Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the lineup Second row came in about 15 minutes ago. Anything happen? They made Francisco's prints on the showcase and safe. She identifies him He can be arraigned in the morning without any trouble. How many tonight? 42, huh? Yeah, and Masterson's been picking up narcotics suspects all day another thing on Temple Hill Oh, yeah, you getting anywhere broke at this afternoon, I guess a couple of his men found an acre of marijuana growing next to a salary tax Hey, how about those Dodgers today?  I see you lady, right? Pardon me. Pardon me, please Thank you Hello, Shirley. Oh, hi, sit down. Thanks. Tom told me to sit here said you'd be along pretty soon to take care of me. Tom Sergeant Quine, you know. Oh, Sergeant Quine. Yeah Here you are, huh? Now Shirley, have you seen anybody in the line you recognized? Well, didn't you get it? Didn't you arrest the one I saw in the picture? Well, we want you to identify the man you saw breaking into the store if you can. I picked out his picture, didn't I? That's right. Now we want you to identify him in person It's the way we make sure on these things. Oh Hey I know him, don't I? Sergeant Carger. Pete. Yeah, Pete He's so business-like. You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room. May I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is Carger, Sergeant Pete Carger. I'll explain the lineup to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call up a number of their name and charge If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications, call out the number If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect, have him held The officers who took your name will assist you to their seat of the money. Please be prompt with your questions or identifications When the prisoners leave here, we'll send them to the washroom and put them back into the jail room It's exciting, you know, for a girl like me. It makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they leave. Yeah Now the questions I asked, the suspects will be given an actual total voice, not even much attention That's a long time, isn't it? Yeah All right, bring on the line. Get to the stage boys over here all the way to the end. Turn it face to the screen There he is. The tall one. Look at the man I saw in the picture. Say you want to work into the store. Yeah, sir No, it's number one. Okay, let's wait until he's questioned. Speak right up, Clarence. It's a long way to the back of the room. Once more. 727 Painty Arch Street. What's your occupation, Clarence? I work in a liquor store Sell liquor Hapmonds. Hapmonds? Well, Hapmonds liquor, so far and for a third. That way you're arrested, Clarence? Yeah Anyone arrested with you? No, I was all right. Look straight ahead of you, Clarence. Don't look at me. You own a gun? No. Automobile? No, not anymore. I had a board in the last month. Okay, Clarence, step back. I didn't get that, sir. I didn't. Step back against the wall, Clarence. Oh, I didn't understand that. Number two, Joseph Francisco Burgary. Okay, Joe. Okay, why? I'm the line, Joe. What's your address? You hear me? I'm trying to call the Ravensport Hotel someplace on Martiansfield. You're new in town? That's right. Where you're from? Hohel, Missouri. When'd you get here? Last week. Thursday, I get it. No, it's Friday. Are you sure about that? Why are you lying? That's more like it. Just let your hands hang at your sides. You own a car. That's him. What kind? What color? What happens now? Well, at the end of the line, we'll hold him out for interrogation. Anyone with you when you're arrested, Joe? I was with a girl. What's her name? I don't know. It's just some girl I met. I had no beer when the big John Bullwalk did. Sure could use that beer now. Yeah. Well, step back. Look, Clarence. Number three, Robert. No, I'm not. Vacancy. Step up to the circle, Robert. I am. Yeah? Thanks, Wendy. Here's your product. Let me take a minute. It's all right. I got plenty of time. I'd like to have you sign this verification card. I'm sure. Yeah. Thanks. What about now? I'll ask Francisco for a statement. You mean you'll ask him to confess? Not much to that. Isn't that for him? Well, you don't want to confess. I think he understands. We haven't pretty cold on these burglaries he's been pulling. If he makes a statement, he'll get a quicker hearing. I might be calling you back in a few days to appear. In court? Sort of. Magistrate's caught. That's when the complaint will be presented. Oh. Well, thanks for coming down. I really appreciate it. I'm glad to do it. Hello, Pete. Oh, hello. How are you? I'm fine. A hot shot call, Ben. Now, what's up? Double murder. What? Ten minutes ago. Quine's out there now. I'll see you in the garage. Bye. Oh, yeah, so long. Well, goodbye. Goodbye, Shirley. Some party. Yeah. Who are they? Well, that one's Anthony Averilla. This one's Vincent Diocino. You find the knife? No, I had some men look around outside. I thought I'd wait in here till the car is finished. Yeah. Any witnesses? Lots of them. The man lives next door. Edward Pappelli. He says it was a poker game here tonight. Who identified him? Pappelli. He's known Averilla for years. Two months. This is Averilla's room. Pappelli says he ran it about a year ago. Okay. Where's she? Downstairs. Take it here, Pete. Yeah. Come on. Is that her? Yeah, that's her. Uh, Mrs. Kanapka. This is Lieutenant Guthrie. Oh, that terrible king. Such nice boys. All of them. Such nice, nice boys. Playing cards and living and cooking. I understand Anthony Averilla's lived here for a year. Is that right, Mrs. Kanapka? Yes. You know him all that time? Oh, yes. Poor Anthony. Uh, the other victim, Vincent Iachino. You know him too? Friend of Anthony. I know this. Anthony, a little friend. They work together. Now, where? I don't know. Do you know where Iachino lives? Yes. Yes, he lives in Gormitt. Well, 10 minutes ago you didn't remember that, Mrs. Kanapka? No, I do. Uh, how about the others over here? Did you see them? Yes. I see. Did you know them? No. Any of them at all? No. I have seen them here before, but I do not know them. How many were there? No. No. I do not know. Well, did you hear anything unusual tonight? Nothing. Not the word. Peaceful. I was reading my paper. No loud voices from up there? Oh, no, no. Any sounds of a struggle? Struggle. Oh, no. No, only laughing and talking. I saw them come here to poor Anthony's room. They passed by right there in the hall, you see. Well, what, to go up the stairs? Yes, to go up the stairs. I said to them, Dear gentlemen, be quiet. There are others. Mr. Lachman across the hall, sick. Mm-hmm. Well, go on, Mrs. Kanapka. They were quiet. For boys, they were quiet.  Maybe a word, not too nice, but gentlemen. Uh-huh. Mr. Kanapka, you've seen that room up there? Oh, sure. Some furniture broken, one of the windows smashed, bottle broken. What? A broken furniture and glass. Looks like there might have been quite a fight up there, Mrs. Kanapka. Oh, yes. Well? Yes. What did you know about the fire? Oh, there was fighting. I heard that. Oh. About an hour ago. I heard them rush down stairs fast. Then all is quiet. I wait a moment, then I go up to Anthony's room. They see what? Terrible, terrible, oh, terrible, oh. I, uh, know this has been a lot for you, Mrs. Kanapka, but I wish you'd do your best to cooperate with us. Oh, I tell everything. Nothing to hide. Well, did you say anything to them when I came down the stairs? Oh, no, no. Ben. What is this? A police officer, Mrs. Kanapka. Oh. Corn is waiting for you. Okay. Uh, keep on here, Clint. Yeah, Ben. You come back. Yeah, yeah. Thinks it might have been a screwdriver instead of a knife. Oh. Gonna post them tomorrow. You talk to Lacksman? A man who lives in that one? Yeah. He says he knew Havrella and the Hachino. Told me a man named Charles Benda, another one named Bob Fisher, were in the card game tonight. Might be a break. Yeah, I phoned in. R and I got to make phony. Fisher did two years for car theft out last November. Five arrests previous to that. Burglary theft, nothing big. Benders had 13 arrests, two convictions, both narcotics. Six months county jail, 1939. Six months county jail, 1946. Okay, check them out. Now we need at least one more. Takes five men for a poke again. Morning. Anything new? Francisco made a statement. Clears up about 27 burglary jobs. And your friend Shirley Madden called twice. Oh, she won. You. You can get the package together on Francisco, send it over to the district attorney's office. Right. Pete and you? Hey, he's in your office. Benda turned himself in this morning. Yeah? Walked in the fifth precinct, told the desk sergeant. He thought he was one. They just brought him down. Okay. Anything on the others? Watching their houses, checking their mama sheets. Okay. What'll I tell Shirley if she calls again? Oh, say I'll see her at the trial. Want a smoke, Ben? Yeah. Yeah, thanks. Oh, hi, Ben. This is, uh, Shirley Benda. Oh, hello, son. Hello, Lieutenant. You turned yourself in. Yes, sir. I didn't want any part of this. No part of it at all. He was just about to tell us what happened last night. Well, go ahead. I don't know how it started. I really don't. They've been drinking some, but nobody was drunk. Now, who was that? Well, a brother, a chino, then a kid named Fisher, and this new kid that Tony invited. Now, what was his name? Tony just called him Pinky. He was already there when Fisher and me come in. Sitting there with Tony and Ben. Mm-hmm. We just called him Pinky and we sat down to play. You don't know his full name? No, no. And I had nothing to do with it. It was Pinky. He was the one. You mean he did the killing? Yeah. Yeah. You don't know any more about him other than that they called him Pinky? No. Go on. Well, we were playing five card. Me and Fisher had dropped out after the openers. Pinky and Vincent Tony played it out. Tony won the hand. And Pinky got mad about it, said he'd been sandbagged. He began calling Tony names, kept kneeling them. Pinky dealt the next hand, lost that tool. He played Vincewood. Then he started swinging them. Vince went after them.  