Waching daily Feb 1 2018

♪ Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery ♪

♪ Make me a poster of an old rodeo ♪

♪ Just give one thing that I can hold on to ♪

♪ To believe in this livin' is just a hard way to go ♪

- One day a few months before we were told

it was time for hospice for my dad

we were all sitting in his condo.

It was me, my mom, my boys and my dad

in his wheelchair.

He was slowly dying from a disease

that none of us had even heard of before.

He was trapped inside of a failing body,

his brain was deteriorating just enough behind his body

that he was aware of his own demise.

I don't know how or why I thought of it,

but I said to him, do you want to listen to some music?

And it was like a light bulb went on behind his eyes

and he said how?

And I literally had not really thought this far

into my question, so when he asked how

I said, on my laptop of course.

And he said, okay.

I opened up iTunes, and I just searched

the first song I could think of that he and I loved.

It was a song by Bob Dylan.

And then I chose one by R.E.M.

And at that point his affect was a little bit blunted

meaning you couldn't really tell emotionally

what was always going on for him,

but he definitely was like moving his head

and whatever I was doing seemed to be working for him.

I found one of my dad's favorite folk songs.

It's called The Falcon.

And what happened next is that my father started to cry.

And so I asked him, Dad, do you want me to shut it off?

And through his tears he said no.

My love for music came from my father.

I have a soundtrack to pretty much every year of my life,

thanks to my dad.

He always, always, always had music on.

He never formally played an instrument.

He could tinker on the piano and he actually had

a pretty good ear for improvisation.

He was an amazing dancer,

he had a wonderful sense of rhythm,

and he basically knew every music fact

from about the 1920's on.

And so, in the months before my father died,

as my father died, we listened to music together.

I played music for him, the songs that were important

to him, to me, the songs that were important to us together.

We listened to songs that we hadn't thought about in years.

We sang together.

We remembered songs that, when we listened to them on LP,

they would have a scratch in them,

and we would both sing the skip where the scratch was.

I would let my mind wander musically,

and I would find songs that we hadn't thought about

in so long that we could song together.

Like squeaky Bob Dylan,

and like weird, funky Eric Clapton songs,

and soulful John Prine songs that had so many memories

wrapped up with them and those are now,

those are the saddest songs I know.

And I still sing and paly them now.

♪ You make me unlonely ♪

♪ I feel like the only person in the world ♪

♪ Who's ever had a girl like you ♪

♪ All the boys think she's a spy ♪

♪ She's got Bette Davis eyes ♪

These songs were our songs.

They will always be our songs.

Sometimes I sang to my father to help him go to sleep.

I would stroke his forehead,

and I would press gently at the crease between his eyes

where he held all of his fear

about my mother not being okay when he was gone.

My father and I shared memories and joy

through music in the months before he died.

When Bob Dylan's new album came out,

I downloaded it and we were so excited

to listen to it together,

and we started to play and we were sitting there

with baited breath, and it turned out

we didn't like it so much,

and my father still had his sense of humor,

he literally said, I'm lying here dying,

and this new Dylan album sucks.

You know sometimes when we care for someone,

when they're sick or when they're dying

and especially when they have so many physical

and medical needs, it's so easy to forget

that there's a person in there.

Like there's a person with preferences,

with agency, with likes, with dislikes.

There's a person in there.

My father loved music,

and his illness tried to take that from him.

But we showed everyone,

and most of all we showed each other,

that there are some things that death cannot take.

You know, the soul that yearns for music

and for fulfillment from music,

it never dies.

Thank you for watching.

