It is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy. The people have spoken. Yes they have and thank god they rejected Herschel Walker. I'm definitely relieved and it was close but Warnock still pulled off the dub. He won by 2.8 percentage points and thankfully Herschel Walker has conceded. Here's just a snippet of his speech. But I want to say that I want to thank all you as well because we've had a tough journey have we not but one of the things I said is they when they called the race I said enormous doesn't look like they're going to add up but one of the things I want to tell all you is you never stop dreaming. I don't want any of you to stop dreaming. I don't want any of you to stop believing in America. I want you to believe in America and continue to believe in the Constitution and believe in our elected officials most of all. Continue to pray for them because all the prayers you've given me I felt those prayers. I want to thank all my team as well team Herschel because they put up with a lot. I want to thank team Herschel. Thank all my donors as well because you guys without you I couldn't have done what I've done.  And that my friends is hopefully the last time we'll have to hear from Herschel Walker at least for a while because the thought of him being in the Senate for six years after just covering him for like six months has been absolutely draining. So the thought of him not being in the public sphere is very very encouraging to see. Now this is significant not just because Herschel Walker lost but because Joe Manchin at least in the Senate is no longer a power broker. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that Democrats are going to be better positioned to pass policies because Republicans have taken control of the House but at least this ends Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema's reign because they no longer have to rely on him to have the majority. Now what's interesting to me is the response from the right. It seemed as if all signs were pointing to Herschel Walker losing this race but still they were very surprised and really bitter. So let's get to the right wing code. My favorite is probably this tweet from Laverne Spicer who wrote Herschel Walker is about to win and then she she followed up by saying they weren't going to let Warnock lose because he's their plan for 2028. Mark it down hilarious. And Charlie Kirk also sounded off on his show because he was very disappointed with Republicans because they didn't turn out to vote in high enough numbers largely because well they thought it was rigged. It's interesting I actually assumed incorrectly that if you take time to watch this program thank you that you would also just automatically vote. Turns out there's a fair portion of you that are completely done and that are willing to voice that opinion. Do we have that Laura Ingram clip that we guys pulled and I just want to say I do sympathize with being upset with the Republican Party and not totally trusting the system but not participating at all guarantees the other side to be able to play games. And if everything was broken and lost how did we win the House of Representatives? If everything is broken and lost how did Ron Johnson who stood up against the pharmaceutical company win in Wisconsin? If everything was broken and lost how did Ron DeSantis win by 17 votes? How did we win the House by getting wins in California and New York? We won the House through Oregon, California, New York. I'm not I this I was in the movie 2000 Meals. I sympathize with all of the sentiment. Thoughts actually are not as important. You can have very angry thoughts towards the system. It is actions that I will instead address. You could say oh this system is corrupt. It's terrible. I'm going to go vote. Fine. You've done the right thing. You have not allowed your thoughts to manifest into what I would consider to be in immoral action. Someone says Charlie I thought I thought you were kidding when you said people weren't voting till you read these emails. No you should see I'm reading them on air and by the way I'm tweeting out some of these emails so you could see them yourself ourselves. The MAGA movement is committing suicide in front of our very eyes because of and if you extrapolate that that means there and we see it in the numbers you see in the data millions of people that have said we are no longer going to vote because of cynicism and if you if you look at the sentiment I share the sentiment by the way when I went and voted in Arizona I even said boy I hope this counts. The MAGA movement is committing suicide before our very eyes. Charlie I don't know why you're surprised by this. You told them that elections were rigged and that votes didn't matter so the logical conclusion after you learn that is well what's the point of voting. Why stand in line for hours when it's not going to amount to anything when my vote isn't going to affect change. You did this so you have yourself to thank for this and I love the logic here that he tries to to squeeze in oh well not participating guarantees the other side wins right but if you've already told your audience that your vote doesn't matter because they just make up votes or they steal it why would you voting contribute when the system itself is entirely delegitimized. Like it's shocking to me that he's so surprised that him telling his supporters that voting doesn't matter because the system is rigged would backfire and hurt Republicans. Now Marjorie Taylor Green didn't say that in particular but she's still angry and specifically she's insulted according to her by the Herschel Walker campaign and she takes some shots at GOP leaders. Well let me lay this out real clear for everyone to understand and this is especially for the campaign consultants with the 30,000 foot view where they look down on Georgia and arrogantly think they know how to win races in our state. This is for Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham and the rest of the Republican senators. You guys are the reasons why we are losing Republican races all over the country and this is your third loss in my home state so let me inform you on behalf of Georgia this is your third strike and you're out. You don't belong in our state running key races anymore. No thank you we don't want your help. Let me let you know something Steve. I was never asked very often by the Herschel Walker campaign to come speak at any of his campaign events. They only asked me to come to maybe two I think two or three in my own district when he was campaigning all over the state running for Senate but they only asked me a couple of times in my own district which I find extremely insulting but the audacity and and really the frank rudeness of the campaign consultants and Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham where they thought you know we're going to keep Marjorie Taylor Greene away from Herschel Walker and and we don't need her voice at his campaign rallies and events where we're campaigning all of this all over the state. I think it's a really major mistake and an insult to me and an insult to our to people who support me and Republicans all over Georgia because I don't have a popularity problem in my home state Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham do and they're these consultants they've lost plenty of times and they really no one should hire them again and the millions of dollars that they've made off of these campaigns they should give it back to Republican donors for wasting their money and that's exactly how I feel about it that Senate seat was extremely important important to not only Georgia but important to the entire country and here's another thing they told President Trump to stay out of Georgia that was another major mistake and then the same fools are out there running around trying to blame President Trump today well they should have invited him to Georgia to campaign with Herschel Walker they should have invited me to campaign with Herschel Walker more because I'm the only Republican woman elected from the state of Georgia on a federal level so on one hand I'm thankful that she's not claiming that the election was stolen at least so progress right credit where it's due but I love that she believes that in the event she was utilized by the Herschel Walker campaign she would have won she lives in a very very deep red district how is that going to help him win a statewide race and furthermore she claims that GOP operatives and leaders told Trump to stay out of Georgia he's toxic he is toxic he's seen by a lot of people as a loser so I think that that was actually a good decision now she says look um I don't have a popularity problem in my home state Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham do and that may be correct but still this is a statewide race so you going on stage and foaming at the mouth doing fascist things talking about queer people as if they're butchering children isn't going to help Herschel Walker and yes he did engage in transphobia and he used a lot of far-right rhetoric but the difference is that I don't think he understands what he's saying whereas you know how despicable the things that you're saying is so overall whenever there's a loss there's going to be right wing cope and I am right there to drink up their salty tears because I find them absolutely delicious now I want to give Christian Walker who is Herschel Walker son the last laugh because I think he bravely spoke out against his own father and now he's kind of spilling the tea on what led to his father's run in the first place and I find this fascinating so he writes via Twitter the truth Trump called my dad for months demanding that he run everyone with a brain begged him please don't do this this is too dirty you have an insane past please don't do this we got the middle finger he ran he adds republicans we say we don't play identity politics and then you ran this man mainly because he was the same skin color as his opponent with no background other than football a boring old republican could have won he continues don't beat women hold guns to people's heads fund abortions then pretend your pro life stock cheerleaders leave your multiple minor children alone to chase more fame lie lie lie say stupid crap and make a full of your family and then maybe you can win a senate seat don't compare warlock running over his wife's foot so my father holding guns and knives to my mother's throat threatening to kill his therapist her and one of his adulteresses in a therapy session and telling my mom and I he was going to beat our asses get off my page now he concludes by saying this is my amazing mom who's had her name and image dragged through the media unwillingly she refused to talk to any journalist after 18 months of stalking I blew up after she was lied on multiple times shout out to every strong mother whose story goes untold we love you so listen I'll say this I vehemently disagree with the policy positions of christian walker and a lot of the rhetoric that he uses but because he had the courage to denounce his own father he's earned at least a little bit more respect from me because it takes guts to do that and him saying that trump was the one who begged her to walker confirms that this is another l that rests squarely on trumps shoulders more reason for the republican party to distance themselves from donald trump so there you have it folks i'm feeling really optimistic because we're not going to have this insanely violent hypocrite far right republican in the u.s senate and that doesn't necessarily mean that a lot will be accomplished in the next couple of years since republicans do control the house of representatives i mean when democrats were in control of both chambers not much was accomplished but still to see that somebody didn't fail to the top again gives me a little bit of hope not a lot but a little bit of hope so i'm absolutely happy about the results and i hope that you are too i've got a little bit of extra pep in my step knowing that her shall walker is not going to be a united states senator i don't talk like a politician i don't talk like a politician i don't talk like a politician i built a success for chicken business i don't talk like a politician i don't talk like a politician i don't talk like a politician i built a success for chicken business i don't talk like a politician


