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Arantxa De Dios - Notting Hill & Fitzrovia
About me
I specialise in helping people 'reset' in difficult times combining my skills of Hypnotherapy, Nlp and Coaching.
I work with my clients through confusion and help them to connect with their true selves more deeply, understand their most intense emotions, and discover simple and practical solutions that will make the changes they have been looking for.
In my sessions there's no watch-waving, no. "You won't turn into a zombie or cluck like a chicken." Someone under hypnotherapy can hear everything; they're still in full control. It's kind of like when you fall asleep with the TV on. You are just getting very sleepy.
I will be talking to you and you will be able to talk as well. When you are hypnotised I will get in contact with your subconscious mind and with your help and cooperation I will find out what is really causing you distress.
You will feel very relaxed, calm and at peace after the session.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Person Centred and integrative hypnotherapist - Salus Academy - British Institute for Hypnotherapy and NLP.
ITC accredited Life Coaching Diploma.
CPD in Relationship and couple coaching.
CPD in Health and wellness.
CPD in Emotional Intelligence.
Personal Impact and Assertiveness Skills.
Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
Information about health conditions (*)
Hypnotherapy can enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting hypnotherapy.
Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
- Self-Esteem
- Nocturnal Enuresis
- Encopresis
- Tics & Habits
- Anxiety
- Separation Anxiety
- Obsessive Thoughts & Compulsive Actions
- Sleeping Difficulties
- Being Bullied
- Behaviour Problems
- Learning & Exams
This can often come as a shock despite the joy and celebration. Your whole world changes and suddenly you are responsible for another life, as well as working and maintaining your health and relationships. I will help you find a balance between your career, social life, relationship and family time. Being a parent is a challenge and it is important to know your stress triggers and what you can do to relax. I'm a Mum of two, so this is something I've explored in depth, both in theory and in reality.
We all experience relationship problems at some point in our lives. The problems could occur with a family member, a friend, a lover or even a work colleague. If a certain partnership or connection is not fulfilling your expectations, your happiness can be affected. I support people at all stages of relationship decisions whether it be starting or ending a relationship, dealing with challenges, making changes within a relationship, or taking things to the next level. I will be able to show you different ways of coping with a sensitive situation, how to remain calm, understand what you want and make the right choice for you.
"I would highly recommend Arantxa from the Notting Hill Therapy Clinic. I cannot begin to describe the positive changes I am experiencing everyday thanks to the new skills I have learnt.
Thank you for everything".— Lucy
"Arantxa I can't thank you enough, your sessions really made a big difference in my life and now I can safely say I feel and act like a different person. Throughout the sessions you were so good at listening and giving some sound advice and I really appreciate your help and support and giving back my confidence and making me believe that I can and am a great mum and wife. Thank you so much!"— Dipa
"I subscribe for few weeks sessions with Arantxa, and she really help me on different area in my life!
How to cope and react with my 2 kids ( 4,5 and 2,5 years)
How to improve my relationship whit my husband and work as a team,
How to take time for me, and how to have my confidence back!
I have to say, I was not sure 100% when I sign and she really help me already after few session!
I was about to burn out, I was just an exhausted mum, I was just shouting and cracking before those sessions.
I can really see a difference in my life, more proactive, more happy, and my motivation is back, also the relation with the kids and husband is so much better!
I will definitely recommend Arantxa, if you need a change in your life, you have the right person to help you here! "— Sarah
"Arantxa is just wonderful! She has a very sensitive, patient and kind manner, making our sessions very comfortable. I am so grateful for her help and guidance and have noticed real differences in my everyday life since starting my course with her!"— Hannah
"Arantxa is incredible, she is kind and caring I always look forward to our sessions. We have been using hypnotherapy to overcome obstacles I've been having at work and she has given me really useful processes that I can easily fit into my everyday life. I started noticing a difference within just a few sessions!"— Rebecca
£70 per session.
Free consultation call - 20 min.
Further information
I'm fluent in Spanish, French and English.


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Dr Mikkael Sekeres speaks to ecancer at the ASH 2019 meeting in Orlando about updated results from a phase 1b study evaluating glasdegib in combination with azacitidine in patients with untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and AML.
He explains that glasdegib is FDA approved in combination with low-dose cytarabine but that now this is the first time it is being used in combination with azacitidine, a drug that is far more commonly used.
Dr Sekeres reports that the response rates seen were comparable if not better to the combination of glasdegib and cytarabine.
ecancer's filming has been kindly supported by Amgen through the ecancer Global Foundation. ecancer is editorially independent and there is no influence over content.


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Over the years, Millennials have been the hot topic in marketing. As a matter of fact, we marketers have spent so much time micro-analyzing Millennials' behavior that we seem to have forgotten that while Millennials have become the dominant population of parents, another wave of youth has come to the cusp of adulthood. As a college or university, that means they're at your door.
This article contains five mindset imperatives to help you successfully market your institution to Gen Z.
Before you get started, be sure you firmly believe this foundational fact:
Traditional marketing and advertising methods will not work on Gen Z.
Who Is Gen Z?
Gen Z is the generic stand-in name for the Millennials' baby siblings, children born from around 1996 to present. A defining social distinction that researchers feel is particularly important to note is that your Gen Z doesn't remember September 11, 2001.
A defining social distinction I think is particularly important is that Gen Z has all the traits of their older siblings, the Millennials, but in full force. Where Millennials saw the beginning of the tech revolution and dealt with annoyances like satellite shortages and dial-up internet, Gen Z grew up with WiFi on demand. They excel at and expect online relationships on multiple platforms with the institutions they deal with. It's part of their collective identity.
While Millennials have developed under the onslaught of relentless attacks on their social value rained down from parent generations, Gen Z has developed largely overlooked in their shadow. Thusly, they're coming of age with their self-esteem intact. This, coupled with the fact that they've learned to exist within a vast spectrum of social norms, means they're going to be difficult to segment and selective with their time. They know how important their attention is, and they won't be bullied into giving it without something in return.
It's one of the things I love about them.
One more very important demographic point: in the vein of self-worth, Gen Z owns their space like no previous generation. We can't count on celebrity influence to drive behavior anymore. Remember the Pepsi ad fiasco? The moral of the story there is it's no longer up to marketers to tell youth who to follow. They tell you.
And despite what it may look like from the outside, Gen Z are avid movers, dedicated to social progress. They don't take slights against their values lightly.
OK, now that we've set the stage a little bit, let's explore the main topic of this post. Following are the five mindset imperatives for marketing your college or university to Gen Z.
The 5 Mindset Imperatives
What I mean by mindset imperative is a foundational set of attitudes that should guide your communications. Much of the failure to market to Millennials effectively has resulted from a negative attitude toward the group. Organizations have been unable to leverage the kind of value Millennials need and expect, but Millennials have dealt with them to some extent anyway. Gen Z is not so forgiving.
If you want to market your institution to Gen Z, start from these five truths.
1. They don't need you.
Gen Z is coming into a world buzzing with new options and opportunities. The advancemnts in digital education pioneered by their Millennial predecessors are being refined at lightning speeds, affording a wealth of options that offer greater independence, efficiency, and personalization than traditional education. And, importantly, these new options are generally more cost effective, a point that's on the tip of Gen Z's consciousness after watching Millennials struggle with exorbitant college debt.
Gen Z are innovative risk takers who appreciate efficiency and the value of the final product over the process of reaching it. They don't need traditional education to be successful, and they know it.
When explaining the value of your institution's programs to Gen Z it's important to focus on how it relates to their expectations.
2. They crown their own celebrities.
Maybe it's because they're mostly teenagers, but you can't tell a Gen Z anything - including who to take advice from. They won't take up a trend just because it's championed by a traditional celebrity, and they won't give companies and organizations time to explain in words why they're so great. Today's teens only care about what their peers , the influencers they've chosen from their own community, have to say.
