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  Ethan Malone
  Josiah Malone

Bug's Bleat - - GCF: Bath Note

  A photo of “The Broken Egg” dining room.
  Josiah and I in "The Broken Egg"
  Josiah and Ethan Share a Book with MaMaw

Bug's Bleat - - GCF: Bath Note

Volume 10, Issue 30 Friday, July 25, 2008

Hello All,

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. We were in Mandeville, LA, visiting Jimmy, Vanessa, Josiah and Ethan the week of July 14 and FM Global was at the plant this week. Sometimes I hear young people talking about how little there is to do in a small town like Magnolia and I have to wonder what dimension they live in.
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I don’t crave travel these days but we did have a great time visiting the kids in south Louisiana last week. We took our time starting out and, on the first day, made it to Arcadia, LA by lunch where we ate at a Mexican café (we looked for one with a pile of service trucks in the parking lot.) After lunch, we drove on to one of my favorite southern towns, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
I've always liked Vicksburg. The Mississippi River bridge (the old one) is one of my favorites and, of course, I feel tied to the battle field where my great grandfather fought and his brother probably rests (he never found his twin brother after the battle was over).
In Vicksburg that evening, we ate supper at the Beechwood Restaurant & Lounge [4451 East Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183, Off of I-20, 601-636-3761, A local favorite for charbroiled steaks and/or fried shrimp.] It was a GREAT meal. Annette had steak and oysters and I had crab cakes and broccoli. I remember eating there years ago with Manny and Pawpaw.
On Wednesday, we took a leisurely drive on down to Mandeville, meeting Vanessa and the boys at exit 59 on I-12, at the McDonalds. Annette got in the vehicle with them and we went to Osaka, a Japanese steak house on US190 in Covington, LA for a late lunch (Annette called it Sunch.) Then we followed Vanessa down into Mandeville to their townhouse. This is a three bedroom, two and a half bath place in a real nice part of town. After Jimmy got home, Vanessa fixed "French Dips" for supper and the girls went out for some late shopping (for some reason, they had to do some shopping morning and evening every day we were there).
Annette and I slept in Josiah's room. It was a little disorienting when I woke up to go to the bath room and noticed that the ceiling was a star map. Vanessa had stuck glow in the dark star shapes on the upper wall and ceiling. I guess they go well with Josiah's "Glow in the Dark" underwear.
Thursday morning, Ethan and I woke up first. Then we got the rest of the crew up and we all went to "The Broken Egg" [http://www.anotherbrokenegg.com/menu.php] for breakfast. It's down on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, at the end of US 59. A GREAT place to eat. Old home in a residential neighborhood, the parking lot was like a city park with white shells for parking areas among the trees. Inside the decor was eclectic, very "homey" and lots of antiques to look at. Tables covered with white butcher paper that all of us colored on. I had Redfish Benedict with blueberry grits. Annette, Jimmy and Vanessa had more standard fare of Shrimp omelets, potatoes and English muffins. The kids had French toast (though Josiah also ate most of my grits.) For dessert, we all shared a HUGE platter of Bananas Foster French toast.
Then it was time to race to the Global Wildlife preserve where we made a mad dash to board covered wagons for a morning tour of the park. Annette bought a 20lb bucket of animal feed for $20 and Ethan began furiously pouring feed on the floor of the wagon (after he'd thrown his cup to the wildebeest.) Jimmy didn't throw his cup away; a large Asian cow took it from him. He held on until he was dragged halfway out of the wagon before relinquishing the cup to the animal. Through much fighting with the kids, we managed to hoard enough feed to have some to share with the Giraffes at the last stop on the tour.
Along the way, Annette and the boys fed and petted all sorts of beasts and Ethan visited all the other riders on our wagon, pouring out their feed also. By the time we got back to the visitors center, the floor of the wagon was slick with crushed feed pellets. And it was HOT. as we left the wild life center I watched the 1:30 pm group load the wagons, feeling glad that we'd gone in the morning while the heat was bearable.
After a few miles, the air conditioning revived us and we could start thinking about "Luper". Jimmy suggested "Petunias", a cross between Millers cafeteria and "Copelands". So we stopped by there and picked up a foot long shrimp po boy along with two chicken dinners for the boys and two dinner specials for Annette and me. She had the Pecan Crusted chicken and jambalaya and I had the veal and eggplant Parmesan. Both were "cebon".
After napping and cleaning up, Vanessa was home from work and we gathered at the ACME Seafood Café in Covington. Again the food was great. My red snapper literally melted in my mouth. Annette had soft shell crab since they didn't have oysters Rockefeller. We were having a great time and Annette got up to take Josiah to the bathroom. Upon her return, she stopped at another table in the dining room and returned to our table with some grilled oysters on the half shell. She'd noticed them and asked the family how they tasted so they gave her some. They were worth the asking.
After our big day, Annette and the kids collapsed into bed and were "out" in an instant. Jimmy and I went into Covington and he gave me a tour of the church. It's a "storefront" building that's very nice and just right for a "starter" church. The building is rented by an AG congregation that moved into the area after Katrina. Now most of them have moved back to their home city and "The Lighthouse" uses the building on Saturday nights for services.
Friday morning, the girls went shopping again while us boys listened to music and read some of the books "MaMaw" had brought them from Aunt Shirley. Too soon it was time to pack the Yukon and share one more meal together, lunch at Semolina's Bistro Italia, 70380 Highway 21, Creekstone Village, Covington, LA 70433, [www.semolina.com] This is a small, upscale Bistro specializing in Italian Gourmet dishes. The boys shared a sausage flatbread, I had Puente pasta and shrimp while Annette and Vanessa had two wonderful chicken dishes.
Then we hugged and waved goodbye to the boys as Vanessa took them to the daycare where she works, only a mile north of the restaurant. Ethan told Annette "Stay MaMaw!" It was hard to leave them.
We stopped back in Vicksburg that evening, finally making it back to Magnolia on Saturday.
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James Hampton "Hamp" Dickens, 67, of Bergenfield, N.J., died June 15, 2008 in Bergenfield, NJ. “Hamp” was born Jan. 6, 1941 in Magnolia to Cordelia S. Dickens and the late James Harlington "Tex" "Holly" Dickens.
Hamp was Preceded in death by his father, and his sister, Emma Catherine "Tappy" Dickens.

Over the years, we followed the story of Hamp and Tappy, young, talented Magnolian’s who went off to the “Bright Lights” of New York. But I lost track of them and just recently was wondering whatever happened to them. They came to my mind when Delicia Torrence, one of my favorite young people co stared in an El Dorado production of “South Pacific.” Thinking about that production reminded me that I hadn’t heard from Hamp and Tappy in years. Then I saw the obituary. I still don’t know when Tappy passed away, but here’s a brief biography of Hamp, culled from local and New York sources;

