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Jerry Parker returns to the show today to discuss the how investments can often turn into religions, the recent Coinbase IPO, using historical volatility for position sizing, comparing long-term trend following to Buy & Hold, ‘trend strength’ signals, how much of a portfolio should be allocated to Trend Following strategies, mean-reversion systems versus Trend Following systems, and thoughts on finding or adding to new positions. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Check out our Global Macro series here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE

Jerry Parker returns to the show today to discuss the how investments can often turn into religions, the recent Coinbase IPO, using historical volatility for position sizing, comparing long-term trend following to Buy & Hold, ‘trend strength' signals, how much of a portfolio should be allocated to Trend Following strategies, mean-reversion systems versus Trend Following systems, and thoughts on finding or adding to new positions. In this episode, we discuss: The perils of becoming 'religious' about our investments Coinbase's recent stock market listing Position sizing using historical volatility Buy & Hold versus Trend Following over long-term look back periods Mean Reversion trading versus Trend-based trading The infamous https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/resources/market-trends/ (Top Traders Unplugged Trend Barometer) Also check out my interview with Turtle Trading legendary mentor Richard Dennis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94nUnXsYpLY (here). Follow Niels on https://twitter.com/toptraderslive (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielskaastruplarsen (LinkedIn), https://www.youtube.com/user/toptraderslive (YouTube) or via the https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/ (TTU website). Follow Jerry on https://my.captivate.fm/@RJParkerJr09 (Twitter). IT's TRUE

Moritz Seibert joins us today to discuss the little-known hedge fund Archegos, who recently blew up and cost billions of dollars for large institutions such as Credit Suisse and Nomura. We also discuss whether cracks are beginning to show in the stock market, the bull market in commodities, opportunities for investing in Chinese commodity markets, the risks of trading in emerging markets, how to trade cryptocurrency futures, and combining Trend Following strategies with none-correlated strategies in the same system. In this episode, we discuss: Over-leveraged hedge funds showing little regard for risk What stage of the bull market in stocks we might be in The rise in commodity prices Trading in the Chinese commodity markets The possible risks of trading in emerging markets Crypto futures and how they differ from more traditional futures markets Trend Following combined with other investment strategies for a complete portfolio call Gold a 'safe-haven' asset? Follow Niels on https://twitter.com/toptraderslive (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielskaastruplarsen (LinkedIn), https://www.youtube.com/user/toptraderslive (YouTube) or via the https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/ (TTU website). Follow Moritz on https://twitter.com/moritzseibert (Twitter). IT's TRUE

Moritz Seibert joins us today to discuss the little-known hedge fund Archegos, who recently blew up and cost billions of dollars for large institutions such as Credit Suisse and Nomura. We also discuss whether cracks are beginning to show in the stock market, the bull market in commodities, opportunities for investing in Chinese commodity markets, the risks of trading in emerging markets, how to trade cryptocurrency futures, and combining Trend Following strategies with none-correlated strategies in the same system. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Check out our Global Macro series here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE

Title: Why the Affordable Care Act Did Not Make Insurance More Affordable Guest: Jim Vollmer, MHA, GBA & Employer Benefit Solutions President On March 23, 2010, the signing of the Affordable Care Act (often referred to as ACA or Obamacare) rules were established for employers and insurance carriers. Why is it that those rules did everything BUT make insurance more affordable? To answer that 1question, we’ve asked Jim Vollmer the President of Employer Benefit Solutions to come in the studio and walk us through this. 1:00 Jim- What attracted you to work in insurance? 1:50 Jim- How has insurance changed over the past 18 years ago? 2:20 From a doctors perspective, how has practicing medicine under insurance changed over the past 20 years.  5:17 Quality of care- not boxes being checked, but decisions by the providers 8:00 Socialized Medicine, what it was like for Dr. Gaman to practice medicine in Canada 12:25 Preventative care is included in insurance plans, people not using them 13:15 Affordable Care Act- originated to help people with insurance, but it's not very affordable unless partially subsidized by government 14:55 Insurance companies making record profits, why do rates continue to go up? 15:55 Shut down of economy caused utilization of insurance to go down, so for over 50 employees- rates not rising 17:47 Unwrapping the Affordable Care Act 21:53 High risk pools 23:30 Guaranteed Coverage 25:53 Price increases correlate with government coverage mandates 27:23 What should insurance actually cover? Groceries, massages, etc? 31:11 Insurance companies making large, over-projected profits- should they divide excess and rebate it back?  33:00 “Executive Medicine Moment” At Executive Medicine of Texas we understand that true health can only be found when you treat the patient as a whole. That’s why our Executive Physical Exams are second to none in the amount of testing and information we gather prior to making a wellness plan for our patients. Learn more about how you can take charge of your health at http://www.EMTexas.com  33:47 “Pressing Health”- Health news that’s fresh off the press. We’ve talked before about the differences between brown fat and white fat, but as a refresher, brown fat burns calories and helps fight obesity. The problem is that brown fat is no longer in abundance as we age. But thanks to some genetic modification of white fat, through CRISPR, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that potentially transplanting these fat cells, patients may be able to reverse diabetes. The cells (human brown-like) fat cells have been given the acronym, HUMBLE. Mice given the HUMBLE transplants displayed much greater sensitivity to insulin and ability to clear glucose from the blood, the two things that type two diabetics have trouble doing. The pre-clinical trials are promising, so this is the research to watch! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826141413.htm Find out more about Jim:  https://ebslp.com/about-us/ Website: StayYoungAmerica.com  Twitter: @StayYoungPod  Facebook: @Stay Young America!   

