Okay, so the next part we're going to talk about is anatomy and so the first question in terms of anatomy is what defines the rectum on an MR? And the definition of rectum on an MR is slightly deviant from the traditional anatomic definition in that MR follows the endoscopic perspective of the rectum. And if you ask the endoscopic what constitutes the rectum, they'll tell you that it is the most distilled part of the GI tract that extends 15 centimeters from the anal verge. In other words, you start at the anal verge, you go along the axis of the bowel lumen for 15 centimeters and that's what identifies the rectum. So this anatomic definition is a little bit unique in a sense that you are including the distilled two to three centimeters of the anal canal as part of the rectum.  So that's the first important thing is what constitutes the rectum is the 15 centimeter distal end of the GI tract extending all the way from the anal verge. That begs the next question is what defines or what constitutes the anal verge and how do you define the anal verge on MR? Looking at the sagittal weighted image you can see that in within the anal canal there are two components or there are two structures. The little bit brighter inner structure is the internal sphincter and then surrounding the internal sphincter, this darker structure which has the same signal intensity as the skeletal muscle is the external sphincter. And typically when you look at the anal canal the external sphincter goes or extends a little bit lower than the internal sphincter. And so there are some institutions that will take the anal verge as where the external sphincter ends or the most distal part of the GI tract. And there are some institutions that will take the anal verge to be the point where the internal sphincter ends which is right around here. Now we are talking of a difference of a few millimeters but it's important to have a dialogue with your surgeon or your oncology team you know who typically take care of rectal cancer patients to find out which definition would they want you to use. We use at our institution we use the most distal aspect of the anal canal. We do not take the most distal aspect of the internal sphincter but there are other institutions that do that. So that's sort of something else to keep in mind in terms of anatomy depiction. Following that the next part of the anatomy is so we have laid out the extent of the rectum we have laid out where you start measuring. Now as far as the rectum goes there are a couple of things. So in this patient you can see this young patient that has doesn't have a lot of fat that surrounds around the rectum so we'll switch gears a little bit to a different patient who has a little more fat so that we lay out the anatomy a little bit better. So in this instance you're looking at the rectum again you can nicely see the anal verge here where from where you start measuring. And if you look at the the axial or the oblique axial images the rectal wall is composed of two parts. You have the outer dark ring which is the muscularis and the inner bright ring which is a combination of the mucosa and submucosa. We cannot make a distinction between the mucosa and the submucosa it's sort of combined into this bright ring and then the structure that surrounds that the outer ring is the darker muscularis. So those are the two important structures that you always need to identify because that governs the staging of the cancer. The next important structure that we need to talk about is the what is referred to as a mesorectal fascia. And so typically whether it's a male or a female pelvis you have the endopelvic fascia which supports organs in the pelvis so that you know it supports the organs to stay in their location. And typically the endopelvic fascia has two components. It has the visceral component and the parietal component. The visceral component or the visceral layer covers the pelvic organs and the parietal layer typically covers the muscle the ligaments etc. So in case of the rectum the visceral layer is a thin transparent layer that surrounds the the outline of the rectum and it's referred to as a mesorectal fascia. So this is the outline that we nicely see of the mesorectal fascia. It's this dark line that you can outline on MR very nicely and basically the mesorectal fascia surrounds not only the rectum but the mesorectal fat as well as well as the vessels and small lymph nodes that are located in that fat. So this is a very important structure to identify on the MR because that has implications on staging. It also has implications on prognosis if there is involvement of this layer by the tumor. Posteriorly the mesorectal fascia is separated by the parietal layer which is referred to as a pre-sacral fascia and that's an important point to keep in mind because when they are doing surgery they have to make sure they don't violate the pre-sacral fascia because you can see that a lot of flow voids in that location. So there's a lot of vessels sitting right on top of the sacrum and if you violate that space and get into this pre-sacral space you're going to get a lot of bleeding. So what is the extent of the mesorectal fascia? So superiorly as we come up higher it ends at the level of the rectosigmoid junction where it blends with the connective tissue of the sigmoid mesentry which is right around here and if you extend down lower it sort of gets closely applied to the wall of the rectum and it typically is attached to the pubo rectalis and the levator muscle. So it's sort of like a inverted or it's like a teardrop shape where it's narrow at the top and narrow at the bottom but it's quite capacious in the center. So that's one point to keep in mind in terms of the mesorectal fascia. Now the rectum itself in its lower aspect is entirely extroperitoneal but as you come up superiorly and let me just bring up the sagittal to go along with this. As you come up superiorly in the rectum you can see that in this is a male patient you can see here is a prostate this is a seminal vesicle and extending posteriorly from the tip of the seminal vesicle is this thin black line and that is a line of the peritoneal reflection. On the axil it is seen as this gullwing right here you can see very subtle right insertion right here anteriorly and so that's another important point to keep in mind is that below the level of this peritoneal insertion the entire rectum is extroperitoneal but above the level of this peritoneal insertion the anterior part of the proximal mid rectum and the upper rectum has peritoneal lining anteriorly and that is again an important structure to identify because tumor can spread into the peritoneum not very likely even but you need to pay close attention to that if it does happen because that affects the staging and the other important thing is in terms of pea staging you know we have to pay attention to the peritoneal insertion because that can lead to slight changes in the way you stage and what you put in the report so that's the other important anatomic structure you need to identify. So we spoke about extent of the rectum we spoke about rectal wall we spoke about mesorectal fascia we spoke about the peritoneal insertion. Now another important anatomic landmark that you need to be cognizant of and sort of keep in mind is especially in low and low rectal cancers is the levator muscle and so if you look on the coronal images by the way here again you can nicely see the mesorectal fascia that is surrounding the rectum and this is the insertion of the peritoneum that you see. So when you come down into the pelvis you see this sort of fan shaped or curvilinear muscle on either side this is the iliocoxidious part of the levator in eye muscle. So the levator in eye muscle is composed of three distinct components you have the iliocoxidious which is seen right here on the coronal and then the second component is the pubo rectalis which is this u-shaped muscle that surrounds the rectum. The third component which is not seen very well on MRN so we don't need to worry about that but it's important to pay attention to the iliocoxidious and the pubo rectalis. So these are the two components that you need to identify and pay attention to because again that influences the way we stage and look at low rectal cancers. The last anatomy structure that you also need to pay attention to are these nice thin wispy venous plexuses that arise from the rectal wall and sort of extend superiorly which are essentially tributaries of the inferior miscentric vein branches and the reason you want to identify and learn and sort of pay attention to this in the normal cases is because many a times you can have tumor extent into the vessels and when that happens you have to learn how to identify that and also call attention to that because that means worse prognosis. So those are sort of the key anatomic points that we need to pay attention to.


