Bug's Bleat - - GCF: New Boyfriend

Volume 10, Issue 08 Friday, February 22, 2008

Hello All,

COMMUNICATION NOTICE: We are switching Internet Service Providers and, as of February 28, our e-mail address will change. Our new primary address will be kc5hii@suddenlink.net.
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We had the privilege of training Leadership Magnolia students in Emergency Response procedures this week. It was a great class and we had a great time working with Larry Taylor, Don Vash, Kenny Kendrick and Steve Dixon.
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Happy Birthday Vanessa Malone. Today is her birthday.
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When Annette and I were first saved, we participated in a couples retreat held at the Arkansas Assembly of God campgrounds. This weekend of intensive concentration on our marriage did teach us a lot and we returned every year through the 70's to hear Dr. Brock and enjoy a couple of days concentrating on our relationship to the exclusion of other outside distractions.
We also encouraged other couples in the church to participate and we still have fond memories of those trips. Annette, true to form, helped make reservations for the Magnolia Couples at one of the cheapest motels in Hot Springs. The rate was about $10 a night. Cheap, even for that time. But some of the couples still objected to the few inconveniences, like having to go through another couples room to get to the bathroom.
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A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members this past Sunday: Hanky panky every day. Relevant Church head pastor Paul Wirth says the 50 percent divorce rate was the catalyst for the 30-Day Sex Challenge.
Oh, and the flip side of the challenge? No rolling in the sheets for the unwed.
Church member Tim Jones and his fiancée agreed to take on the challenge, though he acknowledges it'll be a tough month. But he added: "I think it's worth trying to find out other things about each other."

My, how things have changed.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2008-02-18_D8UT2P600&show_article=1&cat=breaking
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Annette and I are “Hams” so this color graphic of frequency assignments interested us. Check it out at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf
Thanks to Sam Boggs
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As a “space junkie” this story excites me. It was only a week or so ago that “Virgin Galactic” announced that they would be offering paid trips to space in a couple of years. Now Google and the X Prize Foundation have kicked off their Google Lunar X Prize, announcing the first 10 registered competitors
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the $20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space.
On Thursday, the X Prize Foundation announced the first 10 teams entered in the Google Lunar X Prize. Unveiled in September 2007, the Google Lunar X Prize requires contestants to land a privately funded robotic spacecraft on the moon, explore the terrain for at least 500 meters, and transmit results of the trip back to Earth. The grand prize is $20 million, with a second prize of $5 million and bonuses of $5 million.
http://www.news.com/Google-lunar-challenge-gets-under-way/2100-11397_3-6231576.html?tag=sas.email
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Here are some very detailed photos of this month’s tornado damage in north Arkansas
http://showtime.arkansasonline.com/e/img/photos/Geoeye/mtn_viewBIG.html
http://showtime.arkansasonline.com/e/img/photos/Geoeye/clintonBIG.html
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The Emerson FFA Alumni is having a fund raiser at the Emerson High School Cafeteria from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Friday February 29, 2008 - $6.00 per person.
Hamburger Meal
French Fries
Baked Beans
Homemade Desserts
Tea
There will be a live auction starting @ 6:30 PM. For tickets you can contact the school at 870-547-2862, Brenda Waller at 904-3140, or Buddy Kyle at 235-6024. They will deliver to the plant for those that have to work that night.
Your help is always appreciated.
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The Brister Baptist Church is sponsoring a fundraiser for the building fund. The supper will be held on March 8th at the Emerson School Cafeteria from 5-7 PM. Steak tickets are $15 and all orders are dine in or take out. Steak with all the trimmings plus dessert. All proceeds go to the Brister Baptist Church Building Fund. Please contact Jarad McNiel channel 11 or 235-6528 or Buddy Kyle @ 235-6024 for tickets or info.
Will deliver to the plant!
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Albemarle Emergency Responders John Burge and Terry Neal recently completed Homeland Security training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is the only federally-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation.
John is a Lead Packager in Albemarle's Manufacturing Services Department and serves the plant Emergency Team as Shift Off Site Monitoring coordinator. He is a member of the plant's Confined Space Rescue, Emergency Medical and Fire Brigade Teams. He's also a Captain of the Albemarle Fire Fighting Team and a member of the Calhoun Volunteer Fire Department and is the logistics officer for Arkansas's Disaster Medical Assistance Team, AR-1. Terry is Lead Operator for Albemarle's HP-900 flame retardant production unit and serves the plant Emergency Team as a Shift Incident Commander. He is a member of the plant's Confined Space Rescue, Emergency Medical and Fire Brigade Teams. He's also a Captain of the Albemarle Fire Fighting Team and a member of the Rudd's Crossing Volunteer Fire Department.
John and Terry completed the Emergency Management Institute's ICS-300 Intermediate Command Training for Expanding Incidents and ICS-400 Advanced Command and General Staff for Complex Incidents.
Responders attending this CDP training were specially selected from the nation's 11 million emergency responders. Training at the CDP ensures that responders gain critical skills and confidence to be better prepared to effectively respond to local incidents or potential WMD incidents.
Additional information about CDP training programs can be found at http://cdp.dhs.gov. For more information contact Kathy Wood, CDP Communications Director, at 256-847-2316 or kathy.wood@dhs.gov. FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
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No matter why they did it, I’m proud of our guys for shooting down a Satellite

