Hello. So my name is Tara and I'm not going to, you know, do my big background because you can Google me, I'm at Tara on Twitter, all my links are on there. Because my talk today is really about you guys and it's about LA. And it's start, for me it started when I came to LA in 2008 from San Francisco. I was working at a tech startup there called Topspin Media. We were both in San Francisco and in Santa Monica. And they were working with musicians on Directifan. Helping indie bands, you know, be able to reach their fans and without a label or manager or whatever. So I was all happy in San Francisco. I'd actually just moved back to San Francisco after living in Seattle. And, you know, I was getting in the groove in the mission and it was wonderful. And then I met my husband, Sean, and he lived in LA. And he said, I'm not moving to San Francisco. Like, no way. If we're going to make this thing work, you have to move to Los Angeles.  Like, I am not moving to LA. That is the last place on earth I ever, ever even considered living. So he kind of, he said, just come down and check it out and, you know, get to know it a little bit. He was living in Silver Lake at the time. And so I got to know Silver Lake and I said, yeah, this is okay, but I want to live at the beach. So we ended up at the beach. I transferred down to the Topspin office in Santa Monica and that was fine. I was having a good time. And that's when I started to get to know the sort of tech startup scene here in Los Angeles because there was a lot of tech startups in Santa Monica. And so I was like, oh, that's cool. You know, there's some stuff going on here. I had some friends at Hulu and I guess Mahalo was kind of over there. And so I was getting to know that crowd a little bit. So then my kid was born in 2010 and I kind of, I left, you know, working for about a year. We traveled and stuff like that. And then I came back and I thought, what am I gonna do? Like, should I do a tech startup? Or, you know, I didn't really know. And that's when I started delving into, you know, what's really happening, you know, in the scene here in LA. And a couple months ago, I wrote this blog post on Forbes with some title like, you know, LA is gonna totally outpace the Silicon Valley in the tech startup scene and, you know, yay, it's gonna happen. I didn't really have any data to back this up. I just was a believer.  So, you know, it's kind of, it's, you know, self-interest like I wanted to happen if I'm gonna do a tech startup here. And I wrote it and I didn't really think anything of it after that. And all of a sudden, I started getting like emails and tweets and people wanting to like connect with me over LinkedIn.  And I was like, damn, like, okay, I got to do something with this, you know, something's happening here.  And I was like, this is like much bigger than I realized when I actually wrote that post. You know, I was kind of hoping for it, but I realized, yeah, you know, there's a lot of stuff happening here. And I started thinking about it in my head, like on a map. I'm like, okay, where are all these startups, you know, and where's the, where are the BCs and where are the angels? And so I thought, okay, I should, I should make a map of this because, you know, there's a couple of maps here and there if you look online, but there, there isn't really anything that sort of gives you that sort of broad overview of like where everybody is that's not in Santa Monica or as they like to call it the Silicon Beach. And so for this talk, I, you know, I said, okay, yeah, maybe I'll talk about this. And then I found out that I'm not allowed to use like PowerPoint or anything. So I have this board here. And Sean helped me do it because he's better at drawing lines than me. So, you know, we've got all of those sort of major freeways.  So now, you know, and that little purple pin there is kind of where we are right now. And so in order for me to continue my talk, I need a fabulous assistant. Oh, there's a fabulous assistant back there. Come on up. I can't really hold the board and do what I need to do. No, what's your name fabulous? I'm Jory. Hello, Jory. Okay. All right. So Jory is an LA native. And I figured we should have an LA native figure out what's happening with this map here because we're going to be sticking some stuff up on here. His arms are going to get tired. Thank you, Jory. Alright, so I wanted to get an idea. Who here works at a tech startup? And when I know you keep your hands up, but I just want to sort of define it a little bit the way I define it, which is that, you know, your pre IPO, you haven't done any mergers or acquisitions. You have a repeatable business model. So it's not just a project at this point, you know, you have some customers and stuff. So keep your hand up high. Okay, that's awesome. Okay. And you guys are in LA. If you're not from LA, put your hand down. Alright, that's that's still good. Okay, so while I'm talking here, we're going to pass around these little pink post it stickies. And what I'd love for you to do is put the name of your company and the city that so if you're in Santa Monica or Silver Lake or Glendale or whatever, then write it on here. And then we'll collect them and we'll put them up on the board. So I have like one pen, I should probably get another one to pass it back. Okay, you what? Are you still the searcher? Oh, we may have to learn about that if we have time. Okay. So I listened to this podcast, it's at a Stanford, I think it's Stanford entrepreneurial podcast. I don't know if any of you guys are familiar with that. And I'm sorry for Ripley. This is an experiment. And I blame Ian Rogers at Topspin who brings Lucinda to his talks. And we weren't sure if this would work. So I listen to this podcast, it's great. They have speakers on there, you know, like Jack Dorsey, and they have the CTO of America, you know, the reports to Obama. And yesterday I was listening to Brad Feld, who is one of the investors at the Foundry Group in Boulder. And he was talking about how he made this, you know, really, you know, life changing decision, which was that he was going to stick it out in Boulder. So even though he was an investor, and lots of investors are in the valley, he was going to stick it out in Boulder, and he actually convinced some of his partners to move to Boulder, and stick it out there with him. And he said, you know, a lot of people say, you know, you really need to be in Silicon Valley to do a tech startup. But I'm going to use Boulder as an experiment. I'm going to see how we can have a really great tech community here in Boulder, and have great startups that, you know, have great exits and all this other stuff. And he said, you know, when I'm thinking, I've been thinking about this and some of the stuff that I have realized is that, you know, it's about community.  But and it's not just about networking events. So it's not just about, okay, we're going to have drinks tonight. It's about making stuff, right? So, you know, whether you go to a hacker space or a hackathon or whatever, it's like getting together and make stuff is really, really important. And we know that actually some tech startups have actually come out of hacker spaces, right? Like Pinterest came out of Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, and MakerBot came out of NYC Resistor. So we know like cool stuff is happening in that way. And so he said, you know, we've got to get together and make stuff. And he also said, you know, we have to be really supportive and promote each other, right? And so in LA, I think that there's some of that happening, especially on the West side. So if you go on to like the Silicon Beach Facebook group, people are always, you know, propping each other up and supporting each other and all this kind of stuff. But I think we could probably do a little bit more of that. And I mean, like look at, we have 13 million people in LA County, spread over this huge space. You know, we have little cities within our big, big city here. And we have, you know, it takes a long time to get from Snoop Dogg, you know, down to where the rocket ships are being made. So you have to think a lot about community. So I thought, that's part of like what I was thinking about when I had all these people pinging me after I wrote that post was, how do we, how do we do that in LA when we're so far apart?  And I don't have, you know, the answers, but hopefully you guys do. But I think, you know, what Brad Feld was saying in Boulder was, you know, getting together and making stuff. So the other thing I was thinking about is the money thing, right? Like there's, there are a lot of people like, well, you know, there's no investments in LA. I think in the first three quarters of 2011, there's $300 million in tech investments in LA, which is not as much as New York or the Silicon Valley. But that doesn't mean that we don't have money here. So I wanted to kind of start putting up, you know, where are some of the major BCs? I'll give this to you. Where are they located on, on the map? So we have the tech coast angels and they invest actually in all of SoCal. So you can kind of put them on the blank space over here. And we have the Pasadena angels. They're in Pasadena and they, they invest anybody that you have to actually be headquartered in, headquartered in LA. So they don't, they don't invest outside of LA. And then I think the majority of the rest of them are like GRP is in Century City. That's Mark Suster. And then I think a lot of the other ones are in Santa Monica proper.  So it's not like they're just handing out, you know, small chunks of change. And in fact, GRP where Mark Suster is at, you know, they've, they've invested in true car, which a lot of people are talking about Goji, which is text plus, Makers Studio. You know, so they're, they're doing some interesting investments. Yeah, you can keep sticking up there. I think the rest are all Santa Monica. So that kind of gives you some idea about like where some of the major investors are. And then on top of that, we have tons of accelerators and incubators. And I don't have all of them here. There's a, there's a site, I think it's called Startup Hen that is starting to list all of the accelerators and incubators and stuff like that. So they're listed here. Now one of the OG accelerators is Ideal Lab that Bill Gross started. And so they're up in Pasadena, I believe as well as Pasadena, right? Yeah. And so, you know, they, Overture came out of that. And I think Overture became Google AdSense, I think. Okay. Yeah.  