Welcome back folks to Dow. Dow Industries right now trading up about 185. We get the Nasdaq of 179. S&P's are up 23 Let's go over to our man, Mr. Steve Rhodes and kick this new year off the right way And don't forget folks every trading day you can listen to Steve one to two eastern standard time outstanding show You also have a great newsletter mastering probability now It's very easy to get the newsletter folks over our website at TFNN You're gonna go into newsletters. You're gonna see it right on the top row on the right-hand side You just hit subscribe you can get Steve's newsletter for $149 for one month You get it for 695 for six months, which is a savings of $199 at 22 percent And you can get it for the full year for 1195, which is a savings of $593 of 33 percent bottom line folks do yourself a favor get over there get it you enjoy it You'll end up paying for it Something doesn't work for you guess what you get the money back you have everything to win zero to lose Steve Rhodes, happy new year Happy new year. Do you how do we get to 2022 so quickly? Oh, baby, man, it's scary. It's scary It's there's no doubt. There's no doubt what a crazy New Year's really crazy Christmas New Year's season Yeah, just was just was so I don't know, you know, it's got to be the same way I so I spent quite a bit of time traveling between Naples Orlando and obviously Delray Beach and every time I drove past a testing center lines were like miles long, right?  Yeah, we ended up we ended up changing our plans You know with with the great football that was on on New Year's Eve and everything. We're like, well, we'll just stay home Which which was not but in and I love this weekend specifically because you know If you love football between college football and the pros out there But by the time I got to last night the last game I was kind of like, okay I've had too much football. I did the same thing man. I what happened last night. I'm saying to myself Okay, I think I best have something wrong with me because it started really in the morning folks And all of a sudden it's 11 o'clock at night. It was just and then I says, okay, man Yeah, you know, I don't know if you saw it But did you see Brady with that 97 yards and like two minutes? He had he had no timeouts 97 yards and two minutes folks and he won the game. It's like insane. This guy is just like over the top man I mean, well, I sent a text message to a good friend of mine We typically go down to the to the dolphins games. Yes, and we haven't the last couple but I said to him You know, maybe we ought to follow the playbook of Tampa Bay. Let's get rid of Tua and let's bring erin rogerson You know, let's let's bring the old guys in that know how to Yeah, that really know how to win Um, I mean there there's something to be said for what you guys have done over in Tampa for sure Oh, there's no doubt. We just get those. I mean if the defense holds up, man, we're gonna be there That's I mean, that's the bottom line, you know, pretty amazing. Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. So what do we got out? Yes, Steve. Well, we're gonna start with just simply the seasonal cycle Uh, so over the last 86 years, we know that the Dow on average is topped out during the first week of January We look at an actual specific date that would be January 6th, which I believe is Thursday of this week So it doesn't always happen to the day But we're certainly in that cycle where we typically see Both a top during the first week of January that then leads to a pull back into the end of January And that's when typically we see a significant bottom for the entire year So I've always mentioned to folks that are contributing to their retirement plans Especially if they're looking at some type of tax deduction, don't wait until April 15th Wait until January 30th Or they're about to put that money in because there's a there's a good amount of movement between then typically And the April timeframe. So this is our seasonal cycle if we take a look at 2021 What we'll see is that the Dow topped on January 7th. So that's this little red arrow back here So following along with the seasonal cycle makes it bottom January 29th Look at that compared to And that seasonal cycle folks is put together a couple of years ago out here So either then the market went up made a top in May as it should pulls back into the summertime Low into June. And so the seasonal cycle really in 2021 worked very well So, um, let me just kind of get to to this set of charts here now the fall bottom Formed on September the 20th, which was a tad early typically that's around the April or I'm sorry the uh middle of October So this year it happened to be around September 20th So what what I do know is that certainly for 2021 the seasonal cycle worked very well We're going to continue to follow this tom into 2022 But my real question is will 2022 usher in that same Normal seasonal cycle pattern and the reason that I asked that question Is because if we take a look at and you and I we talked about this maybe a couple of weeks ago If we take a look at the annual charts the yearly charts for most of the u.s Indices what we're going to see out here is that most of these form what I refer to as a td9 count top That's a tom de marca tool out here It requires nine consecutive closes where each close of the current candle session is above the close For bars earlier. So in this case here, we're looking at the current bar versus for bars earlier And it's kind of like running a marathon or like running it maybe you're in a marathon But it's like running the sprint and you just simply run out of gas by giving it all that energy So the dow has a td9 count top