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Hello everyone, this is Sheila.

And in this video you will learn how to save a dying succulent, like these guys right here.

So, first, let me ask you these questions?

Have you had a dying succulent?

Maybe one or two or three or four or more?

If the answer is yes, then this video is for you!

So, let's jump in!

If you would look at this succulent, there is no obvious sign of infestation and if you

would look at the rest of the succulents in the pot, these guys are obviously healthy

and were not over-watered at all.

So, what do you think happened here?

Stay until the end of this video to get the answer.

So, for now, Tip Number 1 on how to save a dying succulent is to learn to spot one.

The very first thing that you need to know is that early detection is the key.

Let me show you which succulents look like they are dying but they're not.

Why is this important?

Because when some people would see this…this, and this, they would start freaking out and

would start going crazy with watering, which only makes things worse.

Do you want to know why I know?

This was me when I was starting.

So, what are the early signs of a dying succulent?

A dying succulent would have a darkening base.

If you would look at the leaves of the plant, the upper part looks healthy, but this base

here is showing signs of rotting.

This is a telltale sign of a dying succulent, a base that's constricting with a brown

rotting color.

Once you have identified the sick succulent, we will now proceed to step number 2 on how

to save a dying succulent, which is to locate the healthy part of the plant.

If you are quick enough, you will still have healthy parts to recover and these are the

leaves and the stem that looks more green and healthy.

Make sure to cut the stem about an inch away from the rotting section.

And since we are trying to save this dying succulent, let me share with you this message:

Be a person on a mission.

Whatever you do, make sure that each of them directs you towards your goal.

Be relentless.

So from this day forward, always tell yourself, I'm a person on a mission.

Step Number 3, after cutting, check the tip and make sure that there is no sign of rot

and that the tip has a citrusy smell instead of a pungent, moldy odor.

Also make sure that the tip has calloused over, which is roughly 2 to 3 days after cutting,

and once all of these are checked, it's time to proceed to Step Number 4, which is

to plant it in a temporary pot.

I'm planting this guy in this temporary pot for now 'cause I would rather wait for

about a month and a half before adding this to a group.

It is important to put this succulent in a controlled environment with no precipitation

or source of moisture and no harsh sun exposure, that' why I'm putting this guy in this

spot indoors.

In July here in Brentwood, California, it's way too hot for a recovering plant to deal

with.

I just want to make sure that he has grown enough roots and that he is stronger before

I send him off with the rest of the gang outside.

Here's the second plant and this takes us to Step Number 5 and option number 2 on how

to save a dying succulent, which is to pluck off the healthy leaves off of the dying plant

and propagate them.

I highly suggest that you still try to propagate even the leaves that look less likely to sprout

roots, 'cause most of the time, they still do.

So, aside from replanting the part of the plant that still looks healthy, propagating

the leaves gives you higher chance of still getting that same succulent going.

As promised, let me tell you what happened to these succulents and this is a very good

learning experience for me,too.

And you will definitely learn from it.

So, although these plants are not being watered very often, as you can tell from these healthy

succulents on this side, there is something very significant about how this pot is placed.

See, this planter used to be near the fence.

I realized that the side of the pot that is closest to the fence is so protected from

the sun that the soil near that side of the planter is not drying as fast.

When I used my moisture meter to measure how wet the soil is, the front part would register

as less moist at 2 or 3, but the rear registered as really wet at 6 or 7.

So, as a very important tip, before watering, test all sides with your moisture meter.

As long as your pot still register some moisture, postpone watering.

So, even if it is just 2 for moisture, it is still over-watering.

Okay, so remember, the best tip to save a dying succulent is early detection and checking

for moisture all over the pot.

And always remember to tell yourself this, I am a person on a mission and every step

I take, leads me there.

And again, this is Sheila, your person on a mission, for Succulent Fame.

Sending you inspirations with every succulent.

Remember to give this video a thumbs up and share this video, too.

Thank you so much for watching!

For more infomation >> How to Save a Dying Succulent (What You Need to Know) - Duration: 6:43.

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What You're Worth to God - Duration: 1:20.

