be serviced (run) on that CPU. Those processes count as "migratable" in runqueue_t. Every now and then, the system checks all its run queues to see if a CPU is idle, and can thus "steal" (migrate) processes from a busy CPU. This is done in sched_balance(). Such "stealing" (migration) has the positive effect that the process doesn't have to wait for getting serviced on the CPU it's currently waiting on. On the other side, migrating the process has effects on CPU's data and instruction caches, so switching CPUs shouldn't be taken too easy. All in all, I'd say the patch is a good step forward from the current situation, which does not properly distribute pure CPU hogs, at all. Building Cost-Effective 100-Gbps Firewalls for HPC with FreeBSD (https://www.nas.nasa.gov/SC16/demos/demo9.html) The continuous growth of the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) requires providing high-performance security tools and enhancing the network capacity. In order to support the requirements of emerging services, including the Advanced Data Analytics Platform (ADAPT) private cloud, the NCCS security team has proposed an architecture to provide extremely cost-effective 100-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) firewalls. The aim of this project is to create a commodity-based platform that can process enough packets per second (pps) to sustain a 100-Gbps workload within the NCCS computational environment. The test domain consists of several existing systems within the NCCS, including switches (Dell S4084), routers (Dell R530s), servers (Dell R420s, and C6100s), and host card adapters (10-Gbps Mellanox ConnectX2 and Intel 8259 x Ethernet cards). Previous NCCS work testing the FreeBSD operating system for high-performance routing reached a maximum of 4 million pps. Building on this work, we are comparing FreeBSD-11.0 and FreeBSD-Current along with implementing the netmap-fwd Application Programming Interface (API) and tuning the 10-gigabit Ethernet cards. We used the tools iperf3, nuttcp, and netperf to monitor the performance of the maximum bandwidth through the cards. Additional testing has involved enabling the Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP) to achieve an active/active architecture. The tests have shown that at the optimally tuned and configured FreeBSD system, it is possible to create a system that can manage the huge amounts of pps needed to create a 100-Gbps firewall with commodity components. Some interesting findings: FreeBSD was able to send more pps as a client than Centos 6. Netmap-fwd increased the pps rate significantly. The choice of network card can have a significant impact on pps, tuning, and netmap support. Further tests will continue verifying the above results with even more capable systems-such as 40-gigabit and 100-gigabit Ethernet cards-to achieve even higher performance. In addition to hardware improvements, updates to the network capabilities in the FreeBSD-Current version will be closely monitored and applied as appropriate. The final result will be a reference architecture with representative hardware and software that will enable the NCCS to build, deploy, and efficiently maintain extremely cost-effective 100-Gbps firewalls. Netflix has already managed to saturate a 100 Gbps interface using only a single CPU Socket (rather than a dual socket server). Forwarding/routing is a bit different, but it is definitely on track to get there. Using a small number of commodity servers to firewall 100 Gbps of traffic just takes some careful planning and load balancing. Soon it will be possible using a single host. News Roundup iocell - A FreeBSD jail manager. (https://github.com/bartekrutkowski/iocell) Another jail manager has arrived on the scene, iocell, which begins life as a fork of the “classic” iocage. Due to its shared heritage, it offers much of the same functionality and flags as iocage users will be familiar with. For those who aren't up to speed with either products, some of those features include: Templates, clones, basejails, fully independent jails Ease of use Zero configuration files Rapid thin provisioning within seconds Automatic package installation Virtual networking stacks (vnet) Shared IP based jails (non vnet) Resource limits (CPU, MEMORY, DISK I/O, etc.) Filesystem quotas and reservations Dedicated ZFS datasets inside jails Transparent ZFS snapshot management Binary updates Differential jail packaging Export and import And many more! The program makes extensive use of ZFS for performing jail operations, so a zpool will be required (But doesn't have to be your boot-pool) It still looks “very” fresh, even using original iocage filenames in the repo, so a safe guess is that you'll be able to switch between iocage and iocell with relative ease. Fail2ban on OpenBSD 6.0 (http://blog.gordonturner.ca/2016/11/20/fail2ban-on-openbsd-6-0/) We've used Fail2Ban in PC-BSD before, due to it's ability to detect and block brute force attempts against a variety of