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[[File:Gavriil Kostelnik.jpg|right|thumb|Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik (1866-1948) as a Uniate priest.]]
The New [[Hieromartyr]] Protopresbyter Dr. '''Gabriel Kostelnik''', also '''Havryil Kostelnyk''', '''Havriil Kostelnik''' or '''Gabriel of Galicia''' ({{ru icon}} Костельник, Гавриил Фёдорович, {{sr icon}} Хавријил Костељник, June 15, 1886 - [[September 20]], 1948) was a Carpatho-Russian [[priest]] who returned to the [[Orthodox Church]] soon after the end of World War II. He was an outstanding church leader, theologian, philosopher, religious publicist, poet, playwright and prose-writer.<ref name=DECR>Russian Orthodox Church: Official Website of the Department for External Church Relations. ''[http://www.mospat.ru/archive/en/ne081285.htm 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik].'' 8.12.1998.</ref> Controversially however, in March 1946 he presided over the state-sponsored Reunion Council in Lvov (''Lvov Assembly / Lviv Sobor'') calling for the return of all [[Uniates]] to the Orthodox Faith, before he was assassinated during the political and religious turmoil of the late 1940s.
The New [[Hieromartyr]]<ref group=note>Fr. Gabriel has not yet been glorified, although he is currently under consideration for canonization by the [[Church of Ukraine]]. In this regard, it has been suggested that the title '''"[[Passion-bearer]]"''' should be considered as a more accurate title for him based on the events of his life.</ref> Protopresbyter Dr. '''Gabriel Kostelnik''', also '''Havryil Kostelnyk''', '''Havriil Kostelnik''' or '''Gabriel of Galicia''' ({{ru icon}} Костельник, Гавриил Фёдорович, {{sr icon}} Хавријил Костељник, June 15, 1886 - [[September 20]], 1948) was a Carpatho-Russian [[priest]] who returned to the [[Orthodox Church]] soon after the end of World War II. He was an outstanding church leader, theologian, philosopher, religious publicist, poet, playwright and prose-writer.<ref name=DECR>Russian Orthodox Church: Official Website of the Department for External Church Relations. ''[http://www.mospat.ru/archive/en/ne081285.htm 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik].'' 8.12.1998.</ref> Controversially however, in March 1946 he presided over the state-sponsored Reunion Council in Lvov (''Lvov Assembly / Lviv Sobor'') calling for the return of all [[Uniates]] to the Orthodox Faith, before he was assassinated during the political and religious turmoil of the late 1940s.
==Life==
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Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik (1866-1948) as a Uniate priest.
The New Hieromartyr[note 1] Protopresbyter Dr. Gabriel Kostelnik, also Havryil Kostelnyk, Havriil Kostelnik or Gabriel of Galicia ((Russian)
Костельник, Гавриил Фёдорович, (Serbian)
Хавријил Костељник, June 15, 1886 - September 20, 1948) was a Carpatho-Russian priest who returned to the Orthodox Church soon after the end of World War II. He was an outstanding church leader, theologian, philosopher, religious publicist, poet, playwright and prose-writer.[1] Controversially however, in March 1946 he presided over the state-sponsored Reunion Council in Lvov (Lvov Assembly / Lviv Sobor) calling for the return of all Uniates to the Orthodox Faith, before he was assassinated during the political and religious turmoil of the late 1940s.
1.1 Lvov Assembly (1946)
2 Commemoration
3 Glorification
Gabriel Kostelnik was born on June 15, 1886 in Ruski Kerestur, now Serbia, into the Uniate Church. His father Fedor and mother Anna Kakai had six children. Besides Gabriel, there were two brothers, Michael and Janko, and three sisters, Maria, Jula, and Helena. Gabriel 's father was a member of the village government from 1895 to 1919.
He attended the local primary school of his village for the first six years of his education from 1894 to 1898. His next four years in grammar school was split, two years in Vinkovci, Croatia and two years in Zagreba, Croatia. In 1906, he enrolled in the theological faculty of the University of Zagreb. After his first year, the dean of the Faculty sent him to the Lvov Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1911. At that time he became a member of the archdiocese of Lvov and received a scholarship for postgraduate studies.
He continued these studies at Freiburg University in Switzerland, receiving in 1913 a doctorate in philosophy. In 1915, he also received a doctorate from the University of Lvov. While an excellent academic theologian and Church historian, his interests also included poetry and philosophy. He was fluent in his local language as well as Ukrainian, Croatian, German, Polish, and Latin.
In 1913, he married the daughter of the principal of the Lvov Ruska gymnasium, Eleonora Zaricka. The couple had five children: Sviatoslava, Irene, Bohdan, Zenon, and Christina.
Also in 1913, Gabriel was ordained a priest in the Uniate Church in Lvov. After his ordination he served in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Lvov. He also became a professor of theology and philosophy at the Greek Catholic Theological Seminary in Lvov (1920–8) and the Greek Catholic Theological Academy (1928–30). He also edited the religious journal Nyva (1922–32).[2]
In the late 1920s Gabriel emerged as a critic of the Vatican's Uniate policy and became the leading representative of the 'Eastern' (anti-Latinization) orientation among the Greek Catholic clergy.[2]
His continuing studies of the Church Fathers convinced him of the correctness of the position of the Orthodox Church. In 1930, after expressing his views in published papers, Fr. Gabriel was dismissed from his position with the academy. Not cowered by his dismissal, Fr. Gabriel continued his critique of Catholicism throughout the 1930s. At the Uniate congress in 1936 in Lvov, Father Gabriel read a paper on the Ideology of the Unia, arguing that the Greek Catholic Church was doomed and that it was necessary to return to the fathers' faith.[1] He courageously developed the same theme at the Lvov diocesan clergy congress in 1943.[1] He was convinced of the error of the Unia and its wrongful effect on church life. During this time he formed a body of supporters who agreed with his position.
Lvov Assembly (1946)
St. George's Cathedral, St. George's square, Lviv, 1943.
In the midst of the chaos at the end of World War II, Fr. Gabriel and his supporters called for a return to the Mother Orthodox Church. As the pre-war political alignments collapsed around them, Patriarch Alexei I of Moscow welcomed their desire for the return of the Uniate clergy and faithful to Orthodoxy.[note 2]
On February 23, 1946, Metr. John of Kiev received Fr. Gabriel and twelve other priests from the Unia to Orthodoxy. By the end of the month two of these priests, Antoni Pelvetsky and Mykhailo Melnyk, had been consecrated bishops. Over the following months additional priests and laypeople joined Fr. Gabriel's movement.
Orthodox scholar Dr. Vladimir Moss has written the following historical-critical account of the council:
"After the Soviet victory in the war, it was the turn of the Soviets and the Sovietized Moscow Patriarchate to apply pressure. Towards the end of the war it was suggested to the uniate episcopate in Western Ukraine that it simply "liquidate itself". When all five uniate bishops refused, in April, 1945, they were arrested. Within a month a clearly Soviet-inspired "initiative movement" for unification with the MP headed by Protopresbyter G. Kostelnikov appeared. By the spring of 1946 997 out of 1270 uniate priests [78%] in Western Ukraine had joined this movement. On March 8-10 a uniate council of clergy and laity meeting in Lvov [in St George's Cathedral] voted to join the Orthodox Church and annul the Brest unia with the Roman Catholic Church of 1596. Those uniates who rejected the council were forced underground. Similar liquidations of the uniate churches took place in Czechoslovakia and Romania… Central Committee documents show that the whole procedure was controlled by the first secretary of the Ukrainian party, Nikita Khruschev, who in all significant details sought the sanction of Stalin."[3]
The Uniat clergy that renounced the Latin errors were united with the Orthodox Church through the sacrament of Confession by the newly-received ex-Uniat clergy, followed by the concelebration of the Divine Liturgy, and a message was sent to Patriarch Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow, which welcomed the day that spiritual freedom had arrived.[4]
Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic priest Christopher Lawrence Zugger argues that Father Gabriel was motivated partly from the hope of saving his son (who, he had been told was a prisoner of the Soviets), partly out of anti-Latin Catholic feelings, and partly out of conviction.[5] The Encyclopedia of Ukraine adds that Fr. Gabriel's theological position made him a target of NKVD pressure and blackmail during the 1939–41 Soviet occupation of Galicia, when the authorities first tried unsuccessfully to have him organize an 'away from Rome' schism in the Ukrainian Catholic church; and when the Soviets reoccupied Galicia in 1944 and arrested the entire Ukrainian Catholic episcopate, he was finally compelled to assume chairmanship of the Initiating Committee for the Reunification of the Greek Catholic Church with the Russian Orthodox Church.[2]
In sum, the religious movement which started with the anti-Latinization orientation among the Greek Catholic clergy led by Fr. Gabriel, and which culminated in the state-sponsored Synod of Lvov, occured at the same time that the political atmosphere in the area changed, as the remnants of the Nazi regimes, various nationalistic groups, the Bolshevik forces, and religious differences all collided with the sincerity of the people. In that environment, many of the clergy and laypeople returning to Orthodoxy became victims of fanatics, both religious and political.
Protopresbyter Gabriel's monument and gravesite.
In July 1948, Fr. Gabriel took an active part in the celebrations in Moscow on the occasion of 500th anniversary of the autocephaly of the Russian Orthodox Church.[6]
On September 20, 1948, after the Divine Liturgy Fr. Gabriel was attacked on the steps of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Lvov and killed by one, Vasily Pankiv, a terrorist who killed himself immediately after his deadly assault.
According to the official Soviet version, Pankiv was a member of the terrorist group led by Roman Shukhevich, chief of the Ukrainian Rebel Army (UPA).[6][7] In addition, an official bulletin printed in the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate (1948, № 10) and signed by Metropolitan Nicholas (Yarushevich) stated that Kostelnik was "killed by an agent of the Vatican."[8]
However, representatives of the UPA denied any involvement in the murder. And the Encyclopedia of Ukraine states that although "Soviet authorities have blamed his murder on the Vatican and Ukrainian nationalists, the evidence suggests that the assassination was masterminded by the Soviet police."[2]
Fr. Gabriel was buried in the Lychakov cemetery in Lvov. His funeral was attended, at least according to some Soviet authors, by around 40,000 people. Church leaders decided to inform the highest Soviet administrators of the 'great loss' they suffered. Among others, J.V. Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev were contacted.[9]
