Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Orthodoxy. My name is David and this is a deck review. Hey today, we're gonna look at the Fraggle Rock playing cards from the spare room and the United States playing card company All right, so you don't know what Fraggle Rock is. It's a TV show from a while back It's a British-American-Canadian children's live action puppet television series about this interconnected society of Muppets, of course, created by Jim Henson The Fraggles, they're kind of a short furry creature They live a carefree existence in a complex network of magical caves and when they're not filling their time either playing games or singing songs or dancing their cares away Gobo, Moki, Red, Wembley and Boober Fraggle seek to Find just life advice from Marjorie who's the trash heap and then they kind of work around the Constructions of the doozers and the attempt to stay clear of the giant puppets that live outside known as the gorgs All right, so that's a little bit about Fraggles. Now. What is the spare room? The spare room is an elegant old-timey cocktail lounge and game parlor with polished wood bowling lanes and classic games Located in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. So the spare room put out this deck of cards devoted to Fraggle Rock and their 30th anniversary And if you'd like to learn more about this you can visit spare room Hollywood comm the front of the tuck case is done in a Matt green with a gold foil across the top It does say Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock playing cards 30th anniversary and then the SR in the spade pip of course means spare room One side says made under the USA and the other side says Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock The bottom has some ad copy about the spare room the top looks like it might say Jim Henson And then there is a custom tuck seal of a radish And the back design of course is the back design of the cards the tongue flap is part of the song lyric from The show's theme song which is dance your cares away worry for another day let the music play down at Fraggle Rock No, I will not be singing it for you, but that is pretty much it for the tuck case Let's take a look at these cards. These cards are pretty for the United States playing card company And they do come on a casino grade finish They do have a modern cut and air cushion embossed and if you would like to learn more about stock cut or finish You can click the link below in the description Now a lot of people will always ask me how these cards feel how they handle Best thing I can do is put them in a caliper and give you a scientific measurement and you can use that number and base it off of other decks that you've held or owned just to Give you a better idea of how they might feel in your hands when I stick ten of these into the caliper the measurement comes to 2.84 2.84 is about the same measurement as the wasteland deck that bicycle put out as well as the old school Hornets number six the back design is a full bleed all the way to the edge. However, it does have a Border so is a dark green border and then on the inside You're going to see just a bunch of concentric line works and then a repeated image top and bottom of a radish the radish is one of the Favorite foods of the Fraggles and there's a lot of raddish jokes in the show when you watch it with this deck You're going to get two ad cards both of which talk a little bit about the spare room and The 30th anniversary of the Fraggles on the other side. You're going to get a little bit of information about the Jim Henson show and then you're going to get a like an a drink card that is a Mixing drink that you could you know ingredients wise make your own Fraggles favorite drink Yeah, your ace of spades is very simple It does simply have the spade pip from the tuck box with the SR for spare room Underneath that is this quality playing cards the spare room for Fraggle rock your pips and indices for the most part are completely standard They are of course custom, but they're instantly recognizable which makes them perfect for gameplay and flourishing Your court cards are very cute and very stylized after the characters from the Fraggle Rock show They are two-way images and they are done in a cartoon drawing that is reminiscent of Jim Henson and His creative works with this deck You'll also get two original jokers both of which depicting characters from Fraggle Rock one I believe is the dog But I don't remember what the dog's name is and then the other one is the trash heap All right So that is my review of the Fraggle Rock 30th anniversary edition playing cards from the spare room in Hollywood And the United States playing card company a special shout out for my secret Santa who got me this deck when I was Unable to obtain it for myself like I said if you want more information about this you can visit spare room Hollywood Com as always we ask that you like this video just so other people can find it faster We also recommend that you subscribe to this channel just so that you can stay up to date on the latest in cards and card Magic if you want to follow me on social media you can I'm at Facebook comm slash magic orthodoxy Twitter comm slash magic orthodoxy Instagram comm slash magic orthodoxy and if you need more content you can always find it at magic orthodoxy comm. 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Humanity can't grow and prosper in a place where half of us are held back. We all have a voice and it doesn't have to be used to shout, but to be heard for those that can't speak up. Women's equality is important to me because it gives me the opportunity to play on an equal playing field. So I'm able to work in a male dominant career field, come in, do my job. I'm no different from the next. I never feel out of place or discriminated against. This is how far we've come. It's a matter of representation, you know, being able to see someone who has achieved something that I may have been inspiring to, but maybe felt a little bit doubtful about and seeing them flourish and, you know, make a change and, you know, kind of like maintain a certain like standard. As a woman, it feels empowering and it makes me feel like I can achieve that too. When it comes to women's equality in the medical field, it's a matter of just being able to take care of all of our patients. Yeah, there's a pretty good representation of women and like our opportunities, you know, our advantages just being pretty much like nurturers and wanting to take care of, you know, the people who are essentially taking care of us outside of this facility. So that's basically how I feel about women's equality. And I do believe that it is represented like incredibly well in the medical field, 100%. Women's equality is being able to go in any work center and know that no one will question my competence and my job based off my gender. We have been breaking barriers in the last century in and outside of the military, while being mothers, wives, women and airmen. And I think it's important to highlight and celebrate those accomplishments. I definitely believe that women's equality is very important. It allows us to continue to diversify ourselves and tackle the mission at different ways. I mean, being the only female airman in my shop, it definitely brings a new perspective to all the other sergeants because they're not used to that. It makes the Air Force the Air Force. I think women's equality is important because it allows people the opportunity to educate others and themselves on things that have been a struggle in the past. Going through from way back when until now and where we're at still breaking barriers, being able to have our voices heard in certain areas is important to understand how everybody brings everything to the table. Something to the table, something to the team to be able to be a better Air Force, be a better squadron, be a better unit. The Air Force is so diverse as a whole already and that's what makes us so special and great. I think the same thing stands for women's equality and incorporating women into certain situations in certain groups. It's important to have that perspective and ability to understand. It's important for people to realize that gender is not a limiting factor. Women make capable military members and leaders and we should feel empowered to pursue all types of careers. I don't think being a fighter pilot will ever be common but I do look forward to the day that being a female fighter pilot is. Women's equality is showcased in the fighter squadron when each of us steps out to the aircraft and we put on a helmet and you can't tell the difference and the jet can't tell the difference and we all do exactly the same job. Women's equality is important because it says that the job is what matters for our mission first and anybody that's qualified to do the job it shouldn't matter their gender, their race, their background, where they come from. We're all here to serve and that's what matters first. We keep breaking records, we keep breaking boundaries and it's a testament to the fact that women can do whatever they set their mind to and we will continue to succeed when we support each other and when we recognize that equality in the mission it means that it doesn't matter what our gender is.