Ranger of the Woodland! Ranger Bill, Warrior of the Woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, showing rare courage in the face of disaster, in the air, on horseback, or in a screaming squad car. Ranger Bill, his mind alert, a ready smile, unswerving, loyal to his mission. And all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done. Done. Let's stop. Okay, George. What's wrong, George? Running out of gas?  That's nothing new. I believe all Christian fellows should be in top physical condition. Why?  Here we have two Christian young men with conflicting ideas about what kind of physical condition young Christian fellow should be in.  Boy, give me horses any day. What's the matter, pal? You don't like these modern contraptions, as Stumpy would say? Right. It is a little boring just riding around in our patrol car. Well, maybe you like to ride trail like that young fellow ahead is doing, huh? Oh, looks like Don. I'm afraid I'm not that energetic. Don? Don who? But Don Ferguson. He's in high school. He'll be a fine athlete someday. You know him, Bill. He goes to our church. Oh, yes. He has no athletes, even. Let's have a little fun. You're going to pitch him for speeding? Something like that. Mr. Jefferson? Henry? Hi, Don. I say there, young fellow, where's the fire? Huh? What fire? Sure now I don't play any sin with me, Land. You know you're exceeding the run-in speed limit of two miles an hour? Hey, since when is there a speed limit on running? Oh, come on, Mr. Jefferson. You're kidding me. Okay, Don. You catch on quickly. Henry's a little bored of riding miles and miles in this mechanical horse, so I thought we'd stop and tease you a little bit to break the monotony. Glad I am that you'd be doing it, Mr. Jefferson. He's got your number, Bill. He sure has. By the way, Don, just call me Bill. Okay, Bill. Well, I better get back to running before rigor mortis sets in. Right. I don't let your muscles get cold. We'll see you later. So long, Don. Keep up the good work.  That's not a dog. It's a wolf. Yeah, it sure is a wolf, all right. Hey, he's still alive. Wonder what he ails him, or did a car hit him? Get back in the car, Henry, and close your door. Oh, yes, sir.  Yep.  That wolf is hurt. Not hurt, pal. He's sick. Sick? Yeah. It's rabid. Rabid? Can you tell it's got rabies from here? I've seen many rabid animals before. Let's get out, take a closer look. I'll say it's rabid. Look at those dripping teeth. Grab a hold of the back feet. We'll throw him in the trunk. All right. I'm glad you said back feet. He's dead, pal.  I know.  Yeah. Here we go. All right. Let's get going. Okay. Hey, how come we're turning around? We've got to find Don. There may be more rabid animals around. Don? Wow. I forgot about him. Let's get going. Put both of those Soto shotguns out of the rack and load them. Will you, Henry? Okay. You figure they're better than the rifles? You might not have time to aim with a rifle. Rabid animals attack on sight. Yeah, if they do, we can't mess with these scatterguns. That's right. What's the matter? You see something? No. But Don should be somewhere along here. Yeah. You see him? No. That's why I slowed down, pal. Uh-oh. You don't think that he's... I have only one thought. That is to find him. I'll keep a sharp eye. Here, take this gun and be extra cautious. Okay, Bill. I'll be careful. Hey, it's Don. It sounds like he's up in a tree. Where are you? Come on, Henry. Okay. Don! What are you doing up there? Yeah. What'd you do?  No, I was chased. Chased by what? I guess it was a fox. Well, come on down. We'll take you back to town in the car. Tree! What happened, Don? Well, I was running along, and all of a sudden this fox came running across the road at me like he was mad at the world and everybody else too. Yeah? Boy, I just turned and headed for the tree. I grabbed the lower branch and swung myself up. I guess you didn't have much time, huh? You're not. Boy, that guy was really moving. Did he hang around under the tree? For a while, and then he took off. Kept running around in circles. I just stayed in a tree in case he came back.  I'll say. Yeah. Bill, what's wrong with that fox? And how come you guys have those sought-off shotguns? Hey, you follow questions. You know it, and how come you guys keep walking so funny? Funny? I'm walking on my feet. Is that funny? Oh, come on. There's something wrong, and you know that I know it. You two walking forward and sideways at the same time, and those shotguns being ready, and you keep them looking all around. Will you two guys answer me? Hey, over there, along the edge of the trees. I see it. Don, stand in back of me. But I... That's an order. We haven't time to talk if it charges. Here it comes. It's a fox. Let him have it, pal. Let him have it.  You got him. I don't know if it's the same one, but it sure looks like it. What made him charge like that? He's got rabies. Rabies? Boy. I thought he was sick or something. Man, look at the froth around his mouth. Ranger one to all units. Ranger one to all units. We've killed a rabid wolf and a fox in the Beaver Creek area. All units, discontinue your present work. Inform all ranchers and farmers in the Shady River Valley and near areas. There is a rabies quarantine as of this minute. I'll check on your progress and map your coverage within two hours. That is all over and out. How come you're shaking now, Don? I just stopped to think. Did I ever come close to getting a good dose of rabies? You're right. Being the fine athlete, you are, saved your hide. That's what I was telling George just yesterday. We did some road work out here after school. School? Hey, what's up? What's the matter, Bill? Yeah, where are we going in such a hurry? To the Beaver Creek School. I hope we make it before Miss Jenny lets the children out for recess. Henry, stand guard out here. Okay. Ranger, and I'm sure many of you know him. Welcome to our school, Mr. Jefferson. Thank you, Miss Sims. May I speak to you privately for a minute? Yes, of course, Mr. Jefferson. There will be no talking while I'm outside. What's Henry doing over there with that shotgun? I don't get frightened, Miss Sims. But we have a problem in the immediate area. What is it? Henry and I shot a rabid wolf in a fox. You didn't? Take it easy. Remember, you've got to keep calm in front of your pupils. Oh, I'll be all right. What do you want me to do? Just keep the children inside the rest of the day. I will. You can be sure of that. Are you going to leave me here alone? No. Don Ferguson will stay with you. Until school is over and the bus arrives to pick up the children. Now, there'll be an armed guard with the bus. But there shouldn't be any problem as long as everyone stays inside.  Oh, yes. And don't worry. I'll be all right now that I've gotten over the first shot. Good girl. Don. Yes, sir? Miss Sims, this is Don Ferguson. Don, meet Miss Sims. How do you do, ma'am? Hello, Don.  I'll make sure your folks are notified promptly of your whereabouts. I'll be glad to stay here, Bill. Thank you, Don. And Miss Sims, keep the doors and windows closed and locked. Don, back here. Hi, old timer. Hey, yourself. What have you been up to? I'm sorry. Back here. Hi, old timer. Hey, yourself. What have you two been up to? You've got the whole county in an uproar. Like the witch I ain't seen since the last Indian attack. Come here. I've got something to show you. Yeah, you'd better. This rabies scare's got folks so excited they're ready to bite each other. There. Is them, too, the evidence? Take a close look, old timer. Right from here is close enough. I can see them gripping teeth just fine. I want you to pay close attention to what I have to say. This is very important. That's fine. When the school bus comes this afternoon to take you home, there's going to be a man inside with the driver. And this man is going to have a big gun. Yes, like Davey Crockett. Now, I don't want you to be frightened and you must do what you're told and be very obedient.  But it's all right, so don't get alarmed. Now, we still have half an hour until the bus arrives and I want you to do tomorrow's reading assignment. And there must not be any talking. Yes, Tommy? Why was that ranger standing outside with a big gun like he was going to shoot? I thought I told you to stay in your seat when I left the room. Why did you look out the window, Tommy? To find out what was going on. Ain't that what windows are for? Have you got it straight now, Herman? Yep. How about you, Luther? Well, I got it straight all right. But I can't see as I like it much. No, it's true. What's you yelling about, Luther? I'm the one that's got to do the shooting. They're shooting to do. Uh, Herman, next to Stomper, you're the best shot in the state. I'm counting on you not to miss. The old timer's only a hair better shot than me and he don't miss ever, does he? Not as far as I know. Don't worry, Nunnville. I'll take real good care of them youngsters and you can worry about hunting them rabid varmints down. Yeah, you got enough to think about. You just leave this up to us. Well, we better get this bus rolling because it's getting close to pickup time. Okay, fellas.  I'll see you later.  Can't you think without making so much racket? Nope. It gets too quiet and then I get scared from the silence. Herman, you're the most impossible man I've ever known. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. We've got a flat tire. That ain't a fine kettle of fish. Yeah, you said it. I'll tell you something else, too. Yep. I reckon you ain't going to change that flat tire either. How'd you know? That's easy.  Well, I don't care. I don't care. I'm not getting out of there to change this tire. No, sir. Well, you hold my rifle and cover me. I'll change the tire. I can't shoot that thing. Well, we can't leave them kids sitting in school all night. Oh, yes, we can. Yes, we can. They're safe enough inside the schoolhouse, and we're safe inside this bus. Now, sooner or later, somebody's going to miss their little darlings, and then the rangers, they're going to come looking for us. Meantime, I wouldn't stick my little toe outside their door. I don't want no brim and pee sunk into me. I want it quiet in this room and not another sound. Is that understood? That's much better. Don, look out the window. That's just like the one that chased me up a tree. Where is that bus? Everything's going wrong today. Yes, ma'am. This is one of those days all right. All we can do is wait until they miss us enough to come looking to see what happens. I know you are, but you'll just have to wait. You're all night? Of course not, dear. Help will come soon. The fox is still running in circles around the building. Children, please try to do your homework to pass the time. I'm forgetting home late, too. Oh, I wish the bus would show up. That fox is still out there, Miss Sims. I was afraid of that. My daddy won't like it if I miss supper. He'll be mad. Do you keep watching the clock so intently? I'm clocking the fox every time he makes a circle. Miss Sims, I'm going to make a run for it and get help.  Ranger headquarters, the bus is late, but we gotta find it first. Hey, supper, too. Henry to Stumpy. Henry to Stumpy, Ranger 1 to headquarters, over. Now where? I've been trying to get you for two hours.  All of you. I tried to get you just any Ranger for two hours, not a peep. Hey, what's that noise in the background? It sounds like your phone's ringing. You said it. Tell Bill the school bus is missing. The school bus is missing.  