Sunday, November 18, 2012

A CHRISTIAN VIEW

A CHRISTIAN VIEW a new blog by Steve Finnell

Thursday, November 15, 2012

What do you do with such children? How did they get to be like the way they are, filled with resentment and fury? what was their desire as teenagers in a toy shop? Games? Often my heart goes out to these apparently neglected children. How can one think that they weren't neglected? A thriteen year old is still a child, no matter what the world may think. that young lad still has a lot of growing to do in mind as well as in size. What about his parents? Or is it a parent! So many troubled kids because of the social revolution, emancipation of women, and easy divorces, much that can be good of these events, but most went haywire with this so-called new found freedom. Marriages aren't worked at anymore. Children aren't taught correct principles anymore. Have a spat and a divorce is easy, words that spring to spiteful lips in the heat of the moment. And all the time the youthful ones are listening. With wsuch things happening now, what about the next generation? Its a frightening thought. And yet, there are those who work at their marriages, love and nuture their children, teach correct principles, and these youngsters stand out. May the Lord have mercy on us for having to put a 13 year old behind bars! Well anyway, that's what O'Grady sez.....

FOUR youths have been questioned over a massive fire that gutted a north Queensland shopping complex.
No one was injured in the blaze on Greenfield Boulevard, Mackay, but it destroyed most of the Toys R Us, Clark Rubber and Autobarn stores.
Emergency services received reports of the fire at about 11.45am (AEST) on Saturday and it took more than three hours for the blaze to be contained, with the Department of Community Safety (DCS) saying the main fire was put out at about 3pm.
Police said four juveniles were questioned over the fire and two boys, aged 10 and 13, were still assisting with inquiries on Saturday evening.
Officers will remain at the scene overnight as investigations into the cause of the fire continue.
A public safety order is still in place because of concerns about toxic smoke from burning chemicals in some of the shops.
"They (the teenagers) were in our shop this morning. We hunted them out. They were being horrible in here," she told AAP.
"Officers have put those young people in a paddy wagon."

The DCS said a fire investigator would be brought in to work out how the blaze started.

13-year-old boy charged with arson remanded in custody over Mackay fire that destroyed Toys R Us, Autobarn and Clark Rubber

by: Kate McKenna
From:The Courier-Mail
November 12, 20125:00PM

Mackay shopping centre fire that destroyed Toys R Us, Autobarn and Clark Rubber. Picture: Catherine Woodworth. Source: Supplied

A TEENAGER charged with arson over a major blaze in Mackay will spend four days behind bars before his next court appearance.

The inferno destroyed Mackay's Toys R Us, Autobarn and Clark Rubber stores on Saturday.
The 13-year-old boy, who was remanded in custody after a closed hearing today in the Mackay Children's Court, has also been charged with shoplifting, endangering property and wilful damage.
He will appear again on Friday.

The fire at North Mackay engulfs the Toys R Us store. Picture: Seven News

Sunday, November 11, 2012

The things I think about

It happened at Church. The Relief Society lesson was from the Teachings of Presidents of the Church George Albert Smith. Title: The Power of Kindness. Words that President Smith wrote caused me to pause and think throughout the lesson. When a child goes astray, instead of berating him or her, try a little kindness. He gave the story of a mother travelling on a train to be beside the bed of her sixteen year old youngest son who was ill with pneumonia. He had run away from home. She sat with him and loved him back. This mother said that her son belonged to her, God gave him to her and that our Heavenly Father expected her to use every possible means to enrich his life, so she watched over him. I thought about that. She was right. God gave my sons to me. I am expected to enrich their lives. They are mine, I went down into the valley of death with my hand in God's to have them. Their wives didn't. That is a different kind of love. It is a partnership with me and God. No one else. Hell may prevail, adversity may rear its ugly head, wives may argue, which I hope they won't, but that does not detract from the fact that my sons are mine! As such I expect them to lead full lives, loving their wives and rearing their families and dealing honestly with their fellow men. I love them dearly. And no one can take that love away from me, no one no matter what happens, they are mine. I am sure there are many other bloggers out there who would agree with me. Soon I will have an adopted daughter, a real, honest-to-goodness daughter. She is mine, because of the sacrifice given to help her long ago, rescuing her from a terrible fate. The same goes for that lovely lady as well as my sons. I am grateful for that lesson, teaching of kindness in its variety of ways.

Changing names!

