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Thatcher state funeral undecided
2008-08-02 23:39:00 BBC says, No decision has been made about whether former prime minister Margaret Thatcher should be given a state funeral, a senior cabinet minister has said.Reports last month suggested officials of PM Gordon Brown and the Queen were in discussions with Lady Thatcher's office about arrangements.But Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman says the stories are inaccurate.The reports are no indication of any concern for the health of the 82-year-old, who was PM from 1979 to 1990.Ms Harman told the Guardian newspaper: "There is no arrangement on this and those stories are not accurate."Ms Harman, who has been "minding the shop" during Mr Brown's holiday this week, declined to say whether she thought the former Conservative leader should have a state funeral.State funerals are normally reserved for monarchs and reports that Lady Thatcher, a divisive political figure, would be given such a funeral sparked controversy.If granted, it would make Lady Thatcher the first premier since Sir Wi... More About: Funeral
Trumpet blows again
2008-08-02 18:56:00 Click on the title.I am now Reviewer Rank:271 on amazon.co.uk with 297 reviews and 1,138 helpful votes. I'm a Top 500 reviewer but want to get into the top 100.More votes please. More About: Trumpet
In the ghetto?
2008-08-02 18:40:00 On APRIL 20, 2008 I blogged on, 'What have Islam and homosexuality in common?'. Since then I have had several comments arguing against my stance on homosexuality but none from Muslims. I work with Muslims. They are internet users. Perhaps my blog name keeps Muslim surfers in own their ghetto? More About: Ghetto
Books read in August 2008
2008-08-02 17:31:00 1. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali It is rare to find a non-fiction book that is as gripping as a good thriller. This one is in the cannot put it down genre. It is such an amazing story that if written as fiction it would have been beyond belief. Here is a woman who goes from communist Somalia to Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Germany, Holland and America. She becomes Dutch and nearly loses her citizenship. In the process she is in part the cause of the fall of the government of The Netherlands. Several times she nearly loses her life. She is accorded the highest security protection ever after her friend is murdered in the name of Islam . After 9:11 she renounces her faith and becomes the infidel of her title. She insists that the real Islam is not the religion of peace but the motivator of terrorists. She has devoted her life to exposing the Islamic mistreatment of women. Her description of her own genital mutilation and that of other Somali women is horrific reading. But as well as t... More About: Books , Read , August , 2008
Sacramento Airport 1 pm 25 July 2008
2008-07-25 21:57:00 What has Sacramento got that Heathrow and Washington do not? Free wifi in the airport!Dennis, Julie and Ty have dropped me off. Thank you for all your love, fellowship and hospitality. I have made new friends and met some beautiful young ladies :-)It was an eventful check in. I was about to go through security when the tannoy called my name. I was to go back to the check in. They wanted the combination to my case lock. I thought the lock was to stop them getting in my case.After three attempts I finally negotiated the metal detector. I think it disliked my belt buckle and the cavalry badge on the hat Dennis gave me.Then security said they had to open my bags. Voila! In my pipe case was the knife I could not find this morning. So folks, if you need to locate your missing metal I recommend Sacrament airport security. They even offered to let me go back and put it in my case . I declined. More About: Airport , July , 2008
Good news from the SNP
2008-07-25 18:42:00 The Christian Institute says, "Labour has lost the Glasgow East by-election to a pro-life candidate who openly criticised the Government?s controversial embryos Bill.The winner, John Mason of the SNP, opposes abortion on demand and so-called ?social abortion?. He is ?extremely uncomfortable? with embryo experimentation.During his victory speech he said, ?I would like to thank all those who have prayed for me during this campaign.?"This is a first for me. I am thankful for an SNP victory. More About: News , Good News , Good
Purgatory - christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-25 15:42:00 God has placed two ways before us in His Word: salvation by faith, damnation by unbelief (Mark 16:16). He does not mention purgatory at all. Nor is purgatory to be admitted, for it obscures the benefits and grace of Christ. - Martin Luther Table Talk. More About: Purgatory
Punishment- christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-25 15:37:00 The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented. H.L. MenckenOne is punished by the very things by which he sins. WISDOM OF SOLOMON (11:16) More About: Punishment
Grass Valley, California 25 July, 6.30 a.m.
