We're really excited about some new developments at Sci-Fi Labs, which I understand has some new announcements, specifically regarding the TV show The Expanse that came from a science fiction book that Steve is in love with. And I'm here with Matthew Ciavelli. Hi. So, yeah, I am the SVP of digital at Sci-Fi, and we're happy to announce the formation of Sci-Fi Labs this week, and we've got some cool stuff to show off, starting with our Philips lighting integration. So this is something we launched almost two years ago now, and have been refining it ever since. We launched it with Sharknado II. Oh, my God, I love Sharknado II, the best of the Sharknados. And we figured that was the ideal one to launch with, because it was so over the top and we could go really crazy with the lighting. But as we've worked on more serious and more somber shows like The Expanse, it's taken on a more atmospheric sort of bent, but we still use it to amp up action scenes in any of the battles. Oh, you're seeing a lot of good. So while you're watching The Expanse, your Philips Hue lighting system is changing lighting with the environments of something explodes? Correct. Yeah. So what it is is we've got an app that runs on phones or tablets, both iOS and Android. And what it does is it actually listens to the audio program. Oh, I was wondering how you sync it up. Yep. So, and that's the great thing about it. So it'll work if you DVR it, if you're, you know, if you rent it from iTunes because it's locked to the audio. So it works sort of like Shazam, except we not only know what you're watching, but where you are in the show. So now that we have that timeline, we're able to synchronize lighting events to what's happening on screen. And unlike some previous technologies where they were just using, you know, an algorithm or some math to analyze the color on the screen and then change the lighting, we're actually doing these manually. So we have people in our offices in New York building these custom light tracks by hand. So they're really, they're sort of scoring the show with light. So it's been very cool. Yeah. And people have been really, really excited about it. And this is now the third program we've done this for. All right. So we got to keep moving because we have four things to see here. We're walking around a square here. Let's go to the next section. All right. Now we're on the second side. And I am wearing something crazy in my head. What have I got in my head right now? You are wearing a Samsung Gear VR headset. So this works with most of the current model Samsung Galaxy phones and it fits in the headset. And what you're looking at is an app that we launched actually over the summer, initially for Google Cardboard. And that works on iOS and Android, right? Correct. Yeah. So we launched that over the summer for Google Cardboard. We did a giveaway at Comic-Con San Diego. And so we gave out 13,000 pieces of cardboard so people could watch it. And now we're happy to announce today there's a Gear VR version available in the Oculus store. So what does this bring to the movie or to the show, The Expanse? Well, so the interesting thing for us with VR is we had looked at the technology over the years. But we hadn't really, we didn't really have the right property for it. And once The Expanse went into production, we said, look, this is like one of the most visually stunning shows we've ever done. And we've got these great settings and really great visual effects. And wouldn't it be great if we showed the stuff in VR? I'm not sure I want Sharknado 2 with this on. Probably not. Although, you know, it could be kind of fun. So we launched it and the great thing about this is what you're looking at is actually using all of the source files from the visual effects department of the show. So we worked with the visual effects supervisor at The Expanse. And then we worked with a third-party VR vendor to make this 3D VR. And so we're exploring a couple of the ships and space station from The Expanse here in 3D. So it really makes you feel like you're inside the ship. That's crazy. Exactly. So. All right, I'm going to take that off. We're going to move to the next wall. So one of the other things we're highlighting here is the fact that although we love the sort of connected home and VR and 3D printing, but we don't want to ignore the plain old web. And so what you're looking at here is actually a website that was built for The Expanse. And it runs on phone, tablet, desktop. And so all this is just a PC with a touch screen interface here. But you can do it straight on the web. Exactly. So this is just you can go there. I'm actually opening it up on my phone to show you as well. So what this does is this actually takes you through the settings and the characters from The Expanse. And we actually have navigation here to take you through each episode. So because there are so many settings and so many characters to keep track of, it sort of helps along the way. So you're, you know, OK, so episode three, where were they again? And so you can sort of see what's going on through this really. Julie, my oh is. Exactly. And so we've got everything from images from the episode to information about what the state of the United Nations is like in the world of The Expanse. This is tricky because your audience, as the sci-fi channel, is a fairly sophisticated audience. So you need to bring the internet up quite a notch. Exactly, exactly. And that's why we felt like doing a website that was both inspired by sort of the screens and control panels in the show, but also doing a really fun interface. Plus, I understand it's fairly complicated to keep track. Our friend Dorothy turned Steve onto the books. And when she said you needed to have read the book to watch the show, I was like, oh, man, that sounds too hard. But if I can follow along on the internet. Exactly, exactly. And the great thing is, is the authors of The Expanse books are totally in love with this. And they've been tweeting out links to it. So it's great because it's fun to use, but it's also very helpful as a viewer. So this is my favorite part. We're going in the asteroid belt here. So it's a really great, so it's using WebGL and a lot of modern web technologies. Really fast. Yeah, and that's what's great about it. Unfortunately, the cell connection here is pretty bad. I'm waiting for this