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Stāsta koku vilnas meistars Ritvars Točs. Nātru audums ir viens no senākajiem un visvieglāk iegūstamajiem audumiem. Arī dainās pieminēti nātani audumi. Tie bija ļoti izturīgi un mīksti, piedevām, nātru audumi labi krāsojās visdažādākajos toņos. Nātres ievāc arī janvārī, februārī un martā, bet vislabāk to darīt aprīlī un maijā. Tad pērnā nātre ir jau savu mūžu nodzīvojusi un nokaltusi, šķiedra ir nogatavojusies, palikusi sausa un balta. Šādas nātres savāc kūļos, ved mājās, saberž uz raupja dēļa, saspaida, izsukā un tā iegūst gatavu materiālu vērpšanai. Tas viss prasa piecas minūtes. Nātru kūļus, ja tiek savākti sausā laikā, var glabāt kaut simtu gadu, bet pārstrādāt, kad vien ir vēlme. Tad, kad nātri saberž, pāri paliek tādi kā kauli, spaļi. Tos nemet ārā, bet izmanto telpu kvēpināšanai un gaļas žāvēšanai. Nātru spaļi smaržo kā kadiķi un attīra gaisu. Nātru vilnu vērpj tikai ar rokām, uz speciāla dēļa savirpinot pīnīti. Nātre ļoti labi noder veselībai. Piemēram, lai nesāpētu galva, nēsāja uz dēlīša pītu nātru pīnīti. Dainās teikts: „Trim kārtām nātri pinu savam zīļu vainagam.” Nātru vainadziņš regulē spiedienu, galva paliek dzidra un vairs nesāp. Nātre ir vislabākā krāsu uzsūcēja. Ar otiņu iekrāso katru dzīparu, apžāvē, un tikai tad viņš parādās savā tonī. Dzīparu rakstīšana – tā ir krāsošana. Katru dzīparu izrakstot savā krāsā, sanāk ļoti skaistas jostas un pīnes. Mūsu teritorijā vilnu var gatavot no trīsdesmit pieciem augiem un kokiem, bet dainās var atrast ziņas par divdesmit diviem. Dainās parādīta mūsu senču ikdiena – kā dzīvoja, strādāja, vērpa, auda. Agrāk, kad cilvēki dzīvoja slīkšņās, nebija iespējams turēt aitas, tāpēc izmantoja koku vilnu. Stabilu otro vietu ieņēma kārklu audumi. Kārli, nātres, liepa un ozols tika izmantoti visbiežāk. Plaši izmantoja arī vītola audumus. Tie pieminēti arī hronikās. Pat no ābeles darināja deķus un kroņus. Tas viss smalki aprakstīts dainās. Savukārt purvos izmantoja vilkukūlu. Tas ir viens no senākajiem audumiem. Vilkukūla aug ciņos un no tās sanāk skaisti brūni un ļoti, ļoti silti audumi. „Izbradāju purvus, mežus, kūlas cimdi rociņā.”. No kūlas taisīja tādus pašus cimdus kā no ozola. „Purva krekli mugurā, purva kroņi galviņā.” Mīkstuma ziņā purva kūla ieņēma trešo vietu. Arī tās audumi ir ļoti veselīgi. Visgrūtāk uztaisīt audumu no egles un priežu skujām. Tas ir ķēpīgi, bet var. Dainās teikts: „Skuju deķis mugurā.” Gani, ejot ganos, sildījās ar skuju deķi. Praktiski šos audumus izmantoja visu mūžu. Viens kamzolis kalpoja visam mūžam. Reizi gadā upē to izmazgāja. Jau gadu vecam bērniņam mugurā vilka gobas kreklu, un to pēc tam nodeva nākošajam bērnam. Agrāk mazu bērnu šūpuļus iekāra pīlādža vilnas striķos, lai pīlādzis no visām četrām pusēm viņu sargātu. Pīlādzi izmantoja tikai aizsardzībai. Vairāk ar vilnas ieguvi un pīšanu nodarbojās vīrieši. Vaska drānas audumu prata nopīt jebkurš vīrietis. Viņi neizmantoja ne vārpstiņas, ne ratiņus, jo tādi vēl neeksistēja. Vērpšana notika tikai ar rokām, virpinot vilnu vienā virzienā no tapiņas līdz tapiņai, kamēr bija nopīts vajadzīgais garums. Pēc tam paņēma atbilstoša lieluma rāmi un taisīja audumu. Katrai lietai bija savs rāmis.
There are various ways in which we can organize our lives so that we elevate our consciousness. Now, the first and most important is to take an inventory of what we call the soundscape, or the soundtrack, of your life. Do any of you have a soundtrack in your life? If any of you have ever been to a movie, they have soundtracks. That's what defines the era of the movie, isn't it? Yeah, you look at a movie, you can also understand from the very beginning, after the opening credits, when the movie comes on, you can tell if it's a comedy. If it's kind of whimsical music. "Oh, this is going to be funny." If it's very—there's a dark "uh oh, somebody's getting killed here"—mystery. You know, this is all defined by the soundtrack. And so there's a way in which we also have a soundtrack in our life. And Sūta Goswami addresses this. He's talking about elevation of consciousness, and then he describes a series of practices, or one practice, that evolves our consciousness. One practice that sounds simpler, doesn't it? Technically, it begins with meeting somebody who has a better soundtrack than we have. So he says, and I'll quote what Sūta Goswami spoke to the sages: śuśrūṣoḥ śraddadhānasya vāsudeva-kathā-ruciḥ syān mahat-sevayā viprāḥ puṇya-tīrtha-niṣevaṇāt (SB 1.2.16) That means, if you can meet somebody who's spiritually awake and their taste in hearing is transcendental sound vibration, they like it. They're absorbed in it. What's more, they've been around others who like it, and they've evolved their consciousness. So he says, if you can get around such people, high-minded souls, and do some sevā—means, try to assist them in their life, in whatever they're doing. If you do that, that rubs off on you. It's a technique that Kṛṣṇa mentions in the Bhagavad-gītā also about getting knowledge from a wise person. He says, "Tad vidhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ." When you want knowledge, approach a person who already has it, but do it in a mood of submission. Don't go there saying, "Yeah, I heard that before, yeah, I know that." It'll close the person down. Just be really open. Don't say, "I already know that," ever. Then also render some service. Back when I was a kid, it was cliché that you would bring the teacher an apple. I don't know if they have that here in New York. Are you supposed to bring your teacher an apple? Did you know that ? ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose
Stāsta Latvijas Universitātes bibliotēkas darbiniece, filoloģijas doktore Aija Taimiņa. Kāpēc viduslaiku bibliotēkās grāmatām bija stipras dzelzs ķēdes? Kāpēc tika veidotas katenātu (libri catenati, latīņu) jeb ķēžu grāmatu bibliotēkas? Pirmā atbilde vienmēr bijusi – lai nodrošinātos pret zagšanu. Bet varbūt grāmata (proti, tās saturs) ir bīstama, agresīva, tā būtu jāieslēdz, jāpieķēdē, lai nenonāktu nepiederošas personas rokās? (Lai atceramies stāstu par Hariju Poteru un epizodi Cūkkārpas bibliotēkas Slēgtajā nodaļā (Restricted section, angļu). Bet vai patiesi? Vai tam nav cita, racionāla skaidrojuma? Ķēde, kas fiksē grāmatu pie plaukta vai lasāmpults paredzēta drīzāk tam, lai saglabātu kārtību grāmatu skapjos un daudzu lasītāju apmeklētās lasāmzālēs. Un vēl – grāmatas pieķēdēšana nevis ierobežo lasīt- un studētkāri, bet nodrošina to, lai svarīga grāmata ir visiem (kādam noteiktam lasītāju lokam) un vienmēr pieejama. To norāda pirmās, senākās ziņas par pieķēdētajām grāmatām. Proti, 11. gadsimtā Elzasā, Veisenburgas benediktīniešu klostera baznīcā bijušas četras pieķēdētas psalmu grāmatas; psaltērijs (Psalterium) ir svarīga viduslaiku liturģiskā grāmata, kas garīdzniekiem kalpoja ikdienas aizlūgumiem, tās saturā baznīcas gada ritējumam paredzētie psalmi, litānijas svētajiem. “Klosteris bez grāmatu skapjiem ir kā pilsēta bez ieroču arsenāla” (Claustrum sine armario, quasi castrum sine armamentario, latīņu), teica 12. gs. augustīnietis Žofruā de Breteijs (Geoffroy de Breteuil, +1149). Viduslaiku bibliotēku daudzus gadu simtus veidoja lielāki vai mazāki rokrakstu sējumi – pergamenta vai papīra kodeksi ar ādu pārvilktos koka vākos. Klosteriem bija savas bibliotēkas, dažiem izcilas, lielas un bagātas, citiem – pieticīgākas. Lasīšana (lectio monastica, latīņu) bija klauzūrai pakļauto klostera iemītnieku ikdienas dzīves norise. Slēgtajā klostera kopienas dzīvē bija paredzēti gan skaļi liturģiski lasījumi dievkalpojumos, bet visbiežāk brāļi vai māsas kopīgu pusdienu laikā refektorijā (remterī) noklausījās skaļu priekšā lasījumu (collatio ad mensam, latīņu): kādu atbilstošu teoloģisku tekstu, Bībeles vietu, citkārt stāstu par konventa vai ordeņa vēsturi. Monastiskā dzīvesveida sastāvdaļa bija individuāla jeb kontemplatīva lasīšana, lai lasot iedvesmotos lūgšanām un pārdomām. Tad grāmatu klosterbrālis (klostermāsa) lasīja pats vai nu savā guļamtelpā (dormitorijā) vai citā tam paredzētajā vietā. Viduslaiku intelektuālo eliti veidoja dominikāņu un franciskāņu ordeņi, kuru radītajās un uzturētajās mācību iestādēs vismaz kopš 13.gs. nodevās vairākus gadu ilgstošām teoloģijas, filosofijas, dabaszinātņu un mākslu studijām. Sprediķotāju (dominikāņu) un ubagotājmūku (minorītu) ordeņi veidoja vairāku līmeņu skolu tīklojumu, darbojās universitātēs. Visnopietnāko darbu ar grāmatām prasīja studijas, kas prasīja dziļi nodoties sholastiskajai lasīšanai. Ja klosterim bija sava mācību iestāde, tad lasīšana bija neatņemama mācību daļa, grāmatas bija nepieciešamas teoloģijas, tiesību, hagioloģijas, homilētikas studijām. Sholastiskā lasīšana prasīja rūpīgi studēt dažāda satura tekstus, meklēt citātus, salīdzinātu un pārbaudīt formulējumus. Turklāt ordenis gādāja tā deleģētajam augstskolas studentam vajadzīgās grāmatas. Garīgie ordeņi uzturēja plašas klosteru bibliotēkas, tomēr grāmatu krājums bija klostera vai ordeņa īpašums, nevis studenta vai ordeņa garīdznieka personīgā manta. Arī viduslaiku laicīgo universitāšu vidē sholastiskā lasīšana bija obligāta. Tātad grāmatas bija ļoti pieprasītas, nepieciešamas visai plašam lasītāju lokam, kā klosteros, tā augstskolās. Pirmajās jaundibināto universitāšu bibliotēkās noteikti bijuši visai ievērojami ķēžu grāmatu krājumi. Lielākajā vēlo viduslaiku universitātē, Parīzes Sorbonnā (izveidota 1150), 14. gs. vidū bija 1722 rokrakstu kodeksi; Heidelbergas universitātei 15.gs. vidū piederēja 800 manuskripti. Sena gravīra rāda Leidenes universitātes profesoriem un studentiem pieejamo bibliotēku ar pultīm un pieķēdētām grāmatam, kas ierīkota 1610. gadā un veidota pēc Sorbonnas parauga. Piekļuvi universitāšu bibliotēku krājumiem visai stingri regulēja noteikumi, katrā augstskolā atšķirīgi. Daudzu Vācijas universitāšu bibliotēkās varēja strādāt tikai profesori, kam tika izsniegta bibliotēkas atslēgas. Oksfordas universitātes bibliotēkā 1412. gada drīkstēja lasīt tikai tie absolventi, kas jau 8 gadus bija studējuši filosofiju. Turklāt Sorbonnas un Oksfordas universitāšu bibliotēkas jau 13. gs. bija sadalītas divās daļās: “lielo bibliotēku” (magna libraria, latīņu) jeb publikas (kopīgo) bibliotēku (bibliotheca publica, latīņu) veidoja uz vietas lasāmie pieķēdētie sējumi, bet grāmatas no plauktos un lādēs glabātās “mazās bibliotēkas”(parva libraria, latīņu) varēja arī aizlienēt un ņemt uz māju. “Mazo bibliotēku” dažviet sauca arī par slēgto (savrupo) bibliotēku (bibliotheca secreta), to veidoja lielākoties tekstu dublikāti. Gluži tāpat arī klosteru bibliotēkās – viena daļa izcilāko grāmatu glabājās atsevišķi un bija domātas noslēgtam lokam, bet otra daļa bija izkārtota visiem – garīdzniekiem, klosterbrāļiem un audzēkņiem pieejamos plauktos. Klostera grāmatu krājumam bieži ierādīja kādu atsevišķu telpu, grāmatas tika glabātas lādēs vai skapjos, un lielākoties guļus, kārtotas tematiskās grupās. Tikai vēlajos viduslaikos grāmatas sāka likt plauktos. Smagās un lielās grāmatas visbiežāk turēja uz slīpām pultīm vai lasāmsoliem, lai lielos un smagos sējumus varētu lasīt stāvus – tā vieglāk strādāt, ērtāk lasīt sīkiem burtiem blīvi rakstīto tekstu, tā tiek optimāli izmantots pieticīgais lasītavas apgaismojums. Tikai lēnam izveidojās ieraša lasīt sēdus. Smago sējumu pie slīpās pults fiksēja kalta dzelzs ķēde, kuras gredzens tika uzvērts uz metāla stieņa pults augšpusē, bet otrs gals piestiprināts grāmatas vākam. Jāzina, ka viduslaiku kodekss ārēji ir visai ‘mazrunīgs': sējumam ādas vākos nav nav ātri atpazīstamu ārējo pazīšanas zīmju (titula uzlīmju, etiķešu, uzrakstu uz muguriņām, šifru, inventāra Nr.). Grāmatai nav izteiksmīga vāka, titullapas, apdrukātas muguriņas. Tikai kāda neliela pergamenta uzlīme ar pāris vārdiem vai numuru uz vāka... vai ar melnu tinti lieliem trekniem burtiem uzrakstīts zīmīgs vārds uz grāmatas griezuma; jo grāmatas plauktos bieži novietoja ar ādas muguriņu uz iekšu... Tāpēc kārtības uzturēšana senā klostera vai universitātes bibliotēkā ar daudziem gandrīz vienādiem brūnas ādas sējumiem ir būtiski svarīga; grāmatai ir tik viegli nomaldīties un pazaudēties starp līdzīgajām. Grāmatniecības vēsturnieks Henrijs Petroski asprātīgi teicis: “Mēs parasti domājam par grāmatām, nevis par to plauktiem. Ielikt grāmatu atpakaļ plauktā ir apmēram tas pats, kas ielikt atpakaļ sardīni konservu kārbā” (Henry Petroski, 1999). Ne velti latīņu valodā viduslaiku bibliotēkas glabātāja – ‘armarius' apzīmējums atvasināts no vārda ‘armarium' – skapis. Labs bibliotēkas pārzinis jeb ‘skapinieks' darīs visu, lai grāmatas zinātu savu vietu arī tad, ja bibliotēku vēlas lietot daudzi apmeklētāji. Efektīvs viduslaiku risinājums bija ķēde, kas piesaista grāmatu vietai: lasāmpultij vai plauktam. Ķēde var nosargāt bibliotēkas krājumus; tā līdz pret zagšanu – grāmatu nav daudz, un tās ir ievērojama vērtība; pret sajukumu krājumā un pavaļīgi izņemšanu un atvietošanu. Turklāt ķēde pasargā masīvo un vērtīgo kodeksu no kritiena. Grāmatu pieķēdēšanas prakse apsīka līdz ar grāmatiespiešanas straujo progresu: grāmatu skaits strauji pieauga, arī sējumi vairs nebija tik masīvi un smagi. Grāmatu pieķēdēšanas vēsturē slēpjas arī kādi paradoksi. Proti, dažkārt grāmatu pieķēdēja, lai to publiskajā telpā varētu brīvi lasīt visi. Anglijas karlis Henrijs VIII 1537. gadā pavēlējis pieķēdēt Bībeli katrā draudzes baznīcā, lai draudzes locekļi var tai paši piekļūt un lasīt. Citviet līdzīgu iemeslu dēļ ticis pieķēdēts katķisms. Tāpat arī Anglijas karalis Eduards VI 1547. gadā lika turēt baznīcā pieejamā vietā Bībeli angliski un Roterdamas Erasma Evaņģēliju pārstāstus latīniski (Paraprhrases, 1517). Tā garīdzniekiem un draudzei ik brīdi bija pieejama stacionāri vienā vietā fiksēta grāmata. Reformācijas laika prakse bija balstīta protestantisma pamatprincipā sola scriptura (tikai raksti), kas jau agrāk bija tikusi aprobēts viduslaiku klostera baznīcā Veisenburgā. Viduslaiku atmiņas (memoria) un piemiņas kultūrā iekļaujas senajos testamentos un dāvinājumu dokumentos izteiktā griba dāvināt kādam klosterim (baznīcai, bibliotēkai) ķēžu grāmatas. Tā līdz ar pieķēdētajām grāmatām ilgstošā piemiņā tiktu saglabāts arī dāvinātāja vārds. Ir iespējams joprojām apmeklēt vairākas senas bibliotēkas, kas saglabājušas sākotnēji izveidotās ķēžu grāmatu lasītavas: vecākā ir Itālijā, Čezēnas (Cesena) pilsētā netālu no Boloņas. Tur joprojām aplūkojama 15. gs. vidū (1447–1452) izveidotā Malatestu ģimenes bibliotēka Libraria Malatestiana, kuras sākotne ir vietējā franciskāņu klostera grāmatu krātuve. Malatestu bibliotēkas lasītavā pie pultīm pieslēgti 343 viduslaiku manuskripti. Anglijā, Oksfordas universitātes Bodleana bibliotēkas ievērojamākā un senākā daļa ir Hamfrija Lankastera, Glosteras hercoga (Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, 1390–1447) ķēžu grāmatu bibliotēka (281 sējums), ko hercogs bija novēlējis universitātei. Herfordas katedrāles (Hereford Cathedral) ķēžu grāmatu bibliotēka ierīkota 17.gs. vidū un tajā atrodas 229 viduslaiku manuskripti. Holandē, Zitfenā (Zutphen), Sv. Valbergas baznīcas bibliotēka tikusi pieķēdēta tikai 1546.gadā, jo tad sākuši zust sējumi, un tika pieņemts, ka Sātans zog vērtīgākās grāmatas. Pēc apspriešanās tika pieķēdētas 286 grāmatas. Katra ķēde tika apslacīta ar svētītu ūdeni. Iesējumam piestiprinātā ķēde visdrošāk liecina par grāmatas piederību kāda klostera bibliotēkai. Ķēžu grāmatu bibliotēkas noteikti bija arī Livonijā, Rīgā. Daudzas grāmatas ar 15. gs. pēdējā trešdaļā / 16. gs. sākumā kaltām dzelzs ķēdēm (un ķēžu stiprinājumu paliekām) lielākoties nākušas no diviem nozīmīgākajiem Rīgas klosteriem – no Rīgas Sv. Jāņa Kristītāja dominikāņu klostera un Rīgas Sv. Katrīnas franciskāņu observantu klostera. Tomēr nav zināms, kur Rīgas franciskāņu un dominikāņu klosteros bija ierādīta vieta viņu grāmatu plauktiem un lasāmpultīm. Tāpat nevar ar pārliecību apgalvot, ka klosteru grāmatas iesietas un ķēdes piestiprinātas tieši Rīgā. Pēc reformācijas laika nemieriem daudzas abu klosteru grāmatas nonāca Rīgas pilsētas pārziņā un nogulās Rīgas pilsētas bibliotēkā. Tagad Latvijas Universitātes bibliotēkas krājumā ir visai ievērojams, unikāls katenātu krājums: 76 kodeksiem ķēde ir saglabājusies (tie ir 15.gs. 70.–90. gadu iespieddarbi, un pāris 16. gs. sākuma (1505–1519) izdevumi); vēl 40 grāmatas savu ķēdi laika gaitā ir zaudējušas, kaut ķēdes stiprinājuma paliekas tās esamību pārliecinoši apstiprina. Te jāpiebilst, ka racionālisma laikmets pret ķēžu grāmatām bija visai nežēlīgs, daudzas lielās, modernās bibliotēkas lika smagās un neveiklās ķēdes noņemt, lai tās netraucētu. Rīgas katenāti ir lieliska, patiesi autentiska viduslaiku materiālās kultūras liecība, kas stāsta par ļoti senu grāmatniecības tradīciju.
