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Episode 194: Zach
Season 14, Episode 4
Age: 2o's?
Addiction: Heroin and cocaine, smoked together
What's memorable: This is a tough one. Zach continuously pawns his grandfather's possessions for drug money (his laptop, guns, vacuum cleaner) and then immediately feels tremendously guilty about it, even admits that he did it as soon as he gets home and then deals with his grandfather's frustrated rage. The amount of guilt and shame he carries around is visible on his face and the way he carries himself, but he just can't stop doing it. The drugs come first, consequences be damned. And Whitney is an interesting case. She first makes it sound like she just started doing it within the last few weeks to "get closer" to him, but it seems clear she's been addicted for a while and probably submitted Zach to the show in hopes of getting help for herself as well. Can't say I blame her, and I guess it's not technically against the rules. The intervention was pretty powerful, with Zach in tears as soon as he walked in. I'm so glad he's taking his sobriety seriously and doing what he has to do to get his family back together.
Legacy Update: As of the June 27, 2018 Legacy Update (Shiann's episode) Zach is clean and doing well.
Synopsis: While still a child, Zach's father was incarcerated, and Zach and his sister were adopted by their loving grandparents. When Zach's father was released from jail he moved in with the grandparents, hoping for a fresh start. It didn't take long for his father to fall off the wagon, and in fact, it was Zach's father who first introduced Zach to heroin. Using, but still functional, Zach met his girlfriend Whitney, and two years ago, she had their son. Today Zach's cocaine and heroin addiction is out of control. Whitney has turned to Intervention for help.
Original Air Date: April 2015
Interventionist: Jeff
Episode 145: Megan
By Dizzy ⋅ April 1, 2013 ⋅ 37 comments
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Addiction: Cocaine, opiates (oxy, heroin, xanax)
What's memorable: All the degrees she has, how smart she is. How her mom stayed with the husband who was abusive toward Megan, then left him as soon as he started being abusive to her instead. Shameful. And Megan really holds on to that resentment. Also the first trip to a new john, not knowing if she would come out alive. That was frightening. But an AWESOME followup. She looked so much better!
Note: Megan died in February of 2014 of a heroin overdose. News story Obituary
Official Synopsis:
Megan is struggling with her own demons. Her mother divorced and remarried, but Megan never felt included in her new family. She became an addict and even turned to prostitution to pay for her drugs. Can Megan still realize the dreams she once had of becoming a lawyer or professor?
Original Air Date: July 2011
Interventionist: Candy
Episode 175: Britney
Location: Escanaba, Michigan
Addiction: Cocaine, Bath Salts
What's memorable: The abusive drug-addicted husband, the accusations of abuse against her stepmother, which her father denied. The touching intervention where dad said what he needed to say despite his reluctance to believe it, just to get her to accept help.
Official Synopsis: A family begging her to get help and two overdoses in the last two weeks don't phase 21-year-old Britney as she fearlessly shoots up suboxone and bath salts up to 30 times a day.
Original Air Date: September 2012
Interventionist: Donna
Episode 89: Jason
By Dizzy ⋅ November 8, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments
Addiction: Heroin and cocaine (speedballs)
What's memorable: Yeah, knowing that your bullying had something to do with the Columbine massacre has got to be pretty hard to deal with. The house he stays in with other junkies is disturbing. The relationship he has with his father, and the way he talks about it after treatment, is really interesting.
Official Synopsis: Jason grew up in a seemingly perfect upper-middle class family in Littleton, Col., but he struggled to gain his father's approval. When Jason failed to make the baseball team his freshman year, Jason and his father were devastated. Jason began rollerblading and excelled, but he quit because his father disapproved of the sport. Jason turned to drugs and by his senior year he was an addict. A year later, the Columbine High School shooters named Jason one of the bullies they retaliated against. Overcome with guilt and grief for his dead classmates, Jason's addiction escalated. Now Jason lives on the streets of Denver, and his family is in pieces.
Original Air Date: June 2009
By Dizzy ⋅ October 30, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments
Addiction: Alcohol, cocaine
What's Memorable: The huge singing Christian family, the addicted little sister, the terribly repressed and abusive childhood.
