Hi everyone! Hi friends!
This is just a short video (!) from me to you
just to speak a bit about ASGARDIA.
So, what is ASGARDIA? Well, ASGARDIA is a unique project of its kind:
it is basically a SPACE NATION. What is a SPACE NATION?
Well, it has never been done before so it's something very new and very special. It was initiated by,
Well, I would say a visionary person,
a person with a vision. His name is Igor Ashurbeyli He is Russian,
he is a scientist, businessman, he is said to be a billionaire and he has realised, he has decided actually
to start a SPACE NATION. What is a SPACE NATION? Well, first, it is a nation in space
What does it mean? Well for now, since
we don't have access to space We don't have bases in space,
it is first to UNITE mankind. How to unite mankind?
Well, a nation needs to have citizens. Well Mr Ashurbeyli,
with a team of
scientists
who has joined this project from different universities in Canada and others
(you can find details online)
basically has decided to offer citizenship to this new to-be nation to anyone on EARTH
and he is crossing all these differences of races genderS
political religious
language affiliations, denominations or whatever. It's kind of really uniting Mankind.
The motto of that nation is
"ONE HUMANITY, ONE UNITY."
So, well it's a start!
The project started some years ago but was
formalised last year I think on October 12th (2016)
And from that date on, a lot of work has been put on by many people
I would say now
"CITIZENS" of that
newly formed nation.
who
who have this dream a common vision to build
this new world, a world that could be on Earth and could be in Space
a satellite (I will talk in another video about that)
Sorry
a satellite will be launched later this year it is announced to be October or November
(an interesting date!)
Anyway, just to say
There are about…
Well it's a bit difficult (to explain) but let's start with the constitution A Nation has to be
basically
built on the common vision and
this vision is for now
represented by this Constitution that a team of, well I would say: volunteers specialists
(from) different horizons people with different experiences
and basically
we HAVE A Constitution you can go and check it (out)
The idea is this Constitution is there to
describe who can be a citizen, how the government will be led for this newly formed Nation and what it means
that this Nation exists.
So,
why am I talking to you about that? Well because I realised when I posted on my Facebook page
that you know I just wanted to have your opinion, I realised actually people don't really know what it is.
So why am I talking to you?
Because I think it is a really, a very interesting project. You see: we have many theories, ideas to Unite Mankind
I personally have some
with my own core beliefs but
honestly
this is the first world scale experiment I could say, project, vision to Unite Mankind.
Because basically, I am currently now a Citizen of Asgardia. Well, how did I do that? Well, you can just click here
and you can yourself apply.
It is open to everyone and anyone. Of course, if you have a vision or you share the vision if you read the Constitution
because to become citizen, obviously, you need to endorse the Constitution.
Meaning: you accept it. So it's not like if you reject it you're then not a citizen obviously.
But anyway, this Constitution, in my opinion, has many flaws and things that need to be worked on
but first, we need to have a
Constitution to start working with.
(sorry, my screen went black because I'm talking too much)
Anyway...
so have a look at this Constitution. Now, why am I passionate about that? Well,
let's say an Indian friend,
and
a Kenyan friend who have never met, who have not many
common points like one can be a doctor the other one a farmer
basically, if they can use this tool that is, this wonderful tool of the Internet nowadays,
well, they can both find common points through that vision
they can be, one can be a Hindu the other one can be a Christian and they can meet there
and they can together benefit from this vision of a new Nation.
Yes. it will be a real Nation: the project is to go past,
once the validation of the Constitution by a sufficient number of
citizens
We will go forward to elections general elections which actually started already. I myself am a candidate
(but that's something else) well, the idea is
we can together build this nation this new nation. Wherever we are on Earth and we can benefit from
everything about it.
And as long as you can use the Internet tool and the common well, you share the common vision described in the Constitution,
why not try it out?
For now it doesn't cost anything but some time to read it and understand what it means and what it implies
for, I would say, the future of Mankind. Because we don't have borders anymore.
We can be ONE NATION and yes, that's what I was about to say:
it will be in process to be recognised by the United Nations.
And that means there will be Embassies representative of that new Nation, there will be dual citizenship,
for countries that recognise it, which is, I know, not all of them, but all in all this is something that is to me
– MIND BLOWING! I mean, can you imagine, we will build a New Nation
out of
nothing
It's not like we will fight for a land and say: "This is our land!" and others will say: "No, this is our land!"
and you know, all these things from History we will leave them behind…
Now, we can be
ONE.
Why not try!? So, that's why I'm here now and I'm telling you about this.
So, at least, if you're not interested, well, you know more about it and if you want to pursue, well, I've given you a few links.
You can check again here, and you can check if you want to see what I'm saying, my candidature here. But anyway,
That's a great thing: please check it out! Thank you friends! :)
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Zhiyun Crane V2 Overview - A Great Gimbal for your mirrorless or small DSLR - Duration: 5:31.
A month ago I reviewed the Zhiyun Smooth Q which is a great cheap gimbal for your phone
but for more professional work this is the Zhiyun Crane Version 2 the bigger brother
designed for mirrorless or light dslr cameras like my Panasonic G7.
Gimbals are great for bringing perspective to a location, Chasing a subject on the move,
or just trying to be creative by adding some motion.
Hi I'm David and this is the Zhiyun Crane Version 2
So just a disclaimer, I'm still learning how to properly use this gimbal but even still
I'm pretty amazed at the result I'm able to get on my first couple tries testing this
gimbal out on my Panasonic G7.
Walking up a hill, walking backwards, evening running I'm actually really surprised how
steady the footage came out, but there are still some bumps and shakes that will require
me to practice some better technique in the future.
This being the version 2 of the Zhiyun Crane let's look at what's new versus the original.
The joystick button is larger and the buttons have been repositioned on a shorter handle,
the v2 only uses the larger 26500 mAh (vs 18650) batteries with only 2 included in the
box, the thread at the bottom has a removable adapter to support either 1/4-20 or a 3/8
inch screw, and the adjusting the camera balance is quicker with the moveable mounting plate.
But as far as I'm aware the motors and overall performance between the two should be exactly
the same, so there isn't a huge reason to upgrade from the V1 if you already have it
but I recommend the newer version if you're looking to get one.
On the topic of performance not only does it work really well but it's actually really
simple to use.
I'm not going to cover how to balance the gimbal because there are already dozens of
other great guides that show this.
But for me after a bit of practice it only takes me about 2 minutes to balance a camera
from scratch, or much less if I'm using the same equipment each time, and is pretty
much instant if I use a quick release plate.
Something else to keep in mind, some body and lens combos might not balance perfectly
out of the box.
For example if I use my Panasonic G7 with the kit lens and no additional accessories
the lens is way too light compared to the body so even if I push the mounting plate
all the way front, it still tilts towards the back.
If you run into this same issue, adding additional lens accessories or using an adapter to shift
the balance forward will help but even if you can't get it perfect, on my lighter
G7 setup the motor are perfectly capable to counteract the imbalance.
But it will use more battery if you run it like this so isn't ideal if you can avoid
it.
The operation of the Zhiyun Crane can be a little confusing at first but it is quick
to get used to after a little practice By default you're in the pan follow mode where
tilt and roll rotations are locked and the gimbal will smoothly follow your pan rotation.
And the joystick can be used to adjust the tilt.
I like using this mode most of the time, especially if I'm just walking and following someone
around.
Clicking the mode button once switches to full locked mode so tilt, roll and pan are
all locked.
And you can use the joystick to adjust pan and tilt.
This is my preferred mode if I'm running alongside a subject, or want to get that perfect
jib crane movement.
Clicking the mode button twice switches me to Pan and Tilt follow mode, so the camera
follows wherever you point it and the joystick just controls the roll axis.
I don't use this mode as much but it's a nice mode for more casual video shooting
where you just need to easily direct the camera in any direction without the use of the joystick.
And finally triple clicking the mode button swings it around for the selfie mode.
I also really like using this gimbal in inverted mode for lower ground shots.
Switching between normal and inverted mode on smaller cameras is as easy as rotating
the handle around the side.
But on larger cameras like the GH5 the arm brackets will hit if you try to do this.
So instead you'll need to move the screen out of the way and force the rotation on the
other side.
Not as easy as it is on my G7 but still fairly quick to switch.
The battery life is also really good and is quoted to last up to 12 hours of use, and
while I haven't used it that long on a single charge I've never really been worried about
running out of battery on a day of shooting so far with my testing.
Something else to note, this micro usb port on the gimbal is only for firmware update
and this one is only for the extra camera control cable that isn't included in the
box.
So you can't power or charge the battery while inside the gimbal.
Build quality is another good thing with this device.
It's pretty much metal build construction everywhere and you can definitely feel it
in the weight.
At just under 1.1kg (~2.4lbs) for just the gimbal plus whatever your camera you're
using (supported 1.8kg/3.9lbs max) it's no light weight but is manageable for a day
of shooting.
And finally quickly looking at the app on my Android phone.
From here you can control your gimbal wirelessly but what I really like about this app is the
ease to make adjustments to the gimbal motors.
I like my pans and tilts to be a little smoother, and for them to move slower to minimize my
accidental movements.
This is super easy to change in the app and allows me to continue to tweak and find the
perfect settings.
So that's the Zhiyun Crane Version 2 Gimbal designed for mirrorless cameras and smaller
dslrs.
I'm still learning how to get the most out of it but overall I'm really pleased with
the ease of use, performance and I'm excited to see what other shots I can dream up using
the gimbal.
But hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I'll see you in the next video.
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Learning to Drive & Determine Right-of-Way or Give Way to Other Road Users | Pass A Road Test Smart - Duration: 25:17.
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Hi there smart drivers. Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about right-of-way
at different intersections for the purposes of a road test. Now just before
we get started here, be sure to hit that subscribe button... right about there. That way
you'll get access to all of the great information as I get it available to you
for those of you working towards you license or starting your career as a
truck or bus driver. Now this video is going to give you an overview of
right-of-way at different configured intersections. Mostly in residential
areas. We're not going to do complex intersections on major highways and
thoroughfares for the purposes of this video. I'll do another video on complex
intersections and right-of-way. Everything that I talk
about--stop signs, yields, and right of way from alleyways onto public highways--
all of the links are down in the description. So have a look down there if
you want more detail on a particular section. As I said, this is just an
overview of different kinds of intersections that you're going to
encounter for the purposes of your road test. As well, keep in mind what
I always say to students, "you can be right, or you can be dead right." Just
because you have the right-of-way legally, you need to think about it defensively. If
you go, are you going to risk a crash with another road user, and are you doing
something defensive, and are you keeping the examiner safe, are you keeping other
people and other road users safe? So sometimes you have to yield even though
you have the right-of-way. So keep that in mind when you're driving. And the
other thing I'll say for the purposes of your road test. If you're the least bit
in doubt on your road test, STOP, simply STOP and wait for the other road
users to move or carry on with their day and then proceed. If you're the least bit in
doubt, do not plow forward because oftentimes that results in an automatic
fail on a road test. Now one other thing that I'll mention to you is make sure
that you practice in and around the licensing center where you're going to
be taking your test. And think a little bit about urban planning. Because here in
Vernon we have two main north-south routes: 27th Ave.
and Highway 97. Those run north-south through the city and those
are the major highways. And you have to cross those if you're going east-west. As
well, Vernon is in the Okanagan Valley. So if you
see a mountain on your right and your left, you know you're heading north
or south because they're on the east and west of the city. And different cities in
the world--some cities grew up with the motor-car. Los Angeles, for example, grew
up the motor car. So it's streets are designed for motor cars. If you get to
London, England or you get to Mumbai in India, these old cities are not designed
for cars. Sydney, Australia - if you get down on "The Rocks" underneath the Harbour
Bridge there, its following the coastline - it's not on a grid. So know a little bit
about the geography and how the city follows that geography and how the roads
are planned, which roads are your main thoroughfares, which roads are going to
stop every block because there's a STOP sign as the minor streets intersect with
the major streets. Because that's going to determine your right-of-way as well.
