I'm with Leroy James Thompson. We're at the Sugar Pine in Beef Falls, Oregon. Okay. This sugar powder, this white fur was five foot and it was about a rind about like that. A rind? A rind. That's all it was. It was solid completely green, you know, with conchs on it. And my partner walked up to it and stuck his saw into it and it pinched it. So he hollered and I went very far away so I come over there and I stuck my saw in it and pinched mine. So you had two saws stuck in it? You got two saws stuck in it with full of them and you get mine out. And I touch it again and it says pop and it come in like that and went down inside the stump. Here's a 200 foot tall tree, you know, and it's crooked like this. Where do you go? You go. It sucked Mel saw, my partner saw down in with it and it's idling. How long was his blade? How long was what? How long was his saw blade? It was 32, 32 inch, which is, you know, that long. And it sucked the saw down in with it and mine fell out. And I got it in my hands and we're running around the tree because you can't outrun it. You know, when it falls, you've got to be going the other direction because you can't outrun it. And this tree is starting down and it's splitting. And our circle is getting wider and it's going this way or it's going that way. We're running around there and bumping into each other and pretty soon it lined out and we went the other way. And anyways, when it hit the ground, we started looking for his saw. 40 feet up that tree, it split open that far up and it's jelly up there and just knots down below. And anyways, we started looking for his saw and it was up there in that jelly and it was still idling. Nothing mattered with it. How did it get there? We don't know. But Medco left those trees for the salvage people, which that was us, that came behind them to get. Because if their timber fallers had to fall it, then they got a buck and a quarter for it. We got nothing for it. And after that tree was on the ground, we went back to the pickup and ate lunch because the leg wouldn't hardly hold us up. You're just shaking. I bet. Yeah, it was quite exciting. Did you leave the tree on the ground then because there was nothing there? Yeah, we had the bucket a couple of times and two it was all rotten. And we had a sale up by Fish Lake, it was called South Fish Lake sale, that we left those stand. And after we got done taking the trees out, then we hired another guy to come along behind us and he'd fall those trees over stumps so we wouldn't have to fool with them. Because there was nothing in them.  So did they pile and burn those? They piled and burned them, yep. What else could you do with them? I mean, there is a time, and it was, that you could have shipped them in and made paper out of them. But it ain't worth it because there's such a little bit of wood in them. That's still sticky. Wow, at least you got your sauce back. Yeah. And another time, I see we was working up, when I first went to work for Medco, we was up buying Maple Creek and there was a burn up there, it was called Wolf Deadening Burn. And anyways, I was setting chokers and we took three trees out of there that we had to get four special permits to haul them.  And I was setting chokers behind Farrell Dyer and this was on Medco ground, this went on Forest Service. So why did you need to get a permit? It was too big. Oh. The first thing to do when they get it down there is they drill it and blast it because it's too big for the head rigging and blow it in too. Well, we could have done that up there and it would have been a lot easier to have done anything with it. But that wasn't the way they did it. They done that down there. But anyways, people like to think of those big trees as really being something. They're not. They've had an eight winching and a seven pushing it on a gentle slope down to the landing and they couldn't walk with it. They had to let the bull line out and winch it to them. And if they didn't get exactly straight, it took six chokers to reach the hook. And four would have gotten around it, but you'd have had the choker up here. You know, the bull hook up here, see, and it's pulling down on it. And you don't want that.  We was hours getting that thing into the landing. And after you get it there, then they have to strap it and lift one end up and back the truck under it.  And then you've got to put the trailer back on and swing it under. And you've got to let the stakes down on one side because it's too big, you know. And then put it back, put it on the back end on because there's nothing would lift that whole log.   You've got to take your face out with as big a bar as you can. And then you've got to gut cut it.  And you've got to bore in there. And then you've got to cut out the whole inside.   She's taking your picture. Oh, yeah. How did you get, how were you paid?  We was paid by the foot and it was milled, we always got paid milled scale. So if you cut, say you fill 30 trees today and there was mills or wood scale, there'd be like 60,000 mill scale, there'd be about 30,000. Medco's cutters always bragged it, you know, that they got so much money, you know, half of it was gave to them because they didn't cut nearly the scale as what we did because ours was scaled in the mill and theirs was scaled in the woods. Yeah. So you didn't work for Medco, you were an independent? The guy I worked for worked for Medco. Okay. And I worked for him. And we had a side for Medco and we had a side for Burl. Okay. And when I started out it was just a side for Medco. When I first went to work in the woods it was, I went to work for Medco. Well, I graduated from high school on a Friday night and Monday morning I went to work for Medco. Did your dad work for Medco? No, no, my dad was, he worked in Idaho. And he was killed in the woods in 1948. So I was just a little in. So why'd you go to work for Medco? Pardon? Why'd you go to work for Medco? Well, it was a job, you know. Easy for you to get a job. Yeah, it was a job, you know. It was a good job. Yes, it was a good job. And it's really a sad that somebody like Simmons could come in here and buy the company out. Medco had a, they had 60 million a year they could take off their own ground that was a sustained yield. He come in here and he took 160 million a year off for 12 years and then sold it. Now you tell me that it's good business. It's not. Yeah, it's not good business at all. He raped it and left it. When he left I asked, well when he got, when he took it over we was working piece up behind camp two and that was Medco's. And I asked Bruno Meyer, which was a forester over it, you know, I asked him, I said, we're going to have to go back through this? And he said no. He says on paper it's a clear cut. So everything, what we was doing was taking everything down to 24 inches. So, you know, there were spots on it, there was still a lot of timber left. But to Medco it was worthless, you know. Under 24 inches wasn't worth it? No, because they didn't have a mill set up for it. Yeah, so they made plywood out of those big trees? If they were specky, you know, then they would make plywood out of it. And a lot of the white wood they did, and white wood I should say. And the smaller stuff then later they had bought Della. You know, well, when they started getting down to where they didn't have the big wood anymore, they bought Della and Della timber, you know, cut that small wood. And they took it all, went to there. But it's really a shame that you could, an outfit like that could have that much volume, you know, and could have done it forever. And somebody like Simmons could come in there and buy controlling interests and completely destroy everything they'd worked all that time for. And everybody knew at the time that it would destroy a forest. Yeah, oh yeah. Well, there's still some of it going out, you know.  