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Who's had a rough or violent upbringing?
I could wright a book titled Guns Knives Brass Buckles & Soap. The soap bit sounds lame but it's just as deadly as the rest. Please keep your replies as small as posssible.
Feb 24 2013: Physical abuse creates emotional damage too.
Mental/emotional/psychic abuse, to me is longer lasting, more damaging and harder to deal with.
I remember being forced to stand still, had to be still so I wouldn't die, and have bullets fired from high-powered rifles,
as close to my head as possible. I could feel them through my hair, on my skin, all while begging and pleading for the shooter to stop.
My father held a knife to my throat while he told me he was going to kill me and break into my bedroom where my mother was hiding, and butcher her. At 16 I had to talk him down, talk him through it and keep my mother safe.
Later, I tried to kill my father and failed, twice, for which I felt a failure most of my life.
Crazy-making was common, such as coming home, finding my mother all bloody and hiding in the closet and asking what happened? My father told me, "nothing, and don't you ever tell anyone!" Well, if nothing happened, why can't I tell anyone? Crazy-making. He used to hit me and then laugh about how much "I hurt his hand!" because he hit so hard.
This started at age 6 months and believe it or not, my older brother suffered the worst of it. Mine lasted until I left home in my late teens. The Church and religion back my parents.
In1988 I was watching a program on TV and there was a quote which went like this: "Parents are a child's worst enemy." I thought it absolutely sickening and ridiculous. Now, 25 years later, I realize and believe it is 100% true.
I see it everywhere. Here's one way I see it:
The victims are like all victims of any kind of long-term abuse. They identify with the abuser or abusers, & they support their abusers invasions of other countries, they support and tolerate the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and children, and they enjoy the fruits stolen from other lands and peoples, which produce great amounts of collateral starvation, poverty, inequality, slavery, disease, excruciating misery & death.
In short, Amerikans.
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Feb 25 2013: Hi Don.
Justice won't be delivered. It's as simple as that. My life has not been as bad as others I know of and see wherever I go. That gives a bit of perspective at times, which can help.
The reality is that over time, there have people, organizations, and other forms involving humans, in which horrible, horrible things have been done to others. The perpetrators lived their lives, many of them never being found out, made accountable or ever stopped, in some cases. The victims lived horrible lives, lives sometimes forever ruined long before they got to live them, eventually died, and that was that. Those who hurt others also died, but without ever having to account for their actions.
People want to believe there will be some kind of justice in some "next life". I understand that wish, but it just ain't so. There is no way to prove any of it. It is just wishful thinking, another form of
I personally don't believe in such things as karma or hope.They are both false to me. I abhor lies and prefer the truth no matter what it is.
I have one thing I know and I trust it completely. I have found through my own experience, that it seems most people don't really trust what it is they say they believe in, particularly when it comes to a nightmare.
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Feb 25 2013: Hi Kate.
I had no techniques for surviving it. Perhaps, leaving my body is a technique of survival. I have read it is something that younger people do and to varying degrees.
I know that I didn't know I had a mind until I was almost 20 years of age and was totally surprised when I realized that. But I also knew (had no words, no one to talk to, no understanding of it, hard to explain), by the time I was 5 that I was a completely f _ _ _ ed up human being. I just knew it. Over time it would reveal itself to me but it always was automatic, immediate and all consuming. It's been that way for all my life.
What I finally realized is that I never had me. That was destroyed between 3 and 5. Still don't have me. Never will have me. I don't know who that is. When people call my name I still wonder who in the hell are they talking to?
At least I finally know that now. I am filled with rage, hatefulness and unforgiveness and I know that is what I will leave with. That will not change. That is the residue of it all. That's my pile of dust.
I did many years of therapy, workshops, spiritual practices, belief in God, giving myself to God and over time my life worsened and never got better.
I finally realized from experience that after visiting the bottom of the abyss, why hope is false, faith is no different than hope and knowing is the only thing to trust.
I can only sum up this life, this way.
The mind creates the abyss, and the heart must cross this.
Apparently, I fell in.Feb 24 2013: G'day Random Chance
This is a good point you bring up about global abuse, it makes what my siblings & I went through menial & it is in a way to the global problem.
I think certain cultures & certain social levels do have an abusive hereditary problem, if you look at a poorer country or family the abuse is usually local but for example you have a multinational or a multinational country their abuse is going to be more widely spread.
I personally don't really believe that parents are a child's worst enemy as it can go either way, my wife had caring loving parents however some parents are very much a child's worst enemy.
Feb 25 2013: Hi Mathew.
a survey in 2009 revealed that more parents in America, are lying more often, about more things, to their children. At early ages, I believe lying is the beginning cause of mental illness, which Americans suffer from in large numbers.
