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Welcome to the Plant Cunning Podcast with hosts AC Stauble and Isaac Hill. In this episode, they engage in a fascinating conversation with Lian Bruno, founder of Puff Herbals, a company specializing in herbal smoking blends. Lian shares her journey into herbalism, the inspiration behind Puff Herbals, and the benefits of using various herbs in smoking blends. They discuss the intricacies of different herbs, including skullcap, lavender, catnip, and mugwort, and how they can be used to enhance smoking experiences without relying on nicotine or cannabis. The episode also touches on the cultural aspects of smoking rituals and the potential of herbal blends in helping people quit tobacco. Tune in for an informative and inspiring discussion on the world of herbal smoking.00:00 Introduction to the Plant Cunning Podcast01:04 Supporting the Podcast and Personal Services02:06 Leon Bruno's Journey into Herbalism03:19 The Birth of Puff Herbals09:06 Exploring Herbal Smoking Blends13:22 The Ritual and Social Aspects of Smoking23:47 Herbs for Focus and Clarity30:29 The Significance of Skullcap in Blends35:08 Creating Your Own Smoking Blend36:46 The Benefits of Lavender37:44 Exploring Catnip and Chamomile40:28 The Smoothness of Mugwort41:32 Understanding Astringent Herbs43:24 The Euphoria of Damiana44:43 The Instant Effects of Smoking Herbs51:08 The Ritual of Smoking Herbs56:30 Herbs to Avoid in Smoking Blends01:04:59 Upcoming Events and Final Thoughts

We are joined by Ben from UnchartedX, and Prof Shy from the "Evidence for Giants" episodes to discuss our recent trip to Peru. We look at multiple mysterious sites in Peru and discuss the megalithic stonework, the possibility of a lost civilization and lost technology that far pre-dates the ancient Inca to which these structures and carvings are normally attributed to. We originally streamed this episode live to youtube, you can watch it here if you want to see the images and videos: https://youtube.com/live/6Mmo6_W5kkw   Join our Patreon, support the show, get extra content and early access! https://www.patreon.com/brothersoftheserpent Support the show with a paypal donation: https://paypal.me/snakebros   Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Guest Introductions  07:43 Peru Trip Overview 18:08 Exploring the Quarry and Stone Blocks 27:30 Spiritual Connection and Future Tours 31:54 Exploring the Beauty of Peru 38:01 Ancient Irrigation Canals 42:01 Connectivity Issues and Solutions 43:14 The Quarry and Its Significance 46:32 Community Support and Fundraising 50:02 The Enigmatic Stone Blocks 51:00 Exploring the Quarry and Its Significance 53:59 Adventures in Cusco: Almost Dying 59:51 Tour Itinerary Insights and Future Plans 01:05:03 Megalithic Sites and Their Mysteries 01:14:54 Exploring the Chinkanas and Underground Tunnels 01:16:12 The Magnificence of Ancient Stonework 01:17:43 The Smoothness of Ancient Stones 01:19:47 Filming and Documenting the Sites 01:21:21 Geological Insights and Historical Context 01:23:01 The Impact of Catastrophic Events on Ancient Sites 01:25:18 Debating the Age of Tiwanaku and Pumapunku 01:27:39 Unusual Stone Features and Their Purposes 01:30:31 The Future of Archaeological Excavations 01:34:16 Exploring the Mysteries of Ancient Structures 01:38:04 Insights from Tiwanaku and Puma Punku 01:41:20 The Impact of Reconstruction on Historical Sites 01:50:10 The Frustrations of Modern Tourism at Ancient Sites 01:54:57 Mosquitoes and High Altitude Travel 01:56:14 Challenges of High Altitude Activities 01:59:01 Experiences in Ghost Towns 02:00:07 Understanding Oxygen Levels at High Altitudes 02:02:06 Exploring Tiwanaku and Its Historical Significance 02:05:09 Tour Planning and Future Expeditions 02:07:50 Emotional Connections to Ancient Sites 02:10:08 Mysterious Carvings and Ancient Techniques 02:12:06 Wrap-Up and Future Plans

Frank Rossi, Ph.D. is the New York State extension turfgrass specialist at Cornell University. We talked about mentorship, potassium, turf nutrition, smoothness of putting greens, dogma, data, budgets, and more.Here are some links:- https://cals.cornell.edu/frank-s-rossi- New podcast, Turf Without Borders: https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/episodes/st-andrews-old-new-jubilee-with-jon-wood- https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/episodes/frank-rossi-and-i-discuss-what-ive-called-my-least-favorite-experiment-ever- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/do-you-have-an-idea-why-they-recommend/- Video with Dr. Rossi & I on smoothness and trueness of putting greens: https://youtu.be/xIlgspZfzbg?si=9iPeueL5Y16Uk5qv- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/five-different-ways-to-measure-smoothness-trueness-ball-roll/Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturfATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribeRegister for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.htmlRegister for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

Martin Hahn, Global Product Manager Piston Group & Motorsports. Hosted by Brad Gillie from SiriusXM, Ch. 90, Late Shift. Presented by ARP, Inc., Performance Plus Global Logistics, PEAK, Fifth Third Bank Motorsports, Ferrea Racing Components, & Crower.

Green River Wheated is a fun Bourbon, and not just because the bottle is also a game (if you have a coin)... It's got a rich history (that we need to learn more about) and we love the flavours. The best news is that it recently became available here in Aus and is a cost-effective option for bourbon lovers to try.   Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Green River Wheated Bourbon 02:00 The 'Shoot The Shoe' Game 02:57 Exploring the Smoothness of Wheated Bourbons 06:09 Famous Wheated Bourbons 07:06 Availability of Green River in Australia 08:29 The 'Possible' Connection Between Green River and Chicago 09:28 A Discussion about Visiting the Green River Distillery

Notes and Links to Shannon Sanders' Work      For Episode 245, Pete welcomes Shannon Sanders, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood love of books, Toni Morrison and her powerful and pivotal work, Shannon's writing for her job as a lawyer, rocking sneakers at a prize-winning, and salient themes and issues in her collection like generational differences, sacrifice, family bonds, motherhood, the title's connection to guests and hosts(esses), and racism and sexism and the ways in which they work on the characters' pasts and presents.      Shannon Sanders is the author of the linked short story collection Company, which won the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize's Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, was named a Publishers Weekly and Debutiful Best Book of 2023, and was shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her short fiction has appeared in One Story, Sewanee Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Electric Literature, and elsewhere, and received a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. She lives in Silver Spring with her husband and three sons.   Buy Company   Review of Company in Washington Post   Shannon Sanders' Website   At about 1:35, Pete shouts out Shannon's stellar Twitter presence  At about 3:00, Shannon charts her childhood reading journey, and how she became an active writer from high school on At about 5:40, Shannon talks about chill-inducing writing and writers, including Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Stephen King, and VC Andrews, with modern writers like Lisa Taddeo, Deesha Philyaw, Danielle Evans,  At about 9:15, Shannon responds to Pete's questions about representation in what she has read, and she shouts out Toni Morrison (including Jazz) and Octavia Butler, to whom she was introduced in Vicki Adamson's high school class At about 11:55, Shannon talks about the writing in her lawyerly life and how it informs her fiction At about 13:50, Shannon details the wonderful experience of winning her prize at the LA Times Book Festival and her unique footwear At about 16:10, Shannon talks about Company's genre and the links between stories At about 17:30, Shannon outlines the background and rationale for using a family tree at the beginning of the book At about 19:15, Pete highlights a Sebastian Maniscalco skit that has to do with the shift in the last few decades in having “company” at home, and Shannon explains her collection's stories' connections to the idea of hosts(esses) and guests At about 21:00, Pete gives background on “The Good, Good Men,” the collection's first story, and alludes to Antonya Nelson's “In the Land of Men” At about 23:30, Birds of paradise as a story and the birds themselves are discussed as Pete asks about debts and generational expectations for all women and for Black women At about 27:35, Shannon talks about a story where you uses second person, its inspirations in Jamaica Kincaid's legendary “Girl” and others, and birth order and generational differences At about 30:50, The two discuss the theme of sacrifice through a flashback story At about 34:35, Pete highlights a story based on flashback and incredible selflessness and the ways in which the collection felt “finished” At about 38:00, Ideas of “old money” and treasured memories and empathy are discussed  At about 39:15, Shannon talks about the story “Rioja” and traces the family's machinations and subtleties At about 41:35, “La Belle Hottentot” is discussed, including the sordid and tragic history, and how it is one of two stories that are different perspectives from the  At about 44:00, Opal, the family matriarch is analyzed through a pivotal story in the collection At about 47:45, Shannon responds to Pete's questions about maintaining continuity in her story collection At about 50:50, Shannon answers Pete's questions about how much she herself shows up in the collection's characters  At about 53:00, Pete quotes Ruth Madievsky about the ways in which different writers write and edit, and Shannon discusses her own style(s) At about 54:55, The two explore ghosts and their significance in the collection At about 56:00, Shannon gives interesting background on the character Lucy and her childhood friend and the storyline At about 57:30, a “literal” ghost story is probed At about 1:01:15, Shannon talks about exciting new projects and whether characters from Company will be expanded upon At about 1:02:50, Shannon gives contact info and info for buying her book      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    I am very excited about having one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode features segments from conversations with Deesha Philyaw, Luis Alberto Urrea, Chris Stuck, and more, as they reflect on chill-inducing writing and writers that have inspired their own work.       This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 246 with Ruben Reyes, Jr. He is the son of two Salvadoran immigrants, completed his MFA in fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop; and is a graduate of Harvard College. His writing has appeared in Audible Originals, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Acentos Review, Strange Horizons, Poynter, and other publications. His debut story collection, There is a Rio Grande in Heaven, is out as of today, August 6, along with our wonderful conversation. Happy Pub Day, Ruben! Lastly, please go to https://ceasefiretoday.com/, which features 10+ actions to help bring about Ceasefire in Gaza.

In a special episode of 7PM in Brooklyn, Carmelo Anthony's son Kiyan and his basketball GOAT Paul George shared a special moment in Vegas. The group talked about their GOATS in the game of basketball, what Paul is most excited about with his move to Philly, Playing ones against Melo, and much more! Tap In! 00:00 Introduction 04:42 PG Catching Heat For Being The Young Generations GOAT 08:00 PG Modeled His Game Like These Players 11:20 The Smoothness of PG's Game 18:00 7 PM Moment | Leg Injury 20:56 Why PG Isn't On Team USA 23:53 Melo Playing in The Olympics 29:09 Measuring Yourself Against Competition 33:22 Championship Window 35:45 The Guarding Melo Experience 40:53 Teaming with Melo in OKC 54:15 Importance of Gaming 57:13 Creating Melo's Signature Move 1:02:30 Favorite Go-To-Move 1:04:55 Kiyan Playing Melo 1 on 1 1:06:55 PG's Workout Routine 1:11:35 Kiyan Developing Post-Game & NBA Future 1:13:40 FWIorFOH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Game oddsmakers from around the world are working hard to predict everything that may happen Sunday. From the coin flip to who will win, to the final score and every possible statistic. One thing they ALL agree is on is the 100% chance that El Bandido Yankee will be called for “Necessary Smoothness” throughout […]

Big Game oddsmakers from around the world are working hard to predict everything that may happen Sunday. From the coin flip to who will win, to the final score and every possible statistic. One thing they ALL agree is on is the 100% chance that El Bandido Yankee will be called for “Necessary Smoothness” throughout […]

Join me in conversation with Christina Sammy Crawford, the seasoned esthetician and proud owner of Posh Wax Bar. With over six years of waxing experience, Christina shares the unique insights and secrets behind achieving soca smoothness in the Caribbean. From selecting a wax supplier to educational tips, this episode is a delightful exploration of the waxing industry in this tropical paradise. Tune in for an enriching conversation that unveils the beauty of waxing in Trinidad and Tobago!FOLLOW Posh Wax Bar: @poshwaxbar VISIT my website: www.aushmarie.comEMAIL your questions/stories to waxaboutitpodcast@gmail.comLIKE Wax About It on Facebook: @waxaboutitFOLLOW Wax About It: @waxaboutitFOLLOW Ausha Marie: @aush_marie

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On this episode of Riffin on Jazz, Howard, Chuck and Deborah are joined by special guest Adam Hawley as they discuss his career. We also gaet an exciitng blend of smooth Jazz as we hear from artists like Lalah Hathaway, Daryl Beebe and more. Make sure to tune into the latest episodes of Riffin on Jazz at KUDZUKIAN.com.

Support the show to get full episodes and join the Discord community. In the intro, I mention the Bernstein conference workshop I'll participate in, called How can machine learning be used to generate insights and theories in neuroscience?. Follow that link to learn more, and register for the conference here. Hope to see you there in late September in Berlin! Justin Wood runs the Wood Lab at Indiana University, and his lab's tagline is "building newborn minds in virtual worlds." In this episode, we discuss his work comparing the visual cognition of newborn chicks and AI models. He uses a controlled-rearing technique with natural chicks, whereby the chicks are raised from birth in completely controlled visual environments. That way, Justin can present designed visual stimuli to test what kinds of visual abilities chicks have or can immediately learn. Then he can building models and AI agents that are trained on the same data as the newborn chicks. The goal is to use the models to better understand natural visual intelligence, and use what we know about natural visual intelligence to help build systems that better emulate biological organisms. We discuss some of the visual abilities of the chicks and what he's found using convolutional neural networks. Beyond vision, we discuss his work studying the development of collective behavior, which compares chicks to a model that uses CNNs, reinforcement learning, and an intrinsic curiosity reward function. All of this informs the age-old nature (nativist) vs. nurture (empiricist) debates, which Justin believes should give way to embrace both nature and nurture. Wood lab. Related papers: Controlled-rearing studies of newborn chicks and deep neural networks. Development of collective behavior in newborn artificial agents. A newborn embodied Turing test for view-invariant object recognition. Justin mentions these papers: Untangling invariant object recognition (Dicarlo & Cox 2007) 0:00 - Intro 5:39 - Origins of Justin's current research 11:17 - Controlled rearing approach 21:52 - Comparing newborns and AI models 24:11 - Nativism vs. empiricism 28:15 - CNNs and early visual cognition 29:35 - Smoothness and slowness 50:05 - Early biological development 53:27 - Naturalistic vs. highly controlled 56:30 - Collective behavior in animals and machines 1:02:34 - Curiosity and critical periods 1:09:05 - Controlled rearing vs. other developmental studies 1:13:25 - Breaking natural rules 1:16:33 - Deep RL collective behavior 1:23:16 - Bottom-up and top-down

Tony Luczak a Golf PRofessional and the Director of the Professional Golf Management Program at the University of Central Oklahoma. Formerly at Mississippi State, Tony earned his PhD in Human Factors Engineering and focuses on Sports Engineering and Science to Improve Performance. Tony joins #OntheMark to share his research and insights on Performance, and the Observation that "How golfers learn is more important that the information provided." Along those lines, he shares his methodology of "Thinking, Training and Practicing" for quicker learning. He also elaborates on his "ABC's of the Golf Swing": Swing Path Quantifiables vs Clubface Alignments, The Dangers of the "Gorilla" Golf swing, The Importance of Smoothness in the Golf swing, The use of Analogies for Success, Feedback and Feedforward systems, "Intent" for Success, and The use of Drills for improved learning and application. This podcast is also available as a Vodcast on YouTube. Search Mark Immelman.

