When you book online and travel for less. Expressway, bringing you the time, Matt. The time is 19, just turning 20 minutes past 11. And I'm really pleased to welcome on to the programme Georgina O'Shea. Good morning to you, Georgina. Good morning, Greg. How are you? I'm good. How are you feeling? I'm good. Thank you. Very good. And congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl, Riley. How is Riley? She's doing fantastic. And she's driving, which is great. Just trying to get used to I suppose the nice seats and the sleep at night, of course. Other than that, she's fantastic. I was asking how is Riley. I should ask how is mom, really, Georgina. How old is Riley now? She's two weeks old today. Oh, wow. It's just brand new. She is. Yeah, OK. That's lovely. Now, you shared your miracle, really. Riley is to you, I'm sure, Georgina, because it was a long, hard road to this point for you and your partner. Oh, it was. It was very soft, very hard. But a little miracle came, I suppose, and she's here now with us. So it was, I suppose, worth it in the long run when you were older in your arms. And Georgina, Riley's your second child. Is that correct? Yeah, so I gave birth to my son in 2004. So Leon is turning 19 next month. I was a teenage mom. So when Leon, when I gave birth to Leon, everything was quite straightforward. The labor was straightforward. There was no complications. So there was never any indication, I suppose, that things could go wrong for us. And then subsequently after we had Leon, he was about two and a half when we had our first miscarriage. We went to the doctor's to just so good, you know, what happened to most women in their lifetimes that had the experience, the minimum of one miscarriage and that my age was in my favor, so not to worry. And within the next two years, we had another two miscarriages. Again, we went to the doctor with concerns and they were just played on deaf ears, I suppose, because of our age. So we moved to Cork about a year after and again, we saw a pregnant and I was sitting in the doctor's surgery and the doctor did the pregnancy test and he came back positive. And she had said to me, you know, congratulations. And I just looked at the doctor and started crying and I just said to her, you know, you've been commiserations. This is, I've had three miscarriages. This is going to be the same. She was the first doctor ever to listen to us and take her concerns, seriously, I suppose. So she put us in contact with Professor Keelan O'Donohue in the CUNH and Keelan straight away brought us in. She done all the checks and tests on both Ken and I. Everything came back perfect. Everything was working as it should be. Levels were normal. So we sent my file to the state for doctors over there to kind of review them and see what we're missing on and things. And they said, you know, it could be my womb reject in the pregnancy or it could be my immune system just because I'm racist, negative, drunkard. So we done things to try and shock the womb and to shock the immune system. What they were in trial at the time, they didn't work. So four years ago, we felt pregnant, the last five weeks, four early. And everything was going to plan. The bloods were good, everything was a little bit of hope. But unfortunately it ended up in an endoscopic pregnancy where I lost one of my Flopie and shoes. So when I came out of surgery, the doctor had come around to speak to me and just like, you know, my other Flopie and shoes was badly scared. And the likelihood of me carrying full term or carrying the normal pregnancy was very unlikely. Just because of the scarring, it was there was a higher chance of it being another topic. So at that point, Ken and I sat down and we were like, you know, when your life is at risk, you have to look at the infinite different perspective, I suppose. So we decided to back off and kind of stop trying. And just with life, I suppose, we were a teenage parent. So everything we missed out on, we started doing over the last four years. And then little Mr. Riley in September last year, he took a pregnancy test and just sort of miracles. We were pregnant with her.  They got us in for scans every two weeks. They kept a very close eye on my pregnancy and on myself. But the first time we actually seen Riley on the scan, which was something we had never seen throughout the 20-three miscarriages. So the second pregnancy, or the second scan, then two weeks later, we saw her a piece. So Ken then was hopeful. He was positive. He was like, okay, this is it. This is going to be it. I didn't accept it until I was about 23 weeks. By that time, I knew then that we had a viable pregnancy. So had she, if I gave birth any time after, I knew there was a chance of survival. 30 weeks then came and that's where it got very tough mentally. I was so close, which yes, so far. So the fear of losing her at that point was very real. Bulldog, we got through it. Yeah, because of the fear I'd seen. And we'll talk about that. And that's fantastic. But does the emotional side of it things for you and perhaps not even being able to enjoy the pregnancy with Riley even once in advance to such a point? Because how did you deal emotionally? Because as you say, lots of people listening to this program, both women, men and women, and people react with different ways, of course, and respect that will have gone through a miscarriage and they'll know how that feels. But for you, I mean, even at what point did getting pregnant fill you with fear of what you would see as the inevitable? Do you know what I mean? And how did you protect yourself in all of that? Well, when we first found out that we were pregnant with Riley, I think because I'd been through so much and my coping mechanism, I thought it was to work.  That my body copes with it. So by the time that I have time to think about it, I can heal myself. I suppose, and you're right, everyone deals in different ways. A lot of the miscarriages, previous, would have been kind of a deal for me. It was just, I remember I just worked all hours and just kind of put my head, as long as my head was kept occupied, I was good. With Riley, when I found out I was pregnant, even though it was the clearest pregnancy test we had, from where it got called, there was definitely positive signs. I think I just kept in the back of my head, don't get excited because we know how this is going to end. So I think that's how I protect myself, is by not bonding and not connecting, if you like, with the pregnancy. And that was the way it was, even when I had a growing bump and when we got over to 12 weeks, there was a disconnect there from the end of baby. Just, I had to protect myself. And that was my main mental state, I suppose it was like, we need protection. So I think I didn't, I disconnected from the pregnancy right up until 23 weeks. I didn't enjoy the first 23 weeks, but I didn't regret the meter. I knew I was pregnant, I just, I didn't feel what every other woman would have felt, the movements and stuff like that. I didn't connect with them whatsoever. But then from 23 weeks, it was beautiful. It was really nice just to be able to connect and talk to my bump and... Yeah. And in terms of how the 23 miscarriages, and I don't know how other people interacted with you or what do you say or what did they say? Or, you know, because we know we can be clumsy in a once-off situation.  How was that, or did you keep it to yourselves or what was the story? It miscarriages a very long delay for both male and female. And it's kind of a to-do subject, and I'm not sure why, and I don't understand why... Can I say, because I've told... Yeah, Georgina, I've talked about this before. We kind of created ourselves because we won't discuss a pregnancy until after 12 weeks, because we sort of... Because there is that... There is that... We haven't, as a society, learned how to discuss a pregnancy that ends before that period, if you know what I mean. So we keep it... You say nothing to 12 weeks, then you say nothing to the scan. It's almost as if you were to say you had a miscarriage that there's something associated with it or people get all awkward. And I think we've just manifested this and this is the way we are now. I think we need to get rid of that. Oh, I agree, 100%. Like, when you find out you're pregnant, just your breast treatment, women kind of have this thing for treatment. And again, I think it's, for me, personally, why I wouldn't normally tell people is because I'd have to then tell them that I miscarried. And I personally don't do... I don't do sympathy and I don't do people feeling sorry for me. I don't deal well with that. So for me, it was easier for me to kind of cope on my own than people to kind of give me sympathy and feel sorry for me because it wasn't a case of I needed someone to feel sorry for me. You needed someone to be probably strong more than anything and be like, this is okay. This happened, you know? And that's what I personally needed was someone to tell me it's okay, things will work out. And Ken was that person. But because he was going through it himself, my family were fantastic. They were there every step of the way. But as in, outside people, work colleagues, friends, no, there's what to do. They don't, I suppose they don't understand this. And they can be quite hurtful with comments. Like, I would have had comments. Why are you putting your body through that? You know, you have one already. Aren't you lucky? You know, there's certain comments that aren't okay and aren't acceptable. And then you'll have a situation where someone has a one miscarriage. People, sometimes we just need to listen rather than say the thing comes to our mind. They'll say, oh, well, it wasn't for you. You can go again. Things like that, when people are dependent on how they react to it, they could be in the throes of grief. Do you know what I mean? I just think we as a society need to educate ourselves a little bit better on how we talk about things like this. And then we can break down maybe these taboos and secrecy if it has to be there or what have you. I think that the most powerful question anybody could ask someone going through a miscarriage, whether it's being the woman or whether it be the partner. Because it's just as important. We need to ask them to. But I think the most effective question you can ask someone is, are you okay? Yeah. It's a powerful question to someone. Yeah, it's just, it's very powerful. And it just means to that person that's grieving. Okay, someone cares. Now, let's get to the birth then because Riley weighed in after a 45-minute labor, seven pounds, six ounces. I don't know because you're doing the hard work, so to speak. What was it like for you? And I can imagine Ken was a wreck at this stage when Riley first made her appearance. Can you talk to us about what it was like for the two of you at that moment? Oh, like our labor itself, four to five minutes, always extremely quick. So it's always the labor itself. It's kind of his house. And we were in a whirlwind. We kind of bring the days. But when she was born, she was born very quickly. I looked up at Ken and I just, I cried. And the only thing I said, I think for about 10 minutes was, oh my God, we have a baby. She's here. She's here. But I remember looking at Ken, just as she came out and his face was soaked with tears, he'd actually been crying since she was aged. Since she was coming out. So yeah, there was plenty of tears of joy. And what about you when you finally got to hold her after that? Not just the roller coaster of the pregnancy, but everything that went before it. What was it like for you? Was it, did it feel instantly, I don't know, real? I don't know what to, do you know that it had finally happened for you? How did you feel? It was day three when I actually realized that, oh, she's here. I think the shock of everything, the shock of the labor didn't go quick. And I think like that emotion and just trying to process, like I was in hospital with her and I was doing the nice thing, but it just seemed like a bit of a trance. But day three, yeah, it just, it hit home then, God, we have her. And I think because you were taking our home to our own home house, I think that kind of made us more real for us. Well, we're enjoying it. It's a little bit tougher, I suppose, than I remember. Well, we're definitely enjoying it. And what's Leon's reaction? He's a big brother now?   