Hamp was in theater all of his life, beginning at age three, as a dance student of Buster Cooper. Buster was his mentor and teacher until he moved to Dallas. At that time, while Hamp and Tappy were in Magnolia High School, Hamp and Tappy followed Buster’s example and opened their own dance studio in the family home and continued Buster’s dance lessons for children in the area.
Cordelia, their mother and a talented artist, designed the dance sets and costumes for the recitals; making all the costumes in her home for the dance students. Mrs. Hitchcock, Magnolia librarian, was the pianist for their rehearsals and recitals.
Hamp taught Kathy Moore Wheatley (a future Miss Arkansas who opened the Magnolia dance studio that still bears her name) tap dance beginning when she was three years of age until he left Magnolia for Dallas and she sought to other teachers to continue what was to become her career. In addition to being popular and successful high school and college students, they had their own KVMA radio show; they contracted for performances, choreographed by Mr. Cooper, at hotels and programs in El Dorado and Camden. Hamp was selected as the picture for a national Coke-Cola advertisement in the 60’s. He was a popular theater major and cheerleader at Southern State College (SSC).
After SSC he attended SMU and was a contracted performer at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. Buster Cooper again choreographed the shows and Hamp performed them until he left for New York. Hamps’ first major show on Broadway was as a dancer in "Pal Joey," a musical comedy with Al Jolson that lasted for 15 performances in 1963. Bob Fosse starred in the title role. And he had the role of Diesel, part of the Jets gang, in 31 performances of "West Side Story" in 1964. He ushered at Carnegie Hall until Carol Channing discovered him and gave him his big break. She became his mentor; and he performed with her in the original Broadway version of “Hello, Dolly!" He was a dancer and member of the ensemble cast during most of the show’s 2,844 performances between Jan. 15, 1964 to Dec. 27, 1970. Channing starred in the lead role of Dolly Levi. Channing’s place on stage was filled on occasion, by Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller, Betty Grable, Ethel Merman, Martha Raye and Ginger Rogers, among others. Among other cast members were Eileen Brennan, Charles Nelson Reilly David Hartman and Cab Calloway. He was one of the seven brothers in the Broadway "Oklahoma," and many other Broadway productions until he retired and choreographed his own shows for nightclub and hotel performances.
He owned and operated The Old Curiosity Shop in Bergenfield, N.J., until retiring again in 2001 to become the care giver for his mother, now 93 years young. His Broadway career may be reviewed on the Internet [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=106066]"
Ann Thomas of Magnolia, who remembers Dickens as her husband’s cousin remembers that the Dickens children made an impression around Magnolia when their father, J.H. Dickens, gave both of his children red convertibles. "Certainly in that era, that was quite a novelty because not many kids had cars then," she said. Hamp’s smile and happy performances will be missed by all. Memorials may be made to the Actors Fund, to First United Methodist Church of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University or to the charity of one’s choice. www.lewisfuneralhome.biz
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The annual Magnolia Farmers’ Market is being held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at the market located at the corner of Stadium and Vine Streets across from Amfuel. The market is open from 6 a.m. until noon on those days. Some farmers are there every day throughout the summer.
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The Lafayette County 9-10 Girls All-Star team is the Arkansas State Champion and is headed to the World Series in Alexandria, LA on August 1st. We are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a chaise lounger that was donated by E-Z Rental. Tickets are $2 for one and $5 for three. If you would like to help support these girls please contact Brian Taylor or Jeffrey Rogers at Albemarle (235-6000)
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Survivor Sings to Patients' Souls - - DarynKagan.com
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The amount of a controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) found in baby bottles is tiny and cannot harm human health, the European Union's top food safety body said on Wednesday reacting to recent health concerns.
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The Lighthouse Church Report:
Cargo Cult Church
Sunday, July 20, 2008 jimmy Malone
On the Island of Tanna, in the South Pacific paradise of Vanuatu, we find the John Frum movement. Fifty years ago today, the American Flag was first raised over the villages of Tanna. Large airstrips were built by the natives. They had bamboo control towers, complete with wooden antennas and coconut headsets. The natives painted USA on their bodies and marched in mock drills. All in hopes of receiving a shipment of cargo from a plane that has never come. You see, this is the last living example of the Cargo Cults that sprung up all over the Pacific during World War II. The natives were overwhelmed by the prosperity that came with U.S. occupation. The "cargo", as they called all Western goods and equipment, made the Allied forces invincible and the locals who were lucky enough to be employed by them rich beyond their dreams.
Where did these magical guns and planes and radios and jeeps come from? When the foreigners explained that these were all manufactured by humans, this explanation was dismissed as an obvious lie. Only the gods could give such gifts. When the war was over and western troops were gone, the tribe missed the cargo greatly. So they decided to reenact the Americans rituals in an effort to coax the gods into returning with more cargo.
Before you laugh too loudly, think of this: God has moved among His people throughout the centuries. These visitations have come with different signs and "rituals". Sunday school, the altar call, that special kind of music, that style of preaching, the dancing, or shaking, or silence....Yet when we ask, how did this begin? It is always, "Prayer, fasting, repentance, hungering after God and His Word..." This is too simplistic. Anyone could do that...there must be some special dispensation of divine grace, a mystical mysterious spiritual phenomenon.
Maybe if we just sing those songs again, and preach like that, and have this kind of service...We imitate revival in hopes that God will drop it on us. But only the real, personal, private burning of each individual heart can fan the flames of revival. God is not calling us to set the world on fire with yesterday’s revival, but to come back to the cross, trusting that Christ alone can save not only this broken world, but our broken lives.
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Football
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - jimmy Malone
I love football. Did I ever mention that? Vanessa was watching figure skating the other day and my four year old, Josiah, said, “That’s a girl game." Later, we saw a football preview. "Look, Daddy, football! That's for boys and Daddys!"
I especially love this time of year. This will be our year! Who Dat Superbowl party! LSU over Bama by 35. Fountainbleau High is going all the way. And Josiah's Pee Wee flag football team is going to sweep the competition. Who cares what happened last season. We all get a new start.
Here at the Lighthouse, we are ready to start our second season. We have a few new players, a few team members who have moved on, and a core group that made it through last years' campaign. But we are going after more than touchdowns. We are going for a prize that cannot rust or fade away. We are battling for souls...lives of real people who really need the love of Jesus.
On the field, the battle is won in the trenches. The big guys in the middle must get in position to push the competition off the line. You have to stay low and maintain leverage. We have to stay low, on our knees even, and gain the leverage that can only be achieved in prayer and fasting. The enemy of our souls will not budge for hype or emotion. We have to push through in intercession.
The skill players have to pass, run, and catch the ball with precision. We must be ready with a word in season, skillful in sharing the gospel at a moment's notice.
So here we are again in training camp. We have learned the lessons of last season and we are ready to rumble.
Yeah, I'm thinking 16-0 this year....

http://thelighthousechurch.publishpath.com/
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Albemarle Corporation, (NYSE: ALB) a global leader in specialty chemicals and sustainable clean energy solutions, has been awarded a multi-year order from Neste Oil Oyj, Finland (OMX Helsinki: NES1V) to produce catalysts made exclusively for Neste for use in their NExBTL renewable diesel process.
This proprietary NExBTL process, the world's first fully commercial renewable diesel production process, delivers an advanced fuel based on renewable raw materials that performs more efficiently and has a lower level of environmental impact than fossil diesel or FAME-type (fatty acid methyl ester) biodiesel.
Neste Oil and Albemarle have worked together for several years to develop the catalysts for the NExBTL renewable diesel process. Albemarle's multi-year order with Neste includes scheduled deliveries of the catalysts for 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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Albemarle Corporation has developed and produced a new catalyst that can help improve the performance of hydrodesulphurization (HDS) units by up to 35 percent over the current most active catalysts in the hydro processing marketplace.
The new product, Ketjenfine(R) 770 hydrodesulphurization catalyst, built on patented STARS(TM) technology, will enable ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) refiners to improve their operating margins substantially by increasing catalyst cycle length; increasing throughput; or running cheaper, lower quality feed stocks, all without additional, new capital expenditure.
"Our global hydro processing R&D and marketing teams have scored a winning goal with this exciting new catalyst," said John Nicols, vice president of Albemarle's catalysts segment. "This innovative product is already helping Albemarle and its customers meet the rising global call for clean energy solutions. Ketjenfine 770 catalyst is a breakthrough product that delivers real value to the marketplace at a time when refiners are being stretched by increasing diesel demand and more stringent fuels specifications."
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US railroads began a six-month survey on Tuesday under a federal mandate to determine how best to reroute hazardous tank car cargoes around population centers, a move generally welcomed by the country’s chemicals industry.
Under a rule issued earlier this year by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), major US
rail carriers are to gather cargo, route and risk factors data on existing shipments of toxic inhalant hazard (TIH) products.
TIH cargoes, what the rail regulators term poison inhalation hazards (PIH), include chlorine,
ammonia, ethylene oxide, methyl bromide and sulphuric acid.
The US chemicals industry and other heavy rail freight users joined the AAR in 2005 in a successful court challenge to a city council ban on hazmat rail traffic through Washington,
DC.
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Each week the Defense Department highlights military personnel who have gone above and beyond in the war. [http://www.defenselink.mil/heroes/] - - Charles Claude Jr.
Hometown: New York City, NY
Awarded: Bronze Star with Valor
Sergeant Charles Claude of the United States Army went out on patrol like any other in Mosul, Iraq, but soon found himself in a life or death struggle that would pin him and his unit against an ambush perpetrated by fanatical terrorists.

On that September morning in 2007, Claude went "outside the wire" as the turret gunner mounted in a M1117 Armored Security Vehicle. Before long, danger was spotted ahead of them as their unit’s alert eyes noticed an improvised explosive device (IED), a lethal killer of coalition forces. With Claude’s men well aware that every minute they remained stationary they became more vulnerable in this still volatile part of Iraq, they called forward troops to neutralize the hidden explosive as fast as possible.

The moment the IED was disabled, all hell broke loose around the young soldiers. Insurgent fire came pouring in from all directions, with rifle rounds striking the vehicles and rocket-propelled grenades whizzing into their position. Under the hail of fire, Claude did the only thing he could do to survive the day: fire back. And with that, he unleashed the full fury of his machine gun on the attacking terrorists. Two insurgent vehicles – commonly referred to as "technicals" – came under the crosshairs of Claude’s weapon and were quickly disabled.

Under the leadership of their First Sergeant, the armored vehicle moved forward through the winding streets of Mosul to drive off the ambush. In hot pursuit of the now scattered attackers, Claude’s vehicle came around a corner, only to be hit by a barrage of automatic weapons fire, wounding him and his vehicle commander. The sights of Claude’s machine gun were also destroyed by this vicious barrage.

Ignoring his wound, Claude doggedly continued to engage the enemy fighters from his exposed turret, instead of withdrawing into the relative protection of the armored vehicle. In the close-quarters fighting, another insurgent leaped onto Claude’s vehicle, threatening the lives of every man in it. With no regard for personal safety, Claude spun his turret towards the enemy, while the driver tried to jostle the enemy off the M1117. Eye to eye with the belligerent, Claude reached for his M-4 battle rifle and fought off the savage attack at point blank range, wounding the insurgent. Minutes after the ambush was launched, all the hostiles now lied dead, wounded, or withdrawn.

When his vehicle commander dismounted and began providing medical care to the wounded enemy, Claude continued to provide defensive cover for his unit while the area was secured, ignoring medical care for his own wound until much later. Reinforcements discovered that the two "technicals" disabled earlier, were mobile weapons caches – weapons that would no longer be in terrorist hands.

