sometimes students in my class will come in and talk about a situation that they've encountered recently and in a communication sense and say did I get that right? Did I do that right? And the truth is it can be hard to say because we don't measure communication in such a binary way necessarily. So you know in many aspects of life you know one plus one equals two right? But in communication sometimes one plus dump dump truck equals giraffe. And that kind of explanation is just that communication has so many variables in it that it's not always as straightforward as one plus one equals two. And so now you may be thinking well okay if we don't use one plus one equals two isn't necessarily true in communication. Well how do we measure how effective we are communication? Well I'm glad you asked because that's the topic of this video. The purpose of this video is to talk about what we call communication competence which is how we measure the effectiveness of somebody's communication. So let's define that a little bit. Communication competence has to do with engaging in communication with others that is both effective and appropriate within a given context. Now it's important that we keep all of that in mind that we're looking at both effectiveness and appropriateness within a given context meaning that that could change what's appropriate could change from situation to situation. And that's where you get one plus dump truck equals giraffe because every situation is different. We have to approach every aspect of communication differently in each unique situation. So let's take a second to look at what is involved in communication competence. What are the factors or the components of communication competence? What do we need to do in order to be competent communicators? Well the first thing we need is a large repertoire of skills. I refer to this a lot of times as having as many tools in our tool build as we can have. You can't build a house very easily with just a hammer or with just a screwdriver. You need a variety of tools to accomplish a lot of any complicated task and communication is a complicated task. So we need as many communication skills in our tool belt as we can get. So we need to develop all kinds of things. We need to develop our language skills and our nonverbal skills both as how we use nonverbal but how we interpret it as well. We need to develop listening skills. Most of us have seriously deficient listening skills that we need to work on. All these different kinds of things and we need a large repertoire because you never know what you're going to need to pull out of that communication tool belt. So we need to develop as many communication tools as we can so that we can have a fully stocked and loaded tool belt. Then once we have those tools so we have to have the adaptability to use them in different situations. We have to be able to identify what's the most appropriate communication tool for this situation and be able to adapt to the situation when we go from a more formal dinner party or that kind of thing. We're going from a more formal situation like that to hanging out with our friends or just to go on a whitewater rafting or whatever we're doing. What's required of us is going to be different. We have to be able to shift gears a little bit and adapt as communicators to identify what's the appropriate tool for me to use here. We've got all these communication tools in our tool belt. How do we select what's appropriate and how do we know how to change those up from situation to situation? That's adaptability. That's an important part of communication competence. We also have to be able to do these things skillfully if they have the ability to perform skillfully. It doesn't do us any good to have all these communication skills in our tool belt if we can't perform them skillfully. We can have an academic understanding of the listening process and what it means to be an effective listener and how to engage in active listening, but if we can't actually do it then it's not going to do us much good in a practical sense. We have to be able to select the right tool to be adaptable to pull the right tool out of our tool belt and then actually use it appropriately. We also need to develop empathy. Empathy is an important skill for a communicator. Empathy is just the ability to relate to the other person, to see things from their perspective. It doesn't mean we have to agree or endorse their point of view or their behavior or whatever, but just to understand it and say okay I can see how they got there. I can see why they would see things in that way or why they would have that perspective. It's a really critical skill for us to have as communicators to be able to develop empathy, to be able to see things from the other person's perspective. We also have to develop cognitive complexity, which in some ways sounds a little bit like empathy, but it's not exactly the same as empathy. Cognitive complexity is really the ability to hold multiple ideas, even conflicting ideas in your head, in your mind at the same time, and really examine them from different perspectives. So let's just say you have a view on, I don't pick your topic, a view on gun control or view on, you know, abortion rights, anything at all. We ought to be able to look at the other side to take their perspective in our mind, turn it over, examine it really fully from all angles. Again, doesn't mean we have to agree with or endorse that way of thinking, but we have to have the ability to compare these ideas and to really give them consideration, kind of checking emotion at the door in some ways to do so, but having the ability to really thoroughly examine these ideas at the same time in our mind and really mow them over and identify different aspects of them. That's cognitive complexity. Again, another really important tool in developing communication competence. And finally, we need self-awareness and self-monitoring. We need to be able to look at ourselves and say, okay, who am I as a communicator? Am I doing this effectively? We ought to be able to look at a situation and say, okay, this is going well, so let me keep, you know, using that skill or this is not going well. We have to have that monitoring skill to say, okay, that's not working. Let's shift things a little bit, shake things up a little bit and try a different tactic. Communication, pull a different communication tool out of our tool belt and try it. We have to have the self-awareness to see how we are impacting others, how our communication skills are working, if they are effective and appropriate. So we need to identify those things within ourselves both in the moment, but then afterwards being able to look at kind of an after-action report and say, okay, how did that go? Can I have done better? What should I do in the future and then make those adjustments? So we throw all these things in the blender and they end up as our communication competence. So these are the different skills that are involved and different things, factors and different things we need to develop in order to be our competent communicator. Now there are a couple of really important principles of communication competence that we need to keep in mind moving forward here. So first of all, there is no single ideal or effective way to communicate. There are many paths to get to the same result oftentimes. So I want you to think that there's only one way to, in any given situation, to be an effective and appropriate communicator and demonstrate a high level of communication competence. It really depends on you as a communicator. Again there are lots of different variables at work here. So there are a variety of ways to reach the same level of effectiveness and appropriateness. There's not just one way to do things. Many paths leading to the same road oftentimes. So there's no single ideal or effective way to communicate. Next communication competence is situational. It varies from context to context for each person. So and it really exists on this kind of continuum. In some situations you may be highly proficient in communication competence, meaning you are communicating at a high level of effectiveness and appropriateness. In other situations you may struggle a little more. It may be a little more deficient, but it's going to depend and vary from situation to situation. Competence is highly situational. Competence can also be learned. This is something that we can learn. It's not something that that is just a natural ability. Some people start at a higher level than others, but it is something that can be learned. It's not, you know, you're not just set in stone wherever you're born. That's where your communication competence is for all time. This is something that can be learned over time and that's important to remember. We can make improvements here. We can grow. We have that growth mindset. We can grow these communication skills and increase our communication competence. Hopefully you have a better idea of how all these things work together to form our communication competence and how we can go about increasing those things and really working toward an improved communication competence. If you have any questions about communication competence or any other aspect of this topic, please feel free to email me. I'd love to engage in that dialogue with you and in the meantime I hope that you will kind of dissect those different areas of communication competence and evaluate where you're at so that you can begin to make improvements toward more effective and appropriate communication that will increase your communication competence.


If a person committed suicide, could that person, if they're a believer, go to heaven? In other words, could a Christian commit suicide and go to heaven? Well, the reason why this question comes up is because people would assume that you must repent of all sins in order to go to heaven. And the person who commits suicide, obviously they don't have the ability to repent of committing suicide because they're no longer alive, right? So the question needs further examination than doesn't it? Because what does repentance actually mean? And to what degree are we to repent of? That sounds kind of odd to even ask that question because we're supposed to repent. So what does that mean? Well, the word repent is from the Greek word metanoia, which is a combination of two words, meta and the noia which is with or after which is meta and the noia which refers to mind or thinking. What it means or what it entails is a changing of the way you think. It doesn't necessarily mean changing your actions, changing your things that you do. Now, let's be clear, when a person changes their mind and in this case about sin, it should obviously lead to someone's decisions, someone's actions also being changed. John spoke to the Pharisees when he called them brutal vipers. What fruits of repentance have you brought? And so when a person repents, there should be a change in that person's action, right? Well, think about this, when a person dies, whether they're 20, 50, 90, whatever, won't that person when they die still have some sins that they're dealing with? They won't be perfect after all, right? And so maybe the person still deals with anger or the person may have some issues with lust. Whatever it is, there's going to be something, some sin that is still present in that person's life. And this sin isn't a sin that's just shown up. This is a sin that they've been dealing with all along, right? And so maybe the person's been a believer for 10 years, 20, 30, 40, 50 years, who knows? But all that time, they've been dealing with a particular sin. Now, hopefully the sin is not as prevalent now as it was in the past, but still it is a sin nonetheless. And so if we take the belief that to repent means that we've turned away from all sin, then who could be saved? Because everyone that dies will still have been dealing with a sin. It'll be maybe a nagging sin, a recurring sin, just like Paul says in Romans chapter 7. So we're all going to have that to deal with. And so it would be false to say that a person who happens to commit suicide, the reason why they wouldn't go to heaven is because they didn't repent of that sin of suicide. Now, it could be that the person who committed suicide was not a believer. And so they lacked faith in Christ. They lacked necessary trusting in what God could do for them. But at the same time, it would also be false to say that Christians don't struggle, that Christians don't have bouts of depression, things that they go through and have this little emotional and internal struggle that they deal with. So yes, Christians who do commit suicide could go to heaven. Suicide does not stop a person or prevent a person from going to heaven. It is not the unpardonable sin.


