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I want all of you to watch this journey into the mind of a special young gentleman. Hi! He's Michael! This is good work. It could probably stand to be tightened up, though: a couple of parts drag on without jokes (I guess in the name of authenticity?), and the gag distribution is a little uneven. I'm thinking it should be three to five minutes, ideally. But then the dude pops up and says "YOU'RE THE BEST!" and it's all worth it! It also totally needs more of those side shots where the dude turns his head. Those make me laugh my ass off.
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A Disproportionate Response
I Was Wrong
By Andrew Sullivan, eds. Patrick Appel & Chris Bodenner
Dish Publishing LLC, 2013
Kudos to Andrew Sullivan for embarrassing himself. His new e-book, a compilation of blog posts charting his evolution on the war in Iraq, is called I Was Wrong, and he certainly was. After September 11 Sullivan was a loud voice for invading Iraq, a cause he embraced with blinding fervor and defended, for several years, with almost undiscriminating zeal. The hollowness of America's victory and the Bush Administration's institutionalization of abduction and torture pushed him, slowly at first but with accumulating force, to question and finally after much reflection to repent his abettor's role in the carnage. I Was Wrong is an illuminating, sometimes monotonous, and often painful record of that change – painful for reader and writer alike.
Like practically every American commentator with an audience, Sullivan's early posts after 9/11 were angry and hyperbolic. The attack represented something "more dangerous than Pearl Harbor" and demanded a response "disproportionate to the crime," because "the forces of resentment and evil can no longer be appeased." There's nothing unique in his first words, published at 3:47 that day, though looking back now, his first sentence – "The forces of barbarism have clearly struck an extraordinary blow against freedom this morning" – carries a tragic irony. But subsequent posts reveal a startling change. Six hours later, he writes:
It feels – finally – as if a new era has begun. The strange interlude of 1989 – 2001, with its decadent post-Cold War extravaganzas from Lewinsky to Condit to the e-boom, is now suddenly washed away. We are reminded that history obviously hasn't ended; that freedom is never secure; that previous generations aren't the only ones to be called to defend the rare way of life that this country and a handful of others have achieved for a small fraction of world history. The boom is done with. Peace is over. The new war against the frenzied forces of what Nietzsche called ressentiment is just beginning.
There's a nasty odor here, not unlike the scent of relief that wafted off of Christopher Hitchens as the World Trade Center smoldered. At last, Sullivan appears to be saying, we have clarity: an enemy to fight, and a destiny to claim. Like a jaded Weimar diarist, he celebrates the end of dissipated age, relieved that something is finally happening.
Rationalization armored this feeling quickly, and by 2001, as he later admits, Sullivan had spent a decade steeping in the narrow confines of Washington's foreign policy world. Even the liberals of the time wondered if America knew what to do with itself now that the Cold War was over. Hawks and neoconservatives (there is an important difference: members of the former, like Donald Rumsfeld, don't pretend to care about democracy and human rights) believed that the United States was wallowing in post-Vietnam trepidation (Desert Storm, after all, had been a breeze), abrogating its responsibility to confront rogue nations and mold the world into a harmonious place. During the prosperous Clinton years they lacked a narrative to make this view compelling, but after 9/11 they got it. I Was Wrong is not just an account of Sullivan's post-9/11 journey; in its early sections, it offers an acute psychological profile of the far right, and a representative example of their methods.
These include, but are not limited to: airy generalizations about the disposition of the American people, glib accusations of unpatriotic behavior, a reliance on apocalyptic language, a penchant for incongruous historical analogies, a numbingly virtuous opinion of American history, a tendency to jump to conclusions with no evidence, a childish propensity for name-calling, and a very selective weighing of public facts. "The notion," Sullivan writes on August 1, 2002, "that Americans need to be apprised of Saddam's threat, have not thought about the pros and cons of war, and need a thorough, from-scratch debate about this is self-evidently silly." On September 3, he explains that global hostility to war "comes from America-envy and the usual appeaseniks and terrorist-lovers," while on October 7 he claims that there is an "intense and relentless campaign by the elites at the [New York] Times and elsewhere" to kill public support for the war. (In reality, the mainstream media wasn't far off Sullivan's apt description of the Democrats, who during the build-up were "pathetic weather-vanes," spinning in a new direction with every shift in the political winds.) On January 28, 2003 Sullivan praises Bush for being "Self-confident, convinced, as he should be, of the benign nature of America's role in the world." Objections to the morality or ease of war he dismisses as "a welter of arguments, articles, op-eds and books" in which "intellectuals are eagerly laying out the case that the murderers of 9/11 died for an explicable and justifiable cause…that war can be avoided, that there is nothing but shades of gray in this complicated world." Barely a month after 9/11, he is arguing that "at this point, it seems to me that a refusal to extend the war to Iraq is not even an option. We have to extend it to Iraq, which is by far the most likely source of this anthrax," which appeared in envelopes mailed to Washington, D.C. offices in the weeks after the planes hit. He cited no evidence.
Eager appeaseniks, intense and relentless campaigns: there is a dark, animalistic quality to this language, counterpoised by the masculine and martial terms with which Sullivan describes himself and his fellow travelers, who are "manfully" facing reality, willing to go beyond the tepid and "phony stage" of the "War on Terror" that the lightly foot-printed invasion of Afghanistan represents. When doubt cracks his bell jar, Sullivan papers it over with grim fatalism: "Appropriate response will no doubt inflame an already inflamed region," he writes on October 17, 2001, "as people seek solace through the usual ideological fire. Either way the war will grow and I feel nothing but dread in my heart. But we didn't seek this conflict. It has sought us… These are bleak choices, but what else do we have?"
Like many on the right, Sullivan often fell back on lazy Nazi and Communist analogies, but the only Cold War parallel I can see is in the wanton disregard for and smearing of those with unacceptable opinions. There was also during the Cold War a fear among hawks that the United States would grow isolationist again, as it supposedly had after the First World War. It is true that there is a strong castling tendency in American thought, but American foreign policy has never been properly isolationist: from the beginning, the question of intervention and expansion, at least among the foreign policy elite – that is, those with the power to decide – has always been about how and where, not if. To the extent that the United States has erred in any direction, it is to excess, and the kind of frothing rhetoric that Andrew Sullivan employed after 9/11 is one reason for that.Viewers of The Dish today may find it hard to believe that this is the same person they read every day. (In fact, several have written to say they considered cancelling their subscriptions after they read I Was Wrong.) Today Sullivan is skeptical of intervention abroad, and generally wary of extreme political speech at home. But more than that, he – along with his staff – have fashioned The Dish into an almost bewildering cacophony of voices on the issues of the moment, and reserved its weekends for posts about and links to ruminations on philosophical, social and spiritual issues. It has become what he recently called "a very rare place online that takes some time in the week to gather and air the best ideas, arguments, insights in online writing about literature, love, death, philosophy, faith, art, atheism, and sexuality." It is the most consistently interesting site on the web, and one of the more fair-minded as well. Iraq is at the heart of this transformation, but there are other reasons which this narrowly-focused e-book understandably leaves out.
