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The other side wanted to try the case, so we said, OK-LETS try the case. Just before the second day of trial, After he DESTROYED their witness, WE AGREED TO SETTLE, and I walked out extremely happy.
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I was a 19 year old man and I had a life decision to make. I did not know what to do, but when I met Solomon I just knew and felt that I was in good hands from the time I first met him. The things to look for in a good attorney…Solomon had all of them. From his appearance, head up high, letting you know how we can go about this, and he just had a style that I was just 100% comfortable with. I had a decision to make and I knew that if I let Solomon go, I would do life in prison, so I hired him. The number one reason I hired him was because I felt like family with him. That's a good feeling to have with your attorney, and it's rare. The second thing is that he let me know how things work from both sides of the table, and then he let me know how things are going to go. The last thing is that he has the attitude to make it come out good and HE DOES NOT STOP FIGHTING FOR YOU. He will even come see you on a weekend. He shows up to court on time, ready to go, and does everything he can to make sure you come out on top. If you are looking to come out on top, your best bet is to give Solomon a call, and do it FAST!!! Thanks to Solomon, I have a life I can enjoy with my family and friends, instead of stuck in a prison cell for the rest of my life. Thank you, Solomon Radner, thank you.
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Two years ago my life was turned upside down and on the verge of being changed forever in a very bad way. I was very blessed to have Solomon represent me. I can't imagine another lawyer being as passionate about my case as he was. He was there for me since day one and I am so thankful for him fighting for me the way he did. When I first met him through the thick, dirty bulletproof glass, I was nervous because he was kind of young, but once I saw him in action in the court room I was a believer! I can't say enough positive things about him. We are still friends to this day, and I can't thank him enough for literally saving my life.
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I hired Solomon after interviewing some pretty outstanding, well-known lawyers. I could have hired a more "name-brand" (and more expensive) lawyer, but Solomon really knows his stuff and really seemed to cared the most about the outcome of my case. He's extremely flexible with meeting with you (he even met with me on a Sunday once) and always answered the phone when I called or he would call me back right away. From the start he was upfront, compassionate, honest and very realistic with what needed to be done. He explains things thoroughly and you can tell he has a lot of trial experience. He chipped away at all the prosecutor's evidence against me and got my case dismissed. He saved my record and my career. You can really tell from his cross examination that he really enjoys what he does and is great at it. If you haven't already, hire him!
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Solomon is well-spoken and dresses really cool. He's a newer lawyer but he got my armed robbery case dismissed, so he must know what he's doing. I just saw him on the news doing some armed robbery in Ann Arbor.


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11. Special Bond? Nuh-uh! [2/4]
Breakfast sucked. Mom had made pancakes and the thing is, Ray, Johnny, and Mom ate them. But Seth and I just stared at the plates in front of us. You know the 'need to get this problem sorted out' mission? Guess what? BIG ZERO. I hadn't said a word to him, and he did the exact same. When he walked out his room, which was opposite mine, he ignored me when I said good morning. And then I tried talking to him but he said or did something to avoid me with.
"So, what's up?" My mom asked casually, breaking the silence. "Aren't you going to eat?" She asked pointing to our plates.
"Not hungry," Seth and I chimed. We both looked at each other than looked away.
"Hey, Seth! I'll take your pancakes!" Johnny piped. Seth pushed his plate to Johnny and Johnny took all of Seth's pancakes. Seth got up and went back upstairs to his room.
"Filomena, what happened?" Mom asked, looking worried.
"Did you guys have a lover's quarrel?" Ray teased.
"Yeah, you can call it that," I said then stormed up to my room and locked the door. My back facing the wall, I closed my eyes and slumped down on the ground, my head between my legs. Why is Seth avoiding me? I mean, he can't expect me to not blow up at the fact that he's Masumi's son. I mean he's Masumi's son. How does he expect me to react?!
I looked up, thinking I would just see my wardrobe, but instead, I saw Seth crouching in front of me, looking straight into my eyes, and said, "I didn't expect you to."
What-the-hell…I cannot believe this. Had he just read my mind or something like that? Cause there was no other way he could've known what I was thinking; oh yes! I had forgotten about the special bond. But instead of reacting in a surprised way I just stared at him and didn't say anything. But I did get the shock of my life when Seth suddenly slid his hands around my waist and pulled me to him in a hug.
"Look on the bright side," he whispered, "you're not my cousin."
Next, I said something that shocked me even more. "Is it a secret anymore that you like me?"
Seth pushed me away and I saw that he was blushing, but he was still holding my hands. "Who said I liked you? I like you as a sister."
I threw back my head and laughed. "Yeah, right." This time he let go of my hands and stood up.
"How can I prove it?" He asked, looking brave.
"By not kissing me or hugging me or leaning in on me or doing any of those acts for the rest of your life," I said, testily.
"Fine!" He said and stared down at me.
"Are you going to leave or not?"
"Who said I had to leave?" He snapped back at me.
"Your sister did." I said, smiling.
"Younger sister, younger," Seth snapped, but I could see the edges of his mouth curl up in a smile.
I stood up and walked past Seth to the bed and flopped down. "So, let's get this straightened out," I muttered.
Seth sat down on my chair and said, "Okay, do you believe me now that I'm Masumi's son?" He didn't let me answer the question though. He just blabbered on, "So, look. My mom had met Masumi before she met my dad. So when she married my dad, she was already in love with Masumi. To prove it, Masumi actually summoned my mom's ghost! She told me the whole story."
I felt like my mouth had been stretched to the ground. "He summoned your mom's ghost?" I whispered, my voice hoarse.