You care about climbing. I care about climbing. And so does Jamie Emerson. Because Jamie cares so much he is willing to dive into the minutiae to help us define our sport. The How and the Why behind how Jamie does this is fascinating and will hit home to all of us who love climbing so much.Jimmy Webb jokingly called him the “Sheriff” and somehow that nickname stuck. But that one word title doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of Jamie's mark on the climbing world. Over the years Jamie has done it all — climbed extremely hard boulders, developed new areas, route set at an international level, and spent time with the best climbers in the world.These experiences mean Jamie has a lot to share. Don't miss this one.You can find Jamie's guidebooks linked below:RMNP BoulderingMount Evans BoulderingOn KAYAMount Evans BoulderingLincoln Lake BoulderingGuanella Pass Bouldering

In this dank video, we dive into the essential techniques for flushing cannabis plants before harvest to enhance the flavor and smoothness of your buds. Discover the importance of nutrient removal, timing, and proper flushing methods that can elevate the overall quality of your cannabis harvest, resulting in a more enjoyable and satisfying consumption experience. Join us to learn the secrets of flushing and unlock the potential for flavorful and smooth cannabis buds like never before.

In this dank video, we dive into the essential techniques for flushing cannabis plants before harvest to enhance the flavor and smoothness of your buds. Discover the importance of nutrient removal, timing, and proper flushing methods that can elevate the overall quality of your cannabis harvest, resulting in a more enjoyable and satisfying consumption experience. Join us to learn the secrets of flushing and unlock the potential for flavorful and smooth cannabis buds like never before.

We're celebrating National Poetry Month a month too late, but we think it's always time to celebrate poetry. To that end, we've invited Jay Newton, long-time listener and Erasable Poet Laureate, onto the show to talk about his new chapbook, Effigies, and how he thinks about and creates poetry. We also celebrate silly little limericks by pitting Jay against ChatGPT to write extremely specific pencil limericks.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonNew Zelda GameField Notes CityscapesMusgrave's The Party BugleNew Musgrave Shorthand Notebook in BLUEMagic Ink markersBig ol' pressed penny notebookBaronfig Venture Backpack 3.0PennyCollector.orgLimerick ShowdownHere are the poems that we asked Jay and ChatGPT to write. Read them and judge them!Limerick about the struggle of using a pencil with an off-center core (from Donny Pearce)ChatGPT:With graphite askew, pencil's no fun,Off-center core makes writing undone.The lines dance in strife,Disrupting the life,Of precision, alas, it's all gone.Jay: If there's one thing I simply abhor,It's a stick with an off-center core.It may write as smoothly as Lapis LazuliBut some things I just can't ignore.Limerick about how the Field Notes pencils should be better than they are (from Donny Pearce)Jay:The pencil from Draplin is lacking.Does he not have financial backing?It scratches the pageLike a one-million HWhile Musgrave is counter-attacking.ChatGPT: Field Notes pencils, touted with cheer,But their performance fails, I do fear.Smoothness they lack,Graphite too slack,In need of improvement, that's clear.Limerick about how there are only so many words that actually rhyme with “pencil” (from Kathy Rogers)ChatGPT:"Pencil," a word we oft rhyme,Yet choices are limited, no time.Stenciled, essentials,Potential, credentials,Options are scarce, yet sublime.Jay: A brooding baboon with a pencil,Could trace, with his tail, a stencil.He found it intriguingThat he was a BeingBoth prehensile and existential.Our GuestJay NewtonYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Welcome to Gun Funny, Episode 284. Today I'm going to chat with Kevin Kolenda from Phoenix Trinity Firearms, highlight a new bullpup from Senex Arms, and talk about YouTube's recent ban of gun content. I'm your host, Ava Flanell. 

Hey There, Hi There, Ho There and welcome to another Disneyland Paris Show! This week, we talk through some of the latest news and have a go at ranking the DLP rollercoasters in terms of Intensity and Smoothness... Listen to our shows on your favourite podcast client: DLP Show - https://link.chtbl.com/DlpShow Classics Show - https://link.chtbl.com/37disneystreet Get in touch with the show: Twitter @37DS | Instagram @37disney_street | Facebook facebook.com/37DisneyStreet | email mailbox@37disneystreet.co.uk Check out our new merch on teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/disneystreet Support us on Patreon and catch the Extra Magic Time Show: https://www.patreon.com/37disneystreet

  Thank you for tuning in to Episode 247 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. For Full Show Notes including photos please click here to visit my website.   This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins Brainstorming From the Armchair Some Years Later Knitting in Passing KAL News Events Contest, News & Notes Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Off the Needles   Cascade Heritage Socks Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Yarn: Cascade Heritage Prints in Colorway 111 Aqua Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Contrast heel- mini skein in a beautiful solid teal. I did a little colorwork on the foot that I'll share more later.   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Mini Skein Hexagon Blanket Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial Hook: F (3.75 mm) Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn Ravelry Project Page 4 rounds per hexagon 51+ hexagons done now. All ends woven in!   Chevron Scrap Blanket Pattern: Chevron Scrap Blanket by Maria's Blue Crayon (free crochet pattern) available on Ravelry & the Maria's Blue Crayon Website. This pattern presumes you already know the c2c crochet technique. Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted in White & Tranquil (light green), Lion Brand Pound of Love in Pastel Pink and Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly Big! in colorway Soft Lilac Hook: J (6.0 mm) Ravelry Project Page (I crocheted one of these in summer 2020- click here for that Ravelry Project Page) For help learning the Corner to Corner Crochet method you could check out this free Ravelry Download from Lauri Bolland or this video tutorial from Lion Brand on YouTube. 1st Strip is finished progress. 11 squares wide. Each section is 11 squares tall. Green, white, pink, white, purple, white. Some of this is spirit yarn from my friend Kim's SIL's stash that I received after she passed away (purple). I'm not sure where the pink yarn came from, but it might have been my Nana's stash. It feels great to put it to good use.     Musselburgh Hat Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague ($7.77 US/ 6 GBP knitting pattern available on Ravelry or on Ysolda's website) Yarn: fingering weight yarn from stash in a denim blue (can't find the ballband) Needles: US 2 (2.75) circular- 32 in (magic loop for beginning & end of project & US 2 (also called US 2.5) 3.0 mm 16-inch circular for the body of the hat Ravelry Project Page Size: Adult Medium I found that I liked working this hat in the round. Purchased Addi Rocket Lace Turbo 16 inch needles in US 2 (but it turns out its technically a US 2.5 or a 3.0 mm needle- not a 2.75 mm needle like I use for the cast on). The difference isn't all that noticeable but it was a little frustrating.  Progress check- I have finished the increases and have knit about 4 inches. Plan: Switch colors half way through. I have a lighter blue skein from On the Round that I purchased at Wicked Good Yarns in Rockland, MA that I want to use to make it a reversible hat.     Solstice Socks Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in the Solstice colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress- turned heel on first sock. Cast on the second sock.   Brainstorming   My Grandmother called to ask me to knit her another Jean Marie Shawl (named for her). You can find this knitting pattern for $6 on Ravelry & LoveCrafts.   Here's the story: My grandmother called me in mid-January 2023 saying she needed to place an order. I thought she wanted something from Amazon. She told me very time she wears her Jean Marie Shawl to dinner at her residence she gets tons of compliments. All of her friends love it. Its the right size and it just stays in place perfectly. I published this pattern in 2018 to suit the request that she have a slightly bigger shawl that would stay in place. Half hexagon shape is perfect for this. It is knit in 3 sections, originally done in sport/dk natural yarns from Ross Farm in browns/tans. For this one, she wants white/black to wear with different outfits.     From the Armchair Books Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. Movies Everything Everywhere All at Once Women Talking Armageddon Time     Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.   Some Years Later   Wearing lately: Felicity Hat: Aran weight slouchy hat knit in Duck Duck Wool. Ravelry Project Page. Sagamore Flyover Slouch Hat: chunky weight hat. Ravelry Project Page. Yarn: Sugarbush Dawson in Colorway- Wild Willow, a great mustard color. 50/50 llama/wool blend   Knitting in Passing   Sunday night hang. Taught megg single and hdc. Knit a little with Hattie while Dan untangled Hattie's yarn again. Untangled same ball in Ireland. She'd been using it to create a laser course.   KAL News   Pigskin Party'22: The Official Hashtag is #DCSPigskinParty22   Pigskin Landing Page on the Down Cellar Studio Website. Start Here Thread in the Ravelry Group Link to the Official Rules Player Registration- Google Form Check out our amazing Sponsors! Click here for the Google doc with their websites and Instagram profiles. Check out the list of available Coupons from our amazing sponsors- Ravelry Link. Google Doc. Check out the Pigskin Exclusive Items in this Ravelry Thread Important Updates in this Episode January Self Care Interception: hosted by Fitness by Mara. Get your Bingo Card PDF Here or the JPG here. Find all of the details in this Google Doc or in this Ravelry Thread. Spread the Warmth Challenge; runs through the end of the Pigskin Party. Get details in this Google doc or this Ravelry Thread. Pigskin Ends on Monday February 13, 2023. Get those projects entered. Don't wait until the last day to get everything entered on the Google Form!   Events   Fiberuary Challenge on Instagram hosted by CreativeCeci   Contest, News & Notes My college roommate and friend Jen opened an Etsy Shop called JLSCreative Shop. Check it out Mom & I recorded an update video that went up on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel in the Just Breathe Playlist. You can find that video here. Right now, scans show things are going well and the combination of chemo and gene therapy is keeping the cancer at bay.   Life in Focus   23 for 2023 List Read 23 books Try at least one pair of fake eyelashes Print and hang at least 1 of our new family photos Kayak in one new place Hike in one new place See 4 plays/musicals Give blood at least 3 times Knit myself a pair of mittens Knit/crochet at least one project with handspun Watch 3 movies in one day - done! See a movie in the theater Go to a museum Finish 1 punch needle project Ski at least 1 day (ideally 2-4) Try at least 1 new gym/in person fitness option Make at least 1 new financial investment Purge at least 23 items from the house. Ideally 46. Publish 1 knitting pattern Send 5 cards to friends/family just because Go Camping Participate in the Fiberuary Challenge on Instagram Take a class (in person or virtual) Create a new music playlist   Word of the Year- FLOW flow to proceed smoothly and readily to issue or move in a stream To exist in abundance the continuous movement of a liquid in one direction to hang loose and billowing To move or proceed with a given movement or momentum To pass or move by a supply of something that continues without stopping a way of talking or thinking in an easy natural way, without any pauses or difficulties a  smooth uninterrupted movement or progress Smoothness or fluidity in one's movement A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound   Things I'm thinking about: I want to be able to go with the Flow no matter what this year brings. I want to remember my dear Aunt Florence and remind myself what she would do. She was smart, caring, generous and strong. Her presence will be a good guide when things get tough. I want to find projects, especially creatively that I can keep up the flow with... that I can get into a flow state with. To zen/bliss out and enjoy. I want to keep my body strong and stretched so that I can move fluidly through the year without things getting in the way of my body's flow.   On a Happy Note Playing the sock game during our visit to the Rowan's. UK/European game. Fun for all ages. Surprise package from Nicole with mini skeins. Snow! Not a lot for as late into the season as we are, but I enjoy it. Visit from family friends who came down from NH. We played games at my parents' house! January Zoom with my Patrons! I had a blast catching up with you. 3 movies in 1 day- checked off my 23 for 23 list. Homemade popcorn. Lots of knitting and crochet time. Fixed dropped sts in Megg's socks. Drag show and dinner with Megg and Kris.   Quote of the Week   Everything and everyone at their own pace. Flow with not against yourself. -Akiroq Brost   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Instagram: BostonJen1 YouTube: Down Cellar Studio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio Check out my Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel Knit Picks Affiliate Link Bookshop Affiliate Link Yarnable Subscription Box Affiliate Link Music -"Soft Orange Glow" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.  

Using wavelets to capture deviations from smoothness in galaxy-scale strong lenses by Aymeric Galan et al. on Wednesday 23 November Modeling the mass distribution of galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses is a task of increasing difficulty. The high-resolution and depth of imaging data now available render simple analytical forms ineffective at capturing lens structures spanning a large range in spatial scale, mass scale, and morphology. In this work, we address the problem with a novel multiscale method based on wavelets. We tested our method on simulated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging data of strong lenses containing the following different types of mass substructures making them deviate from smooth models: (1) a localized small dark matter subhalo, (2) a Gaussian random field (GRF) that mimics a nonlocalized population of subhalos along the line of sight, and (3) galaxy-scale multipoles that break elliptical symmetry. We show that wavelets are able to recover all of these structures accurately. This is made technically possible by using gradient-informed optimization based on automatic differentiation over thousands of parameters, which also allow us to sample the posterior distributions of all model parameters simultaneously. By construction, our method merges the two main modeling paradigms - analytical and pixelated - with machine-learning optimization techniques into a single modular framework. It is also well-suited for the fast modeling of large samples of lenses. All methods presented here are publicly available in our new Herculens package. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05763v2

Using wavelets to capture deviations from smoothness in galaxy-scale strong lenses by Aymeric Galan et al. on Tuesday 22 November Modeling the mass distribution of galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses is a task of increasing difficulty. The high-resolution and depth of imaging data now available render simple analytical forms ineffective at capturing lens structures spanning a large range in spatial scale, mass scale, and morphology. In this work, we address the problem with a novel multiscale method based on wavelets. We tested our method on simulated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging data of strong lenses containing the following different types of mass substructures making them deviate from smooth models: (1) a localized small dark matter subhalo, (2) a Gaussian random field (GRF) that mimics a nonlocalized population of subhalos along the line of sight, and (3) galaxy-scale multipoles that break elliptical symmetry. We show that wavelets are able to recover all of these structures accurately. This is made technically possible by using gradient-informed optimization based on automatic differentiation over thousands of parameters, which also allow us to sample the posterior distributions of all model parameters simultaneously. By construction, our method merges the two main modeling paradigms - analytical and pixelated - with machine-learning optimization techniques into a single modular framework. It is also well-suited for the fast modeling of large samples of lenses. All methods presented here are publicly available in our new Herculens package. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05763v2

Using wavelets to capture deviations from smoothness in galaxy-scale strong lenses by Aymeric Galan et al. on Tuesday 22 November Modeling the mass distribution of galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses is a task of increasing difficulty. The high-resolution and depth of imaging data now available render simple analytical forms ineffective at capturing lens structures spanning a large range in spatial scale, mass scale, and morphology. In this work, we address the problem with a novel multiscale method based on wavelets. We tested our method on simulated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging data of strong lenses containing the following different types of mass substructures making them deviate from smooth models: (1) a localized small dark matter subhalo, (2) a Gaussian random field (GRF) that mimics a nonlocalized population of subhalos along the line of sight, and (3) galaxy-scale multipoles that break elliptical symmetry. We show that wavelets are able to recover all of these structures accurately. This is made technically possible by using gradient-informed optimization based on automatic differentiation over thousands of parameters, which also allow us to sample the posterior distributions of all model parameters simultaneously. By construction, our method merges the two main modeling paradigms - analytical and pixelated - with machine-learning optimization techniques into a single modular framework. It is also well-suited for the fast modeling of large samples of lenses. All methods presented here are publicly available in our new Herculens package. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05763v2

Exploring the singular wacky Twilight World of Ultimate Smoothness and the power of obscure media.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsHickory InterludeCalgary Sweeps

Smoothie blends producer Foga Shakes has undergone a rapid business transformation from a kitchen table operation to an efficient manufacturing company. MRPeasy has helped to make the transition as smooth as a fruit shake. You can learn more about it from this episode or read the article here.

Will and Greeze discuss smooth whiskey. Then they tell the greatest story in PodCask/Oak & Thieves History with James Smith booking his first flight on Spirit Airlines.  Then, after the 15, they try Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and give it the buy, bar, pass rating. Support: http://Patreon.com/thePodCask Barrel Club: http://OakandThieves.com Merch: https://www.thepodcask.com/store  

Smooth finish covers the often-escalated “hot” topics of “Smoothness, Levelness, Thickness and Mottling” in an attempt to marry the misunderstood expectations from the consumer level and the industry standards prescribed and adopted due to materials and application limitations.Shaun Goldberg has been in the pool plastering industry for over 35 years. He's been a mixer man, finisher, crew foreman, and operations manager. Since starting in 1985, Shaun has finished or overseen over 50,000 residential and commercial pool projects. Shaun has served on the Research, Technical, and Educational Committees for the National Plasterers Council as well as being a current Board member and vice chair.

