The knowledge and experience of a teacher is incredibly valuable. By creating a simple video, that knowledge can go on to inspire new teachers now and into the future. There are three keys to making a powerful video. Capture interest, make it memorable, and have a clear message. First, capture the interest of the viewers and keep it until the end. This is accomplished by being clear about the purpose of the lesson. Begin by stating what you will share in a clear, direct manner. In this activity, we're going to play a body part rhyming game using silly words and or nonsense words. I'm going to talk about how I teach young children how to look at art. I'm going to teach you how to build a terrarium for your classroom today. Present any materials you will use. If someone may have trouble finding similar materials, suggest some common substitutes, such as using beans to teach math instead of plastic counters. Then I have the children count with me as we put beans into the cups. Use simple language. Use basic common terms to explain your lesson. Consider the audience may not have a formal background or training in education. Check background noise. Pay attention to any background noise where you are recording. If you cannot control the background noise, consider a different location. Control sound quality. Recording in a small room can help reduce echo. Using an external mic can also improve sound quality, but it's not necessary so long as the audio is clear and easy to understand. The five senses are taste, see, hear, smile, and touch. Second, make it memorable. Have no more than three points. For maximum comprehension, keep the focus on one main point if possible and no more than three points to remember. One classroom management tool I use is one called Hands Up. If I need the student's attention, I'll say, Hands Up, and they all put their hands up. And a good way to help them kind of relax is hands up, take a deep breath, let it out, hands down. Then they're ready to listen to the important things that I have to say. Repeat your key points often. Repetition is an effective way to help with memory. Consider showing a few examples of your activity rather than just one. Keep the video short. People are short on time and low on attention span, so try to keep the video length between one and three minutes. Finally, have a clear message. The viewer should know right away what the lesson is about and how it will help their students. They should also feel that they could try it out right away. Remember, just be yourself. If you present your teaching ideas with clarity and sincerity, others will be inspired to use it too. Follow these tips and you'll create a captivating, memorable, and clear video to share with teachers around the world. Remember, the three keys to making a powerful video are to capture interest, make it memorable, and have a clear message.


Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the Republic, it gave the mighty a comfort to the place we are today. A road fraught with pitfalls and detours, but well and marked with smooth sailing as well, and leading as always forward. The Republic of Malawi was founded on 26 May, 1977, as the Grand Republic of Goldstein. Inspired by the movie The Mouse of the Roard, my friend James and I decided to start our own country. He was king and I was prime minister, and in short order we had the framework of a new nation, including our own laws, money and play. After a while, James moved on to other projects and places, but I stuck with the idea and over the years, developed plans to turn Goldstein into a real nation. In 1998, that plan became a reality when I obtained this land here within Nevada, raised the flag and declared this to be the Republic of Malasia. Even then, the process of growth was slow. The catalyst in our development was the transitioning concept from the idea of a largely virtual nation to one that is tied to a real place, this place. This meant transitioning from our early population of online citizens and fictional locales to citizens we actually know and places that are actually real. Well, that seems like an obvious change. Men and micronations have only virtual citizens and lack a real homeland. Once we made this change, things began to fall into place for Malasia. Making our nation as tangible as possible, given our small size, became the goal. Sovereignty and independence became real goals, not just words on a website. It became important to not just state that we have a post office or a bank, for example, but to actually have these things, real places in our real nation. I determined that Malasia should and would be a functioning nation with all the trappings that a nation has and that those things should work and actually function. The goal is always to build Malasia into everything that a nation can be, albeit in a small package. And this we have done. From a formless idea 40 years ago, Malasia is now a real place, a real nation, staking its claim on this earth. Today we have our own money, stamps, postal and phone system, a unique culture and customs, a space program, a Navy, everything that a nation should have. Every day the flag flies proudly over this land, our land, our nation. We have made a real name for our Malasia and established a proud reputation as a leader in the world of small nations. We have worked hard to build Malasia into the great nation it is today. And we will continue to do so over the next 40 years and beyond. As I often say, the future belongs to Malasia. I am very, very proud of what we have accomplished together as a nation and just as proud to lead this nation into that future.


