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2048 Background Info
This, a 4×4 grid containing multiples of 2 puzzle-game, was originally launched as a browser game which was introduced for iOS and Android devices after some time, the same path that many other games followed in recent past. Cirulli was in all-surprise when he got to know that his web-based version of game crossed a '4 million visitors' mark in less than a week time.
Cirulli once said in an interview that he had no intentions to earn from a thing which he didn't invent. So he released his version of 2048 as a free and open-source game, for both Android and iOS. As this is an open-source, different developers around the world used the code and even enhanced it to build a version of their own with or without any actual difference, and this is the point where Digiplex.in jumps in.
Digiplex.in seized the opportunity, took the original code, kept it light as possible, added few additions like leaderboards and improved touch-screen playability, and released it under their own name. As this version of 2048 has somewhere between ten and fifty millions downloads on Google Play Store only, which is highest for any 2048, and because of that users will find heavy of competition in leaderboards which is a positive thing.
I'll proceed further after saying that due to much popularity and addictiveness, this game was even deemed as the 'Candy Crush' for Maths-geeks by Wall Street Journal, what else is required to prove the greatness of this game!!
Digiplex.in's version of 2048 is totally vanilla. There isn't any kind of intro or even a general menu/dashboard. This game will take you straight away towards the grid, and you'll be welcomed with two simplest tiles of the game, i.e., 2x 2s. One single popup will tell you about the game rules and mechanics. The user has to slide one of the two randomly placed tiles of 2 in a 4×4 grid. The tiles can slide only in horizontal & vertical direction, i.e., no sliding in diagonals. Every tile slides in the direction the slide is made, and the tiles slide in possible direction until they are stopped by another tile or the end of grid.
If two tiles having same number are combined, a new tile will appear with a number that is double of the combined number. For instance, if a tile with number 4 is combined with another tile having the same number, i.e., 4, a new tile with number 8 will appear, and the tiles combined will disappear. A new tile with number 2 appears on a random position simultaneously with every slide.
The goal behind every slide is to make larger numbers, which is not possible all the times. At times, you have to make dummy moves to get a new tile and keep the game going on. The game ends when the matrix of 4×4 completely filled and you are stuck between tiles, i.e., there is no space to make a slide on the grid. Higher-value tiles release a soft glow when made.
There is a scoreboard given in the bottom of the grid where the current score and the highest score are given. The 'score' starts from the zero, and ads up a number equal to the new number generated after combining two tiles with the same number. For instance, if 8 and 8 are combined, 16 will be added to the score. The user wins when a tile with the number '2048' appears on the gray matrix, where basically the name of the game is taken from, but it doesn't it here. The game can be continued beyond 2048 tile to surpass the previous Highest Score.
Towards the right side of the grid, you'll find a small drop-down menu, and when you open it, you'll find options including settings. There is an orientation tab. When you open it you will find three options for having orientation what you want. First one is "portrait" which will give you vertical view of the grid but if you find it uncomfortable you can change the orientation to "landscape" which will give a horizontal view of the grid. There is also an option for auto orientation. Moreover there is an option for animation. You can turn it off or on whatever you like. Animation speed can also be controlled. You can adjust it from slow to fast range scale.
There is an undo option given and that's something which makes this version of 2048 unique. Player is given 5 chances to undo his last move. While you are playing the game and you unintentionally or intentionally made a move that you find wrong move you can undo it. So, it is a kind of lifeline in this game.
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Every day you face spiritual battles. Even during the holidays, you will find yourself being tempted to lose your temper, to be greedy, to be selfish, to be unloving, to be materialistic, and much more. Stand with Christ. Overcome the devil. You can do it. God will empower you. He will help you. He will outfit you with the spiritual armor you need.
Remember: people are not your enemy. Satan is your enemy. The battles you face are all spiritual battles. For example, if a husband and wife are fighting, they should pause, pray, and remind each other that their real enemy is the devil. When they refocus like this, together they can remind each other how to stand in victory.
The book of Ephesians teaches us that in Christ we are saved by grace through faith. We are seated with Christ. He is our Lord, our Savior. We are saved by grace through faith, and we walk by faith. Let us stand in victory.
Arm yourself with the full armor of God. As you get dressed each day, mentally "put on" each piece of God's armor. Believe that you WILL stand in victory throughout the day, walking in holiness and Christlikeness, overcoming the devil every time he tempts you to sin.
14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, 15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. 16 In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word.
Think about the importance of each piece of the armor of God. Re-read verses 14-17. Take a moment to "outfit" yourself, take a moment to pray, then stand in victory with Christ!


When I decided to put this page in, it took me a while to accumulate a good amount of facts and myths about rabbits. After I thought up some, I didn't know really where to start. I just started in a random place. I will probably come up with more of these in the future, and when I do I will add them.
I hope these clear up some controversy and answer some questions you may have!
Myth - Rabbits have to live indoors.
Fact - Nope. Rabbits do just fine outdoors.
Myth - Rabbits don't do well in cold weather so they need to be inside/have a heat lamp in the winter.
Fact - They actually do better in the cold! Rabbits overheat very easily in the summer. That is why me and other breeders stress having your rabbit in a cool place in the summer. Most people keep their rabbits in a shed, barn, or lean-two with fans, misters, or even an air conditioner. In the winter, the rabbits grow enough of a coat to keep themselves warm. You will actually find that they even have better condition in colder weather than in hot weather. Besides, your bucks will throw larger litters when it's cold.
Myth - Rabbits can't be on a wire bottom.
Fact - Yes they can. It is actually recommended to keep them on a wire bottom with a stress mat to sit on to get off the wire. Your rabbits will be healthier on a wire bottom because they will be lifted off of their waste. If you have lop rabbits, they will have less ear problems if you get them off of a solid bottom. The only breeds I would put on a solid bottom are all of your giant breeds (Flemish Giant, Giant Chinchilla, etc.) or your bigger full arch breeds (Belgian Hares, Rhinelanders, Checkered Giants, etc.). The best bet though is to have a slatted wood bottom for them so they won't have to stand in their own waste.
Myth - Rabbits have to have a huge hutch and run to live in.
Fact - Ideally they can have a large run all to themselves, but that's only if you have one rabbit with a huge back yard. Most people have small back yards and between 10 and 50 rabbits. If you like good sized wooden hutches, that would be an option for your larger breeds that need more room. But, the wooden hutches do tend to take up a lot of space unless they are "double-decker" hutches (a stacker cage but in hutch form). For those of you with your smaller breeds or meat breeds that don't need too much room, stacker cages are the best bet. You can even make them from wire and clamps from the hardware store. You can put them in a garage, a shed, under the overhang at the back of your house, a lean-two, or along the fence or house with a tarp over the top. You can make them have as many levels as you want and you can make them as big or small as you want. Just remember to keep the ventalation flowing!
Myth - Rabbits need mostly fresh fruits and vegetables with an unlimited supply of hay and a small amount of pellets.
Ideally you should free feed a commercially milled alfalfa pellet. When you choose a feed, it should have between 17% and 18% protein, no more than 3% fat, no less than 20% fiber, and no less than 4,800 IU/LB of Vitamin A. Those are just the basics. To get even more in depth, it should not include corn or yucca (or very little yucca). It should have Sun-cured alfalfa (unprocessed), unprocessed grains, and the minimum amount of vitamins and minerals that are needed to sustain life and maintain excellent condition. Avoid feeds that have processed ingredients which have meal, millrun, distillers, processed grain by-products, supplements, exess yucca, et cetera. Also completely stay away from the Timothy pellets. It does not contain the necessary nutrients the rabbit needs.
Depending on your breed you may need to limit their feed intake, but ideally on breeds both big and small you should free feed the alfalfa pellets.
You can occationally feed fruits, vegetables, and hay or hay cubes as a treat only. Hay is not a good source of nutrients and only acts as a filler. Your rabbit will end up malnurished and will become ill (personal experience). The fruits and vegetables do contain good nutrients for them, but too much of them, just like chocolate for us, is a bad thing. DO NOT feed any greens to a rabbit, with the exeption of dandilion greens and fresh picked grass. Greens such as lettuce, cabbage, celery, parsley, carrot tops, et cetera are toxic to them. There is an enzym in them that can kill a rabbit within 24 hours (again, personal experience). Don't feed tomatoes either. Although, you can feed rabbits, apples, bananas, carrots, watermelon, papaya, and strawberries. I have gotten my cavies to eat oranges, but haven't gotten my rabbits to do that.
Again, feed the above feeds in limited quantities. I wouldn't feed them more than once a week.
Myth - Rabbits can only drink out of crocks.
Fact - Nope, they can drink from water bottles and automatic watering systems as well.
Myth - Clean water isn't that important to a rabbit. They will drink water whether their bowl/bottle is clean or dirty.
Fact - They will drink out of a dirty water source only if they have to. It's the same with all animals. If your dog's only water source is a dirty bucket full of alge and bugs, then that's what they will drink from. Although, if you give them a clean bucket of fresh tap water, they will be much more happy, and healthy as well. Same with your rabbits. If you provide clean water bottles, crocks, or watering system with fresh cold water, they will be much happier. Drinking alge water is never good for them, plus it tastes bad (I've tasted it before...). If you take a few minutes in the morning or night (whenever you feed and water) and dump and clean your crocks and bottles or flush your watering system, your rabbits will thank you and love you till the ends of the earth.


