So I'll start with just some brief sort of introduction from for when I know about each of you And we've had some conversations and then maybe you can fill in the missing gaps I met Rebecca a few months ago Rebecca Mills Rebecca is an inspiring entrepreneur and thought leader Who's doing some amazing work in thinking about the future of business organizations and and how the the structure of businesses can Morphin and become a force for good in the world someone who's really passionate about seeing a thriving and you know beautiful world and Someone who I think really calls out the best and the people that she's surrounded with I've known Simon a bit longer Simon has always impressed me with his knowledge of the New Zealand ecosystem both in terms of the business climate, but then also the interaction with government and the different opportunities that exist for investment in the country and Also, you know does a lot of work through his through his organization global talent grow global career link Which is you know a big part of connecting New Zealand and New Zealanders with global opportunities and You know connecting especially a lot of the young people with those experiences Which which becomes so important in developing the the experiences as as Dave and link mentioned We're jumping in some questions if there's other information you guys would on it just Anything else you wanna know that's pretty much sums it up. There's a very philosophical conversation today. Isn't that it is yeah We I was kind of originally maybe anticipating a little bit more Tactical, but I feel like the first conversation that we had covered so much ground about the the nuts and bolts of things I'd love to maybe zoom out a couple hundred feet and maybe take a look at a slightly bigger picture Let's just start with a question for you Rebecca I mean You and I have spoken a bit about You know your experiences and you've you've traveled all over the world and you've met with with you know Tons of business leaders through your work on the B team, which is this really exciting project that's being fostered by Richard Branson as well as many other influential global leaders Having gone through that experience having traveled seeing all the world met all these interesting people You're still really really passionate about New Zealand and the opportunities that exist here What is it about this place and what is it about this country that that speaks to you as being different and unique? In creating unique opportunities for change here Okay, so I'll just zoom out a little bit before Zoom out before answering that question just to give a bit of context as to Why I believe that New Zealand could be a great petri dish for the world And a living demonstration of what it means to build businesses that are for people planet profit rather than profit alone So I started life as an environmental scientist and liked all the geekery of biochemistry and Chemistry I graduated with my master's in science and quickly got interested in the future of energy in this country In particular geothermal energy. This is back in the late 90s where I started Looking at the infrastructure that we had here and Working at a regional council level for energy infrastructure after spending a number of years overseas seven years retraining and design I started doing master planning work and working with property developers And London and Southeast Was involved with sustainability and energy strategies for a number of different areas and I guess it was through that time After doing a lot of work with government that I realized the power of entrepreneurship and the power of business To create truly transformative change at speed and scale and pace That led me to work to I guess focus a Lot of my time and energy and passions into working with the most aspiring Entrepreneurs on the planet, and I wanted to start that at my home. I'd spent you know a number of years now living and primarily in Europe I came back to New Zealand in 2009 and 10 and started shoulder tapping people who were doing interesting things to see if we could start some shit Up here basically So I'm getting to answer the question one of those people was just Derek Hanley Who some of you might know he bought a ticket on Sir Richard Branson spaceship, and we started a conversation about the role of business and the role of business and creating a equitable beautiful Sustainable planet for all of us to enjoy so That those conversations I guess transpired into what is now been called the B team, which is a plan B for business So that business is incentivized to be a force for good so the last couple of years of my life I've been forming a Technical advisory group to create the agenda of what is plan B? What is the system that businesses currently sitting within? What are those pressure points that we need to? To locate so that that one small change in one thing can create big changes and everything So being a Kiwi And working very closely with Derek who became the CEO of the B team Richard And and Jochen were very passionate about Creating real-life working models for what we're talking about at quite a conceptual system level change So we've created this agenda of 10 things that we will want to be looking at globally and in the last Few months I've come back to New Zealand after spending a period of time going between New Zealand and New York We've finalized our global strategy of what can be this this plan B for business And I'm now looking at the opportunities in New Zealand to create New Zealand to be a test bed and a petri dish for the world and so What that looks like as far as you know I've spent a period of time looking at the greatest environmental challenges that we have here And this is the greatest social challenges that we have there and then through the lens of business How we how am I we solve those and ideally it's choosing ones that can be Scaled globally and and be used as a template for the world. So I think a lot of the Discussion that we've already had this morning Dave who's nice to see your face. We've skyped and things before but never actually met Yeah, and and and link Thinking about you know, there's a there's a number of reasons that we've already kind of touched on as far as scalability and and the diversity that we have in this country. What is exciting me is That there are other business leaders and entrepreneurs thought leaders Who have formed part of the b-team technical advisory who are wanting to be a brains trust For this country and so that we can help scale some of these solutions I Think with you know, the digital revolution this hot wire to the world concept where New Zealand can be the brains Lot of the strategy the R&D Can happen here and then that can be taken to the rest of the world is Is really exciting and where I'm now wanting to focus my time See in our conversations I know one of the the topics that you're really passionate about is is energy and Ecological sustainability, and I know that that's also a passion that you have Simon I'd love to hear a little bit about some of the Organizations startups initiatives that you've seen in looking at businesses who are sort of trying to implement these things trying to implement solutions that Fulfill not just a commercial purpose, but really people planet and profits not just profits What are what are maybe a couple of the startups that that you've seen? specifically in the sort of ecological space that that you were really excited about I think Typically if I were looking at the ecological space is a couple of the we've invested in which You know looking at processes that exist now like Coke and carbon and can actually take waste matter and turn that into into coke. So what is essentially Rather than having to dig it out of the ground You know taking taking what exists in the world, but obviously that's sort of a first step on a journey I don't I don't see that that the world's just suddenly going to change In one day, but there's a there's a sort of a roadmap of things that would happen whilst we look for more sustainable Processes and systems in the world, but in the meantime we go through incremental processes of not of not just Destroying what what nature is providing us but looking for alternatives to that until we get to alternative energy sources eventually so there's there's the Coalification of carbon and there's also There's been some some interesting startups in and around Water that we've been looking at Obviously waters are fairly precious resource in the world at the moment particularly if you look over to To countries which don't have a lot of water Desalination doesn't necessarily provide them with with all their water requirements yet if they want to grow Crops locally, which I know is quite a big passion of yours Agriculture is obviously fairly water intensive. How do they how do they look to recycle reuse that water? What are some of the some of the companies that are being developed here in New Zealand? Have some reasonably exciting ways of extracting water Which is wastewater byproducts through semi permeable membranes The irrigation companies there's a lot of work gets done in the irrigation in New Zealand We are we can be we are typically the leaders in that field However, you know the rest of the world is slowly is playing catch-up The issue is sometimes until these things become a big social issue for people There isn't necessarily the the impetus that sits behind it. So I think that a Lot of putting putting people in social issues first is actually being able to have those social issues clearly articulated By people so that it actually drives the behavior back And and rewarding those businesses that are responsible for doing it and until until the world starts Following that particular behavior Sometimes it is a little bit difficult, but there is a lot of exciting stuff Being done here in New Zealand that the issue gets back to how do you take it out? To the world again and make it and make it important. How do we how do we lobby governments? To to get recognition that these are important issues that are being dealt with so that some of it can come in from From behind with governments. How do we get people