I'm actually checking out this unboxing video. This is for the September BAM box pop culture, or they're just calling it BAM pop culture. This used to be the BAM original, or BAM box original. They're going with the pop culture thing now, so that's what it is. That's what it's technically going to be called, so I need to switch what I'm doing for the title for these videos. But this is coming a little bit late, not crazy late, because I knew they had said that they had much like the last one where was the, well, go back and watch that unboxing video and you'll see what the prop replica was that delayed the box on that one for the August original box. It was worth it to wait, because it was a really good prop. They said it's kind of the same thing with this. That's why it was held up was the prop again. But they say they believe it's definitely worth the wait. So we'll see about that. I don't really remember all that many properties for this one. Also real quick, if you have interest in their horror box, I did the unboxing for the September BAM box horror already. Posted it some days ago. So go back and check out that video. That was a good box. That was a nice box. And I also got the full art upgrade for that, which means all the art prints and all the pins, which I was super excited about. So check it out at least for that reason. So let's get into the September BAM pop culture. Paper for my cat, who's actually is walking around somewhere. I just saw a cross under my table. Um, this is pretty sweet. I got another one up. I like it. One ups are sweet, man. One ups are sweet. They're like constantly changing colors though. So I don't know. Does that matter? Does it mean anything? I still don't know that. Okay. So I'm feeling the proper replica, whatever it is, it's like really heavy. It's like this huge pendant. Okay, so actually this is the one property I kind of did remember. And I, yeah, I see what this is. So this is from, correct me if I'm wrong. Well, I'll be able to correct myself with the spoiler sheet, but this is the, um, I'm gonna not get like a ton of glare on it. This is the, like the top of the staff from Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark. That's what it was. I was like Indiana Jones something. Yeah. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Yeah. And you can even see it has like the slot down there where it kind of slots into the staff. And this is where like the sun had to come through this window in a certain way. And it would kind of like point on this big like diorama of buildings, like where the Ark was going to be. Yeah. I mean, it's been a long time, so I don't know if it looks exactly like it or super like it. It's been a long time since I've seen that, but this is really heavy, like much like with all their metal stuff. Gets heavy. I'll put it back in there. That's cool.  So for me that in particular, I mean, I might look for someone else who wants it, but okay. All right. I don't think I don't know if this is like a limited limited one. But for the pin, this one's done by Brian Romero did the design and it is Batman. Do people like Batman? I like Batman. Love the pins. His lips look a little odd in that.  Yeah. It's definitely a purple. I like it's like a dark purple for his cowl and then like this kind of light purple right there on the top of his suit. It looks good. I like those colorations. I'm going to check to see if there's a number on this and then I'll know if it's out of 250 or 99 or something. Nope. This is a normal one. So my one up had to be for either autograph or art print, which cool. I'm down with all right. This is the. All right. Well, that's the autograph. I won't do that yet because I usually do the autograph last. I didn't see what the autograph is. I just saw it set autograph. Okay. So here's the art print. This is from their fan art collection and it is done by Jason Oaks. Oh, yeah, this looks good. I like this. And this is my this is my one up because it's out of 500. I got a number 337 out of 500. If people can't tell that is the predator from predator movie, the original with Arnold Arnold. So I like, I'd be interested to see what the regular one is. I'm going to guess it's, it's the same artwork, but in a different color. So this is cool to me because it's kind of like the heat or like the infrared, which you see in the predator movie, like they legitimately have that infrared going on when he when the predators like watching people, you can see them tracking through the through the jungle. So that's cool. I like that take on it. That's nice. I'm going to put that up. Good job, Jason Oaks. That looks nice. Yeah, I like it. All right. Then the autograph. Okay, interesting. So this is signed by Morgan Lofting. She did some voices. She has done the voices of G.I. or for G.I. Joe and G.I. Joe, the movie for Baroness. Well, that's cool. Yeah, it's about time we get a, we get a bad guy up in one of these boxes. Someone who was a bad guy. I know some time ago in their original box, they had, it was the woman who had voiced in the Batman animated series, Poison Ivy. So that was cool. Another situation of getting a bad guy. So I like when they do that Baroness is a cool one. I did watch G.I. Joe when I was a kid, but it's not like a fandom for me anymore.  It's kind of crappy. But I'm like, you know what, even if I watch it now, I'm going to be like, I loved it so much when I was a kid. And that's all that matters. So now this is cool. I like that. I don't think I'll display it just because, like I said, like I don't have a G.I. Joe fandom going on, but whatever. And then the spoiler sheet, which we'll take a look at. Okay. So the Indiana Jones headpiece to the staff of Ra, that's by Dark Matter Props, which I think Dark Matter Props has been doing all of them. So here you see it. There it is. Not like you really need to see it because you already saw the one I got. So the autograph, there were a few options. The out of 99 is really cool actually, but they're all pretty cool. Let me see that. That one is out of 99. Looks nice. And there she is with Destro. Yes, I remember. I remember the names. Yep. I was right about the, the regular art print for Predator, same, same piece of artwork, but just different coloration. Looks good. So honestly, you can't lose with getting either of them because it's the same, just different color. Is this one where, you know, yeah, I think, I think there have been many times where I'm just like, I don't really care the color difference. It doesn't make that much of a difference to me in this instance. I think it is one where I do legitimately like the rare one more because of how it ties into the movie with the infrared. I like that. And then with the pins, oh okay, the out of 99 is really sweet. The 250 is really nice too. Look at that. Batman, Joker, and Bane. Not just Bane, Tom Hardy's Bane. And it looks like they were trying to make this Jared Leto's, or I'm sorry. Oh my God. Not Jared Leto. Jared Leto's Joker was awful as we all know. He's Ledger's Joker from Dark Knight. Definitely, because it looks like, yeah, because you can see like right there, it's kind of like the nurse's uniform because you remember when you dressed up like a nurse. Yeah. So that's obviously what this is. Yeah, it's cool. Then they have their little thing about the golden tickets being dispersed throughout boxes, yada yada. And the giveaway, ooh, this is a good giveaway actually, for this month, well for September was a signed Venom photo signed by Tom Hardy himself. That's pretty awesome. Whoever gets that, that's sweet. And it looks good. Like, look at this Venom on there. Yeah, man. That Venom looking sweet. Yeah, that looks good. That looks good. Oh, and for a clarifier, I don't think I've ever said this before. But for these giveaways, you can't just do it, like you can do it through their Facebook page, but you have to have bought that box. So you have to have gotten this pop culture box for September in order to do this contest. So I don't think I've ever said that before, but kind of have to say that. Anyway, overall the box, good. I mean for me in particular, there's not a ton that I'm going to display. I always have a place to put my pins. I just have like a big cork board. So actually I can pull it up and damage it. This is what I do. I can't even fit it all in there, but you can see. Can I? There you go. There I can. So I've kind of like, you know, put it in some areas, like I try to put all my horror stuff that I like a lot up in this section. This is kind of like non-related pins that are done by other companies. But the overall majority is bam. This is kind of like ones that I like, but they're not related to horror. And then this is ones that some of them I like and some of them I don't like, also not related to horror. So I started doing them on both sides because I wanted some sort of like, not necessarily symmetry, but like a little bit of distribution between the two. I didn't just want to have everything on one side or diagonal or whatever. But you can see. That's some really awesome pins on there. Oh, look at all those horror pins. Oh, that. Yeah. Yeah. So there. You can pause on there and look at all those pins if you want to, but that's what I do with my pins. So they always get displayed no matter what I get. So I would do that. I will put this art print up. I will definitely put this art print up because, you know, I don't have any predator stuff on display. I know. Although they should do pins for predator. That would be really awesome. I would like that. Other than that, I don't think I'm going to display the other stuff. 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Hello and welcome to the Grand Line Review, your source for everything One Piece. And today, we're going to be delving into the darkest timeline as we discuss some of the worst changes made by the Four Kids dub. And I think it's definitely time to do this because I've pretty much ignored the Four Kids adaptation for the large majority of this channel's life. But in reality, it is such a huge part of almost every English speaking One Piece fans experience with the series. I mean, for example, my very first exposure with One Piece was the Four Kids dub. And as a result, it took me probably about another whole year before I actually decided to give the series a chance. And even then, a lot of that chance involved watching this dub for far longer than I'd like to admit. But you have to understand that I'm an old man and back in my day, sourcing anime online was not the easiest of things to do. And even finding good quality manga was a pain. Oh, and everything was wildly illegal, but that's not going too deeply into that. In any case, we now find ourselves here today to discuss this abomination. And some of you out there may ask, why are we only examining five things that Four Kids did horribly and pretty much every second of every episode could qualify? And it's because five is about all I can handle for one day. And so as a result, the criteria for this list is as follows. To be considered one of the worst Four Kids changes, a moment or choice must deviate so ridiculously from the original intention of One Piece that it either becomes a parody of itself or tears a gaping hole in the One Piece canon. Speaking of nothing on this list must be canon. And in fact, immediately after the conclusion of the video, I suggest we all just forget everything we've spoken about. But with that out of the way, let's begin, I guess. Welcome to the top five worst changes made by the Four Kids dub. Number five. Lollipop Sanji. All right, we're starting with a very basic and well-known one here. And that's precisely why we cannot ignore it. So look, here's the deal. Coming from an English-speaking Western country, I get why they censored the cigarette. You're marketing the show to kids, even teenagers, and it does actively promote smoking. Through the idea that Sanji smokes and Sanji is cool, therefore, smoking must be cool. That doesn't mean it isn't absolutely ridiculous though. And the primary issue is that, admittedly, like most things in the Four Kids dub, it is impossible to take Sanji seriously, ever.  