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Tim Gill is a software developer and major Colorado Democratic political donor. In business, he is best known for creating Quark, Inc. a privately held corporation most commonly associated with its page layout software[1] and used to develop flyers, websites, graphics, and illustrations. [2] In 1999, Tim Gill sold 50 percent of his share in Quark to Quark's co-owner, Ebrahim Rahimi, who bought a 50 percent stake in Quark from Gill in 1986. [3]
Gill has devoted significant resources to pro-LGBT and left-of-center politics since at least 1994,[4] and is often referred to as a "megadonor" in Democratic circles. [5] Andy Kroll of Rolling Stone has referred to him as "the nation's most powerful force for LGBTQ rights." [6] His Gill Foundation contributes tens of millions of dollars annually, largely to left-of-center and LGBT-interest advocacy.
Gill (who is gay) increased his political and LGBT-interests advocacy after the passage of Colorado's 1992 Initiative 2, which would have prohibited municipalities from enacting ordinances adding sexual orientation as a protected status under anti-discrimination laws. [7]
Tim Gill created the Gill Foundation in 1994, an organization which underwrites academic research, polling, litigation, data analytics in support of pro-LGBT positions. [8]
Many cases expanding LGBT rights, including Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health case (which made Massachusetts the first state to recognize same-sex marriage) to the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision were supported by Tim Gill. [9]
Over the course of the past 25 years the Gill Foundation has contributed more than $360 million to pro-LGBT causes. [10]
Gill was one of the "Gang of Four" liberal mega-donors, alongside now-Gov. Jared Polis (D), medical device heiress Pat Stryker, and millionaire geophysicist Rutt Bridges,[11] who formed the Colorado Democracy Alliance project to build liberal advocacy infrastructure and support left-progressive political candidates in the state. The right-leaning Washington Free Beacon characterized Gill as a "dark money master" for his work with the Colorado Democracy Alliance. [12]
The Joe Biden 2020 Presidential campaign has listed Tim Gill as a fundraiser on its website, meaning he has assisted in fundraising at least $25,000. [13]
In down-ballot 2020 races, Gill has contributed $10,000 to the Iowa Democratic Party,[14] as well as $2,800 through the pro-Democratic ActBlue PAC to the U.S. Senate campaign of former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO). [15]
Gill's husband, Scott Miller, was a consultant for the Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. [16] Miller had left the pro-Hillary Clinton PAC "Correct the Record" in 2016 in order to push for Biden to run in the 2016 presidential race. [17]
During the 2012 campaign Gill "bundled" a total of $672,800 in contributions to the Obama for America campaign. [18]
Healey, Rita. "The Gay Mogul Changing U.S. Politics" Time. April 4, 2007. Accessed January 16, 2020. http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1606679,00.html ^
"QuarkXPress" Quark. http://www.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPress/ ^
"Quark founder retires, pledges fortune to gay rights" CNET. January 2, 2002. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.cnet.com/news/quark-founder-retires-pledges-fortune-to-gay-rights/ ^
Severns, Maggie. "Liberal megadonors plan $100 million swing-state blitz to beat Trump" May 5, 2019. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/05/liberal-donors-trump-2020-1301639 ^
Kroll, Andy. "Meet the Megadonor Behind the LGBTQ Rights Movement" Rolling Stones. June 23, 2017. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/meet-the-megadonor-behind-the-lgbtq-rights-movement-193996/ ^
"Gill Foundation: Grants for LGBT." Inside Philanthropy. http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/fundraising-for-lgbt/gill-foundation-grants-for-lgbt.html. ^
Bouchard, Jay. "Who is Tim Gill?" 5280- Denver's Mile High Magazine. December 2019. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.5280.com/2019/12/who-is-tim-gill/ ^
"'Gang of Four' Helped Democrats Win in '04." The Denver Post. The Denver Post, September 14, 2007. https://www.denverpost.com/2007/09/14/gang-of-four-helped-democrats-win-in-04/. ^
McMorris, Bill. "Tim Gill: Dark Money Master." Washington Free Beacon. Washington Free Beacon, November 12, 2012. https://freebeacon.com/democracy-alliance/tim-gill-dark-money-master/. ^
"Volunteer Fundraisers" BidenPresident. https://joebiden.com/ad1841-23efs884wdfjle357/ ^
Schedule A (FEC Form 3X) 2019, Iowa Democratic Party, Section A. FEC.gov. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?201911219166069920 ^
Schedule A (FEC Form 3X) 2019, Hickenlooper for Colorado, Section C. FEC.gov. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?201911219166069920 ^
Karni, Annie. "Clinton donors place side bets on Biden" October 8, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/clinton-donors-biden-214598 ^
Christensen, Jen "LGBT donors back President Obama, big time" CNN. June 6, 2012. Accessed January 16, 2020. https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/politics/lgbt-obama-donors/index.html ^
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Berlin Boosts Female Representation in 2019 Competition Lineup
6:44 AM PST 1/17/2019 by Scott Roxborough
Courtesy of the Berlin Film Festival
Seven of the 17 films in the running for the 69th Berlin Golden Bear are from women filmmakers, a 41 percent share.
While Cannes dithers and Venice shrugs, Berlin is making real progress towards the goal of 50-50 gender representation.
Of the 17 titles in the competition lineup for the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, seven, or 41 percent, are from female directors, it was announced Thursday.
That's not quite the 50 percent set out as a target by industry lobby group 5050 by 2020, but it's pretty close. And it is miles ahead of Cannes, which had three female directors among its 21 competition titles last year (14 percent), and Venice (one of 21, a measly 4.7 percent).
"If you make an effort, you can make progress," Berlin festival director Dieter Kosslick told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. "You can do things differently."
Kosslick is stepping down as Berlinale boss at the end of this year's festival, which is set to run Feb. 7-17. During his previous 17 Berlinales, a total of four female directors have won the fest's Golden Bear for best film, including the last two winners — Adina Pintilie for Touch Me Not and Ildiko Enyedi for On Body and Soul. That's equal to all the female winners of Venice's Golden Lion honor since its inauguration in 1946. And, infamously, only one woman has ever won Cannes' Palme d'Or for best film: Jane Campion for The Piano in 1993.
This year's Berlinale is set to open with Danish director Lone Scherfig's The Kindness of Strangers, a New York-set drama starring Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough and Jay Baruchel. Other female filmmakers with features in competition at Berlin this year include Spanish director Isabel Coixet with her black-and-white period drama Elisa & Marcela; Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland with Mr. Jones; and German helmers Nora Fingscheidt and Angela Schanelec, who will celebrate the world premieres of their dramas System Crasher and I Was at Home, But, respectively. Macedonian filmmaker Teona Strugar Mitevska, whose drama God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya follows a women who throws herself into a traditionally men-only ceremony, and Austria's Marie Kreutzer, whose The Ground Beneath My Feet focuses on a high-powered business executive who starts to lose her grip on reality, are also in the running.
They will compete with such (male) Berlin festival regulars such as Francois Ozon, represented this year with his Catholic drama By the Grace of God; Sweden's Hans Petter Moland, whose Out Stealing Horses will have its world premiere at the 69th Berlinale; and Chinese master Zhang Yimou, who returns with the historic drama One Second.
French actress Juliette Binoche heads this year's competition jury, which will pick the winners of Berlin's Gold and Silver Bears.
There are few high-profile standouts in this year's competition lineup, with the possible exception of Fatih Akin's The Golden Glove. It will be Akin's first film in competition in Berlin since the Hamburg-born director won in 2004 with Head-On. Coming on the heels of his well-received (and Golden Globe-winning) drama In the Fade, Golden Glove is one of the few Berlin competition films getting much attention ahead of the festival.
Also missing this year is Hollywood. Adam McKay's Vice, starring Christian Bale as former Vice President Dick Cheney, and Yuval Adler's The Operative, a thriller starring Diane Kruger and Martin Freeman, are the only titles in the main lineup with any traditional star power. Both are screening out of competition.
But for his final year as Berlinale boss, Kosslick has at the very least set a new high bar for gender representation. It remains for Cannes and Venice to follow.
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My piece in Backpacker Magazine ran last week. It's part of their "public lands" issue, so the article has as much to do with my Scottish hike as the public lands situation in America.
The photos below are from my hike, from Inverie to Fort William.


