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There is "nerdy."
And there is "super nerdy."
Last week I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend a week-long course that fits into the latter category: the Lincoln College Summer School of Greek Paleography, held at the University of Oxford.
You know you're in over your head when you're the only person in the room who (a) does not know Latin and (b) cannot figure out which Greek tragedy we're looking at simply based on reading a few of the lines written in Greek.
But it was a good week, so let me share a bit more about why on earth anyone would take such a course.
Looking at old books written by people a long time ago, in handwriting that is almost completely illegible, in a language no one speaks any more
In a nutshell, that's what this course was about. Paleography is the study of ancient and historical handwriting, generally focusing on manuscripts that circulated prior to the invention on the printing press. In most cases, these documents are written in ancient Greek, Latin, or perhaps some other language (Syriac, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Georgian, etc.).
In a world of Kindles, iPads, e-readers on smart phones, beautiful typesetting, and a general collapse in the ability of the modern student to write anything by hand—let alone in cursive—it is easy to lapse into a certain amount of chronological ignorance or even snobbery about the way reading and writing took place long long ago. Before Gutenberg, before the word processor, before Helvetica, before Steve Jobs, the world was much different in terms of the way books and manuscripts worked. Everything was, of course, written and transmitted by hand (or orally), usually one at a time, on materials that were very costly to obtain. Imagine the expense of producing a copy of, say, Homer's Iliad or the Old Testament if you had to pay someone to copy it by hand, letter by letter, on very expensive parchment, with no CTRL+Z (undo) or backspace key, and, if you're really aiming to impress, commissioning some painter in Florence, Italy, to do original paintings in the book. It's astounding, really.
Let's say you try to download an English translation of Plato's Republic to read on your Kindle Paperwhite by the pool this summer (because who wouldn't pick that, right?). Few people pause to realize how such access to that work came to be. Behind the scenes, some academic translator produced that version based on some nicely printed critical edition that was originally written in Greek. The folks who made that critical edition may have had access to a handful of other nicely printed editions that various scholars put together over the past few hundred years. But those scholars only had access to a handful of much older manuscripts written in a horribly illegible cursive, lower case form of Greek, produced perhaps by some monk or another scribe by candlelight on very expensive parchment in, say, the 12th or 13th century AD, or perhaps earlier.
That's a long process to get to your nice Kindle.
Paleography, then, is one of a group of disciplines that focus on going back to these original manuscripts to understand what they contain, how the text was passed along from scribe to scribe, and so forth. Other related disciplines include codicology (how the physical books themselves are produced) and textual criticism (studying the various versions of a given work).
Why do people do this? For a variety of reasons: to have access to various versions of a text that may have been circulating (given that scribes make mistakes or may try to "improve" something when they are copying it by hand); to be able to transcribe (=convert to modern letters) works that have only recently been discovered and have not been accessed before; to access interesting notes in the margins or in other parts of a book that the scribe or the person who owned the book may have made, which may reveal a lot about how the work was read or interpreted; to gain clarity about how old a manuscript might be, and under what circumstances it was copied; and much more.[1]
With all that as a brief prologue, let me share briefly about how the course itself worked (including my evaluation of it), followed by some reflections on why I think this kind of thing is important (and, thus, why I wanted to attend this massive nerd-fest).
About the paleography course itself
This was the fifth year of this course offered by Oxford. The week was structured as follows:
- The attendees (roughly 30-40, but it was tough to tell for sure as we were subdivided into 3 groups) were from all over the world: a few from British universities, a large number of Classics and Byzantine students from America, and a smattering of scholars from Europe. There was a handful of biblical studies students, but we were in the minority.
- Each day we spent about 5 hours looking at digital images of a variety of Greek manuscripts, dating from roughly the 400s to the 1500s AD. These manuscripts included a good number of biblical (or liturgical) manuscripts, classical Greek poetry and philosophical works, and even a few scientific texts, such as Euclid's Elements. Nearly all the manuscripts we studied were "minuscules": lower-case, cursive, heavily-abbreviated (or even shorthand at points) handwriting that includes some punctuation but no spaces between words (scriptio continua). We would take turns reading a few lines of the manuscript at a time, and the instructor would point out various things along the way regarding how to make sense of the handwriting, the abbreviations used, etc.
- For two hours each day, we looked at real manuscripts held at the Bodelian Library and the library at Christ Church college, both of which are world famous for their manuscript collections. In some cases, we were allowed to handle these ancient documents, which was something I had never been allowed to do. It was fascinating to touch and feel something hand-written by, say, a monk at Mt. Athos, Greece, which was then purchased by the former archbishop of the Church of England in the 1700s, and then passed on to his alma mater (Oxford), and so forth.
- We finished each day with a lecture given by a scholar in the field.
- At the end of the week, we sat for a final examination, whereby we were asked to produce a transcription (not a translation, fortunately) of two excerpts of Greek manuscripts, using no helps.
Evaluation: things I found very beneficial in the course
- The strongest part of the course is being put on the "hotseat" multiple times a day to read a Greek manuscript cold, with no helps. I had little exposure to "minuscules" previously (other than some help from Dr. Peter Head at Tyndale House). It was, thus, pretty brutal to be put on the spot to read an unfamiliar text in front of others! But the benefit was that all my crutches—some of which I didn't even know were there—were pulled away. No English translation nearby; no biblical passage that I sort of know from memory in English, so that I can fudge the Greek that I don't know so well; no clean modern printed edition. Just me and some convoluted Greek that I was forced to decipher on the fly, over and over and over and over again! It was brutal, but good. By the end of the week, I felt much comfortable with the various forms of handwriting.
- On a related note, it was also very beneficial for me to rub shoulders with non-biblical studies folks for the week. The Classics guys REALLY know Greek, so it was great to hear them discuss various aspects of Greek grammar as we tried to decipher particularly inscrutable / illegible texts of Euripides or Homer or whatever. I left feeling like I know next to nothing about Greek! (but I also learned a good deal)
- The library visits were also on the whole helpful. It is one thing to look at a digital image of an ancient manuscript. It is another thing to see it literally in the flesh (on animal skins!). They are truly fascinating artifacts of our cultural heritage.
Evaluation: things I wish had been done differently
- On the whole, the course could have been a touch more organized. We could have used a more detailed schedule for where we were supposed to be, what we were supposed to be doing, etc. each day.
- Perhaps the major frustration that I felt (and I know others did as well, based on talking with them) was that the tutorials did not include enough actual paleography-related instruction on how the various handwriting works, how it changed over time, and so forth. We worked primarily via looking at example after example, and that is certainly the best way to gain experience. But we could have used a bit more big-picture guidance.
- The lectures in the evenings seemed a bit random, and some of them did not seem to be related to the theme of the course (namely, paleography).
