Welcome to Spotlight Advanced. I'm Katie Blake. And I'm Adam Navas. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Let me put the sheep in. I want to put the wise men in. Can I put the baby in? These children are not just playing. They are making something together. It is something they build every year. It helps them remember an important event. Many people around the world build something like this every year at Christmas. It is a nativity scene. At Christmas time they remember the story of the birth of one special baby, Jesus. He was born over 2,000 years ago in a small town called Bethlehem. He was born in a stable, a place where animals were kept. The animals ate from a manger or animal feed box. The baby used a manger as his crib or bed. Shepherds with their sheep visited him. And wise men from the east brought him gifts. All of these things are included in this model of the night of Jesus' birth. The nativity scene contains small figures or statues of the baby Jesus, Mary his mother and her husband Joseph. Figures of the animals and those who visited the baby are also included. People put nativity scenes in their homes to remember Jesus' birth. Today's spotlight is on nativity scenes. Naples in Italy is a city that is famous for making nativity scenes. The people of that city have used nativity scenes in churches for almost a thousand years. The nativity scenes from Naples are very special. Sometimes people build them in the shape of a tall triangle with a star at the top. A star guided the wise men from the east to Jesus. The nativity scenes always include Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus. But they also have lots of extra everyday people and objects. The largest nativity scene in the world is in Naples. It has 162 people, 80 animals, angels and about 450 smaller objects. Nativity scenes are also very important in the country of Malta. Maltese people first built them in the 17th century. An organisation called the Friends of the Crib was formed in Malta in 1986. It has over 500 members. In the weeks before Christmas, the Friends organiser show of about 100 nativity scenes. They are in all shapes and sizes. Some even contain mechanical figures that move. In some countries, the figures in nativity scenes move for a different reason. They move because they are alive. They are part of living nativity scenes. In Spain, many towns create these living nativity scenes.  They act different parts of the story. The living nativity scene is always the birth of the baby Jesus. Living nativity scenes are also popular in Italy. In both countries, some living nativity scenes are simple and basic. In other towns, living nativity scenes are larger. Several hundred people may take part. They perform as characters from the story and people who lived in the town. And the performances can take place in the streets. Many people enjoy visiting these living nativity scenes. Some of these living nativity scenes are even famous. Over 100,000 people visit the island of Gozo in the weeks around Christmas. They come to this small island off Malta to experience a very special living nativity. Franco Cengura is the mayor of the village of Gensilim. He told the Guardian about the long tradition of building nativity scenes on the island. For generations, making nativity scenes has been a big thing at Christmas. Every home in Gozo has one. Sometimes they take up a whole room in the house. Families start making them in early December. But in 2008, Mayor Cengura and the people of his village did something amazing. And they have done it every year since then. They created a life-sized nativity scene, but they also created more. They created a whole village. They made a model of the village of Bethlehem from 2000 years ago. They built the Bethlehem village on fields near their own village. It covers a large area of over 20,000 square meters. This Bethlehem village looks very natural. People perform real jobs. A real baker and his wife make bread. A real carpenter works with wood. He is happy to talk to visitors about his work as he uses tools such as a lathe. This Bethlehem also has a market that sells fresh fruit, vegetables and fish. And people can meet friends and eat and drink at the village in. It looks like any normal village would from 2000 years ago. Mayor Cengura told the Guardian newspaper why the village is like this. People have criticized me for making it too ordinary or normal. But this is how it really was. It was just an ordinary village. And in a stable, a baby was born. And few people noticed. Just like here, life was going on as normal all around. Both local people and visitors enjoy the Bethlehem village experience. Some people even stay in the village overnight. The story of Jesus' birth says that 2000 years ago, Mary and Joseph stayed in a stable. That is because there was no room for them anywhere else. But there is room for visitors today. And just like in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, a baby is in a stable. In fact, more than one newborn baby plays the part of the baby Jesus. When Jesus was born, no one knew who he was except the people represented in the nativity scene. He was just another baby. But in this living nativity Bethlehem, everyone notices the baby. They know he is the reason people are celebrating. The baby born 2000 years ago is the reason for the celebration of Christmas. Have you ever seen a Christmas nativity scene? Do you make a nativity scene in your home or your community? Tell us about it. You can leave a comment on our website or email us at radio at radioenglish.net. You can also comment on facebook at facebook.com slash spotlight radio. The writer of this program was Katie Blake. The producer was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom and the United States. All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again and read it on the internet at www.radioenglish.net. This program is called Making Nativity Scenes. You can watch Spotlight's own nativity scene being built. Just look for Christmas Nativity on our YouTube channel. Visit our website to download our free official app for Android and Apple devices. From all of us at Spotlight, Merry Christmas.


