Today we're ranking the top 10 best sets from 2022 from a collector's perspective. What's up guys we're back with another video we're doing something and I have never done before we are ranking the top 10 sets of the year but from my perspective which is more of a collector slash pack opening perspective versus like these other videos like house of champs made one it's basically just like is this set the best for like metagame and all that stuff he did a little collector like addition in there as well but we're doing specifically from collectors and pack openers like a lot of you guys that watch me you guys open packs where you guys collect stuff for the most part some of you guys play as well but we're gonna give a little twist and we're gonna see what were the best sets this year our giveaway for today will be specific to whoever wins the giveaway whatever you think was the best set this year let me know in the comments I will personally get you a box of that set I don't actually have any of like some of the sets anymore so we're just gonna have to like send you the money and then you can buy it or whatever so that's how it's gonna work just like the video be subscribed turn on notifications let me know your absolute number one set of the year for whatever reason doesn't have to be from a collector's perspective just whatever you would want to win all right let's hop right into it we are going to be using the tstg player price guide just to look over some cards and stuff like that we're going to start with a special award this year's stinkiest set of the year award goes to drum roll please hidden arsenal chapter one all right and as we look at hidden arsenal chapter one you can see exactly why it's so bad the top card in the set is $4.91 yeah $4.91 for the absolute best card this set was never hyped no one ever really liked it there was a skill drain in it for a while that was expensive stratos I guess is kind of cool but this set overall was an absolute bust it was not a good set it was one of those ones where they put it in the weird shaped box I think it may have had dice as well I can't remember but this set overall just had absolutely zero value and just only a couple of cool cards that it's basically the stratos and the skill drain and I guess if you're using whatever notorious sun sunflowers for uh $4 so yeah not a lot of value in this so not really much to open if you're a collector so you know what are we gonna collect out of here I guess the stratos maybe the skill drain uh and then if you're pulling for value there's none there so you're basically you're gonna lose money every time you open this pretty much so this was a super rough set I wanted to throw it in as the stinkiest set of the year so hashtag stinkiest set of the year in the comments let's go on to the top 10 at number 10 I have OTS tournament pack 18 spoiler I only had one OTS pack in here and that's because this year it was 18 19 and 20 none of them were that great for like collectability and stuff like that this one I specifically picked because I did want to put the top OTS set in here it's a little borderline if it should even be in the top 10 it's not that great but I personally really like Zeus I think it looks really cool while it is sort of like a medicard it also I feel like could become collectible just because it's really iconic to people playing it and also like I've never actually really used Zeus myself I just think the artwork looks really really good so good artwork high rarities like starlight and ultimate rare I think it'll become fairly collectible even when it falls out of favor like I don't even think people are really using it too much right now fusion destiny is a classic I think because if you're like a collector who doesn't play a lot you've probably still use fusion destiny and stuff like that you've used like the uh red eyes fusion you're probably played your goon you've probably played dpe they're like the noob cards that we use so fusion destiny still pretty cool and of course invoke dogmatica it's a deck I actually used in a tournament so I have a soft spot for Ecclesia I really like the ultimate rare starlight is worth way more but still this is a 38 dollar card value ultimate rare just saying and then of course we have to throw in our favorite card where is he mind you the 10 000 hands we'd love to talk about him from invasion of chaos he did get a reprint in here so we got to throw him in here there's also a couple other good cards like token collector was pretty good for like meta gameplay and as I said we're doing for collectors but my rankings do still consider like the meta value it'll just be like worth less in terms of like where I'm putting the set so while token collector is a meta card I it still helps the set a little bit even though we're really looking for collectability here and then of course the dasher is part of the dpe package so oh yeah don't forget about baby sarasaurus dinosaurs I played that as well in a tournament so I do like this set I don't think it's that amazing and also it's an OTS set so like you can't usually open a lot of those packs but I like it at number 10 next up we have legendary duelist season three this is similar to the hidden arsenal set except it's like actually kind of decent so inside each of these you gotta die and the die had different rarities like there was like the dark magician girl die the dark magician die and then there was some more common ones like the elemental hero ones which that was a really cool addition to like get in every single box which is always nice then they have these really cool dark magician reprints elemental hero reprints there's evil hero stuff so it's a lot of like fan favorite stuff that's really really nice and there's not a lot of like meta gameplay stuff in here which you know that's not what we're looking for but there is some really nice collectible stuff like the magician souls the dark magician so if you're playing the dark magician deck which a lot of collectors usually hop when you hop into the meta game you're like how do I play dark magician how do I play blue eyes this set here give you a lot of good stuff for playing like dark magician so which is really cool there's also a dark magician girl in here which is always really really nice curse net girl fear got a reprint so it was just a lot of really decent stuff for collectors while there's not anything huge value which is like what we want to see as collectors like how do we pull the high rarity there wasn't any of that in here so that's why it's down at number nine but I did think the dark magician support deserved to be on the list all right on to number we have a set that doesn't have a lot of collectible stuff but was a super strong set this is the grand creators the grand creators is a collector rare set which if you guys watch a lot of my videos you know I don't really like the setup of those sets I like collector rares but I don't like the boxes that they're in and the specific reason is you only get three ultras per box and then you get occasionally a collector rare so you're opening 24 packs you're really pulling three cards for the most part occasionally there will be a super worth something but not usually and then you might get a collector which would be four out of 24 so there's not a lot of pulls like normally if you're opening like an old school booster box you get four supers and two ultras that six pulls maybe even a secret that seven so getting three pulls it's like you're opening a lot of packs you're not getting a lot of stuff but this was by far the best collector rare set of the year and if we're looking at like meta impact this like would be one of the best sets of the year but because we're mostly looking at collector stuff there's not a lot in here there's like torrential tribute which is really cool solemn strike while it is also sort of a meta card it's also kind of an old card at this point it's like six seven years old so kind of a collector card emergency teleport same thing with that meta relevant but it's also from doulos genesis so pretty cool to see a collector rare there the rest of it I mean I guess you could say in zectors maybe if you played back in 2010 2011 whenever that was when in zectors were really good you were excited about those I think they kind of flopped but they still did get some nice high rarity cards but when we're looking at the meta relevant stuff we have the brave stuff we have the punk stuff the exo sister stuff all that stuff was really successful and had like really solid value in terms of like pulling the stuff which also is part of what we're talking about when we're opening packs even if it's not for like a collector's purpose if you're opening a box you do want to pull like a card that'll get your value back and that is another thing that we're considering and here there was a lot of really good cards there's like ride of error misire there's water enchantress I mean there's just all these really strong value cards and even if you go to the ultras when this first came out the ride of error misire ultra rare was 60 bucks so you would pull that and make your money back on the box there was like the ogre dance is a 21 dollar uh oh that's a collector rare but it used to be a 20 dollar ultra rare before it got the uh the collector rare but some of this stuff has been reprinted we have to keep that in consideration but I'm talking about when it first came out as well as like now so we're kind of like averaging them together but this was a really strong set overall not a lot of stuff that you take and like grade or something like that for like collecting but you might actually keep some of this stuff just because it was like iconic in your meta deck and stuff like that so I think this has a solid spot at number eight and if it was a meta listed be even higher at number seven we have the 2022 tin of pharaoh gods so this set was pretty solid overall because it had a lot of really strong reprints one of the problems with it though was they like half and short printed a lot of the cards which is good and bad it's bad because you don't get it as often it's good because the value like usually stays higher because they're harder to pull so it's like a give and take it's kind of a good thing for collectors because then you know you actually have a high rarity card or not a high rarity but high value card to search for there's not a lot of like high value though the most expensive is the $37 pot of prosperity but we also have the collector stuff in here which is the three new artworks which is really awesome by new I mean from the ocg I believe they're already in the ocg we got them in the tcg so we're talking about the blue eyes white dragon the dark magician girl and of course the red eyes so it was really cool to get like some of those cards finally in the artwork because I think the dark magician girl artwork is really good the blue eyes artwork is it's not my favorite one but I think it's decent and I really like the red eyes I think it looks amazing so that was really cool to have these thrown into the tins I know a lot of people that are not collectors like more dark magician more or not dark magician this time but more blue eyes more red eyes but you can't get enough when it's new artwork it's really cool stuff and then of course the dark red eyes dark dragon's in here and that's like that's a collector card even though it was used in the meta dark magician as well as the red eyes put together so that's a collector card and then all these awesome like prismatic sea carriers like the lighting storm are really good so I thought it was a solid set overall but not having like a huge chase card definitely held it back a little bit and then the the short printing is like it's kind of weird so like that's number seven I think it's pretty decent let's go on to number six all right number six we have another set that is very strong an amazing meta set but not necessarily a collector set but it kind of had to be on the list because it was so good we