Nowadays, Python is a go-to language of data science. Most cutting-edge machine learning libraries are built for Python and you'll hardly find a job posting without Python as a required skill requirement. However, Python is also used in a multitude of other computer science areas, such as web development, game development and backend engineering. So it's a very useful and versatile language for someone to learn who's looking to break into programming. I have been coding in Python now for about four years and in this video I want to explain how I would go about learning Python again if I was starting from scratch. Let's get into it. The first step I would take would be to choose an introduction to Python course, either one that I like to look of or someone has recommended to me. You might have heard me say in my previous videos that there is no such thing as the right course and while this is definitely true, there are some courses which are generally rated higher and are generally better taught than others. In reality, most of the top courses will teach you the same things, so don't worry too much about it, just pick one that's popular and well-known and that should be sufficient to get you going. The course I personally took to learn Python was a W3 schools tutorial. It gives you real hands on experience and I think it's taught in a very clear manner and I found everything so understandable whilst doing the course. It didn't take me too long to complete this course, about a few weeks, but I was studying a couple of hours each night. There are also other courses that I've heard good things about, such as the Code Academy Python 3 course and the Python for everybody course on Coursera by the University of Michigan. Like I said, most of the introduction to Python courses will teach you the same things, so it doesn't really matter which one you choose. However, the main things you should be able to learn are variables and data types, functions, for while loops, if in conditional statements, classes, packages, native data types, booleans and comparison operators. This list will probably cover most of the things you will need as a Python practitioner, but it's obviously not exhaustive, so there'll be other things you'll pick up during the courses that I haven't listed here. Now the second step is to have continual practice in Python. There's a famous saying that I like from the famous American investor and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant and it goes, it's not 10,000 hours, it's 10,000 iterations. For those of you unfamiliar, a 10,000 hour rule comes from the famous book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and the whole premise is that it takes around 10,000 hours for anyone to become successful or master a certain skill. Obviously, the idea of success and mastery of skill can be interpreted differently. It means different things to different people, but you give the general idea. An example given in the book was that of Bill Gates. Bill Gates spent a lot of his formative and teenage years coding, which ultimately stemmed from success later on when he was building Microsoft. However, Ravikant takes this one step further and says it's 10,000 iterations. It's not simply the volume of time he puts in, but the deliberate practice of honing the skill doing 10,000 iterations is what really develops mastery. I completely agree with the statement. In my opinion, if Bill Gates never actually coded a line of code and simply just read coding textbooks, he definitely wouldn't be as good as he is now. The same is true for many other industries. For example, to be good at football, you can't just simply watch football and read tactics. You have to play football to get good at football and the same is true for coding and basically any discipline out there. After learning the basics in step one, I highly recommend that you set up some sort of routine that helps you code and Python regularly. Ideally, you'd want to code every single day. However, I recognise some people that may be unfeasible. If that's the case, then definitely make sure you do it at least twice a week with a couple hour blocks.  In terms of resources, I personally used Hackerang. It's basically a self-contained, you know, Python environment with basic problems that you can work on. It has solutions and hints, so you can quickly iterate and learn quicker in that way. Hackerang is not the only platform out there like this. The most famous one is obviously League Code. There's also Code Academy. They offer a similar idea where it's basically, like I said, an environment with basic problems that you can work through to really test and improve your Python skills. Like with step one, it doesn't really matter which platform you use. The main point is just to choose one and start doing problems. Now, there is no predefined number on how many problems you should do. It varies between people. Personally, it was after around 50 problems that I've got really comfortable Python syntax and understanding data structures. Again, for you may be different, it may be more or less. But the point is, you'll know pretty much when you feel comfortable in Python, and you can answer most questions or at least attempt and understand what the question is asking about using too many of the hints or looking at the solutions. Now that you understand Python, you understand the syntax, it's now time to build something of your own. Projects are the holy grail when it comes to learning anything and programming. It will allow you to blend and use concepts together, be able to effectively debug errors, and ultimately solidify your understanding of Python. The list of possible projects is literally unlimited. So I think it's best to pick projects that align with the career or the sector you want to break into with Python.  I have a previous video which details some projects you can try as a data scientist. If you want to be a web developer, then you should build some websites. By far the best way to do this in Python is to use a Django framework. I recommend the real Python tutorial, which walks you through how you can build your online portfolio using Django and Python. Like the previous two steps, don't worry too much about finding the perfect project. The main thing is just find a project in the sector that you want to go into and just start building, particularly the beginner stage. Your main goal is to basically learn Python by doing hands-on experience, not so much to develop something that's really cool or useful. It's more benefit to you than to someone else or to an external consumer. Python is undoubtedly one of the most popular languages and it's very useful as it allows you to break into so many different sectors and areas. In this video, I've explained a step-by-step process of how I would learn Python again. So just to recap, step one would be to choose the right course, step two was to have some continual practice, and step three was to build loads of projects or projects in the area that you want to go into. Now, I'm not saying if you follow these steps, you'll land your dream job immediately, but I think having this framework or this basic guide will help you learn Python effectively. Like with anything, learning Python or any programming language for that matter requires hard work, but I promise in the end it'll be worth it. If you enjoyed this video and I see more content like this on this channel, then make sure you click the like and subscribe button and I'll see you in the next one.