A U.S. Navy AEGIS warship, the USS Lake Erie (CG-70), fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) hitting the satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over the Pacific Ocean as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph.
The stated objective was to rupture the fuel tank to dissipate the approximately 1,000 pounds (453 kg) of hydrazine, a hazardous fuel which could pose a danger to people on earth, before it entered into earth's atmosphere. I believe the real reason for the shoot down was to keep the classified satellite from falling into unwanted hands and to show the world we could do it.
As for the debris from hitting the bus sized satellite, the DOD says that debris will begin to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere immediately. Nearly all of the debris will burn up on reentry within 24-48 hours and the remaining debris should re-enter within 40 days.
Amateur observers on Canada's west coast reported see seeing some two dozen trails of debris in the sky within minutes of the missile hit, while they were watching a lunar eclipse late Wednesday.
The military was counting the pieces of debris caused by the satellite shoot down, which was an unprecedented use of components of the Pentagon's missile defense system, but believed they were smaller than the Pentagon had forecast and that most of the satellite's intelligence value was likely destroyed. Though pieces had been detected in the atmosphere, there were no reports any had survived the fiery heat of re-entry and hit Earth.

Private defense analysts said they didn't expect many, if any, pieces of the debris to turn up.
"I wouldn't want to get hit by one, but the chances are pretty small," analyst John Pike said.
That point also was made last week by critics who said the shoot down was unnecessary because parts of rockets or satellites regularly fall from space, but usually burn up on re-entering the atmosphere. When they don't, they rarely fall where they do any harm.
Even before the missile launch, some international leaders and critics in the scientific community suggested it was a thinly disguised attempt to test an anti-satellite weapon—one that could take out other nations' orbiting communications and spy spacecraft.
They also said the U.S. was worried that allowing the errant satellite to fall itself would mean larger pieces might survive re-entry, opening the possibility that secret technology could wind up in the hands of the Chinese or others.
The satellite and the kill vehicle collided at a combined speed of 22,000 mph about 130 miles above Earth's surface.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2008-02-21_D8UV1QE00&show_article=1&cat=breaking
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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/] - - Jeremy Sudlow
Hometown: Pandora, OH - - Awarded: Bronze Star

Logging 434,000 miles, 14 missions, and nearly four months on some of the world’s most dangerous roads earned Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeremy Sudlow the military’s fourth-highest combat award, the Bronze Star. The scourge of the desert - the improvised explosive device was always a possibility, yet Sudlow heroically led his convoys to complete their operations. Coalition forces in Iraq rely on supply convoys for their entire mission, and Sudlow handled this dangerous job for six months while serving the 424th Medium Truck Detachment. Without this precious cargo, the intense tempo of the war effort could never have been maintained.
Sudlow demonstrated his managerial skills by training his assistant convoy commander and lead vehicle commander in advanced convoy techniques to ensure the safest possible travel for all missions under his command. With the IED threat looming over every journey, Sudlow worked to continually upgrade the convoy vehicles, equipping them with “Go-Lights” to improve visibility, and sirens to alert daytime traffic. During one operation, Sudlow’s convoy captured a group of criminals who had stolen military and civilian equipment from their contracted vehicles. Sudlow alerted Forward Operating Base Taji of the incident and successfully concluded the mission.
Once, an unidentified vehicle made an alarming u-turn towards the supply column while on the road in Iraq. Sudlow had to make a split-second judgment. Was it a suicide-bomber behind the wheel, or an innocent Iraqi civilian? Previous lessons he had given to the gun-truck crews helped them remain calm and focused. It turned out that there was no threat, and because of Sudlow’s forward-thinking leadership, a tense situation passed without incident.
The Tech Sergeant’s paramount concern was always the wellbeing of his 15-man squad and the foreign nationals assigned to his convoy. Due in no small part to his efforts, Detachment 424 escorted 4,680 tractor-trailers loaded with valuable cargo from Kuwait to Iraq while guiding and protecting 2,300 foreign national drivers.
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Greetings:

This note comes from Mosul, where Iraqi and American are engaging in a serious fight with al Qaeda, ISI, JAI, Ansar al Sunna, and other groups, in what many believe will be the last major battle of this war. This amalgam of terrorists, even including a cell of 1920 Revolution Brigades who are unfriendly toward us here (whereas elsewhere the 1920s have joined us in the fight against AQI), is fractured and incoherent. The groups fight among themselves and provide lethal information about each other to Iraqi and US forces.