services, including SSH, mail, and others. It even can work to detect jail brute force attempts, blocking IPs on the hosts firewall. However what about OpenBSD users? Well, Gordon Turner comes to the rescue today with a great writeup on deploying Fail2Ban specifically for that platform. Now, Fail2Ban is a python program, so you'll need to pkg install Python first, then he provides instructions on how to manually grab the F2B sources and install on OpenBSD. Helpfully Gordon gives us some handy links to scripts and modifications to get F2B running via RC as well, which is a bit different since F2B has both a server and client that must run together. With the installation bits out of the way, we get to next hit the “fun” stuff, which comes in the way of SSH brute force detection. Naturally we will be configuring F2B to use “pf” to do our actual blocking, but the examples shown give us full control over the knobs used to detect, and then ultimately call ‘pfctl' to do our heavy lifting. The last bits of the article give us a runthrough on how to “prime” pf with the correct block tables and performing basic administrative tasks to control F2B in production. A great article, and if you run an OpenBSD box exposed to the internet, you may want to bookmark this one. openbsd changes of note (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/openbsd-changes-of-note) Continuing with our OpenBSD news for the week, we have a new blog post by TedU, which gives us a bunch of notes on the things which have changed over there as of late: Some of the notables include: mcl2k2 pools and the em conversion. The details are in the commits, but the short story is that due to hardware limitations, a number of tradeoffs need to be made between performance and memory usage. The em chip can (mostly) only be programmed to write to 2k buffers. However, ethernet payloads are not nicely aligned. They're two bytes off. Leading to a costly choice. Provide a 2k buffer, and then copy all the data after the fact, which is slow. Or allocate a larger than 2k buffer, and provide em with a pointer that's 2 bytes offset. Previously, the next size up from 2k was 4k, which is quite wasteful. The new 2k2 buffer size still wastes a bit of memory, but much less. FreeType 2.7 is prettier than ever. vmm for i386. Improve security. vmm is still running with a phenomenal set of privileges, but perhaps some cross-VM attacks may be limited. On the other side of the world, hyperv support is getting better. Remove setlocale. setlocale was sprinkled all throughout the code base many years ago, even though it did nothing, in anticipation of a day when it would do something. We've since decided that day will never come, and so many setlocale calls can go. syspatch is coming. Lots of commits actually. Despite the name, it's more like a system update, since it replaces entire binaries. Then again, replacing a few binaries in a system is like patching small parts of the whole. A syspatch update will be smaller than an entire release. There's a new build system. It kind of works like before, but a lot of the details have changed to support less root. Actually, it'd be accurate to say the whole build privilege system has been flipped. Start as root, which drops down to the build user to do the heavy lifting, instead of starting as a user that can elevate to root at any time. This no longer requires the build user to be pseudo-root; in fact, the goal is that the build user can't elevate. There's several other items on this list, take a look for more details, and he also helpfully provides commit-links if you want to see more about any of these topics. It came from Bell Labs (http://media.bemyapp.com/came-bell-labs/#) A little late for a halloween episode, we have “It came from Bell Labs”, a fascinating article talking about the successor to UNIX, Plan9 There was once an operating system that was intended to be the successor to Unix. Plan 9 From Bell Labs was its name, and playing with it for five minutes is like visiting an alternate dimension where computers are done differently. It was so ahead of its time that it would be considered cutting edge, even today. Find out the weird and woolly history to Plan Nine's inception and eventual consignment as a footnote of operating systems today. So, if you've never heard of Plan 9, how did it exactly differ from the UNIX we know and love today? Here's just a few of the key features under Plan 9's hood + 9P – The distributed file system protocol. Everything runs through this, there is no escaping it. Since everything runs on top of 9P, that makes everything running on a Plan 9 box distributed as well. This means, for example, you can import /dev/audio from another machine on the network to use its sound card when your own machine doesn't have one. + ndb – The namespace server. In conjunction with 9P, it bosses all the programs around and forces them to comply to the Plan 9 way. + Instead of Unix sockets, all the networking just runs