Our phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Give us a call, folks. Want to know what's going on in your world. But right now, we're going to go over to the world's man, Mr. Dave Mazda. Dave is the head of product and the managing director at Direction. Dave Mazda, how are you doing? Doing well, glad to be back. Yes, and you know, Dave, we were scrambling down here in Florida, and we're cool. Dave, they've hit 135 miles, and I missed you. You were on Bloomberg, right? With all the ETFs. Did you ever, you know, first off, tell them a little bit about that, but it's amazing that they got a whole program now just with ETFs, right? Yeah, I think some folks were not as early adopters as you and your team has been in ETFs. And yeah, now Bloomberg actually has their own show dedicated once a week dedicated to ETFs. And, you know, topics range from everything from things that we talked about, the basics and adoption of ETFs to what we were talking about, our leverage and inverse ETFs, and particularly fun that folks know well, Soxel, and just some of the interesting behavior that we've seen there, where, you know, that fun continues to see people buying the dip even as that space has been hammered. That is interesting, man. That's pretty cool. See, that's, and folks, so as you come over to our TFN, you're listening to TFN right now, well, you can hit that direction banner, you can come right over and the bottom line is that you'll get right into the direction site and you gotta remember something, that every day, as Dave was just talking about this, okay, the bottom line is that they give you the biggest daily movers and shakers in the market. So it's really cool.  So I think that, you know, actually, there's so many places that you can go today, right? You know? Yeah, I think you're right. So a lot of folks just think about trading in stocks, right, and so if you have an interest in trading, particularly leverage university, Jeff, we know they're daily trading tools. So you have to make that buy, sell, or hold decision on a daily basis. TMF and TMV, to your point, are actually in the fixed income market. And what they do is they provide exposure to really the long bond index. So 20 plus, 20 plus treasury, that's where the volatility has been this year.  Only recently has equities and credit kind of caught up, even though they struggled this year, because all the moves have been really in the equity, particularly start the year, the fact that people were not expecting the Fed to be as aggressive as they has been. And of course, there's now people saying, well, maybe the Fed should pump the brakes, but the more hawkish governors last week came on and said, you know what, we got to fight this inflation back. And all that's done is put further pressure on bonds and that's seen the yields go up. So we're really seeing a ton of activity in both the bull and the bear fund here, as people really fight it out. Now the bear funds gotten a bit larger as you'd expect because the performance has been so strong, but it's not as if we're not seeing activity on the bull side because I do think we're at an interesting juncture. Now we're starting to see some cracks in the economic data. Today's PMI still above that 50 line, but weaker than expectations, big employment number coming out this weekend. We're in a weird place where the stronger employment is, it's more cover for the Federal Reserve to continue to raise rates. I think at some point, because they're so behind the curve, there may be some issues here, like what's going on in the UK and their pension system and the impact in the guilt market. But as you were saying in the intro to this, the dollar continues to actually be not just a safe haven, but an area where non-US investors look for our performance and that's actually gonna be further support for I think the Fed to keep doing what they're doing. Yeah, no, I can see that. There's, it's great getting a bounce so people can, well, it turns into a great trading market. That's the reality. So what I'd like to do, can we change gears just for a second? I wanna go over these singles, the new singles that you have, right? And when I was looking at them, when we're talking Microsoft, we're talking Amazon. And so you get a one to one, then you get a one to 0.50. And the, so the aspect is that, is the reason you only have a one to one 0.50 on one side of how that you handle these trades all the time? How does that work? Yeah, so we have 10 ETFs, a bull and a bear on Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla. And in this particular case, because individual stocks are more volatile than an index of stocks, all else being equal, we felt it was appropriate to have a lower leverage point. So here we did 1.5 times still really attractive for traders on the bull side. And then just that inverse on the bear side because we know that a lot of folks for good reason have been longing these names, especially Apple and Tesla, those folks have worked out really up until recently. Those two names have held on relative to the broader market for much of this year. Obviously we're starting to see cracks in that. Concerns about interest in the new iPhone 14 production there. And then Tesla's numbers that came out last night or this morning about vehicle deliveries being less than expected. So we launched TSLS, TSLS for example, for traders to take advantage of the moves that we're seeing out of Tesla. And folks with so cool, so come over to the website, get over to the direction, because what's so cool about this like a daylight today, if you want 1.5 exposure on the way up, you have it. And if you own those stocks, as Dave's saying, you can just go for the bear side and stay delta neutral. Dave, thanks so much, thanks for the education. Look forward to speaking in two weeks. Thanks for having me. Thank you, stay right there folks who come right back.


Hi, you guys. Welcome to the very first, first impression Friday of 2022. We are kicking things off this year with Sola Patterns. Sola is a Canadian pattern designing company made up of two cousins who grew up together, had like careers, very fancy careers at that. And when they started their families, they decided to embark on a pattern, a sewing pattern company. So they, and you can read a lot more about that under the R Story tab, they really do have very interesting backgrounds and really sweet stories here about growing up together in Canada. Vicki and Danielle, but they describe their patterns as create the wardrobe that reflects your true self with modern crafted designs, in-depth instructions and detailed illustrations. We provide you with the building blocks to create your own unique pieces. Choose the fabric that calls to you, tailor the fit to your proportions, add finishing touches. We invite you to make it your own. And I think that this in-depth instruction part and the detailed illustrations part really does speak to each of their work backgrounds. Vicki in physiotherapy and Danielle in engineering, aerospace engineering actually. So you can expect that they are going to really make sure that every single pattern is dialed in to the nines before it is released. You just can't have that kind of analytical brain and not be super, super detailed. So let's go through the patterns that they have. They don't have a ton, which is okay, but they do have a wide variety, which is really nice. They have this clementine clutch, super cute, right? Not like any bags you normally see from indie pattern companies or big four for that matter. I love how it has these little pleats at the top, super cute scale. And then here are the line drawings. Playful pillowy silhouette features a pleated top zipper opening and is fully lined with internal patch pocket. You can even add optional wrist strap for a hands-free version. Love that so much. And then here are either tester makes or people that have shared on Instagram their versions. I love the variety of fabrics. Obviously these metallic fabrics are perfect. Super, super cute. All right. Our first garment is the Camellia top. Camellia size is zero to 16. And we will look at what that means here in a second. This pattern is provided for our base size range, which makes me think they have a separate one for plus size. The Camellia features an elegant cape effect sleeve that can be made in an above knee shift dress or hip length shirt. Or you can leave off the cape sleeve for an effortless summer tank dress or shirt. Both use incorporate dart tux that radiate outward from the neckline to frame the face. Okay. So here's the little cape she speaks of. This is one of those things where I'm assuming this is a knit pattern, but maybe not. But