All right separate traders welcome on back here this Thursday afternoon August 10th shortly after 2 30 p.m Easter and let's get a quick sound check just so I know everyone can hear me loud and clear Inside our live trading room and great to have all this back at the same time on social media Facebook live LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Etc. You got John here with me You got Brent just before Richard Elizabeth and Michael just before saw him lingering around and perhaps a few more of us Rejoining us here. So whether you're inside our live trading room or on our social feeds here It's been a actually really great afternoon so far a couple of great shorts to be been following Mara and plug namely I have Mara on the screen here I'll probably move away from it really fast so I don't jinx myself on this now I'm teasing myself with saying that but you know hey yesterday I was screaming for a short on Mara and in the afternoon. I got it, but it wasn't what I wanted It wasn't that big move Shortly after like a view like we always say here, right? Well, I think it's pretty easy to say but once this broke below the lower of my two blue lines You see there that that actually being the closing bell print back from Tuesday's trading 1572 Right there bam led to a huge short drop I mean from 1572 easily a dollar down and perhaps a lot more to go on this trade even you know Just a moment ago. It did bounce back up off its lows I think a new iceberg suddenly popped up on the bid to create a little support But I think that there's still a lot of weakness on this trade heading into this time of the day You know, it's much closer to the lows right now than it is the highs So as far as like a tradable stock heading into the afternoon as a short Mara Definitely not a bad stock to start with and they are right now Plug I think could be a little slower now at this point plug Not my favorite stock at least it's extremely tradable. It's actually very low risk, but for some Reason right, you know, you might sit back here and say there's this one stock that always gets me. Ah, this one stock I'll tell you plug I've just never seemed to have walked away like a big winner on any time we've traded it off of news or earnings Whatever the case and it's made a nice move It's just I've never been on the right side of the coin on it really or like a good trade So even earlier this stock it was chipping me around off its opening bell print at 933 and it moved up So it's happy to take like a 3 cent loss Stacy says here the jab or one of our trial members saying dude plug got me crying Tell you what thankfully Thankfully, I don't I'm not doing much else in my life outside of being here with you folks during the middle of the day So outside of maybe stepping away to make a lunch or stepping out on my balcony for some fresh air Much like Mara. I was still watching plug and finally I'm on the right side of the coin here on the short too So plug from the 933 opening bell print and it almost stopped me out here Is it nipped up a little bit above it? I had my stop set just over this peak and thankfully it held me in easy to say But I took a couple losses to start the day off on this trade now at this point I just feel like this will be not as worth it. I think that Mara is the better of the two shorts now So, you know, hey, I'm gonna remain in this position at least probably until the end of this meeting if not longer and we'll see if it keep going but Definitely Mara. I'll put plug on the side list for right now PLUG Stack that's actually on the way up going against the grain here. Hey, oh, why what a phenomenal Squeeze this has been this whole week, you know, just really like for a long while now I've kind of on and off been saying watch out. Eventually. This is gonna make a short squeeze more So just from looking at the long-term chart stack went from 110 down to Sub 2 You know from last year So, you know, it's not a matter of if it's a matter of when you don't want to hold your breath on a swing trade Waiting for that when minds you but you know anytime you see it up big and pre-market on a given morning And it's showing good activity That's where the gears start turning it turning and you think potential short squeeze So it ended up running up back from beginning of July and pulled back But then hey again heading into the beginning of August a little bit of a gap up It ran beautifully and here we are now. So definitely a a Oh, I all vowels in that ticker, but we're gonna put it on our watch list for right now and looking good on the web to 15 all right, so The one I wanted to show in lieu of this we're not going to trade the stock this afternoon. It's not doing anything So Ray well, hey speaking of short squeezes. We talked about this trade back from earlier this week We did really well on it back on Tuesday, right? Well, it's because the stock took a huge hit over time It's not a matter of if it's a matter of when and if it can make a fraction of the type of run that it made for us back In early 21, you know, I'm just saying there's plenty of time left on this for it to continue It's just that you don't want to get stuck holding this as a swing trade if it's not ready to make that next leg up You know if the foot's taken off the gas pedal for this type of stock as much as it pumped up It's gonna pull back. So speaking of AOI It's pumped up the last few days this whole week, you know, I wasn't really calling it out as a swing trade It was really just a day trade call out and you could have killed it on this stock either way Eventually, this is gonna pull back. It's gonna have a nice pull back retracement drop hard So even now more than before you don't really want to hold this overnight All right, so two really good stocks to start with though one on the way up one on the way down There's a lot of hubbub on we works just overnight here So a bunch of chatter on Twitter on X as they call it now the app and I mean, hey It's easy to say now it's up a hundred plus percent pushing up. It's like a penny stock essentially, you know It's one of those small small cap very inexpensive stocks We'll just say you know 12 cent this morning ran all the way up towards 27 actually 30 plus cents Just a moment ago I'm not as keen to follow the stock. That's this far away from a dollar from one So that's a little pump up from earlier if you caught it at the right time. You're doing really well I'm rooting you on but for our traders here We're looking for something else and you could even say the same on this. This is up 90% But this is on an ungodly spread right now. It's on a 20 35 cent spread at certain points If you're trying to go to the casino I have a couple of recommendations in Vegas for you But you know BSA queue here is not the type of stock that I'm looking to trade as well So pass on both of those actually Probably pass on this too. I think this is a buyout CPR. I That's too funny top 3% gainers all for separate reasons completely. We're just Throwing out the window. I mean really I mean rightfully so buyouts. We don't trade stocks on crazy spreads We're not trading You know as we'll kind of nickname it a penny penny stock. We're not gonna really trade Keep it going edible a nice pop on edible this morning Really good push from 175 after the market had opened up blasted above the highs there off of two essentially 195 two bucks and ran up pretty nice But this one died off pretty quick as you could see so, you know if you're trusting the cyber clock here Unfortunately, this one snapped down pretty early on if it's not gonna play the game of higher lows higher highs Meaning like right here if it's not gonna really continue to push on up here sooner than later and the probability of this reversing increases, so Definitely done on edible here and keep it going PGN MGNX this stock. I think this is the one let me go back on the graph here on the chart long term It's probably from like a couple years ago at this point See how much time we got here. I got a little time to try and show Let me just see if I can get this here for you might be a different stock. I hope it's not but MGNX I think that we traded this a little while back didn't we? Yeah, there we go Told you I don't have much of a life outside this trading room So it's easier for me to remember this crap But back from May of 20 back during the pandemic COVID times here stock ran from 830 all the way up to 27 bucks Continued over time for a little longer, but you know just looking at this one day. It's just I remember the ticker MGNX something I remember about that. Yeah, I mean if this can make a fraction of the type of run it made back then That's a home run just It's on a nice chart good direction here actually, but it's not really trading any good volume per minute What a book pretty skimpy so I'll write it down for the side list. I'll come back to it if we really need to but let's see what else we got LAL RM Pass just on the price, but nice chart probably say that a few more times over here this afternoon LPSN and you know ran up from earlier today lackluster on the volume side of things too We already got this beauty here. I mean that's a great one. I love that trade here Holly or hilly will call it. I don't know whatever it is, but we'll pass on it now. Definitely flat Yell wow, let's go back to yesterday on yell. What a Crazy move this made after we finished up this meeting 24 hours ago So it's actually right around 330 Eastern time got halted on the way up So you figure there's a chance if it got halted up. All right Well, maybe it could run higher or at minimum hold support and then run higher Well, they called out support had 250 called out just over 250 in fact nailed the bottom there Well, that wasn't the true bottom Right ended up making a lower high and then once it rebroke under 250 this thing was like the Titanic ended up just completely Sinking dropped off and you don't want to be stuck holding on to that type of trade You got to take the break-even trade. I wrote it distinctly like I remember it perfectly yesterday It's like all right got a free play now perfect It pushed up like five or six cents All right, let's see if it keeps going if it doesn't it's a free play because worst thing that happens Is that you're getting stopped out like minus one or break-even? Just move on to a different trade, but that's like the perfect Perfect little show and tell there as far as like why you don't