I got the job! Yes I got the job! Hi everyone and welcome if you're new to this channel my name is Claire Carmichael I'm a final year nursing student UK based and I've got six months left OMG so I don't think I can go into actual questions that they asked me but I'm just gonna give you some little things to look around because they might ask you out there in the community but I think I'm allowed to share what sort of questions around the topics but just not the actual question I think. So this vlog is all about your band 5 community nurse interview so if you are looking to apply into the community if you've already got that interview and you're wondering what to do, what to research, what to look up all of that jazz don't worry I'm gonna give you as much help and advice hopefully as possible to make sure you smash that interview and get an amazing career ahead of you. So firstly just as I like a little ice breaker this particular trust asked me to write down the six seas of nursing and how I would apply those into the community setting which I thought was a really nice way to sort of break the ice and get you talking about those sort of things so I did print it out I put my six seas I put a little description of what I would do and how I would achieve this out in the community setting and then when I went into the interview they said okay have you got your six seas ready I said yes I have had it in my folder and I said you know what no I'm not even gonna look at it I said I'm just gonna keep it there I'm not gonna open it if my mind goes blank then I've got it for reference but it's the six siege I should know the six seas off by heart by now and how I'm gonna do that every day out there whilst I'm working as a qualified nurse. So I did that I literally closed my book I said I've got this hopefully and I reeled off my six seas went into detail about how I would do that so that started off well I think I think that was just my little edge I think just to give me that little bit of a confidence boost and to get me going without having to worry or overthink things I think that that just really helped me personally whether you'll get that sort of situation in your interview who knows it depends on the trust and what they have in place for their interviews I suppose but you might get a question on the six seas or how you will apply those six seas to your role wherever you are. You might be asked about safeguarding and what the term sort of vulnerable patient means or vulnerable person means so just have a look at safeguarding look at safeguarding in the trust that you're applying to and if they've got any guidelines or policies just have a quick look at those but just mainly know the sort of risks around safeguarding what you would do in any situation that you discovered a safeguarding incident and how you would sort of implement that into your nurse and role as well because safeguarding is massive at the minute it does I don't think this is just for community I think this is probably for quite a lot of roles out there as nurses we have to be aware of it especially with the recent panorama program that was on recently with the the horrible abuse that's happened it's massive at the minute so just look around safeguarding and vulnerable adults on what that means to you and you're gonna be okay so I was asked a few questions actually on assessment tools which was the only question I think that stumped me because I thought is it the same as when the assessment tools we use on the wards and the acute setting as community I know in GP they use a lot on mental health assessment tools things like that but I was trying to think oh my god okay what's assessment tools would they use so I just literally had to just go through every assessment tool I could possibly think of and just give every answer possible I think but just look around what assessment tools are used in the community for patients and just know a little bit about them just in case that is one question that they ask you because I had that question and luckily I was okay I think but just to make you aware they might ask you assessment tools and it's always better to be prepared pressure areas so I had quite a few questions actually more than I expected around pressure areas and pressure ulcers and how to prevent these and how to do so in the community and luckily for me I love pressure areas and wounds and I've had some training recently so I was okay those questions I think and I was actually chuffed when they asked me yes I know this I know this come on so yeah so look up pressure areas look up pressure wounds look up pressure ulcers look up prevention of pressure areas out in the community especially and just have a look into that more and the sort of assessment tools you would use and what you would do if you discovered a pressure area just look around those sort of things because that's more than likely going to be a question you might get I also had a question all about loan working and it's something that you have to be aware of in the community how to protect yourself and maintain your own safety because we're so concerned about patient safety and making the patient better we never think about ourselves and actually we are alone in the community we are going out to patients we don't know what's behind that door so what are we going to do to make sure that we are safe and that is quite a really good question that sort of threw me and I was like actually that's a really good question I think some trusts have alarms so you as a community nurse will have an alarm on you that you can press and never ever thought about something like that I just thought well all patients are lovely but actually sometimes you might be at risk out there and you have to make sure that you're safe so just have a look into loan working what you're going to do to protect yourself not just the patient another question that's quite a common one again for not just this role but any role in nursing and even as a health care assistant I've always had this question thrown at me so it's more than likely you might get this question so they will want to know what skills you have got that you can bring to the team what your best qualities are your strengths your weaknesses that sort of question so just make sure you know and get your best skills out there and sell yourself on this question along with the skills you want to know why you want to work in the community what is it about community nursing you really love and just make sure you shine and show that passion for community nursing why do you want community over the acute board tell them tell them how much you love community and how much you're going to be the best nurse possible for them and yeah again just sell yourself but they'll want to know why community and they'll want to know your skills what do you think your biggest challenge is going to be going from student nurse to qualified nurse in your first 12 months they might ask what you sort of foresee and this is a question that I actually got asked in my university interview as well so I think this is quite a common one that people use because they want to see that you're actually thinking ahead and you're recognizing your weaknesses as well as what challenges you might have but whatever answer you give always always always back it up with your solution don't just say I'm going to have this challenge and end it you have to say I recognize that this is going to be a challenge and this is how I'm going to achieve it and just get over the challenge and have an amazing career and tackle those challenges you need to always give a solution no matter what your answer is and lastly you might also get some questions around infection control because out in the community it's a completely different sort of area you're in the person's home so it's going to be quite hard to do things like aseptic technique you know your sharps if you're taking bloods if you're doing diabetic checks the sharps bins and things like that orange bags we have to really think okay what am I going to do out in the community if I've got a wound that needs aseptic technique and just make sure that you can you know around that sort of infection prevention and infection control in the community and what you're going to do give an example as well I gave quite a few examples I think because I was really started to think about it and I was like okay this oh actually what about this and yeah this I went off on a tangent I think up with that one I was in my interview for an hour might I add but I think I've got everything in there that I needed to so just make sure you use all examples give a good