It takes away from great dramatic moments and sort of comes to define Sanji in a way that the cigarettes never did. The thing about smoking Sanji is that cigarettes are an accessory. It's a character trait. However, a Lollipop provides a much more bold statement.  And just like that, you have a perfectly captivating character reduced to the status of a temporary candy. And look, to be honest, this change is but one of many to do with smoking. And some may argue that other characters were impacted more heavily by this censorship. But I disagree simply due to the fact that Sanji is a key protagonist. And so this particular decision has a much greater long-term impact on the series as a whole. But of course, it certainly wasn't the worst change made by Four Kids. Number four. Crocodile's Hook. Now, if you're looking at this image and thinking, huh, what's wrong? That looks exactly how I remembered it. Well, you'd be correct. This is quite possibly one of my favorite shots in the entire series, both in the anime and the manga. I love the colors. I love the silhouetteing. But most of all, I love the feeling it gave me when I first laid eyes upon it, which was shock and uncertainty. This was the first time that Luffy had truly been in a no-win situation and nobody was coming to save him. It was dark and wonderfully suspense building for a generally bright and happy Shonen series. All right, so with that in mind, let's examine what Four Kids managed to accomplish with this shot. Glorious, isn't it? The sheer lack of attention to detail, emotional intent, and any form of artistic integrity is almost a piece of art in and of itself. It's a perfect representation of how to ruin something beyond repair. I mean, in this masterpiece, Luffy really does look like more of a reclining Renaissance nude, nestled carefully within the inviting crescent of Crocodile's Hook, which is really odd because he was yelling at him just full of life a second before this happened. Not only that, but Luffy has also quite magically developed some sleeves on his upper body, despite the fact that he was wearing a sleeveless top in the shot immediately prior.  Sort of like a museum of what not to do ever again, because I understand that, hey, maybe getting impaled is a bit dark for children's TV, but if you are going to go to the effort of censoring something for that audience, then at least get rid of the sleeves. This is lazy, confusing, pointless, and I cannot believe that someone was paid cash money to take time out of their day, perhaps even week to make this happen. And with this sort of artistic integrity in mind, let's move on to number three. The, um, this thing. So this is probably the crowning achievement of four kids editing. So I get it, you're making a show that is focused towards children and you're not too keen on the whole gun violence aspect. Cool, entirely understandable. Although I do question the sanity involved when choosing to adapt a series that, especially early on, has such a huge focus on guns to the point where it is absolutely impossible to edit them all out. So as a result, we get things like making them look like water pistols or chucking corks in them, which is sad, but that's one thing. And it's entirely another when we are presented with this. Now, I honestly can't tell if the result of this gun edit is because someone was feeling incredibly uncreative that day, or because someone was feeling far too creative that day. Either way, this is what we have. And I struggle to explain what this device is or why Kobe, Luffy, or even the audience cares. As far as I can tell, what was once a gun is now some sort of precarious trigger-activated power hammer.  And I guess that might be where making it look so ridiculous comes into effect because it minimizes the thought of potentially bludgeoning someone to death. But the problem is also that, well, Kobe could just run away because this weapon is no longer a projectile and will have an incredibly short range. So what we have is a completely unthreatening, threatening scenario, in which the weapon is too ridiculous to accomplish anything.  The best thing I can say for this change is that it does not impact the story going forward. It's ridiculous no-spost at the height of four-kid shenanigans is isolated. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for our top two contenders. Number two, Bellmere's Dungeon. So this entry is so much less kinky than I made it sound. But as we explored in the previous contender, four kids doesn't like guns. And thankfully, coming up, we have a more merciful edit than the Helmepo abomination. However, it comes at a much greater cost. So as I'm sure we're all familiar with, and if not, well, spoilers for a little series called One Piece. But the climax of Nami's flashback is when our long murders Bellmere by shooting her in the head in the manga or the chest in the anime or the head in the anime specials. Whatever the case, he shoots her. Now, not only is the weapon a problem here, but so is the general idea of death. Because remember, this is kids' television and death is not a topic for 7.30 in the morning, unless of course, there are dragon balls involved.  And as such, the four kids' team had to come up with their most creative solution yet and replace the gun with our long pointing, menacingly, as well as replace the gunshot itself with the following dialogue. How about a nice room in a dungeon for the rest of your days? But this really just, I, God, I don't know where to begin. I guess that the implication is that Bellmere eventually died in prison, coming naturally to the end of her days, but this just clashes with everything. With Bellmere dead, Nami's despair is so profound as is the rest of Kokyashi Village. It is enough to crush them into subservience, but with her alive at any point, the goal would shift from finding enough money to buy the village to freeing Bellmere. I mean, unless of course, Nami, Nojiko and the rest of the village just decided to let her rot in what has been described as a nice room in a dungeon. Sounds quite pleasant, actually. And look, I know that the implication is that it's not a nice room at all, and Arlong is being a delicately evil prick, but the fact is that this word choice was not made to suit the character. It was made to lighten a moment that had already been significantly lightened, like you can practically hear the four kids show runners in a meeting as this dialogue is being played out. Hmm, so our anti-death policy means that we can't kill Bellmere. So how about we have the fish guy point threateningly at her? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. A threatening point is far too dark for this company. How about when he points at her? He offers her some nice accommodation. You know what, Steve? You're right. Everyone can enjoy that. Everyone except anybody watching the show because this one move lessens the development of Nami's character, it wrecks any sense of fear regarding Arlong, and it just looks and sounds plain shit.  Iceberg Laboon. There is no doubt in my mind that this is by far the biggest travesty committed by the four kids dub that irrevocably changed the series as a whole. So basically, if you're unfamiliar with this change, once the straw hat's clear reversed mountain enter the grand line, in the four kids' version, they do not encounter Laboon.  And this is not a simple edit like admittedly everything else on this list has been. This is actually the removal of an entire arc because if the straw hats don't encounter Laboon, then none of reverse mountain actually happens. And this is very, very bad because this is where the crew meet Crocus here about Raftel for the first time and are given a log pose in which to sail the grand line. And when they also meet Vivi here for the first time, so reverse mountain is pretty pivotal for a mini arc. But if I had to speculate as to why they got rid of the entire thing, I'd say it has to do with Laboon self-harming and the idea of the Baroque works agent's mission to kill him. But this decision just ruined everything because as a result, holes needed filling. The crew needed a log pose which conveniently appeared on the ship without anybody realizing they needed a forehand as well as a convenient recollection of memory featuring reused footage of previous episodes to understand how it works. But should the four kids stop have continued, there would have been a completely unfixable issue which is that Laboon and Crocus are incredibly important to the world, especially in the case of future straw hat pirate Brooke. In fact, his entire dream rests solely on one day being able to visit the whale that was made into an iceberg. So look, while everything else on this list has been bad, some might even say pure vandalism and destruction of property, this particular change is reckless, inconceivable and irredeemable.  But that pretty much doesn't for the top five worst changes made by four kids. If you enjoyed this video and the content this channel produced in general, then please do consider donating to the ground line with you Patreon because the support of all of your amazing people is what continues to make this channel possible. And if you'd like to see more videos like this but apply to other anime and manga series, then please do check out my second channel, New World Review for all of your wider needs. And if you'd like to join the fun at any time, then please do head over to my Discord server where a wide array of shenanigans takes place on a daily basis. And finally, please do comment with your own worst changes made by four kids. This has been the ground line review and I'll see you next time. Do you think aliens exist? Yeah, sure, why not? They might not be the oval headed anal probing beings that we've seen in a lot of media, but I find it pretty shockingly hard to believe that there is no other sentient life in the universe. Plus aliens have been confirmed to exist in one piece so why not real life, eh? Whatever happened to Zora's buddies, Johnny and Yosaku? Ah, fun question here. So if you're an anime only watcher, you'll probably have no idea what became of this dynamic duo. However, they have popped up in the manga during one of the post time skip cover stories. And essentially immediately after Arlong's defeat, these two parted ways with the straw hats and continued the whole bounty hunting game. However, they were so, so terrible at it that they gave up and decided to become fishermen in Kokuyashi Village where they live to this very day. Have you ever read slash watched one piece? No.