Hey, Psych2goers. What would your reaction be to seeing your friend posting a bunch of pictures of themselves every single day with the hashtag depression? While many people may think that it's a way for them to get attention, these behaviors may really be a cry for help. The person doing it may actually be struggling with their mental health. So in this video, we'll be looking at some behaviors that may be a sign of depression instead of attention seeking. Number one, you gravitate towards absolutist words. I'm always a failure. Nothing has ever gone right for me. I feel completely at a loss with my life. Sometimes when you hear these words, you may think that the person is exaggerating for attention, but there may actually be an underlying cause for it. Research published in clinical psychological science shows that people with anxiety and depression gravitate towards using absolutist words, which represent absolute magnitudes or probabilities such as always, nothing or completely. This is perhaps due to the fact that depressed people often view the world through a black or white lens, which is manifested in their style of language. Number two, you lash out on social media. Do you use social media to vent or use it as a form of online journaling in a source of catharsis? Sometimes, people who are depressed like to utilize their social media accounts to talk about their problems and frustrations. As said by Ducky Mae, who lives with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder, I seek the attention of those around me because their words help battle my thoughts. They argue with my logic or lack thereof.  Their love squashes my self-hate. Their attention starves my negative thoughts of belief and support. Their words save me. So while it may look like attention-seeking, it may really be a cry for help because of the inner turmoil they're experiencing. Number three, you get involved in self-harm behavior. According to a booklet published by the Mental Health Foundation UK, 10% of young people get involved in self-harming behavior. In other words, it's likely that at least two young people in every secondary school classroom have self-harmed at some time. However, we need to actually reframe our perspective on those people who self-harm. It's important to note that self-harm is neither a suicide attempt nor a cry for attention. It can actually be a method that some people resort to in order to cope with overwhelming and distressing thoughts or feelings. We should never make light of any self-harm behavior, no matter the underlying reason behind it. If you're suffering from this or know someone who is, we've included a list of hotlines in the description below. Number four, you talk about depression very often and very openly. How often do you post or write things about your depression? Sometimes you may see people posting videos of themselves or writing posts about their struggles with their mental health. While some may say it's an attempt to gain more views or followers, these open and honest conversations about depression may just be that. An open, honest conversation about the struggles of depression. Instead of thinking that it's all about attention seeking, it may be helpful to remember and understand how crucial and helpful it is to bring awareness to these topics, to reduce the stigma of seeking help. It's important to raise people's awareness regarding this issue so that they can seek the appropriate help that they should get. Did you find this video helpful? Let us know in the comments below. Also, be sure to like, subscribe, and share this video with those who may benefit from it. And don't forget to hit the notification bell icon to get notified whenever Psych2Go posts a new video. The references and studies used in this video are added in the description below. Thanks so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one.


is still plus politics. Now a mid-white spread insecurity which has taken an alarming turn in some states of the Federation, among which are Kaduna, Niger, Imo, Katsina and Zamfara states, among others. The Southern Kaduna People's Union, Sukapu and other leaders of crisis-ridden communities in Kaduna states have called the federal government to ensure that the prevailing insecurity is brought under reasonable control for a smooth conduct of the impending 2023 general elections. Now they contended that though the terrorists have succeeded in sacking and taking over some communities in the state, with more efforts from government towards securing the state for the conduct of successful polls, the impacts of security challenges would be minimal. And joining us is Professor Chris Wokobiya who is the convener of Country First Movement. Professor Wokobiya, thank you very much for joining us. Good evening. My pleasure to be here with you. Great. Let's start by looking at the security situation in the country.  We've seen that in 2022. We've seen that certain schools were shut down in the federal capital territory at some point because of a terrorist scare. I mean, the list is endless as to what's going on across the country and we're getting ready amidst all of that for an election come 2023. What do we even start from to deal with this issue? The term is hard-rending. It bothers every sincere Nigerian. It bothers everyone who's committed to the beloved community. It is a tragedy of sorts that we live in a country where villains, bandits, terrorists, if you like, because the new cliché is on non-gunmen fighting the state and it is so bad that just a few days ago, Nigeria was categorized as the second most terrorized country in the world, after Iraq. It is also harrowing that as you and I talked just yesterday, the senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was almost killed and about 10 persons in his convoy lost their lives. That's what the news has told us. And as we progress towards 2023, it gives every sincere fit man sufficient cause to worry. But I want to say that much as it was the word we had in 2014-2015, a few weeks to that election, the 2015 election, two local village that was able to harrow in the terrorists and the bandits at that point recovered about 17 local governments in the Northeast and then they were able to hold the 2015 election. I hope and pray that this government will cease to play politics with matters of national security. I pray that those who are politically in the terrible situation will cease to politicize these issues and think about how we'll make our country safe and better. Because when the terrorists or the bandits comes for you, they do not ask whether you're Christian or Muslim. They do not ask whether you're Igbo, outside or Yoruba or from the minorities. They do not ask whether you're from the North or the South. They just dish-billionaire. They just dish-bandaged people.  And so at the point that we are at the nation is a call for every sincere Nigerian to not only lampoon the situation but prevail on government to do that which is needful, right and right. I'm curious, Professor. You said something about the government politicking with the issue of insecurity, but could it really be politicking? Could it also be that maybe the government is overwhelmed, overstretched, somewhat bereft of ideas? I mean, because I'm trying to understand why government would have to be lampooned to do its job, especially a job that is their number one responsibility, protecting lives and properties of Nigerians. Have you noticed that there's something to do? Every so often, there is billing. Every so often, there is terror. Every so often, Nigerians are more than a kill. Rather than take responsibility, government is either throwing platitudes. They are either telling us, oh, we're sharp for mystery notes that are never castable. And then what bothers me the most is that when we challenge them, when we lampoon them, they tell us that it was better or that it is better now than 2014-2013. Which is a colossal lie, which is very unfair to the Nigerian estates, because within the last seven years, we have lost more lives. Like you noted in your opening remark, schools were forced to close down in the FCT. A nationalized guard was attacked in Kumbua or Guari. For the first time in the history of our nation, the Nigerian law school will not hold each call to bar and the law school property. They came to town. That's how bad it is. And so, when we lampoon government, when we challenge government, we're not saying that because we're of the Labour Party or the PDP or any other party. We're saying that because, like you noted, the primary responsibility of government is the protection of lives and properties. But likely, this government has failed to do that. Where do we go from here in closing? Where do we go from here? Because you see, like I said also at the beginning, elections are underway. The 28th of this month, there's going to be the lift on the ban for campaigning. And so it begins in earnest. What should the average Nigerian and voter be having at the back of their mind, especially when they're not safe to even go out to vote? No, the first thing every Nigerian, the average Nigerian must do is to be circumspect and careful, is to be able to look above one's shoulder, prayerfully watch whatever state protects, and then ask the National Strategic Agency, agencies I mean, the police, the Nigerian Army, the road safety, the paramilitary obligations, like the civil defense and all that, to sit up and do what is called right and right, which is the protection of lives and properties. And then above all, the political class, those who are going to be in the field campaigning, must be careful not to exacerbate tension. Must be careful to deal with issues, campaign on issues, rather than much slinging. Must be careful not to preach the messages that divide, but presently for the Nigerian people, issues that will locate our country on the pathway to revival, the pathway to growth. Because save and accept that is done, if we continue the way we are, if the politicians continue to divide and preach ethnic and religious messages, there will be trouble. Because I say without provocation that it appears like the Nigerian second agency is overstretched. So we must be one another's people. We must protect each other. We must push and preach the message of peace while it's with politics. Well, Professor Chris Moacobi, I think that this is the point where we all just say our hail Mary's and hope for the best in the coming future. Thank you so much, Professor Chris Moacobi, for speaking with us on the segment. We appreciate it. The pleasure is mine. That's it on the show tonight. We'll be back tomorrow talking for development on the biggest political stories across the country. I am Mary Anacone. Have a good evening.


