The Adventures of Frank Race, starring Paul Dubin. The war changed many things, the face of the earth and the people on it. Before the war, Frank Race worked as an attorney. But he traded his law books for the cloak and dagger of the OSS. And when it was over, his former life was over too. Adventure had become his business. The Adventures of Frank Race. Now we join Frank Race for the adventure of the green doubloon. Central America and rain. They go together like bread and jam, only the combination is not nearly so pleasant. Our plane was a few minutes from the landing field at Calan, gate to the eastern entrance of the Panama Canal. And Mark Donovan was doing a little bouncing of his own, independent of the atmospheric conditions. Oh, brother, next time I come down this part of the oil, I'm taking a nice, slow cattle boot. Even if I have to share a room with a wild bull. It is a little bumpy, Mark. A little bumpy, the man says. I would like to see Gene Audrey stay in his seat if it wasn't for the safety purpose. We're losing altitude. You'll be on the ground in a few minutes. I hope the weather is nicer down there than it is up here. Look, what do we have to come to this place for, anyhow? To see if we can persuade an embezzler to part with $300,000 in exchange for his freedom. $300,000? Yes. So why didn't they just get in touch with a cop's down here and have him lie down at a gun? The company figures he might give up the money if I can convince him of the error of his ways, and promise that no charges will be pressed. Look, who is the guy? What makes him so sure he's down here? His name is David Bellamy, and he's a passenger on the SS Kermit Banff of Peru. According to the timetable, the Kermit figures to be in port at Calang waiting to go through the lobs to the Pacific. You would know anything about this Bellamy guy? Yes. He used to be a radio actor and a master at dialects. Then he got in trouble and spent some time in prison. While he was there, he learned accounting. Brother, he must have learned plenty to be able to juggle $300,000. Hey, look, if he learned accounting while he was locked up, what did they lock him up for on a place place? He served eight years for manslaughter, Mark. He killed a man with his bare hands. If you're a kid addicted to the making of mud pies, then Calang in the rain will appeal to you. But if you're an adult addicted to the simple comforts of life, there are better places. However, the weather wasn't the only unpleasant feature about Calang. There was an additional unpleasant touch, supplied by the office of the Port Authority. I'm sorry, Mr. Race, but your friend Mr. Bellamy isn't aboard the Kermit. He was when she made port this morning, but he seems to have disappeared. I see. Thanks. Of course, the ship has just started through the locks. He may catch up along the way. Passengers do miss connection sometimes. It's not unusual. Ah, maybe one on a bend in town and it'll turn up later. We can go on a ship and wait for him. No, he won't be turning up later. Come on, Mark. Race, look, how do you know that guy won't be going back to the clinic? Because the passage he booked to Peru was too obvious. It's a throw-off. He came this far, but now he'll try to make a connection to go someplace else. And this time he won't leave a trail. Yeah, but you're not sure, eh? No, I'm not. But I can make sure. You go aboard the Kermit, see if he shows up in the next couple of hours. If he doesn't, meet me back here at the Port Office. Okay. But, uh, where are you going? I'm going to see if I can find out how a man would go about disappearing in Panama. I knew that Bellamy wasn't going to be easy to find. Away from the ship, he was going to have another name. And since he was an expert in dialects, there was every chance he'd adopt a different nationality. I thought about it as I made my way through the narrow streets deserted in the rainy nights. I seemed to be the only man without shelter and culling, but I wasn't. Do you have a match, senor? Huh? Oh, I didn't see you. Yes, I have a match, but I doubt if you can get a light in the rain. Well, I like the rain, senor. I always get what I want in the rain. People are so nice. They never refuse Diego. That isn't a cigarette in your hand. No, senor, no. That's a gun. Step into the doorway. How can I refuse? Now, if the senor has any value, but he wishes to contribute to Diego's welfare fund, Diego will be most grateful. I only have a little cash, but this wrist watch is worth a sizable sum. Yes, yes, that's going to be fine. He bent his head slightly to look at the watch, and his gun hand dipped automatically. We were in tight quarters in the doorway. I brought my hands up to undo the watch strap. Step quickly to the side and let Diego have a left in the sole of Plexus. Now, drop it. S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s. Well, that's better. I'll confiscate this weapon for the present. Oh, this senor talk like a gentleman. Such a gentleman wouldn't waste his time taking Diego to the police. Besides, Diego would be an excellent guy. Guy? Come off it, Diego. You're not a native.  I can tell by your accent. This senor is clever. They didn't like Diego in Mexico, so Diego ran away. And you got this far before you ran out of breath, all right? The police might send Diego back to Mexico, and I can stand that place on account of my health.  Turning Diego over to the Panama authorities might take him off the streets, but it wouldn't bring me close to Bellamy. I had a hunch, and I played it. Senor, I would do anything to avoid the police. I'm not turning you in. I can't afford it. This senor has a dislike for men in uniforms. Let's say the police would rather find me than you. I've got to get out of here, Diego, and I've got to do without a passport. Maybe you know a way. From Columbus? Oh, no, senor. Too many American officers. There must be some place. Yes, yes. 30 miles to the east, senor, is Porto Bello. It was once the hiding place of pirates. In Porto Bello, it's a cafe called the Grindelblum. The Grindelblum? Yes. And the proprietor is Senor Kamamoto, a Japanese. He is very good at making people disappear, senor. I picked Mark up at our rendezvous, and we headed for Porto Bello, Caribbean hangout of the old-time pirates. It was a port of intrigue. An international black hole, a western hemisphere counterpart of Shanghai or Calcutta or Suez. And at the bottom of the hole, with no other spot-claiming competition, was the Grindelblum. Oh, brother. You ever want anybody's throat slit for half a buck? This is the blaze. Some boots back there by the wall. Let's take one of them. Aren't you going to ask for this Kamamoto character? You can die quickly asking questions in a place like this, we'll sit down and let somebody else do the asking. Yeah, I guess you're right. If you order anything, Mark, better make an American beer. I wouldn't vouch for the beverages in a place like this. You don't have to vouch for the beverages, but, uh, fortunately, brother, I would vouch for the dial which has walked and taught us here or anyplace else. Welcome to the Grindelblum, gentlemen. She was Eurasian, an oriental half-cast. And when they're beautiful, they make other women take a tight grasp on the arms of their husbands. This one was beautiful. Beautiful enough to make a movie star self-conscious about her faults. I am Mono Kamamoto. My father is a proprietor. I see my voice surprises you. I expected more of an accent. My mother was an English woman.  That is a very nice thing for you to say. But now I will say something to you that will not sound nice. But if you are intelligent, you will be grateful. All right, baby, what is it? Leave the Grindelblum. Do not look back and do not come back. You want to leave more than the Grindelblum. You'll want to leave Panama quickly and quietly. Yeah, yeah. Fast and with no noise, eh? Then you have come in search of escape and not in pursuit of another? Yes, and I am ready and willing to pay for my passage. Who? Who sent you here? A man named Diego. We had to leave Mexico rather abruptly. Right. Guide the biologonetics. And he ain't friendly. I've been watching him. He's coming his way. I had better leave. No, stay. Mono, come back to the bar. She's having a drink with us. I'd better go. He will make trouble. I grabbed her arm and held her in the chair. The man who had been standing at the bar moved closer. He was a Norwegian seaman and he was wearing a mate's cap. His soiled white shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a powerful hair, madly chest. He came over and placed his hands palmed down on the table. Did you hear me, Mono? Please, Gada. I have told you before. I caught the movement of his hands as they came away from the table.  Get him, race. Get him. Look out behind you. Gada had friends a couple of other Norwegian sailors and they moved into the fight. Ah, come on. Drop that chair. Come on, Gada. Try again. Mono, Mono, the light. All right. Come on. All right. Come on, race. The back door. I speak for the ball, but somebody intercepted me. I heard the swish of a chair coming through the air and trying to duck. It was the sound of the green doubloon faded out and so did the rain. Everything faded away into black silence. I came to an storeroom lighted by a feeble candle. Mark was dressed up in a corner still unconscious. Two men were seated on a couple of small barrels. One of them was a Japanese. You did considerable damage to my place of business, Mr. Race. How did you know my name? From your American Divers license. This is Mr. Harrow. Oh. Hello. Hello, Race. Harrow was wearing a white suit and a Panama hat and neither of them had been proved by the climate. And the small finger of his left hand, however, was a blue-white diamond which demanded recognition in any climate. I see you're admiring my ring, Race. It was a gift from a passenger. A passenger? My daughter tells me you are anxious to leave Panama. Mr. Harrow has accommodations for people who find our company boring. I haven't exactly been bored, Mr. Kamamoto. But if Harrow can't get us out of here, I'm ready to leave. My yacht to Chaucer is in the harbor. We'll sail at 4 a.m. I don't imagine you have a passport. If I had a passport, I'd be sailing from Cologne. Where's your next port of call? It's sort of unscheduled, Mr. Race. You'll be dropped off someplace in South America. Venezuela perhaps, or to be honest? Will there be other passengers? One other, in addition to you and your friend. Speaking of me and my friend, would you mind untying us? Oh, I'm afraid that isn't quite possible. You see, I'm a stickler for procedure, Mr. Race. And tying up the passengers is part of the procedure? Yes. You'll be blindfolded and taken aboard the yacht just before we sail. To be a rather uncomfortable journey, but then one must suffer some to attain one's goal. You mean we'll be tied up all the way? Until we can put you ashore, Mr. Race. I can see the point here where somebody might give you away. But why aboard the ship? The fugitive is from the law, a risky cargo, Mr. Race. The South American nations are rather thorough about their coastal patrol vessels. I have as much at stake there as you have. I wouldn't want to be caught. Good. Because if you are tied up, we can make sure you won't be caught. What do you mean, Harold? You and your friend are hot cargo, Mr. Race. The only way to carry hot cargo is to be sure you can get rid of it and pitch. If we're spotted, Mr. Race, you'll be weighted down and thrown over the side. We'll return to the adventures of Frank Race in just about one minute. Go back to the adventures of Frank Race. The sea voyage with weights around your ankles is no vacation at all. Especially when you can't change your mind and go to the mountains instead. Even if David Bellamy and his embezzled $300,000 were on board, chances of getting the money were slim. And chances of leaving the vessel alive seemed even slimmer. There was something to think about in the darkened hole as the yacht trossing and hitched and rolled her way into the open sea. Oh, brother. Had you marked? Race? Yeah. Yeah, it's me, I think. Hey, what's going on? An earthquake or something? We're on board a yacht. A kind gentleman is smuggling us into South America. Oh, brother, right now I would sign away my Social Security to be smuggling the Brooklyn Navy out. Hey, wait a minute. Something's wrong with me, Race. I can't move.  