The Tas Fire Service have been running low on bottled water for their men and women in the field and have asked for donations to be delivered to the Hobart fire station. K Mart Newtown was asked if they have stock and they said they had 500 bottles available for the public to BUY then donate! Wtf Kmart?? You cant donate the water to these hardworking people who are your customers?? Now I read that a group of women have BOUGHT all their water and donated it! Once again, the people who can least afford it come forward while the corporates grab the money. You should be ashamed of yourself Kmart Tasmania and I hope people vote with their feet! Please, if you care, share this with as many people as you can!via Facebook. Googling returns another facebook entry on the Woolworths page: https://www.facebook.com/woolworths/posts/430718727000264
Saturday, January 05, 2013
Tasmanian Bushfires and Kmart
Shame Kmart Shame
I cannot independently verify this, and if I am wrong I will apologise:
Monday, December 17, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
They want to ██████ the Internet
via email from the Avaaz team.
Right now at a UN meeting in Dubai, authoritarian regimes are pushing for full governmental control of the Internet in a binding global treaty -- if they succeed, the internet could become less open, more costly and much slower. We have only 2 days to stop them.
The Internet has been an amazing example of people power -- allowing us to connect, speak out and pressure leaders like never before. That's largely because it's been governed to date by users and non-profits and not governments. But now countries like Russia, China and United Arab Emirates are trying to rewrite a major telecom treaty called the ITR to bring the Internet under its control -- the web would then be shaped by government interests and not by us, the users. Tim Berners Lee, one of the "fathers of the Internet," has warned that this could increase censorship online and invade our privacy. But if we object with a massive people-powered petition, we can strengthen the hand of countries fighting this power grab.
We have stopped attacks like this before and can do it again before the treaty text is locked this week. A wave of opposition to a new ITR is already building -- sign the petition to tell governments hands off our Internet! and then forward this email to everyone you know -- when we hit 1 million signers, it'll be delivered straight to the delegates at this cozy meeting:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/hands_
The meeting to update the ITR (International Telecommunication Regulations) is being convened by a UN body called the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Normally, it wouldn't merit much attention, but Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and others are trying to use the meeting to increase government control of the Internet through proposals that would allow for access to be cut off more easily, threaten privacy, legitimize monitoring and traffic-blocking, and introduce new fees to access content online.
At the moment, our Internet has no central regulatory body, but various non-profit organisations work together to manage different technological, commercial and political interests to allow the Internet to run. The current model is certainly not without its flaws. US dominance and corporate influence highlight the need for reform, but changes should not be dictated from an opaque governments-only treaty body. They should emerge from an open and transparent, people-powered process -- putting the interests of us users in the center.
The ITU does extremely important work -- expanding affordable access for poor countries and securing networks -- but it's not the right place to make changes to how the Internet operates. Let's ensure that our Internet stays free and governed by the public and show the ITU and the world that we won’t stay silent in the face of this Internet attack. Click below to sign and then share this email widely:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/hands_
Avaaz members have come together before to save the free web -- and won. More than 3 million of us demanded the US kill a bill that would have given the government the right to shut down any website, helping push the White House to drop its support. In the EU, the European Parliament responded after 2.8 million of us called on them to drop ACTA, another threat to the free net. Together, now we can do it again.
With hope,
Pascal, Ian, Paul, Luca, Caroline, Ricken, Kya and the rest of the Avaaz team
SOURCES
Cerf and Berners Lee Criticize ITU Conference (IT Pro Portal):
http://www.itproportal.com/
ITU and Google face off at Dubai conference over future of the internet (Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Keep the Internet Open (New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
Proposal for global regulation of web (Financial Times):
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/
Who controls the Internet? (Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Right now at a UN meeting in Dubai, authoritarian regimes are pushing for full governmental control of the Internet in a binding global treaty -- if they succeed, the internet could become less open, more costly and much slower. We have only 2 days to stop them.
The Internet has been an amazing example of people power -- allowing us to connect, speak out and pressure leaders like never before. That's largely because it's been governed to date by users and non-profits and not governments. But now countries like Russia, China and United Arab Emirates are trying to rewrite a major telecom treaty called the ITR to bring the Internet under its control -- the web would then be shaped by government interests and not by us, the users. Tim Berners Lee, one of the "fathers of the Internet," has warned that this could increase censorship online and invade our privacy. But if we object with a massive people-powered petition, we can strengthen the hand of countries fighting this power grab.