thinking about sustainability? As the issues in the future as well Great Yeah, I mean this this idea that You know Rebecca you were touching on of creating sort of a Testbed a canvas where these solutions can be implemented first You know one one idea that we talk a lot about is that you know We face all these different issues around energy and food security and inequality But these aren't you know problems without solutions You know and many times we already know the solutions, but you can't solve them piecemeal You know you can't address Agriculture without addressing fossil fuels because those two things are so interlinked in our modern world and So we say you know it's often more about integration than innovation, you know, it's about how do we bring these pieces together? You know not a particular question, but more just a prompt. I'm curious You know Are there things that we can do as a community? To promote greater cooperation Amongst people who are working on this so as to to focus on that integration and create these working models That not just you know work a little bit better But but maybe do radical improvements in the performance of organizations and processes With triple bottom line sort of accounting Do you have any thoughts on that? Yeah, and I think that's a really great question and also One of the kind of the biggest that the driving engines of why I think New Zealand can have competitive advantage By the very nature of that we're a small country and that you can walk You know the 15 minutes across Wellington and bump into 20 people so as far as Creating the practical infrastructure to enable that collaboration that's Something that I've been spending some time Thinking about who those people are who those organizations are In order to make that ecosystem, you know run how it needs to so I guess practically speaking What we've done is we've created a ecosystem map of What's happening in the biosphere in New Zealand and then above that what are some of the social issues and what are the existing finance repists organizations not for profits Incubators universities all aspects of that kind of ecosystem to think about what are the gaps and opportunities for them to collaborate together on the biggest issues to have maximum impact and so I've been narrowing that down and Are we really just starting to have some of those conversations now? Of what that looks like, but I think broadly speaking. It's a really exciting Opportunities in New Zealand around closed loop cycles with with energy water and waste but also future models of collaboration between the not-for-profit sector And the business sector With philanthropists wanting to work with the maximum impact Switching gears a little bit You know Simon one of the things that we've talked about is the various government programs Which have been created to incentivize and encourage Entrepreneurship and innovation and Zed Viff and the like Could you maybe just touch on those and speak to you know the advantages that that they might have for Entrepreneurship in New Zealand, but also entrepreneurs Who might be overseas who would be looking at New Zealand as a place where they could come and work on these types of of you know solutions so if you looked at all the different working components within it NZ Viff is obviously there and it has its venture fund and it's skiff fund It's the seed capital investment fund to invest alongside other angel Investors in New Zealand start-up investments and they will they will match funding and that's quite important because It typically means that in a lot of instances you only need to find half the funding of what you had originally planned from from angel investors and in fairness You know the angel community in New Zealand is just starting to Develop a little bit more. There's more people starting to get involved involved in it and That's good. So and The actual opportunity that comes with skiff and as angels find out about that It's a little bit gives a little bit more comfort for new angels Coming in to know that some of the you know, it's also being matched with some funding from the government they're also doing a particularly good job in terms of Looking at how New Zealand broadens out its its horizons. So they've had a recent deal with the Taiwanese Government where there's agreed to be two hundred million dollars Invested in Taiwanese and in New Zealand companies with the view to fostering stronger relations between Taiwan and New Zealand and to use the expertise that exists within Taiwan From the point of view of launching businesses into into China It's probably seen as a little bit more safe for New Zealand so there was a delegation of Taiwanese venture capitalists out late last year and We spoke to them about the opportunities in New Zealand and but the opportunities to take New Zealand businesses out Out to the world So they do a particularly good job in terms of in terms of co-matching and then also for through the VIF fund for Anyone who has funds that can qualify they will dollar for dollar match Into into investments with your right to buy them out. So It's it's a bit of a kickstart for for the New Zealand Early-stage investment community, which is which is quite important Whether there's then issues of follow-on capital That's one of the things which sort of the next part that comes with that Then you've got immigration Who are doing their bits which have been touched on a little bit already? But you know, they're doing their best at bringing what I hope is smart capital into the country and And also skills so identifying skill shortage areas working with them, I Mean I appreciate in the comments about New Zealand having a great ecosystem for developing Software engineers and engineers down in universities like like Canterbury as well We're also a country which tends to reduce an awful lot of accountants and lawyers and Hey, I'll hold my hand up as being primarily responsible for shipping a lot of them overseas, but Some of that If I look at that we talk about the fact that New Zealand's full of immigrants Some of that has been from the fact that a lot of immigrants have come to New Zealand and they've wanted to Ensure that their children go to university and get good jobs and being accountants and lawyers was their vision of what a good job was so so in this country somehow we also have to educate people that Educate the parents of children now That's that so that they can educate their children that what is important is Is not necessarily going and becoming a lawyer or an accountant, but it's about being a good person making the right choices And understanding that that failure is all right And and so we're actually we breed the next generation of people to come through in this country who can be those leaders as Well in the world I'm sorry go a bit off topic. So if we go back to if we go back to the The so immigration New Zealand are doing are doing a good job But some of the capital will come in just as capital Some of the things I'd like to see is maybe not the fact you can invest in New Zealand bonds And that's and you know, that's sort of considered okay Is is your way to buy into the country? But how does it actually go into some more productive? assets in New Zealand and Then you've got New Zealand trade and enterprise and I think in the past New Zealand trade and enterprise did a good job in respect of Helping young businesses start up. They've still they've got something called a beach heads program, which Allows a launching pad for for small businesses overseas And they used to have market development grants They've sort of carved those back quite a lot now And their focus has tended to become a little bit more on how they work with large corporates Rather than small businesses and that perhaps has been the one thing that's been a little bit disappointing for for me They didn't feel that they were getting value for money And then there was a lot of people who came out and so I said well I got a whole lot of government funding and then I sold my business for ten million dollars Best thing I ever did because basically they funded it for free and there became a lot of sort of bad press Around that and that was unfortunate because it kind of cut off those funds for the next wave of businesses that that wanted to come through so I'd like to see that reintroduced Again in New Zealand, but I mean there's a reasonably good ecosystem Around it. It's being able to navigate your way through it. It's not it's not easy to to find it and know about it and and and that's Well, I'd like to see a little bit more visibility Given to so that people actually understand how they can work with government and how government can can assist them a little bit more because it's spread in lots of different places and then you've got The Wellington, you know creative HQ you've got lots of little sort of Dollops of stuff, which is either local government or government funded Which you know you kind of need a roadmap to get around it I mean, and I think pulling something together like that would be very very helpful because there are a lot of people who are willing to help Cool All right, so one more question for me, and then we'll open it up from the audience site one of the themes you know the that we've noticed is is you know big being a big fan of sort of open-source development and You know meeting a lot of sort of lifestyle farmers and people in New Zealand notice that there's this incredible amount of Ingenuity in the culture, you know and people who are who are solving problems generally for themselves And I think this speaks to today's point of it's not people solving problems to Necessarily create good businesses out of it But rather just solving a problem because they're facing it themselves. And so they're using the number eight wire approach You know, but it strikes me that It's a shame for all that really smart hard work to not go into something that that carries forth and I'm really curious to hear I mean If you have any thoughts on on how to capture That creative potential the sort of cognitive surplus which is going into all these garden and garage projects And in using that to actually move those forward into creating