Hello, Abdulrahman Umar, the education specialist for teacher development in the Commonwealth of Learning in Vancouver, Canada. And I would like to talk to you about the Commonwealth of Learning's Teacher Education Initiative. Teacher development is one of the important areas of concern for the Commonwealth of Learning because we recognize the importance of teachers in the educational process. Particularly the key role they play in facilitating the attainment of education for all. I will begin by highlighting the challenges faced by the Commonwealth of Developing Countries in terms of teacher supply and teacher quality. And then briefly state how the Commonwealth of Learning assists these countries to address the challenges. These challenges include the following. The first challenge is that none of these countries has attained full universal primary education. The net enrollment ratio ranges from 60% to 90%. For example, India's net enrollment ratio is 89%, South Africa is 87%, Nigeria is 68%, Pakistan is 68%, and so on. These figures indicate that there are millions of children who need to be provided access to basic education and for whom teachers have to be trained and recruited. Secondly, there are serious shortfalls in teacher supply and the shortfalls need to be addressed if universal primary education is to be attained by 2015. The projected required increase in the stock of teachers for sub-Saharan Africa is from 2.4 million in 2004 to 4 million in 2015, an increase of about 68%. The corresponding figure for South and West Asia is 4,747,100, representing an increase of 7%. The existing conventional teacher training institutions lack the capacity to address these shortfalls in teacher supply, prompting the need to harness the potentials of open and distance learning for teacher education. Thirdly, a significant proportion of teachers in many Commonwealth developing countries are untrained or unqualified. For example, only 37% of teachers in Uganda are trained or qualified, 58% in Gambia, 56% in Ghana, and only 54% in Nigeria. Open and distance learning strategies can and should be used to upgrade these teachers on the job without taking them away from their schools and with no disruption to their duties as full-time teachers. Fourthly, in almost all of these countries, there are very few, if any, opportunities for continuing professional development for primary and secondary school teachers. Given the dynamic nature of knowledge and skills and the changing learning needs of children in primary and secondary schools, this has had a negative effect on teachers' performance and effectiveness. In many countries, a clear policy on in-service training is yet to be articulated. The challenges posed by shortfalls in teacher supply and low teacher quality, which I have highlighted, suggest the need for more intervention by the Commonwealth of Learning to assist these countries to build the capacity of their teacher training systems. Specifically, the Commonwealth of Learning will in the next few years advocate the use of open and distance learning in teacher education by supporting policies for professional development. Secondly, the Commonwealth of Learning will work with teacher education institutions to ensure the design and delivery of quality teacher education programs. We will also promote the development of pedagogical content knowledge and skills among open and distance learning practitioners in Commonwealth developing countries. The Commonwealth of Learning will also support conventional teacher education institutions to make the transition from single-mode to dual-mode institutions. We will also facilitate the development and utilization of open education resources so as to enhance quality of learning in the schools. And finally, we intend to develop the capacity of teachers to implement the child-friendly schools' models and approaches, again so as to promote the quality of learning in the schools. We shall work very closely with governments, teacher training institutions, and relevant national and international agencies to develop appropriate policies, improve teacher supply and the quality and performance of teachers, thereby facilitate the attainment of education for all and millennium development goals. Thank you.


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I used to live in Portugal and in Portugal, roughly three years ago, I opened up the Quran for the very first time. However, I found myself in a Christian environment. I didn't meet one Muslim during my stay in Portugal. There were however plenty of churches around, no matter where I would go, no matter which city you always had churches, cathedrals and whatnot. But no sign of a mosque and no sign of Muslims. This is why we are reacting today to the video, the expulsion of Muslims from Portugal by the channel Muslim Convert Stories. So given this lengthy introduction, you can of course understand that I'm very excited for today's video. Guys, just do me the favor. If you like my videos, leave me a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. With no further ado, let's have a look. Imagine you're John Sosa campus, a renowned architect who has designated the task to renovate and remodel the Convento de Graça into a fine hotel.  The Muslim rule over Portugal is a part of Portuguese history that is often not spoken of. I didn't hear. Assalamu alaikum. Muslims from North Africa sailed across the seas in the 8th century and took control of Portugal and Spain, the Iberian Peninsula to expand the Umayyad dynasty. This region was known as Al-Andalus and prospered under the Umayyads. The Islamic influence on Portugal is hard to overlook. The Muslims reinvigorated agriculture and irrigation. I totally overlooked it because I had no idea of Muslim architecture at that time. So everything that I saw looked Portuguese to me. Farmlands thrive. Unfortunately, the craving for power and control forced many splits among the Muslim leadership of the Iberian Peninsula. The strength of the Muslim rule began to dwindle, coinciding with the growth and spread of the Christian crusaders who were slowly but surely taking over territories under their control. The Catholic kings of Spain supported the crusaders and by the mid-13th century, the Muslim rule in Portugal ended with the capture of the southern provinces. Most of the Muslims fled, save a few who were permitted to stay in segregated Muslim neighborhoods across various cities. The religious tolerance heightened at the end of the 15th century when Portuguese King Manuel I enacted harsh and drastic measures on the Muslims and Jews. That's quite interesting as well, right? Because it's always bad, bad Islam and the scary, scary caliphate. However, if you look into the caliphate and its rulings, you will see, of course, that Jews and Christians are not at all forced to convert. Quite the opposite. They