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This episode we look at time and direction and the influence of geomancy--theories of Yin and Yang and a little bit of how people viewed the world through that lens.  For more, check out the blog page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-127 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato   Officers of the court stood in the pavilion.  The soft trill of water could be heard trickling from one reservoir to the next.  They watched closely, as the figure of a court official, one hand out, pointing at a measuring stick, slowly rose along with the water.  Eventually, the figure's outstretched arm indicated a line with a single character next to it. On cue, one of the officials began to beat the large drum that was nearby.  The rhythm was slow, but deliberate, and the sound was loud, echoing out to the mountains and back, showering the nearby palaces in a layer of sound.  Across the palace, people briefly paused, took note of the number of strokes, and by that they knew the time of day.  Without giving it much more thought, they then went about their business.     This episode we find ourselves partway through the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou—his formal reign started in 668, but he had been pretty much running things since the death of Takara Hime in 661 and, arguably, for much longer than that.  668, however, saw Naka no Oe ascend the throne in his new palace of Otsu no Miya, officially making him the sovereign.  And although 645 is the year Naka no Oe and others had started the Taika Reforms, it's not wrong to say that  that 668 and the start of Naka no Oe's official reign, brief as it would be, that he finally had the ability to bring it all together and set it into stone. We've talked about many of these reforms before on the podcast, but a lot of them were associated with the continued push to incorporate continental concepts into Yamato society, covering everything from court ranks to how to organize agricultural production.  Of course, there was also Buddhism, which we've covered numerous times, but there were other concepts coming across as well, including ideas about history and writing, as well as ancient STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.  This included architects, and new ways of constructing buildings.  And it also meant ways of seeing the world, including things like directions and time.  And this is what I want to focus on this episode, taking a break from the primary narrative to spend some time on what we might call Yamato concepts of science, especially how they thought about the structure of reality organization of time and the universe – their cosmology, as it were.  After all, to better understand the reasoning and motives of people, it is helpful to try and understand how they saw the world, not just for translation—understanding what it means when an entry says something like the “Hour of the Horse” on an “Elder Wood” day—but also for understanding how things actually worked in their eyes.  For instance, the idea of ”auspicious” and “inauspicious” times and directions is something that most listeners probably don't incorporate much into their daily lives, but the Chroniclers and the people of Yamato absolutely did, so understanding concepts like this can sometimes be the key to unlocking why historical people may have taken the actions that they did.  In particular, we'll talk about things like yin and yang, five elements, ten stems and twelve earthly branches, and what all this meant for the Yamato ideas of organizing time and space. A large part of Yamato cosmology is tied to something called Onmyoudou, literally the Way of Yin and Yang, which in the organization of the Ritsuryo state fell under a particular ministry, known as the Onmyo-ryo.  If you've heard of Onmyoudou before, you likely have heard about the “Onmyouji”, practitioners who studied the flow of yin and yang—and who could reportedly do miraculous things with that.  A 10th century Onmyoji, the famous Abe no Seimei, is perhaps the most well-known, with numerous stories about his exploits, which were then turned into a fantastical series of stories by the award-winning author, Baku Yumemakura.  Those were then turned into Manga, movies, and more.  Abe no Seimei is like Japan's Merlin, or Gandalf, at least in the stories. Back to the organization we mentioned, the Onmyou-ryou was responsible for Yin-Yang theory, or Onmyou-dou, which included divination, as well as astronomy, or Tenmon-dou, and calendar making, or reki-dou.  While some of this was based on straight up natural observances, a lot of it was explained through older concepts of Yin and Yang theory.  Today, you might encounter a lot of this in the theories around Feng Shui, and this can also be referred to as “geomancy”, or earth divination.   To give a broad overview of Onbmyoudou and its origins, it is part of a large corpus of concepts focused around a concept of energy known as qi or ki—which forms the basis for a lot of Chinese and Japanese cosmology, or their concept of how the world worked.  Much of this is tied up in concepts that are modernly broadly called “Daoist” or associated with so-called Daoist practices.  That term can be a bit misleading, as strictly speaking, Daoism refers to the teachings of the legendary philosopher Laozi, in his book, the Dao De Jing, as well as works attributed to later authors, like the Zhuangzi. There is some controversy as to when and to what extent this strict Daoism came to Japan.  However, in the broader sense, the category of “Daoist “ practices includes an entire panoply of various folk practices, including concepts of Yin and Yang – and in the archipelago, many of these concepts were imported with the various books that people had acquired on the mainland, even if they weren't strictly tied to Daoist religious practice.  For example, there were aspects that were borrowed by various Shinto shrines, and others formalized into ritual practices under the new government.  And of course many of these became linked to various Buddhist teachings and practices, as well.   But what did this actually look like in concept and practice for practitioners of Onmyoudo in Japan? Let's start with the idea of yin and yang.  One of the earliest references comes from the Zhou Yi, the Zhou Book of Changes, the core of what we also know as the Yijing, the Book of Changes.  Here we see the idea that the universe began with a single force that split into two, and those two forces make up all of creation in one way or another.  Yin and Yang, or In and You—or even Onmyou—refer to these forces, which are characterized as shadow and light, moon and sun, female and male, cold and hot, etc.  So these forces are opposites, but it should be noted that they are not necessarily good or evil.  After all, too cold is just as bad as too hot.  Likewise too much darkness is as blinding as too much light. As most people have seen, yin and yang are often depicted as a circle divided into two comma shapes, with a smaller circle in each.  One side is white with a black circle and the other is black with a white circle.  This is the “Tai Chi” diagram, but the diagram itself doesn't seem to have been depicted like this prior to the 11th century, at least that we are aware. But the concepts are much older.    Now if you've heard of the Yijing, where it came from is something of a mystery.  One theory is that it started as a written account of folk wisdom, and may have even given instructions for things like when to plant and when to harvest, based on changes in various heavenly phenomena.   But overall it is organized into 64 chapters, each associated with a particular hexagram.  Start with a line, that can either be a full line – representing yang – or a broken line representing yin.  Stack three of these on top of one another and you get a trigram.  If you chart out every single possible combination of yin and yang lines, you get 8 unique trigrams, sometimes referred to as the baqua.  Stack two trigrams atop one another and you get a hexagram, a combination of 6 lines that can have 8 by 8 or 64 unique variants.   It's theorized that the Yijing resulted from taking all of the collected sayings or aphorisms and bits of advice and cataloguing and dividing them into 64 chapters, each one associated with a given hexagram. Going further, each line of the hexagram is  associated with particular line in Yijing, and various meanings are ascribed to it and its association.  It's a complex and fascinating system and I don't have time to go into it fully, but I would note that this was used as a form of divination—yarrow stalks or other means of random lot drawing that gives you a binary outcome – zero or one, yin or yang – could be used to determine the six lines of any given hexagram.  This, in turn, would reference a chapter in the Yijing which was then interpreted as a sign as to how to read a given situation that you might find yourself in. What's really important to understanding the worldview of the time is this idea, represented by the hexagrams in the Yijing, that you can encompass everything about the universe by making and cataloging different amounts and arrangements of yin and yang. It's a science, as it were – a systematic approach to understanding the differences in the world by breaking it into component parts.    And if this seems preposterous, consider this:  today we understand that all things are made up of tiny atoms.  And these atoms are all made up of the same material—protons, neutrons, and electrons.  And yet, how those atomic particles combine create atoms with wildly different qualities.  And how those atoms then combine into molecules and so on and so forth describe how we explain everything around us.  So is it really so far-fetched? I'm not saying that we should suddenly start to figure out the measurements of yin and yang in everything, but if we want to understand how the people of the time saw their world, it may be helpful to hold an open mindand understand the assumptions that they were working from and where they came from.  As human beings, we naturally look for connections in the world around us, and this was no exception.  People would observe facts, know how that it worked, and often then would back into the reason for it.  This is a tale told across cultures, and we still see it, today.  At the same time, we've developed structured approaches to test out our theories, empirically. So for the moment, let's leave the trigrams and hexagrams, and talk about another idea that also gained traction as people were trying to figure out how the world worked.  This was the five elements theory also known as Wuxing, or Gogyou, in Japanese.  The five elements in this case are Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, and Earth.  Some may notice that these, along with the sun and the moon, are used in Japanese for the days of the week:  Nichi (sun), getsu (moon), ka (fire), sui (water), moku (wood), kin (metal), do (earth). Buddhists, by the way, also had an elemental system with only four elements,  Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, possibly connected with some Greek influence, and brought along with Buddhist practice.  For now, however, let's focus on the five elements. The idea in wuxing is similar to that of yin and yang in that everything in creation is made up of these five elements in some degree and configuration.  Furthermore, there are creation and destruction cycles.  So fire creates ash, or earth.  Earth gives birth to metal.  Metal creates water—look at a cold piece of metal in a warm environment and see how the water droplets form on it, and imagine what that looks like without understanding humidity and how there could be water vapor in the air.  And then water creates wood, or plants—any farmer could tell you that without water the plants die.  And wood is where we get fire from. Of course, the reverse cycle is the opposite.  Fire eats the wood.  Wood drinks up the water.  Water rusts metal.  Metal tools plough the earth. And Earth can be used to douse fire. Finally, there is another cycle of weakening. ,. Because fire heats and weakens metal, metal chops down wood, the trees roots break up rocks, the earth soaks up water, and water likewise puts out or weakens fire. So the theory went, if these elements make up all matter, these relationships continue on a more complex scale in everything.  So if something was thought to contain a lot of “fire” element, then it would be potentially helpful if you needed “Earth” but destructive or at least weakening to metal and wood.  Properly accounting for these elements was important to achieve the results you were looking for, whatever that may be.   These were the kinds of things that were incorporated into traditional medicine practices, but also applied to auguries or divination about things like where and how to build a building.  Even today, Shrines will sell calendars that help people know the prominence of certain elements, and some folk remedies may look to balance elements, much as medieval European medicine was often designed to balance the four humors that ancient physicians believed were present in the human body. The chart of these five elements and their relationships is something you may have seen.  It is a five pointed star, often inside of a circle.  Of course this is also similar to a western pentagram, though typically drawn with the point of the star up, but it has nothing to do with Christian values or Satan, or anything similar.  Rather, it is just a way to represent these five elements, and you'll see it frequently in reference to Onmyoudou. The elements were used to categorize many different areas into groupings of five.  This includes grouping the various directions into five directions.  Of course, you may be wondering about that, since most societies usually mark four cardinal directions, and in this case, they did the same, but added the fifth as “center”.  And so you get things like the north is water.  It is related to cool, or cold weather.  It is represented with the color black. To the south, opposite of the north, is fire.  It is hot, and the color is red.  Of course, this probably doesn't take a huge leap to see the connections they drew: since these civilizations are in the northern hemisphere, the farther north you go, the colder it gets, and the farther south you travel, the warmer it gets, generally speaking, at least until you reach the equator. Meanwhile, the west was related to metal, and the color white, while the east was related to woods and forests, and the color…. Blue.  Alright, that last one, in particular, probably doesn't make sense to a lot of us.  After all, we likely associate blue with water, and wood, or trees, would be associated with brown or, possibly, green.  Well, in this case, it goes beyond that.  The north is water, but it is also associated with darkness—shorter days in the winter, and things like that Sothe association of north with black makes sense, but many also look at the ocean and don't necessarily see it as “blue”, or dark or even black, like Homer's famous “wine-dark sea”. Furthermore, although they have a word for it (midori), “green” was not a primary color in Japan, instead  considered more of a shade of “aoi”, or blue.  Even today they refer to a “green” traffic light as an “aoi shingo, not “midori” shingo.  So if you asked someone in the Asuka period to describe the wooded hills and fields, they would have likely used “aoi”.  And of course, we are missing the fifth element.  In the center we have the element earth and the color yellow. A lot of these different concepts were brought together during the Han period, when they were trying to syncretize all of the various philosophies and attempts to describe the world and bring them all together into a single system.  This meant that the Yijing, the wuxing theory, and others were mixed together with various other philosophies and theories of how the world work.  Things like the Shanhaijing, the Classic of Mountain and Seas, along with stories about immortals, the Queen Mother of the West, and more were all rolled together, and basically assumed to be true.  This included various real-world observations.  Therefore, there were many attempts to try and reconcile these various theories together. One of the other concepts, which we've discussed before, was the system of ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.  We've mentioned this before regarding the sexagenary style of counting the years, but we'll recap here.  The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are concepts that go back to at least the legendary Shang period, and even show up in various bronzes Andit wasn't until later that they would be associated with other ideas.  The ten heavenly stems were each associated with one of the five elements, with each element being represented by a greater and lesser, or elder and younger, stem.  And then each of the twelve earthly branches were associated with animals—what we often call the Chinese Zodiac. We talked about how this applied to the calendar, in that it was used to track years in 60 year cycles, but also it was used to track days of the year.  The twelve earthly branches were also used for earthly directions.  The first, the rat, was in the north, and the order continued clockwise to the east, the south, west and then back to the north.  Now this means that the four cardinal directions—north, south, east, and west—all match up nicely with one of the twelve earthly branches, but as for northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest?  Those were all combinations of two branches.  So, for instance, the northeast was a combination of the ox and the tiger, or ushi-tora. Speaking of eight directions, where have we also heard the number eight come up recently? That's right: the eight trigrams, or bagua.  So each one of those trigrams, each representing a different concept, got associated with a direction as well.  This makes it easier to see where practices of geomancy came from.   You had a system with complex, overlapping associations between concepts and the physical world, and in the Tang dynasty, they used all of this  to understand not only  how things had happened, but also how the world would be in the future—in other words, they tried to use it to make predictions.  Hence the “mancy”. In the Yamato state, all of this became an official part of the government under the Onmyoryou: a branch of the government whose job is to make observations and figure things out from there, for the good of the state and the people.  They made observations of the heavens to figure out how the calendar should be aligned—which months should come at what time, and when there should be “leap months”, or intercalary months, to keep various astronomical phenomena in the correct seasons, which were also further divided up into 24 periods.  They also kept track of the movement of bodies like the various planets, because those planets were also assigned values, and thought to affect the flow of energy within this framework.  And so comets, storms, eclipses, and more were all important because of the theory that everything in the heavens impacted and were reflections of how things were happening on the earth.  Similarly, these various discussions of white animals and other omens were likely captured and catalogued by these officials as well, attempting to figure out what they meant. All of this also influenced things like how palaces, buildings, and even capitals, would be built and laid out.  For the palace, it was important the the sovereign be in the north, looking south.  In fact, many maps would have south at the top because that is how a sovereign would be viewing it, were it stretched out before them.  And one would need to consider various features, including mountains and streams, as all of those things carried various meanings, but it wasn't as simple as just finding the one thing that could affect a person.  As they observed differences they would also have to catalogue what happened and try to determine what the cause could be, based on their understanding of the world.  And in the archipelago this would also include an understanding of Buddhist and local kami-based wisdom and knowledge as well. One of the things in the Chronicles that inspired this episode was something I actually mentioned last time,  a record from 666  talking about Chiyu, a Buddhist priest of the Yamato no Aya family, who presented a south-pointing chariot to the sovereign, Naka no Oe.  this appears to be the same Chiyu from a similar record in 658, which also refers to him building a south pointing chariot.  So did it take him eight years, or is he just now presenting it to the sovereign?  And what, exactly, is a south-pointing chariot? Well, as the name implies, a south-pointing chariot is a two-wheeled chariot that always points south.  More appropriately stated, it is a wheeled device with a figure on top, much like a weather vane, which always points south.  This is usually described as the figure of a person or an official pointing in the appropriate direction.  This was a mechanical, rather than a magnetic compass. As the chariot, or carriage, is wheeled around, the two wheels spin.  The wheels themselves are independently connected to a series of gears.  If the wheels spin at the same rate, then their movement cancels each other out.  However, if one wheel turns more than the other, then it will cause the figure on the top to rotate.  Of course, as the chariot turns to the right, the left wheel, traveling along the outer diameter, will travel farther than the right.  This will cause the figure to turn counter-clockwise to the left, but from an outside observer's perspective, it will continue to point in the same direction, even as the chariot itself turns.  Turning to the left would cause the opposite effect. Though it may have been used earlier, there appears to be reliable written evidence of a South Pointing chariot starting from the third century.  The first one was based on much earlier stories of a similar device, but it is unclear if it was a chariot, some other device, or even just a legend that was told as historical fact.  From the third century on the design appears to have been continuously improved upon. I should point out that all we have is descriptions—we don't have any actual south pointing chariots, let alone diagrams showing how the mechanisms worked.  There is the possibility that it used a kind of differential gear to work automatically, but we don't have any actual evidence.  There are other theories that it may have required some kind of manual switch, so that it would attach to one wheel or the other as needed.  That would require that the chariot be moving in either a straight direction or turning in one particular direction, which seems rather unwieldy. I noted some of the problems with this, and even moreso in a place like Japan, where 70% of the terrain is mountains.  Up and down hills, along paths that are likely anything but the smooth, paved surface we have for roads today—and even those have plenty of irregularities and potholes that could throw off any such device. And if you want to use it for any real distance, then you have to factor in other things, including the curvature of the earth.  After all, with the earth being a sphere, any chariot traveling due west to east or east to west, other than at the equator, would have one wheel traveling farther than the other one.  Granted, at the scale we are talking about, it probably is all but negligible, and the rough terrain and simple slippage of what were most likely wooden gears probably entered a lot more variability than the earth's curvature. One of the other issues is that the chariot only points “south” if you set it up to do so.   And if you know that, well, why do you need a south-pointing chariot?  Ultimately, it seems that this is more of a novelty item, good for impressing crowds and demonstrating some engineering principles, rather than an actual, useful invention.  After all, it was forgotten about and recreated multiple times, often centuries apart.  Had it been a truly useful invention, it probably would have been kept in constant use.  Meanwhile, I suspect that there were a fair number of farmers and others who knew that you could more easily and reliably use the sun and stars, as long as the weather was clear. There is also some evidence of an understanding of magnetic compasses since at least the 2nd Century BCE.  Early Han sources suggest that a spoon made of naturally magnetized ore could be placed on top of a polished bronze surface, and it would align itself north to south.  We don't have any actual surviving examples, however—there are later versions that you can find, where the plate is divided up into various directions, and then a magnetized “spoon” is placed on top, but nothing has actually come from Han tombs.  Furthermore, this seems to mostly be for geomantic purposes.  A more practical compass, with a magnetized needle, seems to have been developed by the 11th century, which could then be used for actual navigation. By the way, the “spoon” as a compass pointer may be in reference to the “Big Dipper” constellation, which was envisioned as a spoon, or ladle, in shape.  The seven stars were often used in geomancy, likely because of their importance, at least in the northern hemisphere, of pointing to the north.  So there's some thought that the “needles” of these early compasses weren't litterally  spoon shaped, but symbolically representive of the Big Dipper or the Northern Ladle.  Quick astronomy lesson, here.  If you are in the northern hemisphere, particularly from the 35th parallel to the north pole, you can see the seven stars that make up the constellation or asterism we know as the Big Dipper.   In English we sometimes also refer to this as Ursa Major, though technically the familiar seven stars are just a part of that larger constellation.  In Japan, the same constellation is often referred to as Hokuto Shichisei, the Seven Stars of the Northern Ladle.  It can be seen further south, but parts of it may dip below the horizon during the autumn season. It is important for several reasons.  One is that it is made up of particularly bright stars, which you can generally see even when other stars may not be visible.  Second, its distinctive shape lends itself to being easy to find in the sky.  And finally, if you draw a line between two of the stars at the end of the “cup” of the ladle, you can follow that line to find Polaris or hokkyokusei, the north star, which means you know which direction is north- and once  you know that, you can use it to figure out any other direction.  And Polaris is less than a degree off of true north, making it even more accurate than most magnets, as the magnetic pole can be quite different, depending on its current position, and magnetic north changes over time as the magnetic field around the earth fluctuates. That said, this was not necessarily the case in ancient times.  Four thousand years ago, the star closest to true north would have been the star Thuban, in the constellation Draco, a star that most of us probably haven't heard of.  Polaris, in the constellation Ursa Minor (the Little Bear, also known as the Little Dipper) apparently took over as the north star around 500 CE.  However, even before then, the mouth of the dipper could still be used to indicate north.  In fact, if you draw a line between two of the stars in the back of the constellation, then you also end up finding Thuban.  So even if the north star itself wasn't accurate, finding the dipper would still help you orient yourself, especially if you can find true north during the day and then compare that with the constellation at night. Which helps to understand why astronomy, or Tenmondou, was so important in the Onmyouryou.  Though it wasn't just a study of stars, but of the way of the heavens in general.  And the changes in the heavens, brings us to another important concept—the flow of energy across the seasons.  From the bright days of summer, filled with sunshine and yang energy, to the dark yin energy of winter's long, cold nights. It wasn't enough to just know what happened, and where, but when was also important. Obviously you need to know when to sow seeds, flood the fields, and harvest the rice.  Beyond that, though, you have other concepts, such as how the the day and hour of an event could be symbolically important. And of course, all of these had their own associations with various concepts of the flow of yin and yang energy. Now knowing the year, the month, and even the day is largely just a matter of counting.  But let's talk about something a little more tricky:  How do you know the hour? This brings us to the vignette at the top of the episode, about the clepsydra, or water clock, that Naka no Oe is said to have built. Now we talked about some of the fountains and similar things that have been discovered in the Asuka region back in episode 118.  One thing that they believe they also found evidence of is something called a water clock, which is, as its name suggests, a clock powered by water.  It is typically depicted as a series of three or more boxes or reservoirs that each hold an amount of water.  Water is placed in the top reservoir, and then a hole towards the bottom is unplugged and it is allowed to drain into the box beneath.  The hole is of a particular size, and thus the water flows at a constant rate, filling up the container below, which has a similar hole, etc. all the way to a reservoir at the very bottom.  The multiple boxes mean that the water level in the intermediate boxes stays relatively constant, resulting in relatively consistent pressure and flow rate.  The last reservoir has a measuring stick on a float, so that as the last box is filled with water, the measuring stick raises up.  Since it is rising at a constant rate, one can use that to tell how much time has passed, regardless of anything else.  Thus you can keep time even at night. There is a record of Naka no Oe making one in the fifth month of 660, and he would have another one built in 671, which we will discuss later.  It is interesting that both of these inventions appear twice in the narrative—once during the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenchi Tenno, and once during the previous reign, that of Takara Hime, aka Saimei Tenno.  In this case it is said that 671 is the first time that the water clock, or roukoku, was actually used. From what I can tell, there is nothing that definitively indicates that the Mizuochi site in Asuka was definitely the site of Naka no Oe's water clock.  There isn't much in the Chronicles telling us what it was like or where, exactly, it was built, and there wasn't anything found at the site naming it as the location of the roukoku.  However, the site is in a prominent enough place, with channels for water and a pavilion of some sort.  They definitely found evidence of pipes, remnants of lacquered wood, and reservoirs for water, among other things, that suggest something to do with moving water happened in this area.  So it seems a very strong choice, as it all fits with theoretical archeological reconstructions. A water clock like this is excellent for keeping accurate time at all hours of the day.  However, it does have a slight problem in that anyone without a clock is still going to have to use the sun and similar heavenly cues to know what time it is.  So how do you let them know?  Well, it turns out that the continent had an answer for that as well, and instituted various systems of drums and bells to let people know the hour.  In fact, some of these practices continued, in one form or another, right up to the modern day—with or without a water clock.  After all, the key was to give the community some sense of the passing of time, but I doubt anyone was using it to time things more precisely than a general idea of an hour—though they did have the concept of their own minutes and seconds.  Which brings us to just how they saw time back then. The system of time that the Chronicles seems to use also came over from the continent, where there appear to have been several different methods for telling time prior to accurate clocks.  And while there was an idea of dividing the entire day into twelve segments, the time as it was announced was not always consistent with those twelve segments, or hours.  Rather, time was based around the key parts of the day.  So, for instance there was sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight.  And while noon and midnight remain exactly twelve hours apart, sunrise and sunset change with the seasons.  So if you call out sunrise, and then divide the time between sunrise and noon into equal segments of time, the size of those time segments change with the seasons.  On top of that, because of the tilt of the earth and our slightly irregular orbit around the sun, the sun appears to “move” across the sky faster or slower throughout the year, with a difference of about 30 minutes total between the extremes.  This isn't going to affect most people's daily lives, but would have been noticeable to those taking accurate measurements. In ancient Han, this appears to have been common in cities and towns, with a watch that would call out as they progressed on their rounds at set points in the day and night, relying largely on heavenly cues—which I suspect did not lead to the most accurate timekeeping, but it was sufficient for what most people needed.  The telling of time in this manner was partly to help with keeping track of the time of day, but was just as much an announcement that the watch was on duty and a warning to would-be criminals. Now a water clock was an excellent device for keeping track of a standard, absolute time, such as it were, but it required constant maintenance.  If you already have a watch calling out the time, perhaps they can also keep the water clock properly set, but you did have to have someone constantly filling it up and draining it at known points of the day.  Plus there was the problem that you only knew the time if you could check it, and this wasn't like a clock tower or something similar. And so in 671 it appears that Nak no Oe instituted the continental idea of drums and bells to announce the time to the people—or at least to those at the court.  We don't have a record of exactly how they were, used, but we can infer from other sources on the continent, and what we do know that some tradition of announcing the time with drums and bells continued to be employed in Japan until the Meiji era, though perhaps not without interruption:  Temples and the like had bell or drum towers, and as the day progressed they would beat out the time.  It was not, however, telling time as we might think of it, with one stroke at the first hour, two on the second, etc..  In fact, in many ways they counted backwards, and they only counted 12 hours, not our modern 24.  By the Edo period it seems that it was common practice to toll the bells nine times at noon and at midnight.  From there, they would count down, with 8 bells at roughly 2 o'clock, 7 bells at 4 o'clock, and 6 bells at 6 o'clock.  That would be another issue.  From 6 o'clock, the number of bells that would be tolled continued to decrease, so that at 8 o'clock it would be 5 bells, then 4 bells at 10 o'clock.  It would then jump back up to 9 and start over again. Why these numbers were used for the different hours we are not entirely sure, and I have no idea if these numbers were the same ones used back in the 7th century—though it does seem to match similar continental traditions.  Even the hours themselves were known by the twelve signs that came to be associated with the zodiac:  the hour of the rat, the hour of the ox, the hour of the tiger, etc.  Midnight fell in the middle of the hour of the rat, and noon fell in the middle of the hour of the horse, with each hour being almost exactly 2 hours by modern reckoning. There were other systems in use as well.  One divided the entire day up by 100 and then each of those divisions by another 10.  The key was whether or not it was an absolute or relative measurement. Something like the roukoku would indicate an absolute measurement.  After all, the fall of water from one reservoir to another was not affected by the change in seasons—at least as long as the water didn't freeze.  The flow was constant, as was the measurement of time. For those using other forms of reckoning, such as celestial phenomena or even a sundial, things might be a bit less accurate.  This was especially true when using concepts like “sunrise” and “sunset”.  Still, through observing the changes over the year, people eventually figured out charts and rules to help reconcile absolute forms of measurement with solar time.  There were other methods for telling time, as well.  Perhaps one of the more pleasant was the use of incense sticks.  By the time of the Tang dynasty, incense in stick form was relatively common, and it had been noticed that sticks of incense could burn at a fixed rate.  This meant that you could use incense sticks like candles were used in Europe, counting down how far they had burned to tell what time it was.  If you were really fancy, you could make a single stick out of different types of incense, so that as it hit a new hour, the scent would change, alerting you to the time through your olfactory senses. Speaking of time, we are coming to the end of ours for this episode.  We do have some more information on this on our website, Sengokudaimyo.com, and we'll have links to those sections of the website accompanying our blog. Next episode we will focus more on the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou, from his seat at Otsu no Miya. Until then, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  