So coming on, Ty me. I happen to be in the same boat, Marcus, if you'll pardon the pun. Roll around and see if you can work the ropes against something with an edge. All right. Ah, no good, Race. Tied at some kind of pipe. What was that? What's the matter?  It was alive.  Brother. For this, I give up driving a nice comfortable cab with not even a mouse in it. A light up there. Somebody coming down. Mona, what are you doing aboard? I often sail on the torso. My father owned it before Mr. Harrow. I've come to help you. You can start by cutting these ropes. Do you have a knife? No, but I can go and get one. Too risky. There's a very small pen knife on the key chain in my pocket. Yes, I have it. Be still now. Is there another passenger on the ship? Yes, in the captain's cabin. Oh, traveling first class. Think it's Bellamy, Race? Better be Bellamy. How many in the crew, Mona? Four, including Gunner. Good. I want to see that boy again. Oh, Race, be careful.  And this time he has a gun. All of the crew are armed. There. Now your hands are free. Now you get to work on Mark. I'll untie the leg ropes. All right. I'm going up on deck, Mark. If I can, I'll make the captain's cabin. All right. What do you want? I should do it again. See if you can separate one of the crew from a gun and meet me there. There was an oil slicker hanging at the top of the companion way and I slipped it on for cover. The crew on deck was too busy to be counting noses in the storm. I hugged the rail until I got to the captain's cabin and I caught the door handle and crashed it. Hello, Senor. Diego. Senor is surprised that Diego has enough money for an ocean voyage. You see, after you left me, I ran into another man with no wristwatch and much money. He was loaded. And now Diego is loaded. You'll have to be loaded with lead before this trip is over, Diego. They have no intention of landing it safely. You'll be jettisoned to the first end of a coast patrol boat. Only you and your friends, Senor. Not Diego. How come? For the same reason Diego was not tied up in the hole. I seek only to escape, Senor. But you have come to find somebody, no? I have come to find somebody, yes. How did you know? I hear them talking. You are looking for David Bellamy, no? Then he is on board. She hears him. Captain, those things are falling. Get a reef. Oh, if both of these things, then you're... Diego, get out of here. Don't go for that gun, Harold. You're gonna need all the help you can get. All right, race. I'll make a deal with you. Take the pump and the forward bulkhead. Diego, you go after. I'll send your friend to help you, race. All right, you better hit the radio and put out an SOS. That isn't gonna be easy. The door to the radio shack is smashed. I'll have to project plenty to be heard over the sound effects. Mr. Harder, the pumps. Never mind him. We'll be lucky if any of us get out of this alive. The hands are blistered in this pump, race. It won't be for much longer. Look up ahead. Hey, that's land, ain't it? Small Island, there's a patch of clear sky. He's heading a rental to Laguna. Oh, brother, safe at last. That's the misstatement of the year. Once we hit the common at Laguna, that's when the trouble starts. I mean, that's when they're gonna start blasting. We'll have outlived our usefulness. It's a pretty narrow opening into that Laguna. Yes, and we're coming into it fast. The tide flow is picking itself now. That narrow entrance may save our lives. How do you figure that? The foliage comes right down to the water and overhangs. We abandon and ship as soon as we hit the entrance. I mean, we dive? I'm afraid so, Marcus. Let's dive or die. We'll have a better chance if we can get our feet on land. Brother, we're really riding this tide now.  All right, boy, here it comes. Stay underwater as much as you can. The current will be rough. Good luck. Good luck, Grace. All right, dive! Let's go! Grace, stop! Come out of it, Mark. Come out of it. You're all right. Oh, and I did the geography, boys. Now that I have swallowed the whole ocean, I don't have to be changed. Speaking of geography, where are we? Not too far from where we started. Small island off the Panama coast. How's it get the ship in, all right? Yes. She's beached to the lagoon. Move that brush a little and you can see her. Yeah. They're keeled over.  But where is everybody? I'm afraid they're beating the brush looking for us. At least part of this when I drag you ashore. And this island ain't very big, Grace. One of them is limely yelled, Bingo, any minute. Duck! It's Kamamoto in the tree on the other side of the lagoon. I didn't even know he was on board. There he is. No, we'd better stay low until he comes down. See anything coming, Motto? Nothing. I'm out.  All clear on this side, right down to the beach. There must be any other side of the lagoon. Find your men out. Beat every inch of that ground. All right, Mark. They'll be coming and there's no way we can avoid them. We'd better get busy while we can. Or they'll come around. What are we gonna do? Ever hear of a melee man trap? No. Is it a daemon or a sarong? Just as effective. We gotta get back into those saplings and pull down some of the vines. We take two of the saplings strong enough to require your weight and mine to bend them. Then we stake them through the ground and make a noose from the vines. You're kidding. Well, guns are no guns. I'd rather fight them guys and hang myself. If this works, we'll have at least one gun to fight with. You stay undercover when we get the trap rigged. I'll stake myself out as bait on the other side. Now, as soon as one of them steps into the noose on the ground, release the vine holding the sapling. We'll have ourselves a gun and one man less to contend with. Oh, I get it. The trees go up and the guy goes up with them, huh? Like a piece of dust in a Hoover vacuum cleaner. Come on, we haven't got much time. That does it, Mark. You know when to release the vines? Sure. Soon as somebody steps into the noose on the ground. Right. We finish just in time. Get hidden. You see who it is? It's one of the seamen. I'm going down the head and draw him after me. Right. Come on, baby. I'm dying to see if this thing works. Well, come on.  You're looking the wrong way. That's right, baby. Step right into my father. Just a few feet more. That's the jackpot. Oh, don't mark. It worked, didn't it? Look at him up there. He's not cold. We can cut him down later. Pick up that gun. That would be a pleasure. Now we can begin someplace and hold out. No. Now we can reverse tactics. I'm tired of being hunted. I came after Bellamy and I'm going to get him. What? Which one of them is Bellamy? I'm not sure. Camamota, maybe. Or even Diego. Or Harrow. Camamota was Japanese and Diego was a Mexican. And Bellamy is an expert dialectician. Remember, he did all right as a radio actor. Yeah, that's right. That's right. Now don't forget that gun, a character. Bellamy once killed a guy with his bare hands, didn't he? Well, that gun has got the biggest hands I ever saw. But Harrow got that SOS through when we were piling up on that reef. It may not be long before patrol boat gets here. I want to have Bellamy wrapped up by then. All right. Hey, it comes in no custom. He sees us. Match up for another one, right? Nice shooting, boy. Nice shooting, Warren. Don't turn around. I don't like that. It's quite flat footage. Throw the gun behind you. Throw it. Better do it, Mark. I got some, Harrow. I'm going to let them have it right now. Now you're not gonna. Drop your weapon, too. Don't you tell me I've got him.  I guess that's the end of the killing race. Not while you're still holding that gun. Oh, very well then. I'll throw it away. Couldn't stand by and see murder done, even if he was going to make it profitable. Are you sure it was the prospect of murder that changed your mind? What do you mean, race? I mean the United States coast guard color that's heading into the lagoon. What? Well, what do you know it is? Yes. Oh, brother, look at that beautiful flag. Why, I didn't even see it. Excuse me, race. I'm going down and throw flowers at those guys.  I told you. I didn't want to see him shoot you down in cold blood. You said he was going to make it profitable. What did you mean by that? As you may have guessed, his real name is Bellamy. He's the man you were after. What's your real name, Harrow? I don't understand. You had Mona steer me to Diego. First you wanted me to think that he was Bellamy. But you stopped Gunner from shooting me when you saw that cutter coming into the lagoon.  But he is, I tell you. He was.  I've never even listened to the thing. No? Then why did you refer to the storm as sound effect? And why did you say you'd have to project to be heard when you send an SOS? Smart, aren't you, race? Smart enough to know radio language when I hear it. Bellamy. I want to make a deal with you on that money you embezzled. Tell me where it is. And there'll be no charges pressed. Can I count on that? Absolutely. Money's in the American Exchange Bank of Brazil under the name of Edward Harrow. Good. Now you won't have any prison term to serve after you're executed. Executed?  Boy, you're not... You're not as good as he used to be with bare hands. Bellamy! Hi, Ray. Ray, what's going on here? Mr. Bellamy just signed off after a mediocre farewell performance. Bellamy? That's Bellamy? Yes, it is. Well, Marcus, what are you looking so unhappy about? Oh, no. Oh, look, look at them clouds up there. Holy cow, Ray, I'd rather be dead. It's gonna rain again. The Adventures of Frank Ray, starring Paul Dubov with Tony Barrett as Mark Donovan comes to you from Hollywood. Others heard in tonight's cast were Herb Butterfield, Jack Krushen, Michael Ann Barrett, and Gunner Peterson. This series is written and directed by Buckley Angel and Joel Murcott. The music is composed and played by Ivan Dittmarz. Be sure to be with us again this same time next week for another dramatic chapter in The Adventures of Frank Ray. Art Gilmore speaking. This is a Brucell's production.