2008-07-25 15:31:00 My last morning watching sunrise over the Sierras from the roe's verandah, or deck as it is known here.Yesterday was a quiet day. I did some sermon preparation and reading, visited with Dennis when he went to sort out a church member's computer, and enjoyed a fine Mexican dinner from Julie who had two church families round too.I leave Sacramento 2pm for Denver where I have three hours before the flight to Heathrow, arriving DV around noon tomorrow. More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Punctuality - christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-25 02:33:00 Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely.The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.Punctuality is the art of guessing how late the other fellow is going to be.A professor who arrives ten minutes late is more than unusual -- he is in a class by himself.The early bird would never catch the worm if the dumb worm slept late.Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.-- Edward G. Bulwer-LyttonOne way to make sure everyone gets to work on time would be to have 95 parking spaces for every 100 employees. ~Michael Iapoce.I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them. E.V. LucasI've been on a calendar, but never on time. Marilyn MonroePunctuality is the virtue of the bored. - Evelyn Waugh
Psychiatry christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-25 00:29:00 A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. -- Joey AdamsWords are the physicians of a mind diseased.-- AeschylusTo assume that either conversation or drugs --or a combination of both-- could solve all the problems of human existence and make every life fulfilled and complete is the kind of magical and wishful thinking that has made one class of our citizenry, the therapeutic community, successful and wealthy; and another class, their clients, more miserable and unsettled than they were before they began placing their hopes on the promissory note that someone else could tell them what to think and how to live, and thereby make them happy.---------- Robert A. Baker, American psychologist, from his book, "Mind Games: are we obsessed with therapy?";1996.A wonderful discovery, psychoanalysis. Makes quite simple people feel they're complex. --S. N. Behrman[Children who have undergone divorce counseling] have beentold how to feel and w... More About: Psychiatry
Grass Valley, California 24 July, 6.30 a.m.
2008-07-24 15:18:00 I had a quiet day yesterday. I took my hosts to lunch at a very good local Italian restaurant. One of the things I like about the U.S, and there are many, is the quality, quantity and price of eating out. It is just as well I do not live here as I would be even larger than my present considerable bulk. Also the standard of service in eating places and retail establishments is far higher than in the U.K.Another positive is that this is a far more friendly country, certainly to a visitor from England. In five visits here, only a few Irish Americans in Boston have been less than welcoming. The only unwelcoming places, and this applies to all who drive through them, are the Native American reservations.Positives far outweigh negatives in my estimation. My biggest gripe is sales tax. The visitor will not know how much money to get ready for a purchase as the price displayed is not inclusive of tax. My other mnor gripe is that life is tied to the cell phone. Mobile phones may be cordless... More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Prudence christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-24 07:31:00 The richest endowments of the mind are temperance, prudence, and fortitude. Prudence is a universal virtue, which enters into the composition of all the rest; and where she is not, fortitude loses its name and nature. Vincent Voiture (1597-1648)
Proverbs - christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-07-24 07:30:00 Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed. William Jennings Bryan (1860 &endash; 1925)All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth. --William MathewsAlmost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. -- George Santayana, _The Life of Reason_ More About: Proverbs
Islington council should be ashamed
2008-07-23 20:47:00 Click on the title to read how badly they treated a Christian woman sticking to her principles. More About: England , Council
Seven abortion
2008-07-23 20:04:00 Click on the title for an article about incredible irresponsibility. More About: Abortion
Muslim world's view of Obama
2008-07-23 18:38:00 Click on the title. More About: Islam , Muslim , Obama , View
Grass Valley, California 23 July, 7:15 a.m.
2008-07-23 16:15:00 Click on the title link for yesterday in San Francisco with Dennis, Julie and Ty. More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Grass Valley, California 22 July, 8 a.m.
