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We teach English to students of all stages and ages, and from all around the world.
Read about the lovely people who come to study with us, and how they overcome the problems that this weird and wonderful country throws at them.
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Season's Greetings
22/12/2012 in EFL, English Language, Heart of England, Hospitality, The Best of Britain, Uncategorized
Tagged academic english, Advanced English, British English, CAE, CPE, Education, EFL, England, English, English as a foreign or second language, English as a Second Language, English classes, English classes in Birmingham, English language, English tuition, FCE, First language, Foreign language, Grammar, Heart of England, IELTS
English in India: a strange alliance.
English in India
Recently, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an excellent documentary on the privileged status of the English language in India (1).
Unlike China, India has no single homegrown national language of government. Hindi, the official unifying national tongue, is an artificial 20th century construct and remains largely unspoken.
Consequently, English has retained a powerful position in the civil service, upper judiciary, academia, national media and corporate business.
Love/Hate Relationship
The presenter, Zareer Masani, described how India, which claims the world's second largest English-speaking population (after the USA), has a true love/hate relationship with the language of the British Empire.
While chauvinists and Nationalists have tried to ban its use, dalits (formerly known as 'untouchables') have united with privileged elites to adopt English as the language of a new meritocratic India. Enrolment at vernacular national schools has declined, while private English language schools thrive.
A Strange Alliance
The increasing popularity of private English-medium schools shows a coming together of two quite different social groups, and mirrors changes taking place in the Indian economy. Now, the elite and the dispossessed are using them as a means to empower their children.
For rich and poor alike, the acquisition of good English is an important issue. It is the passport to white collar jobs, and the lack of it will hold their children back in their chosen careers.
But, the results are mixed. Predictably, the English spoken by those attending the best schools is excellent and almost indistinguishable from that of educated native speakers. However, at the Anglican schools favoured by the aspiring poor, Hindi is mixed with English to produce Hinglish – a hybrid unintelligible to you and me.
Dreadful or Different
Of course, the claim of 125 million English-speakers in India is a distortion of the facts. So many speak Hinglish that a truer figure might be a fraction of that number, making India an also-ran in the English-speaking stakes.
Or does it? If we think of our huddled masses in Glasgow, Liverpool or Newcastle, perhaps we shouldn't be too sniffy about those who speak different forms of English. After all, who amongst us speaks perfect English? I'm not even sure if I know what it is!
Raising the Standard
The truth is, of course, that you get what you pay for.
No matter where you are, if you want your child to have a good education, you make sure that they have highly-educated, professional teachers, who love teaching and are passionate about their pupils' progress. And, for this to have any real impact, you must choose a school with small class sizes.
Great teachers and small classes cost money, so it is no surprise that the privileged elites opt for the excellence that comes from 1-to-1 classes with professional teachers, so that they get the greatest benefit.
Of course, this is what we offer at HELLO English. We are extremely well-qualified, professional English teachers and our reasonable rates and high success rates mean that it won't cost you the Taj Mahal, either.
(1) Masani Z; 'English or Hinglish – Which will India Choose?"; BBC Radio 4; 27/11/12 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20500312)
Posted in EFL, English Language, Language Learning
Tagged Advanced English, BBC Radio 4, British Empire, EFL, English as a Second Language, English classes, English classes in Birmingham, English language, Hinglish, IELTS, India, Indian English, Standard Hindi, Standard written English, Zareer Masani
The BDSM Approach to English.
Looking through some language advertisements recently, I saw one I hadn't been expecting: Free English Lessons! Now, I know that the world and their best friend are offering English lessons in these troublesome times, but free lessons? I had to find out more.
On further reading, it turned out that the advertiser was offering English conversation classes free to anyone who was prepared to walk up and down on his back while wearing high heels! This is certainly a novel approach to pedagogy, but not one that I would advocate for the serious student of English.
So, with so many people offering to teach English, what should a student look for when choosing where to study?
There are two types of factors to consider: those that cannot be controlled (your location, age or budget) and those where you have a real choice: the qualifications, experience and professionalism of your teachers.
For example, on the one hand, the students who come to HELLO English do so because they either live here, or were happy to come here for their course. On the other, they chose to come to us because they liked our combination of qualifications, maturity, professionalism and commitment to teaching English.
What our competitors don't have, and what our students won't see, perhaps, is our fantastic range of qualifications in foreign language pedagogy, including up-to-date language qualifications (CELTA 2012) and post-graduate studies in linguistics and philology.
Let's be clear, though. You do not need to be an expert in grammatology or onomastics to speak sparkling, crisp English. But, if you want to teach students how to use such elegant expression, and to enable them to spring from stumble to fluency, then some serious qualifications in language and teaching will be needed.
On my philology course, we learned about phonetics, poetics, syntax and semantics, among other things, and I use this knowledge every day as an English teacher. But, do I really need to know the difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammars in order to teach about the present continuous tense?
Well, yes, actually. If you want to be able to answer your students' questions with more than a simple '…because that is what the book says…', you need to know as much as possible about the English language. You should be so fascinated that you live and breathe intelligent insights to convey to your students.
So, students should take care to choose not just cheap teachers (cheap at what cost?) but, rather, teachers who are experienced, well qualified, professional and committed to teaching English.
Elegant English is much like a swan. A great deal of hard work has to be done before you can glide gracefully through the choppy waters of linguistic life.
If you would like to swim smoothly through your English lessons, choose someone who really knows their subject. Talk to HELLO English today about conversation classes or Cambridge exams, IELTS or A-levels.
Posted in EFL, English Language, Language Learning, Pedagogics
Tagged Advanced English, Art, BDSM, CAE, Continuous and progressive aspects, CPE, Education, English as a foreign or second language, English language, FCE, Foreign language, Grammar, high heels, IELTS, linguistics, pedagogics, philology, phonetics, poetics, semantics, Student, syntax, Teaching English as a foreign language
Women Bishops, Noah and Christmas Pud.
Amongst the media bombardment about Middle Eastern rockets and women priests, I notice that today is traditionally the day on which Noah is held to have entered the Ark.
Given the weather we have had this year, I imagine that there are many who feel like copying him, although perhaps without the complete domestic menagerie he brought along.
It is also about now, my almanac tells me, that Stir-Up Sunday falls: the last Sunday before Advent on which the Collect begins "Stir-up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of the faithful…" which was taken as a reminder to stir-up the mixture for Christmas puddings and pies, in order to allow them time to mature.
It was parodied thus:
Stir up, we beseech thee,
The pudding in the pot,
And when we do get home,
We'll eat it piping hot.
Christmas puddings and pies should always be stirred clockwise with a wooden spoon. All present in the house should take a turn to stir in order of age: father, mother, visitors, children and babies by seniority.
Is there a connection between 'stirring' and women? Certainly Johnny Nash and later Bob Marley thought so in the reggae classic 'Stir It Up' – and they weren't talking about ecclesiastical ructions within the Anglican church.
Anyway, in this house, if I want a Christmas Pudding I shall have to make it myself, so I wish you all have a safe ark to carry you forth and that you remember to stir your pudding clockwise. (What happens if you don't…?)
And if you don't know how to make one, here's a Christmas Pudding recipe, for you to try at home.
