Hi everyone, Joe for jaskiescasebrakes.com doing a quick little retail pack break prison basketball Random team number Kobe right there and the final eight spots of that basketball mixer number two being given away Got a part got a pretty good game right here two and a half minutes left Utah 102 to 99 on the Pelicans Pelicans were leading for quite a bit Looks like a strong finish right here as always We're gonna do the break itself first and then we'll re-randomize your names and see See who wins those spots in that mixer, which is coming up right after this All right, so let's roll it. Let's randomize each list for the break eight times five and a three one two three four Five six seven and eighth and final time after eight times We got Brianna down to Danny eight times for the teams and eighth and final time After eight times we've got the Raptors down to the Sixers Maybe Utah plus two was good value All right, so there's the first half of the list right here. I'm not gonna read off all these lists Just for a little pack break, but Shawn you got the pelicans right there and Jason with the gris. There's everybody else. All right, let's print. Let's rip Just to have just a few cards in here. Let's see if there's anything exciting. Oh silver Silver Nicola Yocic. All right. I was hoping it was like a silver rookie, but That's silver Nicola Yocic. All right, and there's Brooke Lopez on the back there So nothing too earth-shattering there, but the whole point of this this little pack break is to see Who is gonna win those final eight mixer spots? So from Jason it down to Rick everybody in between Good luck Let's roll it. Let's randomize it five times one top eight after five two three four and Fifth and final time now from everyone from nine Down to 30. Sorry. We'll get him next time. Congrats to Corey though eight and up are in the mixer Corey Danny Darren Brianna Paul Zach Patrick and Russell Congrats the top eight you are in the basketball mixer coming up in a separate video next Joe for jazby's case breaks calm I'll see you for that


Welcome to the Endnotes, where I put all the fun facts I can't fit into the main videos. Today, some extra bits of information for my video about nation. And if you haven't seen that yet, click on the card. In that video, I briefly mentioned some of the linguistic arguments against an out-of-India origin for the Proto-Indo-European language and language family. Here's a little more detail on how the vowels found in Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages indicate that Sanskrit must have come from a common source with the other Indo-European languages and is not itself the source of the language family. Sanskrit has the primary vowels a, e, and u. These were originally assumed to be the original vowels in the Proto-language, and e and u in Sanskrit correspond to those same vowels consistently in the cognate words in other languages. But a in Sanskrit corresponds seemingly randomly with a, a, and o in the cognates, and coming up with a regular sound change to explain this has proved difficult. However, if we instead assume that the Proto-language had the original vowels a, a, and o, which were preserved as distinct in some of the Indo-European subbranches, but changed as they developed into the Indic branch, that would solve the problem. With the comparative reconstruction of pi, philologists further noticed evidence for a sound change of a sometimes becoming a or o. To explain this, it was proposed that there must have been laryngeal sounds, that is something like a h present in proximity to those vowels, which came in three types. h1, which was neutral and didn't change the a, h2, which was a-coloring and changed the a to a, and h3, which was o-coloring and changed the a to o. But in all cases, these laryngeals had disappeared before any Indo-European language then known was recorded, including Sanskrit, meaning that Sanskrit couldn't be the original language. The real strength of the laryngeal theory is that when the Hittite language was later deciphered and shown to be an Indo-European language, it was discovered to have preserved some of these laryngeal sounds, thus demonstrating that it must have branched off very early, preserving some of these and other archaisms. This clearly makes it relatively older than Sanskrit and the whole Indic branch of Indo-European. As always, you can hear even more etymology and history, as well as interviews with a wide range of fascinating people on the Endless Knot podcast, available on all the major podcast platforms, as well as our other YouTube channel. Thanks for watching!


By order of the Overseer Council, the following file is Level 1, 6132-J classified. All unauthorized access is forbidden. Item Number SCP-6132-J Object Class, Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-6132-J is to be kept in a standard containment locker on Floor 12 of Site 88. Testing must be approved by the 6132-J project head. Description SCP-6132-J is a set of random McNally maps with several unidentifiable areas. While land masses appearing on these maps are identifiable, other geographical features are incapable of being named. Individuals viewing SCP-6132-J are, however, capable of recognizing the type of geographical feature depicted. Viewers of SCP-6132-J will often designate a feature as an ocean or a river, while being unable to recall the location's proper name. SCP-6132-J was originally discovered in 1976 along with a collection of geographical educational materials at Kirk-Lonwood High School. None of the materials recovered in SCP-6132-J's immediate vicinity appear to possess similar properties. The entire collection can be accessed via permission from the SCP-6132-J project head. The following interview was performed by Dr. Actis during a routine retesting of low-danger items. Dr. Actis, hello, could you take a look at these maps for a moment? D-10013. Absolutely. Dr. Actis, I have a few basic questions just to get a baseline of your knowledge. D-10013. Sounds good. Dr. Actis points to the upper left of the map. Dr. Actis, can you tell me which continent this is? D-10013. Huh, yeah, that's North America. Dr. Actis points to the upper middle section of the map. Dr. Actis, great, and this one? D-10013. That's Europe. Is this seriously all I'm doing today? Dr. Actis then points to the area between the previously described points. D-10013. Oh wait, what is that? Dr. Actis, can you describe this to me? D-10013. I… I don't know. Dr. Actis points to a different area on the far right of the map. Dr. Actis, can you name this area? D-10013. No. I… I don't recognize the bodies of water. All other tests have ended with similar results.


