My name is Jaco Selkowicz. Thank you for joining today. I am an engineer with Red Hat, and I'm involved in Fedora in a number of different capacities. My main responsibilities are in ELN, to help us get ready for REL10, as well as helping with flat packs, which I'll discuss today, and that has taken me into a bunch of different areas as well, and to probably, if you were maintaining a package you may have seen me file a PR sometime in the last while. I started with Fedora about 12 years ago. I think it was Fedora 14, coming from the SIGWIN community, where I then joined Red Hat a couple years later. That's about nine and a half years now. And today we're going to talk about flat packs without modules. This is a change that was introduced in Fedora 39, and I'll go ahead and get started. A quick recap of flat packs in general. Flat packs are containerized desktop applications. So they are intended for graphical applications around any desktop. And while they are of particular importance for immutable or atomic desktops that we have nowadays, they are also just as usable on your traditional workstation or KDE's Plasm-Spin or the other traditional RPM DNF installations as well. They provide a number of advantages in both cases. They work across distributions and versions, so because they come with their own runtimes, they are containerized. So they're not dependent on the exact distribution and version that you're running underneath, because they come with their own runtime that provides all that. The compatibility needs to be there at the kernel level, but generally speaking, that's not often as you can run, for example, a modern flat pack on RAL, even though there's a couple of years' distance between them in terms of versions and so on. So it isolates things as that as well. It also provides a sandboxing and permission model that you cannot get with your traditional installation, and that while the default permissions of each app are defined by the app when it's built, they are actually adjustable, and there are apps that allow you to adjust those permissions, add or take away those permissions, and do those as well. So that provides a very important model that we see also in nowadays in mobile apps and so on. This brings that kind of permission RAL to all the next desktops in a way that was not possible before. It also allows multiple forms of installation. You can have a system installation, as you typically see with a distribution package, and also allows a user to install their own packages or their own versions of a flat pack separate from those on the system, either parallel to those on the system or instead of those on the system, there isn't one even. It gives you that flexibility to adjust how you install as well, and that's again something that you don't get from an RPM. You can't really locally install it. If you install an RPM, you've got to install it to the system, you have to have the race to install it to the system, and so on. This gives you some flexibility in terms of how and where to install it as well. So flatbacks consist of two parts. There's a, as I mentioned, the runtime, which are the base dependencies that every, that most apps of that type will use, and that provides that infrastructure, and then there is the parts that are specific to that individual application, and they're tied together. An application says, I depend on this particular runtime, this particular branch of a runtime, so right now most of our Fedora flatbacks are using a Fedora 39 runtime, and we have a few because we have those that are primarily tentative for NoMaps, and then those for KDE apps, and so we have a couple of runtimes. If I'm a KDE app, I'm saying I'm going to depend on the KDE Fedora 39 runtime, and that will update itself periodically because we keep that up to date, but that app is a separate thing, and goes on top of that on that runtime. The way flatbacks work is there's an isolation between the two images, that the runtime images, which Fedora, they're built from the same RPMs that you would install on your system, those go into the user prefix, and the application packages are rebuilt to go into the app prefix, and those can only be in the app prefix, that keeps them to separate. That doesn't mean we have to rebuild the packages that go into apps that are not part of runtimes, but this is the model that flatbacks use to provide the isolation between the application and the runtime, and every so every flatback only includes the pieces that are specific to that application that are not part of runtimes. That's flatbacks in general and a little bit of how we do in Fedora. Now, Fedora flatbacks have a long history, started about five years ago. In Fedora 29, I was not involved then. Owen Taylor and Helen Lambert have been rebuilt for quite a while. I'm a recent newcomer, relatively speaking. I used to go back about five years from Fedora 29, and when they were originally created, they were based on modularity. We'll give it, get back to that in a minute. You can see on the right on this chart shows the progression of flatbacks, the number of flatbacks we provided in Fedora from the beginning until the last release. Now, in Fedora 39, we already have most of the flatbacks we had going into by the end of 38. Most of those are already available for 39. There are more coming. We do have about a dozen or so that we need that are still going to be caught up to Fedora 39, but these numbers actually are kind of the end of the release. We finished building flatbacks for Fedora 38, and we switched focus to 39. We left off about 300 flatbacks, and we're picking up from there. By the time we're done with Fedora 39, I expect that number to be much, much higher. We're still there at this point, but you see there's a big progression. I joined during the flatback effort during Fedora 37, and you'll see with extra hands on deck that helped us jump that number considerably, and it's gone up where it's since then. I expect that by the time we're doing Fedora 39, that number will be much, much higher. We mentioned that when flatbacks started and then Fedora 38, it was all based on modularity. A lot of this predates my time, but the question is, why did we do modularity? Well, back in 2018, modularity was a big thing. We thought that modularity was going to have a major impact on packaging going forward. Obviously, they didn't come to fruition, and so we're changing course. It did allow for certain things that typically an RPM builds didn't, wasn't necessarily out of the box, but we found other ways to do those things. So modularity became less important to the effort and never really caught on in the first place. So we have changed course, and the reason we've changed course is the reasons why we're moving away. One of the big things against modularity was, frankly, it required a lot of infrastructure. And so we had to have a whole service, the modular build service, just to build the packages that would go into our flat packs. And even to build the runtimes, we had to build a module. We didn't have to, we don't rebuild the packages, but just to build, we had to build a module just to build a runtime, even though we weren't building RPMs for that. And so that, that's a lot of overhead. And then we, the way we're building the containers, because that's how we ship flat packs in Fedora, as we make them into a container, we ship the container, and then flat pack imports those, those OCI containers into the system and, and integrates them into the flat pack system there. So we had to build those containers, we were using OSBS and OSBS version one, which is what we've been using, is based on Obershift 3.11, that is coming towards end of support, if it hasn't already. And to, you know, the amount of, again, that's, that requires a whole cluster per architecture. And so adding architectures, it was difficult to maintain that a lot of overhead and infrastructure required to maintain this path that we've kind of been able, we're going to be able to get rid of, through the new, the new way we're doing things. For packages also, it, well, there was overhead as well for them, because you had to write a module empty. And there was a, there, there is a tool that allows you to do that kind of speeds up the process. But you had it, you still had to know how to deal with it. You also had to know how to order your dependencies yourself, because that the tool that wrote the module empty for you would give you the packages that you'd require, but it wouldn't tell you how to, the dependency order of them. And so you'd have to go figure out that yourself. And that was sometimes a trial and error, an error effort. You'd build the module, then you try to building the flat pack container and find out that now it didn't work because of something else. So then you have to go back and read, try rebuild, rebuilding the module with some adjustments and then rebuild the container and so on it. Again, a lot of overhead for both this engineering infrastructure as well as for developers. It also was hard to build locally for testing purposes, because you had, you had that module build service in the way, and there, there was a way to do it, but it was a little hackish, tricky. So eventually we found out that, I found out, but we discovered that there are ways to do some of the things that we need a modular to do in terms of handling, handling options and separating from the regular RPM builds that we probably don't want to interrupt those. We were able to find ways of doing this with some creative creation of Koji tags and tag options and so on. So we found there was an easier, simpler way to do this. And that brings us to this, the change in Fedora 39. What, what, what did we do in Fedora 39? We, but it's really, it comes down to a few things. Flat pack module tools was rewritten. That was, that was a, that was a tool that we were building with until now, and we're still using it. And yes, it's still called module. It's still in the name. We didn't rename it. Naming things is hard. There's also some common code in between them, because we couldn't, we're not quite ready to, to get rid of build stuff yet until we've closed it out. So we didn't, we didn't make a whole new thing. We just kind of rewrote what we had, and I said we were mostly Owen. And so we, we, yeah, it's the same name, but it was, there's a considerable jump in version number and to reflect the change in the code that involves all of these changes. So you, Fedora, Flatpack module tools, which has the Flatpack module command line, and it is the kind of the main driver for developers and also is used on the infrastructure as well. The other main addition to the R39 is the Koji Flatpack, which is a Koji plugin. It's not something you run on your system, but that's used in Fedora infrastructure to do all of the buildings in Koji. Therefore, a no more module build service, no more OSBS, everything happens in Koji and the Koji Flatpack plugin is what enables that. And then we, we've added a whole bunch of Koji tags, targets and disc tags. These are the hierarchies, it's just the base names of all of them. There's obviously sub tags and so on. It's all structured to support this, but in Koji, that's not a big deal. So we have Fedora 39, that name will presumably continue in future versions. We have our runtime tag, tag hierarchy, a app, tag hierarchy, and then the Flatpack hierarchy itself is where the actual Flatpack builds go. The runtime hierarchy is for certain things we need to add to the runtimes and to the app builder as well. Things go there. It's just really a handful of packages. Those packages have a specific disc tag. The bulk of what you'll see is the Flatpack app builds. And those are builds of Fedora content, same spec files that used to build RPMs, but then built in these tags with a special disc tag and they're built into the app prefix. And when you use the proper, when you properly use installation path macros in your spec file, it's very easy for the prefix to be changed in that way and for the builds to continue. And when you don't, you usually get a PR for me saying, fix Flatpack build, I've set up for you. And then we have the Flatpack itself go into the final tag and that's where, and those are the ones that actually get shipped as updates and released through our Flatpack channels. So this is the kind of what we've, what we accomplished in Fedora 39 and what's, what would actually changed if you will. What does that gain? What do we gain from this all? A lot of change, what do we gain from it all? If you're just using Fedora Flatpacks, you're not going to see a whole lot of difference because in the end of the day, yeah, your Flatpacks are Fedora 39 content, you would expect that that anyway, that would have happened either way. Not a huge amount of change. One minor benefit that you do get though is duplication. Well, with Flatpacks, you have to, you download the entire thing because we ship Flatpacks as containers in Fedora. But when you, when Flatpack downloads it, it then duplicates on disk. So when you have a commonly used dependency that's not part of a runtime, for example, boost, commonly used library, various things use it, it's not included in the runtimes. And our runtimes are based on communities, Flatpack runtimes, try to have a certain degree of equivalency there, although it's not exact for various reasons. But boost is an example of something that's widely used, but, but not part of a runtime. In previously, you would have to have a separate build for every module or, or in some case, we think like boost, we actually had common modules, but every common module had had to have a match the runtime. So