to load here. We're in the worst part of the globe right now for internet. Yeah, I would hate to see how taxed all the cell towers are here. But it works the exact same way on phone or tablet. And so it's a really smooth, really nice interface. And then the other thing is you can actually go through and view by character and take a look episode by episode. So you can see what this character Naomi did in each episode. So sort of you can go through the highlights of, nope. Don't look at the screen. Don't look at the screen. Exactly. This is really cool. OK, we're updating it every week after the episodes are on Tuesday. Oh, fantastic. OK, we're going to go to side four. OK. So you don't just want to have like your McDonald's happy meal of characters from the expanse. So you guys have done something far, far cooler. Yes. But we all still want the characters. Of course. Of course. So yeah, we're really excited to announce this. We have partnered with MakerBot, who's a 3D printer. Yes, exactly. They manufacture and market 3D printers. They're actually based in Brooklyn, New York. And we have partnered with them to make a number of 3D models from the expanse. And again, these are using original assets from the show. Really? So these are actually simplified versions of the 3D models that you're seeing in the visual effects or the VR. For those just listening, by the way, we're seeing all kinds of rocket ships and little characters and emblems and stuff. Yeah, so we've made some selected chips. Yeah, some of the logos. And we've even got things like we've got a model here of a helmet from one of the spacesuits. And that's actually what's printing here. And so we're showing it off. We're watching it be 3D printed right now. Exactly. So this is really exciting news for us because we know that this is a really vibrant community, a 3D printing world. And we've already had really incredible response. You're right in the nerd space here. I mean, these people are made for you. Yeah, this is deep. This is your village. Exactly, exactly. So all of these 3D models are available for free on Thingiverse, which is MakerBot's 3D model marketplace. And so we have a sci-fi section there with all of these available to download and print for free. No, I don't know much about 3D printers. Can other 3D printers see into this database and you can use these models? Yeah, because we're using standard 3D files, so most 3D printers should be able to handle that. Oh, cool. Because we interviewed some people with a $300 home printer today, and I told them they needed to talk to you guys. Very cool. Yeah, I don't know for sure. But yeah, these are their standard 3D files. Standard files, yeah. Exactly. And you could even open them. I was playing around. You can open them up in Photoshop, or a lot of apps will read them. OK, just play around with them. Exactly, exactly. All right, is there anything else we need to see, or? No. This is fantastic. How does somebody find out about what you're doing here? Just go to sci-fi.com, and we've got more information and access to all of the stuff you've seen here, links to download the apps, and more information on the 3D printing. All right, this is very cool, Matthew. I think I'm going to have to watch the expanse now. Wonderful, thank you.


SEGA DRUNK! I've looked at Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, and now let's take a look at a Sega 1-on-1 fighting game, Eternal Champions. And believe it or not, this is actually not an arcade port. It was made exclusive for the Genesis, or Mega Drive. Although the fighters here don't seem too happy about that. Seriously, this is my favorite intro screen ever. I just love this.  Otherwise, with just the 3-button controller, you have to press Start to switch from punches to kicks. I honestly don't mind playing this with an original controller, but it's obvious that that approach isn't for everyone. Anyway, what I like about Eternal Champions is that despite being released among a myriad of 1-on-1 fighting games, it still stands out in a lot of ways. For one thing, the game just looks different. The characters, the backgrounds, and especially the color palette, there's kind of a science fiction fantasy vibe here. And yeah, it's kind of cheesy in a 90s way, but I kinda like it. The sound, however, is a different story. The music is fine, but most of the sound effects, like when you land a move or when you hit the ground, are aped from Street Fighter II. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just sorta weird. Like, if you closed your eyes and played this, you'd think you were playing an alternate universe Street Fighter or something. There's also pretty much the same control scheme as Street Fighter, with light, medium, and hard punches and kicks. Of course, there's special moves unique to each character, but in addition, there's a power meter that you have to adhere to, represented by the Yin Yang thing in the corner there. So you can't just spam attacks like crazy. You can also taunt your opponent and reduce their special attack meter as well. Do it when they're down, though, or else it won't work out well for you. What I really like here is that there are finishers not unique to the character, but unique to the setting. So it doesn't matter who you are, you can send someone into the fan, burn someone at the stake, watch them get eaten by a dinosaur, or have them gunned down in a drive-by. The sheer variety here is really fantastic. Going back to the gameplay, though, the biggest impression I got from Eternal Champions is that this game is hard.  This isn't tough in a killer instant kind of a way, where it takes practice just to get into the flow of things and to start hitting combinations. This is a different kind of hard, more similar to Street Fighter 2. So yeah, Eternal Champions is a fun time. It's reasonably balanced with varied characters that each have their own backstory presented in the game itself, as opposed to an instruction book or a strategy guide or whatever. There's the one-player story mode, two-player versus, tournaments, a practice mode, and a battle room where you can have a one-on-one fight but screw with the options a bit. Eternal Champions is available on the original Wii Virtual Console and the cartridge is super cheap on eBay. And if you can't get enough Eternal Champions, there's a sequel on Sega CD.


