Bernie Sanders sat down for an interview with Crystal Ball of the Hill TV and he explained why he recently paid a visit to Kentucky And it is to put pressure on Mitch McConnell Now he also gave us a little bit more insight into what he would do to pressure McConnell assuming he remains the Senate majority leader If Bernie Sanders is elected president take a look For a very simple reason I happen to believe in democracy and I happen to be a member of the United States Senate and There are enormous challenges facing this country and the world And I'm here in Kentucky because Mitch McConnell the senator from Kentucky happens to be the majority leader of the United States Senate Now McConnell can vote any way he wants on an issue But what I find really outrageous and extremely undemocratic is his obstructionism and his refusal to allow major legislation to come to the floor for a debate and for a vote so essentially well Enormous problems face this country. Everybody knows it. There's very little that's going on in the Senate It is a do-nothing body and that is because of McConnell and I came here to Kentucky To ask the people of this state to demand that their United States Senate allow real debate on the floor So that we can begin doing something to represent working families So he proudly calls himself the grim reaper because he kills any and all Democratic legislation that comes to the floor. He also recently wrote not bad Saying that we should keep the filibuster in place What's your view on the filibuster? Well, let me talk about the grim reaper I mean and all that he is talking about is that we are seeing some decent legislation Not as strong as I would like but some decent legislation coming from the house In terms of raising the minimum wage to a living wage that would be a profound Have a profound impact on the state of Kentucky Which as you know is a poor state a lot of low-wage workers in this state and that you have a Senator from Kentucky who is refusing to bring a bill passed in The house to the floor is really an insult to the working people of Kentucky and that's true for gun safety legislation It's true for legislation trying to protect the integrity of our elections from interference from Russia and other countries In terms of the filibuster, I believe we need a strong filibuster reform I don't think that some staff member can send down a message a note that says we're going to be required to have 60 votes if you want to have a 60 vote margin you want to filibuster get on the floor and talk I did it for eight and a half hours some years ago. That's what you can do So I don't believe the Senate should be the house But I do believe in strong filibuster reform and also I think on major major issues like Medicare for all Which I intend to get past the elected president. We can do budget reconciliation and other Provisions are the ways to get that through with the majority vote to me I think this is one of the most important questions for you and for other presidential contenders if Mitch McConnell is still in charge of The Senate, how do you get your agenda passed? Well, I tell you how You do what has historically Always been done when real change takes place and that is you do what I've done today So coming back as president we could do it with a little bit more force and that is speak to the people state by state and have them Understand what their Senator is doing in my view The vast majority of the people in this state of Kentucky want to raise that minimum wage to $15 an hour And if McConnell happens to be and I hope he will not be and I'll do everything I can to prevent that but if he happens to be to stay on as majority leader I will be back in Kentucky to talk about the need to raise The minimum wage to $15 an hour the need to guarantee health care to all people And I think when you rally the American people not just in Kentucky all over this country around an agenda that works for working people You're gonna be putting enormous pressure on those elected officials like McConnell Who consistently represent the wealthy and the powerful against the interests of the people in their own states So what Bernie Sanders is doing here is he's going above and beyond what other Politicians are willing to do because they'll make these tweets about Mitch McConnell They'll publicly denounce what he does, but nobody actually goes to Mitch McConnell's home turf and Campaigns against him now for those of you who don't know Mitch McConnell is actually up for reelection in 2020 so currently to go to his home state and make noise about why he's not Representing his own constituents that really is powerful as crystal ball points out Mitch McConnell is the self-proclaimed Grim reaper of any and all progressive policies, but really you know, it's not just progressive policies that he's killing He's killing any and all policies. He won't allow a vote on Pretty much anything the house passes something he won't even allow a vote on it Even if he knows that he has a majority Republicans control the Senate So they're most likely going to vote down or whatever they don't like that is sent to them from the house But he still just won't allow it. He is literally stopping democracy Unilaterally, so Mitch McConnell is one of the biggest threats to democracy currently He may be a bigger threat than Donald Trump, although that's arguable But what Bernie Sanders is essentially doing is he's saying look Mitch McConnell is not going to continue To make a joke of our democracy He's not going to be able to get away with blocking legislation and not allowing a vote if he does this when I'm president I will show up to Kentucky and campaign against him and have his own constituents call and put pressure on him No, it's not a sure bet that that strategy would work But really if you are the president of the United States You are in control of that bully pulpit. You really could make a difference potentially now I really hope that Bernie Sanders extends this strategy to members of his own party If he's elected president, you're going to have to put in time It's not just Mitch McConnell who you're going to have to put pressure on you're going to have to put pressure on the centrist mealy-mouthed spineless corporate Democrats who are going to fight you on issues like Medicare for all Student loan dead cancellation, although Donald Trump did just use his pen to cancel student loans for disabled veterans So hopefully Bernie Sanders would pursue that route as well But for whatever, you know policy Bernie cannot pursue via executive order the strategy should be replicated I mean politicians should be doing this if all progressives make noise in this way and put in that extra step To campaign in the home states of politicians Mitch McConnell Democrats and Republicans if we do this this really could be a huge national movement where we do see shift because if you Don't get money out of politics. They are not going to budge So of course the end result is to remove money from politics entirely But until we get there we are going to have to do things like this, you know campaign in our home states now One thing that Bernie Sanders said here. I do disagree with he says that when it comes to the filibuster He doesn't think that it should be eliminated now. I don't agree with that I think that the filibuster is just at this point Republicans they've nuked the filibuster So we have no reason to arbitrarily impose rules on ourselves if we reclaim the Senate We meaning Bernie Sanders and Democrats when Republicans are willing to do that So why should we? impose rules on ourselves that Republicans don't impose on their selves to me that just feels like asymmetric warfare and It's just inherently unfair Although I do kind of give Bernie credit here and can give him a pass because even if he doesn't believe that the filibuster should be eliminated he is open to filibuster reform and He did state that he