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On this week's show we look at the annual Consumer Electronics Show inLas Vegas Nevada. In years past there was more for us home theater fans but we still find some cool products that will eventually find their way into our homes. News: More than 60% of audiences use TV as primary streaming device Which sports will Netflix have in 2026? LG Key Highlights Return of the Wallpaper OLED TV (LG OLED evo W6) — LG revived its iconic ultra-thin "Wallpaper" design after a multi-year hiatus. The W6 is just 9mm thick, fully wireless (with a separate connection box up to 10 meters away), uses Hyper Radiant Color Technology for improved brightness and colors, and supports features like art display via Gallery+ service. It's marketed as reflection-free and significantly brighter than average OLEDs. New OLED Lineup — Including the brighter flagship G6 (up to 20% brighter than the G5 with Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panels and reduced reflections), split C6 series (with varying tech tiers), and claims of the world's first TVs supporting 4K 120Hz cloud gaming with low-latency controllers. Micro RGB evo TV — LG's first flagship Mini-LED TV with Micro RGB technology for vastly expanded color range and brightness, available in large sizes including the "world's largest" Micro RGB LCD TV, the 130-inch R95H. Gallery TV — A direct competitor to Samsung's The Frame, with anti-glare screens and curated art modes (designed with museum input). CLOiD Home Robot — A standout AI-powered housekeeper robot demoed on stage. It performs complex chores like folding laundry, loading/unloading dishwashers, preparing simple meals (baking croissants), and coordinating with connected appliances for a "Zero Labor Home" vision. LG Sound Suite (with Dolby) - Includes the H7 soundbar, optional M7/M5 wireless surround speakers, and W7 subwoofer. Allows free placement of speakers; the system auto-configures channels for optimal immersion, solving a major pain point in traditional wired or rigidly positioned Atmos setups.Hands-on reports highlighted its ease for real-world living rooms, delivering expansive sound without cables or furniture rearrangement. Samsung Key Highlights World's first 130-inch Micro RGB TV (): The largest in their Micro RGB lineup, featuring next-generation color accuracy (100% Rec.2020 coverage), bold new design, HDR10+ ADVANCED support, Eclipsa Audio, and AI enhancements like conversational search, proactive recommendations, AI Football (Soccer) Mode Pro, and integrations with Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. AI Soccer Mode delivers a more exciting gameday experience through AI-driven picture and sound tuning to stadium-level quality. AI Sound Controller Pro lets you raise or lower the volume of the crowd, commentary, or background music, providing a personalized listening experience for TV shows and movies. Users can simply make verbal requests, and any TV equipped with VAC – which includes Micro LED, Micro RGB, OLED, Neo QLED, Mini LED and UHD TV – contextually carries out those requests. Expanded Micro RGB TV lineup: New sizes including 55-, 65-, 75-, 85-, 100-, 115-inch models, alongside upgrades to Neo QLED and OLED TVs The Freestyle+ portable projector: An upgraded AI-powered version with improved brightness, support for projecting on uneven surfaces (walls, ceilings, corners, curtains), and smarter entertainment features. New audio products: Music Studio 5 and 7 wireless speakers (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, unique designs), and soundbars like the HW-QS90H (all-in-one 7.1.2 with Quad Bass Woofer system). Broader AI focus: Enhanced experiences in home appliances (e.g., Bespoke AI), TVs, and ecosystem integration. Press releases Sony No major announcements were made regarding Sony's traditional consumer products, such as new Bravia TVs, headphones, cameras, or PlayStation hardware. Sony's focus shifted toward the future of mobility and software-defined vehicles. TCL Key Highlights X11L SQD-Mini LED TV - as its 2026 flagship. It features new "SQD-Mini LED" technology (Super Quantum Dot Mini-LED), emphasizing superior color accuracy and performance. Features 10,000 Nits, 20,000 dimming zones, 100% coverage of BT.2020 color gamut. Available initially in 98-inch and 85-inch sizes (75-inch later), with launches starting as early as January 2026. Some who have seen it are saying it rivals Micro RGB TVs from competitors like Samsung and LG, potentially challenging OLED in brightness and contrast. A65K Design Series soundbar — A compact 3.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos model with Bang & Olufsen tuning and wireless subwoofer. Hisense Key Highlights RGB MiniLED evo Technology — Hisense introduced an evolved version of its RGB MiniLED backlight system, which adds a fourth primary color to improve accuracy and fill spectral gaps (especially in the 500-600nm range) for more natural and vibrant colors. This debuts in the flagship 116UXS large-screen TV, positioned for premium cinematic home viewing. Expanded RGB MiniLED Lineup — The company is bringing RGB MiniLED to more accessible screen sizes and models, including new UR9 and UR8 series TVs, making the technology available beyond ultra-premium flagships. Industry-First RGBY MicroLED Display — Hisense unveiled a new MicroLED prototype using four primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow), aimed at future ultra-large screens with enhanced color reproduction. Laser Projection and Other Displays — Extensions of multi-primary color tech to laser projectors, emphasizing better color accuracy and flexible installations. Additional Mentions — New projectors, smart home AI assistants, and support for advanced formats like Dolby Vision 2 on upcoming 2026 MiniLED models (via OTA updates). Home Audio Announcements Budget brand Ultimea surprised with the Skywave X100 Dual, a premium compact system boasting up to 9.2.6 channels across seven modular units.Focuses on high-channel-count immersion in a small footprint, positioning it as an affordable yet powerful alternative for space-constrained home theaters. SVS R|Evolution SeriesAudio specialist SVS debuted the 3000 R|Evolution subwoofers and a new Dolby Atmos soundbar, demonstrated in a full 5.2.4-channel cabin setup for reference-level performance. Klipsch Powered Speakers UpdateKlipsch refreshed its powered lineup with The Fives II, Sevens II, and Nines II, building on heritage horn-loaded designs with modern connectivity, plus concept teases for future innovations.Other mentions included Cambridge Audio's new active bookshelf speakers and various AI-enhanced EQ features across brands, but the Dolby Atmos FlexConnect implementations (especially LG's) stood out as the truly novel leap forward for effortless, high-quality home audio in 2026. The Fives II: $1,399.99/pair USD. The Sevens II: $1,999.99/pair USD. The Nines II: $2,399.99/pair USD Home Automation Announcements The standout trend was humanoid or multi-purpose home robots moving beyond single tasks (like vacuuming) to general household help, embodying a vision of embodied AI. LG CLOiD: LG's flagship reveal was this wheeled, dual-armed AI home robot designed for a "Zero Labor Home." It autonomously handles diverse chores like retrieving items from the fridge, heating food in the oven, folding laundry, and coordinating with other smart appliances. Powered by advanced AI and sensors, it demonstrates real-world household automation in demo setups. SwitchBot onero H1: SwitchBot introduced this accessible humanoid household robot as part of its "Smart Home 2.0" vision. It represents a shift to multi-task embodied AI, going beyond specialized devices to perform varied daily tasks. Accompanied by other AI robotics integrations for intuitive automation. Other mentions included updates like Samsung's AI Jet Bot Steam Ultra (with AI object/liquid recognition for smarter cleaning) and emerging players like 1X NEO, signaling a wave of practical home robotics. Devices are increasingly using on-device AI to automate routines without user programming. Conversational AI and Butler-Style Control: Widespread demos of voice assistants that learn habits and respond to natural commands, turning smart homes into proactive "housekeepers." Sorcerics Lens (CES Innovation Award honoree): An AI hub using on-device computer vision for fully contextual automation of housework, understanding environments to trigger actions intelligently. Lights turn on because the AI recognizes you're reading - not just because you moved. Lights turn off only when the AI understands you're about to sleep - not simply on a routineWhat motion and presence sensors fail to see, Sorcerics AI sees the difference. Govee Smart Lighting Advancements: New lights (e.g., Ceiling Light Ultra) that proactively adjust based on time of day, mood, space usage, and user patterns—rethinking lighting as adaptive rather than reactive. SwitchBot AI MindClip: AI MindClip continuously captures meetings, conversations, and everyday moments, transforming them into structured summaries, actionable to-dos, and a searchable personal knowledge base. Acting as a "second brain" fueled by subscribed cloud AI service, it allows users to retrieve past discussions, reminders, and learning materials on demand, ask questions when details are forgotten, and turn fragmented information into usable insight. Weighing just 18 grams and supporting over 100 languages, AI MindClip helps people organize and recall the growing volume of spoken information they encounter every day, enabling them to think more clearly, work more efficiently, and manage modern life with less cognitive load. Innovative Access and Security Aqara U400 Smart Deadbolt: Uses Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for precise, hands-free unlocking as you approach—more reliable than traditional geofencing/Bluetooth mixes. Lockin V7 Max: Features wireless AuraCharge (recharges within 4 meters) and fast unlocking, earning a CES Innovation Award. SwitchBot's biometric 3D locks with advanced vision. Other Notable Smart Home Innovations Expanded Matter ecosystem support across brands, enabling broader interoperability. Smarter kitchen tech, like Govee's Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro. Enhanced security cameras with deeper AI context for automation triggers.