Hey Survivors and Thrivers, in this video I'm going to be discussing how and why narcissists are dependent on you. Please like, comment, share and subscribe. Click the bell icon to receive notifications for my future videos. If you would like to donate, my PayPal links in the video description. If you are interested in one-on-one coaching, you can email me at NarcsFeverCoaching at gmail.com. Narcists are dependent on you. Narcists may act like they are independent, but they are actually dependent on you. They require your time and energy. They are dependent on your attention, validation and admiration of them. They may be dependent on you emotionally, physically or financially. They cannot attend to themselves or validate themselves. They cannot regulate their own emotions. They will use you to regulate their emotions. I have done a video called Narcissus are dependent on your reaction. They use your reactions to regulate their emotions and give them a sense of power and control, but they cannot do any of this on their own. They are heavily dependent on you. This is why when you don't do what they want you to do, or if you don't conform to the way that they have programmed you to be, they get angry or become passive aggressive towards you. They have to constantly gaslight you and reinforce their programming so that you will see them, other people and the world in the way that they do or in the way that they want you to see it. This is for the Narcissus security. They want to ensure that their supply is free from danger or threat so that it can continue to provide them with everything they need. You do or say something that is not in line with the Narcissus programming, or if you have a separate idea or belief to what the Narcissus wants you to believe. That is a potential danger or threat to their supply. You are not supposed to have your own thoughts, feelings or beliefs. The Narcissus expects you to think, feel and believe whatever they program you to think, feel and believe. It keeps you in a box. It makes your actions and behaviors more predictable and then makes it easier for them to control you. For them to control you, your world must revolve around them. They need to be able to control you because they are heavily dependent on you. Some Narcissus may be financially independent. The reason why they were able to achieve this level of success is because they are self-absorbed and lack empathy. They take the time that should be spent on caring for the people around them and use it for their own benefit. They also do not mind stepping on people if it helps them to succeed. Narcissus are dependent on you and they want you to be dependent on them. They want you to be dependent on them so that no outside sources could influence you or take the Narcissus time when they need you. If you start interacting with other people or seeking something from another person, that person could influence you and counteract the Narcissus programming. If you are interacting with people outside of the Narcissus world, they could influence you to see the Narcissus in a completely different way. You might start to realize that you deserve so much better or you do not deserve to be treated that way by the Narcissus.  Narcissus are also deeply envious of any human interaction or stimulation you might receive from outside sources. As they are envious of your happiness and contentment and jealous of anyone who you may potentially come into contact with, they are jealous because they feel as though someone is taking away their supply. They feel as though their pet is escaping. You are their source of supply. Your job is to regulate their self-esteem and their emotions.  Your life is meant to revolve around the Narcissus so that you can provide them with whatever they need in that moment. In the Narcissus mind, you shouldn't need anyone else. You should be dependent on them even though they don't bring anything to the table to nourish or replenish you. They have this exaggerated sense of value or importance and they will highly exaggerate the value of the item or favour given to you. They have this grandiose mentality as though if they give something to you or do something for you, it automatically has more value than if someone else were to do that, whatever they want you to be dependent on them for. You will only receive the bare minimum of that or it will just be an illusion. They will often future fake and make you believe that one day they will reward you for your efforts but you will never see the fruits of your labour. They want you to be dependent on them but not for any reason that is beneficial for you. It's just to keep you around so they can get whatever they need from you and Narcissus will not even take the time out of their day for someone unless they believe that they can get something out of it. When a Narcissus is dependent on you, they will ensure that they always get what they want but when they make you dependent on them, you will never get what you want even though they have made you dependent on them for that. You will always be more of a benefit to them than they are to you. You won't get what you want from the Narcissus because they don't like to give. They prefer to take and when they give they feel jealous of the person they are given to as though that person has taken something from them. They are also envious of the happiness and contentment that person will experience from whatever they are given them. This is why you will notice that a Narcissus might give something or do something for you and then immediately say or do something to ruin it. It's because they were envious of the happiness and contentment you were experiencing from whatever they gave or did for you. Another reason why Narcissus don't like to give is because if they did give you what you want, you would realize that it's not that great anyway. You would realize that the Narcissus is not this amazing person they made themselves out to be but if they continue to withhold from you, it keeps the fantasy going, it keeps you wondering and imagining how great this person is and how much they have to offer even when they haven't given you anything. The Narcissus knows that if they did give you something or do something for you, you would quickly realize that they are lacking the qualities or capabilities which they suggested to have initially. This would then cause a Narcissus to injury as you would no longer see them the way that they want to be seen and then they would feel like you are rejecting them or what they have to offer. Narcissus usually target people who are independent, people who are empaths.  Narcissus are aware of this and this is one of the reasons why they targeted you. They knew that they could take whatever they want from you and you wouldn't expect anything from them in return even if you did start asking them for a return on your investment. They will twist it around and act as though you are needy. You shouldn't want that from them or you are expecting too much. They will only give you something or do something for you if they feel as though you are waking up to what they are doing or if you start confronting them or if they want to obtain supply from other people by giving you something or doing something from you. If you will make them look good, Narcissus may act as though you always need something from them or you are dependent on them but they never give you what you are supposed to be dependent on them for. They are dependent on you. They require your time and energy and everything that you have to offer. They will try to isolate you so that your life revolves around them. This is designed to ensure that the supply is free from danger or threat. You don't want anyone to take their supply from them. They want to make your world as small as possible so that they can control everything that happens and prevent you from sharing your time and energy with someone else. That will be very un-beneficial for them.  Now you have this valuable information. You know what the Narcissus is really about. I hope that you will use this information to help you. Go no contact with this person who isn't going to benefit you in any way. Take some time to heal and then find someone who will give you what you are looking for. Relationships require fairness. It should be about understanding and working towards the needs of the relationship and not just the needs of one person. I hope that this video has provided you with further knowledge and understanding of your situation. Thank you for watching, please like, comment, share and subscribe. If you would like to donate, my PayPal links in the video description. For coaching enquiries, you can email me at NarcissusFiverCoaching at gmail.com. We have a private reddit community where survivors and survivors can share their experiences and knowledge. If you are interested in being a part of this community, you can sign up through our Patreon page. The link is in the video description. Check out the Narcissus Fiver merchandise store where you can purchase your own Narcissus Fiver t-shirt or mug. We have a variety of designs and it is a great way to support the channel. The link to our Narcissus Fiver merchandise store is in the video description. Thank you for watching and I will talk to you soon.