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Why my dog doesn't eat - Duration: 3:33.

in this video I'm going to explain the reason why your dog doesn't eat its food

all that and more coming up hello dog lover my name is Saro I am a dog trainer

and also I coach dog owners I've heard this so many times before that dogs they don't

eat their food there are few reasons why dogs refuse to eat their food some of

the reasons that I have come across why your dog doesn't eat is different than

the reasons that you know or you've heard before as I said there are many

reasons why dogs refuse to eat their food one of the main reasons is because

dogs are adaptable animals they will eat whenever they have to or whenever they

need to and they believe whenever whatever and for being a predator animal

wild dogs usually eat whenever they catch something this could be once a day

this could be once a week it depends on whenever they are able to catch a prey

so dogs unlike humans they don't have a routine of eating three five meals a day

they eat whenever they can and unlike humans again most dogs they don't like

to eat too often it makes them feel bad dogs in general animals in general they

like to fast fasting is something that it makes them feel good makes them feel

healthier and makes them feel maybe even lighter so they can hunt so the dogs

like to fast but as humans we tend to force them to eat more often than they

need to so I suggest you to let them eat whenever they feel like it so first of

all you can feed them only twice a day maximum you can put their foot down for

five minutes and if they eat it within five minutes that's one if they don't

eat it that means they feel like and they like to fast that time or

so put the food away after five minutes and also I suggest you to let your dog

to fast once a week or twice a month it is good for them new studies have shown

and proven that fasting even for humans is a healthy option we should learn from

our dogs and we should learn from animals after all we are animals and

studies have shown that fasting it can help us to live a healthier life and it

can prolong our lives as well on my next video I'm going to talk about the next

reason why I believed in your dog doesn't eat its food if you like this

video give it a thumbs up share and comment let me know if your dog is one

of those dogs who is very picky and doesn't eat its food if you want to

learn about dogs anything to do with dogs behavior dog training health

anything to do with dogs and you want to have a well-behaved healthy and balanced

dog consider subscribing to my channel and hit the bell icon as well so you

will get notified as soon as I post my next video I'll see you next time and

until next time have fun with your dog

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Chevrolet Corvette - Everything You Need To Know | Up to Speed - Duration: 10:33.

It's the American take on the European Sports car- and while it started as a wimpy, scoffed at

underperforming little flop, it has become an america ICON!

It was the official car of frickin' Astronauts.

It's the car equivalent of climbing into a tin can on top of a gagillion pounds of rocket fuel.

But this tin can...is made out of fiberglass!

This is everything you need to know to get up to speed on the Chevy Corvette.

In 1953, General Motors was a big company.

As in, literally the largest company in America.

But despite the sheer volume of cars they were selling, there was a hole in their catalogue:

GM didn't have a sports car.

Nobody in Detroit did.

Up 'til then, the whole idea of performance cars was a European thang.

Like speedos or hairy armpits.

American cars were all about carrying families...That is until GM's Chief Designer, Harley J. Earl,

decided that the time had come for the States to show the Europeans a thing or two.

"I'm not european. I don't plan on being european."

Earl was sneaky little snake- and he came up with the idea of using a concept car, not just for R&D,

but to drum up publicity so the boss couldn't say no.

So he called up one of his designers and he was all:

"Bobbie Mac?"

"Hey"

"Hey, over in Europe, they got a little thing called a 'sports car'.

I think that we need to show the world Chevy can make one".

McLean grabbed a bunch of pre-existing Chevy guts to get the project going.

For the engine, he just used a standard Chevy 'Blue Flame' inline-six, though he did

tuned up to mke 150 horsepower.

Where McLean and Earl did break new ground, was in the body.

To keep the cost of the project down, they constructed a body

out of a brand-new lightweight material called...

Feeberglass?

Fiber? Fi-ber-glass.

For style points, the new machine was built as a convertible only.

And there it was: a concept sports car, from America, set to debut at the 1953

New York Auto Show, and then never be seen again.

But before the still-unnamed concept car even made it to New York, Chevy's Chief Engineer,

Ed Cole, took one look at the finished product and knew the company had to sell it.

Chevy's concept car became, practically overnight, a production car.

All it needed was a name.

Something that screamed speed, power, and raw cool-ness.

Like a navy warship that was sleeker, smaller, and faster than anything else in the fleet:

in other words, a Corvette.

"B-7"

"Hit! You sunk my Corvette!"

The Chevrolet Corvette hit dealerships in 1953.

It was the first American sports car built by Americans, for Americans.

So obviously, Americans… didn't buy it.

The first Corvettes may have looked cool, but they drove like sh*t.

