Hello everybody, E here. Welcome back to another book review. Today we are talking about a book that was sent to me for free for review from Atria Publishing and that is The Night She Disappeared. Right? Yeah, The Night She Disappeared, sorry, by Lisa Jewel. I'm a big Lisa Jewel fan. I usually, they usually send me her news book every single year and this one for those of you who are here for the TLDW, this one was not her best. In fact, it's probably my least favorite of all of her books and that is not to say that I didn't like it. It's just, well, we'll get into that. But those of you who are too long didn't watch, that's what that's how I'm feeling. I'm going to give this one three stars. Okay, so the first thing, this is a slow burn.  The problem that I have here, you know, you're a fan of the channel, you know, I look for character pacing and dread and everything that I read. The characters here were not as unique as Lisa Jewel's characters usually are. One of my favorite characters of the past decade is Owen from Invisible Girl, which was, I believe, last year's Lisa Jewel release. And he was such a fantastically dynamic character. He was an insult. He had all these issues, all these different problems that I really latched onto, not that I'm, I just like reading about people that are completely different from myself. There, this one just does not have those unique characters that I tend to find in Jewel books. I didn't with Tallulah, with Zach, with Kim, with Sophie, Sophie, Sophia, it's one of those two. None of these characters really jumped off the page for me. And I think that more than anything is why I'm giving this one three stars. I'm taking a whole two points off for characters because it just, I don't know, it just, I don't know if I'm burned out on Lisa Jewel or what, but I just, I just didn't care for any of these characters. It was a very, very basic plot. The Tallulah and Zach go missing. It's called The Night She Disappeared, but it's actually both of them. There are a couple. Kim is Tallulah's mother. And then there is a baby. Tallulah's baby, his name is Noah. And then there's an author named Sophie, Sophia, I can't remember. The book also jumps back and forth through time. And sometimes it can be a bit confusing. You have to keep going back to find out, okay, well, this date, this year, usually it's like a month and a year at the beginning of a chapter. That one was a tad bit confusing. Not really. I mean, it's just, I don't know that the flow, so the pacing was kind of off for me also. But I'm not taking anything away from that because I don't think the story could have been told any other way. And then finally the dread. I wanted to know what happened, but I kind of assumed early on what had happened. And I was right because there's a red herring set up from the beginning. These are minor spoilers. So if you don't want to know anything else about the book, you can click away. Minor spoilers in three, two, one. It's set up very early on as a red herring that Zach might have killed and kidnapped or killed Tallulah, her boyfriend who is hoping to propose to her. And she ends up having a love affair with a woman named Scarlett. And she's going to break it off. So it is set up right from the beginning that Zach is the one who possibly killed or kidnapped or whatever made her, made Tallulah disappear. I knew that wasn't going to be in it because it was way too obvious. And Lisa Jewel doesn't do obvious. But so I kind of figured either Scarlett or Tallulah killed Zach and they were in hiding. And for the most part, that's what happened. That isn't really minor spoilers, but just the lead up to that section, it wasn't too bad. And I did enjoy reading it, but I never wanted to put it down. It was just so basic compared to all of Jewel's other books. The writing is just as fantastic as usual. She has a very literary flair with her thrillers. And I appreciate that. But this one overall, it was it was good. It was good. It was it wasn't okay. I didn't hate it. So I'm going to stick with three stars here. I think my favorite character in the entire book was maybe maybe I would say it was Kim, probably. I think it was, you know, seeing this mother, this grandmother having to take care of this child and also deal with everything else that was going on, her missing daughter, all the mystery behind it, not knowing what to do. I felt her emotions were accurate and valid. It's just, she was still kind of a wishy washy character for me. But as far as favorite character, I'm going to have to go with Kim. Other than that, like I said, I'm just, I'm at three stars. I don't know. This is one of those times when I felt meh. And unfortunately, I feel like that's the worst possible way you can feel about a book. You know, at least one in two stars, you're like, you hated it. You have, you know, a lot to complain about. Here, I don't really have anything to complain about. It was just super basic. And I hate that because Jewel's stuff usually isn't basic. I remember watching you was fantastic. My favorite one so far is Invisible Girl. That Owen character was, was fascinating to read about.  In fact, I would probably go as far as saying it's in my top, he's in my top 10 characters of all time. So maybe that had that's colored this review some because the last book was and then it's not a series. But the last book was so fantastic. And I also kind of want to see Jewel get away from this missing person's thing. It works. It works fine. But it's very Harlan Coben, you know, it's like the same thing. Somebody disappears and you got to find out what's going on. And I'm getting tired of that. I would love to see her do something different. Watching you was completely different. But anyways, have you read The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewel? If you have, let me know if you loved it, hated it, felt mad about it. If you felt any of those things, let me know in detail down there in the doobly-doo so that we can have a discussion. But until next time, I have an E. You have an U. This has been another book review. I'll talk to you guys later. Bye bye.


