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Santiago, the capital of Chile, is a cosmopolitan city, and arguably quite underrated. Surrounded by the Andes Mountains and the Chilean Coastal Range, it has a striking setting, fascinating history and a nice, modern feel.

Suzi Livingstone, Llama's Operations Manager, spent a few nights in the lap of luxury in the Tierra Atacama hotel, our superior hotel option in the Atacama.

On my recent trip to Chile I was lucky enough to be able to stay at the Tierra Atacama (Llama Travel's superior hotel option in Chile’s Atacama Desert, ), situated in the tourist town of San Pedro de Atacama. Having worked with this hotel for some time, I had pretty high expectations when I arrived. I’m glad to report that Tierra Atacama exceeded my expectations, by a long shot.

I can’t really explain why I’ve always wanted to visit Easter Island; I guess I just can’t resist a good mystery, and Easter Island holds plenty of these. The big-headed men staring down at the island residents and passing tourists have seen many things in their lifetimes, and I wanted to learn more about who they were, and how on earth they got there.

Gary Finnerty, our Sales Manager, spent 6 months travelling in Latin America before finding himself on Llama Travel's doorstep. This is his account of his time in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.

“I will never forget it.” Those were the words uttered by a friend which convinced me that I should visit Torres Del Paine National Park, a natural wonder at the bottom of the earth. Coming from a seasoned traveller, I trusted her word - all I knew was that I wanted to visit Patagonia, I knew very little about the geography or what it had to offer. The more I learnt about it the more excited I became.

The journey from Ushuaia was a long but fascinating one, the landscape changing dramatically along the way and with a river and border crossing to keep things interesting. I arrived into Puerto Natales late at night and travelled to the park the next day.

One of the great benefits of working for Llama Travel is that I am able to visit some of the most beautiful places in the world, and in my opinion there is no place more magnificent than the Torres del Paine National Park, in the south of Chile.

The park is most famous for the Paine Massif, a towering collection of rocks that rise up to the sky, scraping heights of 2,800m and so creating an incredible sight on the horizon. However, this blog is not about the magnificence of the park itself, if it was it would be a lot longer with a lot more superlatives. It is instead about the Rio Serrano hotel, Llama Travel’s choice of hotel and a personal favourite of mine.

Llama Travel’s Travel Consultant Charlotte recently had the pleasure of taking her first trip to Argentina and Chile. It came as no surprise to her that the glaciers were vast and beautiful, Torres del Paine was magnificent and awe-inspiring and that Buenos Aires was elegant and thriving. Something that did come as a surprise to Charlotte was just how much she loved the Chilean Lake District. So much so that she has decided to make it the subject of her first blog from her Patagonia travels. Read on to see why Charlotte thinks the Chilean Lake District is more than worth a visit.


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  • Mileage : 40707
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Highlighted Features

  • Emergency communication system

  • Wireless phone connectivity

  • Exterior parking camera rear

  • Split folding rear seat

  • Perimeter/approach lights

  • Remote keyless entry

  • Steering wheel mounted audio controls

  • Fully automatic headlights

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Air bags; 10 total frontal and knee for driver and front passenger; side-impact seat-mounted and roof rail for front and rear outboard seating positions; includes Passenger Sensing System (Always use safety belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)

Air conditioning; single-zone electronic includes air filter

Alternator; 130 amps

Antenna; integral rear window

Armrest; rear center; fold-down with 2 cupholders

Audio system feature; 6-speaker system

Axle; 3.14 ratio

Battery; 80AH

Brake lining; high-performance; noise and dust performance

Brake; parking; manual; foot apply

Brakes; 4-wheel disc; 4-wheel antilock; Duralife

Console; floor; with armrest

Coolant protection; engine

Cruise control

Daytime Running Lamps; separate cavity; LED

Defogger; rear-window; electric

Door handles; body-color

Driver Information Center; monochromatic display

Engine control; stop-start system

Engine immobilizer; theft-deterrent system

Engine; 1.4L turbo DOHC 4-cylinder DI with Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) (153 hp [114.08 kW] @ 5600 rpm; 177 lb-ft of torque [239 N-m] @ 2000-4000 rpm)

Front wheel drive

Glass; solar absorbing

Head restraints; 2-way adjustable; front

Headlamps; halogen dual projector with LED signature lighting with automatic on/off and delay

Instrumentation; analog with mph speedometer

Key; primary foldable; additional foldable (Deleted when (6K5) Convenience Package is ordered.)

Lighting; interior overhead courtesy lamp and dual reading lamps

Lighting; interior; roof; rear courtesy

Lighting; interior; trunk/cargo area

Map pockets; driver and front passenger seatbacks

Mirror; inside rearview manual day/night

Mirrors; outside heated power-adjustable; manual-folding

Moldings; bright beltline (Not included when ordering (WBL) Redline Edition.)

Oil life monitoring system

Rear Vision Camera display integrated into Chevrolet MyLink radio

Rear air ducts; floor mounted

Restraint provisions; latch

Safety belts; 3-point; rear center position

Safety belts; front pretensioner

Seat adjuster; driver 6-way manual

Seat adjuster; front passenger 2-way manual

Sensor; cabin humidity

SiriusXM Satellite Radio enjoy a 3-month trial (IMPORTANT: The SiriusXM Satellite Radio trial package is not provided on vehicles that are ordered for Fleet Daily Rental ('FDR') use. If you decide to continue service after your trial; the subscription plan you choose will automatically renew thereafter and you will be charged according to your chosen payment method at then-current rates. Fees and taxes apply. To cancel you must call us at 1-866-635-2349. See our Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com. All fees and programming subject to change.)

StabiliTrak; stability control system

Steering column; manual tilt and telescopic

Steering wheel controls; mounted audio and phone interface controls

Steering wheel; 3-spoke; deluxe

Steering; power; electric rack-mounted; reduced travel

Suspension; front MacPherson strut

Suspension; rear; compound crank

Teen Driver mode a configurable feature that lets you activate customizable vehicle settings associated with a key fob; to encourage safe driving behavior. It can limit certain vehicle features; and it prevents certain safety systems from being turned off. An in-vehicle report gives you information on your teen's driving habits and helps you to continue to coach your new driver.

Tire; T115/70R16; blackwall; compact spare

Trunk release; power; remote

USB charging port

Warning tones; driver and front passenger safety belts

Wheel; spare; 16' (40.6 cm) steel

Windows; power with driver and front passenger Express-Down

Windshield; solar absorbing

Wipers; front intermittent; variable

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  • Comments: This small car has a 1.4 liter 4 Cylinder Engine high output engine. Front wheel drive on this 2017 Chevrolet Cruze gives you better traction and better fuel economy. This Chevrolet Cruze sips fuel.