want to get stuck hoping and holding Same here this stock CLSK was a great run from the morning session though right off of 575 580 That was a great support Well time thankfully for us where we had called it out and it built up there moved up higher So at first it kind of took us off guard with how much it popped as fast as it did But there was still room on that on that trade All right, so there's a lot more that's up percentage wise There's a lot that's down percentage wise here So we actually still need to go through this a little closely Let's see if there's any other familiar names that are looking pretty good I'll expand the scanner here actually it's calm while I kind of landed on it here COMM Not terrible not terrible whatsoever actually Let's just kind of just cherry-pick here see if there's anything even better, but that one calm I wrote that down just now on my side list already Easy AMSC trade Possibly with this one, you know this one ended up running up so much over the last week week and a half I was surprised with how much it had dropped off So is it possible it makes a second win type of move here? Perhaps so it's at the highs. I like that part of it I'll slip this on our main list again the AMSC the superconductor stock also on top of that You got a big 21 plus thousand share order on the bid So yeah, that's that's good support. We'll take it and it looks like they're laddering up here, too Like right at 945 they're trying to inch that order up. It feels like go back to another crazy stock VTGN back from earlier this week on Monday stock went from like two bucks or three bucks up to What was it like 60? It was like a 2,000 percent gain or 3,000 percent gain like legitimately pretty wild but Type of stock now is doing nothing. Let's see what else we have here on the gainer's side before we hop over All right, really I'll tell you not much else that looks like a no-name familiar stock yet He's a little expensive also dropping off so past there IFRX familiar name Wow, this thing has had a crazy daily chart here. Look at this with his daily candle Holy smokes this thing has had a day ended up gapping down to begin Obviously it filled said gap and just did it's pretty interesting bar there I mean, obviously you're gonna watch this if anything tomorrow based off this daily candle and now today You know, it's at the highs The order book I wish it was a little bit more filled in But the fact that it's showing good trend now at this time the last like 30 or so minutes or even hour or so from this past Point all right. I'm kind of sold here IFRX. I like the funky daily candle there We'll see if it ends up pushing higher Chuck calling out AOI pop don't need to build out too big of a list when we already got one runner right now. I still go and They always say that All right, so let's hop over to the loser's side here next. Let's see if there's anything looking perhaps is good But you know again, I like what we got we're at four right now. All right, so not ww But WWW worldwide web Wolverine worldwide All right, so this stock it was shortable, I don't know. I just Was just looking at the name clicked on it there. So nice trend I like the trend down gap down early this morning in pre-market then from there moved a little bit lower going into this afternoon It just broke below nine which you would assume to be a big level But there was not really much volume filled below nine bucks so far a little consolidation here and there But this really could be the next leg on the way down here WWW for right now is a short and keep it going Ebix ebi X $15 stock I like a little bit further above from the ground floor as I like to say so dropped off just a moment ago That looks like it's starting to make a lower high here and pulling back a little bit. I'll give it a look I'll give it a look ebi X. You don't see if this continues down Listen, we got matter is a short. We got WWW is a short. We got ebix is a short We might have plug plug is still definitely in play on our side list there said I'd go back to that DNUT you know, it's at the lows, but Not really trading as much volume per minute there I'll pass on it That task Definitely a lot more down percentage wise folks like number 50s down like 13% so we need to do a lot more Searching scanning seeing if there's anything looking as good. I just said a moment ago I don't want to build out too big of a watch list, but we could only we could always check to see if there's room for one or two more AFRM on the way down, you know good sideless stock that's for certain Upstarts not really moving as fast right now carrying a firm or so if I with it perhaps there so we'll pass Well one of my old friends here X US Steel not Twitter not Twitter remember. This is not Twitter This is US Steel is long been X now with that it's down like four plus percent. It's at the lows So I like that part Let's see if there's anything looking even better something even more on the way down there perhaps Or perhaps on the way up. I don't understand check from the gainer side here on Benzinga UiHC a little pop just now, but not really trusting it too much and VA alright, so I don't think we're gonna find much more on the way up just looking at what we got here from Benzinga Going back to our common trade, which was you know on the way up there I'm gonna put this on our watch list definitely level one stock. So it's low risk It's up big percentage wise hopefully more eyes catch on to this trades where it becomes faster Matters already on our list just wanted to show it off one more time a lower high indeed pulling right back down folks and the plug trade I Feel like you know what I'll add this to just because it's low risk. It is down big percentage wise So you know there is room to see a drop more. I just feel like matter is gonna be easier I feel like that WWW is a short actress pretty damn good there, too And then like I said, we got a bunch of others on the way up a AOI We got the AMSC trade calm perhaps if that ends up popping better All right, so hey, let me know if there's anything else looking good here folks up down left right more than 5% Just before we wrap up I had a loud knock outside my apartment door this morning I was on coaching all throughout my day and I was on a call from one of our students as a loud ass knock my door I have a 30 pound package outside my door right now. I have no idea what I just got I unless I bought something in my sleep on Amazon. I Have no idea. So wish me luck on that I hope it's not like a fake package and then all of a sudden it just kind of like blows up sparklers in my face So wish me well on that but folks last call Let me know if there's anything else up down left right more than 5% You'd want me to just look out here before we wrap up Okay, my email address here in the chat board just for all of us on social Josh at C2 trading comm is the handle any questions or trades you want to go over with us? Definitely, let me know but otherwise if you wanted to join John or Ryan Stacey Andre Chuck Donald Steve and all was there right now Just scan the QR code It's been up there just on the top left of the screen on this on the stream right there We look forward to having you inside our live trading room live workshops live audio commentary as early as 12 minutes from right now 11 minutes at 3 p.m. Eastern time rich will be on the mic wrapping things up for all of our students here And I'll be in the chat board up until 3 30 No, hopefully a nice trade to work with taking us going into the and into the market close Alright folks best of luck trading to all and we'll catch back there with everyone here very shortly. Take care


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Well hello my friends and welcome back to my channel. Today we're going to be doing a September budget for 2019. Let's talk a little bit about myself for just a second. I know there are always new people that come along on this video. I am a decorative planner. Hi, my name is Emily. I live in Minnesota in the Twin Cities. I'm single, no kids, no partner, but I do have a dog and we're actually going to talk about him today because we are going to be putting in some stuff for him in my budget. I know sometimes you guys are like, what happens to doiling in your budget? Well, we're going to talk about it in just a moment. So my budgets relatively look very similar from month to month. Most things don't change. However, I do have a few little extras this month that I will chat about as well. If you guys are wondering, I am using an Aaron Condren binder system this year and I am using, here's my current week right here. I use the hourly version. That just works really well for me and I also have it in the colorful. So I will link Aaron Condren down below if you guys are interested. And yeah, so I'm filming stuff today. That's my plan. So this washi, I always get questions on where my stickers and stuff are from. This washi, I actually am pretty sure got from Michaels quite a while ago. And then this little piggy bank sticker and then these are from a coffee break planner. And then I have this little like money one. And then these are from Mrs. Grossman's. I actually have them over here because I'm going to use them again. I got them in like a sticker pack a long time ago, but love them clearly. And then I'm going to be using some pet med stickers from plan to plan a sticker code, which is one of the things for Doyle this month or this upcoming month, I should say.  