All right, so first up. Thank you for singing with me. Yes Not a good singer good engineer. Okay, first up.  Well, this is what this tool does as shown here with and you know, I have a PCB holder That's these little handy PCB holder magnetic doodads It's got a base. It's got like this rod It's got two like rigs with three set screws that you can use to like, you know quickly tightened and to attach the hot air wand and that way you don't have to hold it So I'm taking this one home because I am so tired of having to hold up this this wand while I'm especially for like four layer boards or the gigantic ground plane and I just want to like Re-seat one QFN. This is gonna really help me out. Let me give everyone a little dash philosophy to so that arm is a good solution For electronics, but fun fun thing to consider Get a glass of water hold it out and see how long you can hold your hand out Eventually your hand gets tired to me that represents grudges and people shouldn't hold on to them for so long You can pour the glass of water I could put the glass down, but you have to you can't just do that And so like your arms tired You can get you can you can help it with this thing and you don't have to hold the grudge You don't have to be in pain But I like my grudges They give me life. Yeah. All right. So anyways, this is a very nice holder that comes with two sizes I think all the ones that I used were the small size But you have both then you can choose to just don't attach the one you don't want or attach both whatever go to town Yeah, like this is the most like I kind of wish that this would come with hot air stations But I understand why it's it's something you have to buy separately, but I bought it in the fit of Desperation because I might I don't want my re-workout to become a workout. Yeah. All right next up Next up these cute magnetic connectors which they Actually this So yeah There's two pieces and there's there's three sizes. There's a three four and five pin connection We're going to show all these and then we'll do the overhead. No, let's go the overhead Because we've got the different sizes. Yeah, but it's it's I wanted you know Before DIY little bits or something so basically if you have a Okay, if you've got like a old Mac laptop, you might you know be familiar with that the power plug that like The MagSafe power plug. So this is like that also like sometimes phones or like wearables Use these connectors because they're very easy to waterproof because there's you know, you can You don't have any exposed contacts other than like these pogo pins. So they're much more rugged and durable Also, you have to worry about things getting yanked out or or getting pulled off and possibly damaging a connector through each connector has, you know, three to five Pogo pins on one side and they're like little squishy pads here. This is a squishy pad part and they have a right angle 0.1 inch header, which means that they fit perfectly into a perf board for easy Soldering and mounting so for example, like you know, it's actually kind of nice You can put it here and then you have another piece and you could snap it together this I just we just edge-mounted it because it's kind of fun And then this is the matching side which has another two magnets on the end and the magnets are like, you know, north and south are flipped So it does connect correctly one way, but if you flip this around It will not connect it fights you right because the magnets don't line up It'll naturally want to connect Like even if I hold it backwards, it'll go well if it's connected something won't do that But it'll magically snap in a line. That's cool. So the five pins are connect correct So you get there's a three pin a five pin and a four pin version. I'm like docking things Yeah, it's like I think it can be cool like we can have circuitry and this can carry power and data So you can have multiple boards and you know three five and four pin means it's like you can do, you know You are I squared C power this is cool, you know one wire and I like particularly the ones, you know, you could always bend these pads But I like these right angle ones because you get nice long Contacts and they're very easy to solder and it works with like any existing design that has a Header contact it just plugs in or solders in that's cool. This is neat This is a very like these are very fine and they're finally they're not cheap I'll say but I'm magnets. They're magnetic and you know magnets are expensive and and they're precision and you know getting one offs is not so cheap, but Believe me, you couldn't get these a couple years ago And I was looking I was looking I was looking trying to get them But now that they're they're more generic and you can actually pick them up in multiple sizes. So cool. Okay next up Next up and this is actually also, you know the star of the show. We've revised our seven segment backpacks They're the same size the same pinouts the same everything Except I kind of redid the back. I Improved the design a little bit and I made them a stomach UT compatible So if you want you can use the old ones. That's fine. You want to use the new one The back has yeah, so yeah start a show tonight beside you lady And one of our customers or team in the community. It's this yeah, I just show the other things That's fine. They're beautiful and animated on the back are to stomach UT connectors and you can change Do we show the product? Yeah Yeah, and I mean like I'll just go to the overhead and I'll show it because it's it's a little more clear that way Yeah, I want to say this that's fine. Well, this is the the board and then it's like it's stacking on with the red yellow green blue So this is it with the Matrix solder on usually comes bearing you solder on whatever color you like There you go, and you get the clock display with decimals and colon It's still got the HT 16k 33 which is a really great low-cost chip I actually brought in the pads a little bit to make it easier to solder there's a power LED which you can Cut the trace if you don't want it and then there's two vertical stomach UT connectors and so Here we've got a demo of a cutie pie board with the stomach UT cable plugged into the back And it's just like running the demo and there's like, you know, we just plug and play it so I do eventually want to get these pre-soldered like with the Light box in them for now. They're still a kit, but I'm getting closer now that at least This says a little bit more space. It's easier to solder And you can plug and play up to eight of them on one I squared C bus because the address can be Selected on the back. There's three jumpers to select up to eight different addresses. So the backpack, you know And loves one of our early products People really like this and it's makes it really easy to add seven segment displays And now you can plug and play them with stomach UT and that's new products


Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us for the panel on renewing hope for our pandemials. My name is Shalila Madhura. I'm the political reporter for Triple J's hack program, and I'll be sharing this afternoon's session. Before we begin, I'd like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land that I'm coming to you from, which is Ngunnawal country, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. And I extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are joining us here today. Just a few housekeeping matters before we kick off. This is an interactive session, so we'd love to get your questions and we'll try and get through as many of them as we can. Please ask a question in a Q&A box and also make sure to raise your hand icon. If your question is selected, I'll call on you by name. Please ensure your camera and microphone are on and I will be able to and then you'll be able to be visible on the screen so you can ask your question live to the audience. If you have any issues with your camera or your microphone, please type not live in front of your question and I'll read the question out for you. I would also like to welcome any fellow journalists who are in the crowd today and remind you that if you'd like to join the discussion on Twitter, you can do using the hashtag ACL forum. So without further ado, I'll ask my panel to introduce themselves. Jason, let's start with you. Hi, Shalala. My name is Jason Traffan. I'm CEO for Hitspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. Thank you, Luke. Let's go to you. Hi, everyone. My name is Luke Reichen. I'm the Executive Officer at the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition. We're the National Voice and Peekbody from more than 4.5 million young people right across Australia. Thanks, Luke. Madamita, let's go to you. My name is Madamita. I'm the President of the A&E Students Association, which is, of course, a peak representative body for over 17,000 students at the A&E here. Thank you. And finally, Fenu. Hi, everyone. My name is Fenu and I'm the CEO of Oak Tree, where Australia's largest youth-run international development agency, and we work with young people to develop their leadership skills across the Asia Pacific. Thanks, panel. We're looking forward to this. So let's get cracking with the questions. The title of this session is Renewing Hope for Pandemians. But before we get to the solution, I'm hoping the panel can please give us a bit of a sitting the scene for us by describing what they see as some of the key issues that young people have faced during the pandemic and how they'll impact young people in the long term. Madhu, I'm hoping you can talk us through how education has been disrupted over the last 18 months. Of course, I think it goes without saying that the in-person experience is quite fundamental to the learning experience. The university is not just about learning, but it's also learning the context of interaction with your peers, with your tutors, and with your colleagues. And I think for a lot of students, particularly the younger ones, there's a lot of formative life experiences that they feel like they've been missing out on. The first time you make a friend in a tutorial or the first time you solve something that you didn't think that you could in a group environment, there's also that sort of absence in what we are calling rural learning or remote learning, which I think is an important distinction from online learning because we haven't really been set up for online learning. We don't have the infrastructure to do that, but we're having to make those changes really, really quickly and have a complete departure from what most people imagine a university experience to be like. Absolutely. And I guess that kind of feeds into my next question, which is about the mental health impacts of the pandemic. Jason, could you talk us through that, please? Yeah, look, sure. I think it's fair to say these words resonate a lot with many people, irrespective of the age, but for the young, certainly isolation, leading to those feelings of loneliness, the uncertainty that's being experienced, the lack of predictability. We've seen a rise in psychological distress, in fact, one in three young people between 12 to 25. Of course, the most frequent reasons for young people coming to headspace will be related to anxiety, depression. They have been disproportionately impacted through work and study, and I guess the pandemic is just the latest challenge that young people are facing. So what we also see, though, is that when young people are reaching out for support and for help, that the actual service system itself is complex prior to COVID and has been added, has been added complexities. So we're really conscious about not having the complexities of the system impacting on the complex needs that young people are presenting for, but certainly increases in reporting of suicide, ideation, self-harm, eating disorders to emergency departments. There's a whole range of mental illness and mental health impacts that we're seeing through COVID now. And as you said, not just young people there, but across the demographics. Thank you for that, Jason. Luke, we know one of the factors involved in mental health is economic instability. Could you talk us through what you think some of the economic impacts have been for young people? Yeah, thanks, Laila. I think it's important to acknowledge right off the bat that young people are generally left with higher unemployment than older people both across the world, but specifically here in Australia. There are really two categories through which we're looking at the economic impacts for young people. The first is that immediate impact of lockdowns and closure of essential services, which predominantly employed young people, which meant that they really felt the impact of those lockdowns, that reduction in work. And it's really important that policymakers keep that in mind when designing policies, especially at the moment. The second impact is the long-term impact, which is sometimes referred to as that economic scarring. And there's the range of evidence from previous recessions that young people generally experience a lifetime impact from graduating in a recession or starting their workplace in a recession. Young people generally will experience worse employment prospects for the rest of their lives. And those who do find work will generally experience less job security, fewer hours and generally lower wages, sometimes right into retirement. So we need to consider not just the immediate economic impacts now, but begin thinking about those long-term impacts and how you mitigate those and support young people. But we've seen that young people have been increasingly getting blamed for aspects of this pandemic, whether it's going out too much, not being vaccinated at rates high enough, whether they're still in work. That means that they can't work from home and therefore getting a bit of blame for spreading COVID through different states and territories. Why do you think young people are copying so much of the blame here? Yeah, that's the million dollar question, Shalilah. And I think as far as I can see, that blame actually comes from a fundamental disconnect between what young people are actually experiencing and what decision makers and the government actually believed at young people are experiencing. So throughout the last 18 months, as we have already heard from Jason, Luke and Madhu, it has been a really tricky time for young people with their mental health, economic disempowerment and a lack of educational opportunities and just general future hope. But I think isolated instances of illegal gatherings are used to really label an entire generation quite against what the actual reality of the situation is. And we've seen young people turn up to vaccinations at an extraordinary rate. For example, in Victoria, once we were eligible for the vaccine, the government website actually crashed from demand. So young people are showing up and these are the stories that I think need to be highlighted. Absolutely. And we're seeing them get AstraZeneca even when other types of vaccines weren't available. Luke, I want to go to you. The question of hope is a really big one. Why is the concept of hope so important when dealing with mental health concerns in young people? Yeah, thanks, Lata. I think it makes sense in terms of generally young people are at the formative period in their life. And the pandemic, as Denner has mentioned, has really impacted those formative years. And so young people need something to look forward to, particularly during a lockdown, particularly during a time when employment has just been so difficult. And as Madhu mentioned, when study has just been so difficult. So I think people need to be able to see a way out of this pandemic and they need to see an option to get their lives back on track. And I know that personally for me and for those that I know and the young people that we work with, that's the thing they're telling us will really make a difference and make sure they can have better mental health going forward. And for us, that looks like better access to vaccines. It looks like real employment prospects and it looks like access to