What? Right in his chest. We all got scared. Tony tried to get his arms around Pinky. Pinky let him have it, too. Yes, you're so aware. It's about the way it happened. Why'd you run, Charlie? Pinky looked at me and Fisher and said we'd better get out of there for somebody called a copsy. Said we were all in it together. Did he threaten you? Did he still had the screw driver in his hand? Did he threaten you? Did he say he'd kill you if he didn't go with him? He just killed two guys. He had the screw driver in his hand. Did he threaten Fisher? No. Well, he just said we'd all be hauled in if we didn't get out of there. Can I have a light this thing without it? Oh. Yep. Thanks. Look, don't you guys believe me? Just trying to get all the facts. Well, I'm telling them to you. What happened after you left the house? Well, Pal and Fisher's car started driving. Pinky said we headed to Chicago. Fisher didn't want to, but Pinky kept talking. Crazy plan. Fisher said, OK, we do that. Pinky said he had a gun in his place. He wanted to stop picking it up, so Fisher drove him over there. Where was that? Clover Street, I think. He went in, come right out. He had a gun with him. What kind? I don't know. Just a gun. All right, then what happened? Fisher said he wanted to get some things at his place, so he drove over there. But there was a proud car out in front when we went by, so he just kept on going. That's really what started me thinking. I knew we were in for it real good. Fisher and me didn't have anything to do with it, but they already wanted us. They knew who we were. I just took a chance when we stopped for a light on Federal. That proud out of car began running. Pinky yelled at me, but I just kept on going. I ran an alley, climbed a fence, and I hid in a filling station. It was closed for the night. I just stayed there until I thought it was safe, and then I found a nearest police station. The whole thing started when Vincent Iaccino won a hand from Pinky. Yeah, that's right. Pinky went after Vincent with the screwdriver, and then he got Tony. All over that one hand? Yeah, yeah. How much money did Pinky lose on that hand, Charlie? 19 cents. Back this Sunday night, Edgar Bergen and company and Eve Arden as our Miss Brooks. Yes, it's the Bergen and McCarthy show with Mortimer Snird, Ray Noble's Orchestra, and guest stars. Back Sunday nights at the Stars' Address, starting this weekend. Returning the same night is our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden as an English teacher ever seeking her special degree in romance. For comedy galore, enjoy Bergen and McCarthy and our Miss Brooks on most of these same stations. Back this Sunday night, presented by CBS Radio. You said it was a White House. Yeah, yeah, it was a White House. I'm pretty sure it was a White House. On Clover Street. Yeah, yeah, look, I'm doing my best. We've gone up and down three times now, Benda. 32nd to 25th. You said it was here, someplace? It is, it is. Can we try the alley? He took a sense with the alley. Okay, Pete, back it up. I sure want you to get a line on him. You know that, don't you? You know I want you to get him. Yeah, sure, Benda. He's almost six. Benda, I'm getting hungry. Me too. Hey. You spotted? We turned left in the alley just like we did in this one. It made Fisher stop the car right by a big garage. Then he went into the house while we waited. Hey, look, this could be it. Take a good look, Benda. I think this is the place. It was dark, but I remember there was a high fence and he went through a gate like that one. Okay, Pete, give it a try. Yeah. All right. You said you didn't have a chance to talk to Fisher. I didn't, bro. When you were waiting in the car for Pinky, what did you talk about then? We were all alone. Pinky wasn't around. We were scared more than anything else.  We were scared, that's all. We just got to play a little penny any last night. That's all. But you could have gotten away from him then. Yeah, yeah, we could have, but we were scared. Uh-uh. That's the truth. Me and Fisher didn't have anything to do with the killing. It was all Pinky. That's true. That's the truth. Yeah. I mean, Harrison owns the house. He's putting on some clothes right now. Three days ago, he ran at the back room to a guy who gave his name as Lloyd Talbot. Tall, red-headed, medium-built, about 27. Hmm. Well, Bender. Hey, I never heard that name, but it sure sounds like him. Harrison got a phone in there. Yeah. Let's take it here, Pete. I'll send somebody out from the crime land. Right, Ben. Call in that name. We might have something. Yeah. Sure, pretty morning, huh? Yeah. You all right, Charlie? Yeah. No, lady. You want the juvenile division? Just sit down on the bench there. Hold on. Okay. This goes 305. Hi. Oh, hi. I haven't got a thing on a Lloyd Talbot, Ben. Well, Monica Farrell's still our best bet, then. Asher brought up his bench a couple of minutes ago. Got some mugs for him to look at. Mm-hmm. How many are they? 325. Hey, look, don't I get any sleep? After you look at these. Come on. Oh, man. Murph and Crockett found a screwdriver. It was in some bushes in front of the house. Blood samples are the same type as those of your chin on a gorilla. Any prints? One good thumbprint being checked now. Now, let me know. Okay. Okay, Charlie. Make yourself comfortable. Yeah. Yeah. Do I have to look at all these? I don't know. What? He might be this first boy. No. No? How about this one? No. Mm-hmm? No. Mm-hmm? No, no. Look, I'm hungry. I'm tired. You want a smoke? Yeah. Thanks. Well, how about this one? No. Here. Okay, let's... They found a car, Ben. Huh? Motorcycle officer on Federal Highway spotted it. Fisher's in it. Shot to death. Let's go. Fire about there. I pulled over to the side of the road to have a look. I saw it sticking out in those trees. Yeah. Must have rolled it down from up there. Tracks across the shoulder of the road. All this brush broken around here. Yeah. What time did you come on, Nevers? At six o'clock this morning, sir. Figured it must have happened before sunrise. Because there are a lot of trucks on the highway early in the morning. Uh-huh. Pretty busy. And he needed a minute or two to get out of the car and push it over. Yeah. Well, it's at about four hours, Ben. Oh, then make it around 2 or 3 this morning, huh? Yeah. Oh. What? That burrs all over the place. Yeah. This patrolman, Nevers, he spotted the car, Sergeant Klein. Oh, Nevers. Well, Sergeant... He looked off from about there to there and over to there. Yeah. Soft ground around here. It might be a footprint somewhere. It'll help. Cover the shoulder of this road on both sides. He might still be around. Lots of cafes and roadhouses up the road, sir. Motels and places he could stay. A walking distance? Uh, five, six miles, maybe, huh? Yeah, we better cover all those, Klein. Right. Where'd you call from, Nevers? Filling station, half a mile down. How much longer the car are gonna be? Another hour or so. Oh, here's Pete. Yeah. Came from the office, then. Gotta make on Pinkie. Oh, been to find him? Uh-uh. On that thumbprint, name is Lester Richard Thompson. Hmm. What was he up for? Auto theft in 1943. Burglary conviction, 1951. Small-time stuff, cheap crook. Oh, uh, what about this year?  He's growing up. Still cheap. Huh? He's killed three men for nothing. He's on a federal highway about 18 miles from where the car was found. Call the hi-hat. Mm-hmm. Asher covered the place with Murph and Hollinger. Waitress there, name was Vicki Walters. Remember the man who came in the restaurant about 10 or 11 this morning? She said he had mud all over his shoes, looked tired, a little scared. He had some coffee, made a phone call.  Did she see the mug on Thompson? Yeah, she wasn't too sure it was the same man, but Asher's checking it out now. Black and tan, calf company. Yeah. You got any sleep at all? Not much. Too hot. Yeah. Pete go home? No, he went over with Asher. Oh, uh, these came in from the lab. Mm-hmm. Especially got it with a .38. Mm-hmm. Full of sticks working on the slugs now. You post over? Yeah. The report ought to be a pretty soon. Found four good prints of Thompson's in the car. Well, he's our boy. Yeah. I would have made him do it all of a sudden, I go, I suppose it's a heap, man. When we get him, I'll ask him. Investigation, Sergeant Klein. Yeah. Oh, what's another? .315, right. Asher, cab driver, identified Thompson's mug. Where'd he take him? Newport Hotel, .315 Bailey. Checked in under the name of Lawrence Tyler. He's on the second floor, room 215. Asher's covering the stairs in the back. Okay. Want to take it here, Klein? Right. You alone? Yeah. This is Mr. Compton, and he's the clerk here. Lieutenant Guthrie. Hello, Mr. Compton. Oh, how are you? Well, I was just telling this officer here. I checked him in about, oh, let me see. Well, it was about 11 o'clock. He didn't have any luggage, but he did pay in advance, and so I thought he was... Hey, tell me, did he get any phone calls, or has he made any since he's been here? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. He just went up to his room, and he's been there ever since. You sure, Mr. Compton? Well, he'd have to pass this desk to get out, unless he went out the fires, can't he? I see. You got a key, Pete? Yeah. Okay. Now, you won't... I mean, there won't be any ruckus. I hope not, Mr. Compton. Well, anything I can do to help. Well, just stay here. Thanks. That's to the right, Ben. Yeah. Let's not give him any chances. Open it. Yeah. All right, Thompson, you're coming. Hey, what is this? What's the idea? Plus, the guy's room when he's sleeping. Police officers, get on your feet and get some clothes on. We want you downtown. Hey, I... Ben, watch your... All right, boy. Come on now. Be sensible. Yeah.  Here you hear me out. Cheap tough guy. The lineup. Or before you pass the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer. Listen again next week when we again bring you the lineup. Name is Cogger, Sergeant Pete Cogger. I'll explain the lineup to you. Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll follow the number you need. The lineup, starring Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie with Jack Moyle as Sergeant Pete Cogger, was written by E. Jack Newman with music by Eddie Dunstetter. Featured in tonight's cast were High Everback, Virginia Gregg, Howard McNear, Lou Krugman, Anthony Barrett and Larry Thor. The lineup is produced and directed by Jaime Delvalle. And remember, for music and songs of Tin Pan Alley, join Vaughn Monroe on Saturday night.