And I do have a 20% off coffee break planner discount code below if y'all are interested. So anyway, let's get to the actual budget. I'm going to speed this up because it just takes quite a while and lay some fun music over it or some sad music or happy music or, I don't know, neutral music right over it. And then I will see you guys when I'm done. And then I'll explain all my categories and prices and all that good stuff. So I'll see you guys in just a second. I'm finally done with my budget. I always feel like it takes way longer than it does, but you know, you guys only got to see that for just a couple of seconds. So let's break it down. So my household category includes my mortgage, which is for $6709. If you guys are wondering why my mortgage is so small, I will link up in the card. I believe it goes right there. My mortgage details, I did put half down on my house. So that's why it's so small. My HOA, I do live in an association and that's $158. My gas bill is usually about $45. That's just an estimate. Colligan, I do talk about this every single budget, I feel like, but my area has really bad hard water. So I do have a Colligan water softening unit that I've rent. However, Colligan comes a couple of times a year and they actually just did. So on my next bill, it's usually double. So it's about $30 for the service for them to like come in and assess your unit, make sure everything's working properly and all of that good stuff. So it's going to be about 60. It might be a little bit more than that, but I don't anticipate being at more than like $70. So anyways, and then my electric was a little bit higher this past month that I estimated for. So I'm bumping that up to $90 and as an estimate, clearly, my garbage is $17.85 a month and then my water is typically the same, but it is an estimate of $55. My auto insurance is $9508, which funny thing about the auto insurance. I just had some hail damage on my car and I got an estimate and basically the value of my vehicle is right around the same amount of the hail damage estimate. So on paper, my car is totaled now. So I believe that my auto insurance, I won't be doing full coverage any longer as of like October. So that will probably end up going down. So I'm probably just going to do like a liability or something. I'll talk with my insurance agent about it. But yeah, so I got a bunch of hail damage and my car just looks like it has freckles now. So it's just body damage. The car is running great. Everything's fine with it. So I'm like, you know what, I'm just going to keep it because I had the option to keep it and then I also had the option to turn it in and then get like a higher amount of, you know, the totaled value. So anyway, I decided to keep it because it's running great and I've had it for a really long time and it works. So whatever. As for my Netflix, it's $13.95. So that brings us a grand total of $1,001.95. As for my cash categories, my groceries about $250. Dining is $150. I had it a little higher last month just because I was going to Niagara Falls. So I knew I was going to be spending a little bit more money on the like out to eat stuff. My fuel is about the same at $180. So that brings my cash categories to about $580. And then my extras down here, Doyle's medication is about $70. It does fluctuate a lot because it's just one of those medications that kind of goes up and goes down and goes up and goes down. So I never really know. Doyle's food is about $60. I only have to buy that every once in a great while because I tend to get the biggest bag possible. And then I am going to a grilled cheese festival later on in the month. And I believe the tickets for that are about $45. It does include some alcohol and does include actually some grilled cheese. So I'm very excited about that. And that's $175 total. So my total for September is $1,756.97. So that is it for me. Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today and listening to me ramble on all about my budget. Oh, before I go, I know I always get questions about this. I have my own business. So my Wi-Fi and my cell phone are fully paid through my business. So I always get questions about that because clearly it's not in my household budget because I pay for it in a different way. But just wanted to put that out there because I know I'm going to get questions. So anyway, now I'm finally done. Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today. If you have any questions, make sure to put them down below. Feel free to thumbs up the video if you liked it and then also subscribe. You should really do that because I put new content out every once in a while. I don't really have a specific schedule because I work a full-time job. So if you want to see me in your news feed, make sure to hit that red subscribe button. And if you want to see more of me, make sure to follow me on Instagram. I'm on Instagram quite a bit. So I will put that link down below for you guys. So I'm going to jet. Thank you guys so much for hanging out and I will see y'all in the next video. Bye guys. Well, folks, it's time to kick it old school.


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My dear, we've made up for last time. You are going to have to speak to him, though, Bob? Speak to him? Yes. I'd resent the fact that he hasn't let any of us in on his new business venture. We don't make business and pleasure. Now, I believe you Americans invented that slogan. Oh, yes, but we don't live by it. It's really quite the opposite. That's right, Marlowe. Well, well, another time, perhaps. Besides, I think we have all the money we need now. Uh, Derek, yes, I'm going to have to run along. Can I see you a minute first? Now, don't you keep him long. Remember, you're going to tell us the story about the Dutchman. We can go out on the terrace. You're being very mysterious, old boy. Okay, Derek, you can drop it. You're not the crown prince in front of me. This is where you get off. Oh, now, my dear boy, you can't mean that. But I do. I'm fed up, understand? Tired of having you use me as an entree to impose on my friends, to cheat them out of their money. Really, Bob? Can I help it if your friends enjoy my company? They wouldn't. They knew the truth about you.  About that slight matter of your prison term during your four years of study in England? Never mind. Oh, it's all right. I'm not complaining, you know. After all, if we hadn't been cellmates, the dear old ones were. You don't fright me anymore, Marlowe. I think I do. I've noticed that family reputations are just as important here in America as we are at home. Perhaps. But I'm warning you right now. Stop fattening Mrs. Smith for the kill. She's not putting a cent into any of your deals. On the contrary, I expect she'll insist on investing quite heavily. And if she doesn't, well, perhaps your father could be persuaded to put up a few pounds, my fuck. If you ever dared to go that far, I knewed what. We'd better understand each other right now, my dear ex-cellmate. I'll go as far as I like with anyone I choose to have you introduce me to. And there's nothing you can do about it. Not a thing. No, Derek. You're not worried about Bob Leland's threats, not for an instance. The offense that sent him to Wandsworth Prison while he was a student in England was a minor one. Little more than a college prank that backfired. But it did land him in a British prison. And with the importance of his father's position, it gives you the key you need to open wide the doors of society. That's what brought you here to America, isn't it? And living in Bob Leland's home, being accepted by his parents and introduced to his society friend, makes it all so easy. A few more weeks of gaining their confidence, and you'll be satisfied to leave Bob alone. To move on out of his life, a much wealthier man than when you arrived. You don't see any more of Bob that evening, and the next day you stroll down to the stable for your afternoon ride. Tomorrow. Huh? Oh, hello. Hello. I bet you don't even remember me. Allison Kingsley. Uh, Alice? I knew it. I was one of the many people you met at Mrs. Parkford, at Smitty's cocktail party yesterday. Bob introduced us. Oh, yes. Yes, of course, you're his fiance. Not yet. And I won't be if he doesn't stop standing me up this way. We had a date to go riding.  And how do you suggest I do that when he isn't here? Simple. You go riding with me. I see. Well, admit it's a temptation. But if he did show up... He'd learn that you were a lady with a mind of your own. All settled up, Mr. Mono. Right. Well, what do you say? I... all right, I'll do it. But of course, only as a lesson to Bob. You ride very well. Thanks. We ought to walk in, though. Cool the horses down. Oh, it suits me. You know, Alison, this is much better than a cocktail party. I mean, to really get to know someone. Oh, you think you know me now? Like a book. You were born in Kansas. You've come to the big city with ambitions to become a famous actress. You're a model by profession, waiting the day when you'll get the big break, unless Bob Leland talks you into marriage before that happens. Now you're making fun of me. Not at all. I admire you. In fact, I wish I could see you again, Alison. Here now, just how hard do you want me to kick Bob, Jim? He might not like it, if... Oh, Bob wouldn't mind, not with me. He's the best friend he has. I'm even staying at his home until I return to England. Yes, I know. How about dinner, Alison? Perhaps tomorrow evening? Well, I suppose I should convince Bob that I'm not just sitting around waiting for him.  All right, Derek. Call me and we'll see.  I'm really old, man. Can I help it if Alison preferred to go riding with me? I was late. It was a rather important matter I wanted to look into. Then it's your own fault, putting business before Alison. No, it wasn't business. As a matter of fact, it concerned you, Derek. I got to thinking after our conversation last night. I decided to check on something, the little matter of your visa. What about my visa? I thought you'd been here a long time, too long. And I find out to my intense satisfaction that your stay in this country officially expires next week. Oh, yes, yes. Well, don't weep any unnecessary tears for me. You see, I won't be leaving quite that soon. No? No. These official matters take time. The immigration authorities are frankly busy these days. It'll probably be several weeks before they get around to their routine checkup. And by that time, I'll have things quite well in hand. Oh, I see. Except that it might not take weeks if someone called your overstater their attention. You haven't done that, have you? No. I wouldn't if I were you. Then why not?  What did you say?  