Outfit | Boyfriends in Italy – Fashion to go, please!
On days like this I like to skim through pictures and catch up on outfit posts. And happily I have found the following photos from my last trip to Como, Italy, and my beloved pair of boyfriend jeans.
Yep, I've told you about my love for this pair of jeans a couple of posts ago already. And today I want to show you a totally different way of styling them!
One day during christmas break I saw them in a shopping window and it was love at first sight. I touched them, I tried them on, I looked at the price – and saw that they were on sale too! I normally don't believe in fate but these shoes and I were just meant to be!
So anyway, it's needless to say that I bought them. But as so often, I had them sitting at home and never really got the chance to wear them. Until that day! We have to get rid of the idea that heels should and can only be worn with dresses or skirts. I think they look great with jeans as well! And worn with boyfriend jeans it really gives you a great breach of style. Lucky me also had a matching knit to wear it with.
Funfact: 80% of my photos turn out to be goofy ones, I don't like making serious faces on photos and I also don't think I'm too great at it. So here's two of my favorites that usually wouldn't have made it!
As usual, thanks for stopping by! Please let me know what you think about the Outfit and photos in the comment section. Stay tuned!


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Crown Heights residents frustrated over proposed homeless shelter turn against Mayor de Blasio in election year
By: Mario Diaz
Residents are outraged by the proposal.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Residents in Crown Heights who are frustrated over a proposed homeless shelter being forced into their neighborhood are turning against Mayor Bill de Blasio during a pivotal point — election year.
"Hey if you really want to show leadership in helping the homeless, put a homeless shelter on the corner of your block in Park Slope," was Dion Ashman's message to de Blasio.
The raw frustration from Ashman is reflective of the community in Crown Heights, angry over the proposed homeless shelter suddenly popping up along Rodgers Avenue.
City Council Member Laurie Cumbo held a news conference in the middle of a downpour, frustrated at what she says was a bait and switch by the city from what initially was described as "market rate rentals" that have now morphed into newly constructed rooms to house the homeless, "The entire community was surprised that three shelters in the Crown Heights Community could just open up overnight without any community discussion, input or any real meaningful dialogue."
Cumbo also characterized the entire process to PIX11 News simply as, "I would say that this is not an example of good government."
Separately, residents who have lived in the neighborhood for nearly 50 years are already talking about a different kind of change, "Watch out Mayor de Blasio, this is an election year," said Dr. Yvonne Reid.
When asked if the Mayor has her vote? "As of right now I would say no and he had my vote last time around."
Dr. Reid was not alone.
Dion Ashman is the President of the Crown Street Block Association. He too is looking to check a different box come Election Day, "The Mayor knows what he is doing and what he is not doing... if he wants my vote? Well, he can't get my vote right now."
When PIX11 News asked Council member Cumbo if Mayor de Blasio realizes what is truly at stake in Crown Heights with constituents that voted for him in 2013?
Cumbo responded, "I think when we think about an issue such as the homeless crisis in our city, we have to put politics aside and we have to make the best decisions on behalf of all New Yorkers."
However, residents we spoke today and throughout our PIX 11 News extensive reporting crisis is that the homeless crisis is political and perhaps Mayor de Blasio's biggest Achilles' heel.


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Theologizing is the personal rational exploration, development, and reflection of theological understanding. It is "faith seeking understanding" (Anslem of Canterbury).
We all do this because we are constantly making sense of our world.
We all do this differently because we start in different contexts with a variety of experiences. There are many paths to choose from and questions to prioritize; a multitude of voices clamor for our attention and there are innumerable distractions. Moreover, we are limited in time, ability and interest.
Some do this better than others. Teachers of theology have spent considerable time exploring different areas of Christian doctrine and can provide important information like a tour guide in the holy land. Without a guide, all we see isa pile of bricks and dirt, but with a guide we are able to connect history with the Bible.
It is possible to get lost. Inadequate or inappropriate theology is a real danger. The danger cannot be avoided by ignoring theological development; that will only ensure a weak or misguided theological position. Instead, diligence and ongoing interaction with God's word, other believers, and trusted teachers can keep us growing in our understanding of how God's revelation of his will and nature can be expressed appropriately within our cultural context.
The following "theologizing map" of interlocking circles is a visual aid to understand some key interactions that influence people in the development of their theological perspective.
Culture is "a way of life – everything that people say, do, have, make, and think – that is learned and shared of a particular society" (Vanhoozer, Everyday Theology, 2007). All of us live and perceive reality through cultural lenses; culture is the "language" through which we perceive, engage, and communicate reality.
My culture is, of course, just one of many cultural settings. The point is that all people begin their theologizing from within a particular orientation and evaluate all other cultures and teaching from that perspective.
Bible is located within the culture circle because it is a contextually shaped accommodation for the sake of communication. It is 100% human language and culture and 100% God's word since it is the channel through which God has revealed his will and nature.
The four small circles (F, G, I, J) within Christian theology represent foundational doctrines that are formative for particular Christian traditions and they intersect with each other to some extent.
Doctrine is the "making sense" of faith. That is, it is the rational articulation of faith that categorizes and justifies, from a biblical basis, the questions and challenges of a cultural context. It is characterized by group support, historical longevity, and traditional affirmation, and provides the necessary foundational beliefs that define group identity.
Christian theology is the study of God rooted in God's self-revelation found in theBible. This can be formal or informal, profound or simple, written or unarticulated, reasoned or assumed.
Non-Christian theology is all development of theology not based on biblical sources, including general revelation and the beliefs of non-Christian religious systems.
Theologizing path is a visual representation of key interactions that are possible in the development of a personal theology.
The image of the person indicates that as we enter into a theologizing process, we do so located in our cultural context. All that we are taught is perspectival and the questions raised and challenges faced are contextual in origin.
A –initial theologizing consists of our enculturation in a social context. Like language, ideas about reality are absorbed, worldviews are learned and then assumed, feelings of identity or foreignness are adopted, questions and concerns are all acquired from others. The meanings of theological beliefs, such as heaven, hell, God, angels, demons, soul, and spirit, are assigned from cultural idioms, images and concepts.
B –indicates the way our initial theologizing is reshaped when we realize that our way of understanding is not absolute.
C –reflects the beginning of the development of true Christian theology as we engage God's word.
D – occurs when there is a realization that the Bible has been influenced by cultural influences other than our own and we begin to explore how those contextual realities have shaped the message.
E –is the interaction with others who are also engaged in Christian theological development.
F,G,I,J –are the doctrinal stances of different Christian traditions that can be explored through the writings of those who represent those beliefs.
H –is the interaction and influence that comes from non-Christian sources or nature (general revelation). Questions, challenges and insights from these sources influence the way we see the world and thus how we describe and understand our theology.
K –is parallel to E, except that the interaction with other theologizers includes an exploration of their orientation to Christian traditions.
L –is parallel to D but with the added ability to evaluate how the Christian traditions have interpreted God's word in light of our own exegetical study ofGod's word.
M –is parallel to C but more robust since we have explored and evaluated the theology of others.
N –represents the need to express our theology verbally and through action in the context of life. Theology that does not shape faith and behavior is a futile exercise. Living out our theology provides further motivation to continue our theologizing as we are faced with more questions and deeper challenges.