through 9P. Thus, everything from ethernet packets to network cards are all just one more kind of file. + While Unicode is implemented ad-hoc in other systems, it's baked into Plan 9 from the first int main(). In fact, even users who don't like Plan 9 have to admit that the character encoding support, together with the beautiful built-in rio font, makes every other operating system look primitive. + The system's own internal programs are built to be a rounded set of user tools from the ground up. So, for instance, it comes with its own editor, acme, built to be its own weird morphing thing that plays nice with the 9P protocol. Sounds neat, but how did it work in the real world? The result was a mixture of both breathtaking efficiency and alienating other-worldliness. Trying out the system is like a visit to an alternate reality where time-traveling gremlins changed how computers are made and used. You can execute anycommand anywhere just by typing its name and middle-clicking on it, even in the middle of reading a file. You can type out your blog post in the middle of a man page and save it right there. Screenshots are made by pointing /dev/screen to a file. When you execute a program in a terminal, the terminal morphs into the program you launched instead of running in the background. The window manager, rio, can be invoked within rio to create an instance of itself running inside itself. You can just keep going like that, until, like Inception, you get lost in which layer you're in. Get used to running Plan 9 long enough, and you will find yourself horribly ill-adapted for dealing with the normal world. While system administrators can't stop praising it, the average home user won't see much benefit unless they happen to run about eight desktop machines scattered all over. But to quote legendary hacker tribal bard Eric S. Raymond: “…Plan 9 failed simply because it fell short of being a compelling enough improvement on Unix to displace its ancestor.” A fascinating article, worth your time to read it through, even though we've pulled some of the best bits here. Nice look at the alternative dimension that could have been. Beastie Bits inks -- Basically Reddit or Hacker News, but without the disagreeable trolls and military industrial complex shills downvoting everything to hide the truth (http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/inks) “PAM is Un-American” talk now online (https://youtu.be/Mc2p6sx2s7k) Reddit advertising of “PAM Mastery” (http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/2818) MeetBSD 2016 Report by Michael Dexter (https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/meetbsd-2016-report-michael-dexter/) Various CBSD Tutorials (https://www.bsdstore.ru/en/tutorial.html) Feedback/Questions Dylan - Kaltura Alt (http://pastebin.com/6B96pVcm) Scott - ZFS in Low-Mem (http://pastebin.com/Hrp8qwkP) J - Mixing Ports / Pkgs (http://pastebin.com/85q4Q3Xx) Trenton - Dtract & PC-BSD (http://pastebin.com/RFKY0ERs) Ivan - ZFS Backups (http://pastebin.com/31uqW6vW) Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv)
Unabashedly Obsessed Episode 11.5: Accidental Porpoising (“Hamilton” NCCs, Now With Edits!) Hey everyone! Remember that time that Erin spent hours editing this episode, only for Audacity to ignore all her edits and save the raw file as an MP3, and she didn’t realize it so she posted it and then had to take it down … Continue reading Episode 11.5: Accidental Porpoising (“Hamilton” NCCs, Now With Edits!)
Unabashedly Obsessed Episode 11.5: Accidental Porpoising (“Hamilton” NCCs, Now With Edits!) Hey everyone! Remember that time that Erin spent hours editing this episode, only for Audacity to ignore all her edits and save the raw file as an MP3, and she didn’t realize it so she posted it and then had to take it down … Continue reading Episode 11.5: Accidental Porpoising (“Hamilton” NCCs, Now With Edits!)
Caring for the Caregiver was developed specifically to provide resources and support for cancer caregivers to help them address the issues they face on an ongoing basis. As a caregiver, it is easy to be overwhelmed by caring for a cancer survivor. An important point to remember is that you, as a caregiver, are also a survivor because you, too, are surviving the challenges, responsibilities, and life-changing effects of this disease and its treatment.
Standing Up for Your Rights means learning to actively do something in your own best interest. This is also known as self-advocacy. This program aims to help you feel more in control about your life, build confidence to face challenges that seem too difficult to ocvercome, reach out to others, and feel hopeful rather than hopeless.
Living Beyond Cancer discusses a number of important issues that are specific to life beyond the diagnosis and initial treatment of cancer. Surviving cancer is more complicated than simply being sick or well, having cancer or being cancer free. Instead, it is a continual process that is constantly changing.