You heard me the first time. Okay, I'll have to help Bill right away. I'm on the double. I won't move right out of here now and find it. Phew. And I can be thankful for that. I'm about ready to lose my bell ring in mine. Can't let you risk being bitten by that rabid fox. Miss Sims, I can make it when the fox is on the other side of the schoolhouse. He's running in a wide circle. Takes about half a minute to get from the back of the bell ring to the front. By that time, I can be long gone. If he chases me, I'll be up the first tree I come to. Oh, Don, I don't know. If you are bitten, well, the pastor treatment isn't pleasant, even though it will save your life. Miss Sims, I'm a fast runner. I work out on long distance running every day. I know I can make it. When it gets dark, it's going to be really dangerous for everybody. All right, Don, you're a very brave boy to do this. Oh, any guy would do it. Now we'll make sure the fox is running time. Then when I give you the word, open the door and I'll be off like a shot. Be sure and close the door right behind me. What if you trip and fall? Don't worry, Miss Sims. I'll be all right. I have to be. What are you supposed to happen? I don't know, Henry. Don't start imagining a lot of horrible things until we know the fox. Oh, try, but... Hey, there's the fox. Right. What in the name of common sense are you two fellas doing here? The fox is heading round to the back. Open the door. Please, dear Lord, help Don run fast and safely. Come on, Luther. Now roll a flat tire to the side of the road. There isn't time to bother with it. Here's a good tire. All right. Lift it up. There we are. It's on. All right. Let's get those nuts on and tighten them up. That's it. There we go. One more. Luther, get in the driver's seat and wait for our signal. Yes, sir. I hear someone running hard down the road. Hey, it looks like Don. You're right. It is Don. Don, what's the matter? School. Fox. The poor kid is exhausted. Henry, you stay here with him. Okay, Bill. Herman, Luther, let's get out to the school. There must be a rabid fox up there. Watch it, Herman. Don't take any chances. Yup. I see the varmint. I guess I shot that varmint pretty dead, huh, Bill? Very dead, Herman. Let's get the children home. George, how's coming on complaining about working out? It's Don.  I did? What? Well, as a Christian, I should keep my body in the best physical condition I can for two reasons. Tell me. Well, for reason one, my body is the Lord's temple and I'm to take the best care of it. I possibly can. And reason two, in case of an emergency, I'll be able to help out just like you did. Hi, boys and girls. This is Ranger Bill. I hope you liked our story today. Now, you'll keep your body strong for any emergency, just like Don did. In the Bible, we read, bodily exercise profits a little. So we see, therefore, that God expects us to take good care of our bodies. But there is something even more important for us to think about. Let's take a closer look at that verse I just quoted. It's in 1 Timothy, the fourth chapter, and the eighth verse. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable unto all things. The Bible tells us that a healthy body is important, but that a healthy soul is even more important. And I think we can see why.  But our souls were made to last forever, and they will never die. So, first of all, we need to make sure our souls are right with God. Since all of us do wrong, many years ago Jesus Christ came from heaven to this world and died for these wrongs. He actually took our place to make everything right between us and God. But we have to believe this and trust God that this is true. If you've never done this, do it right now. Ask the Lord to come into your heart and to forgive you for your wrongs. Well, I'll see you next week for more adventure with... Ranger Bill was produced in the radio studios of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.


sidents can write it for free. They can also write any go Durham bus for free But so can students faculty and staff at north carolina central university and Durham tech And any any go Durham bus and any youth under the age of 12 and seniors over the age of 65 All fair free any bus all that said we invest three quarters for a million dollars in the bull city connector And I want to be sure that we're investing it wisely. I'm hoping that when the five-year transit plan is presented to us We will have numerous options among them Returning the bull city connector to its original route Retaining the current route modifying the current route or eliminating the bull city connector all together And even considering expanding the number of routes that are designated for fair free travel for everyone Thank you Recognize councilwoman johnson Mr. Mayor is it possible for um additional residents to speak on the item? I anybody wants to speak that it's signed up to speak no one else has signed up to speak on No, let me let me let me let me let me let me let me let me explain that please On public hearings is when I ask if there are anyone else wants to speak to have an opportunity This is a consent agenda item And unless someone pulls it Then it's up to the council to decide what they want to do now having said having said that did you want to speak on this consent agenda item? Go ahead Well the consent agenda item is on the budget. That's what I guess you want to speak on and you have three minutes Thank you for that. I understand and that's why I didn't fill out the card um I understand that the vote is about to happen and that you all have probably Made the decisions that you've made and Unfortunately, it's not going to go the way that we want. I want to make a point which you know last night I was watching a documentary with Angela davis and tony morrison and tony morrison said when we put people in prison We no longer have to think about the person who has caused the harm But we also no longer have to think about addressing the problem Hiring more police officers in Durham is not addressing the problems that we have here around violence You know, I again beg to differ with steve. I understand his concerns But increasing police officers particularly increasing police officers here in Durham when the police department has done little to nothing to address the racial Um disparity issues that we've brought before the council time and time and time and time again um last at the last council meeting tia brought up the fact that the resist delay and obstruct Use of force that the police department uses is 90 percent Young african-american males that are being arrested for release delay and obstruct So again the issues around race and racial profiling racial disparities still exist here and by increasing these Police officers that you're about to hire there. Let's be perfectly clear and perfectly honest They're not going to be riding around in hope valley. They're not going to be riding around in trayburn They're going to be riding around in the same neighborhoods that are having the issues that we've been talking about Now the city is spending eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars on ambassadors for downtown Durham That's a wonderful thing to happen. But why aren't we spending that same amount of money? Which is about going to be comparable to the 20 police officers that you're hiring to hire community members to be ambassadors of their own streets These folks need jobs these young people and and you know again this idea around mentoring and The folks who come in here to protest everyone who I know who has come in here to protest Does do work with children? We do a lot of work with children and we also work with formerly incarcerated individuals Helping to employ them helping them to find jobs and helping them to be on the streets making their streets safe They do that on a voluntary basis They're not being paid for that But if they were going to be able to be paid for that and have a livable wage and a benefit You would find out that the communities would be much safer That the people who come back to the neighborhoods that live in these neighborhoods Want safe neighborhoods these young men who have made mistakes in their past who are now returning home Want to make their home safe for themselves and for their children Videotapes of police officers dancing on cheek road, you know, that that makes us all feel good But that's the same officer who will also bust in somebody's door and that same child that violence that you're talking about them Witnessing and experiencing they're witnessing and experiencing from police officers also So what I I would ask you to again Reconsider what you're about to vote on around approving for new police officers and listen to the voices of the community At the last meeting you had a lot of community members asking you not to approve of this And you know, that's all I have to say. Thank you Welcome. Let me uh Just just a minute, please I'm going to recognize councilman Reese and then I'll mix up. Did you want to speak on the budget? No, no, we're not going to do that. If you want to speak on the budget, you're free to do that. This is a consent This is a consent agenda item if you want to speak on the budget. Yes, that's fine. Okay, that's fine Uh, you have three minutes to state your name and address, please My name is Kathy bridge. Um, I'm the resident of in colony park Um, we need restorative justice. We need ways to work together. We need a way to build um Community so that people feel like something has changed rather than just Arresting people there will be more of these officers coming down colony park and going through other areas in white neighborhoods But they're protecting them. They're not going and arresting them We had a colony park. We had a couple of break-ins a police officer showed up at one of our, um meetings and some person sitting in our Community said well, if somebody comes to my house and tries to break in can I kill them? Can I shoot them and kill them and the officer looked at him and said I would I got up and left. It makes me sick And I know what color they're talking about recognize councilman reese Um, I'm gonna address what miss wilson was talking about a minute. First of all, I wanted to thank All of our city staff and all their hard work in preparing this budget. Um, I want to single out for special recognition our budget director bertha johnson our deputy city manager wanted page and of course Our city manager tom bonfield. This is a budget that is in large part of collaboration with the people of derm Um, this process begins in february Many months ago with a series of meetings across the city in different parts of our city To collect public input from ordinary citizens about what they want to see out of their budget and their priorities for the next fiscal year We've had a number of public hearings on the budget. We've had a number of budget retreats supplementary work sessions dealing with the budget that were Open to the public and noticed appropriately on our city calendar of business All of which is to say that there's been significant public input on this budget Um, and the process that we've used to develop as a business has been transparent and open for public review Having said all that I I think we really need to do a lot more to make folks aware of the issues Surrounding our budget the process that we use Aware of the opportunities that exist for public engagement on the budget But I have to say that as a newcomer to the council. I was Frankly myself found the learning curve to be pretty steep And I can only imagine what it's like for folks in the community who are trying to approach this budget document For the first time without the benefit that we all have which is to pick up the phone and call the city manager Or call our budget director anytime we have a question So that's why I strongly support the creation Of a participatory budgeting process here in Durham for the next fiscal year Similar to that that was used this year in the city of greensboro, and I know we're going to have that conversation In the weeks and months to come This is not a perfect budget nothing that is created by