Check it, check it, check it, this is Unique House Fisher boy, E-C-E-O, and I'm here with the lovely, amazing official, Ms. Jamaica. What's going on? Nothing, nothing. My dad will all go on. Hey, man, say it, man. We down in ATL, man. And we couldn't come down here. We had to check in, man. They got us checking in down here. We can't even get to the city, man. Hey, man, where you at, man? Charlotte Lowe Junior's in the building, man. What's going on, man? What's happening, man? It's a pleasure again, man. You know I came down there and know y'all down here at the same time. Let me tell you something, man. I seen you go, I guess you was with, was it, you went to speak with Terry, the BMF. I seen you when you left, when you went up there.  Was it Michigan? Detroit, yeah. Detroit, yeah. That's what I thought. You went up there and hung out with Terry. How was that? Man, it was lit, man. I seen you. You was kicking it. You didn't show me so much love and yawning, but it's like just being up there and just, you know, I ain't never really understood why people really felt a certain type of way about certain type of people, like how people see my own pops. They be like, oh, man, that's Charlotte Lowe.  But then when I go around, some people who got, do you know the same type of caliber or you know who, you know who. With appearances. And they got their own type of name for themselves. And that's the first time I don't ever felt like that about someone. I'm like, oh, is it? I'm with BMF. Wow. Like, yeah.  Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's one under that happened. Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, they were just showing me around and, you know, and we talk and basically tea. He was just telling me like, man, him and my dad, like they had their own bun.  So, man, he was like, man, Meach go crazy just to, you know, know that you were here and this and that. And, you know, he'll love to talk to you and everything. So, you know, he asked me to take a picture with him, you know, I've seen the picture. Yeah. So that was the picture that we took, you know, he wanted me to see it. So, so, yeah.  You stamp. Like, wow. That's amazing. How does that make you feel to know that people out there respect that your father and in that way that, you know, when they connect with you, it's automatic presence of, hey, man, I loved what your father done. How does that make you feel? I mean, like coming from them and them type of people of that type of, you know, nature and background, you know, I respected from whoever or anybody. My dad was this, you know, we had this bun and that bun. You know, just to hear people in different states, like, bro, I got you anything, you know, and it just made me feel good, like, man, like, bro, and it, and it just made me think all over again. Like, bro, my dad was a powerful individual, you know, even before the rap, you know, he was who he was before he started rapping. You know, he, he really just painted the picture and told everybody what was really going on and everything he did. So, you know, it was just real. So, just to know, you know, he's respected for, for what he did in the streets, just as much as what he did in the rap. That's heavy. Do you feel like you have to fill his shoes, so to say?  It's only one low, you know, the only thing I can do is do me.  So, I don't really see it as I'm trying to fill his shoes. I'm just trying to, you know, do me and hopefully I'd be bigger than him. That's the main goal.  I'll ask you a question. What was, what's the craziest things happen to you? Like the people see you, they see you on D4L, uh, necklace and that they automatically, they put two and two together. Do they approach you? How does that work? Sometime. You know, what's the craziest thing that happened? Man, um, I was at this, um, concert with, um, DJ Swamp and, um, man, this lady just, you know, she walked up to me and I'm pretty sure when you drop this, most likely she gonna watch. But yeah, so, man, she walked up to him and she was like, Oh my God. She just got tear out. She was, she was like, um, she's like, I'm your biggest fan. And it, and it kind of caught you by surprise. Like me? No, he's looking like me. Yeah. No, you sure you get it?  Like, I ain't dropped a couple of songs. I ain't dropped a couple of songs. I ain't did it yet, but I'm going to. And what did she say? So, you know, and she was just like, bro, like I love you. Can I take a picture and, and everything started.   Well, don't nobody knows who she is. So, but anyway, we ain't not saying it like that. But, um, but, um, so then up there, you know, she, well, she had been already following me on IG, but it's some people when you don't follow them, they messages don't come through and it's already set on the side where, you know, I have to go look and look through the messages. So, you know, I moved her from right there to the other side. Yeah. The general, you know, she started sending me pictures and stuff and I'm like, oh. It's all good.  Yeah. So do you think she just, she thought she thought about your dad or what was it? No. She thought she was your biggest fan and I don't know where she would think about, but you know, your dad would be proud, man, just the way that you are carrying on his legacy now. I appreciate it. Ever since you say, you know, you started after that dream, you decided you was gonna rap because that's what your dad told you to do in the dream and I think that's dope, man. And whatever we can do to be a part of the legacy and the movement, man, we here for you for sure. I appreciate it. Most definitely. I want to, so do you have any idea if you're planning to do a movie on your dad or a documentary? That's dope because actually, I don't know, I don't know, yeah, I got some hidden cameras somewhere around me, but yeah, so I actually have been talking to some people from Sony and we want to do a, well, I want to do a series about that. You know how BMF got the BMF series and everything.   So you would play his part, of course. Of course. Of course. Twin. Twin. But to do something like that, do you have to get the approval from the rest of the family to do that? No, you know. I was just wondering. No. I don't think so either. It's just something he has to come up with, man. I mean, it fit. Okay.  But that thing there, that's a dope move, man. I commend you. And I definitely would be moving forward. That would be awesome. Yeah. Because that's gonna be, that's a hit. And man, and you know, the guy was just telling me, he was like, bro, this is going to be bigger than the BMF series. And like, like he was telling me, he was like the reason I say that because your dad was in the streets, but it transferred over to the rap and everybody going to want to know about the T.I. Exactly. And, you know, his beef, but he said that can be seasons on down the line. Right. Like he was like, so we can tell, you know, his story to teenage years, all this that, and you know, we can do all that to actually so people can understand who he was, you know, outside of the rapper, like they want to get to know him. But okay, because when I watch BMF, this is one thing I always read and we always talk about, you know, it would say the first thing that pops up is not that it's fully true story, but it's based on a true story because, you know, in film, they want to be exciting. So they're going to add a little bit and take away a little bit and stuff like that. How much of what you want to do would be 100% true or will it be the same words? It's going to be like added stuff. I mean, the way that I was thinking about doing it and everything. So it'll basically be, it's basically going to be his story. But, you know, like you have to switch and change certain things because, you know, you don't, you don't know how certain people feel about this if they found out that some stuff was true or this or that. So, you know, and I got to live here. You know what I mean? So, so, you know, like telling certain stories or certain things that I know that people probably, you know, some probably really happened to somebody like or did happen to somebody, but they don't know who was and me telling that exact story, exactly how it happened. They be like, oh, that was they can put two or two together. Even if you don't use the right names, they'll figure it out. So, yeah. So it's like it's going to be like that. Like it's going to be mostly true, but we're going to take away and, you know, got it, do that, but it'll be mostly true now. OK, so what else do you have on your plate that's new since we've last seen you? Um, new. Well, that's new. Um, outside of that, I also was talking to some some other guys at Sony and they are putting together what's the word that they use? Um, compilation, a hip hop compilation and R&B compilation. And they really want me to be the face of it.  So that'd be big for me and the people that surround me that I fool with. So I can try to give them an opportunity to get themselves out there too. Um, because, um, no, go ahead. Oh, no, no, you're good. You're good. So I know that you say you met with T and I know that your dad had known Meachin, all of them had a relationship. So somewhere down the line, will they bring you into it? Then your dad? Because I don't know. In the BMF. So you make it like a guest appearance on that show. I don't know. You know, we haven't really talked about that. And I don't know if they are people of surprises or not. I don't know yet.  So, you know, I don't really know them just yet to know, like, okay, he's saying he moved down here. They about to start filming down here. He telling me this.  Well, I won't say have to, but it should, you know, where they met dad.   That's cool. What I want to do is, man, I just want to commend you, man, for all the stuff that you've been doing, man, since you started, you know, going after your dream, you know, going after what that's crazy, going after your dream, right? For real. I just thought about that, but it's dope, but it's the truth. And the thing I say is, man, keep putting one foot in front of the other and doing what you know to do.  That's all it is to it, man. Um, when you, um, in Dallas again, cause everybody been trying to get you back down there, they already still want to see you once you did that run, that kind of like, you know, yeah, it's gonna spark it. And, um, uh, it's crazy. Cause I met, like I said, shout out to OG, OG, big read. Oh, G is him read, read something else, man. He, uh, he hit me up and, uh, he said, yeah, man, uh, he was like, uh, man, uh, I said, I don't know.  I said, he, but not in a, not in a bad way. He waiting on it to come out. I said, man, I've been putting out skits and I ain't even been tagging him in on mirror. I was going to go look. I was going out your page. I said, I don't see nothing. No, no, no, I put about five of them because what I do, I was trying to like that front page up.  I got you. You know what I mean? You wanted that page to look good.  Got you. You know what I mean? So it's, it's, it's certain things I do. I'm planning, trying to pre-plan. I mean, I just gotten this YouTube world to be honest with you and I'm trying to figure it out, man. And I'm, I'm 10 toes down. You seem to went viral, right? I was watching it. I was like, oh, okay.  It was on WorldStar. Glad, glad to put it on his actual page. That's how should I seen it? I was like, oh, okay. Y'all like, he died not knowing it, but I don't know. So he didn't go to my store. I said, I see it now. See what's going on. You know, you family, man. Yeah. Oh man. Anytime that you in Dallas or anytime you got something you need from us, you know what it is, man. Period. No, no hesitation at all. You know what I mean? Yes, sir. Um, so, um, last time you came down to your top and putting out some stuff. I love that one that you did with Dallas Globa too. Um, just loved it. Uh, did, did Mokomedia put yours out yet? I gotta go back and look. I ain't, I gotta go back and look. He may have. Um, I don't know. You didn't see it. Man, well, hey, man, uh, we appreciate you coming on the show. We wouldn't come down here to Atlanta without coming to see our boy, shorted low junior. Man, we, we respect what you're doing. Your grind is can't be denied. I see you everywhere. Keep on pushing my brother. Highlight your boy. It's a unique hustle. You know what I'm saying? Say, man, thanks. It's been another great segment of Boss Talk 101.


