Good morning sir. Good morning ma'am. Thank you sir. How are you? I am good sir. Thank you very much. You are coming from Vellore or you are in Delhi for some time? Sir, I am in Delhi for the past 3 months. You are very far? Yes sir. Are there civil services? Yes sir. Or any other agenda? Sorry sir. Or any other agenda? Only for civil services? Yes sir. I am preparing only for civil services. See in your prizes, medals and scholarships, we have given 100% attendance in your university 2010. Do you think it is a big achievement? 100% attendance? You have mentioned in your lab. Yes sir. Do you think it is a big achievement? Everybody is supposed to attend the classes? Yes sir. I think it is a good achievement because the kind of curiosity that I have for learning new things when I entered the university and the kind of experience that I had with that, that made it more attractive for me and that is why I consider it as a good achievement sir. So you get scholarship for that? Yes sir. After one year of full attendance or? Yes sir. In my second year I got it. First year I had this attendance. Because there are some views that you need to attend the classes every day and even if you attend classes for few days and do your studies privately, you could learn more. Yes sir. Sir, even in my university the requirement is only 75% sir to attend to qualify for the exams. But I did not consider myself to attend. That is why I am asking whether you take it as a big achievement? Sir, I consider it as a good habit of mine. Okay. You have been seeing documentaries on Indian tribes. Yes sir. Tell me something about tribes, tribal populations, how many tribes we have which are most permitted, all these things. Yes sir. Sir, with respect to the scheduled tribe population in our country, it is around 104 million sir, 8.6% of our total population. Of that we have 705 scheduled tribes according to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Of that of 705 we have 75 primitive vulnerable tribal groups spread across 18 states and one union territory in our country sir. Smallest tribe? Sir, the smallest tribe is Andamanis whose population is 40 in number. 40 or less? Sir, according to the recent estimates it is 40 sir. Okay. And there is another tribe in Andamanis that is important. Sir, Sentinelis tribe who are most isolated compared to any other tribe in our country. And the government is doing something for them. I think in this month they are going to inaugurate something for the tribal products. You know, have any idea about that? I am sorry sir. Have you heard of Trifed? Yes sir. Sir, Trifed is an organization which works for marketing the minor forest produce of the scheduled tribes and also promoting their traditional handicrafts. Are they launching some new scheme? E-marketing they are launching. Thank you sir. Vipro, you worked in Vipro? Yes sir. How long? Sir, for 9 months. Tell me something about Vipro. What is the, what is his position in the overall setup companies in India? Yes sir. And in IT sector specifically? Sir, Vipro started its business in refinery oil business in 1945. But today it is one of the major tech companies in our country and it is in terms of its market share and its turnover. It is third in position in IT sector, sir, after TCS and Infosys. Have you heard about tax and extortion in the northeast? I am sorry sir, I did not get it. In the northeast, there are so many insurgent groups and they are extorting money even from the officers. Have you heard about that? Sir, I heard that extortion takes place but I am not very sure about whether they extort officers or not. Even chief secretary and DG police, they are paying money. I am not aware of that sir. Okay. Kashmir, have you visited Kashmir? Sir, I went to Vaishnodevi once. That is not Srinagar? No sir. What is SWOT? SWOT as WOT. Sir, it is an analysis we do on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. For whom we do? Sir, we can do for a person or for an organization or for a country. Have you done 5%? Sir, I have done for SWO but I am not aware of the threats that I am posed with. Sir, you are not aware of that? Yes. Saich, Jagat Saich, Vipro is known, especially the founder is known for philanthropy. Yes sir. Can you tell me about this? Yes sir. Sir, Azim Premji, the former chairman of the Vipro, he donated a lot for the social sector, especially he also came up with Vipro foundation, Vipro Charitable for Azim Premji foundation. And other than that for in the giving pledge initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, he was the first Indian to contribute to that initiative wherein after his succession, some 35% of the share of his wealth goes to this foundation. And other than that he also contributed to the education sector and improving the rural infrastructure in many of the states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and some other states. And you talked about the giving pledge. So, in the giving pledge our major billionaires or big industrialists did not pledge anything. Do you think we lack a culture of philanthropy in Indian society? Sir, historically we have this tradition sir, right from the ancient India, the Munis and other big landlords they used to contribute. But the generosity culture in India that is in such a way that they do not show off, they do not disclose it outside and they do it silently and that is unique aspect with respect to India, sir. Today the billionaires also contribute a lot. For example, Ratan Tataji also contributed a lot to philanthropy. However, the number of billionaires that we can count are very few in number and we have a huge scope for the other billionaires to contribute a lot. So, we have heard about 3D printing. Have you heard about 4D printing? Yes sir. Can you tell me what is 4D printing? Sir, the extra dimension in 4D printing from 3D printing is time. 4D printing is a process wherein we develop a three dimensional product and we keep that product for certain amount of time under a set pressure and temperature conditions. And after that time the product itself molds into different shape, the desired shape and this is what 4D printing is all about sir. Can you tell me application of nanotechnology in mechanical engineering? Yes sir. Sir, in improving the efficiency of various systems. For example, the automobile systems itself. In the recent past, we have witnessed the evolution of nano engines sir. So, nanotechnology can also be introduced to bring efficiency in the automobiles with these kind of nano engines. You talked about automobiles. Can you tell me latest developments in suspension technology and braking technology? Sir, with respect to the braking technology, we have anti-braking, anti-relock braking system which gives a steady posture for a vehicle and it does not allow it to skid. I am not aware of the latest technologies in suspension systems sir, I am sorry. You have an interest in tribal community and watching documentary on tribes. Yes. You are aware of tribal punctures? Yes sir. Can you briefly tell me tribal punctures? Yes sir. Sir, our honourable prime minister, former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave this tribal puncture in the forward to book written by Varyal Elvin in the philosophy of NIFA, North Eastern Frontier Agencies. Actually, this is an integrationist approach to give a policy to the government of India going forward to deal with scheduled tribes. These include five principles. Firstly, the first principle is not to overwarn the scheduled tribes with multiple schemes. And secondly, we need to hire and recruit more number of, I am sorry sir, more number of scheduled tribes to administer their own areas and not to include many outsiders. And the third principle is to protect and respect their land rights and on forests. And fourthly, we should not judge the development of scheduled tribes based on the quantitative parameters, rather the quality of character that is developed among them. Okay, so it's almost 70 years since tribal puncture. Yes. How do you assess its contemporary relevance? What has changed since then? Or what new aspects has to be included in tribal policy? Sir, there are a lot of changes with respect to the upliftment of scheduled tribes in our country. For example, the literacy rate has improved from 10% in 1947 to 59% in 2011. Having said that, there are many other areas where we can concentrate upon to uplift the tribes. The one major flaw that I see in our policy right from 1947 till now is that the one-size-fits-all approach that we adopt for the scheduled tribes across India. If we observe the deep social and economic parameters of scheduled tribes, they are very heterogeneous in nature. And we need to have customized