All right so hi guys and welcome back to another episode on our channel my name is Kwame and this is my wife Elaine and it's been a while since we've done a video together so today we decided to you know come back and come back big big yeah because we're most of the topic we're gonna discuss but you're gonna find out in the bits but this was inspired by a question I got on one of my videos from another youtuber and I think it was along the lines of how do you what do you do when you're ready and your partner isn't ready and I think that inspired us to make a video around it yeah so we wanted to make a video about how to make big decisions with your partner and and we tried to break it down a bit so we talked about this video for a while before recording it and we also tried to give practical examples so that is not only concepts we talk about but also our own experiences so the practical examples are gonna be our stories which are in relation to the question of how we navigated big decisions or certain big decisions so we're gonna share that with you and then after that we're gonna break it down into the particular points that have worked for us yeah but before that we I think the first thing is what you have to identify your decision-making process as an individual yeah so we realized quite early on that we have quite a different decision-making process which was interesting to discover yeah so maybe because my my style of decision-making is usually a bit impulsive a bit because not a bit it's a very important thing is when I want something I have a strong conviction about the thing I decide and I want it now like I know that I'm going to live with the consequences of it and I'm very like you know I feel it's my intuition works for me when I need something or want something I want it and I want it now and it's usually based on the emotion of wanting the thing and then later on I think it's adaptiveness because when I get whatever it is or I make a decision or I make a clear decision to go and get that thing and when I do get it and it's not as I expected or whatever it is I learn from there and I adapt to it that's how I decide I don't on the other hand like I think there's no right or wrong it's just a different process so mine is more I need some time to align my head with my heart so for me to make a decision if I make a decision I fully commit so that means that I need some time to explore what this decision actually is in all its aspects and embrace that as well in all its aspects so once I say yes to this decision or no whatever the decision is I know that I'm fully committed to that answer and then whatever comes out after that I it's part of my commitment so mine started with a notch of what the possibility is and then I start to explore that possibility before I arrive to a full commitment whether that commitment is yes or no um so mine is more like a researcher I try to get inspiration talk to people listen to podcasts watch tv about it and then I make my decision just to fully grasp what it entails yeah and mine is more like an artist who is inspired by something and his intuition pushes him to just um do what's on his mind's eye and as the converse is spreading out he sees the picture Clara Clara and he adapts to what is going on there and the first example that we're going to give for our style of decision making was that when we first met and before we started the relationship I was very sure that I liked her and I wanted to be with her oh I wanted her to be my girlfriend and it's not a relationship with her and I was very forward about it and I wanted it like now let's do it yeah so he was already sure when we were not even in the same country yeah so we met in Ghana then I had to head back home and we stayed in touch and he was very forward and I just want this to happen which I thought was funny because we were just talking on what's up and I didn't want to talk or start a relationship over the internet honestly I know people can do that but for me it wouldn't be a full commitment again modern game modern game yes so then I got the opportunity to come back to Ghana for a research assignment and then we started dating dating properly yeah yeah so we went to the cinema all these things just to spend time together and feel what's like but then still I was already sure I'm sure I what am I supposed to do I like the person I want to be with the person um usually I have or I I start at certain points in getting to know somebody um I feel that I have known enough to like again commit and adapt yeah so my emotions and my intuition says no I want to try something with this person and I'll adapt to what comes out and I um most of the time not wrong yeah yeah well for you yes so what happened is that he was very ready and he also made that clear and then I had to tell him not tell but we talked about that I needed a bit more space to explore what this could be because I didn't want to commit if this would be just a thing that whenever we were together it would work but when I would go to Netherlands it wouldn't work it would work so I wanted to say fully yes to whatever possibility it would be and also and also build a foundation that um kind of like was strong enough to evolve yeah yeah not just of the whims of chatting on WhatsApp and everything let's be present together let's start something yeah concrete before and I also didn't want to lead you on with okay yes let's do this and then once we are apart because it was said that I would go back at some point yeah uh which also happened actually uh so I didn't want to lead you on for okay now it's fun fun fun and then when fun fun when I go back to Netherlands it crumbles apart and then we're both like it's not fair it's not real so that required a bit of patience from your side um but what my method kind of entails is that I'm not retreating from the this like I'm not retreating from the situation I'm still actively so we were hanging out you are more like a bridge builder yes I wanted to see what this would mean to me if it's just something for now or whether it I could fully commit to it and then I wanted to say yes so it required a bit of patience from your side um which I think you did very I did yes I did very because because again when I want something depending on like with my previous video that I made either saying no or not you didn't say no yeah you get it you said let's explore this it's a it's a possibility yeah it's a possibility you get it so there was something to hold on to or there's something to look forward to and that made it easier for me to yeah you know be patient yeah yeah but I think not everybody would be able to grant me that space and patience because I know it was a bit frustrating for you because you're like why are you not like what's the doubt there was no doubt I just needed more time to explore um before I could say fully yes and that worked out in the end because when I went to Netherlands it was still a yes yeah and we did long distance for one and a half years yeah so that's not easy if you're not sure of something long distance will teach you right away if somebody is your person or not yeah because it requires extra commitment and determination so I'm happy that we took our time yeah and and I think we you should check out our long distance relationship video which is going to probably pop up somewhere on the screen yeah you can check that one out maybe the second example I want to propose is uh we were a long distance for a while it actually flows into it so we're a long distance for our job in Netherlands and we knew that we wanted to be together in the long haul yeah um so it was just a matter of decision making as in when are we going to be together because yes you can be long distance for a while but if you don't have a goal where you work towards two then it's going to be very difficult to maintain yeah because it's like are we gonna what are we what are we working towards exactly yeah uh for us it worked to talk about it and continues to talk about what are our options and Crammy at the time was working still at CTFM so his whole network was there his whole life was in Ghana it wasn't like the easiest of things to do to just you know carry everything or quit everything and yeah go start over somewhere else and also the kind of work that I was doing as well after a few visits to the Netherlands I realized that it it wouldn't be as easy for me to assimilate into that environment yeah because traditional Dutch radio was still very much Dutch yes I didn't speak the language and most of the stations as far as I know even in Ghana it's not easy for you to enter the system yeah even in Ghana so most people pay the carryouts doing at the time which is radio start from you know late night shows night shifts you know build themselves before they can get prime time shows so it seemed much more uh higher ladder to climb yeah yeah so I think what was characterizing of that process is that we had a continuous conversation about what are our options so for example you also visited Netherlands you went to film school just so you would also understand the context of being in Netherlands what does it end to how does it make you feel to even be there yeah and then so we were like still gathering information but then at some point I got the an opportunity to apply for a job in Netherlands no in Ghana in Ghana yeah and then we talked about it over the phone like should I do it because I was good I was fine at my job in Netherlands but this would be an opportunity for us to be in one space for a longer time and this was also based on our you know strategic you know comparison an easy choice or an easier choice than me going there because she had already been to Ghana she had worked a little bit with a embassy so she had a bit of a network here already whilst I was completely new to the Netherlands so so then I had to make the decision for myself again do I want to commit to this so for me what I discovered is that if I would move to Ghana one thing I would really need was a job for myself so I wouldn't only lean on you yeah you didn't have to come to Ghana for just just you yeah which maybe people find a bit offensive like why don't you only want to come for him but I know for my own sanity and my own I need something I'm very independent and I'm very authentic so I don't do things the way other people would do so for me I would need my own space like I need to carve out my own space and how can I do that I can do that by having my own job and having my own community and when the job came true I just applied I was like let's see how it goes if it comes through then we see whether we want to do it then it came through and I was like okay so my requirement of what I need like my own independence my own authentic space it can be a reality so this requirement has been fulfilled so let's do it so I was able to fully commit because I knew what I needed so that's also one of the things that are very important when you make a big decision think of what you need as a person yeah of course you need to think of what do we need together but individually as well how does it benefit you and how does it feel and how yeah what do you need from the other person in terms of support as well and to be able to like assimilate properly is that the word the way like find your feet yes properly and you know ease up into the decision so if one person is ready the other person is not ready find out what is making the other person not ready what kind of support the other person needs to make it work for them and not just make it about both of you the whole time no because you're even though you're a unit because you're trying to build something together you still have individual needs yeah and to be able to make a big decision you really need to be honest with yourself like look in the mirror I think okay what do I need aside from what everybody expects from me yeah and that's a tough that's a tough thing to do not everybody is able to do that but we are learning by doing and we also ask each other a lot of questions yes we do that so you knew even though I had this opportunity to work in Ghana you knew that there were certain things I needed to figure out before I could go yeah and that's okay yeah and it wasn't that I was doubting you it was more like how can we make this situation a success instead of doing it in a rush and then suddenly we find ourselves being unhappy or not thinking things through and hitting the wall yeah which is also fine because you can learn from walls but for us we try to especially with big decisions we try to talk through it work through it get inspiration from others talk about it with others and discuss also the nudges of wisdom you find along the way so I guess the the lesson one of lessons here is that big decisions take time yeah they take time so for us they take time I'm sure that people do with decisions much faster but that's what you should know big decisions take time and you should always have the other person in mind as well as yourself and as well as the big picture so it's I think three-dimensional the big