Influencer marketing is rapidly growing in popularity. It's an excellent tool for any organization trying to reach out to younger generations. However, it's wasted if you don't do it right. Make connections with established and potential influencers in your niche and then let them take the reigns. They know how to speak to their audience or they wouldn't have the followings they do.
3. Don't mistake their attention habits as deficit.
I can already hear whispers of negative interpretations of potentially advanced Gen Z traits. Particularly their perceived attention spans.
Gen Z is coming of age at the fastest pace in human history. They're amazing multi-taskers, often completing multipe projects on multiple devices at any given time. They know the value of their time and won't waste it letting companies try to reel them in. They don't have low attention spans, they have high standards.
When crafting your message for Gen Z, remember that it needs to present a spectrum of value and stimulation. You must command their complete attention if you want their complete attention.
4. Authenticity beats adaptation.
To some degree, you'll need to seem authentic and adapt to changes in Gen Z's behavior. However, there are fundamental aspects of their value set that will have to become foundational to your brand identity if you're going to keep up with their whims. Your institution simply will not be able to adapt to data quickly enough to completely redesign your image every time Gen Z has a shift in expression tendancy.
While Millennials have really had to process negativity and rejection from parent generations, Gen Z won't give it the time of day. They know their worth, and if they feel you don't you'll have major problems. Exhibit genuine appreciation for their many talents and advancements. Treat their future and the causes they value with concern. Be ready to listen to them, or be prepared to be completely ignored.
It's not ego, it's self-worth. And it's exceptional.
If you had trouble marketing to Millennials, you're in for a very tough time with Gen Z. Start personalizing your message now and get ahead and stay ahead.
This is a lot of quality information about an as-yet understudied demographic. Shouldn't you be doing something with it? Download the free Persona Profile Template to start personalizing your message more effectively.


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"How Funny" - Shooting in Pictures
Published Date: Dec 21, 2014
Upcoming detective-comedy flick produced by former Miss Nepal and actress Malvika Subba, "How Funny" is being shot at various locations around Kathmandu. The movie is a directorial debut of Nima Dolma Sherpa who have also penned the story. Aang Nuru Sherpa, Tsering Lamu Sherpa and Nima Tasi Sherpa are the co—producers of the movie being made with the banner of Tiny But Big Pictures Pvt. Ltd. Director Sherpa has previously played a role in "Punte Parade" and producer Subba has starred in "God Lives in Himalayas" and yet-to-be completed "Good Bye Kathmandu".
Acclaimed actor Dayahang Rai is playing the lead whereas Priyanka Karki, Keki Adhikari, Nisha Adhikari and Anup Bikram Shahi among others will showcase their acting skills in the movie. The screenplay is credited to writer Shan Basnyat and Suresh Adhikari, Sailesh Singh and Sailesh Shrestha will give the music. The movie is being shot by cinematographer Hari Humagain.
Shooting scenes of "How Funny" on Saturday as caught by reelnepal.com


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Written by J. Weagle
The wicked die young.
There's no doubt that Nicolas Winding Refn (the mastermind director behind Drive, Only God Forgives) loves the city of Los Angeles. He loves that city almost as much as he loves cinema and his latest film proves to be like pornography for die hard fans of both. Refn has over the past few years single handled become the most fascinating and brilliant director working in or out of the Hollywood system. His films can only be described as pure cinema, blending genres and atmosphere better then just about anyone else working today and thankfully The Neon Demon continues this trend.
It can be tough to categorize The Neon Demon as a horror film but it is an erotic thriller at heart. Like his previous outings it can be hard to place the The Neon Demon in any particular genre. Drive mixed 1980's action with a Michael Man film, while Only God Forgives continued some of that 80's motif but blended it with a Lynchian atmosphere and structure.
The Neon Demon follows Jesse (played by the young and beautiful Elle Fanning) an aspiring model who has just moved to Los Angeles in hopes to get her big break. She makes friends with a group of other models who soon become overwhelmed by jealously and obsessed with her beauty so they attempt to drain her youth and use it for themselves to further their own careers.
The major thing The Neon Demon does is assure that Refn is a craftsman behind the camera and it's as though this is the film he has been building to in his career all along, the culmination of his inspirations. It's also the first time Refn has decided to shoot digital, opting for the cheaper alternative though without knowing that it would be near impossible to tell. With cinematography that flashes back to some of the great Italian Giallo films of the late 1970's and early 1980's from the likes of Argento (Suspira), The Neon Demon is easily one of the most beautifully shot films I've ever seen. The way in which Refn shoots LA is like a teenage boy ogling over a supermodel, with an almost fetishistic quality.
The rather large and surprising cast does a great job delivering performances that only add to the dream like atmosphere. Elle Fanning who has had a rather quiet career thus far gives a shining performance and literally steals every scene, and I have no doubt she could easily become the next big thing. Jenna Malone somehow manages to be both devilishly evil and devastatingly tragic at the same time. Even Keanu Reeves does a great job with his small role, playing one of the darkest characters we've seen from him. In true Refn style the soundtrack is fantastic, keeping the dark synth wave tones only this time turning it up to eleven.
The Neon Demon is easily Refn's darkest film to date, dealing with jealously, the loss of innocence, necrophilia and even cannibalism. It is also perhaps his most complicated movie in terms of technical prowess and forcing his cinematic style. As I mentioned before this film truly feels like it is coming from the voice of an auteur and that can be one of the hardest things to accomplish as a director. You'll be hard pressed to find a more well directed film in any genre using visual metaphoric symbolism to a degree that even David Lynch would be jealous of. People will hate this movie for the way in which it challenges viewers and doesn't always have answers to the many questions it asks, but like his previous films some will absolutely love it for all the same reasons.


