Looking for James. He's got it. Coming to the end of the third quarter. LeBron James, a shot at history. Run it up, run it back. Wednesday morning and welcome to Run It Back. Let's get these intros out of the way, shall we? Stadium Insider and a man who's super, super busy right now, Shamsherania. I need scoop shams. We've got Chandler Parsons. Great sweatshirt today and Eddie G there on the end. Does anybody want to get their emotions out of the way and by cry last night? How are we all feeling?  I was hoping for a lot more, you know, tissues, the whole water works out. I was actually expecting that from you. Oh, yes. No, I was very emotional last night as we, as you saw, we started the show. He did it. We can talk about it today and then we can all move on with our lives. LeBron James, 38 points. Breaking Kareem's all-time scoring record. It was big moment. About 10 seconds left in the third. They stopped everything. There was speeches. There were tears. There were cameras in the air. Kareem was even there handing the ball over. Chandler talked to me. Significance of him becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer. What is it? It's huge.  And I can confidently say I don't think this will now ever be broken by LeBron because this guy's not stopping anytime soon. And it just speaks volumes. We've said it all week. We've said it all year. It speaks volumes of this dude's work ethic, his longevity, the coaches and teammates, how he's done it with three different teams. This is a huge, huge stat. And I think it's probably the most impressive stat in all of sports. I think it's more impressive than the most home runs or the most touchdowns. I think this kind of puts him even more in an elite status and elite level. And it's awesome. And this was a whole show. Everybody was watching this. I got to be honest. I didn't think he was going to come out, got it and be an aggressive like he did. I thought he was going to wait till Thursday and do it against Milwaukee. But clearly he was on a mission. The conversation with him and his kids at halftime, I was going to go get it. I thought it was really cool. But this is huge, man. And to me, I said it yesterday. To me, this puts him at the top as the greatest of all time. And I know everyone has their opinion. And I could easily argue that Michael Jordan also is the greatest of all time. But this is super impressive and just speaks volumes of the longevity and just the consistency that this guy's had for the last 20 years in the NBA. Look, and that argument will always be it's personal, right? At the end of the day, it's who we loved and who we think is there's no science necessarily. Eddie, speaking on Michael Jordan, where do you think he was last night? Do you think he was paying attention and how does he feel about the record being broken? You know, I think if anybody's confident in his basketball resume, it's Michael Jordan. And I'm sure he's happy for LeBron. I mean, you know, we saw them share a lot of love. I was hoping we were going to post this game last year and there you know, I thought all-star game was kind of telling there was such a reverence for Michael Jordan when he showed him. He showed him passively late. Of course, people were wondering if he was going to show up for the 75 team and everybody was excited to see him. Every mega star of today and the past, even Magic Johnson ran to, you know, make good with Mike. So it was interesting. So in that sense, Michael's never going to be shook off his confidence and he's going to always feel like he's the greatest of all time and he should. But LeBron should as well. This is one of the greatest records in history of sports. It's a record, like Chandler said, I never thought would be broken. And it's a record that I don't think will be broken anytime soon, if ever. You know, we're talking about shortened seasons coming and things of that nature. And then it's just, it's a ridiculous mark. And for him to still be at this level as he breaks this record is pretty absurd. You know, when Karim was doing his farewell tour, they were bringing out rocking chairs for him at games. And it would almost be offensive to do that to LeBron right now with as well as he's been playing. And I'm so happy he didn't do the hookshot. They tried to set it up. I don't know if people can tell, but they absolutely tried to get him on, you know, the left block so he could do a hookshot. And, you know, he ended up doing it his own way. And for his contrived as it felt going in, it was a great moment for the league, a great moment obviously for LeBron. And look, his basketball resume, we'll start with that X amount all star, X amount champion, leading scorer in NBA history. And in his goat conversation, it starts right there as well because there's only one at the top of that list. And it's now him. It's going to be him forever, probably. Forever? Yeah, I mean, to me, it's always going to be him or Jordan. Like, it's got to be Jordan, right? Like, you always have to talk about Jordan. But I think what LeBron has done right now in his career is it's definitely going to be a debate. He's put himself in a position where you're always going to have that conversation. Is it him or MJ? But I think you have to give a lot of, you know, credit to LeBron James, how he's taking care of his body, to play at this level at this stage of his career, to be in this position. And he's playing at an elite level. It's not like he's kind of just trucking to this moment. You know, like Eddie said, like you're taking him out in a wheelchair. No, like he's looking really good, really crisp or early in the game. I really thought he wasn't, I thought he wasn't going to break it initially. I thought he did not look sharp at all to start the game. And then as the game wore on, you can see that that number became so much important to him to reach last night.  Do we think at all? Well, you know, I'll ask you, Chandler, because it's a personal record, right? But the team still lost the game. Shout out, OKC. Does it matter at all? Not now. Not now in the moment. I mean, you saw the parade they basically had during the game. That was serious. But I mean, listen, does it make it a little bittersweet? Yeah, because this is the Lakers that are in a peculiar situation where they need all these games. And this is a team that they should be beating and that they are right there neck and neck with getting into that play. And so, yeah, it's supposed a little bit, but this was such a special night. This was such a celebration, such a party that, you know, in the current time, no, I don't think they're thinking about that. I think there's a couple of players on their team that seemed a little upset. Not all there, but they're, you know, this again, this as much as a distraction as it was, you almost have to take a backseat for a record like this, a game of this magnitude to kind of celebrate LeBron. And now it's over. Now let's move forward. Now it's, you know, trying to win as many games trying to sneak into that plan. But yeah, videos like this that are surfacing, there's something there. Yeah. And this isn't good. Yeah. Can we talk? I want to talk about that. What's up with AD? Was he tired? He just needed to sit, Eddie? Like what's going on here? Seems kind of odd. I mean, it is odd and it looks odd and it could be as simple as he was tired. It looked like he was coming from the tunnel. Maybe he went to the bathroom. I don't know. But I wouldn't think too hard of it. I mean, those guys are tired. And I think last night, you know, I know this is a team game and I know they're fighting to get in the playoffs and that Thunder have now passed them in the win column. So they're ahead of them. But this is one of those moments that is bigger than, you know, a Thunder and Lakers game in February. And it just is what it is now. Would have love for them to close out the game. Absolutely.  All right, now let's go win it. He looked like he gassed out a little bit. He didn't finish the game. Something going on with his foot. But testament to the Thunder and their composer to get through that moment and all of the fanfare that was going on and go on a huge run in the fourth quarter after they lost their lead and win that game. This is a good young team and they're learning how to win and what more contentious environment could they have than last night. And they figured out how to win as well. They're right behind the jazz now. There's a good chance that these guys are going to be in the play-in and they're dangerous if anybody has to win a one-off game against them. Like the Lakers found out yesterday. I gotta say though, Eddie, this is a huge night, right? And the fact that Anthony Davis knew that this would be a situation, right? And knew that this was going to look poorly. There's something here, man. This is an exhaustion. This isn't hurt. This isn't sick. And then you hear the encounter with LeBron being mic'd up about him just saying, I just want to know I love you. Like this is very, very strange to me. And again, this is probably a distraction This is probably very frustrating. LeBron, they weren't running their usual stuff. It was LeBron getting to free-throw the line. LeBron head down. But you have to know on a situation like this that that's what's going to happen. But I think there's something here with the Anthony Davis thing. This is not normal behavior, especially on a night like this where he clearly didn't care about how this looked or how this was being perceived. Look, if anybody knows the cameras are always watching, it's those words of clutch. They know the cameras are on them. So I hear you. So what do you think it is then? Do you think it's simply the one night?  Or do you think there's, because in every other encounter we've seen them, everything seems completely and totally fine. But knowing that this is historic and this video will last forever and these pictures will last forever. What else could it be? Is there a bigger issue or it's just, I just want this night over with? Joms, we need you to find out. Joms, get on it. I don't know exactly what went in at this moment. I'll do some work. But listen, I think the microcosm of last night, yes, LeBron James made history. But the fact that they lost this game at home, this is a pivotal game. Dennis Schroeder just said earlier in the day, we have to win 19 of our next 28 games. Well, they just lost another game. So now they have to win 19 of their next 27. So this is a Lakers team that we're two days away from the deadline. You have all day today, most of tomorrow, and I think what Rob Palinka and the front office are trying to determine is what move can we make that really makes this team better and takes it to another level because losses like last night do not give you confidence in this team. Kyrie Irving was the one trade. I think everyone, LeBron James, everyone on this roster, members of the Lakers potentially too could understand that that takes them to the next level. They did not get that done. And so now you're 25 and 30. You're two games out of the play-in. You're four games out of the six seed. We were just talking last week. They were like two games out of the six seed, the fifth seed. Now there are four games out. So they're losing a cushion right now. And I think when you look at the scenarios, Utah, Detroit, Charlotte, what scenario out there, Toronto, what scenario really takes them to the next level and that's what you're going to see the next two days be about and I don't know if there is one. At least they got an easy game coming up this Thursday with Milwaukee coming to town. Listen, it's not getting easier. And again, we talked about all year long how what they need. They need shooting. They need this. They need that. I think last night, this looked like a deflated team.  