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Weapon Crime Case Results
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THE LISTING OF SPECIFIC OR CUMULATIVE CASE RESULTS IN THIS WEBPAGE IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR REVIEW. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE THAT ACTUAL CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. THE CASE RESULTS PROVIDED DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THIS LAW FIRM.
Attempted Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of Attempted Malicious Wounding (Felony Offenses) - CHARGES DISMISSED
Our client retained us after being charged with four offenses in Northampton County: Reckless Handling of a Firearm (misdemeanor), Discharge of a Firearm in Public (misdemeanor), Attempted Malicious Wounding (felony), and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of Attempted Malicious Wounding (felony). The charges stemmed from a large-scale altercation inside and in the parking lot of a popular restaurant and bar on US-13 in Northampton County. Our client was viciously beaten by a mob of alleged gang members inside of the establishment. It was alleged that he retreated to a vehicle in the parking lot, retrieved a firearm, and fired into the crowd. During the altercation in the parking lot, our client was shot in the shin. Various pieces of evidence were obtained from the scene linking our client to the discharge of a weapon. Several of the individuals involved in the assault upon our client were charged and later convicted of felonious mob assault and related offenses. A month after the incident our client was questioned by the chief of police of the small town where the incident occurred, and was subsequently booked on the charges. After being denied bond in General District Court while represented by a court-appointed attorney, we were retained and were successful in having a bond granted to our client. Leading up to trial, the Commonwealth Attorney of Northampton County refused to plea bargain the case at all – he would not consider a guilty plea to misdemeanor offenses. Prior to trial, we filed a motion to suppress an incriminating statement made by our client during the interrogation process. After a full hearing on the motion, the judge GRANTED our motion to suppress, and barred the prosecution from introducing any statements made by our client as they were obtained in violation of our client's constitutional rights. During the trial, at the close of the Commonwealth's case, the judge GRANTED our motion to strike the Commonwealth's evidence and DISMISSED the two felony charges, holding that the Commonwealth failed to meet their burden of proof. At the close of trial, the judge found our client NOT GUILTY of one of the two remaining misdemeanor offenses, convicting him only of discharging the firearm in public, a misdemeanor.
Retired Civil Service Employee, Charged with Felony Offense for a False Statement on Criminal History and Misdemeanor for Possession of Gun- CHARGES DISMISSED
A recently-retired civil service employee and former Navy sailor, with over thirty-five years of government service, retained our firm after being charged with two offenses in Virginia Beach. In attempting to purchase a handgun at a gun show, our client answered "no" to a question on the firearm consent form in response to a question of whether he had been involuntarily committed in the past. Even though our client merely forgot that he had been admitted for alcohol abuse for a brief period several years prior after a DUI, he was charged with the felony offense of making a false statement on a criminal history consent form, and the misdemeanor offense of gun possession by a person involuntarily committed. A conviction on the felony charge would have resulted in him being a convicted felon, as well as up to 10 years in prison, and the misdemeanor carried a possible jail term of up to 12 months. The prosecutor refused to offer any type of plea to only a misdemeanor, and our client likewise steadfastly insisted that he did not want any conviction on his record. Prior to the preliminary hearing, we pointed out to the prosecutor that our client never actually possessed the weapon, so he was improperly charged with the misdemeanor; and the prosecutor agreed and dismissed the misdemeanor, leaving only the felony offense. At the trial date in circuit court, we entered a no contest plea, and stipulated that the evidence was sufficient to convict our client of the felony offense. We requested that the judge not find him guilty at that point, but take the matter under advisement until the sentencing date several months later. Additionally, we presented a brief to the court laying out the legal authority for our request and our position to the Court. The judge granted the request and took the matter under advisement until the pre-sentence report was completed. At the sentencing date, we presented evidence and argument to the Court relating to our client's good character and impeccable history of service to the country, his health problems, and the unique factual scenario of the case. Upon our request, the judge granted our client a DEFERRED FINDING on the felony charge, whereby the felony charge will be DISMISSED one year from the sentencing date if our client complies with certain conditions.
Retired Navy E6 Facing Felony Weapons Offense - CHARGES DISMISSED
A retired Navy E6 retained the law firm of McCormack & McCormack when he was arrested coming back in the country on two felony charges alleging that he was a convicted felon and attempted to purchase a firearm in Norfolk. Immediately upon meeting with our client, we became concerned with the basis of the allegations as our client was in the intelligence field throughout his service and maintained an active clearance even upon retirement. The supposed felony offense which formed the basis of the charges was purported to have occurred prior to his enlistment, which further concerned us. Once our client was released on bond, we addressed our concerns with the prosecutor. After extensive investigation into the prior allegations, the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS all charges prior to trial.


If you wish to avoid long airport check-ins, wondering why your luggage takes so long to get from the plane to the baggage belt, not forgetting the high season prices of family holidays, then why not consider a CMV cruise. Cruise and Maritime Voyages is usually an adult-only operator but last year the enterprising company introduced multi-generational cruises after feedback from passengers. This move offered the opportunity for CMV passengers to take their children and grand-children onboard. It was such a great success this year there is eight to choose from. CMV has a number of multi-generational cruises this summer with some cabins still available. However it's worth noting there are no children specific facilities on board.
The 1,400-passenger Columbus sails from London Tilbury 20th July on a 15-night cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira. No doubt the kids would like to visit the No.7 Cristiano Ronaldo Museum after his performance at the World Cup. Alternatively there's the chance to take a 10-minute toboggan ride from the steps of the Nossa Senhora do Monte Church, down steep and winding roads to the Funchal suburb of Livramento, at speeds up to 30 mph.
On 11th August Columbus departs from London Tilbury for a 13-night cruise to the Baltic Cities and St Petersburg. There are lots to see and some wonderful places to visit including the Little Mermaid and magical Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, the ABBA museum and Vasa Museum in Stockholm, not to mention soaking up some recent World Cup history in historic St Petersburg where there are visits to the Hermitage Museum, St Isaac Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, or the battleship Aurora.
The 1,250-passenger Magellan sets sail from Liverpool to find the sunshine on 29th July with a 12-night cruise to Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar. A day exploring Cádiz - where Spanish galleons departed the Old World in search of the New – is much better than any geography or history lesson; so too is Gibraltar - the most famous rock in the world - and a vignette of Britain - with unrivalled duty-free shopping. Magellan departs again from Liverpool on 10th August for a 15-night sailing to the Canary Islands and Madeira. In Tenerife you can journey through the moonscape of the Mount Teide National Park, while kids will revel in a day out at the water kingdom that is Siam Park. Gibraltar is also on the itinerary along with Lisbon.
Last year CMV introduced two speciality dining experiences - the Grill and Fusion restaurants on board Columbus. Fusion is CMV's first journey into Indian cuisine and the Grill offers fine dining and a choice of prime cuts selected by the Well Hung Meat Company. Such has been the success, that a Fusion restaurant has also been added on board Magellan. If you fancy a family break that won't break the bank, speak to our experienced team on 0800 484 0370.