something special That maybe could affect Change on a larger scale Especially with relation to sort of the primary industries categories where where New Zealand has such a unique expertise and in market position Well, I think one of the key aspects just from What I've seen around the world and and reflecting back on the opportunities for New Zealand and the context that you describe is when you marry up our skills of Abilities to be creative to utilize good design thinking to Have evidence-based solutions To work really rapidly together when you marry that up with our skills and Storytelling and filmmaking. I think there's for me it is a kind of evolving Opportunity that I see of of telling being the storytellers For the world and telling the stories of the work that people are already doing Within New Zealand and I know that many Kiwis know that we could do that better So it's not just I guess creating the new models for system change in which we can apply our thinking it's also The smaller stories of of innovation Particularly those where you have Many mutually beneficial outcomes to show just how when you put your creative mind in the the spirit Creativity but behind entrepreneurship and to solving some of these worlds biggest challenges whether you're working at a individual level family community City country or world Just what's possible? Open it up if there's any questions from the audience here Kiritato, I'm Kate Frickberg and lovely to be here today One of the things we've talked about today is what makes New Zealand unique and also putting people and planet before profit And one of the things we haven't talked about is the role of Māori particularly Māori business Often I think Māori business is a very good example of incredibly successful Entrepreneurship and also putting people before profit as an example And I thought who's taken their treaty settlement from 1.8 million to I think 1.2 1.3 billion over the last 10 years I mean that's pretty impressive So I'm interested in your take on what is the role the Māori business in this new New Zealand I'm pleased that you asked that question Because I didn't mention it and I think that it is a particular strength Of this country and we think about what's required And how we could learn from the indigenous groups not just within New Zealand but around the world and the good work That's been done in those areas I've been having some discussions with Ngāi Tahu and others about the potential for New Zealand To facilitate the development of a cultural profit and loss account So how could you for example Harness All of that knowledge and wisdom about living with nature and about Business for people, planet and profit. How could you put that into a balance sheet? Jokin zites You may have heard you know transform the face of Puma by developing an environmental profit and loss And we're scaling that globally. So that's putting a price on your environmental impact We're starting to work on social profit and loss, but no one is really thinking about how you might Develop a cultural profit and loss and I think that that's something that New Zealand could develop here and be world leaders in We've already done some work on biodiversity accounting, and I think we can utilize some of the methodologies In that space So I mean I was wondering if you could talk a bit about Just like what are the top couple objections that you see from the investment community in terms of you know obstacles and bringing more resources to the country and Any other further thoughts of things that we can all do to remove those obstacles Subjections from foreigners coming to New Zealand potentially the number of days That they have to they have to be in New Zealand for I think that When when you work with immigration you can ask them to get some form of of dispensation for that. It's a little bit I think Being in New Zealander is a state of mind not a state of body And There are there are plenty of people who they live overseas, but they still consider themselves to be New Zealanders So so why should you have to be here for a certain length of time and not in order to be a New Zealander? so if we make this a bit more about a Culture in a way of life then you've agreed to sign up to that culture and way of life rather than having to spend time here and As we've already said, you know the world is going global and The barriers to living in different places are diminishing every single day New Zealand really should be doing what it what it can to To capture the hearts and minds of people over that means they want to come and live here great if it means that they they want to Be ambassadors for New Zealand they can do that just as easily from from overseas So I'd like to see them Loosen up a little bit on that Maybe They are doing good work immigration immigration New Zealand in terms of getting out and doing road shows amongst high net worth individuals in the states and Japan through Asia So I think that they're slowly they're slowly starting to promote that How they could actually work with other New Zealanders and have other New Zealanders involved in that process and it not just being a government initiative, but actually getting key key Kiwis or even just As we've already said, you know your average Kiwi on the street because generally they they embody the same attitudes that people will have and And just to sort of let people know that there's more of that equality in New Zealand that You're just as likely to have a conversation I think as we discussed with the with the person in the dairy as you are with the CEO in the boardroom There's not that sort of level of social hierarchy In the country and using that as a as a selling point to the country because a lot of people just want to get out of that And they don't see that as being as being important and I think that's something that New Zealand's always been very good at doing and With that lack of social hierarchy, I think you get a better facilitation of ideas You know that said, you know your garage entrepreneurs in New Zealand can sometimes be a little bit sort of scared to share their ideas until they think they're absolutely perfect so I think Getting that fear of failure that would that we've talked about and and getting away from the A bit to the mentality of the tall poppy syndrome or you know, maybe I'll be laughed at and having that accepted Then that would be that would be good for me So anything you guys can come up with to break down those barriers and conjunction with anyone else I'd be most willing to work on but yeah I mean just you're making New Zealand seem very real and Selling New Zealand to people on the basis of what it is And if that means having a cross-section of people that they can meet because that's what their life's going to be like then doing great I Letting them know what investment opportunities Exist in New Zealand and how exciting it can actually be and Dave will attest to this it can be a bit of a rollercoaster ride when you get involved with startups with startups in New Zealand and And also letting them understand that we really value their skills as well so you know it not being necessarily about and Exercise and how much money you've got in the bank But a bit an exercise in the New Zealand government understanding What some of the really key skills that people can bring into the country are and those skills might range from the networks that those people have to to the Understanding they have about particular subjects and topics Because we're a country of generalists we do suffer from from not being specialists At times, you know, you do need you need to bring specialisms into business to to grow them and Because we'll try and think that we can solve every single problem ourselves We can be quite pigheaded at times in New Zealand and we try and we try and solve problems that people have already solved Because we're not we don't we're not prepared to look outside of New Zealand And so you we see plenty of examples of where people have reinvented the wheel and then they come going look Here's a great business idea and a great startup idea and you go. Yeah, well, it was and here's the business that did it 10 years ago So, you know, there are There are there a follow-on thing. So I'd like to see those skills brought into the country and sort of an objective Set of set of skills not just what I did an engineering degree here But what are actually some of the more robust and interesting skills that you that you bring to the country? one of the things that fascinates me is Here in New Zealand. How were one of the first to admit all the things were not really good at Very different from every country that I've been to My question to you guys is around balancing between all the progress that we want to achieve the The ways we want to serve as a model the experimentation the investments that we want to bring into the country With preserving what's beautiful. What's true because that's what at least brought me to this country And I believe that's what keeps everybody here. So how do we balance all the Vision and ideas that we have for what New Zealand can be And preserve what's what's great about it and what everybody likes about it right now. I guess For me, I don't see that as something that needs to be balanced. I think that the two are Necessary to enable each other That we've we've just started on the pathway of What kind of opportunity we could unleash to create a prosperous beautiful country through utilizing the skill sets that we've just Spoken about so one of the things I think that we could do to maybe Help with that decision-making process because the word balance gets used a lot within government here, you know We need to balance economic development with environmental protection How about we shift the conversation around of how can we regenerate this country and and and turn it into the Most prosperous greenest jewel on the edge of the earth What does that look like actually? What does this look like? Where are we now? How are we going to move from this? To this to this vision that we can co-create together. What are those pivot points? Because when you speak to people, I think we could really quickly get to