We have stopped attacks like this before and can do it again before the treaty text is locked this week. A wave of opposition to a new ITR is already building -- sign the petition to tell governments hands off our Internet! and then forward this email to everyone you know -- when we hit 1 million signers, it'll be delivered straight to the delegates at this cozy meeting:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/hands_
The meeting to update the ITR (International Telecommunication Regulations) is being convened by a UN body called the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Normally, it wouldn't merit much attention, but Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and others are trying to use the meeting to increase government control of the Internet through proposals that would allow for access to be cut off more easily, threaten privacy, legitimize monitoring and traffic-blocking, and introduce new fees to access content online.
At the moment, our Internet has no central regulatory body, but various non-profit organisations work together to manage different technological, commercial and political interests to allow the Internet to run. The current model is certainly not without its flaws. US dominance and corporate influence highlight the need for reform, but changes should not be dictated from an opaque governments-only treaty body. They should emerge from an open and transparent, people-powered process -- putting the interests of us users in the center.
The ITU does extremely important work -- expanding affordable access for poor countries and securing networks -- but it's not the right place to make changes to how the Internet operates. Let's ensure that our Internet stays free and governed by the public and show the ITU and the world that we won’t stay silent in the face of this Internet attack. Click below to sign and then share this email widely:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/hands_
Avaaz members have come together before to save the free web -- and won. More than 3 million of us demanded the US kill a bill that would have given the government the right to shut down any website, helping push the White House to drop its support. In the EU, the European Parliament responded after 2.8 million of us called on them to drop ACTA, another threat to the free net. Together, now we can do it again.
With hope,
Pascal, Ian, Paul, Luca, Caroline, Ricken, Kya and the rest of the Avaaz team
SOURCES
Cerf and Berners Lee Criticize ITU Conference (IT Pro Portal):
http://www.itproportal.com/
ITU and Google face off at Dubai conference over future of the internet (Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Keep the Internet Open (New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
Proposal for global regulation of web (Financial Times):
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/
Who controls the Internet? (Guardian):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Sunday, October 28, 2012
A former work colleague posted this on my latest facebook rambling. Well worth the read.
(My facebook post: "Our brains are hard-wired to revere. In this post modern era an apple with a bite out of it unites both the ancient and modern. This article and a long long list of comments makes sense: ) And from last year .
(My facebook post: "Our brains are hard-wired to revere. In this post modern era an apple with a bite out of it unites both the ancient and modern. This article and a long long list of comments makes sense: ) And from last year .
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Getting around.
The agonist is bedding down in its wordpress clothes.
Permissions for comments, contributors and newswire items are being figured out.
There is the front page and the newswire. No diaries yet. And forums are still a work in progress.
I've set up a wordpress test site to experiment with some ideas.
Content will appear and disappear according to whimsy.
However I am happy with this particular page which provides a list of recent comments from the agonist, and also a list of posts from Mauberley of headlines that interest him.
So there you go.
Permissions for comments, contributors and newswire items are being figured out.
There is the front page and the newswire. No diaries yet. And forums are still a work in progress.
I've set up a wordpress test site to experiment with some ideas.
Content will appear and disappear according to whimsy.
However I am happy with this particular page which provides a list of recent comments from the agonist, and also a list of posts from Mauberley of headlines that interest him.
So there you go.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Boots on the other foot, hey Alan
Hey Alan, shame Alan (Mr the trucks are all stopped at the border) Jones.
Funny how it feels when it's directed at you. Hey Alan.
Reminds me of the story of the bully who knocked the new kid over in the playground .
New kid had lived on a farm and dealt with rams and bulls. He picked himself up and punched the bully in the nose.
Bully with blood running down his face, ran to the teacher and said
"but all I did was push him over". :)
Funny how it feels when it's directed at you. Hey Alan.
Reminds me of the story of the bully who knocked the new kid over in the playground .
New kid had lived on a farm and dealt with rams and bulls. He picked himself up and punched the bully in the nose.
Bully with blood running down his face, ran to the teacher and said
"but all I did was push him over". :)
Friday, September 09, 2011
Monday, September 05, 2011
Gosh, the last month of winter flew by, and I neglected the muse...
Canberra is glorious, awash in blossoms and daffodils and jonquils and many other lovely flowers.