human hands can be perfect And I want to make sure that everyone understands that I don't believe anyone on this council Thinks that this budget meets all of our individual priorities a particular product policy predilections Or can meet the demands that were placed on us in the many many volumes of community input that we received in this process But there is a lot to be Proud of in this budget With respect to the increased investment in the in the dedicated housing fund We could have left that at the revenue neutral rate of about 92 and 100 cents For every 100 dollars of assessed value. We accelerated that up to the full penny. I think that's important We're going to begin land acquisition For two really important public trails here in Durham And do a trails assessment on the other existing inventory and I think it's unheralded, but I'm really proud of the work We're doing to invest in our fleet It's something that we've underfunded to a certain extent in in In order to focus on some other priorities and now I think we're being really aggressive in a good way To make sure that our services go forward But I did want to address The the issues that a number of people in the community have raised at the last public hearing that unfortunately I could not attend which miss wilson brought into the room for us today And that is the hiring 20 new police officers I know that there are many residents of the city who opposed that and many that support it. Mr. Hopkins was here speaking on it Some of the folks who opposed that are here in the room tonight. Some of them. I consider friends and allies in this work And to those of you who are suspicious of the hiring of these officers I would say this like the budget The Durham police department is not a perfect tool It's full of imperfect humans who have the biases that they have and we've done the work to To demonstrate what Folks in fade and the community have been telling us for many years that these biases exist and that they have to be addressed I believe that even though the department is not perfect We have to work as a city to make it work better for the people of this city I believe the hiring of these new officers And will permit the department to respond more quickly to emergency calls for service in every part of our city They will Also help the department clear more open criminal cases more of one of these 20 officers is Will be a community liaison officer Dedicated specifically to northeast central Durham And that's been a request that's made by the Mayor's property property reduction initiative The public safety committee of which I am the coach here I also believe that some of the other measures included in the budget that Ms. Wilson did not mention That would aid an officer retention here in Durham to keep our officers here longer To encourage officers to live within the communities they serve. I believe those measures Will also improve the work of our police department in our community And I went while I know there's disagreement on this Here in Durham in many parts of our city I believe that a true community policing model is the only way To rebuild the relationship of trust and confidence between our police and the people of this city And that kind of community policing model requires more officers to maintain a consistent level of service with the emergency calls that officers have to meet Now listen, I'm not under any illusion about whether I've been able to convince you or anybody else Within the sound of my voice that this is a good idea. I myself would have preferred to see a corresponding increase Dollar for dollar in city services that address the root causes of crime Additional job training and more low and no cost for a recreational program for young people But as I mentioned, this is not a perfect process or a perfect budget. There's any number of changes I would have made But this budget is a good start on the investments We have to make as a city during the next four during the four years of my term on the city council And I just promise the people of this city that I won't stop working hard to make sure that next year's budget is better than this one. Thank you I I'm not going to prolong it. I know you And I appreciate the work that you do On behalf of the person that you represent. So I'm not questioning that I'm not questioning sincerity in your heart and what you think But if I for one moment thought that hiring additional 20 police officers want to result in what you're suggesting it might result I wouldn't be here voting for it All right, we're gonna have to have a change in this community. We've got a new chief in town I think she understands the concerns that you've raised and concerns that we've raised So I would only ask that you follow us Follow the results You've got a year to do that and see where we are But if I for one moment thought that Hiring 20 new police officers want to result in what you're saying. No way in the world I'd be able to support in it But again, I see it Maybe from a different perspective than you do But the unfortunate thing is that uh, I have to make the decisions We have to make the decision that we have to make it with all the input that comes into us Those four issues those against issues and also we we end up making a decision and The only thing that I could ask and I know you've heard this over and over again Trust what we're saying and look at the results and I want you to smile I know a lot of people that trust me. I understand that but trust us Trust us and if it doesn't turn out if it doesn't turn out come back here and tell us and you don't have to wait a year You don't have to wait you come to these city council meetings They're open to anybody Come to the city council meetings and raise the current concerns and just because we don't always do what you say doesn't mean we aren't listening I say that over again. It doesn't mean we aren't listening. But it's just a process that we're going through Again Again, mr. Peterson you here all the time you speak all the time. I'm not going to get into it with you, mr. Peterson I'm going to call I would entertain a I would entertain a motion on the action that's before us and that's the item that's been pulled item five Um It's been probably moved in second. Madam clerk. We open the vote open the vote Close the vote. Uh, mr. Peterson You're up for item eight Mr. Mason before we move on. I just want to underscore what Um, councilman reset and really appreciate the work of the entire budget department I know a lot of people have been involved and although we became involved in february I know the work really began in november and probably already starting to think about next year So I just wanted once again appreciate the very hard work to all of you done in many many meetings Um with staff with us with the public And and thank you. Thank you I recognize the peterson Proposed fy 17 planning department work program. You have three minutes. Mr. Peterson. Yes, mr. Mayor And somebody set the clock, please. Thank you I'm mr. Mayor. I think on this program and some of your other programs that you're Pushing for that this meeting Um, I do not see The dollar amount In the kind of development It looks like there are quite a few I guess projects that um That this uh proposal for 20 for 2017 I do not see a workforce development program of who are they're planning to hire and put to work So let me just put it like this This project here and you have several other projects I know several years ago, and I don't hear hear her see her too much now here at the city council meeting You had somebody on board to make sure that the uh, that the equal opportunity or the minority Participation was being done on on some of these projects. I don't hear I don't hear that too much going on now and I do not hear or see Of our residents being employed to do a lot of this work I hear all of the different things that are being said about the crime The only way there's only several ways that we're going to really take a bite out of crime in this community And that's to put young men and women that have gotten Caught up into criminal activity in this in this community is to give them employment And having youth programs and all that is good But if you look overall the age of the young people mr. Mayer and city council members who are out here committing the crime They're not the babies These are your kids that are 15 16 17 18 19 20. These are the kids that were in the public school system They've dropped out. They have not finished their education and they have gotten involved with criminal activity Just sending them to prison in jail. You're not going to get the crime I'm sorry. We're not going to get the crime under control in this community You have to develop programs to put young people to work and pay them a stifling and I didn't mention that at the last meeting dealing with this budget And there's nothing in this budget to give our young people a stifling I'm miss johnson. I haven't heard you say anything about it quora Mr. Davis we talked about a little bit offline These young kids need a stifling if they go to work They should be paid A lot of them are stealing Because they have uh court court fees. They have baby mama fees.  Mayer, I was just asking How has the city put something together on some of these projects to make sure that our young folks are going to be employed On some of these jobs and should I just stay in here for the next one? Yes, ma'am Yeah, if you don't mind saying mr. Mayor, but I recognize Yeah, the the item number eight is actually about the planning department's work program, which is their Annual plan for uh undertaking all the work around planning and zoning and uh, I move approval It's been proper to move the second madam clerk. We open the vote closed the vote It passes seven a zero. Thank you. We moved item 25. Ms. Peterson. This is police I uh see that this is to talk a little bit about the police. Oh, I'm sorry Can somebody set the uh time please 25 is contract for the provision of police psychological services and as Peterson you pulled that item Yes, it looks like that the city wants to spend about um I think about 86 thousand dollars. I'm bringing on uh Psychiatrists for the police officers and I think that's great I think they need that a psychiatrist a psychologist a psychologist I think that's great, but there's two things here mr. Bondfield and I mentioned this to the city council When that young man was killed and shot By one of our police officers because the young man was having a mental health issue And how we dealt with that was to shoot him Many of us in this community totally disagree We understand and I don't want anybody to say here that that Peterson is against police officers I'm not I had two degrees in that field But I do believe that when our residents are having mental health health issues We should have someone on staff To go on that site with those police officers to evaluate that situation and help them make some Good positive decision Even if they had to bring a family member and there were family members there, mr. Bondfield Who wanted to help? And they were not allowed mr. Davis Family members were not allowed to help To calm this young man down And to try to save his life So yes, there needs to be some mental health there But also the families that have been shot and family members And persons in the community like me Who have gone to some of these scenes and see bodies laying down See see young people hear the young kids saying that they've seen so-and-so shot Where is the mental health dollars? For the citizens in this community mr. Bondfield And mr. Mayor and mr. City council members I think that this dollar amount needs to be increased Because persons who live in these communities We need help also We need help also And there may be other persons who may also need mental health So besides allowing the police officers To get mental health And mr. Reeds I actually have pictures of the house That the police shot all