can freely practice their religion. However, in a Christian empire here, you see that everybody is forced to convert. And this is what has happened over the millennia, be it in South America or be it in Africa. The kingdom or face the death penalty. That being said, the Christian monarchs were ruthless in their conquests and portrayed the real intent. And it's amazing as well that the Islamophobes will tell you that this here is not true Christianity, right? Those are just vicious rulers. This is political. This is not true Christianity. But if you see one atrocity committed by Muslim political leaders, then it is bad Islam endeavors to establish Portugal in Spain as the sole Christian nations. Muslim communities in Portugal were well integrated into the society and were not viewed as a threat by the monarch. It was more a question of national identity and the construction of the Muslims as the other population in Europe. Some historians believe that the Moorish Muslim rulers in Portugal are no more foreign than the Christian kings who ruled Portugal from Northern Europe. They say it is an absolute injustice of history to deny the existence and influence of the Muslims on Portuguese history, as they say Muslims are not foreigners. They're a part of our history and identity. In recent years, there's been a renewal in Portugal's Arab legacy. Portuguese scholars and public authorities have made a general move to reassess the influence of Arab rule. In Portuguese history textbooks, the Moors are portrayed as the enemy, the other. This was a direct result of the national dictatorial leadership that ruled over Portugal until 1974. However, since the late 90s, there has been an effort to change this perception and show the Islamic heritage as something positive. Portugal's best known example of Islamic architecture is in the small southeastern town of Mirtola, where the slender columns and the outline of a Mirabeau in the parish church recall the elegant white building was once a mosque. Although the physical remains are few. This absolutely mind blowing to me personally yet again because I come from an Orthodox Christian background and for us it was always the evil Muslims that took our churches and transformed them into mosques. If you look at Hagia Sophia, for example, this is very prominent, of course, and the Orthodox Christians are grieving to this very day that being said, this is the very first time that I see it the other way around. The intangible influence of those centuries of Moorish rule is evident. The Arabs had marked their identity in the region with Moorish architecture, cuisine, agriculture and even language. Axala, pronounced Oshala, a commonly used term, is a direct descendant of a term we Muslims commonly use, inshallah, means God willing. An expert in the field at Alberto Alves once opined, if by magic we were able to wipe out our Arab legacy from Portugal today, our ethnic, cultural, physical and human landscape would be completely different. We would be blondes instead of dark heads. Would stop speaking the Arabized Latin, we call Portuguese. We'd lose thousands of words from our dictionary. And what would we call our villages and towns? He says, the influence of the Muslims on Portugal ranges from poetry and language to music, carpet weaving and pastries to minaret-shaped chimneys. The Spanish and the Portuguese were great. That makes total sense, man. Now it clicks in my mind and yet again, guys, I know this truly self-motivated because I lived for over a year in Portugal. We used to have those Portuguese carpets in our flat and back then I said as well to my wife, they look very Arabic, don't you think? And voyagers, but what they have been able to, in fact, conquer lands without Arab influence, the Christian monarchs funded and sponsored the voyages, but it is widely believed and acknowledged that the Portuguese empire depended on the navigational sciences developed by the Arabs. Vasco de Gama, one of the most celebrated Portuguese explorers is believed to have relied on a Muslim pilot to reach India. But Europe is yet to recognize the cultural and intellectual legacy inherited from Islam and the Muslims as Muslims have been written out of European history. Completely. Now, in present-day Portugal, they're always disguising it in the media as if Islam is a new threat to Europe out of a sudden as if Islam has never stepped foot in Europe and out of a sudden you have Islamic terrorism, you have mass immigration and what not. They're really acting as if there is no history whatsoever with Islam in Europe. Glems are just around 40,000 out of a population of 11 million, mainly Roman Catholics of a lot and Muslims have been written out of European history. Now, in present-day Portugal, Muslims are just around 40,000 population of 11 million. I didn't mean one, not one. Many are Portuguese citizens of Indian origin from the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau who moved to Lisbon after the colonies gained independence from Portuguese rule. These are newer migrants seeking economic opportunities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco. The Sunni presence is more dominant than the Shia in Lisbon. The central mosque of Lisbon is the main mosque of the Portuguese Muslim community. Yeah, well, no wonder, man. I lived in Lisbon as well. And if you look at this mosque, look how small it is. Even the building in the background is taller than the mosque. Of course, I would have bypassed it without noticing. The Muslim community in Portugal is gradually expanding with the COVID pandemic easing and Portugal expecting more tourists. The food industry has diversified into accommodating more halal food options. Around five years ago, it was in common, expensive and difficult to find halal food. There was one kebab joint where I lived and it was run by a Chinese man. Now Muslims are often certified halal products in stores and restaurants nationwide. Importers have started importing halal meat to cater to the growing population of Arabs and Muslims that visit Portugal as tourists or to cater to those who call it home. Many migrants seeking asylum in European nations in the modern world are pleasantly surprised by the Arabized versions of the Portuguese vocabulary, which is a source of comfort and proves that Muslim and Islamic influence on the country is much more than the eye perceives. In the 21st century, Portugal passed a law offering citizenship to Jews expelled during the Crusades. Muslim and the Islamic scholars opine that the same law is applied to Muslims, but has not been enforced yet. They're men. One would wonder why that is Muslims in northern Africa. That's all we can say here. They have roots in Al Andalus, Portugal being a part of it. They have stories passed on from generation to generation of their ancestors in roots. But to their disadvantage, they do not possess