Official synopsis: Jason, 23, was born into a strict Southern Baptist family. His father, a preacher, and his unstable mother doled out excessive punishments. But when Jason's mother revealed she's a lesbian, Jason's father was banished from the church and had to take several jobs to feed his family. Left with no supervision, Jason turned to drugs and alcohol. And now his younger sister, Joy, is heading down the same self-destructive path, too. Can a double intervention save them?
Original Air Date: January 2008
Episode 47: Caylee
By Dizzy ⋅ October 22, 2011 ⋅ 27 comments
Caylee
Addiction: Heroin & Cocaine (Speedballs), Bulimia
What's Memorable: The skin-picking, how badly the drugs have affected her looks, her controlling anorexic mother, her 50-year old boyfriend.
Official synopsis: As a child Caylee was an over-achiever from an affluent family. But despite her myriad successes, her mother, Christy, was never satisfied with her. Christy, herself was sexually-abused as a girl, and has hidden her bulimia from her family for 35 years. When Caylee was in grade school, Christy began to teach her daughter to count her calories. In high school, Caylee became a bulimic and began drinking. Now, she is 23 and a bulimic and a heroin addict. She is 80 lbs, and goes to her 50 year-old "boyfriend" for drugs and money. The family wants to help both mother and daughter. If they can find a way to have the mother present for Caylee's intervention, they can then approach Christy about her bulimia as well.
Original Air Date: August 2007
Episode 137: Benny
Location: Bridgeport, Ohio
Addicted to: Opiates, Alcohol, Pain Meds
What's Memorable: Benny really believes he deserves to be crazy rich, and seems confused about why he's not yet. He thinks it's just going to magically happen someday, and all his problems will be solved. Also, how horrible he is to his mother, the intervention.
Official synopsis: An ambitious inventor and entrepreneur, Benny once dreamed of becoming a millionaire. But stress, drugs, and alcohol have turned his dream into a nightmare. Worst of all, he is no longer a dependable father to his six-year-old daughter. Benny, now 38 and living with his mother, has seen his relationship with his family reach the breaking point, and only an intervention can save him now.
Interventionist: Rod
Episode 38: Anthony
By Dizzy ⋅ October 8, 2011 ⋅ 31 comments
Location: Jersey shore
Addiction: Cocaine
Official synopsis: Anthony has been working at the pizzerias owned by his family since he was a kid. A good athlete, colleges offered him baseball scholarships. But at 14, everything changed. His sister died of a heroin overdose and his mother fell into an emotional black hole. Anthony found comfort in cocaine, and today he needs methadone to get him through the day until he can shoot coke at night. His family is not ready to let him hit rock bottom, but Anthony won't get better until his entire family embraces change.
Episode 28: Mike
Location: Modesto, California
Addiction: Heroin, Cocaine (speedballs)
What's Memorable: He's a chiropractor who does speedballs before he goes to work every day! Crazy.
Official synopsis: A high achiever as a young man, Mike developed a life-threatening dependency on speed balling, which involves mixing cocaine and heroin. Only an intervention can save him now that he's lost his marriage, his business, and the custody of his children to drugs.
Episode 127: Rachel
Addiction: Heroin, cocaine
What's memorable: The only New York City street junkie that's been profiled on the show. The seriously messed up boyfriend who told her he'd dump her if she went to treatment. How much better she looked after treatment.
Note: Sad news about her boyfriend Joie – read here.
Official synopsis: drug addict living on the streets, Rachel uses her "street kid" lifestyle to defy society and her father, with whom she's had a strained relationship since her parents' divorce. Rachel started experimenting with cocaine and meth at 14, and using heroin at 16. She survived on the streets with the help of her boyfriend until he was sent to jail. Now Rachel must fend for herself. Can an intervention mend her relationship with her father and save her from herself?
Original Air Date: December 2010
Episode 25: John
Addiction: Alcohol, cocaine, crack
Update: John sent me an email – he's doing really well. He's been sober since his intervention almost 9 years ago and is married with a son. He even gives talks at local high schools, sharing his story in the hopes it can help students. Congratulations for all you've accomplished in your sobriety John, and thanks for keeping us updated.