Hello and welcome to the International Daily Roundup by People's Dispatch, where we bring you major news developments from around the world, our headlines. In India, the BJP-led right-wing alliance clinches victory in a major state. The left bag 16 seats. Another journalist killed in the Philippines is the 18th such murder under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. French teachers take out a protest demands safe working conditions amid COVID-19 spike. The US expedites arms deals with the UAE worth 25 billion US dollars. The deadlock over election results continues in the US as Trump refuses to concede. In our first story, the elections in the Indian state of Bihar saw the right-wing achieve a narrow victory. The results were announced late in the night on Tuesday. In the 243-member state assembly, the right-wing alliance, which includes the Bharati Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won 125 seats. The opposition grand alliance, which includes the left 110 seats. This is the first major election held in India after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bihar is a population of over 120 million. The grand alliance comprises the Rashtri Janata Dal, the Indian National Congress, which is the main opposition party nationally, and the three communist parties. These are the Communist Party of India of the CPI, the Communist Party of India Marxist of the CPIM, and the Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist Liberation of the CPIML. The turnout hovered between 55-56 percent. Exit polls ahead of the elections had predicted that the grand alliance would win. While the alliance did not manage to form the government, the RJD emerged as the single largest party, both in terms of vote share and the number of seats. A key highlight was the strong performance of the communist parties, winning 16 out of the 29 seats they contested. This marks the revival of the left movement in the state, which was marginalized over the past two decades. This has been attributed to the consistent groundwork by the left parties, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bihar had a huge migrant population, and the issues faced by them were a key factor during the elections. We now go to the Philippines, where veteran journalist Virgilio Maganis was shot dead on Tuesday. Assailants were yet to be identified, shot him six times outside his home in the Pangasinan province. Maganis had survived a similar attempt on his life in 2016. The attackers of the previous incident are yet to be identified, and investigation continues to this day. According to reports, the attackers left a note near the murder scene, which read, I am a drug pusher, don't emulate me. Notes like these are common on victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. Rights groups have previously stated that the war on drugs under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte also gave cover for such killings carried out by groups who were associated with security forces. The presence of the note on the body has raised concerns that the killing is another politically motivated attack over his reporting. The news of Maganis' killing was received with outrage by journalists in the Philippines. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, of which Maganis was a member, strongly condemned the murder. In their statement, the NUJP said that the attack will be the 18th such murder of a journalist ever since Rodrigo Duterte became president. The group also criticized the inaction of the authorities in the previous murder attempt. The NUJP argued that the authorities had done very little to ensure his protection or that of other journalists killed in similar circumstances. We now go to France where on Tuesday school teachers organized a national strike demanding effective safety protocol. This is in the wake of a resurgence of COVID-19. The call for the strike was given by several unions including major trade unions like the General Confederation of Labor or the CGT. Teachers have complained of inadequate protective gear for them and often having to arrange it on their own. The Ministry of National Education decided to conduct the classes in equal division between in-person and distance learning which teachers argue places in additional workload on them. The unions have also demanded urgent hiring of more staff in order to divide classes with more than 30 pupils to ensure social distancing. The strike came barely a week after high school students organized intense protests demanding safe conditions in their schools. At many places, the protests were met with police crackdown leading to widespread outrage across the country. We now go to the United States where the outgoing Trump administration has expedited over 23 billion U.S. dollars worth of arms sales to the UAE. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. State Department notified Congress about the deal. The proposed sale includes 50 F-35 fighter aircraft along with MQ-9B unmanned aerial systems and drones. The arms sales to the United Arab Emirates is seen as part of the U.S. sponsored normalization deal with Israel. The UAE was the first Arab country to announce such a deal in August. Later Bahrain and Sudan followed suit. The Trump administration has tried to justify the sale of these weapons to the UAE on the basis of a perceived threat from Iran. Several human rights groups, democratic party leaders and activists have opposed the sale of weapons to the UAE. They have argued that the move will only expand the arms race in the Middle East. Many have also pointed out that such deals only contribute to war crimes committed by the states in ongoing conflict such as in Lebanon, in Libya and Yemen. And finally, the deadlock in the United States over the presidential elections is yet to be settled. President Donald Trump is yet to concede his defeat in the general elections and continues to block the transition towards a Biden presidency. Officials in the Trump administration and the Republican party have followed suit. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to recognize the defeat. When asked by journalists if the administration is planning to work with the Biden transition team, Pompeo responded that there would be a smooth transition to a second Trump term. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell also supported Trump's legal challenge against the counting process and he followed several others in his party. This is despite the fact that most of the lawsuits filed by both Trump and his supporters calling for a recount were dropped by different state courts with the rest deemed meritless by legal experts. Counting continues in several states for Senate and House elections, but pollsters have called the overall House elections in favor of the Democratic Party. The Associated Press predicted that the party has secured the required 218 seats for a majority even after losing several to the Republicans. That's all we have time for today. We'll be back tomorrow with more news from around the world. Until then, keep watching People's Dispatch.


Okay. Let's try this one now. Label the following as extensive or intensive properties. So this is back in chapter one stuff. What I want you to remember is that extensive properties are found when you increase the amount of the substance. Does the property change? That's what an extensive property means. It's dependent on the amount of the substance. If I have a lot of it or a little of it, is that property going to change? Intensive means that no matter how much of the stuff you've got, that property stays the same. There's an inherent difference. So if you look at these different properties, you can see that some of them are what we call quantity-dependent, and some of them are quantity-independent. Okay? So again, extensive means quantity- dependent. Intensive means quantity-independent. So if we look at volume, we ask ourselves is that an extensive or intensive property? Well, isn't quantity-dependent? Does the volume get bigger or smaller depending on the amount of substance that you have? And yes, it does. So that would be an extensive property. The temperature of a substance change if you have a lot of it or a little of it? It's kind of a weird one, but no, it doesn't change. No, it doesn't smell of something. Change the smell. You might smell more of it or you might smell it at a higher concentration if there's more of it, but the odor inherently doesn't change. It smells the same whether you've got a little bit or a lot of it. So that also is an intensive property. Okay? The melting point, that also is an intensive property because it doesn't change whether you've got a lot of it or a little of it. Does, you know, four ice cubes melt at the same melting point that one ice cube does? Yes, they do. So this is also an intensive property. And lastly, color. Does color change if you've got a lot of it or a little of it? No. Okay? So that's also an intensive property.


So now that you've seen the software in action, I think explaining how it works will make a little more sense. Like all good software, it does a lot for you even if you have no idea what the hell you're doing. But if you really want to get the most out of it, it's important to know materializes strength and weaknesses. To do that, you need to understand texture maps. If you don't, not a problem. I got you covered in a super quick crash course that goes over all the maps and how to plug them into Blender. Otherwise, when you get back, the software has one main weakness, and that is surfaces with deep areas colored white. Materialize assumes darker areas are deeper back. So if you give it this image, it does pretty well. But with this image, the bump and displacement maps think that the white areas need to come out because they're brighter than the red areas, which is obviously not what you want. Now, there are some ways to fix this, but keep that in mind when using this program. Alright, so you can click here to show the controls, but in case you can't be bothered to do that, right-click rotates the model, middle-click moves the model, zoom in and out with the wheel, L plus middle-click moves the lights, and this button switches between Maya and Max format. You can hide the menu with this button and delete all your maps with this one.  You can flip your normal map vertically with FlipY, save a new project, or load an old one. And if you have extra properties that you want to map, you can do it with these. Now, every option here has a reveal slider thing. The left side is the original. The right side is the adjustments that you've made, and you can drag it to show more or less of each. Adjust alignment distorts the image. You can see the effects it has on different maps by picking one here. Drag and Lens distortion to the left pushes the middle in, but dragging it to the right pulls the middle out. Perspective Correction X squashes the image left and right. Correction Y should do the same thing vertically, but it doesn't seem to work right now. You can reset the maps with this button and apply the distortion to all the maps with this one. If you click Tile Maps, you can change the map size with these buttons. Falloff controls how clear the repeating seams are. Usually, you'll drag this all the way up. Overlap X duplicates a copy of itself and stretches it horizontally. Overlap Y does the same thing vertically. The larger the tile and the more it repeats, but the smaller the patterns become. Offset X moves the map horizontally, and offset Y moves the map vertically. Splat tiles the textures in a hexagon formation. Overlap tiles them in squares. Next cube changes the background and the lighting, and if you're in show full material, you can control the strength of the metal, roughness, displacement, edge, and AO maps with these sliders. Change the color of the light by adjusting the red, green, and blue amounts. Intensity controls the strength of the light. Tiling X stretches or squashes the textures horizontally. Tiling Y does the same thing vertically. Texture offset X moves the maps left and right, and offset Y moves them up and down. And you can change the shape of the demo with the plane, cube, cylinder, and sphere buttons. Things in post-process don't affect the maps, but let you see what they look like under various conditions. Bloom controls how glowy the lights reflect. Bloom Amount controls the strength of the glow. Lens Flare makes you like JJ Abrams. Lens Flare Dirt Amount sprinkles more little flares onto the screen. Vignette puts a shadow frame around the screen. Max Blur blurs the image, and Max Distance changes at what distance from the camera things start to get blurry.  If you join me next video, we will be going through the different options specific to each map. Hope that helps. If you enjoyed this video, please don't forget to like, subscribe, and ring that bell. Hope you have a fantastic day, and I'll see you around.