we ended up still ended up having two or three builds of boost at a minimum. And sometimes we had many more than that of the same package built different modules. Well, now every, every package is built once for Flatpacks and all Flatpacks use that same build. And so when you download multiple apps that use the same dependency like boost or like the game support libraries that both know and KDE have, you get the exact same bits literally. It is the same package built on Koji into the, into the Flatpack app tags, and they all include it. So they will do duplicate, they are literally the same bits. And so that is one thing that you'll see you may see as a user is that it takes things, take a little, a little less space. Another thing we were able to add that we weren't able, well, it would have been difficult to do before because of the requirements of OSBS is to add an architecture. We were able to add Power Little Endian to match the, so that we have now X8664, AR64 and now Power Little Endian that matches the architectures which we provide Silver Blue and Kino White. So we have matching, matching architecture support there. That would have, you know, on Koji, which is now in door 39, we're just using Koji, that's going forward. Before that would have required having the infrastructure to set up an entire openshift cluster with OSBS. That would have, that was difficult. So that is something that was, it was an easy win for us as part of this switch. For our friends in release engineering and infrastructure, you already know this, but this is, this is so much easier. And for them, and this is much less overhead. And we're, we're even going to be able to start decommissioning some stuff that we were the main or last remaining users of. In fact, OSBS is on its last days probably until we just got to wrap up some things. And they're already looking to pull a plug on that. So for them, they are, I thought, not to speak on them. For everything I heard from them, they are very much enjoying this as well. For packages, this is where you see the biggest gains is it is so much simpler to package flat packs now that we, that we have this, the modularity out of the way. You have one file. It's a container-diamol file. It is small. You'll see it in a moment. Very straightforward, self-included. You don't have the whole module in D. Dependencies are taken care of for you by the flat-pack module tools. You don't have to list out every single dependency and figure out the dependency or yourself. We have a depth chaser that includes, that takes care of that for you. We also don't have to deal with having to make empty commits just to bump the modules that module builds over small and rebuild it. You don't have to do that. Container-diamol, you literally could leave the container-diamol untouched for six months between, you know, for each release. And even though you're updating the RPM all the time, container-diamol will still pick up the newest packages. You don't have to bump commits or have empty commits in this case. Just keep using it. In Koji, things are separated better. They're list packages, sort of a packages, flat-pack packages, if you will, which are objects. Those are separately there. And so, for example, if you have GX as an app, just take a simple example.  And then you had a GX flat-pack, all of which showed up in the GX quote-unquote package in Koji. Now, you don't have half of that. You have the regular RPM and the modular RPM. They're both part of that. They're both builds of the same package. And then you have a GX-flat-pack quote-unquote package in Koji. That's where the flat-pack builds go. So, clutters, things last. Also, those builds have meaningful version numbers now, rather than having a modular version number of 38, 20, 20, 301, whatever, a whole D-stamp appended to it. It shows you which version of Fedora is based on, which window is built, but it doesn't tell you what version of the app is in that flat-pack build. Now, the version of the quote-unquote main package in the flat-pack is the version of the flat-pack. And so, you can actually see, oh, this flat-pack has this version of the app in it. But it's a little more visible and so on. Things are faster because we don't have so much overhead. We've talked about shared dependencies already. That also makes things easier for packages. Local builds are also easier because we don't have modular builds in the way. And when we need to intervene and kind of build things step-by-step or build packages manually, we can do that. We're not restrained by having to build things through the modules, while flat-pack module tools does make it a lot simpler. Sometimes some hand-holding is necessary bootstrapping things like Perl, for instance. For bootstrap, Perl for our flat-packs definitely required some intervention, like most bootstrapping things do. We were able to do that and then everyone can use that content, which is what we get from that later. So, not a lot of time left, but let me do a quick demonstration of what this looks like in action. I'm going to switch screens in a moment here. Bear with me for a moment. So, what does it look like a flat-pack? For the sake of the flat-packs, I'm going to take this example of an app called Minder. And I just discovered this yesterday. I'll make a directory. It doesn't matter what the directory is called, by the way. At this stage, later you'll want to have a sensible name, but unlike with modules, the directory name doesn't actually matter at this stage. So, I'm going to do a thing here and I'm going to let FlatHub, you know, this is the app that's on FlatHub. And I want to say, I want to say we have, but we also have it on Fedora. I want to have a Fedora flatpack out of it, so I can use the information from FlatHub, including things like permissions and so on. So, to automatically create the container.yaml for Fedora. Now, you'll see here that it says, oh, you've got to be a little more specific about your app name, because that wasn't quite enough. Now, that's not a surprise because I've looked through this. Try this again and container.yaml. I will say that, by the way, that the flat-pack module ended command to use currently in testing. So, you don't have access to it today unless you're using the pull request, but hopefully it will be something that we get to everybody soon, because it makes this step so much simpler when you already have an application on FlatHub. Let me use it as a model. So, this is the container.yaml. This defines, and this is all that we need to define, the creation of the flat-pack for Fedora. And it has the ID, which is how all flatpacks are referred to by an ID in that form. So, what runtime we're using, which packages that we're including in the flat-pack, and then we tell how to start the flat-pack and how to run it into the words and the permissions that this flat-pack needs. Everything looks good. So, I'm going to go ahead and get this started. Pack module, build RPMs, local auto. I'll get this started and then I'll explain what's going on in the countries of time. So, what does it do? And it was mentioned before that it takes care of dependencies for you. All I need to say is, I want the Minder package to go into my flat-pack. Flat-pack module tools includes a depth chaser that says, okay, you want the Minder package. Well, the Minder package has all these dependencies. Now, the dependencies that are in the runtime, I don't need to worry about the runtime provides this. I've already specified which runtime I'm using that provides these. There are, however, in this particular package, and in many cases, a few dependencies that are not part of a runtime. They're not used widely, but this package, or a few packages will use it. It doesn't justify inclusion in the runtime, but it is used. You will see already, however, that these have already been built for the benefit of other runtimes. We already have these packages built, and therefore I don't need to build them again. It will use the builds that are already there in Koji. What I'm doing here is a local build of just the piece that's missing, and right now is the Minder app. It's the flat-pack module tools when you do local builds. Like it does on Koji, it uses mock builds to create the RPM builds, but the RPM builds with the app prefix, and certain other things modified with macros to make sure that they conform to flat-pack requirements. And so it's right now doing a local mock build of Minder with an app prefix and so on, with all the requirements of the flat-pack app. Doing that will just take a minute or two. See, it's flat-pack module tools is doing a lot of the work for me already, and this will just take one more minute, hopefully. Oh, I think we're just about done. And of course, when I was preparing this, it seemed to be a little shorter. Always takes a little longer when it's live, right? This is not a large package, which should be done fairly quickly. I do see that we're running short on time, so I'm going to try to cut this really short for this. And there we go. The RPM build is finishing up and it's cleaning up the builds. Those of you who have done live demos before will know how this is like. I'm going to build a container. I don't know about time to finish this, but now it's going to do a local install of the container. Basically, it takes up those packages, installs it into a mock route, takes only the stuff that's an app, and then packages it up into a container. Then the dash-install will actually go ahead and do a separate step to install it on my system. I could then run that, see that it's working, submit it. I'm going to have to cut that out of the demo because I'm running out of time. But this is really how simple it can be to make a flatback for Fedora.  I'm just about done here. Again, I'm not going to read it out of time, but there's a lot more apps that can be built now in Fedora 39 that we weren't able to do before. And there's more stuff coming, so stay tuned and we're going to keep lowering the bar to make this easier and easier for people to contribute to Fedora Flatbacks to Fedora and to really grow that base so that we can provide these to all of you with what we expect for Fedora content. So I don't know if there's much time left, but I'm over, but thank you for listening. I don't know if we have time. I'll take questions, but I do realize we're running a little late. Thanks so much, Yakov. I think we can squeeze in a little bit of time for some questions. We have three in the Q&A tab, so I think we can just do a quick run-through on those. The first one is from Neil Gampa. Do we now have good tooling for building flatback artifacts locally before submitting to Koji? Yes, and that's the demo was basically maybe that question went up before the demo, but yes, it is very easy to do a local build. If you can do a mock build locally, you can do a Fedora Flatback module build. With a flatback module tool, do local builds is very straightforward. No hacks required. I do this all the time. And the one caveat at the moment is that the package doesn't already need to be imported into Koji. It has already kind of been Fedora as an RPM, and then you can do it. Right now there is a dependency on having that there. Being able to do this before the package exists in Fedora and RPMs is something we'll need to work on, but the package has already existed in Fedora, as you see that it's very racer for local builds. And a follow-up question from Neil, would we be able to build RISC-5 flatbacks? We don't have the infrastructure for that at this time, because RISC-5 is not part of Koji, I guess. I would have to defer that question to those who are dealing with RISC-5, Koji in terms of that, in terms of local builds of an architecture that are not supported. I hadn't thought of that question. It's a good question. I would have to have a decision in terms of what's possible to do locally when on an architecture that isn't supported. It's a good question. I don't have an answer at this time, but I'd be happy to discuss it in the channel. Sure. And then our last question comes from Michael Gruber. How can we deal with different library versions, which are not in the runtime, such as is there a way to bundle in the flat pack without bundling in the RPM to different library versions? Not quite sure I got the question, but Fedora flatbacks are built from RPM content. As you see that there are no means to build something only in a flat pack like a flatback builder. We can see that as an advantage. It brings quality to for a flatback, so you don't necessarily get on flat hub, but in terms of picking a specific version of a dependency for a flat pack, we can do that on across the versions, across all the flatbacks in a particular version of Fedora. We could do that. I don't know that we have the means of this time to say this flatback needs this version of the same package, and this flatback needs a different version of the same package. If you have multiple versions of a package that need to be supported in parallel, they should be separate packages in the Koji terms in Fedora. They should be separate, and then you can mix and match like that. But it is one trade-off that we made when giving up modularity is that you don't have quite that flexibility, but generally speaking, we didn't use it. So we can pick a version of something that we're using for all the flatpacks in Fedora, for that version of Fedora, but not for individual flatpacks unless they are separate packages in Fedora, which in some cases maybe they should be. But if there's a specific issue, again, I'd love to discuss it in the channel and see if we can figure out what needs to be solved here.