Legacy Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuFlLzRgLOo
Official synopsis: At 33, all John can see is the loss in his life. His mother died when he was 12. This year, he lost his sister, his cousin and his best friend. His only escape from it all is in his addiction to crack and alcohol, an addiction that has already come close to taking his life. His family and friends cannot imagine losing someone else. Their only hope is an intervention and the possibility that John will seek treatment.
Episode 24: Andrea
What's memorable: The strong bond she has with her son and how she turned to drugs when her husband got cancer. And also that she reminds me so much of me and my friends when we were in our 20's.
Official synopsis: Andrea is a 30-year-old, divorced, single mother addicted to alcohol, cocaine and marijuana. She says that she loves the party lifestyle and that she can't end the cycle of drinking and drugs in which she's immersed herself. Can an intervention can bring her the "peace" she's looking for?
Episode 11: Tommy
By Dizzy ⋅ May 19, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments
Age: late 30's?
Location: Big city in the South
Addicted to: Cocaine
What's Memorable: This was a weird one. We find out very very little about Tommy's history. We don't see pictures of his life before he became a homeless coke addict. At no point in the episode does Tommy do drugs. We never see him trying to get it or after he's gotten high. All we know is what he says things used to be like, and all we see is the apparent consequences of his addiction – a storage unit with only a few things left, sleeping on the roofs of his friends' condos, taking advantage of free hotel breakfasts, riding around on his bike.
Official synopsis: Tommy, who quit his executive job and sold his Lexus, retirement plan, and million-dollar condo to sustain his cocaine habit.
Episode 13: Brooks
Age: 20's
Addiction: Cocaine, marijuana, and more
What's Memorable: What a sweet guy he is, in such unfortunate circumstances despite being a millionaire, his equally messed up brother.
Official synopsis: A mother fears for the life of her son, a former wrestling star who turned to drugs after an accident left him wheelchair-bound.


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St. Augustine's Two Cities
St. Augustine (354–430 A.D.)
LONDON, ONTARIO – Having stretched myself quite fruitfully with my reading of The Divine Comedy on the occasion of Dante's 750th birthday, I more recently decided it was time to finally immerse myself in the writings of St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.) and read the two works for which he is best known, Confessions and The City of God. If you require a significant milestone to jog your historical reading, then by all means take advantage of this 1665th anniversary of his birth to acquaint yourself with this incomparably influential 'Doctor of the Church'. After sacred scripture and documents produced by various ecumenical councils, no authority is cited so frequently in the Catechism of the Catholic Church as St. Augustine.
When the Absolute Comes Calling
LONDON, ONTARIO – Some forty-five years ago I impulsively picked up a book on a remainder table at the East London branch of Robert's Holmes Book Shop for the princely sum of 99 cents. I'd never heard of its author before (or since) and its utterly bewildering title, Inglorious Wordsworths, was the product of some cross-referential convolution that soared clear over top of my then 20 year-old head.
Preach It, Brothers
Frank Sheed preaching for the Catholic Evidence Guild
LONDON, ONTARIO – Watching the Canadian film Whale Music at the old New Yorker Cinema many moons ago, I had one of those sobering moments of crystallization when I suddenly recognized the depth of contempt our society harbours for Christians who won't shut up about their faith. Adapted from Paul Quarrington's comic novel and featuring a killer soundtrack by The Rheostatics, Whale Music was loosely inspired by the creative, psychological and marital travails of The Beach Boys' resident genius, Brian Wilson.
The Musical Dilemma of Faking It
NOT THE REAL BRIT FLOYD
LONDON, ONTARIO – When Elvis Presley died in 1977 at the age of 42, sitting on a Graceland toilet in dyspeptic agony after ingesting one too many deep-fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, his imitators all of a sudden went from occasional, freakish novelty acts to entertainment mainstays. With the great original prototype dead and buried, pretending to be Elvis (if you did it well enough) could be the making of a fairly lucrative performing career. It would, however, be a career that came with a soul-threatening, Faustian catch.
The Fine Art of Muddling Through
Londoners check out a bombed out library
"I sometimes pant a little in my efforts to keep up – and as for 'next week', 'next year' – they are in God's pocket as Gran used to say."