"Yeah," Seth said, but he said it with enthusiasm. "Cause you know how he killed many people and gained their powers? One of his powers was to-"
"-summon ghosts," I interrupted, staring at Seth like…
"So, you see, my mom said that she was actually sort of 'forced' to marry my dad. She got shortly pregnant after she got married with my dad, but she didn't know that it was me till I was born. I mean, she didn't know that I was actually the son of Masumi until I was born." Seth didn't even give me time to absorb everything, he just kept talking on. "When dad figured out, he knew my mom had had an affair. So there was a fight going between our Hokagae lines and also between my dad and mom. You know how Masumi killed his whole clan to gain enough power?"
I nodded. I didn't know Seth could be this smart.
"Well, my mom was sort of part of the clan too since she was his girlfriend in a way so he…" Seth's voice drifted off. He didn't complete what he wanted to say.
I didn't too. I could feel a sudden tension in the air. Seth stood up and looked out the window. Then I did something that I wouldn't have done in a millennium. I actually got up and ran to Seth and hugged him. He didn't do anything for a while but then I felt his arms pull me closer to him. I don't know how long we were frozen like that but after a while, Seth pushed me away.
His hands on my shoulders, he said, "Wait a minute, I thought you said no more hugging."
I grinned. "I said you couldn't hug me but I can."
"You make me laugh."
"Funny, I've never seen you actually smile a little till now. Maybe when you're around me, you're happy!" I said, crossing my arms in front of my chest.
That's when he did it. Except not did it fully the way I wanted him to, just a little. Letting go of my shoulders, he reached out, took my face in his hands and kissed me on the forehead. I stood transfixed in place. Not moving a bit. But inside, my heart was thumping like crazy. "You make me want to be a better guy," he said, stroking my hair. "That's all you need to do." Then he was gone.


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Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel will join second baseman Jose Altuve and manager A.J. Hinch at the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati.
Keuchel was selected to the American League All-Star team on Monday. He is 10-3 with a 2.03 ERA and 102 strikeouts on the season. Keuchel leads the American League in ERA and tied for the league lead in wins.
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Hinch was named to the AL's coaching staff.
Altuve passed Kansas City's Omar Infante in the final days of voting, leaving four Royals as starters for the All-Star Game.
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First of all, let me explain the difference between closed captions and open captions. Closed captions can be toggled on and off, while open captions are on all the time. Simple and straightforward.
Update: Apple is no longer selling QuickTime Pro. If you already have QuickTime Pro, read on. If not, there is an alternative solution here: http://synchrimedia.blogspot.com/2017/02/creating-open-captions-update.html
Open captions are the better choice when the site where the movie is displayed does not support any type of captioning. An example of this is the popular Vimeo site. Since it does not support closed captioning, the captions must be made part of the video and not a separate track. If you attempt to upload a movie that has a video track, a sound track, and a text track, the text track will get stripped out on upload. What we need to do is to burn the text track into the video track.
In the video below, I've used MovieCaptioner to embed a text track into a movie. Note that in this case there is actually 2 text tracks. One is for the text and a separate track is for the translucent background, which gives it better contrast than just making the text track translucent. You see when you go to the Movie Properties window in QuickTime Pro that there is a Video Track, a Sound Track, Text Track 1 and Text Track 2. If I were to upload this, the 2 text tracks would be stripped out. (Click the image to see it larger.)
What I need to do at this point is to go to the File menu and Export to a new movie. Note that just doing a Save As will NOT do the trick. You must Export to combine the text track with the video track.
Use the Movie to QuickTime Movie option and then click the Options button to set the quality and size of your exported movie.
I would suggest using High or Best Quality settings with Multi-Pass encoding and not resizing the movie (use Current Size) in order to minimize any loss in quality of the movie's captions. Note that there will be some degradation in the quality since the text will no longer be vector-based like it is when it's a separate text track. If you're not worried about the file size of the movie, try using Photo-JPEG as the movie compression algorithm. It seems to produce crisp text, although the file size can be around 500 MB per minute for a movie that is 720x480. YMMV of course!
After exporting as a new movie and opening the new movie up in QuickTime Pro, I see that in the Movie Properties window I now have only a Sound Track and a Video Track, but I still have my captions and the translucent background that was added by MovieCaptioner. I can now upload this to my video site without fear of having the captions stripped out. (Click the image to see it larger.)
So you see it's pretty easy to create a movie with open captions. Hope this helps you make your videos more accessible!
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How to Create Open Captions for Your Movie
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I'd love to see a tutorial on using MovieCaptioner with AdobeEncore for DVD authoring with captions!ReplyDelete
I'll try to put one together. In the meantime, here is a YouTube video that may help:ReplyDelete
Many thanks on this!! Worked like a dream.ReplyDelete
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Steven Amundson is in his 36th year on the faculty of St. Olaf College where he serves as Professor of Music and Conductor of the St. Olaf Orchestra, which recently won the 2013 American Prize in Orchestral Performance among colleges and universities. Under his direction, the orchestra tours nationally and internationally, and has been featured on NPR, PBS and twice on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.
In addition to his conducting duties, Amundson teaches courses in music theory, aural skills, and conducting. He is the founding conductor of the Twin Cities' based Metropolitan Symphony and served as Music Director and Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony from 1984 – 1997. Amundson has guest conducted professional ensembles in Minnesota including the Duluth Symphony and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has also served as conductor for the Interlochen Arts Camp. He is a frequent conductor of all-state orchestras throughout the United States.
His orchestral compositions have received over 750 performances by university, civic and professional orchestras in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan. His music has been recorded by both the Houston Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
A 1977 graduate of Luther College, Amundson obtained the Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from Northwestern University and did further studies at the University of Virginia, the Aspen Music School and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In the 1980 International Conducting Competition hosted by the Mozarteum and Austrian National Radio, Amundson placed first earning the Hans Haring Prize. In 1992, the Minnesota Music Education Association named him "Minnesota Orchestra Educator of the Year."