pictures and whatever the other person and in yourself yeah definitely yeah and for us I think I also had to make peace with the fact that I would slow down these decision making processes because you're quite like snappy like I know what I want and I want it now yeah and for me to be different yeah maybe other people would have want to catch up with you and like okay I can do it too but for me it was like no like if I'm really honest I need a bit of time and space to figure it out yeah because for me timing is very important I said you need to trust the timing of course you can force things but will it be as genuine if you force things so I we needed to accept that this is how I make decisions and it will be frustrating for you from time to time but I will also be frustrated with you because you're something like are you ready yet are you ready yet I want this I want that too there's like there are times when uh is it capriciousness yeah like when did we decide to do this and the clam is already gone like he's doing it already and like wait what yeah so that's scary for me too from time to time yeah because I'm like whoa whoa whoa like he's already running ahead and I'm just like if we just decide this so it's also asked me to be gentle empathize understand what's why the rush right yeah maybe you can tell about um our last example the marriage proposal yeah so wait what was what was the angle was supposed to that's no angle it's just you were very sure and you were quite it was quite a rigid decision right to do it at that particular moment yeah yeah yeah yeah so uh yeah with the marriage proposal again uh even when we were together at some point I was very sure that I wanted to like you know marry her or be with her besides you know the first one I was like the first boyfriend girlfriend thing so early on very early on in the relationship I knew I wanted to be with her but of course realizing the pattern of how things go you still need to be you know gauging when the right time is and it was I think summer of 2018 yeah I was in the Netherlands and I think I had about three days to leave or come back to Ghana I think two or something yeah and it was her birthday so I was talking I was talking with um Awo and um I asked like I asked her that like this is what's like you know the situation blah blah blah and Awo was like Awo is just like me as well my best friend she's just like me as well she was like do it so um I just went to the store I got a ring uh well she was at work actually yeah I was at work she was at work and I got a ring I went to get flowers to write a note and when I was getting the flowers I even bumped into her brother and I just told him that oh I'm just getting flowers for her birthday so he also didn't have any idea what I was doing so I was like running around Netherlands picking things Netherlands where we were just yeah picking things and planning to do the proposal and yeah she didn't you did you see it coming you didn't see it coming no I didn't see it coming because this is how you make the situation he's just like okay let's just do it and I mean I when you ask me I ask myself is this the person I want to be with and of course the yes came up so I was like okay I can say yes and all genuine genuineness yes but honestly for me I was like where are we already here like I just thought like we we will be together for a while maybe in a few years look see this is one thing that um people make jokes on on Twitter and Facebook and all these things that you know people date for 10 years before there's some marriage proposal or somebody dated somebody for 10 years and he's now proposing and other women should learn from it because there's this misconception that or there's this idea out there that women are often given men pressure especially in these parts to propose and you are in a relationship for five years you don't know where it's going or you don't know what's going to happen with you but that is what was different for me and funny enough is her that waited out and I'm not waited out but at least I didn't think that we were there yet but also I was there from year two I was already there please yeah only I think okay I think maybe what's in my mind I knew we were in for the long game so I already knew I was going to be with you till we were gray and old I just didn't give the I will be briefly you will still be popping no um I knew we were in for the long haul yeah it's just that I didn't give the concept of marriage a lot of thoughts so when he asked I was like yes because I know we are the real thing I want to work with you to make things work for the rest of my life I just think think of marriage yet and I just gave my hey what's up oh and there's a funny story of the how I don't want it you don't want to do it no I don't want to do it I don't know what you're talking about with the proposal how it went and everything no it's fine we'll do it yeah we did it at that time so sometimes the decision-making I know I can also pace up with him so with the marriage proposal I knew this is what I want even though I didn't give the concept of marriage a lot of thought I knew I wanted to be with him and if he asked me to marry him yes I want to yeah and we'll figure it out along the way and and we did that and we're still planning a wedding in Netherlands but COVID happened so yeah it's gonna come so what are we what we're trying to say all in all we're gonna break it down into the decision-making process that we use all that has worked for us over time and if you're gonna make the decisions with your partner maybe this will also give you some clarity yeah we're not saying that way is the right way it's just what has worked for us and maybe the process might help you figure some things out as well yeah I think the biggest takeaway is figure out what your decision-making process is yes so yes as an individual and then when you come together like how does it what's the dynamic yeah how do you find a middle ground yeah because we're two different decision-making people yeah I am intuitive emotional then adaptive later and she's more like spread it out research yeah and then when you commit you know what you're doing so two different spaces so know how your decision-making process is as an individual yeah because once you know then you can also try to understand where the other person is coming from and then when you're able to address it to each other you can also figure out what do you need to in order to make this decision so it defeats into the second thing being communicates your your ideas your decisions that you're trying to make communicate with the other person have conversations loads and loads of conversations about it yeah and try and make sure that you're on the same page and it's also important that it's a continuous conversation so you check in from time to time how is it going like whatever how do you feel about it now um sometimes I get home and I'm like oh I talked with a friend about this and this and she said this what do you think yeah um you don't have to have two hour conversations every time about the big decision but when you find a little piece of the puzzle you can share it yeah and and see what the other person thinks of it yeah so you bounce the ideas of it's a continuous thing on to the decision is finally made made um and also you have to communicate what you need from the other person in terms of yeah supports through the decision-making process um how to make it easier on you mentally to come to that final conclusion yeah I think that's also very important yeah so in terms of supports it could be let's talk about it or we should maybe do research together or um what well we also sometimes watch a Netflix series on the topic and then try to get as much information as possible and so that makes it maybe notice it's not my style it's not his style but we still watch it together just to figure out a few elements and then we can talk about it um not Netflix per se just a few content or youtube or you see an instagram post and I share it so maybe articles yeah everything everything just it's more like research research together yeah yeah and whether that's your way of doing or you just like go along with it like you do you kind of find a middle ground to navigate it yeah and is a final thing no I think that's that's about it yeah so I would be curious to know if people recognize this or if they think it's silly or really long that this is how we come yeah I think decisions but we think big decisions are pretty important and um for the for the most part I think people tend to struggle with those decisions when you assume they are on the same page and they later realize that's after committing the other person is not going to give the same energy or put in the same amount of work and then you realize that you're resenting the other person for leading you on and not communicating properly and you're assuming and if you're an impatient person you have to learn to be patient with the other person but in the patience process is when you talk it's the talking and keeping it's active all the time it's like a slow burn yeah I think it's like a slow burn so keeping it active all the time is also going to help you the person who is impatient because it's not a drought of the idea came as a big decision we didn't speak about it again until the other person was ready no and that would also make it my process instead of our process exactly so it's like you are ready me she's not and then you I have to wait for her the whole time and she's like yeah okay I'm ready now no no and then you don't even know how the other person came there yes so that's why it needs to be like and it's also good to have a continuous process so you manage expectations yeah because what what does the decision actually mean to you what do you envision when that happens so when I would move to Ghana what do you envision yeah no I don't think you would envision that I would be home all day waiting for you no no so you talk about all those things expectations yeah you talk about which is also fine but if you had an image and I had a different image then when we would get to the decision it would clash yeah so it just allows you to explore expectations understand each other support each other and what you need while making the decision and once you made the decision what do you need to make it a success a success in your own definition yeah who I think we got it yeah so if you like this video do like it and possibly share and of course we'd like to also hear from you in the description no comment section below and yeah we'll catch you in our next video we don't go on and on and on we can but we don't do that now so cheers and see you in the next one see you bye bye


The bracket came with a camera. Might as well use it. Might as well use it. I don't know. I don't know what to think of one on top of the car, one in the car, but if I'm doing filming, I need to, you know, put the GoPro up quick, that'll do. That'll do. Let's go. Oh, bam. Bam. Charging. Oh my gosh. This is amazing. Charging. Hello. One, two, three. Wow. So you'd have five of these guys. That was perfect. Yeah. Oh my gosh. I know we've got a lot of those. So basically, this is a serious setup is going to go probably up, yeah, somewhere, yep, like it's going to be mounted. Yep. So this is all going to be clear. Oh yeah. Brilliant.  Oh, it's going to look so good. And then this guy is probably going to be mounted up here across there for the lights to point you down. Oh, I love it. We're doing it. You too. We're doing it. This is a serious operation. I'm serious. Honey, I love that so much. And underneath when you mount this one up, will you have like almost like a little shelf? You could probably even get an IKEA with like a little long bucket. For this stuff. Yes. Exactly. A little shelf. Wow. Hello. Oh. Oh, Michael needs this. Yes. I don't think you can see me. Can you see me now? Okay. We're making progress in the studio. This is not the backdrop that is going to be here forever, but it never hurts to fresh into space up with some, a nice fresh coat of paint. So, and yes, I know, I know, I know. So I'm excited, but I am entering into the 100 mile race week. We're about five days out when you watch this six days, five, six days. So I need to chill. I need to work on chilling. I need to stay off my feet as much as possible in the next five days just to chill, rest. So I'm glad I got a little bit of work done out here, but I need to go inside and just chill, stay off my feet, rest the legs, run in 100 miles. It's going to be kind of serious, so. Question of the day. What do you think is going to be the backdrop in the studio shed? Do you have any ideas knowing me or if you can't make a guess? Do you have any ideas for the backdrop that's going to go right over there? Progress, progress, progress, YouTube, YouTube, YouTube, we're moving, we're moving. We're not moving from this house, we're just moving forward in life and entering into cool things and trying to paint our shed and just living and trying to be in the moment present in this moment. Seek beauty.


