I'm just I'm just turning these on right now. I just want to make sure we're not on the stage at once So that's why we have the extra mic in this room So wait are the three handhelds in here too? We're going around So just You know fyi you're the moderator we use the lab On stage We'll see This is a one o'clock I'll be here in this room. It's all connected and stuff. Yeah. Yeah, it makes sense cut to come 10 15 minutes before them Because they're just gonna pass the mic back and forth. Okay to answer questions, but people are gonna come early at that time You think or so? Just so we can be absolutely sure Okay We all just loud enough because there's no audio cable sure I think we'll be fine But if you have some it's not great. Do you have top presentation? No So we've got this audio line hooked up to hit the mixer in the back so that way you can get recorded on the camera They have set up there Well, this will this will play through the room as well so this is your direct Yeah, this is your direct input and we cannot since it's early we can test volume make sure it's not too loud or Where is it? Which should actually be on the user side are tilted more towards the developer side so that was my argument and We didn't want to remove this coupling. So we suggested that why not have a separate person Come as a cynic and provide that additional user perspective to the sprint team So while doing so while doing so I came across this bias called as Curse of knowledge and the curse of knowledge means that when you're talking to someone you automatically assume that people have a Background to understand right? so let's say there is a There is a professor of physics or quantum physics, whatever theoretical physics And he has to teach to kindergarten kids. Is that a good match? It's not right Because at at his level of knowledge He will kind of assume that they have some background of science or physics or something, right? I'm sorry. So This is this is how biases Affect our decision-making in day-to-day life more so in testing All right, let's play a game now So if you look at the screen, there are two jars Jar a has two black and two red balls Okay, so far so good Jar B also has four balls, but we're not aware of the color The only thing I can guarantee you is that jar B also has either black balls or red balls Okay, there is no third color So jar B can either be all black or red three black one red all those combinations okay all right, so now you have a hundred dollar price for a Randomly drawing a black ball Which jar do you think has more probability of drawing a black ball jar a or jar B? a so who do Those who think a here is their hands and those who think it's B here is their hands or Anyone anyone who would like to tell me why it's a Is a better chance so All right, that is one way of looking at it any other any other arguments. Yes Anyone else Just go with what you have All right All right, if there are no other arguments, then I'll go ahead You want to say something All right That is that is a safe way of looking at it So I'll tell you the thing mathematically both the jars have same probability of Drawing a black ball why because there are just two colors Total number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of outcomes Right when you drive ball, it is either black or red in both the jars So 50% chance in both the jars But some people said a Those are the people I don't want to judge But those are the people who put their money in real estate and government bonds And the other people who said be like you they usually go towards stock market Startups stuff like that You get you you understand where I'm getting to So there is there is an There is a tendency in humans to ever the risk some humans Not everyone Some people leave their jobs and start a new thing that is taking this because you know that on the There would be no paychecks first, but There are chances that your business would be successful. Correct So this thing is called ambiguity paradox and How does it impact testing so we are talking about testing and software development here, right? How many people aware of user stories? All right, everyone. All right So take this we are building a software of school management system or a student management system right for simplicity and I am a front-end developer I need the backend team to give me an API where I can create read update delete the student record existing student record with a New Boolean field called needs scholarship Right, so there are various business factors on which a college or a school decides that a particular student will Get a scholarship right, but that has also be maintained in their digital system of records. Correct So now we are adding that Boolean field on the student object that this particular If this is true, then that person will get a scholarship, correct As soon as this story hits a tester These are the questions in his mind Okay, the first thing is releasing story on time What does your product has your product owner promised a date to the stakeholders? Right. This is a big factor. Correct Do you know enough about this change are you aware of the how school works how their Business what their business rules are to impact such a change The third thing is how about you start automating? Whatever you know, you know two or three things about this story You'll start automating so that you at least build the regression suite first Okay And the fourth thing is what systems would be the source of truth And there there would be if it is a multi-tier system There would be either a database or a dumb back-end or an intelligent back-end It would be the source of truth for this this field right where the actual information of this Boolean resides So are you do you want to know about that also or would you just Send some APS and some requests and see whether it's getting populated the responses correct and be done with it So these are some of the Thoughts which a tester would have when the user story hits it so based on the A and B analogy the testers who take risk Will check all four questions Okay, including the last one which is very important Testers who play safe will just do one and two Right, so now that We are aware about this bias we can actually go ahead and do all four correct So the best thing with every bias is to be aware of it right correct, so Again with the investment example If you have a friend you are a safe person who plays safe who invests in government bonds and stuff like that But you have a friend who is earning good at the stock market He pushes you to invest in stock market. He teaches you how it works Slowly and gradually the thing with ambiguity a virgin is that once you start experimenting with it and once you You will fail couple of times, but eventually you will be good at it so the best practice is to Take the ambiguity head on and deal with it Let's say two or three times you may find it difficult, but eventually you'll be good at it All right the second bias Second bias is the congruence bias. It's a brain glitch which Stops us from thinking out of the box Now I'll give you a very good example A couple of months ago. I was You won't get the perspective, but the game of thrones episode actually in India. It comes early morning at 6 Okay, so I came back from the gym. I sat down. I turned on the season 8 episode 5 and Since I was hungry. I needed some post-workout snack I went to the fridge came back and you know that this season was all about it was very dim, right? So I was looking for the remote to turn the brightness on But I could not find the remote and I looked everywhere When I say everywhere I looked everywhere. I could not find the remote because I'm not sure what was going on on the screen Then After 30 minutes or so my wife found the remote in the refrigerator So Can you imagine what happened? So there was an imaginary box of possibilities which my mind created and That box contains all the possible locations where I can keep the remote shelf of the kitchen Couch corner of the couch behind cushion everywhere, right? Inside the fridge is not part of that box It's a brain glitch so if you in Terms of testing if you can go out of that there is no Clear way of going out of that box right, there is no clear way but You can at least try if you are aware that I'm not trying enough But you can make then then you can make a conscious effort All right, let's take this example Successful test engineers. I I have hired a lot of test engineers in past two three years But we look at if this is just my perspective you can disagree I think the person should be very creative online development where you know that okay You created a function. It's working. You wrote two unit s and You know, it's finite and Unlike development testing is more like an art Right, it's not finite you have to stop somewhere. So you can go on and keep testing a function for infinite long time, right and The second quality is persistence. He has to be personally if the developers would usually say it's not a bug We won't fix but if you think it's a bug it will affect the user then it is a bug, right? The third thing is keen observation Like my wife, she can find three more in the fridge, right? All right, let's say we are now building a system we are building a system Where there is a there is a Resource management system, whatever like an organization and the record of every employee in that organization Yeah, their roles can be developers You look at the role Is a tester the second one is also tested, right? The other roles can be developers managers Business analysts stuff like that, okay, and I am now a QE who has to test this API so they are saying that if There are four Boolean fields three Boolean fields is great Esther keen observation and persistent correct, if all three are set to true Then great Esther is set to true All three it's an and gate, okay All three are set to true then