They didn't go and get Kyrie Irving. I saw a video of him working out pre-game and he wasn't in it. I don't know if he was joking or what, but he just wasn't in it. He wasn't aggressive at all last night. In a must win game, your second best player that didn't show up. And this was a huge loss moving forward. But yeah, honestly, they've dug themselves such a huge hole. I don't even know if, you know, if a by Donovitch trade is going to magically get them out of this rut they're in. But I don't know, man, they're in a sticky situation. And can we all just joke all season long? We've joked all season long that this season was about the record and that's all they should be playing for. The record is broke now. We're really going to find out how into this the Lakers are going forward. And we already have LeBron grabbing his foot after the record. We know AD. We know Russ is frustrated. We know all that. And they've got a real chance to pack it in just as much as they had a chance to make a run. And we're going to find out a lot about the Lakers in the next week or so here. Well, I think the great Michelle Beatles said at best at the beginning of the season, they will not make the playoffs. I stand by that just like I stood by last year. I don't even know what we're discussing at this point. And I'd also like to say to all of those people who were trying to sell their tickets for tens of thousands of dollars for Thursday's game. I am so sorry.  He could have waited, you guys.  There was some other good news last night. The return of one Devin Booker. Oh, are things looking up in old Phoenix? Maybe. How about DeAndre, 8 and 35 points, 15 rebounds. Sons beating the Nets. Devin had 19, 6 and 5. He played 26 minutes. He missed 21 games. That is no joke with that growing injury, Taylor. So where are we on stock buying in the suns? Are we back in? I mean, I'm as high as I would say I've been on them all year long. I still don't think they're a contending team yet. But listen, they have the pieces to be a very good team. But they play the way they played last night, which they actually end up almost smoking this game at the end there. But DeAndre, 8 and dominated. Chris Paul was solid to get Devin Booker back is everything to them because these other guys have got reps. These other guys have got used to the system. These other guys have got, like, Mikhail Burgess has really grown the last 21 games Devin Booker has been out. And you see it afterwards. DeAndre, 8 and Sam, we got this thing rolling back. We got our guy back and now we're locked and loaded. Like, they're confident right now. And they are playing very, very well. And when you look with them, and I look at the Western Conference, it's wide open. I'm not scared of anybody. There's a lot of really good teams. I don't think he's going to go John Morant and say we're good in the West because they're not that necessarily, but it is wide open. And I think anything can happen in this conference and they just need to stay healthy. The Cam Johnson being back, they need to get campaign back. And the more healthy they get, I think they're definitely going to continue to win games because they have that experience. They have versatility. They have one of the best pure scores in the league. So they are definitely trending in the right direction. And to me, the West is wide open. Yeah, I think when you look at the standards, we love the Sacramento Kings. We all have loved them on this show. And they're just like a game and a half behind them from the three seed. And they're half a game behind the Clippers from four seed. As bad as we feel like the Suns have been and they had a rough January and a rough December and you're losing your best player for 20 games. They've tried at water. We say that a lot about the Nets. We say that about the Bucks.  But they have actually tried at water and turned it around a bit of 1-8 of their last 10. That's a dangerous team. And he looked at the top of the conference, the Nuggets, the Grizzlies, the Kings, the Clippers. You wouldn't be crazy to pick the Suns over either one of those teams in a series, especially if they go in healthy. If we know Devon Booker's back and Chris Paul continues to look rejuvenated. He started the season and we were wondering if he was going to be on this team or starting for this team by now. And it looks great now. He's figured it out. He's got it back together. And if they remain healthy, and you do not want to see them in April or May because the top of the conference out there, I'm not sure either one of those teams could beat the Suns if they're fully locked in and they have all their guys. They have a really strong defensive versatility. They have two great leaders on their team and an incredible score in Devon Booker. They have all of the ingredients of a strong playoff team. We've seen them go to the finals two seasons ago, even last year. If they don't get COVID or whatever happened in that game seven, we don't know how they end up as well. So that's a dangerous team and teams need to be worried about seeing them in the opening round of the playoffs. I want to talk a little Cam Thomas, just because what a week this young man is having. 21 years old. What does it become the youngest player to have three 40 point straight games, by the way? Eddie, I'm assuming you were at the game. What's it like out there right now? How insane is this for this kid?  And we're talking about stuff that only LeBron and like Kobe have done at this age. And it's pretty absurd.  He was stuck behind the rotation behind Patty Mills and sometimes someone like David Duke Jr. But he's always had this talent. He was the leading scorer as a freshman in the in the conference in the nation when he was at LSU. And that was his reputation coming in. He's a bucket. He's a pure bucket. He's been that on every level of basketball. Now 40 points for a week straight.  But one of the things I do like and shows just how well of a score he is, he gets to the line a ton. He shot over 10 free throws again last night. And that's, you know, obviously with a couple of touch fouls at the end because they were up three and wanted to hold him too. But it's been pretty absurd. The question going forward, I think, is can he do this if he's not a dominant ball handler? Can he do this next to Spencer Denwood? He next to Kevin Durant, next to whomever else is going to be there handling the ball and bid as a secondary or third scorer? That's going to be interesting. That's where he's going to have to pick his spots. But he's absolutely shown what he can do if given the opportunity. And that's scored the basketball. Yeah. This has been so impressive. This is the closest thing to insanity that we've seen in recent years. Ooh. Three games in a row of over 40 points, you know, in New York, big market. This kid hasn't really had much opportunity. We've all known he can score the ball. Like Eddie said at LSU, the kid was a bucket. He's a high-ish draft pick. Like this is what the kid does. He has a professional score. And then one thing I will tell you then, he's in the rotation for the rest of the season because he, you know, outside of Kevin Durant, he's arguably their second best scorer on the roster. Maybe third with Spencer now. So he's going to get Venice. I guess he needs to find out ways to kind of, you know, play within the system. He's going to have to figure out how to play with Kevin Durant, how to play with Spencer Denwood. But looking at their roster, he's better offensively than 95% of their team. This kid deserves to be playing. And it's really an outrageous week that he's had. I mean, if they've lost to think two of the games, this guy's player of the week by far. Like he is putting up crazy numbers. And like I said, this is Linsanity. This is very, very similar. And I hope he continues to do it. And I weirdly think he will. Watching him play this kid is a hooper. I don't think he's going to average 40 points. But this kid is a proven bucket getter. This kid scores in so many different ways. He gets to the free-to-line. He can shoot. He can ISO. He can go one-on-one. There's nothing offensively that this kid can't do. And he deserves 25 minutes a night, at least going forward from this team. Well, he's certainly thriving in this post-Kairi era shams. But as far as the team and the front office, what's the mindset over there with, you know, little more than 24 hours to go before the deadline? Cam Thomas has probably been a great positive distraction for this team. And like Chandler said, he's been unreal the way he's been playing. And it's not like he's doing it against slouches. He's done it against the Clippers. He just did it last night against the Suns. He's facing McKell Bridges, Cam Johnson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Terence Mann. So he's doing it at a high level. And I think this team all along viewed him as a six-man type of guy on a championship contender. Well, I think that vision is starting to finally come true to some extent. We'll see how it looks when they're healthy. But I think this team, they're still trying to navigate and scan the marketplace.  The tough part for them is right now they've got a few draft picks that they can play with. But come summertime, this is a team that's going to have four or five first-rounders that they can use. They're going to have contracts that you can trade. So it's this weird middle ground that teams like, you know, Dallas, teams like the Nets have found themselves in, you know, over the course of this year and going into the summers, you're going to have way more draft picks come summertime than you do now. The Lakers, same thing. The Lakers will have more draft picks than just two unlocked come the summertime. So what's the risk and reward? But they're going to weigh trying to see whether they go all in now or wait for the offseason. Yeah, I think Shams is right.  So now you have another two weeks. We have to play without him. You've got to make it work.  But they need to find a way to continue to keep winning these games. And when you have a mega star who's 34 years old, who's been playing at an MVP level, you do feel the pressure to add now. But they may just be limited by the market. You know, I think in the moment right now, they probably can be beat with a few offers for OG, for Pascal Siakam, for whomever that other star is that's on the market. And everything below that, I think Shams mentioned it yesterday, there are one draft pick deals, you know, you're talking about Boyan Bandanovic, the other Bogdanovic, you're talking about these guys that are going to cost you one pick and aren't mega stars necessarily get you over the top. They're probably adding depth. So they have to weigh that because this summer they can offer more and who knows who could become available this summer. We know this is the league of disgruntled stars. And there's always this list of 25 to 26-year-old guys who are just waiting to get on their next team and are going to cost you four, five, six draft picks. So yeah, maybe it is smarter and more measured until June and say, hey, we have all these draft picks. Can we get X superstar? But you also got to wonder, are we going to waste another year of Kevin Durant by saying next summer? After already saying that last summer, you have to really consider that. But unfortunately, yeah, it sounds like we're not going to see Kevin until after the all-star break after the trade down line, obviously. And they continue to slip down the standings. They quietly just dropped to five last night. And another four or five games without Kevin, who knows where they end up? They're going to need those wins. And they could use some help right now if they can go get it. How quickly everything changed out there in Brooklyn, seemingly overnight and seemingly by one man. And he made his first appearance yesterday. Kairi in Dallas, first time as a Maverick as we're seeing him. And he spoke on his time in Brooklyn. Let's take a listen. You know, the reporting and the journalism that was going to come out of why I left. I knew that was going to be speculation. But for me personally, just sitting in the seat today, I just know I want to be places where I'm celebrated and not just tolerated or just kind of dealt with in a way that doesn't make me feel respected. And there were times throughout this process when I was in Brooklyn where I felt very disrespected. Hmm. Isn't disrespected two-way road? That's an interesting comment. Eddie, he broke up with you. So how are you feeling? I mean, Kairi handled the presser in ways that I expect he would. You know, he said a lot, but he said a little. He tried to keep the cordial kind of couldn't help himself. You know, and then he talks about Kevin and, you know, set out to achieve certain things and didn't accomplish everything, but had a great time and all that stuff. But, you know, what else is he going to say at this point? Unless he's going to do scores, sure he's going to have to try to play with the middle ground a little bit. I think that's what he did. I think he's happy to be in a new team. I think, you know, it's interesting he said he's not talking contract stuff until the summer because apparently that was the issue in Brooklyn. But it's all whatever. I want to see him on the court. I want to be entertained by, you know, that roster and what they can do going forward. And the press conference is the press conference. He had to finally face the media. It's one of the reasons why I was almost positive he was never going to play the game last Saturday because if he had to play for the Nets and then talk about the Nets to the Nets media after very publicly asking out, we've already seen them keep him away from media before I just didn't think it was a habit. You know, look, he said all the stuff he had to say, whether he was disrespected or not. I mean, I think there's a good argument that he was. But there's also a good argument that, you know, he's complicit in the disrespect as well. So it's frustrating all around. I think it's even frustrating for him. But, you know, soon we'll be back at basketball and can watch that. Yeah, I think the disrespect comment is going to rub a bunch of people the wrong way because then you ask yourself, well, how exactly did you respect your teammates or throw away the front office? Who cares what your relationship?  