Co powiecie na podróż w rejon świata rzadko odwiedzany przez turystów z krajów zachodnich? Kirgistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan czy Afganistan? Czy słusznie kraje te uchodzą za niebezpieczne dla osób je odwiedzających? W jakim stopni takie opinie opierają się o stereotypy? Jak Talibowie traktują turystów z Europy? Czego unikać podróżując do państw Azji Centralnej? Jak dobrze zaplanować pobyt na miejscu, by uniknąć przykrych niespodzianek wynikających m.in. z różnic kulturowych? Czym charakteryzują się migranci z Azji Środkowej, którzy tak chętnie przyjeżdżają do Europy za pracą i lepszym życiem? Czy powinniśmy wpuszczać wszystkich, którzy tego chcą? Czy są w stanie wzbogacić nasz kontynent swoim stylem życia, swoimi wartościami i przekonaniami? Gościem Michała Poklękowskiego w tej edycji Drogowskazów jest Mateusz Styrczula, politolog, dziennikarz miesięcznika „Czasopis”, autor książki „Pogranicza. Krótki kurs budowania granic”. Ekspert specjalizuje się w długich wyprawach do państw Azji Centralnej. Był m.in. w Uzbekistanie, Tadżykistanie, Chinach, Kirgistanie czy Pakistanie. Jest w trakcie przygotowań do Korytarza Wachańskiego w Afganistanie, gdzie powstanie jego kolejny reportaż.
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La Rasmia y la última hora de Osasuna con el TAD, Sabalza y su reelección, Lisci, ...
La Rasmia y la última hora de Osasuna con el TAD, Sabalza y su reelección, Lisci, ...
Vaisesika Dasa: It's easy to surrender to Krishna than not. I stand by that, from extensive experience. Audience: It feels easier sometimes not to surrender. Vaisesika Dasa: That's ignorance. You know, we get absorbed in ignorance. For instance, scrolling may seem to be a kind of shelter, but it's shelter in the mode of ignorance. And Kṛṣṇa then enlightens us In the Bhagavad Gītā, He says, "Shelter in the mode of ignorance leads to more foolishness. The shelter in the mode of passion leads to misery, but shelter in the mode of goodness leads to a sense of happiness." But the only shelter is shelter of Kṛṣṇa. He gives an example: even in the mode of goodness, it's like poison in the beginning, nectar in the end. And shelter in the mode of passion is nectar in the beginning, poison in the end. Relatable, right? So there is some tapasya in taking shelter of Krishna because of the ways in which the senses have become addicted to passion and ignorance and so forth. The remedy: 'śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ hṛdy antaḥ stho hy abhadrāṇi vidhunoti suhṛt satām. Naṣṭa-prāyeṣv abhadreṣu nityaṁ bhāgavata-sevayā bhagavaty uttama-śloke bhaktir bhavati naiṣṭhikī.tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kāma-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddhaṁ sthitaṁ sattve prasīdati (SB 1.2.17-19).' By hearing Bhāgavatam then gradually all that clears up, and we can understand that our only shelter is Krishna. And then at the verse, "tadā rajas," I know when I was a kid, when we would do a magic show and pull a rabbit out of a hat or something, we would go, "Tada!" So in this verse, there's a point at which tadā means, "at that point." Tadā — I'm free from all these false shelters. Tadā rajas tamo 'bhāvāḥ. They're all diminishing because of the power of Krishna in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. So chanting Hare Krishna and hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam—it's the panacea through which we can give up all bad shelters. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/ https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose
Kas gan var būt jaukāks par veldzējošu peldi karstā vasaras dienā? Tomēr peldēšanās ir aktivitāte, kurai ir savi nosacījumi, kas jāievēro. Viss par un ap peldēšanos – raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Raidījumā sarunājas "Zilā karoga" nacionālās programmas operators Jānis Ulme un biedrības "Peldēt droši" dibinātāja Zane Gemze. "Viss sākas kādā brīdī ar savu spēju apzināšanos. Brīdī, kad cilvēks dodas atveldzēties, par izteiktu peldēšanu atklātās ūdenstilpēs nevaram runāt, tā tiešām ir došanās uz mirkli ūdenī atveldzēties. Retos gadījumos mēs redzam, ka cilvēks tiešām peld, tas, ko nozīmē vārds peldēt īstākajā izpratnē," norāda Zane Gemze. "Bet te parādās kompetenču šķautne, par ko pārliecinos ar katru dienu arvien vairāk. Cilvēkam šķietami liekas, ka viņam ir zināšanas, prasmes, iemaņas, līdz ar ko viņš ir bezatbildīgs kaut kādā situācijā vai nespēj izvērtēt adekvāti riskus, kas var iestāties. Protams, ir virkne ieteikumu - izvēlēties drošas peldvietas, lietot peldvesti, pārliecināties par savu drošību, pieskatīt bērnus, nelietot piepūšamos [peldlīdzekļus], nedodaties tālā par savu nedrošo dziļumu, kas parasti ir no nabas līdz krūšu līmenim. Bet pirms vispār tas notiek, man ir aicinājums - aizejiet uz peldbaseinu, samaksājiet 12 eiro, mēģiniet nopeldēt 200 metrus. Varat nopeldēt peldaseinā 200 metrus? Tad jums ir zināšanas par to, kas ir jādara ūdenī un savā ziņa arī sapratīsiet, kā izvērtēt riskus un kas būs jādara, ja nonāksiet atklātā ūdenstilpē neveiklā situācijā. Ja jūs to nevarat, tad jāapzinās, ka ir jāievēro nosacījumi par vestēm, par drošām peldvietām." Zane Gamze arī piebilst, ka peldēt cilvēks var iemācīties jebkurā vecumā. Ir brīnišķīgi piemēri, kad peldētprasmi apguvuši arī seniori. Radžu ūdenskrātuve Jēkabpilī ir karjerā izveidota mākslīga ūdenstilpne ar astoņām salām, kas radusies pēc dolomīta karjera applūdināšanas. Ūdenskrātuve un tās krastos atrodošais Mežaparks 158 ha platībā ir iecienīta vietējo iedzīvotāju atpūtas vieta un 2. jūnijā Radžu ūdenskrātuvē jau sešpadsmito gadu pēc kārtas tika pacelts zilais karogs. Jēkabpilī tiekamies ar pludmales glābējiem un Mežaparka apmeklētājiem. Lai gan saule mūs šovasar nelutina, tomēr katram ir vērts atcerēties par dažām vienkāršām lietām, ko darīt, lai saulainā laikā sevi pasargātu gan no saules, gan karstuma. Uzklausām dermatologa Raimonda Karla ieteikumus. Ārsts norāda, ka šobrīd ir pierādīts, ka saules aktivitāte var būt augsta jau pirms 10 un 11 no rīta. Tāpēc iesaka sekot līdzi laika ziņām Latvijas Sabiedriskajā medijā, kur regulāri informē par saules aktivitāti. "Tad arī var plānot savas ikdienas aktivitātes. Ja ir zem trijām vienībām, tad varam iziet saulītē drošāk. Ja saules aktivitāte ir vairāk par trijām vienībām, UV indekss, tad ir vērts padomāt arī par saules aizsardzību. Līdz ar to - cepuri galvā, lai pasargātu galvu, lai pasargātu matus. Noteikti jāpasargā acis. Ir arī tas, ko mēs saucam par svarīgākajiem diviem kvadrātmetriem - tā ir āda. Šeit ir divas iespējas: vai mēs lietojam apģērbu - tas var būt arī ikdienas apģērbs, kas mūs pasargā, vai arī, ja strādājam saulē vai atpūšamies, vai sportojam saulē, tad ir arī speciāls apģērbs, kas ir paredzēts šādām lietām. Ķermeņa atklātām daļām būtu saules aizsargkrēmi lietojami. Stiprums būs atkarīgs no tā, cik jūtīga vai mazjūtīga ir cilvēka āda pret ultravioletajiem stariem, un, protams, kāda ir saules aktivitāte," norāda Raimonds Karls.
2010-aisiais – vadinamaisiais gimstamumo bumo metais – Vilniuje gimė 6681 vaikas. Panašiai tiek vietų devintokams šiemet ir suplanavo sostinės savivaldybės taryba – 6691. Bet realus būsimų devintokų skaičius keliais šimtais didesnis: pastaraisiais metais į Vilnių atvyko keli šimtai penkiolikmečių iš kitų Lietuvos miestų ir užsienio – Ukrainos, Baltarusijos, Rusijos, Kazachstano. Tad nuo rugsėjo į devintas klases pretenduoja per 7 tūkstančius penkiolikmečių.Bet keli šimtai šio amžiaus vaikų – jau kitą savaitę baigsiančių aštuntą klasę – liko už borto. Sostinės automatizuota mokyklų priėmimo sistema nepasiūlė jiems vietų į gimnaziją. Dar blogiau – jie nepatenka net į savo teritorines mokyklas, kurias pagal deklaruotą gyvenamąją vietą priskyrė pati savivaldybė.Po nesėkmingo pirmojo priėmimo etapo praėjusią savaitę tėvai tikėjosi, kad birželio 12-ąją situacija pagerės. Tačiau paaiškėjo, kad daugybė šeimų vietų negavo ir po antrojo rato. Jos piktos ir pasimetusios – lauks iki rugpjūčio pabaigos, nežinodamos, kur mokysis jų vaikai. Gi būsimi devintokai negali nei įsigyti naujos mokyklos uniformų, nei susipažinti su būsimais klasės draugais, nei ramiai mėgautis beprasidedančiomis vasaros atostogomis.Kas atsakingi už tai, kad 15 metų žinoma gimstamumo banga nevirto realiomis klasėmis? Kodėl planavimo klaidos vėl krenta ant tėvų pečių? Ar miesto valdžia braižydama mokyklų žemėlapius tikrai skaičiuoja realius vaikus? Kiek dar metų Vilnius gyvens pagal pasenusius skaičius ir nematys savo augančių vaikų?LRT radijo švietimo laidoje dalyvauja Vilniaus vicemeras Vytautas Mitalas, vilnietė aštuntoko, kurios sūnus negavo mokyklos, mama Jūratė.Ved. Jonė Kučinskaitė.
Set your 3DS greeting and keep the vita Snoys at the gate. It's Monday Night Noyz Boyz.Imgur Album: https://imgur.com/a/hcHb9ZITalking Points: Another walmart VR experience,king tendy,time travel crimes,peter pan bro come on seriously,Monday Night Game Night,HP Lovecraft's dad's cats name,Wii like to party,Kirby channel,team mario babies,12 years of magic,wombo combo,happy feet,dat aint Fox,Gaymond from animal crossing,Homophonic Naruto dog,gheeey,Men of Wo,terrible horrible no good very bad day,Tad tries to remember Queer Duck from memory and forgets the funniest named character (its Openly Gator),gayest darkest part of my mind,why does fart dot com rely on a well rounded vocabulary and the halloweed red hair meme man TV show. Check out the website for links to our shows on iTunes, GooglePlay and Spotify► http://www.lmtya.com► https://spoti.fi/2Q55yfLPeep us on Twitter► @LetMeTellYouPDOfficial Discord► https://discord.gg/SqyXJ9R/////// SHILL CORNER ///////► https://www.patreon.com/LMTYALMTYA shirts!► https://lmtya.myspreadshop.com/all/////// SHILL CORNER ///////
Hello you Absolute Legends and listen in as Aleks tells Tad how #KarlLostThis is kind of a weirder episode. We don't usually cover anything on going with e-drama but thought we'd look into it this time to try something new. Also, because Aleks actually knew about Karl Jobst before all this craziness went down.Talking Points: orange guy happy meal,king of kong,serial litigant,Karl go get a new jobst,ApolloLegend,not a court scientist,https://karl-lost.com/,"Known cheater Billy is sueing me for defamation",bankrolled by Notch,Karl Yobst,always has a plan,the celebration birds,sperged too close to the sun and groomed JakerooFurther watchinghttps://youtu.be/IkBGSNux5OA?si=27wvuJrt_b1j1xLW - Billy Mitchell response 1/2 (second one hasn't come out as of 6/11/25)https://youtu.be/3Ghzh5ijEWc - Karl Jobst teaches you how to approach womenhttps://youtu.be/yIliSNyI0wI- Billy Mitchell, Gamer of the Centuryhttps://youtu.be/rzBCDeeJV8U - Karl Jobst quotes that aged like milk Check out the website for links to our shows on iTunes, GooglePlay and Spotify► http://www.lmtya.com► https://spoti.fi/2Q55yfLPeep us on Twitter► @LetMeTellYouPDOfficial Discord► https://discord.gg/SqyXJ9R/////// SHILL CORNER ///////► https://www.patreon.com/LMTYALMTYA shirts!► https://lmtya.myspreadshop.com/all/////// SHILL CORNER ///////
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Discovering Grayslake: Unveiling the Stories and People That Make Our Town Unique
In this episode of "Discovering Grayslake," host Dave sits down with Alan, a local lawyer, to discuss life, law, and community in Grayslake. Alan shares heartfelt stories from his legal career, insights into family and criminal law, and his passion for giving back through local organizations. The conversation is filled with humor, personal anecdotes, and reflections on Grayslake's vibrant spirit—from favorite pizza spots to community events. With a warm, hometown feel, this episode highlights the importance of connection, kindness, and supporting one another in the Grayslake community. Automatically Transcribed With Podsqueeze Speaker 1 00:00:03 Looking for a car dealer that actually feels like your hometown. Welcome to City Chevrolet of Grayslake, where the vibe is friendly, the pressure is off and you'll always be treated like family. Meet Anthony Scala. He's just not the owner. He's a guy that grew up in the car business, worked his way from porter to owner. Anthony believes in people first. That's why City Chevy sponsors your kids teams, your town events. And matter of fact, this show, they give back every chance they get. Anthony thinks that the experience of buying a car should be fun. No pressure, just honest people who care whether you need a new Chevy, a quality used car, or just service you can trust. City Chevy is here for you. Come visit City Chevrolet of Grayslake right off of 120. And thank you for sponsoring Our town. Our stories, our voice. Let's get after it. Grayslake. Grayslake Rehabilitation Center is a community based private practice physical therapy provider. Do you know they have 13 clinical providers with various levels of specialties including orthopedics, sports, neurology, vestibular geriatrics, pelvic floor and aquatic. Speaker 1 00:01:05 What did I just say? They have a pool. Well they do. And it's the largest indoor warm water pool in Lake County. Featuring two underwater treadmills and swim currents and recently added clinical treatment specialties. In layman's terms. Shockwave. They have both radial and focus units that are the newest tool in regenerative medicine available to everyone. They pride themselves on the most current and up to date specialized care to keep you moving. If you're looking for physical therapy, make sure to see our friends at Grayslake Rehabilitation. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Discovering Grayslake. I'm so happy to be here recording again at Agora Co-working. Agora. As you know, if you've listened to any of these shows, Agora is on the corner of Centre Street and Atkinson. It's a co-working place, so if you guys are looking for a place to get your, your business out of the house for a day, for an hour, for a week or a lifetime home, Luke over here is a great dude, and I'll be happy to help you out. Speaker 1 00:01:58 So shout out to Agora for having us here. so I'm not going to mess up your name because you help me. So I'm here with Alan and Ziggy today. That's right buddy. Speaker 2 00:02:07 Hi, Dave. Nice to see you. And, Hello, internet. Speaker 1 00:02:09 Yes. So, actually, it's funny that we, Just as we sat down, we went over just a short thing of all the people from Grayslake that we just from just the Grayslake people that we know we have in common. Speaker 2 00:02:20 Right? I was living in Grayslake for the last 15, 20 years, and, my family lives in Grayslake. My mom does still, even though my dad passed away and I've been active in the Grayslake Exchange Club for a long time. So that's how I kind of got to know the people in that business community, stuff like that. Speaker 1 00:02:35 Right. Okay, so when I got arrested for the third time when I called you and then I called you, and I've not been arrested. Speaker 2 00:02:42 I would not be able to disclose the details unless you told me it was okay. Speaker 2 00:02:45 So just let me know, and I'm happy to. But we have attorney client confidentiality, which prohibits me from talking about it. Speaker 1 00:02:51 Which means all the fun stories that I want to ask you about to tell me today. You can't. Speaker 2 00:02:54 I can tell you stories, but I can't say like, hey, you know my client, Sergio. Guess what happened, right? I can't say that, but I can say I had this one guy and this one thing. I could do that, right? Speaker 1 00:03:03 He looked a lot like Mike Steiner, but. Speaker 2 00:03:06 Nobody looks like Mike Steiner. No, Mike Steiner is like Mike Steiner. Speaker 1 00:03:10 Doesn't even look like Mike Steiner. Speaker 2 00:03:12 He's like a ten. I mean, he's like, maybe mistaken for George Clooney from time to time. Speaker 1 00:03:17 He gets that a lot. I am. Speaker 2 00:03:18 Sure. Speaker 1 00:03:19 Shout out. Shout out to right at home. By the way, one of the sponsors of. Speaker 2 00:03:21 The show is an okay. Speaker 1 00:03:22 Dude. He's great. okay, so, Grayslake has changed, but what is your job? Speaker 2 00:03:27 Okay. Speaker 2 00:03:28 I am a lawyer. Speaker 1 00:03:29 Okay. What kind of a lawyer? Speaker 2 00:03:30 Okay, so my background is as a prosecutor. And when I was a prosecutor with the state's attorney's office. I guess I'll answer this in a long winded way. The easy question is, I tell people at Christmas parties. Like, what kind of lawyer are you? Divorces and DUIs. Okay. Okay. Because that's an easy way to break down family and criminal law. Those are my two specialties. I'm in a law firm called Johnston, Tommy Lansky and Goldberg. I'm one of the founding partners of that law firm, and we do everything collectively. I have a partner that does real estate. I have a partner that does business formation. I have a partner that does wills and trusts. We do probate litigation, foreclosures. We do all kinds of stuff. But my particular role at that law firm is family. So your divorces, child custody, child support type cases sometimes, and then also criminal cases. And, like, I have a murder right now. Speaker 2 00:04:20 So everything from murders down to traffic tickets and suspended licenses. Speaker 1 00:04:24 Is that normal for me? Because this shows how much I know. Is it normal for an attorney to have such a broad range of things like that? Speaker 2 00:04:30 So for me, I want two things, you know, so two things is pretty normal. If you're a guy that only, let's say only does criminal, it's I don't know you people do that, but I like to have a second sort of, type of case because sometimes it ebbs and flows in what you're getting. You know, the family law cases are hourly. The, criminal cases are a flat fee. Usually both are great. The family law cases are more, I guess intellectually and emotionally challenging sometimes. Which which maybe surprises some people. My criminal cases are usually a joy. Like family law cases can be tough. Speaker 1 00:05:08 Yeah, and that's one thing, because, it's no secret that I've been divorced twice. And, you know, for the for the people. And many people listen to the show, I mean, just from the, from the age demographics that I know that if people gone through these, like, heart wrenching, terrible parts of their life where they need someone like you to help guide them through and and hopefully make it as easy as possible. Speaker 2 00:05:29 Divorces are hard. I mean, a lot of you that are listening, have experienced it or your parents did or whatever. So, divorces are very difficult for people, and the plan with me would be just to get them done on time and under budget with a handshake at the end. Speaker 1 00:05:44 Okay. And I've never heard that before because I, I unfortunately, you know, I was spending a lot of time in courtrooms and seeing stuff like that, that it seems like, you know, the guys maybe that aren't doing well, or maybe they need to pay off their boat or something, string things along as long as they can. Speaker 2 00:05:58 They okay. I would never cast aspersions. I tell you, you might be surprised. The family law bar in Lake County is mostly fantastic people. Yeah. most of those lawyers I really like, I get along with the strength of our bench, you know, which means the judges in Lake County is good. Our bench is good. Our bar is good. there are a couple of lawyers that I'm like, oh, I got a case with her again. Speaker 2 00:06:21 Oh, I got a case with that guy. Right? because sometimes the law, just like any maybe more than some other, professions, can attract people with, like, a type of personality. That's annoying. I don't know, I don't want to. I'm not a psychiatrist or psychologist, so I can't say, like, all my clients come in and they say, oh, my husband, he's a narcissist. Or like, he's gaslighting me. People like those psychological sort of terms from today. Like the now times. Like we didn't know what narcissism and gaslighting was in 1997, right? Or I didn't, but now I do for sure, because all my clients are like, he's gaslighting me, he's a narcissist, he's a blah, blah. Speaker 1 