The world consumes massive quantities of energy, with much of that energy embodied by GHG-emitting fossil fuels. Figure 4.3 shows primary energy consumption by world region in 2015. Together, China and the United States represent 40% of global energy consumption. This is why our cooperation to solve climate change-related challenges is so pivotal.
Figure 4.3: World primary energy consumption 2015.
Credit: US Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics and International Energy Outlook 2017 . Note: OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Figure 4.4a shows a graph of global consumption by fuel type for 1971-2005. Overall consumption has doubled over the 35 years. The three fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) dominate, encompassing between 80 to 90 percent of energy consumption throughout the period. Oil provides the largest proportion of energy, but proportionally has lost ground to coal and especially natural gas. Coal has had an upsurge in the 21st century, especially after 2005 (not shown), and may become the leading fossil fuel in the future as oil supplies drop and demand for energy increases in places such as China and India, with massive coal reserves but little oil and natural gas. Biomass and hydroelectric power grew little, but nuclear expanded considerably during the period. Other renewables are a trivial proportion of the global energy picture. Clearly, the grip of the GHG-producing fossil fuels on the world energy picture is strong.
Figure 4.4a: World primary energy consumption by fuel type 1971-2005.
Credit: Sims, et al., 2007. Energy supply. In: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [B. Metz, et al. (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. Chapter 4.2. Retrieved July 11, 2011 from http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch4s4-2.html .
Figure 4.4b shows similar data along a different time frame. Here we see a projection through 2040. There are several notable observations to make from this graphic. fossil fuel consumption continues to grow worldwide through 2040 with the exception of coal, which levels off around 2020 and very slowly declines and stabilizes renewable sources grow in consumption as well while nuclear remains relatively flat What does this all mean for our climate? This projection suggests a slower retreat from carbon-intensive fuels like petroleum and natural gas than is necessary to meet aggressive reduction goals.
Figure 4.4b: World energy consumption by energy source 1990-2040.
Figure 4.5 shows a map of per capita energy consumption across the globe. An obvious general pattern emerges: low-latitude countries have very low per capita consumption –– and therefore low per capita GHG emissions –– while mid- to high-latitude countries have high per capita consumption and emissions. (Exceptions exist. For example, Saudi Arabia has anomalously high per capita energy consumption compared to surrounding countries because it is a wealthy, oil-rich country with a low population.) On the one hand, the pattern suggests that low-latitude countries with very low per capita energy consumption and very high populations such as China, India, and Indonesia, will become significant sources of GHGs as their per capita consumption figures rise. Indeed, China, which has the world's largest population, has rapidly rising per capita energy consumption. Combined with its focus on coal as its primary energy source, China is now the world's largest emitter of GHGs. India is hot on China's heels, with a rapidly expanding coal-based economy. On the other hand, the pattern also suggests global inequities because the mid- to high-latitude countries have such very high per capita energy consumption figures. Opportunities exist for these countries to reduce per capita consumption by undertaking energy efficiency measures, adopting non-GHG-producing energy types, and modifying their energy-intensive lifestyles. This contrast between the low latitudes (the global South) and the mid- to high latitudes (the global North) is at the heart of the ongoing United Nations climate negotiations.
Figure 4.5: Global annual energy consumption per capita by country, 2004.
Credit: Sims, et al., 2007. Energy supply. In: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [B. Metz, et al. (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. Chapter 4.2.4. Retrieved July 11, 2011 from http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch4s4-2-4.html .
 Most of remainder of this lesson is based on figures presented in Sims, et al., 2007. Energy supply. In: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [B. Metz, et al. (eds)], Cambridge University Press.


