I thought overall we played really good we had we held st. Mary's in the negative So that's always a good thing. I think defensively we are really a lot of the beat stuff has really helped us I think defensively as far as reading the game and Overall against st. Mary's and I thought it was I thought it was a nice win We have you know all 18 players played and played and played well Now in the Messiah game like combined the Messiah and ourselves there was a hundred and fifty eight Digs in four sets. I mean and we seem to win those long rallies And that's a lot of times that gets their momentum need one streak of four or five points You know against the good team and that would really help put them away So defensively, I just think it's just How much we play and the fact that a lot of the players play beach also and she can kind of see that playing out On the court and also the relentlessness of it.  So they tried to hit around the block and that's where our players are standing So and she has really worked hard to get herself in really good shape. She's in the best shape I think of her life right now and You know, she's lifting she's run and she's really ready for her senior season and today We had three people with the double-digit kills We hit, you know Victoria pro kick and Katie and Simone guest all had double-digit kills. So very balanced offense as well


Johnny Rapp don't get you the Indians' wealth. Now get this California gold through, till Grant will have our scalps anyway. Push him through, sir. Yes, sir. With the wind, follow Carpe Sisi, I'd load for me between the states. Gone to are the rumbling wagon wheels on the old pioneer trails. Today, other wheels are rolling on the super highways of modern America. This is a story of America and some of the people along the way. The people could be you or me or the neighbor next door. That is, all except one. The story begins on a California highway near San Francisco. Meet Jimmy Rollins of Seattle on his way to Washington, D.C. and his first Boy Scout Jamboree. He's getting a king-sized thrill out of the ever-changing view of America through these big picture windows. How's it look to you so far, son? It's the greatest. Take this highway, for instance. It follows the coast all the way down to San Diego. And then remember, it's the same road the Spaniards found almost 200 years ago. Only they call it El Camino Real, King's Highway. Try and imagine how it looked then. You mean, was Spaniards on horseback? In your own mind, sir. Yes. Fred Schroeder of Portland, Oregon also has his place in this story of America. Summoned to the nation's capitol to receive a medal for his only son, Fred Schroeder should be a proud man. He isn't. Longest single-span bridge in the world. Aren't you even gonna look at it? But they tell me it should have seen it 100 years ago. San Francisco was the Old West then. I see that street sign up ahead. Behind that sign, I see Sutter's Mill, the Valley of the Sacramento. The year is 1848. John Sutter's workmen were digging a new mill race in the river and found gold. Sutter tried hard to keep it quiet, knowing it meant trouble, but it was like fighting a prairie fire with a bucket. People came from everywhere, from way beyond the far Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Monongahela. Even the Rockies couldn't stop the rush for gold. Where there was no road, there was block and tackle and just plain old well power. Skimming over our highways today in air-conditioned comfort, it's hard to realize what those 49ers went through to get here. It didn't make it, but the rest kept coming. It went on and on until the River of the Sacramento and all the runs and cricks were swarming with men seeking California gold. See, I can almost see it. Boy, I wonder what happened to all that gold. I can tell you what happened to some of it. This man is another figure in our story of America, perhaps the greatest of them all. Mark him well. In his way, he is to affect the lives of several people. During the war between the states, both the North and the South badly needed that gold. Once General Grant sent a detachment to bring through a wagon train of it. They were massacred by Indians. It's all part of our American history now, Jimmy. History we can be proud of. How did you know my name was Jimmy? Isn't he a little young for propaganda? Well, I never thought of patriotism as having an age limit. Why shouldn't we be proud of our history, Mr. Schroeder? Even as late as that of Korea. What do you mean by that? San Francisco terminal, 40 minutes for lunch. Well, Jimmy, let's see what's on the menu, all right? So long, Jimmy. Say hello to the president for me. Mentor number, 14. No, young fellow, that's my safety record. Like you earn a badge in scouting, that means I've driven for 14 years and never even den a defender. You must be pretty good. Oh, there are plenty longer records than that. The men who drive for Greyhound are proud they've made it the safest transportation in the land. Who's the proprietor around here? Where to, please? Philadelphia. Thank you. Hi there, General. Hey, aren't you Bill Roberts, the Philadelphia Eagles? Could be. Excuse me. Oh, he's a professional football player. Thank you. All right. Wrong way, Roberts does it again. Thank you. Speak to sign the contract, so I thought I'd see the country. I hear it's quite a country. It is. I work there. I've been home on vacation in San Francisco. Me too. Funny you know. A couple of natives and we've got to go out of town to meet. Funny, isn't it? Say, look, it's only a hop from Philadelphia to New York. How about seeing the big town together? Why, uh, I, uh, I'll be pretty busy. Oh. Oh, I see. Guess I was offside, huh? Mind if we have a little talk? What about? You have a problem, so have I. I thought we might be able to help each other find the answers. I know the answer to mine. Are you sure you didn't look in the back of the wrong book? Bill, look at this. Excuse me, no publish. Pony Express. It's all right here in that book. Writers of the Pony Express. That's right, Sacramento was the western end of it, you know. And St. Joe, Missouri was the eastern end. Here it is. Listen. The first telegraph line had been strung as far west as St. Joe, Missouri. The mail on the mail had to be carried by stagecoach. 2,000 miles from St. Joe's Sacramento, it took weeks and months, and then they didn't always get through. That's when the Pony Express was organized. People said it couldn't be done, but it was. 80 daring young writers, many in their teens, and 500 thoroughbred horses. They had stations on the way so a rider could change horses every 30 to 40 miles. These Pony Writers would start out from St. Joe with a pistol and a prayer book and a Sacramento meal. No matter what the difficulties, the dangers, or the obstacles, the riders went through. You know, you can almost see those Pony's. Who shall it have been living in? 13, sir. 13? 10 years ago. He liked the West too. Who, Mr. Schroeder? He was a boy scout. He couldn't wait to get him in uniform either. Easy, Schroeder. Look at this guy. Don't you like this country, Mr.? No, Bill. If you want to fight for it, they'll give you a uniform too. I put mine away after Korea. Any more questions? I think it's time for some answers, Bill. Mr. Schroeder's only son was killed in Korea. He just found out how. The boy's been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Mr. Schroeder's on his way to Washington to accept him. I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know. I didn't know anybody. Congressional Medal of Honor. Guys, that's the highest there is. Is it? You know, this is one of the few towns in the world that never sleeps. Come here to gamble. Or because they have gambled and lost. You mean? I mean a person ought to be real sure she's marrying the right guy. Waldo's a fine man. And he has good prospects too. Waldo? Besides, he's my boss. I'm sure he's a good dependable guy, but do you have fun together? Of course. Well, not frivolous, but... Oh, well, frivolous is the best kind sometimes. That's where I could be at. Where's the rest of your troops, son? They lost too? No, sir. They went on ahead. My dog was sick and I couldn't leave till it got better. Oh, good for you, son. I like a fella I could depend on even if I was a dog. Say, aren't you Tex Ritter? The movie Gal Boy? That's my brand. I saw you get on at Laramie. I've been on personal appearances at Denver and Places. I wish I could hear you in person. Well, could you? Well, now maybe I could. Just one short one. Did you ever hear the legend of the Alamo? Oh, no. Did you ever hear of Davy Crockett? Oh, sure. Well, this is song here is about Davy and the Alamo. Now, you try to imagine that you're in San Antonio, Texas while I sing about it. The stubborn man that stood in the path of invasion. A hundred and eighty were challenged by Travis to die. By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh. And young Davy Crockett was first to cross over with a gallant trippus in his eye. Forgotting for freedom a man more than willing to die.  