00:07:01 One minute your world is normal, the next it's gone. A flood, a fire, a crime scene. Your home shattered, your business shut down, your life on pause. But in the darkest hour, when chaos knocks at your door, that's when Servpro of Northwest Lake County shows up. Speaker 1 00:07:20 Not just a company, not just a cleanup crew, but neighbors, parents, coaches, locals who care. Drake and his team aren't just restoring properties. They're restoring peace, restoring dignity, restoring lives. So when your worst day arrives, call the oh no guy who becomes your, thank God guy. Servpro of Northwest Lake County, locally owned, nationally known, unshakable and trusted from devastation to restoration. Duration. Servpro, northwest Lake County. Speaker 3 00:07:50 Hey, neighbors, this is Bill Mack with the Grayslake Chamber of Commerce. And if you're looking for a network of hardworking, customer focused and generally friendly local businesses who are dedicated to helping each other succeed, then I'd like to invite you to check out and consider joining our Grayslake chamber. We offer our members so many ways to advance their businesses through social networking events, special events, sponsorships, informative lunch and learns, and the ever popular after hours mixers. Come see why we say we're the new wave of business here in Lake County. Speaker 1 00:08:22 Well, at this time of day, everything needs a label, right? Speaker 2 00:08:24 They throw those labels around. Speaker 2 00:08:26 Which, I mean, there's there's nothing wrong with it. it helps me to identify, at least. Now, I don't know if the person saying he's a narcissist means that. Really, she's right and he is a narcissist. Or if it just is helping me to flag this case is going to be a little bit tougher than maybe some other ones. Truth, right? I could see that. It's like one. Okay. Like in internet. Now, I'm sure people are, like, watching TikTok. Like red flag. Red flag. Like I see, yes, red flags when those kind of cases walk in. Speaker 1 00:08:56 Absolutely. Yeah. And I'm sure things changed like that too. Okay. So I want to go back a little bit because you have a it's a very interesting that for me, if I was doing your job I would love it that you could do one day like you have a murderer thing. Totally. But but then you can have a family law case or maybe help a dad get, you know, custody of his child. Speaker 1 00:09:13 Like, yeah, at least there's a little variety for fun, right? Speaker 2 00:09:15 It's interesting. I mean, today I had a couple of DUIs up, you know? And DUIs are like a bread and butter type case for a criminal defense attorney. Because most people, especially in Grayslake, especially in Lake County, they're not murderers. They're not gang members, but otherwise good dude or an otherwise good lady who is not necessarily manifesting a criminal intent. Like I'm going to go shoplift. It's a guy saying, I've had too much to drink, I'm gonna drive. He's making a dumb choice to drive home, but he's not having the criminal intent. Like I want to endanger somebody tonight. Right. Right. And so a DUI is usually the first time that somebody that's a good person is in hot trouble. Speaker 1 00:09:55 Okay. Gotcha. And, you know, it's got to be nice to, some of these, I'm sure, having satisfaction to be able to to help people out and help them navigate through things they have no idea what they're getting into. Speaker 1 00:10:05 Right. Speaker 2 00:10:05 So. Okay, I used to work for a really fantastic attorney in Round Lake Beach, and I want to make sure to give a shout out to Round Lake Beach. That is an awesome town full of super awesome people. And this lawyer I used to work with, named Bruce Scotland. He taught me a lot. And he's still out in Round Lake. He's a competitor of mine, but I really respect him. And when I started working for him, he. He said, Alan, we love helping people for money. And I'm like, yeah, I love helping people for money. Right. Speaker 1 00:10:34 Well put. Right. It wouldn't be as fun as if you didn't get. Speaker 2 00:10:37 Paid for it. No, but I mean, and that, you know, it's a business. You want to help people? Yes. For money. Right. Right. So. And I'm not trying to sound cold, I do some pro bono. I know it's me, but I don't do pro bono divorces. Speaker 2 00:10:47 No way. They're too hot. They take too long. I'll do a pro bono traffic ticket. I'll give people. I used to volunteer at a safe place, and they have a, a battered women's shelter in Zion. And I used to go there, and I used to talk to the ladies about free legal advice. How can I help you? What do you. They have questions about everything, and I would just volunteer and talk to them. I love that, but, a really hot case to do pro bono is is a big mistake for attorney, in my opinion. Yeah. Attorney in my position, I'd say right. Speaker 1 00:11:16 Okay, so the one thing that really, that I found appealing when I was looking through, when we got connected and I went through your website and I was looking at things like places, like a safe place, like, those are people that really need help, right? Yeah. It's tough. I tip my hat to you for going in there and helping out, because I know there's a list of different things that that you do to give back, which is which is extremely generous of you. Speaker 2 00:11:39 Thanks. I just I just signed up to do the mock interviews at Libertyville High School. That's a cool program. Yeah. Cool. That high school has a really good program where they have these kids that are in the business class, and you give them mock interviews to, you know, improve their skills, to hone their hone their interviewing abilities. And I was blown away by how great the kids were. Really? I was like, you're really smart. You're really smart. Wow. You're what an active, wonderful person. And I was like a bump on the log. When I was in high school, I wasn't active like. Speaker 1 00:12:10 I would have loved to seen what my interview would have been like in high school. Speaker 2 00:12:14 I don't know, they were fantastic, but. So some of the stuff I do, yeah. In Libertyville, I was been active in Grayslake because I lived in Grayslake for many years. over there on West Trail. my mom lives in Harrison Farms and, yeah, that's we were living in Grayslake ever since about the turn of the millennium. Speaker 2 00:12:32 So that that wave of people that like third wave of of immigrants to Grayslake that began in the 90s when the, you know, when they started building the subdivision. Speaker 1 00:12:42 Farms, right? Yes. I think that I was one of the first off the Mayflower to when I landed at Avon on the Prairie, one of the first ones off of Atkinson. That was like one of the first things that wasn't in, you know, Grayslake proper. Right. So to say. Right. Right. That's what we showed up. But but so then how long ago is that? Speaker 2 00:13:01 So we moved here in like 2001. Okay. So my mom and dad bought a place in Grayslake on West Trail North in Harrison Farms. And I remember the first day we came to graze. Like, I'm from Florence, Illinois. Speaker 1 00:13:12 Okay. I was just gonna say. Where did you originally come from? Speaker 2 00:13:14 I'm from philosopher. I went to Homewood Philosopher High School. I was born in Harvey, at Ingalls. and, But that's why sometimes I get, like, a Chicago accent. Speaker 2 00:13:22 I don't know, whatever. It's like, it's a but but floss more is is a nice town in the 90s. I mean, it's like the lake bluff of the south side. Yeah. So we we had a good time growing up. Speaker 1 00:13:31 They should put that on their sign. Speaker 2 00:13:32 By the way. Yeah. Right. The lake bluff off. Speaker 1 00:13:35 The. Speaker 2 00:13:35 South side. I need the. Speaker 1 00:13:36 T. Speaker 2 00:13:36 Shirt. I mean, it is. I mean, it's kind of like being the tallest midget, you know? I mean, but no offense to people that are little people. I love them, too. but, you know, I don't know where I was going at that. Speaker 1 00:13:51 Time of growing up in Hollywood or more. Speaker 2 00:13:54 Grew up there. So then I came to, I lived in Champaign because I went to school down at U of I and Champaign, and it was fantastic. And my parents moved up to to Grayslake. So I come up to Grayslake, and on our first day, the restaurant they took me to was Bill's Pub North. Speaker 2 00:14:08 Yeah, right. Engages like and I just thought in my mind I'm like, I'm in the woods. My parents moved to Wisconsin, you know, where am I? I'm like, this is the woods. I mean, here in Wisconsin, there's a polar bear hanging there and there's fish every on, on the wall. And I thought, this is this is great. And it turned out Lake County's not quite Wisconsin, but it's close. It's an interesting. Speaker 1 00:14:29 Perception, I guess if you've never been here. And that's the place they took, I had to. Speaker 2 00:14:33 The only thing I had done with Grayslake before that when my parents moved here, Let's go to Prairie Crossing. Okay. Because my aunt and uncle lived in Prairie Crossing, which is a interesting. I wouldn't say the word weird, but it's an anomalous little part of the world. Prairie crossing is. Speaker 1 00:14:51 Absolutely. Speaker 2 00:14:51 I had never seen anything like that before, because I think that community at the time was novel and maybe still is. so I thought that all Lake County was like that. Speaker 2 00:15:00 And then I saw Bill's Pub and I went, oh my gosh, I'm in Wisconsin. Speaker 1 00:15:03 What's going on? You have no idea. Speaker 2 00:15:04 Where you're at. Am I at the U.P.? I mean, how is ten feet of snow? You know, this is I came from 708. You know, the land of good pizza and terrible baseball. Now, here I am. Speaker 1 00:15:15 The lake bluff on the south side. Speaker 2 00:15:17 Right, right. Yes. Speaker 1 00:15:18 That's awesome. okay, so, when you're studying law. So when you went to, you went to U of, I, law school? Speaker 2 00:15:25 No. So I went to I was an undergrad at u of I. Okay. and then I went to law school at DePaul. Speaker 1 00:15:30 We're taking a quick break just to say hello, because everybody knows Nano and Nano knows real estate. And actually I believe that's the name of her Instagram page. So if you're looking to buy a home, sell a home, or know somebody in the market for a home, contact nano from Baird and Warner. Speaker 1 00:15:44 She's a Grayslake girl helping out Grayslake people. And when you when you went to law school, did you know what you wanted to practice? Speaker 2 00:15:52 Yeah. So I don't mean to be, like, whatever, a little bit, emotional or emo in the, in the interview, but it was September 11th of 2001. Right. And you probably remember that day, but I could remember that day. I wanted a date with the girl. I looked in the sky and I saw there was no jet contrails. What a what a crazy day. And after that day, I thought to myself, I would like to be in law enforcement because I'd like to help our country for, I don't know, because America, I like America. Amen. And I was mad. Oh, I'm nine over 11, right? I mean, come on. Speaker 1 00:16:27 Everybody was. Yes. Speaker 2 00:16:28 So. But after that, I thought I'd go into criminal law. I thought I wanted to be a prosecutor, So then I got a job with Mike Waller, at the State's Attorney's office. Speaker 2 00:16:39 And I tell you, you know Mike Waller, I owe him everything. I love the guy. I know some people don't, but he's a politician. There's people that hate his guts, people that love and support him. He always was a gentleman to me, and I never. I just thought that, the decision making he made was good, and he gave me a job saving my bacon. You know, and so I got to begin my career as a prosecutor. And I was a line assistant state's attorney in Waukegan. They start you off as a DUI assistant. So, you know, brand new 25 year old kid. I was prosecuting DUIs. Misdemeanor DUIs. Right? Misdemeanor traffic cases out in the branch courts. And that was very good. Fulfilling. Fun work, I liked it. Okay. You know, you did. and then, they switched me to just misdemeanor stuff. And I was prosecuting your retail thefts. And back when weed was illegal, I was prosecuting your weed cases and your trespassing. Speaker 2 00:17:31 And here's your fights. And then they stuck me in the domestic violence division for a long time. Speaker 1 00:17:35 Okay, so how was that? Speaker 2 00:17:38 Okay. You know Lew Frank. Of course. Okay. Lew Frank is a fantastic Grayslake. And he would say felt like five minutes underwater, you know, to to be a line assistant in the domestic violence courtroom is hard. Speaker 1 00:17:55 I. Speaker 2 00:17:55 Bet. Because you have to look at the cases. And so, like, are you familiar with the cycle of violence? This is this theory. Speaker 1 00:18:02 I am not. Speaker 2 00:18:03 Okay. So it's a theory that's a big part of criminal prosecutions of domestic violence. And the cycle of violence goes like this. Right now we're having a fight, and I'm going to use the gender of he and she, you know, whatever. But sometimes women can be the victim of domestic violence. Sometimes guys can. But in a classic situation, let's say he slaps her. Okay. Then she calls the police. He's arrested. But then in a few days she's like, maybe he's not that bad or I need him out of jail so he can, like, work and pick up our kid from school. Speaker 2 00:18:35 Like you've been a parent, you know? And so maybe she takes them back and then they have a honeymoon period where it's, like, passionate, like we love each other, and then it can happen again, you know? And that cycle of violence. The State's Attorney's office was really keen to interrupt it. Right. But then that meant that lots of times you'd have the victims, I guess recanting, they'd say, hey, that didn't happen like that, or I'm not coming to court, you know? And so that was frustrating. And then sometimes you had cases, not all, sometimes you had cases where it was a situation where the family's going through a domestic violence thing. Maybe. But maybe what it really is, is a child custody thing. And somebody ringing the bell of domestic violence to get a leg up on somebody in a child custody type proceeding. Right. Like, like I'm going to get an order of protection against him. So I get our kid, which, I mean, I get that, but you need to really be careful about abuses of the system. Speaker 2 00:19:32 So as a line assistant with the State Attorney's office, as back then, I mean, things have changed a little bit now. They have had two different, changeovers between the state's attorney. but anyway, long story short, you still have to use your discretion to decide what really happened. And at least at the time I was a state's attorney, we were empowered with a good amount of discretion. It was awesome. Speaker 1 00:19:53 Really. Speaker 2 00:19:54 So. Speaker 1 00:19:54 Yeah. And and I'm sure with that, too, like, you probably get to be a really good read of people. but then sometimes you probably think you are and then people bamboozle whatever. And you probably don't even know. Speaker 2 00:20:06 I mean, you ever been lied to about your own kid, right? Speaker 1 00:20:09 I mean, you believe. Speaker 2 00:20:09 Him, and then you believe him, and you're like, I have egg on my face. I was lied to in kind. You know, so sometimes, you know, you just you don't have a, a lie detector that buzzes when she lies or he lies, you don't know. Speaker 2 00:20:25 So you have to do your best with what the facts are. But there was a good team at the time. But yeah, I did. Two and a half years as a as a domestic violence prosecutor. And then so when I left the State's Attorney's office, I thought to myself, well, I've been doing family law cases basically already. I may as well do them as a business. Sure. You know, so that's what I did. So now my practice is a hybrid. That's why I say divorces and DUIs. It's family law cases. And then it's criminal law cases too, because I've done all that. Speaker 1 00:20:52 Wow. So your resume is quite deep for all kinds of different things, right? Speaker 2 00:20:58 I guess. Speaker 1 00:20:59 Right. Speaker 2 00:20:59 You know, it's just like, I don't know how other people get through life. This is just what I did. Right. Speaker 1 00:21:05 Well, and everybody, you know, people look at different people, whether you're a doctor, whether you're a lawyer, whether you're a podcaster, where whatever you do that, everybody does something for a line of work that, you know, people are. Speaker 1 00:21:16 You deal with very delicate situations, people going through stuff. And especially the one thing about the family law stuff, it it must be hard for you to stay. You have to almost train yourself to not get emotionally involved in some of those things, right? Speaker 2 00:21:28 I sometimes. Speaker 1 00:21:28 Do. Speaker 2 00:21:29 I remember my first adoption. You know, we had a case that was a very ugly family law case, and it went on a long time. And then at the end of it, the dad, he agreed to put the child up for adoption. To the mom and her new husband. Okay. So the dad was making a very hard choice. Because, I mean, to give up your child, you know, and to look in the mirror and say, all right, I wasn't doing that good of a job. This new dude who's married my ex girl, he'll do better in the best interest of my child. It takes kind of like a man to do that. Speaker 1 00:22:06 Oh, that's a big decision, right? It's a big leap of faith. Speaker 2 00:22:08 But on the other hand, too, you know, maybe people are judging him about. You walked away from your kid, you didn't fight harder. So it's very tough, you know. And that's the type of case I remember I had, like, one manly tear going down my. Speaker 1 00:22:18 Face. Speaker 2 00:22:19 Looking into my steely eyed gaze. No it wasn't. I was bawling like a baby. I was so happy for them, you know? But also that's that's. Those are big moments. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:22:30 So you cool stuff too? Yeah, right. And to see people come through stuff that they deserve that the, the law can either work in your favor or against you. And it's nice when it actually works, right. Speaker 2 00:22:40 It's hard. I will say, okay. I was worried as a kid that I would come into the law and see a lot of weird stuff, like judges tossing cases in exchange for Cubs tickets. I have never seen any of that in Lake County. Really? I have never seen anything crooked or weird. Speaker 2 00:22:58 Everybody's been really professional. I mean, and I'm like, me that right? It's not just because I want to keep on working with these people. Most of them are fantastic. Speaker 1 00:23:06 Well, well, the Cubs have been doing that. Speaker 2 00:23:08 Well, no better than the White Sox, sadly. Speaker 1 00:23:11 Now, if somebody did something bad. Speaker 2 00:23:12 For White Sox. Speaker 1 00:23:13 Tickets, we really question what. Speaker 2 00:23:15 I heard. You could buy some chili at Wendy's and you get free season tickets to the White Sox, right? A cup of chili at Wendy's. Speaker 1 00:23:22 So well. In all seriousness, it is really good to hear you say that because, you know, everybody watches all these TV show, every law TV show and court TV show that people have this fantasy of things, how how they how they go along. Speaker 2 00:23:34 I don't ever watch any legal TV at all. Ever. I just don't. That's probably a good idea. The last legal movie was probably Liar Liar with Jim Carrey, which is a fantastic movie. Speaker 1 00:23:46 Very serious movie about the law. Speaker 2 00:23:48 I don't because I like do it for a living. And then honestly, at 502 when I'm at home, I'm like, I'll see you tomorrow. That sounds like a a modern day problem, al. Speaker 1 00:23:58 Right. Right. Speaker 2 00:24:00 So no, because otherwise you go insane. Speaker 1 00:24:02 No. Yeah, well, everybody needs a break from their job. Nobody wants to go home and do it. And that's why, you know, I've been self-employed for a very long time. That's why most self-employed people end up getting in office in hopes that when you go to the office, you can leave and leave your work there and go home. And if they can make that work. Speaker 2 00:24:20 That's why I don't work from home. Ever. Speaker 1 00:24:22 Yeah, well, good for you. Speaker 2 00:24:23 I mean, I guess ever is a word, I mean. I, I don't. Never say never. I don't like to work from home. And I very, very, very seldom. Speaker 1 00:24:30 Do. Speaker 2 00:24:30 It. Speaker 1 00:24:30 Right. Okay. That's good. Speaker 1 00:24:32 let's do something, because I have a couple other questions to ask you, but, you've said you've listened to a couple of podcasts. Sure. so we do something about halfway through. I call the Grayslake hot seat, where we have some rapid fire questions to get to know you just a little bit better. Speaker 2 00:24:45 I ain't scared enough. 