A feast to soothe the eyes and satisfy the desire for the beautiful.
Life continues to be a mix of sorrow, confusion and trust.
Managed to catch a few hours at explo '11, thanks to invites from B and P. Too many clients to attend the actual healing services. But the music and enthusiasm was fantastic.
Fathers day came and went, and my sorrow deepened and I felt depressed - exacerbated by the news that a dear friend has major visa problems :(
This is the song I have been praying / singing for her :
I Know The Lord
Ngiyazinkosi
Izolungisindlela yam'
Uma ngihamba ngobungcwele
Ngenz’ okuhle njalo njalo
Ngiyaz’ inkosi
Izolung’ isindlela yam'
I know the Lord will make a way for me (I sing her )
If I live a holy life shun the wrong and do the right
I know the Lord Will make a way for me
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
If I live a holy life shun the wrong and do the right
I know the Lord will make a way for me
______________________________________________________
God Bless all who seek to walk in the way of the Almighty!
Finally another friend is blogging about her life - see the link lower left, Ability and Rights. Her passion is strong!
Canberra is glorious, awash in blossoms and daffodils and jonquils and many other lovely flowers.
A feast to soothe the eyes and satisfy the desire for the beautiful.
Life continues to be a mix of sorrow, confusion and trust.
Managed to catch a few hours at explo '11, thanks to invites from B and P. Too many clients to attend the actual healing services. But the music and enthusiasm was fantastic.
Fathers day came and went, and my sorrow deepened and I felt depressed - exacerbated by the news that a dear friend has major visa problems :(
This is the song I have been praying / singing for her :
I Know The Lord
Ngiyazinkosi
Izolungisindlela yam'
Uma ngihamba ngobungcwele
Ngenz’ okuhle njalo njalo
Ngiyaz’ inkosi
Izolung’ isindlela yam'
I know the Lord will make a way for me (I sing her )
If I live a holy life shun the wrong and do the right
I know the Lord Will make a way for me
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
If I live a holy life shun the wrong and do the right
I know the Lord will make a way for me
______________________________________________________
God Bless all who seek to walk in the way of the Almighty!
Finally another friend is blogging about her life - see the link lower left, Ability and Rights. Her passion is strong!
Monday, August 01, 2011
re: ultrafilesdownload.com
Scam site, big time!
Do not attempt to buy Christian music from them. They don't have any music, all they do is take your money, and then proceed to debit your credit card every day!
Thanks ScamFound, wish your post had been up on 7/24!
Verified Fraudulent Website
Scam site, big time!
Do not attempt to buy Christian music from them. They don't have any music, all they do is take your money, and then proceed to debit your credit card every day!
Thanks ScamFound, wish your post had been up on 7/24!
Verified Fraudulent Website
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Over the past year I gained two special friends, both whom I call 'sha'.
Sha is a contraction of the Shona word for friend, shamwari, which translates mate, pal, friend.
When used as sha by me it indicates a very close personal friend. One to whom everything I have is available.
Friendship is dictated by the emotions raised thru the relationship and both of my special shas have touched my heart, mind and spirit deeply over time.
I am privileged to call them sha. Laughter,encouragement, inspiration have I gained from them.
My support for them is a pale reflection of what I have been blessed with thru knowing them.
Life is a mix of thorns and roses, my two sha's are the sweetest smelling roses I know, and it is good.
Praise be to God, who binds up the wounds of the broken hearted and restores the spirit of the crushed!
Sha is a contraction of the Shona word for friend, shamwari, which translates mate, pal, friend.
When used as sha by me it indicates a very close personal friend. One to whom everything I have is available.
Friendship is dictated by the emotions raised thru the relationship and both of my special shas have touched my heart, mind and spirit deeply over time.
I am privileged to call them sha. Laughter,encouragement, inspiration have I gained from them.
My support for them is a pale reflection of what I have been blessed with thru knowing them.
Life is a mix of thorns and roses, my two sha's are the sweetest smelling roses I know, and it is good.
Praise be to God, who binds up the wounds of the broken hearted and restores the spirit of the crushed!
Friday, July 29, 2011
My sha, Baber:
She is Not Just a Friend To You...
My Friend Broken and Tried
You have been Broken and Your Life Has Been Turned Upside Down.
And it is something of not of your accord,
It is because of something Random.
