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Using Safari Ltd Miniatures in Dungeons and Dragons
Safari Ltd makes a wide range of plastic miniatures some of which are well suited to Dungeons and Dragons. Their line of Fantasy Figures includes Dragons, Days of Old, Fairy Fantasies, Mythical Realms, and Knights and Horses. This looks like a lot of selection but upon closer examination one quickly realizes the figures of Days of Old, Fairy Fantasies and Knights and Horses are the wrong scale for D&D. They are far too large for Dungeons and Dragons. However the "miniature" version of the fairies could work in D&D.
The best line for Dungeons and Dragons is the dragon line. This line includes a three headed fire dragon (D&D elemental drake), horned Chinese dragon (D&D red dragon), ice dragon (D&D elemental drake), forest dragon (D&D green dragon, arboreal dragon), midnight moon dragon (D&D purple dragon, shadow dragon), krystal blue dragon (D&D crystal dragon ), mountain dragon (D&D brown dragon), purple Chinese dragon (D&D purple dragon), cloud dragon (D&D purple dragon), swamp dragon (D&D green dragon), dragon hatchlings, and a blue Chinese dragon (D&D blue dragon). These dragons are large or huge in D&D terms. The best deal by far is the Lair of Dragons Bulk Bin which includes 48 pieces for 90 dollars. The dragons in this bin are 3" H or 7.5 cm. which translates to small to medium sized in D&D.
Mythical Realms has several pieces that would add something to a D&D campaign. The mythical realms line includes a Pegasus, griffin, mermaid (D&D sirene), Poseidon (could be a D&D merman), minotaur, phoenix, chimera, centaur, Cyclops, Medusa, hydra, unicorn, a baby unicorn and an Arion. The Mythical Realms are medium to huge in D&D. There is an eight piece miniature version of Mythical realms tube that is a better deal price wise and the size of the figures would be medium which makes more sense for more game scenarios. Below is a picture of the figures included in this set.
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Harvey Comics vs. Disney
What would happen if the heroes of the Harvey Comics universe meet their equivalents in the Disney universe? That is the goal of this article. Also, the Harvey Comic character deserves to meet the most famous equivalent character.
1) Archibald the Talking Wishing Well vs. Pinocchio
As I stated in Harvey Comics vs. DC article, I have a soft spot for objects with sentience and even wrote a book on the subject called Household Fables. Archibald the Talking Wishing Well is a sentient magical object and deserves to fight another sentient magical object. Hot Stuff's trident is also sentient and capable of doing magic.
Disney is filled with objects that possess sentience. The question is if they must masquerade i.e. hide true sentient and in many cases animate nature. The following Disney films have sentient objects: Aladdin (Magic Carpet), Beauty and the Beast (Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, The Wardrobe), Cars, Toy Story (Aliens, Baby Face, Barbie, Barrel of Monkeys, Big Baby, Bo Peep, Bookworm, Bullseye, Buttercup, Buzz Lightyear, Chatter Telephone, Chuckles, Chunk, Combat Carl, Cymbal-banging monkey, Dolly, Ducky, Etch, Evil Emperor Zurg, Hamm, Hand-in-the-Box, Hannah's dolls, Hockey Puck, Jack-in-the-Box, Janie and Pterodactyl, Jessie, Jingle Joe, Ken, Legs, Lenny, Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear, Mr. Mike, Mr. Potato Head, Mr. Pricklepants, Mr. Shark, Mr. Spell, Mrs. Potato Head, Peas-in-a-Pod, RC, Rex, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Rockmobile, Rocky Gibraltar, Roller Bob, Roly Poly Clown, Sarge, Slinky Dog, Snake and Robot, Sparks, Stinky Pete the Prospector, Stretch, The Frog, Toddle Tots, Totoro, Tour Guide Barbie, Trixie, Troikas, Troll, Twitch, Utility Belt Buzz, Walking Car, Wheezy, and Woody), Fantasia (Mickey the Sorcerer's Apprentice animates brooms), and The Sword in the Stone (Merlin's furniture).
Still the all time classic story of an object coming to life not only in the Disney universe but in world literature has to be Pinocchio. The book is a classic but how people visualize Pinocchio is totally from the Disney movie Pinocchio.
Pinocchio is desperately looking for magical allies throughout the multiverse to fight Geppetto, who had become evil. Pinocchio visits Archibald the Talking Wishing Well for advise since Wishing Wells are kind of the gossip queens of their particular magical universe. Listening to wishes all day long ends up being a lot of intel! Archibald is very honest with Pinocchio and points out the inhabitants of the Harvey universe would make poor soldiers. Later that night, Archibald wishes upon a star every night for humanity or death until he is delivered from his condition by the Haunted Tank years later.
2) Baby Huey vs. Donald Duck
I deal with the subject of anthropomorphic animals in more detail at:
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/Disney-vs-marvel-funny-animals/
Disney is arguably the home of the most and greatest cartoon anthropomorphic animals. However, the most famous duck of Duckburg and Disney is Donald Duck! Donald Duck hasn't had to deal with a baby for awhile but has extensive experience with children. Donald has three nephews, Huey, Dewy and Louie, that he has had many adventures with them. Baby Huey's town Duckville borders Duckburg. Baby Duck gets lost during a school field trip to Duckburg. Donald Duck sees Baby Huey crying on a park bench and tries to comfort Baby Huey. Baby Huey gives Donald Duck a hug which knocks him out. No one in Duckburg has this sort of strength and Donald gets Baby Huey a job as a body guard to Scrooge McDuck.
3) Casper vs. Blackbeard's Ghost
Casper loves his new friend from the Marvel Universe, Homer the Ghost, but misses getting rides with his horse, Nightmare. Casper is a novice at interdimensional travel which for a ghost involves changing the vibrational frequency of the ghost's spectral body. Casper ends up in the Disney universe not the DC Universe. The Disney universe has many less ghosts than the Harvey universe. Ghosts even have a town, Spooky Town, in the Harvey universe! Casper is in a panic! There are no ghosts in this new universe. A bearded ghost comes towards Casper.