You may have read my post onorthotic insoles and saw I mentioned Foot Levelers Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers. Foot Levelers make a custom-made orthotic insole that can be inserted in shoes and sandals for your feet to help improve your spinal health.
Foot Levelers the company was originally started by Monte Greenawalt, a US chiropractor, over 55 years ago. So Foot Levelers have been manufacturing custom-made orthotic insoles for shoes for many years which they like to call Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers.
The belief is that your feet are the foundation for your entire body. So like most structures in the world, your body's foundation must be balanced to support the weight above it. If the foot arches in one or both of your feet collapse or dysfunction then, your body doesn't get the correct postural support, causing an imbalance in your skeletal frame and neurological tone. So read on if you would like to know more about Foot Levelers spinal pelvic stabilizers as a choice for shoe orthotics.
2 What is Foot Pronation?
5 Who Can Benefit from Shoe Orthotics?
5.1.1 Q: Would chiropractic patients benefit from custom-made orthotics?
5.1.2 Q: Should you only wear Stabilizers if you have flat feet?
5.1.3 Q: Would you need to get certain shoes to use Foot Levelers' Stabilizers?
5.1.4 Q: How does a standing scan compare to a dynamic walking one?
5.1.5 Q: Do you think you can use Stabilizers both for pain relief and prevention?
5.1.6 Q: How long has Foot Levelers been available in the UK?
5.1.7 Q: How could I get my feet scanned in the UK to see my arches?
As can be seen in the adjacent picture, the body is a biomechanical kinetic chain. If there are abnormal movements at one line, or joint, these can interfere with proper movements at other joints.
This means that excessive pronation of the foot or feet could have an effect further up the kinematic chain, even all the way into your spine.
Pronation is a term that describes the normal rotation of a body part downward or inward. Foot pronation is actually a normal action that occurs when walking.
However, if foot pronation happens excessively, then pronation can contribute to global postural problems. The major cause of over-pronation or excessive pronation in the feet is a decrease in the foot arch height.
The normal foot anatomy has three distinct arches, which create an architectural vault. The three foot arches are the medial, lateral and transverse arches. So the three arches help improve our postural stability and walking/running function.
Foot Levelers believe that properly fitted Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers in your shoes help support the feet to control excessive and unwanted pronation or supination. The result should be to reduce any unwanted mechanical and neurological stresses on the body.
Providing improved shock absorption through shoe orthotics should help reduce repetitive stress on joints and muscles, permitting smoother function and possibly decreasing arthritic symptoms. So if you were to wear shoe orthotics like the Foot Levelers Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers it would be for the long-term.
Foot Levelers Spinal Pelvic Stabilizer shoe orthotics look at supporting the foot through the three phases of the gait cycle which are: heel strike, mid-stance, and toe-off.
Each pair of shoe orthotics from Foot Levelers can be varied according to your activity level and what your chiropractor feels would be best for you. You could see the full product range by Foot Levelers including Brooks running shoes with built in custom made Spinal Pelvic Stabilizer shoe orthotics.
You could also see my pair of shoe orthotics called the "original spinal pelvic stablizers" what they look like after 2 years daily wear.
Foot Levelers latest tool for scanning the three arches of your feet is the Associate Platinum™ foot scanner.
The Associate Platinum™ foot scanner provides a foot scan that lets a chiropractor examine your feet and each foot's three arches. Your chiropractor can then show you a colour photo of your feet instantly.
The foot and arch scans may help you understand and see where you place pressure and if there is a difference between the left and right foot. All this information would aid in helping you understand how dysfunction in your feet could affect the rest of your body. It is from these feet scans on the Associate Platinum™ that a pair of Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers can be custom-made for your shoes.
To perform the digital feet arch scan on the Foot Levelers Associate Platinum™ scanner, to see how well supported your feet are, can be done within a minute by your chiropractor.
Foot Levelers Associate Platinum™ foot arches scans can help your chiropractor to screen for postural imbalances that contribute to problems in any number of places, like your knees, hips, and lower back, even if your feet don't hurt!
So from the digital foot scan any areas of abnormal pressure can be seen, which could show an imbalanced distribution of weight between the feet indicating a fatigue of one of the three arches of the foot.
So far I have mentioned how the feet are the foundation of the entire spinal pelvic structures posture. This would mean that any fatigued fallen foot arch can cause pain, now or later in life, in either the feet, knees, hips, or back.
From my own personal experience with lower back pain and shoe orthotics I found that dysfunctional arches play a role in lower back pain, which can be helped with a good pair of shoe orthotics.
So I feel most of us could benefit from wearing a good pair of shoe orthotics to help performance or prevent pain, like lower back pain. So should you want to find a chiropractor somewhere in the world who is recommending and prescribing Foot Levelers custom made spinal pelvic stabilizers shoe orthotics you can contact Foot Levelers here.
Q: Would chiropractic patients benefit from custom-made orthotics?
Stabilizers are custom-made inserts designed to help chiropractic adjustments hold better by providing postural support, absorbing damaging heel-strike shock, and restoring balance and stability to the entire body – from the feet to the head. Stabilizers are a very beneficial and versatile adjunct to chiropractic care.
When chiropractic patients report lower extremity symptoms, or when their spinal problems are chronic and become worse with standing and walking, chiropractors should always look carefully at the feet and ankles. If not addressed, excessive foot pronation or supination will interfere with chiropractic care. Degenerated joints will magnify the forces transmitted to the spine during normal activities. Identifying those patients who need custom-made, shock-absorbing Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers right from the beginning, and providing the appropriate Stabilizers in the early stages of care, gives chiropractic adjustments the best chance for success.
Q: Should you only wear Stabilizers if you have flat feet?
Foot Levelers: Flat feet is just one of many conditions for which Stabilizer support may be indicated. The list of foot problems helped by Stabilizers would include plantar fascitis – a stress irritation to the elastic tissues running nearly the entire length of the foot – and heel spurs – deposits of calcium on the heel bone. High arches, fat pad degeneration in the heels, and ankle problems are a few more examples where Stabilizers could help restore postural health.
And that's just the feet! Bear in mind that traumatic or degenerative injuries to knees, hips, the pelvis and spine may all benefit from shock-absorbing Stabilizers – no matter what condition the feet themselves are in.
Q: Would you need to get certain shoes to use Foot Levelers' Stabilizers?
Foot Levelers: An important point to understand is that Foot Levelers' Stabilizers are custom-made for an individual's feet, not for his or her footwear. Stabilizers work with many types and styles of shoes, provided they fit a patient's feet properly and are posturally supportive.
Improper shoe fit can limit joint movement, constrict circulation, decrease proprioceptive input, and alter gait. Any of these factors will affect the entire kinetic chain into the pelvis and spine. Over the long term the muscles, joints, and connective tissues in the feet can all suffer and undergo degenerative changes. Your patients' shoes will contribute either to their health and postural balance, or to their misery and health complaints.
Q: How does a standing scan compare to a dynamic walking one?
Foot Levelers: These are two different types of scanning technologies which are designed to capture different types of images in order to create different types of products. They're really not comparable. Foot Levelers' Stabilizers are based on an image of the foot – using 16 measurements from this image – in a functional, standing position, which we feel best captures the postural status of the weightbearing foot.
Q: Do you think you can use Stabilizers both for pain relief and prevention?
Foot Levelers: Definitely. Many chiropractic patients are initially seeking relief from pain – usually joint or muscle pain – which is affecting their patterns of everyday life. They can't go to work, they can't sleep, they can't enjoy their favorite recreational activities anymore because of pain. What most of these patients may not realize is that postural imbalances can be the source of their pain. By combining chiropractic adjustments with custom-made Stabilizers, postural balance can be restored and supported throughout the day while the patient is in an upright position, thus eliminating the source of their pain in many cases.
As for prevention, remember that the feet are the foundation of the body. While 99% of all feet are normal at birth, 8% develop troubles by the first year of age, 41% by age 5, and 80% by age 20. By age 40, nearly everyone has a foot condition of some sort.
Q: How long has Foot Levelers been available in the UK?
Foot Levelers: Foot Levelers began in 1952, and its first international sales actually occurred quite early in its history. Since very few chiropractic colleges were located outside the United States and Canada until the last couple of decades, many students came to North America to study and earn their chiropractic degrees. Exposure to American chiropractic office practices led to an introduction to the use of Foot Levelers' Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers, and the company began receiving orders from England and other countries as students graduated and returned to their respective homelands.
Originally, the only way to order Foot Levelers' Stabilizers was to ship a foam casting kit across the ocean, have the patient step into it, and then send it back to the company in the U.S. In many instances this was a lengthy process. Today, thanks to the Associate® Platinum digital scanner , the total turnaround time to wherever a chiropractic office is located is considerably faster – on average less than two weeks.
Q: How could I get my feet scanned in the UK to see my arches?
Foot Levelers: Several doctors in the UK own an Associate Platinum scanner, and the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) will soon be a recipient of a scanner for use in its clinical training program. We're very excited by that!


