YouTube team keeping clean what's going on is engraving here with another video and in this video very very good news the Ravens are continuing to get healthier of course unfortunately they lose Tavon Young for the season but they're getting some guys back that can add some value to this team but before we get into that I know a lot of you have been asking and requesting like hey we want some kind of live interaction during the game something where we can all talk during the games together us Ravens fans we could talk about what's going on right then and there live so what we're gonna do we have a new group chat it's not on Twitter it's not on Instagram because those group chats are limited those have a limited amount of people that you can add to them and I have like too many on there anyway so there's an app called flick chat it's down below in the description and right here is this is what it looks like so when you see it you'll know exactly what it is it's called flick chat so with flick chat what we're gonna do we're gonna talk on game day we're gonna talk off game day to they're gonna be posed they're gonna be games it's gonna be trivia there's gonna be content it's gonna be fun that is gonna be fun we're gonna have a lot of fun on there so join it is super easy all you got to do is download flick chat download the app and the the group is called Ravens flock it's called Ravens flock and again the link to it is down below in the description to sign up is super super super easy if I can sign up then y'all could definitely sign up because all of y'all smarter than me so y'all check that out because we will be it's live now it's live now so y'all make sure y'all come through and let's have some fun but anyway the Ravens like we said they are getting healthier Tavon Young done for the season they haven't officially put them on in reserve yet though I'm wondering why that's kind of interesting because it's he's been injured and they confirmed that it was a season ending on Monday but today is Friday and they didn't put them on in reserve yet so I'm I don't know what the status of that is but anyway for the first couple of weeks really through the entire training camp Chris Moore was absent he was an absentee of training camp because he was dealing with his finger and like I said that must be a pretty powerful finger to where it just did not allow him to practice but yesterday he returned he returned Chris Moore made his way back to practicing with the Ravens and it was the first time in like literally forever that he had made his return there and that is it's a good thing and it's a good thing for depth now the question that I have though I wonder exactly how he'll fit in now he was he was limited he wasn't a full participant he was limited but limited is where everything starts and that's a good sign for Chris Moore and his returning to this team and his being able to contribute to this team especially on special teams and even though the special teams unit has been doing good it's always nice to have some some quality depth in different areas of your team that can come in and help in a bind and a pinch and all that stuff so the fact that he started practicing again that's a good sign for him for now and for the future of this Ravens team this year now and somebody else who also returned to well he had been practicing since last week but he was a full participant as of yesterday was Justice Hill because we know I believe he was better than like a hamstring issue I forgot exactly what it was but he is a full participant but see the thing with with both of those two I feel like both of those two are sort of on the same boat because both of those two their biggest contributions would be on special teams but again the Raven special teams unit we haven't seen any like any holes anything we haven't seen any issues with it we haven't seen any problems with it now I know as far as the kick return game in the first week Devin Duvenay he was he was breaking for some some long not super long kick returns but he was getting some decent ones and there was one that he got all the way up to like I think the 40 yard line but in the against the Texans there weren't anything that was really jumping that week but it wasn't like any it was like any big huge issues anything like that and then as far as the kick coverage unit Justin Tucker usually boosts him out of the end zone so we usually got to worry about that but they they took care of business anyway for the ones that didn't go to the end zone but there weren't it wasn't any hold like even in pump in in the pump coverage team too they took care of business as well they want any long pump returns anything like that so they were hold they've been holding it down the past two weeks so I just really wonder where Chris Moore I really wonder where Justice Hill would really fit in with the team whether special teams or offense because Justice Hill on offense it's like they of course have their running backs they have Mark Ingram they got JK Dobbins they got Gus Edwards where exactly would a Justice Hill fit in there now of course he gonna need he's fast he got that speed he can catch some passes out of the backfield but it seems like now that they're starting to incorporate JK Dobbins in that role a lot more so I'm just almost feel like Justice Hill may continue to be a healthy scratch and I think even Chris Moore could end up being that too it just all depends on how the numbers work themselves out on game day and and health of course too because it just he's he's not gonna take away carries from Mark Ingram or or JK Dobbins or Gus Edwards and then they have Lamar obviously getting his share his fair share to carries to so with Justice Hill it's just it seemed like it's not in not a spot for him and with Chris Morris almost the same way because special teams they've been doing fine and then at the Y receiver they obviously Miles Boykin Hollywood Snead though those have been their top guys Mark Andrews is out there as a past catch but most of it wide receiver Boykin Snead Hollywood then Duvenay I expect him especially in this Chiefs game I expect him to get some more action and then Pro Shade he's been active too so that's five receivers and you haven't even used Pro Shade yet so with Chris Morris like I don't know where he's gonna fit in with the wide receiver so he may continue being a healthy scratch so we'll see what happens with that but somebody else who has returned to practice limited limited but he's still returned nonetheless has been Justin Matibike now with Justin Matibike when I watched his film the thing that I love from him is that he was a very very disruptive player but he was a very very versatile disruptive player because they could put him inside and he would be disruptive they could put him outside and he would be disruptive so wherever they put him on that defensive line he was wreaking havoc and that's exactly what the Ravens need more of to wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks because they've been doing all right but they could definitely use some improvement there on that defensive front more so in pass rush run defense y'all been doing your thing so we applaud you we applaud you big time but that pass rush they just it has to be better it has to be better in this game cut that they got coming up and in the long run as well now with Justin Matibike he was a limited participant in practice so I don't expect him to play this week I do not expect him to play this week against the Chiefs we'll see what happens with him as far as him practicing today because obviously they haven't practiced yet it's 834 a.m. on Friday morning so they haven't practiced yet but with Justin Matibike I'm really excited to see him and I think that he once he's fully healthy I think he will definitely be on the on the on the roster in the active lineup I do not think that he will be a healthy scratch again I think this week because I think they still get him up to speed and again he was a limited participant yesterday so again we'll see how he does today but I don't expect him to play this week but especially with him just returning to practice yesterday the game being on Monday and that's a possibility but I just I don't see it anything possible though but when he's ready when he's ready to go and I would assume that would be by next week I think they're gonna let him go I think they're gonna let him go let him play let him do his thing so that's gonna be interesting to see but then what once that happens who's gonna be the odd man out I think that somebody who could go inactive could possibly either be a jihad ward or Justin Ellis if I had to pick between one of the two I think it would be Justin Ellis that would go to being inactive on game days if Matibike is active so we'll just have to wait to see and again like I said I think we'll more so be seeing that next week not this week again anything is possible but I don't think that'll be till then so we'll see how it goes we'll see how it goes but anyway team keep it clean I appreciate y'all I love thank you all so much for supporting like y'all y'all got crazy support man and again anybody for the the flick chat the game chat that we're gonna be doing on flick again it's down below in the description super easy to sign up for me like literally I told you if I can sign up for it then y'all can sign up for it and the Graven's group is called Raven's flock y'all will know when y'all get there so I will see y'all on there today let me know when you make it on there if you having any trouble getting on there you shouldn't because if I could do it then y'all could definitely do it you shouldn't have any trouble but if you are y'all know y'all can hit me up and let me know man super easy I appreciate y'all I love y'all thank you so much team keep it clean like Justin Matabique and Chris Moore and Justice Hill are no longer I'm out


Okay guys, so I am back with another destiny video and today I bring you this top five WTF moments of the week But before we go any further I am giving away this resurrectionist emblem to enter simply drop a like and leave a comment Details are on screen now. Okay, so getting straight into the video in at number five We have a clip sent in by Charlie J Now I've added this because I'm sure it has happened to us all and until this day I still don't think there's an explanation for it besides the usual destiny BS What what excuse me Wait, wait, wait, right I spawned Get on a pot What in at number four we have a clip sent in by pred alien 7 0 0 1 I think you might be stuck there mate In at number three we have a clip sent in by a normal gamer when it's your time to go Coming down We kill the guy in at number two we have a clip sent in by bashful Geo. Is it me or is Oryx trying to get his groove on here? Clip sent in by came for her who shows us the perfect example of how to kill a hacker Is now But guys that is the end is top five WTF moments of the week if you enjoyed the video leaving a like is much appreciated on my behalf thanks as always for stopping by and I will as always see you on that next one


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Who would you rather have as your center, Embiid or Yokic? I'll take Yokic, he can do literally everything he would want a basketball player to do on the court.  I'm taking Embiid all day. And I'm going Joker, that's my guy. Oh my god. Embiid, definitely. Yokic. Embiid, 71 points today, he's a monster. Like, no question. I gotta go with the joke. Nicole Yokic has shown the durability of last thing throughout many seasons. Obviously, he's won the MVP, he's carried the team on his back. Embiid's doing it this season, but a little word about Embiid's legs showing the propensity to get injured. I'm gonna have to go with Yokic, I feel like he's a team player, so I feel like he's a good centerpiece today. I'm going Joker.


