Bug's Bleat - - GCF: The Ticket

Volume 9, Issue 06 Friday, February 09, 2007

Hello All,

On May 1, 1992, the third day of the Los Angeles riots, Rodney King appeared in public before television news cameras to appeal for calm and plead for peace, asking, "People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
I thought it was a good idea then and I still think it’s a good idea.
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National Wild Turkey Federation banquet scheduled for March 3rd. For tickets call Mike Skinner , Pat Hammock (South plant) and David Kirkpatrick ( West plant)
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Recipe(s) of the week - We’re sharing recipes from Shannon Voigt’s Taylor Recipe Book
This week we’re featuring Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe courtesy Paula Deen and Food Network. Show: Paula's Party - Episode: Paula to the Rescue
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_34728,00.html

Recipe Summary - - Difficulty: Easy - - Prep Time: 10 minutes - - Cook Time: 30 minutes - - Yield: 6 servings


2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil
1 medium onion, peeled and diced
3 cups diced, cooked chicken
2 (14 ½-ounce) cans green beans, drained and rinsed
1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 (4-ounce) jar pimentos
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (6-ounce) box long-grain wild rice, cooked according to package directions
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar
Pinch salt



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat butter or oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.

Add all remaining ingredients to bowl and mix together until thoroughly combined.

Pour into a greased 3-quart casserole dish. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for a few minutes before serving.
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson
The Booze Didn't Make You Do It
2/9/2007
Recovering Right and Wrong

If you ever doubted the complete triumph of the therapeutic culture in America, look no further than this week’s news. Take NASA for example. How did it respond to the sad and bizarre story involving a love triangle and an astronaut charged with attempted murder? It wants to tighten psychological screening procedures for astronauts! Now, I find it hard to imagine more rigorous screenings than those already given to naval aviators and astronauts.

How about sin? It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out what happens when you crowd attractive men and women into a space capsule.

Or take the recent case of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Following his election in 2003, Newsom was considered a rising political star. Times have changed: Now, he’s the butt of late-night comedians’ jokes, and his political future is, at best, uncertain.

A few weeks ago, Newsom confirmed reports that he was involved in an affair with his campaign manager’s wife. He claimed that he was “deeply sorry about that,” but then announced that he was “seeking counseling for alcohol abuse.”

“Upon reflection” he told reporters, “I have come to the conclusion that I will be a better person without alcohol in my life.”

Newsom is hardly alone in his approach to moral failure. If a politician or celebrity is caught up in a scandal, you can pretty much count on their entering rehab soon afterwards. (And these “rehab centers,” by the way, are like little Ritz-Carltons.) This is true even if the behavior that caused the scandal has little, if anything, to do with alcohol or drugs, as in Newsom’s case.

Thus, after being caught on tape spewing anti-Semitic nonsense, Mel Gibson checked into rehab. After his behavior toward underage congressional pages became known, Congressman Mark Foley (R-Fla.)—what else?—entered rehab.

In all these instances, the message is the same: The booze made me do it. Even when some personal fault is acknowledged, the unstated assumption is that once the drinking or drug use is dealt with, everything will be okay.

This is a prime example of what sociologist Philip Rieff called “the triumph of the therapeutic.” In his book by that name, Rieff described the emergence of what he called “psychological man.”

“Psychological man,” who was only possible because of Christianity’s declining cultural influence, is the product of a Freudian worldview. It isn’t interested in the good life, but “living well”—that is, with a minimum of emotional and psychological distress. Anything that causes this distress becomes the enemy, including a sense of responsibility and respect for authority.

But what happens when you do something bad, like having an affair with your friend’s wife? Or trying to kill a rival for your lover’s affections? Well, now, you don’t talk about sin because that has been dispensed with in our culture. So you look for an external cause of the behavior like alcohol or mental illness. You do not punish; you provide “treatment” that deals with these external causes.

Nonsense! What we need instead is to recover what therapy replaced: sin and individual responsibility, knowledge of right and wrong and the sense of shame that reinforces it. This might be decidedly politically incorrect, but it’s the only thing that will make “better persons” of us all.

Subscribe today to BreakPoint WorldView magazine! Call 1-877-322-5527. Also makes a great gift!

John Rogers, “Get Mad, Go to Rehab: Cure-All or Attempt at Damage Control?” Examiner, 7 February 2007.

Philip Rieff, The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud, fortieth anniversary edition (ISI Books, 2006).

Dr. Enrico Peppe, “IC’s Top 25 Philosophical and Ideological Conservative Books,” Intellectual Conservative, 15 July 2005.

Learn more about Philip Rieff’s book The Triumph of the Therapeutic.

“Mayor who had affair says he’ll enter alcohol counseling,” CNN, 5 February 2007.

William Macklin, “Accused Astronaut’s Troubles Force Review Of NASA Psych Program,” All Headline News, 8 February 2007.

Zoe Sandvig, “Murder on the Moon?” The Point, 8 February 2007.

Gina Dalfonzo, “More Thoughts on Sexuality in the Media,” The Point, 25 January 2007.

John Fischer, “Forget about Self-Esteem,” BreakPoint Online, 10 February 2005.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 050929, “Salvation through Psychology: One Nation under Therapy.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 010601, “What’s in It for Me?: The Selfist Philosophy.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 000816, “The Triumph of the Therapeutic: The President at Willow Creek.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 990322, “Transformation without Repentance: Psychoanalysis and Evil in Analyze This.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 990513, “Good Grief: Faith versus Freud.”

Paul C. Vitz, Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship (Eerdmans, 1994).

The BreakPoint Web site and BreakPoint WorldView Magazine feature Colson’s commentaries as well as feature articles by other established and up-and-coming writers to equip readers with a biblical perspective on a variety of issues and topics.
© 2004-2006 Prison Fellowship
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Words of the Week:
roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.
conspectus: a sketch, survey, or outline of a subject.
missive: a written message; a letter.
genial: sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kindly.
idee fixe: a fixed idea; an obsession.
Pyrrhic victory: a victory achieved at great cost.
bucolic: rustic; pastoral.
from Dictionary.Com


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"Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market." - Erich Fromm

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem." - John Galsworthy

"There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor. " - George Santayana

"When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people." - Abraham Joshua Heschel

"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason." - Immanuel Kant

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture." - Thomas Paine

"You are what you think about all day long." - Robert H. Schuller
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Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and went into a store. I was only in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, "Come on, man. How about giving a retired person a break"? He ignored me and continued writing the ticket.

I called him a "Nazi." He glared at me and started writing another ticket for "having worn tires". So I called him a "member of the doughnut eating Gestapo." He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.

Personally, I didn't care. I came downtown on the bus and the car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said "Hillary in '08."

I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired.
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[GCFL.net] Electricity

Although we modern persons tend to take our electric lights, radios, mixers, etc., for granted, hundreds of years ago people did not have any of these things, which is just as well because there was no place to plug them in. Then along came the first Electrical Pioneer, Benjamin Franklin, who flew a kite in a lightning storm and received a serious electrical shock. This proved that lightning was powered by the same force as carpets, but it also damaged Franklin's brain so severely that he started speaking only in incomprehensible maxims, such as "A penny saved is a penny earned." Eventually he had to be given a job running the post office.

-- Dave Barry, "What Is Electricity?"

Received from Thought For The Day.

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[GCFL.net] When Hallmark Writers Have a Bad Day

When Hallmark Writers Have a Bad Day

My tire was thumping.
I thought it was flat.
When I looked at the tire,
I noticed your cat.
Sorry!

Heard your wife left you;
How upset you must be.
But don't fret about it...
She moved in with me.

Looking back over the years
That we've been together,
I can't help but wonder...
What was I thinking??!!

Congratulations on your wedding day!
(Too bad no one likes your spouse.)

How could two people as beautiful as you...
Have such an ugly baby???

I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love.
After having met you, I've changed my mind.

I must admit, you brought religion into my life...
I never believed in Hell till I met you.

As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am...
that you're not here to ruin it for me.

Congratulations on your promotion!
Before you go...
Would you like to take this knife out of my back?
You'll probably need it again.

Someday I hope to get married...
But not to you.

Happy Birthday!
You look great for your age...
Almost lifelike!

When we were together,
you always said you'd die for me.
Now that we've broken up,
I think it's time you kept your promise.

I knew the day would come when you would
leave me for my best friend.
So here's his leash, water bowl and chew toys.

We have been friends for a very long time...
What do ya say we call it quits?

I'm so miserable without you.
It's almost like you're here.

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy!
(Did you ever find out who the father was?)

You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket... I'd miss you terribly and think of you often.

Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday.
So we're having you put to sleep.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad!
(Available only in Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Mississippi)

Received from Kat B.

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[GCFL.net] Creation

One day God was walking through the garden of Eden. After a short while, he came across Adam. Adam was in low spirits this particular day, and God asked him what was wrong. Adam told the Lord that he was lonely.

God responded that He would create Adam a companion. She would walk by his side for all eternity. She would listen to his problems. She would wash his clothes. She would keep his house clean. She would cook his meals. She would do anything to keep him happy. Most importantly, she would never complain or nag him.

To this Adam was ecstatic. His spirits lifted immediately. The Lord hated to tell him that this creature would come at a price. God told Adam that the creature would cost him an arm and a leg.

Adam responded, "What can I get for a rib?" ... And the rest is history.

Received from Lflashman.

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[GCFL.net] Cool Supermarket

A new supermarket opened near my house. It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and experience the scent of fresh hay.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

The veggie department features the smell of fresh buttered corn.

I don't buy toilet paper there any more.

Received from Seegmiller, Bob.

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[GCFL.net] 50th Anniversary

With a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary at the church's marriage marathon, the minister asked Brother Ralph to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he managed to live with the same woman all these years.

The husband replied to the audience, "Well, I treated her with respect, spent money on her, but mostly I took her traveling on special occasions."

The minister inquired trips to where? "For our 25th anniversary, I took her to Beijing, China."

The minister then said, "What a terrific example you are to all husbands, Ralph. Please tell the audience what you're going to do for your wife on your 50th anniversary?"

Brother Ralph: "I'm going back to get her."

Received from KKBH1.

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1. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
2. Protestants do not believe the Pope heads the Christian faith.
3. Baptists don't know each other at a liquor store.
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Come one. It’s a joke.
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New Rules For 2007

New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days--mowing my lawn.

New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.

New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some Jack Daniels over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.

New Rule: Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, he will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.!

New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter" again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport; It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too exciting.

New Rule: I don't need a bigger mega M&Ms. If I'm extra hungry for M&Ms, I'll go nuts and eat two.

New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineple x a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.

New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's a version of looting.

New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese.

New Rule: If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so , then plan your future round saying" Do you want fries with that?"
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A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her period. For example, if she is ovulating, most women are attracted to a man with rugged and masculine features.

If she is “having her period” or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and duct tape over his mouth while he is on fire.

No further studies are expected.
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*Safe Keeping*

When the U.S. Mint reissued two-dollar bills, I thought they might someday become collectors' items. I went to the bank and picked up a hundred, serially numbered and still in their original band. On my next trip to my parents' house, I gave the $200 to my mother and said, "Take good care of these. They might be worth something someday."

Just recently, I asked Mom if she was keeping the two-dollar bills safe.

"Oh, yes!" she replied. "I deposited them in the bank the day after you gave them to me."

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*Lesser Known Laws*

Okay, you've heard of Murphy's famous Law: Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Well, there are many other related Lawsl. Here are some:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
--Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair

Identical parts aren't. --Beach's Law

Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner.
--Anthony's Law of the Workshop

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.
--Tussman's Law

If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
--Lowery's Law

The solution to a problem changes the problem.
--Peer's Law

There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.
--William's Law

Handy Guide to Modern Science:
1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's Biology.
2. If it stinks, it's Chemistry.
3. If it doesn't work, it's Physics.

Machines should work. People should think.
--IBM's Pollyanna Principle:

The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage - management.
--The Dilbert Principle

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.
--Ehrlich's Law

It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize that you are in a hurry.
--Ralph's Observation

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
--Cannon's Comment

Thinly sliced cabbage.
--Cole's Law

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*Ever Riden a Honda?*

A biker is riding a new motorcycle on the highway. While passing a car, he knocks on the window. The driver of the car opens the window, "Yes?"

"Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?"

"No I haven't"

The biker drives on, until he sees the next car. While passing it, he knocks on the window. The driver of the car opens the window: "Yes?"

"Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?"

"No I haven't"

Then suddenly there is a curve, the biker sees it too late. He crashes off the road into a ditch. A car stops and a man runs to the unlucky biker. Covered in blood, the biker asks, "Ever driven a Honda motorcycle?"

"Yes I have. I had a Honda for 20 years."

The biker says, "Tell me, where are the brakes?"

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*Top 7 Signs Your Pastor Needs a Vacation*

Top 7 Signs Your Pastor Needs a Vacation

7. His first words to the congregation on Sunday morning are "All right, listen up you heathens..."

6. He falls asleep during his own sermon.

5. He shows up for Sunday service wearing Bermuda Shorts and a Tank Top.

4. Every time his pager goes off, he shouts, "Why can't they just leave me alone?!"

3. Announces baptismal services will be at the Grand Canyon.

2. You go to his office for counseling and pour your heart out to him and he says, "Sounds like a personal problem to me."

AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOUR PASTOR NEEDS A VACATION

1. For the past two months he has preached the same sermon every Sunday.

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Eye Laugh

"Cat Slump"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw322

"Chocolate Bug"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw323

"Luther"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw325

"Can't Cook"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw329

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Madeleine Begun Kane Latest Columns - - http://www.madkane.com/surmountingmarriage.html - - SURMOUNTING MARRIAGE - -

Before agreeing to marry my husband Mark, I asked him the usual questions:

Do you know what a hamper is and have you ever actually used one?
Do you spend weekends sprawled in front of a sports-spewing screen, devouring couch potato chips?
Are your parents likely to drive me to drink?
Mark told the appropriate fibs, I pretended to believe him, and several months later we wed. But soon after the wedding, I realized I'd forgotten to ask the most important question of all: When you see a mountain, do you get an irresistible urge to do something stupid?

I'm not exactly athletic. I used to hide behind poles in gym class. And when asked to hurl myself over the dreaded horse, I'd come to a terrified halt just as I reached the hurdle. So the only thing I'm equipped to do on a mountain is snap its picture.

And Mark isn't much more athletic than I am. Nonetheless, he thinks he can climb mountains. At least once a year, he finds a mountain he simply must climb. Or, rather, we must climb. After all, a good wife climbs by her man -- if only to try to keep him out of trouble.

So from time to time, we hike up the relatively tame Hudson Highlands. Somehow we survive unscathed. But Mark recently got the bug to mount a he-man-sized mountain. He had been dutifully playing the role of writer's spouse at a column-writers conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, and I was feeling guilty, so I foolishly agreed.

The several zillion foot trek up the mountain was strenuous, but we managed it okay. We huffed and we puffed and we stared in bewilderment at our errant compass; Even so, we made it to the top and were feeling a bit cocky. ("What's the big deal about Utah mountains? Now, New York State has MOUNTAINS!")