According to the last Comorbidity Replication Survey that I read, more than half the American population is suffering from mental illness and it is spreading and growing. This next point is amazing. This mental illness now begins at age 11. It can and does, go 20 years before being noticed, diagnosed and treated. This means that most Americans are extremely mentally ill (they are neurotic which is believing in things that are not real) but cannot recognize it because everyone around them is ill.
It begins with parents who may not physically harm but are doing even greater damage to kid's psyches, and that is child abuse. They look normal and the refrain they use for the BS they teach is, "it's for the good of the child."
Lying to children in their early years creates a split in their psyche, it is my theory. That split is a small, beginning split from reality. Being split from reality is known as psychosis and it can and is, manipulated later on in life as adults. This manipulation widens the crack, effectively splitting people further from themselves and thus, further from one another, which is very crucial politically.
Think of it this way. An animal that cannot or does not trust its instincts, will perish almost immediately, at the nature of another animal.
A human that cannot or does not trust its instincts, will become mentally ill and eventually go insane.
Insane is to not know the difference between right and wrong, good or bad, true or false.
A description of insane behavior is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. i.e. voting
Wm. Casey, Head of CIA 1981 "We will know when our program of disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes, is false."
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Mar 3 2013: G'day Don
Really sorry to hear of your dilemma, victims are so often treated worse than the perpetrator because if it wasn't for the perpetrators in the first place most of the legal fraternity would be out on the streets.
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Feb 23 2013: G'day Kate
I have a brother & sister who have carried it on but funny enough my eldest brother who copped the worst of it is fine maybe because he became a reborn again Christian which was hard to take when he went into a bible bashing mode but it saved him & his family from further abuse.
The funny thing is some people think abuse only happens in feral families, we weren't feral just an everyday so called normal family. It was so funny when people came to visit, my parents changed completely but after the guest left it was back to normal, it's funny to look back on.
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Feb 24 2013: G'day Kate
Now you're going to find this funny…..No we didn't help my brother through this however in saying that we did keep in touch & we spoke about the family a lot but I also did this with my second eldest brother as well, I suppose really he didn't seem as aggressive with his step daughters but that could be for other reasons as well
Being brought up on the country I think religious people where just as bad as anyone else they just covered it up better.
Now for the good bit……Yes my parents are still alive & yes I have tried to reconcile with them but you see I was always the one who brought out the ugly side of our family by trying to talk about it & was accused of causing trouble in the family. They will not face what they have done especially my mother. I did have a chat with my father down the street a while ago as my sister & mother weren't around, my dad was nearly in tears while talking to me.
The strangest thing is I would have shot my father without giving it a second thought if he belted my mother even at 9-10 yrs , we did, on occasions, have a good time with them when they were calm.
Another strange thing is they knew but they didn't know what they were doing at the same time, they just didn't want to face what they were doing as this would have put them in the same shoes as there abusive parents. You know the thing is I understand however abuse is abuse & can never be forgotten as it's hard enough to just give!!!
MathewFeb 25 2013: Matthew you might like to read the works of Alice Miller and have a look at books about intergenerational coping mechanisms (dysfunctional ones). Have had several conversations lately with people locally on much the same theme ie how come no matter how hard you try to be 'different' from your parents and resolve to never ever be like they were, it just keeps coming back to bite you. Not sure what Kate Blake meant about 'horrible deaths' but all I can say to you Matthew is try and stay in the 'here and now' . Do very much agree with what you are saying about the global disease of abuse and it's long term effects. Breaking away from dangerous family relationships is great. As Don has pointed out, it takes huge strength to keep going. Know there is research about the neurological effects of childhood abuse and am trying to check this out. I understand the terminology to be to do with the 'comedrone' of nueorological functioning (sorry if spelt wrong). Do also agree that in a product and market lead economy where there is this idea that a product will fix the problem going to get that 'contamination of a community' effect - think it is colloqially known as the 'one bad apple' syndrome. Matthew want you to remember you are a survivor and it might be so helpful to you to work as a mentor with young teenage boys in particular, just as part of the 'fight-back' against the long-term effects of abuse. Yes would definately agree for a child seeing their parents behave in one way around them and in a completely different way when visitors come is possibly the most damaging of all because it totally messes up your trust in yourself, as you said.
Feb 27 2013: G'day Elizabeth
Thanks for the info………It's funny, I was working with disabled people for a while who had massive physical & mental traumas to deal with which also included abuse from a variety of sources including the government in how they shuffle these people around, they would start one project then dump it after a while then start up another & so on. Every time the government dumped a program these people felt betrayed & unwanted.
I was tutoring them in woodworking, numeracy & literacy but I wasn't qualified to do so, according to my boss I was better trained in life skills than other highly educated teachers & tutors in the organisation, I was the man for the job & I did so well until the government dumped the disabled scheme once again. There wasn't a set program to tutor these people by so I made up my own that worked maybe too well as it made other better trained people look silly but that's life.