text: brexit Brexit Britain / Tarshish Don Pearce Video & Articles endtimes Europe European Union Last Days Latest News & PROPHECY Latest news and Prophecy Milestones to the Kingdom News Updates Prophecy News Update Signs of the Times Signs Of The Times snippets June 27, 2016 Angelic hands at work-Britain and the EU-Where does Britain's future lie? Don Pearce Reproduced here with kind permission of and in association with Bro Don Pearce (Rugby UK).This article first featured in the spring edition of the Bible Magazine 2016 http://www.biblemagazine.com/index.phpKeep up to date with Bro Don's Snippets – Email Don at [email protected] Just put in the subject line 'Snippets Request' state if you would prefer word doc or pdf format. ( If not stated, both will be sent as samples so you can decide) It's that easy! Bible Magazine Spring 2016Can the arena of interest to Bible students awaiting their Master's return get any more exciting? At the end of September, we saw Russia moving stealthily into Syria, pouring her advanced weaponry into the bases that she had been quietly enlarging in preparation for this move. When writing our last update, Russia was in full action in Syria, propping up President Assad and conducting bombing raids on the IS forces. Now President Putin has taken the world by surprise by saying he is withdrawing his troops, as the task is now done!Meanwhile the tidal flow of refugees flooding Europe has grown and grown. Far from abating during the bad weather it has greatly increased. As EU countries place fences on their borders to deter these people, new routes are opened up. The main beneficiaries are the people-smugglers who ferry this mass of humanity who are fleeing the horrors of war.As Europe struggles to deal with this seeming unstoppable problem, they are having to come to terms with what appears to be unthinkable, Britain choosing to leave the EU and striking an independent path in today's complex world of trade and politics and defence agreements.The hand if the IS suicide bombers reaches into Turkey, Brussels, Paris and Bonn. Where next? London? Moscow? Holiday makers are shunning Turkey in favour of SpainMeanwhile Israel looks on anxiously at the situation in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Although number 11 in the rankings of the happiest place to life, way above Britain and America, and just trailing Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the threats from the Islamic State are very real. The alliances which she is making with her Arab neighbours indicate that her heart is still trusting in her own abilities to defend herself, rather than trusting in Israel's God.Angelic hands at workSo for Zion's watchmen there is much to ponder. Behind the scenes, the angels are at work, not only in our lives but in the political world around us. Their work is to bring about the fulfilment of God's Plan and Purpose. In shaping individuals and in ensuring nations move forward along pathways that God has already planned.In amazing ways, we experience angelic hands in our lives, causing doors to open, or words to be spoken which, in hindsight, we recognise as being the Hand of God working in our lives. It is very humbling to appreciate that the Great Creator takes such interest in the lives of His creatures. The angels also use many and varied means to move the political and military leaders of the nations to forward God's Purpose. We have many Biblical examples of wind, rain, hail, locusts, hornets being used under angelic control to alter the pathways planned by the rulers of this world. Those same powers are still at work today. The angels can't just wave a wand and God's wishes are carried out! We have a very practical example recorded in Daniel chapter 10 where it took three weeks and additional angelic help to ensure that the King of Persia was moved from his original intentions, in order to go in a different direction, which would move forward God's Purpose.Then said he [Gabriel?] unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Dan. 10:12,13.It could well be the persuading of Cyrus to pronounce that the Jews could return to their land, in fulfilment of God's Purpose. This would fit the context of verse 14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.It is clear that, what-ever the context was, it was no simple matter, it needed time and help.Britain and the EUThe big issue in Britain at the moment is Brexit – Britain exiting the EU. The Prime Minister, David Cameron, is minded to persuade the British public to remain in the EU. It is what we know, having been a member for over 40 years. Leaving has been described as 'a leap in the dark'. In other words, into the unknown. It does take courage to leap, when, because of darkness, you can't see what lies ahead. Smooth road or precipitous crags? Dangers or calm? There is safety in keeping the status quo. The British, however, in the main, don't like the institutions of the EU, seeing them as corrupt and not working for the good of its citizens, but to the furtherance of the officials' positions. Remaining a member would, it is argued, ensure that Britain had her say in this huge economic institution; leave and one would have no power to influence the decision making. And so Mr Cameron, having pledged to put the matter to a vote on Thursday June 23rd, is keen to remain within the EU, having won some limited concessions in relation to opt-outs from various EU regulations.Where does Britain's future lie?Bible students have become increasingly excited at the possibilities of a Brexit. Many of us thought that Britain would never join the European Economic Community, as the fledgling EU was then called; but in 1973, Britain, Ireland and Denmark did join the original six members of the Common Market, boosting its membership and trade potential, as well as world influences. It neatly illustrates why, in spite of our interest in these things from a prophecy-fulfilling viewpoint, it is not for us to cast our votes in such matters. We have to leave all to the Hand of God. We can see in hindsight that this was a necessary step for Britain to take in order to humble her arrogance.Why did we think that Britain would never join a continental alliance? Scriptures have indicated a latter-day role for the merchants of Tarshish which was in support of Israel and the southern Arab States.Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? Eze. 38:13It hinges on the fact that we strongly believe that Britain fulfils the requirements for the latter-day Tarshish trading power. This is not the place to show the supporting evidence, an earlier Bible Magazine edition Vol xx :y extensively covered these matters. And 40 years ago the evidence was more tenuous as Britain was no close friend of Israel and had withdrawn her troops from the region in the Suez Crisis of 1956. Britain was the sick man of Europe at the time.Additionally, there are clear references to a latter-day Tyrian/Tarshish power submitting to Zion's king.And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. Psa. 45:12The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Psa. 72:10Again, Bible students have seen Britain as being this power. Queen Victoria spoke of her desire to cast her crown at the feet of the returned Lord Jesus. But it was not for her to perform. Queen Elisabeth is in a similar mould; this year she is celebrating her 90th birthday. In the forward to a book on her life which is due to be released shortly, she writes of her feeling of duty to God."The Servant Queen and the King She Serves"English royalty rarely speak of their beliefs, but Queen Elizabeth II has written about her religious faith in a foreword to a new book entitled The Servant Queen and the King She Serves."I have been—and remain—very grateful to you for your prayers and to God for His steadfast love," Queen Elizabeth wrote. "I have indeed seen His faithfulness." CBN News 22-Feb-16The picture of submission is in sharp contrast to that seen as the future of Europe.Europe's contrasting latter-day roleEurope's latter-day role is in sharp contrast to that of the Tarshish power. Sadly, Europe will resist the coming challenge of Israel's King. They will not wish to submit their power and authority to a Jewish ruler. Indeed, it is mainly the "Christian" countries of Europe who will rally to finally drive the Jews out of their land as the nations come to fight against Jerusalem, as depicted in so many of the prophets (Eze. 38, Joel 3; Zec. 12-14, Rev 16.) In spite of the humiliating defeat that awaits Gog's armies on the mountains of Israel, they will not submit. It is the time of punishment for the Roman and Orthodox Churches for their long centuries of persecution against the Jews and against the true believers. The sad Biblical picture is of Europe (the Beast's territory) becoming a lake of fire. (Rev. 19:19-21) Knowing the widespread teaching about the coming of "Antichrist", where allegedly he will defeat the Russian armies, establish his kingdom in Jerusalem, build a Temple, etc., etc. which are the very things that we know the Lord Jesus will indeed do, one can see how they will bring upon their own heads the wrath of God as they resist the true claims of Christ, believing that he is the Antichrist!What we had not appreciated is the time-scale. Here we are, over 40 years on, and it is Europe that is the one who is sick and it is Britain who is prospering. Britain now sees that Israel and the Middle East are key, expanding, markets, whilst the EU market is shrinking. Britain has been humbled by being shackled to Europe. Her Protestant work ethic has had the effect of making her enforce the EU regulations, so that often Britain "gold-plates" the regulations, making them much more onerous, applying them to the letter. The man-in-the-street wonders whether the majority of EU nations actually abide by much of the steady stream of legislation that pours out of Brussels!The burden of the EUThe UK is second only to Germany as the main contributor to the EU coffers, putting in much more than she gets out. These things were hidden when she joined. She was sold the concept of joining a trade market, in which she could prosper. It was not to be. Recently released papers show that the British leaders played down the obvious politic desires of the founding fathers of the EU. As a letter from journalist and author, Frederick Forsyth, to the editor in the Daily Telegraph 01-Apr-16 pithily stated:SIR – Anna Soubry, the industry minister (Comment, March 28), argues that the EU is about trade and prosperity, not politics. On the contrary, the EU is entirely political.The clash beneath the verbiage is between two distinct governmental systems: Britain's parliamentary democracy and the system of Jean Monnet, the