have power of the elements this was one of the absolute best sets of the year because of the archetypes that came out of it not a lot of collector cards in here I do like the dpe starlight a lot of people were not happy about this card being in here because they thought it should have been in burst of destiny last year which it should have to be honest but I mean we either didn't get it and then didn't get it at all later on or we didn't get it and they made it later so I know they were like cashing out a little bit on the set but like they didn't even need it because that was amazing so I think it was just a little bit of a cherry on top to have the dpe starlight and it was something I searched for for like I think seven or eight cases for us to pull it and it's a really beautiful card so that I think is the best collector rare card in this set just because it's like heroes it was like used in the meta as well so that's going to be iconic for people so I think that card will age pretty well really nice card there but the rest of it I mean really no uh collector rare cards in here at all but the tier elements and the sprite stuff has been so big throughout this year that everyone who played in this year like in like 10 years they'll remember the tier element stuff like oh yeah remember that tier zero format remember when sprite came out and the tier elements in the same set and they're all amazing so that's it's gonna hold up well I think in terms of like people remembering this set and it being really really good and then also we have to mention the value you could pull out of here because the value when this first came out this this planet thing was $80 sprite blue was $100 Slayer was like 50 I mean there was crazy secret rare value and then an ultra rare sprite elf still $20 back then it was I think around 20 as well so there was some good ultra rare stuff there was some amazing secret rare stuff then there's star lights that you could pull which is always fun even if it's like a meta star light pulling a star light rare is still awesome for collectors and you want to grade it because it's like wow that was really hard to pull it's one in 25 boxes or whatever one in 100 for my specific one that I wanted or whatever one in 125 actually but yeah so this set overall just a really strong set honestly could maybe even be up higher but because there's really maybe one-ish collector card in here that's why I have it down at number six but still really really awesome set and it was fun for me to open up and I really enjoyed our time with power of the elements so had to make it on the list of number six let's go to number five so we have dark wing blast now you might hear that and be like hmm there weren't any collector cards in that set at all and there really wasn't not not many at all in terms of collector cards I think there might have been one what was it I guess you could consider the black wing dragon somewhat collectible but it already has an ulti and it goes so we searched for it we still have not pulled it by the way so we want to pull that not super big in terms of like the collector space but I think it's a decent card for that but this has to be one of the best value sets I've opened I would say the number one value set I've opened this year and I'm not talking about the very first day like when the prices are crazy of every set this set like even a week or two a month later is still holding crazy value with the cards and that's because there was a super rare that's like $15 there's a super that's like $8 so that's two cards that you pull very often like usually one of each per box then you have ultra rare that's $70 right now it was like 60 on release maybe 50 I don't know 50 to 70 so crazy value in an ultra rare you pull four ultra rare per box you have a great chance to pull it and then there's another ultra worth over 20 so the unicorn the cast your unicorn as well as the cast your affinity I mean they're both crazy money then you go into the secret secret is overall not great I mean there's not like a huge line up of amazing secret but the Loubellion's 50 bucks so there's still a big secret rare in there and then in the star lights the rule closes over 300 bucks that's solid value then of course the black wing dragon which is a cheap card by the way so cool for collectors so this set was just such good value like opening it up you would almost always pull like at least like $30 worth of cards like it was like the absolute worst case scenario so this set was just awesome for that and as an opener like not necessarily a collector but just opening packs when you open packs you want to have potential like you want to feel like okay I can actually pull something good in every pack and that's how this set feels so it was a lot of fun to open that's why I've opened it multiple different streams and stuff like that and even though it doesn't have a ton of collectors the opening side of this made this such a fun set I had to put it at number five and it also has some nice you know meta relevance as well because the cash tier stuff's just good and don't forget about of course the rule close I mean tier elements tier zero so it just really really solid stuff number five for sure I had to put it in the top five so let's move on to number four maybe we'll actually have some collector cards in the next one at number four we have one that's somewhat debatable I watched House of Champs video before this and he was talking about this set he had this set really low on his ranking ghost from the past the second haunting so the reason he had it low was because he thought the set failed based on the ghost rares he thought because they were in bad condition that made the set a failure I had a little bit of a different perspective on that so let's go into what I like about this set first of all we have nine ghost rares I mean that is in and of itself enough to make the set hype ghost rares didn't even exist in the TCG for like five years so them bringing these back and of course they did ghost from the past one but they even up the ghost rares from five to nine in this one made it even more exciting they made them easier to pull you're usually getting one to seven per case occasionally some people got zero I know if you're watching this and you got zero that really hurt for me to say one to seven I know I feel you guys I didn't have it on this set but I had it on Grand Creator so I know what you mean but it was possible to pull multiple ghost rares and these ghost rares are not just any ghost rares they're one through six are amazing I mean we had Dark Magician Girl Blue Eyes White Dragon we got Red Eyes Black Dragon we've got Cyber Dragon Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and the Dark Arm Dragon all of those are insanely nostalgic awesome collectible cards there are a couple issues I think the ghost rares foiling is definitely lacking on these compared to some of the older ghost rares it definitely does not look as good as some other cards that you could pull but I still do like ghost rares and I think they're really cool John's point about it having bad you know scuffing on the back and not being in good condition that goes both ways first of all it's a bad thing if you if you pull one and it's like lightly played it's like oh are you kidding me I really opened all this and got a garbage ghost rare now if we go to the PSA grading side this actually makes this set interesting because if the cards came out pristine perfect you grade them it's like Pokemon you get like a BGS black label 10 every time you grade them it's like well what's the point of grading them when they come out like this and they're all damaged and stuff it actually makes the pop really low it's really hard it's kind of like the wing dragon a rod with the ghost rares all scratched up having like a PSA 10 of that card is extremely rare it makes it so a card that's like massively printed is actually super rare because you have one of the few that's actually in great condition and that's what kind of happened with this set a lot of these I think it was blue eyes does that still have zero 10s it might still have zero 10s I'm not sure but there it's a very low pop to get a blue eyes my dragon and PSA 10 so that makes that card actually super cool and like okay maybe I could open that set hope for the perfect blue eyes you know there's the slight chance of pulling the blue eyes which is already a cool chase you're like oh what if I get the blue eyes you get it's $150 card like wow that's awesome then there's the next level what if it's in perfect condition what if I grade it a PSA 10 then it's going to be worth you know $2,000 $3,000 so it adds like a double layer for collectors which I think is actually a cool thing I'm not saying that we want that all the cards to come out in terrible condition I know Tim aka Yuki O2 a lot of times when he sees factory issues he's like awesome now now the cards will be really hard to get in good condition and he like gets excited so I know some people actually are happy when they come out in bad condition so it's a weird thing so you could be on either side of the fence you might want them them to be perfect so you have a nice card when you pull it or you might want that you have the chase to get that super rare perfect condition card so I thought that was an interesting perspective on it and I think that it can be a good thing but I'm not going to say it is a great thing for it to be bad condition for these high rarity cards this set overall I've talked a lot about this set so far we're kind of rambling but it was kind of a disappointment in some ways because the value outside of the ghost shares was not there that's why I don't have it up at the top because you would think at the beginning of the year when you saw this line of ghosts it was going to be the absolute best set and it didn't turn out to be the best set but I still think it's relevant enough to be at number four with like dark magician girl blue eyes ghost dress and stuff like that so let's move on we've spent enough time on this one make sure to let me know your opinion in the comments all right on to number three we have battles of chaos and when this first set first came out I don't think anyone would have said this would be like in the top three sets of the year I still think people aren't probably not saying that but I'm personally going to put in the top three for multiple reasons this set not only had dark magician support it had a blue eyes starlight rare card the blue eyes jet dragon which is one of my favorite cards ever made really cool looking card it also had a couple of meta relevant cards like the guardian chimera and the dark the dark charmer which not only is a super rare which is easily accessed it also has a high rarity starlight the best starlight in the set as you guys can tell it's five hundred and thirty dollars I have one for sale by the way so if you won't want to hit me up then they also had the randomly inserted dark magician which I think when it first came out people were hyping up I was I'm sorry I was one of them it was an accident I was off on the ratios okay guys so people were hyping it up and then it was disappointing because it was easier to pull than people thought the price went way down I think it was up at like what eight hundred dollars and went down to like a hundred or something so now it's at what whatever it is 92 dollars this was still a really awesome card and I think that because of like the negative press of like people thinking it was worth more aka me and then it not being worth so much and not being so hard to pull it kind of made people have like a sour taste for this card but I think when you look back this is a really really awesome card because have we ever seen a randomly inserted bonus card it's not like an extra card but it's like instead of a common you could pull a dark magician it was one of the coolest things ever because like normally when you're finding high rarity it's just in the rare slot this was not