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This week on the podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Abner Johnson, chief operating officer at Pure Shenandoah, a Virginia-based, family-owned hemp company that has built a successful CBD brand while simultaneously going all in on fiber and hurd. Johnson and several of his siblings operate a full-spectrum hemp facility in the Shenandoah Valley. They process cannabinoids using CO2 extraction while also developing a fiber processing facility and operating a retail store that doubles as an event space and education center in downtown Elkton, about 15 east of Harrisonburg. “We started off like everybody else,” Johnson said, “with the CBD oils. We did a few different types and different strengths, kind of capitalizing on different terpene profiles.” Today the company offers a wide range of full-spectrum CBD products from oils and gummies to pet products and smokable flower. In the first few years of production, the company grew more CBD hemp than it needed. To maintain its product lines, it only needed to grow around 20 acres a year. “And that was a little bit of a Debbie Downer,” Johnson said, “because we wanted to see hemp take over and be the new cash crop and help out so many people.” And that, Johnson said, is why he and the company started growing and researching hemp for fiber and hurd. They started with 15 acres of fiber hemp the first year, around 200 acres the following year, and now they are currently growing several hundred acres, stockpiling the harvest in round bales to be processed at their fiber facility that's coming online soon. The company was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the Air Force to develop hempcrete blocks. Johnson said the U.S. military has set very ambitious carbon goals, and hemp as a building material fits nicely into its plans. “Receiving that contract is a huge, huge step in the right direction,” Johnson said. He said the military's interest in hemp reminds him of the Hemp for Victory program during World War II and how farmers were required to grow hemp in the American colonies. “History repeats itself,” he said. “And this contract with the Air Force to me is like a domino falling in the right direction.” Learn More about Pure Shenandoah https://pureshenandoah.com/ News Nuggets Minnesota cannabis czar steps down over illegal products in her hemp shop https://hemptoday.net/minnesota-cannabis-czar-steps-down-over-illegal-products-in-her-hemp-shop/ USDA Says Genetically Modified Hemp Plant ‘May Be Safely Grown And Bred' In The United States https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-says-genetically-modified-hemp-plant-may-be-safely-grown-and-bred-in-the-united-states/   Thanks to our sponsors for their support! Americhanvre Cast-Hemp, North American distributor of the E-Reasy Spray applied Hemp Crete System https://americhanvre.com/ IND HEMP in Fort Benton, Montana https://indhemp.com/  

“When we do polls on this, we've got all political parties high support for ending cosmetics animal testing, from Republicans, Independents, Democrats - age gaps between the boomers and the zoomers, everybody is in agreement. You know, it's one of those issues that you cannot get more unity on a single issue.” – Monica Engebretson   Monica Engebretson is the North American head of public affairs for Cruelty Free International, the leading organization working to end animal testing worldwide. They are working to end all animal testing, but for this conversation, we focused on cosmetics – for two reasons: we've done many episodes on animals used in medical research and experimentation and not enough on cosmetics and because I think many people are unaware that even we still test for cosmetics.   In the US, it's no longer required by law that cosmetic companies test on animals, yet we are still doing it. It makes no sense that we have not banned cosmetics testing. Canada has. Mexico has. In fact, 44 other countries have. I wanted Monica to explain how and why this is still happening – and the answers are complicated.    The good news is that last month, the Humane Cosmetics Act was reintroduced and if passed, it would end safety testing of cosmetic products on animals and prohibit the sale of products developed using animal testing in the United States.   Please listen and share and then, if you live in the US please make a phone call to your Senators and Representatives and politely ask them to support the Humane Cosmetics Act. Find yours here: usa.gov/elected-officials   Links:  SpeciesUnite.com www.crueltyfreeinternational.org

Introduction: The Twins' 18-game postseason losing streak, the longest in North American history, is now a thing of the past. After a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday in Game 1 of the Wild Card series, the Twins are in the driver's seat in a series for a change. Star Tribune columnist La Velle E. Neal III, who witnessed all 18 losses, breaks it down with host Michael Rand -- everything from the Royce Lewis home runs to the big defensive plays to big pitching moments. 17:00: Chris Hanel, who made a nearly two-hour documentary about the astronomical odds of the losing streak, joins Rand after the victory. He cried tears of joy Tuesday, and now Hanel might finally be able to eat something. His catharsis is similar to that of other Twins fans.

Host Mike Moore interviews Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Randy Moore of ViTAA Medical. ViTAA's AI-backed SaMD offers precision, personalized medicine to non-invasively map the strength and weakness of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). ViTAA's RAW™ (Regional Areas of Weakness) Map technology can analyze the deformation of the aorta wall using images captured throughout the cardiac cycle. Then, by incorporating critical simulation data on blood flow and the location and size of clots (ILT or intraluminal thrombus) within the aneurysm, ViTAA's algorithms compute and generate detailed vulnerability maps of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. The technology is available as part of the ViTAA Registry which has been launched in 8 North American sites. Further access to the technology will also be possible through ViTAA's Research Use Only Program, which was initiated in late 2022. Resources & Links Mike Moore https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljeffreymoore/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebleedingedgeofdigitalhealth/

The Twins begin their postseason journey Tuesday afternoon.They take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild card round. And if history repeats itself, there isn't a lot of hope. The Twins are 0-18 in the post season, the worst record in MLB history and actually the longest post-season losing streak in North American professional sports history. So will this year be different? One fan believes the Twins can defy the odds. Chris Hanel made a nearly two hour video to prove why you should hold out hope. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer. Watch herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWm_6l5m8ucUse the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

The Dadley Boyz preview tonight's NXT and discuss...NXT No Mercy FALLOUT!Trick Williams defends the North American Title!What next for Becky Lynch?NXT Women's Breakout Tournament BEGINS!Spooky plans for Halloween Havoc?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@MichaelHamflett@MSidgwick@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When I grew up, I wanted to be an astronaut. But kids of today want to become professional gamers and influencers. But are these legitimate career paths? In this episode we explore valuable insights into the eSports industry, showcasing how it has transformed from a pastime into a legitimate career path with potential benefits for players beyond the gaming world. It encourages listeners to consider the broader impact of gaming and eSports in today's evolving landscape.