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I'm looking around for the mirror with the guy behind it. Speaker 1 00:25:42 It's just. It is behind there. We just have the, newer ones, so to say. okay. So, Grayslake. Casey, did you play a, a sport in high school in the lake bluff of the the swimming. Speaker 2 00:25:58 I was on my country club swim team. The floss. More flyers. Yeah. Wow. Speaker 1 00:26:03 Yeah, that sounds bougie as all good. Speaker 2 00:26:05 It was kind of bougie, but, I mean, at the time, I didn't think it was. And at the time, I thought I looked fat in that Speedo. But now I look at those pictures, I'm like, you looked awesome, right? Speaker 1 00:26:13 Well, you got to look back. Speaker 2 00:26:14 Were you wearing a Speedo and everything? It was the 90s. Speaker 1 00:26:17 Were you good? Speaker 2 00:26:18 I mean, okay. Okay. I didn't come in last place because I'm kind of tall, right? And they made me swim a lot. I mean, in the morning, they would say it's 7:00 in the morning, do a bunch of laps. And when you're 14, 15, 16, you do that a lot. You get to be fit. Speaker 1 00:26:32 Oh, absolutely. It's the best. Speaker 2 00:26:34 That was nice. I like that I played T-ball as a little kid. but no, swimming was my jam. And then I became a lifeguard. I was a lifeguard for the H.F. Park district. That was fantastic. Speaker 1 00:26:43 Yeah, that's not a bad gig to have. Awesome gig. Yeah. Nice. First car. Speaker 2 00:26:48 Well, Volvo 740, a blue baby blue Volvo 740. Speaker 1 00:26:52 Nice. I'm a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:26:54 It helped me get one of my first girlfriends who was, honest to God, a Swedish foreign exchange student at my high school. No way. Anne-Marie. Honest to God. Speaker 2 00:27:04 And she. Speaker 1 00:27:04 Got her with a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:27:06 Because they make them in Sweden. And she. She sees it and she goes, oh, she goes, what an awesome car. But I wish it was a Saab. Speaker 1 00:27:14 You did? Speaker 2 00:27:15 She did. Totally. Speaker 1 00:27:16 That's so great. And, folks, I want you to listen closely. Maybe. Hit the rewind button there, because that is the first and last time you'll ever hear on the show about how a guy got a girl because of a Volvo. Speaker 2 00:27:25 That was unlikely. Speaker 1 00:27:27 The only reason that it will happen, totally. Speaker 2 00:27:29 But it was it was. That was my Volvo. It was my in with the Swedish girl. I was fine by me. Speaker 1 00:27:34 That was hilarious. Yeah, and they don't make many blue ones like that either. So it. Speaker 2 00:27:38 Was cool. It was a baby blue Volvo. I mean, whatever, I don't think it was. No, it wasn't cool, but it got me from A to B and. Right. Speaker 1 00:27:45 Whatever, man. Speaker 1 00:27:46 Hey, I got 200,000 on mine sitting in the parking lot. Speaker 2 00:27:48 I had a Dodge Neon for a while. I love that Dodge Neon. Right. I can talk about cars. Speaker 1 00:27:51 Yeah. You were, Yes. The the, two of the hottest cars. I could think of. Hot stuff in my head. speaking of that. So this is what? Oh, maybe this would be a fun one for you. What's the fastest you've ever gone in a in a vehicle? Speaker 2 00:28:06 Well, I got, like, an airplane, like. Speaker 1 00:28:07 No, no, no, we'll leave that out. Speaker 2 00:28:09 Like in. Speaker 1 00:28:10 A car. In a car. Speaker 2 00:28:10 I don't know, a hundred. Speaker 1 00:28:12 Just a. Speaker 2 00:28:12 Hundred, you know. Yeah. Because, I mean, I was a kid and stepping on it. Right. And nowadays, if you do that, like, I never do that anymore. I don't speed anymore. I don't, because the consequences. And I don't mean like death and dismemberment. Yeah. Speaker 2 00:28:24 That happens. Speaker 1 00:28:25 That's all legal consequences. Speaker 2 00:28:26 Yeah. The cops light you up, you know, and the the cases are class A misdemeanors. and they're punishable by up to a year in jail and or a fine of $2,500. Speaker 1 00:28:36 Wow. Speaker 2 00:28:37 Back when I was a prosecutor, I became friends with some police. And maybe they don't say this anymore, but I used to hear nine year fine, 11 year mine. Okay. All right. Which is consistent with my lived experience. Speaker 1 00:28:49 Of going nine miles over. Speaker 2 00:28:50 Nine year fine 11 year. Mine is what the police would say. And and that bears with what I've seen during the time that I've, I've done lots and lots of traffic tickets as a, as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. And you never see somebody getting pulled over for five over. Right? You know, they are looking at you for 11 to 15 starting at 11, maybe 15 now 20. They want you right? You know, but like I said, nine. You're fine. Speaker 2 00:29:15 11. Your mind. I think that's pretty good. That's the advice I give a lot of the kids that I represent. This is. Speaker 4 00:29:20 Bob Churchill. 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I won't tell you how fast I've gone then, because I would not have been fine. Tell me something. Do you like to travel? You have not been. Speaker 2 00:30:25 So I've been like Johnny Cash. I've been everywhere, you know. I have been to lots of different places in this country because my wife is a maniac for travel. She loves it. And we have little kids and we take road trips. But we had little kids. Now they're getting old. my oldest is a sophomore in high school. Speaker 1 00:30:40 Oh, my gosh, it goes fast. It does it really. It just moves. It moves moves, moves so fast. And then I think I heard you have a ten year old too, right? Speaker 2 00:30:46 He's he's a wonderful guy. Awesome guy. but yeah, I have a of a 16 to 12 and a ten, and we've always done road trips around the country. you know, I don't know, early ones where? Tennessee and Kentucky, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, all through Wisconsin. Speaker 2 00:31:00 Indiana. Out to Maine. East coast, Florida. A lot of times we've flown out to California, Utah and Nevada. so around the country And then, like I used to, I lived in Europe briefly. I lived in London for a few years. Speaker 1 00:31:14 Did she really? How cool is that? Speaker 2 00:31:16 My mom, she was a lawyer at, Amoco. Right. The the gasoline company, you know, Amoco. They used to have that big white tower in downtown Chicago. The Amoco building, right? Absolutely. Formerly Standard Oil of Indiana. John Rockefeller's thing. And then they trust. Busted it. Whatever. Monopoly busted it. Right. So. But Amoco, if you remember, in the 90s, merged with BP, British Petroleum. So they moved my mom's job from Chicago to London. So we lived there for a while, and I was kind of in school in champagne and going to London in the summertime. That was awesome. Speaker 1 00:31:47 Oh yeah, especially at that age. But it was really cool. Speaker 2 00:31:50 I worked at a bar. I worked at a pub called the Prince Albert Stafford. That is the guy. It was awesome. Speaker 1 00:31:58 Folks, this isn't a real interview. Just so you know, I just brought one of my buddies in. Speaker 2 00:32:02 I worked at a at a pub called the Prince Albert, and it was in, Notting Hill. Right. You remember Notting Hill with the Hugh Grant movie? You've probably never seen that movie. Speaker 1 00:32:11 I've seen the movie poster. Speaker 2 00:32:12 I saw the poster. Yeah. So Hugh Grant, I thought he was good in the dad movie. But I never saw Notting Hill. But I worked in Notting Hill. so. Yeah, I don't know. Travel places. Speaker 1 00:32:23 There's nothing that you have, like a bucket list. Like I gotta. Speaker 2 00:32:26 Go. Like I don't need to go to Thailand. I don't know. I guess if I had infinite money, I'd travel Europe again, I like it. Sure. Speaker 1 00:32:32 You know, when the. The age of your kid. It sounds like you did your traveling and you did what you wanted to. Speaker 1 00:32:36 And your kids have got, like, some of the best education that kids can get is traveling all over the United States because the United States is cool. Speaker 2 00:32:43 It's fantastic. And like when you travel the United States, like the other day I was coming back from Florida on I-65. We stopped at the Bucky's in Athens, Alabama, which is, you know, a Bucky's is like a like a, you know, if you, you know, a Bucky's, of course. Yeah. It's a giant gas station in front of a giant Walmart, basically. You know, or maybe more like a Kmart. Speaker 1 00:33:03 But one of my favorite places, one of my favorite things, if anybody goes on TikTok right now, there's a woman that explains what Buc-ees is and is the most brilliant thing I've ever seen in my whole life. I love it. Like, if you want to feel like your true, true white trash, she explains exactly what it is. And because we all get excited to go to a Bucky's right. Speaker 2 00:33:22 My kids were stupid excited. They were. And I'm like, guys, it's a gas station that's in front of a K-Mart. What are you talking about? You know. Speaker 1 00:33:29 Exactly what. Speaker 2 00:33:30 It is. I mean, whatever. Back in the old days, Kmart used to have barbecue sandwiches, too. True. Speaker 1 00:33:35 You just couldn't get a puzzle. A sweatshirt and a, you know, corned beef sandwich? No. All at the same time. Speaker 2 00:33:40 It's a fancy dress I've traveled around. It's great. I like. Speaker 1 00:33:43 The train. I like the Bucky's. Was one of the highlights on your trip. Kept coming back. It kind of was. It's kind of. It's kind of fun. And we're getting one close to here now. I keep seeing the signs. God love. Yeah. Speaker 2 00:33:53 God love them. I hope that they take over. I'm ready for Bucky's to be the only employer in the United States. Speaker 1 00:34:00 Did we talk? What was your first job when you were. So you lifeguard was a lifeguard? Speaker 2 00:34:05 Yeah, I was a lifeguard. Speaker 1 00:34:05 Did we call that a job? Is that a job? Speaker 2 00:34:07 Oh, really? Man. Lifeguard. It could be my career. That is a fantastic job. Speaker 1 00:34:12 Maybe when you want to retire, you can go back and be a lifeguard. Speaker 2 00:34:14 My uncle, actually, he was like a car salesman and stuff. And then when he retired, he used to be a lifeguard at his, you know, apartment complex. Like, that's a great job, dude. Come on. Speaker 1 00:34:24 Wow. Maybe when I grow up, I'll look into that. Speaker 2 00:34:26 Be a lifeguard. Speaker 1 00:34:27 It's cool. I'm gonna. Speaker 2 00:34:28 It's cool. Speaker 1 00:34:29 I think it could be a. Speaker 2 00:34:30 Tad creepy. Speaker 1 00:34:31 If I applied at the Grayslake pool right now. Speaker 2 00:34:33 No, I mean, they need people that with with with maturity and experience. Yes. You know. Speaker 1 00:34:39 I have a shirt that says that that's for my requirements. Speaker 2 00:34:42 And it was nice. And I worked at Jewel. I worked at the library in summer. I mean, it was great. Speaker 1 00:34:47 So you had a lot of different jobs? Yeah. Speaker 1 00:34:48 So you actually were taught some work ethic as a as a child from your parents as well? Speaker 2 00:34:53 Well, they worked hard. My parents, they loved each other. They stayed together the whole time. They were both lawyers. They worked. And I just wanted to work. Right. Speaker 1 00:35:01 I don't know. They said very good examples, right? That's awesome. first concert you ever attended? Speaker 2 00:35:07 Man, I don't know. okay. It was, the World Music Center, right? Yeah. Q101 had one of those concerts that's like, not it wasn't, not not, Twisted Christmas. It's the one they did in the summertime. And I remember that garbage. Jamiroquai. Mighty, mighty. Speaker 1 00:35:27 Boston's nice. Speaker 2 00:35:29 Were there. I mean, that's, like, awesome. And I went with a Swedish girl. Really? So. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:35:34 Did you drive the Volvo. Speaker 2 00:35:35 There, though? Maybe I might have got dropped off by my parents, so. Speaker 1 00:35:39 Good, good. Good concert. Speaker 2 00:35:41 I saw the Smashing Pumpkins down there, but that was a different day. Speaker 2 00:35:44 Oh, nice. Billy Corgan, love that guy. Speaker 1 00:35:46 Yeah. He, Billy was at that because I had forever. I forget that where they're from, around North Shore. Yeah, right. And I was hanging out, and I was doing a daddy daughter dance, and a guy came up that looked a lot like Billy Corgan and asked for a song. And I had told him no. Yeah, because it wasn't really. It wasn't really appropriate. Yeah, right. And then somebody came back and one of the people said, well, Mr. Corgan asked for a song, and I guess you told him that you weren't going to play it. And I'm like, okay, well, it just didn't fit with what we were going to do, because I like to think that I do the right thing, right? You do the wood, you work music, you do the right thing for the party. You got to know your audience, unless it's Billy Corgan. And then you just say. Speaker 2 00:36:23 Do what he says. Speaker 1 00:36:24 Right? Speaker 5 00:36:24 Despite all my rage, he's awesome. Speaker 2 00:36:27 It was the best. Speaker 1 00:36:28 And it wasn't a pumpkin song, though. Speaker 2 00:36:29 Oh, that's too bad. Speaker 1 00:36:30 I wish I knew what the song was, though, to look back. Speaker 2 00:36:32 I would think that Billy loves putting on pumpkin songs. I would think that he lists the pumpkins all the time. Speaker 1 00:36:38 He's driving around right now listening. Speaker 2 00:36:40 To all these new stuff because his old stuff is for posers. He's like that old stuff. I'm over it. Only my new stuff. Only Billy and Machines have got to listen to right now. Speaker 1 00:36:48 Yeah. That's hilarious. if you had to have a superpower, what would it be? Speaker 2 00:36:54 Being the greatest golfer ever. Speaker 1 00:36:57 Really? Speaker 2 00:36:57 Yeah. Speaker 1 00:36:58 Come on. That would be good. But then you wouldn't have. Would it be any fun? Because then you beat everybody all the time. But yeah, you could play with people though. Speaker 2 00:37:05 Then you'd be good at golf. And that's what my dream would be. I would love to. Speaker 2 00:37:08 I'm not that good at golf. I wish I were okay. I practice and practice and the people that are naturally gifted, I look at them with such envy, you know? Speaker 1 00:37:17 Now, being a being an attorney makes you a better golfer, though. Doesn't like doctors and attorneys and like. Speaker 2 00:37:22 Yeah, yeah. And some of the attorneys really suck, which is great because I can just stuff them. You know, these old guys especially that that don't play that much. Oh, I'm way better than them. That makes me feel so good about myself just to stuff them. Yeah. Hey. Nice chat counsel. Oh. Speaker 1 00:37:38 That's fantastic. what do you wish you learned sooner in life? Speaker 2 00:37:43 Spanish. Really? Totally, dude. Speaker 1 00:37:45 It's a great answer. Speaker 2 00:37:46 Spanish. Speaker 1 00:37:47 Wow. Okay. So, you know, young people, people in high school, people go in and they're like. I have to tell them. It's probably one of the best things you can do. Right. As an education level, Just. Speaker 2 00:38:00 Your friends, your coworkers, your clients. You know, I mean, learning Spanish is awesome. I personally have a super awesome, legal assistant, and, she is bilingual and she helps me do so much. So I shout out to Crystal. Crystal, you're fantastic. But, like I said, if only I had paid more attention in school and I was better at Spanish, I wish. Right? Speaker 1 00:38:21 Yeah. No. And it's really. That's a great answer. I'm going to. Maybe I'll start learning a different language. have you ever eaten a roller dog from a gas station? No, really? With all the all the road trips you've taken. Speaker 2 00:38:34 I don't do that. Speaker 1 00:38:35 Maybe I'm smarter than me. Speaker 2 00:38:36 Because I'm worried about, like, dying from bacteria. Like it's. Guys, it's only ten more hours to Chicago. Stop 11. Speaker 5 00:38:43 Times. Speaker 2 00:38:43 Or having. Speaker 1 00:38:44 Explosive diarrhea on a. Speaker 2 00:38:45 On a road trip. You know, I don't either. I never eaten, I mean, I've bought stuff at gas stations, beer, I've bought smokes, I've bought lots of things. Speaker 2 00:38:53 if I'm gonna shop for food at gas stations, it's probably beef jerky. Speaker 1 00:38:57 They do have some coffee. Speaker 2 00:38:58 Beef jerky. Maybe some candy. Speaker 1 00:39:00 Okay, nice. what's the chance that, Bigfoot exists? Speaker 2 00:39:04 0%. Speaker 1 00:39:05 Really? Speaker 2 00:39:05 It's a hoax. Speaker 1 00:39:06 Really? Speaker 2 00:39:07 Yeah, I don't believe. I don't think so. Cryptids. Speaker 1 00:39:09 Really? Speaker 2 00:39:10 I'm not aliens. I'm not sure. Ghosts I don't believe in. Okay, okay. Speaker 1 00:39:15 All right. Okay. We were friends right up until. Let's see, what's the mark on there? 