Blackbeard bellowed, drunkenly, "Avast ye matey! I be Blackbeard. I thought I had met all the ghosts in the great spectral vastness."
"Sir, I think I am lost", responded Casper.
"Hmmmm, I have been cursed to wander as an unquiet spirit until I perform a good deed and I think helping a lad like yourself would be a good deed indeed!", responded Blackbeard.
Blackbeard actually knows less than Casper about how to use his ghostly powers. Casper reflected that he had actually learned a lot from the Ghostly Trio. Casper was polite and pretended to take Blackbeard's advice but realized on his own was that if he reversed the vibrational process then he should return home and it worked.
4) Hot Stuff the Little Devil vs. Chernobog
Disney is the "G" rated part of the toon universe and not surprisingly stays away from the very touchy subject of devils and demons. Chernobog is Disney's most famous and arguably only demonic character. Hot Stuff notices a disturbance in the very firmament of hell. When he gets to near the disturbance, Hot Stuff finds himself thrown out of a volcano surrounded by other demons, ghosts and witches. There is this eerie music playing in the background. Hot Stuff is very scared. The music stops and Chernobog returns all the beings he used like so much confetti, at a party, back to their respective realms.
5) Nightmare the Galloping Ghost (Casper's horse) vs. Pegasus (horse of Hercules)
Horses are a constant part of the background of Disney cartoons but very few have names and include: Achilles (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) Bullseye (Toy Story 2), Captain (One Hundred and One Dalmatians), Cyril Proudbottom (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Toad) , Khan (Mulan), Maximus (Tangled), Pegasus (Hercules), Phillipe (Beauty and the Beast), Philip (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Samson (Sleeping Beauty) and Sprout (The Parent Trap, 1998). While many of the horses listed are brave, especially Achilles and Khan, only one has the power of flight like Nightmare and that is Pegasus.
Nightmare is distressed. There was yet another Phantom Zone disturbance, Nightmare wishes Superman would fix that problem once and for all, and she is flying around a cartoon universe that is familiar yet unfamiliar. Her love, Comet, is nowhere to be found. Pegasus has been the only horse in the skies forever. Pegasus sees Nightmare and says hello in horsey (neeigh). The two play hide and seek in the clouds. Nightmare is not as smart as Comet but smarter than Pegasus and soon becomes bored. Pegasus does not even have rudimentary telepathy and zero language skills beyond a whinny. When a rift to the DC universe opens, Nightmare is gone.
6) Richie Rich vs. Scrooge McDuck
Cai Shen, the Chinese God of Wealth, will give a silver version of his golden rod. The golden rod turns iron into gold. The silver rod turns iron into silver. The silver rod will be given to a person of great wealth that is worthy. Cai Shen visits Richie Rich in the Harvey universe in the guise of a beggar. Richie Rich is the wealthiest being of the Harvey Universe and thus warrants a visit by Cai Shen. Richie Rich showers the beggar with attention and food. Cai Shen is impressed until he is taken to the mansion of Richie Rich.
"There is too much conspicuous consumption. A tree fort made of money is an unworthy act", reflects Cai Shen. Cai Shen thanks Richie and quietly slips away.
Cai Shen then visits the Disney universe and attempts the same beggar ploy on Scrooge McDuck looks at the shoes of Cai Shen and realizes the shoes are incredibly expensive and at oods with the overall dress and appearance of the beggar.
"It's the old eccentric millionaire pretending to be a beggar scam", thinks Scrooge McDuck. Scrooge McDuck has pretended to be a beggar himself once or twice over the years. Scrooge McDuck plays the game perfectly. Cai Shen is fed and feted and all displays of conspicuous consumption are wisely avoided. Cai Shen transforms into his real form. Scrooge McDuck immediately recognizes Cai Shen. Scrooge McDuck is an avid collector of Chinese antiques.
"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this is the big time", thinks Scrooge McDuck.
Cai Shen gives Scrooge McDuck the silver rod. Within a week Scrooge McDuck has accidentally turned Donald Duck into silver while trying to extend the powers of the silver rod by combining them with the good luck power of his number one dime and has no idea how to undo the spell or how to contact Cai Shen. Huey, Dewey and Louie find a Chinese spell book and read the counter spell, they go to a fine boarding school in Australia. Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck's nephews will have to go on a quest to find the ingredients for the counter spell. This was the plan by Cai Shen to teach Scrooge McDuck humility from the beginning!
7) Sad Sack vs. Sarge, Commander of the Green Army Men
I have written about comic book war heroes before at:
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/Disney-vs-marvel-war-heroes/
Disney is filled with mythic warriors like Hercules and Mulan but stays away from the drab, bloody, muddy, all too real, terrible wars of the Twentieth Century. However, there is one commanding officer that would feel at home in the modern battle field and that is Sarge who has the honor of commanding the Green Army Men of Toy Story. Sad Sack has escaped the endless jokes of Sgt. Fury in the Marvel universe and finds himself in the Toy Story universe. Sad Sack feels at home for the first time in his life. The endless drills of the Green Army Men against a none existent army are strangely soothing. Sad Sack saw real war in the DC and Marvel universes and likes the fake war of the Disney part of the multiverse. Sarge likes Sad Sack and soon promotes him to the rank of corporal.
8) Stumbo the Giant vs. Willie the Giant
What giants at Disney would be a good match for Stumbo? Hercules, the movie, has quite a few titans who are large and of giant proportions but far more powerful than any giant. Gustav the Giant is a Stumbo type giant but was a one-shot in a Disney short with Mickey as a tailor here, but Gustav was not very memorable mostly because the cartoon he was in was not very good. Mickey was the hero against a second giant in Willie the Giant in Mickey and the Beanstalk. Willie made further appearances in Mickey's Christmas Carol, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Disney Parks, and Once Upon a Time. Stumbo buys some beans from a shady visitor to Tiny Town. The beans sprout and Stumbo quickly climbs the bean stalk to the palace of Willie the Giant.