Item number, SCP-022, Object Class, Euclid. Special Containment Procedures. A vault door has been installed following incident 022-827 to seal SCP-022. It is to remain locked at all times, with the sole exception being the appearance of an instance of SCP-022-1. The original door to SCP-022 was destroyed during incident 022-827, with attempts at replacement being met with failure. Security cameras have been installed to monitor for instances of SCP-022-1. In the event that an instance of SCP-022-1 appears, automated systems should incinerate it the moment it leaves SCP-022. At this point, the vault door may be unlocked to admit cleanup crews. After the automated systems fail to destroy the instance of SCP-022-1, response teams are cleared to enter and neutralize it. Under no circumstances may any living human enter SCP-022, except at the order of Class 4 personnel for testing purposes. Class 4 personnel may also order instances of SCP-022-1 to be captured and held. However, they may not be removed from SCP-022 containment facilities. SCP-022 is a morgue in the basement of the hospital in Great Britain. Until 1981, there were no reported anomalous occurrences within the morgue. Reports of strange activity were first received in November of 1981. The area was soon quarantined by the Foundation, with an official story being released that the entire building had been condemned. The reason for the sudden manifestation of its strange properties remains under investigation. Periodically, a random drawer within the morgue will open to reveal a cadaver under a covered sheet. After approximately six minutes open, the cadaver will animate and attempt to leave the morgue. At this point, the cadaver is given the designation SCP-022-1. In some cases, the cadaver will be too damaged or decomposed to successfully exit SCP-022, or even rise from the table it lies on. In this case, SCP-022-1 will typically struggle and twitch on the table until expiration occurs. Should an instance of SCP-022-1 expire while remaining on the table, the table slides back into the drawer, which then shuts. Reports indicate that the scent of burnt tissue is evident immediately following such an event. The energy source that sustains instances of SCP-022-1 is currently unknown. Instances do not breathe, eat, or sleep, and their bodies produce no heat. Analysis of SCP-022-1 following expiration has discovered no abnormal organs or chemicals present. They appear to be fully human cadavers. Instances also possess physical strength that exceeds that of normal humans, though direct testing has proven problematic. Researchers estimate the strength increase to be approximately 500 newtons, 112 pounds, of lifting force greater than what one would expect of a human body sharing a similar condition. Analysis is underway to determine if this effect is connected to the unknown power source, or if it is an entirely separate phenomenon. When body parts are severed from SCP-022-1, the portion with the greatest mass retains its effects. All other pieces become inert. Destruction of the head or brain does not neutralize SCP-022-1. Instead, the lower torso and limbs remain animate. Complete tissue destruction appears to be the only method of successfully terminating instances of SCP-022-1. Left alone, instances of SCP-022-1 will simply expire. All motion ceases, and they appear to become normal cadavers again. The amount of time this takes depends on how damaged the body is and the rate of decomposition, and can take anywhere between two days and three weeks. Investigation has revealed that the bodies acting as SCP-022-1 match the description of cadaver reported to have been stolen from morgues across the country. The mechanism for this transfer is currently being researched. Adding any new matter to SCP-022 has thus far proved impossible. Any object that enters SCP-022 disappears shortly after passing through the door, leaving no trace. This includes inanimate objects and biological specimens. So long as an instance of SCP-022-1 possesses a functioning mouth, tongue, and trachea, it is able to communicate fully with researchers. See the following interview log for details. Interview log 022-751. Each of the following interviews begin in much the same way. The instance of SCP-022-1 will typically be hysterical until foundation personnel are able to calm or restrain them. These portions have been omitted. Date, March, 1981. Interviewee, SCP-022-1-2. Interviewee, Dr. Brown.  SCP-022-1-2 had the body of an Asian male, approximately 54 years old. Its chest had been stitched up, evidence of an autopsy. Begin log. Doctor, please identify yourself. SCP-022-1-2. My... My name is John... What?  Doctor, that's what we're trying to figure out, John. How did you get to this... state? SCP-022-1-2. I... I don't know. I was driving my car, coming home from... Never mind. I was driving, and I crashed. Doctor, then what happened? SCP-022-1-2. Nothing. I woke up here. Please, this has to be unintelligible. Doctor, so you remember being in a car accident? Then woke up here in the morgue. Do you have any idea how you got here? SCP-022-1-2. I didn't get here, don't you get it? This isn't me, I'm not me. Doctor, what do you mean you aren't you? At this point, SCP-022-1-2 became severely agitated and had to be physically restrained. This required six agents due to the strength increase associated with instances of SCP-022-1. Eventually, SCP-022-1-2 was calmed and the interview proceeded. Doctor, now would you please explain what you meant? SCP-022-1-2. This is not me. I saw my reflection in the steel. I'm not some old Asian. This isn't me. And log. Following the last statement, SCP-022-1-2 began to smash its head against the wall. Once further restrained, it began to scream unintelligibly for several hours before falling silent. It continued to struggle, though apparently unable to speak for an additional six days until it finally ceased motion. During this time, it continued decomposing at a natural rate. An examination of the body following this interview was unable to determine a cause of death as many of the internal organs had been removed. The only injury that did not appear to be a result of a previous surgery or autopsy was a damaged trachea. Date, March. 1980. Interviewee, SCP-022-1-5. Interviewer, Dr. Reilly. Notes, SCP-022-1-5, animated shortly after D-5619 was sent into SCP-022 and subsequently disappeared. SCP-022-1-5 had the body of an approximately 12-year-old missing its right arm and a large portion of its torso. Following the incident with SCP-022-1-3, all instances of SCP-022-1 are physically restrained before being introduced to valuable personnel, with SCP-022-1-5 being no exception. Begin log. Doctor, please state your name. SCP-022-1-5, what did you bastards do to me? Doctor, please state your name. SCP-022-1-5, what the f*** did you do to me? Doctor, we have done nothing to you. Now please state your name. SCP-022-1-5, you know who I f***ing am. Doctor, refresh my memory then please.  Don't tell me you forgot me, Dr. A... Doctor, are you D-5619? SCP-022-1-5, in the flesh and for your information, jackass, my name is...  Change me f***ing back. End log. At this point, Dr. A asked SCP-022-1-5 several questions to verify its identity. Though its identity was confirmed to be that of D-5619, no further useful information was gained from SCP-022-1-5. It was kept in a holding cell until expiring two days later. After three weeks, the body of D-5619 animated as SCP-022-1-7. In a brief interview with SCP-022-1-7, it claimed to be an 89-year-old female. Addendum 022-001, a request has been submitted to create a new entrance to SCP-022 by removing a portion of the south wall. Request pending approval. Addendum 022-002, a pile of matter was discovered on the floor of the room directly above SCP-022. It appeared to contain all matter that had been sent into SCP-022, with the exception of humans. All materials appeared broken and worn down. Metallic components were covered in large amounts of rust, with all biological parts being in various stages of decomposition. Testing revealed that the time between inserting an object into SCP-022 and it reappearing above to be precisely 183 seconds. Humans who enter, however, do not appear in said pile. Instead, humans appear to become integrated into the morgue, and may later animate as instances of SCP-022-1. Item number, SCP-069, Object Class, Safe. Special Containment Procedures, SCP-069 is currently impersonating former Foundation Agent and is housed at Humanoid Containment Site 06-3. SCP-069 is to be provided with any reasonable requested item and or material, so long as such request does not violate Foundation Security protocols. Special Containment Procedures have been modified. The following now applies. As SCP-069 is currently on Suicide Watch, all requests it makes must be approved by no fewer than two Level 3 personnel. If SCP-069 attempts to breach containment, it must be subdued using non-lethal methods. If SCP-069 dies, undercover agents are to be instructed to monitor reports of incidents in which individuals appear to have escaped certain death, and SCP-069 is to be recontained as soon as possible. Note, despite the fact that SCP-069 