On September 20, 1998, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the demise of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in St. George's church, followed by a Panikhida at the tomb of Father Gabriel at the Lychakov cemetery conducted by Archbishop Augustine (Markevitch) of Lviv and Drogobych.
Later, a historic conference was held on the theme 'Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik and His Role in the Revival of Orthodoxy in Galicia'.[1][note 3] A message from His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II said that "the death of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik was an irretrievable loss for the spiritual life of his legacy – the people of God who reunited with Holy Orthodoxy at the Church Council of Lvov and for the Russian Orthodox Church as a whole."[1]
On September 19-20, 2008, the Lviv Diocese of the Ukraine Orthodox Church celebrated the 60th anniversary of the death of Father Gabriel.
Fr. Gabriel has been under consideration for glorification. According to Archbishop Augustine (Markevitch) of Lviv and Galicia, the Church has already begun to work on the appropriate documents.[6][note 4]
Holy Hieromartyr Gabriel, pray to God for us!
Father Gabriel's early poetry and prose were written in his native dialect, and he is considered the creator of the Bačka literary language.[2]
Idyllic Sequence - From My Village, 1904.
Dissertation: De Principiis Cognitionis Fundamentalibus (About the Basic Principles of Cognition), Leopoli, 1913.
Arise Ukraine, a poem in Ukrainian, 1918.
Boundaries of Democracy, Lvov, 1919.
Song for God, a poem of fifty eight homilies, 1922.
Grammar of Bach-Rusyn language, 1923.
Jephthah's Daughter, a play, 1924.
Dew Drops and the Sun, contains thirty one lyrical essays, 1931.
Christian Apologetics, where he considers reality and correctness of Christianity; the book consists of seven chapters including: 1.Religion 2.God 3.Genesis 4.Soul 5.Epiphany 6.The Church of Christ 7.Causes of atheism.
↑ Fr. Gabriel has not yet been glorified, although he is currently under consideration for canonization by the Church of Ukraine. In this regard, it has been suggested that the title "Passion-bearer" should be considered as a more accurate title for him based on the events of his life.
↑ It is important to note that there were precedents in the history of the Uniate church similar to Father Gabriel's movement. According to Patriarch Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow, the Union of Brest, enforced in 1596, retained a strong internal opposition throughout its 400 years which would resolutely break away in favorable times, citing three outstanding examples:
"Greek Catholics in Belorussia, Lithuania, Volhynia and Podolia, led by the Uniate bishop Joseph (Semashko) and his colleagues representing the high-ranking Greek Catholic clergy, reunited with the Russian Orthodox Church in 1839 (Synod of Polotsk).
The same was done by Greek Catholics in Kholm region led by bishop Markell (Popel) in 1875.
In 1890, the Uniate priest Alexis Toth initiated in the USA a process of reunification in which some 90 thousand Greek-Catholic clergy and laity – emigres from Galicia and the Carpathian Rus – reunited with the Mother Church.
"It was natural that in May 1945, immediately after the victorious end of the Great Patriotic War, an Initiative Group for Reunification of the Greek-Catholic Church with the Russian Orthodox Church was formed to implement the idea for which Father Gabriel suffered so much."
↑ Taking part in the Divine service and in the conference were hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church: Archbishops Onuphry of Chernigov and Bukovina, Niphont of Lutsk and Volyn, Augustine of Lvov and Drogobych, Sergy of Ternopol and Kremenets, Bishops Methodius of Khust and Vinogradov, Simeon of Vladimir-Volynsky and Koval, representatives of the theological schools from Moscow, Kiev, Lutsk, Pochaev and Warsaw, clergymen from the Rovno, Khust, Chenovtsy; Vladimir-Volynsky and Brest dioceses, Abbess Mikhaila Zaets, mother superior of the Gorodets convent, representatives of the Union of Orthodox Brotherhoods in Ukraine, and many parishioners.
↑ "According to our procedure of canonization, a martyr really had to suffer for Christ or for the Church, but not to die by chance. Moreover he shouldn't be a heretic or a schismatic. As for the pious, the Reverend Fathers, there should be the sanctity of life and authority. Kostelnik is somewhere in between a martyr and a pious," the Archbishop said.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Russian Orthodox Church: Official Website of the Department for External Church Relations. 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik. 8.12.1998.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bohdan R. Bociurkiw. Kostelnyk, Havryil. Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 2 (1989).
↑ Vladimir Moss. Orthodoxy and the Unia in East-Central Europe. March 30 / April 12, 2011.
↑ Orthodox England. Hieromartyr Gabriel of Galicia (1886-1948): A Carpatho-Russian Martyr for Christian Unity in Western Russia. St John's Orthodox Church, Colchester.
↑ Rev. Christopher Lawrence Zugger. "The Forgotten: Catholics of the Soviet empire from Lenin through Stalin." Syracuse University Press, 2001. p.423.)
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Interfax-Religion. The initiator of elimination of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church could be canonized. 23 September 2008, 12:16.
↑ (Russian) Из мемуаров Петра Судоплатова. «Военная Литература» Мемуары: Глава 8. «Холодная война» - Дорога к Ялте и начало мирного противостояния.
↑ (Russian) Журнал Московской Патриархии. 1948, № 10, стр. 9.
↑ Havriil Kostelnik (1886-1948).
Orthodox England. Hieromartyr Gabriel of Galicia (1886-1948): A Carpatho-Russian Martyr for Christian Unity in Western Russia. St John's Orthodox Church, Colchester.
Russian Orthodox Church: Official Website of the Department for External Church Relations. 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Protopresbyter Gabriel Kostelnik. 8.12.1998.
Interfax-Religion. The initiator of elimination of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church could be canonized. 23 September 2008, 12:16.
Bohdan R. Bociurkiw. Kostelnyk, Havryil. Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 2 (1989).
Vladimir Moss. Orthodoxy and the Unia in East-Central Europe. March 30 / April 12, 2011.
Rev. Christopher Lawrence Zugger. "The Forgotten: Catholics of the Soviet empire from Lenin through Stalin." Syracuse University Press, 2001.
Havriil Kostelnik (1886-1948).
"Украина православна". Биография отца Г. Костельника. Пресс-служба Украинской Православной Церкви. 01.03.2006.
(Pravoslavie.e-brest.net): Иващук Андрей. Львовский церковный собор 1946 года. Протопресвитер Гавриил Костельник. Православный информационный ресурс. Сергиев Посад 2004.
(Vestnik article): Андрей ДРАНЕНКО. Протопресвитер Гавриил Костельник и Львовский Собор 1946 года. Вестник, 2006, № 1.
Russian Wikipedia: Костельник, Гавриил Фёдорович.
Serbian Wikipedia: Хавријил Костељник.
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Writings from Dr Bruce Scott
Mental Healthism: Scottish Family Party Conference 13/11/2021. Text used for my presentation to conference (Some differences exist from filmed speech).
4th Dec 2021 / Dr Bruce Scott
Mental health' is a phrase everybody uses without thinking. Yet when we subject it to critical analysis, we can see just how slippery a term it really is. It is a term that reduces and reifies human experience to simple categories of good and ill health.
Today, political activists from all political persuasions often campaign for more or improved mental-health services. It is simply seen as a good thing. There is almost no interrogation of the concept of mental health from a critical psychoanalytical or philosophical perspective, or even rarer, a spiritual perspective. The uncritical acceptance of the idea of mental health has damaging consequences.
Chiefly, the mental-health agenda forces people to think of the problems they experience as purely psychological problems-a psycho-pathologisation of ordinary life. This is compounded and perpetuated by the discipline of psychology itself, which purports to be a neutral science. As Svetlana Boym argues in Another Freedom, psychology, rather than contesting the states of alienation and confusion, exacerbates these states, and celebrates them in a positivist 'carnival of inauthenticity'. Indeed, alienation from ourselves is positively encouraged through psycho-biological frameworks (including genetic theories), which permeate the discipline of psychology and dispute and destabilise ideas of free will and responsibility, and which negates the idea that the wide range human emotions and experience is perfectly normal.
The crucial problem with psychology and its contemporary underpinning, the idea of mental health, is that it views human beings as, essentially, machines. And machines, as everyone knows, become faulty and need fixing. By reducing human beings to machines in this way, so that discontent, estrangement and so on are seen as forms of mental ill-health, the institutions of psychology shore up the status quo. They present the acceptance of the status quo as good mental health.
It needs to be understood that there is no good evidence to suggest that there are any biological deficits, genetic abnormalities, or chemical imbalances related to mental ill-health or mental disorders. The evidence base for mental illness is very poor by scientific standards. There are no medical tests a physician can give you to test for a mental illness.
The happiness demanded by the so-called radicals of mental-health campaigns buys into the secular postmodern imperative of the well-adjusted, adapted individual, alienated by the modern metaphysics of the self. Our modern state of being, of becoming increasingly unhappy and distressed (not mentally ill), is no doubt created by economic conditions. But it is also a result of the pathological inability to enjoy the myriad satisfactions offered to purchase, or life statuses we are encouraged and tempted to acquire in contemporary society. The psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan was very cognisant of the fact that the modern demand for happiness, and the existence of the happiness/mental-health industry, implies the ultimately unsatisfying nature of customer satisfaction.
Mental healthism was also used in the development of the Named person scheme which morphed into the Adverse Childhood movement. I think people, parents and professionals need to be aware of this creeping totalitarianism in Scotland, seeping into the lives of families and their children. The tentacles of the state do not just turn up overnight; they grow via faux compassion and fake evidence – 'The ACEs movement is about love and hugs', some have been seen to tweet on social media. Indeed, presently in Scotland (and England too), primary school children are subjected to 'resilience' training or promoting health and emotional well-being, which derives from ACE ideology and focuses on well-being, psycho-social health and relationships.
These lessons are in effect psycho-social educational interventions based upon a narrow and reductive idea of 'mental health'. Children as young as a five are asked to reflect upon relationships, emotions and their families. Psychological projection tools are used which encourage such reflection and yield much information (i.e., qualitative data) on children's families, lifestyles, struggles, problems and difficulties.
