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Symptoms of schizophrenia can prevent you or a loved one from working and earning a living. If you live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, the disability lawyers from Berger and Green can help you understand if you may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits for schizophrenia. This could include Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). We have fought for the compensation our clients need for over 40 years.
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The Social Security Administration publishes a list of qualifying impairments and the guidelines for getting disability benefits based on each diagnosis. Schizophrenia falls under Section 12.03 – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
While there are no medical tests that confirm a schizophrenia diagnosis, you must have evidence in your medical records to show you suffer from the condition and that your symptoms are severe enough to meet certain guidelines. The Social Security Administration requires you to have evidence to display at least one of the following:
- Delusions or hallucinations
- Disorganized thinking and/or speech
- Grossly disorganized behavior or catatonia
You will also need to prove "extreme limitation" in one or "marked limitation" in two of the following abilities:
- Understanding, remembering, and/or applying information
- Interacting with others
- Concentrating, persisting, or maintaining pace
- Adapting or managing yourself
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- You are currently undergoing medical treatment or mental health therapy that helps to reduce your symptoms; and
- You have major problems adapting to changes in your environment or new demands outside of your regular routine.
When you let Berger and Green help you file for social security disability for schizophrenia in Pittsburgh, PA, we will ensure your claim includes all the proper documentation required by the Office of Disability Determination Services. They will request your medical records using this information and use the evidence collected to determine if you suffer from a qualifying impairment.
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If you do not meet the strict qualifications in the impairment listing, you may still get disability benefits based on your residual functional capacity (RFC). This evaluation of your abilities allows the Office of Disability Determination Services to understand if you can work, the types of jobs you can work, how often you can work, and how long you can work.
If your RFC evaluation finds you cannot work any job you might qualify for, you will likely get approved for disability. You may also get benefits if you can work but require accommodations from your employer.
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Some of the key technical qualifications include:
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- You must earn enough work credits to get SSDI benefits.
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Unfortunately, many people receive a denial when applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Many of them later get approved, but they have to navigate the appeals process and fight for their disability benefits. We can help you file your appeal and secure the monthly payments, back pay, and retroactive benefits you deserve.
When you enlist our help with your appeal, we can:
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- Build a solid case for approval.
- Represent you before the Administrative Law Judge who oversees your appeal.
- Argue for overturning your denial and approving you for benefits during your hearing.
This process can take more than a year. We will argue for full back pay for you to cover this period, if possible, based on the facts of your case.
We may also be able to pursue additional compensation for you if you suffer from an impairment related to a personal injury accident. Attorney Laurence B. Green has 40 years of experience with personal injury cases. If we can prove you suffered injuries because of someone else's negligence, you may be eligible for significant compensation. To find out, let us review your case for free.
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Is the price of this blog too high?
Last week, senators kicked around the idea of giving certain taxpayers a hundred bucks, to compensate for high gas prices. My wife says she would prefer a puppy.
A hundred bucks would be nice, but it would be even more nice if our public servants would wake up to the fact that we are running out of oil, and start shaping policy around that.
Like the old proverb says: Drill in the Arctic, we'll have oil for a week. Teach the Arctic how to drill, and we'll run out of oil a little bit later.
Other wife news.
This is her group e-mail of last week, headed "I did it so you don't have to."
Today I bought and drank a can of new Tab Energy drink. I encourage all of you to avoid doing the same. This stuff tastes like slightly carbonated Robitussin filtered through potpourri.
Another goddam tempest in a teapot.
The National Anthem was translated into Spanish, and sung by somebody, causing an uproar among the usually uproarious.
President Bush was prompted to comment: : "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."
Okay, but what's that got to do with anything?
Mark Krikorian, of the Washington-based Center for Immigration studies told a reporter: "Would the French accept people singing the 'La Marseillaise' in English as a sign of French patriotism? Of course not."
A Spanish "Star Spangled Banner" is an insult how again? And when the hell did we start caring what the French think?
Cole in our stocking?
John Fund in the Wall Street Journal opined about leftie pundit/historian Juan Cole, under consideration for a job at Yale: "In justifying all the time he spends on his blog, Mr. Cole told the Yale Herald that 'when you become a public intellectual, it has the effect of dragging you into a lot of mud.' Mr. Cole has done his share of splattering. He calls Israel 'the most dangerous regime in the Middle East.'"
This opinion piece was cited on LITTLE GREEN FOOTBALLS, the rightwing blog, and (without attribution) in the New York Sun, among other places.
But, as many have pointed out, Juan Cole apparently never called Israel "the most dangerous regime in the Middle East."
Part of Juan Cole's response:
John Fund of the Wall Street Journal editorial page has published a large number of falsehoods about me.
The most egregious is this: "He calls Israel 'the most dangerous regime in the Middle East."'
This a lie. I never said that. Try googling it. (All that comes up is the circular allegation I said it, never sourced. It never comes up on my site, because I did not say it, or say or imply anything like it.)
In other news…
This still sticks in my craw. Al Gore never claimed that he invented the Internet. What he actually said was, in an interview: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Which I take to mean that he was an Internet booster. He was enthusiastically in favor of the Internet. He wanted that Internet to happen big time. He talked about the Internet frequently with his fellow members of Congress. At night he dreamed of the Internet, his hands twitching like a dog's paws when it dreams. But he did not ever claim that he invented the fucking Internet.
At any rate, can we dismantle the Internet now? I'm tired of it and want to brood over my empty gas tank in peace. Some aborigines are coming over later to teach me how to make simple tools out of sticks and old iPods. We will burn my television for fuel and roast grubs.

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Bill Gates residence is a huge estate in the section of a hill which is overlooking Lake Washington, in the unique suburban area of Medina, Washington, USA. It took 7 years to construct and cost $63 million.
Billionaire Bill Gates house has innovative digital systems and it has a designs more likely of 18th and 19th century mansions. Although it has traditional home style, it has many incredible qualities. For example when you come home, lights would automatically come on.
Here are just some of the amazing features in this home:
- -Swimmers can dive under a glass wall and emerge outdoors by a terrace
- -Hidden cameras are almost everywhere, such as the interior stone walls
- -The roofing is stainless-steel
- -The theatre (underground in a concrete shell) is the most state of the art theatre in the world based on a specialty contractor
- -Gates insisted on preserving a 40 year old maple next to the drive way. The tree is supervised electronically 24 hours per day via computer. If it appears to be dry, it gets just the right amount of water instantly provided
- -exercise room
- -outdoor sports courts
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South Africa's timeslive.co.za is reporting that Randburg surrounding areas in Gauteng will be without power on Sunday, 19 September 2010, between 5AM and 7PM.
The affected areas are:
Blairgowrie, Boskop, Boskruin, Bromhof, Darrenwood, Ferndale, Fontuinbleau, Kalland, Klipfontein, Malanshof, Moret, President Ridge, Randpark Ridge, Randview, Robin Acres, Robin Hills, Robindale, Ruitershof, Strydom Park, Windsor, Windsor Hill, Windsor Ridge.
