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「現金給付「評価しない」は65％…小泉農水相の備蓄米放出は7割が「評価」　石破内閣支持率が5ポイント上昇【ＦＮＮ世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、石破内閣の支持率は38.2％で、5月から5ポイントほど上がりました。小泉農水相が進めている政府備蓄米の放出について、7割の人が「評価」しました。調査は、以下の方法で行いました。・期間: 2025年6月14日・15日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の1027人が回答石破内閣を「支持する」との答えは、5月より5.3ポイント上昇し38.2％でした。コメの価格高騰対策で小泉農水相が進める政府備蓄米の放出について、「大いに」と「ある程度」を合わせて7割の人が「評価」しました。また、参議院選挙が控える中、石破首相が公約として表明した国民1人あたり一律2万円を給付し子どもと低所得世帯の大人にさらに2万円上乗せする方針については、「評価しない」と答えた人が「あまり」と「まったく」を合わせて65％に上りました。一方、野党が物価高対策として示す消費税率の引き下げについては、「すべての消費税率を5％にすべき」との意見が最も多く31.7％、続いて「食料品の消費税率をゼロ」との意見が28.7％でした。また、国会が今週で会期末を迎える中、野党が内閣不信任案を提出するべきかどうかは、ともに4割台で意見が分かれました。内閣不信任案の動き次第で石破首相が衆議院を解散した場合、7月に衆議院と参議院の同日選挙が行われる可能性について、47.4％の人が「望ましい」と答えました。石破首相は、G7（主要7カ国）首脳会議で訪問中のカナダで日米首脳会談を行う予定ですが、トランプ政権が示す関税措置の問題での決着について、42％の人が「期待する」と答えました。

「消費税減税に「賛成」68％、“トランプ関税”の生活への影響「心配」が約80％…石破内閣支持率は微増も「支持しない」が2倍近い61.5％に　FNN世論調査」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、石破内閣の支持率は3月より微増して33.3％、不支持率は61.5％でした。また、物価高対策などのための消費税減税に「賛成」の人は68％でした。調査は、以下の方法で行いました。　・期間: 2025年4月19日・20日　・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)　・全国18歳以上の男女1,015人が回答石破内閣を「支持する」と答えた人は33.3％で、政権発足以来最も低かった3月より2.9ポイント増えましたが、「支持しない」と答えた人は61.5％でした。「支持する」と答えた人に理由を聞くと、「他によい人がいない（45.3％）」が最も多く、「石破首相の人柄が信頼できる（26.9％）」と続きました。「支持しない」人の理由は、「実行力に期待できない（40.0％）」が最も多く、続いて「政策がよくない（25.8％）」でした。一方、アメリカのトランプ大統領が打ち出した関税措置の日々の生活への影響を聞いたところ、「とても」と「ある程度」をあわせて79.5％の人が「心配している」と答えました。関税措置に関する石破政権の交渉に「期待している」人は「大いに」と「ある程度」を合わせて40％、「期待していない」人は「あまり」と「まったく」を合わせて58.7％でした。物価高対策で野党などから消費税の減税を求める声が出ていますが、消費税減税に「賛成」の人は68％、「反対」の人は28％でした。石破首相にいつまで首相を続けてほしいかを聞くと、「すぐに交代してほしい」が20.9％、「夏の参議院選挙まで」が37.9％、「年内」が22.4％、「できるだけ長く続けてほしい」は16.1％でした。また、2024年10月の衆議院選挙で、与党が過半数割れして「よかった」と答えた人は61.7％でした。

「支持率30.4％に急落　石破内閣として過去最低…政党支持率も自民は急落、国民、れいわが過去最高水準【FNN世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、石破内閣の支持率は2月の4割台半ばから急落し30.4％と、石破内閣が発足して最低に落ち込みました。調査は、以下の方法で行いました。・期間: 2025年3月22日・23日・電話調査（RDD 固定・携帯電話）・全国18歳以上の男女1013人が回答石破内閣を「支持する」との答えは30.4％で、2月より14ポイント下落して石破内閣として過去最低になりました。「支持しない」との答えは、63％でした。10万円の商品券を配ったことに対する石破首相の説明について、「納得しない」との答えは「あまり」と「まったく」をあわせて76.9％でした。一方で、石破首相が首相を「辞める必要はない」と答えた人は62.6％でした。政党支持率は、自民党の支持率が6ポイント近く急落して20.8％でした。立憲民主党は2月と同じ6.9％、日本維新の会は2ポイント下落して3.4％、一方で、国民民主党は支持率が上がり11.1％、れいわ新選組は5.2％と、いずれも過去最高の水準となりました。国会で3月末までに結論を出すことになっている企業・団体献金の在り方については、「公開するべき」が49.3％で「禁止するべき」は24.9％でした。コメの価格高騰対策として、政府が備蓄米を放出した対応については「評価する」という意見が54.5％で半数を超えました。

In this episode we talk to Dr. Usama Bilal of Drexel University about Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) and Difference-in-Differences (DiD), two quasi experimental methods that fall under the instrumental variables framework which we discussed in previous episodes. We talk about what RDD is, the different types (fuzzy vs sharp) and what we are actually estimating (LATE vs CACE). We talk about the bias vs variance tradeoff in how far from the threshold we choose to draw inferences. We talk about the assumptions that are needed for these methods to give valid estimate of effects. Then we talk about DiD and how this is a form of RDD with a second group that does not experience the discontinuity as a control. And we talk about the additional assumptions needed for this approach (e.g. parallel trends).

Buon venerdì Stupefan! Chi, come Riccardo, non sapeva che si è conclusa da poco la sesta edizione della European Harm Reduction Conferenze a Varsavia? Appuntamento organizzato da Correlation, il network europeo della riduzione del danno e che quest'anno aveva una missione chiara: putting people first! La conferenza, in particolare quella di quest'anno, era talmente importante che ve la faremo raccontare da un reporter speciale. Torna infatti ai nosti microfoni Pino Di Pino, presidente di ITARDD e operatore di strada, che ci porterà nel cuore del dibattito più fantascientifico e innovativo dell'anno. C'è dell'hype? Allora cliccate play!Note dell'episodio:- Il sito di Correlation: https://correlation-net.org/- Il sito della conferenza europea: https://www.harmreductionconference.eu/- L'app della conferenza: https://www.harmreductionconference.eu/index.php/event-app-ehrc2024/- Qui recuperate tutte le sessioni della conferenza:  https://www.youtube.com/@DrugreporterTV/streams- Iscriviti a ITARDD: https://www.itardd.it/Entra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast! Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

「石破内閣支持率43.8％で約10ポイント急落　　「103万円の壁」は「引き上げるべき」8割近く【FNN世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、衆議院選挙の結果を受けた石破内閣の支持率は43.8％で、10月に比べて10ポイントほど下がりました。一方で、石破首相の続投を支持する人が半数を超えました。調査は以下の方法で行いました。・期間：2024年11月2日・3日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1012人が回答石破内閣を「支持する」との答えは43.8％で、10月から10ポイント急落しました。「支持しない」との答えは49.8％で、不支持が支持を上回りました。衆議院選挙で、与党の議席が過半数を下回った結果を受けて、石破首相が「続投して良い」との答えは55.3％、「交代するべき」は36.5％でした。また、選挙で争点の1つとなった政治資金の不記載など「政治とカネ」の問題について、選挙で「けじめがついた」と答えた人は10.6％、「けじめはついていない」との答えは85.5％でした。政党支持率については、選挙で50議席増やした立憲民主党の支持率は13.7％で、10月より6ポイント上がりました。また、議席を4倍に増やした国民民主党の支持率は10.1％に急上昇し、今の調査では結党以来最も高い支持率となりました。一方、自民党の支持率は25.8％で、裏金問題が発覚した当時と同じ低い水準となりました。こうした中、11日に国会で予定される次の首相を指名する選挙で誰が指名されるのがふさわしいか聞いたところ、自民党の石破総裁が46.1％、立憲民主党の野田代表が17.4％、国民民主党の玉木代表が10.2％でした。今後の政権の枠組みについては、「自民・公明が過半数割れのまま政権維持」が30.5％、「自民・公明が他党と連立して過半数を得て政権維持」が30.2％、「立憲民主党が他の野党と連立して、過半数を得て政権交代」が31.1％でした。また、政策では、国民民主党が選挙でかかげた「103万円の壁」を引き上げる政策について、「引き上げるべき」との答えが8割近くに上りました。

Buon venerdì Stupefan!Lo sentite il fermento? La avvertite l'eccitazione? Era un po' che non dedicavamo l'episodio ad un dossier e quello di oggi è particolarmente sexy: si tratta del "Global State of Harm Reduction 2024" redatto dalla Harm Reduction International! Qual è lo stato dell'arte della riduzione del danno nel mondo? Quali i Paesi più virtuosi, il livello dei servizi offerti e la loro distribuzione? In quanti Stati ci sono progetti di scambio siringhe, in quali viene fornita la terapia sostitutiva agli oppioidi, dove sono le stanze del consumo? Rispondendo a tutte queste domande uniremo i puntini che identificano la più grande nemica della salute pubblica: no, non la droga, bensì la repressione violenta del consumo!È ora del play!Note dell'episodio:- Introduzione al Global State: https://hri.global/flagship-research/the-global-state-of-harm-reduction/the-global-state-of-harm-reduction-2024/- The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024: https://hri.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HRI-GSHR-2024_Full-Report_Final.pdfEntra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast! Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

「“次の総裁” 1位石破氏25.6％　2位小泉氏21.9％　3位高市氏12.5%　総裁選関心テーマは「物価高・賃上げ」次いで「年金・医療・介護」【FNN世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、自民党総裁選に関し、最も総裁にふさわしい人を聞いたところ、石破元幹事長がトップで26％でした。調査は、以下の方法で行いました。・期間：2024年9月14日・15日・電話調査（RDD 固定・携帯電話）・全国18歳以上の男女1012人が回答ポスト岸田争いとなる、自民党総裁選の投開票を27日に控え、最も総裁にふさわしい人については「石破元幹事長」がトップで25.6％、「小泉元環境相」は、8月から後退して2番目の21.9％、「高市経済安保相」が12.5％と続きました。総裁選での党員投票を念頭に、自民党を支持すると答えた人に聞いたところ、トップは小泉氏で29.4％、続いて石破氏が24.1％、高市氏は16.3％でした。また、選んだ理由は「人柄が信頼できる」が最も多く34.5％、「実行力」が30.4％でした。議論を深めてほしい政治課題は「物価高・賃上げ」が46％で、次いで「年金・医療・介護」が33.7％でした。また、総裁選の討論で焦点になっている選択的夫婦別姓の導入については「賛成」が38.9％、「旧姓の通称使用を広げる法整備がよい」と答えた人が46.5％で最も多くなりました。いわゆる“裏金議員”を自民党が次の衆院選で公認するかどうかについては「説明責任を果たせば公認」が39.9％、「公認すべきではない」が最も多く51.6％でした。一方、立憲民主党の次の代表に最もふさわしい人については「野田元首相」が30.8％で最も高く、「枝野前代表」が15.3％、現職の「泉代表」は7.3％でした。次の衆議院選挙後の政権のあり方については「自民・公明中心」の政権継続を望む意見が47.9％でした。また、次の衆議院選挙については、「新しい首相が就任した後、速やかに行うのがよい」との答えが42.3％でした。

