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Practical Leadership Podcast
89. How to Turn Childhood Dreams into Global Business Success - with Serge Baidin

Practical Leadership Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 25:10


In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Serge Baidin, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Bride and Groom Video, to explore how childhood dreams and a relentless drive for success can shape a thriving career. Serge takes us through his journey, from a challenging upbringing in Ukraine to building successful businesses that bring cherished memories to life for thousands of people around the world. Along the way, he shares key insights into leadership, the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone, and why risks are the oxygen of entrepreneurship. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or someone seeking inspiration to chase your dreams, Serge's story is a testament to the power of determination, adaptability, and vision. Tune in to hear his hard-earned lessons on managing teams, building a growth mindset, and creating impact through innovation. Episode Timeline: [2:22] – Serge introduces himself and shares how his childhood dreams shaped his entrepreneurial spirit. [6:08] – His first job as a construction assistant and the leadership lessons he learned at just 16. [10:45] – From wheelbarrows to websites: Serge's pivot to becoming a freelance web developer. [15:30] – Why working for a fixed salary scares him and how performance-driven work fuels his motivation. [19:50] – Serge's take on the transformative power of feedback and the importance of acting decisively. [21:07] – The vision behind Bride and Groom Video and his plans to help preserve memories for future generations. [23:04] – Serge's one key message for the world: “Today is your best day.” Links & Resources: Connect with Serge Baidin on LinkedIn Learn more about Bride and Groom Video: brideandgroomvideo.com Explore Serge's website development company Markup Us: markuppus.com Closing Note: If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to rate, review, and share the podcast. Your support helps us reach more listeners like you. Follow us for more inspiring stories and insights from incredible entrepreneurs around the globe!  

Invité culture
Bande dessinée: Serge Lehman, prix Goscinny 2025 du meilleur scénariste pour «Les Naviagateurs»

Invité culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 4:55


Il y a 60 000 ans, Paris était sous les eaux et surnageait l'actuelle Butte Montmartre ou colline Chaillot. De ce fait historique avéré, le scénariste Serge Lehman et le dessinateur Stéphane de Caneva ont tiré un roman graphique : Les Navigateurs, aux éditions Delcourt, mêlant réalisme et fantastique. Cette bande dessinée est un jeu de piste qui va transporter les personnages principaux dans un monde parallèle administré par une société secrète. Les Navigateurs de Serge Lehmanaux et Stéphane de Caneva, aux éditions Delcourt, 2025. Prix René Goscinny 2025 du meilleur Scénariste.À écouter aussiLes bédéistes Serge Lehman et Stéphane Créty, et l'auteur Olivier Delacroix À écouter aussiLe roman graphique «L'homme gribouillé»

Le Grand Invité
Les liturgies orthodoxes pour Pâques, expliquées par le père Serge Sologub

Le Grand Invité

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 16:05


Quand y aura t il une date commune de Pâques pour tous les chrétiens ? C'est la question que vous vous posez ce matin avec votre invité PH, au lendemain de la fête de la Résurrection du Christ. Vous évoquez aussi les rites qui ont été vécus par les orthodoxes ces derniers joursDistribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast
#244 Grit and Growth: The Mindset of a Successful Pilot w Top Gun Ace Serge Durrant

Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 85:43


Serge Durrant, a former Top Gun fighter pilot turned paraglider, discusses his journey from aviation to adventure sports. We explore themes of mentorship, risk management, and the importance of community in high-stakes environments. Serge shares insights on overcoming fear, the competitive nature of flying, and the mental techniques that have helped him succeed in hang gliding, flying F-18 fighter jets, and paragliding. The conversation highlights the parallels between aviation and paragliding, emphasizing the need for grit and the value of learning from mistakes.

Les Nuits de France Culture
"Bérénice" avec Serge Reggiani et Jacqueline Morane

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 90:02


durée : 01:30:02 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - La "Matinée classique" du 12 octobre 1950 proposait la tragédie de Racine "Bérénice" avec Serge Reggiani, Jean Chevrier et Jacqueline Morane dans les rôle principaux, (1ère diffusion : 12/10/1950 Chaîne Nationale). - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé

RTL Matin
NEIGE - Serge Revial, maire de Tignes est l'invité de RTL Soir

RTL Matin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 7:01


Les habitants de Tignes sont priés de ne pas sortir. En raison de fortes chutes de neige, la mairie de la station savoyarde a ordonné le confinement de la population jusqu'à 15 heures, jeudi 17 avril, puis à partir de 20 heures. Serge Revial, maire de Tignes, est l'invité pour tout comprendre dans RTL Soir. Ecoutez L'invité pour tout comprendre avec Yves Calvi du 17 avril 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Appropriation Culturelle - Le Podcast

De passage en région pour la tournée canadien français avec Mononc' Serge, Oscar Souto et Carlos Araya sont venus nous parler de leur processus créatif avec Mononc' et du début de la collaboration. Ils nous parlent aussi de la parution du livre : Anonymus 35 ans de métal, qui retrace l'histoire complète du groupe.Une présentation de Onibi, parce que Onibi c'est bon en salle! Régisseur : Steve Lévesque Monteur : Steve Lévesque Animation : Pierre-Marc Langevin et Mathieu Higgins

Club Poker Radio
Louis Michaud et Serge Chechin

Club Poker Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 97:59


Cette semaine, on met à l'honneur le poker Live avec deux joueurs qui ont bien brillé au tout récent Barrière Poker Tour à Ribeauvillé : Louis Michaud : 59 ans, vainqueur du BPT Ribeauvillé, ancien professeur de tennis et conseiller départemental. Après des soucis de santé et une greffe de rein en 2013, il est animé par la passion poker, le challenge des tournois et vit de super moments autant en France qu'à l'étranger. Il prévoit de fêter ses 60 ans à Marrakech dans quelques jours. Serge Chechin : 52 ans, entrepreneur de l'Est de la France, Serge s'est hissé en 3e place du BPT grâce à une maîtrise du jeu short stack. En 2022, il termine 80e du Main Event des WSOP pour 100k$... en 2023, c'est une très belle 13e place à l'EPT Prague qui paiera les cadeaux de Noël. Sa fiche Hendonmob est bien fournie ! Staff CP Radio Présentation : Comanche et ShiShi Streaming : Fanny Réalisation et montage : Steven Club Poker Radio vous est présentée par Winamax, le n°1 du poker en ligne.   Perte d'argent, conflits familiaux, addiction… Les jeux d'argent sont interdits aux moins de 18 ans et peuvent être dangereux. En cas de besoin, contactez le 09 74 75 13 13.

Comeback Coach
103. COMEBACK - Serge Cowan - DDRE (Netflix's Buying London) - losing a child with cerebral palsy - divorce - starting over in business - living with anxiety

Comeback Coach

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 36:44


Ask me a QHello Bright Minds, I wonder whether you've seen the Netflix hit Buying London with Daniel Daggers and his team of agents at his property firm DDRE? It's a lot of fun and very glamorous and my guest today is one of the team who you won't have seen on screen. I met Serge Cowan on a flight to Nice last September when he was going out to look at a property in Monaco and we got into a deep conversation about his life, including his four children. Serge is a global real estate advisor at DDRE who has sold properties in 27 locations and deals with DDREs international sales. Serge's 16 year old daughter Emily makes an occasional entertaining double act with him on Instagram and there's a link in the show notes.In 2002 Serge set up a property business which he told me he felt like he was married to. His wife worked with him too and alongside their professional life they spent five years trying to have a child. In 2007 along came baby Maddie who was born with cerebral palsy who very sadly passed away in 2017. Maddie's early years also coincided with the recession of 2009-2012 which hammered the business Serge had built. By 2018, a year after Maddie's death he realised the marriage wasn't right and their divorced was finalised in 2024.You're going to hear us talk about:A father's perspective of the strain and emotional difficulty of raising a profoundly disabled child.Battling the SEN system and local education authority for a child with cerebral palsy.His marriage coming to an end and walking away from the business he'd builtSerge's experience of ‘chronic anxiety' Negotiating with French estate agentsI hope you enjoy and extract something useful from my chat with Serge.MORE FOR YOU DM Jessica on instagram @comebackcommuk Get Caremail (free, every other Sunday at 7am) Read Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work by Jessica Chivers. Watch five coachees talk about working with us Connect us to your HR team - bring the Comeback Community™ employee experience to your workplace

Les actus du jour - Hugo Décrypte
"Je me suis mis à l'aise chez toi" - Mon entretien avec Jonathan Cohen (Interview Mashup)

Les actus du jour - Hugo Décrypte

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 42:57


On revient sur son parcours, de son premier cours de théâtre à la sortie du Flambeau en passant par Serge le Mytho et Family Business.— — —00:00 : Intro04:20 : Le tout premier cours de théâtre08:30 : Le syndrome de l'imposteur10:35 : Rencontre avec Kyan Khojandi12:10 : L'adrénaline de l'impro avec Serge Le Mytho15:12 : Les points communs avec Serge Le Mytho17:10 : Être drôle mais pris au sérieux19:22 : Le succès de Family Business21:00 : Comment on choisit un rôle24:30 : Les origines de La Flamme28:40 : La Jean-Guile31:00 : Jouer avec des amies34:25 : Que se paso old el paso36:50 : Dans la peau de réalisateur37:50 : Oui/Non40:27 : Outro— — —CRÉDITSPrésentateur : Hugo TraversProducteur : Julien PotiéRédactrice en chef : Agathe Boussard et Anais LochonRéalisateur : Claire LaverneIngénieur du son : William DelaitreAssistant de production : Clément ChauletMonteur : Stan DuplanPhotographe : Erwann TanguyMiniature : Manon PayetMusique originale : Jean CrosettiHugoDécrypte / 2022 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Luxury Travel Insider
Big Sky, Montana | One & Only Moonlight Basin

Luxury Travel Insider

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 46:14


Today we're enjoying wide open skies, magical rivers, and the jagged peaks of the Madison mountain range. Sprinkle in a little cowboy culture, love for the land, and a much needed break from the hustle and bustle.. And we'll find ourselves in Big Sky, Montana.  Today I'm joined by my friend Serge Ditesheim, the General Manager of the highly anticipated One & Only Moonlight Basin. This will be One & Only's first hotel in the United States and though it doesn't open to guests until Fall 2025, it's already giving mountain glam.  Serge and I chat about everything from insider details of the new property to roadtrips, to fishing, to the scientific benefits of being in nature. I adore this part of the country and hope that after this episode, you do too.      Learn more at www.luxtravelinsider.com   Connect with me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn  

La France bouge - Elisabeth Assayag
Casa Barbara : les nouvelles résidences séniors de Serge Trigano.

La France bouge - Elisabeth Assayag

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 48:38


Dans cet épisode de "La France bouge", Elisabeth Assayag rencontre Serge Trigano, entrepreneur visionnaire, qui révolutionne le vieillissement avec les résidences seniors Casa Barbara. Serge Trigano, ancien président du Club Med et fondateur des Mama Shelters, réinvente le bien-vieillir avec des résidences haut de gamme offrant confort, lien social et vitalité. L'épisode présente aussi Lumine, une start-up lyonnaise utilisant la réalité virtuelle pour améliorer le bien-être des personnes âgées, et Nicole Tonnel, influenceuse de 74 ans, qui inspire les femmes mûres à s'épanouir. Cet épisode met en lumière l'innovation au service du bien-vieillir.Notre équipe a utilisé un outil d'Intelligence artificielle via les technologies d'Audiomeans© pour accompagner la création de ce contenu écrit.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

First Smoke of The Day
DNA Genetics: Unique Strains for Hash, Amsterdam Beginnings, Legacy Partnership