– Nella Last, in the diary she kept for Mass Observation, 14 July, 1943
LONDON, ONTARIO – I've always had a special place in my heart for stories and accounts of how the British people coped during the German bombing raids of World War II. What attracts me to such narratives is the wild and yet oddly reassuring disparity that exists – not just between the diabolical inhumanity of what was being hurled their way and the no-nonsense manner in which these would-be victims resisted their annihilation and got on with their lives as best they could – but between the accounts that are given of that time by those who governed and by those who were governed.

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Short Film Series Portrays Sexual Harassment
Curated Article | Philanthropy Women
• "That's Harassment" is a 6-part film series portraying sexual harassment by men against women in a variety of settings to raise awareness of different forms that sexual harassment can take.
• How much do representation and awareness impact sexual harassment? What can donors do to reduce harassment and support survivors?
• Find out how donors can support anti-sexual violence organizations.
Celebrities, particularly multi-talented and highly educated ones, have a unique capacity to combine their financial capital, talent, and public stature in order to push for needed social change.
That appears to be part of what happened when Israeli-American filmmaker Sigal Avin teamed up with several feature actors including David Schwimmer, Cynthia Nixon and Bobby Cannavale, to film a series of six short films called, "That's Harassment." In each of these three to six-minute cinéma verité shorts, the viewer is positioned as a cringing voyeur while scenes of sexual harassment unfold. Since debuting in the spring of 2017, these films have been adapted into 30-second public service announcements that are getting wide visibility.
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What makes the films so effective is that the perpetrators' behavior is abusive, yet familiar. The victims don't dissolve in a puddle of tears, nor do they angrily confront their harassers, all of whom are in positions of power over them. The women appear confused, embarrassed and uncomfortable, deflecting the unwelcome advances and comments, and sometimes laughing or shrugging off the harassing behavior or remarks.
Read the full article about That's Harassment by Tim Lehnert at Philanthropy Women.
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Be Part of the Solution to Sexual Harassment Problems Beyond Hollywood
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I have compiled all available reports of Greek lichens and lichenicolous fungi into a simple atlas, available here as a pdf file.
I also have global distribution data for all species (not just Greek ones). To maintain that dataset online would require more effort than I am willing to expend, but if you need information on the reported distribution of a taxon, or a list of species for some region, I may be able to assist. The dataset is not complete and it does contain some old reports that may be unreliable, so it should be used with care.


Sleeping in My Jeans by Connie Kind Leonard is a powerful book that highlights the struggles of homelessness through the journey of sixteen-year-old Mattie that she, her mother, and her sister are forced to face after a domestic abuse dispute. While carrying the question of where she will sleep at night, Mattie also has to juggle the pressures and tribulations of high school, boys and sisterhood. After the disappearance of their mother, Mattie is pushed to fight against the threat of starvation and ultimately, the threats to young women who appear homeless.
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Set to publish in Fall 2018, Sleeping in My Jeans follows sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins as her life gets turned upside down. When Mattie's mother packs the family and as many clothes as they can carry into their beat-up station wagon, Mattie hopes it's only for one night. But as the days go on and Mattie's mother still isn't able to find them housing, the reality of their situation begins to sink in.
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Charlie Dominici
As a teenager, Charlie recorded his first album with a major label as one half of the semi-acoustic duo "Billy and Charles" on Faithful Virtue https://www.tradebit.com would not be until the early 1980''s ,however, that he would actually see some of his work reach top 10 status with the release of the debut album from "Franke and the Knockouts". The band enjoyed some top 10 hits and very successful touring. Charlie sang and played 2nd guitar with the band that featured the front man, Franke Previte. Franke would later co-write the hit songs "Time of my Life" and "Hungry Eyes" from the movie "Dirty Dancing". Tico Torres from the band "Bon Jovi" was the drummer and John "Skinny" Regan from Peter Frampton and Ace Frehley was the bass player. Many musical projects would follow but it would not be until the fall of 1987 when Charlie met up with the soon to be renamed band "Majesty". That alliance led to the release of the acclaimed debut album "When Dream and Day Unite", featuring Charlie on lead vocals and the band was renamed "Dream Theater".