So think a little bit about how the city is laid out. And I did watch one of the
road tests in California there and it was a fairly easy road test - big wide
streets, not many controls because the the urban planning was obviously done
around the motor car. You get into some of these older cities,
it's not going to be the same. It's going to be a little tougher for those of you
taking a road test, and about right-of-way. So what we're going to do
today is we're going to go to different intersections, we're going to give you an
overview of right-of-way and give you a little bit more information. And as I
said, the full details for each one of these intersections and right-of-way is
down in the description box. So look down there. Stick around, we'll be right
back with that information.
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Hi there smart drivers. Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about
right-of-way. This video is giving you an overview of right-of-way in residential
areas. Now just before we start here, this was a request by ZijZ.
That's his user name and his YouTube channel, so be sure to check that out. And he
requested that I give an overview of right-of-way. And this is residential
areas; it's not complex intersections. It is just residential areas - so controlled and
uncontrolled intersections and for the most part you're not going to find
uncontrolled intersections in residential areas if you're turning off
a major thoroughfare onto a minor roadway then yes it's going to be
uncontrolled but you still have to get the right-of-way to other road users
that you might conflict with so for example if there's pedestrians or
bicycles you're making a right-hand turn and they're coming up you're going to
have to shoulder check and ensure that they're not crossing the roadway because
if they are you have to get the right-of-way to them most of this is
controlled intersection so stop sign yield signs dead-end streets and streets
that do not enter so you either have to turn right or left at the intersection
also we're going to talk about alleyways and we're going to talk about what to do
if you're at a stop sign facing another stop sign are facing a private road and
how you deal with that and give right-of-way to other road users for the
purposes of the road test if you come down a road like this the right-of-way
you have to give right away to other road users any road users that are on a
bicycle or pedestrians that are here because obviously this sign up here
behind me you're going to have to do a u-turn and go back the other way because
this is a sign that indicates that the road is the dead-end now this is a quiet
residential area and it's just there aren't too many people there is a
footpath that comes up over the hill here but as I said it's unlikely there's
going to be anybody else around but do your proper scanning patterns you may
have to do a three-point turn to get around on this road you would have to do
a three-point turn in some instances on a cul-de-sac and those types of things
they're not going to have this sign but on a cul-de-sac you're going to have to
do a u-turn so simply give the right-of-way to other road users
pedestrians anybody pulling out of driveways and
on scooters and bicycles and those types of things this sign here behind me
indicates that you either have to turn right or left at the intersection
there's also a yield sign at this intersection so you have to give the
right of way you have to yield to all other road users in the intersection
vehicles pedestrians bicycles and people on scooters so before you can proceed
through the intersection you have to give the right-of-way to all other road
users you may have to stop you may not so as you're proceeding towards the
intersection and see the signs which at this intersection you can see in the
image here there's a yield sign there's a do not enter sign and there's a sign
indicating that the road comes to an end and you either have to turn left or
right at the intersection to proceed so as you're coming up be prepared to stop
you don't necessarily have to stop but go slowly proceed around the
intersection whether you're going left or right and give the right-of-way to
all other road users in the intersection behind me here is an alleyway there
aren't any traffic controls at the alleyway so you have to give the
right-of-way to other road users cars people on scooters and bicycles and
children those types of things because we are in a residential area so you
don't have to stop but you do have to slow down to a point where you can scan
the intersection thoroughly and ensure that there aren't any other road users
that you have to yield to or give the right-of-way to and but for the purposes
of a road test it's unlikely that an examiner is going to take you down an
alleyway and just as a side note on these alleyways and most of the driving
manuals they say that you need to proceed at a speed not faster than 20
kilometers an hour or 12 miles an hour in these alleyways probably in most of
the states it's going to be 10 miles per hour if you are thinking that there is a
possibility you could be in an alleyway for the purposes of your road test just
make sure you look that up in your manual before going down for your road
test this intersection behind me is an uncontrolled intersection there are any
signs behind me to control how you act at the intersection so whether you're
going left you're going to go straight through because there's a bit of a jog
here at this intersection you simply need to give the right-of-way to other
road users and you may have to cover the brake because you can see there's
construction work being done behind me here and yes we are in the summertime
and if you're taking a road test now you're probably going to encounter road
construction and you need to go slowly around these temporary work
we're construction workers are working and give the right-of-way to them so
proceed slowly you may have to cover the break and I'll put a video up in the
corner over here on this side for you on covering the break and being prepared to
stop in the event that one of these construction workers accidentally steps
out in front of you or there's another road user because this is a residential
area and there could be cyclists and children and pedestrians and people off
with mobility challenges on scooters and those types of things so you need to be
prepared to give the right-of-way or yield to other road users even though it
is an uncontrolled intersection construction zones now that we're in the
summertime and you're taking a road test in the summertime you're going to have
construction zones and you have to obey the signs the temporary work signs
around construction zones and you can see the flagger here in the background
you have to obey the directions of the flaggers and other traffic control
people if you are in an emergency situation and you have a police officer
directing traffic at an intersection do not obey the traffic lights rather obey
the instructions of the traffic control person whether that's a flagger or
whether that's the police officer or what not now construction zones I was
just talking to the two flaggers here behind me and unfortunately we had a
flagger that was hit in a construction zone in Burnaby yesterday and she's
alright fortunately but know that when you're in construction zones you've got
to take a deep breath know that it's construction season and take your time
and give the right-of-way to other road users if somebody gets aggravated or
start to exhibit signs of road rage just you know let them go and have their
crash somewhere else as I said let's just take a breath take your time give
the right-of-way to other road users and help other vehicles and traffic move
through the construction zone and you'll get through the construction zone and as
well the flaggers and directional people that are there are there to help you out
and facilitate the flow of traffic through these construction areas because
what they're doing is they're making our roads better so they're nicer to drive
on and if you do not obey the directions of the flagger during your road test or
do not obey the signs unfortunately most of the time that's going to be an
automatic fail so make sure you take your time give the right-of-way and
yield to other traffic and road users in around the construction zone especially
keep an eye out for construction workers and make sure that you obey the
directions of the flaggers and you know give them a little wave because it
doesn't take any time out of your day to be nice quickly talk about roundabouts
here these are beginning to make an appearance on the driving landscape here
in North America and I'm sure those in UK Europe Australia and other places
that have prolific roundabouts they're having a bit of a chuckle at our expense
of new and veteran drivers having challenges learning how to use
roundabouts when I moved to Australia in early 2000 and they have tons and tons
of roundabouts there was a bit of a learning transition you have to scan the
roundabouts back far and you have to predict what the traffic in the
roundabout is doing and you have to be prepared to both go and stop at the same
time because as you can see on the sign here it is a yield sign or give way to
other traffic in the roundabout now if you're driving on the right you go
through the intersection in are the roundabouts in a counterclockwise
direction and you give the right-of-way to vehicles approaching from the left if
you're on the left side of the road you're going to go through the
roundabouts in a clockwise direction and you give way to traffic on that's
approaching from the right the other thing a lot of people are confused about
signaling in a roundabout they give it like a conventional intersection if
you're going left signal left if you're going to go right signal right as you're
approaching the roundabout now lots of the legislation in and around the world
says if practicable which means if you can signal your intention to lead the
intersection so for those of us are travelling on the right if you're going
straight through put the right signal on to indicate that you're leaving the
roundabout and if you're on the left put your left signal or if you're driving on
the left side of the road rather put your left signal on to indicate that
you're going to exit the roundabout that just indicates other traffic that you
are in fact leaving the roundabout so that's a bit of giving right-of-way in
yielding to other traffic in a roundabout and like I said I'll put a
complete card up here for you in the corner on roundabouts have a look at
that if you want more information about roundabouts this intersection behind me
is a t-intersection but other than the stop sign there aren't any traffic
controls at this intersection there isn't a sign telling you that it's a
t-intersection so this is why it's important to go
and practice in the area around the licensing center where you will be
taking your road tests so that you can get familiar with these intersections
and know that it's just a stop sign as well there aren't any
stop lines here on this roadway or crosswalk lines and there isn't a
sidewalk or a footpath so you have to stop where the two roads meet and then
give the right-of-way to other traffic and other road users and then proceed
after you come to a complete stop and I'll put a video up in the corner here
on stopping positions for stop signs as well I'll put a video up for coming to a
complete stop and how to do that for the purposes of your road test so how to
look at those videos as well after you have a look at this overview on giving
the right-of-way in yielding to other traffic so that's how you deal with this
intersection that has a stop sign but no crosswalk line or stop line you stop
where the two roads meet come to a complete stop give the right-of-way to
all other road users after you come to a complete stop and then proceed and make
sure you signal because you're going to have to go either right or left and the
examiner they're good about giving you plenty of notice about whether you have
to turn right or left this intersection behind me here is a little bit more
complicated than most of the intersections because there's a stop
sign on this side of the intersection on the other side of the intersection is a
private road the private road doesn't have any controls as well the east-west
thoroughfare is the through road that one of the main through roads through
this suburb so as you come up here you have to come to a complete stop before
the stop line on the roadway and you have to yield and give the right-of-way
to all other road users and if there's a vehicle across the way there and they're
turning left or right it's unlikely they're going to go straight through but
you have to give the right-of-way to them they have the right-of-way over you
because there aren't any controls at that intersection over there so you have
to wait for the intersection to clear completely before you either turn left
or right because it's unlikely that you're going to go straight through
you're either going to turn left or right here you're not going to go on to
that private roadway for the purposes of a road test so know that stop completely
before the stop line give the right-of-way to all of the road users in
the intersection and the through road is busy so
you're going to have to take your time come to a complete stop at the stop line
and you probably won't be able to see at the intersection so after you come to a
complete stop creep forward until you can see get the right-of-way to all
other road users there isn't a footpath or a sidewalk on this side of the road
on the other side there is so most of the pedestrians are going to be on the
other side of the road but just keep a lookout for that again well before you
proceed out in the intersection give the right-of-way to all other road users and
give the right-of-way to the traffic on the other side of the road because
that's a public roadway and there are any controls on that road so give the
right-of-way to all other road users scooters bicycles riders vehicles and
then proceed once the way is clear and you've given the right-of-way to all
other road users this intersection behind me is a conventional intersection
the east-west road which runs this way is the main thoroughfare and there
aren't any traffic controls on that roadway but the two roadways that