In Episode 44, Ben chats to Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Space Perspective, Jane Poynter. Setting a new bar in out-of-this-world thrilling experiences, as soon as late 2024 Space Perspective plans to take Space Explorers to space inside Spaceship Neptune's pressurised capsule propelled by a high-performance SpaceBalloon; without using rocket fuel or high G forces. Space Explorers see the world anew through its vast windows, 450 miles in any direction. The ultra-comfortable, accessible and gentle six-hour journey redefines space travel. Ben and Jane discuss how they are ensuring safety is a priority, the importance of sustainability in Space tourism and what guests will be able to do on the 6 hour journey to Space! 01:05 Intro to Jane Poynter 01:24 What is Space Perspective? 02:36 Is it safer than rockets? 05:25 Personal parachutes required? 06:30 Smoothness of experience 08:35 The bar! 09:50 Flight preparation 12:20 Biosphere 2 14:08 experience effect 16:08 Worlds only carbon neutral spacecraft! 17:32 First crewed mission 20:00 Predicting landing zone 21:58 Why land at sea? 23:00 Long term aspirations for Space Perspective 24:40 Equitable opportunities for all to go to Space 26:20 Jane's experience pre Space Perspective 27:15 World Record Jump - Alan Eustace 29:06 Would Jane ‘quality test'? 30:05 The big question - a toilet on board? 30:58 Tickets available here  32:00 Wrap Up and socials Follow Space Perspective Website: https://spaceperspective.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpacePerspectiv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSpacePerspective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceperspective/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/space-perspective/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-astro-ben-podcast/ Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!

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Kurt is back, and we forget to conclude Powers' journey. Also this version is late because reasons sorry, please tweet or mention in discord one of us if there's some issue thank youuu. Poll: https://strawpoll.com/polls/NMnQBxDOWg6 Wiki: https://wiki.whenparked.com/Main_PageRWP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whenparked/ This content is brought to you ad free thanks to: https://www.patreon.com/conedodger240 I also stream on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/conedodger240 Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/conedodger240 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whenparked/support

Ball bounce clip from Dan Dinelli: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxbIlZVkgZyANVSbtpaKnYkPk4xEeDGCyi Playability-tagged posts on the ATC website: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/playability/ Chris Tritabaugh's blog: https://ct-turf.medium.com/the-data-says-cc7defa451f0 Office Hours with Andrew McDaniel sharing no change in OM despite only 1 sand topdressing event in a year: https://youtu.be/QxNAOcxzsYM 8 minute video showing tournament conditions with only one sand topdressing in a year, plus an absurd amount of rain leading into the tournament: https://youtu.be/bbcJhA1zqNo Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ See the ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://atc-doublecut.transistor.fm/

In this episode of Pave It Black, we discuss pavement smoothness and the benefits of smooth asphalt pavements. Richard and Brett talk with Kevin McGhee of Virginia Department of Transportation Research Council and Tanveer Chowdhury of the Virginia Department of Transportation about how VDOT specifies smoothness for newly constructed asphalt pavements as well as how the department uses smoothness measurements to help manage their pavement network. Kevin shares how smooth pavements save road users money by reducing their vehicle's fuel consumption, further explaining that the cost of VDOT's smoothness program was easily offset by fuel savings from just truck traffic in the first year of traffic on the newly constructed pavements with the specification. Tavneer also shares that smooth pavement lasts longer and stays smoother longer, providing the agency with lower maintenance costs over the life of the pavement. The conversation also includes a discussion about how impactful pavement smoothness is when looking at global warming potential of pavements during the use stage.

We're giving you 20% discount off our annual membership over on DGR Interactive.Just use the code dgrpodcast  at the checkout. Visit the DGR INTERACTIVE platform and use Code DGRPODCAST for 20% off!In this episode of the David Grey Rehab Podcast, I welcome John Kiely, Senior Lecturer in Performance & Innovation at the University of Limerick.John is a former competitive athlete, a long-time Coach/S&C/Rehab. Olympics; Paralympics; World Championships; Rugby & Soccer World Cups. PhD. And a self proclaimed Part-jock/Part-nerd.More than anyone else, John has massively influenced the way I think and speak about movement, so we're all in for a real treat with this episode!Listen in as we discuss periodization training, coordination and reflexes, smoothness in running, and the benefits and dangers of using placebos and nocebos while training athletes.You'll learn our thoughts on how to instill confidence in rehab clients, the issue with technical models of movement, whether or not you can train coordination in athletes, the roles of the brain and spine in running, and much more! “Belief isn't just a ‘nice-to-have', it's not just a feeling like it's the right thing to do, it actually has a difference in outcomes. It has a difference in perception, in motion, in cognition, in athletes' sense of trust with their coach, but also it will regulate how well they can perform.”        - John Kiely Episode Timeline | What You'll Learn:00:00 – Introducing John Kiely & The topics of today's episode.06:10 – John's background in sports, coaching, writing, and teaching.09:51 – The power of questioning your biases and beliefs and evaluating your predictions and mistakes.17:52 – How to instill confidence in rehab clients who are feeling uncertain about the rehab process.20:07 – How coaches can leverage the benefits of the placebo and nocebo effects in athletes' training and performance.29:30 – When the athlete/coach relationship weakens, performance weakens.33:45 – Can you be strategically inconsistent in coaching?26:16 – Defining coordination and smoothness in running.41:23 – Is more variability associated with more jerk?43:54 – Can you avoid compromising efficiency and energy in running? Are there benefits to exposing runners to stress and fatigue?49:31 – Given the variations in smoothness of running, is there a right way to run?59:26 – The issue with technical models of movement & Is there a time we stop learning and developing our bodily movements?1:10:49 – Why there's no real framework for training coordination & John's opinion of Frans Bosch.1:16:12 – What roles do the brain and the spine have in running/sprinting?1:23:55 – Which 3 people would you bring to a deserted island? If you enjoyed this podcast, SHARE it with a loved one and RATE/REVIEW it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!Connect with John Kiely:Follow him on TwitterFollow him on Instagram Check out his research publicationsConnect with David Grey Rehab:Visit our websiteFollow David Grey Rehab on InstagramListen to more podcast episodesSubscribe to our YouTube channelVisit the DGR INTERACTIVE platform!Check out our programsJohn Kiely is a Senior Lecturer in Performance and Innovation at the University of Limerick. He is a former competitive athlete and has since worked with football/soccer, hurling, track and field, and rugby athletes of all levels. In his current role, he supervises Professional Doctoral and PhD candidates working within professional multi-disciplinary performance environments and pursuing practice-based post-graduate qualifications. His current research interests revolve around human performance, and include: The detrimental effects of fatigue on running coordination; the modernizing of Periodization planning paradigms; stress as it relates to performance and health; genetics and sports performance; and the link between fitness, movement, cognition and emotional health.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yg0Irhyow4

Today our mindfulness helps us with oscillating smoothly in a world of chaos. **** Host's Note – if you prefer to watch a video with this audio, check out the YouTube video.  If you prefer to read along with or instead of this episode, click on the website below and select any of the blog tabs for the corresponding Mindful Monday, Wellspring Wednesday, or Full Circle Friday episode scripts/blog posts. Full Circle Wellspring LLC is trauma recovery coaching with your host, Sara.  For support groups, free monthly support circles, classes, one-to-one coaching, resources and more, visit https://www.fullcirclewellspring.com.  For the most up-to-date info and offers, follow and like: https://www.facebook.com/fullcirclewellspring. For all episodes: check out the Trauma Survivorhood's podcast home: https://www.fullcirclewellspring.buzzsprout.comFor episode videos and more, check out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJBfSIbH8s7OZ_J7oGDxfwFor visual readers, follow along the episode on the blog: https://www.fullcirclewellspring.medium.com/© 2022 Trauma Survivorhood with Sara and Full Circle Wellspring LLC****Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSBMB787T897C)

a lovely 4 hour excursion through the realms of smoothness.

Everyone loves Ted Lasso.  But Andy thinks that this points to a bigger issue in our culture & church. When we're always trying to be positive and smooth, life becomes an exhausting performance where we hide our jagged edges.  And this isn't always healthy, and it's definitely not the point of the Gospel. Andy's book The Congregation in a Secular Age is out now.  Be sure to grab your copy today: https://tinyurl.com/yxu2mcx2 www.newtimereligion.org www.twitter.com/newtimereligion www.facebook.com/newtimereligion New Time Religion featuring Dr. Andrew Root produced by Derek Tronsgard.

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DJ & PK examined some of the storylines, takeaways and notes that came out of the Utah Jazz's 122-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets to improve to 3-0 on the season.

After a few brief discussions about distributed systems and preparing code bases for Apple's new operating systems, John and Rambo place their bets as to what Apple might announce during their upcoming “California Streaming” event. Will we see the iPhone 13, an Apple Watch Series 7, or perhaps something brand new? Sponsored by Decluttr: Trade-in your iPhone or other device with a 28 day price lock and get an extra 10%* cash back with code 9TO5MAC (*$30 cap). Download MP3 Poker scorecard Play along with this episode's poker game by filling in the score card and sharing it on Twitter. Hosts Gui on Twitter: @_insideJohn on Twitter: @johnsundell Links StatusBuddyAirBuddyUINavigationBar's new scrollEdgeAppearance APIThe UIAppearance proxy API Subscribe 🟣 Apple Podcasts🟠 Overcast🟢 Spotify If you have any feedback about the show, feel free to reach out on Twitter or send us an email.