Willie is not just a giant but has any number of magical powers including flight, invisibility, and metamorphosis. Stumbo is probably smarter than Willie but only marginally. Willie is quite sure Stumbo is in his palace to steal his magic harp and deals with Stumbo decisively and brutally. Stumbo's limp body is thrown from the sky to the earth but Stumbo does not die since no one dies in this type of Disney cartoon or any Harvey cartoon.
9) Wendy the Good Little Witch vs. Witch (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Witches in the Disney universe include: Circe (Hercules) , Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty), Martha Wentworth ( The Sword in the Stone), The Witch (Brave), White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Miss Eglantine Price, The Sanderson Sisters, and Witch Hazel. However, when you think Disney witches the classic is the Queen turned witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Perhaps it's the transformation from a great beauty to a terrible hag is what titillates our imagination.
The witch offers Wendy a poisoned apple. Wendy would never eat an apple from a witch in her universe but in her universe witches have a green complexion. Wendy figures the person in front of her is just and old lady. Wendy eats the apple and dies.
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A Class 2A-sized school, Providence is playing in Indiana's Class 4A - and the Pioneers are continuing to win.
The Providence volleyball team is used to success, and after a rocky start to the season, the Pioneers are back on track.
Providence has a 16-match winning streak going after falling to Mercy in straight sets in the second match of the season. During those 16 matches, the Pioneers have dropped just four sets.
The Pioneers (17-1) are ranked No. 2 in Class 4A, Indiana's largest class in volleyball.
Purichia hasn't had much disappointment in the last seven years. During that time, the Pioneers have won three state titles and nearly 91 percent of their matches.
After whipping rival Floyd Central 25-6, 25-12, 25-18 on Wednesday night, the Pioneers are 229-23 during the seven-year span.
Providence this season had to replace graduated All-American Marissa Hornung, who is now at Purdue, and Purichia said several players have stepped up in her absence.
In addition, Purichia said her team has had to overcome a few injuries. Courtney Glotzbach, a powerful outside hitter, has been out most of the season with a quad tear but she's back now after missing 14 matches. There have been a few other nagging injuries.
"These are pretty good volleyball players and really good athletes and they're figuring out ways to get the job done," Purichia said.
Ali Hornung, just a sophomore, has already committed to follow her sister at Purdue. She chose Purdue over Kentucky.
Glotzbach, a junior, recently committed to Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Unlike previous Providence teams, this squad includes Purichia's two daughters – Maggie, a junior, and Anna, a sophomore.
As several local schools – Assumption, Sacred Heart and Mercy – travel to Las Vegas to play in this week's prestigious Durango Classic, Purichia said she would love to also play in the 64-team tournament.
But because of IHSAA rules against playing teams more than 300 miles from the Indiana border, the tournament will not include a team from the Hoosier State.
Instead, Providence will travel to Indianapolis to take on McCutcheon and Fort Wayne Dwenger.
Due to the IHSAA's success factor, Providence – a Class 2A-sized school – is playing in Class 4A for the second year.
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The board game Othello has the slogan, "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master." This applies really well to a team that's learning Scrum. The basic practices and mechanics of Scrum are straightforward, and not difficult to adopt. This is why many teams use Scrum as a starting point for going agile.
The basic pattern for a Scrum project is simple, which makes it very attractive for teams who want to go agile. And if that were all it took to adopt Scum effectively, we'd all be running great agile teams! But many teams find that they run into trouble with their Scrum adoption, and usually end up with what feels like an "empty" implementation. We explore this in our new talk, Scrum and Self-Organizing Teams: Openness, Courage, Pigs, and Chickens [pdf].
The goal of this talk is to help teams "get Scrum" by building on the practices and patterns of Scrum, and through those practices show the ideas behind the principles of collective commitment and self-organization.
In Agile Project Management with Scrum, Ken Schwaber introduced five Scrum values: courage, commitment, respect, focus, and openness. Understanding these values is an important key to understanding self-organizing teams.
Each person is committed to the project's goals. That level of commitment can be achieved when the team has the authority to make decisions in order to meet those goals, and everyone has a say in how the project is planned and executed. For example, sometimes a requirements document isn't perfect. To make the project successful, a team might have to ignore a documented requirement in order to deliver a product that's much more valuable. This is only possible once they're given the authority to make that decision.
Team members respect each other. When team members have mutual respect, they're able to trust each other to do a good job with the work they've taken on. But that respect doesn't always come easily to programmers and other technical people. Many programmers, especially highly skilled ones, often base their respect purely on technical ability. This can be a barrier to effective Scrum adoption. If a programmer doesn't respect the product owner, he won't listen to that product owner when they talk about the goals of the project.
Everyone is focused on the work. When a Scrum team member is working on a sprint, that's his only job for the duration of the sprint. He is free to do whatever work is needed to complete the iteration backlog, and handle any changes that are made to that backlog during the sprint. When every team member is focused on the sprint goals and given the freedom to do whatever work is needed to meet those goals, the whole team is able to organize itself and easily redirect whenever a change is needed.
Openness. When you're working on a Scrum team, everyone else on the team should always be aware of what you're working on and how it moves the project towards its current goals. Many of the Scrum practices are aimed at encouraging openness among the team members. Task boards, for example, allow everyone to see all of the work being done by each team member, and how much work is left to do. Burn-down charts let each person gauge for themselves how quickly the sprint is meeting its iteration goals. The Daily Scrum, when done effectively, is a almost pure exercise in openness, because each person lays bare their tasks, challenges, and progress for the whole team to see. All of these things can help the team to create an atmosphere of mutual support and encouragement.
Every company has its own culture that includes specific values. For example, some companies value separation of duties, where each person has their specific role to play, and is protected from having to be accountable for things that they can't easily influence or control. Other companies value transparency, where information is shared freely and even low-level employees can influence management decisions. Neither of these is the "right" way to run a company. Every individual company has a culture that evolves over time, based on the way it's managed and the decisions that are made.
Every methodology has values built into it. Specific agile principles are often tied to (or implemented by) individual practices, and that those practices are an effective way for a team to bring each principle to the project. A team in a company that reserves decision-making for managers only will find it difficult to truly commit to projects. The same goes for any value or principle: if they clash with the company's values, it presents a barrier to adoption.
