Joined by Ministry of Education officials, the Caribbean Development Bank's team visited all three sites under the Equip Project, approving of the works undertaken, especially in equipping the institutions to facilitate the use of modern modalities of instruction. The three schools include the Laguerre Primary School, which was rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Thomas in 2010, while both the Fitbutai Primary and the Gordon and Wolcott Memorial Methodist each receiving new wings, all funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. Social Sector Division Chief of the CDB, Martin Batiste, says the CDB is heartened that the learning environment of the students of the three schools have been improved as a result of the project, enhancing the quality of education provided. Improving the infrastructure is a key part of making sure we have quality teaching and an intake in place. So we came, we've seen the work that has been done and we know that the stakeholders, the principal and teachers are in fact quite satisfied and we're glad that the ministry was able to provide these facilities in response to addressing some of the gaps that we have in delivering high quality education. The idea, Mr Batiste says, is for schools not just in St. Lucia but the wider region to focus more on delivering 21st century education to a generation that has experienced more technological advancement than any generation before it. A lot has to do with not only improving the facilities but also seeing how we can organize instruction so that they become more child-centered and you can look at providing the environment where every child is given the opportunity to maximize his or her potential. So along with the facilities would come training and resources and one of the areas that we are promoting across the region is about learning enhancement. How do we make sure that within the classroom there is differentiated instruction so that every child is able to have his or her learning needs met while the teacher organizes instruction with a group of students which he or she may have. One at the three sites commenced in June of 2021 at a total cost of 24 million East Caribbean dollars. Despite minimal delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, Project Coordinator of Equip, Marie-Grace O'Geese is of the view that the project has turned out well with just the few remedial issues being dealt with. They are entering a phase called the defects liability period where we address all the issues that cropping up as the teachers and the principal and the students occupy those buildings. I think it's gone very well and I think with a little vigilance we can get the contractors that still have some outstanding work to do on Vibhuté and Laguer. We can get that particular contractor to complete his schedule of work. CDB officials also visited the site of the former George Charles Secondary which government announced will become a new facility for the rehabilitation of troubled juvenile males, particularly those housed at the Boyce Training Center in Grozile. We fully support the initiative. We were glad to sit with the minister and the permanent secretary to recognize what the immediate, medium-term and long-term needs and of course the bank is here to support the ministry and the government in achieving those goals. Government is currently in the throes of sourcing funding that will be used to engage in construction work to transform the current building located in Kuldisak to a juvenile center. Only a few weeks ago, Honorable Joachim Henry, Minister for Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment, recently visited the Grand Bakalit Juvenile Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Grenada which has implemented a comparable program that is regarded as the region's finest of its kind. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, I am Chris Satney, reporting.


What's happening guys? It's Shane here. And in today's video, I'm going to be interviewing someone who was actually able to get a job in digital marketing at 59 years old. So I really think you're going to enjoy this interview. Definitely gently tap that like button and let's jump into it. Brian, thank you so much for coming on the channel. I am super, super excited to do this interview with you today. My pleasure, Shane. Glad that we got to chat, have our conversation. So yeah, as you said, I am new to the world of digital marketing. I am 59 years old. I've had a lifetime of careers. I've probably worked, well I have worked over 40 years of my life, which is much older than probably many of your viewers have even been alive. I've had big careers. I've been in jobs over 20 years, but now I'm getting older. My kids graduated from high school. I've got an empty nest here at home. I just wanted to try and take a pivot. The job that I was in previously, I was actually a general manager of an airport here where I live. Being a general manager of an airport was a 24-7 kind of business. The planes land all day and all night. The calls could come any time of day. The text could come any time of day. The perk of working for an airline is you can travel for free, which was a great perk, but that meant I could be in Colorado or Florida or whatever and I'd still get the text and the phone calls because you're just never off truly. So I wanted to change. Every time the text would come at midnight, I would say to myself, I got to do something different. So I was there for a number of years and I just wanted to slow down and I just started looking what is out there that I can work on my own. I can learn it online and I can use my skills to leave this business and that's what I did. Got it. Well, first of all, the first thing I want to say is I think a lot of our viewers are going to want to know what your skincare routine is because you definitely don't look 59. You look great for your age. So I just wanted to say that right off the bat. Very kind of you to say.  