explanation and a bit of detail on how you're going to prevent infection and how you're going to maintain infection control just have a look at the trust there should be some guidelines and policies around infection control as well I know out in the community you will have like your own sharps bins you will have your own orange bags you'll have your own wipes you'll have your own alcohol gel those little things you'll have your own dressing packs to put out on the table so you're just going to have to do the best you can basically out in the community and with the equipment that you have on you which you will take and not forget to maintain that infection control and my final final tip of the day relax and smile because this is the hardest thing to do when you've got an interview and you're nervous trust me I hate interviews and they make me really nervous mine goes blank and I start shaking and stuttering but you know what you just have to take a deep breath and think do you know what out of all those people that have applied for this position they've chosen you for this interview they've seen something in your application and they want to speak to you and you need to sell yourself just make sure that you do that and sell yourself and just try and relax even despite the nerves and you know what never is a good thing because what I find is if I'm nervous about something it means I care if I get emotional about something it means a care so I think they they're expecting to see those nerves because it does show that you actually care about the role and getting the job basically sorry on an actual last note now I've got another thing to add sorry and so at the end of your interview they might ask okay have you got any questions for us and this is something that I always struggle with so we think what shall I ask them it's because sometimes they cover everything in the interview like this interview that I just had they actually covered quite a lot they talked about the development so I was gonna ask about progression and what I can do within the trust and that was one of my questions but they'd actually answered that already just from talking to them so I was thinking oh god what can I ask now so some questions that you might want to ask if they don't cover it in the interview is ask about progression ask about sort of development opportunities training opportunities they have you can ask about CPD because re-evalidation you need CPD in training so you can interlink those you could ask about their perceptorship program if they have one if they don't what have they got in place to make your transition from student nurse to qualified nurse more smooth and sort of ease you in what sort of induction programs they have little things like that and lastly this is something I actually googled was this question and one of the results that came up is my personal personal favourite so one of your questions you might ask is what they love about the trust and why they love their role that they're in just thought this was an amazing question I thought actually I've never thought to ask them this never thought to ask someone actually what do you love about this job and I just thought it was great so that's a really good question ask them why they love their job and just remember they're just people as well they're not scary they're there to interview you and hopefully give you a job just try and relax if you're getting stuck on a question just take a minute to relax it's not a race nobody's timing you in this interview like I said mine took an hour because I just talked and talked and talked forever but I think that's because I did actually feel comfortable in this interview and I really wanted it and there was nothing stopping me from getting this job let me tell you I've waited too long so that's it from me I hope I've given you some good advice good tips hopefully if you need any more information you know you can always message me comment below inbox me on Instagram Twitter any of those Facebook let me know if you've had an interview let me know if you're going to an interview let me know if you've got the job oh my god if you've been to an interview comment below for some advice and tips that haven't already given for other people to see help each other out come on we need each other guys it's teamwork so yeah so that's it from me as I said I shall see you all next week and anyone that's applying for jobs out there anyone that's got an interview massive massive massive good luck you're gonna smash it


I think about an athlete like Alex Honold.  In the CAT scan they show no real reaction. He's able to completely block out any kind of fear which is how he's able to go up on these mountains without any kind of harness, rope, no nothing. And I'm wondering is fear an outsized player in this whole ordeal?


Welcome to NTN Nightly. I am Genelle Norvell. This edition, Stop Stories. Micro, small and medium enterprises to benefit from a 2.6 million US dollar financing facility to help withstand the impacts of COVID-19. ECTEL shows tangible support to the National Emergency Management Organization and the vibrant debating culture is emerging at the BTC. The Governmental St. Lucia on Friday, 20 November 2020 took a significant step in its efforts to build resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic with the implementation of a grant loan facility to assist businesses. The measure forms part of the Economic Recovery and Resilience Plan announced by Prime Minister the Honourable Alan Shasne. The Climate Adaptation Financing Facility CAF is a funding mechanism within the St. Lucia Development Bank, originally designed to offer climate change adaptation loans which are affordable, equitable across socioeconomic and gendered lines and providing incentives for pre-empty vulnerability reduction. Taking into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the business sector, the CAF has been relaunched to include a business recovery program. According to Managing Director of the St. Lucia Development Bank, the facility in its new form will lend aid to micro, small and medium enterprises negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The intention is for us to be able to assist persons who have been impacted by COVID. During the past couple of weeks, we have attended a number of Zoom meetings that I presume most persons have. One that we attended was Finance in Common, where all of the development banks in the world were represented. At that meeting, it was indicated that the development banks don't have resources to make up for lost revenue for everyone. But this particular program is to provide a level of support for persons who have been impacted. It will focus on self-employed persons who are registered. Part of the criteria is that you must be registered with an association or an organization for us to be able to track your progress. And the intention is for us to identify that you have at least been impacted by a 30% reduction in your overall turnover in your business. Enterprises will have access to loans ranging from $25,000 to $200,000. But terms and conditions of the loans will vary based on the enterprise and as such determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis. Vikram Kruteri is the World Bank's program leader for sustainable development and infrastructure in the Caribbean. The business recovery program expands the type of risk that the CAF can address to include the pandemic and its impact while still maintaining the CAF primary focus on climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Along with the possibility of combining grants with loans to help businesses through the liquidity crunch that so many are experiencing, the government and SLDB will be providing all borrowers with free training on business continuity and disaster preparedness planning to help them better reduce their vulnerability to future shocks. SLDB will also assist businesses in joining the Chamber of Commerce and other business associations that support and advocate for businesses of all sizes and sectors. The survival of St. Lucia, small businesses, is critical for the country's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is clearly stated in the government's COVID-19 economic recovery and resonance plan. And we believe that the new CAF business recovery program will make a major contribution to the goal articulated in the plan. The CAF offers accessible loans to firms, community groups and households for investments and or livelihood activities that support climate adaptation or disaster vulnerability reduction. Education officials are continuing