Like all girls, I was taught to use black and decker tools by my mother, right? So I'm in the black and decker booth with Sarah Wyndham and they've got some smart tech with black and decker tools. Yeah, so smart tech is actually a feature set that's found in all of our product lines. Outdoor products, power tools and home products. And what it is is a little bit different for each, but for power tools and outdoor products on our 20 volt line, they're basically 20 volt Bluetooth battery connected. So what that means is that they connect to our app and the app can show you a number of different things, from battery charge to battery health to location. And they can also lock on and off your battery, which prevents the tool from being used. Which is great around small kids.  I hate it when the kids use the hedge trimmer. That's just not a good thing. No, it's nice that they actually can use it properly, but. On a hedge. On a hedge, yeah. Like cutting Jimmy's hair. No, no. Not a great idea. Basically, you just plug them into any of your power tools, outdoor products, and this would sense when connected to the app what its charge level is, and it'll show you on the app a list of your batteries. I like the idea of the charge health as well, because no matter what, you've always got one good one, and then the other one's not as good, right? Yeah, so. I mean, not black and deck, of course, it would be perfect. Yeah. No, well, I mean, it's true. I think all of us struggle from going out to do a DIY project. We finally decided we're going to actually do it.  But. It's going to take away those excuses. I'm not sure this is a good thing. Yeah, exactly. So the nice thing is, is you can look on your app and see which ones are charged, and untangle that massive amount of batteries that you have from a variety of brands, or maybe us. And they're all backwards compatible with our 20-volt line. So it's a very, very cool technology. So you've got a cordless drill here. I see a hedge trimmer. Weak. This is a string trimmer. This is a hedge trimmer. Wow. That thing is tiny. I know. And then we have our drill. We have a Bluetooth speaker here. I don't know if you can see it. Wow. That's great. I'm just excited by that blower. It's small. It's small. Yeah. It's small but powerful. Steve, I want one of these. Mine is huge. Mine is giant. No. I got a chainsaw for Christmas one year. Oh, I love it. I love it. Actually, a lopper. A lopper. Not sure if it's Mike and Decker. It might be, though. Oh, it is black and decker. My dad got a pole pruner for Christmas this year, so I get you. So the only other thing to mention about smart tech is that it also is available in our home products line. And it's a little bit different because home products have an internal battery. And what's cool about that is that, you know, you just plug it into the wall and you don't take the back. So what would be an example of a black and decker home product? Oh, vacuums. We do a ton of, a dust buster is actually a black and decker brand. Oh, right. Yep. So we do a ton of hand vacuums and stick vacuums. One of the special things about ours is that they're actually two in one. So most of them you can take the canister out and use it in a hand vacuum setting. So you could use it on your car or in your couch cushions or plug it back into the stick and use it as an upright. And so this app still works with those, too? The app doesn't work with those, no. But the smart tech features are similar. So basically it's an automated feature. So what it's going to sense is it's going to tell you whether you're on hardwood, tile, or carpet and boost power as needed. So if you're on high pile carpet, it'll automatically sense that, which is the smart feature. And then boost power so that it pulls more suction. This is fantastic. I like black and decker before, but this is really, really cool stuff. Thank you very much, Sarah. Yeah. And where would people go to find your product? Blackanddecker.com.


So day one after Bobby Wagner visited the Ravens and still no deal yet as of this recording But it is also day three in a row of us being able to do questions from subscribers. So team keep it clean What's going on? It's a engraving here with another Episode and what question from subscribers is the series where you can ask any NFL question you want and we answer in the video Just like this if you want to be a part of it Send me an email to team keep it clean at gmail.com or for the patrons You can just send it directly on patreon team keep it clean as always. We got some great questions Let's do it First question came from my guy Michael C from Henderson, Nevada. What's up, Mike? He said, how are you? How's the family? Oh, we doing great. We're doing real good. Appreciate you asking He said question for you regarding the Makari at center video He said if the Ravens try to move Makari to the center position Do we still draft Tyler Lindenbaum to send it from Iowa with pick 14 in the first round? No, you don't Something that was pointed out to me much shout out to my guy JT, you know, he always is dropping dropping gyms on me He said um with Makari with his deal. He's getting paid like start of money So you wouldn't want to make you wouldn't want to pay a backup that kind of It just makes sense and then somebody else um in the comment section Billy Barnes in the comment section this this was even even better He said this may make sense on the Patrick McCarrie video He said this may make sense on why they did not resign bozeman and He said they signed him during the season Patrick McCarrie because we remember they signed him to that extension Yeah during the season football was still going on It was still in the middle of regular season and they did that and he said you don't just sign players during the season And not think that they will contribute to the team This makes me believe that Bradley Bozeman knew what would happen this offseason Bozeman's offer for this offseason. We could have paid him that and some that's true That's true and it was said that um the Ravens did offer Bradley Bozeman a deal during the season But his camp was like nope don't want it don't need it and Jeff Zrebek did clear it up He said once free agency hit Ravens were done with bozeman Said they were they were done. They were past him. They were over him. They had moved on so Now that like a lot of this stuff has been said out louder and we've been seeing the way that the Ravens have been moving It does seem like Patrick McCarrie. He may be the Ravens starting center moving forward and I know like a lot of times just in life in general a lot of times people remember the bad more than the good because of course We remember the bills playoff game where Patrick McCarrie. He tried to turn into a quarterback He thought Lamar was his wide receiver and he overthrew Ball went over Lamar's head Lamar went to go recover it got whacked head hit the turf boom Concussion out for the rest of the game But besides that Patrick McCarrie, he had actually did pretty good. That's especially especially his rookie like especially his rookie He had done pretty good playing center and it just always always takes me back to that the the game in 2019 Monday night football and Mass girl goes out with his injury Patrick McCarrie steps in and you don't even know that mass girl left You ain't even know Now he does need to work on that strength because I remember in that Titans game in 2019 a playoff game It's getting a little muck manhandle a little bit so he just got hit a gym a little bit more but Patrick McCarrie he could be the one and By everything that's going on so far like we keep keep seeing people JC treader JC treader JC treader even though he hasn't signed anywhere yet like We hear nothing about no JC treader Or really any other center For the Ravens so when you like really think about it It just it makes a lot of sense But as far as your question for the drape the house by say the the Draven's drafting the Ravens draft and Lindenbaum No, that I don't think that happens at all if Patrick McCarrie is gonna be the answer next question came from my guy Krunowl he said middle linebacker equals Ravens Super Bowl And great and just watch a video about Bobby Wagner visited in the Ravens and realized that what the Ravens what he's realized That wait the Ravens have won the Super Bowl when they had a strong middle linebacker. They ain't when it was E.J. Mosey They ain't when it was E.J. Mosey Even there I spent a minute with Daryl Smith. But anyway, let's keep going. He said We need that position the way the Ravens defense is built to succeed and win Well, yeah, he would certainly make the them a lot better I don't think that if the Ravens get a Bobby Wagner though That's the end all be honest all right Super Bowl on the way now I've seen a lot of Ravens or not actually not it not many but I've seen a couple Say hey The Ravens their culture is defense defense wins championships. I've seen a couple of people say that I disagree You can have and Ravens are a prime example Ravens have had good defenses What has that got them recently? nothing Just oh the the defense is ranked nice, which is great, but it's an it's an offensive league It's a passing league You gots to put up points. We know what the Ravens have been built on But the Ravens they got to make some changes They gots to make some changes in their whole philosophy moving forward if they are going to have any success like real success Not just oh, yeah, we went 10 and 6 11 and 6 Well, we went 12 and 5. Oh, we went 14 and 3 that that'd be nice and those are some pretty records and whatever But if they are going to have some significant success Philosophies have to get updated.  All right. Here goes um Software 1.3 Uh, you know what nah, I ain't gonna update it. No, it's probably just gonna mess up my phone And my phone's been working good. It can't do everything that all these other phones could do but my phone's been working good. Yo Software 1.4 came out an update. Um, no, I'm good off of that software 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Now we're on 2.1 You know what no, I'm gonna just leave everything the way it is my phone. It's it's working. Okay It's not working the best that it possibly could be but it's it's doing all right. I'm still getting by It ain't the worst, right But it's also not the best next two questions came from my guy bb He said engraving what we saw last year was just a preview of what Richard Bateman is as a wide receiver I agree. Uh, his limited play with Lamar due to his groin injury and then Lamar getting hurt with key issues I agree But also his limited time on the field as g-roll didn't use him as he should have I agree Bateman is that guy if Lamar has protection Bateman, Hollywood, Andrews can all be that number one if Lamar is given time Gotta focus and prioritize Lamar is on a different level, but he can't do it by himself This team in the draft and free agency has to retake the north and raise that limb body Thanks for the channel and the team keep it clean fam. Appreciate you bb now um Lamar Jackson seems I didn't even know that was Richard Bateman in the little video that Lamar posted yesterday I had no clue that that was him um, but it seems as if Lamar is working On his chemistry with everybody else You see him working with Richard Bateman and that and that's only the videos that we do see Who knows what's what else is going on from what we don't see? um So he's he posted video him and him and Richard Bateman throwing well him throwing to Richard Bateman Post the one with him throwing a crochet And it's like oh hold up now That's a good thing reason being because not to say he can't still work on stuff with them But he got all the chemistry in the world with Mark Andrews He got all the chemistry in the world with Hollywood those three they they got it But if he can build that confidence and chemistry and rapport with the other guys if he can build big trust With the other guys too That can make the offense go such a long way That can really progress the offense So much faster if he can really build trust with the other guys like he has it in man jews and in hollywood So hopefully uh that continues with Lamar Um now he bb also said the ravens are a center Well, maybe patrick mccary, but he's anyway He said the ravens are a center left tackle two defensive backs and an offensive coordinator away from the super bow He said the ravens are a center left tackle two defensive backs and an offensive coordinator away from a super bow I don't even know how to respond to that next question came from my boy. Daryl D He said why every year free agency his all out here is the baltimore ravens take over for the 99 and the 2000 Because I swear this team still thinks like we in the 2000s They go out and spend money every year on defense like that's the only phase of the game in 26 years They haven't spent top dollar on offensive weapons and when they had To they traded anquan bowden to the 49ers make it make sense Whoo, well, I mean like we've been saying we know like Like a lot of y'all been saying too. That's the ravens culture Their culture is defense. What they've been built on is defense. What they know is defense. So It's but that's what I say. It's time to upgrade this thing man. It's time to change it up and again It's not saying that defense would be neglected But offense needs to be much more respected And they really should really go in on offense quality over quantity because again, I don't want to hear that Oh, well ravens. They drafted the most wide receivers over the past couple of years or quality over quantity sami walkins There's bryant Seth Roberts they they like ravens they pick up these And there's no offense to the players at all, but they pick up these castoffs And they're like, there you go. Hey, see we did it. You guys keep talking about receiver this receiver that boom.  