And when you can produce that much volume, it don't make sense to go in there and completely destroy it, you know. It's not a sustained deal, you know. It's something that somebody lined their pocket with. And well, Simmons, he took it back to Texas, you know. And how many thousand employees, you know, or families in Southern Oregon lost out for it? Yeah. And that's something that the government ought to do something about. So what happened? What happened to jobs at that time? What happened to the communities at that time? Well, here it is. We're dead, you know. I mean, we have nothing. The schools can't do anything. They're just barely existing. And because there's no money coming in for them. It's a shame. It really is. Yeah. So a lot of people left the community? Well, yeah, a lot of them did, but a lot of them stayed here. But they, like me, I stayed here. My family stayed here. I worked from Central California to Southeast Alaska. You know, wherever you could go to find a job. And that's what you had to do. How'd you find out about jobs? Well, I started making phone calls. A friend of mine that I had broken in years ago, to fall timber, he was bullbucking in Southeast Alaska and I went up there and went to work for him. Spent several years up there. So did you work at girl? They were open longer than Medco, right? Yeah. So did you work for them when Medco? Yeah, we had a side for Burl and a side for Medco. And Burl stayed there longer. And so I worked on that side. As a matter of fact, I jumped from side to side wherever they needed me because I could do everything. But Burl couldn't employ all those people who'd worked for Medco. No, they couldn't employ everybody. I mean, not very many people had that choice. Yeah. They had either... The timber fallers, by that time, if they could find a job doing something else, they took it. And I was talking to Mike Meredith when... Well, Mike Meredith talked to my boy. And he said, where's your dad at? And he says, Southeast Alaska. And Scott says, why? And he says, well, we got a timber sale over at Cave Junction and we can't find anybody that knows how to cut it. That's a problem, isn't it? Yeah, it's a problem. And yet they say it's not a skilled laborer. But it takes you two years to break in.  You know, but it's not a skilled laborer. Makes sense. So you told a great story about the six-foot pine. That was an exciting and dangerous experience. What was the best thing about working in the woods? The best thing? What's the best thing? What's the thing that you remember? What I really liked about it, you didn't have anybody out there telling you exactly what to do. You know, when you walked up to a tree, you had to decide where he's going to put it and how he was going to get it there. And you just did it. Nobody looking over your shoulder. I had a state industrial guy come out one time and we was working over on the Evans Creek and it was steep. And there was a lot of great big oaks in it. They hadn't taken them out when they'd been logged the first time. So anyways, here's this big old oak. It must cover an acre or more, you know. And all these trees were going to grow up through it. Of course, it was breaking them off. The tops get up there and they break off in the wind. Well, I had two trees hung in that. You tip them over and they don't go because they're up in the limbs up there. And so I start back working up the hill and throwing trees into it. And I had six trees hung in that oak tree. And he came up there and he said, now what are you going to do? I said, I got one more tree. If it don't break that limb out, all I can do is ribbon around it. I said, what's it saying in the book to do? And he says, it ain't written in the book. And so I got this tree was three and a half foot. You know, it was one of the bigger trees. I got it all ready to go. And I looked around and see where he's at. And he's standing over there. And he says, why? And I says, because if that limb breaks, it's going to throw a big slab right back through there. So he moved. He went on up the hill. And I fell that tree in there and I took off. And it hit there and stopped. And then that limb broke. And it threw a chunk. Right where he was standing, that chunk was a foot thick and six foot long laying there. Right where he had been standing. So if he hadn't have moved, it would have got him. We want to thank you for your story. It's a great story. Yeah, it's a great story.


You are still watching Waze. Today's International Stand Up to Bullying Day and it's observed twice a year in February and in November. The observations in February are part of the anti-bullying week that aims to create empathy and end bullying and harassment. It's observed by schools, workplaces and organizations in more than 25 countries. Bullying can have a lasting effect on a person's psyche and it's important to recognize instances of bullying and put an end to them immediately. Bullying. I mean I think I'm very big on this when it comes to children actually because you find out that in most primary secondary, even in university as well, you can see a lot of bullies there. There actually even us as adults, there are bullies. I was going to say that bullying is not just, it doesn't just exist among children. We have bullies as parents. We have bullies as bosses. We have bullies as friends. I just don't subscribe to bullying because I feel like you're trying to trample on someone's weakness. You probably know that the person is not strong enough to fight back and then you just, because of that, load over the person and then release. It doesn't show character strength if you ask not at all. It just shows that you are weak because truly if you are strong enough, I feel like maybe decent conversation could work but bullying, I don't subscribe to it. Let's see. Yeah. It's sad that bullying still exists but unfortunately it does and I agree with them. It's across all stages of life and we having most importantly I think is for children. It's been able to support children through bullying and even the bullies themselves as children, studies have shown that most times this is driven by feelings of inadequacy, issues in the family, issues at home. So being able to recognise that bullying is happening, not tolerating it and having a proper process or programme for being able to manage and deal with whatever issues is actually motivating the bully to lash out because that's really what it is. It's lashing out when you find yourself in a situation where you find that a lot of bullies are actually maybe being bullied at home or being victims of domestic violence and things like that. So it's important to treat it from both sides. Yeah. I'm glad that you even mentioned domestic violence because in most cases bullying actually stems and grows. That's where it comes from, comes most times from bullying. Ooha, do you have anything to add to this? Okay, I'm not sure why this. I'll just go with what did you find for us in the news today? Okay, so the Ocean State Police Command should go on Friday and put out a show of force ahead of the election on Saturday. The commissioner of police for election duty in Ocean State, Peter Abayomi said that in the deployment of officers was to ensure adequate security for the people of the state during the election. Well, I mean, yeah, this is actually good, but then again in Nigeria as we've had it, when there's terrorism, when there's a fight, when there's war or something, you don't see them putting out these security agents in quotes now to protect the citizens and to fight, but then all of a sudden because there's an election and then. I mean, in terms of today, honestly, I support that, but still we could do better with that and not just only when there's an election, that's when these things should come about. I mean, but yeah, good job so far. I mean, the prayer now is that we hope that this actually also cuts across every other kind of event that it is that we have not just the election. Not just the election. Exactly. I understand you. So what do you find for us in the news today? Okay, so my story is also in line with the election, so it's talking about the total amount of voter cards that have been collected. So interesting enough, we have about 87.2 million PBCs collected as Nigerians go to the polls tomorrow, so that's the headline. And INET just reiterates that of course, no PBC, no voting, so if you're going out to the polls tomorrow, you have to have your voter's card to be able to vote. And the story also gives a breakdown of the different numbers of PBCs in the different parts of Nigeria. So comparing the data to say that Nigeria has a registered voting population of 93,469,008. So those are the voters that are actually registered. But of course, according to that, it means that we have just over 6 million voter's cards that have actually not been collected. So I think where for me the story stood out, it's important that we sort of have a sense of the numbers so that when we start to see the numbers coming out tomorrow, it's another way for us to be able to validate the breakdown. So the story does give a breakdown of all, the number of PBCs collected state by state so that we can just see, I know sometimes in the elections it just seems that from nowhere numbers appear in certain states and you're wondering