intersect with it both have stop signs in this intersection here on this side
where I'm standing you can see that there's a crosswalk line and there's a
stop line so you have to stop before the stop line and if you can't see the
intersection clearly after you come to a complete stop before the stop line then
creep forward until you can see give the right-of-way to all of the road users
pedestrians bicycles and riders and people on scooters because there is a
bicycle lane that runs along the main thoroughfare there so watch out for
cyclists as well and as well this is on a bit of a downhill so there are
cyclists they're going to be screaming down the hill probably at 40 50
kilometres an hour or 20 or 30 miles an hour if you're in the United States so
know that you need to get the right-of-way to all of the road users
and if there's a vehicle on the other side of the intersection that's turning
in the same direction that you're turning it depends on who arrives first
so if you're proceeding straight you've got the right-of-way if the other
vehicle is turning and you're proceeding straight you have the right-of-way if
you're turning and the other vehicle is proceeding straight then they have that
vehicle has the right-of-way so know that in terms of right away and yielding
to other traffic but for the most part when you come up to these intersections
at the stop sign stop at the correct position completely and then when you if
you can't see the intersection and get a clear view of the cross traffic then
you're going to creep forward treat it as a yield
give the right-of-way to all of the road users and then proceed and in North
American cities this is going to be the most common at these conventional
crossroad intersections that you're going to have a stop sign and you're
going to have a main thoroughfare as I talked about in the introduction with
urban planning and the layout of different cities and again it's
important that you practice in and around the area where you're going to be
taking your test just simply go to the map and pick ten to 15 minutes of drive
time out on a radius from that driving center and that way you can practice in
and around that area over the course of practicing and preparing for your road
test the intersection behind me is a four-way stop four-way stops can be a
bit complicated for new drivers first person to arrive or the vehicle on your
right if you arrive and another vehicle arrives approximate at the same time it
let the vehicle on your right go and know that you're going to take turn so
your line of traffic is going to go and then the cross traffic is going to go
now if two vehicles arrive at the same time the vehicle across from you knew
the street through vehicles have the right-of-way over the turning vehicles
but once that vehicle proceed straight if you're going to turn it's your turn
immediately after that turning vehicle and I'll leave a down in the description
box where I'll leave a link to the full video on four-way stops of giving more
information about four-way stops and the right-of-way and who has whose turn it
is that as the four-way stop because as I said to the uninitiated they can be a
bit complicated and if you're not sure just go out to one of the local four-way
stops sit at the corner for a few minutes and watch how the traffic
traffic moves through the intersection that'll give you a better understanding
of how to move through a four-way stop because as well when they're busy if you
go the traffic oftentimes the cross me is going to go up closer you're
proceeding straight through so as well again know that you have to come to a
complete stop before the stop line give way to other road users bicycles
bicycles pedestrians and people on scooters and
types of things so it's a conventional stop sign all the rules apply stop at
the right position and first person to arrive take your turn or if you're
unsure let the vehicle on the right goal yield signs you have to give the
right-of-way to other pedestrians road users cyclists those types of things
this one is near a high school the high school is just over here to my right so
in the morning when school lets in and the afternoon when school lets out
they're going to be fairly busy with pedestrians here at the crosswalk and
you can see the crosswalk on the roadway there so you're going to have to give
the right-of-way to pedestrians cyclists and people on scooters when you're
driving on these flip lanes otherwise if the intersection is clear you can
proceed this is the most common place you're going to find yield signs I know
that in the States they have them on some of the on ramps to freeways and
acceleration lanes that's more to assign responsibilities in the event that
there's an accident for insurance companies and those types of things most
of the time you just get on to the acceleration lane and accelerate up to
the speed of the flow of traffic and merge onto the highway I know that quite
a few people have said all other people don't help well if you signal early and
communicate your intentions that you're going to merge out onto the freeway
other people will help you so you will find some yield times there as well and
the full videos on yields I'll leave those links down in the description box
there and you can get more information on yield signs but just know that you
need to give way for other road users you don't necessarily need to stop you
could just slow down until they attain the sidewalk or the concrete island and
it once that's clear then you can proceed you don't have to come to a
complete stop for the purposes of a yield sign quick review of right-of-way
the first one is going to be a stop sign at a t-intersection and you have to stop
at the correct stopping position before the stop line before the crosswalk or
where the two roads meet and give way to the other road users on the roadway stop
at the correct position if you can't see then creep forward and treat the
intersection as a yield if you're coming out of an alleyway or a private road on
to a public road you give her a give away to all of the other road users and
when the way is clear then you can proceed you have to yield now yield
signs are not very common anymore most of the time they're on
exclaims or they're going to be on freeways in some of the states in the US
I know in California and in the state of New York they have yield signs on
acceleration lanes where you merge out on to the freeway and for the most part
I believe that that's about assigning responsibility in the event that there
is a crash for the purposes of insurance you don't really pay heed to the yield
sign simply get up to the speed of the flow of traffic and then merge on to the
freeway and I have other videos and I'll put those down in the description there
it's unlikely you're going to find a yield sign at a conventional
intersection now if you come up to an intersection and you're at a main
thoroughfare and there's a stop sign on your side and one on the other side of
the road straight through traffic has the right-of-way overturning traffic so
you have to give way one of the intersections we saw in the video there
there was a key intersection but on the other side was a private road you have
to give way to the private road and to all of the road users stop at the
correct position and perceive when the way is clear after you come to a
complete stop and again you might have to creep out so you can see the
intersection before proceeding four-way stops first person to arrive or the
vehicle on the right if you're unsure let the vehicle on the right growth now
first person to arrive the different cross traffic is going to take turns one
side is going to go and then the other side is going to go now if you come up
to the intersection and the vehicle across from you is turning in you're
proceeding straight the street turning traffic has the right-of-way over the
turning traffic and that is the way at most intersections straight through
traffic that's the right away overturning traffic now obviously that
most of these intersections you have to give the right-of-way to pedestrians
cyclists and people on scooters those are vulnerable road users and you have
to give the right-of-way to them and as I said also take note of some of the
urban planning which streets are your thoroughfares which you don't have to
stop every block and some of the residential areas you're going to have
to stop every block every couple of blocks because there's going to be a
stop sign and you're going to have to proceed across a main thoroughfare and
some of the main thoroughfares are going to be busier than other places if you do
get out onto a main highway oftentimes you're into traffic lights and those
types of things and as I said today this was just covering right-of-way and
giving way in residential areas it was for traffic lights and out on highways
and those types of things I'll do another video on complex intersections
and provide an overview of right-of-way question for my smart drivers what is
the most complicated residential intersection that you've encountered
that you have given you some difficulty and haven't understood exactly
right-of-way or what was the correct procedure for proceeding through that
intersection leave a comment down in the comment section there all of that helps
out the new drivers working towards getting their license and passing a road
test if you like what you see here share subscribe leave comment down in the
comment section as well if that thumbs up button check out all the videos here
on the channel if you're working towards the license or starting your career as a
truck or bus driver lots of great information here as well head over to
the smart drive test website awesome information over there and online
courses that you can purchase all the courses are guaranteed passion road test
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here in the summertime we're going to bring out air brakes explain simply it's
a manual that updates the 40 year old air brakes as well there's 100
multiple-choice questions that you be asking bows to prop both a practical and
a theory exam I'm Rick with smart drive test thanks very much for watching good
luck on your road test and remember pick the best answer not necessarily the
right answer have a great day bye now
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How to manually add Music to iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch from iTunes (Step-by-step!) - Duration: 4:22.
Hello Friends!
Welcome back to AppleFrendly.
Video #36
In my previous video, I showed you how to use Assistive Touch with 3D Touch function on your iPhone
and today, I'm going to show you how to manually add music
to iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch from iTunes.
This is pretty basic video but I hope it'll be helpful for the people facing issues
while adding their music to iPhone from computer.
So, without further ado, let's get started!
Firstly, launch iTunes on your computer.
Then connect your iPhone.
Once your iPhone appears in iTunes, tap this little iPhone icon
at the top left hand side of the iTunes window.
Now, under 'Summary' section, scroll down to 'Options'
And look for this 'Manually manage music and videos' option
and select it.
This is a must have setting if you want to manually add music to iPhone from iTunes.
And if you can't select it and if it is greyed out,
most likely you're a member of Apple Music or you're subscribed to iTunes Match
and you have iCloud Music Library turned on for your Apple ID.
When you have iCloud Music Library turned on, you can't manually manage music.
You can only manage videos using iTunes.
So, make sure that you are not a member of Apple Music or you're not subscribed to iTunes Match
for manually adding your music from iTunes.
Now moving ahead, tap this 'Apply' button at bottom right hand side of the iTunes window.
Now go and tap this little back arrow at top left hand side of the iTunes window.
Now to add music to iPhone, first you need to add music to iTunes Library.
So, let's proceed with that.
But before adding Songs to your iTunes Library,
make sure that 'Music' is selected at this Media Controller button
and you're on Songs category here.
So now go to 'File'
tap 'Add File to Library..'
A browser window will appear.
Look for the songs you want to add into iTunes Library.
I've my songs saved at my desktop location for easy access.
So, I'll select any random song to add into my iTunes Library.
Just select the song and tap 'Open'
And there is our new song that we've just added into iTunes Library.
Now just hold and drag this song onto your iPhone in this 'Devices' section
on the left hand side of iTunes window.
Done!
You can tap this little arrow here and select 'Music'
to see if you've successfully copied your song from iTunes Library to iPhone.
And here is our new song.
Now you just need to sync your iPhone with iTunes.
And to do that, just tap this little iPhone icon at the top left hand side of the iTunes window
and tap this 'Sync' at the bottom right hand side of the iTunes window.
And your iPhone will start syncing with iTunes.
I'll be back once this syncing is completed.
Now, as the syncing is completed, disconnect your iPhone by tapping this little button here.
And now, let's go and check if we've successfully added Music to iPhone.
Let's open 'Music' app.
Let's tap 'Songs' option here.
Here is our new song that we just manually added from iTunes Library.
So you can manually add as many songs as you want from your iTunes Library to your iPhone
using these simple steps.
Hope you liked it!
So, this bringing me to the end of the video.
If it helped, give it a big thumbs up and If you have any questions, do let me know
in the comments section below.
I'll see you in my next video.
Till then, take good care of yourself.
And as always, Subscribe, Stay tuned, Keep the notifications ON for my next videos.
Thank you for watching!
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How to make a powerful horn. Sounds like a truck or a train even a boat - Duration: 12:54.
Hello friends, what you just heard is a homemade horn, made with materials very easy to get
The sound you heard in the intro does not correspond to reality (much more powerful), probably due to an automatism in my recording equipment
The amazing thing is... what produces that honk here? ... a simple piece of a vulgar plastic bag. Here it is...