[קישור לקובץ mp3]שלום וברוכים הבאים לפודקאסט מספר 419 של רברס עם פלטפורמה, התאריך היום הוא ה-24 באוגוסט 2021, עדיין בקיץ הלוהט של ישראל . . . (אורי) עדיין באוגוסט . . . (רן) עדיין באוגוסט . . . אוטוטו - והכבישים כבר מתחילים להראות סימני אוגוסט, וזה רמז וסימן לפרק של היום: היום אנחנו מתכבדים לארח את חנוך מ-Waze - היי חנוך! ברוך הבא ותודה שבאת.(אורי) מצאת את בדרך? . . . . (חנוך) כן, והגעתי לפה עם ה-ETA, ממש בול . . . (רן) מעולה - אז תיכף נדבר על איך באמת עושים את זה, את כל הסיפור של (1) למצוא את הדרך ו-(2) לשערך ETA . . . חנוך עוסק בעיקר ב-Routing ב-Waze - ובוא, חנוך - ספר קצת על עצמך, מה אתה עושה שם, קצת על Waze היום - את Waze אני מניח שכולם מכירים, אבל מה עושים ב-Waze היום? אז בבקשה . . .(חנוך) אוקיי - אז שלום לכולם, אני חנוך, 4 שנים בישראל, 11 שנים ב-Googleהגעתי ל-Google אחרי התואר השלישי ב-Columbia ואמרתי להם שאני, במקצוע ב-++C ב-Hardware - אמרו “אחלה, בוא תעשה JavaScript ארבע שנים . . . “אחרי זה עשיתי כמה תפקידים ב-Google ואחרי זה עשינו עלייה - ובאתי לפה והתחלתי ב-Wazeכרגע אני “ראש ניווט” ב-Waze - זה אומר שיש לי שני צוותים - אחד שעובד על Routing - מה המסלולוהשני שאחראי על מה ה-ETA - כמה דקות זה יקח להגיע, למסלול (אורי) אז “מחשב מסלול מחדש” - זה אתה?(חנוך) כן . . . .בגדול כן - מצטער, זה אני . . .אבל גם “הגעת ליעד!” - כל הדברים הטובים.אז אני אחראי על הגרסא הנוכחית - זאת אומרת ש-Waze, כמובן, היה קיים הרבה שנים לפני כן, ויש הרבה היסטוריה של Waze בישראלכרגע, Waze הוא חלק מ-Google, כמו שרמזתי - כבר ב-2013 קנו אותם, וזה אומר שיש לנו תמיכה של החבר'ה פה בארץ ואפשר לעשות דברים שאולי בזמן שזה היה סטארטאפ קטן אז לא היו עושים.כרגע אנחנו עושים הימור גדול על Waze Carpool - אולי שמעתם על זה, יש לנו גרסא חדשה . . .זה . . . אני לא רוצה להגיד שזה הפוקוס היחיד, אבל זה אחד מהפוקוסים הגדולים שלנו.אז זה אחד מ”העתידים” של Waze - לאן Waze הולך: חלק זה גם להשקיע עדיין ב-Waze שאתם מכירים, של ה-Routing וה-ETA, שאני אוהב - וגם חלק שהוא של ה-Waze Carpool.אז אנחנו, פחות או יותר, עושים את שניהם במקביל.(רן) אוקיי, אז כן - אז למי שלא היה כאן בעשור האחרון: Waze היא היום חלק מ-Google, ואחת השאלות שעולות היא “רגע! אבל יש את Google Maps, או את Google Mobile Maps, ויש גם את -Waze . . . .” - אז מה ההבדל ביניהן? מתי אני ארצה להשתמש ב-Waze ומתי אני ארצה להשתמש ב-Google Mobile Maps?(חנוך) Google Maps, כן . . . אז זו שאלה טובה, והיא שאלה שלפעמים לא ברורה . . . וודאי יש חפיפה בין מה שהאפליקציות עושות.ה-Waze מפוקס אך ורק על הנהג, למשל, ויש הרי use cases אחרים - יש הליכה ברגל, יש חיפוש מקומות, יש Public transportation . . . אנחנו לא מפוקסים על זה בכלל - אנחנו רק מפוקסים בלהיות הכי טובים לנהג.גם ב-GMM, ה-Google Mobile Maps, יש את ה-Mode של הנהג - אז יש לנו “תחרות חברתית” פנימית על העניין הזהאבל בדרך כלל, אם אתה משתמש ב-Waze אז אנחנו אומרים “כן, אמור להיות לך גם Google Maps על הטלפון, כדי תוכל לעשות את כל הדברים האחרים שאנחנו לא תומכים בהם”.אז אנחנו לא מנסים להיות התשובה השלמה.אז למה להשתמש בנו [Waze] ברכב, במקום להשתמש ב-Google Maps, אם כבר אומרים לך שיהיו לך את שניהם?אז אנחנו [Waze] מנסים לתת לך את החווייה הכי מפוקסת והכי טובה . . . אפשר להיכנס לפרטים על ההבדלים, אבל ההבדל הכי גדול זה הרעיון של הקהילה: ש-Waze הוא, מכמה כיוונים, דומה ל-Wikipedia . . . יש משתמשים שמעדכנים את הזמן שלהם ומעדכנים את המפה כל הזמןכש-Google Maps זה יותר Top-Down - זה אומר שיש להם צוות ענק שעושה את זה, אבל זה לא אותו הדבר, שאתה יכול בעצמך להיכנס ולתקן.יש לנו חצי מיליון אנשים שמתקנים [מעדכנים] את המפה באופן אקטיבי, יש לנו מיליוני Wazer-ים שמדווחים כל הזמן מה קורה על הכביש בזמן אמיתי - ומזה אנחנו בונים תמונה מאוד מאוד “טרייה”, מאוד מאוד “נוכחית” של מה שקורה . . . (אורי) . . . “עדכני” . . .(חנוך) - “עדכני”, תודה, זו כנראה מילה יותר טובה.ולמרות שלפעמים גם, כמו ב-Wikipedia, יש משהו שהוא חדש ועדיין צריך קצת שיפור . . . אז אנחנו יותר רצים להיות היותר מעודכנים מלהיות אלו שעברו [בדיקה] מקצועית [מדוייקת].(רן) אז אמרת (1) אחד-עשר מיליון אנשים שבאופן אקטיבי . . .(חנוך) חצי-מיליון . . .(רן) חצי-מיליון, סליחה . . . חצי-מיליון אנשים שבאופן אקטיבי הולכים ועורכים מפות, מעדכנים דרכים חדשות . . .(אורי) . . . וזה בכל העולם, חשוב להדגיש . . .(רן) . . . בכל העולם, כן - המספר מאוד מאוד משמעותי.(חנוך) הכמות של הממש-אקטיביים היא כמובן הרבה יותר קטנה מזה - יש חצי-מיליון שעשו את זה בערך, אני לא יודע, בשנה האחרונה - ועשרות-אלפים שעושים את זה כל הזמן.(אורי) אז חנוך - אם ה . . איך נקרא לזה - Driver Assistant? אם אתה צריך לתת שם לקטיגוריה של ה . . .(חנוך) אני אוהב את ההגדרה של “ניווט” . . . ואנחנו מפוקסים על זה שאנחנו צריכים לתת לך את את חוויית הניווט ה . . . זה לא רק . . .בוא נדבר על ההבדל באפליקציה בתוך הרכב לבין מה שהיה לפני כן - שהדפסת משהו מ- Google Maps [!], או MapQuest בזמנו . . . אז ההבדל העיקרי הוא שאנחנו בודקים עבורך כל הזמן, מעדכנים את המסלול, בודקים את ה-ETA, נותנים לך אופציות חדשות - וכן, אנחנו איתך כל הזמן.אני לא רוצה להגיד Driver Assistant בגלל שכמו שאמרתי, הפוקוס שלנו הוא אך ורק על הנהיגה - יש צרכים שיכול להיות . . . אנחנו נותנים לך כפתור ל-Spotify, אבל בגדול זה לא הפוקוס שלנו . . .(אורי) כן . . . השאלה שלי היא שאלת Market Share - מתוך סך-כל הנהגים שמשתמשים בתוכנת ניווט כזאת או אחרת, אתה יודע להגיד כמה ב-Waze, כמה ב-Google Maps?(חנוך) ב-Waze יש לנו 140 מיליון משתמשים - חודשי [MAU], אז זה פחות או יותר.אני לא יודע להגיד לך את המספר ב-Google Maps . . . אני יכול להגיד לך, אני חושב, שאם אתה רק מתפקס על ה-Use Case שלנו, של הנהג, ולא על ה-Use Case הכללי, שיש לנו תחרות משמעותית גם מ-Google Maps, גם מ-Apple Maps . . .יש לנו חלק משמעותי מהשוק, עם הפוקוס הזה - אם אתה אומר [שואל על] אחוז האנשים שמשתמשים בטלפון כל הזמן, אז אנחנו פחות בגלל שכמו שאמרתי, אנחנו רק עושים תפקיד אחד.(אורי) לא, אני מדבר על Drivers . . . (חנוך) אז אנחנו ב-Drivers . . . אני לא יכול להגיד מספר . . . יש לנו 140 מיליון שלנואת המספר של השוק אתה יכול אולי לחפש במקומות אחרים [יש להם חטיבה-אחות שמפתחת פתרון לא רע לחיפוש] - אבל זה אחוז לא קטן של השוק.(רן) כשאתה אומר “שימושים במפות שלא ל-Driving” - הכוונה לנסיעה באוטובוסים, חיפוש מסעדות, דברים בסגנון הזה? . . .(חנוך) כן - יש לי -Google Maps על ה-iPhone [!] שלי . . . (אורי) . . . ללכת ברגל, רחמנא ליצלן . . .(חנוך) בדיוק . . .(רן) אז אתמול נסעתי באוטו ועמדתי בפקק, כמו שקורה הרבה פעמים בכביש 2, והבת שלי ישבה לידי [אינני הנהג!] ואמרתי לה שמחר אנחנו מקליטים פרק עם בחור נחמד מ-Waze, אז היא אמרה לי “אה, רגע - אבא, יש לשאלה!” . . . אז בוא נשמע את השאלה שלה - ומיד נענה . . .(חנוך) אוקי . . . .(יעל) שלום, קוראים לי יעל, אני בת 9.5 ואני מגיעה מיוקנעם - ויש לי שאלה: איך Waze יודע איפה יש שוטר ומתי?(חנוך) אז התשובה היא שאת אמרת לנו . . . יש כפתור כתום ב-Waze, בצד ימין-תחתון, לוחצים עליו - ויש אפשרות לדווח כמה דבריםאנחנו לוקחים את הדברים הללו, ואם זה נראה אמין - זאת אומרת, מי שלחץ, כמה אנשים לחצו וכו' - אז אנחנו נותנים את העדכון הזה לכולם.(יעל) ויש לי עוד שאלה - איך Waze יודע איפה יש פקקים?(חנוך) פה התשובה היא אחרת - אנחנו מודדים את התנועה על הכביש כל הזמן, בכל כביש בעולם שאנשים עם Waze עברוולפעמים אפילו בלי Waze - יש לנו גם Inputs אחריםאז אנחנו יודעים מהי המהירות הנוכחית על הכביש - וגם יש לנו את ההיסטוריה שיצרנו מכל הימים שלפני זה, של מה שאמור להיות פה.אז כשאנחנו רואים שזה חריג, שהמהירות הנוכחית על הכביש היא הרבה פחות ממה שהיינו מצפים לראות עכשיו, אז אנחנו מסמנים את זה כפקק, כי כנראה שיש משהו.במקביל, יש אפשרות לדווח, עם אותו הכפתור הכתום, יש אפשרות לדווח על פקק - וכשאנחנו רואים גם שהמהירות חריגה ואיטית מדי וגם שיש דיווחים, אנחנו נחבר את זה אחד לשני ונגיד ש“זה איטי בגלל הפקק”.אבל אנחנו יודעים על הפקק בכל מקרה - פשוט אנחנו לא כל הזמן אומרים שיש פקק עד שמדווחים . . . (רן) זאת אומרת שאתם צריכים להגיע לאיזשהו Confidence מספיק משמעותי שבאמת יש שם פקק . . .(חנוך) להגיד שיש פקק זה לא דורש Confidence משמעותי - בשביל להתחיל לשנות את ה-Inputs של המסלול ושל ה-ETA, אנחנו עושים את זה באופן אוטומטי כל הזמן.(רן) כן . . . אוקיי, אז זאת אומרת שאם, לצורך העניין, כמה מכוניות עצרו בצד, אתם יכול להיות שאפילו בטעות תחשבו שזה פקק - אבל זה לא מספיק כדי לשנות את ה . . .(חנוך) אז אם זה כמה שעצרו בצד, אז אחרי זמן לא-רב אנחנו נבין שהם לא זזים, אז זה לא שאנחנו פשוט “או, וואו! . . .”וגם אם אנשים אחרים עוברים את ה-Segment הזה, אז אנחנו נדע שאפשר לעבור פה, ופשוט הם לא . . . זה חלק מה-Modeling של מה שקורה על הכביש, שזה מסובך . . .(רן) אז עכשיו, אנחנו בעצם התכנסנו כאן בעיקר כדי לדבר על Routing, ואני מניח שהשאלה הראשונה שעולה בראש, לפני שמדברים על איך עושים Routing, זה בכלל איך מייצגים כביש . . . זאת אומרת, איזה מודל של העולם אתם מחזיקים? איך אתם ממדלים את הכבישים, את הערים את הרמזורים את ה . . .(חנוך) אתה יכול לראות, בגלל שזה פתוח לכולם - זה אחד היתרונות ב-Waze, שאתה יכול להיכנס ל-Waze Account ולראות בעצמך בדיוק איך אנחנו עושים את זה . . .וגם לשנות פרטים . . .בגדול, יש לנו Data structures פנימיים שאנחנו עשינו, שממדלים בדיוק את כל הדברים שאמרת - ועוד מיליון פיצ'רים של הכביש . . .וכל האינפורמציה הזאת, כולה - היא מהקהילה.אז אין לנו בכלל אנשים שיושבים ומתקנים - כולו נכנס דרך אנשים שאמרו, באיזור שלהם, “אני רוצה לתקן את האיזור שלי”.דוגמא טובה לאיך שזה עובד - אני גר בתל מונד [שכן!] ואצלי בבית, בגינה, לפי Google Maps יש רחוב, לא קטן, עם שני נתיבים . . . ב-Waze הוא לא קיים - וגם פיזית הוא לא קיים . . . (אורי) עד שיגיעו ויפקיעו לך חצי מהחצר. . . (חנוך) כן, אז יש מישהו מצד ימין ומצד שמאל, אז בטוח שהם יגיעו אלי אם כבר עברו בגינה של מישהו אחר, אז אני לא דואג לזה . . .אבל אני אוהב את הדוגמא הזו - בגלל שזה שנים ככה . . . אפילו פעם אחת הגעתי עם זה לראש ההנדסה של Google Maps, שכמובן שאנחנו עובדים איתם, והוא אמר לי “בוא, תפתח באג, חנוך, ואני אתקן את זה בשבילך . . .”אמרתי “לא, אני אוהב את זה!” - זו הדוגמא הכי טוב שאני יכול להשתמש בה להבדל בשיטה, באיך שאנחנו מחזיקים מפה, בין Google Maps ל-Waze . . . (רן) כן, אבל פה אתה מדבר על איזה Ground Truth יש לך, איזו אינפורמציה אתה מקבל . . . אני מדבר . . . בוא נדבר הנדסית . . .(חנוך) בעיקר זה גרף . . . הדבר הכי חשוב זה Connectivity, זה גרף של סגמנטים (Segments) עם Nodesזה קצת אחרת ממה שהיית חושב באופן טבעי - אם היית כותב את זה על ה-Whiteboard, אז ה-Node-ים היו ה-Intersections והצלעות [קשתות] היו הרחובות, איך שזה נראהאבל זה להיפך - בגלל שאתה עובר דרך Intersection לכביש, אז ה-Intersection הוא הצלע, בגדול, והרחוב עצמו הוא ה-Node, זה קצת אחרת ממה שהיית חושב.אבל אחרי זה, אנחנו מדברים על Graph-search טהור - אז על כל צלע יש כמה נתונים, שמהם אנחנו בונים את ה-Cost של לעבור אותה.ה-Cost הוא Time-dependent- גם מתי התחלת וגם כמה עברת בתוך החיפוש עצמו.חלק מהסיבוך הגדול זה לעשות ניחוש קדימה - לא רק מה הפקקים הנוכחיים אלא גם מה יקרה בעוד 30 דקות, כשאתה תגיע לכביש 2, על כביש 6 - אז אנחנו עושים אינטרפולציה (Interpolation) כל הזמן של ההיסטוריה ושל ה-Real-time - קדימה.אבל בגדול, אנחנו מדברים על משהו מה-Text-book - זה *A על גרף, שנראה כמו גרף . . .(רן) כן, אוקיי - אז אם אני מבין נכון, למעשה “כביש” זה Node, ובין כל שני כבישים יש קשת, אם יש צומת שמחברת ביניהם באופן ישיר - זאת אומרת שלצורך עניין, צומת מסויימת יכולה להתבטא במספר קשתות, כי היא יכולה לחבר בין מספר כבישים שונים . . (חנוך) כן - אני קצת מפשט את העניין, בגלל שיש כמה סוגי Nodes וכמה סוגי סגמנטים ויש Intersections ו-Junctions שמאוד קשה לעבור [- הוסף כאן את החיבור האהוב עליך לכביש 6 -]“צומת” יכול להיות מודל בפני עצמו - לפעמים צומת הוא מספיק מסובך שאנחנו מייצרים גרף קטן רק עבורונכנסים לתוך הגרף הזה ויוצאים ממנו - אז זה גרף נפרד רק לצומתאבל בגדול, אנחנו מדברים על גרף ממשי בסיסי . . .לא בסיסי - זה משהו שקשה לתחזק, אבל גרף שאתה יכול לקרוא עליו ב-Computer Science 101.עושים את זה ככה, ואז עושים Dijkstra עליו ואחרי זה כל השיפורים וכל מה שעושים אחרי Dijkstra.(רן) אוקיי - וזה גרף כזה פר-מדינה? זאת אומרת, מערכת כבישים . . .(חנוך) יש לנו שלוש סביבות - אחת זו ישראל - התחלנו מישראל, וישראל, למי שלא לא יודע זה “אי” . . . אז יש לה גרף נפרד, שבו אנחנו לפעמים מנסים פיצ'רים חדשים שאנחנו לא מוכנים עדיין להעביר לכל העולם.יש לנו מפה ל-North Americaויש לנו מפה שלישית של כל העולם . . . אז בפועל זה שלוש מפות.(רן) של כל . . . זאת אומרת, לצורך העניין - אוסטרליה זה באותה מפה עם רוסיה או . . . .(חנוך) כן, אין לזה הרבה משמעות כי אין Connectivity ביניהן, אבל זה נמצא באותו קובץ.(רן) ואיך, “פיזית”? - משתמשים באיזשהו Graph Database, או שמידלתם לכם איזושהי סכמה (Scheme) משלכם?(חנוך) הכל בזיכרון . . . אנחנו מעלים את הכל לזיכרון ובונים את כל הגרף, כי אנחנו צריכים “לרוץ" על זה מאוד מהראנחנו מדברים על milliSeconds של כל . . . בדיקת סגמנט זה משהו שחייב להיות מאוד מהיר, ממש - לא milliSeconds אלא microSeconds של מעבר על סגמנט.אז אנחנו חייבים לעבור על עשרות-אלפי סגמנטים בכל חיפוש - אז הכל חייב להיות בזיכרון, אין אפשרות אחרת.(רן) אוקיי, הבנתי - ומפת כל העולם יכולה להיכנס לתוך הזיכרון . . .(חנוך) כן, אנחנו מדברים על עשרות . . . עד 100Gb, משנה בדיוק איזו מפה ואיזו גירסא, אבל כשמשווים את זה לענן זה לא הרבה בכלל.(רן) אוקיי, אז אמרת שעל הגרף הזה מפעילים *A . . . למי שלא זוכר את החומר, בגדול, מה ה-*A עושה? אני רוצה להגיע מ-Point A ל-Point B - מה עושים?(חנוך) אגב, אני רוצה להגיד פה שאנחנו, למיטב הבנתי, היחידים שעדיין משתמשים ב-*A . . . זה אלגוריתם מאוד ישן, לפחות 30 שנים או 40 שנים, לא יודע - מאוד ישן [יותר מ-50, לפחות לטענת ויקיפדיה].ויש סיבות לכך שאנחנו משתמשים בו - אני אסביר עליו, ואחרי זה אני אסביר למה אנחנו לא עושים משהו יותר “מודרני”.אז *A הוא גרסת Graph-Search . . . בוא נתחיל מ-Breadth First Search ,שאתה מחפש בכל כיווןיש לזה גרסא יותר מתקדמת שנקראת Dijkstra, שאומר את אותו הדבר - חוץ מזה שיכולות להיות צלעות עם מחירים שונים, ואז זה לא בדיוק Breadth First אבל עדיין אתה הולך כל הזמן ומנסה למצוא את הדרך הכי קצרה לשלב הבא.(רן) כן - מה שנקרא “Shortest Path” . . .