De retour pour le new new beat classique. L'équipe vous propose de re-découvrir Le Temps d'un Week end avec le maître Al Pachhhino. Film démoli par la critique à sa sortie mais qui a réussi à se faire une place dans le coeur de beaucoup de personnes dont nous. Côté zik ça sera du folk punk avec Nana Grizol (même si 9 fois sur 10 dans le podcast je dis Nana GrizoR), ça va etre posi pour l'été! Le Film : Le Temps d'un Week end de Martin Brest (1993) La Zik : Nightlight II de Nana Grizol (2017)Issue de l'album Ursa Minor

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From April 2024. Today's 2 topics: - Perhaps the most dangerous Amor asteroid is 2006 HZ51 .It was discovered by my team the Catalina Sky Survey. Fortunately the closest 2006 HZ51 will come to our home planet is  June 11 of 2116 when it will pass us harmlessly 26 times the distance to our moon away from us. - Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carjaval was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Minor with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow when she discovered, 2024 BR4, a two football field diameter Earth approaching asteroid.Vivian's Apollo asteroid discovery poses no threat to humans since 2024 is as close as it will come to Earth in the next few hundred years.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The stars Kochab and Pherkad serve several roles. They’re part of the body of Ursa Minor, the little bear. They form the outer edge of the bowl of the Little Dipper. And they’re “guardians of the pole” – they circle around Polaris, the star that marks the north celestial pole. Both stars are giants – they’ve puffed up at the end of the prime phase of life. Kochab is about 50 times the Sun’s diameter, and 450 times its brightness. Pherkad looks fainter than Kochab, but only because it’s almost four times farther. In reality, it’s more than twice as bright. The stars are so big and bright because they’ve exhausted their original supply of nuclear fuel. That’s triggered changes in the cores of the stars that have caused them to puff up. In ages past, both stars were much closer to the pole than they are today. In fact, Kochab was the closest bright star to the pole for a millennium. It was the best pole star about 3100 years ago. But it wasn’t nearly as good a marker as Polaris – it never got closer than about seven degrees, which is almost the width of a fist held at arm’s length. Thanks to an effect called precession, it’s moved away from the pole. So Kochab and Pherkad serve as guardians of the pole. The stars stand to the right of Polaris at nightfall, and wheel high above the Pole Star later on. Kochab is the second-brightest star of the little bear, shining just a touch fainter than Polaris. Script by Damond Benningfield

Unruhe im Reich der Ruhe, das sieht Perry Rhodan bei seinen ersten Schritten in Ursa Minor. Wir erleben einen Hilferuf, eine große Reise und einen geheimnisvollen Kosmokraten-Diener mit ungeklärter Identität.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 1, 2025 is: cynosure • SYE-nuh-shur • noun A cynosure is a person or thing that attracts a lot of attention or interest. As a proper noun, Cynosure may refer to the North Star or its constellation Ursa Minor. // He was the cynosure of all eyes as he walked into the room. See the entry > Examples: "Look at any picture of Kashmir and you'll understand why it is called heaven on earth. And Srinagar, framed by the majestic Zabarwan Mountains, is the cynosure of all travel itineraries, offering a mix of breathtaking landscapes, rich culture, and spirituality." — Mallika Bhagat, Times Now (Mumbai, India), 17 Dec. 2024 Did you know? Ancient mariners noted that all the stars in the heavens seemed to revolve around a particular star, and they relied on that star to guide their navigation. The constellation that this bright star appears in is known to English speakers today as Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper, but the Ancient Greeks called it Kynósoura, a term that comes from a phrase meaning "dog's tail." Kynósoura passed into Latin and Middle French, becoming cynosure. When English speakers adopted the term in the 16th century, they used it as a name for both the constellation and the star (which is also known as the North Star or Polaris) and also to identify a guide of any kind. By the 17th century, cynosure was also being used figuratively for anything or anyone that, like the North Star, is the focus of attention or observation.

Gépjárműadó: gondolkodj el a NAV mobilapplikációján! Mínuszos     2025-03-30 05:33:33     Infotech NAV gépjármű A Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal (NAV) mobilappját azoknak is érdemes letölteni, akiknek gondot okoz a gépjárműadó egyösszegű befizetése. Az EU legegyszerűbb részletfizetési kedvezménye az adóhivatal mobilapplikációjában érhető el: egy koppintással igényelhető az akár öthavi pótlékmentes részlet. Annak ellenére, hogy a gépjárműadó fizetési határideje á 250 millió dollár egy önvédelmi böngészőre? ICT Global     2025-03-30 05:03:10     Infotech Startup Böngésző Komoly összeghez jutott az innovatív vállalati böngészőmegoldásokat fejlesztő startup, az Island. A cég 250 millió dolláros tőkebevonást hajtott végre, amelynek eredményeként piaci értéke elérte a 4,8 milliárd dollárt. Bill Gates elmondta, melyik 3 szakma éli túl a mesterséges intelligenciát Startlap Vásárlás     2025-03-30 12:57:16     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Bill Gates Bill Gates szerint ez a három munkahely fog megmaradni, miután a mesterséges intelligencia átveszi a hatalmat. Másfél millió fotó szivárgott ki különböző társkereső applikációkról Telex     2025-03-30 11:51:39     Tudomány A fotókat egy szerveren mindenféle jelszó vagy egyéb védelem nélkül meg lehetett tekinteni, a kiszolgáló hónapokig nem javította a hibát, pedig január óta tudott róla. Miért pont az a négy elnök került a Rushmore-hegyre? Player     2025-03-30 07:15:07     Infotech Nemcsak egy sziklába vésett műalkotás, hanem a nemzet történetének kőbe faragott lenyomata is. Elon Musk eladta az X-et – saját magának Igényesférfi.hu     2025-03-30 08:04:43     Infotech Elon Musk Egy dolog biztos: Elon Musk ismét bebizonyította, hogy nemcsak a jövőt látja előre – formálja is azt. Megszünteti a Windows 11 sokak által használt kiskapuját a Microsoft PC Fórum     2025-03-30 07:00:00     Infotech Microsoft Windows A Microsoft pénteken egy olyan új előzetes változatott Madott ki a Windows 11-ből Insider felhasználóinak, ami lezárt egy évek óta sokak által használt kiskaput a rendszer telepítőjében. A "bypassnro.cmd" parancsfájl segítségével ugyanis eddig ki lehetett kerülni a redmondi OS azon követelményét, hogy élő internet-kapcsolatot igényelt felrakásához, A Kis Medve törpéje Csillagászat     2025-03-30 09:12:59     Tudomány Tavasz A tavaszi égbolt a galaxisok (csillagvárosok, tejútrendszerek, világszigetek) kimeríthetetlen tárháza. Otthonunk, a Tejútrendszer nem magányos, a Lokális Csoportnak nevezett galaxishalmaz egyik tagja. Az ehhez a rendszerhez tartozó galaxisok végigfotózását tűzte ki maga elé célul észlelőnk, aki most elérkezett az Ursa Minor-törpegalaxishoz. Benei B Az MI miatt minden a tanulóknak kiadott feladatot át kell gondolni SG.hu     2025-03-30 09:37:32     Infotech A technológia gyors elterjedése kérdéseket vet fel a házi feladatok értékelésével kapcsolatban. „Itt az igazság: ezért ölik le az állatainkat!” Qubit     2025-03-30 08:12:45     Tudomány Komment ENSZ Bill Gates A globális elit sötét terve? Rituális állatáldozatok? Fél évszázad után jelent meg újra a ragadós száj- és körömfájás Magyarországon, és a facebookos kommentelők már azt is tudják, ki áll mögötte: Bill Gates, a műhúslobbi, az ENSZ, a világkormány és a tudjukkik. De mi az igazság? Már a kvantum-hackerek ellen készülnek a britek ICT Global     2025-03-30 06:03:52     Cégvilág Kiberbiztonság Hacker Egyesült Királyság Az Egyesült Királyság kiberbiztonsági intézete szerint alig tíz évük maradt bebiztosítani rendszereiket a kvantumhackerek ellen. A titkosítási módszerekre ugyanis komoly fenyegetést jelent a nagy teljesítményű számítástechnika áttörésének lehetőségei. Meghibásodott és visszazuhant a földre a Spectrum tesztrakéta Telex     2025-03-30 14:11:55     Modern Gazdaság Világűr Elon Musk Startup SpaceX Az Isar Aerospace német startup rakétájának a célja, hogy segítsen elszakadni Európának Elon Musk SpaceX-étől. Ég veled, Gaia! iPON!     2025-03-30 06:04:00     Tudomány Világűr Térkép Több mint egy évtizednyi galaktikus térképezés után csütörtökön leállították az Európai Űrügynökség Gaia űrszondáját. Öröksége azonban tovább él. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Gépjárműadó: gondolkodj el a NAV mobilapplikációján! Mínuszos     2025-03-30 05:33:33     Infotech NAV gépjármű A Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal (NAV) mobilappját azoknak is érdemes letölteni, akiknek gondot okoz a gépjárműadó egyösszegű befizetése. Az EU legegyszerűbb részletfizetési kedvezménye az adóhivatal mobilapplikációjában érhető el: egy koppintással igényelhető az akár öthavi pótlékmentes részlet. Annak ellenére, hogy a gépjárműadó fizetési határideje á 250 millió dollár egy önvédelmi böngészőre? ICT Global     2025-03-30 05:03:10     Infotech Startup Böngésző Komoly összeghez jutott az innovatív vállalati böngészőmegoldásokat fejlesztő startup, az Island. A cég 250 millió dolláros tőkebevonást hajtott végre, amelynek eredményeként piaci értéke elérte a 4,8 milliárd dollárt. Bill Gates elmondta, melyik 3 szakma éli túl a mesterséges intelligenciát Startlap Vásárlás     2025-03-30 12:57:16     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Bill Gates Bill Gates szerint ez a három munkahely fog megmaradni, miután a mesterséges intelligencia átveszi a hatalmat. Másfél millió fotó szivárgott ki különböző társkereső applikációkról Telex     2025-03-30 11:51:39     Tudomány A fotókat egy szerveren mindenféle jelszó vagy egyéb védelem nélkül meg lehetett tekinteni, a kiszolgáló hónapokig nem javította a hibát, pedig január óta tudott róla. Miért pont az a négy elnök került a Rushmore-hegyre? Player     2025-03-30 07:15:07     Infotech Nemcsak egy sziklába vésett műalkotás, hanem a nemzet történetének kőbe faragott lenyomata is. Elon Musk eladta az X-et – saját magának Igényesférfi.hu     2025-03-30 08:04:43     Infotech Elon Musk Egy dolog biztos: Elon Musk ismét bebizonyította, hogy nemcsak a jövőt látja előre – formálja is azt. Megszünteti a Windows 11 sokak által használt kiskapuját a Microsoft PC Fórum     2025-03-30 07:00:00     Infotech Microsoft Windows A Microsoft pénteken egy olyan új előzetes változatott Madott ki a Windows 11-ből Insider felhasználóinak, ami lezárt egy évek óta sokak által használt kiskaput a rendszer telepítőjében. A "bypassnro.cmd" parancsfájl segítségével ugyanis eddig ki lehetett kerülni a redmondi OS azon követelményét, hogy élő internet-kapcsolatot igényelt felrakásához, A Kis Medve törpéje Csillagászat     2025-03-30 09:12:59     Tudomány Tavasz A tavaszi égbolt a galaxisok (csillagvárosok, tejútrendszerek, világszigetek) kimeríthetetlen tárháza. Otthonunk, a Tejútrendszer nem magányos, a Lokális Csoportnak nevezett galaxishalmaz egyik tagja. Az ehhez a rendszerhez tartozó galaxisok végigfotózását tűzte ki maga elé célul észlelőnk, aki most elérkezett az Ursa Minor-törpegalaxishoz. Benei B Az MI miatt minden a tanulóknak kiadott feladatot át kell gondolni SG.hu     2025-03-30 09:37:32     Infotech A technológia gyors elterjedése kérdéseket vet fel a házi feladatok értékelésével kapcsolatban. „Itt az igazság: ezért ölik le az állatainkat!” Qubit     2025-03-30 08:12:45     Tudomány Komment ENSZ Bill Gates A globális elit sötét terve? Rituális állatáldozatok? Fél évszázad után jelent meg újra a ragadós száj- és körömfájás Magyarországon, és a facebookos kommentelők már azt is tudják, ki áll mögötte: Bill Gates, a műhúslobbi, az ENSZ, a világkormány és a tudjukkik. De mi az igazság? Már a kvantum-hackerek ellen készülnek a britek ICT Global     2025-03-30 06:03:52     Cégvilág Kiberbiztonság Hacker Egyesült Királyság Az Egyesült Királyság kiberbiztonsági intézete szerint alig tíz évük maradt bebiztosítani rendszereiket a kvantumhackerek ellen. A titkosítási módszerekre ugyanis komoly fenyegetést jelent a nagy teljesítményű számítástechnika áttörésének lehetőségei. Meghibásodott és visszazuhant a földre a Spectrum tesztrakéta Telex     2025-03-30 14:11:55     Modern Gazdaság Világűr Elon Musk Startup SpaceX Az Isar Aerospace német startup rakétájának a célja, hogy segítsen elszakadni Európának Elon Musk SpaceX-étől. Ég veled, Gaia! iPON!     2025-03-30 06:04:00     Tudomány Világűr Térkép Több mint egy évtizednyi galaktikus térképezés után csütörtökön leállították az Európai Űrügynökség Gaia űrszondáját. Öröksége azonban tovább él. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

In questo episodio parliamo di Ursa Minor, progetto editoriale di Grumpy Bear che si focalizza sui giochi in formato Zine di autori italiani, in compagnia di Edoardo Cremaschi.Scaletta:[00:00:30] Intro[00:01:30] Presentazione Edoardo Cremaschi[00:07:30] La collana Ursa Minor[00:13:00] Death's Gambit[00:21:00] Glimpse One[00:24:30] Come proporre il tuo gioco per Ursa Minor[00:33:30] For Thy Lich[00:47:00] Ursa Minor fino ad oggi, anticipazioni sulle prossime pubblicazioni[00:53:00] Fatti una domanda e datti una risposta. Grumpy Bear a Play 2025[00:58:00] Mondo IncudineNe potete parlare sul Discord di The World Anvil: https://bit.ly/discord-twapPotete scriverci a rollagain@theworldanvil.comCi trovate anche su iTunes QUI e YouTube QUI.Link allo store di The World Anvil Hanno partecipato a questo episodio:Riccardo VacircaFabrizio InfusinoEdoardo Cremaschi

I'm on a break so to fill the gap here are some of my favourite recipes from the podcast's vaults.Today Neil talks with Paula McIntyre about Hogmanay and her BBC TV show, the excellent Hamely Kitchen. Paula is an Ulster-Scots chef who lives on the north coast of Northern Ireland and she specialises in combining those two cuisines, reviving traditional recipes and shouting about good producers. Paula has a Hamely Kitchen Hogmanay special out on 30th December, 7.30pm on BBC1 Northern Ireland. Paula and Neil talked about Hogmanay traditions, like first footings and gifting shortbread, cockie-leekie soup, clootie dumplings and boiled/steamed puddings in general, TV show Two Fat Ladies and dulse – and much more.Hamely Kitchen's BBC webpage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zmyh Find Paula on social media: Twitter @paula_mcintyre; Instagram @paulacooksThings mentioned in today's episode:Kilchoman distillery: https://www.kilchomandistillery.com/ Ursa Minor bakery: https://www.ursaminorbakehouse.com/ Abernethy Butter: https://abernethybutter.com/ Two Fat Ladies BBC TV programme on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu9yUU0fTAk Neil's blog post on the classic Scottish Hogmanay treat the black bun: https://britishfoodhistory.com/2022/12/27/black-bun-scotch-bun-part-1-history/

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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carjaval was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Minor with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow when she discovered, 2024 BR4, a two football field diameter Earth approaching asteroid.Vivian's Apollo asteroid discovery poses no threat to humans since 2024 is as close as it will come to Earth in the next few hundred years.

I got into lucid dreaming recently myself. It's everything I imagined it to be. Salutations everyone and welcome to the final three episodes of Northern Exposure! Come along with co-hosts Lee and Charles as they discuss Timothy Leary, bear attacks, the hidden meanings in Cicely's population drop, and more! Joining us at the end is Callie Rhodes AKA Callie at Dawn of KWAC 890 AM, who fawns over the warmth of Cicely and Northern Exposure, so stick around to the end! follow Callie @ kodiakcrossing.substack.com patreon.com/northernoverexposurepodcast Theme music by Matt Jackson Podcast Artwork by Bball Y'all (bballyall.com) Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud. write in: northernoverexposurepodcast@gmail.com twitter: twitter.com/NorthernOverPod

A planet that orbits a star in the Little Bear has had a traumatic few million years. It either survived a merger of its two stars, or it was born from the debris created by that collision. Halla orbits the star 8 Ursae Minoris, which is old and bloated. The planet is more massive than Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system. Halla orbits the star once every three months, at about half the distance from Earth to the Sun. When it was discovered, astronomers thought it must have survived being engulfed by its star, which should have been much bigger in the past. Scientists continued studying the system with telescopes in space and on the ground. And they found a couple of other possible explanations. One says the planet originally orbited two stars. The stars merged to make a single star. Perhaps surprisingly, that kept the star we see today from growing as big as it would have otherwise. So Halla kept on orbiting despite the fireworks. Another possibility is that the merger produced big clouds of debris, and Halla took shape from that material. The surviving star eventually will puff up even more, then shed its outer layers — another traumatic event for Halla. 8 Ursae Minoris is in Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Some of its stars form the Little Dipper, which is in the north at nightfall. The star is near the lower right corner of the dipper this evening, but you need binoculars to see it.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

John Gish, founder of Ursa Minor, explains how he got started in the business and walks the guys through his adventure-centric Jeep replacement tops while teasing what he has in store for Bronco owners. The guys discuss the best horsepower bargain on the market and Lightning is banned from certain things going forward. The Truck Show Podcast is proudly presented by Nissan, in association with Banks Power.