So that's my skincare routine. Just going out and living life is a skincare routine. Okay, fair enough. Hey, that helps. I think that really relieves stress. Just taking a nice walk, getting on a wheelchair, getting some exercise. That's definitely a big part of it for sure. And then the second part is, so you decided to kind of pivot into a different career, digital marketing, and you didn't have to, right? You already had a very successful career, but you decided to go into digital marketing because you kind of saw so much opportunity in it. And why did you kind of make that decision? And also, how did you discover digital marketing? So I actually have a friend who is very successful in the online world and he does affiliate marketing and he sells courses and all. And I saw how successful he was doing that. And he was always suggesting that I should get into some sort of online business. But I didn't feel comfortable going into it without knowing the back end of it. So I figured my best route to being able to someday try maybe affiliate marketing or some kind of online business would be to learn digital marketing so I can at least know what's going on. I don't want to go in naively if I'm going to try and do my own business. So I started looking online for courses that might be available. I thought about a boot camp. I thought about maybe going back to school. Everything's kind of expensive when you're shopping for digital marketing classes. I'd say thousands of dollars, if not more. And if I was to go back to school, you know, could easily go into the thousands by the time I took all their courses. So I did what everybody does. I did a Google search. Best online digital marketing courses. And somehow I stumbled onto one that listed five or 10 of them. And at the top they put Seth Jared's digital marketing boot camp. And I don't know, for some reason, the testimonial that the person gave resonated with me. So I thought, let me do some more research. I went on to YouTube and I went to online and just looked for different testimonials and everything looked pretty positive. The price of the course was very reasonable. So in January of this year, I thought, let me give it a shot. And so I was still working at the time. But I decided I'm going to try this course and I'll do it like an hour a day. And I worked on the course maybe from January till April. So three months give or take. But the results that I got were fantastic. The course itself, I thought was very good. It starts with the basics. It gives you all the building blocks. What is digital marketing and then talks about the different versions of digital marketing that you can do, which are pay per click or search engine optimization, social media marketing, everything that you could do. But what I liked about it is the explains everything. But then there's also a learn by doing component. One of the reasons why I chose Seth's course was because I felt that it would take me from zero to a job. I know I can go online. I can go on YouTube. I can watch courses, how to do digital marketing, or I could go to, like I said, I could take another course. But what Seth seemed to guarantee, and guarantee is probably a hard word, but I watched so many of testimonial videos that he has on YouTube that I felt comfortable saying that by the time when I was done, he would help me get a job. And so the exercises that he has us do, we put together a spreadsheet. We build our own website. We run an ad campaign. All those things count as experience. And when you're eventually going for a job and talking to people who are going to hire you, you can say that you actually did all that stuff. And it's legit. And that was what got me my first job was when I could show the template of the ad campaign that I ran. People were very impressed. And they took a shot on me. In the end, it was super easy. It was a great experience taking the course. Got it. Yeah. And I'll just comment on that a little bit. Most of the digital marketing courses online, especially the ones that you see on Udemy or other places like that, they teach you all this stuff. And it might even be digital marketing professionals teaching you. People who've been in it for 10 years, 15 years. And so they really know their stuff. But the problem is, is they don't teach you what you need to know to get a job. And that's actually the biggest mistake I see with people making courses these days to teach people to get a job is they actually try to teach you too much. And when you try to teach someone everything, they'll end up learning nothing. Right. Because they really, a lot of this stuff that they know they learned on the job, they learned by applying it. And there's no way that you're just going to be able to kind of like tell somebody how to do this. And they just like memorize everything you say without any actual reference experience. And that's why Seth's course just that's one of the reasons for sure why Seth's course just does so much better than anything else out there. And the only other ones that even claim to get you a job are typically like boot camps. And some of those cost like $15,000. So very, very expensive. And Seth's course is extremely reasonably priced for what it actually offers to give you. So I'm glad you brought that up because I kind of did want to mention that a little bit. So how long did it take you to get a job after you were able to finish the course approximately? All right. So my experience, don't take my experience as a typical graduate from Seth's course, but so let's say Monday, May 1st or whatever it was, I started I had finished all my exercises. Let me go back one step to is I just want to say that in addition to the exercises, then he also helped me with my cover letter and my resume too. And he you know, he has customized templates for the resume. And I put together one that was a digital marketing resume. And it's almost kind of weird for me to see that that was, you know, was my specialty considering I have 40 years of other job experience. But yeah, I have a digital marketing resume now. So let's say the first I started looking for jobs is a Monday, I sent out four resumes on Tuesday, I heard back from a company. She said, we're interested and she sounded almost kind of desperate. And I said, well, I'm going away. Next week, I was leaving for Croatia for a week. So there was a sense of urgency said, well, can you interview right away? And I was like, Well, okay. So Wednesday, I had my first interview. It went well. That was like just the screening interview. She said, I talked to her afterwards, she said that went great. Can you interview again, Thursday and Friday? And so I said, Sure, Thursday interviewed with two people. Friday interviewed with the top boss lady. All the interviews were great. The people I interviewed were very friendly. I'll make a shout out to people in the digital marketing world. It seems to attract really nice, kind people who want to help you. And that was my total experience. So Friday had my last interview Saturday, we flew off to Croatia on Monday. I was in a hotel in Dubrovnik, and I got a phone call offering me to position. So from start to finish, it took me one week to land a job. And maybe I sent out 15 resumes because I kept on sending them, not assuming I was going to land this job. But I probably heard back from maybe two or three of the 15 that I sent out, saying if I would want to interview, I never interviewed with anybody else, just this one company who now I started working for them. At the end of May, I've been there for about four months. I got my first raise just today. So after four months, and I expect, the way Seth promotes the course, after six months, you're almost a veteran in digital marketing. And then maybe you look for your second job and then you keep leveling up. I started at the bottom. But there's that saying that I'd rather be on the bottom of a ladder that I want to be on, rather than the middle or top of a ladder that I don't want to be on, which the last