3605. Speaker 2 00:39:21 It's okay. You think that Bigfoot exists? Speaker 1 00:39:23 I. I think that the best, the best answer I ever got from it was from Doctor Terry Silky. our wonderful big. One of the biggest philanthropists in town. who's a orthodontic specialist for Lake County. Big shout out, Terry. he said that we think about all the things that we've gone through, like from history, from dinosaurs, to, like, all this thing. He's like, if you don't think it's a distinct possibility that we have a Bigfoot, maybe. Speaker 1 00:39:48 Maybe not today. Right. But maybe in the past. Like with all the things that we've had, he said. But, you know, this guy's been on 20 safaris and you've seen the whole thing. Speaker 2 00:39:58 You would think that there would be, like, Bigfoot heads mounted in the Smithsonian, you know. Speaker 1 00:40:03 Or at Bill's Pub. Speaker 2 00:40:04 Or Bill's Pub. Definitely. You know. I mean, there would be that. And I mean, the fact is, like, I know people lie and they sometimes lie for attention. So ergo, could it have been a hoax, too? Oh. Speaker 1 00:40:15 Maybe. Speaker 2 00:40:16 Right. Speaker 1 00:40:16 And actually, if anybody's watching, I just got this shirt as a gift. It's come from. It's from Logan, Ohio. And they have a, in the summertime. They have a Bigfoot festival there. Yeah. So my only thing is, if he doesn't exist, because this is this podcast is really about Bigfoot. It's not about you. Just so you know. Speaker 2 00:40:35 But I. Speaker 1 00:40:35 Hear you. But why or why is it such a big hoax everywhere? Then why do they have festivals for these? Speaker 2 00:40:40 Cute. I mean, like, people, you know? I mean, people, like, they think he's adorable. He's funny. He's like a meme. I think before memes. Speaker 1 00:40:47 Kill people, I think that might be. Speaker 2 00:40:49 What about Harry and the Hendersons? He was nice. Speaker 1 00:40:51 Yeah, that was just a. That's fiction. Like, he was nice, like Notting Hill. Speaker 2 00:40:54 He would always be like. He would always, like, hide bashfully in the closet. He's cool. Speaker 1 00:40:59 And John Lithgow, isn't that too? Speaker 2 00:41:00 He's nice. Right? He's always frustrated here. He does something. Speaker 1 00:41:04 Well, when I have evidence, I'm calling you. Speaker 2 00:41:06 Call me. I would love to be proven wrong about this, and I will. I would be happy to to to shake Bigfoot's hand. Speaker 1 00:41:12 Okay, good. Because now that we have these new phones that have better, you know, they focus better. Speaker 1 00:41:16 Now we'll get a clear picture of them, not just the fuzzy ones. Speaker 2 00:41:19 I only wish that Nessie was existing. The Loch Ness monster, that's my favorite cryptid. And I have never seen any good proof of that. That's a darn shame. Speaker 1 00:41:28 Yeah, well, hey, you never know. We're finding out all kinds of fun things these days. You never know. All right, so I think it's time we switch off of our hotseat. Questions that we've covered the really important stuff. Thank you. one thing I want to thank you for, because I know that you are a part of an organization, here, which is the Exchange Club. Yeah. so I know that, let's talk for people that aren't familiar with the Exchange Club. What is it? What is it based upon? Speaker 2 00:41:53 Okay, so the Exchange Club is cool. It's really an old organization. It's from, I don't know, 1913. And it is a group that I like in Grayslake because I just get together with my friends and have lunch. Speaker 2 00:42:05 Right. You know, so it's a bunch of business and community leaders. or not even, I mean, not at all. Some of them are just regular people. We have a, you know, like, I don't know, I want to say a retired teacher, not a community leader, but, you know, retired teachers come. And we had a retired accountant lady for a long time. And, you know, people that are just townies. Right. and, they come on, they have lunch where at first draft it's noon. if anybody wants to come to the Exchange Club, it's free lunch. Call me. (847) 549-0600. You can be my guest, but I like the Exchange club, because the main thing is that they plan big parties for the town. You know, they have the craft beer festival, you know, they do, stuff with, I got a taste of Grayslake downtown summer thing. Yeah. Speaker 1 00:42:46 And what did you change the name of all the time? Summer days. Speaker 1 00:42:48 Summer days, Summerfest. Speaker 2 00:42:50 They. but they they do cool stuff. They raise money and then they give that money away to kids in grades, like to go to school, right? Speaker 1 00:42:56 SIPs for scholarships. That's what the, the the craft beer festival is. Speaker 2 00:42:59 Yes. And then and it's good money. They're like, here's a thousand bucks, kid. And it's a Grayslake student that's a top student to go to college. You know, they do good stuff like that. They promote Americanism. you know, what is that? It is what? It's that Americanism is like liking 911 and being interested in our country and like. Right. You know, so it's a cool organization. Check it out. Speaker 1 00:43:21 Yeah. And I like all the nice things they do and the, the men and women that are involved in that. I happen to be fond of a lot of them. Yeah. I think the one day that I knew I knew nothing about the Exchange Club, and I think it was the day that you guys were doing your, you you had picked a couple of kids for scholarships. Speaker 1 00:43:36 You were giving them. And I saw these kids first. I was walking down to have an afternoon beer at the first draft or something like that. So I saw these two kids, like walking back to school and these big smiles on their faces. right? So I get to the bottom and a bunch of the Exchange Club members are hanging out, and to see these men that were standing there, and they were so blown away and so happy and so just straightforward, just happy about what they did. It was it made me really have a fondness for the organization. Speaker 2 00:44:05 And I just want to shout out to the Grayslake kids from North and Central. They're like really fantastic kids, you know? the some of the kids that are winning these awards, I mean, back when I was a kid, I tried to get good grades. I tried to do well in my tests, but otherwise I just went home. Speaker 1 00:44:22 How did I get so smart? Speaker 2 00:44:23 I don't, and they. And they have the energy, this boundless energy that is really. Speaker 2 00:44:27 It's admirable and kind of scary. So God level, I mean, whatever. Speaker 1 00:44:33 Which is. Speaker 2 00:44:34 Good. Don't you ever nap, you know, don't you ever eat too much pizza and then go to sleep, right, like me. So. Speaker 1 00:44:39 Right. Right. And especially as a high school kid. Right. And these guys are doing really, really well with things. Yeah. Speaker 6 00:44:44 Hey, Lake County, I know you know, a teacher out there that needs to be recognized. I'm Jodi, former educator, now realtor, and I'm here representing Educators Advantage. We want you to nominate a teacher of the month. Click the link in the show notes and nominate your favorite teacher. Make your favorite teacher feel appreciated and give them a shout out. Speaker 1 00:45:09 Cool! So I love to see people that get involved with organizations, especially like when going back, like the Safe Place kind of things. So explain this to me too. Are there more than one location for Safe Place? Because there's one in Zion. Speaker 1 00:45:21 Is there also one in Mundelein? Speaker 2 00:45:23 So okay, that is the family visitation center. Okay. Okay. That I believe has moved. Okay. So you'd want to check with Safe Place about the details for when I was involved in the organization. They had two places. They had a women's shelter. That was like a big apartment building in Zion, and it's tucked away. So you don't know about it, right? God love them. But then they also have a really important role that they play, having to do with, facilitating visitation or exchanges of parties that have, like ops against each other. Orders of protection. Yep. Okay. So you've got to go there. You, like drop off your kid in the front, and then dad comes in the back, and then they have like a meeting and they hang out for an hour and have pizza. And then there's people watching, like little child. Jimmy smiled when you saw dad. Right. And they take notes and they give that to the court and the safe place. Speaker 2 00:46:16 Like, honestly, so many exchanges, so much visitation just couldn't happen because of the acrimony between the parties. But for what a safe place does. So they're cool. They're they're fantastic. Speaker 1 00:46:27 I love them and it's nice. And I like places that are put together that look for the best for the children and to keep them safe to and keep, because sometimes just two people just don't get along. So that's a nice way to then get in there. Speaker 2 00:46:38 It's one of the toughest things about family cases is when you have a tremendous amount of acrimony, even like a good divorce, where it's just. I don't love him anymore. You know, you've got to co-parent the kid. But when it's a situation where it's like he raped me or he beat me up, or he right got 60 Y's or he. Whatever those cases, you know, the judges are very reluctant to totally shut out a parent. So they'll give him or her sometimes. Sometimes it's a her, you know, supervised visitation, wrangled by a safe place or supervised by perhaps somebody else, like a mom or grandma or whatever. Speaker 2 00:47:13 Okay. but those, those organizations that facilitate the, the best interest of the kid and the, the parenting time, the the courts. I don't know how they could function before that. That, safe place started doing that. Speaker 1 00:47:26 Yeah. No, it must be a really, really hard thing to do. well, one of the things that I really enjoy, I have to tell you, because I was having a conversation before we got together today, and a man was, who's potential, guest on another show was asking me my my, my motivations on why he wanted to come on. And the guy clearly, wanted to come out and just advertise his business. Right. And I was trying to explain to him that this these are the conversations you are having. You and I are having right now that I really like that. very soon, hopefully, we're gonna have Chief Myra chief of police on, because I really like humanizing. some people have jobs or positions that people don't really get to know, right? So if I had to hire somebody for a family attorney or a DUI attorney or a criminal attorney, I hope that I get to listen to the show so that they get to know your personality, to know that you're a human being, right? Speaker 2 00:48:16 My personality is is unique, but there are a lot of really good attorneys in Lake County. Speaker 2 00:48:21 I'm happy to help people. Whatever. Speaker 1 00:48:23 Yeah. Well, no. And I think it's nice. Speaker 2 00:48:24 I like to be humble. I'm not trying to. Well, you're very humble out there, right? I'm not. I'm not trying to be like. Oh, yeah. I'm like the only one around because I'm not, you know, and like I said, in Lake County, we're blessed with a strong bench and bar, right. You know, and honestly, I get along with just about all of them. Speaker 1 00:48:40 That's cool. Okay, so let's do this. because of people. So let's, to help our listeners out there listening. So let's talk. first of all, when starting to divorce proceedings like they're they know they're going to get divorced, maybe some advice on how they go about finding an attorney that would be right for them. Is that a hard question? Speaker 2 00:49:00 Yeah. So finding an attorney. I mean, a lot of people want to do word of mouth. They talk to their their cousin. Speaker 2 00:49:06 How you got divorced in Lake County. Tell me who you use and then call that guy. That's probably a good decision. Speaker 1 00:49:12 Not to tell you who not to use. Speaker 2 00:49:13 Right? Speaker 1 00:49:14 In their opinion, though, totally right. maybe the decision didn't go their way so it could be false information, right? Speaker 2 00:49:21 Totally. A lot of people just go to Google and they'll Google like Libertyville divorce attorney or Lake County divorce attorney or whatever. And you can get hits there. And you look at their Google reviews we have I mean, my law firm has fantastic reviews, but that's just because we try to just, I don't know, do a good job and then clear the case. You know, try to Because, like, if you take one guy's divorce case and you're like a vampire on his neck and you drain him till he's totally out of blood. Well, you know, that's one case, okay? I'd rather just, like, help a guy and then get a good review and help another guy and get a good review and help a guy and get a good review, and then just, like, kind of build it up that way. Speaker 2 00:49:56 That's way better, right? Speaker 1 00:49:58 And with integrity, when you're walking away, then you can sleep at night and make sure that you know that you can help people out. Speaker 2 00:50:04 I sleep. Speaker 1 00:50:04 At night. Right. That's good. Yeah. All right, so how about, DUI? Speaker 2 00:50:09 So. Okay. How to find a DUI attorney or. So same. Speaker 1 00:50:13 Thing. I know how to get one. Speaker 2 00:50:14 I know. Speaker 1 00:50:15 It's just not the. Speaker 2 00:50:16 Attorney. So, I mean, man, I use Lyfts now. Yes. You know, I, I really do I. Speaker 1 00:50:21 I cheapest thing to do. Right. Speaker 2 00:50:23 It's 20 bucks here and back and you don't have to worry about. Am I going to get in trouble. Right. You know, and you don't have to worry about. Am I going to hurt somebody or whatever? Speaker 1 00:50:32 So yeah, I heard somebody. Maybe it was another stupid social media thing I saw. But there again, like it was a $20 ride home, right? For, let's say I have to go from Grayslake up to Atkinson, like at the bar. Speaker 1 00:50:42 How many Lyft rides would it take to equal to a two? Would it cost to hire an attorney to go through the DUI process? Speaker 2 00:50:51 So I think it was NHTSA, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, one of those organizations, used to run a billboard campaign here in Lake County. And one of the billboards I remember was a picture of a kid blowing into a portable breath test. And there's the police cars, lights behind him, and it says, you just blew $10,000. Speaker 1 00:51:12 Most people have no idea what to do with their aging loved one who needs help. Well, there is a solution. A company that provides care and assistance to make your loved one feel right at home, at right, at home. Their mission statement is to improve the quality of life for those they serve. They offer extensive services personal and companion care, safety, supervision and transportation, fall prevention, dressing and bathing assistance. Medical reminders, meal prep, hospice support, ambulation support, stroke recovery, Parkinson's support, the list goes on and on and on. 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Do you wear "busy" as a badge of honor while still feeling behind? You're not alone. In this powerful conversation with productivity expert Jones Loflin, author of Focused as a Bee, we explore how busyness may be the very thing blocking your goals. Drawing from the focused nature of honeybees, Jones shows that true productivity comes not from doing more, but from doing what truly matters.Through his TAD framework (Transfer, Automate, Drop), Jones shares practical ways to reclaim your time. He explains how identifying the "micro purpose" behind tasks, breaking projects into small “one jobs,” and even embracing rest—like bees taking 40 naps a day—can boost your effectiveness and reduce burnout.Jones also uncovers the three main distractions hurting your focus: internal thoughts, external noise, and unclear expectations. His simple strategies help you minimize interference and maximize impact. The key takeaway: performance improves when we remove what's getting in the way. So—what will you eliminate today?
Tad's wondering if he should force his 10-year-old to follow through with something he desperately wants to quit!!
Psichologė, psichoterapeutė, gamtos terapijos gidė Giedrė Žalytė pernai su drauge ėjo piligrimų keliu „Camino Lituano“. Papasakojo mums apie tai baigiantis metams, kai paprašėme savo pašnekovų pasidalinti maloniausiomis akimirkomis gamtoje. Giedrė ne tik pasidalino maloniausiais kelionės momentais, bet ir pasiūlė apie keliavimą pėsčiomis papasakoti daugiau laidoje.Tad kalbamės su kitais piligrimais, žygeiviais, keliautojų bendruomenės nariais apie tai, kaip jie smagiai ir tvariai keliauja Lietuvoje, kaip ne tik pasisemia įspūdžių, bet ir dirba prie bendrų projektų, tokių kaip „Keliautojų nameliai“.Autorė Inga Janiulytė-TemporinNuotraukoje — žygeivė ir piligrimė Asta Akromaitė
This week, we lace up our Doc Martins and hike over to the Pacific Northwest to the home of GRUNGE! We discuss bands outside the usual suspects of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam. Your hosts fondly remember this time, as we were young adults when the Seattle scene invaded all US rock n' roll avenues. In retrospect, this sounds like less of a movement and more of a melting pot of many of the genres that had been established in silos during the 70s and 80s. Don't think you like grunge? Then check this out!This episode features songs from bands outside the big 4 of grunge, but we don't think you'll be totally surprised. Many of these groups had similarities with the producers that were chosen, namely, Jack Endino. A perfect amalgam of punk, classic rock, and metal is right in Captain Content and Kevin's wheelhouse. As usual, we have a lot of fun reminiscing about this unique time in rock history. Jump on the hike with us to grab a Starbucks, and don't forget your flannel!Songs this week include:Green River – “Swallow My Pride” from Dry As A Bone / Rehab Doll (1987)The Nymphs – “Death Of A Scenester” from Nymphs (1991)Dig – “I'll Stay High” from Dig (1993)Mammoth Volume – “Matador” from Noara Dance (2000)Tripping Daisy – “Rocketpop” from I Am An Elastic Firecracker (1995)Coffin Break – “So Long To Reality” from Thirteen (1992)Smash Atoms – “Into The Light” from Smash Atoms (2024)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://x.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store
Mainoties darba apstākļiem un darbam kā tādam, iespējams, mainījies arī arodslimnieka tipiskais portrets. Kādas pārmaiņas vērojamas un kā novērst arodslimības, kas sastopamas mūsdienās, pētām raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Vērtē Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes (RSU) Darba drošības un vides veselības institūta direktors Ivars Vanadziņš un Valsts darna inspekcijas pārstāve Linda Matisāne. Kā mainījies arodslimnieka portrets Latvijā? RSU asociētā profesore un Darba drošības un vides veselības institūta Aroda un vides medicīnas katedras pētniece Jeļena Reste vērtē, ka pēdējos 10 gados būtiskas izmaiņas nav notikušas. "Latvijā pēdējos gados vidējais arodslimnieka portrets ir diezgan maz mainījies. Tā ir sieviete pamatā ap 54 gadiem, kura kaitīgu faktoru ietekmē bija strādājusi apmēram 28 gadus," norāda Jeļena Reste. "No slimībām, kas visbiežāk tiek reģistrētas, ir sāpes rokās, piemēram, dažādu cīpslu iekaisumi, karpālā kanāla sindroms un arī sāpes mugurā, dažādus muskuloskeletālās slimības. Visbiežāk ir tās, ko izraisīja pārslodze vai slikta ergonomika. Tipiski, ka paciente ir cietusi no sāpēm diezgan ilgi, pirms viņa atnāca pie ārstiem un tika reģistrēta arodslimība. Taču visbiežāk viņa turpināja strādāt, ilgi neko nemainot savā darbā." "Daudz retāk mēs redzam elpošanas orgānu slimības. No vienas puses, tas varētu tādēļ, ka uzlabojas darba apstākļi un varbūt putekļi nav tik izteikti daudz darbavietas, individuālie aizsardzības līdzekļi tiek izmantoti vairāk. Bet daudzas elpošanas orgānu slimības varbūt netiek atpazītas kā arodslimības, vienkārši tās tiek ārstētas, bet netiek nosūtīts pie arodslimību ārsta reģistrēt arodslimību," turpina Jeļena Reste. Pētniece min, ka trīs galvenās nozares, kur ir vairāk arodslimnieku, ir apstrādes rūpniecība, transports un uzglabāšana, un veselības un sociālā aprūpe. Savukārt no profesiju klāsta tie ir dažādu iekārtu un mašīnu operatori, izstrādājumu montieri un arī kvalificētie strādnieki un amatnieki. "Pēdējos gados aizvien vairāk ir arodslimnieku no pakalpojumu un tirdzniecības sfēras. Pārējās profesijās ir pārstāvētas nedaudz mazāk. Vairāk nekā puse no visiem arodslimniekiem pēdējos gados ir vecumā no 55 līdz 64 gadiem, pirmspensijas vecums, bet ir pietiekami daudz arī arodslimnieku, kas ir 45 - 54 gadu vecumā, un ir arī neliels procents ar samērā jauniem cilvēkiem - ap 30 - 35 gadiem, norāda Jeļena Reste. "Vēl redzam, ka biežāk sāk parādīties izdegšanas sindroms, kas tiek atpazīts un beidzot reģistrēts. It kā par izdegšanas sindromu tiek daudz runāts, bet reģistrētas arodslimības bija pavisam maz. Lielākās izmaiņas ir tās, ka mēs vairāk redzam psihoemocionālo faktoru izraisītas arodslimības, piemēram, izdegšanas sindromu," atzīst Jeļena Reste. Ivars Vanadziņš norāda, ka arodslimnieki kļūs gados jaunāki un ja arodslimība konstatēta jau 45 gadu vecumā, kad vēl vismaz 20 gadi būs jāstrādā, tas ir brīdis, kad cilvēks var veiksmīgi karjeru vēl paspēt mainīt, tikai vajadzētu to drosmi pateikt, ka tā, kā strādāju, vairs nevaru. Viņš arī min, ka arodslimniekiem Latvijā ir pieejama apmaksāta profesijas maiņa, mācības, bet to ļoti daudzi nezina un neizmanto. Linda Matisāne skaidro, ka ir jāvēršas Valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas aģentūrā. "Ja par strādājošo tiek maksātas sociālās apdrošināšanas iemaksas, daļa no tā, kas tur ir, aiziet tieši dažādām kompensācijām, kas ir saistītas ar nelaimes gadījumiem un arodslimībām. Tur ir gan ārstēšanās izdevumi, gan medikamentu apmaksa, gan rehabilitācija. Un profesionālā rehabilitācija," norāda Linda Matisāne. "Tad caur Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūru var šādus kursus iziet. Kursus apmaksā. Piemēri varētu būt, puķu pārdevējai, kurai ir alerģija parādījusies pret ķīmiskajām vielām, ar ko puķes apstrādā, viņa var jau izmācīties, piemēram, par grāmatvedi, kur tādas ķīmiskās vielas nav. Protams, ja tu biji mikroķirurgs un tu gribēsi mainīt profesiju uz psihiatriju, visticamāk, tas nebūs iekļauts, bet kaut kādu atbalstu var saņemt."