Welcome to October!And welcome to October baseball. On today's episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz tee up everything you need to know about the MLB postseason contenders ahead of today's first playoff pitch. Then after the break, the gals head from the dugout to the front office, where Miami Marlins general manager (GM) Kim Ng, the first-ever female GM in any major North American men's sport, made women's history again when her Marlins clinched the MLB playoffs. El and Steph chat through Ng's impressive resume and the clutch trades she made that put Miami over the finish line.The best double-play you can make at home this postseason? Cracking open a Corona Premier, MLB's official light beer, while you watch baseball's best. Grab some at your local store, or order directly from Corona. Show notes:More on The GIST: Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepodTwitter: @thegistpodEmail: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistca @thegistusa This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5678978/advertisement

My guest in this episode is Louis O' Connor. Louis is the Founder, and Principal of Strategic Metals Invest. We are the only industry supplier in the world to offer private investors the option to purchase and profit from owning Strategic Metals. The investment play is exactly the same paradigm as investing in Precious Metals, instead the investor is purchasing Strategic Metals. Strategic Metals have outperformed Gold (58%) , FTSE100 (3%), and S&P500 (112%) consistently for the past 5 years with a 175% average return for the same period. Right now, in North America the only obstacle to investors profiting from owning Rare Earths is that they don't know they can. We are Europe based, providing North American clients portfolio with much needed geographic diversification. Interview Links: Strategic Metals Invest https://strategicmetalsinvest.com/ Resources: The 21 Best Cashflow Niches™: www.cashflowninja.com/21niches Subscribe To The Best Cashflow Niches™ Newsletter: www.cashflowninja.com/bestniches Join My Inner Circle & Mastermind Cashflow Nirvana www.cashflowninja.com/nirvana Connect With Us: Website: http://cashflowninja.com Podcast: http://resetinvestingsecrets.com Podcast: http://cashflowinvestingsecrets.com Substack: https://mclaubscher.substack.com/ Amazon Audible: https://a.co/d/1xfM1Vx Amazon Audible: https://a.co/d/aGzudX0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cashflowninja/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mclaubscher Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecashflowninja/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mclaubscher/ Gab: https://gab.com/cashflowninja Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/mclaubscher Minds: https://www.minds.com/cashflowninja Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/Cashflowninja Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cashflowninja/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-329875 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Cashflowninja:9 Gab Tv: https://tv.gab.com/channel/cashflowninja Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/cashflowninja

Big Woods Bucks team member Rick Labbe, a descendant of the famous Comanche Indian war leader Quanah Parker, is a legendary big game hunter and one of the best all around hunters in North America today. He lives life to the fullest, loving his family, working hard and hunting and fishing as much as he can. He's shot 7 whitetail bucks grossing over 170 inches, and over 50 bucks that weighed more than 200 lbs (and TWO 300 POUNDERS)! At least 26 of the 200 pounders were taken in the hard to hunt Northeast by tracking. He's gone a perfect 20 for 20 with his bull elk tags, harvesting mostly mature 6x6's and has taken 8 bull moose, 18 black bear (with 3 over 500 lbs!) a grizzly bear, more than 200 bobcats, hundreds of coyotes, 3 mountain lions, a wolf, and countless North American game. When he hunts the Northeast, he's partial to the ancient art of tracking, perhaps in part due to his Indian ancestry. He also enjoys archery hunting, spot and stalking, using his muzzleloader and running hounds. He's a great backcountry snowmobiler, he rides horseback, and he can fix most anything that breaks down. It's my pleasure to bring you this discussion with Rick Labbe! HUNTSTOCK is America's Re-invented Hunting Show and the worlds largest deer camp! Support this podcast by coming to Huntstock each August in Westminster, MA. Visit WWW.HUNTSTOCKEVENTS.COM for more details! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN POSSIBLY HOSTING HUNTSTOCK IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION OF NEW YORK, SEND AN EMAIL TO HUNTSUBURBIA@GMAIL.COM BIG WOODS BUCKS - Learn how to track, buy the wool hunting gear that the legends wear, and keep up with the BWB team on their Podcast and YouTube channel. Visit WWW.BIGWOODSBUCKS.COM for more!

The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is the largest native North American fruit, and grows wild throughout most temperate forests of the eastern United States and Canada, from southern Ontario to the Florida border. Several breeding efforts have sought to improve this tree crop, seeking mostly to improve fruit quality, especially post-harvest. The fruits feature a tropical flavor, a flesh that has been described as everything from marshmallow to banana, in a custard-like texture. Despite its flavorful appeal, few have experienced this fruit, mainly because of its perishable nature, and the fact that wildlife appreciate the fruit before humans ever get to it. However, a new initiative called Project Pawpaw seeks to improve the species for fruit production. Director Adam D'Angelo speaks about fundraising efforts to grow breeding populations, and utilize modern approaches to hasten development of improved pawpaws. Project Pawpaw websiteFollow on Instagram

The 61st edition of the New York Film Festival kicked off on Friday, September 29 with the North American premiere of May December, directed by Todd Haynes. From the sensational premise born from first-time screenwriter Samy Burch's brilliant script, director Todd Haynes (Safe, Carol) has constructed an American tale of astonishing richness and depth, which touches the pressure and pleasure points of a culture obsessed equally with celebrity and trauma. Boasting a trio of bravura, mercurial performances by Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton, May December is a film about human exploitation, the elusive nature of performance, and the slipperiness of truth that confirms Todd Haynes's status as one of our consummate movie artists. A Netflix release. Opening Night of NYFF61 is presented by Campari. Listen to the press conference featuring Haynes, Burch, and producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Jessica Elbaum, and Sophie Mas as they discuss May December. Don't forget to mark your calendars: May December opens at FLC on November 17 and on Netflix December 1. Tickets to the New York Film Festival are moving fast! Get up-to-date information on all available tickets on a daily basis by visiting filmlinc.org/tix.