Andy: "What if we changed our outgoing answering machine message, so it just had a little more… zing, and a little more pep?" Michael: "Zing and pep, see that’s those are the kind of words we’re looking for. Yes, Jim?" Jim: "What about if we did an even newer voicemail message that had even more zing and pep?" Michael: “Now we’re cooking." This week we answer voicemail questions from our listeners! We talk Office-inspired tattoos, Michael’s confidence going for the corporate job, corporate Ryan going after Jim, and much more before wrapping up with a quick message from a potential new paper client.   Support our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes (+ the video version!) where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive. On top of that, a portion of all show proceeds are donated every  month to organizations that help fund education opportunities for minority students. Help us accomplish the mission that Michael Scott could not.

Jim Connor, serial entrepreneur and Silicon Valley angel investor, shares lessons learned from building sales teams.PEOPLEGuest: Jim Connor, CEO (Learn to Read Online), serial entrepreneur and investorHost: Anil Hemrajani, Founder of Startup SidekickTAKEAWAYSFigure out sales channels (e.g. direct, online, supply chain).Determine the minimum set of skills required for sales people; then hire and train them.Have an adequate compensation model with incentives to compete with bigger companies. Back into total compensation desired by sales people and break it down (e.g. base, commission, bonus) to determine how you can compete.Sales representatives should bring in sales 4-5x of their compensation.BONUS Tip! Effective prioritization and time management: Break activities into segments (e.g. sales, product). Block out dedicated time for each segment (e.g. Sales on Mon-Wed-Fri, 9-11am).TIMELINE01:33 Jim: Overview of his company, Learn to Read05:30 Jim: What is Sales? Solving a customer problem, logically presenting it to customers, minimum requirements for sales representatives to sell effectively, build/train a sales team, and generate leads.08:44 Jim: Hiring three sales people together in a startup. after creating your selling model. Then find the perfect VP/head of Sales to execute and improve the model.11:54 Jim: Lessons learned from past mistakes (took long 7-8 years to perfect, consequences of not terminating poor performers, hiring good people, raise the selling bar)17:25 Anil: Jokes about how sales made him bald because it’s so hard18:16 Takeaways (see above) and BONUS tips!22:00: BONUS: Prioritization and work-life balance