Ah, brown chrome excel! It's brown leather everywhere. Is it too boring? Welcome to Bootlossophy. If you're new here, my name is Tech. I acknowledge the Wajik people, traditional custodians of the lands that I live and work on. Today, I'm taking a deep dive into one of the most ubiquitous leathers in the bootworld. Especially interesting in 2024, I think, when rival tannery Seidel's double-shot tannage, tanned very similarly, seems to be taking on the mantle of a versatile boot upper, suitable for a tough boot and also suitable for a dressy boot. Of course, I'm talking about chrome excel, and in particular, brown chrome excel. And talking about this, I've put up my examples of brown chrome excel boots. The Viberg stitch-down service boot, the Alden 403 Indy, the Allen Edmonds Higgins Mill, and the Knicks Parkhurst Collaboration Falcon-based boot. I can't believe I only have four brown chrome excel boots. But first of all, because my viewers span all types from dedicated boot nerds to people new into the world of heritage boots, let me talk about what chrome excel is. Chrome excel is a leather made by the Horween Leather Company, based in Chicago in the US. It is highly regarded for its supple quality, durability, and distinctive aesthetic characteristics. Although recently, I sense a rising opinion that it may be boring with the advent of other newer tannages like Seidel's double-shot, that may show some more aggressive patina for people looking to wear and show hardware in a boot, hoping perhaps to win the stitch-down patina thunderdome patina development contest. The story of chrome excel begins over a hundred years ago, when the Horween Leather Company sought to create a leather that combined the best qualities of chrome tanned and veg tanned hides. After research and development, Horween introduced chrome excel in 1913. It said that it was developed to be used as an engine or mechanical seal. Apparently a tough oiled leather was preferred over the rubber of the day, because supposedly its failure was progressive, whereas rubber was fine one minute and suddenly blew the next. Drivers and mechanics apparently could tell when the seals were going to go and fix the seals when needed. It was used as seals in the trucks and tanks of the world wars. Chrome excel gained popularity amongst craftsmen, bootmakers and leather goods manufacturers because of its durability and versatility and its ability to develop a beautiful patina over time. Despite its durability, chrome excel is also supple and pliable, making it easy to work with and comfortable to wear in a boot. Chrome excel will stretch slightly, which increases the comfort factor when you put on a new pair. Chrome excel colours range from a light honey natural that darkens and deepens over time to most shade of browns and tanned black and navy that do the opposite, enlighten or tea cores over time. Each colour dye being aniline develops a deep rich colour that turns into a beautiful patina. Said to be full grain, it's actually lightly corrected. This is one of the difficulties of describing leather, because there is no industry standard in how you describe different types of leather, so that beginners are taught to seek only full grain leather, whatever that actually means. And they don't understand and they'll then miss out on the characteristics of other types of leather that may or may not be actually good leathers without necessarily having a totally uncorrected hide. I've had people commenting on my videos about reviews of rough-out boots saying they like the boot, but it's a shame it's not full grain leather. It is full grain, it's just turned inside out. That's the state of confusion. Okay now, how is Chrome excel tanned? The tanning process for Chrome excel involves several stages over the famed 28 days, using all of Halloween's Chicago facilities. The exact details of the process are proprietary to Halloween, meaning it's a secret, but we think we know what the general stage is involved. The hides are first chrome tanned, preserving them in a chromium salt solution. Chrome tanning is quick and produces soft supple leather with good colour fastness and resistance to water. The hides are then re-tanned in the vegetable re-tanning process where they're immersed in a vat full of natural vegetable extracts, such as oak bar with a high tan in content. Vegetable tanning adds depth to the leather's colour, as well as enhancing its suppleness and durability. Then the hides are hot stuffed in a heated drum filled with secret blends of oils and waxes and different greases. This step helps to lubricate the fibres of the leather, giving it a distinctive waxy feel and improves its water resistance. The hides are then fat-liquid, a process that involves the application of additional oils and emulsifiers to further lubricate and soften the leather and then finish with the application of an aniline dye, which penetrates the leather fibres at the surface, like a wood stain, to give a rich deep colour while allowing the natural grain and texture of the leather to show through. Finally, the leather is hand polished, apparently with gallons of Venetian shoe cream to enhance its luster and smooth out any imperfections. Chrome XL has several rivals today, some claiming to be so, even though they are combination tan, and some using the same basic process, but often in less than 28 days to save on time and cost, and all of them without the exact same recipe, secret recipe, of oils and waxes as used by Halloween. For example, Thursday Boot Company uses Thursday Chrome, and even though some fans think it's Chrome XL, it's actually their version of a combination veg chrome tanage developed with Lafargue Tanry. And I've already mentioned Seidel's Double Shot, which is now being offered by Whites in the CMP Sherman MP Boots. Their standard, stitched down version of the traditionally hand sewn rolled, welped, more expensive MP boot, which is predominantly offered in Chrome XL. When new, brown Chrome XL is a shiny, waxy oily leather that's soft and shows an even colour, like those on these fairly new Nix Falcon Boots. They're built in Parkhurst 602 last, and you can see my review up there. As you can see, it's an even waxy brown with, I don't know if the camera picks this up, a depth of luster coming from underneath the surface. It's far and away a standard brown shoe leather, but because of the oils and waxes pumped into it, Chrome XL can show a life in the leather as a pull-up leather. Pull-up means that if you apply pressure on the leather, you can see the leather change shade as the oils and waxes move inside it. It's then easy enough to just rub the area with your fingers to redistribute the oils and waxes again to repair the shading. Being soft and supple and unlike cheap shoes with shiny, cheap leather, it's not coated with anything protective, which means that new owners of Chrome XL boots will suffer heart attacks when they inevitably scuff their boots against desk chairs or car pedals. But again, because it's so full of oils and waxes, which is why they scuff so easily, it's just easy to rub your thumb over the scuff and kind of repair it with the heat of your thumb. And if that only partially fixes the scuff, you can apply some conditioner like Venetian shoe cream and brush it off. One of the criticisms of new Chrome XL boots is the purported Chrome XL Lottery. It's said that Chrome XL can show loose grain, and that when you buy a pair of Chrome XL boots, you buy a lottery ticket as to whether you get loose grain on your boots. Loose grain is the excessive wrinkling that's more than just a creasing of wear, particularly at the quarters, because that's where boot brands try to hide their not-perfect leather pieces. Loose grain can happen anywhere, but it's actually a partial delamination of the layers of fibres so that the grain side, that's the smooth side, separates a little bit from the under- or fibre side in the leather. It's generally not structural, but on rare occasions it can be where the leather actually delaminates so badly that they kind of split between the two layers. In understanding loose grain, you need to understand cows. The leather came from a live animal, and us had tight-toned parts of the body and other parts that saw a lot of movement and hence got wrinkled up in life. Take a look at your elbow joint. The skin there wrinkles and puckers up to allow you to bend. Take a look at some taut tone part of your body where it's muscular and smooth. So loose grain likely happens in the looser parts of the cow hide. At the belly, take a look at your own, at the neck and so on. The good taut parts like the butt or the back are usually areas where the skin is tight and firm. So that's where a bootmaker can choose or click parts of the boot pattern from the wrong parts of the hide in order to save money and they populate the myth of a lottery. At the clicking stage of leather piece selection, the lottery's already been won and lost. And the reason it's lost if it's lost is because some bootmakers click all parts of the hide to save cost. The more expensive bootmakers can build the lottery win into their boots by selecting only the best parts of the hide and discarding the rest. But this means you use less of the hide, which means the average cost of each piece selected is more expensive. But this is not always true.  There is hardly any wrinkling, let alone loose grain. Compare this to an expensive viber. Let's look at my full review up there. The creasing at the vamp is hardly noticeable. Very fine crystalline wrinkles, perfect. It's a little bit less than the Knicks, about 2mm thick. And in this case, there is a bit of loose grain in the quarters. As I said, at the quarters it's hidden because your pants cover it. It's not structural, but take a look at it. It's not pretty. The Higgins Mill, watch the review up there, is a lighter weight hide, just under 2mm much more supple too. But that also has loose grain at the quarters. So it happens to the best. But even then, there's honestly no fear to be had of loose grain. It's mostly not structural, and if you see them as heritage boots and not dressy, calf skin fashion boots, a little wrinkling is not a bad thing. Once the brown chrome excel wears though, and patina develops, that's when chrome excel excels. Take a look at these olden 403 Indie boots. Check out my review up there. They are well worn, and you can see the creases in the vat. But, I hope you can see on camera, check out the variation of the depth of the colour. In some areas it looks almost faded, while in others it's obviously still full of oils and greases, and it's this pattern of wear and variation that lovers of chrome excel look for. Again, because it's packed full of oils and waxes, this pull up effect continues on as the leather dries, but you do need to ensure that you keep the leather conditioned as it gets older. Specifically, not just age, but moisture, and if you live in temperate zones, sleep and snow are the enemy of oils and waxes, and they can leach away with exposure to rain and snow. Caring for chrome excel is not particularly hard. I use a combination of liquid, and liquid oil and Venetian shoe cream. First, I make sure to brush the boots vigorously, as frequently as I remember, perhaps once after every two or three wears. The vigorous brushing with a good quality horse brush removes dirt and dust, which are the enemies of good leather, and it warms the leather and the oils in it. Vigorous brushing will also help to redistribute the oils and waxes to even them out in the leather. If it's really dirty, wipe with a damp cloth, and dry before brushing. Whenever they start to feel dry, rather than waxy to the touch, or maybe three or four times a year, I condition the boots. I apply a thin coat of Liquid Needs Foot Oil with my hands so that I have some sensory feedback about the spread of the oil, and then I let the oil soak into replenished natural oils and waxes in the leather, probably over 24 hours. In my experience, I wake the 24 hours because if the oils haven't fully penetrated, I find a mix with the cream that I will put on, and I can't get a good shine out of them. Once the Needs Foot Oil is fully absorbed and no longer feels oily on the surface, I'll apply a couple of thin coats of Venetian Shoe Cream in neutral, allowing about half an hour between coats. I use neutral because I think that the coloured waxes and conditioners can change the natural patina developing. I mean, look at the difference between the ages.  