Negotiating means talking with people involved in your healthcare so that you can get what you need to have the best quality of life possible.
Solving Problems describes how to identify and follow the steps needed to solve a difficult situation in your life or daily activity.
Making Decisions is designed to help you identify how you make decisions, how your style of decision making can work or be improved, and how you can weigh the pros and cons of deciding about cancer treatment.
Finding Information explains how to use many of the different resources available to find information that will help you understand your kind of cancer and its treatment.
Communicating means letting someone else know clearly what you think and feel, and also learning what the other person thinks and feels.
Living Beyond Cancer discusses a number of important issues that are specific to life beyond the diagnosis and initial treatment of cancer. Surviving cancer is more complicated than simply being sick or well, having cancer or being cancer free. Instead, it is a continual process that is constantly changing.
First Steps for the Newly Diagnosed refers to the information that needs to be gathered and the decisions that need to be made in the initial days and weeks after you are diagnosed with cancer. In this program, we offer practical guidelines designed to help you take those first steps toward successfully meeting the challenges that a cancer diagnosis can impose.
This week we welcome Craig Schneider back for the biggest smoke ever on DogWatch Cigar Radio. The three of us exchanged cigars this week so we each have three cigars to review making for a total of nine reviews of 6 different cigars (do the math yourself, this one confused me). We also have mail from Palio contest winners, a request from a listener and a question for our team of experts. Cigars of the Week - Cigar of the Week: Bob – E.P Carillo Golosos Cigars Ring Gauge: 60 Length: 6.5 inches Shape: Toro Gordo Strength: Medium E.P Carillo Golosos Cigars - The creator and the man behind the famous cigar brand La Gloria Cubana has launch a new personal project and another fabulous cigar The E.P. Carillo. The filler in the EP Carillo cigar is a well aged 5 year old Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers that is bound and wrapped with a 3 year old Ecuadorian-grown Habano wrapper. This cigar is a medium bodied cigar that is characterized creamy flavors, and rich notes of pepper. Cigar of the Week: Dale - Mi Tierra Habano Ring Gauge: 60 Length:4.5” Shape/Name:Parejo - Grand Mi Tierra cigars are Dominican Puros, made from tobaccos grown on a single farm. Michael Munoz is the brand face of the line, but the cigars were developed in a joint venture with Jose Blanco. All the blend tobacco has been aged for 3 years and is covered in a silky Habano variety wrapper. A complex cigar with more spice then one might expect, especially right from the start. Rich and bold full flavors that keep the cigar very interesting throughout the experience. The body of the smoke is medium, and the strength level is above the typical Dominican profile. Cigar of the Week: Craig - Anonymous Ring Gauge:56 Length:6.375” Shape/Name:Parejo - Sublimes (roughly - Little short, little wide) This large cigar has a rustic Mexican San Andreas Seco skin on a body of tobacco coming from all one country. It brings a slightly sweet demeanor to the table with an interesting spicy core. It was released to slightly negative fanfare and never received the due I feel it deserved. In my opinion, it did not take off as a cigar enjoyed by the masses. That explains why I may like it, as my tastes tend to lean away from the trends of today. Strength, but with balance; the only way I’ll take it. Rearranging show dates! We are moving the the Nov 4 show to November 5 as Liz and I will be traveling that evening. _______________________________________________ We get Mail: Sometimes it takes a while.... Liz, Below is a copy of an email I tried to send on 15 JUL 11. I continued to listen to the podcast wondering if you ever received it. Bob & Dale, Thank you! Thank you for the selecting me as the May contest winner of the magnificent Palio cutter. I received it in the mail about two weeks ago and have used it for every cut on my cigars since. I was just getting ready to buy one when I listened to your podcast and heard I was selected; now I’ll have to buy a carbon fiber cutter. You mentioned on the podcast that you believed I was military and you was absolutely correct. I am a sergeant First Class in the Army stationed in Germany and recently returned home from Afghanistan. I am very new the good life of cigar smoking but thanks to your podcast (and the power of the internet), I have become educated quickly. Once again thank you for selecting me, for an incredible radio show, and for your