Feb 27 2013: G'day mate - so very proud of you. You have noted that 'mind-set' that makes already vulnerable people even less of a person and more of an 'object'. In the UK at the moment we have a government that seems hell-bent on ripping away any quality of life for those who are unable to access the job-market. The last several months have been filled with media reports about benefit 'scroungers' and the new Personal Independence Payment that is replacing Disability Allowance is set to potentially remove 500,000 claimants more. The assessment procedure has been designed to reduce the number of claimants, end of story but it actually is going to have the effect of pauperising and isolating people. That's when the really nasty stuff happens 'out of sight'. In the current economic climate many services are being 'contracted out' to business organisations and the chance to live independantly in the community and to experience a safe, tolerant, dare I say 'loving and inclusive' care service is getting scarcer by the day. So if it takes 'evidence-based' practice frameworks to get funding to get a more long term project off the ground would you go for it? Not sure if allowed to mention specific organisations here on TED but you might like to look at the Princess Royal Carer's Trust website. Another organisation is www.stophateuk.org. So someone has something wrong with their body or mind so what they still have potential. BTW still think you are great for having the courage to be aware of your past and how it still impacts you. Do you like the 'Black Dog' psych books ?
Feb 27 2013: G'day Elizabeth
It is so sad how we treat our fellow human being; it would be much kinder if we euthanized anyone who is in great distress/trauma than to just kick them around like this.
The problem with me is I am restricted within my abilities as I also have a disability from child hood neglect from the age of six so taking on a project of significants is really out of the question unless I had adequate support & I don't think that will happen as I'm not academically qualified.
There are so many people out there like me it's not funny. While working with the disabled I had volunteers come in to assist who also had some sort of disability to cope with, some of them after a while working with me & my clients found work within the disability industry as well. I had one volunteer older than me who was very emotional & unsettled; we gave him the confidents to obtain a job within the disability industry after a while.
My clients weren't just teaching me but the volunteers that came in to help as well. I had one bloke say to me after a while that he didn't think much of these disabled people at all before coming here, he too found work within the industry.
What I was supposed to do & what I did was two different things, I was supposed to treat my clients as subhuman if you know what I mean, instead I treated them, within reason, just like I would anyone else in a workshop or class room situation & they loved it. Most of them were very conscious in the way they were & the way they were being treated.
I haven't had time to read anything else at the moment as I'm presently reading three small books on the philosophical view of the consciousness, mind & brain & the psych which is quite heavy for an unlearned person.
MathewFeb 24 2013: G'day Kate
Yes it is a disease & it's a disease I will have to be aware of within myself for the rest of my life but I am one of the lucky ones who are at least aware. Random Chance brought up a good point that it's just not a disease of families but a worldwide disease, very few people are aware of this disease affecting the world globally as it's no different to abuse in families except it affects a lot more people.
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Feb 22 2013: G'day TED Friends
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My eldest brother had a knife held to his throat also he was belted that much he stopped breathing & even then he was still belted. I came close to shooting both my parents at the age of 8-9 years of age, one bullet narrowly missing my mother's head. We had holes in doors & walls because of parental rage. I was suffocating while I had a cake of soap stuffed down my throat & so on it went.
But in saying all this I also understand my parent's plight while they were growing up as well, abuse just leads to more abuse.
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Feb 23 2013: I'm glad you came through okay.
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That soap thing may have been more common than you might think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_out_mouth_with_soap
20% of students at one Massachusetts College in 2006 reported that that punishment had been used on them.
Feb 23 2013: G'day Fritzie
Washing out the mouth with soap was just rubbing the soap on the tongue or in the moth no down the throat, I was choking on it because it was in my lungs, I thought I was going to die but what got me was the look on my parent's face, utterly no remorse but what seemed like enjoyment.
My parents went through simular treatment; they really didn't know any better especially when they lost it but I stopped that rot with me with a fair bit of effort. Maybe that's why a turned towards the spiritual who knows so something good came out of it!!!
Fritzie -
Feb 23 2013: I think that punishments offered by a parent in a state of anger may go in the kind of direction you describe more often than you may think.
- +1
While abuse and other parenting habits often repeat across generations, I think it is probably just as often that a child reacts as you have by rejecting these sorts of punishments for their own kids.
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Feb 24 2013: G'day Don
Utterly agree Don……..So many people want to bury the past without facing it, it's a hell of a lot easier in the long run to face it first up than let it fester away.
I didn't get married until I was forty because I still had issues myself to deal with. I told my wife before we got married all about my family & myself, anyway we were engaged for about eight years so she knew me & my family well enough or so she thought. She spent every day for a week before we got married crying about what my parents & sister where doing to disrupt our lives as much as possible. Just after that I finally turned my back on my parents & sister, if I didn't do this I most probably would have lost my wife.
