Like reused vinyl The vinyl off what a stinker that was The deuce, I think it's a very good show and you know not to spoil it for anybody, but it's you know, it's the content is not safe for work and And not everybody and kind of you know disturbing and yeah, yeah whole thing, but yeah, I think it's a really good show All right, Roger is busily working away on these earnings reports, which thankfully all came in before 130 that doesn't always happen Sometimes like especially Apple they like trickle in at 140 they're just jerks But yeah, so Especially with Apple it's like you want to see like what did Tim Cook say on the call Well, there's that like the earnings don't come out right After one o'clock and then the call doesn't start until after two so we don't get it till the next day But no stranger things season two I'll get there eventually I think I am so into broad city right now That's like all I care about And that's airing now, right? That's new new episodes now Yeah season three or four. I think it's three. It's hysterical just Mind-blowingly it's really difficult to make the transition from TV is something everybody has an opportunity to watch Whatever you're watching to this is books This is books now and I may get around to reading the book you like I may not right or like oh that sounds like a cool Book what where do I get that book? Yeah, where do I get that show? What network? I I was talking to a guy who was recommending Riverdale, and I was like yeah, I've heard good things about it Oh, yeah, no check it out. Let me know what you think and I'm like That's like, you know asking me like go buy this book and read it tomorrow like Like there's so many steps involved. Yeah. Well, and and I just don't know Alma-Modder Annaly High School in Sebastopol, California. Oh no kidding Yeah, all right, so wait so the way that we before we I mean I guess we're here for the patrons But like if we're buying this iPhone X, right? I Streaming live a video there. We gotta go and and and favorite it in the in the app Is that that you don't have to but that's a that's a technique as you favorite it You can even share it to yourself on text message and get a link where you can then click that will take you right to the page Where you order so you don't have to go through all the steps Do it don't do it people so I showed off my sonos ones sort of The set of process as is Typical with sonos was a little laborious, but they sound great Okay, so all right, so 30 seconds It works with the the existing sonos speakers that you have Well, yeah, but the whole thing with sonos one is it works with Amazon's Alexa.  Yeah, of course. I will give you the queue. Are you ready? I am Only can control What what is the queue? Hold on Three wings point yeah airflip. All right three two Daily tech news show is powered by you to find out more head to daily tech news show comm slash support This is the Daily Tech news for Thursday October 26 2017 at DTNS headquarters in Los Angeles. I'm Tom erin And at studio feelin at the beach. I'm Sarah Lane in Oakland, California. I'm Justin Robert Producer Roger Chang is here busily documenting earnings Palooza for us. Thank you, Roger. You're welcome Of course, it doesn't always happen that everybody announces their earnings on the same day and then it does we've got Twitter's already in LG's already in Intel's coming Microsoft's coming Alphabet's coming Who am I missing Amazon all on one day? So we're gonna take this opportunity We'll inform you a little bit about how they did later on in the show But also talk about how tech companies aren't just big tech companies They're big companies some of the biggest companies in the world. Maybe are they too big? Hmm Let's start with a few tech things you should know The iPhone 10 goes on sale at 12 01 a.m. Thursday night Friday morning The reports all indicate there won't be many available. So just don't bother go with the eight I see what you did there AMD actually announced some a profitable quarter yesterday and the company has announced its first rise in ships for laptops the 2.0 gigahertz rise in five 2500 you and the 2.2 gigahertz rise in seven 2700 you both models were referred to as APU's or accelerated processing units as they integrate a Radeon Vega GPU a Excuse me a AMD says that the APU's will start showing up in laptops from Acer HP and Lenovo this holiday season AMD back in it back in the game Yeah, go on after Intel on the laptop Here's some more top stories Facebook is releasing a desktop app for workplace chat for PC and Mac With features like screen sharing Eventually it'll add video chat for up to 50 people Facebook is also redesigning its apps for consistency across the platform So if you're on iOS and Android it'll look like the desktop Facebook announced It has 30,000 organizations using workplace if you want to compare that to Slack Slack has about 50,000 paying customers They have more customers overall because you don't have to pay Slack also introduced its own screen sharing feature on Wednesday So it is interesting to me that Facebook which has really been pitching this as sure Slack Microsoft Teams That's for people at desks Facebook is familiar to everybody. So if you're a receptionist or you're out in the field It'll be great for all of them and then says but we really should have a desktop just Sorry to Skype support something like 50 people on a video chat at once because that sounds like mayhem to me And it's not live. I mean Facebook workplace did support live one-on-one chat This is like not only video conference But also you could like pop in and leave as you as you please and even see it later It's more of a presentations than necessarily like like a UN Situation where you need people that are all going to talk at the same time I was more thinking of the Galactic Republic, but yeah same same so this is how democracy dies Well, the next time you have to make a complicated few stops on your Uber ride I have good news because the company is rolling out multi-stop trips to riders in North America The features been active for a small number of users since May and then there was a bigger roll out in August it was outside of North America and Now the features live in the US and Canada with other markets such as the UK and Ireland on the way So as a writer you can add up to three stops in a single ride and then edit that in real time as you are riding along This is my dream It used to be that on an Uber ride for some reason you had to like Maybe pick up a friend before you went to the place that they told you to go You know it was like a whole mumble-grumble thing because they weren't getting the money that you know they they wanted to get for the time and then Recently it was like oh if I just changed the destination mid-trip. Is that fine and the Uber driver's like yeah, that's fine You know I'm still getting money. So now they're just they're making it more seamless Because this actually happens at least for me all the time. Yeah, I'll say I'm with you I this has happened for me a bunch of times and I've had you have to have that weird like Conversation like okay, so we're gonna stop here, but that's not gonna be in the ride I'm gonna keep going and I'm gonna make the turnaround and go walk back and meet my wife. And yeah, no, this is Fantastic. Good. Yeah. Yeah, although not on lift. This is on uber In fact, this happened to me last Friday because I had to go to guitar center to pick up some supplies Super last minute For a DTNS in fact when I was up when I was up in San Francisco last week And it was like I had to go there But I want to get to a bird's I just wanted the one so I was like can you just wait for me for two seconds? Well, I run in there I'll change my destination back to the place that I came from and he was like Yeah, that's fine But it was sort of it was clunky, you know, he was he was happy to do it, but it was clunky So I'm glad the feature is that I'm going to the idea is to just set the two destinations Where you're going and your house we're picking up and we were traveling up. That's amazing Waymo announced Thursday that it will begin testing its autonomous Chrysler Pacific and minivans in Detroit to see how they do in wet And cold conditions way mo has done some cold weather tests But mostly have tested in sunny locations like Phoenix Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas Yeah, I think this is significant because As I mentioned when and when we were talking earlier today, jury a lot of people complain when we talk about autonomous cars They're like, yeah, sure. It's great in the sunshine It'll never work up here where I live where the snow is always 30 feet deep in July and it's horrible and and yes That is a significant issue for these companies, but They can do it they just need to do more testing and so Waymo moving more into Detroit They already had a location there but but saying hey We're gonna do a full suite of tests up there to try to crack Wet driving particularly and winter driving is is it is good progress is the idea behind the fact that that's so much more problematic that like let's say and a tonneau's vehicle stops short on ice and then you know sort of drifts for a while and you can't really predict that Yeah, there's that and then snow and ice covering lane markings Signs Yeah, the biggest thing is is is trying to figure out with the lidar Exactly how you handle inclement weather conditions where moments of the road are not what they are expecting them to yeah The rain rain messes with lidar a lot too. So yeah, it's a good one Good news for ears Pop clears made for iPhone nucleus 7 sound processor hearing implant now available in Australia the implant which was announced in July lets users with profound hearing loss hear audio from their iPhone Directly into the implant in their ear nucleus 7 will be available outside