is identical in all ways to said agent, it remains an active SCP in containment and is not to be treated as a Foundation employee. Any requests for classified information are to be denied and visits from former co-workers without proper authorization are not allowed. Description SCP-069 is a presumed humanoid entity, a variable appearance in gender. Through an unknown ability, whenever SCP-069 is left alone with a recently deceased human body, the body will disappear and SCP-069 will take on the appearance, mannerisms, and knowledge of the recently dead individual. Through extensive experimentation, it has been shown that SCP-069 is completely indistinguishable from the individual it impersonates, matching the original individual's fingerprints, DNA, and data expunged with nearly perfect precision. SCP-069 retains no knowledge of its abilities or former impersonations. SCP-069 responds normally to injury and pain, but if killed, will rapidly decay into dust, regardless of any preservation attempts. SCP-069 will then reemerge at the site of the most recent human death. There is no known maximum range to this effect, and so far has been observed in jumps of up to 675 kilometers. SCP-069 can impersonate a single individual indefinitely. However, it will gain an overriding urge to get their life in order, including but not limited to resolving any outstanding financial or personal obligations, visiting extended family, updating their will and testament, and other acts of closure. When questioned, SCP-069 professes no driving motivation other than a desire to straighten out their lives in the event of unforeseen injury or death. SCP-069 first came to the Foundation's attention in 1991 following reports of one John M, a firefighter who miraculously emerged alive from a three-alarm building fire, in which two other firefighters and 11 civilians perished. Undercover agents attached to the local authorities were notified of a possible SCP when reports emerged that the firefighter's equipment had been damaged beyond recognition and that it had been deemed nearly impossible for the firefighter to emerge unscathed. Approximately three weeks later, then-presumed John M responded to another large-scale building fire, during which he entered a smoke-filled room alone and was never found. A single civilian was rescued from the building, again nearly unharmed, despite the heavy smoke reported within the building. SCP-069 was designated the following day and rendered into Foundation custody by members of Mobile Task Force's I-3, Body Snatchers. Addendum069-1, in 2000, Agent-1, a guard on duty assigned to SCP-069, was killed during the containment breach of SCP-1 and subsequently impersonated by SCP-069. Although initially in denial after being formed of its identity, it has been mostly cooperative since its impersonation of a mid-level Foundation employee. Contingencies for the use of deceased Foundation employees for future SCP-069 use is under consideration. Addendum069-2, in 2000, SCP-069 attempted to commit suicide after a junior researcher accidentally informed it that the family of Agent-1 had been told that said agent was dead and of their subsequent reactions. Due to the massive cost of possibly having to re-contain SCP-069, strict suicide watch measures are to be implemented. Plans to use other deceased Foundation employees as possible impersonation targets for SCP-069 have been suspended. Item number SCP-139, Containment Class, APARC, Disruption Class, Dark, Special Containment Procedures, Containment Suspended, Description, SCP-139 designates the disappearance of Lucian Saks, formerly a Foundation Employed Security Specialist. Saks had, until SCP-139's occurrence, acted as a consultant for Site-97 on the matter of esoteric reanimation methodology. SCP-139 is considered anomalous, both due to a persistent info hazard encountered following its occurrence, and due to the cutoff of information pertaining to SCP-139 after April 4, 1978. Despite Site-97's best efforts, neither Saks's past or present whereabouts, nor the location of a cadaver, have been uncovered. Extra-dimensional travel is suspected, but not confirmed. No primary suspects which could be responsible for SCP-139 have been identified, owing to the largely inconclusive results of investigative efforts. As such, SCP-139 is currently considered a cold case, and is expected to continue indefinitely. Timeline of Events, March 5, 1978 Saks clocks in at Site-97 and declines usual chatter with personnel at the front entrance. He enters his office, and does not exit for the remainder of the workday. For a period of 12 hours, Saks queries 42 skip-net entries, pertaining to thaumaturgic workings, global layline activity, and available research into weigh-and-knock techniques. This idle activity contradicts his otherwise exemplary productivity record, and raises concern among Site-97's staff. Sensor agents are dispatched appropriately. No further abnormalities occur until Saks has punched out and arrived at his residence in suburban Albany. By 10.45 p.m., he vacates his residence, presumably on foot to avoid detection, and exits the city limits. March 6, a paper trail of bus and train tickets suggests he traveled approximately 2,000 kilometers to Topeka, Kansas, arriving at 12.15 p.m. Of note, interviewed civilians occasionally describe Saks as that damned traitor when we're counting this 18-hour period. March 7 to April 4, after Topeka, the paper trail terminates, and reports of Saks's location during the following month become increasingly irregular. A car he is believed to have rented is sighted in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lubbock, Texas, on March 10 and March 15 respectively, although the windshield and rightmost tail light shattered between the two cities. He is last documented in Tucson, Arizona, after residential police implicate him in a resistant flea incident on suspicions of vagrancy. Note, this police report was filed on April 3 at 3.48 a.m., and is considered the last documented sighting of Lucian Saks by the public. On April 4, sensor agents embedded within the Tucson USPS removed the following letter from the mail pool to the ones I'm running from, I hate you. I hate what you've done and what you're doing to me and what I think you did to the others who ran.  I'm curious by trade, but you've really got me beat. I'm not the first to run, but I might be the first to break free. I'm going someplace without cameras or fingerprints, someplace you can't follow. It was fun while it lasted, but you lost this one.  The hand has always been welcoming to people like me anyways. Addendum 139-1, SCP-137 officially concluded on April 27, 1993, when a minor structural failure revealed a small air pocket within Site 97's concrete foundation. Although this led to a temporary lockdown due to the destruction of Site 97's courtyard, integrity was eventually restored. Models of the air pocket prior to the structural failure indicated it resembled a prostrate human body fitting Lucian Saxe's height and build. After the initial excavation, the following personal effects were discovered. The necrotic flesh of a heavily decayed human cadaver and several human bones, most pulverized by the aforementioned structural failure. A foundation keycard for a Site 97 security specialist, ID numbers scratched out, suggesting deep shame. A forbidden thaumaturgic ritual to preserve its user's spirit after their death. A map of layline positionings in the contiguous United States, often referenced by enemies of the foundation. A circle had been drawn around a nexus on the US-Mexico border near Tucson, Arizona. Saxe's cause of death is believed to be terminal dehydration, following several days of entombment. During the investigation of this air pocket, Site 97 excavators punctured a secondary cutout hidden within the concrete, due to the considerable strain that excavation would put on Site 97's foundation. This cutout has not been analyzed extensively. What can be determined, however, is that it contains a large number of partially decomposed human eyes, believed to exceed 1,000 in total. Perforations within the concrete would have allowed these eyes to observe their target on all sides until he expired. Output containment procedures SCP-139 Omega is presently being tracked, observed, and hounded by Site 97 Deep Cover personnel. Via Unanimous 05 Vote, the Tucson-Layline Bridge has been rerouted to Site 97's foundation for the interim. Update Greater containment defectuated. Protocol All eyes on Lucian rescinded. Project loose ends in progress Site 97's full capabilities have been directed towards the neutralization of SCP-139 Omega, who remains at large post-mortem via knowledge it has stolen from Site 97. Following a breach of its containment area beneath Site 97, SCP-139 Omega has demonstrated robust mobility and incorporeality, rendering it difficult to track and re-contain. Fortunately, it has a habit of sticking its nose in places it does not belong. Note, Ethics Committee review of SCP-139 Omega's containment procedures have generated unanimous approval. Overwatch Command is in agreement. SCP-139 Omega's crimes are many and unforgivable. Site 97 took SCP-139 Omega in. They