To all the travellers out there - make sure that you are not staying in one of the areas without power on Sunday or doublecheck with the backpackers/hostel/hotel/B&B if they are having a generator or so to provide electricity.


text: This map was created during a LAN party at my house because we had been playing all the standard SC maps forever lol. It's basically one huge arena full of zombies, robo grunts, human grunts, and things that fall apart in front of a castle loaded with weapons. Also there is a hidden failsafe switch that rains destruction on them all and various parts of the castle crumble to rubble. Seems like a pretty simple level, but is highly addictive, well to my friends anyway.


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When I arrived at my college radio station, in the fall of 1988, we still played records. There was a CD player there, shiny and new and forbidding. It was a relatively new technology (commercial stations that had moved their music libraries over to nothing but CDs used the fact as an on-air promotional point), and many of the labels and servicing agencies weren't bothering to distribute music in that format to college radio stations. Though the added durability of CDs was an undeniable boon (records in a college radio station pick up a lot of skips), I didn't have a much of a preference of one format over the other at the time. There were exceptions to that, one of which was Megatop Phoenix, the 1989 album from Big Audio Dynamite.
The band started by Mick Jones after his involuntary exit from the Clash had already enjoyed significantly success on the college charts, so the arrival of Megatop Phoenix stirred some excitement. Our station only received a vinyl copy, and that's where the challenge arose. The different tracks on the album were sequenced together in an incredibly tight fashion, meaning the grooves between songs, usually nice and clear, were infinitesimally thin. Trying to cue up a song in the middle of a side was extremely difficult, and started to approach torturous as the song on the next turntable over spun ever closer to its end point. There were many shifts that I tried to find the beginning of a certain cut for several minutes, only to give up in the nick of time and set the needle into place at the beginning of side, seeking the only certainty available to me.
Luckily, the opening track on Side 2 was the song most people at the station wanted to play anyway. "James Brown" was the album's lead single and solid standout. If I was going to retreat from thwarted ambition, at least it was to a catchy safe place.
Listen or download –> Big Audio Dynamite, "James Brown"
(Disclaimer: I already forecast that this feature would be sticking with the summer and fall of 1989 for some time. To the best of my shaky determination, a sizable chunk of the Big Audio Dynamite catalog is currently out of print, at least as physical objects that can be procured from your favorite local, independently-owned record store in a manner that compensates both the proprietor of said store and the original artist. This track is shared with the belief that it does not unduly damage fair commerce. That typed, I will gladly remove it from my little corner of the digital world if asked to do so by any individual or entity with due authority to make such a request.)


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The Five Ingredients for True Agility in Software Development
Businesses gargle themselves on their individual-driven culture, the importance of their values and the deep respect they have for their employees. Sadly, the messages sent are quite different when you see the plethora of processes put in place to 'enable' the workforce.
Let's find out what should be considered when you are looking to improve your velocity through an agile strategy.
Where Are You Starting From?
While visiting enterprises, I am often asked what additional processes must be put in place to 'drive' agility in an upcoming project. Few will take the time to look at their current work environment and reflect on the foundation they want to build agility over. Agility cannot thrive in a culture of control.
- If the department entrance is controlled by a time clock or if you ask employees to fill in timesheets, are you implying that they are time thieves?
- If you're preventing your software developers from accessing production environments directly, are you telling them they're a bunch of incompetents and may set your servers on fire?
- If analysts are the only ones allowed to design the product, it is because your developers are mentally challenged and can't understand the business domain and propose good solutions themselves?
Challenge yourself with these types of 'What then?' questions:
- Could you do without a DBA?
- Could you have developers directly interacting with customers?
- Could anyone review pull requests?
- Could you do without a dress code?
I'm not telling you that these suggestions can be implemented everywhere. In fact, in many places this would not make sense. What I'm saying is that you have to ask yourself these questions. You cannot accept guidelines or directives without understanding the motivation behind them. Be an original!
Removing Friction
Low friction is the explanation that comes up most often when we analyze the dazzling successes of the likes of Netflix, Google or Tesla. These companies trust the person closest to a problem to make quick decisions and apply the most appropriate solutions. Can we live by this philosophy and progressively adapt our teams where applicable?
A Recipe for True Agility
The ideas supporting an agile strategy may be so simple that many will predict this cannot bring the intended results.
You do not impose agility. You need to create an environment where true agility will be allowed to naturally emerge. Hence, the 'agile process' oxymoron needs to be challenged. Strategies promoting agility have a higher chance of success and are based on the following principles.
If you do not explain to someone why they are tasked with something, it will be difficult for them to ask the right questions and independently make the right decisions. Worse, it could be impossible for your developers to detect changes in the requirements and quickly pivot to other solutions.
Human Capital
To build a great product, you need a team composed of great people. A common mistake here is to invest in processes and strict supervision rather than selecting great contributors based on their characters traits and technical excellence. Take the time to build an autonomous team rather than infantilize your workforce.
Forget the big Hollywood styled missions with infrequents deployments and stressful milestones. Today, everything changes too fast. The concept of destination has been replaced by that of a constant, accelerated and endless evolution. Set a general direction instead and steadily progress toward it while adjusting for a moving target. Experience one-day sprints with the simple goal of being in a better position tomorrow than you were today. Repeat 365 times.
Setup your teams so that no one needs to ask permission to execute on something if they think that's the right thing to do. If they have the expertise and are close to the issue at hand, they have to take action themselves. If they feel uncertain in their abilities, they should feel encouraged to ask for help. Here, the concept of appointing decision committees, technology custodians and process managers must be eliminated. You must remove single points of knowledge. It's no longer your code, your server or your architecture. All can intervene anywhere to accomplish the mission.
At INGENO, we have adopted the DevOps model where teams of 2 to 5 highly skilled full stack developers will handle everything. From daily talks with the customer, architecture and design, test driven development and continuous deliveries to production, they do it all. These teams have all the necessary administrative accesses to all environments and tools required to support their daily activities. They to not need permission from anyone to make decisions and move forward immediately.
With great powers come great responsibilities. Being liable in a DevOps model is not synonymous with being the one who will be blamed when something bad happens. Being liable simply means you will be called upon to correct a situation if the broken item is managed by your team. When a developer has to support his code, his application, his architectural choices and his clients in production, he quickly develops an understanding of what works well and is not too risky.
There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden. — Bob Dylan
Do not spend efforts building barriers… Those who still defend their territories by creating processes and permission systems should instead focus on human capital.
Invest all your energy in promoting autonomy, team spirit and direct actions from people in the best position to solve a problem. If you believe that innovation is key to the future success of your business, value the simplicity of being able to make a decision and act on it quickly.
At your own company, how are you addressing the 5 principles of true agility?