There comes a time when you'd look for VHS tapes in thrift stores, and fourth wall breaks aside, the most common thing in Lost Episode creepypastas, next to DVDs and virus related videos. However, a big mystery wasn't covered back in 2017. A retired movie theater worker sold a bit of VHS tapes at a local Goodwill. But knowing what's inside the tapes, each of them were sold for 10 cents. It wasn't until 2019 when an unknown individual bought every tape for the total of $100, or $87 during a buy one get one free sale. What was contained inside each tape were cartoon episodes with dramatic changes. Each tape were multiple or one episode per cartoon. Most of them were Nickelodeon and cartoon network shows. Because of how many tapes there were, the individual made a post on the defunct forum site, obscurity format, basically a website talking about dark, disturbing and unknown experiences on television or media formats. This was the post he made before it was deleted. Bought a bin of tapes.  Hello. I recently bought a stack full of VHS tapes. Each of them marked with the name, tunes, in capital letters and messy writing. I've checked roughly 25 tapes and I've been nothing more than a confused mess. With each day, I ponder how could someone roughly edit these episodes. Why do people make these weird versions of cartoons and why does this happen to people? To keep the limit of characters on the forum, I can only cover one video, an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. I'll post the other two on my website. The first tape started with an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, something smells. The title card was shown as black and white. Odd. At first, the episode started fine until SpongeBob and Patrick were at the theater. Patrick was over by the food and drinks stand. At this point, the dialogue was normal. Hello? Hello? There must be on break. Patrick started. Oh wait Patrick, I just remembered. I've got some of my peanut onion sundae we can share. SpongeBob said, pulling out the sundae.  That looks great! Patrick said. The skeleton looked interving, mixed with Patrick's exposed ripped pink skin, and especially the clinking sound of bone. The screen jump cuts to the bathroom with SpongeBob asking Patrick on what he ate. The moment Patrick said about the sundae and SpongeBob saying the word sundae with that close up, that's when things changed. The whispered sundae part glitched halfway through. The audio was then replaced with a number station, said in a monotone almost mechanical male voice.<PHONE_NUMBER> The background was black and there seemed to be a pause. I paused the tape and debunked the number station. August 11, 1991, to 30pm. The date and time the first Nicktoons aired the first three cartoons. I couldn't believe that connection. How could it connect? Is this a horror series and marked by Nickelodeon studios? Was this on Halloween? I checked the date of the tape on the cover, March 20, 2015. How could this have happened? I continued the tape, shaken by the newfound discovery. After the abrupt cut to black, the stick with Nick Error screen appeared. Also after what felt like a minute, when the screen appears for two minutes, it cuts to black abruptly before the tape stops. As I took the tape out, I was surprised to learn that my PC automatically screenshot a picture. For context I connected the VHS player to my PC and at some points to screenshot the events of the tape, only not one single screenshot. But because of the VHS player's rusted cables, the image was corrupted, but I was able to make out what it was. I recreated the scenario by using some art website I found. To this day, I still remember the shocking number station and the event. Tomorrow I'll check out the second tape. Who knows what would it contain?


talking about worry and the Lord says verse 32 for after all these things the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things verse 33 but seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you verse 34 therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about its own things sufficient for the day is its own trouble because we are just focusing on verse 33 seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and a very important verse on priority and this these verses just go on to say that worry actually causes reorganizing of our priorities when we worry when our mind is preoccupied certain other things when we are unable to focus we are our mind we reorganize our priorities and the Lord Jesus reminding us about staying focused on on on on the priorities that we have at hand you know I was reading something yesterday it goes like this focus starts with elimination improves with concentration and compounds with continuation let me just read that again focus starts with elimination which means we eliminate everything that's taking us away from what we should be focusing on you know what is our priority so elimination so focus starts with elimination improves with concentration so when we continue to concentrate on it it improves our focus actually begins to you know begins to we realize the strength of that focus and it compounds meaning it exponentially grows focus with the continuation you know if we continue in it if we are consistent in it we actually experience a growth exponential growth of focus and the Lord is saying this seek first the kingdom and his righteousness the righteousness of God the rule and reign of God and all these other things will be added but worry does not do anything except cause you to reorganize your priority or you know it causes you to reorganize not in the right way not in the correct way but really a cause of us to focus on things or take our mind off the things that we should actually focus on right so the Lord Jesus assurance is this for your father knows that you need all things so go with the priorities go with the seeking him seeking his rule and reign over all things in our lives right okay let's pray father we we just want to thank you lot thank you for reminding us Lord and bringing our bringing our focus on to Lord what really matters father God father we thank you that you know our needs Lord and you don't be little them Lord we thank you that you know the need a legitimate Lord and my father God we since you know Father God that you have need of these things you also care enough to provide for these needs father God and whatever they might be Lord in whatever realm lot physical emotional and spiritual know God so Lord we are in obedience to your word Father God we just invite your rule and reign and we say oh Father God we seek first your role we seek first your kingdom and your righteousness in all matters in all things God and we know that Lord you will you will do the addition you will do the restoration and bringing in Lord all these things that we are Lord we might be worried about and today we just reject worry in the name of Jesus just go ahead and just reject you know whatever is causing worry just reject it and refuse to refuse to worry just stand firm on faith stand firm the reassurance of the words of Jesus reassurance based on his character and nature and then his word to us it's choose to be anchored upon it and then say you know I will not worry I choose not to worry I choose not to be preoccupied with things that will not benefit and so I choose to focus on God yes Lord you said oh God that you will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you Lord enable us to be stayed on you Father God that our minds we stayed on you and that you will keep us in that place of Shalom Shalom we thank you you thank you Lord we just give you all the praise and glory in Jesus match this name we pray amen okay so picking up from where we left off we've been looking at nurturing relationships right we see that relationships need our time our energy our abilities our relationships require that and I think that's where we stop to kind of you know have or had one introduction and then we said okay let's look at what else is required to nurture a relationship or some of these things we we've done it and when we were growing up we've nurtured we spend time we spend you know investing in each other's lives even without knowing it if you look at some of our friendships see those common things of time spent of doing good things to others of sharing one's life etc you know confiding and all those things helping one another so we see all these common traits and then it becomes difficult when we are we're actually adults and we need to do this intentionally you know whether it's a mentoring kind of a relationship or a or a work kind of a setting or a ministry setting right but this is something as leaders we need to understand that relationships are not automatic relationships need nurture okay so so let's look at four things for four principles that John see John C Maxwell talks about in winning with people and talks about how we need to nurture okay so the thing is to the first principle that he talks about is the gardening principle right how a garden needs nurture a garden needs a work a garden needs protection and so on so the garden does not happen automatically then you know the next time we see you know you see a good garden you see you know plants thriving you realize that a lot of work has gone into it a lot of careful attention to detail has gone into it you know there were times that watering and and you know I'm not a garden gardening person but my wife is right but so I don't really understand now I'm beginning to learn to understand all that goes into it you know there's some planting there's some repotting there's some you know a whole lot of things I think those who are gardening enthusiasts will understand that right that we some reading happening some you know all those things so you see that in a garden a simple thing like a garden requires all that requires in other words we need to cultivate okay so relationships need to be cultivated okay so we understand the word cultivate about effort that goes in okay so some questions that we can ask ourselves is am I cultivating what is required in relationship right you know so we're talking about relationships in general but as you know when we talk about relationships just keep in mind the focus on you know as maybe a spiritual leader and the emphasis to be on that right so well the question we need to ask is no is this a continual part of my life or do I do this sporadically and is that why I'm not seeing results and I'm not seeing this traction traction with people right so so let's just you know ask ourselves that that question you know am I cultivating am I really investing the word is investing you know invest there is a return okay so the thing is this that we cannot neglect okay relationship and have this expectation that it will somehow grow flourish right you cannot neglect it and then have the expectation opposite of it we need we need to do the opposite of like like in the sense we need to give attention we give attention and do the right things you know it doesn't cultivate means taking off what is unnecessary right what is unhealthy what is toxic removal of that cultivate is to bring in what is healthy right to add on what is healthy so it is both both of that right so we cannot neglect this aspect of bringing in certain things or even removal of what is unhealthy in a relationship and expect that somehow this