Anecdotal reports are suggesting that younger children are becoming confused and distressed with this aspect of the school curriculum (an ACE in itself?). And these 'lessons' are conducted without informed consent or consultation with parents. There have been reports of parents asking teachers if any data is being taken or recorded from these lessons. They have been told that no data is being taken or recorded, yet posters designed by children, guided by teachers, adorn the walls of schools (worryingly non-anonymised) describing the emotional states, worries, trials and traumas of children and their parents. It seems that the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) mean little in this ACE inspired world. Data is everything in a totalitarian surveillance inspired world. Data leads to control.
Anyhow the ACE inspired school is an instance of the school being turned into a 'mental health' centre. These curricular developments are wholly inappropriate; the school is not a place where you meddle with the 'mental health' of a child, or extract information from them on issues pertaining to 'mental health' and well-being. There are specialist services and professionals to work with children if they need help. They are called Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). But CAMHS and NHS psychological services are overstretched and some are at breaking point. What exactly do ACE advocates want to do once they have identified all the ACE 'victims'? Where will ACE advocates send children and what treatments will they receive when at present there are limited resources on offer?
I think Aldous Huxley's thoughts on the issue of mental healthism are very helpful. This is from his "Brave New World Revisited", where he quotes the psychotherapist Eric Fromm:
"But 'let us beware' says Dr Fromm, 'of defining mental hygiene as the prevention of symptoms. Symptoms as such are not our enemy, but our friend; where there are symptoms there is conflict, and conflict always indicates that the forces of life which strive for integration and happiness are still fighting'. The really hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be the most normal. 'Many of them are normal because they are so well adjusted to our mode of existence, because their human voice has been silenced so early in their lives, that they do not even struggle or suffer or develop symptoms as the neurotic does'.
Therefore, the rise of a therapeutic/mental hygienist totalitarianism or despotism is as Huxley alerts us to, is I believe alive in well in our times-in Sturgeon's SNP dystopian vision. One just has to think of the failed "Named Person Scheme" in Scotland which has morphed into the Adverse Childhood Experiences movement. Essentially an ideology of the going in at birth/infancy if the child, to target "at risk" mothers and families, where state knowledge/state intervention is necessary to guide a child into and towards a standardised unity where diversity is extinguished; targeting a "pre-crime" ideologically speaking. I have written about these issues in the Scottish Review . But essentially if we ignore the warnings from the likes of Huxley and no heed the lessons from totalitarian pasts and current totalitarian states (e.g., China), we are heading into a dark place. This is especially so in light of the drive of the ACE ideology (with its whiff of eugenics), transhumanism and the desire to link artificial intelligence with biological systems. I think personally human civilisation in on a precipice mirroring some dark dystopian science fiction movie, except it is not a movie any more. This is all the more real when you consider the trans or queer theory inspired educational system, critical race theory infiltration in all walks of life (anecdote-cis white male privilege-school council).
Anyhow, from a document of Brainwashing and mental healthism ex-head of the KGB Anatoly Beria states in regard getting mental healthism integrated into a country culture; and before I quote him, think of LGBT clubs in schools, human rights indoctrination, values etc etc as Richard has eloquently discussed.
"Psychopolitical operatives should at all times be alert to the opportunity to organise, "for the betterment of the community" mental health clubs or groups. By thus inviting the co-operation of the population as a whole in mental health programmes, the terrors of mental aberration can be disseminated throughout the populace. Furthermore, each one of these mental health groups, properly guided, can bring, at last, legislative pressure against the government to secure adequately the position of the psychopolitical operative, and to obtain for him government grants and facilities, thus bringing a government to finance its own downfall."
The standardisation of human behaviour, from a Soviet communist perspective, leading to a mental healthism (or the mental health of the population dependent upon the state) is backed up from the testimony of Dr Boris Sokoloff in his "White Nights: pages from a Russian Doctor's Notebook . Here is shows why the neo-liberal goal of a cultural hegemony of mental health and a leftist/communist mental healthism archives the same outcome; servitude or slavery to a mono-system:
"Russian communism is generally considered to be fighting capitalism— whose defeat is its prime goal. Actually, of course the Soviet regime, being an extreme form of state capitalism, is fighting not capitalism as such but private industry and commerce. But much more important is the fact that neocommunism is a movement directed against individualization and toward the standardizing of all Man's activities. It is the farthest-reaching attempt ever made in this direction. Steadily and persistently, the Soviet regime is driving toward its ultimate goal: control of human behaviour. It states officially that man can transcend his heredity and transform his environment and so achieve full uniformity of behaviour. In this gigantic social and biological experiment, carried out largely through the [mis-]education of children and youth, the Soviets are using the [Pavlovian] conditioned-reflex mechanism on a large scale. They openly declare that this is essential to their purpose, that through such standardization a complete hold over their subjugated peoples can be attained." Page 293.
Hannah Arendt, described totalitarianism as the attempted transformation of human nature itself. However, this attempted transformation only results turning sound minds into sick minds. Arendt's fear is exemplified by the attack on our children and the traditional family via interrogating heteronormativity and gender, deconstructing via postmodernist ideology, the pursuit of truth via the god of science and the godless narcissistic pursuit of the ideal self which is played out in the cultural hegemony of mental health or mental healthism where the self is made into a God.
Considering what Arendt warns and in our age of anti-religion, anti-family, queer theory etc I think I will end here with a quote from Martin Lloyd-Jones from his book The Christian Warfare: An exposition of Ephesians 6:10-13.
"Our age is one that has largely ceased to believe in the supernatural at all. This is partly due to the advance of science in its various branches. Man is regarded as the master of his own fate and the determiner of everything……It is my belief, as I have tried to show in my exposition of the Apostles warnings, that the modern world, and especially the history of the present century, can only be understood in terms of the unusual activity of the devil and the 'principalities and powers' of darkness."
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If you possess even but a mote of interest in fashion, it is almost certain you would've heard the name of Mary Katrantzou. She has managed to exhaust all known superlatives, drowned in a sea of plaudits and accolaides with the release of only five ready to wear collections, and she isn't even thirty yet; some might say she's prodigious.
Katrantzou was born in Athens, Greece to an interior designing mother and a father trained in textile design; the professions of her parents are not only the genenis of her career, but they also stand as the pillars of her design ethos. In 2003 Katrantzou relocated to America to study for a BA in Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, before relocating again, this time to Central Saint Martins in London to complete a course in Textile Design. During this period, Katrantzou managed to sell a few of her designs to the acclaimed American fashion house, Bill Blass, famed for their exquisite tailoring and cutting edge concept of marrying textures and patterns. Upon graduating from her BA in 2005, Katrantzou decided to divert her skills from prints for interiors to prints for fashion, and in 2006 she worked at Sophia Kokosalaki for two seasons, attaining all there was to be attained and consciously building a portfolio for the Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Textiles course. She was accepted onto the course in 2007 and she opened the 2008 Central Saint Martins gradution show with a collection heavily influenced by Trompe l'oeil, a method consisting of realistic imagery that is presented to the viewer in a certain way, therefore fooling the eye with the illusion that the images are in three dimensions; how technical and artsy. The collection was hailed as fresh and exciting and was nominated for two prestigious awards, The L'Oreal and Harrods awards.
Katrantzou released her first ready to wear collection in autum/winter 2008 via a small NewGen stand at London Fashion Week with a batch of only 9 dresses. The expression "less is more" had never rung truer, those 9 dresses that she showed earned her 15 of the most coveted and prestigious stockists inlcluding, Browns, Joyce and Penelope. The sky really was the limit for the girl from Greece, spring/summer 2009 saw her attain show status via New Gen, an exclusive collection for Topshop that sold like hot cakes, numerous publications in magazines like, Vogue , Wallpaper*, Dazed and Confused and Grazia. The accolaides and recognition just came coming, in 2010 she was awarded the Swiss Textiles Award, nominated for the British Fashion Award and a finalist in the Dorchester Collection Prize.
I saw her Spring/Summer 2011 and I literally fell off my chair, it was that seminal and that good. Katrantzou's Autumn/Winter 2011/12(see below) is something else, it belongs in another realm of beauty, a hyperrealistic aesthetic that serves a delectable feast for the eyes that is both delicate and intricate. In my opinion, some of the designs lie somewhere between the decadence of grandiose Baroque and the melting pot of a modern, chic London. For Autumn/Winter, Katrantzou imagined a woman wearing one of her dresses "as a connoisseur, surrounded by objects of beauty like Fabergé eggs, Meissen porcelain, cloisonné enamel, and Ming vases" and her inspiration from Diana Vreeland, coromandel screens and the interwar period. The Tropme l'oeil notion was omnipresent once again, and so it should be, it is concept that is awe inspiring and Katrantzou has used it to "push print above and beyond where we have seen it go before, clashing and contrasting, across garments, overwhelming the viewer, but never the wearer". Without doubt, Katrantzou is an artist, painting pretty silhouettes and creating wearable art.