Drivers found the handling to be numb, and the 'blue flame' engine was not befitting

of a sports car.

A sports car without any sportiness is a crummy sports car

And it didin't get anyone to the dealership.

For its first two years, the Vette was kind of a joke.

Just like my marriage to Jessica.

Hahahaha...Who's laughing now...

So in 1955, Chevy threw out the inline-six, and put in a frickin' V8.

Boosting the horsepower up to 195 and blessing the car with that distinctive growl, suddenly

the Corvette came alive.

In 1956 Chevy added a removable hardtop, and if all that wasn't enough, Chevy started

racing the car that year, too.

Racing, and winning.

Now Americans took notice.

Now the Corvette started selling.

Now, the Corvette is becoming more than just a car: it is becoming an American icon.

Sound familiar?

As the corvette is slowly evolving from weird concept to street machine, a young Eastern

European immigrant is working his way up the ranks of General Motors.

Zora Arkus-Duntov saw the original Corvette concept at the New York auto show, and it

was love at first sight.

Immediately, he knew it was his destiny to make the Corvette the best car in the world.

By the time he worked at GM he had already escaped the Russian revolution, been a gold

smuggler and flown fighter planes for the French Air force.

Anything he wanted to do, he would just go for it!

The 2nd gen corvette was both better looking and better engineered than the first.

Just like I'm much better looking than my older brother.

There were a couple of really cool concepts before the final C2 rolled out- first 1959's Stingray concept

racer, and then the Mako Shark in 1961.

Zora had contributed so heavily, that he is now referred to as "the father of the Corvette."

Must be nice having one Corvette, not jealous at all.

There was one idea however, for which the brilliant designer and engineer couldn't

get support.

Making the Corvette a Mid-engine car.

This would give better weight distribution and bla blah blah, we all know this NOW…

but at the time, the team was like:

"Zora, we're not making the think mid-engine. That's crazy."

"трахать тебя"

I was trying to say "F you" in russian. Hi Putin!

The 1963 Sting Ray sold almost fifty percent more units than the previous model, with more

than 20,000 sold.

It could also make 500hp… in a fiberglass car!

Holy SH...nikes.

In 1968, Chevy came out with the next Corvette, the C3.

Blessed with a gigantic nose, just like Jessica, the C3 would go on to be the longest-running, and best-selling

Corvette of all of them.

The records started that very first year, with sales nearing 30,000 units for the first

time in Corvette history.

In 1980, fifteen years after the C3 was first introduced,

Chevy decided to completely redesign the Corvette.

Before the Corvette returned in 1984, it was looking like the C4 would finally be mid-engined,

just like Zora Arkus-Duntov always wanted.

The climate was right; Ferrari and Lamborghini had been building Mid-engined cars for years now,

and even Toyota was cooking up a design of their own with the MR2.

It seemed like a natural progression, but there was problem.

Americans have an obsession with V8.

I said it: America, you are obsessed with V8s.

The only way to put the engine behind a Vette driver was to use a V6

The C4 would be the traditional layout and Zora would have to keep waiting for his dream to come true.

Why couldn't Chevy figure out how to put a V8 behind a guy,

but Lamborghini and Ferrari were putting V12s behind them.

Just copy what they did!

In 1990, Chevy seemed to believe that the Corvette had lost its focus.

Chevy was tired of Lamborghini and Ferrari redefining sports cars, so they were like,

"F**k it, we're doing that!"

Let's make the most bad-a** Corvette ever and call it the ZR-1!

It featured the LT5 engine- an aluminum 5.7L V8 making 375hp.

The LT-5 was designed with help from Lotus and Mercury Marine.

Wait.

Mercury Marine?

They make boats.

whatever, it worked.

The ZR-1 was by far the fastest Corvette for sale with a top speed of 172 miles per hour,

and the most expensive too, selling for the equivalent of $117 dollars...

$117,000 dollars in today's money.

And most importantly:

The C4 is also the Barbie Corvette.

My sister had a Hotweel of it.

Catherine? Boom. Thanks for loaning me your wheels all those years ago.