So he waited quite a long time for his little sister to come along, but no, he's over the moon, absolutely over the moon. And he has his own baby coming in as well until he's crying. So it's going to be fun. Yeah, you might not be able to go to Granny for a baby sitter straight away or wherever you might prefer to call yourself. I think you'll have your hands full.  You've been all, I think you've a bit, well, I would imagine, if I were you, it'll take a while to sort everything out. I would imagine just in terms of, well, wow, okay, here we are. Oh yeah, for sure. Before Friday we had to come along, I was a very organized person and had everything kind of on my tees crossed and I always thought I was a type of person. That kind of feel like doing a little bit. So I would just try to readjust, I suppose to not be able just to get up in the morning and go out the door to work or go out the door and go and do shopping. He's trying to prepare now. So yeah, there's a little bit of a drag. Just when all of that stuff, maybe even the driving Leon around stuff, just when you thought, right, maybe, well, here we are back at square one again and sure you wouldn't be anywhere else. Congratulations to you, Georgina and congratulations to Ken and Leon and we wish him all the best for the next couple of weeks too. He's going to be up to high-do on multiple levels with his own wee one coming and it's a lovely story and that you have your miracle baby. Who gave a two-fingered salute to science because it was the most recent information you got from the medic saying that, look, between the jigs and the reels, it's probably not going to go happen for you but she had other ideas. Yeah, she definitely did. Okay. All right, I'll let you back to it. Take care. 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OK, Doug, we're in studio with Kieran O'Donnell as we preview Highland Radio's Business Matters podcast, which is live for you right now on our website. But before we start shamelessly plugging it, let's talk a little bit of news. Firstly, actually, Kieran, pardon my ignorance, good morning to you. Good morning, Greg. I'm going to move that mic because I've just there because I've had to adjust things. I'm wearing your t-shirt. You're wearing the Dunnegal clothesline with pride. Aaron and the Dunnegal's DNA. The hassle to get off the council to get this, you wouldn't believe it. There you go. A great hanger, well done. I'm still old and hoodie, by the way, for John McLaughlin and his team are listening. Time of the day, you know what? Time of the October for that. When? Ask for her t-shirt and hope for the best. These are, by the way, if anyone's watching, these are actually really quite nice. I like them. It's in your DNA, you know? Right, OK. Highland Radio Customer Services Awards night. I was genuinely blown away by it, Kieran. Yeah, same as that, Greg. You know, I'll say, over 550 people attended the Highland Radio's Customer Service Awards in the Mount Erigal. A total of 51 awards presented. Held in association with PGM, which celebrated local businesses and individuals who have consistently demonstrated exceptional commitment to customer satisfaction and excellence and service delivery. Look, everybody made a great effort. There's great buzz, great energy, a massive organisation, so well done to the team at Highland for it. And I love the success in Raffaul, with Balabba Faze, Trinolour, a few lady tables. Yeah, no, it was just fantastic, you know, from Ineshaun. There's just businesses represented from absolutely everywhere. Everyone looked fantastic, and it was a great buzz. And the social media team here, too, by the way, I've done some great work in putting up some of the afters on our Instagram and Facebook as well, so check them out, too, because it's just lovely. It was great initiative. And I just loved how much people enjoyed it. Yeah, it was good way to connect and as opposed to start a meet-up with people. The whole thing I thought, Greg, was, you know, people, they're very happy sometimes to leave their business and leave the work behind them and go out and have a good time. So it was great to be part of it. And take one day off. Some people did. Yeah, it seemed so. I left not long after you, Kieran, by the way, so you can take that halo off and put it back in your pocket. No comment. I can only take your word for it. I was fresh-faced and... What is it? Fresh-faced? Anyway, I was here Monday morning and did the show proudly. Right, OK, so listen well, Donte, everyone involved. And there's just absolutely no doubt that that has to be an annual event. Such was the level of success. And the buy-in, you know, 15,000, 16,000 votes from the public, 1,300 businesses nominated. You know, as I said, I think I can't remember what I said. It may be said on the radio. Would I have...  I didn't know how many businesses were in Donegal, right? But an awful lot of them were obviously represented. OK, right, so I think the listeners probably have heard enough about that now. But go on the websites and sorry on the socials if you want to see more. OK, more Irish jobs could become remote. Yes, around 9,000 Irish jobs could be made more remote if systemic support was implemented. That is according to research conducted by Grow Remote, the social enterprise that advocates for better remote working options in Ireland. Research conducted around remote working in Ireland found that 25% of employees are now working fully remotely. Among the benefits, 84% believe their productivity increased, 60% felt better able to switch off after work, and 61% of 25 to 35-year-olds are considering moving to another part of Ireland. Which is interesting. Yeah, it really is. And it ties into some of the census figures, too. Quite a large percentage of... Was it 15% of Donegal workers at least part of the time worked from home? I know you're talking about... I haven't come across that yet. I saw it then. I know working from home and remote working are kind of... They're in the same space, but the stats are probably slightly different. OK, good luck making a bed or pulling a pint from home, though, you know what I mean? I think it's all going to settle down and certain industries will see more. I think you've heard a little head. It's very much targeted at wherever possible, but as you say, it's not possible in every sector. Well, I've heard some comments from people saying, is it fair, you know? Like, is it equitable?  I don't think it's fair, that's great. I mean, you're not comparing like with like at all. If things can be done remotely and if productivity hasn't been impacted, and if the company, at the end of the day, if the boss is happy with the work that's been done, that's all they know what it's about in terms of whether it's fair or not. But then you see, right, you have to then think of the societal impacts it has. You have cities and towns getting quieter, you've got coffee shops closing, restaurants closing, you know? I mean, like, there is, if more people work at home and I'm not discouraging it, but if more people work at home, is it an equal society? Because it does affect everybody else's and particularly those that are forced to leave the house to work. Well, take away the job sector or the rules you run. The other side, the only thing I've got to think about recently is the fact that if people are working from home, well, if they're not going to be commuting, will they be going to have lunch in their own local cafe or their own restaurant or going for a cafe locally as opposed to buying it in the city? So that disposal can be spent more locally, or just make a hanged sandwich in the house? Who's to say? Right, OK. A pub in Glenties on the market? Yeah, another pub in Donegal has been placed on the market this time. It's Sonny's Bar in Glenties that has been put up for sale. The bar located on Glenties Main Street was recently refurbished and the sale is being handled by Henry Key and Son based in Balibufe. OK, Food Coast Donegal's strategic review launched. What's this about? Yeah, a Castle Grove Country House hotel in Lerrikenne was the venue for yesterday's official launch of the Food Coast Donegal strategic review 2023 to 2026. MC for the Donegal local enterprise event was Noel Cunningham and guest speakers included Libby Curtin of Kennegar Brewing, James Duharty from Slave League Distillers, Richard Finney of New Care Coffee and Hugh Wolhair from Mulroy Bay, Mussel is Limited. Nice one. Right. Now, there's some supports or advice at least for people who may wish to start their own enterprise? Yeah, just for those, Greg, who missed the start your own business bootcamp that was held at the weekend in the Slavartassie Hotel, the Donegal local enterprise office is running a programme of evening online sessions that are scheduled to start on Tuesday next, that's June the 6th. The programme will get participants through the various aspects of business and business planning and for more information, check out the local enterprise office's social media platform. And lastly in news, more of us than ever before now have access to high-speed broadband. Yeah, it's just in relation to the census, Greg, almost 80% of households had a broadband internet connection in 2022, up from 71% in 2016 and 64% in 2011, as I say, that's according to the latest census, carried out last year in April. So the census population summary results were published yesterday, as you know, and the various sections of the findings, they're going to be sort of, it's not fair now, over the next six, seven months, I think there are eight or nine reports to come. So, I find it sort of strange that they're taking so long to sort of get out every wee bit.  I like them managing the release a bit more than anything, Kieran, you know, that's how they'll talk about it, next month they'll talk about it.  