- While it was a tremendous blessing to have access to the manuscripts during the library visits, at points it was difficult to follow exactly what was going on or why certain examples were being shown to us (i.e., we weren't always given context for why this manuscript mattered). It may have been more useful to provide us with some information beforehand so that we would have known what we were going to see.
All-in-all, however, it was a beneficial week. It was also a great opportunity to spend time in Oxford during a week of lovely sunny weather.
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So why would I attend such a class? Why does this topic matter? Why is it important to study something that looks like this:
Let me offer a few reasons:
- Ability in the languages matters. One of the goals for me personally during the week was to boost my Greek capabilities. The more I serve in ministry and in the academic world, the more I realize the need for those who serve in a teaching capacity in the church to be very solid in the biblical languages. There's a much longer discussion about why I think this is the case (see "Brothers, Bitzer was a Banker" in the meantime). But on the whole, it matters that we have men and women who are very good in handling the Bible in its original languages. I'm not sure I'm there yet, but this week was part of an ongoing process of growth in that area.
- It is important for pastors, seminary students, and scholars to understand that our cherished biblical text has a history. When you look at a modern English edition of the Bible (say the ESV or NIV), you may see footnotes that say something like "Some manuscripts read 'XYZ' for this verse." Behind that footnote is a wealth of scholarship that has tried to determine based on the manuscripts we have available (e.g., at present there are a little over 5,800 ancient copies [before the modern era] of all or part of the NT!) which reading was most likely originally written by, say, Paul or Mark or whomever. In our tidy Greek Bibles (Nestle Aland or UBS) that everyone uses today (for preaching or for Bible translation, etc.), there are even more footnotes that tell you all sorts of information about which manuscripts say "this" or "that" in a verse, and so on. But behind THAT set of footnotes are all the manuscripts that scholars have painstakingly analyzed in order to understand the text. It is one thing to look at those footnotes in our Greek editions and get a feel for the different options for a given verse. But it truly comes alive when you actually look at original manuscripts, one after another, and get a feel for how scribes worked, how they tediously copied letter by letter or word by word, how errors or changes may have crept in through their labors, and how we can go about eliminating errors to arrive at what we think is the most likely "original" text. Looking at Greek paleography and evaluating actual manuscripts is the best way to get your head around the fact that, as soon as the words of the NT were written by the original authors, they began to have their own quite interesting history as they were copied, disseminated, copied again, and passed down through the church to the present day.
- The manuscript artifacts themselves give us a connection to the church of our forefathers. One of the most interesting things about looking at old manuscripts, particularly those of the Bible or liturgical readings or lectionaries of the church, is how the physical artifacts themselves—that is, the tangible item, not just the text it contains—provide a vivid connection to the church historical. It's fascinating to look at a very expensive copy of the gospels, which has markings indicating which passages were to be read on a given day in a given year, and realize: wow, that literal book was what a church in, say, modern-day Turkey actually used for its Sunday morning readings! Someone held that book and read from it on, say, the fourth Sunday after Easter in 936 AD. Of course I knew that cognitively, but it was very cool to see it, touch it, smell it. The Christian faith is rooted in a very real and vivid history—it is not just about your morning devotional reading or your church's youth program—and these manuscripts give us a timeless window into the church world of our forebears.
- Studying Greek paleography is part of the creation mandate. I'll admit that at a few points along the way last week, namely when I was being asked to, say, read some portion of Euripides (and I didn't know any of the vocabulary), I wondered why I was wasting my time on this. Sometimes it seemed overly technical and kind of pointless. But stepping back from those emotions, which were likely fueled by frustration at my own incompetencies more than anything else, I realize better now that something as esoteric as studying early Byzantine Greek paleography is exactly what God calls us to do. Sure, not's not preaching … it's not feeding the hungry … it's not curing cancer. But God's creation mandate was for his people to work, to subdue the earth and to exercise dominion over it. Part of that calling is studying something simply because it is there to be studied: increasing knowledge is, by definition, a good thing, because it is part of what God calls us to do as stewards of his created world. So even if there is not an immediately practical benefit, there is still tremendous value in studying something and doing so with excellence.
[1] For instance, one of the most interesting books we looked at was a massive volume of a variety of old church writings (mostly relating to icons in the church) that had been written elegantly on large and costly parchment, decorated with a large number of paintings throughout the book, and bound with a Venetian velvet cover and metal brackets. The book was put together as a gift for the queen at the time, perhaps as a wedding gift. Apparently it was not heavily used, given that the parchment was still in very good shape. Given the size of the book and the quality of the production, it likely took at least 250 sheep to make!


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20 November 2018
Difficult or impossible to fill jobs in Marlborough survey shows
- It is difficult or impossible to fill jobs of all types in Marlborough according to the findings of a recruitment survey run by Wine Marlborough.
- Four-in-five employers across a wide range of industries said it is Difficult (28%), Very difficult (40%), or they Cannot fill (12%) vacancies.
- Jobs for Unskilled staff are difficult or impossible to fill for 62% of employers, while vacancies for Skilled positions (89%), Technical Experts (88%) and Semi-Skilled (85%) roles are even tougher to fill.
- Employers told us they cannot fill more than a quarter of vacancies for Technical Experts (27%) and the situation is also grim for Skilled jobs with 17% unable to be filled.
- "When we launched the survey, the cynics said Marlborough only has seasonal and lowly paid jobs" says Vance Kerslake, Advocacy Manager at Wine Marlborough. "The survey shows, 85% of employers have vacancies for permanent jobs and the hardest jobs to fill are for Skilled roles and Technical Experts, the higher paid jobs. So those 'myths' have been busted."
- Three-quarters of employers said the biggest challenge was they don't get applicants from people with the right skills. Employers said the two biggest issues that need to be addressed for the attraction and retention of talent are the Shortage of labour (24%) and Lack of / affordable accommodation (22%).
- The survey report will be available on the Wine Marlborough website (http://www.wine-marlborough.co.nz/news/) and a copy of the report has been sent to all of the survey participants.
- Vance Kerslake, Advocacy Manager, Wine Marlborough Phone 027-580-1991 Email email@example.com
Previous media coverage
- Head scratching in Marlborough as spare jobs spark surveyco.nz 17/07/2018
- Wine Marlborough says worker shortage linked to developments Radio NZ 24/07/2018
- Radio LIVE interview, Drive show 22/07/2018
- Survey probes shortage of workers in Marlborough Blenheim Sun 27/07/2018
- Survey investigates region's recruitment challenges Marlborough App 20/07/2018
About the survey
- The survey, which was created by the Wine Marlborough Workforce Planning and Development group lead by Sue Whiteley, Group HR Manager at WineWorks, covered 55 employers, with a combined total of 3,757 employees, across a dozen industries, spread throughout Marlborough.


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There are loads of different popular Aussie stores that offer you something free for your birthday.
Yes, you usually have to provide proof that it is your birthday, but if you have your driver's licence handy — be prepared to start cashing in when your birthday arrives!