The narcissist is about to do this, narcissists can be very unpredictable, they can change suddenly and without reason, which can leave you feeling unsafe because you never know what they're going to do next. But there is a way to develop some certainty around a narcissist, even after they have discarded you because at some point they're going to come back, they're going to hoover you and you need to be ready, you need to be prepared for it. The way in which you respond to the narcissist's hoover will determine how they're going to act in the future. Many of you choose to provide them with amusement and entertainment, you choose to give them attention and consideration, you respond to their texts, you answer their phone calls. When the narcissist is just checking to see if you're still interested in them, they check to see how you feel about them and there's really only one way they can do that, there's really only one way that they can know how you feel and that is by coming back to you so that they can judge your feelings and opinions before they take further action because their actions are based on your reaction to them. If you react, they know they've still got you in the palm of their hands, they know they have complete control over you, they know they're going to be able to make you do anything they want because if you get angry or upset, they're going to know exactly how you're feeling, they're going to know that they've got you, even if you tell them you don't want to speak to them again, it's still showing them that you're affected by what they've done to you so they see it as though they just need to give you more time and then you're going to calm down, then you're going to be more open to talking to them but if you don't react to the narcissist and you take the time to heal then you're not going to be so easily upset by them because many of you are angry, hurt and resentful due to your bad experiences and unjust treatment, it's changed you so if they come back and you get mad they will just see it as though they need to give you more time because your anger tells them that you're still emotionally invested in them, it tells them you still care but if they Hoover you and you ignore them, you don't give them a reaction, you don't get angry, you don't talk to them about anything they've done then they don't know how you feel about them, they might assume that you're distracted by something else or that you've moved on so then they will continue to Hoover you because they want to see what it is that has your attention because now you're ignoring them, you're not responding to them in the way that you did before so they're trying to figure out what is going on in your life because they realize that something has changed, they studied you, they learned you, they know how you typically act or respond, they know how you move, they know what distinguishes you as an individual so when they see you acting different it interrupts and confuses them so they have to try to get your attention to have a clear understanding of your feelings and opinions but if you don't respond to them they're not going to know anything about it so they're going to assume that you're done, they're going to assume that you've moved on which is why it's so important to stay no contact with the narcissist to show them that they're not important to you anymore by not responding to them because they will come back, they will make several attempts to contact you but eventually they're going to figure it out when they don't get a response from you, you can determine what the narcissist is going to do next, your response will determine what they're going to do if you make it difficult for them they're going to give up eventually they're not going to fight for you they're not going to fight for anything because they never really cared about you anyway they only cared about themselves if you show them that it's not going to be easy to sway or influence you they will back away their next move is determined by what you do it's determined by how you respond to them if you continue to respond to them it's not going to work they're going to think you're weak they're going to think they can come back which is why you should not react to them you need to stay in control of your emotions because if you're not in control of yourself they're going to be in control of you even if you're mad that still tells them they're relevant to you so don't show or express any strong feelings you have to act unconcerned because when they know that they can no longer affect you they know they're not relevant anymore there's no connection there's no reason for them to be talking to you so at that point they've lost all control and they're not going to engage in something where they have no control because they know they would be fated to fail in their efforts thank you for watching I hope this video resonates with you please like comment share and subscribe if you would like to donate my paypal link is in the video description coaching inquiries you can email me at coach.narcsurviver.uk thank you for watching and they'll talk to you soon


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In this video, we're going to give a high level overview looking at the primary dimensions of this technology that we call the blockchain. We'll first talk about the underlining technology, then the distributed ledges that this technology supports, then the token economies that can be built on top of that ledger system. We'll only touch upon these topics here to get an overview before going into them in more detail in future videos. On its most basic level, the blockchain is a new class of information technology that combines cryptography with distributed computing, both of which have existed for a number of decades. It was the genius of Satoshi Nakamoto to combine them in new ways to create a model where a network of computers collaborate towards maintaining a shared and secure database. As such, we can say the blockchain as a technology is simply a distributed, secure database. This database consists of a string of blocks, each one a record of data that has been encrypted and given a unique identifier called a hash. Mining computers on the network validate transactions, add them to the block they're building, and then broadcast the completed block to other nodes so that all have a copy of the database. Because there is no centralized component to verify the alterations to the database, the blockchain depends upon a distributed consensus algorithm. In order to make an entry onto the blockchain database, all the computers have to agree about its state so that no one computer can make an alteration without the consensus of others. Once completed, a block goes into the blockchain as a permanent record. Each time a block gets completed, a new one is generated. There is a countless number of such blocks in the blockchain, all connected to each other like links in a chain in proper linear chronological order. The blockchain was designed so that transactions are immutable, meaning they cannot be deleted. Each block contains a hash value that is dependent upon the hash of the previous block. So they're all linked together, meaning if one is changed then all the other blocks linked to it going forwards will be altered. This works to make the data entered tamper-proof. What we've described here is the workings of the first generation of blockchains which function largely simply as databases. But the technology is currently evolving to become much more than this, as the second generation already provides the capacity to execute any computer code on the blockchain. The system is evolving to become a globally distributed cloud computing infrastructure, and this will discuss in a future video it remains very much a work in progress when seen from this perspective. Blockchain technology works to create a permanent and secure database. This makes blockchains suitable for the storage of a record or transaction that involves value or in some way needs to be a secure and trusted source of information. These secure distributed records are called distributed ledgers. A distributed ledger is a consensus of replicated, shared and synchronized digital data geographically dispersed across multiple sites, countries or institutions without centralized administration or centralized data storage, being maintained instead by a distributed network of computers. Such ledgers can be used for any form of asset registry, such as inventory or monetary transactions. This might include the recording of hard assets such as physical property, cars, homes etc. or intangible assets such as currencies, patents, votes, identity, healthcare data or any other form of valuable information. This distributed ledger technology enables us to replace a multiplicity of private databases within each organization with one shared database that is trusted and accessible by all parties involved. In this respect, the blockchain enables trust between parties that may otherwise not trust each other. The results greatly strengthen our capacity for collaboration between organizations or between individuals peer-to-peer without dependency on third-party centralized institutions. Likewise, they result in transparency and many other efficiencies. This is of major significance as we currently have many centralized organizations that may be internally optimized but the inter-organizational space in between them is really inefficient with huge amounts of border friction, redundancy, arbitrage and