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Standard Specifications

Convenience Features

  • 1-touch down
  • Driver vanity mirror
  • Tilt steering wheel
  • Air conditioning
  • Front beverage holders
  • Speed control
  • Illuminated entry
  • Rear door bins
  • Telescoping steering wheel
  • Rear beverage holders
  • Power windows
  • Passenger door bin
  • Remote keyless entry
  • Passenger vanity mirror
  • Driver door bin
  • Emergency communication system: OnStar Guidance

Entertainment Features

  • Smart device integration: Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
  • Radio data system
  • Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
  • AM/FM radio: SiriusXM
  • Steering wheel mounted audio controls
  • Turn-by-turn navigation directions: OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Seats and Trim

  • Max seating capacity: 5
  • Rear seats: bench
  • Front seats: bucket
  • Front center armrest
  • Rear seat center armrest
  • Split folding rear seat

Specs and Dimensions

  • Compression ratio: 9.50 to 1
  • Engine horsepower: 153hp @ 5,600RPM
  • Front headroom: 988mm (38.9")
  • Rear legroom: 917mm (36.1")
  • Exterior height: 1,458mm (57.4")
  • Front shoulder room: 1,392mm (54.8")
  • Wheelbase: 2,700mm (106.3")
  • Exterior body width: 1,791mm (70.5")
  • Engine bore x stroke: 72.5mm x 82.6mm (2.85" x 3.25")
  • Rear hiproom: 1,318mm (51.9")
  • Rear headroom: 947mm (37.3")
  • Front legroom: 1,067mm (42.0")
  • Exterior length: 4,666mm (183.7")
  • Engine displacement: 1.4 L
  • Engine torque: 177 lb.-ft. @ 2,000RPM
  • Rear shoulder room: 1,364mm (53.7")
  • Front hiproom: 1,349mm (53.1")

Body Exterior

  • Door mirrors: body-color
  • Rear cargo: trunk
  • Power door mirrors
  • Bumpers: body-color
  • Heated door mirrors

  • Fuel economy city: 30mpg
  • Horsepower: 153hp @ 5,600RPM
  • Fuel economy highway: 40mpg
  • Transmission: 6 speed automatic
  • Variable valve control
  • Engine liters: 1.4
  • Manual-shift auto
  • Fuel tank capacity: 13.7gal.
  • Fuel economy combined: 34mpg
  • Cylinder configuration: I-4
  • Engine location: front
  • Recommended fuel: Regular Unleaded
  • Torque: 177 lb.-ft. @ 2,000RPM
  • Drive type: front-wheel
  • Number of valves: 16
  • Compressor: intercooled turbo

Safety and Security

  • Traction control
  • Brake assist
  • Knee airbag
  • Electronic stability
  • Tracker system
  • Occupant sensing airbag
  • Dual front impact airbags
  • ABS brakes
  • Perimeter/approach lights
  • Security system
  • Dual front side impact airbags
  • 4 wheel disc brakes
  • Panic alarm
  • Overhead airbag
  • Rear side impact airbag
  • Ignition disable

  • Front wheel independent suspension
  • Front anti-roll bar
  • Power steering
  • Alloy wheels

Lighting, Visibility and Instrumentation

  • Tachometer
  • Fully automatic headlights
  • Trip computer
  • Delay-off headlights
  • Display: analog
  • Variably intermittent wipers
  • Rear window defroster
  • Low tire pressure warning
  • Outside temperature display
  • Exterior parking camera rear
  • Front reading lights
  • Compass
  • Voltmeter

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Although Scott McGregor has served as interim assistant superintendent of elementary education for Lodi Unified School District since July 2018, his position was made permanent by the LUSD Board of Education during their Tuesday night meeting.

“We are very excited that Scott McGregor has been appointed to the position of assistant superintendent of elementary education. He has been doing a fantastic job since he took the interim position in July,” said Dr. Cathy Nichols-Washer, LUSD’s superintendent

“I feel very honored that Dr. Washer and the board would like me to continue in this position,” McGregor said on Thursday. “I’m very excited to have the opportunity to continue working with the elementary school sites to accomplish the goals of the superintendent and the board.”

McGregor, who served as principal of Lodi Middle School for six years before he accepted the interim position last July, said having all students reading at grade level by third grade is one of the district’s most important goals.

Although that task may be daunting, McGregor welcomes the challenge as an opportunity to continue working with administrators and teachers alike to improve educational opportunities for the district’s students.

“The teachers have given me a lot of hope because they’re so excited about the work they’re doing and they have so much passion to teach,” McGregor said.

Over the past eight months, McGregor said his proudest accomplishment was building relationships based on trust and cooperation with principals from some of the district’s elementary schools.

“I hope I can establish that with all of the sites,” McGregor said. “If I have the opportunity to talk to parents or work with parents, the same thing holds true. I don’t want to be just a name in the district office, I want to be seen as an actual person with a desire to make things work.”

Moving forward, McGregor plans to encourage even more collaboration between teachers, school administrators and district staff to achieve the goal of preparing students for success in middle school, high school and beyond.

“Everyone’s got to have a voice and a part if everyone’s going to buy in and reach that goal,” McGregor said.

Susan Petersen, principal of Leroy Nichols Elementary School, was excited to learn that McGregor’s position was made permanent.

“I feel that Scott has done an outstanding job of bringing the administrators together and focusing us on the best ways to service out students and the community,” Petersen said.

Ellerth E. Larson Elementary School’s principal Leslie Maldonado said McGregor has been a strong supporter of her school ever since he first took the interim position last year.

“Scott has been an instrumental part of our school year,” Maldonado said. “It’s obvious that he cares about what’s going on in our school, he’s definitely passionate about elementary education.”

Malay O’Reilly, a kindergarten teacher at Larson, said McGregor visits her class every chance he gets and even participates in class activities that involve exercise.

“Mr. McGregor is on the floor planking with us, and we have never seen that before with anyone from the district office ... and he’s got the biggest smile,” O’Reilly said. “We are so, so happy that he’s been made permanent.”

Neil Young, principal of Woodbridge Elementary School, also spoke highly of McGregor.

“I love working with Scott, he is so kid-centered and supportive. As elementary principals, we are all excited knowing that he’s going to continue in that role,” Young said. “I just think the board made a great decision in hiring him as assistant superintendent, and I think our kids are going to benefit from his leadership.”

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Loeber Motors Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for LoeberMotors.com. This notice applies solely to the information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

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In connection with your transaction, whether online or at our dealership, Loeber Motors may acquire information about you as described in this policy, which Loeber Motors handles as stated in this policy. Loeber Motors may collect personally identifiable information such as name, postal address, telephone number, email address, social security number, date of birth, etc. While Loeber Motors makes reasonable efforts to secure all data submitted via this website, Loeber Motors cannot guarantee security of personal information, and all information submitted via this website is at your own risk.
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AN INSPIRATIONAL new book telling the real life stories of teenage mums and dads in the 21st Century is about to hit the high street.