services like Headspace. So young people can actually get the help they need when they need it. Jason, that's a great segue to you as someone who deals in mental health, you know, exclusively here. Why is hope such an important concept for young people? Yeah, look, there's very, very good evidence around that, you know, hope is widely thought to be effective in positive psychological change. So what that means is that if you have hope, and that you do have a good connection and a good experience in seeking help, so there's been no shortage of promotion about the topic of mental health. There's many support services out there for young people, but we know that having hope is such an important motivating factor. So when they have that belief that they can step forward to seek some supports, whether that be through family, friends or indeed through other services like Headspace or Beyond Blue, that when they do that they have that have a positive experience. It's not just always about seeking supports and getting them. It's actually about having a positive experience and it can actually reduce the levels of psychological distress. We've had numerous studies which actually have shown that. So I'm also conscious too about the way in which we portray the word hope in the context that the reality for many is that it's not good at the moment, but by offering that I guess that engagement in conversation, that productive conversation about the future, that we can get through this, that with the right supports in place, that young people in this country can move forward. That gives us hope, but that hope has to translate into meaningful backup supports for them in order to do so. There's no better no better thing now for young people to feel like they're connected, that they're socially engaged. As a result, their mental health and well-being can only lift as a matter of that, but we also have to recognise at the same time that the reality is that it's really tough right now. To the rest of the panel then, why do you think hope is so hard to grasp right now, across the board and the demographics that we're seeing, but particularly for young people? I think that futures are built together and with community and with other people and when the pandemic obviously enforces disconnection and disengagement, that's really hard to find, especially in isolation. But in the same breath, I think we've seen some really fantastic understandings of mutual aid and what community support looks like. Even in a Canberra context, we've seen people deliver food to others. We've seen people offer to personally engage in services for those that are vulnerable. Where we see gaps in community service provision or where we see gaps in government service provision, we see individuals of the community really taking up those responsibilities. I think that's been really encouraging and that does give a little bit of hope. I might jump in there and also say that there's only so much that young people can be expected to blindly hope for. I think for the people that I at least have surrounded in my life and I live on site at a university campus. I'm very much surrounded by young people quite often and there is an astounding amount of hope for the future. Hope that their careers will get back on track after this pandemic is under control and hope that they'll be able to see their family and friends again that are interstate and overseas. But ultimately, if decision makers and systems aren't meeting us halfway, it is really tricky to keep up that hope. When we hear politicians saying that we need to keep a positive attitude about climate change instead of actually doing the policy changes that will actually give us hope for our future. And when we hear leaders not have a straight plan of getting out of this pandemic and restoring our jobs and careers, it's really hard to keep that blind faith. So there's only so much that young people can be expected to hope for without those in power and those in decision making spaces meeting us halfway. Jason, look, did you have anything to add in terms of why you think hope is hard to clean to at the moment? I think that it was honestly nailed it. It is a really difficult time. And as Madhu said, young people generally are hopeful and they're doing their absolute best, but then is right. We need some solid outcomes to actually have that hope. We need a foundation. All right. Well, I guess that takes us to a big question, which I'm going to throw open to all of you on the panel. So feel free to jump in. It is a conversation, really, as well as a panel. But what do you think governments should be doing? Government, state and federal should be doing to help young people who are really struggling at the moment? I think, first of all, if I could speak to the issue of mental health, I think putting the systems and structures in place to really support young people through this really difficult time for them is the number one concern. I know, again, from living on a university campus, that a lot of the peers that I'm surrounded with are finding it really difficult, even when they do get the courage to reach out for help, to find that help. It's months and months of waiting, if not giving up after that. And so those systems, first of all, need to be put in place. But in a broader context, I think having young people in decision making spaces is no longer a nice tokenistic thing to have, but really necessary.  And I think what we're seeing is a real lack of urgency from governments on the state and federal level to account for what we need going into the future. And I can jump in there and follow that. I think for most young people now, that point is completely right there. Young people want to be included in decision making. And particularly at a time, as we've all mentioned, that young people are predominantly affected or disproportionately affected. It's more important than ever that young people are actually included in those decisions. Really practically what that looks like is designing policies with young people. And you can do that by employing young people in policy development positions. You can do that through processes of co-design. You can do that through having young people leading policy and actually writing the policy that affects them. We would do that in any other area or for any other community. And young people, just by virtue of their age, are not in leadership positions in our federal parliament. They are not in leadership positions in the public service. And so those people have to make the effort and do the work to include young people in their work so that they can be included in decision making. It's a really important step. As Luke and Dennis said, informative policy making is good policy making. And if you're sitting in a group of people and making decisions or representations about any demographic, that's not at that table that I feel like you should rethink the validity of the conclusions that you're reaching. And there's a lot of conversation I think about essential services. And as we were talking about earlier about the issue of hope, I see for a lot of young people right now the issue is one of survival and the issue is one of sort of a buy-in into the processes that are in place and reframing what sort of services do young people rely on? And is that a handout or is that something that's essential for progressing? Societies get back what they invest into their communities and what they invest into their people. If you invest in making sure that young people and youth are supported, they will be able to give back to society and really flourish in that space. I think it's really important for government to talk with young people, not to talk at them, that it's not okay to say, oh well there's plenty others worse off than you. You're so lucky what a great country we live in and we do. But they need to be listened to, to be understood, not to be judged, not to be told. I'm sure we need direction. Absolutely, we need the pathway out of the pandemic and clearly there's movement there. But like other panelists