But when it was time to descend, Mark decided to be adventurous. I wanted to climb down the same route we'd taken up. But nooooooooooooooooooooo, said Mark. That would be boring. Heaven forbid we see the same piece of a world-class mountain, twice.

"It's easy," he said, pointing at random spots on our map. "We can loop around and go this way." He was in the grip of one of those irresistible mountain urges. There was nothing to do but follow and hope he could tell east from west.

At first, our path appeared to be a trail and the pull of gravity didn't threaten to plunge us downward. Then, suddenly, the mountain appeared, pristine and untouched by human feet.

After fifteen minutes of frantic wandering, I spotted what appeared to be a walkable trail. Mark studied the map, pretended to understand it, and off we went. As we later learned, it was a trail all right -- the trail of a temporarily dry mountain stream. It was more crouchable than walkable.

Frontiersman Mark tried to remain upright at first. But he never managed more than a step or two before loosing his balance and falling to his rear. I descended in a safer, seated position -- hands reaching for bush limbs and getting nabbed by thorns, knees pointed skyward, feet inching downward at a speed that would make a snail look like a hero.

Mark poohpoohed my stance (or lack thereof) at first. But after several close calls he saw the benefits of proceeding by the seat of our pants. And I mean that literally -- when we reached the bottom, my cotton slacks were torn seatless.

By then we were late for the airport shuttle. We sprinted through the hotel, ignoring the horrified/bemused glances of employees and patrons. As we ran, Mark tried to provide cover as I grasped the seat of my shredded pants. Then he held the shuttle driver hostage, as I grabbed some clothing and took a bath in the hotel lobby's bathroom sink. How did I manage this? Trust me -- you don't want to know.

Although exhausted and famished, I felt grateful to be alive. Soon I'd be home throwing Mark's scattered clothes into the hamper and coaxing him away from the tv. Assuming, of course, I beat the rap for mooning several Mormons.

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http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Acronym Finder
The Acronym Finder is a world wide web searchable database of more than 2.5 million abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations. The Acronym Finder is not a glossary of terms, web search engine, dictionary, or a thesaurus, it is only designed to search for and expand acronyms and abbreviations.
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http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/research/data/us/calc/ What is a Dollar Worth?
This site by the Federal Reserve Bank allows you to calculate the value of the dollar for any year from 1913 to the present, as based on the Consumer Price Index. Also has estimates from 1800 to present
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http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Best of History Web Sites
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http://nobelprize.org/ The Nobel Prize: Official Web Site
The Nobel Prize is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. The Prize Winners are announced in October every year. They receive their awards (a prize amount, a gold medal and a diploma) on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
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The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world. Related site: Reference Desk: Genealogy.
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The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of Western civilization.
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| Safety from the Heart |
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February 8, 2007
Contamination
Today's Message is from Russell Cooper (a Pasadena Albemarle employee.)

Today I would like to talk about contamination.

Here are a few things that I see my coworkers in the field do that they do not think about. Every day I witness people opening doors and driving scooters with their gloves on. They are not thinking about the next person who opens the door or drives the scooter bare handed. If at all possible leave your hard hats and gloves outside. Please do not carry them into the control room and set them down on the table were the operators or craftsman in that area eat.
All of us should take full advantage of the showers and laundry that the company provides for us. Do not carry these chemicals home with you. You do not want your spouse or children riding in a contaminated automobile. The same goes for the laundry. Your spouse and children do not want their clothes washed in a machine that you just pulled a load of blues out of. Last but not least, wash your hands every time after you have been outside to perform a task.
If we all practice these few things it will help reduce cross contamination for every one. Thank you and work safe.
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February 7, 2007
Never Assume Anything
Today's Safety From the Heart message is from Ray Wiles.

A simple reminder to never assume anything.

A friend of mine had to replace the bottom element in his stove. His brother-in-law had taken out the broken element while he was at work. When my friend went to put the new element in the oven, he mistakenly assumed the breaker for the oven was turned off. It wasn't, and the sparks flew. He was lucky he was not electrocuted. After he turned the breaker off, he installed the new element without any other problems.

Always think about a task before doing it and consider all the safety precautions which need to be taken.

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February 6, 2007
Helmets on the Ski Slope
Today's Message is from Bill Flanagan (a Houston Albemarle employee).

A lot of people are heading off on Ski vacations and I thought this might be something to think about. I know of two different cases of injuries to skiing friends where they were hit by out-of-control skiers. It didn't matter that both of these people were expert skiers. It is enough to cause me to wear a helmet this year after more than 40 years of skiing. Like the article says, I wouldn't think of heading out on my bike without a helmet anymore.

BRECKENRIDGE - Ski area officials trying to encourage parents to put lids on their kids will get a boost with the help of a new Web site designed to educate parents about the importance of helmets on the ski slopes.

The Web address is www.lidsonkids.org.

The effort intensified after two helmet-less children died in ski-related accidents last year. The National Ski Areas Association debuted last week a site to further encourage people to wear helmets.
Local ski area officials applaud the idea - with a major caveat.
"We still believe in personal choice," said Bill Jensen, senior vice president of Vail Mountain. "We do think it's important guests educate themselves about the values a helmet can offer."

The benefits are numerous.

One study conducted in Europe found that skiers who wore helmets suffered half as many head injuries as those who did not.
A study conducted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission determined that helmets could protect against 44 percent of head injuries among all skiers and boarders and up to 53 percent of those head injuries among children up to age 15. Many health and safety organizations recommend helmets for all skiers and boarders.
An article appeared in February 2006 in the LA Times by Bill Becher titled "Headway on the Slopes". He quoted Dr Stuart Levy of Denver, whose research shows that ski helmets can cut the rate of head injuries by two thirds and the risk of ski or snowboard fatalities by 80%
More and more ski resorts are requiring kids to wear helmets while skiing or boarding - primarily if they are enrolled in ski lessons.
"Skiing has evolved over the past five or 10 years," Jensen said. "It's a faster sport than it was a decade ago. That's part of the argument for wearing helmets. It's like riding your road bike at 40 miles an hour. The risk involved makes it a helmet sport."

Has the introduction of helmets made any difference in terms of head injury and fatalities in skiing and snowboarding?
Helmet utilization in the U.S. is increasing by about 5 percent per year for the last several years. In the 2004/05, season the overall usage of helmets among the general public (skiers and snowboarders) was estimated to be 33.2 percent. It was higher among children nine and under at 66 percent; it was next highest among those over 65, at 46 percent. Only 19 percent of entry level skiers and snowboarders used a helmet versus advanced/expert at 45 percent. Among males, 35.2 percent used a helmet, and 30.4 percent of females wore a helmet.

According to Jasper Shealy, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y., who has studied ski related injuries for more than 30 years, recent research has shown that the use of helmet reduces the incidence of any head injury by 30 to 50 percent.
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Volume 12, Number 13 --- 28 Sep 2006
Tourbus Home -- http://www.InternetTourbus.com

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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Free AOL? / Background Checks / Top 20

In today's TOURBUS, we'll get the scoop on AOL for free, you'll learn exactly what public and private information about YOU is available to cybersnoopers, and what it really means to surf the Web. Read on!

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Information Wants to Be Free... And so Does AOL
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An alert TOURBUS reader queried me about rumors that AOL was offering free Internet service. "Is it true?" he asked, "And if so, are there any gotchas I should now about?"
Well yes, it's true, sort of. AOL access is now free. But I should clarify up front that "AOL access" does not mean "Internet access". If you already have an Internet connection (dialup, cable, DSL) then you can now access all of the services that AOL offers for free.
So if you've been paying for AOL and recently have switched to a high speed connection at home, you *CAN* stop paying for your AOL account. And if you cancelled your AOL account in the last few years in favor of broadband, you can even get your AOL screen name back.
You do have to take some action, though. If you do nothing, AOL will be very happy to continue billing you for $25.90 a month forever. Here's how to get free AOL, and a summary of the services that come with an AOL account:


FREE AOL? - http://askbobrankin.com/aol_for_free.html

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Background Checks
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There are many sites that provide free lookups for telephone numbers and street addresses. And search engines can be used to mine for info about a person that has appeared in a newspaper, newsletter, blog or other online posting.
But what about online services that offer fee-based access to records such as property ownership, voter registration, court filings, even criminal and financial records?
Can just ANYONE whip out a credit card and order up all this personal information on their computer screen? And is there any way to find out when someone is digging for these types of information about you?

Find out WHO can learn WHAT about YOU:


Background Check: http://askbobrankin.com/background_checks.html

Related Articles:


Privacy: http://askbobrankin.com/is_privacy_history.html


Identity Theft: http://askbobrankin.com/identity_theft.html

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There's No Place Like Home (Actually, that's the ONLY place.)
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A reader asked about me downloading a large file from a website and then going to bed while the file downloads. He was concerned that when the download finished, he'd still be on that site all night, without actively doing anything. Does this waste that site's bandwidth or ability to handle more users, he wondered?

This points out a common misconception about navigating the Web. Because when you surf the Internet, you never really go anywhere... and you're never really "on" a website. Here's what REALLY happens when you visit a website, or download a file:


http://askbobrankin.com/wasting_bandwidth.html

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The Top Twenty
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Every few months I go through the AskBobRankin logs and see which articles were the most popular. Here are the current Top Five, ranked by readership volume...

+ Add Music to Myspace


http://askbobrankin.com/add_music_to_myspace.html

+ Convert Itunes to MP3 Format


http://askbobrankin.com/convert_itunes_to_mp3_format.html

+ Make Windows XP Run Faster


http://askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html

+ Cancel Your Credit Card


http://askbobrankin.com/cancel_your_credit_card.html

+ Myspace Layouts


http://askbobrankin.com/myspace_layouts.html

To see the rest of the Top Twenty (including 13 that have nothing to do with Myspace!) pop on over to:


http://askbobrankin.com/the_top_twenty.html

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That's all for now, see you next time! -- Bob Rankin

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Activities and Events of Interest
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19th Annual Magnolia Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-Off
May 18 - May 19, 2007
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The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Clinton Library September 22-25, 2007.
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"September 11 WDYTJWD" W. P. Florence
Justice first, then peace."
"September 11" Never forget.--Tony Moses
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD ...the only way"--Phillip Story
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keeping my head down but face toward Heaven" - - Jody Eldred, ABC News Cameraman in Kuwait
"Remember Pearl Harbor? Remember 9/11!" --"Bug"
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. - - George Carlin
"Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!" - - Queen E. Watson
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NEVER FORGET! We're listing the names of our soldiers killed weekly. These records can be found at http://www.defenselink. mil/releases/

01. Gunnery Sgt. Terry J. Elliott, 34, of Middleton, Tenn., died Feb. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Elliott was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

02. Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Jan. 30 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Carrillo was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

03. Hospitalman Matthew G. Conte, 22, of Mogadore, Ohio, died Feb. 1 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Conte was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii serving as a hospital corpsman in Iraq under the command of I Marine Expeditionary Force (forward).

04. Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon, 21, of Guttenberg, Iowa, died Jan. 31, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations Jan. 30 in Ramadi, Iraq. Shannon was assigned to the 397th Engineer Battalion, Wausau, Wis.

05. Sgt. William M. Sigua, 21, of Los Altos Hills, Calif., died Jan. 31 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations. Sigua was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

06. Sgt. Maj. Michael C. Mettille, 44, of West St. Paul, Minn., died Feb. 1 at Camp Adder, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. Mettille was assigned to the 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Brooklyn Park, Minn.


07. Spc. Eric R. Sieger, 18, of Layton, Utah, died Feb. 1 at Buritz, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over. Sieger was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 30 at Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Killed were:
08. Sgt. Corey J. Aultz, 31, of Port Orchard, Wash.
09. Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr., 27, of St Louis.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicular accident. They were assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Pacific, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Killed were:
10. Cpl. David C. Armstrong, 21, of Zanesville, Ohio.
11. Pfc. Kenneth T. Butler, 21, of East Liverpool, Ohio.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 2 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when they came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Killed were:
12. Spc. Alan E. McPeek, 20, of Tucson, Ariz. He was assigned to the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
13. Pvt. Matthew T. Zeimer, 18, of Glendive, Mont. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

14. Staff Sgt. Ronnie L. Sanders, 26, of Thibodaux, La., died Feb. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

15. Cpl. Richard O. Quill III, 22, of Roswell, Ga., died Feb. 1 from a non-hostile cause in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Quill was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

16. Sgt. Randy J. Matheny, 20, of McCook, Neb., died Feb. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1074th Transportation Company, Sidney, Neb.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their Apache helicopter was forced to land during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were:
17. Chief Warrant Officer Keith Yoakum, 41, of Hemet, Calif.
18. Chief Warrant Officer Jason G. Defrenn, 34, of Barnwell, S.C.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Killed were:
19. Capt. Kevin C. Landeck, 26, of Illinois. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
20. Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn, 38, of Houston. He was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

21. Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Van Parys, 20, of New Tripoli, Pa., died Feb. 5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

22. Sgt. Joshua J. Frazier, 24, of Spotsylvania, Va., died Feb. 6 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Frazier was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

23. Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, 20, of Bel Air, Md., died Feb. 7 while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Parcell was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two sailors who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
24. Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr., 31, of El Paso, Texas, and
25. Petty Officer 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz, 21, of Federalsburg, Md., died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Minjares was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C., and Ruiz was assigned to 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

26. Sgt. Maj. Joseph J. Ellis, 40, of Ashland, Ohio, died Feb. 7 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Ellis was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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Scheduled Activities
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Columbia County Amateur Radio Club meets Every second Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Union Street Station. And YOU'RE invited. Net is every Sunday at 20:30 on 147.105.
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MCC - "Faith Builders" Small group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm.
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MCC - Mom's Day Out - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 2.$10 for the first child, $5 for the second. Call 234-3225 for reservations.
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MCC - Nursing Home Ministry - Meadowbrook Every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am. Taylor, the last Thursday each month.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast held every Tuesday morning at 6 AM in Miller's Cafeteria. If you aren't a regular participant at the Men's Prayer Breakfast, you're missing some great food, fellowship and inspired teaching of the Word. Hope to see you there.
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(Fire, Police, Ambulance, Sheriff, etc. )
Central Dispatch 234-5655
(Non - Emergency Number)
Direct Numbers
Ambulance - 234-7371 (24 Hour)
Jail - 234-5331 (24 Hour)
Poison Control - 800-222-1222 (24 Hour)
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"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
"Laugh whenever you can and cry if you need to." -- "Bug"
"I read the end of the book. We win!" -- "Bug"
"We may not be able to cure the world, but we don't have to make it sicker." -- "Bug"
"There just ain't enough fingers for all the holes in the dike." - - "Bug"
"It's no big deal doing what God tells you to do. A big deal would be NOT doing what God tells you to do. Just ask Jonah." - - Paul Troquille
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out." - - Tony Blair
"Information is the currency of democracy." - Jefferson
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Hope you enjoy the newsletter.
Again, thanks to all our contributors this week.