In 1997, The C5 was a top-to-bottom redesign of the Corvette, the biggest shakeup in the car's history.

Every piece was updated or changed, every component got better: better handling,

better weight distribution, better everything.

Chevy then brought back the Z06 variant, a badge first used on the original Sting Ray.

If you were dreaming about the ZR-1 ten years earlier, this was the Vette for you.

"It is not for me"

In 2005, the sixth-generation Corvette took inspiration from the Z06: The new base model

had a 6 liter V8 with 400hp.

But other than a few styling changes, the C6 wasn't too different than the C5.

The next year, the Z06 featured a small-block V8, good for a colossal 505hp, in a Vette!

Can't get better than that, can it?

Yes, it can!

In 2009, Chevy brought the ZR1 back AGAIN! This time powered by a 6.2L supercharged

V8 capable of 638hp!

and they were really only competing with themselves.

That's 'cause that's what you got to do!

You put blinders on and you just run horsie.

Don't worry about what this guy is doing over there!

Look at the finish line!

In 2014, The C7 Vette brought back the Stingray name of olde with an aggressive new face and

a brand new engine.

The C7 is brutal!

It blew everyone's minds when it first came out.

Just like when my friend Chris first came out!

We were like: "What?! You get so many babes!"

"Errr, they're just my friends."

"You can be friends with girls"?

And we all grew up a little bit that day.

The base StingRay made 465 horsepower, enough to do 0 to sixty in 3.9 seconds.

That's as fast as an Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera S, and Jaguar F-Type.

AND they brought back the Z06 with a supercharged V8 with 650hp!

The 2018 model even has an onboard camera that can record your lap times with important stats

like cornering forces, acceleration and a map of the track.

We live in the fucking future dude.

"Hi, welcome to the future"

And it doesn't end there.

If spy photos and 'leaked' computer designs are to be believed, Chevy is working on a

new mid-engine corvette for 2019.

A real prototype has been spotted doing some cold weather testing, and being benchmarked

against a Porsche 911.

That means Chevy's serious about making the Corvette a real supercar contender.

The best part about this rumor is what the new Corvette might be called: The C8 Zora.

Here's to you Zora!

The Corvette is in a category of its own.

An American sports car with no one to play with at home, and disrespected by its peers abroad.

But it's still trying to be the best.

So that's everything you need to know to get Up to Speed on the Corvette.

The car's been around for like, 65 years so obviously we may have missed some stuff.

What was your favorite gen of Corvette?

Are you in a Corvette club?

Is the Corvette an old man's car?

Do you still pop your collar? Do you wear jean shorts?

Do you have white New Balances?

Nolan does.

Why doesn't Ford have a Corvette competitor?

Funny you should ask, check out my son Nolan's show "Wheelhouse" where he answers that question.

Also, Matt Field's Corvette FD build: pretty sweet!

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I love you!

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What BMI doesn't tell you about your health - Duration: 5:00.

These are my assistants, Coleman and Phil.

They're both around the same height, weight, and consequently,

they have the same Body Mass Index — or BMI.

But if you split them open Damien Hirst style or just compare the results of their body

scans you can see a slight difference.

Phil has more body fat than Coleman, and Coleman has more muscle than Phil.

Although BMI is a popular measure to assess if a person's weight might be putting them

at risk for obesity-related diseases, its results can be pretty misleading and less

nuanced than we'd like.

So the BMI is an index that looks at somebody's

body weight divided by their height. So the formula is the body weight

in kilograms divided by the height in square meters.

18.5 and below is underweight, 18.5 to 24.9 is your healthy range, 25 to 29.9 is overweight,

and a BMI over 30 is classified as obese.

With the idea being that the taller somebody is, the more they should weigh.

Kinda weird how a single decimal point can separate being overweight from being obese.

The major problem with using BMI as a marker

of health when it comes to body weight, because it penalizes you if you have a lot of muscle

and you're healthier.

Let's use professional athlete Marshawn Lynch as an example.

He's 5'11, 215 lbs, and his BMI is 30.

He'd be categorized as obese.

That is because BMI doesn't distinguish muscle from fat.