Jack Stamp
Dr. Jack Stamp is currently adjunct Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where he teaches conducting. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Stamp served as Director of Band Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for 25 years. In addition, he served as chairperson of the music department for six years. He holds a DMA degree in Wind Conducting from Michigan State University where he studied with Eugene Corporon. He currently resides in Hudson, WI with his wife, LeAnn.
Prior to his twenty-five years at IUP, he served as chairman of the Division of Fine Arts at Campbell University in North Carolina. He also taught for several years in the public schools of North Carolina. In addition to these posts, Dr. Stamp served as conductor of the Duke University Wind Symphony (1988-89) and was musical director of the Triangle British Brass Band, leading them to a national brass band championship in 1989.
Dr. Stamp is known throughout the world as a composer of wind band music. His primary composition teachers have been Robert Washburn and Fisher Tull, though he was strongly influenced by his music theory teachers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and East Carolina. Other studies include work with noted American composers David Diamond, Joan Tower and Richard Danielpour.
He is active as a guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and composer throughout North America and Great Britain. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by leading military and university bands across the United States. He has won the praise of American composers David Diamond, Norman Dello Joio, Ron Nelson, Michael Torke, Samuel Adler, Robert Ward, Robert Washburn, Fisher Tull, Nancy Galbraith and Bruce Yurko for performances of their works. He is also a contributing author to the "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" series released by GIA Publications.
In 1996, he received the Orpheus Award from the Zeta Tau Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha for service to music and was named a "Distinguished Alumnus" of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1999, he received the "Citation of Excellence" from the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. In 2000, he was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. He was awarded the title of "University Professor" for the 2008-2009 academic year at IUP. This is the highest award the university gives to a professor.
He is founder and conductor of the Keystone Winds, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of American band music. Two CD recordings on the Citadel label entitled "Past the Equinox: The Music of Jack Stamp" and "Cloudsplitter" by the Keystone Wind Ensemble with the composer conducting feature his band works. He is founder and conductor of this ensemble, and also leads them on the Citadel releases, "Night Fantasy: The Wind Music of Robert Ward", "Divertimento: Wind Music by American Composers", "Celebrations", "Wind Visions: The Music of Samuel Adler", "Songs of Abelard", "Pageant", "Cornerstones", and "Out of the Depths". He has also initiated a new series on the Klavier label which boasts three releases which include composer interviews: "The Composer's Voice: The Music of Norman Dello Joio&", "The Composer's Voice: The Music of H. Owen Reed", "The Composer's Voice: The Music of William Schuman". "The Composer's Voice: the Music of Alfred Reed", "The Composer's Voice: The Music of Ron Nelson", "Leroy Anderson – The Phantom Regiment and Other Tales" and "The Band Music of Fisher Tull" released in the fall of 2015.
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Laura Caviani
Laura Caviani is a veteran of two decades of performing, recording and composing. With five CDs under her own name, and many more as a "side–man", she has recorded with some of the best jazz musicians in Minnesota. Her latest projects have focused on arranging her favorite childhood classical piano pieces for jazz groups. Caviani was one of five finalists at the International Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, FL. Her release Going There, enjoyed a long run on the JazzWeek national radio charts. Featuring all original work, it was hailed as "piano jazz trio of the highest order" by Downbeat contributor Bob Protzman. Other releases have received such praise as "stunningly fresh" from JazzTimes and "in a word, outstanding" from Tom Surowicz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Recent commissions include diverse projects ranging from setting music to poetry (A Girl Named Vincent, Prudence Johnson) to composing string quartets (Four Voices) and choral works (Great River Chorale and VocalEssence). She holds degrees from both Lawrence University and The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. As a dedicated educator, she is on faculty at Carleton College, where she directs the jazz ensemble, coaches chamber groups, and teaches jazz piano. She has adjudicated and performed at jazz festivals throughout the country. Please visit www.lauracaviani.com for upcoming performances.
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Judith Willoughby is the Wanda L. Bass School of Music professor of Conducting and Choral Music Education and the artistic director of the Canterbury Youth Choruses (CYC).
As a guest conductor, clinician and conference headliner, Willoughby has taught and led performances by choruses and orchestras in the world's major concert halls in North America, western and eastern Europe, the Caribbean, Australia and Asia. Willoughby has worked as an active honor choir conductor for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) and has given concerts, at the invitation of the choral faculties at Yale University, Eastman School of Music and other esteemed programs throughout the United States and abroad. She has conducted ACDA honor choruses for one national, five divisional and numerous state conventions. She has been privileged to conduct Women's and SATB All State choruses in states as diverse as Minnesota, Wyoming, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Delaware, Georgia, Florida Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Hampshire and many others. She has appeared at Carnegie Hall several times conducting the Robert Levin edition of Mozart's Requiem, followed by one of ACDA's Eastern Division honor choruses. She also led a well received performance of Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem at the hall. And during that same summer, Professor Willoughby traveled to Europe for the seventh time, to lead a choral festival in Somerset and Wells, UK.
She was equally happy to lead one of her OCU choruses, University Singers, when it appeared at the state conference in Tulsa, OK, the following January, as well as serving as Oklahoma representative to the board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization.
Professor Willoughby has headlined many professional development conferences throughout the country, including ACDA, OAKE, Choristers Guild and MENC. She served on the national board of Chorus America for nine years, including two terms as secretary, and has been active on that organization's conducting task force, where she co-developed two national choral/orchestral conducting master classes and served as faculty on several others. While living in Pennsylvania, she was state president (not simultaneously) for Pennsylvania's ACDA, the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association and Pennsylvania Presenters.
Professor Willoughby has lived in Oklahoma City for eleven years teaching conducting and vocal music education majors and leading two choruses, one mixed, and a vibrant women's chorus that was the first women's chorus from her university, to ever be invited to perform at the state conference. She is pleased to have the opportunity to work in Wisconsin, a state that she has
always admired, and where her sister, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin/ Madison, also obtained her law degree.