On April 19, 1944, several Douglas C-47 Dakota crews from the 32nd RAF OTU set out on a cross-country navigation mission. They were to fly from Pat Bay near the south end of Vancouver Island to Port Hardy near the northwest end of the island and then return back to Pat Bay, a straight round trip being around a thousand kilometers. In spite of birds and strong winds, most of the crews were able to return safely, except for the crew of Dakota FZ-576. They found themselves lost around Port Hardy for over two hours due to the heavy cloud cover. Pilot Officer J.M. Talbot had been flying for 12 hours straight and was close to exhaustion. Due to the conditions and the lacking fuel reserves, it was decided that they would try and land at Port Hardy, even though the airport wasn't really suitable for Dakotas. Talbot missed on the first approach and went around for another try. On this approach, Talbot flew too low and hit a tree-covered hill less than eight kilometers north of the airfield. The nose of the aircraft hit a large boulder, resulting in Pilot Officer Talbot and Navigation Pilot Officer T.S. Wardlow being killed instantly. However, the wireless air gunner's Sergeant T.R. Moss survived the crash with minor injuries and was found by a search party several hours later. The plane has sat in this spot in its near entirety ever since. A commemorative obelisk was erected and placed at the site on September 25th, 2001. You can go and see this crash site today. It is located about two kilometers in the trail into Bear Cove Park across the water from downtown Port Hardy. It is a very intimate site to see and I would definitely recommend it. And on this day, make sure to commemorate and remember those who gave their lives in the war's past for our freedom that we have today.


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TfNN, headline news update. Good afternoon everybody. I'm Tommy O'Brien, comedy live from TfNN headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida, 1pm Eastern time on Thursday, three hours left to go on the trading day, and we got markets accelerating to the downside, basically session lows across the board. We got the S&Ps down 49.75 points. We'll call it 50 points in the negative, trading at 2807, NASDAQ right now 161 points. More than 2% trading at 75.89, you get the Dow down 436 points, trading at 25,335. On the inverse side of that, we have gold up $11.40, trading at 12.8560, notes and bonds quite a higher price, lower yield, as you may expect with that market getting hit, 10 year up 22 ticks, 1.2504, 30 year up a point and 18 ticks, up more than a point and a half on the 30 year, 150109 and the dollar index after being in positive territory earlier in the day, now negative 181 ticks, trading at 97.00, 700, we're actually going to start off with that dollar index because it has been quite a ride, we'll pull up that June contract and we'll look at it on an intraday basis, and there you go, look at that. So, we spike higher, there's your spike that begins it, 9am. We trade from 98 basically, up to a high of 98.260, the high for the day and then boom, the slide begins right at 9.30, you trade from 98.260, you get the dollar trading 97.00, you're talking about 560 ticks to the downside just since 9.30. Jumping over to some of the futures markets, we'll start it off with the Dow as I mentioned, Session lows, quite a slide overnight, 25,334, making new lows as we speak, Nasdaq 100, pretty similar action, lows for the session, 72.74, S&Ps down there as well, 28.08, crude oil trading lower, under $58, not that long ago, yesterday we were trading at 62.50 as of 10.30 in the morning, you're now approaching almost $5 under that level just since 10.30 a.m. Eastern time yesterday. There's your gold contract, trading higher, 12.85, 69, and the euro, basically the inverse of the dollar spiked lower, then we're trading higher, euro 111.80. And how we're going to wrap it up, let's take a look at the VIX folks, quite a number, 17.73, we're getting some acceleration as you would expect. Stay tuned, we've got a man Steve Rhodes coming up right now with the Trader's Edge, Dave White live at 2 o'clock with the power trading hour, Tom O'Brien live from 3-Tail 5 should be an exciting finish to the day, stay tuned folks, Steve Rhodes coming up right now.