We are really concentrating on how much muscle does somebody have, because muscle it's

the metabolic engine it's the thing that burns calories and the more muscle you have the

easier it is for you to stay at a lower and more healthy body fat percentage not necessarily

a BMI.

In this way, BMI's reliability as an indicator of health breaks down for athletes like Lynch.

There are several more variables that can influence the interpretation of BMI.

Things like age, gender, and ethnicity.

While BMI is a useful health measure for a large population study, for example, to compare

relative obesity rates from state to state; it becomes more problematic when you use it

to determine an individual's health.

The body mass index was introduced in the early 19th century.

The guy who created the formula — I'm so sorry, I'm gonna butcher his name,

Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet — wasn't even a physician.

Quetelet was a Belgian mathematician.

And his reason for creating the formula was to study the "normal man", not obesity.

Its use shifted to study obesity because of Ancel Keys.

In 1972, Keys used the formula in his "Indices of Relative Weight and Obesity" study, renamed

the formula to body mass index, and from there the "new" measure caught on

among researchers.

Over the years, its use in the health professional field grew and it's pretty much stuck around

since.

It's easy to use, cheap, fast, and its right about 80% of the time.

So even though BMI has stuck around for more than 200 years,

it's not the be-all and end-all indicator.

There are others ways to assess to body composition, and overall health.

Hydrostatic weighing, or underwater weighing, is an option.

Along with MRI scans,

and waist-to-hip ratio.

Medical tests like checking blood pressure,

your glucose levels,

resting metabolic rate,

can further give a picture of overall health.

I went to George Washington University, and lab director Todd Miller showed me another way,

using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry or DEXA image.

It measures total body composition, including fat mass, lean body mass, and bone density.

So the green is the areas where the body is very lean.

The yellow areas of moderate fat.

And the red areas of high fat.

So this person was here July 3rd she had 72 pounds of fat and 109 pounds of muscle.

And in December 27th of this year she had at thirty seven pounds of fat in 115 pounds

of muscle.

Using this chart you can see if this person stepped on a scale, they'd only see they lost 29 pounds.

What the scale wouldn't say is that they gained six pounds of muscles,

and BMI wouldn't say that either.

So even if two people have similar BMIs,

that one number will never truly give either of them

the full picture of their overall wellbeing.

BMI is an indirect measurement of one aspect of an individual's health.

So while it can be helpful, it shouldn't be the only way to understand the human body.

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20 Sincere Comic Strips About What It's Like To Be A Mom 「 illustration by mama ilustrada 」 - Duration: 3:40.

Thank for watching

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Tom Brokaw Donates Archive Of His 50-Year Career To University Of Iowa | TODAY - Duration: 7:34.

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Have you tried drinking a glass of water every two hours (less when you sleep)?

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How To Understand Native English Speakers - Duration: 12:09.

Have you ever made a really dumb mistake? A mistake that you regretted instantly afterwards?

Well, I have, and I'll tell it to you. I was working at an organization with a team of

about 8 people. And we were in charge of preparing some communication documents. So my boss sent

an email to the entire team of 8 of us, and asked us to prepare a report. Now, I didn't

think that this report was a very good idea. And I wanted to tell my coworker this. So

I wrote an email to my coworker and I said, "this assignment is a joke". Now to call something

or someone a joke is an insult. It's a criticism and it's quite harsh. It's quite mean. Now,

I was only sending this to a coworker, but I accidently pressed reply all and I sent

it to my entire team including my boss. Calling him, in front of everyone, a joke. Now, that

was not a very proud moment for me. And I'm going to teach you an expression that you

can use, a very common expression, that you can use in both a business content or an everyday

context. Hopefully you won't have to use this expression, but it's there if you need it.

My name's Jennifer, a certified English teacher, and lets hope I don't make any more mistakes

like that in the future.

So first I'm going to say the expression 3 times in a natural pace, to see if you can

understand it. Then I'll explain it to you slowly and I'll explain what the expression

means, as well as the pronunciation changes. So while I'm saying the expression at a natural

pace, make sure you write it down word for word in the comments, to see if you could

understand. Ok.