the s and p has a td9 count top the russell the semiconductor index The nasdaq composite the new york stock exchange. So all of this just suggests extreme caution because of these yearly Because of these yearly td9 count tops another reason I believe that we should be cautious is that we have Volatility that has been rising for quite some time and it realizes till I started working on this chart over the weekend If we go back now, this is a weekly time frame chart tom that we're looking at for those five volatility index If we go back to the high that the top that took place in 2007 We can see that there was I'm just looking at the yellow diagonal line that we had rising volatility Now that's typically what we'll see when we see some kind of a Retracement some type of a pullback some type of a short term or a long term top out here Well, take us back into the 2018 time period we can see that And this is just on a closing basis that we have that same rising bottoms Pattern inside the spot volatility So this makes the hair on the bed if I had any hair on the back of my neck really kind of stand up here So it says caution this little purple rectangular box Shows for the most part the period of time over on the left where the spot volatility index was above its 50 period exponents moving average since this is a weekly chart it would be a 50 week Exponential moving average and once price is above that red line right now. That's about 1979 Things can get rocking and rolling to the downside. So we have a pattern that is very similar to what we saw back in 2007 That's in place right now. And so that says another reason to be concerned out here So the one conclusion that I will draw whether this is going to be a significant top or not Is that volatility is going to continue to rise and that's something that I think your ears love to hear Because what that means is we likely have a at least a two-way market. Yes If we have a one-way market, there'll be one way to the downside when price exceeds some of these levels out here But otherwise we have rising volatility and that says really good for traders out there So I think that's a real important chart now if the markets do make a top this week Then the question becomes what levels do we look at? Well inside the es mini. It's very easy Just take a look at the right hand panel chart out here that number is going to be 44 96 50 during the entire year of 2021 All of the pullbacks found support at the bottom of these weekly profiles So if we get a close below the bottom one of these weekly profiles in the es mini again 44 96 that's going to really suggest to you and I or at least to me that the markets are going to head lower And probably for longer than shorter meaning at least a year out there So we've got lots of reasons to be very cautious this week. Maybe very telling We'll certainly keep an eye on that 44 96 50 level and Um, that's what I see as we take a look at the markets out here. You gotta love it And folks, it's really easy to get steve's newsletter. Just come over to our website at tf And you hit newsletters on the right hand side and it's pretty amazing steve how These profiles can keep you long, huh? 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Well, thank you and please sit down. I just want to take a few seconds to thank you for your efforts, the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program. As you know, it wasn't my purpose in coming to Washington to initiate large numbers of new government programs. I think some suspected that after a while. But I have to say that the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program is an important exception to that. This is the type of program of which we can all be very proud. Yours is a low-budget, a fixed-duration program which generates an enormous amount of voluntary action to help some truly needy people in our society. And I'm pleased to learn that you've recruited 1,800 volunteers, created 1,500 jobs opportunities for the unemployed Vietnam vets. A large amount of favorable media attention to this program has been attracted and has done much to destroy what was a very false stereotype. I can't help but wonder if the media had been as helpful while the war was going on and while you were there. You might never have been the stereotype to begin with. Vietnam vets are not an unemployable, guilt-ridden bunch of dropouts in society. You're showing Vietnam vets have achieved great success in our society and are willing to help their less fortunate comrades-in-arms who now need your help.  And I, for one, and on behalf of the rest of the people in this country, want to again repeat a thank you to all of you for what you're doing. And I think thanks to you, some things that have happened here in Washington just lately around Veterans Day have gone a long way to welcome home those who were not properly welcomed home when that war was called off. I won't say ended. It was called off. And that was part of what was wrong too. And let me repeat a pledge that I've made before as long as I can help it. No one will ever again be asked to fight for their country unless it's for a cause that our country is determined to win. On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program, this poster, which was designed by George Skypac, who's a Vietnam veteran and an artist, this poster has been up in virtually every post office in America, and it has the words that you gave us when we started this program in 1981, Mr. President. Thank you for your full support. We really appreciate it. Well, thank you very much. I'm very proud to have this. Now, they've told me I've got to go back to work. Thank you all very much.