You see, I've been planning this little visit to America for a long time. Ever since our college days together at Dear Old Wandsworth. And I won't stand by and see my plans destroyed. You really mean that, don't you? Try me, and you will find out. With the prologue of Small Town Girl, the Signal Oil Company brings you another strange story. By the Whistler. But now, a timely warning. Don't let your 4th of July weekend be spoiled by tire trouble. Or even worse, by the kind of an accident that faulty tires can cause. There's still time to replace those smooth, dangerous old tires with new Lee's Super Deluxe Tires at your Signal service station. And when you choose Lee's Super Deluxe Tires, you're making one of today's best investments in safety and satisfaction. The broader, flatter riding surface of this completely new type tire has extra rubber in it for extra long mileage. And the 16 cleaning edges on the 8-ribbed tread guarantee quicker stopping plus greater non-skid protection. In addition, you'll enjoy easier turning and steering in the way this new type tire absorbs road shock. Yet you pay no more for a Lee's Super Deluxe Tire than for ordinary first-line brands. And right now, Signal dealers are offering special trade-in allowances plus liberal credit terms. So stop by your Signal dealers tonight or tomorrow, sure. You'll be surprised how little it'll cost to start off on your 4th of July trip with new 8-rib Lee's Super Deluxe Tires. And now back to the Whistler. That makes it a stalemate, doesn't it, Derek? You'll use the fine art of threat with Bob Leland, and now he has a threat of his own. You wonder if he really would go to the immigration authorities and it worries you, doesn't it? You need time to plant your deal with Mrs. Parkford Smith, time to nurture it and watch it grow. You realize you've got to get the upper hand again to slow Bob down. And then you think of it. Alison, the girl Bob's in love with, the one person he wouldn't want to hurt, wouldn't want to learn about the sentence he's served in that British prison.  You know something, Derek? I know a lady who's positively captivated by you. Really, Alison? Really? That's a delightful coincidence. You see, I know a man who... Oh, no, wait a minute. The lady I speak of, um, she's Mrs. Parkford Smith. Oh, I thought... No, you didn't. Anyway, I had lunch with Smithy today. Oh, the old girl's really quite fond of you, isn't she? She's been wonderful. She's a...she's sponsored by the little theater group, you know. She's helped me more than I can say. But that's not what I wanted to talk about. Oh, what then? Derek, why don't you talk to her, send her the brochures, let her in on that venture of yours, whatever it is. You, uh, really think she'd like to invest something? I know it. She practically begged me to say something, and she has confidence in you, Derek, just as I have. Alison, you're...you're a very fine person. If...if I thought for a moment there was a chance of... Derek, no, no, I mean it. You'll...you'll be sailing off to England as soon as you've wound up your business here. I've known that all along. You'd never let yourself think seriously about a... about an American girl. Why not? Why not, Alison? We'd get along so beautifully. But it would tie you down, Derek. Perhaps keep you here in this country. Oh, keep me in this country, but... Why? Why, yes. Yes, it...it might do that. Yes, Derek? There's a moon tonight. What do you say if we...if we get into the car and have a drive down by the sea? Do you really want to? Yes, I do want to. Very much. Well, here we are, right back to your front door, safe and sound. Had fun? Oh, it's been a perfect evening, Derek. I'll see you upstairs. Uh, no, I'm afraid we disturbed my roommate. She goes to bed quite early. Roommate? I...I didn't know you... you shared your apartment with anyone. It's Emma Shoup, a girl from my hometown. You've never looked at the mailbox. Emma Shoup? Alison Kingsley? Yes, we've shared an apartment ever since I arrived in New York. Well, do you think your friend, Miss Shoup, would mind so much? You know, you've never once asked me in. I'm afraid she would. Emma's a small town girl. She's wonderful, actually, but she doesn't approve of some of my boyfriend, especially when they keep me out this late. Oh, I see. The ogre guarding the beautiful princesses, any? Something like that. Well, perhaps I'll eventually get on her good side and charm her in the submission. Perhaps. Well, anyway, it's pretty late tonight. Good night, Derek. And thanks again. Not at all. You know, Alison, I hope we can have many more evenings together. Derek, sometimes I don't know whether to believe you or not. But... I'd like to be sure. You can be. You could depend on me, Alison. I mean what I say.  And when Alison mentioned that marriage might keep you in this country, she gave you an idea. Yes, it's the answer to your problem. A wedding might not ensure permanent residence in America, but at least there'd be a long delay. Enough time to feather your nest beautifully before returning to England. So the next morning you call Mrs. Parkford Smith, arranged to send her the brochures. And you're delighted when she offers to invest $75,000 with you. However, there'll be a short delay. A matter of a week or so before you can get the money. So there's nothing to do but wait. The day is dragged by slowly. And on the morning of the third day as you're about to leave the house, you run into Bob downstairs. Morning, Derek. Going out again? Oh, Bob. How's the stranger? Where have you been keeping yourself these days? I've been around here. It's been rather pleasant having the place to myself for a change.  Quite. Oh, by the way, there's a letter for you. There on the hall table. Letter? Oh. I wonder who could... It's from the Immigration Office. Yes, the Immigration Office. Mr. Derek Marlowe. I'm from Leland, 1822 Oakdale Road. Dear Mr. Marlowe, this is to inform you that, as of midnight, July the 2nd, your passport and necessary documents covering entry into the United States will have expired and... You did this. You notified them. I didn't do anything at all, Derek. I'm sure they have routine ways of checking. You won't want me out of this country. Really? How can you say that, old chap? And not just because of your friends. That isn't all you're afraid of, is it, Bob? Don't know what you're talking about. Oh, yes, you do. If you don't, you're the only one who hasn't noticed. All right, Bob. You asked for this. I haven't asked for anything, and I didn't set up the immigration laws. You have to get out legally. Could I have caused that? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But you think you won, don't you? Because this letter gives me only a few days more. Well, we'll see about that, Bob. Perhaps I have a surprise for you. A big surprise. There's still a chance, Derek, to stay with your scheme to get your hands on Mrs. Parkford Smith's $75,000. Only you'll have to propose to Allison a little sooner. You hope Allison won't think you're rushing things as you hurry to her apartment. Anxious to have everything settled before the immigration authorities pay a call. Derek. I had to see you, Allison. I couldn't stay away. May I come in? But, Derek... I know, Emma Schoop. But you just have to let me explain. I must talk to you, Emma, or no, Emma. I'm afraid you won't be bothered with Emma anymore, Derek. What? You don't mean that she's leaving? Yes. Emma's leaving. Just like that? Just like that. You quarreled, did you? Yes. You can call it a quarrel. May I come in? So, dear old Emma's moving out. Going back to a small town, is she? Yes. She's going back where she belongs. She's packed and ready to take the train for home. In another 15 minutes she'll be pulling out of Pennsylvania Station. Well... Can't say I'm sorry. No. I don't suppose you would be, Derek. Look here, darling. I didn't come here to discuss Emma Schoop. Allison, the reason I had to see you rushed over here like this... Well, it's something I've got to ask you. Right away. Allison, the other night, what you said about my staying in this country. Well, I... I've decided I like it here. I like it very much. I see. Do you know why? I haven't the faintest idea. Allison, darling, you're not making this any easier for me, I want you to be my wife. I want you to marry me. Marry you? Why are you laughing? You don't love me. You never have. You've been using me to get to Smithy, to strike at Bob in some way. I don't know what it is, but Bob's in some sort of trouble, isn't he? And you know about it. No, no, that isn't it, Allison. Don't tell me you're his best friend or anyone. Allison! You see, Derek, Mrs. Smith wasn't quite as gullible as brochures you sent her. The entire proposition. She had her attorneys check it thoroughly. They also checked on you. She called me about it. Oh. What are you going to do? I've already done it. You'll have a visitor any day now, Mr. Derek Marlowe, from the immigration office. I've told them all about you. You? You told them? The moment I found out, yes. You made her fool of me.  What's the matter, Derek? Can't you take a bit of your own m... Derek? Derek, what are you going to do? You made her fool out of me. It happened swiftly, Derek.  And just as suddenly, you know that you've got to find a way out. This is far more than attempted fraud, isn't it, Derek? It can mean your life.  Your conversation with Allison when you first arrived at the apartment. Emma's leaving. She's going back home. In another 15 minutes, she'll be pulling out of Pennsylvania Station. Yes, Derek. Whether they're actually with a quarrel or not, it's your only out. That way. You slip out of the apartment quietly, leave the building without being seen. 20 minutes later, you're back. And on your way to Allison's apartment with the house manager. Terribly sorry to bother you like this, Mrs. Cremont, but when Ms. Kingsley didn't answer my ring... You said you heard someone in there with her a while ago. Yes, they seem to be quarreling. Oh, any idea who it was? Well, I'd rather not say. Well, we'd better talk to her. Perhaps I'd better wait for you. All right. She might be laying down. I'll just... Yes? What is it? Oh. Good Lord. She's dead. The poor thing's dead. Somebody's killed her. Don't get excited, Mrs. Cremont. Don't touch anything. We've got to call the police right away. The police, yes. And when they get here, I may be able to help. I... I'm quite sure I know who did this. The Whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending to tonight's story. Meantime, since next Monday, July 4th, you'll be celebrating the 172nd birthday of Independence for America. It's interesting to note that since the war, there has been a tremendous rebirth of that independent spirit as more and more veterans go into business for themselves. That's particularly gratifying to us at Signal, because since the very beginning, Signal products have been sold only through independent dealers. At first, there were just a handful of them in Southern California. But drivers liked Signal products and services so well that the Signal family grew and grew. Until today, there