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Western snowy plovers are tiny, shy shorebirds that are slowly making a recovery along the West Coast. Reporter: Erin Malsbury, KAZU Doctors are announcing an effort to unionize nearly 10,000 senior physicians at the University of California. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Plumage Wars to the Climate Crisis Guest: Stephen Moss Book Title: Ten Birds That Changed the WorldThe 19th-century plumage industry nearly drove the snowy egret to extinction to satisfy the fashion for feathered hats. The murder of warden Guy Bradley by poachers in Florida sparked international outrage, leading women to found conservation powerhouses like the Audubon Society and the RSPB. Today, the threat has shifted from direct hunting to the climate crisis. Moss notes that the emperor penguin faces 98% extinction by 2100 due to melting sea ice in Antarctica. These birds serve as "miners' canaries," signaling deeper environmental instability as migratory birds return to find their insect food sources have already peaked. Despite "apocalypse fatigue," Moss remains an optimist, believing that recognizing how our interference with birds "bites us back" is the first step toward a global realization that saving wildlife is ultimately about saving ourselves. (8)1963

Cory is back and shares stories from Vegas and his big WSOP run, the guys talk about another great Detroit Lakes show despite Halvy nearly ruining it, Sauce proposes a bet with HawkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our round-up of the week's news includes a preview of tomorrow's Obon Festival, the Monterey County crop report, an update on the western snowy plover's recovery, and more.

Scientists and volunteers along the entire West Coast recently completed the annual population count of western snowy plovers. And, the Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple is hosting their 77th annual Obon Festival this weekend.

Tubes’ Spin on Sport: DOSA Football Club has plenty to celebrate this weekend, with its sixth consecutive NAIDOC Week celebration, and the 500th club game of one of its favourite sons. Tubes speaks with Aboriginal player Zac Doran about his culture, his club, and the design of the Roosters’ jumper. Plus, Brendan "Snowy" Loveless looks ahead to his record-breaking 500th game this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Snowy Bonds: Reviving Family Connections in the Campo Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2026-07-08-22-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: El sol de invierno asomaba tímidamente detrás de las nubes, y el aire estaba fresco y limpio en el campo.En: The winter sun peeked timidly behind the clouds, and the air was fresh and clean in the campo.Es: La nieve cubría las suaves colinas de un blanco brillante.En: The snow covered the gentle hills in a bright white.Es: Mateo miraba el paisaje desde la ventana de la cocina, mientras pensaba en cómo acercarse a sus hijos, Lucia y Carlos.En: Mateo watched the landscape from the kitchen window, while thinking about how to connect with his children, Lucia and Carlos.Es: Al mudarse al campo, pensaba que pasarían más tiempo juntos, pero los adolescentes estaban atrapados en sus teléfonos, más interesados en sus redes sociales que en el entorno natural.En: Upon moving to the campo, he thought they would spend more time together, but the teenagers were trapped on their phones, more interested in their social networks than in the natural surroundings.Es: Mateo decidió que era momento de cambiar eso.En: Mateo decided it was time to change that.Es: Planeó un día especial, lleno de actividades al aire libre, imaginando que compartirían risas y conversaciones.En: He planned a special day, filled with outdoor activities, imagining they would share laughter and conversations.Es: El picnic comenzó temprano.En: The picnic began early.Es: Mateo preparó un cesto lleno de empanadas, frutas y una manta grande para sentarse sobre la suave nieve.En: Mateo prepared a basket full of empanadas, fruits, and a large blanket to sit on the soft snow.Es: Carlos, con su gorro y bufanda, caminaba mirando el teléfono, mientras Lucia, con su abrigo rosa, escuchaba música en sus auriculares.En: Carlos, with his hat and scarf, walked looking at his phone, while Lucia, in her pink coat, listened to music through her headphones.Es: Mateo respiró hondo, decidido a captar su atención.En: Mateo took a deep breath, determined to capture their attention.Es: Primero, buscaron un lugar en lo alto de una pequeña colina.En: First, they looked for a spot at the top of a small hill.Es: Allí, Mateo enseñó a sus hijos a crear figuras con la nieve.En: There, Mateo taught his children how to create figures with the snow.Es: Lucia sonrió brevemente al ver cómo un muñeco de nieve tomaba forma bajo sus manos.En: Lucia smiled briefly when she saw a snowman taking shape under her hands.Es: Luego, Mateo propuso una carrera hacia un árbol cercano.En: Then, Mateo suggested a race to a nearby tree.Es: Carlos levantó la vista de su pantalla y, por un momento, olvidó el mundo virtual.En: Carlos lifted his gaze from his screen and, for a moment, forgot the virtual world.Es: La verdadera diversión comenzó con una pelea de bolas de nieve.En: The real fun began with a snowball fight.Es: Las risas llenaron el aire cuando Carlos lanzó una bola que cayó sobre el sombrero de Lucia.En: Laughter filled the air when Carlos threw a snowball that landed on Lucia's hat.Es: Sin embargo, en medio del juego, Lucia resbaló y cayó.En: However, in the middle of the game, Lucia slipped and fell.Es: Mateo corrió hacia ella, preocupado.En: Mateo ran towards her, concerned.Es: —Estoy bien, papá —aseguró Lucia, frotándose la rodilla—, solo me sorprendí.En: "I'm fine, dad," Lucia assured, rubbing her knee, "I was just surprised."Es: A medida que el aire se calmaba, los adolescentes, sentados en la nieve junto a su padre, empezaron a hablar.En: As the air calmed, the teenagers, sitting in the snow next to their father, began to talk.Es: Hablaban sobre lo que extrañaban de la ciudad, y también sobre lo que les gustaba del campo.En: They talked about what they missed from the city, and also about what they liked about the campo.Es: Mateo escuchó, entendiendo mejor sus preocupaciones y deseos.En: Mateo listened, understanding their concerns and desires better.Es: Cuando el sol comenzó a ocultarse, Mateo propuso una última actividad.En: When the sun began to set, Mateo proposed one last activity.Es: Juntos construyeron una pequeña fogata.En: Together they built a small bonfire.Es: Las llamas bailaban con el viento, ofreciendo calor en el frío del atardecer.En: The flames danced with the wind, offering warmth in the cold of the evening.Es: Los tres se sentaron alrededor de la hoguera, con tazas de chocolate caliente que Mateo había preparado en un termo.En: The three sat around the campfire with cups of hot chocolate that Mateo had prepared in a thermos.Es: La risa fluyó fácilmente entre ellos, junto con historias del pasado y sueños del futuro.En: Laughter flowed easily among them, along with stories of the past and dreams of the future.Es: Mateo se dio cuenta de que, aunque el camino no siempre sería fácil, había encontrado una forma de conectar con Lucia y Carlos.En: Mateo realized that, although the journey would not always be easy, he had found a way to connect with Lucia and Carlos.Es: Ambos chicos, al ver el esfuerzo de su padre, reconocieron la importancia de esos momentos juntos.En: Both kids, seeing their father's effort, recognized the importance of those moments together.Es: La nieve brillaba bajo la luz de la luna mientras la familia regresaba a casa.En: The snow shone under the moonlight as the family returned home.Es: Ese día, el vínculo familiar se había fortalecido.En: That day, the family bond had been strengthened.Es: Padres e hijos sonrieron, sus corazones cálidos a pesar del frío exterior.En: Parents and children smiled, their hearts warm despite the cold outside. Vocabulary Words:winter: el inviernocloud: la nubelandscape: el paisajegentle: suaveteenager: el adolescentebasket: el cestoblanket: la mantaheadphones: los auricularesgaze: la vistascreen: la pantallavirtual: virtualbonfire: la hoguerasnowball: la bola de nieverace: la carreratrail: la sendaconcern: la preocupaciónconversation: la conversaciónlaughter: la risawind: el vientoflame: la llamaactivity: la actividadadventure: la aventurashape: la formafigure: la figurahot chocolate: el chocolate calientesnowman: el muñeco de nievesoft: suaveconnection: la conexiónbond: el vínculoconcerned: preocupado

