Britain's Got Talent in our local papers

Harry & I have been featured in East Grinstead's 2 local papers - East Grinstead Courier & East Grinstead Observer. Fame at last!

In case you missed our audition piece, here it is again:

http://www.sharenow.com/base/content/8273/

And here are the contestants - the 'Drumming Duos':

We're just waiting for that phone call.

Drugging Kids for Profit: The Nail is in the Coffin

I think people are finally getting the message that putting your kids on powerful mind-altering drugs for 'hyperactivity' is perhaps not the best thing to do. Here are 3 recent major set-backs for that extremely profitable quackery a.k.a. fraud called, "Label kids as mentally ill, then rake in the cash":

• 26 Oct 07 - The Church of Scientology's psychiatric watchdog, CCHR (Citizens Commission on Human Rights) brings out 3 extremely hard-hitting and emotive PSAs on the subject, soon to be playing on TV channels all over the world. Click Play below to watch No. 1 - the very sad story of Candace Downing, and all 3 PSAs can be seen here - http://CCHRUK.sharenow.com
  

• 12 Nov 07 - BBC's Panorama programme called "What Next for Craig?" investigates drugs given to children for ADHD and reveals that "new research shows giving children drugs for ADHD works no better than doing nothing in the long-term." The programme also pointed out that children can become suicidal while on these drugs, and that they pose an increased risk of delinquency, substance misuse and even of going to jail.

• 14 Nov 07 - Baroness Susan Greenfield asked the UK government to conduct an inquiry into the effectives of ADHD drugs and the reasons behind the “remarkable increase” in the number of children diagnosed with the condition over the last two decades.
  

For more information, help or advice, contact CCHR UK on:

01342 313926

info@cchr.org.uk
http://www.cchr.org.uk

P.O. Box 188
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 4RB

adhd, ADD, children, drugs, prescription, medication, suicide, side-effects,big pharma,profit,fraud

Niki Lanik Wins 2007 Clio Cup Winter Championship

RECORD-BREAKING NIKI LANIK, RACING FOR THE YOUTH 4 HUMAN RIGHTS RACE TEAM, CLINCHES THE 2007 CLIO CUP WINTER TITLE FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING

LANIK broke the record of winning two Clio Cup Winter Titles back to back, thanks to the team’s primary sponsor for the Winter Championship - Staden Grange Country House – www.StadenGrangeHotel.co.uk. The 2006 Winter Champion, Niki Lanik, came away last weekend with a 2nd place and a 1st place finish at Croft racing circuit in Yorkshire to become the 2007 Clio Cup Winter Champion, retaining last year’s title.

COMING into Round 3 & 4 of the 2007 Clio Cup Winter Championship at Croft, Austrian race driver, Niki Lanik, racing for the Youth 4 Human Rights with Stancombe Vehicle Engineering team, was leading the championship by a mere 9 points after having amazingly won both opening rounds at Donington Park from 4th and 7th on the grid.

FRIDAY’S test day saw 20-year old Lanik straight away on the pace, being 4th, 2nd and quickest in the three test sessions. Colin Stancombe, Niki’s chief race engineer, had found a major fault with the suspension set-up, then having fixed it, the youngster was quickest in the last session of the day by more than a tenth of a second, which in Clio terms is plenty. The fault was found to be a bent damper from the 65mph crash at Thruxton’s Round 11 of the 2007 Summer Championship. The Youth 4 Human Rights race team’s driver, swapping between slick and wet tyres throughout the 20-minute qualifying session, only managed to get three decent laps in, where two counted for the grid positions – 3rd & 4th.

ROUND 3 of the championship started well for Lanik, slotting from 3rd on the grid into 2nd place before the first corner. Lanik blocked Vaulkard, 2007 Seat class-B champion, but this gave an advantage to Andrew Herron, the driver lying 2nd in the championship. Relieving Herron from pressure, he extended the gap and pulled away on the first lap. Niki had to make sure he finished the race, as a non-finish would most definitely ruin his hopes of winning the 2007 title. Lanik finished the race in 2nd place, meaning he still led the championship, but by only 5 points.