You can still glean in I Was Wrong today's Dish in germinal form. Sullivan's idealism is both a fault and a virtue, but one thing that set him apart from some of his fellow hawks is that there were certain things he was unwilling to compromise. When the torture at Abu Ghraib came to light, he condemned it swiftly and unequivocally. "I cannot disguise that the moral core of the case for war has been badly damaged," he wrote on May 8, 2004. Eventually he came to realize that it was never there to begin with. The revelation of a world-spanning system of abduction and torture dovetailed with the increasingly obvious catastrophe on the ground and forced him to revisit assumptions. Bush gives a speech in May 2004 that briefly reassures him (Sullivan put too much stock in public rhetoric, and still does), but by the end of the year he was supporting John Kerry and calling for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. By 2006, he is near despondency:
The great paradox of Iraq has been there from the start and it still, frankly, confounds me. We were told by the president that the Iraq war was the critical battle in the war on terror, an effort of enormous stakes that we couldn't possibly lose. And then he went to war with half the troops necessary to win, with no plan for the aftermath, and refused to budge even when this became obvious to anyone with eyes and a brain. He says there is no greater friend or supporter of the troops, yet he sent them to do an impossible task, with insufficient numbers or support or even armor to accomplish the job. He said we face the equivalent of the Third World War and yet he has done nothing to increase the size of the military to meet the task. He said the invasion was to advance the principles of freedom and democracy, and yet he immediately abandoned those principles in our detention policy and has done more damage to the moral standing of the United States than anyone since the Vietnam War. He says he wants to build democracy, and yet he has gutted reconstruction funds, and withdrawn support for building democratic institutions. He said he will keep troops there until the job is done, and yet sustains a policy to draw down the troops as soon as possible.
He still can't let go of the squandered possibilities – "There has always been a military solution to Iraq" – but in 2008, where I Was Wrong leaves off, he has now repeatedly apologized and repented; Sullivan – after years of reading a blog on which his personality is so definitively stamped, it is difficult to avoid calling him Andrew – is nothing if not Catholic, in religion and politics alike.
The Dish became wildly popular during the Iraq War. Sullivan's (eventual) willingness to question himself, to think aloud as the best bloggers must, was a great part of that popularity, but I wish I Was Wrong were a little more ambitious. Sullivan was always conspicuous as an ally of the American right: gay, Catholic, wary of fundamentalism, and socially tolerant among a homophobic and largely Protestant party. He believes in gay marriage, the strict separation of church and state, and the end of the "war on drugs," all popular positions with the generations that came of age after the Reagan era. I think this as much as anything is what drew people to him in such large numbers. (When his blog was hosted by The Atlantic, it accounted over a quarter of the site's traffic.) The cynically partisan politics of the last three decades – which seem, still, to worsen every year – have nourished an appetite among younger Americans for something more open and flexible, and over the last decade this is what The Dish has evolved to provide.
If you go back to the site's beginning, you find in his posts on other issues some of the same casually acidic language that marks his early writing on Iraq. And there's vein of cynicism running through his domestic commentary, born in part, perhaps, of the wounds earned fighting for gay rights during the 90's. But as the failures of the Republican Party piled on top of each other, Sullivan's political unorthodoxy grew with them. Iraq was the catalyst, not the foundation, of this widening skepticism. In 2008 he found in Barack Obama a candidate to match his desire for another new era and encourage a latent optimism, and that, not the turn against Iraq, is when he makes his final break, and seems at long last to be truly independent. When the opposition to Obama grew thoughtlessly extreme, he noted it, and when the dogmatism of supply-side economics no longer fit a recessional economy, he admitted it, and he did so quickly. Being so wrong about Iraq, and underestimating the cravenness and perfidy of the Republican Party (and who has not?), has made Sullivan a better blogger and a better thinker – less of a fighter and more of an explorer. In a bewildering, uncertain media age, that is all to the good.
The Dish has gone from independence to Time, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and now it is independent again. It lives solely on reader subscriptions. There are no advertisements, conference tie-ins, or paid editorials. Sullivan has even bigger aspirations for the site, including long-form journalism: "What we're trying to do – to put it bluntly – is to reinvent the idea of a magazine through a blog… Our idea is to do something relatively simple: connect an already vibrant and subscriber-based blog community (that would be you) to monthly long-form pieces in all the variety that the web can support." I Was Wrong is a test case for that, a fascinating but rough first draft. If they get enough subscriptions, Sullivan and team hope to publish book reviews and long form journalism, too. Here's hoping they succeed.
But can I make another suggestion? I Was Wrong ends the day before Obama's election, maybe fittingly. But as I read (and endured) the relentless accumulation of reprinted posts about Iraq, I kept wanting a more complete picture of its author's journey. Something like that, if it was built around old Dish posts, would need original commentary from the author, otherwise it would become unfocused. Even better, something completely different: original writing with just a smattering of blog quotes. A true autobiography, like his story deserves. I hope Andrew writes it someday.
Greg Waldmann, a Senior Editor at Open Letters Monthly, is a native New Yorker living in Boston with a degree in International Affairs.


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Jude Munro AO was one of the founding members of the Gay Lib movement in Melbourne in the early 1970s and was awarded the Order of Australia in 2010 for distinguished service to local government, as well as the keys to the City of Brisbane in recognition of her many achievements during her 10 years as the Chief Executive of Australia's fastest growing city. She led the Council with its $2.6 billion annual budget, 9,000 employees and delivered infrastructure projects, bus and ferry services, regulatory and other municipal services for 1.2 million people, including the $2.7 billion Clem7 tunnel, chairing the steering committee for the feasibility stage of Airport Link, the Green Bridge, and Go Between bridge. She served three Lord Mayors. She has also served as Chief Executive of a number of other cities, including Moreland and St Kilda in Victoria, and the City of Adelaide.
Since that time she has been board chair of Australia's fourth largest water utility, a director of a national aviation business, and a director of one of Australia's largest not-for-profits with a $1.3billion budget, and has recently been appointed as Board Chair of the Victorian Planning Authority.
Jude is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management, and holds BA (Hons) and Grad Dip (Public Policy) qualifications from the University of Melbourne, and a Grad Dip (Business Administration) from Swinburne University.
Jude believes she can be helpful to the board because of the skills she has developed, her passion for the big picture, commercial outcomes, good governance and lateral ideas.
"Coming out is crucial to our acceptance of ourselves and our own self confidence as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and intersex people.
Being out there, including as a Pride Centre, is the opposite of us being hidden. A Pride Centre underpins society's acceptance of its own diversity. It lies at the heart of a cohesive society."
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Stephen is the Executive General Manager: People, Culture and Capability at National Australia Bank, with leadership accountability for shaping purpose, culture, transformation and people capabilities, now and for the future. Stephen a proven track record in the leadership and development of great teams and talent globally, with specific expertise the areas of strategy, organisational design, systems science, change, leadership, talent, learning and development, communication, and remuneration. He has had significant public speaking experience and has participated widely in debate on organisational, people and performance issues.
Born and raised in London, Steve was educated in the UK and holds a BSc(Hons) in Management Science, and an MSc in Organisational Psychology. Steve's early career was in sales with Rank Xerox in London, followed by a 'portfolio career' including academic research, MBA lecturing and running a boutique consultancy focused on large-scale organisational change. For 5 years during this period he was based in Dubai, working all over Asia and the Middle East.
In 1997 Steve was recruited by The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) to lead the regional performance management, talent and organisational development agendas across Asia. He returned to London with HSBC in 2001, taking on a number of group-wide roles, most notably as Global Head of People Strategy, Talent and Resourcing. During this time Steve had a truly global role, working extensively in the US, Canada, South America and in Europe. Steve relocated to Australia in 2007 and assumed the position of Executive Director, HR with Telstra.
With his specific interest in inclusion and diversity, he established and has led NAB's LGBTI employee network, Pride@NAB, since 2011 and is also on the Boards of the Diversity Council Australia (DCA), The Pinnacle Foundation and The Melbourne Midsumma Festival. Steve lives in Melbourne with his husband, Lawrence, and three dogs.
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Shu is a business consultant at PwC with expertise in risk and financial assurance, and is involved in delivering outstanding risk and financial assurance to clients across government, financial services, technology, manufacturing and transport. He is passionate about using his expertise in business, innovation and STEM to help individuals, organisations and communities succeed in a rapidly changing world.
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At Family Planning NSW she led the development of a new strategic direction and new service model which integrated Family Planning NSW's professional education and training, health promotion, clinical services and research using a knowledge management approach. As Director of Health Policy and Planning at the RFDS, Margaret provided leadership in health policy and planning, and quality standards, at the national level of the RFDS, a federated body. Margaret was named one of 22 leading Australian CEO's and thought leaders in CEO Snapshot on Culture – a study published by PwC in 2001.