resources wasted on competition. By enabling trusted inter-organizational networks, these ledgers enable the formation of organization and collaboration where previously there was none, such as a cross-hole supply chains or for different healthcare providers to collaborate around the patient's needs or for different transport providers to collaborate in delivering an integrated logistics network. Likewise, second-generation blockchains offer the possibility to automate the workings of these networks through what we call smart contracts. Smart contracts are computer code that is stored inside a blockchain which encode contractual agreements. These smart contracts are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement or operation directly written into lines of code which are stored and executed on the blockchain. Like normal computer programs, these containers hold algorithms that take an input of data and depending on the value of the input trigger certain events. For example, this might be a financial contract that takes as the input the amount of money in a person's account. If it is above a certain level then it increases the interest rate that they earn on their deposit. Such smart contracts can be used for automating many basic operations on the network, once again working to remove the need for intermediary third-party institutions as smart contracts can be trusted are tamper-proof and execute automatically. Much of the current discussion surrounding blockchain remains at the level of the technology and the possibilities of distributed ledgers as a shared trusted database enabling the collaboration between organizations with the resulting disintermediation of centralized institutions and market exchanges. However, its implications go far beyond this as the blockchain concept is more than just a database or ledger. It is the new organizing paradigm for the discovery, validation and transfer of all discrete units of value and the development of distributed organizations via token market systems. A token is a quantified unit of value that is recorded on the blockchain. This value may be of any kind, it may be likes on social media, it might be a currency, it might be the integrity of an ecosystem or it might be an electrical unit. Token networks consist of a network of independent nodes that act autonomously but through incentive structures and the signaling system of the market, self-organized to create emergent coordination and thus a distributed management system. For example we might create a clean air token where anyone who provides a service that contributes to the maintenance and provision of clean air can earn tokens for example by planting a tree while those who pollute by say operating a combustion engine have to pay in air tokens. Thus instead of having a centralized authority and a clean air act we have a token market that works to create signals that align people's incentives with maintaining and growing the underlining resource. Likewise this same model could be applied to the management of technology infrastructure. As an example we could think of traffic control. We currently have traffic control systems in cities whose operations are monitored by centralized control centers. But in a world of autonomous vehicles on the blockchain cars could signal to each other peer to peer bidding tokens to see which gets priority. In such a way the system has dynamically allocated resources and self-organized via distributed token networks. In short blockchain is not just an information technology but also an institutional technology in that it enables us to design incentive structures in the form of token economies and in such a way converts centralized organizations into distributed markets via token economics. This is where things start to get quite complex as we move into the realm of designing economies and incentive systems for coordinating human activity in a decentralized fashion. Something that could potentially enable the coordination of human activity at a much larger scale than has been possible before. The great design innovation of the blockchain is really its capacity to coordinate a network of autonomous nodes towards maintaining a shared infrastructure. And this is done not just through innovations in information technology but also through the design of incentive systems which has traditionally been the domain of economics. Through adding a layer of trust and value exchange to the internet the blockchain merges our newly developed information networks with the institutional structures that sit on top of them. In so doing it greatly strengthens the capacity of those networks as a new mode for organizing society and economy. By merging economics and technology it enables us to redesign institutional structures and ultimately reconceptualize how we organize virtually every aspect of society economy and even technology infrastructure based on networks of autonomous nodes that are incentivized to collaborate. Of course it does not do this alone. Such claims can only be realized in combination with other technologies and broader processes of change. As such the blockchain has to be understood in the context of a broader set of technological transformations taking place with the current evolution of the internet. Most notably much of what the blockchain promises will only be possible given parallel developments in the internet of things, datafication and advanced analytics all of which are combining to form the next generation of internet of which the blockchain will be a critical infrastructure.


Morning. Did you know there is a difference between lavender oil and lavender essential oil? Lavender oil is often a perfume that doesn't even come from lavender and therefore it doesn't have any of its benefits. So make sure you're getting lavender essential oil. If you want any of the wonderful benefits we're talking about today. Okay, now that we've got that clear. And now, the benefits of lavender essential oil. Why am I starting with the side effects? I usually always finish with those. Because there's an important thing that needs to be said right away. One thing you should not do is ingest lavender essential oil orally, as it can be toxic in this format. Yes, you can have lavender essential oil internally, but only if it's in a proper capsule format. Otherwise, it's only meant for aromatherapy or topical use. Lavender essential oil is considered generally safe for most adults, though it may cause skin irritation or an allergic reaction in some individuals. If you experience nausea, vomiting, or a headache after using lavender oil, then sorry, but lavender oil just isn't for you. Now let's get this benefit party rolling. Lavender essential oil has a long history of use. Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, who is credited with bringing cosmetics to the English court, used lavender in perfume soaps, papariz, and water for washing and bathing. In the 12th century, Hildegard of Bingen noted that oil of lavender was effective in the treatment of head lice and fleas, which has now been backed by research, too. Herbalist Nicholas Colepepper said that lavender oil is of so fierce and piercing a quality that it is cautiously to be used. Some few drops being sufficient. It's time to take a step back, take a little break, and take a nice deep breath of lavender. In one study, researchers found that lavender oil had an almost identical result when compared to the anxiety-reducing medication, lorazepam. A 2017 study found lavender aromatherapy even calmed anxiety levels in preoperative patients. There was even a large study showing how it helped improve anxiety and the mood of people waiting for the dentist. There are also several studies showing how it can help relieve stress, postpartum depression, and it helps improve overall relaxation. While it might not be as potent as some of the other herbs in the mint family, lavender has been shown to help with a variety of digestive issues. A study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that lavender essential oil can help relax the muscles in the intestines, helping to relieve cramping, indigestion, and other digestive issues. There has also been research showing how it can help quell nausea and motion sickness. Some people do say that more research needs to be done in this area, but from what I've seen the results are really promising so far. One study looking at 47 patients who suffered from regular migraines found that those using lavender essential oil reported significantly less severity in their migraine attacks for the following two hours. Well, if it helps with headaches, can it help with other pain too? Well, yes. Yes, it can. But how effective can it really be?  