Okay, so hi everyone, my name is Alan Akash. I worked at Uliq's Supercomputing Center for about 10 years now actually, and I mostly worked in one of the EU HPC centers of excellence, but I did have, well, I was the one who brought Easy Build to Uliq, and I also was responsible for the big machines there when it was initially installed four or five years ago. And now Easy Build is used across all the resources in Uliq. So Uliq itself, it's a pretty large supercomputing center and it's around since about 1987. It has, when I started, there was just over 100 people working at Uliq, but it's doubled in size in the last 10 years. So we now have about 200 people who do everything across the range of activities in supercomputing and simulation sciences. And that includes these days quantum computing as well and lots of stuff for the AI and things like that as well. And we have at the moment three primary systems. So our big system is called Joules. It's based on this concept of modular supercomputing architectures so that you have a different part of the systems with potentially different architectures and different capabilities. And the system at the moment is, I think it's 12 pedoflops and that'll be increased this year to 70 pedoflops because we're about to get an NVIDIA Ampere GPU booster partition, which is about 58 pedoflops and that's due to be delivered before the end of this year. So we'd be the first, I think in the official announcement we're the first supercomputing center to get the Ampere GPUs, especially at that size. That should make Joules the biggest public supercomputer in Europe then. And the next, one of the other systems that we have which is the one I was originally involved with setting up with Easybook that's Eureka. So that's also a modular supercomputing architecture. So it has CPU partitions, it has GPU partition and it also has night's landing as well. So it has the largest part of the flops comes from the night's landing partition as well. And that's actually due to be replaced this year as well. So there's a lot of activity in terms of hardware going on in the new week this year. So largely dismantled and replaced them with kind of a lot of data-centric hardware. The final thing is something called USIF. It's an AMD machine with quite a few V100 NVIDIA GPUs as well. This machine is targeted towards particular workloads. So interactive workflow and then a lot of community-based web services that require HPC resources as well. That's the main target for that system. In terms of how we use Easybook at JSE, well, we've been using it for a while. And so I think Kenneth mentioned that like the first public release was in 2012 and we were already coordinating a workshop on Easybook by, I think it was in early, early 2013. And the way we use it on our system is, of course we have a lot of different users. We have a lot of different systems and the users have a lot of different capabilities. So the general usage is target towards the average user experience. And so what that means for us is that we hide a lot of indirect software. Software that the user typically might not necessarily want in a normal workflow. So they might be interested in Gromax but not all of the dependencies of Gromax. So we might hide a lot of these indirect dependencies that people might have. We also have a lot of tool chains because we have these different kinds of hardware on the same machine that tends to require different compilers. So for example, if you wanna use OpenACC on a Eureka machine, then you're probably gonna need the Portland Group compiler. And we also have different MPIs and because you wanna make sure that you're CUDA aware MPIs available for the CUDA partitions but also we also have custom MPIs that are geared towards the CPU partition of the machine as well. So in general, this leads to proliferation of tool chains. And because we have lots of tool chains then a module hierarchy makes a lot of sense for us. And so that we make sure that what people get is actually compatible and when they try and run their code. And we also rename some modules to try and make it easier for people as well. So for example, as an example instead of calling the Intel MPI implementation the software name is IMPI but we rename it to Intel MPI. In Easy Build, the Intel compilers are called ECCI Fort. We rename those to just call them Intel. And there's a couple of other cases like that but they're not so many but the idea is just to make it some names we just tweak them a little bit to try and make it easier for our users. We also do a couple of Elmod tweaks as well just adding some tags to different modules and also changing the way Elmod looks a little bit to the end user as well just try and make everything as straightforward as possible. And we have lots of customizations. We've been using Easy Build since 2012 and it's kind of a little bit as a result of that. So we use our own custom module naming scheme which is very heavily related to the module hierarchy but has some slight customizations on top of that. We have lots of custom tool chains that we use because we have our own combinations of various things we maintain our own easy config stack. And that's because our update cycle is not exactly in sync with Easy Build and our tool chains are not exactly the same as the ones that are used in the distributed and easy configs of Easy Build. So we have until now maintained our own set of easy configs and we also have custom easy blocks. So we don't have too many of those but we do have some for things we do ourselves. And in terms of the impact of this, I think really it becomes a little bit of a maintenance thing. So it means that we actually have to carry out quite a bit of maintenance and it also inhibits our ability to contribute back. So if we're using custom easy blocks and our custom easy and configs and custom tool chains it makes it a bit convoluted for us to contribute back to the main repos especially because our update cycle is slightly out. So in terms of things like our dependencies the versions might not be exactly the same main repo. So that makes things hard. And we're working pretty hard to try and remove this at the moment. So as much as possible, we actually wanna align ourselves with Easy Build and just use customizations in other ways. In terms of how we present software to the users, so we get new users twice a year and when new users come on our machine we only want them to see the latest versions of the software. So we actually have what's called a stages concept. So whenever new people come on the machine they see a stage which is the latest versions of our tool chains with the latest versions of the software available in those tool chains. And this gets updated twice a year. So the production view that people see gets updated twice a year. And the idea behind this is that it encourages people to adopt the latest software and all the dependencies and that should lead to hopefully better performance and people not running into bugs that were there in previous versions. Of course, we make it possible so that people can still use all software, right? So it just becomes, there's a step involved in them getting access to previously installed software. But by default, we wanna push people to the latest versions of software all the time and we do that twice a year. So yeah, we give indirect access to the retired software. So there's a step involved that they need to do. And this also has an impact on module spider as well. So because of the way we present software when somebody is a module spider they by default will only look in the current stage. And but if they do use it an additional simple module use statements then they'll actually have access to all of the software and including all the legacy software. And as you can imagine after a few years running for four to five years now there's a lot of that. There's a lot of old software there. So again, the idea of the stages is to keep the view for the average user quite clean and not overpower them with lots of different software versions and things like that. And what we're looking at now which is like relatively recent in EasyBuild is this idea of hooks. So being able to hook into various steps that along the way when EasyBuild is building software and we wanna use that both for our maintainers and for our users as well. So we see this as a pretty powerful alternative to doing the customizations. And this is our way of backing out of the maintenance problem that we have and trying to just instead create some pretty powerful hooks and then use them to have an... Well, we see them as much more automated. So they can be clever. They can have logic inside and that makes them a lot more flexible as well. And for us then it will be easier to maintain in the future. So for example, one of the reasons we maintain our own easy configs is that we actually want to insert things like a site context. So the person that's responsible for a particular software package. The moment that's requiring us to maintain our own easy configs but we could actually do that with a hook and that would be quite easy to do in a hook. So that's one of the reasons we use those. And the other thing we wanna do is that we wanna enable user space installations. And that's a little bit tricky because you could say that there's a right way to do this. So for example, you've heard a little bit now about GCC Core. And so the tool chain GCC Core usually has a lot of dependencies in there that maybe users don't really care about. But it means that if they want to use their own GCC Core it usually pulls in a lot of additional software dependency for them because it would require something else. So a hook is a way to actually tell them don't do that. Instead of doing that, use some of the tricks that some of the stuff that's in there the tweaks that are available in EasyBuild. So instead of using, trying to build a new GCC use instead try tool chain on your fingers. And I can also tell you, you can tell people how to resolve dependencies or how to use the soft easy configs that are available in the JSC repo. And basically there's lots of little things that you can do to make the user experience a little bit more straightforward. And a little bit, and a lot more compatible with how we deliver our software. And I think, yeah, I think that's it for me. That's all I wanted to say. But maybe somebody has any questions.