Margaret established Partnership Solutions in 2006, a management consultancy with an emphasis on assisting organisations which wish to position themselves for the future in changing environments. Facilitation and general management consulting services are offered, including stakeholder consultation, strategic and business planning with associated implementation, organisational and team development.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Primary Health Care from Flinders University and a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Managers and a Member of the Public Health Association of Australia and New Zealand.
"My career has been focussed on improving health and wellbeing for individuals and groups. Health and wellbeing is intimately connected to our socio economic circumstances. LGBTI people and groups still experience unacceptable levels of discrimination, and I am delighted to be able to contribute to the Victorian Pride Centre initiative, which will invigorate and support our community on so many levels."
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Chief Executive Officer of beyondblue since May 2014, Georgie has guided the organisation from successfully raising awareness about depression and anxiety along a pathway to creating positive action towards alleviating the effects of these conditions. She leads a team providing services, support and advice to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, and working to reduce stigma and discrimination and prevent suicide.
Previously, Georgie was Deputy CEO at the National Mental Health Commission and was responsible for Commonwealth policy, and investment in mental health, suicide prevention, tobacco control, substance misuse, cancer and chronic disease at the Department of Health between 2006 and 2012. She has also had responsibility for the design and implementation of major system reforms in mental health and organ and tissue donation, and came to Australia in 1999 to be the inaugural Executive Director for the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation in Sydney – Australia's first and largest independent HIV/AIDS charity.
Georgie is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and holds Bachelor of Arts (hons) and Master of Arts degrees from Cambridge University, and a Master of History of Arts from the University of London.
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Stuart has been a leader in the LGBTI community for 25 years, including as a Director of Midsumma Festival Inc. for 5 years, a pro bono legal advisor to many LGBTI organisations, a volunteer to the Victorian AIDS Council for 10 years, an on-air presenter with Joy94.9 and Bent-TV, a Director of the profit-making Asia-Pacific Outgames Melbourne 2009, and a founder-member of Melbourne Frontrunners and WhiteOut. In the wider community, he was a Director of Bowls Victoria Inc, and is a current and 3 x past world champion in Masters Athletics.
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Francesca is extremely passionate about ensuring that legal services are accessible to communities in need. As a registered migration agent, she provides volunteer assistance to asylum seekers applying for temporary protection visas and has also been actively involved in the strategic legal framework underlying the 'let them stay' campaign run by the Human Rights Law Centre. She also provides one-off legal advice to self-represented litigants seeking support through the court process, and generally seeks to use her qualifications and expertise to provide pro bono support across a wide range of areas where possible.
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In late 1999, Peter was responsible for preparation of the State Planning Agenda, the Bracks Government's program of planning reform. As Executive Director – Planning Systems and Policy, Peter was responsible for Victoria's planning system.
Peter is a Sessional chair and member of Planning Panels Victoria and a community nominee on the tribunal of the Architects Registration Board.
In 2007 he volunteered his skills as a town planner in the Post Tsunami Reconstruction project in Sri Lanka. He was actively involved with the St Kilda Triangle site, including a stint as community representative on the City of Port Phillip Steering Committee for the project.
He has a long association with gay community groups in Melbourne. As a Gay Libber in the early 1970s he was an organiser of the Gay Lib fortnightly dances, a founding member of the Gay Lib Counselling service and one of the early presenters on the 3CR gay radio program. As a proud 78er, Peter looks forward to the 40th anniversary Mardi Gras in 2018.
Peter was a member of the organising collective for the 5th National Homosexual Conference held in Melbourne in 1979. This continued with the formation of the Gay Community News Collective, then OutRage and Bluestone Publications. As a member of the Victorian AIDS Council, Peter was deputy convenor of the AIDS Housing Action Group (AHAG), which facilitated access to housing services with government and community providers.
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Megan Smith is a telecommunications professional with more than 18 years of experience acquired with Optus and NBN. She is a Senior Technical Specialist at NBN Australia specialising in passive fibre optic telecommunication networks and associated access technologies.
She has performed functions in Telecommunications Engineering across all facets of transmission networks, capacity planning, fiber optic networks, HFC networks and FTTN/B/P/dp networks, including subject matter expertise, fault resolution, network planning, design, architecture validation, document creation, engineering support and technology training.
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Emily Sees the Dentist
Emily is one of my best girls. She is a total sweetheart and an excellent mother. She has raised me some of the prettiest babies and has earned herself a place in my heart. Emily had developed a problem though: she was losing stinky green cud all down her chin.
There is nothing quite like good friends and neighbors. I am blessed beyond measure to have this sweet couple close by. Meet local flower farmers John and Vickie Cooper.
Introductions are in order
For those of you that don't already know, lambing season is my favorite time of the year. We had a good season. All mommies and babies are healthy and doing well. Every year though, something new and different happens...
Expecting Great Things
I love these girls. When they get this big and pregnant, they start running into me with their bellies, like they don't realize how far they stick out anymore.
This morning as I looked out of the window with my cup of coffee, I saw a couple of squirrels scampering along the top of the fence and scurrying alongside of it, their big fluffy tails flying behind them.
To Lie Down in Green Pastures
A couple of evenings ago, I went outside to go check on the sheep.
The Big Small Things
A couple of days ago the hubs and I returned from what has become an annual trip to Mexico and a very beloved place. The people and the children there have captured our hearts, and because of it, we have not been the same.
The other evening we had company for dinner. I had never made crème brûlée. I was super excited to try this recipe. I went to Walmart, and bought a few ramekins for about $2 each.
Meet Alison: a young and talented children's author and illustrator.
Alison draws and paints beautiful pictures that inspire the imagination to dream.
I got to know Audrey a few short weekends ago when a cherished mutual friend of ours got married.
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Finally got the battle underway. The scenario opens as Napoleon completes his withdrawal and Wurmser is coming on against him. At first I thought I'd messed up as all the Austrian battalions are rated +2 for size and that was making them very hard for the French to damage - particularly since 2 of 3 battalions in every demi-brigade were inferior volunteers. Soon the French got wise and started sending two of their Battalions against every Austrian one and that stabilised things. Costly though.
The situation at the end of Turn 5 (no sign of Fiorella yet) is (from French viewpoint):
- Left Flank: Kisfauld's Bde has pushed the French well back along the ridge, with Joubert's 1st Bde of I Corps broken and Pijon coming up to fill the gap. Kisfauld is pretty spend though. Likewise Mittrowsky has pushed hard against La Valette and is now being held.
- Centre: Bajahaza has fallen hard on Victor's 3rd Bde, breaking Victor's forces, but again taking heavy damage themselves. Guillaume has come forward to fill the gap. The Austrian's have no real 2nd line forces on the ridge or centre/left, so the French should now have no problem with holding them until reinforcements arrive - and may even go over onto the attack.
- Right Flank: Beyrand and Robert of Augereau's II Corps have done far better at holding Bajahaza and Gummer, although Beyrand is now being relieved by Gardanne. Around Monte Medolano Verdier's Grenadiers have had far more success taking the redoubt for minimal casualties as Gummer didn't really right for it. They then swung N to fall on Gummer's flank, and broke his whole Brigade as a result. Nicolletti is now coming up to replace him.
|French centre-right looking towards the Gummer's Austrians
So actually the game has balanced out, and to me the look and feel of it is pretty perfect in terms of troop density and melee results, although I may widen the unit size brackets to reduce the number of +2 bonuses.
|The view from La Valette's forces towards Solferino along the ridge
The key issue now is when does Fiorella arrive. As soon as they do the Austrians will (as in reality) have to move into a withdrawal mode their reserves will be needed to hold their S flank, and the fresh French second line units should be able to punch through the main Austrian line.