Dad aged 12 in Hamilton, New Zealand
with his favourite dogs. This is William
Davis

William Davis in Wellington, New Zealand in 1939 prior to sailing to Cairo via Fremantle

As we knew him and loved him.
Dad as Leonard Brown in Coolgardie, 1959
and father of six children all with the surname Brown

Dad at his job as crane driver at Ulyru in central Northern Territory in the 1980s

A writer Jayne Fordham takes on her rightful name! How we mere humans can stuff things up sometimes with our name changes. For example, take my beautiful stepfather, a man in a million and loved by all. For years we knew him as Leonard Brown and loved him. then the secret was let out, his birth name was William Davis. That rocked everybody so how come this name change? Well, he was in the New Zealand fusiliers at the outbreak of WWII, as William Davis of course, and set sail from Wellington bound for Cairo via Fremantle.William Davis' last journey. He and a another mate went to Armadale for they were invited to a party. They caught the trains of course, but someone forgot to tell them that the trains didn't run at night. Ohhh crumbs. So the ship sailed at 5am in the morning without them. The pair of them scarpered south to where Dad had a relative on a farm, Leonard Brassel. That's where the name change took place and Brownie as his friends called him, took on a new identity; Le4onard after his uncle and Brown because it was a common name. Dad met Mum in Meekatharra where he was droving sheep for the army. Yes, he joined the Western Australian Army in 1942 and they new of his name change and advised him to keep the Brown, There you go. Mum, having left her first husband and with one kid and a half a kid on its way, was hooked. They had six children giving a total of eight! And now the interesting part again. Both those children of the first husband all grew up as Browns until it was found out in their adult years that their names were actually O'Grady. So their school and work records were all in Brown as welll as one marriage. My! So we took on our birth name of O'Grady, having had to legalise them proper like. Life wasn't meant to be easy, but somehow....Quite a number of members of our family have had different names to confuse themselves and everybody even further. So never mind Jayne, I mean Lauren, its up to us to set the record straight - eventually!

I’m having a name change-Jayne Fordham becomes Lauren Murphy- just to be confusing!

by The Australian Bookshelf

Agh! I’ve thought long and hard about this and I’m sorry to be a pain in the butt, but the time has come for me to revert back to my real name, Lauren.

When I first adopted the pseudonym Jayne Fordham, (Jayne is my middle name and then I just made up Fordham) it was for online purposes. I started blogging about books online and then joining up to a range of social media sites and I was cautious about using my real name. Though I did make it clear I was using a pseudonym.

Why did I use a pen name? Because I’m a psychologist during my day job and I am aligned with various registration bodies, I work for the Health department and I work with people who are dealing with sensitive issues. I purely adopted a pseudonym for confidentiality purposes. Though I’m sure savvy online researchers could make the link to my real name somewhere, I didn’t particularly want to make it easy. Then, I started self-publishing and it was only natural for me to continue using my pen name.

So what’s the problem?

Hmm. It seems my online world is slowly merging with the real world. I recently attended a convention and met a bunch of people whom I’ve spoken to online, they know me as Jayne and greeted me by this name. This is perfectly okay because that’s the name I’ve put out there.

But I realised I just don’t feel like a Jayne and I’ve met people whom I’ve chatted online with for quite some time who were quite surprised when they met me. When I initially chose the pseudonym, my mum told me Jayne Fordham sounded like an old person’s name! Even though she gave me Jayne as a middle name!

For the most part, my friends and family look at me like I have three heads when I say I write under a pseudonym, probably because they don’t completely understand the nature of my work. But I’ve developed an online presence over the past 2 years and I’m starting to make progress with my writing and putting feelers out for publication so I feel like now is a better time than any to revert back to my real first name, Lauren, and to continue using a pseudo- surname.

Hence…

Lauren Murphy!

I feel much more comfortable using my real first name and the surname is much more closely linked to my family history which sits far better with me than a name I made up on the spur of the moment when I created my book blog.

As a reader, I can see how annoying and confusing pseudonyms can sometimes be, so I'm sorry!

I’m still the same person; I haven’t made up anything else about myself- just to put the record straight! It’s just now I get to use my real name! YAY

How will this affect my future written work?

I intend to publish any future writing under Lauren Murphy.

The only exception will be the continuation of the Elite series, which I will continue to publish under Jayne Fordham- because it would be a nightmare to change the name halfway through the series.

And if you still call me Jayne by accident, i won't hold it against you!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Bugger!

Oh blast! Mitt Romney was beaten, ony just and Obama is back in for another four year term. This is frightening to say the least. I could never reconcile myself to the fact that Obama was a good President. He certainly did nothing for the welfare of any of the military and he was and now is still their Chief! Heavenly Father no doubt has a wise and glorious purpose for this occurring. Why am I so fussed? Because whatever happens in the good old USA affects Australia economically and no doubt politically. This is what the First Presidency of my Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has to say and despite my disappointment, I heed their words
News Release — 6 November 2012

First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Congratulate President on Election Win

Salt Lake City —

The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Tuesday:

We congratulate President Obama on winning a second term as President of the United States.
After a long campaign, this is now a time for Americans to come together. It is a long tradition among Latter-day Saints to pray for our national leaders in our personal prayers and in our congregations. We invite Americans everywhere, whatever their political persuasion, to pray for the President, for his administration and the new Congress as they lead us through difficult and turbulent times. May our national leaders reflect the best in wisdom and judgment as they fulfill the great trust afforded to them by the American people.
We also commend Governor Romney for engaging at the highest level of our democratic process which, by its nature, demands so much of those who offer themselves for public service. We wish him and his family every success in their future endeavors.

