Saturday, 10 September 2011
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
On holiday recently in Spain I saw a sign that said 'English speaking Doctor.' I thought, 'What a good idea, why don't we have them in our country?'
Friday, 9 September 2011
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
CLASSY FRIDAY
Prepare to be impressed my friends. Prepare to be very impressed indeed. Even by Classy Friday's very high standards tonight's selection shines out in a class of its own.
There are plenty of great female jazz singers around but great male jazz singers are very thin on the ground at this moment in time. Those that are out there tend to come across as a pastiche when they attempt to swing their vocals. Not so with Alexander Stewart. This young, Scottish man is the real deal. The way he bends the notes and always ends up spot on the right note is pure vocal genius. He is one of that rare breed of singer who can also rightfully claim to be a true musician.
And the backing band he's got together are the coolest combo I've heard for a long time. As with all great jazz musicians, it's as much what they don't play as what they do play that make them an ideal accompaniment to Mr Stewart's vocal phrasings. They swing but they sure do rock as well.
I've listened all the way through this album everyday this week. With such a large record collection that is rare thing for me to do. But I just can't get enough of it. As I said - prepare to be impressed.
ALEXANDER'S WEBSITE
PURCHASE VIA MADPRIEST'S AMAZON STORE
POSTED BY CRAIG ON FACEBOOK
From my daughter, Alice: A recent study has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.
For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.
However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire.
No further studies are expected on this subject.
For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.
However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire.
No further studies are expected on this subject.
WHAT'S ON THE BOX TONIGHT?
Well, that will teach them not to buy tickets for a Celine Dion concert ever again.
THE ASSUMPTION OF ST. LAIKA
For the rest of this graphic story
check out the online LITRO magazine.
Thanks to Jendi for sending me the link.
LOUD FRIDAY
Vulpes were an all-female punk band from the Basque Country who formed during the summer of 1982. After releasing only one single they disbanded, although they briefly reformed in 2005 and recorded an album.
Their most famous song is, without doubt, "Me gusta ser una zorra (I like to be a whore)", which they performed on the youth programme of the state run TV company. It caused a huge controversy and many complaints especially from the Roman Catholic church.
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
I was driving this morning when I saw a roadside recovery vehicle parked up. The driver was sobbing uncontrollably and looked very miserable. I thought to myself "That guy's heading for a breakdown."
OUT OF AFRICA - BUT NOT EVERYBODY
Somebody mentioned in a comment yesterday that we all had neanderthal d.n.a. in our genes. But this is not true. Most native sub-Saharan Africans do not as their ancestors were the homo sapiens who remained at home when the small group of humans, who were the ancestors of everybody else in the world, left Africa and started to colonise the middle east and beyond.
We now know that these migrants definitely mated with the neanderthals they came across. In fact, there is so much neanderthal d.n.a. in their descendants and it is so universal throughout the world that the scientist who conclusively proved this fact stated that they must have been at it like rabbits (or words to that effect).
What I have not yet come across is any discussion of how much difference the neanderthal d.n.a. has created between the human lines that remained in Africa and the human lines in the rest of the world. Probably because it would not be considered politically correct to do so. But I think this discovery does beg interesting questions about what constitutes a species and it also adds another dimension to the theory of evolution insomuch that cross fertilisation between species may be far more important than we have thought up to date.
We now know that these migrants definitely mated with the neanderthals they came across. In fact, there is so much neanderthal d.n.a. in their descendants and it is so universal throughout the world that the scientist who conclusively proved this fact stated that they must have been at it like rabbits (or words to that effect).
What I have not yet come across is any discussion of how much difference the neanderthal d.n.a. has created between the human lines that remained in Africa and the human lines in the rest of the world. Probably because it would not be considered politically correct to do so. But I think this discovery does beg interesting questions about what constitutes a species and it also adds another dimension to the theory of evolution insomuch that cross fertilisation between species may be far more important than we have thought up to date.
MAMMAS DON'T LET YOUR BABIES
GROW UP TO BE PSYCHOPATHS
"Horizon" is a longrunning and respected BBC documentary series that focuses on science. I have watched it avidly since I was a child. This week it was about psychopaths. Here are some interesting facts:
Psychopaths lack the chemical in the brain that enables us to empathise with others. There brains are markedly different to those of non-psychopaths and this difference shows up clearly on cat-scans. They are born psychopaths. The condition is genetic but does not effect everybody in a family line.
If a psychopath has a happy non-abusive childhood they will not grow up to be killers. If they have an unhappy childhood they will definitely grow up to have the potential to kill. Although, in theory, it is possible for psychopaths who are potential killers to stop themselves killing it is extremely difficult for them to do this.
Babies who are not psychopaths are not only born innocent they are born with the knowledge of what is a good action and what is a bad action. They automatically approve of selfless actions in others and disapprove of selfish actions.
Psychopaths of all propensities are often found in positions of power in business organisations. Although about half of their staff will view them as good leaders they are not and they are not good at business either. They are just very good at persuading people they are.
There are far more psychopaths among us than we had ever previously imagined. You might be one. I might be one.
This is all very fascinating and begs lots of questions about the way we punish psychopaths when they do what psychopaths do. It shows clearly the importance of nurture in the formation of an individual's adult destiny. It also scuppers the Western Christian doctrine of "original sin."
Psychopaths lack the chemical in the brain that enables us to empathise with others. There brains are markedly different to those of non-psychopaths and this difference shows up clearly on cat-scans. They are born psychopaths. The condition is genetic but does not effect everybody in a family line.
If a psychopath has a happy non-abusive childhood they will not grow up to be killers. If they have an unhappy childhood they will definitely grow up to have the potential to kill. Although, in theory, it is possible for psychopaths who are potential killers to stop themselves killing it is extremely difficult for them to do this.
Babies who are not psychopaths are not only born innocent they are born with the knowledge of what is a good action and what is a bad action. They automatically approve of selfless actions in others and disapprove of selfish actions.
Psychopaths of all propensities are often found in positions of power in business organisations. Although about half of their staff will view them as good leaders they are not and they are not good at business either. They are just very good at persuading people they are.