Welcome back to Capital Beat, brought to you by the Vermont Press Bureau and Orca Media. I'm Bureau Chief Neil Goswami and joining me as always is Vermont Press Bureau reporter Josh O'Gorman. It's week four in the legislature and we're going to talk about the all-pair model presented by the administration earlier this week. We'll talk marijuana legislation with Senator Dick Sears and we'll bring you up to speed on the education bill, making its way through the chambers. But first let's talk to Lawrence Miller, Chief of Health Care Reform with the Shumon Administration. Thanks so much for being here. Absolutely. Earlier this week you and others presented the proposal that you plan to present to the federal government for an all-pair model. We've been talking about this for a number of years now here in Montpelier and I'm assuming there's a lot of people outside of this bubble we operate in that are quite unfamiliar with an all-pair model. So if you could first maybe give us a brief overview of what the all-pair model is and what it plans to do with our health care system. Sure. This is based on a model that's at work in Maryland already and has been stood up for a number of years. In Maryland that's just about hospital inpatient. What this is about is a transformative way of paying for care. So within a framework agreement with the feds you can shift from fee-for-service to capitated payments and really have provider-led transformation of health care. It goes back to previous times when your primary care doc, your primary care practice was the one where you could really turn for assistance and they would be paid to take care of you in a more comprehensive way. I think what you'll see in critical elements there are no changes for beneficiaries. So if you're on Medicare you don't see a change in your benefits. You don't see a change in co-pays. You don't see those sorts of changes. This is about how practices align themselves to deliver care together and coordinate that care and really make a system out of our health care industry that isn't really a system today. Now when we talk about fee-for-service we should clarify that currently health care providers are essentially paid based on the procedures they perform or the tasks that they perform when they're dealing with a patient. That's right. The more you do the more you get paid. Correct. You and others in the administration argue that that's really a perverse incentive, that the health care industry should be focused on better quality outcomes. So explain how it would work. We go from fee-for-service. What would doctors and nurses and others be paid for under an all-payer model? Doctors, nurses and others become part of one system. You can think about it as covering the overhead and then moving dollars to the incremental costs. Right now a hospital has to have an emergency room, for example. That emergency room is going to be open however many hours a day and it costs a certain amount, but it isn't busy all the time. So it doesn't necessarily pay for itself. So other procedures that are practiced in the hospital have to pay for the emergency room and therefore they have to do those procedures. If we go ahead and say we're going to pool all the money from the different payers and then we're going to make a lump sum payment that keeps that emergency room open because we need an emergency room every 35 miles in Vermont, then that's taken care of and the rest of the hospital doesn't have to figure out, oh, how do we make money to cover that? Same thing for other heavy capital items like MRI machines and CAT scans and then the primary care doctors aren't sitting there figuring out how do I fit yay many 15-minute increments in because I've got to cover that other stuff, they've got their overhead covered as well and when it comes to needing to spend an hour with a patient who needs it, they can do that and not be harmed financially. Has this turned out to be a sustainable model for the hospital system in Maryland? It has been a very sustainable model for the hospital system in Maryland. They feel like it's been very successful and one of the neat things is that it provides an incentive for them to spend money on behavioral health supports and other things that you don't necessarily associate with acute medical care that really helps people have a better quality of life and better health outcomes. Johns Hopkins Hospital, for example, was having high readmission rates for people who were homeless who had come through the emergency room. By providing transitional housing, they were able to operate their emergency room at a better cost structure so they were able to provide the transitional housing, all the emergency room services, way significant reduction in readmissions for that population, total overall lower cost for treating that population, much better outcomes for those folks. And we're kind of exploring something similar to that because we're looking, we're looking for permission to expand Medicare to include substance abuse treatment, right? Exactly. There's no coverage in Medicare today. And it's, if you can think about why we call it an all-payer model, it's because we want to align the way commercial Medicaid and Medicare pay so that a doctor or a practitioner doesn't have to wonder, what can I do for this patient? They're able to treat the patient the best way possible through the community health team model, through coordinated care in a seamless way regardless of the source of funding. And that's really the heart of it. We need to make it easier and better for our practices to do what they know how to do well. Lawrence, this is a, by any measure, a radical transformation of the payment system in our healthcare system. You mentioned that it would involve commercial insurance as well as private insurance in the government programs. And we're talking Medicaid, Medicare. As you know, there are a number of criticisms lingering out there about this type of proposal. Number one is that you're operating under a global budget with capitated payments. And some argue that that would lead to rationing of care. Another criticism is that the program would sort of change in some way how seniors receive care and benefits through Medicare. I know you've made the case a number of times that those are not fair criticisms. Let's hear it again. Well, I think it's important to understand that this is evolution, not revolution.  And if you look at organized systems like Kaiser Permanente for its members or the Cleveland Clinic or the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, these systems are working in America today. If you look at where Medicare is going, this is aligned with where Medicare is going and takes advantages of the systems that they're putting in place as part of the next generation model. Secretary Burwell has announced that they want to see 80% of Medicare beneficiaries treated in alternative payment models over the next few years. The reason they want to do that is because what they've seen is that results in better outcomes for the Medicaid population. Not because it saves money, but because it provides better outcomes. The result of better outcomes is saving money, but the primary objective is better outcomes for beneficiaries. And I think that's the part that people also don't quite understand is this isn't about the state stepping in the middle of this. This is about the state providing a framework and regulatory structure that supports provider-led innovation where the doctors and the nurses, psychologists and designated agencies, all of the people who really work with people on a day-to-day basis, where they're leading this practice transformation. Before we get to what the state is actually seeking from the federal government and the process of obtaining that approval, I want to talk first about, you mentioned next generation and how Medicare is sort of urging states and healthcare systems to move toward the ACO model, the Accountable Care Organization model. We have that in place in, I think, two instances here in Vermont. We have three Accountable Care Organizations who are practicing in what's called a shared savings program. So what are we finding? What are the early findings from these ACOs in terms of health outcomes and in terms of cost savings? The early findings appear to indicate good health outcome improvements. Only one of the shared savings program resulted in redeeming shared savings, but all showed some cost benefit. We've also had the blueprint for health operating in Vermont for a long time in community health teams that have shown a lot of power in transforming care.  A very significant portion of healthcare spending every year is on a very small percentage of the population. And it's people who are having significant complications from multiple chronic conditions in a given year, as well as in acute issues. And if we're able to really coordinate care for that group of people, you can see a lot of savings. But remember, a lot of our health infrastructure is fixed cost. It's a capital intensive business. And if you were designing it from the ground up, you wouldn't necessarily finance it the way we're doing. So I think what we're moving to is a financial system that's better aligned with the way the business of healthcare is structured that will provide docs a better opportunity to fulfill their moral aspirations in the care that they provide patients. As we noted earlier this week, the administration presented the all-pair model it envisions. It requires a number of approvals and waivers from the federal government. Lay out the process from here forward. Sure. So we did submit the term sheet on Monday to senior management at CMS. They'll be reviewing that with lawyers and actuaries and everyone else. We've had a lot of discussions with them so far, as you know. But now it needs this formal process to come up with what the actual agreement would look like. And that's very detailed. The Green Mountain Care Board is getting an introduction to the all-pair model. And that's scheduled for a day and a half of hearings. So this is not good sound-bite material. But that public process is very important as we move towards implementation. It doesn't have a lot to do with affecting the framework of the agreement. But in terms of how that framework is expressed, that needs everybody who works in the community of healthcare to participate. It needs participation by patients, by people who both represent consumers and are consumers in that area. And that's all of us. And so what you'll see in Vermont over the next couple of months is that public process unfolding while the agency works on reviewing our proposal. And those two will come together at some point. And then we'll see how far we've gotten with the federal government and what the public comments are and be at a decision point. I'm just going to say ultimately January 1, 2017 is the goal here for rolling out and beginning implementation. Exactly. But remember that this also includes a lot of system changes. Medicare is needing to move to a new way to pay. When that system is going to be ready is an open question. And this needs to be done incrementally. We're talking about a big system. We are talking about significant adjustments. And the one thing we know is that we want to take this and break it into bite-sized pieces that can be managed effectively. So we know that the Obama administration supports moving to the all-payer model. We also know there's going to be an administration change the 20th of January of next year. Is there a sense of