Welcome back to the Miracle Ford Podcast! And for the second time around Jim Odell, the Used Car Manager at Miracle Ford joins us. In this episode, he and host John Haggard talk more on tips on how to buy a used car. Topics discussed: How to Ensure That You Are Not Buying Other People’s Problems When Buying a Used CarHow to Check on the Vehicle’s HistoryDebunking Other Myths About Used CarsWhat Is a Certified Pre-Owned and Its Advantages?What Is a Powertrain Warranty?Miracle Ford VIP AdvantageCan Out-Of-State Customers Buy Used Cars from Miracle Ford in Gallatin, TN?Pre-Owned Deals Right Now at Miracle Ford Transcript John Haggard 0:02 Welcome to the Miracle Ford podcast where, throughout the month, you’ll be able to learn the best ways to purchase lease service, maintain, accessorize, and also sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible when you’re ready to do it. You know, we also discuss details of the latest and greatest vehicles and technology here today and coming soon. As always, you can find show notes and a transcript along with links to content that we talked about right here on the website www.miraclefordtn.com. Also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts and on Spotify… and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a review, if you will on any of the platforms and share. I’m your host, John Haggard, and on today’s podcast, we have the honor of having Jim Odell with us. Jim is the used car manager at Miracle Ford in Gallatin. Jim’s going to be sharing tips on how to buy a used car. Jim, we’re excited to have you back. Jim Odell 0:56 Well, I’m excited to be back, John. Thank you for inviting me John Haggard 0:59 Well, thanks for coming. And for those that didn’t hear, by the way, Jim was on the podcast on episode 11. And in that episode, we were able to get to know Jim quite a bit more and some of the work he does at Miracle Ford. Let me see, Jim, if I remember correctly, you did grow up in New Jersey. Am I right? Jim Odell 1:15 That is right. Yes. Northern New Jersey, just 20 or so minutes outside New York City. John Haggard 1:20 There you go. And I think you also mentioned that you are also a musician in your other life. And I believe you play the drums, right? Jim Odell 1:27 That’s right. Yes. John Haggard 1:29 Three-piece band, as well as in church. Jim Odell 1:31 Yes, exactly. John Haggard 1:32 And on that podcast, we also talked about maintaining your vehicle for resale. Anything new happening in your life at this point? Jim Odell 1:41 No, no, pretty much going along as usual. And that’s a good thing. John Haggard 1:45 All right. Well, let’s just go along as usual then. So in this episode, we want to dive deeper into tips on how to buy a used car. And you know, some people can be nervous around buying a used car because they’re saying, Well, you know, you’ve probably heard the phrase, I don’t want to buy someone else’s problems. Jim Odell 2:03 Oh, yes, that’s exactly right. And that’s… I was expecting you to say something to that, then that was one of the first things that I was going to mention is what are people’s concerns? Am I buying someone else’s problems? And you know, that can be a concern. I understand that aspect of it. John Haggard 2:19 How do you answer that question? Jim Odell 2:22 I would say the few things that you would look for is some type of history of the vehicle. Now our dealership uses CarFax. Carfax is a very popular platform for getting that information. So when you’re buying a used vehicle, we’re more than happy to show you the Carfax history and kind of break it down for you. Here’s a vehicle that has had one owner. It’s been maintained. There’s a lot of platforms that subscribe to Carfax – we do. So when you bring a vehicle into our service department, we push that to Carfax and it shows… Oh, this car had an oil change done at 10,000 miles so we can look at that vehicle history report, see what type of maintenance it’s had, the number of owners as I just mentioned, and also whether it’s had any accidents on the vehicle history report. Those are the kind of things that you can kind of reduce that anxiety when you shop for a car. John Haggard 3:17 That makes sense. And you know sometimes when people look at a vehicle, sometimes looks can be deceiving, even with people you know? It just can. And so when someone is thinking about buying a used car and they say okay, let me get the Carfax, let’s take a look at what is there. If cosmetically the car looks nice and then looks like they’re you know, dents, and paint chips and all these types of things like what else, what other questions should someone ask in addition to the Carfax? Jim Odell 3:46 I would say what has been done to the vehicle to get to retail position. And that’s what we do at the dealership. #very one of our used cars that is on the lot has gone through an inspection process. I have one designated technician, so we have a relationship that we’ve been working for a number of years. He knows if it’s, for example, at a certain level on the brake pads to just go ahead and replace the brakes. So he’s kind of has leeway for that. But we will do an inspection, we’ll do of course all safety inspections, but then we’ll bring maintenance up to where it should be. You know, we’re not going to make a car brand new. However, you know, if the pad has half of its life left, then we’ll leave it alone if it’s got one-eighth of its life left we’ll replace that brake pad. And so those are the types of things that we do here to ensure that what we’re offering to the public is a good solid quality vehicle. John Haggard 4:47 And so would there be other common myths about buying a used car from a dealer that you would say, you know, a lot of people say this but really not true here at Miracle Ford? Jim Odell 4:58 Yeah! Well, and you know we mentioned about buying someone else’s problems, you’re not going to buy someone else’s problems at a dealership. The other myth might be, well, I’m going to be paying more for that vehicle than I would normally. Well, I don’t know whether that’s necessarily true. But to that end, if you were paying $500 more to a dealer than to an individual, would it possibly be worth $500 more? In my opinion, I would say, well, sure! If I know that the dealer has inspected the vehicle brought necessary repairs up to or maintenance up to where it should be, you know, is that worth $500? $700? Whatever the case may be, I would say yeah, there’s a strong compelling reason why you wouldn’t want to pay a little bit more. John Haggard 5:45 Right, because I think what you’re saying is if an individual sells you their car, they probably haven’t put it in a shop or may not have and replaced brake pads like you were mentioning or whatever the problem might be. They may really be selling you their problem or there’s something that’s getting ready to happen, maybe they don’t even know about that’s going to be a big problem because it hadn’t been tested out in a professional shop. Jim Odell 6:09 Well, that’s exactly right. There’s always a reason behind why somebody wants to trade a car. Sometimes it’s just I want a new car. I’m able to have a new car every two years, whatever the case may be. And there’s nothing wrong with the car that I have. But I just want a newer car. However, there are other reasons why someone may just want to go ahead and trade their car. The payment that they’re making is too much. And they just want to maybe just try to reduce that payment. Or they look at the car and they say, gee, it’s getting to be winter time. I’m gonna need to get a new set of tires. And I don’t want to pay for my new set of tires. So I’m going to put the car out on the front yard and see if I can get someone to nibble on it. And you would you just tipped on is exactly right. They don’t know necessarily. Unless they take it to a shop or something like that. What it may need, what it’s in need of or whatever that type of thing where we do. John Haggard 7:03 We hear these words certified pre-owned. So really what does that mean? I think, you know, the English says, hey, it’s you know it’s certified, they obviously stand behind it in some way, certified. What’s the difference between certified pre-owned, I guess maybe what’s the definition of that first and then what is something that’s not certified pre-owned? Jim Odell 7:22 Sure. Well, what it amounts to is two different things. Certain vehicles are only eligible for certification, they have to be under a certain mileage they have to be under a certain number of years. We, as I said before, we inspect all of our vehicles. Some vehicles we certify and others we don’t, it comes down to a couple of different things. Sometimes market conditions will be such that this vehicle is just extraordinarily flooded, if you will, in the market, and certifying it doesn’t really give it that much of a bang. Other vehicles definitely could be that. By certifying you have it stand out in the market. But let’s just say I trade for a one-year-old vehicle that’s got 8,000 miles on it. I’m definitely going to certify that vehicle. I’m going to put it through the same inspection that all of my vehicles get, but then it’s going to also then get an additional 50 points that are mandated by the manufacturer. So certified vehicles are approved by the manufacturer. So we can only certify Ford vehicles. They’re going to have a 172 point inspection. They’re going to be backed by Ford with an additional 12-month, 12-000 mile warranty. The vehicle is also going to then have a seven-year 100,000-mile powertrain upgrade to it. Warranty adds more inspection that’s done. It has to become a vehicle that stands above other vehicles. And then the last thing you can also get is support from Ford Motor Company to get a like-new type APR rate. So like right now on some of our certified vehicles, I think there’s a 60 month 2.9 APR, which is going to be below what, you know, any kind of a used car is going to be able to get or even comparable to what a new car might get. John Haggard 9:17 Wow, that’s very interesting. You’re saying on a certified