EPISODE #949 INSIDE THE BEATLES '64 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Richard welcomes Beatles expert Chuck Gunderson who discusses the Beatles first North American Tour in 1964 when the Fab Four played a staggering 32 shows in 26 venues in 24 cities in just 33 days. GUEST: Chuck Gunderson was raised in San Diego, California, the site of the Beatles 8th stop on the 1965 North American tour. He was too young to attend the show, but fondly recalls his older siblings spinning the records of the Fab Four as he grew, which perked a life-long love for the band. He has worked in the outdoor advertising industry most of his life although his true passion is history; he obtained his B.A. at San Diego State University and an M.A. at the University of San Diego both in the field of history. Having published a few articles over the years, Chuck turned his sights to researching and writing the critically-acclaimed, "Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How The Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964-1966." He has consulted on a number of various Beatles related projects such as director Ron Howard's recent documentary, “Eight Days a Week.” Chuck and his wife Christina live in Carlsbad, California and are the parents of four children, each a self-described Beatles fan. WEBSITE: https://www.somefuntonight.com BOOK: Some Fun Tonight!: The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: the Historic Tours of 1964-1966 SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! COPY MY CRYPTO https://copymycrypto.com/richard Discover how over 2,800 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal. "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does." Gain Access for just $1 https://copymycrypto.com/richard BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/508 Presented By: Smitty's Fly Box, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Dette Flies, Stonefly Nets Today's episode of the Littoral Zone is a deep dive into the world of competitive stillwater techniques with none other than Devin Olsen, a current member of Team USA. Devin is well-known for euro nymphing, a lethal technique for going after those elusive river and stream trout. Phil and Devin talk about the techniques Devin learned and used worldwide and how they can applied to everyday stillwater fly fishing. This episode is packed with angling expertise and insights that will have you itching to hit the waters. Competitive Stillwater Techniques Show Notes with Devin Olsen 03:00 - Before we jump into today's podcast, Phil addresses a listener question from our recent two-part episode on stillwater fly lines. 06:30 - Phil also just released a brand-new book titled "Stillwater Flies with Phil Rowley and Friends." This book is a compilation of Stillwater-focused fly patterns that Phil showcased in his fly-tying column at BC Outdoors Magazine. 09:30 - Devin started casting a fly rod at a young age, and his competitive journey began at 18 with the Fly Fishing Masters competition. He later joined Fly Fishing Team USA in 2006 and worked his way ever since. He is now preparing for his 13th World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia. 11:43 - Devin is also a former fisheries biologist, accumulating seven years of experience in the field before he started an online fly shop called Tactical Fly Fisher. 13:30 - Devin highlights how competitive fly fishing has significantly influenced angling gear and techniques worldwide, even for those who don't compete. 20:20 - Devin's early fly fishing experiences revolved around stillwater fishing, influenced by his dad and friends who were enthusiastic float tube anglers. Loch Style Fly Fishing 27:00 - Devin highlights the difference between traditional North American stillwater methods, such as using indicators or trolling, and the loch style. 28:00 - In North America, boats aren't often suited for the loch-style approach. However, in the UK and Europe, boats like clinker-style boats are designed with a unique shape that enables them to penetrate the water deeply. Drogues 29:20 - A drogue is an underwater parachute with a rectangular fabric that attaches to your boat's gulls and effectively slows you down in windy conditions. 33:00 - The advantage of loch-style fishing is that you're casting your flies ahead of the boat. This approach keeps the fish unaware of your presence and prevents them from being spooked or alarmed. 38:00 - Devin shared some tips on using a drogue. Cone-shaped drogues are suitable for drift boats because they have a single rope attachment. The drawback to the cone-shaped drogue is you can't use them to direct your boat much. Devin's Gear Choices  56:00 - Devin recommends having a comprehensive range of sinking lines, including slow intermediates to fast sinking Type Seven. 59:00 - In the UK, 10ft 7wt rods are common, while in North America, a split between 10ft 6wt and 7wt is observed. 1:05:00 - In competitive fishing, leaders often feature minimal to no taper. Many anglers in the UK utilize leaders with around 5 to 6 feet to the first fly and a similar length to each additional fly. The flies are typically placed on dropper tags, allowing for free movement underwater. Devin's Top Flies Polar Humongous Hook: FM 5095 or FM 5075 Thread: black 8/0 Uni thread Bead: Silver or gold tungsten bead Tail: Black marabou Body: Hareline medium UV Polar Chenille in silver or gold Tasmanian Treat Hook: FM 5095 or FM 5075 Thread: Olive dun 8/0 Uni thread Bead: Fl. orange tungsten bead Tail: Olive marabou Flash: Blue Krystal Flash Body: Olive Spirit River UV2 Scud Shrimp dubbing Hackle: Olive hen hackle Dubbing collar: Pearl Ice Dub Blank Saver Hook: FM 5095 or FM 5075 Thread: Black 8/0 Uni thread Bead: Fl. chartreuse tungsten bead Tail: Black marabou Body: Black Hareline solid Tinsel Chenille Mop Hook: FM 5095 or FM 5075 Thread: 8/0 Uni thread with a color similar to the mop body Body: Mop finger in cream, chartreuse, or any other color you wish to try Optional bead: Black nickel tungsten Optional Booby eyes: 5 mm black Booby Foam cylinder Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/508  

Founder, creative director, and award-winning interior designer Ami Mckay holds the esteemed distinction of being recognized as one of "Canada's Top Five Interior Designers" by Chatelaine Magazine and is further acknowledged as one of the "Top 5 Designers to Watch" by Rue Magazine. As a sustainable and forward thinker for her company PURE Design Inc, Ami has brought forth recognition in prominent publications such as Architectural Digest, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart, House & Home, and more. Her innovative methodology, emphasizing that every space she designs should evoke joy and harmony for her clients above all, has empowered her to explore design styles that distinctly foster harmony within each environment. In 2022, Ami secured the prestigious North American award for small traditional kitchen design, from the NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association), while also being chosen for House & Home's esteemed list of top designers in Canada.   Ami is on a mission to infuse every space she designs for her clients with joy and harmony. She takes the time to truly listen to her clients, understanding their vision, purpose, and what brings them happiness. By doing so, she creates beautiful and welcoming surroundings that reflect their unique desires and preferences. Ami's ultimate purpose is fulfilled when she witnesses the transformative impact her work has on her clients' lives and the broader world.  https://www.purebyamimckay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/puredesigninc/

"It's a true moment of discovery in waterfowl science," says Michael Brasher, DU Senior Waterfowl Scientist. And the program relies on North American hunter-conservationist participation. Brasher and waterfowl geneticist Phil Lavretsky explain the purpose of the new duckDNA program, how to apply (see link below), and how the data is collected simply. Via leg band recoveries, hunter harvest reporting and parts collections, North American hunters have long participated in waterfowl conservation. Welcome to the future--where you become the scientist!   Related Links: duckDNA.com  https://www.duckdna.com     Podcast Sponsors:   Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-shotguns BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Ducks Unlimited https://www.ducks.org Flash Back Decoys https://www.duckcreekdecoys.com/ HuntProof Premium Waterfowl App  https://huntproof.app Tetra Hearing https://tetrahearing.com/ Mojo Outdoors https://www.mojooutdoors.com/p Tom Beckbe https://tombeckbe.com/ Voormi https://voormi.com/ GetDucks.com USHuntList.com     It really is duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences year-round: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com   Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with the one and only Marty Duffy, the North American Brand Representative for Glencairn Crystal. The guys talk with Marty about his extensive career in the spirits industry (including years spent as a bartender, a Brand Ambassador for Johnnie Walker, and as Senior Master of Whiskey for Diageo) and how all of his experience led him to Glencairn Crystal; the history of the Glencairn Crystal brand and how the Glencairn Glass has become synonymous with whiskey tasting; and some of Marty's other activities in the spirits industry, including his status as an Advisory Board Member and Judge for The Council of Whiskey Masters. They also taste and review the High West Campfire, The Bourbon Life's Bulleit Bourbon Single Barrel Pick “Eleven Point Buck”, and the Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is sponsored by Liquor Barn, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, and District 7 Social. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at: www.liquorbarn.com  www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com

The level of economic integration that Mexico, the United States, and Canada have managed to achieve with one another is surely one of the defining success stories of the Western Hemisphere. Undoubtedly however, more needs to be done to realize the full potential of North American trade, especially as politically charged disputes over key issues from energy to automotives and agriculture risk undermining support within all three countries at a time when it is most sorely needed.   In this episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with Orlando Pérez, Senior Counsel at TMI Abogados, and the principal negotiator of USMCA's intellectual property chapter. Together, they discuss the genesis of USMCA, contemporary challenges to the agreement, and what needs to be done to encourage further trade integration in light of the recent 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue. They also investigate recent calls for extending USMCA to countries outside of North America, and lessons for future trade policy.

