Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. Writer of sacred scripture declares, be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For I will be with you wherever you go. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this very special occasion in a word of prayer. Gracious and merciful Lord, you are the giver of life, the igniter of faith, provider of hope, and author of love. Mighty one, O ancient of days, you have commanded us to be strong and courageous in life or in death because you are always with us. Receive your servant's most humble prayer as we gather to the aid to remember, honor, and celebrate four selfless exemplars of unquestioned, strong, and courageous valor. Staff Sergeant Edward Keneshero, specialist Dwight Birdwell, specialist Dennis Fujii, and Major John Duffy's strong and courageous actions in Vietnam inspire us all. Each of these men distinguished himself at the risk of their own lives above and beyond the call of duty. Lord, you provided our nation and our army a buffalo soldier imbued with the courage to believe we can, we will. The commitment of a cavalry raider who is prepared and loyal, the care of a combat medic to preserve life and the character of a special forces warrior to free the oppressed. When our nation asked who will go, each of these men declared, here am I, send me. Today a grateful nation bestows its highest honor to these men of valor who look not only to their own needs but to the needs of others in time of extreme crisis. Almighty God, be present with us during this ceremony as we recognize the intrepid service of these heroes. Richly bless the recipients we honor today along with the many family members, comrades in arms, and dear friends who support them. May the actions of these men and the crucible of combat inspire others to acts of personal courage and selfless service. Guide our nation and leaders. Preserve us all into the canopy of your everlasting love and care. It is in your majestic and mighty name I pray. Amen. Thank you, General. Please be seated. Please be seated. Well, welcome to the White House.  Mr. Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, senior military officers, thank you all for being here. Yesterday marked the 246th anniversary of this nation's independence. 246 years of struggle and sacrifice to uphold the principles so dear to the character of our nation, liberty, democracy, God-given rights of every individual. It's a journey that has never finished and it never will be finally finished. It's a work that requires us to look ahead to the future, the future we want to build, and to look carefully at our past to understand fully where we've come from. For each of those 246 years, American patriots have answered our nation's call to military service. They stood in the way of danger, risked everything, literally everything to defend our nation and our values. However, not every service member has received the full recognition they deserve. Today, we're setting the record straight. We're upgrading the awards of four soldiers who perform acts of incredible heroism during the Vietnam conflict, to respect the conspicuous gallantry and the interpretability of their service. I mean, it's just astounding when you hear what each of them have done. They went far above and beyond the call of duty. It's a phrase always used, but it takes on life when you see these men. To the late Staff Sergeant Edward M. Canisiro, to Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell, to Specialist Five Dennis M. Fufuji, and to Major John Duffy, I'm proud to finally award our highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor, to each of you, one posthumously. It has been a long journey to this day for those heroes and their families. And for more than 50 years have passed, 50 years since the jungles of Vietnam or as young man these soldiers first proved their medal. But time has not diminished their astonishing bravery, their selflessness in putting the lives of others ahead of their own, and the gratitude that we as a nation owe them. December 1, 1966, Staff Sergeant Canisiro was an infantry squad leader. His platoon was navigating toward what seemed to be a peaceful village. It was an ambush. A vastly superior force of North Vietnamese troops was concealed within the village, protected by fortified bunkers, underground tunnels, and a big trench that ran through the entire village. As Staff Sergeant Canisiro led his squad to the east of the village, two other squads headed straight in where the enemy opened fire on them with machine guns and small arms fire, killing the platoon leader, the point man, and pinning down two squads. Hearing the battle unfold, Staff Sergeant Canisiro moved his squad toward the sound of the firing, where he quickly jumped into action.  It had to be stopped. He ordered his men to take cover, and then he advanced alone toward the enemy position. The arm was six grenades and his M16. Laying flat on the ground, Staff Sergeant Canisiro hurled his first grenade, and sailed directly through the aperture of the bunker, taking out the machine gunner in the first throw. He then jumped into the trench alone, moved along the trench for 35 meters, clearing the enemy as he went. As his head would emerge above the trench, as he yelled, grenade. Then his platoon would lose sight of him and hear it explode. By the time he was done, the two other squads were able to stand up, collect their dead, and injured, and recognize and reorganize the fight, and successfully withdraw from the village. According to the eyewitnesses account of the battle from Staff Sergeant Haskett, Canisiro's bravery in singlehandedly clearing the trench averted what might have been quoted disaster for the whole platoon. Born and raised in Hawaii, the son of Japanese immigrants, a proud husband and father of four, Staff Sergeant Canisiro continued his service with his unit in Vietnam, till he was killed in action by a hostile gunfire in March 6, 1967. Today, his memory lives on in the lives he saved and the legend of his fearlessness and the hearts of the family he left behind. John, Naomi, Tom, thank you for being here today. And thank you, too, for your sister, Doris, as well, who could not be with us. And, John, thank you for your military service. Your family sacrificed so much for our country. I know that no award can ever make up for the loss of your father for not having him there as you grew up. But I hope today that you take some pride and comfort in knowing his valor is finally receiving the full recognition that he has always deserved. January 31, 1968, it was an opening assault that would come to be known as the Tet Offensive, particularly bloody period of the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese forces launched an attack on a strategically located air base in Saigon. The first American unit called to respond was that of Specialist V Dwight Birdwell, unknown to approximately 100 men in sea troop, they were moving to be taken on a full regiment of Viet Cong, likely to be more than 1,000 strong. They arrived, the troop engaged, the Viet Cong forces, Specialist Birdwell's unit took the main brunt of the attack with many tanks and vehicles disabled. When his tank commander was hit and gravely wounded, Specialist Birdwell got him to a place of safety and then took command. He knew his vehicle was on the first line of defense, so Birdwell stood in his commander's hatch at times, half exposed at times standing entirely out of the tank, fully exposed, laying down suppressive fire on the enemy. He used the tank's cannon, he used the tank's machine gun, he used his personal rifle, he sustained fire, drove back the attackers and created a place of relative safety for injured men behind the tank to take cover. He provided battlefield updates to his commanders until the enemy shot the communication system right off of his helmet. When he ran out of ammunition, he ran to retrieve an M-60 machine gun and ammo off the helicopter that had been down in a flight to keep firing on the enemy. And even when that M-60 was hit by enemy fire, causing it to explode and send straddle on the Birdwell's face, chest, arms, and hands, remained on the battlefield. When he was ordered to load onto the Medevac helicopter, he complied. This side, fine, amazing. Only to crawl right back off the other side and to keep on fighting. That's your call, taking orders and causing trouble. God love you. Only after reinforcements arrived and only after he helped treat the evacuees, his fellow wounded, the Specialist Birdwell agreed to evacuate himself. At the time, Birdwell received a silver star for his outstanding heroism in the battlefield. It took decades for his commanding officer, then General Glenn Otis, to realize Birdwell had not received the full honor he had earned. But in retirement, General Otis made sure to correct the record and fully document Birdwell's actions to make this day possible. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Birdwell credits the Cherokee veterans who came before him and encouraged him to serve when he called. And I might note, Native American communities, a larger percentage serve in the United States Armed Forces at a higher percentage rate than any other cohort in America, than any other cohort in America. After leaving the Army, Birdwell continued to build a legacy of service in his community in Oklahoma. He started his own law firm, served for 12 years on the Cherokee Nation's Supreme Court, and he passed that legacy of service down to his daughter Stephanie Birdwell, who's with him today, and who serves as the director of the Office of Tribal Relations at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specialist five, Birdwell, thank you. Thank you, thank you. And to your wife, Virginia, who I know wishes she could be here with you today, give her our love as well. I'm grateful for all that you've given to our country and that at long last, at long last, your story is being honored as it should have been always. February 18, 1971, Specialist five, Dennis Fu... Excuse me, Fujii, who was serving as a second tour in Vietnam as a crew chief on helicopter ambulance, conducting a rescue operation in Laos. They were there to evacuate wounded Allied Vietnamese military personnel. But as their chopper attempted to land, it became the target, sustaining heavy damage that caused them to crash land in the middle of the conflict. When a second American helicopter managed to land nearby minutes later, it was able to evacuate all the down crew and accept Specialist Fujii. Rather than risk the lives of his crewmates, Specialist Fujii waved off the helicopter, told them to depart, remaining behind as the only American on the battlefield. Several attempts were made to rescue him before Specialist Fujii could find a radio and call off further attempts, call off further attempts. It was too dangerous, he said. He stayed behind ignoring his own wounds while helping tend the wounded Vietnamese allies on the field. The next night, the enemy force renewed their assault on the Allied lines with heavy artillery for more than 17 consecutive hours. Specialist Fujii called in American gunships to help repel the attack, repeated to expose himself to hospital fire in order to better observe enemy positions and direct airstrikes against them. On the radio, his fellow Americans knew him as Papa Whiskey, clear-eyed, level-headed soldier, directing airstrikes so precisely they were able to drive back the forces that had come within 15 to 20 meters from a friendly camp. When the American helicopter was finally able to retrieve him, wounded and severely fatigued, two days after his air ambulance had crashed, he made it only about four kilometers before it crash-landed. Specialist Fujii had to wait two more days for another South Vietnamese base before he was able to leave the area and receive the medical assistance for his wounds. Speaking to the press shortly after his experience, Specialist Fujii downplayed his own contributions and honored the skills of the Allied Vietnamese troops he fought with, simply saying, I quote, I like my job, I like to help other people who need help out there. It's amazing. Today, Specialist Five Fujii, we remember and we celebrate just how many people you helped. I want to thank you and your wife, Ray, who couldn't be here with you today, and your brother, Edwin, for all your family has done for this nation.  April 14, 1972, the Battle of Fire Support Base, Charlie. A lone American on the base serving as a senior advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam was Major John Duffy. We called him Dusty Sinai. That was his call name. In those days, leading up to April 14th, the battalion command post had been destroyed. Major Duffy had already been twice wounded, refusing evacuation. Efforts to resupply the base had failed, and FSB Charlie was surrounded by the battalion-sized element. For hours, American gunships guided by Dusty Sinai took airstrikes on enemy positions. Major Duffy repeatedly exposed himself to danger in order to direct the gunships' fire and keep the battalion from being overrun. He even called in one strike, extreme danger close, to his own position in order to drive back and advance in attack. And when he was wounded again, he again refused evacuation. He worked side by side to organize the defense of the base with the Vietnamese commander, Major Miley, who was here today. Major, where are you? Major, thank you for being here. Thank you for your service. It's an honor to have you here. When they finally had to bend in the base, Major Duffy volunteered to lead the rear squad and cover their retreat. And when the withdrawing soldiers were ambushed early on April 15th, and many of the injured troops scattered, Major Duffy remained with those who were wounded, rallying them to make it to an established evacuation zone despite being constantly pursued by the Viet Cong. Upon reaching the ex-filtration site, Major Duffy again made sure he was the last to board the helicopter.  One of his Vietnamese allies was shot in the foot, causing him to fall backwards out of the helicopter. Major Duffy caught him and dragged him back in on board with him, saving one more life along the way. Major Duffy served in the Army until 1977, completing three tours in Vietnam, numerous Special Forces assignments, and 20 years of faithful service to our country. After which he went on to a successful career as an author and was even nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is the definition of a warrior poet, enduring devotion to those he served with and those who serve our nation still. Thank you, Major Duffy, for all that you've inspired and others. And as Commander-in-Chief, I know this is not only for those who wear the uniform of our nation to serve, it's your families as well. So, Mary, thank you for all that you sacrificed over the years as well. To Marcus and Judd, I want to emphasize what you already know. Your grandpa is a hero, a flat-out unadulterated hero. We're able to take these actions a day to upgrade the awards and properly honor the duty and devotion of those soldiers. Thanks, thanks to individual dedication of those who served with them. And because of a Congressional Ordered Review of the Heroic Action of Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, to make sure we properly honor the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their service they've made over the years. We did a similar review of World War II Air Awards, resulted in 22 Medal of Honor being awarded Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders service members who had previously been under-recognized, including a very close friend of mine, one of my closest friends and benefactors in the United States Senate, Danny Inouye, United States Senator. So, I want to also thank the members of Congress who helped make this possible and ensure that the United States lives up to our promises. That for those who give their best for our country will always, always give our best to you. I also want to take a moment to recognize three other Medal of Honor recipients awarded for their heroic actions in Vietnam who are with us today. Walter Moran. Walter, where are you? There you go, Stint. Walter? Thank you, Tyler. James McLuhan and Brian Thacker. Thank you for being here to help us recognize these newest honorees. And I want to also note that last week, we lost a giant in this community. Herschel Woody Williams passed away at the age of 98, the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. Honor by President Harry Truman for his valor during the Battle of Ibojima, Woody Williams will soon lie in honor in the United States Capitol. And his passing is a reminder what so many Americans of our greatest generation sacrificed to preserve liberty, democracy, and for our nation and for the world. Now it's my great honor to ask for the citations to be read as we award the Medal of Honors to the late Staff Sergeant, Everett and Canashiro. Specialist five Dwight D. Birdwell, Specialist five Dennis Sam, excuse me, Fuji, Major and Major John J. Duffy. Thank you all and may God protect our troops. Thank you. Good afternoon. John Canashiro accepting on behalf of his father, Staff Sergeant Edward Canashiro. Attention to orders. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3rd, 1863, has posthumously awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Edward and Canashiro United States Army for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Staff Sergeant Edward and Canashiro distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an infantry squad leader with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division near Fahoo II Kim Song Valley, Republic of Vietnam on 1 December 1966. Not knowing that the village was heavily fortified with a fully bunkered and concealed trench system and garrisoned by the North Vietnamese troops and vastly superior forces, two squads of the platoon had deployed to its center while Staff Sergeant Canashiro and his squad scouted the more than open terrain to the east of the village. Sensing the opportunity to ambush the infantry squads, the entrenched enemy force erupted with machine gun and small arms fire against the two squads at the center of the village, killing the platoon leader and the point man, wounding four others, then successfully suppressing the surviving soldiers. Staff Sergeant Canashiro moved with his men to the sounds of the fire, swiftly reading the situation, seeing that the fire from the trench had to be stopped if anyone was to survive. He first deployed his men to cover, then crawled forward to attack the enemy force alone. He began by throwing grenades from the parapet while flattened to the ground, successfully throwing the first grenade through the aperture of the bunker, eliminating the machine gunner who had opened the action. With five grenades remaining and his rifle to sustain the assault, Staff Sergeant Canashiro jumped into the trench to sweep its length where it fronted the two pin squads. Over the distance of about 35 meters, he worked the ditch alone, destroying one enemy group with rifle fire and two others with grenades. By the end, excuse me, by the end of his sweep, the able bodied survivors of the two squads were again standing and preparing to move the dead and wounded. Staff Sergeant Canashiro's actions enabled the orderly extrication and reorganization of the platoon, which ultimately led to a successful withdrawal from the village. Staff Sergeant Canashiro's conspicuous gallantry and uncommon heroism under fire are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army, signed Joseph R. Biden, the President of the United States. Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell. Attention to orders. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Sea Troop, Third Squadron, Fourth Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division, and the Republic of Vietnam on 31 January 1968. On this date, Sea Troop was ordered to move south to help repel an enemy attack on Tonsunyut Air Base. As the Sea Troop column of tanks and armored personnel carriers approached the west gate of Tonsunyut Air Base, it became under intense enemy fire from a building at its right. Unbeknown to Sea Troop, it had driven directly into an enemy force consisting of three battalions. The column tried to push through the initial attack, but the lead tank crippled by rocket-propelled grenade explosions was blocking the way forward. Sea Troop immediately came under heavy enemy fire from both sides of the road. Specialist Five Birdwell, upon seeing that his tank commander was wounded by enemy fire, immediately went to his aid. Under intense enemy fire, he lowered the injured tank commander to the ground and moved him to safety. Specialist Five Birdwell then, with complete disregard for his own safety, mounted the tank and assumed the tank commander's position. Standing in the tank commander's hatch, with the upper half of his body exposed to heavy enemy fire, Specialist Five Birdwell used the enemy tank's 50 caliber machine gun and 90 millimeter main gun to suppress the enemy attack. With ammunition for the 90 millimeter main gun exhausted, he continued to fire the 50 caliber machine gun until it overheated. At this point, Specialist Five Birdwell, rather than abandoning his position, continued to engage the enemy with his M16 rifle, sometimes exposing his entire body to fire in order to engage the enemy from a better vantage point. When a US helicopter crashed near by, Specialist Five Birdwell, under withering enemy fire, dismounted and moved to the helicopter where he retrieved two M60 machine guns and ammunition. After giving one M60 and ammunition to a fellow soldier, he remounted his tank and used the other M60 to again engage the enemy. Specialist Five Birdwell continued to engage the enemy with complete disregard for his own safety until the M60 he was firing was hit by enemy fire. Specialist Five Birdwell, now wounded in the face, neck, chest and arms, dismounted the tank, but refused to be medically evacuated. Instead, Specialist Five Birdwell under enemy fire rallied fellow soldiers to advance toward the front of the armored column where they set up a defensive position by a large tree. From this position, he and the other soldiers engaged the enemy with M16 fire and grenades. As the enemy fire lessened, Specialist Five Birdwell gathered ammunition from disabled vehicles and helped wounded soldiers move to safer positions. His leadership and tenacity under fire inspired the other C troop soldiers to continue fighting against the superior enemy force and directly contributed to the enemy's ultimate defeat. Specialist Five Birdwell's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army, signed Joseph R. Biden, the President of the United States. Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii. Attention to orders, the President of the United States of America, authorized by act of Congress, March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrapidity at the risk of his own life and above and beyond the call of duty. Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrapidity beyond the call of duty while serving as crew chief aboard a helicopter ambulance during the rescue operations in Laos, Republic of Vietnam during the period of 18 to 22 February 1971. Specialist Five Fujii was serving with the 237th Medical Detachment, 61st Medical Battalion, 67th Medical Group. The team's mission was to evacuate seriously wounded Vietnamese military personnel from the midst of a raging battlefield. The aircraft's primary approach, the bullet-infested landing zone was thwarted by heavy volumes of enemy fire directed at the specialist's helicopter. As the pilot made a second landing attempt, the enemy concentrated a barrage of flak at the air ambulance which damaged the craft and caused it to crash in the conflict area, injuring Specialist Five Fujii. Moments later, another American helicopter successfully landed near the wreckage of the specialist's airship and extracted all the down crewmen except for Specialist Five Fujii who was unable to board the helicopter due to intense enemy fire directed at him. Rather than further endanger the lives of his comrades aboard the second helicopter, Specialist Five Fujii waved the craft out of the combat area and remained behind as the only American on the battlefield. Subsequent attempts to rescue the specialist were aborted due to violent anti-aircraft fire. Specialist Five Fujii finally secured a radio and informed the aviators in the area that the landing zone was too hot for further evacuation attempts. During the night and all through the next day, Specialist Five Fujii disregarded his own wounds as he administered first aid to the Allied casualties. On the night of 19th February, the Allied perimeter came under ruthless assault by a reinforced enemy regiment supported by heavy artillery. Once again obtaining a radio transmitter, Specialist Five Fujii called in American helicopter gunships to assist the small unit in repelling the attack. For a period of over 17 consecutive hours, Specialist Five Fujii repeatedly exposed himself to hostile fire as he left the security of his entrenchment to better observe enemy troop positions and to direct airstrikes against them. At times the fighting became so vicious that Specialist Five Fujii was forced to interrupt radio transmissions in order to place suppressive rifle fire on the enemy while at close quarters. Though wounded and severely fatigued by 20th February, the Specialist bore the responsibility for the protection and defense of the enemy, excuse me, the friendly encampment until an American helicopter could land an attempt to airlift him from the area. As his air ambulance left the battlefield, it received numerous hits and was forced to crash land at another South Vietnamese ranger base, approximately four kilometers from the Specialist's original location. The totally exhausted Specialist Five Fujii remained at the Allied camp for two more days until yet another helicopter could return him to Fao Bay for medical assistance on 22 February. Specialist Five Fujii's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in the keeping of the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army, signed Joseph R. Biden, the President of the United States. Major John J. Duffy. Attention to orders. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Major John J. J. Duffy. United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. Major John J. Duffy distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as the senior advisor to the 11th Airborne Battalion Second Brigade Airborne Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam during the period of 14 to 15 April, 1972. In the two days preceding the events of 14 to 15 April, 1972, the commander of the 11th Airborne Battalion was killed. The Battalion Command Post was destroyed and Major Duffy was twice wounded but refused to be evacuated.  In the morning hours after a failed effort to establish a landing zone for resupply aircraft, he moved close to the enemy anti-aircraft positions to call in airstrikes. At this time, Major Duffy was again wounded by fragments from a recoilless rifle round and again refused medical evacuation. Shortly thereafter, the enemy began an artillery bombardment on the base and he remained in an exposed position to direct gunships onto enemy positions which eventually silenced the enemy fire. Following the bombardment, Major Duffy assessed the conditions on the base and personally ensured the wounded, friendly foreign soldiers were moved to positions of relative safety and the remaining ammunition was appropriately distributed to the remaining defenders. Shortly thereafter, the enemy resumed in direct fire on the base, expending in an estimated 300 rounds. Nevertheless, he remained in an exposed position to direct gunship fire on the enemy positions. In the late afternoon hours, the enemy began a ground assault from all sides of the fire base and Major Duffy moved from the position to position to adjust fire, spot targets for artillery observers and ultimately to direct gunship fire on a friendly position which had been compromised. As the evening wore on, it became clear that the defenders could not withstand the overwhelming enemy forces and he began to organize an evacuation of the fire base under the cover of night. With the goal of a complete withdrawal, Major Duffy was the last man off base remaining behind to adjust covering fire from gunships until the last possible moment. When the acting battalion commander was wounded, he assumed command of the evacuation and maintained communication with available air support to direct enemy fire on the enemy. In the early morning hours of 15 April, the enemy ambushed the battalion inflicting additional casualties and scattering some of the able-bodied soldiers. Major Duffy organized defensive positions during the ambush and ensured the friendly foreign forces could successfully repulse the enemy. After withstanding the ambush, he led the evacuees, many of whom were significantly wounded, to an established evacuation area despite continually being pursued by the enemy. Upon reaching the exfiltration site, Major Duffy directed gunship fire on the enemy positions and marked a landing zone for the helicopters. Only after ensuring all of the evacuees were on board did Major Duffy board while also assisting a wounded, friendly foreign soldier and with him. Once on board, he administered aid to a helicopter door gunner who had been wounded during the evacuation. Major Duffy's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army. Signed Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States. Please join me in receiving this blessing as we depart. Most holy God, thank you for the lives of these men who inspire and challenge us to extraordinary acts of service. May each of us dare to follow the examples of the warriors in the face of seemingly insurmountable moments of danger and crisis and be like them in kind. Bless specialist Birdwell specialist, Fujii Major Duffy and the Keneshiro family. As the names of these men are forever etched into our nation's proud history and the pathion of heroes who have gone before. May their legacies be the true north for us to seek and may we all strive to be strong and courageous in the face of a myriad of challenges that life may bring our way. Keep the lamp of liberty burning bright and our nation strong. It is in your holy and mighty name, I pray. Amen. I think we're dismissed. Great honors. Thank you all so very much. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats as the president and first lady depart. Thank you.


