Bug's Bleat - - GCF: New Shopper

Volume 9, Issue 36 Friday, September 07, 2007

Hello All,

Columbia County is one of Arkansas’s new “Wet” “Dry” counties. For years, local option elections determined which communities in Arkansas sold liquor. But a law passed by the legislature in 2004 negated the results of those local option elections.
And now, liquor sales are springing up in many formerly “dry” counties.
The run up to liquor sales in Magnolia saw many people from both sides of the issue writing letters to the editor and calling the “diary”.
But it’s basically all over now. The Bayou Bistro started serving liquor with food in August and it’s probably just a matter of time before many of the restaurants in town get the new “private club” licenses and also start serving liquor.
I have to admit that I wasn’t a big opponent of people having a drink with their meal. Until the legislature invalidated our local vote and the proponents of liquor sales started misrepresenting the facts.
Then, when the Banner News published a full front page spread featuring a young bartender mixing Margaritas the day after liquor sales started, I felt sick to my stomach. I didn’t realize how deeply this issue would affect me.
You see, I’m a believer in the evils of mind altering drugs. And I include alcohol in the list of such substances. So that photo of the joyful sales of such drugs caused me some grief.
Strangely, I don’t believe in prohibition. I know people are going to use alcohol no matter what we feel or do. But that doesn’t mean I have to support that use. And it doesn’t mean that local societies can’t decide to ban the sale of those drugs in public establishments.
I’m not bothered (much) by our two real private clubs here. They are truly private clubs that non members can’t just walk in and purchase spirits.
But these newly licensed establishments are truly public establishments and the “on the spot” sales of a “membership” for a dollar make a mockery of our communities decision to ban public alcohol sales.
A couple of other things catch in my craw about the push for these licenses made by the Banner News. One is their constant referral to the “1943" election that made Columbia County “Dry.” True, the first time the citizens voted the county dry was in the 40's but there have been other attempts since then to move the county over into the “Wet” side of the issue and they have always been soundly defeated. The latest being just a decade or so ago. So get the facts straight Mike.
The other misrepresentation being made by the Banner News is that letters to the Alcohol Beverage Control Board were 10 to 1 in favor of granting the new “private” liquor license. The count may be true but they failed to mention that almost every article published by the Banner News on the subject prior to the board’s decision pointed out that the ABC board would not accept any objections based on religion or morals. So the majority of Columbia County’s “Dry” proponents were told to not bother writing the ABC Board as they wouldn’t accept their comments.
Then, after pushing that for weeks, the Banner News is now waving the “10 to 1" flag in our faces. But a local group has challenged the license and now is the time for us to send in those cards and letters, even if they don’t accept them. Send your comments to:
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Administration Division, 1515 West Seventh Street Suite 503, Little Rock, AR 72201 - - ABC Administration Director Michael W. Langley 501-682-1105
ABCAdmin@dfa.state.ar.us
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Yucca Mountain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain] is the site of the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository, a U.S. Department of Energy terminal storage facility for spent nuclear reactor fuel and other radioactive waste. It lies in the south west corner of the Nevada Test Site, about 30 miles from Mercury, NV and 95 miles north west of Las Vegas.

The Nevada Test Site was the scene of over 1,000 nuclear detonations between January 1951 and September 1992. They started with the dropping of a nuclear bomb over “Frenchman’s Flat” and finished up with underground tests Yucca Flats.

I had the privilege of working at the Test Site’s Chemical Spill Facility, located on the western edge of Frenchman’s Flat. While there we visited both nuclear test areas. Twisted railroad equipment, including a bridge, blasted army tanks, blown up bank vaults etc. were left over from above ground tests in Frenchman’s Flat. The Yucca Flats area is “waffled” by numerous underground nuclear detonations and holed by the huge Sedan Crater. The Crater, greater than 1,000 ft. wide, was the result of experiments to see if we could carve a sea level cannel through Panama using nuclear detonations. The entire Yucca Flats valley looks like ocean waves due to ground upheavals as the result of hundreds of underground nuclear blasts.

One of the eeriest sights there, to me, was the bleachers between Mercury and Frenchman’s flat where observers gathered to watch nuclear detonations and the trenches where soldiers were placed to practice survival of a nuclear attack. Since this entire area is a nuclear wasteland, it seems a great place to use to store nuclear waste.