support of the uniformed services. Keep up the great work! v/r SFC Tim Delaney More Mail: a call to our listeners DJ Shalifoe is looking for any retailers that still have pre-General Cigar CAO La Traviatas in stock. DJ writes: The old pre-GC Traviatas come with the CAO branded Boveda pack in the box whereas the post-GC CAOs do not. I'm partial to the Divino and Animados vitolas in either natural or maduro. The reason I want the older ones is that I find CAO cigars under General's ownership to have fallen off the cliff, so to speak. If any listener knows of a retailer with pre-GC Traviatas, send the info to theshow@cigarmedia.tv and we will pass it along. More Mail: Listener feedback John Magrisso to Liz after she followed up to see how he liked the Palio cutter he won in June Liz, I received the Palio cutter sometime at the very end of June and shot Bob an e-mail when upon its receipt. I've been very happy with it- it has lived up to all the accolades given on the show each week! As to the show, I've been listening for a number of years now, and though I'm not the most vocal listener, I look forward to it every week and thoroughly enjoy the sense of community it provides us cigar smokers (especially living here in Massachusetts, where I'll get dirty looks just for smoking on my own front steps)! So thank you all! John Legislative Update Venezuela has annulled by decree an anti-smoking law, which prohibits tobacco use in public places and offices a day after enforcement. Venezuela's Ministry of Health announced its new decision just a day after the anti-smoking law was printed in the Official Gazette. According to the new legislation, smoking was banned in public spaces, cafes, public toilets, dining halls and joined buildings. The new law was planned to be implemented after three months, said a Press TV correspondent. Get the full story Craig: Funny how Venezuela’s ban comes right on the heals of their dictator’s struggle with cancer. Wait... I’ve read this again. So they’re annulling the legislation? Craig’s Esencia Contest #1 - Adam Zed Esencia Canonazo Cut - took off just the cap to produce a good draw. Not tight, but almost perfect. Pre-light aroma - I don't do this anymore as the smells might get mixed when I have a lot of singles in the same area. Apperance - Nice color, firm but not hard body. The cap was almost invisible, it was so well placed and pressed into the crown. Smoke time - 2 hours on the nose Drink - Pepsi and ice. Also a bottle of water if I want to cleanse well. Light - Toasted end with triple torch until an ember appears then draw a couple times with a little bit of heat to the end of the cigar. I decided to break this stick into quarters instead of the typical thirds...no reason, just thought it would work, and it did. First few puffs ( I don't use these to determine the whole first quarter ) - Big kick to the back of the throat. A lot of black pepper that I get from Nica tobacco. Very heavy. First quarter - After the first 4-6 pulls, the cigar settled down. I immidiately thought of Illusione MK. Smooth ! The back of throat raspiness went away immidiately. Black pepper lingers for a minute after expelling smoke. Pallet filling, great. The burn is great, straight and not pulling inside at all. The smoke at this point is drying my mouth with every puff, but making me salivate at the same time...I almost equate this to the experience of an almond when you first put it in your mouth, it is drying your mouth, but making you salivate at the same time. There is an underlying peaty/ earthiness that comes in only after smoke is expelled and taste lingers. At this point, it reminds me the only H. Upmann Mag 50 I have had, wonderful ! Second quarter - Started developing a white pepper flavor that I absolutely love, I only get this in T52 Toros and it is the flavor I always search for. Still a drying effect with the smoke in my mouth at the sides, almost like red wine tannins when you first take a drink and it gives you that "bite" at the back sides of your mouth. Still smooth. There is a mineral, almost metallic, taste that comes in now that works well with cigars on the finish. Third quarter - Settled out now to a lush white pepper flavor predominantly filling the pallet. Still a mineral feeling/taste that works. The body now goes from a steady medium, to medium-full as the smoke seems to get richer and thicker. Now I am getting a roasted deep tobacco flavor at the end of this quarter that fills out my missing piece for what I look for in a great cigar. MMMM ! White pepper and roasted tobacco complement each other so well because they don't bombard your pallet, but complement the experience. Last quarter - Same tastes at the beginning, but as I get deeper in, the roasted flavor starts to dominate. The flavor and smoke completely coat the mouth. I know when I blow smoke out