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Kibaki, Mwai (Emilio Mwai Kibaki), 1931–, Kenyan political leader. An economist educated at the London School of Economics, he was elected to Kenya's first parliament (1963) as a member of the Kenya African National Union (KANU). He served as minister of finance and economic planning (1970–78) under President Jomo Kenyatta and as vice president (1978–88) and minister of finance (1978–82), of home affairs (1982–88), and of health (1988–91) under President Daniel arap Moi . In 1991 he broke with Moi (with whom he earlier had a falling out) and KANU and formed the Democratic party. Kibaki unsuccessfully against Moi in 1992 and 1997. As the presidential candidate of a broad opposition coalition (the National Rainbow Coalition) in 2002, however, he defeated Moi's chosen successor, Uhuru Kenyatta . Although Kibaki had run on an anticorruption plank, his government was plagued with scandals of its own. It also experienced coalition divisions over the writing of a new constitution that failed to include a strong executive prime minister the rejection of the document by voters in Nov., 2005, hurt Kibaki, who had worked for its passage. Kibaki was elected to a second term in Dec., 2007, but the election was marred by vote fraud and criticized by domestic and foreign observers.
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MQM founder is a miscreant like Kulbhushan Jadhav: Siyal
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal on Tuesday said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder is a miscreant who should be hanged to death just like convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Addressing media, the Home Minister said that the Sindh government would hang Altaf Hussain if allowed by the federal government. "MQM's founder is a traitor who should be punished to death," he said.
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Anderson, Ian - Homo Erraticus
Year of Release: 2014
Label: KScope
Catalog Number: KSC-CD 292
Format: CD
Total Time: 51:50:00
Ian Anderson is back at it again with a follow up to the surprising sequel to Thick As A Brick, the strong TAAB2. That stout showing with a different band gave Mr. Anderson as much authority as one would expect being the driving force behind Jethro Tull since their inception. So what does the prog legend do for an encore now? Under the banner of Ian Anderson, which equates to Jethro Tull to most of us longtime listeners, we now have the persnickety Gerald Bostock taking another journey on Homo Erraticus. Note that it is not referred to as Homo sapiens but our species gone a bit astray or erratic.
Anderson and band are back in fine and witty form on this release. He colorfully describes the gist of the story on their website and it gives the perspective audience a window into what is going to happen upon listening to the new progressive rock journey. In summary... The now middle-aged Gerald Bostock, after a trip to Mathew Bunter's Old Library Bookshop in Linwell village, the two gents came across a dusty, unpublished manuscript, written by local amateur historian Ernest T. Parritt (1873 -1928), which is entitled "Homo Britanicus Erraticus." Then from there the album jumps into three suites as the story moves along. "Part One: Chronicles" is comprised of tracks 1-8, "Part Two: Prophecies" tracks 9-11 and then rounded out with "Part Three: Revelations" with tracks 12-15.
Anderson brings back the talented Florian Ophale to lead the way on lead guitar along with David Goodier (bass, and double bass), John O'Hara (orchestral conductor, piano, keyboards and accordion), Scott Hammond (drums and percussion) and Ryan O'Donnell (additional vocals).
Anderson continues to burn the midnight oil while opting to explore new avenues and challenges rather than resting on the laurels of previous accomplishments. His voice is the perfect complement to the most entertaining music found on this new album. The pace of each track is ever changing and the scope is broad with artistic strokes of progressive rock, metal and folk to create the backdrop to the story, all with energetic purpose. I think Ian has adjusted well to losing some range in his vocals over the years and the music more than compensates for that change. He is a storyteller supreme and the music is the proverbial icing on the cake.
"Doggerland" leads things off nicely and sets the tone for a proper Jethro Tull/Ian Anderson outing and from that point it gets "progressively" more interesting whilst moving into each suite. As usual Ian's flute adds an entirely different dimension to the music and it just would not be the same without it of course. The different moods and atmospheres are placed properly throughout and the story masterfully told by the master himself. "The Turnpike Inn" is likely to remind you of the heavier JT with the guitar playing, it still works very well. As much as I respect Martin Barre and have enjoyed his work over the years, I cannot see where he is missed, particularly on this rocker. Ophale does more than an adequate job and most certainly Ian would take no less than the best musicians to work with to perform his compositions. "The Engineer" picks it up again with some strong guitar lines and Ian's voice is very capable here. "Tripudium Ad Bellum" keeps the fires burning with rapid flute lines to kick off the proceedings then the intro takes a turn with some nice jazzy guitar as Ian has some fun leading the way with his flute. Suddenly it changes again with some driving passages like TAAB had to offer. It is an instrumental foray that introduces you to the second suite in a most classic prog way. "The Browning Of The Green" rounds out the final suite. It is a drive you home number with great music from all points. The combinations of instruments and unique vocals created in this recording take the best of what Anderson and band has to offer. The rock, folk and metal combined is what you would expect and that is exactly what you get on this entertaining excursion. "Cold Dead Reckoning" ends the opus most appropriately with the classic JT sound and flair. The title has finality to it and the music lures you in and hits hard leaving you to think what could possibly come next but alas this story is over. In the end what you get is an all-encompassing state of man set to music that surely has another chapter to tell down the line. I don't think we have heard the last of Gerald Bostock... that is if man made it out of the desolate land he walked upon as the curtain closes one more time.
I must admit upon first listen I was not too sure about this album, but after several more subsequent spins it grew on me a few notches upon the ladder of approval. This is not music you can listen to in the background; it demands your complete attention to be appreciated as an entire work of art. It's never cut and dried with Mr. Anderson and you will find once you consume every bite of this full course meal that Homo Erraticus is yet another triumph. This is indeed a musical story that deserves repeated listens. Is this another prog rock classic? I have no doubt that it is. You must add the album to your collection if you have a place in your heart and soul for progressive music.