There are far more psychopaths among us than we had ever previously imagined. You might be one. I might be one.
This is all very fascinating and begs lots of questions about the way we punish psychopaths when they do what psychopaths do. It shows clearly the importance of nurture in the formation of an individual's adult destiny. It also scuppers the Western Christian doctrine of "original sin."
THE PRAYER LIST: 9TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
The Prayer List is a daily feature at OCICBW... with an option to light a candle as you pray. If anybody has any concerns they would like included on tomorrow's list please email me with details or leave your request in the comments to this post. I will include relevant photos if provided.
THANKSGIVING
The following email is from an original OCICBW...er. She has been fighting this case for as long as I can remember and we have prayed for her many times. Today we thank God for giving our friend the courage and strength to persevere and claim the victor's crown in a system that seems designed to protect the abuser rather than the injured party.
The wrongful termination suite from hell was finally resolved today after six years, two months, and eight days. I have my settlement checks in my possession and will head to the bank the first thing tomorrow. I am sure my co-plaintiffs will do the same.
Under the terms of the settlement, I am not allowed to say how much we settled for. I cannot say that they were at fault. I cannot say that we "won" the case. On the other hand, they wrote the checks to us, not the other way around. You are thereby free to come to your own conclusions.
I would like to thank the OCICBW... community for all of their prayers and moral support throughout this whole ordeal. You will never know how much I have appreciated it.
Thanks be to God!
Thanks be to God indeed!
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Scott:
For "J", that she may given the spirit of prayer again. Thanks.
***
Posted by Dennis on Facebook:
I hadn't seen Billy in 16 years, but when Jay called last night with news about him I knew it would be bad. Billy was one of those friends you could tell would have a tough life. He sure lived up to that. Somehow he wound up in Kellogg, Idaho, where he died Tuesday night. I've spent a decade saying "that's really sad" to every story I've heard of Billy's adventures. So this time I'll just say rest in peace buddy.
***
Posted by Eric at
CAD AIR A BHFUILIM AG SMAOINEAMH AR MAIDIN?:
I’d hoped to post several pieces here this week. Unfortunately, as the Scottish poet Robert Burns famously observed, “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley.” In this case, that scourge of travelers, intestinal distress, struck with a vengeance. I haven’t left the cottage in three days and haven’t felt much like writing (or anything else).
***
Posted by Joan on Facebook:
Mo, our thyroid kitty is sick again. We've been chatting with the vet. We have an appt. for him on Tuesday. Chuck took him to the vet yesterday for pain meds & an examine. Blood work, etc. for Tuesday.
***
Posted by Renee on Facebook:
Back on antibiotics...really need to find a dentist who knows what he is doing and doesn't go nuts with his laser tool.
***
Posted by Sherry at A FEATHER ADRIFT:
It seems that future has been temporarily placed on hold. We won’t be moving until next year. I am devastated. I am trying to cope. I am dealing with the reality of having a lot on my plate right now.
***
Posted by it's margaret at
LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT:
We had hoped Joel could come home last night, I left his room last night thinking I would take him coffee this morning and bring him home. But the second part of the stress tests on his heart came back late last night saying that something was wrong. They are going up through the inner thigh this morning to take a look at the heart and all that brings blood to and from it and hopefully make a fix.
***
Posted by Ormonde Plater at THROUGH THE DUST:
Murdered this week in the New Orleans area:
Eric Solomon 30 Shot
John J. Davis 21 Shot
Dwight Miner 22 Shot
unidentified Shot
Please pray for the victims, their families, and their murderers.
***
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THANKSGIVING
The following email is from an original OCICBW...er. She has been fighting this case for as long as I can remember and we have prayed for her many times. Today we thank God for giving our friend the courage and strength to persevere and claim the victor's crown in a system that seems designed to protect the abuser rather than the injured party.
The wrongful termination suite from hell was finally resolved today after six years, two months, and eight days. I have my settlement checks in my possession and will head to the bank the first thing tomorrow. I am sure my co-plaintiffs will do the same.
Under the terms of the settlement, I am not allowed to say how much we settled for. I cannot say that they were at fault. I cannot say that we "won" the case. On the other hand, they wrote the checks to us, not the other way around. You are thereby free to come to your own conclusions.
I would like to thank the OCICBW... community for all of their prayers and moral support throughout this whole ordeal. You will never know how much I have appreciated it.
Thanks be to God!
Thanks be to God indeed!
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Scott:
For "J", that she may given the spirit of prayer again. Thanks.
***
Posted by Dennis on Facebook:
I hadn't seen Billy in 16 years, but when Jay called last night with news about him I knew it would be bad. Billy was one of those friends you could tell would have a tough life. He sure lived up to that. Somehow he wound up in Kellogg, Idaho, where he died Tuesday night. I've spent a decade saying "that's really sad" to every story I've heard of Billy's adventures. So this time I'll just say rest in peace buddy.
***
Posted by Eric at
CAD AIR A BHFUILIM AG SMAOINEAMH AR MAIDIN?:
I’d hoped to post several pieces here this week. Unfortunately, as the Scottish poet Robert Burns famously observed, “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley.” In this case, that scourge of travelers, intestinal distress, struck with a vengeance. I haven’t left the cottage in three days and haven’t felt much like writing (or anything else).
***
Posted by Joan on Facebook:
Mo, our thyroid kitty is sick again. We've been chatting with the vet. We have an appt. for him on Tuesday. Chuck took him to the vet yesterday for pain meds & an examine. Blood work, etc. for Tuesday.
***
Posted by Renee on Facebook:
Back on antibiotics...really need to find a dentist who knows what he is doing and doesn't go nuts with his laser tool.
***
Posted by Sherry at A FEATHER ADRIFT:
It seems that future has been temporarily placed on hold. We won’t be moving until next year. I am devastated. I am trying to cope. I am dealing with the reality of having a lot on my plate right now.
***
Posted by it's margaret at
LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT:
We had hoped Joel could come home last night, I left his room last night thinking I would take him coffee this morning and bring him home. But the second part of the stress tests on his heart came back late last night saying that something was wrong. They are going up through the inner thigh this morning to take a look at the heart and all that brings blood to and from it and hopefully make a fix.