pre-owned, you could get like new rates. In other words, so that 2.9% 60 months like you’re talking about, is that something that’s going on all the time, some of the time? How does that work? Jim Odell 9:30 It pretty much goes on all of the time. It can fluctuate. This 2.9% rate was just introduced, I want to say, it was about a month ago, to kind of close out the quarter and it’s it’s going on until at least January. I might be going on after that but I don’t have that information in front of me. So I don’t know that now, but call the dealership and we can tell you. John Haggard 9:51 Yeah, and when you said certified pre-owned bumper to bumper. So if a headlight goes out, if there’s a transmission issue, if it’s certified pre-owned, is that what you’re saying? Bumper to bumper covers all those? Jim Odell 10:04 Well, in essence, what it’ll have, like the example that I gave, a one-year-old vehicle with 10,000 miles, of course, it’s still under the factory warranty of three years 36,000. What it will get is an additional 12 months 12,000 miles of. It’s not bumper to bumper but it’s similar to. It’s what Ford calls a premium care plan. And it’s virtually like a bumper to bumper. So in essence, it’s going to get 48 months 48,000 miles of coverage on it. And then in addition to that, they’ll take that five year 60,000 powertrain an upgraded to a seven-year 100,000-mile powertrain. John Haggard 10:41 Alright, so that’s the advantage of certified pre-owned. It extends the warranty. Not in addition, it extends. Jim Odell 10:49 Yes. John Haggard 10:50 Gotcha. So now the powertrain warranty. To explain to someone, first off, what is powertrain and how does that all figure in? Jim Odell 11:00 Powertrain basically, in a nutshell, is the interior or internal of the engine. Anything that’s not connected to the engine. So like pistons, crankshaft, all those types of things and then internal of the transmission as well. So it’s kind of the nuts and bolts of the vehicle. Now since you mentioned powertrain to one of the other benefits of buying from the dealership, as opposed to an individual, we tipped on that already, was the Miracle Ford VIP advantage. As long as we have a vehicle that is under, I think it’s six years and under 90,000 miles, Miracle Ford will give you a powertrain warranty for as long as you own the vehicle. All it requires is that you service the vehicle with the dealership and it comes with a bunch of other nice benefits, concierge service, shuttle service battery checks for two years. It’s a really nice program that costs the customer nothing. We basically incorporate that into all of our new and our pre-owned vehicles that meet all the qualifications. John Haggard 12:11 Alright, and so to understand what you said under 90,000, or under in terms of the mileage one is bought. So if someone has that car, let’s say they have it for five years and they go up to 300,000 miles, would it still be covered? 300,000? Jim Odell 12:27 As long as they’ve done their regular maintenance on the vehicle, yes, it is. John Haggard 12:31 Okay, and what about people? Do you find people from out of state or you know, five, 400 miles away wherever it may be, that also buy a pre-owned car from Miracle? Jim Odell 12:42 As a matter of fact, ironically, just before I came out to talk to you today, a customer called from Utah on, exactly what we just kind of mentioned, a vehicle that is a one-year-old vehicle because we’re in the 2020 model year, a customer traded in a 2019 model with like 4,500 miles. And this person from Utah has called asking about that vehicle. So yes, just because we’re in Gallatin, Tennessee doesn’t mean we’re just selling the folks within, say, 50 miles. We’re selling around the country where people obviously have access to the Internet, and they’re just finding that the vehicle that they’re looking for. John Haggard 13:21 Now, what would you say then for people like that, Jim? What search tips or additional thoughts people should have? If they are, you know, states away, and they’re just out there on the Internet and they’re looking around? Are there any additional tips other than what we have spoken about? If someone’s trying to locate? Jim Odell 13:40 What I would certainly suggest is to, you know, do a little research on the individual. If it’s an individual or the company that you’re buying from now. I mean our dealership is on Google, it’s on platforms like Dealer Rater, and you can go through reviews. So I would just say, you know, kind of do a little search if I’m buying from an individual or dealership, I guess most people will be buying from a dealership that is reputable, has been in business maybe a while, has good reviews online. And don’t, you know, our dealership is not perfect. You’re going to see a smattering of, you know, reviews where we didn’t quite meet the mark. And look if you do see those, look to see if there’s been a response from the dealership and, you know, a plan of action that they took to satisfy that customer, you will see that on our reviews. And that’s the type of thing that you just checking to make sure, that if there’s any kind of an issue because I’m buying a car from somebody who’s three, four or 500 miles away, are they going to give me a hard time about it or they’re going to just say, Oh, hey, let’s take care of it. Let’s work out something that’s you know, between the two of us that we can live with. John Haggard 15:03 You know, that’s very important because the follow up after the sale or after the service, maybe more important than where you buy it, because if you buy it and you can’t get support Jim Odell 15:13 Yeah, absolutely. John Haggard 15:14 What would you say over the years that you’ve been dealing with pre-owned vehicles used cars… There are those when you read consumer reports that tell you things like these are the most expensive to operate, these are the least expensive. These particular models over time are more reliable, have more points, however, that’s rated on a scale. What would you say it just in terms of overall brands, or types of vehicles that seem to be the ones that give less trouble and cost less later than the others? Jim Odell 15:47 I would say in general, your domestic vehicles are going to have lower maintenance costs than your imports. That’s not to say, for example, a BMW or an Audi is not a good car. It’s just the reality that if something needs to be, you know, fixed or even just maintained, those maintenance costs can be significantly higher than a domestic one. So that is one way is one of the things as far as reliability. You know, I’m more or less of the opinion that all manufacturers have a certain level of reliability. It used to not be that way, you know, 30 years ago. But now, everybody’s kind of come up to a standard of vehicle is good and reliable. Of the Ford line vehicles that are very reliable. And you typically show in sales or vehicles like Explores, Escapes, F-150s. Those are our top sellers and there’s a reason for it because they’re good, solid reliable vehicles. John Haggard 16:52 Gotcha. Well, let’s talk about some deals on pre-owned right now. Are there two or three you might want to highlight and say hey, you come now! We got some deals for you here before year-end! Jim Odell 17:04 Well, one, in particular, I could say that I know of just off the top of my head, is a 2017 model Escape Titanium. And this is a vehicle that, frankly, we’ve had in inventory a little bit longer than we anticipated. And that happens as far as pricing. I use a very detailed marketing tool that just looks at what’s in the market, what’s selling, how much they’re selling for average miles. So this particular vehicle is $600 below market average with 7,000 miles less than the market average is a 2017 Escape Titanium. That’s $18,529. It’s a great value and I’ve reduced the price in an effort to sell that vehicle. So my thing in general is I know many platforms you can see how long the vehicle has been in inventory. And what I would say is just because the cars were in an inventory, let’s just say 85 days, doesn’t mean oh, there must be something wrong with it. It can also mean that there’s an awful lot of cars in the market. And this one has just taken a little bit longer to sell. But if that dealer is like Miracle Ford, the longer that it’s an inventory, the more aggressive I’m going to get to put a price on it to get rid of it. Because from a business standpoint, do I want to sit on let’s just say a $20,000 vehicle forever? Or do I want to turn that vehicle and then reinvest that $20,000 into something else that I can make just a little bit of money? I’m going to turn that as fast as I can. John Haggard 18:42 Yeah, yeah. So is there another example of something you’ve got? Jim Odell 18:45 Some of the older vehicles that we have. We don’t, you know all of ours, are not three years old, five years old. I know I’ve got and if it hadn’t been sold 2007 Honda CRV. It was traded in by somebody here at the dealership, and it’s still got life left and it has 180,000 miles on it. But if it’s sitting on my lap with that many miles, you know, it’s a good vehicle because I’ve inspected it. I can stand behind it, I’m going to put the reputation of the dealership behind it. So there’s another one that might be something that somebody might be interested in. John Haggard 19:18 All right. We’ve learned a lot about pre-owned used vehicles, what to look for how to buy, how they are valued, as you’ve talked about. What did I not ask you, Jim, that someone should know about buying pre-owned? Jim Odell 19:32 Well, John, I would have to say you are so thorough that you haven’t asked me anything that anybody else would need to know about. We covered every bit of it. John Haggard 19:40 Good. Well, listen, thanks so much for your time today. It’s been great to have you back again. That’s Jim Odell, everybody, the used car manager at Miracle Ford in Gallatin. Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify. And while you’re at it, leave us a review folks, if you will. I’m your host, John Haggard, and we will see you next time.