any documentary evidence to prove their Portuguese ancestry. The Muslim Iberian families quickly assimilated with the Muslims of the nations they fled to and they believe that much documentary proof would be lost with wars and takeovers. Experts, though, believe that the move to grant citizenship to the Jewish progeny of those expelled and not to Muslim is a clear sign of Islamophobia and double standards by the Portuguese government. It's always the countries that have the least contact with foreigners that end up to be the most racist. When I talk to the Portuguese people, of course, not all guys, I want to tell you that I had very, very positive experiences in Portugal. However, I met many so-called national socialists and they said that it's all the foreigners fault, all the blacks fault, all the Arabs fault and whatnot. Meanwhile, you had very little foreigners living there in the first place. It seems that the ignorance builds up when you don't have foreigners around you. You see them as the other and moreover, most of those national socialists are not interested whatsoever in their DNA, in their genetic blueprint, in their own history. They based upon an arbitrary moment in time where a certain culture has been established just as you saw. There was a time when the dominant culture, the nationalistic culture became Pro-Christian Catholic and now they're taking this team, they're picking and choosing here, of course, and they say we are Christians, we always have been Christians. You see the same thing on the Balkan, people that are so Pro-Christianity without knowing anything about the Trinity and the theology would be the same people that would be Propaganism when the Christians arrived on the Balkan, don't you understand? This is politics, wake up and understand who you truly are. Community leaders also say they've been marginalized since the 9-11 attacks in the US. A cardinal in Lisbon warned Portuguese girls to think twice before marrying a Muslim and falling into a heap of trouble. A point to note though, is that most of the Portugal Muslims dressing modestly and worshiping one God are well integrated. Sounds like a lot of trouble to me. Native Portuguese speakers, which means they aren't migrants and thereby Portugal has avoided the usual tension present in other nations that see a large influx of migrant workers from Islamic countries. Although it is clear that Muslims and Arabs have significantly impacted the Portuguese way of life. It is a situation under which the Muslims were expelled that there aren't many Portuguese Muslims today. They moved on to nations where they are better able to practice their religion and live a discrimination free life. After all, who would want first world benefits if you cannot be recognized as a first class citizen? Your guess is as good as mine. Let's deep. All right, this is it for today's video. As I said in the beginning, this was truly self-motivated and I have to admit this video really delivered. I learned a lot here and it opened my eyes to the fact that there is a huge Arabic influence on Portugal because now, reminiscently, looking back, I realize, yes, of course, there were arabically influenced carpets, arabically influenced tiles on the buildings. However, I simply thought naively, this is Portuguese. You just take it at face value. We as people, we wake up in a certain time. We are born and we have to accept and cope, of course, with everything that is around us. We have to accept it as reality. Otherwise, we cannot function. However, there is a danger in that as well, because like that, you automatically commit to the current zeitgeist.  But how do you know that it is truly normal? If you look into American politics, for example, you will see that liberals and conservatives disagree because their worldly outlook is based upon a different time frame if you will. The conservative claims, oh, let's go back to the good old days, 20, 30 years ago, and the liberal is more progressive and projects into the future, assesses that everything that is novel is by default good. It is progress. Hey, let's bring drag queens into kindergarten. We haven't done this before. So therefore, it is progress. Yay. And this is why you see the strong identification. Of course, people are born into a certain time frame. They are told what nationality they are, even though even nations are very new concept, then they are told which religion they have to believe, have to belong to, and they of course have to obey a certain political construct. This is normal. Listen to this music. Eat this food. Otherwise, you are weird. And this is why for me coming from the Balkans, I always thought I am ethnically Macedonian. If you look into the Macedonian nation, you will find out that it has been founded 1990. It is so recent before that there was no Macedonian nation. And I of course always accepted that I am Orthodox Christian. I'm born as an Orthodox Christian. Therefore, this is right. And Islam is the bad guy and they are the enemy. They are wrong done deal.  But if we look into the Quran and then it is said to them come to what Allah has revealed and to the messenger, they say sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers, even though their fathers knew nothing nor where they guided. And this verse beautifully displays the amnesia that we are finding ourselves in and not reflecting upon where we came from, simply living into the day accepting everything as is my challenge to you is open up the Quran and see for yourself. All right, guys, but this is it for today's video. 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Last battle of the day, big up all the stuff, thanks to all the crowd for coming to a new location, new venue, new area, everything, alright, final battle, the main event of Main Events of the day, number one team on my right-hand side, the current two-on-two tag champs, the other name, make some noise and shuffle, Tia Marlo!   There's been a beef going on for a long time, off camera, I'm sure you've seen the blogs in all the forum post, man, we thought the only way to settle their differences was on the Don't Flop stage in the Don't Flop ring at April 4th, 2014, alright, fantastic, lost the flip, and yes, shuffle Tia Marlo chose to go first, so it's the final battle of the day, the main event, this is bigger than the fucking title match, baby, shuffle Tia Marlo round one, let's go!      Any porn that's French, and when I've stopped you, so there's no more metal form that's left, because I broke the tin, you'll know that this revenge is all for Ted, so now we just bat at the popular lads to death, and clash with the top of the battleheads, now that we're back and we're chopping off rappers' heads, LADDER AND MORRISON BAG are next! That was Shuffle Tea and Marlowe, now we're back to the battle, round number one is on FANTASTIC, let's go! Oh and I'm talking!