great history. This is the business logic resides in API. All you have to do is Send all three to true and see whether the person is returning us the greatest is returning us to correct Can you think of any other corner cases in this? Let's say you are a tester. You are testing this application Where you have been told that there are three fields Three quality fields right the objectives of a person of your employee if these three fields are true The great Esther Boolean should also be true. It's a logic business logic, right? Can you think of any other corner cases? Yes, please Come again Okay, so right so you are saying that eventually we will end up drawing a table Where we will choose all permutations of all these three Booleans, correct and see what other results Right for just one of the combination where all three are true The great Esther should be true for everything else. It should be false correct What else? You're still thinking inside the box Yes, please Not a Boolean good good thinking so she will probably send a free text right Free text ABCDFGH What else you raised your hand? Sorry, I didn't get you can someone can you give him the mic? Missing data free. Yes You just send the two fields and keep one as null correct. Yes, that's the good That's a good test But still inside the box Still inside the box What else think outside the box inside the refrigerator Yes, that's a good security test we can supply the HTML we can supply a special characters multi-byte characters, right? I Yes, yes That's the way to do it, but it's still inside the box. Now. I'll tell you in the interest of time All right, so As I told you there were a lot of other employees, right? Did anyone check that are we turning the CEO of the company into a great tester? Right. He's also a rule Are we turning a developer or a business analyst into a great tester? correct There were other roles which we did not look at so To deal with it. I I created this model Once you get a user story start from the line where code was changed Inside the code base and move your way up outside Like from the code base you go to text tag like there are different years, right? There's a back end there is a mid-tier and there is a front end Then you go towards users workflow. How does user look at it, right? What are their top 20 use cases while dealing with this application? This is not this is not something which is very practical because once you start doing it. There is there is a Risk that you will provide a very late feedback to the developers which is not Reside right because you're starting from inside and going outside All right Any questions so far? All right. Now there is a third kind of bias called urgency bias The urgency bias what it does is Let's say you are you are a developer working on something There's a bigger goal consisting of huge backlog So instead of PO deciding what to do if on a given day I give a developer a chance To decide what to do. He will eventually pick up the shortest users story first Why because There is there is an immediate High of completing the story There is instant gratification The longer user stories like which takes two weeks or three weeks It is wrong. Why you you want to do it, but it does not take you to your goal In a matter of day, right? So what this bias tells us is that we normally Fail to make the distinction between what is urgent and what is important Right, but we think is important is Actually very urgent to do and the otherwise also So I Will I'll give you my example. Let's say you are managing a team and You assume that they will do a couple of things and once the deadline Comes you see that two of those things were not done Then you talk to them and they say that I did not get the time to do those two things right, why is that Because of this bias They fail to prioritize things In a way which which was established by your team or you fail to establish a urgency or Priority of the things right in a correct way, which then led them to get hampered by this bias picking up things which were Urgent but not important All right, so how do we deal with urgency biases? One US president in I think 70s created this Productivity tool called Eisenhower matrix So what it does is it tells you to create these four quadrants As a tester, I will create these four quadrants for my daily jobs If it is important and urgent, I'll do it just straight away Right, if it is important and not an urgent then I will schedule Giving it a timestamp also that I will do it on let's say 4 p.m. Thursday And if it is not important but urgent you don't have the bandwidth to do it But it is urgent then you will delegate it to someone else You have to get it off your plate for someone else to pick because There has to be some accountability on the thing right And if it is not important neither urgent then probably eliminate it right Why maintain two different Sets of for example people who go into e2e bdd like they have feature files Everyone understands feature files Okay, they have feature files as well as regular test cases. There is no need of both of these things, right? So you can then eliminate one of it correct Last time I gave this talk In India there was a there was a joke on this slide We said that at one time US presidents were creating productivity tools, can you imagine all right any questions? Yes, please I have the mic here for the questions You Gave the example of if a dev dev has to choose between a bunch of things they'll do the thing that They can feel they can complete the quickest is that an example then of choosing something urgent over something important Yes, okay, thanks And that happens when there is a decision-maker who does not Who does not implement a Clear understanding of the priority of the things which the group is doing any other questions. All right, then I'll give you back your ten minutes


The speaker's made a terrible bargain. In order to keep the speakership, he's willing to do things that I think he knows are inconsistent with constitutional processes. Number one. Number two, I think it says that there is a group of mega-Republicans who generally want to have a fundamental change in the way the system works. And that's what worries me the most.


And the lawsuit alleges that the NCAA has violated Title IX by allowing males to compete against females. Now, the Biden administration has argued the opposite that actually Title IX would protect transgender people. But these women argue that actually Title IX is about sex discrimination and that by allowing biological males to compete against women, it's actually unfair. And I think there's compelling evidence that they present and they would like the NCAA to reverse its policy of allowing biological men to compete against women as well as revoke the awards that have been won by biological males in women's events.


Increasing CO2 emissions and not just polluting the atmosphere. The oceans which absorb around a quarter of these emissions are suffering too. Once in the water, the carbon dioxide is transformed into acid, leading to a process known as ocean acidification. This is not just threatening the existence of some marine species, but also the communities who depend on fishing and seafood for their income and diet. At the IAEA's laboratories in Monaco, a team of scientists is studying the impact of this process on marine life and seafood safety. The carbonates are in fact the main building blocks that are used by many marine organisms to build their skeleton. So when you decrease the availability of these carbonates, that's what happens when you increase the acidity, the organism can no longer have access to this carbonate to build their skeleton. And so it's reducing the skeleton and many organisms depend on this skeleton to survive, to grow, to reproduce. Michel and his team use radioisotopes as tracers. They work with the different levels of acidity predicted for the next 100 years. One experiment studies how oysters and mussels will have problems to form their shells, a process known as calcification. Another test saw increased acidity will influence the way fish absorb the toxins commonly found in water and how this could affect the people who eat such seafood. In Ville-Franche-sur-Mer, in the south of France, marine biologists from the Oceanographic Laboratory are collecting samples of water, plants and sea organisms. They've been doing this since 2006 to monitor the rapidly increasing levels of acidity. This is one of many organizations that work together with the IAEA in this field. The IAEA, obviously, is an expert laboratory for the use of radioisotopes. And there is, for example, one radioisotope that is absolutely critical for ocean acidification research that is calcium-45 that we use to measure calcification. We don't have here the facilities to use calcium-45, so we are partnering with the IAEA in Monaco and we do joint experiments on various calcifiers, shells, mollusks and corals to understand the effects of ocean acidification. In 2008, Monaco's Prince Albert joined forces with the IAEA to issue a declaration on ocean acidification. The aim was to raise awareness of this issue, especially beyond the science community. I think it was high time for us not only to get the stamp of approval by scientists from 26 different countries as to what the dangers are, first of all, to better identify the issues and to kind of orient the research toward a better understanding of the mechanics and the dynamics of ocean acidification. In many coastal areas around the world, the fishing industry is vital for the economy and food security. If a species dies out, the other organisms that feed on it suffer too. This means there's less to catch and less to eat. The IAEA and its partners are trying to discover which species are more vulnerable or resistant to ocean acidification, so that countries can use this knowledge to address the conditions in a more acidic ocean.


Welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I'm Gold Penning, I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Hagerstown in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so we are in this one today because there are actually several changes for the 2022 model year. And essentially this is the S-Class of SUVs, at least according to Mercedes-Benz, this thing actually seats up to seven passengers as well. And it has that new home smell. Yes, I said that correctly, not the new car smell, but it literally smells like when I was building my home back three years ago or whatever. So it smells like wood essentially. So I'm a huge fan of that. But anyways, in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering wheel ride quality, sound system exhaust, all that fun stuff. So having said all that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. That's a MSRP for the GLS 450. We'll start at $77,850. However, this particular GLS that we are in today runs right over $92,000 essentially, but Powering the Beast is going to be a three liter turbocharged inline six cylinder with mild hybrid drive, putting out 362 horsepower, 5,500 RPM, 369 pound feet of torque coming in at 1,600 RPM, power sent to all four wheels through the Mercedes-Benz four-matic all wheel drive system. Now power sent to the ground through a nine speed automatic with paddle shifters giving you a zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 5.9 seconds. MPG numbers then are going to come in at 18 in the city, 24 in the highway taking premium on leaded fuel. So before we do any kind of fun acceleration test here in our GLS, I wanted to mention to you guys, the drive modes, it is labeled dynamic select. That button is just to the left of the touch pad controller that will include Eco, comfort, sport, off-road and individual, allowing you to adjust different driving characteristics including shift points, throttle response, steering sensitivity and the aromatic air suspension settings as well. So we'll get more into that of course in a little bit here. But having not got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find it straight away. Let's put the paddle shifters and acceleration here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2022 GLS 450 here up to speed. Three, two, one, go. Let's go away. This is a pretty darn insanely fast SUV. Considering there's three rows in this thing, you're most certainly not going to have any issues emerging onto the highway. That was plenty of power and of course, no turbo lag at the beginning either, due in part because of that mild hybrid drive system that comes on this thing. So plenty of an acceleration without a doubt in the GLS 450. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important.  As far as that 60 to zero stopping distance goes, that's going to come in an extremely impressive 113 feet. And since there's nobody behind us, that's excellent. Honestly, it's excellent. I mean, it's not that firm of a braking feel because it is a three row SUV after all, but it's plenty fine. It instantly brings this thing to a stop. And considering, again, this is a larger SUV, 60 to zero and 113 feet is dang impressive. I tested other SUVs out there that'll do it at 139 and typically with three-row SUVs. You get upper 120s if not 130 feet. So 113 for this size of a vehicle, that's brilliant. But anyways, then touching on suspension and handling, upfront, you're going to get an independent double wishbone type front suspension in the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, adaptive damping suspension as well, and a self-leveling aromatic air suspension. So essentially, you have every possible suspension option that you would want, especially on this SUV. So typically, I always like to recommend the adaptive suspension because I can always tell a very clear difference with that. But then when you add an air suspension on top of that, it doesn't get any better than that. Those are the two options. If you want the most pristine ride quality that you want to look for is the air suspension and the adaptive damping suspension. Because adaptive damping suspension monitors each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road imperfections, giving you a smoother ride, but also tightening up that suspension during heavy cornering, giving you the best of both worlds. And of course, the air suspension smooths everything out. So the ride quality is absolutely amazing. And it is here in the GLS450 ride quality. This is probably the smoothest SUV I have ever tested in my last 650 test drives or so. So incredibly smooth ride, and we are driving right now. You guys can tell the cabin noise is pretty much not existent. It is an extremely serene cabin minus my loud self in here. And I did want to mention on top of that, there is an acoustic comfort package that goes for $1,100. And that actually gives you an acoustic laminated front windshield, as well as acoustic side windows as well. As far as steering feel goes, it's kind of perfect. It definitely actually leans a little bit more on the heavier side of things, which is surprising because typically in three wheeler SUVs, you don't get that. You get the loosey-goosey feel with no emotion, which I don't like. But in this one, it feels great. Honestly, it really does. Then touching on visibility, I actually can see perfectly fine out the back. And I like that those third row headrests kind of tucked down into the seats when they're not in use, like I am currently looking at, because that really does impede visibility when they are up.  So a huge fan of that. Reinserts and windshield wipers also do come standard, and there is a head-up display available for an additional $1,100, projecting your speed, speed limit, and safety information up onto your windshield if you wanted to go that route. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. So go ahead and take a look at the exterior of her brand new 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 finished in polar white. In case anybody was curious of our exact exterior color name here. Let's go ahead and start up front on this one. Of course, you have that twin silver slat front grille coming standard. There is an illuminated star available for $500 as well if you wanted to go that option. I've seen that one before and I always liked how that looked. We'll have some added chrome front trim on that bottom portion of that front bumper there as well. LED headlights to the sides with LED daytime running lights do come standard along with the automatic feature, meaning when it starts to get dark at night, those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. Automatic high beams also coming standard, meaning if you have your high beams on at night and since the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically bump that back down to low beams, then when the vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically then put it back up to high beams, so that's pretty convenient. And there is an AMG specific front fascia with the AMG line packages. We do have one of those packages here today, so for example, there's twin slats on the bottom two corners there as opposed to a singular one where you would get in the non-AMG line package. So I did wanna mention that as well. I think it looks pretty darn good, but that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's not go ahead and make our way to the side of the GLS. All right, so now since we are around to the side of this one, raised aluminum roof rails do come standard. I like that. Got the satin chrome trim, window surrounds also coming standard as well. You'll find some additional chrome trim on the door handles themselves. Then you have that aluminum trim on the side steps there all the way to the bottom. Rear privacy glass is going to come standard across the board. Take a look at the side mirrors. They are body color power adjustable side mirrors. They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals. They will be power folding as well. It doesn't always come standard on SUVs, but I guess since this is the GLS, of course it does. Did wanna also mention another feature that we don't have today, but it is available. There are actually soft closed doors available for the GLS 450 that goes for $550 then if you wanted to go that route. Then take a look down at the wheel configuration. There are some newly standard 20 inch eight spoke aluminum alloys that again, brand new for 2022 now comes standard on this thing. And of course there are actually 21, 22 and 23 inch wheel designs available as well, including these AMG line specific wheels that we have here on our GLS 450 today. But pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. And so now since we are around to the back of this one, first thing I wanna mention, there is no shark fin or body colored antenna all the way to the top. Definitely Emmy fan of that, a much cleaner look. But anyways, rear spoiler with an integrated brake light does come standard rear window wiper just below that. There is some chrome trim tying together two tail lights that also carries onto that rear bumper as well. LED tail lights by the way do come standard and to the side's integrated dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next is always here is that exhaust clip. It's been out since we are around to the back of the GLS when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a hands free power tailgate that does come standard. So that's definitely nice. Once opened up, cargo capacity behind that third row comes in at 17.4 cubic feet. If that was not enough space or are some buttons found in the cargo area can fold that third row down, bumping that up to 42.7 cubic feet behind the second row then. Then with all rows folded, that is going to bump that up yet again to 84.7 cubic feet. But in that cargo area, of course, can find some cargo lighting. That's a given there are tie down acres. There are side parcel nets. There's a grocery