Edward McGaffigan, Jr., the longest-serving member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who recently passed away, was a strong advocate for nuclear power. McGaffigan recently said the government should scrap its plan to store the country's nuclear waste at a site in Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
Waste is one of the major problems confronting nuclear power. The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on plans to store it under Yucca Mountain in Nevada. But McGaffigan came to the conclusion that it's unworkable. It's not a bad site, he said. But Nevada will never quit fighting it. He thought it was time to start over.
"We so ruined politics with the state of Nevada that we've never recovered. We're unlikely to recover," McGaffigan said. "You cannot impose things on sovereign states."

So, even though we’ve spent billions of dollars and the location is already a nuclear site, we may be denied the use of it because of the resistance of the state of Nevada and its citizens.

This is where I struggle with twin beliefs. I think people have the right to decide what happens in their communities. But I also agree with this quote from “Men In Black;” "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals." The truth of this quote is proven by communities that ban halfway houses for returning prisoners. Even though research shows that those halfway houses result in lower crime rates and return ex cons to productive members of society.

That same “people” think causes the “people” of Nevada to work against the opening of Yucca Mountain even though the area is already a nuclear area and the storage methods meet the strictest scientific standards. And the result of that resistance is that our country will continue to pay through the nose for petroleum based energy production instead of going ahead with safe, clean, nuclear energy production.
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Greetings,
Ghosts of Anbar Part IV [http://michaelyon-online.com/wp/ghosts-of-anbar-part-iv-of-iv.htm] is published and waiting.
At the end of the dispatch is a note saying I am returning to Iraq on Saturday, but there has been a family emergency and I will land in the United States tomorrow.
The latest dispatch is mostly video, giving an opportunity to watch the real deal in action: SGM Rakene Lee, USMC.
Click [http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/a-marine-a-mentor-a-model-approach.htm] to read and watch.
I've set up a channel on You Tube to host my videos. If you subscribe to it, you'll get an email alert whenever I add new clips. Please click [http://www.youtube.com/michaelyon].
V/r,
Michael
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http://br.youtube.com/PumpIt01
This video is fun and inspiring. Check it out.
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AR-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team - - Reminder of this month's Meeting on our regularly scheduled last Saturday of the month. The meeting will be at the warehouse in Little Rock.
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm
- General Member Meeting
- Interested personnel encouraged to attend.
- AR-1 is now accepting applications.
http://www.ar1dmat.com/
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Thought I'd remind everyone - and some of you may not know - that this weekend (Sept. 8-9) is the weekend for the Arkansas QSO Party.
Every year I hear the same complaint on-air: THERE'S ALMOST NO ARKANSAS STATIONS ON THE AIR!
It's easy to do. Just get on HF (generally you'll work more on 20 meters with current propagation conditions - around 14.260 MHz) and call "CQ Arkansas QSO Party." It's not hard to get a pile up going. All you have to do is give them their signal report and your county (i.e. "You're 5-9, Columbia County). They in turn give you your signal report and their state (or county, if they're also in Arkansas).
Get on the air if you have the chance. Have fun!
73,
Bill, WB5FKG

Arkansas QSO Party -- CW/SSB/PSK31, sponsored by K1ARK from 1400Z Sep 8 to 0600Z Sep 9 and 1500Z-2400Z Sep 9. Frequencies (MHz): CW -- 3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050; Phone -- 3.980, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360, 28.360, 145-147; PSK -- 3580, 7070; 14.070; 21.080; 28.120. Categories: SO, MS, Mobile (HP, LP, QRP), PSK. Exchange: RST, state or province, DX stations send DX. (AR stations send county) QSO points: PSK -- 3 pts, CW -- 2 pts, SSB -- 1 pt. Score: QSO points × AR counties (AR station count S/P, AR counties and DX). Mobile stations may be worked again in each county. See Web site for bonus points. For more information: www.arkan.us. Logs due 30 days after the contest to k1ark@arrl.net or Bill Smith, K1ARK, 3032 Strawberry Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72703.
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2007 Family Care Health Fair will be held from 10 am to 1 pm, Saturday, September 08 at the Magnolia Housing Authority Pine Valley Senior Center.
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Friday, September 14, The Village Deer Dog Festival will start with a Fish Supper from 5 to 7 pm at the village Community center.
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Saturday, September 15, Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies starts with a parade at 9:30 am.
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The Columbia county Fair starts Monday, September 17.
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) By Robert Spencer
Islam expert Robert Spencer reveals Islam's ongoing, unshakable quest for global conquest and why the West today faces the same threat as the Crusaders did-and what we can learn from their experience.