God bless and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
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Bug's Bleat - - GCF: Bar Time

Volume 9, Issue 02 Friday, January 12, 2007

Hello All,

We are extremely saddened by the death of Don Munn this week. Don is a long-time employee who was Production Supervisor in the CP-2000 unit. Fortunately, he was a Christian who is now with Christ.
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Our sympathy is extended to Fred Buggs in the death of his mother.
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This week we read Jeff Shaara’s "The Rising Tide" about the war in North Africa and Sicily.

My step father, James W. Duke, served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, in Patton's army as a mess sergeant for an officer's mess.

He never admitted to experiencing combat but was in the hospital suffering from "Boils" (his description) when Patton slapped that soldier.

He told of being in his pup tent when "German" paratroopers tried to attack them. His description fits more your description of the US airborne troops being shot down over the beach head. He said that they had only been on the beach a day or so and that night the paratroopers attacked and our guys "shot them to hell" as he described the scene. He reported seeing planes downed and paratroopers shot as they floated down.

Another story involved the officers he cooked for asking if he wanted to go "see the war". They took him up a mountain and stopped with a view of a valley where American Tanks were attacking Germans. He said that during the battle, the Germans did great damage to the Americans and he said that many tank crews were killed.
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The photos on the front of this weeks “Bleat” include: “Upward” Basketball players pray before playing. Zac drives to the basket. Zac talks to the referee, Joey Cranston.
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Dr. Pat Antoon’s New Address
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Don’t forget to check out www.mcc2000.net
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Recipe(s) of the week - We’re sharing recipes from Shannon Voigt’s Taylor Recipe Book

A cold, wet weekend, calls for Soup - - Chicken Gumbo - - Howard Gordon


Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup celery chopped
¼ cup bell pepper
1 ½ qt chicken broth
2 cups ham chopped
2 or 3 cups sausage
2 small bay leaves
2 cans (2 pt) tomatoes
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. thyme
½ tsp. dried cayenne pepper
3 cups okra
4 cups chicken
Roux:
3 Tbsp. baking oil or bacon drippings
¾ cup flour

Method:
Melt ½ cup chicken fat, sauté onion, celery and bell pepper until tender. Add stock, tomatoes, bay leaves, all seasonings and okra. Bring to boil and simmer 45 minutes slowly add 2 cup gumbo mix liquid to roux. Stir to avoid lumping. Add all together and simmer 30 minutes. Serve over rice.
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson

America's Secular Jihadists
1/12/2007
Atheists on the Offensive

Just a few months ago, I thought it was insulting to be called a “theocrat.” I was wrong. “Theocrat” is almost a compliment compared to what the Left is calling Christians now.

According to a New York Times review, we Christians are fascists—that’s what the Nazis were. And if we’re not stopped, we’ll try to take over America. It’s an illustration of how vicious the invective has become against faithful Christians.

“Of course there are Christian fascists in America,” writes Rick Perlstein in the New York Times Sunday Book Review. How else, for example, to explain the cadres who took former Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Ten Commandments monument on tour?

Perlstein was reviewing the latest in the recent crop of hate books about the Christian faith, this one titled, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America, written by Chris Hedges. He details all the wacky killings, like the Aryan brotherhood over the last twenty-five years, and then concludes by saying that Christians are about to do the same thing. Talk about guilt by association.

The really dangerous thing here is that, by writing this kind of stuff, they are likely to embolden some nut to start shooting pastors and Christian leaders.

Perlstein was honest enough to admit that there has been no violence from Christians lately—but he reminds us that there used to be, and may be again, driven by all those violent Left Behind books.

Gee, what a backhanded compliment! We’re not as bad as we used to be—or will be in the future.

American Fascists is just the latest book in a long line of anti-Christian literature to hit the best-seller lists—all reviewed and promoted by the New York Times. Richard Dawkins, who wrote The God Delusion, suggests that the government may have to stop parents from sharing their religious beliefs with their kids, calling it a form of child abuse.

What’s behind this witch hunt? Two things.

First, it’s an effort to drive Christians out of public debates, like abortion and same-sex “marriage,” and sadly, there are signs it might be working.

Second, as Sam Schulman noted last week in the Wall Street Journal, atheists are trying to move heaven and earth (so to speak) to destroy belief in God.

In the Victorian age, it was atheists who were gentlemen, rather civilized, though held in low public regard. Today, atheists are trying to turn the tables: turning religious faith into “a cause for personal embarrassment.”

To the new atheists, religious belief is both misguided and contemptible, “the mark of people who need to be told how to think and how to vote,” Schulman writes. Belief in God is “a form of stupidity”—or so they say.

But the faith these atheists present is a parody of the faith that thousands have given their lives for, and for causes like ending the slave trade and human rights causes today. Look over the history of Western civilization, as Rodney Stark, the great sociologist, writes, and you’ll see that Christianity has been the source of all the great reforms and advances of Western civilization.

The best response to these attacks, of course, is just a loving assertion of the truth and a renewed effort to silence the critics by doing good.

And in the midst of these best-selling books that try to embarrass us out of our faith, we ought to remember the words of the Apostle Paul: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for all those who believe.”

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For Further Reading and Information

Rick Perlstein, “Christian Empire,” New York Times, 7 January 2007.

Mollie Ziegler, “We’re All Fascists Now,” Get Religion, 10 January 2007.

Sam Schulman, “Without God, Gall Is Permitted,” Wall Street Journal, 5 January 2007, W11.

Rodney Stark, The Victory of Reason (Random House, 2005).

Michelle Goldberg, “The Holy Blitz Rolls On,” Salon, 8 January 2007.

Dr. Benjamin Wiker, “If I Only Had a Brain,” To the Source, 10 January 2007.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 060804, “The ‘Threat’ of Theocracy: Somebody Take a Chill Pill.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 061129, “A Cultural Cold Front: Bashing Religion.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 070102, “Brooking No Debate: Scientism, Crowbars, and Bats.”

Regis Nicoll, “Faith under Fire,” BreakPoint Online, 8 December 2006.

Roberto Rivera, “Re: The Blasphemy Challenge,” The Point, 21 December 2006.

Jeff Clinton, “Beyond Belief: Atheism Defended?” The Point, 8 December 2006.

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Words of the Week:
chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
sunder: to break apart.
uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden.
tractable: docile; manageable, governable.
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"Worry looks around, sorry looks back, Faith looks up."

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them." - T.S. Eliot

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." - Marcus Aurelius

"To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." - Emily Dickinson

"I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions." - Omar Bradley

"Peace is an unstable equilibrium, which can be preserved only by acknowledged supremacy or equal power." - Will Durant

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve." - Henry David Thoreau

"In the United States, it is now possible for a person eighteen years of age, female as well as male, to graduate from high school, college, or university without ever having cared for, or even held, a baby; without ever having comforted or assisted another human being who really needed help. . . . No society can long sustain itself unless its members have learned the sensitivities, motivations, and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human beings." - Urie Bronfenbrenner
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BREAKING CHRISTIAN NEWS
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# Prayer & Action Alert: Focus on the Family Warns of New Bill that could Limit Freedom of Speech
# Tony Blair Desires Strong American Alliance in War Against Terror—Lists Dangers of Passivity
# Christian Doctor's Organization Challenges the Marketing of Designer Babies
# Remarkable Video of Comet as it Streaks Across Early Morning Wisconsin Sky

EDITOR'S NOTE: I am finding it interesting how 2007 has begun with some inspiring accounts of heroism. From the man who saved a stranger's life in the NY subway, to the two men who caught a falling toddler a few days later, and a woman you'll read about today, who saved her husband and two others from a crocodile. Our lead story is also an extraordinary account of "giving oneself for others," as a Marine gave his life for two of his men in 2004—but was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor this week. What is God saying to us through these real-life stories? Keep your eyes open—I believe you'll see even more in the coming months! — Aimee Herd, BCN.

* Marine Who Smothered Grenade with His Body Receives Congressional Medal of Honor
* Judge Shoots Down Effort by Anti-God Group to Stifle Veterans' Right to Spiritual-based Treatment at VA Facilities
* Wife Saves Husband from Jaws of Crocodile
* Head of Australian Army Says Australians Would be Prepared to Accept Casualties in Iraq Because They Believe Their Job is Vital

# Documentary of William Wilberforce Will Remind Viewers of Crucial Role Christians Played in Abolition Movement
# Doctor Proposes Location for Priestly City of Nob in Israel
# Columnist Defends President Bush's Right to Express His Belief in Power of Prayer
# Identical Twins, Miraculously Healed in Childhood, Now Lead Popular Christian Children's Show

# Prayer & Action Alert: Important Information and Petition for UK Citizens Concerning the SOR Law Which Could Threaten Christian Organizations' Freedom
# New Study Confirms Exciting Amniotic Stem Cell Discovery
# Caregivers for End-of-Life Family Members or Friends Feel Rewarded in Their Labors
# Innovative Theatre Company Produces McSaul, a Play Based on the Bible and Shakespeare

# Biker's Help to Honor Fallen Soldiers
# Man Dedicates Career to Plumbing the Correlation of Music to Human Emotions
# Little-Known Christian Mom Who Won Important Election in Ohio — Supports Teaching Intelligent Design in School
# Iraqi-born Woman Has "Unwavering Love" for the United States

# New Gallup Poll Shows Most Americans Believe News Media's Coverage of Iraq War Too Negative
# Powerful Healings and Salvations in Columbia
# Israelis Buying Up Property on Moon
# Supreme Court Set to Hear Case on Unions Getting Consent of Workers before Spending Dues for Political Purposes

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GCF: Bar Time

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An angry wife was complaining about her husband spending all his free time in a bar, so one night he took her along with him.

"What'll you have?" he asked.

"Oh, I don't know. The same as you I suppose," she replied. So, the husband ordered a couple of Jack Daniel's and threw his down in one shot. His wife watched him, then took a sip from her glass and immediately spit it out.

"Yuck, that's TERRIBLE!" she spluttered. "I don't know how you can drink this stuff!"

"Well, there you go," cried the husband. "And you think I'm out enjoying myself every night!"

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GCF: You're, um, Welcome

Found at The Shark Tank (Computerworld) -Tom
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You know this sort of user: the kind who blames IT for everything. "If I walk past her desk and so much as glance in her direction, anything that happens on her PC, lost file or otherwise, must be my fault," says the network administrator.

So he dreads the call he gets from her one day: "There's something wrong with my fax software. It hasn't worked in months. You must have done something to it."

He hasn't done any support on this user's PC in months and hasn't touched the fax software since he installed it four years ago. And he really doesn't want to go anywhere near the PC because he knows that, for months to come, everything will be his fault.

Hoping to dodge that headache, he emails the user. "Is the phone cable plugged into your computer and your phone?" he asks in the email.

The response comes by voice mail: "Well, that was pretty smart of you. The cable wasn't plugged in my phone. Thanks for your help -- you must have unplugged it the last time you were here!"

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GCF: It Depends

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Howard) -Tom
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A teacher said to her student, "William, if both of your parents were born in 1976, how old are they now?"

After a few moments, William answered, "It depends."

"It depends on what?" she asked.

"It depends on whether you ask my father or my mother."

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GCF: Cleaning Instructions

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I bought a great new toilet seat recently.

On the label was a suggestion on how to clean it.

Although nice to have the option, I doubt I'll take advantage of it.

My toilet seat, it seems, is "Dishwasher Safe."
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[GCFL.net] Maxine's Maxims

Time to lie on the beach. Yeah, I never tell the truth anywhere.

When repairmen say they'll "Come sometime next week," I usually say, "Fine, I'll pay you sometime next year."

I'm a pretty patient person. Just as long as I'm not kept waiting for anything.

I use my cookbook often -- to throw at people who suggest I cook.

Remember the "Twilight Zone" episode where a man went all day without saying anything stupid? That'll never happen in real life.

It's National Chili Week! Which makes next week National Stay Indoors Week.

I learned something important about burning leaves. Wait until they fall off the trees.

With each passing week, the days are getting a little bit shorter. Kind of like me.

Here's a spooky Halloween mystery: How do they fit so many calories into those mini candy bars?

Sadie Hawkins Day is when women hit on men. If noogies count, I hit on 'em every day.

I'm thinking of renewing my vow ... to never get married again.

Breaking up is hard to do. Unless you're mad and there's a vase nearby.

The best thing about late November is watching people who make homemade Christmas gifts start to really panic.

I could be a member of the "Polar Bear Club." Yeah, I stand in freezing cold water whenever someone flushes the toilet while I'm in the shower.

I enjoy battling mall crowds for the hot new Christmas toys. Oh, I don't buy the toy -- I just like battling.

Ever notice how the guy with the light-up Christmas tie always leaves the party alone?

I found a surprise or two under the tree -- the dog hates going outside in the snow.

I've got Christmas fever. That's what I get for skipping my flu shot.

My personal goal for this year is to get in the way of other people's goals.

I wish those long-distance phone companies would offer a special low rate on those calls to relatives that rattle on and on about nothing.

Now that the holidays are over, there are a lot of bargains out there -- in the form of slightly used gifts I've returned.

I cut my heating costs by 30 percent. Just let my legs go numb below the knee.

January is designated as National Diet Month -- mainly because December is National Eat-Like-a-Pig Month.

I'm getting cabin fever. Mainly from drinking syrup straight from the bottle.

Thought about taking up snowboarding, but then I figured, why not just ram myself into a tree and save that long trip to the mountains.

It's National Hot Tea Month! Throw a tea drinker into a harbor to celebrate.

The handy thing about credit cards is that they're a great way to pay off your credit cards.

Got the all-animal channel and the all-history channel, but I'm still waiting for the all-whining channel.

Received from Keith Sullivan.

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[GCFL.net] Pack Lunch

One day Jake, a nine-year-old, asked to pack his own lunch for school. His mom agreed. But they couldn't agree on what he should pack, so they both made lists.

This was the mom's list:
One sandwich
One apple
Pretzels
A carton of milk

This was Jake's list:
Candy
Candy
Candy

Jake agreed to compromise. Sure enough, the next morning, Jake was ready for school and he packed his lunch. His mom came to check his lunch, and this is what he had:

An ice cream sandwich
A caramel apple
White chocolate-covered pretzels with sprinkles on top
A carton of Nesquik chocolate milk
And a bag of candy, of course, for dessert.

Received from Best of humor.

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[GCFL.net] Jesus Is Watching You!

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and when he picked up a CD player to place in his sack, a strange, disembodied voice echoed from the dark, saying, "Jesus is watching you."

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off and froze. When he heard nothing more after a bit, he shook his head, promised himself a vacation after the next big score, then clicked the light back on and began searching for more valuables. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard, "Jesus is watching you." Totally rattled, he shone his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.

"Did you say that?" he hissed at the parrot.

"Yes," the parrot confessed, then squawked, "I'm just trying to warn you."

The burglar relaxed. "Warn me, huh? Who do you think you are, anyway?"