one of those things where you really have to pay attention to your fabric choice and make sure that the wrong side of your fabric is just as pretty as the right side because the wrong side does show. So that will eliminate a lot of the prints that are available, but you know, in a pretty solid, it could be nice too. And then here's the side view really nice. And then here is the top without the cape. So always kind of hard to tell on these like tester views, which I'm assuming that's what this is, but this looks to be a little bit small through her bust. She, I would imagine does have a fuller bust compared to her waist. And so that's why these little dart where they call them dart tux are kind of pulling because there's not enough ease through the bust. Here is another woman and you can tell hers are laying much more flat. But still there is some pulling. So if I were going to make this, I would definitely take a look at the ease that's in the bust and maybe add a little bit more just to give yourself that room. But here are the line drawings. Super cute. I love that they do a side view. Oh, and it has fish eye darts in the back. We don't have any pictures of people wearing it in the back other than this, but you can sort of tell how it pulls in ever since likely there. All right, here is the size guide for measurements. Wearing ease, the bust is supposed to have one and a half inches of ease. I don't think either of those women had one and a half inches of ease. So I would definitely double check that. We'll look at some more of those pictures here in a second. Let's look at the size guide. We are or sorry, all of our women's patterns are currently graded in our base size and follow modest hourglass figure proportions. We are so excited to start providing select patterns in our extended size range, which goes up to 30. All right. Oh, and then they're asking people for their input develop future patterns. Okay. If you fall between simply grade, blah, blah, blah. Okay. So the base size range goes from a 32 inch bust to 41 and a half inches. The hip goes from 35 to 44 and a half. So yeah, I can see why that would be a little bit limiting.  I'm definitely not plus size and ready to wear. And I wouldn't be able to make this, but the extended side, or I wouldn't be able to make that dress we just looked at. I wouldn't be able to make the dress version because it wouldn't cover my hips. Obviously I could grade it out and add to the side seams and all that, but it is a basic design. But as it is drafted, I wouldn't be able to make it in that size range, even me. All right. But the extended size range goes from a 41 inch bust to 56 inches and the hips go from 43 to 58. So I think that most curvy or plus size people will say that a 60 inch hip is what they should all include. So we get really close to that with this extended size range. So that's where they stand on sizing. Back to the Camellia. Camellia, let's look at these pictures. I want to see some of the fish eye darts. You can sort of see here. Her bust ease looks pretty good. So I think if you have, actually, most of them look pretty good. I would just triple, triple check that so you don't have any pulling going across and your little dark tux lay straight and flat and aren't being pulled out to the side.  And that's what my fast fit guide will help you do as well. It'll factor in your bust size, the pattern, finished garment measurements, and then compare that to make sure that we have the one and a half inches of ease. That is the fast fit worksheet is in my description box if you want to check that out. Okay. Now we have the Linden Cape. It is a cool weather topper for when you want to look refined and stylish. I'd agree with that. If you worn over casual outfits or as an elegant layer, capes aren't just for superheroes, but you'll feel super wearing your Linden Cape.  All right. These pictures get bigger. They do not. All right. So you can see we have the stand collar. You have the button closure here, but then you also have this wrap around piece. And it also buttons up here. And then this looks to be maybe raglan sleeved. And then your arm openings, I think they're your slits end somewhere down here. So this is all closed except for this center front opening. Let's see. Okay. Here's a close up of the neckline. And it is that raglan sleeve. You also have a top shoulder seam as well. Great for shaping.  Great little detail of the little finishing details that they include with this little bit of stitching here to help reinforce that. And it looks like the little shoulder seam I mentioned actually isn't a shoulder seam at all. It's just a little dart. So again, great for shaping. Here are all of your views. So they mentioned an optional back panel. I don't know what that means. I mean, clearly there are two different styles for the back, but I don't know. I wouldn't describe either of these as an optional back panel. I guess I thought it would be like a flap, but maybe that's just terminology like preferences. You can also see that all of this is fully lined, but there's also this really wonderful facing here. And then even the arm slits have a really, really nice facing as well. So this is all self fabric. All the white is self fabric and the striped is the lining. Really, really nice. And then you have your welt pockets. So I thought that again, maybe just like miscommunication here, but when they said that off center button closure, I assume that it wrapped around, but it does not. It's just a little bit left of center is all that they mean by that. I think I was reading into that a little much, a little too much, but this is an alphanumeric sizing and you don't have your traditional like bust waist hip because it is so generous, but you do measure by your shoulder width, which I don't know mine offhand. So I have no idea where I would fall into this off the top of my head. But I think with these front and back seams, it would be pretty, there's four of them, you know, one, two, three, four. It would be easy to add a little bit of width if that's what you needed. Just remember to add it to your collar as well. And obviously all the facing. So a little bit of work to size up if your shoulder width doesn't fit into any of this.  And then here are some maker views. I think fabric choices where a lot of these people are falling a little bit short. They're all a little bit drapey. They chose drapey or fabric, which is interesting. She, where are her arms? I guess she just has them on her hips, maybe? Yeah, and it does look like a little bit of funkiness with the hem facing as well. Hard to tell why that's happening. You know, is it just an inexperience? Is it the pattern draft? Hard to tell, but these look a little bit wavy and maybe like the lining isn't sitting inside the shell properly. Like the lining might be a little bit too big for the shell. I don't know. But their version, this one that they had here looks great, right? Look how straight that is. That looks wonderful. So what do they recommend for fabrics? So they really just said woven fabrics and then suggested wool, cashmere coating, tweed, and suiting. And if you've been sewing for a little bit, you know that there are a variety of different types of these where like you could have like a super lightweight suiting, like a summer suiting. I don't think that that is specific enough. Same thing with wool. You can have lightweight wool. You can have wool blends. I think that they should add in here some kind of weight like ounces, like minimum of an eight ounce, you know, fabric. I think that would be helpful. And then you would avoid a lot of this just kind of super drapey, you know, where it's not standing away from the body correctly. Okay, so that is the linen cape. Next, we have the dolly atop. Look how fun this thing is. This is in the extended size range. Close fitting shirt with asymmetric neckline and gathering details designed for knit fabrics. View A is sleeveless. View B has short puff sleeves. View C has basic long sleeves. For a one sleeved version, combine a single long or short puff sleeve with the sleeveless pattern. That's so fun. I never thought of that before, but duh, you can just do one sleeve one way and another sleeve another way with any pattern. That's fun. The dolly shirt incorporates these special details to make you stand out in the crowd for sure with knit fabric that is comfortable and enjoyable to wear. You'll want to make multiple versions to carry you through all scenes of the year. Okay, great. Looking at this, though, there is a bit of an issue happening with the sleeve. And I don't know if this is obviously she is wearing the extended size range. And I'm not sure if that's just within the extended size range or across the board.  