Charlie was among the bands numerous subsequent lineup changes. He spent the next 10 years in a self imposed semi-retirement from the music scene until he was asked to perform with Dream Theater again at the 15th anniversary show celebrating 15 years since the debut album was released. He accepted the invitation to sing with them once again and the show was documented on DVD, which was released this spring to a fanfare of praise from the music world. The DVD is called "When Dream and Day Re-Unite" and can be found on the Dream Theater website.
Charlie has now released the first installment of his very ambitious solo project, "O3 A Trilogy." It is an acoustic solo project that shows his lyric and songwriting ability in its purest form. A "concept" work with no overdubs and completely recorded in single "live" takes, this trilogy of albums will prove to be the definitive statement from this long absent and frequently under rated artist. The rest, as they say, will be history.
A recent interview with Charlie...
Tommy Hash Speaks With Charlie Dominici
Date: Sunday, May 15 @ 00:30:00 EDT
Topic: Interviews
He is the original voice of prog metal icons Dream Theater. Having provided the vocals for the band''s 1989 debut album "When Dream and Day Unite," which although at the time might have been overlooked by critics, he was one of the pioneers of the beginning of a new musical revolution in metal. That record would be the only record to feature vocalist Charlie Dominici fronting the band, and would be the first of many lineup changes that the group would endure over the lengthy years.
Fans of the band have always posed the question, when will Dominici come out and make a record and/or front a new band? Recently that has been answered with the first installment of his new trilogy, with the first being a stripped down performance of just him and his acoustic, playing and singing material that although might seem like it leans towards the simplistic approach, it is anything but. You can almost hear in your head what the arrangements might be for a full band (playing technical material) proving that Dominici''s musical mantra and ability has not faded in time. It''s great to have him back.
"I really had not been doing a lot musically until recently," explains Dominici, "I recorded a couple of tunes in the past with my brother who is primarily a blues guitarist. I did some writing with some friends and recorded some of those songs but I have to say that I have been pretty much out of the music scene for the most part until now, professionally that is."
Concept albums are musical versions of films, and Dominici explains that his interest in filmmaking and world events provided the backbone for the inspiration, "The inspiration came to me one day as I was thinking about the events in the world lately," he says, "I always wondered what would happen if a "sleeper" was planted here long enough to start seeing how great this country really is to live in. From there the idea just exploded into all kinds of conflicts between democracy, politics and religion. I always loved film and filmmaking. I guess it was the most convenient alternative to making a movie since I don''t have the experience or equipment to make an actual film. I thought it would be cool to do a CD instead. I know it isn''t the first "concept" album anyone ever did but it''s the first time I ever did one. I don''t think anyone has ever done a concept album with only one voice and one guitar before, however."
With the first album being completely solo, no drums, no electric guitars, and no keyboards are present, the most was made out of this stripped down approach. This is something that you don''t hear too often in the progressive rock world, but as he explains, why not give it a try, "Necessity is the mother of invention. One voice and one guitar was all I had. Besides, I liked the idea and the challenge of doing it all without the benefit and support of other instruments. I always thought that if a song was good, it should be good even if only played on one instrument and voice. It made a lot of sense that the music is coming from one person alone since the story is being told from the main characters point of view. Anyway, this time it''s not about the music as much as it is about the story."
When it comes to listening to a concept album, most of us are used to one CD and maybe an additional CD that usually comes along for and extended storyline, but what Charlie Dominici has offered us is three albums to be released separately. He gives us insight into the storyline of the trilogy, "The story is about a guy who is taken from his home and family at a very young age," begins Dominici, "He is forced by his captors to train and learn in preparation for a task that he has no prior knowledge of. When he eventually finds himself alone in a foreign land, he begins to get a little too comfortable. He finds that he is actually starting to like the new country that he believes he may be asked to do something along the lines of a terror act in. A lot of time passes and he naturally starts to have a life. He has a business, meets a girl and falls in love. He starts having strange nightmares about mass death and a strange blue liquid. Just when he believes they have forgotten about him, someone shows up and gives him the secret order. At that point all hell breaks loose and...Oh no; I''m giving away too much!!"
With the first solo record being completely acoustic, we might hear something different for the next installment, but as Charlie will tell you, it basically one step at a time with ideas intact here and there; so what will he do on parts two and three, "That''s a good question," states Dominici, "This project only started a few months ago I wrote and recorded this one so fast that I''m still in the creative process on the rest of it. I would love to have the music progress along with the intensity of the story and maybe have a full band on the second CD. That remains to be seen. I kind of like being self-contained and all that, but I think it may be a natural development to have the second CD get a little heavier and more intense. Right now I don''t even have a band, so it''s just the guitar and me."