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July 3rd: Annette Schnee's Body Found (Barbara Jo Oberholtzer) (1982) You never know what will connect two cases. What small piece of evidence, no matter how innocuous, will forever cement two strangers together. On July 3rd 1982 a woman's body was found and, on her body, was a single clue that connected her and another woman together forever.  *Suggested by Jennifer Vicars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Unveiling Secrets: Mystery in Patagonia's Snowy School Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2026-07-03-22-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: En lo alto de las montañas nevadas de la Patagonia, el internado San Pedro parecía un castillo de cuentos.En: High in the snowy mountains of la Patagonia, the boarding school San Pedro looked like a fairytale castle.Es: En su biblioteca, con estanterías altas y libros en polvo, una sombra inquietante se cernía: el primer tomo de un libro raro había desaparecido.En: In its library, with tall shelves and dusty books, an unsettling shadow loomed: the first volume of a rare book had disappeared.Es: Mateo, un estudiante curioso y algo travieso, caminaba por el patio cubierto de nieve, su mente llena de teorías.En: Mateo, a curious and somewhat mischievous student, was walking through the snow-covered courtyard, his mind full of theories.Es: Mateo amaba los misterios y este era sabroso.En: Mateo loved mysteries, and this one was intriguing.Es: ¿Quién podría haber tomado el libro?En: Who could have taken the book?Es: ¿Y por qué?En: And why?Es: Este libro contenía teorías controversiales, y habría un autor famoso hablando de ellas en la escuela pronto.En: This book contained controversial theories, and a famous author would soon be speaking about them at the school.Es: Su amiga Lucía, siempre práctica y detallista, estaba también intrigada.En: His friend Lucía, always practical and detail-oriented, was also intrigued.Es: "Mateo", dijo, "no podemos contarle a nadie sobre el libro.En: "Mateo," she said, "we can't tell anyone about the book.Es: Vamos a resolverlo tú y yo".En: Let's solve it, you and me."Es: Esa noche, cuando el reloj del pasillo dio la medianoche, Mateo y Lucía se pusieron en marcha.En: That night, when the hallway clock struck midnight, Mateo and Lucía set out.Es: Mateo planeaba colarse en la biblioteca después de horas.En: Mateo planned to sneak into the library after hours.Es: La nieve crujió bajo sus pies mientras cruzaban el patio.En: The snow crunched under their feet as they crossed the courtyard.Es: "Lucía, tú mira lo que pasa entre los estudiantes.En: "Lucía, you watch what's happening among the students.Es: Yo entraré a la biblioteca", dijo Mateo, decidido.En: I'll enter the library," Mateo said, determined.Es: La biblioteca estaba en silencio.En: The library was silent.Es: Mateo abrió la puerta con cuidado.En: Mateo carefully opened the door.Es: El viento silbaba afuera y las sombras se movían en las paredes.En: The wind howled outside, and shadows danced on the walls.Es: Buscó entre los libros, pero no encontró nada extraño.En: He searched among the books but found nothing out of the ordinary.Es: De repente, Lucía entró, susurrando, "Mateo, mira esto".En: Suddenly, Lucía entered, whispering, "Mateo, look at this."Es: Había encontrado un diario viejo escondido detrás de un libro grande.En: She had found an old journal hidden behind a large book.Es: Mateo lo abrió con entusiasmo.En: Mateo opened it with excitement.Es: Entre las páginas amarillentas, encontraron una pista sobre el fundador de la escuela.En: Among the yellowed pages, they found a clue about the school's founder.Es: Había un dibujo de una pared con marcas extrañas.En: There was a drawing of a wall with strange markings.Es: Los ojos de Lucía brillaron de emoción.En: Lucía's eyes gleamed with excitement.Es: "¡Vamos!"En: "Let's go!"Es: Fueron a revisar la pared en la biblioteca, vieja y llena de grietas.En: They went to examine the wall in the library, old and full of cracks.Es: Mateo palpó la superficie y, de pronto, su mano cayó sobre un panel suelto.En: Mateo touched the surface, and suddenly, his hand fell on a loose panel.Es: Con un suave empujón, el panel se abrió revelando un compartimento secreto.En: With a gentle push, the panel opened, revealing a secret compartment.Es: Dentro, estaba el primer volumen perdido, con una nota adjunta.En: Inside was the missing first volume, with an attached note.Es: "Este libro es importante", decía la nota, firmada por un bibliotecario de antaño.En: "This book is important," the note read, signed by a librarian from long ago.Es: "Lo escondí para proteger su verdad".En: "I hid it to protect its truth."Es: Mateo y Lucía entendieron.En: Mateo and Lucía understood.Es: Era una verdad que algunos temían conocer.En: It was a truth that some feared to know.Es: Mateo aprendió la importancia de cuidar de la historia y no actuar por impulso.En: Mateo learned the importance of caring for history and not acting impulsively.Es: La nieve seguía cayendo fuera del internado, cubriendo todo en un manto blanco, mientras Mateo y Lucía salían de la biblioteca.En: The snow continued to fall outside the boarding school, covering everything in a white blanket, as Mateo and Lucía left the library.Es: Ambos satisfechos, habían descubierto el misterio, listo para compartirlo con la persona correcta en el momento adecuado.En: Both satisfied, they had uncovered the mystery, ready to share it with the right person at the right time.Es: Y así, habían dado un paso más en su propio camino de crecimiento, envueltos en el misterio de las montañas de la Patagonia.En: And so, they had taken another step on their own path to growth, wrapped in the mystery of the mountains of la Patagonia. Vocabulary Words:the boarding school: el internadothe fairytale: el cuentothe castle: el castillothe shelf: la estanteríathe shadow: la sombrato loom: cernirsethe courtyard: el patiosomewhat mischievous: algo traviesothe theory: la teoríacontroversial: controversialdetail-oriented: detallistato sneak: colarseto crunch: crujirto howl: silbarto whisper: susurrarthe journal: el diariothe founder: el fundadorto gleam: brillarthe crack: la grietathe surface: la superficiethe panel: el panelloose: sueltothe compartment: el compartimentoto attach: adjuntarthe note: la notathe librarian: el bibliotecarioto hide: esconderthe blanket: el mantothe growth: el crecimientoto cover: cubrir

Taxpayers are funding an influencer to sell Snowy 2.0 as value for money, Canberra's Midwinter Ball had politicians use their outfits to promote a pet cause. Plus, why is the Trump administration considering a ban on pregnant women entering the US?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been taken to task by Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan after it was revealed taxpayers paid over $3000 for an influencer to promote the controversial Snowy Hydro 2.0.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello, Beautiful...I'm so grateful you're here with me. Cozy snowy winter sounds create the perfect peaceful Christmas atmosphere for rest and relaxation. This calming holiday ambience is wonderful for deep sleep, meditation, studying, stress relief, and creating a warm cozy feeling. Let these soft seasonal sounds wrap around you like a comforting blanket tonight. Love,

Tintin, boy reporter. Snowy, his dog. Captain Haddock, his best friend. Matt Ellis and Andy Morse and Steven Spielberg all grew up with these wonnderful comic books, but only one of them made a movie based on them. Is it any good? We discuss.  Andy's podcast regarding the topic of James Bond pictures is "Rekindling our Bonds," listen to it here.  Next week's episode is about The Bridge on the River Kwai. It's a very famous movie you can find it somewhere.

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Melting Ambitions: Bram's Snowy Adventure in the Sahara Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-06-24-22-34-02-nl Story Transcript:Nl: In het hart van de Sahara woestijn, waar de gouden duinen zich eindeloos uitstrekken, stond Bram klaar voor zijn nieuwste uitdaging.En: In the heart of the Sahara desert, where the golden dunes stretch endlessly, Bram stood ready for his latest challenge.Nl: De zon hing fel in de hemel, stralend over het zand en zinderende hittegolven creëren een trillende lucht.En: The sun hung brightly in the sky, shining over the sand and creating shimmering heatwaves in the air.Nl: Bram, de eigenzinnige Nederlander met een liefde voor extreme uitdagingen, had een gek plan: een sneeuwpop maken in dit dorre landschap.En: Bram, the quirky Nederlander with a love for extreme challenges, had a crazy plan: to make a snowman in this barren landscape.Nl: Johanna zuchtte toen ze naar haar vriend keek.En: Johanna sighed as she looked at her friend.Nl: "Bram, dit is gek," zei ze terwijl ze haar zonnehoed rechtzette.En: "Bram, this is crazy," she said while adjusting her sun hat.Nl: "Hoe wil je sneeuw maken in de Sahara?"En: "How do you plan to make snow in the Sahara?"Nl: Bram lachte.En: Bram laughed.Nl: "Met een kunstsneeuwmachine," verklaarde hij trots, wijzend naar het apparaat naast hem, dat knarsend en sputterend begon te werken.En: "With an artificial snow machine," he declared proudly, pointing to the device next to him, which began to work with creaking and sputtering noises.Nl: "En ik heb nog een plan!"En: "And I have another plan!"Nl: Naast hen stond Pieter, hun lokale gids.En: Next to them stood Pieter, their local guide.Nl: Zijn ogen schitterden van amusement.En: His eyes sparkled with amusement.Nl: "Deze Nederlander," mompelde hij lachend.En: "This Nederlander," he murmured laughingly.Nl: "Het gaat niet lukken met die hitte."En: "It's not going to work in this heat."Nl: De zon stond hoog en het zand voelde heet onder hun voeten.En: The sun stood high, and the sand felt hot under their feet.Nl: Terwijl Bram de sneeuwmachine aanzette, hoopte hij dat het apparaat wonderen zou verrichten.En: As Bram turned on the snow machine, he hoped the device would work wonders.Nl: Kleine vlokken schoten de lucht in, maar smolten bijna onmiddellijk op de grond.En: Tiny flakes shot into the air but melted almost immediately on the ground.Nl: Johanna schudde haar hoofd en Pieter lachte luid.En: Johanna shook her head and Pieter laughed heartily.Nl: "Plan B!"En: "Plan B!"Nl: riep Bram vastbesloten, en leidde een kameel naar voren, beladen met blokken ijs.En: called Bram determinedly, and led a camel forward, loaded with blocks of ice.Nl: "We bouwen de sneeuwpop snel, dan zijn we de zon te slim af!"En: "We'll build the snowman quickly, then we'll outsmart the sun!"Nl: De drie begonnen ijverig te werken, het ijs snel stapelend om een kleine, koddige sneeuwpop te vormen.En: The three began working diligently, swiftly stacking the ice to form a small, jolly snowman.Nl: Hun handen werden nat van het smeltende water terwijl ze lachten en grapjes maakten.En: Their hands grew wet from the melting water as they laughed and joked.Nl: De hitte was een felle tegenstander, en het ijs smolt sneller dan ze konden bouwen.En: The heat was a fierce opponent, and the ice melted faster than they could build.Nl: Plotseling was er slechts een kleine, hobbelige sneeuwpop over.En: Suddenly, there was only a small, bumpy snowman left.Nl: Hij had een scheve wortelneus en telkens smolt er een stukje weg.En: It had a crooked carrot nose, and bits melted away continuously.Nl: "Snel, de foto!"En: "Quick, the photo!"Nl: riep Johanna.En: shouted Johanna.Nl: Ze trok haar telefoon tevoorschijn en klikte snel een foto terwijl de laatste druppels water naar de grond rolden.En: She pulled out her phone and quickly snapped a picture as the last droplets of water rolled to the ground.Nl: "Nou," zei Bram, toen hij het overblijfsel van zijn sneeuwpop zag smelten, "we hebben het geprobeerd.En: "Well," said Bram, as he saw the remnants of his snowman melting, "we tried.Nl: En we hadden plezier."En: And we had fun."Nl: Pieter klopte hem op de rug.En: Pieter patted him on the back.Nl: "Gek idee, Bram.En: "Crazy idea, Bram.Nl: Maar geweldige herinneringen."En: But great memories."Nl: Terwijl de zon langzaam onderging, realiseerde Bram zich dat het niet om het succes van zijn plan ging.En: As the sun slowly set, Bram realized it wasn't about the success of his plan.Nl: Het ging om de reis, de lach, en de vriendschap die hij met Johanna en Pieter deelde.En: It was about the journey, the laughter, and the friendship he shared with Johanna and Pieter.Nl: Zelfs in de Dorheid van de Sahara was de vreugde van een gek avontuur genoeg om zijn hart te verwarmen.En: Even in the Aridity of the Sahara, the joy of a crazy adventure was enough to warm his heart. Vocabulary Words:heart: hartchallenge: uitdagingshimmering: zinderendequirky: eigenzinnigebarren: dorreartificial: kunstsneeuwdevice: apparaatcreaking: knarsendsputtering: sputterendsparkled: schitterdenamusement: amusementdeterminedly: vastbeslotendiligently: ijverigjolly: koddigecrooked: schevesnapped: klikteremnants: overblijfselaridity: dorheidjoy: vreugdeextreme: extremeadventure: avontuurproudly: trotstrilling: trillendeswiftly: snelfierce: felleopponent: tegenstandermurmured: mompeldeheatwaves: hittegolvencamel: kameelmelting: smeltende