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DisEngFanchised
January 28, 2018 January 28, 2018 ~ From Boothferry To Germany
Background Story First, Relevance to Football Second. In this post I define identity as the multiple different groups or circles that an individual can belong to that collectively come together to shape a character. This is not an academic definition of what identity is, but it's a good enough definition for now.
Small Towns play host to fewer migrants, both domestic or international, and as a consequence, Small Town Folk are less exposed to cultural diversity. Apart from the occasional Chinese takeaway or Indian restaurant, Small Towns in the UK are usually very culturally homogeneous thanks to their smaller and less attractive economies compared to Big Cities in the eyes of potential migrants. As such, Small Town Folk are less accustomed to questioning their identity. I would argue, as we live after the age of nationalism and nation-state formation, it is natural for the majority of people today to quickly name their country as the first circle that they belong to.
In schools, we learn of the history of a United Kingdom, historic events such as major wars are told through the simple narrative of countries behaving as single agents against others and the news channels we flick through go into further detail when discussing domestic stories than they do foreign affairs as they are broadcasters whose purpose is to serve the entire country rather than an international audience. There are hints all around us that we belong to a nation first and foremost. As Small Town Folk are less likely to mingle (and learn from) people of different international backgrounds, they will obediently go with the information they are fed. They are more prepared to state their nationality when discussing identity than their compatriots from larger cities are, who come into closer contact with individuals from other cultures who understand that it is possible for example to be "British", "Indian", "Punjabi", "Sikh" and "Aston Villa fan" at the same time.
I am a Small Town Folk.
As a young man, I never questioned my identity or to which circles I belonged. I was English and British in the event of presenting my passport to airport customs officers. I learned about different religions, customs and behaviours from around the globe in the sterile classroom environment instead of from invitations to visit British-Asian friends' houses to play, casually observing the subtle differences there to my parents' house. I never had the opportunity to contemplate the ways in which we can explore our individual identity and I was ignorant to the fact that I can belong to different demographic groups because of the lack of cultural diversity around me.
I was ignorant. But then I left my isolated Small Town for a Big City in another country.
Half a decade has been spent living, working, joking, dating, flirting, fighting, learning, drinking and of course watching Football with people who are not from an English Small Town. What's more, many themselves are not even from my new Big City, but likewise from Small Towns in Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, the States etc. It surprised me how similar their opinions, outlooks and political views are to mine, even though their countries have such a different character in popular opinion. These guys are just like me, and I belong in this shared international circle. Nowadays when I spend time back in my Small Town and bump into people I went to school with, conversations can be difficult because our contemporary realities are very different. We are both English, but nowadays we belong to different circles and are very different people. I have less in common with them than I do my foreign friends in the Big City.
The entire world view I had growing up has been shattered. There are other circles that I belong to than just the "English" one. I am English. But I am European. I am a Yorkshireman. I am from Humberside. I am young, sexually active, adventurous and competitive, a low-income earner, a Centrist, skeptical, moderately educated, a skilled linguist and liberal-minded. Those circles form my identity, which does not begin and end with my nationality. I couldn't appreciate that in a Small Town with little cultural diversity. I took a move to a Big City to learn that lesson.
But it takes a Football World Cup Year to really test how much you still identify with your "first circle". Having a full British passport and being the son of two English parents, England will of course be the team that I hope wins the Cup this year, even though I may have soft spots for other competing nations (such as the one mentioned in the URL above). But that hope comes with a touch of bitterness. On the 24th of June 2016, I woke up to find that my countrymen had decided that I should be denied the eligibility to live and work in another member state of the European Union. The voting pattern shows an overwhelming tendency for Small Town Folk to vote Leave. It astonished me throughout the build up to the referendum how many people were convinced by the frankly very backward narrative of "Great Britain doesn't need other countries to succeed". But as a Small Town Folk myself, I can completely appreciate the fact that those who are less exposed to cultural diversity are less likely to see themselves as part of something more than their country, and are more likely to swallow the rhetoric that Englishmen should only care about England.
I can appreciate it. But I cannot like it. Many of these Leave voters who have compromised my eligibility to remain a citizen of Germany will be adorning the St George Cross and cheering for England this summer. It makes me want to dissociate from the English national side. I don't see myself as being similar to those fans who voted Leave who blindly identify as nothing more than their nationality (even though the World Cup is kinda geared toward that behaviour). I don't want to be guilty by association in the minds of my colleagues and friends when the shirtless and sunburnt "Neva Surrenda" mob kick off again in the streets of Moscow as they did in Marseille. I want these people to cry as we are indulged with another tale of English capitulation and humiliation in the knockout stage.
I want England to win. But I don't want to want England to win.
When people ask me where I am from, I try to emphasise my Yorkshire background. I play up the strong regional culture to foreigners who may be less aware of it and thankfully nowadays many people have heard of Hull City, another circle to which I feel I belong. But with the recent establishment of the Yorkshire Internationally Football Association (YIFA), my region, which I also identify strongly with, will soon have its own Football side. It just may be that I now have an international side my support for which will give me less contrition.
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Dad bods - hot or not?
Dad bods – hot or not?
Seen all the fuss about the dad bod? It nearly broke the internet. And now that's summer's well and truly here, it's coming to a beach or pool near you. If you have been living in a cave and missed all the fuss about the dad bod, with its visible stomach paunch, here is my (admittedly biased) definition.
What exactly is a dad bod?
A dad bod is a comfortable compromise with life and the varied demands of parenthood. (In my humble and qualified opinion, you are not permitted to claim a dad bod if you are not a dad.) Love handles – definitely. Belly? A small one when you sit down. Paunch visible when standing up? Likely, though it depends if you cheat and hold your breath in.
I also love this (crowdsourced) version on Urban Dictionary: "The dad bod is more mudslide than mountain, more soft serve than sorbet, more sad trombone than clarinet, more mashed potato than skinny fry. The dad bod is built for comfort." Thank you Adam Sandler for helping us visualise this.
Let's face it, the dad bod isn't new – men have had paunches (and more) since supermarkets came along. There is even scientific proof that guys gain weight after becoming dads. But I do I think expectations have changed. Not only do we know that a gut isn't great for us, but there are also all these celebrity dads running around, who have raised the bar ever so slightly. Yep, I'm talking to you, Michael Buble.
And also you, Channing Tatum.
Ever seen David Beckham (father to Brooklyn, Romeo, Harper and Cruz) looking anything but immaculate and sculpted? Of course you haven't. But he doesn't exactly work nine to five and do all the stuff regular dads do. (And how many nannies do the Beckhams have?) At least I hope he doesn't, because where does he find the time?
And then there's actors like father-of-three Matthew McConaughey and dad-of-one Chris Pratt who seem to bounce between super dad bod and super buff.
What about the mum bod?
I think everyone deserves a little slack (literally) when bub comes along. And really, what's a little paunch between friends?


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Genzano di Roma is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani, at a distance of  from Rome, in the Alban Hills.

History
The origin of the name Genzano is still disputed. According to one version, the hill overlooking the Lake of Nemi on which the city is situated was once devoted to the goddess Cynthia, whose cult was associated to that of Diana Nemorensis. Another version relates its origin to the Gentiani family. For others the presence on the hills, at that time of the "tribus or gens Cynthia" originators and custodians of the cult of courage, in "Castrum Gentianum" from them the derivation of the name Genzano.
During the Roman empire the area was inhabited by wealthy Roman citizens who wished to benefit from the cleaner air, uncontaminated water and cooler temperatures during the hot summer months. The remains of many ancient Roman villas are to be found in the surroundings. The most impressive being the walls of the "Villa of the Antonini" where the later Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (r. 138–161 AD) was born. The Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano, currently in the British Museum was found here.

In the 12th century a tower of the Genoese Gandolfi family, lord of Castel Gandolfo, existed in the site. In 1183 Pope Lucius III gave it to the Cistercian monks of St. Anastasius of Aquae Salviae in Rome. In 1235 they built a large castle around which the town later grew. In 1378 the Popes assigned it to Giordano Orsini. The Cistercians and the Colonna alternatively ruled Genzano until 1563, when the castle was ceded for 150,000 scudos to the Massimi, from which it was bought by Giuliano Cesarini.

Livia Cesarini, the last exponent of the family and wife of Francesco II Sforza, together with architect Giovanni Iacobini, designed and built Genzano Nuova (New Genzano) in 1708, according to the most modern urban planning of that time.
The painter Maratti was one of the citizens who settled in Livia Sforza-Cesarini's new town.

In 1873 it was decided that the name of the town should be changed to Genzano di Roma to avoid confusion within the postal service as there are two towns in Italy called Genzano.

In the 19th and early 20th century it was seat of numerous peasant revolts; during World War II it suffered heavy damage under Allied bombings, which destroyed 90 percent of its buildings.