As the amphibian hobby continues to grow, it is crucial that we advocate for the health and wellbeing of our beloved frogs, toads and salamanders. We must also be mindful of the health and wellbeing of the industry that provides us the privilege of working with these amazing creatures. And when it comes to setting policies that affect the industry (particularly with regard to amphibian disease), input from hobbyists and breeders is a vital component.  This week I am joined by Dr. Matt Gray and we discuss his ongoing project with the Pet Advocacy Network.  The aim of the project  is to identify how socioeconomic decisions made by stakeholders drive pathogen dynamics in a wildlife trade network and use this information to identify disease mitigation strategies that are economically viable and minimize spillover risk (i.e., pathogen transmission from captive to wild populations). This project is partnering with the U.S. wildlife trade industry and government stakeholders, and will facilitate discussions among them to identify strategies that promote clean trade, while considering socioeconomic impacts on the industry. The project uses a combination of socioeconomic surveys, facilitated discussions, pathogen surveillance, and controlled experiments to build a series of predictive models that can be used to guide policy.To find out more about free pathogen tests,  grad and post grad opportunities, and to take the survey visit: https://www.healthyamphibiantrade.orgFollow @UTOneHealth on twitter Additional Resources: Cavasos, K., N. C. Poudyal, J. L. Brunner, A. R. Warwick, J. Jones, N. Moherman, M. George, J. D. Willard, Z. Brinks, and M. J. Gray. 2023. Attitudes and behavioral intentions of pet amphibian owners about biosecurity practices. EcoHealth, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-023-01645-8.Cavasos, K., R. Adhikari, N. C. Poudyal, J. L. Brunner, A. Warwick, and M. J. Gray. 2023. Understanding the demand for and value of pathogen-free amphibians to US pet owners. Conservation Science and Practice, e12995.Gray, M. J., E. D. Carter*, J. Piovia-Scott, J. W. Cusaac*, A. C. Peterson*, R. D. Whetstone, A. Hertz, M. C. Bletz, D. C. Woodhams, W. B. Sutton, W. Sheley, and D. L. Miller.  2023.  Broad host susceptibility of North American amphibian species to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans suggests high invasion potential and biodiversity risk.  Nature Communications, DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-38979-4Cavasos, K., N. C. Poudyal, J. L. Brunner, A. R. Warwick, J. Jones, N. Moherman, M. George, J. D. Willard, Z. T. Brinks, and M. J. Gray. 2023. Exploring business stakeholder engagement in sustainable business practices: Evidence from the US pet amphibian industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, DOI: 10.1002/bse.3455

Better known by his musical alias DMVU, Denver based producer Matthew Phillpot-Jones continues to etch his own indelible mark into the future of electronic music.  From a young age, Jones' always displayed an unmistakable inclination towards music. An only child of two musically gifted parents, Jones grew up in an environment in which he was constantly exposed to a diverse selection of music, and quickly learned to play the piano and drums very early on in his adolescent years. Infatuated by the hip hop culture of the late 90s and early 2000s, Jones traded in the drumsticks for a copy of FL Studio, hoping to test his hand at emulating the beats that were so instrumental during his teenage years.  Citing unmistakable influence derived from the rich underground dance music scene native to Colorado, Jones soon graduated from hip-hop and redirected his artistic focus on producing bass music - a critical turning point in his ascent that ended up proving to be pivotal in the project's life cycle.  After the project's inception in 2015, it didn't take long before Jones' began to see the fruits of his labor.  In late 2016, Jones' received the co-sign of dubstep legends TRUTH, releasing the ‘Bloccd EP' on their Deep Dark & Dangerous imprint.  The title track from that release, Bloccd, instantly made waves across the dance music genre and became a festival circuit anthem moving into the Summer of 2017.  Among the acclaim gained from the Bloccd release was recognition from Circus Records label heads Doctor P and Flux Pavillion, resulting in Jones becoming the first North American producer to ever release on the London based label. While continuing to release his regular share of dancefloor bangers across labels such as Wakaan, DMVU quietly directed his attention to a new creative endeavor - writing his first solo studio album.  These efforts culminated in Two Pairs of Eyes, Gazing Only at Each Other, released on Dome of Doom in April 2020.  This body of work served as a testament to Jones true artistic range as a producer, showcasing an introspective, delicate side of him that was seldom reflected in previous releases.  Continuing to push the boundaries of his creativity, Jones released Praise Be Delusion or, The Ripple in 2021, an important continuation of the cinematic sound Jones established in the previous year.  The album received recognition at the highest level of music achievement, being nominated to the first round ballot for Dance Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Moving into the future, Jones continually strives to perpetually embody the core pillar of the DMVU project: risk taking.  While Jones has repeatedly displayed his natural ability to produce at both ends of the dance spectrum, his next goal is working towards bridging the gap between the two. As Jones continues to work tirelessly towards the completion of his next album, he remains excited about why he started producing music in the first place: sharing the music that he loves with the world. This episode was brought to you by VitaPlur & Lunchbox Packs. Lunchbox Packs is the original anti-theft hydration pack, purpose built for live events, festivals, and life adventures. Use code: "LIZZYJANE" (all caps) for 15$ off any hydration pack online and use code "LIZZYJ" for 5$ off any snackpack online. https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/  VitaPLUR E-Boost Gum is a first of its kind rave supplement that provides magnesium, electrolytes and antioxidants sublingually while you chew! With no pills to take or annoying powders to mix VitaPLUR E-Boost gum is the perfect complement to your active lifestyle. Use code: "LIZZYJANE" (all caps) at check out for 10% off any item at https://www.vitaplur.io/

Justin Trudeau dropped a bombshell before Parliament last week when he accused the government of India of assassinating a Canadian citizen on Candian soil. Hardeep Singh Nijaar was a Sikh dissident living in British Columbia when he was gunned down by assailants outside his place of worship. Nijaar had long agitated for an independent Sikh state apparently putting him in the crosshairs of Narendra Modi's government.  The idea that a democracy like India would carry out a hit on North American soil is a major development -- and one that will complicate American foreign policy as well. Joining me to discuss this situation is Justin Ling, a Candian journalist and author of the Bug Eyed and Shameless Substack. We kick off discussing what we know thus far about these accusations and then have a longer conversation about what this means for Canadian diplomacy and American foreign policy going forward.  Get the newsletter  Listen on Spotify? Here's our premium feed

Ducks Unlimited and the University of Texas at El Paso announce the launch of duckDNA, a new project where waterfowl hunters will collect and submit tissue samples from harvested ducks for genetic analysis. Participants will be contributing to cutting-edge science, and in exchange will receive certificates of genetic analysis for their harvested ducks. Join Dr. Phil Lavretsky, Dr. Mike Brasher, and Ashley Tunstall to learn how you can get involved. duckDNA: Where You Become the Scientist!www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

The slide in the wheat market following the highs in July has slowed down in September, but North American wheat futures continue to grind lower, with no clear bottom in sight. “There’s not a lot of new stories out there that could spark the bullish movement [farmers] want to see,” says Tyler Schau, hedging strategist... Read More