And then City Search was another one that came out of Ideal Lab. So, you know, you can go on there and they have all these different companies that are at Ideal Lab right now. I mean, I've heard Bill Gross talk a couple of times and he said he loves that, you know, all these tech startups are, you know, he can go easily go and talk to each of them and these in the same space. And he's done some really cool stuff. I think he's really into solar right now is this big thing. So, you know, then there's a couple other ones that are doing, people are talking about science right now that just started in Santa Monica. And I think it was one of the guys from my space, my space CEO, I believe started science. They're doing some interesting things. I was trying to think if there's one else that I want to talk about. Oh, I know that IOLA is in Hollywood now. They've been pinging everybody, including, like, this researcher I work with at UC Irvine. She's like, why is this incubator calling me up to come hang out? I don't really understand that. But they're trying to get out there and that's great. So, that kind of gives you an idea, you know, if you're looking at the map, you know, where are all the people who have the money? They're giving the money out. And like I said, this is just the, you know, a subset of the total. So, definitely there's a large collection on the west side. But, you know, we're spread out in other parts of LA too. So, are you guys familiar with Business Insider? You know that. So, they do this top 100 list of the most valuable tech startups. And we actually have some of those guys here in LA. The first one that I'll talk about is Legal Zoom. You guys know Legal Zoom, right? If you don't know Legal Zoom, anybody not know Legal Zoom? Oh, you don't know? Really? You guys, come on, really? Okay. So, Legal Zoom basically lets you create legal docs on your own online. So, you don't have to go get a lawyer. So, it's kind of like life-changing, right? Like, you can go get a divorce, I guess, right? You can go get your online divorce docs and get that done. I don't know why that came up first. That's probably... Also, I formed a company using Legal Zoom. And now I keep getting, you know, mail from them all the time after we tried to dissolve it.  But anyway, maybe it's... I should start another one. Okay. So, they started in 99. Their value valuation is at $800 million and they made $250 million in 2011. And they're located in Glendale. Now, something interesting about Legal Zoom, do you guys know that one of the founders, Robert Shapiro. You guys know Robert Shapiro? You recognize that? But then, yeah, the main defense lawyer for OJ. Okay? So, I had no idea. I'm like, that is rad. Okay. So, him and this guy, Brian Lee, also co-founded Shoe Dazzle. Okay? Shoe Dazzle is also on this business insider list. They started in 2009. So, the interesting thing about Shoe Dazzle is that they have Kim Kardashian as one of the founders. And she's, I think, their lead fashion stylist. And for $39, $95 a month, you get a pair of shoes delivered to your door based on her style. I guess. I haven't signed up. I don't know that my shoes would, you know, be something that she would think is stylish. So, they're valued at $280 million and they made $70 million in 2011. Okay?  And the reason I thought this was because Kim Kardashian has said that she wants to be a mayor of Glendale. So, I'm like, oh, Shoe Dazzle must be in Glendale, but no. Shoe Dazzle is actually sadly in Santa Monica. So, she might want to reconsider that. E-Harmony, they've been around since 2000. They're valued at $800 million. They made $300 million in 2011. But what I think is more interesting about E-Harmony is this. Every day, 542 members or like roughly 300 couples get married because they met on E-Harmony. Every day, 300 couples get married that met on E-Harmony. That's an amazing stat. That's life-changing stuff, right? I mean, on top of that, you know, everybody's interested in their, um, their algorithm. You know, everybody's like, okay, I'm really interested in your matching algorithm. They have fantastic scientists. And so, you hear a lot about different companies taking advantage of that, including one called Trip Trotting, who matches people who are traveling around the world. And, um, they're at, uh, I think they got some funding out of GRP. And there's Rubicon Project. They've been around since 2007. And I think they do some, like, online advertising stuff. And then, um, there's Beechman. They're another one. They're lower on the list. I think they're number 88. They're valued at $150 million. Better works. You guys really have better works than Page Craig. So, he's, you know, pretty well known in the tech startup scene. He, uh, has, uh, pretty fun parties on the beach and Rina Del Rey. Uh, he's really, really loved by VCs and accelerators. Dave McClure did this, uh, he led this panel with a bunch of accelerators and incubators in LA. And Page's name came up all the time. So, the, the one that, um, can anybody guess what the top LA tech company is that they, they listed on Business Insider? Hulu. Now, we know Hulu has been in the news lately, right? People are pissed off at Hulu. Something about now you have to prove that you have cable subscription, um, in order to use Hulu or something like that. Yeah. Anyways, yeah, um, I try, I have friends that work there. So, I always, they try to be cool, but yeah, they, they're annoying me all the time every day. So, but they've been around since 2007. Valuation at 1.5 billion. They, um, made around 500 million last year. But they share that I think with like Disney and NBC and all that kind of stuff. So, anyway, um, so that's where our top Business Insider companies are on the map just to, to give you an idea. Now, we're in Malibu up here, huh? We could just stick them in the water, maybe. Yeah. Okay. So, that gives you that idea. Um, I'm just going to give these to, to you, Jory, to start posting on there. So, here's some tech startups that we'll start putting on the map here. Um, there's a couple that, um, I'll talk about. So, I hang out at the Silver Lake headquarters in Silver Lake. Do you guys, anyone familiar with the Silver Lake headquarters? A few people. Uh, so, um, at Social Engine, which they're a tech star alum, um, they're, they, they started Silver Lake headquarters along with Greg Cohn. He used to be in charge of games at Yahoo. And he's doing his own startup now. I think it's called Burner, where you can, um, I think it's based on the Twilio API. So, you can get a phone number when you're done with it. You can get rid of it. Um, so they're, them and a couple others, um, including Basecamp, are based in the Silver Lake headquarters. And other startups, you know, that are in that area are welcome to hang out there, too. I sometimes hang out there. They also do pitch, like pitch competitions and stuff. Um, so, Goodreads, you guys familiar with, uh, I didn't know Goodreads was actually in LA. You guys familiar with like Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton, and Veronica Belmont? They have this book called, um, Vaginal Fantasy. And I'm a part of that book club. And we meet on Goodreads. So I thought that was kind of cool. I didn't realize that they were based in Los Angeles. Basically, all it is is, uh, if you're reading a book, you can give recommendations on the book and have discussions about the book. So we read, like, steamy, you know, steampunks and sci-fi books and they have, like, little love stories in them. So that's Goodreads. And, um, that book club in particular. Um, and then Neighbor Goods. So I think Mickey spoke here last year, uh, from Neighbor Goods. Um, so she's in downtown LA now. I thought she used to be in Glendale. But it's a place where you can go and share, um, like, or kind of let neighbors borrow stuff that you have.  Um, oh, the other one that I really like that just, uh, made, uh, I think they just raised, like, a million or a million and a half, uh, dog vacay. So if you guys have dogs, this is one that you guys might want to check out. So basically, you can, um, open your home to, and, and babysit a dog for someone. And people are charging, like, between 25 to 50 bucks a day or something like that. And so instead of having to send your dog to a kennel, you can actually, um, let them go to someone's lovely home and hang out and snuggle in bed with them. I don't know totally how I feel about this, about vetting these people. Um, but my friend, uh, Ted Reingold, who's, uh, he started Dogster and Catster and actually sold that company. Dogster and Catster is a social network for people that have dogs and cats, but in San Francisco, but he sold it and he, he, um, is one of the investors in dog vacay. So I figured, you know, that's probably an interesting one to, to watch. Um, so I think that that's the ones I wanted to talk about. So do you guys have your, the ones with, in the tech startups, did you guys make your stickies? Did you guys write on them? Yay. Okay. So maybe if you can go collect those, that would be great. I don't know where I'm at with time at all. I have no clue. Okay. Good. So we'll collect those and then we'll stick them up. So do you guys have any startups in LA that you think are really rad that you've been following? Talks. Thank you. Thank you. So, um, we've been, uh, subscribing to Tonks coffee for, I think, since he started the subscription service. So we have, uh, a thing of coffee beans delivered to our door. I don't know. Is it monthly? I forget. Twice a month? Okay. Um, delicious. He's an excellent, excellent roaster. Um, so Sean is part of coffee common and we've learned how to actually properly do pour over coffee and stuff. So I, I totally recommend that if you're going to be part of a subscription coffee service, you understand how to do pour over and stuff because I think you'll enjoy it that much more. You can go online and learn how to do it. Um, so yes, I think that Tonks is a great one. So what, what do we have here? Zarely? Who's Zarely? What does Zarely do? Okay. That's cool. And you're in Santa Monica. Can I ask quickly why you're deciding to move to San Francisco? Right. I mean, that is a thing, right? Like a lot of people are pressured to move and it kind of bumps me out because I feel like, you know, why can't you give back to the city you're in and the economy that you're in? Like, why do you have to go somewhere else? Gotcha. Well, good for you. I'm sad if you're leaving. Um, okay, we have, is it SEP or SEP? And what's that? That's very nice. Are you going to stay in Santa Monica? Excellent. Good stuff. What do you feel about the Silicon Beach? Do you consider yourself part of Silicon Beach? You're connecting Latinos to the American workforce. Yeah, exactly. Preventing collecting documentation and then providing a portal for folks to find work. So you find a portal for the Latino workforce? You find work? Right. Well, for people who need work done to find the Latino workforce. Oh, okay. Gotcha. Okay. Okay. So people who need work done to find Latino workforce to do that work for them. Okay. We have little crowd, little, sorry, life crowd, life crowd. Where's life crowd? What does life crowd do? Life crowd is a social activities marketplace. And we're based in Santa Monica, but have launched in San Francisco, the OC in San Diego. And our pitch is sort of Facebook connects people. I think you get to keep that. They're like the five bucks at the store, right? Um, so Facebook connects people online. We connect people offline. We have both hosts and and crowders. So it's anything from casual get togethers around