Australia in the coming months. Yeah I wait this is a follow-up for us because we talked about this back in July But I love this idea Not because it's Apple, but because it's it's the kind of thing I think we should be seeing more of from technology which is saying hey Let's take this thing that that is a super computer in your pocket Let's make it work for all kinds of different situations, you know I think Apple has if there's one thing they do commend Apple for that I don't think is very controversial is their commitment to accessibility and disability and they have they have tried to Push that forward a cochlear is something that was a miracle for many people with hearing loss in terms of regaining those Functions and you know, this is something that not only do I think is is great for this but also you know going forward We are on the world to a less tethered Soundscape from our devices you got to wonder how far away some of these are for even cosmetic purpose I don't mean this to sound like hey people with hearing loss have it so easy now But it is interesting Yeah, no, absolutely not but it is interesting that if you have this implant you now in some ways have a really great experience That rivals the experience of someone who doesn't have to compensate for that because because it's easy it that's how it should work It should level the playing field like that. Yes Twitter will no longer take advertising from media companies RT RT formerly Russia today, they're trying to hide the Russia part by calling themselves RT now and another one called Sputnik Sputnik and RT will not be accepted as advertisers on Twitter because Twitter believes the companies interfered in the 2016 US election Both companies will retain their Twitter accounts. However, so RT is already criticizing Jack Dorsey and saying oh Remind them of that pitch meeting where they tried to convince us to spend all that money back in the day Twitter will donate the 1.9 million dollars that it has collected from the two companies over the years to research on civic engagement in elections You know this always bugs me because as a tweet bot user, I don't ever see any advertisements That's one of the beauties Reasons Twitter doesn't like tweet bot so much either exactly right exactly So it's like anytime I hear anything about Twitter advertisements. I'm like don't see him wonder how that works Same time. It's like Twitter is also like hmm. There's so much engagement here. We don't like screw your accounts We're just going to you know kind of slap you on the wrist for doing something that The public is going to applaud us for but this is this is the only public that they care about is Congress right now They are staring down the barrel of a gun of what could possibly be game changing Ways that they're gonna have to classify political spending. I don't think we're gonna get to another I don't think we're gonna get to midterms in 2018 Let alone another presidential election when tons of money are is spent without there being some kind of either a new set of laws that govern it or what Twitter is doing right now, which is self-imposing restrictions and and and wearing the hair suit and Flogging themselves in the public square so Congress knows well these companies really take this seriously So maybe we don't have to be as draconian in this new law as we go forward It is it is a sea change, isn't it and in the internet built on the principle of safe harbor where I could start a platform and say I Am not telling people what to say outside of things that are strictly illegal To saying you know what maybe these are illegal and so I'm just gonna get rid of them. I'm gonna overcorrect What's what's kind of wild is? If this election had not been by I think many objective measurements one of the biggest upsets in Recorded history you have to wonder whether that kind of ad spend with those kinds of accounts would have ever even been looked at twice You know like it's it's it was that we have the result and now we are looking for the reasons why and And now we are taking a look at stuff, which I think is worth looking into Tracking political spending on these platforms the way that we do on television and radio but I don't think if if The election had gone the other way that we would necessarily be looking at it Well, and I don't think these have the effect that people think they have I'm not saying they don't have an effect but I think they are different effects and It's a it's a little bit of throwing darts to to try to police them now by saying, okay Get rid of RT and Sputnik. Well, okay, did you really fix the problem though? What was the problem was there a problem was the problem what you thought it was? so I Think you nailed it Justin when you said they are doing this for Congress because they are under the gun Hey folks, if you want to get all the tech headlines each day in about five minutes Be sure to subscribe to daily tech headlines dot com it'll take you but five minutes to listen and you'll be so up to date Comes to you as a podcast also a delightful five minutes. I know it is Amazon echo flash briefing Google home anchor the anchor app We even get little calls from people which make it even more do a new sonos one Which I happen to have which hooks into a check that out that thing all day long So you could get Sarah myself Occasionally rich straffolino occasionally Justin's voices in your ears every morning It's keeping you up to date or maybe afternoon depends on your time zone daily tech headlines Dot-com. Let's look at our top stories All right, let's kick off earnings Palooza. You guys ready? I'm ready Twitter monthly active users grew 4% and everybody's very excited Not only that but Twitter daily active users grew 14% so of the monthly active users They're using it more often Revenue fell 4% to 590 million and adjusted earnings per share were 10 cents 10 cents a share company Turn some heads though by saying they expect to turn a profit in Q4 Due to cost cutting so we're gonna we're gonna go through all of these real quick and then kind of step back and Try to think about what they mean, but quick responses to Twitter Sarah Well cost coding means we're firing people San Francisco is Twitter's headquarters. There there are some There are some other You know folks spread around the world on Twitter, but most of the people are in San Francisco It's a huge building lots people work there and that's what that means the 4% growth year-over-year is That's no good It just isn't you know, that's nothing. It's it's not it's not a loss Better than a good kind of growth that that Twitter needs and also as we kind of alluded to earlier Twitter is built on a lot of Fake data and when I say fake I mean just bought stuff, you know our troll stuff or stuff That's not going to contribute to the company robustly growing and and nurturing its community. So That's what I think about that Justin an addendum They need that but I need to crawl out of that 1.9 million dollar hole Yeah, Stoic squirrel in the chat room says so there are 4% more bots on Twitter. I get it Alphabet earnings in adjusted earnings per share of $9 and 57 cents Wow revenue of 27.77 billion versus 27.2 billion that was expected The CPC decline of 21% versus an expected decline of 16.3% So a little bigger cost per click decline aggregated played clicks though rose 47% Which is more than expected and the big win was on mobile. Everybody was looking at mobile. Are they gonna keep? Earnings on mobile and they did mobile mobile turned out well for Alphabet and when we're talking about alphabet We're pretty much talking about Google all the other bets because they reported as Google revenue and other bets other bets Is always losing It'll be interesting to look over those numbers and see if they're losing less than they used to or anything like that But quick quick response to alphabet Justin This is the the absolute dismantling of any and all advertising options Google obviously has become a massive company being there to Provide the place to advertise anything and they are continuing to do that as the rest of the world burns Yeah, 24% jump in mobile advertising That's that's you Sarah an addendum The only thing I would say is I know that when we think of alphabet We still think of Google and that's partly because the name change happened fairly recently, but the alphabet game is long Right. It's it's it's sort of futuristic stuff. It's AI. It's it's autonomous driving It's it's stuff that I think is actually going to be a huge player In the not too distant future. So, yeah, it's a bit of a lost leader right now, but I think Google Google has really gone all in on where we're we're We're going to figure some other things out under the alphabet brand And I think that that's probably gonna come to fruition sooner than later. Yeah, no I point well taken although I there a lost follower Right rather than a leader. Oh, that's true Amazon earnings are in 43.7 billion Beating expectations 52 cents a share it was expected to have three cents a share Amazon Web Services, which is one of the big engines 4.58 billion beating expectations and first time that Amazon Web Services passed four billion dollars in sales, but Amazon Web Service revenue growth has declined for nine consecutive quarters Amazon Web Service revenue was flat compared to the prior quarter So good good sales, but maybe not so so good overall But at least it's stable Amazon shares were up 7% and after I was trading so people aren't thinking this is this is too bad But impressive they had impressive numbers because of that revenue 43.74 billion quick response Sarah My response is that Amazon is just on the up and up the company is There's just I don't know I mean when it comes to like Amazon Web Services We talked about this yesterday, I guess that it's just it's really a leader as far as cloud