Any Ventana mountain tandem owners here? This photo on Sherwood's website sent me into full-on fantasy mode.
that is fantastic. where is it ?
Don't know where the previous photo was taken, this one below is somewhere in the Four Corners region...overlooking Valley of the Gods from atop the Mokee Dugway perhaps? Simply breathtaking!
V brakes do look a little bit small don't they?
Trust obviously plays a BIG role in this!
I like how each of these tandems is spec'ed a little bit differently...sorry to pike your pictures Mr. G!
Sherwood, tell us more about these when you've got some time.
I think that pic is from the Flume TRail in Tahoe. Maybe, looks about right.
Here are some pictures of my stepson and I racing the local PC race series on my brother-in-law's tandem. I can honestly say riding/racing a tandem is a lot of fun.
Let's see some tandem cliff drops or double jumps!
How do you like the Maverick Duc on the Tandem? I was thinkingt about trying mine on my El Conquestador. I asked Maverick about it & they said they couldn't recommend it, but knew of several people who are riding them on tandems.
Is it set up for 6" or is the travel reduced? Any noticeable issues?
Hey! I know those dudes.
Old age and treachery will always win over youth and exuberance.
If you call tell him Greg sent ya!
Lowrider green with 29er wheels!
Sherwood hopes the fork makers will step up to the plate and make something for that kinda application!
Zee whole idea of ze Doomsday device is lost, if you keep it a zecret!
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.... we have our set up 5" in the rear, and have tried various forks up front (Marz DJ forks, White, a Manitou Sherman Slider double clamp, etc). I'm going to try out a Marz 66SL set at either 130 or 150mm travel. And a Hopey Steering Damper plus a Gravity Dropper for the stoker's seat. Oughta be dreamy. But the Ventana Tandem is the standard for off road tandems!
Grrr, can't load any of my tandem photos.
Further, I just can't fathom subjecting someone to staring at my big caboose all day long. That would be simply cruel.
"Kids like tandems.....and I don't even have any kids! I gain favorite uncle status hauling these little urchins around." Pretty dang cool, Sparrow!
Which gets me to thinking about a couple troubled nephews of mine...hmmm.
From the Laramie Enduro, 8000' of climbing in 65 miles!
...will travel: "We've ridden our tandem in Sedona, Moab, Fruita/GJ, Sun Valley, Maah Dah Hey, Black Hills, Phoenix area, Brian Head, etc. We've done numerous off road races up to 100km and plenty of burly singletrack. As most any tandem owner knows, you can do more on these than people think. Just about anywhere that is enjoyable for a half bike is fun for tandems!"
Thanks for sticking the photos on there, I gotta join the 90s and learn how to operate one of these shiny Computer things.
Yeah, the nephews love the tandem. My youngest nephew loves to ride stoker as then his big brother is on his own. That means the little brother can finally woop up on big brother! He loves that. A great equalizer.
My Stoker does too, of course. She calls "Clifford, the Big Red Bike", she's a recovering grade school teacher, so she knows all the kid's books. We've had some good fun on our Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas!
Looks like Lake Tahoe down below.
Tim, I'm perusing Rivendell Reader #37 and just recognized your name as authoring one of its articles! Small world, ain't it?
Yeah, looks like from the Flume trail. Second pic is top of Porc Rim, Moab.
Whatcha doin lurking over here anyway, Hmmmm?
Put 5 of those young UK guys on there and I'll bet they could jump the moon with that.
Thats funny, thats my old tandem (the first one on the Flume trail in Lake Tahoe), I built it up in 2001, and sold it in 2003.
That tandem was awesome, but the new one is better.
I just finished building this yesterday...I've been riding tandems for some time with my wife/kids as stokers. the kids are really getting into it, and my older tandem (custom '96 Sycip_ was just too big. the workmanship on the el conq is outstanding, as was Sherwood's support as I worked out how to build the right tandem for me.
It's about 39.5 lbs without pedals...quick rundown of major build items, then pics (one of the sycip too for good measure.
here are a few more pics of the build...some of the components are highlighted.
Yep, looks like the Flume to me!
I'd like to ride a Tandem sometime... I've thought about getting one for my wife and I to tool around on.
So how well does a tandem clear a large log... can you even get the front end off the ground to set up for clearing a log?
What is the breaking like? Do they stop well enough with a larger rotor? Or do you have to allow for more stopping distance?
I suspect that the more you ride with your tandem partner the more in sync with them you get and the better you both ride as a team. So with that being said... can you do most of the same things you can do on a bike by yourself or are there limitations on a tandem that can not be overcome?
Really looks like a lot of fun!
Obvisiously, tandems can't do exaxtly what a single bike can do, such as lifting the front wheel off the ground to clear a log. It is possible to clear obstucticles by unweighting the front end and using momentum, which tandems have alot of. I have ridden up a 10 step flight of stairs on ours, by using the mentioned method.
As far as braking is concerned, we use 8" rotors front and back and braking distance is not really a concern, since you have so much traction on the tires.
Here is a pic of our latest Ventana. The picture of the blue tandem on the first post was our second Ventana, which we sold in 2003. We love this one and hope to never sell it.
Oh, man, I'd really like to see how the turn at the bottom of that turned out!
Thats a nice ride! I like your build kit. The big question I have though, is the Maverick fork, I know you don't have time on it, since you just built it up, but I'm suspect of anything from Maverick.
I was curious about the Maverick also. I had asked them about installing one on my El Conquistador & they didn't recommend it.
Do you know what makes that fork "Tandem Specific"?
Stumbled across this thread today and the first pic I see is my bike! Yes I'm the latest owner of Hurricane Jeff's blue El Testigo. I've made one key modification to it and thats the TSDZ2 torque sensing motor and battery. Now we're a shade faster up the climbs than your average mountain biker instead of being far far slower.
This pic was taken a few weeks ago when we climbed up Maple Springs to Four Corners. Santiago Peak is on the left, hidden in cloud.
The e-tandem conversion of course means I am no longer in need of the beautiful Hurricane cranks, which are for sale if anyone's interested. (All 175mm).


A 2 BHK independent villa is available for sale at Indra Gandhi Nagar, Jagatpura, the villa has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, 1 balconies including a kitchen. The villa lies close to Jagatpura's schools, banks, ATM's as well as hospital, all of which lie in a 3km range from the villa. The nearest market is 1 km – and well connected with a range of transportation facilities.


An inclusive group comprised of homeschooling families in central Maine. Monthly Newsletter and Schedule of Events - on-line, E-mail, and via snail mail. All ages welcome!
"Established in 1990 as a ministry to support Maine families in their God-given and constitutional right and responsibility to oversee the education of their children."
A mailing list for discussing anything applicable to homeschooling and/or unschooling, whether in general or with regard to Maine particulars. To subscribe, send subscribe mhl in the body of a message to majordomo@ctel.net.
Lots of good resources for homeschooling in general, and for Maine in particular.
This support group's page also has a good collection of general Maine homeschooling links.