would use something like budget reconciliation to pass policies like Medicare for all if you expect To get Medicare for all while not getting rid of the filibuster. It's not gonna happen I mean, you're just not gonna get 60 votes for something like Medicare for all You'd be lucky to get 51 votes for Medicare for all, you know, so the fact that he is open to Passing big policies in some way be it budget reconciliation or filibuster reform where he just needs that 50 plus one majority That's good Although I really would like to see him be bold here and just agree that we should be getting rid of the filibuster Full stop because Republicans are the ones who decided that you know what? Maybe the filibuster shouldn't exist now that we have power So I see no reason for us to limit ourselves But back to the overarching point about Mitch McConnell Bernie Sanders here is showing everyone why he is a real leader He's not just going to do politics as usual in the sense that he'll tell Someone from the House or the Senate to propose legislation and then it'll be vote on and then either it passes or it fails But that will be the end of the story No, he's actually going to fight for what he's proposing Which you need because if you honestly expect to pass anything that is bold or a sweeping reform of whatever type You're not gonna get that done just by you know, the usual legislative procedure That's just not gonna happen in this day and age when we are incredibly polarized You have to crack skulls and Bernie Sanders thus far is the only politician That is communicating to me that he will be doing that that he gets that and that's important And that's what really sets himself apart from people like Elizabeth Warren who makes it very clear that she's a team player And you know, she's on team Democrat and you know, if they disagree Well, that's fine.  That's what we need We have to be aggressive because we don't have a choice the planet depends on it The American people depend on us being aggressive and being relentless as we advocate for these policies that would Substantially help people and change and save lives. So Bernie Sanders unquestionably has the right idea and We need him to be elected So that way he can implement this strategy and then other future presidents who are democratic Will replicate this strategy because I have no doubt that this has a chance of being successful I'm not gonna say it's gonna guarantee that Mitch McConnell will buckle But at least when you put in that extra time and effort It's more pressure than he would usually face something that he's not necessarily used to because if you're shamed in your own home state If people turn against you in your own home state, guess what your political career is done and Bernie Sanders understands that and that's why he understands the importance of Taking it a step further and traveling the country not just remaining in DC if he's president That's why I support Bernie because I want someone who's going to fight and time and again He has reassured me as a supporter that he will fight if he's elected


Agriculture Minister Noble Alfred Prosper, together with agricultural development officers from the Taiwan ICDF, on Tuesday engaged with farmers at Union Okid Garden as they participated in a subsidized sale of agricultural inputs. Amidst escalating input costs and various sectoral challenges, Minister Prosper emphasises that the agriculture ministry, via the Serving Crops project, remains committed to implementing incentives aimed at facilitating access to affordable agricultural implements. Today I am hoping that our farmers can take advantage of this opportunity. I am certainly sure it will help boost the agricultural sector to reduce the cost of production because of the fact that they are getting the inputs at a subsidized price. I am just hoping that we transform into an increase in our food production and to reduce on our food import bill. I am also hoping that it will result in us realizing our 25x25 agenda in terms of food security and I am very happy for our industry. Project coordinator of the Serving Crops project, Adeline Yurovik, affirms that the organization will maintain momentum by backing the establishment of a food security framework led by the island's agricultural authorities. According to Yurovik, the subsidized sale of agricultural inputs is just one initiative aimed at directly alleviating the financial strain faced by farmers responsible for producing quality crops for consumption. As you know, inputs are what you put into the farm to get out your crops, right? So right now we are having specialized inputs. As we went along, the farmers requested different inputs from what we originally started with. So now we have extended the range of inputs that are on sale. So we have ground cover this time, different sizes according to your crops with different spacings. Even our drip lines have changed, so our meters are different, so the spacing is as specific to certain crops as compared to just the one size that fits all. So we listened to our farmers and now we understand that as we are changing and farmers are getting more technologically savvy, we are making better inputs available or more relevant inputs available to them. The input sale remains a cornerstone of the agricultural sector as part of a slate of activities aimed at mitigating the impact of the rising costs of agricultural and farming inputs on the island. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, I am Anisia Antoine reporting.


Who's the first bird you want to choose toys for today? No Don't let the bird have candy No, it's not for you. Oh my god She's gonna see the presents George and hatchlings. My name is Marlene McCohen What we're going to do is take you on a tour Sort of and this is kind of gonna be like the ultimate bird toy haul and just when you think this is a big bird toy haul If you guys want let me know in the comments and I'll take you to the warehouse and show you like ultimate bird toy land So today stay tuned because I'm gonna show you almost every toy that we have as I wrap them Well, I probably won't show you me wrapping because you guys know that I suck at wrapping Yeah, we're gonna make George rap as We'll make rock you Yeah, that sounds good The cool thing about this you guys probably can learn a lot Okay You're out of focus smile to save my life. You're not my natural smile I'm saying the camera focuses on whatever's closer. What does that have to do with my smile? Not a natural smiley like I can smile and it's natural see This isn't my natural smile Okay, so some teeth I'm trying to tell them something rocket. It's my look at smile We're gonna learn a lot about toys today, but we're gonna zip right through it I already know what we're gonna get each bird and also you're gonna learn a lot of the different toy brands and Even better anything that you see here today is in our parrot station store So if you would like to check out our toys and you know help support us making videos You absolutely can do that first thing you'll notice is how psycho organized. I am everything is in expertly sealed boxes and I just love seeing everything in order everything is in order everything is just Anyway, that's irrelevant to the situation. So who's the first bird you want to choose twice for today? I have a list George, but Just can you just say like what bird do you want to choose? What's your list?  