Key Tracks: Doggerland, The Turnpike Inn, The Browning Of The Green
Part One: Chronicles: Doggerland (4:20) / Heavy Metals (1:32) / Enter The Uninvited (4:12) / Puer Ferox Adventus (7:13) / Meliora Sequamur (3:34) / The Turnpike Inn (3:07) / The Engineer (3:11) / The Pax Britannica (3:05) // Part Two: Prophecies: Tripudium Ad Bellum / After These Wars (4:29) / New Blood, Old Veins (2:31) // Part Three: In For A Pound (0:36) / The Browning Of The Green (4:05) / Per Errationes Ad Astra (1:34) / Cold Dead Reckoning (5:31)
Ian Anderson - flute, acoustic guitar, vocals
David Goodier - bass
Scott Hammond - drums
John O'Hara - accordion, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
Ryan O'Donnell - vocals
Florian Opahle - electric guitar
Jethro Tull - This Was (1968)
Jethro Tull - Stand Up (1969)
Jethro Tull - Benefit (1970)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (1972)
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (1973)
Jethro Tull - War Child (1974)
Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (1975)
Jethro Tull - M.U. The Best Of (1976)
Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die (1976)
Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood (1977)
Jethro Tull - Repeat - The Best Of Jethro Tull Vol 2 (1977)
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (1978)
Jethro Tull - Bursting Out - Live (1978)
Jethro Tull - Stormwatch (1979/2004)
Jethro Tull - 'A' (1980)
Jethro Tull - The Broadsword And The Beast (1982/2005)
Walk Into Light (fea. Peter J Vettese) (1983)
Jethro Tull - Under Wraps (1984)
Jethro Tull - Original Masters (1985)
Jethro Tull - Crest Of A Knave (1987/2005)
Jethro Tull - 20 Years Of Jethro Tull (1988)
Jethro Tull - Rock Island (1988)
Jethro Tull - Catfish Rising (1991)
Jethro Tull - A Little Light Music (1992)
Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection (1993)
Jethro Tull - 25th Anniversary Box Set (1993)
Jethro Tull - Nightcap (1995)
Jethro Tull - Roots To Branches (1995)
Divinities: Twelve Dances With God (1995)
Jethro Tull - J-Tull Dot Com (1999)
The Secret Language of Birds (2000)
Jethro Tull - The Very Best Of (2001)
Jethro Tull - Living With The Past (2002)
Jethro Tull - The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003)
Rupi's Dance (2003)
Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 (2004)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung Live (2005)
Ian Anderson And The Neue Philharmonic Frankfurt - Ian Anderson Plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull (2005)
Ian Anderson and the London Symphony Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra Plays Jethro Tull (2006)
Jethro Tull - Live At Montreux 2003 (2007)
Jethro Tull - LIve At Madison Square Garden (2009)
Jethro Tull - Christmas Album (2009)
Jethro Tull - Live In Switzerland 2003 (LP) (2014)
Thick As A Brick 2 (2012)
Homo Erraticus (2014)
Jethro Tull - Slipstream (VHS) (1991)
Jethro Tull - First 20 Years (VHS) (1992)
Jethro Tull - 25th Anniversary Video (1994) (VHS)
Jethro Tull - Living With The Past (DVD) (2002) Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday 1969-1994 (DVD) (2003)
Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 (DVD) (2005)
Jethro Tull - NOthing Is Easy/Living With The Past (DVD) (2007)
Jethro Tull - Jack In The Green: Live In Germany (DVD) (2008)
Jethro Tull - Live In Bethlehem, PA, 2003 (DVD) (2008)
Jethro Tull - Their Full Authorized Story (DvD) (2009)
Jethro Tull - Live At AVO Session 2008 (DVD) (2009)
Genre: Progressive Rock
Origin UK
Added: April 27th 2014
Reviewer: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck
Artist website: www.jethrotull.com
Hits: 2835
Language: english
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Disconnecting from social media has been a breath of fresh air. As I write this, I know it will post to media, I just won't be checking to see if it gets "likes" or comments. Its been a nice paradigm shift that has helped quiet an overactive brain, allowing me to focus on enjoying the simplicity of a disconnected day, and being productive on the myriad of hobbies and interests that I have. One of them being the focus on working to express myself more through writing.. cause I do like to write!
Paradigm shift. As defined, a paradigm shift is "a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions." In life, we go through these "fundamental changes in approach" on a constant basis. Maybe daily. Maybe weekly. Maybe yearly or every few years. Some we choose, and some are forced upon us. Its up to us to decide how to react and adjust as needed. I seem to go through these "paradigm shifts" in life every few years or so. Its almost like a rediscovery of who I was when I started, who I have become in the process, and then re-focusing on how that affects my vision of who I want to be in the future.
For most of my adult life, I've defined myself by what I'm doing and what I'm involved in. I work as hard as possible and dedicate myself 100% to every endeavor I embark on. A common theme in my life.. "everything in excess." At work I would be the first one there in the morning, and the last one to leave at night. At play, I wanted to play the hardest or suffer the most to hopefully maximize the return/ reward. I found solace in suffering, and I am still not sure why. I think mostly it's stubbornness. I didn't know when to quit, and I felt like in everything I did I had something to prove. Hell, I still do. So I try to do it all, do it hard, and hope that in the end it will all be worth it. Again, everything in excess. I became blind to what I was chasing in the first place. I had no "end game," only rough ideas of what I thought I was doing it all for. I lost sight of simple happiness, and I never knew when to shut it down. No, I knew when to shut it down.. I have always been very self aware.. I just didn't want to. And I relished those moments. My biggest flaws, I felt, were also some of my best personality idiosyncrasies. Work hard, play hard.
I've always enjoyed learning new things and trying to accomplish difficult goals, so I dove into each of my interests with reckless abandon. I wanted to play in a big rock band, so I created a band. I wanted to become a successful ultra runner, so I ran 80… 90… 100 mile weeks trying to become better. Unfortunately, you can't run from who you are. I knew I was a work in progress.. but I was suffering and struggling even at my best, and I didn't know why. Why couldn't I be in that great band? Why couldn't I be that great ultra runner? Why couldn't I build amazing cars? Why couldn't I start my own business and make a million dollars? Or more importantly, why couldn't I just be happy to wake up in the morning with my health, family, friends, and loved ones? I really didn't know why. Money wasn't fulfilling. Accolades quickly past. Who I "was" faded before I could blink. And what was I left with? I would burn out before I even made it to where I thought I wanted to be in the first place. Make $75,000 at 30 years old? Check. Build cool hot rods? Check. Create a successful rock band? Check. Run my heart out and stand on the podium with a trophy in hand? Check. The problem was, I would feel more empty the farther I got because I wasn't sure what I was trying to prove. Amazing memories for sure that I wouldn't trade for anything.. but what did I really get out of it?
Experience. Lots of it. In hindsight, I learned more about myself and how I dealt with the extreme highs and the darkest of lows than I did about how to be a better musician, or car guy, or runner, or business manager, or … ect. I learned that encouragement and support are key components to success, but keeping it all in check so the efforts don't become overly selfish and self-serving is just as important. And I learned that I don't have to be defined by one thing. Living "everything in excess" I would throw myself so deeply into one interest that I wouldn't have time or energy for the others. I lacked balance. I lacked a combination of all the components that created what made me feel unique. And I lacked the ability to just sit and think and be happy.. to contemplate all the life lessons and interests I'd learned along the way and just be ok in my own tattooed skin.
I love each component for what it has done to enrich my life, and I wouldn't change a thing. The "bare-it-all" approach to music has been an incredible journey and taught me to be open and vulnerable. The love of turning a car into something unique has taught me patience. The challenge of finding ways to make a business run more efficiently and help teammates find enjoyment in what they do fills me with a deeper purpose. And the love of running, which is and always will be my zen time.. my daily meditation, has taught me to be more introspective and given me a tool to quiet my overactive mind. Its just time to leave the GPS at home for awhile.
We all build ideas of what we think life will be like as we get older.. and most often times it never turns out like we expect. When we are young we are still innocent and naive to the world, and we haven't yet become jaded by a view that we only see with age and experience. Things change. Our metabolism shifts and we gain weight. Our skin starts to get more wrinkles. Hair starts to show signs of gray or white. And the most difficult of all (for me at least).. hair starts to get thin and doesn't grow thick and lush like it did in years past. For a Leo, this was an extremely big blow to my self confidence and ego. For someone who never looked in a mirror, I started becoming obsessed with looking at the thinning hair on the top of my head and stressing about it. I hated it. I could deal with my beard turning white.. but my hair getting thin?! Who was this guy and what had he done with the youthful version of me? And a huge struggle when playing music.. what would people think?? Extremely insecure.. yep, thats me.
The problem I would typically run in to was, over time, I didn't like who I was becoming. The main foundation was always the same, but the building blocks would change either naturally, or I would get bored and change them intentionally. Because really, our lives are our legacy. We aren't typically defined by "that one thing" we created, or "that one time…" when we made poor decisions and suffered the consequences. We are defined by our character and the person that we choose to be over the long term. One of the best compliments I have ever received was while having dinner with some friends recently, and I was chattering on like I tend to do, and one of them said, "you always know that Jayk will always be Jayk no matter what he is doing." I like that.
So I find myself on the verge of another paradigm shift. I realize I don't really have to be great at anything, but I do have to give everything my best efforts without losing the all important balance. I want to continue experiencing life, learning new things, exploring new interests, and being the best at them that I can be without comparison. Is my best the same as someone else's best? Definitely not. And thats whats so awesome about it all. We can all share similar situations and experiences, but have completely different take-aways and outcomes from it. And these multiple "paradigm shifts" we go through when we seem to jump from one life chunk to the next are all building blocks on top of our personal foundation. No two will ever be exactly alike. And thats the beauty of it.