will grow right this will thrive so if you talk about maybe a team if you're talking about even individuals if you're talking about you know church we need to cultivate and it becomes more and more difficult when when the when there is a big number right and so the thing is we're not expected we're going to look at that you know we're expected to just spread ourselves thin and you know and do this kind of investing with each and every person so for the simple reason that all relationships are not the same okay we understand that right even even if it's a you know in a in a simple setting like maybe a church setting a small church setting we see that there is we've talked about it there is that core the leaders the leaders who are part of the core and maybe commit then we have a few people outside of that core who are committed right they are not part of the core they can actually move into the core over a period of time then you have then you have the community who are you know regularly connected and a part of part of the gathering we are looking at an example of a church of course and then we would say what we could call as the crowd right they are now the challenge in a church is to move right constantly keep moving from the crowd to the community to the committed to the core right so we have this now in that kind of a city setting now we're not going to be let's say the pastor or the core leader is cannot really invest in everybody right so that goes on to say that all the relationships are not the same okay if you look at the life of the Lord Jesus well there were Peter James and John Peter and John were with him and we read about them and then we read about a 12 and we read about the you know the others the 120 and so on so we see that the time spent the kind of interaction that the Lord had with with each of them in his earthly ministry was different right and now of course we have the privilege of having the Holy Spirit with us he's with us and we have that one on one but we cannot do that that one on one with each and every person okay so all relationships are not the same and also all relationships do not need the same quantum of time or the same quality of attention we need to understand it I think that will really enable us to conserve strength to reprioritize our time and effort so so we need to understand all relations do all relationships do not need the same kind of time and same kind of attention and it helps to keep that that picture in mind the code of committed community the crowd in a formal setting but if you look at our own lives individually all relationships do not need that same kind of time and attention and we have you know if you're married you have your spouse and and then we have you know others in the family then we have the extended family then we have you know other friendships or maybe you know from the spouse that immediate family could have other friends or that kind of overlap sometimes and that also hits problems right then we have the extended family then we have you know colleagues and others who are there right so now if we are going to give if you go don't give the right amount of time and attention or for the ones who are close to us and if we kind of reverse that flip that that is not going to be helpful okay so you know John C. Maxwell actually talks about a couple of things he says you know relationships happen for a reason a reason meaning you know they could be let's say we could have a assignment a short project you know for example I'm just thinking about you know as a as a teaching minister as part of the ministry we have we had what it what is called as the short term Bible colleges a short term Bible course and this is typically you know over a period of and we're going to have that pretty soon in in Bangalore as well so it's a typically two and a half months ten weeks right where as teachers you know we go we invest and it's for a period of a week or five days of teaching five or six days teaching and then we get back so now that's an intense time where there's a lot of investment of time and and also you know in relation relationally you know we're spending time with people answering questions now that's for a short time so it happens for a reason it is a could be an assignment a short term project or it could be because of a need like you know you are you know maybe you know you're visiting a doctor or you know someone you know you're taking counsel from and it's for a reason right so when we talk about those kind of relationships there are factors like time and attention and everything the second thing is it could happen for a season we need to be aware of that also well here we are online class and you know been kind of journeying for the last two years and maybe one more year some of us you know and some of us might decide okay two years is fine I'm happy with the diploma kind of thing or I might continue in another format e-learning that's fine you know it happens for a season and spending this time right but some relationships are for a lifetime okay so those three things you know it happens for a reason it could be for a kind of season and it could be for a lifetime so we need to really understand okay what is the nature of relationship and that will require once we understand so the question is you know so how do I how do I you know identify it how do I know what what if this you know this goes beyond a season let me just put this here put a season or could have a reason for that you know relationship and and so on yeah so so what if how do I know well we need to ask that we need to ask ourselves that question we need to use our judgment you know where does it fit in you know where does it slow and it's there's no one answer there's no you know one formula it's it's a case by case thing how did you know Paul you know out of all those people out of all those young men there you know in where he met Timothy Lister Derby and you know the trend cities where we met so I'm sure there must have been many but why is it that there was this connect with Timothy right obviously God ordained and also Paul was sensitive and obedient and he saw something he discerned something and he tells Timothy you know that that and obviously he knew family so many things but it it ended up in Paul really pouring out his life into Timothy and also Titus and all the others who went on to you know and they journeyed on for it was not just for a season it was for a lifetime Paul keeping in touch and writing and investing and and encouraging in even the ministry even even beyond there you know for the physical meetings right so we see that happening so well the quest question is okay how do I do that do that so it various various factors then again so we need to be mindful okay so if it's what are those that are there for a lifetime well obviously your spouse and our spouse to be whatever you know the thing is that marriage commitment a the covenant requires it shifts that relationship it brings it into perspective that it is not just a short-term thing that it requires cultivation again right it requires time it requires effort it's doesn't just happen automatically so so if you're looking at you know these lifetime relationships which are maybe a mentoring kind of relationship and definitely your spouse and other friendships and this requires a continual let me use the word continual cultivation otherwise we may not realize it but there's some kind of you know the shriveling up some kind of withering that'll happen right so it's is it is it easy no it's not this also goes through seasons you know in our lives and it's it's not it's not easy it requires because there are a whole a whole lot of things crowding in you know that's the thing the whole lot of activities a whole lot of responsibilities right crowding in and trying to take that place I had constantly it's like one list that's you know to do list what are the first you know just constantly shifting changing right but it's what it's important so so that's that's a thing right so you know how do I do it that's the other thing how do I cultivate something that's healthy something that's ongoing and and obviously the first thing that we can we can mention what will really help cultivate a relationship is commitment we're talking about a long term and important relationships that matter commitment is without commitment they cannot be without common commitment as a foundation we are committed to the relationship I'm talking about marriage deep commitment is is required right then this commitment you know while we say that it's there for marriage relationship it is also true in other deep long term relationships right so without commitment it's going to fizzle out okay so some questions to ask okay so you know when you think of a marriage relationship and when you think of a typical wedding that happens and the wow wow that happens exchanged what is that wow about it's about commitment right it's about commitment it's about commitment when things are fine it's about commitment when the materially things are not okay it's about commitment when you know there are ups and downs you know with regard to health finances everything so different season so a typical wedding or marriage wow is is like that it's spanning all that's spanning the course of time you know the typical the wow ends like till the worst part so that that's that's it's a long-term thing and it talks about commitment through and through commitment when things are okay when things are great commitment when things are not okay so that's commitment so the question to ask is you know I'm gonna how committed are we when things are bad when things are not so good how committed are we to maintain the relationship okay commitment also we know it does not mean that we avoid conflict or when we are committed in a particular relationship it doesn't mean that there is no it's it's not gonna have any conflicts but it also means that how committed are we to walk through those conflicts or talk about it and settle and find solutions for those conflicts right so it talks about that the commitment and the commitment also it means it means the the cause of time it's not just today and tomorrow and maybe just a year from now it is long term so that's commitment commitment the second thing that that will really help the relationship to thrive help us to cultivate its communication okay something very basic it's communication communication is not dumping you know all our thoughts or emotions on one person are constantly talking well it's not that communication is two-way communication is understanding and being understood right so so communication is being transparent being open and and with the objective of understanding the person with the objective of sharing what needs to be shared and also with the objective of you know not just us being understood but us understanding the other person so there's a lot of information there's a lot of you know at the superficial level you know it's just it could be a change of facts and information and you know and also it could be some things that are well something that are that does not involve emotions maybe but then communication at the deeper level would involve thoughts desires opinions plans ambitions and so on right so it depends it also surprisingly it deepens communication it deepens when we have difficult communication or