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Volleyball / JWS Next /
July 24, 2022 - Caroline Makauskas
Jordan Thompson inspires the next wave of Cincinnati volleyball stars
Jordan Thompson talks to camp participants Saturday at the Jordan Thompson Camp Powered By UA Next in Cincinnati. (Mina Park/Just Women's Sports)
CINCINNATI — Prior to when Olympic gold medalist Jordan Thompson enrolled at the University of Cincinnati in 2015, the Bearcats' Volleyball team had never made it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She committed to coach Molly Alvey's 3-29 program with the goal of four years of solid playing time.
By the time she left, she had set the UC single-season record for kills (827 in 2018), the NCAA record for kills per set (6.27) and was named a First Team All-American in her final season.
On Saturday, Thompson returned to Fifth Third Arena to lead another group, as more than 30 local high school and middle school volleyball players took part in the inaugural Jordan Thompson Camp Powered By Under Armour Next.
The invite-only event allowed these high-level players the opportunity to connect with and compete against one another on the Bearcats' home court, in addition to, of course, a few hours of learning from an Olympian who grew both on and off that same court.
"I hope to share wisdom and knowledge that I've learned along the way and pass that on," Thompson told the athletes. "I'm really awkward, so I'm easy to talk to. I want to be a resource for you guys."
The invitees received custom-made uniforms designed with Thompson and her connection to UC in mind.
Camp participants listen to Jordan Thompson speak Saturday at the Jordan Thompson Camp Powered By UA Next in Cincinnati. (Mina Park/Just Women's Sports)
Camp opened with the athletes' own personal media day, which included headshots, slow-motion video and Tik Tok dances that showed a true taste of the increasingly important role that social media plays in the world of college athletics, particularly in women's sports.
The buzz of laughter and loud music echoed throughout Fifth Third Arena, and by the time the drills began, the competition was fierce.
However, the atmosphere retained its joy.
The camp roster featured top talent of varying ages. It included athletes who have played together for years on local club teams, as well as others who have played against one another and those who have never met.
Among the represented clubs were two of the top teams in the nation — Tri-State Elite (OH) and Elevation (OH). The highly-rated recruits included outside hitter Lucy Arndt (2023), libero Kelsey Niesen (2024), middle blocker Faith Young (2024), outside hitter Sophia Adkins (2024) and setter Ryan Hicks (2025).
But regardless of team or individual rankings, Thompson reminded every athlete that they had the potential to succeed.
Through a variety of drills and challenges — sometimes forcing an athlete to play a position she wasn't necessarily used to, while other times being thrown into a random group and expected to find synergy — all 30-plus campers managed to find a little success.
Camp participants take part in drills Saturday at the Jordan Thompson Camp Powered By UA Next in Cincinnati. (Mina Park/Just Women's Sports)
Three MVPs found a lot of it, as Hicks, Young and 2024 setter Kiana Dinn took home the top honors.
"It was a great experience for me," Hicks said. "Experiencing new players is really important to any athlete. Getting to learn from everyone is really fun."
In between drills, Thompson answered questions about all aspects of her career, whether it be her favorite moment as a Bearcat (when the team finally swept rival UCF at home) or her preferred hype music (Afrobeats).
But the responses that seemed to resonate the most with the athletes were those detailing the individual journey of someone so talented and full of effort that she became a starter in what was only her second full summer with Team USA, and how the journey hasn't really been individual at all.
"I love that it's a team sport," Thompson said. "I'm doing something that can't be done alone."
Thompson credits Coach Jackie Richter, her volleyball coach during freshman year of high school, as a mentor whose guidance majorly impacted where and who she is today.
"She was the first coach to see a lot of potential in me," Thompson said, "even when I didn't see that potential in myself. I remember, it wasn't even just about volleyball. It was those little things that she instilled in me and she really helped me to see the potential that I had and gain that confidence.
"I think when you have those people in your life, it's really important to hold them dear because they're pouring so much into you."
Even in the face of adversity, Thompson has used these lessons to push through and continue to grow and thrive. She cited two specific injuries that knocked her down — the first being a torn UCL while in college, and the second being an ankle injury at the Tokyo Olympics that sidelined her for much of the Olympics after scoring over 30 points against top-seeded China.
"I think I'm still processing that one," Thompson said. "But it taught me that there are those beautiful moments in life where you're on this mountaintop. Things were happening that I never even imagined were possible for me as a player. And then to get injured and not be able to step on the court again at the Olympics made me realize that everybody's journey is different. There's a lot of beauty in those differences. I think you can have that mountaintop experience, and your teammate next to you can be counting down the minutes until it's over.
"Gratitude is really huge as you move through life. I think that helps me stay joyful. I've learned a lot from my injuries that really have nothing to do with the sport, but just growing as a person."
Caroline Makauskas is a contributing writer for Just Women's Sports. She also writes about college basketball for Blue Ribbon Sports and covers a variety of sports on her TikTok @cmakauskas. Follow her on Twitter @cmakauskas.
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No one diagnosed that I was wearing out my jaw joints and discs and that I needed surgery to advance my "retruded" - pushed back - upper and lower jaw. As the saga continued, I began to have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea. As the saga continued some more, I had a car accident that caused more joint damage but also funded the surgery to replace my jaw joints and to move the upper and lower jaws forward.
Now we are up to my third (!) mouth reconstruction. I had two crowns that were fractured to the root. Decay had set in in crowns placed 38 years earlier. I lost three teeth. I had bridge work. I had five implants. This time, the reconstruction seemed successful. The symptoms listed above were resolved, and I am eternally grateful.
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Room Blu-ray Review
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I was fortunate to have first encountered Lenny Abrahamson's work back in 2007, when a trip back to Dublin saw everyone talking about Garage, a drama set in rural Ireland. Particular praise was going to comedian Pat Shortt's serious turn in the lead role.
I have since caught both the earlier and subsequent work of Abrahamson and was delighted when he received the Oscar nod earlier this year for Room.
In some ways, the less you know about the story the better. However, given that the film is adapted from the well-known novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue, the attempt to avoid spoilers feels a little redundant.
Reportedly inspired by aspects of the Fritzl case, the film tells the story of Joy and her five-year-old son Jack, who live in a ten by ten foot room, seemingly cut off from the outside world. They have access to utilities and an ongoing source of supplies.
Joy has led Jack to believe that the room is the extent of the real world and that everything else only exists on television.
Despite everything, Jack seems a well-adjusted, polite and optimistic little boy.
We then gradually learn that the supplies and utilities are provided by a man known to Jack only as 'Old Nick'.
He has never seen Old Nick but only knows that, when Old Nick visits, as he frequently does, Jack needs to be hidden out of sight in a wardrobe until his mother lets him out.
One night, Jack overhears his mother's reaction to Old Nick's news that he has been looking for months but cannot find a job. Fearing what this might mean for her and Jack's survival, Joy hatches a plan to escape.
In its tackling of a rather grim subject through young and innocent eyes, the film which this most resembles in recent years is Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones. But whereas Jackson's film owed a great debt to its rich visuals, Room is driven by a mixture of sparser but equally effective visuals, and two outstanding performances.
Cinematographer Danny Cohen does a terrific job making the confined spaces seem large, and the external spaces seem oppressive.
The canvas is then set for Joy (Brie Larson) and Jack (Jacob Tremblay) to fill these spaces with their story.
Larson bagged the Best Actress Oscar, which was as likely as it was deserved. She maintains the underlying air of hopelessness to Joy's character whilst never detracting from the unwavering love she feels for, and optimism she instills in, her child.
Joy's release from the room sees Larson admirably balancing a wide and complex range of emotions.
It is nine-year-old Jacob Tremblay who really steals the show as Jack, boundless and full of life inside the room, yet initially shy and painfully reserved in the real world.
The moment in which he looks up and sees the sky through anything other than a skylight is extremely memorable.
No Oscar nod for Tremblay this year but you can feel it's only a matter of time. And the latter could easily be said too for Abrahamson.
Conor Brennan
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Ladies of the Inner Wheel Club of Singapore found a new way of serving the community... this time an array of beautifully crafted aprons, created with Hands & Hearts of Love in a cause aptly called APRON Project.
The Club's objective was to appreciate the dedication of the volunteers at the Sikh temples (Gurudwara) who work tirelessly preparing, cooking and packing food for distribution during this COVID-19 Circuit-Breaker period.
Pieces of cloth, pre-loved bed linen, table cloths and ribbons were given a new lease of life. Many of us have not sewn for a very long time, some novices took the challenge and some supported the cause by purchasing on-line.
Each apron created, shared a little something about the person that made them, displaying uniqueness and meaningfulness.
There were so much enthusiasm from our Members and within 14 days, more than 100 aprons were stitched and 100 pieces were purchased online and donated to 7 Gurudwaras, 3 Hindu Temples and Willing Hearts.
The satisfaction of creativity and the desire to serve one's community in every way possible has once again prevailed.
Kudos to all of our Members who made this possible!


St. Scholastica will host the 5th annual "Still I Rise" concert to benefit victims of domestic violence on Saturday, April 7.
"Still I Rise: Songs of Struggle and Strength" is a collaborative concert featuring the collegiate women's choirs of St. Scholastica, the College of St. Benedict, University of Northwestern-St. Paul, St. Cloud State University, and the University of St. Thomas. The choirs will highlight the link between the arts, education, and social justice as they perform songs of struggle, strength, and empowerment. A free will offering will be taken, and all proceeds will benefit the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA).
The concert will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7 in the Mitchell Auditorium on the St. Scholastica campus in Duluth. This will be the third time that St. Scholastica has hosted the concert, which has raised more than $10,000 for community agencies since its inception.
Dr. Bret Amundson, director of Choral Activities at St. Scholastica, said that the concert educates singers and audience members about the issues surrounding sexual and domestic violence.
For more information, contact the Spotlight Box Office at spotlight@css.edu or 218-723-7000.