We all gotta start somewhere. For underground Metal bands in the 80s, the Metal Forces magazine "Demolition" section was a great place to start. It exposed artists demo tapes to their readers and got them going in the tape trading dept. And a number of then unknown artists appearing would go onto become known. Namely legends like Slayer and Megadeth. But that's just the tip of the Metalberg. This week we're going thru the first ten issues of that essential British rag and sharing all those "names" that appeared. Prepare to say "Wow!" In our "News, Views and Tunes", we attend a record release gig and Snowy takes a liking to a country (!!) artist. Musically, we crank new and used from The Accused, Agent Steel, Hirax, Necronomicon (Ger.), Cripple Bastards, Solanum, Evil, Shaved Ape and some Xecutioner (pre Obituary '85 demo). Horns Up!!  

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“Take one step at a time and your passion will show through.” on the Daily Grind ☕️, your weekly goal-driven podcast.  This episode features Kelly Johnson @kellyfastruns and special guest Rick Osborne  @snowyrangeyurtcabins. Rick, along with his wife Stephanie, is the co-owner of Snowy Range Yurt Cabins—a family-owned mountain getaway nestled at the base of Wyoming's stunning Snowy Range.What started as a personal love for hiking, fishing, and spending time in the mountains turned into something much bigger: a unique hospitality experience designed to help others unplug, reconnect, and create lasting memories. Snowy Range Yurt Cabins offer more than just a place to stay—it's an immersive experience, combining the rugged beauty of the outdoors with thoughtful comforts like private hot tubs, cozy living spaces, and unforgettable mountain views. S9 Episode 22: 6/11/2026Featuring Kelly Johnson with Special Guest Rick OsborneFollow Our Podcast:Instagram: @dailygrindpod https://www.instagram.com/dailygrindpod/  X: @dailygrindpod https://x.com/dailygrindpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailygrindpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailygrindpodPodcast Website: https://direct.me/dailygrindpod   Follow Our Special Guest:Website: https://snowyrangeyurtcabins.lodgify.com/ Instagram: @snowyrangeyurtcabins https://www.instagram.com/snowyrangeyurtcabins/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snowyrangeyurtcabins/

Interview with Alex Walker, Director & CEO of East Star Resources PLCOur previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/east-star-resources-lseest-endeavour-xinhai-deals-transform-2026-outlook-8740Recording date: 9th June 2026East Star Resources (LSE:EST) is a London-listed mining company with a focused strategy: identify, advance, and partner world-class copper and gold assets in Kazakhstan, one of the world's most mineral-rich but systematically underexplored countries. The company has moved well beyond its origins as a conventional junior explorer. It now holds two major joint ventures — one with Xinhai Mining on its Verkhuba copper deposit, and one with Endeavour Mining across two Kazakh gold belts alongside a portfolio of 100%-owned projects led by the Rulikha copper deposit.The core investment proposition rests on a simple structural advantage: East Star has secured the funding, operational capability, and technical resources of two large, credible mining companies to advance its assets, whilst retaining material economic interests without bearing the associated capital costs. At Verkhuba, Xinhai is funding the project through to production in exchange for 70% of the asset. East Star keeps 30%, free-carried. With a mining licence application targeted for submission this year, construction planned for end-2027, and first cash flow anticipated by end-2028, Verkhuba represents a defined, near-term pathway to copper production cash flow for East Star shareholders without a single further dilutive equity raise required on their part.The Endeavour Mining joint venture operates on a different but equally compelling logic. Endeavour is committing up to $25 million across two exploration programmes in the Stepnogorsk and Karaganda regions, targeting a minimum 2-million-ounce gold discovery. East Star is free-carried at 20% through to prefeasibility. The company's CEO, Alex Walker, has been explicit about the scale of potential value: a 20% interest in a major gold deposit developed by a FTSE 100 operator could be worth, in his assessment, a billion dollars for East Star's share alone. That outcome is speculative and dependent on exploration success but the structure means East Star reaches the point of knowledge without paying for it.Underpinning both JVs is a proprietary competitive advantage that is difficult to replicate. East Star's geological database combined with years of in-country relationship-building with local authorities, communities, and regional officials, gives the company an informational and operational edge in a jurisdiction where most international explorers are only beginning to establish a presence. Walker describes Kazakhstan in terms that evoke Western Australia a generation ago: a province of extraordinary endowment, with the majority of its mineral belts still available for systematic modern exploration.Beyond the JVs, the 100%-owned pipeline including Rulikha at 23 million tonnes and 2.4% copper equivalent, alongside Rulikha North, Telescope, Picket, and Snowy, all provide additional optionality. Each asset carries independent discovery and JV potential, creating multiple pathways to value creation that are not dependent on any single outcome.For investors seeking exposure to copper and gold in a structure that limits dilution risk, provides near-term production catalysts, and offers meaningful upside from major-company-funded exploration, East Star Resources warrants serious consideration.View East Star Resources' company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/east-star-resourcesSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

L'info du matin - Et si les billets de banque ressemblaient bientôt à des cartes bancaires ? Le winner du jour - Un groupe est privé de son vol après une incroyable méprise. - Des blattes sont saisies dans un élevage clandestin près de Sydney. Le flashback du jour - Septembre 2004 : Le tube "Obsesion" du groupe de bachata dominicain Aventura reste numéro 1 en France pendant sept semaines, mais aussi dans de nombreux pays comme l'Allemagne, l'Italie et l'Autriche. Ce mois marque également un événement très important pour Grégory Ascher : la sortie de l'album "American Idiot" de Green Day. Les savoirs inutiles - Dans les traductions des fameuses aventures de Tintin à l'étranger, certains personnages changent complètement de nom. Par exemple, le fidèle chien Milou s'appelle Snowy en anglais. De leur côté, les célèbres policiers Dupont et Dupond deviennent Thomson et Thompson. La chanson du jour - John Scatman "Scatman" 3 choses à savoir sur Prince Qu'est-ce qu'on teste ? - Les mini vinyles de Miniverse proposent une véritable platine version miniature avec de vrais vinyles à faire tourner dessus (Amy Winehouse, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Elton John ou Imagine Dragons). Chaque pack coûte 12,99€ et la platine est à 24,99€. - L'artiste Callahan a créé un mug original qui intègre un véritable jeu de Puissance 4 dans ses parois en céramique. Le jeu surprise (C'est qui le plus fort) - Catherine de Tours repart avec un Shark Aqua Blue Edition de Richard Orlinski. La Banque RTL2 - Dorine de Sanary-sur-Mer vers Toulon gagne 600€. - Alexandre de Neuville-en-Ferrain vers Lille gagne une tablette Surface Pro de Microsoft. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

This week's news roundup features Oregon's recovering snowy plovers, Portland's queer wrestling community and a mammoth excavation in Washington.