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Item No. SCP-1123 Object Class Safe Special Container Procedures To prevent degradation of SCP-1123 in its markings, it is to be kept in a hermetically sealed container in an argon gas atmosphere while not being tested. During testing and storage, light exposures should be limited to 50 lux, temperature between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius, and relative humidity at 55%. SCP-1123 should only be transported in its container and should not be handled except during a controlled experiment. When not being tested, it will be stored in a secure climate-controlled locker at Site-19. Description SCP-1123 is a human skull missing the lower mandible on all of its teeth. Across the exterior squamma frontalis is modern chimarescript, written in human blood that translates as, Remember. Their skull and blood have been definitely dated to 1970, and genetic testing confirms that both are from the same individual. SCP-1123 was discovered in 1980 by Colonel Hugh of the Vietnamese People's Army within a collection of human remains in the custody of the ██████ Museum in ██████ Cambodia. SCP-1123 was intercepted by Foundation agents as it was being delivered to Hanoi. The chimarescript is badly faded, and is visible to most subjects beyond 5 meters distance. However, when a subject approaches SCP-1123, they will report the script becoming progressively more visible until, at less than 1 meter, they will report it appearing as if freshly drawn. A few subjects at this distance report the writing is still wet. This effect is not reproducible with audible equipment. To record the script photographically requires optical enhancements or UV lighting. The latter is not approved for use with SCP-1123 as it contributes to the degradation of the object. Subjects at this distance will often also report other anomalous sensory phenomena, including smells such as cooking meat or ashes, sounds such as soft crying, low heartbeats or breathing, or distant footsteps, and tactile responses such as grit in the eyes, ants crawling on the back of the hand, or glass splinters in the sole of the foot. When subjects touch the surface of SCP-1123, they will experience an associative fugue state. Initiation of the fugue state appears instantaneous and is not affected by cessation of contact with SCP-1123. Symptoms of the fugue persist for 90 minutes to 6 hours. The fugue gets characterized by confusion, disorientation, and adoption of a new identity and memories which consist of knowledge including language previously unknown to the subject. In the fugue, the subject will lose all memories of their prior identity. Subjects have shown various reactions to this, ranging from near-canotonia to attempts to escape or attack Foundation personnel. As the fugue state subsides, the subject will regain memories of their prior identity, but will also retain memory of the new, imprinted identity and all of the knowledge associated with it. Subjects have said that it was as if they lived an entire other life as some other person in the period between touching SCP-1123 and recovering from the fugue. Post-fugue interviews have provided enough corroborative information in ████ of ████ study cases for researchers to find historical documentation confirming the imprinted personality's correspondence to a specific individual who had lived at some time prior to the subject. There appears no connection between the origin of the imprinted personality and the identity of the subject based on age, genealogy, gender, ethnicity, or national origin. Imprinted personalities share the following characteristics. 1. The imprint died before the subject's birth. Dates have ranged to as early as 90 years prior to less than one year. 2. The imprint was a victim of subjugation, torture, and or imprisonment. 3. The imprint typically died by violence, usually homicide. Sometimes death has been due to secondary factors such as starvation or infection. 4. The imprint's death was the result of being targeted by a political mass movement, most often with some form of state sanction and or complicity. Subjects undergo no obvious anomalous artifacts due to exposure, but will show psychological effects common to the types of trauma experienced by the imprinted personality. Grief, survivor's guilt, and depression are typical. Suicidal ideation is rare, but has occurred in a small fraction of cases. It should be noted that in treatment of these after-effects, use of anesics have not shown any physiological benefit, and it is often proved to be harmful. 1. Experiment log 1123a Test 0003 Date ████████████ 19. White male of mixed Irish and French ancestry, aged late 30s. Procedure ████████ Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it. Results Subject collapses upon contact with Skull, begins screaming in Armenian. Attacks Foundation doctors when they attempt to assist, calling them Turkish Butchers. Subject is sedated and disorientation subsided for two hours. Subject interviews identify the imprinted personality as an Armenian farmer who was burned alive with approximately 150 other inhabitants of his village by the Ottoman army in 1915. No records exist of the individual, but the event was documented in a 1919 affidavit presented to the multi-tribunals after World War I. Test ████████ Date ████████ 19. Subject Asian and female of Chinese ancestry, aged early 60s. Procedure Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it. Subject expresses apprehension before touching SCP-1123. After touching SCP-1123, subject does not move for 15 minutes. Afterwards, subject sits down on the ground and is unresponsive for two more hours. As few states subsides, subject becomes visibly more distressed and begins weeping. Subsequent interviews identify the imprinted personality as a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl who died in late 1932 from a combination of malnutrition and the after-effects of rape and beatings by members of a Soviet youth brigade in charge of confiscating grain from the Ukrainian peasantry. Test ██████ Date ████████ 2000. Subject Latino female of Cuban ancestry, aged mid-40s. Procedure Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it. Results Before touching SCP-1123, subject complains about smoke irritating her eyes. Subject touches SCP-1123 and ceases all movement and responsiveness for a period of 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, few states concluded, but subject is still touching SCP-1123. Subject does not resist when Foundation personnel escort her from the test area. After one week of being unresponsive to interviews, the subject provides information on the imprinted personality. The imprint was from a Polish woman of Jewish descent who died in a Treblinka death camp in 1942. Test ██████ 1815. Date ██████ 2000. Black male of Haitian ancestry, aged early 20s. Procedure Subject approaches SCP-1123 and is told to touch it. Results Before touching SCP-1123, subject complains about a chemical smell and intense itching of the extremities. Subject touches SCP-1123 and immediately begins coughing. The coughing fits subsides, and subject expresses confusion and distress, but appears reassured when he realizes that the Foundation personnel present are American. Subject communicates a Serrani dialect of Kurdish spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan. Fugue subsides for 60 minutes. Interviews identify the imprinted personality as an 85-year-old victim of a mustard gas attack during the Iraqi regime's anvil campaign in 1989. Note, first instance of an imprinted personality that post-dates SCP-1123's origin. Conclusions After ██████, test to date, a clear statistical pattern has begun to emerge. The probability of a subject receiving an imprint from a particular historical event is roughly proportional to the number of victims that can be attributed to that event. For example ██████, percent of imprints come from Communist China's Great Leap Forward between 1958 and 1961 ██████, percent of imprints come from Nazi Germany's extermination efforts between 1939 and 1945, while only ██████ percent come from events such as the Armenian Genocide or the Iraqi Anvil Campaign where deaths are only estimated in the 1-2 million range.