are almost 2,000 Signal stations serving six western states from Canada to Mexico. Now, obviously, there must be good reasons why so many drivers have switched to Signal. To discover them for yourself, stop by your nearby Signal station before the 4th of July weekend, and fill up with Signal, the famous go farther gasoline. You'll like it. And at Independent Signal stations, you'll see a fine example of the American way of doing business that has made and kept our land such a great place in which to live and make a living. And now, back to the whistler. It's working perfectly so far, isn't it, Derek? The police had very little to ask in the preliminary investigation. And at headquarters, waiting outside Lieutenant Anderson's office, you have plenty of time to go over and over the story in your mind. Exactly what you must tell them. Yes, Derek, you have all the answers. And you had no trouble giving them convincingly when the routine questioning began. And, well, that's all there is to it, Lieutenant. You can understand how shocked I was when Mrs. Fremont called me in and I saw poor Alex. Yeah, sure, we know about that. Now let's see if I've got this straight. You went to the apartment the first time and heard her arguing with a roommate. Could you tell what the argument was about? Well, yes. That's why I didn't ring. I didn't want to embarrass Allison. They were quarreling over... over me. Yeah, I see. Allison and I were going to be married. Her roommate, Emma Schrupp, felt that she wasn't being fair to Bob Leland. Leland, eh? Sergeant, you might as well bring him in here now. Leland, in here. Lieutenant, I...  I'm afraid that's a bit of wishful thinking, Leland. And out of place, as usual. Never mind you two, save it. Sit down. If you don't mind, Lieutenant, I hate to sit here chatting with... with him. After all, the girl I was in love with has been murdered. And you're not doing anything... Oh, yes, we are, Marlowe. The railroads will be checked, the airports and bus stations. We'll get this Emma Schrupp in plenty of time. Emma Schrupp? Wait a minute, what about Emma Schrupp? Just before Miss Kingsley was murdered, Marlowe here went to her apartment, heard the two of them arguing. Arguing? Allison and... And Emma Schrupp. Oh, no. Oh, yes. Sorry to disappoint you, old man, but what they had to say to each other was pretty violent. You, uh, you told the lieutenant that. It happens to be the truth, Leland. Is it, Derek? And this is one time when you've stretched the truth too far. There wasn't any argument, Lieutenant. There couldn't have been. No? Then why not? Well, I guess it was the sort of thing only a small-town girl would do. But when Emma Schrupp first came out here from Kansas, she stumbled on a simple trick to protect herself from phonies like you, Derek. She put two names on her mailbox. Her real name, Emma Schrupp, and the name she hoped to make famous. Allison Kingsley. That's right, Lieutenant. Emma Schrupp and Allison Kingsley were two names for the same girl. Let that whistle be your signal for the signal oil program, the Whistler. Each Wednesday night at the same time. Brought to you by the Signal Oil Company, marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil, and fine-quality automotive accessories. Signal has asked me to remind you to get the most driving pleasure, drive at sensible speed, be courteous, and obey traffic regulations. It may save a life, possibly your own. Featured in tonight's story were Paul Kavanaugh and Lorette Philbrand. The Whistler was produced and directed by George W. Allen with story by Leslie Edgeley and music by Wilbur Hatch, and was transmitted to our troops overseas by the Armed Forces Radio Service. Remember next Wednesday at the same time another strange tale by the Whistler. Marvin Miller speaking. This is CBS, where 99 million people gather every week, the Columbia Broadcasting System.


Hello, I'm Ron Duker with Pyramid Air. Today we're going to talk about the new and available Raven R18. It has vertical technology. Stick around and find out. We're going to open up this little thing right here so you can see exactly what's going on with this vertical. I know today I'm wearing camo, but I'll tell you the hardest thing to see in the room is the actual axle to axle of this crossbow. You're going to run into a lot of unique things with this because the limbs actually go up and down instead of outside and in. At only about four and a half inches wide, this crossbow is unbelievably compact. This crossbow comes with an attachable, detachable buttstock. The reason for that is you can use it as a pistol or you can use it as a full crossbow. The full length from front to back is about 27 inches give or take with the butt that's extended. Without it, you're just over about 19 inches. Height on the crossbow, we're going to measure from the handle to the top of the cam is right about one foot. The Raven R18 comes with its own quiver, three arrows, and field points. It nests into the actual stock and clips with a little clip here in the back. So as you can see, all you have to do is you can put this, mount this on the right or the left, but it actually nests inside of the buttstock and then slides into a groove to make it secure. One thing to note with the R18 is it has its own arrows. You should not be using anything other than the arrows that are made for this bow, nor should you use this arrow for any other bow other than this bow. This R18 in the compact package puts out 330 feet per second and it does that through a 13 inch draw. The Raven R18 comes with yet another small profile feature, which is an integrated Picatinny rail with a Raven three dot red dot sight.  And onto the limbs. If you look at this thing, man, does it look strange? It goes up and down instead of left and right. It's got all kinds of weird stuff going on here. Talking cool factor with this bow. If you look, I've already loosened this. The vertical technology as promised can now be seen. Look at how this cam and this vertical works. You can just see string wrapped around, string wrapped around. It's so tight in there. It's unbelievable.  Wouldn't recommend taking this off when you're at home. That's protect you. However, inside here, you can actually see it will go. So with a typical Raven, there's a button underneath that you're going to hold, releasing your trigger box, taking it all the way down to your string. Here it audibly click. Then you're ready to install your draw handle and begin drawing the bow. It is actually possible to not have the click if you hold the button. The only thing you got to think about there is, is if you let go, it will go. So be there very careful or just to go ahead and have the clicking and get used to it. Look at all the tension on that building up. So now that I'm about halfway, I want to show you this because it's on the inside as to where that string is going. And if you watch, it just starts rolling right around that vertical as more and more tension builds all the way till you hear the final clicks and you are cocked and ready to go. Unlocking the compact design, what you're going to see is with those limbs fully cocked, they went down. And so now you can see all of a sudden your optic is now well in view. And what you're going to notice when you hunt with this crossbow is unlike any other crossbow, you could actually get right up next to a tree and fire this thing. And there's no way that those limbs are kicking out or anything to hit that tree. It's going up, not to the side. To decock this crossbow, you can either do it the old fashion way and shoot your arrow into a target or the ground, hopefully a deer, but if you were not successful, you can also decock it by slowly letting down on this handle. Now all of the pressure is on this handle. And if you need a chance to break, you got to release this little lever under here on the bottom so that this doesn't snap back at you. But if you do let go while you have that other one there, this bow could get away from you. So just be mindful of that. It's like any other Raven, no big deal if you know what it is that you're looking out for. Always leave a little bit of extra tension at the end.  Thank you for joining us for the Raven R18 with Vertical Technology. Raven, as you can see yet again, has proven that they are leaders with technology and they have the cool factor. Brand new technology, brand new bow, higher end price point with that, but you get the best, most cutting edge stuff that you get. I'm Ron Duker with Pyramid Air. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe. And I'll see you at the next video.


This tale is titled, Swatches of a Sunrise. I've never seen the sun. Visitors are always so shocked when I tell them this. Has it really been that long? They ask. The townsfolk tell me stories of Sol's golden radiance.  The soft oranges, pinks, and yellows of the morning sky, and even vibrant rainbows after a rainstorm. I was obsessed, entranced by everyone's stories, each one different and more spectacular than the last. I always wished I could be there to see it, to feel its warmth, though mother always told me not to look right at it. Even so, I wished that I could see it. I want to see what I can only imagine, those wondrous colors filling the sky, the sun at the center of it all. It is gone now, that light, but it exists still in memories. When my visitors come, I ask them for their memories, for their stories. It turns the leaves of the beech tree into shining green panes of light, they say, and it plays on the rushing water of the stream like so many tiny joyful sprites. I take these stories and try as hard as I can to picture them. If I am to paint these things, I must have the clearest image, no obfuscation can stand. I am surrounded by canvases, some complete, more discarded, all with their faces brushed in soft pinks and delicate blues. This is my life's work, I think, to paint a sunrise. I will fashion all manner of scenes naturally, how could any vision of sunlight be neglected? But the sunrise will be the greatest of those. Though it is a childish dream, I have always prayed that if I painted one perfect sunrise, perhaps I would wake one day to a true and heavenly vision through my window. A true dawn. Would that not be a most marvelous sight? Thank you for listening.  Please become a patron or visit our merch store at the link in our bio to support our work. Secure. Contain. Protect.