- I was reading the Word one morning

and it says Jesus washes His bride

in the washing of water with the Word.

I read that scripture

and immediately I saw myself as a filthy bride.

Filthy.

And the Lord was going over to a vase of water

and He was putting His hands in this water

and very gently coming and just releasing it over my head.

And what I realized was, He had been doing this

since the day I got saved.

Did you know that when you got saved,

God knew you were not a short project?

(audience laughing)

How precious Jesus is.

You know, when they restore a masterpiece,

like been through a fire, they use a Q-tip?

And they go months at a time

and all they're trying to do is

to get the smut and stuff off

of the painting without touching any of the paint.

And they'll sit.

I'm too ADD.

I would take a paint scraper after it.

But did you know that that's what God has been doing to you

because you're so precious?

I could see how Jesus was not trying to scrub me down

but for all the years since I have been saved,

He was just taking His Word

and just gently washing me with it.

For more infomation >> What You're Worth to God - Duration: 1:20.

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How Much VOCABULARY You Need To Be FLUENT in English? - Duration: 9:28.

watch this video and learn how much grammar and vocabulary you need to learn

in order to become a fluent speaker

hey friends teacher Prix here to help you talk to

anyone anywhere anytime in English hey thanks for joining me on another video

and if it's your first time here thank you so much I hope you enjoy this

lesson I hope I can help you become a better English speaker

you know I have an email list and in this email list I send weekly emails

with English tips and suggestions and ideas I share my experiences in other

countries everything connected to English and many of you guys send me

emails with your questions and your feedback so if you want to become part

of this very exclusive mail list click in the link in the descriptions and sign

up for my newsletter it's free and on top of that you're gonna get a free

ebook so check it out and become part of this exclusive email list where I share

very exclusive tips with you but you know one of you guys asked me this

question teacher Prix how much grammar and

vocabulary do I need to learn in order to become a fluent speaker hmm what do

you think and that's why I decided to make this video because the truth is

that many of you guys have this question how much grammar do I need to learn and

how much vocabulary do I need to learn today if you go to a book shop well you

don't even need to go to a book shop today if you go online on Amazon or many

other websites you will find hundreds of books today on Facebook communities I'm

always checking English pages and communities and there are so many

questions from you guys of what's the best English book what's the best course

book by the way I have some articles about that on my blog so check it out

but it's interesting because you guys are always trying to quantify how much

vocabulary you need how much grammar you need and the truth is that the more you

focus on how much you need to learn, the harder it gets and the further the

more distant the further you get from English fluency because the point is not

how much the point is how you're going to use them if you follow my videos if

you follow my channel you know that I am always talking about context in

conversations context in everything you learn and there is a reason why I'm

always repeating this over and over and over because if you focus on quantity on

how much vocabulary you know you may not be a good English speaker and why do I

say that well I have many students who have very good grammar I give them

exercises and they get all the answers correct they do their homework and it's

perfect but when they are going to speak it's not why because it doesn't matter

how much grammar you know it doesn't matter how much vocabulary you know when

you are speaking you may not be able to use that why because the way you

study grammar and vocabulary and the way you speak are disconnected and that's

why you are not feeling that all the grammar you know and all the vocabulary

you know are being used efficiently so when I'm when I'm talking to my students

when I'm talking to my clients I don't like them to focus on how many new words

they learn on how many grammar lessons they study because that's not gonna be

helpful as a matter of fact you need very basic grammar to become a good

communicator to become a fluent communicator in my opinion fluency is

being able to talk about many different kinds of subjects being a flexible

speaker that has a reasonable amount of vocabulary and this reasonable amount of

vocabulary is enough to help you communicate in different kinds of

contexts in different kinds of situations that's why knowing how much

doesn't matter now what do you need to focus on what are you learning this

grammar for oh, Priscila, that's obvious I'm learning because I want to become a

better speaker wrong why are you learning this grammar point

why are you learning this vocabulary point because someone told you it was

important because you believe it is important see that's where you need to

fix that's where you need to reanalyze and make sure to understand that the

main reason why you should learn it you shouldn't learn something just because

it's important you should learn something because you're gonna use it

okay of course Priscilla I know I'm gonna use

it hmm I got a question for you what are you going to use it for Priscilla to

speak in conversations everyday conversations see the more general you

are the more difficult it is for your brain to understand that subject is

important so what do you need to do what conversations can I use this for in what