It's been quite a ride since that fateful day when Epic closed the servers down for good and there are people still hopping on this roller coaster for the first time, while others jumped off long ago. Very few have stayed patiently with their hands and feet inside the car at all times, I am one of those few. So if you're interested in hearing me drone on about shit that will never matter in the grand scheme of things, grab yourself a ticket, lower that locking bar, and let me guide you through the ups and downs of Paragon's resurrection. Please bear in mind that the footage I use is from the same timeframes that I talk about, so if you see your favorite game looking like Garbage, remember this goes all the way back to 2018. Our story begins before the story of Paragon ends. Epic originally announced that the servers would be going down for good in January of 2018. They would give us a few months to say our farewells, but April was the date set for the game's execution. You may be surprised to learn that the first date of the game for Visionary's project Phoenix Rising was released to the public in March of 2018, a full month before the Paragon servers actually closed. Visionary kicked into gear as soon as the closure announcement was made. They pulled together a team of highly skilled individuals that were willing to invest their free time into creating a spiritual successor to Paragon using their own assets and intellectual property. Visionary made huge strides right out the gate. As you can see from the state of the game, they already had a lot of work done on the game. March of 2018 was also when Epic began releasing the assets used to create Paragon, everything from heroes to environmental structures. Visionary made the decision early on that they would not incorporate those assets into Phoenix Rising, but instead forge ahead with their own IP. This was the decision that I still respect, however it was a move that came back to haunt them. With the release of those assets, we started to see ambitious individuals using them to attempt to recreate the game. Notably, this is when I started seeing work out of Rocket Mania on the Paragon subreddit. He was able to create a pretty functional one-lane game that he was calling Overthrow Paragon. However, Overthrow wasn't intended to be a long-term sustainable game. It was more of a personal project to help Rocket get into the gaming business. Again, though, we're going to see later down the road how significant his efforts ended up being. April came and went, and we all bid a tearful farewell to Paragon. But many of us were already looking forward to Phoenix Rising. Visionary continued to be very active in the community releasing monthly state-of-the-games and live-streaming the 3D modeling process, among other things. Around August of 2018, we were introduced to Unleashed Games, a company working on a Paragon successor project called Project Agora. Unleashed released a video that was mainly cinematics and added Sylphon, a popular Paragon contact creator to their team. Sylphon lent them a bit of credibility and also began interacting with the community to find ways to solve some of the problems Paragon had. During this time, you also had Brain Dead games working on a Paragon successor. I don't know much about Brain Dead games other than that they ended up merging with Unleashed. What I have heard of Brain Dead is not good. There were some documents floating around out there that indicate that Brain Dead's goal from the start was to simply cash in with Paragon nostalgia for a monetary gain. Take that as you will. I can't say if it's true or not and in the end, it doesn't matter much as the real talent they had ended up being sucked up by Unleashed games. Step forward to November of 2018. This was a huge month for Paragon projects, good and bad. November is when I first learned of Omega Studios and their Paragon prequel project called Predecessor. The original plans for Predecessor included an element system that was kind of like a Pokemon one element trumps the other type thing. This concept was eventually scrapped. Almost as soon as I learned of this project, they added RGSAs to their team. Ace was probably the most popular of all of the Paragon creators and was invited to Epic Headquarters several times. As with Unleashed adding Silphon, the inclusion of RGSAs brought some credibility to Meta with the added benefit of insight into what made Paragon tick. The same month Unleashed and Brain Dead officially merged and incorporated. They became Metabuff and they were calling their project Core. It was in November that they also announced their projected alpha date of April 27th, 2019, exactly one year after the Paragon servers closed. Along with the incorporation came Core's first proof of concept, a six video series that ended up being more of a presentation of various proposed ideas than an actual proof of concept. The first video of the series was mainly a hype piece, reiterating the alpha date, promising 10,000 keys and displaying the PlayStation End user agreement. Something I've had a problem with as it gives console players some false hope. Unfortunately, this was also the month that we learned of a huge rift in visionary games. Not only did their lead 3D modeler have to leave the project due to his real life workload, but internal conflict over the direction of the game and the decision to not use the free Epic assets caused many members to leave the company, some of them going over to Metabuff. It looked like the end of Visionary, however, it was announced in December of that year that the remaining members were going to forge ahead, albeit at a much slower pace. The last news we got from Visionary was that they were going to focus on building a one lane demo for the game. And that's where the story of Phoenix Rising ends for us. The project is still going forward, but we haven't received any significant updates since. Fast forward to February of 2019 and we got our first look at the map for Metabuff's Core. They allowed a selection of people to test out two different gray box maps and provide feedback on how to improve. I'm not entirely certain of when exactly it was announced, but it was also around this time that Omega Studios announced that they would have their first Alpha test in March of 2019. Omega hit this timeframe, albeit just barely, holding a three-day Alpha test at the end of the month. The first predecessor Alpha is generally thought of as a huge failure, but it really wasn't that bad. They had some significant issues with Netcode and a host of other bugs, but it was an Alpha test. While we saw it as a loss, the Omega team just looked at it as a necessary step in the game's development. Omega did slow the amount of updates they put out and rained in their live streams through the community. Omega's director, Sergeant Smokey, made an appearance on a podcast that I used to do in April to discuss why they didn't continue to host their Alpha, what they learned, and what they needed to fix. April of 2019 also showed us the functional map for Core, which generated significant excitement and anticipation of their projected Alpha. We still hadn't seen true gameplay, but being able to run around the map as Kalari certainly bolstered my personal failing confidence in the studio. This was, unfortunately, short-lived. April 27th came and went without a peep from Metabuff. This was, of course, the date that they had set for their Alpha. Not only was there no Alpha announcement, the studio seemingly went dark on all communication. They apologized for the delayed Alpha, did not release a new date, and promised to continue working on the game. I'll touch on where they are now later on, but Core, who was, at one time, by far the most popular and seemingly stable Paragon 2 project, effectively leaves the story at this point. In May of 2019, we learned of a new project that claimed to be much further along than either predecessor or Core. This was Project Agora, Agora with an H on the end. I looked into these guys and they struck me as just some kids that were in a little bit over their heads. I figured I'd keep an eye on them in case anything exciting came about. Unfortunately, the news from them was that they were taking donations. After I learned about that, I did a video explaining why I felt that they were probably a scam company set up to prey upon Paragon nostalgia. They confirmed my suspicions by shutting down, restarting with a new name and website, and the only functional thing about that website was the donation button. This was the last we heard from them, and good riddance. This brings us to November of 2019, where I started to hear of a new project that also seemed too good to be true.  I contacted Strange Matter to see if they would be interested in conducting an interview. Much to my surprise and delight, they agreed and asked if I would like to play the game while asking my questions. And they delivered. My first interaction with Fault was playing the actual game against real players with functional minions and towers. This was a much needed injection of invigoration into our downtrodden community. November also saw the introduction of a Korean developer that would later be known as Team Soul Leave. However, it wasn't overprime that they were working on, it was Prime X. Prime X used the Paragon Heroes, but was not slated to be a MOBA. They were calling it a Prime Dunk Royale. And I still don't fully understand what it was supposed to be. I do believe they still have this concept going in the background, but Team Soul Leave is currently far more well known in our community as the developers of OverPrime. December of 2019 saw the first open alpha test for Fault. Strange Matter had 10,000 slots available for pretty much anyone to come test the game. They also started crowdfunding via Indiegogo with Alpha Keys as one of their tiers. Strange Matter added Sylph into their team who had left core at some point, further cementing themselves as the real deal. This is when Rocketmania, the guy that made overthrow join Team Soul Leave, they released an announcement saying that they didn't feel that any of the company's remaking Paragon were doing a great job and that they would be stepping into the ring. Prime X went to the wayside and OverPrime, a Paragon Resurrection project, became the company's focus. The first I was able to step into OverPrime was March of 2020. Soul Leave came out swinging with a much larger roster than any of the other games, a legacy map, travel mode, and the Prime Dunk mechanic. The game was far from perfect and had many elements of overthrow in it, but it was a great start. In the March-April 2020 timeframe is when Strange Matter announced that they would start their paid early access beginning on May 8th. People that donated via their Indiegogo campaign would also be considered as having already bought in. Final release of the game would still be free to play. Strange Matter did not make that date, something that we're all getting very used to, unfortunately. June of 2020 we started hearing a bit from Omeda Studios with Predecessor as they were pulling people in that had Alpha Keys to play test the improved version of their game, but it wasn't until July that we got a solid Alpha for the community. People lucky enough to get a key were able to play and this time around it was widely viewed as a huge success as they had fixed the issues that plagued their first Alpha. July also saw the inclusion of a monolith map for OverPrime. This was something the Paragon community had been wanting forever, the choice between playing on monolith or legacy. July was also when we finally got false early access. The launch was plagued by technical issues with Steam, Alpha Keys from Indiegogo not working, as well as a variety of new bugs within the game. Although they got off to a rocky start, Strange Matter has continued to improve the game, adding new heroes to their lineup and patching in various bug fixes, balance changes and new features.  To this date it's the only one that you can download from Steam and reliably find a match with other players. This is where the story of major updates to Fault ends as they are a stable game that's available to anyone willing to pay for early access. The next big updates that we're currently looking forward to from Strange Matter are a full release of the final product and hopefully, console release in the future. In October of 2020, predecessor held another Alpha test with the addition of more heroes and items. This was slated to be the final closed Alpha before the game goes into open testing. No word yet on when that will be, but they promise to improve the map and add in new heroes. During this timeframe, I'm not exactly sure when, we finally got an update from Metabuff about what was going on with Core. They have decided to switch from a Parazombie to a third person MOBA of their own creation using their own intellectual property. That brings us to February of 2021 where Over Prime released a one lane ARAM map for their very much improved game. Team Soul Leaf has also announced the backing of publisher Netmarble. The next big news we expect from them is Steam release of the game. And that's where we currently sit. Out of all of that, we have Strange Matter and Fault coming in late to the party, but being the first to release what I consider to be an actual sustainable game. Omega Studios, a company that started in the shadows of the Metabuff Juggernaut, have outlasted Core and Forged Pass that have failed initial Alpha. And have had several very successful closed tests. Team Soul Leaf, aided by Rocket Mania, have financial backing and a greatly improved product that really only needs Steam release to be considered a success. Is this where I thought we would be at this point? Hell no. If you asked me back when this all started where I thought the games would be in 2021, I would have said that Core and predecessor would be in full release with possible console ports. I would have thought Phoenix Rising would be playable. I never would have guessed that Strange Matter would come out of nowhere and take the lead with these games. And I would have thought that Rocket Mania would have moved on from overthrow. I guess he did, but I mean he's working with Over Prime now, so it's kind of the same. So what have I learned? Well, I'll tell you what I've learned. I've learned pessimism. Never take any update from anyone at face value. Look forward to whatever they announce, but don't expect it to actually happen until it does. Things that look great on the surface may be in the process of rotting from the inside. But I've also learned optimism. Never underestimate the power of the dedicated fan base.  Good faith is sometimes rewarded and these games really do have a future. That's all I have for now. I tried to be as complete as possible with this history of projects, but I'm sure I left something or other out. Please let me know what I missed in the comments below. Like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video, but for now, this is the man goose signing off. You guys have a good one. Man Goose!