sushi rolling or learning how to bake Girl Scout cookies to happy hours, mixology. So all sorts of events you're connecting people who want to put on event with people who want to join in on that event. And it could be something as, you know, simple like let's get together and I don't know, learn how to do coffee pour over. Exactly. I love it. Respite from computer screens and the bar scene. Yeah, out there in IRL. Okay, I love it. Okay, life crowd. Okay, bounty bounty boy? Bounty boy? Bounty buy? Marina Delray. Um, it's kind of similar to Zarely, except it's in the bike space. So you say what kind of bike you're looking for and then they get you in touch with. So you're looking for a bike and it'll help you find a bike. I like it. Simple. Okay, and then I know I'm running out of time, so you guys are going to have to go really fast. Stack social in Venice. Boy. Great accelerator. Oh, microphone. Great accelerator in Venice and we're dead simple e-commerce integration for technology publishers. So we work with sites like CNET and get them great deals on software like limited time flash sale deals and then they get a cut of every sale that they do and so it helps them earn extra revenue on top of just running ads on their site. That's stack social. All right, cool. And then we've got Check 2. Check 2. Check 2, Westwood. I was wrong, it's a bad idea though. The feedback wasn't working. To talk about, basically Check 2 is a version of those punch cards that you get in whenever you walk into a restaurant and you get a punch every time you visit, but on your smartphone so you can never lose it and you can, the business owners also get demographic, anonymous demographic information on their customer base. I have so many of those punch cards. That's awesome. So it's a virtual punch card and you have it on, it's an app on your phone. Not just it, it's a web app, it's a normal app and it's also being a text message. Text message, app, and on a website. Lovely. Okay. And we've got Me, who's Me in Hollywood. Is this Me? Okay. I just put my agency guide to learn to code full-time. You're going back to learn code full-time? Yeah, because I was a founder and that was the biggest struggle that I could just prototype by you. And where are you learning to code? Uh, my place. With books? I'm in like jelly LA, so I'm going to probably bounce around co-working. Oh, okay, cool. You should come out to the Silver Lake headquarters. Come hang out. Okay. Okay, and then we got Zestcash in Hollywood. Zestcash. We use machine learning to make small loans to people that don't have access to traditional credit circuits, people that are underbanked, people that can't get a credit card. Micro loans. It's for profit and for money, so misconception is that... So you don't have to, you don't have to be like a non-profit sort to get these micro loans. It can be if you're running a company, okay? Okay. Okay, and then Mobile Roadie. Oh, I know Mobile Roadie from when I was at Topspin. Where's Mobile Roadie? Hey, Mobile Roadie. It's for musicians, right? Anybody? It was originally for musicians. Okay. A Nation Builder. I met Nation Builder that Kai came out to my Lady Tech group, by the way, called Lady Tacos. So if you're a lady into tech, hardware, software, we meet once a month. Nation Builder, tell us. Nation Builder is a tool for running good campaigns and nonprofits. Everything you need, website, donation, email, voter data, it's aimed for people who really want to pay like thirty-three dollars a month. And we are VC funded by at least part of what's in the Bay Area. Yes. I know Carlin, who's the president of Crash Space, is very excited about Nation Builder. So Pink Cloud 9 in Downtown LA.  Okay, cool. I'm almost done. I know you want me to hurry. Okay. Make TV in Downtown. Oh, I can't hear. There's a helicopter. Life video. Live. Live video and editing production tool. Fabulous. Okay. Okay. Spontaneous. Michael Levin. Hi, Michael. It's a, sorry. Events going on right now. Okay. What neighborhood are you on? Sorry. What neighborhood are you on? Oh, Hollywood. Okay. Okay. So I, did I, did I miss anybody? Did I miss someone? Spire. Yeah, we make APIs for developers. So you can write client site applications, not really worry about coding the back answers. So who are you? Spire. I know. What's your name? Jason. Okay. Because are there any other Spire people here? Because they're helping me at the Youth Hack Jam on June 23rd, which by the way, I'm looking for more volunteers. And they're, they have a whole bunch of people from Spire coming to help me out. Okay. So I hope I got anybody, and did I miss anybody? Yeah, about half the people in the crowd who are not at startup companies, but perhaps probably it's small businesses here in Los Angeles. Good. Cool. Okay. So I think my time is up, but I just, we built this map, you know, we're not just in Santa Monica. We're in all parts of LA, you know, as a startup. I know I didn't do co-working spaces. There's tons of them, but they're all over the place too. There's money, there's communities, there's stuff happening. So we should take a picture of this and put it online. I mean, I don't know. What's Mucker Labs? Mucker Labs is the incubator that we actually launched out of. Okay. Um, we were there first class just finished. There's nine startups that came out of that. They're based in Santa Monica. And they are looking for people for their next class. So if you have a startup idea, you should look at Mucker Labs. They're Mucker Labs incubator. They have applications that they're taking now. Really great investors, great workspace. Cool. Okay. So, um, I'll put this online. I'll, we're going to do something on represent.la where we're going to post this stuff. And, um, I hope that we stay in touch because I want to know what you guys are doing. Okay. So thanks guys. Have a good day.


Hey guys, Raif Derrazy here and today I want to go over what the difference is between PrEP and PEP. Both are related to HIV, however we hear more about PrEP because it's more prevalent on social media, online and ads, and now even on TV commercials. But it's important that we understand what the functions and use cases for both are and how they play a role in ending the HIV epidemic. Okay so first off, PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It's helpful to remember the pre-part, that's why there's an R in it, and it's for pre-exposure to HIV. PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis and that's post or after exposure to HIV. So PEP is traditionally one of two different oral medications, either Truvada or Discovy. It's a pill that's taken once a day indefinitely as long as you feel that you might have exposure, potential exposure to the HIV virus. Just recently there is an injectable version of PrEP that's approved by the FDA and it's an injection that you would take once every two months. So that's a major game changer, especially for those of you who don't want to be taking a pill every single day. Another solution listed on the HIV.gov website is the 2-1-1 schedule for taking PrEP. Instead of taking PrEP every day indefinitely, you know a lot of people are adverse to the idea that you can take two pills of PrEP 24 hours before potential exposure, one essentially at the time of exposure and then one 24 hours after that and that has proven to be extremely effective as well. Of course, this implies that you know that you're going to have a potential exposure to HIV in 24 hours. If you don't know that, then that doesn't help you. But now we have the injectables. If you do not have health insurance and or you are financially strapped, do not be dismayed, on the government website readysetprep.hiv.gov, you can sign up, see if you qualify for free PrEP even if you don't have health insurance. And if you do have health insurance, they can guide you to the right place to get it. Okay, and now moving on to PEP. Again, post-exposure prophylaxis, this is for after potential exposure to the HIV virus. It is crucial that you take PEP within 72 hours or three days after potential exposure to the HIV virus. And then you would subsequently take a pill every day for 28 days after that. And that has proven to be extremely effective at stopping potential transmission of the HIV virus. Some of the places you can get PEP is your local doctor's office, urgent care, emergency care, HIV clinic, local community organizations, there are plenty of places to get it. And with both PrEP and PEP, there is no reason why we can't slow down if not completely halt the HIV epidemic. Now we just need more education. We need people to realize that they have access to these types of things and getting the word out so that we can finally stop it. With the advent of PrEP and PEP and the accessibility of both, at least here in the U.S., there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to slow down if not completely stop the HIV epidemic. In subsequent videos, I will go into more detail about PrEP and PEP separately. So stay tuned for that. Now let's move on to the quote of the day. Today's quote of the day comes from Luan Dong. Luan says, just wish there was something we could do to greatly reduce our chances of getting HIV. I just don't understand why we're so disproportionately infected with HIV compared to other demographics. It's certainly mystery. Now this video obviously touches on something that can help us prevent transmission of HIV. It is very, very effective. There's no reason why people should be getting infected with HIV if they are effectively using PrEP and or PEP. Now to touch on the other part of the comment, which is why we are so disproportionately infected. And by we, I don't know if you mean the gay community or LGBTQ in general or just minority groups in general. I would venture to guess that there is a lot of reasons. It's a complex issue. It can be a lack of education, a lack of access, maybe being in the closet on the DL and not wanting to be associated with those types of things. It can be from pressures from our friends, our family, our social groups. Maybe it's financial. Maybe we don't have ways to pay for getting a hold of those things or aren't aware that there's government subsidized programs to help us get a hold of PrEP and PEP. Or maybe it's just simply not accessible available in the area where you live. There can be so many different reasons that are all at play and bottom line is we are disproportionately infected with HIV. Not only that, but it also creates a certain level of stigma for these minority groups. It's kind of like being kicked while you're down. It's double whammy. However, I am very hopeful that with more education, more access, more resources and tools at our disposal coming together, reducing the stigma, we can finally slow down if not end the HIV epidemic. Even if we don't officially have a cure or a functional cure, we can stop it in its tracks. And with that said, please like this video. If you liked it, subscribe if you haven't already. And please share this with someone who might find value in it. And I will see you all soon. Cheers!