how did that happen. So important for us, you know, data is key, data is currency, it's power. So important for us to have this information so that we can monitor what is happening and at least have something to compare for validation. Thank you, Idzi. Funny enough, there was something I saw just before I came into the studio today and it was about some news. I'm not sure how true it is though, how even if you had voted, if you had registered for your PBC before and you've not collected it, they were saying that as a website, you can actually log on to your details and you can still take that team. I know, right? I saw that and I'm like, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I'm not sure this is accurate. I hope that people don't go. People just go to their phones and say, I registered, these are my details. Can I vote? I'm not sure that's going to work as a country. I don't think that were the electronic votes. I don't think so. I mean, it would have made a lot more sense. Honestly, sort of having to go and queue and work. I don't think about that. No, not even the e-vote. I mean, that's even one. I was going to come to that as well. But then this one was like, okay, so even if you've registered for your PBC and you haven't collected your PBC, you can just, you know how normally you log on to the iNEC website, put in your details, everything will come out. That's what you used to collect your PBC, right? Now, they are saying that now, if you were not able to go collect your PBC, you can still take that information to the polling units and then at the point of accreditation, you can still get accredited as a voter. I'm not sure. They just go there tomorrow. No, you must have registered before. That's the thing. So you must have registered just that you didn't collect your PBC. I don't know how true that is. I mean, that could be nice because I know a lot of people that were not able to get their PBC because they were out of town or something like that. But I'm not sure how true that is. So yeah, my story. Labour Party's logo missing on under ballots. And this is as reported as punch newspaper. So it says the under states of the Labour Party has raised the alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot paper sent to the state. And this is noticed barely 24 hours before the presidential and national assembly election scheduled to hold on Saturday. And then the party's state secretary actually reported this saying that there's an omission of our party logo on the ballot brought by the INEC for the national assembly. Now he said this is just for the national assembly. It doesn't cut across the presidency. Why is that really possible though? Isn't very disturbing news because I heard that this same thing also happened in some areas in Lagos. I'm not sure how true that is either. But how can this even happen? Now this number what happened to who is in charge of quality control? How did it happen that they printed ballots paper missing a whole party's logo? I don't think that was a mistake. Because I don't think it was a mistake. If you ask me, I do not because how do you make such a big mistake? That's too much of a mistake to actually make. Sounds like it's sabotaged. Yeah, I don't think that was a mistake. Anyway, anyway, anyway, anyway let's go into... Okay, let's take a break. See you after the break.


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it's engraving them engraving put in a cone this is engraving i know that y'all can't wait it's engraving beads it's engraving beads it's engraving beads it's engraving beads all right mallas see there are aspects to this i i don't know where i should put the camera i've watched some vlogs i know how to do this hello all right can you Turn that off and blog me right now. You're typing. Is this snapchat? I thought it was the wrong one. Oh, I thought because you know how it peaks. Are we doing it? Yes, we're doing it right now, Carlos. So guys, what's up? We're about to do a review of these lovely pork chops right here. By the man of the hour, Justin, can we, can we get off? Oh, yeah! You know, it's cool, it's cool. So, Carlos, what do we have right now, man? What's going on? As you can see, we have the nice pork cutlet right here, you know what I'm saying? Very seasoned, very nice and mild spice right there, if I don't say so myself.  Let me tell you something. When I tell you something... This is going on a tangent, but I'm going to follow you. Let me tell you something. Okay, I'm listening. I'm your friend. These pork chops.  Can I get an amen? Can I get an amen on these pork chops? Please, Lord, heaven help us. Yeah, let's not get struck by light. Okay, we're just going to keep it simple and judge it off of three different principles, right? We're going to go off of taste presentation, just general happiness. You know, what is the level of happiness when we partake of this meal? Now, it's one out of ten, Carlos. So, I'm going to start first with presentation. I give it a four out of ten. We talked about this earlier. It's not blowing me away, but it's pretty good. What about you, Carlos? How are you feeling about presentation? I'll give it a seven. I'm feeling a little generous about that. You know, I have my opinions, but that's all they are at the end of the day. I'm feeling generous.  I mean, I can't dress myself. You know, for like the meeting, you know, if I... You remember what I said? Remember what I said, right? If I can't dress myself, who's going to dress me? Who's going to dress me? What's his name again? I forgot his name. The dude who was on. The football dude. The Michael guy. Who was with Kelly, you know. I put you that line. I had it in my mind. But you know what? That's what this tastes like. That's what it looks like. I'm sorry. That's what it looks like. Looks good to me. That's good to know. Okay. The second one. And just even now, as we move on to taste, it's perfect because I'm just having that spice bubble up. I'm feeling it. I can't even talk. This is moment of silence. Okay. Yes. So for taste, I'm going to let you go first. I'm going to add a 10. Man, this was... I wish I was black. Add a 10. So what does that translate to? Because I feel you. But I don't know what that translates to. It's more than 10. It's more than 10. It's more than 10. You ate the same pork chops as I did. You're saying that? Hey, Justin, come here. No, no. We're good. We're good. It's grown folks' business over here. All right. Nice for you. You keep it lower than before. Why would I do that?  At least not all the time. I'm going to give it a 9 out of 10. And you know what? I'm going to give it a 9 and not a glaring 10. It's because I don't have a drink right now. I'm just having a battle this hotness. You know, by myself with no drink. Speaking of that... No, I didn't go in the fridge. I went in the cabinet. So that's a 9 out of 10. Wait, what? That's a 9 out of 10. Okay, I was going to say... That's where you use the rice. Mm-hmm. And I was going to be like, super rude about that. Just to joke. Yeah, the rice is amazing. I am going to invest in one of those rice cookers over there. I'm going to get one now. Because even last night, my parents on some weird diet, I didn't want to eat nothing. And I just went to sleep hungry. Like a little starvin' African child. Don't judge me on my skin though. Get back. I'm in there, man. Whoa. See, I didn't capture that. That was inappropriate. That was inappropriate. I'm glad I didn't catch that on camera. So general happiness. Are you our third... General happiness? Yeah, our third category. How do you feel? General happiness. Well, I definitely feel like I want to jog three miles after this. Because this was really good. I want more. I want more. You know, shout out to our sponsor. Yo, Snapple! We out here. We... Yo, Snapple, our sponsor. Quenching my thirst. You know what? My complaint before about taste was not at its end, but now that I have a drink, I see that it's worth it. So we're up to a 10. It's a blessing. It's a blessing. Look at all this blessing right now. This is a blessing. So good. Don't need no dressing. We just got a blessing. All right. I have to trademark that. I don't know. We trademark everything. That is our food review. Justin's wonderful rice and pork chops. Season with the heavy hand of a black man. This is really good. Mm-hmm.  Woo! Can we edit that out? Yeah, we can. Oh, man. That was bad. Oh. Cut the tape. Cut the tape. Cut that note. This has been Mikey and... Woo! Woo! And with that, we made you a drink. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.