computing goes and other companies are going to catch up and I think we'll see some of these huge numbers fall off a little bit, but I Whoever is in charge, and I'm not talking about Jeff Bezos necessarily, but you know just just in general It's like they they do know what Areas of business to to target and You know, I mean in what areas Amazon really failing they're a juggernaut. They are a juggernaut, right? Listen number one when it comes to Amazon Web Services, sure It will get more saturated as more and more big players do it but they are in the Concrete business like it is how the rest of the world will do all business going forward This is going to be an only larger pie for them to split and remember It wasn't too long ago that Amazon was kind of a controversial stock because they weren't taking in a profit They were constantly reinvesting too much. They had such a thin thin thin profit margins on the product Stuff they were selling and now it seems that Amazon has gotten investors to install the automatically unlocking Lock to their hearts. That's one of the funny things that you know when I think about Amazon as a business It's like well, okay five years ago We were like are they gonna kill the mom and pop stores and it's like we have so transcended that All the stores Everywhere on on the Microsoft on the Microsoft. We got two more to get to got two more to get to Microsoft 84 cents a share versus 72 cents expected 24.54 billion dollars versus 23.56 billion expected and Microsoft beat its own self-imposed goal of 20 billion dollars in annualized revenue for the cloud business This is the brilliance of such in the Della right now is that he refocused Microsoft on cloud So that Azure office 365 dynamics 365 That's all bring it in the bucks and the decline in windows not even a story right now Justin, what do you think? Satchamania running wild baby. This is a Like exactly what you said they focused on the right things. They are again I think a dynamic player in a thriving field as opposed to Chasing the rest of the tech industry by its tail and and you know trying to cling to some of the legacy Business models quick thought on Microsoft Sarah. I got nothing Nothing more than what nothing more to say Intel Dollar one cent earnings per share versus 80 cents overall revenue of 16.15 billion versus 15.73 billion expected client computing revenue beat Expectations Intel expects its full year earnings to be three dollars and 25 cents a share on revenue of 62 billion Good news. It was good news for Intel and Frankly that wraps this up because it's good news for all of these huge companies even Twitter Twitter was probably the worst news of the bunch But it was a decent report as far as Twitter reports go alphabet killing expectations Amazon Microsoft These are if you look at it by market cap Among the biggest companies in existence. We're not just talking about oh, they're you know They're pretty big companies for tech that you know The number one by a market cap is Apple followed by alphabet followed by Microsoft followed by Amazon Then you get Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon now. It's not the same by revenue In fact alphabet isn't even in the top by revenue by revenue You're talking about oil companies Royal Dutch sell Saudi Aramco, but Amazon Apple are creeping in to that top 500 list and The longer these companies remain on target The reason their market cap is so big is because people are driving up their stock because they think those revenues are just gonna grow What I want to finish on is what do you guys think that means for us? I'm used to this being hey these tech companies. They're interesting I bet not too many people know about them and now it's the dominant theme Well, it was sort of like what we were talking about Amazon a few minutes ago Amazon is a tech company sure, but it provides these services that are everyday life stuff So it's like sure Nabisco or You know an oil company or Exxon Everybody needs oil right for their cars It's like we have now gotten to a point where everybody needs Amazon right this is part of the way that people live their lives and This is a global thing not a North American thing not a US thing It's not a tech person thing not a Silicon Valley thing. It's a global thing more than ever So that's why these companies matter and they're not niche companies anymore. They are They're as big as any other company You know, when you look at what these gigantic companies do You mentioned oil. Why is oil the number one? You know by revenue the number one genre by revenue because Everybody needs oil to make the world move. You need it for gasoline. You need it for you know, it is its own currency there is a Very real to me parallel between that and cloud computing the idea that we will only need More cloud computing for more businesses and that when those Requirements will only become more demanding as more and more people have high-speed internet more and more people are building applications that are demanding of Video and at a higher and higher resolutions this is a Boom time for all these companies that have gotten into it. It's the reason why Amazon Is where it is on top of the fact that they have you know Hey, I almost made a joke, but we were running through it. They are going to be killing mom-and-pop businesses like Walmart, right? Like you know Yeah, I know you I mean Amazon makes cement is exactly right Alphabet Sarah you nailed it there their bet is hey, even if search ads Decline in the future. We've got all these other bets that are gonna pay off in the long game Microsoft has made the shift to cloud which is brilliant. The question is what else? Are they going to be able to do in the long term? They're starting to look like a smaller company and Apple is Yet to launch that next new thing where we go. Oh, that's what they'll be big at the home pod Tom the home pod Yes, it's obviously though Wait what one thing about Twitter? We all got that friend and we all into high school or college with that's living with their parents and everybody else has kind of moved out and gotten on with their lives found spouses or Living roommates, you know, I feel like Twitter's that friend and finally they're moving out of their parents basement They're gonna be profitable They can finally afford their own place. They're like listen, I'm done with it. I'm out of here by Q4. I'm out of this basement Thanks to everybody who participates in our subreddit helps us figure out which stories to talk about each day You can submit stories vote on them and talk with other folks about stuff We had a great thread in there about foreign language podcast non-English language podcast the other day dailytechnewshow.reddit.com and Jump in our Facebook group and start chatting about stuff there facebook.com slash groups slash daily tech news show So we really hit a nerve when we talked about the idea of coffee shops and ambient noise and how people can at work Most effectively and again, it's not a one-stop shop for everybody Derek who is Derek in our DTNS boss bosses slack wrote in and said, okay I'm coming to you from Chile comica, Ontario, Canada Derek stay warm, please I wanted to write in because of the recent mentions around Coffitivity Coffitivity was the service that allowed you to listen to something that sounded like an ambient coffee shop when you weren't actually in one Says the research that exists around how ambient noise can increase productivity for anybody who enjoys sites like Coffitivity I wanted to let them know about ambient dot or ambient slash mixer dot-com It's a great site where the community has assembled hundreds of different soundscapes sitting by a fire sitting by a beach Patio listening to music Buddhist temples There is something for everybody and I even made my own Which reminds me of vacation in Portugal and then he links to it and we will link to that in our show notes as well Sounds really good Derek. Yeah. Thank you Derek. I can't wait to make my Listening to a fire in a Buddhist temple by the beach sounds in Portugal. Yeah And then Nick co-executive producer of the show wrote I work for the Hawaii State Judiciary in a technical capacity and wanted to chime in on the pedestrian issue I work remotely and have for nearly a decade You were absolutely correct that it has to do with Waikiki and tourists Honolulu has a huge problem with pedestrians getting hit in Waikiki most of them tourists It causes tourists money to decrease but it also cost the local economy a lot of money in Hospital bills and PR issues if a tourist from another country gets hit and has to go to the hospital The hospital generally eats the cost and then complains to the local government several years ago They increased jaywalking tickets and had police shifts specifically for it So if you were a cop and it was your jaywalking day You spent all day in Waikiki Ticketing jaywalkers so much so that in my time working there I no longer jaywalk anywhere even in Lawrence, Kansas a fairly small college town where I live The cell phone fine is another step in trying to decrease Pedestrial accidents mahalo Nick former owner of gavel McLeod This was sent by Nick. Thank you again Nick Yeah, it makes sense that Honolulu is Particularly would be you know subject to a lot of sort of oh tourists who don't know where they are clueless looking at maps type thing Yeah Well, thank you again everybody for joining us Justin Robert Young. What do you got going on to tell folks about? Well, you know, I'll tell you what I got a new show with your friend of mine Scott Johnson who is also a contributor here on Daily Tech News show and it's called unfriend me We go Into the kinds of conversations that lose your friends and family on social media and in real life We have done Shows on on gun control and health care and kneeling for the national anthem and this week's episode was fake news I was very very proud of it. 