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Koru (former Kuri) is a belde (town) in the Çınarcık district of Yalova Province, Turkey. Up to 20th century the population was composed of Greeks. Situated at   it is between Çınarcık to west and Yalova to east, all coastal places on the Anatolian side of Marmara Sea. Distance to ÇInarcık is  and to Yalova is  . The population of Koru is 5257 as of 2010.

Name
The name of the settlement was Kuri . After the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement, the former population of the settlement was replaced by the Turks from Serres and Drama in 1924. Former name was changed to a Turkish name with a similar sound and meaning small forest quite suitable for Koru.

History
In 1992, the settlement was declared a seat of township.

In 1999 the town suffered from the Great earthquake. Now the town is flourishing as a center of floriculture. Many agricultural crops are also produced.

References

Populated places in Yalova Province
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Çınarcık District
Populated coastal places in Turkey

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Brave New World: A Graphic Novel [Huxley, Aldous & Fordham, Fred]
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Available in graphic novel form for the first time, "one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the twentieth century" (Wall Street Journal) Aldous Huxley's classic novel of authoritarianism Brave New World, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham, the artist behind the graphic novel edition of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley's enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today.
With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form. Fred Fordham's singular artistic flair and attention to detail and color captures this thought-provoking novel as never before, and introduces it to a new generation, and countless modern readers, in a fresh and compelling way.


A dainty red polka dot bow charm bracelet from our Children Collection. Made with Sterling Silver 925 this charming necklace is the perfect gift for your little girl.
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Quorum sensing is een regulatiemechanisme waarmee bacteriën hun genexpressie kunnen afstemmen op de populatiedichtheid aan de hand van signaalmoleculen. Quorum sensing kan zowel tussen individuen van dezelfde soort, als tussen verschillende soorten optreden.

Voorbeelden
Een voorbeeld is de opportunistische bacterie Pseudomonas aeruginosa die in de menselijke luchtwegen kan groeien zonder schade aan te richten. Wordt de dichtheid echter erg groot, dan schakelen ze over naar een agressievere verschijningsvorm: ze gaan een biofilm vormen die het immuunsysteem van de gastheer kan omzeilen. Deze mucoïde conversie doet zich vooral voor bij patiënten met taaislijmziekte.

Een ander voorbeeld is de luchtwegbacterie Streptococcus pneumoniae. Wanneer deze voelen dat zij met genoeg zijn, gaat een aantal spontaan in lyse zodat het enzym pneumolysine vrijkomt. Pneumolysine beschadigt de slijmvliezen, wat de kolonisatie van de luchtwegen ten goede komt.

Behandeling
Een mogelijke behandeling is quorum quenching, het afbreken van de signaalmoleculen door geneesmiddelen. Deze behandeling wordt ook ingezet in de strijd tegen de superbacterie.

Externe links
 The Quorum Sensing site (nottingham.ac.uk)
 Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria (hhmi.org)

Microbiologie


Japanparts Group will return to Automechanika Birmingham in June to showcase new products and features in its the European range.
The Group will introduce new electronic shock absorbers, new suspension kits for European cars and the new range of power liftgates, transmission filters, shock absorber springs and mounts for all cars currently in circulation.
The European range of cylinder heads will be included in a new dedicated catalogue together with other other engine components. This means there will be approximately 150 more cylinder heads than in 2018.
With these new products, Japanparts Group will increase its offering by about 10,000 more references (for each brand: Japanparts, Ashika, Japko) equal to 35 per cent for a total of approximately 42,000 references overall.
To improve service, the new automated warehouse will enter into operation in October 2019; with 60,000 mini-load trays covering 10,000 square metres, the warehouse has a capacity of approximately 3,600 picking lines more compared to the 12,000 lines which the company already processes each day.
Visit Japanparts Group at stand N150 in Pavilion 20 from June 4-6.