Hello everyone, welcome to another NARC Survivor Live video. In this one we're going to be talking about what happens when the narcissist knows they can't trick you anymore.  They pulled the world over your eyes. They manipulated you. They love bombed you.  They gaslit you. They made you believe in all of these things that they weren't even about.  Making you believe that they were actually about that for real. But you never saw anything come into fruition. It never manifested into reality because it wasn't even real. So the entire time they tricked you.  They pulled the world over your eyes. They made you believe in something that they weren't even about.  When the narcissist knows that they can't trick you anymore. That's when you will see who they really are. They won't even bother trying to hide it from you anymore.   Once they know that there's no going back, you figure them out. They will discard you. They will get rid of you. When some cases they may just play along and act like they're still on your side. Especially those who are more covert. The overt narcissist won't even do that.  The covert will be more passive aggressive. But they will still be running a smear campaign behind your back. And of course the overt will be doing that. But it won't be behind your back. It will be done openly so that you can see. And they will want you to know that they are the cause of it. The covert will try to hide it. But either way that's what they're going to do when they know they can't trick you anymore. And again they're going to blame you for everything. They're going to say it was all your fault. They're going to gossip and spread rumors about you. They're going to talk about you to people behind your back. They're going to assassinate your character. Smear your name. Destroy your reputation. Try to get you fired from your job. Target you financially. And they're going to try to turn everyone against you so that you have no support. They will try to isolate you. And they will try to prevent you from moving on. Yes this is exactly what they will do. When they know that they can't trick you anymore. They may try to love bomb you again. They may try to bait you back in. To see if you're still susceptible to them in ablation. But once they've tried that and they can see that it doesn't work. Then they're forced to accept it. They're forced to accept that they just can't play you anymore. They can't mess with you. Because you're no longer susceptible. It's no longer having an effect. And they're not going to keep doing something if it's not working. If it's no longer effective on you. So instead they're going to try something else. They're going to completely turn against you and show you exactly who they are. And then they're going to go all out to take you down. Because it's the only way that they can get what they want. And what they want. If it's not your compliance then it's going to be your destruction. It's going to be taking you down. And preventing you from ever getting back up again. Because at that point you become a threat to the illusion.  And they don't want anyone or anything to threaten that. They want to have full control. And if you're no longer under their influence. Then they're going to do anything they can to take you down. To get rid of you. Because at that point you become a problem. You threaten to expose them. For who they actually are. But as I said if you're dealing with an overt narcissist. They're not even going to do it behind your back. They will do it openly. And especially those who are more psychopathic. They will not only do it openly but they will even put their own reputation on the line.  They will do the most hurtful inhumane things you could ever imagine. And there's nothing to stop them. There's nothing holding them back. If you're dealing with a smear campaign from a psychopath. Because they're not even covert. They're not even trying to hide it. They're not even trying to maintain a false image. Because they really don't care what anyone thinks of them at all. So most definitely that can be the most difficult smear campaign to deal with. In comparison to an overt narcissist. But then the covert narcissist can be very damaging as well. Because the abuse is hidden. And it really messes with your minds. You will be dealing with a lot of gaslighting. But yes this is exactly what they will do. When they know that you're no longer going to play their game.  You're validating the illusion. At that point you're good as dead to them. You become a lost cause. Because they see you as an object that exists to serve them. They view you as an extension of themselves.  Then they see it as though they have no use for you anymore. But that doesn't mean they're just going to let you move on and do whatever you choose to do. They see it as though that's a threat to their control. And for all they know you may go on and try to expose them. And after everything they've done to you. Of course they may be anticipating that you may want to seek revenge. Yes of course they're already anticipating that. And that's why they just won't let up on the abuse.  Because they look at it like if you're in a strong position. Then you could get back at them. And that's the last thing they want. And not only that. But they're also constantly haunted by the things they've done to you.   But they feel shame so they abuse you. They rage. And then they feel more shame. So then it abuse you again. And it just goes on and on. It never ends. But yeah you may think that you knew this person. And in the beginning they may have seemed so kind and sweet. It's like everything you ever wanted. This person who cared about you. He was there to support you. And then by the end of it when they rip off their mask. It's like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. You never knew what you were dealing with. Because the entire time you were being tricked, deceived.  They were messing with you. And then when you finally begin to wake up. And you realize what you're actually dealing with. As soon as you realize that. When you finally know. They already know that you know. Because they immediately sense that your energy has shifted. They sense that you're no longer validating the illusion.  You're no longer self loathing or blaming yourself.  And now you're shining the light on them. You're seeing them as they actually are.  Because they want to live in this false reality. But they're perfect. They're flawless. They can do no wrong. So when you catch on. You figure them out. You realize exactly what you're dealing with.  They just see it as though what's the point in hiding. Why even wear a mask if you already know what's under it. And so they just rip it off. They show you exactly who they are. And they hope that it will intimidate you. And that they can use it to coerce you. To back you into a corner where you submit. That's what they hope will happen.  And just go along with it even though you know. That all of that time you were being deceived.   To take you out completely. Because you either validate the illusion. Or you're no good. You're bad. You're evil. You need to be gone. And that's the only way that it's ever going to be with them. At that point the narcissist has a choice. They can choose between you. As their source of supply. Or they can choose their false self and the illusion. And I can tell you that no narcissist. Is going to choose. Their source of supply. Over their false self. I mean you think they need supply. But they need their false self more. Because their false self is what. Gives them access to that supply. I mean yes in a way. There's another side to their false self. Where. They can feel powerful at your expense. By bringing you down. But then what about all of the other supply. All of the other people that they're manipulating. They're enablers, they're flying monkeys. And then they've got secondary sources, tertiary sources. They're not going to choose you over all of that. So when it comes down to it, when they have to make a choice. They're going to pick their false image. They're never going to choose you. The illusion will always continue. It will never end. And at all costs they will do everything in their power. To uphold the false character. And even when they rip off their mask. As I said that's just another side to the false character. Even then that's not really who they are. It's just a means to intimidate you. To scare you. There is no real true side to them. All they really have is the false self. And that false self can be nice sometimes. If they believe that you're susceptible to it. Or they can be very mean, cruel, intimidating and hurtful. And that's really down to you. Because as I've said before. We initiate the devaluation, the discard. And even the smear campaign. We initiate it all depending on whether we choose to believe in it or not. Whether we choose to go along with it. But what kind of a life is that?  Which is why it's best to just get it over with as soon as you can. And even then it doesn't mean that you're going to be free. It doesn't mean that they're just going to leave you alone. In many cases they could be on you for life. But it's either that or you're just a prisoner, a slave. And you're not even really being yourself.  That person wouldn't want to be a part of it. They wouldn't willingly choose to participate in it. So in your pursuits. Or finding your authentic self. You will find that you just break away from it. Even though that may come with a cost.   You want to be free to make your own choices and decisions. Even though yes they may try to take you out. They may try to destroy you. They may try to ruin everything that you are. Everything that you have.  And not just stuck with them as it's like in a smear campaign. But in an intimate setting. Where you're living in the same home. You're sleeping in the same bed. So when you make that choice it's just. Because you want to distance yourself from them. But when they know you're no longer susceptible. You're not in it anymore. That is when they will just rip off their mask.  Because you're no longer validating the illusion. And they begin to seek you as a threat. To their false image. Which they must protect and defend at all costs. Because that's what gets them their supply. So this is what they will do. And I can't advise you in your individual situation. On whether or not you should go no contact. What if you should leave them. Sometimes it can be dangerous to do that. So it does depend on your individual situation. But I think it's important to put this message out there. So that people are aware of it. They're aware of what can happen. But yes this is what they will do. When they realise they can't trick you anymore. If you found this video helpful. Please hit the thumbs up button down below. It will help to get this message out there. To other survivors. Who may benefit from it. And if you would like to donate. You can leave a super chat. Or a super thanks in the comment section. You can also go to my PayPal. It is paypal.me-survivor. I appreciate all donations no matter how small. Also hit the subscribe button. And click all notifications. So that you will be notified. When I upload a video in the future. If you'd like to book a one-on-one coaching session with me. You can go to my website. It is NarcSurvivor.co.uk. And you can follow me on Instagram. It is NarcSurvivor YouTube. I have new pictures and videos of my travels. Every day on there. 