I wrote a song once called "Ordinary Me." It was about struggling with the desire to be something special, but feeling so very basic and ordinary. I felt forgettable.
What I realize now is that its ok to feel this way. At times, we all do. We just cant let ourselves stay in that place. We have to learn from those times and push ourselves to grow. I don't have to be great at everything I do, and truthfully, I don't care to be. If I am, sweet. If I'm not, it doesn't mean I will enjoy it any less. Because more than anything, I just love to learn new things. I love to experience something I am interested in, and let it be building blocks on top of my foundation. I have many more goals to set and achieve in the activities I am currently involved in, and there are many new opportunities and experiences that will come up in the future. Again, always working to keep it all in balance. There-in lies the challenge.
I don't have to be amazing at one thing. Hell, I can never focus long enough to be great at one thing anyway. But I can always focus on learning from each experience I throw myself into, and work to enjoy who I am more than who I think I need to be.
We might not be as innocent and naive as we were as kids.. but we can choose to not lose the components of that wonder and imagination, and take every opportunity to learn something new about the world and what we can do to positively impact it.
Even with all the changes we go through in life, we can still maintain our sense of self.. our foundation. What I have learned is in the end, it all comes around full circle. I really only wanted to be who I was in the first place.. I just want to be the best version of myself that I can become.
I am special.
I am simple.
And I am ordinary.. in my own extraordinary ways.


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Marysville police
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• At 1:26 p.m. Oct. 13, a resident of Wind Mil Drive reported theft of a wallet from a motor vehicle.
• At 5:08 p.m. Oct. 13, a business on Columbus Avenue reported a theft.
• At 1:16 p.m. Oct. 15, two juveniles were cited for possession of marijuana.
• At 3:45 a.m. Oct. 15, a 43-year-old Delaware man was arrested for obstructing official business.
• At 4:52 p.m. Oct. 15, a 55-year-old Marysville man was arrested for having physical control of a vehicle while under the influence.
• At 4:19 p.m. Oct. 16, a resident of West Fifth Street, a 26-year-old West Mansfield woman reported being assaulted by another woman.
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• At 1:07 p.m. Oct. 17, a 54-year-old Marysville man was cited for criminal damaging.
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• At 12:128 a.m. Oct. 13 as a result of a traffic stop on U.S. Route 33 near Scottslawn Road, a deputy charged a 26-year-old Columbus man with possession of marijuana paraphernalia and driving under suspension.
• At 1:25 p.m. Oct. 13, a deputy investigated damage to the window of a vehicle that was parked in the 20000 block of Peoria Loop Road.
• At 11:03 p.m. Oct. 13 while checking a possible disabled vehicle in the 19000 block of
Collins Road, a deputy arrested a 45-year-old Springfield man for operating a vehicle while under the influence. He was transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.
• At 12:21 a.m. Oct. 15 as a result of a driving complaint, a deputy stopped a 2010
Cadillac SRX on U.S. Route 33 near Scottslawn Road. After further investigation, a 30-year-old Woodstock woman was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence. She was transported to the sheriff's office.
• At 6:36 a.m. Oct. 16 on U.S. Route 33 near the rest area, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze drove off road and into a ditch before striking a tree and rolling the vehicle over. One victim was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital.
• At 9:44 a.m. Oct. 16, a deputy was sent to a residence in the 26000 block of Yearsley
Road to investigate two bullet holes that were found in the side of a pole barn.
• At 11:26 a.m. Oct. 16 at state Route 161 and Cosgray Road, a 2009 Honda Ridgeline struck a 2008 Jeep Commander.
• At 6:54 p.m. Oct. 16 on U.S. Route 33 near Poling Road, a 2016 Honda Fit struck a deer.
• At 5:16 a.m. Oct. 17 in the 20000 block of state Route 31, the driver of a 2007 Mazda MX3 lost control, drove off the left side of the road and then struck a utility pole. The driver, an 18-year-old Marysville man, was issued a traffic citation for failure to control.
• At 2:48 p.m. Oct. 17, a business in the 7000 block of state Route 161 reported fake checks that were used.
• At 8:07 p.m. Oct. 17 in the 32000 block of state Route 31, a 2005 Acura TL struck a deer.
• At 4:37 p.m. Oct. 18 at state Route 739 and Johnson Road, a 2017 Honda Pilot was struck from behind by a 2005 GMC Envoy. The driver of the GMC, a 24-year-old Marion man, was issued a traffic citation for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.


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Fishing regulations in Canada vary slightly by province or region and these are legislated by the Territorial and Provincial governments. If you wish to go on a fishing trip, you might want to check with the local government or with your outfitter what regulations you must comply with and which permits you should obtain.
A few examples of fishing regulations in Canada include:
Fishing license
A fishing license is required for people over the age of 18 but under 65 years old. This license may be purchased from stores, outfitters and fishing camps. The cost varies, depending on the license.
A regular fishing license doesn't limit how many fish you catch on a daily basis, although it places a restriction on the allowable size of certain fish species. A conservation license restricts the catch you can have per day but it costs less than the regular license. A conservation license also imposes size limits on a number of fish species.
In some areas in Canada, such as Alberta, sport fishing is allowed regardless of the season although certain restrictions are imposed for certain bodies of water and FMZs or Fish Management Zones. Again, check with your local agency or outfitter regarding this.
Fish species
There are numerous fish species found in the waters of Canada, but fishing regulations limit the type of species that can be caught. For example, out of 5 fish caught which are a combination of Arctic grayling and trout, only 1 of them may be a golden trout, 3 a lake trout, 2 an Artic grayling and none of the catch should be a bull trout. Certain regulations and limits also cover other fish species.


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Livestock Health
Location Running
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Monitoring the health of individual animals to enable group accommodation while decreasing medication levels, increasing meat quality and improving farm profitability.
Dairy farming and meat production:
- 24/7 individual health monitoring
- Heat, rumination, lameness and infections
- Monitoring and Reaction vs. preventive antibiotics
- Better milk and beef
- Better farm productivity
Generic platform solutions still require vertical-specific aspects for solving a particular business problem. In Livestock for instance ear tag batteries are required to last more than 6 years to avoid switching tags during the lifetime of a dairy cow. Tags and location infrastructure need to survive in extremely harsh and aggressive environments. With the appropriate equipment farm animals can be continuously tracked. Correlating individual movement pattern with the health condition of a specific animal provides health status information in a seamless and unobtrusive way. The result: Higher quality milk and meat at lower cost – hence increased productivity.
Sophisticated real-time tracking technology for location-awareness and location data analytics create a quantum leap in terms of business outcomes for farms.
With the Real-Time tracking technology locates tagged animals and this way monitors their whereabouts and movement pattern 24/7. Data – for instance sensor readings or tag settings – can be exchanged both ways from the tag to the location server and from the location server to the tag.
The location infrastructure consists of anchors connected to the location engine and server. Signals from individual ear tags are received by the location infrastructure. This way the physical location of each animal at any given time along with individual sensor data from the ear tag is constantly monitored and post processed for subsequent decision trees.
- Know where the animals are located
- Control feeding places and medication
- Analyze Behavior, Health, Heat, and Rumination


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We had a lovely holiday at Easter camping in Bagamoyo with our good friends the Jones family, Mission partners from Australia. We also enjoyed Isaac's 7th birthday whilst we were there and were also joined for the day by the Ayling family from Dar so it was a good celebration. The pictures show the boys on the beach and Isaac with his good friend Hudson opening his first present, with our tent in the background.
After many months of rehearsals we have finally made a recording with our English language choir "St. John's Gospel Singers". We are now waiting for the CD to be produced. We had a great time doing the recording project and enjoyed great fellowship with the group. The first picture shows the whole choir and the others show rehearsals in our garden and the sopranos in the studio.