It's a little too, it's like the bodice is too narrow and the sleeve is too full or something. Like this seam here should be moved over so that whenever you do put your arm up, it's sitting more in line with where your natural arm, you know, fold would be. But other than that, the neckline is super beautiful, laying really flat. The little detail here looks exceptional. I might have zhuzh this up a little bit. The fit across the bus looks okay because you have all this ruching, which is so nice. And the fit through the waist is like stunning. I mean, that is just like bam, bam, bam, you know, she looks great in it. Here's another version. You can tell when her arms are down, the fit of this one is a lot better. It also makes me wonder if she, I would compare the sleeve of the long sleeve to the sleeve of the puff sleeve and see how they compare in shape. The puff sleeve could be what is causing this because it also just, it does look like it fits her shoulder well, but it just curves in so much. But on this one, it looks great. Might be a little bit long in the shoulder on this one actually. But yeah, really, really cute top. Very different, not something we see very often, right? Here's the asymmetrical version she was mentioning. So yeah, on this one, I would check shoulder length and I would just compare this sleeve to the others. Really cute. Here's your yardage, fabrics, moderate stretch, 25 to 30%, which actually isn't that much. I was expecting like a 50 to 75% stretch, but no, this is a for sure moderate stretch. So again, this bamboo jersey, that's going to be way stretchier than this. So if you're going to make it out of bamboo jersey, either expect for it to be a little bit more loose fitting or size down. But yeah, novelty nets for sure, interlock absolutely some t-shirt nets depending on, well, t-shirt and cotton, it's kind of are the same, but depending on if it's 100% cotton or blended with something and then your jerseys. So just check the stretch. Here are some maker views. Okay, so hers with the puff sleeve looks good in the shoulder. She also isn't raising her arm though. So maybe that is, that could be that. Super cute how she did the little contrast panel. I love that. Here's another one with the sleeve. Yeah, with her hand on. Something just, just a little bit of extra ease here I think would help, but it is really pretty with the arm down. The long sleeve again looks great. So many great versions here. I appreciate that they made this in the extended size range. I do wish though that they would have showed a model not in the extended size range. Just to show it on a lot of different body types because if you're not in the extended size range, you want to see yourself represented too, you know, like maybe just one or two photos of the base size range. Okay, next up we have, oh, oh, so it's just separate listings. I see, I see, I see. Okay, okay, okay. So we have the same exact pattern. This is the base size range. Okay, so you can see on her, yeah, her sleeve looks a lot different even through the print I'm trying to see, but a lot less pulling on her sleeve. Here's the long sleeve version. Super cute still. Again, maybe a little bit long in the shoulder, but the asymmetrical, that's what that looks like. Super cute. And then here are some tester makes again, some contrast binding here, which is nice. Here's a really nice close up, close up picture. The shoulder is a little long. It is a little long. So I would check that. Yeah, it's looking a little bit long on almost everyone. So again, with the contrast sleeve, that's really cute too. Lots of fun ideas. Lots of fun ideas for sure. All right, I get it now. So we have the willow again in the extended size range and the base size range. So let's look at it in the extended and then we'll look at it in the base. The willow is a shirt or dress with inset circle sleeves designed for knit fabrics. Version A is a hip length shirt. Version B is a dress with a knee length layered skirt and, excuse me, slash pockets. The willow design provides two variations for feminine yet comfortable pieces that can cross over from work days to evenings out. Am I getting the hiccups? It's a bad time to get the hiccups. The inset circle sleeves create a gentle flutter effect that is flattering and easy to wear. Okay, dress version features a flared skirt and handy slash pockets to sash all your hidden treasures. Okay, cute photo. Love the personality so much. But you can see the inset sleeve here sewn into this like princess seam. And then here's the skirt. Here's the slash pockets. Is this woven? No, knit fabrics. Okay, so again, for your knit, knits are a little bit easier to have the wrong sides showing because a lot of knits will be like the same color on the backside as they are on the right side of the fabric. So cute. It does have this really nice little scoop neckline. Hers is a much lighter weight fabric. You can tell how much the sleeve is just draping a lot more than hers, which stands away from the body a lot more. That's just drape and weight and that's it. So here is the line drawing. It kind of comes in like, is this kind of like a bat wing? Is that what that's called? Really feminine and flattering just like she says in the description. Okay, so there's some twill tape in there somewhere. That's exciting. I wonder where that is, which is a nice detail to make sure the dress or top lasts a really long time. And then interfacing for knits. Perfect. But no community photos. Okay, let's go to the base size version and look at these versions. So a little bit of a wonky neckline here standing away from her body. That could just be because the fabric stretched out when you're using this super lightweight knit. It's easy to stretch. Maybe that's where the interfacing comes in. But look how beautiful that version is. This obviously I think was probably made by them. Really pretty side view. And then here's this version. So cute. So cute. I think it's a little baby hem on the sleeve too, which is also like, right? We're getting baby hem vibes here. Yeah. Which I would prefer over it being doubled over. I mean, maybe if you're going with like a super lightweight fabric like this, you could just double this piece. So then right sides together and then sew them like turn it right side out and then sew it into this seam. And that would prevent a lot of this waviness too. That would be a good option. And then photos of makes. Let's see a lot of really cute versions. So you know what, if it were me, I really liked the slightly more stable fabric. But then again, that's, I don't like sewing with, you know, rayon jerseys anyways. So I like these little like, you know, light to midweight, not super, super lightweight fabrics, but they are calling for lightweight fabrics, t-shirt knit or jersey knit. For the dress version, they recommend stable knit with just 15 to 25% stretch. Okay, agree. Or medium going up to Ponte, French Terry, Jacquard, beautiful Jacquard for sure. If you choose a fabric that stretches in length, the weight of the skirt may cause the bodice to lengthen. True. Wrong side of fabric will be visible on the sleeve. Okay. So yeah, good fabric recommendations. You see here, there's, you mean, again, jersey knit can come in a variety of different substrates like rayon, like cotton and depending on which one you use will depend on how lightweight or drapey it is. But a good cotton jersey knit, I think would be really great out of the t-shirt. And then yeah, those midweight fabrics for the dress. Perfect. Okay, now we have the Laurel dress. Looks like it only comes in the base size pattern. Neat length and fit and flare dress with buttoe neckline. Love a buttoe neckline, aka boat neck. Armhole princess seams, which I think are the princess seams that started the waist and end in your arm side. Pleated full skirt, short cap sleeves. The Laurel is the perfect special occasion dress to compliment your figure. The fitted bodice highlights your slender waist to create a classic hourglass silhouette. While the full pleated skirt will draw the eye toward its flowing movements. You'll love the buttoe neckline, gently curves reveal just enough collar bone and how the short cap sleeves provide modest coverage of the upper arm. So I think this is either Vicki or Danielle, the owners of the company. So obviously this is fit to a T because it's their pattern. But here's the buttoe neckline. It's really, really, really flattering. Cute little cap sleeve. I'm assuming this is woven because they don't say that it's a knit. Hard to tell where the waist seam is. I think it's right here, which looks about right on her. And then your pleated skirt. Yeah, maybe her waist seam could be up here actually now that I'm looking at that a little bit closer. So I would check the length of the skirt or I'm sorry of the bodice. It does look a little bit long in the bodice, right? Even on this dress form. Oh, come on. Lindsay of like 2018 would have been adding to cart like immediately. So pretty. So yeah, so here are the princess seams that go into the arm side. There's a little templates in the sleeve, which are cute. Give your shoulder your shoulder cap that space that it needs. And then the full pleated skirt. They are recommending woven fabrics. Anything from lightweight denim, poplin, damask, up to satin, brocade linen and linen blend. So honestly, any stable woven fabric, like not super drapey. So we're not looking at the silky types. We're not looking at, you know, any of that kind of stuff, but anything with a little bit of structure to it would be what they are recommending. So nice. And then here are some community makes there. They all look great.  