***
Posted by Ormonde Plater at THROUGH THE DUST:
Murdered this week in the New Orleans area:
Eric Solomon 30 Shot
John J. Davis 21 Shot
Dwight Miner 22 Shot
unidentified Shot
Please pray for the victims, their families, and their murderers.
***
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Thursday, 8 September 2011
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
After subjecting you to that awful, pseudo-country, racist dross this morning I think you deserve to see the day out with some real, modern, country music. I chose this album because I bought it recently, Alan is one of my favourite contemporary country performers and, above all, I wanted to demonstrate how it is possible to sing about place and culture in Nashville country style without claiming to be better than everybody else in the world. It was only after I started editing the mix that I remembered that Alan West is British. He lives in the U.K. performs and records here. That those of you who didn't know this fact would never have guessed it just goes to show what bunkum it is to claim sole ownership of place and culture is in this interconnected world we live in today.
ALAN'S WEBSITE
PURCHASE VIA MADPRIEST'S AMAZON STORE
MADPRIEST'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The American War of Independence was a civil war. It would only have been a war of independence if it was the native Americans trying to kick all of us land grabbing, alien invaders out of their land.
IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE
A gang of IRA terrorists once planned to fly a plane into the Post Office Tower in London. They trained as pilots, bought the uniforms, everything. But they never got any further than the duty free shop.
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
I was at an ATM (cash machine) yesterday when a little old lady asked if I could check her balance. So I pushed her over.
WHERE DOES HE FIND THEM?
EVE OF 9/9 SPECIAL
The "days off purgatory" running gag is suspended for today because this is so not funny.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Making 9/11 all about the U.S.A. is like insisting
the Nazi death camps were all about the Jews.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Making 9/11 all about the U.S.A. is like insisting
the Nazi death camps were all about the Jews.
PERRY NOBLE HAS SOMETHING ON HIS MIND
From THE CHRISTIAN POST:
NewSpring Church Pastor Perry Noble recently delivered a hard-hitting message on the seriousness of sexual immorality in the church. For those who take sexual sins lightly, he made it clear to them: "You're not saved." Noble tackled adultery, friends with benefits, pornography and homosexuality as the four common sins that Christians have come to tolerate.
Noble said he battled with porn addiction for more than a decade.
Church attendees were given the chance at the end of the service to seek help for any sexual sin they were struggling with.
COMMENT: So sheepshagging has dropped out of the top four, then.
And forgive my English ignorance but what the feck is "friends with benefits?" I've got friends who are on welfare. Heck, I received benefits myself until last January. Not only did I not regard it as a sin but, I promise you, I got no sexual gratification from signing on whatsoever.
NewSpring Church Pastor Perry Noble recently delivered a hard-hitting message on the seriousness of sexual immorality in the church. For those who take sexual sins lightly, he made it clear to them: "You're not saved." Noble tackled adultery, friends with benefits, pornography and homosexuality as the four common sins that Christians have come to tolerate.
Noble said he battled with porn addiction for more than a decade.
Church attendees were given the chance at the end of the service to seek help for any sexual sin they were struggling with.
COMMENT: So sheepshagging has dropped out of the top four, then.
And forgive my English ignorance but what the feck is "friends with benefits?" I've got friends who are on welfare. Heck, I received benefits myself until last January. Not only did I not regard it as a sin but, I promise you, I got no sexual gratification from signing on whatsoever.
THE ANNUAL DRUNKEN ELK STORY
An elk, drunk from eating one too many fermenting apples, and desperate for just one more mouthful, lost its balance in the attempt, leaving it stuck in an apple tree in western Sweden. It wasn’t until the fire brigade arrived on the scene and managed to bend the tree to the point where the exhausted elk could slide out of the branches that the animal was finally freed. By the morning the hungover animal had stood up and cautiously moved a few metres away. After a while it went on its way.
Full story at THE LOCAL (Sweden).
Full story at THE LOCAL (Sweden).
THE PRAYER LIST: 8TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
The Prayer List is a daily feature at OCICBW... with an option to light a candle as you pray. If anybody has any concerns they would like included on tomorrow's list please email me with details or leave your request in the comments to this post. I will include relevant photos if provided.
THANKSGIVING
Posted at GAY MARRIED CALIFORNIAN:
In Arizona, in 2009 they passed a bill that redefined "dependents" of state employees as "spouses", with the intent that same-sex partners of state employees would no longer be eligible for health benefits. Several plaintiffs took the state to court (federal court). When the district court found for the plaintiffs, Arizona appealed, and the case went to the 9th circuit, who have now released a ruling that keeps the law from going into effect, at least for now.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Seven Danes, including a family with three children, have been released after being held hostage in Somalia since February, when their yacht was hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea.
***
Footage of labratory-raised chimpanzees seeing sunlight for the first time has emerged, showing the primates squealing with delight and hugging each other. After spending decades undergoing medical tests, including being injected with HIV and hepatitis, their amazement at finally being free is clear. The group gained their freedom after a 14-year battle to secure their release from captivity.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Paul:
I ask your prayers for Jim O., a friend from grad school days, who has inoperable colon cancer.
***
Joan asks God for guidance and peace.
***
Elizabeth asks for our prayers in respect of "two major problems" in her life.
***
Posted at DIOBETH NEWSPIN:
Pray for our young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for their families:
Sgt. Devin J. Daniels, 22, of Kuna, Idaho
Spc. Dennis James Jr., 21 of Deltona, Fla.
Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis, 40, of Tampa, Fla.
Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr., 26, of Orlando, Fla.
Sgt. Colby L. Richmond, 28, of Providence, N.C.
Spc. Christopher J. Scott, 21, of Tyrone, N.Y.
Pray also for the fallen heroes also of our coalition partners, and for the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan who have died, unnamed and unknown to us, and for those who mourn ... and for an end to this endless war.
***
From THE BBC:
A teenager has been stabbed in the same north London street where a man died after confronting a group about throwing conkers at him. The 15-year-old was attacked in College Close, Edmonton as officers were in the road seeking witnesses to the fatal stabbing of Stephen Grisales last week. The latest victim is in a serious but not life-threatening condition.