Style Guide Note: When reporting about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, please use the complete name of the Church in the first reference. For more information on the use of the name of the Church, go to our online

Barack Obama beats Mitt Romney to claim second term

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New York voters undeterred by Sandy related complications

New York's storm-hit residents cast their ballots in tents with voting equipment powered by generators. Deborah Gembara reports.

Reuters7 November 2012

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Supporters of

Barack Obama cheer after networks project he was reelected at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

The Democrat headquarters in Chicago are celebrating wildly, while the Republican watch party in Boston is in stunned silence.
The President claimed the 270 electoral college votes he needed to win when the key swing state of Ohio, always predicted to tell the story of the election, carried him over the line.Counting has not yet ended and it seems the President will gather more than 300 votes to stamp this as an emphatic victory.

Obama 2012

Supporters cheer at Barack Obama's election night party in Chicago. Picture: APSource:The President's win in Michigan gave the President's team the first indication that victory was in sight.

Michigan and Ohio are where the US car industry is based, and his win suggests his successful 2009 auto bailout has made a huge difference in this election.

US election

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney react to results in Boston, Massachusetts. Picture: AFPSource: AFP

Perhaps most remarkably, President Obama also appears to have a good chance of winning Florida, which carries 29 votes and was widely expected to be carried by Mr Romney.
Counting has not yet concluded in key urban areas of Florida, which are known to be Democrat heartlands. A loss in Florida would be humiliating for Mr Romney.

US election

A supporter reacts to voting results displayed on a television screen during Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's election night rally in Boston. Picture: APSource: AP

The Democrats will also retain their majority in the US Senate, and the Republicans will hold the lower house, meaning no changes to the status quo.

It seems, at the early stage, Mr Romney may also carry the overall majority of votes in the election, but the swing states were what mattered.

Montana Votes

Mitt Romney supporter Loris Tangvik, centre, looking sombre as she watches the election results in Billings, Montana. Picture: APSource: AP

Mr Romney has likely gained North Carolina, but appears only scraping ahead in Virginia.

He was also counting on Iowa, where the campaign season started, but the President also snatched that from him.

This is horrific

This is so unbeleivable! In this day and age everyone should know of the carrying of extra water out in the bush, whether driving or doing a windmill run, checking bores and tanks or just driving from one place to another. The outback bush of Australia is a hard taskmaster, it pays to learn it well. That this poor young man should dehydrate then die so quickly and its not even summertime yet is heart rending. There were adverse weather conditions though, if the previous blog entry of the weather is checked out, with severe heat expected and high winds, along with thunderstorms in all the central portion of Australia from the top of the Northern Territory down to South Australia and the border country. For poor Mo there was no thunderstorm to alleviate his suffering. I do hope and pray that a lesson will be learned from his untimely death, so that he didn't die in vain, be prepared with penty of water when outback. Len Beadell, Tom Kruse and other such bushman, always travelled with the necessary means to get them out of sand dune bogs and carried plenty of water. Please, please station people, police and others, issue warnings to everyone no matter whether they are travelling in summer or winter to be prepared for adverse weather, bogging and breakdowns, to have what is necessary to help get out of a bog and to carry plenty of water.

Mauritz 'Mo' Pieterse dies of thirst and heat exhaustion on 10km walk after car bogged in extreme temperatures

Man perishes after desert stranding

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Man perishes after desert stranding

A young man has died in the Simpson desert and another is in hospital after a desperate trek for help.

Sky News7 November 2012

Mauritz "Mo" Pieterse was on what was supposed to be a morning routine check of a spring near Ethabuka Station with friend and contractor Josh, 30, when their car was bogged in a sand dune.
By late afternoon locals realised the pair had not returned and turned out in force to find them. Around midnight, neighbours found Mo's body.
A woman, who asked not to be named, said Greg Woods from neighbouring Carlo Station made the horrific discovery.

Mauritz "Mo" Pieterse was located in the Simpson Desert in Queensland.

"He (Josh) was quite a mess when they found him," she said.

"They had trouble getting him in the car. He was disorientated.
"He had no saliva, he was crying and he said 'I've got to get back to Mo."'

A Facebook image of Mauritz.