Introduction Hosts: MrX Dave Morriss We recorded this on Sunday September 3rd 2023. We met in person again, and as before first visited the pub called The Steading where we had lunch. Then we adjourned to Dave's car in the car park, and recorded a chat. The name "Steading" is another (Scots?) version of "Farmstead", and means the same. It's also an anagram of "Sedating"1, so ... Topics discussed Vaccines: Dave has an appointment for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. The new Omicron variant BA.2.86 has prompted another booster for some people. Discussion of Smallpox vaccination MrX has an appointment for an influenza vaccine Glasgow: MrX and MrsX recently stayed in Glasgow for a holiday Point A Hotel - boutique hotel Jungle Rumble - indoor golf with UV lighting! Wikipedia: Glasgow Subway Edinburgh: Dave took a trip on the recently extended Edinburgh tram There is only one route, from the airport to Leith (port). Older residents get free access. MrX and MrsX recently walked from the centre of Edinburgh along the Water of Leith to the area where the tram terminus is at Newhaven. Email: Dave is using version Thunderbird 115.1.1 which is a rewrite of the original series where the API has now changed a lot. Long-used add-ons now no longer work: A favourite was Mailbox Alert which triggered sound alerts (or others) then mail arrived in a folder - so this could be after filtering. This was much more useful than the traditional "You have mail" type alerts. Discussion of tags: MrX mentions tags, meaning bits of text that can be attached to messages and used to classify them and to search for them. In Gmail there are labels which can do this and these can be used to group messages regardless of folders Thunderbird also has this concept which it calls tags. It comes with pre-defined tags such as Important and To Do, but more tags can be added. Any message can be given one or more tags. The filtering system can add tags as a message is processed. Searches can be performed on tags also. Dave is an enthusiast of nested folders with filters to classify messages. MrX is keen on using tags for the same purpose. Dave mentioned Thunderbird's saved search feature (which he wrongly called virtual mailboxes) which can collect messages according to many criteria, including tags. Some discussion about mail message storage strategies: file per message, mbox format, etc. Ticks: MrX's dog has brought some ticks back from recent walks. Scotland seems to be a bit worse off for ticks in recent years. Hikers need to protect against them and to perform checks that they are not on clothes. Wearing long socks or gaiters over long trousers can help. Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection that can be passed by ticks. This Week in Parasitism recently talked about an unpleasant disease caught from ticks, Babesiosis (not bacterial as Dave thought, but caused by a protozoan). This was in the USA; the disease doesn't seem to be in the UK at the moment. Removal of ticks needs a tool or a fine pair of tweezers. Audacity: Ahuka did a recent show (hpr3927 :: Audacity Update 20230702) on some problems he'd encountered. Video on YouTube: What Ever Happened to Audacity? Audacity-like tool in the browser: Wavacity Edinburgh Festival and Festival Fringe: MrX attended a show by Michael Shafar, the comedian Dave hasn't been to much at the Festival/Fringe in recent years. He saw the Doug Anthony All Stars when they were active many years ago, and found them funny but intimidating! HPR changes: Mentioned on the recent HPR Community News Problem reports can be sent by email to admin at HPR, as messages to @hpr@botsin.space on Mastodon, and to the #hpr:matrix.org channel on Matrix. Watching and listening: MrX has been watching the YouTube channel Little Chinese Everywhere, recommended in the last of these chats. MrX has also been listening to the BBC radio show Computing Britain. It consists of 12 15-minute episodes, from 2015, and is available as a podcast. YouTube recommendations: Dave: Not Just Bikes: A channel about cycling and city design. The channel owner is Canadian but has moved to Amsterdam for a better life for himself and his family. He highlights the differences between North American city design and the design of many European cities. Example video: Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands) BicycleDutch: Another channel about cycling in the Netherlands. This channel host, Mark Wagenbuur, is Dutch and does videos about cycle routes, and their development. Lots of videos made as he cycles a route. He is based in 's-Hertogenbosch (map) and cycles in the region and to and from Utrecht. Links Vaccines: Wikipedia: COVID-19 vaccines Wikipedia: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant Wikipedia: Smallpox vaccine Glasgow: Wikipedia: Glasgow Subway Point A Hotel Jungle Rumble Edinburgh: Edinburgh trams Water of Leith Thunderbird: Website Ticks: Lyme Disease Babesiosis Removal of ticks Audacity: YouTube: What Ever Happened to Audacity? Wavacity More Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival Edinburgh Festival Fringe HPR: Site migration update (Community News for August 2023) YouTube recommendations: Not Just Bikes BicycleDutch Other anagrams are also available: gin sated, gent said, sang tide, etc.↩︎

It's the end of the month which means its time for This Month in Birding, and we've got a panel of ABA friends and staff here to talk about the beautiful fall season, every birder's favorite time of year. In this episode Jennie Duberstein, Nick Lund, and Greg Neise join host Nate Swick to talk lost flamingos, eagles, both welcome and not, the incredible movement of rare North American vagrants to the British Isles, and more! Also, the ABA is going to be at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival this fall. Come join us! Links to articles discussed in this episode: Flamingo visiting central Pa. injured in attack: Will its mate abandon it? Mega fallout of American birds in UK/Ireland Stella, the Steller's sea eagle making an economic impact on bird tourism Eagle effects on seabird productivity: Effects of a natural experiment Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a rating or a review if you are so inclined! We appreciate it!

Kathleen opens the show drinking a CarmelCrisp Caramel Popcorn Ale from Revolution Brewing. She reviews her weekend in Eau Claire and Madison WI, and Chicago, enjoying cheese curds and bratwurst bloody mary's with her cousins between sold-out shows. She was absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs' game against the Rockies, and lead the crowd singing the 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen reports that Queen Taylor Swift fueled rumors that she's dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce when she attended his home game last weekend, and she ALSO mobilized 35,000 new young people to register to vote in a single Instagram post. Queen Stevie Nicks has announced initial dates on her 2024 North American tour. “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for delicious not-so-nutritious food, Kathleen samples Garrett Popcorn, Ole Salty's kettle chips, and Silver Spring Beer N Brat Mustard. UPDATES: Kathleen gives updates on FTX's lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, and the MGM hackers are revealed to be US-based teenagers. “HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of the world's oldest time capsule in a Polish church, and a Norwegian man encounters the “gold find of the century” with his new metal detector. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS: Kathleen shares articles on Katy Perry's sale of her entire catalogue to Litmus Music for $225M, tragedy strikes at the Bellagio during F1 construction, the first-ever Bob Ross “Joy of Painting” work sells for $9.8M, Joann Fabrics could enter bankruptcy, Rite Aid plans to close hundreds of stores, there's an Airbnb apocalypse occurring in NYC, Amtrak is poised to lose monopoly as Brightline's bullet train readies in Florida, a rare Depression-era $10K bill sells at auction, and Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter take a break from hospice to attend a Peanut Festival parade. WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching (and rating) her new stand-up Special “Hunting Bigfoot” on Prime Video.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American[2] and Canadian folklore.[3] His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors,[4][5] and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal. The character originated in the oral tradition of North American loggers,[2][4][5] and was later popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead (1882–1958) in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company.[6] He has been the subject of various literary compositions, musical pieces, commercial works, and theatrical productions.[2] His likeness is displayed in a number of oversized statues across North America.[7][8]