The brand new AirPods 3 or AirPods generation are here, but we want to find out how well do you compete against its biggest rival, the Galaxy Buds 2. Let's find out. Hey guys, Thundie here and thank you for joining me on the channel. And today I have the brand new AirPods 3 which are available right now. And if you're watching this for the very first time, go ahead and hit that subscribe button notification icon to get notified about more videos about audio and fun things like this on the channel. Now the AirPods 3 or the third generation AirPods are the successor to the original AirPods. These are not a continuation of the AirPods Pro, but the AirPods that a lot of people love and also one of the best-selling pair headphones Apple mentioned. And that's very true. Now in terms of design, this is something that has a case that is very similar to your AirPods Pro. It also has a smaller footprint overall. Now this case itself comes with wireless charging, similar to what you have on your Galaxy Buds 2, but also supports MagSafe charging as well. So you can use either method to charge as well as also a lightning port to boot. Now when it comes to the design, it's a very different design. It's closer to the design of the AirPods Pro. It has a shorter stem and it also has that kind of a bulbous look to it in terms of just the overall look. Now comparing design-wise to what we have with the Galaxy Buds, the Buds have more of like a P or Pod shape and also has a tip around it. Now that's the difference in design you will find with both. And that is very, very important when it comes to fit and feel depending on an individual. Now with the Galaxy Buds 2, I can easily put them into my ear and they do stay in my ears quite well and quite comfortably. I can shake, I can dance, I can work out with them and I have no issues. With the AirPods 3, the design is one that I always say fits about 50% of population. For me it doesn't fit as well. Now it's much better than the original AirPods, but it's something I have to kind of cajole and fit and yes it's in here right now, but normally it will start sliding off.  So in terms of fit though, I would say it's not the best and that's where the Galaxy wins on this round. Okay now price is a very important factor, especially gauging what you get for that price point. Now with the Galaxy Buds 2 it's priced at $129 compared to the AirPods 3 which are priced at $179. Now in terms of features, they come with very distinct separate set of features. Now with $179 price points, some of you might expect active noise cancellation, that is not the case with the AirPods 3. These are meant to be more open-ear design and also that's a kind of a difference in factor between the AirPods Pro I believe and the AirPods 3. Now when it comes to the Galaxy Buds 2, they do have active noise cancellation and they do have varying levels of active noise cancellation. I would say it's actually pretty good. It's very comparable to the AirPods Pro. It also has an ambient mode or transparency mode there so you have that built in. So that is a plus for the Galaxy Buds 2. Now on the other side though, the AirPods 3 does have spatial audio. Now spatial audio is a very unique tool in terms of listening when you're listening to music but especially while you're watching movies. So I do like that feature while watching movies. When I'm listening to music, not so much. To me doesn't really work too well. That's something to take note. Now there are no built-in EQs or any custom ability within the AirPods 3. You can do some stuff if you go deeper into your iPhone but off the glance through the volume controls you can only switch into spatial audio. While the Galaxy Buds 2, you can go into the application and you've got more features that you have a couple of EQs you can go through. You can change your transparency modes. There's also a labs feature and there's also gaming features as well in terms of low latency while you're gaming. So there are more features built into that aspect there and I think that's also another plus for the Galaxy Buds 2. Now fear not guys. Look it's not all just about the Galaxy Buds 2.  No. Now let's move on to one of the most important things with you know two wireless Buds. Audio. How is the audio quality here? And I have to say though the AirPods 3, yes they do slide out of my air but when they're in they sound really good. Now adaptive EQ tries to compensate quite a bit and I can actually hear when it's switching and honestly for me I am not a fan of adaptive EQ. I think it just does too much to mess with the way I listen to music but I do appreciate the fact that it does a good job to try to shift to match you know your surroundings because you have that open ear concept. In terms of your audio though it does sound really good. You've got some nice highs. Your mids are okay. Your lows not so much because you tend to lose a lot of bass but just the way this is actually built. Now when you go to the Galaxy Buds themselves the lows are not that prevalent. They are really smaller drivers. The mids are solid. The highs are good. Can be muddled a little bit. The EQs definitely help here. I think when you want to compare both of them together though I give the slight edge to the AirPods 3 because you do have just better mids and better highs but the Galaxy Buds do a better job with the lows and also the EQ adaptation that you get with it. Now of course with true wireless Buds you want to know how it sounds with the microphone while conversing with friends and chatting. This is where both of them do really well and I was actually really impressed with the the AirPods 3. Conversations were clear. They were crisp. Most people had no idea that was talking of a headset. Everything just sounded really clean. Likewise the Galaxy Buds 2 also do the same so you've got a very solid microphone. You've got a triple microphone set up there that does a really good job to give you clean fresh audio. Now in terms of battery life and charging you've got a slight edge that goes to the AirPods 3. Now the AirPods 3 come with six hours of battery life for use. If you're using spatial audio it drops down to five but with the case you get 30 hours in total. The Galaxy Buds 2 you get about five hours of use and then four to four point five with A and C and then with the case you're getting 28 hours. So just you do the math 30 is better than 20 the AirPods do a really good job in terms of battery life. Both of them have quick charge features where you charge your devices for five minutes it gives you an hour of use. So in terms of battery life you're going to get that edge with the AirPods 3 but the Galaxy Buds 2 are not far behind. So when you look at everything I've put on the table in terms of features, in terms of comfort, in terms of audio. This is one where it really balls down to who gives you the best for your back for the block and for me that is still the Galaxy Buds 2. At $129 price point you're packing so much more in there with active noise cancellation you've got some really good audio and you've also got some really solid microphones. Now the AirPods 3 are good but I'm finding a hard time justifying that $179 price point especially when the AirPods Pro are available, where I can spend a little bit more and get that especially if I'm in the Apple ecosystem and I want to stay in that ecosystem I think the AirPods Pro are a better choice. Now if the AirPods 3 drop down to say like $150 maybe $140 then I think it's a much more solid buy but for right now the Galaxy Buds 2 win this battle game for me. So if you guys want to see and hear more about audio use the link down below to follow us on this channel otherwise thank you very much and always enjoy your entertainment.