prime visionary and instigator of a wholly unified continent of Europe. His title was President of the Action Committee for the European Superstate. The superstate is not a myth; it is the intent.Monnet wrote: "Europe's nations should be guided towards the superstate without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps, each disguised as having an economic purpose, but which will eventually and irreversibly lead to federation."Trade and prosperity are merely an adjunct; the EU's true destination is post-democratic government by unelected committee.Frederick ForsythIn the years following membership, industrial relations in Britain were dire and her labour costs were high due to low productivity in many businesses. It truly was a rather disastrous time for Britain, climaxing in the withdrawal of the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) in 1992. It is estimated that the ERM Brexit cost Britain £3.4bn, a not inconsiderable sum in those days.When the euro was floated in 1999 as an accounting currency (although coins and notes were not introduced until 2002) Britain resisted pressure to sign up. The 1992 ERM disaster played a strong, cautionary role. There were many industrialists who pushed for Britain to sign up to the euro and join in the perceived benefits of a shared currency. If we didn't, we would be left behind, they warned. To begin with they appeared to be right, but as time went on, Chancellor Gordon Brown's reluctance to further integrate into Europe proved to be a life-saver for Britain. He became Chancellor in 1994, and in 1997 he set five economic tests which would have to be met before joining the as yet un-named euro. Mr Brown's father was a minister in the Church of Scotland and had a strong influence on Gordon Brown. This may well have given him a distrust of the EU which was heavily influenced by the religious beliefs of the Roman Catholic founding fathers. Britain's spirit of adventure and trust in the Bible served her well in carving out an independent role for the country, but this had all but evaporated under the heavy burden of the cost in lives and money of opposing Hitler in WWII. Britain never did meet the five tests and has remained outside the eurozone.During the boom years, the euro proved to be beneficial to its members, but has shown its weaknesses in times of economic stress. There is little flexibility between countries to adjust to changing circumstances. In the past countries could devalue to improve their competitiveness, but the euro does not allow any individual adjustments. We have witnessed the crippling steps that have been imposed on Greece, Italy and Spain to improve their economic competitiveness. It has involved soaring joblessness, deep cuts in social benefits including pensions and no certainty that it will prove effective.Few today advocate that Britain should join the euro. Outside the euro, Britain has been able to fix her own interest rates to suit her needs rather the disparate needs of the 19 members of the eurozone who have interest rates imposed upon them by their Central Bank.Tyre singing as an harlotIs Britain destined to come under the influence of France and Germany for ever? It is interesting that the EU started off as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951, in order to prevent Germany from using her coal and steel resources to wage war upon her neighbours. Britain lost her coal industry several years ago and is now poised to lose her steel industry. The demise of the coal industry can be laid at the feet of the EU regulations being pursued to control CO2 emissions. Coal is regarded as a "dirty" fuel, leading to the shutting of the majority of Britain's coal-fired power stations. Steel production sprang up in areas of coal as it is a high energy user. Is it just at such a time when EU regulations have brought much of Britain's manufacturing base to its knees, that Britain throws off the shackles?There is an intriguing passage in Isaiah 23:And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Isa. 23:15-18It clearly has a latter-day application. Here we are, nearly 70 years from the founding of the ECSC and just over 70 years from the ending of WWII. Is the latter-day Tarshish power about to resume her role as a trading power? A Brexit would certainly propel her upon such a pathway. Even if the vote was lost, the rest of the EU members have lost their confidence in Britain's role in the European project. It wouldn't take too much to see a situation arise that sees Britain sailing off to trade with warmer climes.Preparing for a Brexit?It is interesting to see how Britain's trade has changed over the past 20 years.Based on the UK's negative current account balance and negative trade balance with the EU, there is simply no evidence that the UK's balance of trade has experienced a net benefit from EU membership. Quite to the contrary, the reciprocal nature of the UK's access to the EU marketplace and the associated regulatory restrictions appears to have benefited foreign producers selling their products into the UK at the expense of indigenous British industry. TheSoundingLine.com 26-Mar-16When one sees how the US and Canada's trade has increased with the EU, the UK seems to be getting a poor bargain. (Chart 2.) When one looks at the UK's trade with the rest of the world, it shows positive growth whilst that to the EU is steadily falling. (Chart 3.)There is little prospect of EU trade growing over the next few years. The core EU members, all of whom are in the eurozone, have recorded much smaller growth over the past 15 years than the non-euro EU members, but even that is considerably smaller than the average growth of non-EU countries. (See Chart 4) The eurozone is still in crisis and there is little good news on the horizon. Greece can still well exit the eurozone and that would shake investors' confidence in the value of the euro. It is clear that Britain hasn't really prospered inside the EU. It is only in recent years when under the more pro-Commonwealth Conservative government that there has been a growth in Britain's interest in the wider world. In previous updates we have seen her interest with trading with Israel and going back to her traditional markets of the Commonwealth and the Middle East countries; countries which are expanding.With the referendum some three months away at the time of writing, the two main Brexit parties, Leave.EU and Vote leave have been in disarray. They do not appear to have really got their acts together. A substantial number of David Cameron's cabinet members are opposed to their leader's desire to remain in Europe. With Mr Cameron stating he will not stand again at the next General Election, which needs to be held by 2020 at the latest, there is a feeling that the split in the cabinet is leading to an unofficial leadership contest. Various prominent politicians like Boris Johnson, the ebullient London mayor and Ian Duncan Smith are two such contenders. With the passage of time the gap between the two sides is shrinking and several polls have put Brexit ahead of Staying.Interestingly, I was told of a large UK company being advised by the European expert called in to address the company leaders as to whether they should be preparing for a Brexit, was that, Yes, they should! Not on economic grounds but because a study of recent referenda showed that they were all affected by sentiment rather than cold facts. In his opinion the sentiment was for a Brexit!It is clear that the cost of membership is high. The sums that Britain is called upon to pay are mouth-wateringly high. Last year Britain paid £13bn to the EU coffers. This was after the rebate, won by Mrs Thatcher has been applied, reducing the initial demand for £18bn by £5bn. Britain does get moneys from the EU which are around £5bn., leaving the UK "out-of-pocket" to the tune of about £8.5bn! (Chart 5)Germany is the biggest net contributor to the EU budget, the UK is the second. (Chart 6) For Germany the money is worth it as she plays a large role in the EU affairs, ensuring that, where possible, she benefits. The migrant crisis.The effect of the migrant crisisOne of those almost unpredictable consequences of the Arab Spring, is that it has caused a lot of people to flee from the destruction of their way of life and to wish to come to Europe. Often people are displaced in time of war, but normally it is to travel to a neighbouring country who is friendly. The main source of immigrants to Europe at the moment are Syrians fleeing the terrible pounding of their homes, originally by President Assad's forces or the "rebels" trying to oust him and more recently by the Russians. (Chart 7) The surprising element of this refuge crisis is that they wish to turn their backs on their neighbouring Arab countries and have chosen to attempt to come to Europe. The numbers of those fleeing the many conflict zones have been staggering, with an estimated 1.3 million claims for asylum in the EU alone in 2015. (Chart 8)Not all make claims, many seek to live illegally. With the Syrian crisis entering its 5th year, the damage that has been inflicted by Russia has been enormous. Large areas have been bombed in order to beat those in opposition to President Assad into submission. The tide of refugees from Syria has not let up, numbers are increasing.Public 'must be told the truth on immigration'Many find their way to Britain and an interesting article in the Daily Telegraph 31-Mar-16 with the above headline spoke of the concern expressed by the UK Statistics Authority watchdog over the figures published by the Office of National Statistics. The population of the UK is set to soar to 80 million by 2039, (incidentally set to overtake Germany who is currently the largest EU member, but with a falling population.) However, these projections are based on 2 year-old figures for immigration that were far lower than in the past two years. There is also a problem with the actual numbers. The ONS says that 904,000 EU nationals had moved to Britain since June 2010, yet the Department of Works and Pensions issued 2.25 million National Insurance numbers to this category over the same period. A significant difference. Also the ONS showed 617,000 non-EU nationals in the past 12 months compared to the 828,000 NI numbers issued to this group. It seems that Britain is gaining immigrants at a far higher rate than indicated. This has serious consequences on housing, hospitals, maternity facilities, school places, etc.. Many in this country are concerned as to the long-term consequences of this boost in population. It will be an interesting factor as people decide whether Britain should retain her sovereignty again by leaving the EU.There are many subtle influences. At the moment there