video as you may know if you watched my video earlier I was traveling for a few hours and now I've arrived at another city actually quite high up right now on the 38th floor nice feel the city from up here it's nice to be up here while there's a storm out there feel safe close the door for now so you can hear me clearly on this message I do have a very important message to share with you tonight and it's about because it's not all over for you after that you know after everything you've been through with them being abused you've been manipulated you've been traumatized you've experienced all of these things and the sad truth is that there is a lot of predators in this world there's a lot of people who are seeking to exploit those who are vulnerable those who have just left a narcissistic relationship because yes they can sniff you out they can recognize it they know that you have been through something and I wish this was not the case I wish this wasn't true but this is the reality of the world today a lot of people in this world are very exploitative just left a narcissistic relationship and of course that is one of the main reasons why I make these videos it's not just for those of you who are dealing with narcissists right now in a relationship it's also that so that you can better equip yourself when you finally leave the narcissist because yes there will be a lot of these predators out there these exploitative people who will be seeking to harm you so yes it is very important to recognize this when you're going out into the world and this video is especially for my younger viewers because myself I am 34 years old now I know I do have quite a lot of younger viewers on here as well those of you who are in your 20s you need to be aware when you are going out into this world you may have just had a narcissistic parent maybe one narcissistic relationship and then you've gone through that maybe you managed to leave the relationship safely and I think it's all over you think you can just move on with your life and I wish it was that simple but there are a lot of these predators out there they're not seeking to build with you or to protect you no they're seeking to exploit and harm you which is why it is very important that you are aware of this because I wish a good future for all of you where you are safe and protected from danger and harm that is you and yes I know this from my own experience I've talked about it in my or how when I was younger in my late early 20s maybe it was quite foolish of me as well but those of you who don't know I came from quite a wealthy family I was raised in a five bedroom mansion with five bathrooms and four floors this is a multi-million pounds home and my father he had all of these nice cars brand new Mercedes and I myself as I said I was in my late teens in the best shape of my life and all of these things of course that makes it a very rare situation of course there aren't many people in this world at that age who are sitting in and driving these cars these brand new Mercedes and asked the Martins and living in a five bedroom multi-million pound mansion in Wales and then in the United Kingdom self as well I was posting these pictures of myself shirtless my body and taking pictures of my dad's house and his cars putting them on Facebook and before you know it I am mounted 5000 friends on Facebook over 10 followers in such a short space of time as well and then before you know it it was like pretty much everyone in my city suddenly tuned against me wherever I went people were coming after me they would show up in the Shisha clubs in the nightclubs wherever I went they even made a Twitter page still on Google and I had hundreds of followers all making fun of me and even pictures I was seeing back then and this is all because maybe I went into to be cool so I took these pictures I put them on Facebook which was meant to mark me where they were stalking me in person as well and that Twitter page is still online now and why am I saying this I guess I'm just hoping that I had to go through this experience for a reason so that I can protect you because I know those of you especially my younger viewers those of you who are teenagers or in your early 20s maybe you just have a desire to fit in maybe you want to make new friends and you think that's the way to be cool taking pictures of your parents cars or even revealing pictures of yourself maybe wearing designer clothes but to be honest when you do these things it's just going to make a lot of people despise you and the reason why is because a lot of people maybe they can't afford these cars or these clothes maybe they're just not as physically gifted as you are they're not as attractive enough and they will see it as though it's your fault for showing that to them even though yes they may have willingly chosen to look about themselves you is to lay low do not try to become world and it's not that I don't want you to become famous or to be trending I'm just saying this to protect you from harm because as you may know from my past videos as I've mentioned before as well it will put you at risk not gonna have many friends at all everyone will turn against you everyone will despise you a level even those who may be a higher level than you because they may look like you're having a great time and they may just not be able to find the same fulfillment as you do so if you have a desire to make friends the best thing you can do is just try to be normal to just be like everyone else try not to drive around in flashy cars or wear expensive designer clothes try not to post revealing pictures of your body that's really what I advise for you to do I mean for myself when I look back I can't really say that I was looking to make friends I guess I did have that mindset but I'm not successful if I don't have a ton of haters wanted but really what it was about for me is to motivate and inspire people I mean that's what it's always been about but to motivate and inspire those who are on the same level or heading in the same direction or at the very least those who are on the same frequency those who can appreciate another person's success because of course I myself in my past yes I have seen people who are far superior to me in physical attractiveness in wealth in everything I mean I remember when I was in my early 20s I lived on a street of six homes and we had three premier league football managers living on that same street we even had a 82 year old footballer was making millions of pounds a year with a brand new Bentley Continental GT brand new Mercedes C63 AMG but the difference it wasn't really something that I envied so I guess that's for me yes it was very difficult for me to understand when people started to turn against me it was very difficult for me to relate because I never really had that experience before that's why it really woke me up it was such an epiphany for me when five years ago I stumbled on what narcissism is then it all started to make sense and I started to watch these videos on YouTube every day I did tons of research on it and then I knew that I had to educate people about this because clearly this is a problem in society today I've seen a statistic that says 96% of families in this world are dysfunctional and as well as that I believe it's up to 15% of the population in this world may have the full-blown narcissistic personality disorder that's 15% I believe dr. Ramani said it could be over 50% that engage in narcissistic behavior and on top of that of course there's all of the other cluster B disorders the sociopathy psychopathy borderline and then there's money other mental illnesses and person to consideration you have to think do you really want to put yourself out there into this world for everyone to see I mean when you leave the narcissist or even a narcissistic parent you may be and maybe you just want to prove to yourself in the world that you can be something but by doing that it will make a lot of people envy and hate you because of what I've just mentioned the statistics a lot of there are so many reports especially of young teenage girls that have been bullied online and driven to suicide these things happen all of the time every day people are bullied to the point where they kill themselves just because they're special or they're different just because they stand out they don't fit in so yes of course these are things to be aware of and what I advise for you fact very few you will have very few genuine friends there are a lot of people who will pose as being a real friend to you but then when you actually need them they're not even there they're not even there to support you so yes clearly I have been through a lot of bullying and harassment stalking sphere campaigns and even gang stalking as I have mentioned in my past videos and yes of course I recognize that it is harmful and unfair to me but I do hope that my experience can help you I mean if that's what it can do at the very least even if I help one person I prevent them from becoming a target I prevent them from committing suicide and that's good then it was worth it it is some of the most common illnesses in this world are in fact mental conditions such as anxiety depression these are extremely common so by knowing this by being aware you should avoid rubbing people the wrong way especially with all of these narcissistic people out there as you know it doesn't take much to set them off they will turn against you they will team up against you and you do need to be very careful of that so that's really what this is about when you leave the narcissist don't think that it is all over it's just the beginning because you still live in a world that is full of dysfunctional people potentially it's meant to be 96% of families that are dysfunctional and then just think about the other 4% does that mean that they are functional or are they just the ones who are recovering and that should tell you everything you need to know but that's not to criticize anyone who is watching this right now and trying to be better of course I'm not perfect myself I have flaws just like anyone else I'm still learning every day we all make mistakes but the most important thing is that we are trying to be better instead of just blaming someone else which of course is what narcissists do they will blame you the important thing is that we are taking responsibility and then trying to improve ourselves because these narcissists are everywhere I mean you've only got to look at the YouTube comments look on any social media website there's always all of these trolls you could just click on one TikTok video maybe a post on Facebook and you might see tens of thousands of comments