And I do want to point out the waist is a little bit low, like for her, her waist seam is here. For her, her waist seam is where her pointer finger is. So that would be something to check for sure. Even hers. Hers is higher than the rest, but it could still go up a little bit. Pretty. And then the knee length on all of them look really pretty too. Now we have the flocks bag pattern. Look how cute. It's like a combination of quilting and bag making together. Oh, that's adorable. I don't know why, but I'm getting like teacher librarian vibes. That's really adorable. Nice. Over the shoulder strap, magnetic closure, perfect for carrying around books, see? Or a laptop on your busy day out. Double straps, complete your chic look while running errands. Both bags include a single zippered pocket on the inside to keep your phone keys and gyms secure. So messenger bag with one strap or tote bag with two straps. Cute. Oh my goodness. Wow. Yeah, it's beefy. It's like a good size bag. Look how big it is. Well, she's a smaller person, but here's an adult and you can see the size of it is very generous. That's really fun. Something different again. Okay. Now we have the Juniper sweater. This comes in both size ranges. This is the base size range. Long sleeve sweater with shawl collar, button closure, crossover front, and tulip hem, or a.k.a. like a curved hem. I don't know that I would call this a tulip. Tulip to me means it overlaps, but this just is a curve, which is super, super flattering. Versatile layering piece, the crossover design. I'm not seeing a crossover. Are you guys combined with the shawl collar can be worn in a variety of different ways. Button it all the way to the top for a warm and cozy feel or just button the lowest button to highlight the collar and crossover design. I think again, maybe the terminology here is just a little bit different. I don't consider that a crossover, especially if it's a cardigan. It's just a button closure, right? Let's see. Here it is buttoned up. I guess that's definitely a crossover. Okay. So all buttoned up for sure is crossover. Yeah. Are we going to get to see the inside? I'd love to see how much of it is lined or how big this facing is. I love this contrast collar so much. This is like some kind of marled sweater knit or even like a boot clay knit. Oh, here we go. Button it up. Boop, boop, boop. That's fun. And then there's the back. Super nice. We don't get to see the inside. Did the line drawing have the inside? No. Well, I guess you can sort of see the facing here. And I'm assuming this is where the facing extends, where this little dashed line is, and in the back as well. Sweater knit, novelty knit, ponty, interlock, French terry and fleece. That all makes sense. Here are some community makes. Cute. Yeah, everyone's looks pretty good. Maybe checking the shoulder length again. But the sleeve length looks good on everyone. And the bust fit looks good on everyone too. So that's the base. Here is the extended. So she did the contrast facing. Love it. It's really cute, right? And then here are no community makes. I love the contrast. I do wish they would have shown a photo of the, I mean, you can kind of see the stitching line here. But still, I wish they would have shown the inside. All right, now we have the Magnolia dress. This only comes in the base size range. Mid thigh length, semi fitted shift dress with two sleeve options. View A is a full length pillow sleeve. View B is a short petal sleeve. Understated shift dress with two striking sleeve variations. Okay, she just kind of repeats herself there. All right. Hard to tell what's going on here. Let's look at this version. All right. So it's woven again with a really long waist. But you've got your darts. You've got even, are these darts up here? We'll look at the line drawing. Here's the petal sleeve. So cute. Invisible zipper in the back. Fish eye darts in the back love. Okay. So those were not darts at the top, but you do have these bust darts here. Fish eye darts in the front and back love. And then this beautiful dramatic sleeve and also your little tulip sleeves, or you could probably also make it sleeveless. Look how fun that sleeve is. So cute. That's the back. And then back to the top. Okay. Okay. So for the pillow sleeve, they recommend a flowy fabric with drapes such as silk, satin, chiffon, rayon, or crepe. Oh man, I don't know about some of these for the, for the body of the dress. I don't know that I would want chiffon being the only thing covering my bum. But for the petal sleeve, they recommend chambray, poplin, satin, silk, satin, linen, and linen blends. I don't know about, I mean, I get having that flowy fabric for the sleeve to stand right, but I also just adore how it stands away and is not that drapey. So you'd have to, you'd have to probably put some thought into it and definitely get to a store to pick the right fabric. There's a combination of what is going to hold that sleeve well, but also what's going to hold up for the body of the dress. See, she used a stiffer fabric and it's fine. This looks like a quilting cotton perfect. This is also a wavier fabric, like a brocade or something. Love the picks. Love the picks. Okay, cute. And then lastly, oh, there's two of them. We have a boxwood bomb bag. What is a bomb bag? Oh, a fanny pack that can be used to carry your wallet phone keys and other small treasures when you want to otherwise travel light. Okay, cute. Where's the strap? Oh, here's the strap right here. I see now. That's real cute. Perfect. What this? How fun. I'll be sure to include this one in the Sew Together 22, one of the months. I can't remember. In the summer we do an accessory. So this would be perfect for that. So cute. I love it. And then you also have this free download of this Aspen hat. I love that it has a little ear things, contour headband that frames the face and keeps your ears covered but won't flatten your bangs. See, only real women would be able to think of that. Obviously, all of you that have bangs right now are going, oh my gosh, that's awesome. That is so cute. Okay. And then here it is without the little contour, just a regular kind of beanie shaped hat. So cute and it's free. So go grab that if you want to support Sola. Well, what did we think? I think if we go back home and we read this again, create the wardrobe that reflects your true self with modern, well-crafted designs provide you with the building blocks to create your own unique pieces. In sort of, right? I mean, there is some mixing and matching of sleeves that help you create your own unique pieces. But I think on the whole what they've been doing recently, like with this, is just unique on its own regardless of building blocks. But if you remember, even within this one, there was the option to do the sleeveless, the asymmetrical, the contrast fabric in a bunch of different ways. So yeah, I definitely believe that is more true now than it was, say, when they designed, you know, this dress or even this one. These were all pretty straightforward. But I'm sure you learn an amazing amount of sewing technique and that would provide you with building blocks for other patterns. So perfect. Let me know what you guys think of Sola's patterns in the description box. If you've ever sewn them before, I always love to hear from you guys because you have a unique sort of experience that I just do not have because I've never sewn them. So if you have, let me know what you thought, let me know of the instructions, let me know of the illustrations, all of that stuff. But yeah, let me know what you guys think of them in the comment section below. Otherwise, I will see you all very soon. Bye!