Yeah, I know, I don't agree with it, but I think it's a bit of a drip dip on it, okay, because they have the info, you know. Okay, right, let's take a break. 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After an opening round win in Claire, Dunnegall topped the section ahead of the visit of the Ulster champions. Join us for a full match commentary live here on Highland from the four o'clock throw in. Live coverage of Dunnegall in this year's senior football championship is brought to you by Highland Motors in Letter Kenny with Renault Master Vans available for immediate delivery. Get the perfect vehicle for your business at Highland Motors. Right, so okay. This week's business matters. Can you tell me who you're joined by, Kieran? Yes, great. This week I'm joined by the owner of TC Promotions based on Arranmore Island, Thomas Kossel. He's some operator, Thomas. He is indeed. He's some operator. And native of Arranmore, Thomas began DJing as a 14-year-old in Smuggler's nightclub in 1990. And after a number of years working in construction, was took him to London, Limerick and Dublin. He returned to Dunnegall and set up TC Promotions in 2012. Thomas was the director of the Merriven-Donnell Festival in 2013 and has been entertainment manager at the Pulse and Voodoo nightclubs in Letter Kenny since 2015. In 2020, Thomas added marquee hire to his company's list of services. And here he talks about what's entailed on that line of business. Our festival is getting bigger and bigger. And I was, I used to hire at them, I used to, the venues, unfortunately got too small in Arranmore to host the events. So I didn't start, well, let's hire marquee. So much more to that too. It sounds like, oh, let's just hire and go for it. But it's not that simple. If you're going to do that, there's so many people who has to be involved with them, marquee. If you've got the fire officer, you've got your courts, you've got licensing. So I suppose we just tried to see how it went. And we, at the time, like somebody says to me, and you know, back before I bought my own, we were hiring them and saying, you get an event management plan. I said, where do I start an event management plan? But you sit, you work it out. And I suppose I'm very lucky to have my brother help me out, Frankie. That's massive help. Wouldn't be able to, wouldn't be able to run to you, unless you wouldn't even run without him. So we're in a position now where we do the event management plans and we help other people do theirs throughout the place. It's an interesting story, Kieran. Yeah, look, Thomas, as I mentioned at the start there, he started a DJ as a 14-year-old with a way of working the tunnels for a while and came back. Had a huge love of country music, Greg. And that was passed on from his late father. He still has a love of country music. Decided three years ago to go into this area and just the benefits locally, it can accommodate up to seven and 800 people. And in terms of a sit-down wedding, you're looking at 220 people. And there are two weddings that are going to take place on our more this year, availing of Thomas and services. So I was just talking from a local economy point of view, that's a massive boost to the island. So I say, he mentioned his brother, Frankie. And when he decided to go into the Marquis area, he probably got a wee bit of surprise in terms of the amount of work that's involved. When you're building, you are erecting a venue with all of the ups and downs of static venue. In terms of event management, and all that goes with that, there's a lot of work there. But obviously, he's cracked the system and he's helping others to do it as well. We've covered a lot of things as well. He talked about the challenge and entertainment and his day over the COVID period. He also made reference to the fact that a lot of performers had stopped performing, Greg, and they weren't prepared. They were going to do all the things and they weren't prepared to travel long distances anymore. And the most impact that that has had on the whole entertainment industry across the country. Yeah, and I'll tell you another big problem, concert organizers are having is people not buying the tickets as they would because there's nowhere to stay in Dublin. But also to, sorry, that's a separate thing, but also to a lot of the roadies to use a generic term as well, moved on to different things, security, people who work in security, decided to go and do other things. So the nuts and bolts of the industry, a lot of people moved away from it now and it's hard for clubs to get open, to get security staff and, I presume, bands to get all the crews together. So it's an interesting view of all of that. So the full interview with Thomas Costlow, who is, let me just say it one more time, some operator, is available now at highlandradio.com or on Spotify or in iTunes. And Business Matters broadcast Sunday, Kieran. Yeah, after the 6 o'clock news. And if someone wants to get in touch with the pod, with you, obviously, is what I'm saying, how do they do so? Yeah, just drop an email, please, BusinessMatters at highlandradio.com. Right, so that podcast live for you right now on a website, you can stream it from there or download it to your device if you're going to go out and do a bit of gardening or something and listen to it there. And also, as we say, Spotify and iTunes and the back catalogue for there for you to listen to as well. Kieran O'Donnell, presenter of Business Matters. Thank you very much indeed for your time. Have a good day. Good morning, Greg. Okay, enjoy the weather. Can I play a couple of requests if you don't mind? Florence Carty's in Strabane. And Florence I and your mum, brothers, Paul and Neville, want to wish you a happy birthday. So Florence Carty in Strabane, a very happy birthday to you. Agnes and Shane, O'Neill are in letter, Kenny. And they want to wish Vicky all the best. Vicky was on with us a little earlier on. She's heading over to participate for Ireland and basketball. Delighted to hear your news today. So apparently Vicky had kept it kind of quiet in and around Kilmer Crennan. But Agnes and Shane, O'Neill, glad to hear that news. Could you wish Vicky all the best from Olivia? Olivia and MacGregor, okay? That's it. Best wishes to you, Vicky. Lots of them coming in too, which is nice. Right, I bought petrol yesterday, says a listener, 138. And today I thought, before the rise, I'll fill up the wife's car. And the five cent, they've already banged it on. It's not supposed to go on until midnight tonight, but they've already added the five cent. So much for it happening after midnight, they say. Once again, petrol shops are taking full advantage of their customers. So keep an eye out for us. So you can be the eyes and ears of the listeners. And I think there was some warning from government to not stick it on too soon, but some already have the five cent on them. Maybe there is a reason for it. But that's an extra five cent per litre profit, is it not? Unless they bought the petrol in at the newer rate, I don't know. I always try and mitigate for it, but maybe I should stop doing that. Maybe they're just gouging. This listener says, I'm in my 70s and I got a call this morning from someone purporting to be from one of the hospitals that I hadn't paid a bill from a procedure and they needed prompt payment today. Firstly, I have a medical card. And secondly, I've never been to any hospital for anything. They were very insistent that I needed to pay and pay immediately. Luckily someone else was here and took over the call at which point the call are hung up. I just want to warn others who may be on the road not to pay this person if they do not owe anything. When I asked what was the procedure I had, he said, this is where these blighters are clever. So the gentleman thought, right, I can catch this person out and ask him what procedure I had. And the caller said that under GDPR, he couldn't discuss that with the person who was supposed to have had the operation. So they have every trick in the book to trick you into paying. Now, you might say, how would anyone fall for that? Well, if you had just got out of hospital, maybe you're still a bit groggy or what have you. And they call a thousand people a day. Maybe 80 of them have just got out of hospital and they warn of the consequences of not paying the bill. And people in a moment will try and it's not the amount they take, it's they want your bank details and then they'll clean you out. So thank you for helping us to spread the message on that one. And that is the last contribution for today. We are back.


The awe-inspiring ancient city of Hegra, also known as Madain Saleh, close sister of the equally astonishing and cinematically famous ancient site of Petra, is now finally open to the public, able to go and investigate for themselves. We have covered this site, and indeed the gigantic scale of the rock-cut temples, the claimed tombs, and tall doorways to enter these sites. Furthermore, we have covered uncanny similarities found upon rare unfinished areas of these once astonishingly precisely cut solid rock ruins. In addition to the enormous scale of the stone-cut buildings and the absence of doorsteps, which would have enabled the now average-sized human claimed as having created them, no chance of entering them with ease, this giving credence to the many theories pertaining to these gigantic structures, along with their gigantic scales, and their enormous megalithic counterparts found at other sites, linked to, by cutting marks previously mentioned, were instead constructed by an ancient, now lost race, far larger than any of today, one capable of these incredible ancient feats. Could these structures have instead of, as so many as indeed we have postulated, not actually built by ancient man, but were actually made by ancient giants? Not only with the muscular ability to have once lifted such enormous stones into position, such as that of the enormous megalithic stones incorporated into the great pyramids of Giza, found within the temples of Baalbek, Gornia Shoria, but also almost globally? Could this explain how they were once able to liberate these giant stones from the quarries and bedrocks, selected almost many miles from where they were eventually placed with seeming ease? How they were somehow transported, enormous stones high atop mountains, assembling them into the remarkably precise-laid polygonal masonry that now drenches the tops of Peruvian peats? How they once raised the ancient obelisk of Aswan? But I digress. Many have now conceded that the methodology of the great pyramids of Giza construction continues to be an enigma in regards to a modern explanation as to how the modern man accomplished such feats. Could this mystery be linked to the cover-up in which many have claimed and we ourselves encountered in regard to the remains of this possibly lost civilization smothered by the Smithsonian, one that we would now perceive as ancient giants? It is a hypothesis which would indeed be a fitting explanation for these mysteries and a cover-up, the stifling of a reason for their continued inexplicability to modern explanation. It is a theory which we find incredibly intriguing.