You're so in all that. I'll get the list Alright, we're gonna get all the Leo toys now. Okay. We know which toys there first of all, they're not Do you know which toys there? Yeah, I know is that toys these are the names of the toys are on the list I had to go through this as to spare you guys all the time. So that way we don't have to think about it too hard Okay, so we're just gonna We're gonna name well, that's the thing about this Well, we can just say the toys so that way they can know which toys they are and then we can then show the toys, right? Right guys. Is that okay? Yeah, I'd like that. Yeah, Leo gets the Chicago and jungle blocks. Yeah, okay. Let's do it Wait, so we're just gonna go get It's boring let's show the toys, okay Why I love this toy for Leo is because Leo doesn't really like to chew things So if you have a bird that doesn't chew a lot and you want to get them started a lot of birds will usually go for a cardboard Because it's kind of easy. So this is a mix of cardboard and these blocks funny thing is when these blocks are loose And that's why I like this because it's connected by rope. I always find Leo playing with the blocks.  You got to go get Jersey. So that's what I love about this toy It's by Jungle toys if anybody is curious all of these colors are colored with natural food dye coloring So it's just food coloring Okay, and this is jungle blocks the reason I love this toy for Leo is the same reason because they're small little blocks Okay, okay Leo is done. Let's go to the next one Vinnie Why you can see show him Okay, it's a bunch of blocks with the two chains and yeah This also hangs on both ends and it was tailored for our feathered fun box for Jersey's bakery box That's why it's special colors You need to get Jersey Okay, Vinnie gets the lion if you guys don't know what lion is this is Absolutely one of the best toys. I'm probably gonna say that about a lot of these toys But that's just because I really don't put anything in my store that I don't love anything in our store could come in a variation of colors That's because we tailor the colors for certain feathered fun box themes and this lion was also in the Jersey feathered fun box So this is also by jungle toys You may find that I gave this to Vinnie Last year one of the previous years on Christmas just because it's his absolute favorite toy If you have a smaller bird like Picasso my mustache parakeet was also obsessed with this toy So you just never know you might see us choosing smaller toys For bigger birds that we have and bigger toys for some smaller birds that we have that's just because every bird is different Honestly, that's one of my personal favorites But right now I'm gonna show you a toy that is almost every bird's favorite If your bird is obsessed with shoelaces or the strings on your hoodies this toy I buy it out every time I can because it's almost never available. I kid you not and right now I have them and it's by a stroke of luck. It is called aglit heaven No, don't let the bird have candy No, it's not for you My god, she's gonna see the presents George. This is Aglit heaven. Oh, that's cool. This is the large toy If I was a bird, this would be my favorite toy Vinnie is obsessed with it ties obsessed with it Brando is absolutely obsessed with it. This is the best toy if you ever see it on our website You absolutely want to get it because I kid you not it runs out fast now Why does he fail look see I was here so you can help us choose toys too. Okay? Now we're on can't show them this you're so annoying. It's like wait, so we're doing jerseys now. This is cool I like this one. Okay. Well you with the point is the point is your back is to the camera. No My back is not to the camera Rocking was to be seen. All right. Let me quiz you what kind of toys does Jersey like rainbow toys Don't look. No, that's not even Jersey's kind of a small umbrella cockatoo for an umbrella cockatoo But she loves little bird toys So what I've always found hard to find and I never needed this until I had a bird like Jersey is like Little beaded toys not small beads. You'll see kind of like little What do you call them like? Little pieces like that on chain because otherwise they break it in two seconds And it's like so worthless to buy for your larger bird. This is called rainbow stars Jersey likes these little I guess you would call them charms Yeah, because Jersey's a plucker when birds pluck I like to have things that stick out that they can You know be into it also has the bell and the little charm and these like frisbees like are hard for her to destroy I might not recommend this for like all your cockatoos. It might be too small of a toy Yeah, but for Jersey she likes fine little pieces.  So whiskers is kind of underrated Whiskers surprised me Vinnie love this toy Monty love this toy Whiskers is the one with the little sticks and it was one of those toys that I was like, okay Like I don't know who will like this, but let's just try and see it's a natural toy Whiskers is a toy. Yeah, they have other versions of this. This is Superbird creations. Love love love this toy company I think they're so creative. They have a lot of variety of toys That's just why I always have usually have something by Superbird in our boxes. They've been around for a long time They also have other versions of this called like paper party small large I think we have one of them coming up in our next box This is amazing and even the little list birds love it. I was really happy to see the birds like it So that's for Monty. Okay had to put this toy in you guys already saw the large version of it This is a small version. My birds are obsessed with this toy and also if they go after my shoelaces and stuff I'm just like here. This is small egg like we already spoke about a glitz. So you guys know this is made by Aronaco You can order it through. Oh us. It's not just a shoelace. You guys know that it's these little shrink wrap pieces that they love and this toy has multiple shrink wraps on it That's why it's such an amazing toy for them to like pick off. It's almost like the coils of their feathers, too It's like they're preening so it's a good toy for over preeners and it kind of lasts pretty long Depending on which bird you give it to if you give it to the right size bird It does its job. This keeps Vinny busy though. I give Vinny the large one. This is drift away by perky parrot toys I think they're also super bird creations. We had this in our rocky box where everything looked galaxy-ish, which was really cool This is extremely Soft, I don't know what you would call it It's similar to the softness of like yucca and then it has these vine balls and it's connected by Kebab, which you can reuse to put other toys and DIY toys on so it's good value. It's on our site Obviously, I know that Nellie really likes this toy. I'd like to report a message for everybody I think we got a what? I'm having a heart attack. I don't know. Just keep going. What are you doing? We're gonna report a situation that is happening at this moment. Hold on one second. I'll be right back So Jersey just notified me that she wanted to help choose a toy So apparently there's a there's somebody that is not supposed to be told about the actual toy is named don't tell Brando's right there So what are we not telling the reason this is called don't tell Brando is because it's from our own line the Picasso line Which you guys can check on our website Paris station comm all right, so George, this is not a real microphone Brando tries to get into candy boxes All the time so this is from our line called Picasso, which is just gorgeous pastel toys So where did you get this idea of getting toys for Picasso? No, this this what do you mean with the idea we have one of these toys a similar toy called George's sugar rush It's not this reminds me I'll be right back These toys are great for foraging. This is by pet terrific. This is seagrass. This is crinkle paper So it's kind of like an all-natural Connected by chain you can put things in there for them to forage.  