This sort of thing can either tear you down or build you up, I chose the latter as anything else is futile.
Sorry to hear that you went through what you did, life's not fair at times.


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Dean Patrick Gass, 45, of Leonardtown met with the officer on June 7, charging papers allege, at the address of the College of Southern Maryland campus in Leonardtown, a short distance from the suspect's home.
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Alioto said the suspect briefly was detained after the encounter, and the charge was issued last week by a court commissioner.
"This is in conjunction with a continuing, ongoing investigation," the captain said.

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Hey!..thanks for the reply!..a very interesting one! a very detailed one (unexpected, but gladly and well received!)
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The ionizer has the ability to make an electrolyte antioxidant water using Himalayan Rock Salt. I noticed that I am more alert and think clearer when drinking it which is really helping my game."
I know that weight loss is such a powerful benefit for so many people, so I wanted to share just a handful of the hundreds of emails I've had from folks who went from acid-to-alkaline:
Energise customers are absolutely LOVING the Chanson for so many reasons -
here are just a handful of the feedback I get on a daily basis:
Amazing ACID Water!
Clears Acne, Eczema, Wrinkles & it's Anti-Bacterial for Cleaning the Kitchen & Bathroom
The above testimonials show just how powerful the alkaline water is, but it leads me on to the 2nd most important benefit of ionized water – and something that hardly anyone knows about.
Thanks to the unique Himalayan Rock Salt Injection feature – the Chanson Miracle Max is the only water ionizer in the world that is certified to provide guaranteed pH 2.8-3.4 water – and this super-strong acid water is quite incredible. The infusion of the alkaline mineral salts further powers the separation of the water in the ionizer into strong alkaline and strong acid, so the acid water you get from a Chanson is easily the strongest from any ionizer in the world.
This acid water has SO many benefits and here are just a few of my favourites:
We've discovered there are over 66 acid water benefits alongside the above including: using to prevent shaving bumps, to replace expensive skin moisturizers and creams, for toe fungus, as a mouthwash, to use on cuts and scrapes, for deodorizing, to sanitise chopping boards and surfaces, to spray on ant trails, to spray in laundry baskets to prevent fungus and so much more!
And if you're making super-strong acid water, the by product of this, coming out of the other tap is of course…super strong alkaline water.
Super-STRONG Alkaline Water (pH 11+)
Removes Pesticides & Chemicals from Fruits & Vegetables
This super strong pH 11-12 ALKALINE water also has incredible benefits. With a pH this high the water is able to effectively remove pesticides and chemicals from fruits and vegetables, meaning that if you can't afford organic you can at last have peace of mind that you're definitely getting rid of the chemicals on your foods. This is such a unique and fantastic benefit.
OK, so if you're still reading this by now you already KNOW that there is nothing you could do that will have more impact on your health, energy and vitality and move you dramatically closer to your health goals – without having to change anything else – and FINALLY unlock your health potential, giving you that amazing buzz you get when you're finally seeing improvement in the mirror and feeling the change in yourself.
This is the very machine that Dr Young uses himself, and if it's good enough for him – it's good enough for me!
"If someone were to ask me what's the one thing I can do to have better health, then the answer would be very simple:
Start drinking alkalized and ionized water…
I can't think of a better machine than the Chanson to give you the type of alkaline & acid water you need"
Dr Robert Young, Author pH Miracle
Just imagine your glowing skin that constantly gets commented on by friends, family and complete strangers…Imagine people telling you how lucky you are to have such great complexion…
Imagine heads turning as you walk past with your perfect, toned body – the body you've been trying to get for years, but never thought was possible.
Imagine meeting an old friend and loving their shocked reaction at the new you.
Imagine feeling vitality and wellness from within, knowing that your body is nourished and revitalised and working like a well oiled machine. Imagine having the energy of a teenager and with perfect mental clarity and sharpness.
Imagine waking up and feeling fresh and ready to take on the world.
This is the new you.
This will happen when you change your water to Chanson.
And all you have to do to get your Chanson Miracle Max is click the buy now button below…
And this is all at completely ZERO risk to you, you literally have absoluitely NOTHING to lose. If you don't get the results you want plus MORE then you can ask for a full refund at ANY point within the next 60 days after the ionizer arrives and we'll refund you PLUS you can still get the Live Event download bonus, my 12-Week Alkaline Diet Course Bonus and you can still attend the Q & A webinar with Ronnie.
I am that confident that the Chanson Miracle MAX is going to change your life.
Make Money From Your Ionizer!