I don't apply coloured wax, but you can. Only I'd advise the thinness of smears because you don't want to overwax the leather and block up its breathability, or let it crack as you move. Conditioned regularly, the Brown Chrome Excel stays lustrous and will reward you with what I described as an elegant rather than bashed up patina. I mean, take a look at my examples. From the newest, the Knicks, to the oldest, the Indies. And they go along in this sort of time frame. They all show a luster under the surface, even though the Knicks probably has the deepest brown. They vary in shade because they've been through different ages and different things, and that in itself is exciting. I am not in the cap that says Chrome Excel is boring and even that Brown Chrome Excel is boring. The way I see these boots is that they are living things and the Chrome Excel they are made of show the life that these boots had, scratches that have been brushed off, differences in shade and colour, aged patina and variation of depth and wear. This is why I get into boots. But tell me what you think. Let me know in the comments below if you like Chrome Excel or is there a leather you prefer and why? And while you're down there, don't forget to click on like and I hope if you haven't subscribed yet, click on subscribe. I'm really planning a huge year where I bring you a lot of new and small boot brands, revisit some growing brands and explore others that I haven't tried yet. Don't miss them. Subscribe and watch as I bring them out. Until then, look after yourself and see you soon.


We have General Questions, question 1, Claire Adamson. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote child safety. Minister, Paul Wheelhouse. The Scottish government takes the issue of child safety very seriously and has committed to improving child safety right across Scotland through cross-cutting policies and partnership working. We're committed to reducing the number of tragic deaths and injuries as a result of intentional harm among children and young people in Scotland. That is why yn gwybod i ddoeikogion ar ôl i'r mynd iawn eu lluniau sydd gennym y brosesol a'u Rhyw wrth ystafellol i'r brosesol. I'm fully supportive of campaigns such as a child accident prevention trust child safety week. It gets the message across to parents and children a fun and engaging way of helping parents to learn how to fit safety into their busy lives. I was very pleased to be invited to the Smile childcare preschool centre in Edinburgh on the 4th of June during child safety week. I took part in the child safety week activities, including taking the bitrex taste test, the bitrex substance in earth, to highlight the danger of liquid tab poisoning. Clare Adamson. Thank you and my sympathies to the ministers. I too have taken that challenge. Can I highlight the work of the child accident prevention trust in Lothian Borders NHS, in which NHS Lothian Analytical Services analysed the records of children attending locally in e-departments over five years to December 2014? Their analysis of almost 19,000 records showed that there is indeed a peak between 4pm and 8pm, hence the Teatown Terror's campaign by cap this year's, which included burns and injuries, roads and traffic accidents. Will the cabinet secretary join with me in commending this collaborative work and in the importance of accurate and appropriate data collection at 18Ani so that we can understand the dangers that children face? Minister. I certainly do agree with Clare Adamson on the substance of her point that it's very important that we have evidence-based analysis of what the risks are to children and that has indeed informed this year's Child Safety Week, and I think that that's very important. I know also that there's important work being done in relation to the work with Transport Scotland on road traffic accidents for over a five-year period between 2009 to 2013, and that showed some very useful information about the peaks and accident rates for children in particular on weekdays. The peak time for child road casualties was from 3pm to 5pm post-school, and almost one in three, 29 per cent of weekday casualties took place just in those two hours. That kind of analysis is very important in forming policy, and we look to work with CAPT to inform our future actions in child safety. Question 2, Malcolm Tism. Government, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Scottish Parliament being able to legislate on parking on pavements and related issues? Minister, Derek Mackay. Earlier this year, I wrote to the Under Secretary of State for Scotland on this matter. This Government supports the principles of the footway parking and double parking bill, and now that the bill has been formally introduced, I'm giving careful consideration to the policy and legal framework before reaching a view on the best way forward. Malcolm Tism replied, but I'm sure he knows that the former MP for Edinburgh North and Leith Mark Lazarowicz introduced a bill in the UK Parliament to sort this situation out, and that the current Secretary of State for Scotland did assure him that he would be willing to bring forward legislation, secondary legislation, if the Scottish Government asked for it. So will the Scottish Government simply ask for these powers to be transferred so that the bill in question can proceed in this Parliament? Minister? What I want to assure the member of is that we support the principles of the bill, and I think that that's the most important message that you can hear, and we will work constructively with the UK Government and others to take the principles forward so that we can deliver the legislation that seems to have so much consensus, and I'm taking further advice on the right framework so to do. Kenneth Gibson. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Does the minister agree that it shows up how feeble aspects of the current devolution settlement are when the UK Government has to be consulted on whether this Parliament can legislate on banning cars from parking on pavements, and that any new settlement for Scotland should include the devolution of powers wherein there is no sensible or logical reason to reserve them at Westminster? Minister? Mr Gibson wouldn't be surprised to hear, of course, that we support the maximum devolution to Scotland, but it appears that there's even consensus within this Parliament that other parties as well that the Scotland Bill doesn't even match the spirit of the Smith commission. So I think that the UK Government has a very long journey to go to respect the will and the wishes of the people of Scotland in terms of what we can legislate on. Cameron Buchanan. Thank you. I understand that Sandra White was advised that the footway parking and double parking Scotland Bill would be outside the remit of the Scottish Parliament, but does the Scottish Government consider that the opinion of the legislation team should be respected? Minister? I've tried to be clear in my earlier answers that there is support for the Bill and the principles within the Bill. So I'll say again that I'll work with the UK Government to deliver what's required to make this legislation happen and certainly the principles of the legislation happen. And we're looking at the legal framework to do that. Now we can concur with the respect agenda. Hopefully the UK Government will as well. Question 3, Willie Coffey. Thank you to ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve rail services tuned from Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. Minister? Derek Mackay? I can confirm that the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley will benefit from additional rail services secured through the new ScotRail franchise. From December 2015, Kilmarnock's connectivity to air, Glasgow and Irvine will be improved and there will be a two-hour service from Stranra via air, calling it Kilmarnock, and there will be six direct services between Glasgow and Stranra, four from Glasgow to Stranra and two from Stranra to Glasgow, all operating via Kilmarnock. Those services will offer greater travel opportunities and connections with the Glasgow Carlyle services. Additionally, from December 2017, the Glasgow Carlyle service via Kilmarnock will see more services on the line. Throughout the franchise period, ScotRail works closely with Transport Scotland and will continue to do so to develop, evaluate and deliver new and enhanced services for the benefit of passengers. Willie Coffey. I thank the minister for that detailed and welcome answer. One of the principal drivers that promote economic change is journey times and frequency of service. If you live in Asherd and Kent, you can make that 60-mile journey to London in only 37 minutes, albeit on high-speed HS1. However, if you live in Kilmarnock, it takes two hours and two trains to get the same distance to Edinburgh. Can the minister assure my constituent that this issue is very much part of his thinking in developing rail service to increase economic opportunity in my part of Scotland? Minister. I know that Mr Coffey has pursued this issue for some time. At his request, I had officials explore the issue of direct connections. It is not possible at this time to deliver that direct service, but if we can share more information about the connection opportunities, maybe that will assist. If there is any potential in the future to be able to deliver those direct services, then I will give it further thought, but I appreciate the reasons behind the request to give that direct facility between Kilmarnock and Edinburgh. To ask the Scottish Government how it works in partnership with Glasgow City Council to tackle homelessness and to help to sustain tenancies. Minister, Margaret Burgess. We have strong legislative rights for homeless households in Scotland relating to the provision of