At HELLO English, we enjoy all the oddities of English traditions – whether in the English language, or in our weird and wonderful institutions, even if their arcane rules seem a little outdated from time to time. To find out more, contact us here.
Posted in English Language, Heart of England, Hospitality, The Best of Britain
Tagged Advent, Bob Marley, Christmas, Christmas pudding, England, English classes, English classes in Birmingham, Heart of England, homestay, IELTS, International English, Johnny Nash, Life in the UK, Noah, Stir-up Sunday, Sunday, Waitrose, Women Bishops, women priests
Stephen Fry on Language.
Excellent Viddy. Watch, Watch, Watch!
Posted in EFL, English Language, Language Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged Advanced English, British English, CAE, CPE, Education, EFL, English, English as a foreign or second language, English classes, English classes in Birmingham, English language, English tuition, Grammar, IELTS, International English, language learning, Language Schools, language teaching, linguistics
Why is English so Hard to Learn?
I love the English language – in all its quirky beauty and hair-splittingly hare-brained complexity but, as an English teacher, I am all too painfully aware of how difficult this fascinating social creation is for others to learn.
So, why is English so difficult to learn? Looked at from a philological point of view, I think there are many answers.
Actually, elementary 'survival' English, is not that hard to pick-up. That is to say, English at a level which corresponds to the average Brit's grasp of Spanish. With a little preparation, and a handy phrasebook, it is not hard to ask the way to the airport, or order two beers, in any language.
The difficulty comes when you want to speak our language correctly, because English is one of the largest languages on earth, and also one of the most irregular.
Size Matters
That the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary (OED) lists 171,476 words in current use (plus 47,156 obsolete and 9,500 derivative words) simply underlines the size of the language, and this does not take into account entries with senses for different word classes (such as noun and adjective). To this you must add the technical and regional vocabularies and words not yet added to the published dictionary, giving a total approaching three quarters of a million.
With 750,000 words to play with, it is no wonder that overseas learners of English have problems unravelling the rules.
Meet the Vocabulary Ancestors
To do so, you really need to start by understanding what languages we are talking about.
In the United Kingdom, there is only one national language, Standard British English, but two autonomous regional languages: Welsh and Gaelic (both Irish and Scots varieties). The difference of these should never be discounted, as anyone who has been to North West Scotland or Wales will know, and English borrows from both quite freely (Loch, cairn or glen, anyone?).
Like all languages, English bears the imprint of its previous users. So, our national vocabulary includes words with Gothonic, Celtic, Gaelic, Latin, Saxon, Viking and Norman roots, but also loanwords from Russian, Hindi, Yiddish, French, German and, because the British got around quite a bit, almost every other language imaginable.
Because of our enduring relationships with some countries, though, we have borrowed from two or three cultures more than others. English shows its roots in Danish for many of the basics of life, the tell-tale traces of our long linguistic love-affair with France, and the influences of the post-colonial powerhouses of America, Australia and India.
Hell is Other People's Language Patterns
As if this unmanageably various vocabulary weren't enough, the learner also has the problem of seemingly unpredictable patterns in the way we speak.
This was caused by the differential adoption of pronunciation and grammar by different social groups and classes within British society, so that working words like 'mallet', 'wallet' and 'billet' have a distinctly English pronunciation while we keep a suitably French tone for a word like 'ballet'.
The retention of donor language forms depends on how recently words were adopted, and by whom. Although pedants may quarrel over the pronunciation of 'mater' and 'pater', no-one argues about how to say the word 'tree' (Viking 'tre' related to the modern Danish 'trae'), for example.
To understand these patterns, it helps to know the relative social status of the adoptees. The language of fine dining, for example, is predominantly French, and is still pronounced as close to the original as possible. This is as much about the education of those buying expensive meals – it was assumed that they would understand French – as it was about exclusivity and the exclusion of 'undesirables'.
Creativity – Don't you just hate it!
Every year the OED lists another few hundred words that have been coined by some journalist or cultural commentator. These wonderful new words are sometimes fly-by-night creations and are gone from the lexicon a decade later. Many stick, though, and become yet more for students to learn and puzzle over.
The leading new word this year is 'Omnishambles' – coined to cover a continuing and all-consuming cock-up, whether political or administrative. It has it roots in the biting political satire The Thick of It, and has since been used in Parliament to great effect.
For those learning English, creativity is a real obstacle to success. They want simple rules and they want speakers to stick to them. This requires prescriptive grammar and good teaching. (Something that HELLO English does extremely well, by the way!)
The Good News.
The good news is that, whether you are a serious linguist looking at a descriptive grammar or an English teacher with a more normative (prescriptive) approach, English does have simple rules. Just a lot of them.
But it is a language which keeps on giving, and the more that the student puts into learning, the more they will get… and the better grades they will eventually achieve.
And what of us – at HELLO English? Well, as native-speaking English teachers, we realise how lucky we are. We think we won first-prize in the lottery of language, and we are determined to share that good fortune with others.
Why not talk to us today about how we can help you improve your language skills – whether for university, A-levels or for general interest. Check out our website http://www.hello-english.co.uk or contact us on email@example.com
Posted in EFL, English Language, Language Learning, Learning Styles, Pedagogics
Tagged Advanced English, British English, Business English, CPE, Education, EFL, England, English, English as a foreign or second language, English language, English tuition, French language, Gaelic, German, Grammar, Hindi, Irish, Language Schools, language teaching, Latin, linguistics, Norman, omnishambles, prescriptive, pronunciation, Scots, Standard English, up-to-date teaching, Viking, vocabulary, Welsh, Yiddish
What Price Professional English?
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Posted in EFL, English Language, Language for Business
Tagged academic english, Advanced English, British English, Business English, CPE, Education, EFL, English as a foreign or second language, IELTS, International English, language, language learning, language performance, Language Schools, language teaching, preparing for university, Proficiency, Quality, Standard written English, University preparation, up-to-date teaching


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2018 has started as 2017 left off with growing global economic optimism, new record highs in stock indices and further strength in commodity prices.
Commodity currencies, including the NZD, have risen so far this year. Friday's release of US non-farm payrolls was a bit weaker than expected but this didn't dent the positive sentiment.
US stocks and yields ended higher on Friday and the NZD reached its highest level since October.
Against a backdrop of positive global growth data, corporate tax cuts in the US, and continued modest inflation, global stock markets pushed on to make new highs Friday. The Dow Jones broke the 25,000 barrier last week while the FTSE 100 made fresh record highs and the Nikkei reached its highest level since 1992. Manufacturing PMIs in the US, China and the Eurozone all surprised positively last week, suggestive of continued strong economic momentum. The much-followed Citi Economic Surprise Index remained near record highs, indicating that US economic data more broadly has continued to exceed analyst expectations.
Friday's release of US non-farm payrolls was a bit weaker than expected, at 148k. The unemployment rate held steady and average hourly earnings nudged up as expected. The market reaction to the disappointment in the headline jobs number was short-lived, with US yields retracing their falls and ending higher on the day; the 10 year yield was up 3bps to 2.48%. Similarly, the USD recovered its initial losses after falling in response to payrolls. Given the positive run of US economic data recently, including other employment indicators, the payrolls miss was not seen as suggesting any slow-down in the US economy or any change in the Fed's tightening plans. ISM non-manufacturing also missed expectations on Friday, but there was little market reaction.