First Smoke of The Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 132:47


DNA Genetics: Unique Strains for Hash, Amsterdam Beginnings, Legacy PartnershipWhen we say that today's guests are responsible for some of the biggest strains in the history of the plant, it's almost an understatement. We all grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s hearing about the cultural boom in Amsterdam, but these guys were living it.Blackleaf is blessed in the FSOTD studio by none other than Don and Aaron aka DNA Genetics, basically your OG's OGs, to discuss their migration to Amsterdam, running with legends like Sam the Skunkman and Dave Crockett, how they began breeding seeds in the early 2000s, coming back to the US, and the natural evolution of DNA Genetics that's turned them into a global brand with more hall-of-fame hitters than you can count.For the uninitiated, DNA Genetics is a renowned breeding company founded in Amsterdam in 2004, known for creating some of the industry's most iconic and award-winning strains. Some of these legendary strains include LA Confidential, Kosher Kush, and Tangie. DNA Genetics continues to innovate and expand with a strong global reputation, influencing the market through collaborations, seed distribution, and cutting-edge breeding techniques.You'll get to hear Don and Aaron dive deep into their ex-pat lives in Amsterdam and how they got their first building locked down, immediately started blowing massive tree, and had the cops bust down their doors on day 1. They soon partnered with a local coffee shop to grow and slang their creations, eventually having locals come in asking for seeds based on fire herb they blew just down the street. If you've ever heard of the “good old days” these were definitely them. You seriously can't count the number of unbelievable stories that are contained in this pod.Some of the other crazy tidbits that pop up during this episode include the DNA Genetics x Crockett Family Farms origin story and creating Tangie, how B-Real named the 24k strain, the LA Confidential story, how the Chocolope strain got its name on accident, growing seeds from Shantibaba himself, and how they got Barrington Levy to play an unforgettable High Times party in Amsterdam back in the day.Don and Aaron are undeniably living legends in the industry that continue to partner, expand, and take over the world with their renowned genetics. Look out for their upcoming releases with Sensi Seeds through their Breeding Grounds project, a global collaborative breeding project, the likes of which include Sherbinskis, Serge, Humboldt Seed Co., and more.Subscribe to our channel and the FSOTD.com site to keep up with other key players and enjoy conversations with trailblazers from the culture you can't find anywhere else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Purple Podcast
Smash on Broadway, CinemaCon 2025, + Rachel Zegler Discourse

The Purple Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 115:26


Fade in on a girl with a hunger for fame! Years in the making, Smash the musical has come to Broadway, and Serge and Alia were there to witness it in the front row. They spill the tea on this confused production, among all of the other pop culture happenings to kick off the month of April.This month, we are recognizing World Autism Awareness Day. Find other more at Autism Speaks, and donate to their mission.Hosts: Alia Hodge (⁠⁠@blackiesnackie⁠⁠) and Serge Clivio (⁠⁠@sergeclivio⁠⁠)

NCLR After Dark
Tool time 2

NCLR After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 104:03


Send us a textEric, Don, Robert, and Serge continue tool talk and get into garage tools and all sorts of BS including some politician'!! Yee Haw!

Parlons-Nous
Handicap : Serge, non-voyant, retrouve le goût de la vie depuis l'arrivée de son chien guide

Parlons-Nous

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 15:16


Depuis qu'il a perdu la vue il y a 11 ans, Serge lutte pour retrouver confiance en lui et en les autres, mais l'arrivée de Tia, son chien guide, lui ouvre de nouvelles perspectives et l'aide à renouer avec le monde qui l'entoure.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Set Review Part 2 || North 100 Ep179

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 75:16


Tarkir: Dragonstorm is upon us and it's time to take stock of all the cards that are on deck to make a splash in Canadian Highlander! This week on the show Serge, Nelson, and Wheeler discuss Green, Gold, Artifacts, and Land! Serge Yager — https://bsky.app/profile/sergeyager.bsky.social Benjamin Wheeler — https://bsky.app/profile/wheeler.bsky.social Nelson Salahub — https://bsky.app/profile/coachnelly.bsky.social What is Canadian Highlander? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLo76slMBAQ Canadian Highlander Points List: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca/points-list/ Canadian Highlander Website: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca Canadian Highlander YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdfxCOi0vvWXFqSHfrywvw Support LRR: http://patreon.com/loadingreadyrun Merch: https://store.loadingreadyrun.com Discord: https://discord.gg/lrr Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loadingreadyrun Check out our other channels! Video Games: http://youtube.com/LRRVG Tabletop: http://youtube.com/LRRTT Magic the Gathering: http://youtube.com/LRRMTG Comedy: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyRun Streams: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyLive #Magic #Highlander #lrrmtg

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Set Review Part 2 || North 100 Ep179

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 75:16


Tarkir: Dragonstorm is upon us and it's time to take stock of all the cards that are on deck to make a splash in Canadian Highlander! This week on the show Serge, Nelson, and Wheeler discuss Green, Gold, Artifacts, and Land! Serge Yager — https://bsky.app/profile/sergeyager.bsky.social Benjamin Wheeler — https://bsky.app/profile/wheeler.bsky.social Nelson Salahub — https://bsky.app/profile/coachnelly.bsky.social What is Canadian Highlander? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLo76slMBAQ Canadian Highlander Points List: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca/points-list/ Canadian Highlander Website: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca Canadian Highlander YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdfxCOi0vvWXFqSHfrywvw Support LRR: http://patreon.com/loadingreadyrun Merch: https://store.loadingreadyrun.com Discord: https://discord.gg/lrr Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loadingreadyrun Check out our other channels! Video Games: http://youtube.com/LRRVG Tabletop: http://youtube.com/LRRTT Magic the Gathering: http://youtube.com/LRRMTG Comedy: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyRun Streams: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyLive #Magic #Highlander #lrrmtg

Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed
From Sea Org to Freedom: How the Aftermath Foundation Rebuilds Lives - Scientology Q&A #36

Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 61:52 Transcription Available


Send us a textThe Aftermath crew comes together for a fundraiser in support of the Aftermath Foundation, raising over $15,000 in just one hour to help people escape Scientology and rebuild their lives. The foundation has expanded its services beyond financial aid to include educational assistance, mental health support, and career mentorship.• Updates on Serge, whose story has led to reconnections with family and friends after Scientology told many he had died• Discussion of how the Aftermath Foundation is receiving more applications for aid than ever before• News about the foundation's new website and expanded programs to help former Scientologists• Explanation that board members are all volunteers who receive no compensation• Announcement that the Aftermath Foundation has been approved for the Combined Federal Campaign• Insights into why OSA members fear the foundation - it provides escape routes for Scientologists• Board members offer signed books for donations of $250 or moreIf you'd like to support the Aftermath Foundation, visit theaftermathfoundation.org. Every dollar goes directly to helping people escape Scientology and start new lives.Support the showBFG Store - http://blownforgood-shop.fourthwall.com/Blown For Good on Audible - https://www.amazon.com/Blown-for-Good-Marc-Headley-audiobook/dp/B07GC6ZKGQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Blown For Good Website: http://blownforgood.com/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2131160 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blown-for-good-behind-the-iron-curtain-of-scientology/id1671284503 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2131160.rss YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS: Spy Files Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtJfniWLwq4cA-e...

Les Nuits de France Culture
Mistinguett, la reine du panache

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 34:51


durée : 00:34:51 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - C'est une Mistinguett bon pied, bon œil, gouaille et sens de la répartie intacts, que l'on retrouve en 1953 dans l'émission "50 ans de music-hall". Interrogée par Serge, "l'historien du cirque", elle raconte, avec force anecdotes, sa vie et sa carrière dans le contexte du music-hall français. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : Mistinguett Chanteuse et actrice française

Efemérides con Nibaldo Mosciatti
Nace fundador del ballet ruso Serguéi Diáguilev (1872)

Efemérides con Nibaldo Mosciatti

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 5:03


El 31 de marzo de 1872 nació Serguéi Diáguilev, conocido también como Serge, fue un empresario ruso fundador de los Ballets Rusos, una compañía de la que surgirían muchos bailarines y coreógrafos famosos.

Drette su'l tape
225. Épisode # 225 avec Serge Giguère - 92 min

Drette su'l tape

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 92:35


Serge Giguère n'est rien de moins qu'une figure marquante du cinéma documentaire québécois! Le vénérable réalisateur discute avec David de son plus récent film, Maurice, dans lequel on découvre le Rocket comme on ne l'a jamais vu! Serge a hérité de ces magnifiques archives mettant en vedette le célèbre numéro 9 de son défunt ami Robert Tremblay, qui est décédé avant de pouvoir compléter le film. Ce dernier a donc mandaté son ami de longue date qu'est Serge de finir la tâche! Serge nous révèle également ce qu'il a appris en travaillant avec des grands du cinéma québécois tels que Gilles Carle, Gilles Groulx ou encore Pierre Perreault! Finalement, Serge dévoile à David quels détails fascinants il voulait mettre en évidence dans Maurice, alors que les gars se remémorent la scène préférée de David dans laquelle Maurice discute avec l'ancienne gloire Aurèle Joliat ! Ne rate surtout pas le premier one-man-show de David intitulé SUPER NORMAL dont les 1ères médiatiques à Montréal et à Québec sont déjà SOLD OUT! David part en tournée partout au Québec, dépêche-toi de ramasser tes billets dès maintenant au davidbeaucage.com ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

4th Line Voice Podcast
Episode 440 "Tribute To Serge Roberge"

4th Line Voice Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 191:00


Todays Topics  My co-host Jukka and I look back at the career of one of the greatest minor league enforcers of all-time Serge Roberge  https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/71526/serge-roberge Welcome to the 4th Line Voice #EnforcerBasedPodcasting presented by The Hockey Podcast Network Episode 440 Download the DraftKings Pick Six app NOW and use code THPN. That's code THPN for new customers to play $5, get $50 in Pick 6 credits. Better payouts. Bigger wins. Only with Pick6 from DraftKings. The Crown is yours. Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred gambler. Help is available for problem gambling. Call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven, or visit c c p g dot org in Connecticut. Must be eighteen plus, age and eligibility restrictions vary by jurisdiction. Pick6 not available everywhere, including New York and Ontario. Void where prohibited. One per new customer. Bonus awarded as non-withdrawable Pick Six Credits that expire in fourteen days. Limited time offer. See terms at pick six dot draftkings dot com slash promos.

NCLR After Dark
Tool time 1

NCLR After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 96:25


Send us a textEric, Don, Robert, and Serge talk about tools on the trail a d other bullshoot. Enjoy

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Set Review Part 1 || North 100 Ep178

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 69:51


Tarkir: Dragonstorm is upon us and it's time to take stock of all the cards that are on deck to make a splash in Canadian Highlander! This week on the show Serge, Nelson, and Wheeler discuss White, Blue, Black, and Red! Serge Yager — https://bsky.app/profile/sergeyager.bsky.social Benjamin Wheeler — https://bsky.app/profile/wheeler.bsky.social Nelson Salahub — https://bsky.app/profile/coachnelly.bsky.social What is Canadian Highlander? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLo76slMBAQ Canadian Highlander Points List: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca/points-list/ Canadian Highlander Website: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca Canadian Highlander YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdfxCOi0vvWXFqSHfrywvw Support LRR: http://patreon.com/loadingreadyrun Merch: https://store.loadingreadyrun.com Discord: https://discord.gg/lrr Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loadingreadyrun Check out our other channels! Video Games: http://youtube.com/LRRVG Tabletop: http://youtube.com/LRRTT Magic the Gathering: http://youtube.com/LRRMTG Comedy: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyRun Streams: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyLive #Magic #Highlander #lrrmtg

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Set Review Part 1 || North 100 Ep178

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 69:51


Tarkir: Dragonstorm is upon us and it's time to take stock of all the cards that are on deck to make a splash in Canadian Highlander! This week on the show Serge, Nelson, and Wheeler discuss White, Blue, Black, and Red! Serge Yager — https://bsky.app/profile/sergeyager.bsky.social Benjamin Wheeler — https://bsky.app/profile/wheeler.bsky.social Nelson Salahub — https://bsky.app/profile/coachnelly.bsky.social What is Canadian Highlander? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLo76slMBAQ Canadian Highlander Points List: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca/points-list/ Canadian Highlander Website: https://www.canadianhighlander.ca Canadian Highlander YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdfxCOi0vvWXFqSHfrywvw Support LRR: http://patreon.com/loadingreadyrun Merch: https://store.loadingreadyrun.com Discord: https://discord.gg/lrr Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/loadingreadyrun Check out our other channels! Video Games: http://youtube.com/LRRVG Tabletop: http://youtube.com/LRRTT Magic the Gathering: http://youtube.com/LRRMTG Comedy: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyRun Streams: http://youtube.com/LoadingReadyLive #Magic #Highlander #lrrmtg

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Hoisting the sail, a supply chain podcast

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Cáel Defeats The Illuminati: Part 9