「【FNN世論調査】自民党総裁に最もふさわしい人…小泉元環境相22％超、石破元幹事長21％超　立憲民主党次の代表は野田元首相が最も高く」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、9月に行われる自民党総裁選に関し、最も総裁にふさわしい人を聞いたところ、小泉元環境相が22％を超え、続いて石破元幹事長が21％台と続きました。調査は、以下の方法で行いました。・期間：2024年8月24日・25日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1017人が回答ポスト岸田争いとなる、9月27日に投開票が行われる自民党総裁選について、最も総裁にふさわしい人を聞いたところ、小泉元環境相が22.4％、2番目は石破元幹事長で21.6％でした。続いて高市経済安全保障相が10.8％、河野デジタル相が7.7％でした。さらに「自民党を支持する」と答えた人に限ると、小泉氏の支持は29.4％、石破氏は23％、高市氏は15.3％とそれぞれ高くなりました。また、自民党総裁選で、議論を深めてほしい政治課題については「物価高・賃上げ・景気」が59.7％と最も高く、次いで「年金・医療・介護」が35.9％でした。一方、立憲民主党の代表選については、42.8％の人が「関心がある」と答えました。次の代表に最もふさわしい人については、野田元首相が20.1％で最も高く、枝野前代表が16.4％と続き、現職の泉代表は6.6％でした。次の衆議院選挙後の政権のあり方については、「自民・公明中心」の政権継続を望む意見が52.6％で、7月の調査より13.3ポイント上昇しました。今の｢野党中心」の政権交代を期待する人は36.8％でした。また、政党支持率も自民党は7月より約8ポイント上昇して33％、立憲民主党は1ポイント上昇して7％でした。

Det finns en avighet mitt i den svenska vanligheten. I dess centrum återfinns två herrar föda 1919 Åke Hodell och Lennart Hellsing. Magnus Haglund visar hur deras konst hänger ihop med landet lagom. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Essän sändes första gången 2020.En av poeten Åke Hodells mer berömda skapelser kom till redan hösten 1937. Det skedde på Hammarby idrottsplats, under en match där Hodell var hejaklacksledare för Södra Latins fotbollslag. I sin helhet låter den så här:Sassa brassa mandelmassaHej, hej, hejIK FrejHeja Gröndaaaal!En av poängerna var förstås att inget av lagen hette Frej eller Gröndal. ”Men alla visste att de var de två sämsta lagen i gärdesgårdsserien”, som Hodell uttryckte saken.Han var stridspiloten som störtade, som blev antimilitarist och poet, teaterman och ljudkonstnär. Det finns mycket som binder ihop honom med det internationella avantgardet, med dadaismen och Fluxusrörelsen, ljudpoesin och slumpmusiken, den drömda och den politiska konsten.Men där finns också ett parallellt inhemskt spår som leder i delvis andra riktningar, lika mycket bakåt som framåt i tiden och som hör ihop med folkliga traditioner, revyer och ramsor, Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström, likaväl som med Bellman och Almqvist. Och inte minst Lennart Hellsing.Hodell och Hellsing var båda födda 1919 och i deras konstnärskap och författarskap förenas språkknådandet och dråpligheten, en fantasirikedom som får ordklangerna att ta oväntade vändningar, skapa nya molekylära föreningar, öppna sig för leken, trolleriet, de magiska förvandlingarna.Åke Hodells komiska militär General Bussig är i den bemärkelsen släkt med Kusin Vitamin och frasen ”Klipp av deras meningar, klipp sönder deras ord”, som återkommer gång på gång iLågsniff, skulle kunna vara något som Krakel Spektakel ägnar sig åt, i antiauktoritär villervalla.Det finns en svensk avighet, mitt i den svenska vanligheten och i bakgrunden finns Carl Jonas Love Almqvists experiment med rimformer och halsbrytande ordvändningar, i nonsensdikterna tillkomna under landsflykten i Amerika på 1850- och 60-talen.Det finns fascinerande korrespondenser mellan Hellsings ”Hej, sa Petronella ifrån Plaskeby, det är tid att fälla upp sitt paraply”, och Almqvists ”Kan man ej säga: / 'Ack, söta syster! Låna mig din Parasoll'? / Jo visst. Men kan den andra icke överväga och svara: ‘Syster! Den är blott ett gammal såll, / så full av hål!”I en artikel i Aftonbladet 1964, ”Dikt vid språkets gräns”, lyfter Kurt Aspelin fram Almqvistdimensionerna i Lennart Hellsings rimkonst, ett litterärt landskap där ”den folkliga ramsans bakvända visa skjuter skott och där Lennart Hellsing timrar på staden Annorlunda - ‘en stad där allting sker, ut och in och bak och fram och upp och ner'”. Enligt Aspelin handlar den här sortens skrivande om en ”naiv lekfullhet inför ljuden som konkret byggmaterial, spontan glädje vid språkets och logikens kullerbyttor”.Det skulle lika gärna kunna vara Åke Hodells konstnärskap han beskriver, inte minst det som äger rum i radiopjäsen om just Almqvists landsflyktsår i Amerika, Den stora segern vid Gettysburg från 1972. Här förvandlas verkligheten, på ett galghumoristiskt och melankoliskt vis, med hjälp av upprepningar och rytmiska förskjutningar. Samma sak många gånger om, i ständigt nya belysningar, med hjärnans elektroniska aktiviteter som fantiserar om livet där borta, på andra sidan havet. I ett brev till producenten Stina Eidem under föreställningsarbetet fångar Hodell Almqvists tvetydighet och kreativa ambivalens:”Hos Almqvist brottades fantasierna och realiteterna med varandra på ett mer uppförstora sätt än hos vanliga människor. Svårigheten för Almqvist var att skilja fantasi och verklighet åt (en åkomma som hand delar med de flesta författare).”Ja, så där formulerar sig Åke Hodell och han befinner sig i det här skedet i direktkontakt med omvandlingskrafterna och de revolutionära omstruktureringarna i Almqvists författarskap.Men för både Åke Hodell och Lennart Hellsing tycks detta bråkande med verklighetsbilderna och anammandet av fantasins förvandlingskrafter handla om någonting mer än poetisk lekfullhet. Som konstnärlig akt är det hela intimt förbundet med upplevelser av andra världskriget, av ett Sverige som är litet, ansatt och trångt och söker samförståndslösningar, och senare, efter kriget, mynnar ut i välfärdsstatens rationalism och nyttotänkande. Var sak på sin plats.Räta linjer, korrekta åsikter.Hodell och Hellsing bryter med allt detta och de gör det med konstnärlig suveränitet och en virtuositet i handlaget, i ordens placeringar, kommatecknens rytmiska förskjutningar, de oväntade tankesprången mitt i vardagsbilderna.Lennart Hellsing var visserligen aldrig, som Åke Hodell, med om någon flygolycka som påverkade hela konstnärskapet och blev en moralisk frågeställning om maktens språk. Men kriget kastar ändå sina skuggor och föder detta enorma frihetsbehov i språkets kränganden, ett kollagetänkande med skarpa linjer och förbluffande kombinationer som i hög grad påminner om Öyvind Fahlströms metod: ”Man tar en bit A och hittar en bit B och det tänder vildsint när man stryker A mot B”.Ja, det är detta de ägnar sig åt, Herr Kors-och-Tvärs och Fröken Hit-och-dit. De dansar med varandra och gläder sig åt de oregerliga rytmerna som får världen att vibrera, något som kommer till ett fantastiskt uttryck i Kanaljen i Seraljen, konstboken från 1956 där Hellsings dikter omskapats av konstnärer som X:et, Randi Fisher, Endre Nemes och Karl-Axel Perhson.Därför är det helt följdriktigt att Lennart Hellsing uppskattade en bok som Annika Elmqvists Sprätten satt på toaletten. Eller att han, i en Aftonbladetartikel 1966, kunde beskriva Maria Gripes romanfigur Hugo som ”en romantisk symbol för ett uppror mot de sociala konventionerna, mot stela regler och tidsjäktet”.Här tydliggörs släktskapet med Åke Hodells konstnärliga och politiska anarkism, rättframheten och det direkta tilltalet, som inte jamsar med och gör sig till, men har en absolut känsla för komiken när språkordningen ställs på ända.Det är detta som äger rum i Verner von Heidenstam, Nya dikter, attentatsverket från 1967 där Åke Hodell har hällt bläck över Heidenstams lyriksamling från 1915. Så kan det högtidliga och nationellt laddade språket invaderas av främmande och förstörande krafter, djur på vandring över boksidorna, en nödvändig oordning mitt i det som uppfattar sig som fast och färdigt.I dikten Medborgarsång, i strofen som Heidenstam inleder ”Vi stridde gemensamt för hem och härd,/då våra kuster förbrändes,” låter det så här när Hodell gått loss med bläcket:Vi stridde gemensamt för hem härdDå våra k rändesEj herNär vEj hermenDet äck på Sveriges bAtt eter pengar. Det är skoch tempelmen kasta soch taVi ör eg k, et skiljan det v vilja.Magnus Haglund

「内閣支持率25.1％　先月より6.1ポイント減少　衆院選後の「政権交代望む声」46％に…電気・ガス料金への補助「評価する」56.9％【FNN世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、岸田内閣の支持率は、25.1％でした。次の衆議院選挙後の政権交代を望む声が46％に上りました。調査は、ご覧の以下で行いました。・期間：2024年7月20日・21日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1033人が回答岸田内閣を「支持する」と答えた人は25.1％で、6月より6.1ポイント減少しました。8月から10月まで期間限定で再開する電気・ガス料金への補助については、56.9％の人が「評価する」と答えました。また、東京都知事選挙で注目されたネット選挙運動について、今後、選挙で投票する時に「参考にする」と答えた人は、60.3％に上りました。「岸田首相にいつまで総理大臣を続けて欲しいか」という質問に「すぐに交代」が26.7％、「9月の自民党総裁任期まで」が59.5％でした。続いて、次の衆議院選挙後の政権について「自民公明を中心とした政権継続」を望むとの答えが39.3％、「野党を中心とした政権交代」を望む人は46％でした。ただし、政党支持率を見ると自民党が25.1％で、2番目の立憲民主党は6.1％でした。秋までに予定される自民党総裁選で次の総裁にふさわしい候補を聞いたところ、最も多かったのが「石破元幹事長」で24.7％、2番目の「小泉元環境相」の12.1％の倍以上となりました。岸田首相は7番目の4.1％でした。

「岸田内閣支持率が8カ月ぶりに30%超　一方で総理大臣を「すぐに交代」は25%超・「9月の総裁任期まで」が55%超【FNN世論調査】」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、岸田内閣の支持率は31.2％で、8カ月ぶりに3割台となった。また、政治資金規正法の自民案について、6割が「評価しない」と答えた。調査は、以下の方法で行った。・期間: 2024年6月15日・16日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1013人が回答岸田内閣を「支持する」との答えは31.2％で、8カ月ぶりに内閣支持率が3割台を回復したが、「どちらかといえば支持する」と答えた消極的な支持が10％にのぼった。政治資金規正法改正の自民党案について、「評価する」と答えた人は3割、「評価しない」と答えた人は6割だった。岸田政権が6月から物価高対策として始めた、所得税など1人あたり4万円の定額減税については、42.9％が「評価する」、54.7％が「評価しない」と答えた。また、今国会で関連法が成立した、児童手当の拡充などのための「子ども子育て支援金制度」について、少子化対策として「期待する」と答えた人は38.9％、「期待しない」との答えは59.5％だった。今後、岸田政権に取り組んでほしい政策は、「物価高対策」と答えた人が最も多く47.5％だった。「政治資金規正法の改正」と答えた人は14.7％だった。岸田首相にいつまで総理大臣を続けてほしいかという質問に、「すぐに交代」と答えた人は25.6％、「9月の自民党総裁任期まで」と答えた人が最も多く55.9％だった。一方、「次の総理にふさわしい人」について、自民党の石破元幹事長と答えた人が最も多く16.4％、次いで小泉元環境相が14.6％、岸田首相は7番目の4.3％だった。また、次の衆議院総選挙後の政権のあり方について、「自民・公明中心の政権継続」と答えた人と「今の野党を中心とした政権交代」と答えた人はほぼ同数で、ともに4割強だった。

#159: Scott Nield is the CEO of Montereau, which is Oklahoma's premier retirement community. Scott is a deeply passionate senior living and hospitality executive who looks for innovative platforms and programming to delight his residents. Scott is a servant leader. He believes in living a life of service and purpose. Service has to benefit another. He feels his purpose in life is to ensure people (especially seniors) know they are loved, valued and that they are hugely important. Ultimately, great leadership is great fellowship. He sees senior living as a wonderful platform to fulfill this mission.Scott's experiences both in the senior living and development sector have shaped his leadership, but also stem from his time leading some of the most elite PGA country clubs. During his time in professional golf he was able to learn from Craig Harmon and many other golf greats. Before Scott stepped into progressional golf he moved to the United States during college to play soccer and golf at New Mexico State University from Scotland. On the show Scott shares his story of growing up in Scotland, playing sports in college, getting into golf, stepping into senior living, RDD leadership, power of listening, mentors, finding a calling, failing forward, and much more. For more info on Scott check out www.montereau.net, as well as their charity golf tournament at Southern Hill Country Club that he mentions toward the end at https://www.montereau.net/golfEnjoy the show! 

