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A Zimbabwean court orders a senior MDC official, Roy Bennett, back to jail on terrorism charges. (Al Jazeera) (South Africa Times)

Iraq's Human Rights Ministry announces at least 85,000 Iraqis have been killed by bombs, murders and fighting between 2004 and 2008. (Associated Press) (Al Jazeera)

Current events of 15 October 2009 (2009-10-15) (Thursday)

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Treaty of Lisbon:

Czech President Vclav Klaus's disruption of the Treaty of Lisbon is deemed "absurd, irresponsible and damaging to the country" by his predecessor Vclav Havel. (The Times)

President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs the Lisbon Treaty after returning from Luxembourg. (RT) (Reuters) (Taiwan News)

Ugandan MP David Bahati proposes creating a capital offence of "aggravated homosexuality" for gay sex with people under 18, disabled people or when the accused is HIV-positive. (BBC)

The U.N. General Assembly elects Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to the U.N. Security Council as non-veto-holding members. (Reuters)

Narges Kalhor, the daughter of a senior adviser to President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, applies for asylum in Germany. (Reuters)

Burma and Bangladesh send warships to a disputed area in the Bay of Bengal 50 nautical miles west of St. Martin's Island. (Mizzima)

Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee initially argued against awarding U.S. President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. (AFP via Google News) (Primary source: Verdens Gang)

North Korea accuses South Korea of intruding into its territorial waters, further raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap) (Reuters) (AFP)

Palestinians have urged the UN to act to punish Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter. (BBC) (Ha'aretz)

At least 37 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Pakistani cities by militants. (The News) (Bloomberg) (Indian Express)

A further six people are sentenced to death over ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region in July. (China Daily) (Al Jazeera) (BBC)

The International Criminal Court opens an investigation into the suppression of an opposition protest in Guinea, in which dozens of people were killed. (Associated Press)

Finland becomes the first country in the world to declare Internet broadband access a legal right. (CNN)

The ruling party in Malaysia, the United Malays National Organisation, announces internal reforms after a series of defeats in local elections. (Al Jazeera) (Bernama)

Militants launch attacks on police in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, in Pakistan, killing 31 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died. (Reuters)

Norwegian pop trio a-ha announce they are to split after 25 years together. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (The Independent)

A worldwide media circus surrounds an incident in which a six-year-old boy is alleged to be flying in a homemade hot-air balloon; the boy was later found safe at home. (CNN)

Current events of 16 October 2009 (2009-10-16) (Friday)

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Voters in Botswana take part in a general election. (IOL) (Al Jazeera)

The United States records a budget deficit of $1.42 trillion. (Bloomberg)

Stephen Gately:

The surviving members of Boyzone fly to Majorca to escort the body of Stephen Gately home to Dublin. (RT) (BBC) (The Belfast Telegraph) (The Irish Times)

The UK Press Complaints Commission's website crashes after receiving hundreds of complaints about a Jan Moir article in the Daily Mail concerning her views on the singer's death. Retailer Marks & Spencer withdraws advertising and Nestl disassociates itself from her writing. (Daily Mail Primary Source) (The Guardian) (BBC) (The Irish Times) (The Huffington Post)

Treaty of Lisbon:

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer says President Vclav Klaus's disruption of the Treaty of Lisbon is harming the country's credit. (Ceske Noviny)

An opinion poll shows that 65% of Czechs support President Vclav Klaus refusal to sign the Lisbon Treaty. (Wall Street Journal)

A strong earthquake hits Indonesia, causing mass panic and evacuations in Jakarta. (CNN)

The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone report on the Gaza War, accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes. (Jerusalem Post) (AFP) (Al Jazeera)

Five men are convicted in Sydney, Australia of plotting a terrorist attack. (news.com.au) (The Sydney Morning Herald)

One part of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) ends a three-month ceasefire and resumes attacks on the oil industry in Nigeria. (BBC) (Reuters) (IOL)

Guinea

Guinea's civil service minister Alpha Diallo resigns after a massacre of opposition supporters, following agriculture minister Abdourahmane Sanoh who resigned days earlier. (IOL)

The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon announces plans to establish a commission into the killing of unarmed protestors in Guinea last month. (AP via Google News)

Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress Kylie Minogue makes her Hindi cinema debut in Blue, thought to be the most expensive Bollywood production ever. (The Times)

At least seven people are killed and at least ten are injured in an explosion at a mosque, police station and passenger bus in Peshawar, Pakistan. (Xinhua) (RT) (BBC)

In Berlin, the reconstructed Neues Museum officially reopens after 70 years. (Deutsche Welle) (The Times)

Zimbabwe:

The MDC partially pulls out of the unity government with Zanu PF in Zimbabwe after one of their members, Roy Bennett is detained on terrorism charges. (Zim Online) (Associated Press) (Xinhua)

Roy Bennett is later released from jail on bail, ordered by the High Court. (Reuters) (Associated Press)

North and South Korea fail to agree on further family reunions, after the North linked the prospect with humanitarian aid deliveries. (Korea Times) (Straits Times)

Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders arrives in the UK amid protests from the Netherlands, proclaiming "a victory for the freedom of speech". (CNN) (The Guardian) (Reuters)

Uruguay becomes the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school. (BBC)

Current events of 17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) (Saturday)

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Czech President Vclav Klaus compares the Treaty of Lisbon to "an unstoppable speeding train" that he is being forced to sign. (BBC)

A report into dumping of toxic waste by Trafigura in Cte d'Ivoire is published. (BBC)

Two police officers are killed after their police helicopter is shot down by drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ten drug traffickers were also killed in the violence. (Associated Press) (Brazzil Mag) (Al Jazeera)

The sheriff in Fort Collins, Colorado advises that criminal charges will be laid over the balloon boy hoax. (AP via Minneapolis Star-Tribune) (Sky News)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposes an arms embargo on Guinea after the deaths of opposition supporters at a rally last month. (African Press Agency) (Reuters)

A South Korean legislator claims North Korea is holding 154,000 of its citizens in gulags. (Yonhap) (AFP) (BBC)

A Colombian military official claims that eight FARC guerrillas and five Colombian army soldiers have been killed in heavy fighting in Cauca Department. (AFP via Google News)

Iran frees Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari on bail after four months in detention following the disputed presidential election. (Press TV) (IOL) (Associated Press)

More than one million anti-abortion protesters march through Madrid in one of the largest demonstrations since 2003 and 2004 anti-war protests. (The Australian) (Reuters India)

Thousands of fans, celebrities and politicians attend the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately in Dublin. (RT) (The Guardian) (The Times) (ABC News)

30,000 troops from the Pakistan Army begin an offensive operation against the Taliban and their allies in South Waziristan. (BBC)

The government of the Maldives, including President Mohamed Nasheed, holds the world's first underwater Cabinet meeting, to highlight the threat of global warming. (Miadhu News) (BBC)

32 people are killed in a fire at a fireworks warehouse in southern India, during the Diwali celebrations. (Hindustan Times) (CNN)

Current events of 18 October 2009 (2009-10-18) (Sunday)