You might be surprised at just how well the agile values and principles match your company's culture. A good first step in introducing agile to your company is to talk about the values, and how they might impact your company's culture. If you find that your agile adoption runs into trouble, finding the mismatch between agile values and company culture can help you smooth out the transition (or at least help you feel better by understanding why things went wrong).
So how would you build courage on a team? How would you get a team to believe in themselves, and believe that Scrum will not only help them build more valuable software, but that they company will see the value in their new methodology?


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So Disney unveiled all the details of it's highly-anticipated streaming service today. When I first heard about it I never thought it could hurt Netflix but with a $6.99 price tag per month, I think I was wrong. Netflix is in big trouble.
-The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, a live-action series with Anthony Mackie returning as Falcon and Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Winter Soldier.
-Marvel's What If…?, the first animated series from Marvel Studios and takes inspiration from the comic books of the same name. Each episode will explore a pivotal moment from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turn it on its head, leading the audience into uncharted territory.
-Scripted originals previously announced for Disney+ include The Mandalorian, the world's first scripted live-action Star Wars series; the exclusive new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars; the untitled Cassian Andor series starring Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk; the Marvel Studios' series Loki starring Tom Hiddleston; among others.
-all 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be available on the service on day one.
-New Disney movies will hit the service the day the BluRays hit the stores.
I think they're reaching the market too late. Can't see Netflix suffering long term (though they will lose out in some aspects, already have in fact with the Marvel cancellations).


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Paroled killer captured in York City, also tied to ongoing fatal crash investigation
Liz Evans Scolforo
A fugitive who has served time for fatally shooting a man — and who allegedly caused a crash that killed a woman — was captured in York City on Valentine's Day after he drew the attention of police by testing the doorknob of a York City home, police said.
Rahsaun Bush, 29, of no fixed address, remains in York County Prison on $50,000 bail, charged with the felony of flight to avoid apprehension, misdemeanor drug possession and the summary offense of disorderly conduct.
Bush cannot be released even if he posts bail. That's because he's also being held on a state parole violation detainer related to his York County manslaughter conviction, according to officials.
Charging documents filed by York City Police state that around 4:40 a.m. Feb. 14, an officer was dispatched to a home in the 100 block of Peyton Road after a man knocked on a resident's door and tried the doorknob.
The location is in the south end of the city, near York Hospital.
The resident called 911 and said she didn't know the man, but she described him as tall, thin and wearing camouflage, police said.
An officer spotted a man fitting that description and tried to talk to him, but the man — later determined to be Bush — ran off, spurring a foot chase that ended with his arrest at the corner of South Queen Street and Kain Lane.
After arresting Bush, police determined he had a warrant for his arrest, obtained by state parole officers and related to his parole on a York County voluntary manslaughter case.
Arresting Officer Steven Pickel later spoke with a state official who said Bush hadn't checked in with his parole officer since August and that he couldn't be located as recently as Feb. 1, charging documents state.
During his arrest, police found a small amount of crack cocaine in his possession, documents allege.
Fatal shooting: Bush was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison for fatally shooting a man who attacked him in a York City woman's bedroom in June 2012.
Bush was sleeping in bed with the woman, whom he'd just met, when her ex-boyfriend, Kanyleron McDavid, burst into the bedroom and attacked Bush, police have said.
Bush pulled his .40-caliber handgun from under a pillow and fired five times at him, killing him inside the woman's Walnut Street home. Bush then fled, but he was arrested a few days later in Harrisburg, police have said.
McDavid, 29, of New Bern, North Carolina, died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Bush's defense attorney, chief public defender Bruce Blocher, said in 2013 that Bush acted in what's called "imperfect self-defense," meaning he mistakenly believed he was acting in self-defense.
Bush pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2013. As part of his negotiated plea agreement, charges including first-degree murder were dropped, Blocher said at the time.
He was ordered to pay a total of about $10,360, to cover court costs and restitution for the victim's funeral expenses. Court records reveal he still owes about $9,500 of that.
Fatal crash: State police have said Bush was driving northbound on Interstate 83 in Newberry Township on June 14, 2020, when his car struck a concrete median barrier.
It crossed both lanes of travel as well as the Yocumtown exit ramp before hitting trees, shrubs and an embankment, according to state police.
His passenger, Deveja Cooper, 21, of Harrisburg, was thrown from the vehicle and killed, police said.
Bush fled the scene of the crash on foot, according to state police.
Seriously hurt, he made his way to Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, police said.
No charges have so far been filed in the case. On Monday, York County District Attorney's Office spokesperson Kyle King confirmed that the fatal crash remains under active police investigation.
Bush has no fixed address but has previously lived in York City and in Bethlehem, according to court documents.
— Reach senior crime reporter Liz Evans Scolforo at levans@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @LizScolforoYD.

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ICC: Time for Africa to assert itself
Posted on November 8, 2013 by The Independent in Comment, Opinion
ON October 12 the extraordinary session of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sought to review Africa's relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Wisdom Katungu Social Analyst
This decision was not only long overdue but is very plausible and it should be the first of several measures the continental body needs to take in order to promote the continent's self-reliance both politically and economically, in order to ensure that Africa takes its rightful place in the global village.
Although the AU did not unilaterally call for the mass pull-out of its members from the ICC, a clear message was sent to the west and the world that Africa would not continue to tolerate abuse and humiliation through the biased application of international law.
I firmly believe that African countries should unanimously pull out of the ICC for the following reasons: It is no secret that the ICC is being used by the West, through their financial influence, to become a political organ targeting Africa. The AU has at some point described the ICC as racist — justifiably so.
The reason for that pronouncement was based on the fact that since its inception 12 years ago, the ICC has unashamedly targeted Africans. This is despite the fact that since its birth we have witnessed the most atrocious war crimes of our generation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The masters of those war crimes continue to walk freely. Since the inception of the ICC the world has witnessed wanton breach of international law and disregard of the UN Security Council by the so-called superpowers without any consequences.