I'm Darren Marlar and this is a Weird Darkness Bonus Bite. From UPI.com, Pennsylvania Man goes to 777 movies in a single year by Ben Hooper. A Pennsylvania Man earned a Guinness World Record by going to the movies 777 times in a one-year period. Zack Swope, 32 of Carlile, completed his attempt with a screening of Minions Rise of Gru in July 2022 and completed his record attempt with a showing of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny one year later. Swope broke the record of 715 set by French cinephile Vincent Crone in 2018. Swope said he saved on movie tickets to his Regal cinemas by signing up for Regal Unlimited Membership, which allowed him unlimited trips to the movies for $22 a month. Regal employees monitored Swope during his screenings to make sure that he was following the rules set forward by Guinness World Records, which included not taking bathroom breaks or having any snacks or beverages during the films. The movie fan said that he would see up to three movies after work on weekdays and squeeze in more during the weekend. Swope said the movie he saw the most times was Puss in Boots The Last Wish with 47 viewings. His favorite film of the year was Across the Spiderverse and his least favorite was The Devil Conspiracy. He said the record attempt was aimed at raising awareness for mental health issues. Regal cinemas celebrated his success with $7,777.77 donation to the American Federation for Suicide Prevention. Find the link to the original story in the show notes and find more strange, funny or disturbing news in the Weird News & Blog at WeirdDarkness.com.


From Hollywood, it's time now for Johnny dollar Oh, yes, Miss Crane I phoned a little while ago and your maid said you were out You've had a $20,000 pearl necklace stolen I thought you might want to talk about it I have talked about it. The local police were quite thorough. Mr. Dollar. Well, let's say there have been some new developments Like what? That's what I want to see you about. I suppose you want to come out here Oh, thank you. Well, a half hour from now be convenient If 45 minutes will be better for you, I'll be glad to cooperate. I usually get what I go after What so do I oh then this might turn out to be interesting see in a half hour and Every week day night Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar From special investigator Johnny dollar location Cranesburg, Ohio To the Home Office Tri-State Guarantee Company Hartford, Connecticut Assignment the Cranesburg matter expense account continued item $20,000 the face value of the policy on a pearl necklace stolen one week ago from Miss Melba Crane young socialite one of the last two surviving members of the town's most aristocratic family and According to her own statement a girl who always got what she went after Well, I'd almost got what I'd gone after I'd at least made contact with smiley prel the jewel thief who'd phoned Hartford and offered a deal But that was all Smiley had clammed up started to stall and implied the whole thing was blowing up at his face and Now the victim herself was trying to stall and on top of everything else's storm was coming up I left my hired car near the coach house and walked down a long arbor toward the entrance to the crane mansion It had been quite an estate once still was but the buildings needed a touch of paint here and there and the gardens needed a gardener Just a hint of wear and tear It fit with what I'd learned at the bank those still tops in local society Melba Crane and her uncle Phineas were flat broke I Was reaching to ring the doorbell when I saw the couple in the sunroom a man in a business suit and a girl in A mage uniform so busy with each other. They didn't even notice me at first It was an intensely romantic scene and I started to feel like a peeping Tom The girl was still a little red faced when she answered the door a few seconds later Good afternoon, sir. My name is Johnny dollar. I'd like to see my dollar. You're the investigator about the robbery Lauder must have wired everybody in town. I'm sorry, sir. I I didn't mean to blurt it out Oh, I found it interesting You know, we're gonna get a little wet if that rain starts. Oh Won't you come in? Thanks You'll want to see miss crane. I imagine yes I think she's expecting me if you'll wait here, please. Oh, by the way, I I didn't interrupt you. I hope interrupt. I I'll tell her you're here, Mr. Dock. Thanks Hello, you must be the insurance fella Did you get a wire to wire? Oh, no, Melba told me you were coming out I'm a friend of the family mr. Dollar Dean Sellers. How are you a source? Melba and I are engaged, you know Congratulations, what's not recent? Yeah, I know Say you're a little hard to figure out. I'm a complete enigma mr. Sellers. I Believe you're the chap who gave miss crane the necklace, right? Yes. It's an engagement present Do you have any lead on it yet? Nothing definite. I understood you'd been contacted by the thief who stole it. That's right Well, I haven't actually seen the necklace yet and until I do I can't be positive this man ever Well, even has it it wouldn't be the first time a professional jewel thief has tried to pull a swindle. I see Tell me something mr. Dollar. Yeah, suppose you do get hold of the pearls What happens to them then? Well, that depends if miss cranes claim hasn't been paid at the time They go to her if it has been paid and she refuses to reopen negotiations Then we sell the necklace to recover our losses and up till now as I understand that the claim hasn't been paid. That's right Well, I hope you get it back quick then the insurance won't cover the sentimental value Sentimental value to whom mr. Sellers to both of us. Oh I know I I saw you outside the sun room there strictly unintentional what I mean is his appearances can be deceiving Sometimes I I wouldn't want you to misunderstand. Oh, I think I understand perfectly mr. Sellers. Good whether miss crane would or not Maybe something else again Melvin's very understanding. She must be well I've got a run-on. She'll be down in a minute at my office is in the Ridley building drop in it There's any way I can help thanks. I may just do that. I'm sorry to keep you waiting mr. Dollar Oh, that's all right. It gave me a chance to meet your fiancee. Oh, were you talking with Dean? We exchanged a few pleasantries. It's me a darling Well, of course, he's a little headstrong sometimes and impulsive, but he never means any harm by it How did you know how personal observation and also by an odd coincidence? That's exactly the way you were described to me. Oh Instead of beautiful glamorous seductive. I imagine it was assumed that I could see those qualities for myself. I Wonder if I should buy that as it is or analyze it first and I warn you I'm dangerously settled I think you may be at that Would you like a drink or are you one of those always stick to business types? I'm even worse I combine the two I'll have scotch in the rocks. Well, that's my drink. Oh, no, we found something in common We already had something The robbery Yeah, you want to talk about it? Why not? I want that necklace recovered as much as you do Yes, I understand. It has a high sentimental value.  Oh Here's your drink. Thanks To pearls the frozen tears from the eyes of Allah a poetic cop More cynical and poetic The man I heard call them that had just knifed a British colonial administrator and blown up a sampan with six Chinese fishermen aboard Why nine pearls he wanted them There were 38 in that necklace of yours This man Did he get away with it and not exactly he was shot to death on the Hong Kong waterfront This is good scotch. It is Another thing was crane. I am not a cop poetic or otherwise. It amounts to the same thing, doesn't it? Well in some ways I'm not professionally concerned with identifying and capturing criminals and bringing them to justice My obligations on that score are no more nor less than those of any other private citizen So so I'm hired by the insurance company to protect their interests usually then involves trying to recover stolen property or Looking for evidence of insurance fraud I'm afraid I don't quite sometimes I make deals miss crane Meaning exactly what? Meaning that if somebody should start something and get in over their head. I Might listen to reason try to work something out a cop wouldn't He's not permitted to Well, that would all be very interesting. I'm sure To the person who stole the necklace. Yeah, you'd think so wouldn't you? What about that person mr. Dollar the jewel thief who phoned the insurance company smiley-prone? I talked to him a couple of hours ago briefly Does he have the pearls? I don't know Do you mind if I have another drink go ahead? Thanks What do you mean you don't know That's why you came here wasn't it to meet him and get them back. He may not have them He may just be trying to swindle the insurance company. That's not too uncommon a game. You know, no, I wouldn't know Oh, yeah, it's tried every now and then the nicest people sometimes Just looking at you You know, it seems to me you're taking this whole thing pretty calmly Well, that's merely a front inside. I'm a seating volcano. Now look me something Why did you postpone your wedding? I didn't Dean was the one Now what difference does it make what's that got to do with it? Do you think he's changed his mind about marrying you? But suppose we leave mr. Sellers out of it can't he's already in it He's the one who gave you the necklace in the first place an engagement gift Has he called off the engagement Miss Crane? He hasn't and he won't Regardless of any rumors you may hear to the contrary now does that answer your question Moralists then suppose we leave my personal life alone and talk about the robbery That is if you're at all interested in it What is the safe Miss Crane safe? Oh That the necklace was in it's there behind that painting. Do you want to see it? If you don't mind, right? You and your uncle live here alone as I understand my maid of course Betty Well, there's the safe I doubt if you'll find any fingerprints or anything the police spent hours on it That's a real old-fashioned one our family has been around quite a while Mr.. Dollar wouldn't be much of a job for a professional safecracker. You mean even without the combination even without How did the thief get into the house force a window somewhere a door? No with a key I guess oh You see it happened in the afternoon I'd gone out and uncle Phineas was out somewhere as usual the house was empty at the time What about your maid Betty? Well after I left she decided to go into town to do some shopping or something They couldn't possibly have picked a better time Fairly none. Would you like to look around the house? No, no, thanks. I've got a pretty complete story from the police reports Mostly I came out here to take a look at you And what's your verdict? Maybe I'll do better with smiley-prowl. I'm meeting him later. Oh And is he going to produce the necklace? I don't know He talked about a double-cross said he might give me more than I was bargaining for he was pretty upset. Why I don't know Incidentally, Mr.. Dollar There's someone else you'll no doubt be talking to and I want to warn you about him who's that uncle Phineas Of course, he means all right as he had strong and impulsive too He makes up things sometimes and he's Well Just a little bit vague Bomb me you mean mr. Dollar With people of our class it's referred to as eccentric I'm sure you understand I left the house filled with Understanding and with some brand new questions about the cranes that needed still more understanding The lowering storm clouds had brought an early dusk and it was nearly dark when I reached open the door of my car Then suddenly I caught a flash of white at the corner of the coach house somebody had seen me and tried to duck out of sight I Walk quickly across the driveway and move quietly up to the corner of the building How are you Betty? Can I help you with that?  Well, let me put it in the incinerator for you here No, please Sure, you sorted these papers. There seems to be something heavy here. Let me have it, please You won't understand why miss crane thought I was very understanding you'd better run on She sounds impatient. I'll take care of this. No, please you'll only I Watched to disappear into the shadows running toward the house Then I unwrapped the package. She'd been trying to hide in the incinerator It was a 32 caliber revolver and one chamber had been fired recently Now here's our star to tell you about tomorrow's episode of this week's story tomorrow a strange disappearance a Grim cry in the night and a quarry is run to earth in room 313 Join us. Won't you yours truly Johnny dollar? Johnny dollar starring Bob Bailey is transcribed in Hollywood Written by less Crutchfield. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone Be sure to join us tomorrow night same time and station for the next exciting episode of yours truly Johnny dollar Roy Rowan speaking