provided it with safety, community, and purpose. And it has shunned all of those. This is why on the other side of that way, it found nothing but concrete damnation and the all-seeing eye. Item Number SCP-317 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-3171 is to be preserved in a vat of liquid nitrogen. Requests for tissue samples from SCP-3171 must be made in writing. All research into tissue samples from SCP-3171 must be in compliance with Class 5 Biohazard Protocols. Examination of SCP-3172 must be done in Class 3 clean room facilities. Requests for examination of 3172 must be made in writing. SCP-3173 has been disassembled. The parts are stored in separate locations. Requests for examination of 3173 must be made in writing to two separate 05 level personnel. No two components of SCP-3173 may be brought within 100 kilometers of each other. Description SCP-3171 is the cadaver of a sapient reptilian entity tentatively identified as a previously unknown species of Pachycephalosaurid. Subject was bipedal, female, and 3 meters tall and wore clothing made from synthetic polymers. Subject also wore corrective lenses. Subject was largely herbivorous and had prehensile digits. Subject's metabolism was adapted to a higher atmospheric oxygen content and therefore subject wore a respirator device when not in its quarters. Examinal analysis postmortem, radopsins, mitochondria, homeobox genes, cytochrome P450 confirms that SCP-3171 shared common ancestry with current earth life. Autopsy records are available in Archive 317b-685. In the 40 days between its arrival and foundation custody, and its death from a lactobacillus infection, SCP-3171 learned to communicate via a combination of sign language, crude vocalizations, and drawings. Video Archive 317b-36 shows interview sessions with SCP-3171. Drawings made by SCP-3171 are available in Archive 317b-42, general access, basic anatomical figures, interactions between itself and foundation personnel, demonstration of knowledge of mathematics, demonstration of knowledge of chemistry, demonstration of knowledge of nuclear physics, and Archive 317b-58, restricted access, circuit diagrams, mechanical schematics, data expunged. SCP-3172 is the personal effects of SCP-3171, a tunic, a robe, a tool belt, six tools, corrective lenses, an oxygen mask, three empty oxygen tanks, a fire-damaged document pouch made from synthetic polymers, and its fire-damaged contents, and a fire-damaged digital camera whose contents were unrecoverable. SCP-3173 is the fire-damaged remains of what is believed to have been a time machine, which SCP-3171 was attempting to repair at the time it was taken into custody by the Foundation. Preliminary testing of the intact components revealed data expunged, at which point all testing was halted, and SCP-3173 was disassembled. Note, there's something wrong with this one, people. A technological civilization should have left some trace in the stratigraphic record. If there was a Holocene Epic before us, where did the evidence go? Doctor, it's not just the complete lack of trace in the fossil record, it's the species. How could it have been a Pachycephalosaur that developed intelligence? They were at best average for Cretaceous fauna. Why not a Trudontid, an Ornithomid, or another small theropod? There's something going on here that we're missing. Dr. M. Item number, SCP-324, Object Class, Safe. Special Containment Procedures While SCP-324 does not require efforts beyond basic botanical maintenance to thrive, access to its products are to be strictly controlled to prevent theft and possible uncontrolled cultivation. SCP-324 is to be contained within a secure solarium or equivalent agricultural facility in a minimum of 5 cubic meters of soil. Soil should be maintained at a consistent pH of between 4 and 4.5 with a minimum 12% humus or similar organic compound, component to topsoil. A misting system or other remote means of watering should be implemented to minimize the number of staff with access to SCP-324. SCP-324 is currently held at Site-23, Solarium-16, Bay 194, under these conditions. As on-site staff already have access to specialized botanical testing equipment and methodologies via the containment of SCP-38. Transfer of SCP-324 to another facility is subject to Level 4 approval. Products of SCP-324, designated SCP-324-1, may be transferred between research staff as necessary with Level 3 approval. To maintain SCP-324 as the only mature specimen during initial research, attempts to cultivate further specimens from SCP-324-1 off-site are currently suspended. Description SCP-324 is a small evergreen shrub currently 1.4 meters in height and possessing a complex root system that extends approximately 2.5 meters below the soil. Leaves are lancelate, ranging between 4 and 6 centimeters in width. During the flowering phase, SCP-324 produces small 14 to 22 millimeters white flowers with 9 petals. Berries produced by SCP-324 are designated SCP-324-1 and appear pinkish white in color with diameters between 9 and 14 millimeters. Berries are edible, with flavor reported as tart and mildly sweet. SCP-324's flowering and berry producing phase are apparently only initiated by the introduction of a deceased mammal of at least 25 kilograms into its soil. The mammal must be within range of SCP-324's root system and been deceased no longer than three days at the time of its first contact with SCP-324. If these conditions are met, the flowering phase will begin within 16 hours of introduction, with mature flowers in SCP-324-1 appearing within 75 hours. When eaten, each individual sample of SCP-324-1 will produce a vivid sensory experience, reenacting a seemingly random memory of the deceased mammal's life in the consumer of SCP-324-1. In tests with human cadavers buried in SCP-324's soil, consumers of SCP-324-1 report clear oral and visual impressions, including specific locations, conversations, and individuals. The consumer of SCP-324-1 appears to experience the deceased's memory, as if it were one of their own, but recognizes it as a product of another mind. In tests featuring animal cadavers, consumers of SCP-324-1 report an overwhelming jumble of sensory input, devoid of the usual narrative context produced by human thought. Each experience lasts between two and four minutes before it subsides. If multiple samples of SCP-324-1 are ingested at one time, memories experienced proceed one at a time, each with the same two to four minute window. SCP-324 produces SCP-324-1 for approximately one week, regardless of the type or mass of the deceased mammal introduced into its soil. After this period has elapsed, all samples of SCP-324-1 wither and become inert, until another deceased mammal is accessed by the root system. Animals incapable of creating memories or lacking memories of their own, such as subjects of SCP-909, likewise produce inert samples of SCP-324-1. Discovery SCP-324 was discovered in a small cemetery, specializing in natural, coffinless and non-preservational burial in rural, county, New Hampshire. The groundskeeper, a Mr. Declan, would regularly transplant SCP-324 to the graves of the newly deceased and invite surviving family members to partake of SCP-324-1 for a substantial fee. The scheme was discovered inadvertently, when Agent Warrant attended services at the cemetery for his deceased relative. Upon a demonstration of SCP-324-1's effects, Agent Warrant immediately took both Mr. Declan, assigned D-Class, and SCP-324 into Foundation custody. Mr. Declan claimed the shrub had been on the grounds when they were purchased in 19 and knew nothing further of its origins. Addendum. Experiment logs 324-42.4 through 324-45.2. SCP-324-1 consumer, male, D-Class, number 67531, age 56. Soil input. Human. Female. Aged 34 at TOD. Deceased two days. Experience report. D-67531 placid for duration of experience. Recounts an afternoon picnic from the perspective of a small female child, including impressions of flying a kite and eating a celery stalk with peanut butter and raisins. SCP-3241 consumer. Female. D-Class, number 58563, age 34. Soil input. Chimpanzee. Female. Aged 44 at TOD. Deceased three days. Experience report. D-58563 thrashes wildly for the duration of the experience, making gestures as if to ward off an attacker. Recounts impression of being assaulted by multiple individuals uttering high-pitched squeals. SCP-3241 consumer. Male. D-Class, number 69965, age 22. Soil input. Human. Female. Aged 93 at TOD. Deceased two days. Experience report. D-69965 uncooperative, restraints employed. D-69965 force-fed SCP-3241 continues thrashing for 43 seconds before abruptly relaxing. Eyes glazed for duration of experience. D-69965 drools slightly. Recounts staring out a window from a wheelchair at a busy urban street. Sprinklers occasionally splashing the window. SCP-3241 consumer. Female. D-Class, number 39395, age 42. Soil input. Dolphin. Male. Aged 19 at TOD. Deceased one day. Experience report. D-39395 holds breath for duration of experience. Passes out at 97 seconds. Revived. Recounts impressions of swimming, darkness, pressure. Claims to distinctly recall speaking to another individual but cannot remember content of conversation. You don't miss any of our upcoming videos.