We have a very young lady in the studio with us. She goes by the name Precious. She's a model and she's looking all nice with a very beautiful crown on her head, Yanni. We just want to know what that crown is, represents, and get to know her, Yanni.  They are doing amazing things and we need to support their talents, especially speaking to the parents out there. Are we together? So yeah, let's get to know Precious and we know what that sparkling crown is about. Welcome to the show, Precious. Thank you so much for having me. Ah, welcome. How are you doing today? I'm doing good. So kindly introduce yourself to our audience. Tell us your name, maybe where you school, and how old you are, Apo Sana. My name is Precious Nyaboni, 13 years old, from Nyamera County. I school in Tala Township Primary School, currently in class seven. I'd like to become a neurosurgeon someday. My talents are modeling, singing and poetry. My hobbies are dancing, reading story books and acting. I'm inspiring to be a culture ambassador, peace ambassador, and a tourism ambassador. Thank you. Did you just hear how well spoken she is? 13 years old. I'm asking you, is there anyone who is 13 years old?    This is the direction we are heading to. So Precious, we want to know what that crown represents or what you want and tell us about your search. Thank you so much. This search is the one that I was awarded in Little Miss and Mr. Africa, Kenya, 2020. So I competed in 2020, Little Miss and Mr. Africa. Then I emerged to be first princess, Little Miss Africa and I was crowned. So was that your first time competing as a beauty pageant or you had done it before? Actually, I had gone to the runway but it was actually my first time to compete. Wow! And you won immediately? Yes. How was that feeling for you walking down the runway, competing with other people and just being your first time and winning at your first time? You know, most people don't win at the first time. It takes like a few times so that you can win, right? Yeah, how was it for you? When I was in the runway, I was nervous and at the same time excited but I was like, I'm here to have fun. Whether win or not, I'm here to have fun but who knows what fate and destiny had instilled for me and I wanted to be the first princess. Yes. Is modeling something you wanted to do from an early age? Maybe when you were nine, eight, being the first time that you competed, was it something that you wanted to do back when you were younger? Yes, it's something that I wanted to do, something I wanted to be. It was always my dream. Every day I'll wake up and say, Lord, please help me to be a model one day and the dream came true actually. There is the praying part and there is the action part, right? So as you were praying, did you find yourself doing catwalks in the house? Yes, actually, I really loved catwalking. Doing my own fashion design. I will also argue with my mom for 30 minutes just to wear the dress that I wanted. Hi, mom. She's here. So I'll argue with her for 30 minutes so that I could get the dress that I wanted. So I loved catwalking, doing my makeup and also dressing my own style. So every time we'll find me catwalking, smiling and also when there's something about modeling or fashion, my eyes will stick to the TV. Nobody will distract me. Yes. And are there people who have told you maybe that you're not good enough or you can't do runway? Yeah, there are some discouragements. How do you deal with those? Actually, people may tell you, how can you become a model? So how will you grow?  So I just take care of it with that so I don't listen to them. And what I have to do is just listen to my heart, listen to what I want to do and do it. I plan my, I set a goal and work on it. Yeah, sure. What about the people who encourage you? Who is your support system when it comes to you trying to reach your goals? Actually, the most supportive person is my mom. She's always beside me. She always supports me, encourages me. And without her, I don't know. And also all my fans, my friends, they have been with me, encouraging me. Sure. Which other titles have you won, other than Princess Little Miss Africa? First Princess Little Miss Africa? I've won Lillian Miss Universe Finalist and also Pre-Tin Miss Valentine's. So how many crowns do you have at home? I actually have three crowns. Oh, nice. Thank you. Congratulations. What is the next competition that you are looking forward to? Actually, there's an upcoming event that is Little Miss and Mr. Ad Kenya 2021. 2021? Yes. When is the competition taking place? Actually, it is taking December. Are you prepared for that one? Yes, I'm ready to work the runway. Yeah. What do you think you have achieved? Other than the fact that you got your crown, what other achievements have come with? You winning those crowns, your three crowns? Have you gained confidence? Maybe is it coming with some money aside, so that you can have money for your school fees, being a neurosurgeon, because a lot of money. Sure. What are these crowns coming with? Actually, it has really helped me. Mostly when I'm training, they train you how to be courageous. So I build it by confidence, even working the runway, trying to maintain the confidence of the judges and the audience. So I think it has helped me to gain courage and all that. And also helped me to achieve, to know how to talk to people, to compose myself in everything. Yeah. Yeah. What about your school needs? How do they view now? Is there a different view from them? Actually, this is a bit different, because they are all like, oh, we are schooling with the queen in our school. So I don't like being treated different from all the people, but it's okay how they come. It just comes with it. Yes. Yeah. Okay, then you need to prepare yourself for that different treatment. Sure. That is a celebrity life coming in your direction, right? Yeah. So know that this is an entertainment show. We love music. Which music, which Kenyan music do you like? Or Kenyan artist rather? I love gospel and I'm an upcoming gospel artist, actually. Wait a minute. You did not add that. You just talked about poetry. You talked about neurosurgeon. You talked about reading. Singing, dancing. You talked about singing. Yeah. Then you might have, yeah, tell us about singing. And you, is that something you're pursuing? Yes, I loved singing since I was very young. Like, I will even go to church and sing, and I don't care if there are many people watching me. So I love singing, and I love singing gospel, actually. Yes. Which artist do you look up to in the gospel industry? I look up to Kari Rural Laura, and Masi Masika, and Solomon Mukubwa, and Amani Ji, and actually Shana Manjeru. Shana was here some time back. Shana, yes, she was here. OK, yes. And was it in the last year? I don't remember, but she was here anyway, and we are glad to have you as well. Thank you. What are some of the challenges that you go through being a model, and also trying to balance all these things?  What are some of the challenges? Actually, first of all, these times, it's what I love, and I do it mostly leisure time. And when it's cool time, I focus on my studies, and when it's holiday, I train. I also balance a bit of reading. I train music, dancing, and all that. So the challenge about modeling, actually, there is one... I've been very young in the modeling industry. There's one nice thing about modeling. When you're brought food, you just... you don't eat, you take a little, and that's all. You're not supposed to be... There's a certain aspect to it here. So how do you deal with that? I thought that was something that maybe models back in the day dealt with, because these days, there are all types of models. We have the petite models, we have... Commercial. Yeah, commodity, yes. So... ...classized models. So actually, I've already got away with that because I train myself and also discipline myself. Another thing, training. We are training long hours. So training with heels, it's a bit fantastic for me, but at some point, maybe the trainer wants you to stay with heels for long. So, yeah, I'm actually used to that, yes. And another thing, it's finance, because we need attires, training, money for training, registration, and there are many things about modeling, yeah. Yeah, OK. Any song that you'd like us to play for you? I'd like you to play for me, Kareel Laura or Julie Kearney. DJ, we have that one. OK, as he looks for it. Anything else you want to add on to what we've talked about? Maybe encourage young girls out there who want to become models. You know, modeling comes with a certain light to it. Maybe it's not that good. And these days, when it comes to modeling, people think that it's just social media modeling, not this kind of runway modeling, OK? And maybe you might not understand that right now, but as you grow up, you will get it. So speak to the young girls out there, speak to the parents as well, and tell the parents to support their children's dreams. OK, inspiration. To everyone