Be the Revolution!
by Rémy Gendron, founder at INGENO
Learn more about us, how we build software and how we help companies deliver business value at ingeno.ca.


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By Robert B. Barnett Jr., J.D.
A new Congressional Budget Office Report, which estimates the number of people in the U.S. who have health insurance through various private and public sources, has revealed that an estimated 28.9 people in the U.S. who are under age 65 lack health insurance coverage.
About 28.9 million people in the U.S. under age 65 lacked health insurance in 2018, an increase from the 28.3 million who were uninsured in 2015, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The report sought to track the number of individuals who had comprehensive health insurance coverage from any source, including employment-based coverage, individually obtained coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare (for the disabled who are under 65), and what were characterized as "other coverages" for 2015 through 2018 (CBO Report, April 22, 2019).
Coverage estimates. The number of people covered through their employer in 2018, easily the largest number in the survey, was 159.7 million, an increase from the 157 million who were covered in 2015. The second largest group were those covered by Medicaid and CHIP, with approximately 69.4 million covered by those federal programs, an increase from the 66.9 million who were covered in 2015. The fourth largest group (the uninsured were the third largest group) were those who purchased their insurance individually at 14.7 million, actually a drop from the 17.3 million who had such coverage in 2015. Medicare's disability program covered another 8.3 million, a decrease from the 8.6 who had coverage in 2013. The final group, those who obtained coverage from other sources, consisted of another 3.8 million people, an increase from the 3.2 million who had such coverage in 2013. The "other" category included the 800,000 people (up from 300,000 in 2013) who obtained their coverage from the Basic Health Program, which was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to allow states to cover certain individuals with income between 138 percent and 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Nongroup coverage. Perhaps the most interesting number in the coverage estimates was the decrease in those individuals who obtained coverage for themselves. The report referred to the coverages obtained individually as nongroup coverages. The CBO further broke down nongroup coverages onto those who purchased nongroup coverage through the ACA marketplaces and those who purchased coverage outside the marketplaces. The data showed that the number who purchased through the ACA marketplaces was growing while those who purchased outside the market was shrinking. In 2015, for example, 9.4 million individuals had coverage through the ACA marketplaces, which grew slightly to 9.8 in 2017 (but dropped back slightly to 9.7 in 2018). Those who purchased their coverage individually but not within the ACA marketplaces shrank steadily from 8 million in 2015 to 7.4 million in 2016 to 6 million in 2017 to 4.9 million in 2018. One possible explanation for that trend is the increase in the number of states offering the ACA marketplace option.
Methodology. The CBO took great pains to explain that "private insurance coverage" (i.e., for those who had employer-provided or nongroup coverage) was defined as comprehensive major medical coverage. Thus, only those individuals with comprehensive major medical coverage—further defined as insurance protection against high-cost, low-probability events—were counted in the totals as having insurance coverage. Military personnel, though covered by TRICARE and able to use the VHA, were counted as employer-provided individuals because their employer (the U.S government) provided them with coverage. To reach its estimates, the CBO combined data from household and employer surveys with administrative data about government programs.
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There has been a firmware update released for the Orpyx LogR™ shoe pods.
This update is related to shoe pod data timing accuracy. It is recommended for all users and is provided free of charge with your subscription.
Please contact Orpyx Customer Care to access the update program.
In an effort to provide you with our most up to date system, the following instructions outline how to update your LogR™ device. It is important to note that the update program must be run on a PC device.
Update Instructions:
- Disconnect any LogR shoe pods from your computer.
- Save the file "OrpyxLogRUpdater_VT1.7.1.zi" to your local hard drive.
- Navigate to the location of the downloaded file and rename the downloaded file "OrpyxLogRUpdater_VT1.7.1.zi" to "OrpyxLogRUpdater_VT1.7.1.zip"
- Extract contents of the OrpyxLogRUpdater_VT1.7.1.zip file and open the folder.
- Double click on "OrpyxLogRUpdater.exe" to launch the program. The status message at the top of the application will read "No Shoe Pod Detected".
- Plug a single shoe pod into the USB port on your computer (both shoe pod LEDs will flash for about 3 seconds, followed by the red LED illuminating for 5 seconds, and finally either the red or green LED will flash). The status message at the top of the window should change from "No Shoe Pod Detected" to "Discovering Devices". Once all information has been read from the shoe pod, the Shoe Pod Number and Current Version fields will be populated and the status message will change to "Ready"
Note: If the Shoe Pod Number and Current Version fields are not automatically populated, you may need to click the refresh button (next to the Shoe Pod Number field).
- Click "Update."
- A new window will open and a progress percentage will count up. DURING THIS TIME, DO NOT UNPLUG THE SHOE POD OR PLUG IN OTHER SHOE PODS. The message at the top of the original window will read "Updating Shoe Pod."
- Once finished, the secondary window will close and you will be instructed to disconnect and reconnect the shoe pod's USB connection. Upon reconnecting, you should observe the behaviour described in step 6.
- The Current Version field should now read 1.7.1 (same as New Version field).
- Disconnect the shoe pod USB from the computer.
- Repeat steps 6 to 11 for any additional shoe pods that need to be updated.
If you have any questions or concerns about this LogR™ update please do not hesitate to contact Orpyx Customer Care for support via phone, email or video conference.


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[Summary Information: This section lists the creator of the materials in the archive, the size and extent of the collection (in boxes and linear feet), call numbers and storage locations, language(s) represented in the collection, and a brief description (abstract) of the collection contents.]
Creator: _______________________________
Extent: 2.5 linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize scrapbook)
Abstract: The records of the ____________________________ include correspondence, events files, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings concerning community projects, and a scrapbook of photographs.
Call number: 85741 PUm – 2nd floor and Oversize Section
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Rosengren, Anna, 2006: Samiska kvinnor och osynlig historia. En komparativ studie av svenskar och samer vid 1600-talstinget. (Saami Women and Invisible Histories. A Comparative Study of Swedes and Saamis in Court during the 17th Century.)
The purpose of the paper is to gain new knowledge about Saami women in the 17th century using court protocols in the Luleå and Torneå Lappmarks, supplemented by secondary sources.
Saami women did not write their own history, nor did Saami men. Information available about Saami is written by male representatives of the Swedish crown and church. The scholarly challenge therefore lies in reconstructing history about a group of people from meagre sources written by an altogether different group. To this end, the postcolonial research field was chosen as a theoretical framework as it provides us with important issues suitable for this paper. Among these issues we find the view that history of colonised people written by the coloniser is biased and incomplete, that we should be prepared to discover not one but several different histories as well as signs of resistance. As for research on women, I use the concept of dynamic hierarchies by which should be understood that the combination of variables such as age, sex, socio-economic standing and cultural background determine the degree of influence that a person will have.