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Yes So I don't hate the idea of the Dodgers winning because I have friends who are happy about it's baseball Yeah, it's you don't have to hate your friends because they're happy. I You know when as a Steelers fan growing up in South Florida like even now living in California, I find myself Involved in the dolphins like just because I know my friends are Are in invested it's what we're gonna talk about like there's there's just a It's this weird phantom limb like even if you don't like the team you hate the team You'll always root against the team you want to make fun of the team.  He you know, we're on a group text about sports And he was like, I'm having cardiac arrest. Yeah, and I was like, dude, it's not game seven chill Like this is the fun part about it. You know, no, I was telling Roger this earlier Eileen came home from a very long day She's had a lot of long days because they are ramping up to launch see it or skip it on the rot tomatoes coming November 1st It's been about that.   Which she is a Dodgers fan. So when she says we stuck about her and the Dodgers not including me And I was like, no, it's still tied. You're an extras now. She sits down.  I'm like, well, I had no idea you were that into this. That's crazy Well, you know It's really scared our dog to Ray has never seen anyone cheer for sports before. So, oh, yeah She's like who I kind of family adopted me.  I thought that was so well done He is just a one of the rare. I think universally beloved figures in in sports and I'm just rooting for him to like just delay the game just going on whatever Weird tangent he wanted to just just go open Mike Knight like they could have delayed that game by an hour Well, you know, he's got 15 stories in his head, you know, Yossie L. Pwig first Yeah, no, I forget who I was listening to an interview with but they were talking about their favorite Vince Scully stories and how the batter was Socrates the last name was Socrates and Vince Scully goes on this very Vince Scully like history lesson about the actual Socrates and And like fits it in perfectly because of course like that at that is eight minutes It's not like, you know immediately a pop-up shot and I don't know. It was great. I thought it was fantastic He looks, you know, a fantastic for his age. Oh my gosh.  Yeah, right. Just no stress a lot of meditation. Yeah. Yeah, did you want to title?  It's done don't bother go go with the you don't have to read the whole list just pick your favorites I don't bother go with the eight rise and not ricin Apple music Rise it we didn't bring up rice and the yeah, the the neural gas. Yeah See what there's a few ricin related. Yeah, we're all from poodle puncher though. So anyway, Sarah So you're saying the same there's the sonos one This is worth getting if you already have a couple sonos speakers, huh? So here's the thing So I I'm a little bit I'm in the ecosystem in the sense that I had three sonos speakers before I had a play three and two play ones Okay, but if anyone, you know, it's one big one a couple small ones and you know, they all they all hook up to like my central receiver and the whole thing and yeah, I got two sonos ones black and a white one and it was Sort of a nightmare to set up because there's a sonos beta app and long story. Anyway, I figured it out finally today The sound is incredibly good Better than I thought it would be and I think that if you are a person who likes base You're still gonna need a subwoofer of some kind and sonos has one I already have one that like I can run through my receivers. So I don't need that I think you do kind of need that if you really care about like amazing sounds But otherwise, you're all about that base. Yeah, I am all about the base. Yes base in your face How low can it go? But oh? Wait, I'm sorry that's not appropriate right now All different kind of base they can't go. No, it's it's the sound is really good. It's really good. Um, I'm I'm I'm super pleasantly surprised and I know that right now all it does is hook into Alexa But if we'll go home and even Siri, I know that's kind of a you know, just something that's so nice throwing out right now But yeah, the idea of having multiple Services service support Just makes it cooler than having to chew I think I'm gonna do it because we don't have a gigantic apartment We got we got one three and we got a one so that pretty much It's the entire apartment and it is specifically we got another one that would be away. Sorry that one's not appropriate either Uh But also like I feel like I don't use my speakers all of my sonos all that much just because their app is just so Janky and I just never remembered like oh, I gotta open the I gotta open the music in the app and it's not in the thing and Well, and also sonos has uh, you're rightfully been criticized for being like, okay. Well amazing sound but yeah, like the ui is It is what it is and there's all these other services that it's not tapping into so yeah That's for me. It's and I don't have a big apartment either I have five sonos speakers. It's like I don't need five, but I have them put them in my bathroom, but um but Yeah, that was not appropriate after last night either. Sorry That's a great song Randy Newman the american hero randy newman's a weird guy man. That's a that's a Yeah, he got like a Grammy for toy story or something. We're on the What are you doing? And we have a have a have a this one here, uh, Tom Little Gatlin brothers, there we go That's probably the only one or one of I don't even know what this one is here I Don't know what it is. I've never even been to houston. Yeah, but I like houston I like my friends who are from houston. Yeah, I like music from houston I feel like I would have a good time if I went to houston houston had a tough year I'm into it Exactly You know, here's here's the thing about I I used to just houston when I lived in In austin until I visited dallas Oh Just sort of kidding. No, I actually feel exactly the same way as you sarah I I have great friends from houston. I've had wonderful times in houston. They have lovely museums They've definitely had a rough year If my wife was not a dodger fan and I didn't live here I'd probably be on the the only thing weird about the astros though is they're a national league team. I don't I still haven't got used to them. No, that there seemed like an odd thing that's happening where yeah Accidentally, they let two national league teams in the world in the world series. Yeah, really I have not got used to them being an american league team Uh, when verlander was batting and they were talking about he hasn't had a lot of chances to bat I'm like, why is it? Oh, right They're in a fun fun fact about the astros. This is you know, this is a decade ago or so But I happened to grow up back in sabastopol california small old town with a guy named jason lane He was not related to me But everybody we were at same grade and everything sarah lane jason lane. He also had a twin brother named john lane Everybody thought that we were triplets jason lane ended up playing for the astros. Oh, wow Oh And what you know, like he was like really good. Um, and so After many years as children was just being like That is not my brother. I was like, hey jason lane kind of like my brother Remember when we were brothers?  You're right last active year was 2014, but he's still with the Padres now as a coach Yeah, that's right. Yeah, so it was it just what you know, it's kind of like hometown hero, right? Like not many people that I know played for me truly hate baseball So Because of that, I was like also kind of like the astros because of my non-brother Yes, because you're a fake brother because of the guy you used to not like I liked him fine. I just didn't want anyone to think he was my brother.  They were real tall and athletic Yeah But anyway, no jason lane if you're listening I uh support you a lot. I'm sorry for being so horrible Earlier in our lives, that's that's the uh the headline sarah lane finally apologizes on the pro show of DTDS sarah lane supports assistant coach of Padres Breaks down and apologizes in longtime feud Oh goodness oh, man All right, uh, thank you all for watching and uh, don't forget big day tomorrow final friday hour long episode It's our round table. There's so many of you have been clamoring for us to do round table episodes So be patient with this. It'll be our first one. We're going to try a format See how it goes. You guys let us know what you like what you don't about it and we'll keep uh iterating from there But I can't ask for a better cast Cast table panel panel panel word. Yeah, can't ask for a better panel. So, uh, we'll see you there tomorrow. Hi everybody


