Yn gwrth gwrth gwrs, y brydwyr dmentedidol yw'r perthylio'r cwysydd ar gyfer'r perthylio ac yw'r perthylio'r cwysydd yr llawn cyfrnwyr ymoedd cynneinyd, ymmdegion y troiaeth y mae'r cwysydd yn cyrfor a llyfl sy'n cyfrnwyr, mae'n cwrsol ymdegion i'r cyfrnwyr sy'n cyfrnwyr, diwrnod o'n cyfrnwyr cyfrnwyr, oedd yn cwrsol ar gyfer'r llyfr a llyfr â'r cyfrnwyr. I would again make a plea for short and succinct questions and answers to match in order to get in as many members as possible. Question number one, Karen Adam. Thank you, Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported, on-going political instability within the UK Government impacts on the timing of its plans to ask the constitutional question of whether Scotland should be an independent country. UK Government policies are making major economic challenges such as inflation, inequality and the cost of living crisis worse. Instability and uncertainty are increasing as financial markets express a lack of confidence in the UK Government's economic management and competence. Scotland has an abundance of skilled people, innovative businesses and natural resources. We have everything it takes to be just as successful as comparable independent European countries. Independence is essential to build a stronger economy, a more just society and a Scotland that works for everyone for this and future generations. We are fully committed to holding an independence referendum in October next year, pending the decision of the Supreme Court. Karen Adam. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. With Liz Truss having become Prime Minister, with the backing of just 80,000 voters and now Rushi Sunak coordinated by a cluster of Tory MPs, the Conservative Party's democratic mandate is becoming more and more diluted. Does the cabinet secretary agree with me then that the Tories have no leg to stand on when the question is Scottish Government's cast iron mandate to hold an independence referendum next year? I thank Karen Adam for that supplementary. The Scottish Government will certainly not take any lectures from the party that has not won a single national election in Scotland since the 1950s. There was a Scottish Parliament election last year. A record number of members of this chamber were elected on a manifest of commitment that the people should be able to take their view on Scotland's constitutional futures in independent country. We still live in a democratic state. The people have had their say. The people's decision should be respected and they should have a vote next autumn on Scotland's independent future. I would advise those parties that are pursuing this argument of democracy denial is that they really should give up on it. I have three supplementaries. I intend to take each of them. It's supplementary from Donald Cameron. The question mentions political instability. Isn't the truth that the only threat to the political stability of the United Kingdom is the Scottish Government's blinkered commitment to a divisive polarising referendum, which is creating uncertainty for people and businesses across Scotland? Donald Cameron is making the mistake of rereading his election leaflets from last year when that was the position of the Scottish Conservative Party. The position of the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party was that the people should have their say in a referendum. His party lost the election and the SNP and the Greens won the election. We form a government in this place. A majority of MSPs wish the people to have a say in a referendum. So long as we live in a democracy, we should act on the wishes of the electorate. It's a shame that some parties in this chamber don't believe that as well. I agree with the cabinet secretary that the Tories have created massive inequalities and divisions, but won't he accept that our focus in Scotland now should be tackling the cost of living crisis, not replicating that division and wasting £20 million in a referendum that people simply don't want? I referred Sarah Boyack to the answer that I gave a moment ago. She was elected to this place opposing a referendum on Scotland's future, but a majority of MSPs were elected to do that. It's not an either or question. Yes, we need to deal with the social and economic challenges, in particular those that are being exacerbated by the UK Tory party. The idea that we should somehow park democracy while that takes place is misguided and wrong. We should, as Democrats, deliver on what the public has voted for and not block democratic choice. By the road admission, an independent Scotland would be using the currency of a foreign country with no influence over its economic policy. For at least 10 years, it would be outside both the UK and the EU single markets. Is that not the case that the Scottish Government's plans for independence would repeat the mistakes of Liz Truss's economic plans rather than learn those lessons? I could just simply answer the question by saying no, but I'd go on to make the point that I've made in this chamber a number of times before. It is not a liberal nor is it a democratic position to block democratic votes on the constitutional future of a country. I understand that the Liberal Democrats in Scotland would prefer power to be exercised over Scotland's future at Westminster. I understand that we have a different view on that. Can we not be agreed as Democrats that when the public elects a Parliament on a manifesto commitment that there should be a referendum as Democrats, at least we should agree that a referendum should take place, then we can have the substantive debate and discussion about the different policy questions? I would, even at this late stage, appeal to the Liberal Democrats to re-examine their liberalism and their belief in democracy because the present time is not much of it on show. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered all the implications of a border between an independent Scotland and England. The implication of independence is that Scotland will be both wealthier and fairer. On average, comparable independent countries to Scotland cited in the first paper in the updated independence prospectus have national incomes per head £14,000 greater than ours. Minister Bibby will be aware that the leader of the UK Labour Party has said, and I quote him, Let me be very clear with Labour Britain will not go back into the EU. We will not be joining the single market. We will not be joining a customs union. That is the bad news, but there is some better news. Mr Stalmer has also pledged this. Labour would eliminate most border checks created by the Tory Brexit deal. There are standing orders, Presiding Officer, that the members are meant to address the question that I do not believe the minister has addressed in the question that I have asked, which was about the full implications of a border between an independent Scotland. The answer seems to be about national incomes and various other things. I suggest that the member has his now supplementary and perhaps will be able to tease out further information, Mr Bibby. Thank you, Presiding Officer. I thank the minister for that answer, which was not an answer to the question on the other paper that was put. The Scottish Government has asserted that it will not be required to accept the Schengen agreement, which the EU has been clear applies to any new state that wishes to enter the bloc, instead of indicating its desire to continue being part of the British and Irish common travel area. In order to make that work, does that therefore mean that the Scottish Government has accepted that an independent Scotland would be required to align its immigration policies with the continuing United Kingdom? I gently suggest to Neil Bibby that, if he wants to have full answers to questions, making points of order in the middle of ministers trying to answer them is probably not the best way to get answers. The best path for Scotland's future is to become independent, to rejoin the European Union, to manage our borders appropriately and to escape the disastrous Brexit-based economy, both Labour and the Tories are intent on inflicting the people of Scotland. I would ask Neil Bibby to reflect on the commitment by Sir Keir Starmer, who has pledged that Labour would eliminate most border checks created by the Tory Brexit deal. Is that a commitment, or is it not? I think that this is questions to the Government, so I'm not entirely sure that Mr Bibby is to answer in this context any questions. Moving on to the supplementary request from Emma Harper. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Under the common travel area—this is a direct border question—the Scotland will, like Ireland, retain freedom of movement across the British Isles and Ireland. That means that people like my constituents, living on one side of the border but working on the other, will continue to be able to do so and move freely between Scotland and England. Can the cabinet secretary confirm that that will be the case and indicate whether he would expect the UK Government to try to mess with the CTA arrangements that predates the European Union? I agree entirely with what Emma Harper has said. Let's remember the reason it is Brexit that is creating borders. If the UK Government takes a sensible approach to its relationship with the EU, many measures that we've talked about in our paper could be extremely minimal. Nobody sensible would argue that Scotland couldn't remain in the common travel area. Of course, I can't speak for the UK Government, but this isn't just in Scotland's interests but in the interests of everybody in the United Kingdom. Question 3, not lodged. I call question number 4, Elena Whitham. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions with the UK Government in light of the concerns raised with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regarding the retained EU law, revocation and reform bill. On 11 October, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy replied to my letter of the 5 October, which outlined the Scottish Government's fundamental opposition to this bill. Our position remains that we would like to see the bill withdrawn or, at the very least, significantly changed in order for Scotland's interests and devolution generally to be protected. Mr Rees-Mogg's response did not alleviate our concerns of the bill and my officials have been engaging weekly with UK Government officials in charge of the bill to make clear the necessity of those changes along with devolved Government colleagues. Elena Whitham. I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer and I know he agrees with me that with the sunsetting of retained EU law by 31 December this year, we risk removing restrictions that currently protect holiday pay, safe limits of working hours and parental leave and will become subject to amendment by the UK Government with an open ambition of deregulation. The bill represents the significant undermining of devolution by allowing whatever Government Minister of the UK of the day to act in policy areas that are devolved. Importantly, without the consent of the Scottish Minister or this Parliament, does he therefore agree with me that this is a democratic deficit that Scotland faces is not a new phenomenon and that this is again more stark evidence of what Scotland's people need right now is the choice to choose who they trust to navigate us out of this Brexit chaos? I agree with the member. Recent events demonstrate clear than ever the democratic deficit that Scotland experiences under Westminster control. Using Brexit as a pretext to undermine the fundamental principles of devolution, the UK Government has taken forward legislation without the consent of the Scottish Parliament on seven occasions. It has taken powers to change devolved powers unilaterally through Westminster regulations made by UK ministers alone and is rushed through without consent legislation constraining devolved competences and taking new powers to spend money for devolved purposes in Scotland. Under current arrangement, the UK House of Commons and the unelected House of Lords could change the powers of the Scottish Parliament or even abolish it at any time. The opportunities of independence stand in stark contrast to the damage created by Brexit. Does the minister agree with me that the so-called Brexit freedoms bill not only threatens our rights in the environment but that the unfettered nature of the bill will also act as an unwelcome intervention for Scotland's businesses right at the time when they most need the economic security of good and stable governance? I agree with the member. The legislation threatens to remove the rights and high standards, including standards of environmental protection that the people of Scotland have become used to. This will allow legislation to be