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Yemen claims to have killed 18 Shia rebels in fighting in the north of the country. (Pro Kerala)

Iraq accuses neighbouring countries of stealing sections of its national archives, including centuries-old documents. (AFP)

Ukraine commences its first presidential election campaign since the 2004 Orange Revolution. (Reuters)

A Rwandan doctor working in a French hospital is suspended after a nurse locates an Internet Interpol arrest warrant, accusing him of a 1994 "genocide, war crimes". (Reuters)

At least 60 Taliban militants are killed in an ongoing offensive in South Waziristan, northwest Pakistan. (The Guardian) (Xinhua)

Jenson Button wins the 2009 Formula One World Championship in Interlagos, So Paulo, Brazil, by finishing fifth in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Germany and Israel complain about a Bangkok museum billboard depicting a salute by Adolf Hitler beside the slogan "Hitler is not dead". (BBC) (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

Hurricane Rick strengthens to a Category 5 storm, becoming the strongest hurricane in a decade in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (Associated Press) (Straits Times) (CNN)

The Australian state of Queensland declares a state of emergency after more than 50 wildfires burn out of control. (TVNZ) (Al Jazeera) (The Australian)

Eight people are jailed in Hubei, China, for "disrupting public order" after 10,000 people participated in riots following the controversial death of a chef in June. (BBC) (China Daily) (Bangkok Post)

Scotland Yard investigates a complaint about an article by Jan Moir in the UK's Daily Mail tabloid concerning her views on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately. (RT)

2009 Pishin bombing:

Senior commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards are among 35 people killed in a suicide bombing in the southeast of the country. (Zee News) (Press TV) (RIA Novosti)

Iranian state television says Britain was directly involved in the attack and intended it as a distraction from problems it faces in Afghanistan. (Reuters)

The Pakistani charge d'affaires is summoned after Iran says it has evidence the attack had been launched from Pakistani soil. (Press TV)

Seven people are killed and 20 injured after gunmen open fire in a bar in Puerto Rico. (Associated Press)

Two foreign aid workers Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki one Irish and one Ugandan working for the GOAL charity captured in Sudan's Darfur region more than three months ago are released. (Associated Press) (RT) (BBC)

A boat with 76 migrant workers on board headed for Canada is seized by the Canadian Navy and RCMP off its west coast in the Pacific Ocean. (CTV) (AFP)

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) assists Indonesian and Malaysian agencies with two distressed boats. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Icelandic government says it has come to a new agreement with the governments of the Netherlands and the UK over the repaying of $5bn. (BBC)

Current events of 19 October 2009 (2009-10-19) (Monday)

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Charles Wesley Mumbere is crowned king of the Bakonjo people in the Rwenzururu district of Uganda. (NPR) (AP via Google)

United Nationsacked electoral fraud investigators throw out a third of President Hamid Karzai's votes leading to a runoff in the presidential election. (AP via Google)

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says that he will also demand an opt-out in the Treaty of Lisbon if the Czech Republic is granted one. (Der Spiegel)

Abraham Lauhenaspessy ("Captain Bram"), a suspected kingpin people smuggler, is detained in Indonesia. (The Sydney Morning Herald) (The Australian)

The Opposition in the Australian Parliament demands details on the salary of high-profile Kerry O'Brien, presenter of The 7.30 Report for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

32 Extra Solar planets are discovered and announced, this making the record of most exoplanets discovered in one day and in one month. (CNN)

Current events of 20 October 2009 (2009-10-20) (Tuesday)

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Afghanistan's election commission orders a run-off election for November 7 in the Afghan presidential election. (AP via Jamaica Observer)

In a set of canon laws, the Vatican welcomes groups of Anglicans as "personal ordinariates" into the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI announces. (BBC) (CNN)

A court in Yemen sentences 10 Shi'ite Houthi rebels to death and jailed five others over clashes which killed hundreds of people last year. (Al Jazeera) (Al Bawaba)

Nine North Koreans who entered the Danish embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam last month leave for South Korea. (The Copenhagen Post)

Richard Herman resigns as the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a result of an admissions scandal. (Chicago Tribune)

Sun Microsystems announces plans to lay off up to 3,000 workers as it prepares for a merger with Oracle Corp. (Market Watch)

The entire government of Kyrgyzstan resigns as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announces a new reform campaign. (AFP) (BBC) (Taiwan News)

Niger is suspended by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after its President Tandja Mamadou went ahead with a parliamentary election it had asked to be postponed over boycotts. (BBC) (Reuters)

At least four students are killed and many injured in bomb explosions at an Islamic university in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP via Google)

China pledges to rescue the crew aboard the Chinese ship De Xin Hai after it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates threaten to kill the crew if there is any attempt to rescue them. (Xinhua) (CNN) (The Guardian)

Detectives arrest a man in Belfast in connection with the Massereene Barracks shooting in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in March 2009. (RT) (BBC) (Press Associaton)

Iran buries its dead members of the Revolutionary Guard, killed in a suicide attack two days ago. Thousands of people attend the funerals. (BBC) (Press TV)

The United States Supreme Court agrees to decide whether federal courts have the power to order prisoners held at Guantnamo Bay to be released into the country. (The New York Times)

Nearly 100,000 Italian women sign a petition after Silvio Berlusconi says a female politician is "more beautiful than intelligent" on live television. (BBC) (Reuters)

Rare footage of the abuse of suspected witches causes controversy in India. (BBC)

The United States observes the National Day on Writing, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) .

Current events of 21 October 2009 (2009-10-21) (Wednesday)

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The Philadelphia Phillies win the 2009 National League Championship Series 4 games to 1 after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 104. (New York Times)

A report on the discovery of a new species of dinosaur, Fruitadens haagarorum, measuring around 70cm long, is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. (RSPB), (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph)

After 10 hours, a man armed with a rifle and wearing military camouflage holding 8 people hostage in downtown Edmonton, Canada during the 2009 Workers Compensation Board of Alberta Hostage crisis surrenders peacefully to the Edmonton Police Service (Global Edmonton) (CTV Edmonton)

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appoints former mayor of Bishkek, Daniar Usenov, as the new Prime Minister following the resignation of his predecessor, Igor Chudinov. (BBC) (Reuters)

President of the Marshall Islands Litokwa Tomeing is ousted in the country's first successful vote of no confidence. Ruben Zackhras is appointed acting president until a new election on October 23, 2009. (AFP) (Yokwe)

Hundreds of protestors gather in Lima, Peru, as a bill proposing the legalisation of some form of abortion is approved. (BBC)

The United States is to send a rare mission to Burma for talks with the military government. (AFP) (Reuters)

Several people are arrested over a bomb attack in southeastern Iran that killed 42 people, including members of the Revolutionary Guards. (Associated Press)

Azza Transport Flight 2241 crashes on take-off from Sharjah International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates, killing all six crew. (Gulfnews) (Arabian Business) (Aviation Safety Network)

Armed men take six people captive at a Lidl supermarket in Sevran, France. (BBC) (Euronews) (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) (Channel News Asia) (Jakarta Globe)