It's day six of the war here in northeast Syria and things have been moving so quickly that we've barely had a chance to keep up with what's happened across the region. Before the death and suffering that we've already witnessed in the short time, one event has hit me harder than any other and two days on I'm still struggling to process it. Hevrin Khalef was the co-president of the Future Syrian Party, a party founded under the banner of decentralized democratic pluralism. The FSP exists to represent the progressive movement that Rojava is so famous for in the Syrian national parliament in Damascus. She was highly respected and universally loved here in her hometown of Derik, where I have also made my home. Three days ago, while driving on the main east-west M4 highway between Surikhania and Dela Bayad, Hevrin's car was stopped by Turkey's proxy forces, the so-called National Army. On camera, they dragged her from her car, repeatedly assaulted her and then shot her multiple times. The footage they recorded shows these militants in their Turkish army uniforms and with the flag of Turkey on their arm patches using the already mutilated bodies of Hevrin and her friends for target practice. This war crime, filmed and broadcast across social media, was celebrated in the Turkish press with one outlet referring to it as a successful operation to neutralize a terrorist. These murders on the M4 highway since shockwaves throughout northern Syria. Today, a memorial for them was held in the city's main east centre and I went along to pay my respects. Almost a thousand people turned out, including soldiers who had returned from the front line specifically to form a guard of honour for the ceremony. Her death is significant in many ways, but for me I think it most poignantly represents a microcosm of this time we find ourselves in. A young, hopeful woman, having tirelessly worked to carve out a radical plan for democracy, mercilessly slaughtered on camera by a NATO-backed butcher cheered on from the sidelines by other men. Hevrin is fast becoming a symbol for what people, particularly women here are fighting for and her mother's powerful words during the funeral are becoming a rallying call for the resistance. There will undoubtedly be more Hevrin's in the coming days and weeks. For each one there will be more and more Syrian women during the resistance to fight for this better world they have already given so much to create.


Hey co-friends, I'm Bianca Renee and this is Brianna Chanel and today Hey co-friends, I'm Bianca Renee and you're watching Bianca Renee today and today We're gonna have a little play date because I bought I know I'm 29 years old And I'm really really really excited about this toy but This is not any type of Barbie doll y'all She has curly hair. I Have never in my childhood life Ever had a doll with curly hair that looked anywhere relatively close to me She even has highlights do a full unboxing. We're gonna talk about this doll We're gonna talk about how important it is to have dolls like this and I'm really excited I got this Barbie doll from Walmart. I ordered it online during all the Black Friday sale So I think I got it for like $19, but now it's back up to its normal price, which is 29 88 but available in stores and online at Walmart. So I'm gonna open this up right now for the first time I don't know how much they strap in these Barbie dolls.   How's the kids supposed to get this out? I'm an adult and I'm struggling right now. Oh And the bottom all right Almost there people are almost there. Look at this later Here she is look with the back of the box into her hair You see you got to have a satin lined box. Let's shake her out She got a little flat in the box there. Wow her hair is actually really soft She has very similar curls to mine. She's definitely like a 3b maybe 3c But that box girl that box did you wrong this Barbie? Definitely deep conditions once a week She moisturizes she uses a leave-in when necessary. Let's say what else is in the box Inside you also get Why is everything so accessories looks like we get 25 different pieces we get my favorite thing in the box is this little Actually functioning too. I might use this. There's actually some Barbie. They also give us a little Curly barrette. I don't I guess if she just needs one Random extension maybe some pretend bangs maybe it's for us I don't really know what this is for and most important this hair We could pick it out make it even bigger get her some volume. This is so important I am really glad that they included a comb and a pick instead of a brush because I would definitely send the wrong message To girls with curly hair because we don't use a brush, especially when our hair is dry So very good job to ever made that decision. This is just another reason why it's so important to have people of color Working in the workplace like Barbie so they know to add something like a water bottle squirt bottle or pick instead of like a brush Look just like us curly girls She's got that one curl that doesn't want to act right don't worry girl.  Let's do a quick little diva cut. Shall we? Perfect dry cuts will always get the job done. Let's examine this Barbie a bit more shall we so she does have a headband on the headband does Come off so then your little daughter watching she could now wear the headband. Let's see if I could oh, yes I don't know if this little scrunchie is gonna do it, but we're gonna try It's just gonna be a once-around type of thing Pulling it through Mohawk too. Oh, she's cute I don't know what you're doing for the rest of the day, but um, I'm busy Okay, girl, so I don't know who did your color, but it's a little Patchy in the front, you know, there's a lot going on here not too much color in the back But luckily we could add some more color So I'm gonna grab the hair gel even though. It's not gel. They should have called it hair color I'm gonna apply a little bit to my Pretend a rubber applicator. That's not even a bristle. Wow. This is bright. I Hope you wanted some very bright color because that's what you're getting. So I don't know Let's do some Pintura highlights. Shall we let's just grab, you know, whatever piece is calling me like this one Oh, yeah, this is great girl Hope you wanted neon pink because that's what you're getting So there's her new neon pink highlights that I gave her I mean, I'm no professional guys, this is DIY I don't know why she chose pink, but you know, whatever she wants. All right now according to the instructions Warm water will make her nails look more of a dramatic pink and the cold ice water will make her nails a natural pink So I've got some warm water. Do you like crypto jail? You look pretty like my dolls. I'm pretty you want hand massage five Dalamo This side is the hot pink color you get with an icy water and this is the light pink color you get with more water Okay girls, so now your nails are done.  We had the regular Barbie who was white and blonde Then we had Teresa who was the brunette possibly Latina and then we had the black Barbie Chelsea Who also had straight hair so little Bianca probably was thinking well I'm not just white like mom and I'm not just black like dad I'm a mix of both and I'm this like light brown color pretty much like Teresa and the Latina Teresa was the only Option that I guess I felt like really represented me So the fact that we are finally branching out from just three types of people and having now different hair options is great I do think it's taken way too long, but I Will take the progress Hopefully moving forward. We will also see a Latina doll with curly hair Maybe a lighter skin version of this with curly hair Maybe blonde curls, maybe redhead curls like between emojis and Barbies There needs to be a quicker change now. I don't have any children of my own yet But when I do I definitely plan on getting dolls that represent and look like my daughter having this curly hair We could do so many fun hair days and lessons from just having a doll with curly hair So then know to use a pick for volume and a wide tooth comb instead of a brush So know that she does not need to wash her curls every day She could just refresh with her spritzer spray water bottle We'll also probably doing group deep conditioning treatments with Barbie We'll get a little shower cap put some pretend deep conditioner on her let it sit for 20 minutes I would also teach my daughter that it's very important for Barbie and her To put her hair up into a pineapple when she sleeps so that her hair is nice in the morning Now this is a lot of hair so probably not these one of mommy's scrunchies, but we're gonna wrap this around One full time That is how we sleep lessons you could teach your kids with this doll This video is not sponsored by Barbie But Barbie if you are watching call me because I definitely have some more curly hair ideas for you But I do recommend that you guys Buy a curly hair doll for your kids So now I really want to start a curl top conversation down below in the comments What do you guys think of this curly Barbie doll? Would you have wanted a curly doll growing up? Would you get one of these for your kids? Do your kids have any dolls that do look like them with curly hair leave all your thoughts down below in the comment box We could start this conversation And I really hope that this Barbie sells out like maybe if we just continue to buy all these curly dolls I mean money talks and Barbie's gonna want to make money So if the curly Barbie is selling out that's a message before you go I hope you give me a thumbs up and subscribe I post makeup videos on Fridays and curly hair videos on Sunday And you can follow me on Twitter Instagram and snapchat at Ms. Bianca Renee for daily curly hair tips I'll see you guys next time. Thanks for watching Bianca Renee today Look girl, I know you have a busy schedule, but you have all these highlights now You're gonna have to deep condition just 20 minutes once a week. That's all you gotta do can't wait He could wait


For joining my name is Jason shepherd the VP of ecosystem at Zedita and also an Ella Fedge board member And today we're going to talk about Ella Fedge, you know as a overall umbrella project within Linux Foundation But then also, you know where we're headed some of the key elements of the overall project What the sub projects are you some of the verticals that we're going after in the like You know and with me are my esteemed panelists Starting with Malini You know with VMware, maybe you do a quick introduction and we'll go through the the panel and then kind of get right into it So, hi everyone, I'm Malini Banderu and I work for VMware. I lead the open source IOT edge efforts and I've been involved with edgex foundry for over two years So that's how I also know Jason And with that I hand off Yeah, Vikram Hi, I'm Vikram. I'm a product manager at Mobilegex. I deal with infrastructure Developments there. I also chair the Linux or Linux foundation edge architecture group And at Daniel Hi everyone, my name is Daniel Latharo. I'm a senior technical program manager at the cto office with osis off and I lead the open source program and I'm also a board member at Ella Fedge All right, cool. I'm in Tom. Hey everybody. I'm Tom Nado. I'm a director at Red Hat where I lead networking and a technical partner engineering and we we do a lot of work on Linux foundation edge and networking projects including Ukraine All right, great. Well, welcome everybody. Obviously we've been working together for a while in Ella Fedge and you know, so for The audience. So if you haven't heard of Ella Fedge, you know, it's an umbrella organization within the Linux foundation very similar to how cloud native compute foundation runs also LF networking Where it's a collection of complimentary projects that that we bring in together as a broader community You know projects run independently, but the goal is to start to harmonize across the different projects over time and You each one serves You know a different area in the stack and while on the surface there may seem like some overlap There's also the whole