Repeat elements, short amino acid sequences repeated within a protein, were significantly enriched in antibody targets. Repeat elements were twofold higher in children living in the high versus moderate exposure setting. None such differences were observed for pectids without repeats, suggesting that antibody responses to repeat-containing regions may be more exposure dependent and all less durable in children than those without repeats. This article was authored by Mudra Rogovan, Katrina L. Calanta, Elias Duarte, and others.


Hello, and welcome to this session in which we would look at the step acquisition going from non-controlling to a controlling interest when we purchase a subsidiary. What does that mean? Well, we have to know that we have, if we own up to 20%, we say we use the cost method between 20 to 50%. If we own 20 to 50, we use the equity method. It means we have significant influence, and anything above 50%, now we have control of the company. So often time what happens is we don't purchase, for example, we don't purchase in one shot 70% of the company. Maybe we start at 30%, then at some point in time we buy the additional 40%. So this is called the step acquisition. It means we purchased, we had no control at 30%, then went from 30% to 70%, now we have control. So this is what we're going to be discussing today. What do we have to do when that occur? Well, this topic is covered in an advanced accounting course. It's covered on the CPA exam. It's covered on the ACCA exam. 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Take a look at my LinkedIn recommendation, like this recording, share it with other, connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. Let's take a look at step acquisition. Step acquisition occur when control is achieved in a series of acquisition rather than a single transaction. So we will go from a non-controlling position to a controlling interest. For example, initially we purchased 25% of the company. We have non-controlling. Then this is 50% because we are below 50%. We have no control. Then we made another purchase and we purchased an additional 55% and now we are at 80%. We crossed the 50% controlling interest. What do we have to do under those circumstances? We have to revalue our 25% interest to market. So this 25% is adjusted to market. And once it's adjusted to market, we have to recognize any gain or loss that goes into retained earning. Basically, there's a gain or there's a loss. Now, what happened if we are controlling more than 50%? We went from 60% to 80%. We would look at the scenario in the next recording. So the best way to illustrate this is to work an example. Basically, on the CPA exam, in my opinion, that's all what you have to know on the CPA exam in a sense that you have to know that you have to revalue your old position to fair market value and book again or a loss. But the best way to illustrate this concept is to actually work an example. We have Adam Company and Ryan Company. And we're going to assume that Adam purchased 30% of Ryan. Adam purchased 30% of Ryan's company and paid 164,000. Now, we need to know what is the book value and what's the fair value for Ryan's company? The book value for Ryan's company is 400,000. The fair value is 546. What does that mean? It means we paid 164,000 and we purchased 30% of the book value, which is 120,000, 400,000 times 30%. We paid an additional 44,000. And we're going to assume this 44,000 has to do with a customer contract and it's going to be amortized over 22 years. Therefore, we're going to amortize $2,000 per year. So we made this assumption about the customer contract. And here's the income and dividend for Ryan's company, year 22 and 23, because we purchased it January 1st, 2022. Now, here's what we're going to do. We're going to take a look at the investment of Ryan Company as of January 1st, 2024, because in January 1st, 2024, we paid 350,000 and we purchased an additional 50% of Ryan's company. So simply put, here's what happened. First, we own 30%. Then, two years later, we purchased an additional 50%. We are up to 80%. 80% means it's above 50%. We are in control now. So first, what we have to do is we have to bring our investment account up to date. And you're going to see why, because we're going to value it at fair market value. So we started by paying 164,000. This is 30% of Ryan's company. Then, from net income in 2022, 60,000, we're going to allocate 30%, which is 18,000, increase the investment. Then, the company paid 20,000 in dividend. We're going to get 6,000 of that. We're going to reduce our investment by 6,000. And we're going to reduce our investment by the amortization of the extra asset, of the extra intangible asset that we picked up. So simply put, if you ask, what's the investment value at the end of 2022? That's 164 minus, oh, at 6, 8, plus 10. So this will be 174 as of 2022. Then, in 2023, again, the company made a profit of income of 80,000. We increase our investment by 24. Dividend paid is 20,000. We reduce our investment income by 6,000, 30%. Then, we have to chip away 2,000 of the amortization. Now, we are ready to compute our investment in Ryan's company as of 1231, 2024 was 190,000. We started at 164, and we went up all the way to 190. Then, the following day, January 1st, 2024, we purchased an additional 350,000. And now we have to value, remember I told you, we have to value our investment at fair market value. How do we value our investment? Well, what does that mean? We paid 350,000, and we paid, we purchased 50% of the company. It means the fair value of the company is 900,000, 700,000. And look here, the fair value is 500,000. The book value was 500,000. Well, if we own 30%, remember that the fair value is 500,000. Remember that original 30% at 700,000 fair value of the company, it means the fair value of our investment is, guess how much, 210,000. Therefore, 50% is what we paid for now. 30% is the reevaluation of the old equity. It means we have to write up the equity. Guess what? We have to write up the equity by 2,000. And as a result, how do we write it up? We book again. We're going to debit investment in Ryan, and we're going to book again. This should be a credit indented. Therefore, we booked again. We booked again, and we increase our investment to 210,000. Then obviously 50 plus 30, what's remaining 20% of the non-controlling interest, which is 140,000. So remember, we have to, so basically the fair value at the acquisition plus the fair value of the old asset plus the fair value of the non-controlling interest should equal to the fair value of the company, 700,000, 700,000. So the 700,000 have to be split between those three figures. Now let's take a look at the access fair value over book allocation and amortization January 1st. The fair value is 700,000. The book value is 500,000 right here given. The difference is 200,000. And we're going to allocate the whole difference to the customer contract. We're not going to deal with book value. And we're going to allocate this over 20 years. Therefore, we're going to amortize 10,000 every year. You remember now, the amortization 8,000 is for the controlling and 2,000 is for the non-controlling. Because remember the NCI, we have to keep track of the NCI. So this is 2,000 goes to the NCI and 8,000 goes to the controlling interest. So take a look at these figures, make sure to see what we did. So all we did is we find out what is the value of the investment. Then when we made the new purchase, we valued the old investment which was at the books for 190. We valued it at 210 based on what we paid. We had a gain of 2,000. Then we kept going. Now let's take a look at what happened by the end of year 2024. So the investment account after the valuation was 210, we purchased the new company. We purchased 50%, which is 350,000. Then the company made income of 100,000 hours is 80, which is 80%, which is 80,000. Then we have to reduce our investment by the excess amortization 10,000 times 80%. Then we have to reduce our investment by the dividend, 80% of 20,000. Therefore, our investment in Ryan company after all said and done as of December 31st, 2024, 616,000. And I hope you were able to follow this example, how we went from purchasing the company waiting two years later, buying additional shares, which will give us control because we obtained control. We had to revalue our old investment to fair value. Then book again. We happened to book again and kept going as usual. Keep in track of the investment account, adding the income, deducting the excess amortization, and deduction the dividend. In the next recording, maybe you would look at an example where we have control and went from control to more control. At the end of this recording, I'm going to remind you whether you are an accounting student or a CPA candidate to take a look at my website, farhatlectures.com. Again, if you're studying for your CPA investment, for your CPA exam, this is a long-term investment in your life and your career. Make sure to change yourself. Give me a try. I might be able to add a few points to your CPA exam score. Once you pass, you're done. 