I am Dr. Meenal Kotak, I am a dentist and I am studying Masters in Yoga from Shri Shri University. I wanted to ask, there are many multi-speciality hospitals where yoga has been inculcated as a treatment plan, as a therapeutic plan. I wanted your view, how can we inculcate yoga therapy since yoga works on root cause. For example, stress. Many diseases are there which occurs due to stress along with the other ailments or other reasons. What do you feel, how yoga can help and how we can inculcate this in multi-speciality hospital plus the other small area of hospitals. Thank you for asking such a question. I have been experimenting yoga, integrating yoga, Ayurveda with the mainstream therapeutics with wonderful results. For the last several years we have been experimenting.


Today we will be seeing the diet in metabolic disorders. There are some disorders when the metabolism is not proper for certain amino acids or certain parts of the monosaccharides which causes a lot of problem in an infant. So these have to be recognized and suppose the particular substance or nutrient is avoided the child is safe. So this inborn error of metabolism it is a genetic disease. So often the body is missing an enzyme to digest a particular nutrient or a part of the nutrient. So it can be an amino acid or it can be a monosaccharide. So as a result the acids can build up in the body causing health problem. So there are many metabolic disorders and which require special dietary treatment. So people with metabolic disorders need they have to be monitored by counseling and they have to be with a team of physicians, nurses, genetic counselors, social workers and dieticians so that they can improve their health and also manage their health for longevity in life. Now the disorders of the metabolism are one is phenyl ketoneuria which is generally seen on the labels as PKU, maple syrup urine disease that is MSUD, galactosemia and there are endocrine disorders especially hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. We have been dealing with the hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in our earlier classes also. So let us see what is phenyl ketoneuria. Phenyl ketoneuria is the most common metabolic disorder and the absence of the phenyl alanine hydroxylase enzyme in an infant causes the phenyl ketoneuria. So it is the this enzyme is absent and it does not convert phenyl alanine to tyrosine. So the tyrosine becomes a conditionally essential amino acid for our body. So this is not available for the body if phenyl ketoneuria is there. So symptoms that occur in the 3 to 6 months of age generally these are seen when the baby is born itself. So the child is hyperactive then it has eczema and there are developmental delays. There are so many milestones a child undergoes at every stage of life in the first year of life it learns so many activities very fast. So but these are delayed and they have microcephaly that means the size of the head is very small and they have the child has a musty order you can find musty order from the child. So this results in abnormal electroencephalogram that means when you test the brain activity there is an abnormal encephalogram found in the baby. Now phenyl alanine it is we have seen that it is one of the 8 essential amino acids and this cannot be synthesized by the body so we have to provide the phenyl alanine through food. So how to manage this phenyl ketoneuria there should be dietary restriction of the phenyl alanine containing food anyhow this is not synthesized in the body so it should not be given from the food then it can be controlled by low phenyl alanine diet and the levels of phenyl alanine in the blood should be monitored and insufficient amounts in the blood leads to brain damage. Now essential requirement must be ingested every day because it is an essential amino acid unless phenyl alanine is there growth will not occur properly so limited amount whatever is required by the body should be supplied to the body and care must also be taken to avoid the sweetener aspartame aspartame is a substance which is which acts as a sweetener and this contains phenyl alanine in it. So this aspartame is added to many of the pediatric medicines so whenever pediatric medicine is given the label should be seen and see if it contains aspartame then it should be avoided then human milk has low phenyl alanine and compared to cows milk therefore it should be given as a protein substitute for infant then you assess the kilo calorie and protein intake or needs of the baby and allow much protein as possible for adequate growth unless protein is there there is no growth and infancy is the period where the highest growth in the life occurs. So you can give them from protein, vegetables and limited amount of grains. So balance should be provided by the metabolic formulas these children get a very different formulas for feeding them and there is growth retardation so you have to initiate the growth in the baby the bone status also is affected then the child can find many amino acid deficiency. So if you overresting the protein also then the growth is hampered and growth does not happen normally and so metabolic controls should start during pregnancy. Now maple syrup urine disorder is another metabolic disorder which is again an inherited disorder you can see the child who is suffering from the maple syrup urine disorder. So person with this condition cannot break down the amino acid leucine, isoleucine and valine and these are very well presented in the corn and joer. So impairment of branched chain alpha keto acid dehydrogen is this enzyme is not present in the child. Few bonds with the MSUD appear normal and well you cannot find that they have a deficiency but after intake of protein containing the feeds with leucine, isoleucine and valine you can find seizures in them and apnea. Apnea is they cannot breathe so cessation of breathing or stopping of breathing occurs. So if you immediately do not see the condition and stop feeding that formula death may occur. So restrict their diet to foods without these amino acids that is isoleucine, leucine and valine and this must continue throughout life till the symptoms appear or otherwise if you whenever you give these amino acids the symptoms will re-occur. So lifelong there is a treatment where you have to avoid leucine, isoleucine and valine and supplements can be taken so that patients receive these as essential amino acids. Now include orogastric feeding it can be directly through the oral or directly into the gastric feeding of branched chain amino acids. Then you can give them free protein and energy sources within the first week of life. So immediately after the baby is born you can recognize these symptoms and give it a branched chain amino acids into the diet. And provide other nutrients that are optimal for growth only the leucine, isoleucine and valine are restricted but other nutrients can be given as normal. Now galactosemia is another metabolic disorder here the galactose metabolism is affected and galactose is present in milk protein. The milk sugar contains galactose, milk contains lactose which on hydrolysis gives you galactose and this galactose metabolism is affected and leading to failure to thrive it leads to hepatomagal the liver gets enlarged and there may be life threatening sepsis. Blood is infected which is called as sepsis and the child has vomiting jaundice upon initiation of milk feedings the moment you feed milk to the baby there is jaundice, anorexia then the child has cirrhosis, acitis, edema, bleeding problem and enlarged spleen if the milk feedings continue. So there is a damage to all the organs in the body if the feeding is continued for a child suffering from galactosemia. They lack an enzyme called galactase which cannot digest the galactose in the milk. And patients with galactosemia are unable to metabolize galactose and they frequently fall sick and the brain growth also occurs because of galactose there is less brain growth in such babies. Now nutrition intervention is exclusion of galactose or lactose from the diet the child should not be fed with milk it can be either human milk, cow's milk or buffalo milk any type of milk contains lactose. So the milk should be avoided completely in the diet of the infant but we know that the milk is the main food for an infant. So if you feed milk there is immediate reversal of the symptoms. So exclusion of human milk, cow's milk can be done and substitution can be done by casein hydrolysate containing formulas because casein is the protein that is present in the milk. So we can supplement with casein and soy formulas are available. The soy milk is made into an infant soy formula and that can be fed to the baby and provision of alternative sources of missing nutrients. So they have to be supplemented like vitamin D and calcium or you can find sources where vitamin D and calcium are fortified into the formula.  Now hyperthyroidism is a hormonal disorder where again the metabolism is affected. Thyroid hormone is such that it affects the energy metabolism in the body. So there is excessive secretion of thyroid gland in hyperthyroidism therefore it increases the metabolic rate almost by 100 percent. So if the metabolic rate increases by 100 percent there is increased energy expenditure leading to weight loss, excessive nervousness, prominence of the eyes, then enlarged thyroid gland you can see the thyroid gland, then appetite is increased because the person feels very hungry as the energy expenditure is very high, then weakness. Now modification of diet can be the person has to be given since the metabolism increases by 100 percent you have to give the double the quantity of energy to the patient. So 4,000 to 5,000 kilocalories per day is the requirement for a hyperthyroid patient. Then protein diet also has to be given more because there is lot of muscle wastage, the energy is being utilized so protein reserves also are utilized for energy. Now you give them 100 to 125 grams of protein and include snacks between meals because this high amount of calorie and protein cannot be consumed in 3 large meals you have to include more number of meals. So you can give in the form of snacks and fluids in between meals then multivitamin mineral supplements are often given and caffeine containing foods can be avoided because they hinder the absorption of certain nutrients. Now hypothyroidism is where the production of thyroid hormone is decreased. So this condition is called as mixedema and when the metabolism is decreased it is almost decreased by 50 percent of the normal metabolism. So what happens is the whatever energy intake is there by the individual it becomes excess. Therefore the energy requirement becomes very less for an individual but at the same time we cannot give low energy foods because the individual will become weak. So we have to see the symptoms like muscle flabbiness occurs, puffy face and eyelids and hands become puffy, then sensitivity to cold they cannot tolerate either hot or cold climates, personality changes to apathy and dullness. Because the personality changes like this they are lose interest in their surroundings and they become very dull, obesity becomes a problem since the energy metabolism has reduced. So some patients lose their appetite also, the appetite becomes very poor and so as a result under nutrition results. And increased dietary fiber has to be given to such patients because constipation becomes a problem as there is sluggish peristaltic movement also in the gastrointestinal system. Now a calorie restricted diet helps the obese patients to come back to their normal body weight. Therefore these metabolic disorders have to be recognized early and the patient has to be given accordingly what type of diet he has to give and treat the patient. Otherwise all these disorders may become fatal. Thank you.


