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Bee Spotlight: The Worker
Throughout a worker bee's lifespan, it can adopt several roles in the hive that keep the colony functioning smoothly.
by Kristina Mercedes UrquhartDecember 13, 2016
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The honeybee worker is the backbone of the colony. As an individual, she is tiny, brave and armed with a single stinger, but as a collective, honeybee workers are strong, intimidating and a force to be reckoned with. A single worker bee transitions into a new hive role with each life stage, starting with the role of nurse bee and concluding as one of the foragers you see out and about gathering provisions in the field. In addition to these two roles, here are just a few of the amazing things the worker bee is capable of.
Nurse Bee
When a young bee hatches, she chews away the capping of her birth cell and emerges as an active member of the colony. Her first job is to clean out her hatching cell in preparation for the next generation. Most newly hatched bees are entrusted with the role of nurse bee. These bees care for the developing brood (the collective name for eggs and larvae), feeding them the appropriate feed through the various stages of early development and, finally, capping their cells before the cycle begins again.
Mortician Bee
Honeybees are notoriously nitpicky about keeping a clean house. They like to keep their space organized and tidy, but most importantly, they want to remove anything dead, dying or odiferous from the hive right away. This includes deceased members of their own hive as well as any dead or conquered intruders—think foreign bees, robber bees, wasps, ants, hive beetles or other bugs. Mortician bees are enlisted for the job. They carry out the dead as a basis to keep the hive clean. Beekeepers will often see two mortician bees carrying a single dead bee from the hive in mid-flight!
Homemaker Bee
When the foraging bees return to the hive with pollen, nectar or water, they pass it along to the bees that make and store honey in the hive. These homemaker bees add digestive enzymes to the nectar to turn it into the start of honey, and other homemaker bees fan the nectar-enzyme mix with their wings until it reaches 18-percent moisture, and voila: honey!
Other homemaker bees are entrusted with the task of taking pollen baskets from the foragers and packing it into cells designated for pollen. Still others produce wax and build comb, repairing any damages (including the damage we beekeepers cause just by opening the hive), sealing cracks with propolis, and so much more.
Guard Bee
The guard bees are the workers you see at the entrance of a hive. They're usually a bit older than the homemaker bees, as evidenced by their developed stinger. Their singular role is to protect the hive from intruders, whether that be foreign robbing bees or something larger—like you, the beekeeper! If a hive has several openings, such as a "backdoor" in a feral hive or if the beekeeper leaves a top entrance open, guards will be stationed at each entrance.
Queen's Attendants
Very few worker bees get the honor of attending the queen. Each queen has a dozen or so attendants who care for her every need: They feed her, groom her and protect her. When the attendants are buzzing around their charge, it is very easy to spot the queen on a comb of brood. She is the one in the center of the worker bees fanned out like a flower around her.
Forager Bees
The foraging worker receives the most accolades of any of the worker bee roles, but the truth of the matter is that the forager is the oldest bee in the hive outside of the queen. Foragers have often participated in several of the roles listed above and are at the end of their life cycles. They work tirelessly to be the breadwinners of the hive, bringing home the nectar, pollen and water that will sustain the hive, feed the brood and see the hive through winter. The easiest way to spot foragers is to watch the entrance to see the bees that return with full pollen baskets. The workers rapidly come and go from the hive as long as the weather is fair. They're also easily identified by their worn bodies and tattered wings.
By looking at the roles that each worker plays in the hive, it's obvious that the honeybee colony is a well-tuned, expertly functioning machine, with each cog playing its role beautifully. When each role is filled and the colony remains healthy, the hive can explode in numbers, produce surplus amounts of honey, and fight pests and diseases with ease.
Kristina Mercedes Urquhart is the author of The Suburban Chicken: The Guide to Keeping Healthy, Thriving Chickens in Your Backyard (i5 Press, 2015) and the columnist of Chickens magazine's "Fowl Language." She lives with her husband, menagerie of animals, and two daughters in Asheville, N.C.

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Five vegan-friendly chains with a sustainably sourced menu
Given the climate crisis, increasing numbers of people are switching to plant-based, vegetarian or flexitarian diets. Even hardcore carnivores are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint whilst still enjoying high-quality produce. Luckily, vegans and eco-warriors no longer have to scour London for a guilt-free meal: a whole host of delicious new options have been popping up across the capital, and even classic chains are rethinking their menus to accommodate a planet-first approach. Here are five brands who are paving the way for affordable yet ethical dining.
Ground-breaking plant-based eatery Kojo – launched by Nobu London Portman Square executive chef Michael Paul and nutritional therapist Alina Gromova-Jones in December – is opening a Kojo To Go in London's Liverpool Street this month. The duo believe in creating authentic and naturally delicious plant-based meals that help support health and wellbeing. The new Devonshire Square site is the second location for Kojo after its flagship Hampstead venue, but the first Kojo To Go concept focusing on grab and go only. Kojo dishes are 100% plant-based, organic, dairy-free, gluten-free, refined, sugar-free, free of all chemical additives, freshly prepared and made on site daily; and the company are committed to compostable processes on top of recycling, re-using and sourcing ingredients locally. For further information visit the website here.
Neat Burger
Neat Burger, the plant-based burger sensation founded by F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, has now opened a new North London branch in Finsbury Park (following launches in Prince's Street, Camden and Soho), with more venues to come in Victoria, Westfield Stratford, Canary Wharf, Bishopsgate, Kings Road & Ealing. The chain prides itself on its clean, green burgers, made ethically and sustainably without compromising on flavour. Pick up a classic Neat Burger with a succulent double patty, indulge in an onion-ring-stuffed, cheesy, BBQ-sauce-smothered Smoke Stack, or if you're on a health kick, try a burger bowl (everything minus the bun). On top of the usual fires, choose from sides including Tater Tots and Southern Fried Chick'n Bites. For further information visit the website here.
Smashing Plates
Smashing Plates is a lively new restaurant serving up a fresh and unorthodox take on Greek and Cypriot street food classics, with branches located in Canary Wharf, Tooting, Wembley and London Bridge. Open all day, the restaurant specialises in gyros and boasts a balanced offering of both meat and plant-based dishes packed with the bold Mediterranean flavours for which Greek street food is renowned. Founder and Greek restaurateur Neofytos Christodoulou has designed a menu that is centred around unconventional takes on the classic Greek street-food dishes and gyros made using responsibly sourced meat, which is butchered in-house, marinated and grilled to order. There are no freezers in the restaurant, and the vegan Roasted Tomato Croquettes are a must-try – a creamy, completely plant-based delight. For further information visit the website here.
Honi Poke
Honi Poke has now opened a new branch within the bustling Fulham community, with sites in Bishopsgate, Victoria and St Paul's due to open in the coming months. Inspired by Hawaiian flavours and with wellbeing at its core, Honi Poke is renowned for its use of incredibly fresh ingredients, responsibly caught seafood and premium vegan offerings, differentiating itself from alternative poke brands by preparing each poke bowl to order on site. Vegan options include the Korean BBQ Pulled "Pork" with jackfruit, pineapple, steamed broccoli and BBQ sauce, and the option to customise your own bowl allows for infinite varieties. Moreover, all packaging is compostable, made using pulp from fibres of plant origin, and as nothing is pre-prepared, each site has close to 0% waste. For further information visit the website here.