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Allen Hightower
Allen Hightower is the Director of Choral Studies at the University of North Texas. At UNT, Allen serves as conductor of the A Cappella Choir and the Grand Chorus, and oversees a comprehensive choral program that includes six choirs and a collegium musicum. Dr. Hightower leads the master's and doctoral programs in choral conducting.
Prior to his appointment at UNT, Dr. Hightower was the first holder of the Weston Noble Endowed Chair in Music, at Luther College, where he served as conductor of the renowned Nordic Choir and Artistic Director of Christmas at Luther. As Luther's Director of Choral Activities, he gave leadership to a choral program that included four conductors, six choirs, and over 530 singers. Under his leadership, the Nordic Choir recorded six compact discs, made annual tours throughout the United States, and toured Europe on two occasions. In March of 2014, Dr. Hightower conducted the Nordic Choir in performance at the North Central Division of ACDA.
From 2000-2010, Dr. Hightower served as Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Sam Houston State University. During his tenure, the SHSU Chorale performed for the 2007 National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, the 2010 Southwestern Division of ACDA, and the 2003, 2006, and 2010 conventions of the Texas Music Educators Association. Prior to his appointment at Sam Houston, Allen was the conductor of the Chamber Choir at California State University, Long Beach. From 1992-1996 he was Director of Choirs at Odessa Permian High School, and led the PHS Kantorei and Chamber Orchestra in performance at the 1996 Texas Music Educators Association convention.
From 2005-2010 Allen was Artistic Director and Conductor of the Houston Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra, with whom he led performances of many of the most significant masterworks of the choral-orchestral repertoire. As a church musician, he has served Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational churches in Texas, California, and Minnesota. He served as the Duesenberg Concert Choir Chair for the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival during the summers of 2007, 2011, and 2013.
Allen earned an undergraduate degree in music education from Sam Houston State University, a master's degree in choral conducting from the Eastman School of Music, a master's degree in orchestral conducting from Baylor University, and a doctorate in conducting from UCLA, where he served as graduate assistant to Donald Neuen. He pursued further orchestral conducting studies at the University of Southern California; and in 1993 and 2000 was a member of the conducting class of Helmuth Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival. Allen was first-prize winner in the graduate division of the ACDA Conducting Competition in 1997; and from 1997-2000 he served as assistant to Paul Salamunovich, conductor the Los Angeles Master Chorale.


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Twenty-Four: Therapy
"He is right. I've let my fear take over everything I used to know. Now, every decision I make has been informed by my obsessions." He shifted to gaze in the doctor's direction. "I need to change, don't I? It's non-optional. What can I do?"
As the doctor's head inclined, regal yet allowing, he switched a firm eye-line between the two of them. "Your anxiety is out of control, Lucas. I think you are – consciously or not – worrying that your father was right that you deserve to be punished."
Lucas looked at his hands, and Andrea gave them a squeeze, but he did not look up.
"Is this what you feel, Lucas?" asked Dr. Morrison.
He swallowed. "I can't explain what I feel. It's the thoughts that, even though he's gone, Father is being sent from God to punish things I do unless I conform to his belief system entirely: be morally secure, treat others with proper respect and don't ruin their lives...to marry a good woman, too.
"Sometimes, when I get carried away in my actions, when I'm too jolly or too giddy in whatever I do, his voices comes from the back of my head to scold me...and so, I have to put everything back in order to get him to stop."
New tears dripped down Lucas' face as he finished speaking.
"Is this a rational way to think?"
Lucas understood what would be considered the right answer. "Well, no."
Andrea twitched at the corner of her chair; the fabric was rough under her fingers. Lucas looked as if he wasn't sure he believed his own words.
"It's irrational, but I've been used to actions to order my life. My father…I don't want to be blasphemous against his ways," he added.
"Do you doubt your faith, Lucas?"
"Not often."
Dr. Morrison repeated the question, this time with more force.
"I – perhaps."
"Your father cannot hurt you any further, working no longer in the grave. Andrea, say this with me."
She nodded, smiling gently. "Your father can't hurt you or Léa anymore."
"I know," he mused. "I need to do something."
"We'll take it step by step. I want you to talk to me about your life – and then we will apply rational thought to all we can."
"What can you do here, Doctor?" Andrea felt so silly when she realised how light her voice had sounded. She trembled, still in some sort of shock from what Lucas had said. It sounded terrible that anyone could do that to his family.
"Tell me about your past relationships, Lucas. How have other women reacted to your OCD?"
Again, Lucas swallowed uneasily. He looked to Andrea and she nodded encouragement. "Some I've broken up with before I told them – I could tell that they wouldn't have been 'right' with that knowledge, you know: they wouldn't have been able to handle it and we would have broken up anyway. Other times, it was the other way 'round, when the women noticed my habits.... Or they couldn't stand it after a while. I was lucky that none broke up with me on the spot when I told them so."
He fiddled with the pot of pencils on the desk, twisting each of their writing to face him.
Lucas started at the doctor's command. "But with Andrea...." he continued, picking up the stream of thought that must have left him. "No woman's ever told me to confront my disorder, not even my sister. It was a coincidence that Andrea lived in the town I was moving to, but when I heard her voice.... I'd met other women from the newspaper, so I thought I'd see. No, it wasn't a coincidence, it was Divine Intervention."
"Okay," said Dr. Morrison, wearing his expression of scepticism that was typical of him.
Andrea kept the smile on her lips to a minimum. She was secretly pleased with Lucas' response – so much so that it only confirmed her adoration of him from heart to mind. She beamed from her cheeks alone.
Lucas, only with a sideways glance, caught her eye. His own lips twitched for a second, as if they could have a meaningful conversation through tiny thoughts. Probably. Pride shot through her and she trembled, entwined with Lucas.
A clock on the wall ticked loudly, focusing on the hour. Dr. Morrison eyed it, only for a moment, and then he turned back to Andrea and Lucas, though he mostly kept Lucas in his sight.