For a half century, aloe vera gel processors and distributors armed with biblical quotes and anecdotal testimonials have sought recognition for their products. Too often accompanied, however, by misinformation, and none of which more elaborate than promoting aloe vera for the treatment of cancer. But check out this recent case report, a 64-year-old Hispanic woman with a tumor on her eyeball, which looked like a classic case of ocular surface squamous neoplasia, a type of eye cancer, and therefore surgery was recommended to remove it. But the patient declined the surgery and instead initiated the use of concentrated aloe vera eyedrops three times a day based on a friend's suggestion. Just some off-the-shelf aloe vera gel product. And to the doctor's surprise, the lesion showed significant improvement after just one month, and two months later it went from this to gone completely. At the time of writing was six years later and appeared the cancer was gone and stayed gone. Now normally you'd go in and cut it out with wide margins to make sure you get it all, because despite the best efforts of the ocular surgeon, recurrence rates as high as worse than a flip of a coin have been reported because there's little bits of cancer you miss on surgery. And here there's this tumor that disappeared without surgery. Are we sure it was cancerous though? Well, she refused a biopsy, so we don't know for certain. However, it did have all that kind of defining characteristics, and so to see it disappear without any side effects and stay gone is pretty extraordinary. Surgical resection still remains the recommended treatment, but at least there's an option for patients to try if they don't want to go down that route. Of course, this was just a single case report, no control group. It's not like she had tumors in both eyes and just tried the allo on one. There was a controlled study suggesting allo could prolong survival in those with advanced untreatable cancer, but it wasn't a randomized controlled study. But a decade later there was hundreds of patients with metastatic cancer randomized to receive chemotherapy with or without allo. And the allo group had three times the number of complete responses, significantly greater objective tumor responses, and two-thirds at some level of disease control compared to only half in the non-allo group. But does that translate out into improved survival? Yes. For example, a one-year 70% of the allo group was still alive, whereas most of the non-allo group was dead. And as a bonus, the chemo was better tolerated in the allo group, less fatigue, for example, and better maintenance of their immune system. So given the better disease control, given the better survival, this study seems to suggest that allo may be a successful add-on therapy in terms of both tumor regression rate and survival time. Now this was a randomized controlled study, but not a randomized placebo controlled study. It's not like the control group was getting some fake allo drink. So some of the tumor response may have been like a mind-over-matter placebo effect. Now there are potential downsides. As I explained in a previous video, swallowing allo can, in rare cases, trigger liver inflammation and cause electrolyte imbalances due to diarrhea or vomiting. For example, there was a case reported of an allo-induced low potassium in a patient with breast cancer, which rapidly resolved when she stopped the allo, thought due to the laxative effect allo can have. If you want to talk to your doctor about giving it a try, note this was not allo vera, but allo arboricens, a tree-like allo that can grow to be like 10 feet tall. The concoction they made was a mixture of about two-thirds of a pound of fresh allo leaves to a pound of honey, plus about three tablespoons of 40% alcohol, given orally at a dose of two teaspoons, three times a day, starting six days prior to the onset of chemo.


Hi, my name is Aaron Ford. I'm training manager here at TechSoup. This video summarizes the checkout and fulfillment processes for on-premise Microsoft donated products and on-premise Microsoft discounted products without software assurance. Here I've navigated to a Microsoft donated product. The process for outlining will be the same for all Microsoft donated products as well as Microsoft discounted products without software assurance. Since I haven't yet logged into TechSoup, I'm presented with a login button. I log in. That button now changes from a button that said login to a button that says add to cart. I'm confident this is the product I'm looking for. So I'll click that. I'm now presented with a screen that instructs me to get validated at Microsoft for nonprofits. I'll click on go to Microsoft for nonprofits to get there. When registering at Microsoft for nonprofits, you'll create an on-microsoft.com domain. If you've already been validated for Microsoft for nonprofits, you can enter that valid domain here. We'll look now at registering your organization at Microsoft for nonprofits. I've navigated to Microsoft for nonprofits by clicking a link at TechSoup.org. I'll click register now. I'll begin by filling out information for myself. For contact location, include the location of your organization. You can select or deselect marketing emails and info sharing if you'd like. Check your email to get a verification code from Microsoft. Once you verify you have access to your email address, you can fill out information for your organization. After entering organization info, you'll need to provide a valid phone number. This is to let Microsoft know that you're not a robot. You can choose to verify the number by text or by phone call. In step four, you'll be asked to create a user ID, which looks a lot like an email address. It consists of a username and an on-microsoft.com domain separated by an app symbol. You'll need that domain later to add a Microsoft product to your cart at TechSoup.org. As we see on this screen, you'll need to wait up to seven days for an update on this validation. It's usually faster than that. Now that the registration at Microsoft for nonprofits has been submitted, I have two emails for Microsoft. I have one that labeled get started with your new nonprofit portal trial from Microsoft. And I have another that says we've received your request for nonprofit status for Microsoft nonprofit. This email contains my onmicrosoft.com domain. It also includes an email address that I'll use from now on to log in at Microsoft for nonprofits. We'll look now at what to do after your Microsoft for nonprofits account has been validated. Now that your Microsoft nonprofit account is validated, you can return to TechSoup and enter your onmicrosoft.com domain. 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Using any browser, I navigate to admin.microsoft.com. I log in using the email that I generated when I created my Microsoft for nonprofits account. To find my purchases, I extend the menu on the left and locate your products in the billing section. Under Microsoft products, we see the cloud products we've procured as well as nonprofit portal trial, which is our access to Microsoft for nonprofits. This can be ignored. On-premises licenses can be found under software. I've had one product to fulfill through TechSoup, Microsoft Access. To open a product, I click on the name. To download the software, click download. For Microsoft Office apps for PCs, like Microsoft Access, I click on this link to launch the Microsoft deployment tool. During software installation, I'll need an activation key, which I can get by clicking show activation keys. 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If I click on the resources tab up here, I find a lot of blogs and articles related to Microsoft topics. Again, here are places that I'll go to find updated information about the Microsoft for Nonprofit program. We hope you found this informational video useful. We look forward to continuing to serve nonprofits and we'll see you next time.