Together with the theoretical framework, the substantial empirical material and methodological considerations are of great importance for this paper. Close to 300 court cases from the Lappmarks have been analysed. In addition, a quantitative and qualitative study was made including a comparison with two regions in Sweden in order to tell whether the activity of Saami women in court differed from that of other women.
The results are of three kinds. First, it identifies and explains differences in the situation of Saami and Swedish women. Second, it indicates that Saami history of the 17th century is less homogeneous than has hitherto been assumed and furthermore contained several elements of resistance. As a third feature, it suggests that today's knowledge of Saami in the 17th century is based on parts of Saami society, rather than the society as a whole, due to methodological deficiencies in the historical material.
Among differences between Saami and Swedish women, we find the tremendous importance of personal property in the Lappmarks, as opposed to ownership of land in Sweden. Also, the stigma that often followed on premarital sexual intercourse for women in Sweden did not necessarily occur to Saami women. This difference has previously been identified by other scholars, and the hypothesis brought forward here is a strategy to avoid inbreeding in combination with considerably stronger Saami dynasties. Somewhat surprisingly, the yearly number of sexual crime per capita was not necessarily higher in the Lappmarks than in the Swedish investigations, indicating that the repression of Saami was not more severe than in Sweden. I furthermore find evidence of a strong socio-economic stratification among the Saami, supporting the view of dynamic hierarchies.
The situation and development in the two Lappmarks were not homogeneous. In Luleå Lappmark, the level of social crime, noticeably sexual crime, was considerably higher and the level of economic transactions considerably lower, than in Torneå Lappmark. On an overall level, the general trend towards higher levels of economic transactions took place on only a very modest scale in the Lappmarks compared to Sweden and Europe at large during the 17th century. As for resistance, we find evidence of what I call a "walk-the-walk strategy", i.e. Saami using to their advantage regulations imposed on them by Swedes, along with other kinds of strategies.
Lastly, I show that the methodology used by 17th century source writers is often flawed because Swedish informants and encounters with wealthy reindeer breeding Saami men have to a large extent provided the information for the texts, rather than representatives from the whole Saami population. This is something that to date has been overlooked by many scholars. A challenge for future research is therefore to reconstruct the history of other, less visible, Saami groups as well.


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Solidarity Federation
Manchester SolFed is the local of the Solidarity Federation covering Greater Manchester.
On Saturday September 16th, Manchester SolFed took part in a demonstration organised by the Smash IPP campaign. Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) is a brutal system under which people find themselves rotting in prison for years without any idea of when they will be released. Under IPP, people as young as 16, after being given initial sentences of two years or less for petty crimes, such as theft of a mobile phone, still find themselves locked away in prison after as much as ten years or more later. As one IPP campaigner noted, being locked away in prison for year after year with no idea of when you will be released is nothing less than a form of mental torture. Needless to say, many prisoners serving IPP sentences suffer from mental health problems, reflected in the fact that a large number of IPP prisoners resort to self harm as a coping mechanism.
Manchester Solidarity Federation carried out a successful picket outside Laibaz restaurant in Bolton on Saturday 24th September. The picket was part of the campaign Manchester SF is organising against the owner of the restaurant who owes ex-employees thousands of pounds in unpaid wages. The picket was a real success with a number of people who had planned to eat at the restaurant refusing to cross the picket line. Throughout the picket we had people stopping to offer support with several people sharing their experiences of being mistreated at work. We also collected details of one person who wanted to get involved in the campaign. The local newspaper took pictures of the picket and interviewed one of the ex-employees. Several members of Manchester IWW joined the picket to add their support to the campaign.
Starting a new life in the UK can be intimidating. Many things are different to how they were at home. Most things are expensive, and some things are just plain difficult. There might be a new language or a new culture to contend with. Dealing with all this whilst struggling to find a job or accommodation can feel impossible. With this in mind, Manchester Solidarity Federation have put together a short guide to the city. We've tried to cover all the basics about living and working here, and where to go for help and what resources are available.
Over the last few weeks the Manchester Solidarity Federation has been escalating the campaign against Laibaz restaurant in Bolton. As well as further phone blockades, we have leafleted in Bolton, organised a poster campaign and held a stall outside of the restaurant. The support we have received from groups and individuals has been tremendous and we would urge people to continue with their support for the campaign.
Manchester Solidarity Federation has been in dispute with Laibaz restaurant in Bolton since the beginning of July over wage theft, below minimum wage pay rates and other matters - see earlier post below.
The campaign has included a number of demand letters backed up with two successful phone blockades aimed at preventing take away orders. In the light of Sunar Alom's refusal so far to enter negotiations to resolve the dispute, Manchester SF has escalated its actions against Laibaz over the weekend of August 20th/21st. A 3rd phone blockade on the evening of the 20th has been followed up with a postering campaign in the vicinity of Laibaz.
We thank people for the fantastic support so far and urge you to continue this to force Sunar Alom to return the wages he has stolen and to prevent him from robbing workers in the future.
The Manchester Solidarity Federation organised a second successful national phone blockade against Laibaz on Saturday 6th August. The blockade was a great success and we are confident that no orders were taken at the restaurant during the period the blockade was in force. The workers involved would again like to thank people for their fantastic support in making the blockade a success.
The campaign was started after several former employees contacted Manchester Solfed complaining that they were owed wages for hours worked and holiday entitlement. After meeting the workers we also learnt that the restaurant's owner had paid workers at an hourly rate below the minimum wage and has failed to provide pay slips. He also failed to provide P45s when workers left their jobs at the restaurant.
Manchester Solidarity Federation has entered a dispute with Laibaz, a restaurant in Bolton. A number of the restaurant's former employees are owed wages for hours worked and holiday entitlement. The restaurant's owner has paid workers at an hourly rate below the minimum wage and has failed to provide pay slips. He also failed to provide P45s when workers left their jobs at the restaurant.
We started the campaign by organising a phone blockade on Saturday July 23, aimed at preventing "take away" orders. The blockade was a tremendous success and we are confident that the restaurant was unable to take any orders between the hours of 6pm and 10pm, the busiest period of the week for take away orders. The workers involved would like to thank people for their fantastic support in making the blockade a success.
Manchester Solidarity Federation rejects both the 'leave' and 'remain' options presented in the EU referendum and are especially appalled by the overt racism and xenophobia that accompanied the campaign to leave the EU. This was a referendum brought about by the Tories simply to appease their racist right wing and prevent defections to UKIP prior to last year's general election.
The recent floods in the Calder Valley, affecting Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge areas, have been devastating. Some 2500 homes were affected either by partial or total flooding and some 1700 businesses were flooded. The costs of this latest excess of rainfall amounts to something like £15 million with many homes uninsured or with losses – the material ones, at least – difficult to calculate. In addition to the human and personal consequences, roads and bridges have been affected to the tune of £35 million, money that will have to be found to repair Elland bridge and canal towpaths as well as other aspects of the Valley's infrastructure.