in the rear slot it was like at the back of the car of the pack sometimes there's in the front of the pack it was all over the place you never knew like you had to open every single card in the set to make sure that it was not there like some people were putting them in their bulk and stuff like that which you might say that's a bad thing because then we lost it but I think it was just cool it was like a lottery ticket like it was like it randomly inserted lottery things it was it just felt like a mystery box almost it was really fun so I think that it was a cool idea and I hope they do it again with some other cool card like like maybe a blue eyes or something like that and oh my goodness I just noticed the flounder ease and advent adventure ultra rare is now 31 dollars so we've got an ultra I mean it's no cash to your affin rear but 31 dollars for an ultra I mean there's some value in this set honestly it's not too bad when it first came out it seemed like a flop because of the whole dark magician thing but I think this this set is aged super well and I think it will continue to age well because of the dark magician stuff and just other really cool cards I mean wow I think it's doing well I'm surprised at where I have this on the list but let me know what you guys think I mean you guys still like battles of chaos pretty fire set in my opinion I think we open like eight cases of it okay number two we've been going on for a long time I didn't expect to talk this much but sometimes I just talk a lot we have the battles of legend crystal revenge the newest set I think to date it's a pretty new set this set I really like for numerous reasons but there's a few drawbacks that kept it from being number one this set has the best lineup of collectible star lights by far ever absolutely loaded there's nine star lights this is our first time ever having more than five so that was really cool they also increase the rates and yeah we're gonna get to it us versus euro but in the US cases you're opening 1.1 cases to get one star light it used to be you'd have to open 2.1 I think was the ratio so it's like a whole case easier to pull a star light amazing that's awesome for the US sorry euro guys I think it was like 1.5 cases for you guys so it's much much harder very annoying I would be very frustrated if I was a euro person you know someone from Europe opening euro cards if you have to open that many more packs to get a star light it's just a bummer and it feels like you're kind of like paying more to get less yeah I'm not a fan of that I hope that they correct that and don't do that in the future I also don't like how they're splitting up the secret ferro rears and ultra ferro rears either but we'll get into that in the next set number one but this set was amazing access code talker while it's not like super collectible amazing medicard $575 starlight so big value then we've got of course exodia all five pieces really amazing super poly another medicard then we have borlode savage dragon another medicard then we have yada yada grass who got a starlight it was banned till this year now I got a starlight blackwing armor master really really cool card as well I mean it at it's yeah I was disappointed when I pulled it but it's still a decent card overall and it's somewhat collectible because the blackwing stuff I mean progression series and memories and all that stuff but just having a full exodia set and yada that right there amazing collectible starlights because normally we get one collectible starlight per thing we get six here so that's pretty awesome then of course there's some good reprints in here as well I mean we've got tune black cluster soldier that's a collectible card right there tune black all the tune stuff is very collectible we got saline that that needed a reprint we've got of course the borlode savage regular let's see it more chaos stuff so the chaos space is big the tune stuff fusion destiny again I mean this set was okay diddy crow another reprint the doodle stuff people really like that just a lot of good stuff there's also Edison reprints in here which is always big I'm a big fan of Edison reprints overall a pretty decent set I think without the starlights the set is very average but the starlights were so awesome in my opinion I had so much fun opening for exodia we still need that left arm by the way that I had to put it up here I think maybe you could argue like it could be bumped down maybe even battles of chaos could beat it out but I think the exodia starlight set it's really hard to not put that up there for collectors and stuff like that however opening this set the value is not that great that kind of made me hesitant to put it this high because a lot of the cards are worth like two dollars like nice two dollar secretaries but they don't have a ton of value so let me know what you think about this one I had this one at up top and then I realized there's no way I could put it above the number one set and of course our number one set is magnificent mavens the set I always call majestic mavens this set was amazing for so many reasons first of all amazing reprints let's just go look at these reprints real quick evenly matched triple tactics talents lightning storm infinite impermanence yeah none of those have anything to do with collecting but when you're opening up and you get these value cards are all ten dollar cards you can get them fairly easily that's pretty awesome then there's the ashizu stuff also doesn't matter for collectors but it's good value for your openings you have a meta relevant stuff that's really good then you have harby's feather duster of this is actually iconic that's a very nice tp8 artwork reprint which is amazing apollosis in here got blackluster soldier soldier of chaos I think this is a collectible card to be honest there's all high rarity stuff until now so if you're looking for this card for your collection you want to cheap here it is it's a great card it's really cool artwork skill drain classic card if you're playing old school formats I mean there's all the entire sword sold decks in here if you're gonna play that let's get to the collectible stuff first of all when you're opening these up you get a guaranteed box of sleeves in every single mini box which is insane I said box but I mean pack of sleeves that's instant value I still have like a hundred and eighty left that I've been using and I'm not gonna run out of sleeves to like pack orders in a very long time so that's just cool value second of all ultra and secret fairware so first of all ultra versus secret fairware the euro gets ultra we get secret I don't know why they're split up I actually like secret better but for some reason ultras are worth more I don't know why but both pretty cool and not only did they use this new rarity I mean they technically used it before with like what was it like the god cards at some point and it was really it was a busting king's court but they did a lot better this time they look a lot better the secrets look amazing I think the ultras also look pretty good because they put some of the foiling in the front they also have classic cards they have meta cards I mean look at this dark magician girl Silvore Calcos Necro Valley red eyes black dragon reinforcement of the army for old formats we got blue eyes white dragon I haven't actually seen that one yet that's pretty cool change of heart grave keepers trap for the newer stuff elemental hero Neo's got a high rarity finally it's so cool triple tactics talents it's a nice meta card we've got neos again it's it's confusing because they have secret and ultra on here so we got multiples but black closer soldier another high rarity card as if it needed that we have the lightning storm we got tune kingdom there's 18 different cards in this rarity which is so cool and then you have the ultra and the secret so if you you could split them up and have two different ones I don't know I think it's a really really cool idea I don't necessarily think this is the best rarity ever I like starlight a lot more I like ghost shares more even though the new ghost shares they're getting worse I think they could definitely up those I like ultimate rare is more but still just having this new rarity I think is really cool it's subtle it's nice looking and just having an option for a high rarity card in this set makes collectors and pack openers want to open it up and not only do they have these they're holding big value I mean like look $400 for the silver or Calcos you know 530 for the ultra fairs red dark magician girl and just insane value basically opening this up you pretty much get a good card every time you open it and then you're guaranteed to get sleeves so you're gonna have sleeves and a few good cards every time you open this that makes it feel really good and while it is not necessarily a collector set straight up it's like a collector and a meta set it's the best of both worlds everyone's happy opening this set and it's just a really awesome set and I don't think you can really argue that this is the number one best set of the year and then there's no weird stuff going on where like the star lights are worse in Europe even though you guys got the ultra fairs which are apparently better so yeah I think that this is the number one set of the year I had fun going through these from a collector perspective it's actually kind of hard because like there's not a lot of collector cards that they make you know current year but they eventually become collector cards throughout the years maybe at some point should we do like a top 10 of other years maybe I go back to like 2005 best 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It can feel quite overwhelming trying to tackle the global challenges in the world. I don't think we want to look at leadership within the context of sustainability as an individual. We can't afford that. This is a multi-stakeholder's effort that is necessary. We are there between ethics, science, and investors. We understand these two words, and that's where I think roles like mine play a massive role in advancing the sustainability agenda for a macro level. I'd also say be patient, persevere. And I think I moved from idealism to what I call now pragmatic idealism.


And just reading about what's happening with LaMahieu, you get the sense that maybe it's getting a little closer to the finish line, Jack, hearing that he's talked to the Dodgers, the Blue Jays are very interested. Perhaps the Mets jump in. We don't know yet. But then he also knows the Yankees willing to take that last phone call, too. Yeah, I think the Yankees have known all along with the DJ LaMahieu negotiations that there are going to be other interested teams. I think they're confident in the parameters of a deal that they have laid out for LaMahieu. They can't control what other organizations do. The Dodgers are an interesting team to me. I don't wouldn't fear the Blue Jays as much if I were the Yankees, but the Dodgers swooping in a team that won a World Series, a team that isn't sure whether or not it's going to bring Justin Turner back, LaMahieu could be an option for them. I actually think with the Lindor edition, the Mets are out on LaMahieu. I don't see the Mets as someone who could compete with the Yankees for LaMahieu. I've said this for however many shows in a row that we've had. I still think he ends up as a Yankee. I think we're looking in the four-year range with an option. Yeah, I 100% agree with you, but I think about it from DJ's standpoint as he's having conversations with his agent and with this Lindor trade, I think both of those people, the agent and the player, are saying, OK, things are going to start happening now. A team that Jack was talking about, maybe like the Dodgers, maybe this Lindor trade forces them to say, we're going to go the extra mile in order to bring DJ in. If they do that, the Yankees have to react. If they don't get the deal done, they're going to have to pivot, but it definitely feels like maybe this trade is going to get things moving.