NextEra’s $67B all-stock Dominion deal targets data center alley. Plus China’s top five each outpace Vestas, and 80% of Swedish wind producers ran at a loss. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes’ YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! [00:00:00] The Uptime Wind Energy podcast, brought to you by StrikeTape, protecting thousands of wind turbines from lightning damage worldwide. Visit striketape.com. And now, your hosts Speaker 6: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy podcast. I’m your host, Allen Hall, and I’m here with three other people, Matthew Stead, Rosemary Barnes, and, uh, Yolanda Padron down in Texas. Uh, we’re all getting ready to go to American Clean Power in Houston, Texas, where it will be practically 150 degrees and 99% humidity, and we’re all looking forward to those warm, wet days that we will spend It is very similar to New Orleans. New Orleans was also very warm and very humid. So there’s a trend going on here with American Clean Power, although we were up in Minneapolis not too long ago, uh, but I guess we were in Phoenix too, so we gotta find a middle ground, everybody. Can we go someplace like– [00:01:00] Rosemary says we should always go to the Maldives, Tahiti. I got a lot of requests from Tahiti from people. We never go there. We never go to Hawaii.  Rosemary Barnes: I’ve suggested Hawaii so many times, and I’ve been told that Americans are not gonna be given permission from their manager to go to Hawaii.  Speaker 6: It’s kinda like Las Vegas.  Rosemary Barnes: Maybe one day we’ll make it to San Diego or something and get, um, beach adjacent facility And if your presentation is too boring, then everyone will be at the beach. So that will be how we ensure quality control of the speakers, which is a big problem at these events now, right? Like you can’t, um, there’s– It’s more like the norm is fairly boring sales pitches rather than informative discussion.  Speaker 6: We used to have OMNS, when I say we, I mean the wind community used to have OMNS out in San Diego in Coronado at the Del Coronado is, I think that’s the hotel name. And the one time that I went, I think I’ve been [00:02:00] there, I would say one time, uh, everybody was outside on the, at the beach, basically on the patio. So they’re holding all these talks and discussions, and it’s… I’m looking around, it’s like me and five other people. Everybody else is out there next to the water. So they had a problem with that. So I guess what they figured, either make it really cold or make it really hot, so it forces everybody into the climate-controlled conditions of, uh, the, uh, auditorium to watch the speakers. Maybe that’s the, the plan. All right. Let’s, let’s, let’s talk about what happened with NextEra and Dominion because there’s going to be a huge merger. So if you thought utility business was boring, it’s not anymore. NextEra announced a sixty-seven billion dollar all-stock deal to acquire Dominion Energy, a move that would create the largest regulated electricity utility in the world by market cap. Uh, [00:03:00] the combined company would serve about ten million customers accounts across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, where I’m based, and South Carolina with one hundred and ten gigawatts of generation across renewables, nuclear, and natural gas. Uh, but the real driver here is data centers, of course. Dominion sits in the heart of Virginia’s data center alley, where it has connected more than four hundred and fifty data centers, and NextEra is building thirty data center hubs through its NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary and has partnered with Google Cloud on paired generation campuses. So together, they would control about a hundred and thirty gigawatts of large load pipeline. And the question is whether the regulators will let it happen. And I think that’s, having watched some of the news articles over the last several days, uh, the news broke pretty much Sunday morning or late Saturday night that this was happening and [00:04:00] The first thing that came to mind, are the regulators going to let it happen? And the concern is going to be, and you can well imagine how this plays out, they’re going to drag Dominion and NextEra up to Washington, D.C. and berate them about how electricity rates cannot increase due to data centers. And if they don’t swear to that, then this merger won’t happen. That’s my interpretation of what’s about to happen. It may not, but how does this play out? How does everybody else on the team at Uptime see this play out?  Matthew Stead: Seems like a good idea to me. So more economies, more geographic diversity, more opportunity for renewables.  Yolanda Padron: I can’t speak to Dominion, um, but being relatively close to the NextEra engineering team, they, they really know their stuff, right? So I think it’s something that should kind of give us a, a sense of relief here that it, [00:05:00] it’s a big team, but it’s a really smart and competent team taking over a big undertaking.  Speaker 6: You would like to see renewables and data centers work together. This would be the perfect match of the two, right? The, the largest renewable owner management company, along with the biggest data center, uh, region. Connecting those two would make infinite sense, but in the, our political environment today in the United States, that may be the reason to oppose it.  Matthew Stead: Yeah, why would it be a bad idea?  Speaker 6: Windmills, Matthew. Windmills. Windmills are bad. Can’t even call them wind turbines anymore. They’re windmills.  Rosemary Barnes: I used to mock people for saying windmill instead of wind turbine, but then when I moved to Denmark, um, you know, who, you know, have a firm, firm ownership of modern wind energy, or at least did back 10, 20 years ago They say windmill when they speak English. Um, the Danish word for it is vindmølle, um, which means windmill. [00:06:00]And so I can’t… I couldn’t maintain that, that energy because like, am I gonna, am I gonna mock these, you know, like everybody at that company knew more about wind energy than I did. Am I gonna mock them for not, not knowing the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine? No. So yeah, that’s, that’s something that I, I don’t do anymore.  Matthew Stead: That is really valuable to know, um, Rosie. I must admit, I did not know that, and I would mock people saying w- windmill, so thank you for setting me straight.  Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, there are plenty of, um, plenty of people who don’t know the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine and think, “Oh, why you only got three blades with so much air between them? You know, you’re gonna… Y- if you would just put twice as many blades, you’d get twice as many energy. Everybody who works in wind energy is just an obs- obvious complete and utter idiot.” Um, so there’s that kind of person, but then there’s also the industry. Another fun fact that they call the blades wings. Uh, um, yeah, in Danish they call them blade wings, which they are. [00:07:00] Speaker 6: In Spanish, isn’t it shovels? ‘Cause when I always translate those, uh, Spanish questions over to English, it always comes out shovel. At least early on, y- the early versions of Google Translate would translate it to shovel. Like, what are they talking about shovel on a wind turbine? That doesn’t make any sense.  Yolanda Padron: Yeah, like a shovel or a stick or like a, what you row with.  Speaker 6: Oh, like an oar. Okay, that makes a lot more sense. Okay. Thank you, Yolanda.  Matthew Stead: I think it’s really interesting that, um- We don’t have much material on NextEra, Dominion. Um, yeah, we just don’t think it’s a good– We all think it’s a good idea. There’s no controversy here.  Speaker 6: Oh, there’ll be controversy. Don’t worry about that. There’s always controversy. Welcome to America.  Matthew Stead: But among the four of us-  Speaker 6: We all think it’s great.  Rosemary Barnes: Well, it’s, um, I mean, some of the interesting facts that I read was that they’ve got 130 gigawatts of load, um, that they’re bringing to the table, and 51 gigawatts of that is contracted data centers. So that’s, that’s interesting. [00:08:00] And I think large amounts of new data centers on the grid are controversial because in– if you’re not very, very careful about how you integrate them, then you can end up just making electricity more expensive for everybody in the area that doesn’t necessarily get, you know, profit sharing from the data center. So, um, I think that, uh, like, you know, the wind ind- in the wind industry, we’ve obviously been through and are still in the phase of where social license, um, community acceptance is one of the most important things, maybe the most important thing when you’re developing a new project. And I think that we’re just at the start of that realization for data centers as well. Companies that are building the, the data centers, they need to do more than what’s required of them because otherwise they have big risks of project delays. It’s millions of dollars delay, um, for the delay for, um, yeah, for every, every day that, um, a data center is held up. And so how can you afford to risk annoying anybody? [00:09:00] You know, you just wanna be like the just, just perfect, um, addition to the community so that everybody is just happy and, and lets the project proceed. So, yeah, I thought– think that that’s, that’s quite an interesting aspect that I think I’m gonna s- we’re gonna see changing as, you know, all these planned data centers become real data centers. There’s a real risk that everybody hates data centers soon as much as they, um, hated wind tur- um, wind farms for a while.  Yolanda Padron: For the consumer, aren’t there, like, I don’t know if they’re in Virginia, but aren’t there price caps too for the market? When you’re– When it comes to how expensive the megawatt hour is? Speaker 6: Not necessarily. Re- remember that AEP in Ohio, uh, was requiring data centers to buy electricity at a certain amount. Because they both basically committed not to raise prices for electricity to the local communities, and that would be really hard to do. And okay, great, if, if they can pull it off, awesome. But there’s already a lot of [00:10:00] pushback about it, and it hasn’t even gotten to the point of being real yet, so it’s only gonna get worse. I see. And all the data centers are gonna be up in space no matter what. Everybody’s talking about building data centers on the ground. There’s no shot that that’s gonna happen. I’m just telling you, ’cause they can’t do it. They don’t– They can’t build gas turbines fast enough. There’s just limitations there, and transformers and everything else. It’s gonna be in space. It’s so much easier.  Yolanda Padron: And all the approvals you have to get and everything.  Speaker 6: It will be easier to do it in space In space, you don’t have neighbors. Matthew Stead: I said it before, it’s just crazy. The key issue around data centers is it’s actually the transmission rather than generation. I mean, you know, at least in Australia, and correct me if I’m wrong, Rosie, but you know, less than half the price in Australia is generation. The other half is sort of retail and transmission and this and that. And so actually, you know, the generation cost shouldn’t really increase. It’s really the transmission and the, the poles and the wires, which are the problem. And [00:11:00] you know, to your point, Rosie, social, social license for poles and wires.  Rosemary Barnes: I’m actually really surprised at Allen, ’cause normally, Allen and I have this, um, you know, we’ve played out this scenario probably 50 or 100 times over the, over the years with emerging technologies, and it’s always me that’s like, “You know what? I think, uh, I think there’s something to this one.” Um, and Allen always poo-poos it, and in this case, Allen’s, Allen’s excited. I, I’m on Allen’s– So I also, I also think space data centers is, is a thing that’s more likely to happen than not, at least to some extent. Um, so yeah, but I think, Matt, you’ve got the more mainstream opinion. Speaker 6: The voice of the common man. I  Yolanda Padron: think for all of our listeners out there, this is the first time Rosie and Allen agree on anything, so round of applause team.  Speaker 6: It won’t last long, Yolande.  Rosemary Barnes: It’s not true because, you know, nine out of 10 new technologies I also think are stupid. Um, so Allen and I agree on the bulk of them, but then of that one in 10, you know, nine out of 10 of those I, I [00:12:00] like and Allen doesn’t, so this is the, you know, the one-tenth of the one-tenth, so. Speaker 6: I don’t like gas turbines. Can we all agree we don’t like gas turbines? It’s– That would be insane to scale.  Rosemary Barnes: You know what? I, I don’t have a particular problem with gas, gas turbines. I don’t want a lot of new gas turbines. Um, I guess that that’s– We can all agree on, on that. I don’t think the– I think we have most of the gas turbines that we need, or at least, um, will in the next couple of years. And, um, yeah, I do think that their existence supports faster electrification, um, and faster growth of wind and solar. So I’m definitely not someone that wants to see all gas turbines turned off tomorrow.  Speaker 6: No, I don’t, I don’t want to turn them off. I’m  Matthew Stead: just saying you can’t get to scale. Speaker 6: Delamination and bond line failures in blades are difficult problems to detect early. These hidden issues can cost you millions in repairs and lost energy production. CIC NDT are specialists to detect these critical flaws before they become [00:13:00] expensive burdens. Their non-destructive test technology penetrates deep into blade materials to find voids and cracks traditional inspections completely miss. CIC NDT maps every critical defect, delivers actionable reports, and provides support to get your blades back in service. So  Matthew Stead: visit cicndt.com because catching blade problems early will save you  Speaker 6: millions. Well, for the first time, five Chinese turbine manufacturers have all individually outpaced Danish wind giant Vestas in annual installations. Goldwind topped the global list with twenty-nine point seven gigawatts installed in twenty twenty-five. Behind them, Envision put up twenty-one point eight, Windy nineteen point eight, Mingyang at eighteen point six, and Sany at fifteen point one gigawatts. Vestas came in [00:14:00] sixth at twelve point nine gigawatts. The Chinese dominance was fueled by an enormous domestic market that has accounted for about ninety-four percent of those five manufacturers’ sales. Uh, but exports are obviously growing out of China too. The five captured nearly sixty percent of the hundred and seventy-eight gigawatts installed globally in twenty twenty-five, a year that saw the world market grow forty percent over twenty twenty-four. So Vestas still holds the crown for cumulative installations at two hundred and one gigawatts, but the gap in annual volume is now almost impossible to ignore. So Vestas has a lot of competition over in China. The, the amount of, uh, gigawatts coming out of the largest manufacturers in China is quite impressive, almost, well, more than double than what, uh, Vestas is doing, and Vestas is doing a pretty brisk business. What are, what are the outcomes of this, everyone? Is, can this be sustained in China [00:15:00] for very much longer? Can they continue to, to create at, at that rate?  Rosemary Barnes: Yes. Okay, move, move on to the next segment  Speaker 6: Well, that’s a, that’s a huge amount of gigawatts coming out of China. And if 94% of it’s staying in China, eventually you run out of China to put wind turbines in. Rosemary Barnes: They– I mean, we’re a long way from running out of places in China to put wind turbines in, because China is gigantic. A lot of it is not that populated. They’ve got a lot of offshore area still. But I just think it’s gonna follow the same playbook as, as solar probably, where you see, you know, early on heaps of domestic market, which is totally rock solid because it’s not relying on people to see a positive business case in doing it. You know, like it’s really… You know, targets are, are really mandated and people make sure that they are met. Um, and then the incentives are also different as well. Like my understanding is that [00:16:00] there’s a lot of incentives about installation of megawatts, um, and then, you know, the, the operation is like, we’ll figure that out as we go. The volume, the number of manufacturers that are there, they’ve got, you know, like such a great supply chain all there in the same area, so you can move fast and like I, I don’t see anything can get in the way of, you know, continuing to pump out these turbines at that speed. It’ll keep going until, you know, the government basically decides we’ve got, uh, enough wind energy now and then puts the, the brakes on it. And, you know, that’s what we’ve just been through in solar recently. China is, um… You know, they’ve just– they’ve got a big economy and they’ve just got like rock solid resolve to follow through on, on things that they commit to. Um, whether we can, you know, argue about whether it’s a smart strategy or not, but you know that they will follow it, they will execute on, on it. I don’t think anyone would, would say that they won’t. So I think, [00:17:00]can it continue forever? No. But do I think it can continue for another 10 years? Yes. And is that long enough to cause massive problems for any other manufacturer? I think also yes.  Matthew Stead: Hey, Rosie, can I ask you a question? You know, obviously there was some cable was proposed, you know, between Australia and Singapore. Do you see China going in that direction? You know, putting rather than pipes with gas in it, um, pipes with electrons? Uh,  Rosemary Barnes: I don’t see China– I’m actually working on a video at the moment about a global sub-sea grid, and I just interviewed, um, uh, Xlinks, you know, that was originally a project from Morocco to the UK, and then the other one, which is super cool, um, we might have an argument about the plausibility of it, is NATO L, which is just in like early development stages. It’s going to connect the UK to Canada. Um, and yeah, so that’s, um, a few thousand kilometers long. The ocean depth is maximum [00:18:00] three, I think, kilometers, maybe even a tiny bit more than that, um, which is like right on the edge of what is possible. N-none of those projects really actually rely on big technological improvements. Um, they’re possible with today’s technologies. Um, but I don’t see China doing so much of that. I think that one thing that might actually stop that is that, um, when you have big interconnectors like that, I think the engineering part is not the hard, the hard part. I think that the, it’s the politics. I do see them exporting their, um, you know, they’ve got really good ultra high voltage DC technology, but the transmission lines, they have exported a little bit. There’s some projects in Brazil that are Chinese made. There’s one in India. I don’t actually know if that is Chinese made, but you know, like I could really imagine them also rolling out projects in Africa, for example. Um, but beyond that sort of thing, I, I wouldn’t tip China as the country to, you know, develop a global [00:19:00] sub-sea grid. Speaker 6: Do you think the low solar prices have hurt the wind manufacturers in China a little bit? Obviously, there’s a lot of solar panels that are able to be shipped immediately, which is what’s happening right now. But turbines, not so much. It’s a little harder to do. But you, you would think that a lot of these countries and communities would be putting in wind But solar is so cheap right now that, that is what is winning at the moment, and it must be hurting the Chinese wind manufacturers, you would think. Rosemary Barnes: I don’t think they’re really in a competition with each other, um, at the moment. In Australia, I think yes. I think that, um, the, like, roaring success of solar and especially batteries is, um, making wind less appealing to develop. But globally, I think that it’s, you know, it’s a race between, um, fossil fuels and renewables. It’s a race between energy security and continued reliance on, you know, countries that [00:20:00] you don’t really want to rely on for fossil fuels. I think that those are the, the much bigger, um, competition at the moment. It’s a bit short-sighted because, yeah, wind and solar is really easy for the, the part of the, uh, energy transition that we’re doing now, and, uh, if you just don’t build any wind until you reach the limit of solar and batteries, then you’ll find yourself quite far behind. So that’s what we’re really struggling with in Australia and finding, like, what is the right level of government, um, support because people… You know, like in an electricity market like Australia, you’re not supposed to rely on governments, you know, planning out the system and deciding what thing to build, and I think that that has been a real strength of the Australian market that it has, you know, the government has got out of the way. It is hard to see, um, us getting to where we need to go in a orderly fashion without some planning for this, like, lumpy middle part of the energy transition. I don’t know. What do you think, Matt? Is that how you see it in Australia as well?  Matthew Stead: Yeah, I think there’s a place [00:21:00] for everything, and, you know, wind, solar, battery is a perfect match and the right places for the right thing. Rosemary Barnes: It’s really hard because, you know, like, when you look at the system as a whole, you know, like you plan out what, what full energy system is cheaper and better, you know. Is it the, you know, the current fossil fuel system and all of the, you know, annual maintenance and, um, improvements like, um, extensions that need to go along with that to support, you know, things like data centers and population growth, or is it the fully renewable system? And, you know, if you look at the end state, then I don’t think that many studies or maybe any studies come to the conclusion that anything other than renewables is the, the cheaper, better system. But it’s just, it doesn’t mean that every step along the way is cheaper, and so you end up with this, yeah, like this hump in the middle that you’ve gotta, you’ve gotta get over if you wanna get from one to the other, and it’s, um, it’s complicated. Speaker 6: I just listened to a podcast about this half an hour ago, uh, and it [00:22:00] was very contentious. And I won’t get into the details of it, but it was just one or the other. We wanna have all petroleum-based, coal-based generation in the UK, or we want zero emissions. They never got into anywhere in the middle, which is where it’s going to have to be. So why don’t we talk about that? I– It doesn’t… The political atmosphere of the UK is, is a little unstable, as we’ve all read in the newspapers and seen online. Uh, but it, but it’s just causing the both sides to go to extremes. And on the renewable side, some of the arguments that are being made were so outlandish that I could hardly continue to listen to it. Same thing on the gas and coal side. Like, what are we gonna do? The UK is really in a pinch. They’re gonna have to do something, and it all– as Rosemary’s pointed out, doing nothing is real ex- it’s gonna be tremendously expensive too. So there’s, there’s gonna have to be a, a reckoning somehow, but it, it’s all tied to the [00:23:00] economy at the moment. Like most things that happen in a country, decisions are made about what’s happening right now, not what’s gonna happen five years from now.  Yolanda Padron: Right. And to your point, like countries need to protect themselves, right? Like what are you gonna do, bank on world peace?  Speaker 6: That’s a bad bet historically.  Matthew Stead: But, um, how many, how many of those charts have you seen in the last one to years where you’ve got the, the fossil fuel, say the coal generation versus renewable generation? How many of those, um, charts have crossed over in the last few years where, you know, renewables generation is, is higher than coal generation? It’s just, it’s happening all over the world. It’s just happening, and you look at the graphs, it’s just happening.  Speaker 6: It’s less expensive, so that’s why they’re doing it. The decision’s made with the dollar. You know, the financing and the bankers and insurance are all gonna drive that, and it’s not gonna be the decision you, the homeowner, are gonna have a lot of influence on. It’s all gonna be done at a higher level, and it’s gonna be whatever’s cheaper and whatever’s available. Back to Rosemary’s point, [00:24:00] solar is cheap and available, people are gonna do it. Wind is cheap and available, they’re gonna choose it no matter who’s in office, right? I… Yeah, that’s the engineer talking, not the politician.  Matthew Stead: Battery, wind, and solar is only gonna get cheaper. Is, um, is, uh, gas turbines and coal gonna get cheaper? Speaker 6: They can’t. In order to get the efficiency up where they need to, it’s gonna be super expensive, which is what we’re at today. That’s why gas turbines are s- you can’t mass produce them, and that’s why they cost so much money. It’s a great business if you sell a couple a year. You can’t sell thousands of them. There’s just not a way to do that. As wind energy professionals, staying informed is crucial, and let’s face it, difficult. That’s why the Uptime podcast recommends PES Wind magazine. PES Wind offers a diverse range of in-depth articles and expert insights that dive into the most pressing issues facing our energy future. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new to wind, PES Wind has the high-quality content you need. Don’t miss [00:25:00] out. Visit peswind.com today. Over in Sweden, they built all the wind farms, and here at Weather Guard we’ve talked to a number of operators over in Sweden, so has EOLOGIX-PING, uh, and the– So but the wind farms and the customers haven’t really showed up, and researchers in Sweden have analyzed two hundred and forty-four Swedish wind power producers owning more than about thirty-seven hundred turbines covering eighty-five percent of the country’s total wind generation. So it’s a pretty large study. They found that eighty percent were effectively operating at a loss in twenty twenty-four. The total sector losses reached six point three billion Swedish kronor, uh, about six hundred and twenty million euros. The sector’s profit margins fell to a negative fifty-one percent. That’s right, negative fifty-one percent. Uh, and here’s the real paradox. Although wind production actually [00:26:00] rose from thirty-four point two to forty point six terawatt-hours, revenues fell for the first time in at least six years. Uh, the more they produced, the less they earned. And the real culprit is overcapacity. So they have so many turbines up in northern Sweden, uh, that it’s driving the energy prices down, much like Australia. Uh, and the missing link is obviously transmission because it is big demand to the south. It’s just getting the power there. Vattenfall alone lost eight hundred and seventy million euros in its wind business in twenty twenty-four, and one of its subsidiaries curtailed seventeen percent of the potential production because of, uh, shutting the turbines down was less expensive than selling into negative prices, which would make sense. So the price has gotten so low in Sweden that it’s better just to turn the turbine off and, and eat the loss than to generate power at a, at a negative price. This is a common theme [00:27:00] as wind has grown, and solar for the same matter, is that when you have so much of it, the price of electricity will drop. And until you can get that power out to other areas that has high demand It becomes a losing proposition. How does this play out? Will the– Now will countries finally take transmission seriously and start to even out the grid? Is that where we’re going?  Yolanda Padron: I mean, I hope so. The idea of curtailing potential energy isn’t something new, right? It happens here in Texas all the time. It happens in a lot of places all the time, um, just to, to not overflow the grid. And it makes sense, but it doesn’t make sense too much, at least to me, that in the same country you have parts of it where you have an electricity surplus and negative pricing, and other parts of it where you just, you don’t have enough energy for the whole, uh, region, right? So, uh, I really hope they take it a bit more seriously than they, than they currently are.  Matthew Stead: Uh, I think the interesting thing about Sweden is [00:28:00]that they’ve got a lot of hydro as well, and so those two things tie together. Um, you know, much like Australia, we’re building the, like the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, um, hydro scheme, and, um, maybe that’s part of the missing puzzle is the actual, the storage element. So if they had more pumped hydro, you know, they could, um, perhaps store that excess energy and then, then reuse it. But, you know, unless there’s no pipes from the north to the south, you know, that’s not gonna help anyone.  Speaker 6: Hydro is expensive. The more recent news articles I’ve seen about pumped hydro is it’s way less expensive to put in wind or put in solar or put in some batteries than to do pumped hydro projects. It’s complicated. It’s a lot of construction, obviously, and, uh, the pumps and the equipment are not cheap. So, uh, yeah, so although if you do have hydro and it’s currently running, you would leave that alone, but I think some of the newer pumped hydro projects probably won’t happen. Even if they’re on the– have [00:29:00] been planned and, and even started, I think they’re really reevaluating that it’s probably cheaper to do batteries. Matthew Stead: In Australia, in Snowy 2.0, I think the original budget was, was it 3 billion? And now it’s up to 12 to 15 billion.  Rosemary Barnes: Anybody that was working on that would’ve known that the price was very likely to blow out because that particular project has a really long tunnel. The two reservoirs that, like the reservoirs were existing, so you think, okay, that’s good, you save money. But the expensive part of pumped hydro is the tunneling and then, and it’s a very long tunnel. Um, and it’s just so super predictable that when you have a super long tunnel, you one, increase the cost a lot, but two, increase the risk of a massive cost blowout. So I think it’s not a good predictor of, of projects as some other ones that are, that are happening. I think the biggest problem with hydro is that, um, the project lives are so long, like 100 years e- easily, [00:30:00] but that doesn’t mean anything in today’s dollars, y- you know? So it’s like no one can, no company is gonna assign any value to the electricity they’re gonna generate in 100 years time, you know? So it’s, um, it, it’s really hard for it to stack up to, as a project today unless it’s a government doing it. Matthew Stead: But I mean, once Snowy 2.0 is done, it will still be reasonably cost-effective as a long-term storage source.  Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. If it had been made on time, then I think it would’ve, it would’ve been a real enabler for the energy transition for getting heaps of wind and solar. But it wasn’t done on time, and we barely we- storage isn’t our problem right now. We have actually got lots of, of storage. That’s not what’s stopping people from building projects. So, um, I think it is a bit of a shame.  Speaker 6: Back to your point, Rosemary, how old hydro is in terms of electricity generation. I, I went to go look up when Niagara River, Niagara Falls in, in the States first [00:31:00] started producing power, 1895. That’s how long we’ve been using water power in the States to create electricity. Hoover Dam, which also does something very similar, is in the 1930s, 1935, ’36, around that timeframe. So it’s almost been 100 years there too, 90 years. Yeah. It’s, it’s amazing. So you don’t plan for those, those pieces of, uh, infrastructure to run that long, but they do. That wraps up another episode of the Uptime Wind Energy podcast. And if today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. And if you found value in today’s conversation, please leave us a review. It really helps other wind energy professionals discover the show. For Rosie, Yolanda, and Matthew, I’m Allen Hall, and we’ll see you here next week on the Uptime Wind Energy [00:32:00] podcast.

The Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report is your best resource for the Virginia Beach Fishing Report, Ocean View Fishing Report, Norfolk Fishing Report, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Report, and everywhere in between.For the anglers looking for an Eastern Shore Fishing Report, Hampton fishing report, Buckroe Beach Fishing Report, or York River fishing report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in a Cape Charles fishing report and a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel fishing report and for every location in the Lower Chesapeake Bay. For our guys looking for the Virginia fishing report, we've got you covered.Starting off the show this week is one of my long time friends, a badass fisherman, great husband and new dad, Captain Mike Manning @fishninja757 along with his sidekick on this adventure, good friend and experienced offshore Captain, Owen Knollenberg @o_knollenberg. If you have every dreamed of taking your boat from VA to the FL Keys, and what it takes to be ready, what to expect, and what to fish for and where, this is going to speak to you! There are a bunch of great stories in here, and the sacrifices to make this happen were very real! After ending the call, they let me know their trucks AC went out, so they sweated, literally, to bring this segment to you! A big thank you and congratulations to them both, for making the trip there and back safely, and catching a bunch of target species, including Snowy Grouper, Tuna, Tarpon & several others! Next we have the pleasure of hearing from both Captain Eric Meyers, with Heads N' Tails Charters & Preston Hukill with Puttin'n Sportsfishing | Virginia Beach VA for an update on what's happening in the bay and inshore. Striper hitting topwater, Redfish in the River starting to show up, Tog still snapping, and of all things, a Mola Mola, the Sun Fish, a fish so nice they named it twice! To get booked, get with Captain Preston text (336) 624-5294 & for Captain Eric, visit Heads N Tails Booking Website or call 757-573-9569.www.greatdaysoutdoors.com/lcbfr to be added to our email list and we'll send you the new show each week! All Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report Email Subscribers receive a PROMO CODE for a FREE AFTCO Camo Sunglasses Cleaner Cloth with the purchase of any products!Sponsors:EMS Endeck PVC DeckingPure Flats - Slick LuresAFTCOSlipSki SolutionsBlack BuffaloHilton's Realtime Navigator