The NZD has been one of the best performing currencies so far this year, and pushed up to almost 0.72 on Friday, its highest level since October. Alongside continued positive risk sentiment, recent rises in broad commodity prices have helped support the NZD. Brent crude oil rose above $68 per barrel last week, its highest level since 2015 and suggestive of growing global demand. Other commodity-related currencies, such as the Norwegian Krona, Canadian dollar and Australian dollar have also performed strongly year-to-date. The Canadian dollar had an additional boost on Friday after a much stronger than expected Canadian employment report, which saw the market bring forward its expectations for the next BoC rate hike to later this month. The CAD is at its strongest level since late September.
Meanwhile, the yen and Swiss franc, two so-called 'safe haven' currencies, have fallen this year amidst the rise in stock markets, US yields and positive risk sentiment. The euro fell on Friday, with another downside surprise to European core inflation possibly contributing. NZD/EUR is nudging up towards 0.60 again although we expect it will eventually trend lower this year.
Looking to the week ahead, the highlight will be the release of US core CPI on Friday. US inflation was again lower than expected in 2017, supporting expectations that the Fed would only tighten gradually. A higher than expected core CPI release may rekindle expectations for US 'reflation', although it seems likely it will take a run of better inflation data to convince market participants of this.
There are a number of Fed members speaking this week, with the most notable being New York President Dudley's update on the US economic outlook on Friday morning. The US earnings season also kicks off this week and will be in focus for the equity markets.
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How will chip cards impact the checkout experience at my business?
As U.S. businesses begin transitioning to chip card readers, consumers will notice the payment process works a little differently. Not all devices will look the same, but the steps are nearly identical. To process a chip card transaction, follow these four simple steps:
- Identify whether the card is a chip card.
- If it's a chip card, the customer should then insert it into the chip card reader (slot on the bottom-front of the terminal), with the chip in first. The card should be left in the terminal until the transaction is complete.
- The customer should follow the prompts displayed on the terminal.
- Let the customer complete the transaction by keying in a PIN or signing the receipt.
What do I do if the customer presents a chip card and my terminal has not been upgraded?
Most chip cards will still have a magnetic stripe during the U.S. migration to EMV to ensure that customers can continue to pay until all retailers have been given the time to upgrade their equipment.


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Kashmir Times. Dated: 9/9/2019 1:55:19 AM
JAMMU, Sep 8: Army Module of Defence Correspondents Course 2019 started under the aegis of White Knight Corps at Nagrota.Thirty two journalists from pan India both from print and electronic had congregated at Mumbai for the Defense Correspondents Course organised by HQ Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence which had commenced on 26th August 2019. Lt Col Harshwardhan Pandey, PRO Defence Tezpur is the course conducting officer. The participants of the course after the Navy, and Airforce module at Mumbai, Chandigarh and Ambala started Army module here in Nagrota and will be on a Forward Area Tour from 09 to 15 September 2019 in the area of Cross Swords and Ace of Spades Division. They will also visit hinterland area of CIF(Romeo) & CIF(Uniform).The Chief Guests of the opening ceremony, Maj Gen DS Gill, The Chief of Staff, White Knight Corps addressed the 32 participants of the course. Senior Army officers were also present in the occasion.Earlier, Col VS Virk of White Knight Corps delivered the opening address & PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand welcomed the course participants at Nagrota. PRO Defence Udhampur also interacted with the participants.The aim of DCC is to build over time, a pool of journalists at all levels, who understand the Armed Forces and are cognizant of the domain when reporting on stories regarding the maritime environment. Later they were briefed about the function of Artillery and Army Dog Unit.
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Netanyahu vows to respond 'forcefully' to rocket attack, cuts short US trip
After expected Monday signing of US declaration on Golan at White House, PM will return to Israel 'to oversee our response' to Gaza attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would cut short his trip to the United States on Monday after a rocket fired from Gaza struck a residential building in central Israel early Monday morning, injuring seven people, including two infants, and leveling the structure.
"A few minutes ago I finished a briefing and consultation with the chief of staff [of the IDF], the head of the Shin Bet and the national security adviser," Netanyahu said in a hastily released video from Washington. "This was a criminal attack on Israel and we will respond forcefully," he vowed.
He said he would stay in Washington just long enough to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday morning local time, "and immediately afterward return to Israel to oversee our response first-hand."
The prime minister is to meet Trump at the White House for the expected signing of an order recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
He will also conduct a "working meeting" with Trump, which will focus on "Iranian aggression, Iran's attempts to establish military bases in Syria, and how to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons," according to an earlier statement from the Prime Minister's Office. "The two will also discuss strengthening security and intelligence cooperation."
Netanyahu was set to address some 18,000 people at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy conference in Washington on Tuesday morning, and in the evening was due to attend a dinner at the White House.
In Netanyahu's absence — in keeping with an Israeli law that says a prime minister or an acting replacement must always remain on Israeli soil to lead cabinet meetings if the PM is detained abroad — Tourism Minister Yariv Levin is currently the temporary acting prime minister. Since Levin is not a member of the cabinet's national security committee, the so-called "security cabinet," however, before he left for Washington Netanyahu appointed Absorption Minister Yoav Galant to lead that forum, which is in charge of authorizing military operations, in his stead.
Netanyahu's decision to return to Israel followed criticism from election rivals in the hours after the attack.
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, himself in Washington to address AIPAC on Monday morning, called on Netanyahu to immediately return to Israel and deal with the security situation. Other lawmakers also called for stern action against terror group Hamas, the de facto ruler of Gaza, in response to the rocket fire.
"Netanyahu has lost his grip on security and Israeli citizens are again facing sirens and a direct hit on a house, this time in the Sharon [region]," Gantz said in a statement.
The attack triggered air raid sirens at approximately 5:20 a.m. throughout the Sharon and Emek Hefer regions north of Tel Aviv, the army said. According to the military, the rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, where earlier this month two rockets were also fired at Tel Aviv, in what was described at the time as an apparent "mistake" by the Hamas terror group.
"This is bankruptcy when it comes to security, and Netanyahu needs to pack up immediately and go back to Israel to deal with this serious escalation," Gantz said. "Will he still be satisfied with Hamas's announcement of a mistake or will he finally concentrate on the security of the country's citizens and not on his legal troubles? Someone who doesn't respond aggressively and forcefully, and pays protection money to Hamas, will get rockets on the Sharon."


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When is check-in / check-out?
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The property must be vacated by 11:00 on the last day, please ensure that the house is tidy upon departure, that all appliances have been switched off, used dishes have been placed on a cycle and windows closed.
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Where are the nearest supermarkets?
Calstock does not have a supermarket but the nearest town, Callington, has a wide variety of shops and a large Tesco Supermarket. Tavistock is a little further in Devon (20 minutes drive) and has two small Co-ops, a Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. The nearest garage is Pearces Service Station in Drakewalls, Gunnislake 10 minutes drive away and has a small supermarket; it is open until 9pm except on Sundays. Another alternative is online shopping – with Tesco and Sainsburys delivering to Calstock.