"Moses," replied the bird.

"Moses!" the burglar laughed. "What kind of stupid people would name a parrot 'Moses'?"

The bird promptly answered, "The same kind of people who would name a Rottweiler 'Jesus'!"

Received from Tom Williams.

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[GCFL.net] Patients

Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on. The first surgeon says, "I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered."

The second responds, "Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color-coded."

The third surgeon says, "No, I really think file clerks are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order."

The fourth surgeon chimes in: "You know, I like construction workers. Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end, and when the job takes longer than you said it would."

But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed: "You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, and no spine, and the head and tail are interchangeable."

Received from CMZitzer.

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[GCFL.net] The Latest List of Vincent Van Gogh Relatives

After much careful research it has been discovered that the artist Vincent Van Gogh had many relatives. Among them were:

His obnoxious brother, Please Gogh.

His dizzy aunt, Verti Gogh.

The brother who ate prunes, Gotta Gogh.

The brother who worked at a convenience store, Stop n' Gogh.

The grandfather from Yugoslavia, U Gogh.

The brother who bleached his clothes white, Hue Gogh.

The cousin from Illinois, Chica Gogh.

His magician uncle, Wherediddy Gogh.

His Mexican cousin, Amee Gogh.

The Mexican cousin's American half brother, Grin Gogh.

The nephew who drove a stage coach, Wellsfar Gogh.

The constipated uncle, Cant Gogh.

The ballroom dancing aunt, Tan Gogh.

The bird lover uncle, Flamin Gogh.

His nephew psychoanalyst, E Gogh.

The fruit loving cousin, Man Gogh.

An aunt who taught positive thinking, Wayto Gogh.

The little bouncy nephew, Poe Gogh.

A sister who loved disco, Go Gogh.

His Italian uncle, Day Gogh.

And his niece who travels the country in a van, Winnie Bay
Gogh.

Received from Linda A Russell.

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A man appeared before St. Peter at the pearly gates.

"Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked.

"Well, I can think of one thing," the man offered. "Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers, who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. So, I approached the largest and most heavily-tattooed biker and smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground. "I yelled, "Now, back off biker boy or you'll answer to me!"

St. Peter was impressed. "When did this happen?"

"Just a couple minutes ago."

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A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. They decide to go to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair.

His wife asks, "Where are you going?"

"To the kitchen " he replies.

"Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"

"Sure."

"Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" she asks.

"No, I can remember it."

"Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. You'd better write it down because you know you'll forget it."

He says, "I can remember that! You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."

"I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, so you'd better write it down!" she retorts.

Irritated, he says, "I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Leave me alone! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!" Then he grumbles into the kitchen.

After about 20 minutes the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.

She stares at the plate for a moment and says - "Where's my toast?

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A man was telling his neighbor, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect."
"Really," answered the neighbor. "What kind is it?"
"Twelve thirty."
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Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?"
Morris replied, "Just doing what you said, Doc. 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'"

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur. Be careful.'"
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*Sunday School Trap*

The youth director had been trying for months to get the little boy down the street to come to church to be with his third grade Sunday school class.

Finally after talking to the boy and his mother for what seemed to be the hundredth time the boy finally agreed to go this next Sunday, which he did and seemed to enjoy all of the proceedings except as the baptismal service began he ran out the back door and ran all the way home. His mother asked him why did he run home instead of riding with the youth minister.

The little boy answered, "Its all a racket, They get you there and let you make all those nice things and tell you great stories just to get you relaxed so they can drown you at the end of one of the services.

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*Boss Prepared*

As salesman was assigned to secure an important client but failed in his mission.

He faxed his secretary and asked her to break the news indirectly to his boss. His note read, "Failed in securing client, prepare the boss."

He received the following fax from his secretary:

"The boss is prepared... prepare yourself."

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*Missionary Mimicking*

A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn't understand a whole lot of what was going on. Intending to visit one of the local churches, he got lost, but eventually got back on track and found the place. Having arrived late, the church was already packed. The only pew left was the one on the front row.

So as not to make a fool of himself, he decided to pick someone out of the crowd to imitate. He chose to follow the man sitting next to him on the front pew. As they sang, the man clapped his hands, so the missionary recruit clapped too. When the man stood up to pray, the missionary recruit stood up too. When the man sat down, he sat down.

When the man held the cup and bread for the Lord's Supper, he held the cup and bread. During the preaching, the recruit didn't understand a thing. He just sat there and tried to look just like that man in the front pew. Then he perceived that the preacher was giving announcements. People clapped, so he looked to see if the man was clapping. He was, and so the recruit clapped too.

Then the preacher said some words that he didn't understand and he saw the man next to him stand up. So he stood up too. Suddenly a hush fell over the entire congregation. A few people gasped. He looked around and saw that nobody else was standing. So he sat down.

After the service ended, the preacher stood at the door shaking the hands of those who were leaving. When the missionary recruit stretched out his hand to greet the preacher, the preacher said, in English: "I take it you don't speak Spanish."

The missionary recruit replied: "No I don't. It's that obvious?"

"Well yes," said the preacher, "I announced that the Acosta family had a newborn baby boy and would the proud father please stand up."

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*Fatherly Chat*

A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man.

The father invites the fiancee to his study for a chat. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man.

"I am a Bible college student." he replies.

"A Bible college student. Hmmm," the father says. "admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?"

"I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us."

"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father.

"I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us."

"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?"

"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiance. The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide.

Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?"

The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."

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"CD Burner"
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Is It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz)
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
If you’ve ever visited the delightful Bobbarama, you know that its witty proprietor posts the occasional Take Two. So, what exactly is a Take Two? It’s a battle of the sexes type humor collaboration, in which Bob and a funny female both write about a given topic.

Why am I telling you this? Because today I’m the female half of Bob’s collaboration, and the topic is shopping. I hope you’ll enjoy my take on shopping with your mate, which is in the form of a multiple choice quiz. (You’ll find a link to Bob’s take at the end of this post.)

Is It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

One sure way to test a relationship is to shop with your mate. Not only is joint shopping stressful, but it amplifies differences in temperament and taste. It can even lead to bickering, brawls, and mayhem. So take this compatibility quiz now. Or risk being ousted from your favorite boutique.

1. When you arrive at the mall he:

a. Says “Let’s shop together. It’ll be fun.”
b. Says “Meet me in hardware.”
c. Vanishes.

2. In men’s clothing he:

a. Asks your opinion and compliments your taste.
b. Buys a tie he already owns.
c. Bemoans the demise of the leisure suit.

3. In lingerie he:

a. Says you look sexy in an oversized robe.
b. Asks you to model see-through garments too small to identify.
c. Hands you a Wonderbra.

4. While checking out men’s underwear he:

a. Agrees to try argyle socks.
b. Balks at replacing torn shirts because “They’re broken in just right.”
c. Doesn’t know his size. (”Mommy always buys my shorts.”)

5. When you try on a dress he:

a. Tells you everything looks great.
b. Checks the price before giving an opinion.
c. Snores.

6. At the jewelry counter he:

a. Admires a pair of his-and-her gold rings.
b. Claims to prefer flashy trinkets.
c. Promises to buy you something nicer “off the truck.”

7. In electronics he:

a. Helps you choose a home computer.
b. Asks for easy-to-use software for the “little lady.”
c. Watches the game.

8. At the video store he:

a. Finds a classic film you’ll both enjoy.
b. Hides out in the “adults only” department.
c. Suggests you buy a work-out tape.

9. In the book shop he:

a. Walks you to fiction where you discuss favorite authors.
b. Tells you he could write a Best Seller, if he only had the time.
c. Sprints to the swimsuit calendars.

10. In the record store he:

a. Finds you a long sought cd on the discount rack.
b. Heads for hard rock.
c. Asks for the 45’s.

11. At the toy mart he:

a. Helps select a game for your nephew.
b. Plays “People” non-stop on the electric piano.
c. Elbows children aside to play video games.

12. At “Pets R Us” he:

a. Oohs and aahs at kittens and pups.
b. Sneezes violently.
c. Mentions a childhood mishap involved parakeets and snakes.

13. In the pharmacy he:

a. Whips out a shopping list.
b. Pretends not to know you, while you ask for tampons:
c. Makes you buy the condoms.

14. At the supermarket he:

a. Says “You do aisles 1 to 8 and I’ll handle 9 to 16.”
b. Spends hours selecting beer and chips.
c. Appears stunned by the invention of scanners.”

15. If the supermarket line is long he:

a. Offers to save your place while you look around.
b. Pressures you to leave.
c. Wanders off to munch on “free samples.”

16. If something you bought is defective he:

a. Offers to return it.
b. Tries to convince you it “isn’t all that bad.”
c. Hides to avoid “a scene.”

When you’ve finished this quiz, total your abc’s. If you have ten or more a’s, you two may safely attempt a trip to the mall. Fewer than ten a’s? Seriously consider leaving him home.

And if you have more than ten c’s, check his parents’ refund policy. Perhaps his folks will take him back.

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January 11, 2007
Today's Message is from Sandy Barclay (a Houston Albemarle employee).

It's almost time to do a little yearly pruning. Here's an article about pruning safety.

Plant and tree pruning is a necessary part of many agricultural-related operations. And although pruning may seem like a simple task, pruners need to be aware of the safety issues and hazards associated with pruning activities. Before pruning begins, workers should receive training in pruning hazards; safe pruning techniques; safe tool handling; ladder safety; and the proper personal protection to be worn.

Above all, pruners should be dressed for protection. Personal protective equipment like protective
eyewear, gloves, headwear, shoes, long-sleeved shirts, and pants help shield workers from many pruning hazards. Workers should be appropriately dressed for the day’s weather conditions with light-colored, thin clothing for the hot days and warmer layers for cold or wet days. And for all
outdoor work, adequate sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat provides protection against the sun’s harmful rays.

One hazard of pruning is from the branches or foliage removed during the pruning process. As many pruning activities require workers to get in close to the plant or tree to see where to make the best cut, an eye could be poked or cut by a ricocheting branch, flying debris or sharp twig. So eye
protection, such as safety glasses or face shields, is an essential part of pruning equipment. To
protect against other cuts and scrapes from foliage, workers should wear long-sleeved shirts, neck
scarves, and long pants. In some cases, a dust mask may be necessary to prevent inhaling airborne
particles during the cutting, grinding or sawing of limbs and foliage. Workers are also advised to
wear hard hats and sturdy or steel toed shoes to protect against falling limbs and debris.

Another hazard of pruning is from the cutting tools required to do the job. Tools include pruning
knives and saws, anvils and scissor shears, manual and electric hedge shears, branch loppers, pole
pruners and power saws. These tools have common hazards—sharp blades and pinching points. Workers can protect themselves from cutting injuries by practicing safe tool handling techniques, maintaining and storing tools properly, and wearing protective gloves. Well-fitting gloves can also
provide a better tool grip and prevent blisters, cuts or puncture wounds.

Because tree and orchard pruners often work at heights, they should be trained in ladder safety, including proper climbing techniques, ladder placement, and ladder maintenance. Shoes with good tread provide traction for climbing. Tree pruners should also note the location and height of electrical lines and avoid touching them with foliage, pruning equipment or lift equipment.

Other general safety tips for pruners include using proper lifting techniques; avoiding awkward postures; using ear plugs working around power tools; drinking plenty of liquids to prevent heat exhaustion and dehydration; taking short, frequent breaks from repetitive tasks; and stretching before, during and after work. Sometimes bees, wasps, snakes, and ticks may be encountered while pruning, so workers should carefully observe areas for signs of insect or reptile and avoid or take
extra care in those locations. Lastly, maintaining good health and overall strength can reduce injuries from the physical labor of pruning. If workers prune with safety in mind, they can snip hazards in the bud.
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January 10, 2007
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

Did you know that slips, trips, and falls are second only to automobile accidents in causing personal injury? On stairways alone, falls result in almost two million disabling injuries yearly. There are thousands more minor injuries caused by slips, trips, and falls each year. Most alarming of all is the fact that industrial falls cause over 1000 deaths each year. This topic discusses what can be done to prevent slips, trips and falls. Most of the suggestions in this article can be used on the job and at home.

Slips occur when there is too little friction between a person's feet and the walking surface. Many factors can cause a slip. Ice, oil, water, cleaning fluids, and other slippery substances are probably the most obvious causes. However, the flooring may be inappropriate-perhaps it is a slick material-or the person who slips may not be wearing proper shoes. To prevent slips, avoid walking in areas which pose slipping hazards if at all possible. Always promptly clean up spills of slippery substances. Better yet, prevent the spills in the first place. If an area is a chronic problem, re-route foot traffic in order to avoid it. If flooring is a problem, replace it or coat it with a non-slip surfacing material. Always follow your company's safe shoe policy. Most safe shoe policies require a slip-resistant sole.

Trips occur when a person's foot contacts an object and they are thrown off balance. The main cause of tripping is obvious--anytime something is in a walkway it could cause someone to trip. Another culprit is an object which projects into the walkway--perhaps material stored low on a shelf. Poor lighting and uneven walking surfaces also cause tripping. Prevention of trips is simple but does require diligence. Keep objects that could cause someone to trip out of the way. Repair uneven flooring and install proper lighting if required.

Falls can be caused by a number of things. Slips and trips frequently result in a fall. Falls also occur for other reasons. Improper use of ladders and scaffolding can result in a fall-usually a very serious one. Falls also happen when people climb objects without using fall protection equipment. Don't risk serious injury by taking shortcuts. If you are working on a ladder, scaffold, or other elevated platform, make sure you know the requirements for using them safely. Always use fall protection equipment when it is required.

Slips, trips, and falls cause numerous injuries every day. But they are among the easiest hazards to correct. Take the time to look around your worksite for these hazards and work to prevent them. Take care not to cause any slip, trip, or fall hazards as you go about your daily activities. Don't let a slip, trip, or fall keep you from enjoying all that life has to offer.

http://www.webworldinc.com/wes-con/slips.htm
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Today's Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Pam Kemp.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE

Friday morning on my way in to work, 6:55 or so, I encountered quite an experience with another driver who's destination was the same as mine, HERE.

First of all he zoomed around me on a double yellow line, next he cut through a convenience store on the corner (I'm sitting at the light with my blinker on to turn onto the main road leading to our facility) and watching his dangerous attempt to make it to the plant in record time. When I pulled into the parking lot he was getting out of his car and putting his hard hat on...just seconds before I parked my car. For a couple of extra seconds this person drove like a maniac and put himself as well as others in danger. I'm not exactly sure what the speed limit is on the road in front of the plant but I really don't remember there being a sign that says accelerate to see just how fast you can go in a few hundred feet.

You know who you are!!! If you are running that far behind, you need to leave a tad earlier so you won't have to make others fear for their safety as you pass them like a streak of lightening. It was still dark outside and the roads were slick from the light rain we had during the night...not a good time to play Nascar driver; save that for the racetrack.