At least thirteen people die in India's Rajasthan state after the Goa Express crashes into the stationary Mewar Express. (CNN)

A goods train derails east of Poti, Georgia, in an incident described as "sabotage". (BBC) (The Times of India) (Khaleej Times) (RIA Novosti)

The International Atomic Energy Agency propose draft agreement for Iran and three world powers to agree, aimed at reducing international concerns over Tehran's nuclear programme. (BBC)

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk agrees to station SM-3 missile interceptors from United States President Barack Obama's reformulated missile defense system on the territory of this NATO ally. (The New York Times)

The crypt of Daniel O'Connell at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin is refurbished and opened to tourists . (RT)

A Japanese convict who served seventeen years in prison for the murder of a four-year-old girl pleads not guilty during a retrial. (BBC)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces plans to curb the number of state companies by privatising some. (RIA Novosti) (Financial Times)

Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela denies writing a foreword praising Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso's biography, Straight Speaking for Africa. (IOL) (The Guardian)

Current events of 22 October 2009 (2009-10-22) (Thursday)

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Sweden's Lutheran Church decides to conduct same-sex marriages, becoming the first major church to do so. (Reuters)

China's economy grows at 8.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, the fastest pace in a year. (Bloomberg) (AFP) (CNN)

In a change of policy, the British Broadcasting Corporation controversially gives a platform on Question Time to the far right British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin. (BBC) (Associated Press)

The Microsoft operating system Windows 7 goes on retail sale worldwide. (CNET News)

The Russian civil rights society Memorial is awarded the 2009 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. (EP press release) (RIA Novosti) (euronews)

Ethiopia appeals for food aid for 6.2 million people facing starvation. (AFP) (CBC)

Nearly 6,000 Tamil refugees are released from Sri Lanka's main camp for war-displaced people, to be re-settled over the next few weeks. (BBC)

A U.S. State Department report to Congress alleges that war crimes were committed by the Sri Lankan Military and the rebel Tamil Tigers in the final months of the Sri Lankan Civil War. (AFP) (Guardian) (BBC)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow Chinese and Russian tourists to travel to the Northern Mariana Islands without a visa. (Saipan Tribune)

The Olympic Flame was lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece to start the 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay.(Gamesbids.com)

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee approved a measure establishing a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.(Washington Post)

Current events of 23 October 2009 (2009-10-23) (Friday)

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At the end of their three-week synod in the Vatican, more than 200 African Roman Catholic bishops issue a 12-page document urging what they call corrupt political leaders on the continent to repent their sins or resign and criticising multinational companies who exploit and destroy the earth. (BBC) (Reuters) (CBC)

Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, says that the Vatican is considering the possibility of converting the Lefebvrist group into a personal prelature. (Pakistan Christian TV)

A universal mobile phone charger that works with any handset is approved by the International Telecommunication Union. (BBC)

Jean Todt defeats Ari Vatanen in an election to become the new head of the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile, replacing former head Max Mosley, who held the position for 16 years. (BBC)

The UK GDP contracts by 0.4% between July and September, meaning that the United Kingdom has been contracting for 6 successive quarters for the first time since records were kept in 1955. (BBC) (RT)

The Swiss Government says that the United States has formally requested the extradition of film director Roman Polanski for having unlawful sex with an underage girl in 1977. (AP via Washington Post)(Yahoo)

A huge explosion rips through an upmarket area of Peshawar in Pakistan. (AFP via Google News & Yahoo News)

A huge explosion occurs at an oil refinery in Catao, Puerto Rico. (Reuters)

Vitit Muntarbhorn, United Nations Special Rapporteur for North Korea, says the country should improve its "abysmal" rights record, adding it should provide food to over 8 million citizens. (Al Jazeera) (Taiwan News) (BBC)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launches its first human rights body, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). (Thai News Agency) (Associated Press)

A white Kenyan, Thomas P. G. Cholmondeley, is released after five months of an eight month prison sentence for manslaughter. (Daily Nation) (BBC)

Current events of 24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) (Saturday)

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The International Day of Climate Action occured worldwide in prelude to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of 2009, with over 5,400 actions to raise awareness of the assertion that 350 ppm is the maximum safe level of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, and call for mitigation of global warming before Earth reaches a climatological tipping point. (New York Times) (CNN)

Ten corpses with gunshot wounds thought to belong to a kidnapped Colombian football team are located in Venezuela. (BBC) (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Pakistan reports re-gaining control of Kotkai, South Waziristan, birthplace of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud and also the hometown of the Taliban's master trainer of suicide bombers, Qari Hussain, after a week of fierce fighting with the Taliban. (BBC)

Morrissey, ex-frontman of The Smiths, is hospitalized after collapsing on stage while performing "This Charming Man" during his world tour. (BBC) (The Guardian) (Sky News)

Rosanna Al-Yami, a female journalist in Saudi Arabia, is sentenced to sixty lashes and a two-year travel ban for her involvement in a controversial sex programme. (BBC) (CNN) (The New York Times) (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) (Reuters)

Senior envoys from North Korea and the United States hold rare talks on North Korea's nuclear programme in New York City. (Channel News Asia) (Reuters)

At least 15 people are killed after two trains collide in Al-Ayyat, near Cairo, Egypt. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Less than a week after the release of GOAL aid workers Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki, the International Committee of the Red Cross confirms one of its French employees has been abducted in Darfur. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Burma's Prime Minister Thein Sein tells the 15th ASEAN summit his government is prepared to relax the house arrest on National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Financial Times) (Bangkok Post)

A magnitude 7.0 undersea earthquake strikes off the coast of eastern Indonesia. (Associated Press) (Jakarta Post)

Thousands of people protest in London, England, demanding the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan. (BBC) (The Times) (AFP)

The ruling National Movement for the Development of Society wins a controversial parliamentary election in Niger. (African Press Agency) (AFP)

An assassination attempt on President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov is averted. (RIA Novosti) (Bloomberg)

Current events of 25 October 2009 (2009-10-25) (Sunday)

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The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the 2009 American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series. (New York Times)

Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Temple Mount, Jerusalem's holiest site, resulting in 12 arrests. (BBC) (Straits Times) (Associated Press)

Bomb blasts kill 155 people and injure at least 500 in central Baghdad, the country's deadliest attack for two years. (BBC) (Reuters India) (The Sydney Morning Herald)

India tells China that the Dalai Lama is an "honoured guest" and will not be barred from visiting Arunachal Pradesh despite protests from China. (Associated Press) (Times of India) (Straits Times)

Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, declares an indefinite ceasefire. (NEXT) (African Press Agency) (Xinhua)

Maksharip Aushev, human rights activist and opposition leader of Ingushetia, is shot dead while driving his car near Nartan in Kabardino-Balkaria. A female passenger is also attacked. (Xinhua) (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) (RIA Novosti)

Tunisians vote in a general election. (Al Jazeera)

Uruguayans vote in a general election. (Press TV) (Associated Press)

Easter Islanders vote to restrict the number of immigrants in a referendum. (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) (BBC)