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2022 Nissan Frontier: The future reimagined
Why is the 2022 Nissan Frontier special?
The Exterior
The Infotainment System
The Powertrain
The Cargo Space/Towing
The Riding Features
The Safety Guard
The Fuel Economy
The Availability
The Competitors
A brand well known amongst the masses; Nissan, has continued to provide users with quality vehicles, time and time again. This time around, all car enthusiasts are in for a surprise as the company is back with a bigger and bolder treat.
The Frontier that has been known to be the mightiest of all is back with new additions to ensure a better driving experience. With the 2022 Nissan Frontier, you can get your hands on the safest technology and an engine of top-notch quality.
More commonly referred to as the truck, the 2022 Nissan Frontier brings the right mix of the modern and traditional. From the headlights to the tailgate, every feature of the car has been curated with perfection. But, that's not all there is to it. If you want to learn more about this stunning car model, read on to find out its features, capabilities, and a whole lot more.
Source: carbuzz
If you've been wondering why this brand of vehicle has been so up in the news lately, here's your answer:
The Nissan Frontier of 2022 is more like a pickup truck. Given the tastes and preferences of American citizens, a truck parked in the backyard is always a good idea. If we were to consider the statistics of purchased vehicles in America last year, full-size pickups would be ranked amongst the top three selling vehicles.
Pickup trucks have continued to be a popular choice for American consumers out there. Ultimately, they are one of the most profitable vehicles at car dealers. As far as compact and moderately sized pickup trucks are concerned, these can serve as an integral component of an automaker's vehicle line.
With the 2022 Nissan Frontier making its debut soon, the company has a special aim in place: To compel buyers with the current vehicle and make them switch to the Nissan Titan truck later. Perhaps the most special part about the current Nissan Frontier is its lifespan. It has made its way through all challenges and obstacles for a whole 17 years. Even after moving through the best and worst of life's course, the Nissan Frontier is soldiering on; better than ever.
If you are wondering when will the new Nissan Frontier be available. All set to be released in the upcoming year, the new model of Nissan Frontier incorporates the best of features. Its release officially marks the third generation of the Frontier. Listed below are each of the truck's defining features, explained in-depth and in detail.
Source: autoevolution
Since Nissan has released its Frontier after more than a decade and a half, you'd think the new truck would be speckled by features from those times. However, we are happy to report that the New Frontier is not a blast from the past. You don't have to be worried about drawing a comparison with that era as this new vehicle is a modern-day creation.
The 2022 Nissan Frontier makes a massive jump from the outdated and simple to modern and extravagant. Despite riding on similar platforms, the vehicle looks much bigger, accompanied by slim headlights, and elongated fenders.
Instead of matching the dimensions of Nissan's Sedan, this new Frontier has taken a look that is similar to the 2021 Nissan Titan pickup. However, for a much bolder look, you can scale up to the two- or four-wheel drive Pro-4x trims. With the perfect headlights, daylights, and fog lights, this combination is a winner in itself.
From a bigger perspective, the 2022 Frontier will be widely available in the King and crew cab model. The king mode comes with a 6-foot bed, while the crew cab version brings a 5-foot bed with itself. The best part about the Nissan Frontier is that manufacturers have kept the truck to an optimum size so you don't have to be too worried about holding a truck too large.
The 2022 Nissan Frontier brings an all-new and highly modern interior space. It has an upgraded dashboard, a new center console, and Nissan's trademark Zero Gravity seats. Right in the middle of the dash is an 8- or 9-inch touch infotainment system and between the dashboard's gauge is an exact seven-inch driver info display.
Source: carnichiwa
The new model has a much larger center console as the transmission has been moved towards the driver's side. Even the big handbrake has turned into a foot brake, becoming much more spacious and hoisting distinct features such as the wireless phone charging.
This model is available in the King (extended) and crew cab models.
King (Extended)
Crew Cab Models
Rear hinged back doors
Old, forward-hinged doors
Cramped seats at the back
Sufficient room in front and back seat of models
The latest 2022 Nissan Frontier will bring a range of the best features. From a comparatively modern, enhanced cabin to the largest touch screen available- the Frontier is a true package. The truck is not only well protected but also has a special acoustic glass to block the noise out.
With a wireless phone charging pad, the vehicle also has four main USB ports. Additionally, there are also about 12-volt outlets and a full 120-volt plug-in. The other key features of the latest Frontier include a combination of heated front seats and steering wheel, adjustable driving seat, and an engine with a push button.
Nissan has not only concentrated on the outer dimensions of the vehicle, but also the inner features. Apart from the traditional upgrade, the company has also given the Frontier's infotainment system a much-needed upgrade.
We have outlined some of the key aspects of the Nissan Frontier's infotainment system below:
An 8-inch touch screen/support for car play
Eyes free Siri
The upcoming Frontier will be equipped with a 310-horsepower 3.8-liter V6 that is capable of producing nearly 281 pound-feet of torque. Ultimately, this combination makes the engine much stronger than that of rival pick-up trucks.
When the 2022 Nissan Frontier is launched, the V6 will quite possibly be the only engine offered. This engine surpasses all others as it is corresponding with a nine-speed automatic transmission. The new powertrain has been observed in the 2020 and 2021 models respectively. So far, they seem to be phenomenally successful.
Source: 2019trucks
The new model of the Nissan Frontier can tow up to 6,720 pounds. This upgraded limit gives tough competition to the leading companies that include the names of GMC Canyon (2021) and Chevrolet Colorado (2021.)
The truck also comes with an added sway control which uses the truck's brakes to ensure that the vehicle is parked straight. As far as the Frontier is concerned, the bed is nearly 59 inches long, while the Crew cab model has a much bigger bed length that amounts to 73.3 inches.
Additionally, the company also offers a high utility bed with a bed liner, alongside a trackable cargo management system. These Frontiers are also equipped with a reduced tailgate that won't get slammed upon opening.
The cargo bed lights also aid in loading day and night. Even the cabin of the Frontier will have ample room and there is significant space available in the second row.
To minimize the risk of hitting bumps on the road, the 2022 Nissan Frontier brings a better steering wheel and unique jounce bumpers. Moreover, the stabilizer bar at the front has been increased in size, while an attached rear stabilizer bar on the side keeps the truck on the ground.
The Frontier comes in either a four-wheel or rear drive with a two-speed transfer pack. Four-wheel drivers have the added ability known as the hill's descent control, which ensures you travel in the right direction when traveling on hilly areas.
However, the 2022 Nissan Frontier is yet to be tested on the roads and thus, its overall performance is yet to be seen.
Source: caranddrive
To ensure a safe driving experience, the vehicle has been equipped with many defining safety technologies. All of the Nissan Frontiers will be equipped with a distinct collision warning, and all of the Nissan Frontier doors with the "Rear Door Alert". This alert has primarily been designed to remind drivers to ensure the rear seat is safe.
The "Easy Fire Till" technology also helps in keeping you informed about the level of air that is needed to reach the optimum tire pressure. In addition, all vehicles would come with a Nissan Safety Shield 360 package that includes; traffic alert, automatic beam headlights, automated emergency brakes along with pedestrian recognition. Other features include:
A driver alertness monitor
Cruise Control System
Around View Camera System
At present, the data for the fuel economy of the 2022 Nissan Frontier is yet to be released. These estimates will most probably be released closer to next year. However, these numbers should more or less fall in the same range as the current Frontier, as the new truck also makes use of the original powertrain and operates on the same platform.
Although the official price for the truck is yet to be announced, the company has published trim levels that are to be available from next year. The Extended Cab models will be available in S and SV trims. On the contrary, crew cab users can choose their pick from a diverse range of options that include S, SV, Pro-X, and Pro-4X.