The question of how much debt is almost always the wrong question. The question is, is it being used to buy something smart or dumb? And so for a household, someone who takes on debt to go gamble at the racetrack is being dumb. Someone who takes on debt to get a credential that's going to let them earn more throughout their lifetime is being smart. Even if we'd rather they didn't have to take on debt for that education. For the public sector, it's the same thing. I think taking on debt two years ago to give corporations 1.5 trillion dollars in tax cuts was done. Taking on debt to provide unemployment insurance and genuine relief to people in the face of this crisis and to make public investments that will help both in the immediate health response but also make us less vulnerable to future shocks, that is just smart. Taking on additions to deficits and debt only hurt if they start pushing up interest rates or inflation. I mean, that is the classic textbook story about when you should be worried about deficits and debt. When they push up interest rates and you start crowding out productive private investment that's when you think to yourself, have I started to take on too much debt? That is obviously not happening right now. We have seen interest rates and inflation just collapse because the economy has been hit by what is going to basically in the end look like a mammoth negative shock to demand. And so what we're going to see is if we do enough stimulus and enough recovery we're going to be able to do public investments. We're going to be able to keep people employed. We're actually going to boost private investment because people are actually going to have to add the capacity because there will be customers coming in the door rather than customers fleeing and staying at home. And we're not going to see that sort of crowding out of productive investment. If we start to see a spike in interest rates and inflation we should think about paying for this relief with some taxes and we've got plenty of room to tax people especially at the high end but for now there's just zero evidence that the increments to debt and deficits are hurting us.


The John C. Stennis strike group, together with the Indian Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, took part in Malabar 2016, June 10th through 19th. The trilateral exercise, Malabar, is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between the three countries. Representatives from the participating forces met onboard John C. Stennis to conclude the exercise June 17th. Malabar and similar joint national exercises are conducted to further multinational naval relationships and help address mutual security issues. Reporting from USS John C. Stennis, I'm Petty Officer Nick Grimm.


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I feel that jobs are a mandatory responsibility for our students in our classroom. I tell them the very first day of school, welcome to the first day of your work for the year. We're at our job every time that we come to school. So my job is to be the best teacher I can be and their job is to be the best student. But I also give them each a job for an entire week. Now when I first started teaching, I thought it was important to have a light helper and a line leader and a door holder and maybe the caboose who stands at the end of the line. But as my experience has gone forward, I have found that every child thrives off having responsibility every day. So I have 14 children this year and I have 14 jobs. I changed those jobs weekly, but now my jobs have expanded to a calendar helper, a meteorologist, a snack helper, an electrician.  I have a job even for watering plants and a job to do every little thing, my favorite teacher assistant, they will do anything for me. But everything that I can think of throughout the day that I might need a little bit of assistance with and the kids just love having that responsibility, they take pride in it and enjoy being a part of our school family.


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Okay, thank you. Yes, this is the starting Just to summarize we have three documents and The documents are not ready now we are still working on them and the second document as you may see is guide for practicing engineers and Who is a practicing engineer? This is the first question. So we have to address to practicing engineers Myself. I'm a practicing engineer. So I'm I in the beginning. So I was involved in this standardization working group 5 and I was very much interested. I have some experience for let's say Writing guidelines and so on but this is something which is a frustrating work I have to tell you because you have all these theoretical parts You have these examples which guide you and at the end you have to come up with something Written and we have 50 pages written and then you come you present the 50 pages and John will tell you this is not very well written and Sebastian will say something else is not very well written and Michael Faber might also comment and Helder might also comment and the bad thing is you go home and you think and you also comment You go home and you think and you realize that they were right So you have to rewrite it again and this is a little bit You know, this is for guidelines and so on. This is and for practicing engineers is not let's say always Very Attractive work, but it is Important probably for the project. We started three persons, but as I said There are also other colleagues contributing with comments and discussions So my colleague Mira Xicora from the Czech Technical University. He is not here, but Helder is here So the index first just to see what it is included here in the presentation Some contents of this guidelines some selected topics a short discussion and conclusions The scope is to introduce there is a new term, which is not a new term, but we use the term now structural health Information which is including the information from structural health monitoring But structural health information can include also let's say loads you measure the loads which Influence the structural health of your structure. We use it as a broad term, which means we we include Not only monitoring because if you go in other standards like FIB and so on you may find information About non-destructive and distract destructive testing and now they