bag hook, 12 volt power outlet. And if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you're actually going to find a spare tire which I was actually happy to see. I always prefer that as opposed to the fix-a-flap but there's actually also a button in the cargo area though to actually lower the rear suspension by nearly two inches because we do have the air suspension after all for easier loading and unloading. So thought that was a pretty luxurious feature there as well, but then make your way up to the rear leg room. This is kind of impressive, you guys. Third row leg room is going to come in at 34.6 inches. So very impressive there. For reference, I'm in even six feet tall. This is how much space I had in that third row. Demo to also mention there for the third row passengers there are a couple of cup holders on each side back there but there's also a couple of phone charging ports on each side back there which you don't always find in the third row. So I thought that was pretty cool too. And of course there is rear ventilation found on the ceiling or the roof of this thing for all three rows as well. But then making our way up to the second row leg room that is going to come in at 41.9 inches. So again, for reference, I'm in even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there. Demo to also mention though, traditionally this is going to come with bench sheeting meaning there's going to be three seats in that second row there but captain's chairs are available for an additional $0. It is a free option. So if you wanted captain's chairs that is available and that's the option that we have today. So seating for six in our particular GLS 450. Demo to also mention though, heated second row seats are available. We do have that option as well. That goes for $580. Our power second row side window sunshades. Again, we have that as well. That goes for $580. I love that, especially if you got young kids or a newborn driving him from the hospital. That is definitely going to be where it's at. Five zone climate control is available for $400 if you wanted to go that route. Otherwise you get standard four zone climate control which means both rear passengers there in the second row can still set the room temperature. So that's pretty crazy. But heated second row armrests are part of a $1900 package option. And again, we do have that. That's just so crazy. But anyways, of course you have a couple of phone charging ports for them. There's actually 115 volt power outlet back there then as well. But now making our way to the front seats, power adjustable front seats obviously come standard memory settings for up to three different drivers that can be found on the driver's side door. But there's also memory settings for up to three different passengers because they have their memory settings on the passenger seat there as well, which is pretty cool. You don't always get that even on luxury vehicles. MBtex upholstery is going to be the standard finish for this seating. However, full leather is available for $1620. The Napa Leather is available for $2,990 if you wanted that. Heated front seats do come standard ventilated front seats now are newly standard for the 2022 model year. For the 2021 model year, they didn't come standard. They were an added option, but now they come standard. So that's pretty cool. Multi-contoured front seats with a massage function that is an option that goes for $1,100 if you wanted to go that route. But ultimately, seating was insanely comfortable with all the adjustments that are available for this seating, you're definitely not gonna have any issues finding your perfect driving position. But then taking a look at the steering wheel, this is where it really gets good. Power, tilt, and telescoping to start. It is leather wraps that come standard. However, there is a wood and leather combination like we have today available for an additional $600. I love it. You don't see it that often so I'm definitely a big fan. And heated steering wheel, another option that goes for $250 if you wanted to go that route. But to make our way to the startup, let me first start by showing you guys the key here. You do have your lock button all the way to the top. Unlock button just below the Mercedes logo there and there is that button to pop over your tailgate if you wanted to use that as well. But ultimately, it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my front of the brake and press that black engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. And so, once started up, 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster does come standard and it is completely customizable. There are plenty of different looks and gauge configurations with different colors, different load outs that you can display up there, which is one of the beauties of having a digital gauge cluster in general. So I have always been a fan of Mercedes-Benz's gauges. You also, of course, get your basics outside temperature. How many miles do you have left until you hit empty and a ton of other things there as well? So everything you could possibly want up there. Digital speedometer if you wanted that. So very nicely done when it comes to the gauges here. Did take a look at overall interior quality. A power sunroof is going to come standard. However, there is an optional panoramic glass roof that is available and we do have that option. So that's pretty cool. Home light controls wrapped to three different garage doors can be found just below the frameless rear view mirror. So that is nice as well. Again, four-zoom climate control coming standard. Five-zoom climate control is available. There is a gray-lended wood trim that comes standard. We do have a wood trim, but it is not gray. And perhaps between that wood trim and the wood trim on the steering wheel, maybe that is why this thing is smelling like a new home as opposed to a new car. So that is pretty cool. Anyway, 64 colors of ambient lighting, also coming standard. Heated and cold front cup holders is available option. We do have that option. The gauges for $180. So that's a super big feature there as well. I absolutely love that. Overall, interior quality is flawless. Every time I review a Mercedes Benz, I say typically that it has the very best interior quality of any of the other manufacturers that I test out. And that is still true to this state. Mercedes really focuses on luxury and they do a very good job of it whether it be the contrast stitching or the wood trim or the heated and cold cup holders. But nonetheless, let's now go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen. It is a 12.3-inch color touchscreen display to match the 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, of course. But like I said, it is touchscreen. You can also use the touchpad controller located just behind the cup holders. And there is also that option to simply say, hey, Mercedes, and then it essentially will do whatever you want it to do. I'm sorry. Can you say that again, please? You see what I'm talking about? Bluetooth and audio streaming, of course, does come standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay as well. Factory navigation system also coming standard. And my very favorite part, essentially, to all of the infotainment screens on Mercedes-Benz is if you swipe up from the very bottom there, there's a section called Themes that gives you a bunch of different themes that completely alter the experience of Mercedes-Benz whether it be adventure, trip, experience, efficiency, lounge, or standard. And not only adjust the digital gauge cluster, like I was mentioning to you guys not too long ago, but it could do a bunch of other things too, like adjust the ambient lighting or adjust whether or not the moonroof is open or closed. It really does control a good bit of the interior of this cabin, which I am a huge fan of. So one of those things that just never gets all of it. Anyways, of course you can find your radio information up on the infotainment screen as well. And so by the way, when it comes to the standard sound system here on the GLS450, you will get a 13-speaker Bermester sound system, 590 Watts dual subwoofers, and a nine-channel digital amplifier. So having said all that, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio to see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. That was awesome. Quite honestly, the clarity was brilliant. The bass was plenty fine, not the most bass I've ever heard, but still that was a brilliant sound system. Not only that, if you guys look at the speaker covers for this Bermester sound system here, they are very high-end. They're made of aluminum. They're not plastic. They're the real thing. So that is definitely a very cool-looking speaker cover as well. But anyways, last thing I wanna mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the GLS 450 in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board. But you also have a 360-degree monitor if you wanted to display that as well giving you that bird's eye view, which is always, it's going to lead us into safety. And so to start, front-side side curtain airbags do come standard. Driver's Knee airbag coming standard as well. Second-row side impact airbags that goes for $700 if you wanted to go that route that is available. But it doesn't come standard. Typically, manufacturers like Mercedes and BMW will have that as an option for you. But in the back, you're gonna have latch, aka the where anchors and tethers, children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, temperature monitoring system, but also coming standard will be active brake assist. Mercedes spends emergency call service, meaning if you were to get into an accident, the vehicle is going to automatically call you and ask you if you need an ambulance or the police or whatever the case is. So that is definitely a very nice safety feature in itself. Attention assist, crosswind assist, blind spot assist, park-tronic with active parking assist. That's a crazy feature where the car literally parks itself for you, not just parallel parks, but finds a parking spot and then asks you if you want to pull in or back in. It's a crazy feature. But that the braking technology, auto-dimming rear-view mirror with the driver's side dimming mirror as well, which is pretty cool. You'd always get that. But then there is a driver's distance plus package that goes for $1950. And that gives you a bunch of added advanced safety as well, including adaptive cruise control, active steering assist, invasive steering assist, active brake assist with cross-trophic function, emergency stop assist, blind spot assist, lane keep assist, lane change assist, speed limit recognition, and root-based speed adaptation as well. So overall, when it comes to my final thoughts, this is without a doubt the smoothest ride quality for an SUV that I have ever tested. And I've tested quite a bit at this point, hundreds. So great handling as well. And again, you get that with the suspension components that they put on this thing. Wonderful interior quality. And Mercedes-Benz really can't be beat when it comes to interior quality. So I'm definitely a huge fan of that as well. And perhaps my favorite part, this thing smells like a brand new house. But let me know what you guys think of the GLS450 in the comments section below. That is about it for this one. 