job I was in, I really didn't want to be there anymore. So now I'm very happy at the bottom. I see that the opportunities here are endless. My LinkedIn gets hit. I don't know, I probably show up in maybe 20, 25 searches a week. I get hit up by recruiters maybe about once a week or so. I've only been doing this for three or four months. Would you say you're an especially technically savvy type person, where you like a programmer in your past who knows a lot about computers or anything like that? No, I'm, let's say, internet interested. Like I've always liked the internet. I like to surf on the internet. I like to watch videos on the internet. That's kind of where I land. I've never coded before. Like I said, I wish that Seth had suggested to do like a Squarespace website where you just drag and drop. But we had to do, we didn't have to, but the website I put together was a WordPress website. There was a little bit of coding involved and I had to ask a lot of questions, but you just keep pushing forward and eventually I got it done, but I ask a lot of questions. And then with anything else that we have to do, it's like as a 59 year old, my memory isn't what it used to be. So I just don't remember stuff. But I write it down. And then like I said, I can follow the directions. I can follow the instructions. For me, one of the biggest challenges was I've never worked at home before. So now this is a completely remote job. I can see the benefits to going to an office because it would probably be easier for me to learn just being with the people, like sitting next to him and all. But Zoom came along and online meetings are here. This is the new world we live in. It's been a great fit. And I'm really happy that I made the pivot to digital marketing. Really happy that I found the course. Awesome. And what would you say, just typically, what would people expect in an entry level kind of digital marketing job? So mine may not be typical because I do both SEO and PPC. Generally speaking, most people do one or the other. They tend to specialize. But so I started off with 10 accounts. They each have a budget, maybe a couple hundred, couple thousand dollars each. You build ad campaigns for them. You monitor the campaigns to make sure that they're hitting the spends that the company wants to invest each month. On the SEO side, you pretty much run it through programs that tell you what's working or what's not working. They give you suggestions on how you can improve what you have written on the websites. It's a lot of trying things, seeing if things will work, but not being afraid to break something. Would you say that the skills that you're learning, and especially I would say maybe maybe if a younger person is watching this, the skills that they would be learning if they got into digital marketing, would be valuable for them throughout their lifetime? Absolutely. Unless the internet somehow goes away, I think this is where we're going to be as far as marketing is concerned. I think digital really just means the internet. So from now on, whenever you want to buy anything, whenever you want to show your products, I mean, they're always going to be online. They're always going to be on the internet. First, even somebody who wants to get into affiliate marketing or opening an online business, knowing how to do the actual nuts and bolts advertising or promoting the product that you learn when you're doing digital marketing, that would be awesome. The other thing too is as an older person, I'm much closer to the end of my career than the beginning, but I'm not really good at not doing anything. So I prefer hopefully to never retire. So I wanted to pivot into this career because I think it gives me the opportunity to work a little bit, work a lot. I can work on my laptop. I can take it anywhere I want to go. I recently was traveling. I didn't take any PTO. I just brought my laptop with me, just watched my accounts while I was out there, took a couple of Zoom meetings, but I have the complete flexibility that I'm not chained to a desk anymore. So I think I'm setting myself up for the future that I'll be able to do this. It's an easy job. I'm not out in the sun. It's not a high-stress job, and it pays very well. So I don't have to work at Home Depot or whatever else it is that the old people do when they, quote, unquote, retire. Got it. And personality-wise, would you say that there's a certain type of personality that does better in digital marketing, or do you think that there's kind of like a lane for just about every personality type out there, whether it's introverted, extroverted, whether they're artistic or analytical? Would you say that there's kind of a, you know, some sort of digital marketing position that would fit them? For sure. Believe it or not, I consider myself an introvert. I'm not shy, but I am introverted in the sense that when I'm at a party or something like that, that energy drains me. After I'm done, I need to go and recharge somewhere, whereas I married an extrovert who can't wait to be around people and gets charged from that. I see digital marketing that if you don't want to talk to anybody, you never have to.  However, if you want to be an extrovert, there's plenty of opportunities to have those conversations. And then artistic-wise, especially on the SEO side, there's a lot of room for creativity, even on the paper-click side. You know, math-wise, there's plenty of opportunities to use that side of your brain because you need to deal with money and you need to work on percentages. You know, you're looking at how well things perform and, you know, how much things cost as far as the cost per click and, you know, how quickly things are converting or how often they're converting. So, you know, you're always kind of paying attention to math that way in a dollar kind of way. But yeah, totally open to, I mean, it seems like such a general answer, but I don't think there's anybody who wouldn't do well in a digital marketing world. Like, there's just so many different paths to take. And if, you know, if you wanted to pigeonhole yourself, you certainly could. They're all there for you, though. There's tons of opportunity. Yeah, that's exactly what I found as well. For sure. For sure. I've kind of found that. And by the way, for anybody listening, if you are interested in digital marketing and you want to learn more about the different types of digital marketing, because there's like five or six different major types, definitely check out Seth's free masterclass, which I will put down in the description, as well as the pinned comment below. He really does a good job kind of breaking that down. And I think it'll help you figure out whether it's a good fit for you as well. So definitely check that out. Well, I know you're busy and I definitely do want to pick your brain more, but I think I'll let you go for now. But thank you so much for coming on the channel. I really appreciate it. Yeah, thank you, Shane. Best of luck to you and all your viewers.