from these trolls saying all of these degrading things about someone maybe telling them to kill themselves this is happening which is why I knew I just had to get on here because yes I am someone who has experienced it themselves I have experienced a lifetime of bullying and group stalking I am no stranger to that and of course I've also been on the other end of it where I have noticed groups of people targeting someone and of course in every situation where I witnessed that I was the only one who decided to step in and to break it up because I know that is my duty that is my purpose in life that that is what I'm here to do and I want to do that for you by giving you this information my experience everything that I've been through in my life and this is not something where maybe you have a bully you have a stalker you have a narcissist who is constantly on your case you can't just give them this information you can't show them these videos that is not going to work it's not going to fix what is going on in their brains remember they have a mental disorder that's not something that's going to change just because you reveal to them their behaviors their motives their intentions they're still going to keep doing what they do because they have to regulate their emotions they can't generate their own happiness and energy from within they have a void and they can never be satisfied so they and I know this may be something that a lot of you are already aware of you may be watching this and thinking yes I've experienced this as well most of my life I've seen what people are like I already know and yes while I do understand that as I said this is most importantly for my younger viewers in particular those who are in their teens the early 20s because you may be unaware of this and you're going out into the world thinking that yes we have authorities we have police officers when in fact they can turn against you as well they turned against me on several occasions what I tried to report certain incidents what I was being bullied or intimidated or in some situations even physically attacked and as I mentioned the Twitter page this isn't back from 12 years ago and back then I reported it to the authorities they didn't do anything about it they did nothing about the stalking and the entire city turned against me so don't rely on the authorities don't rely on the police don't rely on the courts this world is not as safe as you think it is especially if you are unique your special you're different you're gifted you're talented in some way you come from a wealthy family all of these things will make you a target so you do need to be cautious you do need to protect yourself at some level you do need to isolate you do need to cut yourself off from large groups of people and just have a small social circle people who you can confide in people who you can trust people who you know they're not going to be envious of you they appreciate your success these are the types of people that you need to surround yourself with but also by being aware that a lot of people in this world will pose as being that as well when in reality they're also against you so yes my advice is to be very careful be careful about what you broadcast be careful about what you show people will use it against you if they see an opportunity to do that everyone is not your friend but of course myself I mean you should know by now I've been doing these videos for over five years conducting coaching sessions with suggest psychotherapists lawyers and even some celebrities I do put myself on here as someone that you most definitely can trust and I am available on my one-on-one coaching session service you can book a session with me just go to my website it is noxifyva.co.uk and I will be happy to assist you with whatever you're going through because as I said yes I have been through it myself I've experienced pretty much every form of abuse all different types of manipulation gaslighting and I'd like to think that yes this is the reason why I experienced all of that so that I could provide this information to you especially those of you you're at the beginning of your life just like I was and maybe you're not so suspicious of the world you think it's safe you think people will accept you they will appreciate you well I'm here to show from my personal experience and also for my research from all of the things that I've seen on social media all of the comments all of the trolls yes you do need to be very careful be very careful about what you broadcast be very careful about who you confide in everyone is not your fan and everyone is not your friend so yes that's really it that's the message and as you probably know as you've probably seen yes I do maybe a little bit late in my life but at this point yes I do tend to cut myself off from the world as much as I can I rent cars I move around as often as I can from country to country I spend more because yes I know that I'm not for everyone I'm for people who can understand me people who can appreciate me people who can recognize my journey and know that no I'm not perfect I have made a lot of mistakes in my own life as well and I can take responsibility for that those are the types of people that I am for and by the looks of things although yes there may be a lot of narcissistic people and those who are mentally ill in this world those who are dysfunctional looking at the numbers on my channel over a hundred and sixty five thousand subscribers and for 40 million views yes there are clearly a lot of victims as well statistics show that there are in fact over 140 million victims of narcissistic abuse in the US alone so that should tell us everything that we need to know as I said yes these predators are out there everywhere it's just not the world that it used to be I remember the time back in the early 90s you could leave your front door unlocked even your car doors you didn't have to worry about people coming in or stealing your stuff world today and I do believe that in fact yes social media is partially to blame people are looking at all this stuff and they feel in and they want to go out and take it out on someone they want to have someone to blame went to blame for where they find themselves in life for where they find themselves in life yes I'm not saying that the narcissist in your life was not to blame but even us as well we must take responsibility for when we find ourselves we have to make the right decisions so that we can separate ourselves from them and so that we can heal that is very important for us to do as well we can't just blame other people for the rest of our for the rest of our lives once we've gone old contact we've moved on so yes all things to think about I've just been driving all day I was in the car for about eight hours driving so I am actually quite tired but I just felt like this is an important message for me to share with you tonight and I'm sure that it will help a lot of you I look forward to reading your comments as I always do but yeah that's really it that's the message Ray Justice thank you for the donation he asks thank you are you always alone I have actually been alone from now for the last eight months other than Nala of course my cat as you probably know but yes I was I mean I had other friends very small circle of friends and I guess you could see a relationship as well go but other than that I have kept myself alone of course the reason why is because it is very difficult for me to trust I mean of course I know that I have a lot of value I provide value every day to millions of people around the world and I know that this gift this talent it comes with a cost not everyone is going to be happy about it I mean these types of people narcissists they may not like us they may not really want to be around this but the truth is that yes they do target empaths they are drawn to us because of our empathy our kind nature our goodness because we're so forgiving and trusting we're just generally nice people and so they know that they can get away with it and that's really the most important thing they know that by targeting empaths they can get away with it especially those of us we don't have a support system and then they can control us they can be our only source of influence they can gas like this they can turn us against ourselves which ultimately that is their goal in the end but yes to answer your question believe it or not I do tend to keep to myself these days it's not typically what I used to do when I was younger and in fact a lot of people have always been drawn to me from a very young age especially women I've always just been naturally attractive to people so I guess in a lot of ways you could say that yes it is my own choice to be alone for those of you I do advise keeping your circles small as I said it's no good having too many friends I mean if you have a lot of friends it's likely that most of them they're not really your real friends they're not really there for you a runny ass these narcissists just want to break you and make you feel worthless that's right that's exactly what they want to do because that's exactly how they feel you cannot make another person feel a way that you don't already feel it's a direct projection of how they feel about themselves and it's not like they're going within themselves and they're using their pain to help other people that's not what they're doing at all they're using their pain to hurt people to bring them down but yes I don't want to stay on your too long and I really do hope that you yes if you enjoyed this video if it was helpful for you you can tap down below as always I do appreciate your support and they look forward to talking with you in another video very soon