It's tense, like the patch of a drum and secured with this clamp
Well, this horn is loose, but we will make one of a piece, well done
If we put this tube here, if we blow ...
And how does this work? They are two parts: One, which is the one that actually produces the sound with this plastic membrane
This, all he does is amplify the sound that comes out there. As you can see, it has no mechanism inside. Just the plastic horn. Also serves this from a Chinese shop. If he carries a whistle, we must take it off. We are only interested in the horn. They both work, I've tried both.
This piece is a normal PVC plug, like this one, which is drilled (20 mm) in its central part to pass this piece ...
Here we have to make another drill (8 mm) to put this little tube, this is where we blow
When we put this around, (it could also be a PVC pipe, now we'll see why I chose the threaded option) well, when we put this around, we see that the tube should lightly press the plastic
It is of utmost importance how much we press the plastic with that tube because the quality and the power of the honk will depend to a great extent on this parameter. That is why I have chosen the option "with thread" that will be adjustable
The materials we need are very little: A PVC plug we can get in a plumbing material store
Also in that store we will ask for a fitting for the tank with its nut, which you see is less wide than normal.
A clamp ... that can be opened enough to enter from outside in this cap and be able to hold what will be the plastic membrane
And the plastic we get it from a plastic bag, choose a bag with quality plastic, hard and do not stretch easily. Avoid these "modern" bags that are broken by just looking at them ...
This small tube we will fix it here, in a drill we will do for him, and it will be by where we blow
And finally, this trumpet that you already know has no mechanism inside
By the way, I take the opportunity to greet Paco and Juan, from SudiFont, who always have the material I need for my inventions. A greeting
We begin with the assembly, this is done in a moment. We start with the PVC plug, we are going to make a drill in the center to pass this piece
I advise a corona bit for these large diameters. Select drill speed not too high
I have made a mark with the punch so that the drill does not slip ...
Now we are going to make a drill for the tube where we will blow
I also made a mark
Now we are going to put this nut here, in which this piece will be threaded
Be careful not to put too much glue because if it spreads and invades the thread, it will become unusable. This glue sets fast enough. Let's take a small amount
Put that bit of glue, let's go fast because, I repeat, dry fast
We put this piece here ... and threading a little
let it fall, and press
Then we'll complete the union by putting more glue here, in greater quantity
You will have seen some small holes in the PVC plug, they are not through holes, I made them with a 1 mm drill bit so that the glue picks up better and the nut doesn't come loose by twisting forces
PVC is a somewhat critical material with many glues and you have to "help" it a little
Have passed 10 minutes, the glue is not completely dry but has already set enough, we see that by turning this piece the nut doesn't moves
The nut is already centered, I remove this piece to be able to support the plug on the table ...
And now, with more glue we are going to cover the whole perimeter of the nut so that it does not come loose
We are going to fix the tube where we'll blow
Put the tube and make it peek inside
There we apply glue
Now we extract the tube a little and the glue enters the wall of the plug, it is supposed to be solidly stuck
Let the glue dry, at least an hour
Well, the glue is already dry. Let's put a plastic membrane here and it will look like this ...
We'll use a strong plastic bag
we open it...
We put this piece in the bag with the open side up. A single bag can be used to make many horns
This is the open part of the plug
We break the bag here to let the tube pass
Now, grab the bag and squeeze hard. Not so much that the plastic breaks, but must be tense
We tighten, well ...
We put the clamp (that previously we'll have adjusted to the diameter of the plug)
... and in an operation where we would need three arms, we tried to close the clamp
All this while still pressing on the bag. The membrane we have just made should not lose tension
The clamp is well centered, well, we finished squeezing ...
Squeeze without fear, this is not going to break ...
We can release now we finish tight
With scissors we cut the surplus of the bag
To give a better finish, cut these plastic edges that are not needed
This is the aspect that presents this piece completely finished
Now let's attach this piece to the plastic horn. As there will be no intention to disassemble this, we will unite it with a good glue
Put the glue... here
we align everything
Let it dry
It is time to put this piece that is screwed into this nut that we put inside the PVC plug and we will see the goodness of this system that will allow us to adjust very accurately ..
... the force exerted by this tube on the plastic membrane. Let's threading until we see that the tube rubs against the membrane
This fitting must enter almost whole
Well, it is already noted that the tube has reached the membrane. Now we will do the test: Blowing and turning until you reach a quality honk
The tube already brushes the membrane, let's try: we blow - we spin, and so on until we get a good sound
nothing
Already "begins"
Better ... but not yet
It's starting to sound good
better...
Sharper and louder sound
It is not advisable to strain the membrane too much
I'm going to turn back the regulation a little ... like this
right
Two tips. One: put on this piece of metal one or two drops of white glue to prevent the horn from moving and misaligning. That same white tail will not prevent that in the future we can regulate, because it is a glue not too strong
And second: Put here a cap, this one I got it from a cosmetic bottle, we'll stick it here. To this stopper you have to make a large hole in the center. What is this for? First, if we touch the membrane, the horn does not sound
Another reason to put this cap is to protect the membrane from a blow
This protective cap would be stuck here. Well, the horn is already finished.
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21 Superpowers Caught on Tape - Real or Fake Videos? - Duration: 25:04.
People with superhuman abilities walk among us every day, and most of the time, you'd
never guess what they're capable of just by looking at them.
As you watch this countdown, try to think if anyone you know might have a superpower.
Or, better still, try to imagine what you would do if the person with a bizarre and
possibly dangerous gift all along was you.
CHILLS
21.
"The Human Cannonball": If you've ever heard the phrase "human cannonball" before,
it's referring to a man named Frank "Cannonball" Richards.
This gigantic performer had a superhuman stomach that could withstand insane amounts of pain
on a regular basis.
Full-grown men would jump on his belly or else hit him in the stomach with a sledgehammer,
but what you're about to see next was definitely his ultimate test of strength by far . . .
Frank Richards made a living by taking two cannonballs to the gut a day.
The fact that he could get shot point blank in the stomach by a cannon even once in his
lifetime is amazing enough, but to think that he did this twice a day for years is nothing
less than superhuman.
Apparently this never caused him any serious health complications, either.
He passed away at 81.
20.
"Mr. Hill": It's hard to tell whether this man is a science teacher or a super hero
in disguise.
He claims to be able to control fire with his mind and then it actually looks like he
makes good on his telekinetic pyro promise.
He sets a piece of paper on fire and touches his forehead while deeply concentrating.
This is what happens next in front of the entire class:
Now, I personally can't tell if this is fake or real, and neither can the YouTubers
in the comments section of the video.
If this is fake, then how could he have known what direction the paper was going to lean
towards?
If you don't think this is telekinesis, then I'd like to hear your thoughts on how
he managed to do this.
19.
"The Boiler": As I've said before, you don't have to be a crimefighter in order
to have superpowers.
There's a chef in New Delhi ["Deli"] who fries fish in a way that no one else in
India can imitate because it was cause them serious injury.
The food here reportedly tastes great and people come to this restaurant from all over
the world, but watching him cook might make some people lose their appetites.
This is the only place where you can find a chef who is willing to do this:
Somehow, he is able to submerge his hand in the crackling and sizzling oil without so
much as flinching.
He says that he discovered this power as a young boy when he stuck his hand in the fryer
out of curiosity and was surprised to experience no pain at all.
It seems as though this skill runs in the family, as he says that his father could do
the same thing.
Businessmen as far away as England have offered to help him to open up a restaurant in their
home countries, but he's always refused their offers.
If you want to see his powers in action, you're going to have to go to the street markets
of India and stand in line for yourself.
18.
"The Glass Eater": There's a man in Algeria ["Al-jeer-ria"] who can eat things
that would easily hurt ordinary people like you and me.
His name is Aleem Saleem ["A-leem" "Sa-leem"] and he has developed a diet that consists
of sharp objects like full-sized lightbulbs and twisted shards of metal.
If you don't believe me, then take a look at
this . . .
A stunned crowd watches as Aleem rams jagged pieces of glass down his throat over and over
again.
Eating all of this glass should be ripping his insides apart, but instead he just stands
there with a confident smirk.
He wraps a long fluorescent bulb in newspaper to protect his hands and then opens his mouth
wide.
There's huge chunks of glass all around his teeth and even under his tongue, but there's
nothing red.
All of the glass material is gone within a few gulps.
I have no idea how he is still alive, but it's clearly just another normal day in
the life of a superhuman glass eater.
17.
"Magnet Man": There's a man in India who some consider to be the real live version
of Magneto ["Mag-neat-o"].
Arun Raikwar ["Uh-run" "Ra-ike-war"] was hammering nails into a table when he noticed
that some of the nails had gone mysteriously missing.
After looking all over he finally found them at the last place he'd ever expect: attached
to his body.
That was the unforgettable day that he discovered he could do things like this:
Nobody knows how he is able to do this, not even Arun.
All anyone knows is that he is able to attract magnetic objects with his skin and keep them
there for as long as he wants.
What's even more strange is that Arun was 37 years old before he discovered this puzzling
ability.
Imagine spending the majority of your life completely unaware that you have a superpower
and then stumbling across it one day at random.
It really makes you wonder who else is out there waiting to discover their own true powers
one day.
16.
"Shockproof Man": A man in India is able to withstand explosive currents of electricity
without feeling a thing.
Here he is tapping two live wires with his fingers to power a lightbulb.
Withstanding amounts of electricity that normally would be enough to blow somebody off of their
feet, but it's no problem for this unnamed handyman.
And what's even more amazing is that this is only but a small demonstration of his true
power.
Now we see the same man perched high atop a live powerline.
He puts of his hands and feet on the live wires.
A lightbulb is turned on besides him to demonstrate that the power is on and that this is not
fake.
Not only is he somehow avoiding being fried to a crisp, but he's also smiling.
He's done this so many times before that it's just a joke to him at this point.
The rest of the world, however, is too amazed to share a laugh.
15.
"The Flyer": This footage was taken somewhere in India and doesn't have a lot of backstory.
A man and a woman are enjoying a sunny day and posing for a video when suddenly something
interrupts their recording from high above.
Everyone starts to gasp and shriek as what appears to be a flying person circles around
them a few times before disappearing out of sight.
Just when the encounter seems to be over, the superhuman comes back for another pass.
This video looks like it could be CGI, but then again, everyone puts on a pretty good
performance, so it's hard to tell for sure.
14.
Super Regeneration: Shaolin ["shy-o-lyn"] monks are well-known for their superhuman
combat skills, but if you do somehow manage to hurt them, they can usually regenerate
themselves back to full health.
This video is clear evidence of their healing superpowers.
A man is visiting a Shaolin Temple to learn more about their ancient culture and customs,
so they put him to work with a simple striking test.
The goal of this test is to hit a board with your palm and the back of your hand, alternating
back and forth over and over for as many times as you can stand.
It's a lot harder than it seems.
The visitor gets in a few hard strikes before his hand starts to swell up and turn red from
the broken vessels inside.
It doesn't look like he will be able to continue, but just when it seems like his
training days are over, the monk grabs his hand and performs this miraculous feat.