Hello, welcome to Toffy TV, it is the Everton News Daily. Sean Dyche has held his pre-match press conference ahead of Everton's trip to Crystal Palace tomorrow night in the third round of the FA Cup. The first question Sean Dyche faced today was how he can get Everton back to the levels when they won four games on the spin. This is what the manager had to say. Yeah, I think that's the key to the bigger picture, is the performance levels have been very good. We didn't get the two results against City and I suppose you said the performances were there. First time we'd stepped to, I mentioned after the game really, with our performance level since Villa, but different aspects to it, injuries, interventions, all taking that toll over the last few weeks. And eventually I think the players, the game schedule, which don't get me wrong, I'm not changing the storyline, it's there, we all get on with it. But it did catch up with us, I think that was quite obvious with the performance. Sean Dyche was then asked if Everton had any plans to bring in any new players now that the January transfer window is open. Obviously Kevin Thelwell had done an address to supporters before the Manchester City game saying it was likely to be a quiet month. Jay and Lestag on it asked Sean Dyche every time, if there's any plans to bring in players in this window, this is how the manager responded to that one. To do any deal, there has to be finance abroad, the club has to be in a situation to do the deals, we have to work very hard. Kev certainly had to work hard to construct deals that could be worked into the way the club were in the summer. I managed to do that, as we said, managed to rebalance the squad, the best we could, we had to lose some players as well. The situation is similar but different. You never know the twists and turns of football, all our deals present themselves, but at this moment in time it's very likely to be quiet. Would the takeover go in through make any discernible difference to the ability? Yeah again we'll see because they've been very casual with their information to us because it's not a done deal yet. So therefore they said look we're not going to get involved with things because you know all the due diligence, the checks and everything. So they're very upfront with us. I did say we had a very casual chat about life at Everton, what it was. They were picking our brains about learning about it and becoming more informed but that was it. And finally from the press conference, Dice was asked for an injury update ahead of the game tomorrow. This is what the manager had to say about that one. Just about but it would be a touching go scenario. And Idrissa Gay as well, what's happening with him? Will he go to Afcon? Probably well, he's still here at the moment receiving treatment but if that treatment comes to an end which it probably will do, maybe over the week and early next week and then of course their power is to call him up. Any further updates on Ashley Young and Deli as well? Yeah Deli's still, he's been assessed, he's got an injury that still needs time, it did do anyway. We've been trying to take the heat away from that to allow him time but of course it's fair everyone asks the question. Young, he was out in the grass today but on the medical side so he's still got a bit to go but it's good to see him back out. So good news there that the Coray is back in train but obviously as the manager said he is touching go for the game at Palace tomorrow night. Everton defender Ben Godfrey has been linked with a move to Newcastle United. This is following on from being linked to Spares last week. A report of feet of around £9 million has been mooted for Godfrey who turns 26 later this month. He's only played three times for Everton this season. Finally Everton have recalled young defender Rhys Welch for a miss loan at EFL league two-side Forrest Green Rovers. Welch who's played 23 times for Forrest Green in the first part of the season but Everton have recalled him and wanting to go on loan somewhere else. James Vaughan is sorting that one out and we'll see where Rhys ends up. That is it for the news daily. The match preview is out now for the Crystal Palace game. Make sure you check that one out. Give the video a thumbs up. Subscribe if you haven't. See you later.


this last piece is the piece that you're actually going to have to carry out in lab. And I don't know how your brain works. And what I find is that some people have brains that work like mine, but some people don't. And that's okay. So here's what you're going to get. You're going to get a control rat. And okay, so hold on a second, because you're going to get a control with testes intact. And then you're going to get a control castrate. And what that means, what is that control going to be? It means that you're going to have someone, some innocent rat that's going to get killed, but that wasn't treated by any hormones. And you are going to measure the size of all of their different glands. So for example, I'm looking at my paper right here. This is the control rat. You're actually going to get a little packet, and it's going to include control rat in it. And these are the data on control rat. This is intact control rat. The pituitary gland is 12.9 milligrams. That's how big it weighed, how much it weighed, thank you. The thyroid gland is 250 milligrams. Good Lord. Undue. 250. I'm going to stop writing my milligrams, because that way you can read my numbers. The adrenal glands are 40 milligrams. All of these are in milligrams, unless I say something different. The thymus gland is 475. This is my control. The testes are, what, 3,200 milligrams? I'm not going to make any comment on that. The prostate is 425 milligrams. Those testes are huge. The seminal vesicles, that'd be five hundo. And how about the body? Oh, my Lord, I was like, it's 300. No, please tell me that the testes are not 10 times the size of the entire body weight. Oh, grams, not milligrams. So multiply that by 1,000, and then you have them all in the same units. You're going to get that out, it's all good. Then you're going to write down the information for the castrate control critter. Are you good so far? All right, then you're going to go take a look at rat number one. You know that it has been treated by some hormone. And your whole goal is to figure out what hormone was it treated by. Which was, rat number one was treated by hormone number one. What was hormone number one? Knowing that it's one of the six hormones that we just analyzed. All right, so then you're going to collect the data. Again, you're going to have intact and castrate. You're going to have both of them. And I'm just going to show this to you just right off the bat. Your pituitary gland in your intact rat has actually decreased in size. And in my castrate rat, it was decreased in size, right? Now the next question is, is that significant? Is that like really the, like, is that enough of a difference to count or not? And here's the clue on that. 20% difference now in windy land. My math, Lee, challenged brain thinks of it like this. What's 10% of the pituitary gland? And maybe I would even put this in here that, like, oh, I think I would put this in here. 10% of the size of my pituitary gland is going to be 1.29. Do you agree with that? So 20% is going to be, for my pituitary gland, is going to be 2.58. And all I did was figure 20% of 2.9, or 12.9. And that is, I just showed you the way I did that in my head, that is 2.58. Now a 20% difference for my pituitary gland is going to be 2.58 higher or 2.58 lower. So I'm going to tell you right now that I'm going to subtract 2.58 from this, 10.90, 90, 60, 3, 2. That's the low end. It has to be at least 10.32 or lower for it to be significant, a significant, because otherwise, I mean, we just looked at dead body parts and there's a lot of variation in what we can see. Or 10.58, crap, I have to carry. 15, 14., 15.48, please excuse my math if it was not correct. This is my range. If my pituitary gland falls in this range, then it's, there's no change. Look at this, does this fall in the range? No, this is actually too low. Do you see that? Oh my gosh, how cool. I want to do another one. I love this lab. I hope that this like 12 hour walkthrough that I'm doing for you, not going to do it in class just so you know. So you can go to the library and do it. Here I have my, what did I say, thyroid gland. Thyroid gland is 245 in my intact body and it's 250 in my castrate body. And you look at this, I don't even have to do any math. Do you have to do any math? We know that there is no change here, no change. You can use whatever terminology or symbols you need to use. But did you see, did you follow that? You might look at this and be like, oh my gosh, the thyroid gland decreased in size. It decreased by 5 milligrams and to be significant, we'd have to decrease by 50 milligrams just by doing the math, doing that for each one. You might, when you get to class, you might want to set up and calculate the ranges for all of them and then you'll know really easily whether the changes are significant or not. It seems like this is a lot of work, a lot of data, a lot of tables to take. And you can do this in groups. But then you'll see that we had a decrease and a nothing and a blah, blah, blah for all of them and then you should have enough information to figure out what rat got treated with what hormone. Guaranteed on external brain, I guarantee that I'm going to ask questions about this. I say I guarantee it, but I'm going to have to remember to get treated, but you get the idea. I think it's important. Also on your quiz this weekend, there will be questions about this. So it's worth our time. And now I'm going to stop so that I can publish this thing and then you can actually watch it before, yeah, you come to school. I love you. Bye-bye.