He also mentioned that his work ethic is underrated. How did you receive that? Yeah, I don't think anyone's ever questioned anything about his on-the-court production, about his work ethic. You don't get handles like Kyrie Irving. You don't get an offensive game like Kyrie Irving without working extremely hard. I don't think anyone's ever questioned that. And he knew like when this trade happened, he knew he was going to have to discuss these things. And he knew he was going to have to kind of recap everything that he's went through. He's now dealing with a new organization. He's dealing with new media. Like Eddie said, he kind of said a little, but he said a lot and he's disrespected. He's frustrated and he stands by who he is. And that's why he apologized for the whole anti-Semitic things. He knew he was going to get these questions and you can just tell he's kind of over. He's frustrated. He wants to just move on. He wants to just play basketball on a fresh start. So hopefully that's his mindset going forward. Listen, he addressed the media exactly how we thought Kyrie was going to address the media. He's there to play basketball. He's there to help Luca Donkic. He's there to win games for them. And that's exactly what he needs to do. He needs to keep his head down and play basketball. Dominate and play exactly how you're playing in Brooklyn. Just be a good dude. Be a good teammate. Be a leader. Help these young guys do whatever you can for the next three months. Because as much as the Dallas Mavericks want this to work out for him, he's auditioning for them too. And then whatever you say, he wants to get paid. And Dallas is really the only option for him to get paid now if this works because if this doesn't work, no way a team has taken another flyer on them after another team. So he's found himself in an interesting situation. And I do think it's perfect fit. I think the guys that he has with Nico and his relationship with Michael Finley, with Mark, guys like Derrick, they have a lot of guys. They have the best sports psychiatrist, DK, who's going to definitely be listening to him and letting him vent. And like he said, he wants to be seen. He wants to be heard. He wants to be celebrated, not tolerated. This is who he is. And I think the Mavs have the resources to get the best out of Kyrie Irving. And again, it's a dice roll for both. If Kyrie doesn't behave, he's not getting paid from anybody else. And if he does it, then the Dallas Mavericks just made a really, really bad trade if he walks in three months. So it's kind of an open-ended situation and you can't really ever know what's going to happen with Kyrie Irving. The biggest thing here is he's getting a fresh slate. And I think that's what Mark Cuban, Nico Harrison, Jason K. That's what they bring him. There was just so much toxicity, so much that went on. And like Eddie said, for sure, it's both sides. Both sides are going to be, you know, at fault at the end of the day. But I think when you look at this situation, you know, to an extent, I think when you look at the situation, when you think about the contract extension from last summer, those talks, the extension talks recently, the tweet link. There's a lot that I think principally, and I think the conversations that were had, where yes, Kyrie Irving did feel disrespected. But again, on the other side, it's, you know, where you're available, where you're around all the time. So both sides, you know, I think are probably better off moving on and moving to different paths. And now Kyrie Irving gets a clean slate with a new organization, different culture, different energy, different vibe, different co-star, and I think everything, it sounds like everything in Dallas right now is on the up and up and very, very positive. Only time will tell. We're going to get to the Shom Scoop here in a second. Before we do though, I wanted you to hear what Pat Beverly said on his latest podcast about our teammate.  Like Shamsman, like, bring on Shamsman, breaking out, like, quicker, faster. The look of it looks better. And woes have just come with, like, one woes bomb that would be, like, four Shams and one, like, damn. You know what I'm saying? So, like, they got a little... Wow. Ooh, tail of the tape, Shams. Are you liking it or what? By the way, his pants were something. Do you want to address that or do you want to just move on? You tell me. No, I want to get Chandler's thoughts on it. Chandler was a Patrick Beverly teammate. So I'm going to pass the ball here. I don't pass the ball much, but I'm going to pass the ball right here. I also love Pat for having his phone on the bench last night recording the bra on as he walked off. Well, why not? He's a circuit. I thought I was the only one who noticed that. He's getting material for his podcast is what he's doing. His bar stool podcast is the perfect fit, the platform for Patrick Beverly, because he gets to say what he wants and say what he feels and things. And we get to listen and it's awesome. Yes. We are the beneficiaries of that. All right, Shams, you do have some scoop for us today and a little dunk contest drama. Please be good. What is it? So Jericho Sims, the next second year, second year center. Jericho Sims has entered the NBA dunk contest. We saw a picture of him a few weeks ago. His head was over the rim when he was jumping. So he can definitely get up there. He has entered the dunk contest, but Shaden Sharp, the Portland showbizers rookie, he has dropped out. He's decided to focus more on the second half of the NBA season. His rookie here and really avoid that rookie wall from what I'm told. So no Shaden Sharp in the dunk contest. Jericho Sims in. I know this breaks Chandler's heart. I know he put all the money he had saved up for the rest of his life on Shaden Sharp. So, you know, I'm sure this is an unfortunate outcome for Chandler. It is Chandler. First of all, he was going to win this thing. I told you guys this couple of weeks ago and he was not put on that rising stars game. I said, Chandler, I said, I wouldn't do the dunk contest then. Because he's, I'm petty. Now that I know he's petty, I like it even more. Chandler, tell me this. Chandler, tell me this. Tell me this. Do you think he's really focused on the second half of the season or it's about rising stars? I want to hear from a player perspective. He's not doing it because they snubbed him on the rising stars. You know, when the Salt Lakes hit, he did dunk six times. He deserves to be in that game. He deserves, again, he has made himself a real player. He's a valuable piece on the Portland Trail Blazers. There's guys playing in that game that haven't had as good of a year and that aren't as good of a player as him. And he's frustrated and he's bitter. And I honestly, again, I'm petty. I would do the same thing. And to me, it was a no-brainer. He was the headliner. He was for this kind of weak dunk contest class. He was the only one I was excited to watch. And again, I think he's not focusing. He's 19, 18 years old. He's not focusing on the second half of the season.  Right? Like the idea of 30 minutes of your life. I know. You know what? Petty beddies. I love me. I'm going to bring him to LA and have him hanging Malibu for the weekend. I love the move. Wow. Hold on. You didn't ask for any of us to come hang out with you and Malibu. This kid does this one thing and you're like, come on out. That's the worst. Anyway, I'm in Toronto right now. I'm in the hotel. Upstairs, a few floors. The spurs are here. But I'm going to ask Shoms. Hey, Shoms, what are my spurs up to? So they made a trade yesterday. I think they're going to be in a lot of these types of trades. They got Dwayne Deadman from the Miami Heat. Dwayne Deadman has only played one game since January 10th. She had that incident where he got into it with the coaches through the massage gun on the court. This is a return for Dwayne Deadman. I do not think he will play in San Antonio though. So look for the outcome of that situation post-trade deadline. But the one thing to watch with the spurs, they're going to be a team. They have ample cap space. When you look at salary dumps, the spurs are going to be right there for that. And I think another thing to continue to keep your eye on, Michelle. And I know your eyes are wired on this. Jakapoto, Josh Richardson, Doug McDermott. Where do these guys end up if anywhere? That's what, you know, those are three really good names of monitor ahead of the deadline tomorrow. Michelle, how did you celebrate this trade last night?  Okay? Just chill out. We'll never see him anyways, according to Shoms. So I'm not even going to get excited, but I also, I do dread certain guys leaving when they have to leave. Pour a drink out for him, Michelle. Pour a drink out for him, Michelle. I know. Just a little bit.  Best of luck. Best of luck. And we'll see you next week. All right. We're taking a break. Coming up next. Yolkich, another triple double last night. And he did it in three quarters. Quick break. And we'll talk about it when we run it back. Returns. We are back. That man has a fireball. Oh, that's okay. Guys, little man, big man. This was nasty, too. The way he, the way he caught this, the ball was like lower than the rim.  And on a big guy. Like. Yeah. I feel like this is quiet. It's got to feel amazing when the tip in bounces, like the perfect way for you to have a poster. That's. That is the perfect story.  The perfect moment. It does exist. Yeah. That must feel great actually. And. Oh yeah. Yeah. I'm in on that. All right. Little man, big man always gets a win. How about Tori Craig? A rejection is always fun. Hmm. Stand over after you block. Yeah. It's like a guard. You almost never block shots this emphatically. So I, I love this even though it's against the nets. I still love it. And I'll say it's, it's, it's a tough position for the offensive player to be in because you legitimately do not see this man coming and he sees exactly what you're about to do. Right. There's nothing. By the way, it's not even, it's like a mini stare down, but I almost feel like the idea of he's bored was even more disrespectful. Drew Bakes on show angles. By the way, this kid has bounce. My boy, James Dunleavy is his agent. And I saw him work out this summer. This kid should be in the dunk contest.  