out there, I'd like to encourage you. Keep on moving. Any talent singing, modeling that you want to be, set a goal and work on it. Don't give up. When you fall down, just stand up and continue your journey. And also want to tell the one thing, it's better to try and fail, but don't fail to try. It's better to try and fail, but don't fail to try. To all the parents out there, please support your kids because that talent may take them far and also encourage them to balance their studies and also talent. Thank you. OK, nice. Yes, so thank you so much, Precious, for coming through. We wish you all the best in your upcoming modeling gig. And we hope you win. We are rooting for you, of course. Thank you. And yeah, anything else you want to add on as you wind up? I appreciate for having me. You're welcome. We always appreciate young talent and people who are doing amazing things in life. OK, sure. And social media handles, any social media handles? Yes, Facebook, Instagram. Facebook, you can get me as Princess Nyaboni and also YouTube Princess Nyaboni. Don't forget to ring the notification bell and also Instagram Princess Nyaboni. Thank you. You have a YouTube channel? Yes. OK, nice. So what is that? What is on your YouTube channel? Is it your music or your modeling? Since I love dancing, singing, modeling, I can find my dancing videos and singing. Also, TikTok, Princess Precious254. All right, so kindly repeat those social medias again. Facebook Princess Nyaboni, Instagram Princess Nyaboni, YouTube Princess Nyaboni and TikTok Princess Precious254. All right, thank you so much for coming through Precious. You're welcome. Thank you. Yes, and that was Precious. Very talented parents out there. Please support your children's dreams, Yanni. It might take them far, more than you expected. And just as she has said, do not fail to try, right? Yes. Do not fail to try.


A very good evening to all my friends and welcome to the Hindu News Analysis of Shankar IAS Academy for the date 14th August 2020. Most of us have a feeling that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken away all our freedom and virtually put us behind the bars. But when we try to see it from a positive side we will come to know that we actually started enjoying even very small things which are happening in our lives which we forgot to do due to our so-called busy schedule. We started to have good communication with our family members, we started to spend more time with them. We also got time to think about ourselves. So we can say that this pandemic has taught us to live by enjoying the life even with very small things. So Shankar IAS Academy wishes all the aspirants a very happy Independence Day in advance. This is because we won't be having our Hindu News Analysis for tomorrow that is on 15th August 2020 owing to Independence Day celebrations. With this let us salute all those who had sacrificed their lives for the sake of the nation and let us all respect the nature and our fellow living beings. Let us also do great jobs so that we can save our planet from this pandemic. Now we will start our analysis. The list of the news articles along with the page numbers of five different editions is given here for your reference and the time stampings for all the news articles taken up for today's discussion is given in the description section and also in the comment section for the best interest of the viewers. Here we have our first news article for today's analysis. It is titled Prime Minister announces tax payers charter. This article is about some important tax reforms announced by the Prime Minister of India. So let us discuss them in detail. The syllabus relevant for this particular topic is highlighted here for your reference. Please go through it. See our Prime Minister has launched the Transparent Taxation Honoring the Honest Platform. So this platform will initiate major tax reforms aimed at bringing transparency in the income tax systems. It is also aimed at empowering the tax payers and this platform will make structural changes that meet the requirements of the 21st century taxation system. Know that the three main components of the platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and tax payers charter. And according to Press Information Bureau, the faceless assessment and tax payers charter would come into force immediately after its launch while the facility of faceless appeal will be available from 25th September. See, to impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability to the assessment process, a new faceless assessment scheme has already been introduced. In simple terms, faceless assessment eliminates the physical interface between the taxpayer and the income tax department. Here the territorial jurisdiction of a tax officer will be abolished. Hence, the taxpayer from one city may be assessed by an officer in some other city. And this will be done through automated random allocation of cases using data analytics and artificial intelligence. And in order to take these reforms to the next level and to eliminate human interface, the faceless appeal has been introduced. Under this system, appeals will be randomly allotted to the tax officers across the country. And know that the identification of officers deciding appeal will remain unknown. In this case also, the taxpayer will not be required to visit the income tax office or the officer. Now let us see the significance of taxpayer's charter. See, this charter will explain the rights and duties of the taxpayers and the responsibilities of the income tax officers. So according to our prime minister, it is a significant step where the taxpayer is now assured a fair, courteous and rational behavior. So the charter aims to maintain the dignity and sensitivity of the taxpayer. It is based on a test factor that the taxpayer cannot be merely doubted without a basis. So the new reforms, apart from being faceless, is also aimed at boosting the confidence of the taxpayer and making him or her fearless. Now let us see the significance of these reforms. While launching the transparent taxation, honoring the HONEST platform, our prime minister has said that only 1.5 crore people in India pay taxes. As we know, every country needs to widen its tax base in order to increase its revenue. And for this, there should be an efficient and transparent tax system. If an honest taxpayer is ill-treated by the tax official, then what is the need of paying taxes? And this is why the prime minister praised the role of the honest taxpayers in the nation building and said that making their lives easy is the responsibility of the government. So a tax system based on trust instead of force and fear of punishment will ensure more compliance and widen that tax base. See, we need simplified tax laws and procedures which makes it easy to comply. And one such example is the GST which replaces dozens of taxes. And we also know that the government has promised providing maximum governance with minimum government. So this will help to create people-centric and public-friendly policies, rules and laws. And this will yield more compliance from the common people than a power-centric policy. While concluding, we can say that the new reforms are aimed at making tax system seamless, painless and faceless. A seamless system works to resolve the problems of the taxpayers instead of entangling him or her further. And by being painless, everything from technology to rules should be simple. And in a faceless system, there is no need for a direct contact between taxpayer and the income tax officer in matters of scrutiny, notice, survey or assessment. So this is all about this news article with this we'll move on to the next news. Now we have this editorial which is with reference to the autonomy and freedom at the level of schools. In this analysis, we will see what the author calls as autonomy and some dimensions related to the laws or absence of autonomy at the level of schools as well as teachers. The syllabus relevant for this particular topic is given here for your reference. Please go through it. See according to the author, autonomy here refers to taking decisions pertaining to the functioning of the schools and classes. The author states that such decisions are dependent on structures designed to overlook local factors. And a main player at the level of schools is the principal. This means that such decisions are not dependent on structures at the state or national level. In the field of education, the author states that decentralization was routinely favored, but it did not touch the core aspects of our education system. How the functional autonomy of principals and teachers is affected. See in a government school, it is affected by the requirement that they have to silently follow the orders and circulars issued by the direct rate and the examination board. In private schools, this is affected by the actions of the school owners and the managers. And these owners and managers were found to be