Food & Drink Freebies:
Ali Baba
Get a free kebab on your birthday. First you need to fill out a card in-store (in which you will need to actually buy a kebab) but then you get a free one!
Baskin Robbins
Get one free scoop of ice cream on your birthday! You will need to sign up for their Club 31 Club first and the best thing is you can claim your freebie for up to fourteen days after your birthday!
Boost Juice
Get a free drink or smoothie on your birthday! You do need to be part of their 'Vibe Club', but this also allows you to avoid waiting when ordering!
The Cheesecake Shop
Get a $5 voucher for your birthday. You need to sign up to their Mamuska Club – and you also receive a $5 voucher off your next full cake.
Cold Rock
Get a free ice cream voucher for your birthday! You do need to sign up to their newsletter for the voucher!
You can get a free gelato on the month of your birthday using either your card or app. You can also get $5 off on $10 spend upon app sign-up.
Gloria Jeans
Get a free drink on your birthday if you get a card in-store first.
Hard Rock Cafe
When you purchase an entree, you will receive a free dessert on your birthday.
Hungry Jacks
You can get a free Whopper on your birthday – but you do need to download the Hungry Jacks App first – and order through the app.
For IKEA Family members, get a free Princess Cake. Valid for one month and in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra branches only.
Jamaica Blue
If you have a card, you get a free slice of cake on your birthday month. You need to register online first and provide proof of your date of birth.
Krispy Kreme
Get a free six-pack of doughnuts on your birthday!
Lone Star Rib House
You can get a free meal on your birthday if you purchase a second meal worth $8.95 and above. Not valid in NSW & ACT.
You can get a complimentary main meal on your birthday with any purchase of a second meal, but you have to signup in-store first at least a month prior to your birthday. A voucher, which is valid on your birthday month, will then be sent to you.
Muffin Break
You do need to sign up to be a Muffin Break Club Member first, and then you receive a voucher for your birthday that entitles you to a free muffin!
Get a free regular Nando Meal on your birthday. You first need to sign up to the Nando's Peri Perks so you can grab your freebie!
Noodle Box
If you sign up to become a Noodle Crew Member (and grab your Noodle Crew Card) – on your birthday they will give you 10 Noodle Dollars to spend – which is nearly enough for a large size Noodle Box!
Get a free Bondi Burger Value Meal. You do need to be a member of the Oporto's Flame Club and they will send you an email on your birthday with instructions on how to redeem your Birthday Meal.
The Pancake Parlour
Get a free sweet pancake on your birthday.
Red Rooster
For Red Royalty loyalty program members, you can get a free meal on your birthday. It expires 30 days after your birthdate. You also need to show your ID upon purchasing your freebie.
San Churro
You can get free churros for two or upgrade to Churros Fiesta for $15, which will save you $19.95. You can avail this freebie a day before up to a day after your birthday.
Shingle Inn
Get a free patty cake and coffee/tea during your birthday month, but you must get a card in-store first.
Spud Bar
Get a free birthday spud or salad.
You can get a free 6-inch regular sub and 600mL drink/water on your birthday or three days prior to and up to three days after your birthday. To get the deal you will need to sign up for the Subway Eat Fresh Club first – and they will email you the voucher!
Sumo Salad
Get a free salad. Valid for 7 days from your birthday, but you must have a Sumo Salad Sumo Society card first. You can grab your card in-store first or download the app.
Get a $12 Wok Wallet credit within a day before your birthday for 7 days. Collect card in-store first.
List of Birthday Clothing & Fashion Freebies:
Get a $10 reward on your birthday if you become an Adventure Club member.
You can avail of a 10% off promo code for the month of your birthday.
Ben Sherman
You can get a 20% discount on full priced items for the month of your birthday. Use the code: MYBDAY.
You will have a $10 eGift Card to use in-store or online.
City Chic
Get a $20 birthday voucher and other bonuses during the year.
Get a birthday voucher even with no minimum spend.
Get 100 birthday bonus e-points credited to your account when you make a purchase during your birthday month.
You will have a $20 birthday voucher with no minimum spend.
Get a $20 Gift Voucher if you are a Silver MIMcollective member, $40 if Gold, and $100 if Black. Valid for one month.
You can avail of the $10 voucher for silver members, or $20 voucher for gold members.
Get a $20 birthday voucher with no minimum spend.
Enjoy a $10 birthday voucher with no min spend, but it will be used on full priced items only.
Review Clothing
Get a $20 birthday voucher.
Get $10 off after spending $30 or more.
Enjoy up to 25% discount on your birthday.
For a minimum spend of $25, get a $25 birthday voucher.
Just spend $20, and you'll get a $20 birthday voucher.
Get a birthday voucher plus sign up bonuses.
Tony Bianco
You will have a $20 birthday voucher.
Sign up to Privilege and get a $30 voucher.
Get a $20 Gift Voucher, valid for one month.
Activity Freebies for Your Birthday:
AMF Bowling
Get two free games of bowling on your birthday.
Captain Cook Cruises
Enjoy free Sydney Harbour Coffee Cruise including morning or afternoon tea.
Dendy Cinemas
Get $1 movie ticket in the week of your birthday (Sunday thru to Sunday) and free small popcorn for yourself and guests. Just present a valid ID.
You get a free movie ticket
Taronga Zoo Sydney
Get a $1 entry to Taronga Zoo on your birthday.
Makeup & Skincare Birthday Freebies:
Essential Beauty
Enjoy your birthday voucher.
Spend more than $300 in a year, and you'll get a have a beauty loop club with a birthday gift
Napoleon Perdis
Get a $10 voucher.
List of Other Birthday Freebies:
Avail of a $5 discount (in-store only).
Best & Less
Get 15% off code to use in-store or online.
Get a free 8×12 (20x30cm) photo on your child's birthday.
Kikki K
Enjoy your birthday voucher.
You'll get a free $10 gift voucher if you register. Valid for one month.
Sheridan Outlet
Get a $25 birthday voucher on your birthday month with no minimum spend.
Enjoy a 10% off on your birthday, you will need identification.


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Virginia Anne Wood passed away Saturday, May 26, with loved ones by her side. Anne, a Laguna Beach resident since 1965, was recently in the care of the amazing staff at Arbor View 2 in Mission Viejo due to Alzheimer's.
Anne was born to Burris and Margaret Wood June 8, 1932, in Sacramento. She was preceded in death by both her parents and her only sibling, James "Woody" Burris Wood.
Anne graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School in 1950 and then received her Bachelor of Arts from Chapman College (now Chapman University) in 1954. She later returned to Chapman and received her master's degree in 1972. In 1954 she commenced a 39-year love affair with teaching beginning with Bret Harte Elementary in Sacramento, and then Santa Fe Elementary in Oakland. Thereafter she spent six years teaching with the Army Overseas Schools first in Metz, France, and then in Berlin, Germany. She arrived in Europe shortly after the Berlin Wall was erected, was held hostage by Russians on board a duty train, and joined the Berlin International Theater Group.