accommodation and housing support. The Scottish Government has been working in partnership with Glasgow City Council to promote the housing options approach to preventing homelessness. That approach can deliver the most sustainable solutions to a household's needs and has led to falls in homelessness in recent years, including in Glasgow. The Scottish Government will provide over £1.4 billion to Glasgow City Council this year with the vast majority of the funding, including that for homelessness services, being provided by means of a block grant to be allocated by the council to fulfil its statutory obligations, its locally identified needs and a jointly agreed set of national and local priorities. Bob Dorris. I thank the minister for that answer. I recently met with striking homelessness case workers from Glasgow who are not properly recognised nor rumirated for the vital work that they undertake. On strike for three months, Glasgow City Council refused to meet with case workers for a whole nine weeks, and I understand that Glasgow City Council are now willing to regrade some case workers as long as you can accept job losses within case work teams. That is an insult. Will the minister contact Glasgow City Council to ensure that the council is not... I have been intervened, Doris. I just heard £1.4 billion. Mr Doris, just to ask the question, I am responsible for ordering here, not you. Thank you, Presiding Officer, so let me reinforce then that the offer was an insult. Will the minister contact Glasgow City Council to ensure that the council is not compromising on its statutory duties in relation to homelessness and placing my constituents at risk? Will she support my call for the council to re-engage constructively with striking staff so that an acceptable solution can be found? Minister. I am well aware of the dispute that the member has raised, and I hope that he does appreciate that the industrial dispute is a matter for the council and its employees. However, I would agree that we would want to see a speedy resolution to this matter and hope that the council and the striking case workers can meet and come to an agreement on that. On the point that the member raises, which is an important point about the local authorities' duty to provide services, they have a legal obligation to provide services to vulnerable people in terms of homelessness. I am aware that the independent Scottish Housing Regulator is in contact with senior council officials to ensure that the continued delivery of services to homeless people continue during the current industrial dispute, which involves the homelessness case workers. Alex Johnson. While the minister rejected my proposals for tenancies and support during the last housing bill, will she consider the possibility of not only introducing additional support, but also a degree of legal compulsion to ensure that social landlords provide support for new social tenants? Minister. In terms of homeless persons, the member will be aware that it is built into the legislation that local authorities have a statutory obligation to provide support services to those who need it, who present homelessness, and that obligation still applies. In terms of support provided to any new social tenant, all local authorities have to determine the level of support that is required, and it is their decision whether or not to provide those services. Bruce Crawford. To ask the Scottish Government how important the condition of local road networks works is to the success of the economy. Minister, Derek Mackay. Scotland's road network is a key enabler of economic growth, and this Government is working with all 32 local authorities to ensure that a road remains safe, efficient and effective. Bruce Crawford. Is the cabinet secretary aware that, before the SNP formed the administration of Stirling Council between 2008 and 2012, the condition of local roads in the Stirling area were considered to be 30 out of 32 councils, but through additional investment, the SNP administration significantly improved Stirling standing? Is he further aware that, since the Tory Labour Administration took power in 2012, the condition of local roads in Stirling is again deteriorating? They have now cut the budget by 30 per cent, or £1.7 million. Is that not unsatisfactory? Minister. First of all, I would advise Mr Crawford. I am not a cabinet secretary, I am just a mere minister. However... Can I thank the chamber for that support or that empathy? In terms of the investment priorities, there is an issue around roads investment, and I would share the concern. That is why we are working to collaborate with local authorities around future roads investment and how we go about roads maintenance. However, I would ask all local authorities to reflect on the priorities that transport has, and to be mindful that local government has had a very fair settlement from the Scottish Government, and its settlements have been maintained over a very challenging financial period. I am sure that the promotion is only delayed. Thank you, Presiding Officer. The minister will be aware of the poor condition of the A70, which adversely affects the performance of the Ayrshire economy. Will he consider upgrading the A70 to trunk road status, particularly to improve the section between Ayr and the M74 to provide a boost to our economy in Ayrshire? Of course, I am happy to look at all of our investment priorities to support infrastructure and economic growth, but it would be made so much easier if the Tory Government was not reducing our budget, including a year. Of course, we will look at further proposals to enhance the infrastructure of Scotland. Question 6, George Adam. To ask the Scottish Government its view on recent branch closures announced by two of Scotland's biggest banks, the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland. I fully appreciate and share concerns regarding the impact that those closures will have on the local community and staff of affected branches, including Paisley's Glasgow road branch of the Bank of Scotland. It is essential that banking services are available and accessible to all members of our communities, and that appropriate alternative access arrangements are put in place. George Adam. I thank the minister for the answer. Does the minister share my concern that RBS has closed two branches in Paisley over a two-year period? As he mentioned, the Bank of Scotland recently announced plans to close its East End branch that people unfamiliar with internet or telephone banking, including many elderly constituents, are very worried about this push towards faceless banking. Will the minister join me in calling upon those banks to halt those branch closures and listen to the concerns of their customers? Minister. That is a fair point. It is a point that has been made by many members across the chamber from various parties. We understand that not everyone in society is able to access online banking. It does not suit everyone. I do hope that the message that I am reinforcing now, Presiding Officer, will be taken on board by our banks when they are considering these matters in future. I am pleased that Mr Adam has raised it. We will continue to ensure that those views, strongly expressed by local members across the country, are clearly communicated to our banks in Scotland. I have listened carefully to what the minister has to say, and I would agree entirely with his comments to Mr Adam. In my own area of Springburn, the Clydesdale Bank has now decided to close its branch, suggesting that its customers can make their way to one of Glasgow's suburbs if they wish to bank one of the suburbs beyond the city boundary, I should say. Does the minister think that it is appropriate that people who are elderly or perhaps do not have access to the internet are forced to make those kinds of arrangements for banking when, in actual fact, we are struggling to make sure that everyone has access to some form of banking to allow them to access all the facilities that most of us take for granted? I think that Ms Ferguson makes a very reasonable point, and it is repeating the basic point that I made that not everyone in society can do business online. That is something that she quite rightly raises. I am aware that the Clydesdale Bank has announced eight branch closures in May 2015. I am also aware, Presiding Officer, that Neil Findlay and John Mason have both raised members' debates on that. Following that, I wrote to the Royal Bank of Scotland communicating those concerns, and I do really think that the point that I made in that letter, which was not entirely dealt with to our satisfaction in the Scottish Government, should be repeated. That banks should consult, not just with communities, but with elected MSPs and MPs prior to making a decision to announce closures rather than after the decision has made, as there is a feeling that, although there is a three-month consultation period in most cases, this is something of a formality. Question 7, during backstop. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Police Scotland introducing charges for community events in Fife. Cabinet Secretary, Michael Matheson. Police Scotland follows the standard approach to setting charges for public services. I set out in the Scottish Government's Scottish Public Finance Manual, which is full cost recovery. The establishment of the single police force in 1 April 2013 provided the opportunity to put in place a consistent charging policy for policing services across Scotland. Police forces have always been obliged to charge for their services. Prior to the establishment of Police Scotland, the eight legacy forces all had agreed charging rates, but the application of those rates and associated charging methodologies varied. That approach was inconsistent and led to an unfair situation where some events were charged different levels depending on where they were taking place. I thank the cabinet secretary for that response. I am sure that he will agree with me that people who volunteer to organise events that enrich our communities should be supported and that barriers should not be erected to such events taking place, particularly at short notice, as has happened in several instances recently. Will he agree to take those concerns to Police Scotland and demand that they at least take into account the size of the group and its purpose when they are implementing such charges? Cabinet secretary. I can assure the member that that is the sort of thing that Police Scotland does. It is important that event organisers engage with Police Scotland at an early stage for any policing requirements that may be required. I should also add that there is a significant level of provision for abatement in any charges. For example, many community events will attract 100 per cent abatement, so no charges will be levied for them in the first place. There is flexibility in the system and it is important that local event organisers engage with the police not only to minimise any potential policing charges, but very often there may not be a need for policing in the first place that is being provided. Thank you. We now move to First Minister's Questions.