I mean, might as well. Yeah. Throw him in there. Come on. I love that it's like no frills. It's two-eyed dudes. And it's just like the most, you know, just simple dunk, but right on his, on his head, like, this is great. Yeah. Like this is the game for the Blazers though. Still shot of this. This poster would not even be dope. It's just meh. But he's locked in. That's all it matters. All right. Got Kenny Martin. Okay. Okay. Now here we go. Yeah. This is nice dunk contest participant. He might be the favorite now. Yeah. He might be. This is good, good genetics. It's crazy how he plays just like his pops, but left handed. It's, it's pretty ridiculous. Clones. It's crazy that there's a lot of gene pool going on between both of these guys. That's kind of awesome. See science kids. It does work. Second generation. Both guys. Stay in there and change. Those guys. I like this. I'm just saying. Sometimes it works. I know he's left handed, but a lefty dunk just always looks better. Well, that's just. Yeah. Yeah. Cause everything looks weird. Lefty. So it just makes it look much more difficult. I get it. I totally get it. Do you see the video where they put like KD shooting, but it was like him shooting left handed backwards. Yeah. That was really trippy. That's just weird. Yeah. It's trippy. I feel like I'm drunk or on drugs. All right. I know who's played the nuggets, but we really want to talk. Yoke. It's because man, this dude's crazy. Another triple double a 146 112 win. Goodness. He had 20 points, 16. This is 12 rebounds. His 19th triple double of the season by half time. Are we dare I say, are we almost bored at this point Chandler that we don't even make a big deal about it? I mean, we are. It's kind of like the honest effect. These guys just continue to do what they do. And to have this, I thought it was half time. Maybe it was three quarters to have a triple double. And that short of minutes is so insane. It's just becoming like clockwork for this guy.  But one of that is because the way he came out and he dominated and Michael Porter had a big game. Aaron Gordon had a big game. They're really starting to find these guys that mesh and play well with your kids. You could throw a bunch of talented guys together and it doesn't always work. These guys have found their way, picked their spots, play off and move without the ball. And obviously everything goes to Yoke. And you're right. We are we're getting numb to his greatness. We're getting numb to the way he plays and he plays so brilliantly, so unselfish.  It's crazy. This is almost one of the dangers of the media world we live in, right? Where we're just constantly bombarded with this content and constantly talking about it, hearing about it. It's like at some point we're like, ho hum, like whatever, another triple double. But that doesn't mean it's not amazing.  Like he pulled a rabbit out of hat, then it's still amazing. And that's kind of where Yoke is at with this.  I mean, a lot of the same reasons why we go, hey, LeBron is great because he gets rebounds and he does all this stuff on the court. Yoke does a lot of the same stuff and I think deserves some of the same reverence. He's been great. He's been incredible to watch. I think, I think there actually might be voter fatigue as we go forward despite people fighting it and it might cost him a third MVP, but even if he doesn't win it, he's still been amazing this year and deserves all the praise he's getting. And I love the turtleneck with the suit. Thank you. I love that look. I don't like the hat, but the turtleneck with the long jacket, that's fire. No, the whole look is very like, it's a modern peeky blinders, which I have nothing but great things to say. Chandler, tell me that's not classy. In the world of Kyle Kuzma's, we need a couple of yoke-itches, right? He could do no wrong in my eyes. This guy, he dresses to the nines. He plays to the nines. This guy has figured it out. He is class, class, class, Michelle. Chef's kiss. I love it and the hat's good, Eddie. You don't know what you're talking about. We're going to take, we're going to take a quick break right here. John Moran, he says stuff. This time he says the Grizzlies are the most hated team by the media. Well, we're media. We'll talk about that next when we run it back returns. Well, Bulls played Memphis last night. John Moran, 34 points. It's a 104-89 win for Memphis. Grizzlies second win in their last 10 games. Is this the beginning of the bounce back, Chandler? Yeah, I mean, they did what they were supposed to do. Again, this is a team that they should be. This is a team that they're ahead in the standings. Obviously, a different conference and a team that's been kind of up and down all year long. But, yeah, listen, the Memphis Grizzlies are an interesting team. They have the talent. They have the pieces. They just haven't really been consistent. They've had guys in and out of the lineup. You know, they've had a lot of drama and a lot of stuff kind of surrounding them. But yeah, this is a top four teams in the Western Conference. They're going to, they're obviously going to get in. They're going to advance. It's just a matter of if they can stay healthy and if they can kind of get a good matchup going into the playoffs. But, yeah, I mean, I like this team a lot. I love John Morant. I love Joseph Bain. I love Jared Jackson. They've had a very good year. They're young. They're exciting. They're fun. They talk a lot of trash. They kind of created this whole identity and they're running with it. But they're going to get people's, people's best shot every single night, just the way they talk and the way they act. And it's, they're just going to have to back it up. Yeah, they're not surprising teams anymore. They're on the Scouting Report. They know what these guys are going to do. And like Chad said, they're working through injuries, suspensions and the like. And they've only won two of their last 10 games. But they can easily turn this around. I think the All-Star break will be good for them as they go forward. And even with all that they're dealing with. They're still the two seed in the West. They still haven't even lost any ground. So they're going to be just fine. And they're really going to have their chance to prove themselves in the playoffs. We're not going to really care about what they do in February, to be honest. Please give us Grizzly Warriors first round. Oh, yes, please.  Jaws good for quotes, right? I mean, he's given us already a few this season. Here's the latest. You see it on social media. Anything that has to do with the Grizzlies is frontline national TV and national people putting it out. Anything else? It don't be said. So wait, what? I don't get it. They're not just getting negative attention. You guys just said amazing, glowing things about them. Eddie, why? Why is he being so sensitive right here? You know, when the little girl in Memphis got her basketball stolen and in job, brought her to her game set or courts, I gave her his shoes and all the stuff. I heard about that too. Just like I heard about the laser or whatever it was that they're applying. He's overblowing this. And at the end of the day, there needs to be a little bit of accountability. We only talk about jobs supposedly beating up some 16-year-old over the summer. Because jobs supposedly beat up some 16-year-old over the summer. We're only talking about them trash talking and getting pushed around after they do it because they trash talk and they got pushed around when they do it. They were the ones arguing with Shannon Sharpe. They were the ones getting pushed around by Donovan Mitchell. We're reporting what they're doing. When they win games, we go, yo, it's amazing they win games. Last year, everybody loved the Grizzlies. The act is a little tired. There's no way around that. Clearly teams are getting annoyed by it. Clay Thompson, this book up there. Ron James has been vocal about it. The Cavs are vocal about it. Many teams have been vocal about it. So is it negative attention? It's because it's probably negative actions. When they're doing great, we talk about them doing great stuff. A lot of people came to Jerry's actions defense about the whole block controversy and think he's the new physical player of the year. So it's, you know, they're not a look inward with some of this negativity stuff and all that. We're not being overly negative. Trust me. We wouldn't much there. They talk about job and rent in a dump contest. Job and rent fighting the teenager over the summer and thinking he's a thug or whatever you want to call it. So that lies at their feet. Not at mine. Yeah. And everything they've done is self-inflicted, right? Everything they've done is kind of brought on by themselves. And like I just said, they've created this identity and they almost embraced this identity. Like I was there. This isn't a national media negative ambush on them. I feel like we don't even really talk about them honestly. We talk about the Nets. We talk about the Lakers. We talk about big markets. Memphis Grizzlies are a very small market that we talk about the issues that they provide us with. We watch Dylan Brooks play and he's going to do something that's going to irritate somebody and we talk about it. That's just how it is. And again, that's just the culture and what they've established there with they are tough and they do talk trash. And they kind of have this identity now of the new bad boys of the NBA. And to me, I think they did that themselves and they like that. And they say things like we're good out West and they say they have a dynasty and they made this beef with the Warriors who's arguably the greatest team of all time. They kind of shoot themselves in the foot a lot with this stuff. But on the same time, they're fun. They're young. They're exciting. They have probably the most entertaining basketball player in the world to watch and John Morant. And they are going to get attention because of that. So they create these situations and stuff. And then the media, again, I was a player once. I used to be so confused why this media or why this guy's talking about me, why he's saying we're just simply commentating on what we see. And a lot of times what they give us is negative stuff. Look, if anything, I think that laser story got buried yesterday. So that's probably a good thing because and secondly, in any good story or wrestling, the heel is the best part. Embrace the heel. This is a good thing. I don't know why this is a negative at all. But this is a very simple question. We have a game tonight between the Sixers and the Celtics, Chandler. The simple, simple question I ask you is right now, which of these two rosters would you rather have? Boston, for sure. I think they're younger. They have the best duo, I think, in the NBA. They have the leadership. They carry a different charisma and they have a different kind of confidence and maturity than Philly. And Philly, to me, has to prove something. I think Joelle's had a great year. They've been banged up a little bit. But to me, I think Boston's roster moving forward and currently is better. And currently. You agree, Eddie? Yes. I do. But the part of it is that they're two guys are just younger, you know? Joelle and Beat, I think, is the best player between the two rosters. But when you look at Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum, they've been battle tested since they were pups in the league. Jason Tatum has played in the conference finals against LeBron as a rookie. So I think they are more battle tested. I think they've shown more in the playoffs as well. And James Harden has made some great runs. But those guys are just in the finals last year and they're only getting better and they only look better this year. So yeah, I'm going with the younger roster and I actually think they're going to win tonight, too. It's going to be a great game, though. And I'm definitely not missing this game. Yeah, that's a good one. For sure. Oh, I'm sorry. You're not watching Spurs Raptors? How weird. We're going to take a quick break when we come back. We make picks. You make money.  We return. Get at a piece of $10 million in bonus bets with FanDuel's kick of destiny. All you have to do is bet $5 on Super Bowl 57. And if Gronk kicks a field goal live during the game, you'll get a piece of $10 million in bonus bets. It doesn't matter if you're new to FanDuel or already have an account. Gronk kick. You win. It's really that simple. Make every moment more with FanDuel, official sportsbook partner of the NFL. I just, I can't, I can't get over that picture. All right. So we had our, um, our parlay, our picks yesterday and in channel, guess what? You and I, huge winners.  How does it feel? Just another day. Just another day in the office. Just another day. I blame Danny. Maybe switch my pick. Danny. So I would have won. I would have won. That's actually true. I would have won the best gambling sentence ever put together. I feel like I've said that a thousand times in Vegas. Okay. Good news is it's our Wednesday. It's our Friday. This is our last one for the week to go out. Strong boys. Eddie, what you got? I'm going LaBello ball, chucking and making at least three threes tonight against the Wizards. Over three. Excuse me. Uh, two teams that are not going to play defense that don't really care about what's going on. And LaBello ball has no conscious. So I'm expecting way more than three and a half threes. Dang. That's a pretty good one. We haven't had one of those in a while. All right, Chandler. Um, I have Paul George over 23 and a half points. I will be at this game.  So Paul George over 23 and a half. You think the Mavericks defensive strategy is going to be off tonight? Okay. I'm here in Toronto and they're giving the Spurs double digits. So I'm taking it. Yeah. That's right. Plus 10 and a half at Toronto. We did it. This one's going to hit. I know it. We are done for the week. Enjoy the rest of this one and trade that line tomorrow. Woo. See ya.