are putting also structural health monitoring we The description of the design process is important a support for the selection of the structural health Monitoring strategy as we have seen before so you have all these theoretical parts Which you have to write down in some understandable and attractive way, which is I have to say not very easy integration into a state of practice and Then the impact on standardization, which I will show you at the end So the applications for for what kind of problems is that? Let's say representative for new structures, especially innovative Designs where the knowledge as we have seen before is not let's say always Standardized you cannot standardize all knowledge This is also one point which has not been said here because we should not expect to have standards for everything Then for existing structures, it was also mentioned before we have frequently the problem of for example the of lifetime extension and For type specific population of structures when I was working for example in Italy We had several platforms in Africa and the Gulf of Guinea for Ajip and we have to select which platforms and which joints to inspect So this is because they were similar Jacket structures and you cannot inspect everything Therefore I put that as an example, but you may have also other examples like bridges and so on So this is similar to what it is done in the United States We can have types of monitoring spot monitoring We should cover periodic monitoring which can be frequent or triggered monitoring and permanent monitoring So it's very general. It's material independent the contents of this. Let's say Guideline it's a guideline. It's not a standard So if you have these pages, you should not expect that everybody can immediately start calculating It's a guideline. So one should be very careful The glossary is important as we had before so to the definitions and we have also in the web page Definitions and we try to be consistent the scope the decision process The information which you collect about your structure about your asset the strategies the structural performance modeling Including the indicators the intervention actions and the safety measures Life cycle cost modeling is covered and decision and value of the structural health information analysis so You have several let's say Influencing Fields like your system where you have the decision maker the prior knowledge and so on the regulations the constraints the observation the indicators of your performance, which can be different and Then you have to take Decisions related to inspection strengthening use or do even do nothing in the Kate the in some cases So if you look at some decision tree analysis, you have the planned investigations You can have you have a random outcome. So You you have let's say probabilities of exceeding in an example a certain threshold level then you have the decisions to be taken for example safety measures cleaning the roof in case of snow load or Strengthening a timber beam beam and so on and you have the outcome and at the end you have your utility Other important selected topics which are covered are the asset and portfolio information So which standards which codes have been used? What is your structural typology environmental geotechnical data other documentation? cost data are important in order to calculate costs of Interventions and of course costs failure cause what can happen if in case you have Partial or total failure of your structure. For example, it can affect also the whole system If a bridge closes, then you have extreme consequences due to detouring and using alternative ways of transportation Performance indicators you can classify them according to another also project the one four zero Six I think on bridges at the CIS at the at the network level at the structural level system of components or at the level of a structural component So this is a performance indicator, which is let's say depending on what kind of level in your System you are looking at For example, you can have as an indicator. You can have as an indicator You can have a certain snow load. Yeah, if it reaches a certain level Then you can consider to take some actions. Let's say clean the roof But you can go even further. You can have a deflection, which is Directly can be measured, but you can have indirect. Let's say Indicators, which are not directly measured. So you have the model Let's say the relation error there between the Measured parameter and the indicator, but you cannot go even even further You can have as a performance indicator of the reliability of the member or you can have also risk as a performance indicator if you include Consequences in case of failure and you can monetize everything you can put some value of your consequences and Then other topics which are selected are the strategies the parameter to be measured The sensitivity or reliability of your monitoring system because you can have uncertainties there the cost of monitoring A typical very simple example is that with a stadium roof where as Jochen mentioned before you can have three different Alternatives with different costs and of course different uncertainties Intervention actions are also described from doing nothing to operational measures provide optimal inspection and maintenance plan Decrease exposure you can limit the number of persons at risk or you can limit in a building The live load but especially typical example is a bridge where Heavy vehicles cannot pass you can reduce the loads as I said before you can use the structure under constraint For example, if you have strong winds You don't use the cable car When you go to Cape Town and you go to the Table Mountain your chances are 50 50 to go up to the Table Mountain You can provide additional safety measures protection measures and so on so we provide how to select them based on cost-benefit considerations You can reduce the remaining working life and reassess and so on so you can have also structural interventions I repair and upgrade your structure Some discussions here about the costs we have the cost of the structural health monitoring system the total life cycle cost the cost of actions which are triggered if you have a threshold level which is let's say Reached and the cost of consequences of failure which as we discussed before you have human You