Well, in ancient times, they used to give it to women who were in pain from labor. And that's a lot of pain. And nowadays, a 2015 study found that capsules containing lavender essential oil provided pain relief comparable to that of the prescription medication, Tremado. Another study showed that lavender essential oil can reduce the amount of pain-killing medicine needed after a tonsillectomy. Now there has been some aromatherapy research done regarding lavender essential oils' effectiveness against various respiratory problems including coughs, colds, and flu. But not too much research yet. That's why we have accounts from medical professionals, herbalists, and other personal accounts on this one. However, due to its anti-inflammatory qualities and ability to help relax your stressed pathways, it is widely believed to help make breathing easier, help protect against airborne viruses, and loosen phlegm. Oh, yeah, that's nice. Thanks again, lavender. A study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology found lavender essential oil to be effective in combating antifungal resistant infections. It was also shown to have antifungal activity effective against a wide spectrum of fungal strains that can cause skin disease. This is actually one of the oldest documented uses of lavender, as Roman armies would carry lavender with them as a wound healer and antiseptic. It was even used until World War II for the same reasons. So we have a long history of information to back this one up. And there's plenty of modern research to back this one up too. One study compared the effects of TENS, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, saline solution, povidone iodine, and lavender essential oil. The study authors noted that the wounds closed faster in the TENS and lavender essential oil groups than the other control groups. Even though cramping and PMS are unfortunately common, no single treatment is universally recognized as effective. And while there is research that says lavender essential oil can help with both, the effects are going to be relative to your own personal body chemistry. One aromatherapy study on young women concluded that lavender did help alleviate premenstrual symptoms for the two months they tried using it. Other research suggests that massage with lavender essential oil also helps with menstrual cramping. But unfortunately, there are some studies that say the effects were limited or not even effective for certain women. King Charles VI of France had his seat cushions and pillows stuffed with lavender so he could be cozy and sleep soundly every night. Several studies show that lavender essential oil may help fight insomnia and help promote sleep. And research has been done from little kids all the way up to the elderly. A 2018 study found that lavender aromatherapy helped improve sleep onset, quality, and duration in an elderly population. Super sexy skin. The anti-inflammatory and antibacterial abilities of lavender essential oil also make it excellent for the fight against acne, plus various skin conditions like psoriasis, shingles, and eczema. It even helps with skin wounds and blemishes. While there isn't much research available, there are some who say that it can also help with chapped lips. Lavender is possibly effective for hair loss, but there haven't been any human trials done on this yet. Yet?  There is one study from 1998 that shows lavender can promote hair growth by up to 44% after seven months of treatment. A more recent study on mice found that applying lavender essential oil helped to promote hair growth over the course of four weeks. So let's hope we're all just a little bit like the mice in this category. Not me of course, I don't need to regrow my hair at all. What? Have you tried lavender essential oil before? Let me know in the comment section down below how it's worked for you. If you want to learn more amazing things about lavender than you should be watching the history of lavender next, or the benefits of lavender tea next. Y'all take care of each other, please be kind, and if you're getting stressed out and anxious at all, break out the lavender essential oil and ride that relax and wave back to peace and happiness.


Prime Minister Museum. Oh, no. Prime Minister is through to see you in three years. And the ambassador? That is, uh, yeah. Right, Mr. Hensley. Well, this would be a beautiful team. Quick, come on. How are you? Good to see you, sir. Nice to see you. Nice to see you. Nice to see you. Nice to see you. Don't ask a nice-her-do.  Oh, thank you, and I already go out and let the press-up crack as before. No questions. Then we'll connect you to the cabinet. Oh, yeah? So we have a hard time. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Hensley. How are you? Good to see you. Yes, indeed. How are you? Good to see you. We're running through. We're running through. That's right. Oh, no, no. We have this opportunity here. Jane Stubbs. We've made serious differences in 12 hours. Please, for that, and for the press-up day, we thank you very much. We're grateful for the stands that you've taken on a number of occasions in particular. See, I fell into the trap of saying the press-up day because it's a rescue mission. But we appreciate that very much. And I value the partnership with you and Hensley. We're most grateful for you in maintaining the forces in the Sinai with us. You've underlined the words involved. We have the same ugly coast, and there's very pure effort behind it. It's been one of those things where you get a little bit of a pause and that's been a difficult tent. It's the first, isn't it? Yeah, it's the first of a kind. It's the... We are the guinea pigs again. I am delighted that Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon has once again come to Washington. And I value the wise counsel of such a good friend, and it was a real pleasure to confer with Sir Robert on issues of importance to both our countries. The Prime Minister's thoughts on the international economic situation have been most helpful. His breadth of experience in international finance, as Finance Minister and as Prime Minister, is matched by very few people. And I sincerely appreciate his insights on these important international issues. I also want to thank Sir Robert and all New Zealanders for the key role they play in the South Pacific, a region which should serve as a model for the rest of the world. The South Pacific is tranquil, respects human rights, and has peacefully developed democratic institutions and self-government. These accomplishments would not have been possible without New Zealand's development assistance programs. New Zealand's contributions to stability and security extend far beyond the South Pacific. We see them as far away as the Sinai Desert and in Singapore. And we have special appreciation for Sir Robert, your commitment to ANZUS, an alliance which has assured our mutual security in the Pacific for more than 30 years. I might mention that our ANZUS partners, New Zealand and Australia, are our only allies who have been at our side in all four major conflicts of this century. The strong bonds between our two nations reflect our common values, shared history, and mutual interests. We are more than good friends, and I am especially grateful to Sir Robert for his untiring efforts to further strengthen our close ties. We will stay in close touch in the future. And Sir Robert, I thank you for coming to Washington and on behalf of our countrymen, wish you Godspeed during your visit to America and a safe journey home. Mr. President, I last stood here at the White House with you 30 months ago. The friendship between our countries, as you've said, goes back a long way. And through difficult times for the West, was attested to then by the warmth of your welcome and your hospitality as it has been again today. July 1981 was the midpoint of the first year of your administration. The economic and political tasks that you had set yourself were of global significance. Among these was a determination to place greater emphasis on consultation with America's allies and by being good listeners wherever possible. New Zealand is one ally which welcomed that undertaking as a renewal of the concept which lies at the heart of the ANZUS Treaty. Mr. President, you've been as good as your word. The period of your first term has been marked by a frequency and closeness of contact which has made New Zealand geographically your most distant security partner feel that its voice is listened to in your administration whether on issues of bilateral concern or wider issues affecting regional and global security. We've not had to shout to be heard. Much of that is due to the regularity of contact at the cabinet level between our governments highlighted of course by the visit of Vice President Bush to New Zealand in May 1982. We look forward in July to seeing our good and valued friend George Schultz back in the South Pacific region once again. Political visits are not the sole measure of the relationship and its durability. Rather, it's a matter of the way our citizens relate to each other as people. You've often spoken about the desires of ordinary Americans to live free in peace and well-being. New Zealand has shared that view of the world. It is why when we've had to, we've acted together with you to preserve such values for ourselves and other peoples. That hasn't changed. New Zealanders are not isolationists in spite of our relative geographic isolation nor are New Zealanders among those fair weather friends who are only too ready to attack American motives and policies. In an uncertain world, you need have no doubt about where the New Zealand government and people stand. Your citizens, private, official, and military remain more than welcome in our country. Mr. President, our discussions today have touched upon New Zealand's own trade concerns, your government's aspirations at home and abroad, and the concern of many nations for a new stability in international economic affairs. Our exchanges have been characterized by the easy given take of ideas, which is the hallmark of close friends and allies. I thank you warmly for your hospitality and that of Mrs. Reagan for my wife. The coming year brings new challenges of government and political life for both of us and our families. I wish you and the First Lady well in all that lies ahead.