Good afternoon everyone, I am Kuldeep Jain from ITDVV, he is Shubham from NIT Nagpur and Ashmitra from NIT Sural. In this project we have developed a grid component that can be used to create grids easily and in a short period of time. Our objective also includes to make that grid component reusable and that can integrable with our x block. We also created a chess grid x block in which we used our component to create chess grids and we further used it for the assessment. Now Ashmitra will explain you about the functionalities of our grid component. So we use a JavaScript library to make the grid component. So this is the first function, this is to create a grid. So it takes us input your rows and columns to generate a grid of r and r plus c. Then there is fill character which is for all characters numeric keyboard inputs and fill figure which fills it with the selected image whichever you want in the specific block of the grid. Fill color is there to fill the block with whichever color you want and there is a superscript for games like crossword puzzles and these are some of the auxiliary functions to remove content from a single block. Reset is for resetting the entire grid to default. Enable and disable is for making a grid block read only. So basically you know you can't give any input like in crossword puzzle lot of blocks are just there they don't have any functionalities. Then get data and set data for storing and retrieving whatever your state of grid is. Whatever you have set in the as your design for the grid board you can store it in a JSON dictionary and when you want to display it again you need to set data to call it and generate the grid. Now Shubham will explain about the workflow. So the workflow of our grid structure was basically like this. So basically there are two views studio view and student view. So studio view is nothing but the staff or the teacher will define the cross structure the rules of whatever the staff wants to teach and after that he give a grid game which we have taken it as chess and he'll define the question and he'll define a solution to that question. The solution to the question will be just of one move. One move why because our objective was to just make the library. So we did that and then we showed that our library can be integrated with the explore and we were able to assess the student solution as well when he makes one solution. So the student view is nothing but the student will log in into his account and he'll be able to look at all the core structure everything and then he'll be able to play that one move and he'll be auto graded by our explore. Now Kuldi will explain how the demons did like the work. What is the answer you get after the student does something on your board and I submit. What is the answer? Sir first teacher said one question in which one move is I have I don't care about this. Okay sir. There is a board I have done something to it okay what and I submit what what data goes. The data is correct in a JSON dictionary and that is transferred to our Python program inside and where we compare the two dictionaries that the dictionary consists of details about every block at that block what is the piece that is placed on that block. Peace the attribute of that particular. If it is peace then you only created explore you are not created a grid. We have created the grid and we've used that grid to make our choice. That's it teacher wants to. Yeah we have written code. Yeah we have written code. Yeah we have written code. Yeah we have written code. So it is not a usable like job. No we. The block is not a reusable. But our grid library is reusable. Like if teacher wants to create a new code like Sudoku. If I want to create a crossword okay I have to write a whole lot of code again. No sir you don't have to. We after creating chess then we also showed ma'am that in two hours we were able to create another game which was Sudoku. We have created it and shown it to ma'am in two hours. We have used our library we have made this Sudoku game and then we have showed it that it works from end to end like including the assessment. No sir those are those functions created and also if you just call them it will create it. Just to get the answer. Which answer? After the student gives an answer. Okay. Okay what is the input your extra gets. It gets the whole information. So basically every like the grid is created now it will go to every cell of the grid. Then every cell will have whatever attributes say the color the image on that cell block. Every attribute will be stored in the form of a dictionary and it will be sent to the Python file and it will be stored as a string. And then it will be come and then again we convert into dictionary and we compare the strings which was given by the teacher and the string. So that is exactly what I am looking at. Okay. For every block in the grid what is the information that goes back to your assessor. Okay. That what value is that particular block has what value is there any image on that block and what are the background image and something whatever that user wants on it. That every information what the block is sent to our Python program. Sir and there are validations on the students side. So you can't change anything else like except for. That I don't know. Okay. Let's go to that. Let's not look at your demo. Okay. Because it is working. Okay. Now for the block. Okay. So isn't there a fixed set of attributes you are getting a block will have some data which is a string. Okay. It's a string. It can have an image. So what are the what are the various things that you are. Assuring all the attributes there in a. Don't say all the attributes. What are the. Are there 10,000 attributes you are getting. Is it user defined attributes is what I am looking at in software terms. Is it fixed set of attributes or is it a variable set of attributes. Then only no I know how programmable it is. Sir whatever we have made. Again don't say whatever. Is it a list. Is it a finite list or an expanded. Financially. So it's a fixed list. Yeah. Correct. So now so that is okay. I want to write the assessment software. I know for every block I'm getting some 10 attributes. Yes. All right. Done. Very good. Now what are the actions the grid presenter allows me to do. It depends it changes according to the game. No. Suppose it's Sudoku. The Sudoku has specific already few numbers on the grid itself. Now the student will not be able to change those numbers which the teacher sent because he won't be able to change. He'll have to write numbers in the other things. What. In a Sudoku game. No. Let's talk in terms of software not Sudoku game. Okay. We are talking about software. So you are saying that my grid block. Okay. Will send back to the assessor a set of 10 attributes.  My next question is if 10 attributes per grid block. Okay. Is being sent back to the server after pressing submit. Okay. Then what operations can I do on the 10 attributes on the student side when I present the problem to him. Therefore nothing to do with Sudoku. What are you allowing? That is what I mean by framework. In chess I can move the image from one block to from one place to another place. Correct. Yeah. So what are the set of commands that I am allowed to do is what I am saying. It's a move an image. I don't care whether it's chess or not. The student is allowed to only fill the grid that type he want. Like in chess he can move the pieces. In Sudoku he can fill that. He cannot move any piece. As far as you are concerned what where is the question of piece. You only you just now said it's an image. It's an image. Correct. It's not a piece. Like in Sudoku he has to fill the value. Correct. So there are two other. What are the list of activities I am allowed to do on the student side. Okay. And how do you control it? I am not interested in writing software please. Okay. Okay. That you are implemented involves writing software. I don't want to write software. If it is 10 attributes you are getting at the end of the students this thing. Okay. I should be allowed to modify those 10 attributes on the on the grid. Why one could be copy all 10 attributes from this block to this block which is which is as good as an image. Sir depends on teacher what they want from a student to modify in the grid. Whatever they want to modify in the grid. Yes. They already said there. Without writing why then called. Yes. Python code is not required. While I think Python like it was only for checking the solution. You have to call the functions like if you want to. I am not going to call any function. Sir if. I am a teacher. I don't care. Yes sir if you suppose there is one block which the teacher wants to be read only like he said the number 3 and he wants that to be read only and he does not want the student to change that particular cell block. Correct. Then he will make it read only. Correct. And suppose he wants like. Whatever is not read only. Yes sir. In those blocks the student will be able to write the numbers. In suppose he will be able to write those numbers. Correct. So how do I specify it to your x block that the student is allowed to write a number between 1 and 9. That specification I should be able to do as a teacher. Yes. Okay. So show me that first. How I am without knowing anything about Python I can specify that the student is allowed to put the number 1 to 9 in the blocks which are writable. Whether it is UI 3.1 or whether it is back end code. Okay. Whether it is codeable. Sir then it is codeable only. It is codeable only. It is codeable only. So the teacher will not create the x block x block will be created by someone and the teacher will tell the department. When I am doing should go I have to write should go code. Who is going to write should go code. So again that will also be done back end only because teacher won't read. That is what I am asking you why you design the system. Okay. So that I have to write code teacher as a teacher. Teacher does not have to write the code. Teacher will tell his functionalities that whoever wants to create the x block. I have to write code no. Even whatever you have. Can I create a crossword. What sir you have to write. Can I create a crossword. I don't know. Sir there are three things sir. One is the developer and then again then a developer creates the. Why you are not jump that one phase. Okay. Good. I am not saying you have not done good job. If you have written something by which I can create a suroku puzzle. Okay. Suroku assessment. Okay. Not a puzzle. Suroku assessment. Okay. In two hours. Okay. You have you have done something. But you have not done the other phase. Where a completely non programmer should be able to square grid assessment block. Because your same suroku puzzle. Okay. If I had given the flexibility to the teacher to specify. That it is nine by nine. Okay. That none of the blocks are all the blocks are writable. You know. Sorry. Not all the block. That these are the blocks which are read only. In which case I put the number. And these are the read only. Okay. The rest of the blocks can take any input from one to nine. I don't have to spend two hours. Okay. But that is a functionality you should be implemented. Okay. It is not important. No. What I am trying to say is you should have gone from chess. I am doing a grid assessment block. The grid assessment block in terms of software specification is this. Okay. The teacher will you have done one step. Teacher can say this is read only. Okay. And if it is ten assessment then the teacher can say in each block whether read only, write only it doesn't matter. He will put an image or he will put a text or an image and in the case he can put background color, foreground color whatever it is. So I can do that. That is creating my this thing. Then I will have to say what actions I am allowing the student to do when he answers it. Okay. Then I am supposed to say this is my final answer. Final answer I gave. Then my software is done. I can do any any example. No. Okay. Thanks. So initially we have to create an x block now for that our problem. And then only teacher can use it. I don't care. I will call that x block Avinash. And it's a sudoku. What difference does it make? Sir according to. When you call something else and give the same sudoku. What I mean? It's a grid x block. I am just saying this particular assessment I am customizing it for my need. Okay. My need could be I give all in the sudoku I give one diagonal and that is my problem. That is my way of giving a problem. No. I have to write code for a grid type of assessment x block. Okay. It should be done without writing code. And I am convinced. Okay. For what? Because I asked you from the end. What are you sending? To the assessment. If you are sending 10 parameters to the assessment. What the student can do with the 10 parameters. All that is required and that can be specified without writing any code. So for assessment part teacher is not required to any code. But he wants to specify detail how grid looks first time. Correct but the teacher is not required to write any code for the assessment. Initially they have to create one x block. I have given you my views. Okay. You have implemented it. You can show it but it is not nice. I believe you. Okay. But the teacher has to create one x block. Then only after you can use to create such type of question. So I create a chase based block. I say in the chase based block. Okay. These are my images.  