Source: firstincare
The features available on each of these trims are yet to be disclosed. As far as the price estimate is concerned, the 2022 Nissan Frontier will not be a great hike from the current one, priced at a solid $26,790.
The availability: Nissan Frontier release date
For the most part, the Nissan Frontier of 2022 is expected to be in showrooms soon. But, with the current circumstances imposed by the pandemic, there is a big possibility of experiencing delays in the product launch.
The 2022 Nissan Frontier is being built at the Mississippi plant of Nissan's Canton in the United States. This facility has been producing several Nissan products. Even the Nissan Altima of 2021 was built at this plant.
The 2022 Nissan Frontier may be packed with the best of features, but it is still competing with brands that have been working to produce trucks for decades. Its main competitors will include notable car models of 2021, such as the Ford Ranger, Chevrolet Colorado, and Toyota Tacoma.
Thus, in short, the upcoming Nissan Frontier seems like a great package for those who tend to prefer trucks. With the fusion of modern technology and quality features, this vehicle can prove to be a great participant in the truck market. How does it function on the road? Only time will tell!
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Rogue-like Below Delayed Till... Whenever
Excited for rouge-like adventure Below? May want to keep your excitement tempered then because the game is being indefinitely delayed.
by Brawler1993
Below, an Xbox One and PC rogue-like adventure game, had been planned for a summer release but developer Capybara Games has made the sad decision to delay the game; it still needs further development. Delays are not that uncommon in the world of videogames, but what may worry and agitate some people is that Capybara hasn't said how much longer they plan to delay it for.
"We told you BELOW would be out this summer. Our team worked hard to make that deadline a reality. But after a strong push, we've decided it isn't ready."
States the indie studio in a blog on their official website.
"We did a lot of soul searching. We knew we wanted to get it into your hands as soon as possible. We knew the game was there, and we're super proud of it, but we also knew it needed more time to make sure it lives up to our studio's standards, and the quality that you expect from our games. From the very beginning, BELOW has been our most ambitious undertaking, and we're just not quite done excavating its depths, or polishing all of its facets."
The blog further adds:
"Making games is hard but rewarding work. Accepting, even after this long development, that the game needs more time is difficult, but it's important that we are honest with ourselves as creators, and with you, the players.
We're sorry we let you down with yet another delay. But in the end, we need to make certain that the hard work we've put into this game turns into something you'll love, and to us that unfortunately means keeping BELOW in the oven a while longer, until it truly is ready."
The team has decided that, rather than promise another release date and risk not being able to meet it, they will go completely dark until they are 100% ready to give the game a new launch date.
"Instead of giving you a new, loose release window, we will be going dark while we take the time that we need to complete BELOW without compromise. The next time you see a major BELOW update, that means our game has a firm release date, which we'll share."
Below will play from a top-down perspective and sees players explore a mysterious world whilst keeping their character alive. It has been described as punishingly difficult, containing "brutal but fair combat" and permanent death. It will coming to PC, and Xbox One when Capybara Games are happy with the game.
Brawler1993
Games Below Genres AdventureIndie	Platforms PCXbox One	Tags capybara games
Source videogamer.com
Published Aug. 19th 2016
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Programming test, written test and interviews at IIT Gandhinagar for M Tech admissions for CS students completed on 8th May and results are to be declared on 29th May. I wanted to know the link for results of previous year so we ... wrong. We can also start a thread on sharing interview experiences by all 72 candidates shortlisted for interviews. Thank You.
I got interview call from IISC for M.Tech Research in CDS. In the call letter, it is stated that it's on 23rd May in the morning session (9 a.m). Nothing is mentioned explicitly when will the written test take place and when will be the interview. Can someone tell what can be the procedure? @arjun sir please help. PS: I've booked return tickets for 24th May (6 a.m.).
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"Dishonest" and "manifestly incompetent" Roger Allanson struck off as solicitor after investment scheme collapse
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 ~ Phoenix
Roger Allanson, owner of the eponymous Allansons LLP unregulated litigation funding investment scheme, has been struck off as a solicitor and ordered to pay the Tribunal's costs of £103,868.
The scheme claimed to deliver a potential return of 50% in a timeframe of 6-18 months.
Third-party unregulated introducers soliciting investment into the scheme claimed that the investment was covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, thanks to a complex structure involving an insurance broker offering an unauthorised credit default swap and an "After The Event" insurer in Bermuda. Exactly who dreamt up this claim is unclear as it never formed part of Allansons' own marketing (only their introducers'); while the Tribunal case does centre on misleading claims of "no risk" made in Allansons' marketing, the FSCS coverage claim is not one of them.
The allegations against Allanson were:
That the marketing material used to solicit investment into the scheme was misleading.
That the monies invested were "misused", with either 24% or 4% of each investment retained by Allansons, and a total of £347,000 of payments made either to introducers or Allanson himself that breached the solicitors' Code of Conduct.
That Allanson failed to monitor the mortgage overpayment claims that underpinned the investment scheme.
That Allanson sent "inappropriate" emails to an investor who was querying the status of his investment.
That Allanson failed to maintain adequate accounting records and client account reconciliations.
That Allanson failed to maintain client ledgers for the over 4,000 clients whose cases against their mortgage lenders underpinned the investment scheme.
Checkered history
The investment scheme centred around mortgage borrowers who had supposedly paid too much in interest to their lenders.
Allansons began taking on a handful of claims in December 2016, but the vast majority of cases were taken on in 2018 after the litigation funding scheme ramped up. Of 7,773 cases taken on by Allansons at 31 January 2019, 99.7% were taken on in the preceding 12 months. (The Allansons scheme was reviewed here in January 2018.)
The cases were heavily reliant on a piece of software called "Checker Reports" developed by a man the Solicitors Tribunal refers to politely as "Mr BT", director of "MAS Limited". This would almost certainly be Bryan Turner of Mortgage Audit Services Limited, who featured in Allansons investment literature.
"Checker Reports" was put into action in relation to the "Brothers H" (apparently someone at the Tribunal is a Dostoevsky fan), who had defaulted on a number of commercial mortgages with Santander. Before Checker Reports entered the scene, Santander had already conceded an overpayment of c. £29,000 to the Brothers H as a result of a Financial Ombudsman case.
In late 2012, armed with a printout from "Checker Reports", Roger Allanson demanded Santander refund a further £114,000. Santander refused, stating "the recalculation method to reach this figure is incorrect". Nonetheless Santander did reduce its claim "a bit further", settling for the proceeds of the sale of the Brothers H's property – but clearly not for a £114,000 repayment.
This single case was trumpeted as a "proven track record" in Allansons' literature. In the Tribunal's words, the investment literature claimed that the Checker report had been a "silver bullet which had solved Brothers H's problems". In reality, the return of £29,000 by Santander was the work of the Financial Ombudsman, not the Checker report, and the claim for a further £114,000 on the basis of the Checker report had been mostly tossed out by Santander. Plus a negotiated agreement not to pursue the Brothers H for money in excess of the property sale proceeds (i.e. money they probably didn't have).
The Tribunal rejected a submission by Allanson that a single (shaky) case could constitute a "proven track record".
This was one of a number of points found to be misleading by the Tribunal. Other points found to be misleading in the investment literature included