urgency to get this completed while we still have that administration in place that supports this change? Well, we're also leaving in January of next year. So there's a very explicit sense of urgency to accomplish the foundation and to be able to provide sort of everything in a stable condition for the transition. Lawrence, before we let you go, I just want to check in on Vermont Health Connect, the state's online health insurance marketplace. We know that the change of circumstance function was taken offline for a time. And a smaller backlog of requested changes had begun to build maybe up to 4,000 or so. I think we were at 5,700 Monday before we were able to begin processing again. We did complete an update over the weekend that allows begin processing changes again. Previously, we've been running about 300 a day. So I do anticipate that that backlog will be resolved over the course of a few weeks or through February. And as you're aware, the reemergence of the backlog raised some consternation in this building with lawmakers. Are you comfortable that you'll be able to explain this process moving forward, reduce that backlog and make everyone comfortable? Oh, definitely. And I think it just, I mean, it requires demonstrated progress. I did announce in October that we would be suspending change of circumstances. And I reaffirmed that when we returned, I'm not sure that people really wrapped their brain around what that meant. But, you know, we did have a very successful renewal season. We completed the renewal process four months before we did last year. It's a very substantial improvement. Everybody's 1095 tax forms going out on time. Very significant accomplishment. We've begun renewals for the Medicaid population, which is very important to make sure that people are still eligible for Medicaid. And we don't have anybody on Medicaid who's not eligible. So, you know, it's in a much better place than it was a year ago. That doesn't mean there won't continue to be rough patches from time to time. We'll leave the healthcare talk there for this week. Lawrence Miller, thanks so much for being with us. Thank you. And we're back with Senator Dick Sears of Bennington County, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator, you have been working very diligently on a bill to legalize marijuana. You met with the governor earlier this week in front of the press to outline a bill, a scaled-back bill that would, in essence, legalize marijuana in small amounts and allow the retail sale of marijuana in some limited circumstances. You were sitting here Friday morning and your committee will be taking a vote later this morning on the legislation. Give us an update of, first of all, the prospects of it and the attempts you've made to scale it back to make it palatable for most of Vermonters. Well, first of all, I'm calling it a bill that removes the civil penalties for the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana for those who are over the age of 21. And that's really the only criminal, significant criminal change. There are some changes in furnishing that respond to people who are over 21 furnishing marijuana and other products to kids who are particularly those under 18. But while there are some new criminal penalties, the real issue here is the possession. And technically it's not a criminal statue, right? Because it was already a civil penalty from 2013. We decriminalized the possession. So it is a civil penalty of 200 to 500, depending upon the number of times you've been caught with the ounce. The bill also would not allow people to use marijuana in public, a public place. It would not allow people to drive under the influence of marijuana. It does nothing like that. It continues and it improves upon or I think improves on an effort to combat drug driving. And that's not just people who drive under the influence of marijuana, but people who drive under the influence of any substance. Could be a prescription drug or it could be a heroin or whatever. The bill is not effective in terms of the retail sales and lifting the civil penalties until July 1, 2018. And that gives us enough time to adjust some of the provisions to have a commission that looks at what's going on. But it puts us on a path that I think by the time ours becomes effective it would not surprise me to see Massachusetts, Maine and several other states, Hawaii among them going in this direction. And possibly Canada to our north. And possibly Canada to our north although I really don't follow the politics of Canada as closely as I should I suppose. Didn't the New Hampshire House move some kind of legalization legislation? Two years ago actually. Oh, two years ago. The story was old. Oh, okay. I got to you. Very good. So given the efforts that you've made in your committee to scale it back to a reasonable place where you can feel comfortable on it. Reasonable place for me. For you. Many people it's not reasonable. Do you expect to be voting for this? I will be. As long as there isn't some killer amendment put in for example to start to lift the civil penalties July 1, 2016. As long as something like that isn't put in I will vote for the measure as it's been amended significantly. Okay. And it has the votes in your committee? Well two sponsors of the bill are in the committee of the original bill and Senator Ash has indicated that he would support legalization effort. Okay. Senator I know you've got to run to go take a vote so we'll let you go. Thank you very much. Thank you so much for joining us. Enjoying joining you. Thank you. Thanks. As we noted at the top of the show pot and healthcare weren't the only major topics this week here in the legislature. The Senate Economic Development Committee finished its work on a paid sick leave bill which passed the house last year on a very narrow vote. They made some changes that they say makes it a little more palatable to the business community and that cleared the committee on a five nothing vote yesterday. And of course we've had the education saga going on all week. Josh you've been covering this fairly extensively. There was a, let me set this up briefly for you. The Senate initially voted to repeal spending thresholds packed last year in Act 46. The House had a different version to raise the caps and reduce the penalties associated with them. And they were on a collision course. It's now Friday morning and we see some resolution in sight. Yeah potentially. So yesterday the Senate in various forms there was a joint meeting of the finance and education committees then a full caucus and then they broke up into separate meetings. And then after all this they finally came to a compromise that is similar to what came out of the house. Right. And that means they're going to raise each and every individual school district spending threshold by 0.9%. And so this is kind of an acknowledgement of the fact that when they created this threshold legislation they didn't really think about how it's going to impact people. And so when they learned that health care spending is projected to go up 7.9% and people are going to have to pay for universal pre-K which is rolling out this year. All of a sudden all these districts kind of through no fault of their own simply through the results of the legislation that's been made here in this building found themselves over these thresholds. So they're going to raise the thresholds and so the Senate agreed with that. The Senate also took an interesting step of exempting any school district from thresholds if that school district is below the average per pupil spending which is roughly $15,000. So the Senate proposal would find about 68 districts if I believe 68 school districts are going to be over the spending thresholds. The House plan had 106 districts. Both of them would raise residential property tax rate assuming you're not income sensitized. We would raise that by about 2 cents and would bring in roughly between $1.8 and $1.9 million in tax penalty revenue depending on which plan you're going to do. And the House was on the low end and the Senate was on the high end at that range. So what's happening right now as we speak we're taping this right now at about 10.30 in the morning on Friday. So the House members have since received the amended bill back from the Senate and they are in the process of caucusing. The Republicans and Democrats have broken up and they're talking about what's going to happen. And if I understand things correctly the House cannot amend this any further. It would have to go to conference committee. Right so it's either going to be a straight up or down vote or go to conference committee. Now there's an imperative for people to get this done today because Sunday is the last day that municipalities can warn their proposed budgets if people are voting by ballot on town meeting day. And so lawmakers have set this weekend as being the final day. Now in actuality most school districts who are going to be warning their budgets finalized them weeks ago. They are not hanging with bated breath to see what these guys are going to do. However there are roughly 120 school districts that vote by floor and so you can do whatever you want on the floor. It's like thunderdome. You can make amendments. You can make changes. Do whatever you want on the floor. And so this will benefit those folks in terms of they'll have more clarity than their counterparts that have to plan for their budgets earlier this month without knowing what's going to happen here today. Okay. Should it pass today the governor's office says that the governor's the governor will review it this evening. Most likely sign it tonight or tomorrow and move this thing forward. But I want to get to sort of the politics of this. The Senate's original position was very strong vote to repeal the spending thresholds all together. And I think a lot of people in this building thought that because it was such a strong vote that voice would prevail in the end. But it appears that the Senate has moved much closer to the House position than the House moved toward the Senate. Is this a is this a major victory for the House here. Yeah. I mean you could really look at this as you know House and Senate lawmakers have really been playing a game of chicken here for the last few weeks. And so House members are prepared to say you know what you don't take our compromise. We're going to go ahead and leave the existing thresholds in place which would capture 127 school districts and bring in $9.5 million in tax penalty revenue.  And so House is held strong with you know I dare pretty much they're daring the Senate to say you know what people we have in place. The Senate never wanted the thresholds in the first place. The thresholds were a product of a conference committee during the creation of Act 46 last May and they never wanted them in the first. And this is this was to essentially grab support from House Republicans. Yes. And move something forward. Yes. So they and House folks are just really committed to keeping these thresholds and they just did not have the votes. At one point earlier this week on the House floor there was an amendment to repeal the thresholds altogether. I think it drew 30 votes out of 150. All right. So it was not a popular move. All right. So bottom line House won the game of chicken. It looks that way. All right. Very good. Thank you Josh and we'll leave this week's episode of Capital Beat right here. You can catch this show on Orca Media and other statewide community access channels and on VermontPressBureau.com. Thanks again for joining us. Thank you.


