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What will happen to all the flowers left for the queen? FOX13 News Memphis [Video]

If you have seen any coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, you will likely have seen the mounds of floral tributes laid in public areas in honor of the monarch’s passing.

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What will happen to those millions of blooms? Royal Parks, a charity that manages London’s eight Royal Parks, has a plan for them.

First, officials asked mourners to leave only organic materials in the interests of sustainability. People were asked to lay their tributes at The Green Park or Hyde Park, two royal parks, near Buckingham palace in London.

It was requested that the wrappings around the flowers be removed. While most were, some were not and hundreds of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to remove the plastic packaging, according to The Herald.

The floral tributes will be left on site until all ceremonial activity has taken place, according to Royal Parks.

“It is expected that all floral tributes will …

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2022 - 100 Civics Questions (2008 VERSION) for the U.S. Citizenship Test [Video]

Practice your civics questions with EASY answers! ALL 100 Official USCIS Questions and Answers (2008 VERSION).Congress members and governors differ by state. For your U.S. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE, please go here and type in your zip code and possibly your street address - https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representativeTo find your SENATORS, please go here and choose your state. Every state has two, you only need to remember ONE - https://www.senate.gov/senators/states.htmFor your state GOVERNOR, go here - https://www.usa.gov/state-governorMore info:Current SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE - https://www.speaker.gov/CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT and Supreme Court Justices - https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspxSTUDY Materials for Civics Test from USCIS - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-testSTUDY Materials for English Language, Reading and Writing Test from USCIS - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-english-testIMPORTANT LINKS AND HELPFUL WEBSITES:OFFICIAL USCIS WEBSITE - https://www.uscis.gov/USCIS FORM N-400, Application for Naturalization - https://www.uscis.gov/n-400Resources in Other Languages - and here - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/other-languagesand here - https://www.ilrc.org/n-400-translations-spanish-other-languagesFree and low cost LEGAL HELP - https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers Free and low cost LEGAL HELP - https://www.citizenshipworks.org/findlegalhelp National Immigration Legal Services Directory (List of free and low-cost immigration providers) - https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/Help in Your Community - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/find-help-your-communityFREE Help Filling Out the Form N-400 Application! - Citizenship Works - https://www.citizenshipworks.org/ - will help you fill out your application and connect you with free legal help if necessary. Free Study Guides from USCIS - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test**DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this video is NOT LEGAL ADVICE, but general information on issues commonly encountered in immigration. Essa Group is NOT A LAW FIRM and is NOT a substitute for an attorney or law firm. It is a good idea to have an immigration lawyer or an accredited BIA representative check your application BEFORE applying. When applying for any immigration benefit, non-citizens identify themselves to the government and invite scrutiny.Please see important links below: **FOR LEGAL HELP** or representation, please see here to check in with a free or low cost local immigration representative - https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers and here - https://www.citizenshipworks.org/findlegalhelpand here - https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/ Many community organizations and social service providers offer citizenship classes and assistance with the naturalization process. Please see here for more information - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/find-help-your-community **AVOID SCAMS - The wrong help can hurt! - Don’t become a victim of immigration scams! If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure the person helping you is authorized to give legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited representative working for a Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized organization can give you legal advice - https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/avoid-scams-resource-center

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WorkingNation Overheard: Shari Krull on social capital building on the path to a good career [Video]

25-year-old nonprofit Streetwise Partners brings together unemployed and underemployed adults with volunteer mentors to create a social network that will help launch their careers.“We have a very structured model that is very intentional around professional skills building and social capital building. Eighty-percent of jobs are found through networking. Who you know matters,” explains Shari Krull, the nonprofit’s CEO. WorkingNation sat down with Krull at Presented by JFF Horizons – See Beyond 2022 in New Orleans.“Our mentoring program is very unique. We apply a two-to-one mentoring model, so it's two mentors to one mentee. So it's just double the network, double the access. Our mentors arrange for at least four informational interviews for our participants, so the network starts to increase” she explains.Krull says hard skills are not enough, so there is a focus on soft skills as well.“How do you introduce yourself with confidence if somebody asks you in an interview, tell me about yourself. How do you leverage a professional network? How do you identify relationships so that you have a professional reference? How do you dress for particular interviews? What should you put on your resume? All of these skills that unless you were born into a household where you could absorb them through osmosis, you're really out of luck.”Krull says Streetwise Partners is proud of the outcome this social capital building has achieved – than 70% of its graduates are employed within a year and starting annual salaries increase over the year from $10,000 to $60,000. Find out more about Streetwise Partners:https://streetwisepartners.org/Our #WorkingNationOverheard interview series lets you listen in on conversations and discussions about employment and education taking place at major conferences around the country. You can find past installments at https://workingnation.org/overheard/.Check out what they are saying at JFF Horizons – See Beyond 2022 in New Orleans: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2EXy_Hi93bLuN_PsvusC33vJFM4ahZ3TYou can read more about this year's conference at https://horizons.jff.org/ and learn more about Jobs for the Future – JFF at https://www.jff.org/.Follow the conversation on social media: #WorkingNation #WorkingNationOverheard #JFFHorizons #SeeBeyond #futureofwork #workforcedevelopment #skillsgap #jobs #work #career #skills For stories about solutions to the jobs skills gap disrupting our economy and the future of work, visit WorkingNation at https://workingnation.org/. Connect with WorkingNation on social media: Subscribe to WorkingNation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkingNation_videoFollow @workingnation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingnation Follow WorkingNation on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-nation/Like and follow our WorkingNation Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/workingnation/ Follow WorkingNation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingnation/

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'Band of Brothers' actors travel to historic Toccoa camp [Video]

A group of actors from the 2001 HBO series "Band of Brothers" have come together to honor the service members they portrayed and it's all happening at a historic camp in Toccoa, Georgia.It was a place where tens of thousands of military service members trained. For the first time in 80-plus years, parachute training is back at Camp Toccoa."Everybody that's here understands the significance of this place and this site. To have that training come back here is just amazing," Board member for Camp Toccoa, Brad Retting said.They're considered a band of brothers in their own right and have come back together to honor the original "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division for the 80th anniversary of D-day. All Airborne Battalion, a nonprofit organization that focuses on conducting a number of operations to honor the legacy of service members before them, has been in charge of training the actors."To bring them back to where their heroes trained and to being them back essentially they were made, the company as a whole was made is truly the power behind this project," All Airborne Battalion president, Darren Cinatl said. For the actors themselves, many said it was surreal."To still be talking about it 24 years later in the actual place where these guys trained, the original airborne, its quite emotional," Mark Lawrence who played Cpl. William H. Dukeman Jr said.The men of Easy Company created a bond so strong that it has transcended time and people. So that bond they created during the Second World War still exists with us," Douglas Spain, who played Technician Fifth Grade Antonio C. Garcia said. The actors fully immersed themselves in the experience from the training, to living in the barracks, to enjoying a MRE.All preparing to do just like the men they portrayed did and parachute into Normandy."It just means so much to me. What these guys did for us, the greatest generation and to be here where they started out, where they became a band of brothers it's overwhelming," Lawrence said."The fact that he made a decision to 82 years ago has affected my life today. Because of him I am here. It's just tremendous and it's like I love Tony Garcia," Spain said."To just kind of follow in his footsteps, just a tiny piece it's one of the greatest things I have ever done," Lawrence said.There will be a documentary of the cast's trip from Toccoa to Normandy. If you would like to learn more, click here.