Registry Blog Happenings

A NEW LINK ON MICROSOFT WAS DISCOVERED TO DAY.. this link will bring you to new innovations in streaming media and a ton of tutorials. Use them for a class or just get informed yourself on this very current information.. link posted June 26, 2009 J Aldrich, Comfm, President

SD 1944 BECAME S1458 and had its Public Hearing June 25, 2009 at 11AM B 1. There is a lot more to this topic. Please join the conference call tonight and see what went on. 1 712 432 0080 137 045 # pin to be on call.

June 2009 Comflm is just about ready to start uploading to the Blip account. Look for the link here when we start the uploading process.. JAldrich, comflm, president

June 2009 COMFLM GETS A SERVICE MARK.. leaves door open to form Corporation.. want to be a part ?? email comflm@yahoo.com

I want to update you on the status of this Registry. We are on to the task of becoming a non profit press organization. This will happen soon. I just need to get some attorneys to scan over the text posted on this site for possible flaws. Then it will happen.

I am enthused about the positive response I am getting from everyone that finds out about the SD1944 Legislation. I tell them I can remember the number because it is one year after I was born..and that is??? I think it would have been too uncanny if they had one number back.. but that is what it is.. I am really working on this non stop. ON the weekend I got a call really Friday but that is part of my weekend as I skip a day for r&r and so the job request came to search out two hearings from 2008. Now that can be a real test of wits, as 2008 has not been the most efficient year for me. I had a lot of interruptions and so the stacks were all in dire need of a real cleaning..the thought came oh no here it comes.. so I just settled in and started the clean job..my office is still lined up with ziplock bags full of tapes and documents. I hope tomorrow I will be able to clean sweep the place and finish but knowing the level of work it will be probably another week before it is done. I was able to write my list of tapes for 2008 and will have to update because as I was looking at the final copy all printed out sure enough I found another tape that was not on the list..so hold on the final list will be coming soon.

I taped about 60 events last year. Not that much compared to 2007 but the project has taken on a new face and is becoming a real identity. People are really recognizing the Independant Media adgenda and that is very good. I can now set the stage to invite the Independant Media pool to join and send out email blasts to let them know.

I found a site to make the press passes at North Station. They want 15.dollars or 20 with a photo.. not bad and the guy is excited about the venture. He is a passport shop and I will bring a lot of business to him for sure. It is very convenient and no one can get lost.

The biggest feature is that people understand CSpan and want that to happen in Boston. This will make a big difference in voter participation. I cannot wait for the thing to happen as one might realize or I would not be working so hard to make it happen. We all can do something in our mature years. We do not have to just meltdown and let our brains sour with mold..we need to arise and try to make something happen. Keep watching, we are on the move..JAldrich

This actually got filed can you believe it?? they postponed the filing date until Friday.this was filed on Thursday.. I watched it being filed.. 5 bills were filed I believe this session on open meetig law.. Rep Hill, Sen Tarr, Rep Cabral, Sen Brewer, and one more..

SECTION 1. Section 11A of Chapter 30A of the General Laws is hereby
amended in the definition of "Governmental Body" by striking the phrase
"but shall not include the general court or the committees or recess
committees thereof".

SECTION 2. Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
after Section 29 the following new section:-

"Section 29A. Video Recording of Hearings.

Section 29A. The General Court shall ensure that a video recording is
made of each public hearing of its committees and special commissions.
Said recording shall be archived on the website of the General Court in
a form easily accessible to the general public as soon as reasonably
feasible after the recording is made, and shall remain available on the
website for at least 24 months, after which it shall be preserved in the
state library."

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development shall
designate the organization known as Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Free-Lance Media with the task of establishing an independent media
registry. Said registry's functions shall include, but not be limited
to, creating a statewide database of independent media and issuing
identification cards to members of the independent media. The designated
organization shall, at any state agency's request, provide any or all
portions of the registry to said agency. The Secretary shall make this
designation not more than three months after the passage of this Act.

SECTION 4. Section 23B of Chapter 39 of the General Laws, as appearing
in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 119 by adding at
the end of the paragraph the following sentence:- "Members of the press
and citizens recording proceeding shall be given preference in attending
public meetings and given a prepared location whenever possible."

Monday, September 3, 2007

fini

Well, I met my objectives which was to be up and running again by Labor Day..