approach for each and every scheduled tribe in every region and to address their problems. So, this is what I would like to incorporate in the tribal policy, sir. Sir. So, you studied in Vellore? Yes, sir. VIT Vellore? Yes, sir. So, you are familiar with Vellore? Yes, sir. Describe Vellore. Yes, sir. Sir, I consider Vellore as a very rich city which has a blend of both modernity and cultural richness. For example, we have the Vellore Fort which is very historical in nature. And also in terms of the cultural richness, we have the Golden Temple in Vellore, sir. Other than that, there is also a very famous prison in Vellore. And the modern institutions such as Christian Medical College in Vellore and other institutions like my own university, VIT University are symbols of the modernity that the city is going through. And secondly, sir, it is also one of the smart cities announced by the government of India. There is a river which is underground in nature, that river Palar that flows through, I am sorry, sir, flows through this river, flows through the city of Vellore, sir. So, this is and it is one of the major contributors of Soldiers to India. What are the historical significance of Vellore Fort? Yes, sir. Sir, in this very fort, the revolt Sipai Mutiny of 1806 has happened and it is according to some historians, it is also considered as the first war of independence because that was the first major revolt against the Britishers in the entire Indian subcontinent. What are the factors that led to that community? Sir, just before this revolt, there was a kind of insult attributed to the sons and daughters of Tipu Sultan, whose children they were jailed in this fort. And the Sipai Mutinis were also asked to remove their beard and also remove their turbans. This incited them into revolting against the Britishers, sir. So, who could emerge victorious in that mutiny and how that siege was lifted? Sir, due to the military might and the coordination and superiority of British military, they suppressed the revolt within one day, sir. And later, they have reorganized the system in which this fort is regulated and this area is regulated and they took the entire area into their control. Today marks one of the significant moments for India in global arena. Can you think why? Sir, from today, we are chairing the UN United Nations Security Council for the month of August and that is a matter of... How did UN Security Council chair is rotated? Sir, it is rotated on an alternate basis for every country, sir, for every month. I am not very clear about it, sir. I am sorry. Okay. Tomorrow, the country Prime Minister is going to launch another significant instrument. Can you think of what it is? Sir, can I take some time? Sir, I am sorry, sir. I am unable to recall anything. Okay, sir. It is in FinTech. I am giving a clue. E-rupee is going to be launched tomorrow. Are you aware of E-rupee? Sir, the Central Bank Digital Currency... Sir, I am aware of Central Bank Digital Currency, but I have not heard about E-rupee, sir. So, you are cricket captain in the university? Yes, sir. You participated in the inter-university tournaments and all? Yes, sir. How did your team pair? Sir, I was captain for nine months, sir, in my final year of graduation. We won one major tournament. Which major tournament? Sir, it was conducted in VIT itself. It is Raja Ji International Inter-College Cricket Tournament conducted in 2014. Did your university participate in the South Zone Inter-University Tournament? Sorry, sir. South Zone Inter-University Tournament, did your university team participate? No, sir. No? No, sir. Okay. Are you batsman or bowler? Sir, I am an opening batsman, sir. Opening batsman, okay. What are all the advantages and disadvantages of opening batsman? Sir, coming to the advantages, firstly, I will have... as an opening batsman, an opening batsman will have the maximum number of deliveries at his disposal to bat throughout the innings. And secondly, as an opening batsman, we will be able to assess the pitch and the kind of bowlers that the opposition have. And we can give a signal to the entire team so that the team can plan what is the optimum score that we can score if we are batting first. And coming to the disadvantages, sir, since we are the first to bat, there is a possibility that we might face the fiercest of the bowlers in the opposition. And we make sometimes... How the role of opening batsman evolved from Test Cricket to ODI to 2020? Sir, in the Test Cricket, the opening batsman used to be very patient on the first day. They used to assess the pitch, seam movement and also the bowler's ability to strike the decent line and lens. Coming to the one-day international, sir, this has reduced a bit. And batsmen started taking some kind of risk because they wanted to utilize the starting 10 hours of power play. When it comes to the T20, this risk-taking ability has increased manifold because the power play is only for 6 hours and opening batsmen are supposed to set a tone to the entire team. Okay. You are presently working in Chengal Patlu? Yes, sir. I worked in Chengal Patlu, not now. Resigned? Yes, sir. How long? How long you worked at? Sir, I worked for 9 months. 9 months. And after that, for this, you resigned and started preparing? Yes, sir. Okay. In Chengal Patlu, it is Mahindra city. Yes, sir. How many units are there? Sir, I am not aware of the total number of units. I am sorry, sir. Okay, sir. Anthropology has been your optional subject? Yes, madam. So, how does anthropology help us understand bureaucracy? I am sorry, madam. How does anthropology help us understand bureaucracy? Madam, in anthropology, we study the cultural relativism, which means that we understand every culture from their own perspective. And when it comes to bureaucracy, the working of bureaucracy on the ground level is also related to this aspect. We need to be very aware and sensitive about the kind of ground realities at every point of place. And secondly, the kind of hierarchy that we have in bureaucracy, that also needs to be respected when someone, a youngster like me enters into the bureaucracy and adapt to the new hierarchies. So, this is how studying anthropology makes us be aware and learn things very quickly and adapt very quickly. And that is how it helps us, madam. You have talked with Diplo. Yes, madam. There was a question on philanthropy. Yes, madam. How would you differentiate philanthropy from CSR, corporate social responsibility? Madam, philanthropy is completely voluntary in nature, whereas CSR is legal according to the section 135 of Companies Act 2013. And in philanthropy, there is no restriction on the areas where one wants to spend and also the amount that one has to spend. Whereas in CSR, it is mandatory to spend in specified sectors where government has enlisted in the Act. And also, the amount should be around, I am not aware of the exact number, madam, a certain percentage of the net profits in the past three years. So, this is how we can differentiate between both of them, madam. But if it is not mandatory, see before 2013, it was not mandatory and there was no difference? Sir, there is one more difference, sir. In philanthropy, it can be an individual work, whereas CSR, it is for an organization. Okay. Some of the tribes that have been practicing polyandry in India and the reason for that? Name of some of the tribes? Madam, there are tribes in Lakshadri and also in Kerala. There are some tribes names are Melachari, Thakrufan in Lakshadri. They practice polyandry, madam, because there are certain historical and cultural significance. These tribes are Islamic of origin. And secondly, during the British time, these male members of these tribes used to go for wars and also for sea expeditions. And they never used to come back. So, because of that, as a matter of security, women used to have multiple husbands, so that they would have someone to stay along with them. Okay. Are you aware of Purushad concept? Is it relevant in modern times? Yes, madam, it is very much relevant. The four concepts of Purushad, dharma at the Kama Moksha. Dharma is very important these days because of the justice that we want to establish, not only in India, but also across the world in the aspects like climate change and also in the international global affairs. And it is also obviously important, madam, but it is predominating the other three aspects today. We need to moderate a bit to bring a balance. Madam, with respect to the Kama, it is also going unregulated in nature. The lust among the people, we have witnessing many crimes against women. And Moksha, madam, it is a bit philosophical in nature, but yes, definitely it is also needed for the spiritual satisfaction of every human being.


Thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to share with everyone here about the perspective for the post 2020 and a bit about myself. I'm going to go and I'm a coordinator of the global youth biodiversity network for Thailand. And yes, thank you very much. So, about today, what I will present to you will cover three points on the status of biodiversity, which will, I think the other centers are like already covered most of it. And also the next is the post 2020 global biodiversity framework in case like any of you have not experienced or heard about it before a little bit brief of it. And lastly, the youth perspective. So, as we are like gathering here at the urban forest remitting. And we all know that to create, like, of course, it's called existed space for everyone to like to share with the nature. I think, I think that the most important questions that we might have to ask ourselves back is that, like, what do we actually need to live. So, to think about this, definitely, the first thing we can think about is the food rate is really that the variety of the nutrients that we get and the that give us the healthy and strong the water that is very vital for us to survive the medicinal attributes from the natural resources that we can take and especially very important at the time right now with a pandemic. And also the pollinators where they have helped us in creating an automatically run ecosystem where we can get benefit from the resources and survive. And then when we talk about the human related activities, we can think about like how the variety of the colors of the species, variety of the patterns that we see around as it has been inspired us to create like patterns of the fabric or textiles, or even like the weather that they would live in. It also inspires the way of clothing that we use. And then for the art, the aesthetic and the beauty of it, it has been inspiring to us to be like creative to be innovative. And for the music, the hit of the rock, the flow, the water and the chirping birds next to our windows, it has been inspiring us to the way of we communicate and has been has become like the identity of our cultures from different cultures to cultures. And lastly, the spirit, spiritual elements of it has been creating like the culture of respectfulness to the nature and the way we respect and have a relationship with the nature. And to make all of this happen, we can see that the biodiversity or the nature has been like the web of life, right, and the urban forestry should concern these elements as well to make us survive and thrive. And what we can see from the past, the extinctions, many species has been at risk for extinct, and more and more and more of the consumption has been occurred throughout decades, and lead to the inequality that we, all of us has experienced from different cities to cities. So, right now at the year of 2020 to 2020 to 2021, the biodiversity super years has been announced, and as it like the time that the previous 10 global biodiversity framework has been has come to an end, and the world decision makers are discussing about the next decade of the current the biodiversity plan, which is called the post 2020 global by the recent word, which is under the convention on biological diversity, which has three objectives for the convention. The first one is the conservation of biological diversity. The second one is the sustainable use of biodiversity. And lastly, fair and equitable chair benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. And to make this happen, the convention itself also have the implementation means, which is called NBSAP, or in the long, long name is the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans, which national government will implement as a mechanism to affect and influence the national laws conservation initiatives and also the integration of activities and collaborations across sexes, so that the biodiversity conservation can be mainstream and conserved. And from our experience from the past 10 years of the framework we've learned from the IG targets that we actually like have been using for 10 years that many of them are not achieved, only a few of them have achieved. And it can be, and we can learn from that that those targets are the way that we monitor and and use to monitor or make biodiversity conservation happen in different settings has not been quite well so this post 2020 global advocacy framework is the global agreement that we in that we all aim to be like a to be able to define the global actions for the naked kids. And also, as we're while we're like the global descent makers are talking about it, youth participation in the post 2020 to be a to be asked has been running for 10 years already as well. And for this youth group, we call it as the global youth biodiversity network. I see there were a hand raised from Mikaela, or sorry, sorry, I see a hand raised for you, do you have anything. Oh, no, sorry. I was opening the chat and I click on the wrong button. Sorry. Thank you, thank you. So yeah, so the GYBN or the global youth biodiversity network is a youth like global network, which we mobilize and empower youth on their actions towards the life and harmony with nature, which is compromised with the convention. And right now we have millions of members across 172 countries around the world, and also across 40 chapters on each country's where there are the group of youth are mobilizing and creating activities to mobilize the voice of youth and also activities that are compromised with the biodiversity and the vision that we like it to happen. So for this global framework, as we are the youth group we are in to our goal for this is to create a just implementable and impactful post 2020 framework, which genuine transformative change can be created. And most importantly, this must reflect the priorities of the global youth as well. And after the, like, many of the consultation that we have done with youth from different regions, different countries, it's been concluded that that there are three priorities that you'd like it to happen in the framework and we like every party of stakeholders to concern and make it happen on their framework or activities across sectors. The first one is the intergenerational equity and fully effective participation of youth. The second is transformative education and lastly rights based approaches for people and the nature. The first one on intergenerational equity. This one, we see that all generations are responsible for the inch in ensuring a fair and sustainable planet for generations that follow. So, and young people should be able to fill in effectively participate and to be able to make that happen. How many for your participation can happen that is something that we all can can can find out about it. The second one. Okay, the second one is the rights based approaches. We see that a healthy environment supports human rights to our career and be and being respecting the human rights should be able to allow us to predict the nature as well. And therefore, we think that rights based approaches to be included in credit to every activities that we do. And lastly, transformative education. This is not just like an education but we see it as a learning journey in all settings for activities from the education and like for for all generations, it should be referred to diverse approaches and strategies for education and learning that foster an active citizenry aware of their place in the web of live and their role in society so that they can fully capable of supporting society towards a sustainable, peaceful and equitable future in harmony with nature. And we have like other learn and you're actually running out of time so maybe yes Lisa wrap up. Yes. Yes. Sorry to interrupt. Sorry. Yes, so yeah we have others lesson learned as well but yeah to make this happen. If I would like to invite all of you to consider these points into your work and you know maybe reach out to your community of youth and listen to them on how you can participate and make this happen together. Yeah, and if you to reach out to us at the web in the form or the telegram where companies are there and create more impact together. Thank you very much.


On the breakfast, economic experts urge the federal government to encourage digital economy rather than burden it with overtaxation. Also on the breakfast, Nigerian other African countries may benefit from donor-assisted funding by OPEC for international development. Don't forget would also be looking through today's newspapers analyzing the biggest stories of the day. Welcome to The Breakfast. I'm Plos TV Africa. I am Mesibopo. It's a beautiful Monday morning and it's very wet, rainy day in Lagos. I mean, if you live in Lagos, you understand that it becomes almost very difficult to go about the day's business. But however, I hope you're getting yourself ready and you're maneuvering the situation. Be sure that you have an umbrella with you, a raincoat and a rainboat. You know, it's necessary, just stay where it is that you are, so you don't get trapped and stocked in the rain. But as always, we set off with a top-trending conversation. We apologize for bringing you the breakfast a little bit behind schedule. Top on the top trending this morning is that Syrup and all the students see Buhari over Asus Strike. And that has been aborzing and generating and asking a lot of questions.  The strike has been ongoing for a very long time, about six months plus. Some people would say seven months' strike, decided on the 14th of February, 2022. And Asus has decided to, you know, press that demand, asking the government to meet their needs. But as it is, the socioeconomic rights and accountability project Syrup and five university students have dragged the president, Mohammed Buhari, so caught over the prolonged strike action of the academic staff union of universities. I mean, this suit was filed on behalf of Syrup and students by dear lawyer Tywo. They've asked the president without further delay to implement all agreements with the academic body in order to bring to an end the lingering strike action, which according to them is a violation of the student's right to quality education. Of course, everyone has a right. I mean, the details also is quite lengthy. But for the want of time, the federal government, it's been said that had failed to respect and protect and promote and fulfill its right to quality education and rights to the freedom of association through the principle of collective bargaining, although Nigeria has ratified several human rights treaties, which guarantee the right to quality education of Nigerian students. The federal government over the years have refused to meet the demands by Asus and to address poor environment in the country's universities. And so the conversation still continues. A lot of persons are quite displeased with what's going on in terms of education right here. And so you have these students and Asus, five of them from different universities, come together to see the president. But some persons have a different opinion. They're saying that, well, this is not the first time that you're having this.  