Wahaca
Street food fans can now get a taste of the corn ribs trend at Wahaca with the arrival this month of the Mexican restaurant group's new summer specials. With corn being indigenous to Mexico and a staple of Mexican street food, it came naturally to Wahaca to create its own take on the TikTok trend for the summer season. The "ribs" are lightly fried, tossed in lime and served with a smoky chipotle mayo, making for a dish that's sure to be snapped and shared before it gets devoured. The dish is another tasty seasonal addition to Wahaca's existing meat-free menu, with around 50% of its street food options now being veggie. Another super-sustainable snack that's packed with protein, Wahaca's new Cricket salsa was an instant hit with diners earlier in the summer and will continue to be available on the house. For further information visit the website here.
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GTA Basketeers
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Welcome to GTA Basketeers
As the founder of the Basketeers I am often asked what inspired me to start the Basketeers. In 2000, I had experiences with two friends that influenced the launch of the Basketeers. The first was a friend's invitation to a Mother/Daughter luncheon to support a shelter in Mississauga, where I had an opportunity to learn about the challenges facing women that have experienced domestic abuse. The second was a close friend who planned her and her seven year old daughter's escape, while her abusive husband went to work. Together with another friend, we helped to move her out to an apartment she had secretly rented. This situation was completely foreign to me and something I had a great deal of difficulty comprehending. I realized that this could have been me or any number of my women friends.
With Christmas just around the corner and having just helped my friend start her new life, I decided that instead of exchanging gifts with my girlfriends, I proposed we create baskets for women leaving the shelter and starting over. Simply put "creating starter baskets" with close friends and family. We were all very enthusiastic about our first delivery in 2000 to Interim Place in Mississauga, delivering a total of 14 baskets. The reaction from the women in the shelters was overwhelming and so began the Basketeers project. 14 baskets, 14 women, 1 shelter and 1 chapter, that's how it started.
It's hard to believe that one small idea, to support women leaving the shelter system, would turn into the movement that is is today.
I believe that when you change the focus from yourself to someone in need your life becomes bigger". The Basketeers volunteer project has changed my life, introducing me to amazing new individuals, corporations and opportunities.
In helping these courageous women in their new beginning, we benefit personally and grow our communities. For all of the women we are able to assist and from us, thank you. Please join us in launching the 2019 Basketeers campaign.
Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 9:00am
The Salvation Army Mississauga Temple
3173 Cawthra Road
L5A 2X4 Mississauga , ON
43° 35' 53.628" N, 79° 36' 16.0272" W
http://www.mississaugatemple.com/
Anduhyaun Shelter
Ernestine's Women's Shelter
Family Transition Place
The Salvation Army Florence Booth House
The Salvation Army Honeychurch Family Life Resource Centre
Interim Place
Interval House
The Jean Tweed Centre
Nellies
Red Door Shelter
Street Haven
The Redwood
Women's Habitat
Yorktown Shelter for Women
YWCA Toronto
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COFFEE GIRL (Coffee Book #1)
COFFEE GIRL SOPHIE SINCLAIR
Mackenzie "Kiki" Forbes finds herself in a pickle.
Either become her snarky sister's nanny or move halfway across the country to work as assistant-to-the-stylist of a country music star. Neither job sounds ideal, although bedazzling cowboy boots may be a hell of a lot more interesting than ironing her brother-in-law's underwear. But life on the road as the errand coffee girl for a sold-out tour leaves much to be desired. That is until Kiki meets her sinfully sexy new boss's boss…
Tatum Reed's career is flying high. He's up for country music's Entertainer of the Year and he's headed out on a nationwide sold-out tour. So why does he feel like it's all about to implode? His superstar ex-girlfriend seems determined to make his life difficult, his opening act is a handful, and the new girl on his tour, the feisty brunette, is quickly getting under his skin. In this crazy world of showbusiness, Tatum needs to learn who he can trust, but that doesn't come easily, because the one person who holds all the cards may just throw them down and walk away.
Life in the public eye is never all it's cracked up to be, which has both Kiki and Tatum questioning what they're really doing with their careers, and their hearts.
Wow totally enjoyed the love story of Kiki and Tatum. Sophie is a new author to me and I already can't wait for Sarah and Lex's story. These characters carry you away and this one hit a note with me.
Did you catch that? Anyway, what I so loved is that this was about a country singer and his life on the road. Most of all how he becomes infatuated with who he calls 'Coffee Girl.'
As far as he was concerned, he would give her a title he wanted as long as she stayed on his tour. She had a job at Cufflinks magazine for five years as a fashion stylist. But they were downsizing and they let her go. Her brother Cam knows Tatum's manager and WALLA!
There are the supporting characters that are just a hoot. But what is so endearing is the genuine and sweet way the first time he shows his hand he likes her. He uses music. Nope not his but going over each other's playlist to get to know each other. You will just swoon.
Yet, like every love story there is the evil villain and this has more than one. But love always wins. I give this: 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com.


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Campbell and Blake geneology
Andersen history
Battle Harbour community news
St. John's (NL), 7 results 7
Bell Island, Conception Bay (NL), 2 results 2
Placentia (NL), 1 results 1
Argentia (NL), 1 results 1
Carbonear (NL), 1 results 1
Little Heart's Ease (NL), 1 results 1
L'Anse au Loup (NL), 1 results 1
Blanc Sablon (Quebec), 1 results 1
Whitbourne (NL), 1 results 1
Marystown (NL), 1 results 1
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Anglican Parish of St. Paul, Trinity, Trinity Bay, NL
The fonds contains records of the administration of the church of St. Paul's from 1874-1969, and includes the minutes of meetings of vestry, records of committees and boards, financial records, correspondence and invoices, vestry registers, clergy's records, some legal documents re the acquisition of land, and seating plans for both the old and the new church. Other records include photographs of the present and the former church, as well as portraits of many of the rectors of the parish; a full set of plans for the building of the church by architect Stephen J. Earle; a painting by J. S. Hayward of the Anglican Cathedral of St. John's; and visitors' books.
The records have been organized in 11 series according to form and function; Series 1: Minutes of Vestry, 1874-1958; Series 2: Committees and Boards, 1892-1945; Series 3: Financial Records, 1879-1964; Series 4: Correspondence, 1905-1960; Series 5: Vestry Registers, 1913-1921; Series 6: Clergy's Records, 1881-1969; Series 7: Legal documents, 1895; Series 8: Sunday School, 1904-1913; Series 9: Visitors' Books; Series 10: Plans and blueprints, [1892 - 1980]; Series 11: Photographs.
Holy Family Parish (Paradise, N.L.) fonds
Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects and the redistribution of parish assets (1982-84); canonical decree establishing the parish and defining its boundaries (1982); and newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1983-84). Fonds includes some photocopies.
Holy Family Parish (Paradise, N.L. : Catholic)
John Job collection
Collection consists of 2 photograph albums created by the Job family, reflecting the Job business ventures, Job family activities, as well as historical events. The geographic area represented by the photographs is almost exclusively Newfoundland and Labrador, with the exception of photographs from the Search for the Franklin expedition in Hudson Bay (1903-04).