"Thank you for your honesty today, Lucas," said Dr. Morrison. "I feel that we've made amazing progress. Unfortunately, our fifty minutes is up in the typical recording of time when one is enjoying one's self."
Lucas cast him a glance that almost wiped the cheery smile from Dr. Morrison's face.
"Of course, that's purely subjective of me."
"Can I hope to see you again, next week?"
Lucas' lips barely lifted. "Perhaps."
"But not the next the week. That's Christmas," interrupted Andrea.
Dr. Morrison smiled, his own lips stretching unusually over his gums. "Of course. How astute of you to mention it."
Andrea bristled inside, though she knew he only meant it teasingly. It was the type of humour that Lucas frequently used. In fact, his own shoulder shook with the mirth of his giggle.
"Stop it." Andrea hit him gently with her purse as they stood simultaneously.
Lucas turned to the doctor. "Thank you, sir."
Having said those words and no more, he strode out of the office. Andrea was about to follow when a hand on her arm made her flinch and shoot its owner another dirty look, from which the doctor withdrew.
"Andrea, keep pushing him. That's just what he needs," he remarked apologetically.
She nodded wordlessly and began to leave the room for the final time.
"For the record," added Dr. Morrison, "I think you're in the wrong field. You would have made a great therapist here."
She gave a half-hearted smile, before declaring, somewhat brashly, to the man, "it's not my type of clinic anyway."
As they walked together away from the office, Lucas began to whistle the tune that sprung lively through his mind. He gratefully held Andrea's warm hand with his own and swung them together, pendulum-like.
No, he would forget the rhythmic chances he had taken for so long. Now it was up to spontaneity to arouse him for his mental stupor.
What was better than music to do that? Lucas raised his lips and whistled. Even Andrea had a go at humming a counter-melody.
They actually said nothing until they had exited the building into blue sky and the midday sun's shimmering zenith; Lucas felt that there was nothing that could be said, lest he enrage her temper by not having mentioned any of his trauma before. But that was the whole meaning of trauma: it was something that squatted in one's mind, just waiting for the right moment to grasp the soul with its filthy talons and drag one down into an oblivion of surging emotions.
Lucas altered the tune he was whistling by a key. He was hardly poetic enough to be making such complex metaphors up, but the joy of God had hit him in full force when he no longer let his demon hunt wordlessly. And there it was again: arbitrary descriptions. The only excuse he could create was that he had not ever been able to explain what had haunted him for so long.
"Thank goodness that's over," Lucas jested. Luckily, Andrea's face lit up, too.
"It wasn't too bad, was it?"
Lucas tilted his head back and laughed out loud. Heartily.
"It was more useful than I had envisioned, I'll give you that one, Andrea," he managed to say between chuckles. She made him so happy most times.
"My argument is always valid," she said, tossing her head.
"Your argument is always scientific."
His arm bobbed as she nodded her head. "Despite what you might think, Psychology is a science."
"Oh, I think that a lot. After all, I'm the man of humanities." Her refrained from adding the unnecessary point that all his A-Levels had been 'science' in their set, even if not the full sciences themselves. Psychology was novel in its own respect, and, now his eyes had been opened a little more to therapy, Lucas didn't deny her that idea.
They had reached his car and Andrea's smile was set. She hadn't stopped the skip in her walk since they had left the office, as if she had proven something beyond her insistence for Lucas' health. He didn't dare ask.
Now, however, he knew that it was safe to let her care for him. It was a woman's prerogative.
By the way," she asked at the car-door, as if something had suddenly come to her from the thin air "are we doing anything specific for Christmas?"
Lucas couldn't help but laugh out loud all over again.


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Canadian wildfires bode ill if summer stays dry
By Allan Dowd
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Calm overnight winds aided Canadian firefighters on Monday as they struggled to control forest fires that have displaced thousands in a wine-producing and resort region of central British Columbia.
The three fires were likely sparked by human activity, and an official said they are a troubling sign of how the rest of wildfire season will go in the region, which is suffering some of the driest conditions in Canada this summer.
Calmer overnight winds meant there was no significant growth in two fires that have forced evacuations near the city of Kelowna, according to the British Columbia Forest Service. A third fire was not burning near populated areas.
"Crews are hoping to aggressively attack the fires," Fire Information Officer Elise Riedlinger said.
About 17,000 people in the District of West Kelowna, along the shores of Okanagan Lake, have been evacuated or told to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice because of the fires, which began on Saturday.
Kelowna, in the Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia, is about a 250-mile drive east of Vancouver. It is the heart of Canada's West Coast wine industry and a popular vacation spot.
All three fires were believed caused by human activity. Officials said they may have been sparked by something such as carelessly discarded cigarette. Continued...


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It's War!
What World War 1 (1914 - 1918) was actually like, through the eyes of a young female reporter. Try to understand, what the conditions were like, and how it affected peoples lives, in so many ways.
It's 1914, World War 1 was about to begin. More than seventy million military personnels were sent to what was the largest war in history.
Many young men lied about their ages, because they wanted to go to war so badly for their country, but not knowing, or having any understanding of what exactly war was, let alone what the conditions were like, and how their lives would change.
World War 1 took place in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Conditions were extremely tough, and many soldiers were struggling being so far away from their families. And also not knowing the actual length of time they were going to be away for.
From an insider's view I saw everything. I don't think anyone could actually fully understand what war was like even if they tried. Just the atmosphere was terrifying enough, and having your life hanging by a thread.
I saw so many young people going to war with different emotions, some excited to fight for their country with pride, but not really knowing what to expect. Some scared of the thought of leaving their families and friends, and not really knowing when they would return home, and if they would.


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9/10/13-"Shake a leg!"
"Good luck!" my mother wished me this morning on my way out the door.