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025


Diplomatic Hell Hole.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels."Are we in the right place?" the stranger worried."I'm afraid so. Anais, you need to leave.""Not until you tell me what is going on here," she sizzled."She's not here to have sex, if that's what you worried about," I retorted. "Wait, are you here to have sex with me?""I barely know you.""That rarely stops me," I muttered."He's a master of bedroom antics," Pamela praised me. "He's pretty much at a loss at doing anything else.""Thanks Grandma," I griped."Your welcome, Grandson.""We, are here to meet someone," the stranger hedged."You came to the right place," Pamela preempted me. "He's definitely someone.""Fine, redo. I'm Cáel Nyilas," (deep breathe), "NOHIO, HCIESI-NDI, U HAUL, Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege plus a bunch of other honorifics that have yet to be confirmed. I am single-handedly bringing back medievalism to the center of Europe and the Near East. The woman to my left is Pamela Pale, and she really is my bodyguard. The woman to my right is Sgt. Anais Saint-Amour, RCMP, my ex-lover and the person that needs to leave   right now.""I'm not sure I should leave at this moment," Anais shifted possessively. I had to recall earlier this morning, the part where we'd broken up by mutual consent. Yep. That had really happened. I had thought I was whittling down my current list of paramours. Why do the Goddesses hate me so?"Told you, she can't give up that cock," Pamela whispered."As you can see, I have limited control of my life," I told the strange woman. "I know you are here to meet somebody who isn't me. Now you know who I am. Who are you and your companions?""I'm Ms. Quincy.""Sorry; I'm on a first name basis with everyone I meet," I interrupted."What's your rank, Honey?" Pamela added."What makes you think,?""She doesn't think. That's what makes her so dangerous." I explained."Hey now," Pamela faux-complained."Okay. She's a fledgling telepath, or medium," I shrugged."Captain, Zelda Quincy.""In case you are mesmerized by her tits," Pamela tapped me, "she's packing some serious hardware.""One of those personal defense gizmos?" I leaned Pamela's way."Close, but no cigar. She's my kind of girl, big 'bang-bang', back-up at the small of her back and knife in her boot.""What!" Zelda gulped."She's his knife-fighting instructor," Anais answered drolly."Are you Special Forces?" Zelda regarded my mentor."Nah, I got kicked out for a consistent failure to observe even the loosest Rules Of Engagement. I'm a free-spirit.""Oh, you're a sniper," Zelda nodded."I like this one," Pamela smiled."Ah, thank you." Then, over her shoulder, "I think we are in the right place." Zelda entered the room, followed by a Hispanic panther of a man (kind of like a tanned, slightly shorter Chaz without the cool accent) wearing a long coat, and a Subcontinent-cast woman who looked at everyone as if she expected us to sprout fangs, or start quoting the Koran any second now. She obviously was a brain seconded to this mission very much against her will.The fourth person had that cagey 'when my lips move, I'm lying' look while seemingly unhappy with her current assignment. The heavy implication was that the lady was a career diplomat. Considering our current company and who we were talking to, she was State Department. She was in her late 30's or early 40's and giving off the sensation she had devoted so much to her career that she was starting to wonder if that was all that life had to offer.The fifth member was a military man clearly uncomfortable about what he was doing here, thus not a spook. His off-the-rack suit wasn't terrible, so he expected to socialize somewhat while performing his duties. He also looked like a man who expected other people to speak half-truths and obfuscated lies as easily as they breathed. Numbers three, four and five were dressed for the weather and unarmed.All of this meant they were good at what they did, though they probably didn't know the particulars of what was expected of them. They had their marching orders. Those orders were about to be made irrelevant in the company they would be keeping. The latter weren't the 'doing it by rote' kind of people they would normally be dealing with."I bet you she's a doctor," I murmured to Pamela, "she's with State and he's some sort of Foreign Service type.""I bet the first guy is Air Force," she countered."Like one of those Para-rescue guys?""No. More like one of those Battlefield Air Operations guys, I'm guessing," she corrected me."That guy?" I nodded to the final guy. "Pentagon wonk?""More likely he's one of those embassy guys. I'm going to take an educated leap here, Office of Military Cooperation, Mongolia?""That is pretty clever of you. Kazakhstan. Major Justin Colbert.""I bet some people in the White House, Pentagon and Langley are disappointed with you right now," I reasoned. His jaw grew tight."Don't worry, Major," Pamela grinned. "We consider that a good thing. We don't like the people in charge and have a low opinion of their opinion on just about everything, including their habit of blaming the blameless for their government's fuck ups.""Who are these people?" the first man whispered to Quincy."She's a telepath." That was Zelda"She's a psychic-medium." That was Anais."She can see through time." That was me. "Nice to meet you. Who are you?""Chris Diaz. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF.""Dr. Saira Yamin," the second woman introduced herself. "Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. Are you the man from Johnston Island?""Why yes, yes I am," I beamed."The APCSS is in Waikiki, Hawaii," Pamela educated me. "Your arrival probably cost her some prime surfing time.""I was more interested in the fact that he survived a plane crash in a Category Four Cyclone," she admitted."Mother Nature hates me. No matter how hard I try, she refuses to kill me," I confessed. "My suffering is an endless source of amusement to that bitch.""That, that wasn't the helpful answer I was looking for," she stammered."So, Lt. Colonel Chris Diaz, you must be with JSOC, I have a deep and abiding respect for you guys. If you need something, just ask," I greeted him. "Captain Zelda, you are not with JSOC.""She's with the DCS ~ that is the Defense Clandestine Service," Pamela kept going. "Zelda, you love being in your uniform, you're proud, yet happy with the concept of dying in an unmarked grave for Constitution and Country. You are too old to have been in the first female class at Ranger School, so that means no 'in the field' JSOC for you. You've gotten around that stone wall by joining the US Defense Department's own little pack of killers.""Also, you felt it was necessary to bring a Benelli M4-11707. That's a close-in action shotgun, but a bit over-kill considering the paper-thin walls in this building. That tells me you are used to being in the kinds of places where such a tool is a necessity. Or in other words, since you think you are meeting a band of terrorists, you brought along your favorite toy.""Your personal weapon is a SIG Sauer P229R DAK in .357 which is a new weapon still under trial by the US Army and Air Force. Your boot dagger is ceramic so it will pass a cursory exam, or scan. You hate the idea of being trapped on a public aircraft weaponless. You have also given up killing power for a proper balance for throwing. I like a forward-thinking gal.""Air Force ~ you've recently come back from Asia, most likely Tibet. It shows in your breathing brought about by a close call with Altitude Sickness. The only reason for an Air Force guy to be here is because he's familiar with the Khanate military and you are not US Army, or Marine Corp Special Forces. I know the type.""You went with the MP5K in the standard 9mm, so you are more interested in sending bullets down range than looking into someone's face as you kill them. You may be a 'light' Colonel, which means you are almost somebody. What your higher-ups haven't appreciated is that our guests will respect you because they are like that ~ remembering past friends and comrades in arms. Of greater importance, you have Cáel's gratitude which will count for more than you currently believe."I pledged then and there to be as good as Pamela at determining that kind of stuff before I died. She had assured me it was as much a matter of psychology as eagle-eyed perception. People were often a type that gravitated to various forms of destruction, be they old school, or going for the latest gadget."I told you all that firepower was excessive," State softly chastised her associates (what they really were, not the underlings she saw them as)."So, you appeared to have forgotten to tell us your name," I regarded the State lass."Nisha Desai Biswal. I'm with the government.""Oh, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, I've examined your website," I told her. It clearly pissed her off somewhat that I so swiftly disregarded her crude attempt at subtle manipulation."Hey. I've got some real enemies at State, so it pays to know who might be the next suit trying to cock me over," I explained. I had to prioritize. It would take some serious effort to convince Zelda to have a MFF three-way straight out the gate and she was definitely the hotter number."Major, you came here unarmed," Pamela noted. "That won't do. They expect you to be armed because you are a warrior, damn it. Cáel get him one of your Glock 22's.""Gotcha," I nodded. I went to my room, tipped away the false back to my closet (that Havenstone had installed recently so Odette wouldn't accidently fire off one of my weapons) and retrieved one of my spare Glocks, but not the one with the laser sight. Such over-the-top fancy gear would be inappropriate. I only gave him one mag. If he couldn't get the job done with 15 rounds, he wouldn't have a chance to reload.Mind you, I took two in a twin-rig shoulder holster and four 22 round magazines, because I tend to shoot two-handed which doesn't exactly give you a bullseye every time. I returned to our crowded living room, handed the Major his weaponry, and then directed the US group to the far side of the room (towards Timothy's bedroom. Saira and Nisha took the couch.Because this tiny space wasn't crowded enough, there was a knock at the door. I checked. It was Juanita, oh yeah, my real bodyguard."Listen up everybody," I announced to the room. "This is my other bodyguard, my official one. Her names is Juanita Leya Antonio Garza, she's from the Dominican Republic via Buenos Aires and she is armed, so don't freak out." I opened the door."What is going on?" Juanita hissed."I'm having a private meeting with a few heavily armed friends. The other side to this party hasn't arrived yet. Why don't you come in?" She came in."Why didn't you warn me?" she whispered her complaint."Long night, worse wake-up, needed to do some soul-searching. Pamela was looking after me, then this came up and I forgot. I apologize," I lowered my head in shame. Juanita was only trying to do the job she'd been entrusted with and by not thinking of her, I was making that so much harder.I made the introductions, first names only."Juanita, Anais, Pamela; please slip into the kitchenette," I suggested.Anais "Why?"Juanita "Where are you going to be?"Pamela "Sure. I'm starving. I'm going to raid the fridge.""Anais, because I need my faction in one place. Juanita, I will be refereeing this meeting, so I will have to remain in the living room, roughly six feet from you." It was really a small apartment. "Pamela, if it is edible, it isn't mine and you'll have to replace it."Great Caesar's Ghost! No wonder Big Wigs had their personal assistants handle this pre-meeting crap. I was on my last two fucking nerves and one of those was already stressed and tender. And the real reason for being here hadn't even arrived yet."Why am I in your faction?" Anais mulled over threateningly."Because you haven't walked out that door. There are going to be three sides to this meeting, not three plus Anais. That is the way it is going to be. Now, are you going to behave, or are Juanita and Pamela going to toss you out?""You are threatening me!""Finally catching on to that, aren't you, Sweetie?" Pamela chimed in."I'm only staying because I believe you are in trouble," Anais grumped."Why is she (Anais) here?" Nisha inquired heatedly. "This is supposed to be a very, very private encounter.""I know Anais. I don't know you. I trust Anais with my well-being despite the fact she has numerous reasons to distrust me. She's staying because she is a straight arrow. That's good enough for me.""But is she going to keep her mouth shut about what happens here today?" Nisha pressed."Anais, this is a clandestine meeting that isn't going to be recorded by anybody so, barring a crime being committed, you can never discuss this with anyone who isn't already in the room. Agreed?"Pause."I agree," she nodded. I really was going to have to fuck her again. Not today. Well, maybe not today; I had to keep my options open. Her investigator mind was going into overdrive. Give it a week and she'd be knocking on my door late one night. Inquisitive, truth-hungry dames are like that, trust me. Then it would be 'bask in my genius' sex. It had been a while since I'd experienced that, with Lady Yum-Yum.There was another knock at the door. I checked before Juanita could do the checking for me, in case someone was going to shoot me through the door. Fuck it. I was going to talk to Timothy about moving. Him, me and Odette. I couldn't give those two up. It was Kazak bookends. I opened up and invited them in. It turned out they had names besides Bookends #1 and #2, Nuro and Roman.Nuro (I think) checked out the rooms while Roman (I was pretty sure) kept an eye on my guests. I made introductions, first names only and specifying who was with who. Technically, they could trust my side because I was the Great Khan's brother and thus my servants were his servants. Technically.Iskender came next followed by OT. A woman I didn't know (sadly, not OT's daughter) came in behind him while the other two quintuplets stayed in the hallway. Iskender and I hugged."Ulı Khaan s yikti ağası," he smiled. That was 'Prince-something'. My Kazak was a bit rusty. He then whispered into my ear. "OT bows to you first. His title is Hongtaiji." What?"Ulı Khaan s yikti ağası," OT bowed."Hongtaiji Oyuun T m rbaatar," I bowed back. I remembered I had to rise first. It was an etiquette thing. In retrospect, Iskender had stretched the bounds of tradition by hugging me, his titular superior. "Welcome to my humble abode.""I thank you for your hospitality," he 'grinned'. His face wasn't made for that gesture so that faint gesture came across as rather unnatural.My mind finally finished translating what Iskender and OT had called me. It wasn't 'prince'. It was 'beloved brother of the Great Khan'. Mother fucker!"Wait," Justin, the military attach  guy muttered, "we are here to meet this guy?" indicating me."What do you mean?" Saira questioned."The title Mr. Nyilas was identified with means 'beloved brother of the Great Khaan'," he explained. "The Kazakhs don't go tossing honorifics like that around. This guy," again pointing at me, "is a really important somebody.""Thanks for dropping this grenade in my lap, OT," I joked. "I'll get you for this, and your little yak too.""Odette is going to be so miffed that she missed this," Pamela chuckled."Mr. Nyilas," Zelda began."Please, call me Cáel. It is how I roll.""Cáel, can I ask you a stupid question?""Go right ahead," Pamela snorted. "Cáel does stupid real well. It is a critical part of his skill set. It makes him adorable instead of annoying. Trust me, you'll learn that soon enough."Too much 'trust me' was flying around in a room where nobody trusted anybody."Thanks for that encouragement, Teach," I grumbled. "Ask away, Captain Zelda.""Why are you playing this game with us?""I wasn't. Until thirty seconds ago I was sure I was here totally as a spectator," I gripped. "My buddy," the word dripped with sarcasm, "Temujin likes dumping these kinds of surprises on me.""Did you mean what Ms. Pale said about you feeling you owed me?" Chris asked."Absolutely.""We need help defusing this Thailand crisis before