Albums include photographs of the Job premises in St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Placentia, L'Anse au Loop, Blanc Sablon, Little Heart's Ease, Bell Island, and Whitbourne. Images include buildings (interior and exterior), wharves,shipping, and the fishery, including marine fishery, sealing and whaling.
Historical events represented in the albums include the royal visit of the Duke of York (1901), the sealers' strike (1902), the unveiling of the war memorial in St. John's (1924) by Field Marshall Haig, and scenes from the Viking Disaster (1931). The photographs also illustrate the economic activity and the cultural landscape in that era.
Job, William John
John Rorke & Sons Limited fonds
Fonds consists of correspondence and shipping papers for the company operations, 1879 -1933. Material of particular interest is the correspondence and accounts of C. T. Bennett of Bristol, which illustrates the complexities of the marketing structure and the economic factors which affected the salt fish industry as well as providing insight into the day-to-day operations of the business. The fonds also includes vessel expenditures and charter parties. The architect's specifications for the building of the Stonehouse on Water Street, Carbonear, are contained in the correspondence for 1907.
The fonds is arranged in four series: Correspondence, 1880-1933; Financial records, 1879-1920; Shipping records, 1881-1923; Miscellaneous bound volumes, 1892-1920.
John Rorke and Sons
Mary Queen of Peace Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds
Fonds consists of correspondence relating to Mary Queen of Peace School, Mary Queen of Peace Parish Hall, and the general operations of both St. Raphael's and Mary Queen of Peace parishes (1952-79); financial statements (1925-30); construction proposals (1975-76); architectural drawings (1968, 1976-77); newspaper clippings relating to the opening of the new church (1985); Parish Pastoral Council minute book and resource binder (1987-88); and 2 black and white photographs.
Mary Queen of Peace Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Memorial University Master Plans collection
The plans provide a detailed look at the estimated and speculative development of Memorial University's new St. John's campus. They show proposed sites of buildings, parking lots, student residences, faculty living quarters, etc., all in relation to St. John's landmarks and locations. The Master Plan is at the back of the report: the text and drawings explain why the plan takes the form it does and shows how it may be transformed from a two-dimensional paper pattern to an actual place that once can inhabit and walk about. The sections examined in detail throughout the plans include: 1. The University and the City; 2. The Academic Brief; 3. The Topographical Study;4. The South Campus and the Junior Division; 5. The Building Pattern; 6. The Circulation System; 7. The Landscape Design; 8. The Schematic Master Plan; 9. The Main Block; 10. The Library; 11. Convocation Hall; 12. Physical Education; 13. University Theatre; 14. South Campus Link Block; 15. The Senior College; 16. Architectural Character.
Presentation Congregation (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds
1833-2002, predominantly 1950-1985
Fonds consists of Nano Nagle journal (1802-1825); an Irish Sister's journal (1911); educational scrapbooks (1850s); election register (1833-1987); an annual renewal registry (1938-1957); acts of reception and profession registry (1846-1869); professions and deaths registry (1871-1952); registers of the Sodality of the Children of Mary (1946-1958); various membership/enrollment journals (1910-1964); correspondence (1833-2002); account books (1881-1961); financial statements/records/reports (1876-1877,1920-89); minutes of various meetings (1875-1999); legal documents (1784-1999); decrees (1855 1958); religious vow documents (1846-1856, 1905, 1907); annual reports/statistics of the Congregation (1942-1984); Annals of Harbour Grace (1833); annual visitation reports (1962-1965,1988); Latin documents (1883-1972); French documents (1845-1867); various certificates and awards (1952-1995); four architectural drawings; two technical drawings; nine paintings; twenty-one sketches; approximately two hundred photographs, the majority of which are black and white; nineteen film reels of various sizes; twenty-nine video cassettes, predominantly VHS; and thirty-six cassette tapes, some of which contain oral histories.
Fonds also consists of reference materials in the form of books, thesis', booklets, research papers, speeches, newspaper articles, obituaries, artifacts and an art collection which relate to the foundress, early pioneer Sisters, the congregational foundations, membership and their apostolic work; The fonds has been divided into the following series:
100 Records relating to Nano Nagle; 200 Records relating to the four pioneer Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland; 300 Records relating to the early foundations prior to amalgamation; 400 Records relating to the amalgamation Process; 500 Records relating to the government of Presentation Congregation; 600 Records relating to the Presentation foundations in Newfoundland and elsewhere; 700 Records relating to the apostolic works of Presentation Congregation; 800 Records relating to programs in formation and spirituality; 900 Records relating to the Presentation interrelationships at Diocesan and Parish levels; 1000 Records relating to the Presentation Congregation Multi Media Collection.
Presentation Congregation Archives
Sacred Heart Parish (Marystown, Newfoundland) fonds
Fonds consists of records which relate to ecclesiastical property and buildings in Sacred Heart Parish, as well as to various Roman Catholic organizations. The ecclesiastical property records include correspondence (1917-1986); financial statements (1915-1928); a parish boundary decree (1985) and an outline of the parish boundary on a photocopied commercial map (1985); four architectural drawings of a proposed presbytery (1960); six technical drawings - one of a proposed land exchange between the Roman Catholic Church and a parishioner (1966) and five of land in Marystown belonging to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation (1967); two sketches of the intended layout of a parish hall (1965); four Latin documents; church legal documents and forms (1915, 1919, 1948); five black and white photographs and two colour photographs.
The records which relate to church organizations include the Altar Society minute book (1926-1937) and file (1973-1976); the Holy Name Society minute books (1958-1970) and Sunday publications book (1926-1928). As well, the fonds contains material, primarily photocopies and clippings from the Roman Catholic newspaper The Monitor reflecting the history and activities of Sacred Heart Parish.
Sacred Heart Parish (Marystown, NL : Catholic)
St. John Bosco Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds
Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects and general affairs (1960-79); canonical decrees establishing the parish and its boundaries (1964, 1982); land survey of parish property (1965) and an architectural drawing of the parish church (1969); 42 photographs, including an album presented to Archbishop Edward P. Roche at Christmas from the children of St. John Bosco School (1934), and an album documenting the funeral of Rev. Leo G. Shea (1970); and a St. John Bosco Day button (1984). Fonds includes some photocopies.
St. John Bosco (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
St. Joseph's Parish (St. John's, Newfoundland) fonds
Fonds consists of financial statements (1915-25); records relating to the Reverend Gibbs Memorial Committee (1937-40); correspondence relating to building projects, boundaries, Monsignor E. P. Maher, and general parish affairs (1907-77); land deeds and related correspondence (1859, 1913, 1958-71); newspaper clippings and church publications (1954, 1979); a report entitled General Specification of Proposed Parish Church (1953); St. Roch's Club minute book (1928-31); and 12 photographs of the parish church.
St. Joseph's Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)


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Parliamentary Bureau Motions
– in the Scottish Parliament on 8th September 2021.
All Scottish Parliament debates on 8 Sep 2021
Alison Johnstone Green
The next item of business is consideration of nine Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-01113, S6M-01114, S6M-01115 and S6M-01117 to S6M-01120, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments; motion S6M-01121, on committee membership; and motion S6M-01122, on committee substitutions.