Host Dr. Joe Patterson talks with Drs. Charles Moon and Christopher Lee on the debate topic rings vs. nailing for open tibia fractures. Live from the 2025 OTA. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
We talk with Matt Trentini, Principal Software Engineer at Planet Innovation, about using MicroPython for professional embedded development—including medical devices. Matt shares how he was drawn back to embedded development after becoming jaded with traditional C-based workflows, and explains why MicroPython's interactive REPL and rapid development cycle have become game-changers for his team.We explore the practical realities of using an interpreted language on microcontrollers: how Planet Innovation uses it for Class B medical devices, what the performance trade-offs actually look like, and how features like the Unix port enable robust testing. Matt walks us through deployment considerations, explains how to integrate C code when needed, and shares compelling stories about real-time client demos that would be impossible in C++.Whether you're skeptical about high-level languages in embedded systems or curious about alternatives to traditional development workflows, this conversation offers a grounded, engineering-focused look at what MicroPython can—and can't—do in production environments.Key Topics[03:30] Matt's background and why he left embedded development before MicroPython brought him back[08:45] What MicroPython is: a complete re-implementation of Python for microcontrollers with REPL, filesystem, and machine module[13:20] How Planet Innovation introduced MicroPython through an OpenMV vision processing project[17:15] The game-changing power of the REPL for interactive hardware development and testing[21:40] Running MicroPython code on x86 for testing, and the mock machine library approach[26:30] Python library compatibility: what works, what doesn't, and memory considerations[29:50] Integrating C and C++ code through extension modules for performance-critical sections[33:10] Performance realities: 10-100x slower in interpreter, but can always drop to C speed when needed[37:45] Tooling: MPRemote, the magical mount feature, and development workflow[42:20] When NOT to use MicroPython: cost-sensitive high-volume products and resource constraints[45:30] Using MicroPython in Class B medical devices and safety-critical applications[49:15] Garbage collection: simple, predictable, and controllable—can be disabled when needed[52:40] Real-time client demo story: modifying state machines during a call and showing results immediately[56:20] Deployment: frozen code, disabling REPL and filesystem, and OTA considerations[01:01:30] Common mistakes: logic errors and inadvertent allocations rather than memory corruption[01:05:45] Threading, AsyncIO, and the Global Interpreter Lock across different ports[01:08:20] State machine frameworks: StateChart, Yasme, and PyTransitions[01:11:40] Junior developer productivity: faster onboarding compared to C/C++ embedded development[01:15:10] Getting started: board bring-up as an ideal first use case for MicroPython[01:17:50] Hardware-in-the-loop testing as a low-risk way to try MicroPythonNotable Quotes"It's hard to overstate how game changing the REPL is. Particularly as an embedded engineer, once you see that you can interactively talk to a peripheral, you can generate your own I2C, squirt it across and see what the peripheral does with it—suddenly driver development has just become easy to experiment with." — Matt Trentini"My trite answer is that MicroPython is slow—10 to 100 times slower than C in the interpreter. But my flip side answer is that it can always be made as fast as C because you can always drop into C to write things." — Matt Trentini"There was a moment in a recent project where we were discussing the workflow of a state machine with the client, and while we were on a call, another engineer was actually making changes to MicroPython code. Literally a couple minutes after we'd been hashing out the details, they showed the changes in the state machine using the REPL. The client was blown away—in 25 years of development, I have never had that kind of turnaround in C and C++." — Matt Trentini"If you want to make a good friend of your electronics engineers, give them a build of MicroPython that can run on their custom board. In the past, they would typically be waiting for weeks or sometimes months before a software resource could be assigned. Now I can turn around a MicroPython build in a day or two, and they can test I2C, GPIOs, and UARTs themselves." — Matt Trentini"The irony is that the people who have embedded C knowledge are actually the people that can benefit the most from MicroPython. It's like having a superpower—you understand what MicroPython is doing in the background, you know you're just effectively writing a lot less code." — Matt TrentiniResources MentionedMicroPython Official Site - The official MicroPython project website with documentation and downloadsOpenMV - Computer vision project using MicroPython for camera-based applicationsMPRemote - Tool for interacting with MicroPython devices, including the magical mount featurePlanet Innovation - Medical device consultancy using MicroPython in production devicesStateChart - State machine library compatible with Python and MicroPythonYasme - Yet another state machine library developed at Planet InnovationPyTransitions - Popular Python state machine library being ported to MicroPythonCircuitPython - Adafruit's fork of MicroPython with additional features and CPython compatibility focus You can find Jeff at https://jeffgable.com.You can find Luca at https://luca.engineer.Want to join the agile Embedded Slack? Click hereAre you looking for embedded-focused trainings? Head to https://agileembedded.academy/Ryan Torvik and Luca have started the Embedded AI podcast, check it out at https://embeddedaipodcast.com/
Susan Hendricks ja hänen kolme lastaan löydettiin surmattuina omista sängyistään Bloomingtonin kaupungissa Yhdysvalloissa vuonna 1983. Murhat olivat erittäin raa'at ja vaikutti siltä, että tekijä oli onnistunut poistumaan paikalta jättämättä yhäkään jälkeä. Poliisi uskoo, että syyllinen on löytynyt ja kerran jo tuomittukin rikoksesta, mutta todisteet eivät vakuuta kaikkia. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET: Kirja: Steve Vogel: Reasonable Doubt - A Shockin Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland (1990)https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1990/63803-7.htmlhttps://casetext.com/case/people-v-hendricks-106https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-11-12-8901300372-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-31-9101280760-story.htmlhttps://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-decades-old-murder-mystery-back-before-public/article_e2677cf6-7019-5071-8f6d-3188e9541484.htmlhttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/david-hendricks-7-years-in-prison-for-slaughtering-family-releasedhttps://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/09/14/murdered-family-follows-him-for-life/https://pantagraph.com/news/hendricks-nov-the-day-that-changed-bloomington/article_16451c8c-6eb9-598a-887e-30421254cbd9.htmlhttps://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/449027-the-hendricks-family-murder-case-what-happened-latest-updates/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-family-is-brutally-murderedhttps://www.crimetraveller.org/2019/12/reasonable-doubt-the-hendricks-family-murders/https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/science/forensics/forensics-case-the-hendricks-familys-last-meal-138134/https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Murders-Close-to-Home
Vuosi 2025 on paketissa. Mitä puheenaiheita calcio-kaksikko Kantola & Pakkanen nostavat esiin kuluneesta vuodesta?* Calcio-vuosi 2025 (1:01)* Tähdistöt ja uuden vuoden lupaukset (44:06)Italopodcastin jaksoissa Kimmo Kantolan vakiovieraana on italialaisen jalkapallon ekspertti Mitri Pakkanen. Jakso nauhoitettu ke 31.12. Ota yhteyttä: seinakolmannelle@gmail.comSeuraa Instagramissa:https://www.instagram.com/seinakolmannelle/ (@seinakolmannelle)X:ssä:x.com/SKolmannelle
Dr. Michael Blankstein chats with Drs. Brett Crist and Andy Choo about the recently held 2025 OTA Arthroplasty for Trauma Surgeons Course. They discuss key takeaways from the course including areas of focus in upper and lower extremity, and who should attend future courses. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
Kas dzīvo mājā bez logiem, bez skursteņa un bez durvīm? Šo Renāra Krūmiņa un citu klausītāju atsūtītās mīklas Greizajos ratos min Otaņķu etnogrāfiskā ansambļa ddziedātāji Lelde Jagmina, Ilga Prenclava, Ilga Skābarde, Sandijs Kūlainis un ansambļa vadītāja Soveiga Kūlaine.