I'm the Comic Weekly Man, the Jolly Comic Weekly Man, and I'm here to read the funnies to you, happy boys and honeys.  Right out of the pages, I've parked the comic weekly straight into your living room. Your friend, the Comic Weekly Man, the Jolly Comic Weekly Man! Hello, hello, hello. Hello. A little miss, honey. How are you today? I'm just fine. That's wonderful. You know, I read about a most unusual thing this week. What? I read about a dog that got a diploma in school. A dog? Yes, the dog had gone to school every day for 10 years. First with the oldest brother, then with the second brother, and finally with the youngest brother who graduated this year. And they gave the dog a diploma? Uh-huh. This time, when the youngest brother got his diploma, they gave the dog one, too, because he never missed a day of school in 10 years. My, isn't that sweet? Mm-hmm. Well, I'm not going to read the funny things, because we have dogs there, too, you know? Puck for Comic Weekly. Very well, I'll read that in just a moment. But before I do, let's listen to this nice man. Now, here we go with Puck for Comic Weekly. And on the first page, hop along Cassidy. Oh, happy thing. Very well, then we shall read happy. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Six guns blazing as he thunders along. Give us music for hop along. Hoppy is returning to the bar 20 ranch after tracking down Calico, the leader of the counterfeiting gang. His pal, Duke, is surprised to see Hoppy carrying somebody on his horse. And he says, well, glad to have you back, Hoppy. Who's a stranger? Hoppy replies, my young Mexican lad, Duke, we found him spread eagle on the desert, delirious from the sun. A couple of the hands lift the boy off the horse. And Hoppy says, better take him into the house and see that he's made comfortable. When he's better, we learn who did this to him.   One says, we're looking for a slippery young fellow escaped the law. Maybe you run across him. Hoppy says, maybe. What's he done? The man replies, he's wanted real horse stealing. Now, if you gents will just turn him over to us. Hoppy holds up a knife, saying, one moment. We three gents had this knife with a warning note attached thrown at us back in the desert. Judging from the alkali dust on your clothes, you've just come that way. Then Hoppy thrust the knife into the empty sheet the man's wearing, saying, and the knife seems to match your empty sheet. Last picture, the row of the stranger snarls. Why, you glib tongue maverick. I'll teach you to accuse me. Hoppy trips him. And first picture, bottom row falls against the ladder, and a pail of paint drops on his head. His two pals reach for the guns. Swiftly, California lucky flip lassoes over them, pinning their arms to their sides. And Hoppy says, now, mount that chaos. And the three of you hide tailing out of here.  And Hoppy comments, we better keep a close watch over our young guest. I'm afraid we haven't seen the last of that threesome. Yes, that ought to change the color of his thinking. Oh, yes, but I'm afraid his thoughts will all be black ones. That'd mean no good for Hoppy. Well, we'll find out more about that next week. Now? Oh, it's Prince Val. Well, let's turn over to page three and see. Oh, there, across the mountains. And he came to the monastery. Yes, and the abbot there told Val he'd help him. So he called for a guide who could show Val away. And then the guide told Val that they'd have to wear very warm clothes crossing the mountains. And then when they were making clothes for Val, they had to use all the warm skins that they had. Yes, chamois skins. And Val said he'd go hunting for the chamois to get more skins for the monks in the monastery. So now let's read Prince Valient in the Days of King Arthur. Eckett, Breckett, Cremulcan, and Quince. Music romantic for a fair, fair prince. Prince Valient sends off for the hunt, leaving his companions to secure the equipment they'll need on their perilous journey over the pass. The mountain man, who's to be their guide, goes with Val to show him the way and to tell him how to hunt the wily chamois, an animal that lives among the higher peaks of the mountains. They're a very nimble footed animal and can leap and climb from crag to crag like a mountain goat. Up, up, up, Val climbs. Until last picture top row, the vast snow fields seem to tower over his head. But all day long, he plods upward, and they seem no nearer. But by this time, it's dark and night falls. Val builds a campfire first picture next row, and his campfire is a tiny glow of warmth amid the lonely silent peace. Next morning, Val is up early.  And here he waits, still as any stone. When the morning sun breaks, Val sees in the distance animals coming into sight. First picture bottom row, down from the lofty cliffs come the chamois, leaping gracefully from ledge to ledge in the morning sunlight, trusting the sentinels that precede the herd. Slowly, the herd follows the leaders who move forward closer and closer toward Val. Last picture, Val waits, poised. The slightest alarm, and they'll vanish like mist among the crags. Closer and closer they come as Val waits with arrow to his bow. Yes. And look at the ball if I did that. So would I. Isn't it wonderful what some animals can do? Yes. And next week, we'll find out more about them. Now, if you're interested. Oh, if it's bear rabbit, I am. Well, that's just what I was coming to. So let's turn over the page and go past jungle gym and buzz sawyer. Turn over the next page. And in the middle of page seven, is Uncle Remus and his tales of bear rabbits. Say the magic words with me. Hippity hoppy, make it a habit to give us music for a bear rabbit. Uncle Remus says, bear weasel is all the time looking for something for nothing. And he usually finds both.  And he finds a book. He looks at it and exclaims, well, look at here. This year, book tells how to hypnotize folks. If he stands there reading the book, bear rabbit comes down the road. When bear weasel hears bear rabbit whistling, he says to himself, I'm going to just try some of this hypnotizing stuff on bear rabbit into the works of skin and clean.  Who could have poke it as you would have seen? You was now under my mystic spell and you does everything I say. Bear rabbit trembles. His arms drop to a side and he stands as in a trance. His eyes closed and a happy smile on his face. Bear weasel tells him last picture, you're always leading me to your secret go-man, bear rabbit. Bear rabbit holds his arms out before him and starts walking down the road with bear weasel behind him. Over the hill they go, down the dale and up another hill. And first picture bottom row, bear rabbit leads bear weasel straight to an old hollow log on a high cliff above the river. And then bear rabbit gets down on his hands and knees and starts to crawl into the hollow log. Bear weasel exclaims, well, butter my biscuits. He done that me straight to his go-man. And bear weasel gets on his hands and knees and crawls in after bear rabbit who has just come out of the other end and bear weasel exclaims, hey, bear rabbit, where's you at? He's docking here. Bear rabbit opens his eyes and with a cheerful smile gives the log a push and it rolls over the cliff into the river. Last picture as one end of the log sticks up out of the water, bear weasel pokes his head out of the log groggily. And bear rabbit up in the cliff says with a giggle, if that hypnotizing book was any good, I'd never throw it away.  And uncle Rima says, the book teaches, but it's still learning what counts. Well, it's funny how he's hypnotized. Hypnotized. He was too. Oh, I know he was. I did not say he was not tized. You did. Oh, I mispronounced it in trying to correct your pronunciation. You see, it's hypnotized. Oh, well, he's very clever. Yes, he is. And so are you. Oh, thank you. Mm-hmm. And now? Oh, yandy. Well, it is indeed. And then the section of Puck the Connie quickly. So if you're already, let's shuffle off with Dagwit and Blondie. Ram-a-foo, ram-a-fum, zim-zam-zombie. Conjury music for Dagwit and Blondie. One of Blondie's neighbors stops in today and says to her, well, Blondie, did you hear that Mrs. McNuff was ill? Blondie exclaims in sorrow. What a pity. So a little later, after the neighbor lady is gone, Blondie comes into the living room with her coat on, carrying a casserole. And she says, this is McNuff, and take her some soup. Blondie goes out the door and Dagwit says, oh, boy, that'll give me a chance to take a leisurely bath and not be disturbed.  And one of the women says, oh, Edna, that was such a cute way to get Blondie out of the house. And Edna replies, well, now we prepare things for the surprise party. Upstairs in the bathroom, Dagwit, who is in the bathtub, reading a magazine says, hey, I hear women's voices. I hear people milling around. So he gets out of the bathtub, wraps a towel around his waist, and trots downstairs. Last picture of the row, he comes into the living room, where the women are working quietly. As he appears in the door, they all go, Dagwit dashes upstairs, first picture next row, yelling to his dog, quick, Daisy, back in the tub, we'll rock the door. He dashes into the bathroom, and he finds two women there. Dagwit, seeing his hiding place is gone, yells, who let my bathwater run out? And one of the women answers an embarrassment, we're cleaning up the house for Blondie's surprise party. Dagwit suddenly remembers he's not wearing clothes and runs into the bedroom. He finds three women in there straightening up the room, and when they see Dagwit naked, except for the towel, they all go, Dagwit dashes out of the bedroom, down the hall. He sees another woman coming out of Cookie's room, first picture, bottom row, he says, quick, Daisy, down the clothes shoot, and leaps into the clothes shoot, and lands in the laundry basket in the basement. At this moment, Blondie enters the house, and the women all yell, surprise! And last picture, Dagwit lying in the laundry basket in the basement, still wearing the towel, pants with exhaustion. She'll never be as surprised as I was. It wasn't that funny. No matter what it is. This is just a pair of shorts. Yes, I think people are just plain silly. I think so too, but I love it when they make me laugh like Dagwit. So do I, that's why I like the funny pictures. They're so funny. And I'll read that in just a moment, but first here's that nice man with something interesting to say. Now here we go again with Puck the Comic Weekly, and on the bottom of the first page of the second section with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys. Roy had met his friend Jay Lucian Dangerfield, owner of the Wild West show, as he was driving along a road in a wagon. Yes, and when Roy, a bad man named, jumped up from under a blanket and ordered Roy to give him his clothes. And then Roy, under pretense of giving Baldwin his clothes, suddenly flipped his hat in Baldwin's face, and so got the drop on him, tied him up, and put him in the wagon. But then Baldwin kicked the horses and made them run away, his hands still tied behind him. Yes, and when they came, a wagon rolled over the cliff and Handel's Baldwin was still in the wagon. So let's find out today what happens to Baldwin. Here we go with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys. Magic words for the music, please. Ah, yip-a-yo. Now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Ah, yip-a-yo. Roy looks at the spot where the wagon went over the cliff. Dangerfield runs up and says, Roy, Roy, Roy, what happened to the neighborhood trying to get away in my vehicle? Roy replies, Well, I can't see him when the wreck danger field is too much dust. Oh, thank goodness