I'm Zeke and welcome to the Dream Green Show. We are on our journey to becoming rich. And in the last video, I emphasized buying what you consume. That means if you was to go to the mall, if you was to go to the corner store, if you was to go to the gas station, do not buy anything out of that store unless you have that company inside of your portfolio. And I said that that's one of the goals that you have this year to have the companies that you consume inside of your portfolio that you will end up being successful at the end of the year making a ton of money and you guys reply with so you're telling me to just throw my money at these companies. No matter how expensive the stock is, you just want me to throw my money at these companies at any price. That's what you're telling me to do. Yes, that's what I'm telling you to do. That's called dollar cost averaging. That is an amazing way to average inside of the market. Historically speaking, when you dollar cost average, you're going to win over time instead of time to time the market. But I did see some of the products that you guys are consuming and I would not consume inside those products myself. Some of the products you guys consume. Oh man. Yeah, not every company is a good company. So in this video, I'm going to give you guys five ETFs that would cover everything that you would ever consume in your life. All right, guys. So these five ETFs, if you have them inside your portfolio, you could walk out your house and not have to worry about, do I have this company in my portfolio? Yes, you're going to have that company inside of your portfolio. So if you're new to investing, you guys are probably wondering what are ETFs? ETF stands for exchange traded funds. These companies are traded on the stock exchange. Now, basically what there are is that they hold inside of their portfolio many different stocks inside of their portfolio. So let's say, for example, ETF letter A holds 10 different car companies inside of that portfolio. So they will be considered a car type of ETF. Now, there are many ETFs out there. There are ETFs that hold oil and gas. There are ETFs out there that hold 20 different gaming type of companies inside of their portfolio. There's a new meta ETFs where they hold different metaverse stocks inside of their portfolio. So there's an ETF for everything that you need, guys. If you want to narrow it down to a very specific group, but in this video, I'm going to be bringing you guys the top performing five ETFs that you could grab today to add to your portfolio that have over 500 different kinds of companies inside of their portfolio. In fact, another ETF holds over 2,000 different companies inside of their portfolio. So if you're adding these to your portfolio, you could walk out the house not worrying about if you own this company's out of your portfolio because if you own a couple of these ETFs inside of your portfolio, you are covered, guys. So that is a great way. If you don't want to invest into every individual company, if you're new to investing and you don't really know much about these companies, the ETF is the safer route for you. You might not make as much money, but if you're investing into these good quality ETFs and you don't know much about the stock market, they got you covered. They're going to cover some of the top companies in the world. And then once you get a hang of the stock market, then you can start investing into these individual companies that they hold inside of their portfolio. So if you want to find out these top five ETFs, make sure that you stick throughout the end of this video so you don't miss out in any crucial information. 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And also to all the new investors out there, if you guys want to be a part of a great community, you can sign up now for my Patreon. The Patreon will take you to the Discord. That link is in the comments section. Over there, I post every single time I buy and sell a stock all of my swing trades, my day trades. You may have a great group of pro traders over there. They post all of their option trades, their swing trades and also you'll be a part of a great community of investors and traders. If you're trying to have a bunch of knowledge all in one place, you can sign up for the Patreon. The Patreon to take it to my Discord and you'll have a whole bunch of knowledge all in one place. So if you want to check that out, once again, that link is down in the comment section. Welcome back dreamers. Now I know a lot of you guys are wondering how to can you tell if this is an ETF or not? We're a line of times out of 10. If you're on Robinhood or Webull, it's going to say ETF on the stock price. For example, here's SPY, but a cool thing on Robinhood that they are showing that if you scroll down, they're going to show their top sectors right here. SPY, 26% of their sectors is in technology, financials, communication, consumer defense, real estate. If you look at that top 10 holdings, it actually show you the top 10 holding companies in their portfolio. But on Robinhood, they're like to simplify things. It's going to give you just a quick blink of what this company is about, what this ETF is about and show you that top 10 holdings and the percentage of that sector. So if you guys are wondering, how do you know if it's an ETF? That is how you know it's an ETF, guys. Let's take one more quick look at PEY. If we take a look at PEY, once again at the top, it's going to say PEY Invest Go High-Year Equity ETF is going to say it. And if you scroll down, it's going to show the sector in the top 10 holdings. But I'm going to go ahead and pull up Seeking Alpha so we can get more in-depth inside of these companies and show you how you can make over $450,000 just from investing into these ETFs. So let's go ahead and pull up Seeking Alpha. All right, so here we are on Seeking Alpha. The first ETF I'm going to bring you guys is SPY, the S&P. It tracks the S&P 500. It tracks the top 500 companies in America. Now, you get a little bit more information based off of SPY. It'll show you that they've got 26% of technology, healthcare, financials. It gives you the whole split up on what this ETF is about. If you scroll down, you guys can see what percentage of Apple they have inside that portfolio, 6.6%. I think every ETF is going to have Apple inside that portfolio. I'm not going to lie to you, but look at the number of holdings at the bottom. So they have 500 different companies inside of the SPY ETF. 508 different companies in the top 10 holdings alone account for 30.34% of their portfolio. So they're really