No Leigh and Rodney are not talking rubbish – they are talking about Rubbish!

Leigh describes a life-long trauma of being a victim

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A show about hate speech and swearing, what do you think?

#Glastonbury #Greta #rubbish #environment

News of 79 year-old Tony Sirico’s (pictured centre) death has stunned fans of The Sopranos.

It was shared by his co-star, Michael Imperioli, who said “I will miss him forever.”

Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his manager Bob McGowen said. There was no information on the cause of death.

A statement from Sirico’s family confirmed the death of Gennaro Anthony “Tony” Sirico “with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories.”

Michael Imperioli, who played young mobster Christopher Moltisanti in the TV series, wrote on social media. “He was beloved and will never be forgotten.”

Edie Falco who played Tony Soprano’s long-suffering wife Carmela, said; “Tony Sirico was an original,There was no one like him; deeply loyal and kind. And so funny. It’s a heartbreaking loss.”

Born on July 29, 1942, Tony Sirico grew up in Brooklyn and described himself as “rough-and-tumble kid,” He loved James Cagney films and was drawn to the gangsters he saw around the Brooklyn streets.. “They’re all dressed, slicked back, they got cars, they got girls, very enticing,” he said of them. “I got close to making a huge mistake… I almost got too close to becoming one of those guys I portray.”

Before embarking upon his acting career, he was arrested 28 times and went to prison twice.

Sirico was inspired to pursue acting in the early Seventies while in prison after attending a performance by an acting troupe comprised of ex-criminals. After a series of bit parts, he got roles in major films including Goodfellas, Mighty Aphrodite, The Pick-up Artist and Casino.

#sopranos #paulie #walnuts #brooklyn #tony

Facing facts…why do we treat different races differently? Are Britain’s immigration laws too soft or too tough? come and join us inside…

But will they finally close the book on us humans with one-from-the-heart?

By MICHAEL PILGRIM

Michael is a developmental editor with more than 12 years in the industry Michael Pilgrim – Developmental Editor

How will AI written books affect the publishing industry?

Here are some thoughts.

– Even when AI can write a perfect book, it’ll still take quite a few years before it’s a potential problem

– Some readers won’t mind and will happily read AI written books

– Other readers will not take to them, especially not at first. It’ll probably feel quite hollow reading an AI written book.

– But over time, they will get more popular

– But people will still want to read their favourite authors and series – why would you stop if you enjoy them?

– There’ll probbaly be some best seller from AI at some point – then more will follow

– Non-fiction authors will probably suffer more than fiction authors

– My guess is for at least say 10 years (and maybe forever), AI authors and normal authors will co-exist

– I also think comedy writing will be the hardest for AI to do well – easily formulated genres (e.g. romance) will be hardest hit

– And perhaps AI will just mean that books become much easier to write

– So good authors will get better

– And faster

– Editing and rewrites will be a breeze – no work for editors (or perhaps still work for dev editors and high-end editors – but nothing for proofreaders and copy editors)

– One thing that will likely happen is as books get easier to write, many more people will publish books

– But it’ll still come down to the best books/covers/brands/marketing – they will rise to the top, especially if you have a well established brand before it all happens

– Another thing that might happen is people will publish AI written books without saying they’re AI written – but this is just the same outcome as the previous point

– On the plus side, there are already 10 million books or something on Amazon so it’s not like there isn’t loads of competition already

– And when they invented photography, people said it would be the death of artists but that wasn’t the case.

Bill of Human Rights for machines has me quaking in my journalistic bots – The Leigh G Banks Preservation Society

Michael Pilgrim – Developmental Editor

#writers #selfpublish #artificialintelligence #AI #ai #publishing #romance #comedy

One of the best! Leigh and Rodney actually manage to fall out over the fact they are agreeing with each other, listen and watch below…

#Covid #Boris

Gentlemen ranters get stuck in again about everything, come and join them

We are bullied, terrorised, criminalised, traumatised, lost, empty, deflated, exhausted, worthless, frustrated, stressed, depressed, unhappy. Suicidal

BY ANDREW JOHN TEAGUE

Six years ago I opened D.A.D.s having seen the need to ensure children are put first (writes Andrew John Teague).