***
From THE BOTSWANA GAZETTE:
Swazi police Wednesday fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up swelling protests against King Mswati III, activists said, while two South African union leaders were deported for trying to address the crowds. The clashes erupted on the third consecutive day of protests against Mswati, Africa's last absolute monarch, who is accused of bankrupting the impoverished nation's treasury while enjoying a lavish life with his 13 wives.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Syrian security forces mounted violent raids on neighborhoods in Homs, the restive central Syrian city, on Wednesday, hunting for a group of soldiers who defected to the opposition early in the day, activists said. They estimated that more than 20 people had been killed in those raids and other clashes.
***
From REUTERS:
Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow.
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Posted at GAY MARRIED CALIFORNIAN:
In Arizona, in 2009 they passed a bill that redefined "dependents" of state employees as "spouses", with the intent that same-sex partners of state employees would no longer be eligible for health benefits. Several plaintiffs took the state to court (federal court). When the district court found for the plaintiffs, Arizona appealed, and the case went to the 9th circuit, who have now released a ruling that keeps the law from going into effect, at least for now.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Seven Danes, including a family with three children, have been released after being held hostage in Somalia since February, when their yacht was hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea.
***
Footage of labratory-raised chimpanzees seeing sunlight for the first time has emerged, showing the primates squealing with delight and hugging each other. After spending decades undergoing medical tests, including being injected with HIV and hepatitis, their amazement at finally being free is clear. The group gained their freedom after a 14-year battle to secure their release from captivity.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Paul:
I ask your prayers for Jim O., a friend from grad school days, who has inoperable colon cancer.
***
Joan asks God for guidance and peace.
***
Elizabeth asks for our prayers in respect of "two major problems" in her life.
***
Posted at DIOBETH NEWSPIN:
Pray for our young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for their families:
Sgt. Devin J. Daniels, 22, of Kuna, Idaho
Spc. Dennis James Jr., 21 of Deltona, Fla.
Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis, 40, of Tampa, Fla.
Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr., 26, of Orlando, Fla.
Sgt. Colby L. Richmond, 28, of Providence, N.C.
Spc. Christopher J. Scott, 21, of Tyrone, N.Y.
Pray also for the fallen heroes also of our coalition partners, and for the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan who have died, unnamed and unknown to us, and for those who mourn ... and for an end to this endless war.
***
From THE BBC:
A teenager has been stabbed in the same north London street where a man died after confronting a group about throwing conkers at him. The 15-year-old was attacked in College Close, Edmonton as officers were in the road seeking witnesses to the fatal stabbing of Stephen Grisales last week. The latest victim is in a serious but not life-threatening condition.
***
From THE BOTSWANA GAZETTE:
Swazi police Wednesday fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up swelling protests against King Mswati III, activists said, while two South African union leaders were deported for trying to address the crowds. The clashes erupted on the third consecutive day of protests against Mswati, Africa's last absolute monarch, who is accused of bankrupting the impoverished nation's treasury while enjoying a lavish life with his 13 wives.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
***
From REUTERS:
Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people. Fans and players across the world paid tribute to the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, the day after the Soviet-designed Yak-42 passenger plane slammed into a river bank just outside Yaroslavl, 250 km (150 miles) north of Moscow.
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
Genius.
Colliding the wonderment of tragedy and the bewildering virtue of romantic love, these songs are not lullabies. They are raw emotions straight from your nerve endings. Every so often an album comes along which doesn’t just speak to you, but explains you. A record so good, it actually travelled back in time to find the roots of who you are. Then it carefully, so cautiously, plays these elements of your soul back at you. These songs are testaments of both beauty and profound insight.
(Ruth Carlisle "TREBUCHET MAGAZINE")
DAVID'S MYSPACE PAGE
PURCHASE VIA MADPRIEST'S AMAZON STORE
TRUE FACT: David's day job is that of funeral director.
HAPPY TALES / HAPPY TAILS
From NBC CALIFORNIA:
Workers with Duane Hambrick Co. said a pit bull had been hanging around the site of the former Shenango China plant which burned June 28. On Wednesday, the dog began approaching the workers and they figured out why after hearing her pups yelping from inside a storm sewer.
"I saw that she had puppies in the building," John Lawrence, a member of Hambrick's crew told the New Castle News. "I brought in food. She was starving and the puppies were taking everything she had."
Once they learned the puppies were stuck, however, Hambrick's demolition crew called firefighters who spent hours dropping hamburgers and other food into the sewer, hoping to coax the puppies to openings where they could be rescued. They even shooed the pups toward one manhole by spraying a hose into another.
"We were getting them out, one way or the other we were getting them out," firefighter Bob Eakin told The Associated Press. "We're happy, you know, mission accomplished."
There were 10 puppies at the plant in all, and they've all reportedly been adopted, along with their mother, by various people in the community or the firefighters who rescued them.
For being big tough men with big softy hearts these workers and firefighters are our...
BRICKS OF THE DAY
Thanks to Whiteycat for sending this
story into the MadPriest Mansion.
Workers with Duane Hambrick Co. said a pit bull had been hanging around the site of the former Shenango China plant which burned June 28. On Wednesday, the dog began approaching the workers and they figured out why after hearing her pups yelping from inside a storm sewer.
"I saw that she had puppies in the building," John Lawrence, a member of Hambrick's crew told the New Castle News. "I brought in food. She was starving and the puppies were taking everything she had."
Once they learned the puppies were stuck, however, Hambrick's demolition crew called firefighters who spent hours dropping hamburgers and other food into the sewer, hoping to coax the puppies to openings where they could be rescued. They even shooed the pups toward one manhole by spraying a hose into another.
"We were getting them out, one way or the other we were getting them out," firefighter Bob Eakin told The Associated Press. "We're happy, you know, mission accomplished."
There were 10 puppies at the plant in all, and they've all reportedly been adopted, along with their mother, by various people in the community or the firefighters who rescued them.
For being big tough men with big softy hearts these workers and firefighters are our...
BRICKS OF THE DAY
Thanks to Whiteycat for sending this
story into the MadPriest Mansion.