Helo, wrth gwrs. Welcome to another Nark Survivor Live video. I'm coming to you live from my new apartment in another city. I just got here now after a long drive. Today I'd like to talk about something I haven't talked about for a while. That is how the narcissist thinks you still want them. First off, I just want to say that I'm sorry if the title of this video irritates or angers anyone who sees it because I can imagine after everything you've been through them, the last thing you may want to hear is that they think that you still want them. Of course the arrogance, the audacity for someone to think that. But of course I am all about speaking the truth. I think it's important and I want to share this with you. I think it can help. So I'm going to go ahead and get right into this topic now. Yes, the narcissist thinks you still want them because they are very arrogant and audacious. They're delusional. So in their warped twisted minds they actually think that you still want them. Because remember, in their minds they're the best thing since sliced bread.  While at the same time they minimise anything good that you did for them and they exaggerate your flaws and that's how they're able to look down on you from this authoritative position as though they're so much better than you and you were lucky to have them, you should have seen it as a privilege to be around them. That's how they're able to look at it from that perspective. That's how they're able to think in their delusional minds that you still want them. And of course you must think that it's crazy. You must think that it's completely insane. How could this individual possibly think that I want anything to do with them after everything they did to me, after all of the abuse, the manipulation, all of the lies, the triangulation, the smear campaign. The devaluation. The discard.  After all of that and I'm meant to still want them. That doesn't make any sense. But that's how they see it.   They live in an alternate reality that they've created in their minds. A fantasy. And they expect people to validate these illusions to see themselves as they want to be seen. But yeah, once they know that you are on to them, they will back away because they don't want to be exposed. But once they've had some time away from you, they start to think a bit differently. And they really think that despite everything you've said, there's a part of you that misses them and still wants to be with them. And of course, that's why they come back to hover you. They're not going to hover you if they really think you have nothing to do with them. They come back because they think they still got a chance. It's crazy. It really is. How they can think that way. After everything they did, but then they never really acknowledged what they did, they never took accountability. So it's so easy for them to just let it fly by for them to just sweep it under the rug and pretend it never happened. Anything they do wrong, it doesn't feel real to them. But it felt real to you because in reality it was real. It's only in their fantasy inside their minds that it doesn't exist. It's crazy, but this is how they think. If they did something wrong, it didn't really happen. It doesn't really matter. It doesn't really exist. They could just make stuff up about you. False accusations. They can project, they can blame shift and just blame you for everything.   And the more that you try to talk to them, you're just entertaining the madness.   But yeah, I'm sorry if this title of the video offends anyone because I can imagine from my own experience it's like an insult for anyone to say that I would still want the narcissist after everything they've done to me. It's crazy to even think that way, but of course these people are pretty much crazy and that is how they think. And you need to be aware of their arrogance and audacity to be better able to protect yourself from them. Because you never know what they're going to do next. Remember this could be the reason for them stalking you, for the harassment, for them not leaving you alone, for them randomly appearing on your social media. But that could be the reason for that. They may think that you've had enough time away to where you're now willing to forgive, to where you're now starting to miss them.  They think that after some time has gone by, despite everything they've done, that you're going to miss them. That you're going to miss the false character that they displayed to you when they first targeted you. It's like they don't come to the conclusion that you realise the false character is fake. But if they do realise that, you'll probably never hear from them again because they know once you know the false character is fake, the jig is up. It's game over. There's no going back after that.   They know they got no chance. And they don't want anyone else to share your greatness. All of the amazing things that you have to offer. If they can't have it, they don't want anyone else to have it. So they will do whatever it takes to try to destroy it. And that's why you need to be very cautious. Once they know that you've really figured them out, that you know that the false character is fake, you really need to get out of there as quick as you can. And don't let them know where you are. Don't let them know anything about you.  Cut everyone off who knows them. And just stay far away. Because from that point on that only objective is going to be to destroy you. They're not going to have any purpose for you after that. 40 live viewers in here right now. Please give this video a thumbs up. It helps to support our community. Just checked in to this brand new condo. Everything smells so new in here. It's really clean. Got a brand new pool and gym. Just living it up. Enjoying my life after everything I've been through with narcissists. All the toxicity and abuse. You just got to take some time out to really appreciate life. It's a gift that we have been given from God. As I've said before, life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured. So let's enjoy it. Let's make the most of our lives. Nala is here with me. See you alone, Nala. I'm sure Nala appreciates all of you as well. We appreciate the support. We really just want to get this message out there so that as many people as possible can see it. And it can help them move forward in their lives. And protect them from meeting people like this in the future as well. 53 live viewers in here. Please give this video a thumbs up. Only 26 thumbs up right now. So please hit that button below. It helps to support the community and spread the message. And share this video as well if you can. If you'd like to book on one-on-one with me, you can do that on my website. It's Narcsefiver.co.uk. 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Something like possibly this or the heel. It's a thinner heel, so it's a lot less stable than something with a thicker heel It's also probably a little bit high. We usually want to keep her on an inch Also, you can see the bottom here. It's a smooth sole, so it's not going to Keep a lot of traction on the ground And also the open toes and the openness here. This is easy to slip up on People's foot, so it's not exactly something that's going to stay on someone's foot as easily as Something like this would be a little bit better. You can see that the Heel height is a lot lower. There's also a lot more ridges and traction on here, and it covers the entire foot So this is going to stay on your foot a lot easier than something that's a little bit more open Thanks for helping us today. When we approached you today, what were you shopping for? A comfortable shoe, one with arch support and non-skid bottoms Not too high a heel, something that I won't fall from or twist my ankles Or have an unnecessary missus. So Eileen, you said you told me that After a while, you just know what's going to work. So how do you just know? When I walk, I can tell if it's staying on my foot if it feels stable If I feel like I might slip or skid, if it has arch supports that keep my foot in line And just this your comfort, it should be comfortable with me. When it comes to safety that seems like it's pretty important, but we also a lot of us like to look stylish too Do you feel like you have to sacrifice style for safety? Can you have both? You can have both. You might have to skip over some of those ballroom shoes But you can have some stylish shoes as well that are very safe and comfortable


Next speaker is a close friend and Co-coach with him at the social man. He's been there since its founding his name is Nick Sparks And he's a returning speaker to the 21 convention one of my favorites and a total badass. Thank you for coming Thank you Given other obligatory round of applause for Anthony for I mean this seriously is an amazing event and I Appreciate being asked to come back here. I definitely appreciate it a lot. So thank you guys for having me Also, congratulations to yourself, of course as I'm sure you've heard more than once Not every single person actually has the courage to stand up and make a change in their life Everybody's got issues. Everybody's got problems, but very few people actually do something about it. So Awesome on one hand. Also another reason to be you know congratulate yourselves is that This has been going on for what now like five hours so far today multiple hours yesterday Yeah, six hours perhaps I don't know if I could pay attention or focus on anything for that long. So the simple fact that you're able to do that Deserves its own round of applause as well It's it's interesting though I kind of liken it an analogy I would use is actually listening to a woman as His friend was talking about it up here earlier It can be difficult sometimes just like it's difficult to actually focus on hour after hour after hour after hour of guys talking Why because well in this case you're tired your brains have Process so much shit and it's can only process so much more in those cases when you've got a beautiful woman standing In front of you your heart's pounding your heads going it can be hard to actually listen and pay attention in that case Without thinking a million different thoughts at the same time So it can draw a little analogy between what you're doing right now the actual Focusing skills it takes and talking to a girl. Yeah, it's not really part of my speech, but I just thought of that So Why am I here? What am I doing standing here? I'm not going to talk about who I am I mean who really cares honestly Well, it started about 27 years ago and my mother gave birth to me. No, nobody really cares I want to talk about why I'm here though because that's the important part. That's what actually matters. What am I doing here? Why am I standing in front of you? Exactly, I don't know um, I Mean the the obvious thought is that I'm standing here because you guys want to learn to get better at talking to girls It's the obvious one However, that's not why I'm here. I mean yes, I'm a dating coach for a living It's what I do, but that's really at the root of it not why I'm here It may be a Symptom of why I'm actually standing here why you guys are all sitting in the room right here But it's not why I'm standing up here the reason why I'm up here and The reason why you guys are all sitting in those seats right now Is that bear with me because I'm going to explain myself is that We are living in a society That's been dominated by fear Sounds a little kooky. Let me explain myself.  