Nell'88° puntata di Illuminismo psichedelico lo psicologo Emanuele Perrone, membro di ITARDD (Rete Italia riduzione del Danno) e della Cooperativa Parsec di Roma, ci ha raccontato nel dettaglio cos'è la Riduzione del Danno e come opera a livello pratico, articolando una serie di interventi a carattere socio-sanitario erogati da diversi gruppi di professionisti e volontari, seguendo approcci basati su evidenze scientifiche di carattere trasversale e preposti a far incontrare i servizi sanitari a diverse persone in diversi contesti, da chi soffre di disturbi alimentari, a chi è ludopatico, fino a chi fa uso e abuso di sostanze. Benché sia uno dei quattro pilastri della politica della Comunità Europea sulle droghe (gli altri sono: prevenzione, trattamento, lotta al narcotraffico), la Riduzione del Danno è spesso misconosciuta e sottofinanziata in Italia, pur consentendo al sistema sanitario di risparmiare evitando diversi interventi di soccorso e degenza. Va ricordato che l'obiettivo generale della RDD è la limitazione dei rischi e il contenimento dei danni droga correlati piuttosto che la prevenzione del consumo in sé, e i destinatari sono tanto i consumatori attivi di sostanze, quanto le loro famiglie, le reti di prossimità e la collettività sociale nel suo complesso.

Stupefan è venerdì, ma non uno come gli altri! Anche questo venerdì ci dedicheremo alla legalizzazione degli psichedelici, esplorando il testo cult appena sfornato dalla Transform Drug Policy Foundation "How to regulate psychedelics - a practical guide". In questo episodio esploreremo le proposte di regolamentazione avanzate dalla Transform ed entreremo nel dettaglio dei pro e dei contro di ogni modello ipotizziato. Come si risponde ai rischi delle sostanze e come si può evitare che le multinazionali si spartiscano questo possibile nuovo mercato? Lo scoprite cliccando play!Note dell'episodio:- Il sito della Transform Drug Policy Foundation: https://transformdrugs.org- How to regulate psychedelics: https://transformdrugs.org/assets/files/How-to-regulate-psychedelics.pdfEntra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.como seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast!Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

In this episode, your host, Leandra Costa, talks with Relationships Done Different Facilitator Layal Alnajjar about Finding The Fun & Joy In Relationship. Layal is a Relationships Done Different facilitator and creates classes in the Middle East. Layal used to struggle with relationships and found herself choosing from a space of lack and need. She believed she needed a partner to ‘complete' her. Through honouring her relationship with herself, she has discovered how to create a life of joy and abundance. Key points from this episode's conversation Living a life of total ignorance When choosing a relationship, where do you choose from? Switching from functioning from a space of need Finding the joy in your relationship with yourself Tools to get out of the space of need and lack Living a life of total ignorance Before Relationships Done Different, Layal lived a life of total ignorance. It was a litany of judgments, and she believed she was always wrong when it came to relationships. The first Access class she took was not Relationships Done Different, but Talk To The Entities! However, with the entities and that relationship with the universe, the invitation to be a RDD facilitator became clear. Being You Changing the World changed things for her. It clicked for her that she could be herself and that being herself was okay, and she began to seek more. The first relationship she realized she was sucking at was the relationship with herself. She recognized that she wasn't demanding enough of herself, and she struggled with the idea that she didn't fit in with others. And without knowing how to fit in, she acted from the place of wanting to show others how different she was, so they could judge her. She believed she needed to struggle. Now Layal doesn't have the need to show others she is different: she knows she is different. When choosing a relationship, where do you choose from? Something Layal has noticed in her facilitation of Relationships Done Different, the sessions she has and the Access classes she takes, is that often people are seeking relationships out of need, and not out of the acknowledgment that a relationship could complement their lives. People feel there is a lack within themselves when they are not in a relationship, and that in the eyes of society they are wrong. They can't enjoy their lives, even if their lives are full of excitement and joy, as there's always this nagging feeling of lack. For example, there was a time when Layal used to feel like she was always the third wheel with other couples. The feeling of the third wheel was so strong that she started to think that there was something wrong with her, and that she shouldn't go out. When she acknowledged that it was okay that she wasn't in a relationship, she could create a relationship from a space of abundance and having another person as a complement to her life, instead of completing it. Switching from functioning from a space of need In Layal's first Relationships Done Different class, even before becoming a facilitator, she had an ‘ah-ha' moment. There are so many questions that you don't ask yourself when you are or aren't in a relationship. And when you have those questions coming at you, it's like eye-opening. Creating a relationship was never in Layal's realm of possibilities before. She felt lonely, trapped, sad, depressed and, even though her divorce was her choice, she still felt inadequate. There wasn't an inkling of thinking that she could create, firstly, a relationship with herself. That was never on the table. She always thought people got into a relationship in order to feel complete and that relationships were the only way to feel complete. But what is ‘complete,' really? That's the lack, and the need. And why would you choose lack and need? Instead, she started acknowledging that everything she does and all the people in her life are to increase the fun and joy that she already has in her life, and that she doesn't need a man in her life to show her what fun is. She is the creator of her life, her relationships, her fun and her money. Finding the joy in your relationship with yourself When you really start to create and enjoy that relationship with yourself, you'll be able to create the relationship you're looking for. Many aspects of your life change when you get out of the need and lack elements. Everything becomes so joyful, and the amount of pleasure we can have in being in a relationship with ourselves is unmeasurable. Start by honoring yourself and knowing what you really require. Many of us love romance, but how often do we romance ourselves? How many times do you light a candle when you're having dinner alone? How many times do you enjoy good music and dance when you're alone? We tend to wait and, as Layal always says in her classes, “if you're waiting you're wasting.” Don't wait for the candles to be lit by someone else. Do it for yourself. How many times have you waited for someone else to give you the gift of your life? And how does that make any sense? Tools to get out of the space of need and lack How can you find that joy within your relationship with yourself? It can be by doing something that used to give you joy as a child or when you were younger. Anything, like dancing by yourself or going for a walk or giving yourself a massage! The first thing Layal asks every day is: “Where is my fun and joy?” She also asks what her reality is, because often everything we use - especially in relationships - we use from the point of view of others. We look to other people and we dismiss our lives through other people's point of view. When we ask what our reality is, we become more present with ourselves. It doesn't mean other people's realities are wrong or right, they're just not yours. If you're going to do anything, whether it's opening a bank account or buying groceries, ask yourself: “ Would I have fun?” It's almost like you are demanding to have fun, from every molecule of the universe. There is a saying somewhere: ‘You are what you seek.' What if you could seek fun? What if relationships were just fun and games? Relationships Done Different Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relationshipsdonedifferent/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RelationshipsDoneDifferent/ Website: https://www.relationshipsdonedifferent.com/ Book: Relationship, Are You Sure You Want One? Guest Layal Alnajjar, Certified Facilitator of Access Consciousness, Relationship Done Different Facilitator Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layal71/?hl=en

Stupefan, è venerdì! Neanche questa settimana siamo a corto di accadimenti "droga correlati", come dicono quelli, e noi siam qui apposta per unire tutti i puntini per darvi il quadro più completo possibile. La notizia centrale, introvabile sulla stampa italiana, è che MAPS, l'associazione americana che promuove la ricerca sugli impieghi terapeutici degli psichedelici dall'anno della loro messa al bando, ha pubblicato su Nature Medicine i risultati dello studio di conferma sulla fase 3 delle ricerche sull'impiego dell'MDMA per la cura della sindrome da stress post-traumatico (PTSD). Parleremo e ragioneremo sulle implicazioni di questo traguardo, perché sono molto al di là delle apparenze.Apparenze che dovremo considerare anche per parlare di un divieto federale negli Stati Uniti che riguarda la possibilità di aprire conti correnti per aziende che producono e distribuiscono cannabis: com'è possibile allora che ci siano più di 800 istituti bancari che contravvengono questo divieto? E ancora, com'è possibile che il Partito Democratico proponga leggi più punitive di quelle varate dal Governo Meloni? Non temete, perché ci sono 133 ONG pronte a rispondere a queste sciagure politiche e a farci riaccendere le speranze. Le trovate se cliccate play!Note dell'episodio:- Record di banche che lavorano col business della cannabis: https://shorturl.at/uOQ03- MAPS e lo studio sulla fase 3: https://shorturl.at/cszJ4- De Maria e il lato proibizionista del PD: https://shorturl.at/nBT35- 133 ONG sottoscrivono la linea di Volker Türk: https://shorturl.at/befJK- La playlist Spotify di Stupefatti: https://spoti.fi/3vh3D8ZEntra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.como seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast!Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

Ultimo episodio di questa summer edition, dalla prossima settimana Stupefatti torna nella sua forma estesa, ma per questa puntata restiamo a chiacchierarcela sul primo e stupefacente libro di Carl Hart, "A caro prezzo". Siete pronti ad ascoltare l'inaudito? Allora cliccate play. Note dell'episodio:Entra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast!Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

Buon venerdì Stupefan!Siamo arrivati all'episodio 130 con una scioltezza che definiremmo quasi lisergica e una certezza incrollabile: siamo qui, più convinti di quando abbiamo iniziato, a rompere lo stigma nei confronti delle persone che usano droghe. In questa nuova puntata ci occupiamo esattamente di questo, parlando di una delle sostanze più demonizzate della storia recente! Invenzione del narcotraffico per fare fronte alla sovrapproduzione di cocaina a metà degli anni '70 e al conseguente crollo del prezzo, il crack non ha una diffusione a livello di massa finché non incontra la migliore pubblicità che un governo possa offrire ad una sostanza illegale: la campagna di demonizzazione e di terrorismo intrapresa dagli Stati Uniti in quegli anni fa esplodere il consumo in breve tempo. Senza informazione, sensibilizzazione sui rischi legati ad un consumo troppo frequente, strumenti sterili per fumarlo, il consumo di crack può essere molto difficile da gestire ed è proprio parlandone che si rompe il circolo vizioso di censura e stigma che caratterizzano questo psicoattivo. Ma cos'è il crack? Come si cucina? Che effetti ha? Ma soprattutto, chi lo consuma? Rispondendo a queste domande inizieremo a tracciarne un profilo, a smontare fake news ad esso legate e a recuperare le introvabili informazioni per la riduzione del danno per il consumo di questa sostanza. Al vostro via, cliccate play! Note dell'episodio:- Il ritorno del crack e dell'unità di strada a Palermo: https://qds.it/palermo-un-milione-di-euro-contro-le-dipendenze-patologiche/- In Svizzera il consumo raddoppia, ma niente allarmismi: https://www.tvsvizzera.it/tvs/qui-svizzera/a-ginevra-preoccupa-il-forte-aumento-di-consumatori-di-crack/48495884- La (breve) storia del crack: https://bit.ly/2IF33gc- Che differenza c'è tra crack e cocaina: https://danno.ch/news-blog/555-che-differenza-c-e-tra-cocaina-e-crack- La Riduzione del Danno nel consumo di crack: https://bit.ly/3I24thm- Il webinar di ITARDD (info generali): https://www.psypedia.it/webinar-on-demand-strumenti-per-la-comprensione-del-fenomeno-delluso-di-crack-in-ambito-urbano/- Valeria e Nicolas ci spiegano il Crack (il video del webinar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkUuwzLppDM&t=4490s- Il sito di Radio Nolo: https://radionolo.it- La playlist Spotify di Stupefatti: https://spoti.fi/3vh3D8Z Entra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast!Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