Simon North with 2007 Winter Champion
Niki Lanik (AUT) Youth 4 Human Rights
with Stancombe Vehicle Engineering

“Herron was extremely quick in this race and he certainly narrowed down the championship points. If he wins the race and I come 2nd, then I will win the championship. But that’s only considering somebody else, not Herron, gets fastest lap. It’s very close,” Niki commented on his possible 2007 title. “Other than that, I’ve not got much more worked out. All I’m going to do is do my best and go for the championship win!”

ROUND 4 found the Miracle Drywash-sponsored race driver starting 4th on the grid, right behind his rival, Herron, who was starting 2nd on the grid. The red lights went out and the race started. Lanik had a blistering start launching from 4th straight into 2nd place, with Herron leading the race through the first series of corners. One lap later, coming up to Tower bend at 120mph, Lanik made the move down the inside of Herron, braking as late as he dared. Lanik owned the overtaking move and came out of Tower bend in first place. The Austrian had to drive defensive lines for the next three laps, trying to get the 2nd and 3rd placed drivers to start dicing with each other. This happened all to plan and Niki was able to drive comfortably to the chequered flag and become the 2007 Clio Cup Winter Champion, winning the race by 1.344 seconds.

“I had a fantastic start, made a perfect overtaking manoeuvre, had some fun getting the others into awkward positions, and then cruised to the finish line! It was THE perfect way to finish off my 2007 race season!” Lanik said with enthusiasm.

“I want to thank a few specific people. I want to thank Colin Stancombe and the best team in the world – Stancombe Vehicle Engineering – for being the funniest and most professional team around. I’d like to thank my sponsors and advertisers that made the financial side possible: Youth For Human Rights International - http://www.YouthForHumanRights.org; Staden Grange Country House - http://www.stadengrangehotel.co.uk; Miracle Drywash - http://www.miracledrywash.com; G&G Vitamins - http://www.GandGvitamins.com; Wealden Workwear - http://www.wwpe.co.uk; and to the guys who made the car look so awesome, Luxury Sign Design - http://www.lsdsign.co.uk. And last but definitely not least, my parents for always believing in me. THANKS!!” said the Austrian 2007 Clio Cup Winter Champion.

For more information about Niki Lanik, visit:

http://www.NikiLanik.com or http://www.myspace.com/lanik140.



renault, clio, race team, motorsport, niki lanik, human rights, racing car, champion, austria

10 Years of Godsmack Arrives December 4th

UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC ROCK ICONS GODSMACK
TO RELEASE GREATEST HITS CD ON DECEMBER 4



Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack

Band Includes 16 Seminal Godsmack Songs
Delivering The Year's Most Riveting Rock Retrospective

Universal Republic band Godsmack will release their widely anticipated Greatest Hits album, Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack on December 4. The 16-track collection is loaded with career defining milestones and seminal Godsmack classics. Among the groundbreaking songs included are the band's clarion call "Whatever," their breakthrough #1 rock mainstream smash "Awake," "I Stand Alone" (2002's most played rock radio song of the year), "Speak," (the #1 rock cut from their 2006 album Godsmack IV), and a rare, bristling Godsmack cover of Led Zeppelin's classic 1969 debut single "Good Times, Bad Times."

Considered one of the definitive alternative hard rock bands of the modern era, the Boston based group stormed on to the music scene in 1998 with their masterful self-titled debut album, and have never looked back. The only rock band to have scored 13 Top 10 hits in the Active Rock format, their most recent album, Godsmack IV, became another platinum-plus trailblazer for the formidable foursome, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top albums chart (their 2nd #1 debut following 2003's Faceless) and harking back to the thunderous arc of multiplatinum masterpieces like their 5 million selling breakthrough debut album and 2000's Awake, as well as the more subtle flexing heard on their 2004 acoustic EP The Otherside.

Fronted by charismatic and uncompromising singer/songwriter Sully Erna, 2008 will mark the tenth anniversary of Godsmack's self-titled debut album; in honor of that occasion, Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack encapsulates some of their most captivating and enduring hits. In the past decade, the unflinching Godsmack has enjoyed an incredible run, selling more than 12 million albums - highlighted by scores of sold-out international concerts, stages shared with legends, a remarkable 16 hit singles, 4 platinum records, 1 gold EP and three Grammy nominations.

Known for their fierce touring regimen, Godsmack also established one of the most memorable live arsenals in rock, having been regulars at past Ozzfests, appeared at Woodstock '99, toured with Metallica, and headlined their own arena juggernauts throughout the world.