the the level of relationship deepens when we have difficult communication sometimes we avoid difficult communication or communicating about physical things communicating about things that are you know that are probably wrong with us or with the other person but then we have the difficult communications and conversations that also helps deepen the relationship okay the comment said it is impossible to learn anything important about anyone until we get him or her to disagree with us it is only in contradiction that character is disclosed you know well we yeah we definitely you know there is power and agreement the how can like most three three you know we need how can to walk together unless they are an agreement right so definitely there's progress and there's agreement but also in disagreement we really understand the person and understand where the other person is coming from why you know why the person believes what they believe right okay so communication it it really helps the third thing is so communication and the third thing is friendship right so you know are we really you know I know that this is not possible in all kinds of relationship like in all in the different kinds of like for example if it's a typical work setting and you know it is not it is not possible like this is a formal kind of a relationship and and therefore well we can't really typically be like you know back slapping friends and there are there are certain norms and then we keep to it and that's it but the but the thing is we're talking about other relationships which require time investment and therefore this aspect of friendship right so just being friends just being concerned about others needs so trying to do anything else this whole aspect of friendship is very very important okay you can have all the other things and have you know come we can be committed etc but then if you are not being a friend to that person being concerned about their welfare putting them first and so on so then you know then it is not it misses an important factor ingredient okay then another thing is also shared memories okay shared memories really help the relationships arrive okay share memories it's also some well difficult things when we have got what we have gone through you know some ups and downs that you've gone through together so these are shared memories which means that you've solved problems together faced difficulties together face challenges together and also you know celebrated things together right so you can you can think of you know let's say a core leadership ministry team can think of mentor mentee kind of a relationship we can think of you know spouse husband wife and close knit family and all that you know there are there the shared memories help the relationship right okay so we are what are we studying is talking about the gardening principle talking about winning with people and how relationship needs to be cultivated so these shared memories really help the relationship to to thrive right definitely you know it it's a point of connect if you to go to maybe your your high school reunion or college reunion you know what really instantly connects us are these shared memories you know and that's what we talk about right you know you remember this happened you remember I remember you know we're going back to our high school reunion and this was I think maybe 25 25 25 years after graduation so we all met of course everyone was looking much different gray hair you know guys were thin we're fat guys were fat thin and all you know very very different and and what really you know cost us to connect where these shared memories and I remember some of these things which happened somebody actually burst a cracker in the in the classroom right and this is one of our one of our batches I forget if I think to the commerce batch or computer science so they they the entire class was punished right and till date we don't know who did the class was so I don't know so supportive of one another they wouldn't let out so they were they were actually punished for quite some time remember you know I think a few weeks and that particular subject they were they were asked to you know stand up in some some kind of punishment some some some sort of was there happening but they wouldn't so we were talking about that and we had the reunion the fact that till date nobody knows right and nobody actually also the ones who knew also did not let on so things like that really help the relationship to thrive so these shared memories need not always and when we say memory it's something that has already happened right so what will really cultivate the relationship is if we would if we would journey together and you know make new memories in the sense it could be it could be something that we're doing doing leisure time or you or a trip or some kind of an event or things that we do together right it could be an outreach it could be you know the time after an outreach it could be it could be the time spent preparing for for an outreach and we're saying you know ministry setting different kinds of trying to think of different kinds of settings where we have the shared memories like for it for a team ministry team maybe maybe the the times of the for a worship team could be a time of practice and what happens so that is also shared memory what some something significant happening something special happening and what happens after that and the time spent together so these are all shared memories so these shared memories definitely help us when we when we talk about it and we look back and when we journey forward this helps the relationship to thrive right so to create this when I so as families also it would it would really help us to to do stuff together you know to to so that the children so that as as a spouse you you are able to look back and say because time just time just goes by you know before you know it is decade slips by right so it's good to you do this intention intentionally again to think about maybe you're ahead of the family and maybe you're you know your spouse so think of it and say what will create these memories and do that and I would say that even these you know not so good things that happen these are also shared memories well some of those difficult times some of those challenging times that you had to navigate through you know some of the storms of life and how you actually handled it and and together you faced it and you know these are also shared memories these are memorable in the sense you can't forget those things and maybe going through that time it was very difficult right but having negotiated and having weathered that storm that storm itself is a shared memory right you look back and even that enables us to know some some things that you've learned that we faced it that that you're able to depend on God's grace and we face things together we experience the gaze of God we experience the supernatural hand of God you know all that helps the relationship to try okay okay so friendship and then we looked at shared memories then the other thing that helps the relationship thrive is is is just growth itself is when the relationship drives and the relationship grows it starts stagnant but it's it's growing okay so when we do these things the relationship was gross so the growth of the relationship itself you're growing so when we say the you know growing it's growing and understanding it's growing in in the maturing together it is well it's well we could say growing in Christ's likeness growing in in knowledge you know if it is a if it's a growing in skill right if it is a ministry team so growing in all these aspects right there's individually we are growing and collectively we are growing right just looking at excuse me like how the church has grown looking at some of these churches that have grown and growing in the understanding and I remember the time when we just learning about some things some of the basics the foundations of the supernatural right foundations of the prophetic foundations of hearing guys of God's voice and learning to do that and I remember some of those times when the people who who were there and for us it was a it was a new thing I think it was it was something that we were you know kind of freshly exposed to and it was it was all a new thing and and how each of us journey individually and collectively in that and and how it becomes it comes to another level all together how we grow together in that so that also impacts impacts the conversation impacts the kind of you know are the dynamics of the relationship like growth and lastly what would really help is that the is sometimes you know just pampering or spoiling one another with or lavishing you know and son or love let's say pamper spoil excuse the words within quotes foil okay really going out of the way being extravagant lavishing gift may be surprising you know that these are things that really help one another you know random acts of kindness right it could be a gifting it could be our time just showing up and all these things small things really help the relationship to throw so the thing is this that if we cannot cultivate right we cannot sustain so over a period of time there seems to be you know if you don't do this there seems to be distance there seems to be misunderstanding there seems to be you know we emotional distance right even though we could be in the same place it could be the same house the same home living in the same place but there seems to be distance why because this kind of a cultivation did not happen right this investment did not happen so seem to be two different people and without understanding and seem to be like strangers in the same place because we did not invest so we can actually ask ourselves a question okay who are the way who are the people who require this kind of investment in my life right in terms of time in terms of energy who are the people who require because your spouse your family and who others who are the others and also to ask ourselves the question of this you know this relationship is it for a reason like is it you know a special assignment kind of a thing is it a project so that doesn't require this kind of investment right this doesn't require this kind of time and effort we need to understand that right all you know is there is something for a particular season maybe it's for a time period it's going to season then yes right but you understand that it's going to be for a season sometimes we have that understanding sometimes we may not right and so having that understanding helps okay it's good it's for a season it's fine so you're not disappointed right it could be a professional kind of a thing that's happening professional work relationship ministry and you're going to disappoint okay maybe you know like sometimes you know maybe in a church setting we have people who are you know there and planted there for a season right it's it's for a season and then they discover they're calling they're gifting they get equipped and and then it's time for them to move on okay and it's time for us to let go right so it was there for a season and then we invested like pulled out invested but now that season is over and then you know it's it's it's it's like the Lord commissioning them for something else something bigger that they have grown into and we understand that and then we are not disappointed we are actually