All right, everybody, we're doing this video. This is, why is the gain up so high? This is the Topps Chrome Silver Pack distribution. We'll do some randoms here. So we finally got, I think we got most of our Silver Packs in, but we have enough anyway to do all the past breaks that we've done. So how it works is it's one, I just wanna get it right. So I'm gonna bring up the email. It's one pack per box, whether it's hobby or jumbo. One sec, guys. Thought I had it ready. There it is. So a jumbo case would have eight packs. A hobby case would have 12 packs. What's gonna happen is, there's a few different types of breaks. I'll kind of explain as we go here. We're going to random to see who's getting. In a full case, there's gonna be extra packs. So say, for instance, the five teams affected would have been the Reds, the Padres, Mariners, Royals, and Reds, Padres, Mariners, Royals, and who else? Tigers. And so, in a hobby case, for instance, there's 12 boxes, five teams. Each team gets two, but then we have two extra, and then we're gonna random those off to the five teams. And a couple teams are gonna end up with three. So that's kind of how this is gonna go. For like a 10 box Tuesday, we have one of those. There's only two packs because there's only two boxes in that break. So there's only two teams that'll get packs.  So the teams that have extended base short prints, which was Hunter Green for the Reds, Bobbitt Jr. for the Royals, Julio Rodriguez, Mariners, Spencer Torquas and Tigers, and Abrams for the Padres. So those are the affected teams, or affected divisions, or the ones that are gonna get packs. So in a division's break, AL Central will get two already because they have two affected players in Torquas and Witt. So I'll kind of explain as we go, I'm gonna do all the randoms in one shot, move all the results over in this video, and then we'll scroll through at the end, then I'll kind of show you who's getting what. And it's gonna be team names and division names, and I don't have, and it'd take far too long for me to go back and find all of the people's names for these breaks. So, yeah, let's see. So we have 20 breaks in total to random off some silver packs for. And again, if it's like a four box break, there's gonna be a team that doesn't end up getting a pack at all, if that makes sense. So again, one pack per box for all of it is basically the gist of it. Everything after that is kind of the toy with it. It's the fairest way to do it, I think at chance, any silver packs, they're not gonna be given this a chance at an extended base short print. So, yeah, I got them, we got them all right here. This is all the ones from the breaks, and we have a bunch more for future breaks and personal boxes, and that's all being taken care of, but what I'm doing here is just for match breaks and main channel breaks. So, what we got here, we got 20 randoms to do. So let's go ahead and do them, and I'll kind of explain as we go along here. And you'll see here, for instance, I'll show right here, this would be the first one, so I have the title of the break, and then I have who's getting what. So like the top four in this four box mixer are gonna get a pack. And then for instance, in like a, let's see, so like a division's jumbo case, the top three are gonna get an extra pack because you're already gonna get one pack per division, and that's five boxes, you get three more, there's three extra packs to random off to the same spots. So that is how it's gonna be. I have it actually laid out here. It took a while to think about how it'd go about this, but I think this makes the most sense. And then I'll copy it over, I had this whole sheet, and I'll copy and paste that into the random results, and then we'll have those results posted. So hopefully it'll be easier for everybody to navigate. So let's go ahead and do these randoms to see who's getting some packs or extra packs. Thanks guys for your patience. Again, we're just basically helping tops, I mean, I guess go about what happened essentially. Here we go. Good luck everybody. We're gonna go nine times on everything. Why do I, I should have just done three on everything. What was I thinking? Why did I roll? Should have just done three on all of them. There's so many randoms. I didn't think about it. I didn't think about it. Okay, well, it's nine for everything. I'm gonna go type in the nines on every single thing right now.   Dude, if Rich were here, he'd be laughing at me. Oh yeah. Kind of like a U-Book, but harder. Oh, for sure. Let me go type in the nines on every single one of these. Oh my God, it's so many. What's 20 times nine? Too many clicks, that's how many. Too many clicks. Why did I do that? My wife is my time mustache, either way. I go back and forth. When one of my beard goes too long, I just end up shaving it off. I'm like, I'm done with this. I don't even want to trim it, I just want it gone. And then, so I don't like shaving my chin and jaw that much, I'll just let it go back out, which takes a while. I don't shave very often, so. Anyway, two of the randoms. So again, we got 20 of them to do. So again, guys, the title is here. Matt's breaks are first. There's just a few of the random teams that we need to do here. So top four and the four box mixers will each get a pack. I think how many do we have of these? Yeah, just a handful. So we'll do these real quick. Nine times again, top four, get one pack. One, two, I don't think I'm gonna count for all these guys. I'm just gonna click four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. So the top four, Manners, Tigers, Reds, Padres and four box Hobby Jumbo mixer number one from Matt's Breaks. This is Matt's Jumbo Hobby Mixed four box session number two again, top four, eight and nine. Tigers, Reds, Padres, Royals. Again, guys, I'm gonna copy all these over at the end.  We'll revisit all of this once I have it copy and paste over onto that sheet. Nine, dude, oh my God. This is crazy. Seven, eight and nine. This is Hobby Jumbo four box mixer number five. Tigers, Manners, Padres, Royals. This is Matt's Breaks Hobby Jumbo four box mixer number six. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine. Reds, Tigers, Padres, Royals. This is literally like. Matt's MLB Breaks already typed in the nine. Hobby Jumbo four box mixer number seven. This is literally a full group night of group reading worth of randoms. Yeah, nine. Padres, Tigers, Royals, Manners on that one. Let's see, so the top two are gonna get a pack. This was from a two box jumbo random division. So AL Central in there twice. They have two affected players in Witt and Torkelson. So again, the top two on this one get a package, just a two box break. One. This is too much counting. Eight, nine. So the NL and AL Central each get a pack there. This is the 10 box Tuesday number 128. There were two total boxes. I don't know if they're both hobby or jumbo or whatever, probably one of each. But top two are gonna get a pack in this one. Six, seven, eight, nine. Padres, Royals. Okay guys, one pack per box. So this is on the back to the main channel now. That last one was main channel but these are some four box hobby and jumbo mixers but these are from the main channel. The Matt's MLB Breaks have the Matt's MLB Breaks in the title. So anything else is main channel stuff. So another nine. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Everyone put the reds on this one. Royals, Tigers, Padres, Mariners. Number two on the main channel. I think we're about almost halfway. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Reds, Royals, Padres, Tigers. Why is my voice coming in so loud? I can see it getting like choppy. This is crazy. Yeah, I don't know why it's doing that. I'm just talking like normal. I'm talking pretty quiet now actually. Number three, four box hobby jumbo mixer from the main channel. Top four again. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Royals, Reds, Padres, Tigers. This was, so that was four box. Okay, now we're on to, this is a jumbo case number one, our random divisions. So every single spot gets a pack and then the, or every single division that's affected gets a pack and then the top three in this random get an extra pack. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Top three, NL central, AL central twice. Same thing on this one. Jumbo case number two, top three get an extra pack. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. AL central, NLS, AL central, AL central. Hobby case number one, so every single affected division is going to get two packs which you know, there's 12 boxes in the case that makes 10 packs right there. We got two extra random off. So two other, two divisions get an extra pack. So we'll get three total. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. NL central, AL west. So there's the rest of these I think are just hobby cases. So again, these next handful, the top two get an extra pack basically guys. So here's top scrum hobby case number two. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Piedra's Mariners. One, this is hobby case number three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Red's Mariners. Hobby case number four. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Royals, Piedra's, hobby case number five. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Piedra's Royals. Hobby case number six, eight and nine. Piedra's Royals, goodness. Hobby case number seven, seven, eight and nine. Eight and nine, Mariners Royals. And then hobby case number eight, this is the last one. And I'm gonna take some time to copy them all over. There you go, Piedra's and Red's on that one. All right guys, give me a minute. I'm gonna copy all of those over. Rory, did you see your elements break from a couple of nights ago? Nobody got you, Sam got you. Dude, I crushed it for Rory on Friday. He got like a pickens to 15 or something like that. Okay, so where do we start here? Oh, look at all this. That's 20. All right, guys, I'm gonna copy all these over. That's so much. So, TC Hobby Jumbo, four box number one. Cool, cool. Matt's MLB number two, three now. Or number five, that's right, those other ones didn't fill. Number six, Matt's Mixer's there. Seven, seven Jumbo divisions. Rory, you had two boxes of elements you wanted rip, not shift. And we did, we ran that break, gotta check it out. I picked those boxes out, he told me to. Yeah, pick it out of the five. Oh yeah, he was telling me about that. Dang man, so I got that one right. Number two, all right, cool. 10 box Tuesday, TC Hobby Jumbo, four box number one. Number two.  I was loving that, man. You say so many to see him yesterday, geez. What's up? If you say so many to see him yesterday. Jumbo case one, Jumbo case two. What we got here? Hobby case one, Hobby case two. Hobby case three, Hobby case five, six, almost there guys. Seven and eight, so there's eight, right? Yep, all right, so I'm gonna screen share now again. And then you'll all be able to see, let me make this bold real quick, 14 point, yeah. All right, so there you go. This is how I look on the results post that I make, and then it has the break name. So Matt's MLB, Top Scrum, Hobby Jumbo, four box section number one, and then it'll say what the random means essentially. So top four, get a pack on these. Scroll down, where are we at now? Jumbo two box divisions, top two, get one pack, 10 box Tuesdays, top two, get one pack. So again guys, it has the title, and then it has what happens here. And again on the cases, so division's case of Jumbo, that's eight boxes, five affected spots, each get one already, and then the top three are gonna get an extra pack on those. And then you'll get to, the hobby cases all have 12, so every affected spot gets two packs, and then the top two in these, a final few randoms here will each get an extra pack. So yeah guys, I'm gonna get that posted. There you go, good luck in your silver packs. Yeah, thanks guys.


How to seek that voice from God? We can't demand to see a miracle. We can't demand to get some type of revelation. We can't demand to hear God's voice. But what we can do is continue to pursue it, is continue to listen. We hear God's voice when he wants us to hear it.