are crisis talks over Britain's steel industry. Cheap Chinese imports have reduced British steel mills to a shadow of their former position. Britain can only follow EU rules. The US has imposed very high tariffs on imported steel in order to protect their own steel plants.Many would like to see Britain take control of her once proud fishing industry, now reduced to a shadow of its former strength, due to her fishing grounds being opened up to other EU members.Tabloid says Queen wants UK to leave EUThe majority of UK papers are Eurosceptic. The leading "popular" paper, the Sun 08-Mar-16, had the splash headline: Queen backs Brexit. It is not a done thing to report what the Queen privately thinks about political matters. I feel quite certain that indeed, in private, this is what the Queen thinks. We shall probably never know if this is what the Queen actually thinks. The matter has been referred to the Press Standards Authority, which is likely to give its ruling shortly before the vote, which again will publicise the Queen's alleged thoughts on Europe. But this euro-sceptic paper has sown the seeds, it will be hard to refute the statement. And so in a subtle way, extra pressure has been put upon the situation in favour of a Brexit. The Queens's remarks just before the Scottish referendum on whether Scotland should break from Britain has been credited with turning the tide against Scotland breaking up the existing Union.What would a Brexit involve?Nobody really knows. There has been little discussion as to how one separates from membership of the EU. It is an unknown pathway. Those who advocate a Brexit point out that the EU needs Britain far more than Britain needs the EU. If barriers to the UK trade were put up in protest to Britain's actions, then if Britain matched those barriers it would be the EU that loses out. Yes, it is a leap in the dark, but if angelic hands are for it, Britain will surely take it in her stride. It clearly will not be the work of a moment; it will involve a lot of negotiation. Eurosceptics argue that Britain remaining is an equal step in the dark! The EU in a few years may be quite a different beast to what we see now. The eurozone could well collapse, bringing even more misery to those who remain. It is clear that the drive is for ever-closer union, an aspect which is so alien to Britain.Napoleon's challengers didn't fear Brexit and nor should weAndrew Roberts, a British historian and author of Napoleon the Great recently drew a parallel with the refusal of Britain to agree to work with Napoleon, choosing to take the short-term loses in order to have independence.Instead, because we refused, Napoleon set up the Continental System, a gigantic protectionist organization that cut Britain out of all European Trade for nearly a decade. It was disastrous for British trade in the short run, and of course there were those in the City of London, larger business corporations and amongst the Radical Whigs in parliament who clamoured for the British Government to capitulate to Napoleon, believing as they did that there was nothing more important than protecting people's financial security.… If it turns out that Sir John Major, Michael Heseltine, Peter Mandelson and the other doom-sayers are right in predicting that Britain would be worse of if she left the European Union – and I do not for one moment believe they are – there are still some people in this country who would prefer to be poorer but free, as Britain was when fighting Napoleon, than better off but having their laws ultimately under the control of foreign jurists sitting in Strasbourg. The threats made by the doom-sayers that we will be punished by the European Union if we have the temerity to leave might be cowing our present-day generation, but they would have had absolutely nil purchase on the ordinary Britons of the past, although it is interesting how the people who wanted to surrender to Napoleon's blandishments in 1806 were precisely the same kind of people who want to surrender to Brussels' similar blackmail threats 210 years later. To set against Major, Heseltine, Mandelson, Ken Clarke, Roland Rudd et al, therefore, one can set William Pitt, Admiral Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and all the other heroes who didn't fear being cut out of a European protectionist bloc, because they believed there were even higher duties of government than the (admittedly very important) one of protecting people's financial security.We await with interest the result of the forthcoming referendum; content that what-ever happens it will be under the control of God. We watch and wait for its outcome with interest. In so many ways we have recently seen the indications that at last the day of our Master's coming draws near. We may not be here to see the outcome. The Master could well be back on earth again and calling his followers to him.We will now briefly look at events in Syria – a Russian withdrawal, or a Russian double bluff?Putin playing chess again!Most commentators were startled when Mr Putin announced that he had finished the job in Syria and was withdrawing his forces. What had changed? President Assad was still in a weak position, although he had made some significant territorial gains following the extensive Russian bombing campaigns. IS too, was still a threat.On March 14, the day of the announcement of its withdrawal, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu; during the meeting, he ordered the Defense Ministry to begin withdrawing the main part of Russia's military group from Syria and asked the Foreign Ministry to step up Russia's participation in organizing the peace process to resolve the Syria crisis. Putin then specified that Russia's naval base at Tartus and its strategic Hmeymin airbase will continue operating as before, saying, "They must be protected securely from land, sea and air." In a phone conversation the same day with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Putin said that Russia will maintain an aviation support center in Syria to monitor all parties' compliance with the ceasefire. MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.1235 15-Mar-16So it was clear that he was there to stay, it was to be a limited withdrawal only.As time passed it was clear the little had changed. Some of the planes withdrawn have been replaced by helicopter gunships. In fact, according to Debka 01-Apr-16, Russia has increased her sorties against the "rebel" forces and with the fall of Palmyra from IS control, was planning to take Raqqa some 170 km to the east. Raqqa is the IS main control centre and if Putin succeeds in his plans would deal a heavy blow to IS.Putin's "Sacred Mission" in SyriaThis was the headline to a fascinating article on Putin's strategy written in the BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 335, 27-Mar-16. Here are a few extracts.In 1453, the Byzantine Empire was defeated by the Turks. In Russia, the fall of Constantinople was seen as a divine punishment to the Greeks for straying from true Orthodoxy. In 1492, Metropolitan Zosimus called Moscow "the new city of Constantine," the original capital of Christianity. In the first quarter of the sixteenth century, Philotheus, a monk in the Pskov monastery, wrote a memorandum to Tsar Vasilii III in which he developed this idea further.The "first Rome" and the "second Rome" (Constantinople), Philotheus claimed, had lapsed into heresy and ceased to be the centers of the Christian world, and should be replaced by Moscow. Because of their great sins, the "two Romes have fallen, a third stands, and a fourth there will not be." Until the day of final redemption, Philotheus wrote, Moscow would be the spiritual center of the whole Christian world. This idea became known as "Moscow—the Third Rome."Russia's role was to be properly messianic, with Moscow taking upon itself no less than the "special responsibility … [for] the salvation of all humanity." For centuries, this doctrine remained an integral part of the Russian national mythology and the "fundamental principle of the official ideology" of the Russian state. The dogma justified Russian imperial ambitions, insofar as it legitimized the idea that it was Russia's destiny to be a "light unto the nations" and to lead the world, which had lost true faith, to its final salvation.Ever since this dogma crystallized in the sixteenth century, Russians have been persistently taught that their political history is "suffused with sacred significance," representing "the culminating chapter of a sequence of historical events leading up to and including the apocalypse." Many experts regarded the "reality of the apocalypse as an historical event . . . [that] can be seen with great frequency through the records of Russian history."Putin's nationalist supporters emphasize the sacred aspirations that supposedly guide Moscow's policies in faraway lands. The ever-popular stage star Zhanna Bichevskaia, for example, sang in a hit performance in May 2014 that "[we] will recapture Russia's Sevastopol. The Crimean Peninsula will be Russian again [as well as] our sovereign Bosporus, our Constantinople, and Jerusalem, the shrine of humanity."Putin's sudden statements of a few days ago about partly disengaging from the Syrian conflict caused much commotion in the press and a great deal of speculation as to what the Russians might be up to now. But a partial military disentanglement does not by any means imply that Putin is about to give up on the Middle East.As former US Naval Intelligence officer J.E. Dyer notes, Russia has already "punched a military air route to Syria through Iran and northern Iraq"—an option it has tried in vain to secure for itself since the end of WWII, and in which it was consistently thwarted by the US. Furthermore, "by not settling Syria through force of arms," Putin is netting all the numerous advantages of fishing in the muddy waters of the Mediterranean crisis. Like the leaders of Iran, Putin sees the entire region as part of a worldwide "theater of war and influence," and acts with long-term and visionary goals in mind. 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Chasseurs de Vincennes
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Hi RalphReplyDelete
They were called
1839 - tirailleurs de Vincennes
1840- chasseurs à pied or chasseurs de Vincennes, maybe sometimes Chasseurs d'Afrique.
1842- chasseurs d'Orléans
From 1848- chasseurs à pied again.
For a while (at least until 1871) all terms were used as equivalents, except may be chasseurs d'orléans as the link to the July Monarchy was too strong.
There is a "musée des traditions chasseurs" in Vincennes, it is a museum largely aimed at keeping the traditions of the bataillions alive, there are uniforms, documents, etc.