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Hello everybody! Watch this video to find out how to create and configure a RAID array based on Server ProLiant DL380P G8 with the help of an integrated utility HP Smart Storage Administrator and how to recover data from a damaged RAID system based on P410 controller. Hello friends! If you need to recover deleted data, view or restore removed browser history. Hetman Software products will help you. Follow the link in the description. Install the necessary program for free. Install it and analyze the disk. The utility will show you the data you can recover, so you will be able to view it or get it back. In our channel and blog you will find solutions to any problem, from installing an operating system or configuring it to fixing possible bugs and errors or optimizing mobile gadgets. Our specialists will answer any questions you ask in your comments under the videos or articles. HP Smart Storage Administrator is a tool that lets you quickly configure storage controllers on HP ProLiant servers and manage them. This utility has a simple and user-friendly graphical interface to help you quickly create, modify and remove storage arrays based on a set of physical disks installed in the server. Smart Storage Administrator comes to replace the HP array configuration utility, ACU for short, and features an updated database that expands your storage opportunities. Our server has a built-in controller for 8 disks, and it supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 15 and 16. In a few minutes, I will show you how to use it to create a RAID 5 array consisting of three disks. For illustration purposes, we'll explore how to configure it using the utility with a graphical interface, and then how to install the operating system onto this disk array. Restart or turn on the server. While it is booting, after the ILO configuration is displayed and when the information on the RAID controller is showing, press F5 key to start the graphical interface of HP Smart Storage Administrator. In the Grub window, select the Smart Storage Administrator from the list and hit Enter. Wait until utility boots and click on Smart Array in the main screen. In the Smart Array menu, find Actions, select the Configure option, and then Create Array. While the disks have already been used in another RAID system, the Create button will be unavailable, so you need to remove the previously created disk array first. To do it, open the tab Logical Devices, select the RAID you want to remove, and click Delete Array. Then hit Yes to confirm your decision, and then click Finish. If necessary, the disks that have been used before can be overwritten with zeros. If you want it, open the tab Unassigned Drives, select the disk, and select Erase Drive below. Choose an Arrays Pattern, then click OK, and Yes to confirm it. Now, you can create a new array and you can do it right from this menu. By selecting all disks and clicking Create Array, or by opening the tab Smart Array, and then clicking Create Array there. Select the disks that your RAID will consist of, and click Create Array. Now, it is time to give RAIDs Level, Strip Size, and the Array Size. Choose if you want to use all the space you have, or set a custom size. The option Sectors – Track gives the number of sectors that make up every track. The Value 32 disables MaxDoot, while 63 enables it, which reduces performance of the logical volume. Caching can improve performance by writing data into the cache memory instead of writing it directly to the logical disks. Now, select the Initialization method. The default one or the longer one that involves overwriting blocks with zeros. When you're finished with the settings, click Create Logical Drive, check the settings, and then click Finish to complete the process. The new array should appear in the left-hand panel of the menu window. To ensure uninterrupted work even if one of the disks breaks down, you can add a spare disk before you finish the configuration process. To do it, click Manage spare drives, select a disk in the next window, and click Save to have the spare drive added. Here are the three disks that make up the RAID and the fourth disk, which is used as a spare one. Now, if one of the disks fails, the controller will rebuild the array with the spare disk and inform you that one of the disks should be replaced. To exit the application, click the Close button and you'll be redirected to the Intelligent Provisioning screen. In this window, click the Power button in the Operate corner and then the Reboot button. After that, boot the operating system and partition the disk. If you need to install an operating system, use another integrated utility – Intelligent Provisioning. To start it, press F10 key while the server is booting. Just configure and install, continue, and select the operating system family from the drop-down list. Then choose the installation method and specify the resource with the installation disk. Give the path to the image of the operating system, continue, choose your settings, give your login and administrative password, continue. The system will warn you that all the data will be lost. Continue and wait until the installation is over. From the many of this program, you'll be able to start Smart Storage Administrator, update the controller's firmware, and install an operating system. The standard installation process begins, so just follow the wizard directions. Also, with this server, you can create an arrayed array with the controller's files. In one of the previous videos, I showed how to create a arrayed based on an HP controller. This device type has a similar menu for configuring disk arrays. You can learn more by following the link in the description. To start Orca, which stands for Option Run Configuration for Arrays, press F8 key. Click Create a logical drive and specify the settings. If the arrayed system is damaged, a hard disk is out of order. The operating system crashed, where some data was removed by mistake. You can always use Hetman ready recovery to get your files back. In case of accidentally removing data, just install this program to the server running a Windows operating system, scan the disk array and restore the deleted files. Right-click on the disk and open it. Select the scan type and wait until it's over. Select the deleted files and click Recovery. Choose the folder where you'd like to save the files and click Recovery again. When the recovery process is complete, you will see all the files in that folder. If the operating system on the disk within the array is damaged, you won't be able to extract the data so easily. But still, all you need is to connect them to a Windows computer and start Hetman ready recovery. The program will scan the disk automatically, read all the information about the disk array, and then rebuild it. The final step is to scan it and recover everything you need. If the program failed to rebuild the arrayed system, or it rebuilt the array in the wrong way, you can always do it manually. If you know the order of the disks that were included into the array, the block size, block order and other important data, just open RAID constructor and build it according to this information. To rebuild an array manually, open RAID constructor, choose manual mode and give all the RAID settings you know. RAID type, block order, block size, number of disks in the array, then add the disks and specify their order. When you filled in and never filled, click add and the array will appear in the drive manager. Scan the array and recover your data. This program even lets you recover data if one of the disk is missing. If the RAID type can survive this kind of damage. As you can see, the program managed to find all the data in spite of one disk missing, just because this is RAID 5. You can find more information in one of our videos about different RAID levels and peculiarities of data storage by following the link below. And that is all for now. Hopefully this video was useful. Remember to click the Like button and subscribe to our channel. Push the bell button to receive notifications and never miss new videos. Leave comments to ask questions. Thank you for watching. Good luck.


Annyeonghaseyo, I don't know how to say it Guten Tag! Hello! Nice to meet you, here is Jae Kim and here is... Don't tell my name She is Shubang's type Hello, no, my name is Eden So, actually we met last week and we talked about some topic but I didn't track the camera work It was broken because of the sound, so this is the second time we take the same video Yeah, it's okay Too to be liked Today we talked about Lefuges, a very serious topic I wanted to talk with a German person because Germany had accepted a lot of Lefuges So I was curious why and her opinion, so I invited her So here we go Are you excited? No So who are you? Hello Hey, I'm Ida, I'm from Germany I come from Berlin, it's the capital of Germany And now I study in Korea for one year Yeah, so you're from Germany I'm curious about this famous in Germany Okay, Germany has really nice bread Come to Germany and eat bread And German bread And potatoes And fruits and vegetables In Berlin, Döner is really famous So yummy, I miss Döner It's really good, you have to eat it Döner in Berlin Okay, let's talk about the main questions Germany has accepted a lot of Lefuges So what is the reason, do you think? I think it's because of history Because Germany has a really bad and sad history German people have a lot of pressure and guilt So they want to make it better In the future they try to have a more open, equal country for all people So I think that's why they've accepted it I want to ask, what do you think? Do you think Europe should accept Lefuges? Yes, I think not only Europe, also America Because America played a big role in creating a war in other countries So I think they also should accept more refugees We're a card together to make peace there But also to help the refugees to get a new life Or a temporary life in other countries So you mean they have the responsibility to take them Nowadays, even in Germany Many people are really negative at accepting Lefuges So how do you think about that? Because they're afraid the refugees will take away their jobs or something But actually for the refugees it's really hard to get jobs in other countries Because there's a lot of paperwork to get through And I think we should be more human Because we are all human And we should think more above the borders And not like, yes my country, don't let everybody in I think it's a human being who run away from a really terrible war And we should help them to create a new life together And help them to get over it, what happened to them Because they're all traumatized So I think people should more help and not be so against it But I think a lot of it is because of education Because people don't know about the different religion Or the different lifestyle So we're afraid of it and are afraid it will change something in their own lives And I think if you educate the people that won't happen That it's just if all people live together Despite culture or religious differences I think then it will be more easy But