The oil refinery fire continues to burn out of control in Catao, Puerto Rico, two days after the initial explosion. (Washington Post)

Buildings across the Netherlandst. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, Rotterdam's Euromast and Groningen's Martinitorenim their lights as clocks go back in Europe. (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

Inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrive in Iran to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom. (CNN)

It is revealed that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. (The Guardian)

Current events of 26 October 2009 (2009-10-26) (Monday)

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President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali wins 90% of votes, his fifth term and a new five-year mandate in the country's general election. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (CBC)

Jurelang Zedkaia is elected the 5th President of the Marshall Islands, following the ouster of Litokwa Tomeing in a no confidence vote last week. (Bernama)

At least seven people are killed and at least four others are injured when a three-story building falls down in Palma, Majorca. The dead include at least three from Colombia. (BBC)

Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadi boycotts his own trial as it begins in The Hague. (BBC) (The Guardian) (The Australian)

The UN's court in Freetown, Sierra Leone sees its final case after seven years of investigating the country's civil war. (BBC) (Reuters Africa) (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation)

The trial of Japanese singer and actress Noriko Sakai begins in Tokyo. (Xinhua) (BBC) (Japan Today)

South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-Suk is convicted of fraud over his stem cell research. (BBC) (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) (The New Zealand Herald)

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia removes the sentence of 60 lashes for Rosanna Yami, female journalist involved in the Red Lines sex scandal. (BBC) (Al Arabiya) (CBC)

A Sri Lankan court in Colombo releases Vetrivel Jaseeharan, the publisher of North Eastern Monthly, and his wife after they were charged with conspiracy against the government in March 2008. The editor was given a twenty year jail sentence in August 2009. (BBC) (Khaleej Times)

It is announced that Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial on 16 November. (BBC)

A court in Milan rules that Mediaset run by Silvio Berlusconi is being anti-competitive against News Corporation run by Rupert Murdoch. (BBC)

The five surviving Conway sextuplets, the first sextuplets born on the island of Ireland, return home. (BBC)

At least 10 patients from thirty-four operated on partially lose their sight after free cataract operations in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. (BBC)

A crater found in northern Latvia, believed at first to be a meteorite strike, is revealed to be a hoax perpetrated by telecom operator Tele2. (Fox News)

Uldis Nulle, a scientist at the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, said: "This is not a real crater. It is artificial." (The Sun).

Prof. Salamat Akhtar demands a repeal of blasphemy laws in Pakistan. (Pakistan Christian TV)

Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with scarlet fever. (The Times)

The composer and pianist Elton John cancels his third concert in several days due to flu. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (CBC)

Yahoo! discontinues its free web hosting service GeoCities, ten years after purchasing it from David Bohnett and John Rezner. (The Los Angeles Times)

Australian authorities offer a Aus$1 million reward in their search for a man suspected of ordering the murder of a vampire. (BBC)

A police officer in Liverpool, England is hospitalised in a life threatening condition after undergoing a homophobic attack by a gang of twenty youths. (Sky News) (BBC)

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A report by the Australian government warns that global warming climate change threatens the coastal lifestyle of the country, with a prospect of a ban on coastal homes. (The Guardian) (The Daily Telegraph)

Grassroots occupations of Austrian universities spread to several more in Vienna, Graz and Linz, demanding free education for everyone. (Boston Herald) (CNN iReport) (Austrian Times)

Qatar inaugurates one of the world's largest LNG trains, operated by RasGas. (Al Bawaba) (The Peninsula) (Gulf Times)

Pope Benedict XVI appoints Cardinal Peter Turkson of Cape Coast, Ghana, to serve as the new head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. (Pakistan Christian TV)

NASA announces a delay in the launch of the Ares I-X test rocket, developed to replace the space shuttle, due to poor weather conditions. (New Scientist) (BBC)

The Church of Scientology in France is convicted of organised fraud. (France 24) (The Times) (Al Jazeera)

China confirms it has executed 2 Tibetans over unrest last year. (Angola Press) (The Guardian) (The Hindu)

The son of ex-French President Franois Mitterrand, Jean-Christophe Mitterrand and an ex-government minister, Charles Pasqua, are convicted for their roles in illegal arms sales to Angola. (Associated Press) (Reuters)

A nephew of Honduran interim leader Robert Micheletti and a high ranking army officer are found murdered. (Times of India) (BBC) (Press TV)

A British couple are missing after their yacht is hijacked by Somali pirates off the Seychelles. (Bloomberg) (AFP) (Xinhua)

North Korea says a South Korean man has defected to the North across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. (Yonhap) (Associated Press) (Xinhua)

Burundi and Uganda tighten security after threats by the militant Somali Al-Shabaab, a group with links to Al-Qaeda, to attack their capitals. (Reuters India) (VOA)

The autonomous Aceh province in Indonesia is to ban women from wearing tight trousers under a new law, while a law authorising the stoning to death of adulterers and the whipping of homosexuals will be reviewed. (Jakarta Globe) (Straits Times) (Reuters South Africa)

Authorities in Venezuela arrest a number of people accused of being secret service agents from neighbouring Colombia, on charges of espionage. (El Universal) (Colombia Reports) (BBC)

Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva backs autonomy for the restive southern provinces to bring an end to violence in the region. (The Nation) (Straits Times)

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Canadian folk singer Taylor Mitchell is mauled to death by coyotes at the age of 19. (CBC) (The Star)

Voters in Mozambique go to the polls for the general election. (AFP via Google News) (IOL)

A blast in Meena Bazar, Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 95 people while 110 are injured. (Geo TV) (The Times)

12 people including six United Nations staff are killed after Taliban militants assault an international guesthouse in the Afghan capital Kabul. (Associated Press) (New York Times)

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Hi everyone and welcome to 2009. Let’s all hope this recession ends soon – it’s really crippling us, as the first thing people do in troubled times is not take an exotic holiday. Don’t forget to cheer yourselves up and come and see me at the Carpin’ On show 2009 at Five Lakes near Maldon in Essex - see the link on our website. We are on Stand 10A, and if you book and pay on the day you receive a 10% discount. If you bring a Big Carp Magazine and show me, we will give you a further 5% discount, so that’s a massive 15% off the best fishing holiday on the planet. If you buy your tickets in advance for the show you automatically go into the free draw for a week for two with flights, fishing and accommodation at Gillhams Krabi. Just click on the link above.

The first few days of January saw the end of a holiday for a few people who spent Christmas with us. It’s always a sad moment, as people who came as clients and leave as friends depart, but most rebook so we all meet again. As I write this report the heatwave continues; we are having the hottest January on record, the sun is relentless, and every day is over 100 degrees. We haven’t had a drop of rain in five weeks; the lake has dropped a foot as we water the gardens twice a day from the lake. The gardens are struggling in the heat in the jungle around us; the trees are going brown so I just hope there isn’t a fire! The intense heat and flat calm conditions are making the fishing very hard, especially for the arapaima; they are just not feeding hard at all, just taking the odd snack. The Mekong catfish have started to feed in earnest again though, and it seems the stingray like the hot weather also. Talking of stingray, I was landing one for angler Eric Keogh, and stingrays are hard to net - it takes two or three of us to manhandle them into the net. As I was shoving the fish into the net, it swished its tail, impaling its sting into my foot, and I have never in my life experienced pain like it! Within seconds my whole leg was on fire; it was like someone pushing a red-hot poker up my leg, and all my muscles started to seize up as I went into shock.

