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|I return to Australia, after my Thai visa renewal is denied.
As I waited inline at immigration the anxious butter-fly's in my stomach rose to higher flight, in respect for an increasingly imminent, family greeting.
"Stay grounded, resist replaying the scenes from the same arrival two years ago," I told myself. Considering how my oldest son James was waiting for me again, after agreeing to bail his father out of a self-imposed "fix," and fly me back to Australia. "No money, no home, no resources of a material kind, how could my children, not see me as having hit rock bottom?" I wondered, and would I get the chance to explain? Life is paradoxical, I thought, as I walked into the arrivals area carrying 15 less kilo's of luggage than I'd taken to Thailand almost three years before. Materially lighter, stripped of all possessions save for my precious laptop, six books and 20 kilo's of clothes. Objectively speaking, should I deny, my life appears to be going backwards? "Your a sad looser!" I probably would have told myself a decade ago, yet I feel more comfortable in my own skin than at any previous time in my life, ready, willing and able, to face the undoubted challenges to come.
I couldn't help a scenario running through my head though, as I pictured a coffee table family reunion, and some of the words we might, but probably won't, say to each other. "When you stop defending yourself against life, it tends to bring you the experiences you need to have," I pictured myself saying.
'Hi Dad,' James said, as he came up behind me, instantly relieving my concern that no one was here to greet me. Cordial greetings ensued, as I sat with James and Mathew, my two oldest sons, and talked about life in general, the catch-up family gossip, sport and the ever inflationary cost of living. "Five hundred dollars a week! For a one bedroom apartment!" I exclaimed, after Matthew filled me in on his new location, and I reminisced about life in Thailand were you could live comfortably for more than a month, with five hundred Aussie dollars. We talked real normal, in our usual social ritual of family "triangulation," the anxiety of an awkward situation relieved by speaking of neutral topics, unrelated to an obviously difficult, and emotional situation.
|Homeless men gather outside the Matthew Talbot Hostel, Talbot Lane, Sydney.
'Head for the homeless shelters,' I replied, adding that a search online had suggested it wise to get there as early as possible, to ensure a bed for the night. I needed to keep the tone positive, remembering the pain of his email comment, "its impossible for you to stay with any member of the family." Impossible?
So here I am, back in Australia and on face value alone, I would seem to be following a classic manic-depressive journey towards my demise? How could these circumstances possibly be described as a recovery in progress, I'm sure your thinking? How could this situation be described as life bringing me an experience I need to have? It sounds stupid and makes no objective sense, pure wishful thinking, even a delusional fantasy perhaps?
What does Recovery Look Like?
One of the most popular phrases in mental health is, "everyone's experience is different," and hopefully an explanation of my own "different" journey towards recovery, may help to enlighten the reader, on just how this seemingly desperate situation, is an experience I need to have. As I've written many times here on this blog, birth trauma seems to be the root cause of my bipolar type 1 disorder, with fearful avoidance, a life-long behavioral pattern. Two weeks after my return to Australia, I write this post in the very midst of my life-long fear, "the social group." And on face value alone, its a pretty scary group with which I now reside. Here, I can't avoid, can't rationalize any movement towards isolating myself, here I come face to face with implicit body memories of my father's violence, on a daily basis. Not that anyone is violent towards me, yet deep within there is an unconscious sense of threat, this group of men tweak's my nervous system.
'So how do you feel at the moment, in terms of mania or depression?' The psychiatrist asked me, towards the end of my first assessment session, six days after my arrival.
'There are no signs of mania, although there are depressive feelings and some suicidal ideation, but nothing I haven't dealt with before,' I responded, after already giving details of the self-regulation routine I'd developed in Thailand, after educating myself in Stephen Porges "The Polyvagal Theory" and coming to understand his term "neuroception," on a felt level of sensations within my body.
'You certainly seem to be managing an emotionally stressful situation pretty well at the moment, and I'm happy to let you self-manage considering your long experience and the fact that help is so readily at hand here,' he advised me as we arranged a weekly appointment, during my stay at the Talbot.
'Looking on the glass half full side of life, I'm certainly handling this crisis better than I would have done ten years ago, when I would have been well and truly under the blankets and drowning in depression by now,' I offered as a reflection on perspective.
Further Perspective:
In 2010 I went to Thailand with the rationalized intention of writing a book about my experience with mental illness. For well over a decade now, its been my dream to write about mental illness from the inside out, so to speak. In hindsight, the actual motivation was a re-writing of my experiential story. Not just the life-story I tell myself within my conscious mind, but within the unconsciously stimulated expectation, of my autonomic nervous system. After my involuntary hospitalization in 2007 and a subsequent depression, I committed myself to a process of self-discovery, in an authentic journey that will lead me wherever it may. So here I am, still in process and open to whatever this journey brings. Still learning and daily practicing a more embodied sense-of-self, to heal the trauma-trap of a flight into the mind, away from pain in my body.
A memory of my first attempts to write comes to mind here;
"'Come on David,' I hear myself say, 'don't stay in your head - feel it!' Suddenly I drop to my knees as the old familiar shudder sends waves of unpleasant sensation down my spine. 'My God!' I shout out, feeling like I'm shrinking, like I'm dissolving into a pool of dirty water. I try to stay with the feelings, I want to know what this is once and for all, and an awful freeze sensation seizes my shoulders running down my spine. 'How can this be protective,' I shout out with this image of dirty water flooding my mind. I had thought I was over this stuff, it hasn't happened for years now. A scene from my childhood came to mind, a scene of physical and emotional abuse that I could not escape. I'm not sure about the affect of the physical abuse, but the emotional abuse, the rage in his voice and the hate in his eyes; somehow they threatened me with annihilation more than his blows did. My innate animal instinct would have been to run back then or to show my own anger and rage, yet that would have enraged him even more, no flight, no fight and no escape so hence the first of my lifelong shudder reactions. What do you do when your nurturing protector is a predator? 'Is this the seat of my defensive over reactivity towards people?' I say out loud.This thought has come to mind before, although perhaps I have never allowed myself to feel the depth of sensation before, and right now I can't believe how strong this shudder reaction is and the awful sensation of dissolving to water is quite frightening.
"Feigning death," I whisper to myself, remembering the evolution of the autonomic nervous system. This urge, this pulse of electrochemical energy, as neurons fire in my brain should follow it's evolutionary path, as my nervous impulse is stimulated to produce freezing to the point of fainting. A vestige of millions of years old mammalian survival reflex, when faced with overwhelming mortal threat as mammals feign sudden death as the last resort to survival. We humans inherited the same nervous system capacities in the dual sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of our autonomic nervous system, also known as the stress response system. Human responses like fainting are vestiges of the earlier mammalian response of feigning death through a sudden and massive surge in the parasympathetic branch, acting as a brake on the heart after high sympathetic activity. The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system is known as the rest/digest or conservation/withdrawal branch compared to the sympathetic fight/flight aggression branch, and in situations of threat it plays a part in a freeze/fight/flight/fright sequence of possible survival reactions. Being scared stiff is actually an unconscious parasympathetic mediated "fright" response, probably designed by evolution to present your body as a non threat or as dead meat. There is footage on the internet of a guy who has fallen into a large hole in the ground, a hole he helped dig to trap a bear. We see him flailing away with a bamboo stick trying to fend of a curious bear and of coarse the bear just bats the stick away with effortless ease. Suddenly the guy drops to the bottom of the pit and lies there motionless, leaving the bear with no active object to attract innate interest and in a short while the bear turns and walks away. How did the guy know what to do to save himself? Perhaps his conscious mind didn't but his body certainly did and as Jake Sully tells us in the movie Avatar "you have to trust your body to know what to do." Written in May 2010.
Over a three year period in Thailand, where I found the time and space to read, write and re-experience myself, within a far less judgmental and stressful environment, self-knowledge and self-awareness has grown in a steady progression. So as I write this post some two weeks after returning to Australia, should I view my current circumstances as a regression, or part of a process? As the reader can see with the link to Understanding My Mental Illness Journey & Road to Recovery, my dream of writing a book is in progress, as my own understanding accepts a process that will probably take a decade to unfold, and produce the tangible results that will make sense to both myself, and my children.
|What should I think about being here & how can it be an experience I need to have?
As a society, we certainly do more to relieve an existential crisis than other societies, were family support takes its age-old place on the front line of human survival.
Thank God, it was not "impossible" for me to stay here.