So we're coming to you today from Nowcast Essay Studios on the sixth floor of Central Library with Dr. Dennis Conrad, and you are a pediatric infectious disease specialist. Tell me what that means. I am, beyond being trained as a pediatrician, I've taken extra training to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of infections that occur in children. As well, and especially pertinent to today, it also, I've been trained in the prevention of infections. And as we talk about vaccines, I'm going to hopefully provide information to show why vaccines are so important for children to receive. And I should say you're with the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. Right. I'm in the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease. Okay. All right. Well, part of the reason we're having this conversation is it's back to school time. And back to school comes with it some requirements for parents of little kiddos, right? It does. And among those is there is a minimum number of vaccinations that children need to have received for entry into school. Why these vaccines are important is not only does it prevent potentially serious disease occurring in the children, but it also helps prevent those children from potentially spreading infection to their classmates. Okay. Okay. So, there are some requirements, and those requirements basically are set by the state, right? Yes. The requirements, in fact, that's why they're called the minimum immunizations required for school entry. They're actually set by legislative actions, so there are law that is required for entry. They include protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. It includes protection against polio. It includes protection against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, which is also known as chickenpox. It prevents disease due to hepatitis A and hepatitis B, and for children entering the seventh grade, they also need to receive a vaccine to prevent against meningococcal disease, which parents may know as the meningitis vaccine. Right. Right, okay. However, that is not the total number of vaccines children should receive. There's more that they really should get. Other important vaccines that they should have received in childhood to protect them from potentially serious infections, these that I've mentioned are just those that are required for school entry. Okay, so there are others they should get and beyond the absolute state requirements? Correct. Right. I'm an advocate for immunizations because it can actually prevent disease. It is far better to prevent a disease than treating it after it occurred, and unfortunately and sadly in my career, I have actually seen children who have died of illness that could have been potentially prevented by immunization. And that's why I embrace the fact that all children should receive these vaccines for school entry, but beyond that they should receive all recommended childhood immunizations to protect them against serious diseases, as well as to protect society as a whole against serious diseases. That's a big question too. I mean, it's not just about the individual kid. It's about the community. I agree. I have read and in fact have heard recently that there is an increasing number of parents who hopped out of immunization, having a philosophical exemption request to for their child not to be immunized. What bothers me is those parents believe they're acting on their child's best interests by not immunizing them because they fear that the vaccines may cause side effects. However, what they do not recognize is that the diseases that the vaccines prevent are far more likely to cause serious illness in the child than any perceived side effect of the vaccine. And more importantly, if these children become infected, they could potentially spread infection to others. Children's have been concerned about measles immunization because of the concerns for autism, even though a number of studies have shown that there really is no linkage between that. If a mother decides, however, that she is not going to have her child immunized against measles, that child in turn develops disease and spreads the infection to their neighbor who happens to have leukemia, that child could actually die from the measles. So we have a responsibility not only to protect our children, but to protect our community. And that's why immunizations are so important. In the school classroom, because of the number of children together in a very closed area is one of the most effective ways to spread infectious disease. So those immunizations are really important, critically important. They wouldn't stress their requirements. In fact, mandate their requirements by law. If we didn't feel they served the best interests of our citizens of Texas and the United States. Okay. Well, and it's not just for the little kiddos, right? Kids going to college do face, and then this isn't necessarily a state mandate. It's a school-by-school mandate, but certainly they need meningitis vaccinations. Correct. In fact, there are some vaccines that are required for entry in the kindergarten through seventh grade. There is a vaccine that's specifically indicated for seventh grade, which is the menengal cockle vaccine, the meningitis vaccine. And if it's been five years since they received their last dose of pertussis vaccine, which is also known as whooping cough, they should be immunized as well. But that goes beyond. Many colleges require immunizations as well. Protection against the Nigeria meningitis, the meningitis vaccine. Many colleges are requiring that for entry. And some colleges even require them to be fully immunized for the other vaccines. I have heard stories of parents who have chosen not to have their child immunized through school, but once they enter college. They just said, you require these immunizations. And many entering freshmen have written their parents and said, thank you for not immunizing me, because today I have to get five shots. Oh my. So it comes around to haunt them. It does. And more importantly, the colleges recognize it's significant. There have been outbreaks of disease, including fatal cases, on college campuses in the last several years of infection due to Nigeria meningitis. And that's why colleges are stressing the fact that we need to protect our student population by making sure that they're protected by immunization. So what parents need to understand is immunizations are life long. Right. And that's why the flu vaccine every year is so important. And when we were talking earlier, you said also that vaccinations are important for grandparents too, the flu vaccination, but also more. Exactly. Flu is very important, but whooping cough, pertussis is a serious disease. We are still seeing cases here in Texas, including fatal cases that occur in infants, because an infant really shouldn't receive their first dose of whooping cough vaccine until the age of two months. We are recommending that all pregnant women receive a pertussis booster at the beginning of their third trimester of pregnancy. And this is a recommendation, and it's for every pregnancy that they receive it. Beyond that, anybody who will have contact with that infant, older brothers and sisters, grandparents, daycare workers, anybody with contact with young children should make sure that they've received a whooping cough pertussis booster and that they're actually are current. That's called cocooning. We actually protect the infant by making sure everyone else around them is vaccinated and prevent disease. Now the flu vaccine is interesting. In the 1960s, Japan required that all grade school children receive influenza vaccine. What they noted and in fact hadn't recognized it until they had made the recommendations and it was done, the number of serious diseases including hospitalization and deaths occurring in the elderly was appreciably reduced during that 10-year period where influenza was mandated as an immunization for children. So it was protecting the children or giving them the immunizations protected adults around them. Exactly. The highest attack rate, which is how we describe those who will become infected following exposure for flu is actually the grade school children where 40 to 50 percent of a classroom may become infected. They bring it home from school and infect others. That's why making sure that everybody in the household receives their influenza vaccine every year is important. And in this case, it is the children who protect their parents and grandparents by making sure that they're immunized as well. We don't require flu vaccination for school entry, but if I could enact it, that would be something I would do. On behalf of the whole community. On behalf of the whole community. I think that looking at it from that big picture is really important. I agree. We are part of a community and we have responsibility for our own health, but we have a responsibility for the health of our neighbors. One of the easiest ways we can fulfill that responsibility is making sure that we are fully immunized to protect us from possibly spreading disease to others, especially those whose health prevents them from receiving the immunizations themselves. Exactly. As you were talking about someone with leukemia. The child with leukemia or somebody with abnormal immunodeficiency or the adult being treated for cancer. Those persons cannot receive certain vaccines because of the risk. We have a responsibility to protect them by our actions. From receiving the infectious disease. Well we were talking about a little bit about what's new out there. I mean some new vaccines that people are working on. Vaccines for other diseases like Ebola, West Nile. Ebola was certainly two years ago when Ebola was a significant disease. There was a big rush for the development of an Ebola vaccine. The current vaccine that I really think has entered the news is protection against Zika. I have seen in some brief news reports that the vaccine candidate that they are developing as a Zika vaccine appears to be highly effective. We are also attempting to develop vaccines to protect against West Nile. One of the larger studies that have been done for the last decade has been to developing an effective vaccine to protect against malaria. Now to me that's fascinating because obviously Bill Gates and his wife have put their fortune behind developing the malaria vaccine and there's a reason that they're aiming squarely at malaria. There is. When people do research for vaccines many of the considerations they make is not how much money can we make from the product but how many lives can we protect. And when they looked at potentially vaccine preventable disease an effective vaccine against malaria will prevent the greatest number of childhood deaths worldwide compared to any other infectious disease that is potentially vaccine preventable. So many of the vaccines that are developed are truly developed to improve the health and welfare of children of this world and malaria if we have an effective vaccine will substantially improve the quality of life for those countries where there are too many children die each year as a complication of infection. Well that's a noble goal and in fact the one who gets it will probably get the noble prize. Okay for that reason for sure. Wow. Well thank you very very much Dr. Conrad for taking the time and I promise you I'm going to go get my pertussis booster which I haven't had in a while I learned something here. And remember to get your flu shot and my flu shot in about a month and thank you for inviting me. I always enjoy the opportunity to tell people about the importance of vaccines. They're the most cost-effective thing we do in medicine and the old adage of pounder for an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure can be easily met by immunization.  I'll do it. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you so much. You're welcome.