Big Drew and Jim briefly discuss what’s holding MSU basketball back and dive further into Sunday’s Lions-Bears contest. Also, the guys preview Saturday’s notable college football mega matchups, and Drew has an honest Lions conversation with Jim:- What’s holding MSU back from being a potential National Champion?- Kenny Golladay takes a shot at Mitchell Trubisky. What is an actual jab at the Bears’ quarterback?- Are we overlooking the Bears’ defense?- The guys break down a couple of notable college football mega matchups: #4 Penn State at #17 Minnesota and #2 LSU at #3 Alabama.- Drew has an honest Lions conversation with Jim. Will Jim actually listen to Drew? Is Jim overreacting about Matt Patricia?In addition, MLive’s Aaron McMann comes on the show to talk all things Michigan and Michigan’s recent legislation to possibly get student-athletes paid.

RESOURCES:Connected FamiliesConnected Families PodcastEmpowered to ConnectSHOW NOTES:“Emotional safety is really about kids having the basic understanding that I am for you, not against you, as a parent. And kids can so easily get that feeling that ‘mom is just trying to control my behavior to make her life more easy’...and even if we have…good intentions to help the child calm down, or share a toy, or something like that, but if the message that they get is, ‘What’s important to you isn’t important, and your emotions aren’t important, but just this correct behavior is important’…that’s not emotionally safe. Because the child feels invalidated, they feel managed, they feel like they don’t matter, and they don’t have the opportunity to develop true wisdom versus just have their behavior managed.” Lynne“It starts with emotional safety, and then as we are safe with our kids, we can communicate love and affection for them even in the midst of misbehavior, and that is the launching pad to helping them be accountable for their behavior and learn wiser choices.” Lynne“Love sandwich… we need to hold our kids accountable, but if we make accountability our supreme goal, our kids detach from us, and they attach to us less. And so let’s make a love sandwich when we have to deal with their misbehavior, which is to start the interaction by saying I love you- now accountability- and then remember, I love you- so it’s like a sandwich… To start and finish with this message of love is so critically important.” Jim“It’s about getting your heart to the place where you love your child and you’ve… asked God to guide you to, ‘How can I communicate that?’ And it might be ‘I love you’, it might be a smile, it might be just holding your arms out for a hug… some way that you reconnect and you establish that child’s value before you ask them to change what they’re doing.” Lynne“What’s important here is my heart of love for my child, and there are various circumstances in life that make capturing that heart, being in touch with that heart, harder than others… but if the judgment is in the heart, kids know that judgment for what it is. They don’t hear the words, they receive the judgment. So are we taking our thoughts about our kids captive to Christ’s obedience? Are we allowing our hearts to be formed into the image of Christ and the heart of Christ, even for our children? That’s hard work.” Jim“What am I believing about myself? What am I believing about my child? And when I got in touch with those kinds of things, it was transforming.” Lynne“When we encounter difficulties with our kids, we tend to put most of our energy to solve it into pointing our finger at the kids, and at the problem, and strategies for making the problem go away…but what’s needed first is for me to turn the finger around 180 degrees and point it here, and ask those questions of ourselves: What’s going on in me? What are the thoughts that I continually have?” Jim“These things that we believe- we can often notice them as recurring thoughts in a conflict… to realize that they usually take the form of what we call a toxic half-truth. So there’s a coating of truth that gets us to swallow this appealing looking pill…underneath that truth is a lie…and the lie is usually about our identity and our future… We have been given an identity in Christ and we have been given a future in Christ and it is all full of grace and hope.” Lynne“It is about taking the lies captive to the freeing truth of Christ, and that is a whole different perspective and is one that absolutely changes your parenting.” Lynne