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Johnny dollar like to hop aboard the next plane headed for the mighty sovereign state of Texas. Why not and who that? Jack Price here in Corpus Christi. Oh, hi Jackson. How about it? Oh, you know, I like that Tony is Jack I always have but unless your company plans to pay the freight forget it. I can't afford it Now you don't think for one minute I'd be inviting a character like you down here and just a social call. Why not? I'm a very sociable fellow You're sure especially when you're on expense account naturally or when your investigation saves us a lot of money And you can pick up a nice commission for it. Sure. But this time now is no way you can save us anything It's a matter of fact if what I suspect is true. You're only cost us money. Now that doesn't make much sense Doesn't it? Well does it? Why don't you come down here and see? On expense account. Yeah, yeah on expense account But no extras. Bare minimum expense account. Right. No chance of a commission. And none But maybe just a nice little service fee just for old-time sake. No. Oh now Jackson listen Do you really think I'd accept an assignment like that from you of all people? I cannot tell a lie Johnny I think you work. You want to know something pal? Yeah You're right The CBS radio network brings you Mandel Kramer in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-fact expense account America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator yours truly Johnny dollar Expense account submitted by a special investigator Johnny dollar to try Western life insurance company Corpus Christi office Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of The Ike and Mike matter Expense account item one five dollars and sixty five cents for a taxi out to Bradley field As for item two Well in spite of this demand for economy I'm sure the company treasure won't object to my not thumbing my way to corpus Christi So item two is a hundred and twenty two twenty three for a plane ticket But to make up for it after I got there instead of a taxi I took the airport limousine to the Robert Driscoll hotel. That's item three a dollar thirty five There I got myself a room Not as sweet mind you and unpack my bags Yeah, who is it? What do you mean? Who is it? Come on open up Jackson come in All right, Johnny now don't tell me you came around to make sure I didn't take too expensive a room sit down Thanks Getting close to dinner time jack. Why don't I order up a couple of drinks? No, I listen Johnny You'd better not Come on don't tell me you were that serious about holding down on the expenses Well, I was and I wasn't but something's happened since I talked to you on the phone Oh like what? Well, what I mean is it's That's too late now too late for what? For you to do what I wanted you to do down here to see if you could what are you talking about that is to say Look into this thing and see if I wasn't right about thinking Maybe the best thing to do would be just to cancel the policy What policy I mean because of what happened Just a few hours ago after I called you look Jackson This bush you're beating around is getting pretty big what policy to whom and for how much and what's the matter with it? okay Straight life, johnny 25,000 bucks and with the standard double indemnity clause. I know for accidental death. Yes, turn it. Well, who's the insured? Well, johnny do you um Do you remember a character by the name of lou liver come? No, I can't say that Wait a minute Little louie liver come that slippery old stock promoter.  I didn't like it, but Well, I let it go through Then this morning in a routine checkup I found out who he named as beneficiary liver come liver come no kidding No kidding And when the wheels began to turn in this so-called brain of mine I mean the fact that I bought a policy that big though We apparently didn't have much though So maybe liver come put up the money for it on condition that he'd be named beneficiary with the idea of having him knocked off Yes And it wouldn't be the first time a crook like Louie tried a caper like that But until I could be sure it's the same liver come and the address we have for him is out in Eugene Oregon Oregon yeah Or then he did clear out of where he'd been working when I caught up with him Well, anyhow, that's why I called you I figured if it is the same liver come if you could find some evidence that he was paying for axe policy and planning to pull a Fast one on us and on Ike prelinches, right? Then I'd have sufficient reason to cancel out the policy Okay, Jackson Let me get some dinner and a good night's sleep. No Johnny and I'll run out there to Oregon Did you say no? It's too late. Hmm The dumpy little shack over on west maple street where he lived alone. Yeah, what about it? Just a few hours ago burned to the ground. Oh and Ike prelinger was in it Oh, yeah they're sure Fireman authorities. They're sure it was prelinger's body. They found there and the remains of the fire. No question of it, Johnny Who identified it jack? I did and I checked against the description on his policy Oh, that's a pretty complete description Oh try western really goes overboard on that Johnny not only a complete physical and medical history But pictures x-rays the works. I know then just to make doubly sure I had the lad who sold him the policy go over and take a look So there's no question of it the man who died in that fire was Ike prelinger So now we'll have to pay off for this Louis liver come Like I said Johnny you got here too late maybe What can you do about it now? What sounded the fire? You remember Pete Frawley The arson squad? Yeah, one of the best. Yeah, I know Pete says it was accidental and typical. Ike got himself drunk fell on the bed with a lighted cigarette First went to mattress then everything else Including him and Pete is sure that he's already made out and signed his report He should know he does Well, I think I'll talk to him anyhow by all means And I know what you're thinking if this beneficiary is the same Louis liver come There almost has to be something fishy Jack how about if I run a car and then meet you over at your office? You want me to have Pete Frawley over there? No, I'll dig him up at headquarters But first I'd like to look at the policy involved on this one. Okay, okay, John anything you say Item four a dollar eighty five for a quick bite on the Robert Bristol coffee shop Item five fifty bucks deposit on a rental car Then over at Jack's office despite the late hour I took a long careful look at the policy on Ike Prelinger Especially at the description of him Jack was right Try western does do a thorough job Pete Frawley the arson squad had gone home to the night But didn't hesitate a minute to get out of his robin slippers put on his shoes and meet me at headquarters We paid a visit to the morgue Well a dollar pretty badly burned no features left, but there's no doubt. It's Ike Prelinger same height weight teeth bill general characteristics everything Including fingerprints From this oh no impossible But dollar I checked him out against the description on the insurance policy and so did doc wyman the coroner It's about as positive an idea as we could want and that young fellow who sold him the policy We're sure of it too. Even he identified the finger ring and the watch Even old Jerry Deeks was certain Who's Jerry Deeks? He learns a pool parlor where Ike used to hang around Well You want me to fold down this sheet for a better look at him? No, no don't bother Um What about an autopsy pete? Now you don't think out of made out my report before doc wyman did his autopsy No dollar this is Ike all right and there is no doubt about it Jack price tells me uh, he said the fire was accidental Do you mean any signs of arson the answer is no there were none whatsoever Only all the usual typical signs of what actually happened. What do you mean, pete? Yeah, a flock of empty whiskey bottles around One of them that dropped out of his hand when he laid down on his bed same as I've seen it a hundred times Oh when I was even able to isolate the ashes from the cigarette He'd had in his hand that set off the mattress at the point the fire actually originated. No, wait a minute. Yeah I have reason to suspect that somebody might have wanted to kill him To collect his insurance and tried to use the fire as a cover-up. Yeah. Yeah, I thought of that too But doc wyman found absolutely no sign of injury nor any poison in his system What's more dollar?  Well, did you miss my point and there wouldn't have been smoke in the lungs? Oh, wait a minute. He would have passed out before he stopped breathing entirely, wouldn't he?  