Just a moment ago his hand was too swollen and painful to continue, but the magical monk
has somehow taken all of the swelling and pain away just by rubbing his hands together
and redirecting his energy over the injured area.
Somehow he was able to remove an 8th of an inch of swelling in just seconds.
The visitor's hand feels fine now and he vows to fight harder.
13.
"The Ripper": Have you ever seen someone who was way stronger than they seemed?
That's exactly the case with Dennis Rogers, the man who can bend or rip almost anything
in half.
He's pretty average-looking in terms of height and weight, but look at what he can
do to this hammer using only his bare hands:
Make no mistake about it, that was a genuine steel hammer that he folded twice over.
Dennis figured out how strong he was at a very young age.
One day he and his brother heard about a full-grown man who could rip an entire deck of cards
in half all by himself on the radio, and they decided to try and do the same.
His brother couldn't do it of course, but much to their amazement, Dennis somehow managed
to rip all 52 cards in half on the first try.
Ever since then, he just knew that he was different from everyone else.
Scientists have measured Dennis' strength and they couldn't believe the results.
According to their findings, Dennis doesn't constantly push down on the hammer, but rather
attacks it in quick, concentrated bursts of extreme strength.
He is basically like the Incredible Hulk, but fortunately for the rest of the world,
he doesn't seem to share the same bad temper.
12.
"The Final Fall": This video was uploaded almost ten years ago and is still getting
plenty of views every month.
It begins with a man standing on the ledge of a dizzying 30-story drop.
He thinks it over for a moment and then spreads out his arms and lets gravity take over:
He hits the ground facedown with a sickening splat and doesn't move.
The cameraman walks up to him, then, much to his dismay, the man begins to stir.
They don't say a word to each other as he staggers away, leaving only a round stain
on the curb.
The video ends before we get a chance to learn what happens afterwards or even if they knew
each other.
This video could just be edited, but if it is real, then I wonder how this man discovered
he could survive a fall from such heights, or if getting up was a shock to him as well.
11.
"The Flash": This street footage was taken a year ago at a busy intersection.
Four vehicles are waiting for a green light when suddenly something incredibly fast goes
streaking by and makes a sharp left past all of them:
Slow the footage down and you can see that this is absolutely not just some fast-moving
vehicle.
In fact, it doesn't even really look like anything from this world.
All the camera picks up is a bright white object with an even smaller light streak in
its wake.
It looks like someone traveling at superhuman speeds.
Of course, another explanation is CGI.
Everyone gets out of their cars to try and get a better look, but whatever it is, it's
already out of sight and probably in the next town over.
10.
"The Golden Throat": You might want to turn your sound down for this next clip.
Screaming into a wine glass can hardly be considered a superpower, but it is when you're
Chase, the boy with a supersonic voice.
When he first tries to demonstrate his power, it isn't very impressive.
He takes a break and then goes back at it for another failed attempt.
Just when it looks like he is about to give up, he gets a sudden burst of strength and
does this:
The glass cracks in half and Chase shouts excitedly for his mother.
Both she and his sister are amazed that his voice was powerful enough to shatter glass.
Who knows what he'll be able to do with his voice if he continues training.
9.
"The Car Lifter": Lifting up cars with your mind seems like one of the strangest
superpowers you could ever possibly ask for, but that's exactly what this video from
China seems to show.
Pay attention to the man who is standing in the middle of a crosswalk while cars and other
pedestrians pass him by.
When one car comes too close to him for his liking, the man takes a step back and appears
to release a psionic burst of energy on the unsuspecting driver.
The car flies backwards and flips over, and two other nearby cars go airborne as well.
It's as if an invisible shockwave blasts them back.
Notice how the man who was standing around is suddenly the only person to run away as
soon as this happens.
He makes his escape while everyone else is too busy staring in shock.
Of course, this video could just be using special effects, but this would almost certainly
require a professional live set with stunt drivers and other performers.
It looks way too realistic to be done by an amateur, at least in my opinion.
8.
"The Floater": If this video is real, then it defies modern physics.
This person appears to be suspended in mid-air with one hand on the wall to keep them from
floating away.
Dozens of spectators gather in the street below with their phones out to witness this
amazing event.
Watch the full video and you'll see that his shoes are definitely dangling in the air,
so there's not a clear platform under his feet or anything like that.
I can't see any wires attached to his arms or shoulders, and note how he is not swaying
at all.
Some of the comments in the video suggest that he is using a fake hand, but even assuming
that the case, the strength he would need to keep his body in that position for that
long is superhuman.
So the question remains: is this just a clever street magician, or is this a man who is actually
demonstrating his superpowers for the world to see?
Maybe it is a legitimate superpower and mankind has just grown too skeptical to believe that
such an act is possible.
It's hard to say for sure.
7.
"Super Dance Moves": Some people use their superpowers to make a living, and others use
them for recreation.
This twin brother, known as "flex boy", just wants to dance like only a superhuman
can.
The video starts off with some extremely advanced choreography, but then he busts this impossible
move out of nowhere:
How is this possible?
He somehow twists his torso in a near 360-degree rotation without dropping to the ground and
rolling in agony.
And just when you think he is done showing off, his brother comes in and gives him a
twist of his own.
I'm sorry, but how is he not hurt from this maneuver?
His brother just clearly broke his neck and spun his head around like an owl.
There's no way that he should be able to walk after that, let alone stick his tongue
out and continue to dance like nothing happened.
This video does not look like CGI at all, and when you listen to everyone's reaction
in the room, it seems very legit.
6.
"The Electric Man": There's a man in Serbia ["Sir-be-a"] named Biba Struja
["Bye-ba" "Strew-ja"] who can harness the powers of electricity and bend it to his
will.
Every day he uses a homemade generator to grow stronger and master his craft, shocking
himself with up to 20 thousand volts and showing absolutely no signs of pain or injury.
If you want to see a demonstration of this man's might, then watch what he does to
this hot dog simply by holding onto two forks while connected to a 220 volt battery.
You don't have to be an electrician to understand that he should be on the floor screaming instead
of calmly looking you in the eyes.
Biba has even trained himself to hold a charge within his body long after he has let go of
a power source.
While he's in this supercharged state, he can turn on a fluorescent lightbulb just by
touching it, and if you touch him with a swab of alcohol, it bursts in flames.
He discovered this remarkable super ability at random one rainy day while mending a broken
fence.
The welding equipment he and his friend were using was very old and would give a nasty
shock to the operator if it got wet.
His friend got the machine wet from the rain and a terrible shock dropped straight him
to the floor.
When Biba picked up the equipment, however, he found that he could use it in the rain
without problem.
His superpowers were again confirmed later on in life when he was able to grab a live
600-volt transformer without injury.
That should have been the end of him.
Prior to this two electrifying encounters, he never knew that he his body had any of
these amazing properties.
5.
"The Mega Jump": This video comes to us from a train station in Moscow ["Mos-cow"],
Russia, where an anonymous man is about to risk his very life just to prove his powers
are real.
It starts with a zoomed-in shot on his sneakers as he laces them up and prepares to execute
this brutally terrifying stunt.
A train pulls up to him from behind and stops, but he's more interested in the one that's
speeding towards him up a little further ahead.
He takes a few steps and then sprints off the edge of the platform, directly in its
path:
He tucks into himself and performs an amazing front flip as the train narrowly misses him,
blaring its horn all the while.
The daredevil keeps his identity concealed with a scarf as he quickly escapes.
Nobody has figured out who he was yet.
Some people say that this video is fake based on the train conductor's lack of a reaction.
You can see the conductor through the window in the final frames after the jump if you
slow the video down.
He might not be making much of a face, but when you consider how fast everything happens,
then it's pretty obvious that the conductor was too stunned for his surprise to even register.
4.
"The Box": This YouTuber gets straight to the point by putting both feet into a box
and grabbing both sides.
He pulls it over his head, seemingly disappearing deeper inside as it floats in mid-air.
What's especially strange is how you can see the bottom of the box the entire time,
and it clearly appears to be closed.
If this was done using computer effects or a green screen, then it was very well done.
Otherwise, this person can apparently change their shape and levitate at will.
3.
"Superhero MMA": This large and muscular MMA fighter is about to take on an entire
Russian special ops team one by one.
As hard as they try, nobody can seem to take him off of his feet.
He swats them away like flies within seconds of their approach.
Up until this point, the large man has simply displayed the skills of an exceptional fighter,
but nothing truly superhuman.
But look what happens when he tells one of the special forces soldiers to climb on his
back and choke him out.
The soldier puts him in a tight chokehold and squeezes as hard as he can.
It has absolutely no effect on the fighter, and soldier simply gives up.
This is clearly not staged, and yet there's no way that this could have happened.
This man's endurance is clearly superhuman.
2.
"Morgan's Mind": This video begins with a Pepsi bottle skittering across the table
under the watchful gaze of a smiling child.
Her name is Morgan, and according to her, it's not very difficult at all to move things
with your mind.
The cameraman is impressed with her psychic talent and wants to record it for a second
time, so he challenges her to do it again.
Morgan focuses her attention on the empty bottle and it gently moves again.
She knows that she can do better than that though, so she tries again, harder this time.
The bottle flies off the table and tumbles to the ground.
The three kids are laughing in disbelief while the nearby adults miss everything.
She moves the bottle with her mind a total of three or four times before she says that
her brain is starting to hurt so she can't do it anymore.
She also claims to be able to make smoke come out of her mouth, but if that was ever recorded,
then they must have never uploaded the video.
I'm honestly not sure if this is real or not.
Some of the YouTubers say that one of them is moving the table, but I've watched this
multiple times and I haven't seen this happen.
Plus I think an empty water bottle would fall over if someone moved the table like that.
Leave a timestamp in the comments if you think you see the table move so that I can see.
Also, if you can think of a different way to fake this video, then please tell me how.
Before we get to number 1, if you've ever been curious as to what I look like in real
life, then follow me on Instagram @dylan_is_chillin_yt, with underscores instead of spaces.
I also have Twitter @YT_Chills where I post video updates.
I'd really appreciate it if you followed me and feel free to send me a DM if you have
a questions or suggestions.
If you'd like to see more of these videos in the future, then hit that subscribe button
because I upload a new video every Thursday.
1.
"The Airsoft Stopper": Sometimes a superpower can be as simple as having extraordinarily
heightened reflexes and short reaction times.
Take this samurai master named Isao Machii ["Eye-say-o" "Ma-chee"], for example.
He doesn't look much different than any other katana-wielding warrior at first glance.
That is, of course, until you shoot an airsoft at him and he pulls this move off:
Obviously that was too fast for you or I to see, so let's slow it way down and take
a closer look using a special camera.
The man aims at Isao, pulls the trigger and then . . .
He actually deflects the pellet with his sword.
And this isn't just luck, either.
He apparently does things like this all of the time whenever he wants . . .
As one California State University professor puts it, this sword master is quote "processing
at an entirely different sensory level".
In other words, he is not seeing it so much as sensing it.