Syrup has been suing without any ad-com. Every other time, Syrup is on the front boner suing the government and lots have been going on in that particular regard. But there seem not to be a result with all of the suing. So some people think that this is also just one of another action of Asus or Syrup. And some students, some people think it's quite commendable, but others actually think differently. And that's it on the top training. But we're hoping that the government will understand. I think that this issue has been overflogged. This issue has actually been overflogged. We've talked about it a couple of times. I mean, we have talked about Asus and Asus. And I'm sure on the papers this morning, there will be a headline or a story on Asus. But do we even need to go through the back and forth? I mean, do we need to have people see the government before the government would respond? Will the government respond? I mean, these are questions that are begging for answers. But fingers are crossed, and that's what it is. Let's see how the result would, you know, what would become the result at the end of the day. With the students and Syrup suing the president over non-implementation of the agreement for Asus and the fact that the strike has continued to linger. But not also to mention that the government has also made an effort to say, hey, out of 100%, we're going to do XYZ. And I think that that has also not really sat well, you know, with the union and all the stakeholders in the education sector. And that's why the strike has not been called up. It's quite sad and unfortunate. Away from that, you have iPop recounts the aftermath of Biafra war. So to be very honest, we know that following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there's been several reactions. I mean, people have reacted differently. Others have been very excited. Others, not really excited.  It's a debt we're talking about. A lot of persons who are sad, who are saddened by everything that has happened. Well, however, there's been different reactions from different quarters. And some people have actually said that iPop, you know, for instance, a professor who was in the United States, Professor Odu has reacted. You also have different persons, Uche, who has also reacted. I mean, different persons have reacted. It feels like, you know, those who have actually shared concerns about what has happened during the Civil War have been categorized as members of iPop. So you have different reactions. You have people saying different things. And in the end, we seem to be saying that iPop is recounting or have recounted an aftermath of the Biafra war. And some persons have described it as a genocide. But really, let's even just go into it, just briefly, because of, you know, the want of time on our own path here. Is it really a genocide? What really happened, the Civil War? I mean, I grew up to know that a lot of persons talked about it as a Civil War. They say it was a Civil War, Nigerian Civil War, the fest of its kind. But other persons do not believe that it's a Civil War because if you ask yourself what is a Civil War, then you would say that what is a Civil War, you want to understand what a Civil War is and what a genocide is. A genocide is a deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying the nation or a group. And on the other hand, a Civil War is simply a war between citizens of the same country. So what happened, you know, during the time? Can we say that it was a Civil War? We're talking about the Biafran Wars, it's also been called. Was it a Civil War or it was a genocide? These are some of the questions that begs for answer. Another one on top trading this morning is a comedian that's very popular. He's been recognized and known as Sabinus. He survived an auto crash right here in Lagos and that also generated different reactions. But we're very thankful, we're very thankful that nothing happened. I mean, if you look at, you know, pictures from that incident or from the scene of the accident, a lot of persons who were present could testify that nothing happened to Sabinus and he's alive. But there's something that he tweeted.  I'm trying to paraphrase now, not in the same words that he said, but he said avoid drinking and driving. Stay safe, stay safe out there. And this is shortly after he acquired, you know, a vehicle, right? He shortly acquired a Benz and that accident happened. No reports whatsoever whether there were casualties. I mean, we're talking about death at this point in time. Well, very, very sad and it looks really dangerous, but we're saying it's a good thing that no one actually lost their lives. As long as you have life, people would always say that there's hope. It's a popular phrase and a cliche. Well, that's it on our top trending this morning. Well, it's very important that as we go about our business and as you drive, you're on the steering, just be careful. You know, just be careful. Do the needful. Obey the rules that governs driving, the traffic laws and what have you and so that you will be protected not just yourself, but the other person on the other side. That's it on our top trending. We take a break when we return and we time for us to go through the front pages for National Day. Stay with us.


Hello students! It's Shayna, your teacher from EspressoEnglish.net and today is my birthday! That's right! Today I'm turning 33 years old and if you would like to wish me a happy birthday, please leave a comment under this video because it would make me really happy to see birthday wishes from my students all over the world. So on the topic of birthdays, today's English lesson is all about 30 expressions with the word party. But what you might not know is that the word party has four different meanings in English. What are they? Well, keep watching to find out and learn these 30 different expressions with party. I hope you enjoy today's lesson. The first definition of party, which you're probably familiar with, is a celebration. The verbs we use for organizing a party are have a party and more informally, throw a party. Don't say do a party or make a party. The correct expressions are have a party and throw a party. The people who come to a party are called guests and the person or people organizing the party are called the hosts. The hosts need to invite the guests to the party, ask them to come, and the guests should RSVP. RSVP means to inform the hosts whether or not they will attend the party. Actually, although you can say attend a party, it's far more common and casual to say go to a party. When referring to presence at the party, always use the preposition at. Say at the party, not in the party. For example, I was at the party last night. They will be at the party on Sunday. We have a few different types of parties. A birthday party is one that celebrates someone turning another year older. A farewell party is held to say goodbye to someone who is leaving the area permanently, like moving to a different place, or who is leaving for a long time. A housewarming party is to congratulate the owners of a new home or apartment, and at a housewarming party it's common to bring the hosts gifts for the house. A surprise party is one where the main person being honored or celebrated does not know in advance that a party is being organized. When there's a lot of activity at a party, you can say the party is in full swing. Sometimes it turns into a wild party, meaning one where people are acting crazy and may be out of control. Party can also be a verb. For example, you can say we're going to party this weekend, or my neighbors partied all night. Another definition for the word party is a political group with a certain set of beliefs. You might have read in the news about political parties, groups of citizens and or government members who share a particular perspective or set of beliefs. Political parties vary from country to country, but you might have a more conservative party, which believes in tradition and keeping things the same. And a more liberal or progressive party, which wants to bring about social change and evolution. There might also be a green party, which focuses on environmental issues. And a workers party, which focuses on supporting the common people or common workers. Sometimes there is a radical party, which has very extreme beliefs. The party that currently holds most of the power in the country can be called the governing party or ruling party. During elections, people's votes might put a party into power. If you are officially registered as belonging to a certain party, then you are a member of the party. A third definition of the word party is a group of people doing something specific together. And the three most common expressions with this definition of party are a search party. That's a group of people and professionals who are looking for a missing person. It's good to have a search party, many people looking for the missing person, because a search party can cover a bigger area than just a few people looking. Similar to that is a rescue party. That's a group of people and professionals who are helping save people after an accident or disaster. Sometimes these two expressions are combined. For example, you can have a search and rescue party to help find and save people after an earthquake. Finally, we often use this expression when talking about reservations at restaurants. When you make a reservation for a restaurant, you can say for example, I'd like to make a reservation for a party of four, meaning that it's a group of four people that will be eating together. If you don't specify the number, someone at the restaurant might ask how many in your party. Finally, party can be a more formal word for a person or a company, and this is often used in legal cases and contracts as a generic term for a person or company that is involved in the situation. You might hear expressions like the guilty party, meaning the person or company that did something bad or wrong, the injured party, meaning the person or company that was the victim, an interested party, meaning someone who may have an interest in or be affected by this case, and a third party, referring to someone who is separate from the two main parties involved in the contract negotiation or dispute. I hope you've enjoyed learning these collocations and expressions with the word party defined in four different ways. If you'd like to learn more useful expressions which are organized by topic with quizzes, check out my ebook, 1000 English Collocations in 10 Minutes a Day. You can click on the link in the video for more information or to buy this ebook. Each lesson is really fast. You can spend just 5 minutes reading it and then 5 minutes taking the quiz. It's a great way to expand your vocabulary and learn new combinations of words.