my sturdy team didn't share the fate of my wagon. Well, Handel's Baldwin must have got busted the bits though, Dangerfield. Let's take a look for a safe trail to the bottom. Dangerfield climbs down to one of his horses and he and Roy ride down the cliff. When they get to the bottom, they find the wagon broken to bits by no trace of Baldwin. Then Roy finds a rope in the bushes, exclaims. Now look, the rope I tied his hands with. Handel's must have landed in these bushes. Dangerfield exclaims, Hey, Gad, Roy. Then the rascal may have escaped unhurt. He may be lurking nearby. The last picture of the row, a horrible thought comes to Dangerfield. Roy, if he's alive, we're doomed. The scoundrel made a threat to avenge himself on us for trying to deliver him to the sheriff. At this very moment, first picture bottom row, Baldwin halfway up the cliff above Roy in Dangerfield is prying a huge boulder loose, hoping it'll roll down and kill Roy. Baldwin says to himself, The Rogers will spot me any second from below. What if I can get this rock rolling? He won't catch me. He's starting to move. And he gives the boulder a final push and it rolls down the mountainside. Roy looks up and exclaims, Look out, Dangerfield, boulder coming down. Dangerfield trips as he tries to get away. Roy grabs hold of him. He falls. Ah, he had missed us. Are you hurt? Then Roy hears a galloping horse and he looks up to see Baldwin and exclaims, It's Baldwin. He's getting away on the other horse. And from up above, Baldwin yells down, I miss you with that boulder, Rogers. Are you and that local show money hurt the last of me? Handles Baldwin's, don't forget. That means that Roy has a bitter enemy vowing to get even with him. Oh, that means this adventure is getting us. It certainly is. Oh, but I'm anxious to find out what happens next week. So am I. Well, now let's go over the cave. Oh, and there's plenty more about this right now. Flesh disguised himself as the wizard and got into the wizard's cave. And after he and Prince Fino had succeeded in tricking the workers in the wizard's cave to open the door, they overpowered them and then flash quickly put on the clothes of one of the wizards. Now they're headed for the inner part of the caves hoping to find a way to free themselves. I'm anxious to see whether the guards inside the cave really believe that Flash is one of the wizards. Let's read right now and find out with Flash Gordon. Rega rega dune dunes, hasca matash. Let's have music for heroic Flash. This guy's is one of the wizards. Flash gains entry into their underground fortress. He bluffs, make way, guards. I've captured Dale and Queen Sunni. The startled guards fall back obediently and Flash goes on safely. But as the doors to another entrance open Flash has the bad luck to run into the chief wizard, Curzo himself. Curzo snarls. You scheming imposter!  Flash's reply is to spring to attack the tyrant. One of the guards leaps at Flash. Curzo has no taste for hand-to-hand fighting and Prince Fitch about a row flees shouting to the guards at the entrance. Ah, the doors! Splash the caves with liquid fire! The fight with the guard has delayed Flash just long enough and the doors slide shut, trapping Flash and his friends. Suddenly from cracks in the walls burning oil spurts out in spreading streams. As the burning oil covers the floor Flash shouts to his terrified friends, climb up the walls!  And up the walls of the cavern they climb. Flash picks through the rows and the bee who suddenly calls out. Hey! This way, Flash! There's a trap door up here! Maybe we can force it open? Yes, this is one of the toughest spots Flash has ever been in. Oh, stop, Flash. Flash would have gotten that mean wizard and just fixed him good. Well, maybe he still has a chance if they can get that trap door open. Well, just save your fingernails for later. Stop chewing on them now. And let's skip over to the very last page and read Dick's adventures. You know, last week Dick began another adventure and he dreamed he was in the early days of America and he met Lafayette, a very handsome man in a three-cornered hat. Yes, American or a Frenchman who came to America to help the Americans in their fight against the English. Yes, but when they got to Philadelphia the guard wouldn't let them go inside to see General Washington and Dick couldn't understand why. Well, let's read and find out. Here we go with Dick's adventures with Dick's words with me. Rickety pat, kazak, kazik. Let's have music for adventurous Dick. As the sentry at the door of Independence Hall in Philadelphia refuses to let Lafayette or his friend Baron DeKalb enter, Dick exclaims, Oh, gosh, something is wacky. He can't understand that no one knows who they are. Last picture of the row he says to Lafayette, Oh, there must be some mistake. I know we need you. And then he walks determinedly into Independence Hall where the Continental Congress is in war session. First picture, second row, he tells one of the orderlies about his friends. The orderly replies, General Washington needs men, claimed soldiers, not titled officers. Dick exclaims, But sir, it's Lafayette, Baron DeKalb, plain fighters, Jeepers, Lafayette's going to be one of the greatest soldiers in our country's history.  Oh, I got to get to General Washington. But unfortunately, Dick can't get to General Washington right away. So after explaining to the puzzled and disappointed officers why they are not immediately sent into the fighting, Dick bids them have patience. And last picture of the row, installs them in lodgings. He finds Lafayette and DeKalb a place to live in Philadelphia and a nice home fit for men of their good taste and breeding. First picture, bottom row, packing their bags and their new lodgings. Lafayette, who has been disappointed up to now, suddenly smiles and says, Oh, naturally your countrymen are acting with reason, Dick. Who am I? A stranger. But perhaps they will permit me two humble favors. Dick looks up with a hopeful expression. Lafayette goes on. One is to serve at my own expense. And the other is to commence serving, not as an officer, but as a volunteer, as an ordinary soldier in the ranks. Dick has to go back to Washington's headquarters with these offers. So he leaves the house immediately. As he comes out of the house to go to Independence Hall, a breathless soldier from Washington's militia comes galloping up. His face shows the importance of the news he carries. And that he's going to start at the bottom and just be another soldier? That's exactly what he's going to do. He was because he believed in the cause of liberty. And he was willing to do anything to help men gain freedom and justice and fair play. It's too bad everybody can't be like him. Yes, I should say so. It is too bad. But I wonder what news that man has that's on the horse. Well, that's something we'll have to find out next week. But I can tell you something about Rusty Raleigh right now. Oh, and I want to read that too, because last week Mr. Kilgore had come in just in the nick of time to take Squire Bugs and Captain Cleen away when Rusty had captured them. That's right. And then the Coast Guard men caught the other smugglers out on a boat at sea. So the whole ring has been caught. And all these martins break. Now they want to talk to Tony, Squire Bugs' nephew. So let's read and find out what they learn from him now with Rusty Raleigh. Gallop and run until the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty. Mr. Miles has brought Tony to Mr. Kilgore for questioning. The detective says, your uncle Squire Bugs and Captain Cleen are under arrest with smuggling. You are apparently involved. What have you to say? Tony replies, He's smuggling? Well, good night. I don't know anything about any smuggling. He told me that we're just pirating some lobsters. You'll make things a lot easier for yourself by coming clean. Now, what was your part in this? Oh, sure, sure. I'll tell you all I know. Well, they got me this job as teacher for the kids so I could tip them off when the coast was clear. Well, how about that black light gadget? You had something to do with that, didn't you? Oh, sure. I did. I studied electronics in college. You see, it was my idea to use it on their lobster pot markers so they could take them in at night. Tony goes on, last picture, top roll. You see, the way it works is like this. You mix a fluorescent chemical with the paint and then when you shine ultraviolet light, which is practically invisible on it, the paint becomes luminous. Mr. Kilgore nods his head, first picture, bottom roll. All right, Tony, if you're telling the truth, it'll go fairly easy with you. I want you as a witness so don't try to skip. Now, let me go back to bed. Tony replies, Yes, sir. Thank you. Good night, sir. Next morning, Patty and Rusty are having breakfast together. Patty is unhappy she missed all the fun by going to bed early. She asks Rusty if it's really true that Captain Klune and Squire Boggs are smugglers. And Rusty replies, Sure they are. They put out certain lobster pot markers with that special paint on them, and then the watertight cylinders with the smuggle goods were attached to them. And then they would go out with their black light gadget and the markers with the cylinders would shine so they could pick them out. Patty tells Rusty that Tex had said there were thousands of dollars worth of silks in the old hawks. At this moment, Tex comes into the room and says, Good morning, Rusty. Patty, you want to take a little ride? I heard about a junk dealer on the post road who has some pretty fair sales for sale cheap. You want to go? Last picture, bottom roll, Rusty replies with enthusiasm. Oh, yes, indeed, Tex, we sure do. Rusty, thousands of dollars worth of silk and Rusty was the one who found it all and he was the one who figured out about that black light all by himself. Yes, it just goes to show if young people would use their heads and think when they see things, they'd get much more out of life. Yes, and from now on, harder. I'm sure you are. And next week we'll find out more about those saddles. Well, I just love saddles and horses and I love to ride. Then I'm sure you'll be here next week. Oh, yes, I will. Good, that's all the time I have, but before I go, here's that nice man with some interesting information. Well, honey, and all you boys and girls, I've got to go now. All right, Miss Tweak.  Be sure to meet me with our little friend Miss Honey next week when I read Puck the Comic Weekly. For I'm the comic weekly man, the jolly comic weekly man. I'll be back to read the funnies to you happy boys and honeys. Don't forget, boys and girls, see you all next week. Your friend the comic weekly man, the jolly comic weekly man.