amended or sunsetted without the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny that good and stable governance requires. Added to that, the sunset date of 2023 introduces an entirely unrealistic timeframe that will force businesses to comply with new legislation while struggling with the consequences of Covid, the economic crisis and the consequences of Brexit. That is why we have repeatedly called on the UK Government to abandon this completely unnecessary and ideologically driven bill. To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to support the museum and gallery sector during the cost of living crisis. Minister Neil Cree. I thank Claire Baker for her question. I understand how deeply the sector has been affected by rising energy costs and the cost of living crisis, which has come just as they are trying to recover from the pandemic. The Scottish Government is in close communication with Museum Gallery Scotland to fully understand the challenges facing the museum and gallery sector. As a result, it agreed that Museum Gallery Scotland should repurpose the grants that it receives from the Scottish Government into a new resilience fund. This will support museums to build their resilience through activity that will reduce cost, increase income and support communities. The new fund was announced on 12 October, with an expression of interest deadline for 17 November. Claire Baker. Thank you. In evidence to the culture committee recently, the cabinet secretary spoke of museums and galleries providing warm spaces for communities, but they can only do that if they are able to remain open. I note that, in response to Sarah Boyack earlier this week, the minister advised that engagement was taking place with Creative Scotland to support organisations in the arts and culture sector who are facing immediate challenges. I recognise that he spoke today about a new resilience fund, but is he confident that the resilience fund will meet the needs of the sector? We know that the National Gallery has announced closures. The film house has recently closed. There are threats across the country of venues being closed. Is he confident that money is enough to get them through this winter? Minister. I thank Claire Baker for her question, and just to be clear, I think that it is a damning indictment on where we are in the UK, where energy rich Scotland requires to have public buildings used for warmth sharing. It is a terrible situation that people are facing. Of course, we are continuing to engage with the culture sector around the extreme challenges that they face. We will continue to do so. Obviously, that highlights the folly, in my view, of the UK Government cutting back on its Covid recovery funding before a meaningful recovery had actually taken place within the sector, and we are seeing the implications of that now. We are going to continue to work with the sector to do everything that we can to see the museums and gallery sector as well as other sectors, others across the cultural sector, to continue that recovery. We cannot hide from the fact that we are facing an incredible challenging period ahead. The impact of the cost of living crisis on our cultural sector was starkly highlighted when Aberdeen's iconic Belmont cinema closed its doors. Weeks ago, the Scottish Government were warned what was coming and did nothing. The people of Aberdeen this morning heard accusations that there is a naivety about cinemas and the wider arts, and they were stunned to hear the Cabinet Secretary's bizarre claims in Iceland that all was going swimmingly. If the Minister genuinely wants to engage, will he join me and other local representatives in a formal meeting with the Belmont backers and Aberdeen City Council to thrash out a rescue for the Belmont? Minister, obviously we are straining to the wider cultural sector here, but presumably the minister will be happy to respond to the point that Mr King. Yes, thank you, Presiding Officer. I thank Liam Kerr for bringing this issue up. It's not true. His characterisation of government action is not true, first of all. Secondly, I have to be careful, I say with regards to CMI because obviously there are legal matters going on in terms of the administration process that is going there. However, I can give him the guarantee that both Government colleagues, Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland colleagues are working very hard to try to find a solution. I've been more than happy to meet Liam Kerr within the confines of those legal parameters of which I speak, but obviously we want in all scenarios to see the important cultural institutions continue to thrive. We know the significance of the Belmont in Aberdeen, not just in terms of its cultural perspective, but from an economic perspective as well, the same with the film house here in Edinburgh. We will do everything that we can to ensure that we can protect those institutions as best as possible. Although, I have to say, his colleagues in London, who I presume he still supports, would wish to look at this from a UK-wide perspective because those are not issues that are isolated just to Scotland. This is a UK-wide issue and his government has a responsibility to stop austerity and to ensure that our cultural centres are properly supported. During what he has acknowledged to be an anxious time for many in the museums and galleries sector, does the minister agree that those issues are compounded for many smaller museums and galleries in particular, given the Tories' cruel and reckless austerity policies that mean, presumably, fewer people have the means to visit a gallery in the first place? Yes, I do agree with that. There is a very challenging set of scenarios facing our cultural institutions right now, which is rising energy costs, rising inflation of which the UK Government has a clear responsibility and its actions have actually made the problems worse in recent weeks. The money in people's pockets, as a result, means that their spending power in the local economy is reduced. It is a very challenging situation, one that we are going to do what we can within our resources to respond to as best as possible, but there is no doubt that the UK Government has a clear responsibility here to ensure that they are supporting cultural institutions, which then has an awkward impact on the finances that we have in order to respond to their crisis too. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its international work following the constitution secretary's attendance at the recent Arctic Circle Assembly. The Government continues to engage with international partners to encourage cultural, economic and policy collaboration that attract investment and create domestic opportunities for people in Scotland. My visit to Iceland for the Arctic Circle Assembly allowed me to promote Scotland's expertise in relation to challenges and ambitions that we share with our Arctic neighbours, including in relation to decarbonisation, energy solutions and rural wellbeing. It was hugely worthwhile to attend the assembly to present an update on the Scottish Government's Arctic co-operation and holding bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iceland, Ministers from Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Canada and Singapore, delegates from the United States, Norway, Japan and hosting the largest ever contingent from Scotland. May I put on record my appreciation to President Oliver Ragnar Grimmsen for organising the Arctic Circle Assembly? I thank the cabinet secretary for that response. Given changing international security threats globally due to Russia's war in Ukraine and increases to maritime routes in the Arctic Circle because of warming seas, does the cabinet secretary agree that there must be consideration of new maritime security threats to the Norwegian sea and the North Sea? Will that be a matter of focus alongside our Arctic Circle related climate commitments with our partners in the new Nordic office? The exponential pace at which the Arctic region is warming is a matter of deep concern. As one of the first countries in the world to declare a climate emergency, we recognise the vital importance of taking immediate action domestically and encourage ambitious measures internationally. The Scottish Government is fully aware of Scotland's key-gears strategic position as the world's most northerly non-Arctic nation. As new shipping routes become viable, we are ideally located and have clear credentials to become a sub-Arctic maritime transport and logistics hub. However, receding sea ice in the Arctic creates threats as well, which we must be alert to. At a time when the Arctic is the focus of renewed geopolitical and security considerations, it is crucial that we develop a full understanding of the threats that our communities and critical infrastructure could face. To ask the Scottish Government what activities it plans to hold to commemorate 800 years since Dumbarton became a royal borough. I hope that the member is pleased when I say that the Scottish Government recognises the significance of the 800th anniversary of Dumbarton becoming a royal borough. Being able to connect with local history is important for the health and wellbeing of Scotland's communities as well as our national identity. I am pleased that this year's Rock of Ages event, themed for Dumbarton 800, was such a successful part of the official celebrations. Historic Environment Scotland, who worked on that project with the anniversary organisers, are happy to explore future events with West Dumbartonshire Council and the community. I will take it from that response that there is nothing going on. I have written to the Cabinet Secretary about this before. Dumbarton Castle is closed, it is covered in scaffolding. The Rock of Ages event had its second day cancelled due to the weather and 800-year celebration amounted to a Tannoy announcement. That is a hugely significant event for any town, but the Scottish Government does not appear to want to celebrate it. I am sure that the Cabinet Secretary does not wish to imply that there is any snub to the good people of Dumbarton. Let me give him another chance. What will he do? I am pleased that the inspection of Dumbarton Castle is now complete. I understand that Historic Environment Scotland is preparing a technical report ahead of the November community engagement event, which I understand the member and the chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland are attending. The review will result in decisions being made around the opening or partial opening of the site, and any repair works identified will be scheduled into the wider high-level maintenance repair programme. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with the Scottish events campus in Glasgow regarding capital investment in the facility. Due to emerging budgetary pressures of which I have already spoken and the reassessment of budget priorities as set out in the resource vendor review, we are unable to commit to support via a capital finance package for the expansion of the conference centre. There have been no specific discussions on capital investment at the SEC since the Cabinet Secretary met Peter Duthey on 27 April. We continue to engage with the SEC and others on how the national event strategy review can build on the industry's success and deliver on government priorities. I must say it's disappointing response from the Government. Investment in SEC expansion is critical for Glasgow's economy with campus activity seeding footfall in local hospitality venues, increasing taxi and transport demand and supporting businesses across the region. I previously asked the Cabinet Secretary if the Government would support that capital financing but he had indicated that that discussion had been paused with the SEC management. This is the time for progressing, not pausing investment in Glasgow lest we see further decline in Glasgow's economy and most recently marked by the failure to secure the Eurovision contest. Will the Cabinet Secretary and the Minister therefore reconsider their decision to pause these discussions in the interest of stimulating Glasgow's economy, ensuring we get economic growth and securing the international competitiveness of the SEC for conferences and major events? I absolutely agree with him the importance that the SEC plays not just in the Glasgow economy but the overall Scottish economy as well. It's clearly very important. I was very sad personally given the limited involvement that I had in Glasgow's bid that we were very supportive of that Eurovision isn't taking place there. We absolutely recognise the importance of the SEC. Unfortunately, our budgetary situation is such that very difficult decisions have had to be taken. We'll continue to have discussions with the SEC, others across the major events sector through the review and I would encourage Mr Sweeney to engage in that so that his interests can be put forward and that of the constituents that he represents. We will now move on to the next portfolio, which is justice and veterans. I remind Members that questions 2 and 7 are grouped together and that therefore I will take any supplementaries on these questions once both questions have been answered. If a member wishes to request a supplementary they should press the request to speak button during the relevant question and they should indicate so if online in the chat function by entering the letter R. Again, I would make a plea for succinct questions and answers in order to get in as many members as possible. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support women in custody reintegrate back into their communities. The Scottish Government and Scottish Prison Service are committed to ensuring that women leaving custody receive the support that they need to reintegrate successfully. The new female estate, including two innovative community custody units, supports that commitment, underpinned by a revised strategy for women in custody, which is gender specific and trauma informed. The CCUs support a change to rehabilitation of women in custody, linking them to local services and preparing them for their eventual return to the community. We also provide £1.4 million per year to fund a national shine third sector partnership, which provides support to women leaving custody in remand. Jackie Dunbar. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. It's important that we acknowledge that recidivism is also a risk amongst those who have offended and spent time in custody. What steps has the Scottish Government taken to ensure that women released from custody do not end up back in custody again? I'm sure that the member appreciates that there's not one specific step on its own that can prevent reoffending or, indeed, to help an individual to reintegrate into the community successfully. There needs to be an holistic approach across justice services and a wider public services. First of all, it's important to recognise that short custodial sentences are less successful at reducing reoffending. The presumption against short sentences and the continuing development of bail supervision is helping to prevent women being taken into custody unless absolutely necessary. As I've said, the SPS has established a new strategy for women in custody that will take support for the development of women's agency through opportunities to make choices. All plans, interventions and approaches and activities will be based on sound evidence and designed to boost the factors known to promote assistance from crime and improve life chances. Supplementary Katie Clark. What discussions has there been with domestic abuse specialists about the engagement with women being released from custody? There's been substantial discussions with specialists and also the organisations that are most closely involved in that sector. The member will know the organisations that I'm referring to. Over and above that, when SPS looks towards establishing those two units, they have taken into account international, academic and the best possible advice as to how to properly affect rehabilitation. They are unique. There's only two of those in the UK. They are both in Scotland. They represent, in my view, the way forward and it will allow women to reintegrate back into society in a much more effective way and a way in which we can reduce future crime. I hope that they will have the support of all members in the chamber. Question 2, Paul McLennan. To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to ensure that retailers are aware and comply with the measures in the fireworks and paratintic articles of the Scotland Act 2022 that came into effect on 10 October. Measures commenced this month, which will enhance community safety over the fireworks season. As part of the implementation of those measures, the Scottish Government has engaged in shared guidance with the Scottish Retail Consortium, the Scottish Grosses Federation, supermarkets and industry representative bodies. The importance of involving retailers during the roll-out of new measures in the act is recognised. Additionally, the Scottish Government is funding trading standards to undertake a fireworks enforcement project with retailers. That follows on from a similar project last year to support the implementation of new regulations and involves engaging with retailers on measures being introduced through the act, as well as reinforcing existing legislation. Paul McLennan. I am glad to hear about the joint working between the Scottish Government and retailers to ensure compliance with the new measures. Can I ask what steps the Scottish Government has taken to ensure wider public awareness across the country of the impact that fireworks can have on people, animals and to raise awareness of the new measures that commenced earlier this month? I am pleased to advise the member that the Scottish Government, again with our partners, has once again launched the three public awareness-raising campaigns to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks. Key information on the new proxy purchase offence has been integrated into each of the campaigns to ensure people are aware of this new offence. We have also worked with our stakeholders, including Police Scotland, to share messages across our social media channels on the new statutory aggregation for attacks against emergency workers using fireworks. The campaigns run in partnership with partners, including the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Crime Stoppers and Trading Standards, to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks and to cover a wide range of media, including social media, radio and posters and leaflets, than retail outlets selling fireworks. I ask the Scottish Government how the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles Scotland Act 2022 will make this year's bonfire night safer for our communities. I would highlight the two key provisions to the member that came into effect this month. One makes it an offence for adults to purchase fireworks on behalf of or make these available to under-18s to strengthen the protection of young people and communities. The other provision relates to a statutory aggregation for courts sentencing where fireworks were used to attack emergency workers. That clearly signals that such vile behaviour will be firmly addressed. To share the public safety message with communities, our awareness-raising campaigns have been updated and the Scottish Government is working alongside a range of partners, including Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, to actively engage and prepare ahead of bonfire night. It is great to hear movement in this area. It is something that I get an awful lot of correspondence about in my constituency. I welcome our support for emergency services as they face aggravated attacks during this period. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary to join me in condemning the attacks ahead of bonfire night. I also want to ask what aspects of the provisions of the bill will be rolled out in time for next year's bonfire night celebrations. First of all, we have demonstrated that we are committed to progressing positive change for communities by acting as swiftly as possible. I would like to reassure the member that this approach will continue as we implement the remaining measures within the act, as she has asked. I think that it is important to join the member in condemning the attacks against our hard-working emergency service workers in the strongest possible terms. These are people that we rely on in very extreme circumstances very often. It seems unacceptable and incomprehensible that a minority chooses to act in this vile manner towards those who are dedicated to keeping our communities and each and every one of us safe. Of course, the member will know that there are already specific laws in place to protect emergency workers, but I hope that the new statutory aggravation for offences involving attacks using fireworks against them provides reassurance that this Government is committed to such cases being dealt with robustly with penalties that reflect the serious nature of such offending. I would like to take the opportunity to thank our emergency workers, all their partners for the vast amount of work undertaken in preparation for bonfire night. I commit to write to the member with more information about the implementation timetable for the other parts of the act. I thank the Government for accepting my amendment, including that aggravator in the fireworks bill. It is an important message to send to the public. During the passage of the bill, the Government said that there was little evidence to suggest that the bill would lead to an increase in black market activity. Last week, trading standard officers in Glasgow confiscated 250 fireworks from a barbershop in the city, poorly stored and clearly putting lives at danger. Was not that assessment of the black market during that bill somewhat naive given that context? What is the Government doing to ensure that they are cracking down on the potential of a real potential growth in the black market and fireworks sales? I think I've outlined some of the actions that we are taking with the partners that we have, whether it's through trading standards, Police Scotland and others, to make sure that we do this. I don't think it's possible to say at this stage. In the very early stages of this act being implemented, that does prove that there's been a wrongful assessment of the black market activity. I'm aware of the case that Jamie Greene talks about, of course, and we condemn it. However, I think that we do have to wait to see how that works out over a period of time. As I said, a lot of the public awareness raising is going on just now. That will continue to be built upon in future years, and hopefully that drives out and makes much more socially unacceptable the kind of black market activities that Jamie Greene refers to. As the Scottish Government, what action it can take to support armed forces and weapons families in Scotland during the cost of living crisis in light of recent reports that almost 3,000 serving military personnel in the UK are reliant on universal credit? The Scottish Government is undertaking an emergency budget review to assess all opportunities to redirect additional resources to those most in need and to reduce the burdens on business and stimulate the Scottish economy. There is also further support available to the armed forces community, and I know that the member will be aware, given how instrumentally it was in making sure that this happened, which includes the £500,000 provided annually through the Scottish Veterans Fund, which launched earlier this month. This year, that fund prioritises projects that offer support to those affected by the cost of living crisis. Of course, we will continue to engage with stakeholders across the community more widely to develop our response. I thank the cabinet secretary for the answer, but it is not just the fact that nearly 3,000 serving personnel are having to turn to universal credit to get by that betrays the Tories' contempt for our armed forces. There are also issues with the standard of accommodation provided them. RM Condor in my constituency has long been the subject of commentary on the quality of accommodation available to the Marines there, and contrary to recent media reports, I understand that there are no plans on the part of the MOD to address us. Does the cabinet secretary agree with me that it is long past time that we saw proper investment in the accommodation element of military facilities in Scotland to bring them up to an acceptable standard? I quite agree with the member. The Scottish Government recognises the dedication of the many women who are willing to serve their country, and they themselves and their families deserve quality accommodation that meets their needs. They have a budget of £48 billion in the MOD, and they are failing to meet the responsibility to address this matter. It is also true to say that around 3,000 serving personnel in Scotland accessing universal credit will come as a shock to many people in Scotland, or that the 38,000 figure is for the rest of the UK. The armed forces personnel having to draw down on universal credit is absolutely right to say that this is a scandal. It is also true to say that in Scotland we have at least the £19 tax, which makes sure that people in Scotland and the armed forces at that level pay less tax than they do in the rest of the UK to add to the fact that most people in Scotland pay less tax than people in the rest of the UK do. That is a scandal. If they want to seriously address the issues of recruitment, retention and respect for armed forces, they should pay proper wages. In terms of the accommodation, the member will know and will be very familiar with the base that he talks about. Similarly, the personnel on that base deserve proper decent accommodation, and the MOD should address that as soon as possible. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of community policing, including community safety patrols, in the South Scotland region. The member will know that the deployment of police resources, including community patrols, is a matter for Police Scotland. They work closely with local authorities on preventing and tackling a range of issues, including anti-social behaviour within their geographical areas. However, supporting Police Scotland to keep immunity safe remains a priority for the Government, and policing services have been maintained and improved, and we have invested over £10 billion in policing since the creation of the single service in 2013. Emma Harper. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. At my recent surgery in Summerhill in Dumfries, I heard concerns from local residents about what they believe to be increased levels of anti-social behaviour in that area. We know that engagement and education are the best ways to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour happening in the first place. I have called for a multi-agency meeting with the police, the housing authority and community safety team to address constituents' concerns. However, can the cabinet secretary comment on how the Scottish Government is supporting the police and the community's safety, and can he urge them to engage with me and the local residents on those matters? First of all, the Scottish Government recognises that everyone has the right to be and to feel safe in their own communities, and that is why we are committed to tackling all forms of anti-social behaviour. Police Scotland and local authorities lead on interventions and have a range of options available when tackling anti-social behaviour. We recognise that no single approach will tackle all anti-social behaviour, which is why we support a suite of activities that includes anti-social behaviour orders, fixed penalty notices, alongside diversionary and early intervention activities. I was heavily involved in this area when I was a councillor to myself and I know that there can be different approaches in different local authority areas. For our part, we are committed to ensuring that all agencies have the powers and resources that are needed and that we are willing to discuss any changes that could improve prevention and respond to anti-social behaviour with all relevant bodies. 5. Willie Coffey Thank you to ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider additional measures to deal with the reported increase in anti-social behaviour, including on the bus network. As I mentioned in the previous answer, everyone has the right to be and to feel safe in their community, or when using public transport. Reported anti-social behaviour has broadly been in decline over the last decade. However, we know that, where issues arise, they can have a very serious impact for many people in our communities. That is why we continue to support the activity that we undertake to prevent it wherever it occurs. As I mentioned already, no single approach will tackle all anti-social behaviour, and that is why we continue to ensure that partners can call on a range of measures, including the ones that have been mentioned such as anti-social behaviour orders and fixed penalty notices, as well as diversionary and preventative activities. We fully support Police Scotland in its attempts to take appropriate and proportionate actions in response to reported incidents. We also fully support its continued working partnership with transport operators and local authorities to continue to make public transport safe for both passengers and staff. Willie Coffey I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. He will be aware of local anti-social incidents, some extremely serious, occurring recently in Kilmarmuck, both on the bus network and bus station, resulting in the station being closed. Can I ask the minister what can he do to help tackle this problem and, if necessary, liaise with other portfolios within government to ensure that the public can travel in safety? I can confirm to the member that I am aware of the incident that refers to, and I was shocked by it, the incident in Kilmarmuck. I would also add that my thoughts are with the young man and his family of what must be an exceptionally difficult time for them. The member will appreciate that it is not appropriate for me to comment on a live case, but I do understand that Police Scotland is treating this as an isolated incident, and they are maintaining a strong presence in and around the town centre. I am also aware of the issues in East Ayrshire that have involved the bus network and the bus station and share the concerns that this must be causing both the member but his constituents as well. It is, of course, essential that all passengers are able to travel safely. We have been liaising with Police Scotland and the local authority, and I understand that an extensive partnership response is being deployed at local level led by a multi-agency resilience group involving a range of partners, including the council, education, police and transport authorities, to address and tackle this unacceptable behaviour. The Scottish Government is, of course, open to considering all options for attacking antisocial behaviour. I will raise this with those responsible for the bus pass scheme, for example, to gather views on whether the option that has been mentioned elsewhere on whether withdrawal of bus passes might present some kind of a solution to gather views. I am also clear that those who have been involved in the antisocial behaviour represent a very small number of individuals, and we are absolutely clear that such incidents are not an indictment of the bus pass scheme as a whole. The scheme has and will continue to deliver many positive outcomes for people across Scotland. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has warned that free bus travel for under 22s is quote, certainly not helping with antisocial behaviour, and there are reports of youth using buses to engage in violence and other criminality. In light of today's stark and unprecedented budget warnings from Police Scotland, what reassurances can the cabinet secretary give to the public? I think I mentioned a number of ways in which the partnership working, which I think is very important to this, whether it's Glasgow or Kilmarnock, will be followed through. In relation to the budget situation, it's worth just remembering a couple of facts, which of course people in Scotland are substantially less likely to experience crime than they were in 2007. There are far more police officers now than there were when we came into office in 2007. The officers within Scotland are paid £5,000 a year more than their counterparts in England and Wales. Also, we have seen very recently an all-time low record in terms of crime down to 1970s levels when records were first began. As well as yesterday, we have seen that they are lowest ever recorded number of homicides. It would be nice on occasion to hear one or two good things said about the police by the Conservative benches. Unfortunately, it's not happening today once again, but the rest of us will make sure that we give due credit to the police. Of course, any form of human trafficking or exploitation is completely unacceptable, and the Government continues to work closely with partners to tackle this horrific crime. The fifth annual report on our trafficking and exploitation strategy is due for publication in early 2023. We also marked anti-slavery day on 18 October by initiating a review of the strategy beginning with the launch of a public survey on trafficking and exploitation in Scotland running until mid-December. Responses will shape the review alongside engagement with partners across the strategy's main action areas of identifying victims, disrupting perpetrators and addressing the underlying causes of exploitation. I thank the cabinet secretary for his response. A recent operation in Dundee has brought modern slavery charges against two men with investigators saying that this could just be the tip of the iceberg, as highlighted by Alistair Clark in the Courier. Can the cabinet secretary advise what support the Scottish Government is providing Police Scotland to deal with this specialised area of criminal investigation and ensure that victims are provided with the necessary support? I would say to the member that there has been work done on this now over a number of years, including, I think, two law and advocates ago to make sure that as much protection as possible can be provided to the victims. But we are clear that commercial sexual exploitation, of which prostitution is one aspect, is a form of gendered violence and support our law enforcement agencies and third sector support agencies in working together to address it. The Victim Centered Approach Fund includes significantly increased funding for support organisations. Tara and Migrant Help will share over £6.35 million over the next three years to provide support and assistance to adult victims of trafficking and exploitation. We are also providing over £900,000 to other support organisations, providing support to those recovering from this horrific crime. I advise the member that the Minister for Community Safety met key partners in Aberdeen yesterday to learn more about their approach to helping to support individuals involved in prostitution, with often complex underlying issues in order to reduce their vulnerability. 8. Rhoda Grant To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to tackle violence against women. In June 2022, a refresher of the Equally Safe Delivery Plan was published outlining the joint commitment of the Scottish Government and COSLA to preventing and eradicating all forms of violence against women and girls and tackling the underpinning attitudes that perpetuate it. Through the justice portfolio and the Victim Centered Approach Fund, we have invested £18.5 million in specialist advocacy support for survivors of gender-based violence and the Delivering Equally Safe Fund is providing £90 million per year to support projects that are focused on early intervention and support. It is only through fundamental societal change that women can be fully protected. Rhoda Grant Cymru sexual exploitation is recognised by the Scottish Government as violence against women and indeed has been for many years. While we have had legislation on almost every other aspect of violence against women, which is very welcome, commercial sexual exploitation has had no legislation to combat the harm it causes. Can I ask when the Scottish Government will bring forward such legislation? The bill that has been referred to previously, the criminal justice reform bill in the programme of government, will aim to improve the experience of victims in the justice system. It will help to deliver reforms building on the recent consultation on improving victims' experience of the justice system. Also, the member will be aware that the recommendations from Lady Dorian's review on improving the management of sexual offence cases will also be addressed. That will include proposals to introduce, for example, a strategy to write to anonymity for complainers in sexual offence cases. On a related matter, the member will know, of course, that we intend to abolish the not proven verdict. A number of other work streams that the minister is involved with will continue. Of course, if there is a possibility of further legislation, that will be considered also. Katie Clark In a debate on booking office closures and staffing levels on the railways, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport committed to a review of women's safety on public transport. Will the Cabinet Secretary ensure that his department feed into this review and what measures are needed to help prevent, deal with antisocial behaviour and violence against women on public transport? I can tell the member that I have had preliminary discussions with the minister responsible. Of course, the member will be aware that the link there would be with British Transport Police, which she is quite right, is a justice function. I am so happy to continue to engage with the minister to see how we can make sure, and it relates back to previous questions as well, that women, girls and everybody is safe on public transport. That concludes portfolio questions on justice and veterans. I will allow a short pause to allow front bench teams to move position.