Ansar al Sunna, for instance, has been selling out al Qaeda. The 1920s have hated AQI since at least 2006, and have been good at killing AQI in Anbar and in Diyala, for instance. Just why these groups are so fractured is not entirely clear, though some reasons are obvious. AQI and 1920s are different sorts of people with differing agendas, and above it all, there is money in Mosul, and so the individual terror groups can fund their own campaigns without overwhelming need to form alliances.

Mosul is not exactly al Qaeda's last stand in Iraq; pockets remain in areas south of Baghdad where AQI is being severely damaged by Iraqis and Americans; Diyala (more of same), Salah ad Dinh (deadly for AQI), and a few other pockets. It is true; however, that Mosul is the last major population center where AQI has any chance whatsoever.

Mosul is a setting, then, where I can finish the final chapters of Moment of Truth in Iraq [http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/michael-yons-new-book/] In between research and writing, I will be signing the special edition inserts for the books. Moment of Truth in Iraq is being sold in advance through my website. I can only sign a limited number of books and everyone is working hard to have the signed editions also ship to you on April 22 when the book is released.
Again, there are only so many I will be able to sign, so if you wish to support this mission and get a signed edition of the book, it may be ordered at the publisher's ordering page [http://yhst-80051593642880.stores.yahoo.net/]. (Please remember that you are being charged now and the book will ship on the publication date of April 22, 2008.)
Attention to what has been happening here and with me is growing slowly, in fits and starts, in newspapers [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/business/21iraqblogger.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin] and on radio [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18916064].

A new RUBs dispatch is posted on the site, "At Long Last, Justice," [http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/rubs-at-long-last-justice.htm] a follow-up to an earlier dispatch about the problem of Sunni detainees held in Iraqi prisons, sometimes for months and years, without being charged. "At Long Last, Justice," also talks about the importance of maintaining a media full court press in Iraq on the reform and reconciliation efforts as well as on the combat operations. Media attention on stories like the one in the new dispatch actually influence the outcome, for the good, because Iraqis are a media savvy people.
Hopefully my book will bring stories like these to the attention of more people. As always, your help is greatly appreciated and crucial.
V/r
Michael Yon
PO Box 5553
Winter Haven, FL 33880
USA
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/
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Albemarle Blood Drive, Thursday, February 28, 2008, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm on the Bloodmobile at the South Plant. Walk-ins are welcome! T-Shirts will be given!! Call Nancy Terry @ 6286 for an appointment but Walk-ins are Welcome. Our goal is 33+ units!!
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This week we read; “Nightlife” by Thomas Perry
We’re currently reading; “Dead Aim” by Thomas Perry
We plan on reading: “A war of gifts: an Ender story” by Orson Scott Card, “Sliver of truth” by Lisa Unger.
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If you’d like to write Dr. Antoon, he’d like to hear from you. This is his current address, the latest of the three federal prisons’ he’s been in.
Patrick Antoon #06669-010
Federal Prison Camp-La Tuna
P. O. Box 8000
Anthony, NM/TX 88021
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The photos on the front of this week’s “Bleat” include photos of our “Table Top” Drill to teach emergency response techniques to the ‘08 Leadership Magnolia class.
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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.bugsbleat4Q07.blogspot.com.
Our photos are posted at http://www.bugsbleatphotos.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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Recipe(s) of the week - - - Slow-Cooked Stuffed Cabbage Leaves - - (makes 6 servings)

12 to 14 large green cabbage leaves
1 1/4 pounds (480 g) ground turkey breast
1/4 cup (60 ml) egg substitute
1 small yellow onion, minced
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 large tart apple, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and minced
1 cup (158 g) cooked white rice
1 tablespoon (8 g) dried dill weed
2 tablespoons (16 g) chopped flat-leaf parsley
salt (optional)
freshly ground pepper to taste

cooking sauce
1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, halved and thinly sliced
1 28-ounce (840 g) can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes, including the juice
3 tablespoons (45 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon (9 g) hot paprika
1 teaspoon (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce

Blanch cabbage leaves in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain and refresh under running cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain again on paper towels and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine turkey breast, egg substitute, onion, garlic, apple, cooked rice, dill weed, parsley, salt (if using), and pepper. Mix well.
Place the cabbage leaves on a work surface. Divide the filling equally between the cabbage leaves, putting about 1/4 cup (about 100 g) of the turkey-rice mixture at the bottom of each cabbage leaf and roll up, folding in the bottom and sides to enclose the filling. Set filled leaves aside.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; sauté until onions are limp, about 4 minutes. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients and cook, uncovered, for another 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Place half of the sauce in the bottom of a 4-quart (4 l) or larger crockery slow-cooker. Arrange filled cabbage leaves, seam side down, on top of the sauce, making as many layers as necessary. Spoon the remaining sauce over the cabbage rolls. Do not stir. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours, or on HIGH for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours.
To serve, transfer cabbage rolls to a large serving platter and top with sauce. Serve at once.
Per 2-roll serving: 251 calories (14% calories from fat), 27 g protein, 4 g total fat (0.7 g saturated fat), 28 g carbohydrates, 5 g dietary fiber, 64 mg cholesterol, 98 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 3 very lean protein, 2 carbohydrate (1/2 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit), 3 vegetable)

©1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Diabetic-Lifestyle Online Magazine. All rights reserved.
http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/recipes/NOV00_3.1.htm
http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson
Books'The Pilgrim's Progress'
2/22/2008
The Human Experience of Grace

It has often been described as the most popular and most influential book ever published—after the Bible, that is. Yet many literary critics of its time treated it with scorn. Its author was simply a humble Puritan minister who wrote it while imprisoned for his faith. He was not even sure if he should publish it.

If you have not guessed it yet, I am talking about The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, the subject of Dr. Ken Boa’s newest “Great Books Audio CD.” Boa calls this book “an extraordinary achievement” by a man who was simply “trying to communicate the doctrine of grace”—and, who by his own account, did not even plan to write it as an allegory at first. “The thing took on its own momentum, its own life,” as Boa puts it, and it became one of the greatest accounts of “the human experience of grace ever written.”

Pilgrim’s Progress is a powerful story of one Christian’s journey through life. The people, encounters, and struggles he faces have become part of the English language: Mr. Worldly Wiseman, Vanity Fair, the Slough of Despond, and so many more. Yet Bunyan was not even trying to be particularly clever or original. As Boa reminds us, Bunyan’s thinking was so steeped in the Scriptures that his book is filled with “literally hundreds and hundreds of allusions” to biblical references and concepts, and this is what makes its imagery so striking and memorable.

As Charles Spurgeon, who used to read The Pilgrim’s Progress twice a year, said of Bunyan, “If you cut him, he would bleed Bible.” The book’s theological depth makes it almost suitable for a “catechesis” of the Christian faith.

And something that has always amazed me about Pilgrim’s Progress is just how real Bunyan’s characters are. The pilgrims at the center of the story are no Christian supermen, no perfect moral heroes. Boa points out, “There are many weaknesses in [the characters] Christian and Faithful . . . and we see that faith co-exists with failings.” Just like any biblical hero, the Christian characters here must ask for God’s help in fighting their own flaws and failures. Their intentions are good, but they are too easily lured away from their path or cast down by their troubles. As Boa says, “It is Christian’s actual frailty, his fallibility that arouses our sympathy for him and makes us wonder what is going to happen next.”

Unlike much Christian fiction of our own time, Bunyan’s allegory does not try to tiptoe around the fact of sin. The wise Puritan preacher knew he would have been remiss not to deal with it. In many ways his heroes, despite the 17th-century setting, are just like us, which is why Pilgrim’s Progress still fascinates us.

Fascinates us and encourages us, as well—for as Boa goes on to say, Bunyan’s book teaches us that “any man, any woman, through grace, can become a Christian hero.” It is a lesson that has carried down through the centuries and is just as powerful today as ever—not bad for a simple Puritan preacher.

Few books I have read have moved me and inspired me as much as The Pilgrim’s Progress. To gain more of Ken Boa’s profound insights on the book and on the other great works that shaped Christianity and Western culture, visit us here at BreakPoint.org or call us at 1-877-322-5527. We will tell you how you can subscribe to his marvelous “Great Books Audio CD” series.

Subscribe today to the “Great Books Audio CD” series from Dr. Ken Boa and BreakPoint. Call 1-877-322-5527 to learn more.

For Further Reading and Information
John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress (Oxford University Press, December 2003).
Gina Dalfonzo, “Read any good books lately?” The Point, 07 December 2006.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 070907, “Standing on Strong Shoulders: Read a Great Book.”
Read online at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.