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This is JSA TV the newsroom for data center and telecom professionals I'm Dean Perine from JSA and I'm coming to you live from Fort Lauderdale, Florida at Metro Connect 2023 and I'm here with my longtime friend Mr. Michael Rourke Michael is the CEO and founder of I am critical and I am data centers Michael thank you very much for joining me in this impromptu discussion. So yes thank you and it's an impromptu discussion because we are going to we are going to talk about one thing one very important thing and that is ESG sustainability. What I would like because Michael is a author one of the authors of our greener data book and happens to be here on site with me. So we're taking the time and advantage of having you on site to discuss what ESG means to you what sustainability means to you and ultimately where the industry is going in this regard so Michael the floor is yours. Well I think it's a place the world has to go. We're back into a corner and so data centers you know we traded IT infrastructure so we have one segment of the company that owns and operates data centers, both traditionally built data centers that we've acquired and we're refreshing and modular data center campuses for which we build our own modular facilities so I am data the other business segment is we're actually manufacturing the structures of modular data centers. Why modular after 25 years of you know building owning and operating and engineering and designing data centers. We figured out a better way to sort of reinvent the entire process there by making them more sustainable and you know and and better suited to ESG initiatives. So the what we do is that we took a hard look at it when we set up this company. We set up the company so that there's an automatic carve out of 5% of corporate profits that will go specifically to ESG initiatives. Yeah and and which may include VC funding for novel technologies that are addressing squarely the you know reduction of carbon footprint and and then across all of our processes and products. We we try to do things in an ESG friendly sustainable manner in a measurable manner so where there's there's real metrics and how many you know how much carbon reduction we're actually achieving. Yeah there's a lot of things related to our ASG initiatives that are difficult to metric. If they weren't difficult it probably weren't worth doing right. Well yeah I mean and also just I mean you know when you're building a modular facility the the site work consists of the the underground work and pouring the slabs essentially you know bringing in the fiber bringing in the power. But the actual modular modular construction process is is done in a very short period of time. For example we're about to deploy 10 modules at 6000 square feet 3 megawatts in Pittsburgh where we own six acres and the entire process of setting data centers data center modules and commissioning the entire data center will be about a month. So one metric is as you've you've reduced and it's right up next to a residential neighborhood on one side so you're reducing noise pollution. You know we we we go to an extreme you know cutting invasive species down and then turning it into mulch to promote erosion control and it's all these little things that add up. But I think the main thing is is that we're making these data centers Uber energy efficient. Yeah and we're reducing the amount of energy it takes to to to achieve the same workloads and thereby reducing power consumption. There's a very direct impact on carbon footprint. Yeah I love it so I am you're doing this this is real this isn't lip service these are things that you are doing right now. I think you and I both know that it's a very busy it's a very in vogue thing to be to be to have a sustainable sustainability initiative. In your mind though what is it going to take for this industry to to turn a real corner with regard to sustainability and renewable energy. We're in Fort Lauderdale and 20 minutes away we have a factory it's about 65,000 square feet. And we're building these things by building them I mean we're cutting bulk steel we're welding we're doing the entire assembly of every system that's required for a high tier data center. And we're able to do this less expensively than it is to build a traditional bricks and mortar data center which is remarkable. So these these buildings we're producing have remarkably low pu ease. They're great envelopes great our factors and they're sustainable from more sustainable than bricks and mortar facilities from almost every angle and they're less expensive. So I don't think that it I don't think that being ESG sensitive it requires a conscience but I don't think it requires necessarily spending more. And I just think it's there's you know and there's all of these companies are tremendously interesting most companies I have some genuine interest I would say and rather than just greenwashing. You know and greenwashing interesting yet and giving a nod to ESG and sustainability to really just doing something about it. Yeah, you know and I think that's amazing organizations like high masons and the infrastructure in the IT infrastructure side and the membership there. Wow I mean it's very impressive these big companies rather than just greenwashing they're trying to really do something to move the footprint on carbon footprint. Yeah and sustainability. Yeah and that's that's why you're here frankly I mean I wanted to make I wanted to kind of give our our viewers a little glimpse into somebody who is quite literally putting that you know sustainable rubber on the road. So thank you very much for your time we appreciate it you bet you think and thank you viewers for watching JSA TV we'll see you soon.