Kicevon hirviö oli sarjamurhaaja, joka terrorisoi Kicevon kaupunkia Makedoniassa. Poliisi ei ottanut ensimmäisten uhrin katoamisia tosissaan, mutta tapaukset saivat näkyvyyttä paikallisen toimittajan ansiosta. Kun uhreja alkoi tulla lisää, poliisin oli pakko alkaa pohtia sitä vaihtoehtoa, että kyseessä todella oli sarjamurhaaja ja uhreja voisi tulla vielä enemmän, jos tekijää ei saataisi pysäytettyä. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umbo7jFYtJo&ab_channel=Don%27tLookhttps://dimiterkenarov.com/2009/04/the-mask-of-sanity/https://www.philipwatson.info/vlado-taneski/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/24/pressandpublishing.internationalcrimehttps://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5232621&page=1https://www.udeoghjemme.dk/krimi/makedoniens-foerste-seriemorder-journalisten-der-vidste-megethttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/europe/24macedonia.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25315168https://mg.co.za/article/2008-06-23-murder-he-wrote/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/serial-murder-journalist-commits-suicide-852848.htmlhttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-strange-case-of-a-journalist-with-a-killer-deadline-1.1273294https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/taneski-vlado.htm
「千葉・銚子の“音信不通”ホテル 運営会社の社長が会見「リフォームしたいので予約サイトは10月に止めていた」」 千葉・銚子市にあるホテルが突然音信不通になった問題で、運営会社の社長が26日午後3時半過ぎに取材に応じ、「今回ご迷惑をおかけして、すみませんでした」と謝罪しました。この問題は、日本で一番早く初日の出が見られる銚子市犬吠埼の「ホテルニュー大新」が突然音信不通になったもので、市の観光協会には「予約したのに連絡が取れない」などの相談が相次いで寄せられています。26日午後、ホテルの運営会社の社長が取材に応じ、現在の状況について説明しました。運営会社の社長:(休業は)老朽化でリフォームしたいので。OTA(予約サイト)は10月から(予約できないように)止めていますので。運営会社の社長は、リフォームをした上で2026年春の再開を目指すとしています。
In this episode, editors Sara V. Torres and Nahir I. Otaño Gracia discuss the themed issue of Viator they co-edited entitled "Early Global Insularities." They are joined by three of the contributors to the cluster (Tarren Andrews, Tanvir Ahmed, and Jonathan F. Correa Reyes) for a conversation about both pre-modern discourses of insularity, the lasting legacies of discourses that approach insularity as a form of isolation, and some of the ways in which insularity can be theorized as a form of connection. Islands occupy a sometimes ambiguous place in center-periphery models. As the conversation explores a wide range of conceptualizing islands in medieval, early modern, and modern texts, it "centers" insularity as a topography, a literary conceit, and a disciplinary trope. In a time of climate crisis, the precarity of islands and archipelagoes (so often the sites of colonial violence) brings a sense of urgency to this reappraisal of the historical ideation of insularity and the relationship of the local to the global. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.
Jouluspesiaali 2025! Tänä jouluna hiljennytään kuulijoiden Maiden-muistojen pariin. Niissä liikutaankin melkoisella skaalalla 80-luvun ala-asteelta Saabin takapenkille, ja ruotsalaisen huoltoaseman viereisestä pusikosta aina helteiseen Los Angelesiin. Yhteistä muistoille on, että Iron Maiden on jättänyt eri ikäisten ihmisten elämään lähtemättömän jäljen. Ota siis kuppi kuumaa ja kuuntele tämän joulun paras paketti! Jakso on kaikille vapaasti kuunneltavissa Spotifyn kautta. Ja muistakaa Viikonloppusoturit-klubi Hyvinkään Craftersissa 10.1.2026 alkaen klo 18! Luvassa Viikonloppusoturit-visa, Henkan Maiden-tulkintoja sekä täyteläinen DJ-setti. Siellä näkyy.
IL GRANDE RIALLINEAMENTO — Il Futuro del Turismo nel 2026 Puntata speciale dedicata all'analisi dei principali report di fine anno sul futuro del travel. Dal paradigma "Restless and Resigned" di Skift all'Era dell'IO di Booking.com, passando per la rivoluzione dell'AI Agentica che sta riscrivendo le regole del gioco. In 45 minuti esploriamo: la morte dell'OBT tradizionale nel business travel, il Model Context Protocol che minaccia le OTA, i nuovi archetipi del viaggiatore (dal Romantasy al Sleep Tourism), e perché la favola della sostenibilità non avrà un lieto fine. Un mercato da 1,67 trilioni di dollari si prepara al più grande riallineamento della sua storia. Chi non "agentizza" il proprio business, scompare.--- FONTI E REPORT CITATIPhocuswright — Travel Forward 2026 https://globalloyalty.org/article/26613/phocuswright-report-travel-forward-2026-inside-the-data-trends-and-forces-reshaping-global-travelSkift — Megatrends 2026 https://skift.com/megatrends/Booking.com — The Era of YOU: Travel Predictions 2026 https://news.booking.com/the-era-of-you-bookingcom-predicts-the-top-trends-defining-travel-in-2026-with-individuality-taking-center-stage/Amadeus & Globetrender — Travel Trends 2026 https://amadeus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/amadeus-travel-trends-2026Expedia Group — Unpack '26 https://www.expedia.com/newsroom/unpack-26-expedia-hotelscom-vrbo/McKinsey — The Agentic Commerce Opportunity https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-agentic-commerce-opportunity-how-ai-agents-are-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-consumers-and-merchantsMcKinsey — What is the Future of Travel https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-the-future-of-travelThe Economist — Job Apocalypse? Humbug! AI is Creating Brand New Occupations https://www.economist.com/business/2025/12/14/job-apocalypse-humbug-ai-is-creating-brand-new-occupationsThe Economist — The Rise of an Agentic AI Web https://forklog.com/en/the-economist-charts-the-rise-of-an-agentic-ai-web/CTM — 2026 Technology Outlook: Corporate Travel https://www.travelctm.com/global/blog/2026-technology-trends-outlook-corporate-travel/Traxo — The Future of Sustainable Business Travel https://blog.traxo.com/the-future-of-sustainable-business-travel-2026HFTP — The Rise of Agentic AI in Hospitality https://www.hftp.org/news/4130233/the-rise-of-agentic-ai-in-hospitality-moving-from-search-to-actionMastercard — Agents of Change: The Rise of AI in 2025 https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/stories/2025/AI-2025-year-in-review.htmlPhocusWire — AI Developments in Travel https://www.phocuswire.com/ai-developments-travel-b2c-b2bPhocusWire — The Future of Agentic Payments in Travel https://www.phocuswire.com/agentic-payments-openai-stripe-travel-implicationsAmadeus — Pet Travel Trends 2026 https://hotelsmag.com/news/amadeus-travel-trends-2026/Amadeus — Next-Gen Aircraft Shaping Future Travel https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/industry-news/amadeus-2026-travel-trends-how-next-gen-aircraft-will-shape-future-travel-styles/Skyscanner — Seven Trends for 2026 https://money-tourism.gr/en/skyscanner-seven-trends-that-will-define-travel-in-2026/Softude — AI in Travel Trends https://www.softude.com/blog/ai-in-travel-trends-redefining-tourism/
Pikantti calcio-päivitys joulupöytään.* Serie A & Supercoppa (1:00)* Serie B & C (21:19)* Fritto Misto (39:04)Italopodcastin jaksoissa Kimmo Kantolan vakiovieraana on italialaisen jalkapallon ekspertti Mitri Pakkanen. Jakso nauhoitettu ti 23.12. Ota yhteyttä: seinakolmannelle@gmail.comSeuraa Instagramissa:https://www.instagram.com/seinakolmannelle/ (@seinakolmannelle)X:ssä:x.com/SKolmannelle
Hello and welcome back to First Principles. This is the part 2 of the 49th episode since we started, or the 8th episode of season 3.In this episode, I sit down with Aloke Bajpai, Group CEO of Ixigo, one of India's fastest-growing and most downloaded travel platforms. While most Indian OTAs followed the Western template of flights-first followed by hotels, Aloke and his co-founder Rajnish took a radically different path. The one that would take nearly 14 years before Ixigo became a full-blown OTA.Aloke takes us through Ixigo's unconventional journey, starting as a meta-search engine in 2007 that couldn't raise funding for over a year. We explore how the insight that 96% of Indians don't fly, led them to build a train-first platform, spending four years creating utility features without any monetization. He breaks down the technical innovation behind solving India-specific problems. Right from predicting waitlist confirmations using machine learning to creating a crowdsourced running status system using cell tower IDs when GPS and internet failed along railway tracks.A central theme is resilience through empathy. Aloke shares how near-death experiences during the 2008 global financial crisis and COVID-19 shaped Ixigo's culture. We discuss the founder's decision to go to zero salary, the whiteboard moment where the entire team transparently decided on salary cuts, and the contrarian choice to proactively refund customers during COVID even when the company was running out of money. Finally, Aloke argues that peace of mind, not tickets, is what travel companies should really be selling. First Principles has been named one of the best shows of 2025 on Apple Podcasts India! Every listen and every share is what keeps us going. We get to dive into these conversations because you show up for them. Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Check out all other episodes here.