George you should be wrapping this at this time this toy is named after Jersey Did I pull on already and also what's cool is you guys get to see the tag for our line Which you might have seen in another video this one is called tantrum worthy because you know that Jersey threw a tantrum When she didn't get the doughnut so she also likes cupcakes you know So this is for Merlin because Merlin actually loves like cardboard and fine little things I haven't actually tried this with Merlin, but I want to try it with Merlin It's got a mix of wood foam paper and also caps that a lot of birds love and the straws Any of these specific toys from our line you'll know them because they're all pastel and really pretty If you like any of these on our site they go really really fast because we have a limited amount of those So just keep that in mind. This is fidget spinner by perky parrot. I think that's a super bird creations There's a lot of activity on this toy So yeah, we have a lot of these in stock and it's got a lot of little pieces Jersey loves little pieces And what she'll do is she'll take this whole piece off and play with the different pieces together It's good if you have a plucker. It's hung by the kebab stick So it's always a great piece to save if you want to do some DIY toys later. Who's next Cody? And I like Cody. I like maraca blast you just for fun This is also a toy that was in Rocky's box Which is like the astronomy like galaxy box you see because it looks like a planet and stuff as well as the maraca blast Which I think was in the smaller Yes So Cody is surprised to me because Cody ended up playing with every single toy She turned out to be a bird that I didn't really think like toys and then started liking all the toys Brando is the same way as you can see this kind of has like a planetarium vibe as well Same thing a lot of little pieces this toy is amazing because it is Yucca yucca is an extremely soft Wood very very soft like a parakeet could actually play with this. It's called sidewinder. It's by Jungle Toys Again, it's got these blocks. This one is connected by rope So it's a hard rope to rip up. You do have to kind of hang it by yourself You know tie a little knot It's such a cool toy to get birds started on playing with toys because again They get used to that chewing activity on the yucca and then they could move on to these harder blocks If you want to get toys like if you want to get the birds more active yucca is seasonal So it's pretty cool that we have some of these in stock We have small sidewinder and large sidewinder if you have a larger birds are going to devour it really quickly If you have a smaller bird, it's going to take them longer So just remember like when you're buying toys if you want them to last long like it's just kind of trial and error How your bird plays with things there's no guarantee that like your cockatoo wouldn't eat this in a second Versus other toys that they might take a while to get through because there's different components to it So like Jersey might play with all these little pieces and then leave this for a while and then come back to the bagel later on What's next? Tie ties toys. I know one thing that we have for tie tie It's not a toy But I felt like this was really important because tie has a cage downstairs and tie has a cage upstairs Because my brother has separation anxiety and he has to sleep with tie in the bedroom And I went up there and I noticed although tie has a few natural perches in there One of them is like just it's too flimsy So we're going to make sure that tie has a better perch Some cool facts about these perches is that they're from real ribbon wood ribbon wood is really cool because You know the bird can like peel it and play with it I actually get to see these come off the truck before they're all cut every purchase absolutely different We sell them in three packs on our site So they come in all different shapes and all different sizes. Some of them have Splits in them kind of depends on the season and what's in stock We have two separate sizes in our store small and medium. We also have coming soon Hopefully I can have this on the website Figured out how to box on somebody asked me for these these are about three feet And they go from one side of the cage to the other side of the cage or your Avery or things like that once I figure out like a great box Then I'll get these up on the site if you email us at support at Paris station calm We can get you almost anything. What else do we have for tights eye? Results would Tracy This is another one from our Picasso line I just don't even know if it does it justice like the camera Seo just said when she's working out Ty likes to come to her yoga mat And that's kind of like a clue of like what kind of materials your bird likes to chew how to shop for toys You guys know my friend Tracy has a yoga business. So I thought this would be pretty cool What I love about these toys is they're all connected by either kebab or really strong chain I'm very adamant about that. That's important to me This is Freddie Bobby one of the birds already got added on our videos on our site if you guys go to our site You'll see that almost all the toys have videos of the birds playing with it The birds don't play with it. We're not interested in it. So this toy at first glance You can't tell how much activity is actually inside it. So Brando was playing with this toy for a month or more I showed it on my Instagram. There's so many components. There's the foam There's like this natural seagrass and once they get the head torn off Inside is so much more activity. It's not hollow. So that's why it's such a great Long-lasting toy. It's not a toy that you hand it to them and they jump on it right away It's a toy that like they start with little pieces and then they go more and more and before you know what Brando's Heads in the whole body. Who's next Brando? Oh, she's here Brando Don't look Brando. This is one of those cases where a small bird likes big toys. So this is Venice Obviously called that for the colors. We have this toy in rainbow also Brando loves this toy because she loves almost every toy But why I want to make sure she has one of these is because she likes to stand on top of toys like this She likes to sleep in her cage on top of large toys. So She's already seeing it. You see how thin the wood is it's easy to chew here and then it gradually grows into It gradually grows into stronger and stronger pieces for them, so it's a good toy You guys never saw this I mean you did if you're on our Instagram at the beginning of quarantine We were playing with puzzles all the time and then Brando was stealing the puzzle pieces and CO was obsessed with the puzzles So we called it CO's missing pieces. That's one of the toys in our line Which is just gorgeous. I'll show you I was gonna give this to Brando, which is called Cupcake thief also from our line But as CO pointed out, maybe CO's missing pieces is a really cool toy for Brando We sell out of these ones really fast. So there's not that many of them. This is This is called CO's missing pieces as you see by the puzzle. She knows I Love this for Brando. That's a good idea Do you want to tell everyone about the toys that we're packing and how you want all of them and how you should have a Little purse we actually do have a tiny little purse by Superbird creations called beach bag suits Brando because she loves bags Who's next? Here's the couch with Rocky's toys one of them. We have on the website The others are going to be on the website, but they're not on the website yet Because we haven't figured out everything about them. They're large macaw wood toys. Uh-oh The first one we have is stacked. It's a pretty hefty toy. It probably looks a lot smaller in real life I just feel like Rocky's gonna really like it because I'm actually interested. I've never seen him play with this toy I'm interested to see like if he pulls these little pieces out and then works with them individually This is a huge macaw toy soon to be on our site along with some other really cool ones by jungle toys called boa Hey, it's too big for you obviously connected by chain since there's nothing to like grab on to this is gonna take Your bird a lot longer to get through like look how big this toy is. So this is called boa I really wanted to take the time to show you guys what is in our store before we used to go Shopping at all of the bird stores and that was so much fun But now we can shop in our own store and it's a good way for me to share with you guys what we do have and What our birds like and I want to thank you guys for taking the time to watch this video The fun part is obviously going to be the birds opening the presents But it is important to me to share with you guys what we're doing here and also show you guys all the different Brands of toys and how much I love all different brands of toys Even though I have my own for watching this video. I want to thank you guys with 10% off our entire store your entire purchase The coupon code is I watched 10 I'll put it in the description. 