Your co-operative needs to attract and recruit the best people to ensure its success. Recruitment is more than just a job advert, it's about deciding what your business needs, finding the right person, checking out their credentials and getting a contract in place. Stage 1 What are your staffing options? Well recruiting an employee is one way, but there are other options which may suit your business better. The benefit of employing someone is that you will have more control over what that person does, when and how. You can ask someone to work full-time or part-time to fit in with the needs of your company. The downside is that employment can be expensive. You'll need to pay at least the national minimum wage, employers national insurance contributions, as well as paid leave and sick pay. Over the next few years, all employers will have to provide a pension scheme. Employees are protected from discrimination and have the right to claim unfair dismissal after two years. Next, what about hiring someone who is self-employed? This person supplies their services and charges you a fee. Self-employed individuals don't have the right to the payments we talked about earlier and you won't need to pay national insurance. Take care. If you want this person to perform the work themselves, provide them with the equipment, can tell them what to do, where and when, then this may be employment. Visit the HMRC website for more information. Another option is to use a recruitment agency. This is where you tell the agency what you need and they supply workers that fit your requirements. You direct the individuals on a day-to-day basis. But it is the agency that is responsible for sorting out everything else. The only issue is that this can be expensive because you pay the agency a fee for their services. From your auntie to the nice man that lives at the end of the road, often you need all the help you can get when starting a business. Volunteers are not paid except for their expenses and cannot be required to work. There are six steps in the recruitment process. Putting together a job description, advertising the job vacancy, interviewing the candidates who meet your criteria, selecting the successful candidate, carrying out pre-employment checks, getting an employment contract in place. If you decide you want to take on an employee, the next stage is to decide what it is that this person is going to be doing. Write a list of the essential tasks that your new recruits will be performing. To be able to perform those tasks, will your recruits need certain skills, qualifications, knowledge or abilities? Now write another list. You've just created a job description. Job descriptions are used by businesses to tell candidates what skills they are looking for. You will use the job description as the basis for interviewing and choosing your employee. Here are some tips for writing job descriptions. It is against the law to discriminate during the recruitment process against anyone on one of the grounds listed here. Is your job title gender neutral? Here are some examples of gender-specific job titles. If you are looking for a stuntman, advertise for a stuntman or stuntwoman or use a non-gender description such as Stunt Performer. Think about whether you could offer a job on a part-time or job share basis. Also, take care of words which may be discriminatory. Shop girl or shop boy may suggest you are looking for a younger worker. Take care using words such as youthful, active or mature. Make sure that all the tasks and skills included in your job description are actually what you need. For example, don't say that the candidate needs to have a driving licence if the person will never be expected to travel. If you do, you could be discriminating against someone who is unable to drive because of their disability. Pay. If you are not sure at this stage what to pay, don't make up a figure as you could be held to this figure. Perhaps say that the pay is negotiable or you offer competitive rates. Advertising the role. The job advert needs to sell your organisation and the role. There are a few options including the job centre, your website, job board, advertising your shop window, using social media, in a newspaper or using a recruitment agency. Employers should be prepared to provide a job advertisement in a different format if a disabled job applicant requires it. For example, a visually impaired employee may request that a job application is provided in Braille. How will the candidates apply for your job? You could ask candidates to send their CV or fill in an application form. Generally, it's not acceptable to ask candidates to provide a photograph of themselves. You can ask on the application form whether the applicant has previous convictions but you are not entitled to ask the applicant to reveal spent conviction. It is good practice to ask all applicants to indicate whether they are likely to need any reasonable adjustments at interview. That way you can contact them to discuss their requirement. The law says that you must make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to prevent a disabled person being disadvantaged. Here are some examples. What is reasonable depends on the circumstances of your business. Stage five, interviews. Write a list of questions that you want to ask your candidates based on the job description. It is illegal to ask people about their health before you offer them a role. This includes previous levels of sickness absence. The exception to this is asking someone whether they need any adjustments to the recruitment process or collecting diversity information. Remember to keep the interview related to the job description and avoid questions which could be seen as discriminatory. Selection. Hopefully there is someone that you want to employ from the applications you received. You can again use a simple scoring matrix to help you decide who you want to employ. The job offer. This could be the employment contract itself or it could be an offer which is written in a separate letter to the contract. You are likely to want to see references and will definitely need to ensure that the person you are about to employ has the right to work in the UK. Make your offer conditional upon satisfactory references and providing satisfactory evidence of right to work in the UK. Obtaining references before employment is essential. If the references reveal issues, you then have the opportunity not to continue with employment. It is against the law to employ anyone who does not have the right to work in the UK. You will need to obtain a copy of your prospective employee's ID documents which evidence their ability to work in the UK before employment starts. If you employ someone who is working illegally in the UK and fail to carry out these checks, you could be fined up to £20,000 or face a prison sentence. For further information, go to www.gov.uk. If the job is to work with children or vulnerable adults within their role, you may need to use the disclosure and barring service to certify their ability to undertake that type of work. Get advice if you have concerns. You'll need to issue your employee with a written employment contract or a written statement of their terms and conditions. It is a requirement that your contract sets out basic terms such as data protection. During the recruitment process, you'll have collected a lot of personal data from the job applicants. Make sure you store this information securely. OK, so there you have the basics of recruitment. Watch our other videos to find out more about how to employ staff.


Inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It is believed to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including a disruption in the balance of bacteria in the gut. This imbalance leads to increased intestinal permeability, allowing for the entry of antigens into the body, triggering an immune response and leading to inflammation. Clinically, this can manifest itself in two main forms, Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Both diseases cause damage to the lining of the digestive system, resulting in symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, weight loss, fatigue, and malnutrition. Treatments include medications, surgery, and lifestyle modifications. This article was authored by Andrea Michelen and Renata Dienker.


Suspense. This is the man in black. Here again to introduce Columbia's program. Suspense. Our star tonight is Mr. Sidney Greenstreet, one of Hollywood's most sensational newcomers in a number of years.  Mr. Greenstreet is with us to create on the air John Dixon Carr's celebrated detective Dr. Gideon Fell. The story called The Hangman Won't Wait is tonight's tale of suspense. If you have been with us on these Tuesday nights you will know that suspense is compounded of mystery and suspicion and dangerous adventure. In this series our tales calculated to intrigue you, stir your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution until the last possible moment. And so it is with The Hangman Won't Wait and Mr. Greenstreet's performance we again hope to keep you in. He comes striding towards us now beaming like old King Cole. You can probably hear him chuckle. If he wheezes a little that's due to weighing more than 300 pounds. Slun is a gross slun. You notice the three chins and the bandits moustache and the eyeglasses on the black ribbon. He removes his hat with old school courtesy. Don't try to bow doctor. He is Gideon Fell, doctor of philosophy and expert in crime if he tells us something about the Barton case. I have only one remark to make about the Barton case. Everybody was wrong. I'm afraid we don't quite follow that. The judge was wrong, the jury was wrong, the prosecution was wrong, the defense was wrong. But Dr. Fell you can't have a murder case in which everybody is wrong. My case is sir, you can have practically anything. Oh yes that's true enough but... I want you to imagine yourself in the position of that girl here in Barton. Well? Imagine yourself waking up suddenly in the middle of the night. You're terrified, you don't know why. The room is cold and nearly dark. All of a sudden you realize it's a room you've never seen before.  