© 2008 Prison Fellowship http://www.breakpoint.org/
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Words of the Week:
virago: an ill-tempered, overbearing woman; also, a woman of great strength and courage.
pestiferous: bearing or bringing disease, moral harm, or annoyance.
sine qua non: an indispensable thing.
abominate: to detest intensely.
factitious: artificial; not authentic or genuine.
relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
dissolute: loose in morals and conduct.
nettlesome: causing irritation, vexation, or distress.
irrupt: to burst in forcibly or suddenly.
from Dictionary.Com
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Time Magazine Archive [http://www.time.com/time/archive/]
TIME Archives allows users to search past covers, articles and TIME Magazine back issues. The keyword search engine at this site allows users to search for articles or covers within a date range. In addition, a user can browse the database by 'pre-selected' topics which Time terms 'Collections.'
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2nd Annual Calhoun Community Garden Show
Saturday, April 5th 2008
Roses for Sale
2-gallon rose bushes from the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham, Texas $20 each
Antique Roses from different years - select a rose from a memorable date or just for its beauty
Orders must be placed before the end of February Roses will be available the weekend of the Garden Show
A catalogue is available from Mary Alexis You may also view the website for more information: www.weareroses.com
If the rose you desire shows to be 'out of stock', don't despair They should be available by the time of the event. We will deliver any roses that come in after the Garden Show.
(Roses appear to be cheaper if ordered on-line ... until you figure in shipping)
The Magnolia area is in Planting Zone 7 If you don't want to order at this time, roses will available at the Garden Show.
Contact Barry Brownlee or Pat Hammock @ x6468 or by e-mail Let us know the name, page, and stock number of the rose(s) you want. (Don't confuse the year with the stock number!)
Also provide a phone number so we can contact you in the event of a problem Make checks payable to: Calhoun Community Garden Show Tell your Friends!
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"Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions." - Cicero

"No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother." - Margaret Sanger

"Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe." - Oprah Winfrey

"Future shock [is] the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time." - Alvin Toffler

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life." - Julius Caesar

"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated." - Alphonse De Lamartine

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas." - Henry Ford
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BREAKING CHRISTIAN NEWS
http://breakingchristiannews.com/

Miracle Healing When Angry Husband Yells at His Wife to Come Back to Life
Recalling the Daring Vision and Pursuit of Unity by Rev. Billy Graham
How a Jewish Folk Singer Became the Matriarch of a Christian Music Group

Liberian Pop Queen Writes Song Called Thank You to Welcome President Bush; Dancers Explode into Dance When His Arrival is Announced
Skating, Music and Fun Instead of Violence—the Success of the B-Smart Program in Boston
American Mom Delivers Care Packages to Troops in Iraq; Life-Changing Experience

Answered Prayer: Massachusetts Abortionist Relinquishes License in Wake of Abortion Death Investigation
LiveAid Rocker Bob Geldof Slams Press for Ignoring President Bush's Efforts to Fight AIDS and Poverty in Africa
102-Year Old "Mother" Honored for Being a Pillar in the Church by Virtue of Her Faithfulness and Dedication to Others
New Poll Reveals Surprising Results for Best Childrens' Books of All Time

Resurrections in India Draw People to Jesus
United Nations Spearheads Crackdown on Human Trafficking
New Film About Jesus as Seen through the Eyes of a Woman
Story of the Faith of an American Hero from Tennessee, Now Made into a Movie

Moon to Glow Red on Wednesday Night in Total Lunar Eclipse
President Bush Celebrated in Africa; Deeply Shaken by Rwandan Genocide
Power of New Laser Beam like Focusing All the Sun's Light toward Earth into One Grain of Sand
L.A. Official Wants to Bring Minister from Idaho in to Help Solve Gang Problems

A Miracle Unfolds in Amsterdam
Last Week's Mid-East Earthquake Opened a Large Hole near Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Indiana Churches Band Together to Ensure Engaged Couples Have Counseling before Marriage
High School in Uganda, Founded on Born-again Christian Principles, Excels in S.4 Exams

Minnesota Couple's 83rd Wedding Anniversary May Go Down in Record Books
Sarkozy under Fire for Wanting French Schoolchildren to Understand the Holocaust
J Gospel Hits Japan
Church Synod Votes to Ensure Every Church Provides "Easy and Unfettered" Access to the Word of God

Man in India Delivered Completely by God after Trying Everything Else; a Testimony to Entire Village
The Church Where President Lincoln Prayed is an Obscure Gem in Nation's Capitol
Praying Together—One of the Secrets to a Long, Successful Marriage

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GCF: New Boyfriend

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One night a teenage girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents, and they were appalled by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boots, tattoos and more piercings than they wanted to count.

Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and confessed their concern. "Dear," said the mother diplomatically, "he doesn't seem very nice."

"Oh please, Mom," replied the daughter, "if he wasn't nice, why would he be doing 500 hours of community service?"
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GCF: Restaurant Specials

Emailed to me another humor list (Tickled by Tony - Clean) -Tom Subscribe to the Tickled by Tony list by sending an email to: tickledbytony_clean-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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My wife and I run a small restaurant where we often name our specials after our employees. Dishes like: "Chicken Mickey," after our dishwasher who gave us the recipe, and "Rod's Ribs," after a waiter who had his personal style of barbecue.