Christy Hunter started Photo Walk Nashville seven years ago after discovering Airbnb Experiences, combining her photography skills with local knowledge to create tours that capture memories for travelers. What began as open photo shoots quickly evolved as she learned to segment products for different customer types—bachelorette parties, couples, solo travelers, dog owners, and corporate groups.The conversation covers her product development journey, including early mistakes like mixing incompatible customer types and learning when to say no. Christy emphasizes the importance of local partnerships, sharing examples like teaming up with cosmetic brand Winky Lux for a home base and an apartment complex for rooftop access.On marketing, Christy shares her successful TikTok strategy: having team member Gina speak directly to camera as if she were a past guest ("You have to do this one thing in Nashville..."), which drove multiple viral videos and direct bookings. She also discusses influencer marketing from both sides—as a tour operator and as an influencer herself—stressing the importance of clear communication, doing research on engagement rates, and not asking for specific deliverables.Christy expanded to Charleston this year when a team member relocated, keeping the same operational model rather than franchising. She's also building Go To Nashville, an OTA reselling partner experiences through Tour Base's affiliate system. Looking ahead, she's focused on increasing capacity utilization rather than geographic expansion, and launching a consulting business to help other photographers and retailers enter the tourism space.Top 10 TakeawaysShe learned to segment products by customer type after mixing incompatible groups. Couples from Ohio and bachelorette parties on the same tour didn't work. She created separate experiences for bachelorette parties, dog owners, proposals, and corporate groups. She also had to add rules like no showing up intoxicated.Local partnerships solved operational problems. She partnered with Winky Lux cosmetics to use their store as a tour base. She partnered with an apartment complex to do one event per month in exchange for building access, free parking, gym, pool, and exclusive rooftop access for a champagne add-on.She met business partner Gina through Airbnb host meetups. Gina developed scheduling systems for Photo Walk and now leads their TikTok strategy. They found a part-time scheduling manager who is also one of their hosts to keep operations in the family.Styled shoots solve the content creation problem. Designate one day per quarter or year, hire models (friends and family work), hire a photographer, and simulate the tour experience. Creating content during real tours is too difficult.Their TikTok strategy: Gina speaks as if she's a past guest. She says "you have to do this one thing in Nashville" direct to camera. They had multiple viral videos and saw direct booking surges. They repeat the same hook for different demographics. TikTok shows it to different audiences each time.Influencer marketing is about clear communication and research. Look at engagement rates, not follower counts. Check if they have real followers by looking at views relative to follower count. Don't ask for specific deliverables. Show them a good time and they'll naturally post. Get expectations in writing.She hires photographers who are connectors and storytellers first. Technical skill matters, but being a people person is more important. She uses live view mode to avoid putting the camera between her and the guest. She tells guests upfront she has posing ideas so they relax.She tracks booking sources through Peak's intake form. She asks "how did you hear about us?" Her biggest...
Kelly Brennan katosi vuoden 2010 helmikuussa kesken tavallisen arkipäivän Floridassa. Ennen kuin poliisit ehtivät edes kunnolla aloittaa Kellyn katoamisen tutkintaa, he saivat vihjeen, jonka mukaan eräs nainen oli nähnyt unta Kellyn murhasta. Tiesikö nainen oikeasti jotain Kellyn murhasta, vai oliko kyseessä oikeasti pelkkä uni? Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET: Snapped-sarjan jakso “Sheila Graham-Trott” (kausi 30, jakso 12)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj7CTzERG-s&ab_channel=48Hourshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEgdShloRqw&ab_channel=WESH2Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_inPJKj4A&ab_channel=WESH2Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypL8GMdiiIw&ab_channel=WESH2Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qojiD-8-77Y&ab_channel=WESH2Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCCpbq7_Zto&ab_channel=WESH2Newshttps://www.sa18.org/own/sitewide/GRAHAMTROTT.pdfhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-a-vision-of-murder/https://www.cbsnews.com/media/48-hours-sheila-trotts-letter-about-kelly-brennans-murder/https://abcnews.go.com/US/mayors-wife-faces-trial-florida-love-triangle-slaying/story?id=25372739https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-3/videos/sheila-graham-trott-insisted-she-had-a-dream-about-murderhttps://sa18.org/press/id/536https://veronews.com/2018/10/18/love-triangle-convicted-killer-seeks-new-trial/https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/09/sons-testify-against-mother-in-brevard-murder-trial/15334089/https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/crime/2014/09/16/graham-trott-found-guilty-sentenced-to-life/15743869/https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2014/9/8/trott_s_defense_askshttps://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/graham-trott-sheila.htmhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2749705/Former-Florida-mayor-s-ex-wife-court-beating-new-girlfriend-death-hammer.html
Over-the-air (OTA) TV delivers a lot of programming to homes for free. It works when the internet goes down, it's better than cable or streaming in terms of resolution and clarity with no harsh compression, it's immune to corporate disputes that result in blackouts—and did we mention it's FREE? Michael Heiss talks with Scott Wilkinson about the benefits of OTA and how to get it in your home. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Michael Heiss Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
Over-the-air (OTA) TV delivers a lot of programming to homes for free. It works when the internet goes down, it's better than cable or streaming in terms of resolution and clarity with no harsh compression, it's immune to corporate disputes that result in blackouts—and did we mention it's FREE? Michael Heiss talks with Scott Wilkinson about the benefits of OTA and how to get it in your home. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Michael Heiss Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
Host Dr. Malcolm DeBaun chats with paper author Dr. Jennifer Hagen about the findings of their research: "Nine Months of Fluoxetine Aides in the Reduction of Negative Psychiatric Symptomology Following a Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. DeBaun discusses the findings with paper author Dr. Nathaniel E. Schaffer from the paper entitle: "PO vs IV Antibiotics for Fracture Related Infections: Bayesian Analysis." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
Hello and welcome back to First Principles. This is the part 1 of the 49th episode since we started, or the 8th episode of season 3.In this episode, I sit down with Aloke Bajpai, co-founder and CEO of Ixigo, one of India's fastest-growing and most downloaded travel platforms. While most Indian OTAs followed the Western template of flights-first followed by hotels, Aloke and his co-founder Rajnish took a radically different path. The one that would take nearly 14 years before Ixigo became a full-blown OTA.Aloke takes us through Ixigo's unconventional journey, starting as a meta-search engine in 2007 that couldn't raise funding for over a year. We explore how the insight that 96% of Indians don't fly, led them to build a train-first platform, spending four years creating utility features without any monetization. He breaks down the technical innovation behind solving India-specific problems. Right from predicting waitlist confirmations using machine learning to creating a crowdsourced running status system using cell tower IDs when GPS and internet failed along railway tracks.A central theme is resilience through empathy. Aloke shares how near-death experiences during the 2008 global financial crisis and COVID-19 shaped Ixigo's culture. We discuss the founder's decision to go to zero salary, the whiteboard moment where the entire team transparently decided on salary cuts, and the contrarian choice to proactively refund customers during COVID even when the company was running out of money. Finally, Aloke argues that peace of mind, not tickets, is what travel companies should really be selling. First Principles has been named one of the best shows of 2025 on Apple Podcasts India! Every listen and every share is what keeps us going. We get to dive into these conversations because you show up for them. Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Check out all other episodes here.