Hello and welcome to another episode of the Home Shopper Show Cape Town Edition and this time we are just outside of Cape Town in the Valdivia state and this is Pearl Valley, one of the most exclusive estates you can get in the Western Cape and it is absolutely stunning. Within this home which is five bedrooms, six bathrooms, it has so much and this estate does as well, restaurants, a Jack Nicholos signature golf course and then uninterrupted views of the Simonsburg mountains and this is one of the few homes within this estate that does give you those uninterrupted views. You'll see it throughout this video, they look incredible. But here we are, I'm standing inside. First thing I'm going to do is close this massive door and let's talk about this home. Beautiful flooring guys, I can't say enough about it. But here we are within the first sitting area, stunning, plenty of space. This home stretches fully open all the way down to the kitchen and we're going to talk about all of this but right here we've got a wood fireplace to the left, log storage, love how they've done that because it always turns that function into a feature, massive TV on the wall. Now the furniture you'll see around the house suits it tremendously, it makes this house seem even more exclusive, even more posh, even more fancy. So if you like these pieces and you're buying this house, speak to the estate agent, we'll give you all of their details at the end of the video because the furniture is up for grabs, it can be sold as part of the home. So don't think you're going to be missing out on that but let me come over here, sliding glass doors, double glaze opens up onto the outside area and again this outside area is wonderful guys. But even with the cloud cover, these mountains look fantastic. Flooring stretches all the way across, fully open planned living, love the different lighting arrangements, down lighting throughout the house which is done really nicely because it knows or the owners at least have known during the renovation what to highlight and it's fitted into this bulkhead ceiling which just, I can't say enough about this house, definitely one of the favorites on the series but yeah we are within my favorite area of my favorite house, the bar area. I've been looking at some of the stuff here guys and I'm very tempted but I think the owners look everything but let's talk about this bar area, under counter storage, we've got space for your bar fridge, really nice bar fridge as well and then your sink here, beautiful black faucets, love how it's been done so closely, also very minimalistic, the black faucets match these counters, wood counters, brass handles, so nicely done, interior illuminated and behind me these doors open wide into your very own private zen garden one might say, I think it looks quite zen, this whole house does give me quite a Japanese vibe and in that garden you'll find a nice water feature that will complement the water feature you'll find outside at the front of the house behind that beautiful door. Now before we move over there into the informal lounge area, let's take a look at what the rest of this open plan living space has and we're going to go straight into the dining room. Walking into the dining room area there are two things I want to talk about and the first is you know how I love light fixtures and let's throw this in here and the first light fixture right here, solid concrete hanging down really cool matches the rest of the home and it's just so different, I've never seen it before but the second thing that has been done so well and it's a testament to how well this home's been built is right in front of me there's this glass feature wall which when sitting here because it's glass it looks like it's framing the front door but when coming through the front door you look right across here and it turns this view into a picture and I love how that's been done as I mentioned Simonsburg over there 180 degree views and through the north you've got majestic views of the frontsook mountains but here we are within the kitchen all of you chef's guys I love talking about it right now you can see I've been wonderfully illuminated from above me because there is this massive skylight but maybe you're sitting here and you're hot don't want to sweat while you're whipping up a mean meal click of a button these shades close up and there you are with a little bit of shade but because they still are transparent you're still getting that light that you need in the kitchen beautiful countertops the furnishings are wonderful as well as the appliances but let me scoot around this side fridge as I mentioned you can come with here as well as all the other furnishes Simons gas burner with one of these guys we've seen this before let me press that does it get any fans here then your extractor fan rising up out of your island to do its job then again a Siemens oven over here plenty of undercounter storage and this undercounter storage continues the design element of those brass handles wood finishing absolutely beautiful those brass handles continue over here and then we've got a smeg inbuilt coffee machine as well as a smeg microwave some shelving some other beautiful feature lights for you to divide and conquer when you're cooking another one of those black faucets and then a Blanco double sink which is inside this absolutely stunning veined marble countertop I like that they've used two different materials because it does go with this whole house right here this island matching that chandelier we've got some display cabinets here and then that framing of gloss leading out onto your patio area this opens up outwards and you move on to your patio and take a look at that patio fire pit right there as well as a wood stove or wood briar area if you like then to the right hand side you've got a gas briar area and then a separate sink for you to do your washing up just to the left huge pool sunny days guys I can only imagine how nice it must be to take a dip in that pool with that mountain view in front of you and then something I need to mention is this house has direct access onto the golf court but you're not going to walk guys within pill valley you're not walking anywhere this home comes included in the price with not one but two golf courts so both you and all your friends can play out your golf days or at least should I say the golf days of your dreams but follow me we've spoken about the living areas but not all of them because there is another one right around that corner that we're going to show you and here we are coming into the informal lounge a pocket door right over here separating this lounge from the rest of the living areas a really cool design element in this room is this cantilevered bulkhead ceiling with all of this down lighting the geometry really does give this room its very own unique feel another thing that is unique about this room is we've shown you the wood fireplace right here you've got a double sided gas fireplace providing some heat and some light not only to this room but also to the room on the other side which I'm going to show you in a bit that's a study area two windows in this room floor to ceiling one slides open allowing anybody in this room access to that stunning wood deck and another one providing a lot of natural light just to my left the first bathroom we're going to be showing you and what a beautiful bathroom that is let's take a look now this bathroom is the guest bathroom we've got a floating toilet and then on the right hand side your own basin with some under counter storage something that you should take note of in this bottom that makes it just beautiful all those tiles on the floor that at least make up the pattern on the floor really nice really different almost handmade feel to them and then the stunning wallpaper on the right hand side you've got a window as well as access to the garden on the left hand side but now that we've covered the bottom let's take a look at where the other side of that fireplace leads so coming around the corner you'll find yourself in what is now currently a study area and it does suit the study area full on 180 degree views of the mountain range as well as the golf course sliding doors letting you out to the front or should I actually say the back of your home and then no office is suited without your very own bathroom single vanity as well as a walk-in shower so if you're pulling late nights this is exactly where you want to do it super spacious really nice views lots of sunlight and access to your own bathroom and coming on to this plush carpeted area you find yourself within the master suite and what got you definitely not the master suite we're always leaving the master suite for loss but I bet half of you watching could definitely imagine this being a master suite it is massive so big in fact it's thrown me off but we've got the bed right here with the wall separating it from the bathroom area I love the design elements for that I've always really enjoyed it behind me you've got your very own zen garden with again 180 degree views of the mountain range right now those clouds are obscuring it but even now it looks absolutely stunning we wrap ourselves this way around the bed take a look at all the cupboard space you've got and all the storage and then right here we find ourselves within the bathroom area two separate vanities those black accents on the taps continuing in that design all across the house your own separate mirrors then right over here you've got your pebble shaped bath with that freestanding faucet and the massive window looking out onto your private garden and yes that private garden does indeed have an outdoor shower but talking about showers just behind this piece of glass and let me move back in here you've got your toilet hidden system and then the indoor shower with that door opening out onto the garden I love how they've included so many private outdoor spaces throughout the house specifically when you're on a golf course like that it's so important to have a bit of privacy and they've done so well in doing that but we've shown you this room and it's a beautiful room but there are far more five bedrooms six bathrooms one of those bathrooms being a guest bathroom let's go so coming out of that bedroom right over here in the hallway you've got some built-in linen cupboards you've also got windows along this hallway letting in so much natural light from your courtyard but right here we've got the second bedroom let's take a look at what they've got for us and here we are within the second bedroom we're showing you on the downstairs area plenty of space cupboard space all on my right hand side and then we've got this really cool barn door that slides across that gives you access to your bathroom which we'll show you in a moment window over there overlooking another garden and the shower area also overlooks another garden love how it's been designed love the down lighting and I very much like the fact that the bulkhead ceilings continue throughout all of the bedrooms let's take a look at their bathroom your bathroom as I'd mention has that frosted glass window looking out onto the garden giving quite a nice green outdoor feeling to this bathroom and then those incredible tiles we saw in the guest bathroom continue yeah but this time in the shade of gray and slate I love the texture of it you've got your single vanity you've got your mirror and then again your floating toilet with hidden system now the last bedroom located downstairs before we get to the master suite is again a copy of what we had just seen perfectly symmetrical with that beautiful barn door separating the bathroom for the rest of the bedroom plenty of space lots of light coming in from the windows and then those fantastic tiles located within the bathroom love how to be decorated and now now we are going to the creme de la creme it's time to take a look at what the master suite within pearl valley looks like and here we are within the master suite of this beautiful home really it takes everything up a notch I've so often said that in right here we see it once again over here massive space for the bedroom we've got this wall separating the bed from just behind you another office area you've got a desk right over here really cool feature especially if you want to do some work or some reading late at night and then there's a bookcase slash art display area love how it's been done tv up on the wall and right in front of you uninterrupted views of the mountain range as well as the golf course but follow me over here because there's more the first thing I'd like to mention is the really strategic use of windows to get light in this room second is one of my favorite features I've seen recently and that is these curtains being hidden the top of the curtains being hidden within the bulkhead right over here we have our walk-in closet plenty of space here for all of your clothing needs and I'm sure some display cabinetry for any of the fancy shoes a nice chair to sit down and then it's time to be in the bathroom now it's not so often you find a home with almost two master suites but this home accomplishes that this bathroom again decked out to the lines you've got your double vanities under counter storage two separate mirrors a bathroom off to the side blocked off from the rest of this bathroom by a door and within that that toilet area you've got your floating toilet with hidden system then right over here behind me stunning pebble bath tub again framed by this gorgeous window and outside into that outside area you've got an outdoor shower I mean what home is complete without one other than my home and probably a lot of our viewers over here beautiful shower I love again that all the faucets throughout the house carry the same design elements and that is the black coating and that is all we have for you right now guys so let's go back to the front of the home so I can talk just a little bit more about the details around purchasing this home and there we have it folks I'm outside in the rain outside of this beautiful home 16,995,000 yen will buy you a slice of Pearl Valley one of the most exclusive estates within Val de Vee guys I wouldn't miss out if I was you so contact the agency that is a Val de Vee properties all of their details on screen right now let them schedule you a viewing because I don't think you want to miss out on this right here I'm having trouble leaving but I am gonna have to leave you so for myself Chad Mavares the team at private property as well as the team at the home shopper show we love you we're in Cape Town for the rest of the week so don't miss any other episodes airing Monday to Friday. 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Wonderful, it swims much faster than you can walk, so that's the Hong Kong Salamander. Incredible, so you want to escape if this isn't coming back?