No sound except... What is it? What was that? Now lean back in your bed dearie. It's all right. Yes, take it easy miss. I was dreaming. You were having a nightmare dearie. But it's all right now. Nothing's going to hurt you. Not yes. Be quiet Anna. All right, all right. Would you like us to turn on all the lights miss? Please, would you do that? You see I don't understand this. Where am I and how did I get here? And who are you? Don't start that all over again please. Start what all over again? Saying you've lost your memory and don't even know what your name is. Are you insane? Of course I know what my name is. I'm Helen Barton. But it's all I do know. Where am I? Why on earth is it so cold? Well that's not unusual you know for England in the middle of December. Did you say December? That's right dearie. 18th of December. You're fooling me. You're playing a trick on me.  It's not December, it's the end of August. I was going up to see Philip. Oh that's it. I was going up to see Philip. Philip? Philip Gale. The man I'm going to marry. Be quiet Anna. Don't turn on these lights yet. She's having a zone. She's... Anna! This child's shaking all over. And so help me she don't know where she is. Listen dearie. I'm going to sit down on the bed beside you. Now take my hand. Olden. Tight. What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? This is a madder's prison miss. Steady dearie. I'm still dreaming. I must be. You can't mean I'm in prison. Now look dearie. I'm afraid it's worse than that. Worse than that? Look over there. You see where there's a little bit of fire in the grate? Well, and paper on the wall and pictures. And a carpet on the floor. Why don't you come out straight and tell her. They're going to hang you in the morning miss. This is the condemned cell. Sudden shock. The prison clocks. Smote on the shivering air. I won't quote that any further. I have too vivid a memory of sitting up that night with Colonel Andrews, the governor of the prison. Over here you'd call him the warden. There's a little office with a lamp shade tilted so that I could see his face. And he said, I hate executions. Love them. Can't even sleep the night before. If you hadn't offered to come here and save my life. This is a strange place, sir, to talk of saving lives. No, it's no good being sentimental about the thing. That's the law. I didn't make it. But I gather you're not exactly happy about this case. I'm not. That's a fact. Mind you, there's no doubt whatever about the girl's guilt. I'm glad to have you here. But if only she confess. Most of them do you know. They confess to you. To me or to the hangman. Not often to the chaplain. Because they think he'll threaten them with the hereafter. But when Kirkwood goes in with a step to bind their arm, he says to him, I don't like to think I'm doing something that would be on my conscience. So if you'd care to tell me. Quite a sensitive fellow you're having. Look here, I'm serious. So am I. Sometimes I wish I had any job in the world at mine. If only the girl would confess. If she'd just stop this nonsense about not remembering. Not remembering what? Not remembering how? Well, not remembering how she shot Philip Gale. Not remembering anything, even her own name. Total amnesia, covering a crime. Sir, you've frightened me. You mean to say that a woman suffering from loss of memory can be tried and sentenced to death? No. Not if she really has lost her memory. Well, and what this defense was a fake. You're quite sure of that? Naturally. The judge would never have allowed it to come to trial if it hadn't been convinced that she was shemming. Even then, she might have got off of the life sentence or even with men's slaughter if it hadn't been for the nature of the crime. She didn't cut anybody up, I hope. No, but it was almost as bad. She shot a man who had raised his hands and begged for mercy. That completely damned her in the eyes of the jury. And yet, you have doubts. I tell you, I haven't any doubts. And in any case, it's none of my business. How has she acted since she's been here? Oh, a model prisoner. But I wish she'd stopped this business of seeming to be in her days. It's getting on my nerves.  I looked into your execution shed once, and I don't want to look again. Oh, you get used to it after a while. Heron Batten won't. Tell me about her. Nice girl, too. I knew her grandfather. You live near here? Yes. Born and bred in Meadhurst. She got mixed up with a far-going swine named Philip Gale. Crazy about him. Wouldn't hear a word against him. Then he threw her over for a woman with money. I see. He had a bungalow on White Rose Hill. She went up there one Sunday afternoon. Alone? Yes. Herbert Gale, Philip's brother, heard them screaming at each other. He ran in to see what was wrong. Philip was trying to chase the girl out. She grabbed a 32 revolver out of the table drawer and told Philip to put up his hands.  Then she shot him dead. Afterward? Afterward, she couldn't remember. Didn't remember anything? No, pretended she didn't even recognize her own family. She said, who is Philip Gale? Mm-hmm. And you hang her tomorrow morning? Yes. Without ever hearing her side of the case. Can't found it, man. There's no doubt about the evidence. Are you sure? She killed Philip Gale. Gale's brother Herbert saw her do it. This hypocrisy about not remembering. Emotional shock could do just that, you know. She wasn't so emotionally shocked that it disturbed her aim. She drilled him clean through the heart at 15 feet. The bullet entered in the dead straight line through coat, waistcoat, shirt, and heart. You could have run a pencil through the holes.  Tell me, Colonel Andrews, aren't you talking to convince yourself? No. Suppose that girl is telling the truth. Suppose she has lost her memory. Yeah. All right. You don't believe that. Suppose it. And suppose in some black eye just before the hangman comes that a memory returns. Don't talk rubbish. Well, I've lived long enough to know that mental suffering is the cruelest form of suffering on this earth. Imagine yourself in that position. Come out of a daze into what you thought was a safe and pleasant world. You don't know where you are. You don't know what's happened. You only know that when the clock strikes eight, they're going to take you out and... Did you hear that? Yes. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yes. It isn't possible. Very much fear it is. Sometimes you know we have to use drugs. Drugs? Yes. We take them to the execution shed. It's only a short distance and we try to get it over in a matter of seconds, but sometimes they can't walk. Yes. What is it? Big pardon, sir. But I thought I'd better get you or the doctor or the chaplain or both. Oh, what's the matter with you, men? Not as quite as a ghost. Can't help that, sir. I've been a warder at this place for a matter of 15 years, but I never knew anything like this. It's the upstairs room, I suppose, Mr. Barton. Yes, sir. Is it technical? Yes, sir. She says... Well, she says she remembers now. I see. She's carrying on something awful, sir. But that ain't all. She claims she never done it. What's that? She claims she never killed Mr. Gale at all. Well, that's all, Harris. You may go. Yes, sir. Any other disturbances in the building? They're a bit restless and a-wing. That's usual. Yes, sir.  You can see him by the street lamp. First, he'll take a few little quick steps back and forth. Then he'll run and stick his face against the bars of the gate. Then he'll go back to pacing again. There, guide me the creeps it did even before this other thing. You don't happen to know who he is. It's the other Mr. Gale, sir. Herbert Gale. I haven't the heart to chase him away. All right, Harris, go ahead. I'll be along in a minute. Yes, sir. The girl claims to be innocent. You heard that, eh? Yes, I heard it. What do you mean to do? I'll see the girl, of course. But it won't affect the issue. Not even if she does happen to be innocent, fell in the name of heaven, tried to understand my position. Believe me, I do understand it. The jury convicted this girl of murder. Her appeal was dismissed. The home secretary has refused to intervene on behalf of the king. You couldn't do anything even if you wanted to. You couldn't even appeal to the home secretary without new evidence. Exactly. And it's too late for new evidence because you can't just accept the word of Helen Batten. All the same, I'm dreading this interview. It's against regulations, but I wish you'd come along with me. Oh, the police. Out there isn't. Where's the frisky? I think a little stimulant. She will need the stimulant. Well, it's a cold night. The recording at where she's going. It's all right, dearly. The governor and the big star gentlemen believe you didn't do it. Oh, no, they don't. You needn't try to fool me. Look at them over there on the corner whispering. I heard that. You said fell she's lying, but I'm not lying. I'm not. You've got to pull yourself together. And have a nice breakfast. What would you like for breakfast?


One of the coolest things that you can do with NPM isn't an NPM command at all. It's NPX, which also comes standard with a recent version of Node. Just running NPX will give you all of the information that you need to know about NPX. Here's what it does. Surely you've heard of a project by the name of Create React App. Create React App does what it says on the tin and it creates ReactApps. It's very simple. Now, Create React App is designed to be used as a command line tool, the same way that Calsey is. Now, historically we could have installed this with that global flag and had it available to us, but it's being updated rapidly. So every time we use it, we would have to install it. NPX solves that problem for us by effectively downloading this package and running it, but just one time. It doesn't keep an artifact of it anywhere. So let's test this out with Create React App. We can actually just copy this command and run it. We'll just paste it here. It's a NPX Create React App and my app is fine. Actually, let's do more essential NPM. Without any installation, NPX just ran Create React App. Now I want to show you I do not have this installed in my system. I use NPM LS and the global flag to show that Create React App ain't here. Empty. Nothing. Nada. NPX used it directly from the registry. This is awesome. So let's make sure that everything worked. We'll CD into more essential NPM, run Yarn Start, and we're in business.