Godmack's releases include Godsmack (1998), Awake (2000), Faceless (2003), The Scorpion King soundtrack (2002), Otherside EP (2004), and Godsmack IV (2006).

Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack

1. Good Times Bad Times
2. Whatever
3. Keep Away
4. Voodoo
5. Bad Religion
6. Awake
7. Greed
8. I Stand Alone
9. Straight Out Of Line
10. Serenity
11. Realign
12. Running Blind
13. Touché
14. Speak
15. Shine Down
16. The Enemy



http://www.godsmack.com

School shootings in Finland update

I have received several responses to my post of 8 Nov 07:

"Was Pekka-Eric Auvinen on psychiatric medication?" http://johnalexwood.blogspot.com/2007/11/was-pekka-eric-auvinen-on-psychiatric.html

and here are the links given in them:

"Jokela gunman said he used antidepressants"

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Jokela+gunman+said+he+used+antidepressants/1135231686882

"SSRI (Antidepressant) Stories"
http://www.ssristories.com/index.php?sort=date

http://www.narpa.org/prozac.data.suppressed.htm

http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/SSRIs/Lawsuits%20over%20antidepressants.htm

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=000CF962-D

http://mysite.verizon.net/res0im1v/donettesteelepsychology/id14.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071107.wfinland1107/BNStory/Intern

My conclusion:
There is something fundamentally wrong with psychiatry and psychiatric treatment!

More PSAs and information on this subject here:
http://CCHRUK.sharenow.com/

or you can contact CCHR UK directly on +44 (0)1342 313926
or by e-mail: info@cchr.org.uk

CCHR UK
P.O. Box 188
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 4RB
http://www.cchr.org.uk

George Tilley is now 18 years old!

Happy Birthday George!

Click here to watch yourself growing up (from 1989 to now): http://www.sharenow.com/relations/folders/279/

Lots of love - Dow

Was Pekka-Eric Auvinen on psychiatric medication?

We will have to see if Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the latest school shooter, was on prescribed psychiatric medication such as antidepressants*. If so, it will be no surprise because what happened yesterday - this time in Finland - bears all the hallmarks of a drug-induced shooting, like many of the school shootings in recent years.

Watch this Public Service Announcement and you will see what I mean:

The following school shooters have been verified as being under the influence of a psychiatric drug at the time of the shooting:

May 21, 1998: Springfield, Oregon: 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his own parents and then proceeded to his school where he opened fire on students in the cafeteria, killing two and wounding 22. Kinkel had been on Prozac.

April 29 1999: A 14 year old boy shot two children, killing one, at W.R. Myers High School in Taber Alberta. He was a student of the school; he was seeing a psychiatrist who prescribed him Dexadrine just prior to the shooting.

April 16, 1999: Notus, Idaho: 15-year-old Shawn Cooper fired two shotgun rounds at his school narrowly missing students; he was taking a mix of antidepressants.

April 20, 1999: Columbine, Colorado: 18-year-old Eric Harris was on the antidepressant Luvox when he and his partner Dylan Klebold killed twelve classmates and a teacher before taking his own life in the bloodiest school massacre in history. The coroner confirmed that the antidepressant was in his system through toxicology reports, while Dylan Klebold’s autopsy was never made public.

May 20, 1999: Conyers, Georgia: 15-year-old T.J. Solomon was being treated with a mix of antidepressants when he opened fire on, and wounded, six of his classmates.

March 7, 2000: Williamsport, Pennsylvania: 14-year-old Elizabeth Bush was on the antidepressant Prozac when she blasted away at fellow students in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, wounding one.

March 22, 2001: El Cajon, California: 18-year-old Jason Hoffman was on two antidepressants, Effexor and Celexa, when he opened fire at his California high school wounding five. Hoffman had also undergone an “anger management” program.

April 10, 2001: Wahluke, Washington: 16-year-old Cory Baadsgaard took a rifle into his high school and held twenty-three classmates and a teacher hostage while on a high dose of the antidepressant Effexor.

March 21, 2005: Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota: 16-year-old Native American, Jeff Weise, reportedly under the influence of the antidepressant Prozac, went on a shooting rampage at home and at his school, killing nine people and wounding five before committing suicide.

More PSAs and information on this subject here: http://CCHRUK.sharenow.com/
or you can call CCHR UK directly on +44 (0)1342 313926.