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There is no ATM in Calstock, the nearest is at Pearces Garage but there is a £2 charge, Callington or Tavistock, have a wide range of free ATMs.


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Ease of Use is the Goal for Private Cloud
The decision has been made to move to private cloud. All reasons for or against have been heard, and now it's time to implement. With this in mind, what options are available for doing so, and how do they affect the design of an organization's IT?
Private clouds come in flavors, and while each vendor will tell you that their specific flavor is very clearly distinct from the next, it's more accurate to think of them a bit like sports drinks. Nobody's entirely sure what flavor "blue" is supposed to be, but "blue" from one vendor tastes more or less like "blue" from another vendor.
The nitty-gritty technical differences do matter, but not as much as the broad categories into which the various private clouds can be lumped: you have to pick what color suits you before worrying over who does that color best.
Spectrum of Choice
The four broad categories of private cloud are:
- Extreme Do It Yourself (DIY), usually with open source
- Guided DIY, where one combines multiple products from a single vendor to build a cloud solution
- A fully-managed Private-Cloud-as-a-Service
- Cloud platforms, which are sold as a single product, but owned by the customer
Cloudistics hosts a thoughtful and in-depth discussion of these choices (and specifically 2 and 4) on their Private Cloud Blog.
For a deeper dive on cloud flavors, we also recommend that you watch ActualTech Media CEO Scott D. Lowe interview Cloudistics Chief Scientist Jai Menon in this Discovery Series video. In the interview, Jai answers questions such as:
- Can you get that simple Amazon-like experience without having to worry so much about the underlining infrastructure?
- Do you really need a storage specialist, a network specialist, a compute specialist, a virtualization specialist or a generalist specialist to manage everything?
- Is the Public cloud is the only answer?
- What are the characteristics of solutions that are required today to help organizations to get over the hurdles of the transformation undertaking?


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Experts harp on non-market strategies for business growth
Business executives, who gathered at the 8th DETAIL Business Series in Lagos, have emphasized the influence of government and society on the profitability of Nigerian businesses.
This was the subject of discussion on, "The Non-Market Environment, The Most Overlooked Challenge Facing Businesses Today."
Keynote speaker, IE Business School, Dr. Kenneth Dubin, explained that the market environment deals with a company's relationships with its customers, suppliers and competitors, while the non-market environment deals with a company's relationships with government and society via elected officials, NGOs, interest groups and citizens.
"All companies are players in both the market and non-market environment. Although most companies focus on their market strategies, the continued success of a company is highly dependent on building a non-market strategy, he said at the seminar, organised by Detail Commercial Solicitors, a law firm specialised in non-court room practice.
He noted that, "a non-market strategy consists of identifying issues that greatly influence a company; interacting with the right actors involved in those issues; presenting key information to influence the direction of the issue; and building a coalition of other businesses and civic groups that share common interests in those issues."
Dubin further emphasised that the goal of a non-market strategy was to organise a winning coalition or collective actors, who support a particular direction for an issue in society that needs to be resolved.
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Thank you for the amazing support of Stroke Week in 2018. Thousands of Stroke Week activities took place in communities across the country including information stalls, fun runs and fundraising for the Stroke Foundation, with over 3000 events nationally. Thanks to the community groups and businesses, the Parliamentarians who got behind it, the media who shared our stories, the volunteers who gave their time and the amazing health professionals who work every day in stroke care. We couldn't have done it without you.
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June 12th, 2019
Active dads = Active kids
Getting your kids to exercise and have a fitness routine is one of the things that parents have to worry about. There's no question the role that a father plays in the household and in their children's lives. Strength, leadership, discipline, and balance are some of the qualities instilled into the kids with Dad around. Equally important is how Dad's impact their offspring to lead active lifestyles from a young age.
In fact, there is a correlation between fatherless homes and children having obesity and other illnesses later in life. So it is clear how important Father's are to their kids future well-being. Below AmazFit breaks down 5 ways Daddies can influence their young ones to be active:
Talk about fitness - Speak to your children about how important it is to be fit and healthy. In addition to the benefits, let them know how you stay active. Having the conversation from youth will set the tone for the future.
Lead by example - When your kids see you working out daily, they will follow suit. You can talk the talk, but you need to walk the walk too. Show them how staying fit keeps you healthy and get them to join you by making it fun.
Make it fun - Whether its cycling together or playing ball outside, make sure you do some outdoor activities together. Showing them the importance of getting outdoors and getting some movement is a great way to not only spend time together but also encourage them to take part in physical activities.
Let them choose a sport - Providing your kids with the means to become a part of their school sports team is a sure way to influence them to participate in fitness for the rest of their lives. They get social interaction with their peers and you are also their support system and offer encouragement during losses and low moments.
Make it a family event - Take the whole family on a hike or to surf, participate in a race or simply go swimming on a Saturday. The positive correlation of family time with the activity will help that kid truly want to continue this lifestyle.
From what they say to what they do, dads have a great impact on how their kids behave and lead their lives. So, all you amazing dads, get out there and show your kids how to lead an active, healthy life. Go play with them, make them run and laugh and celebrate this Father's Day outdoors!
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Author Archives: n2htt
A cootie?
Settling in for the long winter season, I have lots of bench projects waiting in the queue. Some have time constraints and are higher priority, such as getting my HX-1681 back on the air in time for this years Novice … Continue reading
Another radio, another VXO
Well, another holiday season has steamrolled past, and as usual the need to celebrate rose to the top of the charts once again. My lovely XYL is always on the lookout for a ham radio themed holiday present for me, … Continue reading
Wiggle room.
I've been spending a lot of time messing with VFOs recently, both vintage tube units and modern digital synthesis projects, all driven by the quest for frequency agility with homebrew QRP rigs. My favorite homebrew transmitter is the 2-tube W1TS … Continue reading
Lately, I have been completely preoccupied with the completion of my Novice station at the alt-qth (Otego, NY). It all started with participation in a vintage rig event last February, the Novice Rig Roundup. Since then I have been obsessing a … Continue reading
Together Again (for the first time)
Summer is winding down, and a lovely summer it was. I think the weather here in the Northeast was the best I can remember for quite some time. Sure, we had some beastly hot, humid days, but on the whole … Continue reading
T-R Time Machine
This past January, I became aware of a new event celebrating the vintage rigs popular in the 50's, 60's and 70's, the Novice Rig Roundup. I love the tube rigs from that era, and absolutely had to put together a … Continue reading
In the loop.
It's Memorial Day weekend, and the weather in the Northeast is finally summer-like. We were at the upstate QTH over the weekend expecting to be doing some work on the place, and so combined the holiday with a few vacation … Continue reading


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Enactus is a student enterprise society that works with students across various universities around the country. Their goal is to spur entrepreneurial action which also has a social dimension – so it helps others. In this blog I explain how my participation in Enactus helped me get started as a Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
How did I get involved?
I joined the social enterprise society Enactus at the University of Essex. It felt like a good opportunity to get involved in an extracurricular activity that was relevant to my degree, while at the same time exploring different business avenues. As a Sociology and Criminology student, I rarely got the opportunity to engage with the business world and I found Enactus was a great way to understand how businesses work. At the same time it was helping to expand my CV and allowed me to do some effective networking; the work also allowed me to help people less fortunate than myself. I stayed with Enactus because it offered me a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of an organisation that had clear goals and objectives – to change communities for the better.