The rolling winds echo across the snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest. The Quaker Oaks Company, makers of Quaker Pop Wheat, and Quaker Pop Rice, the delicious cereal shot from guns. In cooperation with the Mutual Broadcasting System, present by special recording, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the northwest, breaking the trail for Sergeant Preston of the northwest mounted police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers. Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon. A stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches. Back to the days of the Gold Rush and the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog, Yukon King, as they meet the challenge of the Yukon. Our adventure will begin in just a moment. There are lots of ways to save money. You still hear about people tucking it away under mattresses, putting it away in a favorite piggy bank or a cookie jar. But there's a much better way to save, and that's by buying United States savings bonds through the payroll savings plan. It's the real easy way of saving money. Your employer automatically sets aside a certain sum of money each payday, any amount you name.  When enough is accumulated, you receive a Series E savings bond, automatically too. There's no bookkeeping or budgeting problems for you. It's also the smart way of saving. Series E savings bonds payback $4 for every three you put in, even more if you hold them past maturity. Yes, there are many ways of saving money, but today while you're thinking about it, join the 8 million other Americans who'll find it easier to save through the automatic payroll savings plan. This message is brought to you as a public service. Kirk, in the Yukon territory, the short summer was drawing to a close. There was a Christmas in the air that old timers recognized as a forewarning of sudden freezing temperatures and heavy snows. Many prospectors had come into town from miles around to take the last boat of the season to the States. Larry Roland and two tough-looking companions had ridden from Whitehorse and had taken over a deserted cabin a few miles out from Selkirk along the river. The three men discussed certain plans they had in mind. Sir, you and Jim will leave here with plenty of cash if you string along with me. That's what we want, Larry. The robbers we helped you with around Whitehorse didn't get us much. We'd gone, didn't we? Sure, sure. We're not kicking. Like I told you on the way here, this is the time and the place for us to really make a haul. While they wait for the boat, the prospectors have prodded into town and are spreading around a lot of cash. You think it's safer to stop here for a while? The law will be looking for it. We're safe enough. We've been careful to mask our faces so they don't know what we look like. When do we strike and where, Larry? Hey, how about the bank? I know they have the bank well guarded. Where's all the cash coming from that you talked about? I have two places in town where there's plenty. The hotel safe is usually filled with gold that prospectors leave there for safekeeping. Yeah, I reckon that's right. The other place is the trading post. There's a big business this time of year. We'll hit the hotel first, then lay low for a while. The night before the boat leaves, we'll rob the trading post. Sounds good to me. The night we'll ride into town we'll wear our masks and separate after the robbery and meet here later. It was about midnight when Larry, Turk and Jim arrived in Selkirk and stopped in front of the hotel. The hotel was filled to capacity and most of the patrons had left their gold and valuables in a hotel safe. A few prospectors were in the lobby when the three crooks entered. Not anybody move. Holy mackerel, mass crooks. They'll take all that gold. Your clerk, give me everything that's in the safe. Make quick a battle, you get a bullet. Come on, get moving. Yes, sir. I'll give it to you right away. All right, sir. That shows we mean business. He's lucky he's just wounded. Now clean out that safe. All right. A few minutes later, the three crooks ran from the hotel and hurriedly modded. Now we're separated. Get the loot into the saddlebice quick. All right, let's go. Hey, look, the hat's supposed to run in towards you. I'll settle him. Matt stopped him. Get moving. The following morning at Mounted Police Headquarters in Dawson, Sergeant Preston entered the inspector's office. Good morning, Inspector. I came as soon as I got your message. Good. Sergeant, I want you to get to Selkirk as quickly as possible. Yes, sir. What's happened? Well, crooks robbed the hotel there last night. I received a telegram saying the constable was wounded and he tried to stop them from leaving. There were three of them. They were all masked. I see. They might be the same ones who are wanted for robbery on Whitehorse. Yes. I want them brought in. How do everything possible to bring them in, sir? The last bolt of the season is leaving for Selkirk this afternoon. We'll be on it. Fine. Goodbye and good luck, Sergeant. Goodbye, Inspector. Come along, King. When the riverboat reached Selkirk, Sergeant Preston, who had taken his horse Blackie with him, rode to the trading post to talk to the owners, Scotty McClark. Hold on, King. Hold on. Come on, King. Sergeant Preston, it is good to see you and King again. Hello, Scotty. You were the one who sent the telegram to headquarters about the robbery, so I came directly from the road to talk to you. I'm glad you did, Sergeant. How's the constable? He's getting along just fine, but threatened because he can't get around to haunt the crooks who shot him in the leg. He's at my cabin and getting fine care. Good. There were three of them. I'll go talk to the constable. I'll make inquiries around town. Someone may be able to give me a description of those crooks. Those who saw them don't agree as to what they look like, but I sure hope you manage to track them down before they strike again, Sergeant. It's going to be difficult, Scotty, but when I go back to headquarters, I'll have them with me. We'll continue our adventure in just a moment. The bases are loaded. It's the last of the night. The two out. Here comes the pitch. He swings. Be right there in the ballpark and see a grand slam home run. Come out to the ballpark this very week as guest of a major or minor league team. Walk right through the gate free if you are 12 years or younger and bring mom or dad or another paying adult. It's so easy to get a free baseball ticket. It's right inside a package of Quakerpuff wheat, Quakerpuff rice, and Muppet shredded wheat. You get two free tickets in QuakerPackle 10. The ticket tells you the names of the teams and the dates. Don't miss out on the fun another day. Bring the whole family. Remember, no mailing, no waiting. You can get as many free baseball tickets as you want. They're inside packages of Quakerpuff wheat or Puff rice, Muppet shredded wheat, or QuakerPackle 10. Get yours right away. Now to continue. In the cabin along the river, Larry Rowland awakened from a dose and sat up as he heard a horse stopping outside. Where's Jim, sir? He stayed at the cafe for a while.  Next thing you know, somebody to get wine. Ah, stop worrying so much. We can't take chances. There are lots of strangers in town waiting to leave for the States. The river boats in too. Brought several new prospectus to town. The boats are all right now. Yeah. Remember, it leaves day after tomorrow. We'll have to pull that trading post for every tonight or tomorrow night. We'll do it tomorrow night. There's Jim coming now. Yeah, I wonder what made him change his mind about staying. Ah, Jim, you must have left town right behind me. I thought you were going to stay awhile. I found out something right after you left. Came to tell you and Larry. Tell us what? There's another money in town. He's got a big husky with him. What? It's that Sergeant Preston we heard about. Sergeant Preston's in Selkirk, you're saying? Hey, he came in on a boat in Dawson. He was in the cafe a while ago asking questions. Yeah, that's not so good. You can say that again. Look, we've run into monies before. Larry, there's nothing to worry about. I reckon you haven't heard as much about that particular money as I have, Jim. Preston and that dog, it is a dynamite. That's what I've heard, too. The bar keeps that Preston's here to run down the cooks or rob the hotel. Meaning us. What you fellas heard is true. We were masked. You won't get a line on us. Nobody can identify us. Yeah, that's right. The trail's cold. Yeah. But still, Larry, are you thinking of backing out on that trading post deal? We get plenty there. The trading post sure has taken in the cash lately. Well, we'll go through with it. Then we'll take the boat to the States. Preston and Ron will be taking a big chance. Wait a minute. I've got an idea. It'll get that Mountie and his dog out of the way, Larry. Go ahead and make plans to rob the trading post. Leave Sergeant Preston to me. The following day, the crooks made their plans. All right, Turk, what's your plan to get Preston and the dog away from town? That'll be good, Turk. Don't worry, it is good. Right listening. Well, we're clear of this cabin right now. Take in what stuff we want with us. Go on. We'll set the cabin on fire. Then head for town, riding in one at a time. What's that got to do with Preston? Just this. I'll go find the Mountie. Go find him. Yeah. I like all of that. I'll tell him three mass crooks rid of McCavin and Berger. He and the dog will come out to investigate. I'd expect you to come back out here with him. Don't worry. I'll get out of it some way. Well, he and the dog are wasting time out here. We'll rob the trading post. Hey, that's a good idea, Turk. After the robbery, we'll separate like before and head for the boat one at a time. And we'll all be on board when it sails in the morning. Yeah, but if the Mountie and his dog are as good at tracking as I've heard, they might... The temperature's dropped to zero outside. The ground's frozen hard and it'll be tough tracking anyone on it. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, well, I reckon it's all right then. Let's pack up our stuff and then we'll set fire to the cabin. Come on, get busy. Later that afternoon, Turk rode hurriedly into town. Learning Preston was at the cafe. He went there to carry through his plan. Hey, has anyone seen that Mountie, Sergeant Preston? What's happening? Yes, Sergeant, I'm sure glad I found you. What's the matter? Three masked men. They raided the cabin, took all their head and then set fire to the cabin. Must be the same three who robbed the hotel.  