have economic and you of course might have environmental like oil spill and they have We discussed that also in Lisbon. We have monetary terms and they must be discounted The value of information you have the expected value of information based on expected value of Total life cycle cost without using structural health monitoring system and with using the structural health monitoring system So you have the direct relation to the costs We hope that these guidelines all these three will have some impact already an impact has started With the working group to they will be included a monitoring will be included in The euro codes for existing structure at least in the first discussion in the meeting. We have pointed that out We have other Model codes like the FIB model codes where we also think that an impact will be there The impact will be also in high failure consequences structures like stadium congress halls bridges structures in the energy power industry Maybe but in under design structures existing structures using all codes novel structures and especially structures with high heritage value The conclusion is we have a preparation of a guideline documents with terminology and compatible flow charts The development has been done through interaction with other working groups and especially by studying the case studies and Looking at the methodologies We had the specific meetings and workshops within our working group We are focusing on quantification of information and on decision strategies Cost versus benefit and decision of intervention actions are highlighted And especially we try we are trying to use a language which is attractive for the practicing engineer to Make him Interested that he will use further tools In that case or in his specific case Okay, Jochen mentioned some publications which are related to the case study, but in the framework of this guideline Outreach is important. We discussed that. I think Outreach especially in consultancy cases in committee work, but especially in the education of young engineers and young students not at the PhD level as I emphasized before but even at an earlier stage Is according to me Important so I close the presentation. This is the city where I teach. This is Regensburg This is a very a Flooded level of the stone bridge 800 years old with restricted Traffic and permanently monitor and this is during the night at the calm water water level Let's put it like that. Thank you very much for your attention


What are the hiring seasons for teaching English abroad? As demand for ESL teachers is continually high in many parts of the world. There are several countries where you can realistically expect to find employment at any time of the year. However, some regions and individual countries have specific seasons when the majority of hiring is done. If you have particular areas where you want to work as an ESL teacher, it is important that you are aware of these seasons so you can plan your job hunting strategy effectively. Asia Language school season year round Across much of Asia, there is such a high demand for English language instruction that private language schools often hire throughout the year. This is generally the case with all the most popular destinations in the region for teaching English abroad, such as China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan. Public schools One of the biggest employers of teachers in the state-run sector is South Korea. Each year, thousands of native English speakers are hired through the EPIC program to work in schools across the country. Interviews are conducted during the spring and early summer for positions starting in August and September, while some schools also recruit later in the year for positions starting in January, February, or March. Another popular option is Japan's jet program, which requires applications to be filled by December 1 for positions starting in the autumn of the following year. Europe Main language school season September and October Secondary season, January During these windows, large numbers of teachers leave their positions across the continent, creating a huge demand for new employees. As many as half of all ESL teachers in Europe are estimated to leave their posts during the summer months, making this a great time to be on the ground, ready to attend interviews for positions starting in September and October, when the new school year begins. Public schools The number of opportunities available in the state-run sector is considerably lower in Europe than in Asia, although there are government programs in place in Spain and France. Applications for these programs need to be filed by March for positions starting in September. Exceptions There are some countries in the region, such as Turkey and Russia, who tend to hire throughout the year, rather than during specific seasons. If you're looking to work at a summer language camp, these positions are usually filled during the previous winter or spring. The Middle East Language school season, year-round There are typically no specific seasons for hiring teachers in language schools across Middle Eastern countries. Public schools In countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar, recruitment for public schools as well as private elementary or high schools, colleges and universities, takes place during the spring and early summer for positions starting in August and September. Some schools also recruit later in the year for January, February, or March start dates. Central America Main language school season, June and July Secondary season, January and February As competition is often quite high for the best positions in Central America, it is recommended that you are in the country of your choice during the relevant season, ready to conduct interviews in person. Exceptions In Costa Rica, many schools conduct interviews during December for teaching positions starting the following January, while schools across Mexico generally hire at any time of the year due to a high demand for language instruction. South America Main language school season, February and March Secondary season, July and August To ensure you have the best possible chance of securing a good position, you should arrange to be in the country of your choice during these hiring seasons, as employers typically prefer to interview in person.