BABELICIOUS BISHOPS - THE CAMPAIGN FOR
AN OPENLY SEXIST CHURCH CONTINUES
For over five years now, OCICBW... has been fearlessly advocating that only drop dead gorgeous girlies should be nominated for positions of authority within the Church of England. Do not jump to the wrong conclusion about this! We have not aligned ourselves with the Satanic forces of reaction with our church. Far from it. Our, on the surface sexist, campaign is, in fact, a cunning plan to persuade those fuddy duddy straight blokes and sensibly shoed spinsters of the Church of England, who currently say "over our dead bodies" to the thought of women bishops, to change their bigoted, little minds. OCICBW... believes that if the diocesan bishop is a sex goddess then they won't want to scupper the possibility of said sex goddess turning up at their church on a Sunday morning.
With all this in mind we have been scouring the media to find possible candidates for the reformed episcopacy. It is with great pleasure that I am able to reveal our latest runner.
This is Pastor Beth Tash who has been appointed to the post of "Pioneering Minister to the Night Time Economy" by the churches in Leeds. I am sure you will all agree that she is eye candy of the highest order and that her appointment as the next Archbishop of Canterbury will bring renewal to our church as thousands of "healthy young lads" discover their calling to the Christian faith (Anglican Division).
A huge thank you to Craig S. who pimped Beth our way.
More stuff on Beth (but no more photographs, I'm sorry to say) can be found at THREE RIVERS EPISCOPAL.
With all this in mind we have been scouring the media to find possible candidates for the reformed episcopacy. It is with great pleasure that I am able to reveal our latest runner.
This is Pastor Beth Tash who has been appointed to the post of "Pioneering Minister to the Night Time Economy" by the churches in Leeds. I am sure you will all agree that she is eye candy of the highest order and that her appointment as the next Archbishop of Canterbury will bring renewal to our church as thousands of "healthy young lads" discover their calling to the Christian faith (Anglican Division).
A huge thank you to Craig S. who pimped Beth our way.
More stuff on Beth (but no more photographs, I'm sorry to say) can be found at THREE RIVERS EPISCOPAL.
WOMEN BISHOPS AND THE ANGLICAN COVENANT
The gossip around the Church of England at the moment is that there is a very strong likelihood that, because of the present make-up of General Synod, the proposed legislation that would allow women to become bishops in our two provinces will not be passed this time. If so, it should mean that we will not see females in our college of bishops in my lifetime and maybe for centuries to come, if ever. The reason for this is simple. The legislation will not be discussed in General Synod again until after Rowan Williams has manipulated the adoption of the Anglican Covenant by the Church of England. There are more than enough less enlightened provinces within the Anglican Communion, who are opposed to women being allowed positions of headship, that any future moves to allow female bishops in England will be vetoed by foreign churches. The English House of Bishops has already made sure that General Synod cannot discuss the fact that English secular law already insists that gay people have to be treated with complete equality within the Church, by disingenuously setting up a commission to discuss the matter that will not report back until after the adoption of the Covenant. This, of course, means that gay people will never be treated as anything other than second class, and eternally damned, members of the Church of England.
I don't personally believe that the legislation regarding women and the episcopacy will be thrown out by this General Synod. But this, wonderful as it would be if true, throws up another huge question. Why can we not simply go ahead and get rid of all discrimination against gay people because it would not get the backing of the whole Anglican Communion, when we can go ahead and vote for an end of discrimination against women when there are provinces which oppose it? Rowan Williams, who is very much in favour of female bishops, cannot claim that one is a theological matter and the other simply a matter of church order. The opponents of both use theological arguments to back up their hatred of both proposed changes.
If the Covenant is adopted and gay people excluded from full membership of the Church for ever and ever, amen, and then the English church reintroduces legislation to allow women bishops and the provinces that are against it do nothing to stop it, then that would be hypocrisy of the highest order and conclusive proof that none of this has anything to do with either church order or theology and is nothing other than blatant, selective prejudice and bigotry.
If we adopt the Anglican Covenant the Church of England will never be able to escape being in a position of unending hypocrisy.
The Anglican Covenant is a covenant of stagnation. If adopted it will be the end of history for our church and, I fear, an end of the Church itself as the handcuffs of reactionism that it seems intent to fasten on to its own wrists will make sure that we just become less and less relevant to the world, an anachronism and an embarrassing, bigoted, barbaric anachronism at that.
I don't personally believe that the legislation regarding women and the episcopacy will be thrown out by this General Synod. But this, wonderful as it would be if true, throws up another huge question. Why can we not simply go ahead and get rid of all discrimination against gay people because it would not get the backing of the whole Anglican Communion, when we can go ahead and vote for an end of discrimination against women when there are provinces which oppose it? Rowan Williams, who is very much in favour of female bishops, cannot claim that one is a theological matter and the other simply a matter of church order. The opponents of both use theological arguments to back up their hatred of both proposed changes.
If the Covenant is adopted and gay people excluded from full membership of the Church for ever and ever, amen, and then the English church reintroduces legislation to allow women bishops and the provinces that are against it do nothing to stop it, then that would be hypocrisy of the highest order and conclusive proof that none of this has anything to do with either church order or theology and is nothing other than blatant, selective prejudice and bigotry.
If we adopt the Anglican Covenant the Church of England will never be able to escape being in a position of unending hypocrisy.
The Anglican Covenant is a covenant of stagnation. If adopted it will be the end of history for our church and, I fear, an end of the Church itself as the handcuffs of reactionism that it seems intent to fasten on to its own wrists will make sure that we just become less and less relevant to the world, an anachronism and an embarrassing, bigoted, barbaric anachronism at that.
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were £70!!! Blow this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web.
DOGS OF THE DAY
This is a beautiful photograph of her two dogs, Bruno the basset hound and Gleason the chocolate lab, taken by Janis yesterday. You can only just see Gleason in the shadows. The texture and colours in the photo are so deep that I thought it was a painting at first.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Longstanding blogger of our neighbourhood, Fran Rossi Szpylczyn, moved her blog to Wordpress a couple of months ago. She didn't bother to tell us (and who can blame her?). However, she has now put a notice up on her old blog to tell us you can find her at the all new THERE WILL BE BREAD.