Everybody forced here, ripping 2022 Phoenix football hobby, four bucks, number five, picker team style. Got Adam E with the Cardinals, Brandon J. Bangles, Brian R. Eagles, KCZ, Buccaneers, Edward P. Cowboys, Evan R. Chiefs, Gary H. Lyons, Jake R. Broncos, James R. Giants, Jeff P. Panthers, Jeff R. Has the Dolphins, Jeremy T. Rams, Joey F. Jets, Jorge M. Browns, Kyle M. Bills, Leonie G. Packers, Martin W. Raiders, Michael C. Falcons, Mitch M. with the Ravens, Nick A. Vikings, Peter B. Niners, Sander K. Steelers, Scott V. Bears, and Chargers, Stephen K. with the Saints, Stephen W. has the Pats and the Titans, Thomas R. Texans, Seahawks, Tony B. Colts, Travis M. Washington, and Vaughn has the Jags. Good luck everybody, thank you for joining. All right, Red Rookie Trent McDuffie for the Chiefs, number 33 out of 250, Hot Routes, DK Metcalf, well that did not look good, like that. Traylon Burks, Rookie Pink for the Titans, number 30 of 199, Russell Wilson, Flamethrowers, Brett Farve, Red, Fireforged, Packers, 148 of 199, Hot Routes, Rookie Jets, Gareth Wilson, 36 of 75, Jameson Williams, Rookie Patch, Lyons, Tyler Lockett on the Color Burst, Matt Corral, Contours, Panthers, number 11 of 99, Panthers, Steve Young, Fireforged, Tray McBride to 99, Rookie Auto Pink for the Cardinals, Tray McBride, Silver Rookie Jeremy Ruckert Jets, was it James Wood that got hurt? No, he's a lefty too. He's on base. 299, Tray McBride, Rookie Jersey Auto Cardinals, Silver Aaron Jones, Purple Contours, Bengals, Jamar Chase, number 120 of 125, or sorry, 120 of 125, Hot Routes, McLauren. Yeah, Matthew, which one of your cards is on there? Khalil Shakir, Rookie Yellow Bills, number 26 of 75, Malik Willis, Flamethrowers, Titans, Black Rookie for the Cowboys, Jake Ferguson, five of 10, go Dallas, Contours, Cooper Cup, Lava, Jess and Herbert Chargers, numbered 44 of 175, Jets, Contours, Gareth Wilson, Teal, Kyle Pitts, Falcons, number 12 of 150, Rookie Rising, Breez Hall Jets, Contours, Green Rookie, Aiden Hudgeson, 11 of 25, Lyons, nice one there. Oh yeah, the Ortiz, yeah, I won't say it, Contours, Aaron Rodgers, I remember that, that was a good break. Lava, Antonio Gibson Commanders, numbered 163 of 175, Fireford St. Drew Brees, Teal, DJ Moore Panthers, 32 of 150, Hot Routes, Jamar Chase, 16 of 99, Falcons, Eisenhower Ritter, Rookie Jumbo Patch, three colors, and Colorbrush, Rookie, K. Dotten, Buccaneers, Bass, we've got Flamethrowers, James Winston, Saints, Pink, 77 of 175. Flamethrowers, Derek Carr, one of one, Cooper Cup auto. That's gross. Yeah, that is gross. Rams, Jeremy Tee, that's right, one of one, Gold Auto, Cooper Cup, that is a freaking sweet card. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about right there, I was hoping we'd pull something like this. That's awesome, man. Rookie Silver, Kyler Gordon for the Bears, so sick. Let me get that one back, put it on a card stand. Lava, Sam Howell, Rookie Commanders, numbered 45 out of 175, Flamethrowers, Kirk Cousins. Yeah, that's awesome, man. Sprinkles, Rookie, Tyrion Davis Price for the 49ers, Sprinkles. Orange, Dak Prescott, Cowboys to 99, Contours, Brock Lesnar, Vikings, Vikings legend. Cooper Cub, Hot Routes, Red, numbered to 199, Rookie Rising, Titans, Muldig Willis. Yeah, I mean, it is that design, it is a gold vinyl design, they just call it gold for some reason now. Red, Rookie, Trent McDuffie Chiefs, numbered to 250, Tana Hillflamethrowers, the 75 Niners, Tyrion Davis Price, Rookie Patch Auto. So Patch Auto Davis Price and a Sprinkles Davis Price. Silver, Matt Ryan. Yeah, Rammys are not expensive either. Ooh, a Sprinkles, Devontae Smith. You're like two in the last case for Sprinkles. We've got two in this box. This box has been insane though. I'm not totally shocked. Red, Antonio Gibson Commanders to 250, Fire Forge, Randall Cunningham, not totally shocked. Purple, Rookie, Azucon, Matt Dolphins, numbered 72 of 125, Fire Forge, Steve Young, Niners. Yellow, Mike Evans for the Bucks, numbered to 75, 51 to 75, Hot Routes, DK, in Purple Trail on Birks, Hot Routes, Titans, Rookie to 125. Blame of the Roars, Russ, Pink, Kenny Galladay, Titans. It's 199, Hot Routes, Terry McLauren. Said Kenny Galladay, Titans. It's Kenny Galladay, Giants, Giants. Who knows, maybe hope we come a Titan now. Who knows? They need receivers. A Khalil Mac, Lava for the Chargers, numbered 73 of 175, Flamed Roars, Malik Willis, Titans, Fire and Ice, Rookie Snoop Connor for the Jaguars, 33 out of 50, and a Flamed Roars, Justin Fields Bears. Still just the Titans up in the next one, guys. Mike, what's up, man? Red, Rookie, Daniel Bellinger for the Giants, numbered 96 out of 250. Jets, Contours, Rookie, Garrett Wilson. Garrett Wilson, we got Pierce, strong to 75. Rookie, Jersey Auto for the Patriots. Pierce, strong, Junior. Silver, Jerry, Judy. Hot Routes, Rookie, Jehan Dotson for the Commanders to 175. Rookie, Rising, Jets, Breeze, Hall. Hope you're all having a good day. Being good so far. I forgot they're just primarily gone today. So 50, Kyle Hamilton on the Rookie Patch Card Ravens. 50 out of 50. Jalen Hurts on the Color Burst. He goes pretty solid cards here. Sprinkles, Duvante Smith in Color Burst Hurts. Teal, Contours, Steelers, Troy Palamalu to 150, and Contours, Rams Cooper Cup. Skymore on the Chiefs Rookie Silver Auto, Rookie Base Auto. And Kenneth Walker, the Third Rookie Silver for Seattle. To 75, Lions Aiden Hutchinson, Rookie Patch Card. Noisethree Color and a Color Burst Rookie, Jaquan Brisker Bears. Kyle Pitts, Hot Routes, Red to 199 for the Falcons. 43 of 199. Kenny Pickett, Flametrovers. Malik Willis, Titans on the Star Signs Rookie Auto. Titans, really, really cool insert auto. Silver Rookie, Andrew Booth, Junior for the Vikings. Only saw one of those last case, too. Cowboys, Pink, Ezekiel Elliott, number to 199. Contours, Randy Moss, Vikings. Lava, Ximere White Rookie Raiders. 35 of 175, Rookie Rising Chiefs, Skymore. Hot Routes, Kyle Pitts, Falcons, number to 175. Hollywood Brown, Hutchinson. We got Drake Dulcich, Rookie Teal. Number to 150, Broncos. Contours, Russell Wilson. Bo Melton, Rookie Orange, it looks like. To 99 for the Seahawks. Tom Brady, Fireforged Patriots. To 299, Colts, Rookie Jersey Auto Alec Pierce. Silver, Devontae Smith Eagles. Hot Routes to Fondigs, Bills, number to 175, or to 75. Yeah, 75, the Bills. And base to Fondigs, Hot Routes. Do you want any race ring training games here, Orlando? The only one that was here was the one yesterday. Oh, really? Yeah. And then the rest of them are being played in the trial. They're so cheap, dude. Yeah, tell me about it. Fire and Ice, Sauce Gardener, Rookie Jets, number to 38 out of 50. Jets, Plain Throwers, Dak Prescott. That's a cool Fire and Ice Sauce right there. Yeah, it is. And Red Rookie, Isaiah Likely for the Ravens. 24 out of 250, Hot Routes, Godwin. Yeah, still no SSP. I mean, one-to-one's pretty short for it, but it's not an SSP. All right, recap here. We had a Jake Ferguson to 10 for the Cowboys. Black to 10. Patches, Desmond Ritter, Jameson Williams. Aidan Hutchinson, Kyle Hamilton. Autos now, Sky Moore. Malik Willis, Trey McBride. Alec Pierce, Trey McBride again. Tyrion Davis Price, Impierre Strong Jr. And biggest hit in this stuff so far. One-of-one Gold Auto Cooper Cup. Congrats to the Rams. Thank you again, everybody. It's a big hit for like a $30 spot or something like that. 24, 23, it was like 25 or 30. That'll do it, guys. We're on to number six next.