a shooting war begins.""What do you suggest?""We want the Khanate to back down," Chris stated firmly."I thought we had agreed that I would spearhead this delegation," Nisha reminded Chris."I think the situation had evolved and we need a different approach," Chris insisted."You should listen to the Lieutenant Colonel," I advised. "He knows a whole lot more about what is going on than you do.""Why don't you explain it to us?" she began her weevil-ling."You are engaging in linguistic niceties with men who have bled together, Ms. Biswal," I instructed. "Not that Chris and I have bled on the same battlefield, we have shed blood in the same cause; and that cause has been bringing our two nations, the Khanate and the US, together. The Khanate owes Chris for his efforts on our behalf and we pay our debts.""How so?" Nisha asked."National Security stuff," I evaded. "If you don't know, you shouldn't know and you probably don't want to know. Suffice it to say, the Khanate is willing to listen to Lt. Colonel Diaz's request as a friend.""But he doesn't speak for the United States Government," she corrected."Why not?" I riposted. "He's dealt with the Khanate longer than you have. He has a clue about the mindset of their rank and file.""But does he know their leadership?" she persisted."I don't know. Chris, do you think you have a handle on me?""Are you really capable of talking for the Khanate government?" Nisha preempted Chris. What she left unsaid was 'are you culpable in their atrocities?'"Let's find out," I then looked over my shoulder. "Hongtaiji Oyuun T m rbaatar, will my words and wishes reach my brother's ear?""That is why I am here," he replied."Don't you have the authority to speak for your leader?" she grilled OT. Nisha was relentless trying to stay in the limelight. "Aren't you a diplomat?""There is no need to insult the man," Pamela snidely commented."I am one of many voices that provide information to the Great Khan. I am not his brother. Cáel Nyilas is and has already proved his familial affection by proposing Operation Funhouse and brought whole nations as gifts," OT schooled her. "He is gifted with both tactical and strategic insight as well as sharing the Great Khan's love for his people and his hopes for their eventual freedom.""I didn't think you were a soldier," Zelda looked me over."Oh no," I wove off that insinuation. "I've never been a real soldier and am unworthy of that distinction. I know quite a few who have earned that title and they scare the crap out of me. I mean, they go looking for trouble. In my case, trouble comes looking for me. I'm damn lucky to still be alive and that's the damn truth.""Bullshit," Pamela coughed."What was that, Artemisia?" I winked at her."Bitch," she laughed "My men have become women, and my women men. At least you didn't call me Cassandra.""Well, she's Greek (a deadly insult to all Amazons), but you could be her Evil Twin because everyone believes whatever you say.""Can we get down to business?" Chris inquired."Damn," Pamela shook her head. "They haven't been paying attention.""What does that mean?" Zelda griped."Iskender, you know what I'm talking about, don't you?" I asked."Not a clue, Exalted One," he stood there like a stone statue. Note, the Khanate contingent really were standing there like the Altai Mountains, doing nothing. You had to carefully examine them to see that they did indeed breathe and blink."Use small words," Pamela advised."You really are a rude misanthrope," Anais told Pamela."Do you know what's going on?" Pamela volleyed."No.""Then sit back and watch how the madness works," she snickered. "It is all you, Cáel.""Okay. One; how did Artemisia escape the battle of Salamis?" I began. Nothing."Oh," Justin nodded. "She rammed an allied ship to make the pursuing Athenians think she was an ally. What does that have to do with our current predicament?""Achieve your ends by using violence as a distraction," I sighed. "The Khanate will invade Thailand in," I looked to OT, "tomorrow?" He nodded."How does that help us?" Nisha complained."Second example, Cassandra. She saw the truth through all illusions and falsehoods and no one believed her. Now, reverse that."Pause."We are waiting," Saira finally joined the conversation. I could hear those little microprocessors inside her noggin firing electrons at light speed."We fight a phony war. The Khanate and their buddies invade in a lightning campaign that appears to be successful. Shit like attacking the opposition where they ain't. Things that look epic on CNN where some retired colonel, no offense...""None taken," Chris responded."Where some colonel talks about seizing resources, severed supply lines and encirclement. We, the Khanate, bomb shit like bridges and supply dumps, things with no civilians to get killed. On the downside, to make this work the Khanate needs to put some level of force into Bangkok.""That will get civilians killed," Nisha reminded me, unnecessarily."Civilians are getting killed right now by their own government. This time they will get a chance to strike back," I stated firmly. "The Thai protestors aren't cowards. They are just grossly outgunned. We can change that.""How does that help the United States?" Nisha queried."The US gets to come in and save the day," I sighed. "The US can t get there until the day after, so you don't look bad about letting the first 24 hours of brutality happen.""Oh," Zelda blinked."The US gets to end the fighting that the Khanate has no desire to continue. The US brings peace, while whomever takes over owes the Khanate. Both sides look good. Both sides claim victory. The President gets a second Nobel Peace Prize (psychic, aren't I?). The US gathers some regional allies like Malaysia, the ROC and the Philippines along with our Marines to ensure free and fair elections. The Khanate isn't seen to be backing down against the Titan of Western Civilization. They are working with them to bring about a better world.""Win-win," Saira nodded in agreement."The Khanate is still an autocratic tyranny," Nisha commented."As opposed to the People's Republic's oligarchical tyranny?" Chris countered."Agreed," Saira said. "I now think we should work with the Khanate to bring stability to Central Asia which which was impossible while those member nations were being squeezed between Russia, Europe, China and India.""What are you a doctor of?" I asked."I specialize in 'failed states', among other things," Saira grinned."This could still turn into one bloody cluster-fuck," Zelda mused."My peopled don't have the resources to devastate Thailand," OT finally spoke. "If you, the US, agrees to intervene on our timetable, you will have our thanks, off the record, of course.""How do we know this isn't some ruse to allow the Khanate to overthrow Thailand's existing government?" Justin questioned."You have my word," I replied. No one said anything for several heartbeats."Really?" Nisha balked."Mr. Nyilas, Cáel, do you give me the Great Khan's word?" Chris studied me intently."Without reservation," I answered. "For what you have done for us and more, the Great Khan will honor this deal. We and the Thai's will do the bleeding. You will get your accolades. We avoid a pointless clashing of forces, which is why we are all here today.""I will give you my written recommendation in a few hours," Saira told Nisha.Chris stepped forward to shake my hand. He was an alpha-type alright. I gave as good as I got. His eyes bore into mine, looking for a faltering of will."What did you do in Romania?""I got a lot of good men killed.""Okay.""Okay?" Nisha squawked. "A handshake, a pat on the back and the deals done? Since when did our democratic republic do business this way? He admitted he got men killed in Romania. What is to say this won't be Romania writ large?""Ms. Biswal, he told the truth. He got good men killed and he isn't happy about it. I would be worried if he claimed one bit of glory from that episode. He didn't.""Nisha," I took a deep breathe, "When you unleash men with weapons, nothing is assured. Maybe the Thai government will see the hate coming their way and back down. Maybe the people will resist the intrusion. Maybe the Khanate's forces will get slaughtered at the starting line. It isn't like they have enough time to deploy enough forces to win a protracted war.""What happens if the Khanate decides it won't go?" she continued."Then they get destroyed on the ground in a war of attrition," Chris answered for me. "He's right. They can't bring enough in the time allotted to completely overwhelm the roughly 120,000 members of the Royal Thai Army that have remained loyal to the regime.""In three days they will be out of fuel, shells, rockets and bullets. It is logistics, Ms. Biswal," Zelda piled it on. "The Khanate war-fighting systems are not NATO compatible. That means they can't simply capture more material as they penetrate the frontiers. If they overstay their welcome, we can launch missile strikes against their fuel depots. The combat devolves back to World War I and that's a style of war they can't afford to fight.""What about stopping the Khanate from invading in the first place?" Nisha wouldn't give up."Had the US acknowledged the Khanate, none of this would have happened, Ms. Biswal," I became snappish. "Neither superpower talked to the other until other commitments had been made.""If you think you can come in and start dictating Khanate policy, you are dreadfully mistaken. The US doesn't have the power, or the resolve," I glared at her. "Don't try convincing the Khanate that isn't the case. We know better.""You don't know what the US is capable of," she snapped back."Abandoning Iraq with a fractured pseudo-democratic process? Abandoning Afghanistan without destroying the Taliban? The Syrian Civil War? The Donbass Crisis? The collapse of Libya? Boko Haram? Somalia? Yemen? Exactly how has the US's power and resolve solved any of those issues?" I countered."Ms. Biswal," OT spoke again. "We are willing to create a desert and call it 'Peace'. Our enemies know that. Your unwillingness to do so is neither a strength nor a weakness. It is a hallmark of your society in the same way that 'Total War' is a hallmark of ours. We are more than willing to leave you to manage the Peace. Let us manage the War against the forces opposed to civilized discourse.""As ugly and disagreeable as it is, we are willing to keep creating pyramids of skulls on every street corner until either they learn their lesson, or we kill them all. Let us do that and you will have your global stability and reap the economic benefits and accolades of Pax Americana. We are not your enemy. We are precisely the ally you need to keep the peace and we will do that, if you let us.""To allow barbarism is to become barbarians," Saira mused."That is complete fiction," I scoffed. "The United States didn't become communist because it allied with the Soviet Union in World War II. Truman didn't become Stalin. The enemy of my enemy is my friend is older than recorded history.""It is the Carrot and the Stick on a Global basis," Justin agreed. "Listen to the gentle words of the West, or you will end up feeling the wrath of the East.""As long as the Khanate accepts the limitations of is role," Saira added, "this might work. Please understand there will be factions in the Western Democracies who will not accept that status quo. It is not in the nature of our societies to stifle dissent.""Is it possible to get any political concessions from the Khanate's leadership?" Justin requested. "A pledge to hold some level of democratic elections? A Constitution with some strong provisions to protect individual rights and liberties would be nice.""Justin, in case your bosses missed it, the Khanate is still at a state of war with the PRC," I shook my head. "With their limited experience with democratic government throughout most of the Khanate's territories, that would be madness.""With limited concessions to the Imperial State, we have not interfered with the politics of Albania, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey. We are never going to become a Western-style democracy. We have had limited rule by consensus long before White Men arrived in the Western Hemisphere," OT informed them."Discounting the Irish Monks, Vikings and Knights Templar," Pamela interjected."If you say so," OT gave a minuscule bow to Pamela. "Long before your nation was anything more than the scribbled history of a long-faded Greek city-state, we had meritocracies, oligarchies of senior statesmen & warriors, thinkers and religious leaders, and we had codified judicial moral equality into the political arena. We have a far superior record of religious and minority freedom, of genuine multi-culturalism plus a deeper understanding of the arts and crafts as a means of uniting disparate peoples. We find your claims of cultural superiority to be childish.""Oh, snap," I snickered. "You get'em, OT.""I bet the boys in Foggy Bottom felt that pimp-slap," Pamela agreed."I bet the bronzed skull of some Harvard dean just fell off its pedestal.""They are called 'busts'," Anais groaned. "With a name like that, how could you forget it?""So true," I concurred. "All this responsibility must have clouded my normally hedonistic vocabulary.""That doesn't change the fact that you have employed biological warfare and genocide in this current day and age," Justin pointed out."Tell that to our Native Americans," I snorted. "They are easy to find. They live in trailer parks in whatever blasted Hell Hole we stuck them in, or in their casinos where they are buying back their country, one rube at a time. Ask them if they've gotten over it.""We don't claim to be perfect," Justin insisted."No, we merely claim to have the only correct form of government, economic policy and schools of philosophical, political, scientific and educational thought," I pointed out."We definitely should revive ethical utilitarianism," Pamela slapped a fist into her palm. "Oh, and the guillotine. Work houses for orphans and grist mills for the disabled, and A Modest Proposal for those chronically unemployed and terminally homeless, yes, and,""Pamela, what is it with you today?" I snickered."It is nearly sunset,""Ah, and you haven't killed anyone yet.""You know how cranky I get when I don't get my daily dose of homicide.""Are you two done?" Anais frowned. She did that a lot around me."And you don't hand out Mini-Uzi's to your preschoolers," Pamela glowered. "What is wrong with you people?"Pause, waiting for that punch line that was never coming. See, it was more difficult to sense Pamela was an immediate threat to your health if you thought she was completely off her rocker."Hmm, well, on that note, ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have a deal. Chris and Justin, I will leave you with my loyal Iskender to work out the gory details. Who wants to grab dinner?" I inquired."Are you serious?" Nashi gasped."Oh yeah. I had the Russian invasion of Manchuria figured out in this amount of time and Manchuria is way bigger than Thailand." Was it? I didn't know. Geography was not one of those subjects which gets you laid."What do you have in mind?" Zelda inquired."Whatever you want."