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We're here at ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai, and I'm very pleased to be joined by Professor Klaus M. Leisinger, who is Chairman of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. Professor Leisinger, thank you very much for being with us today. It's a pleasure. Debates in ITU Telecom World 2012 have been focusing on the current radical transformation of the ICT sector and its impact on the world in which we live. What for you are the principal opportunities arising from this transformation? I'm specialising in my work on what good use is there for poor people in the developing world. And I see several things arising. On the one hand, we have possibilities in education that we never had before. Through ICT, we have possibilities in health that we never had before. We can empower people through giving them information. We can shorten distances. Somebody with telemedicine can hook up to a university hospital in Europe or in the United States. These are huge opportunities. The question is, who has access to it? Under what condition? What's the price? Is it what the French would call a service public or is it something that costs money? If it costs money, you will cut out a lot of people who would benefit most from it. Can we find a differential pricing mechanism that kind of pays the service public for the poor and gives preferential treatment or different treatment to those who can pay for it? These are open questions and I find we are in the middle of that debate and that's good. But in terms of the main challenge or the challenges being brought about by this transformation, what would you perceive those to be? I personally have the feeling that there are some aspects that are underestimated or undervalued at the moment. Let me make a comparison. In the 1970s and 80s, the pharmaceutical industry was hugely successful, it was booming, innovation, a lot of profit, a lot, and that led to a certain extent to a complacency, to ecotism, if not arrogance, and there were questions out there and there were critics out there that were not listened to because somehow we do such a good job. Who are you to question that? I find the ICT industry in a similar situation today. There are booksellers who take books out of their sordidment for political reasons. There are companies who do not allow apps that are critical of, let's say, the Syrian government. There is something going on that touches data privacy, that touches data protection. Who is evaluating with whom I make my telephone calls in what restaurants am I eating, what kind of books am I buying? Who is analyzing it? Could it be that I then get spams from somebody who wants to sell to me what I already have consumed? At least I want to be asked what happens to my data, and I want to have a word if I do not want that. The enormous potential goes along with some risks. And I think part of what the ICT leadership today is not doing is going out and talk about the dilemmas, going out and talk about the risk. You know, initiating a debate instead of waiting in complacency until you are criticized from outside. So what would your vision or response be to addressing these challenges and taking up these opportunities really? My vision would be that leaders in the industry go out and talk about that, explain why they are doing what they are doing, explain the dilemmas they have to live with, explain what has priority in doubt and for what reasons. It's the very normal golden rule, don't do unto others what you do not want to be done unto you. And my experience is that if leaders take up the issue because they know best what issues they have, you give the debate a human face and you make an impression that you have a constructive interest in settling these issues rather than hiding in your silo. Finally I'd like to ask you a question I've been asking all my interviews here. What makes this event special? What makes it important? And what would you like to see to be the outcome from this? Well, the single most important advantage is it brings a lot of thought leaders together in one place. It opens up communication, it opens up possibility for exchange of views for debates and I think this has an awareness racing effect, this has a thought stimulating effect and that's always good for the reasons I have mentioned before. What I would wish is that we deepen this, we strengthen this, we talk about what's the corporate responsibility of ICT, in what areas do we have to do what. My grandmother told me that God has given you two eyes, two ears and only one mouth and I hope that a lot of industry leaders are learning that lesson coming from that. Professor Lysiker, thank you very much indeed for being with us today. It was a pleasure.


So what do we do if we want to add two measurements with uncertainties? For example, I had a measurement of five centimeters plus minus one, like a stick of this length could have been here, could have been here. And I want to add another measurement of six centimeters plus minus two, so another stick that could have been shorter or could have been longer. If you think you're adding the sticks one to another, it's clear that the uncertainties they add up. Because now, instead of only uncertainties like this, you could be worst case be uncertain of this plus the other uncertainties. So what do we do? We add the absolute uncertainties. So what does this mean in this case? I'm taking my five centimeters, I add the six centimeters, I get eleven. So I take the best case scenario and then I take the one centimeters plus the two centimeters, gives me three centimeters. And that's it. So simply add the absolute uncertainties. If you're multiplying or divide values with uncertainties, we use another rule. Remember when we added and subtracted ten, we added the absolute uncertainties. For multiplying, this won't work. Thinking, for example, if I have a long room of a length of 100 meters plus minus 10 meters and the width of 10 meters plus minus two. And I want to figure out, okay, what's the surface area of this room? I will have to multiply these two values. So in this case, what we do is we add the relative uncertainties. So this is actually why we have relative uncertainties. So first step, if you do this, you have to transform your absolute uncertainties in relative ones. So 10 meters plus minus two divided by 10 times 100 percent gives me 20 percent. And 100 plus minus 10 meters gives me 100 meter plus minus 10 percent. Now, what I do for the value itself is simply multiply by 10 meters with the 100 meters. So I have 10 meters times 100 meters. And then how much could that be off? I'm adding the percentage values. So 20 percent plus 10 percent. So what I get is 100 is 1000 square meter plus minus a total uncertainty of 30 percent. Now, if I wanted to convert this back into absolute, I can. So this means 1000 square meters, 30 percent of 1000 is 300. So I could give this as the final answer. So if you have to multiply or divide certain things with uncertainties at the relative uncertainties, if you want to add and subtract, you add the absolute uncertainty.