that page of what that Regenerative beautiful future looks like we can see it. We just need to articulate it and create that pathway So there is no need for balance or trade-off We're not a wealthy country Relatively we're going you know, we all know that we're slipping down Many ranks and so we need to think about them as Being mutually beneficial My only Sort of comment on it and I'll try not to be negative about it. So New Zealand. I think just needs to promote more success stories in areas We are we are being successful. So I mean I think we talked about about Rod Drury But there are many other examples of people who have done equally as well and celebrate Celebrate our successes really well and have people understand that New Zealand is Doing well and we can build things on the on the world stage from here and not have them Get so worried about the value of their property And looking at how they can invest their time and effort into into other things And money into other things in New Zealand and be a contributing member of society. I mean interestingly enough We fund some research for a for a PhD student who looked at the Experiences of expats returning to to New Zealand and how they found it and they found a very dissociative experience coming from from overseas to being back in New Zealand because People would be talking about the fact that their neighbors trees were growing over onto their property And how they were going to get their chainsaw out and hack it down or go and drill a hole in it and poison the tree because they Were sick of it and they wanted to talk about the fun experiences that they had had traveling through India or Morocco or doing different different things and you actually ended up with people People in New Zealand who came back who actually got quite depressed About coming back to New Zealand and then decided that it wasn't good for them and left so so part of it is about is about helping people reintegrate back into New Zealand helping people integrate into into the country properly and In getting them a feeling like they're a contributing member of of the society quite quickly All right, we're gonna wrap it up. Thank you so much both of you for your your time and insight really appreciate it and


Yonko vs. Admirals. An age-old question triggering fiery debates in the fan base, leaving only chaos and hurt feelings in its wake. A source of controversy that is only further muddled by recent developments. Inflaming long-held arguments about the respective and comparable power levels of these two groups. Is there a way that we can make sense of this dilemma? Do these statuses actually indicate a certain power level that is comparable with the other? And has the answer already been provided to us in the series? And although fans on both sides of this debate may argue that the answer is simple and clear, I actually disagree. There is a lot of nuance to this seemingly power level topic that requires a great deal more consideration of what it actually means to be given the status of either a Yonko or an Admiral. And a discussion that has become even more confuddled as a result of recent events where we have seen some new players enter the ranks of these two groups. So keep watching for the most non-power-leveling power-leveling video covered on this channel to date. Hello Manakamatachi, this is Joygirl. And it seems the recent chapters have reinvigorated a much heated discussion topic in the fan base. The Yonko and the Admirals. Which of these groups is stronger? With both these titles given to only those considered the most elite, most powerful combatants of the One Piece world, it's a dangerous question to ponder out loud unless you're someone who just likes seeing the world burn. But speaking of legendary fighters, if epic combat is your thing, then you're gonna love bloodline heroes of Lithers. This card-based fantasy RPG not only has fantastic 3D realistic graphics but takes place in a very expansive world where you can collect champions, build kingdoms and create legendary heirs by combining forces between diverse bloodlines like orcs, lichens, demons and dragonborn. That's right, through your efforts, new legends will be born. And that's what I find most intriguing about bloodline heroes of Lithers. The extensive customization that can be made to your champions means the possibilities are endless. Create your own legendary bloodline, a lineage of epically strong fighters by raising even stronger offspring when you marry different champions. For example, take a look at this hybrid baby, half dragonborn, half demigod. Talk about an OP baby and you can get this epic air for free. So make sure to download the game and try it out now. You can use my link in the description below or scan the QR code on screen. And remember to use my gift code to obtain a random bloodline, one champion token, 100,000 gold and 100 diamonds. I can't wait to see what sort of legends you create. But in all seriousness, even though power scaling isn't something that I'm personally very interested in, I do see this as a meaningful question to discuss. Not necessarily because I believe it will determine the comparative strength between these two groups, but because I think it helps further our understanding of what these two statuses mean, as well as the great changes being presented to us as we face the next final saga. And ultimately, I do think one thing is very clear. Regardless of who is stronger, the Yonko or the Admiral, the strongest of them all is the subscribe button. And my apologies if I misled you there, but I really would appreciate it if you did subscribe. So please press that red button and in return, not only will I provide you with more One Piece discussions, but it can also mean that we can get on with this video. So the first thing I think we need to clarify is what do these titles mean in the first place for this argument to even become valid? Because at a simple glance, it's quite easy to say that Admirals and Yonko represent the strongest, most powerful individuals of their respective enemy affiliations, the Marines and the Pirates. And we would be mostly correct in saying so. And then so, as the leading representatives of their respective professions, it's natural to assume their powers are comparable with each other. After all, the Marine Admirals have been given extreme hype like being called the ultimate military force of the Navy, and the Yonko are well known to be the pirates who rule the New World with an iron grip through their overwhelming power and influence. But still, in saying all of that, it's hard to declare that this means Admirals and Yonko are directly comparable in strength to one another.  Because in the way that Oda has portrayed the relationship between Yonko and Admirals, particularly in combat situations, it's suggested otherwise. And it's difficult to say definitively either way which group is stronger. We've never really gotten the chance to see this play out in the series. The closest thing to a one-on-one regard between a representative from each of these groups was the fight between Whitebeard and Akayinu at Marineford. And here, although Akayinu was able to put a hole through Whitebeard's face, this was against an old and sick Whitebeard. A Whitebeard who had already undergone quite the ordeal throughout the Summit War, even being stabbed by one of his sons at the very beginning of the conflict. And yet, even still, Akayinu wasn't able to bring Whitebeard down. If we consider other examples that could be indicative of the comparative strength between the Yonko and Admirals, we saw Shanks being able to bring an end to the Summit War merely through his presence, causing the Fleet Admiral himself to declare the end of the war, Doflamingo's fear of Kaido versus his lack of qualms about fighting Fujitora, or even the fact that Mako, as merely a Yonko commander, was still able to hold his own against the Admirals, and most recently, Shanks' insane display of his conquest haki, which resulted in Greenville's retreat before the two even crossed swords, or crossed sword to branch. And even considering these examples so far, it would seemingly suggest that the argument is quite clearly geared in favor of the Yonko as being the stronger of the two groups. But this still doesn't necessarily completely bring this discussion to a close, because for one, I don't think that all of these examples are all easy open and shut cases, which all point to the strength of the Yonko. Instead, many of these are actually the result of more complex factors at play. For example, in the case of Shanks' appearance at Marineford, it would be misleading to only construe Sengoku agreeing to stop the war as a result of him being scared to losing to Shanks and the red-haired pirates. In fact, if it came down to it, given the relatively high XP of the Admirals Kizaru and Aokiji, not to mention Garp and Sengoku themselves, they potentially could have defeated Shanks and his crew if the war continued. But it wouldn't have been an easy fight. And that's the point. Sengoku stopping the war seems more to have been a case where he recognized the casualties that would ensue if another battle erupted. And given the state that the Navy and Marineford were in already, Sengoku agreed with Shanks and Kobe that enough was enough. The Marines had already technically won. Ace was killed, as was intended, and so was Whitebeard. The events at Marineford was never supposed to be the ultimate showdown between pirates versus the Navy, and so further bloodshed and losses to the Marines was unnecessary. When you consider Doflamingo's fear of Kaito as opposed to Fujitora, you could maybe argue that he was less afraid because at this stage he still held the Shichibukai title. Or at least when it comes to Mako, I think we can safely agree that Mako is an obvious standout amongst other Yonko commanders. And not just because of his prickly pineapple head. Clearly, not all Yonko commanders are as strong as each other. I think that's become very clear, especially as of late, given what we witnessed of Kaito's commanders. Take Greenbull versus King and Queen, for example. That was a development that really confused matters in my opinion. On