Now there are only 4 batallions left ( out of a maximum of 78 in WW1).
It used to be shown online in a lot of detail, but no longer. Of course when I saw it I took all the pictures I wanted...
In this museum they have moved all the shrines that used to be in Algeria at the site of the battle of Sidi-Brahim, which is a bit the chasseurs' "Alamo".
For a full story of the chasseurs the best reference up to 1890 is this one:
Les chasseurs à Pied, Lieutenant Richard
Incorrectly spelt as " chasseures" in the internet archive.


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Praying for someone's conversion to the One True Church is a most Catholic act. You would think that there would be no controversy attached to this topic, but somehow controversy seems to find its way into almost every aspect of Traditional Catholic teaching these days. Without a pope, division is the logical result because "Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered..." (Zechariah 13: 7). We should strive to have as much unity as possible on topics where there is no clear answer. Too often Traditionalists forget the maxim of St. Augustine, "In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity."
Now, when it comes to straightforward prayers for Mr./Miss/Mrs. X who is a (Jew, Protestant, Hindu, Moslem, atheist, member of the Vatican II sect, etc.) to be enlightened by the grace of God to become a Traditionalist, we have no problem. However, someone raised the query, "Is it OK to pray for the soul of a deceased relative who was Protestant?" Ask the Vatican II sect clergy, and they will say it's OK to canonize him. Ask a Feeneyite, and they will tell you they are burning in Hell so don't waste your time. In medio stat veritas. "The truth stands in the middle." In this post I will explain and defend Church teaching against the infamous Dimond brother Feeneyites, and I will also revisit the Una Cum issue I tackled in my post of 7/10/17.
It's a dogma that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. All who die as non-Catholics go to Hell. Therefore, prayers may not be offered for people who die as non-Catholics. If a person was a non-Catholic or a heretic during life, unless there is evidence of a conversion to the true faith in the external forum, the person is considered to have died as he or she lived (i.e. as a non-Catholic and outside the Church). Therefore prayers may not be offered for a person who, based on the last available evidence, was a non-Catholic or a heretic on the hope that there was a conversion in that person's final days. Prayers may only be offered for people who die with the true faith. Here are some quotes that reiterate the Church's teaching that Catholics may not pray for (or consider among the faithful departed) those who die as non-Catholics or without the true faith. (See http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/catholicchurch/catholics-may-not-pray-deceased-non-catholics/#.WYvioNQrKt_).
It is true that there is no salvation outside the One True Church and all non-Traditionalist Catholics who die as such go to Hell. The rest is woefully wrong. They claim that unless there is evidence that the person converted, prayers may not be offered in the hope that there was a conversion in the person's final days.
Let's see what the Church has to say:
1. 1917 Code of Canon Law
Canon 1240 speaks to the types of persons to be denied ecclesiastical burial. They include Masons, excommunicates, those who committed suicide, those who live as public and notorious sinners, etc. However, Canon 1241 says a person deprived of Christian burial "shall also be denied any funeral Mass, even an anniversary Mass, as well as all other public funeral services. Priests may say Mass privately for him and the faithful may pray for him. (See canonists Abbo and Hannon, The Sacred Canons, 2: 495-497; Emphasis mine). Obviously the Church does not give up hope in a last minute repentance/conversion, but Fred and Bobby do.
2. Theologian O'Connell
"So far as the dead are concerned, the Exequial Mass and Anniversary Mass (or other public funeral offices)may not be offered for a person to whom ecclesiastical burial had been denied...It is not, however, forbidden to offer a Mass privately for such persons." (See The Celebration of Mass, The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee [1941], pg. 45; Emphasis mine).
3. Theologian Szal
"But if he [a schismatic] gave no signs of repentance, then Mass can still be said for him, but only privately and in the absence of scandal." (See The Communication of Catholics with Schismatics, CUA Press, [1948], pg. 181; Emphasis mine).
What proof did the Dimond brothers give for claiming Catholics can't pray for deceased non-Catholics? A quote from St. Thomas Aquinas, "St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Suppl. Q. 71, A. 5. "Gregory says (Moralia xxxiv): There is the same reason for not praying then (namely after the judgment day) for men condemned to everlasting fire, as there is now for not praying for the devil and his angels who are sentenced to eternal punishment, and for this reason the saints do not pray for dead unbelieving and wicked men, because, forsooth, knowing them to be already condemned to eternal punishment, they shrink from pleading for them by the merit of their prayers…" Yes, THE SAINTS do not pray for dead and unbelieving men because they know for certain who they are, and we do not (except for Judas Iscariot, for the Catechism of the Council of Trent teaches, "...but the priesthood brings to them [i.e., evil clerics] in its train the same rewards the Apostleship brought to Judas--eternal perdition." pg. 213).
The other quotes from, e.g., Pope Gregory the Great, clearly mean prayers are not offered for non-Catholics publicly, because no one but God knows what happens between Him and a soul prior to death except by special revelation. We know the canonized saints are in Heaven; that is an infallible decree. We know Judas is in Hell. For everyone else, we may hope they were saved by God in the last moments of life, being brought into the Church infused with faith and sanctifying grace, because nothing is impossible with God. Prayers said for them, if they did not convert, are not "wasted;" they will be used by God for another poor soul--the same as prayers for someone whom is now (unknown to us) in Heaven are never "wasted."
- We have positive proof that the Holy See has tolerated using the name of heretics and schismatics in the liturgical functions of the Church.
- The general prohibition on mentioning heretics in the liturgy cannot be of Divine positive law, but only of ecclesiastical precept, for the Church cannot make exceptions to Divine positive law. There is nothing in the text of what Szal wrote to indicate you are only praying for the office. There is a declaration from the Holy See that prayers be directed not only to the office of a heretical governor, "but also for his true happiness, namely that he receive the precious gift of faith" (conversion to the True Church). An office doesn't convert or have happiness; the individual does.
- Even if a distinction could be made between the office and the heresy, what about permission to mention the King given for the Archdiocese of Quebec in 1820? Canada has no King--the King in question was the King of England! Furthermore, whomsoever holds the office of monarch in England also holds the office of the Head of the (false) Sect of England. He therefore has clerical authority as the head of a false religion.
- Can't the points above be said of Bergoglio, and we pray for his conversion as Head of the Vatican City-State and perhaps as material-only pope, for his conversion?


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The life of the professional musician is rarely what it seems. People on the outside imagine stars lazing around with family, friends, and adoring fans. While that image has certainly been furthered by a million music videos, there's a ton of isolation to contend with, and ton of work too. It takes effort to make something look easy.
Benzel Baltimore, a.k.a. Benjamin Cowan, the son of Parliament-Funkadelic trumpet player Bennie Cowan and a long-time veteran of the funk institution himself, thinks a lot about the work involved in being a professional musician. Well, maybe "thinks" isn't a strong enough word. Cowan just seems to exist for the job, for the opportunity to improve as a player. "Coming from Baltimore city," says Benzel, "I've been around some of the greatest drummers in the world: Lee Pearson [Spyro Gyra, Chris Boti], Dana Hawkins [Esperanza Spalding, Evan Marien], Dennis Chambers [P-Funk, John Scofield]…. Then there's people who are coming up— they come to the shed, and, whoo, you're like, As soon as I break my drums down, I'm going into the basement to practice THAT."
This kind of enthusiasm can't be faked, and given the fact that it comes from a drummer who's played some of the most iconic and mind-expanding music in history, in front of millions, it's exemplary.