Or did you just check off the box to say all right? Hey technically we got you one, right? It may not be the best, but we did it, right next question came from Here it is. He said ain't great and hope all is well with you and the fan This is actually my first question ever I was wondering how could the ravens benefit from signing a stephane gilmore patrick peterson on a short term deal Well, uh, well, let me read the read the rest first He said their best days might be behind them But they could really bring stability to our secondary with their veteran presence What do you think is the cost of bringing these players in worth it? P. S. Hello from sunny cypress appreciate you, um stephane gilmore patrick peterson We'll give the ravens and established veteran at the cornerback position who has had a lot of success Throughout both of their careers as a that's pretty good cornerbacks It will give the ravens some very very high quality depth When it came to their cornerback situation, it would allow them some flexibility and some What's the word i'm looking for? Just a little less pressure as they head into the season With marcus peterson coming back in malin Humphrey coming back from season ending injuries um and i But it It would not be a bad move for either one um And who knows was that like because I I I didn't even know Until like a couple days ago. I didn't even know that patrick peterson was even a free agent I thought like he was on like the vikings or something I don't remember where I thought he was at But I didn't know he was a free agent and i'm like man free agency like It's been some crazy trades and it's obviously been a lot of moves here and there but for a lot of veteran players It's been very quiet Here bobby wagner nothing yet Of course, he visited some players. You see julio jones nothing yet and then stephane gilmore patrick peterson nothing yet Well, at least as of this recording since 415 on saturday So, I mean, I don't know but I mean that that's what they could bring to the ravens though They could bring um stability They could bring like a nice just in case option Uh, because you know ravens secondary they always get tested every year So if you got a starter as a backup, then that will put you in pretty good shape as whoever you end up losing Could recover and you get them back. Hopefully hopefully you don't lose nobody really But that would give you like oh somebody went down. All right, you could step in next question came from a guy frank He said ain't great even hope you're in a family doing well Love watching your daily viz and keeping us in the loop with all things ravens related and now all the news Hey, I appreciate it, man So I'm really I'm really not understanding all the buzz right now about lamar needing a contract extension I thought lamar's fifth year option was still in play. It is Uh, I may be misunderstanding, but I don't know why the ravens and edc worry about his extension next off season Uh, I like to hear what you think. Thank you. No problem It's the the reason let me tell you just to be straight up, man Um, well, we always straight up. Anyway, the the reason the ravens want this contract extension done so bad It's because they want cap space They want more cap space this contract extension would And also too because the the sooner you do it the cheaper it's gonna be You you wait lamar waits. They keep waiting this thing out. The cheaper is gonna be But if If uh, yeah, I gotta put an if on that if the ravens do really want to sign him to a contract extension I know a lot of stuff has been said publicly. I I know that but Anyway, if the ravens do really want to sign him to a contract extension They want that cap space and again They want it to be as cheap as it possibly can right here right now because again every week Oh Every day every new contract that comes out lamar's price just keeps going crazy Expression came from my boy davin. He said not this is not so simple question Hey team keep it clean. Hope all is well with the fam and the dog as well This might be a long one I had what seemed to be a simple question when I thought of it But as it turned out the more I thought about it the more complicated it became Here we go So I am asking you when it comes to this off season What should be the main focus of the ravens offensive defense simple right? Oh, yeah for me It's simple. That's the question. Y'all already know my answer. It's offense straight up But let's see how it gets more difficult He said but not really my initial thought was to make offensive major focus to try to keep them all happy and healthy However, after thinking about it We really only need a few small pieces to fill holes in the offense And maybe a young gun free agent wide out to keep the other defenses honest Now on to defense we need an edge rusher on the opposite side of a way Well, they they do they do um because with bowser with him being injured Who knows how much time he's gonna miss uh with dylan haze dylan haze the jury's still out We don't know how he's gonna be on an nfl level yet Um, because we didn't really get to see him last year panel McPhee going derek wolf's coming back, but he Yeah, um, but panel McPhee's going jaylon furgusson. I think he'll probably end up being going too So, yeah, they do need an edge Um, he said uh, oh and interior line pressure. We need interior line pressure as well. Yep That's true because They have none of that none Um, he said all of which can be addressed but not necessary if the new scheme is one that adapts to opposing offenses and gets pressure It seems that both sides of the bar are in need of major help in key positions But what is more pressing and what is the more pressing and important issue? I'm not sure at this moment I am still leaning towards the offense just to keep lamar and baltimore and out of miami. Oh, I love that that ending for Sorry for the rant god bless. Hey, we don't apologize man. That wasn't no rain. You're just talking that talk um I would still say offense. I would say offense, um and The reason I say offense is because again not to say those other things that you mentioned are definitely important to They are definitely important But let's see. I wish the ravens would have that and again, we know culture But I wish the ravens would have that same attitude that they have on defense on offense It's like you got a special thing You got something that's that's really really special a special talent special players Just maximize on them really maximize on them And I just wish they would get that superstar On offense somebody in their prime On offense to to really just help take this team over the top I would love that But yeah, but yeah, like you mentioned as far as defense those are some some needs for sure Now what will help with those needs?  Please bear with me. Uh-oh I appreciate you for here we go, man First things first Would you rather make two superstars signings in free agency one on offense one on defense? Or would you rather take the ravens way and sign four to five cap cut guys? I do the superstars I do the superstars because if you get those superstars those superstars are game changes They are difference makers They make huge impacts on your team and on everybody around them and obviously on other teams too In a negative way for other teams, but a positive way for your team They can make everybody around them that much better I mean see superstars that the ravens have had in the past. I mean, I've been most on defense But lamar jackson, we know who we know about that guy, uh, but Guys like ray louis superstar edry superstar And then you think about guys that were next to them like denil eleby bought scott Uh delius top.  But anyway, let's let's get back to the question He said I asked this because honestly, where is this team right now? Like when you really stop and think where are they? Well, maybe some of them may be in baltimore. Some of them may be down here in Miami Some of them may be in arizona. I but I don't know but anyway, he said uh When you really stop and think where are they? Are they elite? No, are they sub par? No, are they trash now? They're definitely not trash. Are they rebuilding? No more retooling Or is it a mix to me? I think um They are they are a good team not great though, but they are a good team Uh, hopefully they can be great this year, but right now they they are a good team. Uh, who's Who's right? Who's I mean, they they could be a couple of moves away from doing some great stuff But they would have to make those moves, but I'll say they're a good team Anyway, he said uh, to me it seems there's no clear answer and there may not be a clear direction either I mean you have a general Generational talent at quarterback. That's not even taking care of yet, which is cause to pause. I like that cause to pause Let's go. Anyway, he said the best tight end coming off of the 2021 season two top 15 cornerbacks yet The success don't ring like the names we have Boy, you dropping these one liners man. You got like 51 lines in here that So with this two par question, how far how far away are we? I mean, is it a player to coach or drop pass or is it time to blow it up? um No, I wouldn't say it's time to blow it up But I say um, well actually if philosophies didn't change, I would say it was time to blow it up But this year is a big proof of year for a lot of people um John Harbaugh A lot to prove Greg Roman, I think this is it for him regardless Uh, Lamar Jackson, uh, how is he gonna bounce back from last year from it ending to injury? The Ravens front office, how are they gonna construct this team? Given the situation and and everything that's happening around them in in the afc um It's just it's a lot and we can go through different players too and different coaches and whatnot But there's a lot of pressure on a lot of people this year within the Baltimore Ravens organization Front office personnel players coaches all that good stuff It's a lot of pressure on everybody um, so this year it's not time to blow it up right now But depending on how things go this year even I mean you could have said this after last year, but last year again the injury year the injuries but This is it man This is it Anyway, he said if we are healthy as 2019 and don't Make the playoffs or lose after one playoff game. How atomic should the roster blow up be? Hmm, would that be a mix of roster be a mix of coaching as well Yeah, so be a good mix of both But if they don't make if they don't make play if they don't make playoffs Oh, yeah, you you you can expect To see some people be escorted out ASAP. You know, that's happening Well, I mean actually you don't know but you kind of feel anyway um Who should stay and who should go? Now, this is why I say how far are we and is this consistent approach to free agency in the draft working? I don't think it is y'all but y'all know how I feel ain't gotta repeat it again But we talk about it all the time But no this the way that the Ravens have been doing things It's not they're not failing from it But they also aren't succeeding from it They're not They're not this losing sorry garbage team But they also aren't this great amazing team either So That's why I feel like things need to change Both on and off the field things need to change with how the Ravens just do this man Anyway, he said I feel like this team is just staying afloat. Oh They are content with relevancy and being competitive. I'm not sure contending is as important as being financially responsible and analytically correct Goodness gracious man. These one-liners boy And they spot on man They spot on he said the teams that had success recently are contending now and tomorrow The chiefs live in the championship games. The bills have more and more success every year The bingles took the league by storm and did what we were supposed to in 2019 and the rams as well Draft picks are a foreign language to them as of March 25th, 2022 I feel no move we have made or rumored to make is the move to contend and not just compete. Is it just me?  