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I'm a police detective. I know, but the kids at school say you're a corrupt cop, and you take bribes from mobsters and look the other way. It's not true, honey. It's not? Of course not, sweetie. Did they say witch mobsters? No. So, no names, right? No, Daddy. Okay. Hey, don't worry about it, honey. Daddy would never do anything to embarrass you. Well, what about the time you brought that angry drunk lady to my ballet recital? Again, with the ballet recital? That was your Aunt Shaniqua. And she wasn't drunk. She took too much hay fever medication. But I don't have an Aunt Shaniqua. Not anymore. Auntie Shaniqua had to go on a vacation. Where did she go? The point is, honey, your Daddy doesn't take bribes from any mobsters, and I hope you remember that when you write your report. Okay, Daddy. Can I interview you about what you do? Of course you can, honey. Can I go to your office with you and watch your work? You'd like that, wouldn't you? Forget it, kid. You can tell those weasels I'm a goddamn plumber. But, Daddy, I need to talk to you. Talk to my lawyer. Months bitten, twice shy. CBS Tuesdays. On today's show, Lorraine Newman, Paul Dooley, June Foray, Eddie Pepitone, Frank Conniff, Cheney had to add Tompkins. The Brilliant, Mark Thompson, and Chris Pina, along with music from Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys, and highlights from Pasadena's Tournament of Roses Parade. Tuesday at 10, Detective Eddie Montz finds it's not easy being a father when you don't like children. Daddy? What is it, sweetie? Is it true you squelched for different independent investigations into corruption on the police force by paying off key members of the oversight committee? No, of course not, honey. What does squelch mean? Months you get started. Oh, it's hard to stop. CBS Tuesdays. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. I did my Christmas shopping last year inside the nearest Banana Republic, America. On Tuesday, Republicans participated in the Iowa Caucasians, I'm sorry, Caucasus. Tuesday's Iowa Republican Caucus exemplified Thomas Jefferson's agrarian vision of American democracy. And by that, I mean no black people within 50 miles of a voting precinct. There were a few casualties Tuesday night. I don't want to say Newt Gingrich's chances of ever becoming president are dying, but this morning he served his campaign divorce papers. Gingrich could not control that famous temper of his.  Actually, he said, liar, liar, magic underpants on fire. And Michelle Bachman dropped out. Tuesday was rough for Michelle. The last time Michelle Bachman felt that defeated was her wedding night.  You know, the only difference between Michelle Bachman and the Taliban is the Taliban don't marry their beards. Well, try to think of it this way, Michelle. Tuesday night was the first time in your marriage that you and Marcus both came in the bottom. So now going into New Hampshire, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are locked in a three-way, otherwise known as a Minajah troll. Congratulations to Ron Paul and his lovely wife, Ru. Ru Paul. After his strong showing in Iowa, Ron Paul told supporters, we're all Austrian now. But after reading his newsletters, nobody could tell if by Austrian he meant economist Frederick Hayek or Adolf Hitler. Speaking of Adolf Hitler, Rick Santorum almost won on Tuesday because he spent the entire year living in Iowa apart from his family and seven children preaching his rock-solid family values. Where's Daddy? Oh, he's in Iowa preaching family values. Are we ever going to see him again? Well, if Rick Santorum doesn't see his kids, they might be better off. We're learning a lot about the Santorums.    The GOP has become a bottomless pit of depravity. Rick Santorum sleeping with a fetus, then bringing it home and forcing his kids to play with what is essentially a biohazard, encouraging war with Iran, all these candidates obsessing on gun rights, audiences cheering the death penalty, applauding the idea of people without healthcare getting left to die.   That's why when GOP candidates run against Obama, they have to make up lies. But, as we see during this primary season, when the GOP runs against each other, all they have to do is tell the truth. Tuesday at 10, Eddie Montz faces his greatest crisis, and it's a real mother. Ma, I came as soon as I heard. How are you doing? Oh, never better.  I'm sorry I haven't seen you in a while, Ma. I've been busy with work. You know how it is. Oh, of course, son. I can't expect you to spare a precious hour of your time to see me, not when you're busy taking bribes from mobsters and looking the other way. Did Kelly tell you that she's a liar?  Everybody knows. Your first day at the police academy, you were already on the take. It's time we were straight with each other. Look, Ma, I know I wasn't the greatest son you ever had. No, Eddie, you weren't. That was your brother, Jerry. Now, he was a real man. Jerry was a nicer guy than me, I know. Nicer? He was so much better than you could ever be. I know, Ma, I know he was smarter than me. Oh, yes. More generous. Absolutely. Better looking? That was a blowout. All right, all right, I get it. My brother, Jerry, was superior to me in every way. But what about his dancing? He was a much better dancer, Ma. Are you kidding? Much better? He moved like a gazelle. Oh, why couldn't it have been? I know, Ma. Why wasn't I washed away in that flood instead of Jerry? Right? That's what you were going to say, isn't it, Ma? Isn't it? Say it out loud, Ma. I know you want to.  