EP#66 Willis Nana : Data Ingenieur En savoir plus sur moi : https://espresso-jobs.com/conseils-carriere/les-geeks-du-web-willis-nana/ "Creates simple solutions to complex problems" - Mes Skills Data Engineering

「年末年始「帰省も旅行もしない」75%　FNN世論調査」　FNNがこの週末に実施した世論調査で、この年末年始に「帰省も旅行もしない」と答えた人は75%だった。調査は以下の方法で行った。・期間: 2022年12月17日・18日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1,014人が回答年末年始の予定を聞いたところ、「帰省」や「旅行」する人はあわせて24.1%で、「帰省も旅行もしない」という人は75.4%だった。新型コロナウイルスの感染状況の影響もあるとみられる。2021年の12月に同じ質問をしたところ、「帰省も旅行もしない」と答えた人は79.5%だった。一方、政府の新型コロナ対策を「評価する」は53.1%、「評価しない」は39.5%だった。

「内閣支持率37% 最低を更新　防衛増税 7割「評価しない」」　FNNが、この週末に実施した世論調査で、岸田内閣の支持率は37%で、政権発足以来の最低を更新した。防衛費増額のための増税については、およそ7割が「評価しない」と答えた。調査は以下の方法で行った。・期間: 2022年12月17日・18日・電話調査(RDD 固定・携帯電話)・全国18歳以上の男女1,014人が回答岸田内閣を「支持する」は、11月より1.6ポイント減って、37.0%、「支持しない」は57.5%だった。岸田首相は、防衛費を大幅に増額する方針を決めたが、これを「評価する」は45.8%、「評価しない」は48.3%で評価が分かれた。一方、防衛費増額のための増税を決めたことを「評価する」は25.6%で、「評価しない」が69.5%だった。旧統一教会をめぐる問題では、岸田首相の対応を「評価する」は35.2%で、「評価しない」が54.3%だった。12月に成立した旧統一教会の被害者を救済するための新法については、「評価する」が、「大いに」と「ある程度」をあわせて70.6%だった。また、3人の閣僚の辞任をめぐる岸田首相の対応を「評価する」は35.8%、「評価しない」は56.0%だった。

This week, the panel discusses how rising interests rate will save Canada's economy, the Prime Ministers's absence from Remembrance Day services improves the ceremony, the Oakville creature, or is it teacher is in the news as the school board refuses to implement a grooming standard in an effort to be more inclusive, a majority of Canadians need the government to tell them to wear a face mask to stop people from getting sick. Intro Hello to all you patriots out there in podcast land and welcome to Episode 371 of Canadian Patriot Podcast. The number one live podcast in Canada. Recorded Nov 14th, 2022. We need your help! To support Canadian Patriot Podcast visit patreon.com/cpp and become a Patreon. You can get a better quality version of the show for just $1 per episode. Show you're not a communist,  buy a CPP T-Shirt, for just $24.99 + shipping and theft. Visit canadianpatriotpodcast.com home page and follow the link on the right. What are we drinking And 1 Patriot Challenge item that you completed Andrew - CoorsGavin - WaterLiz - Scotch & teaBenny- rum and soda stream lime Grab the Patriot Challenge template from our website and post it in your social media Listener Feedback We'd love to hear your feedback about the show. Please visit  canadianpatriotpodcast.com/feedback/ or email us at feedback@canadianpatriotpodcast.com A version of the show is Available on Stitcher at and iTunes http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=77508&refid=stpr and iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/canadian-patriot-podcast/id1067964521?mt=2 News The Bank of Canada is warning Canadians to brace for a rough winter https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bank-of-canada-winter-2022-1.6649322 For years now, central banks around the world have helped consumers and businesses weather economic storms. In crisis after crisis, they cut interest rates to help people get through. They printed money and bought bonds to prop up markets. The Bank of Canada has raised interest rates six times since March. Rates have shot up from 0.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent. School board cucks on fake boob teacher https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/11/11/oakville-teacher-prosthetic-breasts-ontario-school-board-dress-code/ “Finally, and most importantly, we note that if the employer desires to foster a culture of professionalism, respect, equity and inclusion, a truly reasonable and non-discriminatory dress code or grooming standards would most likely fail to yield the intended results.” Trudeau to miss national Remembrance Day ceremony due to summit in Cambodia https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-to-miss-national-remembrance-day-ceremony-due-to-summit-in-cambodia-1.6146550 Womp womp Majority of Canadians support return of face masks in indoor public spaces if deemed necessary: survey https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/coronavirus/2022/11/9/1_6144419.amp.html  Source: Nanos Research, RDD dual frame hybrid telephone and online random survey, October 30 to November 4 , 2022, n=1084, accurate 3 percentage points plus or minus, 19 times out of 20 Alternative analysis ⅓ of Canadians oppose return of face masks Atlernative Alternative: Majority of Canadians are also foolish Book Club  November A Soldier First Rick Hillier Outro We're on Guilded now https://www.guilded.gg/i/k5a9wnDk Andrew - https://ragnaroktactical.ca/ Ian- Theislandretreat@gmail.com, CPP Sundays at 9 pm eastern.  Liz - @basementdeathsquad Benny- thepackcanada.ca Visit us at www.canadianpatriotpodcast.com We value your opinions so please visit www.canadianpatriotpodcast.com/feedback/ or email us at feedback@canadianpatriotpodcast.com and let us know what you think. Apologies to Rod Giltaca Remember, “you are a small fringe minority” with “unacceptable views”

徒手空拳日記 2022年8月10日水曜日 NHKの世論調査で、岸田内閣の支持率が、いきなりがくっと落ちたんですけど、この世論調査の設計をよーく見てみると、なんと標本の半分が、60歳以上であり、標本の3分の1は、70歳以上でした。この世論調査は、RDD法という、無作為に電話をかけて、最後まで答えてくれた人を、そのまま有効回答にする、適当なやりかたですが、固定電話で集める回答が、まだ全体の4割を占めているんです。 つまり、イマドキ固定電話があって、電話がなったらほいほい出て、アンケートに最後まで答える、暇な老人に偏っています。NHKはわざと、老人の意思が強く出るように、インチキの調査設計をしています。2年前のFNNと産経新聞による合同世論調査の捏造は、一応、孫請の不正と言い張りましたが、NHKのこれは、委託先ではなく発注者のふせいなので、フジサンケイグループよりも、さらに悪質、ひどいと思います。固定電話のサンプルを廃止して、ショートメッセージからウェブ調査に飛ばすような設計で、人口動態にあわせた標本構成にしないと、NHKは血税としての受信料を、わざと無駄遣いしていると言われても、仕方ありません。 NHKが、受信者のみなさまなぞ、統計なんてわからないとなめくさり、わざと誤ったデータをつかっていることをスルーして、この情報をもとに、鬼の首でも取ったかのように、なにかわかった気になって、ものごとを考えていると思い込んでいる薄らばかが、SNSにも、たくさんいます。You Tubeを観るなら、1次情報のちゃんと含まれているものに絞ったほうが、時間の無駄になりませんね。そこらへんのマスメディア発の情報を鵜呑みにした、しょうもないただの感想動画には、なんの価値もありません。 岸田文雄、はやくも3シャッフルめの組閣は、なにに似てるかというと、東芝の粉飾決算がバレたあとの、カギカッコつきの体制一新みたいなものでしょうね。とりあえず禊をしてる雰囲気だけで、傍流の清和会によって、無駄に延命されたはりぼてのバックラッシュ自民党が、バラバラに崩れていくプロセスの一部でしかありません。 ひとつ朗報は、菅義偉が完全閣外、ガネーシャの会も冷や飯どころか冷凍ごはん、ということで、単なる官製闇市である、ふるさと納税が、いよいよなくなります。おそらくは、ふるさと納税のプラットフォーマーとか、返礼品事業者の大きなスキャンダルが暴露され、なくなる方向へ一気に傾くだろうと、私は予想しています。 なにしろ、ふるさと納税は、不正の温床です。総務省がやろうと思えばいくらでも、悪いことが出てきます。菅義偉とか、高橋洋一とかの意気地を丸々っと砕くためにも、総務省も、財務省も、一気呵成に、ふるさと納税をぶっ壊してくると思います。円安と物価高で、もはや返礼品もしょぼしょぼになっており、潮時とはこのことだろうなと思います。よかったですね。 本日は以上です。ありがとうございました。 人のゆく裏に道あり花の山

Faro Novabrasil com apresentação da jornalista Fabiane Pereira, acontece toda quinta-feira às 22h na Novabrasil. Mais de 400 cidades no país poderão ouvir o conteúdo exclusivo pelo dial, e o restante do mundo pelo site www.novabrasilfm.com.br, pelo aplicativo Novabrasil fm e também aqui no nosso canal!Conheça um pouco mais sobre a rapper, cantora, compositora, produtora e apresentadora brasileira, Karol Conká

Mercé Culp is a 4-dimensional artist. Her work includes street art, dance, fashion, graphic design, and video. Urban Digitz is the body of work she consistently builds pushing her anthology of work into the world of fashion. And we'll talk all about it on this week's episode of The RDD.

Michelle Atkinson goes by her roller derby name, Vod. She also named her craft business after the same moniker, Vod's Here. The venture is a brand new undertaking for Vod, so learn all about it as you tune in to this this week's episode of The RDD! 

'Enquanto produzia, fazia terapia', ela diz sobre o terceiro álbum. Cantora narra o fim da 'sofrência' após o tombo no "BBB", com músicas feitas em parceria com RDD, do grupo baiano ÀTTØØXXÁ. Nas letras, Karol incorpora várias 'personas': 'Falavam que sou fragmentada. Hoje consigo rir'.