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Building Bonds on the Arctic Tundra: A Snowy Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-04-29-22-34-01-it Story Transcript:It: Sotto il sole di primavera, il cielo dell'Artica è di un blu cristallino.En: Under the spring sun, the Arctic sky is a crystal-clear blue.It: Il grande campo bianco della tundra si allunga a perdita d'occhio, punteggiato qua e là da macchie di ghiaccio brillante.En: The great white expanse of the tundra stretches as far as the eye can see, dotted here and there with patches of sparkling ice.It: Dante, Luca e Bianca si trovano in mezzo a questo paesaggio gelido, ansiosi di iniziare la loro impresa.En: Dante, Luca and Bianca find themselves in the middle of this icy landscape, eager to begin their undertaking.It: "Dobbiamo costruire un pupazzo di neve!"En: "We have to build a snowman!"It: esclamò Dante, il sorriso illuminato da tanta fiducia.En: exclaimed Dante, his smile illuminated by confidence.It: Vuole dimostrare che si può portare gioia ovunque, anche in un ambiente così ostile.En: He wants to show that joy can be brought anywhere, even in such a hostile environment.It: Luca, con le braccia incrociate, era scettico.En: Luca, with arms crossed, was skeptical.It: "La neve è troppo molle," borbottò.En: "The snow is too soft," he muttered.It: "Si scioglierà subito."En: "It will melt immediately."It: Bianca, sempre ottimista, cercava di mediare.En: Bianca, always optimistic, tried to mediate.It: "Possiamo provarci!En: "We can try!It: Chissà, potrebbe funzionare."En: Who knows, it might work."It: Iniziarono a radunare la neve, cercando di formare il corpo del pupazzo.En: They began to gather the snow, trying to form the body of the snowman.It: Ogni tentativo si dissolse in una pozzanghera ai loro piedi.En: Each attempt dissolved into a puddle at their feet.It: La neve di primavera non era abbastanza fredda per mantenere la sua forma.En: The spring snow wasn't cold enough to hold its shape.It: Dante non si lasciò scoraggiare.En: Dante didn't let himself be discouraged.It: "Facciamolo diventare un progetto di gruppo.En: "Let's make it a group project.It: Costruiamo una creatura di neve e ghiaccio!"En: Let's build a creature of snow and ice!"It: suggerì.En: he suggested.It: Luca alzò un sopracciglio, ma piano piano cominciò a interessarsi all'idea.En: Luca raised an eyebrow but slowly began to show interest in the idea.It: Insieme, raccolsero blocchi di ghiaccio più solido dai dintorni.En: Together, they collected more solid ice blocks from the surroundings.It: Bianca, con il suo riso contagioso, spinse gli amici a sperimentare: "Usiamo anche i rami!"En: Bianca, with her contagious laughter, urged her friends to experiment: "Let's also use the branches!"It: trovati sparsi nella tundra.En: found scattered in the tundra.It: Dopo ore di lavoro, la creatura prese forma.En: After hours of work, the creature took shape.It: Sembrava una strana scultura, ma aveva un suo fascino.En: It looked like a strange sculpture, but it had its own charm.It: I tre amici si misero accanto per una foto, soddisfatti del risultato finale.En: The three friends stood beside it for a photo, satisfied with the final result.It: Proprio in quel momento, un cucciolo di orso polare, curioso, si avvicinò saltellando.En: Just at that moment, a curious polar bear cub approached, hopping along.It: Con un colpo di zampa, abbatté la loro opera d'arte.En: With a swipe of its paw, it knocked down their work of art.It: Bianca scoppiò in una risata, contagiando anche Dante e Luca.En: Bianca burst into laughter, which soon spread to Dante and Luca.It: "Vedete?"En: "See?"It: disse Dante sorridendo.En: said Dante smiling.It: "Non importa se il pupazzo è caduto, ci siamo divertiti e questo è l'importante."En: "It doesn't matter if the snowman fell, we had fun, and that's what counts."It: Lasciarono la tundra con il cuore pieno, uniti più che mai.En: They left the tundra with full hearts, more united than ever.It: Avevano imparato che il vero successo è vissuto con amici che sanno trovare la felicità in qualsiasi situazione.En: They had learned that true success is experienced with friends who know how to find happiness in any situation.It: E così, Dante, Luca e Bianca tornarono a casa con un ricordo speciale, una storia da raccontare e un legame più forte.En: And so, Dante, Luca and Bianca returned home with a special memory, a story to tell, and a stronger bond.It: La vera vittoria era il loro viaggio insieme, non il pupazzo.En: The true victory was their journey together, not the snowman. Vocabulary Words:the expanse: il campothe tundra: la tundrato stretch: allungarsithe eye: l'occhioto dot: punteggiarethe undertaking: l'impresato exclaim: esclamarethe smile: il sorrisohostile: ostileskeptical: scetticoto mutter: borbottareto mediate: mediareto gather: radunarethe body: il corpothe puddle: la pozzangherato dissolve: dissolversidiscouraged: scoraggiatothe suggestion: il suggerimentoto raise an eyebrow: alzare un sopraccigliosolid: solidothe laughter: il risoto experiment: sperimentarescattered: sparsito take shape: prendere formathe sculpture: la sculturato stand beside: mettersi accantothe result: il risultatothe paw: la zampato knock down: abbattereto burst into laughter: scoppiare in una risata