Namaskar! Honourable Prime Minister Sir, my name is Joveda Patra and I am a student of Class 10th of Jawahar Navode Vidyalay Guru Gram, Haryana. It's my privilege and great honour to participate in the Pariksha Pejaja 2023. Honourable Prime Minister Sir, my question to you is, being an average student, how can I focus on my studies? Kindly guide me on this issue. Thank you, Sir. Thank you, Joveda. Honourable Prime Minister Sir, Joveda Patra is an average student. How can she do the exam better than you? She wants to give you a Mark Darshan. She wants to give you a Mark Darshan of Kripyan. Honourable Prime Minister Sir. Honourable Prime Minister Sir, my question is, how can I focus on my studies? Kindly guide me on this issue. Honourable Prime Minister Sir, my questions to you is, what can I do? Honourable Prime Minister Sir, I am an average student. I will make an average of 30 marks by myself. Honourable Prime Minister Sir, my question to you is, how can I focus on my studies? If you don't understand the situation, then God will give you the power of your faith. Your faith will give you the power of your faith. Your prayer will give you the power of your faith. And I want every mother and father to do the right thing of that child. They will not be born to do this. But do the right thing. Sometimes if you don't know anything about that child, then your faith will not give you the power to do the right thing. You can't do this. Do this. Do the right thing. But don't do this. If you don't know anything about that child, then don't do this. Do this. We are ordinary people. We are ordinary people. We are ordinary people. But ordinary people don't do the right thing. And those who don't do the right thing, then they will be born to do the right thing. And they will be born to do the right thing. So do this. Whenever you think about it, if you look at the world, all the people who are successful, don't do the right thing. They are ordinary people. They do the right thing. They have made great results. You can see from them, that they are talking about the meaning of the world. What is the meaning of the world? What is the meaning of the world? What is the meaning of that sesame seeds? What is the meaning of the world? What is the meaning of the world? The meaning of the world is what we call the Darshan, what is the meaning of the world? What are the conditions of the world? We don't have any lack of knowledge. The knowledge is coming and There is no information of the Prime Minister's position. It is written here. Whether you read it or not, but today, the world has a country whose public opinion is that the country is shining on the world, friends. So do this. Don't be impressed, friends, that you are not extraordinary. And secondly, you will be extraordinary. You will be extraordinary. And the extraordinary, you will also be extraordinary. Every time, God gives you a different kind of support. Today, you have to give him the same respect, to give him the same kind of water. You will come out very quickly. This is my belief. Thank you.


A recent observational study on acne reported a statistically significant relationship between acne severity and dietary factors, such as chocolate and dairy products, both of which I have videos about. But this surprised me. Sunflower seed consumption? When I think sunflower seeds, I just think good whole food source of nutrition found to lower cholesterol levels as much as almonds, which is pretty good. There are, however, right and wrong ways to eat them.  How could a doctor diagnose such a thing?  I've got a picture for you, of course. Can end up a sharp thorny mass, which is why the so-called sunflower seed syndrome has been described as a prickly proctological problem, lamenting that people who consume health foods occasionally fall into the trap of believing if some is good, more is better. It's not the amount, though, it's how they're eating them, with the shells still on. That's why the syndrome is uncommon, unless the patients are children who don't know any better or adults who are either impaired or have no experience with eating sunflower seeds. Most cases involve younger children, but here researchers describe a psychologically sound 13-year-old stressing the importance of the role of the parents to guide their children about the potential problems associated with the ingestion of too many unshelled seeds. You can overdo even shelled seeds, though, because of just the nature of sunflowers, they're good at drying up the naturally-curring heavy metal cadmium out of the ground, so end up with higher levels than most foods, even if grown in relatively uncontaminated soil. Although people who consume large amounts of sunflower seeds don't seem to suffer any untoward effects or even end up with detectably higher cadmium levels, here they define large amounts as greater than an ounce a week, which is like a handful, about 150 seeds. The World Health Organization recommends staying below about 490 micrograms of dietary cadmium a week. I mean, if you ate a handful a day, you'd be well below that, but you may get as much as 36 a day from the rest of your diet, so I think one handful a day is a reasonable safe upper limit. Yeah, but will it give us acne? You don't know, until you put it to the test. Yeah, but who's going to do a randomized controlled trial of sunflower seeds and acne? Nobody, until now. After all, consuming sunflower seeds is a very enjoyable way of participating in a clinical trial. Fifty young adults were randomized to eat sunflower seeds or not for a week. In the control group, the Acne Severity Index stayed about the same, but in the sunflower seed group, they got worse. This translates into about three extra pimples in the sunflower group versus about one extra in the control group. They conclude that sunflower seed intake appears to aggravate acne. However, further evidence may be needed before banning some sunflower seed intake in patients with acne.


Okay, hi, this is Professor Gerald Friedman, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts. And we're here to talk about early American economic growth, that is patterns of growth and determinants of expansion in the economy before the American Civil War. And our focus is going to be on the northern states. We'll talk about the south later when we talk about slavery. But for the country as a whole, economic growth really began to pick up in the 1820s. And if you compare the growth of the gross domestic product, the whole economy, with the growth in wages, right away we see something interesting. Okay, over here we've got a little chart showing an index of economic growth per capita. That is the gross domestic product, the sum of everything that's produced and sold, divided by the population. It's a rough measure of average well-being. I mean, it doesn't talk about distribution, it leaves out home production and a lot of other stuff, but this is the standard measure used, PCY, per capita income. And you notice that not much happens to this. It goes up a little bit in the 30 years after the Constitution, and then it starts going up more steadily until the Civil War. And actually this growth rate continues, accelerates a bit, down to today. So from here it's onward and upwards. Wages are different, which is kind of interesting. The average wage paid common labor actually grew faster before 1820 than afterwards. Starting in the 1820s, they're pretty much flat until the 1850s. From 1820 to 1850, very little growth, and then after 1850 it picks up again. So if they end at about the same point, you know, by definition we define where they end as 100. But most, wages start from a lower level, and most of the growth in wages comes earlier during the period when there's very little growth in the economy. That's something to keep in mind for when we're going to talk about workers and wages later. Now in terms of what caused this growth, this is important because before the 1820s, steady economic growth of this sort had happened in maybe one country, Great Britain. A little bit in France, a little bit in the Netherlands, and you could say, well, the wealthiest places in the world, the slave colonies and the Caribbean, but they're kind of a whole different business. But in terms of a full-fledged economy, sustained economic growth was very unusual and to the point where the United States arguably only the second country in the world. And the rate of growth in the United States in the 1820s very quickly surpassed the rate of growth in Britain. And for a century, more than a century, down until World War II, the United States had just about the fastest sustained long-term rate of growth in the world. Since World War II, we've had a relatively slow rate of growth in per capita income compared to other affluent countries, but there are various reasons for that that maybe we'll get to talk about later in the semester. But this is important. This is an unusual experience in terms of world history. You take all the history of the world, human history, several thousands of years, and no other place other than Great Britain had had sustained economic growth. And the United States quickly became the fastest. So this is something worth thinking about. The way economists have thought about it is shaped by a Nobel Prize-winning economist who went to high school with my mother-in-law, Robert Solow, at MIT. I'd say one thing, two things about Solow, three things about Solow. First is he's actually a very nice human being, which is really kind of unusual among big-name academics. Second, he has a wonderful writing style and a good sense of humor, which has something to do with the success of his most important book, Growth Theory, which is over 50 years old. The third thing is it's worth mentioning that while he won the Nobel Prize for his book on growth theory, it's wrong. He has, it's not logically consistent. He does not have an explanation for how you measure capital. This is a technical point. It's actually very important. Don't believe what economists say, since their orthodox model is all wrong. That said, we'll go to talk about Solow's growth model because it leads to some interesting ideas that don't depend on his error in measuring capital. Solow starts with what's called a Cobb-Douglas production function, where output relates to some constant, well it's not a constant, a measure of efficiency, A, times the quantity of capital raised to some exponent, the elasticity of output with respect to capital, and the quantity of labor raised to an exponent, the elasticity of output with respect to labor. More labor, more output, more capital, more output, more efficiency, more output. Change in output can be decomposed into the elasticity of output with respect to capital, times the change in the amount of