On a daily basis, the (US President Barack) Obama regime murders innocent women and children in Pakistan through drone attacks. Where is the ICC? The ICC only becomes visible when Kenyans fight in post-election violence!
Surely the domestic courts can handle those cases effectively and the perpetrators of such violence can be brought to book through the Kenyan justice system. The ICC is clearly a political organ and it has deviated from the good intentions it was created for.
When it was created, many in Africa welcomed it as a solution to unabated conflict and impunity, a cancer that is slowing down the continent's development. This explains why a number of cases have been brought to the court by the African countries themselves.
However, it is worrying that the court itself seems to be paying its attention only to Africa and giving a blind eye to the warmongers in the west.
To underline that the ICC cannot be taken seriously, Robin Cook, the former British Foreign Secretary, once said the ICC was not set up to bring the British prime ministers or the United States presidents to book. So the question is if the ICC is not meant for the British and American leaders, then for whom was it set up? Its practice shows that it was meant for African leaders.
The ICC was purportedly created to promote security, peace, justice and reconciliation. However it has become a joke because of the way it selectively targets Africans. If the ICC could charge Sudanese President Omar al Bashir with war crimes for his role in the Darfur genocide and recently Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy for their role in the Kenyan post election violence of 2007, then surely former US President George Bush and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair should face war crimes for their role in the Iraq war.
These two leaders attacked a sovereign state without mandate from the UN Security Council and we are still waiting for them to show us the weapons of mass destruction they were looking for. All we see is unabated bloodshed and looting of oil in Iraq yet the two continue to live in luxury, with no justice in sight for the victims. As long as Bush and Blair roam the streets freely, the ICC remains a mirage.
When the AU announced its intention to debate its relationship with the Hague-based ICC, some eminent African figures raised objections. Of note were Koffi Annan, the former UN Secretary General and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.
Annan said it would be shameful if African nations were to pull out of the ICC. Tutu stated that African countries should stop Sudan and Kenya from trying to drag Africa out of the ICC.
I am particularly interested in Tutu's comments because he has at some point called for the arrest of Blair for his role in the Iraqi conflict. However, what the 1984 Nobel Peace prize laureate fails to realise is that the same ICC which has failed to bring Blair to book has indicted 28 Africans for far lesser crimes than Blair and Bush.
What Tutu is again failing to appreciate is that former Liberian president Charles Taylor is to serve a lengthy term in jail a couple of miles from where Bush lives in comfort.
The legal principles underlying the creation of the ICC leave a lot to be desired and that is why countries like America have enacted laws that protect their citizens from prosecution by the ICC.
The Americans have actually gone a step further declaring their right to invade The Hague to free Americans citizens who might have been indicted and facing prosecution. The Australians have also unwittingly taken similar measures.
Africans are however expected to send their citizens, including sitting presidents, to face humiliation in this sham of a court. In the recent past, the discord surrounding the court's affairs is so humiliating from an African perspective.
An example is that of Al Bashir's case when countries like South Africa declared that they would hand him over to the ICC if he sets foot on their territory while others welcomed him with both hands.
It is important now that the AU has taken a bold step in dealing with the ICC and from now onwards, African countries must speak with one voice and condemn the manner in which the court operates.
Both Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first prosecutor of the ICC and Fatou Bensouda, his successor, are legal minds of great repute. Their achievements in international law should enable them to take the necessary steps to ensure that the court operates freely, fairly and consistently.
As long as the court continues its bias against Africans, Africa should pull out and rightly so. As the current ICC prosecutor, Bensouda should spruce up the court's damaged reputation by revisiting the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Libya, as well as the current drone war by the Obama regime and bring all those who have killed innocent women and children to book.
The AU has not resolved to pull out of the ICC but that still remains an option if the court's conduct does not change drastically. The Addis Ababa summit laid a foundation for the AU to demand respect from the West and the world at large.
The next step by the AU should now focus on the reform of the United Nations, especially the long overdue permanent seat for Africa in the Security Council. That Africa deserves a permanent seat on the Security Council is not debatable. Africa cannot continue to look to Russia and China for decisions that affect the continent. The AU should build from the Addis Ababa summit and begin to take drastic decisions aimed at uprooting poverty on the continent.
With the vast amount of mineral and other resources on the continent, Africa cannot continue to rely on aid from nations which can barely survive without resources from the same African countries.
Africa needs a united voice on issues affecting the continent. This includes unity in stopping aggression against African countries, be it overt in the form of economic sanctions and political measures, or covert in the form of pseudo international law through the ICC.
Katungu is a social analyst and independent political thinker based in Johannesburg. He can be followed on twitter @ wizzieat
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6 thoughts on "ICC: Time for Africa to assert itself"
Chris Veremu says:
Please tell us which independent local court tried the culprits for the crimes in Darfur, Liberia, Rwanda and Kenya..and when you find time, you could include the verdicts. Perhaps you could also tell us whether it was Bush or Blair who we saw on television pulling down the statue of Saddam who incidentally 'terminally inconvinienced' thousands of Kurds. If one were to compare and contrast the number of murders before the ICC came on the scene and before, you will see we now have fewer murders committed on citizens by their own rulers not Americans or other foreigners..now a social analyst and independent political thinker might take time to reflect on this..no? Talking local courts what became of the fate of the SADC tribunal..was it Bush or Blair who "bombed "it?
Oh the way, it might be quite sexy to sound anti-imperialist and all, it is sexier to back this with sellable facts, no?
VaNyajena says:
The independent would do itself a lot of good by reading through some of these articles before publishing them. Katungu tried to find relevance but he is completely lost. Has absolutely no understanding of international law let alone the principle of complementarity that underpinnes functions of this court. He is so foolish that he has no knowledge of Waki Commission and the recommendations by the Kenyan Parliament to approach the ICC for redress. He has never read the Mbeki Panel on Darfur and the recommendation thereof. It is consequential to point that all cases currently before the ICC involve African states. Uganda, DRC and the Central African Republic are all ICC members who unilaterally referred their situations to the ICC. So Katungu go and read first before you lie that you are a thinker.