What's going on guys? It's your boy DPJ here today with another destiny video. I need today's video for those of you who don't know. I'll be showing you guys what's needed to obtain. There's no time to explain. Now many of us would have done the first part of this quest for this weapon about two weeks back when the Paradox mission was the daily story. This is the only way you can do the first part of this quest for this weapon. The Paradox mission is the daily story today so do it while you can. If you miss it today then I'm sure it will come around in about two weeks from now. If you are unsure what to do in this daily mission I will link my previous video in that video description which guides you through exactly what you need to do and once you have done that you'll end up where we are today and what shows in this video is the continuation of the quest for the no time to explain. So with the recent patch or weekly reset the quest continues with future walkout and the next step is to earn rep through donations to future walkout. Here I believe you have to pledge allegiance to them then simply rank them up by donating moats or armor materials. After a few donations this step is complete and next you will have to track down a powerful taken Minotaur which you've done that you must destroy him and you will receive a simulation core. You then have to shatter it by dismantling it. I went to Venus Patrol, went to the Ember Caves area and waited for the take-in to corrupt the land. Nine times out of ten a taken lieutenant in the form of a taken monitor will appear.  Upon returning to the tower the next step is to kill Atheon in the water glass and collect and dismantle or shatter if you like the eye of Atheon. The whole water glass on normal can be done in easily under 30 minutes so that's what I suggest you do. Okay so the next step upon returning to the tower is to set course for the Twilight Gap on Earth. Basically a new mission will appear and it's called the Shadows of Twilight. Once loaded up and this has to be done solo you basically have to make your way to that sea flag area as this is that PvP map Twilight Gap but you would need to make sure you don't fall to the darkness and to do this you need to find that light. Once near that sea flag area look for a chest. You can see where mine spawns but I don't think it spawns in the same place every time. Once you have opened this chest you will be rewarded a bracelet of Ana and you then need to head back to the Future Warcraft chick in the tower. Upon returning to the tower the next step is to head to Mars and select a new mission called the Blood in the Garden.  It ain't too hard and you should do it first time. The Morpho keeps teleporting though and you will need to keep killing Vex as well as putting damage on him to keep his anger over 100%. Once he's been destroyed head back to Future Warcraft in the tower and collect your no time to explain. Now this no time to explain is an exotic which has kept everyone on their toes. No one knowing where it came from and all of a sudden it's here for everyone to obtain. Now I remember original footage of this weapon in the Taken King trailers and this weapon being an Arcburn weapon. What happened to that? It would have made this weapon 10 times better and more useful than what it is. Although I did love the original stranger's rifle this one feels just as good with a great mod to go with it. As well as being full auto it also has a mod called Rewind Again obviously referencing time travel. Precision hits are immediately turned to the magazine. This thing will be a beast in PvE really will. Now I will try out and do a PvP review on it so stay tuned for that but until then guys I hope you enjoyed the video this is how you get the no time to explain. Do drop a like I do appreciate the support subscribe for daily destiny and I'll catch you guys on the next one. Peace out until next time. POST!


We're always testing a lot of things in our lab. We have the Synology Flash Station, review coming soon. This is our box of random that we're always trying something new on, currently running TrueNAS Scale, getting ready for some new testing that we're going to be doing. And then we have all the cable labeling I wanted to talk about.  We have our 10 gig switch, we have a standard 24, and then on the other side here, this is the Unify USW Pro, which does offer 25 gig connections for some of these. But in terms of labeling cables, here's number seven goes into this right here. It's part of another review I'm doing of a Raspberry Pi IPMI controller. And right here we see number seven plugged in, and then we plug it into our Unify, and we label it in Unify. Keeping it all nice and clean.


That's a hot mug, guys! Hey guys, this is my review of Final Space Season 2, a season I was really looking forward to as the first season was a major surprise to me. Now I did have a little bit of hesitation going into the season just because of how final the last season was at the end of the first season. The finality of it all, the amount of people who died, the people who were lost, just the bleakness of it, and the stakes that were set and executed in that final episode were so staggering. I just had no idea how they were gonna come back from that. And Lisa's saying it doesn't start off strong. The first three to four episodes of this season are a bit kind of disjointed. They don't really mingle. They're funny. Gosh, yeah, they're really funny. But in the first episode, they basically undo a lot of the things except for Quinn being sucked into Final Space and as well as Earth being sucked into Final Space, which kind of makes it feel like a lot of things didn't matter. But this is sort of an idea throughout the season, the idea of time being kind of a toy to trick with, as there are some episodes that bring characters back that you didn't even expect. They go through to certain elements of time just to see that things are meant to happen the way they are no matter how things go. The cast is still very, very good in this. They do bring Clarence and his two kids into this. And I didn't like Clarence for a large portion of this, but eventually starts to grow on you. Do like how his character ends in this season, at least his story arc for now. I did like the two kids because they were quite funny. I thought the big guy was like Terry Crews and the other girl was like a kind of a comedic version of Raven. And a lot of the elements of this show after about episode five really start to get going. There's a lot more of a constructive narrative. It still does those things where it switches back between extreme hilarity to heartbreaking sadness just like the first season did. There's a lot of moments that will tug at your heartstrings, whether it's the relationship with Gary Goodspeed's mom or the relationship between avocado and his son. The several time loops that happen throughout this season. There are two major complaints I'll have though is that one of the main villains of this season is a guy that had nothing to do with anything takes on these weird alien Smurf reject things and he's hell bent on killing Gary Goodspeed. And he amasses this ship that is so big that it turns out to be the final fight at the end of the show. It just in terms of conflicts, the end of this season pales in comparison to the first season because of just how little you care about this villain. He does lead to one of the funniest moments in the entire show though where Gary has his happy space and he imagined that he's married to a cookie wife cookie wife cookie kids. Literally one of the funniest moments in the entire show. And the other part I would say is that they do retread over a lot of elements. There is particularly one episode that involves time splicing with little Kato in a ship and it's almost a sequel in fact to the episode where he was in a ship that was bleeding time in the first season. It's just a little bit of a different variation to it but it's almost the exact same episode. So to see them kind of retaking elements from the first season is a little weird considering there's a lot of elements that they don't even talk about. They don't talk about how the Lord Commander got his powers. We are led to believe that it was Invictus but we don't really get a sense of how that happened. We don't get to learn anything about why the human race was just so willing to let the Lord Commander destroy earth.  So there's a few elements that they could have talked about instead of kind of going on these disjointed ventures and kind of just filling in two extra episodes when this could have been 10 episodes again. I do like how it ends. I like how they're setting it up for this funnality though. I do feel that the third season should be the final season because they have now led to this point. They have a point to end on. If they try to go any further they're just gonna be dragging it out but that's just my opinion. In the end I think final space is still over. In the end final space season two is still very good time. It's not as good as the first but I did enjoy it. The animation is fantastic in this. It is so good. There was points where I didn't think they could get any better than the first season and they do. There is a lot of very fluid animation styles both between the characters and the ships and all the elements of space. There are several sci-fi elements that they brought back into it. Not explaining it but they're visually stunning to see. While the little Kado episode is yes a rehash of his episode for the first season the space element in that episode is still really cool. The sci-fi element. I like how this show while it feels like it's written by a hyperactive teenage stoner it still has cool sci-fi elements to it to keep it in this realm that make you enjoy it. So in the end final space season two is still a good time. It's still a fun enjoyable time but it does have some flaws to it. It's not as good as the first season but it still is very enjoyable. I do look forward to seeing the third season. I just hope that they have a little bit more of a structured and focused narrative than they did for this season. In the end I'm gonna give this season a five out of seven. It's a good time. You still will enjoy it. There's some humor bits that you might find just ridiculous like the pissing match thing. Anyways guys that's all for me. I hope you enjoyed this review. If you did leave a like and if you're interested in more maybe subscribe. Otherwise see you guys next time. Thanks for watching the video. It's been a while but I'm happy to say the click is finally getting back together in an all-new movie thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. But we are still asking for your support. To see any and all updates about the upcoming undergrads movie be sure to check out and like the bring back undergrads Facebook page. And with any luck we'll see you guys soon.