Welcome to another episode of the “Dishing With Stephanie's Dish Podcast” Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the culinary scene of Duluth with special guests Greg Conley, Ned Netzel, and Nick Peloquin, authors of the cookbook "Smoke on the Waterfront" from Northern Waters Smokehaus. The hosts discuss the ins and outs of creating the cookbook, the significance of preserving food in the northern climate, and the upcoming expansion of the Northern Waters Smokehaus Along the way, they share their favorite restaurants and products in Duluth, celebrating the vibrant food and beverage culture of the city. Tune in to learn more about the art of smoking, preserving, and creating delectable dishes in the northern waters of Minnesota.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.EPISODE TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS:Stephanie Hansen [00:00:15]:Hello, everybody, and welcome to with Stephanie's dish, the podcast where we talk to cookbook authors and people in the food space that we just wanna spend more time with and get their stories. There is a restaurant in Duluth that is a sandwich counter, I guess, would be the best way to call it. And When you go to Duluth, people that I know actually will, like, beeline through the city, Navigate 35 just to get sandwiches at this place. I have been a fan for a long time, it is the Northern Waters Smokehaus, and they finally came out with a cookbook, Smoke on the Waterfront. And it's funny because I got this book In the summertime, I got an early advanced reader's copy, and I was so glad to get it in the summertime Because it's kind of seasonal, and it goes, like, by the seasons, and I happen to catch it right at the end of the summertime When it was pickling season, and you guys had some great recipes for canning and pickling things. So we have a group of folks with us today. We have Greg Connelly. We have Ned Netsell, and we have Nick Pellequin.Stephanie Hansen [00:01:33]:We are delighted to have you guys. I've never had 3 Authors, chefs, all in the same space talking about 1 cookbook. So imagine the talent that's in here.Greg Conley [00:01:45]:It's probably not a good idea, but we're doing it anyway.Stephanie Hansen [00:01:49]:Okay. And you didn't the funny part about this, and I don't mean to minimize it, it is, And you didn't start the restaurant?Nick Peloquin [00:01:55]:No. Correct.Greg Conley [00:01:56]:No. None of us started the restaurant. The guy that started the restaurant's name is Eric Gert. And he and his wife luckily handed off the project to us with his blessing and said, you know, I'm here as a resource for you. But, ultimately, our other collaborator, Mary Tennis. And these guys are great writers. And so, I think we all felt pretty honored that He just let us kinda take the reins and, go for it. So that's what we did.Stephanie Hansen [00:02:24]:What's cool about this cookbook to me Is it has a real sense of place. So you're located in Duluth and you're cooking from ingredients of the north, which appeal to me. But, also, it it doesn't feel like it's multivoiced even though I know it is. Like, it feels like you guys all have the Same intellect and the same voice and the same passion with which you're doing things. So it would be hard for me to tell, like, oh, this So and so's recipe or this is so and so's style, that's kinda cool. Like, you guys are all really aligned in this book.Ned Netzel [00:03:02]:Yeah. I think that came from us really writing it together. You know, like, maybe, initial parts of the process of compiling the recipes and, you know, reducing the size To the flow of it. You know? We we all, like, respected what everybody brought to the table and also, like, what they lacked. You know, kind of filling in the gaps. So, you know, an intro to a book or to a recipe might have been. Somebody wrote down what they thought made sense, and then we refined it together and talked about, What is really the story of this? Then we ask questions like, how how does it relate to, you know, the active food preservation? Or how does it relate to the city of Duluth or the region or in order to regionally sourcing things. It was all all very collaborative throughout.Ned Netzel [00:03:42]:So that that probably blends a little bit to it. And, moments where somebody really is Writing from their voice are actually directly called outGreg Conley [00:03:48]:in the book too. Greg's got some some moments in there.Stephanie Hansen [00:03:51]:Looking on another cookbook, and I've written one, and it's not easy. Did you, like, okay. You're gonna do the intro. You're gonna do the chapters. You're gonna pick the recipes. You're gonna write the intro to your recipes. Did you have all that work delineated, or did you have, like, meetings? How did this all flow?Nick Peloquin [00:04:09]:So we would meet weekly, just Us together, and and we we definitely parsed out some of the writing tasks, but it was really kinda all over the place as to, like, He's doing a recipe. He's doing an intro. And then we would come together and test together. And then sitting down and finalizing it was all together. So it was like a weekly meeting that we would all get together and and and review everything we had all written individually.Stephanie Hansen [00:04:34]:Other there's a lot of recipes in here. I keep thinking about, like, Thanksgiving time. Giving time. And you've got kind of a lot of things that would be on a Thanksgiving table, like the green bean casserole and the mashed potatoes, But you've also got, like, the the riettes. And then at the very end is sort of where you get into the sandwich sitch, Which is sort of what you guys are known for. So I was curious that it was very at the end, some of your, like, greatest hits.Greg Conley [00:05:04]:Yeah. You know, in our mind, sandwiches are not something you usually have a recipe for. Although, you know, we're pretty precise. Like, we're not like Some other places where you can come in and say, here's what I want on my sandwich. And, you know, they they do it. We don't do that. I mean, we'll put whatever you want on there Within reason, but we carefully craft those sandwiches. And so but I think that, you know, overall, it's like, we're kind of telling you how to do the recipes that lead to that Sandwich.Greg Conley [00:05:33]:You know? We're not trying to tell you, yeah, make this exact sandwich out of your smoked salmon. You know? You can do that if you wanna Do what we well, exactly what we're doing. But also it's like, use your own flourish. Use this for whatever you and here's a suggestion on how to use it, but use it however you want to. Yeah.Nick Peloquin [00:05:50]:And we kinda we kinda debated where to put that section to for a while. Yeah. It was kinda like, should it go in the middle and kinda be like this fold out highlight piece? Or, like, it make sense at the end or beginning or so it we went back and forth to where where that should live because it it is, like, a major part of what we do.Stephanie Hansen [00:06:09]:I feel like I should personally thank you specifically for the pork rillette recipe.Nick Peloquin [00:06:15]:Which one?Stephanie Hansen [00:06:16]:The well, the one that's your basic, and then I know you use it in the, the ricotta ravioli. The not so spicy is probably the one I'll start with. And you add more than 1. Riette is something that, like, you see it on a charcuterie board. And just speaking for, like, Maybe nonchefy people, like, you're kinda like, oh, I don't know. There's a little fat there, but then it looks like there's this Potted meat, which could be good, but I don't know. But once you, like, get turned on to that, it's like crack. Right? You just love it so much.Stephanie Hansen [00:06:55]:And I never felt like I could ever cook it, and I totally feel like I can do this recipe, and I'm gonna do it for Christmastime.Nick Peloquin [00:07:04]:Nice. Yeah. It's perfect. Like, gifting.Stephanie Hansen [00:07:07]:Yeah. And it, like, stays forever.Nick Peloquin [00:07:09]:I'm I wouldn't say forever. But yeah. We lead legally, we can't. It seems a lot more intimidating than it actually is. You know? It's it's almost more similar to a braise. You know? It's it's like a comb keying technique. Right? So it's just Meat, salt, and fat for a long time. You know? And and so it seems like it there's a big skill gap there, but it's it's It's very approachable.Nick Peloquin [00:07:33]:You know?Stephanie Hansen [00:07:33]:I loved it. One other recipe that made it in the book that's, like, a 6 pager that I had In my book, and then I took it out because I felt like I was posing and I wasn't the right person to put that in my book, And you guys were, was this whole, like, sourdough concept. Oh. Tell me about yeah. So tell me about why you felt like You wanted to devote time in your cookbook to sourdough when so many people have, like, written bread books and all of that.Greg Conley [00:08:05]:Yeah. Absolutely. And there are I think I even say in the Recipe that there are so many more comprehensive, probably better versions, than than my version of bread. But I think the whole idea of Putting that in there was initially, when we started writing the book, we had the idea of Calling it preservation because so many of the things that we're doing are not only, preserving food, well, you know, so it doesn't spoil or so it will last longer, or preserving yourself through the long winter months. So a breadwinner recipe seemed like kind of, Something that would round out the recipes that we already had, you know, because we do make sandwiches too.Stephanie Hansen [00:08:47]:Yep.Greg Conley [00:08:47]:It's like, oh, I guess we should tell people if we really wanna be holistic, Let's tell them how to make bread too.Nick Peloquin [00:08:53]:So I'm gonna eat it on. Right.Greg Conley [00:08:54]:So I think that was really the the impetus for that. But then sourdoughs are are really, Obviously, it's had a it's had a moment, for the last few years. But it really is a cool thing. It's it feels like you're making something out of nothing. It's basically you're just starting with flour and water, and you're attracting wild yeast to it, and you're feeding that, and you're making it into something. Then, really, the only ingredients are flour, water, and salt. You know? So it is really a cool and then one of the ultimate forms of preservation when, you know, people learned how to cultivate grains, and then they realized, oh, we can make this really stable food source for ourselves. So we felt like that just made a lot of sense in in the midst of everything else.Stephanie Hansen [00:09:37]:One other recipe that's in here that I was so glad that you included, but I'm a little intimidated by. And the first line of the recipe is the bane of our prep department's existence. It's Northern Water So why did you guys feel like you should include that other than the fact that it's super delicious? Because it is a little more requires a little more patience.Nick Peloquin [00:09:58]:I think it's just one of our mainstay, like, spreads in house, so it's it's something that go it pairs really well with a lot of the things we do. Like, the smoked fish, for example, it's it's perfect for.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:08]:Yep.Nick Peloquin [00:10:08]:It's difficult in how tedious it is just by picking just picking fresh herbs is really like the the thing that people get hung up on a lot because it takes time to do, but it's It's pretty straightforward. Once you get through that initial mise en place, that initial stage of the preparation, then it's you're just throwing stuff in a mixer and and whipping it together until it's a nice consistency. But it's yeah. It's really that just like tedious work upfront that really Throws people off, and it makes it less of a favorite project to start because you you know you're gonna be picking time for a good half an hour.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:42]:Yeah. Exactly. So are you all Duluthians?Greg Conley [00:10:46]:No. I'm from Northwest Wisconsin. So so he's close. So close. No cigar. It'sStephanie Hansen [00:10:53]:Yep. Much fun.Nick Peloquin [00:10:54]:Ned and I are both, Duluthians. So yeah.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:56]:What does it feel like to Be and I don't wanna, like, embarrass you or make it, like, this weird thing, but you really have Become, in my estimation as a TwinCidian, part of the home team For Duluth, like, people think of the restaurant, and people think of you and think of the sandwiches. And a while back, you guys had a more full Service situation and now are kinda more back to the deli side and it must be a source of pride.Greg Conley [00:11:29]:Yeah. Absolutely. And I think, you know, we, the 3 of us have worked for the business for a little while. And, But, you know, there's so many people that came before us. And, of course, Eric, who founded the business. And so we're basically just kinda building off of, a lot of what they've done and, I'm trying to preserve that too. You know? Trying to just do things the best that we can and really have that be our North Star of, like, really trying to Wow, people. So it's an it's an honor that people think of us when they think of Duluth.Greg Conley [00:11:59]:It's really powerful, I think. Certainly something we wanna cultivate and actively wantedNed Netzel [00:12:03]:to cultivate with this book. Wanted to make this book, very much not about only, you know, Eric and his story and his recipes and the business that came from it, but also, the place where, You know, we reside in, what has made us who we are. SoStephanie Hansen [00:12:18]:Well, I would say the goal is accomplished. Also, like, I feel like we're Of the, people in Minnesota in particular, we're uniquely positioned about the preserving and the canning and because we have to get through these winter months. Right? And so we're preparing our vegetables and creating kimcheese and canning things and pickling things in order to get us through to the other side of the winter season. There's a lot of that in this book that I really loved. Is that, like, Something that is in all of the recipes at the restaurant. It sure seems like most of it has some components of that.Nick Peloquin [00:12:57]:Yeah. It's kind of almost, by necessity because of how we're set up as a restaurant. Because, you know, we don't have a full kitchen here, and we don't really have the that utility that comes with All those things. So we do have to kind of focus on things that we can prepare ahead of time and then something that's easy to and quick to serve that's not necessarily Gonna go on a saute pan or, you know, a a bunch of gas appliances because we're really restricted just in the old building that we're in. And so that aspect of the business. But then, yeah, also the just the the area we're in And and the the food that is kind of like the style of a deli is is gonna be geared towards kind of like Making things last longer than than they would otherwise crash.Stephanie Hansen [00:13:44]:You guys are undertaking a move, it sounds like, in the building. Do you wanna talk about that?Greg Conley [00:13:50]:Sure. Yeah. We're actually in the midst be in there by this Saturday. So we just or Friday even. So we just we're Really steaming steamrolling towards that. Yeah. We, you know, have existed in this building. At least our our deli proper has stood in a really a sliver of a space here.Greg Conley [00:14:08]:And, even when the pandemic happened and we had to close our doors, We ended up turning our entire space into a kitchen because it was the only way we could keep up with the increased business. Because we were on one of the only places open during COVID. We were open the entire time, and so we were we got a lot busier, and so we necessarily had to just turn that all into sandwich making. Once the pandemic kinda started to wane, then we have really no place to host anyone. So you could sit out on our deck, and you could sit in the hallway with in on some seats and, you know, 10 seats or whatever we have up there. So this move is really the culmination of a lot of dreams over the years of just having more space, being able to host people more effectively, and then also being able to just try, not only more food things, but also new ways of service and and beverages and all that stuff. SoStephanie Hansen [00:15:01]:How do you see it coming together? Do you see it, like, as maybe a, like, fast casual kinda thing?Greg Conley [00:15:07]:Yeah. That's exactly Yeah. Exactly what it is. Yep. It will just have, a little bit more space to do it with, A little bit more space to host people. The sticking point, for some customers in the past when they would wanna just get 1 piece of fish, but they'd have to get in a Half an hour line of all these other people ordering sandwiches. So it's really nice to separate out those those services.Stephanie Hansen [00:15:31]:As a customer, I love that.Greg Conley [00:15:33]:Yeah. You get way better service on both ends, so it's just a lot lot more convenient for people to do it that way. So it's really exciting.Ned Netzel [00:15:40]:Thing for Eric is to make it a a destination again. And when we were doing, you know, window service and you weren't able to, as a customer, walk in and see your piece of fish, That kinda, I think, soured that a little bit for some people. I mean, our loyal customers have been with us because they just you know, they know it's good food, but, now that we have A place to be in, like, a a location that you can kinda, you know, experience rather than just waiting in a line, you know, maybe during the winter. Hopefully, we'll we'll cultivate that again.Stephanie Hansen [00:16:10]:Well and I think a smoked fish purchase is kinda more straightforward maybe Then, like, you know, talking about sandwiches and people are sandwich nerds too. Like, they wanna talk about your sandwich.Greg Conley [00:16:26]:Yep. Well, I think the the the deli side of things too, that's really one of the funnest things for us is that people on that side really wanna Talk about the food too. Even if they just are getting a piece of smoked fish, they a lot of times, people really, really geeked about food. We love talking people about food. So when a customer comes in and wants me to tell them all about the white fish that we have, I'm really happy to do that. I love talking about food. So That part is so fun for us. And I think even more so than talking about sandwiches, just talking about the components of those sandwiches that we Make olives in house, so it's really fun.Stephanie Hansen [00:17:05]:There is 2 things to tell you. 1 is you inspired a recipe in my book, Which is a white fish trout spread.Greg Conley [00:17:13]:Nice. Sweet.Stephanie Hansen [00:17:14]:It the story that I attached to it was Actually, being with my niece who went to UMD for college, and she wasn't very adventurous of an eater. And she got the love of the smoked fish in Duluth as a college student, and we went to Fitger's and we were sitting there eating. And she said, does anybody wanna Let the smoked salmon dip, and I was like, what? Who are you? And then she was like, have you she wanted to, like, really talk about, like, have you had smoke trout at Northern Waters. I'm like, yes. I have. I've used it to make dip, and it's like a holiday staple. So you have inspired a lot of people with your smoked fish.Greg Conley [00:17:56]:Yeah. But, you know, that's kind of another thing too is that We really want people to come to us, you know? And that's part of being, like, Duluth, you know, is like Duluth is not a suburb of the Twin Cities. Duluth is The major metro in the northern part of the state, and we probably have kind of a chip on our shoulder about that, because we're not, like, You know, lane or something like that. Like, we are a a small city of our own, and we have our own thing going on that isn't Saint Paul or it isn't, Rochester or whatever. So we want people to come here and experience what we have to offer. We're not, You know? Like, you can get a lot of great food in the Twin Cities. We can get some great food up here, and we're part of that. So we want people to experience that as well.Stephanie Hansen [00:18:43]:Yeah. I'm glad you said that because I produce the Art in Bayfront Park Culinary Market that we do there. Yeah. And I really have, like, gotten front and center with a lot of cool Duluth makers both from the art side, but also the food side. And, you know, we hear a lot about Duluth and the cool, like, outdoor scene and the mountain biking and all the stuff that they're working on, but, damn, I mean, the beer scene alone and the distilleries and the craft that's happening in Food and ice cream and hot sauces and I mean, there's a lot of cool stuff happening, and I feel just It's so cool to be a part of that, and I'm glad that my work on that festival can bring people, like, Front and center with businesses that maybe they don't know about in Duluth because there's a lot of cool things happening.Greg Conley [00:19:31]:Yeah. Agreed. And and For us as a business that's pretty well established and pretty well respected, we also wanna foster other food businesses and help them as much as we can. Because all of that, strengthening of our food scene here just strengthens all of us. So we really want people to be Successful and to bring really cool new things to food and the world.Stephanie Hansen [00:19:53]:Okay. So we're gonna play a game. It's not gonna be hard, But it's kinda gonna be maybe, like, picking your favorite child or pet. So each of you, I've got an opportunity to have 3 of you in front of me. The game is, I would like you to tell me a favorite restaurant in Duluth, and it can be whatever, And also a product that's made in Duluth that you're obsessed with.Nick Peloquin [00:20:19]:Is it specifically a food product?Stephanie Hansen [00:20:21]:Not necessarily. No. K.Nick Peloquin [00:20:24]:Well, I think my favorite restaurant at the moment is Fuholic On central entrance.Ned Netzel [00:20:29]:Damn it.Greg Conley [00:20:30]:That's what I was gonna say.Nick Peloquin [00:20:31]:Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty it's pretty banging spot right right these days.Stephanie Hansen [00:20:35]:And serving pho, I'm assuming.Nick Peloquin [00:20:37]:Yeah. So they do pho and other Vietnamese stuff. It's it's so good. As far as the product made in Duluth, man, that's that's tough. I would say, honestly, the beer. It like, it's it's hard to choose 1 of the the breweries, but, like, we we're kinda spoiled for choice up here. I mean, Bed paddle is like a standby. You know? And it's funny to go down to the Twin Cities or even major metropolitans and, like, See Duluth beer on tap, but places that's a big source of pride.Nick Peloquin [00:21:06]:And I think because what people think of Duluth too, you know, is We're a big craft beer town. SoStephanie Hansen [00:21:11]:Yeah. I think that Ursa Minor too is starting to make inroads into the Twin Cities. Their beer, I had a lot of different versions this summer. It was really great, they have a great taproom too.Nick Peloquin [00:21:21]:Yeah. Totally.Stephanie Hansen [00:21:22]:Okay, Ned. That leads us to you.Greg Conley [00:21:25]:Oh my gosh. We might have to come back to me. Okay. INed Netzel [00:21:29]:think I probably eat out the least of anybody here. Yeah. I don't know. Greg, yes. Greg. Minutes.Greg Conley [00:21:35]:Sure. I probably would've said Faholic, but I'm gonna I'm gonna do a tut tut two way tie. There's a place called Oasis Del Norte. Love it. It's the only place that makes street tacos in Duluth. And so that's really a great thing to have. And then, In my neighborhood of Lakeside, there's a place called Lake Superior Brewing, oldest microbrewery in Minnesota at one point, the first established one. But they changed hands after a number of years, and then they moved to the Lakeside neighborhood.Greg Conley [00:22:06]:And they do pizza, smash burgers are kind of their main entrees, which they just do really good versions of those. They do, like, a brick oven style New York pizza that nobody in town does. So that's kinda cool. But they also do a lot of really nice thoughtful, appetizers and great wines to go with some of their Food along with the really, good beer that they're brewing. It's really great to have that nice option in my neighborhood. So I really I really appreciate that.Stephanie Hansen [00:22:34]:I love it. Alright. Ned, are you ready? That leads us to you.Greg Conley [00:22:38]:I think I think so.Ned Netzel [00:22:39]:It's it's really hard for me to pick a restaurant, because I do most of my eating cooked at home or, with my my free daily meal, when I'm working.Stephanie Hansen [00:22:52]:Sure.Ned Netzel [00:22:52]:But but one thing that kept coming up in my mind was Johnson's Bakery, which is a bakery down in, what would you call it? Lincoln Park area. It's like just behind really awesome bread. A lot of our specials back when we were open to the public, in the old space Used Johnson's Bakery Bread. So, yeah, Johnson's Bakery love their donuts. They're like, such a great deal. Please don't raise your prices, guys. So, yeah, Johnson's Bakery and then, something made in Duluth. The the coffee made in Duluth is really great.Ned Netzel [00:23:23]:In addition to, like, the The brewing scene, there's also a great, like, roastery scene. We love a lot of them. There's like Duluth Coffee Company. There's, Underwood Coffee who Most of what we, give to our staff to to see us through the day, is either Underwood or DreamCloud Roasters.Stephanie Hansen [00:23:44]:Wanna thank Ned Netzel. I wanna thank Nick Peloquin, Greg Conley for joining me. The book is Smoke on the Waterfront. It's the Northern Water Smokehouse Cookbook. What I loved is you guys just recommended all places that I have never even heard of, and I have spent quite a bit of time in Duluth. So way to go. I appreciate you being here. I'm excited about the book.Stephanie Hansen [00:24:05]:It is Smoke on the Waterfront. Make sure that when you head to Duluth, And you should head to Duluth this winter, there's so many cool activities that happen there. And of course in the summertime you can come and visit me at Arden Bayfront Park in August, And there's just a lot of cool music festivals that happen down in Canal Park and at the Bayfront area, and Lincoln Park is a whole new area to discover for a lot of people. So it's the Northern Water Smokehouse Cookbook. If you are into smoking or canning or preserving or you just love a damn good sandwich, make sure you pick up the cookbook. Thanks, you guys. I appreciate it. Thanks so much. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to another episode of the “Dishing With Stephanie's Dish Podcast” Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the culinary scene of Duluth with special guests Greg Conley, Ned Netzel, and Nick Peloquin, authors of the cookbook "Smoke on the Waterfront" from Northern Waters Smokehaus. The hosts discuss the ins and outs of creating the cookbook, the significance of preserving food in the northern climate, and the upcoming expansion of the Northern Waters Smokehaus Along the way, they share their favorite restaurants and products in Duluth, celebrating the vibrant food and beverage culture of the city. Tune in to learn more about the art of smoking, preserving, and creating delectable dishes in the northern waters of Minnesota.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.EPISODE TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS:Stephanie Hansen [00:00:15]:Hello, everybody, and welcome to with Stephanie's dish, the podcast where we talk to cookbook authors and people in the food space that we just wanna spend more time with and get their stories. There is a restaurant in Duluth that is a sandwich counter, I guess, would be the best way to call it. And When you go to Duluth, people that I know actually will, like, beeline through the city, Navigate 35 just to get sandwiches at this place. I have been a fan for a long time, it is the Northern Waters Smokehaus, and they finally came out with a cookbook, Smoke on the Waterfront. And it's funny because I got this book In the summertime, I got an early advanced reader's copy, and I was so glad to get it in the summertime Because it's kind of seasonal, and it goes, like, by the seasons, and I happen to catch it right at the end of the summertime When it was pickling season, and you guys had some great recipes for canning and pickling things. So we have a group of folks with us today. We have Greg Connelly. We have Ned Netsell, and we have Nick Pellequin.Stephanie Hansen [00:01:33]:We are delighted to have you guys. I've never had 3 Authors, chefs, all in the same space talking about 1 cookbook. So imagine the talent that's in here.Greg Conley [00:01:45]:It's probably not a good idea, but we're doing it anyway.Stephanie Hansen [00:01:49]:Okay. And you didn't the funny part about this, and I don't mean to minimize it, it is, And you didn't start the restaurant?Nick Peloquin [00:01:55]:No. Correct.Greg Conley [00:01:56]:No. None of us started the restaurant. The guy that started the restaurant's name is Eric Gert. And he and his wife luckily handed off the project to us with his blessing and said, you know, I'm here as a resource for you. But, ultimately, our other collaborator, Mary Tennis. And these guys are great writers. And so, I think we all felt pretty honored that He just let us kinda take the reins and, go for it. So that's what we did.Stephanie Hansen [00:02:24]:What's cool about this cookbook to me Is it has a real sense of place. So you're located in Duluth and you're cooking from ingredients of the north, which appeal to me. But, also, it it doesn't feel like it's multivoiced even though I know it is. Like, it feels like you guys all have the Same intellect and the same voice and the same passion with which you're doing things. So it would be hard for me to tell, like, oh, this So and so's recipe or this is so and so's style, that's kinda cool. Like, you guys are all really aligned in this book.Ned Netzel [00:03:02]:Yeah. I think that came from us really writing it together. You know, like, maybe, initial parts of the process of compiling the recipes and, you know, reducing the size To the flow of it. You know? We we all, like, respected what everybody brought to the table and also, like, what they lacked. You know, kind of filling in the gaps. So, you know, an intro to a book or to a recipe might have been. Somebody wrote down what they thought made sense, and then we refined it together and talked about, What is really the story of this? Then we ask questions like, how how does it relate to, you know, the active food preservation? Or how does it relate to the city of Duluth or the region or in order to regionally sourcing things. It was all all very collaborative throughout.Ned Netzel [00:03:42]:So that that probably blends a little bit to it. And, moments where somebody really is Writing from their voice are actually directly called outGreg Conley [00:03:48]:in the book too. Greg's got some some moments in there.Stephanie Hansen [00:03:51]:Looking on another cookbook, and I've written one, and it's not easy. Did you, like, okay. You're gonna do the intro. You're gonna do the chapters. You're gonna pick the recipes. You're gonna write the intro to your recipes. Did you have all that work delineated, or did you have, like, meetings? How did this all flow?Nick Peloquin [00:04:09]:So we would meet weekly, just Us together, and and we we definitely parsed out some of the writing tasks, but it was really kinda all over the place as to, like, He's doing a recipe. He's doing an intro. And then we would come together and test together. And then sitting down and finalizing it was all together. So it was like a weekly meeting that we would all get together and and and review everything we had all written individually.Stephanie Hansen [00:04:34]:Other there's a lot of recipes in here. I keep thinking about, like, Thanksgiving time. Giving time. And you've got kind of a lot of things that would be on a Thanksgiving table, like the green bean casserole and the mashed potatoes, But you've also got, like, the the riettes. And then at the very end is sort of where you get into the sandwich sitch, Which is sort of what you guys are known for. So I was curious that it was very at the end, some of your, like, greatest hits.Greg Conley [00:05:04]:Yeah. You know, in our mind, sandwiches are not something you usually have a recipe for. Although, you know, we're pretty precise. Like, we're not like Some other places where you can come in and say, here's what I want on my sandwich. And, you know, they they do it. We don't do that. I mean, we'll put whatever you want on there Within reason, but we carefully craft those sandwiches. And so but I think that, you know, overall, it's like, we're kind of telling you how to do the recipes that lead to that Sandwich.Greg Conley [00:05:33]:You know? We're not trying to tell you, yeah, make this exact sandwich out of your smoked salmon. You know? You can do that if you wanna Do what we well, exactly what we're doing. But also it's like, use your own flourish. Use this for whatever you and here's a suggestion on how to use it, but use it however you want to. Yeah.Nick Peloquin [00:05:50]:And we kinda we kinda debated where to put that section to for a while. Yeah. It was kinda like, should it go in the middle and kinda be like this fold out highlight piece? Or, like, it make sense at the end or beginning or so it we went back and forth to where where that should live because it it is, like, a major part of what we do.Stephanie Hansen [00:06:09]:I feel like I should personally thank you specifically for the pork rillette recipe.Nick Peloquin [00:06:15]:Which one?Stephanie Hansen [00:06:16]:The well, the one that's your basic, and then I know you use it in the, the ricotta ravioli. The not so spicy is probably the one I'll start with. And you add more than 1. Riette is something that, like, you see it on a charcuterie board. And just speaking for, like, Maybe nonchefy people, like, you're kinda like, oh, I don't know. There's a little fat there, but then it looks like there's this Potted meat, which could be good, but I don't know. But once you, like, get turned on to that, it's like crack. Right? You just love it so much.Stephanie Hansen [00:06:55]:And I never felt like I could ever cook it, and I totally feel like I can do this recipe, and I'm gonna do it for Christmastime.Nick Peloquin [00:07:04]:Nice. Yeah. It's perfect. Like, gifting.Stephanie Hansen [00:07:07]:Yeah. And it, like, stays forever.Nick Peloquin [00:07:09]:I'm I wouldn't say forever. But yeah. We lead legally, we can't. It seems a lot more intimidating than it actually is. You know? It's it's almost more similar to a braise. You know? It's it's like a comb keying technique. Right? So it's just Meat, salt, and fat for a long time. You know? And and so it seems like it there's a big skill gap there, but it's it's It's very approachable.Nick Peloquin [00:07:33]:You know?Stephanie Hansen [00:07:33]:I loved it. One other recipe that made it in the book that's, like, a 6 pager that I had In my book, and then I took it out because I felt like I was posing and I wasn't the right person to put that in my book, And you guys were, was this whole, like, sourdough concept. Oh. Tell me about yeah. So tell me about why you felt like You wanted to devote time in your cookbook to sourdough when so many people have, like, written bread books and all of that.Greg Conley [00:08:05]:Yeah. Absolutely. And there are I think I even say in the Recipe that there are so many more comprehensive, probably better versions, than than my version of bread. But I think the whole idea of Putting that in there was initially, when we started writing the book, we had the idea of Calling it preservation because so many of the things that we're doing are not only, preserving food, well, you know, so it doesn't spoil or so it will last longer, or preserving yourself through the long winter months. So a breadwinner recipe seemed like kind of, Something that would round out the recipes that we already had, you know, because we do make sandwiches too.Stephanie Hansen [00:08:47]:Yep.Greg Conley [00:08:47]:It's like, oh, I guess we should tell people if we really wanna be holistic, Let's tell them how to make bread too.Nick Peloquin [00:08:53]:So I'm gonna eat it on. Right.Greg Conley [00:08:54]:So I think that was really the the impetus for that. But then sourdoughs are are really, Obviously, it's had a it's had a moment, for the last few years. But it really is a cool thing. It's it feels like you're making something out of nothing. It's basically you're just starting with flour and water, and you're attracting wild yeast to it, and you're feeding that, and you're making it into something. Then, really, the only ingredients are flour, water, and salt. You know? So it is really a cool and then one of the ultimate forms of preservation when, you know, people learned how to cultivate grains, and then they realized, oh, we can make this really stable food source for ourselves. So we felt like that just made a lot of sense in in the midst of everything else.Stephanie Hansen [00:09:37]:One other recipe that's in here that I was so glad that you included, but I'm a little intimidated by. And the first line of the recipe is the bane of our prep department's existence. It's Northern Water So why did you guys feel like you should include that other than the fact that it's super delicious? Because it is a little more requires a little more patience.Nick Peloquin [00:09:58]:I think it's just one of our mainstay, like, spreads in house, so it's it's something that go it pairs really well with a lot of the things we do. Like, the smoked fish, for example, it's it's perfect for.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:08]:Yep.Nick Peloquin [00:10:08]:It's difficult in how tedious it is just by picking just picking fresh herbs is really like the the thing that people get hung up on a lot because it takes time to do, but it's It's pretty straightforward. Once you get through that initial mise en place, that initial stage of the preparation, then it's you're just throwing stuff in a mixer and and whipping it together until it's a nice consistency. But it's yeah. It's really that just like tedious work upfront that really Throws people off, and it makes it less of a favorite project to start because you you know you're gonna be picking time for a good half an hour.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:42]:Yeah. Exactly. So are you all Duluthians?Greg Conley [00:10:46]:No. I'm from Northwest Wisconsin. So so he's close. So close. No cigar. It'sStephanie Hansen [00:10:53]:Yep. Much fun.Nick Peloquin [00:10:54]:Ned and I are both, Duluthians. So yeah.Stephanie Hansen [00:10:56]:What does it feel like to Be and I don't wanna, like, embarrass you or make it, like, this weird thing, but you really have Become, in my estimation as a TwinCidian, part of the home team For Duluth, like, people think of the restaurant, and people think of you and think of the sandwiches. And a while back, you guys had a more full Service situation and now are kinda more back to the deli side and it must be a source of pride.Greg Conley [00:11:29]:Yeah. Absolutely. And I think, you know, we, the 3 of us have worked for the business for a little while. And, But, you know, there's so many people that came before us. And, of course, Eric, who founded the business. And so we're basically just kinda building off of, a lot of what they've done and, I'm trying to preserve that too. You know? Trying to just do things the best that we can and really have that be our North Star of, like, really trying to Wow, people. So it's an it's an honor that people think of us when they think of Duluth.Greg Conley [00:11:59]:It's really powerful, I think. Certainly something we wanna cultivate and actively wantedNed Netzel [00:12:03]:to cultivate with this book. Wanted to make this book, very much not about only, you know, Eric and his story and his recipes and the business that came from it, but also, the place where, You know, we reside in, what has made us who we are. SoStephanie Hansen [00:12:18]:Well, I would say the goal is accomplished. Also, like, I feel like we're Of the, people in Minnesota in particular, we're uniquely positioned about the preserving and the canning and because we have to get through these winter months. Right? And so we're preparing our vegetables and creating kimcheese and canning things and pickling things in order to get us through to the other side of the winter season. There's a lot of that in this book that I really loved. Is that, like, Something that is in all of the recipes at the restaurant. It sure seems like most of it has some components of that.Nick Peloquin [00:12:57]:Yeah. It's kind of almost, by necessity because of how we're set up as a restaurant. Because, you know, we don't have a full kitchen here, and we don't really have the that utility that comes with All those things. So we do have to kind of focus on things that we can prepare ahead of time and then something that's easy to and quick to serve that's not necessarily Gonna go on a saute pan or, you know, a a bunch of gas appliances because we're really restricted just in the old building that we're in. And so that aspect of the business. But then, yeah, also the just the the area we're in And and the the food that is kind of like the style of a deli is is gonna be geared towards kind of like Making things last longer than than they would otherwise crash.Stephanie Hansen [00:13:44]:You guys are undertaking a move, it sounds like, in the building. Do you wanna talk about that?Greg Conley [00:13:50]:Sure. Yeah. We're actually in the midst be in there by this Saturday. So we just or Friday even. So we just we're Really steaming steamrolling towards that. Yeah. We, you know, have existed in this building. At least our our deli proper has stood in a really a sliver of a space here.Greg Conley [00:14:08]:And, even when the pandemic happened and we had to close our doors, We ended up turning our entire space into a kitchen because it was the only way we could keep up with the increased business. Because we were on one of the only places open during COVID. We were open the entire time, and so we were we got a lot busier, and so we necessarily had to just turn that all into sandwich making. Once the pandemic kinda started to wane, then we have really no place to host anyone. So you could sit out on our deck, and you could sit in the hallway with in on some seats and, you know, 10 seats or whatever we have up there. So this move is really the culmination of a lot of dreams over the years of just having more space, being able to host people more effectively, and then also being able to just try, not only more food things, but also new ways of service and and beverages and all that stuff. SoStephanie Hansen [00:15:01]:How do you see it coming together? Do you see it, like, as maybe a, like, fast casual kinda thing?Greg Conley [00:15:07]:Yeah. That's exactly Yeah. Exactly what it is. Yep. It will just have, a little bit more space to do it with, A little bit more space to host people. The sticking point, for some customers in the past when they would wanna just get 1 piece of fish, but they'd have to get in a Half an hour line of all these other people ordering sandwiches. So it's really nice to separate out those those services.Stephanie Hansen [00:15:31]:As a customer, I love that.Greg Conley [00:15:33]:Yeah. You get way better service on both ends, so it's just a lot lot more convenient for people to do it that way. So it's really exciting.Ned Netzel [00:15:40]:Thing for Eric is to make it a a destination again. And when we were doing, you know, window service and you weren't able to, as a customer, walk in and see your piece of fish, That kinda, I think, soured that a little bit for some people. I mean, our loyal customers have been with us because they just you know, they know it's good food, but, now that we have A place to be in, like, a a location that you can kinda, you know, experience rather than just waiting in a line, you know, maybe during the winter. Hopefully, we'll we'll cultivate that again.Stephanie Hansen [00:16:10]:Well and I think a smoked fish purchase is kinda more straightforward maybe Then, like, you know, talking about sandwiches and people are sandwich nerds too. Like, they wanna talk about your sandwich.Greg Conley [00:16:26]:Yep. Well, I think the the the deli side of things too, that's really one of the funnest things for us is that people on that side really wanna Talk about the food too. Even if they just are getting a piece of smoked fish, they a lot of times, people really, really geeked about food. We love talking people about food. So when a customer comes in and wants me to tell them all about the white fish that we have, I'm really happy to do that. I love talking about food. So That part is so fun for us. And I think even more so than talking about sandwiches, just talking about the components of those sandwiches that we Make olives in house, so it's really fun.Stephanie Hansen [00:17:05]:There is 2 things to tell you. 1 is you inspired a recipe in my book, Which is a white fish trout spread.Greg Conley [00:17:13]:Nice. Sweet.Stephanie Hansen [00:17:14]:It the story that I attached to it was Actually, being with my niece who went to UMD for college, and she wasn't very adventurous of an eater. And she got the love of the smoked fish in Duluth as a college student, and we went to Fitger's and we were sitting there eating. And she said, does anybody wanna Let the smoked salmon dip, and I was like, what? Who are you? And then she was like, have you she wanted to, like, really talk about, like, have you had smoke trout at Northern Waters. I'm like, yes. I have. I've used it to make dip, and it's like a holiday staple. So you have inspired a lot of people with your smoked fish.Greg Conley [00:17:56]:Yeah. But, you know, that's kind of another thing too is that We really want people to come to us, you know? And that's part of being, like, Duluth, you know, is like Duluth is not a suburb of the Twin Cities. Duluth is The major metro in the northern part of the state, and we probably have kind of a chip on our shoulder about that, because we're not, like, You know, lane or something like that. Like, we are a a small city of our own, and we have our own thing going on that isn't Saint Paul or it isn't, Rochester or whatever. So we want people to come here and experience what we have to offer. We're not, You know? Like, you can get a lot of great food in the Twin Cities. We can get some great food up here, and we're part of that. So we want people to experience that as well.Stephanie Hansen [00:18:43]:Yeah. I'm glad you said that because I produce the Art in Bayfront Park Culinary Market that we do there. Yeah. And I really have, like, gotten front and center with a lot of cool Duluth makers both from the art side, but also the food side. And, you know, we hear a lot about Duluth and the cool, like, outdoor scene and the mountain biking and all the stuff that they're working on, but, damn, I mean, the beer scene alone and the distilleries and the craft that's happening in Food and ice cream and hot sauces and I mean, there's a lot of cool stuff happening, and I feel just It's so cool to be a part of that, and I'm glad that my work on that festival can bring people, like, Front and center with businesses that maybe they don't know about in Duluth because there's a lot of cool things happening.Greg Conley [00:19:31]:Yeah. Agreed. And and For us as a business that's pretty well established and pretty well respected, we also wanna foster other food businesses and help them as much as we can. Because all of that, strengthening of our food scene here just strengthens all of us. So we really want people to be Successful and to bring really cool new things to food and the world.Stephanie Hansen [00:19:53]:Okay. So we're gonna play a game. It's not gonna be hard, But it's kinda gonna be maybe, like, picking your favorite child or pet. So each of you, I've got an opportunity to have 3 of you in front of me. The game is, I would like you to tell me a favorite restaurant in Duluth, and it can be whatever, And also a product that's made in Duluth that you're obsessed with.Nick Peloquin [00:20:19]:Is it specifically a food product?Stephanie Hansen [00:20:21]:Not necessarily. No. K.Nick Peloquin [00:20:24]:Well, I think my favorite restaurant at the moment is Fuholic On central entrance.Ned Netzel [00:20:29]:Damn it.Greg Conley [00:20:30]:That's what I was gonna say.Nick Peloquin [00:20:31]:Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty it's pretty banging spot right right these days.Stephanie Hansen [00:20:35]:And serving pho, I'm assuming.Nick Peloquin [00:20:37]:Yeah. So they do pho and other Vietnamese stuff. It's it's so good. As far as the product made in Duluth, man, that's that's tough. I would say, honestly, the beer. It like, it's it's hard to choose 1 of the the breweries, but, like, we we're kinda spoiled for choice up here. I mean, Bed paddle is like a standby. You know? And it's funny to go down to the Twin Cities or even major metropolitans and, like, See Duluth beer on tap, but places that's a big source of pride.Nick Peloquin [00:21:06]:And I think because what people think of Duluth too, you know, is We're a big craft beer town. SoStephanie Hansen [00:21:11]:Yeah. I think that Ursa Minor too is starting to make inroads into the Twin Cities. Their beer, I had a lot of different versions this summer. It was really great, they have a great taproom too.Nick Peloquin [00:21:21]:Yeah. Totally.Stephanie Hansen [00:21:22]:Okay, Ned. That leads us to you.Greg Conley [00:21:25]:Oh my gosh. We might have to come back to me. Okay. INed Netzel [00:21:29]:think I probably eat out the least of anybody here. Yeah. I don't know. Greg, yes. Greg. Minutes.Greg Conley [00:21:35]:Sure. I probably would've said Faholic, but I'm gonna I'm gonna do a tut tut two way tie. There's a place called Oasis Del Norte. Love it. It's the only place that makes street tacos in Duluth. And so that's really a great thing to have. And then, In my neighborhood of Lakeside, there's a place called Lake Superior Brewing, oldest microbrewery in Minnesota at one point, the first established one. But they changed hands after a number of years, and then they moved to the Lakeside neighborhood.Greg Conley [00:22:06]:And they do pizza, smash burgers are kind of their main entrees, which they just do really good versions of those. They do, like, a brick oven style New York pizza that nobody in town does. So that's kinda cool. But they also do a lot of really nice thoughtful, appetizers and great wines to go with some of their Food along with the really, good beer that they're brewing. It's really great to have that nice option in my neighborhood. So I really I really appreciate that.Stephanie Hansen [00:22:34]:I love it. Alright. Ned, are you ready? That leads us to you.Greg Conley [00:22:38]:I think I think so.Ned Netzel [00:22:39]:It's it's really hard for me to pick a restaurant, because I do most of my eating cooked at home or, with my my free daily meal, when I'm working.Stephanie Hansen [00:22:52]:Sure.Ned Netzel [00:22:52]:But but one thing that kept coming up in my mind was Johnson's Bakery, which is a bakery down in, what would you call it? Lincoln Park area. It's like just behind really awesome bread. A lot of our specials back when we were open to the public, in the old space Used Johnson's Bakery Bread. So, yeah, Johnson's Bakery love their donuts. They're like, such a great deal. Please don't raise your prices, guys. So, yeah, Johnson's Bakery and then, something made in Duluth. The the coffee made in Duluth is really great.Ned Netzel [00:23:23]:In addition to, like, the The brewing scene, there's also a great, like, roastery scene. We love a lot of them. There's like Duluth Coffee Company. There's, Underwood Coffee who Most of what we, give to our staff to to see us through the day, is either Underwood or DreamCloud Roasters.Stephanie Hansen [00:23:44]:Wanna thank Ned Netzel. I wanna thank Nick Peloquin, Greg Conley for joining me. The book is Smoke on the Waterfront. It's the Northern Water Smokehouse Cookbook. What I loved is you guys just recommended all places that I have never even heard of, and I have spent quite a bit of time in Duluth. So way to go. I appreciate you being here. I'm excited about the book.Stephanie Hansen [00:24:05]:It is Smoke on the Waterfront. Make sure that when you head to Duluth, And you should head to Duluth this winter, there's so many cool activities that happen there. And of course in the summertime you can come and visit me at Arden Bayfront Park in August, And there's just a lot of cool music festivals that happen down in Canal Park and at the Bayfront area, and Lincoln Park is a whole new area to discover for a lot of people. So it's the Northern Water Smokehouse Cookbook. If you are into smoking or canning or preserving or you just love a damn good sandwich, make sure you pick up the cookbook. Thanks, you guys. I appreciate it. Thanks so much. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