What is going on you guys real estate game here today? We're gonna be playing In roblox because there has been a major update You can see they added some fortnight dances and they did out about like 20 new doors or means whatever you want to call them So let's begin with these right here because these are part of the update. So let's see what's behind this door We've got oh no, this is a little pump and Kanye song Are you kidding me? Of course they have to jump on this, right? Oh, man Wait, do you get a badge in here? Is there a badger? Oh, yeah, say hi tweeter. There you go, buddy All right, so let's continue with the rest of the other doors. I feel like there's a secret in one of these But I will not waste all my time here, so let's move on to the next one. Oh Man, hey, oh somebody just moved over there. Is that someone on the ground? Is that hello neighbor? Do that look like hello neighbor, right? Let's open. What's this? Where is this from? I do not know where this is from if you guys don't let me know in the comments because you guys are geniuses, man You guys always know everything. I Killed him doesn't ring a bell What is this from? Hello, mister I don't know man, but that's it's gonna get beat up by that cop. Oh He smacked him so that's not horrible. All right. Oh, don't find the beans. Why is grew here Let's join the game. What is he talking about? Explore the facility? Don't find the beans right so I guess on most of these you don't get badges anymore I mean that's what the whole point of the game was also right to get badges as you look at the means But I guess not I guess some don't have any unless I'm missing them Oh, what's this Roblox part? Wait, this is Thanos. Are you can't go in here? Wait, what's going on? What is going on here Roblox? I didn't even get this this even a meme Man this just flew right over my head Right. That's he what's behind this door. Oh What oh That weird guy I seen this video.  Wait, is there a bad here? Oh, no badge. I just want to play this for the bad I Like collection badges actually I guess not okay. Nice. You got out of there. Oh bad. I did not get that one though Maybe you have to hear it But that's a dialogue from the movie. I'm not sure man.  Why is there doge on the couch? Hey, mr.  He's actually laying down. It's so funny Get there no more badges. I thought this was Game about collecting badges man cuz I actually like doing that. Okay, what's going on here? What? What is this I Don't know man. I'm out of here bro. No, no, no. Yeah, man. No, no, no take one What is this a dollar to book shouldn't should have took the money? Click cash. Oh, I can't take the money anymore No Man, we had a click on the dollar sign to get the badge. I did not know that so it's like a trick one Okay, let's see here Donald Trump. Oh God What does he have to say now? Hey, mr. Smart Mouth Oh This is painful. Wait, is that let it go?  Oh my god really so they took like the let it go frozen song and he turned Oh my god There's a lot of new doors man and he turned it to do you want to build a wall? Oh drinking Josh I remember this cartoon man. It's a long time ago Okay, I remember this episode they build a they build a tree house, but he actually built a door And he didn't build the door hole so they trapped himself in here It's a magic marker Dude, this is like this is old. I was probably like I Don't know how that was man. I was like around 10. I want to say word And I last seen this that was like my god 18 years ago 18 year was everything like 12 years ago. Oh god check steam Also, this is like steaming Check state man. Oh Jimmy Neutron Hey, they should have brought out that one guy the monkey with three eyes Wait, okay, that's collect here. We don't get anything Is there no batch here Jimmy Neutron?  What's this? What? Nature walk. What is that? Dude, is that like pee? I don't know what's going on here man.  It's a cute little game boy that walks talks man Isn't that awesome? Right, I think we've seen these the other day. I'm not sure I think we did You're Johnny. Oh, yeah, we did because it's from the shining Okay, maybe I think we check this one What oh? God that looks like the death of the spider and their man. Oh bad. I am At the new place At the new place. I don't know what to call it. I'm just gonna call it a new place, man Right, so let's go down there. Oh my god. Look at that girl's hair.    She's gone blonde though. Oh God, that is funny Dude It's like she has a coat, but it's her hair. Oh Matt no get away from me She's a giant. Oh, we didn't go in here. What did they say? SCP-106 object class caterer or caterer. I don't know. Oh god, so we're even going there Feel like he's gonna do something Okay, oh Once I heard that I was like that is not good But then we is I mean once you click it's like it kills you man. So you have another choice Hey, what's up, man? We got a new user right there. I forgot the shortcut how to get there Okay, I went I OOFed Going back All right, so you go up this way. Is this a shortcut? I believe it is Because I I mean I haven't played this in like two three weeks So I don't know how to get there. Oh, yeah, it is this way Nice yes because the machine is right here Okay, there we go. Here are the Giants what happens to the giant girl Where did she go? Oh god, not that galop guy Okay, so you guys have to tell me about that one because I have no idea. Oh Man somebody dancing there. Hey, look at that dude. Hey That boy lid down there man Here Johnny when it's open this door, but it's it. Hey the TV Hey, hey, hey, so guys we did it we reached a quarter of a million subscribers nice thousand Congratulations, man Forgot it. Oh, no What's this it's her mission? What was this from where is that from I have no idea where that's from man Oh, there she is The crazy giant hair girl Hi, let's die It's so funny man.  I don't know where you're at boy. What's this? Wait, this doesn't open This is like closed What is going on here? And I think that doors. No, it's not broken or anything Okay, so I think this is pretty much it or let's go check out this side Wait, we already came this way is correct. Oh, yes, this is where the steam one was at or at least some What? What are you talking about boy? Well, yeah, I think that it didn't do van, but I think they all just leave you around the whole map I think that's pretty much it. Hey, John's he knows other people do right man. We'll say bye Tudor There you go, buddy Right you guys are thank you guys for watching thank you guys for the main support and if you guys enjoyed the video Make sure to slap that like button and if you're new to the channel remember subscribe and turn that notification bell off


Mimetic theory is a concept developed and advocated for by Rene Girard, a 20th century French anthropologist. Mimetic theory's key insight is that human desire is not an autonomous process, but a collective one. We want things because other people want them. This began as a natural phenomenon. Animals and humans learn by imitating other members of their groups. Neither humans nor animals are able to differentiate between good, non-acquisitive mimesis such as learning skills from others in your group, from bad, acquisitive mimesis such as desiring money, fame, power, someone else's mate. For example, let's take a deeper dive on this. Let's say that there is an object which a person desires. A second person sees a first person's desire and imitates it. Now the two are in conflict for that object. The conflict escalates when the two subjects begin to model each other in an ever-intensifying desire. This is called doubling, because the two are mirroring each other until all differentiation between them breaks down. This conflict then escalates until others are drawn into it. As Girard puts it, if two persons are fighting over the same object, then this object seems more valuable to bystanders. Finally, the object disappears, meaning that the participants in the conflict stop caring about the object itself and are only focused on their antagonism. Eventually this erupts into a memetic crisis, where the only effective form or reconciliation that would stop this crisis and save the community from total self-destruction is the convergence of all collective anger and rage towards a random victim, which is called an escape goat. Now let's take a closer look at the escape goat. As rivals become more and more fascinating to each other, friends and colleagues may be memetically drawn into the conflict as rival coalitions form. What began as a personal battle may escalate into a battle of all against all, threatening the cohesion and the peace of entire community. One way of solving this problem is to find someone to blame for the conflict that all the rival coalitions can unite against. This unfortunate person may or may not be guilty. All that's required for the scapegoating solution to work is that his guilt is universally agreed upon and that when he is punished or expelled from the community he will not be able to retaliate. The proof of his guilt is found in the peace that now returns to the community. Memetic theory allows us to see that peace thus produced is violent, comes at the expense of a victim and is built upon lies about the guilt of the victim and the innocence of the community. This mechanism functioned at the origins of human species. When this piece appeared as if by magic and as a tribute to a visitation from a god who came first at the terrible cause of the conflict but then was revealed to be its cure. Prohibition emerged to forbid the imitated behaviors which led to conflict. Rituals developed that consist of a well controlled meme of redemptive violence against the victim, originally human, later animal and so on. Emits were born as a story to tell of how we became a people as a result of a visitation from the gods. This method of controlling violence with violence can be found in the rites and myths spread all around our planet and give rise to the human culture. Now scapegoating also operates in individuals at the level of identity. We all construct identities over against someone or something else. I am a woman, not a man. I'm a liberal, not a conservative. I'm an atheist, not a believer. And most problematically, I am good, not bad. When we need some other person or group to be bad so we can maintain our sense of ourselves as good by comparison, we have engaged in scapegoating. We are using others to solidify our identity the same way a community uses a scapegoat to solve its internal conflict. So what is the solution for memetic behavior? The solution for memesis will be memesis. Gerard holds that human beings cannot escape their memetic nature and that romantic attempts to outflank memetic influences are ultimately scandalous and we just end up playing the same memetic games at a higher level. The cure for memetically produced violence will be a memetically transmitted desire for peace. The model slash cure will have to be someone who has transcended the lure of scapegoating violence. But who? Gerard was a devout Christian. An important part of Gerard's theory is how the gospel relates to his theory of myth. For Gerard, myth is a distortion, a lie that functions precisely to conceal the all important truth about scapegoating violence that is revealed in the Bible. Therefore, the gospel is anti-myth in which the lies of the scapegoat mechanisms are revealed through Christ's own self-sacrifice. The mechanism requires the mob to mis-know the victim and to believe that they are truly guilty and deserve death. However, by declaring himself an scapegoat Gerard believes Jesus breaks the cycle of desire, violence and lies by forcing people to see him as a perfect innocence that he is. Jesus then also presents himself as the only model which man can imitate without sin. This means that the only reason that scapegoats can now be identified is that modern culture has been influenced by the gospel. We are able to avoid the mis-knowledge because of Christ's illumination of the scapegoat effect. Now I won't dive too deep into on the religious aspects of Gerard, so I'll let you decide on that. I hope you enjoyed today's short video on memetic theory. If you enjoyed today's video, please hit the like button, subscribe and leave a comment below this video. Thanks for watching.