'The Good, the Bad and the Unforgettable' is a unique collection of 25 poignant and personal experiences penned by young parents themselves and is being launched this Friday (12th April).

Thought to be the only one of its kind in the country, the 76-page book reflects the reality of being a young parent and is designed to provide support and bust commonly-held myths.

The publication has been created by the Leicestershire Young Parents Forum as part of Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, and is a sequel to 'Dear Me' which was published in 2010.

Twenty-year-old Jessica Walker from Wigston was 18 when she had her son - she set up a Facebook page to collect letters from young parents and has written something herself for inclusion.

Jess said: "When I set up the Facebook page, I had no idea it would be as popular as it was. I think the book will help young people who don't have children and older people understand the ups and downs of life as a young parent.

"The book is voiced in a brutally honest but heart-warming way. If our book changes the opinion or touches just a hand full of people our job is done.’’

Katie Phillips, Teenage Pregnancy Strategic Commissioning Manager, said: "We are delighted with our book which provides a very real account of the unfair judgement many young parents have faced.

"We want to challenge stereotypes whilst letting young parents in Leicestershire know that they are not on their own and there is lots of support out there for them."

'The Good, the Bad and the Unforgettable' will be available to buy from Amazon - all money raised will be donated to the Bodie Hodges Foundation.

Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership will also use the book as part of its work with young people to reduce conception rates and support teenage parents.

The partnership includes Leicestershire County Council, NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland and Connexions Leicestershire.

Over the past two years, it has:
• Reduced teenage pregnancy rates even further – rates are now down by over 30 per cent when compared to 1998.
• Launched a new toolkit for the delivery of relationships and sex education in further education colleges.

For more information on the Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, visit:


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Three silver discs, with a sophisticated matt finish, highlighted with a bright polished edges. With a blush of 24ct gold-plating, these are an opulent and elegant choice.

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Friday, 17 August 2018

Nokia Mobile teases "the most awaited phone"

Nokia Mobile India tweeted a teaser video with a silhouette of a phone with a question "You asked for it and now we are asking you. Are you ready to #BringItOn?" It seems Nokia Mobile is giving hints of the Nokia 6.1 plus launch as that is the phone which was highly requested by many on social media.

We all know that Nokia Mobile is holding a launch event in India on 21st August where they might launch the much awaited Nokia 6.1 plus in India. Below is the tweet from Nokia Mobile India.

There is a possibility that this could also be a global launch as the global Nokia Mobile account also shared a similar image with a message saying "Get ready to unveil the most awaited phone". Below is the tweet.

Could this be the Nokia 8 (2018)/Nokia 8.1? Nokia 8 was launched on August 16th, 2017 in London and it's been exactly one year since its launch and Nokia Mobile could also announce the successor of this affordable flagship. However, the chances of this phone being launched are very low and this was just my assumption as it has been a year since the 1st Gen Nokia 8 was announced.

So, what do you think is "the most awaited phone" that Nokia Mobile is teasing? Is it the global Nokia 6.1 plus? OR Is it the Nokia 8.1? Which Nokia smartphone are you eagerly waiting for? Do share it in the comments below. ☺

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Hamilton dominates practice as Mercedes lay down marker

Hamilton dominates practice as Mercedes lay down markerFive-times champion Lewis Hamilton dominated Friday practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, topping the timesheets for Mercedes in both sessions to deliver an ominous warning to his Formula One title rivals.

After pipping Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel with a lap of one minute 23.599 seconds in first practice, the Briton shaved almost a second off that time in the second session, his quickest lap timed at 1:22.60.

His Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas was 0.048 seconds off the time of Hamilton, who had a yawning 0.800 seconds gap to Max Verstappen in third, with Red Bull’s other driver, Pierre Gasly, a further 0.042 seconds behind in fourth.

Vettel was fifth fastest after taking a skid into the grass and complaining of a reliability problem, while new team mate Charles Leclerc posted the ninth fastest time after he too spun into the grass in the dying minutes of the session.

It was a more encouraging session for Kimi Raikkonen and Alfa Romeo, the team formerly known as Sauber. The Finnish former world champion was sixth fastest in the second session, giving them hope of being the best of the midfield racers.

Raikkonen was quicker than both Renaults, with Nico Hulkenberg and home hope Daniel Ricciardo seventh and eighth.

Ricciardo, who switched from Red Bull last season, improved after an underwhelming start, clocking only the 17th fastest lap in the opening session earlier on Friday.

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Sandra Steingard, MD

I recently had the great pleasure of hosting a Hearing Voices workshop with Ron Coleman and Karen Taylor.

We had over 200 people in attendance. The participants included representatives of the majority of community mental health centers in Vermont as well as people who traveled from New York and Connecticut. We had members of peer organizations. We had family members and voice hearers.  We had psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, case mangers, residential staff.  The interest was striking and I deeply appreciate Ron and Karen’s willingness to address a larger group than is typical for them.  Among the many striking aspects of the day was the intimacy that was created despite such a large crowd.  From the outset, it was apparent that people were actively engaged. This was reflected by the participation of the group and the questions that were asked.

The response was overwhelmingly positive.  Many people described this as one of the best trainings they had ever attended.  Ron’s message is inherently uplifting – after all this internationally known educator was once a mental patient given a poor prognosis.  But in addition, they offered pragmatic suggestions for how to think about voices and talk to someone who is experiencing them. He spoke directly to the voice hearers in our group and a number of them were brave enough to engage with him in front of this large group.

The core message is that voices have a meaning for people.  By helping a person to understand the meaning of the voices, we may help the person to heal.

Since much of what I write here is about drug treatment for psychosis, I want to address that directly.  For me, Ron and Karen’s  message is not inherently anti-drug.  So many of the people I know do not get a full suppression of the voices even when on drugs. If there is a way to help them that seems like a good thing. If using this technique allows people an alternative to drug treatment or a way to reduce dose, that seems like a good thing as well.  I hope that among my psychiatric colleagues, it is not controversial to suggest that these drugs have some serious negative effects that we would all want to avoid or minimize.

But beyond that, I am going to refrain from summarizing what was covered.  One conference does not make me an expert and I am worried I will misrepresent this work.  Hearing Voices is inherently a program led by voices hearers and despite my deep curiosity about this, I have never had this kind of experience. I do find interesting overlaps between the Hearing Voices approach and both Narrative Therapy and Open Dialogue. I find it reassuring that people working in disparate locales have come upon overlapping ways of engaging with people in helpful ways.

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  1. Sandra,

    I’m glad that you, as a psychiatrist, directly addressed the oft-heard criticism of the Hearing Voices movement, that it encourages or even coerces people to drop their drugs, by your saying that the message is not inherently anti-drug. And you explained very succinctly why the HVN message is even compatible for those who are on drugs.