to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector. Chief Education Officer Dr. Fiona Philip Meyer this week headed a planning meeting held at the St. Joseph's convent. The planning session not only discussed the blended learning approach since the closure of schools due to COVID, but also explored ways to improve overall student performance. Dr. Meyer says the session was informed by data collected from the eight education districts on Ireland. A focal point was student access to devices. Dr. Meyer says while some districts are doing well, there are disparities which the ministry is addressing. Already an additional 6,000 loan books have been procured for distribution to students. Ensuring that we had the learning inventories. What exactly is happening with regards to online learning with regards to distributed learning in the various districts was the objective of that meeting. And so we are pleased that we can continue that collaboration throughout the island to ensure the best interest of our students which is their learning at this crucial time. We are reaching some students very well whereas there are others and the statistics that we looked at earlier this week spoke to that. For us we know definitely which areas are lacking in terms of technological devices, in terms of internet access connectivity and so that data is meant to really highlight where the gaps are. The education officials are also concerned about the psychosocial state of students and parents. The psychological impact is something we must take very, very seriously and I'm working very closely with our head of counselling. We have councils in all of the districts that are continuing to work with our students but we also encourage our parents because our students are with them, they are your children to listen to them, to engage them, to find time to speak with them. We have no doubt that it is a difficult time for parents as well. Many of them have gone back to work, caregivers may not always be in the household. There are lots of issues impacting us but we know that if we do our bits together and we encourage parents, if your child is having a particular issue at home that you need help with, reach out and similarly we want to continue that collaboration between the home and the school so that no child who needs that psychological and emotional help is left behind. Chief Education Officer Dr. Fiona Phillip-Meyer and at this critical moment for the education sector, Bank of St. Lucia has made a considerable donation of laptops and desktop computers to ten students and one school. The bank collaborated with the National Community Foundation in selecting the various recipients. We have more in this report. As the need for establishing and maintaining virtual classrooms increases across the island, educators are constantly being faced with the challenge of some students not having access to computers. In response to this new dilemma, Bank of St. Lucia has partnered with the National Community Foundation, the NCF to donate ten laptops to students in need and two desktop computers and a Cisco switch to the Stanley John Audler Memorial Secondary School. Understanding the positive impact this can have on the education sector, Deputy Manager and Director of Bank of St. Lucia, Medford Francis encourages other financial institutions and corporate St. Lucia to also support the initiative. COVID-19 is likely to remain with us for a while and we need to continue to support the education of our young people. From a banking community perspective, this could not have been more opportune in that this month is Financial Information Month and the theme is Financial Empowerment through Education. So it's all coming together very nicely and of course I take the opportunity to really, really implore the private sector to come and board similar type initiatives. According to Francis, it is very important that students get access to their teachers and colleagues while schools remain closed. Bank of St. Lucia has shared a long-term partnership with the NCF and are working together with officials to ensure that those most in need will receive the laptop. These laptops come at a very opportune time because with the influx of the COVID pandemic, we have children who are going to school and are not able to participate in classroom activities remotely because they don't have the devices. Principal of the Stanley John Audler Memorial Secondary School also echoed the gratitude of others present and shared a little on how they were going to put the new equipment to you. I can assure you that it will be put to good use, especially now when we are making a transition towards the virtual classroom and towards online instruction. This equipment will definitely enhance and facilitate this transition and as we move forward, I really hope that this relationship continues. It is mutually beneficial and I can assure you that my students and my staff will benefit immensely from this. As one of the members of the Bankers Association of St. Lucia, Bank of St. Lucia was able to give back to the education sector, particularly during the month of October, which was observed by the ECCB and its affiliates as Financial Information Month. From the Government Information Service, Lisa Joseph reporting. The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority, ECTEL, has donated US$10,000 to the National Emergency Management Organization to aid in their COVID-19 response efforts. Managing Director of ECTEL Andrew Millett explained that each member state will be receiving a similar donation. In light of the growing threat of COVID-19 to the health of citizens and the economies of member states, the Board of Directors and the Council of Ministers approved the disbursement of US$10,000 to assist each member state to assist in the response for COVID-19. The St. Lucia National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, has been selected for receiving this disbursement. We hope that this donation will help NEMO build capacity to undertake its duties throughout St. Lucia at this critical juncture. ECTEL expresses its gratitude to the frontline personnel and reiterates the call by health authorities to follow all safety protocols to contain the spread of COVID-19. Director of the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, Doreen Gustaf expressed gratitude, indicating that the funds will strengthen NEMO's response mechanism. As you know, with COVID, it has made our capacity-building efforts at the community level very difficult. And we depend heavily on voluntarism. We have our eyes and our ears at the community level. And we know that one single point of failure is if there is an emergency and one community cannot respond and give us the necessary information so that we can make decisions quickly. And so we believe in capacity-building. We believe in equipping our community, our district disaster committees, and strengthening them. We are embarking also on the elections for those district disaster committees. A number of them are due for elections. And because we do not have the necessary equipment and we're with all to have these elections, we find that there are a number of persons in charge or just staring committees in place. And we need to move forward and strengthen this aspect of our response. Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation Honourable Guy Joseph explained that with the donation, Nemo's reach around the island will be even greater as it assists St. Lucia during this pandemic. So I think that making this small presentation of US$10,000 to Nemo would be the best entity that we can provide this for because in one way or the other, everywhere in St. Lucia will feel the impact of that small donation because of how far-reaching the work of Nemo goes. Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation Honourable Guy Joseph This is NTN Nightly. Please stay with us. COVID-19 is a new pandemic disease as declared by the World Health Organization. It is transmitted directly by respiratory droplets when an affected person coughs or sneezes or indirectly through rubbing the face with contaminated hands. There is still no specific treatment or vaccine against COVID-19 and as such, the farming community should adhere to some special recommendations. Limit the number of crew members to only essential persons. Practice frequent hand-washing and cleaning of all boat surfaces. Limit contact with the public, keeping a safe distance between each person. Limit unnecessary conversation with customers and pairs during the sale of fish. Wash hands frequently with soap and running water or use 60-95% alcohol-based hand sanitizer until water and soap are available. Sneeze and cough in a flexed elbow or into a tissue, immediately discarding the used tissue into a bin and wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer until soap and water is available and avoid close contact with persons having respiratory symptoms. More than ever before, your important role as gatekeepers of St. Lucia's nutritional health and food security should be taken seriously. When you exercise these precautions, you not only safeguard your health but also continue to allow all St. Lucia's access to freshly caught fish and other seafood. Remember, it is our responsibility to ensure our nation eats fresh St. Lucia's best. Welcome back. As St. Lucia celebrates the contribution of men to society, the Boys Training Center is continuing in its mandate to help shape and rehabilitate its wards into productive and progressive young men. Hema DeMark reports on an exciting debate competition held at the institution. The wards of the Boys Training Center participated in a debate aimed at developing their emotional intelligence and teaching them the importance of individual social responsibility. The wards were presented in class with various scenarios and were given a chance to discuss how emotional intelligence can be applied to each situation. In preparing for the debate on the topic, is it okay to post nude photos online? The boys were briefed on the implications of such actions and were given the opportunity to understand a lived experience. Kishama Shigoshi is a guidance counselor at the Boys Training Center. When we decided to have the debate and to have the staff here as judges, we thought let us not use one of our own members to solidify the point of how wrong it is to share nude photos. So we thought we would have someone who had a lived experience who is also known to St. Lucia, who have had such a lived experience, who would be able to speak to the topic and help the boys understand the other side of the coin. In addition to aiding the wards in developing a sense of individual social responsibility, the exercise gave them a chance to develop research and public speaking skills. Shigoshi says she was impressed with the professionalism and initiative portrayed by the participants. Another thing I thought was impressive about the preparation is how they were so willing to rush through lunch and meet up with the staff in the computer lab to research and prepare. And they actually did that for about three to four days. They rushed through lunch, lunch is usually 12.30. By one o'clock they were already in the lab researching, preparing and practicing. So I thought that was very, very impressive and it tells us that if the walls of the centre get the right environment and right motivation, there's so much that they can achieve. Nothing will be the limit for the boys of the Boys Training Centre. The debate was judged by staff of the Boys Training Centre and members of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force. The opposing team emerged victorious expressing the long lasting implications of such actions. Is it okay to send nude photos online? Is it really? Absolutely not.  Some may say it is okay because some people earn a living taking nude photos and posting on pornographic sites. For others, taking nude photos and circulating them is showing off their bodies. Because their bodies are woke up art. So art is on display. Really? Some of us may send photos all in the name of fun. Fun activity could come back to haunt you. The debate was an exercise planned by the therapeutic unit and facilitated through the Boys Training Centre's Life Skills Program from the Government Information Service, Humati Mok reporting. The Environmental Health Department says there is constant review of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers featured events in keeping with St. Lucia's evolving response to COVID-19. The island is scheduled to host the 31st installment of the nautical competition. Jesse Leos filed this report. Considering the health and safety of all involved, Chief Environmental Health Officer Parker Ragnanan says it is too soon to confirm formats for featured events of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers on island. The ARC is the first major event that St. Lucia will host since the onset of the pandemic. Well ahead of welcoming fleets in early December, a system of measures has been set in motion beginning across the Atlantic. This includes PCR testing of all rally participants at the Grand Canaria Island Port of Call and vessel's mandatory maritime declaration of health submissions. The Port of Arrival, IGY Rodney Bay Marina in St. Lucia has been reinforced to observe COVID-19 protocols which include routine medical screening, demarcating quarantine locations and heightened security to ensure compliance. The events company of St. Lucia is working closely with its partners, the St. Lucia Tourism Authority and the World Cruising Club on the already scaled down ARC events and activities program in Port. These related activities are however subject to the shape that the national response to COVID-19 takes by December. So now it's a little bit too early to speak about the numbers because we know that this keeps changing. So for example, maybe three weeks ago the numbers were 50. Today it's at 25 for a mass crowd activity. We don't know what the status in terms of the country and so when I speak of the status I'm talking about in terms of where we are going to be maybe two weeks from now in terms of the number of cases that are active because this is one of the things that determine the measures that you implement. St. Lucia's COVID-19 protocols are subject to review based on the infection rates on island, following the country's updated status to clusters of cases and the first associated fatalities registered amended national protocols to limit unnecessary social activity took effect on 16th November. Organizers of ARC events and activities are being guided by any adjustments in St. Lucia's protocols to ensure the health and safety of all involved. We have had discussions at different intervals from time to time that discussions are happening in terms of the side events for the ARC activity. I'm not aware that final decision has been taken on them. But clearly if we continue to have the transmission and the spread of COVID-19 that we have now, we definitely have to look at limiting numbers in terms of how many persons can be at a particular event at any one time. The ARC fleet of approximately 60 vessels will begin their journey on November 22nd departing Las Palmas de Gran Canaria directly for St. Lucia. The adventure for approximately 26 ARC plus vessels has already begun. They departed Cape Verde on November 19th, a brief stopover from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and are now bound for St. Lucia. For the Government Information Service, Jessie Layance reporting.


I'm happy for, you know, your interests and your focus. I'm glad that you all didn't like fall asleep after lunch. That lunch was excellent. And I tend to get like the itis after lunch. I don't know if anybody knows what that is, but most of us, you know, feel a little heavy. So hopefully we'll get a little light to finish out the day. And I wanna thank everybody for just hanging in there. So just wanna talk about song, the power of song and singing and just getting our brains reactivated. So I was a child of divorced parents, abusive parents. And I think it was because of their conservatism that they were raised with. So I've had to learn to kind of get over my past and my trauma through the power of singing and song. So when I approached Kimberly to come and talk about trauma and how it affects women with their money, I really thought that it would be great to help us to do like a release instead of talking about, you know, bad, bad, bad, but also channeling the positivity and the good so we can kind of float out of here when, you know, cause that is possible. How many people here do affirmations daily? I do affirmations like very inconsistently, but I'm learning the one positive affirmation that I do for myself is I sing Monday nights with the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir and that really raises my level of creativity, productivity, awareness. And I float out of practice on Monday nights because we are just singing so intensely and intentionally that it's really, it really gives me joy, it takes me to that happy place. And so today, Kim is gonna talk briefly about a word called epigenetics. And epigenetics is powerful because it transforms your DNA cells, okay? So what did my answers just