He is, in effect, somehow reacting before he even hears the airsoft being fired, though
no one except for him will ever truly understand how.
Thanks for checking out this video.
Be sure to subscribe because I upload a new video every Thursday.
Or if you're still not convinced, here are some of my other videos that I think you'd
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Lesson 12: (Listening): 'Or' - Duration: 13:11.
Hi guys, Patrick from Santa Barbara English. Today's lesson is another
listening lesson and it's about the word 'Or.' Okay, so the word 'or.' Now I did a
lesson with the pronunciation of the word 'and' and that's video Lesson 3. I
recommend you watch that video before you watch this video because this video
is going to take the 'and' lesson a little bit further. Okay so the slides for the
video are down below if you want to download these to make it easier to take
notes. Okay here we go. So the word 'or' in English is often pronounced 'r.' Okay so
we cut out the O, and we connect the 'r.' Okay so this is similar to what I
showed you with the word 'and.' So for example
So you cut out that 'o' and say 'let's do it today r tomorrow,' and then you move
the 'r' forward. 'Let's do it today or tomorrow.' Okay so let's do it today or
tomorrow. Today or tomorrow. Today or tomorrow. okay today or tomorrow. You can
also put the 'r' at the beginning of the next word for example: Let's do it
today or tomorrow. Or tomorrow let's do it today or tomorrow. let's do
it today or tomorrow. let's do it today or tomorrow. okay so you can start a word
with 'r' similar to 'and.' Okay now I know that the word 'or' is difficult to
pronounce, especially for Japanese people, and a lot of Japanese people
usually use an 'おーあ' pronunciation. They will say today おーあ tomorrow, but it's not
おーあ, actually we don't even pronounce the 'o' it's just 'r.' And I know that 'r' is
a difficult sound to pronounce but you must get used to it. This is a listening
lesson again so if you can't do this correctly that's okay you should
practice it and this will really help your listening because people will be
saying 'today or tomorrow.' Nobody will say today oh-ah
tomorrow. Okay? And the way that we use 'or' is different in English because in
Japanese you don't really use 'or' like か。今日か明日。It's usually 今日？
明日？Today? Tomorrow? So, but we don't do that in English. It would just be
今日？明日？ Today or tomorrow? We just connect it together with that 'or' in
between, okay? So let me give you some more examples of this. So me or him. I
would say ...
or just put it together
How many do you want? Three or four? Three or four? Three or four?
Hot or cold? Can I have some coffee? Yeah, hot or cold? Hot or cold? Now this
pronunciation is the same as 'hotter cold.' Okay? So 'hotter cold'
'Hot or cold.' If you can say 'hotter' you can say 'hot or,' it's the same pronunciation.
Sunday or Monday. Sunday or Monday. Let's go, I don't know, Sunday or Monday. Sunday
or Monday. Okay? So 'This one or that one?' this one or that one? Do you like this
one or this one? Do you like this one or this one? This one or this one?
'one or' okay so you have to recognize 'one or' 'one or' 'one or.' Now
compare this to 'This one and that one.' So, this one and that one. So I'm going to
say it both ways and I'll hold up the card so you can see.
okay very small difference but if you are saying me 'ando' him, or me 'o-ah'
him, it's going to be really difficult to understand you, and you won't understand
us where we're putting the sentences together, and where we're grouping the
words. Okay? So 'r' 'n' okay? On or off? Should I have the lights on or
off? On or off? Now this word, 'Let's just go for an hour or two.' 'Hour' ends with an
R, but it's okay you can say 'hour or two '- okay? It's not 'hour two' it's 'hour or two.' I know that
sounds so similar but it really is different. Let's just go for an hour or two.
I'm sorry if this is the first time anybody's ever told you this but this is
how we speak. Okay, next one, coffee or tea? Would you like coffee or tea? Coffee
please. Hot or cold? Hot. Coffee or tea? Hot or cold? Okay? Mine or yours? Should we
drive? Ya let's drive. Whose car should we take, mine or yours?
Yours or mine? Mine or yours? Yours or mine? Okay? And 'more or less.' 'More or less' means
'about' or 'kinda' like ぐらい. For example 'There are more or less 300 million
people in America.' How many people are in America? Like 300 million? Ya, more or
less. More or less. More or less. More or less, okay. And lastly, as always, make your
own! Okay, so you should practice this the same as the 'And.' 'Today and tomorrow.'
You should practice it with 'or.' 'Today or tomorrow.' and you should practice it as a
group 'today or tomorrow.' And you should practice it in a sentence: Do you want to
go today or tomorrow? Do you want to go today or tomorrow? Okay, and even if you
can't pronounce it perfectly yet your ear will get used to listening for the
groups. Okay now I would love to do more and more and more examples but I don't
want to make a forty minute video. I would love to make a two-hour video, and
normally in my lessons I do this pronunciation practice for at least an
hour. You or him. Him or you. Today or tomorrow. This week or the next week.
Make your own because I'm not going to make this video too long. So you should
make your own January or February, February or March, today or tomorrow,
inside or outside, over there or over here, over there or...over there or over here. Here or
there. Whatever you can think of, spend time practicing this okay? You should
spend much more time practicing than you do just studying okay? So this is the
study, I'm showing you what to do, now you need to practice okay? I have a
little bit more information to give you. It's also important to practice this
pronunciation before 'a' 'an,' and 'the.' Okay so you want to be able to say 'ra' 'ran' and
'rtha.' For example ra, ra, ran, rtha. So do you want to get a dog
or a cat? A dog or a cat? Let's get a pet! Oh okay
a dog or a cat?
Do you have a pen or a pencil? Do you have a pen or a pencil? Do you have a pencil or a pen?
You should practice with a friend or a teacher
Can you help me for 30 minutes or an hour?
Is your brother a scientist or an engineer?
Scientist or an engineer?
So if you are saying ... and you are you're changing all
of those pronunciations into a katakana pronunciation, it's going to be very
difficult to understand you, and your listening will never be listening for
natural English. You'll be listening for katakana English and only Japanese
people speak Katakana English. So you have to get used to how we
naturally pronounce things okay. And 'rthe.' Do you like this one or the other
one? Do you like this one or the other one?
you like this one or the other one or the or the other one early or the other
Okay I'm trying to give you many examples with this video because I know
it's difficult pronunciation for Japanese people. Should we go on the
first or the second? Rtha, rtha. On the first or the second? Rthe other one?
Rthe second? okay so 'a,' 'and' and 'the' or (thee) will connect to
this many times. Okay so lastly let me show you two more ways that we use this.
Okay, so we also use this pronunciation to
cut a sentence in half and we do this for two main reasons: Number one to avoid
saying something. So sometimes when you're asking a question you don't know
the vocabulary word, or it might be something that you don't know how to ask
politely. Maybe you're a little bit shy to ask. So you don't have to ask the full
sentence, you can just ask half of it, and then cut it, and say 'r...' and then they'll
usually answer you, okay. And the other reason we do this is because we're lazy.
So sometimes it's just easier to say, to just cut it in half and not say the
whole thing, okay. Let me show you some examples. So avoiding something. So let's
say that I'm talking to my friend, or some guy, and I want to know if he's
single, or if he's married, or if he's divorced,
I probably won't ask him like 'Are you divorced?' I would say
something like, 'Are you single or...' and just sort of stop there and he could say
'yeah I'm single' or 'no actually I'm married' or 'I'm engaged' or he can answer
the question. I don't have to say are you married or single or divorced...just
are you single or.." Okay that's enough. Or, for example if I'm going to ask a girl
on a date I might just start asking the question and say 'r...'For example, Do you
want to see a movie or...? And then I just see her reaction and if she says 'uh
actually I have a boyfriend.' Oh okay no worries. Or 'yeah I'd love
to see a movie.' But that's all I need to say. So, like, for example, if you said 'I
got a new roommate' or 'I got a new boyfriend.' I would say 'oh
is he nice or.." Like, 'Is he cute or...?' I will never ask 'Is he ugly?' That's kind of too
direct and that's also a bad question. But if I said 'Is he nice or...' 'Oh yeah he's
great he's really friendly...' And that's all I have to ask.
Okay so very convenient if you want to avoid saying something. And it's also we
do this because we're lazy. You don't need to say the whole sentence if people
can understand with half of it. For example, 'Do you work today or..? Are you off,
Or is a vacation. Or did you already leave work. I don't need to explain it
just 'Do you work today or.' 'Oh ya I'm actually off today.' Okay. Does this make sense or..?
(do you need me to explain it again?) Does this make sense or..? (do you guys have any
questions?) I don't need to say that second half. when I'm teaching, I
usually just say, 'So does this makes sense or..?' 'Is it okay or..?' 'Any questions or..' 'You guys
good or...?' and I just 。。。 just dot dot dot 'er'at the end. Okay? So 'or'
is pronounced 'er' and we use it to join things together, we use it to cut
sentences in half, and we do this every conversation. And it's a very very small
pronunciation: today or tomorrow, today and tomorrow, today or tomorrow, today and
tomorrow. But, when you get used to it, it will make your speaking easier, and it
will make your listening much easier as well. So, thanks
for watching! Please Like, Share, Subscribe, and I'll see you guys next video!
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America's Cup: Team NZ were going to be a joke or they were going to win - Ashby
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND Skipper Glenn Ashby, rear, keeps an eye on Team new zealand power source. Team New Zealand were either going to be a laughing stock, or they were going to win.
Thats how skipper Glenn Ashby has described their approach, in a wide-ranging interview with Sail-World. com. I think ultimately it was our aggressiveness in our design philosophy, he said.
Team new zealand skipper Glenn Ashby says their aggressive approach was they key to their success. That to me sums up our whole program - we had to throw it out there.
Team new zealand risk-taking approach paid off earlier this week, when they closed out the first-to-seven Americas Cup match against the defenders, Oracle Team USA, in emphatic fashion - 7-1 was the final score.
One key advantage the team had was that they could produce hydraulic pressure more easily than their rivals, thanks to their innovative use of cyclors and leg power, rather than hand power, as has traditionally been the case.
That hydraulic pressure, or oil, is used for a range of tasks, such as adjusting, or trimming, the wingsail, and shifting the position of the daggerboards, which help the boat maintain its speed and stability and to change direction.
One of the things that not many people know about this campaign was that we only ran two accumulators [which hold the hydraulic pressure] on board, and not three, Ashby told Sail-Word.
The stability of Team new zealand boat was a feature throughout the regatta.
We decided to take the extra weight of an accumulator off the boat because we believed that our guys could top up the accumulators quite quickly, which allowed weight reduction.
That weight reduction helped Team new zealand sail more cleanly around the course, and save energy to use elsewhere.
Spying was rife in the leadup to the Cup, and the Kiwis reconnaissance assured them that their approach was going to give them an advantage when it came to the on-water battle.
Peter Burling and Glenn Ashby lifting the Americas Cup.
We could tell that from the recon footage, as to how many tacks [the other teams] could do, how often they were standing up and how many times they stopped, Ashby told Sail-World.
Because we knew we had more juice in the tank we could pull off slightly better manoeuvres and not be afraid to keep pushing an opponent to the point where they will start making mistakes.