point is to be welcoming as a community and then kind of work through You know any any potential overlap over time and and then also recognize that there's just different choices out there in the market So, you know, that's just how the how open source works But you know think of Ella Fedge, you know as a collection of projects that help developers fast-track Projects for you know iot and edge solutions. So it's not not just about iot. You know, it's a common misnomer You know edge is such a broad topic we'll talk about that throughout this session, but but also You know, how do I how do I Simplified development, you know stop inventing the middle over and over again We're seeing a lot of that happening right now a reinvention of the same things You know that shared technology investment through open source is so important How do I drive more interoperability across different components? You know through an open model You know, how do I decouple my data from any given back end any given cloud? So I'm in control of my data. You know, that's another key element, you know having a multi cloud strategy that starts with an open edge I think we all think is is very important. So a lot of different elements to it But then you know as I mentioned edge is a a nebulous term So I guess the first thing, you know, there was one thing we did recently Was create a taxonomy for LF edge and build standards joke is how do you sell the standards problem is create one more standard So the Taxonomy, how do we solve the taxonomy problem going to create one more taxonomy that we've been getting a lot of good traction with it because of The way we approached it that vikram had led that effort. Maybe vikram. You could tell us a little bit about The taxonomy and just some of the stuff that you've been doing within LF edge Thanks Jason. Yeah, so this came about that We saw so many Overloaded terms and then market and there are so many verticals as Jason was pointing to but we saw a common pattern of continuum We saw there's maturity in the cloud native technologies. Can we take these and extend it to edge workloads? And then we started looking at these problems in in ways that could It's could solve real problems. So we divided this Different edge boundaries into four distinct boundaries Then we talked about what would be the the best ways to look at how enterprise edge would come about what we call as user edges in there How do these edge boundaries sometimes bleed into telco's edge? What are the architecture transfer service provider edge? How can they capitalize on this trend where they can actually migrate workloads from enterprise to Their own network. Um, we suggested few application deployment models there We also talked about some of the patterns we see And in this continuum, we also used some of the mature cloud native technologies which you can extend in these boundaries We also talked about a bunch of these workloads which active projects in the Linux foundation edge are actively working on to solve some of these key challenges But what we want to see and do in the next version is what we are looking for a feedback from you guys to understand What would you like to hear more? We made a first attempt To make it easier for people to understand Not complicated with 5g standards or 3gpp or whatever telco is it talking about but make it easier for people to understand How they can benefit from this newer trend Which is coming their way um Now with there are multiple ways you can actually give us feedback You can join different slack channels or tools we lfh has One good source to understand our paper is We have a video uploaded for our webinar on the lfh channel is titled as demystifying edge You should take a look at it The resource that white paper itself is available under this four resources column on the lfh.org But you can reach us through lfh.org the best way which we think you can contribute is by joining our TAC architecture working group So once you reach out to our social channels, you will be redirected to the TAC architecture working group if you are interested And work with us to define the new things One of the things which we are excited about is now that we have laid out a structure For the technology underneath and how this continuum can work What can we do with the real applications and try to understand their needs and try to talk about the real application work Which can come alive. So this is has been our thoughts. We would look forward to your fact feedback in your future Back to you Um Vikram, you mentioned you broke it up into like four kinds of edge type of things Could you comment about the typical size or the kind of hardware you have at these four types of edges? Like is it one node? Is it 10 hundred something along those lines to help the audience? Yeah, great question. So it it what we saw is We understand the cloud edge, right? This is like a massive data scientist and then there is service provider edge again Same side of the same similar structure, but maybe a little bit less compute The elasticity in the cloud is probably not there, but then user edge is also very involved I mean if you look at iot workloads, that could be just edge gateways There could be some things that the actual enterprise is running there. I'm all workloads. This might be actually a mini data center Um, so different hardware different footprint. So we dissected these boundaries in terms of various Angles one was how the footprint looks like One is like how much cloud native can we go inside? How can we reuse some of the technologies? So if you look at it, that's how we dissected it But we haven't made hard boundaries around these These four things we call as edge what we often see is let's say 5g can offer Private lds and there's a bleeding in across these boundaries So we're not making something really hard and fixed But we want to make it easier for people to understand that these things can work together, right? And then there is There is a continuum existing across them. So defining these terms clearly expressing them. I think is what the idea was for the picture Now we've been getting a I think a lot of good traction You know across the analyst community and just with folks in general because it's it's rather than a lot of edge definitions The taxonomies we've seen Use very nebulous terms like thin and thick near and far Near and far. I joke. It's like sesame street when Grover's like near and far like and I mean it's it's it's a commonly You know well known thing in the telco world, but it means different things to different people and so um Even the the the word real time is very subjective very different if it's latency critical versus latency sensitive You know, no one no one's gonna, you know die if your netflix shuts off Uh, you know might be inconvenient, but but very very different. Um, so latency critical workloads versus latency sensitive That's one of the considerations that we talk about in the taxonomy Is it in a physically secure space like a data center micro module data center? Whatever or is it not you know distributed out in the wild you have to do different things Is it so constrained me to vikram's point that you can't you do various different hardware abstractions You can't run virtual machines or containers Those are the types of considerations that we used to break up the continuum But then also as vikram said there's not like hard and fast rules You know across the lines that it just you know, I think the way we came about it as a community It helps to create more definitive, you know, absolute technical trade-offs to think about the continuum versus the the fuzzy language Also, do you see don't forget like one of the one of the important things we did was to define what edge is or what it's not There's that yeah, right. I mean, it's just sort of like cloud, you know a couple years ago It's it's everything and that really helped break it down too Which is you know, there are different kinds of edge and that's okay and Like we said, uh, we were talking earlier You know one of the things too that it's It should be obvious that there's there's a bunch of common components that can be reused in just really different form factors as they call them or You know the same thing just slightly reused or slightly used in a slightly different use case but Reused so we're not reinventing Whatever component I mean pick anything I mean because we saw this as as the project sort of started to grow in this in this in the lf edge area And that was one of the debates we had early on, right? Which was how many of these do we need and what we realized is that these aren't the same these they were actually different And they were different enough like what vikram was saying That they actually make sense to stay, you know to keep around and care and feed because they're addressing Actually a different kind of use case Well, that sounds like an excellent segue into talking more about a crane up Projects Yeah, I'll talk a little bit more about what the the goal of the crane a project is Yeah, so originally. Um, yeah, it's a good segue. Um And by the way, uh, vikram, I was going to say if people need more, uh Want to give more feedback about the paper you should give them your phone number and they could just Get But uh, we'll put it up in chat. Put it up in the chat. Um, yeah, the the cranial project itself started off really as the The kernel of the lf edge it became the lf edge, right? And uh, when we started the project You know, look, we didn't really know what we were doing in terms of edge, right? As I was saying edge was all of this stuff, which was not core effectively, right? And it was like your uh, sesame street analogy it's either near or far but um We really needed to get down to the details and break it down and that's so a cranial actually started If you look at the blueprints, uh pattern or blueprints Were the way that we tried to break that down and define the patterns, right in the the contextual situation or the use cases that mattered and If you look now, I mean, that's how the project actually does releases They're basically done around a blueprint each blueprint gets a release its lifecycle managed And you'll notice that there are components that are recycled within blueprints You know, thankfully because we're not, you know, we don't have two things we We've created more like one and a half things and we've addressed two use cases bingo, you know, and So you can see, um, you know the the current state of the art And in fact, it's it's instructional to look through the page that has the blueprints on it You can see this evolution. I'm talking about where we started off with I remember bringing this up here was just sdn enable broadband access Yeah, that's that's neat, but that's actually there's a bunch of sub cases in there, right and um, and you can see like If you go to where we are today We've narrowed this down pretty pretty narrowly. I mean there's like a micro mech use case, for example, which took mech which is A pretty narrow area anyway. I mean if you slice off mech in the edge bucket But now we have micro mech so you can see for example, some folks realize There's some special tuning you need to do to actually use this use case And that's really what we're after and that's been real real goodness in this project And it lets people focus on I like you said this Jason earlier like let's stop reinventing the middle and focus on the stuff on the outside Just to evoke the edge word again Let's focus around the edges not the not the middle Yeah, and then the project is is kind of bouncing between Both a horizontal focus and a vertical focus, right? Yeah, and so that's you know the The horizontal focus is really the breadth of use cases so to speak and the horizontal focus or the vertical focus is more like Which platform or platforms can be recycled? I think Milani you talking about this earlier And Daniel about you know recycling components from existing platforms commercial and open source To address the use case and again the the blueprint tries to