{1 am, Sunday, August 31st ~ 8 Days to go}"How did I end up in bed with you?" Zelda sighed happily, her body splayed halfway over mine and her head resting on my chest, listening to my heartbeat."You aren't the first girl to ask me that question."On the other side, Anais moaned in her sleep. Yeah, she was over me. Abso-fucking-lutely. If you recall, she'd try anything once. I convinced her the military babes were totally different than that Goth chick we'd blown the mind of back in Montreal.Zelda was with me because I had caught her in a lie. She claimed to be a lesbian when I first hit on her. She was adamant. I destroyed her with incontrovertible evidence.A) She hadn't scoped out Anais when she came in. A glance didn't count and Anais oozed sexy when she was angry, which was most of the time.B) She hadn't scoped out Juanita's figure when said worthy went to the kitchenette. I look for such things and Juanita has thighs to die for.C) When I told her she had a wicked sense of humor, she blushed. Honestly, lesbians rarely care about strange men complimenting their personalities.D) Then I double-downed by asking her if she preferred a shower, or bath. She said shower (because that's the butch thing to say). When I asked her 'when was the last time she'd had a bubble bath', she blushed again. Lesbians don't like it when a man imagines them naked. Straight chicks, unless you are a creepy, stalker guy, like it when men fantasize about them swathed in bubbles, thus semi-clothed, thus not creepy.E) In a final and fatal act of evasion, she asked a grumpy Anais what she liked about me. Anais was blunt."He can fucking hammer you all night, sneak in a romantic quickie in the shower, cook you a delicious breakfast then give you another round of mind-numbing intercourse up against the wall before you have to go to work. And still find the time and energy to fuck your neighbor."Woot!"So, this happens to you often?" she mused, it was a trap. She really wanted to know if I was an egotistical scumbag who took advantage of every woman I came across. At the same time, she wanted to know if I considered her a 'whoe' ~ a woman who gives up the goodies for free."Do you mean 'am I taking advantage of you'?" I replied."That is not what I asked," she persisted. That meant 'yes'."Let me see," I laid back and looked up at the ceiling. "I have a fiancée, six women I am close enough to to spend quality time with, a fuck-buddy who is a sweet girl and trusts me too much and a passel of ex-girlfriends who have found my infidelity to be reprehensible.""Six women?" she frowned."Four co-workers (Rhada, Oneida, Yasmin and Buffy), the girlfriend of a co-worker who dumped her in a very public fashion (Brooke) and that woman's friend (Libra). She was the wing-chick who was stuck with me on a quadruple-date and was underwhelmed with me when we first met."I didn't count my 'hook-ups' and I wasn't sure how to qualify Nicole."Ex's?""'No' is not a word in common usage in my vocabulary. I've dated a best friend's girl, a mother, sister and aunt of the same girlfriend, basically, I'm either highly immoral, incredibly loose, or a letch.""Don't you take responsibility for any of those, relationships?""Hell yeah," I tilted her chin up so that we could make eye-contact. "I've never blamed a woman for taking out her frustrations on my flesh, ran away from a screaming fit (Big Lie!), or blamed them for any failing in our relationship. It is always my fault because I can't stay loyal.""That's depressing," Zelda moped."Don't get me wrong. I don't find fault in any of the women I have spent time with. That is my problem, I find women fascinating; never boring, or bland. Quite frankly, it is a gift that I don't regret having. I may be a fuck-up, but I'm a fuck-up who will give you the very best attention.""Full of yourself, much?" her attitude shifted. I had short-circuited her fears; I was a cheater, I confessed to it without shame because I was inexorably drawn to her beauty, personality and charm. With Anais around, I couldn't claim to be solely enchanted with Zelda, so I had to think quickly on my feet. After all, Zelda was energetic and had great stamina."I promised you pleasure," I countered. "Did I deliver?""Yes, you are full of yourself," she slapped my stomach. I wasn't full of myself. I was a confident sex machine."Thank you.""Huh?""Wonderful sex, taking a chance with me, agreeing to a three-way, being awake after," I looked at the bed-table clock, "six hours.""I run five miles a day," she bragged."I try to have ten hours of sex a day," I teased. Zelda slapped my stomach again. Anais stirred."Do any women like you, for any reason beyond your cock?""I'm considered loyal where sex is not concerned, reliable and brave," I offered."What happened in Romania?""Have you ever been in combat?""I've been in violent confrontations, but not a true firefight," she admitted."Hmm,""Is it something that you can't relate?" she asked."No. You are a soldier so you probably know more about combat than I do. It was, not chaotic at all. I never lost perspective of what was going on despite the bullets flying around. The Romanian Captain in charge knew his stuff, directed his company well and all I had to do was figure out where the terrorist leader was.""What happened?" she perked up."I am here talking with you and he's in a morgue in Bucharest.""Oh," She wanted more."I have to live with the knowledge that I set all of that in motion, Zelda. I convinced the Romanians that they had to confront that terror group before they moved on to their next target, me.""I knew they would come after me and my friends, no matter where we were. Which would have ended up as a blood bath in some urban center. So I felt compelled to strike first. Based on information I provided, the Romanian Army sent two battalions, the 22nd and 24th, of the 6th Mountain Troops Brigade into battle.""It was a massacre," I remembered sadly."But you won," she tried to comfort me."Of the four companies involved in the battle, the Romanians suffered nearly two hundred dead and wounded. I hardly consider it anything other than a massacre. Yes, we won. Only three of the terrorists escaped. Their leader died. I don't think I've ever felt so hollow in my life," I finished."Forty percent losses, that is horrific," she crawled on top of me."The kicker is the Romanians sent some men of the 24th to hunt me down when I was kidnapped. A squad was in the group that rescued me and my companion from Johnston Island. I thought they would never want to deal with me ever again.""Don't be so hard on yourself. If they thought well enough of you to send their men out to rescue you, then you must have done right by them.""Chaz said something like that too," I felt sheepish and sleepy."Chaz? Who is she?"Honest to God, one day I want to find a girl who thinks I'm talking about another girl and asks if we can have a three-way, instead of trying to compare herself to this unknown person. Wait... I already had someone like that. Her name was Odette."Chaz is Color Sergeant Charles 'Chaz' Tomorrow of Her Majesty's SSR," I corrected her assumption."SSR? Those are some tough people. How do you know him?""Black Bag directives from the National Security Council, sworn to secrecy upon penalty of death, pinky-promise kind of stuff," I grinned. Maybe I wasn't all that sleepy after all."You really are a Man of Mystery," Zelda purred. She had truly exceptional stamina. "Maybe I can convince you to talk.""Maybe I can find another use for my tongue," I countered and off we went. Somewhere along the process, Anais woke up and joined in.It wasn't all fun and games. Anais' parting words were "You are a pig," then she sauntered out of my room and out of my life. Had she remembered to take her Serge with her, I would have bought the act. As it was,"Is she always so volatile?" Zelda remarked."Volatile? That's not her being volatile. That's Anais being affectionate. Volatile usually is accompanied by thrown objects and bodily harm," I sighed happily. Meeting her one more time couldn't be all that bad, could it? Zelda looked hungry so I shoved that thought to the back of my mind and got to work.That was the highlight of my Sunday. Zelda had to fly back to Washington D.C. and I had to go to work with JIKIT. It seemed that the Khanate and the US military were heading for a showdown. I unloaded all my Saturday's activities to the team and we got to work, no recriminations. I was the Khan's spiritual brother and sometimes that meant I had to do him favors.I asked Addison when she thought he would return the favor. She laughed, then smiled and told me that wasn't how it worked. He was a world leader now and I was merely his kooky kinsman that he would keep throwing problems at until one day I broke. Then it would be some other poor saps turn.Then she told me she was kidding and clearly the Great Khan thought the world of me. I chose to believe the second lie because it made me feel better, and it was promising to be a long weekend/start of the week.Note: Geopolitical DevelopmentsWhat follows are snippets of the Battle for Thailand that takes place late in the night of September 1stand continued into the early morning of September 3rd. If this does not interest you, you can rejoin Cáel's exploits in four pages)On the eve of battle, the Royal Thai High Command had decided to strip all but one armored unit from the 2nd Army in order to give the First Army's offensive against the rebels more of a punch. It's decision to strip the tank battalions from both their infantry divisions as well as the armored and one of the two mechanized regiments would prove to be disastrous. It was as if the leadership of the Royal Thai military were idiots.The least economically valuable part of the country was the northeast which the 2nd Army warded. They had severely underestimated the airlift capacity of the Khanate as well as the willingness of Laos and Cambodia to both use their armed forces in an invasion as well as their willingness to let Vietnamese troops cross their countries.That thinking had led the Thai military to adopt a 'forward defense' strategy, the desire to fight the enemy at the borders, as opposed to having stronger formations deeper within the country. Considering the relative weakness of the Cambodian and Laotian militaries, that policy had made sense:- The baseline Laotian and Cambodian tank was the T-54/55, a 1950's Soviet relic. The normal anti-tank capabilities in all Thai infantry formations was more than equal to such a threat.-Neither country had an air force worth worrying about.In contrast, the Khanate's primary tanks, the T-90SM and T-95 were resistant to most of what the Thai Army could throw at them, at least from the front. The seven hundred combat aircraft the Khanate and the Vietnamese were able to field was an equal catastrophe for the Thais. It greatly compensated for the relative small numbers of invaders.Finally, there was a fundamental misunderstanding of what the Alliance's goals were. Military logic dictated the destruction of Thailand's mobile force followed by the capture of Bangkok. As long as the Thai regime held the capital, it would remain the legitimate power in the country.Due to the altering political landscape, the Alliance's only option was to make the government 'look bad'. The loss of peripheral provinces, while of negligible immediate strategic value, looked great on the maps the world-wide media would be showing to their audiences. It would appear that the Thai army had failed to defend their country. That would (hopefully) make the Thai Third Army look like the legitimate authority in Thailand.That was the plan anyway, and you know what they say about battle plans and the enemy, right? H-hour was 4 am, September 1st.The commander of the Zuun stood up and waited to be recognized. The staff officer from the Yunnan Command pointed at him."Sir, why are we doing this? I am not afraid to fight for the Great Khan, but this action seems to be suicidal. We will be far behind enemy's lines while our offensive force will be grossly under-equipped.""You will have to rely on our ability to supply you by air.""We only have supplies for two days of operations. What happens then?""We rely on the Americans to come and save us," the senior officer responded bitterly."Allah save us from allies," the young commander muttered. What else could he do?He was part of the 2nd Mountain Sultan Mehmet Tumen which had just arrived in Yunnan to replace the exhausted 1st Mountain Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur Tumen. His men were from Turkey, inexperienced in combat and using new equipment they were not familiar with. They would be working with a unit he had never worked with before, the 1st Airmobile Tauekel Khan Tumen, Kazaks, who would be seizing the small airport his men needed to land in.From there, they were to 'run amok'. That was the technical term for racing south down a highway in Central Thailand, attacking the headquarters of the 3rd Cavalry Division, an armored unit. Once that was accomplished, they were to attack the local police precinct. Provided they were still alive after that, they were to return to the air strip to resupply then they were to 'spread chaos' until they were finally hunted down by the vastly larger Thai division his 100 men would be fighting.Of course, there was the plan for the rebel Royal Thai Third Army to force their way through the larger frontline forces of the loyalist Royal Thai First Army and come to his rescue. How would the Thai troops respond when ordered to fight their fellow Thais? No one was sure. If there was any hope in this mission, it was the knowledge that several other Zuuns had the exact same mission in other areas of Thailand.  It was H-hour minus twenty-two.It was 11 o'clock in the evening when the general in charge of the Royal Thai 9th Infantry Division was woken up. The Marines were leaving. That was correct; the three Royal Thai regiments were heading west to Sattahip Naval Base, because they had been ordered to by the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy. It didn't take a rocket scientist to realize why this was going on.Seven hours earlier, the Royal Thai Army had seized all the Air Force bases in the 1st and 2nd Army districts as well as ordering the 4th Army to do the same thing (The Royal Thai Air Force had been trying to remain neutral in the upcoming civil war).Undoubtedly the navy had decided to make their assets less 'hijack-able'. A few phone calls later confirmed that most of the Navy had set sail for parts unknown and the naval air units at Ban Sattahip Air Base (U-Tapao International Airport) had also departed either out to sea, or to ports and bases in the South.He made a personal appeal to the commander of Marine Forces to no avail. They wanted no part of the upcoming struggle and advised the general to do the same. The general had other problems. The Royal Thai Marines were the frontline forces facing the southern border with Cambodia. He quickly reorganized his regiments, sending them to take the old Marine strongpoints to await further orders. Stopping the Marines never entered his mind.That was a bloodletting he wanted no part of. The last thing he did was inform his superiors, thus avoiding any stupid orders to the contrary. Suddenly the nebulous movements along the Cambodian border developed a haunting significance. He wondered how much longer he had before something happened.  It was H-hour minus five.At midnight a loyalist commander of a company of mechanized infantry in the 2nd Cavalry's 11th Battle Group (named after their axis of advance, Highway 11) decided to send a motorized section of his command forward to the advance position his battalion was to occupy come sunrise. Either later in the day, or tomorrow morning, the forces loyal to the regime would launch a coordinated assault against the rebels main supply center at Phitsanulok.He had a cot set up in his communications hut and had just nodded off when the radio squawked to life. His lieutenant in charge of the advance made a hurried report. They had encountered serious opposition in a confusing night action, then he went silent. The captain immediately swung into action. He put the rest of his men on alert, then contacted the neighboring Tank Battalion. He needed some armored support. He made a similar call to the attached artillery component.The Tank Battalions night officer quickly put a platoon of light tanks at his disposal. The artillery were ready for any fire mission he sent their way. Before the armor could arrive, the company commander found himself being called to the carpet by the Duty Officer at the 3rd Cavalry (two regiments of the 2nd Cav. had been attached to the 3rd's command) over his 'offensive' action and the relief mission was called off. What had happened to the patrol of 20 Royal Thai soldiers? He was ordered to wait until sunrise to find out.Little did anyone know, these were the first combat casualties of the upcoming rebel offensive. His patrol had stumbled across a battalion of mechanized troops arriving at their jump off point for the attack that was less than six hours from beginning. Neither the commander of the 11th Battle Group, the 3rd Cavalry Division, or First Army was informed that the enemy had already advanced twenty kilometers south of where they were supposed to be.  