Good evening aspirants. I have an announcement to make as prelims is nearing our academy. That is Shankara. Yes academy has launched a Mark test program that is a free all India mark test program that test starts on 15th of May 2022 the test will be held in both online and offline modes across 13 centers the link for registration for the online mark test is Given in the description use this opportunity and check your progress with this good news Let us get into the Hindu news analysis for the day 27th of April 2022 the list of articles We will be discussing today are displayed here. Go through it. Now. Let us start our discussion Look at this news article this article is taken from the interview with the Minister of State for electronics and information technology the interview was conducted on the backdrop of takeover of Twitter by Mr. Elon Musk overall the minister noted that social media Intermediaries like Twitter will have to play by the rules and laws of India such as information technology act 2000 so in this discussion Let us see two major provisions of the act and certain issues Associated with it now. Let us start our discussion the objective of the information technology act 2000 is two-fold First is to provide legal recognition for the transaction carried out by means of electronic data Interchange and other means of electronic communication. The second is to facilitate Electronic filing of documents with the government agencies and matters connected with it So these are the two main objectives of information technology act 2000 in this way the act covers Intermediaries also it covers all intermediaries who play a role in the use of computer resources and electronic records here and Intermediary includes telecom service providers network service providers Internet service providers web hosting service providers search engines online payment sites online auction sites online marketplaces and cyber cafes note that Social media platforms fall under the web hosting service providers which include Twitter also now Particularly regarding the intermediaries the central government has certain powers under the information technology act 2000 The first power is under section 69 as per this central government has the power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or Decryption of any information through any computer resources plus if a subscriber or intermediary or any person In charge of the computer resource is called upon such Subscriber or intermediary has to extend all facilities and technical assistance to the central government But remember government can only issue these direction if it is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of sovereignty or integrity of India in the interest of defense of India in the interest of Security of India in the interest of friendly relation with a foreign country and finally in the interest of public order or for Preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offense So citing these reasons central government can intercept or monitor or decrypt any computer information But if the intermediary refuses to comply with the direction Then they can be punished with imprisonment for one to seven years plus a fine This is about section 69 of the information technology act 2000. Now. Let us take up section 69 a under section 69 a Government has the power to issue directions for blocking any information through any computer resource for the public access Central government can direct any agency to do the blocking. What can they block? They can block any information that is generated transmitted Received stored or hosted in any computer resource This can only be done citing the above mentioned grounds And if the intermediary refuses to comply with the blocking directions the same above punishment applies here also Remember that while blocking or interception or monitoring central government has to record the reason for those Direction that to in writing this accessor checks and balance against the actions of the central government No, certain issues are there with these two provisions Firstly these regulations are favorable to Censorship happy governments which want to censor the views of the citizens because it allows to block Contains prima facia that is based on first impression So if government prima facia feels that any content is threatening public order It can invoke section 69 a know the second issue the second issue is that Blocking restricts online free speech rights of the Indian citizen So it violates fundamental right of freedom of expression under article 19 of the Constitution Thirdly these provisions make blocking censorship Interception monitoring and easy and costless option for the government without obtaining codes permission See these are the sum of the issues with the provisions of information technology act 2000 That's all regarding this discussion in this discussion We saw two important provisions of information technology act 2000 that is we saw about section 69 and Section 69 a of information technology act then we saw some of the issues with the provisions Okay, that's all regarding this discussion Now let us conclude this discussion and take up the next news article. Look at this news article This news article talks about the particularly vulnerable tribal group cotton icons. They were Rehabilitated from the kumman cherry forest of why not while if sanctuary around seven years ago They feel that their life in the forest was much better because for the particularly vulnerable tribal groups such as cotton icons The forest is their home They collect minor forest produce and rest in their small huts made of bamboos and mud at night But now after relocation they face a lot of problems for instance They lack the basic amenities such as drinking water toilet medical facilities and power connection Even though their children know have access to education most often they join their parents in collecting forest produce This is to add to their family income apart from all these the major issue faced by these Relocated particularly vulnerable tribal groups like cotton icons is that they are not provided with position Certificate since they are not provided with position certificate The landless tribal families are unable to apply for house under various schemes of the government Okay, this is the crux of the news article given here in this context Let us learn about particularly vulnerable tribal group Then we will learn about how they are classified and finally we will see some issues faced by the particularly vulnerable Tribal groups. Okay, now let us start our discussion. First of all, who are these particularly vulnerable tribal groups? See tribal communities are often identified by some specific signs. What are they? They are primitive traits, distinctive culture, geographical isolation, shyness to contact with the community at large and Backwardness along with these some tribal groups have some specific features They are dependency on hunting and gathering for food having pre-agricultural level of technology Zero or negative growth of population and extremely low level of literacy. See these are the characteristics of tribal groups in general In India government uses these four characteristics to identify the particularly vulnerable tribal groups The characteristics are pre-agricultural level of technology, low level of literacy, economic backwardness and a declining or stagnant Population. Okay, having seen the characteristics used to classify particularly vulnerable tribal groups Now, let us see some of the problems faced by the particularly vulnerable tribal groups First is that the particularly vulnerable tribal group list is outdated due to lack of baseline survey This survey is required to precisely identify the particularly vulnerable tribal group families. They have it at an socio-economic status. Secondly, benefits from welfare schemes are not equally provided. Thirdly, developmental projects like dams, industries and mines affect them Disproportionately. In addition to this when they are displaced by the developmental projects They are not provided with proper Rehabitation. Then they are denied of their land rights. This denial is leading to Systemic alienation from their own resources. Then they also face livelihood issues What are they? They lack awareness about market value of non-timber forest produce. In addition to this They are also exploited by middlemen. See, they also face some health issues also The particularly vulnerable tribal groups mainly suffer from anemia, communicable disease like malaria and many micronutrient deficiency. Then they lack access to safe drinking water Sanitation and health services. Also, they suffer because of their superstitious belief And lastly, they are affected by deforestation also. See, most importantly, they also suffer from illiteracy Even when they do get education, the stuff they learn in their schools will not be helpful in leading their way of life Okay, so these are some of the problems faced by particularly vulnerable tribal groups. To address these problems Government has taken many steps. Let us see some of the steps taken by the government in this discussion First is the scheme for development of primitive vulnerable tribal groups. This came into effect from April 1 2008. The scheme defines particularly vulnerable tribal groups as the most vulnerable among the scheduled tribes So it seeks to prioritize their protection and development. The scheme identifies 75 particularly vulnerable tribal groups in India. The scheme seeks to adopt a holistic approach to the socio-economic development of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups. Also, it gives state governments flexibility in planning initiatives. Now, let us see some of the activities supported by the scheme Firstly, it takes various physical and social infrastructure initiatives like housing, land distribution, land development agricultural development, cattle development, construction of link roads, installation of non-conventional sources of energy, social security, etc. Secondly, funds are made available only for activities essential for the survival, protection and development of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups Thirdly, every state and the Andaman-Nikoba island administration is required to prepare a long-term conservation-come-development plan. This is valid for a period of five years for each particularly vulnerable tribal groups within their territory. The conservation-come-development plan is approved by an expert committee appointed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The scheme is then funded entirely by the central government. Okay, see these are some of the steps taken by the government to help the particularly vulnerable tribal groups This is all regarding this discussion in this discussion We first saw how particularly vulnerable tribal groups are classified in India Then we saw the issues