Mean Girls is a 2004 Teen Romantic Comedy directed by Mark Waters, Mark Waters also directed Just Like Heaven, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Freaky Friday. This movie is also written by Tina Fey and produced by Lorne Michaels. Mean Girls is the story of Cady Heron played by Lindsay Lohan. Cady was homeschooled and lived in Africa for 12 years and she is finally going to highschool for the first time… she has no idea what she is in for. Cady quickly meets the school rejects Janis Ian played by Lizzy Caplan and Damian played by Daniel Franzese. She also meets the ‘plastics' or the MEAN GIRLS, Regina George, Karen Smith and Gretchen Wieners, played by Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert respectively.  Really this movie is just the story of Cady navigating through having no experience with North American highschool and being THRUST into a friendship with Regina George… and all the comedy that comes with that. Also, Jonathan Bennett plays our love interest Aaron Samuels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pick a team from this last weekend and give a fictional pre game speech as if you were the HC or QB for that team.   https://imgur.com/a/YuP1oL0   How to handle random bear encounters   https://x.com/somakazima/status/1706680215907246133?s=46&t=m5Kj9uTb4Klrc9W4YbBeSg   Dane Cook a habitual groomer?   Why the Packers and Jordan Love's success is important to most North American sports teams   https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1706725874341421215   https://www.complex.com/sports/a/brad-callas/tyreek-hill-porn-star-retires-nfl   Travis Kelce's Ex Says He's a 'Cheater' | Complex Writers Strike Ending - https://www.axios.com/2023/09/27/wga-strike-end   Patriots Fan laid to rest in a Max Jones jersey   https://x.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/1704122566657310970?s=46&t=m5Kj9uTb4Klrc9W4YbBeSg

Google podcasts going away in 2024- here's what you need to knowWhile Apple was the OG of the podcast space, podcasts were actually named after iPods, and Spotify was OVER aggressive, investing hundreds of millions, Google/YouTube have been more reactionary.In fact, The company itself said at podcast movement that they've been more about responding to what podcasters are actually doing.   Their new tools are a RESULT of podcasters putting their content on YouTube.  Earlier this year, Google began giving North Americans access to podcasts on their separate YouTube Music platform.   They're gonna roll out YouTube music globally, and sunset the Google Podcasts app.  It makes sense- they cite Edison research's study that says YouTube is the favorite podcasting platform for 23% of consumers, compared to 4% for Google Podcasts.  Those numbers track for me- of 12,000 total downloads of THIS podcast, exactly 3.24% were on Google Podcasts.So what does all this mean for creators and consumers?   Google says they will have tools to let listeners migrate their favorite shows from Google to YouTube music.  And without a subscription, you'll be able to consume the pods while using other apps on your phone.For creators, we don't have an exact time line for when the app will go away.  So continue to fish where the fish are.  Keep putting your show on Google Podcasts,  but also make sure it's on YouTube AND YouTube music.  Make sure your show can be found anywhere your potential audience is looking for it . More:PodNews recap of this story: https://podnews.net/update/google-podcasts-to-closeVariety magazine: https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/google-podcasts-shutting-down-youtube-1235735517/Google's announcement: https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/thread/236590252From YouTube - Creating a Podcast on YouTube Music: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/podcast-destination-on-youtube-music

"Emissions combine all of the activities a company has. It's the tailpipe of the company, but it entails all of the activities that company undertakes." In this episode, I'm in conversation with Oleksiy Golovchenko who is a Senior specialist, EHS Data and Analytics with Ovintiv, a large North American oil and gas producer. Oleksiy has been part of a team delivering a real time emissions inventory management system at a highly granular level of detail across the full measure of the company. This is a hard problem to solve, and a lot of companies will want to simply buy such a solution. But Oleksiy discusses why there are no out of the box solutions in this field, that it requires a committed team and organization, and coding skills (not computer scientists) are needed. "There's no such thing as an out of the box Emission Inventory Management System. And the reason for that is that it needs to be configured to company individual requirements, business processes that you have." Oleksiy Golovchenko is a Senior specialist, Environment Health & Safety Data and Analytics with Ovintiv. He began his career working in environmental labs where he performed a range of chemical analyses for various media, including air, water, and soil. From there, he joined NOVA Chemicals, working variously in Catalysts, Polymers, and  Petrochemicals, earning co-authorship on several patents. At Ovintiv, he deploys automation to minimize regulatory compliance, sustainability, ESG and safety risks, turning data into actionable insights and creating disruptive innovation.  Oleksiy holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Simon Fraser University (SFU), a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV) from the University of Calgary (U of C), and an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute. "Excel doesn't have the capabilities to handle the sheer amount of data, let alone have the functionality to do things you need to do. And let alone think about doing it all in real time, from a variety of data sources." USEFUL LINKS LinkedIn profiles (personal, business):  Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleksiygolovchenko/ Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ovintiv/  Website: https://www.ovintiv.com/https://www.ovintiv.com/https://www.ovintiv.com/  

Derek Olson is truly passionate about uncovering and shining light onto the hidden accepts of our history. We hit on why Megaliths hold for us questions that have not been answered, from Peru, Eygpt, Mayan culture, North American mound culture to Catalina Island and more. Giants and magical caves and all the good stuff! Check him out as Megalithic Marvels on all the things: https://linktr.ee/megalithicmarvels And Nikki's online presence: WEBSITE: https://www.nikkianajones.com/ TELEGRAM: https://t.me/nikkiana_jones​​​​​​​​​​ TWITTER: @LivingExtraord1 INSTAGRAM: nikkiana_jones PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/nikkianajones CONTACT: Nikkianajones@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@nikkianajones:1 BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/uXvR... Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/nikkianajones --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nikkianajones/message

In this episode, we invited Richard Canfield to share smart money moves to build and safeguard your wealth for today and generations ahead. Discover the importance of financial coaching and leveraging the Kolbe A™ Index for entrepreneurial success. Hit that play button to learn more!   Topics on Today's Episode Advantages of joining strategic coaching programs  Why it's essential to manage your energy at work and your finances  Kolbe A™ Index: What it is and why should you get it done? The importance of family financial meetings An interlink between money, time, and experience    Resources/Links mentioned Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant by Robert T. Kiyosaki | Kindle and Paperback Strategic Coach  Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy | Kindle and Paperback 10x is Easier than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy | Kindle and Paperback  Kolbe A™ Index Nelson Nash Nelson National Institute The Brower Quadrant by Lee Brower | Paperback Cash Follows the Leader by Richard Canfield and Jayson Lowe | Kindle and Paperback   Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash | Paperback   Discover the secrets to consistent cash flow and uninterrupted compounding by grabbing your FREE copy of The 7 Simple Steps To Becoming Your Own Banker. Visit 7steps.ca and take control of your financial future today!   About Richard Canfield In 2009, Richard's life changed completely when he read the book Becoming Your Own Banker, Unlock The Infinite Banking Concept by R. Nelson Nash. He knew this was what he had been looking for all his life. Nelson Nash became his personal friend and mentor, and Richard and his team now teach his powerful message of financial hope and control to North Americans. As an Amazon Bestselling Author, Podcast Host, and Authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner, Richard is passionate about putting people in the driver's seat of their financial life and creating durable, dependable, generational wealth. They work with families, business owners, and Real Estate Investors to strategize how they can keep more of the hard-earned money that flows through their hands over a lifetime.   Connect with Richard Website: Wealth Without Bay Street Podcast: Wealth Without Bay Street | Apple Podcast     Want to invest alongside the Kahuna Investments team? Save your spot in our upcoming webinar, where we discuss how you can join our Private Investor Club and get access to our deal rooms exclusively. Now's your chance to start apartment investing, so visit kahunainvestments.com/webinar to register!   Take the first step towards financial success by learning more about Kahuna Investments, and if your investment goals align with our formulas and approaches – book a short 15-minute Virtual Coffee call with us at kahunainvestments.com/coffee today!    Are you ready to experience the cash flow life? Just text “BOOK” to (480) 500-1127 to get a FREE copy of Corey's book, Copy Your Way to Success, and learn how apartment investing can change your life today!   Don't forget to download my Free Workshop Quick Start Video Series, and if you like what you have heard, please leave a review on iTunes.