big on Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon and Tesla. I think Tesla just got added into the S&P 500. The first Tesla was not on the S&P 500, but the SPY basically tracks the market and the market usually beat people that are trying to outperform the market. Some people have been doing it for years. They can outperform the market. But new investors, if you want to just be along with the market and make money, then make more money than you would have just putting it inside the bank. The SPY might be the way to go. The second stock I'm going to bring you guys is VOO, ticker symbol VOO. Once again, this is another company. It has 515 different holdings inside of this portfolio. SPY and VOO kind of tracks the same. They have the same 26.83% in technology, financials. Their top 10 holdings is again, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Google. But it is a little bit of different percentage over here on the side. So let's switch it up a little bit. Let's go over to our third ETF ARC. This is ran by Kathy Wood. ARC is an active ETF. That means it adds companies to its portfolio. It takes companies out of its portfolio. It buys and sells shares on a daily basis. Other ETFs, they have these companies inside the portfolio and they just stay inside that portfolio whether it's performing good, performing bad. They're just going to buy 100 shares of Ford every day no matter what the price is. But ARC, if they see Ford is doing pretty good, they're going to load up on Ford. Ford is going to shoot through the roof and then when Ford hits the all-time high, they're going to sell for it and look for the next grab. So ARC is at more on the risky side and you're really trying to outperform the market. ARC might be the ETF for you. As you guys can see, they got 36% in technology. It's a lot different from the other portfolios. 30% in healthcare, 17% in communications. This is ARKK and they only have 45 different companies inside the portfolio. Their top 10 is Tesla, Coinbase. If you guys like Coinbase and buying cryptocurrency, Teladot, Unity, Roku, Zoom. So they add and subtract companies to that portfolio all the time and these top 10 companies is around 53% in that portfolio. Now, if you're looking for one, they might outperform the S&P 500 and that would be company QQQ. They have 48% in the technology side, 17% in consumers, 17% in communication. Their top holdings is of course Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, but they did switch it up with NVIDIA at the top 10. They do have Netflix in their top 10 as well too and they have 103 different companies inside of their portfolio. And that's gonna bring us to stock number five, VTWO. theirs is a bit different than the other ETFs. They are major in healthcare, technology, financials. Their top 10 is AMC, Avis, Crocs, BJ Wholesale Club. And they hold over 2,092 different companies inside of their portfolio guys. So if you give them, you're gonna have a lot of these smaller companies inside of your portfolio and right now they're around $87.68. Now, we take a look at their summary over the last 10 years. VTWO is up 200% QQQ. Like I said, these companies, if you're on market with them, you're gonna make money 10 years. They're up 596% ARC over the last, I don't think ARC been around for 10 years. So let's look at year to date. Since 2015, they're up 333%. We got VOO, VOO over the last 10 years is up 275%. And once again, VOO is very close to SPY. They're up 273%. So if we took these top five ETFs and we invest $1,000, so we start off with $1,000 and we're investing into QQQ, VOO and SPY, right? And we also invested $200 a week into the S&P 500. That's right. We're gonna invest $200 into the stock market no matter what the price is. We're gonna invest $200 every single Monday into one of these ETFs no matter what the price is. So yes, I said it. Yes, you just want me to invest into these companies no matter what the price is. That's basically what I'm saying guys, $200 every single week. So that's $800 a month. We're gonna reinvest our dividends back into these companies and display income. Yes. So the first company, portfolio number one is gonna be QQQ. The second ETF is VLO. We're gonna put 100% in portfolio number two and portfolio number three is SPY ETF. So let's scroll down. So we here analyze portfolio, scroll down. We invest $200 into QQQ every single week for the last 10 years. You'll have $450,000 to VLO. You'll have $300,000 into SPY. You'll have another $300,000. So if you're looking for a little bit of a risk, QQQ might be the way to go. ARK ETF might be the way to go. If you're looking for a nice stable income, VLO and SPY is great ETFs to invest into. So there you go dreamers. We're on our way to becoming rich. Step number one, you can invest into companies that you consume at the Masario portfolio. Every time you fill up at the gas station and you drive at F-150, make sure that you put $20 into Ford. Or if you're filling up at Exxon, make sure that you invest $20 into Exxon, all right? With changing your mindset and the way of thinking and the way of investing and stop trying to beat the stock market because it shows if you just follow the stock market and quit trying to beat the stock market, you'll be up $350,000 just from investing into the stock market or ETF that tracks the stock market guys. Everybody that tries to beat the ETF, you're not that guy. You're not going to beat the stock market if you're new to investing. Quit trying to beat the stock market. So the moral of the story, guys, own what you consume and watch your mindset change and watch your portfolio grow over time. Historical data has proven it that over the last 10 years, if you invest into the stock market, a company that tracks the stock market at ETF, then you guys are gonna be good to go. But that's all I got, guys. Don't forget to pick up your two free stocks of Weeble. Head down to the comments section. Drop any other ETF that you guys have already been investing into or ETF from this video that you're thinking about investing into. I want to know down below which route are you willing to take. Do you just want to invest into SPY which tracks the S&P 500? Do you want to take a risk and invest into QQQ and ARKK? Let me know down below in the comments section. Other than that, guys, I can't wait to see us grow. It is January and 2022. I can't wait to check in with you guys at the end of the year in December. So make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss out on any future videos. But other than that, I'm Zeke. Bring you to the Dream Green Show and I'm out. Peace.