faced by the particularly vulnerable tribal groups And finally we saw the step taken by the government to address their issues with this Let us conclude this discussion and take up the next news article Look at this news article. This news article talks about the Raisina dialogue in this dialogue External Affairs Minister said there will be no winners in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war He says all these after recognizing the Russia-Ukraine conflict as one among the dominant issues This is because it affects not just in terms of principles and values But also causes higher energy prices food inflation and disruption of various kinds So the external Affairs Minister Mr. Jay Shankar urged everyone to look to counter the current crisis through Negotiations. Okay. He also mentioned about the equally pressing issues in other parts of the world like Afghanistan He cited that the rule-based international order was violated in the Indo-Pacific region in the recent past But the Western decision-makers did not pay sufficient attention to address the causes of such breakdown This is the crux of the news article given here in this context Let us learn about Raisina dialogue in film's perspective. First of all, what is Raisina dialogue? The Raisina dialogue is India's premier conference. This conference is on geopolitics and Geo-economics here the commitment is to address the most challenging issues that is being faced by the global community When does this occur and who all participate in this conference see Raisina dialogue occurs every year Leaders in politics business media and civil society. They all participate in the Raisina dialogue Now what is the agenda for this conference here? They will discuss the state of the world also They will explore opportunities for cooperation on a wide range of contemporary matters See the dialogue is structured as a multi stakeholder cross-sectoral decision This is because the conference involves head of state cabinet ministers local government officials and also Leaders in business media and civil society. Now who conducts this conference? See the conference is hosted by the observer research foundation Note that they host this in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs government of India This effort is supported by a number of institutions Organizations and individuals who are committed to the mission of the conference. Okay. Now. What is this observer research foundation? See observer research foundation or war if began its journey in 1990 this happened when the idea of Pragmatism emerged now. What is pragmatism see pragmatism is solving problems in a practical and Sensible way rather than having a fixed set of ideas. See post-1991 LPG reforms India Economically integrated with the world and after this India started facing several challenges This intern evoked a need for an independent forum that could critically examine the Problems that our country was facing post-1991 LPG reforms Also, this forum should be in a position to help develop coherent policy response This is why war of that is observer research foundation was formed War of was established by leading Indian economist and policy makers to present the agenda for India's economic reforms. This is today this forum that is war of has emerged into a forum of global Partnerships. This is because war of today plays an important role in building political and policy Consensus that enables India to interact with the world. The mandate of war of is to conduct in-depth research Provide inclusive platform and invest in tomorrow's thought leaders today So war of helps discover and inform India's choices. It carries India's voice and ideas to forums shaping global debates. It conducts non-partisan independent well-researched analysis and inputs to Diverse decision makers in governments business communities academia and to civil society around the world So these are all the basic points you have to remember regarding Roy Sina dialogue and observer research foundation Now, let us see a brief about the Roy Sina dialogue 2022. See it will be modelled along six thematic pillars What are the six pillars the first pillar is rethinking democracy trade tech and ideology The second pillar is end of multilateralism a networked global order The third pillar is water caucuses turbulent tides in the Indo-Pacific The fourth pillar is communities Inc first responders to health development and planet Fifth pillar is achieving green transitions common imperative Diverging realities the sixth pillar is Samson vs. Goliath the persistent and relentless tequas then the theme of the 2022 Roy Sina dialogue edition is taranova impassioned impatient and Imperiled see Roy Sina dialogue 2022 was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday It will be held over three days from april 25 to april 27 It has witnessed the participation of european commission president Ursula von der leyen as a chief guest So these are the important points about Roy Sina dialogue 2022 That's all regarding this discussion in this discussion We saw about the basics of Roy Sina dialogue and some of the takeaway points from the Roy Sina dialogue 2022 With this let us conclude this discussion and take up the next news article Look at this editorial article this editorial article is about rural development The author argues that even after nearly 75 years of independence We have not achieved the required rural development So in this manner author has looked into the role played by mission anthodaya and its findings So in this discussion, let us see about this mission It's findings how it is helpful in rural development and finally Certain gaps that needs to be addressed to attain the required results in rural development This is the plan for today's discussion Before getting into the discussion, I have highlighted the syllabus regarding this discussion You can go through it Now let us start our discussion First, why should a country like India focus on rural areas? It is because one third of rural India still lives in object poverty These rural poor are deprived of quality education and they are unable to acquire skills which fetch better incomes Access to health care is also denied to the rural poor They also are the main victims of caste, religious and other discriminatory practices All these are a resultant of many factors such as social, economical and political inequality Social exclusion, illiteracy, unemployment, indebtedness, unequal distribution of wealth, low capital formation Lack of infrastructure, lack of demand, pressure of population and finally lack of social or welfare net To address these factors, there is a need for rural development Rural development is quite a comprehensive term But it essentially means a plan of action for the development of rural areas which are lagging behind in socio-economic development Even Gandhiji said that the real progress of India does not simply mean the growth and expansion of industrial urban centres But mainly the development of Indian villages So for overall development of the country, rural development is essential In this way, Indian government introduced many measures and reforms in the form of decentralisation of economic and political power Mainly to the rural India One among them, as you know, is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act Which gave constitutional status to the Panjayati Raj institutions But according to the author, decentralisation reforms have failed to take the decentralisation process forward in delivering social justice and progress in rural India Why the author is sure that rural India lacks social justice and progress See, this opinion of the author is based on the 2011 socio-economic and caste census data As you know, the socio-economic and caste census is a study of socio-economic status of rural and urban households And allows ranking of households based on predefined parameters Note that the survey was largely carried out in 2011 and 2012 That means the survey findings revealed the position in 2011 and 2012 period, which was just a decade ago Now the data for rural households point out multi-dimensional deprivations such as shelterlessness, landlessness, etc For example, 2.8 crore households are with no room to live or only one room to live 5.4 crore households are landless 6.89 million female-headed households have no adult member to support And finally, the report also found that 51% of the rural households depend on casual manual labour to earn their livelihood So these are some of the findings from socio-economic and caste census So what does this finding say? This findings say that even after 60 years of independence, the deprivation in rural India continues So, Government of India took another measure by introducing Mission Anthodaya Here Anthodaya means the upliftment of the poorest among the poor Mission Anthodaya was adopted in Union Budget 2017-18 It is an accountability and convergence framework that was aimed at transforming lives and livelihoods on measurable outcomes It is a state-led initiative for rural transformation and it focuses on most backward districts So it is designed to make the optimal use and management of resources allocated by the ministries or departments under various programs for the development of rural areas Here, Gram Panchayats are the basic unit of planning and the Gram Panchayats are the focal points of convergence effects That is, various government interventions that are already in implementation are converged with Gram Panchayats So overall, Mission Anthodaya works towards ending multi-dimensional deprivation at household level And these are the expected outcomes of the Mission Anthodaya You can go through it Now, one of the important aspects or key process of Mission Anthodaya is annual survey in Gram Panchayats across the country It helps in monitoring the progress periodically and address the developmental gaps How? The survey allots scores and then it ranks the Gram Panchayats on several parameters such as physical infrastructure, human development and economic activities In 2019 survey, there were 112 parameters covering a total of 29 subjects that were transferred to the Gram Panchayats as per the lavender schedule of the constitution So, the survey is of utmost importance for rural development Why? It helps in identifying the gaps in basic needs at the local level After identifying the gaps, it helps in integrating resources of various schemes to finance the processes involved in addressing the gaps So, this in the long run will help faster economic development and inter-jurisdictional equity So, what does the 2019 data say? As per the score, no state have obtained top score from 90 to 100 But around 0.5% are in the bottom score, which is about approximately 1500 Gram Panchayats But who has the top score? It is as usual Kerala and Kerala is followed by Ujjrat But it is not a laudable score These two data suggest that still a large proportion of rural India is under poverty Therefore, we have a long way to go for achieving economic development and social justice in rural India Remember, this also means that initial goal of Mission Anthodhya has not been achieved The initial goal was to make 50,000 Gram Panchayats poverty free by 2019 But this target has been pushed to 2022 So, according to the author, two major issues have to be solved to achieve the goal First issue is lacking serious effort to converge resources That is, the resources under various programs or schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantees Act, the National Rural Livelyhood Mission, National Social Assistance Program, Pratamantri Avasyogina, etc Should have been converged as per the objective of Mission Anthodhya See, converging resources helps in saving expenses like the administrative expenses But it is not done yet So, this leads to multiple expenses leading to less money for actual program objective Now coming to the second issue The second issue is the data from Mission Anthodhya survey is not provided for fiscal federalism See, simply physical federalism refers to fiscal transfer from the central government to sub-national governments These transfers consist of tax devolution and grants And the transfer is predominantly based on the recommendation of the Finance