do with all of the oppression and racism? Rejection, they sang, they sang, they hummed. They, that was the way that they were able to change their brains, change their bodies in order to get through that pain of slavery. When they marched, Martin Luther King marched, they sang, they sang their way through their pain, their trauma. So trauma affects so many things and it affects our ability to really just absorb knowledge, to really just move past whatever, but it also affects our trajectory, our money, our healing. So if you don't know how to heal and singing is one of those forms of healing, then you can't, you can't move to the next level. So that's why we decided to do Money Matters, a woman's therapeutic journey to financial freedom to take you on that journey. So when we look at singing, what does singing do? It's healing, it helps give you a creative boost and also like when you listen to classical music, you can't read, it's kind of small here, but something called the Mozart effect. It enhances your performance in cognitive tests. Okay, so music is very powerful. It actually changes the brainwaves. So it also can tap into primal fear, like low tones can actually make you feel a little bit more afraid, like they've done studies with rock music, rap music, low tones actually can cause people to have a more negative, it can have a more negative effect and also babies. Babies know happy sounds. The high tones are a little bit more lighter and babies actually have been known to respond to that. So this is how music affects our brain. It can actually wake us up, gives us those happy endorphins and it also can improve our sleep and it releases the dopamine in our brains in order to make us feel lighter, happier. And it also creates a feeling of well-being and positive emotions, such as background music. I don't know if you notice the music when you're shopping in the grocery store. When you go to the gas station now, they play it at the pump. It's just really, to me, it's kind of annoying, but yeah, you just find yourself, you're singing along. Oh yeah, that's a song that I know. Yes, it is the worst. So you might wanna bring those earplugs or just that's why I guess a lot of people wanna shop online. They don't wanna feel like they're being controlled, but still you're still being controlled as a consumer. Kind of seems to be no way around that. So just wanna talk briefly before we do a small chant that I wrote, just talking about the energy of intentions. It's basically a force of your will, okay? And you wanna act with a clear mind and Ray touched on a little bit about clarity. You have to believe in your worthability. Does everybody here believe that they're worth it? Are you sure? Because I really can't hear you and shifting your belief through repetition. So continuing to do those affirmations daily, those positive affirmations, and then projection of positivity, the people, places and things. So thoughts do become things through the power of manifestation, I do believe that. And I know personally from my own story, I came to Vermont 2017 in a very toxic relationship. And through the power of joining the gospel choir two years later, I'm here now. Yeah. So my story is I was in a very toxic relationship. I had had a nervous breakdown. And I knew if I could just start singing again, I would be healed. So I was like, oh, I heard there's this gospel choir. And then I started meeting the positive people that I know now. So I'm very grateful for that. So I don't wanna get all emotional. But yeah, hopefully this'll be you today. You'll be floating out of here. I'm really hoping for that. And you'll be singing tomorrow in the shower. I really want this chance to resonate with you. If I could just get a little water before we start. Can I have my, oh, she went to get it, thanks. Yeah, so my Peleur community gospel choir people. One, two, three, four, possible five. All right, cool. All right, so we're gonna just do a small chant. And I'm gonna ask everybody to give their best effort. It's a call and response. We're gonna sing it a couple times. And then I'm gonna introduce Kim in the essence of time. We wanna get everybody out of here on time. So the power chant that I created is just very simple. I am powerful. I am beautiful. I am loving. And I'm going to rise to the top, top, top. Do you guys believe that? Yeah. So can you all like stand up? Yeah. Really just get into it. Everybody enjoy it. Turn that to what you sing. Woo! And you don't have to be the best singer. You know, just put forth as much effort as you can.  Are you guys ready? Yeah. Are you ready? Yeah. I am powerful. Rising to the top, top, top. To the top, top, top. So I just want to thank you for that. You guys did a beautiful job.


Denzel Washington called the director to recommend Butler. Washington and Butler had co-starred in a play called The Iceman Cometh. The former actor mentioned the latter interestingly. Washington and Lerman had not met before when the actor made the call. Washington tells Lerman, you're in for a surprise when you see the work ethic of this young man. During his later years, Elvis Presley would often collaborate with the R&B Gospel group The Sweet Inspirations. The group was founded by Sissy Houston and her sister, Lee Warwick. Sissy is the mother of Whitney Houston. Whitney would go on to become an award-winning singer and would have her biggest hit, I Will Always Love You, which was written and initially sung by Dolly Parton. Elvis wanted to record the song and Dolly was willing to allow him to record it. Unfortunately, Colonel Tom Parker told her for Elvis to record the song, she would have to relinquish the song's rights. She refused.


Let's take a quick trip to the Dominican Republic where Gary Sanchez is one of several Yankees taking part in winter league action He joined Torros del Este at the beginning of December and this past weekend was a big one for Gary following his season debut Friday He homered it back-to-back game Saturday and Sunday as he looks to move past the rough year He had with the Yankees Sanchez playing winter ball for the first time since 2013 into 2014 Great daddy back once again on hot stoves, and there's a look at Gary I'm gonna ask the guy that played for the autosibo Lobos in Puerto Rico What's the benefit of winter ball and is it the best way for him to get right both physically and mentally? Well, I think the greatest part of winter ball is that you can go there and experiment with certain parts of your game I played winter ball after my rookie year and the Boston Red Sox told me go over there and make some adjustments with your swing Because there's no pressure. You don't have to put up numbers so you can try some things that maybe will work for you coming in The spring training the next year I think Gary obviously after what he went through last year winter ball will be a good time for him to make some changes mechanically You know the competition isn't what it would be in the major leagues But I think any success he can have over there would benefit him. Yeah from a Yankee perspective I think this comes down to restoring some confidence for Sanchez He still has to go to spring training and come into the major leagues in 2021 and those are going to be the meaningful games But his flash just pointed out. There's not as much pressure over there go over there work on some things Regained some of that swagger. We saw a little bit of that swagger with the little bat flip there from Gary Sanchez But after a season that included so many miserable statistics for Sanchez and the microscope being on him This is a chance to go over there have some fun get some of those reps in and come back and try and take command of 2021 and when we see him like hitting the home runs locked in swing feels good Isn't part of this now for him learning to retain that because we haven't seen the consistency the past few seasons of okay This feels good. I've locked in what am I doing? I got to keep what I'm doing right now Yeah, I think it all goes back to what we just talked about right because you can make some changes and have some success But you don't have the pressure that I have to put up numbers I got to keep myself in the lineup like you would be during a major league season So all of the changes or adjustments that he is making and it looks like he's off to a great start So obviously they're working you're going to try to take that and retain that and bring it in the spring training I think the biggest thing for Gary and we've talked on this show being beat with the fastball to me Means you're late with all of your mechanics The leg kick is late the hands are moving late And if you can get all of that stuff done a little bit earlier, you're probably going to have some