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Passing through Ballycastle, a charming seaside town on the Causeway Coast in Ireland's northeast corner, one wouldn't necessarily expect to find a world-class bakery serving sourdough breads and creative, beautiful pastries. But after spending time learning and traveling abroad, this is exactly what Ciara O'hArtlaighle and her husband, Dara, created when they opened Ursa Minor. Not only does Ursa Minor have fantastic breads and pastries, but it's also a cafe, serving a really important role as a gathering space around food in a small town without many options. Inspired by sourdough and their travels around the world—New Zealand in particular—they returned home, started baking, and haven't stopped since. We spoke to Ciara about bringing sourdough to Ballycastle; the importance of community cafés; the difference between the food culture in the north versus the south; sourcing Irish flour and grains; and what it's like to be a mother and small business owner.Dyed Green is a project of Bog & Thunder, whose mission is to highlight the best of Irish food and culture, through food tours, events, and media. Find out more at www.bogandthunder.com.Dyed Green is Powered by Simplecast.

From his studio in Dania Beach, Florida, Rob Stern creates his signature Windstar sculptures, dedicated to his father, a consummate stargazer fascinated by cosmic phenomena. Stern was also inspired by his surname, which means star in German. The artist often names his stars to reveal their celestial spheres. Copernica is derived from Copernicus, visible in the evening sky over Miami Beach. Polaris, known as the North Star, is the brightest in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Antares is the 15th brightest star in the night sky and is part of the constellation Scorpius. Other Windstar titles conjure colors and experiences, such as Red Dawn, which takes its name from a glowing red center or Modra, the Czech word for blue. Stern's Windstars are a testament to his deep understanding of glass and belief that the material takes him where it wants to go during the making process. Another iconic body of work, Stern's Stilettos, was inspired by his wife's vast collection of designer shoes that includes Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, and Alexander McQueen. However, these glass slippers are even more extreme with wild bejeweled designs that could make even Lady Gaga swoon.  Stern states: “My creative endeavors and sculptures are mere stepping stones towards my search for understanding life. Harmonic instances between what I sense and do are the signals that guide me through my processes and prompt daily decisions. My works act as a communicative device which seeks to connect my thoughts and my actions to the collective human consciousness. A path seeking insight and enlightenment carries me forwards and always seems to bring me back to the glass.” His mother an art teacher and father a filmmaker, Stern attended Northside High School for Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was part of an elite group that performed internationally. He later pursued visual arts, receiving a BFA from San Francisco State University (1989) and an MFA from the University of Miami (2003). Other glass training includes a five-year apprenticeship with John Lewis Glass, Oakland, California, where he trained to be a metal fabricator and expert glass caster/cold-worker. Stern went on to assist Czech master Petr Novotny and worked in the Czech glass factories as a designer/maker for two years. The artist also assisted or collaborated with many masters such as Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Martin Blank, Richard Royal, Richard Jolley, Dante Marioni, Therman Statom, Stanislav Libensky, Rene Roubicek, and Vladimir Klien, among many others. Lecturing at the University of Miami for 10 years, Stern also acted as interim professor at University of Texas Arlington in 2009. He has frequented the premier glass institutions, most notably Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, for a 30-year consecutive run where he has taught, been a gaffer, TA, AA, and worked with the most notable international artists. Dedicated to education, the artist has also taught at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York; the Penland School of Craft, North Carolina; The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey; Bildwerk Frauenau, Germany; and Ways of Glass, Czech Republic. Stern designed and created many centerpiece collections for various institutions including Pilchuck in 2011, and he received the Amazon award for his Pilchuck auction piece in 2021. This year he has a prominent piece in Pilchuck's October Auction. Currently involved in long-term residencies at YZ Center for the Arts, China, and Bezaiten Arts Center in Lake Worth, Florida, Stern will serve as the future director of glass at The Dania Art Park, now in development. Meanwhile he and his team design and create original sculpture, architectural commissions, and unique lighting that has been commissioned, exhibited, and collected internationally. Recently, the artist participated in Habatat Gallery's Glass 51 exhibition, and several of his works were acquired by Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Eighty of his pieces have become part of the permanent collection of the Weiner Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA), Dania Beach, Florida. Says Stern: “My aesthetic resides at the crossroads where humans and nature intersect. Between organic and angular, a space connects the temporary man-made to the pre-existing and eternal cosmos. Here, we begin to measure our perspective and contemplate the perception of our place in the world as it is one that is always changing with the evolution of space, light, and time. I venture to capture moments with materials that speak to a fleeting sensibility of the permanence or importance of this balancing act. Color and form dictate emotion, and humanity is transcended as we reflect in the inherent rhythm and fractal patterning in this natural world. My constant observation of details persuades my attention to nuances in an attempt to mimic the complexity of its simplicity.”  Stern's work will be exhibited at Kittrell Riffkind in Dallas, Texas, in April 2024.  

A little girl named Susie (Jamie Ohar) blames her birthday present, a stuffed bear named Teddy, for various incidents around the house. Her parents, who don't remember purchasing Teddy in the first place, do not believe her... until Susie's mother (Marilyn Jones) discovers giant claw marks on the walls and overhears lumbering sounds at night. In the end, the mother destroys Teddy, but then has to deal with Teddy's mother: a bearskin rug in the attic. Written and directed by Ted Gershuny, based on a story by John Sladek. Original Air Date: December 1, 1985 Shop CAVITY COLORS and use promo code MOVIEDUMPSTERPODCAST at checkout for 10% off! https://cavitycolors.com/moviedumpsterpodcast Talks from the Darkside intro music cover by MATT CANNON / LAPSES: https://soundcloud.com/lapses CHRIS' LINKS

The Cancer constellation, known as Sartan in Hebrew, symbolizes bound possessions. Its three Decans reveal the nature of these possessions: Ursa Minor represents the Church, awaiting His arrival; Ursa Major signifies Israel, the guarded sheepfold; and Argo, a ship, denotes the released abundance traveling. Biblical Astronomers interpret these "signs" and seasons differently from Astrologers. For instance, during Noah's flood, Jupiter, symbolizing Jesus, was in Argo, signifying His presence with the people on the ark, traveling the earth atop the floodwaters.

In Part 3 of the North Shore Brewery Guide, we wrap up our time in Duluth. In this episode, we visit Hoops Brewing Company and get absolutely destroyed by Trivia. Then, we discuss other local breweries that we were unable to visit during the recording of the guide. We head over to 7West TapHouse in downtown Duluth to test out some beers from Ursa Minor Brewing and Earth Rider Brewery. * Learn More... Hoops Brewing Company: https://hoopsbrewing.com/ Ursa Minor Brewing: https://ursaminorbrewing.com/ Earth Rider Brewery: https://earthrider.beer/ Duluth Tap Exchange: https://duluthtapexchange.com/ 7West TapHouse: https://www.7westtaphouse.com/ North Shore Breweries Guide: https://exploringnorthshore.com/breweries/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@staycvr Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploringnorthshore/?hl=en Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exploringnorthshore/ * This episode is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals: https://www.cascadevacationrentals.com/  

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2022 is: lodestar • LOHD-stahr • noun Lodestar is a formal word that refers to something or someone that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide. // The new arts district became a lodestar for the city's bright future. See the entry > Examples: “There's no getting around John Wilson's ‘Maquette for Eternal Presence,' a stoic bronze bust ... in the middle of the first gallery on the third floor of the Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts. This is very much the point. The museum opened its reinstalled 20th-century American art collections in late May, and everything revolves around it, a lodestar for renewed vows of breadth and inclusion.” — Murray Whyte, The Boston Globe, 27 July 2022 Did you know? If you're looking for inspiration, lodestar may represent the mother lode. The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of lodestar is “a star that leads or guides”; it is a term that has been used especially in reference to the North Star, a star in the Ursa Minor, or Little Dipper, constellation. The lode in both lodestar and mother lode comes from the Middle English word for “course” (lode is still used in some parts of England to mean “waterway”). Both the starry sense of lodestar and the more earthly “something or someone that leads or guides a person or group of people” meaning date back to the 14th century, the time of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who used both in his work. The literal sense had mostly fallen out of use by the early 17th century, but the figurative use shines on.