I've been here in the past to fix the broken elevator and reacted to the sights, sounds and smells of this place with a fearful and ignorant sense of judgment. A fearful need to feel strong and superior, in judging other people as lesser than, as loser's, the lowest of the low. "I must be ok, because I'm so obviously better than you," in that endless status competition we call civil society. A sense of judgment securing my deep need for a sense of security. My ego's endless drive to feel certain, to feel safe, while remaining cut-off from an internal sense of security. My need projected onto objects, like a better car, a bigger house and bank account, unaware that I was treating these human souls I once viewed as pitiful, as nothing more than objects. I'm sure I remember something from Christian Sunday School about Mosses and advise about NOT worshiping false idols/objects? So here I am, testing my new self-regulation and appreciation for life, and the sanctity of the human soul, and coping pretty well with my "existential crisis," so far.
In my self-imposed quest to learn more about my "mental illness," is this a new cycle, in my ongoing recovery process. Do I really have a brain disease, or was I suffering from a profound dis-ease for decades? As Paris Williams points out so well in Brain Disease or Existential Crisis?;
"In spite of over a hundred years of research and many billions of dollars spent, we still have no clear evidence that schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders are the result of a diseased brain. Considering the famous PET scan and MRI scan images of "schizophrenic" brains and the regular press releases of the latest discoveries of one particular abnormal brain feature or another, this statement is likely to come as a surprise to some, and disregarded as absurdity by others. And yet, anyone who takes a close look at the actual research will simply not be able to honestly say otherwise. And not only does the brain disease theory remain unsubstantiated, it has been directly countered by very robust findings within the recovery research, it has demonstrated itself to be particularly harmful to those so diagnosed (often leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy), and it is highly profitable to the pharmaceutical and psychiatric industries (which likely plays a major role in why it has remained so deeply entrenched in society for so many years, in spite of our inability to validate it)." _Paris Williams.
A Brain Disease in Mental Illness? or Existential Crisis?
In past visits here I was suffering from that most common form of ignorance "ignore-it," not relevant to my needs, my life. Looking back with hindsight from years of experience since, it was more a physiological reaction, a shying away from the sights, sounds and smells of reality, that stimulate internal discomfort and distress. An instinctive judgment (valence) of avoidance, in my unconscious need to maintain an established homeostasis (comfort-zone), no matter how uncomfortable that internal zone was. It seems to be a tendency we all have, to look away from heightened distress in others, instinctively avoiding the contagious affect of our primitive emotions, in the sensory nature of being human, beneath our "I think therefore I am," constant rationalizations of our unconscious motivations. In my current existential crisis, the challenge is a matter of coping and to what extent I've managed to bring a previously unconscious sense of fear, into more conscious awareness. Have I really managed to become more aware of an internalized sense of threat, that once drove my motivation (movement), in habitual avoidance patterns of behavior? Am I coming to understand that its the world within, and internal body sensations that spooks me, moves me, and not the world "out there?" Is mental illness, nature acting out, just like normality, in our denial of our evolved nature?
The Hidden Motivation of Acting Crazy?
It reminded me of my own tendency to hold imaginary conversations with important others in my life, whenever I was in unfamiliar circumstances, like a foreign country and culture.
It reminded me of walking along Beach Road in Pattaya, Thailand, and seeing the same unconsciously stimulated "attachment fantasy" as a traumatized woman sought to hold onto a semblance of normality, in the face of internal sensations which threaten to destroy the conscious sense-of-self, we hold so dear. As I'd moved passed this heartbreaking sight of a brutalized woman so desperately trying to support herself, three of my more Neanderthal male counterparts, walked past her from the opposite direction. "Crazy fucking bitch!" I heard them pronounce, as I carried on, feeling helpless. What could I say? What crazy looks like, and what crazy really is, are not the same, as we continue to learn more about its unconscious stimulation?
Here in Talbot Lane, there are signs of human attachment loss and its stimulation of addiction behaviors, reminding me of comments I've made on MadinAmerica.com, in my ongoing process of deepening my self-awareness and self-understanding. Consider;
"Social Bonds, Loss, Loneliness & Addiction:
"I Sing the Body Electric" I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough. To stop in company with the rest at evening is enough. To be surrounded by beautiful, curious, breathing, laughing flesh is enough.
I do not ask anymore delight, I swim in it, as in a sea. There is something in staying close to men and women and looking on them, and in the contact and odor of them, that pleases the soul well.
All things please the soul, but these please the soul well." _Walt Whitman.
One of the great mysteries of psychology is the nature of the "something" that Walt Whitman extols in his masterpiece "I Sing the Body Electric." That subtle feeling of social presence is almost undetectable, until it is gone. We often take such feelings, like air itself, for granted. But we should not, for when this feeling of normalcy is suddenly disrupted by the undesired loss of a lover, or the unexpected death of a loved one, we find ourselves plunged into one of deepest and most troubling emotional pains of which we, as social creatures, are capable.
In everyday language, this feeling is called sorrow or grief, and can verge on panic in its most intense form. At a less acute but more persistent level, the same essential feeling is called loneliness or sadness. This psychic pain informs us of the importance of those we have lost. This type of psychic pain probably emerges from a brain emotional system that evolved early in the mammalian line to inform individuals about the status of their social environment and to help create our social bonds.
Neuroscience is struggling to come to terms with the nature of such intrinsic brain processes, and it is becoming clear that several ancient emotional systems control our social inclinations. In the coarse of brain evolution, the systems that mediate separation distress emerged, in part, from preexisting pain circuits.
It is now widely accepted that all mammals inherit psycho-behavioral systems to mediate social bonding as well as various other social emotions, ranging from intense attraction to separation induced despair. There is good reason to believe that neuro-chemistry's that specifically inhibit the separation-distress or panic system also contribute substantially to the processes which create social attachments and dependencies–processes that tonically sustain emotional equilibrium and promote mental and physical health.
The brain contains a least one integrated emotional system that mediates the formation of social attachments. The affective components of this system are "dichotomous–behaviors" with feelings of separation distress on one hand, and those of social reward or contact comfort on the other. Existing data suggests that arousal within this system is controlled by multiple sensory perceptual inputs, and that the evolutionary roots of the system go back to more primitive mechanisms, such as those elaborating place attachments in reptiles, the basic affective mechanisms of pain, and fundamental creature comfort of thermo-regulation.
To be alone and lonely, to be without nurturance or a consistent source of erotic gratification, are among the worst and most common place emotional pains humans must endure. Love is, in part, the neuro-chemically based positive feeling which negates the pain of isolation. Brain opioids were the first neuro-chemistries discovered to powerfully reduce separation-distress. As predicted by an opiate theory of social attachment, drugs like morphine are powerful alleviators of the psychic pain induced by grief and loneliness.
Opiate addiction, may emerge largely because individuals who cannot find the needed satisfactions of social attachment in their lives, are tempted to induce the stimulation of internal opioid systems by a pharmacological means, usually leading to a further increase in social isolation. The French artist Jean Cocteau recollects how opium liberated him "from visits and people sitting around in circles." _Jaak Panksepp.
Excerpts from, "Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions." by Jaak Panksepp.
Just how far "off base" is our everyday language when it comes to understanding our internal nature, and the real source of our motivations? I mean, "an opiate theory of social attachment," who talks about this internal, chemical motivation in our everyday conversations? Who is that self-aware, that they know much about their internal makeup anyway? Be rational, be objective, we are urged when we become over-emotional, yet there are no "objects" inside us, where internal reality is overwhelmingly, chemical. Our internal reality where all our perceptions are created.
As Panksepp explains how human bonding is foundationally mediated by the primitive brain systems of pain, panic and separation-distress alleviation, he notes how fear overrides the urge to relieve separation-distress. As a primitive survival protection against predator detection, the fear system will automatically override separation-distress, which perhaps explains a hidden aspect of social bonding difficulties for those with childhood abuse histories.
To what degree is an innate, predator fear system, triggered by the social environment, and its forest of faces? What part does innate fear play in "dichotomous–behaviors," as addictions promote isolation and separation from "social attachments and dependencies. Processes that tonically sustain emotional equilibrium and promote mental and physical health."
Panksepp, points us towards internal systems, as the hidden stimulation of human behaviors with an explanation of addiction as a behavior seeking to stimulate an internal chemical system. Such observations on the "organic" nature of human motivation/behavior, may lead us to question ourselves about the hidden aspects of our self-stimulating belief systems?
Do we need to consciously re-define stimulation/motivation, in the light of rapidly increasing revelations about the hidden nature, of human behavior?
What does recovery look like? Is it measured by an obvious absence of crisis? Can acting crazy, really be understood by external observation, by diagnosis? Are we really, only just beginning to explore the internal world within, when it comes to understanding mental illness, and an ongoing process of recovery?