Morning, Paul Carrig. I'm an operations officer from District Aide and also the officer in charge of the Dandong Fire Brigade. This morning, just before 4am, Dandong bread and spring valve brigades were notified from a caller of smoke in the area, East Link near Cheltenham Road. After responding down here and investigating they found that there was two factories totally involved in fire. One was a motor vehicle wrecker factory and the adjacent one was a plastics recycling factory. They also found that the fire was extremely intense and was impacting on two other premises, one being a sign manufacturer to the east, and the biggest risk was also the cool store to the north. The Grand crews attacked the fire from four different sectors for a number of hours until it was deemed safe enough and the power was isolated so we'd actually get the aerial appliances in and knock down the main body of the fire. We had a community information message out for people in the area and also on the other side of East Link, the industrial area there, just in relation to the smoke and with that we asked them to remain indoors, keep their windows and doors closed. The incident controller was John Katakuznos from Dandong Senior Station Officer and Senior Station Officer Matt Jones from Springvale was the operations. So four sectors run here. This was a fantastic effort by the CFA and the MFB crews to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjoining factories. As you can see the appliances are still here and will be here for several hours. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined and that will be a joint investigation with Victoria Police and CFA later on in the morning. But all in all fantastic effort by the crews to stop this fire getting to unaffected factories.


You can't be humble bro, you can't be humble, bro. You can't be humble, you can't be humble. Sometimes you can't be humble, bro. You can't be humble. I feel you. Like sometimes you just gotta, yo, you gotta, yo. You hear me. You can't be humble sometimes. Sometimes it ain't cool to be humble.   And with that being said, what's the one thing that you learned working with Gucci Man? One thing I learned about working with Gucci Man is goddamn, I mean, business, business. Yeah, we on boss talk one on one, one on one. Yeah, we gon' talk. This is crazy. You got any features gonna be on there to help or what? I don't need no features. I'm gonna J. Cole on these niggas they ain't.  I rap better than all these niggas anyway. Like, no cap. And I agree with that, actually. To be honest, because you can't be humble, bro. You can't be humble, bro. You can't be humble. You can't be humble. Sometimes you can't be humble, bro. You can't be humble. I feel you. Like, sometimes you just gotta, yo, you gotta, yo. You hear me? You can't be humble sometimes. Sometimes it ain't cool to be humble. It's cool to be humble sometimes.   And with that being said, what's the one thing that you learned working with Gucci Man?  Business is business. You hear me? Hand to the business. You hear me? Hand to the business. Don't nothing matter but the business. The money, you hear me?  You hear me?  Cause I'm telling you, man. Bunk beds don't come with no motherfucking, you know what I'm saying?  You hear me? It ain't no motherfucking business sale with you but yourself.   You hear me? Bitch is gonna leave. All the motherfucking that be around for a nigga. Maybe it's his mama. Yeah. You hear me? Yeah. So with that being said, that's what he be trying to drill through a motherfucking head.   He want that beingness to be right.  You know what I'm saying? This is what's done. This, this right here. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. I done did this.  Real time. You know what I'm saying? And Gucci know what I'm saying? I do nothing. Gucci, you know what I'm saying, man. Man, Gucci had been the same age. You know what I'm saying? We done been the same. He done been my age before. And he done been a rapper at my age before. So nigga, he know what he was doing at my age.  So, you know what I'm saying? He know. You know what I'm saying? That's why I be feeling like he give me the insight he give me, because he done been there before. You know what I'm saying? And plus when the nigga really, you know what I'm saying? Come from a certain nigga by me. He know how it is. You know what I'm saying?   You know what I'm saying? I'm forever indebted to that nigga. Hey, do you think he always a side street nigga because he trying to get in my streets? Who? Gucci. Yeah, of course.  You know what I'm saying? Nigga, I really rich, right? Yeah, so you want me to get rich.  Nigga, what's the difference between I mean it's 500 more million, but nigga you ain't, I'm a street nigga. You ain't no richer than me. If I got a 500 million, I'd be there.  We can do the same thing.  Exactly. You hear me? So I'm saying, Nigga, what I'm saying is why wouldn't he, why wouldn't he be taking motherfuckers out the streets when he already got this, I already sent a stone. You got it. So you got to be doing it for the thrill. Yep. You got to be doing it just to say look at me. I did that for that young nigga. You hear me? That's what I think he doing.  That's a good reason. Don't get it twisted. The money cool too. That's a bonus, but the money ain't more important I turned a real Trish baby to a multi-million dollar business man. You hear me? And now he gonna do the same thing. For somebody else. You hear me? It's called breaking the cycle. If a nigga that lucky to break the cycle.  You know what I'm saying? Yeah, a good time.  Here you go. Have you got any pointers like in the studio and everything, things that he focus on or you just do your own thing? Stay in the studio. Just stay in there.  Stay in that hoe. Stay in that hoe. Don't leave that hoe. You spend night in that hoe, it's a shower in there. Yo. You got to bring your sleeping bag.  Yeah, you got to bring your weakness to the studio, nigga.  Your grease, deodorant. You got to bring the hoe.  You need to bring it to the studio. You hear me? That's real. That's real.


Post-war old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt presents Nick Carter famous for chasing crime Every week at this time two great names are joined as new post war old Dutch cleanser Brings you one of the most resourceful and daring characters in all detective fiction Nick Carter master detective Nick this green rug. It's completely out of place in this room. Everything else is blue. You're right, Patsy It doesn't belong here at all good grief at a time like this you too have to worry about the interior decorations Besides, there's no reason for a rug there. No Not unless And unless it was placed there to cover something lift it up. Maybe you'll find somebody hiding under Suffering wild And now the case of the Star of Evil today's adventure starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter brought to you by new post war old Dutch cleanser It's late in the afternoon as Nick and Patsy enter the luxurious Brentwood arms hotel Enanswered to a call from Irving Malcolm president of gigantic films incorporated They step into the elevator and Nick gives the number of Malcolm's floor 16 please. I'm sorry. Mr. It's a private elevator private. Yeah for the Maharaja Jennifer and his sweet the Maharaja Jennifer. Yeah, they got the 14 to 15 floors all to themselves So they write their own elevator. Oh class, huh? How about another hot shot today, huh? Okay, Mr. Larson. Well, what do you know speed Larson? Why Nick? How are you? I see hello Patsy that they can you do on here speed hold on a second I'll tell you right now if a little business with the kid here, okay, son How about another hot shot today? We'll try ladybird in the fifth the Jamaica. I got it straight from the jockey Okay, business is over. Yeah, but you're gonna tell us what you're doing you mean you haven't heard why I'm doing public relations for the Maharaja of Jennifer what I thought the paper said he didn't want any publicity Oh Patsy, how can you keep a guy like that off the front pages? He's young single romantic and he's got more money than the mint Oh, did you see that two-page spreading dispatch about his diamond?  It's worth a quarter of a million bucks a diamond of the first water Why do they always call them diamonds of the first water maybe because a really clear diamond It's completely invisible in pure water. Oh, hey, here comes his nibs the maharaja Does he always go around with a couple of Russian wolf hounds and a half dozen attendance and full costume sure That's royalty for you. Hey kids not to attention. Here comes his majesty. Okay, mr. Like look look at that diamond in his turban Did you ever see anything like it in your life? That's the famous star of evil speed. Yeah. Yeah, look kids. Would you mind moving back a little his nibs doesn't like people We have to leave anyway remember Betsy we came here to find out what Mr. Malcolm has on his mind It's my daughter Carter. She's disappeared She left the hotel at 10 o'clock this morning, and I haven't seen her since with that's only six hours ago Mr. Malcolm there's nothing to be alarmed about yet. Is there you don't know Linda miss born She's only 17 and she's led a very sheltered life shelter Sounds a little odd for the daughter of a Hollywood producer. No daughter of mine is going to marry an actor I know them too well. I see But now about her disappearance. Well, I can't tell you much Linda and I were going to have lunch together But when I went to a room for her she was gone the desk clerk said she left the hotel at 10 this morning Frankly, mr. Malcolm, I think you're excited over another. I tell you I'm not something's happened to her Well, you mean she's met with an accident either that or she's been kidnapped now Let's not jump to conclusions Perhaps it'd be a good idea if I took a look at Linda's room What floor to find out what clothes she's wearing today after all when we send out the police alarm we want to describe how she's dressed Certainly plenty of dresses in this closet Mr. Malcolm, can you tell what's missing? I'm afraid not gotta be here. Wait a minute her leopard skin coats gone I know she had that with her did she bring all her things in these two bags No, there should be one more an overnight bag and a jewel case. That's