Sergeant Claude’s courageous actions on that day broke the back of the insurgent’s ambush, pushing the initiative back to the Americans’ side and saving the lives of many of his fellow troops. Because of his outstanding bravery and disregard for his own safety under such harrowing fire, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor.
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The latest from Michael Yon, the foremost “milnews” blogger on the web.
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24 July 2008

I am currently in Nepal trekking in the Himalaya for a month or two, getting in shape for Afghanistan. The monsoon rains leave the trails mostly empty, and my lower legs covered with leeches. Rubbing salt and tobacco can help, but the streams and rains simply wash that away after a short time, and so by the end of the day, my socks are often soaked with blood. When I rinse the socks, the water is crimson with blood. But the leeches don't hurt or cause illness.

Otherwise, the Maoists in Nepal are actually taking a more responsible approach than most folks might have expected. I've got three porters to carry my books and camera gear. They are all Maoists, so there are many interesting conversations at night. I told them that I have been to many communist countries and find the communist philosophy bankrupt. I don't like it at all. They laugh at me because they know that America is a friend of the Nepali people. But I have been to Nepal on perhaps five or six occasions, and it's true that all that the Maoists wanted was justice, schools, roads, clinics, and so forth. Thankfully, this war has ended, yet also it was a war that never needed to happen if the people had been treated with respect.

I just went eight days with no Internet, and had to divert my course, walking four days to find an Internet connection in a small village. My inbox contained complaints about the price of an E-book edition of Moment of Truth in Iraq on Amazon.com. I did not know there was an E-Book version until readers informed me. The pricing of this "Kindle" edition is completely out of the publisher's hands and Amazon has, for some reason unknown to me, set the price very high.

While I'm in this small Nepali village today, I'll do interviews on various radio programs, such as G. Gordon Liddy, Dennis Miller, Bill Bennett, Mancow, Kirby & Co., and Vicki McKenna. If you hear one of the interviews, there might be some strange sounds in the background. The telephone I'll be using is in a kitchen, where the locals will be talking Nepali or some other language, and cooking my dinner during the interviews!

Many people are coming to realize that the war in Iraq is over. The situation is still violent, but the fast progress is undeniable. The Iraqi government is inept, yet is largely seen as legitimate. The Iraqi government has dramas, but we need look no further than to our friends in Thailand or South Korea or India to see even greater governmental dramas. I remember living in Poland when they traded communism for democracy and capitalism. Unemployment, inflation and economic woes were as bad (perhaps even worse) than in Iraq. Poland is one of America's closest allies and has been an important partner in Iraq. Poland knows that Iraq can make it, although the war has been divisive in Poland, too.

In the next month or so, I might ask the American or British military if they will take me back in Iraq after this trek in Nepal, but there are many long days ahead for me in Afghanistan, and I imagine much of that will be beyond the walls of any military base. Now is time to study the war ahead, and to prepare for the long path ahead.

Your correspondent,
Michael

Http://www.michaelyon-online.com/index.php
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This week we watched [Ratings are my own]:
Miss Congeniality (2000) [8.5]Starring Sandra Bullock ... Michael Caine ... Benjamin Bratt ... Candice Bergen ... Ernie Hudson ... and William Shatner
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) [7.0]Starring Sandra Bullock ... Regina King ... Enrique Murciano ... William Shatner ... and Ernie Hudson
Two Weeks Notice (2002) [8.5]Starring Sandra Bullock ... Hugh Grant ... and Alicia Witt
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) [8.5]Starring Clark Gable ... Jean Harlow ... Myrna Loy ... and James Stewart
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) [8.0]Starring Noah Wyle ... Sonya Walger ... and Bob Newhart
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) [3.5]Starring Noah Wyle ... Gabrielle Anwar ... Bob Newhart ... Jane Curtin ... and Olympia Dukakis
Grand Prix (1966) [7.0]Starring James Garner ... Eva Marie Saint ... Yves Montand ... and Toshirô Mifune
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This week we read; “The front” / by Patricia Cornwell, “Echo burning” / Lee Child, “Killing floor” / Lee Child and “Running blind” / Lee Child.
We’re currently reading; “The steel wave : a novel of World War II” / Jeff Shaara.
We intend to read; TERMINAL CHAOS: Why U.S. Air Travel Is Broken and How to Fix It (Library of Flight Series) (Hardcover) by George L., Ph.D. Donohue (Author), Russell D., III, Ph.D. Shaver (Author), Eric Edwards (Contributor), Fighting words : how liberals created neo-conservatism : a political autobiography / Ben J. Wattenberg, “Judgment day” / by Sheldon Siegel, “Extraordinary circumstances : the journey of a corporate whistleblower” / Cynthia Cooper, “Bad luck and trouble : a Jack Reacher novel” / Lee Child. And “Persuader : a Jack Reacher novel”
/ Lee Child.
We recommend: “Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials” by Kyndra miller Rotunda,
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http://www.shelfari.com/BugsBleat/shelf?ec=7D790D174EFS18012
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The photos on the front of this week’s “Bleat” ” include Josiah, Ethan, Annette, and me. Also a photo of “The Broken Egg” dining room.
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We’ve now got several addresses on the web for "Da Bleat." For the latest issue, go to http://www.bugsbleat.blogspot.com. Last quarter’s issues can be seen at http://www.bugsbleat2q08.blogspot.com.
Our photos are posted at http://www.bugsbleatphotos.blogspot.com.
If you want to see more photos of April’s train wreck in Magnolia, go to http://www.bugsbleattw.blogspot.com/
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Feel free to share the "Bleat" with any and all. That's why we publish it.
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Dr. Pat Antoon’s New Address:
Pat Antoon 06669-010
Federal Prison Camp
P.O. Box 9300
Texarkana, TX 75505
Be sure and keep him in your prayers.
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Recipe(s) of the week - - - Poached Eggs

I usually have an egg with my grits and homade wheat bread each morning. And, to eat healthier, I usually boil my egg, three minutes. But last week’s breakfast at the “Broken Egg” in Mandeville, LA reminded me how much I like poached eggs and you don’t have to peel a poached egg. So, this morning, I decided to try poaching my egg instead of boiling it. I thought someone had said something about vinegar but I couldn’t remember the details so I just used a small two and a half cup pot, some salt and, once the water was boiling, I slipped the egg (which I had previously cracked in a small cup) into the boiling water. After three minutes, I used a slotted spoon to retrieve the egg and “viola!”

If you’d like to poach your own eggs, here’re three recipes from some Food Network stars.
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Poached Eggs Recipe adapted from Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse, published by William Morrow, 1993

3 cups water
½ teaspoon white vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
3 large eggs

Bring 3 cups of water to a boil with the vinegar and salt in a small saucepan over high heat.
Crack an egg into a cup and slide the egg gently into the water. Crack another egg into the cup and while the water returns to a boil, slide this egg into the water as well. Repeat with the third egg. When the water returns to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the eggs are set. Watch carefully and remove the eggs when the yolks are still soft, about 2 to 2 ½ minutes. (Test by lifting an egg slightly out of the water on a slotted spoon and gently pressing the center with your finger; the yolk should be soft and the white firm.)

Drain on paper towels. Poached eggs can be made ahead and immersed in a bowl of water in the refrigerator. Reheat by immersing briefly in simmering water.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 to 3 servings

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_4771_PRINT-RECIPE-FULL-PAGE,00.html
Episode#: EM1C66
Copyright © 2006 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved
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Poached Eggs Recipe courtesy Sara Moulton

Water
1 tablespoon vinegar
4 eggs

Heat 2 to 3 inches of water in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling. Add vinegar. Crack eggs into 4 small cups and slide one by one from the cup into the simmering water. Maintain the water just below a simmer, reducing the heat to low if necessary. Cook until the whites are set and the centers are still soft.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Episode#: CL9437
Copyright © 2006 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved
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Poached Egg Tips Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Always use fresh eggs. If you can't see the difference between the "thick" white and the "thin" white, the yolks will probably break in the pan. Always deliver the eggs to the pan with a custard cup or large spoon. Avoid cracking directly into the pan. When using a non-stick skillet cook in no more than an inch of water. If you don't have a non-stick pan, poach in a deep saucepan containing at least 3 inches of water. Always acidulate the poaching liquid with either vinegar or lemon juice (1 tsp per each cup of water). Bring liquid to a boil, add eggs, then remove from heat and cover. How long you ask? It depends on how many eggs. I like my yolks barely runny so I'll cook 4 eggs for 7 to 8 minutes depending on their size. Since more eggs will absorb more heat from the water, they will take longer to cook, so for large batches always include an extra "test" egg. Always remove eggs with a slotted spoon. Poached eggs can be refrigerated in ice water for up to 8 hours, then reheated in hot water. Do not re-boil.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_14136_PRINT-RECIPE-FULL-PAGE,00.html
Episode#: EA1C13
Copyright © 2006 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved.
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BreakPoint
No Life, No Justice
By Mark Earley
7/25/2008
Sanctity of Life Is Foundational

Note: This commentary was delivered by Prison Fellowship President Mark Earley.

Followers of Jesus are being asked by politicos, pundits, and even some pastors, to abandon abortion as a decisive and vital issue in this year’s election. Instead, we are being urged to cast our votes based on other justice issues such as poverty, protecting the environment, and bringing the troops home from Iraq. There are three problems with this line of thinking.

First, the sanctity and dignity of life (which abortion destroys both physically and conceptually) is the cornerstone upon which all justice is built. All human rights are predicated first upon the right to life.