Today Neil talks with Paula McIntyre about Hogmanay and her BBC TV show, the excellent Hamely Kitchen. Paula is an Ulster-Scots chef who lives on the north coast of Northern Ireland and she specialises in combining those two cuisines, reviving traditional recipes and shouting about good producers. Paula has a Hamely Kitchen Hogmanay special out on 30th December, 7.30pm on BBC1 Northern Ireland. Paula and Neil talked about Hogmanay traditions, like first footings and gifting shortbread, cockie-leekie soup, clootie dumplings and boiled/steamed puddings in general, TV show Two Fat Ladies and dulse – and much more.Hamely Kitchen's BBC webpage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zmyh Find Paula on social media: Twitter @paula_mcintyre; Instagram @paulacooksThings mentioned in today's episode:Kilchoman distillery: https://www.kilchomandistillery.com/ Ursa Minor bakery: https://www.ursaminorbakehouse.com/ Abernethy Butter: https://abernethybutter.com/ Two Fat Ladies BBC TV programme on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu9yUU0fTAk Neil's blog post on the classic Scottish Hogmanay treat the black bun: https://britishfoodhistory.com/2022/12/27/black-bun-scotch-bun-part-1-history/ Neil's book A Dark History of Sugar is available now from all bookshops as well as from the publisher Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-Dark-History-of-Sugar-Hardback/p/20481 If you want to buy a signed copy directly from Neil for £18 + postage (£2.85 if within the UK, the going rate if outside!). Contact him via email or social media if you fancy it (see below).Also, don't forget there will be another postbag episode at the end of the season. If you have any questions or queries about today's episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or find me on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram dr_neil_buttery my DMs are open. You can now find me at Mastodon too: @neilbuttery@mastodon.gastrokon.com. Join the new British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1474543579696033 If you like my blog posts and podcast episodes, please consider a monthly subscription or buying me a virtual coffee or a pint? Go to https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/ for more details.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

The HHGttG - being my continued reading, now as far as Ursa Minor Beta. In which a few more answers further complicate the question for Zaphod and his locked off brain bit. What are Frog Star fighters anyway? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Ross and Chris welcome Brian Wildman & Levi Farish to the show. They are the owners/operators of Overland Essentials. They have owned numerous off-road/overland rigs. Levi has owned 45 Jeeps. Brian is currently in a Ford Bronco Everglades, which is getting an Ursa Minor top. Levi is currently in a Ford Ranger Tremor with an AluCab on the back. Also discussed is the Next Generation Ford Ranger Raptor competing in the Baja 1000, finishing the race, and being driven back to Michigan.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 602, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "California" Songs 1: "Though East Coast girls are hip," the Beach Boys wished "'they all could be" these. "California Girls". 2: The Eagles' top-selling single that begins "on a dark desert highway". "Hotel California". 3: "All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray," it is 1966, and the Mamas and the Papas are doing this. "California Dreamin'". 4: Albert Hammond's sadly inaccurate weather presumption: 'cause "it pours, man. It pours". "It Never Rains In Southern California". 5: In this 1924 song, Al Jolson, born in Russia, claimed the West Coast was "right back where I started from". "California, Here I Come". Round 2. Category: "Little" 1: We're never told what this "good boy" did with his thumb or the plum once he pulled them from the pie. Little Jack Horner. 2: Ursa Minor. little bear. 3: If your wife is a member of N.O.W., you'd probably never introduce her as this. the little woman. 4: Now a Los Angeles newscaster, she was Miss America in 1976. Tawny Little. 5: A young quahog suitable for eating raw. littleneck clam. Round 3. Category: Battles 1: The American Revolution began in April 1775 with the battles of these 2 Massachusetts towns. Lexington and Concord. 2: This battle fought in Maryland in 1862 was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War. Antietam. 3: England's King Harold II lost the all-important Battle of Hastings in this year. 1066. 4: The Battles of Missolonghi and Navarino helped win this country its independence from Turkey. Greece. 5: "2 ships, 2 brigs, 1 schooner and 1 sloop" were the fleet defeated in this battle in the War of 1812. the Battle of Lake Erie. Round 4. Category: Movie Crossword Clues "G" 1: Steve and Ali made one, before Kim and Alec(7). Getaway. 2: They "Prefer Blondes"(9). Gentlemen. 3: It precedes "Canyon", "Hotel" and "Theft Auto"(5). Grand. 4: "Luminous" Boyer and Bergman classic(8). Gaslight. 5: Oddjob's master (10). Goldfinger. Round 5. Category: Native Americana 1: The well-meant Dawes Act of 1887 divided these Indian areas into individual parcels of land. Reservations. 2: Mahicans lived along the Hudson; Mohegans lived in Connecticut; Mohicans were created by this author. James Fenimore Cooper. 3: The name of this soft leather Native American shoe comes from an Algonquin word. a moccasin. 4: This English word comes from a Delaware name for a turtle. Terrapin. 5: The Crow are known for their ceremonial costumes with unique beadwork and dyed quills from these. porcupines. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

US Virgin Islands named after Saint Ursula. Pinkie & Mildred also talk about Ursa Minor & Ursa Major

You'd think a movie about middle aged bears would be right up our back alley, but this was pooh. Compared to the other road trip movie featuring a bear, this one is the Ursa Minor. Maybe Dex's fur is so riled because he has the barest emotional connection to his little cub. - The Country Bears on “How Did This Get Made: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-country-bears-w-kulap-vilaysack/ - Seriously though, watch Girls5Eva: https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/girls5eva - Also Trixie Motel: https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/trixie-motel  - Or heck, book a room: https://www.trixiemotel.com/  -----Research and references completed using Wikipedia, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Box Office Mojo.  ----- People who can get pregnant have a right to safe and legal abortions, for any reason. Visit Action For All at https://choice.crd.co/ for information on donating, volunteering, and more.  -----We're bringing hexy back! Use code NONPLUSSED10 for 10% off WandaVision and Nonplussed merch at MischiefMerch.com!    ----- Download the Knowable app and use code NONPLUSSED for 20% off your subscription and tap into the knowledge of over 200 experts at the top of their field, ad free! -- We are (out and) proud members of the Mischief Media Network! To check out their full slate of shows, search “Mischief Media” your podcast app or visit mischiefmedia.com.  -- And if you like what you hear and want more, check out the Mischief Media Patreon at patreon.com/makingmischief! ----- Drop us a line! Email: submissions@nonplussedpod.com   Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @nonplussedpod   Hosted and edited by Clancy Canto and Josh Wittge. Produced by them, along with Patrick Ross, in conjunction with Mischief Media.    Theme Music: "Quirky Dog" by Kevin MacLeod. Check out more tunes at https://incompetech.com.

This week, the witches have a bear-y good time! They're talking about the mythology of the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations, as well as the magic of blueberries! To keep up with the witches, follow them on Instagram @wandsandfrondspod. They're always happy to hear from you (and take topic requests). You can also email them at wandsandfrondspod@gmail.com. To support Wands and Fronds, you can join their Patreon! Patrons have access to bonus episodes, monthly coven meetings, and video recordings. If you'd like to show your support in non-monetary ways, please don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or leave a rating on Spotify!

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On this episode, we interview Jim Cantrell for another segment of People of Science. We learn about Jim's childhood inspiration in STEM and go through his time at JPL, working with the French Space Agency, and being a founding member of SpaceX (that's just up until the 2010's, there's more!). Jim shares his experience as part of the crew with Elon Musk the day SpaceX was created while they were trying to buy rockets from the Russians for a Mars mission. Jim shares his journey as an entrepeneur, maker, and builder and we discuss his lessons learned from his time at Vector Space. Jim's current venture, Phanton Space Corporation is looking to change daily access to space by becoming the "Henry Ford of Space". Their first launch is NET August 2023, and did we mention they are using Ursa Minor's 3D printed rocket engine?? All this and more on this episode of Today In Space! Ways to support us: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod How to Support the podcast: Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop ag3dprinting.etsy.com Donate at todayinspace.net Follow us on social: - @todayinspacepod on instragram & twitter - @todayinspace on TikTok - /TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook Share the podcast with friends & family! Episode Timeline: 00:00 Jim Cantrell shares his origin story of childhood building & making anything, like soapbox go-carts 04:09 Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 07:36 Jim found Business & Entrepreneurship later in his STEM career and discovered it gave him the scientific freedom he was looking for 09:41 Jim Cantrell's Space Industry Journey, from JPL to the French Space Agency 13:20 Jim Cantrell's Space Industry Journey, from house arrest for espionage in Russia to founding SpaceX with Elon Musk 16:45 Looking back at Gov-Space work, self-realization of hypocrisy, and a change of heart to leave the Space Industry for Racing 18:00 Startups bring Jim back in! Commercial Space lures him back with the ability to build & make now! SkyBox Imaging, Planet, Paragon, Lunar Express & more! 19:15 In 2015, Falcon 1 mass production memory leads to in-house small rocket need for Vector Space Origins 21:00 Phantom Space Corp. thesis: complete the circle for daily access to space using mass manufactured rockets. Origin Story, COVID layoffs, rebuilding from the ashes 23:00 Elon's vertical Integration mindset, "I just wasn't of that mindset, but he was absolutely correct, for the time." 24:30 Creating an ecosystem outside the system, to change the system 25:40 Engines are the solution for Phantom Space, Ursa Major/NASA licensed software cuts down ALOT of time/cost to development 29:20 Getting the size right: Astra/Vector suffered from limited mass to orbit: Where 450kg to orbit came from 31:00 From Rockets to Satellites, Phantom Space is developing their commercial space business to develop space applications 34:00 Many Aerospace Engineers moves to Tech from Satellites because things were too slow. Launch Access can help 36:00 The old promises of Space & Shuttle, Get-away-and-go canister precludes the Cubesat. Human Space Safety vs. Commercial Flight 39:00 SpaceX may not be around if the Space Shuttle didn't retire 40:00 Elon Musk in his 20's, the feeling that Space could be done 'better' & more 'efficient' 42:00 AG3D Printing is here to bring your ideas into reality with 3D printing! Free quote on your next project at ag3d-printing.com, support us by shopping at our Etsy shop at ag3dprinting.etsy.com 45:35 Elon Musk, Jim Cantrell, and Mike Griffin go to Russia to get ICBMs for Mars Oasis mission, and SpaceX was born on the flight back 57:00 Jim Cantrell's learned lessons from Vector Space and Phantom Space Corp's origin 1:00:00 Phantom Space ready for hot-fire test, first launch NET August 2023  