The woman said Mr Woods spent the next few hours with "the man's life in his hands" until he was airlifted to Mount Isa Hospital.

Now the grief-stricken Pieterse family, who live in WA, are getting ready to fly to rural Queensland.
"He was the best son ever," Mo's mother, Geraldine, said through tears this morning.

A file image of Queensland's arid south-west near Birdsville.

"He was a gentle giant... he was the sort of kid helped me even to do the ironing. He would hug you and was never shy to show his affection."

She said Mo loved his conservation work and that she trusted his judgement.
"We don't know exactly what happened yet but we're sure he would have made the right decision and looked after the other person he was with," Ms Pieterse said.

The men got bogged near Ethabuka Station in far western Queensland. One man died as they tried to get back to civilisation. Pic: Google Maps

His younger sister, Jani, and father, Tjokkie, remembered Mo as a passionate and enthusiastic nature-lover.

"He was absolutely dedicated to conservation," 23-year-old Jani said.
Local policeman Tim Farran said the pair were both experienced in their work in the bush.
"It was just a series of small mistakes that led to one big one," he said.
"The desert is a beautiful place, and we do look at it through our windows and it looks really nice, but just because it's the 21st century and we have modern technology, don't think it won't kill."
Mr Farran said the other man, 30-year-old Josh, was in hospital and in a stable condition.
Mo's 4WD has been recovered as investigations continue into the 25-year-old's death.
Workplace Health and Safety are liaising with local Ethabuka Station police to investigate the cause of Mo's death, the young man dying while on a work trip to perform maintenance work on a nearby spring.
Mo Pieterse's employer from Bush Heritage is also being interviewed.
A Workplace Health and Safety spokeswoman said she was unsure if investigators were yet at the rural location but confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Food and water storage

So here are the lists and happy gathering.....

Foods Suitable For Food Storage

START WITH A 1 MONTHS SUPPLY, THEN INCREASE TO THREE MONTHS AND SO ON TO ACHIEVE A YEARS SUPPLY. NEVER GET INTO DEBT THOUGH.

IDEAS: Storing foods in drums can cause problems as they will rust in the climate. You only need to store what you and your family will eat. The list is a guideline only

Honey

Sugar
Wheat packed in dry ice in plastic buckets with sealable lids
Rice packed in dry ice in plastic buckets with sealable lids. Freezing a bag for 24 hours before storing does away with dry ice. Same for any grains.
Pasta packed in containers in their original packets
Peas, Legumes, Lentils and other types packed in separate airtight plastic bags. Some of these can be sprouted providing fresh, nutritious food
Various Nuts
Tinned butter
Milk – Long Life or Dehydrated
Tinned Vegetables
Tinned Fruit
Dried Fruit
Jellies
Baked Beans
Jam
Tomato Paste
Fruit Juices
Sauces
Snacks
Flour packed in airtight plastic buckets
Herbs and Spices
Bleach
Washing Pdrs
Toiletries
Toilet Paper
Vegetable Seeds

There are other foods and various necessary items no doubt, store what is suitable for each individual or family

Water - 2 litres per person per day. Will store in 2 litre containers, 40 litre containers and any other similar means. 1 Teaspoon Bleach per 2 litres for emergency cleaning of water. Purification Tablets - Available from Chemists or Army Surplus Stores

Purification Tablets are a necessity in storehouse. If in doubt to the quality of the water, boil it first.

ONE FOR THE MONEY

By Elder Mervin J Ashton. Available in the Church library

He states: ‘The winds and waves will periodically interfere with our chosen course, even in financial matters; but the laws of the gospel can bring us back on course and guide us to peaceful waters.’

SO BE PREPARED TO THE BEST OF YOUR FINANCIAL ABILITY

IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR!

1) Teach family members early the importance of working and earning

2) Teach children to make money decisions in keeping with their capacities to comprehend

3) Teach each family member to contribute to the total family welfare

4) Teach family members that paying financial obligations promptly is part of integrity and honesty development

What to do!

1) Pay an honest tithing

2) Learn to manage money before it manages you

3) Learn self-discipline and self-restraint in money matters

4) Use a budget - learn about budgeting

5) Appropriately involve yourself in food storage and emergency preparedness program

LONG-TERM STORAGE ITEMS

Food Shelf-life estimate in years

Wheat 30+

White Rice 30+

Corn 30+

Pinto Beans 30

Dried Apple Slices 30

Macaroni 30

Rolled Oats 30

Potato Flakes 30

Powdered Milk 20

These will last these years if properly packaged and stored around 24°C

There you are readers!

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Teenage viciousness

Sunday, November 11, 2012

The things I think about

Changing names!

I’m having a name change-Jayne Fordham becomes Lauren Murphy- just to be confusing!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Bugger!

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