Main sights
 Baronial Palace Sforza Cesarini
 The English garden of Palace Sforza Cesarini
  Church of St. Mary of the Capuchins
 Fountain of St. Sebastian
  Cathedral of St. Mary of the Hilltop

Infiorata

In June, a folkloristic and religious exhibition, the "Infiorata" is held. A whole street (Via Italo Belardi) is covered with allegorical carpets of flowers and a masked parade walk on these, with medieval and traditional clothes realized by the town's women. The event was held for the first time in 1778. Each year the artists suggestions must conform to a previously agreed upon theme, such as "The Colours of Michelangelo", or "The Designs of Bernini". In Spring it has recently become traditional a "mini Infiorata" made by the children from the local schools.

Twin cities
 Châtillon, France
 Merseburg, Germany
 Mokotów, Poland

References

External links
 Official website of Infiorata

Castelli Romani


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France Takes Aim At Companies That Hire Ultrathin Models
By Eleanor Beardsley
Published April 6, 2015 at 4:58 AM EDT
In France, it may soon become a crime to hire or work with dangerously thin fashion models. A controversial new measure is included in a health care bill expected to become law next week. Other nations - Spain, Italy, Israel - have rules against ultrathin models, but none go as far as the new French law would. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more.
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Slinky models strut down a runway in Paris. In the world's fashion capital, there may soon be a limit on just how thin those models can be. Lawmaker and doctor Olivier Veran says he's on a crusade against the mental eating disorder anorexia. His amendment, approved by the French Parliament Friday, will define a minimum body mass index for models. Employers who hire anyone below that index could face an $80,000 fine and a six-month jail term.
OLIVIER VERAN: (Through interpreter) We want to have sufficiently dissuasive measures so people in model work are protected and not pressured to become malnourished. This will also help protect our adolescents at risk because teenagers are under social pressure from the image these models convey to always be thinner and thinner.
BEARDSLEY: If Veran's amendments become law as expected, models will have to present a medical certificate proving they have enough body fat if they want to work as a model in France, and they'll be subject to periodic weighings. The National Union of Modeling Agencies in France issued a statement calling anorexia a mental illness that cannot be fought with selectively repressive measures against the fashion industry. The agency said they are complying with a 2008 voluntary charter that discourages the use of anorexic models. But critics say it's not good enough.
ISABELLE CARO: (Speaking French).
BEARDSLEY: In 2010, Isabelle Caro, an anorexic 28-year-old French fashion model, raised awareness about anorexia in videos like this one and in shocking photo spreads that highlighted her near-skeletal figure. She died shortly after of her illness. After calling half a dozen modeling agencies and not being able to find anyone to comment on the new measures, I simply show up at one agency.
Bonjour. Eleanor Beardsley.
An assistant tells me no one will talk about it. Then she says, you should go visit the designers. They're the ones who give us the measurements of the models they want. We just comply. Another measure in the health bill will require that all retouched photos making models look thinner be clearly labeled. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
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It's All About the Agua!! How Safe is the Water, Really?
After now living here for 4 months its safe to say that we have a pretty good idea of how safe the food and water is! I am a big blogger and fan of groups on Facebook. One of the groups that I check in on daily always has questions about living and moving to Panama. A post just came up asking about the water and food, and was it safe to eat and drink here. The answer is very much YES!!
The community that we live in is lucky to be supplied by well water. It's so fresh and pure and tastes great. Some other communities are supplied by IDAAN which is the water service for the whole country of Panama. They might have some issues with water if they have old pipes, or a leak in the system but that could happen in the USA or Canada.


LL Cool J – I Need Love – Official Music Video. The second single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer. It reached number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and #8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1987.


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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Tessa Violet
Featured Photo Credit: Brian Gahan
Tessa Violet will be your next music "Crush." The Youtuber turned singer/songwriter has been capturing audiences with her candor and catchy music. Her singles "Crush" and "Bad Idea" put a playful spin on the classic love pop song.
Tessa has been singing those tunes on her recently wrapped, 'I Like (The Idea Of) Tour.' Before, Tessa Violet hits the road with AJR this month, ECHO got a chance to talk with her about live performances, her new album, and her fans.
What was it like to be on the 'I Like (The Idea Of) Tour'?
Incredible, I love being on tour. So amazing to do what you love every night with people you love. Live music and music in general has the power to transform and I hope people get that from my show. If that's a release of sadness or a break with joy. It's all good.
You mentioned on Instagram that there was one song that you were dead set on not playing this tour, but you ended up changing your mind. How do you decide what your setlist will look like and does it change from night to night?
We rehearse all the songs before the tour, I was just sure (for whatever reason) that this one new song wasn't going to work live but, truly you never know till you try, and we did and it absolutely slaps live. I've swapped out setlist three times now. Once after the first show and then again a few nights later. It's trial and error to figure out what feels good and why.
What is your favorite song to play live?
Acoustic Bad Ideas. Full band: I Like (the idea of) You, and Crush.
Other than a live show, what would be the perfect environment for people to listen to your music?
Depends on the person, but maybe headphones in jamming around your room?
You played Lollapalooza recently. What was that like?
Wild. I expected like 200-300 people to come and like 2000-3000 people showed up. I can't wait for my next chance to play a festival again! This was my first!
You're releasing all your songs individually before the album comes out. What was the thinking behind that decision?
We've pivoted and now we're just doing a few singles before the album 🙂
You're very active on twitter and you are very interactive with your fans? What do you enjoy most about being able to connect with your audience in that way?
It's just fun! My fans are sweet and funny. They make me laugh a lot.
What is one piece of wisdom that you'd like to ECHO out to the world; especially your fans?
Just that truly there is only one "you", and you should celebrate that and yourself. It's so sad to me that people spend great swaths of time unable to see how special they are.
Supporting AJR this month! SO beyond stoked for that! Then headline my first UK/Europe tour!! and my album is coming soon! There's so much to be excited about 🙂
Grab your tickets here.
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Defective Drug Case in St. Louis: What Do You Need to Prove?
By Jeff Lowe Dangerous Drugs
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Topamax Birth Defect Award Upheld
In November of last year, a Topamax plaintiff was awarded $11 million in compensation. The case, Gurley v. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceutical, occurred in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Topamax appealed the decision, but Judge…
SSRIs During Pregnancy Now Linked to Autism
The risks of SSRI use during pregnancy has been well-established by research, including a New England Journal of Medicine study showing a significant increase in the chances of a child…
Over-the-Counter Medication Dangers
Over-the-counter medications can be dangerous to patients. While many assume that over-the-counter medications are low risk, the reality is that patients can become sick or even suffer fatal adverse reactions from taking…
Off-Label Drugs Endanger Patients
Off-label medications can be dangerous to patients because they can result in a patient suffering an adverse reaction or unexpected side effect. A defective drug lawyer in the St. Louis,…
New FDA Warnings Announced for Testosterone
New Food and Drug Association warnings requirements have been announced for testosterone products. Testosterone treatments including AndroGel were marketed towards men as a way to have more energy, feel younger…
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A Food and Drug Administration recall may be necessary when a drug or food product turns out to be dangerous. A recall means that the product is removed from the market…
What Birth Defects Do SSRIs Cause?
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What Birth Defects Do SSRIs Cause? from Jeffrey Lowe Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) have been linked to birth defects when a child is exposed during a mother's pregnancy….
Free Report: Actos And The Increased Risk Of Bladder Cancer
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Actos is a type 2 diabetes medication intended to improve glucose and blood sugar control. The active ingredient in the drug is a generic medication called pioglitazone hydrochloride, and the…
Dangerous Drug Case in St. Louis: SSRIs and Birth Defect Risks
Since the 1980s, the use of antidepressant medications has increased almost 400 percent. Today, 11 percent of all Americans over the age of 12 take medication to treat depression, with…


This has always been an engaging and inspiring workshop. Panelists will share their experiences, with plenty of time for questions.
You are cordially invited to the most heartwarming, hopeful, and joyous occasion of the year!
We will light candles to welcome new family additions, remember those children still waiting for their forever family, wish for the child yet to be, and rejoice in your family formed long ago.
Please also let us know if you will be lighting a candle, either for a new member of the family , or a wish candle.