Mākslīgais intelekts rada pavisam citu sajūtu brīdī, kad tas iegūst cilvēkam līdzīgu izskatu. Humanoīdie roboti ir ne tikai līdzīgi mums, bet arī aprīkoti ar mākslīgo intelektu, radot cilvēkam līdzīgu šķietami domājošu mašīnu. Vai tie aizstās cilvēku fabrikā un vai šāds robots varēs sastādīt mums kompāniju pie vakariņu galda? Raidīumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Datorzinātnes, informācijas tehnoloģijas un enerģētikas fakultātes dekāns, profesors Agris Ņikitenko un Elektronikas un datorzinātņu institūta zinātniskais direktors Modris Greitāns. Vai jums pašiem būtu interesanti izdzīvot tādu situāciju, kad mēs ēdam vakariņas vai kā citādi sēžam pie galda ar robotu, kas ir tiešām ļoti, ļoti līdzīgs cilvēkam? Agris Ņikitenko: Šobrīd man ir grūti iedomāties šādu sarunu, mēs esam vēl tālu līdz tam. Bet kopumā nākotnē es pieļauju, ka tas ir iespējams. Modris Greitāns: Vienu sarunu es varētu iedomāties, ka šķiroties viņam teiktu: Nu, tu samaksāsi? Un viņš man saka - jā! Bet citādāk, protams, līdzīgi jau laikam, kā Agris domā, ka tas ir tālu un cik svarīgi ir, ka viņš izskatās humanoīdveidīgs. Katrā gadījumā, ja man būtu izvēle, es noteikti pirmkārt vakariņotu cilvēkiem un tad varētu padomāt, vai vienatnē vai ar robotu. Iespējams, ka varbūt, ja pārāk ilgi vienatnē jāvakariņo, tad kādreiz būtu interesanti ar robotu. Cik šobrīd pasaulē esam tālu tikuši ar cilvēkveido robotu izstrādi. Vai šobrīd ir daudz tādu, ar kuriem jau varētu mēģināt vest kādu sarunu vai mēģināt saprast, vai mums pretī ir īsts cilvēks vai robots, vai tomēr tie atsevišķi gadījumi joprojām, kas izceļas robotikas pasaulē? Agris Ņikitenko: Saruna pati par sevi starp cilvēkiem notiek vairākos līmeņos, vairākās šķautnēs. Viena ir, protams, vizuālā šķautne, tas ir emociju atspoguļojums sejā, mīmika, žesti, ķermeņa kustības, ķermeņa valoda. Tas ir viens aspekts. Otrs aspekts ir sarunas saturs, kas ir verbāli pateikts, dialogs. Un trešais ir āriene, kas robotu manifestē kā fizisku iekārtu. Sarunā, lai tā būtu patīkama, rosinoša, savstarpēja interesanti, visām šīm trim komponentēm ir jābūt atbilstoši cilvēku uztveres preferencēm un priekšrocībām. Ja tā nav, saruna būs apgrūtināta vai nenotiks. Un tas attiecas arī uz cilvēkiem. Ja kāda no šīm komponentēm starp diviem sarunu biedriem nedarbojas īsti, visticamāk, tā saruna vai nu būs īsa, vai nebūs saistoša kādai no pusēm. Katrā no šīm lietām, es gribētu teikt, progress ir atšķirīgs. Ja mēs runājam par robotu fizisko manifestāciju, mūsdienās galvenā ķibele ir sensoru blīvums uz nosacītu kvadrāta vienību. Līdz ar to bez pietiekamas sensoru informācijas, kas ir cilvēkam raksturīga, arī robots nespēj būt tik plastisks, varbūt mīmika nespēj būt tik saistoša un mums viegli uztverama, lai atpazītu kā savējo. Līdz ar to veidojas distance. Ja runa ir par saturisko daļu, mēs varam katrs iedomāties ChatGPT, un kaut kādā līmenī dialogs tur ir iespējams šobrīd. Līdz ar to es gribētu teikt, ka progress kā tāds ir diezgan būtisks. Teikt, vai tā ir pilnvērtīga saruna, kā tas ir starp diviem cilvēkiem, tas ir atkarīgs, par ko runā, no cilvēku izglītības līmeņa, zināšanu apjoma, ar ko dialogā operējam, fona zināšanas, konteksts un viss pārējais. Līdz ar to par visu kopumā es gribētu teikt, ka mums ir diezgan tālu līdz tam. Agris Ņikitenko skaidro, ka tehniskā puse fizikālu ierobežojumu dēļ, tas ir enerģijas blīvums uz masas vienību, tas ir sensoru blīvums uz masas vienību, tas ir tranzistoru blīvums uz kaut kādu masas vienību, kas apstrādā šo sensoru informāciju, šobrīd nav tik liels, kā tas ir cilvēkam, līdz ar to ir būtiski ierobežojumi. Modris Greitāns: Nākamais, pie kā mēs institūtā arī strādājām, ir robotam iedod kognitīvo uztveres sistēmu, ka viņš skatās uz apkārtējo pasauli, redz tos objektus un saprot tos objektus līdzīgi kā cilvēks. Tad saruna var veidoties ne tik abstrakti, bet jau konkrētāk par to, ko mēs abi redzam, kā mēs to abi uztveram, kā mēs to abi saprotam. Tad protams, ir, sauksim, domāšana, lēmumu pieņemšana, vai secinājumu izdarīšana no tā, ko mēs redzam, kur, protams, cilvēks ir ar savām smadzenēm pārāks nekā robots. Attīstās arī otra lieta, kas ir saistīta ar pašu robota formu, jo ir cilvēki, kam ir svarīgāka forma, lai skaisti izskatās, mazāk, ko viņš saka. Progress ir abās lietās. Jau iepriekš ir runāts, ka robotam ir grūti saprast teikto - aizej uz veikalu un nopērc kaut ko ēdamu. Modris Greitāns: Mmums ir interesanti, ko viņš izdarīs? Ko viņš atnesīs, kad mēs viņam pateiksim - kaut ko ēdamu? Šobrīd jau lielie valodas modeļi kaut ko atbildēs. Kaut ko viņš atnesīs. Tāpēc vēl viens virziens, kas mums ir iezīmēts tuvākā nākotnē, gribētos atrast gan finansējumu, gan resursus, lai varētu strādāt un padarīt šo sarunu interaktīvāku. Tas nozīmē, ja viņam pasaka - aizej, atnes kaut ko ēdamu un viņš nesaprot īsti, tad viņš nevis aiziet un izdara, ko nu ir saģenerējis savās robota smadzenēs, bet pajautā. Un tad viņam vari pateikt, piemēram, maizi un pienu. Viņš tā pamazām mācītos. Viņa kā mazam bērnam ir jāapgūst tās zināšanas. Agris Ņikitenko piebilst, ka šobrīd roboti "nezina, ko viņi nezina", tāpēc viņi nespēj noteikt, vai rezultāts, kā viņi rīkojas, ir pareizs konkrētajā kontekstā. Vai robotiem un mākslīgajam intelektam ir tiesības? Vai mākslīgajam intelektam ir kādas tiesības un vai tas to apzinās? Uz kādām likumā noteiktajām normām var pretendēt roboti, skaidro Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Sociālo zinātņu fakultātes dekāne, asociētā profesore un zvērināta advokāte Karina Palkova. "Pagaidām manā redzeslokā nav bijusi sistēma, kas pateiktu, ka man ir tiesības uz to un to. neizslēdzu, ka tas kaut kur notiek un mākslīgais intelekts jau ir ieprogrammēts, jo tas mācās no datiem," runājot par robotu tiesībām, teic Karina Palkova. Varbūt pirmajā mirklī šķiet nedaudz absurds jautājums – kādas gan var būt tiesības mašīnai, vai datu sistēmai un kā vispār tas izskatītos, ja, piemēram, mākslīgais intelekts sāktu paģērēt no cilvēkiem autortiesības par sakomponētu dziesmu, radītu gleznu vai sacerētu dzejoli? Tomēr par šo jautājumu jau vismaz Eiropā tika runāts pirms nepilniem desmit gadiem, kad Eiropas Parlamentā tika ierosināts MI piešķirt elektroniskas personas statusu. Bet ar mīļāko bērnības dienu grāmatu iepazīstina kvantu fiziķis Vjašeslavs Kaščejevs. Viņš izvēlējies 1962. gadā izdotu grāmatu par zemi un visumu. To kā dāvanu no sava tēva savulaik ir saņēmusi Vjačeslava Kaščejeva mamma. Grāmata jaun bijusi mājās, pirms vēl viņš piedzimis,tāpēc natceras, kad sācis šķirstīt un lasīt. "Tā stāsta par fiziku, kosmosu tādā veidā, kas ļoti atraisa iztēli. Maziņš šķirstīju grāmatu un ilgi pētījis ilustrācijas," atklāj Vjačeslavs Kaščejevs.
Our host chats with Tad Branham, Production Designer and Head of Design for Steamroller Animation, about his work as a production designer and all about their new show, Spice Frontier. They talk about how being a production designer is a lot like being the conductor of an orchestra, in charge not of a single element, but the entire look of a show or film. We bring you back in time to Tad's childhood, where he was influenced by He-Man and many other shows of that era. In our Advice segment, Tad talks about how being a Jack of All Trades can actually be a boon to set you apart as an artist. You can watch Spice Frontier right now on YouTube https://youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8?si=TxKgSnkQMN1t5hIAand be sure to follow @steamrolleranimation on all the socials!
Jefa Greenaway is the director of Greenaway Architects and an honorary fellow of Design at Deakin University and Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinbourne university. He is also a co-founder of several organizations set up to support Indigenous peoples pursuing a career in design.Greenaway was born on the Dharawal Country in Sydney. His father Bert Groves, was an Indigenous civil rights activist, and his mother was of German ancestry.He received his bachelor's degree in planning and design at the Melbourne University, where he was the only Indigenous person in his class at that time.In this exclusive interview, he talks to TAD about the true meaning and value of Designing for Country.This podcast is brought to you in association with Autex Acoustics, proud sponsors of our 2025 Sustainability series of podcasts.
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Episode 150: Populate Your Mind is about a sad and lovely poem written many years ago and found in a box of auction items. We discuss loneliness and the remedy of populating one's mind with poetry and books and conversation to be at peace with the feeling. Tad bits of wacky ensue, as always.
If your knee jerk decision ruined the annual end of school party last year, would you return to the scene of the crime exactly one year later? Tad needs your help making an important decision.
Anthropic pristatė naujausią savo dirbtinio intelekto modelį Claude 4. Testuojant jį pastebėta, kad DI griebiasi šantažo, jei žino, kad bus išjungtas, o kai kuriais atvejais įskundžia naudotoją institucijoms. Nuo šiol Meta apmokys savo dirbtinio intelekto modelius ir europiečių duomenimis. Tad jeigu savarankiškai iš to nepasitraukėte (kaip ir mes bei dauguma naudotojų), jau pavėlavote. Pasakojame, kodėl mums tai atrodo nesąžininga. OpenAI už 6.5 mlrd. dolerių perka kompaniją, kuri dar nieko ypatinga nesukūrė. Ar pavyks Apple dizaino legendai Jony Ive pateikti Sam Altmanui puikų naują dirbtinio intelekto įrenginį be ekrano? Pabaigai – laidos pokyčiai: išeiname vasaros atostogų ir atsisveikiname su Žinių radiju. Pailsėję susigirdėsime per Dviejų bitų Spotify ir Youtube kanale!
Jau labu laiku analītiķi, politiķi, žurnālisti un faktiski jebkurš interesents sekojis līdzi tam, kā attīstās situācija Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs pēc Donalda Trampa atkārtotās ievēlēšanas prezidenta amatā. Jaunās pilnvaras Trampam ļāvušas sevi spilgti apliecināt gan ārpolitikā, gan momentāni iedarbināt virkni procesu iekšpolitikā, par ko daļa priecājas, bet daļa ir ārkārtīgi satraukusies. Šo satraukto prātu vidū ir arī zinātnieki. Visai drīz pēc ASV prezidenta Donalda Trampa atkārtotas stāšanās amatā tūkstošiem pētnieku ASV pilsētās un arī Eiropā tikušies mītiņos ar saukli "Stand Up for Science" ("Iestājieties par zinātni"). Viņi pauduši protestu ASV administrācijas darbībām, samazinot zinātnisko darbaspēku un izdevumus pētniecībai. Vai ASV administrācija baidās no zinātniekiem un kuras zinātņu nozares varētu ciest visvairāk? Vai tas varētu sekmēt to, ka zinātnieki pamet ASV? Un cik liela zinātnes un akadēmiskā brīvība ir tepat Eiropā? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā diskutē Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Sociālo zinātņu pētniecības centra vadītāja Ieva Puzo, Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūta pētnieks, Delavēras universitātes doktorants Toms Rātfelders un Latvijas Universitātes pēcdoktorants, starpdisciplinārs matemātiķis, Latvijas Universitātes Klīniskās un profilaktiskās medicīnas institūta pētnieks Jānis Lazovskis. Dienā, kad skan raidījums, kļuva zināms, ka ASV varas iestādes apturējušas studentu vīzu noformēšanu. Visiem trim sarunas dalībniekiem ir pieredze saistībā ar darbu vai mācībām ASV. Ieva Puzo ir ieguvusi maģistra grādu Kalifornijas universitātē Berklijā, Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs un pēc tam arī doktora grādu Pitsburgas universitātē. 2017. gadā viņa atgriezās Latvijā un uzsāka darbu Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē. "Sajūtas ir ļoti dažādas šobrīd, bet galvenokārt milzīga nožēla par to potenciālo, tām trakajām lietām, kas jau ir sākušās un kas vēl varētu arī notikt zinātnes vidē Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs. Arī tāpēc, ka Pitsburgas universitāte, kur ieguvu doktora grādu, bija pirmā, kas šī gada sākumā paziņoja, ka šogad neuzņems doktorantūras studentus. Tai sekoja vēl citas. Bet tā bija tāda pirmā skaļāka zīme arī man, kas parādīja, kā procesi mainās, universitātes ļoti sāks pielāgoties. Tās lietas, ko mēs iepriekš tvērām kā pašsaprotamas, domājot par akadēmisko brīvību visdažādākajās tās izpratnēs, par kaut kādu institūciju attiecībām ar štatiem, ar federālo varu ASV, ka tās patiešām ļoti krasi mainīsies un noteikti ietekmēs arī to, kā vispār zināšanas tiek radītas ASV un citviet pasaulē," vērtē Ieva Puzo. "Es vairāk kā politologs skatos. Redzu, ka zinātne kā tāda arī ir viens no ASV varas eksportiem pasaulē, jo daudzi cilvēki dodas uz ASV ar mērķi iegūt zināšanas, jo ASV ir labs finansējums, viss ļoti ērti, infrastruktūra, var iegūt labas zināšanas, programmas ļoti kvalitatīvas, un pēc tam cilvēki aizbrauc atpakaļ uz savām mītnes zemēm ar labu iespaidu par Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm kopumā. Bieži šie cilvēki veido eliti šajās valstīs, kas attiecīgi nāk ar pozitīvu noskaņojumu pret Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm, kas savukārt nozīmē: ja Amerikai, teiksim, kaut ko vajag panākt starptautiskajā vidē, to var izdarīt daudz vieglāk, jo Amerikai uzreiz ir sabiedrotie, cilvēki, kas ir pozitīvi noskaņoti pret Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm. Ja šāds finansējums zūd, tad šāds eksports mazinās, attiecīgi tas arī mazina ASV spēku starptautiskajā sistēmā," analizē Toms Rātfelders. Jānis Lazovskis ir ieguvis doktora grādu ASV Čikāgā un piekrīt kolēģu teiktajam. Šobrīd ASV strādā un mācās vairāki viņam pazīstami cilvēki. Kad minējis viņiem, ka būs šāda diskusija, un lūdzis komentārus, vairāki lūguši neminēt vārdus, jo viņiem ir satraukums, ka var vērsties pret starptautiskajiem studentiem. "Līdz šim tas ir bijis balstīts tajā, ja izsaka atbalstu Palestīnai, bet kopumā ir sajūta, ja kaut ko pateiks, kas valdībai nepatiks, tad var ļoti viegli studentus izspert ārā no valsts," bilst Jānis Lazovskis. "Tas ir, no vienas puses, neaptverami, kā tāds slikts sapnis, ko gaidām, kad tas beigsies. Protams, no ārpuses ir viegli to tā uztvert. Tiem, kuri dzīvo un strādā Amerikā, tā ir ikdiena, un tas ir noteikti daudz, daudz grūtāk." '"Mums pirms diviem mēnešiem izraidīja no universitātes astoņus studentus. Nebija nekād paziņojuma, vienkārši universitātes Starptautisko lietu departaments skatījās tā saucamos "service record", respektīvi, kur ir informācija par studentu failiem, un ierauga, ka vīza ir atņemta. Principā students ir nostādīts fakta priekšā," stāsta Toms Rātfelders. "Mums universitātes vadība teica: ja kaut ko tādu ierauga, mēģināsim ātri ziņot, mēģināsim ātri monitorēt, lai mēs nebraucam uzreiz projām, jo ir iespēja dabūt universitātes apmaksātu juridisko pakalpojumu. Tā ir realitāte, ar ko jāsaskara, ja tu vēlies palikt ASV, ja tu vēlies savu akadēmisko karjeru saistīt ar Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm. Ļoti ātri viss var mainīties un tev var vienā brīdī vienkārši nākties samainīt visus dzīves plānus." Tas neattiecas tikai uz studentiem, bet arī uz universitāšu darbiniekiem, norāda Ieva Puzo. Kāpēc Amerika sāka šādi uzvesties pret saviem zinātniekiem un studentiem? Toms Rātfelders norāda, ka jāņem vērā politiskais konteksts saistībā ar Izraēlas - Palestīnas konfliktu, bet laika gaitā tas jau ir attīstījies, ja sāc kaut ko publiski teikt, rakstīt, uzstāties, kas ir pretrunā ar ASV valdības oficiālo nostāju ne tikai Palestīnas jautājumā, arī citos jautājumos, automātiski valdība var pateikt, ka tu esi nevēlams cilvēks šai valstī un tev ir jādodas projām. Tāpēc tev ir jābūt ļoti uzmanīgam. Kuras zinātņu nozares varētu ciest vairāk? "Viens no uzbrukuma pirmajiem upuriem ir, protams, visas tās jomas vai tie zinātnieki, kas darbojās virzienā, lai veidotu iekļaujošāku sabiedrību, lai mēs veidotu, piemēram, veselības pakalpojumus, kas pieejami visdažādākajām cilvēku grupām. Šīs jomas arī ātri vien kļuva par uzbrukumu upuri un ātri vien parādījās šie 40 vārdi, ko pētnieki nedrīkst iekļaut savos Nacionālā zinātnes fonda un Nacionālā veselības institūta projektu pieteikumos. Šo vārdu saraksts iekļauj, piemēram, tādus vārdus kā sievietes. Tad mēs saprotam, kas ir tas, pret ko notiek šī vēršanās," komentē Ieva Puzo. "Jā, tas vairāk skar noteiktas sociālās zinātnes, humanitārās zinātnes, tomēr tas tiešām skar visdažādākās zinātnes nozares, milzīgas pētnieku grupas. Mani ļoti pārsteidza, ka tajā brīdī, kad šis 40 vārdu saraksts izskanēja, es novēroju kaut kādās "Facebook" grupās, kur pētnieki pulcējas un apspriežas, ka pirmā reakcija bija - hei, mums ir nevis jāprotestē, bet mums ir jāpielāgo savi pētījumu pieteikumi, mums ir jāizņem šie vārdi un tie ir jāaizstāj ar citiem. Un tā ir bīstama tendence, manuprāt, ko es, šķiet, negaidīju no ASV kolēģiem, no vienas puses. No otras puses, tas man tikai nostiprināja pārliecību, ka tas, kas notiek tagad, ir kaut kāda iepriekšējo procesu intensificēšanās un pastiprināšanās. Kā ik trešdienu piedāvājam ielūkoties kādā iedomātā grāmatu plauktā. Šoreiz kādu pērli no Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Anatomijas muzeja plaukta ir gatava izcelt muzeja vadītāja Ieva Lībiete. Viņa stāsta par grāmatu, kas visvairāk ietekmējis to, kā pati saprot medicīnas vēstures gaitu. Tā arī grāmata, kas ietekmējusi veidu, kā medicīnas vēsturi viņa pasniedz studentiem. Tā ir kanādiešu autores - ārstes-hematoloģies, medicīnas vēsturnieces un medicīnas vēstures profesores Žaklinas Dafinas grāmata "Medicīnas vēsture: skandalozi īsa iepazīstināšana" (Jacalyn Duffin. History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction).