We were always happy to get into a dogfight if it had to come to that.
Team new zealand cyclors helped them replenish their hydraulic pressure more readily when racing.
Ashby told Sail-World that the team would have to do their homework before deciding on what class of boat would be used for the next Americas Cup, which is expected to take place in Auckland in 2021.
For now, he was just happy to have won the Cup back, at the end of a long campaign where they had no major errors.
Without wanting to sound like a plonker, looking back now, I cant think of too many things we got wrong, he said.
Ashby and the rest of Team NZ arrive back in the country next Wednesday, with a celebratory parade planned for Auckland on Thursday.
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Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect - Duration: 24:33.
Good afternoon and welcome to our broadcast, my name is Cindy Speaker and we have with
us today, attorney Dave Miller.
Dave is with Michael J. O'Connor & Associates and he's a personal injury attorney and he's
also going to talk with us today about a topic that I think is very timely, especially in
light of another upcoming holiday and that is nursing home abuse and neglect.
It effects a lot of us, I know I have an older mother now and especially on holidays we think
about, "Are they getting the best care and what is going on there?"
So Dave, thanks for being with us today.
Hey, it's my pleasure Cindy, thanks for having me.
Absolutely.
Well, let's start with a little background information.
What are some of the ... Okay, let's start with this, how do I select the right nursing
home?
Well, the selection process can be a little bit complex and there's multiple factors to
look at.
I would always recommend that if the individual, if your loved one is coming from a facility
such as a hospital or acute care rehab, utilize the Social Services staff at those facilities
'cause they really have their hands on the facilities where they would normally recommend
an individual to go based on past experience and what's the proper placement for your loved
one.
In addition to that, you really need to do your own research as well.
There's plenty of online tools to do that.
Medicare has it as an excellent website called 'Nursing Home Compare' that gives a star rating,
one through five for nursing homes.
Oh, that's really good.
Yeah.
An evaluation and give you some insight really on past experiences and past performance for
that particular facility.
Dave, let me stop you a second.
What was that called?
Nursing Home Compare?
Yeah, it's Nursing Home Compare is the name of the actual website but it's through Medicare.
Okay, I see.
You can just Google Medicare, Nursing Home Compare the website will pop up and I use
it all the time.
You know, to research facilities, there's a wealth of information on there when it comes
to ownership, like I said, past surveys and scores on specific items that are, you know,
that are meaningful.
Yeah, that's an excellent resource.
In addition, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has their own website and on that website
you can search any licensed or skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania, pull up their ratings
as well as their surveys, which is basically there's an annual survey and there's also
complaint surveys.
All of those are on the Department of Health's Nursing Home website.
Those are excellent sources of information to find out how that particular facility is
performing.
Yeah.
That's great.
Yeah.
Not only close to the time where you're looking but also historically and see how they've
done in the past.
Those are two excellent online resources.
And word of mouth, word of mouth is always, ask around.
There's not a huge number of nursing homes out there.
Most people want to have their loved one in a facility that's close by, within reasonable
driving distance so, you know, ask around the area, ask friends and relatives if they
have any experiences they can share.
Because that's really what it comes down to is you want to get your loved one in the right
spot for them.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Now, what are some of the rules that nursing homes have to follow that are protective of
the residents?
Well, the main set of regulations are Federal.
They've been in existence for over 30 years now and it's a very complex set of regulations
that go along with that statute and it's very beneficial, I think, to protect and preserve
the rights of the nursing home residents.
They're there and they're guidelines and from my perspective, we try to hold the nursing
homes to them.
There's always some argument when we get into litigation, whether or not they're just guidelines
or if they actually need to meet those.
They talk about them as being reimbursement guidelines so it gets a little bit complex
on the legal side but the reality is that they're there and they're there to protect
the residents.
It's a lot of basic stuff, it's, you know, some of the regulations are, "Do the best
you can to preserve the condition of the individual when they come into the facility."
That's a pretty easy rule to follow.
From a general standpoint.
Obviously the details make things a little more complex but there's a whole list and
litany that you can kind of get swamped in but a lot of them are very common sense.
It's feed the person appropriately, give them enough hydration, if they're susceptible to
pressure ulcers, turn them frequently, have them on the right type of mattress.
It's all things that you would, if you asked 10 people walking down the street, "Is this
unreasonable if we expected x, y and z from a skilled nursing facility that's licensed
in Pennsylvania to do these things?"
They'd say, "No, of course, that's what we'd expect them to do."
So, those regulations aren't, from what my perspective, not burdensome.
I'm sure from ownerships standpoint, they feel that some of them are but the reality
is they're in place to protect the resident.
There's a licensing set of statutes in Pennsylvania that mirror, for the most part, the Federal
Regulations and they incorporate the Federal Regulations and that's really so they can
maintain their license and that's where the Department of Health comes in.
And they'll do the surveys ... Go ahead.
Yeah, no.
I was gonna say, even though, as you said, a lot of it seems like common sense, I'm sure
you, as I, have been in nursing homes where you really are not seeing those basic levels
of care.
So I think, and a lot of times it's kind of what would you say, a sin of a mission in
that nobody's paying attention.
Are they being hydrated or I mean, something as simple as being hydrated.
Is their water being refreshed a couple times a day?
I don't think that happens in some of the nursing homes I've been in.
So, even though they are entitled to that basic level of care, I can understand why
it almost has to be written down and it has to be mandated because all too often I think
it just isn't happening.
And I think that was the impetus for why those regulations were originally put in place.
And that's unfortunate that it got to that level.
It is.
I think things had improved for a while but you know, anyone you talk to now, I think
we're back at where we were before and that's why there's some talk about revising some
of those regulations.
Okay.
So, that was gonna' be my next question because you said they're 30 years old.
Are there any changes on the horizon?
There are.
So, right now, CMS, which is the Medicare, the acronym for Medicare, they are in rule
making mode right now.
And they're looking at all of these regulations and making some changes.
Well, unfortunately with the good comes the bad so while there are some changes that are
beneficial to the resident, there's also, I guess it's a give and take whenever we're
talking about politics and it's a political nature of regulations is we have to strike
a balance.
So two of I think the most negative aspects of what's on the horizon are.
One is ... Proposed rule was out there for a while about banning pre-incident arbitration
agreements where you could not make signing an arbitration agreement a requirement for
being a resident in the facility and that was gonna be a huge victory, I think, for
the residents because we're seeing a lot, any for profits, especially, nursing home
chains are requiring ... "Requiring", they kind of slip in the arbitration agreement
with the admission paperwork.
An arbitration agreement that takes away the seventh amendment right of the residents and
their families for bringing a law suit to something that is wrong.
That's a huge deal.
It sure is.
Now when push came to shove, unfortunately CMS retracted that rule so now we're back
to square one where it still falls under state law, it still falls under the analysis of
whether or not a valid contract was formed so it's get into a very legal analysis, which
the reality is when you're admitting a loved one or even yourself into a skilled nursing
facility, you shouldn't have to think about the legalities of what does it mean what I'm
signing right now when it comes to giving up my constitutional rights.
That shouldn't be partial to trying to get the best care you can.
That's where we come from.
I have no problem, there's certain cases where it makes sense to the arbitration.
But that agreement should be struck after something happens.
It shouldn't be forced upon you from the get go.
So, that's the give and take on that but it looks like we've lost that battle at this
point.
Okay.
Let me just ask you to explain that.
So, let's say your loved one is in a nursing home and it's your mother and maybe she has
bed sores.
Just clearly, adequate care is not being provided.
In the course of that when you say arbitration, is that mean that basically my family or whoever's
family's involved and the arbitrator whoever is involved there have to sit down and discuss
this.
Explain a little bit about that.
So who are the people that are in that meeting?
How are they ... I don't even know if it's called ... Is it an arbitrator or how are
those people chosen who are going to sit down with my family and decide what happens?
Yeah, it's varied.
Depends on what kind of contract you have.
So, some of these agreements, they call them "agreements."
I don't think they're agreements, I think they're clauses or whatever you want to call
them.
They will pick the arbitration forum.
So, it'll be a group.
There's multiple of them out there.
And interestingly, a lot of them have said, "We're not doing these any more because we
don't think it's fair."
Oh interesting.
Yeah, it's still out there.
And they'll have their own set of rules.
So, you're basically ... The rules generally say, "You have to try to pick an arbitrator
that you would both agree upon and if that doesn't happen you submit it to the court
of the jurisdiction where the facility sits and then that judge will pick the arbitrator
out and select the potential selection."
And then you're subject to that particular forums rules and those are, most times ... Well,
100 percent of the time it's multiple times more expensive than filing a civil law suit
and we're talking ... Well, that's what I was wondering.
Who pays for it?
Well, this is an evolving thing.
So in the past, i would say the last five years, it's changed where it used to be a
split cost.
And because of the fact that arbitration is so expensive compared to the civil path through
the courts ... And we're talking like 20, 30 thousand dollars depending on the amount
of motions you file and discovery motions and depositions can take ... Now, a lot of
these new arbitration agreements we're seeing is that the facility will pay for the cost
of the arbitration and that's because a lot of these arbitration agreements were defeated
on that very fact that how can you expect an individual to come up with 30 thousand
dollars to get through arbitration?
Well, they can do that in the civil justice system for 500 dollars.
It's just not fair and that's sort of one of the pieces and arguments for why they do
that.
You want me to flash a price tag in front of somebody.
There's no way that they can come up with that kind of money.
Then there's other rules about limiting discovery.
You can only ask 10 interrogatories and take two depositions.
Things like that are just agreed just at eliminating punitive damages.
So there's a lot of over-stepping in these agreements that have been struck down.
Now they've become a little bit more fair because we've challenged them time and time
again and have been successful in the courts in striking them down.
But the reality is, arbitration is stacked in the facility's favor.
There's a reason why they pick forums, is because if they send ... Think about that.
Most families do this once.
But these facilities do it hundreds and hundreds of times over a year.
So they're sending all their business to the same forum, they're expecting a certain percentage
of a result and a certain limitation of a result.
Otherwise it'll switch to forum and just change their arbitration agreement.
While that's not really laid out in their agreement of course, it's understood as part
of the process and that goes to ... It's a legal word called uncautionability.
And that's, we can sort of use this statistics to show a judge when we challenge these agreements
that, "Hey, this just isn't fair from the get go.
My client should not be subject to this forum.
Because first off, they're going to have to potentially spend 10 thousand dollars to get
even into the forum and then they're subject to spy us.
That's inherent in their system."
That's an unfortunate part.
We thought we had that in a good spot, but it's looking like that's gonna be the battle
for next time down the road.
Another change, unfortunately, and I hadn't get an update but today the US House is voting
on a bill to put federal tort reform in place that would limit non-economic damages in these
kind of cases federally.
Okay.
Federally?
Federal tort reform.
So there's all kinds of issues floating around with this.
You're talking about state right's issues.
You're talking about just general fairness issues.
Now, in Pennsylvania, we don't have tort reform caps right now.