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Patty Krawec  so I just finished reading The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein so then when I came across Hilding, came across Hilding a few weeks ago about Indigenous stargazing. Mi’kmaq astronomer and tell us about yourself and about Indigenous stargazing.Hilding Neilson Yeah, so I'm Hilding, I'm Mi’kmaq and settler from a group in Newfoundland. That's where my family's from the west coast of the island. Got my PhD at the University of Toronto in astrophysics, did some research back as a contract backdating astronomer, working in the Department of Astronomy, just next door to AW Peet. And I've been really interested in trying to bridge a lot of initiatives in astronomy that we don't really talk about that much, which is Indigenous knowledges. If I were to show you a textbook, you know, like a 500 page tome of astronomy knowledge from cosmology, the exoplanet, there'd be two pages on Indigenous knowledges. And we'd be sharing those two pages with Stonehenge, and New Grange in Ireland. And they'll be talking about perhaps the Mayan Astronomy, or maybe Hawai’ian navigators. And it will be spoken about as if we're past tense, as if Indigenous people don't exist. And then it will be like, “now on to the real science.” And, you know, a few years ago, I got to attend a national meeting of Canadian astronomers, and a Cree astronomer educator, Wilfer Buck, was presenting, and he gave a talk to the audience, discussing all these Cree stories, beautiful Cree stories. The Bear constellation with three dog constellation. And us seeing all this knowledge that we don't talk about in academic spaces. And I'm just sitting there wondering like, WTF is our knowledge? Where's Indigenous wisdom, Mi’kmaq knowledge? Where are the constellations? Why don't we talk about that? And so this sort of became of this giant rabbit hole that I've been going through trying to find different knowledges and Indigenous methodologies, and trying to create new space in academic astronomy for more Indigenous knowledges, though, granted, that mostly focused on the North American Carolinian peoples. There's just too much out there to try to do everything. And so hopefully now in the fall, we'll be launching our new course on Indigenous astronomy, that will be a senior level course talking of issues around colonization and astronomy, whether that's dealing with telescopes on Earth or going out to Mars, talking about knowledges, and then Indigenous methodologies. You know, how would an Indigenous, how would Indigenous peoples think about the concepts like the Drake Equation. Like we asked the question, how many advanced civilizations are there? And, noting that “advanced civilization” has its own problems with terminology, are there in our galaxy? And, you know, some dude named Frank Drake in the 1960s came up this whole way of kind of thinking about this through an equation. And all the assumptions presently require things like, what's intelligent life? How does life form? What is a civilization? And if we just step back and think back to, you know, how different Indigenous communities would think about these things and what does that mean? And there are ways of going through these kind of thought processes. One of the simple aspects of the Drake Equation is, you know, how long civilizations sort of last that can communicate. And Frank Drake, you know, was doing this during the Cold War. So, you know, the biggest fear was nuclear bombs. So he was suggesting maybe a century to 1000 years that's the length societies exist Now that we're in the era of climate change, probably, the same numbers apply. But, you know, I remember when seeing this meme a few years ago of “Canada- 150;  Mi’kmaq- 13,000.” Patty Krawec: Right. Hilding Neilson: So you know, if Western civilization’s got about a century, perhaps Indigenous civilizations have 10s of 1000s of years.Hilding Neilson And you know, that's tens of thousands of  years longer to exist. It means many more Indigenous type, or Indigenous life possibilities of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy. So just thinking from an Indigenous perspective, using–and trying not to really be pan-Indigenous–But, you know, common methodologies that you can have so many more civilizations in our galaxy, if you think about it, through those lenses of different Indigenous nations relative to traditional western science. And we could probably play through this exercise through different elements in astronomy and physics. And I think this sort of helped create this critical lens, again, around how we talk about astronomy and astrophysics, because it's become so Eurocentric, so westernized, so much in this narrative of “Space Cowboys, Colonizing Mars, Planting a flag, Sending messages out to other worlds,” that were really embodied within the same colonial narrative in the last four or five centuries, that I think we're due now to actually start thinking about it from a from a broader context.Patty Krawec  There were two things that Chanda talked about, and I kind of tweeted about it. Because one of the things that she mentions, is Euclidean, she's talking about Euclidean geometry, just you know, to bring it way down to super simple stuff. For all the non-physicists in the room. What she's talking about is that we're thinking in terms of, you know, Euclidean geometry is, you know, squares have a certain number of angles inside them. And triangles always add up to 180. But then, when we map that onto a curved space, that doesn't work, the triangle no longer adds up to 180. And yet, we live on a curved planet, underneath a curved sky. And we think in terms of these, you know, of these flat, you know, these these flat geometries, which got me thinking, you know, which got me thinking about the way colonisation worked, carving up the countries into these little squares to give away chunks of land. And they're carving up spaces that are curved, you know, they're carving rivers in half, and hills in half. And, you know, just because the lines match up, and they're mapping this grid and starting this, this disconnection, and we do that to the sky, we kind of chart it off in ways that aren't super helpful. I mean, they're helpful if you want to lay claim to it, if you want to, like you say, plant your flag in it, then it's very helpful to map it out that way. But in terms of relationship, in terms of understanding how things connect together, is not super helpful. So how does, I guess, how does the night sky change? When we look at it through Indigenous eyes?Hilding Neilson I think if we look at the night sky, and start the traditional Greco Roman, we have all these constellations defined by this International Astronomical Union. So ADA constellations. And this was done on, around the beginning of the 1900s, by a British guy, a German guy and a French guy. So it’s a bad joke already. And when this happened, they kind of, like you said, they carved it up. They used Greek stories, they made up and borrowed some constellations from different parts, particularly for the southern hemisphere, where they completely imported their own belief system into those constellations. But in doing so, they also sanitized a lot of the Greek and Roman stories. You know, there are Greek and Roman stories for Ursa Major, Ursa Minor and Cepheus, and all these different constellations. But when we did this mapping, which was solely for convenience for people with telescopes, who want to do the observing and had to know where to look, it became, turned into nothing. You know, it took all the, it took our connections away from it, from a European,in the European sense. And when that became transplanted over here, you know, the Mi’kmaq, where there's Ursa Major, the Mi’kmaq also have a bear constellation. The Cree have a Bear constellation. Lots of cultures in the world have bear constellations around what we would call the Big Dipper today. Patty Krawec: Really, we all looked at that and saw a bear.Hilding Neilson Many, yeah, to many, it's a bear and hunters.Patty Krawec: That’s neat.Hilding Neilson: A bear in a tail, sometimes bear and cubs. There's a lot of commonalities like that. And, but the problem is that this was designed solely to erase Indigenous cultures and Indigenous knowledges. And for me, like the Mi’kmaq, for many Indigenous peoples in what is today Canada, you know, what is in the sky, it's kind of a reflection of the land below; your knowledge is localized. And so if we basically say that constellation is Ursa Major, and your knowledge doesn't count, that's all about removing us, removing us from the land, just as much of that–maybe not as much as actually literally removing us from the land, but it's, it's part of that disconnection. And, and so that erasure is a part of the problem. And I think that, you know, for my own self, like, I didn't get to grow up within a community, you know, most people, most Mi’kmaq in Newfoundland, we were kind of away from most of the communities. Just where Newfoundland was. And in that respect, you know, how do we kind of understand those constellations? Yeah, I only know one or two Mi’kmaq constellations. I don't think I can name all 88 European constellations, but I can name a lot of them. I could probably name a few of the Cree constellations, thanks to, you know, listening to Wilfred Buck and reading his stories. And so trying to reclaim that knowledge is also kind of important, because that's part of our connection to the land. And you know, what, the constellations I see here, where I'm sitting in Toronto, or Tkaronto, are different than if I go to the far north, or if I go to the southern hemisphere. You know, if I go to Australia, the moon looks completely different. You know, for someone coming from Australia to here, the moon looks like it's upside down, and vice versa. And so the stories change, and our connection and our relations to these, to these special objects change. And that's, that's one of the unfortunate repercussions of the legacy of colonization with respect to the night sky. And then another thing, I think, relates to that, not just the constellations, but it's the light pollution.Patty Krawec Oh, yes.Hilding Neilson: So, you know, I like to joke, you know, I live in Toronto, if I step out onto my balcony, I might see five stars in the night. One of them might be on CBC TV. You know, they, they're just so few you can see. So you just lose that connection in this void of installedl light? Patty Krawec: Yes. Hilding Neilson: And how do we, you know, so I can't see the Milky Way, or what in Mi’kmaq would be a spirit road, which is also a spirit path for many other cultures, you know? So how do you connect to the ancestors, in that respect. all these things..Patty Krawec  Really, that's actually a really interesting point. Then eventually, I'll let Kerry get a word in edgewise. She's just here smiling and nodding and taking it all in the way she does. Because that's something like when I think about language, right, there's something residential schools took from us. And then if, you know, so if, in your cosmology, you believe that you need to speak the language, or the spirits won't understand what you're saying, how do you show gratitude? They can't hear you. And then if you die, and you don't speak the language, then the spirits won't recognize you. And so removing language in that way, you know, kind of cuts us off. And then as you were talking about not being able to see the night sky, the, you know, the stars, are our ancestors, and after reading Chanda’s book, they are in a very real sense. You know, really, you know, they really are our ancestors, they really are our relatives, you know, in a very literal kind of way, you know, very material kind of way. But that light pollution, that also cuts us off from them, cuts us off from being able to see them in the way that our, you know, our ancestors walking this earth, saw and understood themselves to exist. You know, kind of beneath the sky in relation in relationship to the sky. So that's, yeah, she asks that in her book, like what would it take for our communities to see, to see the stars. What would it take? Reflecting on her own having to be driven outside of LA for a, you know, two, three hour drive to be able to see. What would it take for our children, you know, for our communities? What changes do we need to make for them to be able to see the night sky? We're going to the National Park in Nova Scotia this summer, and I found out that it's a dark sky preserve. So I had to rearrange our travel plans, so that we will be there during the new moon so well, there's no moon and there'll be no moon in the sky. I've never seen the stars like that. This is going to be amazing. Hilding Neilson: Yeah. Patty Krawec: And I'm 55. And I've, and there will be a whole night sky that I've never experienced, that my father had. My father did, from growing up in northern Ontario. Like, it's that, it's that tangible. It’s that recent. For a lot of us. Not for all of us, but for a lot of us.Hilding Neilson:Yeah, no, I mean, you know, I haven't been home to visit my family, since before the, these end times, COVID. And, you know, when going home and seeing the night sky and seeing what is essentially billions of lights over your head, it's completely transforming and different and far more reassuring. In my mind, it's like, it feels more like a blanket. And, you know, there's a greater universe, there's relations, you know, Western science did get it right when Carl Sagan said we are made, we are made of star stuff. Just like Cree people, we are star, you know, star people. You know, it's all true. And we have that connection when you're sitting in Toronto and just basking in that eerie orange glow. You know, I think we miss out on so much. And I think it also negatively impacts how we, how we understand things like astronomy, physics. Even from a Western sense, the great, the great astronomers in Europe or even in, you know, China and India. And, you know, if you only think about it from true, purely Indigenous North American sense, you know, everyone had that kind of perspective of the night sky, they could observe it. If they had the telescopes or lenses or instruments, they can see these things, learn to connect, and figure out how they want to connect with it. Whereas today, in Toronto, there's no way to connect to the night sky. Unless I want to use a computer and then log onto a planetarium software. That's sort of what I think that's sort of what our children have to deal with today is, it's easier to see the constellations through a computer software than it is to go outside.Patty Krawec  Well, and even what they see is filtered right? Like I've got that Stargaze, that star map app on my phone. So because I don't, I can recognize the Big Dipper on a good night. Really I’m not very good at it.Hilding Neilson: I’m honestly not much better.Patty Krawec: But you know, I hold up my phone, and I can find it, I can find it that way. And I kind of map out “Oh, that's where this is. And that's where that is.” But they're all…They're not the Cree constellations. You know, they're not…they're not the Igbo, or Yoruba constellations. They're not the Anishinaabe constellations; they're not the way our ancestors would have seen the night sky. They're organized and collated in a way, you know, in a European way. And all those disconnected stories.Hilding Neilson: 28:04Our constellations aren't static, either. I mean, sometimes, you know, in Mi’kmaq, we have the story of the bear, and the bear changes throughout the year. You know, in the winter, the bear is on his back, as a spirit, and in the summer, it’s running across the land. Some of the constellations have different meanings at different times of the year, whereas the European constellations are static, kind of locked in forever, or as forever as they want it to be. So, you know, I think we've kind of missed out on a lot of dynamic aspects of these constellations that come from the motions of the Earth around the Sun, or the rotation of the earth. And motions of sky around us. And so so there's a lot, I think, a lot more depth in eliminating Indigenous constellations that we don't see. Relative to the European.Kerry Goring I, this conversation is… I'm loving so many points, there's so many things that you guys have touched that I've kind of been like, yeah, right. Um, what comes to mind for me when I think about it, is how, what you mentioned very early on, the idea of building of, of the erasure, you know, the way that when you were talking about that $500 500 Page textbook, that would just, you know, mention maybe two pages of the ancient ways or of Indigenous cultures showing up in those books. And what I find fascinating about that, is that we know that ancient cultures actually are, actually really had mapping and stargazing down to a science, down to a detailed finite way that they were building architecture and buildings to map and and offer that space up. And so it's kind of like a little tiny bit of a pet project, but I really enjoy talking about this from an ancient space. And what comes to mind for me is even these knowledges that weren't, or Europeans have suppressed or have not allowed, or colonization has suppressed and not allowed us to expand into. Take, for example, the Dogon tribe, which is an African tribe that existed and was kind of, was very much removed from, you know, civilization or from colonialism until the early 1900s. And I'm sure you can explain a lot more about this, but they knew about the constellation or the the star system, Sirius, sorry, they knew about Sirius B, was it? Was it that they found and could map Sirius B before Europeans even knew it existed, and they speak about it from their own ancient traditions, you know, it goes into a whole other realm, which I'm really into. But the idea that they were given the gifts from their, you know, from their gods that came down and told them how to map the star systems. And they had no modern day interactions to be able to have known that it existed, except for from some sort of knowledge that must have been ancient to them. And I think about when we talk about this, this idea of the erasure, how much of the truth of how the history of our planet, the history of our species, understanding the relationships that exists between us, the stars, space and the universe, are being affected, because we have been narrowed down and washed down into–what I love Patty, when you were talking about the idea of a two dimensional space–instead of knowing the curvature of our lands, and knowing the curvature of the skies? How much of us is not being met, or the truth of us is being so lost in those spaces?Hilding Neilson: Definitely true, I've heard the story of the Dogon, and to put it in context, Sirius A is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and Sirius B is what's called a white dwarf star, which is really small, compact, and is essentially the dead remainder of a star that has lost most of its material. And so today, you can only really see Sirius B with the telescope. Now, I don't really know much about the Dogon story, because, as I understand, it came through from French anthropologists, and as soon as I hear the word anthropologist, I tend to tune out. But yeah, that is very possible, and very likely, they did know better, because it might have been a star bright enough to the human eye 10,000 years ago, or 20,000 years ago, or even 100,000 years ago. And there are stories like that that come up all the time. You know, there are stories of a Paiute story from the West Coast about how the North Star came to be. And it is a son of the chief who's climbing a mountain, loves climbing mountains. And he finds this really hard peak to climb. And he keeps going around in circles, circles, and circles trying to find a way up the mountain but it’s so hard. Eventually he finds an opening and goes through the cave, and climbs away to the top. But unfortunately, when he gets to the top, there was a, there was an avalanche and the cave closed and he's trapped on the mountain. And that story can literally be interpreted as procession of the star. Because our what we call the North Star today wasn't always the North Star. It had to go around and around around. And so we see these long time domains. And that's one of the things that's very valuable in astronomy. There are stories in Anishinaabe, about heartberry stars, which are red supergiants, that change brightness. And the same very similar stories are seen in different Indigenous Australian nations about these things. And a ton of Indigenous knowledge is carried so much time domain, that, you know, if I think, you know, if Western astronomers just sat down and listened, we would learn a lot about these knowledges and about the history of the universe. Because it was only a couple centuries ago where we were, where the popular dogma was that the astronomy or space was static, and that it was unchanging. But yeah, that wasn't part of, I think, the Indigenous way.Patty Krawec  What's possible just to come back, you know, to what you had said about you know, when you hear anthropologist, you kind of, because yeah, I mean, they just they get so much wrong because they've got this particular lens that they're trying to jam the story into. So because then like the Anishinaabeg word for North actually means “goes home” and it contains, according to elders, it contains the idea of the glaciers going home, which meant we knew that they weren't always, you know, so during the last ice age, we knew that they had come from the north and gone back, which suggests knowledge of well over, you know, you know, 10-15,000 years because we didn't just know they were there, we knew where they'd come from, we knew that they went back. So it's the same, you know, with the star, maybe they knew it 10,000, 15,000, 20,000 years ago, their language contained the story of this star that is no longer visible, but it was back then. And so when the French anthropologist heard it, they're like, Oh, the stars have always looked like this. Therefore, these people couldn't have figured it out on their own. It must have been aliens telling them about it. Must have been… Hilding Neilson: Yeah Patty Krawec: couldn't have known it themselves, and yet, they did. so that's really, but I hadn't put those things together. That's really neat. So yeah, and we're. Yeah, so we had a question in the chat. So if you could, I don't even know what it means. But I'm gonna, I'm gonna let you answer that.Hilding Neilson: If we look at the Western constellation Orion, on one of the shoulders was a very red star called Betelgeuse. And this is a famous red supergiant that is near the end of its life. And when it finally dies, it's going to explode as a supernova. And it’s going to be so bright, we'll probably see during the day. Like it'd be, it could be about as bright as Venus. Patty Krawec: WowHilding Neilson: And so this is not the first star that has ever done this, blown up like that. And as opposed to being bright enough and close enough that we could see it. There have been other instances, around the year 1000, there was a star in what was called the Crab Nebula. In terms of Indigenous stories, I've only heard of one. And I can't confirm it, because the times that I was given in the story, don't line up with the astronomical knowledge, but it’s possible. So I was contacted by someone in Mi’kma’ki telling me about the Mi’kmaq flag. And the Mi’kmaq flag is a white flag with a cross and a star and a moon. And the person was telling me that the stars in the moon reflect a catastrophic, catastrophic event or timeframe, where people were struggling and there was starvation. But it was because there was a bright star in the sky that didn't belong there in a constellation that Europe called Cygnus. And he said, this was about 2000 years ago. I was very curious, because the fact that he took, the person told me the constellation, I'm like, I had to look this up. And there is a remnant of a star that was there, but that's, our best estimates’ that it exploded around 20,000 years ago. Now, I don't know, everybody tells time different, stories change. So maybe it's related. We know from more recently, there's a very popular one called the Crab Nebula, which is the explosion about 1000 years ago, that appears on historical records from around the world. It has been linked to the city Cahokia. in what is today Mississippi, I believe, which was a large Indigenous city there. I don't know how true that is. But people have tried to link the two events’ timescales. But as seen, seen a lot of Korean and Chinese texts, where they note that there's a new star in the sky. And so, but funnily enough, it never appeared in European texts that I'm aware of. It has happened, and I think we see these, these stories do occur. I'm not really familiar with too many of them. I'm trying to think if there's any, I can't think of any others off the top of my head. But, you know, even just a few years ago, or a few 100 years ago, you know, the heyday of Isaac Newton, and then, you know, that was a big deal for a lot of astronomers, was to find these new stars, supernovae and so like, you know, Kepler and Deacon Brian and these famous white scientists in Europe, spent time and found a few. Not aware of any stories, Indigenous stories that are being linked to these events. I'm sure they're there.patty krawec  39:16Yeah, yeah, we just need to listen to the stories and sometimes it's, it's the way we hear them. Right. Like, it's understanding like, remember, we talked with Del Lessin some time ago about they're basically rebuilding the Catawba language. And there was a story about oh, I think it was a rabbit. And it caught, you know, things caught on fire. And it, you know, and it sounded like just kind of this funny story about this rabbit dragging fire through a field. But what it actually contained was agricultural knowledge about agricultural burning. And there was a plant, a sunflower-type plant, that has an edible tuber and required…So the story contains all of this knowledge that they didn't initially recognize because of language loss because of culture loss, it just seemed like an interesting story.And so, you know, that now they understand is actually something that contains agriculture, you know, important agricultural knowledge, which then makes you go back and look at the other stories. What knowledge is in there, that we're not getting, because we've lost so much contact context? and like you had said about the Greek stories and stuff that are put up into the constellation, even those are stripped. You know, even in the process of colonizing the sky, they still stripped meaning from it, we don't even get good stories, we just get kind of these stripped-down, sanitized picture books. But the real story is there, like it's there. And in our stories, in our cosmology, we just need to…we just need to listen differently, and look at and look at them differently. And some of that is… how did you start shifting your lens? Because you talked about not not growing up surrounded, you know, by a Mi’kmaq community. How did you start shifting your lens?Hilding Neilson It really wasn't that long ago. You know, I'm fully trained in the Western system of astronomy. And I think really hit off when I had that interaction with Wilfred Buck, not seeing any Indigenous Knowledges. And then just diving into some of the great works, you know, the works, Murray Battista, Gregory cathead, all these great Indigenous science experts talking about all these different ideas and ways of thinking, and perspectives. And I always have to step back and be like, Whoa, what am I? Why am I doing? Why am I thinking about this question this way? Why am I thinking about stellar physics this way? Or quantum mechanics that way? You know, all these things are coming together. And you kind of have to question, I mean, it's really only been like the last four or five years where I've really been trying to relearn everything. And for the most part, I feel like I've done a whole other PhD.patty krawec  42:19So let's talk about quantum mechanics for a minute, because that's, or maybe longer, because that’ll take a minute just to explain what that is. Because I was reading Lawrence Gross, and he has this book called Anishinaabe Ways of Knowing and Being, and I have to get it out again, it's actually behind me on my bookshelf, because there's a chapter in there where he talks about how in the Anishinaabe worldview and way of thinking–and the Mi’kmaq and Anishinabeg are cousins. You know, we migrated east and I guess made relatives and came back. So we're, you know, we're cousins, but he says that our worldview is much closer to kind of a quantum mechanic way of understanding things. And I've read his chapter. I've read Chanda. It's still just outside my grasp. Hilding Neilson: YeahKerry Goring  this is just a really, really smartpatty krawec Two people in the chat are like, Wow, I love quantum mechanics. So yeah, do it!Hilding Neilson Yeah, yeah. So quantum mechanics is one of those things I'm always afraid to talk about, because I don't understand quantum mechanics either. I suspect most people in physics and astronomy don't actually understand quantum mechanics, we just do the math and hope for the best.Patty Krawec  AW says they are a quantum mechanic.Kerry Goring  And that's interesting, because I had just listened… I'm laughing about that, because I had just listened to a talk with a physicist named Sean. What is Sean last name? Hilding Neilson: Sean Carroll?Kerry Goring: Sean Carroll. Yes. And he was talking about that. And I thought it was fascinating that physicists are more concerned with the application, is that a better way of putting it? Versus actually an overall grasp of what they're actually…what actually it is? And that was like mind blowing to me to know that it's, we just assume, there's like this assumption that this works. But nobody's really looked at what makes it work, if that makes…or we're looking at what makes it work, but not why it's there. Does that make sense? Sort of? I think?Hilding NeilsonI think it makes perfect sense. I think, I think we do focus a lot on the how it works, as opposed to why it’s doing what it's doing. And I think from very much this, astronomers’ perspective, which is quantum mechanics is something you try to do your best to approximate and not actually work with. You just try to work around it. We think so much from this classical Euclidean sense and quantum mechanics is completely counterintuitive to that. Whereas most Indigenous knowledges that are coming to grasp how everything is very much about relative, like how things relate between you and I. How I observe something is very different from how you observe something, and that both truths can be true. Whereas in the West, we think everything has to be an absolute truth, which defies quantum mechanics because quantum mechanics of the particle has some speed and some place, but you can't really tell which is which. And, and so a lot of these respects, I feel like Indigenous knowledges have an easier time with quantum mechanics, because I think Indigenous knowledge is a little more relaxed about not knowing things; it's okay that there are mysteries. Whereas in the West, having a mystery is the worst thing possible. You know, it, it has to be explainable, has to be reducible. It has to be objective, and, like, I have trouble with quantum mechanics. I listen to Sean Carroll, fairly regularly, you know, I love his, his writing and words, and he signed it as “many worlds theory,” where you get, where if you observe a quantum event, depending on how you observe it, the universe branches. And then like, are we literally increasing the number of universes to help us explain how we don't know something? And we kind of do that we, when we don't understand something locally, we tend to make things bigger. We don't, we don't understand evolution. So we make evolutionary changes smaller, over a longer time, time periods. It works. We don't understand cosmology? Make the universe older. Or you don't understand why cosmology works? So well, we just create a multiverse. You know, one of the explanations of how we're, that we can live in a universe that seems to work, is that there's lots of universes. And there's just so many of these things like that, I think, you know, my understanding of Indigenous people is, we live in a universe that works, where things are just perfect for us to exist, because we exist, it has to be that way. That's how we're related, that's how our relation with the universe. Whereas if you're in the West, you have the axiom that the universe doesn't care about us, that we, you know, the fact that we exist should just be a fluke. For the fact that we live in a universe that’s just right. Can't, doesn't make sense. And I have colleagues who get really stressed out by this question. And given, given to the point, they try to pull out their hair, which, given that no one’s had a haircut in a long time, might be useful. But they just struggle with this, and they don't like it. So sometimes they come up with the multiverse theory where we have, where we are in one universe in a bubble of others. And there are other reasons to expect the multiverse. AW Peet is much more of an expert on that than I am, for instance, I'd rather, I'd rather defer to them. But please let AW jump in. There's just so many of these things that I think Indigenous knowledges learn to accept, because it's part of being in relation. And our relationality is what makes, allows for these things to work. I think with quantum mechanics, it’s a little more difficult, because it's, we also accept there's a mystery, but there is fuzzy truth, when there's multiple truths that can can coexist at the same time. Whereas in the West, everything has to be objectively true. I do experiment, you do experiment, you should get the same answer. Yeah. And that objectivity doesn't quite work. Otherwise. Patty Krawec: Oh, okay.Hilding Neilson: but that's sort of the best I can come up with, by kind of b.s.ing a lot. You know, but Yeah, cuz I'm really speaking not in my best. Yeah.Kerry Goring  I love that you, you know, took the attempt, and I think you did beautifully with it. I appreciate you, kind of, tackling it. Because I think what I love about that is it's almost from this layman's space with a plus, because you definitely know more than we do. But what I, when I think about this, and then we put it into the space of our Indigenous, and you know, my Afro-centric cultures, it does come from that acceptance, that mystery is real, and with that, offers the simplicity to be in relation with all of those spaces. And what I mean by “spaces” is the universe, the stars, the earth, how we stand on the earth, the relationship that we have with, you know, the animals on our planes, all of those things have an interconnected sense that is wrapped in the mystery. And so, when we, like, I totally believe in the scientific, scientific method and I, you know, I understand that being a space that we have as a template to work from, but I do sometimes think that that part of it, the idea of the acceptance, that some of it is still to be revealed. And being okay in that is lacking in the way that we exist. And so what happens with that is that it's exactly that idea of disregarding, you know, or just pretending that that mystery isn't valuable.Patty Krawec  I had a, I remember when I was in science in grade nine, our science teacher, because it was the only year that I had to take science. We had a teacher who had, we were going over the criteria for life. And I think there's six, I don't remember what they are. Anyway, so we had, we had, there were six criteria for life. And he asked us, you know, you know, he's kind of running us through it, do plants meet it? does this person meet it? Does this, the rocks meet the criteria? And you know, we kind of go through it, And we're like, Nope, they don't. And he asked us again, are you sure? And we're like, oh, is this a trick question? You know, and so we went through them again, and we're like, nope, rocks are not alive. They don't meet the criteria. And he says, Well, what if they just do this too slow? And we can't measure it? What if they do this, and you know, we just don't have the capacity to see it? Like, he wasn't trying to tell us that rocks were alive. He was trying to tell us to keep those questions open. That what we, because he says science is one long chain of “we thought we knew that and we turned out to be wrong.” So maybe our criteria is wrong. And we always need to be open, you know, to thinking and questioning.And he's the only science teacher that I came across was like that. Because I think like you said, they have this idea that there's fixed knowledge. And I wonder, I wonder if some of that comes down to European thinkers emerging in a place where everybody had the same basic cosmology, right? Like, the, all three Abrahamic religions existed. And you know, in Europe, the Jews and the Muslims were not treated very well. But they had the same fundamental cosmology, the same creation story, the same flood narrative. Whereas here, we're all bumping up against each other with our trading relationships and our treaties and stuff. And we don't have the same cosmologies. You know, the Anishinaabeg and the Haudenosaunee lived, you know, very close to each other in lots of spaces. And we have some similarities, but some significant differences in terms of how we understand the world. And the Anishinaabeg and the Lakota are also kind of right up against each other. And we have significantly different cosmologies in terms of…like, there's a lot of similarities about how we see the world, but our cosmology, like our religions, you know, to use that word, are very different. And yet we learned to accept that it was not a big deal. So I kind of wonder if some of that, because now I'm reading, a pastor friend of mine, has recommended this book, shoot, what's it called? Hebrew, The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics. And she's writing all about how the Bible is full of language about the world being alive, of trees, of the personhood of creation, and a very Indigenous, like, what I would think of as a very Anishinaabeg way of thinking of, the trees are people, the stars are people, the rivers are people, that this stuff is woven through. Because she says that when we talk about it, like it's a metaphor, we're not… like, you know, “the trees clap with joy.” And we're not saying that the trees have hands, but we're saying that they're expressing joy, that when the Hebrew people came back to the land, the land was happy, that the land had the capacity to care. And that's been completely stripped, like that's not present anywhere in any Christian theology that I have heard. So that's been completely stripped from the text and this is kind of my quest right now, about how these things got stripped. Because it got stripped from the way we understand the sky so…I don't even remember where I was going with that.Kerry Goring  I’m just loving it though.patty krawec  They had created this kind of monolithic belief system that didn't allow for that kind of relationality whereas here on Turtle Island, or whatever we want to call it, we were constantly bumping up against other ways of thinking about things and had…we're just okay with it. Like that's just the Lakota are weird, but that's who they are.Kerry Goring  It's okay to be like that, you know, that sense of acceptance, right? It's that sense of being in acceptance for all of it that I think is, is what you're bringing front and center. And just even taking in what you're saying there, Patty, I think it's quite brilliant, really interesting book, that's got to go down in the check of that one.Hilding Neilson That me too, that sounds very…very interesting.Kerry Goring  That's very interesting. Um, however, what, what also comes to me when I think about that, is this sense that we have here that with that stripping, it was, it was what afforded this whole system, the colonial space that we exist in, to be even created. And this disconnection that we are experiencing with the Earth and the land, I just want my, my breath was just really heavy earlier today, because I was reading an article, I think it was in USA Today. And they were talking about, they want to move from saying climate change into using the terminology climate emergency. Because of the carbon that's in the earth, in the atmosphere, we're moving in major, major ways that is getting scary. They know that the Antarctic, the sheets, the ice sheets in the Antarctic, are going to hit the sea very soon. And it's just a really scary dynamic. And personally, I have family, you know, in St. Vincent right now, where there is a, the volcano is going off, and I'm getting live, you know, real live. You know, just talking to my people's real live experience of what that kind of space is. And so when I think about how we have existed and disconnected, the answers for me are coming from when we are doing and having conversations like this, of course, but really deep diving into this exploration of how we relate. How do we come back? How do we figure out those pieces that have been taken out and put back in? So you know, when I hear that you're doing this work, Hilding, that, to me is like, it's invaluable. How do we create this space now?Hilding Neilson Yeah, this is very interesting. Without the discussion, last semester was popped my mind is Mars. So NASA just .. this most recent mission Mars called Perseverance, you know, a little toy car going around the surface of Mars, going out of the first helicopter launch on Mars. And there are lots of robots on Mars, and maybe in 20 years, there will be people. And hopefully, those people will not be led by Elon Musk. But, you know, but it does raise a lot of questions in the meantime, which is, how alive is Mars? We don't know of anything alive on Mars within our current definition. We're pretty sure nothing comes above the surface. We haven't really explored the subsurface of Mars. There could be life. Maybe single, probably single single cell life. Life is there, probably there. And even if it isn't, do we have rights to impact that? What are the rights of Mars? I mean, you know, there's a great comic. That's the earth in a hospital bed. And another planet is a doctor saying, “Oops, you have humans?” Do we really have a right to infect Mars with more humans? Or do we have that same right to the moon? How do we do that? How do we talk about coloni-? You know? Because we do, we literally talk about Mars as colonization. Patty Krawec:Yes Hilding Neilson: We have movies of Matt Damon on Mars and we send billions of dollars rescuing rescuing a dumb white dude. Yeah, and fully full disclosure. I'm also a dumb white dude. So you know, how do we talk about Mars? From an Anishinaabeg perspective? What would an Anishinabeg, what would the Haudenosaunee, what would a Mi’kmaq or Inuit mission to Mars look like? How do we engage and interact with Mars? You know, do we? What gifts do you offer Mars? If we visit, what are we allowed to take away from Mars? And we need, really need to have that conversation because right now the conversation is basically a Western novel. And we, the word frontier gets used a lot. Or colonizing, you know, they've sort of avoided colonization for the word exploration. But it's pretty much a dog whistle when it's basically going to be Elon Musk, or another rich dude sending people there to do space mining. Because, you know, capitalism. And how we face these things, I think very much because in this play of environmental ethics, as you mentioned, how we relate, how we want to be intentionally related with Mars, because I mean, humans, if the human mission to Mars has the same kind of history as on Earth, and last century of climate change, we're probably not going to leave it, do anything good on Mars.Patty Krawec We're not going to leave better than we found it.Hilding Neilson No. And I mean, there are people who talk about dropping asteroids on Mars with the sole purpose of heating it up, blowing it up and creating an atmosphere, so that we can terraform it. I mean, that's sort of what people really dream about is terraforming Mars. And I think we can look around North America and various other parts of the world and see terraforming from, you know, when Europeans killed the bison and introduced wheat and cattle to the prairie, or how we terraform north, at different parts of the world. Doesn't quite work as well as when we look at how various Indigenous communities sort of lived in concerts, where you know, Haudenosaunee, and their farming practices, pastoral farming out east, you know, the way we treat hunts, and all these things. And so we need to have a, we definitely need to have this space open for more Indigenous, whether it's Indigenous from North America, Afro-Indigenous, Australian Indigenous, specific, everywhere in this conversation. And to be honest, if I'm going to fly on a rocket from the Earth to Mars, over 200 days, the person I probably want to ask about is someone who can actually navigate the Pacific using nothing but their hand, as opposed to say NASA who, sent Matt Damon to Mars. There's so much expertise in Indigenous communities for doing these things that we don't even think about. At least in the Western, from NASA or the Canadian Space Agency, necessarily. And so we should be having this conversation. And we should be having that we really need that space, if this is what we want to do. If not, if we not we're basically going to leave space exploration and going to the moon and basically passing NASA satellites to people like Elon Musk. And if it's not obvious, I kind of really dislike that guy.patty krawec  Well, just like when we were talking about the skyKerry Goring: How did we guess? Patty Krawec: And, you know, it's not just cluttered from light below. Thanks to Elon Musk, it's cluttered from, it's now cluttered, you know, from things he's putting up there. And, you know, it's causing problems and he doesn't care because that's not, that's not his, that's not the frame that he thinks within.Hilding Neilson If light pollution erases our stories, those satellites are rewriting them. Patty Krawec: Yes. Hilding Neilson: And why does he get to do that?Kerry Goring  Love that. And I think that is so powerful. I never, like, I've had these thoughts. So hearing you speak it and really, you know, bringing that into the light, love that. I'm really relating, it resonates deeply because I agree with you. And for me, the other piece to that is this idea that we discard the earth, this idea that we have raped her, you know, The Earth has been raped and pillaged very much like, guess what, you know, every colonial story that we know. And now we're about to just move on. And so it speaks to me about this push in the way that we are human. And how we are showing up in our humanness. So I, and without the interjection, without that conversation being had, and I don't know if it's happening en mass yet, but without those conversations, we are destined to repeat itHilding Neilson Absolutely, I mean, you know, if Amazon, Jeff Bezos , if these people are driving the conversation, you know, they're just, they're just the mercantile colonialists. There's no difference in Elon Musk and Samuel de Champlain. And the worst part about Samuel de Champlain, is he had his life saved by Indigenous people cuz he went ..  and be cured of scurvy and he just thanked God, as opposed to the, you know, people? Patty Krawec: Yeah. Hilding Neilson: And this is what we’re facing again. Yeah, we're facing this again. It’s this, the same story, just being retold on a whole new scale. And people are, conversations are starting to be had. I think there’re developments in terms of international law with things called Artemis Accords, which are related primarily to going to the moon and lunar exploration. But the biggest thing there is about preserving sites on the moon of astronomical significance or human significance. So, you know, where they planted the flag on the moon, that might be a national park, or lunar National Park. But that doesn't stop anybody from moving up there. And, you know, drawing a smiley face on the face of the moon.patty krawec And national parks…Kerry Goring  What, what does that even mean?patty krawec  1:05:58Right, because they create this idea of wilderness and nature that takes people out of it. And it preserves it, like, for what? You know, so it's just, why are we like this? Why are we like this? where to think about what kinds of humans. I just wrote an essay for Rampant Magazine, where we're like, what kind of people do we want to be? What kind of ancestors, you know? As we get thinking about, you   know, thinking about the stars, you know, looking up at the stars, and knowing that those are our ancestors and knowing that we're going to be ancestors, we're going to be star stuff, you know. So what kind of ancestors do we want to be to the worlds that come after us? Because we're, you know, worlds came before us, worlds will come after us, what kind of ancestors do we want to be? What do we want to leave? What kind of footsteps do we want to leave? And stories and possibilities? And we got to think about that stuff. As opposed to? Well, they are, they are thinking about that kind of stuff. They're just not coming to the same conclusions that we would want them to.Kerry Goring  What big? How big is that? Like? What we're talking about? I'm really interested in those, in the conversations. How big is that movement? Is it? Is it growing? Like, is there an understanding that, wait a minute, we're creating the possibility of lunar parks on the moon like that, that makes me…I'm laughing, but I'm horrified all in the same breath. Are those conversations coming up in real ways, like in “Wait a minute. Hello, hello, hello,” type thoughts? Because we are hearing more about the explorations happening. And, and do we have somebody tempering it? Is that something?Hilding Neilson I don't think we really have a very strong conversation around space ethics. It's growing, largely because that's the only direction it can possibly go. It's harder to have fewer, fewer than zero people talking about it. So there's things that are starting to happen slowly in the astronomy community, but it's very limited. I think astronomy, my colleagues really kind of learned something about this from Elon Musk, when he put up the satellites and it interfered with telescopes on our, you know, because when the satellites cross upon the telescope, you just got all these streaks on your images. And they, and there were people who freaked out and accused Elon Musk of colonization, and not consulting and all this other language that we were ignoring from Native Hawaiians talking about the 30 meter telescope on Mauna Kea. And this is a project in Hawai’i to build a very big telescope on top of the mountain, where many Native Hawaiians said, “No, we're good.” And many of my colleagues were turned, kind of, were very against the Hawaiian response, using phrases like “science versus religion,” “progress versus history.” And then they used the same language as many of the Indigenous peoples were using to talk about Elon Musk. And I'm not sure they, some of them, I don't think quite got that hypocrisy. But I think a lot of people started to see that there has to be a greater discussion of voice because no matter, no matter what's happening, you know, at some point, your voice is not, might not be the one that gets heard. And then you pay the price. And so I think some of this is becoming more and more important, you know, particularly as space becomes the playground for the very, very ridiculously, uber rich.Patty Krawec  Well, this has been super interesting.I’m super interested in, you know, get in, getting more into, kind of, what quantum mechanics… just because, like what you had said about the relationality of it, and how that, you know, and how that has implications for how we understand how we work within the world, and how we relate to things. So I'm really interested in kind of going, going in that direction. I don't know, man, I read this physics book. And it was super interesting. And nobody saw that coming.Kerry Goring  1:11:45Did you watch Ant Man? Have you watched Ant Man?Patty Krawec  1:11:49No! It’s probably one of the few MC films that I haven't watchedKerry Goring  1:11:53Watch Ant Man. It will, it's a very, it was what? Okay, not really, but a little bit of what really sparked my interest in wanting to know more about quantum physics, was Ant Man. So that's also, maybe that's something we can all chat about too the next time you’re on.Patty Lrawec 1:12:13Well, I’ll watch Ant ManHilding Neilson Also, go back and rewatch End Game. All the time travel stuff is basically Sean Carroll's interpretation of quantum mechanics.patty krawec  Really. Okay that I have seen, that I have seen. Okay, AW’s putting Ant Man on their watch list.Hilding Neilson It’s a good heist movie.Kerry Goring It was a great movie. It's one of my favorites for this, from that world so…thank you, Hilding!Thank you, Hilding! I appreciate you man. This was a great talk. And also please let's, let's do this again. Got my mind working. Definitely got my mind working. And I appreciate you.patty krawec Thank you so much. Hilding Neilson: Thank you! Patty Krawec: It's super interesting. Alright, bye byeHilding Neilson: Take care.You can find more about Hilding and his work on his website And thankyou to Nick for the transcription!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit medicinefortheresistance.substack.com

Born in Inverness in 1976, Stuart MacRae has established himself as one of the most distinctive of contemporary composers. Stuart's music has been performed at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival, by ensembles including the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble and London Sinfonietta. Often inspired by aspects of natural landscape, Stuarts music draws on various strands of European modernism including the music of Stravinsky, Carter, Xenakis and most significantly, Maxwell Davies.   I am Prometheus Ursa Minor Cladonia bellidiflora Dark Liquid With special thanks to performers: Hebrides Ensemble   Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland's top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://stuartmacrae.com  

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Ashley spent five summers growing and learning as a PTC participant and five summers working in the Philmont backcountry.  It was in 1998 at PTC that she learned of the newly-revamped Venturing Program and quickly joined a crew once she returned home. She was enthusiastic about the opportunity to be a part of this co-ed, youth-lead BSA leadership program. Recalling her formative experiences on staff, Ashley shares her love for knitting, reading the Philnews in the backcountry by candlelight, manning the radio during SARs on Baldy, and forming her own tradition of hiking with butterscotch chips and baking sweets for fellow staff. At Fish and Rich, she enjoyed the opportunity to learn about and portray the lives of historic individuals.  In 2006, descendants of the Rich family came to camp and had a meal with her and her staff.  She was also part of an uncommon, all female staff at Fish Camp in the summer of 2005.Today Ashley teaches astronomy and physics at the College of Charleston, and studies exploding stars.  During our interview, she appropriately wore a Tooth of Time Traders t-shirt showcasing Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Ursa mini - the infamous Philmont mini-bear.  Ashley aspires to return to Philmont one day as a visiting astronomer at Ring Place.  Participant Experience1997: PTC - Los Jovenes1998: PTC - Los Jovenes1999 - Kanik with Venturing Crew1999: PTC  - Mountain Trek2000: PTC - Mountain Trek2000: Venturing Leadership Trek2002: PTC Participant - Mountain TrekStaff Experience2003: PC - Baldy Town2004: PC - Rich Cabins2005: CD - Fish Camp2006: CD - Rich Cabins2007: CD - French Henry2009: Backcountry Interpretive training week assistant2015:  PTC youth STEM program LeaderNotable Mentions:Crystal WilsonCindy Link ThomasRanger LizzyNick MullinsDoug & Betty PalmerJackie ClarkHeather Harvie Patty DavisCory YountsTennessee BoysSupport the show (https://pod.fan/silveronthesagepodcast)

"Tales of the Night Sky" is a unique Audio Drama experience with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence. This week Jack and David look at a trilogy of tales including "Callisto: The Constellation of Ursa Major", "Arcas: The Constellation of Boötes" and "Cynosura: The Constellation of Ursa Minor"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Tales of the Night Sky" is a unique Audio Drama experience with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence. This week Jack and David look at a trilogy of tales including "Callisto: The Constellation of Ursa Major", "Arcas: The Constellation of Boötes" and "Cynosura: The Constellation of Ursa Minor"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynosure is a noun that refers to a person or thing that is the center of attention. Our word of the day comes from the Greek words for ‘tail' and ‘dog.' The term initially referred to the constellation Ursa Minor or the pole star which it contains. This star was used for quite some time by navigators, which made it the center of attention for many people. Today, we use the word Cynosure to describe something or someone that is the center of attention. Wearing this bright green sweater wasn't something I did to become the cynosure of the party, but it seems to have made me the center of attention for some reason.