I think it's really about the education of people I think it's really bad because the media often shows just like The dramatic bad stuff And because of this this happens but not like more educational stuff I don't know Because in the news they're always like There was a crime and it's because he's Muslim or something But it's not true It's because he's a bad person Not because of Muslims It's like also in Germany there All the countries, Christians are also really bad people What do you think of the crime? Because many people who think about negative refugees They talk about the crimes, refugee crimes So how do you think about that? I think there's crime in every country Despite what religion this person has Or where he comes from It's every person, every person can do crimes And just because the media pushes up if it's a fugitive Like yeah because he's a fugitive I think that's why it seems more But it's actually not more than other crimes I agree that It's just crime It's not because they are Muslim or they are refugees It's not the reason I mean you can look in America There are so many white Christian crimes happening I think we should step away from pointing fingers At other religions or cultures Many European countries have banned Muslim refugees Can religions be a reason that they banned people? I think because they don't know much about religion And instead of educating people in the country They just ban it So it would educate the people in one country That this religion is not dangerous It's just new and if we work together It will be just fine We can all live together But we don't do that We just talk about in other countries this religion created a war So it will create a war in this country too I think that's really dangerous And also banning people because of religion is really dangerous Because that creates more hate And I think we shouldn't do that Some people say that if the refugees come to the country People think refugees have to change their customs or culture Because they come to their country But how do you think about that? I don't think they have to change much I think they should learn about new cultures The countries they're living in Understand the new cultures they're living in But they shouldn't have to give up their own culture or religion They should just accept the new rules or laws That the new country they're living in has I think so too They have to follow the law But I don't think they have to change their customs or culture Because in one country they can live together Without different cultures And that's better Different culture people are in one place There are so many new ideas Creative things happen I think still they should learn about new culture Because maybe they really can like and accept it And live together with two cultures But not like they have to get forced to live it It's about how they accept it If they accept positively it's working But if they don't accept anything like culture Anything people then it's not work anything I mean it's not gonna work anything Not gonna work English It's just gonna work I'm so impressed that German did bad things at the past time But they admit that and they regret And have responsibility They have changed And now they helped people with humanism I think it's really impressive Are they learned from the history? I think it's really important that countries learn from their history All and people learn from their history I think it's really sad to see a lot of countries That they don't talk about history And are really silent about sad and bad history Because if you walk through it and talk about it Every generation it will become better people Or people if you just talk about bad They don't need to hide their sad and bad history They have to talk and discuss And learn from it Yeah and learn from that But I think a lot of countries don't do that Yeah right right Many countries just hide Try it for yourself to learn more about your country Yeah right That's important I think in Germany because for example I learned about second world war and about Hitler Like every year Holocaust You know Holocaust yeah Every year And we visited a lot of sad places And talked about it And it was really like sad and bad And I felt like I couldn't be proud of Germany But to learn from it And now Germany is trying to make it better That makes me proud again And I think that is really important I think you can't be proud of your country If the country did bad stuff But can't talk about it I think that is so sad In every country there's sad and bad history In every country there's a dictator Or someone like in nearly every country There's really bad people And if you talk about it You can learn from it And make it better in the future But if you don't talk about it Then it can happen again Because people didn't learn about it from it So please Try to learn Yeah try to learn Educate it though Educate it Yeah But I mean not in all parts of Germany There's still bad people in Germany It's really sad There are bad people everywhere So be careful That in Germany There are still a lot of bad people And there are demonstrations against Accepting more refugees And there are still a lot of Nazis No, neo-Nazis Yeah neo-Nazis Not a lot but they are quite true And I think it also depends where you grew up And I grew up in a really liver family I don't know but in my opinion We shouldn't think about borders I think about humanity And just love each other And like each other But I think it depends on the person And I don't think in an economic way So I don't think about the money We spend on refugees and stuff And they should spend less on weapons And war and more on helping other people That's my opinion But I'm not a politician I'm not an economist So I don't know much about it Yeah everyone can have their opinion Just love each other So we talked about Germany And why they accept refugees And how does she think about that So it was really impressed And I hope many people think like her Like with more love and understand Thank you to Ida Because it was really serious topic And sensitive topic So thank you so much And yeah hope you be safe And be careful Bye bye Bye bye Bye bye Bye bye


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ent because you've given me a commitment there but I understand there is a process whereby you have several days to look at it and then several days for a manager to look at it this process I believe can certainly be truncated because we all have situations where constituents contact us directly not involving ministers but dealing with for example local authority health board and we're trying to deal with these I certainly try to deal with them at the same day frankly I mean I'm not suggesting that that's a possibility given the constraints that you have at this point but there must be a way of actually expediting that and I would just say one further thing which is in terms of written questions I used to for many years I get sent to some website or something like that a link to this or a link to that you know or if I want I can look at a table which is sitting in space well if I wanted to look at a table sitting in space I'd be down looking at a table sitting in space when people ask questions they ask for a specific purpose and really I think there's a you know if I asked it in the chamber I wouldn't be totally going look at a table in space I'd actually be given an answer of some sort so all I'm saying is that I think these things have to be considered much more just as we've discovered all looking at you know broader issues of diversity, openness transparency, structural risk I think these are very important issues because if there's 129 MSPs I'm sure we've all been in that position and Daniel Well thank you very much I'm almost tempted to leave that as the final word because it's so important but nonetheless I did just want to fall up on some of the points made regarding freedom of information requests and really just to challenge one of the points that it's about you know legal advice and the importance of that because I don't believe it is limited to that so on the 8th of April the Financial Times published an article which resulted from freedom of information requests regarding the communications of their original FOI request regarding the gupta guarantees within that there was an email on 9 September between civil servants and the Scottish Government and I'm going to quote directly here the following was stated here is the long awaited decision in the Loch Arbor Smyltyp here unsurprisingly the commissioner has not upheld our section 31 subsection 1b arguments as we have been predicting since at least the review stage that said I imagine this is not what economic development colleagues were hoping for about what we say to them the point here is is very clear that officials within the Scottish Government were knowingly withholding information following requests when they knew that it was highly likely that it was going to be overturned by an appeal and furthermore I would suggest that those final sentences would seem to suggest that there was internal pressure on them to do so now there is one thing to up hold a principle it is one thing to defend that upon request but when you start knowingly withholding it knowing that you are highly likely to have to reveal that information on appeal are you not into slightly different territory are you not actually knowingly withholding information and is that not suppression honest truth is I've not read that email but I'm very happy to respond to you because I do appreciate a very complicated transaction with a lot of complicated factors not least what was reported in the media recently with regard to investigations there so but your sort of underlying points, the sort of cultural points rather than the transaction itself I've talked about us leading in the best traditions of the civil service and rigor in delivery and I expect us to lead with integrity and with honesty and of course where there are very complex transactions and you can imagine the legal and commercial advice is also very complicated there is a judgment and advice provided around what to release to ensure that we're protecting investments, protecting shareholders being legal in our own management of information and it needs to be handled very carefully it again on freedom of information and our approach more generally I referenced assuring myself on record keeping I am doing the same on freedom of information so I'm looking at the end-to-end process the checks and controls to assure myself that they are robust and I'm very happy to meet with you either separately Mr Johnson or to write to you with regards to that I'd be very keen to correspond to our meet on that and just very finely I think you've agreed to come back with an outline of your approach regarding record keeping can I just confirm that you'll include your understanding of the requirements of the Civil Service Green Book the Public Finance Manual and indeed the Public Finance and Accountability Act 2000 in terms of the requirements that they have for record keeping on these sorts of decisions and indeed others thank you okay well on that note I'm now going to end the session which has been a long one and I do appreciate the responses that the PM has given to committee today we will of course continue to explore issues relating to public administration Government on an on-going basis and that concludes the public part of today's meeting so the next item on our agenda is in private which is consideration of appointments and reappointments to the Scottish Fiscal Commission so we now move into private session