THE PRAYER LIST: 7TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
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THANKSGIVING
He kept it very quiet (e.g. he didn't tell me when I went out for dinner with him three weeks before the happy event) but I can now reveal that our good buddy, Paul Bagshaw, of the world famous, NOT THE SAME STREAM blog, made a decent woman of his much, much better half two weeks ago. I would give you more details of the ceremony but Paul sold sole coverage rights to "Hello Magazine." His wife is a wonderful person, and Paul's not a bad bloke either. It's a marriage made in heaven and we wish them a joyous life together.
***
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From STRANGELOVE:
Posted by James on Facebook:
Tonight I am thankful for the life of DOROTHY B, a long-time friend whose requiem was today. I am thankful for all the bridge games, food, laughter, tears, and hugs we shared. She changed my life and for that, I am doubly thankful.
***
The fires near Bastrop, Texas have burned more than 500 homes and 30,000 acres of forest and ranch lands, and they are not contained at all at this point. We have had a major cooling off in north Texas: it went from 98 on Sunday to 86 on Monday and wqill be in the 80s this week, BUT there is no forecast of rain, which is the only thing now that will subdue the fires.
For an extremely detailed catalogue of the damage caused by the fires in Texas check out the post "Living In Hell And Renting Out Texas" at ADVENTUS.
***
Posted at CHELLIAH LAITY:
A family of 8 were killed on Sunday in Plateau State, Nigeria, bringing the number who have been killed in the last week to 40. Christians are living in real fear and dare not even attend church on Sundays. Please pray for this situation.
***
From UKPA:
Steven Grisales, 21, protested when assailants threw conkers at him as he walked towards a London railway station last month. Moments later he was knifed in the chest. He died of his wounds in hospital the next day. Four people have now been arrested in connection with his murder, two 15-year-old boys, a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl.
Cry my beloved country!
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
A man armed with an AK-47 assault rifle opened fire Tuesday morning on a group of uniformed National Guard members as they ate breakfast at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev. He hit all five Guard members, killing three of them, and killed another woman and wounded five other people before taking his own life.
***
From AFP:
QUETTA, Pakistan — Twin suicide bombs targeting security forces responsible for the recent capture of senior Al-Qaeda operatives have killed 19 people and wounded 44 others in southwest Pakistan.
***
From THE TELEGRAPH:
A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase has exploded outside India's high court in New Delhi, killing nine and wounding at least 45.
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THANKSGIVING
He kept it very quiet (e.g. he didn't tell me when I went out for dinner with him three weeks before the happy event) but I can now reveal that our good buddy, Paul Bagshaw, of the world famous, NOT THE SAME STREAM blog, made a decent woman of his much, much better half two weeks ago. I would give you more details of the ceremony but Paul sold sole coverage rights to "Hello Magazine." His wife is a wonderful person, and Paul's not a bad bloke either. It's a marriage made in heaven and we wish them a joyous life together.
***
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From STRANGELOVE:
Posted by James on Facebook:
Tonight I am thankful for the life of DOROTHY B, a long-time friend whose requiem was today. I am thankful for all the bridge games, food, laughter, tears, and hugs we shared. She changed my life and for that, I am doubly thankful.
***
The fires near Bastrop, Texas have burned more than 500 homes and 30,000 acres of forest and ranch lands, and they are not contained at all at this point. We have had a major cooling off in north Texas: it went from 98 on Sunday to 86 on Monday and wqill be in the 80s this week, BUT there is no forecast of rain, which is the only thing now that will subdue the fires.
For an extremely detailed catalogue of the damage caused by the fires in Texas check out the post "Living In Hell And Renting Out Texas" at ADVENTUS.
***
Posted at CHELLIAH LAITY:
A family of 8 were killed on Sunday in Plateau State, Nigeria, bringing the number who have been killed in the last week to 40. Christians are living in real fear and dare not even attend church on Sundays. Please pray for this situation.
***
From UKPA:
Cry my beloved country!
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
A man armed with an AK-47 assault rifle opened fire Tuesday morning on a group of uniformed National Guard members as they ate breakfast at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev. He hit all five Guard members, killing three of them, and killed another woman and wounded five other people before taking his own life.
***
From AFP:
QUETTA, Pakistan — Twin suicide bombs targeting security forces responsible for the recent capture of senior Al-Qaeda operatives have killed 19 people and wounded 44 others in southwest Pakistan.
***
From THE TELEGRAPH:
A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase has exploded outside India's high court in New Delhi, killing nine and wounding at least 45.
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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
" If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition… and then admit that we just don’t want to do it." (Stephen Colbert)
Mr Colbert was obviously referring to the U.S.A. But heck, he could have been talking about any nation on earth that claims a religious identity and then doesn't live up to it (e.g. pretty much all of them).
Mr Colbert was obviously referring to the U.S.A. But heck, he could have been talking about any nation on earth that claims a religious identity and then doesn't live up to it (e.g. pretty much all of them).
WHERE DOES HE FIND THEM?
An easy two hundred days off purgatory for getting through this one. It's short and it's only an instrumental. What is there to be afraid of?
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
MIRACULOUS EVOLUTION
I watched the movie, "Skellig" the other day. It's an enjoyable film and the two, young, lead actors were very good in their roles. The young lad, in particular, is a definite star of the future. It's supposed to be a children's film but, like the book on which it is based, it holds an adult's attention throughout.
Now, I've never read the book, so I cannot comment on it. But I assume that the major themes in the film reflected those the author of the book, David Almond, wanted to emphasise. On the surface it appears that the primary statement of the film is the usual one our trendy writers are ramming down kids throats at the moment, that the gods are dead and evolution is all we need to explain the existence of everything. There are references to evolution throughout the script (the last lines spoken in the film for example) and the point is made early on that humans are wonderful because of the power of evolution. Darwin's theory is also used to explain the existence of the character, Skellig, who is "something like a human, something like a bird and (maybe) something like an angel." He's a scruffy human, bedraggled bird and reluctant angel when we meet him and the plot is the story of how the two children persuade Skellig to live authentically as the creature evolution has made him, which the children perceive as being an evolutionary stage beyond human.