Las Vegasin poliisilla oli vuonna 2001 tutkittavanaan erittäin raaka murha, jonka uhri oli koditon mies nimeltä Duran Bailey. Tutkinnan alkuvaihessaa poliisi sai vihjeen, jonka mukaan murhan tekijä saattoi olla 18-vuotias Kirstin Blaise Lobato. Kirstin oli kertonut usealle tuttavalleen, että oli Las Vegasissa ollessaan puukottanut hänen kimppuunsa käynyttä koditonta miestä. Mutta oliko Kirstin todella surmannut Duranin, vai oliko kyseessä täysin eri rikos? Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzaXW7Ay8Y&t=1s&ab_channel=CyndiLundeberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3o_FL0RLyQ&ab_channel=CyndiLundeberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QG4d5Sbl30&ab_channel=KTNVChannel13LasVegashttp://justicedenied.org/books/lobato_conviction_2nd.pdfhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nv-supreme-court/1003868.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/22-16440/22-16440-2023-10-11.htmlhttps://casetext.com/case/lobato-v-las-vegas-metro-police-depthttps://theintercept.com/2015/03/12/murderinvegas/https://theintercept.com/2017/12/21/kirstin-blaise-lobato-las-vegas-homeless-penis-murder/https://theintercept.com/2017/12/29/las-vegas-murder-kirstin-lobato-wrongful-conviction/https://theintercept.com/2017/10/25/kirstin-lobato-murder-trial-las-vegas/https://injusticebusters.org/index.htm/Lobato/Kirstin_Lobato_trial.htm#anchor2680964https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/may/09/witness-describes-finding-body-of-mutilated-man/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/lobato-becomes-the-200th-person-to-win-exoneration-through-the-innocence-project/901495258/https://justice4juveniles.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/the-wrongful-conviction-of-kirstin-blaise-lobato/https://innocenceproject.org/cases/kirstin-blaise-lobato/https://innocenceproject.org/exoneree-kirstin-lobatos-first-moments-of-freedom/
Greg Coleman's career took a turn that almost no one expects. After helping build a venture-backed tech company and appearing on Shark Tank, he shifted into a world most founders overlook: government contracting. In this conversation, Greg explains how startups, consultants, and small businesses can position themselves to work with federal agencies, navigate complex programs like SBIR and OTAs, and understand what it actually takes to break into the government market.Greg spent years inside the Department of Defense innovation ecosystem, where he evaluated early-stage technologies, managed prototype programs, and worked directly with founders trying to sell to the government. Today he advises companies on how to approach the federal market, avoid common mistakes, and build real opportunities inside agencies.If you're exploring government contracting for the first time, wondering how companies get funding, or trying to understand what separates successful federal vendors from everyone else, this interview gives you a clear, realistic starting point.Chapters00:00 – Greg's background and early Air Force career02:15 – Flying high-level government officials and global missions04:05 – Launching a startup and appearing on Shark Tank07:10 – Entering the government innovation ecosystem (DIU, NSIN)13:45 – How SBIR and STTR really work for small businesses18:20 – OTAs and how companies move from prototype to production25:10 – Examples of emerging tech companies building for the government31:20 – The hardest challenge: crossing the “valley of death”35:00 – Greg's advisory work helping companies approach the federal market38:30 – Greg's thoughts on the GovClose Certification ProgramWork With GregGreg advises early-stage and growth-stage companies (Pre-Seed through Series B) on entering the federal market, building repeatable sales strategies, and navigating SBIR, OTA, and prototype pathways.Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorycoleman/Become a Certified Government Contracting ProfessionalLearn federal sales, pipeline building, and modern acquisition strategies inside the GovClose Certification Program:https://govclose.comHire a GovClose-Trained ConsultantCompanies can get matched with trained federal sales consultants here:https://match.govclose.com
Host Dr. Joe Patterson sits down with Drs. Michael Sutherland, Bryant Oliphant, and Jennifer Hagen to talk about the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and how orthopedic trauma surgeons can get involved and benefit from the organization in daily practice. Live from the OTA 2025 Annual Meeting. For more information and to become an ACS member, click here. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
This week, Alex is joined by high-level player HuskyPuppies to break down the latest OTA balance patch, including the long-overdue nerf to Human Torch and the massive rework to War Machine that kills the Storm lockout combo. The duo also reviews the new cards of the week, debating the power of the Season Pass card Weapon X, the expensive skill Adamantium Infusion, and the upcoming 7-Cost Weapon H.Plus, the hosts open the mailbag to discuss a "genius" community suggestion to rework Storm with rotating weather effects.Join Alex Coccia and special guest HuskyPuppies as they chat about this and more on this episode of The Snap Chat and catch Cozy and Alex every week as they discuss all things Marvel Snap.Have a question or comment for Cozy and Alex? Send them a Text Message.You've been listening to The Snap Chat. Keep the conversation going on x.com/ACozyGamer and x.com/AlexanderCoccia. Until next time, happy snapping!
GovClose Certification Overview: https://www.govclose.comThere is a highly effective, results-driven certification that most people have never heard of — yet it consistently helps professionals break into six-figure federal sales careers, build multiple-six-figure consulting practices, and win meaningful government contracts for their businesses.In this video, former Department of Defense (now DOE) procurement officer Lt. Col. (Ret.) Richard C. Howard walks through the complete FY26 GovClose Certification Program syllabus, based entirely on how federal agencies actually buy. You'll see how GovClose students:- Earn top-tier roles as public sector account executives- Build consulting practices supporting government contractors- Win contracts for their own companies through data-driven strategy- Learn a repeatable process grounded in federal spending analytics- Apply what they learn through the GovClose War Room implementation systemThis is a full breakdown of the core curriculum, the methodology behind it, the real examples of what this certification prepares you to do in the federal marketplace.CHAPTERS00:00 314 Professionals Trained and the Outcomes They're Seeing00:15 Three Types of Results: AE Careers, Consulting Wins, Federal Contract Success00:30 Rick Howard's Background Managing $82B in DoD Contracts01:00 What You Will Learn in This Full Syllabus Walkthrough01:15 Why GovClose Is Not a Proposal-First Program01:30 The Three Paths to Applying GovCon Expertise02:00 Path 1: Contractor Path for Existing Business Owners02:45 Case Study: David Ortiz and Federal Logistics Contracts03:00 Path 2: Consultant Path for Those Without a Business03:15 Ivan's Path: Consulting Clients and Transition Into a Top Role03:45 Path 3: Professional Path and High-Level AE Careers04:15 What These AE Roles Look Like in Practice04:30 Jacob's Result: Standing Out Against Experienced Applicants05:00 Phase 1: Government Contracting Fundamentals06:00 Understanding Whether the Government Buys What You Sell06:15 Phase 2: Niche Development Through Federal Spending Data07:00 Identifying Low-Competition, High-Demand Niches07:30 Student Feedback: Eliminating Blind Spots Through Strategy07:45 Phase 3: Building the Federal Sales Roadmap08:15 How Agencies Buy: Vehicles, Set-Asides, Patterns08:45 Matching Your Company Profile to the Right Vehicles09:00 Estimating Realistic Potential Using Competitor Behavior10:00 How the Roadmap Helped Jacob Win His Interview11:00 Phase 4: Pipeline Building with Early-Stage Opportunities12:00 Why Waiting for Posted Solicitations Doesn't Work12:15 Phase 5: The Art of Winning Through Meetings and Influence12:45 Rick's Account Executive Example: Why Meetings Drive Success13:15 Understanding the Market Research Phase14:00 Case Study: Why Sam's Bids Were Late in the Process14:30 Phase 6: Mastering Proposals and Compliance Requirements15:00 Avoiding Disqualification Through Proper Compliance16:00 What Happens After 12 Weeks: The War Room17:00 Implementation Support: Pricing, Clients, Post-Award Guidance18:00 Access to Experts Across the GovCon Ecosystem18:30 Choosing Your Specialization After Certification19:00 Advanced Topics: Vehicles, SBIR, OTA, and Acquisition Strategy20:00 Deliverables You Leave With (Roadmap, Pipeline, Strategy, Niche)20:45 Certification Benefits: Badge, Recommendation, CRM, Community21:00 Who This Program Is Not Designed For21:45 Who This Program Is Designed For22:30 The Work Required and What True Expertise Looks Like23:00 How to Learn More or Join GovClose Recommended Videos to Watch NextThe 15 Rules of SAM.govhttps://youtu.be/gdh8dNBT46M27 Steps to Write Winning Proposals for Government Contractshttps://youtu.be/4Db9iCNlhw8The High-Paying Job Military Veterans Have Never Heard Ofhttps://youtu.be/cXGnPUaimAUConnect with Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/govclose/Hire a GovClose Trained Consultant: https://match.govclose.com
In the episode I discuss the following: ⭐️ The spin - OTA changes including two that should've been done some time ago.. My Weapon X season card ranks Variants are looking very cool lately Request ☎️ with YOUR comments & responses Snap
Kesällä 1971 katosi kolme nuorta naista jäljettömiin Helsingin lähistöllä. Kun tyttöjen ruumiit löytyivät, poliisi alkoi epäillä että kaikki kolme oli surmannut sama henkilö. Koska tytöt olivat kadonneet liftaamisen yhteydessä, poliisi epäili että uhrit olivat nousseet tappajansa auton kyytiin. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET:Kirja: Miika Viljakainen ja Lauri Silvander: Liftarisurmat - Sarjamurhaaja Ensio Koivusen rikokset ja tuomio (Otava, 2022)Kirja: Hannes Markkula: Suomalainen murha 1953-1991 (1991)10 suomalaista sarjamurhaajaa-sarjan jakso “Liftarimurhat” (kausi 1 jakso 3)Rikostarinoita Historiasta-sarjan jakso “Liftarimurhat” https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2009/04/06/rikostarinoita-historiasta-liftarimurhathttps://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2016/05/31/ministerin-murhasta-uunisurmaan-suomalaisia-rikostarinoita-historiastahttps://www.is.fi/uutiset/art-2000008428639.htmlhttps://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006152671.htmlhttps://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005218663.htmlhttps://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006144209.htmlhttps://www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-2000008005846.htmlhttps://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/liftarityttojen-karmea-loppu-ensio-koivunen-suomen-harvoja-sarjamurhaajiahttps://www.murha.info/rikosfoorumi/viewtopic.php?t=360
The short-term rental market is entering a new phase — one where stability, not volatility, is driving the biggest changes. In this fireside chat from the Data & Revenue Management Conference, Jamie Lane joins Simon Lehmann and Pedro Borges to break down the real signals behind 2025's “steady state” and what it means for hosts and managers heading into 2026. This isn't a hype-filled projection; it's a data-backed look at supply slowdowns, shifting guest behavior, and how professionalization continues to reshape the competitive landscape.From the K-shaped performance split between luxury and mid-market listings to the growing influence of OTA ranking systems, the conversation highlights why outperforming your market now depends less on macro tailwinds — and more on operational sharpness. Jamie and Pedro dig into pricing challenges, the emerging STR-to-midterm pivot in major cities, and how rising owner expenses like taxes and insurance are reshaping what “profitability” even means. If you want a grounded, unfiltered view of where the industry is actually heading, this episode delivers it.For STR operators planning their next move, this is essential listening. You don't want to miss this episode!Key TakeawaysStability requires strategy: With occupancy flat and supply growth at historic lows, 2025–2026 will be a competition for share, not an automatic lift.Quality gaps matter: Listings with sub-4.7 ratings are shrinking fastest as OTAs elevate top-tier properties and push weaker performers to page two and beyond.Profitability is the real KPI: Rising insurance and property taxes mean managers must understand — and communicate — homeowner-level financial realities.Luxury grows, mid-market squeezes: The K-shaped recovery continues, rewarding high-end supply while challenging budget and mid-tier operators.Midterm strategies surge: Regulatory pressure and seasonality are accelerating the blend of STR and midterm stays, especially in cities like NYC, Denver, and LA.Sign up for AirDNA for FREE
Growth Masters Federal: Thinking, Planning and Collaborating to Win Government Contracts
Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market and Host of the Growth Masters Federal podcast discusses procurement policies and regulations that are impacting small businesses with Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Partner, Cohen Seglias and Lisa Anderson, CPA, Strategic Business Advisor and Virtual CFO, Anavo Transformation Solutions. Special thanks to Brontide for co-sponsoring this event.These are links to the websites and documents mentioned in the discussion:EO 14275RFO Part 19GSA's interpretation and implementation of Part 19 deviationsNDAA Senate billNDAA House bill; Chairman's Mark: subtitle C, Section 1821DoD programs:Transition to Warfighter to accelerate technology, tthe Software Acquisition Pathway which was established under the 2020 NDAA, the Innovation Ecosystem Initiative to remove barriers for innovators and changes to the OTA (which operates outside of the FAR), provides the flexibility to adopt commercial best practices.To find and communicate with your elected officials.