What do you think?


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Babe Ruth League President/CEO Steven Tellefsen said, "William C. Crowley has been involved with our program for over 31 years. He is a very dedicated volunteer and plays a major role in the success the organization enjoys today. It is a proud moment to have a person of his caliber inducted into the Hall of Fame."
Crowley, a retired Boston Red Sox Vice President, will forever be remembered for playing a vital role in the development of the Babe Ruth Organization.

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Chicago World News is a YouTube Blogger who'd been covering the gang violence in Chiraq, chronicling all the murders, the affiliations and the beef that often overlaps with the rap game.
He had been anonymous for a while, but he recently started showing his face.
That may have been a bad idea.
There's a rumor floating around Chicago-based social media that Chicago World News was shot five times last weekend. What's for sure is that all of his social media has been deleted.
The Chicago Gang blogger known as 'Chicago World News' was reportedly Shot 5 times yesterday and has deleted all of his Accounts & Videos pic.twitter.com/PO5zBYL4bc— RapCatchUp (@RapCatchUp) October 2, 2017
I @Provatakis survives ... 5 people hit me up and told me the horrible news. Its fuxked up in Chicago even for reporters #GetWellSoonCWN— TheRealZacktv1 (@TheRealZacktv1) October 2, 2017
Some were more skeptical of the reports:
I think that Chicago world news shit gettin shot is fake I ain't never not seen a white man get shot a bunch of times and it's not news— Jimmy's Brother (@_FDW_) October 3, 2017
Chicago world news didn't get shot 5 times he just want some fame— LILSOLO (@Lilsolo_UDR) October 4, 2017
In a video posted earlier this year, Chicago World News claimed La Raza Gang members tried to come and find him but got the wrong address.
We'll update if and when we get more information.


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Welcome to Roger's Economic Rant
July Economic Rant - Roger Mason
The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth. ~ H.L. Mencken
Look at the above 18 year chart. The same applies to silver stocks. The performance of the precious metal stocks over the last decade has been miserable, to say the least. This has never happened before in history. Reality always wins in the end, and the stocks will finally take off. Maybe this year. The gold and silver stocks have not even started to match the performance of bullion. The precious metal stocks traditionally outperform the bullion price by a 2X and 3X factor over decades. Why? If silver sells for, say, $36 and the cost of mining is, say, $16 an ounce that is a $20 profit. If physical silver goes to $50 the profit is merely 39%. However the profit for the silver stock is now $34, or 170% from $20 to $34. Then, why not buy silver stocks? Because the silver mines are all in unstable countries like Peru. Mexico is now controlled by the drug cartels, and the government has collapsed. Our five silver stocks were all located in Mexico. First Majestic, Endeavor, Impact, Sabina, and Great Panther. Don't buy silver stocks, just buy silver bullion.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. . . . We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people."
-President Dwight Eisenhower in his Chance for Peace speech
Look at the above chart (thanks to Casey Research). We cannot do without silver. We can do without gold, but not silver. New uses for silver have tripled in the last 20 years. Aside from the fact silver is real money, we simply cannot have a society without silver. No, you cannot replace it, except with super expensive elements like platinum and gold.
It is June 20 and Britain has just warned all its citizens to leave Syria. We have warships off the coast of Syria. Syria poses no threat to us at all, nor does Iran. It is not our business which government any country chooses. We have now invaded Yemen, and have four different wars going. Syria is on fire and we have our sights on Syria. The problem with Syria is they are well armed and will retaliate viciously. Russia has a military base in Syria and will not accept an attack by us. Iran has a defense pact with Syria and will come to their defense. Remember that Iran is really Persia, and Persians are ancient Aryan warriors, not passive Arabs. The last thing on this earth we want to do is attack Iran. Iran poses no threat to us whatsoever. The neocons have wanted to attack Iran for many years now, but they know we'll have major cities vaporized if we do. Would you like to wake up one morning to find out New York or Washington has been vaporized? We have 700 military bases in 130 countries. We should close all 700 bases today. There should not be one soldier not on U.S. soil. We spend half of the world military budget even though we have 5% of the world population. This should only be 10% of the world military budget. We need to cut 80% of our military budget today, so we pay 10% of the world military budget, not half of it. 8 out of 10 military dollars have to go. These wars are illegal, immoral, and outright evil. 80% of soldiers should get real jobs that produce things and improve the standard of living.
The real national debt is NOT a mere $15 trillion dollars. That's ridiculous. It is really ten times that much or more. That's right; our National Debt is at least $140 trillion and getting worse by the day. The entire GNP is only 12 trillion. Each man, woman, child, and baby in America owes about $400,000 towards the national debt. Now, can you see why the whole situation is hopeless? Social Insecurity was broke decades ago. There has been no COLA (cost of living allowances) increases for years now. This is how the government is going to screw the social insecurity recipients. Just give them the same check every month while prices go to the moon. Every month the check buys less and less and less. Welfare recipients know their checks buy less and less every month. They are soon going to riot in the streets, demanding more government aid. We cannot possibly pay for the military insanity, Social Insecurity, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Anyone you see on TV is a disinformation agent, especially if you see them on CNBC, CNN or Fox (Faux News- we decide what to report). Peter Schiff is a disinformation agent as is Max Keiser as is Jim Rogers as is Alex Jones. The best way to beat the opposition is to lead it. The Tea Party is a joke. The Internet is the only freedom and that freedom will end soon. Bill and Hillary Clinton want a worldwide Internet censor.
Lindsay Williams wrote a fine book, The Energy Non-Crisis. He exposed the fact we have 200 years of known oil reserves right on our own soil. There is not, and never has been, any kind of energy crisis. We have another 200 years of known natural gas reserves. We have an amazing 1,000 years of coal reserves. You can make gasoline, truck fuel, and jet fuel for $2 gallon from coal with the SASOL process. This was developed 70 years ago by the Germans under Hitler. He claims to have access to the "elite" as a minister. He has been on the money lately. He says oil is going to $200 a barrel. Then American oil will be released at this new high price. There will be no shortage of fuel at all, just high prices. People will pay $8 to $10 a gallon for gasoline. They already pay this much in Europe due to socialism and endless government taxes. He also says there will be no food shortages, just high prices. Most people simply will not be able to afford to eat even simple food.
If you are a member of the National Rifle (NRA) Association tear up your membership card and send it back to them. Join the Gun Owners of America (GOA). Beware of all the other so called gun rights organizations (e.g. NAGR and CCRKBA), as most all of them are scams. GOA is the real deal. Make sure you are armed and have lots of ammunition. You need to defend your home and your family. Gun control is coming. We are the last civilized country in the world (and Switzerland) to have any kind of gun freedom. Have an AR-15 or AK-47 with extra large cap clips. Have a 12 gauge 20 inch barrel police pump shotgun (H&R or Remington). Revolvers are more reliable than semi-autos. If you have semi-autos change out the magazines every month or the spring will weaken, and it will misfire. Guns without ammunition are useless. Buy ammo.
Governor Ricky Perry of Texas may be your next president. He is just another neocon liberal who calls himself a Republican. He was an openly liberal Democrat, until he figured out he could get more votes in Texas by calling himself a Republican. He was state chairman of Al Gores presidential campaign. That tells you just how far to the left he really is. He wanted to pass a law forcing every girl in Texas to get a dangerous, toxic, harmful, and totally unnecessary Gardisil® vaccination, or put her parents in jail for refusing. Watch the media push him for president. Romney is just a white version of Obama, and the public hates him. The media tells you he is the leading Republican contender, but the public knows what he is. He continued to run Massachusetts into the ground with RomneyCare and his global warming agenda. The media refuses to admit Ron Paul even exists. Please support Ron Paul any way you can. You waste your vote when you vote for a Republicrat. There is only one party in this country- the Republicrat party. Support Ron Paul for president as much as you possibly can. Always do the right thing. At least when this country completely goes down the toilet it won't be your fault.
Look at this 50 year chart of the ratio of disposable income to household debt. In plain words it means how well people are living, while there are saving for their retirement.
You see the best of times was actually in the 1982 time period. That was almost 30 years ago. Now things have gotten terribly bad. People have no money to spend, and are deeply in debt. Forget savings- the average person is deeply in debt, and can't even think about saving anything.
You have to sell your IRA or 401k. You have to sell any stocks, bonds, CDs or any other such investments. Good luck trying to sell any residential or commercial real estate!
1) The stock market is going to crash, and may be crashing now. This will destroy your savings.
2) The dollar is collapsing and going into hyperinflation. This will destroy your savings.