For your safety and ours.....slow down and be more considerate of other drivers trying to do the same thing you are trying to do.... arrive in one piece at your job. Safety is of utmost importance to us all...at home, on the road and at work no matter what the time of day or night...think about it.
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In 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket. Their father was gone. The boys ranged from 3 months to 7 years; their sister was 2. Their Dad had never been much more than a presence they feared.

Whenever they heard his tires crunch on the gravel driveway they would scramble to hide under their beds.

He did manage to leave $15 a week to buy groceries.

Now that he had decided to leave, there would be no more beat-ings, but no food either.

If there was a welfare system in effect in southern Indiana at that time, I certainly knew nothing about it. I scrubbed the kids until they looked brand new and then put on my best homemade dress, loaded them into the rusty old '51 Chevy and drove off to find a job.

The seven of us went to every factory, store and restaurant in our small town. No luck.

The kids stayed crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while I tried to convince whomever would listen that I was willing to learn or do anything. I had to have a job.

Still no luck. The last place we went to, just a few miles out of town, was an old Root Beer Barrel drive-in that had been converted to a truck stop. It was called the Big Wheel.

An old lady named Granny owned the place and she peeked out of the window from time to time at all those kids. She needed someone on the graveyard shift, 11 at night until 7 in the morning. She paid 65 cents an hour, and I could start that night.

I raced home and called the teenager down the street that baby-sat for people. I bargained with her to come and sleep on my sofa for a dollar a night. She could arrive with her pajamas on and the kids would already be asleep. This seemed like a good
arrangement to her, so we made a deal.

That night when the little ones and I knelt to say our prayers, we all thanked God for finding Mommy a job. And so I started at the Big Wheel.

When I got home in the mornings I woke the baby-sitter up and sent her home with one dollar of my tip money -- fully half of what I averaged every night. As the weeks went by, heating bills added a strain to my meager wage.

The tires on the old Chevy had the consistency of penny balloons and began to leak. I had to fill them with air on the way to work and again every morning before I could go home.

One bleak fall morning, I dragged myself to the car to go home and found four tires in the back seat. New tires! There was no note, no nothing, just those beautiful brand new tires. Had angels taken up residence in Indiana , I wondered?

I made a deal with the local service station. In exchange for his mounting the new tires, I would clean up his office. I remember it took me a lot longer to scrub his floor than it did for him to do the tires.

I was now working six nights instead of five and it still wasn't enough. Christmas was coming and I knew there would be no money for toys for the kids.

I found a can of red paint and started repairing and painting some old toys. Then hid them in the basement so there would be something for Santa to deliver on Christmas morning. Clothes were a worry, too. I was sewing patches on top of patches on the boys pants and soon they would be too far gone to repair.

On Christmas Eve the usual customers were drinking coffee i n the Big Wheel. These were the truckers, Les, Frank and Jim, and a state trooper named Joe.

A few musicians were hanging around after a gig at the Legion and were dropping nickels in the pinball machine. The regulars all just sat around and talked through the wee hours of the morning and then left to get home before the sun came up.

When it was time for me to go home at 7 on Christmas morning, to my amazement, my old battered Chevy was filled full to the top with boxes of all shapes and sizes. I quickly opened the driver's
side door, crawled inside and kneeled in the front facing the back seat.

Reaching back, I pulled off the lid of the top box. Inside was a whole case of little blue jeans, sizes 2-10! I looked inside another box: It was full of shirts to go with the jeans. Then I peeked inside some of the other boxes. There was candy and nuts and bananas and bags of groceries.

There was an enormous ham for baking, and canned vegetables and potatoes. There was pudding and Jell-O and cookies, pie filling and flour. There was a whole bag of laundry supplies and cleaning items.

And there were five toy trucks and one beautiful little doll.

As I drove back through em pty streets as the sun slowly rose on the most amazing Christmas Day of my life, I was sobbing with gratitude. And I will never forget the joy on the faces of my little ones that precious morning.

Yes, there were angels in Indiana that long-ago December. And they all hung out at the Big Wheel truck stop ..

THE POWER OF PRAYER. I believe that God only gives three answers to prayer:

1. "Yes!"
2. "Not yet."
3. "I have something better in mind."

Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Fix Your Own Computer / Myspace Privacy

In today's TOURBUS, you'll find answers to 14 common computer problems that may be affecting you. Instead of an expensive trip to the repair shop, learn how to fix it yourself! We'll also take a look at the shocking security holes in Myspace affecting those with "private" profiles. Read on for answers!

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Fix Your Own Computer!
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A lot of the questions I get are from people with messed-up computers, wondering if they should head for the repair shop. In most cases, I recommend that people try to fix the problem on their own, and give them detailed instructions for doing so. I've put together a list of some of the most common "computer self help" questions from the past year, just in case you need a little help, and want to save a bunch of money. :-)

* SLOW COMPUTER? - I have a theory that sludge builds up inside a computer over time, much like an automobile engine. After a while, it doesn't start up like when it was new, it stalls unexpectedly, and performance is sluggish. Here's my special recipe to clean that icky goo out of your computer's pipes, so Windows will start quicker, run more reliably, and go faster on the information superhighway...

http://askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html

* WHICH ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-SPYWARE? - I hear from some readers who run 2 or 3 anti-virus programs, and half a dozen anti-spyware tools. Personally, I think that's overkill. Feuding "anti's" can cause system lockups, and slow down your computer. Here's my personal arsenal of free software to fight viruses, spyware and popups...

http://askbobrankin.com/antivirus_antispyware.html

* SYSTEM RESTORE - Wouldn't it be nice if you could go back to a point in time when your computer was working? Think of System Restore as the Undo command for Windows. Learn how to turn back the clock on your blunder or computer emergency...

http://askbobrankin.com/system_restore.html

* RECOVERY CONSOLE - Sometimes viruses, spyware or random cosmic rays will attack your computer,leaving you unable to even start Windows. In many cases, the Windows XP Recovery Console can help you fix the problem.

http://askbobrankin.com/recovery_console.html

* REMOTE ASSISTANCE - This free tool built into Windows lets your geeky friends interact with your computer just like they were sitting in front of it, even if they're half a world away. You see everything they're doing, so you can learn how to fix the problem yourself next time.

http://askbobrankin.com/remote_assistance.html

* SHARING A PRINTER - If you have two PC's but only one printer, you can share the printer so both can print to it. And you don't have to be a computer guru to make it happen. Here's how...

http://askbobrankin.com/sharing_a_printer.html

* LOW VIRTUAL MEMORY - If you get a message saying 'Your system is low on virtual memory' you probably need to install more RAM. But there are some other things you should check first...

http://askbobrankin.com/low_virtual_memory.html

* FIX MASTER BOOT RECORD - "I was trying to fix a spyware problem and it seems I messed up my computer. Now when I start Windows XP I get the 'MBR Corrupt' and 'Error loading operating system' messages." Here's how to fix a computer that won't boot up...

http://askbobrankin.com/fix_mbr.html

* DO YOU NEED A REGISTRY CLEANER? - If your computer keeps getting slower and slower, you might need to clean your registry. Here's the scoop on the Windows Registry and how to keep it tidy:

http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_registry_cleaner.html

* DO YOU NEED A FIREWALL? - Perhaps you've heard conflicting reports on whether or not you should be using a firewall. Some people say you MUST have a firewall if you have a highspeed DSL or cable connection. Here's the scoop on WHO needs a firewall, WHAT they do, and WHY you might be wasting your money on firewall software.

http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_firewall.html

* WIRELESS SECURITY - Since wireless networks are easy to set up, some people don't realize they are offering free Internet to anyone driving by with a laptop. Most people wouldn't want to allow their home network to be shared by strangers or used for illegal activity. Here's how to keep it from happening...

http://askbobrankin.com/wireless_security.html

* COMPUTER RESTARTS ITSELF - Does your Windows XP computer often restart itself for no apparent reason? It could be overheating, bad RAM, a software glitch, or spyware. Here's how to identify and solve the automatic restart problem...

http://askbobrankin.com/computer_restarts_itself.html

* INSTALLING A NEW HARD DRIVE - If you're running low on hard drive space, a new drive at today's low storage prices is a good idea. But should you a SATA, IDE, external or portable drive? And how big is big enough? Here are some tips on selecting & installing a drive, and help copying the files from your old drive.

http://askbobrankin.com/add_a_second_hard_drive.html

* CDROM OR DVD ICONS ARE GONE - If your CDROM and/or DVD icons are suddenly misssing, it's possible that evil gnomes have snuck into your computer and stolen the drive. But more likely, it's a software problem that's pretty easy to fix...

http://askbobrankin.com/cdrom_icon_missing.html

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Is There Any Privacy at Myspace?
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Myspace offers members the option to designate a profile as public or private. When you choose to have a private profile, only those people that you have selected as Myspace "friends" can view your profile, friends list, comments, etc. That's the theory anyway... but in actual practice, a surprising number of "hacks" have been discovered that allow ANYONE to view information on Myspace profiles that are supposed to be private.

My advice is to treat your Myspace page as a public forum and don't count on Myspace to keep ANYTHING private. For more information on exactly what may be exposed, and the details of how surprisingly easy it is to "hack" into private Myspace profiles, read on...

http://www.askbobrankin.com/view_private_profile.html

That's all for now, see you next time! -- Bob Rankin

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Activities and Events of Interest
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The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Clinton Library September 22-25, 2007.
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"September 11 WDYTJWD" W. P. Florence
Justice first, then peace."
"September 11" Never forget.--Tony Moses
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD ...the only way"--Phillip Story
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keeping my head down but face toward Heaven" - - Jody Eldred, ABC News Cameraman in Kuwait
"Remember Pearl Harbor? Remember 9/11!" --"Bug"
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. - - George Carlin
"Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!" - - Queen E. Watson
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NEVER FORGET! We're listing the names of our soldiers killed weekly. These records can be found at http://www.defenselink. mil/releases/

01. Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen, 28, of Wasilla, Alaska, died Jan. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

The Department of Defense announced the death of three airmen who were killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Killed were:
02. Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner, 35, of Tamarac, Fla.
03. Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, 23, of New Castle, Del.
04. Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr., 24, Galesburg, Ill.

05. Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson, 23, of Vancouver, Wash., died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over Dec. 26 in Baghdad. Johnson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

06. Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson, Ariz., died Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, Calif., of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Dec. 8. Blum was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

07. Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr., 24, of St. Paul, Minn., died Jan. 9 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Wosika was assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.

08. Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, of Salisbury, Md., died Jan 7 in Iraq of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

09. Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell, III, 21, of West Memphis, Ark., died Jan 6 in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds sustained during route security operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

10. Pfc. Ming Sun, 20, of Cathedral City, Calif., died Jan. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations. Sun was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

11. Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, of Sabine Pass, Texas, died Jan. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Berg was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

12. Maj. Michael L. Mundell, 47, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Jan. 5 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Mundell was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), Spartanburg, S.C.

13. Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21, of Peoria, Ariz., died Jan. 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Missing World War II Airmen are Identified

The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that nine airmen missing in action from World War II have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

The nine are 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, Northridge, Calif.; 2nd Lt. John F. Green, Watertown, N.Y.; 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, Pembroke, Mass.; Staff Sgt. Walter Knudsen, Sioux City, Iowa; Cpl. John A. DeCarlo, Newark, N.J.; Cpl. Robert E. Raney, Monon, Ind.; Cpl. William G. Mohr, Mt. Wolf, Pa.; and Cpl. Michael J. Pushkar, Mahanoy City, Pa. All were assigned to the U.S. Army Air Forces.

The individually identified remains of Stenen, Green, Meisner, Mohr and Pushkar, as well as the group remains representing all nine crewmen, are being buried today at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Johnson, Knudsen and Raney will be buried elsewhere.

On the morning of Oct. 9, 1944, the crew took off on a training mission from Nadzab, New Guinea, in their B-24D Liberator. The aircraft was not seen again, and it was speculated that it had encountered bad weather.

In early 2002, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby reported the discovery of two dog tags by villagers from a World War II crash site in Morobe Province. Specialists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) traveled to Papua, New Guinea, in November 2002 to investigate several World War II aircraft losses. The team interviewed the two villagers who gave them the dog tags, then surveyed the site where aircraft wreckage and human remains were found.

A joint team of JPAC and Papua, New Guinea specialists mounted a full-scale excavation at the site January through February 2003, when they recovered additional human remains and crew-related artifacts from the wreckage field. JPAC scientists and Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory specialists used mitochondrial DNA as one of the forensic tools to help identify the remains. Laboratory analysis of dental remains also confirmed their identification.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ or call (703) 699-1169 .

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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Scheduled Activities
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Columbia County Amateur Radio Club meets Every second Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Union Street Station. And YOU'RE invited. Net is every Sunday at 20:30 on 147.105.
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MCC - "Faith Builders" Small group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm.
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MCC - Mom's Day Out - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 2.$10 for the first child, $5 for the second. Call 234-3225 for reservations.
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MCC - Nursing Home Ministry - Meadowbrook Every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am. Taylor, the last Thursday each month.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast held every Tuesday morning at 6 AM in Miller's Cafeteria. If you aren't a regular participant at the Men's Prayer Breakfast, you're missing some great food, fellowship and inspired teaching of the Word. Hope to see you there.
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"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
"Laugh whenever you can and cry if you need to." -- "Bug"
"I read the end of the book. We win!" -- "Bug"
"We may not be able to cure the world, but we don't have to make it sicker." -- "Bug"
"There just ain't enough fingers for all the holes in the dike." - - "Bug"
"It's no big deal doing what God tells you to do. A big deal would be NOT doing what God tells you to do. Just ask Jonah." - - Paul Troquille
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out." - - Tony Blair
"Information is the currency of democracy." - Jefferson
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We are extremely saddened by the death of Don Munn this week. Don is a long-time employee who was Production Supervisor in the CP-2000 unit. Fortunately, he was a Christian who is now with Christ.
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Our sympathy is extended to Fred Buggs in the death of his mother.
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This week we read Jeff Shaara’s "The Rising Tide" about the war in North Africa and Sicily.

My step father, James W. Duke, served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, in Patton's army as a mess sergeant for an officer's mess.

He never admitted to experiencing combat but was in the hospital suffering from "Boils" (his description) when Patton slapped that soldier.

He told of being in his pup tent when "German" paratroopers tried to attack them. His description fits more your description of the US airborne troops being shot down over the beach head. He said that they had only been on the beach a day or so and that night the paratroopers attacked and our guys "shot them to hell" as he described the scene. He reported seeing planes downed and paratroopers shot as they floated down.