"You aren't supposed to say that," I informed her.
"Oh, right. Shake a leg!"
Oh dear, I thought to myself. I'm doomed.
At school, left with a half hour to kill, I finished my Econ homework under the flagpole before locating E., P., and S in the teamroom, as usual.
E. was brushing her hair. "I think I'll go for a bun today," she remarked, twisting her ponytail around itself. "How does it look?"
"You look very...elderly--wait," squeaked P., eyes widening. "That's not what I meant! I'm not entirely in control of my vocabulary this morning."
"Mature?" S. suggested. "Sophisticated?"
"Yes, that," P. agreed.
When the bell rang, E. and I proceeded to choir. There, we elected class officers and rehearsed the song that we'll be performing...erm...next Saturday. I had my part all the way through--until we put it together, that is. Then, I missed my starting pitch and faked it the rest of the way through.
Econ was horrid. We learned about enigmas. Enigmas are supposed to be mysteries, but they all seemed pretty obvious to me. Why does gas cost more near the freeway exits than it does in downtown? Well, let's see. Maybe because people driving on the freeway who need gas aren't going to drive all the way to town? And why does popcorn cost more at the movie theater than at the grocery store? Let's consider this phenomenon very deeply...
You get the picture.
We ate lunch at one of the seldom-used tables behind the gym. I don't quite remember the details of what there transpired, but I remember it being funny.
We had a new seating chart in Spanish. We did math. Actually, we were reviewing numbers, but it involved math. We also sang a song about a duck.
In Anatomy, we had a quiz on the regions of the body. I think I got them all correct. I was also the first to finish.
"Got them all!" N. mouthed at me after he turned his in a few minutes later.
I gave him a double thumbs-up. "Me too!" I replied silently.
Once everyone had finished, we took notes about Na+/K+ pumps. This ideally involved coloring. Mr. M. directed our attention to a tub of colored pencils. I had my own, but most of the class got up and migrated toward the front of the room.
N. took a few steps toward the conglomeration, pivoted, and returned. "Never mind. C. has pencils, and if I ask very nicely, maybe she'll lend me some."
I held out the box for him.
"May I?"
"Of course."
"Thanks, C. I'll have this one," he decided, selecting a blue one, "and this--nah, I don't like that one." He moved his hand away from the orange pencil that he had been considering, in favor of a brown one. "I'll take this one instead."
After the notes, Mr. M. handed out a worksheet to do. N. lent his textbook to the girl next to him and shared mine with me.
The rest of class was pretty uneventful. We didn't finish the worksheet. It's homework now.
After the bell rang, I trotted to the theatre building to pick up my application form. As I returned from the drama board, paper in hand, I saw N. approaching the glass-walled lobby from the outside. The doors of the lobby can only be opened from the inside, so I let him in.
"It's hot as hell out there," he remarked upon entry.
I had to agree. "Yeah, isn't it supposed to be September? But it's so cold in the mornings," I observed.
"Yeah. Icy."
Soon, more people began to stream into the lobby. I went over to the concessions counter to deposit my backpack and fill out my application.
"Let's see. I know my name," I said, writing my name in the proper blank.
"That's a good thing to know," N. replied, swinging his green plaid satchel onto the counter and turning to greet his boyfriend (J.-from-choir).
Half an hour 'til my audition. Theoretically.
N. left shortly, but not before telling me to break a leg, and I finished filling out my form. It looked very empty.
I had a conversation with a girl I hadn't spoken to since freshman year. I had no means of attaching my form to my picture, so she lent me a bobby pin. It wasn't as effective as a paperclip, but it worked.
Slowly, the occupants of the lobby began to thin out as people went home. I was so hungry, I was beginning to feel faint, so I ate my last carrot.
And then I sat there for a while.
And then I paced.
"Think you're ready?" J. asked of me.
"More or less," I replied, which was true.
K., another of my fellow choir members, but who only auditions for musicals, beckoned me over to the end of the lobby, where she was sitting with her boyfriend. "C.! Will you say your monologue for us? We can be your audience!"
I did.
"What time is it?" I asked afterward. "I'm at 3:55."
K.'s boyfriend glanced at his phone. "It is...four o' clock."
Earlier, N. had warned me that I probably wouldn't end up going on until 4:15, but I supposed I'd better find out if anyone knew who was up next.
"Break a leg!" K. called after me.
"Break major leg!" another girl bid me.
"Who's breaking a leg?" someone else asked.
"Oh, I'm not on yet, but thanks," I replied. "Does anyone know who's next?"
"I'm at four," said one girl.
"I'm at 3:50," replied another.
"All right then," I told her, reassured. "I'm after you, then."
A few minutes later, a female techie emerged from the hallway with a clipboard and called two names. The first was the girl with the 3:50 slot. The second was me.
Papers in hand, I followed them down the darkened hallway to the stage door.
"Head on in," the techie said to the other girl. "Just wait here until she comes out again," she continued, turning to me.
I did.
It seemed to take an age.
When finally I was on, I handed my papers to the director and did my best to remember the advice N. had given to me yesterday.
It went pretty well, I think. I didn't miss a word. The director was very kind. She asked me to redo my monologue, but to make a few changes. I did, but I don't know if it was quite what she was looking for.
Nothing that can be done about that now. All I can do is hope.
I walked home in the possibly triple-digit heat, the sun beating down on me. Hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Sometimes I wish it rained in Oregon as much as people tend to think it does. Late summer, in my section of the state, at least, it is practically arid.
Anyway...Got home. Fed cat. Ate popcorn. Did calculus.
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This is an adapted version of my satoimo parfait. It needs a little processing before you eat it, but if you use a microwave it will become creamy in no time. Compared to the work involved in beating eggs or cream, or the need to mix up regular ice cream when it's being frozen, I think it's so much less work. I tried it out under various conditions, so please refer to the notes.