The boys sit down together again to finally talk about some tournaments, but before that, they recount their experience at the New England USSSA Hall of Fame induction. They then move to the Orange Hammer Early Bird tournament down on Long Island that RDD won and preview this weekend's Mojo Moneyball tourney in Columbus, OH!Support the show (https://cash.app/$BringItPod)

It's March 2, 2022 and festival announcements are popping up. Shambhala Music Festival has announced their 2022 dates after two years off. Closer to home, In Calgary, Sled Island Music & Arts Festival announced their first wave lineup yesterday. Today we're going into the RDD archives. We'll hear from Contra from Cartel Madras about what it was like touring in the United States exactly two years ago when the poop started hitting the fan. We'll revisit my 2020 conversation with Festival Harm Reduction experts, Dancesafe. And we'll also revisit my conversations with MUTEK Montreal's artistic director, Alain Mongeau and performer/ producer Priori.Playlist: Plastikman, Chilly Gonazalez - Contain In Key

CKC February 2022 Dispatch: In this edition we review a studying using fuzzy regression discontinuity design to answer a question about the risk of contrast induced nephropathy. We even take a brief detour to talk about what the heck fuzzy RDD is. In the latter half we discuss a subject that still keeps a lot of people salty, NS v plastma lyte or LR. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - IV Contrast and Kidney Function - Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis 03:54 - Balanced Electrolyte Solutions vs Normal Saline in the ICU - Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults | NEJM | Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults — A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis | NEJM Evidence 05:22 - Outro

  Richard Gale & Gary Null PhD Progressive Radio Network, January 7, 2022 During the past two years, the rise in wokeness and its cancel culture has shocked the sensibilities and moral fabric of the nation. It has fuelled divisions between races, class and economic status, levels of education and political allegiances. However, the anger that wokeness has carried into civil discourse is a symptom of a much deeper causal factor buried in the national psyche; that is, America's pervasive “reality deficit disorder (RDD).” This is a condition that has proliferated across the American landscape since the Age of Enlightenment and the 19th century's advent of scientific materialism as a secular religion.  The proponents of modern behaviorism and the neurosciences are likewise saturated with RDD. The Woke self-congratulating experts and false prophets are its public face.  These are plastic liberal intellectuals who have found reinforced their sense of self-righteousness by spreading the post-modern gospel of Robin DiAngelo's 2018 bestseller White Fragility. Despite the widespread adulation DiAngelo has received from liberal educators, the mega-corporate elite, and the left media, she has managed to jockey herself away from the deep scrutiny her writings and lectures deserve.  An exception is Jonathan Church, author of Reinventing Racism, who brilliantly exposes DiAngelo's flaws and deconstructs her façade of her impartial objectivity.  Church takes a more philosophical offensive to shed light on DiAngelo's implicit biases and contradictions that in turn distort the very ideas she attempts to proselytize. While we agree wholeheartedly with Church's polemic, we would take a more cognitive approach and state that DiAngelo's racial theories of irredeemable Whiteness as an inherent social construct have no basis in reality whatsoever. White Fragility reads like a tantrum by an author with a third-rate intellect who is deeply confused about her own gender and racial identity. “All white people,” DiAngelo wants us to believe, “are invested in and collude with racism.” If you were born White then racism is built into your socialized development and behavior regardless whether your family background is exemplary of racial justice or not. There can be no escape from this curse, DiAngelo suggests, no redemption or purification by fire regardless of how much penitence, public service or charity you perform for the greater good. We wonder whether she would include the indigenous blond hair, blue-eyed Finno-Ugric peoples inhabiting the northern forests and tundra of Scandinavia and Russia's Kola Peninsula as being socially structured and therefore colluding in the world's racism. The author reminds us of someone who has read every published book about chocolate and thus feels qualified to write one of her own despite never having tasted chocolate. Philosophy and postmodern sociology in general, notably the modern philosophies of science and mind, often suffer from this mental affliction. They write books about other philosophers' books who in turn wrote books about their predecessors' scribbling. Right-wing critics of wokeness and certain factions within postmodern Critical Race Theory likewise indulge in a similar cognitive hallucination built upon feeble-minded pre-Galilean superstitions. Their perceptions about themselves and the world, their righteous anger and biases, are similar to dreamscapes, phantoms they have conjured and which can have dire long-term consequences to the welfare of innocent victims prejudiced and canceled by their vitriol and condemnation. There have always been conflicting ideologies, cherished beliefs and inflamed emotions towards racial discrepancies, social order and justice or how the nation should be governed. But today these cognitive afflictions, masquerading as passions and righteous causes have disintegrated into tribalism. This is now fomenting new class and racial distinctions and struggles as well as media turf wars. No one can accurately predict where this collective reality deficit disorder will lead ultimately but it certainly won't contribute to a positive advancement of human well-being. It repeats the old adage of garbage in, garbage out. “The greatest need of our time,” the Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote in his Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, “is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds and makes all political and social life a mass illness. Without this housecleaning we cannot begin to see. Unless we see we cannot think.”  Merton believed that this “purification must begin with the mass media.”  We would suggest it also begins with our educational institutions. Teachers who embrace White Fragility's social folly and logical fallacies need to introspectively gaze and observe the destructive ataxia nesting in their own minds.  If anyone wonders why the nation is so angry, screaming and protesting, one reason is because the failed neoliberal experiment, the culture of political nepotism, a captured and biased media, and a thoroughly corrupt judiciary have created this horror show. And DiAngelo seemingly wants to gather tinder to keep racial conflagrations burning. "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous," Martin Luther King lamented, "than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." It is our deep ignorance about not first knowing ourselves and appreciating our intrinsic interconnections with each other and the environment that perpetuates the suffering around us. These deeper existential relationships can potentially outsmart and surpass the benefits Critical Race Theory has to offer. Underlying any social structure is to be found cognitive causal relationships. This includes our attachments to whatever accomplishments and failures we experience in our lives through racial identity, which may lead to a reality deficit with all of its superiority complexes, apathy and depression. First, there is sufficient empirical science to reach a consensus that we are a culture that has become habituated to mistaking its unfounded perceptions about itself and the world as reality-based. This applies to our cognitive conceptions of Whiteness, Blackness, Yellowness, etc. Church makes this clear; DiAngelo's use of the term Whiteness is “nebulous” and “vague.”  He points out that her logic falls into a Kafka Trap, referring to Kafka's novel The Trial when an unassuming man is dragged into court and accused for an unspecified crime; subsequently his unwavering denial is itself interpreted as absolute proof that the accusation is true. “Yes, all white people are complicit with racism,” writes DiAngelo, “People will insist that they are not racist… This is the kind of evidence that many white people used to exempt themselves from that system. It is not possible to be exempt from it.” Consequently, for DiAngelo, Whites can only speak about their “whiteness” in terms of how it reinforces an implicit racism within the social system. But from a neuro-scientific perspective, all colored racisms are skewed perceptions of reality. For example, when we gaze into a deep azure sky we immediately assume there is physical blue over our heads. However, there are no blue-colored photons reaching our retinas. Rather, our brains receive the emitted photons and through a complex channeling of information from the eye to the visual cortex. The brain then Photoshops the color azure and projects it through our glance into the empty space of the sky. The same is true whether we gaze at a verdant forest canopy, a fiery sunset, the fluorescent, shimmering hues of a fanning peacock's feathers or observing an African, Asian or European person crossing the street. There is nothing mysterious behind this; it is visual brain science 101. No neuroscientist questions this visual phenomenon.  We reify the sensory stimuli the brain receives from the objective world and then grasp and cling to these as being factually real. Theoretically race may be understood as only a conventional or relative appearance arising to our mental perceptions. No absolute objective claims can be made about it; therefore, there cannot be any absolute analyses or one-size-fits-all solutions for confronting racism either. In striking contrast to White Fragility's cognitive deficiencies, we may consider an argument posed by the great Jewish German existentialist Martin Buber. Buber speaks of an I-You relationship when we engage with another person as another subject instead of as an object. There's a subject there, and that subject is every bit as real as the subject over here. For example, as much as I might care about my own well-being, then so does another person. To transcend White Fragility's divisions and its many shortcomings, which relate to others as I-Its -- as mere objects -- we simply need to be aware of Buber's advice, and become fully engaged with that reality. Buber highlights this as a profoundly existential problem in modern society. It is debilitating.  It is dehumanizing, although for DiAngelo and the cancel culture preserving racial I-It relationships is not only valid but essential. When we regard others simply in terms of whether the color of their skin is appealing or unappealing, pleasant or unpleasant, superior or inferior, and so forth we are bifurcating impressions that have no substance in reality. We are simply treating other sentient beings as if they have no more sentience, no more subjectivity, no more presence from their own side than a robot or computer. But that seems fine for DiAngelo and her tragic dehumanizing dogma. If DiAngelo were unintelligent or had severe brain damage, we might understand and would certainly sympathize. But she -- and we would argue many of those who would carry White Fragility's banner into school classrooms -- are likely very educated people. That is the calamity and the clear evidence for the deep-seated spiritual impoverishment when a person is viewed as nothing more than the race of their physical bodies. If anti-racial wokeness is true, then the more deeply we probe and investigate it, the truer it should appear. This was one of William James' fundamental principles when he made efforts to turn the psychology of his day into a valid science. If James' methodology had not been obliterated by the rise of behaviorism in 1910, psychology would be completely different today. We might actually be treating and curing people of mental disorders without prescribing life-long medications. On the other hand, if DiAngelo's hypothesis is false, the more deeply one investigates, which includes introspection, the more false it will appear. That is where robust inquiry comes in: to determine what is simply true regardless of whatever your personal unsubstantiated and biased beliefs about it might be. What you believe has absolutely no impact upon whether something is true or not. This is also basic Buddhist epistemology that has been repeatedly replicated by contemplatives for several millennia. Neuroscience, including its gross failures and tendencies towards metaphysical realism, has more to tell us about the inherent dangers in White Fragility's doctrine. First, modern brain science has not produced an iota of evidence to confirm that the mind and consciousness are solely a product or output originating in neuron and synaptic activity. None. Contrary to the evidence, most neuroscientists and evolutionary biologists nevertheless embrace this opinion as a settled matter. But it is ridiculous to believe that evolution somehow dragged along our ancient single-celled ancestors until some point was reached when a conscious mind -- a “nothing” that is not observable, not measurable, not quantifiable, without atoms or photons, mass, electric charge or spin – mysteriously arose out of something, such as genes and biomolecular phenomena. Therefore cognitive scientists pretend to know something about the mind and consciousness when in fact they haven't a clue. Although DiAngelo is not stating that socialized racism among Whites is genetically determined, the trajectory of her argument has the potential to lead towards that conclusion. She does consider systemic White racism as being unconscious. Therefore she has moved her social theory into psychology. Since modern psychology today is becoming increasingly informed by the neurosciences, which in turn is being informed by evolutionary biology, it is only a small leap away to find her theory complementing genetic determinism as a means to explain Whiteness' conditioned racism. If her socialized determinism, and that of the neuroscience and evolutionary biology fields, are correct, then it would break the fundamental physical laws of energy conservation and causal efficacy. In effect, DiAngelo is saying White people have no choice. It's socialized chemistry or its socialized chemistry; either way its socialized chemistry.  In effect, DiAngelo is admitting that her own perceptions about reality are fundamentally flawed. Why is that? Dr. Donald Hoffman has been a professor of neuroscience at the University of California at Irvine for over three decades. He has an impeccable background having studied artificial intelligence at MIT. But unlike the vast majority of his colleagues, Hoffman broke ranks and passed beyond neuroscience's 19th century mechanistic base and dared to study modern quantum physics and relativity theory. Theoretical physics is almost anathema in human biological research and medicine, which is why these soft sciences have made so little progress to improve human health and well-being. Hoffman has performed hundreds of thousands of simulations comparing different species and their chances for survival based upon their ability to perceive and comprehend reality more accurately or not. His discoveries are startling and utterly revolutionary. Hoffman discovered, across the board, species that best perceive reality go extinct more rapidly than competing species that only perceive what is necessary for them to remain fit and survive. During an interview following a TED Talk, Hoffman stated, “according to evolution by natural selection,” – and here he is limiting himself solely to evolutionary biological theory and not the various competing theories about the nature of consciousness – “an organism that sees reality as it is will never be more fit than an organism of equal complexity that sees none of reality but is just tuned to fitness. Never.” In other words, evolution has nothing to do with perceiving reality more clearly, but only to be more fit in order to adapt, survive and procreate. And now physicists are even telling us that the primal cause behind all physical objects may be consciousness itself, which has no association whatsoever with natural selection. For example, Professor Edward Witten, regarded as “the world's smartest” physicist at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton, has been compared to Newton and Einstein. Witten doesn't believe science will ever understand consciousness. “I think consciousness will remain a mystery,” Witten stated during a lecture, ”I have a much easier time imagining how we understand the Big Bang than I have imagining how we can understand consciousness.” Or we can listen to Stanford University theoretical physicist Andre Linde: “The current scientific model of the material world obeying laws of physics has been so successful that we forget our starting point as conscious observers, and conclude that matter is the only reality and that perceptions are only helpful for describing it. But in fact, we are substituting the reality of our experience of the universe with a conceptually contrived belief…” One may feel our critique is too abstract with little or no practical application; however to at least conceptually understand race in terms of our sensory perceptions can have enormous benefits to cut through and lessen the false semblances that arise from reality deficit disorder that winds up producing books such as White Fragility. Moreover, contrary to DiAngelo's arguments, British journalist Melanie Phillips offers a clearer understanding for why we should not rely upon the pundits of anti-racial wokeness to save us from ourselves. Despite disagreeing with Phillips on many of her other socio-political positions, she correctly identifies the fundamental flaws being voiced by arrested development wokeness across our campuses and within the corporate wing of the Democrat party. First, it is unable to establish a hierarchy of values and morals. For example, if one refuses to say that any lifestyle or culture is better than another, then it cannot be said that liberalism is better than conservatism or any other ideology.  Consequently, faux liberalism cannot legitimately defend the very principles upon which it defines itself: racial and gender equality, freedom of speech and religion, justice and tolerance, and class struggle.  It contradicts its own principles and follows DiAngelo's footsteps to remove the dignity of the individual, which in the past was at the heart of authentic liberalism and once served as its moral backbone. What we are witnessing therefore in Woke liberalism – and in DiAngelo's reinvention of racism -- is “the strong dominating the weak,” and this is an ill-liberal ideology that is already showing signs of having catastrophic consequences in classrooms and the workplace. Finally, if DiAngelo's theory is correct, then all Whites, without exception, in American history, were unconsciously transmuted into racists starting at the time of their birth. What is her proof? Is there any scientific evidence to support this outrageous claim? Did she consider the lack of sensitivity towards other peoples and races who were victims of racial identity and violence, such as the Jews who experienced genocide at hands of their Nazi overlords? And what would she say against those Whites who have fought against racism throughout the American experience, such as the Abolitionists in the US and UK who put their bodies at great risk?  In principle she is labeling them too as racist despite their fighting, protesting and even dying as committed anti-racists. Many Whites have embraced other races and cultures with open arms; however, DiAngelo wants us to believe this legacy was a sham, because in some strange voodoo way they were unconsciously racist. Is this not the height of hubris and arrogance?