Generator video, roll one, take one. I was scrolling through my emails one day and I saw an email saying, Enterprise challenge and I was like, I have a business, let me try my luck with that and see how far I can get. Generator is the Enterprise hub here in the university. We help students understand how to be more entrepreneurial and also as well how to just take an idea and launch it. The generator has got a range of programmes that can help students at any stage with their idea. So if you want to come along a network and find a new business partner, we've got events to help you do that. If you've got an idea and you need that next step to help you along, we've got programmes and mentors to help you do that. And if you're ready to get funding, we've also got a range of options for you. The core workspace is designed for students who want to work on their businesses. They can work here either individually or in teams or they can, you know, participate in important meetings. Plus the core workspace is also used for various events. We do at the generator and also if our staff wish to organise their events. So the generator is the University Student Enterprise Centre and we support students and graduates who either are interested in starting their own business, growing an existing business or developing entrepreneurial skills. And we do this through a number of different methods such as boot camps, networking, mentoring and most of all through our Enterprise Challenge in which we award over £13,000 every year to students. The Enterprise Challenge is a competition for student entrepreneurs who have their own businesses and social enterprises to compete and be in on the chance to win some money. And I won a little bit of money last year. I was a finalist and I won People's Choice Award for my business Nubian Essence and All Natural Hair Care Company. I think the advice I give to student entrepreneurs is just to start to do. Entrepreneurship is a practical thing. The more you take action, the more momentum you get, the more you can become more entrepreneurial and learn the skills that you need to start your own business and grow it. University is a great place to take risks. We've got all these programmes here to help you. So if you try out an idea and it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. You'll still have learned something from trying out that idea. And also you've got access to a massive network of staff, of students who can all really help you to grow your business. Generator is ideal for everyone who wish to do something differently and who would like to start your own business but also learn something new. And I think it's a great opportunity to boost one's employability skills even though you probably don't have an idea yet. The biggest piece of advice I would give to student entrepreneurs is to try to take part in as many different programmes as possible. We try to give a very holistic approach in terms of the events we offer. So by participating in as many programmes as possible, you can really learn how you can start your business, grow it and run a very successful business after you graduate.


Starring Geraldine Fitzgerald in My Freshman Husband on the Cavalcade of America, sponsored by the Jupont Company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. But first, here is Ted Pearson with some timely information. From now on, you'll be spending more time out of doors on the beaches, the tennis courts or sunbathing in your backyard. In many cases, your hair will suffer from overdoses of sun and water. Well, as an aide to more manageable hair, a hair that'll glisten with that cared for look, select a comb made by Jupont. More completely desirable, Jupont Plastic Combs offer unusual sturdiness combined with crystal carnival colors that lend a cheerful note to any pocket purse or dressing table. These smartly styled plastic combs, suitable for every personal and family purpose, are worthy additions to the Jupont Company's better things for better living through chemistry. The Jupont Company presents My Freshman Husband, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald as Jane Spencer and featuring Richard Whitmark as Russ on the Cavalcade of America. It is early September in a small American city. Russ Spencer, recently discharged from the Army, is enjoying the novel experience of helping his pretty young wife give their son his morning back. No, no, Ricky, you must not put the soap in your mouth. No good. Hey, does he put everything in his mouth? Oh, no. Got soap, sand, buttons, paper and a comb. Oh, they match. Maybe he's not getting enough to eat. Oh, now, Russ, does he look it? No, sir. Just look at that dildo on him, feel the muscles in those arms. Like some day he's going to be stroked on a Yale crew, aren't you, fellas? Honestly, if I can go and do his teethings, I don't care if it goes to college or not. Well, I do. He's not going to be an ignoramus like his old man. Mr. Spencer, you're speaking of the old man I love. Tell me the tell-down. Well, honey, if we're talking about the same guy, it looks as if you'll never get any farther than Sloan's Emporium. Imagine a girl with your background, your education, married to what chump like me. Oh, Russ, the Emporium is just your jumping off place. You're not going back there. I'm not going to let you. Oh, but honey... Right. Before we were married, remember those things you used to say about studying journalism and getting a job in a newspaper? My dreams, Janie. How in heck can I study journalism? By going to college. College? You could start in two weeks, but for some of course. Oh, my gosh, Janie, if you're thinking about that G.I. Bill of Rights... It's a wonderful plan. Russ, the government pays your tuition and gives you money for living expenses. Yeah, but honey, it'd mean living on an allotment again, and only $75 for the three of us. Oh, darling, I've learned to stretch a shoestring so far. You'd think it was made of rubber. Yeah, but the baby... The college campus is a wonderful place to bring up a baby. You'll probably grow up to be a quiz kid. Oh, now, honey, let's be sensible. I can't start going to college at my age. Do you realize how old I am? I'm 25. And I'm an old hag of 21. Oh, darling, you're no older than lots of the other G.I.s at Buckley University. Buckley, huh? Yeah. I know you've always had a warm feeling for Buckley, and they're accepting G.I. students now. Darling, the 1031 train gets you there at noon, and you can go and see the dean or the president or whoever it is.  Here's your hat. You can just make it. Hey, no, no, no, no, no. Wait a minute, Janie. What about you and Ricky? We need a place to live. Darling, for a chance like that, I'd be willing to set up house in a chemistry lab and cook our meals on Bunsen burners. The quiz. I want to see it right away. Janie, I'm warning you. You'll be disappointed. Is this our door? Yeah. Oh, Russ, it's darling. Come the way you described it. I thought you'd be living in a converted broom closet. So it's a converted attic. With a private stove. Look, two burners. Oh, and that wonderful big window. Russ, come and look. You can see the campus from here. Where? Hmm, just smell those lilacs. I'm going to ask Mrs. Simmons if I can use a corner of the backyard for a vegetable garden. On $75 a month, it's smart to grow your own food. Yeah, I suppose. Oh, say, honey, about that allotment. Hmm? And fellas here tell me that sometimes it takes four months before that first check comes through. Well, we've got a little money saved up. But tell me about you, Russ. What's that? A closet? What courses are you taking? I wonder if any hangers around. What are your teachers like? What would you like for supper? Yes. Yes, what? Yes, I think you're wonderful.  And I love you. Something awful. Oh, darling, if you knew how much I love you, how about frankfurters and sauerkraut? Honey, you say the most romantic things. Gosh, honey, isn't it too much trouble to walk me to class every morning? No. Here, let me push the camera. It's the one way I can get to the market for everything sold and Ricky gets to there. Hey, hey, he's putting something in his mouth. He's supposed to die. He's a piece of toast. Oh. What's your first class today? Trigonometry, worse luck there is the building.  Well, maybe someday an editor will send you to interview Dr. Einstein. Oh, sure. Oh, I suppose the subject could be very interesting if it weren't for that professor, Dr. Baird. Hiya, Spencer. Oh, hello there. Hey, how'd you make out in that trigonometry quiz yesterday? I'd rather not think about it. Oh, I thought it was a pipe. I finished it in ten minutes. Hey, come on, Jack. It's late. I'll be right with you. Well, I'll see you in class, Spencer. Okay, Sonny. Sonny? What?  Well, honey, I feel like it. I didn't know freshman came that young. They're all like that, just kids and smart. It's just that they're used to studying classrooms. They've been doing it right along without a break. Don't worry, darling, once you get the hang of it, you'll catch up with them and pass them. Good morning, Spencer. Oh, good morning, Dr. Lewis. Well, is this your family? Yes, sir. Dr. Lewis, my wife Jane, my son Ricky. How do you do? I'm very glad to know you. I want to tell you how much charm you add to our austere campus. Why, thank you. Yes, these past weeks with all the young wives and babies around, Buckley University has lost that, well, that ivory tower look. You young people remind old fossils like me that education is a preparation for life. Not an end in itself. Well, we think it's wonderful to be here. I don't know what makes you think you're an old fossil. Thank you, my dear. I must be getting along to my class. Good morning. Good morning, Dr. Lewis. Good morning. He's the sweetest he can be. Yeah, he's a swell guy. He's my English lip professor. Now, if I had somebody like him for trigonometry instead of Dr. Baird today. What's wrong with this Dr. Baird? Oh, he's such an over... Uh-oh, here he comes. Good morning, Dr. Baird. Morning. Did you get the quiz paper I left on your desk? It might have been better for you if I hadn't. Russ, I think I see what you mean. I'm going to return your quiz papers of yesterday. A large percentage of them revealed an appalling inability to absorb even the most rudimentary elements of trigonometry. I should like to state at this time for the special benefit of the veterans in the class that I make no allowance for old age. Or for the family problems which undoubtedly beset you. I have always maintained high and rigorous standards. You will either measure up to them or fall by the wayside. Hey, Spencer. He talks like he might have been a second lieutenant. Yeah, who never left his desk. Gentlemen, if I may have your attention. You will recall the first question in the quiz read as follows. From the top of a radio station 60 feet high, the angles of elevation and depression at the top and bottom of an aerial tower are 24 degrees, 10 minutes and 38 degrees, 40 minutes respectively. How high is the tower? The correct answer was very easily arrived at. All the necessary information was given. I know, sir. It wasn't. Oh, very well. X Corporal Shea. What vital fact was missing? The name of the radio station. X Corporal Shea. Unless you wish to be excused from this class permanently, you will apply what little concentration is at your command of the study of trigonometry and spare us any further samples of your rapier like whip. Uh-huh. Hey, where'd you get the sewing machine? Borrowed it to Mrs. Simmons. What are you making? Rompers for Ricky out of one of your old shirts.  