missing too In other words she left with a jewel case an overnight bag and a fur coat for which today's weather is entirely too warm I don't understand. It almost looks as though she's run away. Doesn't it? Yes, it almost does Nick come over here Yeah, what is it Patsy this blotter on the writing desk? It's a new one, but it has some pretty plain ink marks on it Let's hold it up to the mirror Look It's the end of a letter. I can make out until tomorrow There's something else and then darling and the signature Linda that's impossible Linda doesn't call anyone darling in that part That's blurred just before darling That could be a name. Yeah, it could Starts with a capital R Could it be Robert no looks go in the wrong direction looks more like Romney Romney Romney Lewis So that's who it is and who's Romney Lewis the star of my latest picture and exactly the sort of man I've tried to keep Linda away from I never heard of a movie star named Romney Lewis This is his first picture and believe me. It'll be his last I pick him out of the gutter and I'll kick him right back there Hold on. Mr. Malcolm. We don't know that your daughter. I'll handle this myself. Mr. Carter And I'll handle it my own way Romney Lewis included Patsy Bowen speaking is Mr. Carter there. Oh just a moment. It's for you Nick. Thanks Hey Carter speaking. This is Mr. Pringle manager of the Brentwood arms hotel. Can you come over right away? Yes, I guess so you calling for mr. Malcolm. No, I don't know anything about mr. Malcolm But there's been a robbery here on the 15th floor the 15th floor. Yes, isn't that the one occupied by the Maharaja of Janapur? Yes, that's why I want the hotel to have its own investigator on the case the Maharaja is so much in the public eyes The publicity would be ruinous if we don't get it back get what back mr.  Pringle. Why did you find out the diamond was gone mr. Pringle? Mr. Larson told me about it at 730 I said I'd try to get you to handle it mr. Carter and that we could keep the whole thing quiet no publicity Did Larson agree to that? No, he was most completely Uncooperative as a result the place has been simply crowded with police officers and with reporters from every paper in town Thank heaven they're gone now Ah, hey, uh, mr. Pringle 15 I'd cross the hall mr. Carter that open door. Hi, kids Thumb story, huh? Sure is these yeah, ought to get your headlines all over the country. How did it happen? Gang of masterminds that's all it could have been and you discovered the robbery, did you? Sure went down the lobby for some cigars couldn't have been going over 15 or 20 minutes right Jerry Oh about 10 I'd say mr. Larson and when I brought him back up mr. Carter He knew what had happened before he even got out of the elevator You knew the diamond had been stolen speed? I sure did How could you tell that? Well the door was open to this room and I could see his nibs turban lying on the floor with The star of evil ripped right out of it like it is now. Where was the Maharaja? I don't know. He was in the room when I left, but I guess he went out Well, he wouldn't go anywhere without his turban would he? Well, maybe he's prowling around incognito like uh Like some old guy in the Arabian nights Look speed nobody walks away and leaves a quarter million diamond lying around without even closing the door You don't know his nibs to him a million is peanut peanut Hey What was in this case here, huh? This big Morocco leather case lying open here in the table. Oh, yeah, that was stolen too. I guess Uh, Mohammed's vengeance. He called it. It's a sword a sword. Yeah, a big heavy thing like a cavalry saber It's got a solid gold handle crusted with rubies and emerald a neck You notice that little rug over there where petty over against that door This whole room is decorated in blue. So what's a green rug doing in here? What somebody must have moved it miss born that rug belongs in the bedroom Good grief here We've got the biggest jewel robbery of the century and you too have to worry about the interior decorations You're right patchy. There's no reason for a rug at all not unless I'm a little bit placed there to cover something. So now we're going to look under the rugs, huh? What do you expect to find somebody hiding there? Suffering wildcats Blood on the floor, isn't it? Blood. Yes And on the syllabus door too Rugby's place you're hiding. It looks as though part of the blood stain is on the other side of the door Locked Where's this door lead to mr. Pringle? Right.  Have a key. No, but the housekeeper has one I'll go get it mr. Pringle. All right, jerry. And hurry. Oh, you bet Nick are you thinking the same thing? I am great. I am patchy I'm afraid that when we open that door we'll find out why the maharajas no longer interested in the star of evil Here's the key to that closet mr. Pringle the one the living room was gone. So I had to go down to the desk. Thanks, jerry. Yeah, mr. Carter Thanks A dead body. Hey, if that's Nick, I can't be the maharajas. Look at his hands. They're as white as mine and the maharajas had a dark complexion Turn them over so we can see it. Yeah Good grief This man a guest at the hotel mr. Pringle. Well, no, no, I never saw him before I know it is nick who He's a movie actor Name romney louis Romney louis who's supposed to be in hollywood is found dead in the new york hotel rooms of the mysterious maharaja of johnnypore And linda melcom in love with louis has disappeared. We'll see what happens in just a moment Now back to the case of the star of evil today's adventure with nick carter brought to you by new post-war old dutch cleanser It's been almost an hour since nick found the body of romney louis locked in a closet of the maharaja of johnnypore's hotel suite Sergeant matheson of the homicide squad has arrived to take over And you say that when you opened the closet nick this sword was in there as well as the body That's right matty. Well, I guess there's no doubt that it's the murder weapon golly. Yeah Somebody must have used it like an axe you keep out of this jerry. Yeah, okay, mr. Pringle You better go back to your elevator and really I should be down at the desk So you gentlemen will excuse us. I think you better stick around mr. Pringle me too mr. Carter Yes, you too jerry. Oh swell. I'll tell one of the other guys to take over my car mr. Pringle very well jerry, but come right back Yes, sir Okay speed this isn't a publicity story any longer. It's murder open up and tell us the truth about the maharaja Nick nick you've got to believe me. I didn't count on anything like this Well, then where is his highness and why was this romney louis in this room when he should have been 3,000 miles away in hollywood Did he know the maharaja know him He was the maharaja. What was all publicity gag louis was the star of a movie called the star of evil It's going to open here in a couple of weeks Oh, fine He plays an east indian prince in it So we thought we'd get a lot of publicity out of the fake robbery and then robbery You mean the diamond hasn't really been stolen. I don't know nick We planned it for tomorrow But when I came up here and saw the turban on the floor with a diamond gone Well, I thought somebody jumped the gun so I went into my act speed How much was that diamond really worth dog couple a hundred maybe Eddie's taking over the elevator for me mr. Pringle now. What can I do for you sarge? You can keep quiet till I call on you. Well, I will show you now look speed when you went downstairs at 715 Was louis alone here in the suite on this floor? Yeah, he was in his bedroom changing clothes for dinner Not only changed he took off the indian makeup Where were all those east indian servants? Well, their rooms are on the floor below this they're really hollywood extras not servants So they never come up here unless the reporters are in the place Yeah, well one of them could have made a sneak up the stairs couldn't they it looks sunny boy Would you mind letting me ask the questions as a matter of fact sergeant? Nothing like that could have happened the stairway doors are locked mr. Larsen's instruction. Yeah, but I carry Okay, okay, then anyone who came to this floor while speed was downstairs must have used the elevator None of the cars stopped at this floor except jerry's you didn't bring anyone up here. Did you jerry? Well, no, there wasn't anybody came up in the elevator, but you look I found that letter It was hidden under louis's handkerchief in his dress and drawer. What letters that patsy the letter to romney louis from linda melcom I have an idea they were planning to elope They were the letter says she'll be waiting for him at the alexander hotel in chicago He was to take a plane and join her there so they could be married tomorrow So louis was running off with the boss's daughter great jump and horn toad they out that melcom was wild Yeah, you're right about that. Ah, so that's why mr. Malcolm made that disgraceful scene in the lobby What's that? What do you mean mr. Bringle as I was going on duty at the desk about seven o'clock There was a commotion over by the elevators and I looked up just in time to see mr. Malcolm grab the maharajas Mr. Lewis that is by the coat as if you were actually going to strike him Did you hear what they said? No, but he was terribly angry anyone could see that Yeah, I heard him sarge.  