Another story involved the officers he cooked for asking if he wanted to go "see the war". They took him up a mountain and stopped with a view of a valley where American Tanks were attacking Germans. He said that during the battle, the Germans did great damage to the Americans and he said that many tank crews were killed.
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The photos on the front of this weeks “Bleat” include: “Upward” Basketball players pray before playing. Zac drives to the basket. Zac talks to the referee, Joey Cranston.
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Recipe(s) of the week - We’re sharing recipes from Shannon Voigt’s Taylor Recipe Book

A cold, wet weekend, calls for Soup

Chicken Gumbo
Howard Gordon
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup celery chopped
¼ cup bell pepper
1 ½ qt chicken broth
2 cups ham chopped
2 or 3 cups sausage
2 small bay leaves
2 cans (2 pt) tomatoes
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. thyme
½ tsp. dried cayenne pepper
3 cups okra
4 cups chicken
Roux:
3 Tbsp. baking oil or bacon drippings
¾ cup flour
Method:
Melt ½ cup chicken fat, saute onion, celery and bell pepper until tender. Add stock, tomatoes, bay leaves, all seasonings and okra. Bring to boil and simmer 45 minutes slowly add 2 cup gumbo mix liquid to roux. Stir to avoid lumping. Add all together and simmer 30 minutes. Serve over rice.


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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson

America's Secular Jihadists
1/12/2007
Atheists on the Offensive

Just a few months ago, I thought it was insulting to be called a “theocrat.” I was wrong. “Theocrat” is almost a compliment compared to what the Left is calling Christians now.

According to a New York Times review, we Christians are fascists—that’s what the Nazis were. And if we’re not stopped, we’ll try to take over America. It’s an illustration of how vicious the invective has become against faithful Christians.

“Of course there are Christian fascists in America,” writes Rick Perlstein in the New York Times Sunday Book Review. How else, for example, to explain the cadres who took former Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Ten Commandments monument on tour?

Perlstein was reviewing the latest in the recent crop of hate books about the Christian faith, this one titled, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America, written by Chris Hedges. He details all the wacky killings, like the Aryan brotherhood over the last twenty-five years, and then concludes by saying that Christians are about to do the same thing. Talk about guilt by association.

The really dangerous thing here is that, by writing this kind of stuff, they are likely to embolden some nut to start shooting pastors and Christian leaders.

Perlstein was honest enough to admit that there has been no violence from Christians lately—but he reminds us that there used to be, and may be again, driven by all those violent Left Behind books.

Gee, what a backhanded compliment! We’re not as bad as we used to be—or will be in the future.

American Fascists is just the latest book in a long line of anti-Christian literature to hit the best-seller lists—all reviewed and promoted by the New York Times. Richard Dawkins, who wrote The God Delusion, suggests that the government may have to stop parents from sharing their religious beliefs with their kids, calling it a form of child abuse.

What’s behind this witch hunt? Two things.

First, it’s an effort to drive Christians out of public debates, like abortion and same-sex “marriage,” and sadly, there are signs it might be working.

Second, as Sam Schulman noted last week in the Wall Street Journal, atheists are trying to move heaven and earth (so to speak) to destroy belief in God.

In the Victorian age, it was atheists who were gentlemen, rather civilized, though held in low public regard. Today, atheists are trying to turn the tables: turning religious faith into “a cause for personal embarrassment.”

To the new atheists, religious belief is both misguided and contemptible, “the mark of people who need to be told how to think and how to vote,” Schulman writes. Belief in God is “a form of stupidity”—or so they say.

But the faith these atheists present is a parody of the faith that thousands have given their lives for, and for causes like ending the slave trade and human rights causes today. Look over the history of Western civilization, as Rodney Stark, the great sociologist, writes, and you’ll see that Christianity has been the source of all the great reforms and advances of Western civilization.

The best response to these attacks, of course, is just a loving assertion of the truth and a renewed effort to silence the critics by doing good.

And in the midst of these best-selling books that try to embarrass us out of our faith, we ought to remember the words of the Apostle Paul: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for all those who believe.”

Subscribe today to BreakPoint WorldView magazine! Call 1-877-322-5527.

For Further Reading and Information

Rick Perlstein, “Christian Empire,” New York Times, 7 January 2007.

Mollie Ziegler, “We’re All Fascists Now,” Get Religion, 10 January 2007.

Sam Schulman, “Without God, Gall Is Permitted,” Wall Street Journal, 5 January 2007, W11.

Rodney Stark, The Victory of Reason (Random House, 2005).

Michelle Goldberg, “The Holy Blitz Rolls On,” Salon, 8 January 2007.

Dr. Benjamin Wiker, “If I Only Had a Brain,” To the Source, 10 January 2007.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 060804, “The ‘Threat’ of Theocracy: Somebody Take a Chill Pill.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 061129, “A Cultural Cold Front: Bashing Religion.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 070102, “Brooking No Debate: Scientism, Crowbars, and Bats.”

Regis Nicoll, “Faith under Fire,” BreakPoint Online, 8 December 2006.

Roberto Rivera, “Re: The Blasphemy Challenge,” The Point, 21 December 2006.

Jeff Clinton, “Beyond Belief: Atheism Defended?” The Point, 8 December 2006.

The BreakPoint Web site and BreakPoint WorldView Magazine feature Colson’s commentaries as well as feature articles by other established and up-and-coming writers to equip readers with a biblical perspective on a variety of issues and topics.
© 2004-2006 Prison Fellowship
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Words of the Week:
chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful.
sunder: to break apart.
uxorious: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
coxcomb: a vain, showy fellow.
bowdlerize: to remove or modify the parts considered offensive.
incarnadine: pink or red; also, to redden.
tractable: docile; manageable, governable.
from Dictionary.Com
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"Worry looks around, sorry looks back, Faith looks up."

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them." - T.S. Eliot

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." - Marcus Aurelius

"To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else." - Emily Dickinson

"I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions." - Omar Bradley

"Peace is an unstable equilibrium, which can be preserved only by acknowledged supremacy or equal power." - Will Durant

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve." - Henry David Thoreau

"In the United States, it is now possible for a person eighteen years of age, female as well as male, to graduate from high school, college, or university without ever having cared for, or even held, a baby; without ever having comforted or assisted another human being who really needed help. . . . No society can long sustain itself unless its members have learned the sensitivities, motivations, and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human beings." - Urie Bronfenbrenner
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BREAKING CHRISTIAN NEWS
http://breakingchristiannews.com/

# Prayer & Action Alert: Focus on the Family Warns of New Bill that could Limit Freedom of Speech
# Tony Blair Desires Strong American Alliance in War Against Terror—Lists Dangers of Passivity
# Christian Doctor's Organization Challenges the Marketing of Designer Babies
# Remarkable Video of Comet as it Streaks Across Early Morning Wisconsin Sky

EDITOR'S NOTE: I am finding it interesting how 2007 has begun with some inspiring accounts of heroism. From the man who saved a stranger's life in the NY subway, to the two men who caught a falling toddler a few days later, and a woman you'll read about today, who saved her husband and two others from a crocodile. Our lead story is also an extraordinary account of "giving oneself for others," as a Marine gave his life for two of his men in 2004—but was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor this week. What is God saying to us through these real-life stories? Keep your eyes open—I believe you'll see even more in the coming months! — Aimee Herd, BCN.

* Marine Who Smothered Grenade with His Body Receives Congressional Medal of Honor
* Judge Shoots Down Effort by Anti-God Group to Stifle Veterans' Right to Spiritual-based Treatment at VA Facilities
* Wife Saves Husband from Jaws of Crocodile
* Head of Australian Army Says Australians Would be Prepared to Accept Casualties in Iraq Because They Believe Their Job is Vital

# Documentary of William Wilberforce Will Remind Viewers of Crucial Role Christians Played in Abolition Movement
# Doctor Proposes Location for Priestly City of Nob in Israel
# Columnist Defends President Bush's Right to Express His Belief in Power of Prayer
# Identical Twins, Miraculously Healed in Childhood, Now Lead Popular Christian Children's Show

# Prayer & Action Alert: Important Information and Petition for UK Citizens Concerning the SOR Law Which Could Threaten Christian Organizations' Freedom
# New Study Confirms Exciting Amniotic Stem Cell Discovery
# Caregivers for End-of-Life Family Members or Friends Feel Rewarded in Their Labors
# Innovative Theatre Company Produces McSaul, a Play Based on the Bible and Shakespeare

# Biker's Help to Honor Fallen Soldiers
# Man Dedicates Career to Plumbing the Correlation of Music to Human Emotions
# Little-Known Christian Mom Who Won Important Election in Ohio — Supports Teaching Intelligent Design in School
# Iraqi-born Woman Has "Unwavering Love" for the United States

# New Gallup Poll Shows Most Americans Believe News Media's Coverage of Iraq War Too Negative
# Powerful Healings and Salvations in Columbia
# Israelis Buying Up Property on Moon
# Supreme Court Set to Hear Case on Unions Getting Consent of Workers before Spending Dues for Political Purposes
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GCF: Bar Time

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An angry wife was complaining about her husband spending all his free time in a bar, so one night he took her along with him.

"What'll you have?" he asked.

"Oh, I don't know. The same as you I suppose," she replied. So, the husband ordered a couple of Jack Daniel's and threw his down in one shot. His wife watched him, then took a sip from her glass and immediately spit it out.

"Yuck, that's TERRIBLE!" she spluttered. "I don't know how you can drink this stuff!"

"Well, there you go," cried the husband. "And you think I'm out enjoying myself every night!"

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GCF: You're, um, Welcome

Found at The Shark Tank (Computerworld) -Tom
http://www.computerworld.com/action/sharktank.do?command=viewDailyFull&date=20061214&source=NLT_SHARK&nlid=6
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You know this sort of user: the kind who blames IT for everything. "If I walk past her desk and so much as glance in her direction, anything that happens on her PC, lost file or otherwise, must be my fault," says the network administrator.

So he dreads the call he gets from her one day: "There's something wrong with my fax software. It hasn't worked in months. You must have done something to it."

He hasn't done any support on this user's PC in months and hasn't touched the fax software since he installed it four years ago. And he really doesn't want to go anywhere near the PC because he knows that, for months to come, everything will be his fault.

Hoping to dodge that headache, he emails the user. "Is the phone cable plugged into your computer and your phone?" he asks in the email.

The response comes by voice mail: "Well, that was pretty smart of you. The cable wasn't plugged in my phone. Thanks for your help -- you must have unplugged it the last time you were here!"

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GCF: It Depends

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Howard) -Tom
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A teacher said to her student, "William, if both of your parents were born in 1976, how old are they now?"

After a few moments, William answered, "It depends."

"It depends on what?" she asked.

"It depends on whether you ask my father or my mother."

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GCF: Cleaning Instructions

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I bought a great new toilet seat recently.

On the label was a suggestion on how to clean it.

Although nice to have the option, I doubt I'll take advantage of it.

My toilet seat, it seems, is "Dishwasher Safe."
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[GCFL.net] Maxine's Maxims

Time to lie on the beach. Yeah, I never tell the truth anywhere.

When repairmen say they'll "Come sometime next week," I usually say, "Fine, I'll pay you sometime next year."

I'm a pretty patient person. Just as long as I'm not kept waiting for anything.

I use my cookbook often -- to throw at people who suggest I cook.

Remember the "Twilight Zone" episode where a man went all day without saying anything stupid? That'll never happen in real life.

It's National Chili Week! Which makes next week National Stay Indoors Week.

I learned something important about burning leaves. Wait until they fall off the trees.

With each passing week, the days are getting a little bit shorter. Kind of like me.

Here's a spooky Halloween mystery: How do they fit so many calories into those mini candy bars?

Sadie Hawkins Day is when women hit on men. If noogies count, I hit on 'em every day.

I'm thinking of renewing my vow ... to never get married again.

Breaking up is hard to do. Unless you're mad and there's a vase nearby.

The best thing about late November is watching people who make homemade Christmas gifts start to really panic.

I could be a member of the "Polar Bear Club." Yeah, I stand in freezing cold water whenever someone flushes the toilet while I'm in the shower.

I enjoy battling mall crowds for the hot new Christmas toys. Oh, I don't buy the toy -- I just like battling.

Ever notice how the guy with the light-up Christmas tie always leaves the party alone?

I found a surprise or two under the tree -- the dog hates going outside in the snow.

I've got Christmas fever. That's what I get for skipping my flu shot.

My personal goal for this year is to get in the way of other people's goals.

I wish those long-distance phone companies would offer a special low rate on those calls to relatives that rattle on and on about nothing.

Now that the holidays are over, there are a lot of bargains out there -- in the form of slightly used gifts I've returned.

I cut my heating costs by 30 percent. Just let my legs go numb below the knee.

January is designated as National Diet Month -- mainly because December is National Eat-Like-a-Pig Month.

I'm getting cabin fever. Mainly from drinking syrup straight from the bottle.

Thought about taking up snowboarding, but then I figured, why not just ram myself into a tree and save that long trip to the mountains.

It's National Hot Tea Month! Throw a tea drinker into a harbor to celebrate.

The handy thing about credit cards is that they're a great way to pay off your credit cards.

Got the all-animal channel and the all-history channel, but I'm still waiting for the all-whining channel.

Received from Keith Sullivan.

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[GCFL.net] Pack Lunch

One day Jake, a nine-year-old, asked to pack his own lunch for school. His mom agreed. But they couldn't agree on what he should pack, so they both made lists.

This was the mom's list:
One sandwich
One apple
Pretzels
A carton of milk

This was Jake's list:
Candy
Candy
Candy

Jake agreed to compromise. Sure enough, the next morning, Jake was ready for school and he packed his lunch. His mom came to check his lunch, and this is what he had:

An ice cream sandwich
A caramel apple
White chocolate-covered pretzels with sprinkles on top
A carton of Nesquik chocolate milk
And a bag of candy, of course, for dessert.

Received from Best of humor.

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[GCFL.net] Jesus Is Watching You!

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and when he picked up a CD player to place in his sack, a strange, disembodied voice echoed from the dark, saying, "Jesus is watching you."

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off and froze. When he heard nothing more after a bit, he shook his head, promised himself a vacation after the next big score, then clicked the light back on and began searching for more valuables. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard, "Jesus is watching you." Totally rattled, he shone his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.

"Did you say that?" he hissed at the parrot.

"Yes," the parrot confessed, then squawked, "I'm just trying to warn you."

The burglar relaxed. "Warn me, huh? Who do you think you are, anyway?"

"Moses," replied the bird.

"Moses!" the burglar laughed. "What kind of stupid people would name a parrot 'Moses'?"

The bird promptly answered, "The same kind of people who would name a Rottweiler 'Jesus'!"

Received from Tom Williams.

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[GCFL.net] Patients

Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on. The first surgeon says, "I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered."

The second responds, "Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color-coded."

The third surgeon says, "No, I really think file clerks are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order."

The fourth surgeon chimes in: "You know, I like construction workers. Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end, and when the job takes longer than you said it would."

But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed: "You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, and no spine, and the head and tail are interchangeable."

Received from CMZitzer.

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[GCFL.net] The Latest List of Vincent Van Gogh Relatives

After much careful research it has been discovered that the artist Vincent Van Gogh had many relatives. Among them were:

His obnoxious brother, Please Gogh.

His dizzy aunt, Verti Gogh.

The brother who ate prunes, Gotta Gogh.

The brother who worked at a convenience store, Stop n' Gogh.

The grandfather from Yugoslavia, U Gogh.

The brother who bleached his clothes white, Hue Gogh.