Tired of paying high OTA commissions? This week, we're diving deep into the power of direct bookings for your short-term rentals and boutique hotels. Learn how to increase profits, build guest loyalty, and protect your listings—all without getting kicked off Airbnb or VRBO. Discover strategies that top hosts use to win repeat guests and take control of their business. Discover how to set up your direct booking site in under 10 minutes Learn which types of properties benefit the most from direct bookings Tips to safely promote your site without OTA penalties Tools & tricks to capture guest emails for repeat bookings Real talk on what actually works (and doesn't) with social media marketing Direct bookings are more than a trend—they're your path to long-term success and sustainability. Start small, stay consistent, and take back control of your rental income. If this episode helped you, subscribe, leave a review, or share it with a fellow host! Check out our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShortTermRentalRiches Grab your free management eBook: https://strriches.com/#tools-resources Looking to earn more with your property (without the headaches)? Chat with our expert management team: https://strriches.com/management-services/
Host Dr. Gerard Slobogean chats with OTA Annual Meeting Symposium III presenters Robert O'Toole, MD, Renan Castillo, MD, Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH and Nathan O'Hara, PhD. They discuss their perspectives on the symposium topic: "Which Papers Should I Believe? Keys for Interpreting Our Underpowered Retrospective Orthopaedic Trauma Literature." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
Parikymppisen Leah Robertsin katoaminen on Whatcomin piirikunnan suurimpia mysteerejä. Leah lähti road tripille pohtimaan sitä mitä elämältään haluaa, mutta ei koskaan palannut reissustaan kotiin. Jälkeensä hän jätti kaikki henkilökohtaiset tavaransa ja kolaripaikan, joka on herättänyt valtavasti kysymyksiä poliisissa ja Leahin läheisissä. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. LÄHTEET: Kadonneet-dokumenttisarjan jakso “Soul Searcher” (kausi 3 jakso 8), Investigation Discovery, 2011https://www.whatcomcounty.us/292/Missing-Leah-Robertshttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3289dfnc.htmlhttps://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-robertshttps://people.com/archive/the-searcher-vol-64-no-5/https://web.archive.org/web/20181205084136/http://www.reddirtreport.com/red-dirt-news/13-years-later-where-leah-robertshttps://web.archive.org/web/20150219174012/http://foothillsgazette.com/2010/03/25/10-years-later-missing-person-case-remains-open/https://web.archive.org/web/20160320210234/http://seanmunger.com/2013/08/22/disappeared-leah-roberts-missing-13-years/https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-questions-surrounding-disappearance-of-raleigh-woman/14546488/https://www.wral.com/story/140251/https://www.wral.com/video/news/local/video/14546492/https://unsolved.com/gallery/leah-roberts/https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-bizarre-disappearance-of-leah-robertshttps://www.grunge.com/1035184/the-unsolved-2000-disappearance-of-leah-roberts-explained/https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2023/09/14/leah-roberts/
David Utterback is a multiple-time James Beard Award honoree and the first Nebraska-based chef to be named a finalist for Best Chef: Midwest (2023). As the chef and owner of Omaha's acclaimed restaurants Yoshitomo, Ota, and Koji (his flagship Japanese restaurant, high-end omakase counter, and izakaya concept, respectively), he has earned national recognition for redefining Japanese cuisine in the American Midwest—with even The Washington Post declaring Ota as one of the country's best sushi restaurants. A self-taught sushi chef, David isknown for melding Midwestern ingredients with Japanese precision and technique, creating a style that honors tradition while pushing the boundaries of what sushi can be.Born to a Japanese mother and American father, David's path to sushi was unconventional. After years of being immersed in Omaha's indie punk scene, a job at a local sushi restaurant shifted his focus and ultimately sparked a lifelong passion. In 2008, a formative trip to Japan– including a meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro and a rare apprenticeship offer from Jiro Ono himself – solidified his commitment to mastering the craft on his own terms. Guided by self-study, his mother's translations of Japanese culinary texts, and countless omakase experiences across Japan and the U.S., David has forged a style that is both deeply personal and distinctly regional.He continues to challenge expectations of where exceptional sushi can be found – and what it can taste like.Send us a textFirecracker Farm Small-batch Spicy Salt Family farm with a secret blend of Carolina Reaper, Ghost, and Trinidad Scorpion peppers.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show
Dr. Joe Patterson hosts a conversation with Drs. Ashley Levack, Sean Campbell, and Joshua Gary about managing busy orthopaedic practices and balancing family needs and obligations throughout the seasons of professional and personal life. Live from the OTA 2025 Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
We're focusing on an emerging branch of artificial intelligence called agentic AI – that is, an AI tool that can, essentially, act like a booking agent, all the way up to making a reservation on the traveler’s behalf. It acts like an agent – but is it a threat to human travel advisors? And what does agentic AI mean for the OTA model, supplier customer service and travelers themselves? On this episode, McKinsey and Co.’s Vik Krishnan and Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Silk talk with host Rebecca Tobin about the latest developments in agentic AI and travel and where the technology could lead us. This episode was recorded Nov. 21 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises https://www.windstarcruises.com Related links Agentic AI turns searches into sales https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/Agentic-AI-turns-searches-to-sales Hotel and flight bookings are coming to Google's AI Mode https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/Hotel-and-flight-bookings-coming-to-Google-AI-ModeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's Good Morning Hospitality, Wil Slickers, Jamie Lane, Brandreth Canaley, and Michael Goldin break down Google's latest step into agentic travel planning. This system can build, price, and coordinate full itineraries, yet insists it has "no intention" of becoming an OTA. The crew explores what this means for hotels, short-term rentals, platforms, and anyone competing for consumer discovery and booking flows. Jamie also unveils brand-new data tracking World Cup demand across short-term rentals, including early signals on ADRs, booking pace, and which cities are heating up faster than expected. As the biggest travel event of 2026 approaches, the team looks at how STR markets are shifting in real time and what operators should be preparing for now. Plus, quick shoutouts to two recent fundraises from BoomPop and Localbird before diving into the week's biggest trends shaping hospitality and travel. Presented by Lodgify Follow the Hosts: Brandy Canaley – LinkedIn Jamie Lane – LinkedIn Michael Goldin – LinkedIn Connect with Skift: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.