Thomas Jefferson understood this clearly when he wrote, and I quote, “The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.”

For the believer, the value of each human life, no matter how young or old, derives from the belief that all humans are created by God and stamped with His image.

The second problem with abandoning the right to life issue for the sake of others is the nature of the disagreement between candidates on these other issues. All candidates agree that poverty should be ended and the environment protected—the debate surrounds the strategies to be used. Likewise, even the strongest supporters of the war in Iraq want to bring our active combat troops home—the argument is about how, under what circumstances, and when.

But abortion is different. On this issue, many candidates are diametrically opposed. There is no common ground. Their records are clear, and the contrasts are sharp.

The third reason we cannot lose focus on protecting the unborn is that so much work remains to be done. Despite a positive shift in public opinion on protecting unborn children, despite the addition of Supreme Court justices who seem to believe in the right to life, despite the passage of the Partial Birth Abortion Act and many parental notification and consent laws, the fact remains that abortion on demand is still the law of the land. And the death toll continues to rise every single day.

Since the passage of Roe vs. Wade in 1973, more than 48 million unborn children have perished—and only 7 percent of the women who had those abortions cited medical concerns, rape, or incest as their reasons. And those who promote abortions—they are flexing their muscle as never before. In Fiscal Year 2006-2007, Planned Parenthood took in over $1 billion in donations. They provide 20 percent of all abortions in the U.S., and took in $336 million in government funds—that is your taxes!

Believers must press candidates on the right to life this year. The so-called single-issue, pro-life voters are not single issue at all. Why? Because the dignity and sanctity of human life is a thread that connects virtually all humanitarian causes. They recognize that unless our country protects the most vulnerable of human life, all other issues touching upon human dignity are in peril—whether it is human trafficking, mental health, AIDS, poverty, victims’ rights, prisoners’ rights, or health care, just to name a few.

Indeed, if the life of the most innocent and defenseless among us—the unborn child—is not worth protecting, I ask you, my friend, whose is?

Catherina Hurlburt, “Only One Way to Be Pro-Life?” The Point, 27 June 2008.

Dr. Warren Throckmorton, “Uninformed Consent,” BreakPoint Online, 20 January 2006.

Mariam Bell, “Playing Fair?” BreakPoint WorldView, 7 October 2007.

Gina Dalfonzo, “Abortion Changes You,” The Point, 23 January 2008.

Travis McSherley, “End Abortion—Doctor’s Order,” The Point, 27 October 2006.

Gina Dalfonzo, “‘No, I’M more Pro-Abortion!’” The Point, 8 January 2008.

Roberto Rivera, “First Things First: Voting and the Sanctity of Life,” Boundless, 2 September 2004.

“The Issues: Abortion,” New York Times.

“The Candidates on Abortion,” Pew Forum.

Sarah Wheaton, “2008 Candidates on the Abortion Ruling,” New York Times, 18 April 2007.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 070713, “The Me-Centered Family.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 070914, “Stopping at Nothing.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 070912, “The Fertility Gap.”

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Words of the Week:
puerile: juvenile; childish.
antediluvian: extremely old.
cupidity: eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth.
fiduciary: relating to the holding of something in trust for another.
mephitic: offensive to the smell; also, noxious.
anodyne: serving to relieve pain.
tatterdemalion: a person dressed in tattered clothing.
malinger: to feign illness or inability.
insensate: lacking sensation or awareness.
supernumerary: exceeding a necessary or usual number.
gamine: an urchin; also, a mischievous girl or young woman.
vituperation: abusive language.
melange: a mixture.
sempiternal: everlasting; eternal.
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"People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority." - Philip Chesterfield

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

"One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things." - John Burroughs

"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." - Arthur Rubinstein

"Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices --- just recognize them." - Edward R. Murrow

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless." - Thomas Alva Edison

"Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought." - Henri Bergson

"I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe." - Leo Rosten

"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love." - Albert Einstein

"You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched." - Phaedrus

"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation." - Roberto Benigni

"The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love." - Margaret Atwood

"The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him." - Rachel Carson
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GCF: Bath Note

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Dear Kids,

Don't be alarmed, the world isn't coming to an end. I am simply taking a bath. It will take about thirty minutes and will involve soap and water. Yes, I know how to swim. Even if I didn't, forcing myself to drown in a half-inch of lukewarm water is more work than I've got energy for. (Which reminds me, I'm all for science projects, but the next time you want to see if Play-Doh floats, use cold water.)

Don't panic if I'm not out right on time. I've heard that people don't dissolve in water and I'd like to test the theory. While I'm in the tub, I'd like you to remember a few things. The large slab of wood between us is called a door. Do not bang to hear my voice. I promise that even though you can't see me, I *am* on the other side. I'm not digging an escape tunnel and running for the border, no matter what I said a while ago. I didn't mean it. Honest. There will be plenty of time later to tell me about your day.

"Later" means at a time when I am no longer naked, wet, and contemplating bubble gum in the blow dryer. I know you have important things to tell me. Please let one of them be that you have invented a new way to blow bubbles, not a new way to add gum to your hair.

Believe it or not, shouting, "TELEPHONE!" through the closed bathroom door will *not* make the phone stop ringing. Answer it and take a message. Since Amazing Mind-Reading Mom has the day off, you'll need to write that message down. Use paper and a pencil. Do not use your brother and the laundry marker. We can't send him to school with telephone number tattoos.

Water makes me wet, not deaf. I can still tell the difference between the sound of "nothing" and the sound of a child playing the piano with a basketball. I can also hear you tattling at the top of your lungs. I'm *choosing* NOT to answer you.

Don't call your dad at work and tell him I am unconscious in the bathroom. He didn't appreciate it last time. He won't appreciate it more this time. Trust me.

No matter how much I would like it, water does not make me forgetful. I remember who you are and why you are grounded. No, you can't go to Shelby's house to play. No, you can't go to Shelby's house to use the bathroom. If someone is in our other bathroom, you will just have to think dry thoughts and wait. Unless you have four feet and a tail, do not think of going outside to "water" the lawn. I know the dog does it. The neighbors don't feel the need to call me when the dog does it.

Unless the house catches on fire, stay inside and keep the doors locked. Do not go outside and throw rocks at the bathroom window to get my attention. I know it works in the movies. This is reality, the place where people don't like to sit in a tub while rocks and broken glass rain in on them. Do not set the house on fire. Call me if there is an emergency.

Emergencies ARE:
1. Dad has fallen off the roof.
2. Your brother and/or sister is bleeding.
3. There's a red fire truck in front of our house.
Emergencies are NOT:
1. Dad has fallen asleep.
2. Someone on TV is bleeding.
3. There's a red pickup truck in front of our house.

One other thing: Being forced to use the last roll of toilet paper for a towel does not make me happy. In the future, when the tub overflows, use a mop to clean up the water instead of every towel in the house. For my sanity's sake, let's pretend it was the tub, Okay? No, I don't want to hear the real story. Ever. Especially not while I'm standing in the pool of water you missed.

By the way, all Play-Doh experiments are hereby canceled.

Be good. Entertain yourselves. Yes, you can do both at the same time. Try coloring, playing a game, or paying that stack of bills on the coffee table.

I'll be out soon. Maybe.

Love,
Your Mom
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GCF: Seat Belt

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I was teaching my 6-year-old daughter how to unbuckle her seat belt.

She asked, "Do I click the square?"

I said, "Yes."

She asked me, "Single click or double click?"
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GCF: The Congregation Replied

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Down in the South, there are many churches known as "answer back" churches. When the preacher says something, the congregation naturally replies.

One Sunday, a preacher was speaking on what it would take for the church to become better. He said "If this church is to become better, it must take up its bed, and walk." The congregation said "Let it walk, Preacher, let it walk."

Encouraged by their response, he went further. "If this church is going to become better, it will have to throw aside it's hindrances and run!" The congregation replied, "Let it run, Preacher, let it run!"

Now really into his message, he spoke stronger. "If this church really wants to become great, it will have to take up its wings and fly!" "Let it fly, Preacher, let it fly!" the congregation shouts.

The Preacher gets louder. "If this church is going to fly, it will cost money!"

The congregation replied. "Let it walk, Preacher, let it walk."
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GCF: Men!

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, LB) -Tom
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A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!"

The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH!!"

They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.

If men would only listen.
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GCF: A Man's Disease

The man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me."

"Well, in plain English," the doctor replied, "you're just lazy."

"Okay," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife."
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GCF: M&M Genetics

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, John) -Tom
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Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.

Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the "loser," and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theatre of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world. Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to:

M&M Mars
A Division of Mars, Inc.
Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503

along with a 3x5 card reading, "Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this "grant money." I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.

There can be only one.
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GCF: Haircut

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Matthew) -Tom
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The supervisor of my work section recently made a casual comment about my shaggy mane of hair.

He then went on to extol the virtues of a good haircut, which, he insisted, makes an elderly man look younger and a younger man seem more mature.

"How would a haircut make a middle-aged guy like me appear?" I asked, trying to stump him.

"Still employed," was his answer.
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GCF: Communication

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A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up.

"Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained.

"He was a communications major in college, and I majored in theater arts.

He communicates really well, and I just act as if I'm listening."
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GCF: Skim Milk

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Joann) -Tom
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To help a friend lose weight, I told her that she should switch to lower-fat foods; including skim milk. When she said her family would only drink whole milk, I suggested that she keep their regular container and refill it with skim milk. This worked for quite a while, until her daughter asked, one morning, whether the milk was okay.