these bullets In the windows And at that time mr. Davis I'm sorry mr. Bondfield And our my friend mr. Baker the attorney You should see the gunshots The bullet holes In this house And there were people young men living in that house At the time the police officers were shooting at that house There were young men in that house at that time And I have pictures of it Thank you You're welcome It's been properly moved in a second Madam clerk, will you open the vote? Close the vote It passed the seven is zero Mr. Peterson you asked to speak on item 46 a resolution in support of action by the city of Durham Addressing violence among youth african-american males That's a resolution that was passed but you have three minutes to speak Thank you mr. Mayer I just would like to just share with the city council members as well as with the residents here in Durham I think it's nice to have a resolution But that resolution needs to have some dollars to it When I spoke a few weeks ago If we're going to build a 71 million dollar police station mr. Bondfield We need to develop some good programs for our young men and women In this community Um I hate to say this but i'm going to say it I think most black folks in Durham are tired of a whole lot of lip service I'm out in this community And I speak to a lot of african-americans who come up and mr. Mayer your name is constantly Asked about Me and mr. Bell And one of the things I try to tell most african-americans Get involved in our government Come down here And share your concerns And i'm going to say this I said this the other week We need somewhere between two to three thousand dollars A month For a job stifling and training program When I was a young girl a young young lady at the age of 15 and 16 This was years ago where I used to live up north When we got in trouble There were various programs for us mr. Davis. That's why I can talk about this I have personal experience when I was a kid And when I got in trouble with the law as a juvenile see See years ago when you got in trouble with the law And you were 16 17 18 19 or 20 Up north they didn't treat you as an adult Here in derm you're treated as an adult And once you're treated as an adult you have a criminal record Years ago when I was coming up you were treated as a juvenile And if you got in trouble as a juvenile mr. Davis it was a closed case To this day you could go up north and never find out What I did when I was 15 and 16 and 17 years old And I thank god for that. That's mercy and grace But a kid that lives in mcduke terrace or on fairville street that gets in trouble Here in derm at the age of 16 17 and 18. He is considered a criminal for the rest of his life He or she will never get employment if they do would be be very hard Derm needs a job training program that offers good job training and a stifling Of somewhere between two to three thousand dollars A month i'm going to talk about it. I'm not going to go away on this issue I'd rather see that happen mr. Mayor than a 71 million dollar police station built I want to really truly mr. Mecca Cora Let's really truly save our children and put the dollars behind the children and the young people Instead of continuing to build buildings and police stations Thank you very much. Um Let me entertain a motion on this item That's right you passed the resolution It's not 10 30s Ms. Peterson I was informed that you pulled item 21 all I don't have a card and you have one other item that you pulled item 46 Yeah, that's the one I just okay It was 46 and I can still speak on 21. I just wanted to ask um When you're reading this report and here we have again Of several organizations doubts that's working with the youth and you see here They're spending about two thousand dollars a month I'm sorry. It didn't say a month I guess a year On on each of the 150 children or youth that they're working are working with mr. Davis And if you notice that I call mr. Davis mr. Davis is my representative for my area right mr. Davis Yes, so mr. Davis if you see here They're spending about $2,000 a year I guess they broke it down for about to work with 150 youth. That's very low And that's not a whole lot of youth that they're working with And if you read I try to look at this it's not clear exactly Last year how many youth that they worked with It's not clear of their age And I think I I can under I don't have a problem in giving these organizations monies If they really seriously Trying to empower our young people and to help them But I think it would I think it would be better To really try to get some more information I would like to know if any of these kids or young people are coming from the public housing area We have several public housing and mr. Bell. I hope you will Invite the new um the new public housing director. I hear we have a new one now He really needs to be invited. But anyway, if somebody could add or or explain Out of a hundred and uh, well, I guess it's about 150 youth You know why so low? The youth that they worked with last year How are those kids doing and mr. Mayor? I did not get a chance to hear of of your program the youth Summer youth program, which I think is very good. I wish that program was going all year round Instead of just a summertime. Can you tell us how many kids? The summer youth program will be putting to work This summer It's not someone just Commented that it's not just for the summer. It's a year-round program. Okay now. It's a year-round program. Yes, great Great. Do you want to speak to that place and how many kids are Yes, it's james dickens with the office of economic and workforce development You asked a couple of questions. So The number of Students that we are I can't answer about summer youth this year We had 450 Yep last year and we'll serve about another 450 This year kids started work. That's the summer program. They started today as a matter of fact Okay And how about this program here? What? That is the um germ yes program Um, it's the wi o a federal funded program Actually last year we started with ages 16 to 24 So we do serve those and they come from all over the city and county We do have students who live in the housing communities. We have students all over The community I'm gonna let coolish taylor who's the program manager for the yes program talk about some of the results from last year Okay Good evening I'm coolish taylor with community partnerships incorporated and i'm the program manager for the durham. Yes program Uh in speaking to some of the results from our program Some of the things that we highlighted To the youth council and to the workforce board were that we actually transitioned three separate families From homelessness living in their cars young women with two children living in cars That are now have high school diplomas or geds are currently working have been put through occupational skills training And are living in their own housing. We've had Four students last year that entered to college. So we have students at university of north carolina greensboro We have students at north carolina central. We have One student at nc state and one student at durham tech And additionally we've achieved 14 high school diplomas and Geds over the last year as well as about 16 occupational skills Training certificates for the students Well, I just just like to say this um, and I I appreciate what you're doing for the kids in the community, but it does sound like that you're doing some things So last year our kids there was six hundred and eighty six kids that were arrested in durham In kora, these are the kind of programs where you put monies behind them to help Because a lot of non-for-profits don't have these dollars, but if the city Will put dollars in these kind of programs We can salvage a lot of our young people instead of allowing them to go to prison in jail So what I would like to see happen Instead of working with 150 kids Why don't you increase that and I think the city Needs to increase the dollar amount for these programs that are really producing The speed is to thank you for your questions and thank you. Thank you for your response. Thank you. Thank you Entertain a motion on item It's been properly moved in second. Madam clerk. We open the vote Close the vote It passes seven is zero Thank you. Let me ask other other items to come before the council Recognize the mayor Budget deliberations Emotional was made that we honor veterans day And so the city has an additional holiday and that is veterans day I did ask the heros son why they didn't make mention of it and I didn't get an answer But that's a very important Announcement veterans will be honored by city by the city this year. Thank you very much Ask other comments questions before we adjourn for the month of June Hopefully july No for no further questions Meetings adjourned at 10 12 p.m. Thank you. Thank you everybody


Greetings aspirants, welcome to the Hindu newspaper analysis brought to you by Shankarayesh academy for the date 18th of July 2022. So, displayed here are the list of news articles that we are going to discuss today. After discussing the news articles, we will be seeing some of the preliminary practice questions. And I have a quiz question for you to answer. You can either answer the question in the comment section or I will post a poll in the community. You can also answer there. So, I will mention the correct answer in both the comment section and in the poll comment section. So, now without wasting much time, let's get into the news article discussion. Now, look at this first news article. See this news article is with respect to Submarine called INS Sindhudwaj. The article states that yesterday INS Sindhudwaj was decommissioned from service at Vishakhapatnam after 35 years in service. So, in this context, we will be briefly discussing about Sindhudwaj from Prelim's perspective. Remember, the Submarine is decommissioned. It is not commissioned. So, after 35 years in service, the Submarine is decommissioned from service now. So, this is the news article. So, firstly, we shall understand what is the Submarine. See, Submarine is a naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the surface of the water. That is, it can move under water as well as over the water. Basically, Submarines are of two types. One is conventional and the other is nuclear. See the main difference between the conventional Submarine and the nuclear Submarine is the power generation system. Know that nuclear submarines employ nuclear reactors for power generation and conventional submarines, they use diesel-electric engines. Also remember, nuclear-powered submarines are generally used for deep sea operations while the conventional diesel-electric submarines are generally used for coastal defence and operations close to the shore. So now, with this brief idea, we shall explore about Sindhukosh class submarines. See, Sindhukosh class submarines are the kilo-class diesel-electric submarines. Here, kilo is just a name given for a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally designed and built in the Soviet Union in 1970s. These submarines use diesel-electric engines. So, as we saw earlier, these submarines are conventional submarines. They were built under a contract between Rosvershine of Russia and the Ministry of Defence. These submarines have a displacement of 3000 tonnes, a maximum diving depth of 300 metres, top speed of 18 knots and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53. If you are wondering why are we discussing about Sindhukosh is because INS Sindhutvach was a Sindhukosh class submarine of the Indian Navy. That's why we are discussing about it. See, INS Sindhutvach is significant because she had many firsts to her credit. It includes operationalisation of the indigenised Sonar US HUS and indigenised satellite communication system Rukmini. It also operated an indigenised torpedo fire control system. And also remember, the Sindhutvach successfully undertook mating and personal transfer with deep submergence rescue vessel. Know that