She really dropped the ball on the project.

She really dropped the ball on the project.

She really dropped the ball on the project.

And here's what I said very slowly. She really dropped the ball on the project.

And this sounded like she really dropped the ball on the project.

Ok, so let's talk about what's happening. So first the expression. The expression is

to drop the ball. This is the expression. To drop the ball. Now, this means to make

a mistake. To fail. Or to neglect someone or something. So, at the beginning when I

explained to you the mistake I made, I could have said. I really dropped the ball. Or just

I dropped the ball. I dropped the ball. I made a mistake. I failed. So it's a negative

expression.

So listen to this example sentence. Let's say I have a job interview. And my friend

wants to ask me how did the interview go. And I can reply, if I think that I made a

mistake in the interview, I failed at the interview, or just overall it didn't go well.

I can say, I dropped the ball. I dropped the ball during the interview. So that can be

an expression to tell my friend I did not do very well. I dropped the ball. But it implies

that I made a specific mistake. Or I failed for a specific reason.

And we can also use this as advice to someone. So I can tell someone. Don't drop the ball.

Don't drop the ball. So let's say a friend or a coworker or a boss gave you a very important

task. And they're just reminding you of the importance of it. They can say, don't drop

the ball. I'm really counting on you. So it's letting you know, really, that there's a lot

of pressure on you. You're not allowed to fail, you're not allowed to make a mistake.

Because this task is very important. So don't drop the ball.

Now we can also this if we neglect something or someone. Usually because we're busy with

something else. So it's an oversight. So in that sense we make a mistake or we fail at

someone. So we can use the expression. So I can say, let's say I was late for a meeting

with my boss. So I neglected this meeting. But I also made a mistake. I made a mistake

of not making sure I got to the meeting on time. So because of that, I could tell my

friend, I really dropped the ball today. I was late for a meeting with my boss. I totally

dropped the ball.

So when I want to express that I think that I did something wrong, that I made a mistake,

that I failed in some capacity. I dropped the ball. Ok, so now that you know what the

expression means, let's look at the pronunciation here. Because there's something very important

that I want to point out. Now in all of my sentences, what verb tense would I have been

using. I dropped the ball in the interview. Well, because the interview is now over, and

I'm talking about an action that's in the past, my sentence I dropped the ball is in

the past. So let's look at the pronunciation of this. Because notice how it sounds very

similar to drop as a regular present simple verb. So in the present simple, to talk about

routine actions, I could say. I always drop the ball. So I always drop the ball. Listen

to that pronunciation. I always drop the ball. But in the past simple, I could say, yesterday

I dropped the ball. Yesterday I dropped the ball. So notice how drop and dropped sound

very similar at a natural pace. This is because of the pronunciation of the regular ed verb

in this form.

So the verb drop. It ends in a p. A p. A p. Now, p is a voiceless consonant. Or an unvoiced

consonant. This means that our vocal cords are not being used on the p. p. So take your

hand and put it in front of your face. And say, p. P. Notice that puff of air. That breath.

You can feel your breath on your hand. So when we have a sound that's coming off of

our lips, we call that an unvoiced sound. Because our vocal chords are not being used

when the sound is coming out as a puff of air. So when I have a verb that ends in an

unvoiced sound, my ed pronunciation is actually as a soft t. Dropped. So I add a t to drop.

So I have that p, and then I add a t. dropped. Dropped. I dropped the ball. I dropped the

ball. So when I say it slowly you can hear the t. The puff of air. But because that puff

of air is a very hard sound, I can't link it to the next word. And therefore I would

have a pause in between. Now you know in natural spoken English we don't like pauses between

our words. So what I do is I make a flat t. So basically I just put my mouth in the t

position, but I don't push out the air. So I don't have that puff of air at the end.

And because of this it makes it a lot easier to link to the next sound. So I can say. Dropped

the ball. Yesterday I dropped the ball. Repeat: yesterday I dropped the ball. Ok. But if I

was over pronouncing it, or adding a pause, I would say yesterday I dropped the ball.