The lads on the lake bundled me into our car and drove like lunatics to the local hospital, where they had been pre-warned of our arrival. The hospital had staff waiting, and I was rushed into emergency. By now the pain was excruciating, and my shirt was soaked with sweat. Immediately two doctors appeared and started injecting my foot with anesthetics and an anti-venom type substance. Next, the doctor cut open the wound and removed the sting and a black skin that covers the sting. The wound was then packed out with antibiotics and cotton wool. I had to go to hospital every day for over a week for more injections, and to have the wound opened and cleaned. All our stingrays in the lake had their stings removed, but we did not realize that every so often a stingray has two stings. This one had been overlooked and had two; the sting folds flat to the tail and we had missed this one. The 110lb fish had its sting removed this time. We have stingray to over 200lb in the lake, and in future we will no longer net them in this way until we are sure the sting is absent. Fishing at the lake is perfectly safe as stingrays stay away from people. They are like any creature - if cornered and panicked they lash out. The only time they will sting is when you start annoying them. It was my own fault for being blas? about these beautiful fish. I will have more respect for them next time, and for our customer’s safety no angler is allowed in the lake until any fish has been contained and made safe. This ensures that our customers are 100% safe at all times. For the record freshwater stingray are believed to reach 1,000lbs with 5m wingspans, so this fish was a baby really at 110lb. Mind you, can you imagine a 110lb hornet? We have five different species of fish in Gillhams over 100lb, and landing these huge fish is dangerous. We are professionals but we still get hurt; a moment’s lapse in concentration is all it takes. I will repeat our customers are safe as long as they take our advice and do not enter the water ‘til we say it is 100% safe to do so.

We are still getting the odd person, with the emphasis on odd, who come here, get a huge fish, and feel let down because they wanted one bigger. One guy this month had a 60lb Chao Phraya catfish, which is only 4lb off the world record, but he did not want a photo because in his words he will wait for a big fish. He even admitted it was the biggest fish he had ever caught! Mind you the same guy had his biggest carp, but waited for a bigger one, then when he had an arapaima and a big red tail catfish in a day, he was also disappointed because he had to wait a whole seven hours between fish! Oh where do they come from? Luckily the real nice guys who appreciate catching fish outweigh these so-called fishermen. Some people just want a trophy shot, and do not wish to put in any effort. We even get some that are gutted they don’t get several 100lb fish a day with a couple of 300lb-plus fish thrown in. We are thinking of starting a new service for these people where people can order their fish online; we will enhance their mug behind a fish and send them the picture of their prize without them even having to take the trouble to come here, and I bet we would have some takers! The other annoying people who come here who really wind us up are the litter louts. Last week we had a prat come here who actually called his self Gayland (I kid you not) with his two boyfriends, who I presume were called Ben Dover and Phil McCavity! Now he (it) was the typical berk who only wanted a trophy shot. On arrival they commented how beautiful the place is, only to throw rubbish all around their swim! Luckily I was out all day and just missed them leaving, because their swim was an absolute tip with rubbish strewn everywhere. It took the boys ten minutes to clear the mess of food wrappers, fag ends and general crap! If I had been there I would have donned the rubber gloves and dragged them by their blouses to clear up the mess themselves! We supply rubbish bags and have sand pots in the swims for faggot ends, so please use them. I personally get really angry about cigarette ends thrown on the ground or tossed in the lake. It makes me wonder what these people’s houses are like. That’s it - monthly whinge over!

Back to a bit of humor - my manager Watt, bless him, is very gullible and Sean got him a treat this month. Watt wanted to know how he could increase the size of his manhood, so Sean informed him of a cream called 3-in-1 that triples the size of your tackle, and poor young Watt fell for it. My daughter Becca bought some Immac hair remover over at Christmas, so we put it in a plain bottle and presented it to Watt. He went off with our security man the local policeman; they smeared the cream around their parts, and sat around for an hour talking of what they were going to do with their new king size weapons! After an hour they washed the cream off, along with all their forest. They came to see me in a state of horror and shock, but were very relieved when I told them it is the first stage of growth and to repeat it next month. Oh what a horrid person I am! Roll on next month!

The top method this month looks alien to European anglers, but lots of Siamese carp are coming out to a method feeder fished 3ft below a float with a golf ball sized fishmeal boilie suspended under it. Now I just wonder, would this method work in European waters? The first of the new arrivals were our dear friends Wil and Betty from Holland, who came last year for a few days and stayed a few weeks before setting off on an epic motorcycle journey from India back to Holland. This time their trip was tame, coming straight to Thailand and back by plane. We are planning a trip together now for June when we are going into the jungle fishing for Thai mahseer, that’s if the troubles in the Congo don’t end, because the minute they do we are all planning to race to catch a Goliath tiger fish. Last year Wil and Betty came as clients, and this year, as with many of our guests, they returned as friends. They planned a five-day trip here, and once again stayed longer - as Wil got into the fishing, the trip grew to ten days. We were dreading another group that came to us, as there were 30 people. We had to arrange a speedboat to collect them from an Island 50 miles away, and minibuses to transport them from the beach to here, but they were an absolute joy to host. The whole day went smoothly, and we even managed to accommodate them for the night when they didn’t wish to leave. There was not one person in the group who was the slightest problem, but the fish kept their nuts down though, as there had never been so many lines in the lake at once. Paul and Lorraine, it was a pleasure hosting you all, and we are looking forward to you all returning this year for a holiday. As for Lorraine, she deserved a medal organizing the whole holiday for 30.

We also had a visit from two brothers who we nicknamed The Wurzels, a really nice pair of lads who lived on a farm in the country, and decided to have an adventure. They had never been out of their county, let alone the country, and they had never heard of a place called Oxford where our guide Kevin hails from. Imagine the boys’ surprise when they landed in Thailand! Apparently at home they don’t go out drinking, “We’ze don’ts goes out dranking, we’ze stays in wiz a noice cup orf tea.” We asked one brother if he saw the guy opposite land the big Mekong catfish. He replied, “Nooooooo, I warz wachin’ der arnts - oi loike arnts, they is fazinating indzects.” Yes they were proper characters, really nice lads on an adventure, and imagine their return home to the farm explaining all the things they had seen to their family, “Duz yoo nowz in that Thailand theyz eats frags snakez an bugz, and even der gals haz got willies, not likes our sis aat all, yer nowz!” I must stop, but they kept us amused and were real nice guys.