Yes, Eddie, it should have been you washed away in that flood instead of Jerry. I would have liked that much better. Mons, he's a good gov. Who's really bad at it. Tuesdays at 10 on CBS. Are you suffering from a severe life-threatening depression? If this is the case, then you may be in desperate need of Romnotol, the new antidepressant from the same laboratory that developed Mitt Romney. Like the former Massachusetts governor, Romnotol works on your central nervous system in a way that doesn't ignite passion. Instead, it ignites a placid acceptance of a life that you didn't care for in the first place. Passion and joy eventually lead to an even worse depression, but a middle ground of listless acceptance can lead to the kind of long, uneventful, deeply unsatisfying life that is the most any human being can hope for. Four out of five hormongering doctors agree. Romnotol is so effective it will have you doing things you never thought you'd do, like vote for Mitt Romney. So ask your doctor about Romnotol. It's the only antidepressant with the inactive ingredients that will enable you to settle for everything in your life the same way voters are settling for Mitt Romney. If your hair has an erection lasting more than four hours, consult a doctor and do so using Romney Care because it's totally different than Obamacare. No, really, it is. It's like completely different. You can't even compare the two. Geez. Please welcome Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys featuring Chloe Fiorenzo. Okay, here we go. It's a little song called Cow Town. It's a love song. Chloe, you want to help me out with the vocals? Sure. Okay, and if you want to play Mandolin or Saxophone or clarinet, it's up to you. Here we go. Abundant flies. They help you realize you are in Cow Town. He said Cow Town. That's what I said. A certain air makes you well aware you are in Cow Town. He said Cow Town. If it moves you to wander there one day, it behooves you to ponder why you'd stay. Hey, the reason's clear. Somebody you hold dear resides in Cow Town. So the wings of love will speed you to the land where romance leads you. And that pretty little frail at the end of the trail to Cow Town that is known as Cow Town. So the wings of love will speed you to the land where to Cow Town. Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys. Well, thanks a lot, Davey. But Chloe and I had some help from Guy. Chloe Fiorenzo and Guy Nicolucci playing today. It's kind of spaghetti Western time. Are you from Italy? No, but I took Italian class. I am half Italian though. January 10th. Actually January 12th at Viva Cantina, which is the Mexican restaurant right at the entrance way in Burbank to the Equestrian Center. Will there be horses? Out the window.  It's great. Are there actual horses? Yeah. And the Cantina? What kind of food do they serve? It's Mexican food. And what's in the burrito? Horse meat. Surprise? Better not be. Thanks, Will. This Tuesday at 10, when Eddie Munch shakes his family tree, something strange falls out. Look, Eddie, I know I've said some terrible things to you, but it's only because I felt so guilty about the secret I've kept all these years. What secret is that, Ma? Well, it's about your father. What about my father? Well, for one thing, we were really never married. Why not? Well, it's complicated, Eddie. You didn't want to get married? All right. I guess it's not that complicated. Well, Ma, a lot of people don't get legally married, right? Well, there's something else, Eddie. What, Ma? The man you thought was your father wasn't really your father. Not my father. So who was my father? Oh, I'm not sure, Eddie. I do have some theories about it. How could you not know? What difference does it make? It was so long ago. So you had an affair with another man? Oh, I was, were that simple. Oh, though, yes, I did. And then some. You had affairs with more than one man? You don't want to go there, Eddie. My head is spinning. I can't believe that man wasn't my father. Eddie, he did repeatedly tell you. You're no son of mine. I thought he was just blowing off steam. Well, there's something else, Eddie. What is it? This is not easy to say. How could it be worse than what you just told me about my father? Well, Eddie, it kind of is. I suppose you're going to tell me I was adopted. Now, that was just spooky. I was adopted? Ma, you're kidding me, right? It's better that you know Eddie. How could it be better? The man I thought was my father is not my father and the woman I thought was my mother? Okay, there's one more thing. Another thing? Well, it's not that important, really. Look, Ma, to me you're my mother. I don't care if I was adopted. You're the woman who raised me. Of course, Eddie, of course. Now, well, what you just said. That you raised me? That I'm a woman.  Tuesday at 10 on CBS. Fans of our show know that Eddie Pepitone is the wildly successful host of the Tony Award-winning late-night talk show, Pepitone Tonight. Earlier this week, Eddie Pepitone, along with his sidekick, Frank Conniff, and their band leader, Chris Pina, did color commentary for the Tournament of Roses Parade over in Pasadena. Here are some highlights. Welcome, everyone, to the 123rd Annual Rose Parade starring Eddie Pepitone. I'm Frank Conniff here in Pasadena, along with the Progressive Radio Orchestra's own, Chris Pina. Now, here he is, the host of Eddie Pepitone Tonight, Eddie Pepitone. Hello, Frank. Where's the applause? Well, we're announcing the parade, Eddie. There's no audience. What? It's just you and me in this Armenian broad? That's not a woman. That's our band leader, Chris Pina. Hi, Eddie. That's a great outfit, Chris. You look like a Croatian hooker, right after she's worked her way through a women's glee club. Maybe I'm missing something. You are, Frank. Somewhere on Earth, it's happy hour. Eddie, I quit drinking 25 years ago. Pardon me, Frank. That's true. Now you take it in a suppository.   The world ran out of scotch. The point is, we're all very excited about the 123rd Annual Rose Parade. Did you know, Eddie, there are 700,000 people here celebrating with 70 million viewers around the world? Hope we don't get slaughtered by suicidal jihadists. Eddie, that's not very likely. Of course not, Frank. In your world, everybody's too busy giving each other back rups. Well, speaking of fantasies, the theme of this year's Rose Parade is American Daydreams. All of the wonderful floats we're going to see today were created with that theme in mind. That's terrific, Frank. Hey, I have a recurring daydream that just wants you all for to pay the check. And we couldn't have possibly picked a nicer day for this parade, could we? It's an absolute beauty. Yeah, it sure is a pretty day. What was that, crispina? I just said it's a pretty day. Oh, it is, huh, Chris? You think so? Yeah. I mean, isn't it, Eddie? Oh, I don't know, Chris. You tell me. I mean, it's sunny, right? Are you asking me or telling me? Telling you? Hey, look, Eddie, it's the Des Moines Consolidated High School Marching Band all the way from Des Moines. It sure is cold back there. Tell me what, Chris? What are you telling me? I'm not sure I understand the question, Eddie. Is it a pretty day or isn't it? I don't know. It's not snowing, is it? No, I don't think so. No, no, no, no, it's not. Are you sure it's not snowing? No, it's not snowing. Those Des Moines kids are so thrilled to be here in California, where the weather is so nice, according to most people. What if you're wrong, no, Chris? What then? I don't know, Eddie. Do you see the snow falling or