- How police stop speeding motorbikes in Vietnam, hurl a brick wrapped in fishing nets. http://t.co/zxuC61Rt #
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Do girls in this Kenyan village live in terror as they wait their turn?
Posted: 9th December 2011 by graham in GlobalVillagers ignore the law and go on a girl circumcision frenzy.
I wonder why the Christian church there has not been more successful in stopping this horrible practice.
See the story here.
The Xmas story as it would have been if they had had Facebook when Jesus was born
Posted: 8th December 2011 by graham in Church, preach_it!This is worth watching. Ignitermedia have done well to have encapsulated the story into such a short time span. Not quite as clever as the Easter one but still very well done.
I like it.
Christ was born sometime between 7BC and 1 BC. During this period, the Roman Empire was enjoying a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor, had begun to recall many of his troops from outlying provinces starting in 7 BC and releasing them from duty.
In the year 2 BC Rome celebrated its 750th year since it was founded according the records of the Roman priests (the Romans at that time determined that Rome was built in the year 753 BC). This also coincided with the 25th jubilee year of the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of the Romans.
In August of 2 BC there were great festivals in Rome and throughout the provinces and the kingdoms allied with Rome. People came to the festivals from all over the Empire. It was also in 2 BC that Augustus finally dedicated the new Forum bearing his name.
By the year 2 BC, Augustus was already seen by the Romans as the “Prince of Peace.” And it was in 2 BC was that Augustus was given his most prestigious title, the highest honour that could be bestowed on any Roman, that of “Pater Patriae” or “Father of the Country”.
A decree went out from Augustus that required “the entire Roman people” to register their approval of him receiving this title before it could be bestowed upon him. This referendum/oath took place in the late summer and early autumn of 3 BC.
This universal census of allegiance to Augustus was demanded of all Roman citizens and all those who claimed any kind of authority within the Empire. It was required of any person (most notably the Jewish communities) who could trace their ancestry back to the great Jewish royal families. Therefore we have Joseph and Mary, both being descendants of King David, in this category. They were required to swear an oath that neither they, nor any of their offspring, would usurp the throne. It was Jewish custom that during such a census each travelled to the city of their ancestry. In the case of Mary and Joseph, the city was the city of David – Bethlehem.
Things to do with a bicycle wheel – I want one of these
Posted: 5th December 2011 by graham in Bicycle, GadgetsThey should go into production and produce them in reflective material. They would be a great piece of wearable art as well as a safety feature at night time.
I want one!
Anyone interested in a breeding pair of Araucana chickens, the blue egg layers
Posted: 1st December 2011 by graham in My lifeHaving seen some in the summer, I had been pleased to get two Araucana hens a few weeks ago at a good price from a local auction. I knew they were not mature so I have been waiting patiently for them to start laying.
I got them for the blue eggs that Araucanas lay and for the look of them with their silvery blue/grey feathers, referred to as lavender.
Now that they are starting to mature (and still no blue eggs yet) I think one of them is starting to look more and more like a cockerel. Three problems with that: I can not a crowing in my garden. The cockerel will take up a place that could be used by an egg layer. And finally, it would fertilise the eggs of all my hens so I would not be able to eat them.
If is, it must go! If I don’t get any offers I will sell the cockerel, or both, at the auctions. Unless someone can reasure me that I am mistaken, that is. I suppose I could wait until the first crow.