So now enough of my twaddle and onto the fishing. This month has seen 45 day tickets (30 in one group) and 38 guests on Thailand fishing holidays, fishing in Thailand from a few days to a couple of weeks. Between them they landed 465 fish of 15 species, made up as follows… 25 arapaima to 400lbs, 12 Mekong catfish to 180lbs, 255 Siamese carp to 120lbs, 72 red tail catfish to 80lbs, five alligator gar to 15lbs, four Asian red tail catfish to 30lbs, 13 black pacu to 30lbs, seven Chao Phraya catfish to 65lbs, 19 spotted sorubim to 35lbs, four Julian's golden prize carp to 25lbs, eight spotted featherback to 10lbs, 17 rohu carp to 16lbs, 18 striped snakehead to 4lbs, five giant stingray to 120lbs, and one wallago attu of 24lb.

As mentioned earlier Wil, with his much better half Betty, from Holland were the first new guests in after Christmas. The fishing this year was slower than last, but as Wil targets big fish it suited him and his style of fishing. Wil’s target this year was to fish Siam carp. Betty once again was chief photographer, reporter, general gopher, and live bait catcher. Betty loves float fishing for our lesser species, but Wil made strict rules - no float fishing before 9am so as not to spook the fish! Wil ended his session with five arapaima to 200lb, 13 Siamese carp to 110lb, and three Mekong catfish to 130lb. That’s three species in one trip exceeding 100lb! Plus he had five red tail catfish to 45lb, and some rohu and pacu.

The next new arrivals who came to us via Siam fishing tours, were totally laid back Mark with his non-fishing wife Carol. I have never in my life met someone as chilled out as Mark, a lovely guy who just got taken in by the peace and tranquility of Gillhams. We actually had to pick up Mark and all his equipment and move him to a different spot, as for four days Mark sat gazing in awe at the beauty of our resort, failing to cast at showing fish or sometimes for that matter even failing to cast. Poor Mark ended the trip with just one fish (mind you that was one more than Siam fishing tours managed to get him). He has vowed to return with his fishing head on next time, but mind you, Mark showed that you do not need to catch fish to enjoy a trip here. Day-ticket visitor pearl necklace Terry came for a day on the busiest day of the month when we had the group of 30 in, but he saw enough to fit a four-hour session in the next morning before leaving Krabi, and his keenness paid off with a 55lb Chao Phraya catfish and three Siamese carp to 40lb. Ian Norris, an ex-pat living in Australia did the usual, a 24-hour trip, and left it ‘til the last hour to catch, but it was worth the wait when first he landed a rare wallago attu at 24lb, followed by the ever-friendly Siamese carp, Black Spot, at 70lb.

Steve Cox made a return visit for a three-day trip with his mate Colin and two Thai friends, Kuan and Jay, who are regulars at Bungsamlan Lake in Bangkok. The Thai lads gave the two Brits a proper lesson in fishing with their knowledge of Thai species, landing 25 fish to the Britt’s 11 fish! Whenever Coxie leaves Gillhams, a big Siamese carp comes out, and this trip was no exception because as he left Wil had a 110lb carp. Another 48-hour visitor was builder Steve Holberry from Manchester with his mate Mark. They landed 12 fish between them, with the icing on the cake going to Steve in the shape of a 90lb Siamese carp. The cobblers from Manchester, Ross and Slim John, made the short drive from Phuket for a 1? day trip. Slim John only made part of the first day, and retired knackered after landing seven carp in a short flurry of action, deciding to stop while ahead, and work his way through our restaurant menu! Ross meanwhile gave his all, fishing ‘til the final whistle for a haul of six Siamese carp to 60lb, one 50lb red tail catfish, and a 150lb Mekong catfish. This fish took him all over the lake while Slim sat eating a box of pies. Judging by the amount consumed by Slim, we estimated the fight took one hour, or 10 pies, 11 cakes, a bucket of ice cream, and 20 fags!

Then came the incredible hulk brothers Ricky and Terry Clark. These two giants were spot-on sound guys who came and enjoyed every moment of their stay. They came hoping for an arapaima, but whatever they caught was a bonus - just the attitude needed to fish here. Now the first day Ricky, who is about 10ft tall with a physique that makes Arnie look a wimp, caught a nice Mekong catfish. He plucked it from the landing net as if it was a minnow, “How big,” he asked? Well judging by the ease with which he had just lifted, it I would have said 5lb, but went for 120lb instead so as not to offend him! “No,” he stated, “I reckon 180lb,” and who was I to argue? But to humour him, I went to lift it, and amidst laughter from all around, I nearly followed through, and for sure it was easily 180lb. Ricky went on to take three Mekong, 17 Siamese carp, two red tail catfish, one pacu, and his target species, a nice 200lb arapaima. Terry, who is the same size as Ricky, with arms like hams, caught ten fish including two 100lb-plus arapaima. I am very glad the brothers were here when they were, as during this time I had the mishap with the stingray, and the lads plucked me from the lake like a feather and ran with me to the waiting car. Thanks you two, I owe you one. The hot weather was certainly bringing the stingrays on the feed, as two days later Keith from Liverpool landed another one, minus a sting! This fish weighed in at 120lb, and compensated for a lost arapaima.

Another laid back Mr. Nice Guy, Ken Weeks, booked in for a week. Ken came to chill out and hopefully catch a few fish. He was great fun to be with, and thoroughly enjoyed his stay here. The first few days Ken just chilled in the wrong swim, but was not bothered. Later in the week he moved to the other end of the lake, landing 31 fish for the week. He got into a shoal of Siamese carp, and took 18 to 50lb. At the same time my dear friends Jamie and Carol Mclean arrived just for a quiet break to see us. Jamie did manage a couple of short sessions between the swimming pool and sightseeing, while Carol divulged her secret steak and kidney pudding and bacon pudding recopies to Steve. Oh mate, these are to die for, and are now on the menu here at Gillhams - I have already put on another 20lbs! Jamie’s best fish from five was a red tail of 65lb. I had an enquiry before Christmas from a guy by the name of Jerker who wished to visit for a 48-hour trip. I thought it was a wind-up from a mate, but actually it turns out to be a popular name in Scandinavian countries - apparently there are lots of Jerkers over there! I suppose when they leave they say Jerker’s off! Sorry couldn’t resist that; it’s a bit like the lad called Wayne Kerr. OK back to the story… Jerker was a fishing fanatic; he booked three rods, and was buzzing from the moment he arrived. He had his better half Ida with him, and what a pair! He said that Ida could fish, but he only wanted her to use maize or boilies so as not to catch bigger fish than him. The first day Ida was a machine, taking eight Siamese carp in a short feeding spell, but the next day she properly gave Jerker a spanking with a 150lb Mekong catfish in the morning, followed by three more Siamese carp to 120lb. While all this was happening, poor Jerker in the next swim landed just two fish. The following week Jerker returned for a day’s fishing, and to save face poor Ida was not allowed to fish! He had a better day, probably because Ida was showing him what to do, landing five fish with some small carp, by Ida’s standards, up to 55lb, along with a nice featherback around 12lb.