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ଇଦଦ଩, ଇ��� ଇଦାଇ, ຣ��� ଇॵ଀ ଇ�Excit into the business of society. సార్సింది పింటిస్వూ,కార్లోప్య్ాకినాదాణాడిందిందిందికిూది. ఇమలోలికింది. దార్పికిందింది వటంటిఊవాకి. మర్రలిటికచి మార్యార్ఖనాది మరిటలిటి� skills మర్టల్౑టామా్ది is meant by social responsibility of business. What is the concept? A business is a social organization, business exists in society. So as such it has got responsibility towards the society. Is there anything new? So we shall try to explore what is the concept of social responsibility of business. Then we shall take up the other objective. The other objective is to outline the various parties to whom the business is socially responsible. Business is socially responsible to whom the business is socially responsible. These are the two learning objectives that we shall discuss in part two of this video which is basically concerned about unit two of your business environment course. There is one business and society. So you see corporate social responsibility, CSR. This is a very emerging topic. Even our Mohatma Gandhi also talked about trustship. No Milton Friedman, a Nobel laureate, he once started. The purpose of business is to profit. So once the profit is earned legally. So business has met with its corporate social responsibility. It has not done anything illegal. So earning profit legally is basically associated. That's why the business stands for. But later on certain other concepts emerged. And this is one of those concepts by Lord home and research watch. And that is given in your SLM also. And that is basically from a world business council for sustainable development. So what is corporate social responsibility? It is a continuing commitment. It's not just having one time commitment. It is a continuing commitment. Always a business organization has to be committed. To behave ethically, morally, we are dutiful to the society. To behave ethically and contribute to the economic development. So economic purpose is one. If the business is not profitable, it will not be able to serve the society. Business has to be profitable. But it should not be profit-earing. Means not earning profit by hook or by group. Earning profit in a socially desirable manner. Once again I am repeating the definition. It is a continuing commitment by business to behave ethically, morally. And contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families. As well as the local community and society at large. If you carefully examine this definition, you will find the components to whom we are responsible. We are responsible to our workforce, the employees. We are responsible to the families of our employees. We are responsible to the local communities. We are also responsible to the larger society. So larger society will include the customers, the bankers, the suppliers, the general public. So corporate social responsibility is emerging as a very broad concept. It is a continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as the local community and society at large. So CSR is a continuing commitment of business. It calls for behaving in an ethical manner. It calls for contributing to economic development. It aims at improving the quality of life of employees and their families. It calls for contribution towards well-being of local community and society as a whole. So if you carefully analyze the definition, these are the points that you will come across. And these are all very important points to know about the concepts of corporate social responsibility. So parties to whom business discharges its social responsibilities. Number one, customers. For whom a business exists, business exists for the customers. A hospital exists for the patients. An educational institution exists for the students. A mall exists for its customers. So customers are the prime focus of the very existence of a business. So business is responsible to the customers. Business is also responsible to the creditors, to the bankers, to the shareholders. Because they deposit their hard-earned money in the business. So their credit has to be given its reward. Business is responsible to the employees. Business is responsible to the shareholders. Business is responsible to the larger forces, the society. And society comprises family, educational institutions without it. Religious institutions. Business is also responsible for government. Because business has to pay tax. The corporate tax, the income tax, the municipality tax, different taxes, the business has to pay. So business is largely responsible to government. And business is also responsible to the environment. In today's context, we talk about various bottom lines. One is economic bottom line. Organization has to be profitable. Organization should be able to earn a surplus. Second one is the organization also has to be environment friendly. Socially responsible. The organization should not create any kind of pollution. It should be environment. It should to the extent possible. It should be able to adopt the green practices. It should not be engaged in any kind of activities which might create the disaster to the environment. So parties to whom business deserves its social responsibility, if you see the list, it includes the customers, creditors, employees, shareholders, society, government, environment means what. The business is a part of the society. Business itself is also an organization and institution. It exists in the society. So it has got a role to play towards the society. It is a larger role to play to the society in terms of meeting the specific requirements of its customers, creditors, employees, shareholders, debtors, creditors, government, environment, etc. So in this video we have discussed these two learning objectives. Thank you. We shall cover the other two learning objectives in the third part of our video. Thank you.


Okay, okay, I'll be okay, don't worry, it's gonna be okay. Is everything okay? Yeah, I think so, I'm just really nervous. It's gonna be fine, you'll have a great day. Okay, thank you. Yep. Okay, bye. Love you, we'll see you after school. Okay. Bye bye. Bye. Everyone, settle down. My name is Mr. Martin, welcome to Science 7-2. I just wanna start off with a few ground rules. There'll be no gum or food in class. I expect that you'll arrive at class on time with all your materials prepared and that if you have something to say that you'll put up your hand instead of blurting out. All right? Now, we're gonna start off with a pop quiz. Okay. All right, I know. We're just gonna see what we remember from last year, all right? Oh, Jesus. And I prefer that you only use pencil, please. Yes? I don't realize that we'd be writing a test today. I forgot to bring my pencil. All right, well, I'll let you use mine, but I wanna make sure that I get it back so I'd like to borrow something of yours in return. May I borrow your shoe? Everyone, settle down, settle down. You have 10 minutes. Could I just, could I go get drunk? I got lost in the hallways and went through the wrong locker. Just... I don't wanna hear it. You've disrupted the class. I'll have to see you after school, have a seat. What happened? Nothing. We'll talk to you later. Okay, let's talk about it. I just, I don't wanna... Thanks, Kim, Byron, for meeting with us. We wanted to talk about a bit about some of the challenges. The first day of school, it came up with Scott, and it's our chance kind of to talk to you about how, you know, Scott is a bit of a rigid thinker, a very anxious child, and we wanted to talk about some strategies and kind of make sure that these situations minimized or don't happen for the rest of the year here. I think we're just a little bit frustrated about the fact that he didn't have the positive experience that we were hoping he was going to have starting out the school year. And it was just a few little things, but they just built on each other and made for a very anxiety-ridden day for him. And I understand you're trying to sort of set up some expectations, but I think Scott needs some extra considerations with his anxiety. Transitions for Scott have always been a challenge as the elementary to junior high is a big challenge. And I think even bigger for Scott for sure. And then the day-to-day transitions from class to class is a new experience for Scott as well. And those are really just build upon it. And we know it's little things just keep building and building for Scott as it goes through each of the day. Obviously that transition from elementary school to junior high, there are new rules being set in place. And so I've always found to start with those to set the parameters so that we can teach kids a new level of responsibility and that they can rise to the occasion. Obviously I can be a little more sensitive now knowing that Scott has those anxiety issues. But are there any particular strategies that you've used in the past or had teachers used in the past in classroom settings that have worked for Scott? Well, I know some of the strategies that worked for him last year was we're placing his desk closer to the door because if Scott does feel upset or anxious or feels like he's going to have a panic attack, he has the option of stepping out of the room and calming himself down away from the rest of the class and having permission to do so without having to check in with the teacher first would be really helpful. It just doesn't call attention to him. When Scott writes a test, sometimes he just needs a little check-in from the teacher either before or just as the test is handed out just to make sure he understands that what the expectations are and if he has any questions and almost just to touch base and calm him down a little bit before he starts. Scott definitely needs more time to finish the test or at least knowing that he has more time if needed and most of the time he doesn't need it but he just needs to know that option is there for him. It sounds like you have got some great strategies that have worked with him in the past and I think it would be a wonderful thing for us to look at meeting with all his teachers, sharing some of the strategies of what has worked with him because you've indicated to Byron and I already some of those things so the more that all of his teachers are aware of those, we can implement those as well as share some of the perspectives of what's happening in different classes for him and then we can all bring that together. So let's perhaps look at meeting next week and we can connect on that and then move forward from there. That'd be great. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks. Differences of opinion or even conflict are not in themselves a problem. What is important is how it is handled, communicate, listen to concerns, share knowledge, seek collaborative solutions. At first I was apprehensive about working with parents but I've come to welcome and embrace our relationship. I think it's about developing a mutual respect for what we each bring to the table.