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Australia – Romano's arrival
Crossing the Pacific in 2016
Malaysia to Thailand and the Andaman Islands
New Zealand to Australia via the islands
New Zealand- Land of the long white cloud
Perilous Papua New Guinea.
Portugal to The Carribean
Travels around Australia
The Preparations
The crews adventures around the globe
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Oz to Indonesia: Part 1
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Michael Foote
I left Cairns for the Low Isles about 30 miles north with Poppy and Terence as crew on the first leg of our journey to Thursday Island in the northerly most part of Queensland where we would join the Rally boats mustering for the 5 day crossing to Indonesia. I planned to do only day sails until Terence was comfortable with sailing the boat so our next stop was Hope Island and then Cooktown for more provisioning. By great good luck we arrived in Cooktown on the anniversary of Cook's landing here to repair his ship after hitting the reef. Each year the town stages a re-enactment on the 16th June and we were lucky enough to be there for the celebrations which included both whites and Aboriginals playing their original roles. This was a peaceful visit of Cook's and the local aboriginal tribe was reportedly supportive of their efforts to fix the ship.
We visited the local museum which had artefacts and reports from the landing and we then climbed to Cook's lookout where he was able to plan his next attempted exit through the barrier reef. This wasn't to be however until he reached our next stop over on Lizard Island so named for the large monitor lizards that live there.
The three of us climbed to Cook's Lookout and here you could clearly see the passage he took through the reef. We stayed on the island for a few days and snorkelled the lagoon but the coral was disappointing with much evidence of bleaching caused by sea water temperature variations.
Terence on top of Cooks Lookout viewing the Great Barrier Reef
We visited the Reef Research Station where teams of marine biologists study the reef and it's various elements in an attempt to mitigate damage. We were able to pick up their internet and to get up to date weather forecasts. In the evening the island's beach resort allowed cruisers to visit the bar on three days a week otherwise we spent our evenings reading, listening to music or Poppy and I would play and sing, her on the guitar me on the ukulele which Terence loved, he was a real fan of our live music sessions.
Our next really interesting stop on the way north was at Restoration Island, which was where Captain Bligh came ashore to re-provision in the longboat they had set afloat in by the mutineers.. Here he found fruit, water and fresh oysters. Poppy had seen a documentary on Bligh before leaving England and recalled that a hermit called Dave lived here after losing all his money on the stock market. We explored the island, initially skirting the house and found the rocky beach where the oysters grew. Of course we had to try them and cracked a few open with a sharp stone, our Neanderthal tool. This was Poppy's first taste of oyster and she wasn't impressed. We walked up to the house and were met by Karen and Steve who were house sitting for Dave who was in Cairns buying provisions. They were both teachers at Lockhart River aboriginal settlement and after discussion over a cup of tea they asked us to stay for dinner. I returned to the boat for beer and wine while Steve and Karen fished off the beach. Steve showed Poppy how to cast and she was soon matching him cast for cast when she got a bite and reeled in a very nice queen fish which Steve filleted for us to take back to the boat.
This was the first fish Poppy had caught and she felt a little guilty killing it but very excited by the experience.
Steve then lit a fire on the beach and we gathered round drinking beer and chatting as the sun went down. As the fire died Karen called us to a dinner of spaghetti Bolognese, washed down by our wine. It was a perfect end to the day spent with two kind and interesting people. We learned a lot about the aborigines and there way of life and issues they had with the white man's world.
Two days later we entered Escape River but Poppy wasn't feeling great and went to bed early. In the morning she could hardly speak and one look at her tonsils confirmed a bad case on tonsillitis. We hauled anchor and set out for Horn Island where we knew there were medical facilities. Poor poppy had to endure a very rough exit from the river.in a nasty wind over tide waves. After an hour we broke free and turned north.
A very poorly Poppy coming up to see Cape York, Australia's most northerly point
As we approached Horn Island I called the clinic at about 5.00pm, explained the problem and suggested I bring Poppy in the following morning. Vicky, the nurse, wouldn't hear of it and told me to bring her straight away to the wharf where she would collect us in her car. She was concerned it might turn into rheumatic or glandular fever. As promised she was there to meet us as we landed around 6.30 and whisked us off to the clinic. She suggested that Poppy be administered a massive dose of penicillin in her bottom and warned her it would be extremely painful. Poppy confirmed later it was excruciating but what made it worse was Vicky's step by step comments of " now this is going to hurt even more". Poppy also had a very painful ear infection which required antibiotic drops every four hours. Once back on the boat she went back to bed for much needed rest. The following morning she was a little better but not markedly so and spent most of the day resting. In the evening I made dinner and went to bed leaving Terence reading in the cockpit. I was woken at 2.00 am with the sound of him crashing about in the cockpit above my head and went up to see what was going on. He was completely drunk and unable to speak. I told him to go to bed and he staggered off waking Poppy on the way through her cabin. An hour later I could hear him crashing about in the main cabin and I don't often lose my temper but I did then, his lack of consideration was infuriating. This behaviour coupled with a complete lack of sailing skills sealed his fate and we agreed he would leave the boat in the morning. I need to be able to trust crew and Terence having quietly demolished most of our wine supplies was too much of a risk.
The next morning Poppy was very much better and taking food. I took Terence ashore to meet the ferry and we spent the next few days getting the boat ready for the crossing to Indonesia, provisioning on Thursday Island and refuelling with jerry cans. We used the dinghy to cross to Thursday Island and going was fine but coming back laden with washing and supplies could be a pretty wet affair. We rigged a tarpaulin over our supplies which kept them dry but not Poppy who was doused in gallons of water every time we dug into a wave. She was driving so there was no escape, while I baled to keep the water level down. It took us half an hour to make the crossing back to the boat and we were both cold and soaked. Time for a hot shower!
Choosing dinner, it was delicious
Losing Terence meant we would be on six hour watches at night which can be very tiring over several days but to her credit Poppy coped well over the 5 night crossing. We saw Indonesian fishing boats over the horizon with lights so bright the sky was lit as if by a city. Fortunately all the boats we encountered were lit as were the very long nets so it meant we had to be alert to the dangers. Another risk we're the FADS fish attraction devices and some of these, the bigger ones were lit but not the small ones. The big ones were large A frame structures on huge bamboo rafts 10m x 20m with a house on board where fishermen lived for a week or so until they had caught enough fish to go to market. The smaller ones 5m x 3m were unlit and a real hazard and they weren't confined to the coastal waters we would come across one fifty miles from land in 2000 metres of water and they were anchored!!! How on earth they manage or afford it is still a mystery.
You don't want to hit one of these unlit fads in the dark
In order to pass the time on passage Poppy volunteered to make a Vietnam courtesy flag for Romano. Every one who has sailed with us leaves something behind and this was her gift to the boat.
Another way to pass the time
We arrived too late in Tual to clear in and it was Friday so we decided to get some provisions and a phone card for internet so we could let everyone know we'd arrived safely. Tied the dinghy to the coastguard cutter, big rolling rubber fender to get ashore. Poppy all covered up.
Trip to inland lagoon in the dinghy, on to Debut where the fleet was gathering to check in. Around 40 rally boats in the anchorage. We did a tour of 10 boats to say hello but no prospective new friends found. Had dinner on Little Dove, Terry and Carol's boat, invited them back for pizza and a musical evening. Tour guide Veronica took us on a tour of the island for Rupiah 1,000,000 about £50. We swam in some cool caves, shopped in Tual Market and had lunch on a lovely beach after swimming and snorkelling.
Veronica took a liking to Poppy and offered to lend her her motorbike the following day. We set off for Tual again to visit the market, taking turns to ride the bike, it was great fun but you did need your wits about you, avoiding Indonesian drivers who don't care which side of the road they use. It wasn't uncommon to find bikes or cars coming the wrong way up a dual carriage way. Poppy discarded her hat as it kept blowing off and her blond hair attracted lots of attention and a continuous string of beeping cars and bikes. We had to practice a couple of emergency stops but got back to Debut unscathed and handed the bike back to a very relieved Veronica.
The indoor/outdoor market in Tual is huge, covering a few acres, selling clothes, fruit vegetables, spices, material, tourist toot and carved wood and woven baskets. It was slow progress wending our way through the labyrinth of stalls as every few yards someone wanted their photo taken with us even the police lined up. Clearly they don't get many white visitors and Poppy with her blond hair and blue eyes was treated like a film star everywhere she went.The attention was all very friendly and the people warm and welcoming. We tried a few phrases of Indonesian as we moved around and managed to buy t-shirts at about £3.00 each and Poppy bought a few pairs of pasha pants to give her lightweight trousers to wear. Most of the older Indonesian women are covered from head to toe it being a very religious society.