3) The government is going to seize your IRA or 401k and turn it into a worthless
treasury annuity for your, "own good and safety".
Do not use the X-ray machines at the airport. Refuse. Only 5% of the sheeple refuse the X-rays. If just 25% of the sheeple refused they would all be removed tomorrow. Anyone who CHOOSES to get X-rayed is brain dead and deserves to get cancer. Watch the sheeple push their innocent little children into the X-ray machines, while assuring them, "It's all right honey". The backscatter machines are very dangerous, and the TSA operators are now coming down with cancer and other diseases from using them 8 hours a day. Of course all this is covered up. Rapidscan® paid Zionist Chertoff to put them in all the airports. Chertoff is an Israeli citizen, hardcore Marxist, and has no business having any government post.
Look at this five year silver chart. Silver has gone from $10 to $35 in only five years. THAT IS 70% A YEAR PROFIT UNCOMPOUNDED. It was $49, which is a 98% annual profit. It will soon be back to $50, and then take off. There are only 27 million ounces of available silver in the COMEX. This is the largest stockpile in the world.
The level has never been this low. This means there is less than one tenth of one ounce for every American citizen. Coin dealers are out of silver. The U.S. Mint has no silver. The U.S. military has no silver. Entire countries are out of silver. The little silver available is sold at high premiums. You must own real silver and hold it yourself.
This is the last train out to buy silver folks.
Quantatative Easing III is coming, but it will be called by another name. It doesn't matter what name it gets, the government printing presses will continue to counterfeit green toilet paper. Hyperinflation is your future. Hyperinflation will destroy the value of everything you have except silver and gold (and farm land). Anyone who talks about "deflation" is psychotic. Go to the grocery store and look for any deflation. The price of everything is going up- except residential and commercial real estate. You are going to see the average American home sell for $100,000, or a mere 250 ounces of silver. Yes, if you buy $9,000 worth of silver today and wait five years you'll have your choice of homes for cash. Silver is going to $400 an ounce and probably a lot higher. Real unemployment is about 22% and getting worse. Not the 9% the media tells you. This is going to 40% during the Much Greater Depression. All these kids getting out of college and working at minimum wage jobs. The unfunny joke is that now you have to have a college degree to get a minimum wage job. Why should any employer accept less than that? Millions of young people with college degrees looking for any job at all.
Do not get any vaccines at all ever! You see the constant propaganda to get all kinds of dangerous, unneeded vaccines. Yes, there is an agenda here, and that agenda is population control. That's right, killing people off with vaccines. If you think this is some right wing fantasy, just Google "Bill Gates vaccine population control". You will see him say this in front of a large crowd: "With the right vaccines we can control the population". He is only record as saying, "In the same way that during my Microsoft career I talked about the magic of software, I now spend my time talking about the magic of vaccines…I like to say vaccines are a miracle." Of course he and his wife and daughter don't get those vaccines. The only vaccine you should get is smallpox (variola), but that isn't available. That is for political reasons, not health reasons. You simply cannot get smallpox vaccine anywhere in the world. Smallpox is the bioweapon of choice for a lot of reasons. Read the fine book, Demon in the Freezer to learn more. The One World order is correct that this earth cannot support 6 billion people, much less the exploding world population. It is the Third World countries in Africa that are exploding with breeding. China and India aren't doing a bad job either.
Look at the above chart of Boeing in gold, not green toilet paper. What a loser! This is supposed to be THE best performing stock of all in the 25 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrials. The claim is that it has risen over 22% in the last year. The reality (in gold and silver) is that it has FALLEN 10% in the last year. This shows what an illusion the stock market is. It has gone nowhere in two years. It has lost badly in four years.
Above is the very same Boeing (BA) chart in green toilet paper. $30 to $70 in just over 2 years! Wowee zowee! What a wonderful stock- on the surface. Even in green toilet paper it is a loser over the past four years.
Now look at this chart of the S&P 500 above. The same applies to the Dow Jones Industrials. This is called a "dome formation" and history shows a collapse is coming. Don't be in the stock market! There is a real worry a market crash with take the gold and silver stocks down with it. (Thanks to Clive Maund and stockcharts.com.) Dow Theory also says the Dow Transportations and Dow Utilities collectively indicate a crash is coming. The DJI just made a false rally to 12,400. This won't last folks.
Yes, we keep printing this Warren Buffett chart of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) every month to keep reminding you the stock market is hopeless. If the "wisest investor in the world" can't make money in the stock market, how can you? How? Look at this five year chart of BRKA. He has LOST money in the last five years. Senile in Omaha has LOST money for five straight years. Adjusted for five years of inflation, it is really, really bad. Monkeys can literally throw darts at a stock chart and at least break even. Buffet can't. (Courtesy of BigCharts.com). Sell your IRA or 401k, take the penalty, and buy all the silver bullion you can at $35. This is the last train out for silver. All aboard!!!!
The Big Three Mortgage Companies are all going broke. MGCI (MTG), Radian (RDN), and PMI (PMI) mortgage brokers are all bankrupt and hopelessly in debt. Residential and commercial real estate is all going to hell. Tens of millions of empty houses, countless empty offices and buildings. Banks will soon become rental agents when they finally admit they cannot possibly sell any of this for any price at all. The average American home price is going to fall to $100,000 or less. A mere 250 ounces of silver will buy that house within five years. That is less than $9,000 today at $35 silver. Silver is going to $400 an ounce, and probably a lot higher. The gold to silver ratio is currently about 43 to 1. This is going to fall to 15 to 1, and probably down to 10 to 1. That would give you $6,000 gold and $600 silver for example. This is the last train out. Silver bottomed at $33. The COMEX is empty. London Bullion is empty. The U.S. Mint and U.S. Military have no silver. Buy it now before it disappears. Hold it yourself.
See you in two weeks. Be prepared for the Much Greater Depression.
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Set in an idyllic position, this large Victorian home has a wonderful aspect of uninterrupted views, from both the front and rear, over communal gardens. Location: Lansdowne Crescent, W11 Size: 5,570 square feet Price: £13.0M The house is large and full of charm. It is spread over four floors and has the feel of a country house with its... Read more >
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text: BCS 2000 is a family of learners, working together with our School Community Council and community to create lifelong learners while having fun together! We are a Pre-Kindergarten school with approximately 300 students, and we take pride in offering learning opportunities for all learners with the idea of always working to do "what's best for kids". Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive learning environment which promotes respect and accountability. We believe that education is a shared responsibility of the student, home, school, and community. Our school has very diverse programming options for our students, including a Distance Learning Center, and Independent Education Program, Pre-Kindergarten, and many elective course offerings for Grades 7-12. Extra-curricular activities are plenty for students from Kindergarten right up to Grade 12. BCS 2000 – Striving Today to Succeed Tomorrow!


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The PETMEM Consortium partners with Poet in the City and Aurora Orchestra to engage the public about the possibilities of the PETMEM technology. Through a collaboration between poet Frances Leviston, composer Martin Suckling and the scientists working on the PETMEM technology, new works have been created to construct new pathways for the wider public to explore and understand this new technology.
The artists have responded by drawing on the memory of two great forbearers in poetry and music, Emily Dickinson and Schubert. Influenced by the voltage Dickinson achieves in her densely packed poems, Leviston's new set of poems wonders how Dickinson might have responded to the PETMEM technology; the poems draw upon a range of references from female scientists involved in the project to the raw materials used in the technology and the eloquent metaphors scientists have used to explain this novel device. In a similar vein, Suckling explores the idea of music under pressure with a new chamber work in which fragments of Schubert's great String Quintet are echoed, compressed, distorted and crystallized.
Commissioned by Bio Nano Consulting Ltd for
the dissemination of PETMEM (Piezoelectronic Transduction Memory Device), a European Commission-funded project which brings together universities, research institutions and companies to explore
low-voltage memory technologies.
This event was presented as part of Kings Place's Time Unwrapped programme
Watch the whole event below:
The PETMEM consortium (left) was at the Solmates in Enschede, Netherlands on the 6th and 7th of June 2018. The extensive discussions that ensued about the completed and upcoming deliverables and milestones were very fruitful. This was followed by a tour of the Solmates labs which allowed the consortium to see the diverse technical capabilities available at this world-class facility. We look forward to the next 6 months of the project, we are excited and filled with great expectations.