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a fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and the hearty high old silver, the lone ranger. With a new life and a new country as our goal, thousands of wagon trains set out from the east during the years that immediately followed the civil war. These hearty pioneers faced many dangers, but they found one man whose sole purpose was to bring them safely to their destination. The massed rider of the plane shared their vision of the future, and it was the inspiration of his leadership which made possible the winning of the west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past on the thundering hoof beats the great horse silver, the lone ranger rides again. A hundred covered wagons formed a great circle on the open prairie. A line of hills rimmed the horizon to the west. As the light of day faded from the sky, fires were lighted and the men and women of the train began to prepare their evening meal. Young Idaho Jones, who had been hired as a guide, walked toward one of the gleaming campfires. Oh, howdy, Miss June. Where's your paw? Oh, Idaho. Paw? Well, I should be around. Yes, there he is. Over there toward Mr. Lindsay and Mr. Newland. Ah, those fellas, huh? Want to see Paw about something? He sent for me. Oh. And something tells me it means trouble. Just between you and me, Miss June. I got an ocean noodle and Lindsay has been giving your paw some more of their free advice.  Well, I ain't never exactly caught in tune with myself. Well, I reckon I'd better mosey over there and see what's up. Idaho. Yes, Miss June.  I don't know. I reckon if they want to fight, I ought to oblige. But then, Paw, let you go. Does that make a difference to you, Miss June? I... Well, don't worry about it. If there is a fight, you can bet your boots, they'll have to be the ones that started. And I don't figure your paw'd over the guinea-pella for just defending itself. No, but just... Well, you just leave it to me. Good evening. That too, Mr. Daggett. Now, pick my word for it. That's fine, Mr. Daggett.  Evening, Mr. Daggett. I heard you wanted to see me. I do, Idaho. Well, here I am. Evening, James. Howdy. Howdy. It don't sound glad to see me. Well, Mr. Daggett, what's up? Idaho, these men tell me we're making a mistake. Yeah?  They tell me the canyon trail's been swept out by a landslide for a month now. But here's. I never heard of it. Very good, young fellow. It seems to me there's a lot of things she ain't heard about. You think so, Lindsay? Reckon you could do a better job of it? I know I could. So could I. You too, Nolan, huh? Well, I'll tell you. The way I was told that you, Gents, joined this party so you wouldn't have to travel through Indian country alone. I never heard there was any other reason for you being along. Now, wait a second till I finish.  But I was hired for guide. Now, if Mr. Daggett ain't satisfied and figures you, Gents, could do better, that's all right.  Hugh Gents can go on to please yourselves. But till that happens, I still reckon I'll choose what trail we take.  Mr. Daggett, I say to head north. I hope you know what you're doing, Idaho. I figure to. If you are wrong and the trail's gone, it means wasting two weeks or more going south again to Sioux Valley. If that happens, I'll hold you to account for it. Sure, I'd expect it to. That's all in. Daggett, you mean you're going to take this fellow's word for it? Till he's proved he don't know his business. Yeah. Prove it? You can tell it by looking at him. Well, you're the boss. Just remember, you find we was right. Don't come around claiming you wasn't warned. It was five days later that the Lone Ranger and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, stopped to examine the cold ashes of a campfire beside the trail. One glance was enough and the masked rider swung to his saddle once more. Yep. We're gaining on skirt, Hunter. That fire couldn't have been more than two days old. Huh? That's right. And he's still taking his gang westward. I wish there was some way for us to tell him what they're up to. Huh. Come on, Silverhead. Get him up, Scout. The law was after them, I can understand it. They've naturally had for the hills to hide out. Huh. But I doubt that the law even suspects they're in the district, which makes it more puzzling than ever. I don't know of anything west of us that would draw them. Me not, no. Yet they're certainly not riding this way just for the sake of the trip. So they're just one thing for us to do. Follow them until we can learn what they've got in mind. Be on hand to prevent it if we can. That's right. The horseman, Tonto. Pull up. Oh, Silverhead. Go. Oh, my. I want to talk to you. Hello, stranger. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Ah. Go on your man. We're not out, Lone. You're not out. So you've got nothing to fear. You said you wanted to talk to us. What about? Well, I'm guiding the wagon train. And I was told something I didn't believe. So I rode ahead to see if maybe I couldn't meet somebody that had come from that way. What way? Well, from the west and through the hills by way of the canyon trail. What about it? Well, you couldn't tell me, Mr. You ain't from the west. You're head in west. I'll have to ask somebody that's been there. We came over that trail two weeks ago. Huh? Tonto and I together. Over the canyon trail? Yes. Inside the last two weeks? We did. Why? Then how could you fellas be here if the trail had been wiped out by a slide? We couldn't be. Just what I thought. Them skunks didn't even know what they were talking about. You mind explaining what this is all about? Oh, it's nothing much stranger. It's just the two fellas, along with the train, claimed the trail had been gone for over a month. Tried to get our party to head south instead