Grieving out a little darling, my dying. If Texas is sovereign and free, never surrender and to be. Songs glorify senseless sacrifice. What good did it do those few men to fight arm when they knew they'd all be killed anyway? I'd known the answer to that for sure. I wouldn't be here. I don't understand you. You will. Before this trip's over, I promise you. That's the way it is. Oh, Bill. Right when I thought I had my life all planned and ordered. Why did you have to come along? I'm awful glad I did. But you? I don't know. Now, that's why I like this kind of travel. To me, every mile of America is a magnificent mile. Especially when you can see it close up like we're done. My running fresh out of.  This trip will be over before you know it. You see? We're coming into Chicago now. That's Lake Michigan. Oh. That lake saved a good many lives once. It did? Look at it the way it is today. It's hard to realize that right here in 1871 was the scene of the most destructive far there ever was. Thousands of people saved themselves of wading out into the lake. Where the smoke turned day into night and the flames turned night into day. All because Miss Older's cow kicked over that land. But the city rebuilt. Bigger, better than ever. With only a few landmarks left to show where the great far was. Well, I see we're pulling in. I'll be leaving you in Chicago. You can get off and look around if you want to. You'll have a little time here. Well, then goodbye, Mr. Ritter. Just wait for the troop here as I rode this far with you. Pleasure's all mine, Jimmy. Be a good scout. Well, goodbye, Tex. Go on, partner. Say, I know where I've seen you before. Was that so? But you and my outfit, the old Second Division. Cleveland already? Why is it time flies so when you're happy and drags so when you're unhappy? It ought to be the other way around. Hurry up when you're unhappy and slow down when you're happy so you can enjoy it. Well, funny, girl.   Oh, so it's pirates now, huh? You know, I've been down where a lot of these fellows used to hang out. Honest? Where? Florida Keys. Keys? Yeah, that's a string of islands off the southern tip of the United States. They're connected by a series of bridges making a highway almost a hundred miles long as the crow flies stretching right out over the ocean, all the way to Key West. These islands were said to be part of the old Spanish main. Like it says here in your book, among these keys and coves, buccaneers used to lie and wait till a fat merchantman came along or a rival pirate crew whereupon they would grapple in a furious fight. Of course, the important thing is to recognize a treasure when you find one. Certainly made good time in the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Are you getting in a hurry now that your trip's almost over? I'm really enjoying seeing the country. Well, remember one thing. In this country, a woman has a right to change her mind. Stiles, last stop before Philadelphia. 80 years ago, we might still have eaten Philadelphia Scrapple and Cherry Pie. I doubt if we'd have been drinking iced coffee. No. There wouldn't have been this many people, I bet. Well, you're right. Although the roads were all pretty well traveled in 1776, bringing delegates to the Continental Congress, they came from all corners of the 13 colonies, by stage, by colonial coach, and by horseback. Men who were on their way to keep their date with history. And naturally, there were delegates from Boston to report firsthand on Massachusetts' answer to the stab tags. A secret organization of patrons. There we call them underground today. Sons of Liberty, the stage of the famous Boston Tea Party. Disguised as Indians, they threw three ship loads of heavily taxed tea into the harbor. So the delegates were gathering in a building that still stands in Philadelphia. Their meetings were stormy and exciting. Some of the colonists felt they weren't being so badly treated by standards of the old country. But over here, the people were beginning to breathe the exhilarating air of freedom. It was a new idea in the world, and they liked it. But it was a dangerous idea to a spouse. The signing of a Declaration of Independence, making all men free and equal. So large a signature, my friend. So John Bull may read my name without his spectacles. We must hang together, or else most assuredly, we'll all hang separately. You can see that same Liberty Bell in Philadelphia today. An Independence Hall where America became the first free nation on earth. Hey, I want to go get some chewing gum. I did. You better get back to the bus. I imagine your son was a lot like that. I have an idea. You know, there are shrines and memorials to all our wars. America is still paying the price for Liberty even to this year of 1900 and now. Let's get to the point. Gladly, I think we ought to take a short side trip. You and I. There's a bus waiting.  When the rest of the party rolls into Philadelphia, Schroeder and a friendly stranger are missing. And these two have a problem of their own growing more acute by the moment. Okay. I'll stick around while you phone him. Yes. Yes, dear. All right. Goodbye, Wobble. You tell him about us? I couldn't. Who's the emotions that Mary returns to New York? To her pleasant career girl routine and to Waldo. Oh, Waldo. Bryce, welcome. We better get out of here. I have something in this box for you. I'll take your luggage. Excuse us, please. Trust you feel completely rejuvenated. There are a great many things at the office that require attention. What's the matter? Waldo, I've got to tell you something. Yes, my dear. Then I'll be going back to Philadelphia. To Philadelphia? Say, three o'clock, didn't you? He better be here at three, and he better sign that contract. He will. We'll need the money. Could tell the old man. No, what kind of language is that? What about Waldo? What about Waldo? Does that answer your question? The ring never belonged there in the first place. It belonged to my mother, really. I just switched it. Well, Bill Roberts, you've got the ball. Now carry it. This is the mysterious destination in which the stranger has lured Fred Schroeder. What connection is there between this bit of Pennsylvania countryside and far off Korea? I still don't know why you wanted me to come here. I wanted us both to come here, because there's a message here we both need. What message? Who are you anyway? Come to think of it, I don't even know your name. Almost a hundred years ago when he came to Gettysburg, was in this very town. Comfortable, Mr. President? Mrs. Wills and I want this night to be as easy for you as it will be memorable for us. That's very kind of you, Judge. I'm afraid they'll expect you to make a few remarks, Mr. President. I'd better save my few remarks for tomorrow. Is there anything else? No, uh, yes, there is something else. Would you request the band to play Dixie for me? Dixie? Mr. President? Dixie, sir? Somehow I think it would be a fitting thing at this time, in this place. Oh, citizens, the President is very tired, and he'd like to be excused until tomorrow. He asks that the band play Dixie. Dixie? What does he mean by that? Does he know that Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania? Seems you're liking it. Why not? To mighty find you. I don't hear anything. I don't listen. Beside that monument, that's where Abraham Lincoln stood to deliver his Gettysburg address. You can hear the murmur of the crowd gathered before the speaker's platform. They're quieting now. He's coming forward. You can hear him now. Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth of this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. Did you hear that, Schroeder? Did you hear that? That was the message we both needed. These dead shall not have died in vain. They wonder sometimes, those who gave that last full measure of devotion, if the people who inherited this country are worth a sacrifice. I've seen both now. I've seen the country and the people. They're worthy of each other. You've made me understand, too. You have made me proud. Proud and humble. I'm glad. Look after Jimmy, will you? I'll see you in Washington. Of course. And I want to thank a known soldier. And over there lie other heroes, the unknown of the war between the states and other wars. Is this who we're supposed to meet him? I thought we might. He said he'd see us again. Come to think of it, he didn't say we'd see him. He was kind of strange, but nice. I wonder what he does. I don't know, Jimmy. But whatever it is, I have a feeling his job is done. And to think he never even knew his name. His name? Like the words of President Harding when he dedicated this spot. The name of him whose body lies here took flight with his imperishable soul. We know only that his death marks him with the everlasting glory of an American who died for his country.