Okay. Which I am supposed to do because it matches this block. Then I say in this particular x block any image can move from any image to any image. That's it. This is the final image to check. That's it. I don't look at anything. So we have implemented like this only you can see. An edit view teacher can check the. What is not acceptable is that if you have already written a framework. The teacher has to write Python code to do. Even let's take this thing. Snake said ladders. Not acceptable to me. It is very little Python code. No, not acceptable to me. Not acceptable to me. Okay. The framework. Teacher when login to his account it will provide a question gate where it can set whatever question they want. You are not one step of presentation. Okay. You have not you have not you have not done a good job. I am saying you have not done a complete job. You have done an excellent job. Let me tell you if you whatever you are done you are able to modify in two hours. Okay. Is excellent. I am complimenting you on it. I am just saying it is for me. Everything should be done. That is the highest level of a program. Without a programmer being present the user can create 100 assessment blocks any board game you can do. That is that is what you have to aim for. You are done quite a bit. Okay. That you can write two hours a day. Enough is a package. You are not done a package. Okay. A package is something which any user can use. That is not a package. If it requires programming it is not a package. It is customized. Sir we have developed this component to be used by someone who is creating a X block. Yes. So for every time you are


A very good evening aspirants welcome to the Hindu news analysis for the day 27th of November 2021. So displayed below are the list of news articles which we are going to learn today and they are provided along with the page numbers of different editions and also the link for the andritin notes in PDF format is given below in the description box as well as in the comment section. So come let us move into the discussion of the first news article. Now look at this article it says that the issue price for the sovereign gold bond scheme 2021-22 has been fixed at Rs 4,791 per gram of gold. See the issue price which is mentioned here is nothing but the price at which the bonds are offered for sale when they first become available to the public. So as per this article a discount of Rs 50 per gram on the nominal value is given to investors who apply through online or make digital payments as well. So this is the news here. Now based on this let us learn about the sovereign gold bond scheme which is mentioned in this article. See the sovereign gold bond scheme was launched by our government in the year 2015 under the gold monetization scheme. The main objective of this sovereign gold bond scheme is to reduce the demand for physical gold and also to shift a part of the domestic savings which are used for the purchase of gold into that of the financial savings. See sovereign gold bonds are basically government securities which are denominated in grams of gold. They are like substitutes for holding physical gold. So under this scheme the investors will pay the issue price in cash and then these gold bonds shall be redeemed in cash on maturity. And these bonds they have a tenure of 8 years and their exit options are available from the 5th year. One thing you should note here is that these bonds are issued by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Government of India and the issue of these bonds are restricted for sale only to resident individuals, Hindu undivided families, trust, universities and charitable institutions or in other words only those who belong to these categories are eligible for this sovereign gold bond scheme. So some of the benefits of the gold bond scheme is that the quantity of gold for which the investor pays remains protected and it gives the investor a superior alternative option to hold gold in physical form and this also eliminates the risks and storage cost and also the investors are assured of the market value of gold at the time of maturity as well as periodical interest. And most importantly the bonds are free from issues like making charges and purity in the case of gold in jewellery form but then one major shortcoming with this gold bond scheme is the loss of capital when the market price of gold declines but however even then the investor does not lose in terms of the units of gold which he has initially paid for. So these are some important points about the sovereign gold bond scheme. So with these idea and points in mind come let's move on to our next discussion. Now let's take up this news article. See this particular news article is about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 which was recently detected in South Africa and this particular variant is classified as the B11-529 variant by the World Health Organization. So now come let us see this article in detail. As we know all viruses including the SARS-CoV-2 that is the virus that causes COVID-19 changes over time. Most changes have little to no impact on the virus properties but then however some changes has got the potential to affect the viruses properties such as how easily it spreads the associated disease severity or the performance of vaccines on the virus the various therapeutic medicines the diagnostic tools or the other public health and social measures. Here you should note that the technical advisory group on SARS-CoV-2 virus evolution which is shortly known as the TAG-V is an independent group of experts who periodically monitor and evaluate the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus and what they do is that these experts assess if any specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behavior of the virus. So this B11-529 variant which is mentioned in today's article was first reported to the World Health Organization from South Africa in November 2021. The epidemiological situation in South Africa has been characterized by three distant peaks and reported cases and in recent weeks infections have increased steeply coinciding with the detection of this B11-529 variant. Now this variant has got large number of mutations some of which are concerning and serious and the preliminary evidence have suggested an increased risk of reinfection with this particular variant when compared to that of other variants of concern. And even several labs have indicated that for one widely used PCR test one of the three target genes is not detected for this particular variant and therefore this test was used as a marker for this variant. So using this approach this variant has been detected at faster rates than previous surges in infection which hints that this variant may have a growth advantage and the WHO or the World Health Organization has designated this B11-529 as a variant of concern and it is named it as Omicron. See a variant of concern is a variant of the virus for which there is an evidence of an increase in transmissibility more severe disease that is like increased hospitalizations or deaths and also a significant reduction in the neutralization by antibodies generated during previous infection or vaccination and it is also characterized by the reduced effectiveness of treatments or vaccine or other diagnostic detection failures and according to the WHO the variant Omicron originated in the southern part of Africa earlier this month and it has brought on a fresh surge of infections following which this Omicron has now been detected in travelers to Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel as well as in southern Africa. I have also given you the list of other currently designated variants of concern so please be updated with this and these are the list of actions that are to be taken by the World Health Organization for a potential variant of concern and this image here it shows the primary actions that are to be taken by the member states if a variant of concern is identified. So these are the takeaway points from this article now having learnt it come let us move on to the next part of our news discussion. Now let's take up this news article it is based on Niti Ayog's multi-dimensional poverty index so as per the news article here Bihar has got the highest percentage of its population to be living in poverty among all the other states and union territories and it is also said to have more than 50 percent of its population classified as multi-dimensionally poor. So this is the crux of the article here now taking this as an opportunity let us have a holistic understanding about the concept of multi-dimensional poverty the multi-dimensional poverty index which is in today's news its different features and also its important findings the syllabus covered by this article is here you can make a note of it so first let us see what is multi-dimensional poverty see in the year 2015 the resolution of the united nation's general assembly established the 17 sustainable development goals and among these 17 goals the very first goal is to end poverty that too in all its forms everywhere in its entirety see when you take poverty it is often defined by a single dimensional measure which will generally be based on income but then this concept of multi-dimensional poverty is different from the unidimensional approach which is based just on income so to put it more clear the concept of multi-dimensional poverty in addition to income also covers the various deprivations or scar cities which are experienced by the poor people in their day-to-day lives and this may include factors like poor health lack of education inadequate living standards disempowerment poor quality of work the threat of violence and also living in areas that are environmentally assaades among others so the multi-dimensionally poor are those people who face various deprivations in their daily lives now having said that let us see what is the purpose of computing the multi-dimensional poverty or why we are taking in efforts to estimate this multi-dimensional poverty see when we indulge in a multi-dimensional measure of poverty we will actually come to know about the variety of indicators that will contribute to poverty and knowing that will enable us to capture the complexity of the issue and this will eventually help us in framing more apt and suitable policies that aim and fulfill the objective of reducing poverty and doing this will also help us to choose among and to focus on the different indicators each of which will pay way for us to reflect the requirements and also the priorities of our nation now let's very briefly see about the global and the national multi-dimensional poverty index see since 2010 the united nations development program has been utilizing the multi-dimensional poverty index in its flagship human development report and it is the most commonly used non-monetary poverty index in the world as it directly assesses and compares deprivations it is considered to be a useful supplement to income poverty metrics so therefore this multi-dimensional poverty index is an international measure of acute multi-dimensional poverty and it covers over 100 developing countries so when you take india nithya yog has been assigned the nodal responsibility for the global multi-dimensional poverty index in india so as a part of this mandate nithya yog is responsible for monitoring