Hello to you listening in Thune, Switzerland! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga. Maybe like me you've asked a friend for help in your hour of need. What did you get? “Just tie a knot in the end of your rope and hold on to that.” Sure, with enough rope to tie a knot and enough strength to hold on you might be okay; but what if nothing is all you have? Imagine this: 6 women and 2 young guides high in the frigid and snowy Canadian Rocky Mountains on an Outward Bound mountaineering expedition. Our task was to scale the face of a mountain in pairs by climbing, using strength, handholds, and the safety ropes the guides had secured far above us and out of sight beyond a cliff edge. Climbing up my partner froze dangling between the top and the rocky ground below. She stammered out: “I can't find anything to hold on to.” Time passed. And then the voice of one of our guides called out, “Grab it with both hands!” It worked! She got all the way to the top! And, rappelled back down! I can still see that smile of accomplishment on her astonished face when her boots touched the ground. But how did she do it? My partner found the help she was looking for- inside herself. She discovered a secret: when you can't find anything to hold on to, grab it with both hands! It works! You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, check out the Communication Services, email me [info@quartermoonstoryarts.net] to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.  If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source. 

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Snowy Lessons on Friendship in Manali's Hidden Trails Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-04-27-22-34-01-hi Story Transcript:Hi: एक हरे-भरे पर्वतीय इलाके में बसे मनाली के सुंदर वादियों में वो खुशनुमा वसंत का दिन था।En: In the lush, mountainous region of Manali, it was a cheerful spring day amidst the beautiful valleys.Hi: आसमान नीला, घाटी में रंग-बिरंगे फूल, और पीछे बर्फ से ढके हिमालय पर्वत।En: The sky was blue, the valley was filled with colorful flowers, and the Himalaya mountains were covered in snow in the background.Hi: इसी खूबसूरत जगह पर, कुछ दोस्तों का समूह ट्रैकिंग के लिए एक साथ आया था।En: In this beautiful place, a group of friends had come together for trekking.Hi: इस समूह में थे - आरव और मीरा।En: In this group were Arav and Meera.Hi: आरव, एक जिंदादिल और साहसी लड़का था, जिसे हर वक्त कुछ नया और जोखिमभरा करने की चाह थी।En: Arav was a lively and adventurous boy, always eager to try something new and risky.Hi: वहीं मीरा, समझदार और सोच-समझ का पालन करने वाली, समूह की सुरक्षा को पहले देखती थी।En: On the other hand, Meera, wise and thoughtful, prioritized the safety of the group.Hi: उनका लक्ष्य था एक छिपी हुई पगडंडी पर जाना, जहाँ आरव ने सुना था कि तस्वीरें लेने के लिए कुछ अद्भुत दृश्य हैं।En: Their goal was to venture onto a hidden trail, where Arav had heard there were some amazing views for photography.Hi: मगर मीरा की योजना थोड़ी अलग थी।En: However, Meera's plan was a bit different.Hi: वह चाहती थी कि वे जल्दी वापस लौटें, ताकि मौसम के बदलाव में फँसे न रहें।En: She wanted them to return early to avoid getting caught in the changing weather.Hi: चलते-चलते अचानक आसमान में बादल छा गए।En: As they walked, clouds suddenly appeared in the sky.Hi: ठंड का अहसास होते ही बर्फ गिरने लगी।En: As they began to feel the cold, snow started to fall.Hi: गिरती बर्फ ने रास्ता फिसलनभरा बना दिया और दृश्यता कम होने लगी।En: The falling snow made the path slippery and reduced visibility.Hi: आरव की आंखों में चमक थी; वही आलोकीन दृश्य जिसका उसे इंतज़ार था।En: There was a sparkle in Arav's eyes; this was the thrilling view he had been waiting for.Hi: लेकिन मीरा चिंतित थी, "हमें लौटना होगा", उसने कहा।En: But Meera was concerned, "We need to head back," she said.Hi: आरव भले ही साहसी था, पर उसने मीरा की बात को नजरअंदाज करते हुए आगे बढ़ने का निश्चय किया।En: Though Arav was brave, he decided to ignore Meera's advice and move forward.Hi: "बस थोड़ा और, वहाँ दृश्य अद्भुत होगा", उसने उत्साहित होकर कहा।En: "Just a little further, the view there will be amazing," he said excitedly.Hi: लेकिन मीरा ने जोर दिया, "यहां सबकी सुरक्षा जरूरी है।"En: But Meera insisted, "Everyone's safety here is important."Hi: थोड़े बहुत तकरार के बाद, वे समूह को छोड़कर अलग हुए ताकि आरव अपनी ख्वाहिश पूरी कर सके।En: After some arguments, they decided to split from the group so Arav could fulfill his wish.Hi: बर्फबारी ने उन्हें जल्द ही अलग कर दिया।En: The snowfall soon separated them.Hi: आरव और मीरा का समूह से संपर्क टूट गया।En: Arav and Meera lost contact with the group.Hi: हालात खराब होते देख, दोनों ने एक-दूसरे पर निर्भर करना शुरू किया।En: Seeing the worsening conditions, they began to rely on each other.Hi: यह पहली बार था जब उन्हें संगठन और सहयोग की गंभीरता को महसूस हुआ।En: It was the first time they realized the seriousness of organization and cooperation.Hi: उन्होंने पास ही के एक पुराने केबिन में शरण ली।En: They took shelter in a nearby old cabin.Hi: उस छोटी सी जगह में, उन्होंने अपने मतभेदों को समझा।En: In that small space, they came to understand their differences.Hi: आखिरकार, समूह से दोबारा मिलकर, आरव ने महसूस किया कि सावधानी का भी अपना महत्व होता है।En: Finally, after reuniting with the group, Arav realized the significance of caution.Hi: मीरा ने भी जाना कि कभी-कभी परिस्थितियों को स्वयं संभालने का आत्मविश्वास रखना जरूरी होता है।En: Meera also learned that sometimes it's necessary to have the confidence to handle situations on one's own.Hi: इस तरह, ना केवल वह केबिन उनकी सुरक्षा का स्थान बना, बल्कि एक ऐसी जगह भी बन गया जहाँ से वह एक नई सौहार्द्र के साथ लौटे।En: This way, not only did the cabin become a place of safety for them, but it also became a place where they returned with a new sense of camaraderie.Hi: यह ट्रैकिंग की इस यात्रा ने आरव और मीरा की दोस्ती को एक नई दिशा दी, जिससे दोनों ने एक-दूसरे के विचारों को समझा और सराहा।En: This trekking journey gave Arav and Meera's friendship a new direction, allowing both to understand and appreciate each other's perspectives. Vocabulary Words:lush: हरे-भरेmountainous: पर्वतीयvalley: घाटीadventurous: साहसीrisky: जोखिमभराprioritized: पहले देखती थीhidden: छिपी हुईventure: लक्ष्यtrembling: फिसलनभराvisibility: दृश्यताthrilling: आलोकीनconcerned: चिंतितignore: नजरअंदाजfulfill: पूरा कर सकेcontact: संपर्कworsening: खराब होतेrely: निर्भरorganization: संगठनcooperation: सहयोगshelter: शरणcabin: केबिनreuniting: दुबारा मिलकरsignificance: महत्वcaution: सावधानीconfidence: आत्मविश्वासcamaraderie: सौहार्द्रperspectives: विचारोंappreciate: सराहाsparkle: चमकdifferent: अलग

One of my favorite BJ Palmer 'stories' from my favorite Green Book, The Bigness of the Fellow Within, (1949), brings us back to chiropractic's roots. Come with Dr Rubin in a journey down the Green Book Lane episodes.