it was the only submarine to be awarded a Chief of Naval Staff, that is CNS, rolling trophy for innovation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So, that's all you have to know about this news article discussion. So, in this news article discussion, we saw that submarine is a naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the water's surface. There are basically two types of submarines. One is conventional and the other is nuclear. Conventional uses diesel electric engines while the nuclear submarines, they employ nuclear reactors for power generation. Then we saw about Sindhutvach's class submarines. They are conventional submarines meaning they use diesel electric engines. They have a displacement of 3000 tons, a maximum diving depth of 300 meters, top speed of 18 knots and are able to operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53. So, with these learnt points, now let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now, look at this news article. This news article talks about the monsoon session of the parliament. See, the session is going to begin on one day. That is why it is on news. In this session, the opposition has decided to raise issues such as the controversial Agnipath scheme, then the inflation alleged misuse of investigating agencies to target opposition leaders and unemployment. So, this monsoon session is expected to be stormy. Also, note that the presidential and vice presidential election will take place during this session. So, this is the crux of the news article given here. In this context, let us see some of the important facts about sessions of parliament. See, knowing this is very important because there might be a question in preliminary examination regarding this. So, let us start with sessions in parliament. See, it is the president who summons each house of parliament to meet from time to time. So, the president from time to time, he summons each house of parliament to meet. Remember, parliament should meet at least twice a year because the maximum gap between two sessions cannot be more than six months. So, this is as per article 85 of Indian constitution. Note this matter. Remember, there are usually three sessions of parliament in a year. One is budget session, which is held in the period from February to May. Then there is monsoon session, which is usually held in the period July to September. Then there is winter session, which is held in the months of November and December. So, this month is July and the monsoon session is going to begin on Monday. So, that is why this article made news today. So, now coming back, when we say a session of parliament, it refers to the period spanning between the first sitting of the house in a session and its prorogation. So, the time or the period between the first sitting of the house in a session towards prorogation. This period is called session of parliament. So, when we say recess, it refers to the period spanning between the prorogation of a house and its reassembly in a new session. So, now let us see some of the terms that are associated with session of parliament. They are adjournment, adjournment, sinde, prorogation, dissolution and quorum. So, now we will discuss each of these terms. See, a session of parliament has many meetings. Each meeting in a day consists of two sittings. A sitting of a parliament can be terminated by adjournment. So, adjournment is defined as termination of the seating of the house. Remember, only the seating of the house is terminated during adjournment. After the termination of the seating, the house meets again at the time appointed for the next seating. Now, let us see about adjournment, sinde. See, it refers to termination of a seating of the house without any definite date being fixed for the next seating. So, that we called as adjournment, sinde. The power of both adjournment and adjournment, sinde lies with the preceding officer of the house. Now, coming to prorogation, it refers to termination of a session of the house by an order made by the president. See, before in both adjournment and adjournment, sinde, only the seating of the house is terminated. If the seating of the house is terminated and the house meets again at the time appointed for the next seating, it is called adjournment. And if there is termination of a seating of the house without any definite date being fixed for the next seating, it is called adjournment, sinde. But here, in prorogation, there is termination of a session of the house. And this is done by an order made by the president. So, it is not done by the preceding officer, but by the president of India. So, now let us come to dissolution. See, as you know, only Lok Sabha is subjected to dissolution. Since Rajesh Sabha is a permanent house, it is not subjected to dissolution. So, while the prorogation terminates a session of Lok Sabha, dissolution terminates the life of existing Lok Sabha. Hope you can understand the difference. So, what happens after the dissolution? The general election or held a new Lok Sabha is constituted. So, now let us see about quorum of the house. See, it refers to the minimum number of members required to be present in the house so that the house can transact any business. So, article 100 deals with the quorum of the house. See, as per the article, the quorum to constitute a meeting of either house of parliament shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the house. So, if there is no quorum at any time during a meeting, it shall be duty of the chairman or speaker either to adjourn the house or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum. So, this is with respect to article 100. So, because of this article only, knowing about quorum is very important. So, these are some of the information on terms pertaining to the sessions of the parliament. In this, we saw about sessions of parliament. There are three sessions. One is budget session, which is held in the period from February to May. Then comes the monsoon session, which is usually held in the period between July to September. Then comes winter session, which is held in the months of November and December. The parliament should meet at least twice a year because the maximum gap between two sessions cannot be more than six months. So, this is as per article 85 of the Indian constitution. Then we saw about some of the terms associated with sessions of parliament. We saw about adjournment, adjournment-sinday, prorogation, dissolution and quorum. adjournment is termination of a seating and the house meets again at the time appointed for the next seating. adjournment-sinday means there will be termination of a seating of the house without any definite time being fixed for the next seating. prorogation means termination of a session of the house by an order made by the president. Then comes the dissolution. Only loksaba is subjected to dissolution. After dissolution, general elections are held and new loksaba is constituted. Then we saw about quorum. Quorum means minimum number of members required to be present in the house so that the house can transact any business. As per article 100, parliament shall have one-tenth of the total members of the house to have quorum. So, these are some of the points that you have to remember about sessions of parliament. Very important topic, make note of it. So, with these learnt points, now let us move on to the next news article discussion. Now, let us take up this news article for our next discussion. See, this news article talks about DFSL. That is the Direct Rate of Forensic Science Laboratory. Now, if you are wondering why this is a news, see, a Mumbai court recently sentenced a 45-year-old man to death for raping and murdering a 32-year-old woman in Sakinaka. And for this judgment, the court relied on a gate analysis report furnished by the police. So, this is for the first time in the country, a gate analysis report is used for judgment. So, here a gate analysis is a process where a person's manner of working is compared with CCTV footage of the accused. So, the lab behind the gate report is the Direct Rate of Forensic Science Laboratory, that is DFSL. This is why the laboratory made the news today. So, in this backdrop, let us understand some of the important facts about DFSL. See, every police station should be equipped with investigation kits and every subdivision should have a mobile forensic science laboratory. This is one among the recommendations given by Batman Abhaya Committee on Police Reforms. So, there is no doubt that forensic science laboratories play a vital role in resolving all civil and criminal cases. So, here forensic science is nothing but the application of science and technology to the detection and investigation of crime. So, what are the functions of forensic science laboratories? See, the main function of forensic science laboratory is to provide an unbiased scientific opinion on the different types of evidential materials referred to them by the investigating agencies. So, this in turn will help the judiciary. So, this is one of the main function of forensic science laboratories. Now, these evidence, they act as mute witnesses against the perpetrators. Apart from this, a forensic scientist can also help police in the collection of the right evidence material from the scene of the crime during the investigation. So, the forensic scientist form indispensable scientific advisor to the investigation team and their professionalism ensures that the independence and integrity of findings are in no way compromised by actual involvement in the process. So, realizing these advantages, the forensic science laboratory in Mumbai was first established in 1958. It also has seven regional forensic science laboratories that is RFSLs at Nagpur, Pune, Aurangabad, Nasik, Amravati, Nandet and Kolhapur. And it has five mini forensic science laboratories. Today, the directorate of forensic science laboratory in Maharashtra is a multidisciplinary organization which is well equipped with extremely specialized and rationalized infrastructure of international standards. For example, reports from DFSL were used in many high-profile cases including the 1993 serial bomb blast in Bombay which killed around 260 people and injured 1400. Then cases related to the 2006 train blast and 2011 serial blast in Mumbai. Then the 2010 German bakery blast in Pune and even the 26 by 11 terrorist attacks had forensic evidence from DFSL. So, one specialty about this office is the DFSL office at Santa Cruz Kalina has five divisions which includes toxicology, biology, DNA, general analytical and instrumentation. So, their area of expertise covered the full gamut of forensic science including narcotics and explosives, prohibition and exercise, ballistics, physics, tape authentication, speaker identification, cyber forensic and even psychology. And apart from this sources say that the DFSL's cyber forensic department identifies which digital media that is the mobile or credit card or hot drives is present at the scene of the case and ceases the media. So, in the laboratory the team makes a duplicate copy of the media, authenticates it, identifies and analyzes its integrity using latest technology and they present the report in a sealed envelope to the police and this evidence help the police to prove a crime. So, this is how DFSL is helping us in delivering speedy judgements. So, we are learning this because reducing crime rate is very important in a society and to reduce the crime rate there must be proper specialized infrastructure to prove the crime. So, in my opinion only when the punishments are increased the crime rate will decrease. And for that DFSL helps the judiciary effectively and we saw how in this news article discussion. So, in this news article discussion we saw about DFSL and some of its significance with respect to forensic science. So, these learnt points now let us move on to the next news article discussion. Take a look at this news article, it talks about the famous Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Bonalu