With that t sound. But naturally you don't hear that puff of air. Yesterday I dropped

the ball. Repeat. Yesterday I dropped the ball. Yesterday I dropped the ball. Very good.

Now going back to our sentence, I said she really dropped on the ball on the project.

Now I want to point out the pronunciation of project. So notice how I'm saying it. Project.

Project. Aww. Project. Project. So although the word is spelt with a O. Project. I'm pronouncing

it as project. This is the standard American pronunciation. Although I frequently hear,

even native speakers, pronounce it as project. So whether you use it as project or project

you'll be understood and I think both are relatively acceptable. Although you may hear

more people pronounce it as project. And also notice this j. Ject. Now in English, J is

a very hard sound. J. Project. Ject. Repeat: J. Ject. J. Good. Project. Project. Very good.

And notice the syllable stress is on which syllable? Project. Project. So I'm saying

Project. I'm saying ject shorter and slightly lower in tone, quieter, than project. But

you still hear that very hard J sound with it. Ok, so all together. She really dropped

the ball on the project. Repeat. She really dropped the ball on the project. Very good.

Ok, hopefully you won't have to use this expression. But it's very commonly used, especially in

a business context. So now practice this expression. Let me know in the comment, when was the last

time you dropped the ball? If you found this video helpful, please hit the like button,

share it with your friends, and of course subscribe. Thank you so much for watching,

and until next time happy studying.

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Mercedes B-class W246 buying advice - Duration: 8:33.

The B-Class is roomier and more practical than the other small Mercedeses.

It does share a platform with the A, CLA, and GLA, but these look cooler.

They have less room, though.

The B-Class isn't really a van, but it's close.

The roominess is brilliant. You can sit behind me and still have room for your legs.

The trunk is nice too.

An important change from to the previous B-Class is a more comfortable suspension.

The first generation A and B-Class were tightly sprung, which doesn't suit the car.

You buy this car because it's practical, not because you want to go fast.

However, this generation B-Class... We're taking a speed bump.

It's fine. It's comfortable.

It's not my kind of car, but the concept works.

The B-Class has the dubious honor of being the only Mercedes passenger model with no AMG version.

AMG is involved with the A to S-Class and all SUVs, except for the B-Class. There's no B45 AMG.

This generation will probably not get an AMG version. Maybe the next one.

If you're looking for a sporty MPV: the Opel Zafira OPC was available.

The fun thing about that one is that its Nürburgring lap time was faster than the Golf GTI back then.

Anyway, that's the Zafira OPC. This is the Mercedes B-Class.

There's the familiar list of gasoline and diesel engines.

ENGINES gasoline, diesel, electric

Many are for sale on AutoTrack; over 700 cars. That's a lot.

It surprised me because I didn't know the B-Class was this popular.

Prices. If you're looking at a high-mileage diesel engine with manual transmission,

these start at 12,000 euros. A new car is 40,000 euros, and then there's everything in between.

PRICES minimum, maximum

Alternatives for the Mercedes B-Class are the BMW Active Tourer...

Those are rather new. That's a typical rival.

The Golf Plus or Golf Sportsvan as it was called later on, the Renault Scénic, Opel Zafira, etc.

A number of things to watch out for. The powertrain.

The base model engines aren't feisty, but this B180 with automatic transmission doesn't disappoint me.

It's not fast, but it works in this combination. That's something to keep in mind.

A manual transmission may make the car a bit slow.

The automatic transmission.

As with all things to watch out for, the early model years have more problems.

The automatic transmission is a double-clutch DCT. It needs to shift seamlessly.

You shouldn't feel it. You should only be able to tell by looking at the tachometer.

You shouldn't feel jerks, or something may be wrong.

It's important to change the oil.

There's one specific thing to watch out for concerning the transmission.

Shifting from 1st to 2nd gear could cause a sudden acceleration, as if the clutch slips.

Watch out for this problem.

The stop-and-go system is a bit strange when the fuel tank is almost empty.

It stops working and won't do stop-and-go, which is inconvenient.

When you fuel up and drive for some time, the system starts working again.