disregarding the professional knowledge and experience of the principal and also the teachers when it comes to decision making at the local level. So here the author prescribes for some level of autonomy and freedom for the principals and teachers, at least on matters where the local factors play an important role. The author illustrates this scenario with respect to conducting school activities at limited levels during the pandemic COVID-19. And the author says that since there are varying levels of impact of COVID-19, school activities could be carried out at least in places where there is less or no infection. However, because of the absence of such autonomy at the levels of principals, school activities are not conducted even in the less affected places. Here, the decisions regarding the daily time span and the class size could have been taken by the school heads and the teachers in accordance with the distancing norms. But this is not happening here. Then the editorial deals with imposition of use of technology on the teachers. The author implies that while technology has its own importance, observing natural phenomena is also equally important. This is particularly true for children in the primary schools. When use of technology is forced in many areas of teaching, this will compromise learning through observation of natural phenomena. Particularly, villagers are at advantage of learning through observation of natural phenomena, but technology is given more emphasis here. And this is happening despite child psychology generating sufficient evidence that in the formative stages, the human mind needs opportunities to observe the natural phenomena, represent it in different forms and analyze it. In this regard, the village teachers can bring great energy to their teaching by encouraging children to spend time outdoors for assigned observation. Then the author raises concern on some of the states which use software that tells teacher what to do next for improving the child's performance in an exam. This again shows that officials and others who made such prescription to the teachers are made to believe that our core problem has to do with the teachers. In this way, technology affects the teacher's decision making process. Also, while there is an emphasis on technology, there is less emphasis on basic learning equipments in our schools which are important for learning. The former director of NCRT states that there is no educated expenditure on the basic learning equipments such as magnifying glasses, binoculars or microscopes in the schools. As a result, experiences that expand or deepen a child's interest and understanding are not given due importance. And since the schools have no considerable freedom related to the above discussed matters and because of the centralized decision making, the author states that lack of freedom is a reason for the failure to nurture free and thoughtful minds among the youth and children. With this, we will come to the end of analysis of this news article. Let us move on to the next news article. Now this news article talks about how COVID-19 has affected organ donation and what are the changes to donation and transplantation norms during the pandemic. So in this discussion, we will have an overview of organ donation and the transplantation and the legal framework in India for it and also the issues and challenges associated with it. The syllabus relevant for this particular topic is highlighted here for your reference. Please go through it. See, this topic has gained importance as yesterday that is 13th August was World Organ Donation Day and it is observed every year on 13th August. It aims to motivate normal human beings to pledge to donate organs after their death and to spread awareness about the importance of organ donation. And according to today's news, the COVID-19 and associated lockdown has slowed down the organ donation and transplants in Tamil Nadu. Also, the Tamil Nadu government has framed guidelines to ensure that organ transplants continue uninterrupted during the pandemic. The guidelines include performing COVID-19 tests for the donors, recipients and for the near relatives or attendants. So in this context, let us now know what is organ donation? See, organ donation is the gift of an organ, but to whom it is to a person with end stage organ disease or who needs a transplantation. The organs that can be donated include liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, lungs and intestine. And remember tissues can also be donated such as cornea, bone, skin, heart valve, blood vessels, nerves and tendons etc. Next, what is organ or tissue transplantation? See, transplantation is the act of surgical removal of an organ or tissue from one person and placing it into another person. And transplantation is needed when the recipient's organ has failed or has been damaged due to illness or injury. So these are some end stage diseases which can be cured by transplantation of organs. You can see this here. So know that there are two types of organ donations. One is living donor organ donation. In this, a person during his or her life can donate one kidney or a portion of pancreas or a part of liver. Now in this, you may think that after the donation, the donor will be affected due to lack of organ or a portion of it. But it is not so because only one kidney is donated and the other kidney is capable of maintaining the body functions adequately for the donor. In simple words, one kidney is enough for us to survive. So both the donor and the recipient will survive. Then a portion of pancreas is donated because half of the pancreas is educated for sustaining the pancreatic functions. And when we talk about liver donation, liver is donated because the segments of liver will regenerate after a period of time in both recipient as well as the donor. So under this type, there are different sub types of living organ donations. First one is living near related donors. In this, only immediate blood relations are accepted usually as donors. And these include parents, spouse, siblings, children, grandparents and grandchildren. And the second one is living non-near-relative donors. So here, donors are other than near relatives of the recipient or patient. They can donate only for the reason of affection and attachment towards the recipient or for any other special reason. And the third one is swap donors. See in those cases where the living near relative donor is incompatible with the recipient, then provision for swapping the donors between two such pairs exist. That is when the donor of the first pair matches with the second recipient and the donor of the second pair matches with the first recipient. And this is permissible only for near relatives as donors. And know that swap transplant is legally permitted under the Transplantation of Human Organ's Amendment Act of 2011. Now the second type of organ donation is deceased donor organ donation. It is also known as Kadawa donation. Generally, Kadawa means a dead human body. But in organ transplantation, it refers to a brain dead body with a beating heart on life support system. In this, a person can donate multiple organs and tissues after brainstem death or cardiac death. See, brainstem death or brain death is the cessation of function of the brainstem due to irreversible damage. It is an irreversible condition and the person has died. So Kadawa donation is possible because the donor's organ continues to live in another person's body after the transplantation. So can anyone donate organs? Actually, yes, when it is a deceased donor, that is Kadawa donation. Anyone regardless of age, race or gender can become an organ and tissue donor after his or her brainstem or cardiac death. In this case, consent of the near relative or a person in lawful possession of the dead body is required. And if the deceased owner is under the age of 18 years, then the consent from one of the parents or any near relative authorized by the parents is essential. Now, since organ or tissue donated has to be healthy and upper age limit for organ donor has been fixed. But the same is not applicable for the living donor that is LDOD. One has to be at least 18 years of age. Additionally, they have to voluntarily authorize the removal of any of their organ and or tissue during the lifetime as per the prevailing medical practices for therapeutic purposes. Just know that organs are matched to the recipients on the basis of medical suitability, urgency of transplant, duration on the waiting list and also the geographical location. Now, coming to the legal framework in India, the Transplantation of Human Organ's Act that is THOA 1994 was enacted to provide a system of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes. And it is also for the prevention of commercial dealings with the human organs and its scope was expanded by the Transplantation of Human Organ's Amendment Act of 2011. And with this tissue donation has been included along with the organs. Also