(חנוך) בדיוק - ו-*A הוא גרסת Dijkstra שמשתמשת במידע חיצוני . . . אני מכיר משהו על הגרף - זה לא רק Connectivity, יש גם משמעות פיזית - אז אני יכול להגיד לך ש”בכיוון הזה אי אפשר לחזור . . . אי אפשר שיהיה משהו”, וזו היוריסטיקה (Heuristic)(רן) אז היוריסטיקה אומרת לך ש”אפילו שהמחיר פה נראה זול, לא כדי ללכת לשם, כי . . .”(חנוך) . . . בגלל שאנחנו יודעים שאי אפשר, בכיוון הזה, שיהיה מסלול יותר מהיר.לדוגמא - היוריסטיקה הכי ידועה זה Aerial Distance - אני אומר שנניח שאתה הולך לשם, בכיוון הזה, ונניח שבכיוון הזה יש כביש ישר ומהיר - “כביש 6” הולך בדיוק מהנקודה הבאה ועד ליעד” . . . - אפילו אם זה היה נכון, זה לא היה מספיק.אז אם כן, אין סיבה להמשיך בכיוון הזה.(רן) אז אתה אומר - במקום לפזר את החיפוש ל-360 מעלות, אם אתה הולך בניגוד לכיוון היעד, באיזשהו שלב כנראה שאין טעם להמשיך, כי אפילו אם יהיה כביש ישר [לשם] זה עדיין מרחק גדול מדי.(חנוך) כן, והיתרון ב-*A הוא שמתחילת החיפוש הוא מחשב כל הזמן מחדש - כל משתמש רואה, כל פעם שלוחצים על “Routes” . . . אין שום Pre-caching, אנחנו מדברים על “מפה טהורה” וחיפוש ממש מחדש.זה מאפשר לנו פרסונליזציה (Personalization) מאוד חזקה לחיפוש - גם האופציות שאתה יכול לראות באפליקציה עצמה, גם בדברים שאנחנו שומרים עליך . . . לדוגמא, יש לנו Opt-In Feature שנקרא Personal ETA, שאנחנו רואים איך נהגת ב-30 הימים האחרונים [בהצלחה בסגר הבא . . . ] זה Opt-In לגמרי, אבל עם זה, אנחנו יכולים להגיד: “אתה מהיר מהרגיל, או איטי מהרגיל, אז אנחנו משנים את “המחיר” של כל צלע בשבילך” . . . אז יש לנו הרבה דברים כאלה.וזה מתאפשר ב-*A בגלל שאתה [עושה] הכל ממש מחדש.המחיר של זה זה זמן . . . אם אתה לחצת על Waze ביחס ל-Google Maps, אתה יכול לראות שלוקח לנו הרבה יותר זמן לעשות Route מאשר התחרות, זה יותר איטי . . . (רן) אז אם נסתכל על ה-Worst Case Scenario, לא יודע מהו - נגיד West Coast to East Cost בארה”ב . . . (חנוך) זה יכול להיות שניות . . . 10 שניות אפילו אפשר . . . (רן) ומה גודל ה . . . כמו Nodes עוברים בדרך? זאת אומרת, מה המסלול הארוך . . .(חנוך) יכול להיות . . . המסלול עצמו אולי לא יהיה הכי גדול, פחות מ-1,000 - אבל החיפוש יכול להגיע ל . . . לא יודע, מיליון או יותר.(רן) ואתה אומר שאתם היחידים שעדיין משתמשים ב-*A - אז מה אחרים עושים?(חנוך) אז יש . . . הרי יש התקדמות אקדמאית על זה . . . במשך הרבה שנים, הדבר הכי טוב היה משהו שנקרא Bijection Hierarchies, שזה מתחיל עם אותו גרף של *A ובאיזשהו סדר ידוע עושה Short-cuts ששומרים . . . Short-cuts שלא קיימים באופן פיזי, אבל שומרים על המרחק בין שתי הנקודותיש סדר ויש הרבה חוכמה - ויש הרבה דעות על איך לעשות את זה . . . .יש הרבה שיטות, אבל בפועל - אתה יכול לבנות מפה, שעליה אתה יכול לעשות חיפוש מאוד מהיר.אחרי זה יש גם משהו חדש מ-Microsoft . . . אגב, כל ה-Routing הטוב הוא מ-Microsoft Research - הם הכי טובים בזה . . .אז יש את מה שנקרא Customizable Route Planning, שזה סגו של Tree שאתה בונה -אתה לוקח את העולם ומפרק אותו לארבעה חלקים, ואחרי זה ליותר ויותר . . . זה סוג-של Quad-Treeואתה שומר את הקפיצות על איזשהו חלק, אז כשאתה יודע . . . אתה לא חייב לעבור את החלק כדי לדעת - בכל מקרה אני חייב לעבור את החלק (Segment) הזה, מהכניסה הזאת - זה המחיר לכל היציאות, זה בגדול . . .וזה עכשיו יותר פופולרי . . . לשניהם יש את אותו . . . לא בעיה, כי אלו יתרונות וחסרונות - זה הרבה יותר מהיר ודי הרבה יותר זול, אבל אתה חייב להכניס “חלק מהאמת”, כלומר, את המחיר של כל צלע - זה חייב להיות חלק מהאימפלמנטציה (Implementation).ב-Congestion hierarchies, הסדר שבו את צריך את ה-Short-cuts נגזר מהמחירים של הצלעות - וגם ה-Shortcuts עצמם, אם אתה משנה את ה-Cost שלהם - יש מצב שמה שנשאר לא יהיה נכון.אז אתה מתחיל, ואתה חייב . . . אם אתה משנה את המחיר של איזושהי צלע, בגדול - אתה חייב לבנות את כל המפה מחדש.כש-Customizable Route Planning הוא קצת יותר טוב, יש סוגי Metrics שאתה יכול לשנות On-the-fly, אבל אתה לא יכול לעשות כל מה שבא לך . . .וב-Waze, אתה יכול . . . נגיד שמחר יש לנו פיצ'ר חדש: אתה מעדיף רחובות או כבישים שמתחילים באות ר' . . . אני מעדיף דברים שמתחילים באות ר' . . . אין בעיה - אני אעשה עוד Cost Function בתוך המערכת, כדי לתת איזשהו “Punch-up” למשהו שמתחיל ב”ר'” - זורם . . . כל דבר כזה.בגדול - זה בלתי אפשרי . . . ואנחנו החלטנו - זו החלטה מהמנכ”ל לשעבר, נעם ברדין, שישבנו ודיברנו על זה כמה פעמים - שהאופי של Waze זה הפרסונליזציה (Personalizing), וזה משהו שאנחנו מוכנים לשלם עליו יותר - כסף זה זמן, ואנחנו מוכנים לשלם יותר כדי לתת לך עוד טיפה יותר, מסלול יותר טוב.וזו אחת מהסיבות שאנחנו לא עושים את כל ה . . . זה אחד מההבדלים, הפוקוס על הנהג, לעומת לעשות דברים אחרים - זה נותן לנו את האפשרות לעשות ממש Drill-down לנהג, ועדיף לעשות את זה . . . [ואז החבר'ה של DeepMind שחררו את זה . . .](רן) אני סקרן האם אתם יכולים למדוד עד כמה לקוחות אוהבים את זה, או כמה לקוחות משתמשים בזה? לצורך העניין, אם לקחתם החלטה לא טובה במימוש של ה-Routing, האם אתם רואים את ה-Retention יורד? האם אתם רואים . . . האם אתם רואים החלטות כאלה מתבטאות בהתנהגות משתמשים?(חנוך) יש לנו Checking על זה, ולצערי אני לא יכול להכנס לזה . . . אבל ודאי שיש לנו Checking על זה.אנחנו מבינים אילו סוגי Routing ואילו סוגי תשובות אנשים שמחים איתם ואילו לאאנחנו בודקים את זה כל הזמן - גם פרואקטיבית - אם איזשהו מדד עולה אז מה קרה ואם יורד אז מה קרהוגם ראקטיבית - אנשים שולחים לנו באגים כל הזמן ואנחנו בודקים כמות לא קטנה של הבאגים ורואים אם יש משהו לא נכון.אני יכול להגיד שחלק מהדברים שאנחנו עושים זה עניין של אי-אפשר . . . לדוגמא: פה בישראל זה לא מעניין, אבל בברזיל, ששם יש לנו הרבה משתמשים, יש עניין סביב באיזה יום אתה יכול להכנס לעיר עם ה-License plate הנכון, וזה משהו שדורש שתיהיה לך מפה ייעודית עבורך . . . עם כל ה . . . זה פשוט Explosion of parameters אם אתה לא עושה את כולו, אחרי זה, גם לכל License plate.אז יש סוג של דברים שאנחנו יודעים שאנשים משתמשים [עבורו] בנו - בגלל שאנחנו ממשים פיצ'רים שאי אפשר לעשות בצורות אחרות.(רן) כן, אז זה מביא אותנו באמת לשאלות מעניינות על רגולציות . . . אז, למשל, ימים שבהם מותר להיכנס לאיזור או כמו שהזכרת License Plates שמותר להם להיכנס ביום א' וכאלה שמותר להם ביום ב', לפי האם זה זוגי או לא זוגי או כל שיטה אחרת . . . (אורי) אני חושב שבישראל הייתה בעיה של שטחים מסויימים, שלא רוצים ש . . .(רן) . . . זהו, אז למשל שטחים עירוניים, שכונות יחסית שקטות, שפתאום אולי נחיל של מכוניות עובר דרכן כי היה פקק באיזור . . . דרך אגב, אני מרגיש את זה כל מוצאי-שבת דרך העיר שלי - תמיד במוצאי-שבת מאוד עמוס . . . (חנוך) מצטער . . .(רן) לא, אני מניח שכל אפליקציית Routing אחרת גם הייתה עושה את זה . . . אז כן, למזלי זה יחסית על כבישים ראשיים אבל זה בהחלט מורגש . . .(חנוך) אז אני יכול לענות על זה שמבחינת רגולציות אנחנו . . . דווקא זו אחת החוזקות שלנו, שיש לנו Model מאוד מאוד גמיש לכל סוג רעיון חדש שמישהו יגיד, שעכשיו “רק רכב לבן בשעות זוגיות יכול להיכנס לפה” - אנחנו יכולים לתמוך בזה.ועוד הרבה דברים Hyper-localized כאלואבל מה שאמרת לגבי ישוב שקט - אנחנו בכוונה אומרים שהנהג יכול ללכת לכל מקום שמותר מבחינת החוק.אז אנחנו לא מכניסים, בשום מקום בעולם - לא בישראל, יש הרבה ביקוש לזה בקליפורניה - אנחנו לא מכניסים שום Restriction שלא מגיע מבחינה חוקיתאנחנו עונים כל הזמן לאנשים שזה מדאיג אותם, שהם יכולים לדבר עם פוליטיקאים ולדבר עם הממשלה שלכם שיעשו כאן איזשהו Restriction - ואנחנו נקבל אותו.ברגע שיש כזה חוק - נכבד אותו.(רן) כן, אז אתה אומר שזו לא בעיה לממש את זה, אבל אתם צריכים לקבל את ההנחיה מהרשות המקומית . . .(חנוך) לא רק שזו לא בעיה - אנחנו עושים את זה כל הזמןיש הרבה מקומות בעולם שיש בהם הוראות כאלו - אבל אנחנו לא יכולים לעשות את זה בשבילך . . . (רן) אתם לא מחוקקים, אתם . . . (חנוך) אנחנו לא רוצים להיות בעסק הזה . . . זה interest שלך יחד עם interest של הנהג, ואנחנו לא יכולים לענות.(אורי) יש לי שאלה . . . (חנוך) בבקשה . . .(אורי) בשביל זה אני פה . . . האם אתם מתייחסים לעובדה שמישהו מחליט שלא ללכת לפי ה-Route?(חנוך) כן . . . Compliance . . . מישהו שכל הזמן לא החליט אצלנו [כמו שהמלצנו) או סתם פעם אחת?(אורי) לא, הוא . . . נתת לו Route מסויים, והוא מחליט To Challenge - להגיד “אני חושב שיש דרך יותר קצרה” . . . השאלה היא - אתם לא יודעים, הרי, שהוא אמר “וואלה, ה-Waze הזה לא יודע, אני חושב שיש דרך יותר קצרה” - אתם פשוט רואים אותו סוטה מה-Route . . . אתה תעשה “Recalculating route”, אבל השאלה היא האם אתם מתייחסים לזה כאל סיגנל, זאת אומרת . . .(חנוך) לא ב-Real-time, אבל אנחנו כן בודקים - זאת אומרת שאנחנו בודקים . . .(אורי) לאו דווקא ב-Real time, השאלה היא האם אתם מסתכלים ומתייחסים אל זה כאל סיגנל של . . . (חנוך) . . . יש משהו שאנחנו אולי לא מכירים, כן.אנחנו עושים מחקר ongoing, אבל זה לא online בכלל - כי כשאנשים לא מקשיבים לנו, ובמקרים חריגים שהם צודקים, יש לנו מדד לזה, ואנחנו בודקים כל הזמן אחוז מסוים של זה - לראות מה קרה.אגב, ברוב הפעמים יש סיבה שאנחנו לא יכולנו לתקן - לדוגמא: יש פקק, שהוא [הנהג] לא היה צודק [קודם] - אבל עכשיו הוא צודק בגלל הפקק שנוצר.או שבמקרים רבים יש מקרה של משהו לא חוקי - עשה U-Turn לא חוקי . . . אז זה לא משהו שאפשר להגיד לו . . . (אורי) לא, אני לא מדבר על זה - אני מדבר באמת על המקרים האלה ש . . .(חנוך) אז כן - זה קורה, ואנחנו בודקים את זה.הקטע הוא שכל אחד משתמש ב-Waze כל היום - פעמיים ביום, שלוש פעמים ביום - ולא זוכר בכלל כש-Waze היה ממש על המספר הנכון, וזוכר את הפעם היחידה שהוא לקח שמאלה ו”עבד” על Waze קצת . . . זה יחסית חריג . . . אבל אנחנו כן בודקים את זה - וכל אחד זוכר את המקרה שזה קרה לו, אבל אנחנו כן עושים . . .(אורי) אתם משתמשים בזה כסיגנל כדי להשתפר? (חנוך) כן - אבל לא באופן אוטומטי.אנחנו בודקים את זה ולומדים מזה - ובמקרים רבים עושים תיקונים, כמו “שיפוצים” למערכת . . . אם הבנו שיש בזה איזשהו סוג של דבר שלא חשבנו עליו, אז לפעמים מתקנים את זהלפעמים לומדים שיש בעיה עם המפה - יש מצב שאנחנו אמרנו ככה בגלל שאנחנו חשבנו שהיציאה הזאת תיקח שתי דקות, ובפועל זה עשר שניות . . . וכשאנחנו רואים את זה, אז זה כן Online נכנס לתוך המערכת ואומר “או, וואו - אנחנו טעינו פה ואפשר לתקן את זה” - ועוד יום או יומיים זה כבר יתחיל להיכנס להיסטוריה.(רן) בוא נדבר רגע על ETA, כי המילה עלתה [ואיזה מתכנת בעולם לא אוהב שמדברים איתו על ETA? . . . ]אז אני לא יודע אם אתה זוכר, אבל אני חושב שלפני כמה שנים היה איזשהו בחור, אני חושב אמריקאי, שעשה עבודה מאוד יסודית והחליט שהוא משווה בין ה-ETAs השונים שצפים ב-Google Maps, ב-Waze ו-Apple Maps, אני חושב [ב-Reddit יש כמה Waze vs Google ETA, וכמובן ב-Hacker News] - ואני חושב, אם אני זוכר נכון, שהמסקנה שהוא הגיע אליה היא ש-Waze דרך כלל אופטימיסטית, זאת אומרת - נותן ETA קצת יותר קצר מה-ETA האמיתי, Google Maps קצת יותר פסימי ולא זוכר מה הוא אמר על Apple Maps . . . אבל בוא . . . (אורי) הוא בטח אמר שה-ETA של Apple נורא יפה . . . [1+](רן) מעוצב יפה . . . (חנוך) כן . . . (רן) אז איך מחשבים ETA? איך אתה יודע באמת כמה זמן הולכת לקחת נסיעה?(חנוך) אז יש כאן שתי שאלות, ואני אשמח לענות על שתיהן . . .אז הראשונה, לגבי התחרות הזו . . . זה מאוד שונה ממקום למקום, ואני זוכר את הבלוג-פוסט שהזכרת, והוא עשה את זה באיזשהו מסלול אחד שלו, על פני כמה ימים . . . יש מקומות שאנחנו יותר מדוייקים, יש מקומות שבהם GMM יותר מדויק ויש מקומות שבהם Apple Maps כנראה . . . לא יודע, לא מצאתי, אבל כנראה אפשר לראות.אני בטוח שבאיזור ה-Headquarters שלהם הם מאוד מדוייקים . . . [בנסיעה במעגל מסביב?]אבל את זה אני יכול להגיד בוודאות - הגרסא הנוכחית של Waze, של ה-ETA, היא לגמרי אחרת ממה שהייתה לפני שנתיים או לפני שלוש שנים, וגם של Google Maps - לחלוטין.אז אנחנו כל הזמן משפרים - כולנו, כל האפליקציות - כל הזמן משפרים את זה.עכשיו, אתה שואל מבחינת האופטימיות? אז יש לנו קצת בעית אופטימיות, אני אופטימיים בקצת יותר מדקה, בממוצע . . . זה לא משהו ענק, ואנחנו כן היינו יכולים פשוט לשנות ETA לעוד דקה - הקטע הוא שאנחנו לא יודעים איפה על המסלול לעשות את זה . . .אז אנחנו מנסים לתקן את זה, אבל יש לנו בעיית אופטימיות של כדקה . . .[שזה מעניין - כי מניסיון, כששולחים את המסלול למישהו כ-Share, לפחות בארץ, זה אכן תמיד מוסיף דקה על ה-ETA הנוכחי, ב-Total . . .](רן) עכשיו, זה נשמע די פשוט . . . זאת אומרת, מקודם דיברנו על מציאה של מסלול עם המחיר הנמוך ביותר, וכשאנחנו מדברים על מחיר אנחנו מדברים כמובן על זמן . . .(חנוך) לא, זה אשכרה לא . . . זה רק אחד מהמחיריםאנחנו רוצים לתת לך. . . אם זה היה רק זמן, אז היה ממש קל לדעת אם זה עבד לנו ומי יותר טוב וכל הדברים היו מאוד קלים.הקטע הוא ש-Route טוב הוא לא רק הכי מהיר . . . (רן) אתה יודע מה - בוא נחזור לשם עוד מעט, אבל שנייה נדבר על ה-ETA . . . בכל אופן, הגעתי למסלול, ועכשיו אני, כדי לחשב את הזמן שלו, פשוט סוכם את פרקי הזמן על המסלול . . .(חנוך) אפשר לעשות את זה, אבל יש כמה אתגרים פה - דבר ראשון זה שאם אתה עושה את זה אז זה לא הכי גרוע בעולם - הגרסאות הקודמות של Waze דווקא עשו דבר כזה, וזה עובד.הקטע הוא שיש עניין של Flow - זרימה בין הסגמנטים - ויש אינטראקציות בין זה שהייתי פה והייתי ברמזור ובעוד שני סגמנטים יש עוד רמזור, אבל אם עברתי את זה אז אני ודאי אעבור את השני בלי שזה יהיה אדום בשבילי [הנחה מאוד אופטימית על סינכרון הרמזורים בארץ . . . .](רן) “הגל הירוק”, כמו שקוראים לזה בישראל . . .(חנוך) בדיוק - אז אנחנו לא מודדים דווקא את זה, אבל יש לנו דרך למודל כללי למסלול עצמו.אז מה שקורה זה ש-*A חייב להיות מהיר - על כל צלע יש לנו, כמו שאמרתי, יש לך microSeconds בודדות כדי לבדוק אותו, ואתה חייב לבנות את המחיר של המסלול מאוד מהר.אחרי שיש לך מסלול - או כמה מסלולים, כמה אופציות או אלטרנטיבות - אתה יכול לעשות דברים יותר חזקים:אתה יכול להכניס משהו שלוקח כל מסלול ומבין בעצמו את ה-Flow שיש ממקום למקום - ויכול גם להביא עוד פיצ'רים, שלא קיימים במערכתכרגע אין לנו את זה, סתם - אנחנו אומרים שבגרסא X יהיה לנו מזג אוויר [אלון!], שאי אפשר להכניס לתוך ה-Routing עצמו, אבל אפשר אחרי זה . . .או שהיום יש שלג, אז אולי נחכה עוד כמה דקות . . . לא ידנית אלא דרך המודל.אנחנו בונים מודל שיכול לקחת את זה ולחדד את זה.בהכרח זה אומר שיש מצב שאם לא ידענו את זה על כל מסלול אפשרי, שיש אולי מסלול אחר שהיה מצליח בזה טיפה יותר - אבל מאוד נדיר למצוא את זה.בדרך כלל, עדיין - עם כל הנתונים האלה, באופן כללי, על כל המקומות - אם היה לנו את הזמן לעשות את זה לכולם, היינו נותנים פחות או יותר את אותו המסלול + ETA יותר מדויק.(רן) כן - אתה יוצא מתוך נקודת הנחה שאם שני מסלולים . . . זאת אומרת שאם אורך של מסלול אחד זה X ואורך של מסלול אחר זה Y, ו-X

