Sam Burling

Sam Burling

@wolfpacfive.bsky.social

Battletech enthusiast, biathlon and soccer fan, veteran, runner, views expressed are my own. Proud father to an Angel Baby and a Rainbow Daughter.

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Find this episode, as well as recent interviews with Lea Meier, Pascale Paradis, and Erik Kulstad + many upcoming interviews wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1pttaFy...

podcasts.apple.comThe Penalty Loop Biathlon PodcastSports Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join Jordan Gottschalk and regular guest RJ Weise in a discussion on the world of biathlon

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New Penalty Loop Podcast - A Loop One Recap! - US Biathlon Selection Races - Parabiathlon - Loop One Venue Limitations - Ponsi's Amazing Summer -Lisa Vittozzi & Julia Simon Duel -French send only half of the A Team...is that a problem? -Roller biathlon future Much More! #biathlon

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/1 Check out this week's Hobby Hangout submissions! Descriptions for the first 4 are in their alt text! If you like what you see, come join us at discord.gg/catalystgame... to submit YOUR hobby projects! #fan #art #MiniaturePainting #cosplay #hobby #HobbyHangout #tabletop

@jvl.bsky.social, was talking with a friend about birth rates and he was referencing a chart showing how much of the current decline in birth rates can match up to the decline in birth rate among teenagers. IIRC, you have previously also discussed how birth rates among demographics also tell …

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October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Our hearts are with every GM1 family. Join the international Wave of Light at 7pm local time by lighting a candle to honor children gone too soon. You are remembered. #WaveOfLight #PregnancyAndInfantLossRemembrance #CureGM1

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Team Catalyst is set up and ready for the show at Gamehole Con in Madison, WI! Stop by Area CL-3, at the top of the North stairs and see what we have, talk to staff, and maybe even meet Bryan Young and Michael A. Stackpole! www.gameholecon.com/attend #convention #GameholeCon

Question for all the amazing #battletech players out there: “What is the best in person, Classic, Battletech Tournament packet you have seen?” Hopefully it is one you can link to. I am working on my running my first in person tournament and looking for ideas to borrow (I promise to return them).

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Loop One Primer! Dates: October 17 & 18 Location: Munich Olympic Park Format: - Saturday: Traditional Super Sprint with qualifying. Top 15 to final - Sunday: 4 heats. Top 3 per heat + 3 fastest "other" to final Field: (upcoming posts) TV: Eurovision Sport 📸Voigt #biathlon

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🇺🇸 USA Women's Selections for Obertilliach Camp. 4 will go to World Cup. Rest to IBU Cup - Deedra Irwin (prequalified for WC) - Margie Freed - Luci Anderson - Chloe Levins - Aurora Cramer - Lexie Madigan IBU Cup Camp (all to IBU Cup) - Lina Farra -Sarah Bealieu 📸Voigt #biathlon

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🇺🇸 USA Men's Selections for Obertilliach Camp. 5 will go to World Cup. Rest to IBU Cup - Campbell Wright (prequalified for WC) - Maxime Germain (prequalified) - Vaclav Cervenka - Vincent Bonacci - Will Koch - Bjorn Westervelt 📸Voigt #biathlon

Looks like @hauptmannhansa.bsky.social was just back on with “Of Mechs and Men” for #mechtober. #battletech podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

podcasts.apple.comHallowbeam: Climb featuring Jason HansaPodcast Episode · Of Mechs and Men: A Battletech Book Club · October 14 · 1h 30m
Hauptmann Hansa, Time-Travel P.I.@hauptmannhansa.bsky.social

I LOVE this anthology. Every story is good, and together, it's my top suggestion to new readers, allowing them to see a wide swath of the universe through a single lens. I have 2 stories in it, and talked about one with the OMAM team! #mechtober open.spotify.com/episode/2yhB...

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Yesterday, NASA broke a record. The longest distance travelled by a vehicle on the surface of a world other than Earth. The Perseverance rover has now driven 45.22 km, beating the previous record of 45.16 km by the Opportunity rover. Perseverance did the distance in 5.5 years to Oppy's 15.