"Sure, it's fine," my friend answered, fearing she had been found out. "Why do you ask?"

"Because according to the bottle," the daughter explained, "this milk expired two years ago."
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GCF: Divorce!

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An old lady goes into a lawyer's office. "I need your help in arranging a divorce."

"A divorce? "Tell me, how old are you?"

"I'm eighty-four."

"Eighty-four! And how old is your husband?"

"My husband is eighty-seven."

"My, my, and how long have you been married?"

"Next September will be sixty-two years."

"Married sixty-two years?! Why would you want a divorce now?"

"Because ... enough is enough."
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\ _/ "Freedom ... is a worship word." \_ /
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\ _/ thank a Veteran! \_ /
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\ / "Brevity is ... wit." \ /
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\ _/ "First things first -- \_ /
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NEW YORK -- A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule and a calculator. At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. 'Al-gebra is a problem for us', the Attorney General said. 'They desire solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.' They use secret code names like 'X' and 'Y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'There are 3 sides to every triangle'. When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, 'If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.' White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President.

From Mary Alexis
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How To Install A Home Security System In The South
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1. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men's used size 14-16 work boots.
2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns and Ammo Magazine.
3. Put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.
4. Leave a note on your door that reads:

Hey Bubba,
Me, Big Jim, Duke and Slim went for more ammunition. Back in an hour. Don't mess with the pit bulls - they attacked the meter reader this morning and messed him up real bad. I don't think Killer took part in it but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of 'em in the house.
Better wait outside.
"Cooter"

Thanks to Waneta
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Just goes to show that there is a place for everyone.

IT'S ALL ABOUT CHOICES Where to Live After Retirement...

You can live in Phoenix , Arizona where.....
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that 'dry heat' is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

You can Live in California where...
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought

You can Live in New York City where...
1. You say 'the city' and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan .
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is 'nature,'
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn.
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You can Live in Maine where...
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco .
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.

You can Live in the Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. 'Y'all' is singular and 'all y'all' is plural.
3. 'He needed killin'' is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, etc.

You can live in Colorado where...
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

You can live in the Midwest where...
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: 'Where's my coat at?'
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, 'It was different!'

AND, You can live in Florida where..
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.

Thanks to Waneta
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Astronomy Quiz

My daughter's 5th-grade class had been studying astronomy. One morning at breakfast she announced, "On Friday we're having a quiz on the moon."

That's when her little brother piped up, saying, "Are you gonna let her go, Mom?"

Received from Thomas Ellsworth.

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Taking Down the Flag

My husband was serving his last few years of military service on active duty with an Army reserve unit. There were three branches of military reserve units at our last duty station. During one month, my husband and his buddy were assigned to take down the flag at the end of the day, which is a very formal affair to watch.

One day my husband and his buddy marched solemnly out to the flag pole and saluted the flag. Then his buddy begin to haul the flag down. After a minute of this and not seeing a flag come down, they both looked up.

The flag had already been taken down.

Received from Dixiegirl.

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Mad Cow

Two cows are conversing in a field. The first one says to the other, "Have you heard about this 'mad cow disease' that is going around?"

The second cow responds, "Yeah, but I'm not worried about it; I'm an airplane!"

Received from Harrison Cobb.

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Zookeeper's Dilemma

A zookeeper wanted to get some extra animals for his zoo, so he decided to compose a letter. The only problem was that he didn't know the plural of "mongoose."

He started the letter: "To whom it may concern, I need two mongeese."

No, that wouldn't work, so he tried again: "To whom it may concern, I need two mongooses." Is that right?

Finally, he got an idea: "To whom it may concern, I need a mongoose, and while you're at it, send me another one."

Received from Thomas Ellsworth.

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You are a Lousy Cook if...

Your family automatically heads for the table every time they hear a fire alarm.

Anyone has ever broken a tooth eating your homemade yogurt.

Your kids know what "peas porridge in a pot nine days old" tastes like.

Your son goes outside to make mud pies, and the rest of the family grabs forks and follows him.

Your kids' favorite drink is Alka-Seltzer.

You have to buy 25 pounds of dog food twice a week for your toy poodle.

Your kids got even with the neighborhood bully by inviting him over for dinner.

Your husband refers to the smoke detector as the oven timer.

No matter what you do to it, the gravy still turns bright purple.

Received from You Make Me Laugh.

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Children At Play

As newlyweds, my wife and I hosted a family get-together at our apartment, which had a large grassy field and superb children's playground next door. My wife organized games outdoors for our eight nieces and nephews, and the laughter and activity drew other children, until about thirty kids were playing and clamoring for my wife's attention. After three hours, she called it quits.

The next morning while we were getting ready for work, two boys knocked on our patio door and asked if our children could come out and play. I told them we had no children; our nieces and nephews had just been visiting. Looking momentarily dejected, they brightened considerably as they asked, "Well, then, can your wife come out and play?"

Received from Becky Day.

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History of South Africa

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa explains the history of white settlement of his country like this:

When the white man came, we had the land and he had the Bible.

He said, "Let us pray," so we all bowed our heads, closed our eyes, and prayed.

And when we opened our eyes, lo and behold, we had the Bible and he had the land.

But you know, we got the best deal!

Received from Colin Lewis.

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Electrical Officer

My daughter is an electrical officer on a carrier. Recently I asked her what her duties were. She answered, "To fix electrical problems."

When I asked what was considered an electrical problem on a carrier, she replied, "Anything you can't fix with a hammer."

Received from Sonja Foerster.

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Teasing

My grandson, Justus, age 10, and his sister Taylor, age 13, were always teasing each other. One day, Justus was getting "sensitive" about things his sister was saying to him. I reminded him that he had said the same types of things many times in days past.

With quiet reflection, he spoke a gospel truth: "But it doesn't hurt as much coming out of my mouth as it does going into my ears."

Received from Sherry Bloom.

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Don't Mess With Southerners

Two businessmen in New York city are sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store isn't ready - only a few shelves are set up.

One says to the other, "I bet any minute now some tourist is going to walk by, put his face to the window and ask what we're selling."

No sooner are the words out of his mouth when, sure enough, a curious southerner walks to the window, has a peek, and in a Southern drawl asks, "What're y'all sellin' here?"

One of the men replies, "Oh! We're selling idiots here."

Without skipping a beat, the southern gentleman says, "Well, I see y'all're doing really good. You only got two left!"

Received from Janet.

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Madeleine Begun Kane Latest Columns - - http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2008/05/09/email-hell-limerick-haiku-prompt/ - - Email Hell (Limerick & Haiku)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is email and/or spam. First, my limerick:

I’m out of the office right now.
Do I hate answ’ring email? And how!
Missed your missive? I’m glad,
So I won’t say I’m sad.
Pester some other worker-bee. Ciao!

And now my three spam-related haiku:

Suffocating spam
Pours into my computer,
Drowning out meaning.

Virulent spammers
Take over my computer,
Devouring its core.

My email pours in,
The meaningful lost,
Strangled by spam.

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Cindy McCain...Very Interesting!

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on Cindy McCain, John's wife.
All I ever saw was this attractive woman standing beside John. I was surprised how talented and involved with world problems she is. This is a summary of the article.
She graduated from Southern Cal and was a special-needs teacher.
After her Dad died she became involved with his beer distributing firm and is now the chairwoman. Sales have doubled since she has taken over from her father.
They have a marriage prenuptial agreement and her assets remain separate.
She is involved around the world clearing land mines - travels to these countries on a detonation team and serves on their board.
They have a 19 year old serving in Iraq, another son in the Naval Academy, a daughter recently graduated from Columbia University, an adopted daughter in high school, and a son who is the finance guy at the beer firm.
They've raised their kids in Phoenix, Az. rather than Washington DC because of a better atmosphere. He commuted.
In 1991, Mrs. McCain came across a girl in an orphanage in Bangladesh.
Mother Teresa implored Mrs. McCain to take the baby with severe cleft palate.
She did so without first telling her husband. The couple adopted the girl who has had a dozen operations to repair her cleft palate and other medical problems.
They have a Family Foundation for children's causes.
She's active with 'Halo Trust' - to clear land mines, provide water and food in war ravaged and developing countries.
She will join an overseas mission of 'Operation Smile', a charity for corrective surgery on children's faces.
She has had two back surgeries and became addicted to pain killers.
She talks openly about it which she says is part of the recovery process.
I'm surprised the media is so quiet about her attributes. She sounds more capable than Hillary or Obama. We would really get two for the price of one. A person with business and international experience.
John did work for the firm for awhile when he left the Navy. She, however, has the real business experience. Very interesting.