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From around the globe, it's theCUBE with digital coverage of Women Transforming Technology, brought to you by VMware. Welcome to theCUBE. I'm Lisa Martin covering the fifth annual Women Transforming Technology. The first year that this event has gone completely digital. We're very pleased to welcome back to theCUBE one of our favorite alumni, the Chief People Officer of VMware, Betsy Sutter. Betsy, welcome back. Thank you, Lisa. It's great to see you and it's great to be back. Love this time of year. Likewise, me too. And I've had the great opportunity and pleasure of covering WPQ for the last few years. So I know walking into that courtyard area in Palo Alto, VMware's headquarters, you feel the energy and the excitement and it's really genuine. And so knowing that you had to pivot a couple, eight weeks or so ago or more to convert what is such an engaging in-person experience to digital, hard decision, the right decision, but huge in terms of the number of attendees. Tell us a little bit about that process of taking we rise digital. Yeah, you know, it was a pretty quick decision. At VMware, we were starting to virtualize some other events. And so in real time, we said, let's go ahead and virtualize women transforming technology 2020. And so when we immediate flip to that mode, things started to really open up. The possibilities became pretty interesting. And so honestly, we did not imagine, you know, the people attending would grow from roughly thousands to over 5,000. And that's what digitalizing the event and virtualizing the event did. And so it was super fun to use technology to make it so much more inclusive and accessible for people around the world. I'm sure you've heard that we had over 5,000 people from over 500 companies represented from 30 different countries. So that was amazing in its own right. One of the things that I think was a great advantage knowing that this was the fifth one, but that you'd had the opportunity to build the community in such a strong tight knit community over the last few years, I think was probably a great facilitator of the event being so much bigger digitally. But when I spoke with a number of your speakers, everybody said, and I saw the Twitter stream, the engagement, it wasn't like they were watching the video. It was really interactive. And that is hard to achieve with digital. Yeah, you know, what I loved about the technology was that there were chat rooms and there were Q&A rooms. And so there was a lot of back and forth in real time, even while the speakers were talking, you could sort of multitask. And the speakers were really, really fun to interact with that way as well. And it's super fun to see people in their home environments. You know, it's just a little more information about them. And they seem a little bit more relaxed too. So it was tremendous. Watching Laura Dern, who is an activist and obviously a very famous actress in her own home talking to us about the issue she's faced as a woman in her industry, and then moving to another woman named Catherine Finney, who is the CEO of Digital Undivided in her home with all the activity. She had a four year old sort of in the background, was super fun and really landed their conversations with us even more solidly. It was a great day. I heard that throughout Twitter that people really felt that there was a personal connection. A lot of people talking about, I'm sitting here, zooming with Laura Dern, what are you doing today? And some of the things that she said about, you don't have to stay in your own swim lane, that resonated with me. And I think with your community very well. Absolutely. You know, the diversity, the eclecticness of the women that we're able to join from around the world and from many different industries, but you know, technical women, women in tech, was, it just up leveled everything. And it fit into the theme of the conference, which was we rise because, you know, you're trying to rise as an individual, but there we were rising as a collective for a full day. And the workshops were super fun. I mean, I participated in a number of them and I literally went through a workshop with, I don't know how many women, but you know, I was drawing on paper, then engaging on the screen, then chatting using the Q&A feature. It was a really dynamic day. I'm wondering now if we'll ever go back, honestly. Right. Well, I was already thinking, wow, you can take WT2 global and do regional events and there's so much opportunity right now. A tremendous amount of challenge, but on the same time, there is a lot of opportunity. In fact, when I was speaking with Charmaine McLeary yesterday, it was amazing that she was talking about, you know, right now, like the percentage increase and people actually reading email because they have more time, the commute time has gone. And so her advice to be really vivid in making yourself visual in terms of how you communicate and evaluate your role and how you can add new value during the challenging time. And I thought that was such a powerful message because we do need to look at what opportunities are we going to be able to uncover? There will be certain things that will go away to your point. Maybe we do digital because we can engage, we can interact and we can reach a bigger audience and learn from more people. Yeah, I think that's spot on. I couldn't have said that better. And it really, you could really feel it that day. And then the response from both the attendees, but even the keynote speakers, both Laura and Kathleen reaching back to us and talking about the experience they had, it was a pretty uplifting day. I'm still flying pretty high from it. And it was Cinco de Mayo. So there had to have been at least margaritas, skinny margaritas, maybe, you know, virgin margaritas, but something there to celebrate an accomplishment of doing something in a short period of time, but taking that community and being able to to push the energy through the screen is awesome. I'd love to understand, you've been the chief people officer at VMware for a while. The COVID crisis is so challenging in every aspect of life. We often talk about disruption, you know, in technology is a technology disruptor. You know, video streaming was a technology disruptor and Uber was a disruptor to transportation and the taxi service, but now the disruption is an unseen, scary thing. And so the emotional impact, people are talking and a number of your folks I spoke to as well said, it's hard to be motivated, but it's important to acknowledge that I don't feel so motivated today for managers to be able to have that check-in with their employees and their teams. Tell me a little bit about the culture of VMware and how maybe the We Rise theme is really kind of pervasive across VMware right now. Yeah, you know, one of the things that I believe and that I've seen in my years of being in the people business is that more and more people join communities. They join companies, but they join communities and communities come together based on, you know, their actions, their ideas, their behaviors and what I've seen in terms of VMware's response to COVID-19 has been pretty remarkable. I think at first, you know, we were in crisis mode, sort of going into triage mode about what we do to keep our people feeling safe and healthy, but now we're sort of in a mode of, okay, there's a lot of opportunity that this presents. Now we are very, very fortunate, very blessed to be in the industry that we're in and a lot of what we do and build and provide for our customers and partners fits into this new business model of working distributedly. So there's been some highs and some lows as we've navigated. First and foremost, we've just put our employees first and their health and safety, making sure that they're comfortable is just been top of mind for us. We just did a small sentiment survey, six questions, because about two weeks ago I realized, I wonder if we really know how people are feeling about this and one of the things that came through, I'll say this out of 32,000 people within 24 hours, over 10,000 people responded to this six question survey. They wanted to tell us how they were doing, but over 70% said they felt, if not at the same amount of connection but more connection with each other working in a distributed fashion. And I think COVID-19's brought that to life, that we're gonna work in a new way. It's a new business model and so we're doing it at VMware. And then we're really pleased that we can offer that to our customers and partners around the globe. You know, I'm glad that you talked about the employee experience because obviously with any business, customers are critical to the lifeblood of that business, but equally important, if not sometimes more impactful to the revenue of an organization is the employee experience and being productive day in and day out. And that the employee experience is, I think, I don't know, you can't have a good customer experience without a good employee experience. And to see that focus is key. So it must have been really nice for the VMware employees to go, they're wanting to know how I feel right now. That's huge for people to know the executive team genuinely cares. Yeah, you know, Lisa, we have