On the breakfast, the independent National Electoral Commission INEC wants political parties and candidates against the use of public facilities and religious centres ahead of political campaigns for the presidential and national assembly elections. Also on the breakfast, the federal government signs a memorandum of understanding with Israel and Japan to commence assembling and manufacturing of smart automobiles by 2023. We'll also be looking through today's newspapers and analyzing the biggest stories of the day. Welcome to the breakfast in Place TV Africa. It's a beautiful Monday morning right here. Thank you for joining us. We apologize for bringing you the breakfast a little behind schedule due to some technical issues, but it's a good thing that we're here. We're set off with our first conversation. As always, we bring you conversations that generate different reactions in different spaces. And number one is that it's been a talk in different spaces on Twitter, you have to go to Instagram and on Facebook. And even in real time, everyone's talking about obese supporters holding that rally in Onitsha. Now this is not the first time we're talking about a rally in the last week or there about. This has been rallies have been held in some parts of the country. And the supporters have not held back because they're constantly going out to trip out their support. We've had a rally. I mean the people going out, you know, to truncate their support or throw their support in Pothakot, in a dough state, in crossover state among others. But yesterday, supporters of Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Albi, matched on the street of Onitsha. That's Anambra. And let's not forget that Anambra is his constituency. Once upon a time, Peter Albi was a governor of Anambra State. And so, you know, you could actually see from the screen, it was tagged a two million man match at the end of the day. The rally actually started from Zeke's Avenue near the Chinatube stadium in Fage and the Converger stadium. And one of the things that was very, very outstanding was that the men of security, different agencies were very present to ensure that lives and properties are projected and some elements do not take advantage, you know, of the protests. Now, another issue, if you look at the conversation that's making the rounds in the spaces, is that everyone is talking about, some people are saying, hey, we say that Peter Albi diversified the economy. In what way? What are the, you know, evidence to prove that there was diversification of the economy at that time? And it's been back and forth with those who were supporting and not supporting, but you are very, very sure that there's a hashtag, you know, Anambra State and hashtag Peter Albi somehow on Twitter in all the spaces. Well, that's it. It's also important that in all of this, Einig has also come out to say, hey, it's important that these political parties and those who are vying for political offices understand what the electoral act talks about because the period for election and campaigning has not started. But all we have with us in the Nigerian space so far is that a lot of persons have, you know, tripped out, you know, to show their support, pledge solidarity or support however they want to target for their candidate and that's been going on. I'm sure that is something we'll get to see until, you know, it gets to the election proper. Now, very interesting for a lot of people, some people have said that this is actually a victory because a supporter of the indigenous people of Biafra, she's called Mama Biafra. She was in detention, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services, that's the DSS, because over time she was actually apprehended. Now, if I knew Jaffa, who confirmed the series, in a series of tweets actually, that the 80-year-old woman was arrested during a court appearance of Namdi Khanum at the Federal High Court in, you know, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on May the 18th, she was actually arrested and so far she was released and that has also cost a lot of reaction on the internet space. But what people are saying is that they are very excited. This is victory. The reason that she was detained, she was detained for no reason and some people think that this might just be, you know, progress for our democracy. Away from that, very, very interesting. I mean, if you live in Lagos or you live around Lagos then you would definitely experience a gridlock. Some people call it traffic, but it can be very dishappening. Now, over times you have economic pundits saying that the gridlock has contributed to economic loss in the sense that productive time and hours have been spent on the road. Recent times you have the Lagos about an expressway experiencing this gridlock. I mean, you can see that. Very, very saddening. It will mean that those who are actually making their way to Lagos or going out of Lagos will be very stressed. But the federal government on the other hand has apologized for the hardship that the road users are facing. It's because of the construction that's going on, on the beggar access of Lagos about an expressway. And the federal government said that for this particular reason they are going to suspend, you know, the walk, you know, all of the construction or reconstruction on the road to enable make plans for, you know, traffic management and improved management of the road. But it still brings us back to the issue of saying, hey, what exactly is going on with us? I mean, for every time you have a policy, because this is government policy, it's a policy to reconstruct and rehabilitate the roads. But did we carry out an environmental impact assessment? Was there any sort of, you know, investigation, understanding the dynamics before we actually ventral into it? Because it feels like we're being reactive after the problem has happened, and then we sit back and say, hey, it's time for us to act. So one would actually expect that the government would have actually sat back, taught about ways of managing traffic with reconstruction before they embark on it, try to find different ways, you know, to ensure that this problem does not arise. That road users do not suffer on the road in the course of their movement from one place to the other. But it feels like the deed has already been done. It's a good thing that the federal government has acknowledged the suffering of the people and they have apologised. Fingers crossed, let's see what happens as we proceed on the course of the day. We take a break now when we return in time for us to look through the front pages of a National Daily, so call it off the press. Please stay with us.


Hi, I'm Naomi Yamamoto, and I'm BC's Minister of Advanced Education. Through BC's job plan, we're working hard to ensure British Columbians are ready for the jobs of tomorrow. So if you're an Aboriginal student, I'd love to hear from you. I'd like to hear about your educational experience and your plans for the future. So please share your ideas on what you need to get ahead about skills training and job creation. I invite your thoughts online through our website, our Facebook page, and on Twitter. Thank you.


Did you like the title? I hope it wasn't too click-baity.  So, let me know how I did. Hey everyone, Dylan Schumacher, Citadel Defense, and today we're gonna talk about red dots on pistols and how they improve or don't improve your shooting ability. Just to clear this up, to save from the outset, no, I don't think buying a red dot and slapping on your handgun by itself just makes you suddenly a better shooter. There is no way you can ever substitute gear for skill. It just doesn't happen, right? If you wanna be a better shooter, you gotta earn it, and you gotta earn it by practicing. So, what do I mean that putting a red dot handgun on a pistol makes you a better shooter? Well, here is what I do mean. It will assist you in your training. It'll assist as a training tool, I guess might be the best way to say that. And here are the two things that I think it helps you with the most. The first is presentation of your pistol, right? If you've ever picked up a red dot or you've ever handed it to your buddy to pick up, this is the first thing I've seen everybody do with a red dot. They pick it up, they put it out here, and then they start to fish, right? They start to do this with the pistol. They're like, where's the dot? They're trying to find it in that window. And what that shows me is that you, me, and everybody else included, is not having a correct presentation of the pistol begin with. If the pistol was level and was presented correctly, then you wouldn't have to fish for it. But what most of us do unbeknowingly, right, I'm exaggerating, but most of us present a pistol like this, right? We're arcing it up. So what we're doing then is then we have to find that dot by dropping the front of the gun down to find the dot. Well, when you get a red dot and you start dry firing with it, you start practicing with it, you should dry fire every day for like five, 10 minutes a day, thank me, later, is you start to learn to present the pistol and drive the gun out so that the gun is perfectly aligned. And so you're not needing to fish for that dot. It corrects your presentation of the pistol. And it allows you to do that because you gotta remember with a front sight, you think it's something like 11 MOA depending on your arm length and the size of the front sight that you choose in particular and blah, blah, blah, blah, but somewhere around there, okay? Around 11 MOA. A dot is like two, three, something like that. So it's a much finer point of aim and it's gonna really allow you to refine your sight picture and therefore your presentation. So it's gonna correct your draw stroke. It's gonna really fix that. And when you then go back to irons on another gun or a buddy's gun or whatever, it's gonna make your irons shooting, iron shooting, if we can say that, better because you're gonna present that gun correctly smoother every time. So that's the first area where I think a red dot really does make you a better shooter. The second area where I think a red dot makes you a better shooter is it allows you to track any movement of the gun while you pull the trigger. So again, for most of us remember, if that front sight is 11 MOA, then when you come out and I pull the trigger, you can maybe see the front sight move, maybe not. But the dot never lies. And if you come out to present that pistol and you're doing your dry fire, you can see exactly where that red dot was when this trigger was broke, when you pulled the trigger. And so it's gonna detect every minor tremor in your hand and the dot does not lie. So you're able to really track how well you're holding the gun still or if you're jerking the trigger and dropping the gun down because you're anticipating recoil or whatever, the dot does not lie. So those are the two main areas where I think a red dot really does make you a better shooter. Because as you train with it, because it's a refined sight picture and a refined aiming point, it really doesn't allow you to cheat anymore or just not be as competent and not notice. It's really gonna expose the flaws and errors in your skill set and in your game and it's gonna allow you the opportunity to improve those skills. So if you're on the fence and all about a red dot in your handgun, I'd just tell you to go ahead and get one. I know they're expensive. However, they're really fun to shoot and the benefits just in dry fire alone, I think it's probably worth it if you consider yourself a serious pistol aficionado. I'm sure there are other benefits and helps from a red dot that I've missed that make you a better shooter due to the training aspect and I'd be curious to know more about those if you've got them. I've probably been running my red dot for about a year now. So if you know more than me or you got some other helpful things that a red dot really does make you a better shooter at because of, again, that training aspect you can't buy skill, I'd be curious to know. Do brave deeds and endure.