UNDEREMPLOYED says:
Before the ICC leaves Africa…the people of Africa need the African Union out of Africa..
Nothing less!
Mberengwa says:
What nationality is this guy? Seems to me to be an economic or political refugee hiding in 'safer' South Africa. Why he can't be in his country is the reason ICC is essential. Which court in say Zimbabwe can prosecute the big guns there and while there its worth remembering that Kenya invited ICC through the Waki report. If Bush commits a crime in America I can bet my last money that he will be brought to court without fear or favour but Uhuru will never be hauled before a Kenyan court!
Mduduzi says:
I forecast that African leaders will leave the ICC because most of them are criminals and the way they are going, they could end up in a very long queue behind Taylor. So I suggest they get out while they can.


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Gail Mabo visits St Francis Xavier's College
Last week, St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton, had a very special visitor to the school for NAIDOC Week, Gail Mabo.
Gabrielle Sutherland PUBLISHED June 29, 2017
Gail is the daughter of celebrated land rights activist, Eddie Mabo, and in 2005 she directed the stage show KOIKI, a performance based on the life of her father. She is also a dancer, actor and visual artist.
Over 12 months ago, the College approached Gail to be the guest speaker during NAIDOC Week and with the assistance of Louise Campbell, Aboriginal Education Officer for the Catholic Schools Office, Gail extended her stay to spend valuable time with the members of the College community.
For three days, Gail engaged with the students of St Francis Xavier's, sharing her wisdom, stories and life experiences.
"Gail's visit has been highly significant, not just because of her father's legacy, but because she engendered in our Aboriginal students the importance of their standing proud and connecting to their story.
"Gail engaged us in a variety of experiences from story, culture and history – her dream for a 'non racist Australia' is a message that we will reflect on for a long time to come," said Assistant Principal, Patricia Hales.
Gail's visit was especially beneficial for Studies of Religion students who have recently studied Aboriginal spirituality, the Mabo Case and Native Title. Students were able to develop a real connection to the 'words on the page' as well as have the opportunity to ask questions, clarify their thinking and understand that the connection between two worlds can be made if there is a willingness to do so.
During her visit, Gail conducted a series of workshops with the students, engaging in traditional art and dance practices. She taught the students how to tell their own unique story and connect to their country through art. Students expressed their connection to community and spirituality on ten wooden crosses through painting a colourful array of Aboriginal symbols using traditional ochre paints.
A cross has been made for each Year 12 retreat site to be carried as a connection to culture, story, land and spirit. They will be a continuous reminder of what students learned during Gail's visit and mark the interconnection between Aboriginal spirituality and the Christian story, as well as being a symbol of reconciliation.
The last day of Gail's visit saw the school hall fill with students, staff and guests for the annual NAIDOC assembly. As the guest speaker, Gail shared a powerful message with her audience, "Mabo is a responsibility to fight for your rights, to fight for your pride that has been taken away. 25 years on, I give all of you this challenge to make Mabo a part of your life. Make the challenges to right the wrongs in whatever you do in everyday life. Take on the challenge to fight for the injustices and celebrate Mabo with me."
Aboriginal Student Committee Leader, Lili Flook, said, "We are very proud to lead the College community in the NAIDOC celebration to showcase our Aboriginal culture and share it with the community. I feel I have found a place and connection as an Awabakal woman and feel empowered to embrace my culture as I have developed the confidence to be part of the generation of the First Australians."
The staff of St Francis Xavier's also indicated the huge development of pride in culture through the leadership of Frank Hales as the Aboriginal Support teacher. With the aim to embed Aboriginal culture in every aspect of school life, Mr Hales has encouraged students to build connections through religion, understanding Aboriginal spirituality, inclusion of Aboriginal song, the use of art in significant celebrations and an empowering of students to take ownership and pride through involvement in a variety of experiences.
Before Gail's visit came to an end, she spent the afternoon with student representatives from diocesan secondary schools sharing a special afternoon tea. She also offered to return to the College in 2018 to work with students again through dance and art.
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Lovelace½ #10
2013-08-14 2020-12-01 Eric Burns-White
This entry is part 10 of 15 in the series Lovelace½
Wednesday means Lovelace 1/2, and this is no exception. I'm not sure what else to say about that.
Things are definitely moving. Where they go… well.
For the record, there may — may — be a moment of wish fulfillment in this episode.
I hope you enjoy Lovelace 1/2 #11
Andi expected the school day to be stranger than it was. Honestly, she'd expected everything to be different right from the get-go — suddenly, she would be the brain, and the classes would all somehow be different, with the students either despising her or revering her and her teachers in awe of her from the moment she walked in the door. Or something like that.
Instead… the classes were exactly the same as they were before. If they seemed a bit pointless… well, honestly, they'd always seemed a bit pointless. She didn't take French class for any great reason — she took French class because you had to take a language and she was more likely to go to France than Spain. Honestly, London to Paris was maybe four hours by rail, and they were even a comfortable four hours. That said, the times she'd been in Paris she hadn't felt particularly out of sorts even without knowing the language. Now that she sort of did, it didn't make the class more dull. It just became differently dull. She certainly didn't feel the need to speak up more than she used to. If anything, she would have felt odd doing so.
Likewise, Algebra was only different in that neither she nor Mister Charlton were particularly comfortable around each other right that moment. Saturday was too fresh in Andi's mind — the sense of panic, of being put on the spot. And naturally Mister Charlton would feel strange about the whole situation. He just quietly set her paper on her desk as he was passing them out, her '100' neatly written at the top. Knowing the answers as quickly as he wrote the problems on the board didn't really make the class any less boring, but it also didn't make it any more boring. It just… continued to be boring.
After class, Mister Charlton did wave her over on the way out. That surprised Andi a little, but only a little. "How're you doing today, Miss Gannett?" he asked.
"Gannett-Moore," Andi murmured. "I'm all right, sir."
"Good. That's good." He looked down at his desk. "Dean Forrester asked me to be present when your parents meet with her later today."