Darling, a really resourceful female would be making a shirt for you out of Ricky's old romper. Oh, no. Hey, that reminds me, honey. Did we get any mail today? If you mean did our first allotment check come yet, uh, well, uh, how are we doing in the cash on hand department? I'm afraid that department has been discontinued. I wonder what happened to that pool of green soda? Uh, uh, Janie. Mm-hmm. Uh, would you mind if I got a job for Saturday nights? Would you mind if I got a job Sunday mornings? What are you talking about? Right. If you can get excused from Sunday morning chapel and stay home with Ricky, I can get two dollars for singing in the choir. What? I'm playing the piano with a band over at the Buckley Inn. Eight dollars a week. It isn't much, darling, but it'll keep Ricky and Malcolm or vice versa. Oh, but, gee, Janie, there go the weekends. Oh, hey, I think he's got something in his mouth again. Oh, for goodness sakes. Here, he'll open your mouth. What have you got in there? Get it out. Come on. Let Mommy have it. Dinner? Mm-hmm. Well, I wonder I couldn't find my spool of green thread. The idiom for to mean. Uh, boo-ah-deer. How do you say to make you solve? Uh, to serve her death. Right. What's the idiom for? You'd better watch this over again. You've still got egg on it. What? Oh, okay. He drew me on the next page, too, will you? The French midterm's going to cover everything up. Oh, my goodness. Look at the time. I'd better go and get dressed before. I've got a job for the afternoon, don't you remember? What? I'm fixing sandwiches at the dean's tea. Well, who's going to stay with Ricky? The term, it was switched from the regular time, didn't I tell you? No. Oh, Russ. What do we do? That dean's tea job pays at least $2 and with perfectly nothing left in the kitty and no sign of that darn old chair. Yeah, yeah, I know. Hey, maybe we could leave Ricky with Mrs. Simmons. No, no, she went downtown. Oh, fine. Oh, that certainly leaves us in a mess. Wait a minute. What? I've got an idea. What is it? You just put Ricky in the baby buggy and leave him outside your psych building. What? All you have to do is get a seat near the window and cast a glance at him once in a while. It's a fine way to take an exam, worrying about your baby outside. There'll be nothing to worry about. He'll be perfectly fine and get his airing at the same time. You'll see. It'll work out beautifully. Are you a dean, Parker? Oh, thank you, my dear. Are you the wife of one of our new students? Yes, sir. And the mother of a future one. Well, that's very nice. Tell me, are you comfortably settled? Can we help you along in any way? Well, yes, you can, Dean Parker. I've been thinking about it all afternoon. If the university could set up some sort of a nursery where we could... Well, it sounds as if we're having a thunderstorm. Just listen to it come down. But about the nursery, you see, there are times when neither of us can stay home with the baby, and so we... Oh! Oh, my goodness, it's raining! Why, uh, yes, it is. Oh, my baby, my poor baby. Here, please take the sandwich tray. Yes, certainly, but I... If you love to take me to psychology midterm and I... No, I can't explain now. I've got to run! But, miss, I may be mad at my... It seems to be the trouble, Dean Parker. Well, as far as I can make out, Dr. Lewis, the young woman's baby is taking a midterm examination in psychology. Have a sandwich. You have only ten more minutes, gentlemen, to finish the exam. Well, define a conditioned reflex and illustrate by describing a simple experiment. Yeah, that must be that golden bell thing. Excuse me if they're interrupting your class, Dr. Murdock. Why, Dr. Bear! This child sitting outside the building at the mercy of the elements. I conclude that he must belong to one of the absent-minded students. Holy Matt, Rick! Oh, is this your child, Spencer? The child seems to think so. Here, here, I'll help taking Dr. Bear. Thanks a lot for bringing him in. In another few moments, he would have been thoroughly drenched. Some men are as unfit to be fathers as they ought to be students. You are listening to my freshman husband, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald as James Spencer, and featuring Richard Whitmark as Russ. The cavalcade of America, sponsored by the DuPont Company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. As our second act opens, Russ, a G.I. freshman, is home, angrily describing the embarrassing events which forced him to finish the exam while balancing a gurgling baby on his lap. Can you imagine that so-and-so talking to me that way? What I can't imagine is he's been decent enough to be Ricky inside in the first place. Anyway, you should have seen me trying to finish my test with Ricky chewing at the exam paper. Well, you know, he almost swallowed eight answers before I caught him. Oh, darling, you ought to write an article about the joys of being a freshman and a father at the same time. Well, boy, I certainly have plenty of material. Why don't you, Russ?  Yeah, yeah, maybe I will next week when I have a little time. Oh, no, darling, do it right now. Next week, the typewriter may be in hocks. Come on, darling. It's a swell article. You really like it? I think it's wonderful. I'll send it back home to the Millport Herald. Oh, no, Janey, it isn't good enough to get into print. Well, why not let them decide? Anyway, the best writers collect their ejection slips early. That's true. Well, all right, I'll send it. What have I got to lose? Only a three-cent stamp. Who's got three cents? Well, you suppose that is. I'll bet that's Mrs. Simmons again about the rent. Maybe if we keep quiet, she'll think we're not home. She's slipping something under the door. It's probably the bill. If we ignore it, do you think it'll go away? Wait a minute. What is it? It's from Washington. What? Oh, Russ, it isn't a check. Yes, it is. Oh, let me see it. Let me look at it. Let me hold it. Oh, darling, it's beautiful. Pay to the order of Russell Spencer. $75 and no cents. It's sheer poetry. That's what it is. Now we don't buy clothes. Don't go to the movies. Don't get sick. No, we won't. Russ, you ought to stop worrying about those things. That's my department. From now on, you're going to concentrate on your studies and nothing but. Reflexes are the basis of most animal movements. Involuntary reflexes take place without our being conscious of it. No, not now, Ricky. Betty, studying. Jane. Voluntary reflexes are those we can control at will. For heaven's sake, Ricky, go away. Jane. Measures presented to Congress for enactment are known as bills. When they are signed to committees, they are numbered, and thereafter referred to for crying out loud. I'll call that record. I'll close the window, Don. Some of the boys on their way to basketball games. Oh. The basketball game on tonight? The integral part of a logarithm is called the characteristic. The decimal part is called the mantissa. If the number whose logarithm is to be found is less than one, the characteristic is negative. The mantissa, however, is positive. The mantissa, however, is positive. Well, so am I. Positive that trigonometry is way over my head. Look, Janie, from where I sit now, I can't possibly get a passing mark in trig, and the finals are only two weeks away. Darling, I'm sunk. Excuse me, but are you Ted Corey, the senior who wants someone to type a hundred page thesis on higher mathematics? Yeah, that's right. The student employment office gave me your name. I'll type it for you. Oh, that's fine, but I'm warning you, it's going to be a headache for the mathematical symbol, and they have to be copied exactly. Oh, I'll be very careful. $10, but instead of paying me, would you mind coaching my husband in trigonometry? No, no, no, have I got everything? Honey pencils, eraser, protractor? He had rinked these oranges. You can't take a three-hour exam on an empty stomach. I'm putting a ball of chocolate in your pocket. Now remember, darling, keep calm. There's nothing for you to be nervous about. Ted Corey told me last night that he never saw anyone learn so much in two weeks. I hope I don't forget it in one hour. Goodbye, Chaney. Good luck, darling. We'll be rooting for you every... What's the matter with Ricky? He's got something in his throat. Ricky? Ricky, spit it out, darling. Oh, Russ, what do we do? Oh, gee, honey. That's his killing move. He's choking to death. Russ, there's still time. Please go. There's nothing to be done here at the hospital. But how can I concentrate on taking a test when Ricky might... You're going to be all right. The doctor said something large in his windpipe, now please get over to that trig final. You're sure everything will be all right? Positive. Good luck, darling. Ricky and I will be rooting for you. Jane, Janey, home? Janey, put Ricky. Ricky, how's Ricky holding? He's inside sleeping. They didn't have to operate after all. They got it out with a magnet or something.  What was it, the thingy swab? Well, believe it or not, your discharge button. Oh, my gosh. Russ, how was the exam? Janey, it's no use. I tried, but all I could think of was Ricky. I only finished half the questions. I don't belong in college, Janey. I ought to be working and providing for you and Ricky, giving you the kind of home and things you need. But, Russ... It's no use, Jane. Just no use. All right, darling. Russ, would you mind staying here with Ricky? Where are you going? I'll be back in a little while, are you? I need some things at the drug store for Ricky. And I was sure, Dr. Baird, that once you knew why it happened, you'd agree to give Russ another examination. My dear Mrs. Spencer, what happens to your husband outside this classroom is not my concern. But Russ didn't finish the exam. That means you'll fail the course and be dropped from the university. Perhaps it's just as well. There are some people who don't belong in college. I guess there are, including teachers. I beg your pardon? I'm sorry, Mr. Baird. Veterans like my husband deserve all the help and encouragement we can give them. Things are tough enough for them here as it is.  And it isn't their fault. My husband and all the others gave three and four years of their lives. And we owe them a fair chance to make up what they missed. Heaven knows they've earned it. Just as they've earned the right to be treated with decent respect instead of... instead of cold and deliberate hostility. I can't understand what makes you so cool to people. Every student in Buckley thinks of you as a heartless monster without a drop of human kindness. And yet I can't quite believe that. I can't believe it of a man who leaves his class to bring a baby in out of the rain. Infants are helpless beings dependent upon us for everything. Well, right now Russ is helpless and dependent on you in a much more important sense. All I'm asking is that you'll give Russ another examination. A different one? A harder one if you think that's fair. But I suppose it's just all bad luck that you're the only professor on the campus who, knowing the circumstances, would still refuse. Good afternoon, Dr. Baird. Mrs. Spencer. Yes? Tell your husband, too. Be here at three o'clock sharp this afternoon. But if his paper doesn't merit a passing grade, he won't get it. Please let him pass. Please let him pass. Jenny, I've passed. I've passed. I made it. Oh, darling.  No, sir. You're the genius in this family. Boy, I wish I knew what I'm so happy about. Well, I think of you living like this for another two years, hand to mouth.  I love every minute of it. What's that letter you're waving around your hand? Oh, this year, for God's sake. Mrs. Simmons handed it to me on my way in. Russ, it's from the mill poor Harold. Yeah? Dear Mrs. Spencer, we apologize for delay in acknowledging receipt of your article. Baby goes to college. We found it most amusing and interesting. They did? And we enclosed a check for $15. What? Would you be willing to write two articles a month in the same vein at the same rate? Does it really say that? Oh, right.  