George Adam Scottish National Party
I am happy to go into detail on the SSIs if you wish, Presiding Officer.
The Presiding Officer:
If you wish to do so, minister.
It is not that I would prefer to wish to; I was just giving you the option. [Laughter.]
Given that you have offered members that option, you should continue.
Once again, it is everyone's favourite time of the evening.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Amendment (No 13) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/237) came into force on 14 June and extended the definitions for elite sport to include all events at which specified persons compete to qualify for the Birmingham Commonwealth games.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 27) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/238) came into force on 11 June and included providing a person designated by a local authority with a power of entry to enforce restrictions relating to stadia and events.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 28) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/242) came into force on 18 June and included removing Ireland and Bedford Borough Council from the list of areas to which common travel area restrictions apply.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 29) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/252) came into force on 26 June and included adjusting physical distance requirements in various settings, including funerals.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 30) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/255) came into force on 30 June and included removing the area of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council from the list of areas to which common travel area restrictions apply.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 31) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/262) came into force on 8 July and included reducing required physical distances to maintain between persons within the premises of the Renaissance Club in North Berwick for the period of the Scottish open in July.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No 32) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/263) came into force on 19 July and included reducing physical distancing to 1m indoors and outdoors.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/277) came into force on 9 August and included a requirement for relevant hospitality and entertainment premises to obtain a record of visitor information.
That is that, Presiding Officer.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 29) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/252) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/277) be approved.
That the Parliament agrees that—
Maggie Chapman be appointed to replace Lorna Slater as a member of the Economy and Fair Work Committee;
Ross Greer be appointed to replace Patrick Harvie as a member of the Finance and Public Administration Committee;
Mark Ruskell be appointed to replace Patrick Harvie as a member of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.
Jenni Minto be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;
Kaukab Stewart be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee;
Alasdair Allan be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee;
Marie McNair be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee;
Emma Roddick be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee;
Marie McNair be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee;
Jackie Dunbar be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee;
John Mason be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Economy and Fair Work Committee;
Natalie Don be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Education, Children and Young People Committee;
Emma Harper be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee;
Fergus Ewing be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;
James Dornan be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the COVID-19 Recovery Committee;
Bill Kidd be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;
Rona Mackay be appointed as the Scottish National Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;
Tess White be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Finance and Public Administration Committee;
Jeremy Balfour be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee;
Maurice Golden be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee;
Murdo Fraser be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee;
Sue Webber be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee;
Brian Whittle be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee;
Sharon Dowey be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee;
Meghan Gallacher be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Education, Children and Young People Committee;
Donald Cameron be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Criminal Justice Committee;
Edward Mountain be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee;
Liz Smith be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Economy and Fair Work Committee;
Maurice Golden be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee;
Alexander Burnett be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee;
Graham Simpson be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;
Rachael Hamilton be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the Social Justice and Social Security Committee;
Dr Sandesh Gulhane be appointed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party substitute on the COVID-19 Recovery Committee.—[George Adam.]
Thank you, minister. The question on the motions will be put at decision time.


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Experience and commitment of people, whose fascination with the gaming industry had been saved on Commodore 64 tapes and Amiga 1200 floppy disks gave birth to the idea of creating a company that will bring something new into gamedev. Although we'll initially focus on a mobile games market, our plans go beyond that and include different platforms and genres. We believe that there is always room for polished-up products and deeply involved teams in the gamedev industry – we have an idea for our company and are willing to share it with others! Naturally, as a genuine laboratory, our gaming manufacture is located in a post-industrial premises of a porcelain factory, which since the 1920s has been highly appreciated in homes all over Europe of that time. We want to cultivate this tradition and we will do our best to make our games find their way to players' devices around the world.
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Less than two months after Novak Djokovic's winning the Australian Open, PlayingLab team signed an agreement with Fgfactory to create a F2P title referring to the gentleman's game. Magnificent Tennis will take the best of tennis – emotions, dynamics… and a multiplayer mode. Forget about watching matches on TV, thanks to us every player will be able to feel like a tennis star! Having in mind that delivering good UX can be challenging, we focus on creating uncluttered interface and cartoon graphic style that introduces dynamics and draws player's attention to the substance – the gameplay. On the day of its release Magnificent Tennis will be available in 9 languages on devices using Android and iOS systems, and also as a browser-based game. So what's now? Game, set, match!
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Arizona Stories from School: School Choice: An Attack on Traditional Public Schools
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Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! (recent election). Now that I have that out of my system, this is a blog post about school choice.
Sometimes, I feel like I'm the only person who thinks that "school choice" is a bad idea. Public discourse is ablaze with comparisons of public schools, charter schools, private schools, online schools, and home school options. The phrase school choicesounds catchy and everyone likes options when choosing laundry detergent or ordering fancy coffee. Proponents of school choice proclaim that competition improves all schools, but I think school closures create unpredictable disruption for kids. We do not need further expansion of school choice in Arizona. We need stable, well-funded schools with established leadership and experienced teachers.
When people hear the words "school choice," they seem to assume that public schools will always be a choice. However, I am greatly concerned about funding and support of public schools today. In the past election, there were 17 different school districts asking for bonds or overrides. Public schools in Arizona are flat out broke. When district bonds and overrides don't pass, school districts like Dysart face dire circumstances. Out of 10 measures in the West Valley, 4 passed and 6 failed. Thankfully, Scottsdale passed theiroverride with a huge effort from teachers and community members after two previous failed attempts. Things are tough out there in education. As the business model of school 'reform' is applied in Arizona, survival of the most financed (not the fittest) will prevail. And this state does not have a good track record in funding traditional public schools.
When I consider recent business models of free market "choice," I think about the Fro-Yo craze a few years ago. Do you remember when frozen yogurt shops were popping up on every corner? You could choose any flavors you wanted, add multitudes of toppings, and admire it proudly on the register scale. To me, Fro-Yo illustrated 'choice' gone wild. As competition increased, they started going out of business one by one. Will this happen to our local public schools under the business model of competition and "choice?" Will my neighborhood schools disappear like the neighborhood Fro-Yo shops?
I love public school and I believe in public school teachers. I am deeply concerned by a recent trend that shows Arizona's schools are becoming more segregated by race and social class. I am concerned about a recent AZ Central article titled 'Arizona still one of the worst states to be a kid.' I'm concerned for teachers, constantly under attack in the media and leaving in droves. And I am really concerned about wording from an Op-Ed piece in which Eileen Sigmund, President of Arizona Charter Schools Association wrote "charters have the flexibility to hire teachers who are masters in their field but may lack strict certification." Um, what? I've never thought that schools needed "flexibility" to hire uncertified teachers. Are we really moving toward the idea that certified teachers are no longer necessary? Because I think that teachers need great amounts of training, including opportunities to reflect on their own practices through the National Board Certification process. More training, not less. This profession is under attack through the slogan "school choice."