Where does Enterprise fit in?
One of the founding values of Enterprise Rent-a-Car is to 'strengthen our communities' one neighbourhood at a time' and to welcome all sorts of people from all walks of life, so the company has a culture that's very supportive of Enactus and its members – including me! As a sponsoring company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car recognises the hard work and talent of the Enactus network on a global scale and acknowledges the effort each member makes to achieve social change.
How did it help me?
Joining a society helped me find a career at Enterprise Rent-a-Car. The company has the same kind of great integrity I'd found at Enactus and requires the same kind of skills that I'd acquired there. During my time with the society I became much more confident in myself and in my abilities, my public speaking improved and so did my team leadership skills. I find that this experience grows daily while working at Enterprise too.
Joining a society like Enactus may feel like a time-consuming part of university life, but you'll graduate with the feeling that you've achieved so much more. You'll make lifelong friends, you'll have improved lives for the better, made more productive use of your free time and developed important skills that will help you after graduation as you move into the world of employment. If you'd like to work for a company that believes in strengthening communities, why not see what opportunities Enterprise Rent-a-Car has on offer right now?
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"How many months of rain, and tea drinking, and head colds, can we take?" I asked myself. It was a long stretch from winter to spring but we made it! February had five "dry" days, March had three, and April had four, according to the 4/26 Seattle weather blog. That was about the time I caught the worst cold yet; the kind that leads to antibiotics, and an inhaler. I missed Easter, and cancelled two tour dates, but I'm excited to welcome a new season with sunshine, and great events.
I've been suggesting that my guests conclude their upcoming tour-day at the Seattle Center so that they'll have ample time to visit the Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. The history and artifacts are well-presented with guests walking among the ancient soldiers, and learning about China's first ruler. His obsession to build his tomb and have it guarded by an army for eternity is a fantastic story. The army was discovered in 1974, while the actual tomb remains buried. Only two U.S. cities (Seattle and Philadelphia) will host the exhibit this year. See it in Seattle until Sept. 4th, 2017.
Northwest Folklife is this weekend (May 26-28) at the Seattle Center, and the three-day party of acoustic, folk, and ethnic music and dance is one I've enjoyed as a participant, and as an audience member. The rumor is that it's the last one! If they don't make the donation goal, there's no money for 2018. Suggested: $10 per person, each day. That is such a great deal, and you can donate through the website too.
Last but not least, the Seattle Art Museum is hosting a greatly anticipated exhibit by ultra-pop artist Yayoi Kusama called Infinity Mirrors this summer. General tickets go on sale May 30th (exhibit runs June 30 to Sept 10).
Let me know if you have visitors coming to Seattle this summer, and Thank you for reading, from Margaret, Best Guide Seattle


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Trouble on the Terraces. Arsenal v West Ham at Highbury 1982. icf ?
Billowing smoke scatters the Arsenal and West Ham thugs on Highbury's North Bank.
1982 and an English football (soccer) match was not always a pleasant event to attend. It was a couple of years before Maggie Thatcher's clampdown on the activities of Soccer Hooligans and the gangs were becoming more vicious and more willing to use a frightening array of weaponry, which was only too obvious at this particular game. Arsenal versus West Ham was always likely to be a major flashpoint. West Ham had always had a large trouble making following, and had a particularly large and violent gang called the Inter City Firm (ICF), named after their fondness of travelling to away games First Class on the Inter City Trains, and were generally thought of as the top gang in the Country. Arsenal, although they had seemed to be successful in breaking free from the Skinhead element which had plagued the club in the late 60's, were not without their own violent followers, and had an up and coming young street gang known as the Gooners, a spoof name for the official club nickname of the 'Gunners'. May 2nd 1982, an hour and a half before the kick off and the fans were streaming into the ground. In the preceding years it was common practice for the ICF to march onto the North Bank, which was the Arsenal stronghold virtually unopposed, with very little resistance from Arsenal's followers. However. this year was to be different, and there was a very uneasy feeling as I stood on the North Bank on this particular sunny Spring Saturday. Having been part of the hooligan scene years before, I could tell who was who, and I could see the West Ham fans gathering on the North Bank. The Arsenal fans sensed this and attacked immediately, and their rivals were kicked and punched and quickly dispatched from the sprawling terrace, which when full could hold up to 20,000 people. As the police battled to gain control, another West Ham gang had forced their way into the middle of the North Bank and set off a smoke bomb. Clouds of thickening smoke billowed across the pitch and pandemonium broke out. The players, who had just about started the game, were led off the pitch, and panicking Arsenal fans stampeded onto it for their own safety. This left the large West Ham gang cock a hoop in the middle of Arsenal territory. There they were, the largest most vicious gang of football thugs in the country doing what they did best, bullying and taunting their beaten rivals. Only, something was wrong. Not all of Arsenal's fans had panicked, and the next thing they launched a counter attack, and probably for the first time in their lives, the ICF were on the back foot, and were brutally pushed right to the edge of the North Bank. The police desperately fought to surround the ICF for their own protection, and despite numerous attempts by the gooners to attack again, the police line held firm, and the ICF were held until the final whistle, and then escorted to safety. Sadly, this was not an end to the trouble on this particular day, and about an hour later an Arsenal fan was surrounded by a gang of West Ham thugs, and brutally stabbed to death. His killer was never caught, but folklore has it that he himself has also gone to meet his maker. It was the end of an era, and West Ham never again ventured onto Arsenal's North Bank. And in the following years, Arsenal were known to have taken liberties on West Ham's Manor, a feat previously unheard of since the old skinhead days of the late 60's. This ultimately led to several undercover police operations, and many of the main players were arrested and subsequently charged. Nowadays, thankfully the only winners on match days are the police. And premiership matches, although missing the old boisterous atmosphere, are much safer places to be, with attendances on the increase, and families very much in attendance. If you are interested in watching an Arsenal game, visit www.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-get-Arsenal-tickets-at-face-value for ideas on buying face value Arsenal tickets.
So true
Just come across this site a and read the article. I was there on that day and everything is true about that day. We as a firm aren't given the credit we deserve. We had it with most of the top firms and stood out own. It was a way of life back then. Good Times.
Villa park 83 semi final f.a cup... one of the best rows with the mancs... anyone remember Jewish Harvey, proper game, he's apparently turned into a full religious fella, wearing all the black clothes and hat.. the bear saw him in oxford street in 2006... outnumbered against the mancs under the bridge but had the better of them.. good day...
Also heard the same
X- chill out mate....
Plenty of truth in your banter....
Yes 84, we were shown up for complacency... end of... your day ..no doubt
This is a gooner site..with plenty of genuine people on here...so I ain't coming on calling everyone a stroppy gooner cunt etc....
Your mob was better organised... know a couple of yours... no names.. good people and game as fuck..
More credit needed no doubt
Remember the two mobs.. one from Whitechapel the other bow...which went separate to West Ham in December 80, we embarrassed them at times inside and outside the ground.. held our own..not saying we got a result but the one time we stood firm over there and never got any credit for that....