Election 2008:

Cindy Hensley McCain has been disparaged as a trophy wife, a Barbie, an heiress with fancy purses, even the Paris Hilton of politics. But there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Yes, Mrs. McCain is the perfectly coifed blonde standing dutifully behind the senator during his speeches. And yes, she wears stylish clothing and carries a Prada purse. And it's true she doesn't say much. But feminist critics who write her off as a 'stand-by-your-man' shrinking violet are selling her short.
While Obama's wife has been hating America, complaining about the war and undermining our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, McCain's wife has been worrying about her sons who actually are fighting or planning to fight in the war on terror. One, in fact, was until a few months ago deployed in Iraq during some of the worst violence.
You don't hear the McCains talk about it, but their 19-year-old Marine, Jimmy, is preparing for his second tour of duty. Their 21-year-old son, Jack, is poised to graduate from Annapolis and also could join the Marines as a second lieutenant. The couple made the decision not to draw attention to their sons out of respect for other families with sons and daughters in harm's way.
Cindy also says she doesn't want to risk falling apart on the campaign trail talking about Jimmy who was so young when he enlisted she had to sign consent forms for his medical tests before he could report for duty and potentially upsetting parents of soldiers who are serving or have been killed.
The McCains want to make sure their boys get no special treatment. Same goes for their five other children, including a daughter they adopted from Bangladesh. During a visit to Mother Teresa's orphanage there, Cindy noticed a dying baby. The orphanage could not provide the medical care needed to save her life. So she brought the child home to America for the surgery she desperately needed. The baby is now their healthy, 16-year-old daughter, Bridget.
Though all seven McCain children including two Sen. McCain adopted from his first marriage are supportive of their father, they prefer their privacy to the glare of the campaign trail. Another daughter, Meghan, 23, helps him behind the scenes.
Cindy McCain not only cherishes her children, but also her country, which in an election year filled with America-bashing, is a refreshing novelty. She seethed when she heard Michelle Obama's unpatriotic remarks that she only recently grew proud of America. 'I am very proud of my country,' Mrs. McCain asserted.
She also may be tougher than the other women in the race. While Hillary thinks she's come under sniper fire on mission trips abroad, Cindy has actually seen violence. She witnessed a boy get blown up by a mine in Kuwait during a trip with an international group that removes land mines from war-torn countries.
Mrs. McCain also is a hands-on philanthropist. She sits on the board of Operation Smile, which arranges for plastic surgeons to fix cleft palates and other birth defects. She also has helped organize relief missions to Micronesia.
During a scuba-diving vacation to the islands, Mrs. McCain took a friend to a local hospital to have a cut treated. She was shocked, and saddened, by what she saw.
'They opened the door to the OR, where the supplies were, and there were two cats and a whole bunch of rats climbing out of the sterile supplies,' she recalled. 'They had no X-ray machine, no beds. To me, it was devastating because it was a U.S. trust territory.'
As soon as she returned home, she arranged for medical equipment and teams of doctors to be sent to treat the island children.
Michelle Obama may contribute to CARE, which fights global poverty and works to empower poor women. Cindy sits on its board.
While the Democrat women talk about helping the poor and needy, Cindy McCain actually rolls up her sleeves and does it. Who's the out-of-touch elitist?

Thanks to Mary Alexis
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Father/daughter talk...

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self- professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Jean doing?' She replied, 'Jean is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.'
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, 'That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Jean has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the Republican party.'

Thanks to Gary Foreman
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July 23, 2008
Road Rage
Today's Message is from Chet StRomain (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).

Road Rage.......You can leave home without it!!

I read an interesting article in our local community newspaper concerning a road rage incident that ended with a fatality. It seems that a motorist in a car and a motorcyclist got into a heated confrontation - no details mentioned. The confrontation escalated to the point where the motorcyclist was driving next to the automobile and attempting to punch the driver of the car. He eventually lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a tree. He wasn't wearing a helmet and died at the scene from a head injury.
Not knowing more details than what was mentioned in the article, its easy to find a lot of fault with the actions of the motorcyclist. Obviously, very poor judgment was being used - no helmet, physically attacking a person in a car while riding a motorcycle, etc. On the other hand, I wonder what the confrontation was about and what part the person driving the car had in it. He may have been perfectly innocent - but I'm guessing that he could have demonstrated some behavior that could have prevented the incident from escalating to the point that it did.
We all need to be aware that our actions can have affects on others that we might not anticipate. So the next time you're out for a ride and someone does something you take exception to ........... keep your hand signals and comments to yourself - take a deep breath, count to 10, say a prayer, whatever it takes to prevent you from being part of a road rage incident.

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July 22, 2008
Today's Message is from Colleen Myers (a PDC Albemarle employee)

7 Stupid Health Mistakes

By Emily Battaglia, LifeScript Staff Writer
http://www.lifescript.com/channels/healthy_living/Life_Tips/7_stupid_health_mistakes.asp?page=1

You’re educated, well read and are the go-to person for solving your family’s and friend’s problems. You consider yourself pretty knowledgeable on many topics but somehow you still manage to make stupid health mistakes. But why? Your well-being should be one of your top priorities.
So if the one area you’re lacking in expertise is how to maintain proper health, or if you are just ignoring what you know to be true, it’s time to wise up.
Here are seven stupid health mistakes even the smartest of adults are making:

1. Sabotaging Your Skin for a Little Color.
We all know that too much sun damages our skin, so why do we continue
frying ourselves in the pursuit of a golden tan?
Sun tanning and skipping the sunscreen both increase your exposure to the sun’s harmful rays, which can cause premature aging and even worse, skin cancer.
Tanning is simply not worth it, especially when so many good self-tanners are available.

2. Skipping Breakfast.
Breakfast is too easy and beneficial a meal to pass up in the mornings.
As you sleep, your body’s metabolism slows down, so when you wake up, your body needs food to get your metabolism going again.
When you skip breakfast, your energy levels suffer.
Although you may try skipping breakfast in an attempt to cut calories and lose weight, you actually tend to eat more throughout the day to compensate for your hunger and may gain more weight.
Studies have also shown that eating breakfast increases your ability to perform better mentally.

3. Smoking.
If you don’t know by now that smoking is bad for your health – not just bad, but deadly – you’re either in denial or have been living under a rock for the past 30 years.
The consequences of smoking include lung and throat cancer, premature wrinkles, an increase in men’s risk of impotence, and complication of pregnancies for women. And these are just some of the consequences of smoking.
While smoking is addictive and quitting can be challenging, it’s one of the best things you can do for your health today.

4. Skipping the Weights.
Contrary to popular myth, lifting weights will not necessarily make you bulk up, an effect that many people, especially women, want to avoid. In fact, women actually lack the testosterone and often the time it takes in the gym to really get beefy.
It’s true that when you start lifting weights or using a resistance training program, you generally gain a bit of weight before you start to lose it, but that’s simply because muscle weighs more than fat.
If you want to get in shape, “pumping iron” will make you look trimmer and more toned, and will help you burn more calories even after your workout is done.

5. Avoiding the Dreaded Doctors.
Nobody can attest to doctor visits as being pleasant experiences; in fact, seeing the doctor can be time-consuming, require tons of paperwork and even be somewhat embarrassing, depending on why you’re there.
Even so, having a checkup can mean detecting a problem and treating it early enough to avoid further complications.
Women should visit the gynecologist yearly for a pap smear and breast exam, as well as a yearly mammogram once over the age of 40. Men should have their testicles examined for irregularities and should also be checked for colon cancer.
You should also be visiting your dentist and general practitioner yearly. These doctor visits may be uncomfortable, but they can potentially save your life.

6. Not Getting Enough Sleep.
Doctors have been telling us for years that most people need at least eight hours of sleep a night to function at their fullest the next day, so why are you going to bed so late?
Sleep deprivation not only makes you feel less than your usual perky self, but has been linked to weight gain, depression, anxiety, heart disease, and insulin resistance, not to mention the accidents that can occur from limited mental alertness.
Many people find that there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get things accomplished, so they sacrifice sleep. Instead, you should sacrifice less important commitments and set a regular bedtime to get a full eight hours in to avoid the effects of sleep deprivation.

7. Drinking your Calories.
Starbucks lattes and Jamba Juice smoothies might be a regular fixture in your day, but you could be consuming nearly all of your calories for the day in just one cup.
Coffee drinks, smoothies, sodas, juices, and alcohol are all notorious for being high in calories.
If you’re drinking these regularly and not cutting back on your calories from food, you could be consuming up to an extra 1,000 calories a day, which leads to weight gain. Instead, try limiting yourself to one liquid treat once a week and drink plenty of water.
You are now armed with great information, so no more excuses when it comes to making stupid health mistakes!

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July 18, 2008
Boating Safety Tips

Today's Message is from Brittany Bayer (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).

Summer is here, and for a lot of people, that means fun at the lake. However, there are several important rules to remember when you are out on the water. Here are some boating safety tips!

-- Be weather wise: Sudden wind shifts, lightning flashes, and choppy water can all mean a storm is brewing (especially afternoons in Houston!). Bring a portable radio to check weather reports.
-- Bring extra gear you may need: flashlight, extra batteries, matches, a map, flares, SUNSCREEN, first aid kit.
-- Tell someone where you are heading, who is with you, and how long you think you'll be gone.
-- Check the boat and all equipment, engine, and gas tank before heading out on to the water.
-- Remember, driving anything, including a boat, and drinking alcohol don't mix!
-- Have fun and be safe!

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July 11, 2008
Louisiana Limits Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles

Today's Message is from Jenny S. Hebert (a BRT employee)
“Information is data that makes a difference…”

Three New Louisiana Laws Limit Use of Cell Phones in Vehicles

On Wednesday, July 2, 2008, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed three different bills limiting the use of cell phones and other wireless devices by the driver of a motor vehicle. Two of the bills target inexperienced drivers and broadly prohibit the use of cell phones. The other targets all drivers, but applies only to using devices for sending or reading text messages. Taken together, these laws create some significant restrictions on drivers that will apply to employees driving on company business.