SF have once again appeared on the streets of Liverpool after an absence of more than two years. Recently joined members have moved into the city, and have been in contact with the Manchester local.
So, at the end of last week, SF members from both cities organised a literature stall and leafletted members of the public. We met with a generally positive reception from passers by, with one giving us a donation, a few taking additional literature for their mates and 'Stuff Your Boss' getting its usual amused response.
The Solidarity Federation is organising a workplace training day in Manchester on Saturday 7th March. The course will provide a basic introduction to workplace organising. Primarily focusing on how to organise resistance in the workplace in difficult conditions and when, under the anti-trade union laws, taking the mildest form of action can leave workers open to the sack.
The day's course will include:
The Role of the Workplace Organiser
How to set about organising in Workplace
Taking Effective Action in Difficult Conditions
Building a Workplace Organisation
If you have problems at your workplace and want to fight back or if you want to get involved in workplace organising, the course should provide a good foundation for getting you started.
On Monday January 26th, members of Manchester SF picketed outside Manpower's office in Manchester city centre in solidarity with Amazon workers (many of them hired by Manpower) in Poland. A week of action has been called by the ZSP, Polish section of the International Workers Association, who are organising among these workers. For details of the dispute see below.
Members of Manchester Solfed held a lively lunchtime picket outside a city centre branch of Santander bank as part of the International Workers' Association's international day of action on June 5. The IWA's coordinated campaign is part of an escalation by the Spanish section, the CNT, in support of a union organiser sacked from one of the bank' s outsourcing companies. Santander has been transferring thousands of jobs to outsourcing agencies to save costs by minimising the rights and security of its employees.
More information on the struggle can be found here: http://www.iwa-ait.org/content/1st-october-day-action-against-santander-bank-worldwide
A picket of Poundland was organised in Manchester on May Day to coincide with the IWA days of action against Austerity, Exploitation and Oppression. Poundland is making use of the government's Workfare programme that forces the unemployed to work for nothing. The picket was organised by Manchester Solfed and was supported by members of Manchester AF. The picket took place at the Poundland shop in the Arndale Shopping centre and we were soon approached by security staff who demanded we stop our protest on the grounds that it was taking place on private property. A few hundred leaflets were distributed and the picket was generally well recieved by shoppers.
The Manchester & Salford Anarchist Bookfair takes place on December 1st at the People's History Museum. Members of Manchester SolFed and Liverpool SolFed, as well as comrades from other northern locals, will be there to represent and promote the anarcho-syndicalist tendency. Stop by for a chat if you're planning to attend! Click here for more info on the stalls and talks confirmed so far.
You can get in touch with us via the contact form on this site.
iwa-ait.orgaf-britain.org.ukswf-iwa.org.ukdam-iwa.org.ukstuffyourboss.comselfed.org.ukdirect-action.org.ukold SF site


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- 6 tablespoons of butter , at room temperature, divided
- 1/2 cup + 4 tablespoons of brown sugar , divided
- 1 1/4 cup of Naturevibe Tapioca Flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup of oil (peanut, soy or corn)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of Naturevibe Ceylon Cinnamon Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of clove powder
- 1/2 tablespoon of Naturevibe Ginger Powder
- Heat the oven to 250 ºF [120 ºC].
- Grease a 9" [22 cm] baking pan with 2 tablespoons of butter, covering the bottom very well. Cover the bottom of the pan with the 4 tablespoons of brown sugar. Set aside.
- In a bowl mix the remaining butter, brown sugar, tapioca, milk, oil, egg, salt, cinnamon, clove and ginger. Whisk until it is mixed thoroughly. Pour carefully into the pan, making sure not to disturb the sugar layer.
- Bake for 20 mins, or until you poke it with a skewer and it comes out clean. Cool to room temperature and chill. Loosen the edges with a knife, cover with a plate that can hold the syrup and turn. Serve!


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(5 questions we ask artists – the same 5, every time)
Pedals and Effects coming at you with another new column! We'd like to introduce you to our newest feature, called "The Pedals and Effects 5", where we ask musicians of all styles and all walks of life how they first got into pedals, and what pedals are currently inspiring them. It will be the same five questions every time, so be sure to keep an eye out to see what your favorite artist has to say about their favorite pedals and effects.
Now without further ado, we present the inaugural edition of the Pedals and Effects 5 featuring James Valentine of Maroon 5
Photo credit: Travis Schneider
1. What is your number one/go-to pedal on your pedalboard and why?
Probably my Fulltone OCD, that's been my main lead sound for many years now. It seems to work great with whatever amp it's in front of. It just has the right flavor ya know? It's an overdrive, but a very gain-y overdrive without being like a distortion. It cuts through the mix of the band very well for my lead moments.
2. What is your favorite combination of pedals? It can be a combination of 2 pedals or multiple pedals!
For a swirly/chorus-y effect I've always liked the Dunlop Rotovibe. It seems like not a lot of people use it, so I like that it's (kind of) unique. It pairs very well with delay. I've been using a Keeley modded Line 6 delay pedal for a long time. It sounds great, does a lot of different things and tap tempo is crucial for me. It ends up being a spaced out psychedelic thing that sounds great on chords and arpeggios. I can build tension by increasing the speed of the rotovibe. I like that it has that manual control. For example maybe at the beginning of a bridge it will be slow, and then I'll gradually increase the speed up until the next section so by the end it's "spinning" so fast it's dissonant.
3. When did you realize a pedal(s) could evolve your playing/sound and what pedal(s) was it?
I don't think I'm probably the first to say this, but that Wah pedal opened up all kinds of expression right away. I couldn't stop playing with that as soon as I got my hands on it. Creating walls of sounds and textural landscapes became possible with my first Boss Digital Delay. That definitely changed the way I was playing.
Photo credit: Travis Schneider
4. In the future, what would you like to see pedal builders create (from scratch) or modify on an existing standard?
I'd really like more pedals to be TRUE bypass. I find that a lot of pedals that claim to be true bypass actually greatly alter my signal path even when not engaged. Me and my tech, Mike Buffa, only discovered this after super anal A/B testing when constructing my main pedalboard years ago. Now I be sure to have any pedal that goes on my main board get modded to make sure it's not altering the sound.
Photo credit: Travis Schneider
5. What advice can you give to musicians who are trying to expand their musical horizons with pedals and effects?
Practice your pedal moves the same way you would practice scales or chord progressions. Hitting the downbeat of the big chorus can be difficult if you have to tap dance your way across the board. I find that when I use my feet in rhythm, hitting cues at predetermined musical points… EXAMPLE: I'll disengage the delay on beat one so I have time to hit the overdrive for the pick up into the chorus. Or I'll practice using the war as a filter sweep over the period of four bars. Stuff like that!
Make your effects MUSICAL. Make them serve the music and the song. You might be really into a new pedal because of its novelty, but is it actually doing something that is adding to the performance? Does it actually sound good? (Or bad if that is your desired effect?)