progress for reviewing the states and union territories rankings and performance and to prepare reform action plans and also to construct an indigenized national multi-dimensional poverty index in collaboration with the publishing agencies which includes the oxford poverty and human development initiative and the united nations development program now this estimation across several states and districts of india actually helps in capturing the simultaneous deprivations and the indicator wise contributions to poverty so on that line this national multi-dimensional poverty index will also enable the states and the center to understand the various factors which are hindering their growth and it will also assist in making interventions in a more effective and impactful manner so these are the salient features of our national multi-dimensional poverty index have a look at see the estimations of a national multi-dimensional poverty index is done based on three dimensions and 12 indicators whereas the global multi-dimensional poverty index has got only 10 indicators so among the three dimensions each dimension has been given one third of the weightage and it is displayed here you can have a look at it for further understanding now coming to the findings see as i told you according to the nithya yog's multi-dimensional poverty index behar as the highest percentage of population living in poverty among all the states and union territories with more than 50 percent of the population classified as multi-dimensionally poor and as you can see here in this image 51.91 percent of the population in behar is poor and this is followed by jagand with 42.16 percent and then uthar pradesh with 37.79 percent and then comes madhya pradesh with 36.65 percent followed by megalaya with 32.67 percent and on the other hand kerala registered the lowest poverty levels with just 0.71 percent and this was followed by puducherry, lakshadvip, goa and sikkim. Apart from these the other states and union territories where less than 10 percent of the population is poor include the state of tamarnadu, the andaman and nikoba islands, deli, panjab, himachal pradesh and mizoran so these are the important takeaway points from this article so with this let us wind up this discussion and move on to the next news article. Now look at this news article it reports about the russian president's visit to india for the 21st india russia annual summit and mr putin's visit will coincide with the india russia two plus two meeting of foreign and defense ministers and the two leaders are said to be reviewing the state and prospects of bilateral relations and also to discuss the different ways to strengthen the strategic partnership during the upcoming meet. Now having this as a background let us use this opportunity to take a tour through the india russia relations so far. The syllabus relevant for this article is highlighted below for your reference. See russia has been a long-standing and also a time-tested partner for india in the beginning the ties between both the countries were distant but then after the death of the soviet political leader Stalin in the year 1953 the soviet union showed its hopes for friendly cooperation with india and a classic example for this was that during the india pakistan war of 1965 the soviet union acted with the united states in the united nation's security council to bring a ceasefire and the most intimate phase in relations between india and the soviet union was the period between the years 1971 to 1976 and its highlight was the 20-year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation of august 1971 but then things changed in 1985 when the foreign relations of soviet union shifted towards the need for mutually beneficial relations with the united states and the west and this along with their approachment with china led to a temporary downturn in india russia relations but after the disintegration of the soviet union in the year 1991 december the treaty of friendship and cooperation was once again signed between india and russia and this treaty which was signed 1991 replaced the prior 1971 treaty of friendship peace and cooperation and the security clause of the earlier treaty was abandoned while the two countries resolved to continue their peaceful and friendly relation however it was the signing of the declaration on the india-russia strategic partnership in october 2000 which witnessed the enhanced levels of cooperation between the two nations in almost all areas of bilateral relationship including political security defense trade and economy science and technology as well as culture and during the visit of the russian president to india in the year 2010 this strategic partnership was elevated to the level of a special and privileged strategic partnership remember the annual summit meeting between the prime minister of india and the president of the russian federation is the highest institutionalized dialogue mechanism in the strategic partnership between both nations and so far around 20 annual summit meetings have taken place alternatively in india and russia now moving on to the commercial relations see the bilateral trade has been growing steadily between the two nations and given the sizes of the indian and russian economies both the nations have acknowledged that there is a vast potential for and increase in bilateral trade volumes as well as investment and for your information in the year 2009 both sides set the target of achieving 20 billion u.s dollars in bilateral trade by the year 2015 however it was not successful because even in the year 2014 the bilateral trade managed to reach only a mere 9.51 billion u.s dollars which was nowhere near the goal of the 20 billion u.s dollars which was set to achieve by the year 2015 and this led to the drusba dosti 2014 joint statement which set the target of attaining the trade level of 30 billion u.s dollars by the year 2025 see russia mainly exports pearls and precious stones machines electronic equipment fertilizers photo and technical apparatus to india meanwhile indian exports consist of pharma cuticles electrical equipment coffee tea apparels as well as pearls and precious stones and note that the balance of trade remains in favor of russia and the deficit has risen two times in the last decade to reach around 3.1 billion u.s dollars in 2014 i have given you the image of the trade related details between the countries for your reference so you can just go through it see know that the india russian intergovernmental commission on trade economic scientific technological and cultural cooperation which is co-chaired by the indian external affairs minister and the russian deputy prime minister is the main institutional mechanism supervising economic cooperation and it integrates six working groups on economic and trade cooperation mines and metallurgy energy tourism and culture science and technology as well as it now moving on further see the development of banking links between india and russia has also witnessed some concrete progress now say for example several russian banks like vtb and spur bank have opened their representative offices or branches in india similarly the commercial bank of india limited liability company which is a joint venture of two major indian banks is also providing banking services in russia now coming to the most important part that is the defense cooperation see as we all know defense cooperation is an important pillar of the india russia strategic partnership and this is guided by the program for military technical cooperation which was signed between the two countries see this program for military technical cooperation enshrines the interest of the two governments to further develop and strengthen the military and technical cooperation in the sphere of research and development production and after sales support of armament systems and also the other various military equipment and the india russia intergovernmental commission on military technical cooperation which was set up in 2000 is at the apex of this particular structure see the two sides also have periodic exchanges of armed forces personnel and military exercises and the bilateral projects which are currently underway includes the indigeneous production of t90 tanks and the su-30 mki aircraft the supply of mi g 29 k aircraft and the calm of 31 and mi 17 helicopters and also the upgrade of mi g 29 aircraft and the supply of multi-barrel rocket launcher smudge and the recent deal is the purchase of s 400 know that over the years the cooperation in the military technical sphere has evolved from a purely buyer-seller relationship to that of a joint research design development and production of the state of the art military platforms and the production of the bramos cruise missile is an excellent example of this trend and the two countries are also engaged in joint design and development of the fifth generation fighter aircraft and multi-role transport aircraft and remember the joint exercises between the two armed forces are held under the title indra so with this let us wind up our discussion on india-russia relations so with this we are done with the article discussion for today so now let's move on to the next segment of our hindu news analysis which will be a discussion on the practice prelims question now look at this prelims practice question consider the following statements regarding omicron statement one it is a variant of two statement two the world health organization has designated omicron as a variant of interest and statement three omicron variant has no impact on the virus's properties so we need to find the right statements here so when you take the first statement just by reading it we can conclude that this statement is right because the b 11529 or the omicron variant which was recently detected in South Africa is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 so that means the first statement is correct now coming to the second statement see in the discussion i clearly mentioned that the world health organization has designated omicron as a variant of concern but then here in the statement it is given as a variant of interest which means that this statement is wrong because omicron is not a variant of interest but it is a variant of concern and that is why a lot of importance is given to this particular variant now coming to the third statement it says that this variant has no impact on the virus properties now see this statement again is incorrect because this variant has got impact on the virus properties and the changes include the increase in transmissibility or the detrimental change in the covid-19 epidemiology or it may include the increase in virulence or the change in clinical disease presentation or the change may include decrease in effectiveness of public health and social measures or the available diagnostics vaccines and therapeutics so that means this statement is incorrect so the correct answer here is option a because only the first statement which is given here is right so the right answer here is option a one only now look at this prelims practice question which of the following are the benefits of the sovereign gold bond scheme statement one elimination of the risks and cost of storage of physical gold statement two assurance on the market value of gold at the time of maturity statement three periodical interest and statement four absence of making charges and purity in the case of gold in jewelry form see actually all the statements which are given here are correct because they all are the benefits associated with the sovereign gold bond scheme and since all the statements given here are right the correct answer here would be option d that is one two three and four the list of main's question for today is here so interested aspirants please write your answers and post them in the comment section so with this let us wind up our discussion for today so if you had liked my video then don't forget to like comment and share and do subscribe to our Shankar Eye's academy youtube channel for more updates regarding UPSC civil services preparation