This study investigated the metastatic patterns and prognostic factors of neuroblastoma, NB, in children. It found that the majority of patients with NB had distant metastases, with the bones and livers being the most common single metastatic sites. Patients with NB who are age less than one year, male, have an adrenal primary site, unilateral tumour, a tumour size greater than 10 cm, neuroblastoma not otherwise specified, NB NOS, second malignant neoplasm, or who chose radiotherapy and chemotherapy were more likely to develop distant metastases. Furthermore, metastatic NB has unique clinical pathologic features, with the bones and livers being the most common single metastatic sites. This suggests that more aggressive treatment should be recommended for high-risk children with NB displaying distant metastases. This article was authored by Shan Liu, Wei Min Yin, Yao Bin Lin, and others.


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Let's have a look at another interesting thing when we look at conservation of angular momentum. That is, an angular momentum depends yes on the angular velocity, but also on the rotational inertia. Now in the linear case, the linear inertia is the mass and there is basically nothing that we can do about it with mechanics. Well, we can go to nuclear equations, but if we don't have any nuclear reactions, we can't do anything about the mass. However, for the angular inertia or the rotational inertia, we can do something about it. Remember, it depends on the location of the mass in regards to the axis of rotation. Now here, I'm sitting on a little chair that has a very good bearing. So initially, I can increase my angular velocity, my final velocity by adding some torque with my feet. But the moment that I let go with my feet, I should be going at more or less the constant angular velocity. Of course, there's a little bit of friction, so I'm going to slow down the beginning. Now, what do you think happens if I start rotating with a high rotational inertia? How do I create that, a high rotational inertia? I put my mass as far away from the axis of rotation, which is here as possible, so I spread them out. And then I tuck them in, and I don't touch the floor anymore, so there's no more torque. So if I tuck my hands in, my rotational inertia goes down. So according to this equation, what do you think happens to my angular velocity? Let's have a look. Okay, I'm accelerating with torque. Now I'm letting go, so no more torque, and now I'm putting my hands in and out again. So the effect is probably not so big, because I'm not spinning that crazy, but figure skaters, you can watch how this works. So let me do the effect a bit bigger. I'm going to take masses, a lot of mass, and I put them out. I'm going to spin a little bit. I'm putting them closer to myself.  And I can go fast again. Let me spin again. Spin, spin, spin, spin. Now I'm going fast. In the opposite, if I go out, I should slow down. If I go in, I should get faster again. Let me do this in the other direction to not get too dizzy. So big rotational inertia, low angular velocity. Now I'm putting my inertia small, which gives me a bigger angular velocity, and then at the end I stop myself by applying some torque from the ground. So unlike conservation of linear momentum, conservation of angular momentum really has a couple of very unexpected things happening, and always think about it as well as it is a vector rock.


hey everyone and welcome back so today I'm planning in my transformer mini let me zoom out just a little bit and try to excuse this mess that's on here I've been working on this mini for so long so let's get started so what I've done I noticed a lot of people I've finally finished the sticker paper so I had one left so I wanted to go ahead and just kind of pre-plan a little bit sometimes I like to do on the fly sometimes I like to pre-plan if I can but most of the time I don't know what I'm like so this is what we're gonna do today we're gonna all of this came out of pretty much the botanicals except for the umbrella and this little thing here so I'm gonna just kind of talk with you all why I do this because this shouldn't take so long and I think this quote I got out of it was a little sticker pack from Joanne's really really cute and that's where the umbrella and all of that came from this is what I was going to do put that there kind of put this umbrella on a day when it's kind of not much going on and just get real so I pulled these out because I don't know why but I kind of like it just sort of like it is I was gonna kind of put them at the bottom almost as washy because I've been dying to do a black and white spread I don't know why I've just been feeling real black and whiteish kind of so I thought this would just you know be kind of simple and easy to do I think I know I have bills this day on the 11th but I really don't have anything so I'm just gonna put that get real there and I hardly ever I don't I've only done a one month I think spread I've only done a monthly spread once I believe but since I've gotten my many I really wanted to kind of challenge myself to decorate in it and because this is gonna be like my everyday and my go-to and I'm gonna house my budget back here so this is what this is mainly for for my budget and I like to look at it in a month's view I forget to be so I already pre did the dates because that that's just too long nobody has time for that so I may not use all of this like I thought I know that Saturday should I take this across the top you know I'm not gonna do that across the top but I think I am gonna cut these flowers just to go down the sides and it's almost like the more you do this the more creative you get that's only I can explain it last week for the past couple of weeks I just really haven't been doing a lot of any videos it was spring break everybody was home my son was home and then my daughter came home for the Easter weekend and my days were just busy so fine that time to myself what I normally plan it was very far and in between so and I just like planning alone I can't describe it I just really don't like what me and my daughter planned together last week and it was peaceful because she was doing her little planning for school for her class this her last little few minute classes she have to do before colleges out so it was fun having her here and us doing that together for that botanicals because I kind of want to use that but I want to use those type of flowers there oh and this is the oh I tore this piece off but this is what the sticker pack looks like where I got the umbrella and everything from and that said Joanne's so now I'm back in botanicals trying to see if I can find that flower that I was using that I've cut yeah but usually when I plan I'm at home by myself or I'm in my room but last week everybody was home so it was just so much going on and then like tonight is me and the dog he's down here with me my son is at football practice and my husband is there with them so I kind of like that I want to kind of leave that empty over top let me see I'm gonna put this back in my botanicals book I think that's what I'm going to do I'm gonna leave it and being that I've only been seven minutes I'll go ahead and fill in I really want to do some bill do stickers that's small for this but do I have some functional stickers and had just okay so here are my bill do stickers and they are right small so I think they will fit so first things first car notes on the 11th 20th car note 19th or 20th 20th maybe it's the 21st I'm gonna put the 20th how I don't remember yeah 19th is hubby what else 16th I believe it's gym membership and I'll have to look in my Aaron condor and well these stickers fit perfect perfect in these boxes and I didn't even design it for them what else I know I have a credit card to the first of the month over then the 28th we have car insurance something else I'm missing y'all apologize the dog has to be monitored cuz he'll just go around page and just try to pee everywhere okay I don't forget in something 11th car note 20th car note car insurance oh you know what we believe and something came out like on the 4th last time okay here it is let's go to April or we can go to May May is already set up f-lack so f-lack really needs to be paid I can push f-lack to the 11th as well Jim that's on the 17th we really go daddy all that's on the 17th but to here these actually go full they fill up this box perfect oh my god I am so excited the 24th I have scheduled this city but I want to say schedule it comes out another day 24th sale bill the 21st which they've kind of switched it I think it's them it's not me it's them they've switched stuff up on me now have down water bill ADT bill Amazon Prime comes out on the 7th I have scheduled to be down for the 6th I have it down twice so I think it's the 6th