In this unique moment in human history, the climate emergency is increasingly defining our lives. While artificial intelligence is unlocking potential positive impact on a scale never seen before. So what does the future hold for us and our children? How will technology help us show up more responsibly to people and the planet? And what does that look like in practical terms– so that our individual efforts compound in ways that will course correct our future? Faith Taylor is the Global Sustainability and ESG Officer at Kyndryl, the world's largest provider of IT infrastructure services, with a goal of powering human progress through strong, purpose-driven practices that deliver value to employees, customers, stakeholders, and communities. In this episode, she explains how IT infrastructure and AI can address your sustainability ambitions in ways that will serve your business, and how the power of collaboration and its ripple effect can ensure we address the climate crisis for all of our futures. Lead With We is Produced by Goal 17 Media - https://goal17media.com Faith Taylor:  Faith Taylor is Global Sustainability Officer at Kyndryl, a $19 Billion and 90,000 employee spin-off from IBM. Prior to Kyndryl, she was the Global Environmental Social Governance (ESG) leader at Tesla where she worked with their Board of Directors, investors and leadership teams to develop their strategies, structures and targets. Before joining Tesla, Faith served as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Wyndham Worldwide from 2005 to 2018. Under her leadership, she helped to build their sustainability program leading to the company's recognition by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as a World and North American hospitality leader. In addition, Ethisphere recognized Wyndham as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. As the CSO, Taylor was responsible for the company's global environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs including policies, strategies and risk management. Prior to her role as CSO, Faith was a brand marketing and new business development leader managing businesses that delivered $100 million to $600 million in revenues. She helped to restructure brands and developed innovative products and markets to deliver rapid growth. Faith was a professor at the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State teaching Corporate Social Responsibility, Brand Marketing and Sustainability and was a co-founder of the University's Global Human Trafficking and social entrepreneurship center. She is currently President of the Women's Association of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and a member of their board. She is also a member of the Executive Women of New Jersey and served on the boards of the World Travel and Tourism Council, and the United States Green Building Council. In 2022, Business Chief and Sustainability magazines ranked Taylor among the top 10 U.S. women of the inaugural Top 100 Women in Sustainability list. Raised in Seattle and born in Japan, Taylor earned a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. She and her husband have two children and live in West Orange, N.J. Faith is an avid gardener. Resources: Learn more about Kyndryl at: https://www.kyndryl.com/us/en/about-us Connect with Faith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithlouisetaylor/ Visit leadwithwe.com to learn more about Simon's new book or search for "Lead With We" on Amazon, Google Books, or Barnes & Noble.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dadley Boyz chat about what happened on this week's episode of Monday Night RAW, including...CHAOS in the Raw main event!Rollins accepts Nakamura's Fastlane challenge!North American Title on the line!Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston!Battle of the big meaty men?!ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@AdamWilbourn@MichaelHamflett@MSidgwick@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valerie Singer, GM of Global Education at AWS, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss the vast array of cloud computing education programs AWS offers to people of all skill levels and backgrounds. Valerie explains how she manages such a large undertaking, and also sheds light on what AWS is doing to ensure their programs are truly valuable both to learners and to the broader market. Corey and Valerie discuss how generative AI is applicable to education, and Valerie explains how AWS's education programs fit into a K-12 curriculum as well as job seekers looking to up-skill. About ValerieAs General Manager for AWS's Global Education team, Valerie is responsible forleading strategy and initiatives for higher education, K-12, EdTechs, and outcome-based education worldwide. Her Skills to Jobs team enables governments, educationsystems, and collaborating organizations to deliver skills-based pathways to meetthe acute needs of employers around the globe, match skilled job seekers to goodpaying jobs, and advance the adoption of cloud-based technology.In her ten-year tenure at AWS, Valerie has held numerous leadership positions,including driving strategic customer engagement within AWS's Worldwide PublicSector and Industries. Valerie established and led the AWS's public sector globalpartner team, AWS's North American commercial partner team, was the leader forteams managing AWS's largest worldwide partnerships, and incubated AWS'sAerospace & Satellite Business Group. Valerie established AWS's national systemsintegrator program and promoted partner competency development and practiceexpansion to migrate enterprise-class, large-scale workloads to AWS.Valerie currently serves on the board of AFCEA DC where, as the Vice President ofEducation, she oversees a yearly grant of $250,000 in annual STEM scholarships tohigh school students with acute financial need.Prior to joining AWS, Valerie held senior positions at Quest Software, AdobeSystems, Oracle Corporation, BEA Systems, and Cisco Systems. She holds a B.S. inMicrobiology from the University of Maryland and a Master in Public Administrationfrom the George Washington University.Links Referenced: AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/ GetIT: https://aws.amazon.com/education/aws-getit/ Spark: https://aws.amazon.com/education/aws-spark/ Future Engineers: https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/ code.org: https://code.org Academy: https://aws.amazon.com/training/awsacademy/ Educate: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ Skill Builder: https://skillbuilder.aws/ Labs: https://aws.amazon.com/training/digital/aws-builder-labs/ re/Start: https://aws.amazon.com/training/restart/ AWS training and certification programs: https://www.aws.training/ TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Welcome to Screaming in the Cloud. I'm Corey Quinn. A recurring theme of this show in the, what is it, 500 some-odd episodes since we started doing this many years ago, has been around where does the next generation come from. And ‘next generation' doesn't always mean young folks graduating school or whatnot. It's people transitioning in, it's career changers, it's folks whose existing jobs evolve into embracing the cloud industry a lot more readily than they have in previous years. My guest today arguably knows that better than most. Valerie Singer is the GM of Global Education at AWS. Valerie, thank you for agreeing to suffer my slings and arrows. I appreciate it.Valerie: And thank you for having me, Corey. I'm looking forward to the conversation.Corey: So, let's begin. GM, General Manager is generally a term of art which means you are, to my understanding, the buck-stops-here person for a particular division within AWS. And Global Education sounds like one of those, quite frankly, impossibly large-scoped type of organizations. What do you folks do? Where do you start? Where do you stop?Valerie: So, my organization actually focuses on five key areas, and it really does take a look at the global strategy for Amazon Web Services in higher education, research, our K through 12 community, our community of ed-tech providers, which are software providers that are specifically focused on the education sector, and the last plinth of the Global Education Team is around skills to jobs. And we care about that a lot because as we're talking to education providers about how they can innovate in the cloud, we also want to make sure that they're thinking about the outcomes of their students, and as their students become more digitally skilled, that there is placement for them and opportunities for them with employers so that they can continue to grow in their careers.Corey: Early on, when I was starting out my career, I had an absolutely massive chip on my shoulder when it came to formal education. I was never a