Maybe so maybe no Well, I mean unless you can somehow turn up some evidence that he was murdered No, it's just a hunch But a potent one Well, I know that neither doc wyman nor I could find anything to indicate it and believe me dollar I tried. I mean, I have just as suspicious of mine as you have Okay, pete. So you want to look at the autopsy report. I'm sure doc wouldn't mind. You want me to ask you? No, no, don't bother But why? Well, I mean why this powerful hunch. Oh Because of a man I chased halfway across the country a couple of years ago who now lives in Oregon I Don't get it He is the beneficiary of icke's policy I still don't get it I think maybe I better fly on out there and pay him a visit First though, I drove around the jerry deeks pool room Just why I'm not sure now that I stopped to think about it But you know something It was jerry deeks who convinced me beyond the shadow of a doubt that my hunch was right 100 percent What he what he done for a living mr. Dollar. Yes, mr. Deeks Uh Anything icke I planned your mate. He made it right here Yes, sir You mean with a pool cue? Yeah, one of the steadiest shots I I ever see most consistent So there's a in spite of the way he liked his liquor I Lick it never would touch You sure of that? No sir never never touched his sir, and I know Well, how do you know? Well, I tried to give him someone's like I just sort of present for the way that he's Brought a lot of customers in here Said no he did said Such stuff was nothing but poison Thank you, mr. Deeks Thank you very much Yes, sir Oh, you may not know it, but you've said one word to me loud and clear. Oh, what's that sir murder It's a welcome change sometimes to have neighbors drop in unexpectedly for a visit Weekdays here on the cbs radio network We have a group of friendly folks who like to drop in on you cheer your day along and never once get in the way They're arthur godfrey art link letter gary moor Bing Crosby and rosemary cloney CBS radios daytime stars every weekday they furnish fun and frolic mixed with music at this lilting location on your radio dial Tune in the daytime stars. They're good company Although it was now quite late Item six is ten cents for a phone call to jack price at his home For us He's still out and circulating around sure am jackson. Why don't you get some sleep? Hey, what's up as soon as I can i'm heading out to Eugene oregon to check up on that beneficiary Yep, among other things. What do you mean other thing in the first place? I'm sure now that we have a murder case on our hands. Ike was murdered then Oh, I didn't say that what what do you mean just got me a wild idea jackson You remember that old saying ike and mike they look alike. Well, sure, but well just give that a thought While you're driving over to your office to meet me 20 minutes later in jack's office, I took another look at icpelling's policy I also went over the original application for it and particularly the medical report in x-rays. Well Okay, jackson Now if you don't mind i'll use this phone sure go ahead johnny after stuff But you still haven't told me what you're meant by the ike and mike fit Just a hunch, but if it's a right one, there's a lot more to this case and meets the eye So lack what first? Like the possibility for instance Hello Hello, johnny donald pete.  Now i'm sure of it You found some bottles in the remains of that fire And that made you think ike got drunk and made that typical mistake of setting off his mattress with a lighted cigarette Well, I still think that's what happened in spite of the fact. He never touched the stuff. Yes, sir in spite of that What did you say you heard me? Listen, i've just looked over the x-rays on icpelling's your first thing in the morning at the crack of dawn Get your doc wyman to do a further autopsy on that stiff a further Yes Have him look for marks from an old fracture of the first metatarsal on the right foot Why if he doesn't find any then you get busy and form a complete description of icke to the missing persons bureau Up in san antonio. That's where icke lived one time before he came here. You think they might be looking for him for him? No Then I don't get it, but if that description ties in with somebody who is missing from up there Or listen pete, yeah, if it doesn't then you'll have to try every other town in texas if necessary until somebody does recognize that description And if the name turns out to be mike somebody or other I still don't get it Just do it pete call missing persons bureau until you get a positive reaction of that description I'll phone you tomorrow from eugene oregon All right now jack I got to get me on out to the airport and see what kind of connections I can make The connections I could make were anything but good item seven is 199 dollars and 75 cents And my routing took me to houston to los angeles to portland and then finally eugene Because of a stopover at every point it was well into the next morning by the time I got there item 8 1250 for a cab to lou libercom's place off deming road out beyond the furnridge reservoir So the kind of modest well-kept sort of home you'd expect a retired country gentleman to live in rather than a crook The reason for that high taxi charge is because I asked the cabbie to wait for me Remember that As for libercom, he was the same suave slippery old character. I'd known two years before Yes, I heard from uh from old contact of mine that like frelinger died down there in profits christine Too bad dollon. He was an old friend of mine. Yes, so I understand as a matter of fact He made me the beneficiary of his insurance. I have already mailed in a claim Why did he name you libercom? Why not? We used to work together.  How could we be if he's dead? Tell me where've you been the past couple of days? Right here. I haven't gone out beyond the mailbox for nearly a week. Can you prove that? Yes, I can prove it ask my next door neighbor. Oh morgan. I've seen and talked with him two or three times every day And mrs. Teller on the other side I helped to gather in some wood yesterday morning yesterday morning. Yes Yesterday afternoon she brought me over an apple pie. She'd made all of which makes a nicely set up alibi for you, doesn't it? Now look here dollar I don't know what you're getting at but if you think you can tie me in with frelinger's getting knocked off did I say that? Didn't you learn a couple of years ago that when you try to pin something on me All you're going to do is fall flat on your face Suppose we see might have I used your phone?  Thanks The call was to Teak Frawley at police headquarters back in Corpus Christi And the result of dr. Wyman's further autopsy and Pete's call to san antonio Dollar, I don't know how you do it. Yeah, Pete No broken bone in the foot of that stiff. So your hunch was right. It wasn't hot pellet. You're at all It was somebody who was a dead ringer for it Taken there planted there by ike. Well that we can't be sure of anywhere. Not yet. I'm sure of it. Now listen Like you suggested I called the mpb in san anton. Now the missing man on their list fitted ikes description perfectly His name was mike ringler. So how you figure that one? I'll never know. All right. Now. Do you see what it means, Pete? No, you tell me when ikes found that he had a double there in san antonio. It gave him an idea So we moved down to corpus to carry it out. What was it? He got in touch with a made a deal with his old colleague in crime Lou liver come out here in Eugene if Lou would pay the premium on a nice hunk of insurance Then when he supposedly died they could split it in this case with double indemnity a total of 50 000 bucks Well, I'm a son of a gun. Yeah, it's an old one, but it's worked more than once now. Wait We still have to round up ike pralinger. Don't give that a second thought, pete I'll simply make the most of Lou's hospitality here in his home for a while you'll walk for just as long as necessary Oh, yeah. Yeah, I see then when ike arrives to pick up his cut of the insurance money. He thinks Well, pete, I'll be right here and ready and waiting Okay, buddy.  I said Johnny You hear me? You see this I'll uh Talk to you later, pete Well ike pralinger. That's right. Who are you? Who is he Lou? Don't you know him? That's johnny dollar the insurance detective Oh it is, huh? Without her you won't be talking to anybody not later not any time You see this haven't you made enough mistakes already ike. Love him ike. Let him have it. All right. All right. No, that's exactly what i'm gonna do Now listen mister cabbie. Hey, I have my way. Hey, what's going on? Look out cabbie.  Oh, yes, I do And now you move Holy mother. Wow. Thanks cabbie for barging in the door that way and throwing him off balance Wow. We want you done to him Say what goes anyhow, buddy? I'll tell you all about it while we drive these babies into police headquarters Yep It was good hunting Not only because ike will have to pay for the murder of mike ringler But more important to me Because little libra cum is finally ending up where he belongs behind bars Expensive count total Oh, why don't you figure it out jackson and uh, don't forget my commission on the insurance that won't have to be paid out yours truly johnny dollar And now here is our star to tell you about next week's story next week Only the shadow of a doubt Locks up the case for me Join us, won't you? yours truly johnny dollar First truly johnny dollar is written by jack johnstone Produced and directed by bruno zerato jr. 