Emerson's Sudhir Jain joins us in this FIRSTHAND Operational Certainty in a Pod podcast as a follow up to our earlier 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert podcast with Sudhir. As an Operational Certainty consultant, he shares some of the oil & gas applications for operational improvements and describes how he works with clients to improve overall performance and sustain it over time. We hope you'll enjoy this episode and will consider subscribing to the whole FIRSTHAND: Operational Certainty in Pod series on your iOS or Android mobile device. Transcript Jim: Hi, this is Jim Cahill with another edition of "FIRSTHAND: Operational Certainty in a Pod." Today I'm joined by Sudhir Jain. You may have heard our earlier "5 Questions for an Emerson Expert" podcast with Sudhir. Today we'll explore how he works with clients to improve business performance in their production and manufacturing operations. But first, some background. Sudhir is a process automation and digital transformation specialist on our Operational Certainty Consulting team. And he works with clients in the oil and gas refining, petrochemicals and chemicals and life science industries. He has over 35 years of process automation experience and has been with Emerson for over 20 years. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in instrumentation and control engineering and an MBA. Welcome, Sudhir. Sudhir: Thank you, Jim. Jim: All right. Well, let's start out, how do you typically first get engaged with our customers in solving their operational challenges? Sudhir: We do go to various trade shows. And, you know, we have our application suites on the web, as well as we have the field salesforce, like our Impact Partners and our account directors. So, whenever they hear about the applications or solutions which we can provide at operational certainty consulting, they basically contact us to meet with the customer or to talk to the customer. Jim: So, once you've gone through the introductions, how do the projects typically begin? Sudhir: Well, once our salesforce finds the opportunity for the applications which we do, they connect us with the customer. And we either meet on the WebEx meeting or face to face, and during face-to-face or any other discussions, we find out what are the customer objectives for the application he's looking for, because most of the time in oil and gas upstream as well as downstream, which is my focus right now, we see that there is a little difference of the process workflow which they have. And that's where we find out what are their objectives, can we meet their objectives, and if we can, then address them during the meeting to engage him more deeply. Jim: What are some of these applications that you help them with? Sudhir: Today, the upstream applications are common, whether it's conventional or unconventional. But in North America our focus is more on unconventionals, because that's what is more engaging nowadays. Most of the unconventional fields, since they are fracking, we find that they have to use an artificial lift whichever way they want to. So, we provide the solution for artificial lift optimization, for example, gas lift optimization. In our applications, we have some of the good experience in dynamic lift optimization which can use either gas or the ESPs [electric submersible pumps] or beam pumps, whatever customer is using. Jim: Okay. And when you work with them, I guess a lot of times you're bringing in some new technologies that might not be familiar with them. How do you familiarize them with new technologies you might be introducing in a solution? Sudhir: Yeah. Well, most of the time, customer expect us to talk about systems and control systems. But the applications which we are talking are more of software solutions, and these are not product. These are customized to the customer requirement but have a standard implementation process. So, we have created some of the simulated demos.

Is it a best case or a worst case? The whole team, Jim, Francey, Bobby, and Maureen break down the case against Michael Peterson as depicted on Netflix’s series The Staircase. Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of staircase. What happened? This docu series brings us behind the scenes and our team dissects it. What does Peterson’s behavior tell Jim? What does the bloody scene suggest to Maureen? What investigative steps should have been done from Bobby’s perspective? And how was the trial conducted in Francey’s opinion? Subscribe today so you don't miss an episode: wondery.com/shows/bestcaseworstcase.

Is it a best case or a worst case? The whole team, Jim, Francey, Bobby, and Maureen break down the case against Michael Peterson as depicted on Netflix’s series The Staircase. Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of staircase. What happened? This docu-series brings us behind the scenes and our team dissects it. What does Peterson’s behavior tell Jim? What does the bloody scene suggest to Maureen? What investigative steps should have been done from Bobby’s perspective? And how was the trial conducted in Francey’s opinion? Subscribe today so you don't miss an episode: wondery.com/shows/bestcaseworstcase.Thanks to our sponsor this week: Somebody's Daughter!Somebody's Daughter is the new psychological thriller by bestselling author David Bell. It's available July 10​th​, and you can start reading an excerpt of this twist-filled ride now at ​prh.com/davidbell​.

We enjoyed our conversation with filmmaker Robin Hauser, who is just finishing up her 3rd documentary entitled Bias, after two critically acclaimed, award-winning projects (Running for Jim and Code: Debugging the Gender Gap).  We're seeing a theme here, Mind the Gap! Bio: Robin has spoken about the importance of increased diversity in computer programming and on behalf of women’s rights at Watermark, Conference for Women, Mobile World Congress, SXSW Interactive, AT&T Foundry FutureCast, Dell Women Entrepreneur Network and Women 2.0. As Director of CODE, Robin has been featured in national publications: USA Today, Wired, Forbes, Fortune, The New Yorker, just to name a few.  Robin is recipient of the 2016 National Political Women’s Caucus President’s Award. Topics: What made you decide to move into filmmaking?  And at what point did you know you wanted to make social impact movies? Origins for Running for Jim? What were some of the key things you learned on your first project that you knew you would do differently on the next one?   At what point, and was it during the Running for Jim process, did you come up with the idea for Code?  And share the goals for the project and what it has meant for you and the community you were trying to impact. There seems to be similar themes in Code and Bias, was that intentional?  “I hope to inspire change in how women and girls see themselves in the industry,” says Robin, “I hope to inspire change in startup culture so they become more welcoming and inviting to women. It can be and make amazing things, we have to bring everybody into this.”   Read full article in the Hollywood Reporter here: To lear more about the film, see trailers or hear other podcasts, visit Cause Cinema.