One evening after rereading the menu, I broke with this tradition and changed the description of the special we had named after our chef. Despite her skills and excellent reputation, somehow I didn't think an entree named: "Salmon Ella" would go over big with our customers.
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GCF: Whatcha Looking For?

mailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Alice) -Tom
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A policeman is walking his beat at night and comes across a man who is standing under a street light, looking intently down at the street. He says to the man, "What are you looking for?"

"My keys," says the man.

"Where did you lose them?"

"Over there"

"Why are you looking here?"

"The light is better."
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GCF: Feeling Old?

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Michele) -Tom
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About 15 years ago, my brother and I were shopping in a record store in the downtown plaza. He was trying to find music recordings related to the concert known as "Woodstock" from the 1960's. The teen-aged clerk asked if she could be of assistance.

"Yes, I'm trying to find recordings of Woodstock," he explained.

The young lady looked very puzzled and I knew she had no clue, but I had no idea how badly she had no clue until she spoke...

"Woodstock? You mean Snoopy's little buddy?"
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GCF: Sincere Love Note

Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Dave) -Tom
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To Mary, the love of my life:

There is nothing I would not do to reach your side. I would climb the highest mountain! I would cross the trackless desert! I would swim the widest ocean to be near you, my beloved.

With love and tenderness,
Jonathan

PS: See you Saturday night, if it doesn't rain.
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\ _/there's credit cards, money orders,\_ /
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HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on Nov. 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now, there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands, and there are stores in Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany. In June of this year, HEMA was sold to the British investment company Lion Capital.
Take a look at HEMA's product page. It's in Dutch and you can't order anything, but just wait a couple of seconds let it load and watch what happens. The company has a sense of humor and a great website designer!

http://producten.hema.nl/

Thanks to Daphne Roberts
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Governor Mike Huckabee on SNL
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hac-UHi56Xc
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Announcement from the Pulpit

The minister of a city church enjoyed a drink now and then, but his passion was for peach brandy. One of his congregants would make him a bottle each Christmas. One year, when the minister went to visit his friend, hoping for his usual Christmas present, he was not disappointed, but his friend told him that he had to thank him for the peach brandy from the pulpit the next Sunday.

In his haste to get the bottle, the minister hurriedly agreed and left. So the next Sunday the minister suddenly remembered that he had to make a public announcement that he was being supplied alcohol from a member of the church. That morning, his friend sat in the church with a grin on his face, waiting to see the minister's embarrassment.

The minister climbed into the pulpit and said, "Before we begin, I have an announcement. I would very much like to thank my friend, Joe, for his kind gift of peaches ... and for the spirit in which they were given!"

Received from Thomas Ellsworth.

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Pastor's Wife Gets a Dress

One Sunday afternoon, the pastor's wife returned home with an expensive dress in hand. When her husband asked her about it, she explained.

"Well, I was on my way to put the church's offering money in the bank, but I saw this amazing dress in the shop window. I was just trying it on when the Devil appeared and started tempting me to buy it."

At this point, the pastor was beginning to become angry. "Why didn't you just use scripture and say, 'Get thee behind me, Satan'?"

The wife sheepishly answered, "I did, but the Devil said, 'It looks even better from back here!'"

Received from Sara Opal.

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A Lawyer Question

A lawyer was asked if he would like to become a Jehovah's Witness.

He declined, stating that he hadn't seen the accident. He did say, however, that he would still be interested in taking the case.

Received from Thomas Ellsworth.

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Photo Apology

Photographer Ruth Van Bergen specialized in celebrity portraits. One wealthy woman complained that Van Bergen's photo wasn't nearly as good as the first one she had taken.

"You must forgive me," the photographer said diplomatically. "The last time I took your picture, I was ten years younger."

Received from Steve Sanderson.

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White Gloves

Frequent hand washing in my job as a medical technologist and the harsh weather combined give me very dry skin.

One night as I prepared for bed, I rubbed my hands with petroleum jelly and covered them with an old pair of white gloves. As I sat in bed reading a book with my gloves on, my husband finished showering and came into the room wearing a towel.

Drying himself off, he went to the closet, selected a tie and put it on. "What are you doing?" I asked.

"Well" he replied, "if you are going to be formal. So am I."

Received from Steve Sanderson.