All right, don't be so sure maddie. Well, how do you think melcom got here? Jerry says nobody came to this floor by elevator and the stairway door was locked That's what I've been trying to tell you Mr. Malcolm stand on the floor above this and that stairway door ain't locked. What it isn't no I noticed it when I was out in the hall a minute ago. Come on, nick. We're going to call on mr. Malcolm in a hurry Right, suppose I did say I'd kill louis if he didn't stay away from my daughter Naturally, I didn't mean it literally yeah, but 15 minutes after you said that he was dead Now how do you explain that? I don't have to explain it. He promised not to see her again So I didn't have any reason to murder him. Uh-huh. How do we know louis promise? Did anyone hear him? No, but I can prove that he did he told me well in tears at the alexander hotel in chicago I put through a long-distance call to her. I'm waiting for it to come through now Louis undoubtedly made you that promise mr. Malcolm, but I'm afraid he didn't intend to keep it What do you mean take a look at this? Uh, what is it? Nick copy of a telegram louis phone down to the desk at 7 15 Hey, let me see that Linda Malcolm alexander hotel chicago disregard any messages from your father Disregard plain to st louis meet you there tomorrow and go through with plan as scheduled romney Why that dirty double crossing? So that's why he got out of that maharajah get up He was hopping a plane for st louis Hey, and when you found out about it, Malcolm, you knocked him off just like you said you were that's a lie I didn't even know he was dead on until you told me mary I want to ask a couple of questions go ahead nick I uh, I want to look around this room anyway What do you expect to find another body hidden in the closet? Never mind the wise cracks Mr. Malcolm louis was murdered between 7 15 and 7 30 only a few minutes after you threatened him in the lobby Where were you at that time? Well, I came up here to my room for a while. Yeah, and when I went out for a walk Afterwards I came back and put through that long-distance call. Yes, can you prove that? If you mean did anyone see me? No, then I'm afraid you haven't much of an alibi What is it matty? Nick whoever killed louis had to have a master key to unlock that closet where he hid the body, didn't he? Sure, but we know he's still all that from the linen room, right? Mr. Malcolm, are you sure you didn't go down there and swipe that key when you came upstairs after threatening louis in the lobby? Of course, I'm sure and you didn't use that same key to unlock the stairway door So you could walk down one flight knock off louis and then get back to your own floor I most certainly did not all right Then why did you hide the key under the scarf on your dresser? What you found the key matty? Sure, I did. How could I miss it in a spot like that? I don't know anything about it I never saw that key before. Huh?   Oh, he asked you to stay and take that long-distance call from his daughter when it comes to matty Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess so. Oh, you want me to ring for the elevator? Yeah, I want to find Pringle and ask him a few more questions. What for? This case is wound up. Think so? I'm sure Malcolm's guilty. Every bit of evidence points to him. That's the trouble, matty Why would a smart guy like Malcolm leave so many clues?  Huh? And if I find what I'm looking for matty, I'm afraid you're going to look pretty silly What are you talking about? I'm talking about one piece of evidence the killer would have to get rid of Something that would convict him beyond a shadow of a doubt. Oh, oh, you mean the diamond.  You did catching that Malcolm geist of quick. Yeah, thanks, sonny Oh, jerry. I'm looking for mr. Pringle. Is he in the lobby? Yeah, I'll take you down there. Thanks Hey, nick I don't know how you can thank Malcolm as innocent after finding that key in his room I'll tell you later, matty. Okay, but if we find that diamond on him, too You're the one that's going to look silly Mr. Pringle say you want to look in the incinerator. Well, at least he is eight Thanks, Sam if there's been a fire in here in the last few hours No, no, sir. Mr. Carter. I was just getting ready to start the one now Oh, look, nick. Why do you think anybody would want to hide a diamond in the incinerator? I'm not worried about the diamond matty. Well, then what if I give you five dollars? Will you crawl in that incinerator and try to find something for me? Yes, sir What do you want me to look for a suit of clothes, Sam? A bloodstained suit of clothes blood Well, I don't know about that. I'll make it ten dollars Well, okay for ten dollars. I don't mind blood Wait till I open the door here. I'll help you get in All right, here you go Hey, nick. What's all this about a bloodstained suit of clothes? Well, if you recall, matty, the murderer didn't stab with that sword. He chopped. Yeah. Yeah, I know I saw the body and then he dragged Lewis inside that closet Which means he's bound to have got blood on his clothes Yeah, I guess he would have done and he'd also want to get rid of that suit But fast and the easiest way to get rid of a suit but fast would be to throw it in the incinerator Sure. And with the incinerator shaft opening onto every floor, he could throw it down here from any place Is this what you want, Mr. Carter? Is it a bundle of clothes, Sam? Well, I found the bundle of something.  Okay, now here you are Matty, this is it. Look for the love of Pete. Why, that must belong to- That's not waste time talking. I'll have to grab him before he gets away This is Miss Bowen and Mr. Malcolm's suite. No word on that call to Chicago yet Oh, I see. Well, thank you. Yes. Yes, I'll wait here till it comes through Oh, I uh, I don't think anybody was here Hello, Jerry. Yeah, I'm waiting to take a phone call from Mr. Malcolm Oh Hey, I heard Mr. Carter say they'd have to find that diamond before they'd really have the goods on Malcolm And I got a swell idea You decided you'd come up here and find it for them. Is that it? Sure, and you can help me. We'll turn this place upside down No, Jerry. The police will search the place. We don't have any right to Yeah, but look, if we find that diamond, we'll get credit for cracking the case Maybe they'll be a little more- No, Jerry. Absolutely not Well, okay, if you say so It's hot in here, isn't it? I think I'll open a window Here it is, honey. I think I'll get a drink of water before I go back to the elevator There's a beautiful view from this window. I didn't realize we were so high up Hey, hey, Miss Fallon, look What is it, Jerry? The diamond. I didn't even have to look for it. It was right here in this glass What glass? I put the one on the dresser here. It was half full of water When I started to empty it so as I could get myself a drink, there was a diamond But, but that's impossible So it ain't. Remember what Mr. Carter said this afternoon about a diamond being invisible in water?  Sure. The best place to hide anything is right out in the open because nobody ever thinks to look there Jerry, I had a drink of water from that glass not five minutes ago Huh? And the diamond wasn't there then But, uh, but it must have been No, you just put it there No That's why you came to this room to hide that diamond someplace where you thought the police would find it No, no, you're wrong Just as you hid that key here to plant suspicion on Mr. Malcolm No, no, I didn't You stole that diamond, Jerry. You killed Lewis All right, so what if I did? You're, you're gonna run until it cuts Jerry, Jerry keep away from me You like the view from that window, don't you? Don't come any closer I'll 16 stars down, Miss Boyd And you're gonna make that trip Patsy clings desperately to the window frame But her strength is no match for Jerry's And slowly he forces her backward through the open window We'll see what happens in just a moment Now for the conclusion of the case of the Star of Evil Today's adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by new post-war old Dutch cleanser In a suite at the Brentwood Arms Hotel Patsy stands by an open window facing a killer who says 16 stars down, Miss Boyd And you're gonna make that trip the best way Jerry! Miss again What do you mean, Nick? Oh, Nick Mr. Carter, I, I was just He was trying to kill me No He was pushing me out the window He killed Romney Lewis No, we know, Patsy Come on, you little From now on, the only windows you'll be looking out of Are gonna have bars on them And so Patsy, when we found that bloodstain uniform The incinerator, Nick and I started to look for the elevator boy And the indicator showed that his elevator was stopped at the 16th floor That's why we figured he'd gone up to Malcolm's suite Well, thank goodness you got there when you did We got a complete confession from him at headquarters Good It seems that when he came back up in the elevator After taking Speed Larson downstairs The door across the hall was open And there was the turban with the diamond And nobody in the room And I suppose Lewis came in and caught him stealing it, huh? Yeah And Jerry got panicky and grabbed the sword off the table and slashed at him What? When he realized Lewis was dead He remembered the coral in the library And got the idea of framing Malcolm for the murder That's why he stole the master key from the linen room Yes He locked Lewis' body in the closet Unlocked the stairway door Then planted the key in Malcolm's suite Yeah, but what about the bloodstained uniform? That was his next move He got to the bellboy's locker room without being seen Changed into another uniform and threw the one he'd been wearing down the incinerator shaft Thinking it'd be burned up before anyone found it And tell me, Nick, when did you begin to suspect Jerry? Almost from the beginning, Matty Yeah, how come? Neither Speed nor any of the Hollywood extras acting as the Maharaja servants Would have any motive for stealing the diamond They all knew it was a fake And Pringle was on duty at the desk when Lewis was killed Right So there wasn't anyone left but Jerry That is, after I eliminated Malcolm Yeah, you eliminated everybody but Jerry And after his trial, Nick, I got to hunch the state is going to eliminate him Nick Carter, master detective, is presented each week at this time by the Kudahee packing company It is produced and directed by Jock McGregor And is copyrighted by Street and Smith Publications Incorporated Charlotte Manson is featured as Patsy Matty is played by Ed Latimer Today's script was written by Jim Parsons Original music is played by Henry Silverne This program is fictional And any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental This Tuesday, April 6th, is Army Day And we wish to take this opportunity to say Hats off to our Army Remember, a strong America is a peaceful America This is Michael FitzMorris saying When minutes count, use new post-war old Dutch cleansers This is the Mutual Broadcasting System


Lankkonsol ingredients law has been enforced in Strtimer years since 1995, however it was implemented seldom. Recently the law was modified and now Lankkonsolidation is used for the acquiring land for a new high-speed railway track. It gives valuable experience and I expect it encourages to use the instrument and consolidation widely in the future.