Anne loved the overseas experience and built many life-long friendships. She never missed an opportunity to travel, be it simply to her beloved cabin at the Russian River, or to see close friends throughout the world. Anne returned to California in 1965 and began teaching for the Anaheim Elementary School District before being transferred to Brookhurst Jr. High School where she taught reading and drama along with "other duties as assigned" until her retirement in 1993.
She also enjoyed working with the Laguna Playhouse theater in Laguna Beach doing some acting but preferred being behind the scenes as stage manager, pushing sets, calling cues, etc. After retirement, Anne added the title "volunteer" to her cap with numerous groups in Laguna Beach, including The Woman's Club (2012's "Woman of the Year"), Chamber of Commerce, Laguna Club for Kids, Friendship Shelter, Laguna Beach Resource and Relief, Patriot's Day Parade Committee, to name a few.
In 2005 the Laguna Beach Exchange Club honored her with inclusion in their "Book of Golden Deeds." She had maintained her membership with Primrose Chapter No. 385, of the Order of the Eastern Star (of Sacramento) since the early 1950s. Anne was a long time member of Chapman University's Town & Gown. She was very proud of their fundraising mission and dearly loved their social events. Anne cherished all these friendships. The Neighborhood Congregational Church (NCC) was also very dear to her. She tirelessly volunteered for a variety of duties and committees since joining the congregation in 1972.
A celebration of life, and what a full life it was, will be held at NCC on Saturday, June 23, 340 St. Ann's Dr., Laguna Beach, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Chapman University for the Town & Gown Endowed Scholarship atwww.chapman.edu/tg or to a charity dear to you.


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Live Like Jamie
Jamie L. Roberts was a St. Mary's College class of 2011 economics major and three-sport star athlete who was tragically killed in June 2014 while riding her bicycle across the country in the 4K For Cancer event, which raised money for the Ulman Cancer Fund to support young adults impacted by cancer. Jamie was a very dedicated and gifted athlete. She earned a starting spot on three different varsity teams - basketball, lacrosse, and soccer - and was elected to the All Capital Athletic Conference Team in two of the sports: basketball and lacrosse. She left a very special athletic legacy at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
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Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
The investment:
Newborn Lifestyle Sessions
cost $550. This price includes the booking fee, a photographic session up to 1.5 hours in your home, and 40 digital images in colour and their coinciding B&W versions (so, 80 in total).
Newborn Lifestyle Mini Sessions
cost $350. This price includes the booking fee, a photographic session up to 45 minutes in your home, and 20 digital images in colour and their coinciding B&W versions (so 40 in total).
Note* Your home must be located within the ACT or Queanbeyan regions or an additional travel charge is payable. Before booking, please let me know your suburb and I'll confirm if it is included in the above quoted session cost, or if an additional travel charge may apply.
The details:
A newborn lifestyle session is held in your home, and lets parents and families look back on this sweet and intimate time with their newborn baby and relive those first snuggles, those itty bitty baby bits, and all the emotion and love of that special time in their lives. It tells a story; it captures a memorable chapter in your life.
During this type of session, I do offer gentle guidance and include some formal poses, however I mostly let the session unfold naturally.
There are several benefits to a Newborn Lifestyle Session:
Comfort of home:
You are adjusting to a new life and the baby is adapting to its new home; this can be a challenging transition period and you certainly do not need to add any extra stress. A newborn lifestyle session takes place in your environment, where you are most comfortable and relaxed, and so is baby.
Real life:
My favourite images evoke emotion or bring you back to a special place and time where you felt love, happiness and joy.
Flexible schedule:
A newborn session should generally take place within the first 2 weeks after birth, however a lifestyle session is much more flexible. I can document this special time with your baby at 1 week, 3 weeks or even 2 months.
What is the difference between an in-studio Newborn Session and a Newborn Lifestyle Session?
In-studio Newborn Session
= In-studio, sleepy curled up baby on a backdrop, a fair amount of complex editing to the images also occurs.
Lifestyle Newborn Session = In your home, sleepy or awake baby in your arms, in their cot and in natural positions, very little complex editing occurs, and is more a photojournalistic style.
Additional information:
All sessions have a booking fee of $100 to secure the session booking. This $100 is deducted from the total price of the session which is listed above.
All useable images are provided via an online gallery with additional images (where applicable) charged at $20 each set (a set being a colour and B&W image).


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We believe a key element in recovery is a flexible approach based on individual needs, so each resident gets the level of support he or she needs appropriate to his or her journey to recovery. Our program offers a full continuum of care. It begins with acute intensive care, followed by two supportive levels of care as the person gains more independence, and finally case management when one moves on from ClearView Communities.
24/7 Therapeutic Residential Program
All admissions at ClearView Communities begin treatment in our 24/7 level of care. This level of care offers private bedrooms with either a private or shared bathroom. Our recovery coaches assist residents throughout the week around the clock to provide support, treatment intervention, encouragement, and monitoring. This care includes support within the household, assistance to and from the central office for therapy and support sessions, community interaction and social activities. In all of our residences, food is provided and meals are prepared in rotation by the residents with assistance from the staff.
Step-Down and Semi-Independent Living
ClearView Communities also offers a private bedroom and shared bathroom for residents who can live more independently. In semi-independent living, live-in staff provides emergency overnight support, as well as ongoing support both at the home and in community settings. Food is provided and meals may be coordinated with fellow residents.
Supported Living Services
The ultimate goal for everyone is independent community living. ClearView Communities offers wrap-around support services for our residents who graduate from semi-independent living and move into their own apartments in the larger community of Frederick. These residents may still participate in our services including group therapy, individual sessions, case management, psychiatric care, and vocational coaching. The community and staff at ClearView serve as a support and provide assistance in finding and engaging other resources in the community that provides transitional support.
Supported Living Services is designed to be a time limited service while an individual is adjusting to living independently. Admission to this level of care is determined on a case by case basis, and intended to be no more than six months in length. ClearView Communities will ensure that outpatient providers are arranged prior to discharge from Supported Living Services.
Intensive (Inpatient) Care
If residents should require inpatient hospital care, the ClearView treatment team remains in contact with the resident during his or her time in the hospital, as appropriate. This maintains the individual's connection with our community and helps prepare a plan for transition following the hospital stay.


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This summer the KMWP invites you to attend the ISI where we consistently strive in reinvigorating the NWP model of teachers-teaching-teachers by cultivating creativity, collaboration, and confidence–come grow and flourish with us!