The T2 Tile project is about a different way to compute, still using digital hardware using all of the manufacturing and sort of low level and gate chips, all of that stuff that were already extremely good at being able to design a manufacturer, but to put a completely different architecture on it. And the important change is giving up on this idea of hardware determinism like that. So the software hardware contract that was made way back when in the beginnings in the 1940s was hardware is going to take the nasty, noisy analog physical world and clean it all up and provide pure bits, pure mathematical reliable bits that everything, step by step every input guaranteed the same output, same program, same input guaranteed to get the same output. It doesn't matter how long it takes the program to run or how much memory the program takes up. As long as it fits in the machine, the answer has to be the same at the end. That is hardware determinism. And you know, it's worth understanding that almost nothing in reality works that way. You ask someone to do something and they say, oh, yeah, sure, I'll do it and they don't do it, or they do it, they do it wrong. The world is full of that stuff. In fact, the idea of software being able to just assume that it can write something and on step one of a program, and it can read back again on step 100 billion of the program. And it'll still be exactly the same thing is remarkable. And that's part and parcel of the power of traditional digital computing. The problem is, it's too amazing. It doesn't actually scale up. And we're all in this trap.  But in fact, it really isn't. I've had lots of arguments with people about lots of discussions, because I'm coming out of that same tradition. I'm coming out of hardware reliability is a hardware problem. Software's focus is on correctness and efficiency. But we have to get beyond that if we're going to get to the better, more powerful and safer world of computing. So hardware determinism doesn't scale, and it isn't safe. I'm not going to spend a lot of time going through the reasons for that right now. But the alternative is, is, you know, you say, okay, well, I'll make a computer that allows a little bit of errors, and I'll build some sort of software redundancy, you know, like that. Well, you can do that. And there are people who've done it.  What I say we need to do with the heart and soul of the T2 tile project is we need a different assumption to take as our core assumption instead of hardware determinism, rather than staying right where we've been and taking little teeny steps away. We need to say, what should we be heading for? And that will allow us to reinvent all of the stuff that we've just sort of left the way it is on behalf of hardware determinism. And what I came up with was this idea of indefinite scalability, we should build a computer, we should build a computer architecture that will scale indefinitely, you can add more and add more, you use it before you build it. There's no notion of a sort of global boot time to turn on the whole machine, because it's too big. The thing is running your ad you're using adding more stuff to it and it's always failing. If you can begin with an architecture that is indefinitely scalable, then that will force a whole bunch of issues that we sweep under the table about software taking care of robustness as well as efficiency and correctness, and so on. And what I say is, and I'm pretty well convinced of this at this point, is that when you embrace indefinite scalability, so we build a computer architecture that can go from here to Pluto, the way software is going to work, the way computer, the way computations are going to work in this indefinite scalable hardware is going to look much more like living systems, they're going to move to get out of the way, they're going to protect themselves, they're going to heal, they're going to reproduce for the same reasons that living systems do, to preserve themselves, to get their jobs done, to occupy available resources. So I'm suggesting that we should put aside virtually all of our intuitions, all of the stuff that we lean on when we do traditional programming, software engineering, and so forth, and do a whole new start. Why would anybody do that? As Carl Sagan said, extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. So the project is, well, heck, let's come up with the extraordinary evidence. Let's just build it. The way you can build an indefinite scalable machine is by making an individual little tile of computing that can plug together with more and more of its own kind. And there's no absolute address, there's no serial number, there's nothing unique about them, they're like grains of sand that you can pack together and make a bigger and bigger and bigger sheet of these things. And, you know, in the future we can hope that it'll all be optimized and these individual tiles will be microscopic and, you know, you might be able to repair your computer by just sort of scooping stuff out of a different machine and packing it into the thing that you need. Who knows. But for now, for a demo, for research to show the idea, say, we'll just take some cheap Linux board, something like a Raspberry Pi. Now, in the end, we've picked a board and it's not the Raspberry Pi but we'll get to it. Build a custom circuit board to mount the thing on that sort of remaps the IO pins in a way so that the tile, this individual little computing thing, can connect to copies of itself just to the nearest neighbors, you know, east and west and so forth. Maybe stick on some kind of little display so we can see what's going on. But the hardware itself is just a step in a larger program. The point is to build, you know, a table top full of 100 of these tiles or more and actually start being able to use that as a computational resource to build a new kind of software that follows this living computation thing. That's the plan.