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Madeleine Begun Kane Latest Columns - - http://www.madkane.com/madness/2008/01/16/hey-pundits-stifle-yourselves/
Hey Pundits, Stifle Yourselves! (Limerick)
I can’t decide what’s more annoying — when pundits are wrong, or when they insist on finding meaning in the meaningless, deep significance in utter nonsense. Digby provides a fine example of the latter:
Matthews, Olbermann, Norah O’Donnell and David Gregory are sitting around interpreting the Michigan Democratic vote and examining the exit polls to determine meaningful trends about the upcoming primaries.
Michigan means nothing, good or bad, for Democrats. … [CLINTON] WAS THE ONLY ONE OF THE TOP THREE ON THE BALLOT! …
… The primary doesn’t count. …
But they’re out there spewing junk anyway, trying to impact the race, making predictions, being fortune tellers as usual …
And that brings me to my latest limerick:
Hey Pundits, Stifle Yourselves!
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The pundits opine and expound:
On sheer nonsense they chew and they pound,
Finding meaning in stuff
That means nothing. Enough!
Watch them frown as they wax so profound.
http://www.madkane.com
http://www.madkane.com/notable.html (Notables Weblog)
http://www.madkane.com/bush.html (Dubya's Dayly Diary)
Subscribe to MadKane Humor Newsletter (weekly) here:
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This takes less than 20 seconds and WHAT a difference it can make in someone's life.
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle).
This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

Thanks to Ricky and Sarah Shepherd
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A remarkable phone call from a 12-yr old boy to Houston radio station KSBJ FM 89.3. So profound, the station has it posted on their website. Click below to listen to it. It's short .
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy." God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?" God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"A nd what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?" God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?" God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore." God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."

God said, You will simply call her, "Mom."

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Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths.
Australian experts taking part in an international program to take a census of marine life in the ocean at the far south of the world collected specimens from up to 6,500 feet beneath the surface, and said many may never have been seen before.
Some of the animals far under the sea grow to unusually large sizes, a phenomenon called gigantism that scientists still do not fully understand.
"Gigantism is very common in Antarctic waters," Martin Riddle, the Australian Antarctic Division scientist who led the expedition, said in a statement. "We have collected huge worms, giant crustaceans and sea spiders the size of dinner plates."
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2008-02-19_D8UTMOI80&show_article=1&cat=breaking
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A new Pastor in a small, Oklahoma town spent the first days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first services.
The following Sabbath the church was all but empty.
Accordingly, the Pastor placed a notice in the local newspapers, stating that, because the church was dead, it was everyone's duty to give it a decent burial.
The funeral would be held the following Sabbath afternoon, the notice said.
Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the "funeral."
In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed coffin, smothered in flowers.
After the Pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his congregation to come forward to, pay their final respects to their dead church.
Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the Corpse of a "dead church", all the people eagerly lined up to look in the coffin.
Each "mourner" peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look.

In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror!

Thanks to Waneta
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"Don't strive for recognition, but work for achievement." -- Vanessa Malone
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The Pump Handle. A water cooler for the public health crowd.
http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/

Here are links to items posted on The Pump Handle over the past week:

** "The Supreme Court and the FDA" by Liz Borkowski The Supreme Court's Reigel v. Medtronic decision means that when it comes to medical devices, we'll be relying on FDA more than ever before – a worrisome thought, given the problems with FDA that have recently come to light. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/the-supreme-court-and-the-fda/

** "Quotes of the Day" by Celeste Monforton The Center for Study of Responsive Law's newly released report "Undermining Safety: A Report on Coal Mine Safety" contains some memorable quotes. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/quotes-of-the-day/

** "What to Do About Dangerous Consumer Products" Two new reports from the Lowell Center on Sustainable Production give concrete suggestions for improving consumer-product safety. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-to-do-about-dangerous-consumer-products/

** "Occupational Health News Roundups" by Liz Borkowski Social workers face difficult and dangerous conditions; NIOSH looks at the risks confronting contingent workers; and another pork plant worker has developed a puzzling neurological condition, though he worked a different job than other employees with similar symptoms. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/occupational-health-news-roundup-53/

** "Small Victory for OHS Whistleblower" by Celeste Monforton OSHA's Regional Office in New York announced the successful resolution of a retaliation case filed by a worker who was discharged by his employer after he expressed concerns about insecticide exposure. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/small-victory-for-ohs-whistleblower/

** "The Wrong Approach to Meat" by Liz Borkowski The record-breaking beef recall highlights weaknesses in our food-safety system – but there are also worker-safety and environmental problems with our country's approach to meat. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/the-wrong-approach-to-meat/

** "Four Deaths and FDA's Chinese Plant Mixup" by Liz Borkowski Due to a mixup, the FDA didn't inspect the Chinese plant producing the active ingredient in Baxter's heparin – which is now suspected of being involved in four patient deaths. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/four-deaths-and-fda-chinese-plant-mixup/