We have versions of tort reform but we don't have caps.
This particular bill is looking to place 250 thousand dollar gap on non-economic damages
and the law as proposed will defer to a state cap that's in place.
But we don't have them.
So now, we're gonna be stuck with this 250 thousand dollar cap.
Where our state constitution says we're not having that.
But here, we have the federal government stepping in in Washington DC and saying, "Now this
is what it's going to be across the country."
It's a big debate.
Yeah it is.
Dave, explain non-economic damages.
So these are ... Non-economic damages are, I like to call them human damages.
Because these are the damages that effect the person beyond economics, beyond wage loss,
beyond medical bills, beyond out-of-pocket expenses to maybe remodel a house, get their
rent and things like that.
These are pain and suffering, loss of life's enjoyment, loss of dignity ... The fact that
this person had to go through this experience.
It's those kind of damages that are sort of difficult to put a dollar value on but I feel
it's unfair for a group of people to say, "No matter what happened in this circumstance,
and it doesn't matter what that particular person's set of circumstances are, 250.
That's all you get.
Doesn't matter how many defendants there are, doesn't matter what happened."
So if you come to court, that's all you can expect.
And it doesn't matter if the jury awards three million dollars or whatever they award, the
judge will reduce that to 250 thousand dollars.
So they're basically stripping the role of the jury.
Jury of your peers to make a determination, and I don't think that's fair.
Now what are some of the signs of nursing home abuse or neglect that you ... And you
deal with some of these.
Yeah.
So there's some very obvious ones.
A lot of falls in a row, unexplained bruising, scratches, injuries like that.
There's the obvious ones that you would see.
Any kind of sudden change in the health of the individual.
UTIs, dehydration is a huge thing.
And dehydration just leads to so many things especially with individuals who have diagnosis
of dementia.
Dehydration will set that off and UTIs are a huge problem as well.
Pressure sores, obviously.
These are all the kind of big red flags that show up.
But I would say ... The biggest recommendation I can make to any one is ... And this goes
back to selecting a facility that's close by or at least within distance where you can
get there at any point and time in the day because the reality is ... I think under-staffing
is probably the biggest concern with facilities.
And if the family or loved ones are not involved in showing up and double checking and making
sure things are done the right way and taking notice of these changes because it can be
a matter of days where an individual is okay on Monday and by Friday they can be sent to
the hospital emergently for dehydration that kicked off some things.
So it's just a matter of being involved and staying on top of them because you're gonna
be sold on the facility.
That's part of the marketing of this deal.
I don't want to come down and say, "Every nursing home out there's bad."
Because that's not right.
There's plenty of facilities that are doing an outstanding job and the ratings that I
talked about before show that.
But the best ... Well, I would say the majority of these facilities are not meeting the expectations.
And it unfortunately falls on the family and friends to double check the staff to make
sure they're doing the right thing.
Yeah, now what if someone, if a family member suspects abuse or neglect?
What steps should they take at that point?
I would say the first thing that should be done is talk to administration at the facility,
unless it's a completely egregious situation.
If it's a physical violence situation, sexual violence, that crazy terrible stuff happens
in these facilities.
Unless it's one of those kind of scenarios, I would say take that step.
Talk to the Director Nurse and talk to the administrative facility and say, "Here's my
concerns.
We've tries to deal with this with the nursing staff.
They're not doing what we want them to do.
Can you take some steps?"
That would be step one.
Now, there's always care plan meetings, usually monthly.
That's at a time where the family can sort of relay those issues as well and make sure
that they're known to be addressed.
And if a time goes by and they're not being addressed, I would say you can get in touch
with the ombudsman through the area agency on aging for the county.
That's next step.
Beyond that, you have the Department of Health.
You can form ... File a form or complaint with Department of Health.
You can do that anonymously or you can do it online.
Put all your information in there and they're obligated to go and investigate all those
complaints.
And last step, I would say call an attorney because an attorney can direct the individual
to help through those processes.
Maybe get in touch with the facility and kind of cut some of these things off before they
get to the point where you really need to take further action.
It's all about being proactive.
It's an unfortunate situation that we're in that you really have to be on top of things
that way.
You expect that when you place an individual into a facility that's licensed to do this
care, they will actually do the care that they said they would.
Reality is it doesn't always happen and a lot of that time it's a profit motive or just
they can't find the staff to fully and properly staff.
There's a lot of reasons for it but I think the ultimate way to cut things off is to be
involved and to show up and be the pain.
Be the one that, "All right, we better take care of this individual because if we don't
we know we're gonna hear about it."
That's how you make sure that individual is going to be taken care of.
Yeah.
I agree.
But let's talk a little bit about when ... In the cases that you do get involved in, can
you tell us a little more about that and what your role is?
How you can help.
Yeah.
So what I do and normally is that I try to reach out to either the Administrator or if
it's a corporate ownership situation, I've been doing this enough times where I have
some relationships where I can get the phone or send a letter to that person that's sort
of an in-house person.
To say, "Hey, there's some things that's going on here with this individual.
You might want to check in because if you don't and things continue this way it's not
going to be a good outcome."
And I will certainly at any point in time ... If someone calls me with an issue and
they need something done by way of just a phone call or a letter, we'll certainly do
that.
Because we much rather take that step early on to alleviate a disaster than wait for that
disaster to happen and then have to deal with that on the back end so.
And unfortunately if you wait too long, sometimes, you know, individuals are in nursing facilities
for a reason.
They're unhealthy and it doesn't take much to tip that scale to the wrong side of things.
So we have to be very vigilant to make sure those things don't happen.
Well, Dave, if someone does have questions, wants to talk to you, what's the best way
to reach out to you?
The best way is online at our ... www.OConnorLaw.com or reach out on the phone at 800-518-4Law.
Okay.
Anything you want to add?
No, I think that's it.
But I would say any questions feel free.
Anyone out there, just email or get in touch with our office.
That was a pretty in-depth conversation we just had with a lot of different tangents.
So I'm here to help.
Awesome.
So reach out to us.
Thanks so much, Dave.
You bet, Cindy.
Thanks for having me.
Okay.
And to our viewers out there, whether by live or replay, if you have questions feel free
to post them in the comments and we'll make sure somebody answers those for you.
Thanks so much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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With one year hystory,
that means she contracted this ischemic epiphyseal necrosis
when she was about three years old.
In adult, it is called avascular necrosis of the femoral head,
but in children,
because the femoral head is not fully developed,
and the inside is still cartilage,
it is called the epiphysis.
It is spelled `gu tou` in pinyin
`Hou` is the combination of
the characterics `gu (bone)` and `hou (rear).`
Epiphyseal necrosis is a children`s version
of avascular necrosis of the femoral head
My daughter is very active.
She use to jump around.
She is a very extroverted girl.
She loves to move.
I think she might bump into things
, accidentally, she can`t help herself.
She always bumps into things,
which is what led to her disease.
Normally, when we talk about injuries,
It takes a serious fall to be cosidered `external trauma,`
but her family did not find out about the problem.
We did not.
But she said
that her daughter is very active,
and love to run and jump.
So this was caused by cumulative injury.
Does this depend on the physique of the child,
or other issues?
Because it sounded very scary,
from a very young age,
children jumping around is very normal,
because like you said,
she did not take a serious fall.
Like Dr. Chen just mentioned,
it usually takes a serious fall.
And she did not do dancing or martial arts.
It is mainly that she is active.
She jumps around more than most., really active.
Does it depend on a child`s physique?
Because otherwise, it sounds very scary to me.
Actually, any disease has a reason for the disease.
either an external or an internal reason.
Even here, some might think it is cold,
and some might catch a cold,
but I shall not catch a cold.
It is a difference in physique.
Regarding the factors that I mentioned before,
that does not mean that
everyone who drinks will get it,
or everyone who jumps will get it.
Of course, that would be terrifying.
There is a percentage of people who drink that get it,
and a percentage of people who get injured.
I said that over 30% of peope who take hormones get it,
one-third of patients.
The question is, what kind of people,
what kind of physique
will get the disease?
We are not sure about that, currently.
But these are research topics that we are working on.
Today we have learned about avascular necrosis of the femoral head
and that young children will even get this disease.
It is at least gives us a reminder.
We just talked about avascular necrosis of the femoral head
and we mentioned some of its symptoms,
which are easily confused with
waist and joint problems.
What we want to know is,
if there is a fairly simple method
for us to test ourselves,
to see how are femurs are doing?
Is there such a method?
Let us have Ms. Zheng do it for you.
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Tips For Items To Sell on eBay or Amazon - Duration: 4:03.
One of the biggest problems faced by online sellers is finding out what to even sell
these days eBay Amazon and
the Internet overall are so abundant with products and services, it is a challenge to find your way through it all
This is especially true when considering shipping and branding costs when starting out in this business
We want to keep our costs minimal
The items should be light and small for low shipping costs
The items should be unbranded or easily branded to avoid any legal problems
The items should be possible to source, find, or make
They should have high demand in the market and be profitable
Keep in mind there are many more out there and MarkSight.com has a list of over 10,000 of all kinds of items
guaranteed to sell well
Sit back and enjoy
Sea Glass
If you ever go to the beach you might notice small rounded pieces of glass laying around
These are created when glass is broken and then the surf water will tumble them and shape them and take away the sharp edges
Some of them were broken ages ago, hundreds of years, or 50 years or ten years ago
Overall it takes years for the ocean to shape them like this, and that's why they are valued
They are rare, however when you're at the beach you might notice some laying around
Nowadays, they're used for jewelry makers and art creators notice the high prices they fetch on eBay and Amazon
Besides finding them yourself, you may be able to find them online at low prices
Sometimes you can find them on the cheap side on
the same stores. If you're willing to invest a little bit of money into equipment to drill holes in them
You could do that and sell them at markedly than higher prices.
Sunglasses
If you choose to get into this business
You'll definitely have to stay on top of recent trends. For example recently aviator sunglasses and womens cat eye sunglasses
Have become really popular.
Notice the cheap prices on these on aliexpress
Some of these sellers don't even choose to make their own photographs.
One easy way to add value to these when you resell them is to get a pouch.
Here are some.
Amazon also allows you to sell them as long as you mark them as unbranded.
Fordite.
This item was harder to come by than the last two.
But still if you live in an area near an old car factory you just might come across this.
These are colorful rocks created when
Spray-Paint is layered on top of each other and
let dry over time.
Believe it or not in the past, these used to be cleaned and simply thrown away from the factories.
Like the sea glass. This is used by jewelry makers for creating artistic items.
Wood tools.
These are small tools that no wood craftsman can live without. They're always in demand.
Again like before
see these factory prices. This is what you can order them for. And
again on eBay and
Amazon you can sell them at much higher prices. Especially if you add value to them like a pouch or a whetting stone
Self Defense items.
Unfortunately in recent times these have become more popular, and they're in high demand.
Often small items, these are available again on eBay and on Amazon.
In this example, I'm showing a tungsten pen that can be used to break a car window
LED flashlights or tiny lights for emergency, can also be sold like this.
I hope you found this helpful.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video.
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