The cousin from Illinois, Chica Gogh.

His magician uncle, Wherediddy Gogh.

His Mexican cousin, Amee Gogh.

The Mexican cousin's American half brother, Grin Gogh.

The nephew who drove a stage coach, Wellsfar Gogh.

The constipated uncle, Cant Gogh.

The ballroom dancing aunt, Tan Gogh.

The bird lover uncle, Flamin Gogh.

His nephew psychoanalyst, E Gogh.

The fruit loving cousin, Man Gogh.

An aunt who taught positive thinking, Wayto Gogh.

The little bouncy nephew, Poe Gogh.

A sister who loved disco, Go Gogh.

His Italian uncle, Day Gogh.

And his niece who travels the country in a van, Winnie Bay
Gogh.

Received from Linda A Russell.

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A man appeared before St. Peter at the pearly gates.

"Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked.

"Well, I can think of one thing," the man offered. "Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers, who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. So, I approached the largest and most heavily-tattooed biker and smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground. "I yelled, "Now, back off biker boy or you'll answer to me!"

St. Peter was impressed. "When did this happen?"

"Just a couple minutes ago."

Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. They decide to go to the doctor for a checkup. The doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair.

His wife asks, "Where are you going?"

"To the kitchen " he replies.

"Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"

"Sure."

"Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" she asks.

"No, I can remember it."

"Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. You'd better write it down because you know you'll forget it."

He says, "I can remember that! You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."

"I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, so you'd better write it down!" she retorts.

Irritated, he says, "I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Leave me alone! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!" Then he grumbles into the kitchen.

After about 20 minutes the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.

She stares at the plate for a moment and says - "Where's my toast?

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A man was telling his neighbor, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect."
"Really," answered the neighbor. "What kind is it?"
"Twelve thirty."
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You're really doing great, aren't you?"
Morris replied, "Just doing what you said, Doc. 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'"

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur. Be careful.'"
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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*Sunday School Trap*

The youth director had been trying for months to get the little boy down the street to come to church to be with his third grade Sunday school class.

Finally after talking to the boy and his mother for what seemed to be the hundredth time the boy finally agreed to go this next Sunday, which he did and seemed to enjoy all of the proceedings except as the baptismal service began he ran out the back door and ran all the way home. His mother asked him why did he run home instead of riding with the youth minister.

The little boy answered, "Its all a racket, They get you there and let you make all those nice things and tell you great stories just to get you relaxed so they can drown you at the end of one of the services.

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*Boss Prepared*

As salesman was assigned to secure an important client but failed in his mission.

He faxed his secretary and asked her to break the news indirectly to his boss. His note read, "Failed in securing client, prepare the boss."

He received the following fax from his secretary:

"The boss is prepared... prepare yourself."

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*Missionary Mimicking*

A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn't understand a whole lot of what was going on. Intending to visit one of the local churches, he got lost, but eventually got back on track and found the place. Having arrived late, the church was already packed. The only pew left was the one on the front row.

So as not to make a fool of himself, he decided to pick someone out of the crowd to imitate. He chose to follow the man sitting next to him on the front pew. As they sang, the man clapped his hands, so the missionary recruit clapped too. When the man stood up to pray, the missionary recruit stood up too. When the man sat down, he sat down.

When the man held the cup and bread for the Lord's Supper, he held the cup and bread. During the preaching, the recruit didn't understand a thing. He just sat there and tried to look just like that man in the front pew. Then he perceived that the preacher was giving announcements. People clapped, so he looked to see if the man was clapping. He was, and so the recruit clapped too.

Then the preacher said some words that he didn't understand and he saw the man next to him stand up. So he stood up too. Suddenly a hush fell over the entire congregation. A few people gasped. He looked around and saw that nobody else was standing. So he sat down.

After the service ended, the preacher stood at the door shaking the hands of those who were leaving. When the missionary recruit stretched out his hand to greet the preacher, the preacher said, in English: "I take it you don't speak Spanish."

The missionary recruit replied: "No I don't. It's that obvious?"

"Well yes," said the preacher, "I announced that the Acosta family had a newborn baby boy and would the proud father please stand up."

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*Fatherly Chat*

A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man.

The father invites the fiancee to his study for a chat. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man.

"I am a Bible college student." he replies.

"A Bible college student. Hmmm," the father says. "admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?"

"I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us."

"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father.

"I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us."

"And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?"

"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiance. The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide.

Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?"

The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."

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Eye Laugh

"CD Burner"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw315

"Beware of"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw314

"Football is Catching On"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw313

"Don't Paint"
http://www.cybersalt.org/go.php?id=cw312

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Is It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz)
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
If you’ve ever visited the delightful Bobbarama, you know that its witty proprietor posts the occasional Take Two. So, what exactly is a Take Two? It’s a battle of the sexes type humor collaboration, in which Bob and a funny female both write about a given topic.

Why am I telling you this? Because today I’m the female half of Bob’s collaboration, and the topic is shopping. I hope you’ll enjoy my take on shopping with your mate, which is in the form of a multiple choice quiz. (You’ll find a link to Bob’s take at the end of this post.)

Is It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz)
By Madeleine Begun Kane

One sure way to test a relationship is to shop with your mate. Not only is joint shopping stressful, but it amplifies differences in temperament and taste. It can even lead to bickering, brawls, and mayhem. So take this compatibility quiz now. Or risk being ousted from your favorite boutique.

1. When you arrive at the mall he:

a. Says “Let’s shop together. It’ll be fun.”
b. Says “Meet me in hardware.”
c. Vanishes.

2. In men’s clothing he:

a. Asks your opinion and compliments your taste.
b. Buys a tie he already owns.
c. Bemoans the demise of the leisure suit.

3. In lingerie he:

a. Says you look sexy in an oversized robe.
b. Asks you to model see-through garments too small to identify.
c. Hands you a Wonderbra.

4. While checking out men’s underwear he:

a. Agrees to try argyle socks.
b. Balks at replacing torn shirts because “They’re broken in just right.”
c. Doesn’t know his size. (”Mommy always buys my shorts.”)

5. When you try on a dress he:

a. Tells you everything looks great.
b. Checks the price before giving an opinion.
c. Snores.

6. At the jewelry counter he:

a. Admires a pair of his-and-her gold rings.
b. Claims to prefer flashy trinkets.
c. Promises to buy you something nicer “off the truck.”

7. In electronics he:

a. Helps you choose a home computer.
b. Asks for easy-to-use software for the “little lady.”
c. Watches the game.

8. At the video store he:

a. Finds a classic film you’ll both enjoy.
b. Hides out in the “adults only” department.
c. Suggests you buy a work-out tape.

9. In the book shop he:

a. Walks you to fiction where you discuss favorite authors.
b. Tells you he could write a Best Seller, if he only had the time.
c. Sprints to the swimsuit calendars.

10. In the record store he:

a. Finds you a long sought cd on the discount rack.
b. Heads for hard rock.
c. Asks for the 45’s.

11. At the toy mart he:

a. Helps select a game for your nephew.
b. Plays “People” non-stop on the electric piano.
c. Elbows children aside to play video games.

12. At “Pets R Us” he:

a. Oohs and aahs at kittens and pups.
b. Sneezes violently.
c. Mentions a childhood mishap involved parakeets and snakes.

13. In the pharmacy he:

a. Whips out a shopping list.
b. Pretends not to know you, while you ask for tampons:
c. Makes you buy the condoms.

14. At the supermarket he:

a. Says “You do aisles 1 to 8 and I’ll handle 9 to 16.”
b. Spends hours selecting beer and chips.
c. Appears stunned by the invention of scanners.”

15. If the supermarket line is long he:

a. Offers to save your place while you look around.
b. Pressures you to leave.
c. Wanders off to munch on “free samples.”

16. If something you bought is defective he:

a. Offers to return it.
b. Tries to convince you it “isn’t all that bad.”
c. Hides to avoid “a scene.”

When you’ve finished this quiz, total your abc’s. If you have ten or more a’s, you two may safely attempt a trip to the mall. Fewer than ten a’s? Seriously consider leaving him home.

And if you have more than ten c’s, check his parents’ refund policy. Perhaps his folks will take him back.

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http://www.bartleby.com/73/ Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations
The 2,100 entries in this eminently researched collection form the constellation of collected wisdom in American political debate. In fulfilling decades of requests from Members of Congress for citation of quotations, the Library of Congress compiled the most frequently asked questions of the legislature for the edification of every citizen.
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http://www.archives.gov/about/m National Archives
Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1% - 3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family's history, need to prove a veteran's military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you.

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http://gasbuddy.com/ GasBuddy.com
GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It is comprised of 170 gas price information web sites that help consumers find low gasoline prices. All web sites are operated by GasBuddy. GasBuddy has the most comprehensive listings of gas prices anywhere by far. Related site: A Primer on Gasoline Prices.
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http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/ National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Fact sheets, FAQs, statistics, policy papers, and other documents and information about suicide prevention. Related site: Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
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http://www.win.niddk.nih.gov/ Weight-control Information Network
The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
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http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm Body Mass Index
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. It is a number that shows body weight adjusted for height. BMI can be calculated with simple math using inches and pounds, or meters and kilograms. For adults aged 20 years or older, BMI falls into one of these categories: underweight, normal, overweight, or obese.
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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/tvs.htm TVs Decision Guide
Not sure where to start? A lot has changed in the past few years, and you have more choices than ever. This step-by-step guide by Consumer Reports contains the essential information you need to find the TV that best suits your preferences and your budget.
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| Safety from the Heart |
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January 11, 2007
Today's Message is from Sandy Barclay (a Houston Albemarle employee).

It's almost time to do a little yearly pruning. Here's an article about pruning safety.

Plant and tree pruning is a necessary part of many agricultural-related operations. And although pruning may seem like a simple task, pruners need to be aware of the safety issues and hazards associated with pruning activities. Before pruning begins, workers should receive training in pruning hazards; safe pruning techniques; safe tool handling; ladder safety; and the proper personal protection to be worn.

Above all, pruners should be dressed for protection. Personal protective equipment like protective
eyewear, gloves, headwear, shoes, long-sleeved shirts, and pants help shield workers from many pruning hazards. Workers should be appropriately dressed for the day’s weather conditions with light-colored, thin clothing for the hot days and warmer layers for cold or wet days. And for all
outdoor work, adequate sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat provides protection against the sun’s harmful rays.

One hazard of pruning is from the branches or foliage removed during the pruning process. As many pruning activities require workers to get in close to the plant or tree to see where to make the best cut, an eye could be poked or cut by a ricocheting branch, flying debris or sharp twig. So eye
protection, such as safety glasses or face shields, is an essential part of pruning equipment. To
protect against other cuts and scrapes from foliage, workers should wear long-sleeved shirts, neck
scarves, and long pants. In some cases, a dust mask may be necessary to prevent inhaling airborne
particles during the cutting, grinding or sawing of limbs and foliage. Workers are also advised to
wear hard hats and sturdy or steel toed shoes to protect against falling limbs and debris.

Another hazard of pruning is from the cutting tools required to do the job. Tools include pruning
knives and saws, anvils and scissor shears, manual and electric hedge shears, branch loppers, pole
pruners and power saws. These tools have common hazards—sharp blades and pinching points. Workers can protect themselves from cutting injuries by practicing safe tool handling techniques, maintaining and storing tools properly, and wearing protective gloves. Well-fitting gloves can also
provide a better tool grip and prevent blisters, cuts or puncture wounds.

Because tree and orchard pruners often work at heights, they should be trained in ladder safety, including proper climbing techniques, ladder placement, and ladder maintenance. Shoes with good tread provide traction for climbing. Tree pruners should also note the location and height of electrical lines and avoid touching them with foliage, pruning equipment or lift equipment.

Other general safety tips for pruners include using proper lifting techniques; avoiding awkward postures; using ear plugs working around power tools; drinking plenty of liquids to prevent heat exhaustion and dehydration; taking short, frequent breaks from repetitive tasks; and stretching before, during and after work. Sometimes bees, wasps, snakes, and ticks may be encountered while pruning, so workers should carefully observe areas for signs of insect or reptile and avoid or take
extra care in those locations. Lastly, maintaining good health and overall strength can reduce injuries from the physical labor of pruning. If workers prune with safety in mind, they can snip hazards in the bud.
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January 10, 2007
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls

Did you know that slips, trips, and falls are second only to automobile accidents in causing personal injury? On stairways alone, falls result in almost two million disabling injuries yearly. There are thousands more minor injuries caused by slips, trips, and falls each year. Most alarming of all is the fact that industrial falls cause over 1000 deaths each year. This topic discusses what can be done to prevent slips, trips and falls. Most of the suggestions in this article can be used on the job and at home.

Slips occur when there is too little friction between a person's feet and the walking surface. Many factors can cause a slip. Ice, oil, water, cleaning fluids, and other slippery substances are probably the most obvious causes. However, the flooring may be inappropriate-perhaps it is a slick material-or the person who slips may not be wearing proper shoes. To prevent slips, avoid walking in areas which pose slipping hazards if at all possible. Always promptly clean up spills of slippery substances. Better yet, prevent the spills in the first place. If an area is a chronic problem, re-route foot traffic in order to avoid it. If flooring is a problem, replace it or coat it with a non-slip surfacing material. Always follow your company's safe shoe policy. Most safe shoe policies require a slip-resistant sole.

Trips occur when a person's foot contacts an object and they are thrown off balance. The main cause of tripping is obvious--anytime something is in a walkway it could cause someone to trip. Another culprit is an object which projects into the walkway--perhaps material stored low on a shelf. Poor lighting and uneven walking surfaces also cause tripping. Prevention of trips is simple but does require diligence. Keep objects that could cause someone to trip out of the way. Repair uneven flooring and install proper lighting if required.

Falls can be caused by a number of things. Slips and trips frequently result in a fall. Falls also occur for other reasons. Improper use of ladders and scaffolding can result in a fall-usually a very serious one. Falls also happen when people climb objects without using fall protection equipment. Don't risk serious injury by taking shortcuts. If you are working on a ladder, scaffold, or other elevated platform, make sure you know the requirements for using them safely. Always use fall protection equipment when it is required.

Slips, trips, and falls cause numerous injuries every day. But they are among the easiest hazards to correct. Take the time to look around your worksite for these hazards and work to prevent them. Take care not to cause any slip, trip, or fall hazards as you go about your daily activities. Don't let a slip, trip, or fall keep you from enjoying all that life has to offer.

http://www.webworldinc.com/wes-con/slips.htm
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Today's Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Pam Kemp.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE

Friday morning on my way in to work, 6:55 or so, I encountered quite an experience with another driver who's destination was the same as mine, HERE.

First of all he zoomed around me on a double yellow line, next he cut through a convenience store on the corner (I'm sitting at the light with my blinker on to turn onto the main road leading to our facility) and watching his dangerous attempt to make it to the plant in record time. When I pulled into the parking lot he was getting out of his car and putting his hard hat on...just seconds before I parked my car. For a couple of extra seconds this person drove like a maniac and put himself as well as others in danger. I'm not exactly sure what the speed limit is on the road in front of the plant but I really don't remember there being a sign that says accelerate to see just how fast you can go in a few hundred feet.