Something that was not you Fault,
Something that you do not believe you Deserve.
It is an Affliction.
An affliction upon another.
That Has Broken You.
That Has Deeply Hurt Your Soul.
I can see Friend,
I can see what you go Through.
I can feel what you go Through.
It is through your words alone that you have Delivered Message
You Have Delivered what troubles you so.
Have Faith that all things happen for a reason,
And Some People Come into Your Life for a Reason.
Perhaps she is sent to Help You Heal.
To Make you Strong Again.
I have spoken to her...
She will not expect anything of you friend.
She Will Only Offer you the Words and Affection that you need.
Say Glory to Our Majesty for Sending You What You May Not Even Know Of.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
My friend Baber continues to write wonderful prose and poetry on his blog.
I feel my muse stirring deep within, and wonder should I attempt to write poetry again.
There are seasons for expression, and seasons for enjoying the expression of others.
The winter cold is deep in my bones and endless cups of hot coffee do not keep my body warm but my mind and spirit are cozy and comfortable with these writings and links:
Bruce, Mauberly and of course Baber.
I feel my muse stirring deep within, and wonder should I attempt to write poetry again.
There are seasons for expression, and seasons for enjoying the expression of others.
The winter cold is deep in my bones and endless cups of hot coffee do not keep my body warm but my mind and spirit are cozy and comfortable with these writings and links:
Bruce, Mauberly and of course Baber.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
So I am trying google + , possibly the new facebook.
If you want an invite, email me.
The winter cold has set in. Meanwhile friends in the northern hemisphere complain about the heat, heh.
Once a month now I visit a local hospital to assist the pastoral care team. A rewarding time, and the cuppa with other team members is full of surprises too.
If you want an invite, email me.
The winter cold has set in. Meanwhile friends in the northern hemisphere complain about the heat, heh.
Once a month now I visit a local hospital to assist the pastoral care team. A rewarding time, and the cuppa with other team members is full of surprises too.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Sorry, gentle readers, time has moved on.
Many hours spent washing the ill and the disabled, shopping and cleaning for the ones in need, bringing viaticum to the dying and the housebound, caring for my darling youngest daughter, and too many hours reading tech news and following the haxors.
Facebook allows me to show much of what inspires and infuriates me.
But always only 72%!!!
So... gentle reader I also spend much time in my car each day driving from client to client. As I drive I pray and sing. I sing along to a wonderful inspiring CD collection called Joyous Celebration.
Thanks to Pheobe who introduced me to such wonderful music.
So whats new in my life?
I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, I am 52, feel 30 but have the bones of an 80year old.
Fortunately a medication called fosamax will deposit calcium into my bones and make my skeletal structure stronger again. X-rays in late July will show what has happened since I began the medication.
Also I have had a huge experience of spiritual warfare. Beyond my understanding but God's love continues.
Finally I know how much I am loved by God. Knowing this, all is well!
PS Thanks Baber for inspiring me to blog again.
Many hours spent washing the ill and the disabled, shopping and cleaning for the ones in need, bringing viaticum to the dying and the housebound, caring for my darling youngest daughter, and too many hours reading tech news and following the haxors.
Facebook allows me to show much of what inspires and infuriates me.
But always only 72%!!!
So... gentle reader I also spend much time in my car each day driving from client to client. As I drive I pray and sing. I sing along to a wonderful inspiring CD collection called Joyous Celebration.
Thanks to Pheobe who introduced me to such wonderful music.
So whats new in my life?
I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, I am 52, feel 30 but have the bones of an 80year old.
Fortunately a medication called fosamax will deposit calcium into my bones and make my skeletal structure stronger again. X-rays in late July will show what has happened since I began the medication.
Also I have had a huge experience of spiritual warfare. Beyond my understanding but God's love continues.
Finally I know how much I am loved by God. Knowing this, all is well!
PS Thanks Baber for inspiring me to blog again.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
John writes: "Now is the time to think about who you will be walking with, where you will be starting from and asking people to join you. Invite as many people to join you as you can. You can register an event on the Walk & Talk City with a Soul community page about where you will be walking. You know the time: 2-3pm wherever you are in the world!"
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A walk of hope around the world
On the 15th May 250,000 people from around the world will undertake a one hour walk in their neighbourhood. They will share what touches their lives and how it can make a world of a difference to others. Together we will create 1000 projects which enable a world of hope for each other by sharing one concrete action that can make the world of difference for at least one other person.