    I have noticed that this criticism, which is not born out by the facts, often comes from family members who claim that by participating in a Hearing Voices group, their relative will be told, in so many words, to drop the drugs. In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that these people know very well that HVN does no such thing, but they have a further agenda that is tied into pharmaceutical company propaganda.

    Best regards,

  2. For me, it was a drug cocktail of withdrawal symptoms from Wellbutrin, worsened by “treatment” with Ultram (rarely taken), Voltaren, Risperdal, Seroquel, and lithium that caused me to get “voices.” They lasted the entire time I was drugged, then went away after I was weaned from the drugs. I had no prior personal or family history of any mental health issues, so obviously the chemical imbalance created by the drugs caused the “voices.”

    And in my case, the “voices” I got were the “voices” of the people whose lies and gossip were the rational for drugging me (according to my medical records). They were the “voices” of the people who sexually abused my child. I never confused the ridiculous “voices” with the real people, but my neurologist did. But the bottom line is, the “voices” were relevant to the pastoral child abuse cover up I am still dealing with in real life, despite being handed over medical evidence of the child abuse.

    I also suffered from a drug withdrawal induced super sensitivity awakening to my dreams / “psychosis.” But that’s a completely different story, it’s a theory of how Jesus would call judgement day, on faith alone. I’m not certain what to make of the story from my dreams, but it’s a beautiful and hopeful lyrical libretto about a loving God who “comes in the night like a thief,” “singing a new tune.” I hope my dreams come true some day. I’d much rather be living in a world where people understand the importance of treating others as they’d like to be treated, rather than a world where psychiatrists and neurologists are defaming, torturing, and poisoning people to cover up child abuse for pastors.

    My drug induced “voices” were relevant to my real life, and hoping one’s beautiful dreams come true is not actually a serious mental illness. But the “antipsychotics” can cause psychosis in healthy people. Risperdal caused a terrifying psychosis within two weeks of my being put on it, confessed as a “Foul up” in my medical records. The anticholinergic intoxication causing major drug interaction ladened drug cocktails caused “voices.” And super sensitivity psychosis does occur when weaned off the “antipsychotics.” I wonder what percentage of psychiatric patients are actually being made psychotic with psychiatric drugs, since most in the psychiatric profession are still in denial of the fact the antipsychotics aren’t actually “wonder drugs” for the patients?

  3. Hi Sandy,

    I am very pleased and encouraged by your hard efforts to write about and further explore helpful alternative treatments like the Hearing Voices Movement and the work shop you just hosted on this apparently very helpful method for voice hearers.

    I was also very hopeful and happy when you said that you were going to a workshop about therapy for “schizophrenia” by Dr. Bertram Karon. I had heard about Dr. Karon, but wasn’t all that familiar with his work, so I explored some web sites dealing with his work and was amazed with his work, his strategies, beliefs that schizophrenia is really about terror and traumatic lives and that neuroleptic drugs thwart recovery even in the 30% who would normally recover with no treatment! Of course, you and Bob Whitaker have reported on some of the important studies by Harrow and others that have shown that the more judicious, short term use of these drugs as much as possible for emergency use makes real recovery with a meaningful, productive life much more hopeful in many cases. As I’ve said, I have not experienced psychosis or what is called schizophrenia myself or in my family, but I’ve been pretty horrified to learn about the reality about this “sacred symbol” of biopsychiatry, which seems to be a hodgepodge of lots of different symptoms and issues that seem to be caused by toxic families and other trauma per Dr. Karon. Anyway, as John Donne says, “Never ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee…” or we’re all on this trip called life together in the same boat so to speak though some hide their fears, traumas and mistakes better than others or have less of them.

    I was very impressed with the following web site and video about Dr. Karon’s work and the study he cites that shows that the type of psychotherapy he offers has had an 80% recovery rate while the use of neuroleptics long term practically guarantees one will never recover.

    Although I realize you have posted about the hearing voices movement here, Dr. Karon speaks about incorporating such voice hearing, hallucinations, delusions and other symptoms that can be used to create a dialog about the meaning of these frightening experiences as is the case with the hearing voices movement. Dr. Karon warns that patients don’t like having such symptoms called delusion or hallucinations, but are willing to talk about them to find their meaning especially when asked about any voices they may hear.

    I would be very interested in any information you might provide about what you learned from the workshop/meeting about Dr. Karon’s work, your opinion about it and if you think it is something that could be incorporated where you work either here or in another blog.

    As MIA has found out, one can have thousands of people just reading and not necessarily commenting all the time, so I want you to know that though I and others may not always comment since one can get redundant at times about one’s pet peeves, we still follow, admire and applaud your great efforts to learn about new therapies, self help and other alternatives than the drugs that are proving to be less effective and more toxic than everyone was led to believe for all too long.

    I appreciate your your tenacity and bravery to continue to post/write here and elsewhere and especially like it when you stand up to the old boy network at 1boringoldman!! I have also appreciated your empathy and compassion when your realize that the anger you experience here is because many writing on this site have been deceived and hurt greatly from personal harm or harm done to family members.

      • Hi Rossa,

        Thanks for this link. I think the article you cite is excellent, very informative and inspiring about therapy and recovery from “schizophrenia.” I know you are a long term resident expert on this topic from your very difficult family experience. Did your family find this particular type of therapy helpful? I know you have had your ups and downs? How are things going for you and your family now? Does your child still take psych drugs? Engage in this type of therapy? Are you familiar with Dr. Bentall’s work I cited below?

        Don’t want to seem nosy and obviously, if you don’t feel comfortable responding, that’s okay too. I’ve already learned a lot from you. And frankly, reading about the extreme states of those like Dan Fisher and others here, I tend to identify with many of their traumatic reactions to abuse and bullying that can happen at home, school, church, dating, work and society in general, so nobody is immune even if I haven’t ever experienced psychosis specifically. Another thing that gets me is those with narcissistic personality disorder act in a pretty delusional way about their perceived superiority, grandiosity, abusiveness, entitlement, scapegoating, supposed perfection and moral high ground and other nasty patterns that cause their targets much harm everywhere they go as shown in the article on Traumatic Narcissism I cited below. There is a good web site about them called Narcissists Suck. Psychopaths are another gem of a group destroying others with impunity. Thus, it galls me that bipsychiatry has targeted so called schizophrenics as their sacred symbol with the pretense they pose the greatest danger when in reality they are the most sensitive and vulnerable and easiest to exploit and prey on via Big Pharma for the psychiatric KOL’s in power.

        Anyway, reading reviews and information about Dr. Bentall’s and Dr. Karon’s books/work online and at Amazon, one can see schizophrenics are not much different than the rest of us with their severe emotional distress they express in their unique way. Dr. Karon says in his experience the experience of schizophrenics would drive anyone crazy! Think of all the pedophiles in churches and schools that terrorized and tormented their victims with authorities covering it up! And who did society and those in power believe including even many parents brainwashed and terrorized/guilt tripped all their lives? Anyway, these are just some rambling thoughts on this issue, but I can’t say I know a lot about it.