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 newspaper dated 20th of July 2023. Displayed here is a 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 yet subscribed 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, this news article is speaking about Henley Passport Index that was released recently as per the 2023 Henley Passport Index India's position as improved from last year. In 2022 India was ranked at 87th and now India is ranked at 80th place. So when compared with last year, this year India has climbed seven ranks on the Henley Passport Index. See for the past five years, Japan occupied the top position on the Henley Passport Index. But now Japan's rank was dropped and it is placed at third position. Then who is at the first place? It is none other than Singapore. So as of now Singapore's passport is the most powerful passport in the world. Then Germany, Italy and Spain occupied the second place. And along with Japan, the third position was shared by some other countries like Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, South Korea and Sweden. And this is all about the news article given here. Now in this context, let us discuss about Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index is a ranking system that measures the strength of passports from different countries. This ranking is based on visa free access or visa on arrival access to other countries. The index is being published by the Henley and partners which is a global citizenship and residence advisory firm. The index was launched in 2006 and it includes 199 different passports. The index ranks the passport of countries based on the data that is being available from the International Air Transport Association. The Henley Passport Index is updated regularly. It provides valuable information to individuals and governments. The report gives insights into passport power and global mobility. See a higher rank on the index indicates that the passport holders from the country can travel to more destinations without obtaining a visa or with the option of obtaining a visa on arrival. Now let us understand the importance of Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index is used to know the strength of particular countries' passport. A strong passport means it is easier for individuals to travel internationally for business, tourism and study etc. A strong passport can also provide greater access to foreign markets and economies which can be beneficial for individuals and businesses. And this is all about Henley Passport Index. Keep in mind this passport rankings can change from time to time. This is due to shifts in diplomatic relations, visa policies etc. Therefore I would recommend you to refer the latest Henley Passport Index when you are going to attend any exams. Now we will see some information provided in the news article. See apart from Henley Passport Index, the news article also provides some insight about Henley Openness Index. This Henley Openness Index was developed as a result of exclusive new research conducted by Henley and partners. The Henley Openness Index measures about visa free access. This index measures the fact that to how many nations a country is allowing visa free access. In this Henley Openness Index India was ranked at 94th out of total 97 ranks. India was ranked low because India is currently providing visa free access to only 4 countries. And at the bottom of the index there are 4 countries. They include Afghanistan, North Korea, Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan. See these countries do not permit visa free access for any passport. So they are placed at the bottom of the index. And that's all regarding this discussion. This discussion we saw about Henley Passport Index, then about the importance of Henley Passport Index, then we saw about the recently released index and finally we saw some points about Henley Openness Index. 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. Take a look at this news article. This news article says that the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry is opposing the Central Government's plan to bring the new drugs, medical devices and cosmetic spill 2022. The association places its opposition on two grounds. The first concern is that none of the major stakeholders were consulted while the bill was being drafted. Then the second concern is that the parliamentary committee's 138th report which recommended a separate law for medical devices had not been taken into consideration. So these are the two main concerns of association of Indian medical device industry. And this is all about the news article given here. Now in this context, in our discussion today, we will cover the important provisions of the new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill 2022. Now before getting into discussion, I have highlighted the syllabus regarding this discussion. You can pause the video and go through it. Now why the central government is aiming to bring new law on drugs, medical devices and cosmetics? See until now, the medical industry has been regulated using the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940. So the new bill seeks to replace this decades old Drugs and Cosmetics Act. In addition to replacing the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, the bill also seeks to achieve various objectives. Now let us see the objectives one by one. Firstly, the bill aims to ensure that the medical products that are sold in India are safe, effective and they are within the limits of prescribed standards. Secondly, the bill aims to change and merge the laws in India relating to import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. Thirdly, the bill aims to ensure that both the clinical trail of new drugs and clinical investigation of investigational medical devices are done in a safe manner. Fourthly, the bill aims to ensure the quality of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices that are sold in India. Fifthly, the bill aims to adapt to the new changes in medical technology. And finally, the bill aims to boost domestic manufacturing of medical devices and it also aims to attract foreign direct investment into the health sector in India. These are the main objectives of the new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill 2022. Now moving on to see about the important provisions of the new bill. The first important provision is regarding online pharmacies. See the new bill for the first time seeks to regulate the online sale of drugs and pharmaceutical products. As per the bill, people who stock, exhibit, sell or distribute any drugs through online mode, they need to obtain license or permission from the competent authority. According to section 83, class 2 of the bill, the central government will make rules regarding the regulation of online pharmacies. And the next important provision is regarding medical devices. In this matter, firstly, the bill proposes to establish Medical Devices Technical Advisory Board. The board will have officials from various government departments and it also consists of experts who are nominated by the government from the field of medical devices industry. The main function of this board is to advise the government on technical matters related to medical devices. Apart from this, the bill prohibits the manufacture, import and distribution of medical devices that are not in conformity with the prescribed standards. In addition to this, the bill makes it mandatory to obtain permission from the central licensing authority for conducting any clinical investigation of medical devices on human participants. As per the bill, the central licensing authority can also remove the need for conducting clinical investigation in public interest during a health emergency. Also note that the central licensing authority does the similar function in relation to clinical trials of drugs. Apart from this, the bill also has provisions for the establishment of state drug laboratories and state medical devices testing centers. Finally, the bill has provisions regarding compensation and medical treatment in case of injury or death of a person who are participating in clinical investigation. These are some important provisions in the bill regarding medical devices. Now moving on to the board, the provisions of the bill in relation to AUSH products. Currently, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 only regulates Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha drugs and cosmetics. But the new bill proposes to include and regulate Sova, Rikpa, Homeopathy and traditional medicines. And as per the bill, they are treated as AUSH products. Apart from this, the bill proposes to constitute an Ayurveda, Siddha, Sova, Rikpa, Unani and Homeopathy Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Consultative Committee. This committee will advise both the state and central government to ensure that there is uniformity in all over the country regarding the regulation of Ayur Drugs and Cosmetics. Finally, the bill also has the provisions for the establishment of a Scientific Research Board. This board will support the regulatory authority on the scientific advances used for developing innovative drugs in Ayurveda, Siddha, Sova, Rikpa, Unani and Homeopathy. This is all about important provisions of the bill regarding AUSH products. Now moving forward, let us see the provisions of the bill regarding penalties. See the bill enhances the period of imprisonment for any contravention of provisions of the bill. The bill provides for imprisonment between 1 to 10 years which may extend to life imprisonment. And a fine of up to Rs. 15 lakhs can also be imposed. In addition to this, the bill introduces penalty provisions for clinical trials and clinical investigation that shall be conducted without permission. The new bill also has penalty provisions for failure to provide compensation for injury or death related to clinical trials. Finally, the new bill also has provisions that allows the drug control officer to seek the help of police officers in the investigation process and also to prevent the escape of suspected offenders. Okay, these are some of the important provisions of the new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill 2022. And that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion we saw about the new drugs, medical devices and cosmetics bill 2022. Then about the objectives of the new bill and then we saw about the important provisions of the bill. See this topic is very much important for your main exam. So make note of each and every points that we discussed. Now let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now take a look at this article from the text and context page. This article discusses about