Join up Walk & Talk-City with a Soul
When you have liked this page please ask your friends to do the same. While it is one small click of a button this can start to make a difference in our world.
On the 15th May 250,000 people from around the world will undertake a one hour walk in their neighbourhood. They will share what touches their lives and how it can make a world of a difference to others. Together we will create 1000 projects which enable a world of hope for each other by sharing one concrete action that can make the world of difference for at least one other person.This is an opportunity to share an hour of your time in conversation with at least one other person. It is hoped that this will not only be a sacred space but that there will be some concrete action which arises which makes a difference for one other person. Together we can change the conversation of the world!
Join up Walk & Talk-City with a Soul
When you have liked this page please ask your friends to do the same. While it is one small click of a button this can start to make a difference in our world.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Gordon, Sue and Mother.
Time to remember times of yesteryear.
Gordon Moyes who crossed my path several times during my bookselling career wrote this in 2007:
I was privileged to meet Mother in 1981:
Time to remember times of yesteryear.
Gordon Moyes who crossed my path several times during my bookselling career wrote this in 2007:
These people in spite of all that had happened to them had become very able people. At my first chapel in the city of the first Thursday in February in 1979 I met a very remarkable blind lady by the name of Sue Newman. Sue was in her 20s. She was totally blind and walked with a long white cane. She also suffered very badly from epileptic seizures. However with my experience of epilepsy this was not going to be a problem. Soon we became close friends and she attended every church service each week. I remember inviting Sue to take part in services and to read from her Braille bible and then one night in July 1979 I was doing a special “Church in a Theatre” which was going to be telecast at the ABC network. I was going to interview her about her life and faith.
Sue was born blind. Her eyes which portrayed the white part of the eyeball when her eyelids were open had never been functional at all. She never blamed God for her blindness, nor did she believed she had missed out, being born blind. She said to me in that television interview I would rather be born blind than to have lost my sight because I feel I would have lost out so much more if I had gone blind later.
Sue had not missed out on much of the 20 years or so of life. She was very active in bushcraft and had worked for the Duke of Edinburgh award. She was also very active in athletics particularly running. She used to go mountain climbing in the Blue Mountains and other places and enjoyed surfing both in the pool and in the surf. She went on an expedition on one occasion through the Blue Mountains without a great deal of help. There were times when climbing a steep rock face she needed people to call out to her where to put her feet but with that help she was able to successfully scale a very forbidding cliff face. During her time she also spent a week nursing small children in a children’s home. She set herself the task of winning the Duke of Edinburgh top award and over a period of years completed all that was necessary to win her bronze award and then her silver award and finally the Governor General of Australia presented her with a gold Duke of Edinburgh award.
Eventually she went to Buckingham Palace and received a gold award from the Duke of Edinburgh himself. The Duke was greatly impressed with Sue’s courage and personal commitment to overcoming.
It was while she was with us at Wesley Mission that she joined helping some young people struggling with drug addiction in the inner city of Sydney. She worked with some of my staff in reaching young people who constantly pitied themselves and gave themselves every excuse for their abuse of drugs. She did a training course with us and was in a class that I taught every week through our Lifeline.
After that she was involved in helping latchkey children in the inner suburban areas. At the same time she did a bible college course to equip herself. Never once did sue complain about the fact that she was totally blind. In 1980 Rev Fred Nile appointed Sue as an office worker and administrator for the International year for disabled people. This was part of the excellent work that he was doing through his new organisation, “Festival of Light”. Sue used a Braille typewriter and other special equipment. She wrote the International Year for Disabled Peoples Beatitudes which were found by many to be a real blessing.
There was a great loss to us all when Sue took an epileptic seizure and died on Tuesday the 14th of July in 1981 at just 27 years of age. We held a service of remembrance for her at the chapel in the city which crowded out Wesley Chapel. A second service of Praise and Thanksgiving was held at St Andrews Cathedral where Rev Fred Nile gave the eulogy. The Festival of Lights subsequently named an award in honour of Sue, the Sue Newman Award—for services to humanity. The first winner of that received it here in Sydney. And that winner was Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Sue Newman was one of those remarkable overcomers.
I was privileged to meet Mother in 1981:
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