Every Monday I'm answering questions from the audience in the comments, and I have a lot to catch up on, so this week is gonna be just that. Catching up on questions. We'll probably be doing this for a few Mondays to come, so strap in. I have a lot to say. And you had a lot to ask. Before I begin with what will certainly be a riveting Q&A jaw session, I have to implore you to hit that subscribe button and the notification bell somewhere up there, and then we can proceed when you're done with that.  Should've been enough time. Alright, let's continue. Pink Lars says, I need to know what's your favorite and least favorite video that you've ever made. I loved the skits from a few years back of you picking on jokingly other movie critics. Those were actually really fun to do. It's a two-parter. It's a saga of sorts. It seems to me that if you've had a YouTube channel for a few years, you have to have some sort of a drama video or be wrapped up in drama. I myself never really have. It's probably a testament to how irrelevant I am on YouTube. But still, I felt it was my time. I was due this. So I manufactured it myself. After Chris Stuckman, you may know who he is. He's a movie critic. I think he's kind of a big deal to some. But he put out a video kind of, you know, moping about a few things, being personally attacked about a script he did for Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman. Honestly, I don't really know much other than it came off as really kind of pathetic. I don't know Chris Stuckman personally. He seems like a fine person and a good critic. So I have nothing, no ill words to say about him. The video was just kind of like it reeked of that YouTube stank that I don't like. Like searching for praise, searching for attention. So in that regard, I was like, I gotta do something. This is just too rich not to. So I kind of reenacted his whole thing, starting out somewhat sincere and earnest. And then as the video goes further and further on, things spiral into madness. People are not only threatening me, but my wife and my dog that I don't even have. They burn my house down. I'm filming from a bunker, blah, blah, blah. It goes on. And people still believed it. They still thought it was true. Probably because I went out of my way to make these fake YouTube comments from other popular YouTube critics like Jeremy Johns and the Shmo's Nose and John Flickinger and things like that.  But yeah, they were getting people tweeting at them. People were mad at them. And I guess so in a way my drama video kind of worked. It was just as real as every drama video is on YouTube. Thank you for reminding me.  On my second channel, I have a Life Without Pokemon Go where me and my buddies went up to the boundary waters and it was for a bachelor party. But I thought, you know, we could do something fun around Pokemon Go. So I filmed us kind of like how pathetically desperate we were to play the game. And you know, we're like throwing sticks at birds and pretending like they're Pidgeots. That was a good video. I had fun with that. I really like the Movie Boss series. I know I put them out just randomly, haphazardly in the midst of me not really doing anything else on the channel. So not a lot of people saw them and some that did were like, what the hell is this? I did not subscribe for this. Fair enough, fair play. I moved the videos to my second channel, Adam Olinger, and then I have a montage of all the episodes, a collection on this one. But I did like the Movie Boss series. I would love to do it again, maybe on my second channel down the road. And maybe not even movie related. Maybe since it's my second channel, it could just be YouTube Boss or something like that.  My least favorite video, I don't know, pick anything from the first few seasons of Movie Feuds. They're pretty cringy. If it's just me solo, I think there was a couple of Movie Feuds videos I did when I didn't have Corey and like the audio's horrible, the video's atrocious. Even my most popular video today, Frozen vs. Tangled, I think is unwatchable. It's just really bad. My worst recent video was probably that trailer reaction I did for Batman where I just kind of was a stick in the mud about it and bitter that I had to do the movie reaction, even though I didn't. It just came off as very jaded and cynical. And yeah, that's not what I want to put out. So yeah, that was a bad video. Joshua Danowitz, also a YouTube member, asks, What do you feel was the tipping point for you going from a watcher of movies to a contributor of movies? Is that initial flame still the prime point that keeps you going? But also, what's with the hair? We need a reenactment video on your trip to the barber with sound effects and pantomimes. Is it getting better? I can't tell. It's honestly would not be that bad. It looks worse on camera, I'm telling you. But he didn't fade it at all. So it's just this really weird...  Equally as terrible. I think it might begin a little better, I really can't see. What do you want me to do? I tried.    I thought he would fade it. That was my mistake. As for reenactment, I don't have it in me right now to do one on the spot. I have a lot of videos to record ahead of time here tonight. It's going to be a long one. So I will maybe put it in the bank for the second channel when I start posting there again. I know I've covered this before, but just to recap really quickly, the reason I started reviewing movies was because I was a big fan back in the day of the nostalgia critic. I haven't watched him in years anymore. The appeal is far gone. But back in the day, I thought this guy is great. He's breaking down movies. He's riffing on them, but he still has like a certain appreciation. I thought the riffing was a little too far. I thought that the appreciation was kind of far and few between. It's easy to bash on movies. It's hard to praise them and have some sort of appreciation at the same time, which is what I try to do. If a movie, if I hate a movie though, I will let you know, but I still look for some of the positives in that movie. Like Last Jedi, which I've talked about more than enough. There's a ton of good things about it. It's just the one aspect that's most important is the one that pisses me off, which is the story. Anyway, when I worked at my last web development firm six years ago, I worked there for four or five years. So somewhere in the middle of that, I talked with a buddy, Cory, who we met at work. We both liked arguing about movies, debating movies. And I said, you know what? We could do this. Let's get on YouTube. I know other people, what they do, we can kind of emulate their formula.  We'll be in modern Siskel and Ebert. And that was the idea. He just never saw movies, it turns out. So we couldn't really put out content like I wanted to week to week. But that was the idea and that's the reason we started. I mean, I was always into debating movies with my buddies and just talking about them and what we loved, what we hated, going to movies every single weekend. So for me, it wasn't even like moving from one thing to another. It was just filming it for other people to hear. You know, nothing changed as far as I'm concerned. And as far as the passion and the spark, that hasn't changed either.  Maybe I shouldn't, but then the algorithm is going to screw me over. So I have to. There's not always that little bit of a line to walk, but I think lately I've really found a resurgence, a new energy. I think it helps that my kids are now old enough where they can wipe their own asses. That certainly helps. I don't have to wake up at three in the morning and still try to do a video like I was doing a few years ago on the show, and you can tell. So yeah, there's some life back in me again. Black asks, if you could star in a movie with any actor, who would it be? Well, I'm just copying and pasting these questions verbatim. So if there's spelling errors, punctuation mistakes, that's not on me, that's on the person. I know most people don't care anymore.  I look at all that stuff. Like you put a semi-colon there. You capitalize that letter. You're missing a word completely. Just wanted to put that out there for my own well-being. It's a really good question. It's a tough question for me to answer. There's so many movies I wish I could be part of. I think many of us would like to be in a superhero movie or a Star Wars movie.  As for the actor, I'd love to be with a lot of different people. I think Patrick Stewart would be freaking awesome though. Or Ian McKellen. Those two guys have been around a very long time. They've seen the ins and outs of Hollywood. I mean, I know Patrick Stewart does. I'm not sure about Ian McKellen, but he's a very crazy upbringing, kind of tragic in a sense.  It's a pretty wild story. I think being in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm would be great or even Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Just being able to hang out with those guys would be such a freaking blast. If we're going imagination land with it, then I suppose in this situation I might not be married. Then I'm shooting a film with Scarlett Johansson. That's Natalie Portman. And it's a provocative, coming of age story. Let's move on. Baxter Whitmore asks, if you could be in any film, which would it be and what character? I literally woke up the second you posted, smiley face. I feel like I just answered that question, but I'm going to throw something at you that might be a little different. Also, the reason the questions are picked how they were this time was I went based on the popularity vote. There was over 100 questions in my last Q&A video. I did the Patreon and YouTube join members first and now I'm kind of whittling down based on the popularity of that like, people upvoted it. Then that's where I'm going first. I'll try to address as many as possible, but we're not going to get all 100 plus questions. I can tell you that in the next couple weeks. So I filmed a trilogy, actually a quadrilogy of films called Water Wars. There's four of them. They're epic beyond all belief. They star me and my friends right out of high school, maybe in high school. So I can't remember exactly. It's been a million years since then. Anyway, they were all filmed on zero budget. They were all filmed within 48 hours because it's hard to get all those friends together for any sort of structured time, especially guys. We have ADD.  It's hard to stay focused. So I consider these wins. You can find them. I don't know how. I think there's a Water Wars playlist. Maybe I have them on the channel, but they're blocked in so many countries because they use like Bon Jovi and other trademark songs. So yeah, you might not be able to watch them. I don't know. Anyway, I would love and I've always wanted to for years now make a big budget Water Wars film. The premise was simple. There was different teams that competed every summer in an event called Water Wars. Last team left standing wins the prize, the bragging rights, so on. My brother's in it with me. We're arch enemies. He is the hero. I'm the villain. It's so dumb. There's training montages. There's over-the-top drama. There's some limpisk. Get thrown in the mix. Very, very, very awesome stuff. But I think in this day and age, it could work so well as a family comedy, which you rarely see anymore. A live-action family comedy. Anyway, that's just in my brain. Thank you, though. That's why I would be in Water Wars and I would direct it. Ricardo asks, how many pull-ups can you do consecutively? I don't know what the obsession is with the kids and the pull-ups. That seems to be a popular thing now. I've had multiple people ask this. So, I mean, I could throw out a number. But would you believe me? No. I think it would be better to show you. So, come on, let's go. Let me bring the camera into the pull-up bar room and I'll show you. Welcome to the House of Pain. Audio's going to be awful with the echo. I'm going to do my pull-ups over there. Let's see if it stays with me. Or if I go out of focus. I think that was 16. 