When did you get out of Syria? How long has it been? A month ago or three weeks. Were you in Aleppo the whole time or did you... Actually, before I left to Europe, I left to Lebanon. I left to Lebanon to get the visa. So I left Syria about one month. Two months ago I left to Lebanon and I applied for the visa. And last month I went there to Lebanon to get the visa and then I flew to Europe, to Spain currently. And so you're in Barcelona. What was it like? You were in Aleppo, obviously there was a lot of fighting going on. What was it like in recent weeks? Very big step. You can't imagine that I didn't have electricity, water, internet access and mobile phone networks. Now I have all these stuff available which is quite a turning point for me which is sometimes I didn't have electricity for more than five days. Now I have electricity all the time so I can't believe it. You can't feel that now there are many things you can get for granted. You didn't realize that before. Plus you can walk around safely with that. Still I fear to go at night. Two years ago I didn't go at night or after the sunset. I usually don't go from my apartment and still here after the sunset I usually don't go. Still I still fear the fear. Are you still feeling the fear? Are you seeking help at all? This is probably, I imagine this is common. You've just come out of a war. They talk about post-traumatic stress disorder. You just said it, still feeling the fear. You're out of Syria, out of Aleppo, you're in Spain. Have you thought about seeking help at all or treatment? No, indeed not. Actually it's just because I spent two years without going out at night. When I came here it's unusual for me to go out at night. Sometimes I feel it's night but I can go out. Why wouldn't I? I feel it's better now because I registered at the university here. I have to follow up my studies. I went once with my friends at night. Before midnight of course. How is your family? Are they still in Aleppo? My mother and my sister are still in Aleppo. My father went to Turkey and my brother is in Jordan. What about your mother and sister still being in Aleppo? Are you in contact with them? How are they doing? Well, it's quite difficult actually to get in touch with them since the connections there are not always available and they didn't have internet for more than a month but recently three or four days ago they got the internet available so I was able to communicate with them but that doesn't mean that the internet is available for 24 hours it's just available for maybe two or three hours per day and sometimes it's not available so I was able to get in touch with them and hear the latest news about in Aleppo. Actually it's still unsafe there. People are still afraid from going at night or at least during the day because you don't expect when a bullet comes to you, when a shell, when a bombs any kind of explosions that might happen during your way so still people don't feel and especially those areas which are the borders between the government and the opposition groups so those borders are like nobody moves or nobody walks there or nobody even tries to go there it's very dangerous so it's like just a border just there are snipers and there are like armed people waiting for each other to kill each other sometimes so if a person walks there he will be killed without any doubt What do you think? I mean how can anyone know what will happen in a few weeks, a few months from now but do you have any thoughts of where things are headed or how they sit in? I always read the news this situation is further complicated especially in the north of Aleppo because it's now under the control of both opposition groups one of which is Al Qaeda and the other is the Free Syrian Army and it seems to me that those two groups which are against the government and still they are fighting each other Al Qaeda is now fighting the government and is fighting the Free Syrian Army which makes the situation further complicated in the countryside of Aleppo and even in Aleppo it happened last week that I heard in the news that there were like fights fighting between Al Qaeda which is if you heard about it Islamic State of Iraq and Syria I think you heard about this group this group was trying to gain Aleppo so there were like fighting between the Free Syrian Army and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria but fortunately the Islamic State left because actually when I tried to leave Aleppo I left to the countryside and I spent there two days and I lived with the town related to which was under the control and still under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and even though it's under the control of them but people there don't really like them because you are forced to pray you are not allowed to listen to music but you are a free person you can do whatever you want in the afterlife God will punish you not them you are not allowed to listen to music or you are not allowed to do whatever for example you are a free person you can do whatever you want so people there actually in the town where I lived for two days or stayed for two days didn't like don't like those people who are controlling them well thank you so much for calling in giving us an update we've been talking now for I'm trying to remember how it goes back to the early days when I remember the first call the day there was two bombs went off at the security buildings in Aleppo I think that was your first call when was that? Do you recall? maybe February 2012 February of 2012 yeah February of 2012 and we've talked to you a few times since then and I'm glad to hear you're safe and I hope your family is able to stay safe and good luck to you and keep giving us updates of course we will stay untouched