happy rejoicing celebrating that it's a it's a it's a new season right so it's actually prevents us from being disappointed and hurt and so on and you understand the season and of course to know that okay is it a is it a thing where is it a series is it a kind of a relationship where it's long term it's lifetime then then we understand okay okay this is going this is significant and so it's important it requires this kind of cultivation requires this kind of time and so on so yeah so we'll stop here and we'll take a break any questions any questions here fine so I think you know even as we were hearing this so we can think of you know certain scenarios in our own lives where you know we wish okay I wish I had you know kind of invested I wish I'd someone else invested had invested in me and we also think of you know so the thing is to do some course corrections right when we realize that okay this is how we this is how things can drift and this is how things can actually you know grow so you know we make those course corrections and see okay what are the steps that I can do okay so I what some of the I think one question that that's very common I don't know nobody asked but what if the other person does not receive all that investment and time and you know value I don't know do someone have a question like that or does someone answer for that yeah the thing is you know you you because you you realize that okay then obviously there's this conflict right because obviously there is there is misunderstanding and there's a potential for whoever's investing pouring out the time and effort for the potential for them to be hurt like disappointed thinking you know why is why is this reciprocation not happening that put in that thing is always there okay so that is why it requires you know setting of expectations understanding from both ends right and and that's why in a marriage we have this expectation set right and like you know that's why it's very important to understand like I'm just talking typically about marriage okay we need to have an understanding this is what it is this is what the Bible says this is the expectation the role is the responsibility and move forward in that now well some sometimes it's it's not set it's it's very fluid it's very you know if it's a work kind of a setting it can be set even in a in a marriage it can be set because of what we do in pre-marital you know pre-marital courses and so on it can be set but in some cases it is not and one person wants to the other person does not then it becomes a you know so it's it always goes back to having that discussion you have that expectation or at least communicating that and saying okay you know this is what we can look at this we can look at my objective no not relationship for the sake of relationship but you know this is what different scenarios right this is what we are here for and this is what God wants and and we can do this and you know all these maybe a communication and at the at the foundation the commitment itself and hopefully things will change from the other person also right when there is this communication when there is this friendship things could change with the other person also but there is there needs to be this communication of expectation okay we'll we'll stop here and then we'll get back


Alrighty, so for those of you that haven't been keeping up, it looks like Canada's Wonderland's hotel may be delayed or even possibly cancelled. On the Vaughn Planet website, the application has entered an expired phase, and once it's entered that expired phase, they have around 30 days to reapply or reassert that application to show that they are still interested, and if they don't within that 30 days, everything expires, and they have to start from scratch in terms of the application which of course has been the most annoying part of Wonderland's hotel, but nonetheless, a new hotel has popped up from the same consulting company and the same law firm that also applied for the permits across the street from Canada's Wonderland, so this is quite interesting. It does appear Wonderland is not associated with this hotel at all after further digging, but nonetheless, it's a really exciting hotel, and I'm actually highly intrigued with this hotel that is coming to the Vaughn area and across the street from Canada's Wonderland and also near to that new hospital that has recently just opened up. Now the hotel looks like it'll feature an indoor and an outdoor pool, restaurants, and some outdoor campfire slash bonfire seating areas both on the ground level and what could be on top. I'm not sure about on top doing some more reading into that, but it's definitely going to feature some restaurants, some really modern designs. It's got a helicopter pad and definitely some very beautiful designs. It's giving me a cruise ship vibe. Comment down below if you are also getting those vibes from this hotel. It looks like almost like a cruise ship on land, which is super interesting, and yeah, so it's definitely, it's located on City View Boulevard in one of the little dirt grass areas that is undeveloped currently, and their plans are for a helipad restaurant and a 10-story hotel, I believe, 9 or 10-story hotel, and definitely is very stunning. So this is definitely something new. Again, we're not sure if Wonderland has any correlation to this whatsoever, so it could end up being like what happened at King's Island. You know, the hotel company is building their hotel there and Cedar Fair could end up managing it, or it's just not related at all, and it was just pure coincidence that Wonderland's hotel suddenly disappeared, and this one popped up a week later from the same consulting firm and law firm that represented Cedar Fair and the previous hotel that was 5050 with Wonderland. Nonetheless, this is definitely way more stunning than the Wonderland Hotel, and it's in a very great location. So more jobs coming to Vaughn, definitely more hotels coming to Vaughn. There's lots of hotels. Again, Wonderland and Cedar Fair really should be building that hotel as soon as possible. I get financial strain, COVID this, COVID that, but they really should be building that hotel. Wonderland is obviously going to have great sales no matter what moving forward, so whenever they do open they will always be that most visited theme park, seasonal theme park in North America, and they, the most visited seasonal theme park in North America should just have a campground or hotel in my opinion. So nonetheless, I definitely still think Wonderland should be developing some sort of lodging and hotel around their park, whether that be off property or on property, but I'm definitely looking forward to this hotel project and I'll be covering the construction of it as well. So we'll be reaching out and hopefully getting some more information for you on this amazing project that we hope gets approved and moves forward with construction as soon as possible. And just wanted to share our quick thoughts again. Yes, it looks like Wonderland's hotel could be canceled. Again, it is in the 30 day period currently. So we'll be keeping an eye on that if Wonderland does renew those permits for the hotel or if they just simply let it disappear. But nonetheless, a new hotel is coming in the area and we wanted to show you guys some pictures of this awesome project. It looks absolutely stunning and their plans are absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully you enjoyed this video. Hopefully you had an amazing Monday and Tuesday so far, whatever time or day you're watching this video. And thanks so much for supporting the channel. Don't forget to subscribe and see you guys in our next video. Bye.


This is TFNN the tiger financial news network Good morning everyone Basel Chapman here on this 15th of September Friday end of the week and For the nine o'clock. Well, there's a 10 o'clock tiger financial news network We're looking at the dollars down 40 points at 34,000 867 was up over 300 points yesterday and The nine-period moving average actually flipped positive. So that's a good sign It says that this lowercase h they go so lowcase m sideways trading van We're gonna be watching that because it's starting to show that there's some really good support in the 34,600 area 334,600 to 400 look at this S&P right now S&P is pulling back after a Nice session yesterday. It's down 20 at 44 84 the QQQ and one of the things I'm looking at you do the QQQ down Sharply down three and a half points at 373 the estimators the semiconductors. They just They are not showing strength And I I really believe as I have for decades that the semis lead the markets up and lead markets down sometimes Sometimes they lead but generally that's the direction. So we're gonna be watching this closely the IWM the Russell 2000 Week just under the 200-period moving average at 184 gold that a very nice pop to the upside. It is up 16 Sergeant you show some strength in today yesterday when the GDX rallied earlier than gold The GDX is up 70 at 29 82. That's the gold miners I would talk about that when we return for my target technicians are we're also looking at The dollar pulling back just a little bit here Down five ticks at 105 28 It's still it's pretty darn good to me and looking at the TLT. That's bonds Bonds are down against the yields are moving up I'll talk about this when we get back because it's really important that we're looking at crude oil rallying I don't know what it's doing right now It is up a penny. It's about unchanged at 90 point 15 It's it's in a very strong up move It's starting to stall just a little bit as each higher high and higher low Shows small candles. So we're gonna be watching that closely I'll be back in a moment for the Tiger technicians are on check out my opening call to add some really nice Positions, I'll be back. Hope you can stay otherwise. Have a great weekend and a happy new year to