15 or 16. Full extension. I have long-ass arms. We're counting those. SuperWato says, hey, Adam, I love your channel. My brother and I have been watching you since 2017. My question is, why do you think first class is overrated? It's my favorite movie of all time. And by far, far, the best comic book movie I've ever seen. Let it be known that SuperWato's only seen one superhero movie ever. No, that's not fair. It's fine. I like first class. I don't hate it by any means. It's just some of the characters don't work at all for me. I don't like what they did to Mystique. I'm a Rebecca Romain Mystique. I like her evil. I like her saucy. I like her sassy. I like her brassy. I'm just saying words that rhyme now. J-Law never looked like she gave two shits about that character ever. And I didn't buy her in the first one. James McAvoy is great, obviously. You know, both Professor X and Magneto are fantastic. But so are the originals. Fastbender doesn't hold a candle to Sir Ion McKellen and Patrick Stewart. So it's just that I have a love. I have a love with the original characters. So it's hard for me to go to first class and have that same level of appreciation. Plus, I think that Kevin Bacon is his villain. He's kind of lame. He doesn't make a lot of sense. You know, the whole intro, he could have killed the dude that iced his parents, but instead he's like, I'll work with him instead. It just didn't really make sense. You know, we have some highlights. There's a lot of lingerie wearing femme fatales in the film, which always gets my motor going, because I'm a perv. But when I take what I had before, especially X-Men 2, everything's just worse in comparison. Continuing on with the comic books, I guess, the man of steel, great name, says what is your favorite comic book movie of all time? This will absolutely not be shared by others, but I still think X2 is one of my favorites. X-Men 2, Logan, Days of Future Past, Infinity War, those are kind of the tops for me. Is that four or five? I don't know, but those are the ones that come to mind right away when I think of favorite comic book movies. I know a lot of people love Dark Knight. I certainly do love it, but I don't think it's up there for me quite. It just doesn't hit me the same way these ones do. Heyo, Gert! Thoughts, suggestions, or remarks for someone else trying to follow their passion while also making internet content. Keep in mind I have no expectations of gaining any kind of fame from doing this. Let me be your cautionary tale, I guess, of what not to do. If you have a drive to get your content out there, to get your thoughts on camera and out to the public, to the real world, obviously the first thing is to keep your expectations in check, which you've already said you're going to do. You don't expect to become internet famous off of this. The second thing I would absolutely say is have a voice that's unique and different from others. Which is not really the greatest advice either, because I see a lot of other channels that just copy one another when it comes to their voice and their outrage and the things that they want to drive home. So maybe be like other people and just copy and be kind of a fake-ass. That works too. Have a system ready. Have a prepared amount of content you want to get out each week. Have a starting time for that video to go out. Consistency. Find your voice and stick with one type of avenue to go down. I went down 500 avenues. I finally ended up in a spot where I think, okay, the stuff I'm putting out now is consistent. They know what they're going to get.  I don't want to do that.  But people like consistency.  And I am in the same boat. I fault myself for doing that because when I watch a channel that suddenly puts out all these different videos that aren't the one I subscribe for, I bounce.  I don't know anymore? Which is why I'm finally sticking to a schedule. Videos come out at 3 p.m. central time. You can find on my community page I lay out what comes out what day of the week with some random news videos thrown in here and there as they hit Twitter and become popular just to pull in more random subs. So yeah, stay true to yourself or don't! Post consistently and have fun. That seems like the number one. Have fun. It's not your job. You don't expect to be famous. So just do you, man.  Shout out. I remember a couple years ago when you and some other channels I subscribed to explained that YouTube was recommending that creators split their content off to another channel rather than having content with mixed focus in one channel. To me, that seemed to work against your growth, not help it like they proposed. Do you regret taking YouTube advice or did it actually help you? It absolutely 100% helped me. What didn't help? Not putting out new content or putting out random videos every few months. Like two videos a month was what I was doing two years ago. You would maybe get three a month if you were lucky. So that was the problem. No, I needed to focus on one centralized thing and that's why I suggested it to the previous question. You can't do seven different things or YouTube will have no idea how to promote you to people. Now, once you hit a certain echelon, a certain tier, then sure, go hog wild, do whatever you want. You have millions of subscribers. You have people that are there for you and solely you. Or maybe you're like a skit-based channel and that's fine, then you can do a few other things. But no, don't do video game reviews, rants, movie reviews, skits. These are things I was doing. I was doing all of these. I had at one point eight or nine different shows.   I didn't have the subscription base to justify it.  I have, I don't know, something around 60,000 subs. I'm not there yet. I don't think I'll ever actually get to 60,000 subscribers. And that's okay. I don't really lose sleep over that. But that number is way too high. It's so inflated at this point. People subbed years ago because a frozen versus tangled or some other one-off movie feud video.  I like Kung Fu Panda. Subscribe. He's like eight. And then I don't talk about Kung Fu Panda ever again. He never unsubscribed because he was eight.  It just completely screws up everything. So YouTube's like, how do we, do we, do we push this guy? Is this guy relevant anymore? Well, no, I'm not. But that's because my subscription base is so completely effed. And I know other channels that recently said, all right, we're starting over. We have, they had almost 100,000 subscribers, bloodbath and beyond. I'm referring to, you can go sub to them. They're great. They started over. Now they're just bloodbath. I don't know if that's the better route, but we're kind of in communication and we're talking and seeing over the next few months what course of action is better. My approach where I just push through the subscription bloat, find the audience that's still there, really communicate with them and have a timely schedule often to just say YouTube, look it, I'm putting shit out. Look it, YouTube, look at me. Or bloodbath who put out a lengthy community post and a video and said, look it, you're the loyal subs, come over to our new channel. We're going to put out videos specifically for people that are actually here and alive and present. And that way YouTube will say, wow, they have 90% of the subscribers watching the video every time it comes out. Okay, let's get these guys. They're legit.  Like Adam does movies, clearly does. Because who are these people? After I stopped doing real rivalries for ScreenRant and really started to focus on this channel, I have seen subscription growth. It is very slow. But I was losing subscribers last year every time I posted a video because it was just a reminder that knock, knock, you're still subscribed to me for some reason.  I think I've moved past enough of them now. We're the ones that are here are thinking, okay, I'm with you dude. And then new subscriptions are coming in from actual YouTube related searches or recommendations, which is great to see. You love to see it. Last question of the day. Some guy 99 says, why don't you just like the movie? Tip of the hat for the reference to a previous rant I did. Real question is this. Would you want them to remake the Star Wars sequel trilogy or just forget it all together and live with the disappointing trilogy we have? Some guy 99. We have two disappointing trilogies, the Star Wars prequels and the Star Wars sequels. If you can't accept that, then we're not going to agree and that's fine. It's perfectly fine. But I've made my voice very clear as to the sequel, the prequel trilogies and where I stand on them. There is the original. That's great.   So yeah, we're done. It's game over, man. There's no going back. What are they going to do? They're going to CG Princess Leia?  No, she's gone. Harrison Ford wants nothing to do with Star Wars. He hasn't wanted anything to do with Star Wars since the original movie came out.   We already have the new sequel trilogy as far as I'm concerned. It's Mandalorian. This was a long recording session, so it should be fun to edit. Thank you guys for your questions. I will continue next Monday going through the lineup of questions from the previous Ask Me Anything video. And we'll keep whittling it down a little longer before I really say why don't you ask me some more stuff in the comments. We have plenty to go. Plenty of unique questions. There's a lot of good ones to get to. I appreciate all of them. I appreciate you. And I'd really appreciate if you joined me on Patreon at patreon.com slash Adam Does Movies. I'll get that join right here on YouTube. Like the video, smash the notification bell, jump kick the person next to you, and I'll see you next time.


A very good evening aspirants, I welcome you all to the Hindu daily news analysis brought to you by Shankar Ayes academy. Today, I am going to cover important news articles from the Hindu news papers dated 29th and 30th of June 2023, displayed here are the list of news articles that we will be discussing today, you can go through it. At the end of the video, we will also have prelims practice question discussions. So, try to watch the entire video and a kind request to you all, those who haven't it, subscribe to our YouTube channel, do subscribe and hit the bell icon button, so that you will get regular notifications about our current affairs videos. Now let's get into our first news article discussion. Take a look at this news article from yesterday's news paper. This news article is speaking about National Research Foundation Bill 2023. This is in news because, recently the union cabinet headed by our prime minister approved the National Research Foundation Bill 2023 and this is about the news, now in this discussion let us see some important provisions of National Research Foundation Bill 2023. First of all know that, the National Education Policy 2020 recommended the creation of National Research Foundation. So it is based on this recommendation, the union cabinet approved the National Research Foundation Bill 2023. This is the bill is passed by the parliament and if it gets president's assent, the National Research Foundation will be created as a separate body. Apart from this, the new law will repeal the Science and Engineering Research Board established by parliament in 2008. So the astral Science and Engineering Research Board now will be subsumed into the National Research Foundation. Now coming to the funding pattern, see over the next five years, that is between 2023 to 2028, the government is planning to spend Rs 50,000 crore for this National Research Foundation body. After Rs 50,000 crore, the government plans to raise