Yes, it is. How'd you get away from them? They didn't see me. I saw them come along the trail. I ran out hitting some bushes behind the cabin until they left. And I rode here to find you. Are you hurt? I'll get you a brand new. No, Sergeant, just got a weak heart. Oh, this is exciting. Oh, this may help him here. Take this. Thanks. Where is your cabin? About three miles down the river trail. Oh, gee, that must be the place Judd Wilson left. Yeah, yeah, that's the place. I know where it is, Sergeant. I'll take you there. All right. Maybe we can pick up their trail. Let's go, King. Oh! Yeah, all right. But accompanied by a prospector, Sergeant Preston and King hurriedly left the cafe. Gee, there's that finish horse. I saw him when he rode up to the hitcher egg. Sure looks like he ran that horse all the way. Yes. Poor fellow is very much upset for a moment. Now he stood beside Turk's horse with King sniffing beside him. And then Preston went to his own horse, Blocky. Easy, Blocky.  I'll go, King. Well, maybe this time you'll get a line on him, eh? I hope so. Go on, Blocky. By the time Sergeant Preston and the prospector arrived at the smoldering cabin with King, the sky was heavily overcast with a threat of snow. It had taken some time to get there, and King stood patting as the two men stopped and dismounted. Oh, my goodness. Come on, King. They did a good job of burning the cabin. It's right. There's nothing left of it. That fellow sure was lucky to get away like he did. As he was. He said he hid behind some bushes. The cabins and the clearing was nothing to hide behind. Hey, look at King. He's sniffing like he found out something. What is it, boy? King acts as if he'd found a scent he recognized. Must be the scent of that fellow's horse King caught the scent of the hitch-rack in front of the cafe. Yeah, that must be it then. Wait a minute. That fellow must have tied his horse to this sapling here. The horse would have broken loose and run away when the cabin burned. Yeah, that's right, Sergeant. The man was lying. He must have been helping himself. Let's get back to town right away. What I think is true, we've been badly fooled. Let's hurry. It was supper time in Selkirk, and the usual group who lounged around the big stove at the trading post had gone to eat. Scotty McCloud was alone behind the counter. Wish business would always be as good as it's been this day. It might as well go back and fix them because we're late half the time. Eh, more customers. What? Three masked crooks. Hey, hey, I'm the reaching, mister. Keep them covered, Jim. Checking our clean out the safe. Right. Find the safe unlocked. It is unlucky for me with all the gold I've taken in this day.  Hurry up, boys. Somebody might come in. If anyone does, you know what to do. We've got everything. Let's get out of here. Sergeant Preston and his dog King in town, you crooks aren't going to get far. Yeah, that's a laugh. That money, these dogs are out hunting for us right now. Miles from here. Yeah, they sure are. They went on a wild goose chase. Let's get going. Come on. As soon as folks in town find out about this... You're not going to tell them about it for a while, mister. This will keep you quiet. Let's beat it. Now we'll separate. I'll meet both of you on the boat later. Get it. Get it. A few minutes after the crooks left the trading post, Scotty regained consciousness. My head... to get to the doctors. I might... my head bondaged. Slowly, Scotty made his way outside and crossed the street to the cafe. When he entered, his appearance caused some excitement among the customers. Hey, Scotty, you look like... Hey, you're hurt. How are you, sir? What happened, Scotty?  All right, now go get the doctor. Sit down. Thanks, Scotty. Tell us what happened. Thieves. Three of them. They wore bandanas over their faces. Came in. Then they hit me over the head. Somebody better find Sergeant Preston. Not long after the robbery, Sergeant Preston with the prospect Brent King entered the cafe. Here's Sergeant Preston. Sergeant, we've been looking for you. What's happened? What about Scotty? They sparked him over the head and knocked him out. He'll be all right. I'll go right over there. That's the trading post. Sergeant Preston heard the details of the robberies in Scotty. He came in when I was alone. They must have planned it that way. Sorry I was out of town, Scotty. I don't know how they knew that, too. But when I said you and King would get after them, one of them said you were away hunting for them. I see. Another said something about you going on a wild goose chase. He was right. I'll take a look around outside, Scotty.  Well, King, we fell for that fellow's trick in the cafe a while ago. But you did get the scent of his horse. Up to you now, boy. Find the scent. Ready, buddy? All right, King. Find him, fella. Find him. Go out, please. For some time, Sergeant Preston saw King as the great dog ran before him, snipping the ground and barking intermittently. The mountain was puzzled by the root the crook seemed to have taken. The trail of Turk's horse led the sergeant and his dog in a great circle around self-hatch. Before long, snow began to fall. It was then that Sergeant Preston noticed the tracks of only one horse. He pulled the stuff for a moment. Oh, boy. I don't get this. Wait, King. We're going on another wild goose chase. But if I get one of the tricks, I'll be able to get a line on the other two.  We'll trail this one. Get up, Blackie. Come on. It was about dawn when Sergeant Preston and King approached the end of the trail they were following. Hold it, King. The fellow's trail has led us right back to the waterfront in Selkirk. The last boat of the season for the states is about ready to sail. Get up, Blackie. Come on. Sergeant Preston realized the whistle he had heard was the warning whistle just before casting off. He urged his horse, Blackie, into a fast pace and soon arrived at the gang plank. Hold it, King. Hold it. Come on, King. Hurry.   Who says I'm not? Oh, it's you, Sergeant. What's the trouble? I think the men who robbed the turning post are on board this boat. What makes you think the thieves are aboard? King and I trail one of them here. Any passengers come aboard during the early morning hours? I know one man did about an hour ago. I was with a person when the man was assigned to bunk in a cabin with two other men. We filled the capacity of this trip. Do you remember the number of that cabin, Captain? I believe it's cabin five down along this deck on the port side. Thanks. I'll find it. Come along, King. We'll continue our adventure in just a moment. Say, kids, how about you and your whole family going to the baseball game? 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Cabin number five, Larry Roland and Turk and two of the Crooks were sitting on one of the bunks counting the cash and gold they stole from the trading post. And there was a tap on the cabin door. Open up, fellas. That's Jim, let him in, sir.  You sure Jim? Positive. He wants to talk to the captain. Wonder how he found out we're aboard. I don't know, but what are we going to do? Calm down, he doesn't have anything on it. Yeah, that's right. Well, what's the difference? Tell him you're leaving like a lot of others. You have nothing to stay here for since you were robbed and your cabin burned. Yeah. Yeah, that ought to work all right. Get that golden cash into the bank and we'll stow it under the mattress. Come on. Now lift up the mattress a minute. Right. Fix the mattress back over the mattress. I reckon he'll soon be coming here. Just sit tight, Jim, and let me and sir handle everything. I sure hope we get away with it. Come on, he is by the way, quiet. There must be a question. Go open the door. All right. Oh, it's a sergeant and his dog. Glad to see you again, sergeant. Did you have any luck when you... I think I have had luck. You're just the man I want to see. Well, sure, come on in. Quiet, King. You decided to leave Selkirk rather suddenly, didn't you? That's right. After all being burned out and robbed, there was no reason for me to stay. I decided to get out while I had the chance. Since my two friends were gone anyway. Oh, I see. These are friends of yours. That's right. They left me the cash to pay my fare to the states. That was generous of them. But it so happens my dog and I trailed you from the trading post after it was robbed. How do you account for that? Well, you see, sergeant, I was in there just before the robbery. Then I came aboard the boat. You took a long way on horseback to reach for both and all you had to do was walk a couple of blocks. And you came aboard only about an hour ago. Oh, that. Well, I want to sure get last night... Stop lying. You rode your horse from your shack to the cafe to tell me you'd been robbed and burned out. How is it that Cooks didn't notice your horse outside your shack? Well, I don't know. Anyway, you're just guessing, sergeant.  You're not leaving town till I find out the truth. I'm holding you and your friends for questioning. Put away the guns, sergeant. You don't have anything on us. You have no right to... Just a minute. Preston noticed King slipping along the bunk. And he noticed further that the eyes of the three men were on the dog. Is it expecting something to happen? I'll have a look around the cabin. What's the, King? Preston started toward the bunk except to make a search. Oh, you're slipping around that bunk, sergeant. Oh, you seem worried about it. I'll turn back the map. And then reach down and turn back the map. Wow. The money bag's from the trading post. Hey, get away from there. The intelligent dog, King, went into action. As Larry reached for his gun, he swung. At the same time, Preston fired at Kirk. Hold it! Let's get this dog away. I'll settle it much. Quiet! Long King, watch him, boy. We heard shooting in here. Yes, Captain. King and I have found the trading post. I figure they're the same ones who robbed the hotel and shot the constable. Holy smoke, are you sure? Yes. Those money bags from the trading post are proof enough. These men aren't going to sail with you, Captain. I'm glad of that. We'll sail as soon as you take them ashore. I'll take them ashore right now and return Scotty's money bags to the trading post. Fine, sergeant. I want to get through before the ice closes in. I think you'll make it. I'm not going to be chasing these three crooks. I wouldn't have come to the cabin without King. You see, I really wasn't alone.  Yeah, I wish I'd had the chance to shoot him. Watch it. King doesn't like that. Just keep him away from me. I'd rather take a bullet. King's a fine dog. And a smart one when it comes to catching crooks. 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