J-E-L-L-O. The Jello Program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, and yours truly, Don Wilson. The orchestra opens a program with, It Serves You Right. You know, when you have enough curiosity, you can make some interesting discoveries. And here's a woman who did just that. She wanted to know how much Jello her family eats, and she found out. She is Mrs. Homer E. Poole, 13th Street Riverside, California, and here's what she writes. I keep the front panels with the big red letters from the Jello packages. I started saving them to see how much Jello our family of four would eat in a year. Every time we had Jello for dessert, we saved the front panel and dropped it in a box. At the end of the year, we were all anxious to find out how many packages we had used. There are so many lovely desserts you can make with those six delicious flavors. And when we opened the box, we found we had used 161 packages of Jello. Well, Mrs. Poole, they say that figures always tell the truth. And those figures certainly tell the truth about Jello. They prove how delicious Jello tastes with that wonderful extra rich fruit flavor that keeps the family coming back for more. No matter how often you serve Jello, it's always a brand new treat. So look for the big red letters on the box. They spell Jello. Ladies and gentlemen, the political excitement being over, we bring you that prominent citizen of Beverly Hills who has just elected dog catcher, Jack Benny. Hello again, this is the honorable Jack Benny talking. And Don, that was awfully nice of you, but I wish you hadn't mentioned anything about my latest triumph. I'm trying very hard to forget it. Yes, but Jack, I just can't figure out how a fellow like you would accept such a job as dog catcher. Don was all a misunderstanding. I thought I was running for mayor. Oh, well, I might as well make the best of it. Imagine me dog catcher with my bony legs. Oh, my God. Guys. It might be dangerous at that. When do you start your new duties? Oh, I've been working all week, but I better get a new pair of glasses for this job. Yesterday, I caught Bobby Breen three times. You did? Yeah, the last time he bit me.  Here, Andy Devine is mayor of Van Nys. Al Jolson is mayor of Encino, and I've got fleas. I found one on my arm this morning leaning on a shovel. He likes me so well, he's building. Just my luck. What's the matter, Jack? What are you raving about now? Oh, nothing, Mary. I'm just sore about the election, that's all. I'd make a darn good mayor of Beverly Hills, but they can't see it. Well, gee whiz, Jack. Haven't you got enough to do as it is? You're in radio, you're in pictures, and you give violin lessons on Tuesdays? What else do you want? Mary, if you're referring to my little group of pupils, I'm certainly not getting rich on them. You're not, eh? No. If I didn't sell them rosin and strings now and then, I'd hardly break even. Break even? You've been making plenty of profit on those violin strings, according to Winschel's column last night. Winschel, what did he have to say about it? He said, what prominent radio and picture star has been seen kidnapping cats? Well, he didn't necessarily mean me. He should have a line in his column saying, what feminine radio star wears plenty-looking hats? I wish you could see the one Mary's got on tonight. It's a Lulu, folks. It looks like an extra eyelid. What do you think of it, Phil? Phil didn't get her yet, Jack. He didn't. Old say, that reminds me. I must tell you, kid, something before Phil comes in. Is he burned up at me? What'd you do, cut a salary again? No. But Don, Don, remember that girl he brought to my party two weeks ago? Oh, you mean that beautiful brunette Barbara Whitney? Yes, Barbara. Say, Jack, didn't I see you and Barbara at the Wilshire Bowl last Monday night? That was us. Wilshire Bowl? Well, that's where Phil and his boys are playing, isn't it? Sure, that was the idea, Don. I took Barbara there to get Phil's goat, and you should have seen his face when we walked in. Was he burned up? Burned up, Don? You never heard such hot music from that orchestra, and you're like, oh. Tell him what happened when Phil introduced you on the floor, Jack.  What was it, Barry? Well, Jack and Barbara were sitting at a table, so Phil asked Jack to stand up and take a bow. Now, Mary. And when he did, the guitar player hit him with a tomato. You'd have got a bigger laugh if you'd have set tomato. You know, you don't have to get ritzy on this program. Well, it's just lucky for Phil that I laughed it off and sat down. Well, firstly, Jack, I think it was a pretty cheap thing for Phil to do. Oh, I didn't care about getting hit with a tomato, Don, but the manager came over and wanted me to sign a contract to do it every night. What's the matter? Wasn't there enough dough in it? Oh, the money was all right, but that sort of thing was all right, but that sort of comedy is dated, you know. But Barbara and I had a good time anyway. I got enough pleasure just watching Phil squirm. Say, Jack, who was that fellow sitting at the same table with you? You know, that good-looking guy. Oh, that was a relative of Barbara from out of town, her uncle Louis. Hey, Jack, watch out. Watch out. Here comes Phil now.  I'm almost afraid to face him. Oh, hello, Phil. Hiya, Jack, old boy. How's my baby? Wow, and he burned up.  Now watch me, Mary. Say, Phil, have you seen Barbara lately? Barbara who? You know who I mean, Barbara Whitney, the girl I took to your wheelchair bowl last Monday night. Oh, yeah, she brings a lot of guys in there. Mary, you see how mad he is? Hot diggity. I'm not mad about your taking Barbara out. Oh, not much. But if you ever come into my club again and start handing out cards, I'll have you thrown out. What cards?  See, he's trying to change the subject. Oh, boy, is he sizzling. Now, wait a minute, Jack. Let's get one thing straight. I'm not a bit jealous about Barbara. Oh, no, no. Well, I'm not. Oh, heaven forbid. Oh, of course not. Look, you took her out Monday night, didn't you? Yeah. Well, I took her out Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. What do you know about that? Well, let me tell you something, Smarty. It's customary for a fella to send flowers to a girl, isn't it? Yeah. Well, I haven't seen Barbara since Monday night, and yesterday she sent me the most gorgeous box of roses you ever saw. I know she did. Yeah, what are you laughing at? I told her you were dead. Oh, so that's why that card had a black border. I thought it was something new. Phil, the next time you tell a girl that I'm dead and I'm not, you'll get yours.  Who's burned up now? I'm not burned up. I just can't imagine anyone doing a thing like that. That's all. Sing, Kenny. Kenny hasn't even heard yet. Well, all right. Don't holler at me. What are you going to play, Phil? Well, I'm going to play it. Well, go ahead and play it. We haven't got all night. Sing, Kenny.  That was you got me from the Mask and Wig show played by the Jello Orchestra and directed by a young man who at best read the wand ads. If you get what I mean, Maestro. What's the matter with you, Jack? Haven't you got a sense of humor? Sense of humor? Phil, I don't see anything funny in telling Barbara that I was dead. Oh, she'd have found out sooner or later. It's nothing to laugh at. It was an awful thing to do. Jack, you don't think for a minute Phil really said that, do you? Yes, I do. That guy would say anything. How about the time he told Carol Lombard that I wore a girdle? You were there. Yeah, they were snapping you all night. Now he's trying to get me in wrong with my girl Barbara. Your girl? What are you talking about?  Hello, Jack. Sure she was with you, but she can improve herself, can't she? Hiya, Phil. Improve herself. Ha, ha, that's a laugh.  Mary, did you ever see such an all-around egotist? Hello, Mary. No, I haven't, Jack, but you're as bad as he is. Just to say, Mr. Harris, if you want to know something, I'm going to propose to Barbara. When? When his rheumatism gets better. He can't bend his knees this week. Oh, sticking up for him, huh? Hello, Don. Say, will you talk to me? Yes, Kenny. Now, look, kid, Jello has six delicious flavors, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, orange, lemon, and lime. So look for the big red letters on the box. Thanks, Don.  Oh, oh, hello. Hello, Kenny. Say, Jack, what's a big argument all about? Oh, Phil and I were having a little discussion about my girlfriend, Miss Whitney. Well, see the girl you had with you at the Wilshire Bowl the other night? Yeah. Oh, were you there, Kenny? Hey, why didn't you come over to my table and say hello? I was afraid to. Why?  Smallpox? Well, that's the worst yet. Kenny, you're a friend of mine. Why didn't you come over anyway? Well, I went out to get vaccinated, and by the time I got back, you were gone.  Well, he just soared because I took his ex-girl, Barbara, up to his place and danced every dance. Wait a minute. You danced every dance with her? All right, so the waiter had one little fox coming. What's that? Well, that's unusual, Jack. Why did you let the waiter dance with your girl? Oh, I don't know. It was either that or give him a tip. Now, Mary, that had nothing to do with it. I just happened to know him. That's all. Say, Jack, who was that good-looking fellow sitting with you and Barbara at the table? Oh, that was a relative of hers from out of town, Heruncle Louis. Ha, ha, ha. Yeah. Heruncle Louis. That's rich. He was holding Barbara's hand all evening, wasn't he? Well, naturally, he hadn't seen her in a long time. Heruncle is bound to be a little affectionate. Well, somebody ought to tell her aunt. Hey, wait a minute. Say, maybe there is something to that. Oh, I... Gee, I can't believe that Barbara would... Gosh, she... She acted like she liked me, huh? Gee, I wish I could find out. Do you want me to ask her for you? No, Phil. I'll ask her myself. Why don't you use my system? Just walk right up to her and hear on the back and say, Listen, babe, how do we stand?  Oh, yeah? I've been slapped more than you have. You're happier than I am, too. Well, I suppose I'll have to go on guessing. Oh, Jack, I just thought of something. I know how you can find out whether Barbara likes you or not. How? Well, come here a minute and I'll whisper to you. All right. Mm-hmm. Uh-huh. Go away, Kenny. Mm-hmm. Say, it might work at that. Should we do it now? Sure, why not? Okay. Hey, fellas, carry on with the show, will you? Mary and I have to go someplace. Where are you going, Jack? Never mind. I'll tell you later. Hey, Rochester, get my car ready. We're leaving right away. Did you get fired? No. Come on, Mary. Sing, Kenny. See you later. Gee, I hope this works. I'm Baralas. I'm Baralas. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Any umber-ralas, any umber-ralas, two picks today. Bring a parasol. It may be small. It may be big. I repair them all with what you call a thing of magic. Pitter-patter-patter, pitter-patter-patter, it looks like rain. Let it pitter-patter, let it pitter-patter, don't mind the rain. I'll mend your umbrella and go on my way. Sing, toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Any umber-ralas, two picks today. And there's a lull, and things are dull. I sharpen knives for all the wives in the neighborhood. And I'm pretty good. I'll darn a sock, or set a clock, an apple-card, a broken heart, I mend any thing. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Any umber-ralas, any umber-ralas, two picks today. I'll patch up your troubles and go on my way. Sing, toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Any umber-ralas, two picks today. Sing, your parasol, it may be small, it may be big. I repair them all with what you call a thingamajig. Oh, lingo. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Toodle-lama-lama, toodle-lally. Any umber-ralas, two picks today. Take it easy, Rochester. Hey, Mary, you sure you know where the place is? Yes, Jack, I'm stopping so fidgeting. Gosh, I've never been in this neighborhood before. Anyway, I feel funny about going to a fortune teller. Well, this one is marvelous.  She will? She can't do it to me. Never mind, Rochester. Hey, we're not going to a fire. Slow down. Okay, boss. I hate to see that even the sun goes... And stop that singing. By one entertainment, I'll put in a radio. A radio in this car would stand out like a bathroom in a log cabin. Now, and stop arguing. You nearly hit that truck. See, the way you drive, I'm surprised you don't get a ticket. I'll never get a ticket driving this car. Why not? All the cops think it's a mirage.  See that fortune teller lives in a spooky neighborhood. Are you sure we're going the right way, Mary? We'll be there in a minute. It's 10-02 Dracula Drive. Dracula Drive? Turn left at this corner, Rochester. Yes, sir. Rochester, when you make a left turn, you're supposed to stick out your hand. I did that last time, and the steering wheel went with it. Now, you better have that fixed immediately.  I'm going to, Mary. I'm trying to get an allowance of $400. You couldn't get $400 on this car? The cushions were stuffed with government bonds. I couldn't, eh? That's a good one, Miss Livingston.  And by the way, Rochester, I thought I told you to wear a chauffeur's uniform while you're driving. That ain't gonna help things any. Well, do it just the same. Uh, say, Jack, there's a place over there, that old frame building. Gee, it's a funny-looking dump, isn't it? Stop right here, Rochester. Okay. Yes, right up against the telegraph pole. Well, we ought to help Briggs. I'm tired of throwing that anchor out. We're here anyway. Yeah, there's a sign. Uh, Madam Zombie's psychic revealed your past, present, and future. Screen-o every Thursday night. Hmm, just our luck to come on Sunday. Gee, this is a weird-looking place. Hey, Rochester, we'll only be a few minutes. Wait out here for us, will you?  