Oh, boy, 30 bucks extra a month. You're a rich and famous writer already. $15 a check they mentioned. Haven't you got it? No. Oh, my goodness. Quick, Ricky's pulling it out. Oh, my gosh. Stop it. Let's go. Open your mouth. Ricky! Turn to our cavalcade microphone in a moment. Now here is Ted Pearson. At Detroit, the dynamic center of the automobile industry has just brought to a dramatic close to Golden Jubilee celebrating 50 years of motor cars. For the first time in about a century ago, it's easy to see what tremendous progress has been made and understand why American cars are the best in the world. Manufacturers do everything they can to make them the safest cars in the world. And other industries work to increase motoring safety. Other industries like the chemical industry, the DuPont company, for instance, has contributed to the development of improved rayon cords and rubber chemicals for tires, case-hardening compounds for gears, reflectors of loose-site acrylic resin for highway safety at night, and strong flexible plastic interlayer for laminated safety glass. And still, there were 100,000 more deaths from accidents between Pearl Harbor and VJ Day than there were in the war. And a great many of them were motoring accidents. Accidents are on the increase and there are several reasons why. One fourth of all the cars on the road today are 11 years older more. Some of them have been repaired with makeshift parts. Tires are recapped. Cubes have been patched and patched again. There are drivers on the road who haven't driven much for several years. They've lost their alertness because they're out of practice. They don't think or act as quickly in an emergency as they ought to. And there are a lot of new drivers on the road who got their licenses during the war. This is the first time they've really grappled with traffic. These are the main reckless drivers, smart alecks who can't be trusted behind a wheel. They think it's smart to drive when they've been drinking. They get a thrill out of speed, straddling the center line, passing on hills.  The President of the United States, the National Safety Council, the automobile clubs tell us injuries and deaths will go on mounting unless we take stern measures to get them under control. You may be the next traffic victim. But you are someone dear to you.  Check your brakes, check your windshield wiper, check your headlights, and check yourself. And follow the advice of the American Automobile Association. Take it easy. This message is broadcast as a public service by the DuPont Company. Make her a better things for better living through chemistry. And now our star, Geraldine Fitzgerald, who is currently being starred in the Paramount production, OSS. I've been reading a script about a young man called Mordecai Manuel Noah. His story is just as intriguing as his name, and Cavalcade is going to do it next Monday night. I'd like to recommend it to you. It's an exciting play called Exploits as American Consul on the Barbary Coast in 1812. I understand George Murphy is going to star as Noah. And from my reading of the script, I know George will find himself in a lot of exciting situations. I think next week's Cavalcade definitely will be something to hear. Thank you Geraldine, and thanks for being with us tonight. Thank you. Good night. The music for tonight's DuPont Cavalcade was composed by Arden Cornwell and conducted by Donald Borey. Our Cavalcade play was written by Priscilla Kent. Richard Whitmark played the part of Russ Spencer. 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Hey guys, Eddie here, and welcome to another video. I know it's been a while, but today we're going to be talking IPOs and the remarkably robust IPO market we've seen this year, despite the coronavirus pandemic. So we've seen some blockbuster IPOs last week with Airbnb, DoorDash, and more recently we've seen Snowflake as well. So these have been initial public offerings where these companies, private companies are listing on the stock market for the first time, getting access to new equity capital and their share prices have really increased dramatically on their first days and weeks of trading. So in this video, we're going to be discussing valuations, these new IPO names, should you be investing in them, or is this just the dot-com bubble all over again? So let's start with Airbnb and DoorDash. They both raised $3 billion each last week and Airbnb rose 113% from its $68 share IPO price, which was already increased, the IPO range was already increased into that. DoorDash also surged 86% on its first day of trading. And these are just some of the latest examples of IPOs this year. North America has seen 428 IPOs this year and this has raised a total of 143 billion according to Bloomberg data. So not only has 2020 been the year of coronavirus, it's also seemingly been the year of IPOs as well. And all of these names have done extremely well. We've seen investors with an insatiable appetite for particularly tech names, but also biotech as well. So names like Snowflake have done massively well as investors seek to get a little bit of exposure to these kind of software names. Investors have been making a ton of money on these and actually that's a positive thing for IPO names in the IPO market as investors are more likely then to try and get involved in some of the other newer IPOs if they've made money on the previous ones. Interest rates are extremely low and this is obviously favorable for growth companies and this looks to continue. 2020 has also been a huge year for software as a service, biotech, think Moderna, which is up 700% working on the vaccine, everyone's at home, lockdowns have been imposed in most major economies so people have not been able to go out and of course we've seen the FAANG names dominate. We've seen Zoom up 500% year to date. As that work from home trend has continued, Slack be acquired by Salesforce, all these kind of tech names have done extremely well as we kind of prepare for this digital economy, the sharing economy and investors can't seem to get enough. And this is really a frenzy. We've even seen the emergence of what we call SPACs. So these are special purpose acquisition companies using alternative ways of a company basically listing on a stock market. And this is kind of a merger with a blank check company and the private company bringing it public and we've seen huge volumes and big names and big investors like Bill Ackman, could call him Bill Spachman with the amount of things he's been involved in and a huge volume which we've never seen before in the SPAC market. We've also seen very high proceeds as I just previously mentioned with IPOs X SPACs but really that's been superseded by 2014 but if you add the SPAC volume in terms of the proceeds raised into that we are really at a record year. The Renaissance IPO ETF as well has seen record almost parabolic flows into their ETF. And this is, you can see verging on 700 million and this is the total funds where you can see that institutions retail can't get enough of these new hot IPO names. Valuations are extremely frothy if you look at most valuation metrics not to say that investors really care about those at the moment in the short term but really there is somewhat of a mean reversion over the longer term in terms of valuations and I was talking about this in some of my other videos in kind of Q1 of 2020 and even in Q4 of 2019 about the extreme valuations we were at. This kind of optimism is looking a bit frothy as you can see from the chart to the 2000s we're really that.com bubble but there's been a lot of high valuations at the moment and this is really making investors somewhat nervous but they still remain overweight equities even though we have seen those 2000 kind of valuation levels and some have termed it, there is no alternative. We're in a super low yield environment with huge amounts of monetary policy yield compression through quantitative easing. This is seeking, this is leading to investors to move out the risk curve to things like private equity and those growth names, even value names those value names with high dividends and obviously we've seen the kind of presidential election risks upside and now capital allocators are indeed allocating more capital to these equities and they're getting a pretty good return on some of those dividend names as well and of course this is pushing the indices up. It's kind of a feedback loop where if there's a positive equity environment obviously more companies are going to IPO and it's kind of leading to this yield starve environment where people are moving out the risk curve and pushing up these extremely overvalued by traditional kind of valuation metrics up and up even more even though they're not generating any earnings and cash flow in some scenarios. So really the appetite is there of course monetary policy is keeping your yield suppressed and we've also seen huge amounts of fiscal policy but really it's a liquidity story lots of liquidity sloshing about and that money if it's not being allocated to low yield kind of treasuries for example, it's gonna try it has to go somewhere right to earn a return and outperform those passive benchmarks if you are an active manager. So it's seeking, it's kind of leading to that risk taking and like I mentioned, equity valuation in the short run can go kind of parabolic but in the long run there is somewhat of a mean reversion at least what we've seen historically. And as you can see another valuation metric medium price to sales and this is a common metric because a lot of these tech names don't generate any earnings so you can't look at them at a price to earnings or a price to cash flow basis. You tend to look at them as a kind of price to sales ratio and actually investors this year have valued new public tech companies at 24 times at 23.9 times their LTM revenues. And this is the highest of the past two decades. So this is leading to a lot of investors also having to use a lot of imagination to get to these valuations but a lot of professors financial market analysis commentators really having a tough time to get to these valuations to see if it makes sense of course we've seen the parabolic rises of things like Tesla this year and this is really leading to valuations being extremely stretched and this is basically investors betting on these companies over time of course the market is forward looking generating these profits and basically betting on these companies that have experienced rapid growth continuing to have this rapid growth and obviously a favorable equity environment as well. But this is also driven by a huge call buying volume both from retail and institutions I did a video on SoftBank quite recently retail surge it retail trading has surged in popularity especially when everyone's at home trading and again this is another reason plus with all the other reasons I've mentioned that's pushing up these valuations. So these biggest IPOs of this year you can see the names DoorDash, Pershing Square which was a SPAC, Snowflake, Warner Music Group Airbnb on the first hip trading was worth 86 billion and this is actually on par with Goldman Sachs who was the advisor actually helping them list on the stock market. So huge valuations almost unfathomable for many people who haven't heard of Airbnb or even Snowflake they're exceeding some of the names that have been in the industry for a long, long time. So this is something to keep an eye on and this is what is driving people's thoughts about the froth in the market. Investors have been scrambling for these names like DoorDash like Airbnb on the first day of trading. And of course this is an insatiable appetite that can't seem