18 years ago, Jim Bradford befriended a small boy with cerebral palsy. HK Derryberry had lost his vision and had several other physical disabilities when he was born premature as a result of a car crash that killed his mother. Being a preemie, blind, and prone to seizures would discourage most people, but HK is resilient and worked hard to earn his high school diploma. HK says he loved that Jim is like a father to him and makes him feel normal. Jim loves that HK is always so positive. Get your copy of HK and Jim's book! Advice from HK and Jim: HK says a positive attitude is essential to accomplishing your goals. Jim encourages everyone to approach people even if it's awkward. If it's awkward the first time, it won't be the second time. HK's answers to the fun questions: • What are you loving right now? Doing motivational speaking and traveling with Jim • What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? The #1 from Chick-fil-A • What are you doing to take care of yourself? Walking and eating healthy HK's answers to the fun questions: • What are you loving right now? Speaking with HK • What’s your favorite food/meal/snack? Veggies and fresh food • What are you doing to take care of yourself? Moderate exercise • What are you doing to be brave? Speaking to surprising groups Don't forget to check out Sudio's headphones and get 15% off your purchase with code 'SUCKERPUNCHED15' at BeckyLMcCoy.com/sudio. Connect with HK & Jim:BLOG: hkderryberry.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/hk.derryberry TWITTER: twitter.com/hkderryberry Connect with Becky: BLOG: BeckyLMcCoy.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BeckyLMcCoy TWITTER: twitter.com/BeckyLMcCoy INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/BeckyLMcCoy PINTEREST: pinterest.com/BeckyLMcCoy NEWSLETTER: BeckyLMcCoy.com/email  Share your Sucker Punched story at BeckyLMcCoy.com/Submissions Please subscribe to and rate this podcast to help others find Sucker Punched. NOTE: Sucker Punched is the podcast formerly known as Stories of Unfolding Grace

Jim Kwik teaches people how to learn. He's a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimal brain performance. Jim had a brain injury when he was very young which caused learning disabilities and then he went on to become a master of the brain. His clients include Nike, Harvard, GE, Virgin and Singularity University. As the CEO and Founder of Kwik Learning, Jim even taught me how to speed read! Show Notes: Jim describes how a brain injury at age 5 eventually led to his most profound Why Not Now? moment. We hear step-by-step exactly what happened the day Jim changed his life by asking himself Why Not Now? We discuss the power of asking good questions. Why after 25 years of intentionally not scaling his work, Jim is now evaluating ways to do so. Jim's current Why Not Now? moment was sparked after a near-death experience. How Jim keeps his mind healthy. What is Jim reading right now? All-time favorite book? What keeps Jim up at night? Pirates or Ninjas, who's tougher according to Jim? What advice Jim would give his younger self?  

Instead of discussing submissions from our own slush pile, we talked about whether a “slush pile” is even the best way to find writing and writers at all! Joining us is Jim Hanas, author of the essay “Let’s Kill the Slush Pile”... Today we have a very different episode; instead of discussing submissions from our own slush pile, we talk about whether a “slush pile” is even the best way to find writing and writers at all! Joining us is Jim Hanas, author of the essay “Let’s Kill the Slush Pile,” which details how open submissions really work, under what premises, and the advantages of scouting for work over open submissions. In a world where Facebook and Wordpress have made sharing writing easier than ever, does a slush pile still have the value that it once had? Are Editors who strictly pick from submissions nothing more than literary Gatekeepers? We sit down for this episode ready to defend our democratic slush pile as the obvious way to go, but Jim’s arguments left us questioning our own methods (unless you’re Jason). Jim Hanas is certainly not a new face to the publishing world. Currently, he works for HarperCollins as the Senior Director of Audience Development and Insight but he’s done it all, from freelance writer, to professor, to editor. He no longer submits to the slush and is trying to conquer the full-length novel. Look for his collection of short stories titled Why They Cried: a surreal look into the strange and beautiful present in everyday life. We here at PBQ aren’t slashing our slush pile any time soon, but Jim leaves us contemplating the function of the slush pile and with an uncertainty of its future in the ever-changing world of publishing. What do you think? Do you agree with Jim? What are your experiences with slush piles? Don't forget to rate and subscribe to us on iTunes! Let us know on our Facebook event page or tweet us@PaintedBrideQ. Thank you for listening and read on!   Present at the Editorial Table: Jim Hanas Jason Schneiderman Kathleen Volk Miller Marion Wrenn Caitlin McLaughlin Tim Fitts   Production Engineer: Joe Zang      