Ever since I’ve spent as much time as possible helping, supporting and saving poor souls who say: “I can’t take any more.”

We are an open group for a number of reasons – it’s far easier for anyone to find us and post if they need help as a matter of urgency.

A dad or mum lost is devastating for anyone. And the children left behind.

There is nothing almighty about personally saving hundreds of parents life. It is FACT!

During the times gone by we have been made aware of so many who, along the way, have taken their lives.

Sadly. most never even knew there are groups willing to help and support.

CONTACT DENIAL

What is contact denial for me? I see it possibly the worst way of ill-treating the absent parent and child/children.

Often the aligned parent is looking for attention CONTROL with no regard or remorse.

Being told you can’t see your child/children is barbaric and defies the meaning family.

CONTROLLING PARENTS GAINS 

Tax credit 

Benefits 

Cms payments 

Ultimate control 

WHY OH WHY

CONTROL 

REVENGE 

BITTERNESS 

ANGER 

RAGE 

JEALOUSY 

DRAMA

FACT

Often I see posting with the word ‘fact’ yet see that it’s simply not, it’s self representation by some. 

Six years of being on the horrific side of the child abuse gives me enough knowledge and proof to state contact denial kills. 

Even after gaining what our daughter longed for – her dad – I have still been helping supporting in court and out of court.

1000s and 1000s of parents desperate for hope, a little faith as the clutches of ex partners and a broken system rain down the hurt and pain on the first unexpected mums and dads.

After all the hope of family court fills parents at the start with hope. 

FAMILY COURTS

The judges expect the courts to be the ultimate last resort when it comes to CAO (contact arrangement order).

Yet it is more common for them to be the first port of call. Absent parents have exhausted all methods before entering into the family court Arena

FAILED ATTEMPTS 

The ex 

Family members 

Friends 

Mediation 

Often some of these fails can end up with the active parent seeking contact having a stay away order placed on them causing even further delays.

ABSENT PARENTS POSITION IN FAMILY COURTS

The absent parent comes into the family court on the back foot. More often than not the absent parent feels targetted not only by the obvious the aligned parent but also others behind the secret family court doors.

ABSENT PARENTS FEEL

BULLIED 

TERRORISED 

CRIMINALISED 

TRAUMATISED 

LOST 

EMPTY 

DEFLATED 

EXHAUSTED 

WORTHLESS 

FRUSTRATED 

STRESSED 

DEPRESSED 

UNHAPPY 

MENTALLY DRAINED.

SUICIDE 

Many parents feel suicidal when going through the trauma of contact denial/family courts.

The reality is there is not a shred of care from anyone within the draconian barbaric family courts.

We can never forget the feeling of utter despair when the contact denial gets more and more painful.

There is never a truer saying the only way anyone will ever know is if they have been in it .

I have and I will never forget how it tortured our daughter and myself.

Our daughter got through it because I fought for her every time and kept my focus

Learned researched and was able to challenge 

It’s not easy parents emotions are all over the place causing the PTSD. 

WORSE

The times of the year we have to be on guard even more 

Christmas

Birthdays 

Mothers day 

Fathers day 

Any special occasion 

They are all triggers 

Even a specific song, film, store, holiday place can be a trigger 

There have been so many times I have seen or heard I can’t take it any more, so so many.

FAMILY COURT TIME

Sadly and the reality family courts take far to long extinguishing time time children don’t have. 

We do our best to help parents get through and back in contact as quickly as they can.

Time is of the essence 

We have seen many many children reunited with the absent parent as parents learn 

Most parents so eventually regain contact 

Sadly there are some who don’t and many come into it the newbies 

Never give up your children need you DON’T turn things onto your children (often unknown to the absent parent)

Keep your focus on your child/children 

Reach out don’t hesitate remember we have been there we are on the same journey

#keeponkeepingon 

#nochildchoosestoloseaparent

Internet, NHS, moan from home. Leigh gets into a super tenants lather and Rodney has a go at everybody.

#NHS #internet #tenants #spain #portugal