great student for many of the same reasons I was never a great employee. And I always found that learning for me took the form of doing something and kicking the tires on it, and I had to care. And doing rote assignments in a ritualized way never really worked out. So, I never fit in in academia. On paper, I still have an eighth-grade education. One of these days, I might get the GED.But I really had problems with degree requirements in jobs. And it's humorous because my first tech job that was a breakthrough was as a network administrator at Chapman University. And that honestly didn't necessarily help improve my opinion of academia for a while, when you're basically the final tier escalation for support desk for a bunch of PhDs who are troubled with some of the things that they're working on because they're very smart in one particular area, but have challenges with broad tech. So, all of which is to say that I've had problems with the way that education historically maps to me personally, and it took a little bit of growth for me to realize that I might not be the common, typical case that represents everyone. So, I've really come around on that. What is the current state of how AWS views educating folks? You talk about working with higher ed; you also talk about K through 12. Where does this, I guess, pipeline start for you folks?Valerie: So, Amazon Web Services offers a host of education programs at the K-12 level where we can start to capture learners and capture their imagination for digital skills and cloud-based learning early on, programs like GetIT and Spark make sure that our learners have a trajectory forward and continue to stay engaged.Amazon Future Engineers also provides experiential learning and data center-based experiences for K through 12 learners, too, so that we can start to gravitate these learners towards skills that they can use later in life and that they'll be able to leverage. That said—and going back to what you said—we want to capture learners where they learn and how they learn. And so, that often happens not in a K through 12 environment and not in a higher education environment. It can happen organically, it can happen through online learning, it can happen through mentoring, and through other types of sponsorship.And so, we want to make sure that our learners have the opportunities to micro-badge, to credential, and to experience learning in the cloud particularly, and also develop digital skills wherever and however they learn, not just in a prescriptive environment like a higher education environment.Corey: During the Great Recession, I found that as a systems administrator—which is what we called ourselves in the style of the time—I was relatively weak when it came to networking. So, I took a class at the local community college where they built the entire curriculum around getting some Cisco certifications by the time that the year ended. And half of that class was awesome. It was effectively networking fundamentals in an approachable, constructive way, and that was great. The other half of the class—at least at the time—felt like it was extraordinarily beholden to, effectively—there's no nice way to say this—Cisco marketing.It envisioned a world where all networking equipment was Cisco-driven, using proprietary Cisco protocols, and it left a bad smell for a number of students in the class. Now, I've talked to an awful lot of folks who have gone through the various AWS educational programs in a variety of different ways and I've yet to hear significant volume of complaint around, “Oh, it's all vendor captured and it just feels like we're being indoctrinated into the cult of AWS.” Which honestly is to your credit. How did you avoid that?Valerie: It's a great question, and how we avoid it is by starting with the skills that are needed for jobs. And so, we actually went back to employers and said, “What are your, you know, biggest and most urgent needs to fill in early-career talent?” And we categorized 12 different job categories, the four that were most predominant were cloud support engineer, software development engineer, cyber analyst, and data analyst. And we took that mapping and developed the skills behind those four different job categories that we know are saleable and that our learners can get employed in, and then made modifications as our employers took a look at what the skills maps needed to be. We then took the skills maps—in one case—into City University of New York and into their computer science department, and mapped those skills back to the curriculum that the computer science teams have been providing to students.And so, what you have is, your half-awesome becomes full-awesome because we're providing them the materials through AWS Academy to be able to proffer the right set of curriculum and right set of training that gets provided to the students, and provides them with the opportunity to then become AWS Certified. But we do it in a way that isn't all marketecture; it's really pragmatic. It's how do I automate a sequence? How do I do things that are really saleable and marketable and really point towards the skills that our employers need? And so, when you have this book-end of employers telling the educational teams what they need in terms of skills, and you have the education teams willing to pull in that curriculum that we provide—that is, by the way, current and it maintains its currency—we have a better throughway for early-career talent to find the jobs that they need, and the guarantee that the employers are getting the skills that they've asked for. And so, you're not getting that half of the beholden that you had in your experience; you're getting a full-on awesome experience for a learner who can then go and excite himself and herself or theirself into a new position and career opportunity.Corey: One thing that caught me a little bit by surprise, and I think this is an industry-wide phenomenon is, whenever folks who are working with educational programs—as you are—talk about, effectively, public education and the grade school system, you refer to it as ‘K through 12.' Well, last year, my eldest daughter started kindergarten and it turns out that when you start asking questions about cloud computing curricula to a kindergarten teacher, they look at you like you are deranged and possibly unsafe. And yeah, it turns out that for almost any reasonable measure, exposing—in my case—a now six-year-old to cloud computing concepts feels like it's close cousins to child abuse. So—Valerie: [laugh].Corey: So far, I'm mostly keeping the kids away from that for now. When does that start? You mentioned middle school a few minutes ago. I'm curious as to—is that the real entry point or are there other ways that you find people starting to engage at earlier and earlier ages?Valerie: We are seeing people engage it earlier and earlier ages with programs like Spark, as I mentioned, which is more of a gamified approach to K through 12 learning around digital skills in the cloud. code.org also has a tremendous body of work that they offer K through 12 learners. That's more modularized and building block-based so that you're not asking a six-year-old to master the art of cloud computing, but you're providing young learners with the foundations to understand how the building blocks of technology sit on top of each other to actually do something meaningful.And so, gears and pulleys and all kinds of different artifacts that learners can play with to understand how the inner workings of a computer program come together, for instance, are really experientially important and foundationally important so that they understand the concepts on which that's built later. So, we can introduce these concepts very early, Corey, and kids really enjoy playing with those models because they can make things happen, right? They can make things turn and they can make things—they can actually, you know, modify behaviors of different programming elements and really have a great experience working in those different programs and environments like code.org and Spark.Corey: There are, of course, always exceptions to this. I remember the, I think, it's the 2019 public sector summit that you folks put on, you had a speaker, Karthick Arun, who at the time was ten years old and have the youngest person to pass the certification test to become a cloud practitioner. I mean, power to him. Obviously, that is the sort of thing that happens when a kid has passion and is excited about a particular direction. I have not inflicted that on my kids.I'm not trying to basically raise whatever the cloud computing sad version is of an Olympian by getting them into whatever it is that I want them to focus on before they have any agency in the matter. But I definitely remember when I was a kid, I was always frustrated by the fact tha