conversations can I use this grammar point in what conversations can I use

this vocabulary point that's why context is so important if

you watch my videos you see that I'm always giving you some conversation

subjects weekend, talking to the doctor checking in at the airport going through

customs and security let's see what else talking about your daily routine likes

and dislikes about food about personality why there's a purpose I am

preparing you to use those grammar points to use those vocabulary lessons

in contextualized conversation because it's easier for your brain to make

associations and remember those words and remember those grammar lesson

because if you just open a grammar book and start studying that's it they're

just words you're not giving them meaning you're not giving them

importance all right so you don't need much as I said you don't need much

grammar to become a fluent speaker the ugly truth is that many times many

students many English learners do not master basic grammar points such a

simple present simple past future if you don't know these three guys you can't

talk it would be difficult for you to communicate if you don't master them

what I always tell my students is lack of practice if you're making continuous

mistakes in such grammar points like present past and future it's because

you're not practicing enough and the only way to improve that is by

practicing and you don't need to only practice by speaking you can practice by

writing by reading by listening by watching by interacting with that

grammar point not only sitting down and doing exercises or speaking to someone

there are other ways to become a better communicator a better English speaker

and it's not just speaking especially if you are studying alone instead of trying

to understand how much vocabulary or how much grammar you need focus on what

conversations do I want to master I want to be able to talk about DNA I want to

be able to talk about genetics or I want to be able to talk about sports cars I

want to be able to talk about my job I want to be able to talk about nature and

flowers and biology so what exactly do you want to talk about and that's a good

way to start to help you improve your vocabulary and believe me when you do

that you don't improve only at the subject you want to improve but so many

other aspects of the language improve as well because you are focusing you are

being strategic about how and what you study but more importantly your brain

has a reason has a why why you should learn what you're learning not just

because it's important or because someone told you so but because you want

to use this for some very specific conversation subject I hope you enjoyed

this video make sure to sign up for my newsletter ok and download my ebook

thank you so much and I'll see you next time bye

For more infomation >> How Much VOCABULARY You Need To Be FLUENT in English? - Duration: 9:28.

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How to smile without looking like a creep - Duration: 2:50.

How much of your teeth should you show when you smile?

How wide should your grin be, and what if it's crooked?

Using a variety of computer-animated faces, researchers from the University of Minnesota

have done their best to isolate the traits of a winning smile.

It's no laughing matter.

For people with paralysis or other medical conditions, being physically unable to smile

can cause communication problems, anxiety, and depression.

This study could help doctors who perform facial reanimation surgery and rehabilitation—

understanding the characteristics of a great smile will help us to make sure

a grin doesn't look like a grimace.

The researchers had an artist create 27 different smiles on a computer-animated face,

varying the smile's angle, width, toothiness, and degree of crookedness on each face.

802 people at the Minnesota State Fair then rated each one based on

its effectiveness, genuineness, pleasantness, and the emotion expressed.

One quick note!

Facial reconstruction techniques are pretty limited when it comes to restoring movement

around the eyes.

To acknowledge that, the scientists never changed or crinkled the model's eyes,

even as its smile got bigger.

So if you have full control of your facial muscles, your giant grin is probably still charming.

Ok, here's what the researchers found:

Bigger isn't always better.

Smiles with a low to medium width tended to get better ratings.

Big smiles were rated worst when combined with a high angle (or upturn) and a lot of teeth.

In fact, smiles with a medium upturn tended to be more popular in general.

More V-shaped smiles creeped people out.

But how much of your teeth should you show?

Just a little, or maybe none at all.

Open-mouth smiles can easily be mistaken for a sign of fear or contempt—

the two lowest rated smiles were both pretty toothy.

And don't be afraid of a little asymmetry.

A slight crookedness is actually better than none—it probably makes people feel like

the smile is more genuine.

But if the left and right sides of the mouth weren't synced within 125 milliseconds,

people started to get weirded out.