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Matin Première
Marka pour son nouvel album et nouveau livre : "Appelez-moi Serge"

Matin Première

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 12:25


30 ans après son premier album Marka revient avec un opus puissant, mêlant introspection, énergie brute et mélodies inoubliables. Marka, fidèle à lui-même depuis ses débuts en 1991, continue de se livrer sans filtres sur son nouveau disque, Appelez-moi Serge. Avec sa voix et son style inimitables, il évoque ses doutes, ses fragilités et ses souvenirs tout en restant fidèle à son approche authentique et indépendante. Sur cet album, il explore les thèmes du temps qui passe, de l'introspection et de la recherche de sens, tout en prouvant qu'il est toujours en quête de nouvelles inspirations. Des titres comme Comme le dit Orelsan et Les Roses témoignent de sa capacité à se renouveler sans se laisser enfermer dans la nostalgie. Appelez-moi Serge est une réflexion sincère et énergique sur la vie, l'amour et le désir. En parallèle de son nouvel album, il publie un livre du même titre chez Lamiroy. Merci pour votre écoute N'hésistez pas à vous abonner également aux podcasts des séquences phares de Matin Première: L'Invité Politique : https://audmns.com/LNCogwPL'édito politique « Les Coulisses du Pouvoir » : https://audmns.com/vXWPcqxL'humour de Matin Première : https://audmns.com/tbdbwoQRetrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Retrouvez également notre offre info ci-dessous : Le Monde en Direct : https://audmns.com/TkxEWMELes Clés : https://audmns.com/DvbCVrHLe Tournant : https://audmns.com/moqIRoC5 Minutes pour Comprendre : https://audmns.com/dHiHssrEt si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The Purple Podcast
Severance S2 Finale, Snow White Live Action, + Adolescence Triumphs!

The Purple Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 123:14


The content over the past few weeks has been jam-packed!!! Serge and Alia return to discuss it all on The Purple Podcast. This episode will contain many spoilers and critiques. Tune in to find out more!This week, we hope to continue raise awareness around Women's History Month. Here, you can learn more and donate to Women for Women International.Hosts: Alia Hodge (⁠@blackiesnackie⁠) and Serge Clivio (⁠@sergeclivio⁠)

Les Grandes Gueules
Serge, retraité au 3216 : "Bayrou me rassure. C'est l'homme de la situation. Il paraît brouillon, mais pas du tout... il a même de l'autorité" - 24/03

Les Grandes Gueules

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 1:55


Aujourd'hui, Flora Ghebali, Charles Consigny et Jean-Loup Bonnamy débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

RTL Matin
RABBIN AGRESSÉ - Serge Grouard, maire LR de Orléans, est l'invité de Jérôme Florin

RTL Matin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 5:11


Le Rabbin d'Orléans a été victime d'une agression antisémite en pleine rue. Serge Grouard, maire Républicain de la ville et président de Orléans Métropole, est l'invité de Jérôme Florin. Ecoutez Les trois questions de RTL Petit Matin avec Jérôme Florin du 24 mars 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

L'invité de RTL
RABBIN AGRESSÉ - Serge Grouard, maire LR de Orléans, est l'invité de Jérôme Florin

L'invité de RTL

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 5:11


Le Rabbin d'Orléans a été victime d'une agression antisémite en pleine rue. Serge Grouard, maire Républicain de la ville et président de Orléans Métropole, est l'invité de Jérôme Florin. Ecoutez Les trois questions de RTL Petit Matin avec Jérôme Florin du 24 mars 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Matin Première
Serge Zaka pour son livre "Orages sur le climat" (Harper Collins)

Matin Première

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 9:53


Le combat d'un agroclimatologue pour l'avenir de la terre. Le 8 avril 2021, un tweet inattendu déclenche une onde de choc. Un inconnu prévoit, avant tout le monde, une vague de gel dévastatrice et alerte sur les pertes de rendement spectaculaires que ce phénomène entraînera pour les agriculteurs. Non pas à cause du gel lui-même, mais en raison du « faux printemps » qui a régné sur le territoire français les semaines précédentes. Quelques jours plus tard, les faits lui donnent raison. Cet homme, c'est Serge Zaka, pionnier de l'agroclimatologie en France. Dans "Orages sur le climat", il retrace son parcours hors du commun : de son enfance au Liban à sa quête de solutions face au changement climatique, en passant par ses études en agronomie et sa passion viscérale pour la chasse aux orages. Devenu une figure clé des débats sur l'avenir de nos terroirs, Serge Zaka nous entraîne au cœur des défis de demain, explorant les liens cruciaux entre climat et agriculture, et dévoilant des solutions audacieuses. Merci pour votre écoute N'hésistez pas à vous abonner également aux podcasts des séquences phares de Matin Première: L'Invité Politique : https://audmns.com/LNCogwPL'édito politique « Les Coulisses du Pouvoir » : https://audmns.com/vXWPcqxL'humour de Matin Première : https://audmns.com/tbdbwoQRetrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Retrouvez également notre offre info ci-dessous : Le Monde en Direct : https://audmns.com/TkxEWMELes Clés : https://audmns.com/DvbCVrHLe Tournant : https://audmns.com/moqIRoC5 Minutes pour Comprendre : https://audmns.com/dHiHssrEt si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Cities and Memory - remixing the sounds of the world

"I was drawn towards the texture of the sound recording and Serge's description. Over the past few years I've been wrestling with how challenging it is to find peace in the modern world and how it can often be actively avoided by some, as if it's something to be scared of. However, I'm also acutely aware of how genuine silence is almost impossible and there is a real beauty to the hum and low rumble of the world carrying on and nature passing by.  "Any kind of peace becomes quite a sacred thing to experience. I've been working out where I want to be, within that balance, and so Serge's recording really resonated with me. The natural sound he captured has what I describe as "harsh ambience" that I'm interested in when it comes to making my own music so I thought it would be a great piece to try and create a track from. I also knew I wanted to challenge myself to write a song, with lyrics and singing to reflect the sounds and that co-existence of people and the environment. "The track was composed on Ableton live using a mini Akai keyboard and a microphone for the vocals." Cyprus tombs reimagined by Slovenly Hooks. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Les Nuits de France Culture
Serge Daney : "La cinéphilie c'est perdre des années à refaire la liste des dix plus beaux films du monde"

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 47:02


durée : 00:47:02 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - Serge Daney, critique de cinéma, journaliste et producteur de radio raconte sa cinéphilie au micro d'Alain Veinstein alors que paraît le numéro 1 de "Trafic", sa revue de cinéma, dans un numéro de "Du jour au lendemain", une émission diffusée la première fois le 4 février 1992. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : Serge Daney Critique de cinéma

ITSPmagazine | Technology. Cybersecurity. Society
How Technology is Changing the Way We Make Music: A Look Inside Columbia University's Groundbreaking Computer Music Center | A Conversation with Seth Cluett | Music Evolves with Sean Martin

ITSPmagazine | Technology. Cybersecurity. Society

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 38:48


Guest and HostGuest: Seth Cluett, Director of Columbia University's Computer Music Center | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-cluett-7631065/ | Columbia University Computer Music Center Bio: https://cmc.music.columbia.edu/bios/seth-cluettHost: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast & Music Evolves Podcast | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com/Show NotesMusic and technology have always shaped each other, and few places embody that relationship as deeply as the Computer Music Center (CMC) at Columbia University. In this episode of Music Evolves, Sean Martin sits down with Seth Cluett, Director of the Computer Music Center and Assistant Director of the Sound Art MFA program at Columbia, to explore the center's rich history, its role in advancing music technology, and how it continues to shape the future of sound.The Legacy and Mission of the Computer Music CenterThe CMC is housed in the same 6,000-square-foot space as the original Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, which dates back to 1951 and is one of the world's oldest university-based electronic music research facilities. This was the birthplace of early electronic music, where pioneers learned to use cutting-edge technology to create new sounds. Many of those musicians went on to establish their own studios around the world, from Egypt to Japan.The center has played a role in major milestones in music history, including the work of Wendy Carlos, a former student known for Switched-On Bach, the score for Tron, and The Shining. The first piece of electronic music to win a Pulitzer Prize was also composed here. Today, under Cluett's leadership, the focus remains on creativity-driven technological innovation—allowing composers and artists to explore technology freely and push the boundaries of what's possible in sound and music.One of the center's guiding principles is accessibility. Cluett emphasizes the importance of lowering barriers to entry for students who may not have had prior access to music technology. The goal is to make sure that anyone, regardless of background, can walk into the studio and begin working with 80% of its capabilities within the first 20 minutes.Exploring the Labs and StudiosThe episode also includes a tour of the labs and studios, showcasing some of the center's groundbreaking equipment. One highlight is the RCA Mark II Synthesizer, the world's first programmable music synthesizer. Built in the late 1950s, this massive machine—seven feet tall and weighing over a ton—was instrumental in shaping the sound of early electronic music. The system worked by punching holes into paper to control sound generation, similar to a player piano. While no longer in use, the CMC has collaborated with iZotope to model some of its effects digitally.The tour also features Columbia's electronic music studio, which houses synthesizers from Buchla, Serge, and Moog—the latter being developed by Bob Moog, who was once an undergraduate at Columbia. The center's modern design emphasizes a seamless workflow between analog and digital technologies, allowing students to quickly create, process, and experiment with sound.Another key space is the immersive media and spatial audio research facility, which features a 12.1-channel loudspeaker sphere for ambisonic sound, along with a 32-capsule microphone that captures highly detailed audio environments. This technology is not only shaping music but also fields like virtual reality, data sonification, and interactive media.The Future of Music TechnologyLooking ahead, Cluett highlights the increasing interplay between AI, machine learning, and music composition. While some companies promote AI-generated melodies, he believes that truly expressive, human-driven composition remains essential. The role of technology, he argues, is not to replace human creativity but to enable new forms of expression. The CMC is at the forefront of this shift, experimenting with real-time audio processing, interactive performance systems, and embedded sensors that enhance live music experiences.As music and technology continue to merge, Columbia's Computer Music Center remains a key player in shaping the future of sound. Whether through pioneering hardware, software innovation, or fostering the next generation of creative minds, the center proves that music technology is not just about engineering—it's about expression, accessibility, and the pursuit of artistic joy.