Emailing/Texting Now Prohibited
The most expansive of the new laws is targeted toward forms of electronic text such as an email, instant message, or text message. The law prohibits a driver from using any wireless communications device to "write, send, or read a text based communication" while operating a motor vehicle. Wireless communications devices include cell phones, PDAs, and laptop computers. Numerous current business uses will be prohibited by this law, such as reading emails on a BlackBerry or other similar device. Likewise, sending a simple "running late" text message to a client while driving to the appointment is forbidden.
The law contains exceptions for emergency personnel in the performance of their duties, doctors communicating with their hospital, clinic, or office for the purpose of providing medical treatment, and for anyone reporting illegal activity, summoning emergency aid, or preventing injury to person or property. It also excludes using global positioning systems and permanently affixed dispatcher to operator devices in taxis and other transit for hire vehicles.

Cell Phone Use Curtailed
The second law prohibits all use of cellular telephones by any driver regardless of age who has held a Louisiana driver's license for less than one year unless they were previously licensed to drive in another jurisdiction. It contains exceptions for emergency personnel performing their duties, anyone contacting emergency personnel, and when in a parked vehicle. It also excludes CB radios, commercial radios, and devices with a push-to-talk function from coverage.

The third law prohibits drivers seventeen years of age and younger from using any wireless communication device for any reason, excluding CBs, commercial radios, and devices with a push-to-talk function. It also excepts using the devices for reporting emergencies, where personal safety is in jeopardy, reporting a criminal act against a third-party, or using the device in a parked vehicle. While minors sixteen and under cannot drive on public roads as part of their jobs, seventeen year olds can drive for their employer under limited circumstances. As such, employers with employees in this age group need to be aware of these restrictions.

All the laws are enforced as "secondary violations," which means a driver can only be cited for a violation of the laws if he or she is stopped for a violation of a primary violation such as speeding. The penalties are fines that are doubled in the case of a driver violating the law causing an accident. The more significant aspect of these laws is their ability to create standards of care that can be applied to employers in lawsuits stemming from those accidents.

What Should Employers Do?

There are several steps an employer should take in response to these laws. First and foremost, it should communicate these restrictions to its employees. Employers should advise employees that if they are trying to communicate with an employee who is known to be behind the wheel of a car not to do so through email. Rather, calling them and leaving a voice mail is preferred. This will eliminate the temptation for a driver to reach for his BlackBerry to see the message that just appeared. As part of this process, employers should also revise cell phone use policies to ensure the company's policy is consistent with the new laws.

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July 10, 2008
Food Safety on the Road

Today's Message is from Brenda Pritchard (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).
Picnics are a summer ritual. These are often held in locations outside major cities, an hour or more away, and in some cases, can become part of a camping trip. This is why food safety on the road is crucial.
Here are some simple food safety rules:
1. Keep perishable food cool on longer trips.
If you are traveling over 30 minutes with perishable food (i.e. meat, poultry, eggs, salad), place it in a cooler with ice or freezer packs. Have plenty of ice or frozen gel-packs on hand before starting to pack food.
2. Pack food safely Pack perishable foods directly from the refrigerator or freezer into the cooler. Meat and poultry may be packed while still frozen. That way it stays colder longer. Also, a full cooler will maintain its cold temperatures longer than one that is partially filled, so pack the remaining space with more ice or with fruit and some nonperishable foods like peanut butter. Be sure to keep raw meat and poultry wrapped separately from cooked foods, or foods meant to be eaten raw such as fruits. For longer trips, bring two coolers - one for the day's immediate food needs, such as lunch, drinks or snacks, and the other for perishable foods to be used later in the vacation. Keep the cooler in the air-conditioned passenger compartment of your car, rather than in a hot trunk. Limit the times the cooler is opened. Open and close the lid quickly.
3. Food safety while camping|
Keep the cooler in a shady spot and covered with a blanket, tarp or poncho, preferably one that is light in color to reflect heat. For drinking water, bring bottled water or other canned or bottled drinks. Always assume streams and rivers are not safe for drinking. If you plan to camp in a remote area, bring along water purification tablets or equipment, available at camping supply stores.
Keep hands and all utensils clean when preparing food. When planning meals, think about buying and using shelf-stable food to ensure food safety.
4. Don't keep food out in the heat
Perishable food sitting outside for more than two hours is not safe. For food safety, the time frame is reduced to just one hour if the outside temperature is above 90̊F. Eating anything that has been sitting in the hot sun is an invitation for food borne illness.
For more food safety information call the toll-free United States Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1 (800) 535-4555. (in the US only). http://www.soundvision.com/Info/misc/summer/sum.safety.asp

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July 9, 2008
Using Tools Judiciously

Today's Message is from Bob Weber (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).
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Use tools judiciously, with careful consideration and forethought.

Power tools are a blast. Use GFI or get ready for an unplanned defibrillation
Swimming pool robots can't hurt anybody, right? Just watch the little kids
go after them.
Knives are necessary...must I say more?
I love to roller skate, but I'm not very good at it. It's a good thing I have wrist pads.

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July 8, 2008

Today's Message is from Ron Werner (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).
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Safety…. Safety…. Safety

I know this subject gets drilled into you each and every day. Every morning in the “TAILGATE MEETING” your mind wonders, and you think how boring it is to go through the same thing each day. I always work safely.
I’ve been here for twenty-five years and haven’t got hurt yet.
This is a dangerous mind set to get into. It’s getting hotter each day.
TEMPERS as well as TEMPERATURE are rising. Prices on everything are going up. School is out. There are a lot of things to preoccupy our minds with.
These are the kind of things that take our mind off what we are doing.
This is a perfect set-up for an “ACCIDENT” to reach out and bite you. This happens at home as well at work or play.
I know each and every one of have asked, “JUST WHAT IS SAFETY”. Mr. Webster says…Safety is, “The state of being safe”. “A device designed to prevent accidents”. Remember you are that device between SAFETY and ACCIDENTS. Keep your mind clear and stay focused on the task at hand. Remember Safety is a good working partner, to work with and take home with you at the end of the day.

Don’t forget your Working Partner….
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Free Faxing / Wireless Printers / Performance Boosters / Taking Over the World

This week marks the 13th birthday of TOURBUS. Patrick and I want to say thanks to all who have been "on the Bus" since 1995, as well as those who have hopped aboard recently. We appreciate your interest, your words of encouragement -- and we're going to keep on rolling!

And in today's TOURBUS, you get all the presents. You'll find out how to send and receive faxes for free, without a fax machine. I'll share some nifty ways to secure an external hard drive, and my top picks for "truly wireless" printers. You'll also learn the secrets (and perils) of accessing blocked websites at school or work, and pick up some tips on how improve your computer's performance.

Oh, and there's a bonus. No, I'm not revealing my Secret Plans to Take Over the World, but I am giving you a list of my favorite productivity boosting software tools. Which is almost as good. Read on!

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If you occasionally need to send or receive a fax, but don't own a fax machine, I have good news -- you don't need one. There are several online tools that will enable you to send faxes for free, right from your browser. You can also get a free inbound fax number that will forward incoming faxes to your email inbox. Here's the scoop:

SEND FAX - http://askbobrankin.com/send_a_free_fax.html

RECEIVE FAX - http://askbobrankin.com/free_inbound_faxing.html

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If you've noticed your computer is a little sluggish lately, it might be time to defragment your hard drive. Find out how fragmentation happens, and how to fix the problem on both Windows and Mac systems. Here's the what, why and how of defragging...

DEFRAG - http://askbobrankin.com/defrag_your_hard_drive.html

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External Hard Drive Security
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If you have an external hard drive that serves as a backup for your laptop, desktop or network, it's critical that you protect that data with a password, encryption, or some other form of physical security. If the drive is lost or stolen, all your sensitive personal files go with it. Here are some cool data security products that can be used to lock down your external drives...

ENCRYPT - http://askbobrankin.com/external_hard_drive_security.html

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The latest mobile wireless printers on the market are pretty cool. Some of them even run on rechargeable batteries, so you can print from a laptop, digital camera, PDA, or cell phone wirelessly. I even found a wireless printer that weighs only 11 ounces, and it can print letter-sized documents. Here are my picks for wireless document and photo printer...

PRINTERS - http://askbobrankin.com/wireless_printers.html

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Accessing Blocked Websites
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If you work for The Man, you've probably experienced the frustration of not being able to get to your webmail (or other sites) at work. If you're a student, in the military, or you live in a country with restrictions on accessing certain online resources, there are some things you can do to access these blocked sites.

Of course you have to weigh the pros and cons of doing an end run around the rules, so be sure to read the Words of Caution before you try these techniques...

UNBLOCK - http://askbobrankin.com/accessing_blocked_websites.html

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Make Vista Faster With ReadyBoost
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Did you know you can make Windows Vista (or XP) run faster just by inserting an ordinary jump drive into a USB slot? Vista ReadyBoost (and a similar tool for XP) can significantly boost system performance using cheap external flash memory devices to effectively add usable RAM without having to pop the hood on your system. Here's how...