Never Buy Cleaning Products, Bottled Water, pH Drops, Skincare Products Again…
At the start of this page I promised you that you would be able to have the Miracle MAX pay for itself from day one. Doesn't that sound amazing – to get ALL of these incredible benefits to your health and be drinking perfect pH 9.5, antioxidant-rich, ultra filtered water and have the machine breaking even right from day one?
Over the course of just one year you are paying just £86.18 GBP / $133 USD per month. Now lets look at what you would have to spend on a monthly basis to get even a fraction of this benefit:
That's £94.99! So you SAVE £8.81 per month by buying the Chanson!
And remember, you have absolutely nothing to risk.
You know by now that changing the quality of your water is the most powerful thing you can do to experience ultimate health, energy and vitality, and by changing your water to Chanson ionized water you will be ticking all of the boxes:
This water will do more for your health goals than anything else, and it is absolutely proven.
I don't want to put too fine a point on this, but right now you have three options:
Reason One:
I have never seen another ionizer in my 7 years of running Energise that is able to get such strong alkaline AND acid water. Because most other ionizers rely on adding minerals and chemicals to the water to achieve the high pH 9.5 this means they are not truly ionising the water. The outcome of this is you don't get the true ORP antioxidant benefit, but worse than that – YOU DON'T GET THE ACID WATER.
Reason Two:
The minerals and chemicals used in these processes are also completely untested for human safety, so you might be filtering the harmful chemicals out of the tap water…before putting them right back in again!
Reason Three:
The Miracle MAX is also the world's smallest and sexiest 7-plate machine. Chanson have a 20-strong R&D team who are constantly researching and improving their ionizers and components and the result is the worlds most powerful YET smallest ionizer. This is one sexy machine. And despite making the machine SMALLER than any other ionizer, the ionizer plates (where the magic happens) are actually LARGER than any other ionizer!
Reason Four:
The benefit of this larger plate size is that the MAX maintains perfect performance at a flow rate of at least 3 litres per minute. Other water ionizers struggle to maintain performance at a flow of .8 litres a minute, which is just so painfully slow…and if you DID turn the tap up to 3 litres per minute, you would not be getting alkaline, ionised water any more….the performance would be reduced to zero.
Reason Five:
The development of the Salt Injection chamber means that you not only get guaranteed pH 2.7-3.5 sterilising water I mentioned before, but this salt injection also infuses your water with over 80 minerals and electrolytes making this the world's healthiest sports water! No wonder so many athletes and sports people are loving the Chanson Water!
Reason Six:
Chanson are the only company with ISO 9001 certification, NSF certification, CE certification and to have their acid water independently lab tested to kill staph and ecoli on contact, to have their ionized water tested for the 'microclustering effect' and to certify the antioxidant value. Chanson are also members of the Water Quality Association.
(Most Important) Reason Seven:
We test 100% of our ionizers before shipping to insure the highest customer satisfaction and lowest defect rates. This is industry leading. So far since we have been selling Chanson ionizers at Energise we have a defect rate of less than 2 in 100. For many other brands we have sold this rate was 1 in 6 (sometimes 1 in 4).
Zero Maintenance Cost
Another unique and amazing benefit of the Chanson is that you have to do ZERO maintenance.
The industry leading on-board, self cleaning mechanism of this ionizer auto-adjusts to your water type to prevent blockages and maintenance. Calcium build-up is the #1 enemy of ionizers and in most machines this will lead to a 30-40% reduction in performance within 3 months, but with the MAX on-board RADS cleaning strips the calcium from the water before it hits and blocks the plates. We tested this in water that is over 4x harder than the hardest tap water and it came out totally clean.
When you buy a Chanson Water Ionizer from Energise you get:
The above are subject to some minor terms & conditions which can be viewed here, but we've built our business on trust and exceptional customer service so we will always do our best to make sure you're looked after.
>> Click here to read about our free Energise Ionizer After Sales Care & Support and if you have a question you can email Ross here.
And if you DO need your machine to be serviced, we have a local, UK servicing centre (and local centres for you in the USA, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and are always available on the phone or by email – and we're always here to help. You're not left in the dark. Previous ionizer brands we have sold had a fault rate of 1 in 8, sometimes 1 in 4, but since we started selling Chanson in August 2010 we have had a return rate of around 1.2% – and in all 3 of those cases we've had a brand new machine out to the customer within 48 hours.
LOOK you could go out there and buy a cheaper ionizer and hope for the best, but let me share my experience of cheap ionizers with you:
I used to have a 'cheaper' unit…
… back when I didn't know better, and sadly my experience isn't unique. I've lost count of the number of people who've reported exactly the same thing to me and you know what, they all wish they'd just bought a Chanson first up, because this cheaper unit ended up costing them not only the 5, 6, 7 or 8 hundred pounds that they've lost, but also who knows what it has done to their health – if those plates corrode it's serious business.