The Grid: Photography Podcast
Travel Photographers Survival Kit with Scott Kelby, Erik Kuna & Serge Ramelli | The Grid Ep 639

The Grid: Photography Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 73:15


The Grid: Photography Podcast(Audio-Only)
Travel Photographers Survival Kit with Scott Kelby, Erik Kuna & Serge Ramelli | The Grid Ep 639

The Grid: Photography Podcast(Audio-Only)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 73:15


Les Nuits de France Culture
La Nuit rêvée d'Yvon Lambert 7/12 : Charles Baudelaire raconté et lu par Serge Reggiani, Francis Carco et Jacqueline Morane

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 29:02


durée : 00:29:02 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - Les comédiens Serge Reggiani et Jacqueline Morane disent des poésies de Baudelaire tandis que Francis Carco raconte sa vie. "Charles Baudelaire", premier volet d'une série de sept, produite en 1950. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé

Un Jour dans l'Histoire
Maurice Ravel, l'humble génie

Un Jour dans l'Histoire

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 39:01


Nous sommes au soir du 22 novembre 1928. Le tout Paris, la crème de la crème de la « bonne société », le gratin du monde politico-culturel, se presse à l'Opéra Garnier. On est venu pour assister à la création du « Boléro », le nouveau ballet de Maurice Ravel. Dans la fosse, le chef Walther Straram dirige son orchestre. Le journal « Le Figaro » décrit le ballet comme une «évocation de l'Espagne dansante en une taverne de faubourg sous la lampe de cuivre accrochée aux solives; muletiers et contrebandiers acclament la danseuse qui bondit sur la table, aux sons d'une musique magicienne, sa danse s'exalte de plus en plus». La danseuse se nomme Ida Rubinstein, elle a plus de quarante ans. La chorégraphie est signée Bronislava Nijinska, maîtresse de ballet russe. Les costumes d'Alexandre Benois et les décors d'Oreste Allegri. Dans la salle, on peut apercevoir Igor Stravinsky qui, 15 ans plus tôt, a fait scandale avec son « Sacre du printemps » et que Ravel a soutenu. Serge de Diaghilev, organisateur de spectacles, impresario influent, n'est pas très enthousiaste. Il décrit une représentation qui « suait l'ennui provincial... tout y était long, y compris Ravel qui ne dure pourtant que 14 minutes. Le pire, ajoute-t-il, était Ida. Voûtée, une tignasse rousse, sans chapeau, avec des chaussons de danse pour paraître plus petite. Elle est incapable de danser quoi que ce soit. Dans le Boléro, elle est restée un quart d'heure à tourner maladroitement sur une grosse table. » Le public, lui, est plutôt conquis et réserve un bel accueil à cette création si déconcertante. La presse salue « la somptuosité », « les dons singuliers », « le triomphe de la maîtrise technique », « le délice d'élégance » et « le tour de force éblouissant » du compositeur. On raconte aussi n'importe quoi, qu'une spectatrice aurait crié « Au fou ! » et que Ravel aurait déclaré : « Celle-là, elle a compris ». La légende se met en marche. De Paris à Bruxelles, de Monte-Carlo à New York en passant par Milan et Londres, le Boléro devient un phénomène et rentre dans l'Histoire de la musique. Un succès, d'ailleurs, qui ne va pas complètement ravir son auteur et même l'irriter. Ravel craint le malentendu. Solitaire et pudique, ouvert et généreux, obstiné, peu enclin aux honneurs, qui était Maurice Ravel ? Pourquoi tant de frilosité devant sa propre réussite ? Aurait-il eu le génie humble ? Notre invité est Xavier Falques, professeur d'Histoire de l'art à l'UCL et au Conservatoire de Mons et producteur et animateur de Café Viennois et Baroque café sur Musiq3. Sujets traités: Maurice Ravel, orchestre, piano, musique, boléro, concerto Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hello and Welcome
Championship React Pod: Kawhi and Pascal Lead Raptors To Double OT Win Over Bucks

Hello and Welcome

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 62:46


Will and Alex recap Toronto's Game 3 win at home over the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals and discuss: Serge's motivational speech to the team after falling down 2-0, Nick Nurse's defensive adjustments against Giannis, Kawhi's career-high 51 minutes in the double overtime victory, Marc Gasol's bounce-back, the importance of Pascal Siakam during the title run, and more. Three stars: Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Marc GasolDJ Augustin award: George HillReach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.showCheck out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.Original Music by DIVISION 88.Hello and Welcome is presented by Betway. https://betway.ca- Only Available In Ontario, must be 19+. Please play responsibly.Download the Betway app: https://betway.onelink.me/3010529547/0mx1y6wbTangerine: www.tangerine.caGreta Bar YYZ: https://www.gretabar.com/locations/torontoReach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Klyph Notes
Ep. 178 Serge Severe

Klyph Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 51:31


In this episode of Klyph Notes, Serge Severe makes an appearance on the podcast to talk about his latest album, Bella's Son. We dive into the inspiration behind the project, the personal stories woven into the music, and how his artistry continues to evolve. Serge also opens up about his recent move to Los Angeles—what led to the decision, how the change has influenced his creative process, and what's next for him in this new chapter. Tap in for another real conversation on hip-hop, growth, and staying true to the craft. The theme for Klyph Notes was produced by Theory Hazit Support the movement and become a DJ Klyph patron The intro for Klyph Notes was produced by DJ Klyph  

Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed
Finding Little Davy: The Hunt for Scientology's Leader - Scientology Q&A #33

Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 146:43 Transcription Available


Send us a textMarc and Claire Headley reunite on their channel to discuss recent developments in Scientology, including newly discovered spy files and their ongoing efforts to expose the organization's practices.• Over 40,000 pages of Scientology's internal spy files have been uncovered, revealing extensive surveillance operations• Despite Scientology's claims that abusive practices ended years ago, recent escapees report identical tactics still being used• Marc and Claire's appearance on Australia's 60 Minutes reached 1.6 million viewers, helping spread awareness about Scientology• Announcement of "Little Davy Doll" fundraiser to benefit the Aftermath Foundation supporting former members• Updates on Serge's recovery and his reconnection with former Sea Org members from his childhood• Explanation of how parenthood has given ex-members new perspective on their own abnormal Scientology upbringing• Discussion of how humor and community support have been crucial to healing from Scientology experiencesVisit blownforgood.com to support the channel, purchase merchandise, or share your own Scientology experiences.Support the showBFG Store - http://blownforgood-shop.fourthwall.com/Blown For Good on Audible - https://www.amazon.com/Blown-for-Good-Marc-Headley-audiobook/dp/B07GC6ZKGQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Blown For Good Website: http://blownforgood.com/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2131160 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blown-for-good-behind-the-iron-curtain-of-scientology/id1671284503 RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2131160.rss YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS: Spy Files Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtJfniWLwq4cA-e...

Keeping It Real
A conversation with Serge Gatari on scaling to $600k/month

Keeping It Real

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 50:54


In this episode, we sit down with Serge Gatari, the founder and CEO of ClientAcquisition.io, a company that helps online service businesses scale through effective client acquisition strategies.Serge scaled his business from $30,000/month to $600,000/month by focusing on leverage, unique systems, and AI. Serge shares insights on scaling businesses, building AI-driven infrastructure, and actionable strategies for entrepreneurs looking to maximize their client acquisition potential.

Win Win Podcast
Episode 109: Streamlining the Sales Process to Boost Operational Efficiency