really amped up our communications. We have done more town halls, whether it's to our management community, our leadership and executive community or to the whole company. Yesterday alone, I think I did six town halls and two Ask Me Anythings just to make sure we know it's on top of people's minds, what's important to them. And that's kind of the new normal. And it's so much easier, right? I'm not trying to get to places. I'm just kind of clicking on a button and I'm all of a sudden talking to the employees in India. And you know, when I talk to my colleagues in other industries like Beth Axelrod or Tracy Ballo that are in the, you know, the Marriott and the Airbnb industries, their challenges are so different and what they're facing in the short term, in the medium term. VMware is in a position where we can really help these businesses. And at the core of that is really how well our employees are doing. And so that's been our focus. One of the things that I also talked about yesterday with Joe Miller, the CEO of B-Leaderly was the difference between a mentor and a sponsor. And I had never even understood that there were two different things until WT2. And so I thought, you know, we all know about mentors. We talk about that all the time, but I, she was really, I think it's important message for your audience and ours to understand the difference. And she said, people are often over mentored and undersponsored. And so I thought, well, I want to understand that VMware's culture of sponsorship. Tell me what's going on in that respect. Yeah. Well, and I agree with everything that you said on the mentorship side. And so what we've instituted on the mentorship side at VMware is reverse mentorship. So every executive at VMware has a reverse mentor so that they can learn something that they might not be thinking about. And whether it's a reverse mentor who happens to be a fewer, a man who happens to be a woman, or if you want to engage with an underrepresented minority, or if you just want to learn about a different aspect of the business, we're big on reverse mentoring. On the sponsorship side, we do do that. And that's a really important aspect to any company's culture if you're trying to cultivate talent. And sponsorship is really championship, right? And I know I champion a lot of people, a lot of the talent around the company. And it's very different than maybe coaching, advising and interacting in that venue. It's more about what's the right opportunity for this person when I'm in the boardroom or when I'm in the executive staff meeting, actually advocating for that person. And I'm fierce about that, especially for women right now at VMware. And it's just important. And a lot of people are starting to adopt that mindset because there's a lot more power and influence in having sponsorship behind you than having mentorship. I completely agree. Are you saying that, you know, we often talk about the hard skills and then the soft skills. And I always think soft is the wrong word, but I keep forgetting to look it up on the source to get a better word. Because right now I think more important than ever, looking at someone who might have all of the hard skills to be on this track, the C-suite, the importance of authenticity and empathy, I think now are under a microscope. We talked a lot about that too with some of your guests. Tell me a little bit about those kinds of conversations that came up during the interactive sessions with WT2. Yeah, well, you know, this is one of the blessings that's come out of COVID-19 in this pandemic is that people are starting to see because everyone's impacted by this and not just in one way, but in multiple ways. So there's really this once in a lifetime opportunity, at least as far as what I've seen in my lifetime, to seize this heightened level of compassion and empathy for all the people around you in terms of what we're doing. At WT2, I saw it a lot in terms of the quality of the conversations that were happening virtually and sometimes with the keynotes and the guest speakers with the audience. There was always a lead-in with compassion and empathy in terms of all of us, all of us, no matter where you are in the world and no matter what you're doing, adjusting to what we're calling this new normal. And there's a new business normal, but the new normal on the personal side, I think is going to take a little bit longer, right? In terms of what people are managing. But in the business world, I think people are starting to rebound and rebuild. They're honing those skills and they're going to be wiser and better because of it. But at the heart of it all is, as you said, a lot more compassion and empathy, because never before have we all kind of gone through something quite so traumatic as COVID-19. Tremendous and surreal. And we are all in the same storm. And I think there is a level of comfort there that I know I feel with knowing, okay, everyone is going to be feeling this roller coaster at some point, some days you're here, some days you're here, over all in this, whether you're in your role or Pat Gelsinger or an individual contributor role, we're all in the same sea. Betsy, congratulations on a successful fifth WT2, first digital. I'm so glad that theCUBE and myself was able to participate digitally. It's always one of my favorite events every year. And I look forward to seeing you again soon, which I assume will be digitally, but I look forward to it. Lisa, thank you so much. And thanks for all of your sponsorship and mentorship with WT2 over the years too. Take care. All right, you too. For Betsy Sutter, I'm Lisa Martin. You're watching theCUBE's coverage of women transforming technology too. Thanks for watching. See you next time.


Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination drive will cater to individuals who are homebound due to age or immobility. Therefore, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will not be administering the vaccine at vaccination sites around the island. Appointments must be made for these individuals at their nearest community wellness center for vaccination at home. The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS Commission hosted the official launch of the 40th anniversary of the OECS, presenting planned activities to commemorate the June 18, 2021 milestone. More from Herma Demack. The virtual launch included addresses by the heads of the organization, the unveiling of the theme, Onward with integration for progress and sustainability, a logo to commemorate the momentous milestone, and a calendar of activities which inculcates the areas of education, youth, theatre and community. Addressing the launch, Prime Minister of Dominica and Chairman of the OECS, Honourable Roosevelt Scarrett, highlights some of the achievements of the organization since its inception in 1981. The Eastern Caribbean dollar, which for the last 37 years has maintained a fixed and immutable exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, and is now the strongest and most stable currency in the Caribbean. The freedom of movement of people that allows the citizens of member states to travel without hindrance or restriction to work, to play, to study, to visit friends, or to relocate, to follow carnival, or to follow a crusade. With those rights came contingent rights that empower our families to relocate with us and enable our children to attend schools and to obtain scholarships. Also speaking at the launch was Dr. Didacus Jules, Director-General of the OECS. He explains the requirements for future success of the organization. Importantly, our heads of government need to maintain a very strong solidarity among themselves and we've seen this happen. Every time we have faced a crisis, our heads have rallied from the hurricanes to the pandemic. We've seen that solidarity being expressed. Dr. Jules says listening to the needs of the people of member states is critical. It is very important that the OECS communications involve not just sending messages out but listening to the voices and not just listening in events like this, but also having structured mechanisms for getting feedback, for receiving queries, for soliciting suggestions and recommendations. And right now we have over 40 virtual working groups involving persons in the private sector, civil society, in government ministries, across different portfolios and sectors, engaging in discussions on different aspects of regional integration. Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, ECCB, Timothy Antoine, congratulates the OECS on 40 years of exemplary service. At this juncture, the OECS Commission and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank enjoy excellent relations. Our most recent collaboration was in supporting the vaccine rollout in our member countries. So, on behalf of Team ECCB, and on my own behalf, I extend again heartiest congratulations and wish you every success for your next 40 years and beyond. One exciting component of the OECS's 40th anniversary is OECS for me. A Chakapesh production, which will be aired on the 12th and 30th of June on the social media pages of the OECS. From the Government Information Service, Hermione Mock reporting.