Reiner from Dream Lake in Chiang Mai sent his Austrian client Andreas to us. By the time he arrived we were in the middle of a heatwave and the fishing was slow, but in a week he still managed 21 fish of five species. His target featherback eluded him, but on the final day, in the last hour of fishing, Andreas landed a dream fish in the shape of a 400lb arapaima! This was the same fish that rescued Len Gurd’s trip last month, again in the last hour of the last day. This arapaima is just packing on the weight - it was stocked at 300lb and avoided capture for 18 months. We are sure if it avoids capture for the next 18 months, it will reach 500lbs! At the same time as Andreas we had German client Peter in for three days. Peter’s target were predators, and he scored with two arapaima, best 160lb-plus, an 85lb stingray, and also took three red tail catfish. Germany has been making a good appearance here this month, and our final German client for the month was catfish fanatic Michael Zellner, who came for four days, and immediately rebooked for July when the heatwave will be well and truly over, as it will be our rainy season by then. Michael only landed nine fish due to the extreme heat, as we suffered the hottest January on record, but he did land his dream fish, an arapaima of 120lb. Michael’s attitude was what we wish everyone’s would be, enjoy the holiday - one big fish makes the holiday, and he could see enough potential here if the weather is kind to re book.

A bit of a sad one is the way to describe the next visitors. Here at Gillhams we want everyone to enjoy the peace and tranquility of the lake. We designed a fishery for the specialist angler where patience is rewarded with the biggest fish of your dreams. Most people catch a dream fish in a week, and sometimes two or three. We have never claimed Gillhams as a mackerel fishing location where you catch a fish a chuck from an overcrowded stock pond where all the fish are starving and emaciated. Our fish are the biggest and best-conditioned fish in Asia due to a low stocking density and an abundance of natural food. You should expect around four fish a day with a dream fish as a bonus. Henk and Job from Holland had not done their homework because if you look through our website you will see we are not a single specie overstocked bowl, and we chose the area for its peace, quiet and beauty, not like Bungsamlan in Bangkok where you can sit with crowds of muppets crossing lines amongst skyscrapers and fumes, hauling out vast bags of starved, badly beaten catfish before heading back to your hotel through traffic jams for a night of debauchery in the girlie bars. Unfortunately Gillhams was not for Henk and Job, so after a few days of only fishing part time they landed six fish, with a stingray of 80lb and Siamese carp to 50lb, before they headed back to Bangkok for a wild time in the bars, plus sticking hooks in numerous half starved and tatty Mekong and striped catfish amongst the crowds.

By contrast to Henk and Job, the next guest had read up on us, and wanted peace, quiet and big fish in beautiful surroundings. The spritely 70-years-young Arthur Hawkins, with his delightful fishing partner and wife Angie, came for a week on their way home from visiting their daughter and grandchildren in Australia. Arthur first noticed Gillhams via the article by Gary Newman in Anglers Mail after the Anglers Mail visit here. Arthur’s target was a big fish of any species, as he wanted to win a Jonny foreigner hat. In a week of chilling out and a second honeymoon, Arthur landed 13 fish of five species, the best being two arapaima to 220lb, and four red tail catfish to 75lb. Not to be outdone, Angie showed just what the women can do; she was a very competent and experienced fisherwoman who is thoroughly enjoying retirement with Arthur, fishing around the world. Angie landed 12 fish of four species, the best being four red tail catfish to 80lb, and six Siamese carp to 45lb. If poor Angie had not lost a couple of big fish, one being an arapaima, she would have upstaged Arthur. The couple both realized that the extreme heat was slowing the fishing, but agreed that Gillhams would still be paradise without the fish - in their words the fish were a bonus. Top couple, top fishing - we will see them both later in the year.

Gillhams is starting to get noticed in Singapore, so if any of our Singaporean followers are reading this and know the dates of the Singapore fishing show, please email me so we can attend and show just what we have, only a 1? hour flight from Singapore. One guy who made the trip this month was Nick Wheeler, an ex-pat Englishman working and living there, Nick came with his wife and one-year-old daughter for a week’s holiday with three days fishing, and landed ten fish in the three days of six species, with arapaima to 120lb, Chao Phraya catfish to 60lb, a baby Mekong catfish of 65lb, plus red tail catfish to 65lb along with Siamese carp and sorubim, all in all a fair bit of sport for a short trip.

So that’s me running out of space folks, but don’t forget the Five Lakes show on the 7/8 March. By the time you get next month’s newsletter I will be freezing in the UK, wearing shoes, long trousers and jackets for the first time in a year! If your fishing club want a talk on Thailand fishing holidays or fishing in Thailand, please contact me, as I still have some dates available. Forget the recession, and treat yourself to the fishing trip of a lifetime here at www.gillhamsfishingresorts.com Phone +66861644554. So, ‘til next month, from all of us at Gillhams, bye for now, thanks for your support, and catch a whacker.

Stuart and the team.

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The end of this year marks a culmination of mixed feelings for many. For some, the peak of bliss as they savor the rewards of an exceptionally fruitful year, for others the relentless fight to live and not die irrespective of the odds, while some find themselves in the gutters of despair.

Much has transpired from the global economic recession and its corresponding effects on industries and people. We look back at a year that probably marks the greatest economic downturn in our generation around the world. You can’t help but observe the loss of property, the frustration brought about by loss of income, turbulences which resulted in broken homes. A lot of natural and spiritual desolation has been prominent in nations across the globe.

Some started out with perfect health and did not anticipate that they will be closing this year on such a sick note, while others have witnessed the burial of their loved ones. However you look at this year you find pain juxtaposed with joy and yet the weight seems sunk on the grief side of life. The picture seems somber and the future looks bleak for many.

The picture of the year 2009 can easily be likened unto a woman in labor. It is of 2009 that many would say labor pains have been experienced, the water broke and yet the birth seems delayed. With the delayed birth comes the excruciating and inevitable pain which precedes the actual birth. Painful as it may be, birth is a critical necessity. Every woman, midwife and nurse will tell you that this is no time to give up, you have to P.U.S.H (Push Until Something Happens), birth is mandatory! Giving up at this time means terminating the hope of new life and aborting the very essence of the dream that is so near to fruition.

You have seen a lot of troubled times, cried uncountable tears, spent sleepless nights pondering over possible solutions and trying to preempt outcomes. Nothing seem to have turned out the way you had desired it to. You have lost count of your disappointments and the innumerable hopes which were crushed right in front of your eyes. The degree of your loss has been unfathomable and yet you are alive today.

You have come through all that you did and still breathing. Measuring the overwhelming circumstances you have had to put up with and you are still talking. You are the very manifestation of a miracle happening right inside your body. You had thought so often that you would not make it, that you would die and give up the ghost. You had come to a point where you commanded your children into God’s care in case you could not be with them any further. The sting of the pain in your soul had been prominent on your face. You have had to strengthen many as you put on a façade, pretending that you were well for the sake of others survival. Only if they knew that you were hurting too. Nobody saw you wetting your pillow in the wee hours of the morning. Your prayers has been soaked with tears and charged with incomprehensible sighs as you sought relieve from God. The more you prayed the worse it seemed your situation had become.