As we enter the month of November we think of Remembrance, especially those who have given their lives in service of our nation. Those of us who visited Bayton Church during the Festival of Churches weekend in September and who saw the beautiful and interesting displays there, found the details of those who are commemorated in the War Memorial most moving. Daphne Gray had done a great deal of work to find out about all the people listed on the memorial at Bayton Church. This kind of work is being replicated all over Worcestershire and you can access it on the web.
If you look at www.rememberthefallen.co.uk you will find a list of many war memorials in Worcestershire. You can then view the list of names on that memorial, and then click again to find out some details of each individual. Sometimes there is little more than a name, but in many cases more details have been found. It could be the details of the death of the person, if they died in active service. For others there are details from the census at the time. This is a remarkable project to make these names come alive to us who remember them all this time later.
Sadly conflict seems part of the human condition. We are very prone to it and it can easily turn violent. Even entering a new millennium has not stopped human beings being really cruel to each other. We are all appalled by the violence in Syria and the various groups seem to fighting against each other. It is not as though there are just two sides to that war. Sadly armed conflict draws others in and we think again of those from our own nation who have served in conflicts over the years.
Military victory (or defeat) is not the whole story. A side might 'win' in Iraq or Libya, but it is no good if a country remains in turmoil. The peace has to be built as well - and there needs to be reconciliation. I know that we are in deep political waters here, where people have different views, but there is so much to give thanks for in the work of people in Europe to try and build a new peace and reconciled relationships between people who have fought each other in the past. This is a driving force in the creation of the European Union. Maybe the political integration has gone too far - but the desire to build a common European society to help prevent war in Europe is good.
I don't know whether you have visited Coventry Cathedral. I suppose the architecture and design looks dated now - but the whole history of the destruction of the old cathedral and the design and building of a new one is really interesting and powerful. How appropriate then that there is the International Centre for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral. When the old cathedral was destroyed in 1940, the Provost of the cathedral made a commitment not to revenge, but to forgiveness and reconciliation with those responsible.
When I visited the Centre a few years ago I was also shown round the cathedral by a young intern from Dresden. It was a powerful reminder of this work of reconciliation. Much of the work of the centre was centred at that time in the Middle East and in Nigeria. We see the conflicts and fighting in the news, but do not hear so much about those working, often behind the scenes, for reconciliation.
This month we remember those from the armed services who have given their lives for our nation. We remember and we learn from the past. Armed conflict continues to be with us. We always need the work of reconciliation too - for this allows us to move on to live in peace.


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MSC Southeast named to list of nation's top Military Friendly(R) Schools
2019-2020 list of 'Better for Veterans' institutions identified across the country
Minnesota State College (MSC) Southeast is proud to announce that it has been named to the 2019-2020 Military Friendly® Schools list (https://www.militaryfriendly.com/schools/minnesota-state-college-southeast/) list. Now in its 10th year, the Military Friendly® Schools list sets the standard for higher-education institutions that provide the best opportunities for veterans and their spouses.
"We are very pleased to be named a Military Friendly School for 2019-2020," said Larry Lundblad, interim president, MSC Southeast. "We truly value our student veterans and active service members and appreciate their service to our country. We want to be a part of helping them achieve their goals."
Read the full story online:
Winona Post, Jan. 30: http://www.winonapost.com/Archives/ArticleID/62675/MSC-Southeast-named-to-list-of-Nations-Top-Military-Friendly-Schools
Winona Daily News, Jan. 29: https://www.winonadailynews.com/lifestyles/neighbors/msc-southeast-named-to-military-friendly-schools-list/article_ee60a079-68bc-5ad9-9acb-8e6334b7d2a4.html
Republican-Eagle, Jan. 28: https://www.republican-eagle.com/news/education/4562827-msc-southeast-named-one-nations-top-military-friendly-schools


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Рас Имру (Ырму) Хайле Селассие (23 ноября 1892 — 15 августа 1980) — эфиопский дворянин, солдат и дипломат; двоюродный брат последнего императора эфиопской империи Хайле Селассие I.

Ранние годы
Родился в провинции Шоа. С детства был другом императора; оба были воспитаны отцом Имру — Абайнехом Хайле Селассие. Имру вместе со своим отцом сопровождали будущего лидера в его первом губернаторстве в провинции Сидамо. В 1916-17 годах Имру, носивший к тому времени титул дэджазмач, был назначен управителем города Харар.

Назначение в Годжам
В 1932 Имру получил титул раса и назначение в провинцию Годжам. Имру заменил раса Хайлу Текле Хайманота, который был обвинен в государственной измене и приговорен к пожизненному заключению, якобы за то, что помог смещенному императору Лиджу Иясу бежать. По прибытии в Годжам, Имру столкнулся с восстанием фитаурари Адмассу, внебрачного сына раса Хайлу, который 30 сентября ненадолго захватил власть в Дэбрэ-Маркос; впоследствии фитаурари Адмассу прекратил восстание и послал императору официальные извинения. Имру проводил многочисленные реформы, пытаясь модернизировать провинцию. Изменения помогали обогащаться как производителям так и торговцам, что позволило Имру найти друзей в знатной среде Годжама, но для большинства он все равно был чужим — агентом императора.

Итало-эфиопская война (1935—1936)
В мае 1935 Имру был назначен регентом. Имру командовал армией своей провинции и левым флангом армии северного фронта во время Второй итало-эфиопской войны. Его неожиданное наступление в глубокий тыл итальянцам поставило под угрозу успех наступления итальянцев, но было остановлено, использованием отравляющих газов, распыляемых с самолетов 23 декабря 1935 года.

Период итальянской оккупации
После поражения эфиопской армии, Хайле Селассие со своей семьей покинул Эфиопию, чтобы отстаивать права своей страны в Лиге Наций в Женеве. Рас Имру был назначен исполняющим обязанности императора. Он передислоцировался в Горе, на юго-запад Эфиопии, чтобы собрать силы и продолжать противостояние итальянцам. Для финансирования повстанцев ему были необходимы доходы золотых шахт Асоса, но в июле 1936 лояльный шейх Ходжали был изгнан повстанцами Велега Оромо. Повстанцы Оромо ставили под угрозу положение Имру в данной провинции, и он вынужден был отступить на юго-восток. Итальянцы преследовали его и прижали на северном берегу реки Годжеб, где он и сдался 19 декабря 1936 года. Его перевезли в Италию и посадили в тюрьму на острове Понца, где он и пробыл вплоть до капитуляции Италии 8 сентября 1943.

Послевоенный период
После войны рас Имру был послом в Индии и США. Позже со своим сыном Микаэлем Имру участвовал в составлении земельной реформы.