Fish farmers around the Kaba Goro Road, Jabo-Din, Odobolu Local Government area of Ugun State have lamented the poor state of the road in their communities. The residents of the communities had in the past start for the intervention of Governor Dapua Biodon and other relevant agencies on the road, which has now become a nightmare for users. According to their coordinators, one of the farmers, Imos Oyimachi, was brutally murdered on the road while his newly bought tri-cycle was taken away. Killing of Imos Oyimachi, police authority must ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and brought to justice without delay. This is one death too many, as Aguru Okawa Aziz of the old Lagos-Bini Road has become a den of criminals, murdering commuters and other road users passing the route. We call on well-meaning citizens, TUC, NSC and civil society organizations to prevail on Ugun State and federal governments to face the road immediately and make it safe for all. We call on the police to ensure that the long arms of justice catch up with them. To seek justice for the death of this young man. And at the same time also to also call on the government on how to secured we that are remaining because the security of lives and property is a key to any survivor of any nation. We can't just put our hand to see our people being murdered because it's not the first one. That's why we decided that we cannot just keep quiet.


Okay, good afternoon everyone. The paper that I am presenting is on infrastructure development of local and regional capabilities in South Africa and in Mozambique. So the paper draws from a long study that was done by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development. So it draws heavily on that paper, so I will present part of the findings from that research. So basically I am going to give you a background of the study, then the research questions that we tried to answer, then the structure of the Mozambican construction sector and also an analysis of the procurement rules. Procurement is very, very important in terms of identifying key participants in construction related projects. So it's actually an important factor that we analyzed. Then I will talk about the key findings from a local perspective that is Mozambican construction firms response to rail infrastructure investment. But I would say from the study we shall see the findings that there hasn't been much local participation of Mozambican firms. Then we are also going to look at the winners for the Nakala and Sena rail project. So this is the case study that we looked at. We focused on the Nakala and Sena rail line because it's linked to mining, coal mining that is happening in Mozambique. For some of you we have heard about it. There is massive coal mining in Mozambique which is being exported to many countries including China. Then we also looked at the regional response to Mozambican infrastructure demands. That is we focused mainly on South Africa. Also South Africa responded to the infrastructure demand in Mozambique. Then we have got some recommendations. So for the study we interviewed 27 companies that include construction civil engineering firms. And consulting engineering firms. And also raw material providers like sleeper, manufacturers and signal equipment suppliers. So they were also included in the 27 which we interviewed in Mozambique and in South Africa. We also interviewed about six institutions, mainly government departments and clients which include major mining houses. Fali was the main investor in Mozambique so we interviewed it. Then that's the one client that we interviewed. Then why did we choose Moates? So Moates actually is co-deposit. Co-deposit in Moates are the largest known but not yet exploited reserves in the world. So the exploitation of these reserves has been dependent on investment in Sena Railway line which links Bayra. And also the Nakara line from Malawi to the Port of Nakara. So these big investments like Sena line and Nakara line they all contributed about over 2 billion in terms of the amount of investment that was made by the World Bank and Vale which is the key mining firm in Mozambique. So total FDI in Nakara project was actually equivalent to 35% of Mozambique GDP which actually shows that these are big investments where local and regional capabilities can actually be built along these investments. So the study now aims to understand whether these investments are organized as part of an enclave development or as a part of developing a diversified local and regional capabilities. And this view also comes out in the AU, the mining vision policy where they are thinking around developing corridors and regional capabilities around infrastructure projects. So the research questions that we try to answer was what drives winning a contract, what really drives winning a contract in Mozambique and to what extent are local meaning Mozambique and regional meaning South Africa linkage is being built given the competitive and procurement dynamics that exist in Mozambique. Then what are the challenges to local and regional linkages given competitive and procurement dynamics? So these are the main questions that we answered in our paper. So giving you a bit of a background, the structure of the Mozambican construction sector. So this table here shows the structure of the Mozambican construction sector but what we see from this table is that Mozambique categorize its construction firms into seven grades and these actually depends on the kind of projects that they are able to carry. So what we see here is that the majority of firms in Mozambique, local Mozambican firms are actually in grade three. So we here in this grade three we find firms that are capable of building like houses. They don't fit into the big projects which we are talking about here. And grade seven is where we find the big firms that are capable of building like railway lines. The one where we looked at the Sena line and Nakala line. So that's where we find the biggest firms. But what is important to observe from number seven here, where we find big firms, majority of these firms are foreign firms. So these are firms from South Africa like Marine Robots, those big firms. And we only have a couple of Mozambican firms. And those firms that we find are actually not as big as they are in terms of financial debt. So they are classified as grade seven but they actually don't have the capabilities to undertake some of these big projects. So now if you look at the table here shows the winners for the Nakala Sena line. So the first part is for the Nakala line. Then this part is for the Sena line. What we actually see here is that we have a couple of South African firms there which are in red civil construction firms. And we also have consulting engineering firms here, SRK and Wollett persons. And we have Green Road which was actually subcontracted to do work in Sena line. But what is also important to note from this table is that if you look at the consulting engineering firms these are the guys who do the feasibility studies. Like if they want to construct a rail track from point A to point B they undertake some feasibility studies to see if it's possible to lay a track. So what we have discovered is that majority of South African consulting engineering firms were acquired by multinational big consulting engineering firms and they are using that strategy to enter into the African continent. That's why we see consulting engineering firms like SRK going to do work in countries like Mozambique. But what is also important to note is that we don't see any Mozambican firm in this list. So that actually explains the lack of capabilities on the part of Mozambican firms. So we analyzed the procurement rules like as I have said in my introduction that procurement becomes very important when selecting clients in the construction sector. So we analyzed government procurement rules, government partnered with VAL which is actually one of the biggest mine companies in Mozambique. So they partnered with CFM which is part of government, it's railway regulator. Then World Bank and European Investment Bank they also funded the Sena line, the rehabilitation of Sena line. So we analyzed those procurement dynamics and what we found is that for government procurement police we realized that price and quality are given more weight in the evaluation process and it also takes into account local participation but there is lack of enforcement of preference margin given to as a result of limited external funding. Then the World Bank what we see from their procurement policies is that they have inherent selection and participation bias and this participation bias comes from global and private tender system that are advertised internationally. So they have to advertise the tender internationally and that brings in big multinational companies with a huge record with massive experience which Mozambican firms don't have. Then for VALE and CFM, VALE actually categorizes this programming into local, national and global and for the local that is for purchases from firms that are 51% owned by local citizens. Those are Mozambican firms and what we saw is that these are the services that they acquire from local Mozambican firms are cleaning services and maintenance services. Then their national procurement is actually for purchase of goods and services made from locally registered firms. So these are firms that are registered in Mozambique and they are not necessarily Mozambican owned companies. They are just registered, any firm that is registered in Mozambique qualifies under the national. Then the global purchase, the global procurement is done internationally. They advertise the tender's international newspapers but what we also found is that increasingly they use a number of firms that are on their vendor list they have a list of vending lists and these are firms that the VALES actually work with mainly from Brazil. Then the response now of Mozambican construction firms to rail infrastructure. So what we found is that there is no localization of Mozambican rail infrastructure construction value chain because of the multinational participation bias in selection biases which actually is not a function of price competitiveness but it's more to do with long track record financial depth in size of the project. So although we have Mozambican firms that are in grade 7 they don't have the financial depth to undertake these projects. And also Mozambican firms were facing operating challenges such as crowning shortages and high price of key inputs like cement and machinery and equipment. So it was one of the biggest challenges and this is further worsened by the fact that in Mozambique there is a queuing system because of the availability of majority of raw materials so they require big clients to be saved first who are working on big projects. Then in terms of regional response to Mozambican infrastructure demands, what we see is that there is some regionalization which is taking place. From the table that I showed you we saw a couple of South African firms being involved there and what these firms have been using are consulting engineering firms as the main gateway of entering into second tier South African for South African civil engineering firms. So they are using this strategy whereby when consulting engineering firms are approached by a client they come up with feasibility studies and the client also requires that they come up with an estimate of the costs. So when they produce the estimate of the costs they have to interact with civil engineering firms. They ask about how much does it cost to construct a rail line from point A to point B. When they get that information they are also giving them information about potential projects. So this is how they have managed to get into Mozambique and they also have influence in terms of deciding on the companies to undertake the project since they know the companies that they have worked with. Then we also found out that there is actually a South African diversified group which opened 120 million concrete production plant in February 2014. So that plant is actually employing about 75 locals and there is one expert from South Africa. But what we see is that there is competition in the Mozambican construction sector. Competition comes from Chinese firms that use finance so these firms don't even go for tendering. They go to Mozambique with finance. They approach government with what they call unsolicited bids. They go there with finance, they offer government that we are going to construct a rail line and provide everything. Then the government will say yes you can do the work so they don't have to go through all these procurement policies. We also have a group of Portuguese firms that use language and cultural ties which is also a barrier in Mozambique where they speak Portuguese so they are cultural ties there. Then I will just skip and move on to the recommendations because my time is up. So as part of our recommendations there is need of a sector specific industrial police in Mozambique. What we observed is also that there is no strategy for construction in Mozambique and this is a result of lack of capacity in government even to come up with a police to support the development of construction sector in Mozambique. There is also a scope for joint partnership that could be mutual beneficial in building Mozambican capabilities including partnerships with South African domicile firms. That is those South African firms that want parts of constructing the rail line can actually partner with Mozambican firms. Then there is also need for regional development financing to develop a regional local partnership in the construction sector. South African firms can actually use this development finance and use the Chinese model of approaching government with finance. Then the high prices of key inputs also reflects possibilities for developing capabilities. And also the issues that were raised around delays at borders since Mozambique doesn't have sufficient raw materials there are also delays around borders so there is need to reduce delays at border posts. Thank you very much.