the tomato prices in India and the factors contributing to its price volatility. Now in this discussion, we will understand the points provided in this news article. Firstly, the article talks about tomato production in India. See tomatoes are grown in various states of India. Andhra Pradesh, Mathya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat are the major contributors. And these states alone account for almost 50% of total production of tomatoes in our country. Now you should know about two main crops of tomatoes grown annually. One is cariff and the other is robby. Firstly, let us talk about the robby season tomatoes. See the term robby refers to the cropping season that starts from October to November and extends until April to May. This usually depends on the region and specific crop. So the robby season typically coincides with the winter months. The weather at this time is relatively cooler and conducive for certain crops growth. In the context of tomatoes, the robby crop is sown during the months of October to November and the harvesting takes place between March and August. This means that robby tomatoes start reaching the markets from March onwards and continue to be supplied until August. These tomatoes are well suited for storage and transportation over long distances. This is because they are grown during the cooler months. This is about robby season tomatoes. Now we will see about the cariff tomatoes. See for the cariff crop of tomatoes, the major production centres are in Uttar Pradesh and Nashik which is in Maharashtra. Know that the term cariff refers to the cropping season that begins with the onset of monsoon in India. That is usually around June and extends until September or October. During this period, the monsoon rains provide water for agricultural activities. See the tomatoes from the cariff crop start reaching the markets after August when the monsoon season is in full swing. These tomatoes have different characteristics compared to the robby crop of tomatoes because the cariff crop of tomatoes are grown in warmer and better conditions. The cariff tomatoes are generally suitable for consumption closer to the cultivation areas. This is due to the perishable nature of tomatoes that are grown during the rainy season. But if we see during summer months, Madhanappally which is in Andhra Pradesh alone takes care of tomato cultivation in the entire country. Now we look at some data. See the overall tomato production reached its peak in 2019-20 at 21.187 million tons. But it has been declining since then. It dropped to 20.69 million tons in 2021-22 and 20.62 million tons in 2022-23. Now we will see about the factors that fuel the price rise. See there are several factors that has contributed to dip in tomato production and the subsequent price rise. But there are two key reasons. One reason is extreme weather conditions. And the other reason is low commercial realization of the crop for farmers. See we know that there were heat waves and high temperatures in April and May. Besides that, monsoon showers were delayed in southern India and Maharashtra. This led to pest attacks in tomato crops. As a result, inferior quality tomatoes were brought to the markets earlier this year. These inferior quality tomatoes fetched very low prices for farmers ranging from Rs.62-11 per kg between December 2022 and April 2023. So many farmers were forced to sell their crop at these lower prices. And some farmers even abandoned their crops. And this led to scarcity in tomato supply. And later incessant rains in tomato growing regions further affected the new tomato crops. See incessant rains refers to continuous or uninterrupted rainfall that occurs for an extended period without any significant breaks or passes. These excessive and continuous rainfall can saturate the soil which in turn lead to water logging and drainage issues. This can be particularly detrimental to tomato plants because the tomato plants prefer well drained soil. Besides all this, July and August months are lean production period for tomatoes. That is, the production will be low during this June and August months. This further worsened the supply situation. Some reports indicate that many farmers in the Kolar district of Karnataka shifted to beans cultivation last year due to the higher prices. After that, Kolar region supplies a significant portion of tomatoes to the market. Now we will see the argument of central government regarding tomato price raise. See the Indian government has labelled this short price in tomato prices as seasonal and temporary. The government argued that tomatoes have a pattern of price volatility every year around this time. However, policy experts including the RBI and Abbott have expressed concerns about this high seasonal price volatility of tomatoes because this will impact the overall consumer price index. According to an Abbott study, tomatoes are the most volatile among the tomato onion potato that is the top vegetables. See vegetables have a relatively small weightage in the combined consumer price index but tomatoes had a significant contribution to the overall consumer price index with 8.9% share in June 2022. So such a price raise cannot be ignored lightly. Now how are we going to control the price volatility? See to address the issue of high price volatility, policy experts suggest some improvements. One key aspect is to develop better value and supply chains. Since tomatoes are highly perishable, an organized value chain should be developed and it should involve various entities working together to produce, process and market tomatoes more efficiently. Apart from this, some study recommends increasing process capacity for tomatoes. See we can process at least 10% of tomatoes into tomato paste and puree during peak seasons. This processed product can then be used in the lean season when fresh tomato prices spike. In addition to this, the development of integrated cold chains is also suggested to preserve tomatoes for longer periods. And another aspect is reducing the role of middlemen and empowering farmers. A study estimated that the farmers share of what consumer pay for tomatoes is only 32%. Now let me put this in perspective for you. Let us consider a consumer purchases a tomato from a grocery store for rupees 100 per kilogram. Out of this rupees 100, only 32 rupees goes to the farmers who originally grew the tomatoes. The remaining rupees 68 is shared between middlemen, retailers and other intermediaries involved in the supply chain. So by eliminating middlemen and encouraging farmers producer organization to sell produce directly, then the farmer can receive better prices for their crops. Apart from this, amending the rules of agricultural produce market committees to reduce commission and other fees can also benefit farmers. And that is all regarding this discussion. In this discussion we saw about the production of tomatoes in our country. Then we saw about the reasons behind the recent price raise. And finally we saw some points about how to control the price volatility of tomatoes. Now with these points in mind, let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now look at this news article here. This news article reports about the blooming of tiger orchids in the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute. This institute is situated at Palode near Tirunandaburam. The news article further says that the flowering of tiger orchids usually starts in June and lasts till August. Okay. This is all about the news. Now in this context, let us learn about orchids and then specifically about tiger orchids. Now first let us see about orchids in general. Orchids are a diverse group of flowering plants that are known for their vibrant and colorful flowers. According to a publication by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India is home to about 1,256 species of orchids. Now coming to the types, see the orchids can be broadly classified into three types. Now let us understand the types one by one. The first one is epiphytic orchids. These types of orchids grow on other plants. Then the second one is terrestrial orchids. These orchids usually grow on land. And finally, mycoheterotrophic orchids. These types of orchids derive its nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi. Okay. Now let us learn about the types. And note that about 60% of all orchids found in India are epiphytic. The highest number of orchid species in India is present in Arunachal Pradesh. Apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal also have a large number of orchids. If you look at the endemic orchids, the western gods have highest endemic orchid species. So from this fact, we can say that orchids are highly distributed in eastern Himalayas and western Ghats of India. Despite this vast diversity, only 11 species of orchids are protected under the Wild Life Protection Act of India. But note that the entire orchid family is listed under epiphytics two off-sides. That is the Convention on International Trading Endangered Species of Wild Fawn on Flora. So any trade of wild orchids is banned globally. Now with this understanding of orchids, now we will see about the tiger orchids. See the tiger orchids are native to Southeast Asia. As the name suggests, the flower of these orchids look like the skin of tiger. The flowers have brown spots against a yellow backdrop which will remain as tigers. This tiger orchid species recently in use because it is now the season for its blooming and it is spotted at Botanical Garden in Paload near Tiruvunandaburam. The important fact to note here is that the tiger orchid is the largest orchid species in the world. Each orchid plant can have 8 to 100 flowers. See after 8 to 12 years of growth, the tiger orchids produce flowers in alternate years in its natural habitat. Also note that the tiger orchid species is native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. See the orchid in the natural habitat produces 5 centimeter thick stems and it can grow up to 3 meters in length. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, these tiger orchids are the world's tallest orchids with specimens reaching heights of up to 7.62 meters and these are all about tiger orchids. Now we have also come to the end of the discussion. In this discussion we saw about orchids, then about the distribution of orchids in India and finally we saw some points about tiger orchids. See this topic is very much important for your prelims exam. So make note of each and every points that we discussed. Now with these points in mind, let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now take a look at this news article. According to the article, the cotton spinning mills in Tamil Nadu had declared a stop agent production since July 15. This is because the mills have been facing financial issues due to high cotton prices, then increased operational costs, then increased bank interest rates and finally poor demand in domestic and international markets. In response to this, the Tamil Nadu chief minister has appealed to the prime minister and he asked for three favors. Firstly, he asked for the withdrawal of 11 percentage import duty on cotton. Secondly, he asked for the restructure of emergency credit line guarantee scheme. And finally, he asked for a temporary ban on the export of waste cotton. The Tamil Nadu CM feels that these measures will help the spinning industry. And this is all about the news article given here. Now in this context, in our discussion today, we will cover about emergency credit line guarantee scheme. See the emergency credit line guarantee scheme was launched in 2020 as part of Atmanirbar package. See due to the COVID induced lockdowns, businesses all over India were struggling to meet their operational costs or working capital requirements. Here working capital refers to the fund that is available with businesses to cover its day to day operational expenses and short term financial obligations. See to help the small businesses which were struggling to meet their working capital requirements, the central government launched the emergency credit line guarantee scheme. Under the scheme, both the financial institutions and non banking financial institutions can extend credit to the small businesses. As part of the scheme, the Ministry of Finance established the National Credit Guarantee Trusty Company Limited. Through this company, the government provides 100% guaranteed coverage to the lending institutions like banks and non banking financial companies that have extended loans to the borrowers. As the National Credit Guarantee Trusty Company provides Guarantee under the scheme, no collateral is required for obtaining loans. In addition to this, processing charges, foreclosure and prepayment charges are waived off under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme and note that the interest rates on loans provided under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme were capped. This was done so that the business could avail credit at a more affordable cost while facing economic hardships. Finally note that the loans that are available under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme should be used for operational purposes and to meet financial liabilities such as payment of wages, rent and utilities and it must be used for any speculative or capital market activities. And note that the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme was launched in different phases. That is ECLGS 1.0, ECLGS 2.0, ECLGS 3.0 and ECLGS 4.0. Different phases, the scope of the scheme was increased to include multiple sectors. For example, ECLGS 1.0 covered MSMEs up to Rs 25 crore outstanding and Rs 100 crore turnovers. In ECLGS 2.0, special focus was provided to the health care sector with credit outstanding of more than Rs 50 crore and up to Rs 500 crore. Also note that the ECLGS 1.0 has a repayment window of four years and this was extended to five years in ECLGS 2.0. Likewise, with every version the focus and the limit were altered. And as we saw in the news article, the Tamil Nadu CM has appealed to the Prime Minister to restructure the loans provided under ECLGS to aid the ailing spinning mills of Tamil Nadu. And that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion, we saw about the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme in detail. Now with these points in mind, let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now take a look at this news article. This news article says that India is going to support the Black Sea Grain Initiative which is devised by the United Nations. And this is the crux of the article. Now in this context, let us learn about Black Sea Grain Initiative in detail. In the exam point of view, we will see the location of Black Sea. Now look at this map here. See Black Sea is an inland sea which is bounded by many countries. The Black Sea is bounded by Ukraine to the north and northwest. Then Russia and Georgia to the east. And then Turkey to the south. And finally Bulgaria and Romania to the west. See the Black Sea is strategically important for many countries surrounding the Black Sea. Having seen the location of Black Sea, now we will see about the Black Sea Grain Initiative. See Ukraine is one of the world's biggest exporters of food grains such as wheat and corn. Apart from this, Ukraine is also a major contributor to the United Nations Food Aid programs. This went well until the invasion of Russia on Ukraine. See when Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia blocked the ports of Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine was not able to export food grains to other nations. And this situation led to increased food prices in some poor countries. So in order to solve the problem of food crisis, the United Nations and Turkey spoke with Russia on July 2022. As a result, they created the Black Sea Grain Initiative to mitigate the problem of food crisis. Under this deal, cargo ships would be allowed to safely travel to Ukraine ports after the inspection that they weren't carrying arms. This initiative allowed the export of food grains and fertilizer from Ukraine to some poorer nations. As part of the deal, nearly 32 million tons of corn and wheat have been exported by Ukraine. And this shows the importance of the deal in global food security. Note that this Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended twice. But now Russia decided to withdraw from the deal, which may escalate the food prices again. Now why was Russia not agreed to renew the deal? See according to Russia, the promises made in the deal has not been made by the Western world. See the West imposed many sanctions on Russia. Even there were also barriers on payment platforms, insurance, shipping and other logistics regarding Russia's exports. Because of these obstacles, Russia was not able to export its own agricultural products. So the Russia stated that it will not support the deal anymore. Apart from this, the Russian President Putin said that he had agreed to the deal in order to ensure food security to poorer nations. That the Ukraine was exporting mainly to high and middle income countries. And this is why Russia doesn't want to renew the deal anymore. On the other hand, India showed its support for Black Sea Grain Initiative and expressed hope for yearly resolution to the deadlock created by Russia. Since Russia and India are close partners, the decision of India to support the deal may have impacts on their relationship. But it is too early to come to conclusion on this matter. So we have to wait and watch what will happen to this Black Sea Grain Initiative. And that's all regarding this discussion. In this discussion, we saw about the location of Black Sea. Then we saw about Black Sea Grain Initiative. Then we saw about why Russia is not interested to renew Black Sea Grain Initiative. 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. Look at the first question. This question is regarding orchids. Look at the first statement. In India, the orchids are mostly distributed in western Himalayas and eastern gods. See this particular statement is incorrect because as we saw in the discussion, the orchids are distributed mostly in eastern Himalayas and western gods. So statement one is incorrect. Now coming to the second statement, all orchid species in India are protected under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. See this statement is incorrect as we saw in the discussion, only around 10 species of orchids are protected under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. So second statement is also incorrect. Now coming to the third statement, orchids are non-flowering vascular plants. See this statement is also incorrect. The orchids are flowering plants. See all the three given statements are incorrect. So the correct answer for the question is option D none. Moving on, let's take up the second question. See this question is regarding Henley passport index. Here three statements are given, we have to find how many of the statements are correct. Look at the first statement, India was ranked at eightieth place in 2023 Henley passport index. See this statement is correct. As we saw in the discussion, India was ranked at eightieth place in recently released Henley passport index. And the India's rank was improved seven place. So first statement is correct. Now coming to the second statement, the index is being framed based on the data available from the International Air Transport Association. See this statement is correct. As we saw in the discussion, the Henley passport index is framed based on the data available from International Air Transport Association. So second statement is correct. Now coming to the third statement, the index is being released by International Civil Aviation Organization. See this statement is incorrect because Henley passport index is released by Henley and partners or not by International Civil Aviation Organization. So third statement is incorrect. From the given three statements, only two statements are correct. So the correct answer for the question is option B, only two. Now moving on, let's take up the final question. See this is a previous question which was asked in 2020 UPSC film. Here description of a particular crop is given. We have to identify which of the following crop is described here. I will read the description. The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least two-ten frost-free days and five to hundred centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light, well-drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop. Which one of the following is that crop? Option A cotton, option B jute, option C sugar can, option D tea. Here the correct answer is option A cotton. See cotton is the crop that grows well in the conditions which is provided in the cushion. In India there are ten major cotton growing states. They are Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Mathya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. Once again the correct answer is option A cotton. This is the quiz question for you today. I will post this quiz question in the community section, try to answer it and the answer for the quiz question is posted in the comment section of the quiz question itself. You can verify the answer and displayed here is the main question for your practice. Go through the question, write your answer and post it in the comment section. With this we have come to the end of the video. 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