Ссылки
  Фотография Имру Хайле Селассие 1936

Государственные деятели Эфиопии
Послы Эфиопии в США
Послы Эфиопии в Индии

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Tachilalia is a violation of oral speech, expressed in its pathologically accelerated pace. Usually a child can pronounce for about a second about 10-12 sounds. This is considered the norm. With tahilalii, the tempo of speech increases to 30 sounds per second. At the same time, phonetics is not distorted, children correctly build sentences and correctly use vocabulary. However, their speech becomes poorly legible and incomprehensible. Such a violation is subject to mandatory correction. Tahilalia does not go away by itself and without speech therapy is preserved in adulthood. The older the person, the more difficult it is for him to correct such a speech defect.
h an excitable unbalanced psyche, especially in the syndrome of hyperactivity and lack of attention. If you do not do the speech therapy on time, speech disorders increase in the pubertal period, and then remain in adulthood.
It is possible to distinguish and neurological reasons tahilalii. These are pathologies, infections and traumas of the brain, chorea, epilepsy, pseudobulbar paralysis. With such diseases, this form of violation of oral speech is often encountered.
Sometimes the cause of this speech defect are mental disorders: schizophrenia, oligophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders of organic origin. In this case, speech disturbance is only one of the symptoms of a serious illness.
Usual. The child has only accelerated speech.
Battarianism. Such a violation is also called paraphrase. The child not only has an excessively fast speech, but also swallows syllables, indistinct pronunciation of words, because of this the phrase is constructed incorrectly. Children talk choking because of breathing problems during speech.
Poltern( stumbling).With this form of tachilaria, sudden hiccups and pauses are observed during speech. It is difficult for a child to formulate his thoughts, pick up words and perceive the speech of others.
Paraphrase and stumbling are more severe speech disorders than the usual form of tachyalia. Battarianism occurs in children with an overly excitable nervous system. Causes are often associated with neurological and psychiatric diseases. It is important to distinguish between stumbling and paraphrasing from stuttering( logoneurosis).When polterne and battarianism, people usually speak better in society than at home. He has no speech cramps. In patients with stuttering, speech becomes more correct in the usual relaxed atmosphere, disturbances increase with excitement, for example, during public speeches.
Patients with logoneurosis realize that their speech is broken and suffer because of this. In the case of Battarianism and the half-man, a person does not notice that he is talking incorrectly, and often sees no reason to approach a speech therapist. But because of the illegibility of speech, it becomes difficult to communicate with others.
With all forms of tachalalia, not only pathologically accelerated speech can be observed, but also disturbances in the emotional-volitional sphere, vegetovascular manifestations, motor anxiety.
Speech disorders are the main sign of tachyalia. This is the pronunciation of a large number of sounds per second( from 20 to 30), swallowing syllables and words, unexpected hitching during a conversation. A man utters a long phrase in one breath. Repeats and permutations of syllables and words are observed. The speech of the patient is overly expressive, but at the same time the intonation is broken, the movements of the organs of the speech apparatus are not coordinated. A person talks short sentences that are loosely connected logically.
Tahilalya suffers from internal and written language. A series of words swiftly sweep through the patient's mind. They succeed each other before a person manages to say them. Because of this, individual words are swallowed. During the writing and reading the patient can rearrange and pass syllables, letters and sounds or replace them with similar ones.
It is expressed in the fact that all the patient's movements become as fast and chaotic as the pronunciation of sounds. Motor anxiety is observed even during sleep. Talking, a man gesticulates a lot, makes head and body movements in time with speech. In childhood, there is hyperactivity, such a child runs a lot, it is difficult to sit still. All motor skills become sharp and scattered. It is hard for such children to repeat the movements of the teacher during the physical education lessons, they often touch and drop objects.
There are also cognitive impairments. Patients can not hold and concentrate attention for a long time, they usually listen poorly to the interlocutor. There are problems with visual and auditory memory. Thinking becomes confused and illogical.
In emotional conversation or agitation, reactions from the autonomic nervous system may occur: excessive sweating, redness of the face, rapid heartbeat.
Tahilalia requires consultation of a neurologist and a psychiatrist. To identify the cause of speech disorder, a comprehensive diagnostic examination is necessary. It is necessary to exclude or confirm possible neurological disorders. The patient should undergo an electroencephalogram, an echogram and an MRI of the brain. Also in a conversation with a doctor, mental disorders are identified.
Then the patient undergoes examination at the speech therapist. The specialist pays attention to the features of oral, written speech, and also reading. It is necessary to separate the tachilaria from the logoneurosis and dysarthria. The patient should visit a psychologist to assess the cognitive and emotional-volitional spheres.
Tachytalia correction is performed by medicamentous, physiotherapeutic and speech therapy methods. Psychotherapy sessions as well as autogenous training are also useful.
Assign sedatives that calm the nervous system and eliminate motor anxiety. If the cause of tachilaria are neurological and psychiatric pathologies, then treatment of the underlying disease is necessary.
Patients are shown physiotherapy. It is aimed at reducing excessive nervous excitability. Such kinds of procedures are applied, such as baths with mineral waters, relaxing massage, exercise therapy for improving motility. A leisurely, measured gymnastics is useful for quiet music. The motor exercises performed under the account will help to organize the motor function.
The most important part of tachalalia therapy is the correction of speech defects. Usually, collective and individual logopedic exercises are conducted. Group exercises help patients to communicate with others and learn to listen carefully to their interlocutor.
At the first time, the patient is recommended to remain silent as long as possible and dispense with only the most necessary phrases.
Then, a slower speech is taught during loud reading. The patient is offered to retell the read passage, while correctly and accurately express their thoughts. To observe a measured rhythm, it is recommended to beat the beat with a foot or a hand. Little children who do not know how to read speak short phrases that they should repeat. Thus the speech therapist achieves an exact and measured pronunciation. Patients are advised to listen to examples of correct speech.
Next are classes to develop the skills of attention and ability to listen to others. Collective stories are conducted. In this case, each patient can enter into a conversation only at the signal of a speech therapist.
At the last stage there is training for public performances, which are then analyzed in group sessions.
Consultations with the speech therapist are supplemented with homework. It is necessary to give half an hour 2 times a day exercises to form a smooth and measured speech.
In adults, the process of correcting speech defects takes 3-4 months, and in children - from 6 months to 1 year. However, the younger the person, the easier it is for him to learn the correct speech. After the termination of employment with the logopedist, it is necessary to repeat within one year home exercises for fastening of result. Tahilalia is a speech disorder that can recur. In this case, you need to repeat the course of therapy with a speech therapist. The usual form of tachilaria has a favorable prognosis if it is not associated with neurological and mental illnesses.
As far as battarianism is concerned, it is more difficult to correct such violations. It requires not only a long and long work with a speech therapist, but also the treatment of the underlying ailment.
To prevent the child from developing accelerated speech, one must carefully monitor his neurological and mental health. It is necessary to treat in time the head trauma, infection and pathology of the central nervous system. If parents notice that the child is talking too fast, swallowing words, one should immediately contact a speech therapist. Adult people should pay attention to the pace of their own speech in the presence of the baby, because children tend to imitate the conversation of others.


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El pueblo cabileño (en cabileño izwawen o iqbayliyen, pronunciado ) son un grupo amazig autóctono de las montañas de Cabilia, al noreste de Argelia.

Su nombre deriva del de la región montañosa del norte de Argelia, que habitan desde mucho tiempo. Su nombre deriva del árabe قبيلة qabîlah 'tribu' (en plural qaba'il). La región Cabilia es coloquialmente conocida como al-qabayel ('tribus, cabilas'), pero sus habitantes la llaman tamurt idurar ('tierra de montañas') o tamurt leqvayel ('tierra de cabilas'). Cabilia es parte de las montañas del Atlas y está situada en el borde del mar Mediterráneo.