Rs 36,000 crore through investments from industries and philanthropists. The central government for its part will provide Rs 10,000 crore and the balance Rs 4000 crore will be raised by subsuming Science and Engineering Research Board into the National Research Foundation. Here you may have a question, what does the government seek to achieve by establishing this National Research Foundation? Now moving forward, we will see what are the objectives behind establishing this National Research Foundation. The first and foremost thing is that, the National Research Foundation will provide high level strategic direction to scientific research in the country. To put it in simple words, the National Research Foundation will decide what kind of research will receive funding in our country. Secondly, the National Research Foundation will seed, grow and promote research and development in our country. Thirdly, the National Research Foundation will foster a culture of research and innovation in India's universities, colleges, research institutions and R&D laboratories. Fourthly, the National Research Foundation will ensure equitable allocation of research funding. See currently, India's premier institutions like IITs and Indian Institute of Sciences get a bulk of research funding, but state universities get very little. So the National Research Foundation will address this anomaly and ensure equitable access to government funding for research. Fifthly, the National Research Foundation will aid in increasing private sector funding for research and development in India. See the current legal system in India makes it hard for private research organizations to contribute to a funding body such as the National Research Foundation. The National Research Foundation bill will address this issue. In addition to this, the National Research Foundation will focus on creating a policy framework and putting in place a regulatory process that can encourage collaboration and increase spending by the private sector on research and development. Finally, the National Research Foundation will forge collaborations and participation among the industry, academia, state government departments and research institutions in research and development. These are the objectives of the National Research Foundation. See to achieve its wide-ranging objectives, the National Research Foundation has a unique organizational structure. The Department of Science and Technology will be the administrative department of the National Research Foundation. The National Research Foundation will be governed by a governing board consisting of eminent researchers and professionals across various disciplines. The governing board will have our prime minister as the ex-officio president and the minister of science and tech and minister of education as the ex-officio vice president. In addition to this, the National Research Foundation's functioning will be governed by an executive council chaired by the principal scientific advisor to the government of India. Okay, this is all about the organizational structure of the National Research Foundation. Now, that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion, we saw some important points about the National Research Foundation bill that was recently approved by the union cabinet. See, this topic is very much important for your main exam. So, make note of each and every point that we discussed. Now, let's move on to the next news article discussion. Now, take a look at this small article. This news article states that an elephant was electrocuted in Nagarhol tiger reserve. This mishap happened at a private farm as the owner of the farm drew illegal power from his domestic connection to supply to his solar fans. So, due to this mishap, an elephant was electrocuted in Nagarhol Tiger reserve. And this is about the news article given here. Now, in this context, let us learn some important points about Nagarhol Tiger reserve. See, Nagarhol Tiger reserve spread across the districts of Kodagu and Mysore in Karnataka. It serves as an important habitat for a diverse range of flora, fauna and indigenous tribes. The Nagarhol Tiger reserve was initially a hunting reserve for the former rulers of Mysore. Then in the year 1955, Nagarhol was officially established as a wildlife sanctuary. At that time, it covered a few areas of the forests such as Hadgath, Arcary and Nalkerin Kodagu. Subsequently, the government upgraded the sanctuary into a national park by extending over an area of about 571 square kilometers in 1983. Then in the year 1986, Nagarhol National Park along with Bandipur Tiger reserve was included as a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere reserve. Then in 2000, in recognition of its good number of elephant population, Nagarhol National Park was included under Project Elephant. And it was constituted as a part of Mysore Elephant reserve. Then in 2003, an area of 71 square kilometers was added to make it 643 square kilometers national park area. In the same year, Nagarhol National Park attained the status of Tiger reserve by including Nagarhol under Project Tiger and made it an extension of Bandipur Tiger reserve. And later in 2007, Nagarhol was declared as an independent Tiger reserve by notifying around 640 square kilometers area as core or critical Tiger habitat. Finally, in 2012, the government of Karnataka notified an area of about 204 square kilometers as buffer zone of Nagarhol Tiger reserve by expanding the total area of Tiger reserve administration to 847 square kilometers. This is all about the history of Nagarhol Tiger reserve. Now we will see about the geography of Nagarhol Tiger reserve. See the Nagarhol derives its name from the winding river Nagarhol. The word Nagarhol translates to Snake River in the local language. The Nagarhol river serves as a lifeline for the reserve by providing water to the diverse ecosystem that drives within the boundary of Nagarhol Tiger reserve. The Nagarhol river later merges with the Kabini river and this Kabini river forms the boundary between Nagarhol Tiger reserve and Bandipur National Park. Apart from this, the Nagarhol Tiger reserve also has a good number of streams and rivers. The Kabini and Taraka reservoirs are large water bodies located towards the western south eastern parts of Nagarhol National Park respectively. This is the geography of Nagarhol Tiger reserve. Moving forward, we will see the climatic condition of the Tiger reserve. See the climate in Nagarhol Tiger reserve is typically tropical with hot summers and moderate winters. The Tiger reserve receives a considerable amount of rainfall during the monsoon season which contributes to the lush green and thriving ecosystem. See the combination of abundant rainfall and favorable temperatures creates an ideal environment for the growth of variety of vegetation. Now, what about the floor on the Nagarhol Tiger reserve? The forest type found in Nagarhol Tiger reserve is predominantly moist deciduous and semi-evil green forests. See towering trees, dense undergrowth and a canopy provides shelter to numerous species. The reserve is home to a remarkable array of plant life including teak, rosewood, sandalwood, bamboo and various other medicinal plants. These diverse plant species contribute to the overall ecological balance and they provide a habitat for a multitude of animals. Now, speaking about the wildlife, Nagarhol Tiger reserve is renowned for its rich fauna. The Nagarhol Tiger reserve hosts a significant tiger population. This makes it a vital conservation site for the tiger species. Apart from tigers, the Nagarhol Tiger reserve is home to a plethora of other wildlife including Asian elephants, Indian bison, leopard, jungle cat, Indian pangolin, Asian pomsivert and langurs. Apart from animals, the birds such as the Malabar grey hornbill, the Malabar trogan, blue bearded bee eater, scarlet minimet and the vibrant Indian pea fall are also seen in the Nagarhol Tiger reserve. This is all about the flora and fauna. See the Nagarhol Tiger reserve is not only a heaven for wildlife but it is also a dwelling place for several indigenous tribes. The genu kurubas are the primary inhabitants of this Nagarhol Tiger reserve. In Kannada the term genu means honey and the term kuruba generally means shepherd. See the genu kurubas have a deep understanding of the forest ecosystem and they possess traditional knowledge of sustainable agricultural practices. This is all about the tribes found in Nagarhol Tiger reserve. And that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion we saw about the history of Nagarhol Tiger reserve, then we saw about the geography of Nagarhol Tiger reserve, then we saw about the climatic conditions of Nagarhol Tiger reserve and finally we saw some points about the flora, fauna and tribes seen in the Nagarhol Tiger reserve. See this topic is very much important for your prelims exam. So make note of each and every points that we discussed. Now let's move on to the next news article discussion. Now take a look at these two articles from yesterday's newspaper. Both the articles highlights an important scheme relevant for our examination. According to the first article on Wednesday the cabinet committee on economic affairs have approved the PM Pranam scheme. PM Pranam stands for PM program for restoration, awareness generation, nourishment and amelioration of mother earth scheme. This scheme is a promise made in the last budget and it is currently approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs. Now according to the second news article the environment ministry has issued a draft notification that explains about the proposed green credit scheme. This scheme incentivizes sustainable activities by generating green credits which can be traded for money. And this is the crux of the news articles given here. Now in this context let us quickly go through PM Pranam and green credit schemes. Now before getting into discussion the syllabus relevant to this topic is given here. You can go through it. Firstly let's start with the PM Pranam scheme. See PM Pranam is a short form of PM program for restoration, awareness generation, nourishment and amelioration of mother earth scheme. And it is also called as PM promotion of alternate nutrients for agricultural management use. As the name itself hints the basic objective of the scheme is to incentivize the farmers to reduce the overall consumption of fertilizers by incentivizing the states. See we all know that to enhance the productivity of agriculture it is necessary to administer the crops with sufficient nutrients. But over a period of time due to subsidies on fertilizer and lack of awareness among the farmers there has been overuse of fertilizers. This resulted in soil erosion, increase in salinity and a fall in overall productivity. So in order to reduce the usage of fertilizers and to create a proper environment PM Pranam scheme has been launched. The PM Pranam scheme aims to reduce overall expenditure on chemical fertilizers. Remember one of the key features of the scheme is that the funding for the scheme will come from savings made from the current fertilizer subsidy. This means that the PM Pranam scheme will not be implemented with a separate budget for fertilizer rationalization. And note that the scheme is run by the department of fertilizers. Now talking about the funding pattern see the 50 percentage of the subsidy savings from the existing schemes will be passed to the state as a grant. The 70 percentage of this grant can be utilized for the purpose of capacity expansion in the area of creating alternate fertilizer production units at the village, block and district levels. The remaining 30 percentage of the grant money can be utilized for increasing farmers, punjayats, farmer producer organizations and self-help groups that are involved in the