to be fulfilled at the moment. DoorDash more kind of if we drill down has a market value of 60 billion now and this was a dramatic rise for the US Mill Delivery Company and of course this is flourished as restaurants have been closed people have been ordering a lot from home using Uber Eats and the like and of course this was a perfect time for them to go an IPO huge appetite specifically now and they actually closed at $189 on Wednesday last week 86% above their IPO kind of pricing range and again this frenzy, investors can't get enough and when you see all these names kind of increasing in value it's very, very tempting. They raised 3.4 billion and Mr. Zhu said DoorDash had received significantly more demand for shares than the amount it was able to issue. They actually did record a surprise profit not really surprisingly in this kind of environment of 23 million even though a lot of these names actually don't make money in its last full year of operations they made 660 million loss on revenues of 885 million. Airbnb again super popular name as a private company this is one of the biggest tech IPOs more recently this is obviously a holiday rental company and this is again a play on the reopening trade that a lot of people have been kind of moving into as we've got the vaccine news which is obviously extremely positive which in oil above $50 a barrel and all those kind of value names starting to outperform again as that rotation from kind of growth to value takes place all betting on the fact that we have a vaccine and then obviously people are able to travel they're able to fly, they're able to use Airbnb and stay in kind of Airbnb hotels or rooms all over the world. But again, you can't ignore the huge valuations the shares closed at $144 massively from $68 and this actually was an 86 billion valuation as I mentioned more than or the same as Goldman Sachs and this is actually twice more than the market cap of the largest hotel group the Marriott. So again, huge valuations with this kind of tech spin versus the kind of more traditional names Snowflake again, an IPO has reached 120 billion this has exceeded now IBM advanced micro devices some of those kind of legacy names they've now increased in share price 40% since the 2nd of December so massive gains just after their earnings report that was the first one as a public company this improved, sorry, impressed Wall Street analyst with triple digit revenue growth again, revenue growth not so much focus on the earnings but to put it into perspective, IBM for example is to generate around 74 billion in revenue this year as a market cap of 112 billion that obviously Snowflake has just exceeded, okay Snowflake is basically on pace and estimated to generate 578 million, okay so you can see the differences or the weighting that investors are putting on these kind of growth names like Snowflake to generate value in the future or generate earnings and cash flow in the future if they're willing to basically overlook these relatively low revenue figures compared to comps why is everyone so bullish? Like I mentioned, we've had the slosh of liquidity monetary and fiscal, okay we've got the vaccines now a series of different vaccines, we've got breadth in the kind of rally of the stock markets as we've seen that value rotation Morgan Stanley are forecasting 2.8 trillion of liquidity in 2021 and this is, we've got the Federal Reserve on Wednesday but this is the mantra that every bank has taken every government has taken basically we'll spend now, worry about it later or don't seem not to worry so of course, people like the Fed central banks like the Fed are probably gonna increase their quantitative easing packages or move out the duration curve by longer duration assets this is all to keep financing costs low so those businesses that need to borrow to fund their liquidity and kind of solvency needs is satisfied but again, this slosh of liquidity has to go somewhere and this usually distorts the valuations of assets and really this was triggered by let's say the Fed and all global central banks on in March this year stepping in and saying we'll backstop the credit markets for example will buy any investment grade high yield credit when they started by Apple and Amazon bonds that made no sense. This really was a green light to investors that the Fed has everyone's back another European central bank or BOJ they're all flooding the market with liquidity and this market, this liquidity's gotta go somewhere. Okay, and this is another reason is pushing valuations and asset prices upwards. There are risks to these valuations and the faster they rise, often they fall just as fast and there are risks on the horizon like the virus mutating, some side effects to people taking the virus, herd immunity not being achieved, delays in the distribution of the vaccine, for example of course this is great news but there's a huge amount of risks to this reopening trade taking place and central banks and governments saying maybe we'll pull back from the liquidity we're providing and interest rates not to stay at the zero lower bound which is very, very unlikely but again all of these would really pop a hole in the bubble that is this kind of tech stock valuation software as a service kind of mantra we've got at the moment. Another argue maybe we're not in a bubble and this bull market is just getting started so lots of different commentators on either side should you be buying these IPOs and these tech stocks there's been some eye watering gains so maybe if you've got the risk appetite you should be getting involved but definitely over the short term this can stay irrational but over the long term as I mentioned there can be some mean reversion so use proper risk management techniques and of course be careful out there you only see the big, big gains being posted online but there are some equally big losses remember someone's always on the opposite side of that trade but huge market for IPOs this year and lots of commentators for example at Goldman Sachs are saying this is just the start and there's plenty of other tech names willing and able to IPO in the near term future and there's a big backlog of names that want IPO and capture this really positive sentiment and equity environment but anyway I hope you enjoyed my kind of first video back please leave some comments in the description anything you want me to cover I'm thinking of doing some more kind of focus on M&A and equity capital markets like IPOs perhaps SPACs if you're interested to compliment Antony's and the team's content if you enjoyed this kind of different look subscribe to the channel and yeah I hope you enjoyed the video take care


Enterprises today are collecting more and more data, and the data being collected is more sensitive than ever. Locations, habits, medical conditions, and even genomic data are all being stored and processed. While this data can be a goldmine for enterprises that want to better understand their customers and offer enhanced services, it also represents a huge risk. If this data is stolen or used inappropriately, the business and its brand are at stake. According to most privacy laws, you need a person's consent to use their personal data for a specific purpose. Even then, it can only be kept as long as it's needed for that purpose. According to IDC, by 2019, 25% of security spending will be driven by EU data protection regulations and privacy concerns. Most applications today have an all-or-nothing approach to privacy and consent. The goal of our consent management technology is to simplify consent for enterprises and provide users with more control over how and when data is used. Today, privacy laws and policies are legal guidelines that don't translate into IT components or models. So there's really no way for the best-intentioned enterprise to automatically audit or enforce the policies or even understand what the user really agrees to. But if we model the consent and link it to data in a secure warehouse, we can enforce policies, audit compliance, and keep both enterprise users and end users happy. Today, product developers are responsible for implementing privacy and compliance. With our consent management solution, the privacy definitions and requirements are included in the infrastructure and developers can use pre-built tools and libraries. Now privacy officers can be much more involved in the process. Let's see how this solution is implemented on a new fitness app being used by Sally Shaw. On this screen, Sally can set her goals for the week. On the Activity screen, she can see a general and detailed view of her workouts. She can also display maps of where she runs, walks, or cycles. Sally can also show the feedback she got from friends after sharing her fitness information. With consent management working behind the scenes, Sally can indicate her sharing preferences for a variety of services. She can share data to get encouragement from friends, send her medical information to her doctor, or allow it to be used for medical research. For each service, she can choose the level of data she's interested in sharing. The Feedback section is essentially a separate app, so the same list is seen by all users. We can see that Dave and Shannon decided to share a minimum of data, since their IDs don't display gender and age. If Sally taps Dave's ID, for example, she doesn't see any information. Sally, however, chose to share all her data for fitness encouragement. If we select her name in the Feedback app, all of her activity is displayed, and we can even drill down to see maps of the specific routes she took. If Sally returns to her profile and redefines her sharing level to the minimum, her ID no longer shows gender and age, and her fitness details no longer appear. If the sharing level is set to decline, she disappears from the list entirely. This retail web application is yet another service that can use the fitness data collected by the app to send active users appropriate deals according to their activity type and level. Here again, you can see that when set to all data, all of Sally's details appear on the active runner's page. When she sets the sharing level to minimum data, only her first name, email and phone number are displayed. And when sharing is set to decline, her name disappears from the table. To set up these privacy features for the user, the app developer didn't need to start from scratch. The Consent Manager helps define everything. First, the organization's privacy officer can use the Consent Management backend to define the data that requires consent. This includes what data is shared at the different levels. After that, all the developers have to do is decide on the level of access the end user has to these settings. With the privacy policies enforced, data is prevented from being exposed without the user's consent and the audit trail can be automatically collected by tools. This allows the enterprise to examine exactly what transpired in their data flow. The same audit trail can also be used to show users the history of access attempts to their data, including both successful and failed attempts at the data access. Data accesses can be viewed by service in both summary and detailed form and by data item. Owning lots of sensitive data can be a bonanza or a disaster for a business. 80% of consumers have stated they would rather purchase from companies they believe protect their personal information. In short, enterprises can now automatically monitor, audit and enforce privacy policies, increase control and visibility, build end users' trust so more data is likely to be shared and use real-time monitoring to identify risks before damage occurs. Thank you for watching this demo. For more information, contact us at IBM Research Haifa.