Andi nodded. "I sort of thought you would be. Ground zero and all that."
"Yes." He pursed his lips. "I… have never really gotten along with your parents, I should mention."
Andi blinked. "You haven't?"
"Over the course of the year… I've tried to impress upon them the need to… that is to say… I've never really felt that…." Mister Charlton flushed a bit, still not looking at Andi.
"I've been a flop in Maths, and you've felt that I should perhaps apply myself more, or at the least not resign myself to that fact."
"Well… frankly, yes."
"And to make matters worse, you've spoken to my parents about it, and rather than sharing your concern they've been… well, I suppose 'disinterested' is a polite way to put it?"
Mister Charlton sighed. "Exactly."
Andi nodded. "You're not the first, sir. For what it's worth… I do honestly appreciate your… well, caring."
He nodded again. "I've never felt you were incapable."
"Heh. Guess you called that one."
He looked up then, brow knit sternly. "Something unusual is going on, Miss Gannett. We don't know what it is, or why. However, I'm convinced — convinced — you didn't need this sudden change to do well in Algebra. You've always been smart enough. If there's something I regret, it's that I failed to teach you well enough before now."
Andi flushed. "I…." She didn't know what to say to that. "It's Gannett-Moore," she said. "Honestly. If nothing else, remember it when my parents are here."
Mister Charlton nodded curtly. "Don't be late to class."
There was a test in Physical Science, so that didn't really count for much. Just like on Saturday, Andi read the questions and wrote the answers. She was done in less than five minutes, and it only took that long because she wasn't particularly fast at writing longhand. She handed Mister Russo her paper. He had clearly been briefed, as he just nodded curtly, looked at her answers briefly, then shook his hand, writing an 'A' across the top and setting it to the side. "Sit down and read," he murmured.
So Andi sat down and read.
English was no problem. Mister Stone reminded her — as if he had to — that her parents would be there after classes and they were going to have a meeting, and then spent the actual class talking about trochaic tetrameter and the Song of Hiawatha. Really, the only problem was Ms. Feinman in World History, and even that wasn't unusual. Ms. Feinman was one of those teachers who took offense at any sign that her class might be anything less than riveting. This was a problem, because Ms. Feinman's class was usually stuffy and her voice always droned. She had no real cadence when she spoke, so even people who were interested in the topic drifted. This generally put her in a bad mood by the end of the school day, and of course on Mondays the end of the school day was Andi's class. From one minute to the next, there would be interruptions as she spoke sharply to some student or another. "Wake up!" "I'm not doing this for my benefit!" "Try sleeping in your dorm at night!" Honestly, it was the most interesting part of the class.
Today they were talking about World War I. That was apparently how 'world history' ended. It began in prehistory and it ended on Flanders Field. Only today she was droning on about the Russians, and it was hard for Andi to care even a little. After this class, the penny was dropping. She was to go straight back to her room and wait for her parents to arrive.
And of course, if there was one problem Andi had now, it was taking her mind off of something.
By thirty minutes in, she had reduced herself to counting the number of holes in the ceiling tiles. It was that spongy, hole-filled kind, but even that wasn't enough. After looking at the first eight she realized there was a predictable average of about a hundred and ninety three — thinking back to all the other ceiling tiles she'd seen in the building she revised that to a hundred and ninety two point seven six four, and all told there had been four hundred and forty three thousand, nine hundred and twenty holes in all the classrooms in the building, if she assumed the classrooms she hadn't been in had the same average—
"MISS MOORE!"
Andi jumped in her seat. "What?"
"I'm sorry," Miss Feinman was saying, her glare fixed on Andi now. "Am I boring you?"
"No ma'am," Andi said.
"Well then, maybe you would like to tell me what I just said?"
Andi took a deep breath. "Are you sure?"
"I can do it if you want. But do you really want me to?" Andi was flushed — at the same time, something about the jump-scare exercise just irked her, and today of all days—
"Oh, by all means." Ms. Feinman smiled, her face set in anger.
"Fine." Andi took a deep breath. In for a penny…. "you boring I was sorry I'm Moore Miss them let this Narva and Smolensk Kiev for driving by advantage took Powers Centra the and attack an repel to position terrible a in were they Revolution October the from confusion in still Union Soviet created newly the with involved everyone affected and cold bitterly was winter the Ukraine the in war for time terrible a was which February in began offensive this Fauschlag Operation was—"
Andi took a deep breath. "You told me to repeat back what you just said, but you didn't say how far back I should go. So I did it backwards. If you'd rather tell me at what point to start, I can do it forwards. Still, if what you wanted to know if I was listening, then the answer's yes. I heard every word you said today, and I can repeat it back. Also, according to the book the weather was only intermittently bad, which was why the Germans could do a hundred and fifty miles within a week, and for the record my name is Gannett-Moore."
Ms. Feinman stared at Andi for a long moment. She then turned back to the map she had projected on the wall. "The Soviets had decided to move to a democratically elected army, eliminating all their ranks, and they had mostly decided to go home, so the Germans found little organized resistance. Since the army was essentially falling apart, the Bolsheviks really had no way to keep fighting, and Lenin finally had to—"
"—out of your mind?" Bell was saying as they walked out of class.
"Maybe," Andi said. "But… when else would I have ever had that chance?" She smirked a bit.
"I can't believe she just… it's like it didn't faze her!"
"It didn't. Thinking back… I think all she ever cared about was that we were paying attention. Even if I embarrassed her, I made it clear I was paying attention."
"You weren't paying attention."
"Well, true. But apparently my brain was. I'm honestly still getting used to that."
"Heh. Yeah. So now what?"
"Now I go back to my room and change, and wait for my parents."
"What about practice?"
"I'm excused from practice. Whether I like it or not. Here's a hint—"
"You don't like it. Right."
"Right." Andi fished out her phone. "Hrm. Hoped they'd have texted me by now."
"Yeah, well — since when do they do anything you want them to do?"
"Isn't that the truth." She took a deep breath. "Right. Time to go wait."
"Thanks. I'm going to need it. If you don't see me again, remember me fondly evenings by the fire, won't you?"