one hand, while you could just argue that the seemingly wipeout defeat of King and Queen is because of their pre-existing injuries, you could also make a counter-argument that there was a seven-day time skip between the end of the raid and this attack, and as ancient Zoans, they really should have recovered by then. In all honesty, I actually think this scene wasn't necessarily indicative of the Admiral versus Yonko debate at all. I think it was something that was used to showcase Greenbull's strength as a force to be reckoned with. As a new Admiral, he has to be taken seriously, and Oda needs to give him enough hype, and so this was the perfect way to showcase that. Which he did do successfully, which then ended up becoming the ultimate hype for Shanks instead. And on that note, with the most recent example, although in the chapter, Greenbull literally raised his arms in surrender, not wishing to fight the crazy Yonko, Greenbull's dialogue, however, suggests that this wasn't necessarily out of fear of Shanks. His decisions seemed to be more laced in politics and understanding that this just wasn't the right time for him to fight Shanks and the red-haired pirates. Not yet, anyways. He clearly had orders from Akainu not to draw much attention to the circumstances, and even him being there at Wano in and of itself seemed to be causing enough trouble. And so if he entered a battle with the red-haired pirates, I think he knew that he would be toast. But even with these examples and their counter-arguments, or at least deeper explanations as to why the Yonko seem to have come out on top on these occasions set aside, a big reason why I think it's difficult to settle the debate of Admiral versus Yonko is because I don't think the Yonko are a homogenous group of individuals who are all comparable in strength. There is a disparity in the strength and the abilities between these individuals, so it's inherently flawed to pose a comparison such as Admiral versus Yonko. Of course, at a basic level, each of the Yonko do definitely represent a certain standard or baseline of individual strength. In a world filled to the brim with no shortage of fearsome pirates, you must be strong to survive. And even more so if you want others to follow you and recognize you as their leader. But even still, we would have to acknowledge that being a Yonko is a status that is more layered than simply being individually strong and powerful in a combative sense. In my opinion, the best way to explain and understand this title is that the Yonko are individuals who hold so much power that they pose a threat to the balance of world order. Not just power in terms of brute physical strength of the individual emperor themselves, but through a myriad of factors including the strength of their respective crews as a whole, their spears of influence as indicated through the territories under their control, and the great deal of influence that they command, whether that be because of brute physical power, but also potentially the level of knowledge one holds, or a mix of both. And this is exactly what a lot of people point to when discussing mehawk strength. For many consider to be at a comparable power scale to the emperors, but can't be considered one of the Yonko because of his traditionally lone man status. But mehawk's an extremely interesting character to power scale and I think requires his own analysis, so we'll save that discussion for another time. And although at different points we have seen these emperors face off against one another in one-on-one settings, it would still be difficult to claim that each of the four feasts and pirates are just as strong as the other. Because in that case, it would render the epithet strongest man or strongest creature in the world effectively meaningless. So the power levels between the individual emperors themselves hose an issue because although we've seen Whitebeard essentially defeat Aka Inu, this doesn't automatically mean that Shanks would also definitely be able to beat him. And while you could argue that the same goes for the Atmos, that there is no guarantee that they are each just as strong as the other, their strength levels as individuals seem to be at least more evenly distributed. For example, the fight between Aka Inu and Aokiji lasted 10 days, suggesting that they were so evenly matched that it was extremely difficult for either side to decisively bring the other to defeat in a swift manner. Both Aokiji and Kizaru are called the greatest power in the Navy or one of the strongest forces in the Navy. The similarity in these words suggesting some level of comparable equality when it comes to their individual strength that I just don't think is quite as applicable to the Yonkou. Even when Doflamingo is recognizing the strength and capabilities of Fujitora, he's also seen making a reference to Green Wall, calling them both monsters. Again, suggesting they're relatively comparable power levels. So while I believe that this is a big reason why there's an inherent flaw in debating the Admiral versus Yonkou dilemma, I also think that Oda has further thrown a spanner in the works, almost completely recontextualizing the entire argument. With the new developments of different characters entering the ranks of admals and Yonkou respectively, the previous dynamics of these relationships have arguably changed forever. Even if we could justify and understand Luffy's elevation to Yonkou status, Buggy also entering these ranks only further draws out the disparity in strength levels between the individual emperors. You could even perhaps argue that previously, the strength between the original four emperors were more evenly matched. For example, Kaido recognized both Whitebeard and Shanks as his worthy opponents, Kaido and Big Mom dueled without either of them being able to defeat the other, and even Shanks and Whitebeard clashed swords, resulting in the first epic skysplit we witnessed, which for me represents what happens when two opposing forces, equally matched, cannot overwhelm the other, and so instead, the energy expels upwards. And all you scientists can correct me in the comments below if my logic is mistaken. Now obviously these examples weren't taking into account the peak conditions of each character, but that's not the point. Like I said, this is a non-power scaling power scaling discussion. The point is that during the time that these characters were presented in the series as the Yonkou, it was easily understandable why each of them held this title. So then, if we suppose that the strongest men, strongest creature, and strongest woman in the world are all, no more, and with only Shanks remaining from the original group of Yonkou, could we say that means this new group of emperors have comparative equal strength to match each other? Because to the exclusion of Buggy, who is a clear oddball outlier, it's really difficult to say. We really haven't seen enough in terms of both Shanks and Blackbeard's combat skills, and I suppose now with Luffy's extremely unique devil fruit that gives him an unparalleled ingenious combat style, there is much to be clarified, especially with the amount of hype that Oda has given Shanks, both in terms of his brief appearance at Wano, as well as what seems to be canon material dropped in Film Red. Shanks is really being presented to be perhaps the currently strongest man in the world, but without giving us a clear combat situation where we can test that perception. Although I should clarify that I haven't been reading any of the Film Red spoilers, and I don't know anything apart from the fact that there is some canon material contained in there, so please do mark any spoiler comments accordingly. And really, it does seem like Oda is taking the focus away from the strength of the Yonkou as a status, with the four emperor saga now essentially wrapped up. This explains why someone like Buggy has entered these sacred ranks, an indication that the status is now something to be used as more of a plot device to raise hype and advance the story, rather than containing any real or meaningful representation of someone's true strength or power levels. In fact, if you even look into the latest bombshell of Mihawk and Crocodile joining Buggy and forming a part of the Cross Guild, Mihawk, who could be potentially argued to be as strong as any of the current Yonkou coming under Buggy who is the official Yonkou, I think this highlights that these titles are becoming less rigid or at least less meaningful in terms of being an indication for power scaling. And if we go back to my point earlier, that the point of the Yonkou status was that they formed part of the delicate balance that maintained world order. Now that the Shichibukai are gone, who also used to form part of that world balance, what does being a Yonkou really even mean apart from adding some hype to your name? Moving into the final saga, it's clear that the attention is now on new dilemmas and dynamics that bring in new players and forces like the revolutionaries, what happened to the rest of the Shichibukai, and resolving the mysteries that we've been waiting to see unveiled for decades. Oda is focusing on individual characters and hyping up new dynamics rather than upholding the sanctity of these long-established entities. And now I don't mean that the Yonkou title should be completely dismissed. Like I said, there is a base level of strength that must be achieved whether that be real or perceived, but a level that an individual must attain to gain the recognition that he or she has. But Oda has made this a lot more nuanced and is rather building on the reputation of these titles and what they represent to hype up other characters and or drive the story forward, potentially bringing an end to the debate once and for all, or perhaps just drawing it out so that we'll have to revisit it at a later time. Anyways, those are just my thoughts. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below. Please do subscribe for more One Piece discussions. You can also join our Joyfleet Discord server or even become a Patreon member. And I do want to thank all our patrons for help supporting the channel. This is Joygirl and I'll see you again soon.