and then I'll just go back in and write everything in and I had a mini kid I'm gonna make a mini kit for me I may have the mini kid f-lack we really go daddy schedule a city okay I think that's it so let me go get right things in the fourth I know is $27 that's Victoria's secrets schedule a city and I'm not for sure if I've told you all Amazon Prime schedule a city is my online appointment book Amazon is $13 because it's $12.99 water bill I didn't do that one the 11th is going to be car note and f-lack 181 60 $30 is f-lack 19th is car note and car note is do this one 181 60 hubby and bless my hubby so I hate the loan he let me go for my birthday not paying it since my birthday it was coming up the 21st is that should be sale bill and I want to say that's 262 and then we have 22 23 24 25 and then the 28th is insurance life insurance car insurance and that is 215 sometimes it's 211 sometimes it's 215 so I have 17th something's oh gym membership weebly okay I put the gym on a 16th 17th weebly $19 weebly a 16 go daddy so I have my budget together I'm gonna add so I think that's what that's what I was trying to say I got a little sad track but excuse me I'm not for sure if I'll be any longer doing my budget on camera not that I'm making a whole bunch of money it's just that I'm gonna I gotta see what's going on I got a letter in the mail I got ordered it back in 2010 for 2008 2009 basically took me 12 years to pay him off 10 years however to pay him off and now they're trying to revisit it so I'm gonna lay low on the budget videos at the moment until I can figure out if that's real if that was a real inquiry or whatever and go from there so this is it this is what the back of my mini looks like I am very pleased with that I don't want to do a black and white spray it so that's cute and I didn't use any washy thought about it but I didn't so and then what I'm gonna do back here I'm gonna make some stickers or either I may order some build you stickers at something else I'm not for sure if I'll be doing build you stickers anymore I've given more away than I have made any money and I'm just gonna go back to what makes me happy and you know kind of adjusted for me if people want them I'll do a request but I'm just it's just too expensive to keep producing and having them sit around and I'm not selling anything so if I get a request to do them I'll do them my store will be open but if there is something I show here you want I can request it and I'll just put it in the store I just have stuff sitting around just taking up too much space so can't do it and so I'm gonna make some stickers probably for this I'm sorry you all I'm gonna make some stickers probably for this just to have back here and for real for real I don't need any stickers I can just write my budget right here in the back so that works for me I'm very pleased with that spread thank you all so much for watching and I'll try to have this video very very soon talk to you later bye


The three-year drought affecting southern Ethiopia's Burana zone has brought disastrous consequences. The death of millions of livestock has brought to this mainly pastoralist population high levels of acute food insecurity and a very uncertain future. An estimated 3.3 million animals have died, which is almost half the livestock of the Burana zone. Some communities reported a 95% decrease in milk production and the sale of a goat buys five times less maize than in 2020. Child malnutrition is increasing and many families can no longer cope. Burial pits like this one in Dubluque can be found in each village of the zone. They represent the dark reality of the drought, with many families having lost all their animals. Livestock are the foundation of the Buranas livelihoods and culture. They provide all the animal proteins for the household and are its only source of income. When livestock are threatened, so are people's access to basic necessities like food and healthcare and so is their way of life. Without livestock, pastoralist families find themselves completely destitute with no hope in the future. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or FAO, has been providing drought-affected communities with animal fodder and feed, veterinary support and cash transfers to try and save as many animals as possible. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or FAO, has been providing drought-affected communities with animal fodder and feed, veterinary support and cash transfers to try and save as many animals as possible. In areas where cultivation is possible, families have received crop and fodder seed, as well as fertilizers. Altogether, FAO supported 150,000 households or over 750,000 people since the beginning of the drought. FAO is also involved in the rehabilitation of water ponds. These ponds are important assets for Burana communities as they can store water for months after the rainy season. The harsh realities of climate change require emergency programs to be scaled up. Supporting communities affected by climate extremes means addressing their immediate needs while making sure they're prepared and resilient in the long term. So the key thing in my view is the need to sustain this support over time because we know that these kind of situations of drought, they are more frequent, they are more intense, they are more prolonged and therefore we cannot be satisfied with the ones of type of assistance. It has to be sustained. It also calls for partnership because not one entity can do it alone. So we need to come together, we need to work with many partners so that the coverage is adequate and the support is meaningful and then we can then live at the affected communities at a point where they are able to sustain their livelihoods. Without sustained actions to build resilience in the Burana zone, more animals will die and more households will fall into destitution. There will most likely be a dramatic rise in acute food insecurity, malnutrition and potentially massive population movements. In addition to the support FAO has received from its partners to provide relief to the Burana people, multi-year flexible funding is urgently needed to strengthen the resilience of households and communities and help them find the solutions for a sustainable future. Although confronted with the worst drought in their history, the Buranas have not lost hope. It is our duty to stand alongside them and help them build a resilient future.


Mike Wolfe and the rest of the Network's American Pickers crew even produced a series of shareable videos highlighting the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial and the mission of DAV. DAV helps more than one million veterans every year in life-changing ways. The work that they're doing is not only inspirational to veterans, but to everyone in this country. We cannot forget about those who served and their stories are important to tell. I want to thank you guys both for your service and for being here today and for the work that you guys are doing for DAV. Our pleasure. Well, Mike, we appreciate the opportunity to be part of this. On behalf of DAV, it was an honor for both of us to be here today. To learn more about how DAV helps veterans, go to DAV.org. Also leading up to Veterans Day, DAV released the very intense and detailed DAV Veterans Pulse Survey. The survey is the largest, most comprehensive assessment ever taken to reveal how generations of veterans from World War II through post-911 view their military experience, benefits and overall quality of life. We again partnered with Phoenix International Raceway during Veterans Day weekend for the DAV 200 honoring America's veterans. In partnership with NASCAR, DAV delivered our message of service and support for veterans and their families to a television audience of nearly 1.9 million viewers. DAV's programs and services gained further public attention at various other sporting events this year. DAV members and representatives were honored during halftime events at the Big Ten Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments, as well as the Quick-Lame Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit. These partnerships helped shine a brighter spotlight on our organization for those in need of our services. DAV also sponsored the Spartan weekend, an event aimed at eliminating veteran suicide through peer intervention. Outstanding disabled veteran of the year, Bobby Boddy attended the kickoff in the Shadows of the World Trade Center while past National Commander Bobby Barrera took to the microphone at Fort Belvoir, Virginia to share his own experiences in the battle to not become one of the 20. The weekend culminated with veterans taking the Spartan pledge at the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, where past National Commander and President of the Disabled Veterans Life Memorial Foundation, Dennis