Wow what's up everybody once again it's Bram and Sean and today we're going over the weekend and how he became such a mysterious artist and as a teen he hinted it's not just because he doesn't do a lot of interviews. That plays a small part but the biggest reason is number five on the list. And since I brought it up already let's use this lack of interviews for number one. Leaving them wanting more. They loved his music and they wanted to know more about this guy and the weekend said that he was nervous actually that's why he wasn't doing interviews at first but he saw it work to his favor. Leaving them wanting more is just the idea of not giving it all away. You don't want to overstay your welcome and have people wishing that you would go away. You want people saying hey come back I want to know more about them. So leaving them wanting more that's actually a popular maxim in show biz. I don't ever say show biz. Number two. High behavior. A great example of this is the weekend actually performed with Alicia Keys at an award show one time. Later on that night he won an award for I forgot what he won an award for but he didn't show up to the stands to give an accepted speech. Normal behaviors especially when people know you were there that day is to get your award right. It's normal for people to want awards and recognition so the fact that he was actually there in the building that night and he didn't show up for his award. Those kind of small little things add to your mystery. Number three. Surprise. The whole idea of lack of interviews and not showing up for award shows things like that that sets him up to surprise people when he actually did do an interview. Although there's normal behavior for him a lot of other people him contradicting him his own self to do something that seemingly normal makes it a surprise for other people and now people are really honed in and seeing what does this guy have to say it must be really important for him to actually go beyond his norm because the weekend the weekend doesn't do interviews. Number four is symbols. Now as we know when weekend stepped on the scene he had this very very unique hair that he was known for and it was so unique and the symbol was so strong because the weekend used a lot of silhouettes and a lot of his art and visuals it made it super noticeable and it became this strong symbol where whenever you saw that silhouette whenever you saw that hairstyle you thought of the weekend. It was inspired by Basquiat but for this generation that hair is the weekend. As a matter of fact it was so strong that the weekend actually ended up cutting his hair off because it was too strong of an image he didn't want to be thought of as his hair. He wanted to be known for his music right you can even think about little yachting in his hair that red hair is a strong symbol that's associated with him he didn't want that for himself. He wanted to be thought of and recognized for his music. Now we get to the serious stuff. Number five one of the things that's so unique about the weekend and how he creates his mystery is his environment. He leverages environment in ways and in levels that a lot of people do not. The first way he uses for his mystery is his actual music. His tones, the production, the way he sings a lot of times especially in the beginning he would create this environment this mysterious environment and then his content would be taboo sexualized it would represent this dark world that really isn't the norm and then he would use visuals he would use black and white colors which is so common for mystery and then also he used silhouettes a lot as I kind of mentioned earlier in terms of his hair on top of that he used American Apparel which took that entire template very much known for their controversial ads and using this sexualized taboo type imaging it went so well with his content. If you look at this ad, this ad I'll just run through a few quick American Apparel ads and then look at his stuff side by side you know you can look at his mixtape and then look at the helvetica fine the the women and the small tones and it kind of looks a little dirty and natural as opposed to over edited and cleaned up all these things went into pinning that visual environment that captured this mystery and other world that he started to paint as well which also goes into the last part of how he created an environment which was through stories he painted these pictures and told these stories in his music a lot of his fans know that a lot of the stories were based off of some things his friends experiences some of his own experiences mixed in all of this stuff created this massive environment this whole world that you associated with the weekend when you listen to the weekend because he creating this environment everything he does on top of that like not really doing interviews now you want to know who is this guy that lives in this world that painted this world it makes you really want to know and understand and something a lot of people don't really think about as a little bonus I'll add on the fact that the weekend's name in itself is a mystery when you first hear that name you don't know if the weekend is a group a band or if it's one person you don't know if it's a man or a woman because it's gender neutral and you have so many questions when you first hear that name until he reaches a level of fame that he's at now where obviously you know who that is but anybody who still hears that has no idea who he is you don't know exactly what to think when you hear the weekend so that's a mystery as well that just adds on to that other than that you know what to do hit that subscribe button


The Long Jean Watch is Long Jean. Long Jean watches have won 10 World Fair Grand Prizes, 28 gold medals, and more honors for accuracy than any other timepiece. Long Jean, the world's most honored watch, is made and guaranteed by the Long Jean Wittemaw Watch Company. It's time for the Long Jean Chronoscope, a television journal of the important issues of the hour, brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A presentation of the Long Jean Wittemaw Watch Company, maker of Long Jean, the world's most honored watch, and Wittemaw, distinguished companion to the world-honored Long Jean. Good evening. May I introduce our co-editors for this edition of the Long Jean Chronoscope? Mr. William Bradford Huey, editor of the American Mercury, and Mr. Paul Martin, Washington bureau chief of the Gannett News Service. Our distinguished guest for this evening is the honorable Richard B. Russell, United States Senator from Georgia. The opinions expressed are necessarily those of the speakers. Senator Russell, our audience, of course, knows you as a distinguished Georgian, who is now a principal contender for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. And tonight, we'll welcome some of your views, sir. Now, how long have you been in the Senate, sir? I came to the Senate January 13th, 1933. I was almost 20 years. And now, Senator, our audience would like to know just where you stand in the political spectrum. Are you a new dealer, sir? Well, I call myself a middle of the road, Mr. Huey. One of my newspaper friends once labeled me as a 60% new dealer during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Now, are you a critic of the present administration? Well, I've criticized some of the things that this administration has done. I have supported, though, a great deal of the legislative requests of this administration. I believe, Senator, you said when you announced for the presidency that you were a Jeffersonian Democrat now. We haven't heard much about that, Lady. Can you tell us what a Jeffersonian Democrat is? Well, it's surprising to me that so few people apparently recall what Jefferson stood for, his fundamental principles, because he's the father of the Democratic Party. He and Andrew Jackson are our patron saints. Jefferson stood for the rights of the states as being protection of the rights of the individual and encroachment by the federal power. He also stood for absolute incorruptibility in the administration of government. Well, Senator Russell, we haven't had much of what he stood for in the Democratic National Platform in the last 20 years, have we? Well, we've wandered rather far from the fundamental principles of Jefferson, but I think that there are millions of Democrats throughout the country that still adhere to the Jeffersonian principles. I think they live in every state of the Union. Now, sir, in your 20 years, and incidentally, I believe you are one of the youngest men who is a candidate for the presidency. Now, you're at only 54, aren't you? That's right. I've been in Congress for almost 20 years. That's true and served as governor of my state before that. Well, sir, now, in general, did you support most of the legislation, most of the New Deal legislation under President Roosevelt? I think that the friend that's estimated I supported 60% of it was about right. I supported very vigorously part of his program, the rural electrification program, the farm program, and a large number of the measures that Mr. Roosevelt had. And the South has generally prospered under that legislation, has it not? Yes, I think that the South has, the prosperity of the South has increased greatly in the last 20 years. Well, on your definition of a Jeffersonian Democrat, you'd have to have a considerable revision