The impression that the investment carried no risk of loss. A FAQ claimed that the only "risks of investing" were "you might not receive a return on your investment… there is ATE insurance in place in the event a case fails."
The impression that investors' money would be spent only on an expert audit report, with other costs covered by Allansons, whereas in reality investors' money was funneled to introducers and Allansons itself.
A claim that the chances of success had been reckoned at 75%, without mentioning that this was based on legal advice that had been heavily circumscribed and caveated. One of the lawyers who had been used to back the "75%" claim told Allanson that her advice had been mischaracterised and demanded that he remove reference to her practice from the literature.
Misuse of money and 20% commissions
In an email to a much-abused (in every sense) investor called "Mr AL", Allanson claimed
No commissions, excessive or otherwise have been paid to agents. I do not have any agents.
In reality Allansons was paying commission to a number of introducers, identified only by initials in the Tribunal report.
The Litigation Funding Agreement signed by investors stipulated that funds would be used "specifically to pay for the Checker expert reports and necessary case costs only". In reality they were used to prop up the law practice (including to pay off the company credit card) and to pay a number of introducers. The Tribunal found that this was a misuse of investor money and contrary to the investor agreement.
Allanson claimed that introducers were due 20% of investor money "payable at case close". The SRA's solicitor pointed out that introducers were unlikely to wait until the closure of the legal cases for their money, given they had no oversight or control over those cases. She also pointed out a number of transfers out of the scheme's bank account to introducers.
£19m invested, not a penny recovered
A total of £19 million was raised from investors in the Allansons' scheme, and paid out.
Not a penny was recovered from any mortgage lender as a result.
The case against Allansons details a "litany" of failures in progressing the cases, and delays of up to nine months after a potential client had signed an authority before a "letter before action" was sent to the lender.
None of the case files had an individual Counsel's opinion assessing its merits.
Mortgage lenders who received claims in respect of Allansons clients were left scratching their heads over what the claim was supposed to be about.
The most common cause of delay was that the letter of claim was insufficiently detailed and the lenders were unable to understand what claims were being made, and how those were supported by any calculations.
The Tribunal noted that in the 18 months that the scheme was running, the Respondent did not recover a penny from any lender. He had not issued any claims, nor had he sent any Part 36 offer letters. He had collected from litigation funders, and paid out, over £19m. In not one case had any lender indicated any intention to do other than reject the claims. In not one case had the Respondent provided a detailed exposition to a lender of why there was a good claim and how it was particularised.The letters before action had not been in the proper form, leading to their rejection.
The Tribunal found that up until 2018, Allanson's strategy had been to overwhelm lenders with a large mass of claims with the threat of charging them £4,000 for a detailed report which didn't exist. In 2019 the SRA intervened, as Allansons was preparing to change tack by issuing 20 test cases.
Allanson at this point deployed the familiar "everything would have been fine if the regulator hadn't shut us down" cliché.
The Tribunal was satisfied that in reality, the Allansons scheme collapsed because Allanson was better at raising money from investors than actually using it to fund cases.
The Tribunal was satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the Respondent had failed to adequately manage the progression of the MMP claims and so found the factual basis of Allegation 1.3 proved.
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt"
Allanson was also sanctioned for "inappropriate" emails sent to the aforementioned Mr AL, who had become concerned about the progress of his investment and started to regularly contact Allanson. Allanson responded by questioning Mr AL's intelligence and threatening to sue for defamation.
The fact you make wild assumptions to support your personal hostility towards me makes damages for defamation top of the agenda for the meeting yet to come. Mark Twain once said "it's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt". I can't think why that sprang to mind, but curiously it did. Still want to meet?"
Email by Allanson to one of his investors
The Tribunal rejected a claim by Allanson that the email was jocular in nature and an attempt to defuse the situation. It also noted that the allegation of defamation was nonsense as Mr AL's allegations had only been made to Allanson himself, not to a wider audience.
(Trained solicitors not understanding the basic requirements for a claim of defamation? Whatever next?)
The Tribunal found:
That Allanson's systemic failure amounted to manifest incompetence.
The Tribunal considered whetherthe Respondent's conduct amounted to incompetence that was so clear and obvious as to rise to the level of manifest incompetence. This was not a failure on one or two files but a systemic failure on thousands of files, funded to the tune of over £19m. The failures were basic and repeated, and the Tribunal was satisfied on the balance of probabilities that it clearly amounted to manifest incompetence.
The Tribunal also found that Allanson demonstrated dishonesty in regard to the misleading marketing material and his claims to an investor that no commission had been paid out of their investment.
The various allegations to do with failure to keep adequate accounting records were also found true.
The Tribunal found that Allanson had been motivated by financial gain, contrary to his claims of "a wish to help others". Which in the context of a £19 million investment scheme which made not a penny in returns is a bit like finding that Casanova had a tendency to think with his wedding tackle.
As a consequence of the Tribunal's findings, Roger Allanson was struck off as a solicitor and found liable for c. £104,000 in costs.
Allanson pleaded poverty in an attempt to persuade the Tribunal not to apply costs. He claimed that as a result of the Tribunal case he is currently working for a builder at £10 per hour, dependent on his wife, and a self-described "man of straw".
He also made "a number of personal attacks on the integrity of various individuals involved in the preparation of the case". The Tribunal paid no attention to his conspiracy theories, dismissing them as "unsubstantiated".
The Tribunal rejected his plea of poverty, noting that Allanson received "unexplained" funds from his investment scheme and therefore had not proved that he could not afford the costs.
the Tribunal noted that he had received money as a result of the scheme that had not been explained. In the absence of that information the Tribunal could not conclude that the Respondent was unable to pay the costs.
Allansons LLP was put into voluntary liquidation in May 2020. Investors' money in was reported as a debt and investors' money out reported as an asset, meaning the liquidator is responsible for recovering any investor funds that can be recovered. (If any.) Progress reports for voluntary liquidations are due annually (unlike administrations where reports are required every six months) so the first should be due soon.
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Think the comments especially the response show there must of been others involved. What solicitor responds and quotes Mark Twain
The Real Truth about the Allansons scam says:
Roger is not the REAL person behind this scam, he is far too scared to name the names and spill the real truth about who is really behind all of this. Poor naive Roger, and he is very much that in spades, despite his profession, is a fall guy, a stooge who unwittingly fronted for a group of very dangerous north west based criminals.
Roger was an unwitting pawn in a wider web, the principals of which are running free and absolved of any responsobility for their crimes in this particular matter.
We have the full details and real proof of who is really behind the Allansons scam and rest assured it is NOT Roger.
The real culprits and ringleaders of this and other similar financial scams are running free around the North West of england as we speak.
But their time is numbered.
Poor Roger is the fall guy.
Do not believe everything that has been printed about this case in the mainstream media and on many financial blogs
MFN Claims says:
To The Real Truth about the Allansons scam
It sounds like we have common interests in this matter.
Can we talk offline – call me on 0333 305 0999 and ask for Ian.
You will never know the real ins and outs unless Roger Allansons reveals all. Just wonder if he was paid enough to fold his business and lose his license for