Win Win Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025


According to Salesforce research, 66% of sales representatives feel overwhelmed by the number of tools they use. So how can you streamline your tech stack to enhance operational efficiency and drive revenue growth?Shawnna Sumaoang: Hi, and welcome to the Win Win podcast. I am your host, Shawnna Sumaoang. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Serge Lobo, the Chief Revenue Officer at Loadstone. Thank you for joining us. I’d love for you to tell us about yourself, your background, and your role. Serge Lobo: Thank you, Shawnna. Thanks for having me here today. What is this year today? So I’m 27 years in sales, 23 years in sales management. I used to work for multiple different known brands like Microsoft, HP, Pegasystems, Ingenico, and SAS, so that’s a famous analytics company. And now I’m chief revenue officer, so we try to get The right title for my position because nowadays in size business, the revenue comes not only from sales, but also from retention of the customers. So my role is actually to wrench all the sales processes and ensure that the customers are getting the right impact so that we managed to retain them and then ensure that they grow together with us. SS: Amazing. Well, thank you again for joining us today. Given your extensive experience in sales leadership across both large enterprises and startup organizations, I’d love to understand how does your background influence your strategy for driving global revenue growth at Loadstone? SL: I play the thinking first of all, so before making any moves, any discussion. So we need to think of what do we want to achieve here rather than just get the contract. Yeah, it’s not as simple as it used to be when you get a call and then just because you have a fascinating piece of software, someone getting excited and then just signs the contract. Not anymore. A lot of competitors, like in our space, we just made a rough calculations and we had. We counted like 14, 000 companies worldwide that are doing pretty much the same things as we do 14, 000. Yeah, that’s a lot. And, uh, the concept that I apply is that first of all, so we need to think of how we drive the process and then go after automation of that. So we need to design the processes. We need to get to build the operating model, and then we need to understand the requirements for the systems for the systems that we want to deploy and to benefit from them. And of course, well, all that. Goes through the, uh, revenue thinking. I’m a chief revenue officer. So I’m partially responsible not only for revenue, but also for spendings. Yeah. So spendings are also the key elements. So every solution that we’re using should be cost efficient for us. SS: Amazing. And I understand Lodestone recently went through a rebrand, which can bring a lot of significant changes for the sales team. What are some of your best practices for helping your teams effectively navigate this transition? SL: Well, first of all is, uh, we need to be transparent. Yeah. We need to be transparent and we need to make sure that the team buys the general idea. And then the team is ready for change. Cause as for any human being, the change is the biggest challenge. Yeah. So after five years old, so then we are really hesitant to change, which is surprising before five years, we want to try everything. You want to change everything like every day. After we are five years old. So we become really hesitant to that. That’s pretty much the major challenge that we have when we change anything in the company. We won’t change the sales process and we need to sell that first to people. And sometimes it’s, it’s not an easy task. And so we try different means of getting that to people so that they start to use that. It’s because it’s not only to make. People try to stand that, right? But it’s also like, do you use that in like everyday work? Do you use that in everyday customer discussions? Do you use that when you talk to your peers? And so that’s most difficult. And so we spend a huge amount of time now in terms of like getting them to people so that they start using that. Yeah. Cause we have people from different generations, different background, different experience. And so of course, well, they try to use the experience first. All right, so we are now in Lodestone. Okay, so what’s your product, product X, Y, Z. All right, let me try to sell that. And then we need to make sure that people are doing that in the right way. Yeah. Cause we see that there is a best practice and there’s some practices that have very little propensity to be successful. Yeah. So we need to increase that chance. We need to give people not only the automation tools, but also the methodology and the process tools so that they speak in the right way to the customers. SS: Absolutely. And as you mentioned, when these organizational changes happen, you often have to reshape the sales process. And I know that’s one of your key focuses. What challenges have you faced in optimizing sales processes and how have you overcome them? SL: Well, the first is to measure the measurement of the current status and the measurement of the target status, say in my career when they try to do the major change, so then people want to move fast. Yeah, okay So let’s move fast. Let’s change everything Let’s do it for the best But then when we try to analyze and to think on what will be a successful change. Then we need to define the target where we are today where we want to go in the future And that’s the number one thing. Then the second thing is really to get people involved into that change. And what I do usually throughout my career since my early management years, so I try to involve people, you know, so involving people into designing that process because they know about what’s going on in the field and then they know better what might work in order to do it best. Yeah. And then of course, well, if there are some good people with different experience also, but different attitude to the process. So they usually get some really good insights and really good advisors and me as a manager. So I usually facilitate that process, even though I might know the final answer. So, but I then guide people to the final answer, which is right so that they cannot escape them from deploying that and usage of those process, those ideas, those guidelines that they designed literally for themselves. SS: I think those are some great best practices now from your perspective, what is the strategic advantage of an enablement platform and helping organizations improve sales processes and really drive operational efficiency? SL: Some years ago, I heard that statement when the boss asked, what if we enable people teach them to do and they leave? And then the sales manager answers that question with another question. What if we don’t enable them? We don’t teach them and they stay. So that’s literally it. So that’s a key element of any successful sales organization to enable people, not only of the product knowledge, not only of the pricing tools, but the way you sell that, because nowadays this is not a challenge to sell something. It’s in fact, the challenge, the huge challenge is to buy, and if we analyze the customer processes, then we will find out that the process to buy something is by far more complicated than the process to sell something. And so we need now to understand and to guide our salespeople, to be the helper in that journey, for the customer to fulfill their buying intentions, to fulfill their buying process in the best way, because well, they buy it once, but we sell it like on a multiple times. And so we now. What are the intentions of the customer in the process of what will be the next step? How to justify this or that step, justify this or that number. Yeah, so all of those talking to people in numbers, talking to people in financials that requires a huge amount of routine operations and a huge amount of experience. So you need to be very comfortable to do that. Yeah, and in order to do that, you cannot do that on the fly. So you need to be enabled properly. You need to be enabled through the business cases. You need to be enabled through the rehearsals of the pitches. You need to be enabled through the templates. And of course, all of that, the combination of all those streams. So it becomes kind of the most important part of the, uh, in the company, because all the rest is just the outcomes on how good your people are trained, how good people are enabled if they’re not. There’s a very little chance that they form well and you build up the sustainable system of sales, a sustainable organization. And that’s why actually, so the first thing I did in Loadstone, when I joined the company, I asked, do we use any kind of database or knowledge base enablement system? Do we have any enabling processes for people who come to Lodestone, who come to, uh, to join our great team and, uh, make sure that we multiply our, Successful cases and best practices. And the answer was like, well, really, so yeah, we got some Google Docs, multiple slides for people trying to serve there. And, um, literally, so they, sometimes they just get drawn in those multiple artifacts and never, never came up. So that’s why we decided for a different approach. SS: Well, I love that you’re taking that and from a sales leader perspective, what role does leadership play in really fostering a culture of efficiency? SL: Let me give you an example. So for every single new employee that comes into a client facing role, I spend at least four and a half hours of my time for every single employee, not a group level, like on individual level on getting people through our operating model. How do we work on getting people known? What do we sell on getting people know? What are the major tools that I’m looking as a zero on the management? So means that We try to get our employees, our sales or client facing people, not only through the tools, but also through the cultural DNA. So what the company is, what are we doing? Well, why are we doing this? Why we don’t do that? Why we don’t push in the products? Why I didn’t need the contract without knowledge of the customers? Yeah. Because sometimes, well, there are people who come up to and say, Hey, here’s a contract. I just signed it. I said, do you have enough information about that customer? Well, who cares? Yeah, I just signed the contract. Well, I do care because, well, there’s a little chance to retain that customer in one or two years just because, well, we did the last job during the sales process. No, that’s not the DNA of the company, and we explained that right from the beginning of the employee journey in our company. SS: I love that. I love that’s part of the DNA. Now, you mentioned that automation has played a key role in helping you drive operational efficiency, such as your automated process for content governance. Can you tell us more about this process and how you’re automating sales workflows? SL: Well, the sales workflows are being automated with a solution from the company called Pipedrive. So that’s our sales automation tool. But everything aside of that, so it means the knowledge base and some parts of the customer interaction workflows, including learning and management, we are automating that with Highspot. So we’ve came across Highspot a couple of years ago. And so I found it really fascinating because I know in my previous companies we’ve had. Self enablement platforms. And that time I was like thinking, okay, so we don’t have enough resources to develop anything, which would be at least at the level of what I used to have in my previous companies. And then I came across Highspot and I was like, really? So can these guys do this and this and this? And then we came through a couple of use cases and then we understand, okay, so Highspot is a good, probably a good selection for us. And then when I understood that this is a great selection for us is that when we start talking money. Cause this was literally like the, the only provider who managed to convince me from the money standpoint, from financial standpoint, rather than the features and functions. So, and that’s still the example for, even for my salespeople, I still have that first proposal from Highspot saying, all right, so this is how the proposal should look like for, for our customers, because that speaks in terms of financials, mostly rather than features and functions. Then that impressed me a lot. And so I understood that company wise, we have pretty much similar DNA. Because we also talk to our customers, not for features and functions, but through the benefit that they may get from usage of our software. SS: Well, I have to say, you guys are doing amazing with streamlining those processes. And you’ve also driven really strong engagement from the sales team with 95 percent recurring usage and Highspot. What are some of your best practices for driving adoption of these investments that you’ve made in tools for your sales team? SL: Well, first of all, what I was impressed at the beginning is how I might use that for customer interactions. So the functionality of what they call the pitching and that transformed into creation of Digital Rooms. So that allows us to create a very personal lending. Content page for all customers. So whenever I want to share something with the customers, I make my people to share that through the pitching of the Highspot because I can definitely say whether this content was attractive or not, whether this content was read, how much time was spent in reading of that content? Because that’s very important for me. And I had a couple of times I even had some nasty customers had a situation when, you know, me personally, I was sending them the pitch and then I called them and said, hey, we spend a time, we prepared a proposal for you. Well, what do you say? He said, well, um, I read this proposal. I never saw that being opened and we don’t go, okay, all right. So I don’t want to spend the time with you just because, well, it doesn’t make sense for you. Okay. If it doesn’t make sense for you, it doesn’t make sense for us, but pitching is a very important part of custom interactions and that drove a lot of ROI for us. Because we now see that those customers who are mostly interacting with this landing pages, personal landing pages, they close the deals with us quite fast. So then the second one is, of course, for the internal knowledge base. So we found that those people who are most readers in Highspot, they are, surprise surprise, our top performers, yeah? Because in a lot of cases, you might face this situation when you just create some kind of piece of content and then you ask your people to read this, read this, listen to this, watch this, and then say, well, listen, well, I don’t have time, I have a custom meeting, I don’t have time, it’s just too long, can you just make it one page of me? And the bottom line, those who read most are the top performers. What a sequence, yeah? So that structure actually helps us to build up the sales guides to check what are the most useful pieces of information that we have in a high spot, also from to spend the time on developing or stop developing certain pieces of content at a time. SS: Absolutely. Absolutely. Those are amazing. And since implementing Highspot, do you have any business results that you can share or any wins that you can share? SL: Well, in fact, it’s really hard to measure the effectiveness of sales enablement rather than through the sales results. And so I know for sure that we increased our conversion rates by 110%. So that’s, that’s the official number from our Pipedrive. So just getting prepared for the session, I asked the CRM team, what’s the result or what do we have from numbers? And it told me, well, we have this and this and this. And I think, well, this is the highest award for me. To understand what’s the efficiency of Highspot in Loadstone. Yeah, 110 percent of onversion growth. And, we have today, I think, over 7, 000 artifacts or pieces of information that we uploaded. And we have a very, uh, a very big open rate for those pitches that, that our customers are getting from our client success managers. So that’s, we are delivering, I think while we are delivering at least month to month, that’s a different number, but this is around 200 pitches per month for us, which means that we have a lot of those personal interactive sessions. SS: Amazing. Amazing. Well, last question for you, I loved hearing about kind of your journey in terms of the rebrand and the sales process, see optimizations, but I’d love to understand as you’re kind of looking ahead as someone who is passionate about innovation and operational efficiency, how do you envision leveraging AI to further enhance your strategy for driving revenue growth? SL: Oh, that’s a buzzword today. Well, actually in content of knowledge management, AI should help people to have all information on the top of their fingers. Yeah. So whatever you ask, you need to have the concentrated answer. So, and that’s where AI can help to get known to new information. Because, well, I told you, we have 7, 000 pieces of information. How do you navigate through that? Yeah. That’s really challenging. And in fact, so so this is what we’re looking for is that a I will help us to get first of all, like a little pieces off and concentrated pieces of information to start your journey into specific area of knowledge and if you understand that, well, this specific thing is of value for me is a value for my customer, I need to get deeper. And so then depending on the depth, so AI should be helping people to get as much concentration of the information that they need in this specific level. Cause, uh, yeah, we do have this pieces of information, like 70 pages it sounds reference guide. Yeah. So then you cannot make people to read it nowadays. But then is this a valuable piece of information? Of course it is. Yes. And we have the reason why it’s 70 pages, not 50, not 30, not 20, not one. There’s a lot of valuable information, but I don’t need it at the same time all the time. Yeah. I need the piece of information which will be valuable for me right here. Right now. And so AI might be a very helpful tool in that. So that’s how I see that. So needless to say, for the international companies, you have a lot of pieces of information that should be translated into multiple languages. So that’s also the help of, uh, that’s with AI tools. You save huge amount of time now to do that completed. Yet you have like write visuals, write text, optimize text to the specific cultural languages and so on and so forth. That’s something that AI already helps us a lot, but then I see that we’re still in the beginning of the journey. SS: Yes. Yes. There’s a lot more that I think it’ll bring over the fullness of time, so I’m excited to see where it takes us. Serge, thank you so much for joining us today. I really appreciate your time and your thoughts. SL: Thanks Shawnna! SS: To our audience, thank you for listening to this episode of the Win Win Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize enablement success with Highspot.

The Purple Podcast
OSCARs Recap, Gaga's MAYHEM, + The Traitors S3 Finale

The Purple Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 166:14


Awards Season has finally wrapped and Alia and Serge are here to talk about the highs, lows and everything in between of the 97th Academy Awards.They will also dive into Lady Gaga's new album, recap the Season 3 ending of The Traitors, the new cast of Wicked on Broadway and more!Proceeds from this episode will be donated to Women for Women International, honor of Women's History Month. Find out more HERE.

The Heavy Hole Podcast
In the Hole w/Serge Rhino (Epicardiectomy, Nidorous and Ultimate Massacre Productions)

The Heavy Hole Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 151:52


This week we present an in depth discussion with Serge Rhino of Epicardiectomy, Nidorous and Ultimate Massacre productions. Then, Big Will and Tom recommend death metal, talk upcoming shows and respond to a listener voicemail. heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274

L'heure du crime
L'ENQUÊTE - Serge Bacot : le meurtre pouvait-il en cacher un deuxième ?

L'heure du crime

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 14:05


Maryline, son épouse, l'appelait "Mon Cœur". Laurena, la compagne qui lui avait succédée, commençait parfois ses lettres par l'expression "Mon amour de ma vie". Deux femmes amoureuses du dénommé Serge Bacot, lequel était présente dans son village de la Somme comme un homme gentil, un fêtard insouciant et inoffensif. Deux femmes qu'on va découvrir mortes, à quatre ans d'intervalle. La première portait des hématomes mais elle avait fait une chute dans l'escalier. Les médecins et le procureur avaient classé l'affaire. La deuxième présentait les mêmes types de blessures, de quoi cette fois retenir toute l'attention des enquêteurs. Retrouvez tous les jours en podcast le décryptage d'un faits divers, d'un crime ou d'une énigme judiciaire par Jean-Alphonse Richard, entouré de spécialistes, et de témoins d'affaires criminelles.

L'heure du crime
L'INTÉGRALE - Serge Bacot : deux femmes mortes dans le même lit

L'heure du crime

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 40:45


Maryline, son épouse, l'appelait "Mon Cœur". Laurena, la compagne qui lui avait succédée, commençait parfois ses lettres par l'expression "Mon amour de ma vie". Deux femmes amoureuses du dénommé Serge Bacot, lequel était présente dans son village de la Somme comme un homme gentil, un fêtard insouciant et inoffensif. Deux femmes qu'on va découvrir mortes, à quatre ans d'intervalle. La première portait des hématomes mais elle avait fait une chute dans l'escalier. Les médecins et le procureur avaient classé l'affaire. La deuxième présentait les mêmes types de blessures, de quoi cette fois retenir toute l'attention des enquêteurs. Retrouvez tous les jours en podcast le décryptage d'un faits divers, d'un crime ou d'une énigme judiciaire par Jean-Alphonse Richard, entouré de spécialistes, et de témoins d'affaires criminelles. Ecoutez L'heure du Crime avec Jean-Alphonse Richard du 06 mars 2025.