This week Gerhard is joined by Justin Searls, Test Double co-founder and CTO. Also a

This week Gerhard is joined by Justin Searls, Test Double co-founder and CTO. Also a

Rideability is just as important on bridges as on roadways. Brian Schleppi, from the Ohio Department of Transportation, returns to the podcast to discuss the causes and impacts of bridge smoothness. The post Bridge Smoothness Specifications appeared first on AgileAssets.

The proposed framework contains two important ingredients: Smoothness regularization and Bregman proximal point optimization. Our experiments show that the proposed framework achieves new state-of-the-art performance on a number of NLP tasks including GLUE, SNLI, SciTail and ANLI. 2020: Haoming Jiang, Pengcheng He, Weizhu Chen, Xiaodong Liu, Jianfeng Gao, T. Zhao Keywords: Language model, Overfitting, Experiment, Manifold regularization, Matrix regularization https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.03437v4.pdf

In the last hour, Laurence Holmes was joined by Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to discuss the the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks winning the NBA title. He also discussed the drama between star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers and how quarterback Andy Dalton will fare for the Bears. Later, Holmes marveled at the smoothness of Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smoothness data plays an important role in effective pavement management. Texas A&M Transportation Institute's Emmanuel Fernando, PhD, PE, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of inertial profilers and the certification process. The post Improve Data Quality Through Certification appeared first on AgileAssets.

In the final part 3 of 3 in our super snack tasting series, Andy and Julia eat several kinds of new candy. Is it a good idea to end a 2 hour snack tasting with a sugar/candy overload? No. No it isnt. Is it fun to listen to? You decide.

On this episode of the Meditate Motivate and Movement Podcast we discuss the idea of equanimity and mental smoothness. We go over the 4 stages of habit formation and lastly for movement we talk about the affirmations each type of exercise is telling you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meditatemotivatemovement/support

In this episode, we discuss how we think training should be designed while keeping in mind movement smoothness and complexity. Our training examples are focused around high-skill movements in CrossFit (Snatch, Butterfly Chest To Bar), and our thought process behind the progressions from beginner to elite athletes. We also provide examples of how loss in movement complexity can be observed within hockey, running, and rowing. 

Smooth is a very widely used, but also very narrow way to describe and analyse animation. This idea goes much further than the word itself; it in fact reveals a fundamental issue that exists within animation discourse. In this episode, I discuss what my problem with 'smoothness' really is as a way of looking at animation. I debate what the objective of animation is, what Akira can teach us about Japanese Animation and how varied is anime as a meta! Staff Mentioned: Toshiaki Hontani, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Makiko Futaki, Toshiyuki Inoue, Koji Morimoto, Hironori Tanaka, Shinya Ohira, Shinji Hashimoto. AKIRA: The 24 Frames-Per-Second Myth by APLattanzi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYpif-dLjI&ab_channel=APLattanzi SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kQWS-ClwMlZNU10uplTUw?sub_confirmation=1 My latest blog post on the 4:3 Aspect Ratio: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2020/12/21/43-in-anime-the-aspect-ratio-gaining-significance-with-time/ For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show! Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com MUSIC IN THIS PRODUCTION: Difference by chasersgaming 8Bit Title Screen by Joth Mandatory Overtime by Joth

In this episode we elaborate a little more on the topic of movement smoothness or complexity. We discuss very briefly how it is measured within studies, then give examples of how you see varying degrees of movement smoothness when watching low and high skill level athletes. Complexity of movement is used interchangeably with movement smoothness:  High Complexity = Smooth movements Low Complexity = Rigid or jerky movements   We recommend first reading this article below: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-019-0215-y   Some additional readings:  https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2020/11000/Physiological_Evidence_That_the_Critical_Torque_Is.14.aspx https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/jphysiol.2015.284380 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpregu.00019.2016 https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/EP086960 https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/EP087295 https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.14814/phy2.14240  

Trying to explain movement smoothness can be difficult. It is more easily observed then it is articulated. "You know what it is when you see it". In this episode we introduce movement smoothness, differentiate movement efficiency versus movement smoothness, as well discuss how we came to this topic and why we find it interesting. 

Depth of field? Nahhh depth of smoothness.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.22.164111v1?rss=1 Authors: Glomb, K., Rue Queralt, J., Pascucci, D., Defferrard, M., Tourbier, S., Carboni, M., Rubega, M., Vulliemoz, S., Plomp, G., Hagmann, P. Abstract: We present an approach for tracking fast spatiotemporal cortical dynamics in which we combine white matter connectivity data with source-projected electroencephalographic (EEG) data. We employ the mathematical framework of graph signal processing; in order to derive the Fourier modes of the brain structural connectivity graph, or "network harmonics". These network harmonics are naturally ordered by smoothness. Smoothness in this context can be understood as the amount of variation along the cortex, leading to a multi-scale representation of brain connectivity. We demonstrate that network harmonics provide a sparse representation of the EEG signal, where, at certain times, the smoothest 15 network harmonics capture 90% of the signal power. This suggests that network harmonics are functionally meaningful, which we demonstrate by using them as a basis for the functional EEG data recorded from a face detection task. There, only 13 network harmonics are sufficient to track the large-scale cortical activity during the processing of the stimuli with a 50 ms resolution, reproducing well-known activity in the fusiform face area as well as revealing co-activation patterns in somatosensory/motor and frontal cortices that an unconstrained ROI-by-ROI analysis fails to capture. The proposed approach is simple and fast, provides a means of integration of multimodal datasets, and is tied to a theoretical framework in mathematics and physics. Thus, network harmonics point towards promising research directions both theoretically - for example in exploring the relationship between structure and function in the brain - and practically - for example for network tracking in different tasks and groups of individuals, such as patients. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.19.161570v1?rss=1 Authors: Leppanen, J., Stone, H., Lythgoe, D. J., Williams, S., Horvath, B. Abstract: Background: Functional resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI) noise is usually assumed to have constant volatility. However this assumption has been recently challenges with a few studies examining heteroscedasticity arising from head motion and physiological noise. However, to our knowledge no studies have studied heteroscedasticity in scanner noise. Thus the aim of this study was to estimate the smoothness of fMRI scanner noise using latest methods from the field of financial mathematics. Methods: A multi-echo fMRI scan was performed on a phantom using two 3 tesla MRI units. The echo times were used as intra-time point data to estimate realised volatility. Smoothness of the realised volatility processes was examined by estimating the Hurst, H , parameter in the rough Bergomi model using neural network calibration. Results: All H < 0.5 and on average fMRI scanner noise was very rough with H {approx} 0.03. Substantial variability was also observed, which was caused by edge effects, whereby H was larger near the edges of the phantoms. Discussion: The findings challenge the assumption that fMRI scanner noise has constant volatility and add to the steady accumulation of studies suggesting implementing methods to model heteroscedasticity may improve fMRI data analysis. Additionally, the present findings add to previous work showing that the mean and normality of fMRI noise processes show edge effects, such that signal near the edges of the images is less likely to meet the assumptions of current modelling methods. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Megan and Brooks discuss animals that get a taste for human flesh and the possibility of rodents doing the same. We also talk about movies on the same man-eating level (like Birds) and then go into how we are bad with names and jokes. We finish it off with some bad pick up lines and requests from you, our listeners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sisbroshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sisbroshow/support

Willkommen bei den »JUICE Talks«! In diesem Format sprechen wir mit HipHop-Künstler*innen über ihre anstehenden Projekte, ihre Karrieren, ihre Einstellungen, ihre Visionen. In dieser Folge ist der Silk Mob zu Gast. Die Crew bestehend aus den Rappern Opti Mane und Donvtello, dem R'n'B- und Soul-Künstler Jamin und den österreichischen Producer-Instanzen Fid Mella und Lex Lugner haben jüngst ihr erstes gemeinsames Tape veröffentlicht. Wir haben über spontane Bootcamps, die Schwierigkeiten auf der Jagd nach der Smoothness, wilde letzte 18 Monate und vieles mehr gesprochen. Viel Spaß!

Welcome to the first and so far best episode of 2020, the third year of this podcast. Thanks for sticking around and making this happen, or alternatively, thanks for just tuning in - hope you like it. After a quick word on hot glue applied to mains wires, yours truly talks about being surprised by a SOT23 500V constant current driver (BPS BP9918C) in an LED lightbulb. Super-exciting, all of this. A cheap RGB LED strip decoration revealed a 5-24V LED driver (Greeled Electronic Ltd SM16703P) as higher voltage drop-in replacement for e.g. WS2811. Apparently not all christmas magic is done with those newfangled LED things - oldskool still has its place in an incandescent light decoration with smooooth ramp up/down effect. Perhaps being of more practical use, we talk about how the body converts food energy into mechanical energy, and show that exercising for the sake of losing weight is not the best approach. #spoiler Projects I actually worked on or even - *gasp* - completed, are a double pole mains switch, an ongoing hack including driver board for an LED icicle decoration, and a big clunky resistive load that also turns out to be inductive. (Turns. Windings. Inductive. Get it?) Links to relevant stuff (links to datasheets are probably volatile): BPS BP9918C datasheet (SOT23 constant current 500 V LED driver) Greeled Electronic Ltd SM16703P datasheet (3x 5-24V PWM serial constant current LED controller) article on energy needed for some weightlifting exercises by John Garhammer Wikipedia's Food Energy page Pic of hot glue ghetto-enclosure: BPS BP9918C example circuit: Double pole mains switch: 32-channel LED driver board (30x30 mm): Resistive load:      

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!    Competitive Repetitions - We will discuss the fine line between competitive gaming for the health of the hobby vs. Everything else. This episode we dig deeply into the current scene of NON magic the gathering titles and explore their contributions to Hobby Gaming as a whole: Transformers TCG Marvel Champions Keyforge Outside the Box - Tabletop games outside the normal scope, (electronics in games, arabian nights). This episode let's talk about online card games! We discuss: MTG  Hearthstone Legends of Runeterra   On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, with specific energy we cover angles and what to expect from the title, components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere.    This time the recently released Widget Ridge Designed by Ian Taylor with Art by Matt Burton   And published by Furious Tree Games.   Points:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation After the List above, we get all subjective and really dig deeply into our experiences, likes, dislikes and the overall impression of the title! Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre. This episode we identify our top three favorite TCG/LCG/CCG   Alex:  WOW Card Game by Upper Deck & Cryptizoic Marvel Champions by Fantasy Flight Games Magic the Gathering by Wizards of the Coast   Larry:  Transformers by Hasbro Keyforge by Fantasy Flight Games MechWarrior Dark Age by WizKids Links: Podstudio1  BGG    Special thanks to Leonhart over on youtube for some insanely fun Pokemon TCG pack openings!   Another shout out to my man Wossy over at WossyPlays on YouTube for his great coverage of TCG’s! Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro/Interlude/Outro :  Espíritu Gitano / by NyxTheShield Original Song: Quatro's From The Album - Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma Project Page - https://terranigma.ocremix.org Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma Original Composer - Miyoko Takaoka, Masanori Hikichi We would like to send a very special Thank you to Furious Tree Games for furnishing a copy of their New Game Widget Ridge for the On The Table Segment this episode.