define the use case and the implement and and implementation Or the components you can use in your implementation and that's a That's a departure from other projects that we or other ways. We've we've approached this ad in the past like I mentioned op and a v or own app in the past Open daylight these projects really focused on either a singular thing Or too many things and they just it wasn't they didn't have a good way of organizing How the project worked and I think these are really You know back to the blueprint thing. They're also a great way to organize the project And a good way for other people to show up and realize where they can contribute immediately as a developer angle Anyway, so yes, I guess tell us more about No, no before that one you had a question Yeah, uh tom, you know, you mentioned vertical and horizontal and using technologies You know across blueprints at the horizontal layer something like maybe kubernetes or open stack or You know open daylight Is there anything happening in that space where these edge use cases are giving feedback to those other projects to maybe Extend them or redefine them or maybe prune them like Like kubernetes is large and it's typically used in data centers Is lf edge may be giving them feedback to maybe trim something or do something a little differently or provide another capability for edge use cases Yeah, that's a that's a good point Again, indeed don't reinvent things that exist department, you know a crane are their examples of that that we've done already uh early on In the early blueprints, they were stack related and those there were a bunch of additions and Enhancements that had to happen to stack that were pushed back Into the actual open stack project And even other projects which I I can't remember exactly but my team was doing a fast and furious work on that early on and We were pushing there and now most recently into kubernetes And and we say kubernetes, but there's like 500 components in kubernetes right now, but You know and that's really part of the challenge too is like finding The component because it probably is one that exists and then modifying it rather than building a new one And and it's important to modify it too. By the way, I should mention this is one of the mistakes We made an opn of e which was we tried to own the component or make a copy of it and then modify it or whatever And it was effectively a fork of the mainline project which then became a real bunch of fun merging all that stuff back so I think you know examples of that are I I raised this earlier like the kubernetes data store is a good example. There was some debate early on about In in one of the blueprints we were looking at about building their own data store. He said, well, no, let's not do that There's one that comes for free. That's pretty good. Let's use that one And and there there's a variety of these examples And they're and it's good that there are a lot of them It means we're recycling So melanie, I guess you know tell us a bit more about Your work in edgex. I mean obviously near and dear to my heart having worked on that since the beginning and we've worked on it together, of course And one of these days I'll learn how to pronounce your name, but Either way Yeah, tell us about your experience in edgex and some of the similar principles that tom was talking about in terms of not reinventing the wheel So one of the things I totally like about edgex is it says I focus on the edge Let me just get this piece right. Let me not worry about orchestration Let me not worry about management. Let me not worry about anything else. So that's its strength and because that's its Main focus you can leverage it in other systems and deploy it and its focus being the edge It says, how do I connect to southbound devices? Whether they're sensors or actuators? Do I support enough connectivity protocols be it bluetooth or mqtt or http? So that's one of its strengths that it focuses on that connectivity And then another piece is it has a rules engine in there so you can do some data processing at that edge So your latency to respond to you know important critical things You know as jason mentioned earlier is a latency sensitive or latency critical You can address those sort of use cases further. Is there some kind of analytics you want to do at the edge? You know, let's say it's a carriage or it's a ev charging type of edge. How often do these vehicles come? How long do they stay? That's what a processing you can leave at the edge inside to pump all that data up to a cloud using a lot of network bandwidth To build those kind of analytical models of these different endpoints And another very nice thing about edgex foundry apart from the rules engine and the connectivity is It says I can export anything you want in any format you want So it has an app function stk that allows you to customize these different outputs that you want to expose Thank you cool And you know and so then we get questions all the time so again as a project where we're Looking to see how we can converse things over time But also recognize where there's there's an inherent different approaches that you need to take and We get asked all the time is it will fledge and edgex. What's the difference and You know I look at it.  So obviously, you know, I You know been deeply involved there But at the same time I see there's a lot of value in the way the the fledge community is approaching things and You know, I think based on the fact that there's a continuum. There's different choices that people have to make Uh, would love to see you know convergence on some of the connectors over time and things like that But but that's part of a whole value of of a community Working together and figuring out what makes sense. But Daniel, can you tell us a little about, you know How fledges approaching things and you know your experience working with that community from osi? Yeah, absolutely. So um Fledge is uh, specializing in uh in the continuum Describe in uh in the paper as a lower footprint than other frameworks, but it also Is position itself in the industrial vertical acknowledging the differences between operations or critical operations versus the rest of the world and um Uh There is a lot of data to be collected. Uh, you know, there's every company right now is going under digital transformation COVID is fast forwarding that and companies have realized that they need to automate and collect A lot more data than they were collecting before and operations has all of these um Kind of type processes and Fledge is trying to help, you know, collect all these diverse data from all these these diverse protocols tiny sensors and combine it to operational data And you know, provide this sort of swift swiss army knife, you know for the edge the operations edge um help fast track development for tiny, you know sensors again different protocols and and and basically Stunderize and curate that data and integrate uh with cloud and other historians and and Products that are used in in those markets or those verticals Yeah, and I you know, I think that uh, you know, I mean the closer you get to the physical world the more, um constrained everything gets the more Custom the form factors get the more Diversity there is and whatnot and that's where I think why I think what we were seeing a number of projects I mean, obviously we have, um, you know SDO in terms of the new project within the community secure device onboarding We've we've got open horizon and we've also got fatal. We've got other projects and and everyone's kind of approaching things in a A little bit of a different way, but we're also, you know seeking to go find that convergence over time but, um You know eve, I'll talk a little bit about you know eve. So so is that either we'd contributed eve? uh You know as one of the the the founding projects and you know think of eve is is focused on Creating a universal abstraction layer for a stuff that's outside of the data center So, you know, a lot of great tools, you know for server class infrastructure and data centers You know tend to be physically secure Got a really good connection between a controller and that data center and You know eve is is a bare metal compute foundation Of course completely open open source vendor neutral apis That enables you to abstract virtual machines and containers Whatever workloads you want from that underlying hardware, which as you get into the day out of the data center world out into the wild It's it's super diverse between x86 and arm hardware You need to have a very strong zero trust security model because people can Access that hardware often you might not really know that you're on a Network behind a network firewall. You don't even know what the network is So that's been the focus of eve So think of you know in the paper we define the smart device edge is is basically any device that's outside of a data center But still capable of running apps and it's the lower limits about 256 megs of memory and then below that you go super constrained Embedded software more custom over the air tools because that because of those constraints The smart device edge includes as we defined it in the taxonomy mobile devices You know clients pcs those are solved problems with ios and android windows ecosystem, etc When you get into the iot sensor world, it's like wild west And and so eve is you think of eve is like doing for iot workloads of the smart device edge what android did for mobile the same component, you know at that edge and so You know and an edge axe or a fledge would ride on top We're actually building certain to build some blueprints and in in a cranial of how do you use those frameworks with with an eve and start to kind of create some of those You know Well the blueprints across the continuum make it make it simplified but So so that's kind of where we're approaching it from an eve standpoint But then of course the collection of projects, I mean Where do we see things you know headed in you know longer term, you know We're seeking paper on the our feedback on the paper You know, we're we're increasingly trying to get more feedback from end users within the community We're starting to kind of spin up that event, but Um, you know there are many any comments on kind of where we're where we're headed Yeah, I mean the the world is exciting now right with at least we started talking with each other and then We are working across the groups So there are a few thoughts we have in mind we can pursue things what people really want to Get out of us. Is there a real application workload need whether you want to run it on? Let's say it's an iod workload on premise or whether you want to run it on network edge What would be what would you like to see? from us Is there some specific apis you're looking for what verticals you want us to address more? What do you think maybe makes sense in terms of business? So There are a wide variety of things we are looking at there are actually a lot of use of cases We understand the workloads now we want to get in a little bit deeper And that's the feedback we really want to see from the market from the actual users What would you like to hear from us more? Yeah, that's that's the idea jason yeah Daniel any any Last thoughts as we kind of wrap up. It's always hard to find the the mute button. Yes. I Sorry my window often disappears on Yeah, um, yeah, I just wanted to mention that uh, one of the things that I I think is very important that it's happening at LFH group is um, the interoperation and interoperability between the project. So Fletch has been working with eve and as well as Uh, I don't know on a blueprint But it's there's some work on going to kind of interoperate and connect between ejects and fletch As well as integrate with us with the open horizon So I think also combining the the power of these frameworks acknowledging heterogeneity and the advantages of that and basically Promoting that interoperability. I think it's key Moving forward. Yeah, that definitely makes sense. So, uh, uh, malaney like final final thoughts