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30 June 2008 Keith

Life must be understood backwards … but it must be lived forward.

[Soren Keirkegaard]

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I'm a controversialist, catalyst and facilitator, quietly enabling others to develop by providing different ideas and views of the world. Born in London in the early 1950s and initially trained as a research chemist I retired as a senior project manager after 35 years in the IT industry. Retirement is about community give-back and finding some equilibrium. Secretary Emeritus of the Anthony Powell Society; Chairman of my GP's patient group.

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