Fair enough in respect of the human/bird mutation but after that I get confused. You see, Skellig has the ability of healing people simply by holding them, floating up two feet into the air and spinning around a few times. This is a miraculous act that no amount of messing about with genes and d.n.a. could make a scientific reality.
So what was the point that David Almond was trying to get across to his young audience? He is a former Roman Catholic and a writer capable of complex narratives and ambiguity. He is obviously a fan of William Blake's writings. Is he really saying that evolution and the miraculous can go hand in hand without the necessity for the divine? That would get him crossed off the "Look at me, I'm a famous person who doesn't believe in God" winterval party guest list (with your host, Stephen Fry). Or is he being far more creatively anarchic than that and attempting to put the transcendant back into the dreams of our children who have been bombarded with anti-theist propaganda for the last twenty years or so?
And why is the word, "Grace" so important in the film?
I don't know.
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a grave. As I was standing there I noticed four grave diggers walking about with a coffin. Three hours later and they're still walking about with it. I thought to myself, "They've lost the plot."
PRO-COVENANTER GETS TOP JOB
In what a cynic might regard as a right, cynical move, another clergyman in favour of Rowan Williams' madcap scheme has been appointed to the top table of the Church of England. The new "Lord Spiritual" is The Reverend Tim Dakin, a honorary canon theologian of Coventry Cathedral and associate priest in Oxford Diocese. He has been head of the Church Mission Society since 2000 and he has many contacts with the African church (of course).
He has obviously been practicing the "bishop look" for some time as this photograph demonstrates:
He has obviously been practicing the "bishop look" for some time as this photograph demonstrates:
FOR GREENBELTERS AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTYGOERS
Nadia Bolz-Weber has posted her Greenbelt sermon
on her blog, SARCASTIC LUTHERAN.
on her blog, SARCASTIC LUTHERAN.
THE PRAYER LIST: 6TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
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On top of all the other problems in her life (which we've been praying about recently), our good friend, It's Margaret, has now posted the worrying news on her blog, LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT, that her husband, Joel, has been admitted to the cardiac ward of his local hospital with chest pains. Please God, no more, we pray!
***
Posted by Theadora May at THE DANCING ACOLYTECAT:
I am back. I was busy with school and have graduated with honors. Now I am looking for a job in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). While I was in school, there were plenty of jobs in that field, but somehow they disappeared. I am looking for data entry position if I cannot find a GIS job. I have plenty of help where I live. I need all of your prayers.
***
From Mary C:
Pray for my friend who is facing her fourth brush with cancer.
***
From Linda:
Please include those in Texas who have lost their homes to the fire this weekend. Lots of fires still going from what I heard.
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On top of all the other problems in her life (which we've been praying about recently), our good friend, It's Margaret, has now posted the worrying news on her blog, LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT, that her husband, Joel, has been admitted to the cardiac ward of his local hospital with chest pains. Please God, no more, we pray!
***
Posted by Theadora May at THE DANCING ACOLYTECAT:
I am back. I was busy with school and have graduated with honors. Now I am looking for a job in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). While I was in school, there were plenty of jobs in that field, but somehow they disappeared. I am looking for data entry position if I cannot find a GIS job. I have plenty of help where I live. I need all of your prayers.
***
From Mary C:
Pray for my friend who is facing her fourth brush with cancer.
***
From Linda:
Please include those in Texas who have lost their homes to the fire this weekend. Lots of fires still going from what I heard.
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REJOICE AND BE GLAD!
For today is ORMONDE PLATER'S birthday.
A veteran blogger and the most famous deacon in the mega-universe, Ormonde has been a wise and loving member of our bit of the Blogosphere for as long as I can remember.
Happy Birthday Ormonde
May God bless you and keep you
A veteran blogger and the most famous deacon in the mega-universe, Ormonde has been a wise and loving member of our bit of the Blogosphere for as long as I can remember.
Happy Birthday Ormonde
May God bless you and keep you
Monday, 5 September 2011
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
Tonight, one of the saddest and most beautiful songs ever written. It's a song for the end of summer. It's a song to remind us of good friends we lost along the way. It's a song for the twilight. It's a song about resurrection.
Over the years I've posted this song many times on the blog by lots of different performers. The definitive recording, in my opinion, is the one that can be found on the 1967 album, "Sandy Denny and the Strawbs." The version I am playing you tonight is by Kate Rusby which was released as a single in early 2010.
SWEDEN MAY FINALLY OUTLAW BARBARISM
From THE LOCAL (Sweden):
Sweden has taken further steps towards changing the law on gender reassignment. At the moment those who wish to undergo a sex change operation must first sterilise themselves. They must also, if married, first get divorced. The governing Moderates have now taken a stand against the 40 year old law.
"We don't see it as modern, and it doesn't fit with our view of human beings," said party secretary Sofia Arkelsten. "There's no point in making people get divorced and then get married again."
Not everyone is in favour, however. The far-right Sweden Democrats are against it, and only this June, Göran Hägglund, the Christian Democrats' party head, also said no to changing the law.
"At our party congress this summer, Maria Larsson [minister for children and elderly] was clear that we stand by the sterilisation demand," he said.
COMMENT: Bunch of Nazis.
Sweden has taken further steps towards changing the law on gender reassignment. At the moment those who wish to undergo a sex change operation must first sterilise themselves. They must also, if married, first get divorced. The governing Moderates have now taken a stand against the 40 year old law.
"We don't see it as modern, and it doesn't fit with our view of human beings," said party secretary Sofia Arkelsten. "There's no point in making people get divorced and then get married again."
Not everyone is in favour, however. The far-right Sweden Democrats are against it, and only this June, Göran Hägglund, the Christian Democrats' party head, also said no to changing the law.
"At our party congress this summer, Maria Larsson [minister for children and elderly] was clear that we stand by the sterilisation demand," he said.
COMMENT: Bunch of Nazis.
ITALY MAY BECOME MOST
CIVILISED NATION IN THE WORLD
In the Italian Parliament a bill drafted by Gabriella Giammanco, an ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has made its way to Parliament’s Justice Committee. If the bill becomes law it will be illegal to ban the keeping of pets in any home no matter what any evil landlord says. It will also guarantee the right of people to take their pets into nursing homes and even hospitals. The law will apply to companion animals only.