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A number of journalists covering Myanmar were warned by Google that their Gmail accounts had been targeted in "state-sponsored" attackers.
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Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
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Price swings in emerging-market currencies and stocks widened as investors assess global central bank policies supportive of risky assets before a key Federal Reserve meeting next week.
The JPMorgan Emerging Market Volatility Index, a measure of price fluctuations in currencies, is hovering around 11 percent, up from a one-year low of 2.8 percent in late July. Thirty-day historical volatility in MSCI Inc.'s developing-nation equity benchmark has risen to 14 percent after touching the lowest level this year on Aug. 19.
Developing-nation assets have pulled back after 15 weeks of inflows into exchange-traded funds helped drive stocks to a 13-month high and bond yields to a three-year low. The future trajectory for developing-country assets depends largely on when the Fed will raise interest rates again. Low borrowing costs in the U.S. and other developed nations have supported demand in emerging markets as investors seek higher-yielding securities.
"We think the environment, despite the recent volatility, still is one where abundant liquidity and a moderate rate of growth in the developed world should support risk-taking," said Jorge Mariscal, the New-York based chief investment officer for emerging markets at the wealth management unit of UBS Group AG. The unit is overweight U.S. and emerging-market equities.
Morgan Stanley analysts said on Wednesday it's unlikely emerging markets will experience the same level of volatility that they did during the so-called taper tantrum when the Fed reduced its quantitative easing program.
"There is much more synchronicity to the global growth," analysts led by Gordian Kemen, said in a report. "Emerging markets are also doing better in absolute terms as external vulnerabilities have been reduced and GDP growth has picked up."
The past 10 weeks of inflows to emerging-market debt funds were the biggest ever for a similar period, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research said in a report.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 0.1 percent to 885.14 in New York, after rising as much as 0.1 percent. The gauge is valued at 12.3 times the 12-month estimated earnings of its members. That compares with a multiple of 15.8 for the MSCI World Index of developed-nation equities.
Russia, Brazil
The Micex Index closed little changed in in Moscow after swinging between a decline of 0.4 percent and a 0.3 percent gain. Oil, Russia's biggest export, fell below $46 a barrel in London amid speculation that a drop in U.S. crude inventories is temporary, and supplies will swell again.
The Ibovespa advanced 0.4 percent, rebounding from a six-week low in Sao Paulo as cheap valuations lured investors to Latin America's largest economy. Lender Banco Bradesco SA, trading at the lowest price-to-earnings ratio in two months, was among the biggest contributors to the benchmark equity index's advance.
China's Shanghai Composite Index slumped 0.7 percent to a month low while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland companies listed in Hong Kong lost 0.3 percent. Better-than-expected economic data on Tuesday fueled speculation China's central bank will refrain from adding monetary stimulus.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index was little changed after rising as much as 0.1 percent, trading near the lowest level this month.
Mexican Peso Weakens
Mexico's peso lost 1 percent versus the greenback as a poll showed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump five points ahead of Hillary Clinton in Ohio. Every U.S. president elected since 1964 has won the state. Mexico's currency has repeatedly declined when Trump's election outlook improves because the economy is closely linked to the U.S. and trade between the two countries has grown five-fold to more than $500 billion in goods annually since 1994. The poll was taken Friday through Monday, amid renewed concern about Clinton's health.
The yuan rose 0.1 percent as China's central bank boosted its cash injections to a five-month high, fueling speculation that it is looking to steady the nation's financial markets. The ruble strengthened 0.2 percent.
The premium investors demand to own emerging-market debt over U.S. Treasuries widened nine basis points to 343, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. indexes.


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JOB SUMMARY: The Project Coordination Manager has a primary role ensuring the smooth operation of all prior business execution before official flight and or launch of the said business/platform. She/he will be responsible for overseeing the smooth operation of all projects by coordinating swiftly between departments to ensure all activities are undertaken timely and launch within the required time frame with utmost professionalism.
The Project Coordination Manger Project Coordinator's role is to coordinate activities, resources, equipment and information and bring to the attention of the Business Development Director any coordination issues which they cannot resolve timely.
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1. Coordinating between all the various departments which are at work in a project
2. Reporting to the Business Development Director regular project status.
3. Liaising with all the employees that are involved in the project
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5. Solving all the employee disputes that arise during the project phase.
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The Project Coordination Manager Distribution is' under the direct supervision of the Business Development Director and adheres to the Maxcom Africa Ltd organizational framework and chain of authority.
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• Excellent negotiation skills, proven track record of successfully pitching for new business
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✒ How much do you love G2? No, we haven't got room to go into that, especially when this section – featuring your very own words! - keeps getting squeezed by ugly adverts. How much do you love Coronation Street, then? Is it "brilliant"? Are you "completely hooked"?
Grace Dent is. Last Friday, with the soap celebrating its half-century, Grace told how she had fallen for Corrie more than 30 years ago. "It was a slightly more glamorous version of a world I already knew," she wrote. "A terraced street of quarrelsome women like Elsie, Bet, Annie, Hilda, and subdued fellas such as Stan, Albert, Eddie and Ken, heavily reminiscent of 70s Carlisle where all inter-mam disputes were negotiated publicly, at great volume, while dads sat indoors in favourite chairs saying barely 17 words from one year to the next, except to ask for ketchup." She laughed, she cried, she even learned a thing or two about life, like the way romance gives way to the "long, arduous ever-after". "Over the decades many intelligent people have sniggered down their sleeves at me for watching Corrie," she admitted. "There are shameful snobs everywhere . . ."
Even at theguardian.com/g2? Well, lerouquinlondonien did suggest that Grace might have learned more from the ancient Greeks, but he was out on a limb and many of you would have happily sawed it off. The article was "as real and warm as the show itself," said Pantaleone. "What a lovely piece," agreed MissCay. "Being a Mancunian, I was born and bred on Coronation Street, and – like Grace – one of my first memories is sneaking downstairs aged four to secretly watch it from behind the sofa. I've yet to find another television programme that captures the north so brilliantly."