You got a pretty thin slate at pitcher for tonight and MLB DFS and it's one where there are a couple of good guys But the drop-off after that. I think at least it's pretty big Garrett Cole and Zach Wheeler are the headliners We scar see is not bad, but in a low-strike outmatch up after that things get real dicey real fast So to me the focal point is going to be those top two guys how to handle them and then deciding Is there anybody else? Is there anyone else we can trust on this slate who has a path to outscoring? Cole and Wheeler and if so, how should we use them? Where do we go for stacks and much more? So the focal points for today are Cole and Wheeler and how the impact the rest of the way baby this slate Let's dive on and get you sad for Monday night. Welcome on into the solo shop That's right here on the fan dual podcast network and number fire calm. My name is Jim Sonnis I am a senior writer and analyst for number fire calm here to break down Mondays 10 a game of main slate with lockstep 705 p.m. Eastern for tonight as far as weather goes for today a couple slight chance of rain and nothing too concerning I don't think the first one is in Washington for the Dodgers and the Nationals should be good to go there But keep an eye on that one other one is in Atlanta for the Braves and the Phillies I think the rain should move out before our first pitch We should be good to go there too But check back on both those check out the timeline of the rain the intensity of the rain to make sure they're good To go because I do want to go to both those places whether it be for pitchers or for stacks For tonight so check back in on the weather for Washington and Atlanta before we dive into the pitching preview a quick reminder To make sure you are subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy podcast He'd because we have got you covered with MLB DFS every week day PGA DFS every week with myself a brand of cadoula USC DFS thoughts and Swain. I've got NASCAR for the Coke 600 coming up later on this week too So a lot of your reasons to make sure you are subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed Just search for it wherever you get your podcast hit subscribe if you like what you hear leave us a rating and review as well The NBA playoffs are heating up and you can make every game feel like game seven on Fan Duel sportsbook an official partner of the NBA Throughout the playoffs all customers can place a no-sweat same game parlay each week You'll get up to twenty dollars in free bats if you don't win Fan Duel has so many ways to play and best of all when you do win you'll get faster than a fast break either way You'll get up to twenty dollars in free bets if your same game parlay during the playoffs does not win Fandals sportsbook an official partner of the NBA must be 21 plus in select states refund issued as non-withdrawable at free bets that expire seven days after a seat max free bet $20 per week Restrictions apply see terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com gambling problem call 1 800 gambler Fanduel.com slash RG in Arizona call 1 800 text 1 800 next step or text next up to 5 3 3 4 2 in Connecticut 1 8 7 7 8 or 1 8 8 7 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 for the CCP g.org slash chat in Indiana 1 800 9 with it in Louisiana 1 8 7 7 7 7 7 0 stop in New York 1 8 7 7 8 Hope and why in Tennessee call the red line at 1 8 8 9 9 7 8 9 In Wyoming 1 800 5 2 2 4 700 or in West Virginia 1 800 gambler Net pitching preview for this Monday main slate as mentioned Garry Cole is on this slate And he is the highest salaried pitcher on Fandal checking in at $11,000 Zach Wheeler is 10 3 Luis Garcia facing off the Cleveland is 10 1 we got Miles Nicholas in 96 Adrian house or 94 Tyler Anderson facing the Nationals. He is 9,000. We have Nick Martinez Zach Logue Markle Gonzalez Jordan Lyles and David Peterson as the other is at $8,000 or higher Now Cole is facing the Orioles for the second straight start, which is a bummer because I hate Familiarity within pitchers. I do still think he is the top guy of the night in part due to the fitness of the slate and in part due to I Think bigger concerns around Wheeler's spot for tonight Now Cole is at home which does help and he's pitching really well right now We've seen His sassball cook like it's been a very good pitch for him this year So he's increased the usage on that pitch for where it was in his first two starts So if we narrow things down to his past six starts Cole has a 2.85 skill interactive. You are right His strikeout rate is 30% and his fly ball rate is down to 30% as well the big improvements that we've seen with Cole I think is At least is most tied to that fly ball rate a 30% fly ball for him Is going to curtail some of the major issues had with home runs, especially given the home park in which he pitches Cole is okay against the Orioles last week. He had just five strikeouts He let up two run runs, but he did last seven innings yet a 13.4 percent swinging strike rates The Orioles are about a league average offense I would say against righties a 101 WRC plus 22 percent strikeout rates But they don't walk a whole lot and that can help opposing pitchers go deep into games And Cole can do that by himself to without help he won 114 pitches a couple starts ago So I do direct downgrade this for the repeat matchup But I'm not downgrading it enough for me to push him out of the top spot for today So Cole to me is the top guy of the night now Zach Wheeler is the number two guy I think out of obligation is big tear drop after them and Here's why I think I have to go Cole despite the repeat matchup over Wheeler in a non-repeat matchup that's because Wheeler is on the road tonight and He's had some pretty big home road splits since the start of last year He's also facing a very good Braves team. That's why I can't put Wheeler above Cole But I do think that his ceiling is just as high as Cole's which will keep him in second place here It's been a dip on the road and it's a I don't care too much about ERA because it takes longer to stabilize There's some fluke isn't there But I care about strikeout rates because the batters I can be different guys can just be more comfortable stuff like that and Wheeler strikeout rate has gone down on the road. It's 26% of the road since the start of last year 31% He is may at home. He's made just two starts on the road this year and he lit up tenor and runs across those two starts combined So I actually do think it's a legitimate downgrade I Mentally downgrade guys on the road But I think we need to legitimately downgrade Wheeler when he goes on the road He is pitching well overall right now his velocity is up across his past of five starts He's got 2.74 skill interactive ERA in those five starts 30% strikeout rate and a 5% walk rate. So outside of Cole Wheeler is the best pitching the best of any guy on the slate. I would say by a pretty wide margin So I won't put him second because of that, but I do want to keep mind the downsides with the home road splits with the matchup I Think that if you were to deviate off of one of these guys I'd rather deviate off of Wheeler because of those things we discussed. I think that you could go to lease Garcia It's a bad matchup from a strikeout perspective. He doesn't tend to go super deep into games But does a 28% strikeout rate across his most relevant sample So I can see it but I prefer to go with Cole and then Wheeler for tonight the tough part is identifying a value play and part of the reason it's tough is because Alex Cobb I think is the best one and I've been burned by him a couple of times already so far this year Is he already has five point six one? He's facing the Mets tonight. So it's not a great situation but Cobb is seventy two hundred dollars and I think he is far and away The most viable value option for tonight Let's see how this goes the matchup here is tough because the Mets have a 121 WRC plus against righties and they have a low strikeout rate, too But despite the issues Cobb has had he's been getting strikeouts He has a 28% strikeout rate with a 12% swinging strike rate and that's with great bad at ball numbers as well So I don't think his ERA is indicative of how good he has been his expected DRA at baseball savon is one point seven five that is Potentially one of the best marks in the league You know looking at Cobb last week Had some issues earlier course field settled down and then the sixth inning things got away from him led to seven total earned runs there But you know, it's course that stuff definitely