O nosso convidado lançou no último dia 17 o álbum Brasil Futurista, mais um sucesso na sua carreira, que fala sobre o cenário atual do país e conta com a presença de nomes gigantes da música nacional, como Margareth Menezes, RDD, Jair Oliveira, Lúcio Maia, Jonathan Ferr, Anchietx, Salgadinho, Ed City, Larissa Luz e Lino Krizz. Pesado ou não esses feats?

In this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman's Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dr. Ron Gill and Dr. Hans Coetzee to discuss the use of remote drug delivery devices (RDD) or the administration of cattle medications using a dart typically via a firearm.RDDs have been utilized for a long time and historically were used in wildlife as well as to tranquilize animals. Our guests discuss some of the challenges with RDD systems, especially the Beef Quality Assurance challenges. Other challenges include failure of drug delivery, environmental impacts of darts, human safety, misdiagnosis and tissue damage.  Veterinarians should consult clients on the appropriate and inappropriate use of RDDs and they should not be utilized to decrease treatment time or for convenience. RDDs should not be a replacement for good facilities or stockmanship, but do have a place for appropriate use in certain range conditions.  Relevant links:1.       Discussing the Dart Delivery Method for Treating Cattle – South Dakota State University 2.       Remote drug delivery systems: Just another gadget or proven technology? – Progressive Cattleman3.       Darting BQA Problems – Angus Beef Bulletin4.       Failure of high-capacity pneumatic darts to consistently deliver tulathromycin to calves after remote drug delivery – J.F. Coetzee, M.D. Kleinhenz, D.R. Magstadt, V.L. Cooper, N.K. Van Engen, J.S. Smith, N. Rand, P.G. Gorden; Proceedings of the 4th AABP Annual Conference, 20165.       Does dart gun delivery of antibiotics cause changes in drug disposition or meat quality? – T. Hairgrove, R. Gill, C. Waters, R. Miller, T. Mays, M. Miller, V. Fajt; Proceedings of the 4th AABP Annual Conference, 20166.       Pneumatic dart delivery of tulathromycin in calves results in lower antimicrobial concentrations and increased biomarkers of stress and injection site inflammation compared with subcutaneous injection – J. F. Coetzee, M.D. Kleinhenz, D.R. Magstadt, V.L. Cooper, L.W. Wulf, N.K. Van Engen, J.S. Smith, N. Rand, B. KuKanich, P.J. Gorden; Journal of Animal Science, Volume 96, Issue 8, August 2018, Pages 3089–3101.7.       Tissue residue depletion and estimation of extralabel meat withdrawal intervals for tulathromycin in calves after pneumatic dart administration – Z. Lin, C. He, D.R. Magstadt, V.L. Cooper, M.D. Kleinhenz, J.S. Smith, P.J. Gorden, L.W. Wulf, J.F. Coetzee; Journal of Animal Science, Volume 97, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 3714–3726.8.       Pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin following administration to stocker cattle with remote delivery devices – J.D. Rivera, A.R. Woolums, S. Giguere, J.T. Johnson, A.G. Lutz, P.N. Tipton, W.B. Crosby, I. Hice, M. Thoresen; Journal of Animal Science, Volume 97, Issue 11, November 2019, Pages 4482-4487.  

Iniziano i lavori propedeutici alla Conferenza Nazionale di novembre a Genova e l'atmosfera nei tavoli tecnici in corso è rovente. Nel nuovo Stupefatti vi raccontiamo per quale motivo potremmo essere alla vigilia di una svolta epocale sulle politiche relative alle sostanze in Italia.NOTE DELL'EPISODIO:- Segui Stupefatti su Instagram per goderti le nostre LIVE!: https://is.gd/ge26sy- Scendi in piazza per la cannabis: https://is.gd/XJnbVx- Sei di Milano? Visita l'Hemp Club: https://bit.ly/3jtCfA5- I tavoli tecnici della conferenza: https://bit.ly/3C1s50J- La playlist Spotify di Stupefatti: https://spoti.fi/3vh3D8Z- Il sito di Meglio Legale: https://megliolegale.itEntra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.comATTENZIONE: Stupefatti racconta il mondo delle sostanze stupefacenti con un approccio laico e scientifico, senza pregiudizi né tabù. Il podcast è rivolto ad un pubblico responsabile. In NESSUN CASO la nostra attività è volta ad incentivare o promuovere l'assunzione di sostanze legali o illegali.

Nesta edição do podcast, vamos conhecer o indie rock latino da banda Orkesta Mendoza. Depois, continuamos nossa Balada Musical pelo Brasil, com o novo single de Drik Barbosa. Orkesta Mendoza é uma banda americano-mexicana que faz um indie rock western, misturando cúmbia colombiana, boogalo e ranchera. Em seu novo álbum, "Curandera", o grupo lança 14 dançantes faixas.  Na segunda parte do podcast, quem nos leva para a balada é Drik Barbosa. Sempre oscilando entre o rap e o R&B, a paulistana aposta em uma colaboração com o cantor Psirico e o produtor RDD para seu melódico e romântico novo single. Aumente o volume para dançar ao som das faixas "Early in the morning", da banda Orkesta Mendoza, e “Seu Abraço", de Drik Barbosa. Ouça o podcast clicando no player abaixo ou acesse-o no Spotify ou no Deezer.

Finalmente, #FreeBritney! ❤ No episódio dessa semana os players contam com o reforço do youtuber Daniel Beoni para comentar as últimas atualizações do caso Free Britney: podemos finalmente considerá-la uma mulher livre? Nossa visão mudou muito depois dos últimos documentários da The New York Times e da Netflix? Já podemos vislumbrar um futuro para a princesa do pop? Dê o play e descubra.

Today we're talking about a mural, a mural that brings urban renewal through hope, positive messaging, education and community outreach. It's a big undertaking and a big mural, the largest in the United States, and we'll talk all about it on this week's episode of The RDD.

Playlist: Sigla - 1. Sabado em Copacabana (Dorival Caymmi), Nana Caymmi, Quem inventou o amor, 2007 2. Anjos tronchos, Caetano Veloso, singolo, 2021 3. Tim tim por tim tim (H. Barbosa/G. Jacques), Gilberto Gil, Gilbertos Samba, 2014 4. Prato de flores, Naçao Zumbi, Propagando vol.1 ao vivo, 2006 5. O nome da cidade (C. Veloso), Adriana Calcanhotto, Olhos de onda, 2014 6. Bye bye Brasil (Roberto Menescal/Chico Buarque), Bossacucanova feat. R. Menescal, Brasilidade, 2001 7. Azul (Djavan), Vanessa Moreno, Sentido 2021 8. Passiflora, Rael da Rima, feat. Céu, RDD e Ailton Krenak, singolo, 2021 9. To te querendo, Luedji Luna, Mulù e ATTOOXXAA', Amor de Mae vol.1, 2020 10. Numa cara so', Romulo Froes, Aquele nenhum, 2021 11. Skatoxò, Variant, feat. Zé Cafofinho, Variant, 2007 12. Nada sera' como antes (Milton Nascimento/Ronaldo Bastos), Ney Matogrosso, Edi Rock, Linn da Quebrada, singolo, 2021 13. Amor amor, Linn da Quebrada, Trava linguas, 2021 14. Eu vendo um samba, Orlandivo, feat. Jovi Joviniano, Sambaflex, 2005 15. Besta fera, Jards Macalé, Besta Fera, 2019 16. Vamos tacar fogo nas coisas, Lucas Vasconcellos, feat. Uyara Torrente, Teoria da Terra Plena, 2021 17. Pra melhorar, Marisa Monte feat. Seu Jorge e Flor, Portas, 2021 18. Capitulo 4, versiculo 3, Racionais MCs, Sobrevivendo no inferno, 1997

Playlist: Sigla - 1. Sabado em Copacabana (Dorival Caymmi), Nana Caymmi, Quem inventou o amor, 2007 2. Anjos tronchos, Caetano Veloso, singolo, 2021 3. Tim tim por tim tim (H. Barbosa/G. Jacques), Gilberto Gil, Gilbertos Samba, 2014 4. Prato de flores, Naçao Zumbi, Propagando vol.1 ao vivo, 2006 5. O nome da cidade (C. Veloso), Adriana Calcanhotto, Olhos de onda, 2014 6. Bye bye Brasil (Roberto Menescal/Chico Buarque), Bossacucanova feat. R. Menescal, Brasilidade, 2001 7. Azul (Djavan), Vanessa Moreno, Sentido 2021 8. Passiflora, Rael da Rima, feat. Céu, RDD e Ailton Krenak, singolo, 2021 9. To te querendo, Luedji Luna, Mulù e ATTOOXXAA', Amor de Mae vol.1, 2020 10. Numa cara so', Romulo Froes, Aquele nenhum, 2021 11. Skatoxò, Variant, feat. Zé Cafofinho, Variant, 2007 12. Nada sera' como antes (Milton Nascimento/Ronaldo Bastos), Ney Matogrosso, Edi Rock, Linn da Quebrada, singolo, 2021 13. Amor amor, Linn da Quebrada, Trava linguas, 2021 14. Eu vendo um samba, Orlandivo, feat. Jovi Joviniano, Sambaflex, 2005 15. Besta fera, Jards Macalé, Besta Fera, 2019 16. Vamos tacar fogo nas coisas, Lucas Vasconcellos, feat. Uyara Torrente, Teoria da Terra Plena, 2021 17. Pra melhorar, Marisa Monte feat. Seu Jorge e Flor, Portas, 2021 18. Capitulo 4, versiculo 3, Racionais MCs, Sobrevivendo no inferno, 1997

Dr. Ashley Amaya is a senior survey methodologist at Pew Research Center. She has a PhD in Survey Methodology and is an expert when it comes to polling the country's opinions. Our conversation highlights how the simple polling numbers you see on the news are the results of months—sometimes years—of work.Dr. Amaya shares how Pew recruits and maintains high-quality samples of survey respondents, carefully designs the questions that get asked, and checks their surveys' demographics against the broader population. We also talk about what consumers should look for when assessing a poll's legitimacy and where else experts are looking for the public's opinion.A few things that come up in this episode:65% of U.S. adults think there is intelligent life on other planets (Pew Research Center; June 30, 2021)Pew Report: “Measuring the Risks of Panel Conditioning in Survey Research” (June 9, 2021)Sampling methods: address-based sampling vs. random digit dialing (RDD) vs. non-probability samplingWeighting survey responses by demographics (see this page on Pew's website)The importance of well-written survey questions (see this video from Pew)For a transcript of this episode, visit: http://opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/polling-101-with-ashley-amaya/Check out my new audio course on Knowable: "The Science of Persuasion."Learn more about Opinion Science at http://opinionsciencepodcast.com/ and follow @OpinionSciPod on Twitter.