The conversation began, as many of mine do, with a topic I think we already understand. This time it was influencer marketing. But before I could even roll my eyes at another mention of hashtags and brand deals, the discussion took a sharp turn toward something far more interesting: trust, storytelling, and what it really means to build relationships in a digital world that doesn't trust much anymore. That shift came courtesy of Sarah Stahl, co-founder of Market Movers. She's knee-deep in the world where AI, marketing, and hospitality overlap—a place where the glossy brand voice is fading fast, and authentic creators are taking the spotlight. Listening to her, I realized this isn't just about influencers. It's about how we all show up as marketers. What Makes a Good Creator Partnership Sarah's approach to creators feels refreshingly human. She doesn't chase follower counts; she looks for people who know how to build relationships. She compares choosing a creator to hiring an employee—sometimes you think you've found “the one,” and then day one tells a different story. That hit home for me. I've hired those “perfect” people before too, only to realize the chemistry wasn't there. Her advice? Start small, watch how they work, and build from there. The Power of Storytelling We talked about how hard it is to sell something you can't touch or taste online. Think about restaurants—how do you market flavor through a screen? The best creators don't just post photos; they tell stories that make people feel the experience. Sarah shared a beautiful story about one of her creators who found healing while working on a campaign. That moment of real emotion became part of the brand story—and honestly, that's the kind of marketing that stays with people. When Things Go Sideways At some point, every brand faces it: a creator says something that doesn't quite fit. My instinct as a business owner is to cringe, but Sarah made me pause. “Perfection breeds mistrust,” she said. And she's right. People don't expect flawless; they expect real. When something uncomfortable happens, it's an opportunity to step into the conversation—not hide from it. The New Rules of Visibility Sarah also made a point that stopped me in my tracks. AI tools like ChatGPT aren't pulling most of their information from your shiny website—they're pulling from stories. Creator content, real conversations, reviews. If your brand isn't in that mix, you're invisible. That's a wake-up call for every business owner clinging to the “if we build it, they will come” mindset. Key Takeaways • Build trust first. Pick creators who care more about their audience than their follower count. • Find your storytellers. The ones who can make your product or service feel real. • Don't panic over imperfection. Use it as a chance to connect, not retreat. • Invest in the relationship. The best results come from creators who grow with you. • Stay part of the conversation. The future of search and AI belongs to brands that keep showing up authentically. Influencer marketing isn't about trends or chasing the next viral post. It's about people—real voices telling real stories. And if you treat it that way, marketing starts to feel a whole lot less like work and a whole lot more like a conversation. And if that sounds a little too simple—good. Because simple usually works. About Sarah Stahl Sarah Stahl, co-founder of Market Movers lives at the intersection of AI marketing and hospitality. If you've ever wondered how to turn “just another rental” into a brand guests remember (and actually book direct), that's my sweet spot. I'm obsessed with helping property owners cut through the noise, escape OTA dependence, and build systems that truly sell themselves. These days, I'm 100% focused on agentic search and direct booking strategies because the future of hospitality marketing isn't about chasing algorithms, it's about building brands guests can't forget. Always creative, always candid—that's me. Want to learn more Go to : https://sarahstahl.com/
Inside 20+ Years of Hotel Operations, Digital Marketing, Guest Tech, and the Future of HospitalityHospitality innovation, hotel technology, and digital marketing for hotels take center stage in this powerhouse conversation with Michael and Marcy Albert—two industry veterans with over 40 years of combined experience across Marriott, Hyatt, Radisson, Ace Hotels, OTA strategy, guest communication tools, and hotel operations leadership. This episode dives into how technology, culture, and service collide to create unforgettable guest experiences in today's competitive travel landscape.Michael Albert brings more than two decades of hospitality experience, including major roles with Marriott, Radisson, Hyatt, and 14+ years helping scale Ace Hotels from a small handful of properties to a globally recognized brand. His background spans hotel operations, digital marketing, distribution, convention and trade show logistics, and the systems that power modern hotels.Marcy Albert's journey is equally compelling—from culinary school dropout to 25-year hospitality leader across Hyatt, independent hotels, online travel agencies, and now a decade in hotel technology, property management systems, guest communication tech, and digital marketing solutions. Her vantage point bridges both the operational and tech-sales sides of the industry.Together, they unpack where hospitality is heading next, why guest expectations are evolving faster than ever, how hotels can adopt smarter technology without losing their soul, and what every operator should be doing right now to stay ahead.Perfect for:• Hotel operators and GMs• Hospitality tech leaders• Digital marketers in travel• Revenue managers and distribution teams• Anyone who cares about people, service, and unforgettable guest experiencesMichael and Marcy's lobby talk podcasthttps://hotelhumor.com/If this episode encouraged you, subscribe, review, and share the podcast to help spread the message.All links are right here: https://solo.to/kellycardenas
Pastori Matthew Winkler löydettiin ammuttuna kotoaan Selmerin kaupungista Yhdysvalloissa. Melko pian selvisi, että kyseessä oli perheen sisäisen teko ja syyllinen saatiin kiinni. Motiivi teolle jäi kuitenkin epäselväksi, sillä syyttäjällä ja puolustuksella oli hyvin erilainen näkemys siitä, mikä rikokseen oli johtanut. Myös syyllisen saama tuomio jakoi valtavasti mielipiteitä. * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions LÄHTEET: Kirja: Diane Fanning - The Pastor's Wife: The Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death That Divided a Family (St. Martins Press, 2008)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT3zxPLNkxg&t=4330s&ab_channel=JohnAylwardTrueCrimeIrelandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TZLzURmEJA&ab_channel=OWNhttps://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3350281&page=1https://abcnews.go.com/US/made-preachers-wife-kill-husband/story?id=109358837https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=2667042&page=1https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19114084https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26012998https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18232166https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12048445https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11992497https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19683388https://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/14/preacher.slain/index.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/18/winkler.testimony/index.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/12/winkler.oprah/index.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/12/winkler.trial/https://christiancourier.com/articles/a-footnote-on-the-mary-winkler-casehttps://www.actionnews5.com/story/7875167/whatever-happened-to-mary-winkler/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wife-of-slain-minister-released-from-jail
Send us a message!VRMA International 2025 is in the books and if you were there, you probably felt it too: this year hit differently.More people, deeper conversations, and a sense that the vacation rental industry is entering a new chapter. But what actually stuck after the applause faded?In this episode, Alex & Annie sit down with Tim Rosolio, Ela Mezhiborsky, and Jessica Gillingham to reflect on what stood out most, not just from the sessions, but from the conversations around the show. From global distribution shifts and OTA quality standards to how AI is reshaping operations, trust, and discoverability, this is a candid look at what's changing and what it means for property managers on the ground.We discuss:1️⃣ The state of global distribution with Tim Rosolio2️⃣ Trust, verification, and real-world AI risks with Ela Mezhiborsky3️⃣ Marketing visibility and the future of discoverability with Jessica GillinghamWhether you joined the crowd in Vegas or followed along from afar, this conversation will catch you up on the bigger picture.Connect with Tim:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rosolio-434b2a98/ Connect with Ela:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elamezhiborsky/ Connect with Jessica:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicagillingham/ Get 20% off any yearly or bi-yearly Lodgify plan, plus free personalized onboarding (a $3,000 value).
Dr. Michael Blankstein chats with Dr. Jo De Schepper about study findings of the paper: "Local Osteo-Enhancement Procedure Significantly Increases Bone Mineral Density in the Proximal Femur of Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis at High Risk of Hip Fracture" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. Blankstein speaks with Dr. Clayton R. Welsh about the results of their study entitled: "The Effect of Fully Threaded Screws on Valgus Collapse in Garden One and Two Femoral Neck Fractures." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
Kun perheenäiti Tami Reay ilmoitettiin kadonneeksi, poliisilla oli heti kaksi epäiltyä; Tamin poikaystävä Brian ja Tamin aviomies Brad. Tutkinnan aikana poliisit löysivät todisteita, jotka viittasivat kummankin miehen syyllisyyteen. Lopulta oikea syyllinen löytyi, mutta vielä oikeudessakin kuultiin syytöksiä uuteen, yllättävään suuntaan. * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions LÄHTEET: Framed by the Killer-dokkarisarjan jakso “A Lover's Frame” (kausi1 jakso 2), OxygenThe Devil Speaks-dokkarisarjan jakso “Set Me Free” (kausi 1 jakso 3), Investigation Discoveryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Adq-jVQ1s&ab_channel=TEDxTalkshttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/sd-supreme-court/1431479.htmlhttps://www.oxygen.com/framed-by-the-killer/crime-news/brad-reay-killed-wife-tami-then-framed-her-lover-blamed-daughterhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29125204https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16780184https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/84083501/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/84083956/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/84084478/https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/supreme-court-upholds-conviction-of-pierre-man-who-killed-wife/article_baf714d5-9474-5af5-bfe3-b84d0e9042a4.htmlhttps://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/top-stories/father-says-12-year-old-daughter-killed-mother-not-him/article_7c86bb96-d73c-5343-ab77-68b19be53f4e.htmlhttps://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/top-stories/family-wins-civil-lawsuit-in-tami-reay-death/article_281c4a62-5ea1-5a1f-a39c-45524b73a4d1.htmlhttps://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/02/19/pierre-man-convicted-killing-wife-dies-prison/https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/High-court-hearing-appeal-from-man-convicted-of-killing-wife-558447431.html
Jet2 makes a bold move on easyJet's home turf, Webjet expands into multiday tours, and Arlo Hotels may be the next lifestyle brand on the market. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy covers the latest airline rivalry at Gatwick, a new chapter for Australia's largest OTA, and why boutique hotel brands are becoming prime acquisition targets. Articles Referenced: Jet2 Delivers a Very Unwelcome Birthday Present to EasyJet Australia's Webjet Launched Something Other OTAs Don't Have — Multiday Tours Arlo Hotels Looks for a Buyer Honorable Mention: Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IG Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.