We live in a society we live in a world country culture whatever you want that's been dominated by fear Why do I say that? Why do I make such a broad sweeping general statement like that? Reason being is that look at dating in our culture look at meeting and talking to members at of the opposite sex How should it be if there wasn't any fear involved? What would happen? You'd be out someplace. Maybe at a coffee shop. Maybe at a bar Maybe walking down the street.  It's just not a good time for me It's just not going to work out and you say I completely understand no harm no foul And you just simply walk down to the next girl that you see that tickles your interest Say the same thing to her and she decides makes the decision easy simple the way it should be Almost too easy. Why can't it be that way? Why? because there's fear everywhere When you're walking up your mind is racing. Oh my god, so what should I say? Well, what is she what is she gonna reject me? Is she not going to reject me? What is she gonna think about this right now? Is anybody else gonna see me get rejected? You're trying to make a conversation happen and it's like, okay, what do I say? What do I say? What do I say? How do I do this? I want to do this, but I'm not sure I'm gonna get rejected here And you're not the only one feeling fear.    How do I look are they my do I look prettier than other girls here? Does my hair look okay today?  Fear Everywhere and you all know exactly what I'm talking about because you've all felt it You wouldn't be sitting right here if you didn't feel it, especially in relation to women. It's that feeling in your chest Kind of creeps up. It feels really shitty fear anxiety doubt And it sets off negative thoughts it sets off self-defeating thoughts and actions Happens to everybody it happens all the time it happens when you're trying to talk to a girl Happens maybe at work. Maybe at school All over your life. You have pressure on something you get that shitty feeling and what happens We've developed in our society a ton of ways of dealing with it of Making it go away of avoiding it. What do we do we I? Don't know we we have another drink. Maybe we smoke maybe we You know go on our computer and just watch Mindless things to avoid doing something that we don't really want to do. I really like the blue screen Anthony. What are you doing? Either way We maybe pull out our phone and just stare at our phone Do we really need to check our phone, but no why because it's easier.  Oh, no Get my mind off of it.  We've got a million ways to avoid it. We've got no real way to stand up to it It's just there. It's something we deal with every single day and it sucks That's why I'm here That's why I'm standing in front of you guys right now because it's my job Beyond all other things to teach you to break through it to stand up to it to overcome it when it happens in your life in relation to women and Coincidentally as you grow gain confidence from that it affects every other part of your life where this has happened It's a it's a skill. It's a it's a talent and what's the the root of this? How do I do it at the very core? It's the magic. I say a couple of magic words and it's gone. No The way that I do this it's basically based on a very simple foundational principle And of course there's more specifics and we're gonna get into more specifics But it's based on something very simple. It's based on the fact that


The next point after evaluation is the negotiation which is one of the main points in the whole this merchandising plan. So what the negotiation is about that if there is a basic norm about it that if you have good negotiated well with the supplier then at the end of the day you will be able to sell good as a customer as a retailer to your customer. So you buy you have bought good you will sell good. If you have negotiated bad you will be able to sell it badly. So normally the purchase terms are negotiated and there are some things which are uniform where the contract is uniform. So both are normally available but the retailer normally prefers to have negotiated agreement and these agreements are normally negotiated for a period of 12 months starting from maybe January to December starting from March to March to March so it can be any 12 months. So normally the contracts are negotiated for this way. Then second is about the opportunistic buying. Once you go for negotiation there are sometimes there are opportunities for example in April or May normally in the country like Pakistan where there are more electricity shortages there is an opportunity buying for the generator there is an opportunity buying opportunistic buying for maybe for ACs there is an opportunistic buying for UPS there is an opportunistic buying for the batteries so in order to cater needs and once you are expecting a price increase or once you want to get more margins normally a retailer involves in this opportunistic buying of course the objective of a manufacturer is to get a big deal for the business and the objective of the retailer is to get the best price because you are going to do that opportunistic buying for your details too. And normally this the quantity you are going to buy is normally for not for 12 months is normally not for 6 months but it is for the sufficient period of time which is normally planned by the retailer and then there are slotting allowances also which you negotiate with the supplier there are also the slots which for example if the quantity discounts if you are going to or if you are going to fulfill that particular volume or if you are going to need X amount of sales of course you will get some extra amount some extra percentage on the overall business. So negotiation is the key so negotiation terms is about first of all is about the product which products you are going to buy and then about the pricing of these product then normal pricing of this product the promotional pricing of this product what would be share of supplier in the store how much quantity is going to he's interested to work with you because if the supplier is a good supplier is a famous supplier then of course it is supply driven so the approach in the negotiation that it should be customer driven and then not either retailer driven not either supply driven also about the credit days about the credit period about the delivery schedule about the ordering time about the delivery timings about the ordering days about the delivery days and about the delivery location so all single all all set of points are normally discussed and negotiated in this negotiation part and then if you are able to make all positive points as a retailer then it is your success because ultimately you are going to sell also backend margins because that is one of the key points that you negotiate while negotiates and negotiating with the supplier because if you have negotiated well with the supplier about the the points which are under the negotiation table for example if you have negotiated with him about the best backend margins about the advertising support about the secondary display about the preferred supplier display about the gondolas about the POS material display so everything every marketing activity which you can do with the retailer or supplier can do with the retailer retailer should normally charge for it so the best part is how a retailer best negotiate with the supplier with giving him showing him more benefit of it and then getting benefit of every single point into this and so there are also some other special provisions created for it for example if there is some gala if there is some electronics gala there is some maybe food maila so then there are special provisions which are kept for for this purpose of their separate arrangements which are made and also included in the negotiated agreement so normally a collaborative supplier retailer program will give you an outlook of like this that you have the massive displays you have the best price and of course at the end of the day you will get the best mileage from your customer either it is about the profit buster it is about the price break it is about the slam dunk deal is it about the electronic gala it is about the food maila it so every single merchandising program agreed between supplier and retailer of course turns out to be a positive positive positive thing for the business for the retailer and that is the ultimate objective for our for a particular retailer


Everyone, today we are with Suchit Sikarya, the CBO at Sugar Cosmetics and we are going to be chilling out with him. So Suchit, you know, on a typical weekend, where will we find you? I think on my couch, watching a test match if there is one or she is just chilling out and sleeping. And what's your favourite hobby? I think food. Making food or eating food? Both. They cook really well. Okay. Yeah, but eating food is a bigger hobby. Okay. So one food that you cannot do without? Alu Paratha. How? Or aloo in Jandalai. I think anybody who makes bad aloo is somebody who should be banned out of the city. And your favourite vacation or staycation? I think anything in the hills. Anything in the hills with cold weather is good. Then where is your next vacation is going to be? I think Castley. Okay. We've been meaning to go there. Okay. Dal Lake you want to explore? Everything. Okay. And the last question is one skill that you want to learn this year? One skill. I think I really want to do intraday stop training. I think I cracked it but then I realised I have lost a lot more money than I realised.