Commission And according to the author, Mission Anthodhya data should be used to improve the transfer system And to improve horizontal equity in the delivery of public goods at the sub-state or sub-national level Horizontal equity here refers to the idea that people in the same circumstance should be treated in the same way So, in this context, local governments, mainly rural local governments in the same circumstance should be treated in the same way Like those having similar population or similar level of deprivation, etc But Mission Anthodhya data was not used by the 15th finance commission So these are the two issues faced by Mission Anthodhya Now coming to the conclusion The conclusion that the author is arriving here in this editorial is that we have to first address these two issues And make full use of Mission Anthodhya to attain our goal of rural development Okay, this is all regarding this discussion Now let us conclude this discussion and take up the next news article Now look at this text and context article It talks about the annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom See, this topic is important for your plumes Because in this report, India is designated as a country of particular concern So let us see about this United States Commission for International Religious Freedom And then we will see some of the important key points mentioned in this report Okay, first of all, let us see what is U.S. C.I.R.F. That is United States Commission for International Religious Freedom Then how it is constituted? The U.S. C.I.R.F. is an independent and a bipartisan body It is created by the International Religious Freedom Act 1998 of the United States What is the mandate of this body? See, its mandate is to monitor religious freedom violations globally They don't just stop with monitoring They make policy recommendations to the President of the United States The Secretary of State and the Congress of the United States Okay, now note that it is an entity created by the Congress Charter That is, it is not an NGO or an advocacy organization It is led by nine part-time commissioners appointed by the U.S. President And the leadership of both political parties in the House and the Senate When we talk about qualifications of the commissioners The commissioners should have sound knowledge and experience in the fields Relevant to the issue of international religious freedom Not only that, it also includes individuals who are experienced in the field of foreign affairs Direct experience abroad, human rights and international law Okay, one major function of this independent body is issuing an annual report publication What are these for? See, the reports or the publications assess the foreign countries That violate religious freedom in a systematic, ongoing and an erogenous manner It also highlights the thematic issues affecting religious freedom abroad Then they evaluate U.S. policy and make recommendations to the U.S. government The U.S. C.I.R.F.'s decision is not binding on the U.S. government The State Department and its Office of International Freedom takes into account other diplomatic, bilateral and strategic concerns Only after that, they make a decision on U.S. C.I.R.F.'s decision For example, in annual report 2022, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended that India be designated a country of particular concern But it is up to the U.S. government to accept this decision or not Now let us see what is a country of particular concern mean See, it is the category of governments performing most poorly on the religious freedom criteria That is, country of particular concerns are countries which either engage in or tolerate particularly severe violations of religious freedom A total of 15 countries have been recommended for the country of particular concern designation Just take a look at this list to know the countries who have got CPC That is, country of particular concern designation And then I have displayed the countries that are designated for less severe violations For them, the designation given is special watch list Now note that this is the third year in a row that India has received a country of particular concern designation Now coming to the major part, that is what will be the impact of the U.S. C.I.R.F.'s recommendation See, the United States Department has not acted on such recommendations so far But India may come under greater pressure this time Why? This is because India has not followed the decision of the U.S. government on Ukraine war Hence, it may affect U.S.-India bilateral relationship That is all regarding this discussion With this, let us conclude the news article discussion and take up the practice prelims questions We have four practice prelims questions. Let us see them one by one Let us take up the first question. This question is in reference to particularly vulnerable tribal groups Three statements are given. We have to find the correct statements Let us take up the first statement There are no particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the state of Nagaland See, this statement is correct because in our discussion itself, we saw there are 75 particularly vulnerable tribal groups in India I have given all the 75 particularly vulnerable tribal groups here I have also given in what are all the states the particularly vulnerable tribal groups are located And with this list, you can know that there are no particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the state of Nagaland So, statement one is correct. Let us take up the second statement They are the most vulnerable among the scheduled tribes. See, this statement is also correct See, this is the definition present in the scheme for the development of particularly vulnerable tribal groups Okay So what is that definition? The particularly vulnerable tribal groups are the most vulnerable among the scheduled tribes So second statement is also correct. Let us take up the third statement Economic backwardness is one of the criteria for identification of particularly vulnerable tribal groups See, this also we saw in our discussion the four criteria for the identification of particularly vulnerable tribal groups are pre-agricultural level of technology, low level of literacy, economic backwardness and a declining or stagnant population So the third statement is also correct. Since all the three statements are correct The correct answer here is option D all of the above. Now, let us take up the second question This question is in regards to information technology act 2000. It is a two statements question We have to find the correct statements. Let us take up the first statement The power to issue directions for the interception monitoring or blocking of any information through any computer resource Lies with both the central and the state government. See this statement is incorrect Actually for interpretation monitoring or decryption both central and the state government enjoy the power But in case of blocking only the central government or any of its officers especially authorized have the power So statement one is incorrect. Let us take up the second statement The above direction can be given in the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India or public order See from our discussion, we know that this statement is correct Since statement one is incorrect and statement two is correct. The correct answer here is option B two only Now, let us take up the third question. This question is in reference to united states commission on international religious freedom It is a two statement question. We have to find the correct statements. Let us take up the first statement It is completely dependent on united states government. See this statement is incorrect because in our discussion We saw that united state commission for international religious freedom. That is UN CIRF is a completely independent body. It is not dependent on the US government Now, let us take up the second statement its recommendations are binding on the united states government See this statement is also incorrect because its recommendations are not binding on the US government The state department and its office of international freedom take into account diplomatic bilateral and strategic concern Before taking any final decisions since both the statements given here are incorrect The correct answer here is option D neither one nor two. Now, let us take up the last question for today This question is in regards to rai sinna dialogue. Okay, it is a three statement question We have to find the correct statements. Let us take up the first statement It is a conference conducted by united nations See from our discussion, we know that this statement is incorrect because rai sinna dialogue is a India's premier conference and not a conference conducted by united nations It is conducted by ORF or observer research foundation in partnership with the ministry of external affairs Okay, now, let us take up the second and the third statements It is a conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics and the third statement is it addresses Most challenging issues faced by the global community See statement two and statement three are correct because we saw both these statements in our discussion itself See rai sinna dialogue is a conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics and it is committed to address the most challenging issues faced by the global community Okay, so since statement one is incorrect and statement two and statement three are correct The correct answer here is option b two and three only the main's question based on today's discussion Is displayed here write your answers and post it in the comment section If you like this video like comment and share it with your friends For more updates regarding upsc preparation subscribe to shankara is academy youtube channel. 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Hello everybody, welcome to my channel, it's Iwa from Bohemian Crafting and today I'm coming to share with you my today's crafting project I'm making my own kind of washi tape or tape I'm using double-sided tape and loads of mine scraps I'm a big saver, through the process of creating journals I'm saving even small bits and pieces because I do love my book pages, even small pieces like this I'm thinking I will use it one day and as I'm saving it for last 4 years I've got a huge amount of these scraps I've got also huge amount of scraps of wrapping paper brown wrapping paper and today I've got an idea I'm decorating my journals I'm going to use these two in this journal I used washi tapes to decorate my pages see I don't have any washi tape here we want to show you washi tapes and I don't have I used washi tapes to decorate my book pages in this journal but this one it will be a little bit darker and I was thinking what kind of washi tape I want to use and then I was thinking I want to use kind of mix of book pages and stuff like that and this one it's a little bit similar like when you are making snippets for your pages it's so relaxing, I can tell you I'm really enjoying it so that's why I'm coming to share with you take your scraps of coffee dyed tea dyed paper take your off-cuts from book pages just sit down, put some good music on or some movie you like sit down and enjoy that creative process I'm taking always small piece of book page and rip it off then small piece it doesn't even have to have some kind of order how you will stick it, you will stick it it's totally up to you this is very relaxing craft and what is the best about it that I am I am using these small pieces which I just can't through to bin I just can't, it's my paper and I love my paper and as you can see even those small pieces can be used somehow when I do have pieces around I can use the scissors and cut it off or what I tried here here on the start I've cut here this nail I think you call it that nail file so what I'm doing I'm just kind of sanding that edge and it makes really beautiful beautiful book page washi tape I really love that result it's really just sticking the paper on the tape and rip it off and with that sanding where I don't have book page like here I can sand my paper and that dust from that sanding paper will stick on that sticky piece or I can try