happens He did face the Mets in his second start this year So he has seen them before and in that game just for a strikeouts Across I think four and two-thirds innings I think that's the one where he might have gotten hurt But Cobb has six plus strikeouts and three out of six starts He has eight plus strikeouts and two of those and he had double digits in his debut. So he has upside I have Cobb projected at five point nine strikeouts for tonight. So he's not on that level He's probably not getting double digits in this matchup But that is the fourth highest projected strikeout number on this slate for me So I will rank him highest among the value options Despite the issues. I just think there is enough there for us to feel good about Cobb good enough I should say to use him over the other value plays the value plays me tonight pretty underwhelming So at the top I've got Cole then I have Wheeler and then it dips down to Cobb And then the least Garcia the other guy in that mix if you want to deviate from Cole Wheeler or Cobb Stacking to bit easier. I think and we've got some pretty legitimate teams in good matchup So pitching is tough hitting a little bit easier for today There are a couple good options and I think the twins are the top one for tonight The twins are facing Bo brisky and both the results and the peripherals say we can stack against brisky his eRA 5.13 his skill interactive eRA is 5.43 and he gets there Due to a combo of batted ball numbers and plate discipline the strike area for brisky is 13 percent 10 percent walk rate So he's letting up a ball and play about 77 percent of the time and 42 percent of those are hard hit With a 50 percent fly ball rate when you add all that together it leads to an expected eRA Of 5.47 over baseball savant for brisky So things could actually even be a bit hair worse the results have been so far And we've seen specifically a lot of home runs allowed He's let out seven home runs across five starts He's let out multiple home runs and three starts And yeah, you can say he's faced some tough teams in there, but the twins are a pretty good team too They have a 113 wrc plus against righties. They're getting healthier as well Which makes them my favorite stacking option of this mainslake Carlos coran's looked pretty good since he come out came off the il He had three hard hit balls in a couple different games of the weekend Isn't striking out the salary is still pretty reasonable at 34 hundred dollars So I think it's a good time to buy low on a guy. We know is really really good. Korea has not had a good year so far but I think based on some of the bad at ball data recently. I think that will come So car loves korea a guy.  Yoana don does have good bad at ball numbers And that's why i'm going to rank the dodgers below the twins in terms of stacking But I still think there are really good stack here and that's due to adan's plate discipline numbers He has an 18 strikeout rate this year where they 14 walk rate and the walk rate being high Well, something we saw in his numbers in the miners as well So that part's probably not going away And he has just a 6.6 swinging strike rate We can expect these numbers to stick for adan and the numbers are why he has struggled so far Now the bad at ball numbers like I said are not bad He's got a 35 hard hit rate with a 34 fly ball rates and both those are better than average It just hasn't mattered his era is 6.38 is expected era is 6.44 And he's been Pretty consistently struggling. We've seen adan let up three plus earned runs and all but two starts He's let up four plus runs and half his start so It's not perfect to stack against him because I'd prefer some better bad at ball data in terms of the opposing batters But I still think that it's working and I still think that I would expect it to keep working Going forward. So I think the Dodgers are a very easy sell here in a team. I will build around for sure Now freddie freeman and will smith are not value plays or is call us kareas So we're kind of stepping out here bill. I want some more values the next one But I think it's worth mentioning that freeman and smith are I think on the verge of an explosion here right now Both these guys have fly ball rates over 38 percent against righties. They're both making a ton of hard contact So neither guy's been bad. They've both been fine But I think they're about to get a lot better So I'm going to start jamming them and now to get ahead of it like freddie freeman's $4,000. He's not low salary, but He could probably be like 42 43 gonna discount there Smith could be around 36 whereas he's 32 or 34 somewhere in there I want to get in on them Similar to kareya Before the numbers start to stabilize a bit from where they've been so far The third stack is going to be the astros. They're facing zack please zack. I believe It's not officially announced on mlb.com yet It could be tristan mackenzie, but I'd stack them against mackenzie too So either way the astros are third just depends on whom they are facing please zack is the preference here Again, I would second mackenzie too, but prefer please zack. He had a nice start his last time out He led up just two earn runs across six innings But that was against the reds Overall, please zack has had a pretty soft schedule so far He has made just two starts this year Against teams inside the top 20 in wrc plus against righties in one of those He led up six earn runs to the angels across three and two thirds innings The astros ranked second in wrc hub plus behind just those angels Even with the easy schedule, please zack has had some rough peripherals He has a 45 heart rate allowed with a 40 fly ball rates and a 4.88 skill interactive. You are ready He also is not striking out a lot of people. So please zack could get back to his 2020 form eventually He's not close to it yet though. So I think especially against such a good team We should feel confident in stacking against him here. So I will be in on the astros for sure Now I talked about korea talked about freeman talked about smith Let's search for some value guys here on the astros let's run through the guys who sometimes pop into fun spots in the order for the astros and Outline how I'd do them in case they wanted to be in there for today. The favorite for me is jasmine kormak He's also the highest salary. It's so shocker, but Good pop even against righties about a 180 iso. I will take that for sure Second is hosay siri because he has some pop but also he can swipe a bag So I like him number two I would go ahead and his Diaz last not a high upside guy against righties and again I do want to reiterate that I am still in on michael brantley Now these seeming to have more upside than he had last year So brantley just bumping that once again. We talked about him a couple times so far My views of him shifting from where they were previously. So I do think that He definitely works Let's move now to things to watch for today. I need to find some more value outside of just the astros those guys so I don't mind getting it via the right-handed mariners. They're facing zack log who Projects to let up a lot of balls and play and a ton of fly balls That's a good recipe for one offs. There aren't enough Really good righties here for me to fully stack the mariners But a ohenio suarez julio rodríguez tai france dill and more All those guys are definitely on the on the menu for me first night I could be okay with some fillies They're facing tucker davidson who has struggled in small samples in the big leagues And the fillies really good against lefties. So they definitely work I have a high enough opinion of davidson where They're outside the top three for me, but the fillies are at least in play on the night Finally, I'm okay with some diamond back stacks based on zack ranky. So it's a revenge game for cranky here And he's getting better He's not as bad as he was to start the year, but he's still letting up a lot of hard contact a lot of fly balls Arizona secretly has a really fun team for stacking. There are a lot of guys here I really like on this team. The one downside is that the roof is closed tonight So not as good of a park factor as usual. I do still like them, but keep that in mind for stacking It's not going to be full full full chase deal for tonight. So keep that in mind But the diamond back to me is still an option for sure Let's finish up here with some dinger calls going to the couple of lefties for today The boring one will be kyle tucker facing off a police ackee and police acke letting up a lot of fly balls and hard contact Not many strikeouts kyle tucker absurd absurd hitter love him a lot So i'll go with him first the fun one max kepler facing off With brisky kepler, I think it's kind of flown under the radar just because he's not korea He's not buxton and that's been a good thing. I think in terms of expectations So I would say kepler is a guy a bit underappreciated I got five bingers so far this year He's been hitting the ball pretty well recently. So home run calls for today are kyle tucker and max kepler That is all that we have here for today on the solo shop But once again a quick reminder to make sure you're subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed wherever you get Your podcast and again while you're there if you like what you hear leave us a rating and review as well If you've got questions for me I am on twitter at jim sonnis j i m s a n n e s You can also follow the fan dual podcast network at fan dual podcast big Thank you to everyone for tuning in for today. Good luck to you on this slate Enjoy using guys like erik kohlen zack wheeler. Hopefully it works out. We'll talk to you once again on tuesday This has been the solo shot right here on the fan dual podcast network