And of course... your mob endeavours 85-87 with them is definitely respected
RIP jd
We had a rough time our last go at the North Bank 1984, our last meet at Manor House. Arsenal turned up tagging on the back of us shortly after we left and were waiting for us on other side of turnstiles on the North Bank.
After the game Arsenal walked to Seven Sisters hitting the Bull, we were following behind before OB sending Spurs down St Annes road approaching Seven Sisters, a handful of us carried on walking straight down and were soon accosted by the Goon mob walking towards us back up to Finsbury Park, only Yiddish insults and tugging on our PWayne`s pony-tail as we passed.
Arsenal had a huge mob out that day.
All change from a years before 1977 to 1982 And our Manor House donkey-jacket mob gathering on the right-hand side on Gillespie Road and steaming across the North Bank at ten-to-three.
The Clock-End was neutral then, there was no Arsenal mob in there.
All Arsenal gathered on the North-Bank knowing Spurs would be in there.
Spurs 1970s
Arsenal 1980s
Long live our cohort been uncivil towards each other...
Drinking for most of the afternoon in the Albion barnsbury and traipsing down the holloway road. A win at the Emirates and the cally painted white.
Growing old disgracefully..
Anyone know what happened at the emirates in the cup game v spurs
Go there tezzylad see you in the 12th man upstairs
Think thats scotch mist mate
Good to see people still coming on this site
Hi guys Sonofagunner Mh Skin it looks like this is our only hub as i didnt manage to open a new one for now
Have lots to say when Skin posts again.
Mh my last post didnt go up either and i got a feeling i saw the ones skin just pasted already and theres some more gone a stray basically i said is it worth opening up a new hub on here because its easy or would we have the same probs Is it worth a try
Mh Thats disappointing as i missed a good read if they have all been deleted I was looking at opening another new hub on here as its easy to do but it will probably have the same probs is it worth a try !
Mh That was the easiest buck i ever made You can smell it out At our time of life Or a simple test usually does the trick Anyway lets have a few real stories that have never been wrote about or we might as well close this hub
All the best M.H.
Supermac,bingo haha.
Park lane,I had a look at the under the radar site,its a 'football lads' site which we need to register an email address,a site like that is going to be heavily monitored,its bad enough on here with all the suspicious 'moderating' going on by unknown persons other than the author Skinhead 69 so I'm giving it a miss as we can't chat anywhere online with our hands over our mouths like we can face to face,even if we use an i.p blocker they have ways round that.
See you all in the trenches when we start to take our country back from the vermin,hope its soon.
It was always odds on hope you backed it
Mh you could be right As for the marches i went on a meet but luckily enough there was no march that day so only the drink a good day was had for a catch up Well it is football people mostly and the march would of been a little but too much exposure for my liking
Is there any better places for a chat then as if your posts dont get through !
That is T robinson just incase your half asleep Btw im taking odds on who will be next to join us as in what team why you got a better idea ! But im guessing someone else is reading unless you scared them off
Hi guys just signed in and everythings up so fine Im glad i got to read the full version as otherwise whats the point Mh question for you was you on any of the TR marches or meet ups To be honest im not buying completely whats your take.
Also remember a lot of the FV was about protecting your manor and not letting anyone take liberties So your last comment admits too wanting to give it bad to anyone who misbehaved even though your prob in your 50s or 60 So you see its a debatable subject and arsenals hoolie firm was probable one of the more respectable groups back in the day from what i saw So are you for retaliation and honour or not Its a fine line
Mh thats an interesting line about the divide and conquer routine you mention from the big brother . I know theres no one else replying so until such times as they do i will do my best Its a pity theres not more bods on here as your posts deserve attention
I forgot to to say RIP John Dickinson and every other poor soul who lost their lives over a stupid game of football-the young kid at Birmingham when Leeds visited,Heysel,Hillsboro,Bradford,Istanbul and everywhere else.
I never knew John but I hear that he was a decent chap and not a regular gooner firm member,like myself.I had the odd row at home games and local derbies but was never into it to the extent some of you were,a few pals of mine were involved regularly so I knew a few faces by association,it just didn't interest me that much as I had something most of you lacked-sense,and I had priorities.
Unite and fight the real enemy islam and the state that is shafting us all in favour of that scum,not each other,I always felt fv was some kind of divide and conquer program by big brother.And fight for your family to give them the best,that means hard graft-by any means,we all may have had a shit upbringing on some decrepit inner London council estate but that's no excuse,anyone can move up in the world with a little savvy and graft.
If my words don't convince all the retards then try some medication,start with horse tranquilizers and work your way up until you stop feeling the need to attack people who are just like yourselves and hurting innocent bystanders who just happen to want to go and see a game of football in the process,as for all the fucking idiots who like to throw bottles at women and kids in escorts on their way out of whl-any decent Spurs fan would have sorted that lot out by now ffs because I swear if any of those missiles hit my kids I'd be paying the yids 'top boys' a home visit with the heaviest and nastiest bunch of people you have ever seen in your lives,trust me on that.
MH yeh i know you didnt put anyone fully named up No it wasnt taf and i didnt know him It was Glen P him and his lot were def in the thick of it way back and a big turn out over east
I heard about Taffy,never knew the fella personally,we're old foes from way back but I thought it was last year he died ?,I may be wrong though,time plays tricks on us old uns nowadays.
I didn't put any full names of people involved back then so I'm definitely not putting any up who are about today am I,people itk know who I'm talking about.Also Scott and Tommy are 2 of the very few chaps I had any kind of respect for back then,stand up fella's as they say.
The reason i said that was you already had put a few names But the actor fella i will have to check up on as never heard that to that level Did you know the hammer who this year had a big funeral was well liked
Supermac,I ain't putting any names up on here but lets just say that 2 of the ex-icf fella's I know would go through the whole lot of any new breed football firm on their own in 30 seconds flat,10 will hit the deck unconscious,if they have the minerals to stand,the rest would run,I guarantee you that-one did a long stretch and he is very well known,the other is an actor and ex boxer,both lumps who think the same as me about muggy hooligans.
Over and out.
MH going by the timeline on here it hasnt seen a soul in 6 months and before than 10,14,17 months since any comments so just me and you kid But to be fair your points seem reliable enough suppose im a bit like you really So it stands up So who were your buddies over west ham Any loveable rogues small world
I haven't read any of those fv books supermac,I've got better things to do with my spare time,and what I've written you probably won't see in any of them books.I ain't glorifying anything I've done in the past where fv is concerned nor do I respect ANY of these current football hooligan clowns,all arseholes as far as I'm concerned but crack on if your involved or just trying to make yourself feel better by reliving the past.
I just find it laughable that most people on here are actually proud of being a complete fuckin idiot for most of their adult lives and feel the need to tell the world about it.I came across a link for this thread on an Arsenal board while reading about the 1980 f.a cup against west ham and just wanted to put my view of all that fv bollocks on here.
I'm just saying from my experience 99% of football hooligans are cowards who wouldn't last 20 seconds in a straightener with a proper trained fighter,even with their blades,and most of them were just posers who were onlookers in the days when it really kicked off at football and never threw a punch in their lives,there were loads of them over Arsenal back in the day,you were probably one of them.
I won't say no more on this subject,I've already wasted enough time on here and if you don't get the point I'm making then I pity you all.