Joiner, also shared his experiences and recognized survivors. The pledge is a promise from one veteran to another to not take their life without reaching out to another veteran for help. As always, our friends and allies in the DAV auxiliary have had a busy year under the guidance of Commander Linda Steak and National Agent at Pat Kemper. The auxiliary has not only helped raise funds for youth scholarships, service support programs, Camp Corral, and the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, but they have continued their unmatched, dedicated service to local community veterans. DAV has continued to gain momentum throughout the last year with a dedicated network of members, volunteers, and supporters working ever vigilantly to keep our organization invigorated with new ideas and fresh opportunities to engage. I'm proud of all we've accomplished over the past year. I'm exceptionally proud of our tremendous DAV and auxiliary community, and I look forward to another year serving side by side with you, working together to keep our promises to America's veterans and their families. Good afternoon. Honored guests, and especially my fellow veterans, families, and survivors, our 26th President, Commander-in-Chief, Theodore Roosevelt, a seasoned soldier, and a rough writer, understood the importance of honoring the sacrifice of service.  Therefore, it is indeed a privilege and a great honor to have been asked to introduce this afternoon's most distinguished guest at DAV's 95th National Convention. The current President, First Lady, and his administration have put those words of President Roosevelt into action. President Barack Obama's leadership and steadfast commitment to our nation's heroes is a matter of public record. He has demonstrated that he is a strong supporter of our nation's veterans and their families. He has fought for the resources and the reforms the VA needs to keep its promise to the men and women who have so valiantly served. He has proven himself willing to listen to our points of view on vital veterans' issues, that more importantly, he actually has taken our views to heart. He used them to make pivotal policy changes on the many DAV's key priorities. One of those integral areas is increased funding and advanced appropriation for veterans' health, including a focus on improving services for the signature wounds of today's wars, wounds such as traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. President Obama has also made it a priority to expand and to improve health care for one of the fastest growing segments of the veterans' populations, women veterans, in order to meet their unique needs, including maternity care and targeted suicide prevention programs. Under his leadership, the VA has also reduced the disability claims backlog that peaked over 600,000 just three years ago to less than 100,000 today. He has taken on veteran employment signing the VAW to Hire Heroes Act, offering tax credits to businesses hiring unemployed veterans and extending vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits for disabled veterans. Lastly, he has directed unprecedented support to our most vulnerable brothers and sisters, which resulted in a sharp decrease in veterans' homelessness. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor to introduce our special guest and fierce ally, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Thank you, DAV. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Please everybody have a seat. What an honor to be with you today. Thank you. And thanks to Bobby. You know, I'll never forget the time Bobby came to the Oval Office carrying a baseball bat. Secret Service got a little nervous. But it was a genuine Louisville slugger. I thank you for going to bat for our veterans. And I want to thank Bobby for your devotion to our veterans, especially your fellow Vietnam vets. Thank you. Give Bobby a big round of applause. I love you back. I want to thank our outstanding leadership team for welcoming me today, including National Commander Moses McIntosh, Senior Vice Commander Dave Riley, National Adjutant Mark Burgess, Executive Director Barry Jesinowski, your voice in Washington, Gary Augustine, and, don't forget, Pat Kemper and all the spouses and families of the DAV auxiliary. Thank you. I also want to acknowledge Mayor Kasim Reed and County Chairman John Eves for welcoming us to the great state of Georgia and the beautiful city of Atlanta. I am pleased to be joined by our tireless Secretary of the VA, Bob McDonnell. I know he spoke to you yesterday. He is working hard, hard every single day to transform the VA to serve our veterans better. He still gives out a cell phone number and his email. Not many people know this, but so far he's received more than 45,000 calls, emails, and texts. I don't know what his phone bill is looking like. I hope he has a good plan. But Bob and his team work to deal with each one of those texts or emails or phone calls he receives because every single veteran matters, and he knows that. So thank you, Bob, for the great work you're doing. So it's good to be back with the disabled American veterans. And what a journey that we've had together. It's great to be here. We worked together back when I was a senator. You were one of the first veterans organizations I called when I ran for president. I welcomed you to the White House as a partner. I came to your convention in my first term and my second, along with Michelle. And so it is fitting that my final major address to our nation's veterans as president is here at the DAV. And as I reflect on these past eight years, some of the most unforgettable experiences that I've had have been moments I've spent with you, Americans, veterans, and your families. We stood together at Arlington to honor Corporal Frank Buckles, 110 years old, our last veteran from the first World War as he was laid to rest. I ordered our flags to be flown at half-staff because even after 100 years, we will never stop saluting those who served in our name. We stood together at Normandy to thank an entire generation, among them my grandfather, who was in Patton's Army, a generation that literally saved the world. There was Harry Kolkowicz, who returned to the beaches he helped liberate, and told he could have anything he wanted said with the humility of a soldier. A hamburger will do just fine. I think of Luda McGrath. This past Veterans Day, just before her 108th birthday, then the oldest known female veteran of World War II, which was a reminder that women have always served to keep America strong and free. We've stood together at the memorial to our Korean War veterans, and recalled how a soldier marching through the snow had a tiny pair of baby booties hanging from his rifle, a reminder of his unborn child, a story that had been lost to history. But we tracked him down, we found him, and we shared the story of Korean War veteran Dick Shank, who made it home to that baby boy, and lived out his life. At 84 years old, he was still roller skating, because no war should ever be forgotten, and no veteran should ever be overlooked. We stood together at the wall, and remembered the lessons of Vietnam, that even when Americans may disagree about a war, we have to stand united in support of our troops, and that for mothers like Sarah Shea, who honored her missing son for more than 40 years, we will never stop working to bring home our prisoners of war and our missing inaction. We leave nobody behind, no one. And we've come together to welcome our newest veterans into your ranks. From Desert Storm, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq, our proud 9-11 generation. This is a time of transition. When I came into office, we had nearly 180,000 American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, that number is less than 15,000. Most of our troops have come home. To all of you who served in Afghanistan, you can take enormous pride in the progress you helped achieve, driving al Qaeda out of its camps, toppling the Taliban, delivering justice to Osama bin Laden, helping Afghans improve their lives. There are millions of boys and girls in school and democratic elections, and a democratic government training Afghan forces to take responsibility for their own security, so that we are no longer engaged in a major ground war in Afghanistan. That is your legacy. And today, we salute our forces serving there on a more limited mission, supporting Afghan forces, going after terrorists, because we must never allow Afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. To all of you who served in Iraq, we saw your heroism in pushing out a dictator whose brutality must be condemned, never praised, in defeating an insurgency, in giving the Iraqi people a chance. And no matter what has happened since, your valor in the deserts, in fierce urban combat, will be honored in the annals of military history. Let me say something else about this generation. As Commander-in-Chief, I'm pretty tired of some folks trash-talking America's military and troops. Our military is somewhat smaller after two major ground wars. Come to a close, that's natural. And we're going to keep him doing everything we need to do to improve readiness and modernize our forces. But let's get some facts straight. America's Army is the best-trained, best-equipped land force on the planet. Our Navy is the largest and most lethal in the world. The precision of and reach of our Air Force is unmatched. Our Marines are the world's only truly expeditionary force. We have the world's finest Coast Guard. We have the most capable fighting force in history, and we're going to keep it that way. And no ally or adversary should ever doubt our strength and our resolve. And we will keep pounding ISIL and taking out their leaders and pushing them back on the ground.  