Tarzan and the Diamond of Arshere. Tarzan is leading an expedition organized to search for Brian Gregory in the Belgian Congo. Among the party are Gregory's father and sister. Following them are Atan Tom and Lal Tosk, who are determined to get possession of a map showing the location of Arshere. They believe Tarzan has this map. In camp on the banks of the tributary of the Ubangi River, Tarzan kills a crocodile in defense of Larsen. Wolf secures a sleeping potion from the native witch doctor and puts it into Gregory's canteen. Magra exchanges Wolf's water bag for Gregory's. Next morning, Larsen comes from his tent and calls to Tarzan. Tarzan! Yes, Larsen, what is it? Something been wrong with the Dutchman. Something wrong? What do you mean? He's asleep. He can't wake him up. You can't wake him up? He's sure. He's generally the first one up in the morning.  Oh, no, no! Wait, Tarzan! He seemed to be all right last night, Larsen. Yes, sure. He was sound asleep when it turned in. What is it, Tarzan? Wolf. Larsen says he can't wake him up. I'll have a look at him as to what's wrong. Come on. I'll touch a fever, perhaps, and maybe too much kidneys. A little fever couldn't knock that fella out. He's been in the jungle too long.  He did not remove his clothing last night, eh? He sure been there through the world. Wolf. Wolf. Wake up, Tarzan. Let me have a look at him. You see, his eyes look as if he had taken something to make him sleep.  Yeah, sure, Lieutenant. This looks like a cottage of some kind, Tarzan. Canine doesn't act that way. But it do. It is something much stronger. A different action entirely. Yeah, be in the vinegar, Lieutenant. I'll see, Larsen. Now, that canteen and the tin cup. Yeah, sure. Then, if I could get my arm under here. That water isn't clear, Dono. Yeah, let me taste it. Here, you try it. Tell me what you think. Sakai, that fool has been drinking native mbanchai. And it's strong. So that's it, eh? No wonder I couldn't make him up. Give me your canteen, Larsen, and empty this one, eh? Yeah, sure. Now, we can get this down his throat. Here, I'll lift him up. No, I cannot get these jaws apart. Wait a minute. I'll pry them apart with my knife blade. Ow. That pain froth on his mouth, Lieutenant. Yes, yes, the vinegar counteracts the narcotic. Now, once more, Tarzan, a little more. Ah, so. Now, Larsen, we will get him on his feet and walk him around outside. Let me handle him, Dono. No, no, no. You go back to the others and explain matters. We will have him in good shape in no time. Come, Larsen. Yes, sure. What's the trouble, Larsen? Wolf's sick. Nothing serious, Gregory. Anything I can do? No, we'll take care of him. Let me have him, Dono. I'll walk him around. You go with Gregory. I'll keep him walking, and he will come out of it presently. Come, Mr. Gregory, our friend worked him through. What's the matter, Dad? What's wrong with Wolf? Tarzan and Dono say it's nothing serious. Oh, vraiment, vraiment, Memeuselelein. You will be all right in a few moments. Do not worry yourself. Perhaps only I taught you fever, no? No, Memeuselelein. Fever does not affect one in that way. He ate something last night which did not agree with him. Perhaps drank something routine in Dono, huh? But we all ate and drank the same thing. And you all feel well this morning? Personally, I never felt better. And I, Mr. Gregory. Hey, who, Memeuselein? No, I'm fine. Can't they're always agrees with me? Wolf seems to be coming out of it nicely. He's walking along with Tarzan and looking like a drum major. I'm certainly glad it was nothing serious. How is it, Tarzan? We've got him awake. He'll be all right now. The judgment sure was in a bad fix. He ain't got to forget, neither. How is it now? I'm all right. He is heady, that's all. Was anyone else down? No one.  Nothing. Only what everyone else had. How do you feel here correctly? Me? Fine. I was just telling Dono I never felt better. That's funny. I had an experience once something like this a long time ago. I ate some bad elephant meat. Bad elephant meat? Oh, that must have been terrible. Well, it was, Margaret. I was pretty sick. Saw things like Sabre the lioness climbing up into the trees after me and hiss to the snake. I've never since eaten elephant meat. May, may, my view, we are going to get out of the way soon, no? It is late. No, we'll stay and come today. Give Wolf's head a chance to clear. All right, Gregory? Of course. A day or two won't make any difference. I'll be glad for the rest. No, I'd like it myself. It'll give me a chance to do some very necessary men. You know, these jungle trails are terribly hard on clothes. That is a good idea, Helen. Might be also in rags. Well, let the natives know, Larson, that we don't move until morning. Yeah, sure. They won't be sorry. But I'm all right, Tarzan. Just a little, heasy. No, we'll rest today. You take it easy. Me, it is so hot. You know, I wouldn't enjoy a dip in that river. We may not have another opportunity for a long time. After Mr. Larson's experience of last night? Oh, I will stay as far from the river as possible. A dip in that river, Lieutenant? Oh, no, thank you. Why the nest of crocodiles? Come on, Margaret, we'll do our housework. And now, Dad, you keep away from the water. Hmm. The swim sounds interesting, Dono. But I don't know. Crocodiles. Do you think it's safe? I don't think so, Tarzan. Do we risk it? Why not? I'll watch Gimli and his brothers. They won't bother you. The early rays of the sun splinter the grey waters of the river into silver spikes, as Tarzan, Dono, and Gregory slip off a plunge in its cool depths. Larson, after relaying Tarzan's orders to the natives, follows the three men, and despite his experience of the night before, joins them on the rank. He starts unlacing his heavy shoes. You're certainly not going in, Larson. Yeah, sure I am. Why not? After last night? Oh, Dad. All in the day's work, Mr. Gregory. If a fellow stopped doing things in the jungle every time he got in the bed fixed, he would have to stay in the tent all day. Well, if you've got the nerve, you can't scare me. I'm going in too. Wolf sprawls on a blanket in the shade of a tree not far from where Helen and Magra, seated before their own canvas shelter, are busy with their mending. Hand me that spool of thread, will you please? You know it's absolutely uncanny the way Tarzan slips through bushes simply bristling with thorns without even so much as a single scratch. He glides through apparently solid walls of underbrush without even disturbing a tweak. A passage seems to open before him as if by magic. Oh, he's wonderful, Helen. Yes, he's pretty much of a... Why, Magra? Why, this forest guard of ours seems to have made quite an impression on you. Oh, no. No, I am only interested in... He's interested in nothing. Magra, you're in love with him. It's in your eyes. Oh, Helen, no. No, it is only that I am interested in him as a studying human nature. Oh, Earth's noblest thing, a man perfected. But seriously, Helen, not before last I suggested to you that you give your maps to Tarzan to keep for you. You have not done so. Oh, the excitement of last night, Tarzan killing that crocodile drove it completely out of my mind. I'll give it to him, though, at the first opportunity. But can't you tell me why? Not now, perhaps later. But you will do so today, just as soon as we're all together again. Yes, Magra. Sprawled on his blanket, the sullen wolf tries to figure out how he got the sleeping potion meant for Gregor the night before. He realizes he's been tricked. But how? By whom? No one was aware of his meeting with the witch doctor nor of its significance. At the thought of the native medicine man, wolf climbs to his feet and goes to his tent to reappear with the black snake whip grasped in his hand, then keeping his own tent between himself and the two young women, he makes his way quickly to the ragged shelter of the witch doctor. He enters unceremoniously. Meanwhile, Tarzan, Dono, Larson, and Gregory have returned from their bathing and have found Helman, Magra, busily engaged in their sewing. How's the sewing circle progressing, ladies? Oh, fine, Dad. I've just finished one of your shirts here. Look it over. Before I started to work on it, it looked as though you'd crawl through a whole mile of barbed wire entanglements. You think I got to take a look at Wolf? He certainly got hold of something that put him out. He was stretched on that blanket over there beside his tent a few moments ago. I thought he was asleep. I saw him go to the native quarters. He was carrying his whip. I think I'll take a turn to camp. I won't belong.   You put that rotten stuff in my canteen. A couple of good cuts with the black snake will do you good. Now, a very worthy speaker. All right, then. Maybe this will bring it out. No, no, no whip. Only no savvy negotiation.  This is the only way to handle you savages. Wolf raises the heavy black snake for another blow. Suddenly, his arm is caught from behind in a grip. Like a helpless child, he spun around to look into the grim cold eyes of Tarzan.