reduction of fertilizer use and awareness generation. This is about the funding pattern. See to check the proper implementation of the PM Pranam scheme the government will compare annual consumption of fertilizers to consumption over the previous 3 years. This allows the government to find whether annual consumption has increased or decreased. And note that to track the use of fertilizers a platform named IFMS that is integrated fertilizer management system is also going to be launched. And that's all about PM Pranam scheme. Remember judicious use of fertilizer is very important not only for the economy but also from the environmental perspective. So it is very important to ensure that fertilizers are put to effective use after taking stocks of various situations. Okay this is all about PM Pranam scheme. Now moving on to see about green credit scheme. See the aim of the green credit scheme is to implement a competitive market-based approach for green credits in order to incentivize various environmental actions of various stakeholders. Here the stakeholders may include individuals, industries, farmers producers organizations, urban local bodies, gram panchayats, private sectors etc. The green credits will be tradable and those who are earning it will be able to put these credits up for a sale on a proposed domestic market platform. If you could not understand let's break it down and we will understand how the scheme actually works. See the environment ministry has identified 8 select activities under the Environment Protection Act 1986 for which the green credit can be earned. The activities include tree plantation, water conservation, water harvesting and water use efficiency or savings, promoting natural and regenerative agricultural practice, waste management, air pollution reduction, mangrove conservation and restoration and eco-mark based green credit. And finally construction of buildings and other infrastructure using sustainable technology and material. So doing any of these 8 activities we can earn green credit. Okay for example an individual who undertakes tree plantation in an area can earn green credits which can then be sold at the trading platform after a steering committee has validated the green credits. Similarly an urban local body can earn green credit for building waste management infrastructure. See each green credit will have a monetary value assigned by the committee. However the entities will also be made to pay environmental compensation for violation of provisions contained in the notification. The draft notification states that the environmental compensation will be collected by a GCP administrator that is green credit program administrator. And the compensation will be deposited in a separate dedicated account. The generated fund will then be utilized for taking measures for market stabilization along with other activities related to the implementation of green credit program that would be approved by the steering committee. See the key feature of this scheme is that the trading platform will connect all players who are suppliers of green credit. So if an environment conscious company or industry want to avail loan at a cheaper rate of interest for undertaking environment friendly interventions taken by these green credits. See the green credit scheme is a to be specified mechanism. So the thresholds and benchmarks will be developed for each green credit activity or process for generating and the issuance of green credit. See allocation of one unit of green credit activity will be determined based on the achievable environmental outcome then equivalence of resource requirement parity of scale scope size and other relevant parameters. The government will also develop and establish digital processes for the green credit program which include self assessment of eligible green credit activities registration of projects issuance of green credits and monitoring performance. And that's all regarding this green credit program or green credit scheme. Now in this discussion we saw about PM Pranam scheme and its objectives and then we saw about the green credit program and the working of green credit program. See this topic is very much important for your prelims exam so make note of each and every points that we discussed. Now let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now have a look at this editorial article this article is taken from yesterday's newspaper. This article is speaking about the ongoing issue between the elected Delhi government and the central government regarding who has the control over civil services in New Delhi. Now in this context let us learn about the background of the issue and about the important points provided in this news article. Now before getting into discussion the syllabus relevant to this topic is given here you can go through it. Firstly we look at the background of the issue. See the current matter of contention between the government of New Delhi and the left end governor who is appointed by the union government is about the control over civil services in New Delhi. The Delhi government stated that it is having the full control over the civil services as they were democratically elected by the people. On the other hand the left end governor said that the Delhi is specially administered by national capital territory of Delhi at 1991. So that the left end governor appointed by the union government will have the control over civil services. So earlier this matter went to the supreme court. Then on 11th May 2023 a five judge constitutional bench gave the verdict in favour of the Delhi government. The supreme court ruled that the elected Delhi government has the control over civil services in Delhi with exemptions in the matters of public order, police and land. See these three matters comes under the purview of union government to ensure the safety of the national capital territory of Delhi. Subsequently on 19th May the union government promulgated an ordinance to amend the government of national capital territory of Delhi at 1991. This ordinance striped away the Delhi government's control over the civil servants by removing entry 41 of the state list that deals with public service commission. The ordinance also proposes to establish national capital civil service authority to deal with matter of civil services. The national capital civil service authority will consist of the chief minister of Delhi the chief secretary and the principal home secretary. The decisions will be taken on the basis of majority voting. One important point to note here is that even if all the three members of national capital civil service authority anonymously take a stand and if the left end governor takes a different stand then the decision of left end governor shall prevail. See the Delhi government views this ordinance as an attempt by the union government to override the supreme board judgment regarding the control over civil services in Delhi. So because of this only currently there is a tussle between the central government and the Delhi government. And this is about the background of the issue. Now let's discuss the important points given in this article. Firstly the article speaks about the justification of union government regarding the control of civil services in New Delhi. See the union government has two justifications to defend its promulgation of ordinance. The first argument of union government is that at policy level Delhi unlike other states it is the national capital territory so that there should be a balance between the electoral government of Delhi and the union government regarding civil services. So the union government says that the transferring of control of civil services to the union government should ensure a balance between NCD of Delhi and the union government. Then the second argument of union government is that a legal perspective. See article 239 AA of Indian constitution authorizes the parliament to enact laws which comes under the competence of states which includes services. That is as per article 239 AA of Indian constitution the parliament can enact law to have a control over the civil servants. So the union government said that based on this provision only it promulgated ordinance. So this is about the justification of union government regarding the control of civil services. See the writer of this article says that both of these justifications are not sound. He also said that this ordinance is unconstitutional as it undermines the principles of democracy. See the bureaucrats coordinate the day to day administration at different levels while elected representatives that as MLAs and MPs are responsible for the policy formulation and shaping vision. So to effectively implement the policies and visions the civil servants have to be under the control of elected representatives. See the supreme court also insisted this in its recent judgment. On May 2023 the supreme court in this judgment came out with a concept of triple chain of accountability. According to this concept the civil servants are accountable to the cabinet. The cabinet is accountable to the legislature. And the legislature is ultimately accountable to the electorate. That is the people who elect them. So any action which negatively affects the triple chain of accountability would amount to undermine the constitutional principle of democracy. So the author says that the daily ordinance is not in consistent with the triple chain of accountability concept. Note that article 239AA accords special status to delhi. This article also debars the electorate government of delhi from legislating in three matters that is public order, land and police. The author opinions that by already depriving the delhi government in these three matters the balance of interest between the electorate delhi government and the union government is already set in article 239AA itself. Apart from this the supreme court also ruled that article 239AA does not take away the control of delhi government over services and it also preserves the triple chain of accountability. But here the delhi services ordinance affects this triple chain of accountability as it takes away the services from the delhi government. Apart from this the author also highlights about the provision in article 239AA which enables the parliament to enact laws for national capital territory of delhi in the state lists also. So the author says that this power is given to parliament to pass any legislation in case of unforeseen circumstances and it does not restrict the functioning of the electorate delhi government. But here the delhi service ordinance completely takes the power of electorate delhi government and it hands it over to the central government which is against the constitution. So the author argues that there is no concrete reason behind this ordinance as the balance of interest is already achieved within the constitution itself. As the ordinance undermines the principle of representative democracy and the responsible governance the matter went to the apex court that is the supreme court for the fifth time. Now let us wait and see what is going to happen in the future. Okay and that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion we saw about the background of ongoing issue between the union government and the delhi government regarding the control of civil servants. Then we saw about the ordinance promulgated by union government. Then we saw about the union government's justifications over an ordinance. And finally we saw some points about the issues with the ordinance. Now with these points in mind let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now look at this article from the text and context page. This article is speaking about open market sale scheme. See the Food Corporation of India recently notified that it had imposed