of, say, the 1948 Democratic National Platform where you couldn't be an honest exponent of the party for President. Well, there are some features of the 1948 platform that I think are contrary to Jeffersonian principles. Not all of that platform was. The Democratic Party has always been the party of the people and the party of individual rights and liberties and the party that stood for the rights of the states. Well, in practice, let's take something in practice here. We've got a Democratic president in the White House and we have had for about 20 years. Now, if you were president, Senator Russell, would you feel that you had the inherent powers under the Constitution that Mr. Truman says he has to seize the steel industry or the newspapers or radio stations or anything else? Well, Mr. Modden, I'm afraid of this matter of inherent powers. This is a government of law and not a government of men and where there's a statute that's been enacted by Congress that's available for use. It's highly preferable to use that statute rather than to rely on as nebulous a term as inherent powers. Of course, we must remember that if the power to seize the radio or the press or in the steel plants, if that exists in the president, he also has a power to seize the labor unions. And the labor man would feel rather alarmed to come in and find some major sitting at the desk of the business agent or the secretary treasurer of the union. By that you are telling our audience that you are somewhat disturbed by the president's actions. I would much prefer for the president to have followed the statutes. I think there are at least two statutes that could have been employed to resolve this matter without resorting to inherent powers. I greatly fear the president has been sent. I don't think Mr. Truman is any dictator, but I think that his act could well be the blueprint for some man who might seize all of the powers of government in the future. On the statutes, you mean the National Emergency Clause of the Taft-Hartley Act? Yes, either that or a statute of which I haven't been the author when the original draft bill passed which gave the president the power to seize any plant or facility in this country that failed or refused to supply contracts that were necessary for the defense effort. I think it's been preferable to be employed either one of them. Both of them provide the standards of seizure, they provide for the method of repayment, and don't leave all of those matters up in the air as this thing of inherent powers does. Now, Senator Russell, this matter of inherent powers, you know it's another southerner. It's Tom Clark of Texas. He used to be the attorney general who ruled and told the president that he had inherent powers under the Constitution. And Tom Clark is now in the Supreme Court, which would be the court of last resort if anybody ever wanted to test this theory of inherent powers. Well, Mr. Modden, of course, each lawyer I suppose thinks his opinion is best, have been a number of decisions which the majority of this spread in the Supreme Court have handed down that did not jibe with my construction of the Constitution of the United States. Well, Senator, after all, now you are a very active candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, and so rapidly we'd like some of your views on specific issues. Now, number one, about how many delegates do you expect to have at the convention in Chicago? Well, I hope to have as many as 400, and I'm quite confident that I will have more than 300. And I think that our audience is particularly interested. Do you expect to have support from northern states? I will have some support from northern states, yes. I will have some delegates. However, the book of my support is in the southern states. But a delegate is a delegate, and one vote counts as much as the other. It doesn't matter. As a practical politician, do you think that it is now possible for a southerner to receive the Democratic nomination for the presidency? Well, Mr. Huey, I don't like to think that after 90 years of inner being, and the Democratic Party has been loyally supported by the South over that period that a man would be discriminated against because he hasn't been born on the wrong side of the tracks, on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon line. That brings us to the principal question, sir, which you are always asking, I'm sure, but our audience would like to hear your views on the traditional policies as regards FEPC. Now that, of course, is one of the reasons that you're objected to in the northern cities, particularly. Just what is your view on FEPC? Well, Mr. Huey, the FEPC isn't any southern issue or sectional issue. It goes to the very heart of our American system. That theory contemplates that the federal government has the power to pass upon employment, and upon promotions, and upon employment policies, and also in the matter of discharges from employment. Now, I do not believe the free enterprise system can possibly exist if we had a horde of federal agents running all over the country, appearing over men's shoulders and undertaking to read their minds. Of course, after all, it is a matter of the thought police, what was in the man's mind when he hired this individual rather than the other, or even a group rather than the other group. I do not think that that will eventually result in the nationalization of all business and industry in this country if we ever pass a compulsory jail sentence FEPC that puts a man in prison because he employs one man instead of another. This is not a southern issue. It's an American issue. This is a very important issue, but while we have time here, I'd like to discuss something about foreign policy. You were the chairman of the Joint Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee that conducted the hearings on President Truman's firing of General McArthur last year. That's right. Well, you went into that very exhaustively. Well, about seven weeks of testimony. About seven weeks of morning and afternoon in the United States. Well, now, why didn't you ever get around to writing a report telling the American people how you felt about whether the president should or should not have fired General McArthur? Well, I'll tell you about that. Every American citizen had made up his mind already. There was no reason there for that committee to sit down and squabble for three weeks in writing a report which would have been a divided report. 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I am Dr. Narsim Pai working as Associate Professor and Consultant Cardiologist at KMC Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore and today I will be talking on the primary angioplasty. As all of you are aware, cardiovascular diseases is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity not only in our country but also in the West. The incidence of cardiovascular diseases is close to 30 million annually and 3 million heart attacks happen on an yearly basis in a country like ours. But the number of people who receive treatment for heart attack are not 100%. As you are aware, there are three modalities of treatment which a patient receives for an acute myocardial infarction or what we call as a heart attack. One is the medical treatment. The second is the class buster injections like thrombolytic therapy and the third is primary angioplasty. Sadly, only about 10 to 12% of people who have a heart attack receive primary angioplasty in our country. There are various factors why people do not receive primary angioplasty. Some of them being connectivity to the nearest cath lab, delay in the diagnosis of heart attack, delay in transportation of the patient to a center where he can receive the therapy, cost and affordability of the patient. All of these are determinants why people do not reach the center as early because primary angioplasty saves the lives of the patient. We do not receive any treatment for heart attack, we do not receive any treatment for heart attack. We do not receive any treatment for heart attack. We do not receive any treatment for heart attack. We do not receive any treatment for heart attack. What exactly do we do in angioplasty is the blocked vessel is open using a wire and a balloon through a radial or a femoral approach. So the clot dissolves and the block is open and then a small metal tube called stent is implanted inside the coronary vessel so that the flow is restored. The faster you restore the blood flow to the heart, the lesser is the damage to the heart muscle. So the patient's pumping of the heart is preserved and the mortality of the patient is decreased. There are a lot of challenges in doing a primary angioplasty because the operator or the cardiology should be trained, your system should be functional 24 by 7. You need to have a trained sister, cath lab technician who is available at whatever time the patient arrives to the hospital and of course you need not to waste time at all because you have to finish the procedure in less than 90 minutes after the patient's arrival to the hospital. I am very happy to state that our institute has got the state of the art technology and setup so that we can cater to these heart attack patients around the clock. I hope the general public are aware that this modality of treatment is available and try to reach early to the centers where we can make a lot of difference in their mortality and morbidity.