This isn't something to worry about, but you may notice it during a test drive.

The diesel engines are well-known in these videos.

The dual-mass flywheel can break, but this can also happen with a gasoline engine.

It doesn't happen more often with a B-Class than with other cars, but it happens sometimes.

You can pay attention to strange vibrations when releasing the clutch.

The interior is okay. It's not what you may expect from Mercedes.

An E-Class is prettier. The early models can rattle, but this seems to be under control.

The safety belt mounting on the B pillar can rattle, but there's a replacement part.

If that bothers you. The suspension is relatively problem-free.

The ball joint of the lower wishbone needs replacing at a high mileage, but that's no drama.

This goes for all things to watch out for, including the electronics.

The electric park brake is here. It won't release sometimes, which is inconvenient. You can't drive.

This can be fixed, but it's not very expensive.

A B-Class without power is caused by a broken relay. There's a cover at the gearshift.

We don't have a gearshift but a gear selector. It's here somewhere.

The satnav, especially the early models, had problems. They broke often.

There've been cases of 4 new satnavs in a car. That's a lot.

You're going to check the satnav anyway when going for a test drive. You check all the electronics.

It's better to prevent it. The last two things.

The B-Class has a temperature gauge in the dashboard.

The needle can fluctuate.

That doesn't mean the engine's temperature deviates, but it doesn't register correctly.

It's an electronics problem, but nothing to worry about. Now you know what causes it.

The B-Class has all kinds of safety features, such as collision warning and distance warning.

There were problems with this in the early model years. It was very fanatical.

Even though the lane was clear, it would warn for cars next to you.

You have to get used to this, but the systems have improved over the years.

Software updates have improved these systems.

This car is a rather fresh B-Class. We found it at Wüst in Dordrecht.

THIS CAR

If you're looking for a second-hand car and want our help, or if your company has a nice car for sale

of which we may shoot a video, please send an e-mail to tips@autoblog.nl

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🎹Keyboards PJ Masks, Dreamworks Trolls, Paw Patrol, Disney Frozen and Pixar Cars 3 | Finger Family - Duration: 1:33.

Daddy finger, daddy finger,

where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Mommy finger, Mommy finger,

where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Brother finger, Brother finger,

where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Sister finger, Sister finger,

where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Baby finger, Baby finger,

where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Daddy finger, daddy finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Mommy finger, Mommy finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Brother finger, Brother finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Sister finger, Sister finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

Baby finger, Baby finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am.

How do you do?

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How to replace spark plug DODGE CALIBER TUTORIAL | AUTODOC - Duration: 6:40.

Use a torx №T30

Use a socket №16

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PUPPET REGIME: Hot-Button Issue - Duration: 1:50.

As the world stands on the brink of nuclear catastrophe,

we have managed against extraordinary odds

to bring President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un to the table.

Gentlemen, welcome.

Please. Please, have a seat.

I will sit when he sits. -Well, maybe this wacko over here needs a fatter chair.

Maybe the dotard needs instructions.

I don't read instructions.

Ok, ok. Let's – let's cut to the chase, shall we?

Nuclear strikes.

Are they on the table?

Well – oh yes, of course.

Tremendous. Yes.

Of course, you'll notice mine is bigger.

Oh, I – I didn't mean literally on the –

I promise I won't say anything to derail talks with this short, fat, crazy little –

Short, fat, and crazy?

I'm short, fat, and crazy like a fox!

I love Fox. I love, ok? And Friends, ok? But you know what? You have no friends, and so –

I don't – Dennis Rodman is my friend.

China is my friend.

Putin is my friend.

Oh, so you think he's your friend too now?

He is my friend!

Your hair is not credible.

But my crowds are bigger than your crowds.

You only got where you are because of your father.

No you don't...

Oh you…

Press it.

You –

It's so big.

I'm gonna press it. It's so big.

Ok guys. Let's calm down here.

We don't want to have an accident.

You know what? You're right, Ian. Very smart, as always, ok?

Boy am I thirsty. I'm about to start slurring again here. I just -

Let me just order us some Diet Cokes.

아니다! -No!