While the Chanson is not as cheap as these knock-off units, it's still by far the most affordable 7-plate ionizer and with Nano-coated, titanium plates that have been independently lab tested at 99.998 % pure titanium – you know you're in safe hands.
These ultra large plates also allow for a much faster flow rate than any other ionizer in the world – with the Chanson still performing optimally at 3 litres per minute and at 85% performance at 4.5 litres per minute.
The filter is also a 5 micron Silver impregnated carbon block filter, plus the on-board self cleaning mechanism means the plates stay calcium free for life, without you having to do any maintenance.
And of course if there is an issue, we are here, in the UK – on the end of the phone with a dedicated service centre in Northampton to undertake any repairs.
I have seriously never been so impressed or excited about an ionizer in the 7 years of running Energise. The Miracle MAX is phenomenal and has made a huge difference to my health. The addition of the unique Himalayan Rock Salt injection, giving you mineral-rich, highly alkaline, electrolyte-rich water is incredible. After a run, workout and especially first thing in the morning this water leaves you absolutely buzzing with energy.
All you have to do to get yours, on it's way to you now, shipped totally free is press the add to cart button below this video.
Remember it is totally risk free because you can get a refund any time within 60 days of your order arriving for any reason you like. No questions asked. We will simply give you your money back! Plus, you get to keep all of the bonuses.
p.s. changing my water to alkaline, ionized water with the Chanson has made the biggest impact to my health than anything else and now, for the first time ever, you can try the Chanson water ionizer completely risk-free for 60 days! If it doesn't work out for you then you can get a refund, it's as simple as that. You have got nothing to lose.
p.p.s. PLUS remember that you will also benefit hugely from the ACID water it produces. If you have any skin conditions such as dry skin, acne, eczema, psoriasis or want to minimise wrinkles and lines then this water will be a god-send for you. It completely cleared my adult acne in no time.


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But those single members are pretty big names: Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.
A questioner in Thursday's opening official FIA press conference wanted to know what two of the drivers present, Messrs Alonso and Vettel, thought of each other – both as drivers and as human beings.
Alonso was brave enough to go first: "As a driver there's really not much to say," he said. "Three times World Champion, beating all the records in terms of wins, fastest laps, pole positions et cetera.
"2011 was nearly a record Championship and this is not only about the car, about the package – you need to perform even when you have the car that is available.
"Seb has been doing everything perfect in the last few years and for that he is World Champion and a tough rival and contender for the next couple of years.
"As a person? Obviously we don't spend much time together – we are a different generation, we didn't race together in go-karts or anything like that. He's a normal guy who looks like a normal guy!"
Vettel's turn: "As a driver I don't have to introduce Fernando, I think he's one of the most respected and most accepted drivers in the world. I think in all circumstances he has the ability to be on the limit; he is a very intelligent driver and that's the reason why he was always fighting for the Championship until the end in many years of his career.
"Fortunately we had the upper hand the last couple of years but surely he is trying his best to give everyone a hard time this year.
"And as a person, as he said, we don't spend much time together, hardly with any of the drivers. I think it's probably what people think or expect from the outside but there's obviously not a lot of time during the weekend in private.
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Lewis Hamilton concedes his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg deserved to finish ahead of him at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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However, the German wasn't too happy after the race as he was clearly quicker than Hamilton during the latter stages of the race, but the team ordered him to hold station until the chequered flag.
He asked the team quite a few times if he could pass Hamilton, but the answer from team principal Ross Brawn was "negative Nico, negative" while after the race Rosberg was heard saying "I hope you remember this one".
Hamilton admitted afterwards that Rosberg should've been the man on the podium.
"The team did a fantastic job if I am honest I really feel Nico should be standing here, he had a better race than me," he said. "I can't say it's the best feeling being up here but racing is racing."
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"It's a team effort and I respected the team's opinion," said the German.
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Wellness Just For Puppy Canned Dog Food Case
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Chicken, Chicken Broth, Salmon (A Natural Source of DHA, Docosahexaenoic Acid), Sweet Potatoes, Ground Barley, Carrots, Ground Flaxseed, Canola Oil, Apples, Pears, Bananas, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Carrageenan, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Cobalt Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Biotin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement.Plus Vitamins and Minerals
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Crude Protein (min) 9.0%
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Crude Fiber (max) 1.0%
Moisture (max) 78.0%
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6 oz. can 247 kcal
12.5 oz. can 515 kcal
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Pole Position:
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault), 1:32.422 = 210.806 km/h
1st: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault), 1hr 35min 10.990sec
2nd: Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus Renault), 3.333 secs down
3rd: Romain Grosjean (Lotus Renault), 10.194 secs down
Fastest Lap:
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault), 1:36.379 = 202.151 km/h on lap 41
"We are back": the Bahrain Grand Prix in 10 quick bytes
1. Another all-action race, preceded and surrounded by civil unrest, high security and heated controversy, gave us our fourth different winner in as many events this year. But it was normal service resumed: that winner was the man who has won more than any other in the last two years, Sebastian Vettel.