Be cognizant of what your pedals are doing to your signal path. A/B your signal directly into the amp, and then with the pedals. I bet you'll often find a huge "tone suck." If so, isolate the pedals one by one and then find the guy in your town that can open that pedal up and make it true bypass. Or find a different pedal that does the same thing, but better.


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Night Shots
In the days before digital it was darned hard to do night shots as an amateur. Flash won't light the Eiffel Tower. You used the film that was in the camera. Lights are bright but will not be sufficient to light up everything in your picture. Digital makes hash of all of that worry. The mini computer can compensate on the fly. ISO adjusts automatically as the light changes. The processor will adapt to artificial light.
Then – You accept noise in your image. Basically, you are thankful for a shot. Now – The shots are so exceptionally better that you don't realize how easy it all is today. I'm amazed. I take it in stride and even shot the stars (recently) in the night sky without a tripod. I'm not bragging. I can only say that you can push the envelope and it often will give you something better than expected.
Gotta make a livin'
Everyone's gotta make a living. Some are creative. Others entertaining. I've seen variations with folks dressed like the Statue of Liberty in New York City. And then there is the renowned Naked Cowboy in Times Square. What do you call them? Mimes? This crew would fall into the category of stationary mimes. If you aren't careful they can startle you as they suddenly move as you pass by. I have to admit that they are worth a look…perhaps a second glance… I was fortunate to have seen Marcel Marceau on a field trip in the 9th grade. He's among the first artists listed in a google search today. Wow! I count myself indeed fortunate. Take a picture, pay a sou.
How did I know this image would work? It was Paris and the Eiffel Tower at night. Night shots are devilishly hard. They are surprisingly easy. Lighting is tungsten (mostly). Film is balanced for daylight. Light bulbs throw off enough light that they mimic daylight levels of light. The lighting difference from foreground to background is tough to compensate and balance. It's still slide film at this point. Digital can handle the situation much more easily. My archive? I was able to locate the original slide I posted before without too much pain. Gee! It's good/lucky to be organized (somewhat). For most the eye/brain is fooled and compensates for daylight and tungsten differences. But the reality of print leaves a distinct discernible difference. Did any of this make sense? Someone I know keeps asking me this. And… I get it.
Paris painter
I am so fascinated that I got this image. Actually, there are two. The other slide was a wider angle view of this painter at dusk. He was on a bridge (duh) and I was on a tour boat on the Seine. Yes, the lighting was near impossible. And I did not ever see the painting until I developed the slide. Voila! You might think this as an out of focus shot. I'm impressed that I got anything at all. See in the dark digital cameras might well to better now. To me this was a one of a kind image that I had no right to get and I got it by sheer luck. There was some skill. I was there. I pressed the shutter. Hey! I can smile and talk about it all this time later.
Digital? Now? Yes, this shot would be way easier. And then again it would challenge most people. Not too many people would try it. Even fewer would have noticed this shot. To be honest I had no idea what I would get. Serendipity.
Mix together: kids + carousel = fun. Paris. That's fun right there! But innocence is so fleeting. It's an unguarded moment that makes me smile. Not too much more time went by and the oldest kids would be teenagers. I liked them at this age. But, everyone gets old. I'm still thankful that they didn't have "shooter" drills in school. They do now. Jules teaches. She's aware that she's unprotected in her private school. Fortunately, she's teaching elementary school. Her first job in the Bronx public school presented her with an eight-year old who walked around the class threatening to kill his fellow students. She taught with an arm bar around his neck. That would no play well in Peoria these days.
If you're ever in Paris do stop at Angelina's. Maybe it's still there? It was in the guide book. I don't read guide books. Someone else in our group had this place on the "to do" list. It is the home of the "Mont Blanc." That would be a meringue cookie over a chestnut cream covered in chocolate or maybe it's the other way 'round. But the total package is worth the trip. I still dream about it. There is nothing like it in America. Chestnuts generally are not considered too much except roasted in NYC in the winter in Central Park. I've had a connection to chestnuts since I grew up in West Virginia and my mother used them in chestnut stuffing of her own concoction. I still make my stuffing that way. I've got the recipe (Mont Blanc) but it's something you dream about but never get around to making yourself. I shall continue to pine. I hope Angelina is still there.
The second image is an extra. My edit came across the contents of the hotel safe in Paris. What would you keep safe? Stuffed animals and framed prints. Of course! My kids?
Who is the dominant force in the relationship? It started as always. The eldest. Close closely, he followed his older sister and all of her instructions and games. I first noticed the schism when Jules wore black and Dave wouldn't. It all grew "testy." He could drive his sister mad with frustration. Men! Lately there is an armed truce. They are separated by east and west coast. They are similar yet won't admit it. I watch and observe. At this stage one can't interfere or repair or do anything. Was I this way when I was younger? It's always been my game. I guess I have never looked to myself to see. How much responsibility do I bear? We counted the number of Xmas presents to be sure there was equality. I simply watch myself to not stir up jealousies now. It's fascinating. I don't know how this will end.
Lesson learned
I know this now. But then? Detail. Zoom in more than you think you might. The image has more impact. I do this now. Then? Not so much. Here's an example. I was more frugal. Film costs. Digital doesn't. So, experiment. Get in close and go big. iPhone. Too many times the angle is bad and so is the image. I notice a lot of people shoot vertical with the iPhone. It's because that's the easiest way to hold it? I shoot 99% horizontal with digital these days. It's because my computer screen is panoramic horizontal. Ha! All the blank (vertical) space on the side is boring. Back then? I would say that 30-50% of my images were vertical. You can make it work. I still shoot horizontal most of the time. But now? I put my main subject off center. It works. Change. Evolve.
Thinking back
I've been scanning old slides. Paris. All the iconic buildings are there in my collection. I can't name most of the buildings now. I took pictures of the hotel room. Don't' laugh. And people? The kids? Family? A small percentage. What's valuable this many (decades) later? Answer: The kids and family and friends. But not the trite pictures of standing in front of a monument to document – "Look ma, see where I am, wish you were here too. "No, it's the intimate moments. I didn't get too many. I've been blitz scanning after leaving off in 2013. So far, 2000+. Yes, it's a long slow painful process that no one modern (digital) will ever have to do. The upshot? Too few of the slides are really keepers. Sad. I took a lot of documentary pictures of not much value now. The pics that make me smile are the ones of the kids when they were…that little?
It's about the bag?
Paris fashion? Paris in the springtime – it was a song. "I love…." There are a few photos of me going back in my archives. It's interesting to see me before I was gray haired. It's fairly obvious that I handed over my camera to document myself. That grey Domke bag was actually used completely. You know? Like I actually wore it to death. There's something to be said to wearing your jeans until they wear out instead of having been manufactured "worn out." I wore my signature khaki pants and fleece jacket. Not much has changed except that now I use a black camera bag and have gray hair. Me worry? Nah!