This week, Ryan and Brian talk cryptics, metas, Cheez-Its, a mostly-good #NYTXW week, and a very special Contest of Now that you have to download (hint: it's a crossword puzzle). Other links: Peter Washington's weekly puzzle The Nation (two links explaining cryptics) Patrick Berry's site Andrew Ries's site Linguistic Society of America If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link:https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words

The one and only Dr. David Clark of Bioclear fame joins the Dental Hacks to talk about what's new in injection molded composite dentistry! Some of the highlights: The 3M/Bioclear Road Show for 2020 dates are now available! Why do dentists focus on shade match so much? David's materials selection: canine forward: 3M Filtek Supreme Ultra, shade B1, occasionally A2, white or extra white posterior: 3M Filtek One bulk fill (5mm cure) Smoothness >>> shape >>> shade How is Bioclear going to change black triangles? Black triangles are uglier to people than dark teeth or crowded teeth What is a "Bioclear specialist" What is black triangle certification? What's the easiest way to become certified for black triangles? David Clark wants Alan to teach a certification course Bioclear in the dental schools! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has 28,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember…if you don’t have anything “dental” on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com! HACKY NEW YEAR from the Dental Hacks and our friends at YAPI! YAPI is offering it's special Dental Hacks Nation deal of $200 off at dentalhacks.com/YAPI using coupon code "HACKS200." Plus, if you buy in January 2020, you'll get a $100 Amazon Gift Card! So HACKY NEW YEAR to you! YAPI...it’s a funny name but serious software! Dr. Corky Willhite is one of the premier cosmetic dentists in the U.S. and he's an amazing teacher. He's offering his course "Ultimate Esthetics: Anterior Composite Compositions."  The course is offered May 20-2, 2020 at Cosmedent's Center for Esthetic Excellence in downtown Chicago! Corky covers treatment planning, execution and even marketing of cosmetic composite rehabs. This is a one of a kind course and not to be missed! Check it out at dentalhacks.com/ultimateesthetics! Go Hack Yourself Jason: DSD (Digital Smile Design) App Alan: The American Glutton podcast If you have any questions or comments for us please drop us an email at info@dentalhacks.com or find us (and like us!) at www.facebook.com/dentalhacks. Or, if you prefer…give us a call at (866) 223-5257 and leave us a message. You might be played in the show! If you like us, why not leave us a review on iTunes? It helps us get found by like minded people and might even help us get into “What’s Hot” in the iTunes store! Go to this link and let the world know about the Dental Hacks! Finally, if you aren’t an Apple person, consider reviewing us on Stitcher at: stitcher.com/podcast/the-dentalhacks-podcast! If you would like to support the podcast you can check out our Patreon page! Although the show will always remain free to download, our Patreon supporters get access to special bonus content including (at least) one extra podcast episode every months! Also be sure to check out the Dental Hacks swag store where you can find t-shirts, stickers coffee mugs and all sorts of other things that let the world know you’re a part of the Hacks Nation. Go Hack Yourself: Jason: DSD App/certification Alan: American Glutton

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!     Our Year in Review - We look at the previous years games and gaming trends, give  perspective and go over what we think about that years hottest topics. This year we are looking at a few key areas:     Biggest Gaming Splash   Biggest Gaming Miss   My Top Gaming Moment of 2019  Trend we think 2019 will be remembered for in the hobby  One Big Takeaway for Gaming in 2019 (Game or Trend)      Beyond the Box - Sleeves, Mats, Dice, customized. Starting off the new year right we have an expanded segment. We look at the growing number of aftermarket products you can buy to enhance not just the game, but playing the game.    On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, we need to personify that experience, this should be impersonal experience wise, but cover angles and what to expect from the title, cover components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere.  This Episode: Western Legends  by Kolossal Games Points to hit:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre. This will be the FIRST EVER SUPER, Super good list! In honor of the coming new decade Alex and I are going to look at not one, but THREE Super good lists of three each with a bonus one at the end to round out ten titles we think have been the most influential over this past decade! Let’s Finish strong with Episode four and our final recap and discussion! Larry Full List: 10. 2017- Azul : This title is one of a wave this year of tactile games, a trend that continues to this day; titles like Sagrada, and Photosynthesis also made appearances this year. 09. 2010 – Space Hulk Death Angel: This game is notable for its POD support from FF, they have gone on to release, a full POD type adventure game, and this helped pave the way for Keyforge. 08. 2019 – Wingspan: As we are still in the year it's a little more empirical to understand the influence this years game has, so far this one has been on the lips and in the lenses of nearly everyone, and with a rating in the top 35 overall on BGG, nearly all of its publishing class are in the 3 to 4 to five digit range, that is a considerable influence to move the needle so completely. 07. 2016 - Escape Room: The Game: The first in a trend of art imitating life, with other lines and many boxes this is a trend that is still going strong, and now spans the last 4 years of the decade. 06. 2015 - Codenames: Arguably one of the main pillars of titles to help push into the casual gamer to hobby gamer real since its introduction in 2015. 2018 – That's So Clever: This is really representative of the genre’ Roll and Writes have exploded onto the scene and are promising and delivering, largely, on new play experiences to the hobby world, with no sign of slowing down. 04. 2014 - Marvel Dice Masters: Nearly as much for what it did wrong as anything, this one changed the production scale of Dice within the industry in 2014, and who can forget the shortage of product, despite that it has gone on to this day and still enjoys decent sales. 03. 2013 – Viticulture: Lavish production, Stonemaier production with game-play married closely to physical production. They have raised what is expected and showed the industry what is possible in marrying Form and Function at a whole new level. 02. 2011 – Risk Legacy: First of the Legacy titles, lead to many more. 01. 2012 – Love Letter: Micro game. Lead the Japanese revolution. Alex Full List:  Keyforge Love Letter Gans Schon Clever Splendor Board game Mansions of Madness 2e Risk Legacy Gloomhaven Codenames  Zombicide  1.* Kickstarter * (Big GIANT asteriks, TWO of them) Links: Podstudio1  BGG  Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro/Interlude/Outro :  Blue Magic / by Jean of mArc feat. Gamer of the Winds  Original Song: Prime Blue From The Album - Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma Project Page - https://terranigma.ocremix.org Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma Original Composer - Miyoko Takaoka  

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!    List Of Lists - Holiday Shopping Guide. We cover easy to find Games and where to get them suggestions.   Board Games Road Show - This episode both Larry and Alex have tales from their recent holiday trips to two different states! Wonderful shops that put the F in FLGS! Larry - Family Game Night  Alex - Titan Games and Comics 2512 Cobb Parkway SE, Smyrna, GA 30080, titansmyrna@gmail.com.   On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, we cover what to expect from the title, components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere.  This Episode: Tapestry by Stonemaier Games Points to hit:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation Naughty Nice List - Some Games or some companies have made the nice list for meritorious reasons, and some are getting a lump of coal! We cover four Each!   Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre. This will be the FIRST EVER SUPER, Super good list! In honor of the coming new decade Alex and I are going to look at not one, but THREE Super good lists of three each with a bonus one at the end to round out ten titles we think have been the most influential over this past decade! Just one more episode to go for our number one!   Alex’s List Gloomhaven Codenames  Zombicide   Larry’s List: 2014 - Marvel Dice Masters: Nearly as much for what it did wrong as anything, this one changed the production scale of Dice within the industry in 2014, and who can forget the shortage of product, despite that it has gone on to this day and still enjoys decent sales. 2013 – Viticulture: Lavish production, Stonemaier production with game-play married closely to physical production. They have raised what is expected and showed the industry what is possible in marrying Form and Function at a whole new level. 2011 – Risk Legacy: First of the Legacy titles, lead to many more, and has inspired the industry.   Links: Podstudio1  BGG  Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro/Interludes :  Niveo Mountains / by Skull From the Album - An OverClocked Christmas v.XII   Outro: Cosmic Holidays / by Skull From the Album - An OverClocked Christmas v.XII Original Song - We Wish You a Merry Christmas Original Composer - English Tradional

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!    Late to the Party- We talk about games that are established in the hobby that we are just now playing. This time Anachrony.   On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, we need to personify that experience, this should be impersonal experience wise, but cover angles and what to expect from the title, cover components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere.  This Episode: Marvel Champions Points to hit:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation Not just Good, but SUPER Good - Top 3 lists themed by genre. This will be the FIRST EVER SUPER, Super good list! In honor of the coming new decade Alex and I are going to look at not one, but THREE Super good lists of three each with a bonus one at the end to round out ten titles we think have been the most influential over this past decade! Let’s keep it moving with Episode two!   Alex List: Splendor Board game Mansions of Madness 2e Risk Legacy Larry List:  2016 - Escape Room: The Game : The first in a trend of art imitating life, with other lines and many boxes this is a trend that is still going strong, and now spans the last 4 years of the decade. 2015 - Codenames: Inagurably one of the main pillars to push into the casual gamer to hobby gamer conversion space since its introduction in 2015. 2018 – That's So Clever: This is really representative of the genre’. Roll and Writes have exploded onto the scene and are promising and delivering, largely, on new play experiences to the hobby board gaming world with no sign of slowing down. Games: Ogre DE - By Steve Jackson Games Links: Steve Jackson Games  Podstudio1  BGG  Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro/Interlude/Outro :  Let it Snow / by Jamphibious From the Album - An OverClocked Christmas v.XII Original Song - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Original Composer - Dean Martin

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!    How much Space you gonna need?: How big is it on the table? How much space does a game actually need to be played. This Episode Underwater Cities and  Funkoverse!   To the Limit - The guys push a game to the actual limit based on what the rules actually allow. This could be min maxing a particular strategy, to exploiting a particular rule, to playing games at their full player count. They recall their experience and discuss the results again all within the confines of the rules.   This time we talk about which games should or should not be played at their full player count: Shouldn’t be: Wingspan, Root , Rising Sun, Terraforming Mars  Should be: Sidereal Confluence, Between Two Cities, Captain Sonar, Kemet , Dice Throne, Kings of Air and Steam, Settlers of Catan (with Expansions; 5-6 Player: Cities & Knights, Seafarers)   On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, we need to personify that experience, this should be impersonal experience wise, but cover angles and what to expect from the title, cover components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere. This Episode Zombicide Invader ! Points to hit:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation Links:  Podstudio1  BGG  Music:  As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music! Intro/Interlude/Outro :  Climb Terra Tower, This High / by prophetik music Original Song: Prayer of the Dragons From the Album - Chronopolis - Music Inspired by Chrono Cross

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome!    The Right kind of crowd - Talking about the type of players/crowd that a particular game is aimed at. This time we take aim at: Deduction games.   On the table - We will examine what the game is like when played, we need to personify that experience, this should be impersonal experience wise, but cover angles and what to expect from the title, cover components, setting, rules and the overall atmosphere. The below will be delivered one at a time with a short unannounced break between them with no input unless it has been pre-planned by the segment owner. This Episode Funkoverse! Points to hit:         Components         Set-up         Table presence         Smoothness of play         Rules learning         Atmosphere         Use of setting in implementation Board Games RoadShow - Alex has been on the road, and found a WONDERFUL spot to share with us all. The Game Masters Guild 743 Ashley Dr, Crestview, FL 32536   That time of the year - Halloween themed Games and or Role Playing Games! Welcome To...: Halloween Thematic Neighborhood by Deep Water Games Ghost Stories By Asmodee DC Comics Deck-Building Game: Crisis Expansion Pack 2 By Cryptozoic Entertainment      Games: Detective City of Angels by VanRyder Games,  Sheriff of Nottingham By Arcane Wonders  Mysterium By Asmodee Coup, Coup Rebellion G54, and Resistance By Indie Boards and Cards  Links: Podstudio1  BGG  Music: As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit them for the full project and so much more amazing music!   Intro / Bump / Outro Tal Tal Future / bLiNd  From The Album Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed Original Song: Tal Tal Heights Original Composers: Kozue Ishikawa, Minako Hamano Project Page: http://sirens.ocremix.org Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed    Commercial Interlude Cybernetic Love (lost... Broken Shards) / By Prometheus From the Album: Humans + Gears Xenogears Remixed Project Page: http://xenogears.ocremix.org - Humans + Gears  Original Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Listen to Earl and Sarah visiting their friend Michelle at tropical smoothie and the adventures within! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Michael talks with Co-Founders Jason Knight and Shane Sorensen of The Long Blue Cat Brewing Co. in Londonderry, NH about what's brewing.HAND-CRAFTED MICRO BREWS DESIGNED FOR TASTE, SMOOTHNESS, AND QUALITYJust as we have beautiful New England to thank for shaping us into the people we are today, our beer tastes the delicious way it does thanks to the incredible ingredients we have growing right here in our home region.To honor this place we call home, we put the extra effort in to finding the most locally sourced ingredients as possible to brew quality beer we couldn’t be more proud of. To experience a Long Blue Cat brew is truly to Taste New England by the Pint.Check them out at http://www.longbluecat.com/Craft Beer Storm Website: www.craftbeerstorm.comSubscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2*** A Top 20 Podcast in Food on iTunes ***Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NH*** Interested in starting your own brewery? Our Portsmouth, NH TURNKEY facility is for sale! Follow link for more info:https://www.neren.com/Listing/2800-Lafayette-Rd-12A/5cdda2dabf34cb9150a7faebMichael PotortiFounder/BrewerHost of "Craft Beer Storm" Podcastmichael@craftbeerstorm.commichael@bearairishbrew.com*** Come visit our brewery for some delicious local craft brew! ***Beara Brewing Co.2800 Lafayette RoadPortsmouth, NH 03801Tel. (857) 342-3272 www.bearairishbrew.com Like us onInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bearairishbrew/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BearaIrishBrewingCo Twitter: https://twitter.com/BearaIrishBrew Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beara-brewing-co-30776075/**LISTEN to our Craft Beer Storm Podcast and share with a friend**Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278Craft Beer Storm You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3PVuCGmywNWlGFh0N0ukg?view_as=subscriberCraft Beer Storm Podcast Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-center-la-2/craft-beer-stormCraft Beer Storm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craftbeerstorm/Craft Beer Storm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelpotorti/

CoenzymeQ10 flies surprisingly under the radar in skincare. But it’s a great addition to your arsenal of skincare ingredients that have good data about slowing down the aging of the skin. Damyan Nikolov is a host, entrepreneur and a skincare formulator. He is the founder of Open Formula - clinical skincare for every budget. Check it out at https://www.openformula.com Ask him anything at ask@openformula.com or on Instagram @damyannikolov

The Q-man and Regina will bring you up to date on the latest music news, as well as whats going on around the country. They will also introduce you to a very smooth brotha out of Indiana. The one and only Bashiri Asad

Hi everyone! Here is episode 57 of the Clockwork Game Design Podcast, where I give a bunch of updates on the games I'm devvin'. I talk a bunch about progress on both my Gem Wizards games and many of the game design struggles, particularly with the card game, which I'm deep in the design-weeds and … CGD Episode 57: Smoothness in game design (and other topics) Read More »

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} In this Goulet Q&A episode, Brian talks about urushi pen care, easy pens to clean, and nib smoothness. Enjoy!

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Reviewing Ventura Album by Anderson .Paak

I recap the World Cup, and also talk about my sense (or lack) of style, fashion, etc. 

Episode Two of TimeSlave FM - The Synth Zone - brought to you by TimeSlave Recordings. Hosted by Enzo & Kid Neon. Tracklisting: ZAYAZ - Testarossa Dream https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/zayaz Occams Laser (feat. Kid Neon) - Hemostasis https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/new-blood The G - Shadows in the Neon Rain https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/cosmopolis Night Raptor - Machine https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/night-raptor-ep Gunship - Dark All Day https://gunshipmusic.bandcamp.com/track/dark-all-day-feat-tim-cappello-indiana The Midnight - Lost Boy https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lost-boy Absinth3 - Firewall (feat. Lisa Marie Perkins) https://absinth3.bandcamp.com/album/retropolis Droid Bishop - She Don't https://droidbishop.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-aquarius Street Cleaner - Thug Feast http://street-cleaner.com/album/hardware From Fiction - Techno Primitive https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/flashback Decade Defector - Renegade https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/renegade-ep Galaxy 80 - Alex Rogan https://timeslaves.bandcamp.com/album/lazer-waves Peace & Loveism!