Item No. SCP-007-J Object Class Euclid Awaiting Advancement to Keter Special Containment Procedures The whereabouts of SCP-007-J are currently unknown, although it has been confirmed that it has not left sight ████████ since its initial discovery in Officer Blake and Officer Evans' office. Recon Team Theta is awaiting authorization of sweet supremacists, and in the meantime all staff are advised not to engage SCP-007-J due to its unknown nature. Description SCP-007-J is a blueberry muffin which belonged to Foundation Officer Evans prior to the discovery of his anomalous nature and its subsequent designation of the SCP. SCP-007-J is identified during Officer Blake and Evans' assigned lunch hour or on ██████. The anomaly occurred during a phone call Officer Evans received which required him to leave the room, whilst unobserved by Officer Blake, SCP-007-J, which Officer Evans had left unattended on his desk, planned to consume it after his phone call, believing it to be an ordinary muffin, disappeared by unknown means, leaving only a residue of unknown properties on Officer Blake's lips. The transcript of the exchange which led to SCP-007-J's discovery is recorded below. Officer Evans, entering the door, having concluded his phone call. Hey man!  Officer Blake. No! We have been over at the Ethics of Food Stealing, you do not steal another man's pastries. I swear to God, I don't know what you're talking about. So my muffin just walked out of here on its own, did it? Well, I don't know, stranger things have happened. I mean, you can believe in a concrete, weeping angel or indestructible, homicidal crocodile, but not a sentient muffin. Wait, do you think that's what we're dealing with here? No, I think you've eaten it.   Give me an SCP-4, I'm going to run to the med bay and get myself checked out.  The residue left on Officer Blake's lips was identified as crumbs from SCP-007-J. It is currently unknown how or why SCP-007-J left its mark upon Officer Blake, but medical analysis revealed no long-term effects. As a precaution, Officer Blake is to spend three days in quarantine. Additionally, to prevent other on-site pastries from animating as a result of exposure to SCP-007-J, or the Foundation itself, as may be SCP-007-J's origin, the cafeteria is to be kept under armed guard until SCP-007-J is secured.


So money making moving dying light to is well an important part of the process and well today I bring you an amazing way for new players or newish players to earn tons of money. How's it going guys my name is DPJ and if you do enjoy the video leaving a like really helps out and if you like what you see and want to see more dying light be sure to subscribe. So within this city there are tons of possible money making methods and I won't sit here and tell you this is the best that's going to pop up it's still real early days yet but what I will say is this is an amazing way for newish players to earn tons of money especially playing solo. Okay so under map as you can see right here is the large windmill go here and establish this safe zone so from here you can see this forsaken store loot source under map this is where you want to come to now I will mention within this loot source there are actual crystal cores and I believe there's like four or five in total here these can also be farmed too but this in reality is only just a part of this farm so if you come here at night the zombies are lying in the streets and this loot source this store this forsaken store isn't in the shape we need it to farm it so with this it's definitely best to come here in the day all you need to do is make sure you have a weapon doesn't have to be anything major just make sure you have a weapon so make your way here from that windmill and once you get here guys it's pretty simple go into this loot store and round these zombies up by running around this place waking them all up grabbing their attention and making them chase you then run back to the main door you came in through then guys it's simple just stand close to the door and swing that weapon and take all these zombies out now there are tons of zombies here 20 maybe like I said at night time there's barely any in here the all outside so if you come outside of this door at night you'll get ambushed by zombies on the streets so come in here in the day round them up like this then clearing them all out from outside to the door is super super simple once you've done that simply go back and loot all the bodies now these drop money materials etc etc etc also don't forget within this room are those crystals now once you've grabbed all that loot now simply head back to that windmill safehouse literally 20 seconds away from here from here guys you can either sell what you've just found stash it or do whatever you want with it once you're done simply quit out of the game and load straight back in people once you've loaded straight back in come on straight back to that store and guess what yes all the zombies will have respawned and you can repeat the process now the crystals within this room are on a timer it seems and I believe it's around a 20 to 30 minutes real lifetime but they do eventually respawn now besides the money you make farming this ambicea you can also make tons we're