Even though she is the ally of a sexist, corrupt idiot, we forgive Gabriella Giammanco everything and award her the title...
BRICK OF THE DAY
MadPriest is hoping to be able to pop over to Italy and personally hand the award to Ms. Giammanco (maybe over dinner in a quiet Venetian restaurant, just the two of us and, afterwards a gondola ride, along the moonlit canals until the sun rises over the Adriatic...).
Even though she is the ally of a sexist, corrupt idiot, we forgive Gabriella Giammanco everything and award her the title...
BRICK OF THE DAY
MadPriest is hoping to be able to pop over to Italy and personally hand the award to Ms. Giammanco (maybe over dinner in a quiet Venetian restaurant, just the two of us and, afterwards a gondola ride, along the moonlit canals until the sun rises over the Adriatic...).
MAD DAD'S TOTALLY SEXIST JOKE OF THE DAY
The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.
THE PRAYER LIST: 5TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
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THANKSGIVING
Happy Birthday to Andrew Green, Michael Smith, Stephen Robin and Francisco Silver. May God bless them and keep them throughout the coming year.
***
Posted at WOUNDED BIRD:
Dah·veed said...
Thank you all for the remembering prayers. The procedure came out well. I had a fully occluded artery that was successfully reopened and had four stents inserted. The time for the procedure used the time I could be subjected to the radiation and dye, so I will be doing it again on the 15th for two partially blocked arteries. But now, a day later I am doing and feeling well.
***
Canadian friends, Eileen and Eric, are pleased to inform the world that their sons' band is supporting DOA next month. Eric, no doubt, will be over the moon about this, especially as he has been involved in its organisation.
***
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Craig (a longstanding member of our online community):
A colonoscopy has discovered a serious mass which is constricting my colon. It is likely cancer, but the biopsies aren't back yet. In any event, will have delicate abdominal surgery. Will keep you informed, but prayers are desired and welcome.
Craig is most anxious about his wife and daughters. His situation is not helped by the fact he was already feeling unhappy with some of the things in his life.
***
Christopher B's father, Ernie, died early yesterday morning, on Christopher's birthday.
***
My Facebook friend, Jay, had a nasty accident with a broken salad dressing bottle as he was trying to unscrew it. It "sliced right into (his) index finger" and " the bathroom (looked) like a scene from Psycho." Hopefully Jay is not referring to the scene with the skeleton of the mother in the old chair and also, hopefully, his wound will heal quickly.
***
From NBC PHILADELPHIA:
The search for a Havertown family's beloved dog came to a sad end Friday afternoon. David Nowacki tells NBC Philadelphia that Buddy, his a 13-year-old sheltie/collie mix, has died.
***
From MaryBeth:
Pray for folks fighting fires here in Texas... Near Bastrop, near Corsicana.
***
From VOICE OF AMERICA:
Japanese rescue workers dug through mud and wreckage Monday in search of dozens of people who remain missing after Typhoon Talas hammered the nation's western coast. Japanese media report 27 dead and more than 50 missing.
***
From REUTERS:
Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.
***
From REUTERS:
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian on Monday in raids on villages near Turkey designed to stop civilians fleeing across the border to escape a military drive against pro-democracy protests.
***
From UKPA:
Street robbery has become so common that around 1,000 police officers will be deployed to protect children travelling to and from London schools this term. High-value smartphones and digital media players have been increasingly targeted by street criminals. At the same time, blood-stained necklaces have appeared in pawnbrokers as jewellery theft has risen, driven by the high price of gold.
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THANKSGIVING
Happy Birthday to Andrew Green, Michael Smith, Stephen Robin and Francisco Silver. May God bless them and keep them throughout the coming year.
***
Posted at WOUNDED BIRD:
Dah·veed said...
Thank you all for the remembering prayers. The procedure came out well. I had a fully occluded artery that was successfully reopened and had four stents inserted. The time for the procedure used the time I could be subjected to the radiation and dye, so I will be doing it again on the 15th for two partially blocked arteries. But now, a day later I am doing and feeling well.
***
Canadian friends, Eileen and Eric, are pleased to inform the world that their sons' band is supporting DOA next month. Eric, no doubt, will be over the moon about this, especially as he has been involved in its organisation.
***
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Craig (a longstanding member of our online community):
A colonoscopy has discovered a serious mass which is constricting my colon. It is likely cancer, but the biopsies aren't back yet. In any event, will have delicate abdominal surgery. Will keep you informed, but prayers are desired and welcome.
Craig is most anxious about his wife and daughters. His situation is not helped by the fact he was already feeling unhappy with some of the things in his life.
***
Christopher B's father, Ernie, died early yesterday morning, on Christopher's birthday.
***
My Facebook friend, Jay, had a nasty accident with a broken salad dressing bottle as he was trying to unscrew it. It "sliced right into (his) index finger" and " the bathroom (looked) like a scene from Psycho." Hopefully Jay is not referring to the scene with the skeleton of the mother in the old chair and also, hopefully, his wound will heal quickly.
***
From NBC PHILADELPHIA:
The search for a Havertown family's beloved dog came to a sad end Friday afternoon. David Nowacki tells NBC Philadelphia that Buddy, his a 13-year-old sheltie/collie mix, has died.
***
From MaryBeth:
Pray for folks fighting fires here in Texas... Near Bastrop, near Corsicana.
***
From VOICE OF AMERICA:
Japanese rescue workers dug through mud and wreckage Monday in search of dozens of people who remain missing after Typhoon Talas hammered the nation's western coast. Japanese media report 27 dead and more than 50 missing.
***
From REUTERS:
Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.
***
From REUTERS:
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian on Monday in raids on villages near Turkey designed to stop civilians fleeing across the border to escape a military drive against pro-democracy protests.
***
From UKPA:
Street robbery has become so common that around 1,000 police officers will be deployed to protect children travelling to and from London schools this term. High-value smartphones and digital media players have been increasingly targeted by street criminals. At the same time, blood-stained necklaces have appeared in pawnbrokers as jewellery theft has risen, driven by the high price of gold.
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