and it becomes a giant white/grey cloud that floats in the air outside like a cloud, that it has now transcended into full bodied. The white pepper subsided and became a creamy roasted tobacco ending ... oh wow ! Great finish. I don't usually smoke cigars until I littlerally burn my fingers, most of the time I smoke them down to about an inch, but if the smoke is still cool enough and has flavors other than tar, I tend to incure short term pain for long term gain. I have only done this once, with a Padron Maduro. I highly recommend these cigars, and would buy more to lay them away for a little bit to see if that mineral taste would subside a little bit, as it was the only thing that wasn't helping earlier, but that mineral taste was not bad in any way. Now for the non-technical of this email; I love these cigars, and recommend them to as many people as I can. I have given them away to people, even though it is very hard for me to find them as the retailers are not willing to ship up here, and also turned people onto smoking these wonderful beauties. I have had the Lancero, Canonazo, Robusto, and Corona Extra's. My preferance is the robusto's as the blend just "fits". It is funny that when I ordered some cigars the last time, my friend who goes down across the border to pick them up for me and bring them back across to ship here informed me of how he had been looking for Esencias for a while as well. He was so happy to know where to get them after we discussed my source; Fullers Pullers. He was even happier when he was gifted a 5 pack of cigars heh. As far as my "experience" with Esencias, I cannot say that I have smoked them with anyone else at the same time, or done anything wild with them anywhere as I have just been smoking them for a few months now, but what I can say is that my "experience" with Marc of Brothers of the Leaf LLC has been fantastic ! He has treated me well, answered a few questions I have asked in a timely manor, sent me a couple cigars to start me off in down the road of ever-expanding credit card debt, and seems to be doing well at maintaining a great standard on his cigars. As a consumer, I cannot ask for much more from a brand owner....well I guess I could ask him to come up here to the frozen north for a shop event .......... but somehow I highly doubt that :/ Thanks Craig for reading this long-ass email, I am just so happy that I finally found a way to get these cigars up here, even though there are a bunch of hoops to jump through. #2 Ralph from Connecticut (Ralph Purificato) On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Ralph Purificato wrote: Hey guys. Long time podcast listener who went to the CRA website to support the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act. Unfortunately the support in CT seem to fall on deaf ears as you can see below. My response from Senator Blumenthal was the same as from Mr. Leiberman. Just wanted to pass this on and see if we could make a little more noise in Connecticut to let our "representatives" know that consenting adults would like to make their own choices on how we spend our time and money. I also wanted to take the last half of this email to talk about Esencia cigars for Craig's contest. I still consider myself a "new" cigar smoker though I have been enjoying cigars for close to 10 years. It started when I was 18 and a friend and I were given cigars by an older relative. From that point on we've always frequented our local smoke shop, The Owl Shop in New Haven CT. Up until about 2 years ago I never bothered to try and pick out flavors and a cigar simply being smooth was my main criteria. Now since paying more attention and listening to podcasts and reviews I am enjoying cigars more than ever. With that being said, I finally picked up an Esencia cigar last week and enjoyed it on my porch with a glass of water. The first thing that hit me on the first few puffs was gingerbread. As I smoked the cigar more and tried to pick out the individual flavors, I found that the spice and cedar woody flavors I picked out combined to make that initial "gingerbread" that hit me initially. I really enjoyed this cigar and it seemed to fit the fall season that's starting here. The burn was also terrific and the cigar smoked great down to the nub. I will definitely be picking up more of these and really enjoyed it. -- Ralph from Connecticut #3 Dan Crouch WINNER - He shared the experience with another. I gotta say I never thought I would have an Esencia cigar in my life (or any super premium for that matter). There are no Brick and Mortars in the area and to be honest they are really not in my price bracket. However, due to the kindness of Marc Aub I received a few samples and now I am hooked. The cigar smells as good as it smokes and that is amazing. All have been smooth and had a nice touch of sweetness along with hints