We all know that but having a good run stopper um Morgan moses signing their right tackle and that's probably going to be the end of their offensive line acquiring Acquirements or is that even a word? No, that's going to be the end of the guys that they acquire for the offensive line and free agency Still think they draft some but um, because I think they're banking on Ronnie Stanley and then Patrick McCary probably at center, but um Who else who else did they get? That's it, right? I think that's it. Oh, they resigned Patrick card. Um, so yeah no No needle movers some difference makers as far as Marcus Williams Morgan moses because he's been really healthy Um, Patrick car.  Of course, uh, Michael Pierce. He'll have his role But no no true like oh man. All right. Now. That's the one That's the one Not yet. Um I still feel like for Ravens fans their expectations right now is probably I'll say divisional right now division around and of course again You still got a lot of guys that you got coming back healthier. I keep hearing a lot of people say oh man so many Fans of the team they they keep underestimating. How many guys we've got coming back to that are gonna be healthy this year Well, you hope that they're healthy this year Ravens do have a lot of guys coming back But even with all the guys that they have coming back Would that be enough to really push them over the top? Would that be enough for the Ravens to really even get to the AFC championship Because I feel like that's um That's a lot of people's well at least mine when you talk about success Um, that would be my definition of a successful. See now, of course Super Bowl ultimate success But for these Ravens for how they've been and where they've been recently For success to me Would be AFC championship AFC championship and I mean if you say Super Bowl, that's fine too I'm cool with that as well, but making it into the AFC championship And then a lot depends on the way that it goes from there if you win. Oh great. Let's go if you lose How did you lose? How did they lose? How was the effort? How was the play? How was the the play calling? How was the execution? How was all of that stuff even if they lose? But that would be a successful season to me We of course don't want that to happen to where they get to the AFC championship and they lose but That would be a successful season to me Ravens haven't even sniffed that for a long time Since this is since their Super Bowl They have not sniffed it Been to the playoffs multiple times. They've been playoffs with Flacco been to the playoffs with uh Lamar, but they have not sniffed an AFC championship at all They've been one game away I think what twice, right? Yeah Been one game away from the AFC championship game twice, but Couldn't deliver So oh and even What they doing 2014 2014? I think they was that the wild card game against the Steelers. Oh, yeah That was the yep. That was the game against the Steelers where they they Destroyed them and then there was a Patriots game them to 14 point leads That they blew No, that's what happened there. I was trying to remember but then oh, okay. Yeah, I remember now But yeah, man. So how far away are they though? I think they We're still missing like Who is that guy gonna be to really get like the offense over the top like that And I know we got some nice guys on the squad, man And I but I just wish they would get that guy to add to it to where it's like, oh, oh these ravens. They they serious Oh, they really trying to do this thing. They really trying to make this. Okay I see what these ravens talking about now I don't I haven't seen that in my personal opinion. I have not seen that yet I've seen it. I've seen it all over the afc But I just I haven't seen it with the ravens. So um I think When you ask the question, how far away are they? I think, um, their mindset changed away You


Good morning. Welcome to CMC Markets on Friday the 6th of September and this quick look ahead to the week beginning of the 9th of September It's certainly been a fairly interesting week of developments in not only the US-China trade story But also with respect to Brexit as well as further central bank easing We'll start with further central bank easing given the fact that in the coming week We've got an ECB rate meeting people's bank of China as we can see from this breaking news alert In the top right hand column is the people's bank of china There's cut its triple r rate by 50 basis points from september the 15 with subsequent 50 basis point cuts In october and november But that's sort of really carrying on the rebound in equity markets That already started to get a little bit of traction earlier this week Some optimism that china and the us are likely to be able to sit down in october for further trade talks in washington, but this just seems an all too familiar narrative of Markets buying into a little bit of optimism only to be disappointed by subsequent treats tweets tweets or treats tweets From president trump. Let's not forget that it was only two or three weeks ago that equity markets Dropped quite sharply in the wake of jackson holes the jackson hole powell speech When the u.s president went on a rent about The fed not doing what he would like it to do and cut rates aggressively as well as Asking u.s companies to withdraw from china so There's still a significant amount of headline risk nonetheless We have seen A little bit more optimism creep into the markets over the course Of the last few days whether or not that's sustainable or not is another matter But what we have seen is a significant break higher In a number of key resistance areas so in the dachs for example Of the germany 30 we've broken above the 50 day moving average And could well look to retest 12300 if we also look at the s and p 500 We've also seen a break above the 50 day moving average as well as those recent row of peaks That came in at around about the 50 day moving average again In and around 29 45 29 50 so We're back to within touching distance of all-time highs For u.s markets and while european markets have largely underperformed It's been a fairly positive week Certainly for the dachs and the s and p not so much for the footsie 100 Which has struggled to get back above its 50 day moving average in the 7380 level So at the moment while we've seen breakouts in the s and p in the dachs The footsie 100 hasn't followed suit and that makes me a little bit suspicious of this equity market rebound Nonetheless, we've also seen a decent rebound in us treasury yields as we can see from this weekly chart here on the us 10 year This is the weekly candle here And that would appear to suggest that there could be a little bit more upside here in yields if that is indeed the case And we get a further sell-off in us treasuries. We might see A little bit of upside in equity markets, but i'm really am struggling to see why we would see Significant further gains against such a weak economic backdrop most of the data out of europe Has pretty has been pretty abject With respect to german industrial production and german factory orders, which were absolutely horrible And that leads me to focus i think On the upcoming european central bank rate meeting and there is a widespread expectation As we look towards the thursday meeting That the ecb will at least Cut their headline rates The headline deposit rate from minus 0.4 Which is already at a record low But if we look at the german 2 year and we look at the german 10 year Certainly the markets pricing in a much more aggressive easing than maybe The ecb Would be able or might be able to deliver It seems a given that the bank will cut rates But it remains unclear by how much Whether they will cut all three lending rates by the same amount And a big question is What other measures can the ecb enact in addition to the start of the TLTRO program? Which they announced back in april There has been some talk of asset purchases has been some talk of tiering To try and offset the Ongoing weakness in the banking sector and we've also seen a number of ecb policy makers Brief over the past few days that they're uncomfortable with the idea at this moment in time Of further quantitative easing And i think the ecb also has to be Attuned to the narrative that if they ease aggressively they're likely to get kickback from the us president About unfair currency manipulation the ecb's biggest problem remains that for all is all its efforts There's been no correspondent political heavy lifting Or fiscal easing which means that i think any new measures are likely to fail to lift demand and as such I think it's quite it's more than likely that The bar for the ecb Is likely to how shall we say it? Be for them to disappoint rather than over deliver We've also got the latest china trade numbers coming out For august and i think they're probably likely to be fairly weak if this week's triple r cuts Are any guide it seems to me that china the china's people's bank of china is getting out in front Of the market in easing monetary policy but In the context of what we're expecting with respect to euro dollar We can see from this daily chart here that we do have room I think for a little bit more Push to the upside in euro dollar. Look at this nice little daily hammer here. It's a potential hammer We've seen a strong upward candle here. We could we'll see further gains back to this trend line Which comes in roughly round about? one ten eighty one eleven the figure if the ecb Doesn't deliver a shock on all that currently I think is being priced into the market I still think the market is probably overpriced for the ecb will be able to deliver When it meets this coming thursday the 12th of september and say we've got china trade in august The most recent china trade numbers have showed that china the chinese economy appeared to pick up in july With exports to non- us destinations helping to drive a pick up of 3.3 percent, which was the best performance since march One of the things that I have noticed with respect to recent data is health services data Has continued to outperform broader manufacturing data. So you've certainly got a divergent Economy between services and manufacturing That's certainly true in the us where we've seen some decent numbers this week Out of the ism non manufacturing numbers prices paid was fairly decent As was total orders or new orders Employment was slightly weaker But overall the headline numbers were fairly decent and the adp payrolls report was also fairly good As I speak to you now Obviously, I don't have sight of the non farm payrolls report or the wages data for august But certainly I think if there's a decent number From us payrolls it's certainly going to feed into a narrative for the fed That's going to make them It's going to make it very very difficult for them to ease aggressively when they meet the week after the ecb At the moment 25 basis point. It's pretty much nailed on And the big question is is whether or not we get 50. I still think that's highly unlikely Even though we have seen James bullard of the st. Louis fed articulate a case for a 50 basis point rate cut at the September meeting It's also been a big week for the pound Various headline riskers with respect to brexit the prorogation of parliament One thing that we have seen Is that the pound has broken to the top side after making a new Multi-year low below 120 were around 1950 Didn't quite take out the 2016 flash crash lows But it really depends on where that flash crash low is because it's anywhere between 118 and a half and 119 and a half Nonetheless, we've had a very strong downward thrust On that before a very decent rebound Back above this downtrend line from the highs in april I think to really get confident that we're going to push further Upwards in the pound against the dollar. We really need to see a break of this red line here that I think seen around about 123 80 124 that for me. I think if we can break above that Momentum should be able to take us quite a bit higher and with that in mind We've got uk wages and unemployment data