At Max Planck Institute, Dresden, Germany (15-16th June 2017), the steering committee conducted a strategic review of the target application areas. We concluded that the best chance for early adoption of PETMEM will be through RF switching applications while the memory application (especially with VLSI) will be a longer-term target. By recognizing Europe's strength in the RF sector, the consortium is convinced that the production of a RF switch demonstrator will generate a lot of interest for industrial collaboration (especially within the EU). Already, we have established contact with Prof Peter Aaen of Surrey University-5G centre who has accepted to perform initial microwave testing of the PETMEM RF switch demonstrators.
IBM Zurich hosted the PETMEM consortium (left) on the 8th and 9th of December 2016. The consortium has achieved all of the intermediate objectives and milestones foreseen in year 1. We discussed the planned month-12 review meeting in Brussels. This was followed by a tour of the Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center Switzerland.
On the 15th of December 2016, the project review took place in Brussels with representation from all the partners. The overall assessment was positive with specific recommendations for improved future exploitation of the technology. We are excited and filled with great expectations the next 6 months of the project.
The PETMEM team (above) met at the Pullman Hotel in Central London on 27-28 January 2016. After extensive discussion, the partners agreed on the critical dimensions of the PETMEM device that is to be built and materials to be used.
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The PETMEM consortium (above) was at the SINTEF MiNaLab in Oslo, Norway on the 1st and 2nd of June 2016. The extensive discussions that ensued about the completed and upcoming deliverables and milestones were very fruitful. This was followed by a tour of the SINTEF Minalab which allowed the consortium (picture below) to see the diverse technical capabilities available at this world-class facility. As we look forward to the next 6 months of the project, we are excited and filled with great expectations for progress towards demonstrating a new low-voltage memory element. (15 June 2016)
The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting of the PETMEM project will be hosted in London by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on the 15th of May 2017. The IAB include external contributors from industry and universities, who will be advising the "Consortium" in relation to the PETMEM technology and how it aligns with the expectations and needs of the industry. We are looking forward to some exciting and insightful discussions.
Prof. Markys Cain [Electrosciences Ltd, UK] attended the 2016 International Workshop on Acoustic Transducer Materials & Devices, 9-12 May 2016, held at Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA. The EU H2020 Project 'PETMEM' was provided with a 3 minute pitch and poster slot under the single crystals materials and devices session. Prof Cain outlined the PETMEM project's key aims and objectives which culminated in a great deal of interest from the audience and subsequent poster session. The workshop provided a forum for reports on, and discussions of, the state-of-the-art in materials and devices to generate, detect, and suppress sound. Naturally, this then included the concepts behind the Piezoelectric transistor technology central to the PETMEM project. Prof Cain (right) also met and discussed the project with International steering committee member, Prof Susan Trolier-McKinstry of Penn State University, and later contributed to the IEEE standardisation committee on single crystal materials. The drive towards higher quality piezoelectric thin films and further integration into MEMS/NEMS electronic devices was noted as well as the continuing route taken to develop higher temperature single crystal piezoelectric materials.
Xiaoliang Zhong, Ivan Rungger, Peter Zapol, Hisao Nakamura, Yoshihiro Asai and Olle Heinonen, "The effect of a Ta oxygen scavenger layer on HfO2-based resistive switching behavior: thermodynamic stability, electronic structure, and low-bias transport", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 7502-7510
Xiaoliang Zhong, Ivan Rungger, Peter Zapol, and Olle Heinonen, "Oxygen-modulated quantum conductance for ultrathin HfO2-based memristive switching device", Phys. Rev. B 94, 165160 (2016)
M. Stamenova, R. Mohebbi, J. Seyed-Yazdi, I. Rungger, and S. Sanvito, "First-principles spin-transfer torque in CuMnAs | GaP | CuMnAs junctions", Phys. Rev. B 95, 060403 (2017)
Andreas Sousanis, Philippe F. Smet, and Dirk Poelman, "Samarium monosulfide (SmS) : reviewing properties and applications", Materials 2017, 10(8), 953
Jacob B. J. Chapman, Oliver T. Gindele, Carlo Vecchini, Paul Thompson, Mark Stewart, Markys G. Cain, Dorothy M. Duffy, and Anna V. Kimmel, "Low temperature ferroelectric behaviour in morphotropic Pb (Zr1−xTix)O3", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 5, pp. 1–9, Sep. 2017.
Xiaoliang Zhong, Ivan Rungger, Peter Zapol and Olle Heinonen, "Ab initio modeling of transport and thermodynamic stability for hafnia memristive devices", J Comput Electron (2017). December 2017, Volume 16, Issue 4, pp 1066–1076.
Donata Passarello, Simone G. Altendorf, Jaewoo Jeong, Charles Rettner, Noel Arellano, Teya Topuria, Mahesh G. Samant, and Stuart S. P. Parkin "Evidence for Ionic Liquid Gate-Induced Metallization of Vanadium Dioxide Bars over Micron Length Scales", Nano Letters 17 (5), 2796-2801.
M. A. ElGhazali, P. G. Naumov, H. Mirhosseini, V. Süß, L. Müchler, W. Schnelle, C. Felser, and S. A. Medvedev, Phys. Rev. B 96, 060509(R) – Published 30 August 2017.
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text: Dr. James Orbinski speaks to crowd at Laurier Brantford Oren Weiner October 5, 2013 On Campus1 Comment"After an introduction like that you'd expect I'd be walking on water," Orbinski jokingly remarked after an impressive, accomplishment-filled introduction from Tshepo Institute director, Robert Ames.Dr. James Orbinski, former international president of Doctors Without Borders and a Nobel Prize winner, spoke before a nearly full lecture hall at the Research and Academic Centre West, on Thursday evening. The two hour event, starting at seven, was hosted by Laurier's Tshepo Institute, dedicated to studying contemporary African issues and trying to find results that would produce positive changes in Africa. The theme of the night, as dictated by Orbinski, centered on climate change in pertinence to the global health initiative, using African nations and Haiti as the geographical focal points.After initially describing his affinity for the continent of Africa, Orbinski proceeded to talk about the current climate situation, citing a World Bank study that predicted a four degrees Celsius rise in temperature over the next few years."Increased temperatures will lead to hardship, and ultimately, social collapse," said Orbinski when citing a report on climate change. He later added from a different report, "Yellow Fever and Malaria might one day come to Canada, all because of climate change."The Order of Canada recipient left one final message for the audience. It was one of inspiration, in which he encouraged people to get active. He acknowledged that it is a "silly notion" to, as an individual, expect to change the world. Instead, he suggested that all it takes is participation to make the difference."The key thing I wanted to communicate is that it's up to us," Orbinski said of the need for the Western World to act. "The basic issue is to engage."Laurier student Mansi Parasher felt inspired by the words spoken by Orbinski at RCW's basement lecture room. She commented, "Orbinski really emphasized the importance of engaging with the world and others, and having a purpose; be the change." She added, "I think it was great and people really engaged with what he was saying."One Response Mansi Parasher October 20, 2013 i loved it! ReplyLeave a Reply Cancel reply


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Sports Management School is an international school specialized in Sports management located in Paris, Lausanne, and Barcelona.
Its position as a "Pure player" focused entirely on Sports business gives it real experience in all the domains linked to the world of sports business such as commerce and distribution, marketing, communication and event organization.
Created in 2010, Sports Management School has over 600 students and more than 180 graduates. With a 90% rate of integration into the Sports business world upon graduation, the facts speak for themselves.
Our International MBA in Sports Management is a tailor-made program, combining a strong background in general business education with an in-depth understanding of the economy of sport and the international sports business environment.
Our student body is comprised of different nationalities.
Our aim is to train young professionals and sport business managers.
Our academic objective is to provide students with marketing, managerial and operational skills which will enable them to work in the sports business environment.
SMS strives for excellence in the fields of sports strategy, marketing, and economics.
This MBA program runs over a one year period after obtaining the four-year Bachelor's degree, or a Master Degree (bac+4).
Students are awarded a Master degree upon successful completion.
This extremely specialized program has been designed for future managers and experts in the sports business world.
To students from sports sector who wish to go further in sports marketing which is their primary field.
To students from trade, distribution, institution, equipment or agency sectors, who wish to specialize in the economic governance and management deciding factors which are associated with their original activities, as well as to deal with the human components of industry practices (such as retail or visual merchandising).
To professionals who have an incomplete experience in the sport business areas (who are experts in specific sectors and activities) and who wish to open their sphere of competence and boost their skills.
To professionals who have mainly worked as managers or directors and who wish to widen their knowledge of the sector in order to strengthen their capacity to operate and supervise their teams.
To individuals who are in a reconversion process, without any concrete experience in the practices of the profession.
- Sports goods manufacturers and suppliers (marketing manager, sponsoring manager, product manager, business developer, network manager, etc.)