Farmers forced to stop farming to avoid upsetting Muslim community. A pair of entrepreneurs bought a plot of land in the countryside, hoping to live out their dream of owning and managing a farm. However, they are being forced to give it up after the local Muslim community complained that the farm would be too disturbing. A pair of farmers are being forced to give up free-range farming. Photo credit, Pixabay. For 49-year-old Bernd Birchhart and 63-year-old Elmar Damke, farming is a way of life. So, when the pair of entrepreneurs pulled together their savings in order to purchase a plot of land on the outskirts of a small German town, they thought they had finally achieved their goal. Unfortunately, they didn't realize that multiculturalism would be taking the reins. As it turns out, Birchhart and Damke are pig farmers who specialize in raising and slaughtering hogs to sell on the local market. The pair aspired to be the first farmers to breed and butcher swine in Mulheim-Holthausen, a town of fewer than 14,000 people. However, just before they brought the livestock to their new field, they were met with a major resistance that has put their careers and finances on the chopping block. According to Build, the city council has informed the farmers that they will not be allowed to open their pig farm because their land is too close to a cemetery and the local Muslim community is disturbed by the presence of swine. Since Muslims are strictly prohibited from even coming into contact with swine or their meat, the city has ruled that the farmers must forgo their plans to operate a free-range pig farm. There are at least 300 meters, 948 feet, between our fields and the cemetery. If the city had the same sensitivity to non-Muslims, then all kebab shops would have to close. There are certainly people who feel disturbed by them. The Muslim community has continued to pressure the city into refusing to allow Birchhart and Damke to utilize their own land as they see fit.  Osman Safakli, 56, chairman of Fadi Mosque Mulheim, is there no other place in Mulheim to breed pigs? It would really bother not only us, but all visitors. Local Muslims do not want swine anywhere near the cemetery, which is also on city-owned land. Photo credit, screenshot. Although Birchhart and Damke insist that the city is only refusing them the right to utilize their property because Muslims are offended, the council dismissed their accusation. The city maintains that pig farming will harm the environment, while likewise suggesting that burial plots do not. The city points out that no application has yet been received from Damke. Spokeswoman Anke Van Loctern, 51 part of the desired agricultural area belongs to the city and is provided for a long-term cemetery extension according to the development plan. Pig husbandry is not desirable there from the perspective of the city. It has nothing to do with the Muslims. Still, Birchhart and Damke claim that the city has vowed to reject their application before they could even complete it, denying them fair consideration. Damke called the city's immediate compliance anticipatory obedience to the Muslim minority, journalists and watch reports. Birchhart and Damke plan to challenge the city's claim that farming swine will damage the environment any more than digging graves, burying bodies and erecting permanent headstones. However, most anticipate that the men will ultimately be prohibited from utilizing their land for breeding and slaughtering pigs. The city has openly suggested that they will side with those who oppose the pig farming. So far, the only critics of a swine farm have been Muslims, who are offended by the very notion that the Haram creatures are less than 1,000 feet away. Birchhart and Damke are determined to exercise their right to farm their own land whether or not the city and its Muslim minority find it disturbing. Still, they are trying to go about their endeavors the legal way, demanding that the council grant them the necessary permits to begin their slaughtering business. While the concept of multiculturalism is good in theory, in practice it is unrealistic. One culture's glory is another's bane, and attempting to reconcile the two has proven to be more divisive than ever.


All they care about is padding their own pockets. So this week, we're going to be doing a series focusing on the work of Dr. Irving Kirsch, alright?  So I don't know about you, but I feel that it's important to know the truth. And in this video, to kick this series off, we're going to talk about why it's so important to know the truth about anti-depression medications. What's up everybody? This is Chris from the Rewired Soul where we talk about the problem, but focus on the solution. And if you're new to my channel, my channel is all about mental health as somebody who is in recovery from addiction, as well as being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Mental health is something I'm very passionate about. So if you're into that stuff, make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell. And while you're at it, make sure you're following me over on Instagram and Twitter at the Rewired Soul, alright? So yeah, this is going to be a series that we're focusing on this week. And this is something that I don't like talking about because it was kind of like the Matrix where I was offered the two pills like a few years ago. And a few years ago, I read the book Lost Connections by Johann Hari. And that was when I first kind of learned the lies that we've been sold about anti-depression medications. And like the experience I went through with it, I was like, oh my God, right? And it's a difficult subject to talk about because it's so widely accepted, especially here in the United States, that any problem that you have, here's some pills for it, right? So to tell people the truth about it, it can be a difficult truth to accept, alright? But I want everybody out there to be able to make informed decisions about what they're putting in their body, alright? So like I said, this week I'm going to be focusing on the work of Dr. Irving Kirsch, okay? So he is a psychologist. He has been researching the effectiveness of depression medications for a long time. He's done more research in this space than anybody else. He has discovered the ways that not only does Big Pharma kind of cover up what they're doing, but also kind of the way that the FDA is even lying about results and everything like that. So like I said, for us, it's up to us to make more informed decisions about what we're putting in our body. So I'm going to start the series off by talking about three reasons, three reasons why it's so important to know the truth about anti-depression medications, alright? So the first one is, the first one is side effects, okay?  But the reality is most of these medications come with side effects, not only side effects when you start them, but side effects when you get off of them, alright? Like I feel that as a society, like we are way too quick to just toss whatever medications we're giving in our body, right? Like how many of us actually question what doctors are giving us? Like personally, I have to as a recovering drug addict, I always have to like question the doctors about what they're giving me, like is this addictive, you know, what's in this thing, you know, and stuff like that. But for the most part, a lot of us just get these medications and we just take them. You know, some people when you go pick them up from the pharmacy, you'll ask them and everything like that. But like think about it, we are putting these mind-altering, body-altering chemicals in our body, alright? So if there's a chance that we don't actually need these, we should stay away from them because side effects from antidepressants, like they can be rough. Like on the mild end of the spectrum, you can have nausea, dizziness, headaches, but like on the more extreme side, on the more extreme side, especially with withdrawal, you can have more anxiety, more depression, suicidal thoughts getting off of them. You know what I mean? So we need to be informed about these to see if we really do need to take these medications. Alright? So reason number two why it's so important to know the truth about antidepressant medications is because of the cost, alright? I don't know if any of you got the memo, alright, but here in the United States, our mental health care system sucks, alright? So if you have insurance and your insurance covers these medications, dope, alright? But I know that I am one of many Americans in the United States who has had difficulties, right? So this year, a lot of you know that I just started working a full-time job as well as a part-time job and my health insurance just kicked in, alright? So I am on antidepressants, I'm fully transparent about that. If you want me to do a video about why I'm on them and discuss that, I might do one because that can get a little confusing based on this series. But anyways, for a good chunk of this year, I didn't have health insurance because I was self-employed, I wasn't making enough to really buy my own health insurance and the medications I was on, like Prozac, was extremely expensive. So thank God, here in Las Vegas, we have a pharmacy called Smith's. You might know it as Kroger, but they have like this little discount card or whatever so my medications were actually affordable, alright? So like, again, if you don't need to be on these medications, like you're incurring a cost that you might not need to have, right? So say if you get laid off, say if you get fired, say something happens where you lose your health insurance, again, the withdrawal side effects from these medications can be really brutal and you can be worse off than you were before. So that's something else that we should take into account. So third, the third reason why it's so important to know the truth about medications, this is the most important reason, alright? This is what I want to focus on, alright? Because we are not being told the full story about what depression is, alright? The easiest story to tell people is that this is a chemical imbalance, this is a disease, take this pill, it'll balance out the chemicals. That is for the most part an absolute lie with no scientific evidence behind it, alright? And here's why we need to know this. For anybody out there feeling depressed, feeling hopeless, something else that I'm learning more about is people who are depressed about being depressed, right? When people ask a lot of people with depression, what's the most difficult part about having depression? And they're like, being depressed, right? That is the worst part, right? So if we believe the story that this is something chemically wrong with our brain that's never going to get fixed, we are always going to rely on those medications that aren't even nearly as effective as we think they are. And that's something I would be talking about this week during the series, alright? So to put it in perspective for you, alright? One of the ways that they, you know, see if you're doing better with your depression, if your depression is going into remission and things like that, they use something called the Hamilton scale, alright? This Hamilton scale, zero is no depression at all. And then at the top of the scale, I think it goes up to like 50 points or so. That means you are just severely depressed, okay? So listen to the words coming out of my mouth, alright? The best antidepressants out there move you an average of 1.8 points on the Hamilton scale, alright? Now some of you are like, oh, okay, almost two point difference. That's pretty dope. I'll take a two point difference in my depression. So listen to this, okay? When you get better sleep, that improves your Hamilton score of six points, alright? Are you hearing me right now? You get six points from better sleep. So if you can fix your sleep, that is three times better than the best antidepressant medications, okay? And throughout this week, I'm going to be talking about other ways to treat your depression, to work on your depression. Some of it involves therapy. Some of it involves exercise, eating better, meditation. There's so many ways out there to improve your depression that are scientifically proven to be better than medications. But we need to understand, like I was just telling Tristan about this the other day, the United States is one of, I believe, one of two countries in the entire world. On the planet Earth, out of hundreds of countries, we are one of two countries where it is legal for pharmacy companies to market directly to consumers. So all of us, since we were children, has been being told that pills and medications are going to fix us, right? And we've been brainwashed since we were kids. Like, think about that for a second. We are one of two countries on the entire planet where that's even legal, okay?  If you have any questions, let me know down in the comments. I just put up a survey on the community tab about how many of you are on antidepressants or how many of you would like to be if you could afford it and things like that. And I might do something with that information. But like I said, it is important to know the truth about these medications, all right? But anyways, that's all I got for this video. If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up. If you're new, make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell. And a huge, huge thank you to everybody who supports the channel over on Patreon as well as everybody who buys my mental health books at therewiredsoul.com and the merch from the merch store, all that stuff helps me do what I love, which is educate people about mental health and increase awareness and all that kind of good stuff. All right. Thanks again for watching. I'll see you next time.