Remember, a Hallmark card when you carry enough to send the very best. The makers of Hallmark greeting cards bring you Paul Lucas in A.B. Shifrin's, I like it here, on the Hallmark Playhouse. The big Hallmark brings you Hollywood's greatest stars in outstanding stories chosen by one of the world's best known authors. They distinguish novelist, Mr. James Hilton. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is James Hilton. Tonight on our Hallmark Playhouse we present our dramatization of a fine American comedy that first appeared on Broadway some seasons back. It is called I Like It Here and was written by a talented playwright, A.B. Shifrin. I Like It Here is a story which in its own light-hearted way seeks to show what it can mean to be an American citizen. Its chief character, like a great many of us, or if not of us, then of our fathers and grandfathers, was not an American to begin with, but he had excellent reasons for becoming one. And having done so, I'm sure he was very happy about it. In other words, he liked us here and we hope you'll like his story, especially as we have been lucky enough to secure for the starting role that fine actor, Paul Lucas. Now, Frank Goss, have you a word about Hallmark? Hallmark cards have a magic carpet quality about them. They take you visiting, however great the distance, to help celebrate a birthday, an anniversary, or just any day when you are thinking of someone. There is a quality about Hallmark cards that whispers good taste. And you'll send them with pride for that identifying Hallmark on the back adds meaning. It says you cared enough to send the very best. Now, Hallmark Playhouse starring Paul Lucas in A.B. Shifrin's I Like It Here. Life for Professor Sebastian Meriwether and his wife Matilda was a succession of butlers. They were good butlers as butlers go, and as butlers go, they went. And always for the same reason, they couldn't get along with the professor. And today was no different from any other day except worse. Sebastian, are you sure you placed the ad in the paper for the new butler? To my sorrow, yes, Matilda. Oh, just how am I going to manage with the famous poet Vladimir Shavulnikov coming for the weekend? The weekend? Your last guest stayed three months. I'm sure that's Vladimir. Answer the door. How do I greet him? I can't even pronounce his name. Open the door. Good afternoon. Where shall I put my bags? Bags. You look as if you're set for at least a six month stay. No longer. Maybe a year, and who knows? Maybe forever. Forever? That's a long weekend. Oh, such a lovely house. So many beautiful things. There you are. My wife is a collector, antiques, paintings, weekend guests. Yeah, it happens. It happens. Have a cigar. Oh, thank you. Care for anything to drink? You're very kind. No, not at all. What would you like? There is a choice. Of course. Bourbon, scotch, cherry. A glass of milk, please. Milk? Well, of course, sir. Are you ill or something, sir? Oh, no, no. You see, for many years where I lived, there was no milk. Here in America, it is so plentiful. But I still cannot get used to this. So whenever I can, I drink of this wonderful liquid, which to me will always be the nectar of the gods. Ah, so you are a poet, and milk is for poets. Yeah. Thank you.  I am not. Oh, you are mistaken. Every man is a poet. Some recite out loud, and some inside themselves. Here is to the poets of the world. Ah, living or dead, silent or eloquent. Ah, good. Very good. Tell me, sir, what is your line? My line. I mean, as you say... Oh, my line, yes. And I'm a professor at the university. I teach American history. Oh, that I'm glad to hear. American history is my weakness. Tell me, sir, are you fond of music? I am indeed. Oh, I prefer American folk songs. Take, for example, my old Kentucky home. The sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home. I see you, Miss Darling. Who are you? Oh, I'm not Vladimir. That is for certainty. My name is Kringle, Billy Kringle. What are you doing here? I have been invited, so I'm here. Who invited you? Oh, here is my invitation. Mrs. Sebastian Meriwether, is that right? Is desirous of obtaining the services of a butler. Here, I will be darned. You're looking for a job? Please, I already have found the job. I like it here. I will take it. You are familiar with my requirements? Superfection. Are you an American? Naturally, I'm an American. Naturally, or naturalized? Naturally, I'm a naturalized American. Where were you born, Mr. Kringle? Now, that is something I'm waiting for the peace conference to settle. Mr. Kringle, do you smoke? Why not? I do not approve. Oh, but think what would happen if people stopped smoking. What would happen? Now, stop all smoking and you will ruin, one, the tobacco plantations. Two, or the cigastos. And three, some of the radio programs. Disaster.  You've just found yourself a job. Sebastian, come outside with me. I'd like a word with you. Now, why should two people go out when only one need go? I will go. No. Yes. Definitely not. I don't like him. But what don't you like about him? You, darling, you are pleased air. You seem to have encountered a kindred spirit. The two of you in the house, I shudder at what may happen. Besides, he smokes. Well, so do I. And he talks too much. Well, I, I don't think so. I, I rather liked what he said. There. He's already influenced you. Oh, be generous. Look, tell her, he looks like a, oh, a lost leprechaun. Oh, darling, I, I rarely ask a favor of you. Give the poor man a trial. Oh, very well. And only because I might need him to impress Vladimir Shavulnikov. But I have another question to ask Mr. Kringle before I hire him. Mr. Kringle? Mr. Kringle! Yes, madam. Do you cook? Cook? Mrs. Meriwether, you have never heard of Willie Kringle's Massachusetts Trinita? Madam, you have not lived. The United States, in order to form a more perfect union, established justice, established justice. Ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare. And secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Lovely. Thank you, Miss Lawyer. I'm going to know everything about America, everything. My father says you're an apt student and a wonderful man. Are you happy here with us? Oh, it's been the most wonderful month of my life. Your father treats me like one of the family. I like that.  If your mother, Mrs. Meriwether, it must be a stigmatism. We do not always see eye to eye. Really? Yes. You've seen Marciante, David Bellows. How do you like him? Beautiful you are. Charming you are. Please, Willie. Now, please, what do you see in Mr. Bellow that I personally cannot see? Well, mother says that someday he's going to be a great man. What is great? In my opinion, Mr. Bellow has something lacking. I think it's his heart. A human being without a heart. He's a machine. And when a woman marries a machine, what does she get? Little machines. You're being very mean. Mother says David is going to be politically important. You know, he's running for office, and he's sure to be elected. Even before the people have voted? Well, mother says he's very popular, and mother... Mother says. That's all I hear, auntie. Mother says. Willie. Yes, mother. Mother?  I'll never forgive you if you so much as scratch it. I shall treat it like my own child. Willie, your dinner last night was good. I meant to tell you, but you vanished.  Oh, was it a nice party? Ah, yes, a wake in the home of Mrs. McGuire. 100 people were there, and all I did was accept me. Oh, you'd make a great politician, Willie. Why are you going tonight after dinner? Ah, tonight I'm attending a birthday party at the Olsen's. The Olsen's invited you? Everybody there will be Swedish, except me. You see, Mrs. Olsen heard me sing at the wedding of Mr. Zingarelli's daughter, and now she wants me to sing at her party. Oh, speaking of parties, there is just one little thing I must call to your attention, Willie. You must not engage my guests in conversation. You are so right. I cannot seem to mind my own business. Well, you'll get over it, I'm sure. Oh, I wish I could be so sure. I get over it for a while, yes, but it's like a haircut two weeks later. It's here again. Just remember one thing, and maybe it will help you. Silence is golden. Once I lived in a country where I could not speak my mind for six years.  Now, here in America, the gold is coming out. But I will change it, I promise. Of course, Willie, I didn't mean to suppress free speech, but I do think that one must say the proper things at the proper time. Oh, we're having lunch on the terrace, Willie. David Bellow will be there. Remember your manners now. Yes, madam, I shall bite my tongue. Isn't that if necessary? Care for a drink, Mr. Bellow? Did you mix things, Willie? Oh, yes, sir. I don't think you like me. Did you put any poison in mine? Oh, no, but would you care for some, sir? That will be all, Willie. Yes, madam. Oh, Willie is becoming unbearable. In a pleasant sort of way, madam. And I think... Curious, chap. I often meant to ask why you found it. Oh, he was one of Sebastian's discoveries. Farner, isn't he? He was born in the world. Oh, no offence, men. Let's forget about your butler, eh, professor? You know, sir, I'd consider it a favor if you'd come to my political rally tomorrow. I'm to deliver a rather important address. Oh, about the new intercity parkway, isn't it, David, dear? Yes, I'm going to tell the people why this parkway should not be built. Why not? Eh... Precisely what do you mean by that remark? Well, it seems perfectly clear to me. Willie asked you, why not? I think, Willie, you've overstepped your bounds. What right have you to question our civic affairs? Oh, sir, I'm an American citizen. Is that sufficient reason why I should have to explain my viewpoint to you? Well, sir, I only wanted to say that I didn't... I don't care what you think. I'm not interested in your opinion. As a matter of fact, we don't want your kind kids. Are we, David? Why don't you go back to wherever you came from, where you belong? I think you've said enough. Not quite all.  Now, if you'll pardon me, sir, I think I had better leave before I say what's on my mind. Willie, I warned you. You have your two weeks' notice. Two weeks' notice? Wonderful, then I can speak what I feel. Mr. Bellow, you speak very loud, but that doesn't make what you say, right? Any man who would resort to bigotry and who would treat another human being without respect, such a man is insensitive. Such a man hasn't got a good heart. And the man without a good heart doesn't belong in public office. Really? I'm not interested in your vote, Willie.  I understand you very clearly. Do you know the meaning of the word democracy, Mr. Bellow? I'm sure you don't. I learned it dreaming about America long before I landed here.  But the rest of the world is crying for it. The moment James Hilton will return to present act two of I Like It Here starring Paul Lucas. But first, why didn't someone think of that before? You know, I think that's what you're going to say when you see your first hallmark bouquet, the most delightfully different greeting card you've ever seen. Each new hallmark bouquet brings you a graceful cut-out basket overflowing with beautiful flowers, ruby red roses, or alabaster gardenias, or delicate sweet peas. So vividly reproduced, you can almost sense their fragrance. But unlike flowers that fade, a hallmark bouquet keeps its beauty always. Yes, these new hallmark bouquets are large and lovely and lasting.  And though they cost only 50 cents, each one embodies that unmistakable good taste that distinguishes every hallmark card. There's a hallmark bouquet for that very particular anniversary or birthday, for special get-well cheer, or just for a friendly greeting, for every occasion that warrants extra thought and care. And you'll find these exclusive hallmark bouquets at the friendly store where you buy your hallmark cards. Here again is James Hilton in the second act of A.B. Schifrin's I Like It Here starring Paul Lucas. Several weeks have passed since Matilda Meriwether fired Willie Kringle. And while Matilda, busy with her many activities, was content with the state of affairs, Professor Sebastian Meriwether was definitely not. I haven't had a decent meal since the day Willie left. Let's go, Laura. Sebastian, dear, you understand. I have to address the women's league in behalf of David. You'll find fish in the frigid air. Oh, interesting. I'll be eating a cold fish and you'll be talking about one. Goodbye. So long, Dad. Professor. Willie, Willie, Willie. Where have you been all these weeks? I'm busy making friends. I've met so many wonderful people. It's a guy, Willie. Thank you. Would you care for something to drink? That is a choice. A glass of milk. Thank you. To the poets of the world. Ah, it's very good. Living or dead. Silent or eloquent. You know, Willie, I feel as if we've lived this moment before. The good moments should always be repeated. Oh, Willie, it's so good to have you home again. Oh, but I'm not at home, sir. Soon maybe, but not just yet. Professor, I have a surprise for you. Really? Gula shall a-kringle. Willie, Willie, Willie. Oh, up until this moment, I thought the world was a sad place to live. Well, where else can one live? Oh, the moon, Neptune, Jupiter. Oh, but how do you know what you'll find there? You know what you've got here. You love America, don't you? As much as you do. Ah, that's good. Oh, how is love? And Mrs. Mary rather. Willie, I've read thousands of books. I speak for languages. But when Matilda appears on the scene, I feel myself retreating like an army cut off from reinforcement. And why? You're a friend of mine, why? Because you are in love with her. Yes, but what can I do to bring her back to the way she used to be before she got interested in everything but me? Well, why don't you give her something to worry about? Why don't you make her cry? You mean pretend to fall in love with another woman? No, that would only make her laugh.  