Neskatoties uz pēdējo nedēļu dabas untumiem, dārzos ir kam augt un ziedēt. Par jūnija sākuma dārza darbiem, kas palīdzēs dārziem kļūt vēl krāšņākiem, runājam raidījumā Kā labāk dzīvot. Studijā dārzkope, kokaudzētavas "Dzērves" saimniece Maruta Kaminska un Jāņa Aldermaņa dārzniecības direktore, bioloģijas zinātņu doktore Vija Rožukalne. Maruta Kaminska mudina rušināt dārzus, it sevišķi vietās, kur lijis vairāk un augsne ir sablietēta, jo augiem vajag gaisu. Ir jau paradījušās laputis. "Upenei, jāņogai tūlīt būs arī saldajiem ķiršiem, laputis parasti uzmetas dzinumu galos. Necerat, ka ar zaļajām ziepēm, ka pašpricēsi nedaudz pa virsu un tas palīdzēs, jātrāpa laputij virsū. Ja tev ir 10 krūmi, nav sarežģīti, apstaigā un noknieb tos dzinumus, kas sačokurojušies, maisiņā iekšā, aizsien ciet, lai tur nosmok. Tad miglo tās pašas zaļās ziepes, citus bioloģiskos preparātus," skaidro Maruta Kaminska. Bioloģiskie preparāti ir vājāki, tos ir jālieto biežāk un profilaktiski. Kāpēc vīnogulāju stādījumos vīnaudzētavās priekšā stāda rožu rindu? Tāpēc, ka slimības un kaitēkļi pirmie parādās uz rozēm un tikai tad uz vīnogulājiem. Pēc tam uz vīnogulājiem. Tās nozīmēs, ka vari, skatoties uz rozēm, prognozēt, kas notiek dārzā. Roze ir testa kultūra. Kukainis arī ir izvēlīgs feinšmekers," papildina Vija Rožukalne. Jāsāk arī jau griezt pavasarī noziedējušie krūmi – forsītijas, spirejas.
The 1980s saw an explosion of independent record labels across the US, shaping the sound and spirit of underground music to this day. This week, Daniel House from Skin Yard and C/Z Records joins us as we dive into some of the finest labels whose DIY ethos, fearless experimentation, and raw energy broke away from the corporate music machine. One of the crucial American indie labels of the era was C/Z Records, the Seattle imprint that will forever be remembered as the second most important label in the burgeoning grunge scene. That being said, it was C/Z, not Sub Pop, who released the defining document of the new sound of the Pacific Northwest with 1986's Deep Six compilation - introducing Soundgarden, The Melvins, U-Men, Green River, Malfunkshun, and Skin Yard. Founded in 1985 by Chris Hanzek and Tina Casale, Skin Yard bassist Daniel House took over operation of C/Z in 1987, subsequently releasing music by Nirvana, Henry Rollins, Built To Spill, The Gits, Hammerbox, Presidents of the United States of America, 7 Year B---h, Coffin Break and many more. Skin Yard was a foundational band in the development of the grunge movement, not only due to the groundbreaking music they recorded between 1985 - 1991, but also the band members' other contributions to Seattle music. Aside from the aforementioned impact that House made with C/Z Records, guitarist Jack Endino would go on to produce and engineer some of the most enduring records of the era - including Nirvana's Bleach, and music by Mudhoney, Tad, Soundgarden, L7, and Screaming Trees. Lead singer Ben McMillan would form the band Gruntruck, and sadly passed away in 2008 at the age of 46. Drummer Matt Cameron is a world class musician who has been behind the kit for Soundgarden and, for the past 25 years, with Pearl Jam. Skin Yard Select is the brand new, limited collection of 14 songs loving curated by Daniel House and Jack Endino, culling tracks from their four studio albums, but also featuring enough rarities to please long-time fans. This beautiful package consists of seven individual 7" singles, each in their own sleeve and pressed on limited edition colored vinyl (or good ol' fashioned black). Get your copy now from https://skinyardselect.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Government's promise to build 250,000 completed homes a year for the next four years, coupled with a renewed focus on defence expenditure, and significant infrastructure projects like the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, are all putting increased pressure on the construction industry. But experts say, Australia does not have enough construction workers to meet Labor's election promise to boost housing supply. The need for strategic workforce development and a focus on project management practices is now more urgent than ever to ensure efficient resource allocation, mitigate risks, and guarantee timely project delivery across all sectors. Project Management Institute (PMI), Global director construction and Vice President APAC, Ben Breen joins us on TAD to help us discuss skills shortages and how they can be overcome in the built environment.This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.
In the final Gags Tandon Show for this season, Jack is joined by Lew and Tad to cover Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, but more importantly to celebrate Liverpool lifting the trophy as Premier League Champions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Final Gags Tandon Show of the season, Jack McIndoe is joined by Lewis Aspinall & Tad as they take in what was a phenomenal end of the season as the Reds lifted a 20th league title after a 35-year wait to win it in front of fans, finally, what a season Reds get in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tad is worried his conduct with a faculty member at his kid's school could jeopardize both of their futures.
Ever had a premonition or gut feeling that actually came true? Tad is freaking out, because his premonition is tied to the guy who played Norm on “Cheers”!?!
Tad is trying a new approach with his wife when it comes to chores, and there's a chance you'll STILL think he's a monster!
Šogad maijs mūs ar laikapstākļiem nav lutinājis - tad salnas, tad lietavas. Bieži nākas dzirdēt, ka ir neparasti laikapstākļi. Taču auksts, lietains un salnas maijā nav nekas neparasts, bet tieši pirms 20 gadiem - 2005. gada maijs Latgalē bija tiešām katastrofāls. Var teikt, ka tajā gadā laikapstākļi bija "mazliet izgājuši no rāmjiem". 2005. gada maija sākums bija vēss un slapjš. Tad no 8. līdz 18. maijam ļoti slapjš. Īpaši Latgalē, kur dažās dienās nolija vairāk nekā 100 milimetri lietus, bet visā lietus periodā kopā Daugavpilī – 184 mm, Jēkabpilī un Dagdā – mazliet virs 160 mm, Rēzeknē – ap 140 mm. Lai vieglāk saprast apjomu – maijā visa mēneša klimatiskā norma ir ap 60 milimetriem. Tātad desmit dienu laikā reģionā nolija 2-3 mēneša normas. Togad pavasaris kopumā bija gana vēls, lauki bija mitri vēl no sniega kušanas, upēs ūdens līmenis arī gana augsts, tāpēc ilgstošo lietavu atnestajiem ūdeņiem īsti nebija kur likties, kā vien kāpināt līmeni upēs un appludināt krastus. Tādās lietavās applūst arī zemākās vietas tālu prom no upēm. Vai ir skaidrojums, kas toreiz izraisīja tik pamatīgas lietavas? Situācija atmosfērā bija itin līdzīga tai, ko piedzīvojam aizvadītās nedēļas nogalē – ir vēsa arktiskā gaisa masa un mazkustīgs ciklons. Pagājušajā nedēļā tās nokrišņu zonas vismaz mazliet bija kustīgākas apstaigāja Baltijas reģionā diezgan plašus apvidus, bet 2005. gada sakritība bija Latgalei nelabvēlīgāka, jo 2005. gadā visas stiprākās nokrišņu zonas izlija tieši virs Latgales un tuvējo kaimiņvalstu – Lietuvas, Baltkrievijas un Krievijas reģioniem. Kad plūdi bija pārdzīvoti, strauji ieradās karstums. Ūdeņi vēl nebija tā pa īstam atkāpušies, kad jau 24. maijā Latgalē temperatūra sasniedza 28 grādus, dažas dienas vēlāk arī 30 grādus, ļoti siltas bija arī naktis. Un tas radīja Latvijā ļoti neierastu situāciju: ūdens pilnajās upēs, ezeros, dīķos un grāvjos, ūdens lāmās, kas joprojām bija uz laukiem, strauji savairojās dažāda veida knišļi. Atgādinām, ka tam, cik daudz vasarā ir odu, vairāk ir saikne, nevis ar to, cik barga ziema bijusi un vai tie ir izsaluši, bet kādi apstākļi ir pavasarī un vasaras sākumā. Odi vairojas slapjās vietās, ūdenī. Jo vairāk ir ūdens un siltāks ir laiks, jo tie ātrāk var savairoties. Oliņu izšķilšanās ātrums atkarīgs no gaisa temperatūras. Un 2005. gada maijā radās tam perfekti apstākļi. Knišļu bija tik daudz, ka tie apsēda lopus ganībās burtiski kārtām. No knišļu kodumiem mājlopi gāja bojā. Arī 1998. gadā bijis knišļu uzbrukums lopiem, toreiz gāja bojā daži desmiti lopu, 2005. gadā – vairāki simti. Vai šī gada situāciju laikapstākļu ziņā var salīdzināt ar 2005. gadu? Šogad nokrišņu daudzums ir bijis ievērojami mazāks, un ūdens līmenis upēs un ezeros bija zemāks, līdz ar to ūdens varēja brīvāk noplūst un tik pārmirkuši vai applūduši lauki nav. Tālāk jāseko, cik strauji kāps gaisa temperatūra, jo ir mitrāks nekā citus pavasarus, turklāt šīs nedēļas otrajā pusē varētu būt vēl dažas ļoti lietainas dienas. Ja mēneša beigās ieradīsies straujš siltums, tad diezgan drīz jārēķinās ar lieliem odu bariem. Kukaiņu pētnieki 2005. gadā lielo knišļu savairošanos skaidroja ne tika daudz ar plūdiem, bet neveiksmīgu temperatūras svārstību režīmu, proti, vēsajā maija pirmajā pusē knišļu sadētās oliņas attīstījās lēni, varētu teikt, ka uzkrājās vairāki dējumi un tad pēkšņā siltumā visi šķīlās vienlaicīgi. Šajā ziņā šogad ir līdzība ar 2005. gadu. Ja šogad laikapstākļi šķiet nebijuši, tad vēsture liecina, ka ir bijis vēl nepatīkamāk. No gaišās puses raugoties – dažos iepriekšējos gados pavasarī un vasaras sākumā Latvijā agri iestājās sausums, no tā cieta arī lauksaimniecības kultūras. Ja šogad maija beigās, jūnija sākumā laikapstākļi normalizēsies un lietus periodi būs beigušies, tad tas, kas nenosala, augs griezdamies, jo mitruma uz kādu laiku būs gana.
In this episode of the Bitcoin Matrix Podcast, I chat with Tad Smith, the former CEO of Sotheby's and Madison Square Garden, and the current CEO of Durable Money. We also dig deep into investing, valuation frameworks, AI, tariffs, and the future of American labor. Meet the man who's led billion-dollar companies and still chose to go down the Bitcoin rabbit hole. ––– Offers & Discounts ––– ⭐ Get 10% OFF Blockhunters — the ultimate Bitcoin board game. Visit https://blockhuntersgame.com/ and use code btcmatrix at checkout! Get 10% off your ticket for the Bitcoin Conference 2025 in Vegas! Use the promo code MATRIX at https://tickets.b.tc/affiliate/matrix/event/bitcoin-2025 Theya is the world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. Download Theya Now at theya.us/cedric Get up to $100 in Bitcoin on River at river.com/Matrix The best Team Bitcoin merch is at HodlersOfficial.com. Use the code Matrix for a discount on your order. Become a sponsor of the show: https://thebitcoinmatrix.com/sponsors/ ––– Get To Know Today's Guest ––– • Tad Smith on X: https://x.com/tadtweets ––– Socials ––– • Check out our new website at https://TheBitcoinMatrix.Com • Follow Cedric Youngelman on X: https://x.com/cedyoungelman • Follow The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on X: https://x.com/_bitcoinmatrix • Follow Cedric Youngelman on Nostr: npub12tq9jxmt707gd5vnce3tqllpm67ktr0mqskcvy58qqa4d074pz9s4ukdcs ––– Chapters ––– 00:00 - Intro 01:10 – Meet Tad Smith: Ex-CEO Turned Bitcoiner 02:30 – Childhood in Denver & Ivy League Choice 04:00 – JP Morgan, HBS & Rockefeller Days 07:00 – Music & Media Career: BMG to McKinsey 09:00 – Corporate Climb: Starwood, Elsevier, MSG 14:00 – Sotheby's CEO & Bitcoin Rabbit Hole 17:00 – Teaching Finance & Discovering Bitcoin 21:30 – Fiat Illusion: Markets vs. Money Supply 25:00 – Kubler-Ross Model of Bitcoin Adoption 28:00 – Tech Patterns: Yahoo, Google, Amazon 33:00 – Collectibles, Scarcity & Emotional Investing 36:00 – Tad's Personal Stock Bets 39:00 – Indexing & Monopoly Dynamics 43:00 – Bitcoin as the Benchmark 48:00 – Portfolio Moves: Strategy, Options, Art 52:00 – The Maxi Mindset 54:00 – Tariffs & AI's Economic Impact 59:00 – Robots & Reshoring Risks 1:03:00 – Purpose Beyond Work 1:06:00 – AI & Post-Work Societies 1:09:00 – America's Economic Reckoning 1:12:00 – Fixing Education & National Confidence 1:15:00 – Long-Term Optimism Despite Chaos 1:18:00 – The Battle for Bitcoin Narrative 1:21:00 – Bitcoin's Role in the Next Economy 1:24:00 – What TradFi Still Misses About Bitcoin 1:28:00 – Advice to Young Investors 1:31:00 – Thoughts on Bitcoin ETFs & Regulation 1:35:00 – Why Bitcoin Is Undervalued 1:38:00 – Bitcoin in a Multipolar World 1:41:00 – Preparing for Hyperbitcoinization 1:44:00 – Final Thoughts on Freedom & Legacy I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for tuning in, supporting the show, and contributing. Thank you for listening!