celebrations. In the event of this festival all roads leading to the Ujjaini Mahakali temple were decorated with festoons, streamers and colorful lit lights. So, this is the background of the news article given here. So, in this context let us know about this Bonalu festival. See, Bonalu is a Hindu festival. In this festival Goddess Mahakali is worshipped. It is an annual festival celebrated. So, where it is celebrated? See, it is celebrated in Kama Reddy district and twin cities Hyderabad, Sekundrabad and other parts of Telangana state in India. See, Bonalu is celebrated usually during Asda Masam that falls in July or August. Special poojas are performed for Goddess Ellama during the first and last day of the festival. The festival is considered as a form of thanksgiving to the goddess after the fulfillment of wars. Bonam is an offering made to the mother goddess. Bonam truly means meal in Telangu. So, the women folk in household, they prepare rice that is cooked along with milk, jaggery in a new earthen or brass pot. This pot is adorned with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion. Then the women, they carry this pot on their hands and make an offering of bonam to the mother goddess at temple. In addition to this bonam, they also offer bangles and saree. See, Bonalu involves worship of Kali in her various forms. Now, let us see the origin of Bonalu festival. See, the festival history reportedly started in 1813 in the region of Hyderabad and Sekundrabad. This is when plague disease had broke out in twin cities that had claimed thousands of lives. A military battalion from Hyderabad was then deployed to Ujain and concerned about the plague menace in Hyderabad. The military battalion offered prayers to mother goddess at Mahakali temple in Ujain, Madhya Pradesh. The prayer is that if people get relieved from the epidemic, they would be installing the idol of Mahakali back in Sekundrabad. It is believed by devotees that Mahakali halted the spread of the disease while the military battalion came back here and installed an idol. And they offered Bonalu to mother Mahakali. Remember, Putraju dances to their resounding rums and dances close to Palaharambandi, the procession. He is considered the brother of mother goddess. And lastly, let us see about the festival attires. See, on this special occasion, women dress up in the traditional saree jewels and other accessories. Teenage girls wear half saree or lehenga chowli and ornaments to bring out the traditional grace of the attire. So that's all you have to know about this news article discussion. In this news article discussion, we saw about Bonalu celebration. It is celebrated in Kamaradi district and twin cities that is Hyderabad and Sekundrabad and other parts of Telangana state in India. So with these learnt points, now let us move on to the next part of the news article discussion. That is the preliminary practice questions. Now look at this first question. This question is about sessions of the parliament. With reference to sessions of the parliament, consider the following statements. Statement one, president can end a session of the house. Statement two, dissolution of Rajesh Abba ends the ongoing session of it. Which of the statements given above is a raw correct? Option A, one only. Option B, two only. Option C, both one and two. And option D, neither one nor two. See, the correct answer for the question is option A, one only. With reference to sessions of the parliament, the president can only end a session of the house. So this is done through prorogation. This we saw in our news article discussion. It's a fright. So this statement is correct. Now second statement is incorrect because only Lok Sabha can be dissolved. Rajesh Abba's ongoing session can be ended by adjournment or adjournment sin day or through prorogation. So it is not applicable to Rajesh Abba and that is why second statement is incorrect. So the correct answer for the question is option A, one only. Now moving on to the second question. This question is about the Bonalu Festival. Here three pairs are given on the left side. The states are given on the right side. Festivals are given. You have to tell how many pairs are correctly matched. So pair one, Assam, Bihu, pair two, Telangana, Loser, pair three, Kerala, Samakka, Saralamma, Jadra. So how many pairs given above are correctly matched? You have to find that option A, only one pair, option B, only two pair, option C, all the three pairs and option D, none of the above. See the correct answer for the question is option A, only one pair because pair one is alone correctly matched. See people of Assam, respective of caste and creed, they celebrate three Bihus. All these three Bihus are connected with each other. First is called Bohak Bihu. It is celebrated in mid-April. Second in line is Mah Bihu, which is observed in mid-January. And the third one is Katti Bihu, which is commemorated in mid-October. So here Bohak Bihu heralds the coming of the new year in the Assamese calendar. Then Mah Bihu is basically related with agriculture. It is observed when the paddy crop is harvested. Katti Bihu is celebrated on the last day of the Ahin month of Assamese calendar. On this day people perform rituals in the midst of paddy fields to wish for good paddy crop. So this pair is correct. Now moving on to the second pair. Second pair is incorrect because looser festival, it belongs to Arunachal Pradesh. It is one of the most significant festival of the Buddhist community in Tawang. And looser commemorates the advent of the new year. The word looser is derived from two Tibetan words, lo, which means year and sir, which means new. I hope now you can remember this festival looser. So this pair is incorrect. And moving on to the third pair, Samakka Saralama Jatra. It is held by forest dwelling Koya tribes of Telangana and surrounding states. So this is the biggest tribal festival in Asia, which is attended by one crore people on an average. The event is held by Annually to honour the twin goddesses, Samakka and her daughter Saralama. Several communities in Telangana society support Jatra as it is also a mythical narrative of two tribal women leaders who fought against the Kakathya rulers who tried to annex their land and forest. So according to myth, it was Samakka's curse which caused gradual decline and death of Kakathya rule. So this third pair is also incorrect. So the correct answer for the question is option A, only one pair. So now moving on, this question about INS Sindhudwaj is the quiz question for you today. This is a very simple question. If you had listened to the session correctly, you can easily answer for this question. You can count the correct answer either in the poll or in the videos comment section. So with this, we came to the end of the Hindu newspaper analysis. I hope the news articles discussed today will be very helpful for you. If you like the video, hit like, do comment and don't forget to subscribe to Shankara's Academy YouTube channel. Thank you.


Right, what's one is a gen bale, what's one are we gori? Actually we are not gori at the time be, you know this interview huh? okay, 40,000 for a birthday party kwa? no siyangushi what we are gori wa, no siyangushi count 40,000 is nkido go 1 nkido go After you guys maybe I get 100,000 100,000? You enter 100,000 is enter I can enter 1 nkanna ni, kwa muku one? Njo koto muo orangin Tell us what you think about these stories on WPF4 UNDESCO CHANNEL and WPF4 on Twitter. That's the way we interact with you guys and we sure love that. Ok so after Mkadewo, tui peleke wape masai? Tui peleke wape nyumbani pi'i aterna, sing about the name ringtoon So there's a synchron ... Ya, aparenti liya li cha pwamali, akianda ku get crush at a party in Runda, ya. So, Wisdom claims that he went there, he caused frackers and he was chest out because he was get crashing. Wisdom is also a cospelatist. Okay, okay, okay. Yes, but then again, Ring Tong refused the claim. He says that at that time he was watching football and that the picture of... Aku tagia team, so tunashu kupia. And that the photo that was put up on social media, it was photoshopped. Lakini, uki zoomin kuia u picture, you know, how do you know a photo is photoshopped first? One, if it has lines. Two, if there are like, there are no pimples, there are no poles, it's just clear and everything. And then if you see like your face has been distorted somewhere. But that photo of him looks very credible. It looks very credible. Yes, this is a professional photoshopper, talking to us right here, limited to letting in for consultancy. So, I may refute the claim that that picture was photoshopped. Yes. From your opinion as a professional photoshopper? As a... Kam a photoshopper wa pa river only. Ki agari, picture. Muna kata. The photo appears really. Association ya photoshoppa. Ya, the photo appears really. And then the lack of more details from Rington even makes it more suspicious. Kus angitwambia, game gani alik kwa na watch, team gani alik kwa na icheki. Kwa api gani alik kwa. Labda ili tokangapi ngapi. Kus at that particular time, Mr. Wisdom akitwambia, at that time, tuniza chek tuonga li game zili, kus na api new time tunika ni game ringtona, anza chez apia, anza cheki. Mr. Rington, please don't be lying to Kenans. If it happened, we are sorry. If it didn't happen, we are also sorry. But then also the other thing is that the gospel circle is like radically changing. These guys are getting messed up day by day. So even Wisdom himself posting that and then bashing Rington is also not good. And I think he did that in retaliation to Rington. Also saying some bad things about Bahati. Alright, so Wisdom is signed to bad? Yes. Alright, he's under the EMB level. Yes. Okay, Mr. Wisdom, that is good for you defending your leader, but I hope you don't forget what is real and what is not. What is real is the mission that you got into which is spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ as you claim and never ever forget the mission. This is in a certain side shows. This is in a certain side shows and if you are sent by somebody, please don't be used, use your mental. Kamoli tumonam tu na kamoli zito lea to defend your leader pier. That's loyalty and I respect that. Yeah, so one of my favourites this week that has really gotten me is one by a guy called Colin. So this guy took his phone, he took a picture that he had drew using his pencil. He's a pencil artist and then he tagged Steve Harvey at his mind, he did everything that Steve Harvey will notice his tweet. So he asked guys to retweet and you know KOT when you do something good, they always come for you. They always support you. KOT lawyers. Even when you do something bad, they always come for you. That's different, they always come to troll you. So this guy, he drew a very nice picture of Steve Harvey, tweeted Steve Harvey to say, Steve Harvey have this picture of you. It would be good if you notice it. Steve Harvey noticed, appreciated. Then this guy did not give up. He went ahead and said it would be very nice of you to buy this piece or just have it. And then guys also retweeted and Steve Harvey replied and told him, I'm coming to Botswana and they say, you can come. And then apparently Colin said, at least I'm opposing Balisana. That's actually one of the reasons some people on social media were bashing Steve saying that he thinks Africa is a country where you can just wake up, take a bus and go to South Africa. Okay, but at least he has tried. I mean he didn't know Botswana. It's like, you know, let's say Steve Harvey is in New York and you won't tell him, all right I'm coming to LA so if you want to meet, we can organize something. At least, because the America is also like a continent. Okay, Colin, we need passports. We need a visa. Like in LA to New York, what it adds you. No, I don't need visa. Maybe just a passport. Although he has said that there are companies, a lot of companies who have approached him. They have said they are going to pay everything for him. To go meet up with Steve Harvey. All right, I like how Kenyan know how to jump on. But we can forget the most important part of this particular story. Look at the details on this picture. This pencil art is incredible. It's incredible. This is a must. Look at the details. Look at the cheeks. Look at the forehead. Look at the shine on the nose. Look at the moustache. And he used the pencil. Remember that. Everything. Wow, sure it's a human. This is talent. Apart from his over too, his side shoes na Steve Harvey. This is massive talent.  