They will be destroyed in the face of Russian aggression. We're not going to turn our back to our allies in Europe. We're going to stay united in NATO, which is the world's strongest alliance. From the Asia Pacific to Africa to the Americas, the United States and our armed forces will remain the greatest force for freedom and security and peace that the world has ever known. That is your legacy. That is what we have to protect, and that is what we have to defend. Let me say this. No one, no one has given more for our freedom and our security than our Gold Star families. Michelle and I have spent countless hours with them. We have grieved with them. There's a reason why last week in Philadelphia I was humbled to be introduced by Sharon Belkofer from Ohio. A Gold Star mom whose son Tom, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, gave his life in Afghanistan. I requested Sharon to introduce me, because I understood that our Gold Star families have made a sacrifice that most of us cannot even begin to imagine. They represent the very best of our country. They continue to inspire us every day, every moment. They serve as a powerful reminder of the true strength of America. And we have to do everything we can for those families, and honor them, and be humbled by them. DAV, I know that your service has also been defined by another battle. This is a group that understands sacrifice. You've been defined by the battle here at home to persevere through wounds and disabilities. I think of a veteran from Iraq who lost her arm, but who said she decided to focus not on what I had lost, but on what I still had. I see that same spirit in you. Maybe it was there in the hospital bed fighting for your life. You learned what it really means to have faith. Maybe it was during rehab, learning how to live without a leg or both. You learned what it really means to persevere. About a month ago, I went to Walter Reed. I do this periodically and was in the rehab unit watching some of these folks work out. And I decided you might have seen this. I was doing some push-ups with them and trying to keep up with them, and I was sweating and getting all tired. They took it easy on me. But it gave me a sense of just a small sense of what perseverance really means. Maybe it was during the night when the memories came rushing back, and you summoned the courage to reach out and get help and stay strong. And I was proud to help recognize your patriotism and resilience in the heart of our nation's capital when we dedicated the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial. This organization shows us, shows this nation, what it means to be strong. But as strong as you are, and nobody is stronger than our disabled vets, I know you didn't make this journey alone.   And that brings me to what I want to talk about here today. For more than two centuries, this country that we love hasn't just endured. We have thrived. We have overcome challenges that would have broken a lesser nation. And not thanks to any one person or one group of people, but because, like you learned in the military, we're all one team. We believe in taking care of each other, and in lifting each other up, and leaving no one behind. And in meeting the collective responsibilities that we can only meet together. The security of our nation, the education of our children, dignity for our seniors, equal rights for all of our citizens, health care, which is now a right for everybody, and the care and well-being of our veterans and your families. That is a responsibility for all of us. Not just a few. We all have to do our part. And as I've said before, America's commitment to our veterans is not just lines in a budget. And it can't be about politics. It's not even really about policy. Our commitment to our veterans is a sacred covenant. And I don't use those words lightly. It is sacred because there is no more solemn request than to ask someone to risk their life, to be ready to give their life on our behalf. It's a covenant because both sides have responsibilities. Those who put on the uniform, you took an oath to protect and defend us.  That's a sacred covenant. That's a solemn promise that we make to each other. And it is binding. And upholding it is a moral imperative. And at times, our nation has not always upheld this covenant. Our Vietnam vets, they sure know this. When you came home, you deserved better. Veterans who at times have struggled to get care of the VA, you deserve better, too. If there's ever a breach in the covenant, then leaders in this country have to work hard to regain trust. That's what Bob and so many hardworking people at the VA are doing. But upholding this covenant has to be the work of all of us. It's not just the VA's job, it's everybody's job. Government has to deliver the care and benefits and support that you have earned. Veteran service organizations have to hold us accountable and be our partners, like the 1.3 million members of the DAV are doing every day. And citizens have to step up, too. Which is why Michelle and Dr. Jill Biden, through joining forces, have rallied the American people to honor and support our military families and our veterans. Now, we've got a lot more work to do. But working together over these past eight years, we've delivered real progress for our veterans.  It's not a reason for complacency, but we should understand that when we really put our sweat and tears and put our shoulder to the wheel, we can make things better. About 200,000 service members are becoming veterans every single year. And America is going to have to be there for you for a lifetime in five important ways. Number one, we have to keep fighting for the resources you need. Now, since I took office, we've made historic increases in veterans funding. The biggest boost in decades. That's a fact. And I've proposed another increase for next year. So, all together, all together during my presidency, we will have increased funding for veterans by more than 85 percent. With advanced appropriations, we're protecting veterans' health care from the annual Washington budget battles. But I do have to point this out. Republicans in Congress have proposed cutting my VA budget. And when they return in the fall, they should pass the budget our veterans need and fund it fully. Don't just talk about standing with veterans. Don't just talk about me. Do something to support our veterans. That's what you need to do. Number two, we've got to keep fighting to deliver the health care you've been promised. Today, more of our Vietnam vets are getting your disability benefits because of your exposure to Agent Orange. That's a change that we made. So, too, for our Desert Storm veterans, because the illness is tied to the Gulf War, those are changes we made. All together, we've made VA benefits available to more than 2 million veterans who didn't have them before. Sometimes, let's face it, sometimes folks don't know that, but it's a fact. And I have to say, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, veterans not covered by the VA now have access to quality, affordable health care. And insurance companies can't discriminate against you because of pre-existing conditions like post-traumatic stress. And more veterans are gaining access to health insurance. So we need to keep making it easier to access care. That's why we recruited some of the best talent from Silicon Valley and the private sector. And in one of their very first innovations, veterans can now finally apply for VA health care anytime, anywhere from any device, including your smart phone. Simple, easy, in as little as 20 minutes. Just go to vets.gov. The days of having to wait in line at a VA office or mailing it in, those days are over. We're finally moving into the 21st century when it comes to helping our veterans. It's about time. We're reaching more veterans, including rural veterans, with