for july coming out Over the course of the next few days We've been subject to reports every month. We've been subject to reports of job losses across a range of sectors yet the unemployment rate Has stayed fairly anchored Around its lowest level since 1970s at 3.8 percent now We have ticked up a little bit in the past month or so to 3.9 percent And that sort of coincides with a marked slowdown in the uk economy Into q2 and potentially also into q3 the key thing for me Is wages growth now in june we saw that rise to 3.9 percent Which is an 11 year high and it was also the 11th successive month of wage gains of over 3 percent So it's pushed real wages growth up to a three year high The big question is whether or not that's going to be sustainable now We're likely to see that Tape her off a little bit with wage growth of 3.7 percent But nonetheless that still remains fairly positive when you look at actually the economic backdrop And the current fee brah atmosphere that we've got in west minster Now we could still get a new election. Well, we will get an election at some point I think that seems fairly certain Given the political shenanigans of the past few days the big question remains around timing and on monday We should find out we should find out whether or not the government will be able to get its wish of a pre-october the 31st Election or whether or not the opposition party is successful in making sure the election happens after the 31st of october And obviously how that plays out could well affect how the pound reacts over the course of the next few days One thing that has played out very very nicely Over the course of the past few weeks is this euro sterling Move that we talked about a couple of weeks ago when I talked about the bearish weekly reversal We've continued to push lower I think the prospect of further losses is likely to be tempered by The 100 day moving average and potentially the 200 day moving average below that But certainly I think as long as we stay below 90 80 or 91 the series of peaks here I think potentially We could well see further losses But we do have to keep an eye out for around about 89 in this area here Which prompted the move up to the highs that we saw in the middle of august So I think it's unlikely that we're going to see further aggressive sterling gains While the current political uncertainty is maintained throughout september and into october But nonetheless, I think in terms of euro sterling Things look fairly positive for the pound at this point in time What else have we got this week? We've got us retail sales us consumers still remained in fairly good fettle Despite president trump ramping up the trade rhetoric at the beginning of august to include all chinese imports to the us Consumer confidence only saw a modest drop off from the highs that we saw in july This was a surprise because I would have expected to be there to be a Much bigger drop off the big question is whether this will be reflected In us retail sales, which thus so far this year has fade has has been fairly strong The big question is can august continue the trend if it can again once again It will take the pressure off Um, the federal reserve to cut rates by more than 25 basis points that in turn will have a significant effect on the dollar So what else to look out for those are the key macro economic data points this week What else to keep an eye out for well i'm keeping an eye out for apple share price Um, they've got a product launch on september the 11th the new iphone 11 um Another upgrade another expensive upgrade I think it's going to be a fairly underwhelming underwhelming affair iPhone sales have been in decline for quite some time now the global economy is slowing I think it's unlikely to see that this slide in sales be arrested by a few By a few fancy upgrades and more importantly than that this new phone doesn't have 5g and we've already seen samsung Launch a new phone or we'll be launching a new phone which has 5g and it's foldable. It's a foldable slim So and that costs around about $2,000. So why would I pay over $1,000 for an iphone 11? That doesn't have 5g. I'd probably be better off waiting until next year. So have a quick look at this apple share price here Big resistance at $215 I'll be surprised if the market reacts significantly positively to that. These are the all-time years around about 220 So the 220 I think really is a big level on apple. We've also got Some decent numbers. Well, we're expecting first half numbers from wm morrison Food retail seen a little bit of an uptick in prices there in recent times But nonetheless that this sector has received a bit of an upgrade from some banks Not really convinced one way or the other that that is going to be any way sustainable. But certainly in terms of A retest of 190 if we get a move through 190 we could see a nice little move higher JD sports also has been one of the retailers that has outperformed near record highs Will this week's numbers for Well, will this week's numbers for the first half Reinforced the positive outlook for JD sports So that's it for the upcoming week. Sorry, this video has gone on for quite a bit But if you want to read more about the week ahead you can find um, you can find The article for the week ahead along with a copy of this video on the insight section under news and analysis Otherwise, that's it for this week. Thank you very much for listening Michael Houston talking to you from CMC markets


Your safety, the safety of your fellow workers, and the safety of the driving public will depend on you performing your flagging duties properly. An effective flagging operation is not something that just happens. It's the result of planning, proper training, and the use of good flagging procedures. This program was developed to help prepare you to be a flagger. As a flagger, you're in contact with the public more than anyone else on the job. Your attitude and appearance directly affect the public's view of operations. A flagger's responsibilities are critical in keeping the work zone safe. Your first responsibility as a flagger is to have the proper clothing and equipment in good condition. Improper equipment reduces the driver's ability to understand your instructions. Neat dress and appearance also help you gain the driver's respect, making your job that much easier. Your clothes shall include an orange safety vest, shirt, or coat, and may include a brightly colored hat. This clothing makes you more visible to traffic and makes you stand out from the other workers. It is also a good idea to carry an air horn to alert your coworkers if a vehicle appears likely to run into the work area. The main traffic control device used by flaggers is the Stop Slow Paddle. This sign is octagon-shaped, at least 18 by 18 inches, with 6-inch high letters. The paddle should be mounted on a handle that measures at least 5 feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign. A 6 or 7-foot mounting height will make the paddle more visible. Before beginning any flagging operation, advanced warning signs must be in place. For most flagging operations, this will include a roadwork ahead sign, a one-lane road ahead sign, and a flagger symbol sign. In some cases, other advanced warning signs may be used, but in all cases, the flagger sign must be in place before flagging begins. With advanced warning signs in place and with proper equipment, the flaggers may now begin controlling traffic. Because drivers are sometimes tired, preoccupied, or impaired, you must remain alert at all times and stay on your feet facing oncoming traffic. Always stand alone in a highly visible location away from other workers and work vehicles. However, never stand directly in the path of an approaching vehicle. Generally, flagging operations require three basic skills, stopping, releasing, and slowing traffic. To stop traffic, stand on the shoulder of the roadway with the stop paddle away from your body, on or near the edge of the pavement. Look directly at the approaching traffic. Raise your free hand with the palm exposed to the approaching driver. Make eye contact with the driver. After you have stopped the first vehicle, remain on the shoulder of the road. This is your normal flagging location. If additional vehicles arrive and they cannot clearly see your stop paddle, then you may walk out to the center of the roadway so the additional approaching traffic can see the stop paddle. Do not cross the center line. Remember to watch out for traffic that may be coming from behind you. Never stand in the path of oncoming traffic. Before you release traffic, you'll need to move back to your normal flagging location. Keep your paddle on stop until you are safely on the shoulder of the road. Only then may you release traffic. There are two ways to release traffic. The first way is from the closed lane. To release traffic from the closed lane, turn the slow side of the paddle to face the vehicles. With your free arm, signal the drivers to proceed into the open lane. Be direct and point in the direction you want the traffic to go. Never waive the paddle. After all the vehicles have passed, turn your paddle to stop and wait for the next vehicle. The second way to release traffic is from the open lane. After the road is clear ahead, display the slow paddle to the drivers. With your free arm, motion the drivers to proceed. Again, be direct and deliberate in your motions. In some cases, you may not need to stop traffic but only slow it down. In these cases, always stand on the shoulder of the road. Display the slow paddle to oncoming traffic. Use your free arm to motion traffic to slow down. Remember, never stand in the path of oncoming traffic. If you learn these three basic skills, you'll be well-prepared for any flagging operation. Situations will vary and how you apply these skills will differ from project to project. Remember, never start any flagging operation until advanced warning signs are in place. These signs tell the driver that you're controlling traffic ahead. Without these advanced warning signs, the driver does not expect you to be in the roadway. Now, let's look at some typical situations a flagger may face. The first situation is a single flagger operation. Sometimes only one flagger is needed to control traffic on a low-volume two-lane road. Where only one flagger is used, the work area must be short and on a straight section of roadway. The flagger must be visible to approaching traffic from both directions. In a single flagger operation, the flagger stands on the shoulder directly across from the work area so that he or she is visible to traffic approaching from either direction. Then the flagger can assign right-of-way with the paddle. Remember, a single flagger operation is only acceptable for low-volume conditions where there is good site distance from both approaches and the work area is short. The second situation, probably the most common, is the two-flagger operation. When two flaggers are used, they must always be able to communicate with one another. This can be done by keeping visual contact using radios or using the flag-carrying method. In these cases, one flagger is always in charge of the operation. If visual contact is possible in the work zone, then the operation normally works like this. One flagger displays the stop paddle and stops traffic. Meanwhile, the second flagger displays the slow paddle and releases traffic. The first flagger continues to display the stop paddle and stop all traffic until the second flagger turns his paddle to stop and gives an all-clear signal. This signal tells the second flagger he may release his traffic by displaying the slow paddle. The all-clear message can be given visually by using a hand signal such as lifting one's hat. Be careful, however, not to use hand signals that may confuse the motorist. When visual contact is not possible, such as over hills or around curves, then radios are the best way to maintain communication between flaggers. If radios are not available, then the flag-carrying method is another way to maintain communication between the flaggers. The first flagger hands a flag to the last car allowed to go through. When that driver reaches the second flagger, he hands him the flag. Having received the all-clear, the second flagger can now allow traffic to flow safely in the opposite direction. This operation is very simple, but the flagger must be assured that the driver of the last vehicle will pass the flag to the other flagger. Remember, communication between flaggers is vital, and radios are the best way to maintain communication. The third situation is use of a pilot car for traffic control. This method works best where the route is particularly long or dangerous, or where the work area changes so often that proper signing is difficult. The pilot car is used to guide a train of vehicles through the job or detour. This operation uses a flagger at each end of the one-lane section. In this type of operation, the flaggers hold all traffic on each end of the work zone until the pilot car arrives and leads the traffic through the work zone. A safe turnaround location should be provided for the pilot car at each end of the work zone. Provision should also be made for identification of the last vehicle in the column. The vehicle selected for the pilot car should be lightweight and easy to handle. It should have the name of the agency or contractor clearly displayed. The pilot car sign shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle. Two or more pilot cars may be used to guide traffic through a particularly complex or dangerous detour. The fourth situation is nighttime flagging operations. These procedures are generally the same as daytime, except for some equipment changes. A flashlight with glow-cone is recommended while a retro-reflectorized vest and a retro-reflectorized stop-slow paddle are required for nighttime flagging operations. To stop an approaching vehicle, stand on the shoulder of the road holding the stop paddle away from your body. Do not stand in the travel lane.  