Christine is settling in to her new role as Mission and Evangelism co-ordinator at the Anglican Church of Tanzania. Work is proceeding slowly due to lack of resources but we are planning a gathering of representatives from all the dioceses later in the year so that we can begin to plan together and also to provide much needed training for diocesan co-ordinators. We are also preparing for a month long music and worship school which will take place in August as a follow up to last year's school which we ran through the youth department. Please see the links above to my new work blog and also to my new just giving page. I would be very grateful if you are able to support my work through this page and would be grateful for your prayers as I try to develop this work.
On Saturday 18th May the new archbishop of Tanzania, Most Rev. Jacob Chimeledya was enthroned. The service was a huge affair. Christine and the rest of the staff from her office were responsible for the organisation of the event which was hard work but the event went very well. The Archbishop of Canterbury was also present and the president of Tanzania was the guest of honour. Around 3000 people attended. The lucky few hundred were able to be in Dodoma cathedral whilst the rest were outside watching the proceedings on large TV screens. The first picture shows the new archbishop of Tanzania with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Dodoma airport, and the second shows the archbishop of Tanzania signing to make the enthronement official and legal in the Cathedral. We praise God that the event was joyful and peaceful. Below is a video clip of the reception of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Dodoma airport (link to you tube)
With love and blessings,
Christine, Paul, Daniel and Isaac.xxx


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People are likely to face mental and physical challenges when they grow old. Being in isolation can have a devastating impact on elderly's mind that leads to stress, depression, and other mental and physical illness. To overcome this, a furry, slobbery, and wagging creature can prove to be the best companion. That, research proves, improves life and benefits the wellbeing of an old person. If you have old parents or relatives whom you care about, consider getting them a pet. They will not have to be alone once they have someone to be with them. This is not it, read some more benefits your loved one would enjoy by owning a pet.
With age, social circle of a person starts becoming narrow as they get retired, and their children move out. Some even lose their spouse. They become lone, and loneliness leads to nothing but depression and anxiety. A pet can alleviate this isolation. This four-legged creature can be a great source of partnership and friendship as they are always available.
Relief of Mental Conditions:
People who are suffering from dementia can get relief by the presence of a dog. Dementia patients get fits of agitation, and their animal companions can help them to calm down. It can even stimulate their diet if they have a continuous attraction with a dog. Pets actually provide a comfort system and cause a chemical chain reaction in the brain that decreases the level of stress-inducing hormones and increases the level of feel-good hormones. Pets have also shown to help controlling cholesterol and blood pressure.
Heart Health:
A study done by the American Heart Association shows that interaction with dogs can prevent heart diseases.
Seniors do not have to be alone as their pets can help them increase their friend circle. They can find activity partners and people of same interest while doing the pet-related activities. One of the places where you meet new people is a park. They can spend time with them and share ideas and tips about their animals. Or, they can go to games or other physical activities with their new friends.
Help To Stay Active:
Being involved in physical activities is the best thing one can do to stay fit and active. Seniors with dogs will have to play with them every day. They can take them for a walk where they get to interact with other people of the same age. A good chit-chat with them would boost their mood.
It is great if you have decided to introduce a cute dog to your old relative. It is even better for him if he has a pet stroller. Any unexpected event can happen when you are walking with a dog. It might start raining on your way to the park, or a car might hit if the dog is wandering at some rush place. Investment in a stroller can save other costly fees at the veterinarian. Other than this, it makes transportation convenient.
Also, stroller helps to protect dog's paws and fur when it is too hot out. Enhance the safety of your pet and keep them from becoming afflicted with diseases by purchasing the Best pet stroller. You would find the best quality at petsonjourney.com in different price ranges. You can choose according to your budget plan. Except for the price, other things you should consider are weight, wheels, and fabrics. Check carefully if your dog can fit in the size you have picked. A dog with a stroller is going to be perfect for your loved one.


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We think in words. Words and symbols.
We feel in words and symbols.
We perceive the world in words and symbols.
Often we don't realize how our view of ourselves, of other people, of what is normal and what is not, of what is acceptable and what is unacceptable are all shaped by the words we hear, the symbols we see.
The feminists in the 1960's understood that. That's why they insisted on nonsexist language: mailman to mail carrier, chairman to chairperson.
Abe Pollin understood that in 1997 when he changed the name of his Washington, DC basketball team from Bullets to Wizards. The word bullets sent a message, however subtle: Guns are OK. Bullets are OK. Shooting people is OK.
Sadly, some politicians still don't understand.
Putting a person in your "crosshairs" sends a message. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was one of the legislators featured in a map put up by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin targeting members of Congress who had voted for the health care bill. The opponent Congresswoman Giffords defeated held a campaign event described with the words, "Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office. Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly."
Today Sarah Palin has posted on Facebook that she is praying "for the victims and their families." She doesn't see the victims as her victims. I don't imagine Jesse Kelly feels responsibility for them either.
But words and symbols shape our thoughts and feelings, our view of what is right and what is wrong. Words and symbols have consequences. I'm sure Sarah Palin and Jesse Kelly meant to inspire their supporters to campaign hard, to get out the vote. I'm sure they never meant to incite them to kill.
I'm sure they felt that no rational person would take them literally.
But our words go out to the rational and irrational alike. Once printed in a newspaper, once posted on the Internet, we have no way of knowing who they will reach, who will take them as justification for murder.
Please: No more words that incite to violence. No more symbols that incite to violence.
No more guns. No more targets. Never again.


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With so many different shades available on the market, finding the right one for an individual's unique skin tone can be difficult at times -- which is why bareMinerals created a mobile app that allows its consumers to get a custom-blended shade just for them.
In order to make the whole process as simple as possible, bareMinerals includes an instructional video within the app that shows users how to find their shade. Once doing so, they just have to tap their smartphone's camera over five different points of their faces which will determine their skin tone all over, while picking up any undertones they may have as well.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
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Lovely swap gifts, Kim. I'm taking a break from swaps next year too.ReplyDelete
Beautiful gifts from Jo and Claire, never to early to put out Christmas.ReplyDelete
Beautiful swap goodies Kim....they do take up a lot of time don't they and postage for overseas just keeps going up sadly!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2015 at 10:03 AM
Good morning my lovely friend,you have received such beautiful goodies,love your xmas tree and no not to early i have started putting my christmas decorations out,cant wait to catch up with you kim xxReplyDelete
Beautiful gifts for a beautiful pesonReplyDelete
What beautiful swap gifts... I hear you about swaps.. I have cut back a lot this year but do like to do something for Christmas.ReplyDelete
I love swaps too but over here to trace parcel costs so much. Airmail was $20 but same parcel to trace $72. You can guess what I paid and then prayed the parcel would get there,it did.:) Happy Stitching.ReplyDelete
Love the hanging on the wall.ReplyDelete
I'm with you on the postage costs and will be doing very few things next year


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Today Haruki had Shorinji class after school.
He is looking forward to joining practice every week.
After that, we went to Japanese restaurant "Sakana".
That is very near location of his class but we have no chance to go.
Haruki and Minami had Kids box which there are several meal, Tempura, Yaki-tori, and Gyoza.
I had Sushi plate, and Ritsuko chose Sushi and Tempura combination.
Kanami and Otomi ate Yaki-udon and they were gave meal which they want to eat from other's dish.
It was nice dinner for us.
Tomorrow we'll have barbecue party in my home garden.


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Here's a short list of quick and handy snacks (all organic, please!):
- Celery sticks – already cut up and ready to grab and munch
- Baby carrots
- Lightly steamed (3 minutes) veggies, such as green beans or broccoli - great to munch on
- Apples and other handy, easy to eat fruit
- A mix of raw almonds and raisins (refrain from eating a bucketful, though; stick to a quarter cup or less for the day)
- Non-wheat crackers or rice cakes – here are some brands I like: Mary's Gone Crackers, brown rice crackers (many varieties; make sure all ingredients are healthy), Lundberg Rice Cakes
- Hummus – dip crackers or celery in this! I also spread it on non-wheat toast, which makes for a great, protein-rich snack. Make sure all ingredients are organic, pure and healthy, though. See below for the Flash Recipe. Keep in mind the beans used in hummus are not only highly nutritious, but contain a high percentage of folate which boosts fertility in both men and women.