- Sports goods distributors (store manager, shelf manager, sales coordinator, presenter, event manager, etc.)
- Professional and amateur sports club and federation (head of press, communication manager, administrative manager, press agent, sponsoring manager, event operations manager, etc.)
- Local and regional advertising and business sponsoring (business development and partnership manager, sponsoring manager, hospitality and event manager, etc.)
- Media and New media (sports journalist, advertising manager, commercial sponsorship, etc.
- Sporting event organization agencies (technical manager, logistics manager, project coordinator, Director, communications manager, media coordinator, hospitality sponsoring, management of strategic event areas, etc.
- Sports marketing and communication consultants (project leader, community manager, sales manager, web creator and/or designer, consultant, etc.)
- Local, Regional and National Communities (municipality, regional or French « department » sports manager, sports project manager, event coordinator, etc.)
- The fitness, wellbeing and sports leisure sector (sports gym manager, manager of a 'FIVE' center, holiday or recreation center manager, event and entertainment manager, etc.)
- Sports charities and sponsorship (foundation director, partnership coordinator, etc.)
Class schedule
The International MBA in Sports Management is organized this way :
- Courses
- Tutorials
- Conferences
- Visits and meetings with sports institutions (spending an academic week in Lausanne, London, and Barcelona)
- Case studies
- Project workshops (France 2023, Paris 2024)
- Consulting Field Experience in real situation
- Master's Thesis
The program is divided into 7 modules and an Academic Sports Business Tour in Europe.
- Foundations of European Sport
- International Sports Governance*
- Sports International Relations, Business & Soft Power Strategy*
- Sports Socio-economic Context
- Europe vs US Comparative Sports Organizations
*taught in Lausanne
- Management Skills
- Sports Accounting & Finance
- Strategic Management
- Creating New Ventures in the Sports Environment
A – Mix marketing in Sports Environment
- Sports Marketing, Sponsorship & Sales**
- Licensing & Merchandising***
- Sports Business Communications & Public Relations
- Digital Sports Media & Marketing
- Sports Revenues Strategy & Analytics
B – Value Chain and Marketing Strategy
- Image Rights Agreements
- TV Networks Sports Rights**
- Sports Facility & Stadium Management***
- Global Marketing Strategy
**taught in London
***taught in Barcelona
- Sports Law & Ethics
- International Comparative Sports Laws
- Business Law
- Operating competitions: Football Champion's League
- Organizing sports events: UEFA Euro & FIFA World Cup
- Workshop Focus on PARIS 2024 and France 2023: candidature, operational, delivery
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Aussie favourite Pat Cash will replace Goran Ivanisevic in the eight-player field at The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships that begins tomorrow in Grand Cayman.
The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships is the fourth of eight events on the 2009 Outback Champions Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.
It is organised by the New York based company InsideOut Sports & Entertainment.
Ivanisevic was forced to pull out after not fully recovering from knee surgery earlier this year. Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon champion, will join Jim Courier, Wayne Ferreira, Mikael Pernfors, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, Jimmy Arias and Karel Novacek in the field of champions.
'I am very disappointed not to be able to play in the Cayman Islands due to the longer than expected recovery time necessary after my knee operation,' said Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion.
'I was looking forward to playing in a first class event on a dream island. I will be waiting for next year impatiently in order to have a chance to play this event.'
'Goran is very disappointed that he is unable to compete in Grand Cayman, but Pat is equally excited to step in and go for another Outback Champions Series title,' said Jon Venison, co-founding partner for InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and the Outback Champions Series.
'We are thrilled to return to The Residences at The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman for another enjoyable week of competitive Outback Champions Series tournament tennis.'
Cash, 43, joined the illustrious list of Australian players to win Wimbledon when he defeated Ivan Lendl to win the title 22 years ago. Cash was a singles finalist at the Australian Open in 1987 and 1988, a semi-finalist at the US Open in 1984 and led Australia to victory in the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.
He achieved a career high singles ranking of No.4 in 1988. Cash's best showings on the Outback Champions Series came when he beat Courier in the final in Newport in 2008 and in 2006, when he defeated John McEnroe en route to the final in Naples, Fla., where he lost to Courier.
The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships will feature a field of eight champion players competing in a single knock-out format event, vying for $150,000 in prize money and ranking points that determine the year-end No. 1 on the Outback Champions Series. Ticket, travel and tournament information can be found by visiting www.ChampionsSeriesTennis.com.
Courier won the inaugural event last year defeating Ferreira 7-6 (3), 7-6 (1) in the championship match.
The schedule of play for the event will be:
Thursday, April 23
Starting at 3 pm
Wayne Ferreira vs Mark Philippoussis
Mats Wilander vs. Jimmy Arias
Friday, April 24
Starting at 6 pm
Pat Cash vs. Karel Novacek
Jim Courier vs. Mikael Pernfors
Saturday, April 25
Starting 1 pm
Doubles featuring all four losing quarterfinalists Pat Cash/Karel Novacek winner vs. Mats Wilander/Jimmy Arias winner
Starting at 6 pm
Doubles featuring all four losing quarterfinalist Jim Courier/Mikael Pernfors winner vs. Wayne Ferreira/Mark Philippoussis winner
Sunday, April 26
Starting at 1 pm
Third Place Match
Championship Match


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Mr Chippy restaurant and takeaway is run by York locals: Andy and Rowena, both having over 30 years catering experience in kitchens and management. This has involved working in some of York's most exclusive dining venues including the National Railway Museum, York Minster and the Treasurer's House.
"We took the plunge to set up on our own with the takeaway over 10 years ago and haven't looked back since. When extra space became available a few years later we jumped at the chance to expand the business and set up our own restaurant allowing our customers the choice of whether to eat in or out.
As a small independent business we are committed to supporting local independent suppliers. We use a small local company to source fish from Hull fish market on a daily basis and we use local farmers to supply seasonal potatoes ensuring they taste their best throughout the year.
As a traditional business we aim to use as many homemade products as possible which currently includes our tartare sauce, traditional mushy peas and our ever popular still lemonade.
We pride ourselves on providing the best quality meals, a high standard of service and a clean and welcoming environment however long you spend with us.
We look forward to welcoming you to Mr Chippy."
Andy and Rowena
All of our ingredients are, where possible, sourced locally. With the help of our experienced kitchen team we aim to prepare and use as many homemade products as we can, including our homemade mushy peas, tartare sauce and traditional lemonade. Our fish is checked and graded, potatos are cleaned and chipped, and the secret recipe batter is freshly made every morning to ensure their quality meets exacting standards.
Our drinks menu also includes Taylor of Harrogate teas, 100% Arabica bean coffeee, a range of soft and fizzy drinks, as well as house wines, lagers, cider and ales such as Black Sheep and Timothy Taylors.
Q. What do you cook in?
A. Beef dripping
Q. Has your curry got fruit in it?
A. No, it's similar to a Chinese style curry.
Q. Are you curry and gravy vegetarian?
A. Yes, they are both vegetarian.
Q. Do you do gluten free fish and chips?
A. No, but we can serve a poached fish.
Q. What is Scampi?
A. It's Norwegian lobster tail.
Q. What is in you fishcake?
A. Fish, mash potatoes, parsley and seasoning.
Q. Does your batter contain milk?
A. No, but it migh contain traces.
Q. How much meat is in you sausages?
A. Our sausages are good quality, 70% meat.
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When Songs Beat You To The Punch
When you sit down to write about a topic and the song you're listening to, which you've never heard before, beats you to the punch.
I've been using you / for years / even as you disappeared from my mind / my favourite gold / my pride / I stumble til I'm lost / and you are not what / and you are not too / you're everything that I thought / and I need something new / and I'm so tired of you
Yellow Ostrich, Ghost, from the album Ghost
My version went something like this.
I'm so tired of you / but I've got no one else to talk to / I'm so tired of you / when you're not in my life / when you're not on my mind / I'm so tired of you / when I can't remember the colour of your hair / how your shoulders sway with your walk / ahead of me on the stroll / I'm so tired of you / but I've got no one else to hold on to /I'm so tired of you / even when I want to see you / I recall the kiss I can't remember / did it happen / in a room of friends / on a night we barely spoke / I'm so tired of you / be real in life / in front of me / when we meet / I will take your hand away / to the floor and dance /lights turn up as we sigh / I'll walk home / with you for now / I'm so tired


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Ultra Property Maintenance Services covers all your electrical system needs. Ranging from complete NICEIC (Domestic Installer) approved electrical installations for business and home premises to system tests, maintenance and emergency repairs – our selection of services guarantee peace of mind.