and follow Sue Valley. I told them they was crazy. And if you've been over that trail inside the past two weeks, that proves it. You can take our word for it. We have. Fine. It kind of got me worried. Thought maybe they might have heard something I hadn't. If that was so, the folks on guide wouldn't like it so well if they had to waste a couple of weeks going south again. And they could have headed there in the first place. Tell them the trail was clear when we rode it. Stranger, thanks a million. I'll do that same and just as quick as I can get back. Adios. Adios. Get up, boy. Get up there. Come on, Kimosami. This car keeps on the way he's going. We'll be crossing the canyon trail again ourselves. Come on, Silver. Get him up, Scott. Reassured by the information given him by the Lone Ranger, Idaho repeated it to Daggett. And the wagon train continued toward the north. Two days later, the immigrants made camp on the plains for the last time. Early the following morning, they headed their wagon in a single file up the winding trail that led ever higher into the hills. But suddenly, Saul Daggett, who was driving the lead wagon, pulled his team to a stop. Oh, there, oh, there, oh. Paul, what is it? What's the matter? Look ahead. Trail clean wiped out. Climb down and make sure everybody pulls up behind us. Then tell Idaho to come here. But Paul. Go ahead. Get him. Yes, Paul. What's the matter? Why'd you pull up, Saul? Just look up ahead, folks. Ain't no more chance of us getting through on this trail than there is of us flying. Well, what do you think? Now what do you think? Hope you ain't forget me a Newland Orange of this. And you wouldn't listen. You had to take Idaho's word for it instead. Oh, gone and all. What else could I do? Wasn't he hired for guys? Wasn't he supposed to know his business? Now we'll have to turn around and head south and be another two weeks getting through the hills when we could have been way beyond. Idaho will answer for this. Oh, so there you are, Idaho. Come here. Gosh, Mr. Daggett. You see what you've done? But I was sure it was right. And I was rigid enough to listen to you. What even them fellas I met on the trail told me we could get through. What are you laughing at, Lindsey? I was just wondering something. Eh? What? Well, I just wonder if you did meet up with anybody like you claimed. You were so set on it, you was right. I wonder if you didn't just make them fellas there to prove your point. That's a lie. Hold it, both of you. But he said... Quiet! You don't matter none now whether you made them fellas up or you did meet them and they was mistaken. All that matters now is you've cost us over two weeks of time. But I don't know... So you can pack your things and get. You're all through guiding this wagon train. Huh? You heard me. You mean you're going to keep on without a guide? No guide at all is better than one that don't know his business. But Mr. Dan... And for the matter of that, Lindsey and Newlin here seem to know what's what. I reckon we can make out with them. The Lone Ranger in Tonto had been watching the wagon train from a distant rise. Finally the Masked Man raised his hand and pointed. Hello, huh? The fellow riding alone back down the trail. Isn't that the young fellow we met the other day? Oh, not him. Imagine he wonders why we told him what we did. Maybe him be heap mad. I wouldn't be surprised. And if he is, I can't blame him. Although when we spoke to him, I was sure nothing had happened to the trail. What we do now, right? Wait. You'll have to pass close to us in a moment, Heather. I want to talk with him. Oh. And here he comes. Oh, let me see him. He'll pass just below us. Come down that bank to the trail. Get him up, Scout. Come on, old fellow. Easy, boy. Steady there, boy. Right up. Blast your lion-hide. You said the trail was clear when it wasn't. I told you we'd followed it within the past two weeks. Now, there was nothing wrong with the trail at that time. There wasn't.  Careful. And you lost me in my job. I ought to break. You'll do nothing, except come with us. What? We're going to make camp and have a talk. Oh, no, we're not. I have talked with you once too often already. You can follow us. Hey, let go of that pride. Come on, Silver. Get him up, Scout. Hey, let go of it. Idaho was forced to ride with the Lone Ranger and Tonto until they found a place to make camp. When they had stopped and dismounted, a few words from the masked man were enough to change the young Scout's attitude. Strange to you, mean that trail was really clear when you came over? It was. What possible motive could I have had for attempting to mislead you? Gosh, none, I guess. But I can't figure this out. What's bothering you? Well, look here. Lindsay and Nolan claimed the trail was gone, and they was right. But they claimed it had been gone for weeks. Now, you say it couldn't have been that long ago. Don't you understand what that means? There's just one possible explanation. What's that?  But they must have known it was going to be. In other words, it wasn't the landslide that wiped it out. It must have been destroyed with blasting powder. Oh, savvy. No one can tell ahead of time when to expect a landslide, can he? No, I reckon not. But you say Lindsay and Nolan were certain. The only way they could have been certain was to be informed beforehand that the trail would be blasted. Who by? I've got a good idea. Yeah? Scar rankin' and his gang. They were here just ahead of us. You mean Lindsay and Nolan was in with them crooks? Yes. And all this was done on purpose? I do. But why? What were they gained by it? I don't know. That's what we'll have to find out. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. When they had rested their horses, the Lone Ranger and Tonto once more picked up the trail of Scar and his gang. But this time, Idaho Jones rode with them. Trail, head south. Right, Tonto. Keep it a trough. I think I know where it'll take us, but we don't want to lose it. Oh. Sprazer, you say you think you know where them fellas was headed? It wouldn't surprise me if we found they were on the way to Sioux Valley. Why do you figure that? They seemed to be in with Lindsay and Newlin. For some reason, those two were anxious for the wagon train to take the Sioux Valley trail. Yeah, that's right. You know that country? Oh, sure. Been through it a dozen times. Remember anything in particular about Sioux Valley? Remember anything? No, can't say that I do. Then you don't recall it was once the outlet for Sioux Lake. My gosh, it was. Up till about 15 years back, ain't that right? It is. What made you mention that? Possibility just occurred to me. Yeah? That was a large wagon train you were leading. Mm-hmm. Over 100 wagons in it. Scar is probably five or six men in his gang, counting Lindsay and Newlin, seven or eight. Hey, I guess so. In other words, if Scar wanted to raid that wagon train, he'd never dare attack it directly. He'd be outnumbered a dozen to one. You figure that's what he got in mind? I don't see what else could have led him to plan all this. But if he can't attack the train now, how can he do any better when he gets to the valley? I mentioned the lake. Mm-hmm. And once it drained by way of the valley, the soldiers built an earth dam, however, and closed that outlet, diverting the flow further south toward the settlements. Yeah, that's right. But we know that Scar has blasting powder with him, and blasting powder will destroy any dam that's ever been built. You mean... That it's my guess, Scar will plant blasting powder against the dam, wait until the wagon train is in the valley, then blow the dam up. Well, I'll be... The whole lake would flood the valley. The wagons wouldn't have a chance. Some would be crushed. They'd all be scattered. When the water had gone down, Scar and his cutthroats could loot those wagons at their leisure. Well, they're rotten skunks. Well, that's the case. You'll see that Lindsay and Newlin make some kind of an excuse to leave the wagon train once it reaches the valley. Daggett will have to be warned. He wouldn't believe us. But he's got... And what I've suggested is still just a guess. We might be wrong. I don't believe it. It fits too fast. We'll make sure, however. But... Then there'll be time enough to act. The wagon train turned back to the plains and headed south for Sioux Valley. June Daggett rode beside her father. Her liking for the young guy had not been affected by his mistake. Nor did she think any more of Lindsay and Newlin because they had been proved right. Keep moving there. Get along with ya. Get along.  I'll take the reins for a while if you want me, Paul. No, thanks. Paul? Huh? Oh, I was just thinking. Huh? Thinkin' about what's going on. Oh, you need an act like that? You liked him before you know you did. You hadn't. You wouldn't have hired him. It's his fault we're still where we are instead of being where we ought to be. I don't think you were fair to him. Oh, you don't, eh? No, I don't. And what's more, I... I don't think you should believe everything Mr. Newlin and Mr. Lindsay tells you neither. Why not? Well, I don't like them. Well, now, there's a woman's answer for you. Oh, neither one of them ever dares to look you in the eye. Huh. Find a lot of difference that makes. They know the district, which is something that Idaho fella didn't. And they're savin' us the expenses of a guide. That's something to be considered too. You know, Paul... I think they're up to something. Something crooked. Yeah, just like it.  Forget them cool notions before they get you in trouble. You wait and see. Get along there. Oh, you can think it's funny if you want. But just the same, I'm going to watch them. Almost a week passed. The Lone Ranger and his two companions had not been idle. And one night, the masked man and Idaho Jones stood in the shadow of the dam that held back the water of Sioux Lake. Tense and expectant. They waited for Tonto. Oh, God, why don't he come? Take it easy, Idaho. He'll be along. They might have caught him. They had. We'd have heard them. Did I tell you that today I've seen the wagon train camp just a few miles north of here? You did? We'll be in the valley tomorrow. We just can't let anything go wrong. Nothing will, Idaho. Wait. I thought I heard something. Yes, it's Tonto. Thank heavens. Tonto? Did you have any trouble? Did you do what I told you? Me do it. No trouble. Now, let's get out of here. We'll be on your shop. The following morning, the wagon train got underway before dawn. And as the sun rose behind it, the mouth of Sioux Valley came into sight. By noon, the train was well inside the valley itself. Saul Daggett was mending a piece of harness during the brief rest period when Lindsay and Newlin rode up to him. Howdy. Where'd you gents think you're going? I thought we tried a bit of hunting, Daggett. I just thought you ought to know. Going hunting? Now? Why would we be starting up again in just 10 minutes or so? You see some buffalo off to the south just outside the valley, Daggett? Yeah, but I don't see why you're... Don't worry about us, Daggett. We'll make out all right. If you get him right ahead of us, it won't matter. We'll catch up again after sundown. But ain't the danger of engines? We'll keep our eyes peeled. Then we can use some fresh meat. Well, it's up to you, gents, of course. Only if I was you, I think I'd hanker to stay where I'd know I was safe. Tell you what. If we catch up to them buffalo, we'll get a share for you. Well, that'd be mighty tasty. That's a promise. We'll bring you all you can use. You and your daughter too. Mm-hmm. Then on them