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I think a lot of people I've talked to, they had these really intense interests, skills, brilliant proficiencies, even at like very young ages. But it's translating that into, well, how can I make the most out of this? How can I craft my life around it? And what are you doing now? You're doing it now? Yeah. Well, it's, you know, I fill my life with things that I enjoy and I'm passionate about. But I think it's also, you know, worth paying attention to the fact that we really don't have the support systems in place that for everybody, you know, they may come from sort of more of a low income background. You know, I'm quite privileged in the fact that I've had the ability to explore my interests and ideals. You know, I didn't pay for my Mac. My parents bought it like quite a while ago for university. Now, everyone gets to have that. And some people really don't really have any options when it comes to employment. Sort of in the short term, they don't really see a way to realize that. I think it's important because I mean, just thinking about the way that we, you know, if we're sort of going into like employment rather than being self-employed, I think there is a very heavy emphasis on the deficit model when it comes to employment. What are you bad at? What can we, what can we, what can we improve that you're bad at? And so they put all these adjustments in place and they're like, OK, so now it's tolerable. I can tolerate it. Great. That's not a brilliant way to live your life being tolerable of what you're doing. And I think one thing that the organization that I work for has done exceptionally well with is not having that deficit mindset and actually thinking, hey, look, hey, Thomas is really good at making videos and Thomas is really good at speaking and presenting. Why are we not, why are we not getting involved in the areas of work that involve speaking and presenting and making videos? And so I mean, it's really hard because, you know, you have these job descriptions, the employment sheets there, and you also have these governmental systems that are put in place that kind of guide workplaces. And when you present something that could actually be beneficial for both you and the organization, because it doesn't fit into that model, they kind of dismiss it. And I think, you know, I'm sure you've experienced things like that within employment and. If you're unspecialized, the only thing you have to trade is your labor. And when you're in that scenario, you are susceptible to the dictates and the whims of a corporation. Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is great because the free market decides whether you're good or you're not. And what was I going to say? I was going to say something on one second. So the free market decides who's good and who isn't and it rewards exceptionalism and merit. And I think it lends itself much better to us.  But I take quite a conservative outlook on things. And I think that people can become the very best version of themselves if you remove the barriers out of the way.  There's nothing wrong with you. You have some exceptional skills. And just if you go with them and believe in yourself, you can achieve pretty much anything. I can't remember any time being totally honest when I've when I've had any encouragement or support. Everything I've done has been off my own volition and my own on my own initiative. I think it's all a mindset. If you if you think you can't, you won't. And if you think you can, you probably will. Yeah. And obviously, there's all sorts of, you know, personal sort of experiences and privileges and things that we can have in life that kind of give us a leg up and get us started. And I think a lot of people who don't have that opportunity and don't sort of have that sort of positive outlook on themselves and their skills, they can get into like the mid 20s and they can see everyone around them, get in a job, moving out of their home, all of these societal expectations. And they kind of mount up on you. They kind of they push you down in like, they present this massive gap between what people are expecting you to do and what you're doing. And sometimes it's just about realizing that a lot of the stuff out there, a lot of the advice, a lot of the support out there, it's not geared towards us. It's not. It's geared towards everyone else. And when someone says that you should, you should not live with your parents because you're supposed to be an adult and you should be out at 18 and you should be working a job five days a week, getting the money in to survive. Well, you're not. I mean, we have difficulties with, you know, we're disabled just by being autistic in a society that's not built for us. Do you know something, though, Thomas, like I'm going to play devil's advocate with you on that point because it's something that's really important to me. And I've had this conversation a lot with people. I've received no privilege. I'm from Stoke-on-Trent. It's one of the poorest wards in the country. I left school with no GCSEs. I had an undiagnosed disability. I was in brushes with the law more than once when I was younger. So I had every disadvantage that I was, you know, I was, I was male. I'd got every disadvantage against me. I'm not saying that, you know, I'm great or whatever. But I think if you've got a belief that you can do better and you're willing to put the work in, I don't think anything is unattainable. But like I said before, I'm only talking from my experience. It doesn't mean it's universally true. It's just what I have found true for me. That's all. Yeah. And I agree with you. I think, I think all of these, these, these privileges and things that we have they shorten the timescale of things like, you know, perhaps for me, I want to start a podcast. Right. Okay. My parents bought me a Mac. I can, I bought a microphone. Someone may not have that. They might have to work for a couple of years, get enough stable income to save enough, get a stable income to earn a Mac, and then get to a point where they're always kind of, everyone's on like a different timescale. You can see YouTubers, people, celebrities out there age 21, age 18, pretty much at the height of their career. And you can be like, oh my God, like I haven't even thought about which job I want to go for. Or, you know, or you might be the opposite. And you might already have a plan set out and you might already be like, oh my God, like I haven't even thought about which job I want to go for. You might have a plan set out and you might already be in motion and you might already have the resources that you need to do that. So I think there's just a really, really important thing of knowing that in the long term, if you work on it slowly and you chip away at what you want to do, you learn things, you reach out to supports that you can make it. Maybe not in the timescale that you want to, but your time will come just with that grit and the delayed gratification and being aware that you're not living on the same timescale as your neighbour. You know, that's important. There's loads of people who are like age 50 who start their career there and they didn't do anything up until that point. I'm 40 this year and I can honestly tell you that only in like maybe the last three to four years have I really came into my most productive and successful period because what you said was absolutely spot on. It's about being consistent, doing the same things again over a long period of time. That's what I think equates to a big win and that's what I've found. It's been, I think in all in all, I was in education for like 12 years, just continually learning, learning, learning, learning. And it's just about, like I say, just having an idea of roughly where you want to go, setting a plan in place and then executing on that plan. I mean, you know, I work, I do, you know, it is physiotherapy, but I do a lot of sort of like lifestyle coaching with people and I say to a lot of them, OK, what do you want? And OK, like, well, I want this, I want to be happy. And I go, OK, well, what does happiness look like to you? Can you be specific? And they're like, uh, no, I think you have to have a very specific idea of what you want. And then when you have that, the rest all kind of falls into place and you have to be consistent in the way you work towards it. That's what I have. You can't just trudge on through the wilderness with no direction.  You don't need to have this highly specific thing, but you could have, you know, at least a checklist, like a few bullet points. Where do I want to be in, you know, in the future and not sort of basing that off what other people expect you to do in that timeframe? It's not a race. What you said before, it's not a race. You're on your own timeframe. And I think comparison can be the thief of joy sometimes because let's say in this age of social media, we're always looking around what everybody else is doing and then reflecting that back to ourselves, you're on your own track and you're going to achieve it in your own time. And I think that can be really, that can be really beneficial to a lot of people, just to focus on yourself and what you're doing. Yeah. And I think it's hard, isn't it? Because people listen to this podcast, listen to me and you talking about the place that we're at now. And, you know, we think, because the only people that we really see and the only person we really hear, are the people who have already made it to a certain point where they're happy with what they're doing and they've got things established. But just by the nature of that, you don't hear from the people who are in the works. Like there could be amazing people in the works right now. Nobody knows about them doing their thing, building themselves up over a long period of time and then they get to a point and then they're successful and then people hear from them and then people see the benefits of what they've sold. Like, you're not going to go up to a random who's at Taekwondo that you don't know nothing about and say, wow, you're so great, even if they're not. But, you know, in the same vein, that person over time developing themselves, building, learning, they could be a world champion. They could be a national champion. They could be an international champion. They could be succeeding in these areas. But you never know. We're only presented with those people who are kind of have everything at that point.  