I think the school choice movement is a war to defund public schools, where minority and low SES students will be left once other populations whisk their kids away to charter schools and private schools (with vouchers from the state for tuition!!!) This is an issue of equity and human rights. Stand up teachers. Know your facts about the great accomplishments of public schools. Here are a few courtesy of Berliner & Glass (2014) "Myths & Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education:
There is little evidence that private school students are better prepared academically than their public school counterparts, especially once factors like demographics, family characteristics, and other non-school factors are considered.
A CREDO report in 2013 showed that traditional public schools outperform charters in math and reading.
Charter schools, depending on their charter, exclude certain types of students and families through enrollment practices like: interviews, applications, marketing, admissions tests, parent-provided transportation, and requirements for parent volunteering at the school.
Charter school research shows that "charter school teachers are less experienced, are less likely to be certified, are paid less well, and have higher turnover rates that traditional public school teachers" (p. 30)
Students attending cyberschools (online schools) experience higher drop out rates, lower graduation rates, and decreased student achievement compared to traditional public school students.
Only about 25% of cyberschool students meet Adequate Yearly Progress, as defined by NCLB. In 2011-12, 70% were rated academically unacceptable.
Cyberschools, without any facility operations cost, are fighting for equal funding for their multi-million dollar for-profit companies.
Homeschooled students, often successful academically, typically come from a two-person, middle-high income household. These factors alone explain the success of these students. Similar students perform equally well in public schools.
We live in a country that (proudly!) believes in education for all. When US test scores are compared against foreign countries that only believe in education for some, the media proclaims that there is a crisis in education. However, when US public school data is disaggregated by income, race, and other factors, the US does equally well if not better than similar students in other countries.
Public school educators, do not be shamed by myths and lies in the media. Learn the facts. Knowing that the "school choice" movement will clearly continue in Arizona, it's incredibly important for public school teachers to stand bold and strong in the community, advocating on behalf of public school education. We need to stop hoping that the community will keep "choosing" us and start speaking against the spread of more school competition that creates financial hardship for all schools. Arizona Charter Schools plans to build 25 new charter schools in inner-city Phoenix over the next 5 years. If this were a war, I would say we are being invaded. It's time to debunk the myths and speak out for public school education and certified teachers!
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Human characteristics are said to be good in some environments and bad in others. If we translate this to business, the consequences will be stronger. Some features can cost their owners, and some can create benefits. When there is a crisis, these costs and benefits escalate naturally. Some characteristics are the clear "winning tickets" in each period, and there are always clear "losing tickets" as well. If we were to rank the "Top Losing Tickets of 2021", then superficiality would be at the top of the list!
The two sides of the coin
Each feature has its advantages and disadvantages. It should be noted that if we display a certain characteristic, it dominates both sides of the coin. Of course, as fallible people, we tend to notice and emphasise the positive side, but we loosely skip over the negatives that come with it. It is also worth clarifying right away that there is no perfect person, even if many want to become one. We can force and enforce a package of qualities, and we must also accept the negatives that come with it. If qualities are also our personality traits, the sooner we accept them, the happier our lives will be. If they are part of our behaviour, but not part of our personality traits, we can decide how long we want to live with them. What is the difference between a personality and behaviour trait? An in-depth summary of psychological studies could answer this, but to put it simply: our personalities are enduring, develop in our childhood, and accompany us throughout our lives, so the traits that come from our personalities remain with us forever, according to state-of-the-art psychological studies. Qualities that are perceptible in our behaviours but that do not belong to our personalities were "picked up" as masks because we thought we could have an easier life with them; we thought we could be more successful and happier with them in our possession. We may even do this inadvertently, subconsciously, but we still do it. It is easier to understand these processes through examples, and so building on the topic of superficiality, let's dive deeper into this particular feature. Superficiality is a trait of people who are impulsive, very dynamic, proactive, and capable of quick reactions. They are in constant motion; they usually build new relationships very well. They are bold, influential risk-takers, and the list could go on. Yes, these seem like valuable qualities not only in business but in one's personal life as well, right? But in the psychological system, there is another side of the coin: these people are capable of immediate, proactive reactions precisely because they do not rethink their responses sufficiently. The faster they are, the more superficial, so they cannot analyse at an appropriate depth at such a rapid pace. But if there is no analysis during an evaluation, you cannot help but be superficial. It is debatable how superficial a reaction really is, but it can be foolish to indulge this superficiality. This is the personality side of superficiality. When can superficiality become part of our behaviour? If a person who carries the superficiality trait also does not want to put the work in to change this feature? Why wouldn't they want to? Are they stupid? No, on the contrary! They might be brilliant! After all, they may know that being more deliberate will slow them down, they will lose their proactivity and dynamism, which may not be the best way to succeed, and it is definitely the wrong way to live a happy life.
Expensive modifications
So, who displays superficiality in their behaviour but not in their personality? Those who at their core want stability, constant analysis, and development. Those who are maximalists and do not like to make mistakes. Those who think in systems, who think logically, factually, and are not captivated by emotions. But because of this, they can be slow, cumbersome, unable to react to unexpected situations, their problem-solving abilities are not very good, and this list also goes on. In other words, if a given person received a lot of "slaps" from life due to a lack of proactivity, they might start working to be faster, more reactive, and of course, the mistakes emerge because they became superficial. Was it worth changing? That is a matter of personal judgment. In the long run, that state is certainly not sustainable, because, with a modified personality, our lives will not be successful and happy. We play a role, and even if we feel good at the moment, a part that isn't tailored to us makes us tense, leading to stress. However, stress has serious long-term consequences for careers, private lives, and health. There are countless psychological development theories, but unfortunately, most of them still suggest incorporating a particular character trait that is completely distant from us into our personalities to further our short-term goals. They just forget that these masks easily stick to a person's personality and become barriers to real success.
What should I do now?
So, what about superficiality in 2021? This is a feature that is unacceptable during COVID or for a good while after that. People want security and perfect conditions on all fronts. Factors such as reliability, security, awareness, and professionalism have come to the fore in business, private, sport, and education. However, superficiality is the perfect opposite of these in some ways. But then what should one do if superficiality is an integral part of their personality? After all, if they change it, it will create stress, and if they don't, they will not be part of the successful group in the years to come. Would it be such a great sin to suppress a trait in the name of success? No! This is what intelligent people do. They adapt to external expectations. True, they cannot display their true personalities, but if certain periods require it, they pick up a new personality trait and apply it for a while. If they are smart enough, however, they will never believe that they have the winning ticket. As soon as the first little "relaxation" comes, such tickets fade away as if they had never been with us. That is, if you consider yourself to be a proactive, dynamic person capable of immediate reactions, you should very much consider the extent to which you are willing to be superficial! And if you are already confronting the consequences, you should set up a specific plan for how you will improve on that in a given period. Yes, be aware that you will not like the fact that you have to review an email or document several times. Nor will you be sympathetic to the fact that you can't make bold statements right away — statements that will "dazzle" the audience — because now everyone will be looking for details! Even the most superficial people, in fact! Is this all unfair? Does it matter? This is the reality. Really successful people are not that way because they have perfect personalities that make them fantastically effective in all circumstances. But mostly because they have healthy self-knowledge, and if they value themselves, they pay consistent attention to their personality traits that have failed over time. Those are eliminated and replaced with winning tickets. And most importantly: they always remember that they did this consciously!