terms, if I want to stop you. Then with his leg. Oh, sure. Good hunt. Thanks. Come on, Newlin. Here, get up. Oh, go, Nidgits. Sure must hanker pretty bad after fresh meat and wander off by themselves in this year country. I certainly... Oh, Pa! Hey, that's you, June. Where have you been? Have they gone, Pa? Huh? Is who gone? In Ze Newlin. Quick, Pa, have they? Sure. That's them there, heading for the mouth of the valley. Going to do some hunting. They're not. What's that, you... It's a lie. I heard everything they said back by their wagon. I was spying on them. You was what? Well, I was. Now, I'm not sorry for it either. They're crooks, Pa. Crooks just like I said they was. They're going to join the crooked friends. And then they're going to blow out the dam, and all the water will come flooding the valley, and maybe some of us will get drowned. Girl, what are you talking about? I heard what? I just told you that they're in with crooks. They're going to blow out the dam so they can rob us. Are you telling the truth? I am, Pa. I swear I am. You know what this means, don't you? If you're accusing folks of something that ain't so... I know, of course I know, and I'm telling the truth. But Pa, do something. We'll have to do something quick. Good dog. Gone right we will. Hi there. Get to the wagons and turn them around. Get back out of this valley as fast as you can. The dam's going to go out. Dagger's shot of warning spread confusion through the camp. Frightened men and women leaped to the seats of their wagons and whipped their plunging horses. Frantically they tried to turn and head back for the mouth of the valley. High on a ridge, a lone ranger, Tonto and Idaho Jones were watching. Suddenly the masked man realized what was happening, and... Look there. They're turning back. Well, I'll bet. Bad. Dog, go on. What's got into them? I don't know, but I do know this. Now that they're in the valley, they'll have to stay there or they won't stay unless we stop them. Come on, Ryan, as you never wrote before.  But scars men on the far side of the dam were also watching the settlers desperate attempt to escape from the valley. Blast them. Somebody must have put them wise. Nolan, did you and Lindy let out what we were scheming? We didn't. And why are they pushing that wreck to turn back? Gosh, I don't know. We just got time. Spike, hide! Light them fuses and get a move on. Light them right now. Saul Daggett himself headed the mad rush to the entrance. His whip cracked as he urged his team to greater speed. Come on there. Get up there.  Pa, we'll turn over. Just hang on and hope for the best, honey. We can't stop now. Come on, get up there. Get along there. What in the world is he doing? He's in with them crooks.  Get up there. Get out of our way. We ain't stoppin' for nobody. You watcha what. We're keepin' on. Pa, don't! I'll show you how that whip blasts you. Don't Pa, don't. You hurt him with that. That's just what I mean to do. Hey, let go of my arm. You can't leave the valley. The valley's the only place it's safe. Think neither. The dam's gonna be blown up. When it is, we'll all get drowned. You won't. You're in with them crooks. That's what. You don't want us to get away. You were sent to stop us. Take a chance on getting drowned ourselves? Talk, sense man. But don't chew those. Keep those fellows covered, Tando. I only want them. Idaho, come here. Right. Daggett won't believe me when I tell him the valley's the only place it's safe here. Tell him yourself. Hey, tell Mr. Daggett. Hey, leave that gun there. I'll show ya. Now get back. You're covered. I got you all covered. You.  Maybe we still got time. Don't move. You try to stop us now and I'll drill ya.  You're not hurt, but you're not leaving either. Rush him, fellas. They can't stand you up for long. Rush him. Hurry! Stand back! I don't understand. I don't understand. The dam's still standing. That's what I was trying to tell you, Daggett. It was a mess man's idea, Mr. Daggett. Yet Tando changed the blasting powder last night when them crooks were sleeping. When they lit those fuses, they did to themselves. But they planned to do to you. Huh? Look there. That dry wash over there. The water's flowing out the other side. There's fellas floating in it. Scarring his gang. Now Tando and I will be able to handle them as long as we can. You give them a dose of their own medicine. Right. And Idaho. You helped. You helped. Even though I'd fired you on the say so of a couple of crooks. You think they'd keep me from doing what it could for these folks, Mr. Daggett? Do you want to be guide again? You want me back? You just bet I do. And I'm apologizing for what I said to you before.  Come, Tando. Oh, see what I've done. I've just heard as a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.


This year's Naval Academy ship selection night has come to an end and Mitch Shipman got to experience a night that will define the careers One future surface warfare officer shared how she felt after picking her first ship Excited a little overwhelming, but really excited. Okay, and what ship did you pick? I picked the Samson DDG 102 out of San Diego. These Mitch Shipman made their selections in front of an audience of surface Navy leaders family and friends Special guests at this year's ceremony included commander naval surface forces Vice Admiral Tom Coatman and the superintendent of the Naval Academy Vice Admiral Michael Miller Today the United States Navy the surface Navy in particular is Existential to the United States Navy and we have been since the very first day this Republic was founded after graduation The new swows will report to the ships. They chose to begin their naval careers from the defense media activity I'm petty officer James Norman


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