        Thank you again for sharing this enlightening web site. It greatly added to what I’ve been learning to dispel much disinformation about “schizophrenia,” as seeming hodgepodge of various reactions to life crises and traumas.

  4. Hi Sandy,

    Thanks for your response. I can appreciate your reservations about some of the worst abuses of psychoanalysis based on some of the works of Freud and his followers that were ultimately rejected and/or criticized by those like Alice Miller, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and others. From what I understand Freud did not think that psychoanalysis was suitable for psychotic people and he and his followers tended to focus on more wealthy people in higher classes for the most part if I understand correctly. At the same time, child abuse did seem to play a great role in trauma/emotional distress even with Freud given his discovery that incest seemed to cause the so called hysteria epidemic he ultimately covered up under pressure from the perpetrators described in Masson’s book, Assault on Truth, as biopsychiatry often does today.

    I read the whole page and watched the video in the link I posted with my comment to you and felt that Dr. Karon seemed to be pretty straight forward about talking to his patients and finding meaning in their symptoms and suffering rather than trying to find obscure Oedipus complexes and other dubious methods promoted by Freud and his followers. Though I’m not an expert, it seems that Dr. Karon takes a more practical approach and recommends psychotherapy in this book:

    Dr. Richard Bentall also advocates for psychotherapy for psychotic people and finds the medication approach quite harmful while the relationship between therapist and patient is critical in his opinion:

    Sandy, when you say you aren’t comfortable with the theory, do you mean psychoanalysis or psychotherapy in general since I think there is a difference. Do you?

    Did you think the Bertram Karon workshop you attended focused on more obscure tenets of psychoanalysis for schizophrenia that you found impractical especially for Community Mental Health Centers or do you think there are some aspects of Dr. Karon’s work that might be incorporated where you work? What do you think of Dr. Bentall’s work?

    I have been quite impressed with the following psychoanalytic work and how traumatic narcissism with its relational subjugation and oppression can cause much suffering for victims with loss of self or one’s own subjectivity and reality. I read some long excerpts from this book and didn’t find the information obscure or hard to understand as I have found with some works on psychoanalysis:

    This is also covered in the excellent book, Stalking the Soul, by a French psychiatrist:

    Sometimes just validating one’s reality can help one maintain or recover one’s sanity if you recall the great movie, Gaslight, with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman as I’ve said another of your posts.

    Anyway, thanks for your response. I’ll look forward to that article you might write some day comparing new theories you are learning, but even brief impressions by you would also be helpful and interesting in my opinion.

    I still admire you for investigating all these different methods to try to find the best options for your patients!

  5. Its great to hear the message – that a person can recover completely, even though the expensive mainstream approach denies this.
    My own experience is that psychotherapy is ideal for ‘schizophrenia’, and what worked for me was in the already in the community and didn’t cost much.

  6. Thank you for these postings. I have found the Hearing Voices Network approach empowering.

    Despite the commitment to “helping” those of us with diagnosed “psychosis,” often mainstream helpers like Dr. Karon, operate from assumptions that have not furthered my healing. While psychotherapy may not be exactly mainstream, it usually operates from an assumption that my difference is individually pathological without examining its societal context.

    My experience with what has been considered “symptoms” has challenged me far less than the experience of “receiving help from mental health professionals.” Good intentions can still cause negative consequences. The Hearing Voices Network approach has validated my experience and supported me in taking back my own power to define myself and my experience. I am very grateful to courageous leaders of this movement like Ron Coleman, Karen Taylor, and Rai Waddingham. I am also grateful for the courage and wisdom of Sandra Steingard.

  7. Sandy,

    I posted the following comment on Daniel Mackler’s critique of biological psychiatry after you expressed some dismay about Daniel’s post. Since I questioned if you would see it, I am reposting it here in the hope that you will see it and understand the cognitive dissonance that makes some of us outraged by much of psychiatry while having a deep and growing admiration for you and your hard efforts in a very difficult field in great turmoil presently:

    Donna on June 5, 2014 at 7:08 pm said:

    Hi Sandy,

    As you know, I have given you a great deal of credit for all of your hard efforts to attempt to deal with the information you learned from Bob Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic that challenged some of your own “sacred symbols” of “schizophrenia” or psychosis. I especially appreciate your posts showing your efforts to work very closely with your patients to give the minimum dose required for those dealing with active psychosis while eventually trying to taper them down or off the drugs as is possible with informed consent for maximum safety. I also appreciate your hard efforts to learn about Open Dialog, various psychotherapies utilized by those like Dr. Bertram Karon, the Hearing Voices Movement and many other nondrug approaches.

    As you may have noticed, I wrote one of my scathing posts below about the bogus expansion of a huge “bipolar disorder epidemic” that has been used by the KOL’s of biopsychiatry to prey on mainly abused, raped, traumatized women and children subjected to domestic, school, work and other violence, bullying and mobbing including psychological and emotional abuse and terror as described by expert Dr. Heinz Leymann in his Mobbing Encyclopedia you can find on the web.

    You witnessed Dr. Ragins admitting that it is routine where he works to stigmatize raped women as bipolar as is also true of the military destroying countless lives, which many women are now fighting. As I have stated before and below, psychiatrist domestic violence experts have exposed that it is all too typical for abused women and children to be stigmatized as bipolar, ADHD, delusional, paranoid and other destructive stigmas that aid and abet their abusers in custody and other battles in the courts and do huge harm to them in general.

    Thus, I can on the one hand feel total disgust and contempt for those biopsychiatrists who deliberately cause abuse, trauma victims way more harm with life destroying stigmas and toxic drugs that do them way more harm than good and don’t address the real problems of the victims thus playing into the hands of the more powerful abusers. I have been exposed to the type of psychiatrists Daniel describes and in all honesty, he is putting it kindly given the many despicable evils I have observed among them when trying to rescue loved ones. Lying and bullying/mobbing were/are second nature to them so I don’t feel too kindly toward them and their “ethics.”

    Anyway, though I got some applause for my post below describing my disgust at biopsychiatry’s bogus bipolar predation on those suffering life crises like abuse, bullying, mobbing and others, I may get booed by stating once again that I don’t have much if any exposure to those with psychosis or “schizophrenia,” and I won’t deny that when I have encountered such people acting out in a very weird way, I feel nervous and uncomfortable around them and like Dr. Nardo says, I can feel fear of them too especially since I don’t know how to deal with them in the best, safest way that won’t cause them more stress and scary behavior. I would assume that those dealing with psychosis regularly have some methods and protocols to deal with the situation in the calmest, safest way possible. Also, though I despise the stigma deliberately doled out by psychiatry, when a psychotic person is acting out publicly, it isn’t too much of a secret that they have a problem at the time. It’s the stigmatizing of those who are not psychotic and psychotic and bipolar that really gets me!