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Robert Martin Culp was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series, Trackdown, as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, from 1957 to 1959.
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Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4
16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4
Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
16mm Film (a): acetate film;
Film Reel (b): plastic;
Film Can (c): metal
Length (Film): 340 Feet
motion pictures (information artifacts)
Place filmed
Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original plastic film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the fourth in a collection of nine films.
Inscribed on the outside of the canister in black ink is [#4 / See List]. Handwritten inscriptions on three white adhesive labels read: [Naomi's Father Pictures / Jones], [Country Baptism 4], and [Big City - Dallas? / STC RES], partially illegible. On the center of the can are remnants of a green and white label on top of an imprinted design.
The film begins with shots of portraits of two young men. The next scene shows a street with houses and a smoke stack in the background. A sign in a window advertises a large group baptism and moving picture, perhaps meaning that S.S. Jones will be filming the baptism. The next scene shows a long procession of the people who will be attending and participating in the baptism. Those that will be baptized are wearing white clothing. The scene after the procession shows a church and some men in uniform standing in a line in the street. There is more footage of a different church in a rural area. There is another processing from the door of the church with those attending and participating in the baptism. Similar to the earlier procession, the crowd walks directly in front of the camera. The next scene shows the people standing on the shore of a small pond. Those that are to be baptized are led out into the water and are baptized by one of the three priests standing in the water. The footage then shows a commercial storefront of a grocery and meat market and store employees bringing products out in front of the store. The footage includes storefronts, signs, and employees for several other businesses: real estate, undertaker and embalmer, barber shop, laundry, and a delicatessen. The next scene shows people leaving a church afar a funeral service. The casket is carried out followed by a large crowd from the church. The footage of the funeral includes the graveside service and the casket being lowered into the ground. The last scene briefly shows a large house with a stone wall.
United States--Social life and customs
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
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Westworld Season 1 Episode 6 Review – 'The Adversary'
November 12, 2016 by Edward Gardiner Leave a Comment
Eddy Gardiner reviews the sixth episode of Westworld….
As Westworld enters the second half of its increasingly excellent debut season, it looks like things are finally beginning to stir up a little faster in one of the more revealing episodes so far.
Not that the show has been dull up to now, of course – it's been quietly engaging, curious and intelligent science fiction, reminding me often (with its elegant writing rather than thematically) of True Detective's superlative first season which built engagement almost solely through character. But it's been without any tangibly "wow" moments. The kind of explosive plot turns we generally expect in TV drama these days (not that they're essential, of course). In 'The Adversary', it's the first time Westworld has left us something resembling an actual cliffhanger.
Thandie Newton's performance as Maeve, a host who's gradually discovering her reality, origin and general existence, continues to be one of the most impressive things in an impressive show. In this episode particularly, she absolutely nails the shifting "human" to robotic emotions inherent in playing an AI (if emotion is the right word). She's so good, in fact, that I'm never far from believing that she is actually artificial. It's really great to see her character becoming one of the show's focal points after the pilot cast a few doubts regarding her screen time.
Although, unless I completely missed something, this week's episode confused me slightly as to why Lutz, one of the few Livestock Management employees who doesn't seem to be a jerk or have sexual relations with the bots, pressed on with showing Maeve the behind-the-scenes of the complex and telling her everything about where she comes from. Can't he just shut her down or erase her memory? Yes, he stole a coding console specifically to experiment in private (hence the little bird), but when one of the hosts is telling you to significantly (and potentially dangerously) increase her knowledge capacity, it may be time to hit the breaks. Perhaps he just enjoyed seeing her stick a knife to Sylvester's throat – I know I did.
Part of me also can't help but feel that the sequence with Maeve walking through the facility would have had (even) more of an impact had it been the first time the audience had seen it too. But that's nitpicking – getting 6 episodes in without showing us where the robots come from would require some serious storytelling wizardry, even by a Nolan's standard. And it's still an excellent sequence, set to a beautiful string composition of Radiohead's 'Motion Picture Soundtrack'. Newton's expressions are heartbreaking.
Meanwhile, inside the park The Man In Black and Teddy continue on their quest to find the elusive maze – only here their roles appear to switch, if only fleetingly. Upon being captured and (almost) branded by a Union outpost Teddy betrayed in an old storyline, The Man In Black watches on while Teddy rips free of his bonds and proceeds to slaughter the entire platoon. Whether this is something that's been written into his code, or he's expressing more free will in a genuine quest to find Dolores, we just don't know. Though I suspect, like the increasing uncertainty all around the park, he's beginning to stray off-script.
There are further revelations into Dr. Ford's ambiguous intentions, with Bernard discovering an unregistered host family living in the park who don't respond to his commands (dangerous territory). Then there's Bernard's right-hand-girl Elise, who's been given a few problems by an unknown assailant (that's the cliffhanger). Overall, 'The Adversary' is another mighty strong episode. With all the theory's flying around the internet it's hard not to get caught up in trying to figure everything out at once, but personally I'm enjoying the clever, methodical build-up to what's sure to be an exciting payoff.
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Olivia Jade Giannulli Reflects on Being 'Publicly Shamed' After College Admissions Scandal: 'We're All Human'
By Emily Longeretta
Live and learn. Olivia Jade Giannulli had gone through her fair share of ups and downs following her parents' arrest for their alleged part in the college admissions scandal. However, the YouTube star, 21, has learned a lot from the experience.
On Friday, March 26, the daughter of Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli opened up in a TikTok video to share a valuable lesson a "very inspirational woman" taught her recently.
Two Years After the College Admissions Scandal: Where Are They Now?
"We were talking about being in the public and being publicly shamed, and I was like, 'Well, my situation doesn't even compare, I'm not even going to start to compare it to yours,'" the YouTube star explained. "And she looked at me, and she said, 'Olivia, it doesn't matter if I'm drowning in 60 feet of water and you're drowning in 30, we're both still drowning.' I think about that quote every day because I think it's so true and it's such a bigger message to our world right now. I think we're all very quick to judge. I think we're all very quick to put people down."
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The beauty influencer continued, "I just want people to remember, like, if your feelings are hurting, if they're valid to you, they're valid. It doesn't matter if someone is going through worse. You're allowed to have a hard time in this world. That doesn't take away from somebody else, and that shouldn't take away from you. We're all human beings."
Olivia Jade Apologizes, Explains White Privilege: 1st Interview Revelations
The TikTok video comes nearly two months after Olivia Jade returned to her YouTube channel after taking a break amid the scandal. On January 21, she revealed a new intro, which showed old footage of herself with the former Full House star, 56, and the designer, 57.
"Although I can't change the past, I can change how I act and what I do going forward. Just for my own mental sanity, I don't want to keep rehashing things," she said in the video, during which she apologized again for her part in the scandal. "I just want to move on and do better and move forward and come back [and] do what I love, which is YouTube. You don't have to watch, nobody's forcing you."
Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin. KATHERINE TAYLOR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Loughlin and Mossimo were arrested in March 2019 for allegedly paying $500,000 to ensure their daughters, Olivia Jade and Bella Giannulli, would be admitted into the University of Southern California. After a year of claiming they were innocent, the pair pleaded guilty to fraud charges in May 2020.
Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli's Family Album With Bella, Olivia Jade
Loughlin completed her two-month prison sentence in December 2020, and Mossimo began his five-month stint in November 2020. They were also fined a total of $400,000 and must complete community service.


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Alt-Rock Icons COLD Release New Music Video for Standout Anthem "Quiet Now"
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Music fans around the world all agree, it's a little too "Quiet Now". With bands losing their ability to bring live shows to fans, arts events coming to a complete standstill, and it feeling nearly silent as people remain safe inside their homes, now more than ever, it's important for musicians to keep the music alive.
Gold-certified alt-rock icons COLD are doing just that with their heartfelt new track, "Quiet Now" – one of the standout anthems found on their latest Billboard-charting album and Napalm Records debut, The Things We Can't Stop, out now. Coming at a time that loss is keenly felt and silence is at its most deafening, today, the band has revealed the haunting new visual for the track in the form of a brand new music video that will leave viewers with chills.
As reflected in the video, vocalist Scooter Ward has stated that "Quiet Now" was initially inspired by the profound silence a person senses around them during or after a deep loss. The song was originally dedicated to a Cold Army member who had experienced such loss – but has taken on more meaning during these trying times.
Scooter Ward adds:
"I had written the song, "Quiet Now," for a Cold Army member and dear friend, who had dealt with the loss of a family member during the recording of our new album. A photo was sent to me, of him and his father holding hands while his father was in the hospital… that photograph is what inspired the song. I knew the concept for the video needed to express the intense emotion of the song.
I contacted Patrick Huven from Ghost Motel and filmmaker Alex Schroer to direct and produce the video. I had previously watched their video for a song called "Hush" that they had created and loved the eeriness of it and their aesthetic. Patrick and I got together on the concept for the video being a mother mourning the loss of her child in solitude. We felt nothing could be more painful… the silence of it all. Not hearing the little sounds of a loved one who is no longer there.
However, the only problem was that he lives in Germany, and the distance would be an obstacle. We ended up shooting the story for the video in Germany and then my part here in the states. I reached out to our dear friend and amazing photographer, Dave Jackson, to film and direct my solo part. We filmed it in his studio in Wisconsin. The end result of the two merging together ended up being seamless and powerful.
With our world now being on lockdown and everyone experiencing their own levels of solitude, and a bit of silence, and with music being the conduit that holds us together, we felt now was the time to release the song. People are going through serious loss because of this on many levels, and music sometimes helps during these moments. Our hopes are that a song can maybe help people feel not so alone in it all. Our hopes are that with music, perseverance, and the determination that is within us to overcome, things can be somewhat back to normal again soon.
We love you all. Stay healthy and follow the guidelines to ensure your safety. Our hearts are with you."
Cure the silence and watch the new music video
for "Quiet Now" HERE
While online, keep the music playing and check out Breaking Benjamin's emotive new track, "Far Away", featuring Scooter Ward. Breaking Benjamin vocalist Benjamin Burnley recently stated in an Instagram post that in his youth, he was inspired by Ward, who brought "Far Away" to what it needed to be. See for yourself and check out the "Far Away" music video HERE.
The past year has been transcendent for COLD – peaking with the successful release of The Things We Can't Stop, subsequent singles "Shine", "Without You", "The Devil We Know" and "Run", and a North American comeback tour boasting several sold out shows. Billboard said it best: "Cold is heating up for a new era…"
Stay tuned for more news in the world of COLD, coming soon!
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Trayvon Martin's father on death of Michael Brown: "It takes me back"
As Michael Brown's parents prepare to bury their son Monday, Trayvon Martin's family knows their pain all too well. Trayvon, another unarmed black teen was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February of 2012.
Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin is OutFront.
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Protesters call for "Stand Your Ground" changes; lawmakers seek to clarify law
Taking down "Stand your Ground."
That's the mission of two mothers who lost their children, Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, to men whose actions sparked a national debate about Florida's infamous law.
Both women led a protest to repeal "Stand your Ground." They argue it gives killers the excuse to shoot and kill and ask questions later.
CNN's David Mattingly is OutFront.
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Zimmerman wants $200,000 from Florida for court costs
George Zimmerman's legal team said they plan to ask the state of Florida for a reimbursement of between $200,00 and $300,000 in legal fees.
George Zimmerman to ask for $200,000 from Florida for court costs
That would cover the cost of his defense team's expert witnesses, transcripts, and other expenses - which he rang up before he was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin last month.
David Mattingly is OutFront with the story.
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O'Mara: Stand Your Ground PSA is a "dramatic fantasy about what happened that night"
In a 90-second public service announcement, the "Coalition to Stop Gun Violence" has re-created the fatal encounter between George Zimmerman and Florida teen Trayvon Martin - using actors and portions of the real 9-1-1 call.
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The ad called "Stand Up to Stand Your Ground" dramatizes the shooting and urges voters to oppose the laws that exist in 26 states by panning across the bodies of young boys dressed in hoodies that represent shooting victims across the country.
Does the ad go too far?
Outfront: George Zimmerman's defense attorney, Mark O'Mara.
Should Trayvon Martin's hoodie be displayed in a museum?
A spokeswoman for the Smithsonian Institution says it has not made any efforts to acquire the hoodie that Trayvon Martin was wearing the night he was killed.
Still, the Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens in 2015, seemed to have a different message, telling ABC News: "It became the symbolic way to talk about the Trayvon Martin case. It's rare that you get one artifact that really becomes the symbol."
Should this symbol become an artifact in a national museum?
OutFront: Dean Obeidallah, Stephanie Miller and Reihan Salam
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Solar industry warns of end to investments in Germany
Abstract : The solar industry is worried that the development of solar energy in Germany might suffer a setback. A stop to investments in solar roofs is looming within a few months, the chief executive of the German Solar Association (BSW), Carsten Koernig, told dpa.
Solar system on a roof of a house. (picture alliance/dpa)
The solar industry is worried that the development of solar energy in Germany might suffer a setback. A stop to investments in solar roofs is looming within a few months, the chief executive of the German Solar Association (BSW), Carsten Koernig, told dpa.
At play is a subsidy freeze foreseen since 2012 in the Renewable Energy Sources Act once a total output of 52 gigawatts is reached.
At the end of 2018, 45.9 gigawatts had already been reached, with another 3.5 to 4 gigawatts expected to be added this year, according to BSW.
The association is calling for new regulation to provide further support.
"The climate crisis cannot take a summer recess and the energy sector needs clear investment signals," Koernig said. "It is clear that solar energy, which by now is cheaper, should be expanded much more significantly to stem the climate crisis."
The German government will not meet its climate goals if it hits the brakes on the expansion of solar energy.
Several associations had already joined the BSW in February when it called for the so-called solar cap to be eliminated - including the national tenants' association, the owners' association Haus&Grund (House & Land) and the DNR league for nature and the environment.
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Crimean Tatar Leader Heads List Of EU Sakharov Prize Candidates
October 11, 2016 11:14 GMT
Mustafa Dzhemilev, 72, has been banned from Crimea since Russia invaded and annexed the peninsula in early 2014.