The boys sit down with Jon Brandt to discuss this past weekend's 52 team D NE National at the plex. Congratulations to RDD for winning the tournament. We also look at the MMSSL playoffs and predictions.Support the show (https://cash.app/$BringItPod)

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, The RDD visits India... at least Toledo's Festival of India. It's a unique experience with participants from all around the Greater Toledo Area, bringing Indian culture to Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan.

Woke Critical Race Theory as Reality Deficit Disorder   Richard Gale & Gary Null PhD Progressive Radio Network, July 1, 2021     Let us be clear. The recent rise in Wokeness is another symptom of America's “reality deficit disorder (RDD),” a condition that continues to proliferate across the American landscape since the Age of Enlightenment and the 19th century's advent of scientific materialism as a secular religion.  The proponents of modern behaviorism and the neurosciences are likewise saturated with RDD. The gurus of modern Critical Race Theory, the Woke self-congratulating experts and false prophets, are its public face.  These are plastic intellectuals who have found a righteous purpose spread the message in the Woke Critical Race movement's bible, Robin DiAngelo's bestseller White Fragility. Identity politics, efforts to consolidate groupthink in order to promulgate illusions about race, social status, and gender have found their voice in DiAngelo's and Ibram Kendi's writings.   Despite the widespread adulation DiAngelo has received from liberal educators, the mega-corporate elite, and the liberal media, she has managed to jockey herself away from the deep scrutiny her writings and lectures deserve.  An exception is Jonathan Church, author of Reinventing Racism, who brilliantly exposes DiAngelo's flaws and deconstructs her façade of being objective.  Church takes a more philosophical offensive to shed light on DiAngelo's implicit biases and contradictions that in turn distort the very ideas she attempts to proselytize. While we agree wholeheartedly with Church's polemic, we would take a more scientific approach and state that DiAngelo's racial theories of irredeemable Whiteness have no basis in reality whatsoever.    White Fragility reads like a tantrum by an author deeply confused about her own identity and with a third-rate intellect. “All white people,” DiAngelo wants us to believe, “are invested in and collude with racism.” If you were born White then racism is built into your genetic inheritance. There can be no escape from this curse, DiAngelo suggests, no redemption or purification by fire regardless of how much penitence, public service or charity you perform for the greater good. We wonder whether she would include the indigenous White Finno-Ugric peoples inhabiting the most northern forests and tundra of Scandinavia and Russia's Kola Peninsula are also genetically colluding in perpetuating the world's racism.   The author reminds us of someone who has read every published book about chocolate and thus feels qualified to write one of their own; however, the person has never actually tasted chocolate. Philosophy and postmodern sociology in general, notably the modern philosophies of science and mind, suffer from this mental affliction. They write books about other philosophers' books who in turn wrote books about their predecessors' scribbling. Many authors writing about religion suffer from this same malady.  Right-wing critics to RCT Wokeness likewise indulge in a similar cognitive hallucination built upon feeble-minded pre-Galilean superstitions.  When the time comes to take their last breath, they will have failed to achieve any conscious lucidity to read the last page in the novel of their lives.  Their perceptions of themselves and the world, their righteous anger and biases, will be revealed as dreamscapes –nevertheless the phantoms they have conjured will have had dire consequences to the welfare of innocent victims prejudiced and canceled by their vitriol and condemnation.    There have always been conflicting ideologies, cherished beliefs and inflamed emotions towards racial discrepancies, social order or how the nation should be governed. But today these cognitive afflictions, masquerading as passions and righteous causes such as Woke Culture's anti-racism, have disintegrated into tribalism. This is now fomenting new class and racial distinctions and struggles as well as media turf wars. No one can accurately predict where this collective reality deficit disorder will lead ultimately but it certainly won't contribute to any positive advancement of human well-being. It repeats the old adage of garbage in, garbage out.   “The greatest need of our time,” the Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote in his Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, “is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds and makes all political and social life a mass illness. Without this housecleaning we cannot begin to see. Unless we see we cannot think.”  Merton believed that this “purification must begin with the mass media.”  We would suggest it also begins with our educational institutions. Teachers who embrace White Fragility's social folly, need to introspectively gaze and observe the destructive ataxia nesting in their own minds.  If anyone wonders why the nation is so angry, screaming and protesting, it is because the failed neoliberal experiment, the culture of political nepotism, a captured and biased media, and a thoroughly corrupt judiciary have created this horror show. DiAngelo seemingly wants to gather tinder keep racial conflagrations burning.   "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous," Martin Luther King lamented, "than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." It is our deep ignorance about not knowing ourselves and appreciating our intrinsic interconnections with each other and the environment that perpetuates the suffering around us. These deeper existential relationships outsmart and surpass any value Critical Race Theory might offer. This includes our attachments to whatever accomplishments and failures we experience in our lives through racial identity, which lead to a reality deficit with all of its superiority complexes, apathy and depression.    First, there is sufficient empirical science to reach a consensus that we are a culture that has become habituated to mistaking its unfounded perceptions about itself and the world as reality-based. This applies to our cognitive conceptions of Whiteness, Blackness, Yellowness, etc. Church makes this clear; DiAngelo's use of the term Whiteness is “nebulous” and “vague.”  He points out that her logic falls into a Kafka Trap, referring to Kafka's novel The Trial when an unassuming man is dragged into court and accused for an unspecified crime; subsequently his unwavering denial is itself interpreted as absolute proof that the accusation is true. “Yes, all white people are complicit with racism,” writes DiAngelo, “People will insist that they are not racist… This is the kind of evidence that many white people used to exempt themselves from that system. It is not possible to be exempt from it.” Consequently, for DiAngelo and Kendi, Whites can only speak about their “whiteness” in terms of how it reinforces systemic racism. But from a neuro-scientific perspective, all colored racisms are skewed perceptions of reality.    For example, when we gaze into a deep azure sky we immediately assume there is physical blue over our heads. However, there are no blue-colored photons reaching our retinas. Rather, our brains receive the emitted photons and through a complex channeling of information from the eye to the visual cortex the brain then Photoshops the color azure and projects it through our glance into the empty space of the sky. The same is true whether we gaze at a verdant forest canopy, a fiery sunset, the fluorescent, shimmering hues of a fanning peacock's feathers or observing an African, Asian or European person crossing the street.     There is nothing mysterious behind this; it is visual brain science 101. No neuroscientist questions this visual phenomena.  We reify the sensory stimuli the brain receives from the objective world and then grasp and cling to these as being factually real. Theoretically race may be understood as only a conventional or relative appearance arising to our mental perceptions. No absolutely objective claims can be made about it; therefore, there cannot be any absolute analyses or solutions for confronting racism either.    In striking contrast to White Fragility's cognitive deficiencies, we may consider an argument posed by the great German and Jewish existentialist philosopher Martin Buber. Buber speaks of an I-You relationship when we engage with another person as another subject instead of as an object. There's a subject there, and that subject is every bit as real as the subject over here. As much as I care about my own well-being, then so do you. To transcend Critical Race Theory's divisions and its many shortcomings, which relate to others as I-Its -- as mere objects -- we simply need to be aware of Buber's advice, and become fully engaged with that reality. Buber highlights this as a profoundly existential problem in modern society. It is debilitating.  It is dehumanizing and horrid, although for DiAngelo and Critical Wokeness preserving racial I-It relationships is not only valid but essential. When we regard others simply in terms of whether the color of their skin is appealing or unappealing, pleasant or unpleasant, superior or inferior, and so forth we are bifurcating impressions that have no substance in reality. We are simply treating other sentient beings as if they have no more sentience, no more subjectivity, no more presence from their own side than a robot or computer. But that seems fine for DiAngelo and her tragic dehumanizing dogma, the output of a massive reality deficit disorder.    If DiAngelo were unintelligent or had severe brain damage, we might understand and would certainly sympathize. But she and Ibram Kendi -- and we would argue all of their followers who carry White Fragility's banner into school classrooms -- are likely very educated people. That is the calamity and the clear evidence for the deep-seated spiritual impoverishment when a person is viewed as nothing more than the race of their physical bodies.   If antii-racial Wokeness is true, then the more deeply we probe and investigate it, the truer it should appear. This is one of William James' fundamental principles when he made efforts to turn the psychology of his day into a real science. If Jame's methodololgy had not been obliterated by the rise of behaviorism in 1910, psychology would be completely different today. We would actually be treating and curing people of mental disorders, and with life-long medications. On the other hand, if DiAngelo's hypothesis is false, the more deeply you investigate, which includes introspection, the more false it will appear. That is where robust inquiry comes in: to determine what is simply true regardless of whatever your personal unsubstantiated and biased beliefs about it might be. What you believe has absolutely no impact upon whether something is true or not. This is also basic Buddhist epistemology that has been repeatedly replicated by contemplatives for several millennia. However, for the Woked who cling to their beliefs most fiercely they are trapped in a cave of their own system's illusions.    Neuroscience, including its gross failures and tendencies towards metaphysical realism, has more to tell us about the inherent dangers in White Fragility's doctrine. First, modern brain science has not produced an iota of evidence to confirm that the mind and consciousness are solely a product or output originating in neuron and synaptic activity. None. Contrary to the evidence, most neuroscientists and evolutionary biologists nevertheless embrace this opinion as being a settled matter. But it is ridiculous to believe that evolution somehow dragged along our ancient single-celled ancestors until some point was reached when a conscious mind -- a “nothing” that is not observable, not measurable, not quantifiable, without atoms or photons, mass, electric charge or spin – mysteriously arose out of something, such as genes and biomolecular phenomena. Therefore cognitive scientists pretend to know something about the mind and consciousness when in fact they haven't a clue.    If the genetic determinism of DiAngelo and other materialists populating the evolutionary and biological sciences is correct, then it would break the fundamental physical laws of energy conservation and causal efficacy. Rather the absolutist determinism that underpins White Fragility's entire message is just the inverse side of the coin with Evangelical creationism. In effect, DiAngelo is saying White people have no choice. It's genetic chemistry or its genetic chemistry; either way its genetic chemistry.  By disguising and recasting an evolutionary and genetic determinism about racist Whiteness into her critical race theory, DiAngelo is in fact admitting that her own perceptions about reality are fundamentally flawed.    Why is that?   Dr. Donald Hoffman has been a professor of neuroscience at the University of California at Irvine for over three decades. He has an impeccable background having studied artificial intelligence at MIT. But unlike the vast majority of his colleagues, Hoffman broke ranks and passed beyond neuroscience's 19th century mechanistic base and dared to study modern quantum physics and relativity theory. Theoretical physics is almost anathema in human biological reseach and medicine, which is why these soft sciences have made so little progress to improve human health and well-being. Hoffman has performed hundreds of thousands of simulations comparing different species and their chances for survival based upon their ability to perceive and comprehend reality more accurately or not. His discoveries are startling and utterly revolutionary.    Hoffman discovered, across the board, species that best perceive reality go extinct more rapidly than competing species that only perceive what is necessary for them to remain fit and survive. During an interview following a TED Talk, Hoffman stated, “according to evolution by natural selection,” – and here he is limiting himself solely to evolutionary biological theory not quantum theories about the natural world or the deeper theories about the nature of consciousness – “an organism that sees reality as it is will never be more fit than an organism of equal complexity that sees none of reality but is just tuned to fitness. Never.” In other words, evolution has nothing to do with perceiving reality more clearly, but only to be more fit in order to adapt, survive and procreate. And now physicists are even telling us that perceiving reality accurately is consciousness itself, which has no association whatsoever with natural selection. Yet this only occur after we have subdued our connate and conditioned mental and emotional afflictions that keep us chained to reality deficit disorder   For example, Professor Edward Witten, regarded as “the world's smartest” physicist at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton, has been compared to Newton and Einstein. Witten doesn't believe science will ever understand consciousness. “I think consciousness will remain a mystery,” Witten stated during a lecture, ”I have a much easier time imagining how we understand the Big Bang than I have imagining how we can understand consciousness.” Or we can listen to Stanford University theoretical physicist Andre Linde:   “The current scientific model of the material world obeying laws of physics has been so successful that we forget our starting point as conscious observers, and conclude that matter is the only reality and that perceptions are only helpful for describing it. But in fact, we are substituting the reality of our experience of the universe with a conceptually contrived belief…”   One may feel our critique is too abstract with no practical application; however to at least conceptually understand race in terms of our sensory perceptions can have enormous benefits to cut through and lessen the false semblances that arise from reality deficit disorder and then produce books such as White Fragility and How To Be An Antiracist.   Therefore, if neuroscientists and modern neo-Darwinists such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Robin DiAngelo, who believe they are telling the complete story about human existence, racial differences and a physical causality to the human mind, and that all of these emerged from natural selection, then Hoffman has shown they undermine their own credibility. The entire course of natural selection that gave rise to these scientists and the intellectuals behind Critical Race Theory has nothing to do with knowing reality as it is, including Blackness or Whiteness. Consequently, there is no reason to believe their sociological and scientific convictions are accurate. If we did not evolve to know reality as it is, then their science and philosophies are also irrelevant. They are birdbrained beliefs because none of us – if we take their Darwinian assumptions to their full conclusion -- did not evolve to perceive reality in the first place. Our sole purpose is to make babies and try to survive contently into old age.    Finally, contrary to DiAngelo, British journalist Melanie Phillips offers a clearer understanding for why we should not rely upon the pundits of anti-racial wokeness to save us from ourselves. Despite disagreeing with Phillips on many of her other socio-political positions, she correctly identifies the fundamental flaws being voiced by arrested development Wokeness across our campuses and within the Democrat party. First, it is unable to establish a hierarchy of values and morals. For example, if one refuses to say that any lifestyle or culture is better than another, then it cannot be said that liberalism is better than conservatism or any other ideology.  Consequently, faux Woke liberalism cannot legitimately defend the very principles upon which it defines itself: racial and gender equality, freedom of speech and religion, tolerance, and class struggle.  It contradicts its own principles and follows DiAngelo's footsteps to remove the dignity of the individual, which in the past was at the heart of authentic liberalism and once served as its moral backbone. What we are witnessing therefore in Woke liberalism – and in DiAngelo's and Kendi's reinvention of racism -- is “the strong dominating the weak,” and this is an ill-liberal ideology that is already showing signs of having catastrophic consequences in classrooms and the workplace.   