have said, it is about inclusivity. We are such a diverse country and young people themselves are not a homogenous group. So we do need to have voices of young people, but not just a meeting or a workshop, it needs to be an ongoing engagement process. I know myself just leading the organisation of Headspace that if every decision was up to me to think of what was the best idea, I know I'd get it dramatically wrong. But what keeps us in leadership roles honest and what keeps us, I guess, contemporary in what we do, it's because we're heavily informed by an ongoing process of engagement and listening to young people, because things can move really quickly. And I have no doubt that our thoughts of 2019 are very different to how we were looking forward to 2022. So that ongoing engagement, whether that be for policy or whether that be for more of an immediate response, it's so important. And that's not a lot of money. Often we might say we need extollers for this or that, but actually engagement to understand what's going on in the mindsets of young people, school-aged young people, young people coming into university to TAFE to other vocational settings. And of course, what's it like now in the work environment for young people? And that word hope before and that optimistic future that everyone yearns for, that's what we've obviously got to try and set the time for coming out of this pandemic. A bit of a curly one here. What do you think society could be doing differently to help young people? Put you all on the spot now. I can probably jump in with one of the things that I then has already spoken to, but the frustration of young people that I've spoken to lately has been that sort of blame, particularly with the high transmission among young people in Australia. But the reality is, is young people have been in those frontline jobs and essential services. They've been metting the supermarkets, the cafes, they've been ensuring that our supply lines are still open. And so I think there needs to be some acknowledgement of that work that young people have done and the risk that they've experienced over the last two years now. I also think it's really important that in doing so, we sort of acknowledge the input they've had and maybe back off of it and recognize that young people have had a really rough go and start thinking about how we can actually support them. Yeah, off the back of that, if I could also just add, I think there has been this idea that young people are not actually grateful for all the public health measures and the protections that we've been afforded. And that is just not the case. We are so grateful for living in Australia and the protection of our health. We just think that there are ways in which we can make this experience better going forward. So just an understanding of it, you know, not us being spoilt brats who are who are like not understanding the reality of the situation. We understand the reality of the situation very well and just believe there are better ways that we can do this. I always like to try and end the panel part of the discussion with a bit of a positive note. So I want to go through some of the panel members and ask you what gives you hope. Luke, let's start with you. Are you seeing more innovation in terms of how young people are getting and keeping jobs? Yeah, I think so, Shalila. And I think young people have generally stepped up right across the board during the pandemic, again, in those frontline jobs. But we've also seen increased entrepreneurship, which has been a necessity during a time when casual jobs and in-person jobs haven't always been possible. My favorite example is a startup called Alex Makes Meals, which is a young man who has been essentially providing meals. And I know some of the panelists smiling because they will be seeing this. But essentially 20 years old, started an organization which is now making 3,000 meals a week, which is absolutely incredible. A bit across the board during the pandemic, we've worked with young people who have increasingly started organizations, starting helping their peers, but also started helping in that community. And that's been incredible. And in doing so, they've created employment opportunities that weren't there before the pandemic. So I've been really, really hard on to see that. Absolutely. Then while young people have been blamed a lot in the pandemic, which we spoke about earlier, we're also seeing them step up in a way that we haven't before. How are young people advocating on their own behalf and for their own interests? Yeah, great question, Shalila. And this is definitely what gives me hope to see young people building movements to support each other, but also support their broader communities. I interviewed someone the other day who had parents who were from a different cultural background and were hesitant to take the vaccine, but they took it on themselves to educate them through culturally appropriate methods. Young people are stepping up in ways to not only support themselves, but their older loved ones as well. And Luke and I with a YAC and Oak Tree recently held a discussion with former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, which brought together hundreds of young people that really spoke about what gives them hope for the future. And it is really including us in those decision making spaces and us playing a really active role in this recovery. Absolutely. Mademita, what are we seeing? What are we seeing now more? Let me start that again. What we're seeing now more and more is that young people are choosing to reskill, whether it's through government programs in tastes or technical colleges or by enrolling in university. Surely a more skilled workforce is a good thing. I think a more educated workforce is always an excellent thing. I think on the same flip side of saying remote learning has been difficult for a lot of students. It has also been quite more accessible and quite passionate about the average working student and the average student with disabilities. There are a lot of students who are like that and they have to juggle work with university anyway. And what online learning has done is given them much more opportunities and much more flexibility and the opportunity to demonstrate the same aptitude as all other students, but something that just really supports the average student in achieving their goals. And I really hope it's something that we will retain going to the future, that flexibility in what an effective curriculum look like and what a universal design for learning can look like in terms of allowing everybody to access education. Thank you. And Jason, finally, does the increased conversation around mental health mean we're seeing less stigmatization and more focus on achieving the right kinds of support? Yeah, it's a good question. I mean, firstly, stigma often comes from a lack of understanding or perhaps fear. So inaccurate or misleading representations of mental illness do contribute to both of those factors. So importantly for this discussion, though, that stigma reduces hope. So I guess we're definitely seeing more conversations around mental health across the country is no doubt, but actually particularly among young people. And we know that from several large studies that stigma is reducing, particularly that for young people who are more open to talk about their issues with friends. What that leads to, of course, is to increased help seeking. And as I said earlier, that increased help seeking needs to be matched by a positive experience so that they can navigate their way through those difficult times and get through them with some really great evidence based interventions that can support them. Thanks so much, panel. This does bring us up to time. So thank you very much for your thoughts. Thank you, everyone, for your questions as well. And I hope you can join me in thanking our panel, Thenu Harath, Jason Strath-Awen, Madhu Jannagaraja and Luke Reichen. Thanks so much, everyone, really, really great discussion today and lots to think about going forward. Thank you.