telemedicine. So you can see someone at the VA without leaving your home. We now have a designated women's health provider at all VA clinics to make sure our women's veterans get the tailored care and the dignity and the respect that you deserve. And for our disabled vets, we have increased funds for prosthetics, eliminated co-pays if you're catastrophically disabled, made progress on concurrent receipt so more severely disabled retirees can now receive your military retired pay and your VA disability benefits. And we're doing more than ever to make sure your devoted families and caregivers get the skills and support they need to stay strong as well. And here I want to thank veterans across our country for being part of another mission. Our Precision Medicine Initiative to revolutionize health care with treatments that are tailored for each patient. As of today, more than 500,000 veterans, maybe some of you, have stepped forward and donated your health and genetic data for research, which brings us halfway to our goal of one million veterans that are doing so. And what this does is it gives us a better understanding of genetics, which will allow us to improve treatments for things like traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress and diabetes and cancer. And that won't just help veterans, it will help all Americans, and it's just one more example of how our veterans keep serving our country even after they've come home. We need to keep improving mental health care. And I'll never forget the soldiers I met at Fort Bliss. They were proud of their service, but they were struggling with issues like post-traumatic stress. So for veterans with PTS, we made it easier for you to qualify for the VA care that you need, no matter when you serve. We've increased funding for veterans' mental health care by more than 75 percent, billions more dollars, more awareness and outreach. Because we have to end any shame or stigma that comes with going and getting help. We've put in place more clinicians, more counselors, more peer support, veterans' help and veterans, more research, $100 million for new approaches to PTS and TBI. And today we're delivering more mental health care to more veterans than ever. We are saving lives. But when too many veterans still aren't getting the care that they need, we all have to be outraged. We all have to do better. And when 20 veterans a day are taking their own lives, that is a national tragedy. We all have to do better. Most of those 20 vets taking their lives each day are not in the VA. But we know that when vets do get VA care, they're more likely to survive. So we need to get more vets connected to the VA. And when you have an urgent need for mental health care, you shouldn't have to wait days, you shouldn't have to wait weeks. You should get those services in the very same day. And Congress can help by providing the funding and flexibility we need to hire highly qualified mental health professionals. And medical schools can help us recruit and train more psychiatrists. And every American, military and civilian, can help as well by learning those five signs that somebody is hurting. So we can reach out and help our veterans stay strong. We're one team, one American family. Any member of our family is suffering. We've got to be there for each other. Now, we also need to keep fixing the problems that came to light.  Inexcusable. I know Bob gave you an update, but I want to repeat, we've hired thousands more doctors, nurses, staff, open more clinical space. And with the Choice Program, we're helping more veterans get care outside of the VA. It all adds up to millions more appointments, delivering more benefits to more veterans than ever before. That is progress. But even as we improve access, more veterans than ever are seeking care. So we're putting more and more resources in, but you've got more and more demand for care at the same time. And this surge in demand means there are now more veterans waiting for appointments, even though we've done a lot more. So I know I'm not satisfied, Bob is still not satisfied, and we will not let up. Bob and his new leadership team are going to keep pushing to transform the VA, and he will keep holding people accountable. This is somebody who cares deeply about our veterans getting what they deserve and what they have earned. And when whistleblowers expose misconduct, they will need to be protected, not punished. We need Congress to make it easier for the VA to help veterans get care in your communities. But I have to say, here's one thing I want to be very clear about. Here's one thing we will not do. We cannot outsource and privatize health care for America's veterans. You know, there are folks who keep pushing this. They don't always come out and say the word privatized, but you read what they say, that's what they mean. And these radical proposals would begin to dismantle the VA health care system that millions of veterans depend on every day. And that would hurt veterans. Study after study shows that in many areas like mental health, the quality of care of the VA is often better than in private care.  This brings me to the third area where we have to stay focused. We have to keep cutting the disability claims backlog. Now, from its peak, we've slashed that backlog by nearly 90 percent. My Chief of Staff and I, there was a chunk of time when that backlog was high where every day, no matter what else was happening around the world, he and I, we'd take these walks around the South Lawn just to keep our exercise, keep our steps up. And every day, we talked about how are we going to get that backlog down. And each week, we'd look and see what kind of progress we're making. That's how we reduced it by 90 percent. The backlog is now lower than when I came into office, even though there are a lot more people who are eligible for claims, and claims decisions are more accurate the first time. And on both these fronts, we're keeping at it. But as we all know, when veterans appeal a decision, you're put into an appeal system that right now is broken. And you shouldn't have to fight for years to get a straight answer. Now, we've proposed major reforms. And I want to thank the DAV and all the other veterans groups for raising your voice on this. We've got to keep up the pressure. Congress needs to pass comprehensive reform of the claims appeals process, because if we don't fix the appeals process, even when we get the backlog down on the original claim, too many folks are waiting on the back end. We've got to fix it, and we can. But we're going to have to push Congress. And I don't know if you've noticed, that's hard. Fourth, we've got to keep fighting for the dignity of every veteran. And that includes ending the tragedy, the travesty of veterans' homelessness. Now, this is something that, within my administration, we said this is all hands-on debt across government. Everybody's got to be involved in this. And with Joining Forces, Michelle and Jill have helped galvanize hundreds of mayors and communities across the country. Two states, Virginia and Connecticut, as well as 27 cities and towns across the country, have effectively ended veterans' homelessness. So today, today, I can announce that nationally, we have now reduced the number of homeless veterans by 47 percent, nearly half. But we have just about cut veterans' homelessness in half. We've helped bring tens of thousands of veterans off the streets. But we're not slowing down. We're going to keep up the momentum. This fall, Michelle will bring our partners from across the country, together at the White House, to share best practices, to figure out what has worked, what hasn't worked, because we will not stop until every veteran who fought for America has a home in America. This is something we've got to get done. And finally, we've got to keep fighting to give our troops and veterans and your families every opportunity to live the American dream that you helped defend. With our overhaul of the Transition Assistance Program, hundreds of thousands of departing service members and their spouses have received training to plan their next career and find a job or start a business. We expanded the Post-911 GI Bill to reservists and National Guard members and families, including Gold Star spouses and children. And then we expanded it to vocational training and apprenticeships. We've empowered veterans with new tools to find the schools that are right for you or to get the support you need to succeed on campus, to make sure you don't get ripped off, to cap your student loans, to make sure you and your families get in-state tuition, which is true now in all 50 states. And so far, we have helped more than 1.6 million veterans and their families realize their dream of an education, an investment in you and America that will keep us strong and keep paying off for