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Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has threatened to walk away from the sport if Formula One proceeds with plans to expand future campaigns to 25 races.
Liberty Media, an American enterprise which now owns Formula One, has signalled plans to expand the brand by adding multiple new races to the already congested schedule.
The 2020 F1 season will see a new street-style race in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi, with suggestions that an extra race in the United States could be added.
However, the proposal doesn't sit well with the British Mercedes driver.
"I am not going to be here if it gets to 25 races, that's for sure," he told Mirror Sport UK
"It already feels like we are on race number 25 this year, so I don't think more races is going to be a good thing.
"I am someone that really loves racing, but the season is long, it takes a big commitment from all of us, and it is a long time away from our families.
"The seasons are getting longer, and the off-time is getting shorter, so from a competitor's point of view the turnaround is short. You start preparing for next year as soon as the season is so done, so getting your mind tuned is very difficult."
Hamilton will on Friday return to his Mercedes cockpit for the first time since claiming his fifth championship in Mexico a fortnight ago.


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Première Preview: mardi 08 juin 1999Première: mardi 08 juin 1999Dernière: dimanche 22 août 1999
Avec:Judy Campbell (Old Lucy Veracity Willow), Tiffany Edwards (Young Lucy Willow), Jack Rebaldi (Pierre Fontaine), Charles Armstrong (Thomas Trout), Rachel Izen (Suzette), Patricia Lancaster (Mary Willow), Alan Thompson (Augustus Willow), Guillaume Tobo, Kimberley Barker, Joanna Kirkland, Abby Taylor
Martin Chamin (creator of "Annie" etc.) staged his own adaptation of "Bless the Bride", starting with a flashback from early in the Second World War, and giving it a kind of "Brideshead Revisited" feel. This re-written version was much praised, and several critics felt it gave a new lease of life to what was formerly a very dated and old-fashioned show.
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The story was set in the 1870s and told of a young girl named Lucy Veracity Willow who was about to be married to a staid young man, Hon Thomas Trout. She leaves him at the church and elopes with a debonair Frenchman, Pierre Fontaine. The couple travel to France, and are separated due to the effect of the Franco-Prussian War. Finally they find each other and return to England to marry.Synopsis complet
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Bless the Bride had a friendly reception from critics and public when it opened at the Adelphi Theatre in April 1947, a few nights before Oklahoma!, and stayed for 886 performances. London took its stars, Lizbeth Webb (who had previously taken over a lead in Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert's Big Ben) and the handsome Greek Georges Guetary to its heart. Herbert's witty libretto followed the fortunes of Lucy Willow (Webb), engaged to but not in love with Thomas Trout (Brian Reece, who would also appear in their Tough at the Top). When she falls in love with a French actor, Pierre Fontaine, she follows him to France but returns to England when he goes to war. Believing him dead, she agrees again to marry Thomas, but Pierre returns and they are reunited. Herbert craftily highlighted the foibles of the English against the splendour of the French in a very humane work. Ellis's delightful score perfectly captured the feel of Victorian summers and the torments of true love, providing at least four outstanding songs, all of which were taken into the recording studio. When Ellis played his first version of 'Ma Belle Marguerite' to Guetary, the leading man said 'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas Guetary!' 'It soon will be,' replied Ellis. In Guetary's magnificent performance it remains a classic of British musical theatre, as do 'I Was Never Kissed Before' with its enchanting snatch of Webb's spoken dialogue, and that duet so loathed by band-masters 'This Is My Lovely Day'. There is an extraordinary feeling to this lyric and its depressing melody, not surprising in a song that insists 'This is the day I will remember the day I'm dying'. If Ellis and Herbert have one song that will be immortal, 'This Is My Lovely Day' is probably it. The fourth of the numbers recorded in 1947 is Guetary's fine solo 'Table For Two', delivered in a manner that makes most modern leading men seem a poor lot.
For almost half a century, beyond a disappointing studio recording headed by Mary Millar and Roberto Cardinali, this was all the gramophone could offer of Bless the Bride, until a highly distressed recording of a radio broadcast by the Adelphi Theatre's original cast was discovered in America in the early 1990s. The wonders of this recording reveal so much more of the libretto and score, with substantial dialogue and an immediate sense of theatre adding to the occasion. Guetary and Webb give performances here that are as admirable as those on the original recordings, in circumstances that allow their characters to blossom. So much is heard that was unknown, as when Guetary interrupts Webb's ecstatic rendition of 'I Was Never Kissed Before' with a middle section in which he sweeps her off her feet in a long, ringing paean of praise to her and to France: it is an enriching experience. Brian Reece is the most pleasing of second leading men, even if his character is a cad (ultimately reformed). When he refuses Lucy's invitation to play croquet she is lost for words: 'You don't like croquet. But, Thomas, how are we to occupy our leisure for the next fifty years?' At last, we are able to hear Betty Paul as Pierre's jealous friend Suzanne Valois, and it is a thrilling revelation. When she describes the terrible conditions in war-torn France, we know that hers must have been a performance of dignity and power. It provides a very rare opportunity to hear this fine artist. But the delights crowd in on all sides: the enchantment of Ellis's choruses, the Willow sisters discussing the possibilities of 'Any Man But Thomas T.', the stoic performances of Eric Fort and Edna Clement as Lucy's parents, Anona Winn as Nanny singing 'Ducky' (with melancholic wistfulness, and that nursery-like quality so typical of Ellis, recalling his revue song 'Other People's Babies'), and a finale in which the stage action comes alive. The discovery of this material is enough to make the most sceptical believe in miracles, a cause for celebrating the genius of its creators. The sound restoration is beyond praise.
Liste des chansons
Act I
Croquet, Croquet – Ensemble
Too Good to Be True – Thomas
Any Man But Thomas T. – Lucy
Oh, What will Mother Say – Lucy's sisters
I was never Kissed Before – Lucy and Pierre (duet)
God Bless the Family – Ensemble
Ma Belle Marguerite – Pierre
Silent Heart – Lucy
Ducky – Lucy and her Nanny
Bless the Bride (Finale Act 1) – Company
Act II
Bobbing, Bobbing – French maidens
Mon Pauvre Petit Pierre – Suzanne, Lucy and Pierre
The Englishman – Thomas and the family
A Table for Two – Pierre
This is my Lovely Day – Lucy and Pierre
The Fish – The family
To France – Pierre and Chorus
Here's A Kiss – Lucy's sisters
My Big Moment – Thomas
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City man sentenced for party shooting
Gunfire erupted inside the Neversink Fire Co. social hall after an argument between Luis Rodriguez and Manuel Galan
A 47-year-old Lebanon man will serve at least six years in state prison for shooting another man after a birthday party at a North Cornwall Township fire company social hall in November 2014.