- Guacamole – or dip crackers in this! You can also spread it over an omelet or on toast (well, I do that). The avocados in guacamole are a great source of monounsaturated fats (one of the "good" fats).
- Baked apple with honey – for your sweet tooth, make this dessert with just these two ingredients
All organic ingredients, always. Throw in the blender two 15 oz. cans of garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas),the liquid content of one of those cans, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of tahini paste, 2 garlic cloves, a dash of salt and juice of a lemon. Blend up to desired consistency. Voila! Yummy hummus.
Smash a ripe avocado or two in with some lemon juice, sliced tomatoes and diced onions. Add salt and pepper, and if you like, a dash of cayenne pepper. Voila! Fresh and healthy guacamole!
One last item. For sugar, Stevia makes a wonderful, easy substitute. Small amounts of natural, minimally processed honey will also do the trick. For the salty, crunchy munchers like me, the above listed non-wheat crackers dipped in hummus or guacamole are the best.
Happy snacking and happy holidays.


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GAYLORD — I wanted to see just how thankless the most thankless job in sports can be.
And a minute and a half into a college basketball game between Lake Superior State and Saginaw Valley State, I found my answer.
James Vanderveer, by day the director of guest services at Treetops Resort and generally one of the friendliest guys around, calls a couple of quick hand-check fouls on SVSU.
On our trip here, Vanderveer told me to expect some dialogue between he and both teams' coaches, and SVSU's Frankie Smith immediately gets into Vanderveer's ear. Vanderveer calmly listens to the fiery coach, before offering a controlled, yet stern explanation of his call.
It's in moments like these where officials like Vanderveer are in their element. At once, they are traffic cops, peacekeepers and teachers. It's a tough job, but one that Vanderveer and veteran partners Randy Hutton and Mark Larson truly seem to enjoy.
They are the judge and jury of the sports world — officials whose job places them as much on center stage of a sporting event as the coaches and players. Yet while the later two groups find themselves in the bright lights, the officials prefer to stay in the background, carefully calling a game so the public's attention remains on the players and not on themselves.
Their story intrigued me to accompany them on this day to the Upper Peninsula, to see firsthand what motivates a person to spend hours on the road several days a week from one end of the state to another. The following is an account of what I learned:
10 a.m. Gaylord
It's amazing how Vanderveer, a man of boundless energy, fits it all in. He's got a busy and challenging job and is a family man with a wife and four young children.
Today, we're going to embark upon the closest trip on Vanderveer's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference circuit. We'll make the quick hour and 45 minute jaunt up 1-75, past the snow belt, across the Mackinac Straits and through the wilderness of the eastern Upper Peninsula to the border town of Sault Ste. Marie.
This is child's play for Vanderveer. He regularly makes trips to Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Grand Valley State. Also officiating games in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Wolverine-Hoosier conferences, most weekends he's heading downstate.
Just a couple of weeks ago, he had a weekday night game in Houghton. After a five hour trip there and a five hour trip back, he arrived at his Gaylord home at 4 a.m. He was to work four hours later, with a smile on his face.
"You have to be able to work on little sleep," Vanderveer admits.
For Vanderveer, this is a luxury of a Saturday morning. But for Hutton and Larson, both of whom live in the Flint area, it's a long day. They're on the road before 7 and have been traveling for three hours before the four of us leave the Bob Evans parking lot at 10.
But when I ask one of them where their favorite place to officiate a game is, they give me a shocking answer.
"Michigan Tech."
Clearly, traveling doesn't affect these guys like it does most of us.
11 a.m. Somewhere on I-75
Sometime along the way, officials got vilified. They've been booed, jeered and accused of everything in the book. They've been called "four eyes," "zebras" and much worse.
But very quickly I realize something — these are great guys.
We talk about everything under the sun — how they got started, how well they're compensated and what it's like to be part of the officiating brotherhood. I am given a crash course in officiating and hear story upon story about situations they or their colleagues have been in. The talk of what they would have done in each of these situations makes the drive seem short.
Just like how I can spend gobs of time breaking down last Sunday's Lions game, these guys can spend an hour dissecting a unique play at last week's Ferris State game. They can rattle off the names of their favorite refs like I can recite my favorite childhood sports heroes.
I ask Vanderveer what it's like to watch a game on television.
"I truly watch the officials," he admits. "I'll focus on something like play in the post and I won't even watch the ball. I put myself in their shoes."
Larson interjects.
"In all the time I've ever watched games on my couch, I've never made a bad call."
Isn't that a statement most of us can agree with?
Noon, Sault Ste. Marie
It's now time to get serious. We are brought into a room just off the LSSU gym and are treated like pseudo royalty. Rico, a student host, brings us in water and says he'll be here for us if we need anything.
We don't because Vanderveer and his partners have come well-prepared. Each brings a suitcase and they change into their uniform, which by the way, involves much more than a striped shirt and some black pants. Larson shaves, while Vanderveer polishes his shoes. It's clear that looking good is an integral part of this fraternity.
Hutton, who has spent 35 years officiating college games, breaks out a binder which goes over new and standard rules and lists points of emphasis. It's so thorough that his packet is used by associations across the state. The three talk about what they're going to look for, as well as how they're going to position themselves and help one another during the game. This is my favorite part of the day. I've played in, coached, written about and broadcasted countless basketball games. Never did I learn more about the sport than in those 20 minutes.
"Make your first call a good one and take care of business," are the last words Hutton says.
We walk out to the floor, where both teams are beginning their warm ups. The officials joke around with some of the coaches and players. Officiating around 40 college games every year, Vanderveer gets to know the teams he sees very well.
He's been working the GLIAC circuit for six years and college games in general for 11 years. He got his start as a high school student at Hillman High, he enrolled in Michigan's Legacy program, which allows students to officiate sub-varsity competitions, as long as they're accompanied by a mentor. He officiated throughout his college years and did his first collegiate game at Kirtland Community College at age 20. Now 31, Vanderveer aspires to some day be a Division I official.
But for now, he's doing well for himself officiating in a good Division II basketball conference. Each GLIAC official is assigned to different games by the league supervisor. The crews switch on a game-by-game basis, but the brotherhood between the officials doesn't change. These guys are a tight-knit bunch, most officials have spent the night at Vanderveer's house and he has spent the night at most of their's.
Just before the game is to start, we head back to the officials' room and the three lock hands and bow their heads. Larson leads them in a prayer.
1 p.m., Sault Ste. Marie
It's game time. In a physical first half, Vanderveer's whistle is blowing frequently. Aside from some barking from both coaches, things seem to be going pretty well. At halftime, we convene again in the room, where they spend the 15 minutes discussing calls and formulating a plan of action for the second half.
Just a few minutes into the second half, Smith resumes his riding of Vanderveer and he's seen enough. He reports to the scorer's table that he's giving him a warning. Smith takes a seat on the bench and is rarely heard from the rest of the game. The second half turns out to be less physical then the first. The host Lakers build up a 20-point lead before the visitors come fighting back. In the end the home team wins and the officials walk off the floor, another good day at the office in the books.
During one game last season, Hutton wore a pedometer to see just how far he ran. Turns out that in a normal college game, they'll put in between three and four miles, many of which are spent sprinting to catch up with the action.
They laugh and joke, get dressed and wind up back in Vanderveer's car. They'll make it back to Gaylord by 5, just enough time for Vanderveer to pack up his family and head off to a family Christmas party in Hillman.
Never slowing down. Always moving. Thus is the life of an official.