Los cabileños hablan la variedad de tamazight. Desde la Primavera Bereber de 1980, han estado en la vanguardia de la lucha para el reconocimiento oficial de la lengua bereber en Argelia.

Lengua

La lengua principal usada por el pueblo cabileño es el idioma cabileño, que se habla tanto en las casas como en todos los lugares de Cabilia, así como en los medios políticos. Los cabileños se enorgullecen de su lengua y se han resistido a usar el árabe. El francés también se utiliza a menudo en el comercio y la correspondencia.

Genética

El pueblo cabilio es fenotípicamente similar a los europeos del sur, un hecho que se ha mantenido con el tiempo.
 Su cromosoma Y, que se hereda exclusivamente a través de la línea paternal, tiene como composición 48% E3b1b (E-M81), 12% E3b* (xE3b1b), 17% R1* (xR1a) y 23% F* (xH, I,J2,K).
 El patrón del norte africano de la variación Y-cromosómica sugiere que la transición neolítica en esta parte del mundo fuera acompañada por las invasiones de pastores afro-asiáticos del Oriente Medio.
 El mtDNA, por el contrario, se hereda solamente de la madre y es: 30.65% H, 29.03% U* (con 17.74% U6), 3.23% preHV, 4.84% preV, 4.84% V, 3.23% T*, 4.84% J*, 3.23% L1, 4.84% L3e, 3.23% X, 3.23% M1, 1.61% N y R 3.23%. La forma del mtDNA del pueblo cabilio es en un 66.12% sub-sahariano, 22.58% eurasiático occidental general (H, J, U, T, K, X, V e I), 8.07% específico del noroeste africano (U6, L3E), y 3.23% asiáticos (M1, N, R) (L1-L3a).

Religión
los musulmanes representan suní (40%), pero hay también una comunidad católica (20%), atea (30%) y recientemente, hay también una minoría protestante (sobre todo pentecostal). A pesar de ello, los partidos políticos principales de los bereberes, el Frente de Fuerzas Socialistas (FFS), la Reunión para la Cultura y la Democracia (RCD) y el Movimiento para la Autonomía de Cabilia (MAC), son todos seculares. Estos tres partidos juntos suman casi el 95% del voto en la región.

Economía
La economía tradicional del área se basa en la arboricultura (huertas, olivos verdes) y en la industria de la artesanía (tapicería o cerámica). La agricultura de montaña y montañosa se está llevando gradualmente a la industria local (textil y agro-alimenticia).

Política
Dos partidos políticos dominan Cabilia y tienen su base principal allí: el FFS, liderado por Hocine Aït Ahmed, y el RCD, liderado por Saïd Sadi. Ambos partidos son seculares, bereber y «argelianista».

El Arouch emergió durante la Primavera Negra de 2001 como renacimiento de una forma tradicional de organización democrática, que parte desde las aldeas. El Arouch comparte las mismas visiones políticas que el FFS y el RCD. El  Movimiento para la Autonomía de Cabilia (MAC) también surgió durante la Primavera Negra, y es una asociación política que milita para la autonomía de Cabilia.

Historia

Era Medieval
La conquista árabe de Cabilia comenzó en el año 670. La reina bereber llamada Kahina o también Dihya derrotó al cuerpo expedicionario del emir Hasán bin al-Nomán, en la batalla de Meskiana, en 693, pero en el 72 los árabes ya gobernaban en Cabilia. La población adoptó paulatinamente el islam.

La dinastía fatimí reinó en el siglo X, con centro en Petite Cabilia, donde un da'i de Ismaili encontró una audiencia receptiva para las creencias milenarias que predicaba, y condujo posteriormente la tribu de Kutama a conquistar primero Ifriqiya y después Egipto. Tras asumir el control de Egipto, los Fatimíes perdieron interés en el Magreb, Bologhine ibn Ziri, heredó el control de Ifriqiya (Cabilia así como mucha porción de Argelia, incluyendo Túnez moderno). La rama zirí de los Hammadid reinará en el lugar unos dos siglos, con un efecto duradero en el desarrollo no sólo de Cabilia sino también de Argelia, refundando ciudades tales como Bejaia (su capital después del abandono de Qalaat Beni Hammad) y Argel, entre otras.

Después del derrumbamiento de los Hammadid, Cabilia cambiaba de manos regularmente, mientras que gran parte del interior no estaba controlada con eficacia. Bajo el dominio de los turcos otomanos, la mayor parte de Cabilia era inaccesible para Deys, que tuvo que contentarse con incursiones ocasionales y establecimientos militares en algunos valles. En los años anteriores al período otomano, la familia de Belkadi gobernó mucho tiempo la Gran Cabilia, teniendo su capital en Koukou, actualmente una aldea pequeña cerca de Tizi Ouzou; pero, su poder decayó en el siglo XVII.

Era Contemporánea

 Colonización francesa
El área fue controlada gradualmente los franceses a partir de 1857, a pesar de una resistencia local fuerte por la población local conducida por líderes como Lalla Fatma n Soumer, o como la rebelión de Cheikh Mokrani en 1871. Muchas tierras de las tribus más recalcitrantes fueron confiscadas en este período y dadas a los pieds-noirs franceses. Muchas detenciones y deportaciones fueron realizadas por los franceses, principalmente a Nueva Caledonia. La colonización también dio lugar a una aceleración de la emigración en otras áreas del país.

Los trabajadores argelinos inmigrantes en Francia organizaron el primer partido que promovía la independencia en los años 20. Durante la guerra de la independencia (1954-1962), Cabilia era uno de las áreas más afectadas debido a la importancia de los maquis, ayudados por el terreno montañoso, y a la represión francesa. La resistencia revolucionaria argelina al colonialismo francés, el frente nacional de liberación (FLN), reclutó a varios de sus líderes históricos allí, incluyendo Hocine Aït Ahmed, Abane Ramdane, y Krim Belkacem.

 Después de la independencia de Argelia
Las tensiones se han presentado entre Cabilia y el gobierno central en varias ocasiones, inicialmente en 1963, cuando el partido FFS de Hocine Aït Ahmed disputó la autoridad del partido único (FLN). En 1980, hubo varios meses de protestas exigiendo la oficialización de las lenguas bereberes, hecho conocido como la Primavera Bereber. La política radical conocida como movimiento de arabización en Argelia tomó la delantera en los años 90. Entre 1994 y 1995 hubo un boicot a la escuela, conocido como la «huelga del bolso de la escuela». En junio y julio de 1998, el área ardió otra vez después del asesinato del cantante Matoub Lounes y la aprobación de una ley que generalizaba el uso de la lengua árabe en todos los campos que entró en vigor en ese momento. En los meses que siguieron a abril de 2001 (llamado el resorte negro), continuaron los alborotos importantes - junto con la aparición del Arouch, los consejos locales neotradicionales por la muerte del joven cabileño Masinissa Guermah a manos de los gendarmes, alborotos que se calmaron gradualmente después de forzar algunas concesiones del presidente, Abdelaziz Buteflika.

Véase también
 Cabilia
 Idioma cabilio
 Pueblos bereberes
 Reino de Numidia

Enlaces externos
 del Proyecto Kabylepedia
 Ethnologue.com: Lenguaje Cabileño
 Política Lingüística Argelina (en Francés)
 MAC

Etnias de Argelia