BOOST - http://askbobrankin.com/vista_readyboost.html

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Rule the World With the Right Software
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In the course of doing my job, I use a core set of software programs on a regular basis. I might be doing word processing, web design, programming, image editing, trouble shooting, or just email and web surfing. I run on multiple operating system platforms, so my tool set must include software that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux systems.

Here are some of my favorite software tools to get the job done, boost my productivity, and move one step closer to realizing my subtle plan to take over the world. Most are free to download, check 'em out!

SOFTWARE - http://askbobrankin.com/my_favorite_software.html

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

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The Pump Handle. A water cooler for the public health crowd.

The EPA comes under scrutiny this week:

Jennifer Sass at NRDC’s Switchboard applauds the agency’s proposals to cancel all uses of the pesticide carbofuran.
Andrew Schneider at Secret Ingredients warns of EPA moves to water down regulations determining the cancer-causing danger of asbestos exposure.
Kate Sheppard at Gristmill reports on what a Senate committee heard from former EPA associate deputy administrator Jason Burnett about how top White House officials worked to quash new regulations on greenhouse gases.
Also at Gristmill, Tom Philpott updates us on the appointee selected to replace Mary Gade, who was ousted from her post as Midwest regional administrator of the EPA after trying to get Dow to clean up its dioxin contamination.
Matt Madia at Reg Watch notes that the EPA has lowered its Value of Statistical Life (which has regulatory implications), and compares it to some of the VSLs used by other federal agencies.

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Weekly Toll - - http://weeklytoll.blogspot.com/
Death In The Workplace w/News & Updates
John Donne - ...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
A partial list of workplace fatalities.

Friday, July 25, 2008
Crandall Canyon Mine

Three articles covering the Crandall Mine.
• Mine disaster: Pain, sadness, some relief for victims' families
• Mine safety citations increase, MSHA says
• Reports on Mine Collapse Criticize Operation and Oversight

The reports are out and the emotions soar. For some families the wait is the worst, for the most part families know what the major circumstances are concerning the loss of their loved one but there is something to the final reports. It is reliving the loved ones last moments wishing they could have been there to help or tell them one last time how much they loved and need them. The feeling that you have finished one more step, one of the last tasked you will ever be able to do for your loved on.

Many times it gives the families rational support to their long standing concerns but in doing so the reports also incenses the predictable facts such as:

How could the workplace actually care so little about someone they loved?

“They had those men working in a section they knew was doomed to fail,” said Terry Byrge, whose son-in-law, Brandon Kimber, died in the failed rescue mission. “They were playing spin the bottle with their lives every day and taking a chance on whether those men would come out alive.”

Why didn't the system work?

“If everything was as bad as it was, then the men shouldn’t have been in there,” said Nelda Erickson.

“It’s hard to swallow,” Ms. Erickson said. “I don’t understand how the company got approval to do mining that deep underground.”

Cecil E. Roberts, president of the United Mine Workers of America, said in a statement: “There is more to this tragedy than the greed of a coal operator causing workers to be put in harm’s way. The fact is that companies like Murray Energy are supposed to be kept in check by MSHA. That did not happen at Crandall Canyon.”

How do we gain justice and keep this from happening to another family?

Now, Tiller said, "people need to be held accountable for their actions and decisions."

Tony Oppegard, a lawyer who represents miners and their families, and a former federal mine safety official, said that the hiring of additional inspectors was no substitute for strengthening federal mining laws.

When can we start healing?

"It's like scratching an old wound, tearing off a scab," said Frank Allred. "I thought I was over it, but . . . "

Tiller said, "It was a lot of stuff we already knew, but it was nice to learn the details," she said, quickly backtracking with the admission she was "actually sadder to know . . . the severity of it, the pictures that showed how it looked, that what they were working with was terrifically horrible."

"I wanted the truth," he said. But he also knows the publication of the two disaster reports doesn't mean this sad saga is over and that "this is going to drag on for awhile. It's all disappointing." Cesar Sanchez

All of the facts and still opposition from not only the company but also MSAH which is typical little brother following in big brothers (OSHA) footsteps.

Representative George Miller, Democrat of California, has written a bill that would strengthen mine safety regulations.

Mr. Stickler said the bill did not allow enough flexibility to put the improvements into effect and imposed “unrealistic” time frames on the agency.

“How the head of mine safety could oppose this is beyond me,” Tony Oppegard said.

Well Tony I do have a few thoughts on this one but I will be nice it is too early in the day and besides I know the families and you will hit that one out of the ball park.

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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/

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died July 10 in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Barrigada, Guam. Killed were:
01. Sgt. Brian S. Leon Guerrero, 34, of Hagatna, Guam.
02. Sgt. Samson A. Mora, 28, of Dededo, Guam.

03. Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young, 39, of Jonesboro, Ga., died on July 13 of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

The Department of Defense announced the death of nine soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy. Killed were:
04. 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Hawaii.
05. Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, Calif.
06. Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Ga.
07. Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Wash.
08. Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tenn.
09. Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Ga.
10. Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, N.C.
11. Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Mo.
12. Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky.

13. Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman, 28, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died Jul 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was conducting combat operations in Kn'an, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

14. Staff Sgt. David W. Textor, 27, of Roanoke, Va., died Jul 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.

15. Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson, 20, of Newton, N.J., died July 13 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

16. Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen, 37, of Tacoma, Wash., died of natural causes July 17 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. She was assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.

17. Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads, 23, of Las Vegas, Nev., died July 16 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy.

18. 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann, 29, of Woodlynne, N.J., died July 17 from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

19. Aviation Boatswain Mate Third Class Petty officer Daniel R. Verbeke, 25, of Exton, Penn., died July 14 in Paoli, Penn. of complications from injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident in December 2005 while serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71.

20. Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre, 28, of Lockport, La., died July 15 from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

21. 1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst, 25, of Onalaska, Wis., died July 20 in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

22. Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson, 22, of Clearlake, Calif., died July 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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Soldiers Missing From The Vietnam War Are Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Chief Warrant Officer Bobby L. McKain, of Garden City, Kan.; and Warrant Officer Arthur F. Chaney, of Vienna, Va., both U.S. Army. McKain will be buried on Aug. 11 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., and Chaney will be buried Sept. 16 in Arlington.
Representatives from the Army met with the next-of-kin of these men to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.
On May 3, 1968, these men flew an AH-1G Cobra gunship on an armed escort mission to support a reconnaissance team operating west of Khe Sanh, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. Their helicopter was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed west of Khe Sanh near the Laos-Vietnam border. The crew of other U.S. aircraft flying over the area immediately after the crash reported no survivors, and heavy enemy activity prevented attempts to recover the men’s bodies.
In 1985, an American citizen with ties to Southeast Asian refugees turned over to U.S. officials human remains supposedly recovered from an AC-130 aircraft crash in Laos. While subsequent laboratory analysis disproved the association of the remains to the AC-130 crash, some of the remains were those of McKain and Chaney.
Between 1989 and 2003, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) investigative teams working in Laos and Vietnam made five attempts to locate the crew’s crash site, but could not confirm the location.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in identifying the remains.
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Soldier Missing in Action from Korean War is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is Master Sgt. Cirildo Valencio, U.S. Army, of Carrizo Springs, Texas. He will be buried on Aug. 4 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.

Representatives from the Army met with Valencio’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.
Valencio was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division then occupying a defensive position near Unsan, North Korea in an area known as the “Camel’s Head.” On Nov. 1, 1950, parts of two Chinese Communist Forces divisions struck the 1st Cavalry Division’s lines, collapsing the perimeter and forcing a withdrawal. In the process, the 3rd Battalion was surrounded and effectively ceased to exist as a fighting unit. Valencio was one of the more than 350 servicemen unaccounted-for from the battle at Unsan.
In 2002, a joint U.S.-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), excavated a burial site south of Unsan near the nose of the “Camel’s Head” formed by the joining of the Nammyon and Kuryong rivers. The team recovered human remains.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
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.
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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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"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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Activities and Events of Interest - - Coming Events
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AR-1 DMAT meeting on Saturday, July 26
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Albemarle Employees Steak and Bingo Supper (Aug 16 @ 6:00 PM in Jr High Cafeteria)
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Special Alert: Only Weeks Away from The Call DC on 8.16.08!
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Scheduled Activities
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CQ CQ all Hams. We have restarted a 2 meter net on the Willisville repeater, 146.655, every Tuesday evening at 7 PM. Please check in and spread the word. We would like to get some renewed interest in amateur radio and the ARKLA Amateur Radio Association. Will be listening for everyone next Tuesday night.
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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 - 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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Interested in getting in touch with the Banner-News through e-mail?
E-mail addresses for communicating with the newspaper’s various departments are: news@bannernews.net For news and sports items, Coming Events, Diary, Church News, school and civic events.
advertising@bannernews. net For retail and classified advertising.
circulation@bannernews. net To start, stop or cancel newspaper delivery or for comments about delivery.
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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
“Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.” Knowledge is power. - Francis Bacon
"The problem is here and now. The time for talk is past. The time for action is now."
Comments on the first Earth Day - James F. McClellan via "Fuzzy" Thurman
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Hope you enjoy the newsletter.
Again, thanks to all our contributors this week.

God bless and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
Ezra 8:21-23 Ezek 3:24-27 Psa 71:1-5 Mark 6:2-4 Ezra 7:25, 27-28 2 Cor 8:1-5 Rom 11:30-33 Mark 14:41-42 John 3:20-21 http://www.e-min.org/
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