    Therefore, I can applaud your work in dealing with these very difficult, challenging cases in the best interests of these people as you describe in your work. At the same time I can be and am disgusted and furious at the KOL’s and other psychiatrists who are trying to stigmatize everyone on the planet with the nasty, life destroying bogus bipolar I to IX “spectrum” stigma for very dubious reasons indeed other than the profit, status and ongoing stream of patients enjoyed by the charlatans like Nassir Ghaemi pushing this despicable agenda to the point of being manic himself per Dr. David Healy. Johanna Moncrieff has written about the huge bipolar epidemic she abhors as well given that so many are being given related toxic drugs like neuroleptics, lithium and so called mood stabilizers for normal life problems/stressors without true informed consent.

    Since others have access to your many excellent articles whereby you shared your extensive research of the studies showing the most judicious use of drugs for psychosis and the many non-drug approaches you’ve been exploring, I won’t repeat it here other than to repeat what I’ve said that I have a great admiration for your hard efforts to do the best you can with these very challenging cases. I also have to admit that if someone is acting out in a very psychotic way that may seem threatening to others, I can see where removing that person temporarily may be necessary for theirs and others’ safety until they can be calmed down and hopefully back to reality too in a short time. Such fear by the average bystander may be why those suffering psychosis also get subjected to violence more often because people may see them as threatening to themselves. Of course, I am speculating somewhat here since psychosis is not my area of expertise, but I feel it is important for me to address here in that I am assuming that you are dealing with people in a real potentially dangerous crisis situation while the psychiatrists I have criticized below are deliberately creating crisis situations or exacerbating them for mainly abused women and children in homes and those bullied/mobbed at work and school, which also tend to be female there for the most part too. You can check out the infamous, nefarious case of Phoebe Prince for a great example of “mean girls” ganging up on a high school student and bullying/mobbing her until she committed suicide. I was disgusted to read that she had been prescribed Seroquel to cope with this nightmare while making her out to be a mental case by some real “helpful” psychiatrist that an author used to make the problem seem to be Phoebe’s so called mental illness, which was bull. This was a case of a bunch of “mean girls” jealous that Phoebe was attracting some guys, so they had to “destroy her.” Great books like Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman, Women: The Best of Friends; the Worst of Enemies and many others expose that the great “sisterhood” isn’t everything it had promised!

    So, I hope you can see why I seem to have this cognitive dissonance in some of my critiques of biopsychiatry and most of those who practice it while having great admiration for the minority like you I’ve encountered at MIA and other web sites/books who actually work hard to learn the truth and find the best solutions for their patients rather than using bogus KOL “evidence based practice” made up with Big Pharma for the nasty purpose of lining their pockets no matter the risks to so called patients for so called mental illness they don’t have in the first place, but will after imbibing the toxic drugs.

    Anyway, I am not trying to cut off dialog with those who are as dedicated as you in your work though we may not agree on everything as we always acknowledge. As I said, I admire your courage and stamina for hanging in here and taking on those like Bernard Carroll at 1boringoldman. I must say that I rarely agree with Dr. Carroll for the most part and I like to see you hold your ground on real evidence based statements when he attacks like a pit bull! He was pretty harsh against Joanna Moncrieff, so I wouldn’t take it personally there or here since he seems quite set in his ways.

    When all is said and done, if you know you are doing the best you can for those you encounter in your work, that is the most important thing since you can’t please everyone, but you do have to live with yourself!

    Finally, I think of a biopsychiatrist as the worst kind just seeing people briefly to slap on a harmful DSM stigma that will likely make the most money (bipolar) and push toxic drugs in 15 minutes and just doing ongoing brief med checks from then on. Such a psychiatrist was the subject of a big article in the New York Times that Dr. Nardo cited on his blog since this psychiatrists’ total lack of interest and connection with his so called patients was astounding since he made no secret his major goal was to make as much money as possible to the point he would not even exchange a few extra words and hardly knew his “patients.”

    Thanks again for being here and hanging in there. Most of the diatribes here are not about YOU! They are about those who are a disgrace to yours or anyone’s profession


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Are Eating Disorder Centers a “Rehab Racket”?

She won a precedent-setting court case in 2011 requiring insurance companies to pay for stays in residential treatment centers for eating disorders. Now, Jeanene Harlick — who has struggled with anorexia herself — has begun writing an expose attacking the ineffective methods and lack of evidence-based approaches that characterize many centers in what she calls a “Rehab Racket.”

On A Disordered World, Harlick writes: “Back in 2011, when my case prevailed, I was happy I won – I was happy more people would get – and continue to get – much-needed treatment. Most of all, I was happy my parents got their money back. But now I question whether my case was such a resounding victory. Now I wonder whether maybe insurance companies have a right to dispute covering an expensive form of treatment that has no evidence to support its efficacy, nor shell out $1,000 daily to centers who don’t provide transparency or use science-based practices. If I could do everything over again, I would sue the treatment centers, not Blue Shield: to get a refund for a product centers never delivered on – and to sanction a system that is not only exacerbating many women’s illness, but destroying our careers and personal lives, brainwashing our families and sometimes, even, killing us.”

“Anorexia is widely known to be the most lethal of psychiatric illnesses: my population has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder and a markedly reduced life expectancy,” writes Harlick. “And more than half of deaths from anorexia occur from suicide. Compared to the general public, people who suffer from anorexia are 57 times more likely to die of suicide. It is my belief that the inappropriate treatment being administered to older adults with long-term anorexia is playing a role in this. Because when you place hope in a system that says its ‘evidence-based’ practice will make you better, but you fail –- over, and over, and over again to maintain your recovery, post-discharge –- you blame yourself. You think, ‘These reputable centers, they’ve told me they’re providing me the most current, research-based care; they tell me their prescription for recovery is right, and proven, and that if it didn’t work for me, I’m the problem, not them. I’m the one who hasn’t ‘fully surrendered’ to recovery… So clearly it’s me who’s inherently defective, not them; clearly, I’m a hopeless case and clearly, I should stop fighting for my recovery, because it’s never going to happen.”

Harlick writes that this article is the first in a series.

The Eating Disorders “Residential Treatment Industrial Complex”: Harm or Help? Part 1 of an Investigative Series (A Disordered World, June 27, 2015)

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  1. Below is an article – Wetsuit Therapy, from The Nevada Observer, June 15, 2008 on a non drug way of treating anorexia.