You know who you are!!! If you are running that far behind, you need to leave a tad earlier so you won't have to make others fear for their safety as you pass them like a streak of lightening. It was still dark outside and the roads were slick from the light rain we had during the night...not a good time to play Nascar driver; save that for the racetrack.

For your safety and ours.....slow down and be more considerate of other drivers trying to do the same thing you are trying to do.... arrive in one piece at your job. Safety is of utmost importance to us all...at home, on the road and at work no matter what the time of day or night...think about it.
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In 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket. Their father was gone. The boys ranged from 3 months to 7 years; their sister was 2. Their Dad had never been much more than a presence they feared.

Whenever they heard his tires crunch on the gravel driveway they would scramble to hide under their beds.

He did manage to leave $15 a week to buy groceries.

Now that he had decided to leave, there would be no more beat-ings, but no food either.

If there was a welfare system in effect in southern Indiana at that time, I certainly knew nothing about it. I scrubbed the kids until they looked brand new and then put on my best homemade dress, loaded them into the rusty old '51 Chevy and drove off to find a job.

The seven of us went to every factory, store and restaurant in our small town. No luck.

The kids stayed crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while I tried to convince whomever would listen that I was willing to learn or do anything. I had to have a job.

Still no luck. The last place we went to, just a few miles out of town, was an old Root Beer Barrel drive-in that had been converted to a truck stop. It was called the Big Wheel.

An old lady named Granny owned the place and she peeked out of the window from time to time at all those kids. She needed someone on the graveyard shift, 11 at night until 7 in the morning. She paid 65 cents an hour, and I could start that night.

I raced home and called the teenager down the street that baby-sat for people. I bargained with her to come and sleep on my sofa for a dollar a night. She could arrive with her pajamas on and the kids would already be asleep. This seemed like a good
arrangement to her, so we made a deal.

That night when the little ones and I knelt to say our prayers, we all thanked God for finding Mommy a job. And so I started at the Big Wheel.

When I got home in the mornings I woke the baby-sitter up and sent her home with one dollar of my tip money -- fully half of what I averaged every night. As the weeks went by, heating bills added a strain to my meager wage.

The tires on the old Chevy had the consistency of penny balloons and began to leak. I had to fill them with air on the way to work and again every morning before I could go home.

One bleak fall morning, I dragged myself to the car to go home and found four tires in the back seat. New tires! There was no note, no nothing, just those beautiful brand new tires. Had angels taken up residence in Indiana , I wondered?

I made a deal with the local service station. In exchange for his mounting the new tires, I would clean up his office. I remember it took me a lot longer to scrub his floor than it did for him to do the tires.

I was now working six nights instead of five and it still wasn't enough. Christmas was coming and I knew there would be no money for toys for the kids.

I found a can of red paint and started repairing and painting some old toys. Then hid them in the basement so there would be something for Santa to deliver on Christmas morning. Clothes were a worry, too. I was sewing patches on top of patches on the boys pants and soon they would be too far gone to repair.

On Christmas Eve the usual customers were drinking coffee i n the Big Wheel. These were the truckers, Les, Frank and Jim, and a state trooper named Joe.

A few musicians were hanging around after a gig at the Legion and were dropping nickels in the pinball machine. The regulars all just sat around and talked through the wee hours of the morning and then left to get home before the sun came up.

When it was time for me to go home at 7 on Christmas morning, to my amazement, my old battered Chevy was filled full to the top with boxes of all shapes and sizes. I quickly opened the driver's
side door, crawled inside and kneeled in the front facing the back seat.

Reaching back, I pulled off the lid of the top box. Inside was a whole case of little blue jeans, sizes 2-10! I looked inside another box: It was full of shirts to go with the jeans. Then I peeked inside some of the other boxes. There was candy and nuts and bananas and bags of groceries.

There was an enormous ham for baking, and canned vegetables and potatoes. There was pudding and Jell-O and cookies, pie filling and flour. There was a whole bag of laundry supplies and cleaning items.

And there were five toy trucks and one beautiful little doll.

As I drove back through em pty streets as the sun slowly rose on the most amazing Christmas Day of my life, I was sobbing with gratitude. And I will never forget the joy on the faces of my little ones that precious morning.

Yes, there were angels in Indiana that long-ago December. And they all hung out at the Big Wheel truck stop ..

THE POWER OF PRAYER. I believe that God only gives three answers to prayer:

1. "Yes!"
2. "Not yet."
3. "I have something better in mind."

Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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Volume 12, Number 24 --- 11 Jan 2007
Tourbus Home -- http://www.InternetTourbus.com


TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Fix Your Own Computer / Myspace Privacy

In today's TOURBUS, you'll find answers to 14 common computer problems that may be affecting you. Instead of an expensive trip to the repair shop, learn how to fix it yourself! We'll also take a look at the shocking security holes in Myspace affecting those with "private" profiles. Read on for answers!

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Fix Your Own Computer!
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A lot of the questions I get are from people with messed-up computers, wondering if they should head for the repair shop. In most cases, I recommend that people try to fix the problem on their own, and give them detailed instructions for doing so. I've put together a list of some of the most common "computer self help" questions from the past year, just in case you need a little help, and want to save a bunch of money. :-)

* SLOW COMPUTER? - I have a theory that sludge builds up inside a computer over time, much like an automobile engine. After a while, it doesn't start up like when it was new, it stalls unexpectedly, and performance is sluggish. Here's my special recipe to clean that icky goo out of your computer's pipes, so Windows will start quicker, run more reliably, and go faster on the information superhighway...

http://askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html

* WHICH ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-SPYWARE? - I hear from some readers who run 2 or 3 anti-virus programs, and half a dozen anti-spyware tools. Personally, I think that's overkill. Feuding "anti's" can cause system lockups, and slow down your computer. Here's my personal arsenal of free software to fight viruses, spyware and popups...

http://askbobrankin.com/antivirus_antispyware.html

* SYSTEM RESTORE - Wouldn't it be nice if you could go back to a point in time when your computer was working? Think of System Restore as the Undo command for Windows. Learn how to turn back the clock on your blunder or computer emergency...

http://askbobrankin.com/system_restore.html

* RECOVERY CONSOLE - Sometimes viruses, spyware or random cosmic rays will attack your computer,leaving you unable to even start Windows. In many cases, the Windows XP Recovery Console can help you fix the problem.

http://askbobrankin.com/recovery_console.html

* REMOTE ASSISTANCE - This free tool built into Windows lets your geeky friends interact with your computer just like they were sitting in front of it, even if they're half a world away. You see everything they're doing, so you can learn how to fix the problem yourself next time.

http://askbobrankin.com/remote_assistance.html

* SHARING A PRINTER - If you have two PC's but only one printer, you can share the printer so both can print to it. And you don't have to be a computer guru to make it happen. Here's how...

http://askbobrankin.com/sharing_a_printer.html

* LOW VIRTUAL MEMORY - If you get a message saying 'Your system is low on virtual memory' you probably need to install more RAM. But there are some other things you should check first...

http://askbobrankin.com/low_virtual_memory.html

* FIX MASTER BOOT RECORD - "I was trying to fix a spyware problem and it seems I messed up my computer. Now when I start Windows XP I get the 'MBR Corrupt' and 'Error loading operating system' messages." Here's how to fix a computer that won't boot up...

http://askbobrankin.com/fix_mbr.html

* DO YOU NEED A REGISTRY CLEANER? - If your computer keeps getting slower and slower, you might need to clean your registry. Here's the scoop on the Windows Registry and how to keep it tidy:

http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_registry_cleaner.html

* DO YOU NEED A FIREWALL? - Perhaps you've heard conflicting reports on whether or not you should be using a firewall. Some people say you MUST have a firewall if you have a highspeed DSL or cable connection. Here's the scoop on WHO needs a firewall, WHAT they do, and WHY you might be wasting your money on firewall software.

http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_firewall.html

* WIRELESS SECURITY - Since wireless networks are easy to set up, some people don't realize they are offering free Internet to anyone driving by with a laptop. Most people wouldn't want to allow their home network to be shared by strangers or used for illegal activity. Here's how to keep it from happening...

http://askbobrankin.com/wireless_security.html

* COMPUTER RESTARTS ITSELF - Does your Windows XP computer often restart itself for no apparent reason? It could be overheating, bad RAM, a software glitch, or spyware. Here's how to identify and solve the automatic restart problem...

http://askbobrankin.com/computer_restarts_itself.html

* INSTALLING A NEW HARD DRIVE - If you're running low on hard drive space, a new drive at today's low storage prices is a good idea. But should you a SATA, IDE, external or portable drive? And how big is big enough? Here are some tips on selecting & installing a drive, and help copying the files from your old drive.

http://askbobrankin.com/add_a_second_hard_drive.html

* CDROM OR DVD ICONS ARE GONE - If your CDROM and/or DVD icons are suddenly misssing, it's possible that evil gnomes have snuck into your computer and stolen the drive. But more likely, it's a software problem that's pretty easy to fix...

http://askbobrankin.com/cdrom_icon_missing.html

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Is There Any Privacy at Myspace?
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Myspace offers members the option to designate a profile as public or private. When you choose to have a private profile, only those people that you have selected as Myspace "friends" can view your profile, friends list, comments, etc. That's the theory anyway... but in actual practice, a surprising number of "hacks" have been discovered that allow ANYONE to view information on Myspace profiles that are supposed to be private.

My advice is to treat your Myspace page as a public forum and don't count on Myspace to keep ANYTHING private. For more information on exactly what may be exposed, and the details of how surprisingly easy it is to "hack" into private Myspace profiles, read on...

http://www.askbobrankin.com/view_private_profile.html

That's all for now, see you next time! -- Bob Rankin

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Activities and Events of Interest
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The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Clinton Library September 22-25, 2007.
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"September 11 WDYTJWD" W. P. Florence
Justice first, then peace."
"September 11" Never forget.--Tony Moses
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD ...the only way"--Phillip Story
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keeping my head down but face toward Heaven" - - Jody Eldred, ABC News Cameraman in Kuwait
"Remember Pearl Harbor? Remember 9/11!" --"Bug"
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. - - George Carlin
"Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!" - - Queen E. Watson
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NEVER FORGET! We're listing the names of our soldiers killed weekly. These records can be found at http://www.defenselink. mil/releases/

01. Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen, 28, of Wasilla, Alaska, died Jan. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

The Department of Defense announced the death of three airmen who were killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Killed were:
02. Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner, 35, of Tamarac, Fla.
03. Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, 23, of New Castle, Del.
04. Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr., 24, Galesburg, Ill.

05. Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson, 23, of Vancouver, Wash., died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over Dec. 26 in Baghdad. Johnson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

06. Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson, Ariz., died Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, Calif., of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Dec. 8. Blum was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

07. Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr., 24, of St. Paul, Minn., died Jan. 9 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Wosika was assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.

08. Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, of Salisbury, Md., died Jan 7 in Iraq of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

09. Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell, III, 21, of West Memphis, Ark., died Jan 6 in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds sustained during route security operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

10. Pfc. Ming Sun, 20, of Cathedral City, Calif., died Jan. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations. Sun was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

11. Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, of Sabine Pass, Texas, died Jan. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Berg was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

12. Maj. Michael L. Mundell, 47, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Jan. 5 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Mundell was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), Spartanburg, S.C.

13. Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21, of Peoria, Ariz., died Jan. 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Missing World War II Airmen are Identified

The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that nine airmen missing in action from World War II have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

The nine are 2nd Lt. Hugh L. Johnson Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; 2nd Lt. Byron L. Stenen, Northridge, Calif.; 2nd Lt. John F. Green, Watertown, N.Y.; 2nd Lt. John M. Meisner, Pembroke, Mass.; Staff Sgt. Walter Knudsen, Sioux City, Iowa; Cpl. John A. DeCarlo, Newark, N.J.; Cpl. Robert E. Raney, Monon, Ind.; Cpl. William G. Mohr, Mt. Wolf, Pa.; and Cpl. Michael J. Pushkar, Mahanoy City, Pa. All were assigned to the U.S. Army Air Forces.

The individually identified remains of Stenen, Green, Meisner, Mohr and Pushkar, as well as the group remains representing all nine crewmen, are being buried today at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Johnson, Knudsen and Raney will be buried elsewhere.

On the morning of Oct. 9, 1944, the crew took off on a training mission from Nadzab, New Guinea, in their B-24D Liberator. The aircraft was not seen again, and it was speculated that it had encountered bad weather.

In early 2002, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby reported the discovery of two dog tags by villagers from a World War II crash site in Morobe Province. Specialists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) traveled to Papua, New Guinea, in November 2002 to investigate several World War II aircraft losses. The team interviewed the two villagers who gave them the dog tags, then surveyed the site where aircraft wreckage and human remains were found.

A joint team of JPAC and Papua, New Guinea specialists mounted a full-scale excavation at the site January through February 2003, when they recovered additional human remains and crew-related artifacts from the wreckage field. JPAC scientists and Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory specialists used mitochondrial DNA as one of the forensic tools to help identify the remains. Laboratory analysis of dental remains also confirmed their identification.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ or call (703) 699-1169 .

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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Scheduled Activities
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Columbia County Amateur Radio Club meets Every second Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Union Street Station. And YOU'RE invited. Net is every Sunday at 20:30 on 147.105.
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MCC - "Faith Builders" Small group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm.
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MCC - Mom's Day Out - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 2.$10 for the first child, $5 for the second. Call 234-3225 for reservations.
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MCC - Nursing Home Ministry - Meadowbrook Every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am. Taylor, the last Thursday each month.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast held every Tuesday morning at 6 AM in Miller's Cafeteria. If you aren't a regular participant at the Men's Prayer Breakfast, you're missing some great food, fellowship and inspired teaching of the Word. Hope to see you there.
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Emergency Phone Number 911
(Fire, Police, Ambulance, Sheriff, etc. )
Central Dispatch 234-5655
(Non - Emergency Number)
Direct Numbers
Ambulance - 234-7371 (24 Hour)
Jail - 234-5331 (24 Hour)
Poison Control - 800-222-1222 (24 Hour)
http://www. aapcc. org/
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"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
"Laugh whenever you can and cry if you need to." -- "Bug"
"I read the end of the book. We win!" -- "Bug"
"We may not be able to cure the world, but we don't have to make it sicker." -- "Bug"
"There just ain't enough fingers for all the holes in the dike." - - "Bug"
"It's no big deal doing what God tells you to do. A big deal would be NOT doing what God tells you to do. Just ask Jonah." - - Paul Troquille
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out." - - Tony Blair
"Information is the currency of democracy." - Jefferson
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Hope you enjoy the newsletter.
Again, thanks to all our contributors this week.

God bless and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
Eph 4:22-24 Ezek 11:19-21 Acts 19:18-20 Num 28:11-13 Psa 7:17 http://www.e-min.org/
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