On Thursday morning I entered the trains and I was doing some cleaning and I heard a commotion off to my side and I saw Fontanez helping his battle buddy who was in a mental health crisis and we stepped in and got him the help that he needed. He's up to the right of me and I guess with the previous events that happened I kind of realized like you know maybe I should talk to him and help him out and we had in the latrine seeing what was going down and I was just telling him like come on like let's like let's think about what you're about to do and I seen him I like lifted him up so he wasn't you know so he'd breathe and then till he took the PT belt and we just calmed down and just stayed by him until you know he got help.  I would also mention sleeping sometimes after off we'll sleep it was it's been time to sleep he would be super tired we're not eating right a couple battle buddies and I don't realize that you know that he's mighty at that point. I'm the first day I didn't know if I wanted to keep it here with me because of my personal like relationships with people who've had problems with that I didn't want a reminder. I like having it see it every day I realize what Tony and I did and kind of just brings me to the point where it's like you know he's still here with us he's gonna help okay so it's just good to to see it and know that he's still here. I think someone's going through something like that just look out for the you know support your battle buddies. Yeah exactly just look out for one another.


continuing from the previous lesson about opening doors to the devil. Door number six is inner vows. Inner vow is usually made early in life, made with the deep emotion, often in response to an experience or desire that we make to ourselves. Jennifer Sum from Practical Christianity says the following. Inner vows are a form of self-determination and idolatry because we place our desires before God's desires for us. Listen to this. They are also often in response to condemnation or judgment of a person or a group of people. Inner vows form walls around our hearts. They cause us, they cause our hearts to become hostages to our past even if our circumstances have drastically changed. The scripture says Matthew 12 verse 37 for by your words you will be justified and by your words you shall be condemned. In Proverbs chapter 20 verse 25 it says it is a snare for a man to devote rushly something as holy and afterward to reconsider his vows.   Words like I will never, I will always made with deep emotion as a response to some injustice or some hurt that you are seeing in your family or in your loved ones. I will never trust anyone. I will never let anyone control me. Words like I must be successful. I'll never be like my father. I must, I will make sure that people like me, I will always like perfect. What they do is these words are prison and people many times have repetition of the very things that you are against in someone like your dad or your mom in saying I will never drink. I will never be an alcoholic.  Those inner vows, they become your own chains. You become condemned by them later on. They can open access to demonic influence and the enemy can gain control over that particular behavior by causing you to repeat it and do it exactly what you said you'll never do. Number seven, spoken curses or spoken words can open the door to a demonic torment in your life. God pronounced a curse on the serpent and on the ground. In the bible we see that God also pronounced a curse on those who were cursed Abraham. Joshua pronounced a curse on Jericho. David pronounced a curse on Mount Gilboa.  Those who are in authority have the power to pronounce blessings and curses of those they oversee.  Those words usually we rebel against those words. We vow to ourselves we will prove those people otherwise but then we find ourselves doing exactly the same thing that they said that we are. That tells me that there is a power that exists over those words. Power of life and death is in the mouth of the tongue and that's why it's important that we release blessings on people instead of curses through our words but maybe as you're listening to this you're recalling words spoken over you that meant a lot.  Watch, you'll never get married. Those are curses and maybe you're noticing relationships keep failing and failing. It's time to take that demon out of your life and break the power of those words over your life. Sometimes witch doctors can cast spells on people as well. For example, a person can go to someone who casts spells and pay them out of jealousy and they would, you know, give them some kind of an object or a little doll in the needle and the person within that ceremony would take a needle and poke a part of the doll. I've heard testimonies of people who at that week the part of their body, the person who was poking in this demonic session was the part of their body started to function not properly. They would have to go to the doctor. In some cases they would even appetite a leg. They were like, I don't know what happened, out of nowhere. I got infected there. Now realizing is there might be a spell that was cast by a person. You may say, well, I don't know. How do I know if somebody does that? You don't. That's why you got to walk under the shadow of the Almighty. The Bible says that the curse without a cause is like a bird in the air. It won't land. It'll fly there, but it won't land.  Balaam tried to curse Israel. God's like, that's not going to happen. But when you are not walking with the Lord, when you are provoking people to anger, when you are causing hurt and shame, and they speak those words against you, they will have effect. And a lot of times they'll become an open door for demons to take your life into bondage. Number eight is a unique one. It's stealing. I really believe the stealings open the door to demons. And then demons begin to come into your life and rob your finances. In Zechariah chapter five verse four it says the following, I will send out a curse, says the Lord of hosts. It will enter the house of a thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It shall remain in the midst of his house and consume it with its timber and stones. Did you hear that? God said a person who is a thief will have their timber and their stones consumed by a curse. So that tells me stealing can open a door to a curse. Stealing can open a door to a demonic presence and a demonic influence in your finances. Stealing is a sin because it breaks God's commandments. It's also an open door for curses upon our household. It was theft that led Judas to demonic possession and eventually to his destruction. Robbery, burglary, identity theft, stealing from the office, taking intellectual property, illegally downloading content and shoplifting are acts of sowing which will result in reaping many curses and open doors to the devil. Now I don't want to scare you and spook you but if the Holy Spirit brings something to your mind where you're crossing the line or where you've taken what was not yours or maybe some people like to sell things that are broken but tell people that they're not broken so they can make an extra buck. You know that prophet is not worth getting a curse on your life.   Let's not forget when Jesus died he was crucified between two thieves. When you steal you will be crucified.  