the near relative definition has been expanded to include grandchildren and grandparents. Then the provision of swab donation was included in it. So according to Transplantation of Human Organ's Amendment Act, every hospital doing transplant activity that is whether retrieval of organ or organ transplantation must have a transplant coordinator in the hospital before the center is registered for transplantation under the act. See the transplant coordinator is the pivot of organ donation and transplantation. Here you should know about National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization or NOTO. It is a national level organization set up under the Directorate General of Health Services under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Here the national network division of NOTO would function as an apex center for all India activities of coordination and networking for procurement and distribution of organs and tissues. It is also the registry of organs and tissue donation and transplantation in the country. Also NOTO operates the waiting list and organ allocation system in the country. Now let us see what are the issues and challenges associated with organ donation and transplantation. See the first one is high burden that is demand versus supply gap. There is a huge disparity between the demand and supply for transplant. There are more number of patients requiring different organs as compared to number of organs available for transplantation and that is why there is an urgent need to create awareness about organ donation. And the second one is poor infrastructure especially in government sector hospitals. So this eliminates the capability of hospitals to be eligible for transplantation. And the third one is lack of awareness of concept of brain stem death amongst stakeholders. Also poor awareness and attitude towards organ donation leads to poor deceased organ donation rate. And fifth one lack of organized systems for organ procurement from deceased donor. But this is somehow mitigated by the regional organ and tissue transplant organization and the state organ and tissue transplant organization both which come under NOTO. Also the poor maintenance of standards in transplantation retrieval and tissue backing is another course of concern. And prevention and control of organ trading this is an important course of concern still illegally organ trading is happening in many parts of our country. And the last one high cost even though organ donation does not cost the transplantation procedure costs high especially for the uninsured and poor patients. So if all these issues and challenges are tackled we can ensure proper organ donation and transplant system in our country. So we have to take this opportunity to educate and encourage our friends and family to donate organs and tissues because it provides an unparalleled opportunity to give someone a second chance of life. Our donation is not only giving impact to the life of one person or family but it is of overall help for the society as a whole. With this we'll conclude the discussion for this article and we will move on to the next news. Now have a look at this question. It is based on this news article which talks about retail inflation. It says that India's retail inflation accelerated to 6.93 percentage in July. So it is above the RBS medium term target of 4 percentage and it is mainly due to the increase in food prices due to the supply set disruptions caused by lockdown. So in this context let us discuss in detail about the concept of inflation. Know that inflation indicates a persistent increase in the general price levels. It refers to a continuous rise in general price level which reduces the value of money and purchasing power over a period of time. So there are three main types of inflation. The first one is demand pull inflation. It is caused by an increased demand for output either from households entrepreneurs or from the government. So when the demand exceeds supply the price level increases and the result is inflation and another causes the increased money supply in the economy. For example increasing government expenditure and due to this people will be having more money in their hands and this results in increasing aggregate demand which causes inflation. And the second one is cost push inflation. See this is caused by an increase in price of the goods due to lack of supply of raw materials or increase in workers wage or when the firm unilaterally increase the price of the goods to increase the profit margin. And the third one is structural inflation which is caused by structural imbalances and rigidities in the economy. For example agricultural bottlenecks then government budget constraints and also infrastructural bottlenecks are the cause of structural inflation. Now let us see the classification of inflation based on the rapidity with which the prices increase. See if the annual rate of inflation is up to 3 percent it is called as creeping inflation and it is not dangerous to the economy but favorable for the economic development. And if the annual rate of inflation is more than 10 percent it is called as walking inflation. So this is a dangerous signal for running inflation. And when the annual rate of inflation is between 10 to 20 percentage it is called as running inflation. And the worst form of inflation is galloping inflation. It is also called as hyper or runaway inflation and it happens when the annual rate of inflation exceeds 20 percent. So in this case the inflation may rise to double or triple digits in percentage per year. Now let us see some of the important terms related to inflation from prelims perspective. Here the first one is stagnation. It is a situation when both inflation and unemployment are high in the economy. It is basically a combination of inflation and low growth. And the next one is disinflation which is a process of reversing the inflationary trend without causing unemployment. And we also have the term deflation which indicates a decrease in general price levels of goods and services. And another important term is reflation. See it is a situation often brought by the government to reduce unemployment and increase demand. Here the government adopts measures such as high public expenditure tax cuts interest rate cuts etc. So with this we will see this question. Consider the following statements regarding inflation in an economy. We have three statements given here. Creeping inflation is not dangerous to the economy but favorable for economic development. Yes this is a correct statement. Then second statement an economy is facing hyperinflation when the annual rate of inflation exceeds 20 percent. Yes this statement is also correct. So hyperinflation is also known as galloping inflation and it happens when the annual rate of inflation exceeds 20 percent. And the third statement is disinflation is a situation when both inflation and unemployment are high in an economy. See this statement is incorrect. It is a definition for stagnation. See disinflation is a process of reversing the inflationary trend without causing unemployment. So we have to identify the correct statement or statements from these given statements. Here statement one and two are correct and statement three is incorrect. So the correct answer is option A one and two only. With this we will move on to the next news. Now see this question. So the question is based on this news article. The article mentions about the response of national testing agency in Supreme Court regarding need exam or national eligibility come entrance test exam. Here a petition was filed by need candidates in West Asia and they demanded to either allocate the exam centers in these foreign countries or postpone the exams since they cannot travel to India to write the exams due to COVID-19 pandemic. And to display the national testing agency has replied that need exam for under gadget medical courses cannot be held online for candidates abroad. It noted that the medical council of India has told to conduct need exam mandatorily in paper book format for all the candidates. So it is a policy decision of national testing agency. So in this context let us know about national testing agency. See NTI has been established as a premier specialist autonomous and self sustained testing organization. It conducts entrance examinations for admission or fellowship in higher educational institutions. Now its objectives are to conduct efficient transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of the candidates for admission and recruitment purposes and it aims to undertake research on educational professional and testing systems to identify the gaps in the knowledge system and for taking steps to bridge those gaps. Then it identifies experts and institutions in setting examination questions. It also aims to produce and disseminate information and research on education and professional development standards. Now let us see its functions. First and foremost it