Alright guys, welcome to the video today. I'm gonna be sharing with you guys how to take quarantine length hair That hasn't been cut in a long time and create these beautiful face frame layers this nice healthy shine to the hair So we're gonna get started the sectioning is pretty simple straight down the center and then I split the front and back So really what I'm looking for you can see the hairline right behind the ear I follow that hairline all the way up to that mid crown area And I do the same thing on the left hand side and then we're just gonna start in through the back So I comb everything back nice and tight clip it away. Just keep everything separated It's really important to keep the front in the back separate During this technique so then I go straight down the center back with a vertical parting comb everything over And then I just start taking nice horizontal partings across now what we're gonna be creating is a Nice blunt line in the back. I'm gonna be using a point cutting technique though to keep it nice and soft So I want a one-length cut to begin with but I don't want it to be too thick Christine's got pretty thick hair So I want to just go in and soften that line by using point cutting But still again, we want it to look nice blunt and healthy. So we're gonna everything down cutting it across We're gonna work our way all the way through the back bring everything down to that point and then we'll move into the sides Also want to point out as we're finishing up this back section That I'm cutting everything at a basic square length. So parallel to the back of the chair Just bringing everything back. So what that's gonna do is gonna push a little bit of length towards the front But it gives me that nice solid baseline. You can see it right there All right, so now we start working in the top and in the front So now what we want to create is kind of a shape that opens up the face So what I do is I take a diagonal forward parting from the part down to the hairline And then I bring it over to me now I'm using again a nice point-cut technique to soften the line, but keep it blunt keep it full So I bring everything over across to the opposite side of the chair That's gonna give me that open face feel layers, but it's also pushing length to the back So know that the shortest point is an in the inside of my fingers the longest point is going back away from the face So I just keep bringing everything over to that stationary guide and cutting it Now know that the more you over direct this section the longer it's going to get to the sides Don't worry about the length and how those connect. We will be connecting those at the very end So just keep in mind how long do you want those layers and how much weight? Do you want to push towards the back and how much weight do you want to move in the front? And that's where you pulled around to So now we're gonna do the same thing to the opposite side Working through diagonal forward partings all the way through stationary guide bring it to the opposite side of the chair and Cut your short to long length All right, so now that I got that all worked out now I take a horizontal parting in the right side of the head and I'm gonna connect the back and the front So I take a guideline from the back and I continue that line all the way across to the front now I'm taking a seat on a stool. I like when I'm cutting longer hair I'm a little bit taller. So I like to sit down and cut the line. I can see it a little better That's a choice that you guys can make you can pump up the chair nice and high if you want to as well But I'm cutting a nice again blunt line through the bottom The whole key part of this haircut guys is to create movement take off enough hair to make it look healthy Christine hadn't had a haircut in quite a while So I wanted to go through and make sure that her hair looked nice and blunt and healthy but also had movement and And then we also create that shine using the products in the blow-dry as well So, you know, these are all key factors that go into creating a healthy hair look So we got the right side done we go through and we do the same thing on our left side All right, so that is the wet cut all finished up So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna go in and put the product in start my blow-dry I'm using aloe pooey wild ginger hydro cream whip. This is by Paul Mitchell I work that through mid shaft to ends and then I'll work a little bit into the base But I want to keep that product on the mid shaft to ends and then I'll brush it through and then I start my paddle brush work Using my ergo paddle brush. This is available on our online store shop FSE And I'm using the Dyson blow dryer just to work through the hair get a nice polish on it Then I switched my ergo round brush. This is the 53 Brush, I believe and I work through the hair that way Pulling everything out Polishing the hair so that's really the key guys get that shine on there The ergo brush uses tourmaline bristles which has a negative ion charge which helps lay down the cuticle It also helps blow dry the hair faster when you have a negative ion charge So I work through the hair getting that work done You can see that movement with the layers already and then I'll go through and do some iron work at the end But I want to show you guys what it looks like just kind of round brushed out And then we'll go through and polish it with an iron to give you that end result So I let out the front really what I did was I took a nice triangle section out of the front And then I'm going to blow dry all of that straight up in the air to get max volume And then the last section I blow dry forward towards the face Which will give me even more volume in the very front so I'm really just All about trying to get that volume up there and the shine so you can see the layers popping through Also right in the front there. You can see all of that movement In the layers and now I'm going to go through and show you guys a dry cutting technique in the back to detail and finalize the cut So I take a horizontal section through the back up kind of lift up that crown area I'll clip that away and then that blunt cut that we did in the back guys. There's no layering through the back yet I'm going to go in use a texturizing scissor first just pinching and cutting But this is going to do is give me soft invisible layers now You want to make sure you don't go too high on the head with unless you have a purpose for that I'm just trying to create softness on the ends and then I'm going to do the same thing with a scissor And go a little bit deeper in there half closing the scissor and slide cutting through that just softens Gives me a little bit of movement throughout the hair. It's great to cut the hair blunt Especially if that's the look they're going for but if you don't lighten it up It's just gonna fall way too heavy So I like to soften it just a little bit using those techniques And then you get a little bit of movement So now I finished it off with a wand iron I did use a little bit of a wapui wild ginger illuminating shine spray Just spray that through to add a little shine and polish to it And now you can see all that movement explosion of texture layers all around the face And then it's just nice and soft in the back. It's a really beautiful look Definitely big transformation from that quarantine hair to this layer technique and it's just super easy to do guys So hopefully you can add this to your toolbox use it in the salon Thank you guys so much for watching make sure you subscribe to the channel. Please share this video with your friends. Thanks for watching


The Equitable Life Assurance Society presents this is your FBI This is your FBI The official broadcast from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Presented transcribed as a public service by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and the Equitable Society's representatives in your community You've heard people say that money is the root of all evil But it's a fact that money properly handled can be the source of much good Properly managed it can protect your wife and children against the future It can assure your youngsters of a college education. It can help you own your own home free and clear It can provide for a comfortable independent old age. I say money properly handled Most of us don't know how to handle it, but there is one man who can show you how he's your local representative of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States In about 14 minutes I want to tell you more about your local equitable representative and how he may help you to find security and peace of mind Tonight the subject of our FBI file auto theft its title the hot sedan During the past quarter century the automobile has become a big business for the factory the service station the repairman and the criminal Figures compiled by your FBI from the reports of local law enforcement agencies show that last year alone nearly a hundred and ninety 7,000 cars were stolen More than the total motor vehicle registration of Minneapolis New Orleans or Cincinnati Last year auto theft was up 15% Accounted for a high of a hundred ninety million dollars worth of stolen property and was one of America's most profitable criminal activities To combat this motorized crime wave Conferences are being held during the fall of 1952 at key points throughout the nation under the auspices of your FBI Attending our representatives of state and local police various motor vehicles departments and the National Automobile Thief Bureau a non-profit agency Maintained by America's insurance companies as well as special agents of the FBI Here master strategy is being developed to make universal the kind of techniques and cooperation Which has shown in tonight's case Can run the car thief off the roads and into the penitentiary Tonight's FBI file begins on a suburban highway near a large eastern city The road is deserted save for two cars streaking south toward the state line The leading vehicle is a Cadillac sedan Current model light green and color Directly behind it a 1948 Mercury convertible black with natural canvas top Both cars are proceeding at a speed in considerable excess of the legal limit Approximately three miles north of the boundary. Their progress is observed by two troopers occupying a highway patrol car Will you look at them hold your hat Chuck here we go Drivers of the offending vehicles react to the red light warning only by increasing their speed still further looks like they want to race Mac yeah, they're doing 90 easy the cat has out of state plates driver might be hot You will be when we catch him approximately three quarters of a mile from the state boundary a gravel surfaced road Intersects the highway the driver of the green sedan Extinguishes his lights and turns sharply to the right the Mercury acting as decoy Continues down the road and to tails Chuck. I say the cat. What do I the poorly surfaced steep graded road Runs along the edge of a precipice Creating extremely hazardous driving conditions. However, the green sedan running without lights Maintains a high level of speed Too high Jack is leaving the road over the cliff When state troopers Charles Humboldt and Orin McHenry reached the spot where their query has left the road The green sedan is wedged between two boulders near the bottom of a 50-foot ravine. It has burst into flame Oh, hi Mac Then our Cadillac What's left of it boys just towed it in you're ready for the junk heap. Yeah How about the driver? He's dead Chuck. Oh, it's too bad.  