All right, hello, this is Christian. So in this video tutorial, we're going to create a list of user objects that will look something like this list here. Okay, so it's a collection of user object. Now the user data will be something like this one here. So this is a list of user dictionaries, right? So this is one dictionary here and so forth, I have five user data here. So they did data here, actually I just basically pull from this text file and basically copy this first five here and then build it into a user data dictionary and then we're going to convert this into an object using a class called user, right? So this is the idea here. So first thing I'm going to do is go over here and we'll create a new file and I want to say this as a user.py. This will be the user file for the class. So I'm going to up here and create a class called user and we need the init function with the ID for the user underscore ID, first, last and then email. So if the user is equal to user ID. Okay, so I also like you to build your own setters and getters as well. So this would be like the setters, methods, very simple. If you get user ID, you need to self in here and well, actually this would be the setter, okay? So setter needs set, we did the user ID I'll make it really short. So I'll just go one liner here. Just basically set the user ID, user ID, okay? And this would be the, not del, should be that definition. Set first, last, set email. Okay, so that's all my setters and then also new my getters, but we similar except we call it get user ID. Okay, this is just the self and we're going to return self.user ID. And you see the pattern here, right? So get first, and then return first, return self first. The reason why you create getters setters is usually because you don't want to access the data fields directly from the object. So usually, you know, you want to use functions so that you can have more control. Okay, so that is my user class. And once we test it, we'll see if it has any errors. The next thing is we want to import both of the user class and the user data here. I already created this object into the main program over here. So that's, I wonder, first let's do a import from the user file, import the user class, capital U. And the other one is, you know, you can do it this way or you can also import everything in the user file. So you can also do this way from user data, import the user here is fine. Or sometimes you can put like star here, like that. You know, it's a well card, but well card means everything, right? So just put user here is fine. All right, so that's my import. Let's create a main function. Okay, let's invoke it out here before we forget. At the bottom, right? So what do we need, right? So the user has those fields. And what I'm gonna do is I'm going to read each of those, you know, data from the user and we're gonna create a user, a user's list just like this. So first let's create a list user list, we empty list first, okay? And then now I'm gonna go through that list of users. So we say for every user, for every key and value, I taught you before this one key value pair, every key value in the users.items, okay? That will pull both the key and value fields. That means it's gonna grab both the ID for the key value for the value here. So go through every field here. Actually, I didn't do it correctly. This is an individual object. So I need to do one more thing. Before I do that, I would say for every user and the users and then for every key and the user items, okay? Because the user here is the dictionary, right? So the user here is referring to, again, the one I highlighted here for every user a poll that I was the dictionary and then go every field value from that and you pull that up, right? That's another way you can do.  Maybe I'm not gonna do this way. This look confusing, so let's just do that. Sorry. The user is that one. So I'm gonna build a list. I do really easy way first. So I need to get the user ID from the user dot user or user ID, okay? That's what I call, what do I call it? It's called ID, oh, just dot ID. Not just the ID, not user ID. I'll call it that. And then I have the first is equal to user of the first, pass, finally you name the bracket, not the credits. All right, so that is my actual fields. I get that I put it on fields and then now you have a couple of options, right? So one is if you look at this over here, you can invoke the constructor and pass this data directly to it to create each user object or you can also call the set and you pass the username personally in the individual field this way. So this way you can do either way. So this example, I'm going to use the constructor to create the new object that way. Since I already have my fields here, right? So I'm going to put like a new user, I've got a user here for now. It's going to be the user, pass and the user ID, first, last, email. And that will create that first user into the user object, right? If you want to see what that looks like, you can print it out, of course, but and that's going to you're not going to see anything here, okay? You just see a user object, which is not really helpful. But let's say I want to print that out so you can see it, you know what to do it later. So every user, when you get the user, so this is called the user instantiation character here, user object instantiation. You create an object of user, get this information, put that to user and then we're going to add or push this user to the user list up here, right? So you just basically do user list, that append, let's say let's push the user into the list and then we've got the word done. So it goes back to the next user, repeats, grab the data, build the object, pass to that, you keep building the user list, right? So finally you're going to print it out, right? So here, before we do that, I want to just show you what it looks like and the console over here. So to make it work, we have to make a global variable here. So all you do is instead of function because you can put it to global, to do that, you use global user list, okay? You put that on the top first and then you can use it in a program or in a function and then this will be hoisted out to the global space, becomes a global variable, okay? Now don't do this all the time but if you want to test it out, see what the data looks like, you do this way. So let's see if I go here in the terminal and run the program and we see what's like. So if you run, you should see the user list over here. If it's all correct, right? You can see that we have a users. These users, this user list here, initially it was, actually, did we do something? User list, yeah, it's empty, okay, that didn't do it, right? Let's see, for every user and users, we add that there, you push it to the user and it's empty, oh, error, too many emails. Save that, try again, by the way, it shouldn't be empty. Oh, come on, let's clear this. Okay, just write it, here we go. So we have our user list of five fives. You can see we're moving from the dictionary, right, to a list of object, user, user, user here. So if you open that, you're not gonna see the information because it's a user object. If you drill down, you will see the information, right? So here's the first name, email, here, and then the get-in-setters all here. Right, so that's how you build a list of users inside from a dictionary to a user object. So from the on, you just basically print them out, okay? So to print them out, we can go over here and we say for every user in the user list, so now it's a list of object as opposed to a dictionary, right? So you wanna print, I'll use the format, print the user that, as you can see the user ID, right? Those are the few that you wanna get, but we don't wanna go, I don't wanna use that way, I wanna use their function. So we'll call the user get user ID, and I get that one there, and then next is gonna be user.get first, and then comma, oops, I don't have too many curlies there. Each of those should be wrapped in a curly, right? We learned that before. And let's use the multi-line, it's easier to see. No, why don't we do it? Okay, that's fine. User.get last, close that, and then finally user.getemail, okay? And that will look something like that. And if you want multi-line, I think you have to use like the triple, if it lets me use a triple, okay? Instead of the single quote, you should use a triple quote. So that way you can break into multi-line like this. It's easier to see this way than a single line, right? So that's your print statement. And we'll see if you print that outside over here in the console, and here we go. So here is our data, printed out over here, one by one, five of them, okay? And that's how you use that. And finally, like I always showed you guys to do this, is break is a two function. So up here, you can go and refactor your code.  I should copy this whole thing here, cut that up, put it inside here, and we're gonna return the user. So return user list, okay? So that means my user list over here will be user list is equal to end users. Okay, so I got my user, and then finally that's the print function. So again, the print user list, and then you move this whole thing inside here. And what does it need? It needs that user list, so I need to put that inside here. So again, I'm gonna turn this off. The reason why this works is because this become global, right? So we don't want that. I just put it here so you can see it, but normally you don't put that in global space. And then now you see that this is yelling on me, he said, hey, I need the user list, okay? So then you put that inside the parentheses here, and now you call the print function down here. You just pass the user to it, and user list. And there we go. We have you get input, and your output processing is not in here, but that is the way to do this. Again, save and run. And here is our data, looks just like before. Okay, so that is how you do it. I skipped the part where you read the data from the text file. You could read a text file here, the line by line, you know, do that, and extract each line, build the object like you see here, right? Build to object first, or how we do it, and then basically push that to your list, and build the list this way. So this is how you add object to a list. Thank you.