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Self-medication and health insurance coverage in Mexico
José A. Pagán, Sara Ross, Jeffrey Yau, Daniel Polsky
Self-medication is a common practice in many developing countries but little is known about its determinants. This study analyzes the factors that are associated with the use of self-medication in Mexico using the Mexican Health and Aging Study, a new nationally representative survey on adults aged 50 and over. We find that self-medication is related to socioeconomic status and the lack of access to professional healthcare. Our empirical results suggest that lack of government-sponsored health insurance coverage increases the propensity to self-medicate. A 10% increase in the proportion of adults with health insurance coverage could decrease the use of pharmacy consultations by .8% for public sector workers and by 1.7% for private sector workers. Increasing health insurance coverage could reduce the demand for self-medication by making healthcare more affordable and by changing the population perceptions about the benefits of modern medicine.
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Pagán, J. A., Ross, S., Yau, J., & Polsky, D. (2006). Self-medication and health insurance coverage in Mexico. Health policy, 75(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.03.007
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'Fit and healthy' husband dies of brain tumour after symptoms include mixed up taste and smell
Scott, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, was diagnosed as suffering from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
Eve BeattieTrainee Reporter
Scott and Hazel Cornwall.
A widow told how her 'fit and healthy' husband died from a brain tumour - after getting symptoms including mixed up sense of taste and smell.
Mum-of-two Hazel Cornwall, 61, became alarmed when husband Scott became incoherent and started sweating while they did some cleaning in the garage in summer 2019.
Scott, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, claimed the cleaning stuff Hazel was using smelled terrible whilst he wasn't making much sense.
An ambulance rushed him to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on July 7, 2019, where medics feared he was having a stroke.
The crane operator was discharged, although Hazel, who works as a nursery nurse, feared it was something more serious.
Scott Cornwall died aged 59.
The next day an MRA scan revealed a mass on the brain and Scott was diagnosed as suffering from glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
He was given a 12-month prognosis and died on September 7, 2020.
Hazel said: "Scott came in and said the cleaning spray had a terrible smell. He was really sweating and he wasn't making any sense.
"An ambulance took Scott to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He had auras and he got sweet and sour tastes in his mouth.
"He was given tablets for a stroke and was sent home, but I thought it was something more serious."
The diagnosis sparked more harrowing illnesses.
Scott, dad to Ryan, 34, and Kelly, 37, died with his son and wife with him at a Marie Curie hospice a week after he was admitted.
Hazel said: "Scott was never at the doctor's, he was fit and healthy one day then life got turned upside down.
"After the diagnosis, he got sepsis, shingles, and he had a bleed on the brain.
"It was pure devastation, but he remained upbeat. I couldn't comprehend it."
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Hazel will be taking part in the Brain Tumour Research charity's 10,000 Steps a Day in February Challenge.
She said: "When Scott was diagnosed with a GBM, he was handed a death sentence.
"It's so important to raise money for research so something can be done about this devastating disease.
"I just want to be able to help the next person who has to go through this."
Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet historically just one per cent of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to it.
Matthew Price, community development manager at Brain Tumour Research said: "We're really grateful to Hazel for taking on this challenge for us as it's only with the support of people like her that we're able to progress our research into brain tumours and improve the outcome for patients like Scott who are forced to fight this awful disease."
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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (80th, Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 2, 1997). Addenda I.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
The 16 papers in the first section of the Addenda to this proceedings are: (1) "Shipboard News: Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea" (Roy Alden Atwood); (2) "The International Institutional Press Association, 1966-1968" (Constance Ledoux Book); (3) "44 Liquormart--A Prescription for Commercial Speech: Return to 'Virginia Pharmacy'" (Frances L. Collins and Timothy D. Smith); (4) "Sociocultural Influences on Advertising Seen from Gender-Role Portrayals: A Content Analysis of Chinese and U.S. Television Commercials from 1996" (Hong Cheng); (5) "Of Heathens and Heroines: Constructions of Gender and Empire in the Woman's Foreign Missionary Press, 1869-1895" (Janet M. Cramer); (6) "Mainstream Newspapers Coverage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1991-1996" (Ana-Jimena Vargas); (7) "Media Rights versus Community Interests in Canada and the United States: Explorations in Legislative and Judicial Balancing" (Vernon A. Keel); (8) "To Mourn, to Cheer, or to Fear? Three Different Chinese Perspectives on the Death of Deng Xiaoping" (Shiau-Ching Chou and Margaret E. Thompson); (9) "Media Recognition and Access to the Presidential Primary Ballot" (Karen M. Markin); (10) "A Model of Public Support for First Amendment Rights" (Jack M. McLeod; Mira Sotirovic; Zhongshi Guo; Kuang-Yu Huang); (11) "Virtual Meetings: Breakdown or Breakthrough in Participatory Government" (Susan Dente Ross); (12) "Humor as a Resource in Constructing Scientific Knowledge and Ignorance" (S. Holly Stocking); (13) "Effects of Alignment Advertisements: Brand Ads Containing Mention of Social Issues" (Toni Schmidt and Jacqueline C. Hitchon); (14) "Funding Alternatives for Electronic Access to Government Information" (David Danner and Paul W. Taylor); (15) "An Investigation of Colorism of Black Women in News" (Lillie M. Fears); and (16) "Computer-Assisted Reporting Resources in Newsrooms, 1994-96" (Bruce Garrison). Contains references and endnotes. (NKA)
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