Now listen to Father Knows Best transcribed starring Robert Young as Father. Another half hour visit for the folks in the White Frame House on Maple Street. Sit back and enjoy life with the Andersons. Kathy, Bob, Betty, Margaret and Jim as the head of this typical American household again sets out to prove that Father Knows Best. Down through the ages the search for buried treasure has led Bencheson souls into daring exploits and colorful exciting adventures. Although the occupants of the White Frame House on Maple Street are not yet aware of it there's a treasure hunt brewing right in their own backyard. At the moment however nothing unusual is in evidence in the Anderson household as the head of the family arrives for the noonday meal and the youngest member of the tribe, Kathy, brings up a familiar and wholly innocent sounding question like this. Daddy. Best kitten. Daddy, can I ask you a personal question? I guess so. What is it? Well, that's pretty personal. Well, can I? Is that all you kids think about money? I can't even get my hat off before someone asks me for money. Doesn't anybody around here like me for myself instead of my millions? I'm sorry, Daddy. Here, let me hug you. Well, now that's more like it. Well, thank you, kitten. I tell you, that's a lot more satisfying being welcomed home with a kiss. Now, could I have the 39 cents? No, me. Well, let's discuss it on the way out to the kitchen. I have to eat my lunch in kind of a hurry today. Just what do you need 39 cents so desperately for? I want to go to the movies this afternoon. Is that what they charge kids now? 39 cents? Oh, no, it's only 19 cents. But I need 10 cents for popcorn and a nickel for a strawberry ice cream cone in the way home. I see. Well, what's the other nickel for? Well, that's in case I wish I got chocolate instead of strawberry. Well, at least you're using a little foresight. Hello, Margaret. Lunch ready? No, not quite. Why, are you in a hurry? Well, as a matter of fact, I am sort of. Daddy! I have to get out to the airport and meet Lewis and he's coming in on the 140 plane. Who's coming in? Ed Lewis and the field representative from the home office. Just got a wire from him this morning. Daddy! Why do you always have to be the one that rushes out to the airport to meet everyone from the home office? Well, it's only natural. I'm head of the office here and, well, you don't want me to insult Lewis, do you? I don't know. You might try at once.  Daddy! Kathy, don't bother your father all the time. You can help set the table. We've got some cash business to talk over. You can do that later. Your father has to rush out to the airport. Ah, I hear a young son tiptoeing downstairs. He's been crashing around all morning. He's going through that annual ordeal of getting his things together for camp. Already? It doesn't leave for three weeks. I know, but he does this every summer. And then when it's time to go to camp, he's lost practically everything. He has to do it all over again. Daddy, 39 cents? See, Mom, of course that army blanket that we... Oh, hi, Dad. You home? No, I'm somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico on a shrimp boat. Well, I'm glad you're here, Dad, because I need some money to buy a camera. A camera? Yeah, for camp. They got it on the list here. Well, bud, you don't have to take everything they put down on that list. Mom says I do. I didn't say that. Yes, you did. Don't you remember? There were a couple of items on there I wasn't going to take, and you said I had to. What kind of items, bud? Well, this one right here, for instance. Soap. Oh, well, I can see how that would sound fairly frivolous to you. So how about the camera, Dad? Oh, I want a 39 cents, Daddy. It says here I'm supposed to take a tennis racket, too. But I can buy a second-hand one, real cheap from Fletcher Brouts. Now, wait just a minute. You kids seem to think I'm growing money on the bushes around here. Father! So we'd better have a little understanding. Father! Yes, Betty, how much do you want? What'd you say, Father? Never mind. I just somehow expected you to ask me for some money. Well, as a matter of fact, I was going to. What? Betty, if you'll help Kathy put the things on the table we can eat. Your father's in a big hurry. Oh, in a minute, Mother. You see, Father, Ralph has decided. Somehow or other, Ralph is fast becoming one of my least favorite acquaintances. Well, Ralph has decided that I should round out my personality development with an athletic program. And he's decided I should take up bowling. How nice of Ralph. And in order to play it properly... You don't play bowling. You bowl. Well, whatever you do, to do it properly, Ralph says... Ralph says... You have to have bowling shoes. Oh, sure. And a bowling ball measured to your particular grip. An absolute must. So is that an unreasonable request, Father? No, I don't think it's unreasonable. And furthermore, I don't think it's unreasonable for me to tell you no. What? 39 cents, Daddy? They got a camera at the drug store for only $495. Now, wait a minute. Whoa, hold it. I don't know what's got into kids nowadays. Seems like you have to buy all your entertainment. Well, things aren't exactly free, you know, Father. Well, I don't know about that. Some of the best things are free. There's even a song that says that. Oh, sure. I'll give you the moon. What can we do with the moon? Have it measured to your grip and use it for a bowling ball. Jim, you'd better start eating if you want to get out to the airport. Oh, that's right. You know, I remember when I was a kid, we didn't have any money to throw away on entertainment. We made our own fun. Like how, Daddy? Oh, I don't know. Different things. I remember we'd get up a little treasure hunt, bury something and then try to find it and dig it up. Some fun? Well, it was. Whoever buried the treasure would draw a map and the others would try to follow the map. Why don't you try it? Now, about that camera, Dad. Oh, me. I'll try it, Daddy. I've got some time to kill before the movies start anyway. Daddy, aren't you going to eat anything? Ralph says I'm putting on weight. Oh, for pity's sake. You're much too thin. I wish Ralph would mind his own business. Now, just how do you want me to do this treasure thing, Daddy? Kathy, you're not doing it for me. You're doing it for yourself so you can have some fun. Anything you say, Daddy. Well, what you do is get something from everyone, put it in a tin can or a box and bury it, and then draw a map. Hey, that might be fun. But will you hunt for it? I've got to go over to Fletcher's and see about that tennis racket. No, I think you'd better stay here and join the treasure hunt. But it's on the list, Dad. And Fletcher said his tennis racket was a clean deal. Real cheap. No strings attached. Considering it's a deal with Fletcher, I'd say you're lucky it has a handle. A bracelet to put in the treasure? No. Now, don't take any of my good jewelry and bury it in an old tin can. See, Daddy, it won't work. How do you know you haven't really tried yet? Here, Kathy, you can have this old pin of mine for your treasure chest. All right. Gee, I don't think this will work. It's kind of broken, Mommy. Well, that doesn't matter. Seems like kind of a cheap treasure hunt. Daddy, maybe you ought to give me a dollar to put in that. No, that's what I'm trying to get away from. Just use things around the house. Okay. But... No. I just want to use that jackknife you got hanging on your belt. No, I got that out for my cam stuff, and I don't want you to lose it for me. Oh, now, but it isn't going to hurt you to let her take the knife. You'll get it back. But, Dad... The game is more fun if you use things of some value to the other players. What other players? Don't look at me. Well, I'll let her take some of my camping equipment, but not my knife. Kathy. Yes? In my room, lying on top of the sleeping bag is the thing you can use. Oh, boy! Where is it? A bar of soap. Aw, heck, that's no treasure. Well, it's part of my camping equipment, isn't it, Mom? It certainly is. Jim, do you want any more salad? Yes, please. It's very good. Kathy, where are you going? You're not through eating, yes? Yes, I am. I've got to start gathering up the treasure. Well, what do we say when we leave the table? Goodbye. Excuse me. That's better. Don't you take any of my jewelry? I won't touch the old jug. Dad. Father. Why don't you children leave your father alone for a few minutes? He's in a big hurry today. He has to meet a plane. Yeah, I know, but, Dad. But right now, I don't care to discuss cameras or tennis rackets or bowling shoes or anything else. I wasn't going to ask you about any of them. You weren't? No. I just want to ask you about another item on my list. It's got me stumped. What is it? Something mysterious, like toothpaste? No, it says here musical instrument. Well, why don't you take a piano? They're especially nice for hiking. Fletch says he'll sell me a clarinet real cheap. That Fletch moves right in, doesn't he? He says it would be pretty light to carry because all the keys are broken off. Now, Bud, isn't that pretty ridiculous? What good would a clarinet be with all the keys broken off? What's the difference? I can't play it anyway. Sounds like a red-hot bargain. Can I get it, Dad? No.  Father? Well, how about the camera? You can use that after I get home from camp. Father, I have to meet Ralph in about 20 minutes, and he expects me to go bowling with him. Well, that's fine. The exercise will do you good. But in order to play the game properly, one must have the proper equipment. Oh, now, Betty, you don't have to have all that special stuff. At least not for the bowling you're going to do. Thousands of people bowl every day without any special equipment. But to play the game properly... Look, if you get to be a champion, I'll see that you have all the equipment you need. But, Father... I'll even get you a fur-lined ball for bowling in cold weather. Well, the treasure now, where do I bury it? Well, don't ask me. That's supposed to be a secret. None of us is supposed to know where you bury it. Oh, I see. Well, okay, here goes then. Captain Kidd's treasure expedition. March, you men. Look alive. I hope she didn't get into my jewelry. Oh, don't worry so much about it.  Well, I won't be here to spoil it. I've got to meet Ralph. Betty, I wish you'd eat a little more. You won't even be able to lift a bowling ball, let alone throw it. It doesn't matter anyway. My bowling career has just been utterly frustrated by lack of proper equipment. Ah, kids have certainly changed since I was a boy, believe me. No, you probably wanted things just as badly as they do. But it was on a different scale. There weren't quite so many things to want then. Oh, I don't know about that. The point is that we were resourceful and figured out... Dad. What is it, bud? If I could find you an ad showing that 495 camera they got at the drugstore, would it help you pick it out when you go down there? But I don't have time to go to the drugstore now. And besides, I'm perfectly capable of recognizing a camera when I see one. Well, I'll get the ad just in case. I've got one up in my room. Oh, me. I don't believe those kids hear a single word I say. Well, I think they hear only what they want to hear. Did you have enough to eat? Oh, yes, plenty. I guess I'd better head out toward the airport. Mother!  Oh, no, by all means. Don't make him wait. Mother, have you seen any of my lipsticks? Why, no. I can't find a single one. Well, I didn't do anything with them. I know they were right on the dresser this morning. Wait a minute. I'll bet I know. Kathy. Kathy? She put them in that buried treasure thing. Oh, wait till I get my hands on that little shrimp. Oh, now don't get so excited. It's just a game. But I can't go out looking like this. Ralph is waiting for me. Hey, Mom. You'll be ashamed to take me to the bowling alley. Oh, yes. You've got to dress real fancy to get into a bowling alley. Oh, that little twelp. Hey, Mom, did you take those flashlight batteries I had laid out with my camping equipment? No, I didn't touch them. Well, they're gone and so is my compass. I'll tell you where they are. Kathy buried them in the treasure. What? She practically cleaned me out of everything. Oh, Betty, she did not. Holy cow. Nothing is safer on here with that little pickpocket. Oh, for goodness' sake, there's nothing to get so upset about. You'll get all your stuff back. Can't you go along with a game? Father Ralph is waiting for me. I've got to take that stuff to Cannes. Well, it's not going to hurt you to go along with Kathy for a few minutes. Margaret, I have to hurry or I'll be late. All right, dear. Will you be home for dinner? I think so. It all depends on Louison. Do you have to have Mr. Louison tell you when you can go home and eat dinner? Not that. Just that he's coming out here for some very important reasons and... Hey. What's the matter? Where are my car keys? Well, where did you put them? Right on top of my hat. I put them there purposely so I'd be sure and... Wait a minute. I'll bet Kathy got them. What's the matter with that kid anyway? It's only a game, Father. But Mr. Louison is...  