"They better not just pull you out of school."
"It would be stupid if they did, but I have no idea what's going to happen." Honestly, there was nothing about this day Andi liked, acting out in World History notwithstanding. She'd spent her night pacing her clockwork dreamstate, but there had been no sign of Tatum Parrish, which meant she hadn't had any chance to ask questions about the mysterious war or other talented people or the like. Since it seemed at least likely she was meant to be a weapon for the next war, at the very least Andi wanted a chance to find out when that war might be happening.
Jansen House was a bit loud — people yelling across the halls to one another as they got ready for sport. Andi wove around them, making her way to her hallway. She tried not to engage people. She just wanted to get into her room as quickly and quietly as humanly possible. At the very least, she was glad her parents weren't waiting inside the lounge or hallway for her to get back. She opened her door and went inside—
Her mother and father were standing inside, watching impassively as she opened the door.
"Mum? Dad? What — what are you doing in here?" she demanded, eyes wide. She had felt a shock run down her back — all her fears suddenly made manifest. Which on the surface was ridiculous. They looked the same as they'd always looked. Her father was mostly bald on top, with a fringe of grey-brown hair surrounding his head. His nose was rounded, with a pair of circular black framed glasses perched on it. He was thin, wearing that silly chalk suit coat and trousers as though he were working in a bank today, rather than having flown from England and then driven from Portland to see his daughter. His face was almost rumpled, betraying no emotion. Not that it ever did.
Her mum, on the other hand, was his perfect mate. Her hair was black, like Andi's, cut in a perfect bowl. She'd never had another haircut as long as Andi could remember. Her eyes were brown, not hazel like Dad's. She wore a black skirt and cream blouse, with a black coat on over it. Predictable. She'd been working at a hospital Andi's whole life, doing administrative work and HR, and just like Dad she could have come straight from the office, had she not been in a plane.
"We're waiting for you," Mum said curtly. "I should think that was obvious."
"How did you even get in here?"
"The door was unlocked," her father said, mildly.
Andi opened her mouth. "Oh. Yes. We should be better about that."
Mum looked around again. "Yes you should," she said. "Still, no harm done." She looked back at Andi. "Why haven't you packed?"
Andi felt her heart sink. "I… thought that's what the meeting was about."
"Really? Hm." Mum turned back to Andi's bed, running her finger on the spread. "Maybe you're not as smart as we'd hoped."
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Packbat says:
I liked Mr. Charlton's little speech.
Also, Dean Forrester has clearly been earning her paycheck, because every teacher we've seen cares pretty deeply about their students.
Eric Burns-White says:
One thing about working in the education space myself? You pretty quickly learn that most teachers get committed to their students pretty fast — for a number of reasons. One thing I wanted to highlight with today's outing — and tried to imply from the beginning — is the difference between Mister Stone, who is very warm and empathic with his kids, and Mister Charlton, who… isn't. Mister Stone's the kind of teacher who wins teacher of the year (and deserves it), but he doesn't care more about his kids' education than Mister Charlton.
There are those who don't, of course, and some of them are at Brooks-Carillon as well.
For the record. Dean Forrester is the Dean of Students, not the Dean of Studies. That said, she is good at her job.
Ah, did not realize there were multiple deans.
That said, I've heard a story about a student pulling a similar kind of prank as Andi did on Ms. Feinman, and that teacher didn't take it as well as this one did.
My own school, at one point, had a Dean of Students, an Academic Dean, a Dean of Studies, a Dean of Community Life, a Dean of Residential Life, and an Assistant Dean of Academic and Instructional Support. All overworked. 🙂
PlaidPhantom says:
Wow. Somehow that last remark by Mrs. Gannett-Moore was more sinister than anything else about them to date. Also, that wish fulfillment was DELICIOUS.
And, I don't know if you're aware, but the mobile version of the posts still has a number of ad placeholders.
I did not know this! I'll fix it later today — though it might mean needing to muck about with the ads that are supposed to be there.
They should be gone. Along, sadly, with the legitimate ad block over the space. I'll need to find a way to get that in without breaking another view and while staying on the good side of the company's terms of service.
It's not as easy to stay on their good side as you might think.
Typo: Ms. Feinman said "am I boring you", so Andi should be saying "you boring I am".
Also, you say "I hope you enjoy Lovelace 1/2 #11" instead of #10.
Jobastion says:
Also: "Powers Centra" instead of "Powers Central" during the same sdrawkcab speech.
Yay! The typo thread! I am sadly behind on all the typo threads — later this week there will be a gluttonous feast of typo resolution.
I'm kind of glad these are both in the backwards speech — even though they are in fact typos and need correcting, they can be excused by a nervous student directly sassing an intimidating teacher, at least for the moment.
Leons1701 says:
I'm pretty sure Mr Russo was shaking his head, not his hand before writing an A on top of Andi's test.
Michael Brewer says:
For the record, if you want someone to work for you, you might put a little effort into making them, ya know, actually like you. I mean, it's like they set this up to make Andi work against them on purpose.
Which means that maybe they're not as smart as they think they are.


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The ship that Paul rode to go to Rome encountered a storm.
"Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, 'This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.' But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. They honored us in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed" (Acts 28:1-10).
Therefore, they treated Paul very kindly and went up to him and were cured of their diseases. God had changed the hearts of the barbarous people by protecting Paul and fulfilled the glorification of God.
Why did this hardship come upon Paul? Why did God allow such hardship to His child who received salvation? A servant of God who lives for the good news when those who are not children of God live without any problems?
The Bible says: "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus (Yeshua Messiah) shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12.
Like this, Satan hates the work that we saved people do. It wouldn't be a problem to Satan if we didn't preach the good news or serve God and just followed the flesh. But Satan will never stay still when we preach the good news and fulfill the will of God. He puts us into despair by giving us many problems and difficulties.


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"Stories are sometimes better than doctors," one wartime librarian noted.
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"Books that take the mind off the war are frequently prescribed by the physicians, and selected reading of a crisp, bright variety proves very helpful," one librarian observed at the front.