Say cheese.

For more infomation >> How to smile without looking like a creep - Duration: 2:50.

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How much money is Thomas Markle worth? - Duration: 3:24.

For more infomation >> How much money is Thomas Markle worth? - Duration: 3:24.

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How much money is enough? | Vicki Robin - Duration: 5:43.

We talk about the old roadmap for money, and the old roadmap was born really out of the

industrial revolution.

It was born out of the sense of the "wild west," of "anything is possible," of

manifest destiny, of American exceptionalism, whatever you want to say.

Or you can go back even further to capitalism itself.

But the roadmap is: "growth is good, more is better, whoever dies with the most toys

wins."

It's a materialist roadmap, and the part of the roadmap is not only that; it's an

empty world.

"Uh oh, there were people here before the white people came.

And, you know animals.

There was already a living mature society—" "No, no, no.

It was empty."

And then the other part of it is that one of the essential ingredients of it that still

people, even if intellectually they understand it they do not get it, is that in that roadmap

the economy can grow forever and the Earth is like just sort of a toy chest.

You just keep reaching in there and pulling out resources, reaching in and pulling out

resources.

So the economy can grow infinitely because the Earth is an infinite cornucopia of resources.

The fact of the matter is that the economy is a fabrication, our economy is a fabrication,

a set of rules inside a finite planet.

There's a way to measure.

There's a way to measure the human impact, the impact of human consumption on the Earth.

It's called the ecological footprint, and they can measure every little scintilla of,

you know, my watch and my eyeglass.

Everything I have, everything we sit in, everything we walk around on, they can measure that in

terms of the amount of the planet it took to develop that.

So we have measured the amount of planet we have and humans are consuming more than the

amount of planet we have every year (that can be regenerated) ever since 1986.

That, to me, that data about overshoot has been a central feature of my life.

When I learned that, it was just sort of one of those things that's obvious, like, "certainly

we want to change."

So the old roadmap this idea that the Earth is a set of infinite resources, and the economy

can harvest those resources every which way from Sunday in order to produce economic growth.

That's fundamental and then it trickles down to the human as: "More is better."

And part of that is as the economy grew, as industrialization permitted more products

to be produced with less human labor there was a sort of a peaking out of consumption

around the 1920s and it became a problem, like what are we going to do?

So there's several ways to expand markets.

One is you export and another is to educate your citizens to want more than they need.

And then you've got an infinite market called the endless willingness of people to buy into

the story of 'more is better' and 'keep buying stuff.'

So that is the old roadmap: Growth is good, more is better, game over.

Not talking about the context of our lives, the social context where fairness is sort

of like built into us.

Babies all come with that stamp on them, you know.

Fairness is important and so you cannot stretch fairness and believe that there's no breaking

point.

So injustice aside, environmental integrity aside, more is better, growth is good, party

on.

The new roadmap says that there is something called "enough" and "enough" is not

sort of like this oppressive ceiling that, you know, "Okay, I've got enough and I

can't have any more."

No, enough is this sort of vibrant vital place.

What we teach is an awareness about the flow of money and stuff in your life in light of

your true happiness and your sense of purpose and values.

And that your "enough point," having Enough, is having everything you want and need to

have a life you love and full self-expression with nothing in excess.

It's not minimalism, it's not less is more, because sometimes more is more.

But it's that sweet spot.

It's the Goldilocks point.

And so Enough, for me, is like one of the absolute fulcrums between the old roadmap

for money and the new roadmap for money.

And our surveys of people who follow this program confirm again and again that once

people start to pay attention to the flow of money and stuff in their lives in this

way, their consumption drops by about 20 to 25 percent naturally, because that's the

amount of unconsciousness that you have in your spending.

So when you become conscious that falls away.

Many people say they don't even know what they used to spend their money on.

They are just—"Oh, surprise, I'm spending less.

I don't know how that happened.

I just paid attention.

I just asked myself is this purchase of something making me happy?"

For more infomation >> How much money is enough? | Vicki Robin - Duration: 5:43.

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Quotacy Q+A Fridays: What Factors Affect My Life Insurance Cost? - Duration: 3:12.