Yeah, I'm 18 19 any identification No, not sure I got a partial print off the rear view mirror. Oh, good deal. I'll drop it off the FBI office my way uptown You get a report on the plate chat. Yeah, they check with a motor number, but Yeah, but what? Registration shows a 52 Cadillac sedan. All right color beige could have been a repaint. Not unless they stripped it clean Look here See Sight it's a new car Might be hot at that kid sure wasn't running for his health. I'll check it right away Chuck You better have the boys mark this wreck do not disturb till they've gone over it. We'll do 32 hours later at the local FBI field office State trooper Orin McHenry receives a full report on the green sedan and its driver from special agent Jim Taylor Well, here's the way it shapes up Mac car was stolen all the numbers been recut dies don't match the company We never get the old number Jim. Ah, no such luck. How'd they grab on to a registration? Well, maybe a pretty big operation. They're probably buying up wrecks and switching the papers It's gonna be pretty hard to identify them sure is of course if we can turn up the owner He may have some special way of spotting his own car Not very likely though considering the condition this one's in any leads. Yeah, I Hill view over the state line report of the theft of green Cadillac His name is John Rinsler. I'm going out seeing this afternoon. What about my fingerprints report in yet. Yeah came back this morning. Oh, that's It is Driver's name was Robert Emmett Watkins called Bobby Watkins born in Cincinnati, Ohio March 18th 1934 Served four months as juvenile in Cincinnati petty larceny year-and-a-half a girl at all Disappeared after that no family no forwarding address. No trace Since that office is still working on it 1934 just 18 start him young these days 18 Mac we might pick up something from selective service. Do you think a kid mixed up in a thing like this would register? Could be his bosses wouldn't want investigators on this trail. You figure this for a ring Don't you Jim big time operation is beginning to look that way We've had over a dozen reports in the last three weeks all involving registration switches in the same tri-state area Have you figured out their method of operation? No, not yet. That's what I'm hoping to find out at hill view Wreck the total loss. It's criminal. Mr. Taylor. That's what it is criminal that store should be prosecuted store. Yes Yes, Mason's it's all their fault. That's where it happened Told my wife she shouldn't go to that sale wouldn't listen the vehicle was stolen while your wife was shopping Of course, don't think she stood there and let them take it. Do you like she left the key in the ignition? Naturally, naturally, that's how they work the attendant Park's the car you pick it up turn in the ticket when you drive out Had your wife lost her ticket certainly not when she emerged from the store burdened with packages I might add the car was gone simply gone. Now. This was at the local branch of Mason's always certainly Never go into the city too much traffic too hot on the nerve. I see well. Thank you mr. Rinsley You helped a lot now about your car. Have you some way of identifying it? Of course license number I'm afraid they won't help isn't there some other way what I mean is some purely personal way green sedan standard model Nothing special or can you think of anything else? Wait a minute There is one thing yes, sir My wife has a peculiar habit fold sir registration certificate into a little ward sticks it behind the ashtray Might still be there. Yes, sir. It might we'll check it Tell a type room Taylor. Hi, Jim. They're rang me through to you. Oh, hi, Mac. How'd you make up? It's Rensselaer's car. All right from the certificate wanted up behind the ash receiver. He's never touched it It's pretty charred but the FBI lab should be able to bring it out. All right. That's fine It's the first break we've had. Yeah, now here's something else now Chuck Humboldt just came back from the local office of the National Auto theft bureau They've had 15 stolen cars reported as lifted from department store parking lots during the last couple of months All in suburban branches all on sale days. That's great. Now. We've got evidence and in them all Yeah, all we need is a line on the gang. Hold on. Maybe we got that too Oh, our Washington field office is sending through a report on our selective service check right now Mac listen to this Watkins was registered with his draft board and he was due to report for medical next week He's living at 318 River Street. That sounds hot Jim. You gotta check it. Yeah, I'll meet you there Better try the doorbell again Jim. Yeah Oh, hello. Hello gentlemen. Good afternoon. You come about the room for rent This isn't about a room man. Oh, we're looking for a man named Watkins Bobby Watkins. Yes. Does he live here? Maybe maybe no. Why you want to see him? Well, I'm a special agent of the FBI Here are my credentials. Oh, yes Yes, but uh You want to find the barbie here. He's not at home. His wife may be at home I didn't see him for three or four days Maybe you find him at the work. Oh, where's that? The garage Two three blocks Let me see now The riverfront garage. That's the one garage. That sounds like our setup Jim. Sure does Want me to drive over and take a look around? Yeah, will you Mac and be careful, huh? I'll talk to his wife Is this Bobby Watkins room who wants to know I'm a special agent of the FBI miss You're my credentials Oh May I come in please? Yeah, yeah, come in Thank you. Are you mrs. Watkins? Yeah I'm sorry Why should you be I ain't sorry. I ain't With my husband mister What's happened to him Well, mrs. Watkins, I'm afraid he's dead. Give me a heck of a sure How did it happen car cracked it? Bobby didn't have a car. Well, it wasn't his car mrs. Watkins He was mixed up in something he was He swore he wasn't he swore up and down, but I knew it all along Would you like to tell me about it? It was after After we found out that I was About the baby We needed money we We needed it bad He told me he'd got a job an honest job, but You don't make that kind of dough washing cars, mister Do you No, I'm afraid not mister Jim the gang I'm sorry. Oh, that's all right mac. Come on Mac, this is mrs. Watkins How do you do mr. Watkins? Hello Jim the gang was using the riverfront garage.  Let's get a one. No, I'm afraid not Jim. They've already skipped No, great. Wouldn't you know it the wreck must have scared him off No evidence. No, not even a fingerprint. Looks like the whole outfit slipped right through our fingers You're wrong, mister. Ma'am They didn't all get away Bobby didn't We will return in just a moment to tonight's exciting case from the official files of your fbi 30 years ago a high school education was considered pretty good Today if you want to hold any important position that pays a better than average salary A college education is almost a must now most fathers and mothers know this And they know that their children may be handicapped without it The problem is how to assure such an education on an average income That was the problem of mr. George anvers before he became a member of the equitable society. Am I right mr. Anvers?  I want them to have it better than I did I figured a college education was the answer But the question was how could I do that on the kind of money I make and how did you solve that problem? Mr.  That's right So as you suggested we called our local equitable society representative He showed me how we could put aside enough money over the next 12 years without financial hardship The interesting thing about it is that if something happens to me that fund becomes fully established with no more payments to pay Incidentally, I I'd like to congratulate the equitable society for employing men like our equitable representative He's a fine man and a good man to do business with I think every member of our radio audience Will find his own local equitable representative a good man to do business with your equitable society representative Wants to help you solve your life insurance problems He will analyze your problems and draw up a plan within your income that will give you the most for your life insurance dollar So if you have a problem such as how to be independent in your 60s or how to own your own home free and clear Or how to provide for the future of your loved ones Call up your good friend and neighbor your local equitable society representative Consult your local telephone directory for his name under the name of equitable society That's e q u i t a b le the equitable life assurance society of the united states And now back to the fbi file the hot sedan Reports compiled by your fbi show that the nearly 200 000 automobile thefts occurring annually in the united states Breakdown into three general categories First as in tonight's case There's the theft for resale Usually involving well organized and well equipped rings or gangs Second are car stolen for use during the commission of another crime The third category is the joyride theft Usually associated with juvenile offenders criminals in the second and third categories seldom possess the equipment or the technique to make off with a properly secured vehicle And even the professional car thief is less likely to choose a locked automobile Parked within a garage or on a well-lighted thoroughfare Therefore your fbi joins with your local law enforcement officers In urging you to lock your car Lock your garage And report suspicious prowlers to the police You can help protect your own property Tonight's file continues at the local fbi field office 48 hours after the discovery of the abandoned riverfront garage Special agent jim taylor is briefing state trooper aron mchenry on the status of the case Let's see you on the garage was listed howard w evans rock for the dress. It's a phony though What about the neighborhood jim? Oh, we checked it thoroughly mac the outfit operated as legitimate front. There's no local connections. You talked to that girl again Emmy Watkins. Yeah. Yeah, she's still a lot. She knows Well, I guess we're up a dead-end street. Maybe we've got an agent checking with customs to see if we can turn up any of the other cars Not much chance Special agent taylor. It's chuck humbold jim is mac there. Yeah, right here. Hang on. It's for you mac chuck humbold. Oh, thanks Yeah, check mac. I got a hot one for you. Yeah A back-to-school sale going on at richmond south shore branch Parking lot attendant just reported a stolen nash rambler. Good deal. Jim and I'll be right over I've been running this lot for more than two years first time anything like this has ever happened I suppose you tell me how the loss was first noticed, huh? Well, I see this lady wandering around a lot looking at cars. I figured maybe she's lost now. What time was this? About 2 33 o'clock When she tells me it's one of them little nashes. I know right off. I know Come well, I walked through the lot see coming back from lunch There was only one of them little bugs. It was painted bright orange. That's why I noticed it particular It's already gone. No, I'd made just for sure. You've seen a guy drive it out right past me Did you get a ticket on it? Sure took it myself That's what I can't figure mr. Taylor nobody but nobody gets out of this lot without a ticket Now wait a minute. Are you sure it was the right ticket? Did you check the number? There's a sale today, mr. Taylor. We're pretty mobbed you jam up the whole place Well, then the ticket could have been issued on a different car Possibly handed to a confederate who used it to steal the nash Yeah, yeah, it could but then how would whoever got the ticket in the first place get their car back? Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out Now are you sure didn't anybody get a car without a ticket anybody at all? Well, not that you mentioned it. There was one However, she couldn't be mixed up. Who is she a dame had lost a check on a black mercury whole time customer Was this a convertible with a light top? How did you know that? Well, that car has appeared in this case before no kidding No, no, mr. Taylor. It just ain't possible. She just ain't the type or type is she Oh, you know one of them see here young man numbers about 50 gray hair no tip Or did she find her ticket? No No, I guess not. I checked the driver's license against the certificate on the merc though. It was her car. All right Oh, do you remember her name? She know I Well, did you get the windshield stub off of her car? Yeah, it's right here in my pocket. Why? Well, I'd like to check it against the ticket on the nash. Well, that'd be over at the check stand with the rest of them Okay Uh, wait a minute mr. Taylor Yeah You mean you honestly think old lady hoity-toity parked here Handed the ticket to some guy so he could use it to steal a car and then came out and talked me to giving her her own back It's beginning to look that way. Well, what do you know? Comparison conclusively proved that the parking ticket issued on the black mercury convertible Was the one used to affect the theft of the nash automobile Your fbi had now established a definite modus operandi for the car thieves Legitimate tickets were being used to remove victim cars from the lots then later The respectable appearing owner of the decoy car would reclaim her property by professing to have lost a stub Acting on this knowledge Steakouts are set up on the parking lots of all department stores Conducting sales in the three state suburban area During a 10-day period or such surveillances are established Number of automobiles stolen none number of suspects identified none Results nil Then shortly afternoon during sale number five An oldsmobile convertible is reported missing Special agent taylor And the parking attendant who have been planted on the store parking staff Wait anxiously to see if the pattern will repeat itself Hey, mr. Taylor. Yeah, that team coming out of torn with the gray hat. That's her. That's the one. Are you sure? Sure as i'm standing here. All right, you keep on the side. I'll handle it. Okay, sir May I help you, madam? Why yes young man, perhaps you can I seem to mislead my parking ticket I don't suppose it's frightfully important, but it's very distressing. Yes. I'm sure it is. I'm in quite a hurry too I missus perry an old customer a very old customer I can pick up my car show you identification. Oh, that won't be necessary. Mrs. Perry. We'll take your word for it Why thank you young man. Thank you. I'm much replied not at all. Glad to be of service V24 to st 348 Suspect now leaving parking lot in black mercury convertible License 1 7 k for king 3 6 6 5 St 348 to be too far Thanks jim is a car hot one Now mac it's the decoy vehicle Hold on jim. I got her spotted You hear like a overnight 348 to be too far Be too far go ahead st 348 Suspect has turned on a parkway. I think she's headed for the bridge Fine. I'll pick you up on the bridge approach. Stay with her mac. Okay jim if I can It's over Be too far to st 348 I think she's going to earth Yeah, there she goes Into the Madison garage Madison garage, isn't that place okay? It's supposed to be mac So do I mac. I should say it's excellent my 200 piece. Okay. Okay Yeah, sign of the seat. Oh very well Not that I'm sure you went following you take me for an amateur. The boss wants a report. You know that very well I left the store in the mercury as usual drove to the Madison garage as usual had no trouble as usual I met michael traded tickets and drove out the oldest mobile Everything was just as usual. Look the boss tells me to play it safe and I just suggest that you're in charge here Sorry, mr. You're too late. This joint's already closed up. That's right. It's closed up and for good The members of the auto theft ring in tonight's case were convicted of interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles And received sentences totaling 45 years in federal penitentiary Special agent jim taylor had quickly realized that the Madison garage might well serve as a second relay point In the complicated transportation system of the car thieves He therefore set up immediate surveillance at the far exit to the subterranean garage And was able to spot the stolen car as it emerged Confronted with the evidence against them the thieves made a full confession Naming all of their confederates As the case you have just heard demonstrates Your fbi and other law enforcement agencies are starting a concerted campaign to wipe out the automobile thief They ask your cooperation Almost without exception Our nation's leaders will tell you that life insurance is your best financial safeguard Now if you don't know much about life insurance ask the man who does know He's a neighbor of yours your local equitable representative Your problem may be how to own your own home free and clear years ahead of time Or how to enjoy a comfortable and independent life at 60 or how to provide for the security of your wife and youngsters Your equitable society representative knows the answers You'll find him friendly and helpful Simply consult your local telephone directory for the name of your local representative of the equitable life insurance society of the united states Next week we will dramatize another case from the files of the federal bureau of investigation its subject armed robbery its title The wayward brother The incidents used in tonight's equitable life insurance society's broadcast are adapted from the files of the federal bureau of investigation However, all names used are fictitious and any similarity they're of to the names of places or persons living or dead is accidental Tonight the music was composed and conducted by frederick steiner The author was robert yale libert Your narrator was winnie woodson and special agent taylor was played by stacey harris Others in the cast were kevelia leaky julie bennett herb butterfield whitfield connor charles maxwell dot ranken and charles stewart This is your fbi is a gerry divine production This is larry keating speaking for the equitable life insurance society of the united states And the equitable society's representative in your community and inviting you to tune in again next week at this same time Where the equitable life insurance society will bring you another thrilling transcribe story from the files of the federal bureau of investigation The wayward brother on this is your fbi Stay tuned for the adventures of azi and harriet. 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My name is Sheela Patel. I live and work in Mumbai with one of the affiliates of STI called Spark, Mahila, Milan and NSTF. SLUM or Shackdwellers International is an organization set up in 1996 with a view to develop sustained organization of grassroots groups fighting against evictions to find new ways to sort their development problems. And to create visibility and citizenship in the places where they live. STI provides three kinds of financing. The first one is to provide assistance and support for sustained Federation building, creating conditions for women's savings groups to learn about finance and managing settlements and giving them voice. The second one is to provide grants that provide support both technical and financial to grassroots groups to experiment and explore solutions that they can produce and that they can negotiate with their cities. And the third one is for some of the country groups to work with international organizations for research for practical projects and other things. On behalf of STI, we speak about the Urban Poor Funds International, which is the capital grants that we provide to grassroots groups to do projects. But all aspects of financing that STI does is to pool resources to give communities opportunities to drive their own development. While funds for projects were given from the beginning, the concept of the Urban Poor Funds International became formalized as STI began to get specific grants for projects that it could deliver to communities. It went to build Federation capacities, produce learning, peer learning, sharing and exchanges. What is interesting is that right from the beginning, every local community has seen this as seed funding to explore something new. And it's leveraged its own savings. It's leveraged subsidies that were available and announced by their municipality or government, but which they could not get for many reasons. But they also were able to get loans from banks and use some of the past projects as evidence to get more resources. The UPFI Funds show that although they are grants, poor people treat them as seed capital and whatever resources of this they can recycle, they put back into their national Urban Poor Funds and use it for other projects. The principle of this process is that the collective organization, the larger aggregation of STI supports each community and absorbs much of the reputational and organizational and project risks, which are many because poor people are not able to get development because of this huge cloud of risks that everybody sees in local development.