So I have a couple of questions. Ray, I wanted to start with you because you're fresh in my mind. A lot of the stuff that you talked about was the library engaging with other libraries, media. What's the patron involvement like? Are people posting book faces back at you? Do you have people in your community who are getting on board? What's that like? We actually did set up a display one time calling for people to check out books and do their own book faces. Unfortunately, there was none posted. But when we had the Berlin Game of Thrones thing out, people posted. People sat on the throne and then they used the hashtag. So it was, again, I think it's the medium that you're asking for. In terms of the book faces, we have patrons waiting for our next book face. Oh, I can't wait for you to shoot. What are you going to do next? And that's kind of what is my challenge is pushing the limit. How can I shoot another book face that's going to top the next one? Bryce, the alt library, I don't know a lot about the background of that. How do you get to play with the things that you get to play with, it seems like, on a regular basis? Sure, so I was lucky when I came on board at SPL because a lot of things were already in place. So I worked with Amy and Calm to kind of niched out what we wanted everything to look like. And it was really the thing that's most valuable about that setup, I think, is that there aren't many checks and balances or anything like that. So it's just you have this third party platform and you can just go in and post some kind of idea. And then it's live. So I'm able to go through ideas and get feedback from the online community quicker versus just having folks come into the library or doing traditional programs and everything. So we're able to cycle through more quickly. But it's really that structure that's valuable. And we spent probably, was it a year? I think it may have taken a year to get all the branding and everything hammered out. But now it just takes a couple of minutes to post something and try out new ideas. I know you guys have questions. I actually have two questions for Amy or Bryce. For your Meetup accounts, are you guys collecting statistics somehow? How are you gauging the success of Meetup and whether or not it's worth for a library to invest in? So good question. So Meetup Pro does give you some more options with the analytics. Even with the regular version, you can just track membership. So seeing that increase is one metric. Also RSVPs show more engagement as do comments. I would say in terms of success, eventually you want to convert people to be library users and multi-service users. So one of the things, the whole library one that I mentioned has done, sorry, not anything allowed, that librarian looked at the interests of her members and saw travel was there. So she told them about our passport services and travel books at one of her events. She was able to see if they were interested in crafting or magazines or travel. I already said travel. Anyway, that's a good question because I think it's not just any one metric because members, if people don't engage, aren't as valuable. And if they don't convert to library users, it's not as valuable. So I would think you would want to look at a couple of different levels. Thank you. And you had mentioned that the music event that you had, all of the people who came were non-traditional library users. How did you gauge that? How did you capture that information? Oh, that's a great question. So that librarian did surveys with the people who came to that event since it was a new thing. So she was able to get feedback of how they heard about it and that it was all coming through meetup and not dirt-traditional. They were walking into the library or using the library website to hear. Sorry, I think I got you off. Sorry about that. And a lot of times, too, I'll ask folks that attend different on-ground workshops, how they heard. Some folks are the returning patrons. But every now and again, with a certain event, we'll get this influx of folks where I haven't seen them before. So I'll ask them, how did you learn about the program? So a lot of it is that word of mouth, and especially with different kind of artist communities and friend of a friend. We've done different things like cassette tape splicing and stuff like that where it's out there on the site and then people may find out about it later on and then they're like, oh, when is that gonna happen again? Do you still have 400 cassette tapes at your desk or whatever it might be? So where do you store all the cassette tapes? So my second question, I think, Bryce, you touched on it very briefly about sort of reaching the elusive 20 to 30-something age group, and I'm currently doing research about that. And I sort of wanna know your experience. Do you feel that meetup is actually a great way to sort of outreach to this age group? Are these members attending multiple events and coming back, or is it more of a one-off event? You don't really see them again. Like how are you seeing this age group? So it's really, there's a lot of different variables and it depends on the content and what folks in the community, what their interests are. So certain things like, if it's kind of more like music and collaborative kind of creativity and everything, a lot of times that'll attract a different crowd than say the fitness stuff. And then we have people that, just looking at technology and they don't have a Facebook account or anything like that because they don't wanna be friends with their mom. So it's interesting to see how things change because what people that come to, and even when we started using meetup because it was something that I wasn't super familiar with but then I was like, oh, meetup is like, that's something that people are using in the past and that's like done with, right? But the way that we're going about with advertising on there and everything, it's something that has some new twists to it. So I think it creates more of a maybe a spark with certain programs and everything but I don't have a definite answer with connecting with overall those age groups. It seems like there's so many different kind of interests and almost like clicks so you have folks that go to our board gaming event, well anything with alcohol does well but the folks that, so board games and beers and everything. So a lot of things like that, it'll draw into a different crowd and it's just we're just putting out the information and creating the events and everything and tying it back to library services and so it helps show kind of how different our users are. So I think by going through and doing different types of programs and just doing them more quickly and being experimental, that's how you create more of a buzz and that's how you come across kind of interesting and exciting discoveries and that's when you get like another library that calls you and be like, did you do this? Did this really happen? And it's like, yeah and then you can give little tips and everything. So actually if any of you ever have an idea that you think would be something that an old library could do that maybe your library can't do at the moment because there's certain restrictions and everything, feel free to send us an email. Maybe we'll throw it out there and see what happens and maybe it could turn into something. So you steal all the ideas? I think he's advocating to steal. I think he wants our ideas. All the things. I think he's asking you to give them away. Send me ideas that you cannot do at your library and I will do them at mine. He has no red tape. He can do whatever he wants. Here's why Bryce is coercing you. We're all on the same side, right? That's a lie. Can't we all just get along? I just have a comment for Ray. Well, Berlin Game Library's Instagram account like really it really influenced Los Gatos Library to start a strong social media campaign and so thank you for the inspiration and it's weird because you're like younger than me and I'm like fanboying out or I'm totally geeking out because you do such a good job. Thank you. I totally appreciate the compliment. My question is I'm really impressed by your stop motion videos and so like what apps are you using for that and what other kind of like what other influences or what kind of like websites can we look at to get influences on ideas for social media? I highly suggest to answer the second part of your question is to follow Instagram themselves because they do a great job of highlighting accounts across the board and I got a lot of my inspiration from some of the posts that they post. In fact, every weekend they do what's called a weekend hashtag campaign where they encourage users to post something along a certain theme. Like I'm pretty sure Halloween's coming up so they're gonna do something along the lines of spooky posts. Participate in it, look at the hashtag and you'll see a lot of Instagram users posting some very creative stuff. As far as the stop motion videos, most of them if not all are made through a simple free app, it's called iMotion. That's one of the comments that I get a lot on our account is what did you use to make that and how did you make it? It's called iMotion. There's a second app that you could get along with iMotion, it's called iMotion Remote. Basically, you take individual pictures and then the app stitches them together but just the act of pressing your phone creates a little camera shake. So this secondary app called iMotion Remote, you could use a second device to actually take the pictures so then you have your phone staying still and my setup for my phone is simply a lamp. Tape to a, or a selfie stick, tape to a lamp so then my camera stays, or my phone stays still while I take the pictures and usually just have a white poster board as the bottom just to make it look crisp. Is that the industry standard, right? No, no, no, not at all. That actually, you guys have all been talking about kind of ways that you discover things and I wanted to ask Nicole and Angela, how do you come across the fads or trends or trads or fens that you were sort of talking about? I'm just not that cool. Where do you get these things? Well, I think a lot of it is inherent to being teen librarians too. We're both teen librarians and even when you don't want them to talk to you about things, they talk to you about things and I think it's really helpful to make yourself available to them. I know a lot of times, like most libraries have a teen area, I know when they're there, I'm just like walking around just chatting with them. They're usually on their phone. I'm like, oh, what are you playing over there? Or, it really just happens a lot with conversation. I have family members that are that age so that helps to kind of tap them for information. My own kids are only three and seven so they don't really give me much of anything. At least not yet.  So yeah, so I really get connected with your, for me, it's the teen group. I think being a teen librarian is inherent with keeping up with the things that are going on right now, Angela. Yeah, I'm playing this really addictive game that I'll play for the next week because of them. Additionally, if you've seen the video about pineapple pen, that's something where you're like, I was pineapple pen in like three weeks. It's gonna be all over Facebook and you'd be like, oh, I wish I was on that. They're with it for the whole fad stage and then once it gets to their parents' accounts, it's not cool. So I hang out with them a lot. Also the internet, like I saw Alt Library meetup group last year and I was like, oh, we gotta steal this idea and not tell them about it and it'll be ours. And we were waiting to hire our adult services librarian to come in. I was like, the first thing before she got hired, I sent her a link to Alt Library. She was like, we need to do this. So the internet, I steal many, I don't know if you saw my meme presentation, I steal a lot of things from the internet. I think we have time for one more question. Somebody's holding my mic out there. I got the mic. She has a mic. Is this on? Can you hear me? Yes. I was quickly for Ray. What percentage of your time has spent dedicated to the Instagram account? Don't tell my supervisor this, but not joking. I would say I had to give her a ballpark figure not too long ago and I said about an hour of time a week. Only because now I got a promotion so I'm doing supervision so I can't spend too much time creating content. Whereas in my previous position, I had set tasks and I would run through them each day just so I could get some time to create some videos or to shoot a book face. It varies. It's hard to say. Sometimes a book face will take me five minutes to shoot. Other times it'll take me 15 minutes to shoot. A stop motion video. Initially when I started doing stop motion, I just have all these supplies and not have a game plan and just shoot. But now I have a vision, sometimes even storyboard stuff so when I get to actual shooting of it, it's actually relatively quick.  We are gonna have kind of a meet and greet activity after the event.