The following day the local authorities laid on a welcome ceremony for the Rally on the quay side involving lots of speeches in Indonesian, in the hot sunshine but we were served a packed breakfast of cake, water and savoury rice bites. Two of our number were asked to respond and after two hours of speechifying we were loaded on to buses and taken to a fishing village to watch their traditional festival of the sea. Poppy was coaxed to get up and dance with the children which broke the ice and a few others joined in. I danced with a rather buxom police woman, well why not!
Ladies serving up some of the many local dishes we tasted for lunch.
We decided after another day of speechifying and dancing we would go off on our own, you can have enough of a good thing even when the authorities and villagers are so kind and welcoming. The next day we hauled anchor and headed for Baer Island in the north of the Kai group. It's a honeycombed Island with a warren of lagoons the sea has cut out of the centre. These waterways are only four feet deep with sandy/coral bottoms so we took the dinghy in and spent a good hour exploring. We anchored the dinghy to snorkel among the coral but it was poor quality with little fish life so we move to the outer reef on the edge of the island where the quality and quantity of both was greater. The following morning we fired up the hookah (dive compressor) and explored the coral around the boat.
It was stunning and Poppy captured some good shots. We then scrubbed the bottom of the boat of weed and a few barnacles in anticipation of our next long distance cruise to pick up Joy and Australian lady joining the boat in Ambon about 250 miles west. We decided not to follow the rally to Banda but to explore these outlying islands instead.
After clearing out of Debut with the port authorities we headed up a chain of islands lying NW stopping each night to anchor. One notable stop was in Pulau Tioor where we anchored off the village. Villagers came out in a canoe offering fresh coconuts and we explained we would come ashore. As we beached the dinghy the men of the village rushed to carry it above the high tide line and we were met by a crowd of 60 or so villagers and children, the whole village had turned out for the occasion. A young student called Mai greeted us in English which meant our hastily revised Indonesian wasn't required. We explained who we were and why we were there which Mai translated into Indonesian. Mai who is studying at University in Jakarta then took us to her parents house (they ran the local store and were clearly leading villagers) where we were installed on a platform given coconut milk and the sweet immature insides of the nut to eat while the whole village looked on. Poppy was slightly unnerved by one poor old man who just stood and stared at her open mouthed while dribbling copiously, not a pretty sight for anyone.
The villagers put up a volleyball net and Poppy asked if we could play with them, it seems only the women played volleyball but they graciously allowed me on to one team while Poppy played for the other. We had great fun playing for an hour or so until Mai called a halt. We were all very hot and sweaty even though we had frequent stops to blow up the ball which Mali's father had mended using Elastoplast.
I played very carefully remembering how I broke my ankles doing just this in Honduras 4 years ago. We had some footballs and crayons on the boat as giveaways so we brought them back to village where they were well received and once again the whole village turned out to say goodbye.
All in all a wonderful experience, such spontaneous warmth and generosity! We hopped up a chain of islands, anchoring each night. Many of the islands had fringing coral reefs and sheer drops outside making anchoring difficult. We arrived in Ambon with a couple of days to spare before Joys arrival which would allow us to re-provision, do our laundry, top up our internet, refuel and clean up the boat after the mess of several day's passage making. We picked up a mooring off the Hotel Tirta Cavennah ? In the village of Amahusu about 10 miles out of Ambon. The Darwin to Ambon race was due to arrive in two days time and the village was busy decorating, painting, setting up tents and a bandstand to welcome the fleet.
We went ashore with our laundry and the hotel agreed to do it for £4.00 for 10 kg for collection the next day. We visited the local store managed by Jan who then offered to take us into Ambon the following day in his people carrier to get our shopping, phone cards, fuel and beer. He charged us about £15.00 for the day which saved us time and money, he knew where to go for the cheapest and what to buy, negotiating the best prices for us which probably saved his cost and we just loaded up the van at each stop including 8 Jerry cans of diesel and petrol. In the middle of this Jan got a call from his wife to say the officials wanted us to move our boat as it was sitting on the race finish line, we finished our shopping and went back to the boat. After moving it to another mooring buoy Jan took us back to town for the fuel beer and phone cards even paying for all our stuff when I found I'd left my wallet on the boat. That night Poppy bought me a five course meal as a thank you in the hotel restaurant the menu was extensive and the food was delicious it was a memorable meal.
The following day we gave the boat a deep clean and set up the fore cabin for Joys arrival and decided to eat ashore again with Joy as the food was so cheap. Joy is German by birth, just retired from nursing and now living in Tasmania. She's a keen cruising yachtswoman with 15000 sea mikes of experience. Joy quickly settled in well on Romano, she had sailed on another boat in the Wonderfulsail2indonesia rally last year and liked it so much she wanted a second time around which meant she knew where to go and what to see, enhancing the experience for Poppy and I.
Joy joins the boat in Ambon
Our first stop was on Ambelau Island, a halfway house to Wakatobi National Park, where we arrived at dusk. The anchorage was very difficult and we had to move close to the reef in front of the village to find a depth we could anchor in. This was a quite a problem in this part on Indonesia where the reefs fringed the beaches and bays with vertical drop offs to great depth. We carry 60 metres of anchor chain but quite often this wasn't enough and we had to move on. We dropped the anchor in light wind on the edge of the reef and hoped for the best. At 5am the anchor alarm went off telling me we were dragging. When I arrived on deck the wind had picked up strongly and swung 180 degrees pushing us onto the reef, the depth sounder showed we had only 0.4 metre under our keel. I started the engine and in pitch dark drove off the reef without hitting anything, just in time, while the others came up on deck and we set out for Wakatobi trying to avoid the "fads" in the dark.
These are huts on rafts which the fishermen anchor out at sea, often in great depths. Fads stands for fish attraction device and they camp out on these sometimes for up to a week and fish below. Most of them are unlit which makes night sailing in these waters quite dangerous. The other hazard are nets strung for miles between buoys, sometimes the end buoys are lit but guessing where the nets are is quite challenging in daylight and impossible at night. The fishing boats are also often unlit so as you approach the fisherman switch on a torch and wave it up and down in the direction they're travelling in. By contrast the big fishing fleets carry huge lamps to attract fish and they light the sky for miles around like the lights of a big city. All this means the watch-keepers have to be really attentive.
We arrived in Wanji Wanji, the main island in the Wakatobi Archipelago at dawn having slowed the boat down to arrive in daylight. The entrance to the lagoon is quite narrow with reef on either side so we wanted to make sure we could see the passage clearly. The pilot book said the charted depth in the passage at high tide was 2.1 metres, we draw 2.2 metres so we radioed for the harbour master to come out to guide us through the deepest part. There was no response but another cruiser radioed us to say they thought the channel had been dredged to 4 metres to allow access for a RORO ferry. We watched the line the ferry took coming out, switched on the forward looking sonar and crept in without issue.
The town was quite large with several markets so we stocked up with fresh fruit and veg and bought stuff we'd never seen before just to try it out. Some were successes some not, like a fruit Poppy nicknamed "armadillo eggs" which tasted like a bar of soap. We decided to hire a motor bike each, owned by the girls on the welcome committee, and tour the Island, with Joy as our expert guide as she knew her way around the island from her trip the previous year.This time we were issued with helmets, apparently you can be fined for not wearing one but it only seems to apply to the driver while your wife and two children go unprotected and only on some islands. On Kai we had no helmets and neither did many others, it seemed to be optional.
We lunched at the splendid but empty P Hotel which was completely deserted, not a guest in sight but plenty of staff.
A hotel to ourselves
How they manage to survive is a miracle and then we visited a beautiful hill top village called Lia where we met a lovely old lady working a loom on a platform outside her house and were mobbed by the children again.
A typical house in the village of Lia
We returned late evening for a much needed swim off the boat to shake off the dust and sweat of the day. Temperatures are in the low thirties and the wind on the bike keeps you cool but as soon as we stopped it was hot as hell..The boat's equipped with a freshwater shower on the sugar scoop stern so we can wash the salt off and I bought an excellent petrol driven Rainman water-maker in Australia which makes fresh water from seawater at a rate of 70 litres per hour which gives us pretty much unlimited water. This is very necessary in Indonesia where the only drinking water is expensive and comes in bottles.
We then headed down to Hoga Island about 20 miles south and anchored in the lagoon passing through a narrow reef entrance. The forward looking sonar is worth its cost in these tricky situations and gives a view of the underwater profile up to 200 metres ahead. There's an excellent reef for snorkelling and diving on the north side of the island and the three of us had a great couple of hours photographing the coral and fish life. The following day Poppy and I loaded the hookah into the dinghy and dived on the reef but we were quite limited by the length of air hose which tends to tangle and at one point when Poppy dived I was pulled up and vice versa. Our deepest dive was probably only 12 metres but we managed nearly an hour in the water on one tank of fuel.