quantity restrictions for private bidders and it won't allow the states to procure price and through its open market sale scheme. And this is about the news. Now in this context let us learn what is this open market sale scheme and we will also learn about what are the new changes brought in. Now first we look at open market sale scheme. See open market sale scheme is a part of Food Corporation of India's market intervention program. Under this scheme Food Corporation of India sells its surplus food grains from the central pool to traders, bulk customers and retail chains at a predetermined prices. This sale happens through E auction bidding which allow buyers to procure grains in specified quantities. Note that rice and wheat are the most prominent food grains sold under open market sale scheme. Apart from the private players the states can also procure food grains under this open market sale scheme without participating in E auctions. Note that the states can procure food grains under this scheme apart from what they get from centres, share for distribution amongst the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act. The main aim of the open market sale scheme is to curb inflation and to stabilize the rising prices of food grains. This is all about the open market sale scheme. Now let us see about the new changes brought in by the Food Corporation of India. See the Food Corporation of India released the revised policy of open market sale scheme on 13th June 2023. Under this revised policy the Food Corporation of India has placed a cap on quantity that a single bidder can purchase in single bid. Earlier the maximum quantity allowed per single bid was over 3000 metric tons. But the revised policy only allows to procure 10-100 metric tons in a single bid. The rationale behind this restriction is to accommodate more small and marginal buyers so that it shall ensure the wider reach of the open market sale scheme. Apart from this the revised policy can also be a game changer as it tries to break the monopolies of bulk buyers. Meanwhile it allows more competitive bids from small buyers. Then the next major change brought out under the revised policy is that the Food Corporation of India won't sell rice and wheat to state governments under the open market sale scheme hereafter. The revised policy also restricts the trade between private players who procure from open market sale scheme and the state government. Now that this restriction of sale is only applicable for the food grains purchased by the private players under open market sale scheme. The chairman of Food Corporation of India said that the central government is balancing the interest of 8 road beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act in one hand and the interest of 60 crore common people supported by the retail prices on the other hand. This is about the new changes brought under the revised policy. See the opposition accuses that there is a political motive behind this revised policy. See in Karnataka elections the congress party promised to give rice for marginalized families under its Anabhagya scheme. Now this new change will make it tough for the congress government to implement this scheme successfully. While this is the case in Karnataka the congress party is looking for sources other than Food Corporation of India to procure food grains. And that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion we saw about open market sale scheme. Then we saw about the new changes brought in by the Food Corporation of India in the open market sale scheme. See this topic is very much important for your prelims exam. So make note of each and every points that we discussed. Now let's move on to the next news article discussion. Now look at this article from the text and context page See recently on 20th June the election commission released a draft proposal on the delimitation of assembly and Lokshaba constituencies in Assam. So this text and context article is written in that context only. Now in our discussion today we will see what is delimitation and we will also see the issues with the draft proposal. Now let's start with delimitation. What does that term delimitation mean? Delimitation is the process of redrawing of boundaries of Lokshaba and state assembly constituencies. It is mainly done to ensure that each seat has an almost equal number of voters. Normally delimitation is done based on recent census. Delimitation India is done by the delimitation commission which is formed under the provisions of delimitation commission act. Now why is the delimitation exercise done in Assam? To get to the answer for this question we must know a little bit of history. See delimitation exercise in India was carried out in 1952, 1962 and 1972. In 1976 the exercise was suspended due to the family planning program started by the government. And during the recent 2008 exercise delimitation was not conducted in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jamun Kashmir, Manipura and Naha land due to security risks. So after the NRC was created for Assam the election commission notified the initiation of Assam's delimitation on December 27, 2022. What are the important features of the draft proposal? See the number of assembly and parliamentary seats of Assam remains unchanged at 126 and 14. Of the 126 assembly seats 24 assembly seats would be reshaped and renamed. In addition to this the number of reserved seats in the assembly for the scheduled types and scheduled costs would be increased from 16 to 19 and 8 to 9 respectively. The seats that are to be reserved for SC and ST are also to be changed. In the case of Lokshaba the number of reserved Lokshaba seats that is 2 for ST and 1 for SC would remain the same. But the silture constituency would become reserved for SCs in place of Karimganj. This is the important features of draft proposal of Assam delimitation. Finally, let us see the issues with the draft proposal. Firstly, the ethnic groups such as Agomes are disappointed with the number of assembly seats reduced from eastern Assam and increased in western Assam. Secondly, the delimitation exercise used the 2001 census data instead of 2011 census data. The recent delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir used the 2011 census data due to which the number of seats increased. But here as 2001 census data was used the number of seats did not witness a change. Lastly, there is the issue of gerrymandering. See, gerrymandering is the process of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class. Here, some political parties have raised the allegation that some seats have been reshaped to scatter the Muslim voters by reducing their representation, assembly and parliamentary seats. So these are some of the issues with the draft proposal of Election Commission. Now with these points in mind let us move on to the next part of the news article discussion that is to discuss preliminary practice questions. Now look at this first question. This first question is about National Research Foundation. Now look at the first statement. It is a statutory body. See, the statement is correct. The proposed National Research Foundation is going to be a statutory body which is to be established under National Research Foundation in 2023. So statement one is correct. Now coming to the second statement the funding for the National Research Foundation will provide entirely by the central government. See, this statement is incorrect. As we saw in the discussion the funding will be provided by central government industrialists and by subsuming science and engineering research board. So a second statement is incorrect. Now coming to the third statement Minister of Science and Tech is the ex-officio president. See, this statement is incorrect. As we saw in the discussion the prime minister is the ex-officio president of National Research Foundation. So third statement is incorrect. The question asks that how many of the given statements are correct. Here only one statement is correct. So the correct answer is option A only one. Moving on, let's take up the second question. This question is regarding deal imitation commission. Now look at the first statement. It is a statutory body constituted as per deal imitation commission act. See, this statement is correct. The deal imitation commission is constituted as per deal imitation commission act. So statement one is correct. Now coming to the second statement, the deal imitation commission is appointed by the election commission of India. See, this statement is incorrect. The deal imitation commission is appointed by the president and not by election commission of India. So second statement is incorrect. Now coming to the third statement the orders of the deal imitation commission cannot be challenged near court of law. See, this statement is correct. The orders or recommendations of deal imitation commission cannot be challenged in a court of law. Now coming to the fourth statement when the orders of the delimitation commission are laid before the Lokshaba or state legislative assembly they cannot affect any modifications in the orders. See this statement is also correct. The orders of delimitation commission cannot be modified. So fourth statement is also correct. The question asks how many of the statements given are correct. Here second statement alone is incorrect and the three other statements are correct. So the correct answer is option C only three. Moving on let's take up the final question. This is a statement based question. This question is about open market sales scheme. Here two statements are given. First we have to identify whether both the statements are correct or not. And we also need to check whether the second statement is the correct explanation of statement one or not. Now first we'll check whether both the statements are correct or not and we will use our because or so trick. Statement one it aims to reduce the inflation and stabilize the rising price of food grains. See this statement is correct as we saw in the discussion the open market sales scheme of food corporation of India aims to reduce inflation and it aims to stabilize the rising price of food grains. So statement one is correct. Now coming to the statement two it is a part of food corporation of India's market intervention program. See this statement is also correct as you saw in the discussion open market sale scheme is a market intervention program of FCI. So statement two is also correct. Now we have identified both the statements are correct. Now we have to check whether the second statement is the correct explanation of statement one or not. Now we will apply our because trick. Now we will add because at the end of statement one and we will keep reading statement two. If it makes sense the statement two is the correct explanation of statement one. I'll read it aims to reduce the inflation and stabilize the rising price of food grains because it is a FCI's market intervention program. Does it make sense? Yes. Open market sale scheme is a market intervention program that aims to reduce inflation and it will stabilize the rising price of food grains. So the correct answer is option A both statement one and statement two are correct and statement two is the correct explanation for statement one. This is a quiz question for you today. I will post this question in a community section. Try to answer it and don't worry. 