Hi everyone, Joe for jaspyscasebrakes.com doing a 14 team random number block randomizer for pick your team number 18 National treasure football, which is sold out. It'll be in a separate video Works just like our number block breaks. Nothing's changed here and There are the 14 teams involved Big thanks to these folks for getting into it. There are the numbers right there. Let's roll it. Let's randomize it five and one six for each list one two Sixth and final time after six we've got Oliver down to Ryan Five and one six times for the numbers Sixth and final time after six we got three down to one Remember zero gets any in all redemptions for those 14 teams including one-of-one redemptions Ryan you'll still get live one-of-ones Oliver with three Alexander with eight Greg with five Aaron with two and zero Ryan with four Bill with nine Justin with seven Jeff With six and Ryan with one. Let's order these numerically right there. There we go There we have it Joe for Jasper's case breaks calm. I'll see you for the break. Bye. Bye


his necklace is really cool and it has this dangle on the back so i'm not sure if this is a brand or what that is and then you've got the gold tone and the bracelet okay so three pieces all one money thank you for your bids thank you so much and it looks like lisi dc is gonna get it thank you so much lisi dc were you able to get the coupon in did you see the coupon you're probably pretty close to fifty dollars if you haven't passed it i'm not sure but there is a coupon i just want to make sure that everybody gets it that is here in at the fifty okay perfect all right because you got to add it to your wallet okay let's see all right we're gonna do another bundle here i want these okay let's look at this um it's five dollars off of fifty five dollars off of fifty it's just a boat it's a coupon i made so it just comes out of my pocket pretty much it's just a discount code five dollars off fifty you guys this is just plastic but it's really pretty just plastic so you just put bolo buddies in to your wallet and you'll get five off fifty during this show okay there you go it's just plastic but it's really pretty this one is really cool i love these that do this um hold on let me figure out how it's it's one of those okay let me just show you so they're the ones that tighten like this okay i'm like i'm doing the there we go they tighten i love these so you can wear it tight around your neck and then it just dangles down your back i think it's super super pretty with like certain tops this one's actually kind of somebody who had it on before didn't even it up but look how pretty this is down here look at that this is awesome i love it i love it let me tighten it here so you guys can see it okay there's that and then let's add one more with it what's this hang on it's all twisted up it is a silver tone chain there's no marking on it guys but it's really it's like a chain link like it's linked like that it's really pretty isn't that pretty it just keeps getting twisted i think i need to unlatch it hold on here's your clasp let me straighten it out there we go it was just twisted all right there there you are you're gonna get these three pieces okay the one is just plastic the other two i don't know what they are number 51 we're gonna run it for three dollars i'm in Ohio so it is 145 i'm a night out julie what time is it in maryland is that md maryland oh goodness here we go okay same time 15 seconds three dollars i'm i'm usually on um tuesday tuesday night friday night and sunday night are my night shows but i've been going on during the day as well all right you guys that is running for three dollars three bucks thank you for your bids thank you so much this one's just plastic guys but this one is just silver tone and then i don't know what that one is but i love the one where it has that sexy back on it i think that's so pretty and julie got it thank you julie thank you so much do you guys want to see some more keep going keep going you guys ready to rock oh this is pretty i think i've got some bracelets here let's do a bracelet bundle look how pretty this is i love the bling look at the bling oh my goodness that is awesome that is so pretty okay you got that one this is a stretch bracelet it's just plastic it's got this cute little bling but just plastic on that one and let's put this one with it this is a necklace and it's all plastic but it's really cool um it does look like it needs cleaned a little bit and it comes down like this let me put it on the bust and show you guys this is what it looks like okay so that's what it looks like on the bust right so you're gonna get this is all plastic just faux this is also plastic and then this is just absolutely gorgeous it's so pretty there's no marking on it that i see but look how pretty that is that's a showpiece right there all right let's run it we're gonna run it for three bucks all three pieces for one money what number way on 52 three bucks guys and we are gonna be running 15 seconds three dollars it's running this is my favorite so pretty purple pink green all blue so pretty thank you for your bids thank you so much rare sparkle is gonna snag it for seven thank you thank you so much that bracelet is so pretty you're gonna love it you are going to love all right the next one is not hooked on right let me fix this it's not gonna lay right okay so this is just plastic it's all this pretty plastic i do too rare sparkle it's so pretty um so this is just pretty plastic pretty plastic there what's this is this supposed to look like this you guys you guys tell me i'm not sure is it supposed to have that like patina look to it is that how it looks sorry my rings anybody know turn middle one that's the way it goes i don't know see it it's like it doesn't turn it's supposed i i'm more looking at the color i don't know it might need cleaned up i don't know if it'll clean up or not i don't know if that's how it's supposed to look i'm not certain we'll put another piece with it this is really pretty it is this type of chain and it's this really pretty blue and this is really cold so i don't know is this some type of stone what's blue like that it's cold huh i don't know what that is guys so you're gonna get these three necklaces here let's put this one with it let's make it for let's make it for let's put this little cutie with it this is a a e a e that might be american eagle right it's just a cute little um necklace like that okay so you're gonna get four in case that other one doesn't clean up what's on the what's on the back it's on the back of what number uh 53 three dollar start nothing is on the back it just looks like that here we go no stone i don't know what you mean honey i mean it has this up the sides no it's just a class backs oh the back of the stone oh like this is that what you want to see okay all right sorry i'm like i don't know what you mean sorry dumb dumb moment dumb dumb all right here we go let's run it for three dollars 15 seconds you're gonna get all four necklaces for one money one money all four it is running pretty pretty lisi dc's in there thank you so much and you got it nice pickup nice pickup put that in the bag oh my goodness that was the bag that was the bag i promise this is pretty all right here we go this one is marked banana republic and it's silver tone and it's got these pretty beads at the bottom banana republic there's your tag super pretty silver tone necklace and i'm just grabbing random things here guys so they're not gonna match so it's not that kind of bundle show all right so this one you're gonna get is here's the back and again this is one of those that you feel like you need to clean it it needs a soak it's always that color too do you guys know what i'm talking about i think that one's all plastic i'm gonna get that and then this one is awesome also it's a bracelet and i believe that's it's all cold i think that's all glass look how pretty that is hey iran hey tnt thanks guys for coming in all glass okay so you're gonna get the banana republic the necklace that's not marked and the glass bracelet this is number 54 $3 start and we are gonna run it here in just a second let me get it loaded up here we go three dollar bundles tonight there you go 15 seconds it's running if anybody likes that one it's running for three bucks and this is awesome and so is this banana republic look how pretty that is that silver and that down there oh that is pretty and here's your little uh bracelet there you go there's your bundle thank you for your bids i got a cha-ching nothing like making money and making money right it's like when you sleep and you wake up and you made money it's the best it's the best having a job where you can sleep and make money or be on vacation oh my goodness okay that was number 54 you thought it was yours it was mine it was mine thank goodness okay let's look at this this is interesting look at this okay you ready here is your class this is another one of those chains that's kind of an odd color but look at this this is so funky look at that what it's kind of like an ombre but it's got some bling right there so that's a fun little piece let's move it around um yeah that's interesting some of the chains have things on the end and some of them do not it's a little bit tangled here all right it's interesting it's an interesting piece for sure so you're gonna get that one and let's put this with it whoa i've never seen a username like that oh on earth did you do that those feel cold that feels cold i don't know how anybody would find that username i don't think i'd be able to find that i don't even know how i'd type that in okay this is interesting check this bracelet out looks like this is that funky or what let's put it on it's a little bit big on me but i have a really small wrist so that's what it looks like okay so you're gonna get the two necklaces and the bracelet here we go let's run it three dollars this is number 55 and here we go all three for one money it's running for 15 seconds three bucks guys all one money you're gonna get two necklaces and a bracelet thank you and julie you got it thanks honey all right i have a couple things does is anybody interested in a crafter's lot these were the crafter's items that i pulled out um this one just has some extra stretch this one has some plate wear uh this one just i don't know it wasn't perfect it's got like i don't know this one had some issues you could use the charms if you wanted but they all have like some a little bit of discoloration this is just feels cheap to me so i threw it in here this one has extra whatever but it um has some cute charms on it for uh fourth of july this just i didn't it's got some discoloration and this just felt cheap so i don't know does anybody want this to craft with and then also i'm gonna put this one in here it's coming apart but it's got