Thanks for checking out this video. So this is one of my kind of weekly Throw something up on a Wednesday type video where sometimes it's just an opinion piece. Sometimes it's a review of like comics Horror comics that is or sometimes it's one of these top five lists that I am fond of of and have started to do So if you have ideas for top five lists, go ahead and put some comments down there But this particular topic, I'm very interested to see what people comment about because I would love Your takes on not necessarily your top five like I'm gonna do but some of your favorite horror theater Experiences so obviously this video is my top five Theater horror theater experiences, but I'm also gonna give a bonus I'm gonna give an honorable mention first and the one that almost made my top five list I was thinking about it is giant spider invasion With rift tracks live now if you're not familiar with what rift tracks is that's the guys who originally did mystery science theater 3000 on Comedy Central and They just riff the movie They show a crappy movie and they talk over it and make fun of it and it's always hilarious I've always been a fan of theirs So they have an iteration called rift tracks now where it's online if you just go to rift tracks with an X com You get all the audio files for Big movies lesser known movies of them making fun of things and talking over the film lots of great jokes So they had one called giant spider invasion, which I had not seen that film before It's from like I think it's from the 70s But it's one of those movies that on its own. It is so awful It's hilarious But then them riffing on top of it just took it to that next level and it was amazing and that was in the theater Through fathom events fathom events will come up a few times during this ranking because they have brought some great stuff to theaters So if you're not familiar with fathom events look them up rift tracks look them up So that was my honorable mention. What's the rift tracks live version of giant spider invasion? My number five is just for the film itself pretty much and that is Ari Astor's hereditary Now the main reason being I went into this film not really knowing what to expect knowing nothing about Ari Astor I mean everyone who went into hereditary pretty much knew nothing about him because I was this first film or first big film and I was pretty blown away by how great the film looked how wonderful The feel of it was how intense it was what an interesting story puzzle Presented to me was presented to me on screen and then I had to take time Afterwards to put all the puzzle pieces together and really figure out what was going on and in what order I love that type of stuff in film So, uh, yeah, it was mainly that experience, but I do I do remember another thing that kind of kicks it up A notch for me is that I went with a buddy and we both love the film it but as soon as it was over you heard tons of people around us getting up and Saying well that was stupid that sucks tons of that and he and I looked at each other and were like Loved it. This was amazing. The other key thing during the film is that during the I'm not gonna spoil it for anyone But you know the scene the most intense messed up scene You audibly heard in the in the in the audience. Oh So that was pretty funny So my note that's my number five is hereditary my number four now is a quiet place now I'm not saying a quiet place because of the movie necessarily. I'll do I do think it's a good movie It's not like anything on par with hereditary I think the experience in the theater was particularly awesome with a quiet place Because since it's a film where the characters are not speaking they have to stay quiet There's a lot of quiet in the film So when I was sitting in the theater if you just moved a little bit You were making noise and I don't know about you But I'm the type of person that does not like to make noise in the theater because then I feel bad I feel like I'm interrupting someone else's theater experience So you you become very aware of how you make noise and how other people make noise when you're watching a film like that in The theater with other people So I'm hearing people you know crinkling with the paper on their boxes of snow caps or raisin nets or whatever It is and just munching on popcorn that becomes very loud So you become super aware of how loud we normally are Especially in a very quiet setting like that and I think that really enhanced the film for me It puts you more in the Well, not so much I was gonna say it puts you more in the shoes of the characters in there Not so much in the sense that you know, there's no no danger but like them you are feeling like you're trying not to make noise and so you kind of Get a bit extra You know feeling from the film Which adds to the atmosphere of it really and you know I was even trying to like not shift in my seat Which was becoming uncomfortable at times because I want to shift in my seat and you know those typical theater seats It was at a regal They're loud when you shift around, you know, they creak and stuff. So I'm just like I gotta not move I don't want to be that guy just like creaking in my chair during the film So for that reason a quiet police makes my number four for theater experiences You don't get that with a lot of films now number three has a lot to do with the venue some to do with the film But a lot to do with the venue. My number three is the it remake by machete machete machete I Think that's how the sit you say the last name the people who the brother and sister who did the film But it was a good remake. I really enjoyed it and it was very cinematic I saw it in a drive-in theater shout out to Benji's drive-in theater Which is not too far from where I live So I do like to go to Benji's when we can they have a really nice place and just drive-in theaters in general are super fun I love them. I feel at home there and always have a great time So to see a really good horror film there than to especially one that looks even better on a bigger screen It was just a great experience. You know, I'm in my glory when I'm at drive-in theaters in the first place Then you add to that a really good horror film That's cinematically wonderful looking and it's a great experience. So that's why it Remake which did chapter two not that great it chapter one Quite good. So that makes my number three now. My number two has to do with fathom events and that is the anniversary I forget which and I don't know if it was which 30th 40th whatever anniversary of alien the original alien Seeing that in theaters was so good because you know, they clean those they clean those films up To do these reissues especially to show them in the theaters, but man How good that looked I was not prepared for it looked beautiful. It looks so crisp. It looks so clean It took the film from being an amazing film in the first place To an even better film experience because on the big screen Not only did they really clean it up so you can see a lot more and see more intricacies of the set design of the costume design of the Creature design, but since it's so much bigger you feel more immersed in it and It really does enhance that experience of a wonderful film like alien Which if you've never seen alien, please you got to see alien It's it's wonderful But then think about that on the big screen cleaned up even more just looking so crisp and amazing It was awesome Then we come to my number one and this one also has to do with Fathom events and this was another one of those Anniversary screenings where they cleaned up the film and then showed it on the big screen and I really enjoyed this film a Lot and then once I saw it this way in the theater It kind of changed the film a little bit for me And it it took me from really liking it to loving it and it is now one of my favorite horror films And that is if not my favorite horror film actually the shining Stanley Cooper's the shining Seeing that in the theater was without a doubt my best my favorite theater going experience of my lifetime I will never forget it just the feeling of the overlook hotel Being an even bigger part of the film because it's so much larger on the screen you get lost in it You feel like the set so much bigger You feel like you're inside of the overlook as opposed to when you watch it on your tv It's just more immersive and massive And you see so much more of it and it feels more imposing It just makes that overlook hotel so much more of a character in that film And I just love it on top of that, you know, it's Stanley Kubrick's the shining. It's a wonderful film It looks amazing great cinematography directing acting all of that stuff. So That is why the shining in the theater was my favorite experience So, yeah, uh, I look forward to eventually doing more Uh theater going that I have these types of feelings about but you know, these are rare These are hard to come by so I would love to hear if you're watching this Put it in the comments Even if you don't want to do like a top five feel free to do a top five personally But just give me like one or two and say these are the ones that off the top of my head I remember having an amazing time in the theater with And if you want to go off of horror as well, that's fine because if I went off of horror I would also say the rift tracks live version of Tommy Wiseau's the room That was another wonderful one really ranks up there Especially with the audience yelling and throwing spoons my friend and I playing tossing a football in the aisles Or ruckus time is pretty awesome. But anyway, I don't want to get too far off on that one But uh, go ahead put some comments down there. Let's talk. Let's get nerdy Do me a quick favor though Hit subscribe if you can and you can takes like a second costs you nothing totally free painless And you're helping me out That is your way to repay me if you like any video I've ever done including this one Hit that subscribe for me. Join this nerdy horror community and uh comment because that's what I'm looking for I'm looking to get nerdy and talk with people Also, if you like I said in the beginning if you have other ideas for like top fives You want to hear from me? Go ahead and put them down there I'll I'll put them in my notes and try and get to those as well But thank you very much for checking this out. I really do appreciate your time and until next time keep it brutal


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Right, so which ride were you cheering for? Because it looks like, that was a close call. Mindbuster came in with an average of a minute and 24 seconds and Wild Beast came in with an average of one minute and 22 seconds. So Wild Beast won. A few things I wanna talk about is one, I'm not gonna give my personal feedback on the rides anymore. I've heard from people at the park and it sounds like, you know, I don't fully understand how rides work, which I totally get. And I shouldn't be giving my personal feedback on what could make the ride better when I don't know what kind of guests experience or events are occurring. Sometimes there's a guest that doesn't know its seat belt first, lap bar second, and that's not the rides fault or the ride operators fault.  Anyways, Wild Beast won. Hopefully you're cheering for that. And I do wanna talk about something. So we were already making our next video. We were making Seal Vengeance versus Maverick. Now tell me why we're not releasing this video anymore.  That is 100% my fault and I own up to it. So what we're looking for is what rides to put up against Seal Vengeance and which rides to put up against Maverick. I want you guys to comment down below which ride you think we should put up against Seal Vengeance and which ride we should put up against Maverick. The highest voted ride for each, now they do have to be similar, will be chosen to go up against each other and we will find someone to record this. So again, I wanna thank anyone who sent us in Operation Vids. We're getting a lot of them. I couldn't be happier. I'm so thrilled that this channel is taking off and people are literally sending us in content from parks around North America. This is awesome that we're getting footage. I can't wait to use it in other operation videos and construction update videos as well. So thank you for that. So again, we are just looking for one coaster to go up against Seal Vengeance and one coaster to go up against Maverick. Comment down below which ones you want us to put up against these coasters. Give those coasters a like to the ones that you agree with. I wanna see what you guys have to say about that. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I hope you continue to enjoy them and feel free to comment any suggestions you may have. Thanks again guys for watching. Give the video a like, subscribe if you haven't and share this video for others to enjoy. Get on over to our Patreon and become a patron for exclusive content and surveys and polls and future kind of activities on there as well. Thanks so much guys. Have a good one. Bye.