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November 1, 2018 -Early Consideration Deadline ($125 participation fee due within 30 days of acceptance)
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And once a month throughout the 2019-2020 school year (except Nov & Dec)
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Today I'm bringing you another life update. A few things have happened and I really want to share them with you guys!To start I'll give you a quick reading update. I finished Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas yesterday and I liked it. I was a bit disappointed when it turned out Celaena wasn't as bad ass as I thought, but I'm hoping this will get better as the series continues. The book had a bit of slow start, but it got better towards the end. I'm now reading the next book in the series, Heir of Fire.
I've discovered a cute little library in my area and I left a book with a nice note inside. I love the concept of these little libraries! It makes my heart warm that people leave books behind for other people to enjoy them.
I've already talked a bit about my knee surgery in my first Life Update and yesterday was another great day in my recovery. I was able to ride my bike for the first time in months! This is a big deal for me, because my bike equals freedom. Where I live people of my age do everything on their bikes and it feels great not to be dependant on my parents to get around anymore.
As I've mentioned a few times now, I've really been getting into making aesthetics lately. This is something I really enjoy and now I've made a Tumblr blog especially for them! I would be honoured if you would take the time to have a look! You can find me here: https://missevadx.tumblr.com/
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Structural Issues in a NYC Foreclosure
When it comes to purchasing a foreclosed property, there are significant positives and possible major negatives. Foreclosures in NYC can come at a great deal, often much better than non-foreclosure prices on the market. For that reason, New York City foreclosures are very popular. Before trying to snap up that foreclosure, assess the damage inside of the building to tell if it will just take a cosmetic fix or it will require a lot more construction to repair.
Cosmetic Damages
Though cosmetic damage can often be a turn off to buyers, a good eye can spot a great deal with those looking for a great investment. Cosmetic damages can range from the home needed spackling due to holes in the wall, paint chipping off the home, and even broken granite and trashed counters. As a wide rule of thumb, issues that do not involve the ceiling, walls, and floors might be cosmetic. These damages can add up, but if you can catch a foreclosed property with only cosmetic damage, you may get a great deal in the city. One way to research the foreclosed market is to contact a reputable real estate company. A company, like Premier Real Estate NYC is a type of real estate company that works with you from A-Z.
Major Damage
Major damage will include cracks in the walls and floors, leaking ceilings, and ruined plumbing. Also, be careful of an old foreclosure or a short sale in NYC, Brooklyn foreclosures, which have traces of lead paint or asbestos insulation. Structural and plumbing damage can mean tens of thousands in repair costs. Have your property in question checked by a qualified home inspector to determine if you have found a gem or a dud on the market. You always need to do your due diligence when looking at short sales in Brooklyn, or foreclosures in NYC.


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ZEMPLAR® (paricalcitol) Capsules are an active form of vitamin D used to prevent and treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (increased parathyroid hormone levels) in adults and children 10 years of age and older with Stage 3 or Stage 4 chronic kidney disease and in Stage 5 patients on dialysis.
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You should not start or continue to take ZEMPLAR Capsules if you have symptoms of high calcium or vitamin D. Taking too much vitamin D or taking it for a long time can cause very high calcium or vitamin D levels which may cause serious health problems and the need for emergency medical care. Signs of high calcium include feeling tired, difficulty thinking clearly, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, constipation, increased thirst, increased urination, and weight loss. Tell your doctor if you are having any of these signs.
Before and while taking ZEMPLAR Capsules, tell your doctor about all medications that you are taking, including prescription and nonprescription drugs, aluminum-containing compounds, supplements, and herbal preparations, or any change in your medical condition.
Your doctor should measure your blood levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorus before starting you on and while you are taking ZEMPLAR Capsules. Your doctor may order the tests more often when you begin ZEMPLAR Capsules or if your dose is changed. Your doctor may adjust your dose based on the results of your blood tests.
It is important that you follow your ZEMPLAR medication plan exactly as your doctor has ordered and follow any instructions you were given about your diet and phosphorus restrictions.
The most common side effects with the use of ZEMPLAR Capsules include diarrhea, inflammation of the nose and throat, dizziness, vomiting, high blood pressure, allergic reaction, nausea, and swelling.
This is the most important information to know about ZEMPLAR Capsules. For more information, talk with your health care provider.


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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Prints Galore!
I love prints! They can add an extra pop of interest to a monochromatic outfit or when done correct, prints can be mixed within an outfit for a fun, unexpected twist. What is your favorite print to wear?
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Talk 1.
15th May, 1935
A wandering monk (sannyasi) was trying to clear his doubt: "How
to realise that all the world is God?"
Maharshi: If you make your outlook that of wisdom, you will find the
world to be God. Without knowing the Supreme Spirit (Brahman),
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Monday, January 1, 2018
Make It Now: Animals
First sentence: Choose an animal page to decorate, and then pull that page out of the book. Press out the animal, the little plant, and each of their stands. Color the animal's outfit however you'd like.
Premise/plot: Make It Now: Animals is a novelty book for little ones. It comes with five animal paper dolls. Each animal needs the FRONT of their outfit colored. There are stickers to decorate the paper dolls with as well.
My thoughts: I like the idea of this one. As an adult, it bothers me that only half of each outfit needs coloring. The back of of the paper doll is already colored in. Children may or may not care about the front and back matching. But it would bother me now. I would be anxious about trying to match the colors as closely as possible. But if your little one likes paper dolls, coloring books, or sticker books this one may be a good fit for you.
© 2018 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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These Ten Products Are My Travel Holy Grails
It is so easy to go overboard when packing makeup products for a trip. What if you want a different palette? What if your feeling a different eyeliners, mascara or primer? I've been there but these ten products are all I need in my travel makeup case to give me versatile looks on every trip, with every outfit. I'm not saying I don't switch it … Continue reading These Ten Products Are My Travel Holy Grails


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Turnicus totalis
Forces the driver to make the next safe turn in the direction their blinker is pointing.
Signalicon permanatus
Turn signals will automatically activate, even outside of the car–disembodied signals will hover about the buttocks of any on-foot drivers for the duration.
Cut-innocenti reversi
Drivers who zoom ahead where one lane is closed only to try and cut in at the last possible second find themselves at the back of the line.
Contracti lorrius
Large white trucks that have never done an honest day's work will contract each day they are not hauling a load or driving off-road until they reach a size appropriate for their daily workload (such as a Fiat 500).
Reflectus responsibilius
Cell phones will only show a forward view from the cab while driving.
Paradoxian fatalis
You will suffer a real version of the accident you just almost caused, in such a way that you will be the only one injured and no other vehicles will be damaged.
Emeraldia xenoptic
Since you can't seem to see green lights, you will only be able to see the color green.


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Federal data on the American workforce and employment and unemployment rates show that, even as our country's economy experienced during the Obama presidency its most anemic recovery since the Great Depression, employer demand for college-educated employees continued to rise at a surprisingly rapid clip.