So today we are talking about cream blushes and I'm going to show you the ones that I really really love not only because of their colors and Their performance, but their wear time cream blushes just seem to last longer for me And the other thing is that cream blushes seem to soften also if you're an older woman And you have any sort of texture it does seem to soften quite a bit on your cheeks And you can build it up if you want to for it to be a very intense color or you can really Shear it out and that's what I love about cream blush. So a special welcome to any of you that are new to my channel I would love it if you would subscribe Don't forget to hit the little bell icon so that you can be notified of any future videos that I might be having and Also, if you wouldn't mind everyone just taking a second and please hitting the thumbs up button It really does help my video out a lot. Okay. Let's get into my favorite cream blushes at the drugstore I have seven of these so I'm kind of gonna go by ranking them backwards So let's start with number seven and that would be the blush bombs from flower beauty now This is a little bit like the physician's formula in its consistency But the nice thing about it and I'll make sure that I throw up on the screen while I'm talking about these I'll make sure I throw up the colors of them because I don't have my glasses And I'll have a hard time with that but there is the packaging on it nice packaging on it squeeze tube And this color is so pretty this is like just a bubblegum pink and that I think it's called bubbly if you're deeper skin They do have some richer colors that you can use which I think is great And then you can build on this if you want to and this one does dry down It takes a little bit longer That's why it's ranked lower takes a little bit longer to dry down But it is a pretty blush and it does give that really soft subtle glow on the skin this one I got from Amazon and I just happened to punt it as I was you know typing in cream blushes This is from perfect diary beauty. It is a duo one right here So I will swatch both of those so you can see this one is ranked a little bit lower Only because you have to work with it a little bit faster, which isn't necessarily a bad thing My favorite thing to put these blushes on with is a stipple brush. This one is from it I have another Angled one from it that is my favorite. It's just not over here with me. Morphe has a really great stipple brush There's a couple others. I'll make sure that I link a bunch of them Oh, I know who else has a really good stipple brush And it's a fan brush is Sonya Kashuk and that one works really good for it as well But these work really good because they don't lay down the product too quickly And if you use the stippling motion to put it on I like it better than you know Even using my fingers because I feel like I can really blend it out that way So this one is number six It lasts a long time the colors on it are quite vibrant and can be built up quite a bit But beautiful flesh of color there as well now the next one that I love is from elf and this one is I think this is a multi-stick so you can use it on your lips if you want to I don't think it's very pretty on the lips personally But you can use it on your cheeks for sure and this one it's rose something. I can't read that up anyway You just I just find that this one is an extremely creamy product And I absolutely love this color the mauve tone to it And then this one has just the right amount of slip Just the right amount of thickness to be able to give you beautiful color on your cheeks And it is so easy to blend out and I think this is just one that is just oh I love that one. It just works out so good. It does have a slight sheen to it which I think is so pretty as well and Yeah, I like everything about it But if you don't like the rosy mauve color They do have it in other colors too and then in a number four is from honest beauty I also ordered this one off of Amazon and this is peony pink This one is much more coral than I'm used to I like this one Even though this one is like three dollars more than any of the others I had in here Most of them were around between like six to ten dollars this one is I think 13 But I think this is still worth it I feel like you get a lot in that pan and the other thing is this is a great formula for cheeks This one blends out really well just a blush that performs really well I like the brightness of this color the peony pink. I like this for summer. I think it's great Again, you're gonna get that little tiny bit of tackiness on it at first That helps you to move it around and blur it out and you know really works to smudge it out and really make it look Like a pretty flesh of color But at the same time you're getting one that as I'm working with it and right now it's dried down So it's gonna be there.  I do find that I have that problem cream blushes are so much easier now You can make it double Secure by putting a powder over top of your cream blush if you want to the next one that I really love is from Maybelline And this is the cheek heat and this one is one of my favorites This is actually what started me on the craze of looking for cream blushes This one comes in a tube and this one is thicker and I do appreciate that about it And yet when you start getting it on to your hand or cheeks I should say and working with it it just buffs out and sheers out to be the prettiest glow Oh my goodness you guys so that is just one little dab of it Let me start putting another one on here so you can see how it's gonna build up Just keep working with until you get the intensity that you want to or the sheerness that you want to and Then you let it dry down and they dry down They're not going to go anywhere But they're still going to be soft enough and have that creaminess about them that on mature cheeks They're going to look so good. The next one is from Mulani and this is their cheek kiss Liquid blushes and I absolutely love this you guys. It's so pretty. I put way too much on So I'm gonna share that out But I want to show you if you just went just a little bit with it and didn't share it out too much You can build that color up to be really bold So I would suggest that you layer on this don't go You know one thick coat with it go a thinner coat and then a thicker coat and on and on until you get what you want to So I'm just gonna continue to buff that and what you're gonna see is that it will be just a beautiful Flush of color and today I actually have the Mulani on this cheek and then the cheek kiss from Maybelline on this cheek I feel like these are really similar products I actually feel like the color is really similar as well Just beautiful and it's gonna be able to sheer out or build up as you need it So if you've been with me for any amount of time My number one cream blush is not gonna be a shock to you. That is the super shock blushes from Colourpop I love these they are so Wonderful I learned about these years and years ago between the sheets is my absolutely perfect color I do have three that I'll show you though and I've hit pan on this one because I reach for this one all the time Perfect perfect color for me and it just gives such a gorgeous This is a rosy pink tone to it Let me swatch it a little bit heavier for you so you can see how it would be if you built it up So it's still fairly light But I that's what I love about the super shock blushes is they do have such a great range of Blushes and their colors and then the second one is called prenup prenup is a gorgeous one too This does have a slight shimmer in it the prenup does just a slight one. This is a very pinky one More on the lines of a mauve one and so pretty on the skin though And the other thing that you can do with it see that sheen in it the other thing that you can do with it is You can use it over top of one of these others if you want to and then the last one that I have This one is called count me in and this is the newest one for me And this one too is like a peachy pink color, but definitely more on the lines of being rather Peach than pink on that one and that's kind of hard to see I know it does come across on camera as being lighter than it is for me right here But there they are right there and I love these what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna just take my between the sheets And I'm gonna use this brush so that you can see how easily these are built up All right, and so I start out here with cream products and bring them in and I kind of just use a very very soft touch to begin with But this is gonna build up quite nicely and quite quickly too So even just that little bit that I showed you that really brings the cheeks To life and really shows you that you can really easily blend those out and there's nothing left on there Even from what I swirled in the into the pot. There's nothing left on there So it all got deposited on there, but it got deposited in such an even way because of the stipple brush So like I said, I'll make sure that I link a bunch of those down below for you And the other thing about that is this is going to dry down instantly. It's almost a cream to powder formula That's what this super shock formula is known for so it feels real creamy at first But it's gonna just cling to your skin and it's gonna give that beautiful wash of flesh of color But wash of flesh flesh of color on your cheeks, and I just think they're so beautiful So that's it for today's video. I hope that you guys did enjoy it Please again, don't forget to give it a thumbs up It really does help me out a lot Do you have a favorite cream blush that you're using right now that works really good for you? I would love to know that in the comment section below Everybody I hope you're doing all right. I hope everybody is okay where they're at stay safe Stay sanitized stay hydrated, and I'll see you all in my very next video. Love you. Bye. Bye


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Welcome to BCH Technologies, today we're going to work on a customer's modified cartridge. The customer said that this cartridge works well and prints really well and we can insert it into the MX492 printer, however when we try to take it out for refill, it's really hard to take it out. He had to use suppliers.  Because it's a modified cover so we have to use the finger to push the cartridge down so we can have a tight seal and otherwise there won't be any vacuum to draw the ink out. We're putting a Canon PIXMA MG2525 and there's no problem putting it in. We had no problem putting it in or take it out so we wonder if it's because the customer is using a printer MX492 so we had to order a new printer and get delivered so we can test on the MX492. Because we have to wait the new printer to arrive, just be sure we took the original cover off and we install a new one ourselves. Just see if it will make a difference. Here's our brand new printer. Here's our sponge cartridge and then we took a good look with a sponge-less cartridge and tried to compare the difference. We never had any report from a sponge-less cartridge so we tried to put a sponge-less in first. There's no problem putting it in or take it out at all. The sponge one is a little bit harder to take it out and I will do a few more tries. I think we can reproduce the problem now and it's pretty hard to pull. This printer is a lot tighter than the other models and when you press it down you're supposed to hear a click. This one doesn't click and it's really hard to pull it. So again we look up and down and try to figure out what the problem is. If the sponge-less fits it really well, why not this one? Then we found that we have lots of glues on the bottom side of the cover because this model, this printer model is really really tight so just a little bit of glue will make it too thick for the printer to pull it out. Okay let's see how it works. Hear the click? That's easy.