2. In a lights-to-flag show of supremacy from pole position (his 31st) for a revived Red Bull team, the World Champion took his first win since the 2011 Indian Grand Prix and the 22nd of his career. "I really have to thank the team, the boys have not had much sleep this year because we have had to work so hard so I am very, very happy for them," said Vettel. "We are back again, but it is so tight this year. And I think it is going to be like this all the way."
3. In our preview we highlighted Renault's need to claim a race win. After Mercedes dominated Shanghai, Renault ruled in Bahrain: Kimi Raikkonen finished a strong second for Lotus (previously known as and owned by Renault) ahead of his team-mate Frenchman Romain Grosjean. Australian Mark Webber's Red Bull made it four Renault-engined cars in a row.
4. Red Bull rocketed back to the top of the constructors' standings with 101 points to McLaren's 92. Lotus swept past Ferrari into third place on 57, with Marussia, Caterham and HRT still the only teams yet to score a point. Vettel is back at the top of the drivers' table on 53 from Hamilton on 49 and Webber on 48, with Button and Alonso on 43 apiece and Rosberg sixth on 35.
5. For Raikkonen, champion in 2007 with Ferrari, back this year after two years away rallying, it was a remarkable fifth podium finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but without a win. Making calculated best use of his tyres, with four sets saved for the race, he had a chance to win, but was unable to pass Vettel at the vital moment. "I am disappointed," he said. "I could have won."
6. Grosjean, who ran second in the early stages behind Vettel before Raikkonen found a way to pass him (the team issued no orders), was understandably delighted to be the first French driver on a Grand Prix podium since Jean Alesi at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix with Sauber. "I am happy, but I am surprised even though I knew we had a good car," he said.
7. It was a disastrous Sunday for McLaren Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton, like team-mate and compatriot Jenson Button, suffered from a lack of competitive pace and, like Button the previous week, endured two botched pit-stops when his left rear wheel was reluctant to comply with the pit-crew's wishes. "I don't know why!" he said. "We need to understand our problems and sort it out." Button picked up a puncture and retired two laps later.
8. "I was a bit surprised by the pace of some other cars today," confessed Webber after his 10th consecutive top-four result. "The Lotuses were surprisingly quick, although we've known all season that they have a tidy little car. And look at the pace of McLaren and Mercedes. The cars are really sensitive and I can see it continuing like this for the rest of the year."
9. Sixth place went to the highly-rated young Scot Paul di Resta for Force India. The team missed FP2 on Friday after four mechanics were shaken by their proximity to a clash between demonstrators and police on Thursday. "We will go away from what was a difficult Bahrain very happy," said Di Resta. "It was an amazing job by the whole team - strategy, pit stops and the combination."
10. Dan Ricciardo grabbed his best grid slot of sixth in his Toro Rosso, but had a dreadful start and fell to 17th before scrapping back to finish 15th. In the other direction went Michael Schumacher: the seven-times champion started 22nd in his Mercedes and came home 10th behind his old friend and former Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa, who scored his first points this year for the Scuderia.


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Ferry Charge (one way): €0.00 (EUR)
Follow signage ZENTRUM and bear for "Koenigsallee", turn right on Bahnstrasse - second right on "Breitestrasse"-you will reach the parking garage (QPark) "Kö59".
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Distance 60 KM / 37.28 MI SOUTH to Hotel
Taxi Charge (one way): €90.00 (EUR)
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Train Charge (one way): €0.00 (EUR)
Ferry Charge (one way): €0.00 (EUR)
A59 ->"Koeln" - A3 -> "Duesseldorf / Oberhausen"- A46 -> "Duesseldorf"- exit at "Bilk / Hafen" - follow the signs "Koenigsallee / Zentrum" - follow "Merowingerstrasse" - "Friedrichstrasse" - "Breitestrasse" - you will reach the parking garage "Kö59".
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Distance 220 KM / 136.7 MI SOUTH to Hotel
Taxi Charge (one way): €440.00 (EUR)
Time by taxi: 2.5 hours
Train Charge (one way): €0.00 (EUR)
Ferry Charge (one way): €0.00 (EUR)
A3 direction "Koeln" and "Oberhausen"-A46 "Duesseldorf". A46 - exit at "Bilk / Hafen" - follow the signs "Koenigsallee / Zentrum" - follow "Merowingerstrasse" - "Friedrichstrasse" - "Breitestrasse" - you will reach the parking garage (Qpark) "Kö59".