"I loved this article," concurred goldenvirginia100. "Corrie doesn't mean as much to me as it used to, but Grace has nailed its appeal. She definitely wasn't behind mangle when they handed out stair rods."
✒ Of course, we're all doomed anyway. On Monday, Steve Rose exposed a terrible threat to humanity, as outlined on assorted conspiracy-theory blogs. "In 2012," Steve explained, "a spectacular alien invasion will take place at the Olympic stadium. Or so the public will think; it will actually be a hoax invasion, orchestrated by the New World Order as an excuse to stage a global coup d'etat. Terrified by the appearance of aliens, the world's Freemasons, the Illuminati, and dynasties such as the English royal populace will surrender their civil liberties, and 'they' – a vague array of elite cliques such as the Bilderberg group, the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds – will have smoothly achieved their goal of a single world government, economy and religion."
Break out the tinfoil hats, said the Twittersphere. "MORE UK NUT THEORY," bellowed @TheaGood. "All kinds of crazy," thought @InvaderXan.
cardwell, however, reckoned everyone needed to get their knickers untwisted. "If people want to have alternative views and opinions and feel something isn't quite right, or there seems to be too many coincidences, then it's perfectly fine to delve into the conspiracy theory world. There's a hell of a lot going on under the surface that power structures don't want you to know about. You only have look at the whole unfolding WikiLeaks drama to prove that."
✒ Alistair McGowan, meanwhile, has been making some discoveries of his own – about Noël Coward. "Until a couple of years ago," he wrote on Tuesday, "my image of Coward was as a smirking, camp man in turtleneck sweaters, responsible for some highly admirable but slightly irritating revue songs, and for indistinguishable plays about posh boys and girls having tea and saying: 'Anyone for tennis?'" And now? Alistair can't resist "the passion, the wit and, above all, the understanding of the beautiful agony of love".
rosieh2010 stifled a yawn. "Do I wish to read the facile musings of someone who has just discovered that Dickens is not all about ragged, winsome boys asking for more? That Tolstoy was not just a grumpy git who wrote a lot about snow and farming? Or that there's more to Shakespeare than that tedious play you were forced to read for your GCSEs? Um, no I don't. McGowan's cultural road to Damascus is possibly the most embarrassing feature to appear in the Guardian's culture section this year."
Mundusvultdecipi was one of many who thought she shouldn't be allowed to get away with that. "Nothing like a little cultural one-upmanship to start the day, eh? Obviously, no one should write anything, ever, about any cultural figure because the Guardian readership obviously is intimately familiar with his work, already, dahling . . ."
✒Should rosieh2010 perform a quick volte-face? The very best people do. Take David Cameron and his ministers. On Wednesday Andy Beckett wondered why so little attention has been paid to their U-turns and policy confusions.
"Mr Cameron isn't a master of the U-turn. He's just a liar," said nuisverige. "Democracy only works if people have the opportunity to vote for politicians on the basis that they can be trusted to do as they say they will do. If they are allowed to make assurances when seeking office and renege on them the moment they gain office, there is no point in going out to vote."
Cuse thought it was "extraordinary. And yet still this paper supports this most devious of clowns."
Er . . . no, it doesn't. And nor, we suspect, do most of you. Otherwise DancingSteve wouldn't have needed to set everybody straight: "I come from the Daily Mail to tell all you Guardianistas a few home truths. If Dave wasn't making compromises, he would be accused of being a bully. If Dave stuck completely to his manifesto, he would be accused of railroading the Lib Dems and not acting in the true spirit of a coalition. He simply cannot win. You red-faced socialists would prefer an unelected, uncharismatic border-line psychotic Scot to still be in place . . . You Guardian-reading, sherry-drinking, faux-academic elite would rather live on your soap box than see this country great again."
Mmm, there's a thought. It must be sherry o'clock by now.
✒ First, though, we'd better get Thursday's G2 out of the way. Suzanne Goldenberg was i n Montana, where wolves were reintroduced in the 1990s. There are now about 500 of them, and some ranchers will tell you that's about 500 too many. But that feeling's not universal. "There have been mornings when Jim Stone has woken up to the sight of wolves within 100 yards of his front door," Suzanne reported. "And there have been afternoons when the wolves have prowled along the thin electrified cable that delineates the southern boundaries of his cattle ranch, watching and waiting."
On the website, LibertineUSA had a suggestion for anyone worried about their cattle: "The ranchers should really consider livestock guard dogs, like the Maremma sheepdog, Great Pyrenees or Kuvasz, just to name a few. They are great companion dogs, very gentle and friendly with people and the herds, but are fearless and ferocious in confronting any potential intruder. I am sure the dogs will allow man and wolf to peacefully co-exist."
woollybutnotliberal's counter-offer? "Massive fucking guns, so they can blow the vermin's head clean off."
That's the kind of reasoned debate that makes this job so rewarding. The readers' room is taking a short break but will be back before the snows melt. In the meantime, keep commenting.
Briefly speaking
"What does a leftie do in the snow? Make snow Engels of course!" - ReeferSutherland is dreaming of a red Christmas
"He's not even the new Donovan" - atrack finds it hard to accept Wyclef Jean as the new Dylan
"The most homoerotic experience I had in America was at an NRA [National Rifle Association] meeting. First some dungaree-clad hillbilly instructed me to 'shut that door!', then a bunch of mustachioed men in plaid started stroking each other's weapons" - Xepherus is confused by American homophobia
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Congress is a worried lot as Independent candidate Balkar Sidhu got a shot in the arm after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Sunday, decided to extend support to him. The BSP candidate had secured more than 4,000 votes in 2012 assembly elections and 2,100 in the recently-held parliamentary polls.
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