Judge Charles J. Jones Jr. on Wednesday sentenced Luis Rodriguez of 526 N. Eighth St. to six to 20 years and ordered him to pay fines of $1,000 on charges of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime.
Rodriguez was also ordered to pay restitution of $35,000 to the Pennsylvania Crime Victims Commission to cover the medical claim filed by Manuel Galan.
On Oct. 11, a jury convicted Rodriguez of charges that he shot Galan in the shoulder after an argument following a birthday party on Nov. 15, 2014, at the fire company social hall located at 1912 Center St. in North Cornwall Township. The fire company's social hall was being rented for a 40th birthday party.
Police said Rodriguez shot Galan in the upper left shoulder area with a small caliber handgun.
The argument started over someone moving another person's set of keys in the social hall, according to court records.
Galan was found in the grass area between the hall and the fire company, police said the time of Rodriguez's arrest. Galan was taken to Hershey Medical for treatment of the non-life threatening injury.
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The Giver is a 1993 American children's novel by Lois Lowry that has been adapted for the screen. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. Jonas learns the truth about his dystopian society and struggles with its weight.
The Giver won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. In Australia, Canada, and the United States, it is a part of many middle school reading lists, but it is also on many challenged book lists and appeared on the American Library Association's list of most challenged books of the 1990s.
The novel forms a loose quartet with three other books set in the same future era: Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012).
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Vets Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard and Katie Holmes are surrounded by young audience pleasing newcomers Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Cameron Monaghan and Taylor Swift, but The Giverhas no super-powered teen slaying protagonists.
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DEADLINE: What concessions did you grant to how movies have changed in the two decades since the book published?
LOWRY: It was important to add some action, which they've done. The drone swoops down and grabs the boy and the baby, and that doesn't happen in the book. But I wrote it 21 years ago and I don't think I adequately addressed in my mind what the planes, and bicycles, and houses of the future would look like. I was envisioning something at that time. The movie amped that up into an appropriately futuristic visual look.
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text: ========================= Criminal Case 2388 ========================= comex broke Rule 2215 by attempting to mislead persons as to the contents of R2125 in eir publication of the SLR on or about Feb 19, 2009. ======================================================================== Caller: G. Barred: omd Judge: Taral Judgement: NOT GUILTY ======================================================================== History: Called by G.: 19 Feb 2009 20:42:15 GMT Defendant omd informed: 20 Feb 2009 04:42:15 GMT Assigned to Taral: 21 Feb 2009 07:55:36 GMT Judged NOT GUILTY by Taral: 27 Feb 2009 03:52:53 GMT ======================================================================== Caller's Arguments: Even though the misleading rule was intended as a joke, I frequently require (as a judge or player) to go back to past versions of the SLR; just recently as far back as 2004. While in the context of current discussion, misleading may be slight, it will be very hard to avoid being misled, weeks or months from now, if I (or anyone) needs to look back to the relevant "SLR"---especially (for example) if one greps the ruleset looking for certain text in "regulation regulations" and doesn't find it (a common way of looking through a ruleset I suspect). The duty of providing a clearly-labeled set of records for future use should be taken seriously, and standards should be set so that an Officer's record containing a purposeful error (as opposed to an accidental one) is in fact intended to mislead even if the joke seems obvious at the time. ======================================================================== Gratuitous Arguments by omd: Barring some controversy over regulated actions this week (Rule 2125 has not been amended in two months and there are no current proposals to amend it), a future observer specifically selecting this week's email SLR, missing Wooble's message sent directly afterward, and grepping it for information about regulation without actually reading Regulation Regulations would seem to be trying quite hard to be misled. Nevertheless, point taken, and I plead GUILTY as the text was misleading regardless of whether anyone is actually misled. ======================================================================== Gratuitous Arguments by G.: I appreciate that, but I'll give an example. In a recent court case, I needed the context of a term in the SLR from October, and wanted to know all the places the term appeared in the rules (not unusual when looking for how a word is defined). I went back and clicked on the October SLR on the OFF archive and searched the web page for the term I needed. I do this all the time, it is unreasonable for me to know that there is an addendum in the BUS archive somewhere or remember that a couple months later (and for court cases, that length of delay isn't unusual); if the term had been in the "missing" rule I would just not find it and not know what I'd missed. If the "error" had been an addition, like "comex was here", or even the text you used, but with no deletions, I probably wouldn't be bothered at all (because the only thing that would happen then is I would get some spurious search results and know right away they were silly, and maybe then remember the context). In rules research, there's nothing more annoying than swearing you know that a phrase is somewhere in the rules but not knowing which rule, or not knowing the exact phrase, searching for it, wondering if it was repealed, or if it used a synonym, etc., then making an announcement based on the phrase being gone and being told "actually it's here, you just missed it." Please don't add to this! :P ======================================================================== Gratuitous Arguments by Pavitra: I would advocate UNAWARE here, as e needed it pointed out to em before e realized it was potentially misleading. ... oh wait, that's been restructured. NOT GUILTY by reason (d). ======================================================================== Gratuitous Arguments by G.: Officers have a duty that they freely choose to undertake. It's not the responsibility of others to tell them what their duty is, so UNAWARE should be a hard(er) defense for an Officer who was elected to a position by choice, especially one who has served for some time. See CFJ 1424, last 4 paragraphs of the judge's arguments. If leniency is warranted, the right mechanism would be to say that an Officer should have been aware of the abuse (so UNAWARE is not an option in the culpability) but not aware of the seriousness, and that this lack of awareness was reasonable for an Officer in eir position (questionable IMO), so a lighter sentence, or at least a "not-heavier" one, is in order. -Goethe ======================================================================== Judge Taral's Arguments: R2215 violations hinge on intent. Unfortunately, I don't see any convincing evidence that comex was actually trying to mislead anyone -- as e says, the text in question is pretty obviously not the right text. Yes, perhaps it is misleading in hindsight, but I don't believe that was the intent. NOT GUILTY by R1504(a). ========================================================================


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Founded by the couple Roberta and Ademilson Barros 30 years ago, CAMM takes in children from all ages, from toddler to youth, from their neighborhood, which is considered one of the most dangerous in the area. Drugs, prostitution, and homicide are everyday events around here. There is no canalization or garbage removal, and that in tropical temperatures year round. The women, mostly single moms, have to work one or two jobs in order to survive, and cannot afford daycare for their children. Even young children are often left unattended for lack of another option, and are at high risk to become part of CAMM takes these children in, cares for them during the day with healthy, nutritious meals and activities such as workshops, gardening, sports, dancing, or music; or even training in simple everday activities such as brushing teeth. Specially trained staff, a child psychologist, and a safe and secure building on a fenced-in property are the foundation of this very special project. For many children this is the only location where they feel safe and are able to be just kids. CAMM also ensures that they attend school on a daily basis-perhaps the most important step to break the cycle of poverty and violence. CAMM lives strictly on donations.