selling the farm loot like I said earlier the crystals sell from 200 coins upwards and everything else although at a lower price is a price definitely worth your time in farming this because you do make quick cash now later on in the game there's no doubt going to be higher leveled places you can do this with so keep that in mind if I do straight across anything like this I will for sure let you guys know via my channel here uploaded the other video so do subscribe if you're new around here and you want to see more dying light also guys join my discord or tweet at me if you found something interesting that you want to share with the world both are linked below but yes guys take advantage of this while you can and I hope it helps you out on that note guys the end of the video has arrived if you enjoyed it leaving a like really helps me out if you're new around here want to see more be sure to subscribe and hopefully people I will see you on that next one


Hi everyone, Joe for Jasper's case breaks calm coming at you with 2017 18 Panini Donnery's optic basketball five box Random team break number four. This is also mega edition There it is mega box edition right there. There you go five of those a Very big thanks to these folks right here one spot gets you two teams So let's w up. Bam. There it is and all 30 basketball teams are in let's roll it Let's randomize it two and a three five times for each list one two three four and fifth and final time I got Oliver down to Steve and then two and a three five times for the teams Four and fifth and final time after five times We've got the pistons all the way down to the Denver Nuggets now remember trade at your own risk. This is 2017 Edition so think about your 2017 draft class Donovan Mitchell Jason Tatum are the two big names, but There's probably some some of the the next tier down some top rookies there Oliver with the pistons. There you go Scott Claremont Celtics Natalie you got my Lakers Colin with the T Wolves Rick with the Bucks Natalie with the Warriors Adam with the Trailblazers and the Jazz Rick with the Knicks Matthew with the Sixers Adam with the Hornets sons for EA Natalie with the Pelicans Matthew Sheer with the Pacers EA with the Kings Raptors for Adam Kelly Scott with the Thunder Eastwood with the Mavs Scott with the Clippers They're up 49 40 right now five of 20 left in the second quarter Scott with the Hawks Eastwood with the Bulls Colin with the Nets Rockets for Oliver Grizzly for Steve Spurs for Scott heat for EA Natalie with the Wizards EA with the Cavs Orlando magic for Scott and Steve with the Denver Nuggets All right, so let's get all that on one screen. Let's alphabetize by team And feel free to trade if you would like trade at your own risk And when we got I'm gonna pause video actually we're gonna pause video allow for a little trade chatter And when we come back, we're gonna see if there's any trades and then the break stick around All right, welcome back folks. Look there was a trade EA and Eastwood making a deal We've got EA now gets Gets his bulls. He likes the bulls usually buys the bulls and our picker teams and Eastwood into the Cavs Spot now and we'll put those teas there to let people know That they were part of a trade If you're following along at home, you can see who draws first blood in that trade. All right. Good luck everybody There's the mega box right here All right, 1718 Donner's optic mega box for cards per pack 10 packs per box What are we looking for here? red and yellow Some exclusives right here Nice, it's a lot of box for that small stack of cards pack stuck in there Clippers up 5643 on Denver Clippers had a bit of a break. They were lounging around Relax and chilling out max and relaxing all cool Meanwhile Denver played that intense game a couple nights ago Denver is a good matchup for me if they were a little more rested I wonder if Denver would be a pretty good matchup for the clippers. We go Donovan Mitchell right out of the gate the red and yellow. Oh, where's my printout? Did I not print it out? I did I pressed I pressed this button on the screen There it is. There you go. Adam Kelly with the jazz Dennis Smith jr. Hollow Jason Tatum right out of the gate Ogeano Obi with a With a big game winner Big game winner for him to beat this guy Jason Tatum Boston that is for Scott Claremont. I don't know these rated rookie hollows are always really popular. So Gotta set that aside Nice buddy healed court Kings Bam out of bio John Collins LeBron James Nice LeBron calves LeBron going to Eastwood John Collins for the Hawks Scott Bam out of bio EA and the heat He Heater looking real good. There's a Yanis For Rick and are the are the bucks in trouble. There's West wound do rated rookie silver for Orlando And there's Markel Fultz for the Sixers. That's gonna be for Matthew Shearer You like he's starting to maybe Maybe buy low on that guy Lorie Mark and in Gotta save a Kyle Kuzma in case he goes off for triple doubles Against the Rockets I hope that'd be nice Leakers do need that third scoring option Kuzma for my Lakers Natalie EA with the Bulls Lorie Mark and in Lonzo and Justin Jackson right there. There's Lonzo. We'll also go to the Lakers Natalie a couple more boxes I just noticed that yeah, Oliver who got randomized