I echo what daniel's saying. We're seeing ejects working with e We're seeing ejects working with open horizon for the management aspect monitoring and management And I think that was the vision of LF edge to bring all these projects together have them talk and work together So we have that common framework available for real use cases Yeah, cool. I mean, yeah, I mean even as zanya mentioned, you know Fletch and ejects communities are talking about How can there be a bridge and and whatnot? Um, and tom like a couple got a probably about a minute left any final thoughts Yeah, just to add to the integration aspect. Um, I I'd like to see more, um, encouragement of operators And I don't mean necessarily telco operators, but we're talking about, uh, you know, daniel was talking about industrial edge iot edge We need to make sure we have the people here working on at least contributing to the blueprints that are going to use this stuff operations is the the gift that keeps on giving and Making that as Good and cheap and inexpensive as possible is is really a big deal. So I that's kind of one thing I'd like to see is is us work harder getting Operators, uh to the to the table Yeah, I mean, I think it's key just You know these days if it's a business if you don't have some comprehension of open source software in your business model I think it's very difficult to to excel because you know, you're just trying to reinvent everything You're you're spending a lot of time is what I heard this term a while back and I I love it It's open sources to avoid undifferentiated heavy lifting And there's a lot of undifferentiated heavy lifting happening out there and then so yeah So I mean to enclosing it You're really welcome people to get involved. You know go to the LF bed site You've learned about any of the projects learn about the overall umbrella Always the best way to In part change and open sources to to vote with your keyboard, you know, right code You know help on the next white paper by contributing, you know thoughts there So with that it you we might have time for you a question or two I know we're kind of pushing the overall time but Thank you for for listening and you can find us in the out in the community and and You know have a good one Thank you everybody. Thank you Hello everyone We're right at time and we will probably not have time for the live Q&A But please continue the conversation on the slack channel that was broadcast out It is a slack channel number two if edge project discussions Once again, that slack channel is number two if edge project discussions And thank you for attending today. Have a good day


I'm Kathleen Keenan and I'm directing the complete history of comedy abridged at Los Nation Theatre. It runs May 30th through June 16th. I'm Rick Ames. I'm playing Rick Ames in the complete history of comedy abridged. I'm Dan Rankin and I'll be saying the role of Dan Rankin in the complete history of comedy abridged. I am Liz Davis and I will be playing Liz Davis in the history of comedy abridged. There are certain types of comedy and this show rolls them all into one. This is a true variety show and we hit on everything verbal, physical, psychological. But is this really complete history of comedy? Of course not. It's abridged. It's in the title. I mean we had the original history and it was this huge book and if we'd done the whole complete history we'd be here for two days and that's just not funny. It's a very physical comedy. There will be places where people are subject to the laws of gravity. We may fall down. We may get back up. We're hoping those two things will happen an equal number of times. You will see an array of styles and you will even have some puppet friends make an appearance. And I am a prop comic of sorts and we have a lot of funny props in this show and we'll actually be using some of the audience as comic props as well. So watch out. I am really excited to be paying homage to the Charlie Chaplin-esque style of comedy. There is going to be a nice sequence of moves that you will definitely recognize. You know we will hope to make our audience giggle and chortle and chuckle and gaffa and tihi and hihi and hiha. In the name of the knock knock, the riddle, and the double entendre. Come see the complete history of comedy abridged at Lost Nation Theater May 30th to June 16th


Hello everyone, here is your God! And today I want to talk to you about my Holy Spirit. Really my Spirit, which is there, really is the most Holy Spirit in the whole world. But before I start my journey about my Spirit, I want to show you a very simple thing that happened to me today. Now, when I come home, I always check the post card. Because you never know. Maybe there is something that is important to you. But usually it only has many factors. For example, I have some random bank factor, I suppose. I have a factor of the apartment entrepreneur. He takes care of the apartment. And also I have a factor of Sydney Aqueduct. I have to pay for one, I suppose. And I have two factors of my priestess insurance. So, usually it only has factors. But today I saw a new letter. And it was actually written permanently. Or it was addressed permanently. Look at it. And when I first saw it, first I saw the manuscript. And I thought, oh yeah, it looks almost the same as mine. And then we actually wrote it to confirm that it was not addressed or that it was not sent by me. Maybe I sent a letter to just to make me happy. But no, it didn't come from me. Because you can see that the postcards are from Britain. And when I first saw it, I thought, hmm, I don't have family members in Britain. So who sent a letter to me. And then I saw that it was called Richard Capro. And for those who don't know, my real name is Richard. It's my secret real name. You don't write my name there. You have to write my name in English because that's my second name, of course. But when I saw this letter, and I saw Capro, I knew that it came from one of my YouTube viewers. And before a while, there was a strange shirt in the YouTube comment about the fact that I am Capro. I don't know where it came from, but it was a strange shirt, I suppose. And when I saw that, I knew that it came from one of my viewers. And of course, I always misread the letter, as you can see, I always misread it and I always misread the letter. First, the word, and it says, a donation of the most good to your community. A real secret prize thanks to the filmmakers. Thanks to the filmmakers. Yes, really, one of my YouTube viewers sent me a donation, but then I thought, why did they find my address? Why didn't they publish my address? So I must have heard the name. Maybe they are here. No, no. And then, I misread the letter, a very strange flag, an Esperanto flag. I always want an Esperanto flag. Because I often said in this channel and in other places that Esperantists need to put flags because we can find another flag on the street. So I finally have my own flag, a flag! So I misread it and always misread it. Thanks for that, but now I want to talk about my family. Well, last night I misread it and I misread it because I saw a lot of Netflix, because last night I misread the new episodes from Spartacus and for those who don't know, Spartacus is a tv show and last time the third series I misread it and I am one of those people who must watch all the episodes without chess.


Sports are supposed to be our escape they're supposed to be our distraction in our happy place It's crazy when they can't be and at this time every sport every athletic escape and rallying point is being halted And we move over to Atlanta. What do you have there? We're already working on trying to figure out who we need to draft and who we need to trade for and who we should sign I don't think we're gonna see much if any off-season training activities and much if any of an off-season workout program Is the newest member of the Atlanta Falcons? Todd Gurley is signing a one-year deal Todd Gurley is going back to Georgia You've got Julio Jones, you still got an experienced quarterback in Matt Ryan, you got Calvin Ridley Brady Jarrett, Dante Fowler Jr. there, we know the linebackers, Keanu Neal They made some moves in the draft that they needed to on the defensive side of the ball Offensively, you know they're gonna have a firepower field to put up points We've exceeded all expectations, we've won the off-season I'm not gonna overlook the Falcons this year Will there be football in 2020? The Falcons certainly think so and they're making plans If we can't get back to normal until this day, what happens? We can't get back to normal until this day, what happens? It is a new routine, but it's not a new normal This too shall pass In Atlanta, we will be stronger together We don't know where a level of normalcy is going to kick in Put on a mask, gloves, watch your hands The NFL is having a season They are going to do it unless someone stops them, period This sets up perfectly for the Falcons to come in and stun people What's that gonna do, man?


Good governance has always been linked to the development status of a country, and everybody knows that this is one quality that is sorely missing in the African continent. Recently, the list of African countries with the worst governance in 2024 was released by World Economics, and surprisingly not one of the military-led governments was on that list. I mean, with how the military governments of Neger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have been condemned in recent times as if they carry the worst plague on the planet, I would have thought that they would be on that list. However, it's the seemingly democratic and civilian countries, such as Nigeria, Chad, the DRC, and Central Africa Republic that are on the list. The World Economics Governance Index is a measure of a country's governance that uses four criteria, including political repression, human rights abuses, economic mismanagement, and conflict. This means that governance, corruption, perception, rule of law, press freedom, and political rights are all considered equally important factors in determining the overall governance score for a country. The index ranges from 0100 with higher values indicating better conditions. Now, in addition to releasing the list of African countries with the worst governance in 2024, World Economics also released the top 10 African countries with the best governance in 2024. And guess what? Burkina Faso, a military-led government, was on that list with a score of 51.8. This is great news considering the fact that military governments are considered the worst in the world. And it also points to the fact that Burkina Faso is on that list because of the leadership of one man, Captain Ibrahim Traore. Right from the beginning, Captain Traore proved himself with his passionate speeches that he was different from every other African leader who was content with the current situation. Immediately, he stepped into power. He began to identify the problems the country was facing and outline solutions to those problems. But he didn't stop there. He implemented and enforced those solutions. How many civilian African presidents have been able to do this? Instead, what most of these presidents do is to either find ways to exploit the problem to their own benefit or ignore the problem and focus on irrelevant things that do not benefit the nation in any way. Ibrahim Traore's approach to governance can be seen in the several actions and commitments he has taken since he assumed power. When he came to power, Traore observed that despite the fact that Burkina Faso was the largest producer of gold in Africa, it did not have its own refinery which meant that exporters of gold needed to first export raw gold or to Europe for it to be refined before selling the gold. This has led to a loss of wealth and opportunities for the country. All the leaders that came before Traore did not see this as a problem or even if they did, not one of them thought to offer a solution. Instead, they were content with the way things were. But Traore chose to be different. Instead of