Oh, all right, then come along with us. What a creepy place. Ring the bell, Mary. There's the button. Okay. Gee, that's a peculiar bell. Nobody home, let's go! Give him a chance and stop trembling. Here comes somebody now. How do you do? Uh, how do you do? My name is Jack Benny. I came here to see Madam Zombie. She's occupied at present. Won't you come in? Yes. Come on, Mary, you too, Rochester. Madam Zombie is busy with a client. In the meantime, you may be seated. Thank you. It's kind of hard to see in here, isn't it, huh? This place is darker than the telephone booth in Harlem. Quiet, Rochester, and where are you? Yeah! Well, open your eyes so I can see you. Right now, I'd give two dollars for a coal miner's hat. Just put a candle on the one you're wearing. That'll do. Now, pardon me, mister, but I hope we won't have to wait very long. Did you have an appointment, or are you the reckless type? Well, I had no appointment, but I'm quite anxious to have my fortune told. You see, I want to find out whether a certain girl loves me. Well, I've never seen the young lady, but offhand, I'd say no. Well, offhand, I didn't ask you. When can I see Madam Zombie? Have patience. She is now communing with the spirit world. I can stand and drink myself! Rochester, now where is Madam Zombie? At present, she is flying through space, and when she returns, you will be summoned. I see. What was that? I didn't hear anything. You didn't? Rochester, did you hear anything? Rochester! Rochester! I'm out of the car, boy! Now, how did he get through that door without opening it? It's got a keyhole, ain't it? Oh, that's right. Say, mister, I wonder how long we'll have to wait. Not very long now, Mr. Benny. Excuse me, please. I'll call you later. Mary, this is an awful place you've brought me to. I wish I hadn't come. Yeah, it is kind of spooky. Yeah. Candy, popcorn, peanuts and program. You can't tell one spirit from another without a program. That's just a racket. Mary, why you ever brought me to a joint like this? I'll never know. Now, are you sure this Madam Zombie knows her business? Oh, certainly, Jack. She's wonderful. Well, that's good. Are you going to have your fortune told too? No, I'm just going to collect my commission and get out of here. Oh, I get it.  Oh, quiet. Here comes that werewolf again. Oh, yeah. Oh, you're still here. We're ready for you, Mr. Benny. At last. If you'll follow me, I'll take you to the mystic chamber. The inner sanctum of Madam Zombie. Gee. Gee. Enter. This is an odd-looking room here.  It reminds me of that perfume I gave you for Christmas. Remember? Yeah, open the window. There she is. Madam Zombie, I have brought you another client. One who seeks your advice and counsel. Very well. I shall guide him. You may go now, Junior. At once. Uh, how do you do? Sit right down here, Mr. Benny. Now tell me, what is your problem? Madam Zombie, I'd like to find out whether a certain girl is fond of me or whether I'm pursuing a false dream. Can you help me? Yes. Now gaze with me into this crystal ball. Concentrate and think only of your question. Yes, Madam Zombie. Wait. Wait. I'm waiting. No. Now I'm in a trance. I see little things creeping and crawling about. Little things. Oh, what are you laughing at? She's got ants in her trance. Mary, you'll break the spell. Madam. Madam Zombie, are you still in the trance? Yes. Oh, now it comes to me. I see a tall, beautiful brunette with sparkling eyes and a dazzling smile. Is her name Barbara? Yes. And I see her holding a man in her arms. She's kissing him. Kissing him? Is it me? No, no, no, no. Is it Phil? No. Well, we're having say- I can't believe it. I can't believe it.  You don't know anything. You don't even know how many flavors Jell-O has. It has three. You're wrong. Four. Wrong. Five. Wrong. Seven. It has six flavors. Six. I knew you were a crook.  I'm not going to pay you for the visit. I'm not surprised. I saw that in the crystal, too. Oh, you did, eh? Well, come on, Mary. Let's go. No, you don't, wise guy. Hey, butch. Butch. What do you want, Mamie? I got a deadbeat here. Give him the work. Okay. Mary, take my arm. I could have told you that ten minutes ago. Well, why didn't you? I was holding out for your neck. Oh. If you want your guests to mean it when they say that dinner was simply grand, here's all you have to do. Serve this grand new dessert Jell-O butterscotch pudding. It's creamy, smooth, and mellow, rich with good old-fashioned butterscotch flavor. It's lovely to look at with a tempting toffee color, and it's swell to eat with real homemade goodness, smooth and luscious. And Jell-O butterscotch pudding is only one of three new Jell-O puddings. There's Jell-O vanilla pudding, delicate, creamy, and inviting, and a Jell-O chocolate pudding, a prime favorite made a new and better way. For all three Jell-O puddings are amazingly quick and easy to prepare, and they're made with the same fine, wholesome ingredients you'd use yourself right in your own kitchen. So try all three. Ask your grocer tomorrow for Jell-O butterscotch, vanilla, and chocolate pudding. Gosh, my ankle hurts. Drive slower, Rochester. Okay, boss. This is the last number of the seventh program in the new Jell-O series, and we'll be with you again next Sunday night at the same time. Oh, my ankle. Rochester, stop at the first drug store when we come to, will you?  Sure, Jack. Give me the money. Oh, never mind. I probably got some at home. Good night, folks. Oh, this ankle. J-E-L-L-O. J-E-L-O puddings on the Jell-O program for courtesy of Mervin and Roy Productions. This is an actual broadcasting company.


The Black Museum, the repository of death. Here in the Grimstone structure on the Thames, which houses Scotland Yard, is a warehouse of homicide. Where everyday objects, a goldfish bowl and automatic gas range, a child's perambulator, all are touched by murder. Here's a can of weed killer. It's a familiar object, every suburbanite with a patch of gardeners use this, something very much like it. After a while, one tires are pulling up the weeds and buys weed killer, eliminates the back ache. Do you know of, handsome superintendent, whether the poison in weed killer deteriorates or becomes stronger with the passage of time? Oh, I'm not certain, Inspector. Any chemist could answer that, I imagine. In this situation, some chemist will have to answer that. Now, today, that can of weed killer can be seen in the Black Museum. Canals of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Police. We bring you the dramatic stories of the crimes recorded by the objects in Scotland Yard's gallery of death. The Black Museum. And here we are, the Black Museum. Scotland Yard's mausoleum of murder. Yes, here lies death. Here it is, preserved in objects which seem to reflect the horror of the crimes in which they once played their parts. Here's an arrow, full-feathered, tapered, cleanly steel tipped. It's a graceful object made for flight and skill in an ancient art, even in the act which brought it here with its weapons thwarted. No arching bow ascended on its way, a powerful hand thrust sharply in the dark. And this arrow turned dagger and stabbed to life away. Here's a chalice, jeweled, lovely. It's a work of art, hard to find it here. And yet this achievement, the goldsmith's skill, carried murder within its curbing ball. Yes, now here we are. Here's the tin of weed killer, dried up knowledge contents of rubber useless for any purpose. Still, was the poison it once contained any more probable for evil than the hidden poison which flowed through the place where this tale took place? Was in fact a lovely place, an English village, its single street strung like a hammock between two hills on one of which stand the remains of an ancient Norman castle. An ideal place to live on, I'd say, as John Ashley very often said to his wife Helen and his daughter Joanne. Remember Helen, how we used to wish for a life like this when we were struggling in London? Before you came to us, joy, my dear. I remember. You've accomplished it for us, John. You may clear the table, Sarah. Very well, ma'am. From all the stories you've told, I'll never marry a young lawyer. Oh, you might do worse. You might do worse than that. Of the matter, Helen. Oh, that pain again, John. I could pass. As soon as I've had some tea. I wish you'd see Dr. Gordon about this, Helen. It worries me. Oh, yes, a very nice place to live. And a nice family in the house on the slope of the hill. An occasional complaint, of course. Even an occasional disagreement, but everything quite normal. Except for certain people in the village below. Only his wife joined our garden club. I never understand, never. And she does exactly as he tells her. And the way she's under his thumb. No woman would permit it unless she was definitely afraid of something. That was Mrs. Brooks. Very interested in gardening, is Mrs. Brooks. Her husband sells the gardening tools and materials locally. Very interested in better trees and flowers. I was her first friend in the village. I watched her just waste away. It must be his fault. You know, sometimes I believe he beats her. It's good, it was. A worthy soul. If she read more books, perhaps she'd have less time on her hands. As it is, she has a bit too much time on her hands. That was, well, the climate of public opinion. At least on the disturbed side. At the time of the Sunday luncheon in the Ashley House food. Ah, an excellent luncheon, Helen, my dear. You must compliment Cook. Oh, John, I think I must offend her. Helen! Mother! Oh, it's taking the sun. Oh, the pain. Helen, Helen, the wine. Mother, let me get you some. Troy Cook, get up with Gordon here at once. If you have to, take the car. Oh, my dear, of course. Helen, I'm getting you to bed. Sarah, please help me. Mrs. Ashley's taken ill. Oh, it was a poor woman. Take her arm, Sarah. Gently now. Carefully, gently, they took Helen Ashley up to her bedroom. The doctor came at Joyce's urgent, even tearful call. Please! But the doctor wasn't half as alarmed as the family. So I don't believe there's really anything to worry about. The gastric disturbances can be painful, but my prescription will ease her. In the meantime, company will take her mind off the pain, or what's left of it. Then it will do her good to see Miss Goodson.  If you need me, I'll be available, and I'll drop you. However, the good Miss Goodson was not as easily satisfied as the doctor. She stayed with Helen Ashley some 15 minutes, and then ended the living room to announce...  What is it, Miss Goodson? Well, since you ask, she's a lot more ill than you or David Gordon seem to think. I suggest a nurse at once. Do you really think so? But the doctor said... I don't use words lightly, Mr. Ashley. And I've been around illness all my life. I nursed my father for 10 years. I know sickness when I see it. And I know just the woman, Nurse Thomas. She's just a practical, but very efficient. Nurse Thomas came to the Ashley House at once and took charge of the patient. However, a little before 9 o'clock that evening. I'm sorry to disturb you, Mr. Ashley, but I have to leave now. Really, Nurse? I was under the impression you would stay one night at least. I can't. I have my children. They'll have had no dinner until I get home, and my mother, past eight, you know. Is my wife resting well? Quite easily. She complained that Dr. Gordon's medicine caught at the back of her throat, but, oh, that means nothing. I'm sorry, but I'll have to leave. I'll be back first thing tomorrow. The Ashley House will retire for the night. Sir John left the nightlight burning in the bedroom. At 2 a.m., John awoke and looked at his wife. Then he stumbled at the door of Joy's room and knocked. What is it? Joy, I...  