The Ministry of Education, Innovation, and Gender Relations and Sustainable Development will soon deliver a state-of-the-art school to the community of Laguerre-Barbonneau. A new Laguerre Primary School was first airmarked for construction in 2010, but it was delayed as a result of the passage of Hurricane Thomas. Jesse Leos has the details. The signing ceremony for the building of the Laguerre Combined Primary School signaled the commencement of the long-anticipated phase of the project. At a small ceremony at the Ministry of Education's conference room, stakeholders witnessed the contract signing between the Government of St. Lucia and construction and industrial equipment limited. The school will be built on a lot of 16,412 square feet, of which 15,250 square feet will be occupied by the structure at a cost of EC $7,552,297.97. The nearby Laguerre community playing field will accommodate some of the school's sporting activity. Mary Grace O'Geese is the project coordinator of the Education Quality Improvement Project Equip. The facility, as per the designs of the firm, Danian CE Limited, will comprise three stories, a basement, a ground floor and a first floor. The top floor will house four classrooms, one library, which will double up as an IT laboratory, and one music room.  The basement level, which was redesigned by Danian CE Limited from previous designs, will house an open breezeway, male and female washroom facilities, and janitorial storage area. CEO of Construction and Industrial Equipment Limited, Reino Gajada, pledged his company's commitment to delivering this project in a timely manner. However, I must also say that because the school is going up in the Laguerre area, I will make every opportunity available for the people of the Laguerre area to be part of the building of the school, that way they will be, that way they will know what's going on, how it's going on and feel that they were part of it even 20 years later, especially the young people who may be able to work on the project. Parliamentary representative for Babano Honourable Ezekiel Joseph expressed elation at the commencement of the building phase despite many hurdles. He says he is pleased that community inclusion is being made a priority as part of this project. I want to say that I'm happy that we have a local contractor because one of the concerns I expressed when I was told about the bidding process, and I heard a number of international and regional contractors who shortlisted meeting CDB's requirements, I expressed one concern. What is it in it for my Laguerre people? Mr. Reino, I'm happy. The only reasons I'm here today, you have spoken to it. I'm happy to hear that serious consideration will be given to people in Laguerre who have the skill and expertise and commitment to participate in the construction phase. And I'm open, ready to work along with your team in ensuring that this happens. Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development Honourable Dr. Gail Rigoburt thanked stakeholders for their patience during the lengthy process of meeting the requirements prior to the construction phase. She underscored the various considerations to be implemented during the building of the school.  And what do we mean by a smart school? I can see my colleagues starting to smile behind their masks already. What do we mean by a smart school? And some of this was shared with you a moment ago.  That it is energy smart. By that we mean that it has the capacity to leverage renewable energy so as to allow for us to realize energy efficiency gains. I know too that it is smart to the extent that we recognize the different capabilities and physical capacity of our students with respect to accessibility and moderability. A prerequisite of co-financier Caribbean Development Bank CDB for the construction of the Laguerre Primary School included an environmental and social management plan. For the Government Information Service, I am Jesse Lyons reporting.


Income tax 2022 2022 de minimis safe harbor tangible property. Let's do some wealth preservation with some tax preparation support accounting instruction by clicking the link below giving you a free month membership to all of the content on our website broken out by category further broken out by course each course then organized in a logical reasonable fashion making it much more easy to find what you need then can be done on a YouTube page. We also include added resources such as Excel practice problems PDF files and more like QuickBooks backup files when applicable. So once again click the link below for a free month membership to our website and all the content on it. Most of this information comes from the tax guide for small business for individuals who use Schedule C publication 334 tax year 2022 you can find on the IRS website irs.gov irs.gov looking at the income tax formula we're focused online one income remember in the first half of the income tax formula is in essence an income statement but just an outline other forms and schedules flowing into these line items one of those being of the schedule C it having business income minus business expenses the net business income then flowing in from the schedule C to line one income of our income tax formula first page of the form 1040 noting that the schedule C generally flows into the schedule one which generally flows into page one 1040 line number eight the schedule C is the profit or loss from business having an income statement format income minus expenses were focused here on the expense side of things and in particular the de minimis safe harbor for tangible property so generally you must capitalize costs to acquire or produce real or tangible personal property used in your trade or business such as building equipment or furniture however if you elect to use the de minimis safe harbor for tangible property you may deduct de minimis amounts paid to acquire or produce certain tangible property if these amounts are deducted by you for financial accounting purposes or in keeping your books and records in other words let's think about this just from a bookkeeping standpoint she might have an expense account for supplies or an expense account for repairs and maintenance and you might run across some items where the question comes into your mind as to whether you can just expense these items when you purchase them or do you have to put them on the books as an asset in which case you would generally have to be allocating the cost over the useful life now from an accounting standpoint that's an accrual kind of question meaning did you consume the expense in the current time frame if you did then it would be just an expense meaning if you bought these supplies and you use the supplies in the current time frame you would think that would be an expense same with like a repairs and maintenance type of situation but if you're purchasing something that's going to be consumed from multiple periods into the future you would think then from an accounting standpoint you would put it on the books as an asset and then depreciate it basically over its useful life however we can think of things that we're going to do that with that are still pretty small in terms of dollar amount so you might think yeah I bought like five years supplies of paper clips or something like that it's still pretty small in terms of dollar amount so is it really worth our time to do the more complex thing of putting it on the books as an asset and then allocating the cost over its useful life even though technically I would be using it over a long period of time so many purchases that are that are low in dollar amount even if you plan on using them for a long period of time you might be saying hey look it's not worth my time to put it on the books and capitalize it because it's in essence in material it's a small amount compared to my total income it's not going to have a big impact on my financial decision-making and in this case on the taxes so you have a similar kind of concept here now you might be thinking hey look I'm on a cashed based method and you're talking about this a cruel stuff it doesn't matter to me at all because I'm cashed based but even if you're on a cashed based system we know the tax code is going to force you to deviate from the cashed based system for large pieces of equipment and you're still gonna have to put them on the books as an asset so if you buy like a forklift or something you can't just expense forklift expense typically you have to put it on the books as an asset and then use the depreciation methods to depreciate it now the thing that's kind of weird about the tax code right now is that you end up in the same spot oftentimes because if you just expensed like a big piece of equipment like a like you know a forklift or a piece of office equipment that's a big piece of equipment then you would get the expense in the current time period if you're forced to capitalize it then you're gonna put it on the books as an asset that you would normally depreciate over its useful life like five or seven years but they currently have the 179 deductions and and the special depreciation which may still allow you to in essence take the expense up front so you might say well what's the point you end up in the same spot either way possibly and that might be true but the concept here is that is that do you have to put something on the books as just an expense or do you have to put it on the books as a depreciable item in the future it's likely that the tax code might change like the 179 and special depreciations because those are typically distortions that are used to stimulate the economy however it's unpopular to remove those items so you'll think they might not do it but we're in a stage where the economy is kind of overheating so you would think if it if things were running right they would actually reduce those you know at this point in time but it's not popular to do politically so it's kind of an interesting situation but that's the general idea so if it's a small so then the question is do I have to put it on the books as an asset or not so if you have an applicable financial statement you may use this safe harbor to deduct amounts paid for tangible property up to five thousand dollars per item or invoice so if you do not have an applicable financial statement you may use the de minimis safe harbor to deduct amounts paid for tangible property up to two thousand five hundred dollars per item or invoice so from a general like a cruel theory standpoint the theory standpoint would be hey look if you use this thing that's going to be used for multiple years into the future you should use the matching principle we're trying to match when you consumed it to win to when you earn the income related to the consumption and therefore you should depreciate it but from a practical standpoint we want to set a dollar limitation typically because we don't want to go through the added pain of depreciating if it doesn't really matter for us to just expense it because it's in material in essence all right amounts qualifying under this de minimis safe harbor should be included as other expenses in part five of schedule C more information for details on keeping this election and requirements for using the de minimis safe harbor for tangible property you can see chapter one of publication five three five on the IRS website other expenses you can deduct you may also be able to deduct the following expenses you can see publication five three five to find out whether you can deduct them you've got advertising obviously bank fees you would think that would be a standard kind of deduction if the bank fees were related to your business account donations to business organizations you would think be deductible the donations to business organization now you got to be a little bit careful with like charity charity kind of situations there but in any case education expenses impairment related expenses interview expense allowances licenses and regulatory fees so license and regulatory fees that are kind of related to you know what you need for credentials for your business of course moving machinery out outplace placement services penalties and fines you pay for late performance or non-performance of a contract repairs and maintenance to real or tangible personal property payment of income supplies and materials and utilities so notice when we're talking about like moving machinery that's one you've got to be a little bit careful of because again the question is is the machinery you're moving part of the machinery that you purchased or something like that in which case do you have to record it as part of the machinery unless it fits in the de minimis kind of category so that you can expense it and then supplies and materials is often an account like when you're looking at your information to do your taxes and you're trying to think are there any items that are going to be that I expense that I recorded to an expense account that should be capitalized so you might scan through like your supplies and your materials accounts and you might scan like the repairs and maintenance general ledger account the detail to see if there's like large items in there that really should be pulled out of there and and put on the books as a depreciable asset