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This week, we have an extra long episode to say thank you for reaching 4000 iTunes reviews! This is a story that begins with as much horror as possible, and kind of goes downhill from there. A genius at his profession, but an absolute dullard in the rest of his life. Drugs, arrogance, and bad decisions, cause a mountain of trouble that he somehow always seems to come out, standing on top of. A resilient, troubled, brilliant idiot. And a crazy, crazy tale! Be born out of the worst circumstances possible, achieve great success, and completely destroy your life, several times over with Jake 'The Snake' Roberts!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history!! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... BOSTON: Feb 18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

Smooth all the way. Mellodies for watching the beautiful sunset or blasting your system relaxing. Yes God is good. Smooth music by Rigga, J.Clone, Juliani, Ruyonga, Brian King, Christ Image, … The post Ep 50: Smoothness Edition appeared first on DJ Octave.

Happy Holidays from The HUGE Crew! We got you a Christmas gift, and it’s only a day late! Enjoy the podcast! Since most of us needed to Skype in for this week’s recording we decided to phone in a special guest from across the Atlantic! As always keep sending questions in to hoppedupeast@gmail.com, we love them! Drinks featured this week: Coke Zero, Garrison Spruce Beer favoured Strong Ale, Guinness West Indies Porter, and Old Peculier “The Legend”

Happy Holidays from The HUGE Crew! We got you a Christmas gift, and it’s only a day late! Enjoy the podcast! Since most of us needed to Skype in for this week’s recording we decided to phone in a special guest from across the Atlantic! As always keep sending questions in to hoppedupeast@gmail.com, we love them! Drinks featured this week: Coke Zero, Garrison Spruce Beer favoured Strong Ale, Guinness West Indies Porter, and Old Peculier “The Legend”

Let the universe into your house. Let it eat your food and clean your yard. It is a nice Universe. Relax and be level. Let the light attack your doubt.    www.bartlol.com  

Evergrey and Voyager in New York, along with Borealis and Oceans of Slumber. Leprous and Why we're not exactly part of "The Congregation" (but everybody gets one). KISS SUCKS. Art Bell??? The Smoothness of Recreation Day (also Evergrey) and SAXON. Prog Power Day 1 but mostly Native Construct, Falconer, Matt's Pitch for Falconer 2.0, Anathema co-hosts Rich and Eric

Being Smooth is one of the most important components of a practice. It comes after we have developed the concepts of what we are trying to do (memory and objective), then the biomechanics of how to do it, and the correct alignment throughout our body.. After that, we delve into being smooth. We will look at what a smooth practice demands of us physically and mentally. What part of the brain is primarily responsible for being smooth? What is the number one ingredient for smoothness to be present? What impact does smoothness have to people that practice for combat? What influence does pacing have to looking for smoothness? This week I will share stories of people who practice being smooth, and get paid millions to do it. The "Why and The How" of Being Smooth.. Word Search Puzzle I thought it would be fun to provide a Word Search Puzzle. It has the main ingredients to putting Smoothness in Your Practice as the Clue Words. You can download the image and print it.. or you can complete it online. The Links are in this weeks Newsletter. Shownotes and Details of This Podcast are all included in this weeks Newsletter. If you missed it, Sign up today and you will also get access to several of the previous newsletters packed with information. Mentioned Kungfu Puppet : 12 Ingredients To Turn Movements to Martial Arts : TKF 45 Tai Chi from Art to Martial Art: TKF 61 KFP 55 : Joe Rogan KFP 56 : Empty Force Points of the Game : Being Smooth Stay Connected with Tibetan KungFu I want to hear from you: www.tibetankungfu.net/contact Get Shownotes and More Information Email Directly to you : Get our newsletter:www.tibetankungfu.net/newsletter Subscribe at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tibetan-kungfu-podcast-chinese/id891945016 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sifu-tw-smith/tibetan-kungfu-podcast?refid=stpr Coming up at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tibetankungfu Facebook: www.facebook.com/Tibetankungfuraleigh Twitter: www.twitter.com/tibetankungfu Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCIa--UbRy4ZoMOnQD1Y6R4g Google+ : www.plus.google.com/u/0/107121261701020349619/posts/p/pub Sifu TW Smith: www.tibetankungfu.net/about Our White Bamboo Store: www.tibetankungfu.net/store

A celebration of Greg's past goes terribly wrong, forcing him to confront an uncertain future. Produced by David Wilcox. Written by David Wilcox & Johanna Hyman. Sound Design by Jesse Honig, with additional mixing and music by John Schmersal. For a complete list of voice credits, please visit twilightsmoothness.com.

An old rival makes an unwelcome appearance as Greg's behavior becomes increasingly volatile. Produced by David Wilcox. Written by David Wilcox & Johanna Hyman, with additional material by Liz Tooley and Bob Schriner. Music & Sound Design by John Schmersal. For a complete list of voice credits, please visit twilightsmoothness.com.

Greg's unilateral decision-making raises concern among station management, and a potential love interest reveals a hidden agenda. Produced by David Wilcox. Written by David Wilcox & Johanna Hyman, with additional material by Bob Schriner. Music & Sound Design by John Schmersal. For a complete list of voice credits, please visit twilightsmoothness.com.

Greg manipulates a ticket giveaway to his own ends, and a formerly down-on-his-luck singer calls in from a surprising location. Produced by David Wilcox. Written by David Wilcox and Johanna Hyman, with additional material by David Clifford. Music & Sound Design by John Schmersal. For a complete list of voice credits, please visit twilightsmoothness.com.

Greg promises listeners an experience they'll never forget, and a candid visit with a reclusive pop star takes a bizarre turn. Produced by David Wilcox & John Schmersal. Written by David Wilcox & Johanna Hyman, with additional material by John Schmersal and Bob Schriner. Music and Sound Design by John Schmersal. For a full list of voice credits, visit twilightsmoothness.com.

Greg makes a big announcement, and a familiar voice takes to the airwaves. Produced by David Wilcox. Written by David Wilcox & Johanna Hyman, David Clifford, and Bob Schriner. Music and Sound Design by John Schmersal. For a complete list of voice credits, please visit twilightsmoothness.com

Koch, H (University of Bonn) Wednesday 12 February 2014, 14:00-15:00

Burenkov, V (Cardiff University) Friday 14 February 2014, 09:45-10:30

Download Episode 6 Here Audio Feeds: Video for this episode: This week Paul and Tim review the Liga Privada Unico Serie "L40" Lancero, talk about a dozen or so cigars that didn't make the top ten released for 2011, and do a segment on why you should smoke Cuban cigars. Stogie of the Week Liga Privada Unico Serie "L40" Lancero Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Connecticut Stalk Cut Habano (CT River Valley Stalk Cut & Cured Habano Leaf) Binder: Brazilian Mata Fina (Plantation-Grown) Filler: Nicaragua (3 Extra-Choice Nicaraguan Cuban Seed) Strength: Medium-Full Vitola: Parejo Size: 7 x 40 (Lancero) Age: One year in Paul's humidor MSRP: $12.95 (15 count box) Fun Facts: "L40" refers to the slightly larger ring size than the typical lancer. It contains 5 different tobaccos, bumping up the ring gauge to a 40 (from the more traditional lancer ring size of 38). Its recipe was in development for 2+ years prior to release. Other smokes in the "Unico" series include the "Dirty Rat" and the "Feral Flying Pig". From Drew Estate: In our ongoing creation of the Liga Privada line, hundreds of different, distinct blends and vitolas are crafted in our ceaseless search for the perfect smoke. Most samples are dismissed with only a rare, select few being deemed worthy, but regretfully due to tobacco limitations, costs, construction limitations, etc. most of these blends can not be made into a their own stand-alone line. However, they are so perfect in flavor and aroma, we continue to selfishly make them for ourselves to smoke. This is not our desire, we want the Liga Privada connoisseur to enjoy the very same cigars our “El Jefe” smokes regardless of any reason. And with this in mind, we have created the Único Serie – a home for these unique ones. All of the cigars within this series are not only different in size and recipe, but they are extra special, extremely limited and exceptionally delicious. Reference: Liga Privada Unico Series L40 Lancero – Specs Other Reviews: www.acigarsmoker.com Review www.casasfumando.com Review thecigarfeed.com Review This week we are drinking: Knappogue Castle® 12 Year Old THE BALVENIE, DoubleWood, Aged 12 Years Knob Creel Barrel Aged 9 Years Paul's Best Stogies of 2011 - The Runner Ups Tatuaje Capa Especial - Very good, but the La Verite has more and better flavors. However, the La Verite is pricy, not as good of a value. Of either, the Tatuaje Cojonu 2003 is by far the better value, more stick, and great flavors. Tatuaje Black Petit Lancero - This one was just okay in my opinion, nothing really wowed me about it. Viaje late harvest - Great Viaje flavors, one of the better new Viaje releases. Most of which however, missed the mark. Viaje WLP Candela - If you are looking for something different, this is a great choice. Good stick, but not top ten worthy. J. Grotto Serie Reserve Gran Corona - I think its a little unfair to give this stick a review, as the creators are good friends of ours. Having said that, this is a great stick! Good spice and pepper up front, Smooth mellow earthy flavors, good spice in 1st third. I'd still call the flavor a smooth, earthy flavor, typical of Honduran tobacco. If you like the Alec Bradly Prensado line, you will love this cigar! EP Carillo New Wave Connecticut (toro) - EP Carrillo handed me one of these personally, and it was fantastic. I've smoked several more, the Stella being my favorite size. However, I had construction issues with a couple of different sizes, which I think really changed the flavor profile. This is one that I have to re-visit until I find my favorite size. EP Carrillo Short Run 2011 Robusto - Stronger than the 2010 blend, flavors were a bit young, but had a great finish. This was very close to making my top ten. I think with age these sticks will be great, however it can't hold a candle to the 2009 inaugural, 2010 limited, and 2011 dark ritual, all three of which are some of my most favorite cigars to smoke of all time. Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva - Expensive yard gar. EP Carillo Maduro - VERY spicy and peppery start, like 2-3/x as much as all other cigars I've smoked recently. I mean almost to the point, okay never mind I reached that point, I could not retrohale it. cocoa undertone, but the flavors are a bit young and bitter to me, almost reminds me of a Tatuaje Cojonu 2003 La Flor Dominicana Factory Press IV - Smooth flavors right from the start. Smoothness throughout, I'd call the flavors a woody-sweetness. Wish the draw was a tad looser and burned a little better, had to re-light a few time. San Cristobal Elegancia - Great smooth mild flavors, underlying sweetness, very good cigar! I think this deserves a spot in my breakfast cigar rotation for sure. Nice mild spice. Great burn and draw. Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary - Great flavors, different, change of pace kind of cigar. Punch has a very distinct flavor, even Cuban Punch tastes different. Finish was not so good, kinda bitter. Drew Estate Undercrown Robusto - The flavors right away reminded me of the Liga #9, though not as pronounced. I have to say, this one fell apart on me. It was my fault, I let the boveda pack get too dry, and then I was carrying this stick around with me, so it cracked and came apart. Planning on smoking another ASAP. Update: Smoked another one, the flavors in the first 3rd were amazing, then it continued to be an enjoyable smoke throughout. Tim's Best Stogies of 2011 - The Runner Ups Partagas Benji Menendez Master Series (Re-release 2011) - Great example of a Cameroon wrapper. I struggled with whether this should be on my top ten. In the end it got bumped but I recommend grabbing a few before they are gone! Viaje WLP Candela - Probably the best release from Viaje all year IMO. I loved the vitola and unique herbal and grassy flavors. Construction was solid. Please make more Andre! Undercrown by Drew Estate - I reviewed back in October and stated that I thought these would getter better with a little time. Sequential sticks I have smoked have indeed balanced out and are smoking good. Viaje Exclusivo Short (2011) - Great little smoke from Andre Farkas but suffered from a high price point in my opinion. E.P. Carillo New Wave Connecticut Stellas - We talked about this stick prior on Episode 3. One of the most flavorful shade grown Connecticut's I have ever had. Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial - A solid medium bodied corona. While I am still partial to the 7th Reserva (Broadleaf Maduro) this stick s a great example of the flavor that the Sumatra wrapper can bring to the humidor. Illusione 88 Maduro - One of my favorite sizes of the Illusione Series. This San Andreas wrapper offers some nice rich Maduro flavors with the same fantastic construction and draw of the ~88~. Illusione 88 Candela - Same great core flavors of the 88 (Leather, earth, pepper) with a hint of sweet grass and tea (which seemed to be strongest in the first third). As always the stick burned great and with a good volume of smoke. Not something I would smoke on a regular basis but a nice change of pace on occasion. E.P. Carillo Maduro - A good solid maduro from EPC at a great price. I recommend keeping these in regular rotation. San Cristobal Elegancia - I agree with Paul. this stick is making it's way into my breakfast smoke rotation. Light, sweet, this cigar pours smoke! Stogie Tech Segment Why You Should Smoke Cuban Cigars I read an article recently, which will go unnamed, that was knocking Cuban cigars and listed several reasons why we shouldn't smoke them. I want to argue the flip side of that coin and tell everyone why I think we should all smoke Cuban cigars. They Are Not THAT Expensive - I don't recommend that you pay a premium for Cuban cigars. There are several sites and people willing to trade with you at a reasonable price. I would not pay upwards of $10 for a Partagas Serie D #4, one of my favorites, but I grabbed a box for $6 a stick and smoked/traded the entire box. Many will have you believing that Cuban cigars are really expensive, and its just not true. The Construction Issues Are Not All That Bad - Here's the thing, tell me you've never had a construction issue with a domestic cigar? Can you? I think not, all cigars suffer from construction issues, and I've had them with Cubans and non-Cubans alike. Again, this is what people want you to believe so you will visit your local B&M and buy legal cigar brands. They Age VERY Well - Of all the vintage cigars I've ever smokes, Cubans age the best. They just seem to keep getting better with age and rarely "age out" or lose all of their flavors after a certain period of time. The Flavors Are Unique and Tasty - I love the Cuban flavor profile, and keep coming back to them because they taste so damn good! No One Makes Their Purchasing Decisions Based On Country Of Origin - If you take issue with the fact that these cigars come from a communist country, then according to that logic, you should not purchase any goods that come from China. Which means you will have to make all of your own cloths and create all your own electronics, or not even use computers at all. Its simply ridiculous. Look, even if you've personally been affected by tragedy that stems from the Cuban communist regime, it still shouldn't affect your purchasing as you are more so supporting the poor factory workers in Cuba than the Government by buying a box of cigars. Look at it this way, I'm Armenian, and my family was personally affected by the holicost. If Turkey made excellent cigars, I'd still buy them. In fact, several of my own family members visited the country and made purchases. Oh also, most of the oil used to make gas for your car comes from a country that has similar ideals, which means your pedaling to work buddy! Help The People Of Cuba - They are the ones suffering most from the embargo. If You Know Where To Shop and What To Look For… - You will never get a fake. Its common sense really, ask around and see where other people are buying or acquiring Cuban cigars, and use the power of social rankings to guide you to the best sites. I'm Not Saying Stop Buying Cigars From The B&M - Don't Let Yourself Be Brainwashed - Look, there are plenty of fantastic cigars available outside of Cuba. This probably started right after the embargo, but all the manufacturers and store owners will say "You don't need to smoke Cubans Cigars, there are plenty of legal ones that are just as good". This brainwashing has gone on for years, and you should be the only judge. Smoke all different kinds, shapes, and types of cigars, and then decide for yourself what you like and don't believe the hype, or non-hype. It Comes Down To Value - Here's the thing, you can get a $6 cuban cigar, put a year of age on it, and it will likely blow away anything in the $6 range domestically.