Turning to how the record was recorded, we all know how computerized digital audio workstations have made life easier (and affordable) for all of us who love to record music, whether we are tinkering around with sound, recording demos, or master session projects. This type of technology was the medium of choice for Dominici, "This record was recorded in my home studio on Cubase digital computer tracks. It was pretty simple being that it was just one acoustic guitar and one voice, along with a little harmonica and whistles here and there. I wanted to keep it that way so I did not add anything that I couldn''t actually play and sing by myself in a live situation. The technology advances of home recording made it even easier to do. It wasn''t easy to engineer the sessions though. I didn''t really have anyone to work the studio gear while I was recording so I had to do every guitar track and every vocal track all in single complete takes. I couldn''t "punch in" at all because I was stuck in my recording booth so if there was a little mistake in an otherwise good take, I just went with it anyway. Life is not perfect, so neither is this recording. I like it that way. It seems more honest and natural when I listen to it. In this respect, it''s pretty much a "live" recording."
Besides wondering when Dominici would surface with his own project, many wondered if he would ever reunite with Dream Theater again for an appearance. That would be answered when he would make an appearance on "When Dream and Day Re-unite," the latest release in a series of "official bootlegs" from Dream Theater. This release, on both DVD and CD, contains footage of Charlie performing with the band again for the first time in years and Charlie was extremely ecstatic about being able to perform on stage with them. "That was a total blast!" says an excited Dominici, "I am so happy that Mike asked me to do that. I cannot tell you how much I missed performing with those guys. Even though it was a tough gig for me, the vocals being so high and really out of my natural range. I loved going out on the stage with Dream Theater again. I have to tell you though, I had no idea what the reaction to my presence would be that night. I wasn''t sure if the crowd was going to throw tomatoes at me or not!"
At this moment these records are being released on Charlie''s own independent label, keeping it an "indie" project, "we''ll see if anything else pans out," explains Dominici, "It''s kind of hard to do it all but there''s still that "necessity is the mother of invention" thing. I''m trying to hook up with a distributor. It''s not easy because the record stores only like to deal with wholesalers and distributors. I hate having to do that F***ing end of the business."
Musical inspiration from Charlie seems to come from a wide spectrum, but having involved himself with so much music, it seems the musical influence for this record comes from a synthesis deep within. "All my life I was listening to so much different stuff that I kind of cut myself off from listening to anyone anymore," explains Dominici, "I just wanted what came out of me this time to be myself. I''m sure you will hear influences but they will be too many to pin down. I would hope it has become a synergy. That''s where the whole equals more than the sum of its parts. The creation of this project just flowed out like a river. There was no attempt at sounding like anyone or emulating any other singer/performer. It just flowed out and I let it flow. It is what it is."
Back when "When Dream and Day Unite" came out in 1989, bands such as Poison and Warrant dominated metal in the mainstream. In those days there was more of an emphasis on image rather than the musicianship. This would also be the only album that would be released on Mechanic/MCA Records before the band would move on to Atlantic''s associated labels, "They did what they could," says Dominici on Mechanic, "The band was ahead of its time back then. They still are in many ways. Prog rock was still a relatively new music back then, also. I guess they did all right since the world does know about DT."
So closing out the interview Charlie explains that it might be a while before he tours or plays any gigs behind this record, saying, " I think I might like to get the other two out first. The second one at the very least." And when it comes to his opinions on the present state of progressive rock and mainstream music, he gives both insight and humor that we all can agree with, especially when it comes to mainstream rock, "Everybody is growing up, getting older. The music is becoming a bit more sophisticated and hopefully will stay fresh. Prog is really Jazz and Fusion "plugged" into metal and shifted into overdrive, like a Ferrari. Damn I would love to have a Ferrari! Mainstream? (Vomiting) Like what''s on the radio? Mainstream makes me want to start mainlining!" Besides making the next two records, Charlie does have some other plans that he would like to fulfill for the future, "I want to move to Europe and tour the world from there."