Welcome to Quotacy's Q&A Friday where we answer your life insurance questions.

Quotacy is an online life insurance agency where you can get life insurance on your terms. I'm Jeanna and I'm Natasha.

Today's question is what determines how much my life insurance will cost?

Well

When it comes to cost whether you're buying a permanent life insurance

policy or term life insurance

Policy makes a big difference. And because permanent policies are far more complex than term let's just stick to talking about term life insurance today.

No two people are the same. So, Jeanna, if you and I were to buy the exact same term life insurance policy

Chances are we're going to be paying different premium amounts. The main factors that go into determining your cost

Are your age, your health, your gender, and your lifestyle. Let's break these down. Sounds good.

Well, age is kind of obvious.

The older you are, the more you're going to pay for life insurance because the older you are, the closer you are to death

So the higher the chances the life insurance company is going to pay out that big death benefit sooner rather than later.

Gender plays a part because women pay less than men. Statistically, women live longer than men.

So, again, men pay more because the chances are higher that a payout will happen sooner rather than later.

Your health is arguably the biggest factor in determining your life insurance costs. The most common factors

We see here at Quotacy are sleep apnea, diabetes, depression, and high cholesterol.

But just because you have a medical issue doesn't mean you can't get life insurance coverage.

The severity of your condition and how well it's managed is going to play a part in what risk class you're put into.

Your family's health history is also taken into consideration.

If anyone in your immediate family

Your mother, father, brother, or sister has been diagnosed with any serious conditions such as coronary heart disease, cancer, or diabetes

The life insurance underwriters are going to take a closer look at your medical profile.

And earlier Jeanna mentioned that your lifestyle can affect your pricing. And when we say lifestyle we mean your job,

hobbies, whether you use marijuana,

your driving record, and maybe if you

Have a history of bankruptcy. And when we say hobbies life insurance companies don't care if you needlepoint or play Dungeons & Dragons.

The hobbies they care about are the more risky hobbies like rock climbing, backpacking in remote regions, and scuba diving.

Because so many factors come into play when you apply for life insurance

applying with an agency that works with multiple life insurance companies is going to be your best bet at getting approved at an affordable rate. And

Not a life insurance companies underwrite the same way. For example,

Marijuana use is viewed very differently between different insurance companies.

While one company may approve a recreational marijuana user with a standard smoker rate,

Which means you're paying the same amount as a cigarette smoker, another company may approve you as a nonsmoker.

It definitely pays to work with the company that will give you options. Quotacy

is a life insurance broker, which means we're not tied to any one life insurance company.

We'll take a look at your application and make sure the company you want to apply to is going to give you the best options.

Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about life insurance

Make sure to leave us a comment. And if you have any questions regarding today's topic check out the blog link posted below.

Otherwise, tune in next week when we talk about how to buy life insurance to cover your final expenses. Bye!

For more infomation >> Quotacy Q+A Fridays: What Factors Affect My Life Insurance Cost? - Duration: 3:12.

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How to Parallel Park | Infinity Insurance - Duration: 1:43.

Hi, I'm Fabi from Infinity Insurance, and today

I'm going to give you 10 easy steps to help you learn how

to parallel park, so let's get started!

First, find the right space.

Find a space that's several feet longer than your car

and pull up right next to the car you are planning

to park behind.

Next, position your car to the parked car you wish

to park behind.

It's important to let other drivers know your intentions,

so do so by breaking and turning on your turn signal.

Before reversing make sure to check your mirrors and

look over your shoulder.

Now it's time to put your car in reverse.

Release the brakes and slowly begin to reverse your car along

the side of the parked car until you see the other car's plate

in the middle of your window.

Turn your steering wheel to the right.

Straighten the steering wheel as you continue to move backwards.

Once the front of your vehicle has passed the back bumper of

the vehicle in the parking spot in front of you,

begin to turn your steering wheel to the left.

Once you reach your desired parking position, be sure to

check how close you are to the cars in front and back of you.

Remember to leave no more than 12 inches of distance from

your parked position to the curb.

Now you're a parallel parking expert! Until next time!