Hawaii's got a lot of bugs.  They ate our laptops, they've eaten a copier, they've eaten like three or four printers. We couldn't train anybody to work because there was no restaurants to work in. Well, you can imagine most individuals living with dementia can't tolerate a mask. If we just lose one of these elders, we have failed our mission. The number of people that were needing substance abuse treatment increased an incredible amount, which made it really hard because of our limited technology. After the pandemic, our events turned online. Okay, well, we've got a situation, what do we do? And how do we do it? As soon as the pandemic hit, I mean, we were in discussions with TechSoup about, how do we help? Nobody is on the ground more than TechSoup. Nobody knows what small and mid-sized nonprofits need. This is exactly what TechSoup does. This pandemic had all the characteristics of a natural disaster. And if technology is part of the solution to that, that's where we can help. We all sort of jumped in and it was a kind of a very make-it-work mentality. VMware was huge. They stepped up right away, Microsoft, Fox. Foundations like the Truist Foundation, Libra Foundation. The Truist Foundation invested $2.5 million with the TechSoup COVID Recovery Fund. TechSoup has so many connections in the community that we would never be able to gain overnight, which was really what the pandemic required of us. Without the financial support and their commitment, this would not have been possible. Organizations with the greatest need tend to be small, tend to be mostly focused on human services. For them, a $2,000 technology grant can make a huge difference between their being able to continue to operate and having to shut down. Hey, you know, this is $2,000 grant. It was the easiest possible thing in the world. We saw the process and it was very, very easy, very helpful. We started using everything right away. We were heavily relying on our ability to be technically connected so that we can meet our clients when they're stuck at home. It not only connects the 20 people that are coming in person, but it also connects people from off-island that are part of our family here. And it's so nice. We were able to purchase through that grant offer five computers, as well as the software licensing that we needed. The funds that VMware was able to invest began quickly to reach nonprofits who needed them most. When the check came, I just dropped tears. I couldn't believe it. It was like a miracle. In the end, we were able to support 2,400 nonprofits around the world in 18 countries. Numerary equipment, functioning equipment is going to help us and is already helping us. Switching to online, it became broader. Some people from Malaysia, some people from UK. Zoom is not the perfect platform for human interaction, but it is far superior to simply cutting off the programs, which is what, frankly, we would have had to do. We really scrambled to be creative because the one thing we didn't want to do during the pandemic was shut our doors and that never happened. It all worked out for them and that part was so gratifying. At the end of the day, philanthropy is all about serving individuals. We're really, really grateful to be part of the TechSoup community that's benefited our organization, the folks that we serve. What an amazing resource TechSoup is. That one person that's stuck in their home that can turn their phone on and connect to us and still feel that they're part of their family that didn't get forgotten, that's a miracle. We're thankful for organizations such as TechSoup for helping us and making these dreams a reality. It makes you feel the world is okay and we're all in it together for goodness, for goodness.


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Well, I've always believed that to be an architect you can build anything, and I guess I look back to many of the master builders who build churches and public buildings and homes and parks. And I think one of the most unique things about architecture is it's a combination of creative abilities and sort of analytical abilities. And in the end, one can learn the profession by road or the things that you need to know to pass exams in the profession. But I think talent is really what separates good architects from the rest of the architects. There are architects who think it's an art, and I think there are architects who think it's a function. There are architects who solve problems and make buildings that stand up and do what they're supposed to do, and then there are architects who make very artistic structures that don't function all that well sometimes. And I'm a big believer that what is really extraordinary and interesting and special about architecture is that it's both. It's the ability to solve complex problems. It's the ability to incorporate the many different fields that affect architecture and the different sort of political groups, financial groups, et cetera, that you have to satisfy and end up with something of beauty. You know, it's interesting to make that comparison because automobiles, we can reduce the need for automobiles. And that's one thing that we have a great ability to control. And I think that's one initiative that we're going to see this change our society vastly. I don't really think we have the opportunity to reduce the number of buildings that we have. The need for buildings is very closely related, I think, to our population growth. So I think that with buildings, we have to look at how to build them in a more sustainable manner. And I think the biggest problem that we face there, at least as architects, I believe that we face, is not enough knowledge. There's so much of what comes to us as information, I think, is vetted by we don't know who. I mean, I'm a believer that you can take almost any building and talk about it as being sustainable if you want to. And we've had to do that a bit because now everyone wants to see that everything we're doing is sustainable. But in fact, we have many clients who could care less about doing sustainable buildings. Therefore, they're not as sustainable as they might be if we had our wishes. So we've, but we can make them look sustainable. And I think in the same way, the products that come to us and the other services that we employ, we rely on whatever information they give us. And I think a lot of that is very sketchy. So I think getting at the truth is one of the more difficult things that we face. Educating our clients, because in the end, we don't make all the choices that are made about how sustainable a building is. Many aspects of sustainability come with great cost. And that is something that affects our clients, and sometimes it's something that gets eliminated from a project because of its cost. So I think educating the world and our clients, and even if that requires some sort of outside pressure, whether that be regulatory pressure, which I think we're starting to see now, I think we'll make those sorts of things change over time. But I think that is a massive responsibility of ours to go beyond what we're being asked to do and to teach our clients what a good building is. And to get them to look at buildings in different ways and get them to do what is sometimes the right thing.