And Ashley passed away in her sleep. There was mourning in the house on the slope of the hill in the village below. I knew it. I told him she was desperately, I told him, bed, such a nice little person, so sweet. How could she have married that fat man? I hope they find him out. Never even a civil good day to a person. You really suppose there is something suspicious? I wouldn't put it past you. Why, nurse Thomas says... I felt something strange the moment I walked in the door. If I had any influence with my brother, I'd have made him refuse to sign a death certificate. Heart disease. Huh! It was talk, idle talk. At least it seems so at first. But it had its effect. It accumulated as some poisons do. And it had a result. As some poisons do. Here's another of these letters, superintendent. Huh, any signature this time? Yes, sir. That's a change. Who's it from? It's signed by nurse Thomas. It's a bit vague, sir, but on the same lines is the other anonymous letters which we've already received. Oh, aren't we? Let me have a look at it. Dear sir. I have come to the conclusion that it is my duty to draw your attention to the rumours which are common knowledge throughout the neighborhood concerning Mr. Ashley and the recent death of his wife, Helen. I can claim to have a personal knowledge of the case as I was the nurse in charge. Huh, what do you make of that, sergeant? There's certainly nothing anonymous about this letter, sir. I feel that you should know my suspicions are shared by friends and neighbors of the Ashley's and that all of us consider our duty that justice should be done. Yours truly, etc. That justice should be done. Oh, well, we shall see. Sergeant, yes, sir? I think we'd better have a little talk with nurse Thomas so you believe, nurse, that the police ought to look into this. I certainly do. There must be some reason back of all this talk where there's smoke, you know, superintendent. Nurse Thomas, may I remind you that I didn't get to the rank of superintendent of this district by listening to rumours. Have you any facts? Well, I'm not a detective. Well, tell me what you know, nurse. Sarah Freeman, she is the Ashley housemaid, swears that he didn't drink any of the wine at lunch. That was hardly his custom. Go on. I've been on a good many cases. This one was really peculiar. The doctor wasn't disturbed any more than her husband was, but he died at two in the morning. The whole thing is hideous suspicious, and Sarah thinks that... Now, never mind the rumours, nurse. However, I may make a few inquiries. Superintendent knew his duty. He took the liberty of asking John Ashley to stop in and chat with him. You realize, of course, Mr. Ashley, that this is strictly on an informal basis. I can think of no reason why it should be formal. Well, there have been reports, rumours. I dare say you've heard a few. I've heard all of them. In fact, to spare my daughter, I've sent her up to London to stay with her cousin for a while. It is most distressing. I assume, Mr. Ashley, you would like to set all his gossip at rest. Put an end to it once and for all. Nothing would be a greater relief to me. Have you any suggestions, Superintendent? Yes, I have. It's drastic. But, well, if all is well, as I have a reason to believe, it may be unpleasant, but it would certainly be effective. What is it, sir? Exhumation of your wife's body on the postmortem. With your express approval. As you wish, sir. I should be glad to cooperate in every way possible. The vital step had been taken. From now on, John Ashley was engaged in a fight for his life. Much was against him. And not the least was a tin of weed killer, which could be seen today in the Black Museum. We continue with the Black Museum starring Austin Wells. They did not permit Helen Ashley to rest for long. The Exhumation Order was signed and the postmortem proceeded shortly thereafter. A coroner's inquest was held. The jury were all natives of the district course. All of them was some contact with the rumors, which seemed to go wilder and more frequent as the secrecy continued. There were three witnesses at the inquest. First, Dr. David Gordon himself. Yes, I performed the postmortem and the subsequent inerities. What did he find? My findings were confirmed by the analysts for the home office, to whom I transmitted them through the superintendent of police, together with the necessary items for his own tests. And the report, doctor? Helen Ashley's body contained 18 milligrams of arsenic, sufficient indeed to cause death. Mr. Brooks, purveyor of gardening tools and materials, being away on a business trip, misses Brooks, took the witness stand. Yes, when my husband is away, I run the business. I'm completely familiar with all his records. You are, are you? What about it? Less than two years ago, we sold it in a weed killer to Mr. Ashley. The brand was that type, which contains arsenic. The third and last witness was housemaid Sarah Freeman. Mr. Ashley was in the pantry where the wine was kept for ten minutes, at least that Sunday. I know because he helped me upsetting the table and all. Did she serve any particular item that day? There was the wine. It was Mrs. Ashley's favorite brand. She always took a glass with a big meal of the day. The bottle was open in the pantry. And of course, Mr. Ashley did not drink any that Sunday, Helen. I offered it to him myself. He refused and I caught some for the poor lady. The verdict to the coroner's jury is obvious, isn't it? Well, here's a pretty kettle of fish. A coroner's court not only finding in favor of murder, but naming the murderer. Nobody could say they were slow to come to a decision, sir. On the contrary, Sergeant. I only hope they haven't been a little too fast. Oh, well, we shall see. In the meantime, thank goodness our responsibility is going to be a shared one from now on. You mean it's a case for the yard, sir? No doubt about it. Put me through to London. I want to speak to Inspector Glen at Scotland Yard. This is Superintendent Maxwell. You remember the case I sent you the papers on last week, Inspector? The Ashley case. Oh, yes. Any developments? There certainly are. If possible, I'd like you to come down here straight away. I'm glad Scotland Yard has come into this, Inspector. What with the verdict and all, we're hardly equipped down here to complete the evidence in a verdict. Yes. We find that Helen Ashley died of acute arsenical poisoning and that the poison was administered by her husband, John Ashley. I've seen a few cases of more complete evidence in my time. No doubt. So have I. But what can we do besides arrest Ashley and have him arranged? Nothing, I'm afraid. Nothing at all? Well, we hardly seem the type to obstruct justice by running away. Far from obstructing justice, John Ashley, help the authorities in every way you could. I understand, Inspector. What did you say your name was? Glenn. Inspector William Glenn, CID. Yes, yes, of course. I assume you'll be looking for the weed killer there's been so much to talk about. Yes, we will. Yes, well, you'll find it in the garage for the gardening things. It's in there somewhere. Exactly where. I'm afraid I can't tell you. Thank you, Mr. Ashley.  Yes, why not? If you will just precede me. It's quite warm out, I gather. I doubt if I need a top coat. No, and my car's at your door. I'm sorry I didn't know they'd gather down here. We could have used the back way. Oh, no matter. I can face them. I won't do anything but call names. John Ashley was formally charged the next morning and held for the next two cizes. The case for the crown was not remarkable for its completeness. Inspector Glenn was a witness. The defendant admitted possessing the weed killer. In fact, he helped us to find it in his garage. Have you uncovered any evidence, Inspector, to indicate that my client did? In fact, administer the poison? Poison's almost always given in secret. One rarely has a witness to the fact. Dr. Gordon repeated his testimony to the coroner's inquest. There was no cross-examination. Sarah Freeman, on the other hand, was the subject of quite intense questioning about the defense. Why did you find it worthy of remark that Mr. Ashley has spent some time in your pantry? I'd never known him to be in there before. I say to you that almost every Sunday before luncheon he did go into the pantry from the garden to wash his hands. No, he didn't. Many, many times. No, he always went upstairs. I submit to you that it was a long way to the bathroom upstairs. Not very. Do you realize that Mr. Ashley is in peril of his life? Yes, sir. I do. And you stand here, swearing that it was unusual for him to use the pantry to wash his hands. Yes, sir. I do. Sarah Freeman, are you telling the truth? I swore on a Bible, sir. Are you telling the truth? Yes, sir. I am. No further questions. Next in the parade of witnesses was Nurse Thomas. She told her story, her experience, and her suspicions. Once again, counsel for the defense took over.  Is that correct? I am. You are not registered. Your training has not been formed. I know my job. Answer the question. I know my job. But you are not a registered nurse. I am a practical nurse. When you left the Ashley House at nine o'clock, were you satisfied that the patient was in no danger? I had to go home. If you felt she was in danger, would you have gone? I had to go home. For personal reasons? My mother is past eighty. My children needed their dinner. I suggest to you, Mrs. Thomas, that a registered nurse would not have left. I... Then you were satisfied that the patient was in no danger. I had to leave. I told Mr. Ashley... Did the patient complain to you about the medicine? She complained to the maid. The maid told me. What did you do about it? I tasted it myself. Did the medicine affect you? Not at all. What was the dose? Two teaspoonfuls and a little water, three times a day. Did you give the medicine before you left? I did. Are you satisfied there was no danger to the patient? I was... I had to go when I did. Very well. You had to go when you did. That is all. The stubbornness, the slight irregularities in behavior of this nurse seemed to be having an effect on the jury. There was a feeling of impatience, even of doubt in the courtroom, as counsel for the defense called... Miss Joy Ashley, please. The girl, quiet, composed, took the stand in her father's defense. Miss Ashley, I know you realize that your father is on trial here for his life. I do. Can you say, without reservation, that you're going to tell the absolute truth? Yes, sir. I am. If you had any doubt of his innocence, what would you do? Tell the truth.  If I thought for a moment that my father had done it, even then I would tell the truth. Very well. Now then, the three of you had luncheon together that day. We did. At the same time, from the same main dishes? Yes, sir. There has been some doubt cast on the contents of a certain bottle of wine. Your former housemaid has testified that the bottle was nearly empty at the end of the meal, that she threw the bottle away. Was this common practice, you know? It was. I see. Now then, what do you recall concerning the serving of that wine that day? Sarah, the maid, offered it to my father first, as she always did. Did he accept it? No, he did not. What did the maid do next? She offered it to my mother. Mother took some. And then? Then Sarah offered it to me. I let her fill my glass. It was excellent. I asked for some more. I remember Mother expressing her surprise that I should drink two glasses of wine. Thank you, Miss Ashley. That is all. It was dramatic to say that Crown had no questions for Joy Ashley. The defense rested. After a brief recess, he began his summation. Quickly, he reviewed the evidences presented, never denying the fact that Helen Ashley had died of arsenic or poisoning. But he did conclude, we have made no attempt to deny the scientific facts of this case. But I suggest to you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that at no time has my Crown's behavior even suggested guilt. More. I suggest that at no point has my honored colleague proved motive, much less the actual administration of the lethal dose. And I go on to suggest that there exists a reasonable doubt concerning my Crown's guilt in this matter. He has pleaded not guilty. I suggest that not guilty is the only proper verdict in the case of the Crown versus John Ashley. The jury was out for three hours. The verdict was brief. We find the prisoner not guilty. John Ashley was a free man. But one thing he never learned, not to the day of his death, privately the jury sent this message in writing to the judge who presided at the trial. We are satisfied on the evidence that Helen Ashley received a dangerous dose of arsenic on Sunday, July 16th. But we are not satisfied that it was the immediate cause of her death. Nor does the evidence satisfy us concerning how or by whom this arsenic was administered. We cannot take a man's life when reasonable doubt such as this exists in our minds. We have therefore returned the verdict not guilty. And still today, that tin of wheat killer has its place in the Black Museum. Who person is Orson Welles? Helen Ashley died of arsenic poisoning. There was no question about that. There was grave question whether the poison was administered. But whether it was in the wine or the food or the medicine, no one knows. John Ashley died some few years after his trial in poverty a weary broken man. In his case, the doctor certified his death and no question was raised. Saved by those who remember the charges against him and the wagging tongues of the gossips and the kindly seeming English village where he'd made his home. Those who remembered it cause for thought. Could it be said that John Ashley died by gossip? Certainly not by any other poison. We meet next time. We meet at the same place. I tell you another story about the Black Museum. Our remainers are always obediently yours. Museum starring Orson Welles is presented by arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mare radio attractions. The program is written by Aura Marion with original music composed and conducted by Sidney Torch. Produced by Harry Allen Towers.