So again I hope all had a good summer. It went by that is all I can say. I caught up on so many things my apartment looks brand new. That is what happens when you cannot work on a website.
And my car is history so I had to travel all summer on the rail. I built up so much angst you would never believe how I got rid of it.

I had gone to Boston twice in two days. Something I avoid unless it is the middle of the week and I am doubling meeting coverage. That is not so bad as I am sitting most of the time. But what had happened is I had tried to access a card I don't use much. I wanted to transfer some cash into it. I got two passwords screwed up and before I knew it the card was gone. So a lovely gentlemen I was telling suggested I come back in right away. So of course I had to and was there in the morning retrieving my card.

I then rested a day and went back in on a Wednesday. That day I was chatting with a fellow passenger a Veteran and didn't pay attention to my Blackberry which had somehow slipped out of sight. I got up ran with my baggage to wait at the Berverly stop as I did not feel like looking at the constructiion stupid store being constructed in the middle of North Station. When I tried to make a call which I needed to do as there was an event I needed to be at I realized my delemna. I looked over and over about three times covering all the ground I had walked on and found nothing. It was really frightening. Then the train came the other way and I was able to get across the track and tell the conductor who said he would check on it and that I could call from home and tell them ..

When I got back home I started calling to find out South station had a live receptionist and North Station had a lousy dictator machine receptionist and so I left my message a few times and finally got through to Customer Service and after my long winded angst reminder list she said she would make a special effort to get through herself. Then I disgusted collapsed falling asleep until at 11 30pm the phone rang and I fall across the floor to answer it and it was the conductor on the train saying he had the phone but I could retrieve it at the booth in the morning. As things get rushy I had never given the conductor the number as he had to drive off.. I woke up cold and got on line
sending out a praise High Heaven alert and then made plans to be back in town early to retrieve it.

So when I got there knowing my budget is not the usual Hamilton High Roller, I explained I felt very guilty not having much of a reward to give this conductor. I handed the guy a note and $20.00 explaining my phone had been shut off in concern at T mobile, it would cost me 119.00 with the deductible to replace it and it cost 250 online with a 50.00 deductible. I explained also that I got it free from a Soverign Bank special and that it took me over 3 months to get it set up and it was my media phone so I was very grateful. I then added that my angst problem with the trains was now all forgiven and went around the corner and said the same thing to the three tellers who were almost splitting from laughter..but I thought they must have been inwardly saying here she comes again what now..

So you see the trains are machines and they do not work but when you see a conductor having a bad day, try a little kindness and if you see some acting a little stupid just know you might find yourself needing them someday like I did and they came through for me..Praise High Heaven with me will ya..
posted 730pm J Aldrich 090307

6:36 pm est

newspaper blog items by comflm, registry members

Hope you all had a good summer! No one can complain about the weather. We had some of everything.

What's new at the Registry?

Representative Brad Hill, of Essex filed the bill I have been wanting to see happen. It was a late file. So do not say it is a wash. This was due to the computers and my weariness of walking. I simply believed it would be O.K. Of course it wasn't and so we have a late file. But Brad assured me it would be alright. So after several encounters with systemic back up, he was able to get it filed August 3, 2007. Docket 4527...and yes we are all on the LEARNING CURVE.. This has to come out of Rules. Rep. Scaccia, I sing the blues to you..PLEASE RELEASE ME..LET ME GO..
Then it goes to the House Floor and Senate Floor for numbers and back to rules. I think it has to have 2/3 pass in both to overturn Rule 12 that is the late file rule..anybody have a copy? Oh then it gets to go to Committee for the PUBLIC HEARING.. SO we can testify then back to the House and Senate to be enacted into law..please watch this one with me we will celebrate after this one.

Will post it when I find it along with my other 100 pages of info. But you can send it to me at comflm@yahoo.com, and I will be so happy.

So start the calling please and just say you want that bill to pass that will make it a LAW TO VIDEOTAPE PUBLIC MEETINGS AT THE STATEHOUSE..Legislative level and GO UP ON CABLE. That means not in a draw or locked in COPYRIGHT LIFETIME SENTENCE.. but up on public access.

Call Rules, your reps, and your senator..today..do not delay..call and call and call...

4:38 pm est

2007.09.01

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