The writing on the walls of your heart have become like graffiti as you imprinted the sniveling of your soul. Weary like a wounded lion, your roars became impossible to hear. If we were to incline our ears to the chords of your heart the melodies we would hear would be inharmonious as you struggle with the nature of the song you wanted to give your Lord. Would it be a song of praise, a song of grievance or a sighs of travail? Yet here you are breathing! You have surprised yourself at the marvel of your ordeal.

You may not know how this is going to pan out but yet you are optimistic. You may not have the full picture of the eventuality yet you praise Him who made you. Somehow deep on the inside you realize that your very existence is by the grace of God. It is your own voice that says I would have been dead had the Lord not brought me through.

Don’t succumb, your labor pains are not over yet, but the joy of the Lord will continually be your strength. God’s potential in you will carry you. His ability will keep you. Go on and birth that dream, don’t let go, you have come too far. Go on and blow that trumpet, stand on the hill and declare the goodness of the Lord. He has brought you from a mighty long way. Go ahead and shout your heart out. You have come too far to give up now.

Your world has trembled and tremors have shaken the very foundations of the things that resisted your birth. The darkness that has fell upon your life amidst day light is about to be removed. There is a veil that has been torn and its tearing is echoing from across centuries as the Lion of the tribe of Judah rips it open to give you access to your glory. People are positioned to applaud and marvel at what God has been doing in you all along. Don’t give in don’t give up, your day has come. Your suffocation is relieved, the tomb has opened up, come forth and be all that God says you are. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a peculiar people, a holy nation called into God’s marvelous light to proclaim Him to the world. Gush forth like water and flood your world with the distinction that God has prepared in you. Your darkness has turned into light, your sorrow into dancing. You will soar upon His righteousness, the Son of His glory has shone upon you. Now arise and shine for your light has come, the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

I love you, but Jesus loves you best.

Merry Christmas

Dubbed as the "Best Festival of the Year" by Rolling Stone, Bonnaroo was inaugurated in 2002 and has been garnering crowds ever since. The annual four-day music festival is held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. (yes, people travel all that way for four days of festival bliss) and is created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment. Bonnaroo began with the intention of focusing primarily on jam bands, although over the years the stage has hosted acts representing genres across the board from jazz and hip-hop to country and bluegrass, indie folk, reggae, electronica, and even gospel. The two main performance stages are the What Stage (100,000-person capacity) and the Which Stage (30,000-person capacity), and then there is Centeroo area which features three large music tents confusingly called This Tent, That Tent and the Other Tent, two smaller DJ tents and air-conditioned (which is a plus in the summer heat) comedy, jazz and cinema tents.

Bonnaroo may seem like a nonsensical word to me and you, but it comes from New Orleans R&B great Dr. John's 1974 album Destively Bonnaroo and is a Cajun slang word for "a really good time." While Bonnaroo is exactly what its name means, the title also honors the Louisiana music tradition that sparked the festival organizers' wish to bring live music to fans. Bonnaroo has donated over $1 million directly to Coffee Country organizations since its inception and in addition to annual charitable contributions, Bonnaroo's activities provide annual revenue to the county in which the festival is held.

The Bonnaroo lineup seems to expand each year, although in its 2002 inaugural year jam bands ruled the stage with Phish's Trey Anastasio performing along with Umphrey's McGee, Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh and Friends, Béla Fleck, Ben Harper, Keller Williams Incident and more. Widespread, which has since become a staple of the festival, reappeared in 2003 along with The Dead, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, James Brown, the Allman Brothers Band, Jack Johnson, The Roots, Sonic Youth, The Wailers, G. Love and Special Sauce, Ben Kweller and some of the usual suspects who continue to deliver each year. By 2004 Bonnaroo was able to attract the one-and-only Bob Dylan to the stage while String Cheese Incident, My Morning Jacket, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dave Matthews & Friends, Donavan Frankenreiter, Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud and more also played. In 2005 the jam band standards were in place once again alongside Toots and the Maytals, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Modest Mouse, Brazilian Girls, M. Ward and Citizen Cope. Among 2006's notable performers were Radiohead, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Beck, Steel Pulse and Matisyahu and in 2007 the Police took the stage as part of their reunion tour while Tool, the White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand, Regina Spektor, Wolfmother, Girl Talk, Hot Chip, Spoon and others were included in the eclectic lineup.

Last year's festival hosted Pearl Jam, Metallica, Kanye West, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, B.B. King, Talib Kweli, Gogol Bordello, Broken Social Scene, Lupe Fiasco, Vampire Weekend, Cat Power, M.I.A. and more so get your Bonaroo Music Festival tickets soon, as the lineup is sure to be stellar.

Among various Nigerian artistes that have continually celebrated Eyo in their works, Fuji acts, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister and Wasiu Ayinde stand out. Both have, in various albums, sung the expansive panegyrics of the tradition, especially when they are singing the praise of the Oba of Lagos and other top indigenes of the popular and populous city. In Fertilizer, Barrister digs into the poetic root of the festival, while Wasiu‘s trip into the Eyo chant in his album, Consolidation, is also remarkable.

In such albums, Eyo legends or deities such as Adimu, Laba, Oniko etc. vibrate.

It is such an endless potential to spur excitement that casts many eyes towards the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos, where the Eyo Festival 2009 will take place. For the first time, the state government and the sponsor, Globacom, are planning a centralised show that will feature traditional Eyo rites and various performances to which they are beckoning tourists from different parts of the world.

It is good that the festival is now taken to TBS. This means that for the first time, people will be able to behold and appreciate various episodes of the festival. Besides, it may eventually be taking a shape similar to the Ojude Oba Festival where all events are held at the same venue - the palace of the Awujale of Ijebu Ode, Oba Sikiru Adetona. Incidentally, Globacom is also the major sponsor of the Ojude Oba.

It is also good that the state government has announced that the posh luxury buses in its transport service, the BRT, will be freely available to convey passengers to the venue. Good decision. The gesture, and the inspiring adverts that have been mounted, are a sign that the organisers are determined to grow tourism. Similarly, the decision not to charge any gate fee is a good one. In the future, the festival can generate money for itself once it is consistently nurtured.

The only areas they must be up and doing are in crowd control and general security. If anything, the police must be given the right orientation so that tourists will not be bullied.

To this end the Lagos State Government has suspended the restriction of movement in this month environment sanitation exercise on Saturday.

The suspension became necessary to enable Lagos residents enjoy the cultural heritage of Lagos as the Adamu Orisa play popularly refered to as Eyo Festival will be staged in honour of a foremost Lagosian, Otunba Theophius Owolabi Shobowale Benson.

The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Muiz Banire, who disclosed this in his office said Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who gave the directive, noted that nothing was too much to do in honour of the late Chief T. O. S. Benson and the projection of our rich cultural heritage which preaches love and happiness to the outside world.

The suspension of the restriction of movement, according to the Governor, is to ensure free movement of human and material resources for hitch-free celebration.

Banire, however, said the absence of movement restriction should not translate to cancellation of the sanitation exercise and implored Lagos residents to observe the environmental sanitation by cleaning their houses and rid their environment of filth, while attention should also be paid to the desilting of the drains to allow free flow of storm water