#HeadlineNews Royal mail urges households to display 15-word sign in windows and doors.

Thanks to Ray Bonsall of Liverpool Echo Online for the Headline

Any person who has to approach a strange house , needs to be protected from any animal that feels it is “guarding ” the house. Let’s face it cats can be pretty nasty , so let’s not blame everything on the dogs.

We should all do what we can to make everyone and every animal feel safe and yes it’s probably a good idea to have a sign so that the person approaching knows to be careful or at least give the householder time to make sure the “potential culprit” is somewhere it can’t cause any harm.

Whether we need a 15 word sign or an 11 word sign I’m not sure.

This sign could could cause confusion and actually looks quite unsightly on the front of the House.

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I name this Ship ……

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If you could have something named after you, what would it be?

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It will have to be a Ship, a really big one, but traditional. Like the one in the picture.

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#HeadlineTherapy Dog needs new home after rescue centre neglect.

Thanks to Aimee Dexter at BBC Online News for the Headline.

I saw the original case about the so called rescue centre which actually was responsible for the ill treatment and death of a large amount of dogs , the man who ran it was jailed for five years because of fraud. He took money from the owners of the dogs and told them he would find them good homes. Instead a lot of them ended up buried on wasteland having been starved and neglected.

However, the man who was jailed had his own dog, a Great Dane, who the RSPCA have now been able to put up for rehoming , the jailed man refusing to give her up. However, legally the RSPCA have been able to make a deprivation order which once the appeal period had ended the dog , a female named Nellie was allowed to be rehomed. Great news and I hope Nellie who has turned the corner with a lot of help from her carers will now be able to be owned by someone who knows the breed and looks after the way she should be looked after. Great Dane’s are so regal, I wish you all the best Nellie and that you can put your nightmare’s behind you.

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#HeadlineTherapy How the war in Iran is turning crisis to disaster in Somalia

Thanks to ITVX for the Headline

We rely on the Global Supply Infrastructure even for the distribution of aid , such as medicines, mosquito nets, and food and fertiliser to Countries already suffering severe stress.

I’ve got to admit I feel pretty selfish now complaining about the rise in petrol prices and the prospect of the ghostly spectre of food shortages haunting our well stocked supermarkets and shops.

While the reality of living on dust and on the edge of survival is the real Ghostly presence for those in some African Countries already suffering from their own internal conflicts and corruption.

When will it end? When will we finally remove this negotiable scam which is “World Trade” and get resources where they are needed and stop fighting each other and bombing innocent civilians.

We are in reality wasting valuable resources and all the hot air that is generated by the big 7 Economic Summits and Politicians are truly enough to send the politicians and warmongers into the stratosphere and around the World to teach them a valuable lesson in Humanity.They can have bread and water on their educational journey.

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Everything (Copy and Paste from last time)

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What makes you laugh?

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#HeadlineTherapy Community Council dissolved to eject Carbisdale Castle owner, says judge

Thanks to BBC Online News for the Headline

Carbisdale Castle has a clock tower that has three faces as a previous owner did not want to give her ex-relatives the time of day and hence left the fourth face facing the Estate of her former kin; blank. It was at the time known as the Castle of Spite.

In modern day, the spite continues as a Community Council dissolved itself rather than face the attendance of the self- styled Lady Carbisdale. The Community Council was subsequently reformed and Lady Carbisdale was not elected.

So Lady Carbisdale brought a Court Action against the Community Council that had in effect imploded itself and has won, I suppose , as the Judge ruled that the dissolution was malicious and was purely aimed at removing Lady Carbisdale from the Council, which surely goes against the grain of “Community”.

Still what a strange story, one that was perhaps contrived by someone who wants to keep a Media Profile.

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Growing up was Far Away and I had other priorities.

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When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Growing up was far away and I had other priorities.

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#HeadlineTherapy Kent wildlife charity ‘left with no choice ‘but to euthanise wolf pack

Thanks to ITVX Online News for the Headline

This is a very sad story and hits on our sensitivity to animals not being like soft toys, but being visceral genetic creations going back in time that live in packs and fight tooth and nail to survive, but also cannot be forced to live together for our misguided sake of some sort of brotherly, sisterly familial relations which in the wild simply do not exist.

Were the wolves themselves rescued and a pack created? Could they have been left in the wild or do we need to accept that their behaviour was natural and not something we could control. Did they have enough space ?

A Wildlife park near us shot a female wolf who had had several pups, because she escaped from her enclosure. So reading this Headline brought it all back to me, I never really understood why they couldn’t have used a tranquillizer method to catch her or why the wolf wanted to escape in the first place. When I visited the park and saw the pack, the wolves never really seemed happy. In fact, they exhibited repetitive behaviour’s that made me think they were unhappy , so perhaps we should decide that a wolf’s place is in the Wild and not in a Wildlife Park.

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Curiosity

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What’s something most people don’t understand?

Who exactly are most people? And what level of understanding do we require?

To me it all comes down to Education and how we present and implement Education. If we choose to continue to treat Education as a money making enterprise or indeed allow those rich enough to pay for “cramming” or Intensive Courses” to achieve grades to move onto the next exclusive establishment.

Unfortunately , that will bolster a vicious cycle where we leave behind” most people” and are left with a skewed elite who have an education deemed appropriate by an elite.

The joke is on them, as most people probably have a curiosity that means they will choose not to be left out, and will find other ways of learning.

To know and understand your own curiosity and be willing to follow it’s path is something that Elitism does not encourage and is dare I say it beaten out of us. Not anymore , there are many paths to follow and many interests to pursue and a lot of progress comes from “most people” following their curiosity to solve modern day problems.

It’s just that at the time, curiosity may seem a waste of time and we may not even understand ourselves.

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#HeadlineTherapy Ex-Justice minister fined for possessing illegal drugs

Thanks to Joshua Askew and BBC Online for the Headline.

This deluded man thought he could break the law without any consequences. He even thought he was doing “research” on drugs and their effects by running drug fueled sex parties to the benefit of the Nation. The Police thankfully did not listen to his pleas for understanding and instead he was found guilty of “drug possession” and fined.

It’s the total lack of remorse and belief that he could behave as he liked and he would get away with it that is appalling. “Justice Minister ” Indeed.

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