Hi everyone, Joe for Jaspy's casebreaks.com with our last filler for that top triple threads break So first we're gonna do this Bowman hobby pack random team 2 and at the end We're gonna re-randomize everybody's names top 4. We'll get into that triple threads break coming up right after this big Thanks to this group for working on it for making it happen Big thanks to the teams right there and let's do the break first roll it randomized names and team six into two eight times one two three four five six Seven and eighth in the final time eight times for the teams one two three Four and eighth and final time. There's the first half of the list. No trade window second after the list Just a quick ten-card pack anyway. The whole point of this obviously is Giving away those remaining triple thread spots the top four. I think those triple thread spots one spot three hundred and fifty dollars, so Opportunity for you to get a expensive spot Here for a fraction of the price in there big. Thanks everybody here once again appreciate it That's coming up in a different video a separate video Nothing too crazy here in this hobby pack But again The whole point of this break is not what's in there, but it's who's gonna win those Triple thread spots. Let's grab everybody from one through 30 new dice new list and fingers crossed Top four after five two and a three five times one two three Four and fifth and final time after five So from five on down Juan sorry man sad times From five all the way down through 30, but I appreciate everyone giving this a shot But happy times for the top four it's gonna be Cory is happy so is Scott Adam and Scott again Congrats to you. We'll see in the next video for triple threads. Jasper's case makes


Stevenson with the 69-61 victory today. A hard-fought win over Lycoming joined now by head coach Jackie Boswell. Coach, you led throughout then they fought back really well in the second half. What was the difference in closing it out in the fourth quarter? Well, you know, I think we just gave up a lot of easy offensive rebounds. They play really hard and their game plan, the second half is to get to the free throw line. They executed it really well. I thought we did a better job in the fourth quarter backing up off of them, not putting them on the free throw line and really it came down to the rebounds when the game was really close. It came down to the rebounds. And some big shots tonight. Four threes from Sarah Downing and then a huge one in the closing minutes from Katelyn Vantash, the outside shooting a big part of this. Yeah, definitely.  And then, so your role coming off the bench like Sarah has is to come off and shoot the ball and that's what she did and she had to make them change their game plan a little bit. Coach, how good did it feel just to get back into the wing column? It had been almost a month. I know there was a break in there, but how much of this team need this one to sort of get the juices going the right way? Well, I think we definitely needed this one. I thought that the way that we played against Messiah the other day showed a lot of intensity and I expected us to play really well. Also, I mean, out of the 12 games we played, this is only our fourth game at home. So it felt really good, I think, to be at home in front of our own crowd. I think that was important and that, you know, that made it a little bit more fun too.   So, you know, we just got to take it day by day. Coach, congratulations on a big win. Alright, thank you. She's Jackie Boswell. I'm Glenn Clark for GoMustangSports.com.


When we talk about Qatar, we cannot forget to talk about Doha and we are looking for opportunities and we are looking for jobs. Job hunting in Qatar or in the Gulf countries. What do you expect to find? What do you expect to see? In this video, I just want to move you around and see what you expect to see by the way. So consider it, you also look at the weather. It's not the same with other countries or with other countries. But as an individual, what do you expect to see and what do you expect to find? In this video, you'll be able to tell, is it worth working in Qatar? Is it worth looking for a job in the Gulf country? If yes, then let's get into the video and see what exactly you have to see. The French skyscrapers all over the time will just show you the beautiful scenery of the country and definitely that you definitely have to have and see and enjoy. Today we are in Avdala as this being a handmade street. See the same street that you can try to see what exactly is happening and how organized and clean this country may be. Today I will just look for you. So in this video, you can also definitely see when I talk about the skyscrapers all over town. This is what we are talking about. We are talking about skyscrapers. So this is how it is organized. How the country is definitely organized. That when you come to work, you also get to enjoy. In case you get an opportunity and you get that good company. You get that company that is giving you exactly whatever you have to do.  Despite of the differences in weather, the rest of the things you can try to persevere and have them with you. So we look at what exactly happened and this is what. So remember I have to keep on telling you this is where we are in Avdala as this. Being a handmade street. The same street we have old argument that is the bus station where we can have the bus station. It is the NASA being Kali intersection. That is exactly what we are talking about. First of all just look at the cleanness itself is what we are talking about. We are talking about the cleanness which is very important. Which is very good and which is actually something that you need to enjoy as a country. It's pretty very nice. You know we are looking at discovering Qatar. Qatar 2022, the fifth world cup. We can't fail to mention that because it's a great tournament that will be hosted in the country. You know it's a one tournament of 32 teams that attracts many people. But remember also what you can fail is the country of opportunities and the Gulf countries. I think when you look at Qatar itself it's not yet very much strict when it comes to recruitment. You can have that opportunity when you have it, when the chance comes to you. Remember when we talked about the visas we talk about the visas and we talk about the visa. So having a visa in the Gulf country it is a privilege and a responsibility. How is it a privilege is that not everyone can have the visa, right? You have that chance. But again how does, how comes it's a responsibility? You have to take care of yourself. You need to know the norms, the dos and dos of those countries that will enable you live in that country peacefully. These are what you call electric buses. Very new brand new public transport electric buses. They're very nice. You just need to have a card for yourself to travel which is cheapest and chargeable a little bit at one moment of time. So you can all enjoy these services. When we talk about these services we have the metro, you can talk about these services. Remember all those opportunities we are talking about. When we talk about jobs in Qatar, when we talk about jobs in Gulf countries we are meaning a wide variety of opportunities.  The most in drivers, the delivery people. All these are opportunities, construction workers. These are all what you call the opportunities in the Gulf. So when the opportunity comes you don't have to use it. It's not all about what you're going to do. It's all about coming in the country. When you come in the country, no matter how you have the start-up of your raise you always be not very easy. But after some time, if you try to get and manuva it well you definitely succeed to get what you want in one word together. Hope you've enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for coming back to this channel and thank you so much. If it's your first time to come across this channel please consider subscribing. By the way, don't forget to hit that notification bell. It's very important when you always be getting the updates. Remember, it's Mets from the Mets creation TV. See you again in the next video as we try to see the latest updates and around the Gulf, the opportunities that you tend to have to see.