Hey, it's Amanda Silvera, one of the voices of Psych2Go, and I wanted to share something really cool with you I guess you could call it a fun fact. Did you know that plants have brains? They do. It's their roots. So there's something about that that I just find so interesting and so cool. I was sitting on my patio with a cup of coffee and I was looking at all of my little baby plants and my lavender bush, which I had to chop down substantially because it had all turned gray and I noticed today that it's green again. Plants have always brought me peace and I'm always so fascinated by their inherent intelligence. I told my friend and he said, well, with potatoes are roots and roots are brains. Does that mean we're deep frying brains and dipping them in ketchup? I guess he's right.


I've been reading this book NLP which pretty much is an acronym for neuro linguistic programming and Neuro linguistic programming is pretty much a Body of knowledge that some people came up with that helps you deal with your thoughts and your mind and your emotions and pretty much Tools to help you live a life, and I've just recently started to get into it And I've got a tool that I think is actually pretty good. It might be resourceful for you guys, and it's this idea of Associative and dissociative thinking now. Let me break that down. Okay, so when you have a memory or when you have a thought Perhaps it's a way I thought about a certain situation you're in and how you dealt with it A lot of times the default mechanism that your brain goes to is to see yourself in a first-person view So you see the thought as if you were actually reliving it and This is usually the most accurate way of seeing it because this is how it is in your memory The problem with this is because you're seeing the thought in the first person a lot of times on some of the facts are Have been Messed up with through by emotions as we know emotions influence certain things Because of whatever emotion you be feeling you might not be able to see what actually happened I'm forgetting the word. I'm trying to use here, but you get the point So dissociative thinking or dissociative approach of revealing your memories is to go back to the memory and try and see the memory From a third-person objective from a different vantage point So you'll see the memory as if you're someone else watching yourself now your brain has the capability of doing this because of Course your subconscious mind picks up a lot of information picks up all these data points That's why you can remember the way home even though you be thinking about some random shit because the information is already in your head It's in your subjective mind.  So That's a very useful tool, especially when going back to painful memories or certain things you did that you don't really like to think of instead of just shoving the memory Deep into your mind and not thinking about it was just too painful You can use this tool and dissociate yourself from it and see from that lens So I think that tool is very helpful and the same thing can happen in real life in real time as well if you find yourself in a situation where Perhaps someone's making you angry or perhaps you're feeling nervous try just dissociate yourself try picture That you'll see yourself from a different vantage point perhaps from above maybe from the side and What tends to happen in some of these emotions will go away because you're putting the focus somewhere else You put in the focus in this conscious projection of what it would look like So you won't have the focus on the emotions you're feeling right now So dissociative thinking is very very useful and that's the first tool from NLP that I actually recommend some of the things in this book are Still need to be tested by me before I give you guys my recommendations But that dissociative thing is something that I've actually been doing To a certain degree for a long time and that you guys can use it gets you out of your ego And we all know about the ego tends to make things complicated And I hope you guys are received some value out of this video as Usual like comment subscribe and all that good stuff. Peace.  Peace


I think the biggest retail challenge for the rest of 2023 is going to be around standing out as a retailer, coming out of the pandemic. The consumer is really going back and forth between shopping online, shopping in stores, and really choosing the right channel for the specific category of purchase. Utilizing AI throughout our marketing. Retail media is going to be something that people are going to have to make bigger decisions on. Is it a golden market strategy, or more of a test and learn environment? The digitization of the experience is something that retailers have been focused on and finding a balance and striking that balance between what advertisers are looking for and the direct connection to the retailer. Rising inflation, right? Everything is a lot more expensive, so I'm curious to know how retailers are going to be navigating something that they ultimately don't have much control over right now. People are being much more conservative when it comes to spending on a day-to-day basis. So, for brands with higher price points, trying to be really considerate about your promotional strategy at retail is going to be really, really important. As consumers look to get into the holiday season, some of the biggest trends will be around how people shop. I think there's going to be the continued kind of blending of the social space, traditional media space with the retail space. The behaviors of the customers between channels, stores, and digital. Really trying to develop that relationship with the customer, starting to really understand how can I better create better experiences? How can I have that one-to-one connection so that they're actually familiar with my brand and they're ready to say, yeah, I want to rebuy? It's really important for brands, marketers, to try to understand their customers at a deeper level. Whether you are listening to what they're saying in social, interacting with them some way in your app or website, answering their comments online, getting in a dialogue with them over email or the customer service inbox, there's all different ways to make sure that they're really part of the process. Meet the consumer right where they are. Go into their communities, let them know that you hear them, you see them. I think in the past, several consumer demographics have been overlooked. Millennials are certainly a key focus of brands and retailers. I think if you look at Gen Z and even Gen Alpha, they are in the role that social plays. TikTok in particular, social commerce. The tween demographic, I think they're rapidly growing into their own skincare routines and beauty. I see very young customers using Glow Recipe on TikTok all the time. I just want to make sure that we as a brand are creating the right type of educational content to reach them. And then I think on the flip side, the older demographic is definitely one that we want to make sure that everyone feels spoken to us well. Gen X, boomers. You know, these are people with expendable income and they are not being targeted in the same way that millennials in Gen Z are being targeted. Black and brown communities or audiences are overlooked both from an economic standpoint. People want to identify not necessarily be talked at. I think these are all requirements of marketers going forward. If you really want to convert and increase consideration with key cohorts of understanding. That's a big part of what we're doing here together at Commerce Week is saying, all right, we know what we want to do in terms of serving all consumers in America. Let's take action together to make sure that they're actually served.


How are we there? Good. So good, we've gone side to side. The goalkeeper has gone side to side so he's gone. Close, close. Come back. Now, time. You have time. So what happens? What happens? What happens? Yeah? My idea again is always to make them make the decisions because they're the ones who have to make the decisions on a match day. But what you can do is give them some options, some patterns in their heads. The goalkeeper is the important one in terms of building up. So you build up against high pressure and you build up to create an overload and you want to get the other side of them. And there's different ways you can go and get the other side of them and it's for them to work out how best all I'm doing them. It gives a few little patterns and telling them to relax a little bit as well. So relax on the ball. If you have the ball and you have time, then you can do that. Yeah? Good. Good. Good. Bye, Gus. Bye, Gus. You happy? You comfortable? Yeah. Good. It's about being calm because if you're calm on the ball, your defenders then feel calmness from you as well.


Welcome folks, we have the Dow Industrial Straighten down 170, Nasdaq down 156, S&P's off 41, now we get option exploration out here, we also out here have out here today folks is this, NDX100 confirmed ABC structure in the way down, just took out as B point with volume, S&P, ABC structure on the way down just took out as B point with volume. Gold contract, gold contract down $4.10 straight in $17.52, we get the silver contract off $0.37, $22.42 an ounce, light sweet crude off $0.61, $72 flat, notes and bonds, the 10-year note down 10 ticks, straight in $132.25, the 30 year off 26 ticks at $162.18, and $Kingdollar, up 262 ticks, straight in $93.194, Euro 181.17, yen 109.93 and the British pound 137 to $1.00. We get over to the spy, we take a look at this, these are clean ABCs down too, they're taking out the Wednesday low folks, Wednesday low inside the spy was $4.45-22, $4.43-22, we're at $4.41-82, you needed more than 78 million shares, we get 79 already, so that baby is going to lower price. We go take a look at the NDX100, same type of setup inside the NDX, you get 42 million shares already, Wednesday we did 34 million, price point there is $373.37, we hit $356 right now, but we hit $372.76, so you broke it, we'll see whether you close underneath it or not, if you don't close underneath it, it means it's a complex ABC structure on the way down, most times you break a swing like that, if you close above it, you come right back down into that level. Gold, gold contract out here, we take a look at the gold contract, gold that spoke yesterday, today we get down to $17.47, you're at $17.53, not much movement out here today, but guess what, the amount of energy you took to get downtown yesterday was quite a bit, if we go take a look at the GDX inside some of the gold equities, what you have with the GDX is that GDX did have a contraction of volume, that's what we needed, we got to $30.35, you're at $30.65 right now, you got a good contraction happening, and we've got a clone, so it's going to be so close, $30.68 is the number to close above, we're at $30.61, stay right there folks, come right back.