Radio 32 trasmette in diretta la presentazione della versione cartacea del “Manuale di sopravvivenza in uno stato proibizionista “ presso ZAZIE nel Metrò per la chiusura di “Una guerra contro di noi” la "tre giorni di azione" di ITANPUD per Support don't punish ovvero la campagna globale a favore di politiche di Riduzione del Danno e NON punitive per i milioni di consumatori di sostanze psicoattive.Con Marcello Baraghini fondatore di Strade Bianche di stampa Alternativa e Emilia Piermartini vice presidente di ITANPUD, la rete italiana di persone che usano droghe.Conduce Daniele Lauri.“Il manuale di sopravvivenza in uno stato proibizionista” scaricabile gratuitamente su http://www.stradebianchelibri.com/manuale-di-sopravvivenza-in-uno-stato-proibizionista.html nasce dalla nostra esigenza di contribuire a cambiare linguaggio, approccio, mentalità sull'uso e l'abuso di sostanze. Siamo convinti della necessità di dover essere noi consumatori di sostanze a dover riscrivere questa storia, questa cultura figlia del proibizionismo che ha seminato stigma e ignoranza. Con questa prima edizione vogliamo aprire soprattutto un dialogo, questo manuale è un patrimonio collettivo di chi consuma con l'invito a scrivere nuove pagine, soprattutto abituarci a narrare noi per primi le droghe fuori dalla logica e dalla narrazione proibizionista. Se non cambieremo questo abbiamo poco da sperare che il cambiamento arrivi dall'alto, se non cambieremo prima noi la nostra narrazione non possiamo sperare in un cambiamento sociale e in una reale tutela della salute e della collettività. Soprattutto abbiamo la consapevolezza che più passivamente subiremo la narrazione proibizionista, più continueranno a passare come ineluttabili le conseguenza drammatiche del proibizionismo: criminalizzazione dell'uso, mercato in mano a speculatori di ogni tipo, stigma e scarsa tutela della salute. Il proibizionismo è una cultura, cambiarla spetta a noi che ne siamo vittime.”ItanpudLa musica di questa puntata:Orbital - Halcyon On and OnCotton Belly - Tempest DubAnemone Brian - Jonestown MassacreGong - And You Tried So Hardradio32.net licenza SIAE N. 202000000144

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity.  He's currently a member of The Art Commission's Creative Placemaking team, working to connect visual art and social issues, which is exactly what we'll talk about on today's episode of The RDD.

A conversation with the public policy team for the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Topics of discussion will include: Current federal and state legislative priorities for NORD; NORD’s interaction with the Food & Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Status of issues important to the Mito community, including mandated insurance coverage for medical foods, vitamins and supplements used to treat rare diseases and legislation relating to orphan drugs; How NORD works with families on legislation, including NORD’s legislative priorities as well as issues families bring to NORD; and What patients and families can do to make sure their voices are heard on issues that are important to them. NORD is a non-profit organization which supports individuals with rare diseases through advocacy, education, research grants and networking among service providers. NORD’s Washington, D.C.-based policy team provides a consistent voice for rare disease patients and families on Capitol Hill and beyond. Speakers include Martha Rinker JD, VP of Public Policy, Paul Melmeyer, Assistant Director of Public Policy, and Tim Boyd, Associate Director of Public Policy. Attachments: NORD Supported Legislation 2016 RDD.pdf NORD State Legislative Priorities 2016.pdf About The Speaker Martha Rinker JD is NORD’s Vice President of Public Policy leading the public policy team on matters affecting the rare disease community. Martha is responsible for all Federal and State legislative and regulatory issues and the development and implementation of advocacy strategy and relationships with key stakeholders. Prior to joining NORD, Ms. Rinker was the Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), the Legislative Counsel and Senior Director of Policy, Practice and Advocacy for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and the Director of Government Relations for the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA). In addition, Ms. Rinker was the Legislative Director for Congresswoman (now Senator) Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and held staff positions with both the Pennsylvania Senate and the Maryland General Assembly. Paul Melmeyer currently serves as the Assistant Director of Public Policy at the National Organization for Rare Disorders. In this role, Paul leads the Federal policy operations in developing and advocating for the enactment and implementation of pro-rare disease patient policy. Prior to joining NORD, Paul held positions with the Center for Amer

Jokes and Judging family and friends for their differing perspectives while we talk about books and how you should not judge your friends and fam for differing perspectives. Music be MansionAir.  HBO's The Outsider make an appearance and the books are The Night Circus and The Bookshop of Yesterdays 

The main subject in this episode features answer to a listener question we received a couple of months ago: How can big data help small businesses? What ways can small business use big data? At the moment all the talk is about big data helping enterprise firms. And we are introducing a new section which we hope you will enjoy! 00:00 Recent events Working with a new team in sunny cork, getting them up to speed Workshop with a global SI and a European tel-co about the upcoming phases of their big data journey Workshop with a customer who has been using Hadoop for a very long time, since Hadoop 0.2! Finally looking to migrate into the future Multi vendor workshop fraud analytics Object recognition and detection in images. 11:30 Our very own "New and Noteworthy" Dave http://blogs.teradata.com/international/streaming-analytics-story-many-tales/ http://www.datasciencecentral.com/m/blogpost?id=6448529%3ABlogPost%3A453888 http://research.ibm.com/cognitive-computing/ostp/rfi-response.shtml http://dataconomy.com/10-online-big-data-courses-2016/   Jhon Apache Spark 2.0 (July 28, 2016) http://spark.apache.org/releases/spark-release-2-0-0.html Unifying DataFrame and Dataset (RDD): In Scala and Java, DataFrame and Dataset have been unified, i.e. DataFrame is just a type alias for Dataset of Row. SparkSession: new entry point that replaces the old SQLContext and HiveContext for DataFrame and Dataset APIs. MLLib: The DataFrame-based API is now the primary API. The RDD-based API is entering maintenance mode. Spark 2.0 substantially improved SQL functionalities with SQL2003 support. Spark SQL can now run all 99 TPC-DS queries Ships the initial experimental release for Structured Streaming, a high level streaming API built on top of Spark SQL Databricks article: https://databricks.com/blog/2016/07/28/continuous-applications-evolving-streaming-in-apache-spark-2-0.html Apache Mesos 1.0 released https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces97 http://techblog.netflix.com/2016/07/distributed-resource-scheduling-with.html Apache Twill becomes top level project http://twill.apache.org/ https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache_software_foundation_announces_apache1 44:40 Big Data for Small Business Define "small business" How can big data help small businesses What ways can small business use big data The problems a small business could face http://www.columnfivemedia.com/100-best-free-data-sources-infographic Our answers to those problems Some conclusions 01:32:35 End   Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Join Anna K. as she interviews guests weekly about what makes them GLOW...inside and out!  Every Friday, 10am EST.  Join her this week as she talks to Jessica Lusk of Red Dessert Dive! Red Dessert Dive is a funky, fun, eclectic bakery in the heart of the Houston Heights focusing on classic American desserts with a twist. The team works in collaboration with one another to create high quality products, yet still reasonably priced. They aim to be fully involved in the community by utilizing local farmers and producers, donating to charities, and exercising eco-awareness by using recycled products for their packaging and sustainability in the store design. RDD's dream is to have neighbors and visitors alike sit and enjoy a piping hot coffee paired with a decadent salted caramel brownie while the Rolling Stones rock out in the back ground.  Pretty great visual, huh?!   Read some of the local press to find out more! http://houston.eater.com/archives/2014/06/20/red-dessert-dive-coffee.php http://theheightslifehouston.blogspot.com/2014/04/sneak-peek-red-dessert-dive.html