2008-07-22 16:26:00 Click on the title link for yesterday in Nevada. We lunched in a casino, less than $6 for lunch for senior citizens, an all you can eat buffet with four different cuisines. i had Mexican. It just about filled me for the day. Gambling is everywhere in this state. it is depressing. We drove through Reno then over the mountains to Lake Tahoe viewing the silver mining town of Virginia City on the way.Today we drive to San Francisco and i have just been told to remember to take a jacket as it is cool there. More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Grass Valley, California 21 July, 6:25 a.m.
2008-07-21 15:06:00 No-one was up quickly the day after the wedding. We all missed adult Sunday School at Grass Valley Covenant Reformed Church but we did make the 11 AM service. Most of us were rather sleepy though and the cinema style seats did not help one keep alert. It is a friendly congregation and lots of folks remembered our last visit there back in November. After lunch at the Roes and a siesta too we all were driven to Placerville and the new home of the Borens. Abigail is a Roe daughter. Click on the title for the photos. I did not get any photos of Steve's scrupmtious bison burgers from the barbeque though. Dennis's sister was our driver for the hour long drive in the most enormous Chelsea tractor I have experienced, It seats eight. The day before Dennis had driven me to and from the wedding in his Mazda sports car. I have now requested a drive with the top down.We are now in "winding down after the wedding" mode and have lots of wedding left overs to consume. More About: California , July
Grass Valley, California 20 July, 7.30 am
2008-07-20 09:39:00 If you click on the title link you should get to my wedding photos which will have comments on the big day's events More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Tax Freedom Day
2008-07-19 09:42:00 Tax Freedom Day is the day on which we stop working for the Chancellor and start working for ourselves.If the average person works from 1 Jan each year, it will be June before they have earned enough to pay their taxes.The tax burden isn?t just income tax and national insurance, it includes VAT, fuel taxed, alcohol and cigarette duties, airline tax, fuel duties, car tax and many, many more.The preferences for stealth taxes in the past few years has meant that it?s becoming harder for people to understand how much they are paying. The importance of Tax Freedom Day is that it detects stealth taxes.Tax Freedom Day 2008 falls on 2 June.This means that for 155 days of the year, every penny earned by the average UK resident was taken to support government expenditures. 1965 27 April 1987 5 June 1966 4 May 1988* 5 June 1967 16 May 1989 3 June 1968* 22 May 1990 3 June 1969 29 May 1991 3 June 1970 2 June 1992* 29 May 1971 25 May 1993 23 May 1972* 17 May 1994 23 May 197... More About: United Kingdom
Grass Valley, California 19 July, 6.30 am
2008-07-19 07:48:00 Yesterday we men were sent out to lunch while the bridal party lunched here. I think there were at last a dozen of them. Five bridesmaids are here overnight but that is small beer. At the wedding rehearsal I counted nearly thirty people at the front. It was astonishing. Linda Young, a family friend was in charge of what came close to a litugical dance getting a minister, twenty assorted bridesmaids, matrons of honour, best men and ushers onto the stage as well as two flower girls and Jacob, the sweet little ring bearer (who is decorative not functional as he does not have the actual rings on his cushion). There was a small string group to provide the music. It took an hour and a half, I can only compare it to preparations for a royal visit in terms of the atention to detail.Afterwars the father of the groom treated around sixty us to a first class Italian restaurant dinner. I had thought rehearsal dinners were small family affairs. Not this one. Our host is a political consultant. ... More About: California , Grass , July , Valley
Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel in class and pray
2008-07-18 13:26:00 DAILY MAIL says on 04th July 2008, 'Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during a religious education lesson.Parents were outraged that the two boys from year seven (11 to 12-year-olds) were punished for not wanting to take part in the practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped.They said forcing their children to take part in the exercise at Alsager High School, near Stoke-on-Trent - which included wearing Muslim headgear - was a breach of their human rights.Alsager School, near Stoke, has received furious complaints from parents after two Year 7 boys were punished for refusing to kneel to Allah during a religious studies classOne parent, Sharon Luinen, said: "This isn't right, it's taking things too far."I understand that they have to learn about other religions. I can live with that but it is taking it a step too far to be punished because they wouldn't join in Muslim prayer."Making them pray to Allah, who isn't who th... More About: England , Class , Pray , Detention