of pepper in the retro. I even gave one of the few to my dad and he just could not believe how smooth it was. Now I am saving my change in hopes of buying a box should I ever get up to the city (Chicago). #4 Charlie Platt from Springdale AR Some of the best NCCs in my man cave! I tried these on recommendation of Bob and Dale. Completely satisfied! A rich and complex smoke. Great work BOTL. Charlie Platt What's My Band? - This week we have three unbanded cigars, one from each of the hosts.. Bob: Dales unbanded (Famous Nicaraguan 7000): Great leather with a slight sweet spice, I enjoyed this cigar tremendously. Now I guess I have to buy some. Craig (Craigs own blend): unbanded was the best constructed lancero I had had for some time. But the tste did not quite live up to the construction all the way through. Craig: From Dale (Famous Nicaraguan 7000): 5x50 Prelight - No tingle,slight sweet spice; cinnamon? Slight Barn funk. Round, like it was from a cabinet or SBN cedar box packed loosely. Curious if it was put in cellophane to fool us or just an older cigar that has lost some shape. Oil lines where the cigar was touched by somethign else for an extended period. 1st 3rd - Immediate Earth & citrus sweetness. made me think of a royal Corona then, naturally of a Monte pascal. Little tangy sweetness similar to the Montecristo fruity tang. Overall, despite having the sweet Cuban flavors, the sweetness was more Nicaraguan in how it came across. More zing than Twang. Med Body (3/5) - Med/Strong Strength (3.5/5) Reminds me of the RP 15th at this point but stronger 2nd 3rd - Deepenign up in Flavors & continuing w/ med/high strength (4/5) Slight bready component - Good. Think this might be a blend instead of a Puro. Turning sugary sweet with less deep/dark flavors. The bread, sugar, and accompanying 1942 Tequila make a wonderful cookie flavor. Starts dropping strength back down to ⅗. Estelian sweetness, like Pepin gets out of his balsy Nic flavors. Like a JJ or a Black label 3rd 3rd - Sweet tang; more Esteli-an flavors. Less strength than 1st third, (who did we meet that positions leaves “backward”? Stalk than tip? They mentioned consistant flavor & strength.) This is so different from that idea. But, it behaves as if it was opposite traditional flavor/strength progression. Odd. It should be getting stronger if it was normal & staying the same if it was backward... Overall - Good, too much nicotine for an anytime smoke for me. Finished more to my preferred strength but started w/ more complexity & depth of flavor. Serie JJ? No real idea. From Bob (blended dring a Cigar Tourism trip in 2011): 6-1/8”x51 Parejo Prelight: Barely any wrapper aroma; loads of Saffron & paprika like smoke off of the filler. Very, very unique for a cigar to have this distinct savory spice flavor. Pretty wrapper with a funky cap. I didn’t cut this cigar, I peeled the simple cap off & separated the binder leaf below. Looks a lot like an Equadorian wrapper from the stuff La Aurora puts out but the sizes don’t match their production. 1st Third: Deep, rich flavors; cedary, caramel. Tastes immediately of both Jalapa Nicaraguan tobacco & Olor (?) Dominican. Nice mix of flavors 2nd Third: Sweet creamy depth that has evolved from the Nicaraguan base of initial flavors. Tastes like the sweetness off of a Habano wrapper. Could this be a La Reloba Habano? What happened to the Dominican notes? The appearance continues to shine with oils coming to the surface of this thick wrapper. Almost corojo leathery feel without the appearance. Beautiful veining, color consistency & oils. More sweet flavor now turning tart & tangy like sorbet Final Third: Buttery sweetness from the Creamy 2nd third with a wonderful grain. Still woody but a bit softer in how it comes across. Not as much body as initially and the flavors have gotten a little “easier” on the palate. Full flavored & still complex. I really enjoy this stick. Could it be all Nicaraguan or is there more to it? I would say no stronger than 3 /5 with an equivalent body. Great smoke. La Reloba? No real idea. Palio Cutter Contest: The September winner of a silver Palio cutter is Dan Lawson from Louisana. For October's contest, we are looking for photos of you and your friends enjoying cigars. Send your entry to theshow@cigarmedia.tv. Please include your mailing address with your entry and type "Palio" on the subject line. Do you have a suggestion for the unbanded cigar of the week? Every week Bob and Dale include an “unbanded cigar” segment in their show in which they smoke a cigar without any markings and give their honest opinions. Bob then opens a sealed envelope and discovers the cigar’s name and manufacturer. If you have suggestions for the "What's My Band?" segment, please send them to liz@cigarmedia.tv. Do you have a Cigar Review? 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