capital, plus the elasticity of output with respect to labor, times the change in the quantity of labor, plus change in the efficiency. If you want to, you can change this to change the terms here. Just move this stuff over to the other side. Output minus these things, what's due to capital and what's due to changes in labor, gives you the residual, which Solow took as a measure of technological change. What he found for American history is that while increasing amounts of capital accounted for some of the increased in output, increasing amounts of labor accounted for some, a lot was due to this. Changes in technology, that's how he interpreted it. Now this is just a measure of our ignorance. We think we know that increase in capital and increase in labor caused increase in output. We don't know what's in here. We don't know what causes increases in output beyond what's due to capital and labor. It could be technology. It could be that people are working harder. We can't distinguish between people working more minutes out of every hour and people working better. That is using a better technology. We can't distinguish between those two. That's important. People are producing more. It could be they're using a better method, or it could be for some other reason. They're not taking coffee breaks, they're not going to the bathroom, they're not talking to each other, they're just working harder. Now what is it that accounts for technological progress? Later the next couple lectures we'll be talking about changes in how hard people work. But here, Solo and people following him, notably Paul David, an economist at Stanford. Paul David's an interesting person. He's really bright. He moved out to, but he never finishes anything. His major finished works are very short articles. He never finished his dissertation. He went to Stanford, hired without his dissertation, and it came up when he was promoted to chair because somebody looked and said, oh, you don't have a PhD yet. He had been at Stanford for 20 years. So they put together some articles and gave him his PhD. Okay, explaining technological progress. The traditional view is great people. Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Eli Whitney. You have a few great people that come up with great ideas and yeah. So every time you look at one of these great inventions, you find that they were like five people figuring it out at the same time. Leibniz invented calculus, Newton invented calculus, somebody else invented calculus.  And also, even if you get a great invention, it's usually not good for much until you figure out how to apply it, how to integrate it into the production process. What we've found in looking at invention after invention is it's not invention that matters, it's innovation. And this is one of the major points that Paul David, I'd say Henry David, Paul's father, who was a famous historian, that Paul David found in looking at American textiles. During starting in this period, the 1820s to 40s, when we started getting that spurt in growth and when wages were flat. What Paul David finds is that most of the growth in output in that period is not associated with any significant change in observed technology. Most of the growth comes using what appear to be the same machines. But from year to year, there is a steady increase in output. He calls this learning by doing. And it goes back to a factory, a steel mill in Horndahl, Sweden of all places, where economists observe sex phenomena. They kept being more productive, same workers, same technology, same machinery, but they became more productive. Liberty ships in the United States were all built the same design at the same places, but they were being done faster and faster. People, workers figured out better ways to do things. They used the technology better. They innovated, not invented. They innovated and became more productive. David associated this growth, or he found it was associated with a quantity of production. The more they had produced, the more opportunities for learning, the better they became. Hey, you ever study the violin? Ever play basketball? Practice. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. How do you become more productive? Practice, practice, practice. Increasing practice, you become more productive. Note, in David's case, he argues this is actually a good argument for tariffs and trade protection, because it gives companies opportunity to practice until they become more efficient than anybody else. And that's what happened in the United States. And we'll keep on talking about this. So, till then, thank you very much and have a nice day. Bye-bye.


Internal Revenue Service IRS tax news security summit tax pros can help clients battle identity theft risk The security summit battling bad guys just like the Justice League Yeah, or at least they're given advice to tax pros on how to battle the bad guys Honestly tax pros have to be like Batman these days You know that movie the accountant with the account was basically Batman These days, that's like a true story But first an attempt at a joke last month my boss informed me that you need to be more of a team player It's like I just need to be like a team player and I was like, okay boss What position do you want me to play this time? You're the coach and my boss said well this time We need you to play the all-important position of Team scapegoat to blame any problems on a scapegoat or sacrificial lamb and I was like, yeah But I always have to play that position coach Uh-huh, and if I can obtain for you these animals and they're like, yeah Well, you should be proud that you're so good at it. I'm sorry, Appu. I have no choice So I said okay as long as it's for the good of the team boss for the team Marshall for the team At the next regional meeting the CEO said revenue is down in your department. What do you have to say for yourselves? What do you have to say for yourself? The entire team stood up in unison pointed at me proclaiming. It's his fault It's his fault It's tough being a team player these days. I tell you what tough team It's not easy I Are 20 22-151 August 16 2022 Washington The security summit partners today concluded a special summer education campaign by outlining steps tax Professionals can take to help clients from becoming statistics and identity theft related tax fraud scams So in other words to try to help us out to avoid being the victims of tax fraud scams as tax professionals the IRS state tax agencies and the tax industry working together as The security summit there's a link to the security summit here have been combating identity theft since 2015 Seems like I'm not sure they've been the most effective But I think some of the changes in identity theft possibly increases in identity theft possibly more targets of Identity theft to tax professionals are clearly outside the security summits control Part of that might have to do with the Environment that we are in and the responses to things like the pandemic which would has increased the Potential gain for things like fraud for lower income individuals in particular making lower income individuals as well as tax professionals who have multiple This kind of identity information more valuable to tax scammers So that's just kind of part of the environment that we are in that we got to deal with So this is the final part of a five-part summer series Sponsored by the summit partners to highlight critical steps tax professionals can take to protect client data The quote protect your clients protect yourself in quote campaign is an effort to urge tax professionals to secure the computer system and Protect client data following the pandemic and its aftermath So basically there they don't know what to do on the government side of things So they're training us all to be like Batman and so we're all we all have to be you know Batman now So quote identity thieves always seem to find a hook to lure victims and we increasingly Sancti tax professionals as a target given sensitive client data They handle in quotes at IRS commissioner Chuck ready. It's kind of funny how we just kind of say well Due to the fact that tax professionals have sensitive informations They have more and more been a hook Well that something more than that has to have changed because the we have already you know The tax professionals have always had sensitive information and some of the things that might have changed is the environment in terms of the laws Which has make it more advantageous for scammers to scam particularly lower-income individuals due to the changes in things like the tax code and the stimulus payments and basically the You know other changes with refundable credits and that's just again Part part of the changes that are happening that that are obviously going to lead to scams Towards these types of things so quote tax professionals have their hands full taking care of their clients and staying on top of the latest in Professional developments, but they shouldn't overlook the basics of protecting their data and their systems missing these basic steps can be Devastating to a tax pro and their clients But a few common sense steps and being aware of security basics can go a long way to provide Important protection and quote while many be many may be working from home either full or part-time the IRS and security summit partners urge The use of virtual private networks or VPNs to securely conduct business so the VPNs are you know, obviously During this time frame a lot of people kind of decentralized even smaller offices instead of working more in say a Centralized location as you do that you have more nodes of entry from a computer standpoint where people can basically hack in or get Into the system and one way to to safeguard that as you have more of a decentralized network is to use these VPNs So that's something to be aware of so online business commerce and banking should only be done while using a secure browser Connection never at a coffee shop restaurant or other business offering free Wi-Fi So hopefully at this point everybody should know that you know if you're getting free Wi-Fi That is not a place that you want to be you want to be accessing anything That's sensitive financial information for clients for example or for banking information that kind of stuff One way users can tell if they're using a secure browser is by looking for a small lock visible in the lower right corner Or upper left of the web browser window some additional considerations be cautious of email attachments and web links Do not open a link or attachment that arrives unexpectedly Always call the sender to confirm receipt and validity of any unexpected links or attachments before opening now Unfortunately, again the tax professionals usually when we see these fishing scams We typically