Duluth has breweries a plenty but Ursa Minor Brewing stands out for all the right reasons. The owner, Ben Hugus, joined us on For The Love Of Duluth to talk about the beloved hot spot. We touch on how they navigated business throughout the pandemic, their huge roster of brews and their famous homemade pizza. (Are you hungry just thinking about it?) Hugus also shares his life experience up to opening the brewery, which includes international travel and eventually, making it to the place we call home. Grab a brew and learn all about one of Duluth's most treasured spots and the man responsible for it all.

Walk into an Ursa Minor Brewery and you'll find no TVs, no Facebook-style arguments, and beer for everyone (even the non-drinkers).Instagram: @beerwithoutabuzzwww.beerwithoutabuzz.comGet 15% off at nabrews.com with code: BEERWITHOUT15

We discuss why Nick thinks he can see his six pack and play another round of Are You Smarter Than Jason Dick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Damon & Audra review the entire series of Tales from the Darkside, todays episode deals with Possessed stuffed animals with Ursa Minor

In this episode we listen to Dr Sandra Voss, the Science Director at The Observatory Science Centre, speaking about the circumpolar star constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Perhaps the best know star pattern observed in the night sky in the Northern hemisphere is the Plough, also known as the Big Dipper, which is just part of the constellation Ursa Major. Discover why these constellations are the ‘bears' and the incredible myth to which they are attributed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/observatoryscicentre/message

The inaugural episode of UnEarthly Quests. In this episode we explore the stories of the constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, also known as the Big Dipper and Little Dipper or the Big Bear and the Little Bear. Come with me as we travel to Ancient Greece and learn the ancient greek mythology stories. We also travel to South East Asia and explore the Hindu story of the North Star. We discover the Norse myths and we learn how black slaves historically used the Big Dipper and the North Star to find freedom in America. Join me on this quest around the world and through history and mythology. This episode involves stories that include rape, impersonation, attempted murder, and child neglect. www.unearthlyquests.com Find Constellations Using this web app, also available as a mobile app: https://stellarium-web.org/ Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts for extra star points. Credits: https://www.canva.com/join/dividers-whip-antiques Music: Hymn to the Gods by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/file:///C:/Users/SaralynnDobler/Downloads/Hymn+to+the+Gods+-+320bit.mp3 The Pyre by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4504-the-pyre License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sounds from Zapsplat.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Round 1 1. In The Last Airbender franchise, who is the Avatar after Aang? 2. What is the­ name of a scientist who stud­ies animals? 3. What is the most recognized song in the English language? 4. When it is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? 5. Name one of the three mobile games with more than 1 billion downloads. PUBG, Poke Go, SuSu Round 2 6. Which arcade game uses paddles to manipulate a ball inside the glass-covered cabinet? 7. What part of the body is more active while you sleep? 8. Which “heavenly” waterfall in Argentina is the tallest waterfall in the world? 9. The brightest stars of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are also known as which constellations? 10. Which character on Sesame Street resembles Dracula? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peeweetrivia/support

"When I went to school and started hearing stories about Roman and Greek mythology and the stars of Orion and Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, I assumed that it was only the Romans and Greeks that looked up at the sky. But that didn't sit right in my head, because I looked at the sky." As a young man Wilfred Buck was curious about the stars, and began to ask elders in his First Nations community in Northern Manitoba about them. "I was told that our people understood about those stars and that every star you could see in the sky with the naked eye had a story, had a constellation, had a teaching behind it and had instructions on how we should live and I was intrigued by that." Now, Wilfred Buck is known as the "Star Guy." He has dedicated his life to that childhood intrigue with the stars, becoming one of the leading Indigenous star story experts and astronomers in the world.  He lectures on this First Nations star knowledge internationally and travels to First Nations communities with portable Planetariums, teaching Indigenous stories about the stories of the stars in our night sky. Listen in to hear those stories, and about Wilfred's own incredible journey, in this celestial episode of the Ahkameyimok Podcast. Wilfred Buck is a science facilitator at the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and a proud member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Treaty 5 territory in Manitoba. For more on the "Indigenous Star Knowledge Symposia" organized by Wilfred Buck and the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology click on this link: https://ingeniumcanada.org/indigenous-star-knowledge-symposium The next online event is April 28th: Spring Equinox Celebration with the Heiltsuk Nation https://ingeniumcanada.org/indigenous-star-knowledge-symposia-spring-equinox-celebration A big thanks goes out to the Red Dog Singers of Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan for our theme song, Intertribal. The Ahkameyimok Podcast is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa. For more on the work of the Assembly of First Nations visit www.afn.ca    

One of the most ancient of all constellations soars high across the sky on March nights. Boötes the herdsman climbs into good view in the east-northeast by 9 or 10 p.m. Its brightest stars form an outline that resembles an ice cream cone. Its brightest star of all, Arcturus, is at the bottom of the cone. The rest of the herdsman stretches to the left of Arcturus as they rise, and above it later on. Arcturus is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, so you can’t miss it. Boötes is thought to be one of the oldest of all the constellations. It was drawn so long ago that no one is sure just when it first came along. But the figure shows up in the skylore of China, Egypt, Greece, and many other cultures. Perhaps not surprisingly for so ancient a star pattern, its mythology is a bit confused. There are several competing stories from Greek mythology, each giving a different origin and significance to the herdsman. One story says that Boötes created agriculture by plowing the fields with the nearby Big Dipper, which represented a plow. Another saw him as a hunter in pursuit of two bears — the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. And yet another saw him as the overseer of a herd of oxen — hence the figure’s nickname, “the herdsman.” Like many Greek myths, the details of Boötes involve deception, betrayal, and even murder — adding even more mystery to this ancient constellation. We’ll have more about Arcturus tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

One of the most ancient of all constellations soars high across the sky on March nights. Boötes the herdsman climbs into good view in the east-northeast by 9 or 10 p.m. Its brightest stars form an outline that resembles an ice cream cone. Its brightest star of all, Arcturus, is at the bottom of the cone. The rest of the herdsman stretches to the left of Arcturus as they rise, and above it later on. Arcturus is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, so you can’t miss it. Boötes is thought to be one of the oldest of all the constellations. It was drawn so long ago that no one is sure just when it first came along. But the figure shows up in the skylore of China, Egypt, Greece, and many other cultures. Perhaps not surprisingly for so ancient a star pattern, its mythology is a bit confused. There are several competing stories from Greek mythology, each giving a different origin and significance to the herdsman. One story says that Boötes created agriculture by plowing the fields with the nearby Big Dipper, which represented a plow. Another saw him as a hunter in pursuit of two bears — the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. And yet another saw him as the overseer of a herd of oxen — hence the figure’s nickname, “the herdsman.” Like many Greek myths, the details of Boötes involve deception, betrayal, and even murder — adding even more mystery to this ancient constellation. We’ll have more about Arcturus tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

The North Star, or Polaris, is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. Travelers on land and sea used it to measure their northern extent and to ensure that they were headed in the right direction. Thus, it became the guiding star. Similarly, you need to find your guiding beacon so you are on the right path in your life. And, it all begins with your purpose. Listen in to find out how!

After a holiday rest, the Babes have returned refreshed in 2021! And GEEZ astrology is a lot more complicated than we realized! But now we know our sun, moon, and ascendent signs. And you can too :) Alida gives a bit of background and history on astrology and Grace shares what she learned from Chani Nicholas' book You Were Born for This. But first, we crack open a refreshing Constellation Cream Ale from Ursa Minor Brewing. What is a cream ale and does it have cream in it? Listen to find out. Cheers to a new year of podcasts, Babes!Notable NotesConstellation Cream AleUrsa Minor BrewingWhat is a Cream Ale (and is there cream in it?)Justin Silvis Photography - DUO MPLSSome people thing astrology is a science - and here's whyWhy Do People Still Believe In Astrology?Where Do Zodiac Signs Come From? Here's the True History Behind Your HoroscopeMinnesota Planetarium SocietyYou Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas

TV Astronomer Mark Thompson is your audio guide to the stars. In this special November challenge minisode, Mark shares the story behind Ursa Minor, the little bear and location of the Pole Star. Visit @thepocketastro on Twitter and Facebook to share your stargazing photos!

Listen to Dr Musharraf Hussain sharing his thoughts and analysis of Surat Al-Buruj. This Makkan surat marks the beginning of the second phase of the mission of the Prophet ﷺ, around the third year; the start of tensions. Its central theme is the support of the faithful. The surat opens with a series of oaths, “By the sky full of constellations.” A constellation is a recognisable group of stars which appear to be located close together in the sky, and form a picture of imaginary lines that connect them. Constellations are usually named after an animal, a character from mythology, or a common object. Muslim astronomers discovered several constellations and named them in Arabic, such as Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor. The story of the “diggers of the trench” (4) is recounted in the Hadith collection of Muslim, where the Jewish King of Yemen burnt the Christians of Najran in a trench. This story would have given reassurance to the believers, and a clear warning to the Quraysh, the persecutors.

Spencer Michaud discusses the astrology for the week of August 10-16, 2020 Topics discussed include CONSTELLATIONS: URSA MAJOR, URSA MINOR, CANCER, FIXED STARS: MIRZAM, ACUBENS, DUBHE, MERCURY square URANUS, MERCURY in LEO II, LAST QUARTER MOON, SUN in LEO III, MARS square PLUTO Rx, MERCURY in LEO III, URANUS STATION RETROGRADE, SUN trine MARS, TAROT: II of CUPS, VI of WANDS, VI of PENTACLES, VII of WANDS #astrology #weeklyforecast #horoscope #capricorn #aries #taurus #cancer #leo #mercury #sun #mars #venus #uranus #pluto #lastquartermoon #tarot #decans #fixedstars #traditionalastrology #mythology Introduction – 00:00 Planetary Condition – 2:29 Monday – 16:34 Tuesday – 25:53 Wednesday – 33:47 Thursday – 47:40 Friday – 51:58 Saturday – 57:55 Sunday – 1:02:37 Please like, subscribe, and share! Finding value in these videos? Help Spencer keep creating content by leaving a tip! Your donations are much appreciated! : ) Venmo: @spencermichaud PayPal Me: http://www.paypal.me/spencermichaud Thank you for supporting your local astrologer! : ) Book a reading: spencermichaudastrology@gmail.com Visit the blog: http://www.spencermichaud.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spencer-michaud-astrology/id1498982837 Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/spencermichaudastrology Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spencermichaudastrology

Spencer Michaud discusses the astrology for the week of August 3-9, 2020 Topics discussed include FIXED STARS & FATE, HAMLET'S MILL, CONSTELLATIONS: URSA MAJOR, URSA MINOR, DRACO, ORION, CANCER, FIXED STARS: POLARIS, BETELGEUSE, ACUBENS, DUBHE, FULL MOON in AQUARIUS, MERCURY opposite SATURN Rx, MARS square JUPITER Rx, MERCURY in LEO I, VENUS in CANCER I, TAROT: II of CUPS, V of WANDS, VI of WANDS, VI of SWORDS, VI of PENTACLES, #astrology #weeklyforecast #horoscope #capricorn #aries #taurus #gemini #cancer #leo #mercury #jupiter #mars #venus #uranus #fullmoon #tarot #decans #fixedstars #traditionalastrology #mythology Introduction – 00:00 Planetary Condition – 6:02 Fixed Stars & Fate - 25:40 Monday – 37:52 Tuesday – 50:54 Wednesday – 1:05:00 Thursday – 1:24:00 Friday – 1:29:45 Saturday – 1:39:54 Sunday – 1:41:23 Please like, subscribe, and share! Finding value in these videos? Help Spencer keep creating content by leaving a tip! Your donations are much appreciated! : ) Venmo: @spencermichaud PayPal Me: http://www.paypal.me/spencermichaud Thank you for supporting your local astrologer! : ) Book a reading: spencermichaudastrology@gmail.com Visit the blog: http://www.spencermichaud.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spencer-michaud-astrology/id1498982837 Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/spencermichaudastrology Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spencermichaudastrology

We got a chance to sit down with Dallas' own DJ URSA MINOR! We talked favorite gigs, the love and history behind the art of being a DJ, protecting and fostering the communities and spaces you share, and more. Please enjoy! Thanks to Ursa Minor for providing their own special mix for this week's backing track. Check out her music at soundcloud.com/yungursaminor. Thank you to Stoke Coworking for helping make WTFemme!? Podcast possible. Join us in becoming a member today at www.stokedenton.com. Thank you to Queen on the Scene Shop for helping make WTFemme!? Podcast possible. Secure your queer gear at www.queenonthesceneshop.com. This IS A Big Stink Production ©

Most stars don’t change much over time scales that we can see. Instead, the changes play out over millions or billions of years. But one star is undergoing dramatic changes over scales of decades. That’s allowing astronomers to watch it evolve in real time. T Ursae Minoris is in Ursa Minor, the little bear. As night falls, it’s above the Little Dipper The star is nearing the end of its life. As a result, the nuclear reactions in its core aren’t stable. That causes changes in the star’s outer layers. And those changes create cycles in the star’s brightness. Until about 40 years ago, it had one main cycle, which lasted a bit more than 10 months. Since then, though, that period has dropped to about six and a half months. And another cycle has emerged. It lasts about three and a half months. A recent study concluded that the second period showed up thanks to a “helium flash.” A shell of helium around the star’s core suddenly ignited, converting the helium to carbon. Comparing the two cycles allowed researchers to compile a complete dossier on the star. They found that it was born 1.2 billion years ago. It’s 1.7 times the mass of the Sun, and almost 300 times the Sun’s diameter. Overall, the star is getting smaller and fainter. But things should turn around in about 50 years, when the star will start getting bigger and brighter. And within a hundred thousand years, it’ll blow away its outer layers, leaving only its dead core – the final phase for a star that’s changing in a hurry.   Script by Damond Benningfield

*Cue crunchy riffs* We're back, this time clad in more battle vests and tight jeans with bullet belts! We're covering Deathgasm, the horror comedy that pays tribute to metal and everything that makes it fun!Holden Social Media:FacebookTwitterInstagramPre-order Holden's upcoming EP, Ursa Minor, here:BandcampMain Event:DeathgasmTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-c7UpJZLQJacob's Etsy (go give him your support!): https://www.etsy.com/shop/CricketBoxCreationsPodcast Links:FacebookTwitterInstagram

Here we are now, we entertain you. We kick off Heavy Metal Horror month with a look at a brand new film called We Summon the Devil starring Johnny Knoxville and Alexandra Daddario. Holden Social Media:FacebookTwitterInstagramPre-order Holden's upcoming EP, Ursa Minor, here:BandcampMain Event:We Summon the DarknessTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChksJ8AL9LkJacob's Etsy (go give him your support!): https://www.etsy.com/shop/CricketBoxCreationsPodcast Links:FacebookTwitterInstagram

back on KCSB for the spring. pretty cool huh?DOWNLOAD RECORDINGsubscribe to the podcast here:  http://feeds.feedburner.com/5432fun(intro by omar)gorgeous bully “i can see” from HOLSTENElectronic Death Registry “cinnamon kiss” from Watermelon Tiger(T-T)b “Knucklehead” from Slimy QuagmireNana Grizol “Mississippi Swells” from Ursa MinorCLIQUE “Saline” from Burden PieceSEED BOMB “

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Welcome back to the manor, as we sit once more along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, nursing hangovers from too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters that were made by a fun-loving two headed man.  We didn't ask if he had two of anything else.     In the last part of our ever expanding trilogy, we geek out in general.  What did you expect? Sass you later, you hoopy froods! Image:  James at a speakeasy (legal, sadly) enjoying a gin and tonic with that most excellent book, the HHGTTG. Get in touch with us at Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmacabremanormeadmetalmayhe/ Or on twitter: @Terrors_Manor  Image: Jody as Zaphod!

Welcome back to the manor, as we sit along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, sipping a Jynnan Tonnyx and eyeing the nearby Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster with both apprehension and longing.  Partially because of the assured headache, but mostly because of the two headed man mixing them with entirely too much glee.   In the second of our four part trilogy, we talk about the making of the HHGTTG, starting with the radio show and going all the way through the 2005 feature film.  Yes, we're focusing on the bits that are mostly in the first and second books, but we'll get to the others later, too. Enjoy, you hoopy froods! Image:  James at a speakeasy (legal, sadly) enjoying a gin and tonic with that most excellent book, the HHGTTG. Get in touch with us at Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmacabremanormeadmetalmayhe/ Or on twitter: @Terrors_Manor 

Who on earth was Ursa Minor before she became a constellation?  Find out in this light-hearted interview.  With Shelly De Vito as the talk show host and Bibi Jacob as the Little Bear. Song written and performed by Bibi Jacob Special thanks to Jean-Paul (for being a star)

In Episode 2, Rendezvous with Doom, Nickels and Spud decide to deliver their pretty stowaway to the earth contact who contracted them to recover his lost freight from a frozen planet near Ursa Minor. But is the Princess a stowaway or contraband, or who is the mysterious contact to which they have decided to conduct business? Join us on the warehouse moon, Beta Schoel to find out...