the Rockets in this one building a zoo key PC. I Think he's crushing it in the in the Chinese league. Isn't that what we saw last time we were talking about him? The former rocket back in China Just killing it. I mean he would have to right if you're a you're a borderline NBA starter That still has to be you know or like a borderline NBA I guess on the roster probably better than 90% players in the in any other league around the world Donovan Mitchell another one Adam Kelly Grade one of those could be interesting. I keep forgetting that quiet Leonard is from Moreno Valley near Riverside They're having that conversation Reggie and Forgot he's from the Inland Empire I grew up in the Inland Empire grew up in upland, California, which is I don't know like a quick 20 minute 25 minute drive to that area just just a little little east of me maybe California Speedway around this summer on there in that same that vicinity the Burbs It's hot out there about 35 seconds left Clippers up 6751 They seem to be doing just fine so far There's John Collins rated rookie for Scott Claremont and the Hawks Oh, let's grab that Donovan Mitchell for Adam Kelly nice Adam Donovan Mitchell's and Jason Tatum's Definitely take a closer Put a closer eye to it. See if there could be some gradableness Gradableness here. Hey, there's a fox in the box. Boom EA colonists shot Rated rookie red yellow Fox in the box Same with this kid too brand anger most improved player I need you coos I need you Need to play well What's that first Lakers Rockets games that tomorrow? Friday or Saturday, right? No, I think tomorrow I Think tomorrow Because they've got a Sunday game and they're playing every other day, right? I actually kind of like that Ladies and gentlemen, I like the every other day Since they're in the bubble, there's no traveling nothing all the players are fresh, you know Yeah, tomorrow Milwaukee at Miami at Miami Miami's up to nothing in that series and the Houston Lakers series starts So I'll be here watching with you guys There's zoo key There you go, Oliver. Boom. There you go crushing it in China Malik monk for Charlotte Adam Kelly, I don't know always got to save these hollows. We'll see what Malik Monk can do This is who he got to save the zoo keys for Oliver Back actually we kind of laugh now, but back another de-iron fox for EA Grade one of those guys both of those guys. Maybe one comes back at a 10 But when back when this set came out when 17 18 self was coming out zoo key was actually Sounding pretty decently, you know as a lot of international players tend to tend to sell well so Even I think he got like a couple minutes here and there Towards the end of his first year, but I know it just didn't pan out Right Oliver's a guy. He was yeah. Yeah. Yeah, he just didn't just didn't quite pan out big dude though You know, I think the Rockets were like hey worth a flyer. Let's see what happens So he was a summer league beast.  What happens? Is that a winter league? Like they we already did the lottery so the draft must happen Shortly after the NBA finals are over right which might go into October like late October and then when do we reach to I don't know what the counters I know what the NBA counters going to look like But maybe the rookies don't get a summer league this year Right or like a winter league whatever Unless they decide to do like a quick little like weekend camp you can do that with basketball You can have like a quick weekend camp just to get them eased into the league and then probably just G League after that unless for most of the rookies unless They're just like ready to play. Oh After January 1 for restart So are we are we getting another short in season? But normal playoffs next year is that one All right last box Second-year Ben Simmons not numbered it will ship and we've got a raider rookie hollow Luke Nard for the Pistons Oliver You never know always got to hold on to those hollows Just in case there's Lonzo Lakers and another Donovan Mitchell for Adam Kelly in the jazz nice Yeah, I feel like with those hollows Oliver But that player just has like a week of good basketball all of a sudden. That's a hundred bucks raw You know what I mean? Like we saw what happened with You know TJ Warren nice Jason Tatum another one for Scott Claremont We saw what happened in the you know with guys like Cameron Johnson TJ Warren You know all these like bubble stars, right? That could give them some confidence for next year. I mean there's that's my basketball so great to collect Basely is another guy that was like wasn't really exciting anybody until until the restart Was I know Obi with a big shot? There he is again And he must what a clutch shot by this guy But all those will go to the Adam Kelly and the Raptors and there you go ladies gentlemen pretty solid break five box Random team for 1718 Panini Donners optic basketball mega edition. We'll see if we can add some more on it We got a fresh case I'm not sure what Nick has planned for that, but maybe we'll have some more posted. I'm Joe for jasky's case breaks calm Thanks for watching. Thanks for breaking with us, and I will see you next time. Bye. Bye