Hi everyone. Myself Supriya Pasnoor working as an assistant professor in civil department from Olcane Institute of Technology, Sulapur. Today's class we are going to discuss the Angular perspective. These are the learning outcomes. At the end of this session students will be able to draw need perspective view drawings of an object. So there are different types of the perspective that is the one point which is also called as the parallel perspective and the two point perspective that is called as the angular perspective. So in the parallel perspective you have one vanishing point and the two point perspective you have two vanishing points. So the perspective it is an art of representing a three dimensional view of an object which is drawn on a two dimensional surface or the medium. Actually it doesn't represent the true shape and the size of an object but it just gives an impression that is made on the paper which represents the height and the width or the depth of the object with reference to the other point. So this is the angular perspective. So in this the top view and the front view of the object is given. So can you tell what is the two point perspective? Here you can pause the video for two seconds and try to give the answer for that. This is the right answer for that. So in the two point perspective the two vanishing points are placed on the horizon line. The most commonly the two point perspective is used for drawing the building or the interior. So this line could be the corner of a building. So this line is drawn in between the two vanishing point and can cross over the horizon line. So horizon line is nothing but the line on that line itself the vanishing point has to be taken. So as it is a two point perspective you have two vanishing points. And the vanishing points to that all the orthogonal projections are joined. So this is the angular perspective. So when the top view and the front view of the object is given. So this is the picture plane. Picture plane is nothing but the observer from where he is seeing the object. So there is an angle which is taken over here. So this is the shorter dimension of the object and this is the longer dimension of the object. So the longer the edge of the object it is kept at an angle of 60 degrees. Whereas the shorter edge of the object it is kept at an angle of 30 degrees. So these are the sides of the object. So when you have the same sides that is the equal sides as you can take when it is in this is in this is the case of a rectangular object when you have. When you have a square object that should be kept at an angle of 30-30 degrees. So in case of the rectangular the sides of the object are kept at an angle of 30 and 60 degrees. So this is the top view of the object which is kept at the picture level. So next you have the station point. This is what the station point is. The station point it is nothing but the point of the observation. So this is the station point which is taken at a distance of 2D that is 2 times the maximum dimension of the object that is the maximum longer dimension of the object. You can take this distance from the picture plane as 2D. So over there you have to place the station point. Station point is nothing but the point of the observation from where you are observing the object. So from that point itself you have to draw the you have to draw a line which will be parallel to this line itself from this point you have to take a line which will be parallel to this side. So wherever it cuts the picture plane over there you get a first vanishing point. So again you have this station point and the second edge of the object from here you have to draw up a line which will be parallel to this side. So while dropping the parallel line you get a picture plane which cuts the picture plane somewhere. So that represents the second vanishing point. So in this way you got two vanishing points which is the concept of the two point perspective. So it is called as the angular perspective as you take the angle in this case. So next you have the ground level. So ground level it is placed at the bottom edge of the paper. So over there the ground level is placed. On the ground level you are going to draw the vertical line which represents the front edge of the building. So this is the corner of the building. So when you represent this on the ground level you have the two corners of that or the two edges of that object itself. So these two points they are joined to the vanishing point. So let's see what happens next. So as you have the four corners of this object they are directly connected to the station point. So while joining to the station point it cuts the picture plane somewhere here. So from that point itself you are going to drop a vertical line. So let's see. Yes we have dropped a vertical line over here. So you can see that in this vertical line which you have drawn which represents the front edge of the box it is drawn. So these two corners of the line they are joined to the vanishing point. And this corner you have to take first corner it is joined to the station point. So the top view of the object all the orthogonal projections should be all the corners should be joined to the station point whereas the front view of the object should be joined to the vanishing point. So while dropping the vertical line it cuts the orthogonal projection somewhere here. So that will be the backside of the object which it represents. Next you have to take the second corner the second corner is joined to the station point while joining to the station point it cuts the picture plane somewhere here. So from that point itself we are going to drop a vertical line. So while dropping the vertical line it cuts the orthogonal projections over here which represents the other side of that object itself. So next again take the third corner of the object from that join it to the station point while joining to the station point it cuts the picture plane from that point itself you are going to drop a vertical line. So next we will see in the next slide. So this is how while dropping it to the while joining to the orthogonal projection it you get a corner of this point you get a corner this point itself you are going to join to this vanishing point that is the cross connection you have to do. So let's see. So here you get the point this point it is joined to the vanishing point over this side. Now you have the second point also this one. So this has to be joined to the second vanishing point. So while joining this vanishing point to that let's see what happens. So this corner it is joining over here from that line itself you are going to drop a vertical line. So you have dropped a vertical line over here. So this part has to be darkened you have to do dark so that represents the object which you are going to draw. So this is the object overall in this projection itself you are going to draw the whole object which represents the back side of the back view of that object itself. So next this second one second line the second projection you are supposed to take. So again the same way you are going to take this line itself now. So they will take two corners of that line the first corner you are going to join to the station point and the second corner join to the station point while joining to the station point it cuts the picture plane from that point itself you are going to draw a vertical line. So that we will see in the next slide yes we have drawn the second line itself. So it cuts the orthogonal projection we have taken a line over here which represents the cut portion which is given in the front view it is the front view you have to mark the on the vertical line itself take that height and that point has to be joined to the vanishing point. So over here while dropping this vertical line over here it cuts this point somewhere here so this part has to be darkened. So from that you have to take the second line now same in the second line itself you have two corners take that two corners join to the station point while joining to the station point it cuts the picture plane from that plane itself you are going to draw a particular perpendicular line. So let's see yes this is the object this is the front view of the object which is given to you in the top view and the front view. So this is what the front view of the object is. So as per the projection you have dark that part itself so while doing that while dropping this vertical line you get this corner of that object this is how the object is represented over all. So even here this is the line which has to be taken perpendicular. So this is the object which is represented you can see that this is the cut portion of the object which is taken in the central part right. So this is what the front view of the object is. So in this way the two point perspective it helps us to represent overall the 3D model or the 3D of that object itself which cannot be represented on the paper whereas the paper is a two dimensional surface. So this is what it is represented in the two point perspective and it is necessary to it is actually used in the interiors of the buildings. So in this you are supposed to take an angle of 30 and 60 degrees. So this is the picture plane the ground level and the station point. So station point is nothing but the overall the point of the observation from where you are seeing the object itself. And this is the plane of the observation the picture plane. These are the MCQs. It is a vertical projection plane used to obtain the object's perspective that is the first one you have orthographic plane second is the vertical plane third is the perspective picture plane fourth is the horizontal plane. Hope so you have got the right answer for that. Yes perspective picture plane is the right answer. These are the references. Thank you.


The world is in a situation where the economy is moving slowly out of the global financial crisis and the ensuing recession. Continuing reforms to enhance competitiveness is really crucial in order to sustain the recovery and the growth momentum. In that context, the Global Competitiveness Report is measuring those factors and institutions and policies that drive productivity in order to ensure solid and healthy growth. And we measure productivity by taking into account what we call the 12 pillars of competitiveness – institutions, infrastructure, the macroeconomic environment and health and primary education. It's higher education training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness and market size. We also take into account business sophistication and innovation. In terms of ranking, we see Switzerland come in once again in a top position based on strong performance in innovation, macroeconomic policies and also institutions. It is followed by Singapore and the United States. The United States come up from fifth position, continuing the upwards trend of the recent years. It is followed by Finland, Germany and Japan at fourth, fifth and sixth position. In terms of emerging markets, we see different progress depending on the country we look at and the region we look at. China is continuing at its high level, we see also Indonesia and Malaysia moving up by a few places. At the same time, we see that countries such as Brazil, South Africa or India are dropping in their ranking this year. In order to continue to grow, emerging markets will have to continue with structural reforms and we do not see sufficient progress in those countries either. Ultimately, this year's report reveals three key findings. First, monetary policy has driven the recovery so far, but sustaining this trend will require structural reforms across a number of areas and progress in this field has been uneven. Second, smart investments and skills in innovation are needed in order to ensure that competitiveness is strengthened going forward but also in order to ensure that every person can really participate in economic progress. And finally, the private sector has a key role to play in enhancing competitiveness. It needs to collaborate more with governments and the civil society to ensure that the measures that are taken are really effective in enhancing competitiveness. We hope that this report is going to be used by the different stakeholders to identify the areas of strength and weaknesses and to build the economic reform agenda going forward.