BRUSSELS -- Crimean leader Mustafa Dzhemilev, Yazidi activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, and Turkish journalist Can Dundar have been named as the final candidates for the 2016 Sakharov Prize given annually by the European Parliament.
Dzhemilev, 72, has been banned from Crimea since Russia invaded and annexed the peninsula in early 2014.
He was the chairman of the Crimean Tatars' Mejlis, or council, until it was banned by pro-Moscow representatives in Crimea.
He was a leading human rights activist during the Soviet era and was jailed several times.
Murad and Aji Bashar were both captured by the Islamic State extremist group and enslaved when their village in northern Iraq was taken over by the militants in 2014.
They managed to escape and are now promoting women's and minority rights. The pair was nominated by both the social-democratic group and the liberal group in the parliament.
Can Dundar is the former editor in chief of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet and was arrested when his newspaper reported that the Turkish intelligence service was smuggling arms to rebels in Syria. He is backed by the Greens as well as the far-right and far-left parties in the parliament.
The trio were shortlisted by members of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Development committees.
The winner -- who will receive 50,000 euros ($55,000) -- will be decided by the European Parliament president and the leaders of the eight political groups in the assembly on October 27.
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Within the Clutch
by Elizabeth Scalia 9 . 27 . 11
It was 2003. Eight innings into yet-another nail-biter of a series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, there came a guttural wail from the stands at Fenway Park.
"For the love of God . . . "
It was one lone voice; a man—whose sound was remarkably reminiscent of the late Chris Farley at his most passionately unhinged—was seated close enough to the announcer's booth that his agony was picked up and broadcast in New York.
"For the love of God . . . " he cried, again and again, as one Bosox batter after another swung and missed, and looming before him was a ninth inning full of Mariano Rivera at his peak.
Watching at home, my son and I heard a hated rival's naked pain, and we hooted in what might be called cruel appreciation.
Baseball fans understand each other's afflictions. We could laugh in that moment, because our team was winning, but we recognized all too well the sound of anguish emanating from Beantown; we had felt it enough, in the Bronx. When the umpire called "strike three" at the third out, the single voice dissolved into a bellow of incoherent angst and three hundred miles away we knew the man had slumped into his chair with his head in his hand, and his heart full of hate; not for the Yankees—that was a given—but for his own team, and for the game of baseball, itself, of which the late commissioner A. Bartlett Giammati once wrote, "it breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart."
The heartbreak is what makes it great, and the source of the heartbreak is the clutch—that period of time (and it can last for a moment or for years) when everything meaningful in your life fades into a peripheral nothingness until an outcome is known. In the clutch, love is balancing—one foot, en pointe—along a thin wire of hope, and still determining if, or when, the next foot might be safely employed.
The clutch makes us hold our breath in the name of love. It is the biopsy report we are waiting to hear about on our husband; it is what keeps us from fully sleeping until we hear our kid pull into the driveway; it is the acknowledgment that we lack control over an outcome, and the wondering that comes before the knowing. Within the clutch are contained all the possibilities of our wild imaginings, and it is in those imaginings that we find ourselves hating the object of our love, for making us care so deeply.
Only love can sink us into screaming, ruinous despair while in the depths of a clutch, and of all sports, only baseball can so routinely wear us down to that place.
The absence of a clock has something to do with it; a hockey fan can look at the clock and understand that his tension will end in three minutes—now two, now one. A football fan can watch a team strategically meander around the field while crucial seconds flow away like the swift sands of Araby. But a fan of baseball has only framed innings to look at, and—when a score is close, or tied—the threat of an infinite, stretched out limbo of suffocating suspension.
I once spent eighteen months in one of those limbos—from the moment a lie was told about someone I loved, until an eventual admission and subsequent finding turned the wrong into a right. While in suspense, lacking control over the outcome, giving in to anger and worry, I stressed myself into a case of shingles, and then could only laugh at myself in my foolishness. The eruption on my skin was simply the product of my increasingly volcanic resentment over an injustice, and it was rooted in love clutched too dearly to myself—and thus rendered toxic—rather than surrendered to a healthier recognition of all I could not control, and then released in trust.
For it is only in surrender that the clutch is resolved. Eventually, a pitcher must release the ball from his callused fingers and send it spinning into the arcane triune powers of physics, probability, and pure skill, and the batter must commit to an outcome with both swing and stride, or nothing will ever become resolved.
Baseball is a game of inches. And hours. And in those moments between release and resolution are contained particles of infinity—the space between a prayer of supplication and the surrender of "Amen"; the whisper of intention that brings what is empty and void into fullness. The hope for redemption.
We can relate to that just as we can identify with pitcher and batter; the individual confronting a full team of resistance with the humblest of weapons—a ball, a stick—speaks to our daily grinds, the resistance, the persistence, the victory of getting through a day; of correcting a flawed stance; of breaking a bad habit before it owns you.
A man screaming "for the love of God" in the stands of Fenway Park made perfect and sympathetic sense to my son and me, because baseball may be a mere game, but it is one that relates to the continual process of the life of faith"a life of swings and misses, stupid errors, the clutch of despair, the release, the trust, the clockless innings of new chances that stretch out before us, endlessly, and so full of promise.
It breaks your heart, but it leaves you wanting more; it roars into spring, slips us through summer and delivers us, tired but still game, into autumn, and then we lie fallow"waiting in joyful hope.
Baseball feeds the life of faith because it is an engagement with eternity that re-acquaints us with a covenant of mercy. In our deepest sense of loss and failure we recall the words of Lamentations: "the favors of the Lord are not exhausted/his mercies not over and done/every morning, they are renewed/so great is His faithfulness."
Of course, Yogi Berra would put it much more succinctly: "it ain't over 'til it's over."
Elizabeth Scalia is the Managing Editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos and blogs as The Anchoress. Her previous articles for "On the Square" can be found here.
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DHS has a plan to EXPEDITE deportations of illegals that will drive the left NUTS
Apr. 25, 2019 11:27 am by The Right Scoop • 90 Comments
DHS has a policy under review that would expedite the deportations of illegals by bypassing the immigration courts altogether:
POLITICO – The Homeland Security Department is weighing a plan to bypass immigration courts and remove undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they've been present continuously in the U.S. for two years or more.
The proposal is described in a draft regulatory notice, according to two DHS officials and a third person familiar with the planning. If finalized, it would represent the latest escalation of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
The administration has considered since 2017 expanding a fast-track deportation procedure known as "expedited removal," but thus far has refrained from moving ahead.
The draft notice — which remains under review — would increase significantly the number of recently arrived undocumented immigrants subject to rapid deportation. Under the current standard, expedited removal is applicable only to immigrants picked up within 14 days of arrival. The two-week cutoff stems from a 2004 regulatory change, not from the 1996 statute that created the process.
The change could speed up the deportation of recent arrivals at the border and reduce the load on federal immigration courts, which have grappled with a soaring case backlog. But such a move likely would draw legal challenges — and a number of Trump polices have been sidelined by federal courts.
The policy would be effective nationwide, not just within 100 miles of the border as it is now.
It's not clear when DHS will unveil this new policy, but it is sure to be the subject of a new lawsuit when and if they do.
Hopefully they will unveil it soon and we can get this underway.