Station Name: Dusseldorf Main Train Station
Distance 1.0 KM / 0.62 MI NORTH WEST to Hotel
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Either by cab, which would take 5-8 minutes or by Tram no. 704 or 709, stop Graf-Adolf-Platz.
Subway Name: Steinstrasse / Koenigsallee
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The InterContinental Dusseldorf is located right in the heart of Dusseldorf, just at the famous shopping street "Koenigsallee". It does not matter from which direction you come from, ZENTRUM and "Koenigsallee" are always signed. To go to the main entrance, adress "Koenigsallee 59" is correct for your navigation, to go to the parking Qpark "Koe 59" directly, type "Breite Strasse 69" in your navigation system.
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Officials expect the project to be delayed, though.
"Milestone will be completing the Olney Library project and is looking forward to returning an improved library to the community," the company's executive vice president, Bill Colonna, wrote in an email to The Gazette on Monday.
While Milestone appears optimistic, the county is exploring a variety of options.
In its contracts, Montgomery County requires a 100 percent performance bond to protect itself in case of a business disruption such as this one, so projects will be completed at no additional cost to the county.
David Dise, director of the county's Department of General Services, said the county has worked with Milestone before and it has been a good contractor, but the company is in an unfortunate situation.
To safeguard the interests of Montgomery County residents and bondholders, Dise said, the county already has met with the surety company.
If necessary, the surety company will bring in another contractor to perform the balance of the work at no additional cost to the county, Dise. The project is about 60 percent complete.
"The surety [company] just learned what is going on about two weeks ago, so they have requested the opportunity to interview subcontractors and come back to meet with us in two weeks to discuss the recommended course of action," Dise said.
A meeting is scheduled for July 18.
He said that in the meantime, the surety company has begun to pay the subcontractors to get them back working on the project full force.
County Executive Isiah Leggett sent a letter to Greater Olney Civic Association President Barbara Falcigno on Wednesday to update her on the situation. Leggett acknowledged that there might be a delay.
"On this note, I want to personally assure you that the County will work closely with the bonding company to assure that the library project continues to move forward in as timely a manner as possible," Leggett wrote.
Leggett said the bonding company will meet with the subcontractors to assure them they will be paid, and Milestone will prepare a revised project schedule for the work. These measures will ensure that the work continues and avoid a potential shutdown if the bond is called.
"As the work progresses, we will keep Olney residents fully informed," Leggett wrote. "Like you, I look forward to the day when we can stand together and celebrate the opening of the new and improved Olney Library building."
Leggett confirmed that Dise would attend the GOCA meeting on Tuesday to answer questions from the community. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Buffington Re/Max Realty Centre, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road.
Earlier this week, Dise confirmed that this setback would undoubtedly delay the project "at least a couple of months," although he said they are still hopeful that the Olney Library would reopen by the end of this year.
Milestone is also the contractor for the Wheaton Rescue Squad building, currently under construction.
"The county is not the contracting authority on that project; it is being led by the Wheaton volunteers," Dise said. "We are just providing support and assistance in the process, but we have been in communication with the Wheaton volunteers about this."
The Olney Library closed in December 2010 after staff funding was eliminated as of January 2011, in anticipation of construction. Permitting delays caused the library to sit empty and untouched for more than a year, until construction finally began in the spring of 2012.
Last month, Olney Library manager Joseph Eagan said construction was on track to be completed by this fall, with the facility opening six to eight weeks later.
The latest news of the delay disappointed some in the community.
"I hope that this latest bump in the road causes a minimal delay and the library can open as close to the scheduled time as possible," Falcigno said.
"This is an unfortunate setback," agreed Art Brodsky, an Olney resident and member of the Montgomery County Library Board. "We are all looking forward to having a brand new library opening later this year, and it still might happen. Unfortunately, this is not something you can prepare for."
The Olney-Brookeville Exchange listserv was buzzing at the news of another delay. People who posted on the listserv suggested not voting for incumbents during the next election, and staging a "read-in" outside Leggett's office.
Others recounted the library's groundbreaking ceremony, when Leggett promised the crowd that the project would be done on time.
The Olney library, on a 2.5-acre plot near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Olney-Laytonsville Road, was built in 1981.
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It's so nice to see Barbra Streisand back where she belongs: the Oscar stage. After 36 years, Babs will grace the Academy Awards stage for a special performance. No word yet on what that will […]
Norah Jones To Sing 'Ted' Theme At Oscars
Norah Jones will be gracing the Oscar stage this year in honor of a foul-mouthed little teddy bear. The singer will perform the Seth MacFarlane penned "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from his directorial debut, […]
Adele And Her Fellow Oscar Nominees for Best Song
This year's nominees for Best Original Song include a Bond girl, an Avenger and the one and only Wolverine. Adele earned herself an Oscar nomination with her song "Skyfall" from the Bond film of the […]