** "Earlier Explosion at Imperial Sugar Refinery" by Celeste Monforton A Chemical Safety Board investigations manager explains what elements need to be in place for a dust explosion to happen. Evidently, the deadly explosion in Georgia earlier this month wasn't the first time these elements combined at the Imperial Sugar/Dixie Crystals refinery. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/earlier-explosion-at-imperial-sugar-refinery/

** "Too Many Grieving Families from Dixie Crystal Explosion" by Celeste Monforton The final deceased victim of the February 7 explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery has been recovered from the scene, and a ninth victim has succumbed to his severe injuries. Georgia's two senators have urged understanding the causes so future catastrophes can be avoided, but are they really ready to address the regulatory-system paralysis that allowed this disaster to happen? http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/too-many-grieving-families-from-dixie-crystal-explosion/

** "Friday Blog Roundup" by Liz Borkowski Bloggers look at problems and solutions for the U.S. healthcare system and explore yellow fever, California's air-pollution regulations, and air traffic controller issues. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/friday-blog-roundup-62/

** "Remembering Cong. Lantos on Workers' Health and Safety" by Celeste Monforton Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), who passed away on February 11th, made it his business to know what OSHA was doing about petrochemical plant explosions, repetitive motion disorders among postal workers, and under-reporting of injuries, among many other worker health and safety topics. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/remembering-cong-lantos-on-workers-health-and-safety/
http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/welcome-to-the-blogosphere/
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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.

Monday, February 18, 2008
McWane Stikes Again

PBS/Frontline aired a program called A Dangerous Business Revisited. I blogged a little piece here. Well McWane strikes again! Last night "An explosion at Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. (which was one of the facilities with major indictments) injured three people, the Utah County sheriff's office said. The three were taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening, Sgt. Spencer Cannon told The Salt Lake Tribune."

One of the Toll's readers sent in their account "tonight (17 February) a plant exploded in or near Springville, Utah. That's at least 8 miles from where I work, but we felt the blast here. I was just sitting at my desk... and then BLAM! my entire world became sound. It scared me so bad. I thought a plane crashed into the roof, or a bomb went off, or something else. I ran outside and starting looking around, but everything seemed fine. But it was SO loud. I found out...it was a plant down there, but not what kind."

WcWane claims on their index page "We believe in protecting the health and safety of our employees and embracing our duty to be good stewards of our environment. This is a path that will take our company to the highest level of corporate responsibility. This is the McWane Way."

The New McWane now employs Pat Tyson (Lawyer), former director of OSHA and past Chairman of the Board of the National Safety Council, My first real knowledge of McWane came from your broadcast; I watched that with my family. And two days later I got a call from the general counsel saying, "Can you help us with this problem? And that's one of the things that we do; I'm a safety and health lawyer, and so we get involved with companies that need help in making their program better."

Hank Habicht, former Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
who now states "My conclusions were -- I didn't find malice in the leadership of the company. These weren't people who wanted to pollute or wanted to hurt people, but there was a gap, you could say, in management systems in the company. It was a very decentralized company. Another key point that I found was that the company basically quadrupled in size, I think, since the 1970s through acquisition."

and of course John Hinshaw Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor and head over the inspections of McWane. "I was familiar [with McWane] based on the information that the agency had in regard to their compliance situation....And they had done an awful lot, but they had more to [do]. And I wanted to be a part of that. I'm not going to risk my reputation or get involved in any organization unless we show significant progress. And they convinced me that's what they intended to do."

Bla babla babla bla bla...Well I suppose money does speak louder than words and what better way to skate around than with the experts.

http://weeklytoll.blogspot.com
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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 Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 17 in Diyala Province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Killed were:
01. Spc. Chad D. Groepper, 21, of Kingsley, Iowa.
02. Spc. Luke S. Runyan, 21, of Spring Grove, Pa.

03. Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey, 30, of Eureka, Kan., died Feb. 20 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

The Department of Defense announced the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Killed were:
04. Sgt. Conrad Alvarez, 22, of Big Spring, Texas.
05. Cpl. Albert Bitton, 20, of Chicago.
06. Spc. Micheal B. Matlock, Jr., 21, of Glen Burnie, Md.

07. Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25, of Pennsylvania, died Feb. 20 in Busayefi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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For 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

The annual Magnolia Hospital Foundation Phone-a-thon will be April 1. This is very important fundraiser which enables the hospital to purchase equipment which benefits the entire community.
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2nd Annual Calhoun Community Garden Show
Saturday, April 5th 2008
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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.
outfitters @bannernews.net For Office Outfitters, the office supply division of the Banner-News.
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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!!!
Rev 1:12-18 Jude 1:24-25 Heb 12:25-27 1 Tim 5:21-22 1 Tim 4:12-13 Mat 14:28-31 Mat 14:28-31 http://www.e-min.org/
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