What's up boys? EA raised the AP again on Escape Artist trying to get it out of the game. Let's see if it worked. Alright boys, Escape Artist has been the best ability all year. It started at what? 6 AP, 7 AP, 10 AP, now it went to 12. 11 AP, it's just gotten so ridiculous. Now I believe it's at 12 AP. EA raised the offensive AP cap to 16, but they made Escape Artist 12. So that's pretty much a big chunk of your ability points, man. And if you want to go Passly Delete, which is 3 or 4 or 2 on some certain, I don't really know how to archetypes work. But if you want Passly Delete, which is, I don't think it's better than Gunslinger, but it's a really good ability for passing. And Escape Artist is going to take 15 AP. Now, before we get into what I did and what I got going on, I want to tell you I still think Escape Artist is the best. I still think it's worth it. I still think you're going to see a lot of it. Let me know if you guys are still running into Escape Artist, man. Before, if you guys want to watch me play, twitch.tv. That link is below. Let me know you're from YouTube, man. We've still been grinding tons of Madden streams, man. Thank you guys for all your support. The YouTube is going up. We're closing in on 35,000 subs. I have a dream of 40K subs before Madden 23. Let's keep putting work in. Let's keep going, boys. But let's take a look at what I put on my team and what I got going on. I haven't really showed you guys the team locked and loaded all the way. But I'll show you real quick before we get into this gameplay. One of my first nights of Weekend League. And this was a good game for sure. We definitely did our thing. But let's check out the squad. Still got Seattle team. I think team team doesn't matter that much anymore. I just have it really for Richard Sherman and DK Metcalfit Corner. Helps with Edger and James too. And this Josh Gordon card you guys see. So we're going to ditch. We are going to ditch Escape Artist. You know, let's see the best thing about the AP update. It helps you guys that aren't running Escape Artist. You guys get way more stuff, man. Way more stuff. Now, all right. So we'll start with Randall Cunningham without Escape Artist, man. I got Randall. You guys know he won me my Madden belt when I played with him. But we'll pass lead. We'll put Hiramaster and Roaming. So I'm out the pocket scramble. I let go of the running trigger. Right trigger. You'll be able to throw every pass on the money. One thing I tell you when I don't have Escape Artist, I'm pretty much a pocket passer. But that's a great ability. If you're running on poles, crossers, back side slants, anything, everything's on the money. So all that I get for a cool 8-AP. Remember, Escape Artist is 12 alone. So Randall Cunningham is the quarterback. We got Edge right there with that halfback mismatch, I believe. Gives him good catching, better route running at the running back position. I get all these extra abilities because I don't have Escape Artist now. We're sitting here. We got Randy Moss, Deep Out Elite, Cooper Cup, Deep Out Elite. Then we got Josh Gordon, who I think is the most underrated player in the game. Deep Out Elite and Route Tech for 3-AP. He's on Seattle team, so he has 99 speed. He's 6'3". I mean, this dude has been balling for me. I don't know why he's just 6'3", 225. He's got the girth. He just gets it done. I couldn't even tell you why he's so amazing. 97 Juke, 96 spin, 94 change direction, 90 plus carry. This guy's a stud. I'm telling you, man. I know he's 98 speed if you don't have a team team, but if you do have one, I believe he's Brown's chief Seahawks. Maybe another team. I'm not sure, but I have the Seahawks, so he's a stud. Edger and James, I think is the best. Speaking of girth, this guy is 6'2". Elusa Becky is 99 speed. But one of the biggest secrets is, man, you got to get these guards right here. Warren Sapp and Travis Kelsey, I play them in guard. They get post up for 1 AP. That's a steal. So instead of using one person with post up, you get two for one. That gives you elite double teams with two positions. So people rushing through, you're going to get that good double team. Defense, I swear every defensive ability sucks, except unpredictable and acrobat. Those are the abilities I live by. That's it. You know, anything else you guys want to reuse, use. Here I have mid zone on my safeties. And four surround Clowney. Another perk of the Seahawk team is this card right here. You guys know Clowney's been a glitch. No matter what his ratings are, he's been a glitch in Madden since he's been out. 6'5". He's 95 speed. 99 blocks. You guys see it. He's just been an amazing player every time he's been in Madden. So you got to go ahead from the golden tickets to the draft champions. He's just been an absolute glitch. So I'll give him a try. Sean Taylor, he has that golden ticket.  Taylor Maze, all you guys have him.  Cam Chancellor. We have Richard Sherman. We have DK Metcalf. Randy Moss in the slot with Night Train as well. This card for me, Dwight Franey. Man, he has been the best D-Line in all year for me. I don't know why, but he's been a glitch. This guy, Jimmy Graham, I don't like him. You guys might use him. I don't like him. Maybe it a user or a linebacker, but he was too fat for me. I don't know. And our D-Line, like I said, Franey, Clowney and Aaron Donald. Aaron Donald, kind of mid. This is our team. You guys know Seattle offense, 460 defense. The new dollar e-book is live on Madden Surf. Click that link below. If you have Madden Surf premium, you get it for free. I've been telling you to get that all year. Every e-book we put out, you get it for free if you buy the premium membership on the year. If you don't, you're still playing Madden. This defensive e-book is only 10 bucks. Go check it out. See what type of content we put out as far as e-books. It's defense. It gets it done. I'm going to give you guys a little preview on another video about the defensive e-book. But check out this game. This was one of the best of the first night of the week. And we can check into the Twitch streams and catch these live. Because it ain't going to make no difference in my man game. If I have Cooper Cup or Devante Adams, it's not going to make no difference. It is getting close. I can't lie. I'm nervous about MLB. I am like Madden was so successful this year. Like Madden was like, I want MLB to be successful for overall. The only way I don't play Madden is if like, I got more people watching me play baseball. That's the only way. But if it's still Madden is better, I'm still going to play Madden. I still love playing Madden.  Bro, them dudes are f***ing sweaty, man. Chocoby can actually score now. It's just sad what the game has become. When I tell you I've been just locking Chocoby up for years, now he can score, dude.  You don't know what the f*** you're doing. Oh, never mind. All about a bunch tight end. Okay. Uh-oh, we're in trouble. Shambles, shambles.  I really do. Why won't they let me dive on it? Like, what the f***? Sack?  Hate it. Hate it. How in the world was that like, he runs, he runs here. If he knows how to, come on. I dare you to run. I dare you to run. Come here, you b***. Oh, my God. I just, I'm just like, oh, my God. I love it. Oh, my God. I love it. I'm so bricked up right now. The table might fall over. Josh Goren, I see you here, kid. I see you, Josh. I see you. I see you.    Dude's the best in the game, bro. Dude is the best in the game. That's cool. That's cool. And that place is unstoppable, bro. It really is. Like, why would you do that again, man?  Third and six. Not where you want it to be. But now you find yourself. Third and six. What does a man do on third and six? Just fry my s***. Of course, he ran just verticals, you know. Just verts, you know. What else would you run? Throw it. Come on. Good job, Freeny. Good job, Freeny. Mid-zone. I'm gonna need you all to go crazy here. I'm gonna need you all to go crazy here, mid-zone. Oh, my God. Like, Moss, like, are you s***? Like, what is, like, it's just like, what the s***? What the s*** was that? Dude, why are we not baseline? Because I put y'all in this s*** right there. Freeny, I'm telling you. Freeny is the best. Got away with that, right, boys? Just got away with it, right? Oh, my God, man. That's honestly how OP the running back is in this game is what makes defense so hard. Like, the running back is actually OP in this game. And it used to be you could only run the plays like mesh post, mesh spot, the mesh running back wheel. I feel like you can throw any running back wheel in this game. The only way I don't is if I get, like, tackled right away, dude. Nice run, nice run. Josh Gordon, buddy, I'm looking at you again, man.  Good discipline kid running back. Oh, my God, that dude was in the logo. Oh, my God. He was in the logo camouflaged. Oh, my God. I think it was a lineman, though. I think it was a lineman or a linebacker. It was Marshawn Lynch. I don't know what defense this is. Oh, we got him. Randall. Drop pick, touchdown. But in fairness, that was his the end. Defensive lineman cannot catch. Unless you're playing me in MCS tournament games, then defensive lineman can catch while in the middle of the field.  But you know. You have a post-ups in all days. All right, yeah. That ain't gonna bomb cover four. Maybe it is. Maybe you're the best. Who knows? Like, there's no reason why my deep blue got to go to the back of that. Like, it's just no reason. I think he just went to man coverage. I think he did. I really think it was a touchdown. Somebody come back, X. There you go.  They really are. Like, you can't rush three people. There we go. That's a dot.  