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Jason here from jaspyscasebrakes.com. 2020 Pinini XR football 15 box casebreak picker teams number five just sold out This is our last case that we have here in stock and again all-cards ship We had a little R&B for some of these nine teams remaining had the Bengals Chargers Dolphins all the way down to the Bears Here's the random number block randomizer results and the customer names in there So again these teams if any hits pop out would be going to these customer names by serial number left side of the serial number dash And then of course if there is any unnumbered cards, which there should be a numbered relics autos even base cards We'll put them all in one lot and one customer will win that at the end of the break And then everybody else that bought in straight up, of course you keep everything as you bought the team Hey, there's actually fans at the Cardinals game There's fans at the Cardinals game Juan Davis for the Dolphins, so that's unnumbered guys, so that'll be going to the unnumbered Slot right there. Let me have a little DeAndre Swift Richard with the Detroit T. Y. Elton, D. K. Maccalf We have a little Coise Watkins to $1.99 Let me go into the Eagles and T. J. Leonard who got lost by Mojo Melvin Gordon to $49 and out of 10 Randy Moss golden grades So Vikings Going to mark Broncos going to Adam How about a start of soft little Jalen Hertz eight out of 149 That's last spot mojo teacher liner. There you go, man And that last spot egos mojo Jonathan Taylor and Kyler Merg 148. Oh 249 There's our first one to one little shield nike swoosh and nfl players tag jake from That's gonna go to the bills and Tony There you go, Tony Show you some love You got some jake from coming your way And it is a one-on-one There you go Joe wreath autograph to $1.99 for the chargers Chargers, that's rnb 103 Spot three that is going to Raymond Teachers like that's not a love love I want more Bradley For the Cowboys Braden cooks and 21 out of 99 Justin Jefferson jk Dobbins a little jersey autograph for the Ravens Ravens that actually part of the rnb Another one for spot three jake from to 249 Tennessee Titans Derek Henry Devon du Varney little patches 13 out of 25 Donovan people's jones caught a game-winning touchdown pass today 20 out of one 99 Brown's going around Jared Pinkney for the Falcons Plot Edwards either for the Chiefs That's rnb 190 so that's going to zero and Zamora Derek Carr and anola fan to 127 Broncos Raiders going to the respective owners And a little Deandre swift for the Detroit Lions and Richard Atlas Joshua Kelly for the chargers Devon du Varnada 199 for the Ravens That's part of the rnb 141 Spot one going to William and David Montgomery Bear is also part of the rnb 197 Spot seven going to Adam You got James Morgan nice patches. There's seven out of ten for the Jets One of David Chan And David McKinney for the Giants Going to Kurt Elvo's rookie there Tyler Johnson for the Bucks going to Mark Nation Marvin Jones jr.  Jersey autos 31 out of 75 Denver Broncos Going to Adam They were broncular Jared jr. It looks like it's kind of The foil is kind of sticking up here Joshua Kelly little patch 10 out of 10 So this one's also kind of chipped you on the corner Chargers 10 out of 10 going to spot zero going to Wayne Arnino Benjamin autograph to 199 Cam Acres for the Rams For the rnb Unnumbered Eagles Jalen Rigor Derek Henry And a little extreme rookies Justin Herbert 40 out of 149 Spot zero going to Zamora And we got a little van Jefferson excellence Uh, that's rams rnb 43 out of 49 spot that we're going to Raymond Dyrton Evans and Marlon Mack Antonio Gibson little patches six out of 25 and key Sean Vaughan 12 out of 99 for the Bucks all right next 10 boxes We got Kenneth Murray Chargers that's 62 spot two going to David Lamar Jackson for the Ravens that's part of the rnb as well 98 spot eight going to Adam Kuperman And we got extreme rookies There and Jalen Rigor nice Nice patches 13 out of 49. He's going to come back this next week And went with some more weapons that he desperately needs Joe burrow 34 out of 249 spot four that's going to king And chase young for the Washington football team Not sure Logan, and I don't know if Nick posted yesterday's monstrous hit on instagram though Did he post that today already? Have you guys got to see it? I think this one yesterday stole the show 101 Nebula Kobe Bryant That was a monster Tyler Boyd 8 out of 10 It's about a going to Adam Kuperman And for the Bears part of the rnb again 7 out of 49 Yeah, the last Kobe Bryant from 2019-20 The black finite or the black A parallel 101 dog and sold for $24,000 on ebay last month Spot seven going to Adam Kuperman as well So that was a very very monstrous hit that pays for the whole case of A prism uh prism choice yesterday And you still make some money our next box Devon DuVernay at the DuVernay Jamal Adams And Steven Jackson So 88 spot eight four spot four Tripparellic and autograph Devon DuVernay 15 spot five Going to Jordan Kwas Watkins And Jonathan Taylor. All right, we got Jerry Judy 12 out of 49 and Joshua Kelly 5 out of 49 Yeah What's that Yes And that Joshua Kelly's five going to Jordan All right next box guys My god his neck looked like it ripped off. Did he pass out or did he knock out or no? He's surprised. Yeah, he has a concussion. I'm sure he has a concussion Well that dude has to be who was that I don't know he's gotta be Yeah, is that bostic?  Yeah, I think he does that a lot. Yeah I'll give you the net she's up Yeah, I'm sure you guys are concussing big time probably like a neck strain too You Reg one Davis Dolphins that's going to one four one ninety four spot four Philip rivers for the Colts and a joe borough x factor two out of 49 Two going to David and colt met 20 out of 25 for the bears That's spot zero And that's going to Zamora brian edwards quest walkins And a matthew staffer deandre swift little dual relic 12 out of 15 You pens no Let me get some more top loaders really quick us Uh jasmine, I don't think so I don't think so I hope we see playoff kershaw from game one right Or what game do you play game two one of those two games? Well, see that's the thing man when you give them run support. It's it's always better, but You can't expect kershaw to uh You can't expect kershaw to win a game like one nothing You guys have a little bit of help especially now that he's much older Ate Stanley So dodger bats have to come alive again No yesterday's double yesterday's meltdown yesterday Is either going to go two ways Ray they're just going to just kill this just going to continue this momentum because they're like we got you You guys messed up We got this Or hopefully the Dodgers would just say you know what we'd let that one slip through our fingers It's this ain't going to happen again And play so much better today 150 out of 199 Darnell mooney And if if if the past has told us anything it's usually been The Dodgers kind of have not stepped up to the plate for that 139 out of 139 Rogers is done in the next two years. I don't think he's going to play much longer after that He's lucky that he hasn't got an injured just yet 32 out of 49 Zach Moss for the bills Kj Osborne for the Vikings He's gonna bust like a breath far All right, here's some more hurts for you tj. How about that little one-on-one pretty plate jaylin hurts Did you think did you think that breath fire would go to minnesota? I don't think so Jerry Judy Well, first he'll go to the Jets and then he'll go to the vikings Darnell Taylor Seattle Seahawks Part of the rnb 4 out of 49 Spot 4 it's going to kang Well, yeah, he might go to the 49ers just like tom brady wish he probably would have I'm sure if garoppolo wasn't a niner And they didn't have a quarterback tom brady would have went to the 49ers. He'd love to go back home Just like Aaron rogers probably Clamontia song You got Tyra Taylor 30 out of 249 It's going to spot zero And steven jackson 16 out of 99 Lynn Bowden jr. For the Raiders Antonio Gibson of 249 and then we got For the Patriots. That's actually a partner that is part of the rnb 68 out of 99 Devin Asiasi 68 going to adam kuppermann John Ross a little relic there 40 out of 49 and we got a ex potential Exponential potential hit uh ink 13 out of 25 for the Raiders. That's max crossby It's pretty cool Tony with the Raiders All right guys last five boxes Mitchell Trubisky 28 Spot eight Todd girly falcons And brandon iuk 22 out of 49 I'm a more Hertz more Hertz 8 out of 10 Jalen Hertz three color patch and autographs That was last spot mojo guys Joe burl unnumbered base So so far we haven't had any unnumbered like relics or anything like that. So that's good more autographs Then now hunter and marlin davidson Justin jefferson And key chan vaughn to 149 for the box All right former boxes There you go mookie That's a double I'm like a p-run Alvin Kamara And marlin mac We got a 46 out of 49 Denzel mims DD westbrook autograph 28 out of 49. I think he just got injured earlier today cart it off Jaguar's going to david chan and core secret is betting like 500 Dak Prescott Melvin Gordon And brian edwards there you go RBI and wow A one-of-one speaking of la michael p-run earlier about a little J-e-t jets jets jets jets Or j-e-t-s Jets jets jets jets david chan with the jets There you go Little one-of-one And it's easy Joshua kelly 46 It's about six marlin mac And jo burl 36 out of 99 another one for spot six And that's eric gloss bombo jo How about some more la michael p-run 32 out of 75 Another one for the jets La michael p-run again david mongomri That's 96 javon kinlaw And julio jones Oh nice jo burl xl materials. That's a nice little shoulder right there 13 out of 25 spot three going to raymond Out of one 99 Patriots rmb to four and one four. Okay two left uh is a uh Coulter use in texas to 72 at an 99 uh Tyra taylor Five out of ten. That's actually jersey number five out of ten. That's pretty cool And some jordan love extreme Jordan would spot five man jefferson That's actually jersey number one 12 out of one 99 spot two going to david pilot murray tommy stevens one out of 10 for the new rolling saints And a marie cooper for the cowboys chase young 275 bosa three out of four nick bosa 49ers going to joshua roll house You go man. That's really close So fawn digs ej dillon they're no hunter chase young relic eight out of 49 Eight out of 49 spot eight It's going to adam cupperman And the last pack 48 out of 49 client edwards e-lair 48 275 yonder hofkins You have don't take cold pepper to 149 and redemption Justin jefferson rookie excel swatches autograph card number 11 so we go to the minnesota vikings And that is mark All right, so there you go guys I got to randomize the unnumbered cards But here were some of the hits guys and that nick bosa three out of four is really nice A little michael p around there dd westbrook little quiche on vaughan Jalen hurts to ten rpa was pretty nice max crossby limbaughan jr 101 printing plate of jalen hurts little zack moss They got out of 15 Jalen regor right there as well quiche on vaughan again, you know benjamin jerry judy james morgan deandre swift The one-on-one jake from And another jalen hurts rpa And then of course this was a really nice one too a little little michael p around one-on-one And then these cards right here were all the hits for the rmb's And jk dobbins was part of that one joshua kelly out of ten um tyler boyd out of ten colk matt A lot of different stuff guys. We'll try to keep that together So there actually wasn't any um Unnumbered hits besides these these rookie cards right here and some of these base cards, so These will be randomized Between all the rmb so anything unnumbered from those teams if i miss any other base cards that were unnumbered don't worry They should be team. We'll be sorting that out and we'll be uh We putting that out there So let's quickly do the randomizer I am problem tj all good, brother And thank you, tony. I'm glad I was able to hit you that uh Emojo some love Let's roll again our roll die start three into two five times. Good luck one two three four and five king there you go So can't you'll get all the unnumbered cards out there as well So appreciate it guys. This is xr picket you number five our last one guys. Appreciate it. Jasby's case breaks.com