Ep. 46 Special: Origin of Roderick on the Line - Roderick on the Line on Huffduffer 5by5 | Back to Work #31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long (August 30, 2011) Hey, gang. Merlin here. One year ago this week, the first episode of Roderick on the Line went up. To commemorate the occasion, I wanted to share a little bit of history with you, as well as just say, “thanks.” Here’s the thing: John and I have been pals for about a decade now. And, as we’ve discussed on the program from time to time, we’ve had a longstanding habit of engaging in very, very long conversations, both in-person and on the phone, about pretty much any topic you can imagine. A fact born out by any of the 40+ episodes of this show so far. Now, in terms of the pre-pre-history of RotL, a seed was planted when I interviewed John for a thing I used to do called, The Merlin Show (n.b.: you can find video and audio of that interview over here). It was a riot to do, and I really recommend checking it out for both Roderick newbies and completists alike. You will find it very helpful. As you do. But, the real impetus for this show arose by accident last Summer, when my Back to Work co-host, Dan Benjamin, was on paternity leave. In Dan’s brief absence, I decided to interview three interesting friends about their life and how they work. One of my victims was, of course, The Great Man himself—the bearded oracle who ended up being the titular co-host of this very program: Mr. John Morgan Roderick. On that episode, John and I talked about lots of different stuff to be sure (full show notes below), but, as a careful listener of the current program will immediately pick up, you will also hear the genesis of what would become numerous leitmotifs from what would soon become the canonical RotL. There’s John’s deep historical pedagogy. There’s John’s perspicacious cultural criticism. There’s John’s first singing my name to the tune of Janet Jackson’s 1986 hit, “Nasty.” There’s John (again) hearing my formal pitch to do a new podcast called, “Roderick on the Line.” And, yes: there is John’s bell. I hope you will enjoy this important cultural document and are able to appreciate its gravitas as the undergirding for this august platform by which John helps so many people each week. And, let it not go without saying, my having the chance to do this show with John every week is one of the joys of my life. I look forward to recording it, I look forward to “editing” it, and, yes, I really look forward to hearing the finished product. I’m proud to be involved, and I’m really grateful to my great pal for making the time to do it. Finally, thanks to all of you for a year of listening and being helped. You are Generation Super Train, and, I hope to God you survive to find a tolerable position in John’s horribly twisted Utopian Dystopia. In any case. Please continue. Original Back to Work Show Notes With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by John Roderick of The Long Winters to talk about life as a bull in a china closet, craving real-world constraints, making better records, and being banned for life from Interpol’s corn chip bowl. Special guest John Roderick. Original Back to Work Show Links John Roderick: A Night on the Town - a set on Flickr Harvey Danger - Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo - YouTube reading room | the long winters library & archive Impasto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Frankenthaler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Hugo reads “Degrees of Grey in Philipsburg” Wesley Stace | John Wesley Harding MISSPEAK: “For Those About to Rock We Salute You” (not “Highway to Hell”) Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [SPONSOR] Email Marketing and Email List Manager | MailChimp [PDF] The Believer: John Roderick Interview (June/July 2005) Venom (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ashcan Rantings: Interview with John Roderick of The Long Winters Harm’s Way by Jeff DeRoche - Seattle News - The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) High Definition [HD] - YouTube The Long Winters - Through With Love Preview - YouTube The Long Winters: “The Commander Thinks Aloud” - YouTube Van Halen - Hot For Teacher - YouTube Def Leppard- Bringing on the Heartbreak - YouTube Robert John “Mutt” Lange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Highway to Hell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia University of Washington - washington.edu The Long Winters john roderick (johnroderick) on Twitter John Roderick (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 012: Interview: John Roderick | The Merlin Show 016: Interview: John Roderick, Part 2 | The Merlin Show 017: Interview: John Roderick, Part 3 | The Merlin Show 018: Interview: John Roderick, Part 4 | The Merlin Show Video: John Roderick on String Art Owls, Copper Pipe, and Bono’s Boss | 43 Folders Flickr: Merlin’s extensive “John Roderick” gallery “Blue Diamonds” - the Long Winters - YouTube Alex Van Halen: Artists: Modern Drummer Magazine Comparative History of Ideas Program Cheer-Accident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Vanderslice AC/DC - “Back In Black” (1980) kung fu grippe - “Before my heart overflowed.” Air-Raid #60: Hobos of the Future with John Roderick – The Air-Raid Podcast Hanford Site Mr. Show: Gay Son/Grass Valley Greg - YouTube Western State Hurricanes “Car Parts” - YouTube Tampabay: ‘They said they were glad it wasn’t me’ kung fu grippe - Jim? What a horrible, foul-mouthed little man. …

Welcome to CyberSpeak, your computer forensics, computer security, and computer crime podcast.  I am Ovie Carroll, and I am Bret Padres, today is November 14st 2009, and we have a great show for you today.  We have a short show for you this week.  Ovie's on vacation but we are trying not to miss another week so we thought we would bring you a shorter show rather than missing a week.   **************Administrative OvieThat's right, as we speak I am touring around in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.  me the wife and the dog    **************Listener Email  Jim - What affect do you see the buzz word "Cloud Computing" having on computer forensics. Incident ResponseIdentify Social Networking, chat clients (twitter and others) web based email, file storage space, etc identify and issue preservation order**************News  http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1719591.htmlThe Texas Department of Public Safety plans to reduce its "unacceptable" backlog of computer examinations that are crucial in child pornography investigations, agency Director Steven C. McCraw announced Wednesday.  Currently, 45 examinations are pending at the crime lab, and about half of those involve possible child pornography, according to DPS.Each examination takes 30 days to several months, depending on the caseâs complexity. The agency has not set goals on how quickly it hopes to complete examinations because each is different, said Tom Vinger, a DPS spokesman.Some agencies are actually outsourcing some of their forensic work which i think can be a good thing.www.google.com/dashboard  **************Tech Topics  File Saving saving process.See Documentation at the following links:Documentation of Creating File 1Documentation of Creating File 2See Chart of File CreationWatch the movie of how I did it.  **************Web Sites  www.bringfido.comwww.informationleak.net