We might just have him on social Friday. One of these social Fridays. We should have him. And actually one of the most interesting things about this story is that before he posted a picture of Steve Harvey, he had drawn a picture of some two incredible personalities in Kenya who rubbish his pictures. So his drawings, they say that they don't look like that. People should stop drawing them and tagging them. But then Steve Harvey had a ringa masai. That's an ringa na magina. Stekik sumulu o koinze. I'll tell you. Alright. So this guy, what is the name of this tube? Collins. Collins. Chantiyu Collins man. And I don't know, when your time comes, your time you me fika. Yes. Atami mi nili chora Ellen, the Gracious, the Generous. I'm waiting for her to respond back. Ellen, the what? The Generator. I'm not sure if it's an idea, but I'm out. I'm not sure if it's an idea, but anyway, remember, it's always, always about you. And tell us what you think about these stories that we have shared with you guys so far. And this, the story, at the top of IV, I'm not sure if it's a story that we have shared with you guys so far. I'm not sure if it's a story but still, we recognize the KOT legacy. So KOT, we can also imagine. KOT when it's said when that time comes as well. I'm a proud member. So I think we're going to touch on our last story now, and let me just pick one of the stories really I had that got my attention right here. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Ooh. Ina shituwa? Ooh. Ooh. Nuku patia? wu niki big fish ni na niza kusumbu wa tu wa tu so ni sisteimu around nda lende yam tu oka zaribu wuku prank makagongo alafa kAfter kwen bola Kakuna vide naikali cha pwaka muwa sorry tsa prank wa la la that is savage man it is savage kwen bi malitwim afi kaka muwa keja so you went to prank somebody niza kwa kwen chapa kwaka mmebi ah sorry it's a prank Yes. Oko ni mejiongizia laki ni pa tiakuchia. Pa tiakuchia pa niukwebis. I want to save the news of social writing. But this can't.... The pranker becomes a pranker. So if you are going to pull a prank man, be careful. I don't know, we can learn from Niki Big Fish. This is a legendary prank artist in Kenya. It's done this for a while. And there are some people who actually went on social media hThe social media and made fun of him lying there. It was in the hospital, in a room. So for example, Abreel went ahead and told him. Told you, so this is coming. So Abreel wants to join us. Adiya vila limita advice? I hope a kujiwa najiya prank. And then we have another one. Mca 3 ki went ahead and replied to a kiwe wa sasunongezama umivu. Sisi tuli choka kumuambia. So apparently has been want a lot of times. Kuma juta gongo. And somebody has been waiting for this perfect opportunity to retaliate. So how do you think this would play out in court? Well, there's nothing really much he can do because if you approach someone and provoke someone, they are bound to react. Every action has an equal reaction. Alright. So that person can claim self-defense. Now jamana defense. But I sure hope that they do sign a release form. I sure hope so if they have that, they might be safe. Okay man. Mca 2 ki to entertain by the way. We can't forget that. He has been entertaining us for a while. And this is in itwaji. Part of the job. Bad days in the office.  You're not a nice person. Anyway, you give it to me. But get old soon. I don't think I have any. Get back to pranking us. Get back. I've always been working in town. Looking for these guys so that they can prank me. No, I play along. And then later on I turn it around on them.  But they never get me. They never get you. But niki big fish, man. We're sorry. Kwa wum sayali kuchapa. Si poa man. Acha wum sayali kuchapa. Nakawli kuna jua, kilu wuna fanya wu kuchapa. Niki big fish. It's maokun. Kamili kua a reaction from a place that you don't understand. Then we can let it pass. But kama uli fanya ekitu intentionally. It's not a cool thing to do, man. Anyway, whitefifu chalmon Twitter. Whitefifu underscore chalmon Instagram. And whitefifu foreign Facebook. Hashtag is one morning. Hashtag is social Friday. And this is the only TV show that brings the internet to your TV. And how do we do that? First of all, go to all our social media platforms. We have asked a question. Who is your favorite YouTuber or vlogger? Wakuni nani? Niko na watatru. Desagu. Will Smith. Na wu watatru acha niwa chenini. Watu wakumpit. I think my favorite YouTuber is still me. Still yourself. Masai, I think you are my third favorite YouTuber. Acha ngega. Anyway, but wakuni Desagu, Will Smith and Masai. Wakuni ekinana. Desagu is a really good one. We have Tanui. She is now my favorite YouTuber. And then I have Koen. Koen. Koen. Justin and Koen. Justin and Koen are really dope. We actually collaborated with them. And I feel like I betrayed them by not mentioning them. But Justin and Koen. Content from the cooktop is really amazing. And congratulations on their baby pier. They just had a baby. Beautiful baby. Shala to you Koen and Justin. YouTubers wakali sana. This is Social Friday. So we try to get YouTubers in studio. We try to get biners in studio. We try. We don't even see them. We don't know the faces. Yes. I'm sure it's because of the face. I'm sure it's because of the face. Leave it at that. I'm sorry to remind you. The question on our social media is to keep an eye on the chance to entertain as we proceed. Who is your favorite vlogger or YouTuber? Go to Instagram. Facebook, Y254 on Twitter and Y254 on Twitter. Jibu Tuambie and Love Trafkisha and New Squaw. And if possible, Kamuna Jua Jinaun say mahando liake Taimuna mention just mention them with the handle so they can get also that initwazi. Love. They can get the love and spread it and retweet you. Retweet us. So remember what you're mentioning this person if you know their Facebook page or their Twitter handle mention them pale so they can get notified that they're getting appreciated on Social Friday and by you the Y in the morning family. So, without much further ado tum patina fasi? Eh, tum dance kiasi. Patu the DJ. Take it away and let's go up at 10 am. See you in the morning.


Squirrels All we really are is squirrels We're being hunted, we are squirrels We are appealing, we are squirrels We want to gather nuts But people splatter our guts When they're on a country drive We need to survive Okay, okay Shae Bear, where are we at? We're already going to woods We're in Green County Ohio What are we going to do baby?  Because we're rednecks Oh really? And how many times have you done this?  This is her really her first time She's been out before years ago But never really hunted This is Poo Bear's first time We're going to teach her how to survive Okay baby We'll see what we can get We're going to do a little squirrel hunt This morning and for reviewers We only shoot what we eat We don't leave anything lay If something's killed It's not going to get a waste But it will be used Okay baby Alright, we'll see you guys later Later You can hear that in the background Stop now Right there is a squirrel barking Shae Bear went up ahead of me here He's trying to scare him up a squirrel I've learned a couple things In the woods today With Shae Bear He's probably going to get mad But he's up ahead So he probably won't know until he listens to this But while hunting for squirrel You want to look for a couple things You want to look for a water source You want to look for what he calls cutlings Which are Ground up pieces of nuts That the squirrels eat And they leave on the ground You can see them when you're walking Through the woods here But they're kind of hard to find You've got to look real close Which is kind of hard to do Because you're trying to keep your eyes up In the woods and everything As you're squirrel hunting So it's kind of hard to see them But if you look down on the ground here You'll see nuts See if I can zoom in on some See that nut And there's some other little nuts here On the ground All around me You kind of see those on the ground And you'll start looking for little pieces of The cutlings And you'll know you're kind of close To where the squirrels like to be Also you can look for Hollow trees If you look at the bases of them I'm not close to one right now But if I get close to one I'll get a picture of it And I'll add it to the video But the hollow trees The squirrels like to live in those And they call them a den tree If you see a den tree If you kind of wait around for a while You probably see a squirrel Come close to those So that's a good place to look Also if you look at the bottoms of the trees And up at the tops of trees You start noticing patterns You see if I can zoom in on this one tree That's up ahead of me here See the bark on the tree is dark Until you go up Let's see if I can get it real close here As you go up the tree You start noticing different colors on the bark As you notice the color changes A lot of times that is from the squirrels Running up and down the trees So that's something also to look for When you're squirrel hunting This is something I've learned today From Shae Bear So just little odds and end things Let you know today's stuff I'm learning as I'm hunting with him today Kind of having a good time I hope he got a squirrel I heard that squirrel barking Which is either warning other squirrels About things, people in the woods and such So he went up ahead And I heard a gunshot towards that direction So maybe he'll come back down with a squirrel I was kind of hoping to get him on camera though With him shooting the gun But I don't think I'm going to get that So I'm going to let you go for now If he comes down the hill with a big smile Holding a squirrel I'll get that on camera for you Just little tidbits of stuff I'm learning today for the first time So I thought I'd let you in on him Alright, talk to you later Okay Shae Bear How'd you like your hunting trip? It was good Yeah Nothing we could really get a shot at though Solid deer We first went in right down there didn't we? Yes we did Yeah What'd you see? I saw something big We're not going there But I was referring to What'd you see up there What'd you see come flying down? Oh the grouse Yeah you saw a rough grouse didn't you? Yes I did And Pooh was like I said you sure it was a grouse She said it's back feathers was like this And then we found the feather hunting Yes we did But what'd you think of it?  Yes we did You could have stepped on I could have threw a bullet at him Knocking up probably And your little thing Something big Like did you ever hear of saying squirrel? Yeah You could have went squirrel Like something big, well that could have been a deer I ain't going to draw up on a deer Yeah Okay baby, well we had a good time didn't we? Yes we did, I had a blast Thank you baby You're welcome Pooh Bear and Shae Bear We're out of here We really are in squirrels We're being hunted we are squirrels We're appealing we are squirrels We want to gather nuts But people splatter Our good country drive Easy to survive


This is our 12th one. I believe countless hours probably hundreds of hours. We do set design musical preparation and rehearsal costuming Anything that you can possibly think of even down to like how much what we feed our kids during the day and if we get What they need and and getting them to and from practice today actually we're running from 11 to 4 p.m So it's it's an arduous task, but well worth it. It's very rewarding to watch the kids grow You