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Well, Tampa this morning and here this afternoon. Well, thank you all and thank Frank Ferenkoff and Keith Brown for all that you've done. And I'm just, I heard you were in town and I'm delighted that we could get together again. I guess the scheduling office knows that I always like to stop by and see the Eagles and not just because you're a great company but because I'm ever mindful of the long way that we've come together. I know some of you can remember when the Eagles were founded just after Watergate and back in the grim days of the 70s when our party was broke and our candidates were losing and our political opponents were squeezing every last bit of advantage from our troubles. They weren't just winning elections that in ordinary times Republicans would have been winning. They were also ramming through the Congress one massive spending program after another while all but ignoring the traditional and constitutional duties of government, especially that duty outlined in the preamble of the Constitution, providing for the common defense, protecting the American people from those at home who prey on the innocent and those abroad who would extinguish the light of freedom. So for a while there it seemed as if the only national agenda was that of a liberal one. And as Bill Buckley used to say, liberals aren't really so much resistant to other points of view as they are astonished to find out there are other points of view. Well that's why during those years of Republican decline the heady wine of easy victory made our political opponents think the American people actually bought a political philosophy that advocated a huge centralized government strong enough to stagnate the economy and tax our citizens into servitude but too weak to defend the cause of American freedom. And you know what's happened to the liberals since then reminds me of a Navy man that my friend Don Rumsfeld sometimes talks about. Seems this career officer finally got his fourth strike, became a captain and took over command of a giant battleship. One night he's out steaming around the Atlantic and he was called from his quarters to the bridge and told about a signal light that was in the distance and the captain told the signal yeoman signal in to Bear Starboard. Back came the signal from ahead saying Bear Starboard yourself. Well as I say the captain was very aware that he was commander of a battleship the biggest thing afloat prior to the fleet and he said signal that light again to Bear Starboard now. And sure enough back came the signal Bear Starboard yourself. So the captain determined to give his counterpart a lesson in seagoing humility ordered signal again and tell them to Bear Starboard I am a battleship. And back came the signal stair starboard steers starboard yourself I'm a lighthouse. Well the liberals I think forgot that the American people turned out to be just what our forefathers anticipated they would be when they made them the final arbiter of political power a lighthouse of common sense and good judgment. And that's why in the last few years the people have been reminding our leaders who's really in charge by signaling them to Bear Starboard. You realize if you're not nautical of course the starboard means to the right. Now there are two things that need to be said about this first under our political system most Americans can go about their daily lives without becoming political activists or ideologues. And that's why they needn't expect real leadership in public life leadership that sends out clear messages and offer straightforward choices. And that's what where you've come in because you've made all the difference the hard work and generosity of the Eagles has provided us with the means to send out those messages and to offer those choices. All of you have been successful in private life but you've chosen to go beyond that to give something back to America. Well you've helped put American political life back on an even keel and for that every American is in your debt. But the second point that needs to be made is this the voyage isn't over. We've solved a lot of the problems left to us by years of misgovernment but since my first day in office I've always thought that accomplishing this would be just the beginning. Now the real work begins and we have the chance to put into place reforms that will prevent many of those abuses of government from ever again being a burden to future generations. By the way the staff around here has been saying, they don't know how I know this but I have my spies, they've been saying that I've been on something of a tear since getting back from California. You can't blame me can you? I think of what we can achieve this year. Reform a tax system so unfair and so bizarre and it's intricacy it's become a festering soar of distrust and unhappiness among the people, pass a constitutional amendment that will eventually ensure a balanced budget, keep the economy growing, keep bringing down unemployment and the number of those in poverty and both of those things have just recently happened, strengthen respect for the values of a people, people who believe that we are a nation under God. The sacred responsibility to protect innocent human life, step up the war on drug abuse and organized crime, finish rebuilding our defenses and yes, move ahead with foreign initiatives that will not just keep the peace but extend the borders of freedom. So believe me, these are the crucial days and yes I'm grateful for all that you've done in the past but now that we have the chance, now that we know the American people are with us, join me in leaving America and the world a legacy of prosperity and freedom that future generations will honor and thank us for. Please don't just keep up your tremendous work, redouble your efforts, make the Eagles even bigger and better than they are now and in return I promise you every last bit of energy and effort that I can muster. A New England preacher said in the last century, there are seasons in human affairs of inward and outward revolution when new depths seem to be broken up in the soul, when new wants are unfolded in multitudes and a new and undefined good is thirsted for. There are periods when to dare is the highest wisdom, well we live at such a moment now, let us dare, let us dare together and let us dare for greatness. You know, it's so easy to be here in the White House, all of us and I include myself and think well we've achieved this but when you stop and think back that for all but four of the last about, well about forty-eight of the forty-two years or forty-seven they have controlled both houses of the United States Congress. Now for five years we've managed to control one house, the Senate and we couldn't have done anything that we've done if we hadn't had that one house. But isn't it time now that in addition to putting some one in the executive branch here that we have a chance to find out what it would be like if Republican philosophy and Republican principles were being executed by the entire government as they have for more than forty years by our opponents. So we've got a job to do ahead of us and let's get it back. So thank you all, God bless you all, I'm pleased to have you here and to see you here again. I can, this isn't an encore or anything but he just reminded me, he's from Sterling, Illinois, I'm from Dixon, Illinois, playing football in high school, we hated each other and now just look, if we can get together on this we ought to be able to find all kinds of people that can get together.