In the 20th century Russia was the more powerful partner. Take a look at the flows of money and influence today, though, and it’s clear the situation has reversed. Part-time work first took hold because it offered flexibility to women just entering the labour market—but it costs them both in terms of pay and prospects. And, a look at the burgeoning sports-betting market in Ethiopia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 20th century Russia was the more powerful partner. Take a look at the flows of money and influence today, though, and it’s clear the situation has reversed. Part-time work first took hold because it offered flexibility to women just entering the labour market—but it costs them both in terms of pay and prospects. And, a look at the burgeoning sports-betting market in Ethiopia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Support the Show donate via PayPal: tomestokes@gmail.com Bitcoin: 1PvmbeQwbdctR93hdSyv9BtXKKzrtW9sS Ethereum: 0x55a0d6608875c6076a3c23db4ca6f4c16f6ce736 Litecoin: LX95abtaMAEmRRgWadffovHMcsyjJVACbx Dashcoin: XmjFXekSENuyfWXEzdKrDxxXQuK2LddTx9 Dogecoin:  DB1K1ketugFfkRZLG47hvQEvTLGGaxoCwV Buy Izumio Hydrogenized Water Order Here and/or Learn more about how you can become a Business Affiliate with NPUSAinc https://thomasg1.npusashop.com   HiP EVENTS SHOW 021 s2e7 june 7 - 13   In this show we stop to reflect on life and friends, both living and those that have passed away Over the last few weeks i have experience as series of ups and down and the loss of loved ones that i am still dealing with.   A few weeks back i had a week day off and called a friend whom i intended to meet for lunch some time now. His name is carl. I spoke of him on the Charity Tourist Podcast, as he participated in the ride for tots the marine corp toys for tots program. So we met for lunch in Hawaii Kai at the Kona Brewing company. There we chatted. He is an experience and successful business owner and fan of the Ohio State buckeyes so we had a lot to talk about. I was seeking advise on business and input for moving forward. 1st We talked about my 4 Buckeyes comic strip and side project, told him about a few obstacles in finishing the book. He encouraged me to do a pre-order sale of my 4 Buckeyes Book “The Story of OHIO” reassuring me that its better to try and fail than having not tried at all. Well I plan on doing just that and i will alert you to it when i do.   2rd we discussed the show you are listening to now. Hawaii Posts. He made some suggestions about how to target my audience better and gave a few suggestions that would switch up a few things on the show. For instance he suggested that i focus on the events and put the weather and surf at the tail end.   Shoots I guess i will give it a try.   Now Carl is headed into open heart surgery this week and i ask that we keep Carl in our thoughts and prays as he recovers. Good Luck Carl…God Bless you with a successful surgery and speedy recovery.   Life is not a Rehearsal.  That’s on the Marque outside a theater pictured on The Verve’s Single by the same name. Life is not a Rehearsal. for real. I remind my son of that all the time to embrace life, prepare for tomorrow but live for today. Tell the people you love that you love them.    The Friday after lunch with carl i got a text from my friend David, i went to preschool - college with him and swam on the same team for years with his brother Frank and Doug. Well Davids father passed away. He was a accomplished obstetrician. Think of how many people he helped to bring into this world.  He was always pool side at swim meets. Sunday I got another text message from another friend Kenny. He informed me that his father had font be with the lord. His father was a Good kind hearted man who was active as a coach on soccer teams or an adult leader in the scouts. I Let Kenny know as i did with David that i was there for them if they wanted to call and talk. Being in Hawaii and them 3000 miles from here on the mainland i knew i couldn’t be there for either of them in there time of need.   Monday Morning I am driving a client to the airport when my friend Todd here on the islands sent a text that simply said “Steve Passed Away Man” I dropped off and replied No … Aw man Todd replied “yeah for real like wtf”   Steve Kanemori passed away. 47 years old. It was hard for me to process.  Steve is a local braddah who was larger than life, a friend, a business partner, God father to my Children and Uncle to many many kids.   I moved out here to by encouragement by a good friend, Josh who moved here after leaving Ohio State. He said to me on the phone, “if you wanna surf and make surf films this is the place to be.” referring to Hawaii. When i moved out here I had $400 cash a near maxed credit card, my bike camera equipment and a duffle bag. Thinking was going to market my brand “Trippin Everywear” by shooting movies with surfer skaters and mountain bikers wearing my brand.  Big Dreams small budget, I was broke in a week. I quickly got a videographer job at the wedding emporium where i met Steve and Todd. That was 21 years ago. During that time i lived in Kuliouou Valley with Josh and friends and coincidently that was the valley Steve grew up in so we hung out there and also in kaimuki as i eventually moved closer to work. But then I moved to the North Shore making surf films, Steve stayed in Waikiki and killed it in the wedding video business. He was the best. A mast shot, good with customers and totally dedicated to providing the best possible wedding video. He would shoot 2 maybe 4 in a day and edit most before the next day. In 2004 i moved to Waikiki and set up an office with Steve. He did weddings and Corporate video and i plugged away at sports and adventure videos. When Steve Jobs introduced the Video iPod in 2005 and asked for Video Podcasters. Steve and I came up with the name Hawaii Surf Session Report. He believed in all of my hare-brained ideas and knew how to rib me about my over zealous ambition.After about 7 years together making videos separately and together we eventually closed offices.   We stayed in touch and started meeting at the salt flats in Maunalua bay, its a parking lot for boats and trailers and cars and whatnot. We called it the docks…. there really were no docks…. but there is a boat ramp. Anyhow.    Almost 3 nights a week for the last 10 years we would meet at the docks with Todd, Trevor, Jay, Brian, Shawn M, Shawn P and family and friends and old friends and we welcomed new friends as they traveled through the islands.  W drank beer talk story laugh, rant, encourage, play clash and the kids like Jimmy and Crimson would run around chasing crabs on the beach, light saber wars or gamed the night away under the stars. Steve was alway there. At the dock or even at times of need Steve was there for you. He would be a good uncle to Crim and Jim and talk to them about acting up at home or school and say “boy you better get good grades “ Eventually my youngest Tommy, got to go to the docks. He would give uncle Steve a high five and a big hug when we left . He thought coming out to the docks and seeing tod and uncle Steve was really special.   Jimmy Really loved uncle Steve. First fist bump and local handshake always went to uncle Steve. Jimmy would sit in his lap and as he got bigger uncle Steve would joke that he’s gonna have to settle for the fist bump. But Jimmy always gave him a big hug before we parted ways. As we would drive down the Kalani Steve and Jimmy would exchange shakers through the car windows. It was a big thing. He was a big friend and meant so much to so many people. And now he is gone. That fast. here one day gone the next.   The last night i saw him we talked about this podcast and my book and the chauffeur job. He was going to be working with me as a chauffeur.  we were stoked to be working together again. Even though he still encouraged me to pursue my creative interest. I excitedly told him about an email i got from a website that does travel reviews and they listened to the show and contacted me offering content. I told him i started clearing out my storage unit and found all of my cd from the Surf Session report days, explaining i have rights to all of that music and now i can play that music on the Hawaii Posts. Started dreaming of bringing back Surf Session report for version 2020. Even remarked on how much i wish we could get an office space together…. like the old days.   He said “ I never really saw you happier than when you were in the office after coming back from shooting surf and still had to edit but your were happy and stoked you were following your dream and it was working, you gotta believe in yourself. You gotta focus on one thing. You can do it.” I remember saying “ Shoots brother Steve you always believe in me”   The night of his passing all of his friends gathered at the docks to celebrate his life. As tradition in Hawaii memorials are made with all sorts of flowers and candles. So we lit some candles opened a beer for Steve. The kids made a R.I.P Steve K with white coral on the sand lot. Todd changed it to R.I.L. as in rest in love, 11 days later the memorial still stand at the docks. His mother will spread his ashes there and We plan on placing a plaque and a coconut tree in honor of braddah Steve.   Years ago i made a 3 part series called Fieldtripp Hawaii and Steve was my partner and camera guy. In the episode you will catch a glimpse of Steve. Its a fun episode about the Shaka….. so hang loose braddah Fieldtripp Hawaii https://youtu.be/TcC6YKxr2y0 Bradded Noland- "Big Ships" https://youtu.be/Ge-BXhOYFPA  HiP EVENTS SHOW 021 s2e7 june 7 - 13   Events Calendar brought to you by   Tiki’s Grill & Bar 2570 Kalakaua Ave, Waikiki, Hawaii www.tiki'sgrill.com Tiki's Grill & Bar is Waikiki's locally owned and operated independent restaurant destination. We provide a casual American and Pacific-Rim menu with flavors of the islands, using fresh local produce. We also offer lanai seating with beautiful sunset views of the famous Waikiki Beach.   HAPPY HOURS EVERY DAY 2pm - 5pm     Pan-Pacific Festival (40th Annual) OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019, 10:00AM - 10:00PM The 40th annual Pan-Pacific Festival, a celebration of cultural traditions of Hawaii, the Pacific Rim and around the world, will run from June 7 - 9 at various locations throughout Honolulu. The three-day festival kicks off with a Hoolaulea (block party) complete with live entertainment on multiple stages, food, crafts and more. The celebration continues with Performing Arts Showcases, featuring cultural performances and demonstrations. The 19th Annual Pan-Pacific Hula Festival will take place daily on Waikīki Beach featuring more than a dozen hula halau (schools), most of them from Japan. The Punahele Party on Saturday night will feature a live band with hālau. The festival concludes with a colorful parade along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikīki. EVENT DATE: June 7 – 9, 2019 START TIME: 10 a.m. END TIME: 10 p.m. More Information https://www.pan-pacific-festival.com https://youtu.be/Qqi0M6eNXvQ     King Kamehameha Celebration - Lei Draping credit AhiShoyuPoke : https://youtu.be/BaWeVM5W4Yc OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019, 2:30PM - 6:00PM   Second Saturday Make and Take at the Hawaii State Art Museum OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019, 11:00AM - 3:00PM   Free make-and-take activities for all ages on the second Saturday of each month. Drop in between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month,   First Friday Arts & Culture Block Party OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019, 5:00PM - 9:00PM   Come join us for the most exciting event to hit downtown Honolulu on the first Friday of every month! Chinatown is the place to be if you want to join the hip crowds at the many unique galleries, boutiques, cafes and restaurants that feature exciting art exhibits and free entertainment.   Bishop Museum Presents Travelling Bricks: An Exhibition Made of LEGO® Bricks OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019, 9:00AM - 5:00PM   Bishop Museum's newest traveling family exhibition invites visitors on an educational and entertaining journey of the history of land, sea, air and space travel with displays made of nearly one million LEGO® bricks. "Travelling Bricks: An Exhibition Made of LEGO® Bricks" will be on exhibit   Keller Williams song: Best Feeling https://youtu.be/jxgILp4ec2o OCCURS ON: SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2019, 6:30PM - 10:15PM Keller Williams will be performing at Blue Note Hawaii with 2 shows nightly at 6:30pm & 9:00pm. Keller built his reputation initially on his engaging live performances, no two of which are ever alike. For most of his career he has performed solo. His stage shows are rooted around Keller singing his compositions and choice cover songs, while accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Doors open at 5:00pm and 8:30pm respectively. Seating first come first served, no reserved seating. $10 minimum food or beverage purchase required per guest, not included in ticket price.    Keller Williams “Kidney in a Cooler” https://youtu.be/rDH-RfinMjg   Great Gatsby Gala 2019 OCCURS ON: THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019, 5:00PM - 9:00PM   The National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii's Great Gatsby Gala is an annual celebration that brings together our vast ecosystem of visionary partners who are passionate about improving Hawaii's healthy living and lifestyle. We strive to establish healthy and easy lifestyle changes for those who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in addition to creating awareness and educational programs directed towards all ages. The 30th Anniversary Great Gatsby Gala will provide an intimate opportunity for invited guests to: 1.Celebrate accomplishments in kidney disease and prevention 2. Learn more about how your investments will spark the big shifts needed to truly transform kidney disease awareness and prevention   Kauai Kauai Comic Convention OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019, 11:00AM - 8:00PM Kauai's FIRST EVER Comic Convention! Calling all fans of Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, comic books, movies, TV, music, art, cosplay, video games, D&D, anime, toys, martial arts, cartoons, Tokusatsu and more! Celebrate pop culture at the beautiful Kauai Marriott Resort in Lihue. Special guests include Ban Daisuke (Jiro/Kikaida), Carl Potts (Comic Creator Marvel/DC),   Doug and Sandy McMaster SONG: Hawaii Aloha https://youtu.be/X2QdUsZIWRM Slack key is a family tradition.  Doug & Sandy McMaster are prolific composers and storytellers.  While living on Molokai, Doug became known as the 'slack key guy' after receiving the seal of approval from local slack key master Kelii Mawae. Moving home to Kauai from Molokai in 1999, they began giving regular concerts with special emphasis on sharing the history of the beautiful and rare Hawaiian tradition. These concerts are held in the Hanalei Family Community Center against the backdrop of magnificent mountains, taro fields, traditional hula halau, and amazing rainbows. Visit the live dates section From http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/liveshows.html KAPAA CONCERTS - WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS at 6 p.m. Location: All Saints' Church 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaa, Kauai  (Between Texaco and Shell gas stations.) Proceeds support the Pipe Organ Rebuilding Project and this program.   HANALEI CONCERTS - WEEKLY FRIDAYS at 4 p.m. and SUNDAYS at 3 p.m. Location: Hanalei Community Center Malolo Rd., Hanalei, Kauai  Directions and downloadable map in right column under the sign. Proceeds support the Hale Halawai 'Ohana 'o Hanalei and this program.   PRINCEVILLE CONCERTS - WEEKLY TUESDAYS 6 p.m. Location: Princeville Community Center 4334 Emmalani Drive, Princeville, Kauai Proceeds support the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association and this program.   #1 BEST LIVE SHOW - 2019 Hawaii Magazine Readers' Choice. 2018 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Audience Comments "Awesome music & talent!" - Kathy "Soothing to the soul and spirit." - David & Dianne "To really feel Hawaii, you must hear slack key. It embodies Aloha!" - Bill "Great intimate setting... like being in the artists living room with friends." - Sally "Touched my heart and filled me with Aloha." - John   MOLOKAI Molokai's Farmer's Market OCCURS BETWEEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019, 7:00AM - 12:00PM   Stop by Molokai's Farmer's Market every Saturday from 7 am - 12 pm (noon). It is located in Kaunakakai town at the intersection of Hwy 460 and Hwy 450. You may find fresh fruit and veggies, Made in Hawaii hand crafted jewelry and crafts, clothing, baked goods, and more.   Molokai Hula Bliss & Huakai 2019 OCCURS ON: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019, 9:00AM - 3:00PM   Kumu Paa Lawrence Aki Presents - 5TH ANNUAL MOLOKAI HULA BLISS & HUAKAI (JOURNEY) 2019 We invite you to embrace the true aloha spirit of Molokai, of the people and the island itself. Aloha means unconditional love, which is shared in the hula (Hawaiian Dance) , the moolelo (stories) and the oli (chants).  MAUI Maui Film Festival OCCURS BETWEEN: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2019, 5:00PM - 12:00AM https://youtu.be/JsENwqcQixY The Maui Film Festival is back for it's 19th annual movie extravaganza.On June 12 and through the 16, it's time once again to celebrate films and filmmakers from around the globe who inspire us, take us on an exploration of the human mind through the art of cinema, and bring culture, fantasy, and adventure to Wailea and it's world-class resorts. Enjoy a variety of films under the starry Hawaiian skies at the Celestial Cinema as well as the Maui Arts and Cultural Center   HAWAII (BIG ISLE_) Na Palapalai song “Pili Kapakepeke” https://youtu.be/4pPgvK1fdYQ OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019, 7:00PM - 9:45PM Multi-award-winning supergroup Na Palapalai, with band members Kuana Torres Kahele, Kapulanakehau Tamure, and Keao Costa, will reunite for a special concert. Na Palapalai was formed in 1995 by original members Kuana Torres Kahele and Kapulanakehau Tamure in their hometown of Hilo, Hawaii.  King Kamehameha Day Celebration Parade and Hoolaulea OCCURS ON: SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019, 9:00AM - 4:00PM credit AhiShoyuPoke : https://youtu.be/BaWeVM5W4Yc The King Kamehameha Day Celebration Parade and Hoolaulea (Festival) invites you to attend this event on Saturday, June 8th. The Native Hawaiian community celebrates its pau history, its legends, its music, its hula, and its  traditional crafts.   It is a day of honoring Hawaii's first King Alii Dr. in Kailua Kona Interlude song Keller Williams song: Best Feeling https://youtu.be/jxgILp4ec2o Weather ref: www.timeanddate.com and my window 6/7/19 - 6/14/19     WEATHER Coors Light “The world’s most refreshing beer.”  visit millercoors.com   My source is Timeanddate.com     This week Mostly sunny through out the upcoming week. with less than a 20% chance of day time showers along the coast line. However in the mountains the humidity will help to develop some big fluffy clouds and occasional showers in the mountains and valley. But through the week the humidity will decrease and we may see so really sunny day Next Thurs & friday    Highs Will be steady around 85   Lows average 73 degrees   Winds ENE 10-15mphh   Precipitation No chance of rainy days in the forecast   Sun The sun rises this week will be around 5:48a and sunsets at 7:12p averaging 13hours and 24 minutes of sunlight   Hawaii Posts Night Sky  Blue Moon “Reach for the Moon” visit millercoors.com Moon The moon is waxing, currently at 26% illumination and will grow to about 96% by next friday night the 14th the full moon will be sunday june 16, its called the BUCK MOON and a partial lunar eclipse but that’s a story for the next show      Planets 3 planet perfectly visible this week MARS JUPITER AND SATURN with Mars already high in the western sky after sunset with mars setting early at 915 Jupiter rising at 720p just after sunset around followed by saturn rising around 925   Constellations Eastern Sky: Cancer & Leo Southern Sky : Southern cross with centaurus virgo above to swing SW you see libra scorpious  Western Sky: Hercules Northern Sky : Draco, Ursa Minor and Major which includes the star Dubhe Now the night of Steve’s passing the braddahs gathered at the mauanalua bay salt flats or as we fondly refer to them as the dock. It was where we gathered to talk storied and watch the kids chase crabs on the beach, it was also there I referred to Weeks before, where we watched meteor shower.   Anyhow that night we gathered in honor of Steve the kids made a R.I.P. Rest in Peace Steve K with coral rock on the lot floor. When done Jimmy and Crimson asked if uncle steve could see it and i said Heck Yeah! he’s right up there. Pointing at the stars they picked the Dubhe star for Uncle Steve Kanemori, Dubhe is a blue-to-white star on the back of the great bear. Its the most prominent star that is at the end of the big dipper’s cup We raise our cups to you Steve, we know you are one of God’s Angles.   Hawiian Style Band “Rhythm of the Ocean” https://youtu.be/9NOpCLY_Ktg   That wraps up our HiP 7 day weather forceast   Surf report for this week SURF Brought to you by Kona Brewing Company Founded in 1994 and has continued to brew great beer ever since. “Brewing Liquid Aloha” like Longboard Island Lager, Big Wave Ale, Hanalei Island IPA, Gold Cliff IPA and many more including my favorite the Wailua Wheat  “a golden, sun-colored ale with a bright, citrusy flavor that comes from the tropical passion fruit we brew into each batch.” Check out all the varieties of brews at konabrewingco.com North North facing shores are flat to a foot, however starting sunday we should see a 1-2 with occasional 3 footers   South currently 1-2 but may rise to 2-3 sunday and holding through the week   East 1-3 on the east side with onshore breezes picking up through the day all week   West 1-2 w/ occasional 3 foot bumps  then dropping to shin slappers at a foot holding all week     CLOSER   Let’s see, some quick house keeping notes I received 2 emails.   From a listener Pete Stanko Tommy,   Sending you a note to tell you how much I enjoy your show.  I love Hawaii, and you definitely bring the spirit of the islands.  Hope there are many more episodes to come.   Aloha from Green Bay,   Pete Stanko   From a Potential Contributor Jacky an Editor at Your RV Lifestyle. She wants to offer her article for use on this show and we will debut it next week.   Please remember to support the sponsors who support this show go to Hawaiiposts.com and click show HiP021 s2e7 for show notes Most songs featured in the show have links and opportunities to buy download stream or check out the youtube music vid At the top of the show notes are ways you can support the show by donating cash through PayPal. I have virtual wallets for Bit Coin Ethereum Dash Lite and Dogecoin.  Also links to Izumio Hydrogenized water. #1 selling Hydrogenized water in the world. its the fountain of lourdes in a bottle. Click the link to purchase a case or consider auto ship or even becoming a member affiliate and not only realize the health benefits but the financial incentives as well. For more information check the show notes to show #21 on HawaiiPosts.com Remember to Support our troops, when you see our armed serviced members give ‘em a thumbs up and or say thank you for your service to our great country   Also when you see first responders like fire, ems, e.r. and cops, thank ‘em for their service to your community   If you are planning an outing dependent on the weather check the current conditions at Timeanddate.com   Don’t go in the water alone, Bring a buddy or a friend Know your limits and the forecast current conditions Watch and Listen to the rhythm of the ocean ….When in doubt don’t go out.   When you take a hike Bring a phone water & a snack Don’t risk your life for a selfie Paths can be narrow and wet Keep your eyes and feet on the trail because the mountains cliffs are steep ….   and its a long way down   Have a good time in the islands be safe and tell all of your friends about the only podcast that updates you on all the events weather and surf for all the Hawaiian islands, its Hawaii posts. @Hawaiiposts.com I’m your host Tomestokes thanking you for listing to the show there are more to come. so stay tuned and stay stoked!! 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Ursa Minor Brewing is a 5-barrel brewery that opened in Duluth, MN 2.5 weeks ago, so Ben has a really interesting perspective! He and his brother have been working hard on for 4-5 years to take the brewery from idea to business plan to groundbreaking to opening their doors. Ben talked about what he learned along the way, why craft brewery people are all so supportive of each other, the challenge of raising money, and why their opening week was such a massive success. Enjoy...

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Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the M section of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Matter transference beams Ford and Arthur are teleported from the smouldering remains of the Earth to the Vogon ship, via a matter transference beam. A song that regularly used to be chanted by huge crowds outside the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Teleport Systems factory on Happi-Werld III goes “If you have to take me apart to get me there, then I don't want to go”. Max Quordlepleen Max Quordlepleen is the MC at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. He's an absolute pro, who divides his time between this upscale restaurant and the Big Bang Burgar Chef. Megabrantis The Megabrantis cluster is the political hub of the galaxy. The Vogons migrated away from their homeworld to setup shop here. Brantisvogan is a planet within the cluster, and you can go back to episode 8 to hear all about that. Megadodo Publications Megadodo Publications was once the home of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and one of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor. I think we can assume that Playbeing is another Megadodo rag, so presumably the company was doing fairly well. Mella Mella is a Golgafrincham woman Arthur meets (along with Agda) on the prehistoric Earth. She had recently escaped a lifetime of staring every morning at a hundred nearly identical photographs of moodily lit tubes of toothpaste in the art department of a Golgafrinchan ad agency. We never got to find out what happened between Mella and Arthur, because the book ended. Memory dump module A memory dump module is a small unit that Ford uses to copy data from his Guide (after wiping off the bits of fluff and biscuit crumbs). Adams clearly understood not only the need for data portability, but that people would be pretty careless with these devices. Nowadays we call them USB sticks or something similar.

กล้องดูดาวแบบ Dopsonian   กล้องดูดาวแบบ Equatorial   Star trail และดาวเหนือ Polaris   หาดาวเหนือจาก Ursa Minor และ Ursa Major   กลุ่มดาว Cassiopeia Summer Triangle และกลุ่มดาว Cygnus Winter Triangle   ตำนานเทพกรีก Cassiopeia กับ Andromeda  Danae Perseus กับ Medusa และม้า Pegasus     https://www.facebook.com/witcastthailand/posts/1746070292122468

Is that a onesie? No, its episode twenty! This week our heroes continue on their adventure of American Brews and Tunes. Stephen listens to Postcards From Ursa Minor by Will Varley and Jesse reviews Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo by MxPx. This week both of our hosts taste the 21st Anniversary IPA by Stone...Hail to the Hop Thief. Surely this will result in nothing less than success. Cheers!

My guest this week is Greg Thomas, owner of Silver Bullet Studios and guitar player for Misery Signals. Greg and I discuss how he got into music, both as a musician and as a producer. How he approaches writing with bands that he records, as well as in the bands he's in. We also delve into a mutual love for horror movies, iconic soundtracks and some of our more recent favorites in the genre and much more. Intro Music: "Ambition" and "Chin Ups" by Chae Hawk Outro Music: "Ursa Minor" by Misery Signals Links: Facebook: @silverbulletstudios, @jonsuntitledpodcast Instagram: @blackfreiighter, @silverbulletstudios, @jonsuntitledpodcast Twitter: @jonsuntitledpod Email: @jonsuntitledpod@gmail.com Youtube: @jonsuntitledpodcast

Рад представить вам новый релиз лейбла Digital Emotions - "Ursa Minor", от саунд продюсера Second Sine ! Андрей Синицын хорошо известен любителям андеграунд звучания - его работы выходили на таких лейблах Discover Digital, Perfecto Fluoro, Outburst. А наш совместный трек "Lucid Logic" был издан на легендарном лейбле JOOF Records. "Ursa Minor" - классический прогрессив транс, полный драйва и мелодии. Я искренне надеюсь, что вы по достоинству оцените новую работу Андрея!#fonarev #SecondSine

Рад представить вам новый релиз лейбла Digital Emotions - "Ursa Minor", от саунд продюсера Second Sine ! Андрей Синицын хорошо известен любителям андеграунд звучания - его работы выходили на таких лейблах Discover Digital, Perfecto Fluoro, Outburst. А наш совместный трек "Lucid Logic" был издан на легендарном лейбле JOOF Records. "Ursa Minor" - классический прогрессив транс, полный драйва и мелодии. Я искренне надеюсь, что вы по достоинству оцените новую работу Андрея!#fonarev #SecondSine

Poem from UC Berkeley Extension's student arts and literary journal, Ursa Minor, May 2016

Poem from UC Berkeley Extension's student arts and literary journal, Ursa Minor, May 2016

Episode: 6.21 Title: Ursa Minor Written by:  Directed by: Sam Egan Aired: July 12, 1995 Log line: Ed adopts an orphan bear then can't get rid of him; Chris cheats on Maggie inside his lucid dreams; Michelle takes up waitressing at The Brick and Maurice seeks to increase Cicely's population. For more about the episode, visit our blog.

Poem from UC Berkeley Extension's student arts and literary journal, Ursa Minor, May 2016

Doug returns to expound upon cinematic language, sign language, symbolism, khemit, all things 7 and Ursa Minor, and how we find ourselves embattled with an epistemological cartoon.

Brand new episode featuring Toby Keith; Generationals; Beady Belle; Jens Lekman; Bill Evans; Maroon 5; Ursa Minor; Groovy Beds; 311; and Peter, Paul and Mary!Subscribe: iTunesLike us on: Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @MusicFirstPcastAnd as always, we'd love to hear from you! Email us at: MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com

The North Star will shine on this message when the night sky braces for the Polarizing energy of Polaris, a major son of Ursa Minor called the Little Dipper...For there is no shine of insight that Polaris prefers more than the winged flight insight that the Birds of earth pattern of stories spoken in the heavens. For now the oven door of Lucifer's incubation of the "Birds" open that truth may fly to kiss Polaris who despises the deeds of Draco the constellation Dragon... and who for centuries beyond centuries has wanted the story about the "Birds" of Lucifer told. Go to now, wait not long, but let your feet prepare to rush forward to carry the audio of your mind that it may turn its receiver on. JERRY O. LEE, D.D., THE MANIFESTER .COM

THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT… - Batman / Ben Affleck / Batmobile - Gambit casting - Constantine Trailer - Flash trailer - Gotham show - Legos - Daredevil Vol 4: 1 - Iron Man Noir: 3 - Deadpool Noir: 3 - Ursa Minor, Vol. 1: Fear - Special Edition NYC (Comic Show) - Wild Star (PC Game) - Call of Duty NEXT EPISODE WE’LL REVIEW - Iron Man Noir: 4 - Deadpool Pulp: 4 - Y the last man: Vol. 2 ---------------- iTUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/montes-mayhem/id808500645?mt=2 WEBSITES www.MontesMayhem.com www.KumaKreations.com YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/MontesMayhem https://www.youtube.com/KumaKreationsEnt FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/MontesMayhem www.facebook.com/KumaKreations TWITTER @MontesMayhem @KumaKreations INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/montesmayhem http://instagram.com/QUANBKUMA TWITCH http://www.twitch.tv/kumakreations EMAIL MontesMayhem@Gmail.com QuanBSamurai@gmail.com

THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT… - Free Comic Book Day Recap - Spider-Man 2 Box Office - Gotham Show - TMNT 30 years - TMNT Movie: Donatello - Daredevil Vo l 3: 35 & 36 - Iron Man Noir: 2 - Deadpool Noir: 2 - Y the last Man: vol. 1 - Kickstarter campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harmonix/amplitude - Woofstock - Cogscon - Convention Proposals NEXT EPISODE WE’LL REVIEW - Daredevil Vol 4: 1 - Iron Man Noir: 3 - Deadpool Noir: 3 - Ursa Minor, Vol. 1: Fear ---------------- iTUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/montes-mayhem/id808500645?mt=2 WEBSITES www.MontesMayhem.com www.KumaKreations.com YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/MontesMayhem https://www.youtube.com/KumaKreationsEnt FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/MontesMayhem www.facebook.com/KumaKreations TWITTER @MontesMayhem @KumaKreations INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/montesmayhem http://instagram.com/QUANBKUMA TWITCH http://www.twitch.tv/kumakreations EMAIL MontesMayhem@Gmail.com QuanBSamurai@gmail.com

Prof Cory Olsen, Dave Kale, and Trish Lambert consider Beorn, his place in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and his possilbe role in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: Desoloation of Smaug.

Here's a reel written by Larry Redican. I could never really get all that constellation stuff (or anything to do with the universe for that matter). The nocturnal lanterns all just look like dots to me. I'd love to be able to look up and see "Ursa Minor" or "Pegasus" or "The Sturmey Archer 3 Seeed Hub" but all I get are dots. Nice Reel though. Thanks again, C. (The rest of the list is going to require a bit of head scratching - hard to do while playing a flute but nothing ventured ...)