I'm playing. I just, I suck, bro. That was so bad. It's just streak post is so good. Streak post slant is just unstoppable. PA cry. There's no way for me to stop streak post. It's sad. I don't know. It's so broken, of course. I swear to God, I put my man on a... How does he go for a pick and get a tackle at the same time? Crazy when you think about it, ain't it? It's a touchdown. Easy. Y'all suck, bro. Like, cook up one dot once. Terrible. Let's go, man. Bang. Let's go. Never rush three people, boys. No, no, no. This is my question. That's a dot. Oh, oh, oh. What happened there? I like that pass. I'm gonna be honest, I like it again. It looked bad right there, but I like that same pass. I like that same pass again. Watch it. I'm gonna change my running back route though. I ain't like my running back route. No, this guy, the thing you gotta do, you gotta blitz your user to get your pass rush to be better. Because when you blitz your user, the game identifies that you're rushing more people. The more people you rush, the better your pass rush will be. So if you want, you gotta blitz your user. And this guy's got contains too, like, TGs. No, for real, like, he's rushing three and two of them contains. Contains do not, and he lies out there, contains do not count as pass rushers. They don't. So essentially, if you're rushing three with two pass, with two contains, you're really only rushing one. Right? You gotta blitz your user. Bluff blitzing also counts as a blitzer if you are, if it's the D-Lieman. But you can find more of that at ManTurf.com. The dollar e-book is out now. It's only 10 bucks if you don't have a, have a, what's it called, if you don't have ManTurf Premium.


So, turn it over to you. Sure. So, I'm going to introduce you to... This is Buddy Singh. He's a co-president of our PTO parent, of a student at our after-school program. And Christy Gilles is our program director for all of BSD after-school programming. Carly Gundersen is our program director here locally. And Malik Maaz, who is our assistant program director of after-school programming. Thanks for coming. I know you've got some questions from your friends here, but they're all really happy. Yeah, listen, for me, when we're... First of all, I love visiting schools. I was at a really childhood center this morning. I got to meet some adorable students and talk to parents about what school means and having their kids back. And I'm really pleased to be here. I'd love to hear from the folks that are coordinating some of these after-school programming that we have to... When we talk about re-imagining, that sounds nice. What does it look like? Vermont gets it. Vermont gets it. After-school programming needs to be a bigger part of school experience for our students. Of course, it's great for families, parents to know where their children are and around educators and community partners that are planning for these students. So I want to hear more about that. We believe the American Rescue Plan funds will be used to support programming like that. And we want to hear what's working really well so that when I'm in Washington and I'm having conversations with policymakers across the country, I can look to this model and say, well, call over there or talk to the Secretary of Vermont because they're doing it right. So that's number one. Number two, I'm impressed with how Vermont got, I think it's 33% of the students within 48 hours signed up, 5 to 11-year-olds. That to me is a function of good communication, good partnership between the school officials, elected leaders and our pediatricians and our medical folks, sharing with parents how important it is for their children to get vaccinated to protect the community. So I'm interested in hearing how those efforts are going. I think about 50% of the 5 to 11-year-olds in Vermont are already registered. So that's something to be really proud of. So I'd love to hear, and really we just want to open it up, after-school programming. What are we seeing when our kids are returning and how is after-school programming helpful for them? Not only from an academic perspective but I think almost more importantly from that social-emotional perspective. So I'll pause there and open it up to whoever. Maybe we can talk a little bit about the big picture for the state and then I'd love to hear from them. Yeah, and I think, now certainly welcome and appreciate your visit. It's great. As you saw this morning, just to draw a through line, I think between pre-K, vaccination and after-school, what you see in Vermont is that partnership playing out. It's the communication, but we have a long tradition of working together. It's to say a very flat chain of command, but like our team, we work on an integrated basis with our partners at the health department and we have very close connections to our school leaders and so forth and that's the secret sauce that allows us to navigate these challenging moments but we're really proud of our after-school program in particular and it's a great thing you're here at one of our showcase programs today. So tell me about it. Well, here in the Burlington School District we are really thankful to know that after-school is seen as that strategy to help support recovery, to help support students getting back and to making those social connections. We serve over 1,500 students in after-school and summer programs here in the district and some of the federal funds that we really appreciate the support for and at the state level have allowed us to increase the number of community partners that we've been working with, especially over the summer, and increase the capacity to serve more students. We know that now more than ever it's critical for our students to be in the same place where we can support working families, provide access to food and exciting experiences. You mentioned community partners. Sometimes we don't talk about it enough, but our community partners have been, their doors have been closed for a year and a half too. A lot of our 501C3s or these agencies that are out there helping our kids, they have to close down for a year and a half too. So I love when I see programs that engage those builders in our community and our schools are just working closely. I mean for the students they don't know who's a school staff and who's a community-based organization. They're just part of the family, right? So I'm glad to hear that you mentioned that it created a wider net for more to join. And I think that's something that Carly and Malik and the team here at Champaign do really well. You know, the number of community partners that they outreach to, you want to share with me? Yeah, so far this year we've worked with kids on the ball, with Jake Agna, who does tennis. So he's committed to do tennis for us. We are partnering with the generator across the street where they're doing some steam activities later in March. Grow family yoga is right on Pine Street. So they're coming in and doing some yoga classes as well. And as well as a climbing gym. So we're going to go climbing later with this good care of them. We'll get our kids to know. So, yeah, we're really utilizing myself and partners right now about being at this and what that means. Okay. You want to tell me anything about what made you stand out to you? What stands out for the program? Just in general, yeah. The whole experience and what experiences you had. Honestly, just the overall happiness of kids when school goes over and they come in and line up for after school and they're ready to engage and lead the program basically themselves. It's mostly student led with like teacher guidance for students like interest basically. And you can see that like we have our student planning council that we were really proud of. And this year it was like my first time experiencing it for the first time and just witnessing their ideas coming to fruition and seeing that like these kids are actually like functioning members of like the community who can bring something to their own program and have it be something that they want to do. That's just something that I love to see. Yeah. You know, the principal and I have something in common. We're both fourth grade teachers. We'd like to think that the kids are going to go home raving about the reading lessons that we just put in. Oh, my teacher taught math so great, but they're not. When we talk to kids how is school? What they're talking about is those experiences that they had after school, the social stuff like as a parent when my kids come home how is school? Good. What do you do? Usually it's what they did in the extracurriculars or in the after school or before school program. Nothing against the experience in school, but that's what kids remember. So by providing that for more students, 1500 that's great. And making sure that students have an opportunity to engage socially and emotionally in a structured setting with community partners. I think that's excellent. I'd love to hear from everyone else. I think it's really important to have Dad speak from Dad's perspective about the value of having an after school program that really is just a transition from the school day to a safe space. We don't have to drive people different places. We're here, housed in the building, pick up happens at the same place where drop off does. It's the same trusted adults that you're working with during the school day that they transition to at the after school program. So that's why I invite you. Great. Yeah. So what I would say first, thank you for coming and just proud to be here representing the parents and being part of this Champlain. We can't say enough about this school and Joe's leadership or parent perspective. The biggest thing for after school, I'll take it from the Dad's perspective as a professional, both me and my wife work full time. You have to have an after school program or else, if I had to come home earlier, my wife would come home. It would really wreak havoc with our professional and what we can provide for our families. So it's very important sustainability and support from the federal level. We will always welcome and I'm sure the teacher will welcome. From a Dad's perspective, the messaging is huge. If you're talking social emotional, how am I feeling? They use the same nomenclature, you have the same terminology. I'm in the green zone and the blue zone and the yellow zone. Yeah. And you say that at school, but when they go to after school, everybody's on the same page. Everybody has the same aspect of what's going on with kids emotionally. And to do that and that communication is just going to be able to bring more things out to children. You know, there's more leadership opportunities. There's more learning opportunities. There's mixing of grade level where you have older kids that can start to become mentors. You see fifth grader and fourth grader and it's all on the same school. So that's not only going to carry over to after school, but the next day they come to school.  