What insights did RegisKillbin get from casting the Golden Gauntlet? Is the new Man-Spider a meta-breaker or just a Shang-Chi magnet? Why did Vision, M'Baku, and Hydro Stomper get major buffs in the latest OTA? Join Alex Coccia and special guest RegisKillbin as they chat about this and more on this episode of The Snap Chat and catch Cozy and Alex every week as they discuss all things Marvel Snap.Have a question or comment for Cozy and Alex? Send them a Text Message.You've been listening to The Snap Chat. Keep the conversation going on x.com/ACozyGamer and x.com/AlexanderCoccia. Until next time, happy snapping!
Kun 18-vuotias Aaron Pajich-Sweetman katosi Australiassa kesällä 2016, poliisi pääsi nopeasti tekijöiden jäljille. Paljastui, että kaksi naista olivat punoneet järkyttävää murhasuunnitelmaa jo jonkin aikaa ja valmistautuneet tekoon huolella. * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin aiempaa tuotantoa. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä-podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions LÄHTEET: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/perth-teenager-aaron-pajich-18-missing-in-rockingham-kwinana-ng-d0d445e7fde4ce62e4bab29d97c68622https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/landlady-heard-call-that-lured-teen-aaron-pajich-to-his-death-ng-6656caedccaa3975db645ad15b03a0d9https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/father-of-aaron-pajich-sweetman-says-his-son-was-a-hero-ng-314c446b51e41c76866bc25186b8f69ehttps://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/pajich-accused-trudi-lenon-wont-be-taking-the-stand-ng-b218a9760811cedb87605c8a7475e144https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/crime/aaron-pajich-sweetman-murder-jemma-lilley-trudi-lenon-sentenced-to-28-years-ng-b88759783zhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-06/work-colleague-tells-court-lilley-confessed-to-pajich-murder/9024844?fbclid=IwAR1k6qYRrlrcY8rU4Wrg-JkfqjoS4V4ZNlUDG1C0w7QbPSHI2Yic7Q7uS6ghttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-03/aaron-pajich-thrill-killing-trial-day-2/9010758https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-03/inside-the-house-of-horrors-where-aaron-pajich-was-murdered/9116738https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-05/aaron-pajich-murder-accused-had-growing-urge-to-kill-court-told/9019356https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/i-am-your-submissive-texts-reveal-relationship-between-pajich-murder-accused-20171012-gyzm77.htmlhttps://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/aaron-pajich-murderers-thrill-killing-women-to-learn-fate-20180227-h0wqd9.htmlhttps://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/the-darkness-kept-cropping-up-stronger-and-stronger-inside-the-minds-of-killers-20171103-gzelvr.htmlhttps://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/heartbroken-father-of-murder-victim-aaron-pajich-awarded-compensation-for-mental-shock-20200902-p55rqb.htmlhttps://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/strange-bond-between-women-accused-of-killing-wa-teen-20171017-gz28nd.htmlhttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/aaron-pajich-trial-court-hears-murder-accussed-jemma-lilley-told-police-where-grave-site-was-ng-b88630331zhttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/orelia-murder-police-reveal-phone-call-led-them-to-aaron-pajich-sweetmans-killers-jemma-lilley-and-trudi-lenon-ng-b88648036zhttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/how-killer-jemma-lilley-got-family-to-dress-as-horror-character-freddy-krueger-for-her-wa-wedding-ng-b88757021zhttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/aaron-pajich-trial-murder-accused-jemma-lilley-says-housemate-trudi-lenon-was-poisoning-friend-ng-b88640271zhttps://thewest.com.au/news/wa/aaron-pajich-trial-trudi-lenon-chooses-not-to-give-evidence-in-her-own-defence-ng-b88642718zhttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/chilling-texts-jemma-lilley-sent-to-her-housemate-before-murdering-autistic-teen/news-story/9077f2eef256e9f55379ce6522b75ff6https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/secret-life-of-sadistic-killer-jemma-lilley/news-story/9e3fce8daa476be1b31fcb185642f075?fbclid=IwAR2Mpjts6u6HN2BF-gvwGjR7h33IAx7U10gfXnxSH_h-opQXEQI_8cj9QE8https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/morally-repugnant-female-thrill-killers-jailed-for-life-for-aaron-pajich-murder/news-story/62993dd81f38e4d2ede5332de9645a1dhttps://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/aaron-pajichsweetman-murder-jemma-lilley-trudi-lenon-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/news-story/6231affec0fe9c52e9796d4899ae56behttps://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/aaron-pajich-murder-trial-teen-allegedly-killed-during-bondage-role-play/news-story/8d8c8e47eaf1d7bed3b391e1b0ccac62https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4831569/serial-killer-obsessed-brit-jemma-lilley-butchered-an-autistic-teen-and-wrote-she-couldnt-rest-until-a-fresh-screaming-victim-is-gushing-on-the-floor/
Join host Dr. Michael Blankstein as he chats with new OTA members Drs. Justin Hellwinkle and Mariel Rickert about their experiences at the Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org
Peter SymePartnerTourpreneurhttps://adventuretravelmarketing.com/guest/peter-syme/Peter Syme. Ex military, Ex Large Corporate, Ex Tour Operators of multiple travel businesses in several countries. World wanderer and adventure addict, having visited over 140 countries. Now spending time building the world's largest community of tour operators with the aim of making them more profitable. To do so we work in the intersection of operators, technology and platforms.summaryIn this episode, Jason Elkins interviews Pete Syme, a partner at Tourpreneur, discussing the challenges and opportunities faced by tour operators in the tourism industry. They explore the importance of community, marketing strategies, and the need for business acumen among operators. Pete shares his background in the military and corporate sectors, emphasizing the significance of networking and understanding customer profiles. The conversation highlights the fragmented nature of the travel industry and encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to join the field.takeawaysTourpreneur is a community of tour operators across various sectors.The community helps operators navigate challenges and improve their businesses.Loneliness is a common issue for small tour operators.Many operators lack formal training in business management.The travel industry is worth approximately $254 billion.Marketing is crucial for success in the tour operation business.Product quality is essential but not the only factor for success.Networking and partnerships can significantly impact business growth.Understanding customer profiles is vital for effective marketing.The travel industry is fragmented, offering opportunities for new entrants. Learn more about Big World Made Small Adventure Travel Marketing and join our private community to get episode updates, special access to our guests, and exclusive adventure travel offers on our website.
Platform promotions are everywhere right now, but are they actually helping your short-term rental business, or just draining your profits? In this episode, we dig into the truth behind Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com discounts, uncovering how they work and how you can use them strategically without sacrificing revenue. Learn how to stand out in search results without slashing your nightly rate. What You'll Learn in This Episode: • How Airbnb's early bird, last-minute, and length-of-stay discounts really impact visibility • The "new listing" discount every OTA is pushing—and whether you should use it • Why dynamic pricing tools miss these promotions and how to avoid double discounts • Booking.com's loyalty Genius Program and how it compares to Airbnb or VRBO • A pro hack using PMS channel markups to gain visibility without lowering your prices If you've been unsure about whether OTA discounts are worth it, this episode brings clarity and strategy. Learn how to work the system—without letting it work you. Don't forget to subscribe, share, and check the links below for free tools to help you scale your rental income the smart way. Resource Links: Check out our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShortTermRentalRiches Grab your free management eBook: https://strriches.com/#tools-resources Looking to earn more with your property (without the headaches)? Chat with our expert management team: https://strriches.com/management-services/
Occupational therapy assistants are the bedrock of treatment provision in many OT departments throughout the country.In fact, In large rural SNFs, around 58% of OT staffing minutes are by OTAs.And, in rural and underserved communities, about 48% of all Medicare outpatient therapy services are provided by OTAs.But, not enough continuing education has been geared towards the unique challenges and opportunities within this profession. That's why I'm so thankful to begin a new annual series on Hot Topics for OTAs, with our first guest, Amy Mahle Ed.D., COTA/L, ROH. Amy and I will discuss the hot topics that are top of mind headed into 2026: from changing reimbursement to the OTA pipeline, to new technologies at the point of care. This course is perfect for both occupational therapy assistants, and occupational therapists who are curious to learn more about our closest colleagues. Support the show
Dr. Alex Crespo speaks with Colonel Dan Stinner, MD about his experience as a US Army surgeon and how young surgeons can pursue military service. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org