Not everyone's there yet. And that's okay. It's not expected for everyone to be at their peak because that's just not reasonable.  He just got an MBE for his services to Taekwondo because of everything that he's done with GB. But I think people see the success over the last probably 10 years. But they don't know the story that led up to that. They don't know he started off fixing radiators before we did this workshop in Stoke where we're from. And I think he had a profound influence on me when I was younger. He just wasn't smarter than anybody else. I didn't notice that but he was a relentlessly hard worker and he would just keep going and going and going and going. So now people see what he's done with GB and how successful they've become. But they don't see all the small challenges that he had over the years doing different jobs having to win this battle, win that battle. And I think it was that sustained effort over a period of time that has led him to have the success that he has. And I think probably subconsciously when I was younger I watched that and I thought, I'm going to do that as well. And that was a key factor in me doing all the things that I've done. And have I been hugely successful? I don't know. But I think success is relative and I look back at what I have done and I think I'm happy with it. It's okay. It's good enough for me. I think I know of great analogy as you see the world champions on the first place stage. You see that picture. That's all you see of them. You don't see them having really bad days doing really badly at training. Waking up at 5 a.m. and doing all these things and just putting in their whole heart and soul and having failures and feeling down in the dumps and feeling like they're not going to get anywhere. You don't see that unless someone makes a movie about you. You just see that person. How are they doing in this competition, in this fight? Oh, they're doing well. So they must be just a really great person. But you don't see all of the stuff before that. You just see the end result. And even, for example, with this podcast, you hear us speaking. You hear me speaking but you don't see the person that I was five years ago who couldn't talk just to one person who just was so shy so lacking self-esteem that he just couldn't say anything because he didn't feel able to and didn't feel like he was competent enough to speak. You don't see that. And you don't see those small incremental changes that I made over the course of five years and the small breakthroughs and the failures. You've got to be aware that not everything is a glory moment and that life can be boring and life can be tough. And you just push through things and as long as you're going in the right direction and you're making those incremental wins over time working on yourself. I know an MMA fighter from Manchester. Kid who I know, I know him pretty well. I've known him for a long time and he just won the PFL, just won a million dollars at a tournament in America. He lives in Thailand most of the time. But I remember him from 10, 12 years ago in the boxing, in Champs Camp boxing gym when he had holes in his shoes just training relentlessly hard and now he's just achieving the result of all that hard work and he's getting the success but I think that's the most glaring example I can think of of someone that's continued to work no matter what over a long period of time and now is getting his just deserts. I think of people like that who I've known again through martial arts. It always comes back to the same thing. Yeah. And there's a flip side to that and I'm not prescribing everyone to be working every day of every week towards things. The fact that there is that time scale doesn't mean that you have to do everything now but it does mean that you have to do some things now. And it's not always this. It's great, it's great to work and it's great to be on the grind and to do things but it's also really important to kind of temper yourself and not get too excited because when you try to push yourself too far when you try to push yourself too far too quickly that's when you experience those feelings that nothing's ever going to change because you're not looking at it on a long time scale. You're not being patient. You're not waiting for those small incremental changes over a long period of time to add up and it's really important not to put that pressure on yourself just because you're not at a certain point that you want to be at this time and you're not putting every ounce of everything that you have every single day. You are taking a step back. You are thinking about yourself. You are taking care of your self-care and also making sure that you don't overwork yourself and burn out.


Okay, so let's go ahead and try this so guys and gals why don't you look up here why don't we try this type of reaction where we're looking at first off what is the products of this equation this reaction equation that we're going to and in doing that we will write the molecular equation and then from there we're going to write the total ionic equation so this is one of these gas forming reactions so if you have your textbook it might be useful to open up to the reaction section while you're looking at this looking at me solve this and look at the gas forming reactions themselves okay so you're going to need to what do you say get it into your head which ionic compounds will make gases when they react with an acid okay and sodium carbonate is one of these comments okay so just make sure when you see sodium carbonate and see that it's reacting with an acid you realize okay that's going to be a gas forming reaction okay and we see sodium carbonate and we have talked about one of the products of a gas forming reaction so do you carbonate what gas do you think so do you carbonate carbon dioxide and you'll see this we're doing this reaction today you'll see bubbles form okay and you'll see that those bubbles will actually be carbon dioxide but anyways so we know carbon dioxide is going to be one of our products everybody okay with what I'm saying okay so if you want to might be useful to write that down right now and we know it's a gas so I'm going to put it in to the gaseous state we also know that sodium and cl chlorine chloride right those are spectator ions that aren't going to react but we're going to pair them in the molecular equation so you probably remember that from my doing sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid that reaction okay so we can write that down and that's going to be aqueous of course because we know that sodium chloride is soluble because we know our solubility chart by now okay we don't know our solubility chart that's something we need to memorize remember we talked about memorizing the solubility okay so go back in look at the solubility chart in your book memorize it it'll be very helpful for you going forward okay so we could start balancing this to figure out what else we have left that we're going to need but what do we got we got ages and ohs right so what was going to the what was going to be the other molecule that we're going to be formed H2O and that's going to be a liquid actual okay so now what do we have to do balance the equation right okay so do you see that we're not balanced right because we got two sodium here but only one here so we put two there two chlorines well we're gonna have to put two there okay so ages we got two two ohs we got one two three one two three C's we got one and A's we got two C L's we got two are we balanced okay so this is the balanced molecular equation okay this is this is the first time you're seeing a gas forming equation this will be called molecular equation so what else do we want to figure out the total ionic equation and the net ionic equation so you guys remember what do we do to all the substances that have H2O's in their ion yes the different species into their ions okay so is it in a to is that how we write it no we take this to and put it as a coefficient right and it's not just in a it's like what you said Harlan right it's an ion so it's going to be in a one plus like that everybody okay with what I've just done we're going to put an AQ behind it we cool okay and then we still have the CO3 right the carbonate so CO3 that's a polyatomic ion that we know right so what's the charge again two minus you should know that from the animes two chapters ago since we're recording I won't give you too hard of a time okay but it's a queue and then we have a queue behind the HCl right so we're going to do the same thing but this coefficient that applies to both the H and the CL remind remember that okay so H plus since it's an acid we can do this remember strong acids they break up when we put them into water to their constituent ions plus how many CL minuses to that takes up a lot more space NACL aqueous so what are we going to do break them up right and CL minus aqueous in H2O is a liquid so what do we do with that are we going to break it up I was concerned about the H2O we don't break up and the CO2 we also don't break up call this the total ionic equation or TIE okay and the net ionic equation we just if we see something that's on one side of the reaction and it's on the same as on the other side of the reaction we just cancel them both out okay so you see here 2N8 plus aqueous do we see that on the other side of the reaction so we can just cancel that out CO32 minus aqueous do we see that on the other side of the reaction CO32 minus aqueous no so can we cancel it out no H plus or 2H plus do we see that on the other side no can we cancel it out no 2Cl minuses yes we can cancel those out and there's our net ionic equation we just bring everything down that we didn't cancel out okay so what do we got CO32 minus aqueous plus 2H plus aqueous and that's it from the reactant side and what do we have over here H2O liquid plus what CO2 yes that we call the net ionic equation okay so again right hopefully you see CO2 there that's the gas that we're talking about in the gas any questions on this one okay good good job guys