generations to come. So we're doing more to help you find jobs worthy of your incredible talents. Because if you could lead a team and run logistics and manage a budget or save a life in a war zone, you sure as heck can do it right back here at home? I called for states to recognize the training and skills of veterans when issuing credentials for civilian jobs, licensing. Now all 50 states do it. Four or less than half the states made it easy for military spouses to get credentials and licenses. Today, all 50 states do it. Starting this fall, we'll close loopholes to protect our troops and military families from predatory payday lenders. So today, all across America, more veterans are at work, on the job, beginning the next chapter of your service to our country. Veterans who are physicians and nurses have been hired by community health centers. Cities and towns are hiring veterans as teachers and police officers, firefighters and first responders. Because we made it a priority in the federal government, hiring hundreds of thousands of veterans, including disabled veterans, nearly one in three federal workers is now a veteran. I challenged America's companies to hire veterans. And then, in case they weren't listening to me, I sicked Jill and Michelle on them through joining forces. And companies now have hired or trained more than 1.2 million veterans and military spouses. So all told, we've cut veterans unemployment by more than half, down to 4.2%, which is actually lower than the already low national average. And it's way down for post-911 veterans, too. For reasons we've been able to help more than 3.6 million veterans buy or refinance a home of their own. So I'm going to keep saying to every company in America, if you want talent, if you want dedication, if you want to get the job done, then hire a vet, hire a military spouse. They know how to get the job done. They don't fool around. So, DAV, we've made a lot of progress. It's not always focused on, because, understandably, the news a lot of time focuses on what's still not working. That's okay. That keeps us on our toes. It keeps us working. But every once in a while, it's good to remember the progress we've made because that tells us, when we focus on it, we can do right by our veterans. And as this new generation of veterans joins your ranks, we've got to keep on stepping up our game, giving veterans the resources you need, transforming the VA, delivering the health care you've earned, reducing the backlog, reforming appeals, standing up for your dignity, and helping you share in the American dream. And I know we can. Because over the past eight years, I've seen the spirit of America. And I have seen time and time and time again the strength of our veterans, the unbreakable will of our disabled vets. You teach us, better than anybody, that we may take a hit sometimes. We may get knocked down. Or we get back up. We carry on. And when we take care of each other and uphold that sacred covenant, there's nothing we cannot do. Like that soldier I told you before, Army Ranger, veteran Corey Remsburg, nearly killed in Afghanistan, who learned to talk again and walk again, and who recently stood up and walked into the Oval Office and shook my hand. We all have to keep on rising. Like Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Ty Carter, who struggled with post-traumatic stress and who's now helping others stay strong. Troops, veterans, civilians, we all have to keep on healing. Like the wounded warriors and disabled vets who are out there running and jumping and swimming and biking and climbing, including Marine Corps veteran Charlie Linville, who just became the first combat amputee to reach the top of Mount Everest. We all have to keep on striving. Like the veterans taking care of each other, including here at the DAV, Army veteran Oscar Old Green, Navy Reserve veteran Charity Edgar, Marine Corps veteran Carvin McGinnis, who says helping veterans gives me a sense of purpose. That's something we all have to recognize. We all have to keep on serving. Like Air Force Technical Sergeant Jason Miller, who considered taking his own life, but who wrote me a letter, and after I put him in touch with Team Rubicon, went to work rebuilding communities after disasters, found a new purpose in life. Well, we all have to keep building this country we love. And like the ranks of our military and our veterans, whether they are black or white or Latino or Asian or Native American or they are young or old, whether they are gay or straight, whatever their faith, men, women, Americans with disabilities, we have to keep on uniting as one team, as one people, as one nation. That's what you have taught us. That's what you are an example of. The disabled veterans of America know what it means to be one team. We draw inspiration from you. I am grateful for everything that you have done for this country. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to work with you. God bless you. Thank you for your service. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for your patriotism. We honor and appreciate you. God bless our veterans. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you very much.


The questions like should I buy a house or rent? Should I go to college? Or should I get married? For these type of decisions, the basic cost and benefit comparison is relatively straightforward and you get yes or no answer. It's not straightforward. Sorry about it. It's a really important question and but still you could nail down to yes or no answer. But many questions, many decisions are not all or nothing propositions. So the questions like how many cans of soups should I buy? How many ramen noodle should I buy? How much money should I put in my savings account each month? And so on. So to analyze these questions properly according to neoclassical economics, we need to think marginal analysis, marginal term. Marginal means additional. So when you see marginal in economic textbooks, then think additional. Let's consider the following table regarding the relationship between the number of umbrellas produced at total cost. Assume we produce five umbrellas. What's the average cost that we're producing an umbrella, one umbrella? You have five umbrellas. The total cost is 30. So 30 divided by five, six. Suppose we can sell umbrella for $8 apiece. Should we produce another umbrella? Be careful. Even though the average cost of an umbrella is only $6, right? $30 divided by five is $6. The numbers show that the marginal cost of producing an umbrella is going up. For instance, the fifth umbrella cost $10 extra to produce. When you look at the table fourth to fifth, there is a $10 increment. $10 additional dollars, $10 marginal dollars. Even though the second umbrella only costs $2, right? From one first umbrella to second umbrella, you only need $2 more, $2 additional dollars to produce.  In the previous slide, we only look at the marginal cost, but marginal benefit is the same concept. Marginal cost, again, is the additional cost to produce additional unit of output or additional unit of an activity. On the other hand, the marginal benefit is additional benefit you get from an additional unit of activity. Here is another example of marginal analysis, marginal cost, marginal benefit. Those are all in one table here. And the next slide shows what this means and how to read this table and how to analyze the marginal cost and benefits. So we are still talking about the previous slide, the table. Up to the fourth car, the marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost. So Toyota should produce three cars, right? The rule, marginal rule is as long as marginal benefit is greater than marginal cost or equal to each other than you should, the producers should produce. For all levels of production, the total benefit is a positive. So Toyota is better off producing some numbers of cars, but total benefit is the greatest for producing three cars. So that's how you read the table. And for more information, please take a look at the book. So far in chapter one, we have talked about what the fundamental assumptions of microeconomics, rational individual behavior, cost-benefit approach to decision-making, those rational people, how they make a decision, right? You compare cost and benefits, and if benefit is greater than cost, then do it. If cost is greater than benefit, don't do it. When you calculate the cost and benefits, you also need to think of opportunity cost and the sum cost. You also need to think of opportunity cost, but you don't have to, you shouldn't include the sum cost. We also look at the positive versus normative economic analysis, and we also look at the marginal analysis, marginal benefits and marginal cost. So these are the important concepts from chapter number one. So please go over, and I'll see you next time. Bye.