From 2009 to 2015, the total population of the U.S., aged 25-64, grew by 3.9 percent, but the number of people in that age bracket with at least a bachelor's degree grew by 11.1 percent. During those same years, the mean annual earnings advantage for a worker with a bachelor's degree over a worker with a high school diploma only rose from $26,038 to $29,867.
And as of this May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor force participation rate for civilians aged 25 or older (including people 65 and over) with one or more higher-education degrees was 74.0 percent (not seasonally adjusted), or 11.2 percentage points higher than the overall labor force participation rate.
Last month, the nationwide unemployment rate for the pool of 55.1 million college-educated adults 25 and over was just 2.1 percent, or roughly half the average for the workforce as a whole.
The bottom-line significance of these data is that employers across the country typically have more difficulty finding a qualified college-educated person to fill a position than a college-educated person has finding a good job.
Of course, not everyone who holds a bachelor's degree and is in the work force is doing well economically. But generally speaking there is still a "seller's market" for college-educated labor in America today.
Furthermore, many businesses that sustain large numbers of jobs for people with associate's degrees, high school diplomas, or less education also require a substantial number of college-educated people to operate efficiently.
Therefore, the rate at which a state is gaining college-educated people, relative to the national average, is in itself a good indication of how successful the state is in creating and retaining good jobs.
The seven states with the highest percentage growth in their college-educated populations, aged 25-64, from 2009, when the last recession ended, through 2015, the most recent year for which such data are available, are North Dakota, Wyoming, Texas, Utah, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. These states are located in the Southeastern, Southwestern, Plains and Rocky Mountains regions of America. And they are culturally as well as regionally diverse.
What these states have in common is that they all have on the books Right to Work laws that make it illegal to force employees to join or pay dues or fees to an unwanted union as a condition of employment.
On the other hand, states without Right to Work protections for employees dominate the ranks of laggards in increasing their college-educated populations. All of the five bottom-ranking states – New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont – and 11 of 12 states with the smallest percentage gains in college-educated population are forced-dues states. (Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, whose Right to Work laws took effect in 2012, 2013 and 2015, respectively, are excluded from this analysis.)
The 22 states that had Right to Work laws in effect the entire time from 2009 through 2015 experienced an aggregate gain of 13.9 percent in college-educated population, aged 25-64. That increase is roughly half again as great as the overall percentage gain for the 25 states that still didn't have Right to Work laws as of 2015.
The simple fact is, highly educated employees, like other employees, benefit from Right to Work laws. Employees of all kinds prefer to live in Right to Work states when they can because living costs are lower and real incomes are higher.
For example, a recent analysis by City of University of New York (CUNY) professor Mitchell Langbert found that, after controlling for other kinds of deregulation, workforce education, and other factors, cost of living-adjusted annual wages per employee are on average nearly $4,300 higher in Right to Work states than in forced-unionism states.
Langbert's analysis reinforces what the Census data already show: Forced-unionism states seeking a "brain gain" should pass Right to Work laws. Policymakers in the 22 states that still lack Right to Work protections for employees should pay heed.
Stan Greer is a Senior Research Associate for the National Institute for Labor Relations Research.


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Timothy Scarnecchia, 2012, "Mzingeli, Charles, 1905-1980," Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr (eds.), 2012, Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, pp. 379-380.
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Timothy Scarnecchia, 2012, "Mzingeli, Charles, 1905-1980," Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr (eds.), 2012, Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, pp. 379-380.
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The Workers Solidarity Federation (WSF) actively tried to build links with Zimbabwe, providing a free subscription of its paper Workers Solidarity to the library at the University of Zimbabwe (then still the site of a radical student movement), sending copies for sale at the late, lamented Grassroots Books in Harare, and doing its best to distribute its analyses of the Zimbabwean situation to activists in Zimbabwe and in the Zim diaspora. Beyond this, it also did some solidarity work with various Zimbabwean struggles. Many people have now forgotten that the ZANU-PF/ Robert Mugabe regime was almost toppled in the late 1990s by massive student and worker protests: the nationalist myth of Mugabe as a progressive and popular radical — popular in recent years — is breaking down these days, but helped hide a history of massive repression against the povo (masses, the people), by simply writing the povo out of history while controlling the streets.
Below are two recently recovered emails — one sent by WSF to the international anarchist movement, and another to the South African left — to appeal for solidarity against the massive crackdowns that took place in early 1998:
Received: from […] 21 Jan 98 10:31:37 GMT +2:00
Return-path: <email@example.com>
Received: from […]
From: "Lucien W." […]
Subject: org: EMERGENCY-defend Zimbabwe workers
Today Robert Mugabe, the ruler of Zimbabwe, a country next to South Africa, ordered soldiers into Harare, the capital. The soldiers have been sent to crush a spotaneous general strike and rioting by the workers.
The soldiers were sent in after riot polce failed to contain the situation. The soldiers have orders to "shoot to kill" anyone disturbing "law and order". It is possible that a full State of Emergency will be declared later today.
The workers and the poor are protesting high prices and low wages.
The press presents the struggles as "isolated looting". But it is a mass protest movement with widespread support.
The regime says it is the work of reactionary opponents of land reform and of the government- outrageous lies by a de facto one party state which has broken every promise of land reform it has ever made since independence in 1980.
The facts show otherwise. The 3 day revolt follows on weeks of consumer boycotts in the townships by the workers. These boycotts in turn follow the succesful general strike of 9 December 1997 for lower prices. The strikers were driven off the streets by riot police that day.
I will post more background on the simmering revolt in Zimbabwe tomorrow.
PLEASE COMRADES- IF ANYONE HAS ADDRESSES, FAX NUMBERS, E-MAIL NUMBERS FOR THE ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT SEND THEM TO 'ORGANISE' [list serv] NOW.
An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
Workers, unite!
South Africa
Received: from […]
Return-path: <owner-debate@sunsite>[…]
22 Jan 98 09:02:55 GMT +2:00
From: "Lucien W." […]
Subject: Defend Zimbabwe workers and poor
For those who would like to register their protests at the clampdown on protest in Zimbabwe, there is a web page
with loads of phone, fax etc number for Zimbabwe state institutions, including at it happens a lot of the army barracks. The most relevant may be
Ministry of Public Service Labour & Social Welfare
12 TH Floor
CentralAvenue/ 4th Street
(263-4) 790871/2/
263-4) 790871/2/
Biko Mutsaurwa, 2013, "The Afrikan Hiphop Caravan: Building a Revolutionary Counterculture," The Journal of Hip Hop Studies, volume 1, number 2, pp. 226-231.
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Biko Mutsaurwa is a leading Shona poet, Hip Hop artist and community activist. He is the founder of UHURU Network, an educational trust that uses cultural activism and popular education to advance the struggle for freedom of expression and social justice in Zimbabwe. He is also one of the initiators of the Afrikan Hiphop Caravan. In this article, he provides a brief outline of the lessons to be learned from a decade of Hip Hop activism on the African continent. In addition to providing a short historical overview of the roots of the Afrikan Hiphop Caravan, he outlines the vision of the project: the creation of a
coherent Afrikan Hiphop Movement based upon a strategic orientation towards social movements of the working class and the oppressed.