think of a fishing cam scam kind of as an unsophisticated scam because you look at some of those emails And they're clearly spam, but obviously they're using most of the time They're using this broad-based approach to shotgun pretty like not good looking emails because Part of their scam might be to try to convince people to pay them with like a with like a gift card or something, right? So actually having a not so professional looking email is a way to filter out people that Would not go all the way through with the scam of actually giving them money with like a gift card or something like that But if because of the changes in the law, they might find that it's worthwhile cost-benefit analysis to target Tax professionals because that information that they can get from there might be more valuable these days and instead of shotgunning these kind of These these very transparently spammy emails they might try to make a more targeted effort and make the emails look like a client email for example and Use multiple emails at a targeted fashion and so that's what we're looking at more possibly these days So use separate personal and business computers mobile devices and email accounts This is particularly important for those who may share hardware with other family members Especially children who may not be aware of safety protocols So obviously other people on the network can can give access to your network and now your networks Compromise they'd like to keep your personal network separate from the business network as much as possible Do not send sensitive business information to personal email devices Do not conduct business including online business banking or personal computer or device Likewise do not engage in web surfing gaming or video downloading on business computers or devices Do not share USB drives or external hard drives between personal and business computers or devices again This is something that's quite convenient to be able to do as it as an instructor. I used to You know want to take data from one place to the other but obviously, you know the hard drives Or you know can get infected people can put us put Some something on the hard drive and mess up the whole computer or try to hold it hostage or do whatever they do So never connect an unknown untrusted piece of hardware into the system or network Also, do not insert any unknown CD DVD or USB drive Disable the auto run feature for USB ports and Optical drives on business computers to help prevent malicious programs from being Installed so one way they can install these malicious programs is to try to get them on These thumb drives and then try to get some way that you put the that you'll access the thumb drive again And you would think That wouldn't be the easiest thing to do but they can get quite creative and causing an emergency to help someone out or something And you need to check out something on the thumb drive and whatever so be careful with downloads Do not download software from an unknown web page always exercise caution when freeware or shareware So use strong passwords never give out user names or passwords to others strong passwords consist of random Sequences of letters to include upper and lowercase numbers and special characters So you want to have passwords that you can't possibly remember is the bottom line Ideally passwords should be at least 12 characters long for systems or applications that have sensitive information Use multiple forms of identification multi-factor or dual-factor Authentification so that means you want to get the text message on your phone every time you log into something or something like that Change default passwords Many devices come with default administrative passwords So if you get a default password that you didn't make up Then you want to change that because people might know the default password change them immediately and regularly there after Default passwords are easily found or known by hackers change passwords often every three months is recommended Considered using a password management application to store passwords There's like a last pass and other kind of stuff that could be useful Passwords to devices and applications that contain business information should not be reused So you don't want to use the same password every time Additional resources so you can find additional resources at this exciting stuff So you can feed what you need to be as a tax professional and that's like Batman So in addition receiving IRS publication, we got four five five seven safeguarding taxpayer data There's a link to that here tax professionals can also get help with security recommendations by reviewing Small business information security the fundamentals There's a link to that here by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. You got the IRS identity theft central pages There's a link to that for tax pros individuals and businesses have important details as well You got publication five two nine three data security resource guide for tax professionals providing a compilation of data theft information available on IRS dot gov IRS dot GOV IRS dot GOV So all that cool stuff is here and there'll be a link to this in the description You


The other thing confused exactly how the head is supposed to go with your body in the rotational throws. In this video what we're going to discuss is the head go ahead, does it stay center, does it stay back, what do we do, where does it go, what's its path, we're going to talk about it in this video so check it out. Johnson from Airtate Throws Nation and in today's YouTube video one of the things we're going to talk about is the path of the head and relation to it with the hips. What you want to pay attention to is the head is always following the hips. Finally we had up a video called the focal point. We're talking about that big head stalls and those kind of jerky head movements that you get with a lot of those focal point cues. We want to just kind of clear up that the best throwers in the world, their head follows the hips. It's the most important thing just like a sprinter is going to take off. You don't see any sprinters with their head turned to the side or their heads moving right. Elite sprinters have that head really on and that's the same thing we're creating a sprint and we just have a rotational movement to it and the disc is in a rotational shot and in the glide is where when the hips are going to be opening keeping the head back is going to be a little different because it's a linear delivery not a rotational delivery so it's very different mechanics and that's why the head position can stay very different. Here in the rotational throws and we're looking at the discus or the shot put the thing is is we want that head always moving with the hips. We get into our setup and we're in our pillar one and we're getting our start. You notice that most elite throwers they're going to be moving over into this position and again stylistically everybody's going to be a little different mechanically. I will always argue that they're all pretty much the same. We always love to see people argue about different things. All right. All right. But what we're saying is that poor mechanics are the same. Are there nuanced differences in the style that have an influence on mechanics? Yes. Absolutely. But the core position the six pillars of the throw are going to remain the same for all throwers at the elite level and all throwers period mechanically because physics is physics. So one of the things we're talking about with the head is we're going to be here and as we turn here and we begin the throw you're going to notice all your elite throwers. The head is following the hips. This is the path of the hips. So when I get to this point and I get to this point and I'm getting to this point and you're seeing that that's where the hips are. This is where the hips are. This is where the head is and the head is always connected to the hips. And once the hips are facing here you see the head staying again with the hips. And you are going to notice this is a really simple tip but this avoids getting into like that rear focal point or the or the notion that the head is going to stay with the chest. Now if the hips are moving here and the chest is here that's a disconnect. So one of the things we're going to do is that you'll notice you know if people that are trying to maintain the head with the chest the trunk rotates in thoracic spine right the middle of your back. And so what you want to do is when we're rotating here and everything's staying here that's where you're creating the tension. If you turn the head and keep it here you're going to change how the tension feels in the body. Now there's a difference if you're doing in the shot put there's a little bit more room for forgiveness because you have the implement sitting on top of you. So it's almost it's very difficult to not keep the head here but you're going to keep everything's going to be moving with the hips easier in the shot because the implement's here. So in the discus you have the double separation, shoulders, hips, arms, shoulder. And so if you turn you start to change and you'll start to influence and change that separation and stretch reflex and that's a negative. So real simple cue today when you're looking look at the best throwers in the world. All the greatest throwers in history is that that head is always moving into around and in the middle and through and I don't think you'll find any coach that will disagree that you shouldn't pull your head off at the finish. It's the same principle. We shouldn't pull our head off at the start the middle or the finish. So if it's wrong at the finish it's going to be wrong all the way throughout the throw and it's a really simple thing to keep in mind. So as you throw don't rip the head. So there's a point you can't stay here. It's going to follow ahead but that's where my hips are at the point of delivery. So when we talked about our block leg and our block arm and everything's coming through that's where my hips are facing so that's why my head's here my head isn't here and I certainly don't want my head back and I don't want my head in the middle of the throw just staying here. Let's look at three of the best discus throwers. Let's look at Peter Melichowsky. Let's look at Robert Harding. Let's look at Gerd Kanter. Look at where their head goes right. Their head is moving throughout the entire throw. Perkovich is prime example as well. One of the most dominant female throwers and yes some of you commenting below. I think she's the best ever because of her style or technique or consistency. Okay so thanks so much for watching this video. If you find this video helpful be sure to hit that subscribe button. 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