Ultra Property Maintenance Services electricians are highly skilled NICEIC Approved Installer/Domestic Installer) registered professionals delivering excellent quality service on all electric works in accordance with the national standards and all relevant building regulations.
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Tips For Dealing With Common Household Pests
All homeowners know about the stress caused by pests. Once insects or rodents invade your home, getting rid of them can be hard. There are many different ways to control your pest problems. You can use this article to help you best approach your pest issues.
Before purchasing a home, make sure you have it professionally inspected for pests. Many pest problems go undetected upon an initial inspection. Only by living in the home will the problem become apparent.
You can keep pests from coming in by making use of a perimeter spray around your foundation. Try spraying your foundation, porch, steps, doors, and windows. While you are spraying, keep your eye out for cracks and crevices where pests can enter. Seal up these areas using caulk.
Keep all of your foods tightly sealed in a container. Many kinds of pests are attracted to the scent of food, so do not give them anything to be drawn to. Be sure to keep trashcans emptied, as well. Pests love the smell of your garbage.
It can be hard to rid your home of bedbugs, since they can hide in many different places. Before you carry out your extermination plans, be sure that you close all open holes. This will keep any of the bugs from escaping before they're all dead.
Get rid of the standing water around your home. This can be a big problem if you have pests. Do a thorough job of checking your pipes for leaks, and remember to empty the trays from beneath your house plants. Keep in mind that like us, pests require water in order to live. Therefore, if you eliminate water from your home, pests will have no choice but to leave.
Mint can help in your battle against mice. Plant mint plants around the foundation of your home. This will make the foundation undesirable for mice to live in. If you already have mice, consider sprinkling mint leaves around the affected areas. This can repel the mice if the mint is fresh.
Do you have a camper that you store over the winter? If so, then it is possible for mice to live in it. Try using natural repellents to keep them away during all seasons of the year. Smaller bags of repellent can smell good and are non-toxic. They are quite effective in preventing mice from residing in your camper or RV.
Find out as much as you can about the rodents or bugs when you start to have a problem. Discover what appeals to these types of rodents and what they are repelled by. Adjusting your methods based on the pest is critical.
Cracks in your home's basement or structure are entrances for pests. As the years wear on a house there will be cracks or fissures in the structure. Pests will use these cracks as pathways into your home. Look at the ceilings too. This can often be a source of small cracks that pests will use.
Your recycling might be a source of attraction for pests. The best case scenario involves keeping recycling outdoors. However, if you cannot do this, then ensure you thoroughly rinse all items that you put inside. Make sure your recycling container is sealable, as this minimizes the chance of a pest infestation.
Hairspray is great for killing flying insects. Perfume works as well, but it can be problematic if it gets in your eyes. Both products are reported as flammable. These two products are a great stand-in for bug spray when none is available.
Reduce the clutter to reduce the bugs. There are a lot of places that bugs can hide. Invest some time in reducing the clutter in your home to eliminate places where rodents and bugs like to nest.
Make sure that you follow the different directions that your pesticides come with for safety. If you fail to follow the instructions, then is is likely that you aren't going to obtain the great results that you seek. Don't skip days when it comes to applications. It could take things a lot longer to happen if the directions are not followed.
You have many options when it comes to controlling pests. No matter which method you choose, you should make sure it poses no threat to your family. Although you want to eliminate your pests, you should ensure that the health of your loved ones isn't put into jeopardy.


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Southeast Neighbors received notification today from the Eugene Planning Dept that the Resthaven application for cell tower site review has been deemed complete and is under review by the planning dept and other concerned agencies.
Quoting the notification e-mail here:
Application name: ATT Wireless – Resthaven Site
File Number: SR-13-5
Location: 3900 Willamette Street
Applicant's Request
/Project Summary: Wireless telecommunication facility
Planning Comments:
Return comments to Steve Ochs, email@example.com .
Comments should be returned during the public comment period. The public notice, which you and those living near the location should receive at a later date, will specify the deadline for public comment.
Click on the following link to access file details and application materials:
Please note that the documents located in the folders named Application Materials (under evaluation) and Site Plans (under evaluation) are the materials being evaluated for the decision on this application.
If you have any questions or difficulty accessing the materials, please contact:
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Networking Know How
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Bell Memorial Union Auditorium
1. What is Networking Know How?
A gathering of 150+ students who are interested in learning how to comfortably navigate in a professional networking environment. It's a FUN, low pressure event with dynamic guest speaker Lain Hensley who will guide you through the sometimes confusing and intimidating world of professional networking. You will mingle, shake hands while balancing a drink and hors d'oeuvres plate, learn how to enter and exit conversations with ease, and what topics to avoid.
2. Who should attend Networking Know How?
You! Socializing can be uncomfortable and this event will help you to meet others with confidence whether it's a professional networking event or navigating day-to-day life. All majors and class levels are welcome.
3. What should I wear?
Professional attire is encouraged. A button down shirt and tie or blouse with slacks or a skirt would be appropriate. If you have a suit or can borrow one, wear it! You will find images of professional attire on Google. The invitation is to up your game (dressing professionally has a way of helping us put our best foot forward) and get comfortable in professional attire.
4. How do I buy a ticket?
This event is almost sold out. A few tickets ($5) are available for purchase in the Career Center (SSC 270). Tickets are no longer available online. Please call the Career Center (530-898-5253) to check on ticket availability and/or to add your name to the waiting list.
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Incoming students at the Robert D. Clark Honors College typically look forward to having small class sizes, building relationships with professors and working with students who are academically driven.
But between the cost and the time commitment, the honors college may not be worth it for some students.
For freshman Avery Turner, it almost seemed like a punishment. Turner found herself paying $4,194 on top of regular tuition. Turner said that after working hard in high school, it was frustrating to pay more to work harder. She also said the college was slowing her down — without it, Avery could graduate in three years with a double major in psychology and political science.
Avery is not alone. Many other students agree with her sentiments and highlight a number of concerns with CHC at the University of Oregon. CHC can be expensive and doesn't include enough science courses or fit with students' heavy credit loads, leading many to ask the same question: Is the honors college worth it?
For some current and former CHC students, the answer to that question is simple. "It's a complete waste of time," said junior Blake Gesik, who regrets not dropping the honors college.
Students who leave the honors college tend to cite CHC's curriculum, issues related to their major and finances as the top reasons for leaving, according to retention data received from the UO Office of Public Records. Some students transfer to another institution while others drop out of the college to graduate from the general university.
About 15 percent of the students who dropped cited financial reasons, according to the data.
UO is taking some response to the high dropout rate. President Michael Schill announced a proposal to reduce CHC tuition differential by $1,494 in a campus-wide email on Friday, lowering the tuition differential to $2,700. UO is also trying to make it less expensive for honors students to live in the CHC Academic Residential Community.
"We're still trying to figure out what leads them to leave," Samantha Hopkins, one of the CHC's associate deans, said. She also said that although she's been examining the data from surveys of students who leave, the data doesn't necessarily reveal "the whole picture."
CHC is an 800-person liberal arts college for high-achieving students within the UO, accepting a class of 240 freshmen annually. It's ranked in the top 10 public honors colleges in the U.S. by Public University Honors, a third-party review organization. Many other colleges and universities have similar programs, including Oregon State.
Students usually take one or two CHC classes each term. These classes are limited to 19 or fewer students, emphasize small group discussion and are geared towards humanities. Honors students also get priority registration. The CHC curriculum replaces the university general education requirements.
Freshman Ivy McClure enrolled in CHC for the small, discussion-based classes, a curriculum focused on the liberal arts and a community of high-achieving students.
"I probably would not have come to the UO if I did not get into the honors college," McClure said. "I probably would have pursued a liberal arts school that had that smaller and challenging community."
Hopkins said that one of the reasons public universities have honors colleges is to attract the best in-state students.
"Of honors college students, one-third of CHC students chose to come to the UO because of the honors college specifically," CHC representative Caitlyn Kari said.
McClure is applying to major in music education and wants to be a school choir director. She'll have to take 21 credits for some terms to graduate on time.
"That's technically possible [to complete]," McClure said, "but it's scary."
McClure also said that, for her, the high credit requirement of both programs makes completing both programs difficult — she's considering dropping out of CHC.
"The students that are interested in both of those [programs] have kind of a tough road ahead of them," McClure said. "I don't think it's the honors college's fault."
Some science students say that the CHC's liberal arts-heavy curriculum does not dovetail with the requirements of hard science majors such as biology or chemistry, which require strict three-term sequences. About 40 percent of CHC students were majoring in a natural science, according to data from the UO Office of Institutional Research.