Third type of design asset you need to create are standing banners. These are the banners that you see that literally just stands by itself and how you're gonna use them are usually at events or if your restaurant is located by highway, you just put it out there up front that really captures people's attention. And that's the reason why you wanna create these to highlight key promotional items or key launches altogether. This is a great way to capture your audience's attention. And these banners are often you can actually reuse it or you can just simply reprint the banners and put it back on the stand and you're good to go. With 720 suites, we have like five of these different banners for different occasions.


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Oh, and then since it is early in here At the end of the break there will be a recap of autos and any super low numbered cards As well as the randomizer for the free box too so If you're watching this on a replay go ahead and skip forward in the comments There will be a little hyperlink for where the recap slash Randomizer is going to be so you just click that link and it'll get take you straight to it The power of technology 16 boxes ahead guys by the time we're done with this there might be a new release Who knows really fun stuff awesome photography Some of the best In the business what stadium clubs know for and there's a lot still You're just gonna make a mountain of boxes tower of doom Maybe not It's gonna tumble Think any non-filled NFL breaks might go tonight. Sure Travis. Why not? We've got a lot of breaks coming up ahead of us So I don't see why not cool. Let's start with two boxes Except G How are you? Let's save box toppers till the end It is incredible, that's the thing drill like you get upset if it's just like boring, but it's actually super cool Yeah, that's when I was a pack stacking on emrex It did seem to seem like that which is weird for a brand new product, you know like Like card sticking sometimes happens on you know packs that have been sitting together for a while Let's go forward a time. Let's get weird. I was trying to help with that a little bit by like, you know pressing the sides So they stick a little bit Rex, but that but it's not doing any damage Yeah, it seemed like only certain boxes drill Like when I was pack stocking on them all of a sudden like you'd hit one box where it was like, oh These ones are really sticking So we're gonna save all the box toppers till the end because they're cool I'm wondering has anybody seen if those can be autographed like the Like the ones in whatever the other product loads that we just did Oversized and stuff. Yeah, that's the that was the thing. I mean It's not like it's a it's fun that they're sticking but at the same point as long as it's not damaging it Everything should be fine. All right piece Tom Siever. He did that's kind of cool. I mean as a Angels fan, obviously I love that Did he use it as a chance to make fun of the angels Rex? Sounds like something Joe would do but more and more anything when I'm around or Nick but like Joe likes to say Dodgers fans, we don't think of angels Bushet redemption topper Rex was the redemption the size of the box topper. Please tell me it was Because that'd actually be kind of cool. Can you imagine the guy tops like hey? Yeah, sorry, Bo won't sign that won't sign the box toppers So we're gonna have to print redemption center that size now. I've been so cool That's so cool Rex.  It's one of the best rookies out there People want him So since we're stacking How did everybody feel that their team Did during the trade deadline Andre's got a lot of players Jens, but at the same point I mean I was kind of I don't know if maybe I'm in the minority But I was surprised at what they gave up for Austin Noah the oddity of it Rex totally I think it's a cool. I think it's awesome. Yeah, I agree great. I agree I also think Cleveland wanted out of the Clevenger situation. I Think I mean did anybody did it ever get leaked as far as what player it was that stood up and said get rid of these Get rid of them or or I'm or I'm not playing. I mean Zach please act I think should have lost everybody's respect as soon as he released that Selfie video of him trying to explain what they did and minimize, you know kind of their actions While he was driving So they did say Lindor. Well, then yeah If you've lost Lindor, guess what you're gone Did they did they end up getting rid of Zach please act or is he still somehow around? Oh Rex Mike Clevenger and Zach please act decided to on I remember it was a home series or they were away They decided to break curfew go out hang out at a friend's house Eat dinner play games drink come in after curfew So then they were put on quarantine they were taken off like demoted And the team all the like the players had a meeting and pretty much demanded that you know because they decided to minimize What was going on and the actions like what everybody else was doing to try to you know, take care of them Yeah, Clevenger lied about it. They all they all tried to cover it up and like It was pretty bad and like the worst is Exactly Zach made a video Like a video on like Twitter or something like that where he tried to explain Their actions while minimizing it, you know, we safely distance ourselves and even though like we had a curfew And yeah, we broke it and we came in late and stuff We weren't doing anything bad later a month. We were you know, we were being smart about it and blah blah blah blah It's just like Yeah Yep, I Mean, it's not like they it's not and it's it's Carasco was last year to Gamsby literally last year Like Carasco missed all of last year because of didn't it wasn't it cancer or Was it it's not lymphoma, right? so I Mean he missed last year and all that stuff and fought to come back and he's playing and Two guys in the same like in the pitching room with them. You know what I mean? Vanilla, I don't know You can check our personal site and see Jaspies calm. 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Let's take a look Justin Dunne red Seattle Mariners John Gotti Seth Brown black Oakland A's Ryan Gamsby first auto James Marvel Pittsburgh Pirates Courtney Bishop which ones are numbered so not black not red That's a first-day issue For the Kansas City Royals Josh Stalmont Jason Ackerman, there's a bad glare on These power alley Christian Yellich They say Mitch Garver red Minnesota Twins Ross Gimbal Frank Thomas Chrome You Chang black The Thomas is going to the Chicago White Sox Ross Gimbal you Chang for the Cleveland Indians going to Jason Ackerman Willie Castro auto Detroit Tigers That's going to Eric Jock Michael Chavis red Boston Red Sox James majority Dale Murphy red Atlanta Braves Drew Panter Vanilla they I mean they know what the what what's centered and what's not based on the like logos and everything and the printing I Mean, there's a lot of products that don't have borders Or not borders all the way around as well So they have Kind of the baseline of what it is. I think this one's a variation Mookie bets Randy Johnson red foil That bets was going to the Dodgers and Ryan Gansby Arizona Diamondbacks for that Randy Johnson match double field They have some chrome vanilla they have inserts Chrome Jordan Houston Astros That's going to Rick Thomas Nico Horner Chicago Cubs Eric Ainge Emperors of here zone shohio Tani no numbering on that numbered to 99 Ozzy Albies stadium chrome See vanilla uh, Atlanta Braves Drew Panter perfect timing Gavin Lux for the Dodgers Ryan Gamsby Danny Jansen red Toronto Blue Jays Richard Miller. That's kind of cool. Is that a short print? Or is that his base card? That's awesome I really like that a queen. Oh Cincinnati Reds Ryan Harold Is that a red foil or is it the base for those? Verlander emperors of the zone He's only been up for like a week, right? Right? Give him time. It's okay I'm sure uh, I'm sure with time. He'll be fine. Look at Kyle Tucker Nobody was talking about him last year or not that much. Well, this is cool Thicker card Insta vision bobechette Little die cut insert in the middle Toronto Blue Jays Richard Miller no numbering on that That's a case it