don't you? I don't know, Eddie. I swear I don't. Eddie, some of these folks camped out all night to get a spot along the parade route. I don't think I would do that, would you? That's not an answer, Chris. Yeah, I can see snow, Eddie. You can? Mm-hmm. Really? Mm, I see snow. It's snowing. I see it, I do. Don't tell me, Chris. Tell the folks at home. Tell the folks all around the world. It's snowing, everybody. It's snowing, it's snowing. I don't believe you, Chris. It's snowing, it's really cold. It's, it's really cold. It's snowing in Pasadena, it is. It really is, I mean it. Snow, snow, beautiful snow. Eddie? Eddie? Wow, I'm sorry about that, folks. Chris Panna is not himself today. He'd recently lost someone very near and dear to him. His dealer, oh, deed. And coming around the corner, my goodness, look, Eddie. It's the Bank of America float, titled A Nation Full of Dreamers. Did you know that ATM is 30 feet high and it's made completely out of kidney beans? ATM machines are filthier than public toilets. You know, Eddie, the rules say all these floats have to be covered in living things. Right, Frank, like those hallucinations you get when you think they were bugs crawling all over you. And here come the University of Oregon cheerleaders. All right, finally, something for the grownups. Hello, ladies. They sure make me feel old. You are old, Frank. Where did they get all that energy, Eddie? Eddie? What do you want? Check it out, Frank. Third row, way over on the left, the red head, I'm in love. You mean you're in love with her school spirit and youthful enthusiasm. Yeah, right, Frank. That's it, exactly.  I'm not asking you to drink, Frank. Then why do you keep waving that bottle of wild turkey in my face?  We've been sitting out here for three hours. It's 75 degrees, Eddie. And what goes down better on a beautiful sunny day like this than a shot of Kentucky bourbon? You're the one who's always saying I have a drinking problem, Eddie. Yes, Frank, and I'm sorry.  You owe it to everyone who's ever struggled to get off the booze to take a stiff shot of this right now. That makes absolutely no sense. I know.  And I say you can't handle it. Prove me wrong, Frank. Don't do it, Frank. What was that, Chris Panna? It's snowing. Look, it's snowing. It's snowing. Give me that. OK. You happy now? Here. Get this bottle out of my sight right after this one. See? It means nothing to me. I'm just going to put this bottle in my coat pocket where you sons of bitches can't get to it. Now, ladies and gentlemen, down on the street, we've got lovely actress and comedian Whitney Cummings here to share some of her observations with us. Whitney? Hey, Frank. How's it going? Much better now, thank you, sweetheart. Hey, Whitney, how you doing down there? Great, Eddie. How are you? Whitney, you look right at home standing on a street corner. What was that, Eddie? How are those two wonderful TV shows of yours doing? Well, Eddie, since I last saw you, they gave me three more shows. What the f***? No, wait a minute. Excuse me. Now it's four more shows. Congratulations. You deserve it, Whitney.  Anybody would seem funny next to Chelsea Handler.  This is such a wonderful parade, Eddie. OK, now I have seven shows. Congratulations, Whitney. You're really pretty. Oh, look, Eddie. It's the Sons of the Palominos. All right, all right. I get it. I get it. Horses. How many more goddamn horses do I have to look at? Good to know we're not going to run out of glue. Do you think Whitney likes me? No, Frank. She doesn't. I think she's beautiful.  Is she married? Whitney? Whitney, are you there? Hey, Frank. I just got a book deal. Crispina?  Hurry up. I can't get across the street. There's a parade going on, Eddie. What parade are you talking about? The roast parade? Doesn't ring a bell. Move it. Whitney? Yes, Frank? What are you doing after the parade? I'm shooting the movie based on the book I just sold. What about after that? Look at all these horses, Frank. And here come the Marines. Remember, Whitney, one Marine at a time. Well, I got out of the Marines. Nobody gave us a f***ing parade. Nobody. Hold on, everybody. Is that the Batmobile? It is the Batmobile. What's the Batmobile doing at the roast parade? And there's Crispina in the middle of his jean holding a cup of coffee. Oh, no.  Crisp, look out. A Croatian prostitute. Oh, Frank. Folks, my friend Frank Conif has a problem with booze. Oh, the white light. I have so much more to say. Crispina. It's not Pena. That's Drake. Nobody knows. Nobody cares. Pena, Pena. Crispina or Crispina is dead. He doesn't have a family. It doesn't matter. Do you think big and morning makes me more attractive to Whitney Cummings? He'll make me ill. Omnitol. Are you suffering from a severe life threatening depression? Then you may be in desperate need of Omnitol, the new antidepressant from the same laboratory that developed meant Romney. Like the former Massachusetts governor, Omnitol works on your central nervous system in a way that doesn't ignite passion. Instead, it ignites a placid acceptance of a life that you didn't care for in the first place. Four out of five hormongering doctors agree. Omnitol is so effective, it will have you doing things you never thought you'd do, like vote for Mitt Romney. And if you are suicidal, make sure to vote for Mitt with an absentee ballot so that your vote will count even after your brains have splattered all over the walls of your soon-to-be foreclosed home. Remember, global warming is a myth.  So ask your doctor about Omnitol. It's the only antidepressant with the inactive ingredients that will enable you to settle for everything in your life the same way voters are settling for Mitt Romney. I'm Mitt Romney, and I approve this message. That's our show. Today's program featured Lorraine Newman, Paul Dooley, June Foray, Eddie Pepitone, Mark Thompson, Janie, Haddad Tompkins, and Chris Pina. Our show is written by Steve Rosenfield, Frank Conniff, Guy Nicolucci, and Ben Zelovansky. We are mixed and engineered by Alex Steen, edited by Darren Ayers. Our production assistants are Alicia Cordova and Abigail Keyes, and our executive producer is Troy Conrad. Special thanks to Matt Perez, Ali Lex, and Jimmy Dorr, and, of course, Alan Minsky. I'm David Feldman. Please friend me on Facebook if you would like to hear a rebroadcast of this show or for additional materials. Please visit DavidFeldmancomedy.com and while you're over there, please join my mailing list. From the KPFK Studios in Southern California, I'm David Feldman. We'll see you next week, same bad time, same bad channel.