CHC faces challenges in offering coursework that is relevant to science students, according to Hopkins.
"The challenge is that natural scientists — unlike scholars in the humanities and social sciences — have a different research footprint," Hopkins said. "We all do scholarship, but natural science also requires a lab and a bunch of space." Hopkins added that it's "tricky" negotiating between the needs of the honors college for science faculty and the needs of science departments to maintain their teaching capability to the general student population.
"If you're going to invest that money, small classes also are great for the student experience," Hopkins said. "They give students individual attention so that you don't lose freshmen — a perennial problem with big classes with freshmen."
Hopkins was the first tenure-related science faculty to be hired by the honors college, and she said that the CHC is also trying to hire more science faculty, but this process has some roadblocks.
"We're hoping that we will get to a point where we can teach science in exactly the same way we do social science and humanities. We just don't have it yet," Hopkins said.
Students with other credit-intensive majors or those who are attempting to double-major also experience frustrations with the honors college.
"In order to graduate on time, basically starting next term, I would have [had] to take several three-hundred levels during the same term and honors stuff, and I don't know if I'd be able to keep up with that," said Katie Quines, a former CHC student. Quines is double-majoring in philosophy and economics.
Plenty of honors students walked into UO with a large amount of college credit from either dual enrollment, AP or IB credit from high school, which would help fulfill general education requirements.
But within CHC, AP and IB credits only apply toward certain requirements. Some of the college credit these students carry do not apply toward CHC requirements, causing them to take repetitive courses.
"I took another year of English that I didn't need to take. I took another year of history that I already had credits for," Blake Gesik said.
Students also find that the honors college is too expensive. An in-state CHC student pays $15,765 for tuition and fees for the 2017-18 year. An out-of-state student pays $38,805. Oregon State's honors college, in contrast, only costs $1,500 extra a year.
"Four thousand-something a year is a little too much for me," Quines said.
The university is reducing the differential tuition by 35.6 percent with efficiency cuts to the college and devoting $800,000 from the university's strategic investment budget.
Many students struggling to pay the differential could still struggle despite the tuition reduction next year.
For ASUO President Amy Schenk, attending the honors college would "be infeasible" for her without the scholarships that pay her CHC tuition differential.
"I think the issue is affordability with honors college differential, but also accessibility to the college, which ties I think directly with affordability," Schenk said. "I think it's just another way to say, in a sense, 'is it accessible to every person who applies?'"
Only 16 percent of CHC students in 2017 were Pell Grant eligible, or low income. That's less than the average for UO –– about 25 percent of UO students as a whole are Pell Grant eligible, according to data on the website of the UO Office of Institutional Research.
CHC students are also encouraged to live in the CHC ARC that is housed in Global Scholars Hall, which is one of the more expensive dorms on campus. The cheapest room type in GSH costs $2,500 more than the least expensive room type in University Housing overall.
For students who cannot afford to live in or choose not to live in GSH, this can create a divide between CHC students who live in GSH and those who don't.
While UO is working to solve some of these problems by reducing tuition and improving course diversity, it is grappling with large systemic issues.


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First time 0 saw Adrian's work was through the Josh T Pearson poster you can see below. Adrian just arrived on gigposters.com and I immediatly thought this was a talented guy and I had to interview him. The posters shown on gigposters.com were pretty good indeed, but I must recognized I really felt in love with his work when I saw other ones he was showing on his own site amongst a wide variety of other stuffs such as record covers, books and even interiors. Believe it or not but today, one of the best thing coming from the UK are not the olympics but definitly Adrian Dutt !!
Ty Segall's new album Slaughterhouse! A good old fashioned slice of fuzzed out garage noise
Can you tell us more about yourself, who are you, where are you from, what do you do?
Well, my name is Adrian Dutt, I'm an illustrator based in Bristol, England. When I'm not drawing, I co-run a noisy record label called 'Howling Owl'
When did you start drawing?
I've been drawing since as far back as I remember. I was obsessed with birds as a kid, so I would spend endless hours drawing eagles and falcons. Then I discovered comics and started to emulate the images I was seeing! The older I got, the more focused I became and everything started looking better!
Did you follow any course or did you improve by drawing in the margins of your schoolbooks?
I studied Illustration at university, and came away with a 1st, which is nice. I always knew I wanted to draw, but finding which part of the industry I suited best was difficult. Luckily my obsession with music exposed me to so many awesome illustrators so I knew where I wanted to go with it all! I started getting work properly in my 2nd year of uni, so I kind of got a head start on people! I graduated last year, and havn't looked back since!
Today are you living from your art, or do you do something else for a living ?
I get by on it, being freelance is so tough. I work in a record shop to supplement it all. But it pretty much leaves me with no spare time…even sleeping seems a chore these days!
Fanzines are how I really started to get my work out there, I really can't stress how important it is for people to just spread your wings and get into the world, exposure is hard! I still work for fanzines today, and it's a priceless output for my illustrations.
Where does your influence come from?
I'm influenced by nature, the imagination, and the dark places that exist inside us all! I like to bring those places to the foreground and create imagery that people can get lost in. Everything around me can spark an idea, if I'm struggling with a brief then I go for a walk, or sit outside with a sketchbook, and things usually happen!
Is there any artists/graphists you particularly like, what are your influences?
What are the principal steps in your work ?
I usually get an idea in my head at a random time, I then sketch that down somewhere and go back to it later. I work up roughs in my sketchbook, working out composition and then I get cracking. I hand draw my fonts, so working out what fonts I think will suit is usually an integral part of the process as the poster sometimes revolves around that!
Everything by hand, then scanned and coloured on a computer, or layered on a photocopier!
How long does it take you to do a poster?
It can be anything from a few hours, to a day. I try to finish once I've started! It depends on how intricate the poster is!
You have a very distinctive style, are you doing only what you feel like or if tomorrow somebody asks you an oil painting with horses running out of water with a sunset backdrop, is it a problem or are you up for it ?
For which band have you already worked for?
Recently, First Aid Kit, Josh T Pearson, Memoryhouse and Sharon Van Etten have been my faves! There's a lot more though!
For which band would you love to work?
A Place to Bury Strangers, Sonic Youth, Ty Segall! There's literally a million artists I would love to do show posters for, hopefully I can get out there more and tick them off! The National too, that would be big!
I get commissioned to do them. If I had the time I would do it all off my own back and speculative, if I see any of those bands playing in the UK soon perhaps I CAN BOMBARD THEM!
What is the most difficult part in designing a poster ?
Making sure someone hasn't already done it first! It would be embarrassing to do something, then get it sent back rejected because someone did it 6 months ago!
Do you think you are part of a "Graphic Scene", if so who else ?
I don't know, Bristol has a great scene which I'm just sitting on the edge of at the moment! I seem to get my work in international places, I'd love to belong to a collective of sorts, maybe I should start one?!
A bit of self-promotion, take advantage of it, it's free, where can we see your work , on the web or in real life?
Well, www.adriandutt.co.uk is my website, but my blog is updated regularly at www.adrianduttlikesdrawing.tumblr.com
"You have a horribly sinister mind" or Sharon Van Etten saying kind words about the poster. Swoon!
What can we wish you for the future?
I'd love to get further afield with my work, maybe get some connections in the US, Id love to have a show sometime, if anyone can help with that……get in touch!
I just want to make interesting visual pieces for people to see!


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Vodka Diaries is an upcoming indian thriller film set in contemporary Manali. The story revolves around a club called Vodka Diaries, where few murders have happened and ACP Ashwini Dixit is investigating them. It is being directed by Ad film maker Kushal Srivastava under the banner of K'Scope Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. & Vishalraj Films & Production Pvt.Ltd. In the misty town of Manali, ACP Ashwini Dixit is in quest to solve series of mysterious murders happening over a single night,which seem to be connected to a night club, Vodka Diaries.
Vodka Diaries Bollywood Movie Star Cast
Directed: Kushal Srivastava
Produced: Vishal Karkera, Vishal Raj, Kushal Srivastava, Atul Pupneja, Vivek Sudhindra Kulshrestha
Written: Vaibhav Bajpai
Screenplay: Vaibhav Bajpai, Kushal Srivastava
Starring: Kay Kay Menon
Raima Sen, Mandira Bedi, Sharib Hashmi
Production company: K'Scope Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Vishalraj Films & Production Pvt.Ltd
Edited: Aalaap Majgavkar
Music: Sandesh Shandilya, Harry Anand
Release date: 19 January 2018
Country: India
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