MH Its funny though no matter how clued up anyone is supposed to be they all end up on here to put the record straight But you seem a straight up kind of chap or maybe you just read a lot of books
To be fair West ham had a fair few proper game heads who would never swerve a straightener with anyone,I've been pal's with a few since the late 80's when we dropped out to do other more worthwhile things rather than making fv a career choice like all the other mongs,we all agreed on one thing,we would rather sacrifice doing a few years bird in the process of earning readies than for a punch up over the football,there had to be something not right with if you were still throwing right handers or bouncing up and down shouting ''come on you cunts'' on street corners with your little firm in your late 20s,the proper chaps had nothing to prove,they had their laugh and moved on.
Only a coward and a nobody craved the acceptance and attention of his mates over football in his late 20s and 30s,and you have to be a complete no mark to carry on into your 40's and 50s,99% of you can't have a row to save your lives anyway,you look the part but when you try to throw that 1st punch and people like me see that your'e not very handy and basically a complete wanker we just laugh at you then step in and demolish you,bang bang gone,so many times I've seen 'top boys' slapped about by ordinary members of the public as well who were not amused by their antics in front of their pals,girlfriends,wives or kids,funny as fuck.
Some Chelsea combat 18 were taking the piss one night in a club up west,touching girls up and generally being lairy,typical pissed up chelsea mugs,then one of these c18 pricks stuck a lit cigarette in some blokes eye who pulled them up about grabbing his girlfriends arse as she's walked to the toilet or something,that was it for me,I gave the cunt one dig bang on the chin and he's gone down like a sack of shit and I went in to chin one of his mates and they all backed off,shows you what kind of idiots these people are doesn't it ?.
Fv was ok as kids,we knew no better,but in time you learn most of your little gang are a bunch of cowards and only act tough with numbers behind them,they weren't just cowards,you couldn't trust half of them with your mrs or kids or trust them not to nick anything if you let them stay at your gaff,slimy fuckin wrong un cunts,every firm had pricks like that.
To me football firms are laughable and I've thought that since 1988 when I dropped out,all the proper people were laughing at us,when one well known Arsenal face who thought he was the real deal(ex boxer turned blagger) took the piss in the Edward pub on Copenhagen st,Barnsbury(owned by Frank Warrens brother)which was the local of one of the heaviest firms in London at the time,one of the brothers Tommy 'A' took him outside and beat the living shit out of him,he even broke his leg,what you gonna do about it?,nothing.I also remember the same Arsenal bod getting his nose broken(again) outside the park lane by one lone yid who ran into our whole firm and shouted his nickname before he whacked him,he didnt hang about long enough for the reprisal though haha,the kamikaze was off lively before 'C' even knew what hit him.
All the mongs arguing about who was best,who done this and that,laughable,grow up kiddies,your'e an embarrassment,even that blade carrying wrong un Cass had the sense to move on.
Hi All Been reading through the old posts and seems like there were a few brave wham on here at the beginning and now gune all so quiet wonder why
Think your probably right
Don't think you'll get tickets o'bill will not want more than 4,000 I bet
be more action than last year!!
Millwall v Spurs 5th round draw maybe
skin 69
cheers mate, sounds like it was chaos , lots of unreported fighting, that must be a first over here, turned up on mass,trying kick doors in etc. what with split at everton, the german firm that came tuff moor. looks like after decades mobs want to get away from escorts and mix it. mad days ahead. bet you lot were not expecting that. firms need to be aware of their boldness from now on.
well it looks like this year firms from abroad getting bolder, and more up for it. seemed like chaos at your place tonight, needs nipping in bud. anyone got real facts what german mobs really got up to with your lot?
for sure o.b be well up for this, but this game mite not come round again for long time.
there are so many ways into Tottenham, it will go, and in the ground will be electric. we all know every loon from south will be on way, wall will have little firms all over place, we will too, plus all the nutters from surrounding area coming out to play. its always busy so sunday wont make huge diff. as MFc 85 said " getting sucked back in "
ive not known this feel bout it since 77/78
even the graffiti is the same as what was plastered round Tottenham that season, panorama etc. as in that early spurs book. " Tottenham boys we are here "
we better be well aware!!
word is the graffiti down at millwall was actually done by west ham.
could be bollocks, but wouldn't put it past them to stir up a hornets nest.
4,000 millwall booked in to trot down tottenham high road
old bill all over this I'm afraid
Phil Spurs
Well well well!!
The only game that could really pull everyone back in! 'Wall are mobilising like I've not seen in years (And I mean years!) faces who've long since fucked it off are coming out & I suspect it's much the same for yous. Even the graffiti war has an old school flavour about it!!
To be honest I think the real winners on the day will be Old Bill-they're the best firm in the country nowadays-although they'll have to earn their money for once!
Phil Spurs old school
Well well well!!
The only game that could really pull everyone back in! Even the graffiti war has an old school flavour about it!!
To be honest I think the real winners on the day will be Old Bill-they're the best firm in the country nowadays-although they'll have to earn their money for once! All the old school will be out for this and I suspect it will be much the same for you lot.
Fucking mad after all these years & a twist of fate like that draw can just suck us all back in!!
At least the young 'uns will get to see a proper turn out for once!!
Regards & (grudging!!) respect!!.......
well the one we all been waiting for!!
Tottenham will be a war zone!
There was a photo of JH was in an Arsenal programme forget what game. It was a feature on his mum, she took on borders for the club. Think Sammy Nelson was lodging there at the time. Never heard a bad word said about JH in almost fifty years of knowing OF him - from anyone, at any club.
Skin. Haven't read it but could well end up on my shopping list. GG was s naughty boy apparently ,georgie boy was Greek but that's not his nickname btw it's another one. Im strictly an 80s boy so find it fascinating about early 70s and before on a historical point of view. Specially our team.
Should get a Gooner reunion this season..
Fred. Thanks mate. I can see you got a ton of stuff we just don't want that getting in the wrong hands do we And I know it's a bit hard saying what's what while remaining stum. Poor old Spurs last night finally playing at Wembley. There looking more and more like us well our shadow really. all the best
Johnny was older than us,the north london lads knew each other,most of us were little mobs a bit younger
I never knew him to talk to.
We used to mainly go KingsX.Euston after games
and charingX to beat the chavs up,Watford some times
Luton,Trafalga Square.
Can 't remember names but were all well known at the time we all got nicked after a liverpool cup game we chased them all over the place ended up down Pentenville Rd OB everywhere bang.
pentenville road
My younger brother was telling me the other day Jenkins knocked about with them B/Green.
The only lad we run around with was a
turkish lad George P,he came down to
our manor looking for ICF/Mile End
can't say to much...Think he got a long
Frednerk. Forgot you was around from the 70s firm. A geezer running with your firm George G. He was a lawyer but not a toff haha apparently he put Johnny on his Arse once but don't know what he did when he got up.
Did you know Johnny looked after Sammy Nelson
We were about 17/18... 1970/71
Johnny and Bonner would turn up just before the
game started.We all followed like sheep.
Great days.
skinhead69. Skin I just got back from so and so on my travels. I had some interesting discussions with a fellow gooner from 70s days north bank. One of Johnny hoys lot apparently. GG do you know him. Muswell hill.