… In 2004, an affinity group of student activists, Hip Hop activists and socialists established Uhuru Network, based in Harare, as a decentralised platform where members of the Toyitoyi Arts Collective, Imani Media Collective, Impilo Permaculture Collective and Ruzivo Study Circle met and forged theoretical and tactical unity. As a social movement, emerging from the concrete struggles of working people in Zimbabwe against the Economic Structural Adjustment Programs (ESAPs) of the ZANU-PF dictatorship, the Network was from the start decidedly anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarianist. Continue reading
Lyrics below the video
It's the anti-capitalistic, anarchistic
Activist gone ballistic
He didn't battle emcees he fought with the government
Kidnapped the MPs and burnt down the parliament
His punchlines overthrew the president
He was a bulldozer going through impediments
Transferred the power from the state to the residents
Bombed cop stations and destroyed all the evidence
To him bourgeois democracy was just another pestilence
These were not just his views, but the working class sentiment
He expressed himself in spite of the censorship
He was a war veteran fighting the dictatorship
His thoughts were anarchy, his words were hardcore
Disturbing the peace, waging war on the status quo
He's the anti-capitalistic, anarchistic
Activist gone ballistic
A Bhobho lion, babylon wont give me a visa
Coz I'm a Toyitoyi teacher and I'm pro-Zapatista
Anti-capitalista, I'm the counter-culture
Rooted in the spirit like a Shona sculpture
refuse to lose, used, fused to propaganda
X on the ballot so we struggle no longer
The !@#$%^&*-stem keeps on coming on stronger
Uncle Bee, Uncle Sam or another Uncle Tom
We remain the same; poor and unemployed
A black president or a female head of state
Another window dresser seals the working class fate
The democratic right to chose a new slavemaster
Cosmetic changes make the slave faster
So until the power is in the hands of the people
I'll be in the streets chanting change, still a rebel
I'm the anti-capitalistic, anarchistic
Activist gone ballistic
Source: "Uhuru Vibes Community Newsletter," April/ May 2010, H
South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and unions (both strengths and limitations), and South African anarchism and syndicalism, were mentioned several times in Sam Mbah and IE. Igariwey's 1997 classic text, African Anarchism: the history of a movement (See Sharp, Tucson, USA). The authors, Nigerian militants, highlighted the South African movement as one of the oldest and most important in Africa (not much was known of the time, at least amongst English-speakers, of the very important currents that had existed in North Africa, or impacts elsewhere in the continent). The 1990s South African movement, in turn, was deeply impressed by the then-1,000 member anarcho-syndicalist Awareness League in Nigeria, of which Mbah and Igariwey were leading lights; the League joined an anarcho-syndicalist international, the International Workers Association, in 1996, a body claiming direct descent from the 1922 "Berlin" international set up after anarchists and syndicalists broke ties with the Communist International / Comintern. Mbah, sadly, passed away from heart problems in late 2014.
From African Anarchism:
"Anarchism as a social philosophy, theory of social organization, and social movement is remote to Africa — indeed, almost unknown. It is underdeveloped in Africa as a systematic body of thought, and largely unknown as a revolutionary movement. Be that as it may, anarchism as a way of life is not at all new to Africa, as we shall see. The continent's earliest contact with European anarchist thought probably did not take place before the second half of the 20th century, with the single exception of South Africa. It is, therefore, to Western thinkers that we must turn for an elucidation of anarchism.
Anarchism derives not so much from abstract reflections of intellectuals or philosophers as from the objective conditions in which workers and producers find themselves. Though one can find traces of it earlier, anarchism as a revolutionary philosophy arose as part of the worldwide socialist movement in the 19th century…."
"As for outright anarchist movements, there have existed and still exist anarchist groups in South Africa — notably the Anarchist Revolutionary Movement in Johannesburg, and the Durban-based Angry Brigade [this was apparently one of the incarnations of the Durban anarchist movement that later ended up in the Workers Solidarity Federation and in Zabalaza Books — SAAHSA]. South Africa's pioneer anarcho-syndicalist organization, however — known as the Industrial Workers of Africa — Continue reading
From Unrest no. 1, Anarchist Revolutionary Movement, February 1994
THE VICTORY OF a seemingly militant ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) in Zimbabwe's 1980 independence elections, following a long guerrilla war (the "Chimurenga") against White colonialism, was greeted with jubilation. Today [i.e. 1994], the hopes raised have dissipated; modern Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) is marked by continuity with colonial social and economic structures. This article examines, from a radical perspective, why the national liberation struggle failed to achieve its basic goals, and the lessons this holds for struggle today.
Land, central to the war, remains in the hands of White commercial farmers and a Black elite, whilst most Zimbabweans are condemned to a life of poverty.
Independence has brought them few benefits; wage levels are in fact those of twenty years ago; unemployment is growing; and the living standards of the urban poor, 30% of the population, are declining. An International Monetary Fund /World Bank imposed Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) aggravates and intensifies these hardships, bringing rising prices, reduced buying power, and cuts in social services like education.
Meanwhile the politicians and State bosses award themselves pay hikes, encourage investment by the exploitative multi national corporations, and strengthen diplomatic ties with the imperialist West. The ruling class (White farmers and Black elite) sustains its power and privilege by repression. Only recently was the 25 year long State of Emergency lifted, whilst police permission is necessary for large political gatherings, strikes can be banned, the press is suppressed, and the Central Intelligence Organisation harasses dissidents.
The failure of the ZANU government to deliver is sometimes lamed on "external" factors. For example, the independence constitution, agreed upon by guerrilla leaders and the colonialists, placed strong restrictions on land reform [1].
But this explanation assumes the new regime really did want to change Zimbabwe in the interests of the masses. In fact, we will show below, nothing could be further from the truth. Others, mainly Marxists, say that the outcome results from he fact that the war was fought by peasants. Actually there is nothing inherently conservative about peasants, as peasants have played a leading role in fighting for radical aims e.g. Mexico 1911.
For a proper explanation let us look at what actually happened the Zimbabwe war.
Rhodesia was a White settler colony set up in 1896, which featured the rapid, State directed development of a racial capitalist system in which Whites had a monopoly of economic and political power [2] [3]. Just as all White classes were racially privileged, workers included, all Black classes ere discriminated against.
The 1950s saw struggles by Black trade unions, peasant communities, and nationalist groups for national liberation. A nationalist perspective (cross class alliance to achieve a "national" State and economy) predominated in this national liberation movement.
The response of the White State was mainly repression. ZANU, and ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People's Union), the two main nationalist parties, were banned, after which they turned to armed struggle, with incursions from 1966 on. Inflexible, conspicuous, and isolated from the peasants, these early campaigns were failures [2] [4].