To release traffic, turn the paddle to slow and direct traffic to proceed by pointing the flashlight into the open lane. Do not wave the flashlight while releasing traffic. This might confuse the drivers. If possible, the flagging station should be lit by auxiliary lighting. This is the safest way to flag at night. The more visible you are, the easier it is for the driver to see you and to follow your instructions. The fifth situation involves only one flagger restricting only one direction of traffic. An example of this is an area where trucks are loading or unloading and are blocking a lane. The flagger stops traffic in the usual manner. Once the work has been completed and the way is clear, the flagger releases traffic. When releasing traffic on a two-lane highway, where traffic has stopped temporarily and only one lane, turn the paddle a quarter turn so that the word stop faces you. In this position, the sign is parallel to the shoulder of the road so that neither stop nor slow can be read by motorists approaching from either direction. The stop message then will not confuse the traffic moving in the opposite direction. The sixth and final situation deals with emergencies such as a broken utility line, an accident, or a washout. In these situations, the proper flagging equipment may not always be available. In that case, a 24 by 24 inch red flag may be used for flagging traffic. In emergencies, your first priority is to warn the public of the hazard. To stop traffic, stand on the shoulder of the road and extend the flag into the roadway. Raise your other hand to the stop position. To release traffic, drop the flag to your side and with your free hand, motion traffic to proceed. Do not use the flag to motion traffic through. This confuses the drivers. To alert and slow traffic, the flag should be waved from the ground to shoulder height. As soon as the proper equipment is available, the stop slow paddles should be used. Now let's summarize the six flagging situations we've just discussed. Single-flagger operation. This operation is acceptable for low volume conditions where there is good sight distance and the work area is short. Two-flagger operation. This is the most common flagging procedure. A flagger works on each end of the work zone to control the movement of traffic through the work area. Good communication between flaggers is critical during this operation. Pilot car operation. This method is used when the work zone is particularly long, dangerous, or complicated. Nighttime flagging operation. This can be a dangerous operation because of poor visibility at night. In all nighttime flagging operations, all traffic control devices must be retro-reflectorized and, if possible, the flagging stations should be lighted. One flagger restricting one direction of traffic. This operation is normally used where one lane of traffic is periodically blocked. Emergency flagging. Under emergency situations, 24 by 24 inch red flags may be used to control traffic until stop slow paddles can be obtained. Remember, no matter what flagging procedure is used, always stay alert. Face oncoming traffic. Stand alone in a good visible location away from other workers and work vehicles. And never stand in the path of approaching vehicles. Your job as a flagger is one of the most important jobs in the work zone. Everyone, including the motorists, fellow workers, and you, will depend on your ability to properly follow these flagging procedures. If you ever have any questions about flagging operations, don't hesitate to ask your supervisor. The supervisor is an important part of a good flagging operation. As a supervisor, be sure that your flaggers understand their duties. Decide which situations require flagging. If it is needed, don't allow work to begin until the flagger or flaggers are in place. Select flaggers carefully. Alertness, good vision and hearing, courtesy, neat appearance, intelligence, and a sense of responsibility are required. Be sure your flaggers have the proper equipment and the flagger signs are in place before flagging begins. Schedule routine breaks for your flaggers. Drive through the work zone and observe the flagger's operation. Close calls or skidding mean that the flagger stations need to be moved or that other problems exist. Signs should not be left up after flagging is completed. Remove, fold over, or turn away the flagger and other inappropriate signs when flagging is no longer being performed. Do not mislead the public. For additional information, you may refer to the flagging handbook produced by the American Traffic Safety Services Association. This is a pocket-sized handbook which you may want to obtain for your flaggers. Flagging is one of the most important jobs in any construction, maintenance, or utility operation. It is also one of the most dangerous. However, with proper training, equipment, and procedures, flagging can be safe and effective.


All right. So many of you probably know that Dr. Crandall and Dr. Tabin and I, and one of Dr. Crandall's old, well, he's not old, but he's one of Dr. Crandall's former fellows, Roger Furlong, who's now in Montana, all went to South Sudan at the invitation of John Dau, who was the leader of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who is the subject of the movie God Grew, Tired of Us. And that was a movie that won an award at Sundance about five years ago. I'll tell a little bit more about him as we go. So if anybody saw the TV thing, the bats will make sense. We had bats in the OR. So just a little brief about South Sudan. The Carter Center did a study and found that 15% of the people in Ayod County, which was the county north of where we were, were affected by trachoma. And 3% of those were children, or 3% of children were affected by trachoma. Blindness estimates range from 2% to almost 10% depending on where you get your resources. Either way, 2% is high and 10% is ridiculous for blindness in a population. Most of the blindness, like most places in the developing world, is easily treated or prevented. Cataracts, of course, are one of the common causes. Corneal blindness from trachoma and river blindness was common, and glaucoma was very common. The Republic of South Sudan is the newest country in the world when we got our visas. Mine was visa number 672. So that's pretty early in the process. They've had a total of 15 years of peace since 1955. And peace is a word that I think can be used loosely since they're in a state of peace right now. However, roughly 1,000 people have been killed in the Jianglai state in the last two months. About 90% of the population lives on less than $1 a day. They have some of the worst maternal mortality. 2% of childbirths result in death of the mother. And 13.5% of childbirths result in death of the child. There's only three surgeons in the whole country. There's only one ophthalmologist who's Ethiopian, and he spends a significant amount of his time outside of South Sudan and Ethiopia. This is a view flying in to Juba. I think that's the Nile in the background. And then a view flying into the village of Duke Pailluel, which was John Dow's home village. And you can see the little huts here. This is the plane we flew in on. And I actually had a really exciting experience on the flight out. I think it would have been exciting for Dr. Crandall, who had he known. But I was flying the plane over the Rift Valley of Kenya for about an hour. The pilot turned to me and said, hey, you ever flown a plane? No? You want to? Yeah? All right, here it goes. It was exciting. This is refueling the plane. The pilot dropped us off. He had about three minutes to turn around and get back in the air in order to make it back home before sundown. And they originally brought him a can of automobile fuel. He said, no, no, that's the wrong stuff, jet fuel. So they went and got a different one. But I hate to think what would happen if you started putting the wrong stuff in the plane. And then the pilot took off. And then we were pretty much alone in this little village. This is the outhouse. Not everybody's favorite place. This is where we stayed. We each shared a tent. It was pretty interesting. Killed a scorpion right here one morning. So it was pretty out there. This is the village. This is the village at sundown. And this is the hospital. This is the pet antelope that they had, which was kind of interesting being that close. You could feed it in the morning with a bottle. And these are the patients coming in. Some of the patients walked as far as 80 to 100 miles to come to the clinic. One of the South Sudanese named Oger had some training that Dr. Tabin sent him to get. He had some training in Nepal. And so he went out into villages all around before we got there, did some assessments of blindness, identified blind patients, and then told them to come to clinic when we arrived. So this will just be some photos of people being led in. This is sort of how you travel when you're blind in South Sudan. You hold one end of the stick, and then people lead you along. There were so many sticks in the preoperative area that I almost put my own eye out. Just sticks everywhere. And Crocs, somebody brought a shipment of Crocs to South Sudan somewhere, so those were very common. So this was sponsored through the International Division of the Moran Eye Center. So when I first arrived, we flew in in two groups because our gear was too heavy, not ourselves, but our gear was too heavy to fly it all in, all of us, and all our gear at one time. So I, Julie Crandall, Michael Ye, and two emergency doctors we'd worked there before, and his son and a friend of his son flew in first, and Dr. Crandall and Dr. Tabin, and Dr. Furlong stayed back in Nairobi to do some training there. So setting up the clinic fell on me. And so the way we arranged it was this was the registration. A patient would come in here, and either they had a chart already made by Auger, or if they didn't have a chart, then we made a new one on a card. Then we checked their vision on the side of the building, and then they moved into the building, which was a pretty packed every day. And then we would do eye exams, sort of just going around the circle. Dave Reed helped. He's an emergency medicine doctor. He helped with the eye exams. Michael Ye is our international, one of our international people here. And so he was helping out. And Julie Crandall also helped tremendously. I can't give her enough credit for getting all the equipment together to bring and organizing things and all the work that she did.  