I said that in the first instance.
Expatwhu. Well you sound as honest as the days long. I was there when we hit 5. Liam Brady curler. Magic. Think it would have been raining coins in those days.
I moved out of London in 83 and cant comment at all about 85. I had mixed views on Arsenal, I knew some Spurs fans and occasionally went to WHL with them just for a social thing I never cared if they won or not. I was at your derby with them when you scored 5 when they came back up. I found it funny enough although no one around me on the shelf did. I always felt you took it to teams like Man U and Leeds at home and I respected them so I know you had to be good, I just never really knew anyone that was Arsenal.
Expatwhu. That sounds about right for 82. Was you also at Upton Park 85 liberties fame. . Interesting to hear your account. Who was the game geezer with the yellow polo shirt as we were getting in the side area and you followed us in.
Randomly found this and already spent too much time reading it. I ran with West Ham from about 78-83. Went all over and joined in the fun often, far from a face but I was on nodding terms with a lot of them. If the thread keeps going I will add more, I admit our authors take some real liberties with the truth but thats what sells. As far as Arsenal in 82 I got in the NB with one other WH mate. It was like going to Chelsea, you got in and met others and gradually got into a big enough firm to actually do something. If you got sussed you got a pasting. A few offs around the NB that I remember and maybe mobs as large as 100+ of us got done but I seem to remember fewer numbers. We were in the middle near the front when the smoke bomb went off, i think to a shout of ICF but maybe thats my memory. We got caught in a surge and ended up on the track, OB took us around to the Clock End and that was all she wrote. Very sad to hear about what transpired outside, no one deserves that. I read above the guy that did it ended up in front of a train. Are you sure? I know he was a blade merchant but I heard someone else was responsible. Anyway , great reading takes me back and I can share times we got done, twice in Scotland jump out although both times by English firms.
What do we think of Tottenham SHT. What do we think of West Ham SHT. Only kidding fellas there nice friendly clubs really. PATEK what happened to that Chelsea love inn that you started. I think it may have fell flat like CUNTHOOKS wine. Think il be sticking to a few beers this weekend.
Ok that's the way
agree with you Patek on the Chelsea thing- they turned up in huge numbers in Newcastle in 80's on at least two occasions that I can recall.Hell on all day both times. They turned up all over the north as well. Big firms to man city in promotion season 83/4. and sheff wed. they did the business as well- not just as show of pringle jumpers- they were game in my opinion. they dont seem rated on here though which surprises me but maybe they didnt do the business in London? they certainly travelled well- starting to make them sound like a good wine now, ha ha.
I know mate.
that changed 75 onwards
Seems fashionable to coat Chelsea on here but over the course of thirty odd years, they're probably the best London mob, up north. Conversely, it wasn't uncommon for them to completely fail to show for derbies in the 70's. I've had the misfortune to have encountered too many psychotic Chelsea bods, to be calling them wankers. Moreover I've never known them to be as piss poor, at home, as Spurs were, in the early 70's.
Phil Spurs:
Great account of our troubles that day at WH
But it happened to us late 80s against Chelsea of all mobs, we met at Charing Cross (cracking mob) and boarded the train then pulled in at Earl's Court and people started to shout the usual off / on about 50 got off and as we walked bumped in to 200 plus Chelsea who must of thought xmas had come early, few young ones with us started to back off them it was Everyman for himself himself ......the couple hundred Spurs who stayed on train didn't find it.....find it so funny about our friends in the east who never get done!!!!
Happy days
Guys. Just spoke to our girl Tracey in admin on here and she reckons WHAM have been trying to sneak on here again. So beware. If anyone asks for your phone number swerve it as there probably trying to tape you up.
Make you right on that Daniel. Take care mate.
Patek. You also had the surinams same as like ruud gullit and rikhard. A lot of them in the dam. Do you remember van bronkhurst at the Arse he was the next generation on and half molaccan. Good player but not my cup of tea.
Patek. Fair amount of them Dutch Jews. The blacks you saw were probably Moloccans a wild bunch at the time from Indonesia. They were like the modern refugees who got repatriated Coz the Dutch had indo as a colony. So most of them or there fathers were soilders or rebels. That's why they were up for it but mostly if the numbers suited them. But don't really remember any blacks at Ajax so could have been them.
Were they not predominantly black Dan? Ajax. Went there once but can't recall who they were playing. Was over there for a few days and took in a game.
Patek. Oh most defiantly. Up the gunners. Btw I used to watch Ajax back in about 87/88 only on and off
Anyone else with some interesting overseas football tales Maybe living in a foreign city and seeing what went on. There firm were mostly coffee shop proprietors and much more chilled than us but good as gold.
Nothing mate. I just wondered. Up the Gunners anyway.
Patek. What's he done. Wheres he out of ?
Dan, you familiar with Joe Chugley?
Fred. Don't tell me your another one out Chigwell way. Yeh had a ruby on Friday and then again on SaturdayThen chilled on Sunday haha. True spent few days out of London.
That was a locals only pub Dan
I think an old mate of mine might
have it now Eddy Squires
Bumped into him about 2 years
ago he had a couple of pubs
sure one was down Bancroft road.
The pubs bit different from the old days
we have a few mates with pubs still
around the area.
We live out a bit now my friday night mob
are millwall,west ham,chelsea and the Gooners.
I drink a lot of beer and a couple of ruby's every week
but train a lot with my son
so in good shape.
Fred. The reason I asked about the bankcroft was a bird I knew was singing a few numbers on a Friday. Went down there a few times and there was a couple of big lumps in there thought one of them might have been you haha But had a few good nights in there. She belted the tunes out the old girls had a dance while I supped a few old favourites that they don't serve in the new gaffs anymore. Yeh a right old boozer and clicky as you like.
Yer I know the pub Bancroft road.
Not one for dates brain like a bagel
We were just going through the turnstiles
one our mob was 6ft 5ins and about 17st.
This big ginger Man U fan came running at us
and chinned my mate knocking him down,we were a
little surprised and shocked,it was the days when the northbank had the away crowd at the backbit, by the shop.
Anyway one of funnyiest thing's I have seen at a football ground.
Our mate got straight up and steamed in at the manc
the manc shit a brick and run,the chase went on for about 10mins all around the northbank.
We spent the whole game looking for the geezer.
We even went down to Euston to look for the nob.
sos if this posts twice,real trouble getting posts on!!
frednerk- nice one bringing up stokes famous graveyard..they did lot of hits from there..we went old 2nd div,had good row with the big fuckers.some got in their end too..we had top mob,suprised none of them ended up in their own g,yard ha
danny--no was not at new Maldon row,but new it was on,it was our Richmond lot,they been fighting Chelsea for years local,and that sunday done a bigger Chelsea lot (nothing new)..run them round new Maldon.big respect to the Richmond boys.


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Simple mosquito nets: this has been the focus of our trip since we started planning to come to Ghana. But since our arrival, it has been far more than just nets. As I started planning for this trip, it was hard to envision how a simple net can make a life-saving difference – but they do! Our travel this morning took us an hour and a half past the end of the paved road to a very large village at the end of a single-lane dirt path. In this village, 1000 nets have been placed, with our team installing 200 nets Wednesday and the final 191 today.
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