I think I hear her coming now. Kathy? Oh, what does that girl use for brains? Kathy? Here's the map. Kathy, I haven't got time to play games. Go out and dig up that treasure right now. But I... What? I wanted to play too. So I had Patty Davis bury it. Well, get Patty Davis then. Oh, she just left for the movies. Oh. But don't worry, Daddy. We'll find the treasure. How? Oh, we have to do a follow the map she drew. Oh, no. Andy Anderson's in a moment. Greater happiness for more people. That's the result of many decades of proving that the American economic system is the best system in the world. Under this system, we've been able to out-produce any other nation, to turn out more goods and services per man hour, and to enjoy a steadily rising standard of living. Remember, the better we produce, the better we live. If any of you folks are interested in buried treasure, I know where you can find some. It's hidden somewhere in the backyard of the White Frame House on Maple Street. The treasure chest consists of a tomato can, which contains, among other things, two flashlight batteries, some lipsticks, and the keys to Jim's car. This last item is the one that's causing considerable furor in the Anderson household at the moment. Like this. Of all the things to bury in that can. But, Daddy, you told me to get something from everybody. How am I going to use my flashlight at camp with no batteries? Oh, quit worrying about your batteries. I can't even start the car. My good lipsticks. Jim, you were the one who started this buried treasure idea. I didn't tell her to put my keys in there. I had them right there on my hat. I couldn't put the hat in. I can't go bowling without lipstick. I'll look like a ghost. No, for goodness sake, calm down. You'd think it was the end of the world. Margaret, if it isn't the end, it's pretty close to it. Lewis' plane is due right now, and if I'm not there to meet him... Well, dear, why are you standing here waiting your arms and shouting? All you have to do is go out in the backyard and dig up that can. Margaret, I haven't time to go out and play Bloodhound to a tomato can. When the head of the home office is practically breathing down my neck... How long would it take you to find it? Patty Davis probably buried it in the most obvious place. Obvious place. Look at this map she drew. Looks like a blueprint of the Pentagon. Oh, dear. Mother, why don't you make Kathy find it? I don't know where Patty buried it. She can't find it, Betty. Well, make her. She can't find it if she doesn't know where it is. Well, make her. If my stuff is lost, I'm going to sue her. Sue who? Sue you. That's who. This can't be a map of our backyard. Look what she has here. Three paces from the old cannon's mouth toward Buzzard's Bay. Well, we might go out and look, dear. Nothing doing. I'm going to call a cab. What's the number? Daddy, you told me about the game.  It's 771, father. Thanks. I told you about the game, but I didn't suggest sabotage. I didn't put any of that in. Any of what? Any sabotage. Oh, that aboriginal child. Hello, cab company. This is Jim Anderson, 607 Maple Street. I want a cab out here fast. I've got to get to the airport. All out. Don't you have anything down there with wheels on it? No, later won't do me any good. Well, thanks very much. What did they say, dear? The cabs have all been reserved for the convention. Big mob in town. The pickle packers are something. You can use my motor scooter, dad. Oh, great. I can see myself riding Mr. Lewis and back to town on your scooter. Lord misses and rides on the back of his and she used to be a school teacher. Maybe you could borrow Ralph's car. Ralph's car? All four wheels go in different directions. Every time you put on the brakes, the hood flies up. I'd be better off on the scooter. The children are only trying to help, dear. Maybe I could borrow a Davis's car. The Davis's have gone to the movies. Oh, for Pete's sake. What about the Phillips Margaret? They're at home. Their car isn't working. Mrs. Phillips parked pretty close to a fire plug. Well, that couldn't hurt the car. She parked on top of it. Lord, I came right up to the floorboards. Oh, there must be a car someplace. It looked like Old Faithful. Dear, you're just wasting time arguing in here. You might have found the keys and been halfway to the airport. Liz, I'm going up and check all my things. And if anything else has gone, Kathy, I'm going to take you apart. You might find them, Jim. I'll pulverize that little worm. All right. Come on, bud. I don't know where to dig for that darn thing, Dad. I'll help you, Daddy. Have you got the map? Yes. I've got the map. I'll be out in a minute, dear. I'll have to put the butter and cream in the refrigerator. Oh, this is just dandy. There couldn't be a better time to play pirates in the backyard. Now, here's where we start, Daddy. You see on the map, it says, walk from the corner of the stockade. This is the garage. That's the stockade. Anybody would know that. Okay, now. Gotta keep an eye on the longboat yonder. If them yellow-livered swabs catch a sight of us, not a man will come out alive. Holy cow. Kathy, we're not playing pirates. Have you found it, dear? Found it. We haven't even started. We're still swashbuckling. I can just picture Lewis and standing around the airport boiling. Well, I've often thought I wanted to get out of the insurance business. Looks like I'm going to get my wish. Oh, Jim, stop carrying on. The plane may be late. Besides, Mr. Lewison can wait a few minutes. That's what you think. Time tied in Lewison, wait for no man. Where's that silly map? Here's the first clue. From the corner of the stockade to the river. Ten paces. Oh, that patty Davis. What's she talking about a river? There's no river back here. Hey, Alvid, I know what it is. The water faucet. It's the same thing as a river. Did you ever see a river with a meter on it? I think that's right, dear. All right, ten paces. I suppose they'd be short ones if patty Davis was the pirate that laid this thing out. Wait, let's see the map. Now, if we were right about the river, then at ten paces you should be able to turn and look through the crotch of the oak tree and see an eagle's nest. Eagle's nest. Say, we're right. I can see through the crotch of the tree and there's the nest. See any eagles? No, it's a robin's nest or something, but it's a nest. We're on the right track. Oh, map, daddy. No, let me hold it, kitten. I'm getting the hang of this thing now. Hmm. You'd better hurry, dear. I've asked, matey. We're on the trail of the doubloon. Before the tide turns, we'll find the Spanish gold. Spanish gold in a tomato can? Now, standing under the eagle's nest, seven paces toward the cannon's mouth. What in the dickens is the cannon's mouth? Could that be Mr. Beckett across the street? Kathy. You should hear him holler. Hey, maybe it's the end of the drain spot. That looks like a cannon.  I'll wager a quid you've struck it. Push on my hearties. This is kind of fun, huh, dad? Sure is, isn't it, daddy? Well, I told you this was a good game, kitten. We played it all the time when we were kids. Are we getting close to the treasure, Captain Daddy? Aye-aye, me buckle. Hey, dad, the smiths are watching us from their yard. Keep your powder dry, matey. We'll tend to those swabs later. Dear, hadn't you... Steady, mate, I'm having a spot of trouble here with Peg Leg Davis' map. Dear, if Mr. Lewisen is... Margaret, don't worry about Lewisen. He can wait a while. I can, can I? Mr. Lewisen, how did you get here? I mean, when did you... I thought you were going to meet me at the airport. Oh, yes, I was, but how did you get here? I had to hitchhike. Oh, no. Mr. Lewisen, my family, Mrs. Anderson, my son and daughter, Bud and Kathy... How do you do, Mr. Lewisen? How do you do? Well, Anderson won't happen. Anyway, so it better be good. Well, you see, a very strange thing happened. The keys to my car. You probably won't believe this, but they're buried somewhere in the backyard here. Buried? The keys to your car? I know it sounds a little unusual. Unusual? That is a masterpiece of understatement. I'm furious with you, Anderson. Quite furious. Mr. Lewisen, it wasn't his fault, really. It was my fault, Mr. Lewisen. I was playing treasure hunt, and we buried the keys to the car in our treasure chest. Kathy didn't realize when she took the keys that Mr. Anderson was just getting ready to leave for the airport. She took a lot of stuff. My flashlight batteries even. I had to have a treasure. See, we even drew them out for it. Oh, you did, eh? Let me see that. Well, well. Looks like the treasure maps I used to draw when I was a boy. Mr. Lewisen, if you want to get down to the office, we can... There's plenty of time to go to the office. What does this mean here? Twelve paces toward the pieces of eight. Maybe that means you go toward the bank. I doubt it. Margaret, he's warming up. Inviting for dinner, quick. Mr. Lewisen, you'll join us for dinner tonight, won't you? Dinner? I'm delighted. Oh, that's wonderful. Well, I'll run in and let you discuss your business matters. Well, Mr. Lewisen, would you like to go inside? We can talk in the den. I've asked you, Swab. There's treasure on this island. And by the great hornspoon, we're going to find it. Come on, mate. Holy cow. Well, shiver my timbers. The Anderson's will be right back. This is a call to service. This is a call to service for 50,000 young women. That figure, 50,000, is the number of student nurses needed this year. To qualify as a student nurse, a young woman must be a high school graduate or a college student of good health and character. To answer this call, go to your nearest hospital or collegiate school of nursing, or talk with your school advisor. Well, the treasures and the old tomato can have been recovered, and the backyard pirates have put away their muskets and settled back to life as usual. And since all has come for the moment, Jim Anderson steps out of the living room of the White Frame House on Maple Street for a word with you. Mr. Robert Young. Thank you, Bill. Well, folks, we had quite a time with our treasure hunt in the backyard, didn't we? Anyway, the Anderson's are going to take a little vacation for the summer. It's been a very pleasant season, and we hope that some of the things that have happened in our home remind you of things that have happened in your own. So, until next fall, have a nice summer, drive carefully, enjoy yourselves. And here's the family, Margaret, played by Gene Vanderpile. Happy vacation. Betty, played by Rhoda Williams. Goodbye. I hope you all have a simply perfect, but utterly perfect summer. And Bud, played by Ted Donaldson. So long. Bud, can't you say anything but so long? Holy cow. That's better. And last but believe me, not least, Kathy, played by Norma Jean-Nelson. Have fun. See you in the fall. Good night. Attend the Republican Convention on NBC. Yes, beginning next Monday, NBC's crack news staff of more than 300 men will bring you all the important news emanating from the Republican Convention in Chicago. The fight promises to be hot, as Taft and Eisenhower vie for nomination. 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