Do you want to be rich? You probably do right? Even if you currently have a job, it may not be enough to accomplish all your dreams.  You need more streams of income. One good way to do this is to have a side hustle. A side hustle doesn't have to be elaborate. You can run a drag-leaning outfit with a couple of washing machines, detergents and hard labor for ironing and stretching or do home delivery of cakes and confectionery. It all depends on you. It should however not clash with your current job. Side hustles can bring in a juicy profit but only after you have done it for a while. In the meantime, your salary sponsors it. You don't want to pay too much attention to it and lose both the job and income to continue to sponsor your side hustle. In today's video, I'm going to share with you 5 best side hustles that can make you money. 1. Uber Driving This is definitely something you should look into. You may be going in a particular direction to work every day and also while returning home your car is always empty. It may be good to use the Uber platform to make some cool cash while driving to work or while returning. You need to consider your options though. It is a terrible idea to get stuck in traffic on your way to work because you picked up a passenger from Uber. You need to know your route very well. If the road is usually free during the morning hours, why not? It depends on you. If you're comfortable having people in your car, it can be your own side hustle. The truth is, even during the weekends when you are not working out or hanging out with friends, you can be out driving people to places. You can do this for 4 hours on Saturday and another 4 hours on Sunday, then every morning and evening during the week. By the end of the month, you should be getting something substantial enough to almost cover your rent if you're serious. That way, you can save up your salary for investments and stuff like that. Remember to only accept driving requests to locations you are familiar with. It will help you get good reviews from the people you carry. Try to be nice and friendly, don't make the person you are driving feel like he or she is going somewhere with a total stranger. Relax and don't appear tense. They may start thinking you are a criminal. You're going to be okay. While driving someone, try to pay attention to them if they are very familiar with the route. They may have the insights you don't have. Try to have some conversation but keep your eyes on the road. Avoid sharp bends and sudden breakings that make them feel like they are in danger. 2. Be a freelancer on Fiverr or Upwork. Fiverr is the nth in these days. By just having a smartphone or a laptop, you can log into Fiverr or Upwork and get gigs daily. You might either be a content writer, a copy editor, a blogger or a graphic designer you will fit right in. You need to be consistent though to enjoy bigger gigs. You have to deliver on time and deliver quality work to get good reviews. Once you start, you need to ensure you have a computer that is in good working condition so you don't disappoint the clients. Don't accept any job you may not have the time to do. Instead, inform the clients or don't be it at all until you are ready. Some freelancers make up to 6 figures a year. This could be your story too. It's dependent though. It can be a full time job. So if you start up newly and you are still working, focus on doing it during the weekend when you have the time and energy and resist the temptation to take up gigs on weekdays when you have your job to do simply because you need more cash. Set up a great profile on Fiverr and Upwork and submit, they will respond in less than a week. Once your profile is set up, you are ready to start accepting gigs. Work very hard and end great reviews with time your prices will become higher. It's a gradual process but you will get there with enough determination. 3. Deliver Food There are a lot of fast foods that want people to deliver for them. If you don't like the idea of riding with people in your car, maybe a box of pizza may not be as scary. It's a legit side hustle you can take. You can deliver it to anyone and only take delivery orders at your convenience. That way, you only make money when you feel like just like Uber. You want to make sure your car is neat. If not, the person you are delivering may get anxious about the food's condition. Also, make sure you leave on time. You don't want the person waiting for their pizza to starve because they are waiting for you. You can deliver for Dordache or Uber. Try not to eat any of the customer's food they will probably notice. Even if you are hungry and can bite, don't eat it. This is because of the time it might take to get another one ready, the distance between where you are and where the outlet is and how long the customer will have to wait for their other. You can bring a bad reputation for both yourself and the fast food. It's a bad idea. Don't do it. You can deliver food really fast for people. Perhaps this is why this is a great side hustle. Food goes in a particular direction. Food doesn't talk. Food doesn't suggest new confusing routes and people who order food generally want it hot so they don't order from distant places. It's a win-win situation, really. 4. Affiliate Marketing If you have a website, you can do affiliate marketing. People may not know about a brand that is really good for them because they can't see it. With affiliate marketing, people can place an advert on your website and you can earn a commission anytime someone clicks on it. Just make sure your business is not a scam. If someone gets scammed, he can associate the scam in company with a platform that redirected him there. Besides that, it's a pretty good business. Some blogs get over 100,000 impressions every month. But how much you can make if you had ads at a minimum of 100 clicks daily at a commission of 50 cents per click, it can be up to $1,500 give or take. You need to really consider whether this isn't for you or not. Affiliate marketers usually have to have a website. This can be a little bit expensive to set up. If you don't have one already, perhaps you can explore other side hustles while you set it up. Even if you do have a website, the traffic of your website determines your eligibility. If your site doesn't have much traffic, you will not be able to do affiliate marketing. 5. Manage social media for business In this pandemic period, a lot of businesses have moved online. There is a high demand now for social media managers than ever before. This means that it is a very lucrative side hustle. You can help businesses set up, handle and create content strategy and posting plan. It is something a lot of businesses need at the moment. Many business owners don't know how to get their customers to see their work on social media. They also don't know how to write engaging content that can be seen on Google when people search for related keywords. You may need to take the Google free digital marketing certification to get started. You will learn about search engine optimization, websites, Google ads, social media, how to choose domain names and which platforms a business should set up first. It is a pretty detailed class with a lot of examples that make it easy to follow. You should really consider taking it. You can also read up content on HubSpots about social media management. They are very detailed and have lots of free e-books and are insightful. You can check out their Instagram for business and Twitter for business. The strategies are different. If it's a new brand, consider the cost of promotion to increase the brand's visibility.


If you take anything I've ever said okay anything I've ever done right now write this down in memory Okay in blood if you have to This will not change your life It will not change my life, but it's more important than either ours This has ability what I'm going to tell you to change human history and human future projection our future It is dealing directly with your children and you're literally family family tree if we know that these traits of fear mistrust anxiety that end up as adults Manifesting themselves in codependency Okay alcohol abuse Any number of a social anxieties can be resolved in childhood by having a Primary care provider present and available and consistently there you're going to change the world Study after study recently have been coming out showing that neglect is a primary source of abuse simple neglect Abandoning your job Who does that? Hardly anybody Here's the catch and it's significant and it's not getting a lot of news Children that are put in daycare for more than 20 hours a week Suffer the same male effects as children physically abused There's your neglect daycare Making a conscious choice Not to have primary care provider there for the first three years of life I'm not talking a life sense the first three years If we can change that equation Have each and every one of you today Just dedicate yourselves to creating that envelope for your child We can change the world right there and it starts with your children. I Can't prevent what happened to you I can't prevent what happened to me the anxieties we have because of it our parents may have not a known We may have been let met astray, but the consequences are still here We can change the world by the manner in which we treat our children in the first three years of life Okay, that is utterly fascinating to me and it's utterly attainable Okay, and again The world can be a statistic you and your child does not have to be All right Now you will have also heard other elements. What happens when it's not just neglect what happens when in Early youth you just don't go through a situation of Benign neglect okay, because and keep in mind a child doesn't understand when mother's not around or when the primary care Progivers around they're just not there. They don't they can't rationalize it. They're fearful They just fill a bin.  You know what the results are it's not codependency It's not substance abuse It's not any number of behavioral disorders No, we got a great one You end up becoming a sociopath You end up becoming a psychopath extreme narcissism Okay, any of those cult personalities sort of borderline personalities. That's where that stuff comes on non genetically I think there could be a possibility of a genetic component, but we know external factors social development This is absolutely true and utterly preventable All right now in an earlier speech that I that I gave previously I talked specifically about what to do about you know when you have a real world monster in your life when you are Dealing with a narcissist when you're dealing with a sociopath when you're dealing with a psychopath in your life And I'm telling you if you're going out in the environment and dating environment You're going to come across is why because you're going to be drawn to the same environment. They choose to excel in Okay, one of the fascinating ones is if you want to come across a sociopath Go to a nightclub I'm not kidding Go to a nightclub Okay, that is an approving ground for sociopaths and psychopaths Okay, they thrive there take that into account the next time you look at that environment and see how many people They are not just unstable, but deeply unstable Okay, the problem is you're going to be attracted to it like a moth to it for all these biomechanical reasons It's fascinating, but just keep that in mind if we're going to change the world.  I did better when I knew better and this is a gift.  You've been successful