Inspired by our Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame discussion last week, we decided to test our Metal. Being trivia buffs, we came up with the idea of Aaron testing Snowy on his knowledge of said HOF. Essentially, Aaron threw out an artist and Snowy had to take an educated guess as to the year they went into the Hall. You'll be able to hear the wheels turning through your... The post Radioactive Metal 875: Name That Year appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

Inspired by our Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame discussion last week, we decided to test our Metal. Being trivia buffs, we came up with the idea of Aaron testing Snowy on his knowledge of said HOF. Essentially, Aaron threw out an artist and Snowy had to take an educated guess as to the year they went into the Hall. You'll be able to hear the wheels turning through your device. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we pay tribute to Motorhead's Phil Campbell. Rest In Power!! Musically, we crank some Jello Biafra, Artillery, Repulsion, The Great Kat, Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper, Persian Risk, Poison Dollys, Blood Oath and we introduce TX thrashers Accuser in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up!!

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Spring's Snowy Surprise: Capturing Nature's Unexpected Beauty Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-03-29-22-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Vigeland Park lå stille under vårens svake solskinn, og en mild bris bar med seg lukten av spirende blomster.En: Vigeland Park lay quiet under the faint spring sunshine, and a mild breeze carried with it the scent of budding flowers.No: Lars gikk ivrig ved siden av Helene.En: Lars walked eagerly beside Helene.No: Hans kamera hang trygt rundt halsen, og hvert skritt mot parkens midte føltes som et skritt nærmere dragen om perfeksjon i fotografiene.En: His camera hung securely around his neck, and each step toward the park's center felt like a step closer to the pursuit of perfection in photographs.No: Helene pustet dypt inn, hennes øyne sugde til seg hver nyanse grønt og hver gryende blomst.En: Helene took a deep breath, her eyes absorbing every shade of green and every budding flower.No: "Se," sa Lars, pekende mot en klynge med krokus som stakk hodet opp fra jorden.En: "Look," said Lars, pointing to a cluster of crocuses poking their heads up from the ground.No: "Dette er hva jeg kom for.En: "This is what I came for."No: " Helene nikket, hennes kjærlighet til naturen var åpenbar i blikket hennes.En: Helene nodded, her love for nature evident in her gaze.No: Plutselig, nesten uten varsel, begynte himmelen å endre seg.En: Suddenly, almost without warning, the sky began to change.No: Mørke skyer samlet seg over parken, og en sjelden vårsnø begynte å falle, gradvis til et blizzard.En: Dark clouds gathered over the park, and a rare spring snow began to fall, gradually turning into a blizzard.No: Lars stanset, vantro, mens snøen dekket de nylig ankomne vårtegnene.En: Lars paused, incredulous, as the snow covered the newly arrived signs of spring.No: "Vi kan ikke vente på at dette skal gå over," sa Helene, trekke jakken tett om seg.En: "We can't wait for this to pass," said Helene, pulling her jacket tightly around her.No: "Hva skal vi gjøre nå, Lars?En: "What do we do now, Lars?"No: "Lars stod en stund i dyp tanke.En: Lars stood for a while in deep thought.No: Han hadde sett fram til å fange vårens skjønnhet, men nå var alt tildekket av snø.En: He had been looking forward to capturing the beauty of spring, but now everything was covered by snow.No: Et øyeblikk vurderte han å vente, håpe at været ville klarne opp.En: For a moment, he considered waiting, hoping the weather would clear.No: Men så innså han noe annet.En: But then he realized something else.No: "Vent," sa Lars, øynene hans lyste opp med ny inspirasjon.En: "Wait," said Lars, his eyes lighting up with newfound inspiration.No: "Kanskje vi kan finne noe fantastisk i dette også.En: "Maybe we can find something amazing in this too."No: " Han hevet kameraet, begynte å fange bilder av de mektige skulpturene som stolt ruvet gjennom snødekke.En: He raised the camera, beginning to capture images of the mighty sculptures proudly towering through the snow cover.No: Helene fulgte ham gjennom parken, mens de utforsket hver krik og krok som var forvandlet av stormens uventede besøk.En: Helene followed him through the park as they explored every nook and cranny transformed by the storm's unexpected visit.No: Lars tok bilde etter bilde: statuefigurer omhyllet av snø, vindens kunst som bøyde trærne, vårens farger som tittet frem gjennom hvit dekkmantel.En: Lars took photo after photo: statue figures shrouded in snow, the wind's art bending the trees, spring colors peeking through the white blanket.No: Da stormen endelig roet seg, sto Lars og Helene og så utover parken.En: When the storm finally subsided, Lars and Helene stood looking over the park.No: Lerretet av vinter og vår var uventet, men likevel spektakulært.En: The canvas of winter and spring was unexpected, yet spectacular.No: Lars bladde gjennom bildene sine, og de var et levende bevis på naturens dualitet.En: Lars flipped through his pictures, and they were a living testament to nature's duality.No: "Det er vakkert," sa Helene stille.En: "It's beautiful," said Helene quietly.No: "Du har fanget noe spesielt, Lars.En: "You've captured something special, Lars."No: "Lars smilte til hennes anerkjennelse og forstod plutselig verdien av spontanitet og det å finne skjønnhet i det uventede.En: Lars smiled at her acknowledgment and suddenly understood the value of spontaneity and finding beauty in the unexpected.No: Han hadde lært seg å tilpasse seg, å omfavne uplanlagt skjønnhet.En: He had learned to adapt, to embrace unplanned beauty.No: Snøstormen, som først hadde vært hans motstander, ble nå hans mest dyrebare allierte i jakten på kunstnerisk uttrykk.En: The snowstorm, which had initially been his adversary, now became his most cherished ally in the pursuit of artistic expression.No: Der, i Vigeland Park, fikk Lars en ny forståelse for verden rundt seg.En: There, in Vigeland Park, Lars gained a new understanding of the world around him.No: Han så på Helene, og de delte et stille øyeblikk av erkjennelse.En: He looked at Helene, and they shared a silent moment of realization.No: Nytelsen de fant i øyeblikket var kanskje det mest naturlige av alt.En: The enjoyment they found in the moment was perhaps the most natural of all. Vocabulary Words:faint: svakebreeze: brisbudding: spirendeeagerly: ivrigpursuit: dragenabsorbing: sugde til segcluster: klyngepoking: stakkgaze: blikketincredulous: vantroadversary: motstandercherished: dyrebaretransform: forvandletshrouded: omhylletspectacular: spektakulærtrealization: erkjennelsemild: mildsecurely: trygtgradually: gradvisinspiration: inspirasjontowering: ruvetexplored: utforsketnook: krikcranny: kroksubside: roet segcanvas: lerretettestament: bevisembrace: omfavnespontaneity: spontanitetuntethered: uplanlagt

“Gravestone”: When three women on a winter hike stumble into a snow-covered graveyard and one accidentally dances on a grave, what follows will make them question everything they thought they knew about the boundary between the living and the dead. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0612CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Revenge” (July 01, 1977)00:45:40.848 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Gravestone” (July 06, 1942) ***WD01:14:57.426 = The Diary of Fate, “Rollie Andrews” (August 08, 1948) ***WD01:41:54.477 = Dimension X, “Destination Moon” (June 24, 1950) ***WD02:10:13.629 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Journey Into The Unknown” (November 21, 1944)02:21:20.118 = The Eleventh Hour, “Threatening Letter” (April 07, 1948)02:47:38.932 = Escape, “Country of the Blind” (March 20, 1949)03:16:14.189 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949) ***WD03:45:43.217 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Sound Decision, aka the Martian Queen” (April 02, 1958)04:01:48.800 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD04:32:48.181 = Dark Fantasy, “Delicate Case of Murder” (February 20, 1942)04:57:06.597 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy."I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0612

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 24th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer and presenter: Michael Walsh

Tra il 1949 e il 1974, il governo australiano realizzò uno dei progetti più ambiziosi della sua storia: un enorme complesso idroelettrico conosciuto come lo Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Ma il costo in vite umane fu grande: dei 121 operai che persero la vita durante i 25 anni in cui il cantiere rimase aperto, 27 erano italiani.

Brian From reflects on a snowy Midwest morning, a memorable night taking his daughter to see Hamilton, and the fleeting moments that shape family life. He also honors the legacy of evangelical leader John Perkins, celebrates stories of faith in action, and reacts to everything from March Madness to viral internet headlines. Along the way, Fromm encourages listeners to slow down, embrace rest, and trust that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The income tax heads to Bob Ferguson’s desk. Seattle Times cartoonist Dave Horsey reduces female officials to ‘Barbies,’ brands Jewish Stephen Miller ‘Mein Kampf Ken.’ President Trump offers life advice to young people. // Big Local: An Edmonds sushi restaurant is having some refigeration issues after copper pipes. Snowy conditions are causing problems at SeaTac airport. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim

A Wisconsin woman with no criminal record is being held in ICE detention after she was taken into custody at a routine immigration check-in. Wisconsin officials are fighting a federal lawsuit that's seeking voter information. And, here's snow on the way this weekend and forecasts say up to a foot and a half could fall in some parts of the state.

Welcome to "The Snowy Sanctuary Collection," an 8-hour journey designed to wrap you in a blanket of winter calm. Nine winter stories will guide you through the entire night. The winter soundscape of crackling fires, howling winds, and falling snow accompanies journeys from mountainside cabin and a bothy in the Scottish Highlands to a magical ice castle and the land of winter fairies. Experience the love of a snowbound pup, a magical snowy night in the city, and the first frost at an old depot cafe.  Whether you stay with the narratives or fall into a deep, healing sleep, these serene landscapes provide a safe space for rest and restoration until morning. Snuggle up and hibernate with this cozy mental holiday. It's time to dream away.The collection concludes with a 90-minute original healing soundscape, composed specifically to sustain your deep sleep after the final story ends.Stories Included: Blizzard at the CabinSnowy Seaside CottageSnowy Night in the HighlandsThe Winter FairiesCozy Night at Brimstone HavenMagical Snowy CityFirst Frost at the Old Depot CafeThe Ice CastleFor the Love of a Pup Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Production by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights ReservedYOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKTOK: ⁠http://www.tiktok.com/@michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TWITTER: ⁠http://twitter.com/michsanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Michelle: ⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠If you would like to support this channel:⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.

Good morning! We made it safe and sound. We'll preview the college hoops weekend, talk Husker football press conferences, City of the Day, and more!

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