    Wetsuit Therapy?

    by Bob Bennett
    A new therapy for treating anorexia has been developed by psychology professor Martin Grunwald, currently associated with the University of Leipzig in Germany. It came about quite by accident due to his curiosity about something completely different. As it was funded solely from his own pocket, it does not yet have a solid standing in the medical community, but it has attracted the attention of a number of neuroscientists. You don’t need a doctor’s prescription, or even any scientific ability to try it for yourself or with someone you know who has anorexia.
    Grunwald had his class blindfold each other, and then gave them simple items to draw. He wasn’t concerned with artistic ability, merely to see if they would be able to roughly sketch the items. Except for one young woman, each of his students was successful at the task. The questions about why the woman who wasn’t able to approximate the shapes made him curious. If everyone had passed, it wouldn’t have been a very good experiment.
    It turned out the woman also had anorexia. A test with additional anorexia patients revealed that none of them were able to sketch the items while blindfolded. Further tests revealed their right parietal cortex, which helps to integrate the various senses was active, but not able to adequately process the information coming from the hand they couldn’t see. A standard hypothesis has been that anorexia is due to lack of touch during infancy. This investigation suggests anorexia may be due to the right parietal cortex not developing correctly, possibly due to either a lack of testosterone during childhood development, or the inability of the body to utilize the testosterone it does have. This would help to explain why anorexia is primarily an illness of women, who only have trace amounts.
    It is estimated that 272,000 people in the U.S. have anorexia; 85-95 percent of them are female, with onset generally at puberty. One in 200 patients dies each year. Suicide is 60 percent more common for this population than for others in the same age group. Alcoholism is also common. Those who die as a direct result of the illness do so due to the loss of various salts (sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium) which are needed to conduct electrical impulses in the body. Between 20 percent and 30 percent fully recover.
    Those with anorexia believe themselves to be grossly overweight. If you give one a pair of calipers and ask her to spread them out to the width of their upper arm, she will typically spread it out three or four times the actual width. Due to the malfunctioning right parietal cortex, this is how she actually perceives her arm.
    Those with anorexia dislike being touched, and early brain development is largely dependant on touch. They generally do not like massage or physical therapy which has demonstrated some success in treating those with anorexia. The question Grunwald posed was could a powerful input of touch sensation help to overcome the distorted body image? The second question was how to give touch stimulation to those who would avoid touch?
    A wetsuit was the answer he came up with. The one he experimented with also included a hood over the head. He had a young woman wear it for at least one hour, three times a day. During this time, they measured the electrical activity in her head as well as checked her weight at regular intervals. Within a few weeks, she gained several pounds, her brain activity switched from being left hemisphere dominated to right hemisphere, with a noticeable increase in right parietal cortex activity. The woman also felt much better and enjoyed wearing the suit. However, within three months of not wearing the suit, as part of the experiment, she began losing weight again, and started regaining a distorted body image.
    She then stole the suit and left Germany. Hopefully, the suit is again helping her gain weight and restoring her brain to proper functioning. The scientific data is incomplete on this therapy, at least partially due to the young woman taking off with the suit. But, the only downside risk to trying this experiment for yourself, your daughter, your student, your friend, or who ever, is the cost of the wetsuit. And wetsuits are now being made in stylish fashion. Try it with or without a hood. Try it wearing short versions and with ones that go down to the ankle. See if it works for you. You can tell your doctor you are giving it a try. You don’t have to wait for him to suggest it.


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Sweet Boondi or Meethi Boondi is a very famous and delicious Indian Sweet often served as Prasad at temples and homes. It is also made at special occasions like Diwali, Dussherra, Marriages. This is a very simple recipe if proper procedure is followed. It requires little skill and also getting used to preparing the Boondi. The Besan Batter and the Sugar Syrup (Chasni) plays very crucial role in achieving the desired result. You will require a special Jara or Big Spatula with holes for preparing the Boondi. These boondi are often flavoured with cardamom (elaichi), edible camphor and cloves (laung) and saffron or food colour is used to give it colour. Chasni or Sugar Syrup is usually kept sticky so that the Boondi absorb the same to achieve that Juicy taste. This traditional Indian sweet is loved by all.

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1/2 Cup Gram Flour (Besan)
1/2 Cup less 2 Tsp Sugar
1/4 Cup plus 2 Tsp + 1/4 Cup plus 1/8 Cup Water
2 Tsp Oil
1/8 Tsp Cardamom powder (Elaichi powder)
1/8 Tsp Saffron Food Colour

Serving: Makes 150-200 gm Boondi
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 15 min
* 1 Cup = 200 ml

1. In a Pan add Sugar and 1/4 Cup plus 2 Tsp Water and cook on high flame stirring constantly. Once water starts to boil cook for 2 min and then switch off flame. Keep aside. Measurement for Syrup (Chasni) is 1 Cup Sugar to 3/4 Cup Water.
2. In a bowl take Gram Flour (Besan). Prepare smooth batter by slowly adding 1/4 Cup Plus 1/8 Cup Water.
3. Add Oil and mix well. The batter should be free flowing consistency so that it can easily drop in oil while frying. Excessive free flowing batter will result in flat Boondi. So it is important to follow the measurement. Measurement for Batter is 1 Cup Gram Flour (Besan) to 3/4 Cup Water.
4. Heat Oil and take a Boondi Jara (Size No. 1). Test oil by putting a drop in hot oil and if the boondi comes up it is ready. Oil should not be very hot. Now fry Boondi by placing Jara over the Oil Pan and evenly spreading batter on the Jara. Boondi should drop in oil freely. Spoon should not be used on Jara to stir batter in to oil.
5. Remove the Fried Boondi on Paper napkin after 1 or 2 stir. Boondi cooks fast and so it is important to ensure not to over cook or it will turn red. Repeat the process step 4 and 5 for rest of the Boondi. Ensure Boondi Jara is washed or wiped for each lot to ensure perfect round Boondis.
6. Now take Syrup and check consistency once. It should be sticky and there would not be any string (tar).
7. Add Cardamom Powder (Elaichi powder) and Saffron Food Colour to Chasni (Syrup) and mix well. Flavouring is optional and one can even use Edible Camphor and Cloves (Laung). Instead of Saffron Food Colour one may also use Saffron.
8. Add Fried Boondi to Chasni (Syrup) and mix well to coat Boondi well. Cover with a plate.
9. After 1 or 1 1/2 hour mix the Boondi again. Cover with a plate and let Boondi absorb Chasni (Syrup) for 6-8 hours or over night.
10. Sweet Boondi is ready to serve!

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Session Key support for Arduino with RFM69 wireless module

Felix Rusu from lowpowerlab.com has created an amazing library for the Arduino/ATMega platform to use cheap RFM69 wireless modules for wireless transmissions between nodes. For a list of all the features, see his readme: https://github.com/LowPowerLab/RFM69. His Moteino platform and library are perfect for roll-your-own home automation systems, which is just what I am doing!

However, in my mind the library was lacking one critical piece – being able to prevent wireless replay attacks. Using Felix’s library, RFM69 transmissions can be encrypted in hardware, but the receiving node had no way of verifying that the incoming transmission was from a legitimate node and should be processed. If an attacker captured a sensitive packet as it flew through the air, such as one to open your garage door, they could replay it at a time of their choosing and trick your home automation system into opening the door.