In the end we all wait to see where the next installment of his trilogy will bring him and the story itself, not to mention where it might go musically. The first installment of the Trilogy, is the long awaited return of Charlie Dominici, so until next time...
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Read https://www.tradebit.com''s past interview with Charlie Dominici: March 22, 2001 and the Afterimage Interview.
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BORDER PATROL COUNCIL OVERCOMES CBP DWI ARREST
FLRA just published a decision describing how the AFGE Border Patrol Council very skillfully overturned a Customs and Border Protection employee's five-day suspension for failing a field sobriety test while off duty and getting arrested. AFGE, 69 FLRA 1. It is worth reading if for no other reason than to remind ourselves that an arrest does not equal a conviction. The words below are taken verbatim from FLRA's decision describing the background of the case.
While the grievant was off duty and driving his privately owned vehicle, he was involved in a single-vehicle accident. The accident occurred after the grievant left a bar where he admittedly consumed alcohol. The accident caused damage to a fence, a guard rail, and a street sign. As a result of the grievant's performance of field sobriety tests administered by a police officer (the officer), the officer arrested the grievant under suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). The police did not obtain the grievant's blood‑alcohol content, and, ultimately, did not pursue criminal charges against the grievant.
After the grievant notified the Agency of his arrest, the Agency placed him on administrative duty, which precluded him from working administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO). The Agency then suspended the grievant for five days for conduct unbecoming a law-enforcement officer. In its documentation of the charge, the Agency recited the contents of the police report, including the officer's description of the grievant's performance of the field sobriety tests.
The Union filed a grievance challenging the suspension, and the grievance went to arbitration.
The issues before the Arbitrator were: "(1) Whether the five[-]day suspension of [the grievant] was for just and sufficient cause and only for reasons as will promote the efficiency of the [s]ervice"; and "(2) If not, what is the appropriate remedy?" Specifically, the parties asked the Arbitrator to determine whether the Agency had met its burden to show that: "(1) the charged conduct occurred[;] (2) a nexus exist[ed] between the conduct and efficiency of the service[;] and (3) the particular penalty imposed [was] reasonable." In this regard, the parties agreed that, in order for the Arbitrator to uphold the Agency's action, a "preponderance" of the evidence had to support that action.
"Considering the evidence in its entirety," the Arbitrator found that the Agency had not established "by a preponderance of the credible evidence" that it had just cause to discipline the grievant for conduct unbecoming of a law-enforcement officer. Regarding the charged "conduct," the Arbitrator found that the Agency essentially "equate[d] the alleged conduct for which [the grievant] was arrested [with] a conviction for DWI." Although the grievant admitted to drinking on the night of the accident, the Arbitrator noted that this did not establish that the grievant's blood-alcohol level exceeded the legal limit when the accident occurred. In this regard, the parties stipulated at arbitration that the officer believed he had probable cause to arrest the grievant based on his performance of the field sobriety tests. But the parties also stipulated that this was not "in and of itself . . . conclusive evidence that [the grievant] was [guilty of DWI]." Thus, the Arbitrator found "problematic the Agency's exclusive reliance on the hearsay evidence of the police report," as well as the arrest, in order to establish the grievant's misconduct.
Notwithstanding the officer's observations in the police report, the Arbitrator stated that "the legal standard requires preponderant evidence as opposed to suspicion of guilt," and he noted a lack of non-circumstantial, "objective," "documentary," or "probative testimonial" evidence of the grievant's guilt. "Absent an admission of DWI by [the grievant] or an independent fact‑finding investigation conducted by the Agency establishing that [the grievant] committed the crime of DWI," the Arbitrator found that the Agency "improperly inferred that [the grievant] was guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol" based solely on the police report and the grievant's arrest. And, "irrespective" of the "overlay" of the charge of "conduct unbecoming [a law‑enforcement officer]," the Arbitrator found that the "underlying conduct" at issue was an alleged occurrence of DWI, which the Agency had not proven.
In finding that the grievant's arrest provided an insufficient basis for charging him with misconduct, the Arbitrator rejected the Agency's argument that the grievant had violated Agency "policies and guidelines" that discourage employees from engaging in "criminal, infamous, dishonest, or notoriously disgraceful conduct." In this regard, the Arbitrator noted that "to the extent that violations of those policies implicate criminal conduct, the criminal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt for conviction becomes applicable, with the preponderance[-]of[-]the[-]evidence standard retained for adverse and disciplinary purposes."