Eric. Well, there you go Kyle Hendricks orange black and white Chicago Cubs Eric Ainge I don't know somebody Nick If somebody wants to confirm that I know Joe was saying he didn't know if there was a case hit or not Okay line rest in peace Ty Cobb Red Detroit Tigers Eric Jock Kyle Lewis Seattle Mariners John Gotti Jose Altuve Chrome Young Jin Ryu black foil Toronto Richard Miller that Altuve is going to the Houston Astros Rick Thomas Brewstar grader all auto for the Minnesota Twins Going to Ross Gimbal Nico Horner red Chicago Cubs Eric Ainge Chris Bryant power alley That's kind of cool Brendan McKay. I like that photo So far still There's still time. We're also looking right out of 16 box break Roberto Alomar Red for the Blue Jays Richard Miller All card ship guys by the way Shane Bieber Emperor of the Zone Freddie Freeman red for the Atlanta Braves Drew Panter Love the photos on this Chris Sale black That's going to the Boston Red Sox So it's Chris Sale Red Sox Um Oh wait, he is on there so I'm thinking Garrett Cole James Majority normal card Josh Stamont Auto Kansas City Royals Jason Ackerman Masahiro Tanaka red New York Yankees David Ross Power Alley David Wright Nolan Ryan Gold No numbering but that's very cool looking Houston Astros Rick Thomas I like that a lot Jose Canseco Red Oakland A's Ryan Gamsby Mike Trapp Kyle Lewis Seattle Mariners John Gotti You think that Gold is a case hit Ryan Interesting Has anybody looked on like a group break checklist See what they say as far as case hits or anything like that Patrick Gorbin Washington Nationals Courtney Bishop I was in here when I was pack stacking earlier when we found that Bryce Harper Ken Griffey Jr. I love the photo on this Red Seattle Mariners John Gotti When we find that Bryce Harper or Bryce Harper or Box Topper Has a different photo I mean it's the same exact photo just with the variation Nick Costiano's Chrome Cincinnati Reds Ryan Harold Shane Bieber black foil Cleveland Indians Jason Ackerman But I went on the variations list and it didn't say anything Otto on top Rookie Robel Garcia Chicago Cubs Eric Ainge Oh All Golds are one per case Is it an unnumbered one of one Ryan? It's kind of cool Well it's not a bad one to get then Nolan Ryan Sonny Gray Cincinnati Reds Ryan Harold 15 of 99 black foil Chris Sale Boston Red Sox James Majority Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates Courtney Bishop Noah Cindergaard What does it look like Ryan? Is it not the one with him with the bat and the whatever? Oh yeah sorry Rex I forget you have a soft spot Willie Calhoun Red Texas Rangers Serenity Love Jaylin Davis black San Francisco Giants Scott Goodman Nico Horner Cubs Seattle Toronto Blue Jays Richard Miller Tommy Edmond Red St. Louis Cardinals Matt Stubblefield Jordan Power Alley Houston Astros Rick Thomas It's bat on the shoulders So the one with him and the pintar like rag is the base I mean they all get shipped to you but obviously if it's a short print or whatever I'd like to you know at least put it aside so we can sleeve and top load it Jordan Houston Astros Rick Thomas Barry Zito Red Oakland A's Ryan Gamsby Super variation heavy that's why they all ship so many variations Dario Agrizel black Detroit Tigers Eric Jock Abraham Toro Rookie Otto that corner those top corners are a little bit questionable actually that one is too I don't know what he did when he had this in person Houston Astros Rick Thomas rest of them aren't like that so it definitely was one he was signing it Dodgers Red Jock Peterson Ryan Gamsby Babe Ruth Red for the Yankees David Ross I'd like to Cody Bellinger Chrome Jordan Black Milwaukee Richard Miller Domingo Leba Otto Arizona Diamondbacks Matt Stubblefield Jose Urquiti Blue Number 250 Houston Astros Rick Thomas Aquino Cincinnati Reds Ryan Harold Gavin Lux Dodgers Ryan Gamsby Ozuna Red Max Muncie Red Orange Black and White Dodgers Ryan Gamsby Sonny Gray his chain looked like it might have been part of an auto Jeff McNeil Red New York Mets John Gotti so is this a variation or is that just like the base power zone Aaron Judge Red New York Yankees David Ross Walker Bueller that's the first four that's the base what's his uh what's his short print look like Ryan do you know I saw the trout the only one that really like I looked and saw the names the trout one is him golfing Dodgers hard hat like batting helmet or actually like construction hard hat interesting that'll stand out then oh yeah the rally squirrel right haven't they like continued putting the rally squirrel like a bunch of like they did it in a bunch of different products so in the interest of time I'm gonna try to speed this up because we still got a lot of breaks to go through um obviously all cards do ship in this so even if we do miss a variation or anything like that uh it's going to end up getting to you no matter what when we go to top load and stuff like that um sort and sleeve and top load we do have the variation list and everything set aside so we've got multiple choice or chances for us to catch them sleeve and top load them before they get them out to you so don't fret we're on your side how about those basketball games tonight pretty impressive both great games came down the last shot on both or last possession on both right look tired is that what you mean 36 years old playing against some 19 and 20 year olds the fact that he looked as good as he did just long incredible see the oldest player in the league other than Vince Carter oh you think that you don't think that helped him like rest and recover good luck everybody boxes five six seven and eight Verlander red for the sorry Houston Astros Rick Thomas David Dahl black Colorado Rockies Jens McClee Jalen Davis rookie auto San Francisco Giants Scott Goodman Brandon Woodruff red Milwaukee Brewers Richard Miller Kyle Lewis rookie Seattle Mariners John Gotti I did not see that game Gavin Lux fashion burn for the Dodgers Ryan Gamsby Byron Buxton red going to the Minnesota twins Ross gimbal I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 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Hey there lads and ladies, it is Petrifying Pumpkins here and welcome to volume 2 of your top 10 firewall plays. First of all, let me thank each and every one of you for sending in your submissions, I appreciate that very much. For this volume there was a lot of top quality submissions, but I had to narrow it down to just 10. So apologies if your entry didn't make us. Also, once again there was just some entries I couldn't accept like ones with loud music playing over them or ones that were just too long. And finally before we begin, just remember that these entries will be listed in no particular order. That's because I want you lads and ladies to tell me in the comments who you think had the best entry. So without further ado, let's jump right in. Number 10 comes to us from Lewis Nice and he shows us why it's always a good idea to check your six now and again. Number nine from Mamia, Shunt have worked once, nevermind twice. Number eight comes in from Zapt Zapper and he proves that patience and timing is everything. Number seven is Crook Gaming, who sticks his large weapon through a hole in the door. Yet it's him who does all the blowing. Number six comes from Upload viewer Hutshot David Jagno, who angers first contact CEO Hess Berber. At five, Mamia proves he is as dangerous in-depth as he was in life. At number four, Lewis Nice is back on this list with a legit tactical room clearance with the help of his teammates. At number three, Zapt Zapper is back and he seduces this enemy player to his doom. At number two, the Fenner 32 redefines shock and awe with this rapid squad wipe. And finally at one, Mech Venom is out of ammo and is outnumbered three to one. What happens next still has scientists scratching their heads. And there you go, lads and ladies. Hope you enjoyed the entries for volume two. Let me know down below who had the best play here. If you want to submit your own entries for a future episode, then please check the description and follow the rules. And if you want to help me out by doing the usual shots, I'd appreciate it. Thanks for watching, folks. I'll see you in the next one. Bye for now.