TomWS on the lowpowerlab forum and I did some brain storming and he proposed modifications to the base RFM69 library to virtualize some functions, allowing them to be overloaded to create ‘extensions’. Using his modification, I wrote a transmission session key extension.

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Sarah Micallef - 1st January 2019

As the date of the European Parliament elections draws nearer, Malta’s six MEPs discussed what Malta has accomplished during this five-year legislature. In the second of six interviews, David Casa spoke about the introduction of the Work-Life Balance Directive and his commitment to fighting corruption.

With the EP elections just around the corner, what would you consider your primary achievements to have been during this legislature, in relation to business?

During this legislature, I have focused on many aspects related to business, but in particular as the EPP Coordinator in the Employment and Social (EMPL) Committee, I helped steer most of the legislative process towards a more social market economy, which not only helps foster economic growth, but focuses particularly on its workforce. I believe that SMEs and microenterprises are the backbone of our EU economy and are all the more important to Malta. In all the legislation that I have been involved in I have consistently ensured that unnecessary burdens on SMEs are removed. Such legislation ranges from Omnibus, the simplification of EU Funds, the revision of the Posting of Workers, Youth Employment Initiative and the European Pillar of Social Rights.

What do you feel are the main challenges and opportunities faced by local business within the current climate? What can be done, on a political level, to help businesses overcome them?

One of the main issues I see affecting business is bureaucracy, which is something that must be minimised. From an opportunity perspective, I am currently working on the Work-Life Balance Directive which would drastically improve the rights of employees who are raising their children or are the primary caregivers. At the same time, some businesses are better placed than others to introduce these measures, and the right safeguards must be put in place to prevent placing a disproportionate strain on business. I am working to ensure that the right balance is reached.

What do you consider to be the primary effects of the Maltese Presidency on your work within the EP? What do you hope to see from the new Presidency?

It is unfortunate that Government opted not to utilise the full potential it could have garnered through my role as EPP Coordinator of the biggest political party in Parliament within the EMPL Committee and as Head of the PN Delegation. Unfortunately, the Maltese Presidency of the EU Council was also undermined by the widespread corruption in Malta. The role of the upcoming Presidency will be difficult in that it will most likely scamper to close as much legislation as possible before the end of this legislature. It could be frustrating as once election mode sets in, national and political agenda priorities will make it more difficult to achieve a good compromise, but it might also work in favour of the Presidency and be easier to close certain legislative files, particularly those which are politically rewarding.

How do you see the upcoming election unfolding?

The upcoming MEP elections are an important stepping stone to choose who we want representing the Maltese islands where it matters. What we have earned over decades of hard work must not unravel due to the actions, and often inactions, of those who should be setting an example. Should I be trusted to once more carry out my mandate, I vow to relentlessly fight institutionalised corruption and ensure the provision of all necessary means of protection and basic freedoms for journalists, among many others.

What should Malta’s political and legislative priorities be for the upcoming EP term?

The upcoming term, as well as the election preceding that, will be a struggle between populist and responsible politics. The former has made an unfortunate resurgence over the past few years and threatens to dismantle a lot of what we have worked for. The protection of journalists is also an extreme priority. It is unacceptable that over the past year, three investigate journalists exposing government corruption have been assassinated in Europe. This is unheard of in a democratic, functioning, free Union, and we must unite to ensure that our values and moral direction are calibrated.

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Jacqui Lambie doesn't believe in marriage equality. But she is prepared to support it.

Senator Jacqui Lambie served in the Australian Army for 11 years.

She also raised two kids as a single mum, battled alcoholism and after being medically discharged from the army, attempted suicide by throwing herself in front of a car.

But none of that you hear about.

Because of all the things that make up who Jacqui Lambie is – of all the stories she has to tell – the one we hear about most has to do with her conservative views on gay marriage.

Listen: Mia Freedman digs deep, into the nitty gritty details of Jacqui Lambie’s opinions on gay marriage, on No Filter. Post continues after audio…

The picture painted of her by the media is an unattractive one: an obnoxiously loud, basic politician with overly-conservative political views.

It’s a depiction that at times can seem completely accurate. “Anyone who supports Sharia law in this country should be deported,” Lambie said on Monday night’s Q&A on the ABC.

But in an exclusive interview with Mia Freedman on No Filter, the 45-year-old Tasmanian Independent Senator of the Jacqui Lambie Network political party proved not only to be an absolute delight to speak to… but also to be surprisingly forward-thinking politically.

Especially when it comes to her views on gay marriage, which aren’t as hardline ‘anti’ as they seem.

“I’ve made my views quite clear on that,” the Senator told Freedman. “When it comes to the word ‘marriage’, it should be between a man and a woman.”

“I’m Catholic… I do believe in a higher power and I do believe in a God.”

Lambie is public and proud with her opposition to gay marriage. She attended a Catholic school and studied the bible. Her two children did the same.

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But Freedman was quick to dig deeper.

"But Jacqui... you've done so many things against Catholic teachings," she said. "You're not a traditional Catholic, right?"

"No not traditional... but when you lose your faith and there's nothing else left of you, you go and do things like walk out in front of a car."

"So is it that you think same-sex marriage is against God?" Freedman asked.

"I guess it's my grassroots and my moral upbringing... I guess it's just the word 'marriage' I'm stuck on - where it [the bible] says 'between a man and a woman', and for whatever reason I'm really stuck on that in my head."

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She is, however, quick to acknowledge that despite her passionate objection to gay marriage... that opinion is only her own.

"You know what Mia, that's my own personal view. That's why we should take it to a referendum... let the people of Australia take their vote."

As one of the few Tasmanian representatives in Parliament, Lambie is well aware the scope of her political agenda is far wider than just those with similar views to her own.

She's dedicated to serving the people of Australia.

"If the majority of Tasmanians want same sex marriage, then I am their representative. That's what they'll get."

Read: Jacqui Lambie says heated Q&A debate with Yassmin Abdel-Magied got “out of hand”.

There once was a time when Lambie wasn't so sure about life. Following a back injury in an Army training exercise, Lambie was medically discharged.

She began taking prescription pills to manage the pain. As well as being unable to work for ten years, she was refused welfare payments, despite the fact she was injured while serving our country.

In 2009, it all became too much. After "about a bottle of wine", Lambie walked in front of a car outside her home. She lost two of her front teeth and was knocked unconscious ... but she survived.

She has a scar on her forehead which reminds her of the accident everyday.

Lambie attributes God not only with her political success, but sparing her life that day.

"I do know one thing... I have a enough faith now to say: 'It doesn't matter if I go left or right here, I can't change anything. I have to step back and say [to God] 'Come on Mate, give us a hand'."

Only in Australia will you find an Independent, female Senator who leads a political party... and is also on colloquial terms with God.

Listen to Mia Freedman's full No Filter interview with Jacqui Lambie, here.

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