Based on the foregoing, the Arbitrator concluded that the Agency "failed to provide a preponderance of evidence that [the grievant] is guilty of DWI."
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The United States Department of Labor announced that the consumer price index — which measures goods including gasoline, health care, groceries and rents — rose 8.5 percent in March from a year ago, the fastest pace since December 1981, when inflation hit 8.9 percent. This is higher than economists previously expected for that time period. Prices jumped 1.2 percent in the one-month period from February, the largest month-to-month jump since 2005. It is estimated that skyrocketing inflation rates cost the average American household $5,000 this year, with middle-income families, young adults, and minorities being hit with the highest inflation rates.
An NBC News poll from March revealed that 62 percent of Americans' income can't keep up with rising costs, with real wages having decreased nine out of the 13 months that President Biden has been in office. Additionally, this rise in inflation has counteracted the gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which improved tax filing for all Americans by reducing federal tax rates for households across every income level.
"President Biden inherited one of the strongest economies in our history, and unfortunately, he's determined to reverse that," said Congressman Doug LaMalfa. "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced federal tax rates for households across every income level while increasing the share of taxes paid by the top 1 percent. This helped lift over six million Americans out of poverty. Biden's proposed 2023 budget will only drive-up inflation, increase taxes, and chip away at Americans' earnings. Combine these tax increases with Biden's war on cheap energy and cutting off farmer's water for growing food, and it's a recipe for increasing pain for American families."


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By: TIRANA Albania: EBR, WAM | 04/07/2019
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADFD, has launched infrastructure projects in Albania valued at AED240 million (US$65 million).A delegation of the fund led by Adel Al Hosani, Director of Operations Department at ADFD, participated in the official inauguration of the final phase of ADFD funded projects in capital Tirana, the Tirana Northern Boulevard and Tirana River Rehabilitation projects.Also present on the occasion were Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Mohamed Mir Abdullah Yousef Al Raisi, UAE Ambassador to Greece and Non-Resident Ambassador to Albania, and several senior Albanian officials.Aiming to revitalise the tourism and commercial sectors, the Tirana projects will continue to contribute to attracting investment opportunities to the Albanian capital. Spanning a total area of about 885 hectares, works included constructing a 2.4 kilometre-long boulevard ranging in width from 40 to 70 metres.Speaking on the occasion, Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of ADFD, said, "The Fund's participation in the opening of these important strategic projects demonstrates the excellent bilateral relations that exist between the UAE and Albania, and our shared determination to strengthen synergies in various areas for the benefit of the people of our two nations."ADFD has contributed to the Northern Boulevard and Tirana River Rehabilitation projects in Tirana through allocating US$65 million in concessionary loans to support the Albanian economy and develop the infrastructure of Tirana. We are encouraged to witness that our contribution has played a crucial role in boosting business and tourism in Tirana, while also improving the overall business environment and creating new job opportunities for its residents."He added, "In financing key developmental projects that support diverse vital sectors, we aim to ultimately benefit Albanian citizens through driving sustainable economic development. These projects are well aligned with ADFD's objectives of helping the international community achieve sustainable growth in developing countries."For his part, Erion Veliaj noted ADFD's global development endeavours and achievements in financing projects that support socio-economic development in developing countries. Furthermore, he praised the bilateral relations between the two countries and ADFD's strategic partnership in supporting the realisation of key development projects in Albania.In 2013, ADFD allocated an AED103 million concessionary loan for the Tirana River Rehabilitation project to revitalise the bed of the Tirana River, its banks and the surrounding areas. In the same year, the Fund extended an AED137 million concessionary loan to finance the Tirana Northern Boulevard project. Works included a two-storey underground car park with 400 parking spaces, equipped with an electric vehicle charging station. The project focused on developing the infrastructure surrounding Tirana's Northern Boulevard with the aim of attracting investments, tourists and trade.Since 2011, the ADFD has provided loans and grants amounting to AED424 million to the government to Albania, allocated to financing three vital projects in key economic sectors.
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