Welcome to episode 172! Tonight, Tad and I take a trip back in time with filmmaker, comedian, and pop culture historian Ron MacCloskey as he shares vivid and hilarious memories from the golden days of the Borscht Belt. From iconic entertainers to behind-the-scenes stories, Ron brings the Catskills' heyday to life—and proves he's still very much in step with today's world. We also cover recent Catskill headlines, including a rescue in Hunter, Leo DuFour's body being found in the Adirondacks and other local updates around the area. Need a sticker? Shoot me an email or stop by Camp Catskill and grab one! Make sure to subscribe on your favorite platform, share the show, donate if you feel like it… or just keep tuning in. I'm just grateful you're here. And as always... VOLUNTEER!!!!Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast, Donate a coffee to support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills, Like to be a sponsor or monthly supporter of the show? Go here! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills/membershipThanks to the sponsors of the show: Outdoor chronicles photography - https://www.outdoorchroniclesphotography.com/, Trailbound Project - https://www.trailboundproject.com/, Camp Catskill - https://campcatskill.co/, Another Summit - https://www.guardianrevival.org/programs/another-summitLinks: Ron MacCloskey, Remembering the Catskills, Borscht Belt Museum, Classic movies with Ron MacCloskeyVolunteer Opportunities: Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club -https://www.catskill3500club.org/trailhead-stewardship, Catskills Trail Crew - https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew, NYNJTC Volunteering - https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills, Catskill Center - https://catskillcenter.org/, Catskill Mountain Club - https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/, Catskill Mountainkeeper - https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/, Bramley Mountain Fire Tower - https://bramleymountainfiretower.org/ Post Hike Brews and Bites - Hudson North Cider, 1911 Cider#borschtbelt #borschtbelttimes #catskillhistory #hikehudson #hikethehudson #hudsonvalleyhiking #NYC #history #husdonvalley #hikingNY #kaaterskill #bluehole #catskillhiking #visitcatskills #catskillstrails #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #catskillshiker #catskillmountainsnewyork #hiking #catskill3500club #catskill3500 #hikethecatskills
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Klajā nākuši "Latvijas sociālās atmiņas monitoringa 2025" dati, kas meklēja atbildes uz jautājumiem - ar kādām emocijām un atmiņām atceramies okupācijas laiku un pirmspadomju periodu - posmus vēsturē, kurus liela daļa sabiedrības pati nav piedzīvojusi vai piedzīvojusi tikai daļēji. Dati liecina, ka samazinājusies tā saucamā padomju laika nostaļģija, bet pieaug to cilvēku skaits, kas par labāko laiku Latvijas vēsturē uzskata Atmodu un mūsdienas. Kādas atšķirības šajos datos vērojamas starp latviski un krieviski runājošajiem, un ko šādi pētījumi liecina par mūsu sabiedrību? Raidījumā Zināmais nezināmajā skaidro divi pētījuma autori - komunikācijas zinātnes doktors Mārtiņš Kaprāns, Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūta vadošais pētnieks, un sociālantropologs Andris Saulītis, Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūta vadošais pētnieks. Andris Saulītis: Aizvien vairāk mēs varam skatīties, nevis kādas ir atšķirības starp latviski un krieviski runājošām grupām, bet atšķirībām krievvalodīgo vidu. Latvieši vidū ir monolītāk, bet daudz sarežģītāk ir saprast un analizēt krievvalodīgo kopienu. Līdz ar to tā pieeja šobrīd vairs nav skatīties uz šīm divām grupām, bet būtībā skatīties uz krievvalodīgo grupu, kur var konstatēt jau pazīmes uz zināmu polarizāciju. Pēc kādiem datiem vai pēc kādiem raksturlielumiem ir šī polarizācija - vecums, paaudžu atšķirības? Andris Saulītis: Vecums noteikti ir viena lieta, bet, protams, ka tas ir saistīts bieži vien ar ģeopolitisko orientāciju, ko gan mēs šajā aptaujā nevaram plaši precīzāk konstatēt, jo tomēr aptauja koncentrējas tieši uz jautājumiem par vēsturi. Bet vienlaicīgi tās ir zināmā mērā lietas, kuras savstarpēji saistītas. Protams, ka Latgale arī mums ir tāds reģions, kur ir atšķirīgāka šī izpratne un vērtējums, bet tai pašā laikā jāņem vērā, ka Latgalē vienkārši ir vairāk krievvalodīgo iedzīvotāju, ir vairāk vecāka gadagājuma iedzīvotāju un arīdzan tās ir daudz multietniskas kopienas, kur līdz ar to dialogs, iespējams, ir daudz intensīvāks. Un tajā pašā laikā, iespējams, ka tas ir tas iemesls, kāpēc daudzos jautājumos, it sevišķi vērtējot vēsturi, iedzīvotāji un sevišķi krievvalodīgā kopiena atturas vērtēt. Tādā amnēzija attiecībā uz Latvijas vēsturi, kas ir pirms 1918. gada, ir izplatīta arī latviešu valodā runājošajās ģimenēs. Ja latviešu vidū vērtējumi sāk parādīties no 1918. gada, tad krievvalodīgo vidū tas saglabājas līdz pat Otrajam pasaules karam. Šeit ir runa arīdzan par izglītības sistēmu, un nekoncentrējoties tikai uz 20. gadsimtu, jo aptaujā mēs vaicājām vērtējumu līdz pat senlatviešu periodam, un mēs redzam, ka šobrīd tiešām iedzīvotājiem lielai daļai ir grūti formulēt savu attieksmi pret dažādiem vēstures periodiem pirms 1918. gada. Bet kas ir vēl interesanti, ka principā visi vēstures periodi, kas saistīti ar Krievijas impēriju, ar Padomju Savienību, tiem visiem ir stipri biežāk negatīvs vērtējums nekā jebkuram citam vēstures periodam. Arī no krievvalodīgo puses? Andris Saulītis: Grūti man pateikt, cik daudz tur ir šis pienesums, bet principā nu mēs redzam dinamiku. Arīdzan attiecībā uz Padomju Savienības periodu Latvijā, tur gan mēs redzam arī krievvalodīgo vidū šo sadalīto, ne vienveidīgo kopienas skatījumu. Tas ir arī kaut kas tāds, kas ir mainījies, kopš mēs aptaujājām iedzīvotājus 2017. gadā, tā nostalģija pret šo periodu samazinās. Tam iepretim ir, ka atjaunotās Latvijas laiks kopš 1991. gada šobrīd ir vispozitīvāk vērtētais periods Latvijas vēsturē. Tas ir pārspējis līdzšinējo "top 1" - tas ir Kārļa Ulmaņa autoritārais režīms, kas līdz šim ir dominējis ne tikai 2017. gadā, arī iepriekš. Tagad pozitīvs vērtējums ir tieši šim laikam. Labā lieta ir arī tāda, ka, skatoties uz to, vai cilvēks ir apmierināts ar savu dzīvi un kā viņš vērtē padomju laikus, tad nav stingru korelāciju tādā ziņā, ka, ja tu pats esi neapmierināts ar šodienu, tas nenozīmē, ka tu ilgojies pēc padomju laikiem. Mārtiņš Kaprāns: Man liekas, ka ir jāsaprot, kā mēs skatāmies, kas ir sociālā atmiņa. Tas savā ziņā ir kā tāds trauks, un tur nav bezgalīga ietilpība. Tāpat kā cilvēkam uzmanība ir diezgan ierobežots resurss, tu nevari uz visu koncentrēties, arī sabiedrības uzmanība nevar koncentrēties uz pilnīgi visiem vēsturiskiem notikumiem, kas tai ir bijuši svarīgi kādā noteiktā posmā. Ir aktualitātes, kas mainās, mainoties, protams, arī paaudzēm. Tas, ko mēs pašlaik redzam, ka lēnām, bet neizbēgami Otrais pasaules karš no tādas aktīvās komunikatīvās atmiņas, no tādas ikdienas saziņas, kur tas ik pa laikam par sevi dažādos veidos, arī pašlaik vēl, nupat Ogres gadījumā dzirdējām, tas atgriežas. Bet lēnām Otrais pasaules karš kļūst par daļu no tā, ko atmiņu pētniecībā sauc par kultūras atmiņu, proti, tā ir literatūra, tie ir arhīvi, viss pārējais, bet tā vairs nav daļa no ikdienas attiecību elementa. To jau var redzēt, kas piedalās, piemēram, 16. marta pasākumos, kas ir neoficiālā leģionāru piemiņas diena, gan arī nupat 8. maijs bija, es biju Lestenē, pats apskatījos. Tas cilvēku skaits un cilvēku struktūra, nepārprotami liecina, ka šis ir tāds aizejošs, bet tas nenozīmē, ka tu aizmirsti. Tas vienkārši vairs nav ar to aktualitāti. Mēs visu laiku uz krievvalodīgajiem fokusējamies, taču ir jāsaprot arī, ka latviešu vidū, ja runājam tieši par etniskām grupām, ir pamanāmi tādi momenti, kur varētu runāt par iekšēju, ja ne sašķeltību, tad katrā ziņā, ka tur nav spēcīgs konsenss. Sociālā atmiņa nav tikai attieksme pret kādu noteiktu vēstures periodu, ir arī attieksme pret konkrētiem notikumiem vai aktivitātēm, kas saistītas ar vēsturi. Ar to vēlos teikt, ka ļoti sabiedrību polarizējošo padomju okupācijas slavinošo pieminekļu demontāža kopš 2022. gada, kas, protams, bija saistīta ar Krievijas pilna mēroga iebrukumu Ukrainā. Mēs redzam, ja krievvalodīgo vidū ir spēcīga pretestība šādai rīcībai, aptuveni 75% ir pret, spēcīga opozīcija. Tad latviešu vidu šī daļa ir mazinājusies un lielāka daļa ir to, kam ir neitrāla attieksme. It kā saprotami, ka atbalsts ir lēnām noplacis, viņš nav, protams, kritizējošs, bet krievvalodīgo vidū nekas nav mainījies. Raidījuma noslēgumā Zinātnes ziņas Cilvēki jebkad ir izpētījuši tikai 0,001% no dziļūdens dzīlēm. Bebri, iespējams, varētu kļūt par sava veida klimata varoņiem. Meksika iesūdz tiesā “Google” par patvaļīgu Meksikas līča pārsaukšanu.
Geleneksel olarak ABD'nin Los Angeles eyaletinde düzenlenen “Anadolu Kültürleri ve Yemek Festival”i Mayıs ayının birinci haftasında gerçekleştirildi. İki gün boyunca açık kalan festivalde, Türk yemeklerinin yanı sıra Türkiye'nin tarihi mekanlarının maketleri ve sunumları da vardı. Festivalde Türk mutfağının birbirinden lezzetli yemekleri sunuldu. Yemeklerin tadına bakan Amerikalılar, Türk yemeklerine hayran kaldılar. Tadı damaklarında kalan yemekleri tekrar yiyebilmek için yemek reyonlarının önünde uzun kuyruklar oluşturdu. Türk aşçılarının yemek yapığını da izleyen Amerikalılar, her yemeği tek tek tatmaya çalıştı. Festivale gelip de Türk yemeklerinin tadına bakan insanların izlenimleri şöyleydi: Avustralya kökenli bir Amerikalı, patlıcan yemeğini tadınca aldığı lezzetten şaşkınlığını gizleyemedi. Sharon adlı Amerikalı ise favori yemeğinin köfte olduğunu söyledi. Yine Amerikalı Jane de “Türk mutfağı dünyada bir numara, farklı kültürleri içinde barındırıyor.” dedi. Festivali çok başarılı bulan Jeff ve Eloise ise gözlemeye hayran kaldıklarını söylediler. Festivale gelenler sadece Amerikalılar değildi. Farklı milletlerden de Türk mutfağı sevdalısı ziyaretçiler vardı. Örneğin Arap asıllı Nazri burasının kendisine Arap kültürünü ve akrabalarının tarihini hatırlattığını belirtti. Türk ve Arap kültürlerini birbirlerine çok yakın gördüğünü ifade eden Nazri, festivalden çok keyif aldığını vurguladı. Festivale oğluyla birlikte gelen Zae de Türkiye'yi ziyaretinin ardından, dünyada en sevdiği ülkenin Türkiye olduğuna karar verdiğini belirtti ve bu nedenle festivale ailesini de getirip onlara Türk kültürünü ve yemeklerini göstermek istediğini söyledi. Zea, “Türk yemekleri bence dünyanın en güzel yemekleri” derken oğlu da festivalde en çok Truva atından ve şehir standartlarındaki üç boyutlu maketlerden etkilendiğini, bir gün Türkiye'ye gitmeyi çok istediğini ifade etti. Amerikalılara Yemek Dersi Festivale gelenlere ders veren aşçı Süreyya Gökeri, 21 yıldır ABD'de yaşıyor. Türk yemekleri konusunda 4 yıldır profesyonel dersler veriyor. Türk aşçı Gökeri, “Burada işin de ricada bulunuldular, kabul edip, zevkle geldim. Her şey çok güzel gidiyor. Yemek dersini, içine kültür, tarih ve eğlence katarak vermeye çalışıyorum. Çok güzel ilgi var.” dedi. Amerikalılar için yapılan kolay yemek tarifleri belirten aşçı Gökeri, bunlar arasında kısır, sigara böreği, patlıcan salatası ve irmik tatlısı gibi örnekleri sıraladı. Türk aşçı Gökeri, Amerikalıların Türk yemeklerine genel anlamda ilgisini ise şöyle değerlendirdi: “Dört yıl önce yemek derslerine başladığımda kendi kendime kızdım, keşke daha önce başlasaydım, çünkü Amerikalılar Türk mutfağına çok ilgi duyuyor. Genelde orta yaş ve orta yaş üstü insanların Türk mutfağını daha fazla merak ettiğini görüyoruz. Aslında Türk yemeklerini çok tanımıyorlar ama inşallah bundan sonra onlara Türk yemeğini daha iyi tanıtıp bilmedikleri kapıları açmak istiyoruz.”
Tad made the mistake of telling his kid about his first celebrity crush. His son laughed at him... but they hadn't gotten to one particular scene in the movie!
Welcome to episode 171! Tonight, Tad and I crack open a conversation with Kyle Sherrer, the founder of North Hudson Ciders. We dive into Kyle's journey building a cider brand that's not just about great taste—but also about giving back. From trail stewardship to community support, Kyle shares how Hudson North Ciders is raising the bar with volunteer work and donations that help keep our favorite outdoor spaces alive and well. We also dig into DOGE's recent decision to slash funding for local volunteer groups, and unpack some updates on the ever-evolving railroad saga. Need a sticker? Shoot me an email or stop by Camp Catskill and grab one! Make sure to subscribe on your favorite platform, share the show, donate if you feel like it… or just keep tuning in. I'm just grateful you're here. And as always... VOLUNTEER!!!!Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast, Donate a coffee to support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills, Like to be a sponsor or monthly supporter of the show? Go here! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills/membershipThanks to the sponsors of the show: Outdoor chronicles photography - https://www.outdoorchroniclesphotography.com/, Trailbound Project - https://www.trailboundproject.com/, Camp Catskill - https://campcatskill.co/, Another Summit - https://www.guardianrevival.org/programs/another-summitLinks: Hudson North Ciders, Maynard Farm, Mountain Jam FestivalVolunteer Opportunities: Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club -https://www.catskill3500club.org/trailhead-stewardship, Catskills Trail Crew - https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew, NYNJTC Volunteering - https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills, Catskill Center - https://catskillcenter.org/, Catskill Mountain Club - https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/, Catskill Mountainkeeper - https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/, Bramley Mountain Fire Tower - https://bramleymountainfiretower.org/ Post Hike Brews and Bites - Hudson North Cider, Craft Beer Cellar, Ollie's Pizza#hudsonnorthciders #cider #hardcider #community #hikehudson #hikethehudson #hudsonvalleyhiking #NYC #history #husdonvalley #hikingNY #kaaterskill #bluehole #catskillhiking #visitcatskills #catskillstrails #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #catskillshiker #catskillmountainsnewyork #hiking #catskill3500club #catskill3500 #hikethecatskills
Send us some Fan Mail? Yes please!Are they back at it? Have they improved any? All of these and more on tonight episode of The Scuttlebutt Podcast! Khaleesi and Hermes cover recent trainings, Navy stupidity, work rants, recent viral videos, and a few extra tangents sprinkled into that delicious mix. Come join the fun, we hope you enjoy!.Subscribe, rate us 5, come join in all the other fun we offer, but most of all we hope you enjoy! If you liked this, and want to hear more, give us a follow and let us know! Or maybe you just want to tell us how awful we are? Comments help the algorithm, and we love to see ‘em! And as always, don't kill the messenger. Whiskey Fund (help support our podcast habit!): PayPalOur Patreon & YouTube Connect with Hermes: Instagram & Twitter Connect with Khaleesi: Instagram & Twitter Support the show
Welcome the return of Tad while he and Kevin discuss the concept of faith and works from James perspective.
Kara demands an apology from Tad. He gave her grief for not paying attention to her 2-year-old & then turned around and let his own kid do WHAT???
Talking Points: THE DISEASE,would it behold,MMO sick,the Walmart cartie corps,Dr. Downdastree,the cleric,old man moment,the thing at the mall,Hello Kitty island adventure,extremely palatable,its true,Look Outside,cboyardee,Tad stops the episode halfway in to tell you about a cool new slur,dentist,just take the fish pills,Chills AI,32 DDD,SamusIsMyWaifu,why would a robot lie,twilight india theory,web 4.0,TRVTH AND REAL,SillyTavern,the jaywalking balloon and the introspective lil chubster Check out the website for links to our shows on iTunes, GooglePlay and Spotify► http://www.lmtya.com► https://spoti.fi/2Q55yfLPeep us on Twitter► @LetMeTellYouPDOfficial Discord► https://discord.gg/SqyXJ9R/////// SHILL CORNER ///////► https://www.patreon.com/LMTYALMTYA shirts!► https://lmtya.myspreadshop.com/all/////// SHILL CORNER ///////
Welcome to episode 170! When you have a cancellation, you crack a hard cider, hit record, and roll with it. This week, Tad and I shoot the sh*t about some wild recent happenings — a tough recovery on West Kill, drama brewing with the Catskill Mountain Railroad, some jackass defacing Horseshoe Bend, and a wildfire lighting up the Jersey Pine Barrens. No script, no filter, just a solid trailhead-style chat. Need a sticker? Shoot me an email or stop by Camp Catskill and grab one! Make sure to subscribe on your favorite platform, share the show, donate if you feel like it… or just keep tuning in. I'm just grateful you're here. And as always... VOLUNTEER!!!!Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast, Donate a coffee to support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills, Like to be a sponsor or monthly supporter of the show? Go here! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills/membershipThanks to the sponsors of the show!Outdoor chronicles photography - https://www.outdoorchroniclesphotography.com/, Trailbound Project - https://www.trailboundproject.com/, Camp Catskill - https://campcatskill.co/, Another Summit - https://www.guardianrevival.org/programs/another-summitLinks:Hudson North Ciders, Local goods, Wayward Lanes, Bread Alone, Volunteer Opportunities:Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club -https://www.catskill3500club.org/trailhead-stewardship, Catskills Trail Crew - https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew, NYNJTC Volunteering - https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills, Catskill Center - https://catskillcenter.org/, Catskill Mountain Club - https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/, Catskill Mountainkeeper - https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/, Bramley Mountain Fire Tower - https://bramleymountainfiretower.org/ Post Hike Brews and Bites - Wayward Lanes, Hudson North Cider#westkill #NJ #wildfires #hikehudson #hikethehudson #hudsonvalleyhiking #NYC #history #husdonvalley #hikingNY #kaaterskill #bluehole #catskillhiking #visitcatskills #catskillstrails #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #catskillshiker #catskillmountainsnewyork #hiking #catskill3500club #catskill3500 #hikethecatskills #catskillhistory
Andrew Jones of MoFi Electronics joins the 5-timers club with us this week on The Occasional Podcast. Recorded at AXPONA 2025, this episode tackles the finer talking points of loudspeaker bass design, as well as all the new interesting bits on Mr. Jones upcoming MoFi Electronics flagship floorstander, the Sourcepoint V10. Andrew Jones has a long history with high fidelity design, working for speaker brands like KEF, TAD, Pioneer and Elac. In this episode Andrew discusses some audio myths, A/B comparisons and what the idea of "better" truly means within the context of audio listening. Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio Season 12 Merch is now available! The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S12E5 Sponsors: ZMFHEADPHONESdotCOM - Traditional Craft, Modern Acoustics NORDOSTdotCOM - A Clear Choice For The Best Connection DEVOREFIDELITYdotCOM - Nothing Brings You Closer To The Music PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times
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