Blears: faith groups can?t do social work if they evangelise
2008-07-18 10:51:00 The Christian Institute reports, 'Christian groups providing community services should not evangelise, says Government Minister Hazel Blears.In a White Paper entitled ?Communities in control: real people, real power?, Mrs Blears outlines Government plans to commission services from faith-based groups.However, during a Commons debate on the issue, Mrs Blears said that this will come with strings attached.She acknowledged in the debate that ?many people are motivated by faith of all kinds to do great acts of social good?.?However,? she continued, ?I am concerned to ensure that if faith groups become involved, they do so on a proper footing ? not by evangelising or proselytising, but by providing services in a non-discriminatory way to the whole community?.Mrs Blears said that she planned to draft a charter for Christian groups along the lines of the one provided by Faith works for churches and Christian agencies providing community services.The charter requires groups to pledge to pro... More About: Social , Work , Social Work , Groups
Grass Valley, California 18 July, 6.45 am
2008-07-18 08:19:00 I saw the deer three times yesterday, the last time being at dinner time. I was amused to see our hostess tip the leftovers from the plates, over the side of the veranda for the deer to eat our scraps, We saw a couple of hinds with fawns beofre dinner but I took these earlier.Note how well camoflaged they are, especially the fawn.I am typing this just after sunrise and the deer are here again. I am multi-tasking, listening to Test Match Special as I type, Headingley is being heard in California .Yesterday was more of the wedding preparations. Friends came in from Philadelphia. I am giving the mother of the bride the message from Dad's Army. "Don't panic, Captain Mainwaring.' The longer I am here the more I marvel at these wedding preparations. There are far more formalities to be sorted out than I expected, including printed biographies of all major participants. Last night the younger generation were off to hen and stag parties. Today there is a bridal party luncheon here, then w... More About: Grass , July , Valley
Tame Islam?
2008-07-18 00:38:00 BBC says, "The British government is to fund a board of Islam ic theologians in an attempt to sideline violent extremists.The move will see Oxford and Cambridge Universities host a group of scholars who will lead debate on key issues such as women and loyalty to the UK.The plans have angered some hardline activists who accuse ministers of trying to create state-sponsored Islam.But Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said it was government's job to support Muslim leaders on controversial issues.Under the plans, the two universities will bring together leading thinkers, yet to be named, to debate critical issues affecting Muslims in the UK.The Department for Communities is responsible for the government's strategy to combat violent extremism, known as "Prevent"..The board's work will focus on examining issues relating to Islam's place in Britain and obligations as a citizen.Ministers say the board's membership will "reflect the diversity of Islam and Muslim communities in the UK" a...
Grass Valley, California 17 July, 7 am
More articles from this author:2008-07-17 08:31:00 This is yesterday's view over the mountains as the sun rose. It was take from where I am now blogging.I am out on the veranda decking and have seen the sun rise again. Days are shorted here being a more southerly latitude. There is an interesting dawn chorus heard after i woke at 5 am. It includes squirrels making strange noises and some animal I could not identify. I heard and saw deer in the woods below me but unfortunately my attempts to photograph them were not good. It is 69 F now. Yesterday reached 92 F here. The grass around is all brown as they have had two rainless months but at least the forest fires seem to have died down. Last week i am told there was much smoke in the air.The main activities of the day yesterday were wedding preparations. I went into town in the morning with Dennis and Julie for him to battle with what he calls tuxophobia. He had to get his suit fitted for the big day and we brought his tuxedo etc home. In the afternoon we took a load of things to the ... More About: California , Grass , July , Valley 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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