So random access memory is fast temporary storage. It's faster than your hard drive and things that we want to store like our files, we want to keep long term. We put them on our hard drive, but a hard drive is relatively slow. It can be very large, so we can fit a lot of things on it, but hard drive access is quite slow. The processor actually needs to get the data faster than what a hard drive is capable of or what it's usually capable of. So what we do instead is have a smaller, much faster temporary storage location where we can load programs and load data that way the processor can access that data quicker. And that's essentially what RAM is. So a hard drive, slow, but very large storage, too slow basically for the processor to use it effectively. Kind of the medium size storage is random access memory. It's much faster, but also much more expensive and much smaller. And then there's the processor and the processor cache, the smallest of all, but also the fastest, okay. So what we're focusing on today is random access memory. It's the fast temporary storage that we're dealing with. Now there is no file system. It's all controlled by something called a memory management unit. For our analysis, we don't really have to care too much about how RAM is managed. What we do need to think about is how it's different from a hard drive. So if you've ever done a hard drive investigations before, you've most likely collected an image of the hard drive, looked at a partition on a hard drive. And on that partition, you found a file system. So that file system lets us find data that's stored on that hard drive. Well, RAM doesn't have a file system. It's something called the memory management unit that is basically the operating system keeps track of where all of the data is in memory. It's not really meant for users to access the data in memory. So it doesn't have to be straightforward, let's say. But for investigators, it's very interesting for us to be able to access that data. There is no file system, the operating systems memory management unit keeps track of where the data is in RAM that makes it a little bit different than a hard drive. It's used like a working area when the computer is on. So like I said, the hard drive is our long term storage RAM is kind of like a workspace, right? So you want your workspace clear. And every time you turn on the computer, you clean off the workspace. And now you have a place to basically store and work with your files. Whenever you're done with them, you save them back to the hard drive. But whenever you need to do something with them, you load them into memory. So RAM is essentially a working space or a work area for your computer. It's kind of the temporary storage. It's not meant for long term storage. Computers, phones, IoT devices, etc, all have RAM. Almost any digital device that you deal with these days are going to have RAM or something like RAM. So if you're dealing with a computer, it definitely has random access memory. If you're dealing with a mobile phone, it also has random access memory. IoT devices in your homes can have and most of them do have random access memory. But you'll find random access memory in a lot of places. But it's more difficult usually to access random access memory on these devices than it is for just a computer, especially compared to like getting access to a hard drive data on a hard drive. It's much more difficult to access the random access memory. And that is because you can only access random access memory whenever the computer is on, right? So if you shut the computer down, all of the data in random access memory or RAM is going to be lost. Okay, so we do not shut the computer down whenever we want to access random access memory, all user activities on the device touch RAM in some way. So think about, even think about this video, you're watching this video on your computer or your phone right now. And basically the data from this video is being downloaded by your phone from a server on the internet. That data is getting downloaded to your phone, and then being processed, and then being shown to you on the screen. If you can see it on the screen, if it's being downloaded and processed, all of that data is going through RAM on your device. Okay, which means that if we were to look at your RAM right now, we could probably recover some part of this specific video because your device is watching it, which means some part of this data for the video has been loaded into your random access memory. Right. So all user activities on the device touch RAM in some way. If you move a mouse on your computer, if you move the cursor, that's a change in random access memory. If you open up a program, you're loading that program into random access memory. If you browse to a website, even in private mode on a browser, all of that is loaded into random access memory, and then you're downloading web pages into your computer's random access memory. So a lot of this data will never be written to your hard drive. Right. So if you're just browsing a website, if you're watching a video, most likely that data is going to stay in memory, you're going to use it and then the computer doesn't need it anymore. So it just deletes it or unallocates it from RAM and it never writes that data to your hard drive. Well, most of what we do in forensics is actually disk hard drive forensics. Right. But a lot of the activities that a user does will only ever be in RAM. They will never be on the hard drive. Right. So if we want a complete picture of what a user has been doing, we need to get a copy of RAM along with the hard drive to build up the entire story. So they go together. Okay. So all user activities on the device touch RAM in some way. And that's why it's so important to collect RAM and use it in your digital investigations. Unfortunately, most first responders, at least for now, do not collect random access memory. A lot of it is just because, like I said, it's more difficult to work with. If a first responder hasn't been trained on how to deal with a suspect or victim's computer while that computer is on, then it like it gets more complicated because that first responder has a lot more potential to modify evidence on the system since the computer is on. So accessing random access memory to be able to make an acquisition, to be able to copy data from RAM is a lot harder because we have to do something called live data forensics, which I'll talk about in a second. So most first responders do not collect RAM. And most digital forensic investigators are in the lab, they're probably not going to be part of the first response team in most cases, right? So it's not routine to collect random access memory yet, although it is extremely useful to digital investigations that they do so.