leaving things as it were, he went ahead to provide a solution which was to commission the construction of a gold refinery. In a few months from now, the gold refinery will be completed and gold will no longer be transported to Europe for refinement before it's sold. The gold refinery also ensures that job opportunities will be created and the value at which gold is sold in the country will also increase which will create wealth for the country. But Traore did not stop there. He also suspended the export of gold to other countries in a bid to organize the mining sector which has benefited foreigners more than the nation and construct a waste mining facility for mining residues which will create another value chain opportunity. How many African countries have had the initiative to do this? Take Nigeria, for example. The giant of Africa, which by the way is among the top 10 African countries with the worst governance index. As big as it is with its wealth and resources, there is not a single functional oil refinery which is its major export product in the country. For Nigeria to export its oil, it would have to send it to the US for it to be refined. And after which the US would sell the refined oil at a higher price back to Nigeria before the country would start selling its refined oil. Isn't that a shame and a disgrace? Yet no Nigerian president has ever thought to remedy this situation. Some people would say maybe it is because Nigeria does not have the financial and technical capacity to maintain the four oil refineries in the country. But that's a lie. The country has more than enough to maintain the refineries. But because it has weak and greedy leaders who only care for their bellies, that's why the situation is the way it is. Let's look at corruption. How has Traore handled corruption in Burkina Faso? Instead of leaving it in the hands of a few officials, Traore has decided to involve every citizen of the country in the fight against corruption. To this end, he issued a decree that empowers citizens to report any case of misconduct, treason, and corruption allegations directly to his office. The aim of this decree is to create a transparent and accountable government and to give citizens the courage to come forward with any information regarding illegal activities that may be happening within the government. To facilitate this process, Traore's administration provided a hotline number that connects directly to his office, which citizens can use to make any reports. According to Traore, this mixture will not only help to ensure that corruption is uprooted from every level of government, but also help to restore the people's trust in the government's ability. Now, what about food security and health in Burkina Faso? Did you know that Burkina Faso is a major player in tomato production and export in Africa? Yet, the country continues to import tomato paste to cater to the domestic demand. However, with Captain Traore in power, this will soon change because Traore decided to capitalize on Burkina Faso's production of tomatos and recently commissioned the construction of a state-of-the-art tomatu processing facility. This facility once completed will not only produce tomato paste for domestic consumption, but also generate job opportunities and, most importantly, help to achieve Burkina Faso's food security goals. Speaking of health, according to recent reports, the captain has taken up the initiative to build a state-of-the-art health facility worth $80 million, which will help to provide top-notch health care services to the Burkina Faso people. One striking move that Traore has made is collaborating with the private sector in all his plans and projects. This will help to ensure that the projects are carried out smoothly and without any unnecessary delays. One move in this direction is the introduction of public shareholding. Now, it's a well-known fact that assuming power through a coup led to the suspension of financial aid from the international community, which has led to a reduction in the Burkina Bay budget. So, how is Traore able to carry out all these projects financially? Aside from the revenue generated from the country's exports, Traore decided to involve the public by introducing shareholding, which involves the privatization of government holdings and projects. Moving in this direction, Traore put up 20% of the government's phone company for sale to the public, thereby providing the people of Burkina Bay the opportunity to invest in their country. And guess what? The plan was successful and resulted in generating $60 million in revenue, which was allocated to those critical projects. This forward-thinking approach by Captain Traore reveals his desire and commitment to creating a prosperous and equitable society for the citizens of Burkina Faso. It's less than three years since Traore came into power, but see how much he has accomplished, how many current African leaders can boast of this record. During a press conference, Traore made a surprising statement that caught the attention of journalists. He said that he would support and defend the rights of Burkina Bay's to protest, even if it means protesting against his own actions. He went further to add that he would do so because he sees himself as the servant of his people and, as such, it is his duty to put the interests of his people above his own. What a statement! How many African leaders can boldly come out to say that their citizens are free to protest against their actions? Instead, what we see over and over again is a situation whereby free speech is quickly quieted by the leaders. It's no wonder that Burkina Faso climbed up the ranks to the top 10 African governments with the best governance. No doubt in the next few years with Traore at its head, Burkina Faso will not be as it is today. Captain Traore is proof that good leadership is not based on whether it's democratic or not. In fact, it does not have anything to do with the style of government, rather it's the personality of the leader. What do you think differentiates Captain Traore from other African leaders? It's simply the fact that he is patriotic to the core. Most African leaders, and even the ordinary African citizens, are not loyal or patriotic. They do not care about the development and growth of their country. The only thing they care about is themselves. However, the great changes Africa is looking for will come when Africans learn to be patriotic. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this video.


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Welcome to the 2019 Thielmans Athletic Club Youth Scholarship Bowling Tournament. We would like to thank WSCS TV for filming our championship step ladder finals and will be aired on Spectrum Cable Channel 990. Today's tournament is a two-division, three-person co-ed team tournament using the Baker format. Winning scholarship money but not bowling in the step ladder finals will be the fifth place finishers in each division. Awarding these scholarships will be Mike Kossin who is a tournament chairman. Alright, in division one taking fifth place is the Crosby Richter team. They each won $50 a bowler. And in division two taking fifth place the Leland Benninger team are also winning $50 a bowler. Our first match today will have the fourth place finishers in each division Bowling against the third place finishers and qualifying of each two divisions. Fourth place in division one, Dalton Zieman, Manghap, Travis Tach and Jolene Brucey. They will be bowling against Ryan Dreckeson, Jasmine Colbart and Blake Ryger. Fourth place, fourth place in division two is Taylor Weichichek, Andrea Long and Aaron Hall. They will be bowling against the third place finishers, Logan Van Sistine, Curry Hall and Sarah Berman. The winners of these two matches will then bowl our second place finishers in each division. Alright ladies and gentlemen welcome to the 2019 Thulman Athletic Club Bowling Tournament sponsored by the Thulman Athletic Club and Quick Trip. Today we're going to give away $7,000 in scholarship money and we're going to get things underway right now as the kids get ready to bowl. Starting things off today we have Aiden Long. He's bowling on team Taylor's for Long Hall. He starts off with a good shot. Curry Hall strikes on lane 16. They are from the Sussex, Wisconsin area. There are two different divisions bowling here on lanes 13 and 14. We have division one, which is our higher division, higher seated kids. Division two will be on 15 and 16. We have the top four teams from Qualifying. Three versus four right now. An extra division. Winner will face team two of the second qualifying team in each division. And so on and so forth that we get their championship match. Right now we're going to one game bracket play. When we get to the championship match there will be two games of bracket play. The unique qualifying format this year. We have the teams bowl each team in their division one time and got point for the win. One point for the win. So we based everything on a point total this year instead of total pinfall. We only got lane 16. Even then 16. Strikes up. Jolene Bruce covers the six pin on lane 13. Cover the spare on lane 16 is getting eight pins of handicap. The team on lane 13 getting 25 pins of handicap. Right back. Wire, wire, wire. Follow through. Good mark. The grand champion would be 16. The 5-7 on lane 15. Division two. Team Sussex in division two. As we wrap things up here in the first round step ladder. We'd like to thank our major sponsors. And then we'd also like to thank Trip for their support in this year's field athletic tournament. In fourth place for this year's tournament. Warhawks will move on in division two and face Sussex one. High rollers will also move on and face juniors and that guy. Team RJB will finish this year in fourth place for the scholarship one. Again, we'll be right back after this. The 2019 tournament from Lakeshore Lanes. Spins hiding in trees. Because they're really good at it. Alright, taking fourth place in division one is RJB.  And taking fourth place in division two is tailored for the long haul. Come on up. Congratulations. Second place qualifying in division one. Bowling the winner of the previous match. They are Harley Meski, Hunter Schrober and Matthew Steffen. And finishing second in qualifying in division two. They will be bowling the winner of the previous match in division two. They are Andrew Young, Caden Traigler and Jessica Ryan. Alright, we'll be right back with the next match. Drop that baby. To the 2019 Thuleman Athletic Club bowling tournament here at Lakeshore Lanes. We'd like to thank our major sponsors, the Thuleman Athletic Club and Quick Trip. We have our next matches in division one. High rollers are going to be taking on juniors and that guy on lanes 13 and 14. On lanes 15 and 16, Warhawks will be taking on Sussex. And we'll get things started right now. Good luck to both teams. Both teams on 15 and 16 are from the Sussex Heartland area. It's the Arrowhead School District. Both teams on 13 and 14 are from the Sheboygan area. Again, this is a one game step ladder match. There's a 10 pin on 16. I'm going to cover that on lane 16 right now. Jessica Ryan from Team Sussex on lane 15 with the 4 and 9. Opens up on lane 13 while just didn't have enough finish to carry that out for a bit. Jessica looks probably just to try and get one here. Pretty good spare shooter. Wouldn't be surprised if she gives us a run. Just covers the one. Harley Mesky on lane 13, gets the strike. Sarah Bearman covers the washout on 16. It's only in Bruce to cover her 6 pin, no problem. On lane 15, Team High Rollers. Division 2, there's only a 2 pin difference between these two teams. Lean to cover her spare on lane 14, no problem. Ben Sistine on lane 16, getting ready to throw. Opens Zeman 14, asking the ball to push, it does. Here he's that strike. On lane 16, cover her spare on lane 16. Kayden Trigger pulls it a little bit. It's over the top to leave the 6 pin. That's a good break. Ben Sistine on lane 16, covers his spare on lane 16. Absolutely buried. Jessica Ryan, also buried lane 15. On lane 16, a little slow carry. Just came in behind the head pins. So Team Sussex will move on to the championship match and face team handball. That concludes our second round of matches. We'll be back with the championship match. Why do you ask that, kiddo? Alright, taking third place in Division 1, $200 a bowler is juniors and that guy. And taking third place in Division 2 are the Warhawks. Alright, thank you. Finishing first in qualifying in Division 1, they will be bowling the winner of the previous match. Austin Lockinger and Gavin Supren finishing first in qualifying in Division 2. They will be bowling the previous winner of the match. Hunter Adams, Matthew Sertich, Abigail Winkle. This is going to be a two game match. So after this first game, they will switch lanes and bowl the second game. We'll be right back with that match. Because of you, I feel you let me know that it only takes one person to make you feel wanted. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Youth Scholarship Bowling Tournament put on by Fumon's Athletic Club, the 2019 tournament here at Lakeshore Lanes. We'd like to thank our sponsors, of course, the Fumon Athletic Club and Quick Trip are our major sponsors. Alright ladies and gentlemen, this championship match is two games total pinfall, two games total pinfall with handicap. Champions will then bowl each other in each division for an extra $150 in scholarship money after this match. So right now, let's get our championships underway in Division 1 and Division 2. Team High Rollers Bowling against Team GMA in Division 1 in Division 2, Team Sussex Bowling Team Ham Bowl in Division 2. We are good to go, let's bowl. Heads off for the strike, Travis leaves a high four pin. Again, welcome back to Lakeshore Lanes, the 2019 Fumon Athletic Club Bowling Tournament. Saw a lot of good spare conversions. Kids had their heads high, everybody qualified pretty well. It's a new format this year, interesting format. Each team will head to head in their respective divisions with all the other teams. If you've got the win, you've got one point. We've based everything on points this year, not total pinfall. But then we get to bracket play, step-letter finals, and we're doing obvious reasons. Bruce, on lane 14, comes up a little late. Austin Leisinger, on the big split, took one. Flashes the pocket, carries the five-seven. Dalton Zeman, on the team, covers little pits this year. Doing away $7,000 in scholarship money, thanks to the Fumon Athletic Club and the Quick Trip. Also a special shout-out to Bill and Paul Hover. Athletic Club is always looking for members of scholarships and other things that they do around the community. Feel free to contact them. Austin Leisinger on lane 13, pretty lucky for that. So, Hamlin's going to get a 16-division two. It's going to be a pretty big lead. It's going to be about 50-pins, 52-pins to be serious. It's 54, and his team will finish at 211. All right, so that's the first game on two here at the Fumon Athletic Club tournament. We'll be back right after this with game number two of the total pinfall matches here at Lakeshore Lanes. It only takes a moment to make a moment. Take time to be a dad today. We're going to get game two underway on the second game of the championship match here at Lakeshore Lanes. I'd like to thank our sponsors at Fumon Athletic Club, Quick Trip, Stores, and of course Paula and Bill Hubbard here at Lakeshore Lanes. They can trade what leaves things off on lane 16 with a strike. Gavin comes up a bit high on lane 14. Travis and Hunter throwing at the same time. Hunter gets a strike. Travis Lee is a Messenger 10 pin. So Team is facing Team Sussex in division two here on the right on 15 and 16. Team Sussex is down by 59 pins going into this game. Team GMA, which was our highly qualifying team in division one, is down by, they can bounce back here, Matthew Sertich trying to cover his six pin and does. Austin Leachinger on lane 14. Austin is from the Hurtland Arrowhead District. Down in the Sussex area. He gets his strike. Jolene Bruce trying to get over the top and does, covers her strike. Jessica Ryan covers her spare. Abigail, you're here at the end for those of you at home watching. And we'll get you the winners of each division. Don't forget, we'll be back right after we get these division winners. And we will have a one game scholarship money. There's her spare while Melanie got up there and covered her strike. Gavin gets a little wide, comes back, no problem. Team in division one right now exchanging blows with a strike. Andrew Young goes up a little light on lane 16. He's the seven pin. Just covered his spare in lane 13. Seems pretty excited about that. Andrew Young covers his spare in lane 16. And Austin just gets his spare in lane 14. Doesn't want to hurt that four pin. Leaning Bruce on lane 13. It's his strike on lane 15. Jessica Ryan on 16, she gets her strike.  Looking good. Melanie Hover on lane 14. Nice high flush strike there, no problem. Abigail comes up on 15. He has his soft pen. He comes up a little light. It's a seven pin on lane 13. Big ball here for Gavin on lane 14. You really need to put some strikes together to make this ground. Ring 10 pin. Bad break on lane 16 for Caden Traigler. Leaving the pocket 7-10. Abigail covers the 10 pin. Looks like our division two is pretty much a runaway at this point. I had 59 pins to make up and we're running out of frames. Division two is pretty... Looks like team hand bone is going to come away with a win. Serge gets his crossover strike on lane 15. That'll pretty much seal the deal. So team hand bone is going to walk away with the win. Team success will come in second place. Melanie Hover on lane 14 in the foundation frame. Harry's strike, that's huge. Again, that was only a 29 pin lead. 14 GMA. A possible 14 high flush. Which is 12 pins, which would be 17 pins short. So this is a big ball for Galton. Here in the 10th frame. Travis has a chance to come up here in the 10th frame.  It's a little tight, cold pocket. So right now at this point, it looks like Travis just really needs to stay clean. No big splits. A spare would probably do it. Wash out? Convertible wash out. Not terrible. In the 2019 Thielman Athletic Club Tournament in Division 2. It seals the deal. Team High Rollers is going to take down the number one seed GMA for the 2019 Thielman Athletic Club Tournament in Division 1. So team GMA, cheers to both teams. Congratulations to the team. High Rollers, team Gam, respectively. We'll be back right after this. One game. Winner take-all. Right after this. So we were walking to school. I started thinking about lunch. Mom packed me turkey and cheese. She's smart. Sometimes her mind wanders. We should have a sleepover. I remember saying Laura. I think I heard mom say something. The sign says don't walk. Sometimes it's so overwhelming. I really hope she doesn't have a bad day at school today. When you can see learning and attention issues from their side, go to understood.org, a free online resource with support and tools to help your child thrive. All right. Taking second place, winning $900. $300 each. In Division 1 is GMA. And taking second place in Division 2 also splitting $900 is Sussex number one. 2019 youth scholarship bowling tournament here at Lakeshore Lanes sponsored by the Thielman Athletic Club. We'd like to thank our major sponsors, Thielman Athletic Club, of course, and QuickTrip. We'd also like to thank Paula and Bill Hilbert of Lakeshore Lanes here in Sheboygan. This is a one-game winner-take-all champions of the Champions Division 1 versus Division 2. Team Hambone is going to get 13 pins of handicare, a unique little format. We're going to have one team bowling in 14 and one team bowling in 15 due to TV camera angles. So here we go. We're ready to go. 13 pins of extra handicap for Team Hambone. Extra $150 in scholarship money for the team that wins. $50 each kid, each board. So Travis comes up on lane 14. Good release. Good mark. Good result. Hunter Adams on lane 15. With a good release. Solid nine pin. Both teams pull out of the same center here at Lakeshore Lanes so they're giving each other a little ribbing during the break. Jolene pulls it, the 1-3. Very makeable spare. I think Matthew can probably give Pat a run for his money at this point right now. Jolene pulls it a little bit, opens up in her frame. At the bottom comes over the top. Makeable spare. Dalton breaks up the split coming in a little bit high. And so after all the fuelman athletic club members that were here today to help make this event possible, Matthew opens up in his frame. Dalton covers his spare. Abigail Winkle now going on lane 15. Wasting no time. Good release. A little high. He's a 4-7. Good day today. Good turnout. We had 22 teams. 24 would have filled it. Certainly want to fill this tournament next year. It's a good tournament. Scholarship money for the kids. The kids are going to go home with a lot of scholarship money in the top 14s. Abigail, this is her spare. Here's the 4. 4-6. We have a 3-pin lead. So the handy camp is pretty much on the gone now. 3-pin lead for team Campbell. Here comes up high. Brings up the split. Jolene's getting ready to throw here on lane 14. Taking a little ribbing from Dalton and Matthew. All these kids sporting the Lakeshore Leans Lobo Infusion jerseys. Lane coming up to cover her spare on lane 14. Takes one out of the three. Get that handy cat back. Comes up a little high. A little slow on that one. Grab that at the bottom. Dalton rips through it. And holds. Strips out the 4-9.  No, I'm just kidding. Jolene needs a big strike there. He's going to get that wide. Probably a lot of show. Yup. Get his team back on top with a strike here. Cross over with the messenger. This Abigail covers her. It's a big spare by Abigail. Abigail goes ring 10. So this leaves it open for Hunter. Hunter can double here. The force Hunter to strike on the next ball. And he gets it on lane 15. And a possible 180. 9 pins for the win. Travis has given Hunter a hard time. These two teams we were talking earlier, they said they wanted to tie because they didn't want to beat each other. 9 pins for the win. Strike here from Travis. We could have a tie. In the 2019 Thielman Athletic Club Tournament here at League Shore Lane, we'd like to thank our sponsors, the Thielman Athletic Club and Quick Trip. They did talk about this before we started bowling. So we'll be back right after this with a decision on what we're going to do. We'll be back. Meals on Wheels gives me a chance to be totally selfless. More than the food itself, a lot of seniors don't have family. So just to have someone to talk to, just to say hey, how was your day? That means so much more than a meal could ever mean. We have to look outside of ourselves to be that lifeline to other people. It's worth it. All right, welcome back to the 2019 Thielman Athletic Club Bowling Tournament here at Lake Shore Lane. These guys wanted to tie. They tied. Now we're doing an 8th and 9th and 10th frame roll-off. Don't tie. You will. All right. You guys get 4 pins of handicap for 8th, 9th and 10th. You guys are bowling scratch. Good luck. So Jolene's going to go first on lane 14. Put some pressure on the other team. Again, this is for an extra $150 in scholarship money. Got a chance. Oh, yeah. Here on Travis. Possible 70, 80 on lane 14. $150 in scholarship money. Here at the 2019 Thielman Athletic Club Tournament. Hunter will finish up in his 10th frame. Good ball, good approach, good throw. Soft 10 pin. After this with the awards presentation for the first place and the champion of champions. How are you today? Good. I'm here to talk about how with technology you can make amazing world. Come with me. My team and I groomed the halo world to life. Is that you? That is me. I wasn't a math genius and I knew nothing about coding. But you guys do.  I want your job. I want you to have my job. I'd like to congratulate our division two champs. We're all champion from division number one. Each winning $550. High rollers. Those two groups, $150. Congratulations.