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🇺🇸 USA Selection Races Men’s Standings for 10 spots Q Campbell Wright Q Maxime Germain 1) Vaclav Cervenka 2) Bjorn Westervelt 3) Wes Campbell 4) Vincent Bonacci 5) Will Koch 6) Tim Cunningham 7) Eric Anderson 8) Achilles Thiesen 9) Thor Sheppard 10) Aidan Sands #biathlon

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🇺🇸 USA Selection Races Women’s Standings for 8 spots Q Deedra Irwin Q Margie Freed Q Luci Anderson Q Chloe Lecvins 1) Aurora Cramer 2) Lexie Madigan 3) Anna French 4) Lina Farra 5) Sarah Beaulieu 6) Jackie Garso 7) Hannah Chipman 8) Annelise Baird #biathlon

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Midway through this episode and it’s awesome (as always)! Erik is a very cool guy, with interesting stories to tell, and Jordan and RJ do a great job of giving him time and space to tell them! #biathlonready

Penalty Loop@penaltyloop.bsky.social

New Penalty Loop Podcast - Erik Torneus-Kulstad interview! -Circuitous route to coaching -American football side quest -Snalytics in his coaching today -Suvi Minkkinen breakthrough -Decision to return to Finland -Rivalry with 🇵🇱 Tobias Torgersen including a recent race #biathlon

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#mechtober Elite House Units I haven't written about many, nor have I painted up very many elite units. I guess scrubs make better POVs. :) But, I did write about the Davion Heavy Guards once. One of my faves, and I got to talk about it on @ofmechsandmen.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5l0k...

open.spotify.comEpisode 73 - Tightbeam: Irreplaceable Featuring Jason HansaOf Mechs and Men: A Battletech Book Club · Episode

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For #mechtober Well, my free fiction is available RIGHT NOW, featuring Northwind Highlanders in the Gothic universe! Also out is Long Road, featuring former Highlanders making their way downtown, walkin' fast, faces pass, and they're homebound. (I kid, but this is kinda a semi-accurate description?🤪

Catalyst Game Labs@catalystgamelabs.bsky.social

Check out October's free short stories on our webstore! Get your copies before they are removed from the store forever on October 31st! bit.ly/SR-FF-Brewed... bit.ly/BT-FF-Climb #fiction #free #shortstory #Shadowrun #BattleTech #mecha #cyberpunk

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Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

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Our friend Seth from the Mercenary Star Podcast sat down with Brent from Of 'Mechs and Men and Zemer from the Valhalla Club to give a full, 3.5 hour review of the new #BattleTech: Core Rulebook! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dstq... #podcast #mecha #review #tabletop

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On the 11th of October, Bryan Young will be at The Game Corner in Cedar City, Utah! He's excited to meet everyone to sign books and play games of BattleTech at 1pm! He'll see you there! #BattleTech #Event #signing #author #tabletop #wargame

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Find this interview, as well as all interviews and episodes (like the recent Lea Meier interview!) wherever you get your podcasts including: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1pttaFy... #biathlon

podcasts.apple.comThe Penalty Loop Biathlon PodcastSports Podcast · Updated Weekly · Join Jordan Gottschalk and regular guest RJ Weise in a discussion on the world of biathlon

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New Penalty Loop Podcast! This week we had Pascale Paradis -Highlights of the 25-26 biathlon season including her Olympics -The turbulence in the Canadian biathlon federation & retirements -What the biathlon family can do to help support the Canadian athletes And more! #biathlon

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Lorescape recently announced its partnership to build official BattleTech hex-based plastic terrain. The Kickstarter starts in October, but Sarna got its hands on a preview box. They look sweet, but should you get it? Read on to find out! #BattleTech #Lorescape www.sarna.net/news/loresca...

sarna.netLorescape BattleTech Review | Sarna.netLorescape is coming to BattleTech via Kickstarter in October. Should you get some of these plastic tiles for your next game? Sarna has the answer.

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New Penalty Loop Podcast! Lea Meier joined us! - Juniors successes and rapid rise to World Cup - Following hero Selina Gasparin - Finding shooting rhythm in time to for her Olympic dream - Living out loud on social media - Looking at 26-27 schedule & goals So much more! #biathlon

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During WW2, all Americans were called to Warrior Up and fight against fascism. Diné, the beautiful language I first learned in my family home, helped turn the tide of the war.

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Enter a new era of #BattleTech with #Aces: Scouring Sands! This box contains 9 miniatures, an 84-page campaign book, everything you need to play with the solo and co-op Aces rules, terrain, and more! The Aces box sets require the Alpha Strike box set to play! bit.ly/BT-Aces-Scou...

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Some of the risks that investors have been noticing more recently include: Rising bond yields globally on inflation concerns Surging prices for technology hardware, and growing pushback on data centers Price wars in LLM pricing, threatening the ROI needed for the huge capex

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