A Course in Miracles Introduction This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite. This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way. Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. Chapter 1 The Meaning of Miracles Principles of Miracles 1. There is no order of difficulty in miracles. One is not harder or bigger than another. They are all the same. All expressions of love are maximal. 2. Miracles as such do not matter. The only thing that matters is their source, which is far beyond evaluation. 3. Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense, everything that comes from love is a miracle. 4.  His voice will direct you very specifically. You will be told all that you need to know. 5. Miracles are habits and should be involuntary. They should not be under conscious control. Consciously selected miracles can be misguided. 6. Miracles are natural. When they do not occur, something has gone wrong. 7. Miracles are everyone's right, but purification is necessary first. 8. Miracles are healing because they supply a lack. They are performed by those who temporarily have more, for those who temporarily have less. 9. Miracles are a kind of exchange. Like all expressions of love, which are always miraculous in the true sense, the exchange reverses the physical laws. They bring more love both to the giver and the receiver. 10. The use of miracles as spectacles to induce belief is a misunderstanding of their purpose. 11. Prayer is the medium of miracles. It is a means of communication of the created with the Creator. Through prayer, love is received and through miracles love is expressed. 12. Miracles are thoughts. Thoughts can represent the lower or bodily level of experience or the higher or spiritual level of experience. One makes the physical and the other creates the spiritual. 13. Miracles are both beginnings and endings and so they alter the temporal order. They are always affirmations of rebirth, which seem to go back but really go forward. They undo the past in the present and thus release the future. 14. Miracles bear witness to truth. They are convincing because they arise from conviction. Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless and therefore destructive, or rather the uncreative use of mind. 15. Each day should be devoted to miracles. The purpose of time is to enable you to learn how to use time constructively. It is thus a teaching device and a means to an end. Time will cease when it has no longer useful in facilitating learning. 16. Miracles are teaching devices for demonstrating it is as blessed to give as to receive. They simultaneously increase the strength of the giver and supply strength to the receiver. 17. Miracles transcend the body. They are sudden shifts into invisibility away from the bodily level. That is why they heal. 18. A miracle is a service. It is the maximal service you can render to another. It is a way of loving your neighbor as yourself. You recognize your own and your neighbor's worth simultaneously. 19. Miracles make minds one in God. They depend on cooperation because the Sonship is the sum of all that God created. Miracles therefore reflect the laws of eternity, not of time. 20. Miracles reawaken the awareness that the spirit, not the body, is the altar of truth. This is the recognition that leads to the healing power of the miracle. 21. Miracles are natural signs of forgiveness. Through miracles you accept God's forgiveness by extending it to others. 22. Miracles are associated with fear only because of the belief that darkness can hide. You believe that what your physical eyes cannot see does not exist. This leads to a denial of spiritual sight. 23. Miracles rearrange perception and place all levels in true perspective. This is healing because sickness comes from confusing the levels. 24.  You are a miracle capable of creating in the likeness of your Creator. Everything else is your own nightmare and does not exist. Only the creations of light are real. 25. Miracles are part of an interlocking chain of forgiveness which, when completed, is the atonement. Atonement works all the time and in all the dimensions of time. 26. Miracles represent freedom from fear. Atoning means undoing. The undoing of fear is an essential part of the atonement value of miracles. 27. A miracle is a universal blessing from God through me to all my brothers. It is the privilege of the forgiven to forgive. 28. Miracles are a way of earning release from fear. Revolution induces a state in which fear has already been abolished. Miracles are thus a means and revelation is an end. 29. Miracles praise God through you. They praise him by honoring his creations, affirming their perfection. They heal because they deny body identification and affirm spirit identification. 30. By recognizing spirit, miracles adjust the levels of perception and show them in proper alignment. This place is spirit at the center where it can communicate directly. 31. Miracles should inspire gratitude, not all. You should thank God for what you really are. The children of God are holy and the miracle honors their holiness which can be hidden but never lost. 32. I inspire all miracles which are really intercessions. They intercede for your holiness and make your perceptions holy. By placing you beyond the physical laws they raise you into the sphere of celestial order. In this order you are perfect. 33. Miracles honor you because you are lovable. They dispel illusions about yourself and perceive the light in you. They thus atone for your errors by freeing you from your nightmares.  34. Miracles restore the mind to its fullness. By atoning for lack they establish perfect protection. The spirit's strength leaves no room for intrusions. 35. Miracles are expressions of love but they may not always have observable effects. 36. Miracles are examples of right thinking aligning your perceptions with truth as God created it. 37. A miracle is a correction introduced into false thinking by me. It acts as a catalyst breaking up erroneous perception and reorganizing it properly. This places you under the Atonement principle where perception is healed. Until this has occurred knowledge of the divine order is impossible. 38. The Holy Spirit is the mechanism of miracles. He recognizes both God's creations and your illusions. He separates the true from the false by his ability to perceive totally rather than selectively. 39. The miracle dissolves error because the Holy Spirit identifies error as false or unreal. This is the same as saying that by perceiving light darkness automatically disappears. 40. The miracle acknowledges everyone as your brother and mine. It is a way of perceiving the universal mark of God. 41. Wholeness is the perceptual content of miracles. They thus correct or atone for the faulty perception of lack. 42. A major contribution of miracles is their strength in releasing you from your false sense of isolation, deprivation, and lack. 43. Miracles arise from a miraculous state of mind or a state of miracle readiness. 44. The miracle is an expression of an inner awareness of Christ and the acceptance of his atonement. 45. A miracle is never lost. It may touch many people you have not even met and produce undreamed of changes in situations of which you are not even aware. 46. The Holy Spirit is the highest communication medium. Miracles do not involve this type of communication because they are temporary communication device. When you return to your original form of communication with God by direct revelation, the need for miracles is over. 47. The miracle is a learning device that lessens the need for time. It establishes an out-of-pattern time interval not under the usual laws of time. In this sense, it is timeless. 48. The miracle is the only device at your immediate disposal for controlling time. Only revelation transcends it, having nothing to do with time at all. 49. The miracle makes no distinction among degrees of misperception. It is a device for perception correction, effective quite apart from either the degree or the direction of the error. This is its true indiscriminateness. 50. The miracle compares what you have made with creation, accepting what is in the chord with it as true, and rejecting what is out of the chord as false.


This study found that preterm birth was associated with increased risks of early neonatal, late neonatal, and post-neonatal deaths in India. The study also showed that preterm birth was associated with higher risks of early neonatal, late neonatal, and post-neonatal deaths even when controlling for other factors such as maternal age, education, parity, and socioeconomic status. These results suggest that preterm birth should be considered a major contributor to infant mortality in India. This article was authored by Ajit Kumar Kanadjia, Kaushalendra Kumar, Ashish Kumar Upadya and others.