In the evenings we ate ashore at the dive resort where a two course meal cost us R60.000 each, about £2.50 and pints of beer were the same price. It's not worth our while cooking on the boat at these prices plus we met lots of interesting people. The resort was owned by a British company and offered research capability to marine biology students in universities around the world.
Pre dinner drinks on Hoga
A motley crew!
We really liked Hoga and stayed there for four days before heading off to Pasar Bajo on the island of Buton.
Many of the fleet were gathered here with about 30 boats moored to buoys which had been put down specially for our arrival. We moored to one of these but found we were on top of Franksiz, a French boat and moved. It happened to other boats as well and some went out to anchor in deeper water. The mooring buoys had been laid too close together in the interest of providing one for every boat. That night we went ashore for a party on the quay with beer and dancing but it didn't happen and was rescheduled for the next day so we went of in search of a restaurant and had a Mei Goreng and banana fritters, the bill for the three of us came to R42,000 about £2.50. It's amazing they can produce it for so little.
The following day we hired a car and driver to go into Baubau with Joyce and Caroline off sv Henrietta, a large city on the other side of the island about 30 kilometres away. We visited the fort, reputed to be the largest in the world, the local market, a large hyper market and visited a waterfall on the way back to the boat.
Henrietta another Najad under goose wing sail
Unfortunately this was the dry season so there wasn't much of a flow in the river. The following night a dinner had been organised at the stadium overlooking the bay for the cruisers by the local authority. We had an excellent meal with about 10 different dishes to pick from with most of us opting for a little from each as a taster. We were then asked to go back stage to watch different local artists and bands performing for us. We were seated in the wings of a stage that would have done credit to Glastonbury giving us a good view of on various performers and the crowds below. Then one of the presenters came over and asked me to dance and led me on stage by the hand. Joyce off Henrietta was also pulled on and the four of danced in front of the band. I now know what Mick Jagger feels like! The second time we were asked a lot more of our group came on and Poppy and a young Indonesian guy gave a very good jive session much to the delight of the crowd.
When we left the stage and moved among the crowd people recognised Poppy and she was inundated with requests for selfies. It gives you an idea what it must be like to be really famous but in reality it is a pain in the neck and we started refusing after the first dozen or so, hoping not to cause offence.
The following day was Buton's big annual celebration with 5000 students parading in the amphitheatre and we were invited as guests of honour. The morning activity comprised speeches, 200 small boys being circumcised and a similar number of young girls coming out of seclusion. The girls spend 4 days with several older women instructing them in the facts of life and being an adult woman. They then wear the traditional Niqab to cover there hair as a sign of modesty and to prevent unwanted attention from young men. We decided to give the morning events a miss and turn up for lunch. The welcome committee sent a VVIP Black 4×4 for us and two uniformed guys to act as "bodyguards" and get us through the crowds without being pestered. It was like being royalty. The guys took us to the place where lunch was being served by hundreds of beautifully dressed young women in their traditional costumes. Each of the girl's families had prepared the meal of several dishes which these lovely ladies then served to us. Poppy and I got the giggles because as soon as you ate one dish the next was pressed on you. We ate till we could eat no more, it was really good food, beautifully served and the girls were so keen for us to like it.
After lunch we sat above the arena in baking sunshine waiting for the students to perform. Then we were told that it wouldn't start until 4pm so most of us sought shade.
When the performance started it was awesome and very well choreographed. To get 5000 students to move and dance with immaculate timing must have taken some practice. The arena was a blaze of colour as each section dressed in brilliant colours marching to different formations made for a great spectacle.
The local mayor welcoming us cruisers to this big annual event.
The next day Poppy left the boat to go back to the U.K. and university, it was really sad to say goodbye, we had had a fantastic time over our four and a half months together, an adventure she says she'll never forget and neither will I. We made an unusual team a 19 year old and a 72 year old but it worked really well.
As she left Jo Valentin asked if he could join our boat after falling out with his previous skipper. Jo is French, 33 years old and an engineer. So with Joy and Jo as crew we set sail for the Bonerate Reef and the village of Bonerate, famous for its ship building skills. The village was very clean and tidy with well maintained houses painted in bright colours a delightful place spoiled only by the fact they threw all their rubbish into the sea and the beach was knee deep in it. The problem they have is the only alternative is to burn it and on some islands you can smell the acrid smoke of burning plastic hanging in the air in the evening and nights.
We had some very good snorkelling on the reefs off Bonerate with vibrant coral and plenty of small fish life.
We were invited to this wedding in Bonerate
This is the bride saying her vows from her home being broadcast by loudspeakers to the crowd outside.
Jo managed to hitch a lift back yo the dinghy for our farewell to Bonerate.
From there we sailed due south to the large island of Flores and at Riung we took a 12 tour across the island to the traditional village of Bena where they make Ikat a tradional hand woven cloth and afterwards visited some hot springs for a welcome dip, if a little on the warm side.
The traditional village of Bena on Flores
We then sailed along the coast of Flores on our way to the island of Rindja to see the Komodo dragon. We paid to hire a ranger who escorted us on a 2 hour trek around the island. We saw monkeys, deer and although we saw signs of buffalo we didn't see any.
These animals have been brought to the island as potential food for the dragons. One bite is enough to kill even the biggest buffalo, it has over 80 different bacteria in its saliva. The dragon follows its victim around for sometimes several days in the case of buffalo until it's too weak and then they move in for the kill. They only need to eat every two months but if they get dehydrated the bacteria starts to attack them and they can die. When the female lays her eggs she digs an underground nest and fills it in returning at the time the eggs are due to hatch. Don't think this is maternal instinct as she eats her young if she can catch them. Their immediate task on hatching out is to scoot up the nearest tree and hide in the highest branches they seem to know what Mum is likely to do.
We set off that morning to see if we could anchor on the Makassar reef where manta rays pass through on a regular basis but unfortunately it's a protected park so the trip boats drift through on a weak tide. So we gave up and headed for the Island of Komodo. We didn't see any dragons but we did see lots of deer and monkey. They seem to have adapted their diet to include sea food as both forage the waterline at low tide.
At the north end of Komodo Jo and I did a drift dive, towing the dinghy or rather vice versa and we saw some really big trevally, a small reef shark, big bat fish and a lot more besides but no mantas. One day I'll get to swim with them!
We sailed along the north coast of Sumbawa and passed the still smouldering volcano on Pulau Sangean to the earthquake stricken island of Lombok this whole chain of islands sits on a major fault line and eruptions and earthquakes are a way of life for these staunch people.
We were due to meet up with the rest of the Rally in Mendana North Lombok to hand in our passports for visa renewal for another 60 days which would last until we entered Malaysia. The plan was to collect them in Port Singara on Bali in 10 days time, hoping it will all work out. In Medana Jo volunteered to join the cruiser team rebuilding the local school unfortunately Joy got food poisoning. The cruisers started a support fund to buy food, clothing and other essential supplies which were distributed to the worst damaged villages. We also held a dinner to host the local villagers. We paid for 3 villagers to attend and they put on a show for us. The proceeds went to the disaster relief fund.
There were several Rotary volunteers in Medana from around the world, providing, tents, bedding medicines and food. The government did an excellent job reinstating, power and water and supplying housing to the devastated villages. Around 500 people died in the series of quakes.
We visited the local wild life park and had some amazing tactile experiences with the animals, birds and reptiles.
We left Medana to refuel on the island of Gili Gedes where unfortunately Jo went down with food poisoning. It's ironic that we've travelled extensively through the poorest parts of Indonesia eating street food along the way without any problem and as soon as we reached the more sophisticated touristy parts of Lombok both Joy and Jo succumbed to food poisoning.
From here we will go to an even more touristy Bali where both Jo and Joy leave the boat, Joy to go home to care for a sick friend and Jo to learn to scuba dive and do some back packing before returning to France to work. Again, I'll be sorry to lose both of them they have been great company and very good crew and maybe some day we'll sail again together. My new crew are Cindy an Australian lady and Imogen my second gap year student after Poppy who will sail with me to Phuket in Thailand but that will be part 2 of this blog as I have had so much to include in the first part of our visit to Indonesia.


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