Hi good morning and welcome to today's products in focus. So more kind of the stabilizing factors as the Chinese Yuan has been allowed to depreciate per 2% a second day, opening up the idea that there could be some sort of currency war in the APEC region where other countries which already have quite undervalued currency are now feeling threatened by China and because obviously they're devaluing their currency to make their exports more attractive to other countries. So you've got the likes of like Malaysia and Thailand and Indonesia they're all looking now to think well we've got to be competitive as well so slight fears over a global impact as countries begin to escalate this potential currency war because exactly what's going on here where the Chinese are trying to artificially make themselves more competitive after a period of trying to add lots of gains and capital inflows into the country by having Yuan be able to appreciate you're probably gonna see a lot of money flow out of China now if the Yuan is going to be looking to sell off more. It's done about 4% now from Mondays clothes with many commentators saying that this is probably only just the beginning of a slightly larger move and it might take a little while before the Yuan will stabilize. So what we're saying here is the U.S. they're now trading below 17.361 to be fair as many commodities that have been hit especially crude oil which now trading below $43 and it just makes the whole prospect of interest rate a hike something else just seems to be a little bit tougher. All the regions there are artificially devaluing their currencies and it just makes it harder again to think about how the U.S. will raise rates to make themselves more uncompetitive as well but nevertheless what we are seeing there is the next potential support at 17.034. So then jumping on to the UK 100 you can just see the size of that move as UK miners are exceptionally hard. We have done about 3%. BHP down, copper's at 6.5 year lows now as they know that the Yuan depreciates even further that means I guess the idea being is that China won't be able to buy as much goods with the same amount of money so that has a big impact right across the whole stream of asset classes and what we're seeing there is the UK 100 now trading below potential support 65.89 below both moving averages and now we're looking at 64.15 as next potential support and we're at the bottom of the range today with the Germany 30 down already 1.8% falling on from yesterday 3% drop and the UK 100 already down 1.4% is looking to be quite a negative start to the day. Looking at Japan to be 5 okay so the dollar yen was at 1.2520 now 1.2470 is a dollar just kind of loses a lot of momentum altogether and you can see that that's what you're and people buying Japanese yen as a safe haven gold shooting up because of the potential lack of interest rate of the big question marks over US interest rates again and that's having a negative effect in Japan to do five bearish engulfing pattern firmly in place today below both moving averages 20 87 is the next potential support and it feels to be that kind of global equity markets are accelerating to the downside at the moment while the market digests this Chinese currency the valuation for a second day in a row so looking at dollar yen and not quite a bearish engulfing pattern but we are firm at the bottom of today's range 1.2442 is next potential support then that might also coincide with these two dual moving averages as well so moving on to West Texas cruise trading below 43 30 iron up $42 there's really not a lot of positive fundamentals to look at with West Texas at the moment especially with China the way that it is just now and the fear of a massive slowdown more data I think factory orders out of Japan out of China this morning sorry was one of it came in at six the forecast 6.6 this is one of the lowest industrial production figures out of China for a long long time as well so there's really a pronounced slowdown taking place right now and you can see goals all over the shop again a very volatile session yesterday pushing hard just now 1137 and this is question marks over and straight hikes when other parts of the world are engaging and developing the currencies without cutting rates it's almost a bit redundant for the rest of age rates so soon as September at this stage and see retentals that you did about three and a half percent now giving your flavor as to how hard this money was getting hit so that was that was gold so finishing up with your dollar and GBP USD so your dollar accelerating one spot 11 trading actually up to that 55 pure SMA and above 21 pure SMA Matt these close across in the zero line other technicals are relatively neutral this is the best momentum that your dollar has had for some time now looking at GBP USD one spot 56 as ever the moving averages are flattening out same with the MACD and everything else and just gives you a bit of a flavor about where we are until we get above 156 second part to get that excited by cable so academic data wise we do have employment claims in the UK industrial production for the Eurozone and of course our crude oil inventory data and then going on to Wednesday it's got a lot more stuff there you got your CPI and US retail sales that'll be a big one for tomorrow as well and that can round up your Thursday and I think we already covered Friday yesterday but GDP from Germany CPI from the Eurozone and PPI from the US so quite a lot of the interest rate sense to the figures coming out of the US and people be watching that quite closely to see how strongly actually are in the backdrop of what's happening elsewhere in the world so as ever guys keep your eyes on the chart forum make insights part your leg going forward and join me again tomorrow to find out what happened next


Hi, I'm Daz of Greenwood Scientist at MIT Media Lab and co-chair of the Boston legal hackers and this morning we're gonna Announce and talk a little bit about an upcoming legal hackathon exploring Ownership rights and control to music and other media called the open media legal hack Join by Brian Brian, what do you use yourself and get us into it? Sure? My name is Brian Wilson. I manage Kansas City's legal hackers chapter And I also work at a startup called risk genius and do technology and policy research there We're here today to talk about the open media legal hackathon Which is this globally distributed event that's going to take place and many cities all over the all over the world from Approximately the beginning of the month of October until the end of the month of October So far we've got cities like Boston, New York, Sao Paulo, San Francisco, Tokyo, Vienna Kansas City and Dallas-Fort Worth who are all going to be involved if you want to find out more about How to get involved? Maybe your city is not there yet. Maybe you want to join in a city that is there You can check out legal hackathon.org and that will provide you with some more background about how to Get involved and support Support this initiative Can you see Brian am I am I displaying the legal hackathon site now? Yes. Yes You are great. Yep. So and there and there it is. All right Um, and so this is the first of a series of videos where some of the co-organizers Of the event Here's some of the cities listed here We should add Washington DC Are kind of interviewing each other to you know find out a little bit more about what's happening in each of these notes So as Brian Um Sort of alluded it's a distributed event and I'm going to be organizing the note in Boston and it's going to be happening at the media lab Actually Sunday October 28th from 10 up to update this date here from 10 a.m. To 10 p.m. And that's at 20 am Hearst in Cambridge, Mass and The way you can kind of sign up for that is just through our meet-up page And then we may We probably will have an event bright site for people that want to actually join hacking teams And that'll be a little bit more organized, but in general the format of the event is going to be Learn Build Discuss so we will have some learning sessions where you'll be able to learn about interesting tools like Endor which is a blockchain based on kind of big data and analytics platform that was actually started by By a student right out of our Research lab at MIT. There's Sandy Pentland there with the professor of the human dynamics research lab and Here's an Eve who is the student that started the company So it'll be nice to have them kind of come home and show us a little bit They're gonna have a docker image of this of this blockchain analytics program that people could use in the hacking track We're also going to be Collaborating closely with the open music initiative. Oh, am I from Berkeley College of Music and there they've helped us with a format and we're gonna be helping us with some tools and and Use cases as well. Their format is that will open our session with some Artists who will actually be Per actually be playing some music in the beginning and the music that they create new fresh music will then become inputs to Hacking teams who take the mp3 files or the other digital media and and use them as an input as they You know work on their you know kind of copyright Solutions and their trademark and their smart contracts and things like that. So we keeping the artists in the center We also have The Accord project will be making available some of their smart contracts templates where it makes it very easy to Align the Legal terms and the tech technical scripted terms together and they've got some nice integrations now for dispute resolution and for um and for um You know many different aspects of the use cases for in the music and media industry context, so There's a little bit of an overview on Some of what's going to be happening in in Boston Well, let me see can I Figure out technically how to get off of screenshare. I think I did okay So, uh, so what else what else Brian? I? Was just gonna comment it this this event seems seems to be unique in that it's not strictly focused on like Theoretical law it's it's focused on very Concretely on an application of the law and that is the application of law to the different facets of music so it's going to touch on several different Areas including intellectual property, so copyright the digital millennium copyright act open source licensing And then it also focuses on Contracts as well. So whether that's smart contracts or smart legal contracts Licensing your intellectual property to somebody else or figuring out how to negotiate kind of like a gig or anything like that this this is going to really be Kind of like a testing ground for anything that kind of falls under the umbrella of something that affects a musician That's looking to put out music make money from music or open source music So it seems it's something that I'm very excited about Yep me too if the idea came from Sandy Pentland the professor at the Media Lab who suggested The time is right to work with open music initiative and and to have a music focused hackathon And I remember Brian when you and I brought this up at the legal hackers International Summit in Brooklyn people loved it and you know it seems like every other lawyer is they want to be musician Yeah to start with and we've had no trouble at all in these venues across the world being able to reach out and engage with music so with musicians and with you know Like performing artists lawyers bills and that kind of stuff. I know you've got some great stuff happening in Kansas City That will go into much more depth on when we spot like Kansas City in our in the next video When you're back from Europe you world traveler. Oh, man So I know you've got to go catch a plane to get to Europe. Yes Wrap up, but thanks for being a co-organizer with me of the yeah International level it's it's great working with with other, you know legal hackers on the move like you Brian And you know looking forward to doing this event It's going to be a lot of fun and just to kind of reiterate if if anyone wants to get involved Check out legal hackathon.org and there's a Google form there with Information about how to be involved if you want to be an organizer and there's going to and that's where all the information about where The different nodes taking place. It'll it'll link to their specific sites so that you can get plugged in with whatever City that you want to yeah, that's right. Yeah as the sign-up pages come online It was the late September, but they're coming online now They about half of them have their event bright and meet-up pages The others are coming over the next several days and we'll link to them all there and many other good things just as a little teaser Brian and I put together the other organizers a really cool Google slide deck. That's a unified slide deck. It's going to help connect the whole world the interesting projects and ideas and Media pop out in the world. We can just scroll our way to happiness and wisdom about how to Transition to a digital age in the music industry context. Thanks to Google slides bringing us all together Yeah, who knew Google slides could turn into the the digital media gallery of the of the future Well, apparently Add this to add this to your bag of tricks Thanks very much. Yeah, check with you and stick to stay tuned as Brian said illegal hackathon.org for more news and info Okay. Bye. Bye Mr. Popper slow way