* News just in (10 Nov 07): Jokela gunman said he used antidepressants - http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Jokela+gunman+said+he+used+antidepressants/1135231686882

How Toxic Are You? Channel 4

BEAUTY ADDICTS: HOW TOXIC ARE YOU? Channel 4

We're made of chemicals, we rely on them, they're the basis of life. But the wrong types, in the wrong concentrations can cause serious damage. There are around 30,000 chemicals licensed for use in the UK today. Most make our lives easier, some make our lives safer, but for others, the jury is out.

Every year we splash out £6.4 billion on beauty products, but do we ever stop to think about what's in them or what they could be doing to us? The beauty industry spends £600 million a year marketing its products as pure, simple, organic and natural, but what's the truth behind the hype? Presenter Sarah Beeny wants to find out. First she meets Emma and Charlotte, two beauty-obsessed sisters. Between them they spend almost £1,000 a month on their beauty regime, but they have no idea how many chemicals are in their favourite products or whether these could be damaging their health.

Sarah has the girls tested, and with the help of two experts, is able to reveal the chemicals being stored in their bodies and then shows them how to detox by removing chemicals from their lives. Then Sarah meets two young mums to see whether the chemicals in the products they use are being passed on to their babies, before taking to the streets to find out whether parents really know what's in the special baby products they are buying.

A Unique Solution
But do not despair, because there is a way to flush chemical residues out of your body, thanks to the discoveries of researcher and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard. He developed a method for reducing body levels of toxic chemicals - a method which has been widely implemented, studied and demonstrated to be safe and effective. It is the sauna detoxification programme, used with great success by the world's largest network of drug rehabs - Narconon. It is also used by the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, bringing relief to those affected by 9/11, particularly firemen.

The attack on the WTC towers, and their subsequent collapse, brought unprecedented toxic exposures, beginning with a dust storm of pulverized concrete, steel, asbestos, carpeting, office equipment and other matter.

The Sauna Detoxification Programme
It is a precise regimen that includes exercise, sauna bathing, and vitamin, mineral and oil supplements. More than 20 years of clinical experience have established its value in treating chemical exposures.

A continuously evolving body of research projects has examined its application in the aftermath of exposure incidents. Scientists in the U.S., Europe and Russia have collaborated on this work.

Their findings have been published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, among many others.

Results
Watch this video to see the results for yourself: http://nydetox.invision.net/nydetox/nydetox.wmv

Ian Hunter, live at the Komedia, 30 Oct 07

Drummer Steve Holley (Wings - Back to the Egg) has been a family friend for many years, so it was great to go and see him play in Ian Hunter's band at the Komedia, Brighton on 30 Oct 07. I was a big fan of Mott the Hoople in the 70s so it was a real treat to see All the Young Dudes, Roll Away the Stone and All the Way from Memphis live. As you can see, I was right at the front of the stage! It was wonderful to meet the legendary Ian Hunter too.

For video clips and more photos of the show and backstage, click here: http://www.sharenow.com/relations/folders/119/

Britain's Got Talent - The Drumming Duos

My 11-year old son, Harry, and I entered Britain's Got Talent 2008 as a father & son drumming act. When we were finally let in the building after standing in the very long queue in the cold for 2 hours, everybody seemed to like the idea of a father and son drumming act and they tell us they like our audition piece!

What do you think? Have we got a chance?

Click here to see our audition video and more photos taken on the day: http://www.sharenow.com/relations/folders/125/

World Premiere of Lions for Lambs

I was very fortunately to have been given a ticket to the World Premiere of Lions for Lambs in Leicester Square, London in the presence of Tom Cruise and Robert Redford, and to the after-premiere party!

We had a fantastic time! Click here: http://www.sharenow.com/relations/folders/118/ for more photos and video clips.

Peter Gabriel, A-Ha, Imagination, Kraftwerk, Ace of Base, rock band HIM and many more at the London BMI Gala Awards

Morten Harket of A-Ha

Peter Gabriel

Mike Sherman of the Florida-based Mike Sherman Show was unable to attend the London BMI Awards event, held at the Dorchester Hotel, so ShareNow.com stood in for him to do the red carpet interviews.

Click here for more photos and videos: http://www.sharenow.com/relations/folders/124/