Somehow, after half a century at the forefront of R&B music, and despite his plans for retirement, George Clinton is as popular in 2019 as ever. With the parallel bands Parliament and Funkadelic, Clinton largely defined the multifaceted world of 1970s and '80s funk music. Since then he's remained musically vital and universally hip, providing an authentic blueprint for the groovier wing of the alternative nation and a never-dimming beacon of inspiration for hiphop acolytes. Like a cross between Frank Zappa and Art Blakey, Clinton has acted as mentor/ bandleader/cultivator to dozens of musicians over the years, and he kept his eye on his trumpet player's precocious son from early on. He even gave junior the opportunity to—at fifteen—play drums in front of the gargantuan crowd at Woodstock '99.
Benzel did have to go back to high school the next day, but he never strayed too far from the P-Funk orbit, and after a long initiation of sorts, he took over the drum seat.
When we spoke to Benzel, he was packing for an Australian P-Funk tour opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a package made in heaven, and no doubt the party of a lifetime for hundreds of thousands of Aussie fans. Predictably, Benzel was focusing on the job ahead. When asked what he's most looking forward to on the trip, he replied, "Well, the first thing to focus on is playing well. That's why I'm doing what I'm doing every day…."
MD: So, what are you working on lately, in advance of this tour with the Chili Peppers?
Benzel: I started doing something that I really didn't want to do. But it was a challenge. And once you do something and see a result, you have to do it again, and then again the next day. It's basically playing double-stroke rolls at 120 bpm for twenty minutes. The only change is that you go lower or higher.
MD: Where does a challenge like that come from—just messing around on the drums?
Benzel: I'm on YouTube every day. Part of your practice is listening. Another part is watching. Another is applying. You should have your own sound. Sometimes people don't like to hear that. Sometimes people tell me, "Horacio Hernandez does all this stuff , but when you do it it's not the same." And I'm thinking, Are you just mad because I can do it but you can't? Or are you saying that I should bring it down because I'm not him? I hate that. Apply things that you know, but in a way that you would do it.
It all adds to the mad balance of being a drummer. The difference between playing how you feel and playing what's on the record, for instance. If it's a praise and worship group, the worship leader says, "Don't play any pocket." What does that mean? That means play churchy, play everything, like gospel drummers do. But when I'm with George, it's "Give me pocket." Then with George, there are songs that are boombap, then there are songs that are more Chili Pepper-ish. And there's a difference between the Parliament songs and the Funkadelic songs. Funkadelic is like live jams, taking it to a Jerry Garcia level. Parliament is more Motown, straight pocket, like "Flashlight" as opposed to "Super Stupid."
MD: What's it like playing in P-Funk?
Benzel: First off , I want to say that it's such a blessing to be with George my whole life. It's an honor that he's seen something in me since I was very young. Regarding the music, George wants it to cover a whole range of sounds, from 1969 to 2019. And now we're doing brand new music, and it's hip-hop and trap. And to go further, now his grandson is in the band, and he's a rocker, so we're doing a punk-metal joint in the middle of the set.
MD: What about the sheer number of records that George has been involved in for all these years?
Benzel: It's not necessarily about the old records, it's about the newer things he's doing that you have to be on top of. We've got a twenty-minute segment of straight hip-hop and it's a nonstop medley. There's the song with Kendrick, "Be Like George" ["Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You"]. Then you have "My Mama Told Me," that's like George's new favorite song.
MD: When does he decide on the songs that are going to be in a set, and when does he add new ones, at soundcheck?
Benzel: There's no set list. Most of the time we soundcheck on the new stuff . Then we might do "Flashlight" or something. George doesn't always come to soundcheck. If you're at soundcheck with George, you're going to be there a while. That's where he's teaching you music.
MD: If you had to think of the skill sets that are the most important to this gig, what would they be?
Benzel: That's a really good question. The first thing you need is stamina. You need to run some miles on the treadmill with some weights and punch for thirty minutes. Technique to a certain degree—but your technique will wear out after three hours of this. You're going to find a brand-new technique, because you're going to play 16th notes with your right hand for sixteen minutes—live. See how that goes. Other skills: dexterity, strength, impeccable groove, time.
MD: You teach. How do these things relate—are they priorities all the time when you teach?
Benzel: I always work with students on their level. But having the skill sets that I have… you can study all you want, but if you haven't played long gigs, and had to do sporadic stuff like take a solo when your mind is blank and you don't even have a solo in you, and you're in front of 20,000 people, that just comes from your soul, you just block out everything you're thinking.
You learn that you have to groove more, you have to breathe, and you've got to be able to explode when it's time to explode. The adrenaline is pumping and you're playing hard and playing one groove over and over again, being able to have the discipline to play a loop— that goes back to the twenty-minute double-stroke thing.
It's like a Stick Control vibe; you have to play what you just played in the last measure again, and then do it again twenty times straight. That's exactly what it's like with George. Sometimes there'll be all kinds of hits in the music, and he'll look at me like, "Don't do it!" and I'm like, "But it's a hit!" Then the band members will look at me like I didn't do it. But George is laughing, like, "That's what I wanted." So to complement everybody, you learn to hit other ways. Listen to the music. You can also just open the hi-hat on the hit instead of hitting the snare at the same time. Or play the accents on the hi-hat but not while playing a fill.
It's like a war between me and George every night. That's the fun that we have. Sometimes I'm mad at George after the tune and sometimes he's mad at me. [laughs] This drum thing is such a high responsibility. You're trying to play the greatest show of your life on your worst day. If you're looking at him, you don't want to get an eye cut at you. So if George looks at you and he does that thing with his fingers where he makes them really little, and you're supposed to play small…or he'll say, "Pocket!" and you're like, I thought I was playing pocket. So then I just turn into, okay, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and… boom bap, boom bap, and I'm going to hold that joint and not even hit a cymbal.
MD: What was it like growing up with your dad being in George's band?
Benzel: He instilled a lot of groove in me. In 1983, when I was born, he was doing George's Atomic Dog tour and also playing with [go-go pioneer] Chuck Brown. He also played with the Gap Band, Rafael Saadiq, the Mel Lewis big band… But he was playing a lot of go-go. That whole [Benzel sings a quintessential go-go beat, a la Trouble Funk's "Drop the Bomb" or Rare Essence's "Overnight Scenario"], I heard that so much, it had to become part of my playing. George liked that, because George liked go-go too. It's funk! So now whenever we do "Up for the Downstroke," he looks at me and says, "Go-go." That means sticking to that bass drum with that big foot. You're playing with your thigh muscle at this point—and it's going to be a while. [laughs]
MD: Did you have lessons at school or outside of it?
Benzel: At eleven I was getting drum lessons from a guy named Frank Young from Baltimore. He plays with Carl Filipiak, a jazz guitarist from Baltimore who's played with Dennis Chambers. He was my motivation.
Dennis Chambers was another kind of motivation. It was inspiring just being around him, making me want to have some sort of excellence to what I do. He also had me listen to music, records you might not have heard of with him on them, some Billy Cobham records. He was touring a lot back then, so I didn't get to spend as much time with him as I wanted, but I remember a time when I was playing and he was like, "You're pretty good, but you need more stamina. You have to be able to play fluid, clear, and for a long period of time." He wanted to take me to a place. Coming from Dennis, I loved it and started working on it.
But Frank had me play to all these P-Funk records that my dad had. My favorite to play along to was America Eats Its Young, which had Tiki Fulwood playing all this single-pedal stuff and ghost notes. And Tyrone Lampkin too. Those guys were playing some crazy stuff on drums. Frankie "Kash" Waddy [and Zachary Frazier are] also on that record. And there were a couple drum solo breaks, and I'd learn them note for note.
Then they came out with this record Dope Dogs that had this song "Fly On" ["Dog Star (Fly On)"] I always wanted to play that song live, and I practiced it every day. So this is now 1998 and I'm fourteen, and we do it at soundcheck at a show. People heard about it, like, "Who's that playing 'Fly On'?" "That's little Ben." "What?" Word got to George, and he was like, "I don't know about playing tonight…."