Take this chair, for instance. Now, if it broke your leg, she would be heartbroken. She would cry bitter tears, wouldn't she? Oh, that's her favorite chip, and oh, of course, she'd cry. Well, when does she cry for you? Think what would happen if you broke your leg, your favorite leg. Professor, please, break her leg. You mean now? In every man's life, a leg should be broken. You see that beautiful chip in their chair, your wife loves so much. Eh, yeah. Hand me that chair, will you? Goodbye, Mr. Chippendale. Incidentally, it wasn't the real Chippendale, anyway. Sebastian, what are you doing? Taking a chip from Chippendale. David! Yes, Mr. Nury, what else? David, help me! Sebastian's had a nervous breakdown. Well, he has. It's due to the influence of this foreigner. I've heard about enough from you. You little stuff. Sure. Sebastian! Let him talk, Professor. America is so wonderful that they even permit men like Mr. Bellow the freedom of speech. But if it's a privilege, you should enjoy Mr. Bellow, not the beauty. Now, look, you, I've had just about enough. When I'm elected, I'll say to it, I think maybe somebody ought to talk to the people about you. Tell them what you really are. Oh, I agree with you, Willie. I won't hold still for his kind of talk. We Maguire's believe in fair play. Name-calling breeds hate. My family and my friends will never vote for David Bellow. I was born here, Willie, of an immigrant father. I had the good fortune of becoming a lawyer. Laws are made to be respected, but I don't know of any law ever written that said Willie Cringer or any other law of Biden's citizen wasn't entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You're right, Willie. I couldn't possibly vote for David Bellow. I've been running this bank for many years. And I believe as you do, Willie, a man should never be turned down because of his nationality. My ancestors were foreigners, too. They landed at Plymouth Rock. I shall withdraw my support of David Bellow. Good afternoon, sir. This time, Alain, I'm not going to let you go. You're going to work here again? Yes, but that is up to Mrs. Merriweather, is it not? Eh, I suppose so. You see? No, no, it's not. It's up to me. Since where? Since this very minute. I want you here, Willie. And I'm going to have you. I smell the smoke of civil war. This time I'm going to fight for you. Oh, I don't know why, but whenever people fight for me, I always get hurt. Then I'll get hurt with you. Willie, I haven't had a decent meal since you resigned. I resigned? Well, that's not criminal. I'm famished, Willie. We're going to celebrate you and I. Go into that kitchen and cook us one of your masterpieces. With pleasure. What should I make? Ah, Malakatani stew, a la creme. Well, Laura's just got to do this for me. My entire political future hangs on it. And she keeps refusing. Laura, why are you refusing, David? I will not do it, and that's all. There, there, please, please. Talk to her, Mrs. Merriweather. Yes, sir, about what? Well, I've just been with Ralph Thomas, my campaign manager. He's discovered that the whole town is against me. Three cheers for the town. Yeah, there's, oh, there's a whispering campaign going on against me and Willie Kringle is responsible for it. Willie never whispers. It's got to stop immediately. Well, that shouldn't be difficult. I'll talk to Willie. Oh, no, oh, for heaven's sake, Mrs. Merriweather, don't, no, not you. You see, this, this has to be handled with the utmost diplomacy now. Now, I know the professor won't talk to Willie for me and the only other person Willie respects and will listen to is Laura. If you think I'm going to Willie after the way you've treated him. You see, you see, there seems to be a conspiracy in this family to ruin me. So, what's cooking? Willie Kringle. What are you doing in my kitchen? Cooking dinner. Sebastian, this is your doing. Willie, are you mixed up in this election? Why not, I'm a good mixer. Laura, Laura, talk to him now. You must. No. Mr. Kringle, Mr. Kringle, I promise you that when I'm elected, now comes the promises. But you will not be elected. Of course he'll be elected. Madam, the Willie Kringle poll says not. Now, look here, Kringle, I'd like to have a talk with you. My car is outside. What's wrong with here? Well, what I have to say is private. Well, the peculiar thing about me, I like witnesses. Oh, well, how would you like an excellent position on my staff when I'm elected? I am not interested. Well, how much money will it take for you to retract your statements about me and go to the people and publicly tell them you made a mistake? People who build castles in the air should always carry a parachute. Good for you, Willie. Next time, Sebastian. You'd give anything to win this election, wouldn't you? You'd even give up Laura. Well, winning the election would be the start of my political future and an important to my social standing.  It means everything to us, darling. Looks like Mr. Bellow just lost the double-header. What he doesn't know is that another candidate has been drafted to replace him. Willie Kringle. I know, two weeks' notice. Just a minute, Willie. Now don't hit us here, Sebastian. Here we are, Willie. He is not going. He most certainly is. Civil war has started. Sit down, Michelin. I want to see the...  That's better. From now on, you're going to attend your duties as my wife. I demand your presence at dinner each and every night and let Laura run her own life. Thank goodness Willie was ingenious enough to prevent her from marrying a man who would exchange her for a few boats. And should you deviate from your wishes, from my wishes? I'm speechless. That's good. That's the way I want it. You know, Professor, you know the candidate who's been drafted to replace Mr. Bellow? Who? You. Oh, now. Now, none of that now, Willie. Now, I wash my hands of politics. Now, do not wash the hands. Wash the politics. Professor, you know all about the great man who founded and made this country what it is today. You understand the heritage of America and you respect it and love it. And we'll never hurt you. It is your duty as a good American to accept your obligation to Earth. You honor me, Willie, with your faith. And at the same time, you shame me. You've only been in this country for a few years, and yet you have to show me the way. Why? Well, maybe it's just that people don't think. And maybe they believe they don't have the time and somebody else will do the work. You know, a naturalized citizen has an advantage. A Native American, he has no choice. He's born here. He may not appreciate what a wonderful thing it is to be an American.  And when I wake up every morning, I say a prayer and thank the Lord for giving me the privilege of being able to call America home. You see, Professor, I like it here. Yes, I like it here. James Hilton and Paul Lucas will return in a moment. Wouldn't it be wonderful if people could send their friends flowers that never fade? Well, that's just what you can do now with the new Hallmark bouquets, the newest kind of greeting card. Each Hallmark bouquet is a delicately cut-out basket that stands by itself 9 inches high, overflowing with beautiful flowers that will never fade and topped with a large, crisp, taffeta bowl. And when you open the bouquet, there is your friendly message. Whatever the occasion, for graduations, for birthdays, for anniversaries, to cheer someone who is ill, or just to say hello, you'll find the Hallmark bouquet that will give lasting pleasure. They cost only 50 cents each, but they look so expensive. Discover this original and charming way to remember your friends. Stop in tomorrow at the friendly store where you'll buy your Hallmark cards and ask to see the new Hallmark bouquets. Here again is James Hilton. Thank you, Mr. Lucas, for a grand performance. And now, since this is our last show before the summer vacation, may I take this opportunity for a little personal thank you to all our listeners. I can't tell you how much the warmth you've shown us and the many letters you've written have been appreciated. And I can't help a little pride in having been associated with a program that has won such a... Well, I must almost call it an affectionate response from so many of you. All of us on the Hallmark Playhouse have been happy about it. And perhaps that's one reason why we've been a happy team working together all these weeks.  Mr. Hilton, and I can echo all that. In fact, if I might say so, the word Hallmark has become a true Hallmark of quality. And you, with your Hallmark Playhouse, have made its high standards your own. Well, thank you, Mr. Lucas, for a really delightful and eloquent compliment. And thanks also to Jack Rubin for tonight's excellent script. And now, on behalf of our director-producer D. Engelbach and our musical conductor, Lynn Murray, and all of our Hallmark family, I'd like to thank all the actors and actresses and writers who have contributed to our pleasure during the past year. And also our sound engineers, Harry Essman and Jean Twomley, our technical engineer, Mel Noe, our assistant director, Joe Alibou, and, of course, our genial announcer, Frank Gotts. And may I also wish all of you as happy a summer vacation as I hope to have myself. I plan to do quite a bit of reading during mine, and I can promise many excellent stories when we return on September 8th. So au revoir, and this is James Hilton saying goodnight. Look for Hallmark cards that are found only in stores that have been carefully selected to give you expert and friendly service. Remember, Hallmark cards when you carry enough to send the very best. This is Frank Gotts asking you to join us next on September 8th. Now stay tuned for First Nighter, which follows immediately over most of these stations. 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Welcome to week 3 of Denial 101x. Last week we looked at all the evidence that global warming is happening. So this week we asked the question, what's causing it? We answer that in three parts. Firstly, Gavin Corley and Andy Scoose examine how carbon moves around our climate system, otherwise known as the carbon cycle. Understanding the carbon cycle helps you understand the effect of humans adding billions of tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Secondly, what's the effect of adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? Well, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which means it traps heat. Mark Richardson and Sarah Green look at the greenhouse effect in more detail. Lastly, if an increased greenhouse effect is causing global warming, then we should expect to see human fingerprints all over our climate. So finally, in week 3, Dana Nicciutelli, Mark Richardson and Sarah Green will take us through the observations that scientists have been collecting looking for human fingerprints that would indicate human cause global warming. I also interviewed scientists studying the carbon cycle as well as a leading expert in human fingerprinting, Ben Santa. He authored the famous statement in the 1995 IPCC report about the balance of evidence suggesting and discernible human influence on global climate. So I hope you enjoy our week 3 lectures and interviews, as well as interacting with your fellow students.