Hey, Psych2goers! When you think of someone who is mentally strong, what traits come to mind? Calm, cool, and collected, always put together? While these are ideal traits that are often present, it isn't that black and white, and there's a lot happening behind the scenes. In order to understand what mental strength is, it would be helpful to learn what it isn't. Here are eight things mentally strong people don't do. Number one, they don't bottle their emotions. According to psychologist Leon Seltzer, hiding emotional pain comes from a place of fear. We may fear judgment, ridicule, or social rejection, but choosing to hide your emotions may lead to strong unresolved feelings with lasting effects. Fear and mental strength have a complex relationship. People who are mentally strong work at acknowledging, accepting, and navigating through their fear. They try not to let it get in the way of life. Number two, they don't live in the past. Whether they're big or small, regrets don't escape anyone, and being remorseful is a good thing, as it allows us to correct our actions. Thinking about the past in a healthy, productive way allows us to grow into our best selves, but when that thinking turns into rumination, it's easy to get consumed by them. For people that are mentally strong, they work at letting go and accepting these past situations and progressing forward. Number three, they are not easily influenced by others. Following crowds and letting others influence you indicates a weak sense of self. Those who are mentally strong are not ones to follow crowds and jump on bandwagon because they are firm in who they are. This isn't to say that people who are mentally strong don't listen and adapt to others. Instead, they understand that you should not let peer pressure drive your actions or beliefs, so they're less likely to find themselves roped into something they aren't comfortable with. They work at understanding viewpoints, instead of blindly accepting them as their own. Number four, they do not let people overstep their boundaries. Setting boundaries is a crucial aspect of mental well-being. According to Jane Collingwood from PsychCentral, the ability to set personal boundaries is directly related to having a high self-esteem. People who are mentally strong are aware of their own boundaries, whether that be personal, professional, emotional, or anything else. Establishing and enforcing boundaries helps your mental well-being and keeps others aware of your needs. Number five, they don't stick to their own perspective. Even though people with high levels of mental strength have a strong sense of self, they are still open-minded to other people's perspectives. In fact, they often reevaluate their ideas and beliefs. The difference is that this reevaluation is internal and based on newly acquired insights and perspectives, not peer pressure. As in thinking and understanding viewpoints rather than jumping on a bandwagon, people who are mentally strong are open to new perspectives and believe that they are fuel for growth. Number six, they don't blame others for their mistakes. Accountability is key. People who are mentally strong do not play the blame game.  So they take ownership of their actions and they recognize that their emotions, thoughts, and ideas are their own, rather than trying to blame others for influencing them. They have trained themselves to focus on progress and problem-solving rather than dwelling on things out of their control. Such as what or who might have put them in an unfavorable situation. Number seven, they don't fixate on perfection. Contrary to popular belief, mental strength does not equal perfectionism. People who are mentally strong have a healthy view of failure and continuously learn from their mistake. However, although they are not perfectionists, they do strive to become better. The difference lies in that they strive to become better in comparison to their past self. Not better in comparison to others. They have a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. In order to grow, these individuals embrace failures and constructive criticism, viewing them as lessons rather than testaments to who they are as people. And finally, number eight, they don't dread their own company. For some people, time spent alone can be difficult because it invites loneliness, obsessive thoughts, and other insecurities to come up towards the surface. To people who are mentally strong, time alone is time to reflect, relax, and get to know themselves better. This is different from introversion, as mentally strong people don't necessarily prefer or need time alone. It's just something they take comfort in when it happens. The most important takeaway to note is that being mentally strong is a skill that anyone can develop. Everything mentioned in the video are things that you can work on to improve your mental strength, just like how working out improves your physical strength. What are some things you can do to improve your mental strength? In what ways are you mentally strong already? Let us know in the comments. We'd love to hear your thoughts. If you find this video helpful, be sure to like and share it with someone who might benefit from it as well. Don't forget to subscribe to Psych2Go and hit the notification bell icon for more content like this. Thanks so much for watching and we'll see you soon.