Change came when, in 1972, operating from a FRELIMO (Front for Liberation of Mozambique) liberated zone, ZANU's army, ZANLA (Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army) began to mobilise and politicise the Black peasantry in eastern
Zimbabwe as part of its war effort. This strategy of "peoples war" created what was effectively a peasant insurrection and turned the tide against the colonial regime [2][5]. War intensified through the 1970s. From 1976, ZIPRA (Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army), the ZAPU army, also recommenced operations, mainly in the southwest. ZIPRA did not however try mobilising the peasants [2] [6].
Under pressure from the guerrilla war, and an international isolation campaign, the regime tried on a number of occasions to negotiate an end to the war. Finally, in the 1979 Lancaster House agreement, it made its terms with ZANU and ZAPU, and a new constitution was written, and date for independence elections set.
By this time, some very important developments had taken place in ZANLA zones.
Here the guerrillas had set up a sophisticated system of non State grassroots decision making bodies. These "people's committees" (hurundwende), at village, ward, and district level, provided support for the guerrillas, political mobilisation of the peasants, and civil administration [2] [5] [6]. Health, education, and other self help schemes were also sometimes initiated by the hurundwende [5]. At a separate level of mobilisation, the guerrillas used young men (mujhibas) and women (chimbwidos) secure the area, collect peasant contributions, carry messages, and (in the case of the chimbwidos) cook and clean [5].
Mujhibas and chimbwidos also organised regular, nighttime village meetings (pungwes) at which the guerrillas explained why they were fighting, and taught nationalist slogans and songs [5], thus building a culture of resistance.
The war therefore involved the creation of grassroots structures and beliefs independent of, and in opposition to, the White State. These events could have laid the basis of a new, revolutionary society of direct democracy, production for use, and distribution for need.
Why did this not occur?
The activity and further development of the hurundwende was limited by the fact that Black peasant lands were scattered amongst White areas, and thus not only quite vulnerable to attack, but unable to generate and maintain a fully operating alternative infrastructure. Furthermore, hurundwende were absent from many areas, and had no city counterparts [5][2].
Even where they did exist, no attempt was made to restructure production in a non-capitalist direction [5]. And hurundwende were also usually dominated by "respectable" local community members: rich peasants, Black businessmen, professionals [5][6]. The middle class also dominated leadership positions in ZANU, ZAPU, ZANLA and ZIPRA. Its class power was reinforced by the authoritarian structures of the guerrilla armies, which were directed by central councils situated outside Zimbabwe.
As for the ideology propagated by the guerrillas and the parties, it fell far short of a radical social critique. The nationalists aimed not to overthrow, but to establish capitalism with a Black face, an ambition reflecting the frustrations of the Black middle class leadership [1] [7].
Armed struggle was adopted as a last resort to achieve this.
Even ZANU, which in the latter stages of the war claimed to be socialist, believed that a "national democratic" stage had to take place first [1].
By 1976, a substantial opposition to this programme emerged in a number of cases amongst guerrillas, women of all ages, landless young men, and poor peasants [2] [6].
They seized empty farms, rustled White owned cattle, and vigorously participated in the hurundwende. Women challenged lobola (bride wealth), polygamy, demanded male involvement in child rearing and State provided nurseries, leadership training, better education, and guerrilla training. Guerrillas and poor peasants evicted 100s of rich peasants, occasionally attacked wealthy homesteads, and expressed increasing hostility to Black businessmen.
However, these class conscious, anti-patriarchal [i.e. anti the domination older men, over women and youth] tendencies never came to predominate in the national liberation struggle. For one thing, no alternative political programme to that of the nationalists emerged. Secondly, the Black middle class was able to contain these contradictions: they used their influence in the hurundwende to bolster patriarchy, and businessmen also set up working arrangements with the guerrillas.[6]
The settlement reached at Lancaster House was not the betrayal but the climax of the nationalist programme, as it gave the Black middle class opportunities in the State, State corporations, and private sector.
Subsequently, this group moved rapidly to consolidate its position. First it incorporated the hurundwende, guerrilla forces, trade unions and women's groups into the State and ZANU. Second repression was freely used against dissent.
Thirdly, the Black bourgeoisie "reconciled" itself with its White counterparts, buying commercial farms, assuming senior positions in private corporations, and giving the White upper class prominent positions and a large say in the running of the State.
At present urban workers and students, spurred by disillusionment, hardship, and SAP[neo-liberal Structural Adjustment], are at the forefront of struggle with the regime. At the same time the growing frustration of the land-hungry peasantry alarms the boss class.
The regime has sought to deal with the unrest by repression, for example, closure of the University [of Zimbabwe], and breaking up protest meetings. It has also promised to speed up the pace of land reform, a small victory, although major change is unlikely given the crisis in the ruling class this could cause.
Unfortunately, the ongoing struggle is presently tending to reformism, and many believe the solution is to simply vote ZANU out of office. This strategy is flawed. The lessons of the Zimbabwe war, for South Africa as much as for Zimbabwe, are that: struggle must aim to overthrow of capitalism and State; that national liberation needs a class perspective; that struggle needs revolutionary ideology and independent nonheirachical grassroot bodies.
[1] A. Astrow, 1983, Zimbabwe: a revolution that lost its way? Chapter 6
[2] L. Cliffe, 1981, "Zimbabwe's Political Inheritance" in C. Stoneman (ed.), Zimbabwe's Inheritance
[3] M. Loney, Rhodesia, Chapter 3
[4] J. Saul, 1979, "Transforming the Struggle in Zimbabwe" in his State and Revolution in Eastern Africa.
[5] Cliffe, L., Mpofu, J. and B. Munslow, 1980, "Nationalist Politics in Zimbabwe" in Review of African Political Economy, no. 18
[6] D. Phimister, 1988, "The Combined and Contradictory Inheritance of the Struggle in Zimbabwe," in C. Stoneman (ed.) Zimbabwe's Prospects
For current developments, see Virginia Knight, May 1992, "Zimbabwe: the politics of economic reform" in Current History; as well as magazines like Southern African Political and Economic Monthly, Africa Today, and Africa Confidential.


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Nigerian rapper, Sky B was reported to be dead on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.
He reportedly died of a heart attack on Tuesday morning at his residence in Owerri, Imo State.
The artiste who was one of the 2007 raves was reportedly found unconscious in his house.
He's known for his song titled 'I'm Calling' and other hits like 'You Promised Not To Go' 'Pray For Me' and 'Here I Am.'
According to reports, he was pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.


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Anthony Pack
"Mike" Wall Hanging Sculpture
$ 85.00
"Mike" can conveniently be placed on the wall to show off all the personality he has to offer. This wall-hanging sculpture is also made of reclaimed materials.
Approximately 11.5 inches tall and 6.5 inches wide.
Due to the nature of handmade items, products received may look different than the item pictured.