This is a the welcome gong at the monastery. Yeah, I can't listen to that for too long. I won't be able to speak Yeah, maybe you could tell me about What first started pouring into your mind about opening the monastery open this new way. Mm-hmm. Yeah It was quite a surprise actually because Yeah, the way that we've used it in the past it seemed like there was a completion with that last year and And So I was in Mexico actually and it started hearing early early in the morning About inspiration about the monastery and I thought well, I'm not I'm not at the monastery. I'm in Mexico So I just want to stay present, but I couldn't deny it I could feel this stream of spirit inspired ideas coming through and and just Really opening up to the heart of what we're all about which is you know the stillness and Here is a place where you can come to and nurture that stillness and that's what I feel so Blessed to be a part of because that's what I feel deeply in my heart is is is what I want to share with people now It's not really so much about Teachings or or anything like that here. We're really talking about silent personal stays which we've opened it up now to the public to be able to come to the monastery and really just drench themselves in that stillness and that vibration of Grace and healing and so that felt really beautiful to have that come in and and we're going to start taking Reservations for that in May. So those are stays of two or more days and it's by pre-arranged agreement Yeah, so that everybody's clear. Yeah. Yeah, you can come in and you can just stay here in Private private space and meals are included and and of course we'll we'll share our website with you and The other things that feel inspiring is that people are are going to be drawn here to help this get underway actually because David asked me the other day. Well, where's where's where the people where's the team and I said, oh I can feel them coming already and then of course since that talk There's been several that have put their hand up and said I really feel what's happening there and I really want to come and and and Support and serve in that way because it's really like a traditional Monastery where it's of service and reverence and prayer. I feel like That's the thing that's happening right now is there's like a clarion call going out to whoever feels Like there's something that that rises up in the heart center about the monastery and how can I serve how can I help? So we felt to make this video. Yeah, just to really extend that invitation to connect if there's a spark coming Yeah, just to connect you may not even know how you what you would do or how you could serve But that's why we share and we connect like we just act on the prompts I called a couple people the other day just because I kept hearing their names and it was a course They had just been praying about you know, they were feeling a deep deeper sense of silence and so they're coming and Yeah, so it feels like it will be known there will be a knowing in your heart So there's several different things happening. There's the personal silence days, which there's no agenda There's no nothing you're just here to unplug and enjoy and receive and open up on your own Mm-hmm, and then there's the there's going to be week long Silent retreats where we nurture the silence in different ways and then there's a three week 21-day Silent our favorite right? That's our favorite. It's the newest. Yeah, the 21-day Very focused. Yeah, very structured not really for the faint of heart for those who really feel a calling for mind-watching Really looking at where there's hooks in the mind that keep you from dissolving past those barriers into The presence of who you truly are so and because that one's such a deep call-up It's it's nearly a year away, but we wanted to give you a hint now And as we're setting up and you're getting in the vibe of what's happening and unfolding here And our present calling the most immediate one is for those who are called into deep service Yeah, feels like there's a deepening going on in the mind There's the you know, the great awakening is happening. We can feel it for the last nine years. It's been really focused attention on Awakening focused attention on the practical application of a course of miracles So now it's like coming into this more of this very deep mystical vibe of stillness and silence and inner Contemplation and and just being this really just like really just getting in touch with that heart center So that's what I love about it right now It's like you just feel this love and the safety when you when you get here everybody says that so We just invite you to to come along with us and we're just walking each other home This is a beautiful way to just kind of skip down the path of awakening Well, we'll go with an exit with a gong


This is going to be a demonstration of another muscle of mastication, namely the masseter muscle. So this is the masseter muscle that we see in front of us. The masseter is the most powerful muscle of mastication. It originates from the electromagnetic arch and we can see the origin here. The fibers then descend down and as they descend down they twist slightly and they get inserted onto the masseter tuberosity on the lateral aspect of the angle of the mandible and this is the angle of the mandible. So this is the ramus of the mandible, this is the body of the mandible and this is the angle and there is the tuberosity here, it gets inserted there. The fibers of the masseter are very powerful and they were covered by a very thick, very strong and a very tough fascia which is referred to as the perotidomethetric fascia and part of that we have retained here. This perotidomethetric fascia not only covers the masseter muscle but it also covers the perotid gland which we can see here. In fact the perotid gland is closely related to the posterior aspect of the masseter muscle. That's why it is referred to as the perotidomethetric fascia and this perotidomethetric fascia also covers part of the sternocleidomastoid here and this is derived from the investing layer of deep cervical fascia. So we have completely removed that to show the masseter muscle. What is the action of the masseter muscle? The masseter is a very powerful elevator of the mandible. So that is the one which we use to crack hard substances with our molar teeth. When the masseter is contracting downwards, it exerts a tremendous pull on the zygomatic arch and that downward pull of the masseter is countered by this thick strong fascia which we can see here which is attached to the zygomatic arch from above. This is the deep temporal fascia. So the attachment of the deep temporal fascia from above gives a counter traction to the downward pull of the masseter to the zygomatic arch from below. The second action of masseter is especially the superficial fibers because the fibers as I said are twisting slightly. The superficial fibers are also responsible for protrusion of the mandible. So that is another accessory action of the masseter muscle. Coming to the nerve supply of the masseter muscle. The masseter is supplied by the massetric branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve which is C5V3. All the muscles of mastication are supplied by mandibular division of trigeminal nerve. The muscles of mastication are muscles of the first branchial arch or the first pharyngeal arch. So therefore the mandibular division is the nerve of the first branchial arch. So that is about the nerve supply of the masseter muscle. As I mentioned the masseter is attached to the lateral surface of the angle of the mandible on the masseter tuberosity. Correspondingly there is another muscle of mastication which is an intratemporal fascia on the inner surface that is the medial teregoid muscle. The medial teregoid muscle is attached to the teregoid tuberosity on the corresponding inner surface of the angle of the mandible. So therefore the masseter muscle which is a quadrangular shaped muscle on the outside and the medial teregoid muscle which is also a quadrangular shaped muscle on the inside they are mirror image muscles which split the angle of the mandible from outside and inside respectively. So in this connection there is an important clinical correlation. If a patient sustains a fracture of the angle of the mandible as traced by my finger here that fracture is self-splinted by these two mirror image muscles namely the masseter muscle on the outside and the medial teregoid muscle on the inside. The masseter as I mentioned forms anterior boundary, one of the anterior boundaries of the parotid gland. Not only that the parotid duct also runs on the surface of the masseter muscle and we can see that and in some patients as in this category there is some accessory parotid tissue which is referred to as social parotid disc which can also be present superficial to the masseter as we can see here. We have completely separated the parotid gland from the masseter muscle to show the deep surface of the parotid and we can see this important vein which is running behind the ramus of the mandible. This is the retro mandibular vein. We can also see this artery. This is the external parotid artery.  This is the facial nerve, the C7. So these are the structures which are located in the substance of the parotid gland and they constitute posterior relationships of the masseter. We have also separated the periosteum from this part of the bone to show you that this is the neck of the mandible. This is the head and the conical of the mandible which forms a temporal mandibular joint and the masseter is taking origin from the zygomatic arch just in front of the neck of the mandible. So these are some relationships of the masseter. Thank you very much for watching. If you have any questions or comments please put them in the comment section below. Dr. Sanjay Sanyal signing out. David O is our camera person. Have a nice day.