But that soundcheck was enough for me. But back to your original question about school…in every school, from fourth grade up, I played in the band, trying to turn it out. [laughs] Then I went to a high school called Archbishop Curley, which had a very deep jazz program. The teacher changed my life, like, "You gotta swing." I didn't want to swing at all. Then I started going to this summer program that was like a jazz job, which is amazing. You'd practice for like five hours and then go do a gig.
MD: What led to your performing at Woodstock '99?
Benzel: So I'm in high school and starting to go to gigs with my dad. And I talked to George about sitting in—like for real sitting in, not just doing soundcheck. He's like, "It's going to be the hardest thing you ever did." "Fly On" was the first song I got to sit in on. It was at the Warner Theater in D.C. in April of '99.
MD: Then Woodstock was in July.
Benzel: I was on punishment that day. I was standing in the corner all day before we played. [laughs]
MD: What did you do?!
Benzel: I took a joy ride.
MD: Oh, no!
Benzel: [laughs] It didn't go well. My dad was infuriated. He was on tour. That was the life. The good thing was I got to practice a lot. I also got to get in trouble a lot. But drums is what kept me balanced.
MD: What song did you play at Woodstock?
Benzel: I played "Booty," which started with a song called "Something Stank and I Want Some" and eventually went into this long jam.
MD: In the YouTube video we can see that you were playing open-handed.
Benzel: It's kind of how I started and was a bad habit I was trying to break. When you get tired, you want to take some other routes. You've never played in front of 100,000 people before, especially at fifteen. I was thinking, Please, arms, don't fall off. But at this point I'm like, this is what I want to do in life. I made it through, though I wasn't officially in the band until I was about twenty-four, in 2010, 2011.
MD: What circumstance allowed you to finally join full-time?
Benzel: At the time I had a band that would open for George all the time. Then I had another band that opened for George. Every band I had opened for George. And I'd sit in with him too. I also had a full-time job, but then it started getting crazy so I quit, and I called George and told him I wanted to come out with them. So I said, "Who's setting the drums up?" "Nobody." "I can set them up." So I'm in the crew now. But George knows that he has me there to play if he wants. I'd play the first song and maybe the last one; he already had three drummers there.
MD: So there would always be multiple drummers on tour?
Benzel: George has always had multiple drummers, a minimum of two and sometimes four or five.
MD: Why?
Benzel: He wants to play forever, and he has different preferences for certain songs.
MD: But only one drumkit set up?
Benzel: Yup. And this went on for years, Benzel being like Cinderella [laughs], the lowly servant, fixing your drums for you. But this is the boot camp that George wants you to go through, for five years. This is gonna make or break you.
In time I became the only drummer. I realized this the first time I went to Australia with the band. We flew about twenty-two hours and when we landed, soundcheck was seven hours later. You're bent up for all that time and then you have to play for three hours. But I learned from that. My arms were like stuck straight. I had to try to play with fingers only. I'm using one arm at a time, playing the hi-hat and the snare, and I can't even lift my arm up to play a cymbal. But what's actually going on here? It's not only being bent up in the chair for all that time, but also hydration—you have to drink a whole lot of water and Gatorade.
Another thing I learned in the course of doing this Parliament thing is playing loud accents with less arm movement. So now I need to work on just fingers by themselves. Or just the wrist. All these techniques.
MD: Tell us about your drums.
Benzel: I'm with 1710 Percussion, one of the top custom companies in America. They're owned by Mike Caimona, who's from Pittsburgh. He's in Maryland now. At first he made me a 7×14 walnut snare with a Baltimore skyline finish. It had a crack that you would not believe. But then I needed a whole set. The shells are beech and birch.
MD: How about on the road?
Benzel: I have a 1710 kit out there as well.
MD: Even when you go to Australia?
Benzel: No, there I'll just have my snare—my brand-new snare; it's acrylic. [whistles] It looks good, it's got that clean splat that I need.
I'm also glad to be with Paiste cymbals. My 22″ Signature Blue Bell Stewart Copeland signature ride is my favorite thing in the world. The bell is amazing, the ride cuts.
MD: On this tour with the Chili Peppers, are you going to get to play alongside Chad Smith?
Benzel: Yes, and I'm looking forward to seeing how to hit drums really hard. [laughs] Because he can definitely hit drums hard. And maybe by the fourth or fifth show I'll be at that type of level.
I'm also looking forward to super high-capacity crowds every day. I mean, it's always sold out, but this is like playing at a small festival every show. I think that's an accomplishment. I'm very humbled to be in the mindset of preparing for something at that level. I feel that it's only going to go up from here.
George Clinton Chocolate City London: P-Funk Live at Metropolis ("Friday Night, August 14th," featuring Joss Stone) /// Parliament Medicaid Fraud Dog ("My Mama Told Me") /// Bennie Cowan It's a Horn Thing /// Coop DeVille Bat Funk Crazy /// Danny Bedrosian Endangered, Eightfinity /// Funkadelic Tales From the Tour Bus, Season 2 soundtrack
Drums: 1710 Percussion custom beech/birch drums
• 7×14 walnut signature snare
• 5.5×14 acrylic snare
• 8×10 tom
• 9×12 tom
• 15×15 floor tom
• 16×16 floor tom
• 20×22 bass drum
Cymbals: Paiste
• 14″ Signature Heavy hi-hats
• 16″ Signature Precision thin crash
• 17″ Masters Dark crash
• 18″ Signature Thin China
• 22″ Signature Blue Bell ride
• 10″ Signature Precision splash
Hardware: DW 5000 double pedal
Heads: Evans Hydraulic Blue snare batters, Evans EC2 tom batters, EMAD 2 bass drum batter
Sticks: Vic Firth Extreme 5B and 2B; Vater Chad Smith Funk Blaster
P-Funk: Benzel Baltimore's Essential Picks
While speaking with the P-funk powerhouse for this month's feature, we asked him to pick four must-know Parliament/Funkadelic tracks to check out.
"Friday Night, August 14th" Free Your Mind… (Tiki Fulwood)
This groove, played by Tiki Fulwood, drills a barrage of organ and guitar swells and swoons through a deep tunnel of fat bass pocket underneath wild vocals. Fulwood's heavy feel enters around the 0:24 mark at the start of the verse.
"(Not Just) Knee Deep" Uncle Jam Wants You (Bootsy Collins)
Don't ignore this one's feel, despite its seemingly simple pattern. Listen beyond the concrete accented four-on-the-floor foundation of this 1979 Funkadelic track to the space the famous bass player—who overdubbed the drums on top of a drum machine—places after the snappy snare on beat 4, devoid of the previous 8th-note hi-hat pattern that might normally trail the 2 and 4 backbeats. Collins' jabbing groove results in a knockout.
"Super Stupid" Maggot Brain (Tiki Fulwood)
By harnessing both a power reminiscent of John Bonham and the solid yet slippery funk feel of Clyde Stubblefield, Fulwood places a resounding stamp on this track.
"Alice in My Fantasies" Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (Gary Bronson)
After a raucous and psychedelic intro, Bronson breaks into this killer, stuttering groove packed full with ghost notes around the 0:10 mark. Check out the snare accents on beats 2 and the "&" of 4 mixed with explosive crash ensemble hits.
Transcriptions by Willie Rose


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December 6, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
CHARMED's Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) may be over her head on the fall finale.
Check out photos from the Friday, December 6 episode, "The Rules of Engagement"…
Charmed -- "The Rules of Engagement" -- Image Number: CMD208b_0006b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Madeleine Mantock as Macy, Melonie Diaz as Melanie, Sarah Jeffery as Maggie, and Rupert Evans as Harry -- Photo: Colin Bentley/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
The CW's take on "The Rules of Engagement": "Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) makes a life-changing decision that her sisters and Harry (Rupert Evans) fear will destroy her. Madeleine Mantock, Melonie Diaz, Jordan Donica and Poppy Drayton also star. Kelli Williams directed the episode written by Zoe Marshall."
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