You know, we know to be kind. And these messages from school to the after school and then carrying it over to home and all that communication that's what you want. You talk about the consistency and I think I'm just looking at it from a perspective of a building leader, right? Staff know you mentioned the consistent language at every school. That's really important as students move through. It's more likely to stick when it's consistent at different buildings with the community partners at school, everyone. And I have to look at the board chair and the superintendent because I think it's important the approach you've taken to make it systemic, not just random acts of partnerships. So that's great. And I think, you know, another thing that we don't speak enough about is the challenge that parents have had during the pandemic to not only be the teachers, but also now as you're transitioning back to full-time work, it's harder maybe to have the flexibility because you're back now. So having a program where you know your kids are safe, they're learning, it's more than just they're safe, they're grown. And, you know, you mentioned the through line, you mentioned consistency. Isn't that what our schools should be? Like hubs of the community? Right? We're trying really hard with some of the budget proposals to really lift up community schools for everything that you said. Parents, you articulated best. As parents are working, they need to know their kids are good. They need to know that kids are in a safe environment where they're growing, they're engaging, and they're learning those skills that make them mentors and help them grow as young people in the community that will be leading the community. So, love to hear that and I love to hear that as a parent, you're feeling supported and that there's a great partnership here. It's also too, you know, you're at the dinner table and you say, how was your day? You know, you usually get fine or something.  Or, I'm sorry.  I was a little bit in the yellow zone. Well, you can say that and then it just starts a whole conversation that I don't think parents sometimes struggle with at the dinner table after a day at work. So on Saturday morning when you tell your kids to clean up their room, do they tell you you're going into the red zone? What would you tell me, you know, it's really important that we at the Department of Education adapt to what parents need now. And I'm asking you to speak to all the parents across the country about it. What do we need to know? What should we reinforce? Or what would you like us to know so that when we're making decisions, we take into account what parents are feeling today? Well, again, consistency, you know, that we're all in the same place. Communication is always a big thing with any parent. You know, they want to feel like they're being communicated to, by their teachers, by their after school, by their administration. That communication goes from the parent to the child. And here, this is what I'm talking about, all these consistent messages. And, you know, I'm not going to pretend like we have great conversations every day with my seven-year-old, but these communication things help that conversation happen. And that's what a parent wants.  And consistently, you're going to be able to accomplish so much more as a family, as a parent, as a kid, as a school. And those are all the things, and you're well aware of this social movement. Yeah, it's definitely, and I think, you know, we have an opportunity to reopen, to really do more to make schools places that have reciprocal communication. You understand different places now. We've all experienced trauma, right? Some more than others. So our schools have to be receptive to where the families are. And as much as it's important for us to communicate to the parents, it's also important that we listen. But we're designed to listen to what the needs of the parents are, what the concerns, frustrations, fears are. You know, we can't ignore the fact that our parents have gone through this pandemic as well. And, you know, schools are the hubs, schools are the communities, and with great after school programs I think you guys are great examples of what we want to see across the country. That's great. Thank you. Anything else anyone want to share before? Jordan, how much time do we have left? We actually have to move to the classroom. So any parting thoughts before we head out?  This is an opportunity in time where we have the chance to redesign things in education. We can say we know that we were doing it this way and that was, you know, that was not an effective model. We've done it this way because that's just what we were used to and now is a chance to take a step back and say what is going to work best for a student now comes community partnerships for families and so the time is now and the opportunity is now we may not get another one No, I'm just going to observe it's really nice to have a secretary who understands these things I listen to you from your experience you know, you're able to make sense of these different aspects of the operation but you're also able to have that informed national policy that's going to serve as well in the country so thank you. Let's hope so listen the house passed the framework yesterday breaking news but look you get it there's funds for after-school programs community schooling you're an example of that I visited early childhood center where Vermont is far ahead of so many other states so in this framework there's a universal pre-kindergarten for three or four years we're going to be knocking on your door saying hey what's your playbook so that we could start getting some states that haven't even thought about it engage in that so keep up the great work the students here are lucky to have the leadership that we have I know Senator Sanders a big advocate for these programs as well he was really big on the after-school program so you get it we appreciate what you're doing for students they're fortunate to be here and continue the great work thank you you know who that is? Joe Biden he's president Joe Biden to me so I thought how cool would it be if I can bring cards to the president made by students now I'm not just any students I wanted the best card makers in Vermont and I was told that this second grade class is that class is that true? yeah maybe is it true? come on I think it is I think it is and because you did that for me and I know you've changed your schedule are you going to give them a lot more homework now because they missed out on stuff? no we're going to go have some extra research is that sound so good yeah I remember that good so what is the most popular recess game in Vermont these days? monkey bars monkey bars? what else? I don't see I don't see I didn't see okay good helicopter helicopter I don't know that one also the jump rope and then you have to who's really good at that game? I don't think I would do well with that I think I'd hurt my ankles and well that's good maybe someday I'll come back and I'll watch you play that I don't think I have the right gear for that today but listen I have something for you these are coins they're chocolate they're made of chocolate so they're better than real coins and it has a symbol of the department of education on one side and it doesn't matter you're going to open it up and eat it anyway right? so I'm going to give it to your teacher she's going to give it to you maybe before recess and you can get a little bit more I'll give you two two of them okay two of them two of them you're welcome I think there's enough there maybe the teacher can get them to you is that what you have for me? I will give them to you later later can you bring that up to me please what is your name? Sophie hi Sophie so how do you spell Sophie? S-O-P-H-I-E I have a niece with the name Sophie and it's spelled like yours on the president's face and the secretary too can I just mention that Angeline is going to be in Washington DC tomorrow so she wants to drop her card off in person if that's okay that's great are you visiting DC tomorrow? it's a pleasure to meet all of you I hope you enjoy recess I hope you enjoy your chocolate and hope you enjoy the rest of second grade thank you everybody say thanks so much thanks so much have a good day have a good day bye bye


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