identifies partner institutions with educated infrastructure which would facilitate the conduct of online examinations without adversely impacting their academic routine. And it creates a question bank for all subjects using modern techniques. Then it establishes a strong research and development culture and a pool of experts in different aspects of testing. Also it develops a state of the art culture of testing in India by using domestic and international expertise. And it also undertakes any examination interested to it by the ministries or departments of government of India or state governments. Now talking about the exams conducted by NTA in engineering education it conducts joint entrance examination that is JEE main exam from 2019 onwards. And know that this examination was being conducted by CBSE that is Central Board of Secondary Education till 2018. And in medical education we saw that NEET is conducted by NTA. And NTA also conducts the common management admission test that is CMAT. It is a national level entrance examination for entry into management programs. And till 2018 it was conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education that is AICTE. Then NTA also conducts graduate pharmacy aptitude test that is GPAT which is a national level entrance examination for entry into MFARM programs. And finally NTA also conducts UGC-NED test which was previously conducted by the CBSE. Now have a look at this question which of the following statements is or are correct with reference to National Testing Agency. We have two statements given here. It was established by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. See this statement is incorrect. It has been established under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 but established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development which is renamed as Ministry of Education. And the second statement it is an independent and autonomous premier testing organization to test the competency of candidates for admission purposes only. See this statement is also incorrect because of the term only. So as we have seen earlier, it assesses the competency of candidates for recruitment purposes also. For example, the UGC-NED. UGC-NED is conducted for avoiding junior research fellows and assistant professors. So here we have to identify the incorrect statements among the given statements. So both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect. So the correct answer is option C both 1 and 2. So with this we will end the discussion for this news article. Now we will see the practice questions which are based on today's news analysis. Here we have our first question. Consider the following initiatives. Faceless assessment. Vivaatsay Vishwas. Faceless appeal. Taxpayers Charter. Which of the above is or are part of the transparent taxation honoring the Honest platform. As we have discussed transparent taxation honoring the Honest platform will initiate major tax reforms aimed at bringing transparency in income tax systems and also in empowering the taxpayers. And three main components of the platform are faceless assessment faceless appeal and taxpayers charter. So the answer is option D. Here Vivaatsay Vishwas was announced during the union budget of 2020 and it is to provide for dispute resolution in respect of pending income tax litigations. And we have explained about Vivaatsay Vishwas in our 14th March analysis. For further clarifications please see that video. So here the answer is option D, 1, 3 and 4 only. Now here is the second question. Which of the following statements are correct with reference to school management committee. We have two statements here. While the committee prepares and recommends school development plan it does not monitor the working of the school. And second statement at least three fourth of the members of such committee shall be parents and guardians. So here the first statement is incorrect and the second statement is correct. See as per section 21 of right of children to free and compulsory education act of 2009. The school management committee shall monitor the working of the school then prepare and recommend school development plan and also monitor the utilization of the grants received from the appropriate government or local authority or any other source. So here first statement is incorrect and second statement is correct. So we have to identify the correct statements from these given statements. Here the correct answer is option B, 2 only. Now here is the third question. Consider the following statements with reference to organ donation and transplantation. We have three statements here. Anyone regardless of age, race or gender can become an organ and tissue donor. Swap transplant is not permitted in India. And the third statement transplant commercialism is allowed by transplantation of human organs act. So which of the statement given above is or are correct. Here statement 1 is incorrect. It is somewhat true in case of disease donor that is cadaver donation but for living donor that is in a living donor organ donation one has to be at least 18 years of age. And the second statement is also incorrect. Swap donation and transplantation is permitted and legal after 2011 amendment to the transplantation of human organ act of 1994. And the statement 3 is also incorrect. See the buying and selling of kidneys or other organs is considered as transplant commercialism. And some people in dire financial distress may be willing to sell one of their kidneys or organs. But it is to be noted that it is illegal in almost all the countries of the world. And in India as per the transplant of human organs act buying or selling of organs in any way is punishable and has significant financial as well as judicial punishment. So here we have to identify the correct statements from these given statements. Here the correct answer is option D that is none of the EBO. With this we will come to an end of analysis of all the news articles taken up for today's discussion and also the discussion of practice questions. Once again Shankar IAS Academy wishes all the aspirants a very happy independence day. If you like this video press the like button comment share and do subscribe to Shankar IAS Academy YouTube channel for more updates related to civil service preparation. Thank you.


This is TFNN the tiger financial news network TfNN headline news update Good afternoon everybody I'm Tommy O'Brien company live from TFN headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida 2 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday two hours left to go in the trading day We got markets hanging around negative negative territory, but off of the lows somewhat S&P's negative 23 points trading at 27 82 we get the Nasdaq right now negative by 52 points trading at 75 55 and the Dow off more than a full percent off 263 points trading at twenty five thousand eighty four notes and bonds higher price lower yield ten-year up six ticks 125 19 30 year up 21 ticks 152 22 we get the gold contract up about four dollars at 12 81 and oil quite a Recharge to the upside up excuse me down 19 pennies at 59 oh two But we were down almost two dollars more than we're out right now We'll jump over to that chart in a moment start things off. Let's jump over the futures markets We'll start it off with the indices Dow trading twenty five thousand seventy seven We made a low just prior to noon Eastern time of twenty four thousand nine thirty eight So you're talking about a solid hundred and forty points about from when the lows that we made and as I said 25,083 in the Dow Nasdaq 100 quite a rebound as well from the lows low being 71 85 you're talking about 50 Nasdaq 100 points off of that low S&P's trading at 27 82. We made a low of 27 66 just prior to noon. There's your crude oil chart How about that so this morning we actually touched down with a 56 handle 56 98 and then boom did we get it? We got a 59 handle so more than two dollars from the downside just in the last about two hours Man, watch how crude oil volatility in both directions go contract trading at 12 80 97 and the euro US dollar trading 111 37 two of the stocks I've been mentioning on these updates two of the earnings that are moving and as we jump away the VIX as This market's clawed back some of those losses We were at a high of 1904 correlates to all those market lows as you've seen the market bounce a bit the VIX 1807 and Abercrombie and Fitch down almost 25% check out that chart quite a drop as they come out with their earnings They're gonna be close in three flagship stores one of them in Soho, New York City. You get Abercrombie 28 1879 and Dick's boarding goods the first headline was that they liked what was going on But I love these thinker swim charts folks They tell you when the earnings call takes place and guess what it was not a good earnings call because you went from about 36 You got dicks down 7% now stay tuned folks Tom O'Brien coming up live from 3 till 5