So the question in today's video is a very very simple one and I'm going to find out whether not jumbo grips or a help or a Hindrance when it comes to wedge plate now I've tested these grips out on seven iron on fairy woods and on driver also But lots of you commented that I should try them on wedges And I'm going to find out what they do how they affect my swing and like I said earlier to the help Or do the hinder will soon find out I suppose So first up or next up rather is a little bit of a chip and run shot. I've got a 54 degree wedge So things are going to be a little bit different than Then what I'd probably play with if we had these grips on a variety of my wedges But like I said 54 is all I've got we'll try another one. The first thing you notice is The hands are taken out of the equation quite noticeably And again got that probably not got quite enough on that again But the interesting thing like I said kills the hands you notice that straight away any sort of Idea that you want to sort of flip their head Which is very much a lot of us as average golfers Want to throw sort of help the ball along if you like which can be a common fault in our wedge plate And what the jumbo grip does it doesn't eliminate it totally don't get me wrong You can do that but it makes it puts up a resistance and it makes it a lot more difficult to do that So in that instance of this sort of in and around the green area I'd say that that's a massive bonus for a lot of us So this one interests me because I think this is the the problem where I have or the area where I have less of an issue With the idea of the grip if that makes sense Let's start you the way around I'm worried about the field shots that you lose feel in and around the green That's the bit that I'm a little scared of and we'll see if that is rings true or not But for this type of shot would you effectively it's not quite a full shot I don't have an issue like I said with the when I did the seven iron review. It's kind of Neutralized ball flight, and I'm hoping it'll do exactly the same with the wedge as well All do you know if it doesn't feel weird this time round whereas When I first put the grip on the driver such an odd feeling But I'm okay with this and I'm relatively comfortable That's gonna be short I think That's not too bad. It was right online and again, that's the interesting bit. I mean generally my Bad shot with wedges that I've got a sort of the tendency sort of to turn it over and still or maybe pull it Just a little bit down that left-hand side and yet again You'll see that ball flight was straight at the flag. So that's an encouraging start Distance control perhaps wasn't quite there was that just purely down to my swing which and an Understanding of the yardage with this clubbing and I think it probably was and got nothing to do with the actual grip So on that shot there, I was still impressed, you know There's another interesting wedge into the flag which is straight at it And that's the bit that is Without doubt a key feature and I keep on saying I'm gonna keep on repeating It's the bit that I never understand this time. Well, I cannot understand it I understand it takes the hands out of it, but I can't believe how much it does to that You'll see the shots that are going over now that again, these are all shots that don't go left There's plenty of options to do all the things With this club, but going left is really not one of them. It's very difficult to turn that ball over It's very difficult to get handsy with it. And again, I say from the previous clip That's the bit that keeps on surprising me and that's the real positive for most average golfers It's so easy to get flippy with those hands with those wedge shots even in the full shots as well but Every time I do these reviews with these jumbo grips on I'm left with more sort of questions than answers, I suppose or at least I don't give you the answers That's perhaps you're looking for because I've got no explanation Well, I do know when I said to Hannah off-camera just a second or two ago. There's something in these grips There is no doubt about it that Eliminates ball flight Tendencies and get that ball going straighter. That's something I can without doubt confirm Right, so next up really is the question I asked earlier on the video is when you sort of got the sort of A more of what I call a bit of a field shot Does it kind of does the larger grip eliminate that from the equation and that's what worries me I mean, I played some shorter chips earlier on And I have to admit It wasn't too bad at all, but I'm just sort of finding this kind of Almost I want to throw this ball up in the air Ironically, I want to put a bit of wrist in there and it doesn't allow me to do it I don't know if I like that or not I'm going to try that again. That's actually worked out. Okay, but I must admit I got it a little bit heavy It's probably not the shot that I intended to play. So is that kind of a logic as to why that might have been the case We'll try it again. Anyway I once again sort of dug in and down on that just a little bit more than I'd have intended to I'm going to try that shot again on another hole But it's the one negative I've got of having it on the wedges and the one that I was concerned about in the first instance was I don't know just to be able to manipulate that club head And maybe that's a negative. Maybe that's that's the problem. Maybe you shouldn't be doing that But I just feel like I've just not got quite controlled enough Of that club head and I'm a sort of I am a player a sort of handsy player as well A bit of a field player and again very much reliant on sort of Understanding where that club head is throughout my swing And I'm not saying that's a positive. That's possibly even a negative of the way I play the game of golf But just in and around these areas That's the bit. I just find it just a little bit clumsome really personal thing maybe Ah, okay, so that could even go in That's a real that's what just switched to that shot there. So to try another one and um, we had There's a lot better in terms of execution maybe from my shot. So not as bad down there Actually choked down the grip a little bit though to play it and obviously it tapers off a little bit So it was a little bit more Normal in the hand down that bottom end of the grip. So whether or not that was something but easy enough to pop that ball up and uh Yeah, execute the shot a little bit better on that occasion Well, of course, we can't do the review without uh, trying a bunker shot because at 54 degrees It's certainly a club that I'd be looking to play uh, a bunker shot with and again This is similar to that sort of chip that we're looking to Well, maybe use those hands a little bit and certainly the way I play a bunker shot is but let's see how we get on Well, there's nothing wrong with that I'd take that any day of the week in terms of where that's finished, but again really really Uh, I think it's a case of almost When I played the shots earlier that I said I was a bit negative towards it I think you've got to really relax the hands a little bit. Everything just gets a little bit Uh It's a little bit alien in terms of the grip so obviously getting used to it But those last two shots I've played was just like a free swing that I'd normally hit with the normal grip And I know that sounds uh The logical thing to have done anyway But for some reason just having that sort of wider grip on like I said, it takes a little bit of getting used to But it's certainly Yeah I swing between kind of being so majorly positive and then sort of fighting to death of them at the same time I think so just to clarify that point um about being frightened to death of them The point I was trying to make is that if you do watch the channel a lot You'll know I was very positive towards them using seven iron fairway wood and driver I really did found performance benefits And if you look in my bag, you'll not see any jumbo grip on any of the clubs that I'm using So the question you should be asking is well, if they're that good, why haven't you got them on? And it's a very valid one and what I'm asking myself as I'm asking yours I'm trying to tell you or explain to you as well because often With a lot of these videos, I do say don't sort of you know practice what you preach on because there's a lot of information I relate to Viewers and suggest it's a great idea But don't necessarily replicate that in my bag and this being a case the logic I would give is that I found that by having it on one or two clubs It was very strange to go from hitting a driver to then hitting an iron that doesn't have a jumbo grip on So in my opinion It was something you need to go right the way throughout the bag with And the only bit that I don't understand with that if that's the way you were going to and and quite possibly from a performance fact That I would do that The only negative is and this is not even a joke is how do you fit 14 of these things in a bag? Because they just do not fit in a bag once you've got three or four of them on Even getting those three or four out of the bottom of your carrier bag is nigh on impossible So I think someone out there if these become popular needs to start designing some bigger bags that accommodate jumbo grips That's the reason why they're not in my bag or on my golf clubs That's another ball straight at the flag to finish could be a bit long Or it's a bit long. It's over the flag But the main point being and Hannah said how are we going to finish this video? And I think we're going to finish it like like I said pretty much in the last point that I'm confused because my overall feeling about the The question was are these Good or bad in terms of wedge plate I'd say probably I'm 90% sure that they are good. I think that Certainly from a distance and full shots The idea to be able to flip them and move them over to the left hand side Just haven't done it throughout the whole video And we've played a number of shots now from in around this sort of full swing distance and it just it doesn't happen So that's a real real positive And the only negative I would have had like I said was just that sort of feel element in around the greens And I almost feel like that is just something that you will sort of get used to in the more and more you play with And this is literally the first time I've had this club out of the bag and hit the very first shot earlier on this morning So in terms of playing with a little bit more, I'm sure you get used to it The thing is like I said, if you've got it on your 54, you've got to have it on the rest of your wedges You've got to have your pitching wedge and that's the big issue for me Are you prepared to go sort of all in and fully Commit jumbo grips my own feeling as opposed as I'm talking and giving you the answer is that I think that the state that I would make or the step I would make is to maybe look at putting sort of Four layers of tape under my grips and maybe gradually sort of progress that way. That'd be something I'd be really interested in trying on throughout the bag and that's something that we may look to do in the future. Anyway As ever not the best of reviews because I sort of learned as I went and tried to relay that information to you So maybe you've been using these longer than I have. Let me know what you think Have you been using them on wedges and has it been a good idea for you or not? Right? Thank you for watching. Thank you to card and part for having us again this morning It's been a lovely morning and I will see you all very very soon