with another not this one I like this one I can try with another book page to go there and maybe add a little bit of glue if that will be not too much successful good so I'm making my own collage tape I'm gonna call it collage tape because it is actually collage and this way and it's really very relaxing and I'm so happy I can use those small bits and pieces because I really love those small bits and pieces look here is number here is some small number if I will wanna find it on book page or if I will wanna cut it from book page just because of that small number I will have to take all book page you know that's why I'm saving those things because there is small number there is some board yeah I'm big saver and I do have quite a lot of these small pieces that's why I was thinking very hard how to use it and I actually like this type of craft so now I do have piece I'm gonna take my scissors and cut off those small pieces around and sand that edge because that sanded edge it just look perfect and here is not glued properly so I'm gonna use a little bit of glue and glue it nicely and once I will wanna use it in my journals because it's double sided tape I still have that other side of my double sided tape so here I will just take off that backing and I do have my tape ready to use in my journals so my today's craft will be making my collage tape look how beautiful it looks like and more different papers maybe I will have a look if I do have some offcuts from ledger paper I definitely do have I know that I've got maybe I've got them here somewhere see? from my ledger papers pieces like this they are kinda useless but with this tape I can use it even those small bits and pieces so that's why I'm happy that I do have some project I can use for those small offcuts and I was thinking I have to share this one I have to because I know that I am not the only one who is saving everything we do love our papers, right? and I'm not gonna apologize that I'm saving my papers my sons are starting to be worried about my health because they said mommy your heart yeah I'm not surprised they said that that's why I have to I have to start to use it I've got so many boxes of these teeny-meeny bits and pieces and I'm telling you this is so relaxing and I actually like really much this sand edge of that of that washi tape or of that collage tape it looks so cool with that sanding edge it looks very very worn so this is my very quick sharing for today for all those my friends who are like me who are saving any kind of small pieces like this so come to join me with this type of craft because guys it's very relaxing so that's all what I wanted to share for today I hope I give you some good idea how to spend your time thank you so much for visiting me today take care about yourself have a wonderful day and I will see you soon bye


Hi everyone, Joe for jaspyscasebreaks.com with another one box break of the brand new 2022 tops diamond icons baseball picker team number four from jaspyscasebreaks.com Four boxes per case. This is the fourth and final one. We marked that in the previous break big Thanks, everyone here for getting your team straight up. I appreciate it and looks like Martin with the triple last spot mojo Well, he's got the Yankees. I see some nice players on that team right there All right, so thanks to him and everybody else and thanks everyone here for knocking out the The multi-team random number block and the R&B is kind of hidden right there But we posted that in a separate video essentially you pull these teams out turn into a serial number break You get a block of numbers that each number represents a block of numbers For example one gets one out of whatever 1121 so on and so forth the next one box break, which I think we can get done tonight is is from a It's from a fresh case one box from a fresh case, so all hopes spring eternal in a fresh case See what we got here. Good luck everybody sponge Stay on the bottom right here. All right friends Good luck. I think there's a train whistle on the top. I saw some red and it's one out of five Boba Shet piece of his jersey in there and that goes to chase and the blue jays nice relic card And of course out of fives and under get the train whistle chase All aboard the big hit express Nice start next is a cut auto One out of four. That's Carl Ferrillo. That's old Brooklyn Dodger Carl Ferrillo Who got the Dodgers David M? with my Dodgers That's a nice cut auto a lot of space here Nice clean autograph a Lot of great stuff David All aboard the big hit express All right next one Buster Posey 10 out of 25 for my rivals the Giants Martin last spot mojo Is that another train whistle? It is it's a joey vato-vato Three color patch an autograph five out of five Dennis Foley with the Cincinnati red legs I really like the design this year Did they do this last year too?  Let's get another one of these done Man, that is awesome Autograph diamond relic from diamond icons Another train whistle Rob in the angels Rob All aboard the big hit express Next up is Juan Marichal two out of 25 nice on-card auto old giant Him and uh him and John Roseboro. I think end up End up patching things up later later in their lives Martin with the Giants 11 out of 25 The big hurt Frank Thomas 11 out of 25. Trust me. She'll like it, too We were talking about Frank Thomas Just before the break and that's part of the random number block route. So that goes to Chicago White Sox one that Steve Birch Got a few more to go here Red ink autograph Donnie baseball Don Mattingly 18 out of 25 those that red ink really pops.  October The straw that stirs the drink nine out of ten Reggie Jackson Also for Martin Get your teams Diamond icons Jaspie's case breaks calm pick your teams. I think a little over half the league is still left in the next one box break and That one box break it's from a fresh case Two more to go another red ink auto for the red legs 15 out of 25 Barry Larkin. What an auto He stays all in card. None of this flies off the edge of the card big bold autograph Barry Larkin Hall of Famer for the reds and it's Dennis Little color match That really pops right Michael Michael looks really nice, right? I agree and the final hit is Wow 11 out of check that 21 out of 25 the captain Derek Jeter Not the a Babe Ruth cut auto that that Martin was looking for but Derek Jeter not too shabby Derek Jeter on card autograph For Martin and the Yankees There you go ladies and gentlemen. We got another one box break in the store Grab your team straight up. Maybe we can fill her up the rest the teams right do another random number block Try to move another box from a fresh case and try to pull some how many how many train whistles were in here I mean look at this you got the Derek Jeter the Barry Larkin the Reggie Jackson the Don Mattingling the Juan Marichal The diamond auto Shohei Otani train whistle the Joey Vado patch auto train whistle Buster Posey Carl Ferrillo old Brooklyn Dodger one out of four train whistle We let off with a train whistle out of five and under get the world famous one two three four right there plus a lot of other great hits right here Jasper's case breaks calm. Let's do some more diamond icons. I'm Joe. I'll see you next time for the next one. Bye. Bye


of have your own place to stay and don't pay rent pay a bond something that belongs to you so they they financed my bond hundred percent including transfer fees oh nice so the whole bond and transfer fees and everything was hundred percent financed and to me it was like wow i can actually buy something without even putting five rent in it made me want a building i got irritated by levies i didn't know why i have to pay levies i didn't understand why i should pay levies and there were a lot of problems this that is not happening body corporate it felt like i bought a property but i was still being controlled by body corporate i i asked myself questions who has the bond is the boy in mine or that of a body corporate i i i was really agitated by the idea that my property that i says mine i cannot do much with it unless i ask someone else about it and the whole point is to make returns in property not to just have a property and have a lot of things that are just as i'm lining you and that's the journey that's the what actually took me to to look for building i looked for a building um you know for viewers at home who probably don't know what tough is they've probably never heard of tough perhaps if you could just you know share a little bit about what tough does and how they played quite an important role in in your journey tough is is um is a home loaner for buildings i mean buildings finance yeah but then you specifically focused on the urban development zone they do not finance out of the urban development zone which is mainly your central business district but if you don't know what urban development zone is you can just go and find out if you're if the building you're looking for is within that area within the urban development zone their their main focus is to vitalize the cbd because i mean they've seen a lot of potential there of of of of of income streams especially in in the presidential and commercial space and i've seen it too with my own building because and in in bloomfontein in the tough portfolio in bloomfontein mine my building specifically is doing well because it's it's correctly positioned and it it it has tenants that are paying very very very well to understand so they saw the gap in the end they finance anyone with a credible obviously credit record you must have a credible credit record and everything of yours should be in order and you have you must have some sort of equity that you can meet them halfway with so yeah that's what tough does basically there is nothing more challenging in a building that not knowing the things that make it successful and when i came on from a student accommodation in a commune that worked well because there were a few treatments now here i come i come into a building number one number two i was i made something called construction i've never and at the time when i got because what what what tough does it doesn't just finance the building it finances the building and it gives money for revenue renovations as well so it gives you a holistic finance so there i am i'm faced with having to manage construction and i knew nothing about the construction world all i knew was how to maintain a few things how to just do and see a little bit i mean have people that can fix a bmc but now i was faced with construction turning everything i mean i had to have a proper project and it was it was a project it was a project that needed a project manager but to be honest i met the the worst challenges in the construction space and to an extent that i was taken for a ride and robbed of uh all my renovation money before the renovations were even halfway complete and when that challenge came it just went boom right in your face you have a big bond today but within this big bond there is also construction that is not still complete and for that to and those things now are running simultaneously you don't have the funds anymore to continue the renovation and the next minute you also have the three months grace period that you are given is over you have to now pay a bond those are the challenges that you need to look at with with with clear caution construction is the most it's very very very important for you to know the basics to know exactly what is needed and to be there and to be proactive otherwise it can set you back to over a million that is one that is number one number two the the the most the actually the backbone of of of property itself is the property management that is not done well you might as well have bought a a dummy a tree because property management actually the cash flow of the business it it it's the functionality of business it makes the business go and and those were the two areas that that were a challenge until I I said to myself you know what I'm going to start uh teaching myself actively how to manage properties and that is where I started building my own portfolio so that I know exactly what is what happens in the property management space what is important what what needs to be done what needs to to can happen because that is everything in a property investment