these nice little um it's just falling apart okay so it's a crafter's lot it is a crafter's lot edit and we're gonna run it here if i can find it and i'm gonna start this one at a dollar for the crafter's lot okay one buck 15 seconds it's a crafter's bundle all one money got all these small bags all right lisi disi is winning thank you so much that one is coming to you all right i'm gonna show you guys a couple more things from my show this morning in case anybody wants to scoop these up um if you have free shipping this brooch is really beautiful but it is missing a rhinestone here and here and all the other ones are there and this is what it looks like on the back okay but it is missing two rhinestones 15 seconds it's running for two it's absolutely pretty but is missing two rhinestones thank you for your bid and you got it thank you so much i'm just gonna go ahead and show you guys the items from this morning does anybody want me to run this big bird it is a brooch and it is as big as my hand that guy would start at five if anybody wants me to run it and here's the back it is awesome it is a massive huge brooch okay i will run it i wasn't planning on running it but you guys have been awesome and i think it is awesome so i'm gonna run it it's very cool it is very cool let me get it loaded here and we're gonna run it for 15 seconds five dollars it's running five dollars it's a brooch and it's almost as big as my hand look at that it is amazing thank you for your bids and here's the back it's awesome it's got some bling on the tail up on the head and lisi dc you got it congratulations it is awesome awesome awesome piece thank you does anybody want to see this uh mustache it goes it's a tie clip it's a mustache tie clip anybody want me to run it for two dollars two bucks if you do just let me know i'm gonna run this brooch from earlier today here's the back yeah that bird is cool and it's got this heart and then i think this is wood down here and i'm gonna run this for one dollar 15 seconds one dollar for the brooch thank you for your bid it's really pretty and here's the back and julie got that one for a dollar congratulations i have this f i believe it's mar marcelli marcelli it's an f it is signed 15 seconds two dollars if anybody wants it it is an f and it is signed marcelli fiona likes it thank you fiona and you got it thank you so much and then i've got this angel that is blowing a trumpet it is silver tone and gold tone matched name that's what it looks like on the back it is not signed is that a trumpet i think it's a trumpet 15 seconds two dollars it's running for the angel brooch thank you for your bids thank you i have a made in austria brooch that's missing a stone it's absolutely stunning i think you could probably make it into a pendant do you guys want me to show it to you it's it's beautiful it's so beautiful i'm so disappointed i mean it is one of the prettiest brooches ever but it's missing a rhinestone and it's missing um it's missing the piece that goes across the back but it says austria right here austria right across the top and look at this bling but it's missing the stone right here but look at that isn't it so pretty i mean i don't know if you could loop like a chain through it or find a replacement or something and wear it as a necklace but look at those prongs you may be able to even actually you know what this is still here you could just find a pin because it's still got both pieces it's just missing the pin is anybody interested in repurposing that it's absolutely amazing okay i'll hang on to it okay i have one more thing from today it is this necklace right here and it's got scuffy wuffies on it i was thinking this could be something that somebody could repurpose um it is by nc and then i also had this necklace that i feel like it's got a little bit of paint loss but it's just wood maybe it's just how it's made but it has these cute earrings with it also so i'll go ahead and add that to it and i'll run it for a buck if anybody wants it both for one money and let's run it for a dollar all right it's running 15 seconds if anybody wants that and that blue necklace comes with the cute earrings no okay lisi dc i'm gonna put that in your crafter's lot if i can find it there it is i'll just add these to your crafter's lot all right guys we are gonna call it a night when am i on again i'm on sunday night yes you're welcome um sunday night at what time uh 9 18 i can't keep up with my schedule and then i'm gonna be adding pop-up shows for next week for sure i'm gonna be doing daytime shows also i just don't know when um i'm having the animal show let me go to my profile here uh let's see the bling show is on november 3rd you guys can check it out i have a hundred items pre-loaded you can pre-bid on those but i only have one photo and if you want to see the entire item you have to come to the show but you are allowed to pre-bid and then my animals reptiles birds owls insects costume jewelry vintage to now is on the 7th of november so i would definitely mark those two shows i've got 100 items that i'm running at each oh julie thank you so much for the tip you are so sweet thank you so much i appreciate you coming in i know this is the first time you bought from me thank you so much that means a lot um i also am planning a all christmas all christmas jewelry show that i'm gonna do and i want to do also a all vintage show so stay tuned for those but look for me next week during the day and sunday night i don't know what i'm doing yet it'll be something jewelry okay let's see who's on is anybody on that we know let's see home home home do you guys want to see jewelry do you want to see toys do you guys have anything you want to see in particular let's see anybody have any requests do you guys want to look at my buy it now anybody want to look at the buy it now since you have free shipping i've got lots of items in the buy it now okay i'm gonna send you guys to somebody that i've never been to before um but i saw them in somebody else's chat and they seem super supportive so i'm gonna send you over to them okay thank you so much and thanks for shopping and i'll see you guys sunday night if i can find it you know what i'm actually gonna send you here to d deal me because she's so funny you guys are gonna love her she's toys but you're gonna love her have a great night everyone and thanks for watching


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You've probably heard the term false self before, and in this video I'm going to try and explain really what we mean when we talk about that. Various people and various backgrounds, they talk about the false self. You hear in spirituality, you might hear in psychology, and certainly in psychotherapy you'll hear a lot in trauma work, this idea of the false self. So what is the false self? For the false self it is about safety, and well if there's a false self there must be an authentic self. So it's an alternative to this false or this authentic self. Now the authentic self, well do we even have an authentic self? People might say you do have an authentic self. The authentic self is the personality that you're really born with. It's your fullest potential you might say. Just the way you have an eye color or a height or various different attributes or characteristics, you have an immutable, unchangeable personality. It can't be changed. Some of us feel uncomfortable with that fact, but that's really just the false self seeing that. We'll get to that maybe. But the point is we do have an authentic self. Now the problem is usually in childhood the authentic self finds itself in an environment in which it is not accepted or it is seen as troublesome. For instance if it expresses a desire or makes itself visible. It is met with maybe hostility or judgment or rejection. So what we do is we strategize and well I guess if I'm authentic or I could get in trouble. So I better hide that authenticity leaving us with the construction we have to now strategize to construct something that is going to be met with less hostility and maybe less rejection in the environment. So we adapt but we adapt into something that is not what we were originally intended to be. Is it a bad thing that this happens? No, it's of course it's going to happen.  I've been in a hostile environment that's going to happen. It's not if usually it's pretty inevitable that that will happen. So we construct this false self which is going to be met with more acceptance and less hostility from those around us that tribe you might say. Now it's not until later in life that you even because this goes this is so gradual that usually like as a result of like complex trauma over a long period of time being in it in a kind of hostile environment for a long time. It happens very very slowly and the thing is you know this false self is becoming stronger and more embedded all the time and it's because it's so slow you're not even aware that the authentic self is kind of hiding now and retreating into the background more and more and this false self is growing ever stronger and you've actually kind of forgotten about the authentic self. The false self is now my identity. It's all I know really. So the false self it's amazing you know we really do come to identify very very strongly with it. Now it's not until usually later in life where we realize something's off here things don't feel right to me. I'm not really living authentically. Maybe you've got problems in relationships. Maybe you've got problems with boundaries. Maybe you have problems expressing yourself clearly or authentically and you start to realize there's a problem here. I don't know if I'm living authentically and then it's about identifying and recognizing the extent to which I am living from a false self and it's always always always for protection. It helped me in the past. The problem is we still kind of are identified and attached to it because it helped us in the past even though it was false. But so in terms of healing this it's not about discarding the false self, attacking the false self, throwing it away. In fact it's the opposite of that. Nothing is really discarded. The false self kind of stays there but with an awareness that there is also this authenticity, this authentic real self here too now that is going to start to come back. The false self in fact you might even say we honor it for the function it served to get us out of a difficult situation we were in. And once we start to honor it it becomes less defensive and that seems to be the best way to approach this. But guys I'll leave it there for today but that is my quick sort of definition of what the false self is. It's always about safety. Maybe I'll make more videos in this topic. Let me know below if you find it useful. And as always thanks for being with me and I'll talk to you again next time. Bye for now.