I've seen people get really really messed up because of this and some people think oh it's not a big deal I'm just gonna ask God I'm sorry that's not how this works. God will forgive you but it doesn't mean that he will bless you because blessing is connected to living generous and living life in integrity and honesty and so examine your heart. Where are you lying? Where are you cheating? Where are you crossing? It's not worth getting a demon on your tail. Live holy. Live with integrity. Not only that will keep your relationship with God close it will keep the demons very far. Number nine is pornography. Opens the door to the devil. Pornography is like Delilah. It gives you momentary pleasure but its only allegiance is to do Satan's bidding. Pornography like Philistines were behind Delilah's actions to bring Samson down in like manner. Satan uses this tactical pornography to accomplish his mission in defeating you. The Bible says in Psalm 101 verse 3 said I will set nothing wicked before my eyes. I really believe behind an addiction to pornography is demonic. Presence and demonic chain and most people need deliverance. I'm not saying you need to manifest. I'm not saying that you know you need to go through deliverance that you've seen on YouTube but deliverance is very necessary. We're gonna have a special lesson that will deal just with deliverance from pornography but for right now I would like you to just touch on this. When Samson was bound before he was bound he was entertained by Delilah. Delilah was this little good-looking girl that he really liked. Little did he knew is that behind Delilah's couches there were Philistines who were paying Delilah to seduce Samson. See pornography is sponsored by devil himself because the devil is after your vision and after your strength because Delilah removed his strength and then the Philistines removed his eyes and guess what happened to Samson. He started to go in circles grinding and that's exactly what pornography is after. It first presents images that you fall in love with but behind those images that are demons hiding behind that screen and what they do is they first take your strength. How do you know that? Because right after you're in pornography you don't feel excited, you feel empty, guilty and depleted and then he will go further. He wants to take your eyes, your vision. Why? So your life goes in circles so you go back from pornography to pornography, from pornography to pornography and you lose the grace because now you're grinding in your life. God wants to deliver you from the spirit of pornography. He wants you to be a deliverer to your generation, not to be someone who is bound by porn. Number 10, open door to demons is drugs. Drugs are directly tied to sorcery in the Bible and most pagan cultures use drugs in their religious rituals. In the case of paganism, drugs are used to heighten spiritual awareness. In Revelation 9.21 it says the following, and they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. It's interesting because the word here in 9.21 sorceries is another word for drugs. Now the word for sorceries are, and you have it in your notes so you can read it, which is the source of our word pharmacy. The word, this word primarily meant dealing in poison and drug use and was applied to divination and spellcasting because sorcerers often use drugs along with their incanations and to incur conjure occultic power. I have a quote there in your notes that you can see where Bob Larsen shares how different religious use different religious use different drugs to connect with demonic spirits. Drugs is a gateway to demonic realm. It will damage you and so for those of you who are doing it just to get high, you're gonna get more than high.  Well, it's interesting because it gets you high and also gets you broke. Who's doing that? Spirit of stealing, killing and destruction. How many people lose their life because of drugs? Demons are behind that. Drugs are not just, they're not just on their own. There's somebody that's sponsoring, supporting and using that craziness to cause you to be in bondage, impoverished and end your life before God intended it for you to end. So if you're addicted to drugs, God wants to forgive you. He wants to deliver you and he wants to set you on the path of righteousness and the path of freedom. Eleven, open door is yoga and eastern meditations. Now if I haven't been controversial or stirred up some feathers, let's do it right now. I know a lot of people practice yoga. I know a lot of preachers practice yoga and they post it on their Instagram. Yoga is demonic. If you sign up for a little yoga class, you're signing up for a demon class. Mark Driscoll said that. A pastor who used to be in Seattle now lives in Phoenix. He said that. I'm just going to read you a few quotes from some people. Practicing yoga is satanic. It leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter. Yoga derives from Hinduism, a hidden religion that says there is no, that says there is reclamation. Hope John 2nd in 1989 also warned against the dangers of yoga as seduction of spiritual seekers. Father Gabriele Amorth, one of the top exorcists in the Catholic Church. Bob Larson said yoga in Sanskrit in the ancient language of Hinduism means union with God. So the word yoga means union with God, small g. Its purpose is to bend the body into many forms to master the mind and soul of the practitioner. Quite literally, yoga's goal is to tune the body to the universal mind and thereby achieve God consciousness and attain oneness with the universe. At least that's what they've been doing for 1000 years in India.  There's nothing holy about that. And that quote is by Bob Larson. I'm not an expert in Eastern religions, but from what we've studied and what we've seen, even in our ministry. If it's in doubt, throw it out. There's a lot of exercises that you can do that does not involve yoga. Now one of the reasons why we don't practice Eastern meditations and yoga is for this reason. Eastern meditation empties the mind. Christian meditation fills the mind. Eastern meditation is about detachment. Christian meditation is about attachment to Jesus. Eastern meditation is passive. You're just there. Christian meditation is aggressive. You capture your thoughts. You think on these things. Eastern meditation is about don't think about nothing, just kind of relax. Christian meditation is think on these things. Think on these things. Eastern meditation is demonic. Christian meditation is the Holy Spirit filled and Holy Spirit led. If you are practicing that kind of a thing in your life, maybe you're living in that ignorance. I want to encourage you stay away from the dark as far as possible. Stay away from this kingdom as far as possible. Go closer to Jesus. Don't justify practices of Eastern religions and and other religions that are using it to get closer to their demon God. You have Holy Spirit. Get closer to Him. And the last open door is generational curses. Generational curses work like generational blessings. We are not responsible for what is passed on to us, but we are responsible for what we allow to get through us. In Proverbs chapter 3 verse 33 it says the curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked. It doesn't say the curse of the Lord is on the wicked, on his house. That means a lot of times people can get demons. They're born with them. Why? Because it's passed on through their genes and through their blood. Now it does not mean you have to carry the consequences of your parents sins, but it does mean that you might have battles that didn't start with you. And through Jesus you can overcome those battles and start a new line for your family and for future generations.