You can see the bell's reflex. I have never met people who can squeeze harder than these people. And you can hold their lid up, and they can bells for five minutes straight. They never get tired. And the eye never comes down. So exams were pretty difficult. Thanks to Dr. Teske for loaning us his indirect. That was very, very helpful. So all patients were initially screened by Julie, Michael, and Dave Reed, the emergency medicine doctor. And then I saw every patient at the end after they'd been dilated to either confirm or change what their diagnosis was. So this is a quote that Dr. Tabin likes to say a lot. But it kind of sums up how a lot of people feel in the developing world about blindness, that a person who's blind is a mouse with no hands. Because the blind person, studies have shown when a person becomes blind in the developing world, they take an average of two to two and a half people out of the workforce. The blind person and the people to care for them. And so blindness can plunge a family that was on the edge of destitution into absolute poverty. Often, blind people are totally neglected. And the life expectancy of a blind person in the developing world is a half to a third of that of an age-matched control. So you're not just giving people their sight back, but you're changing the economic status of their family. And in some way, you're saving their life. So I have a couple quotes from blind people in the developing world about how they feel about it. This is a quote from an adult. He says, I'm nothing but a burden. I've lost many things over the years. But most of all, I've lost my dignity by being blind. Every morning, I wake up feeling hopeless and worthless inside. Each morning, I try to figure out how I can kill time for the whole day. And a child says, I'm blind and I don't deserve any friends. I'm not capable of doing anything but sitting in my home with my grandparents all the time. Nobody is willing to play with me. I can't see now, and I'm afraid I will never see again. These are some of the patients. You can see those cataracts probably from the back row, similar to business. Maybe one of the residents can try to identify this difficult diagnosis. This is a picture I just pulled off the web because I didn't have a camera. But I can't tell you how many times I saw this. Even in children as young as 15, just completely cupped out nerves. And trachoma with severe entropion, trichiasis, and corneal blindness. So this is the, as best as we know, this is the first eye surgery performed in Duke County of South Sudan. When Jeff Tabin got off the airplane, the first thing he asked me is, have you done surgery yet? I said, yes, I have. I said, but don't feel bad. You'll have the second eye surgery in South Sudan. This is the Traboo procedure. And I had discussed this with Dr. Patel before I went to South Sudan. I was taught this in Zambia by a physician when I was a medical student. But Dr. Patel said he really likes this procedure in the developing world. So it was the procedure I used. There are other procedures that can be used though. This is our encampment in the evening. And then after two days, Dr. Tabin and Dr. Crandall arrived. And this was part of the welcoming party. Just by reference, this guy is six foot seven. But that guy's just as tall. And this lady's pretty close. And this guy's about as tall. And that guy's probably six, five. Like, is the first place I've ever been where I felt short all the time. And wait till Crandall and Tabin got there, you know? This is John Dow and our illustrious surgeons. This is Mr. Marmot. He's a Marmot sponsored athlete who took a lot of our photos. This was the bowl that they gave us. And they also offered Dr. Tabin a plot of land. I was trying to convince him to become a South Sudanese farmer. But we just ate the bowl instead. This is the operating room. We had a small generator and then two operating microscopes. There's about 105 degrees. So Alan still managed to wear scrubs, but Jeff switched to shorts and a light shirt. And we had a South Sudanese person and Julie Crandall did most of the OR teching. That was our generator. This is what our charts looked like after a day. The other thing I want you to notice is how dusty and dirty it is. So we, as part of the operating room procedure, all patients had a face washing with soap prior to their retro bulbor block. Cataract surgery. IOL, that's his Roger Furlong doing surgery. Alan using the spirit lamp. He said he hadn't used one of these since the 60s. So they're pretty cool. They run on ethanol and you have a little brass ball that heats up in a point. And it's a pretty neat way of doing coterie. This is Francis Gao. He was a South Sudanese who'd been trained to do a bilimelar lid rotation. So he came and helped us with tracheosis surgery and did 18 of them bilaterally. So that was very helpful. This is what happens when the sun goes down. You can see that other than this small globe of light, the rest of the room is completely black. It's still 105 degrees and I'm pretty much dripping sweat, but when we had a couple suture packs that had sort of a bluish suture, and you couldn't even see the suture against their dark skin and that amount of light. So you'd have to sort of feel for it. So I made sure after dark I used only the white sutures. This is the last patient waiting for her cataract surgery on her last day. Now the fun stuff, post-ops. Post-op clinic was a zoo for the most part, but between Dr. Tabin, his entourage, the photographers and excited patients and family members, it was pretty wonderful to see that moment where you take the patch off and the patient, there's this lag time where they open their eye and they're not really even sure what's happening for a few minutes and then they start to realize that they can see. It's pretty wonderful. Yeah, this is the zoo. And then we eventually moved the post-ops outside because there were so many, so we would do it here. This is one of the ladies from the original pictures where you saw her cataract and Roger Furlong and Michael Ye. Even though I love these hats and stuff, it's 100 degrees and people were wearing ski caps and big fuzzy hats and North Face jackets when it got down to 80. This was one of the other patients that was in the pre-op, which was John Dow. A little bit about John Dow. John Dow started the clinic where we were and John Dow was the subject of the movie, God Grew Tired of Us, which I think I said, but when John Dow was 13 years old, he was still about six foot nine and he led 27,000 boys between the ages of three and 13 out of South Sudan on a 1,000 mile walk to Ethiopia while they were being bombed by the North Sudanese government attacked by wild animals and starving. And then after spending a year in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, they were driven out of there and walked another 1,000 miles to Kenya and he led these boys on this whole route. They started with 27,000 and about 11,000 of them died along the way. And he was essentially, they elected him their leader, so to speak, because he was the tallest. But then he was brought to the United States through a refugee program and lived in Syracuse, New York where he worked three jobs to send money home. And eventually he got on his feet enough that he decided that he wanted to go back to South Sudan and make a difference there. So he built a clinic in what had been his home village which had been burned to the ground during the Second Sudanese War. And now this clinic is the only thing that provides healthcare for this whole county. He's also involved on a relatively higher up political level in working for peace in South Sudan. Really an amazing guy and a tremendous asset to everything we did there. She's waiting for a surgery on the second eye. This lady walked 80 miles to see us to have cataract surgery and had a great result celebrating all the way home. But I didn't follow her all the way home. I don't know if I can walk 80 miles. Very tough people. That shows you how tall John is. The photographers couldn't take pictures of John and Alan in the same picture without standing on a chair.  So this is the... And she did a really tremendous job as well. These were our guards. We had guards armed like this sort of around the periphery of the hospital. You didn't see them a whole lot but they'd wander in for dinner with their guns and wander back out one morning. They told us, don't worry unless you hear. If you hear a shot, it's not a big deal. Don't worry unless you hear shots to answer the first shot. It was laying in bed one morning and pop. And I have to run out into the bush in my underwear and hide under a tree or something.  One of them had died from a sickness overnight and they were giving him a three-gun salute in the morning.   They're huge. They hurt like the Dickens when they bite you. They're bleeds. They're tzitzi flies. And while you're doing surgery, you'd be doing something delicate. So it was miserable. I'm glad we don't have these in the operating room. These were nice in the operating room because they eat the flies. There were about 2,000 bats that lived in the hospital. So once the sun got down, the operating room was really kind of exciting to have four or five bats sort of swirling around the room, cleaning up the insects while you worked. Fortunately, they're pretty good at not running into you. So just a little bit of data from our trip. We saw a total of 284 patients, most of which we saw in the first two days. They ranged from age three to 89. And about two-thirds were female and one-third male. Of that, 20% had seen an eye doctor in some other area, like Kenya or in the capital city. And most of them came from Duke County, but some of them came from a far away as Boer South or Eur County, which is about 100 miles away. Of the patients we saw, 133 or 53% had no eye better than count fingers and 35% had no eye better than hand motion. So a lot of people had severe bilateral blindness. These are our top diagnoses. These are now per eye. So out of 568 eyes, and some eyes have multiple diagnoses, so that's why this number is more than 568. There were 295 cataracts out of 284 patients that were visually significant. Trichiasis was very common, 113 eyes with trichiasis from trachoma, 80 patients had corneal blindness and at least one eye, 63 eyes had end-stage glaucoma. And we actually even saw Nicolopia from vitamin A deficiency. Dr. Crandall, Dr. Tabin, and Dr. Furlong together did 181 cataract surgeries, and Dr. Gao, Dr. Tabin, and I together did 120 eyelids for trichiasis. And on post-op day two, we had 67% of patients were 2200 or better. I suspect that the final numbers, once corneal edema and everything is cleared up, that there would still be roughly 10% or so of these patients who did not get a good visual result because they either had glaucoma that we couldn't diagnose prior to taking out the cataract and then you take out the cataract and you look back at the nerve and it's completely cupped or there are a couple of patients who had a retinal detachment that was hiding behind the cataract that we didn't know about. This is the softer side of Alan Crandall. This little baby just walked up to him and grabbed his hand in one of the villages. That's it. But I do wanna thank Dr. Crandall and Dr. Tabin for taking me to South Sudan. It was a great experience and I really appreciate getting to work with those two guys. They're really amazing people. Any questions?


The greatest thing about spring training for us is we go down to Tampa and there are always pitchers who open up some eyes and eventually end up in a bullpen and having a big piece. We don't know who they're going to be right now, but the pieces that they have in place, I don't see them going out and making another big deal or a big splash. And John, to your point, the bullpen looks good right now. Could they go out and maybe sign a veteran, minor league deal, that kind of thing, but they're in good shape right now. Well, they certainly could sign one or something could happen during the year. There's a long season and the team you start out with is not the team you end up with. I think a big key is Chad Green. You know that, um, that Britain and Chapman will be in the eighth and ninth. Green, when he's right, it blows people away and, um, I think he's a very big part of it. And then you have the guys who, who pitched, um, last year in the fifth and sixth and seventh innings, Kain Lee and Ottomino. So yeah, how many people, good people do you want?


You see all the videos and all the stories of, we dropped so many bombs, we did this, so many KIA, well a lot of that comes from what we have here. We're the ones who prep everything for the line, we're the ones who get it all safe ready to go, and when the pilots want to fly, we're the ones who give them stuff. Day to day, pretty much anything that goes to and from the line is our responsibility. My favorite part of the job, you get to see the fruits of your labor. When you hear the booms, you see the videos downrange, a lot of that is coming from us.  I enjoy the camaraderie that Ammo has. I can rely on almost any Ammo personnel to help me out in a situation. Just call them up, they'll be like, cool, I'll be out right there to help you out. Ammo is this big family, we take care of each other and we look out for each other We work very hard, but we also play hard all together.