Published 2005
Regnery Publishing
Religion / World
Religions
270 pages
ISBN 0895260131
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My cousin Rhonda is marrying Scott Ray at 6:30 pm in the SAU Greek Theater on Saturday, September 8. Best wishes to the couple.
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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:

1) "Unions and Industry Agree: Time for an OSHA Diacetyl Standard" by David Michaels More than a year after they first petitioned for an emergency standard on diacetyl exposure, unions and scientists write to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to renew their call. This time, there's more support for a standard – even from industry players. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/unions-and-industry-agree-time-for-an-osha-diacetyl-standard/

2) "Welcome to the Pump Handle" by David Michaels Readers who've come to our blog because of the "popcorn lung" story may want to know a bit more about our blog name and purpose. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/welcome-to-the-pump-handle/

3) "FDA and Drug Safety – what happened to the IOM Report?" by Susan F. Wood As Congress is reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, it should remember the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for improving drug safety. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/fda-and-drug-safety-what-happened-to-the-iom-report/

4) "Popcorn Lung Victim: 'Friggin' Unbelievable'" by David Michaels The Colorado man who lost half his lung function after 10 years of heavy microwave popcorn consumption is lucky to have seen a doctor who could identify his condition and the likely cause. The FDA now says it evaluating recent information on diacetyl inhalation and considering the regulatory issues it raises. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/popcorn-lung-victim-friggin-unbelievable/

5) "Occupational Health News Roundup" by Liz Borkowski Workers producing popcorn products for ConAgra and Pop Weaver will soon be safe from workplace diacetyl exposure, but those who make flavorings, baked goods, and other companies' microwave popcorn may still be at risk. Plus, there's news about U.S. nuclear workers, the Crandall Canyon mine disaster, and health on tea plantations. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/occupational-health-news-roundup-30/

6) "Will OSHA Meet its Deadlines?" by Celeste Monforton A look at OSHA's latest regulatory agenda shows that the agency is still behind on rulemaking for several important workplace hazards, including beryllium, respirable crystalline silica, and confined space in construction work. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/will-osha-meet-its-deadlines/

7) "ConAgra Drops Diacetyl – and Prompts More Questions About Unreleased Research" by Liz Borkowski It seems that two microwave popcorn companies that have dropped diacetyl from their products know about the results of an EPA study measuring emissions from microwave popcorn. Meanwhile, public health advocates who've requested the study results have been told to wait until they're published. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/conagra-drops-diacetyl/

8) "Popcorn Lung Coming to Your Kitchen? The FDA Doesn't Want to Know" by David Michaels When a respected physician wrote to federal agencies about a popcorn consumer suffering from a lung disease previously found only in those working with artificial butter flavorings, the FDA should have responded quickly and decisively – but it didn't. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/popcorn-lung-coming-to-your-kitchen-the-fda-doesnt-want-to-know/

9) "Where We Are on Labor Day" by Liz Borkowski Remember the workers who fought for better working conditions, and consider the role we all play in determining the conditions of today's and tomorrow's workers. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/where-we-are-on-labor-day/
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World Class Safety
The cover story in the June 2007 issue of Industrial Safety Hygiene News is "Puncturing the Myth of World Class Safety."
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"'World Class' phrasing belongs to tennis tournaments, luxury cruises, and resorts."
After an opening paragraph, there are numerous sub-sections covering different issues with "world class". The first section, titled "A Swimsuit Competition?" says:
"'World class' safety and health is similar to the term 'love,' according to Scott P. Smith. Neither can be quantitatively identified or measured. both put a shiny gloss on what might otherwise be a dull and lifeless entity.
"Striving for 'world class' status can be futile and detrimental to a successful organization. Pros can be trapped trying to identify and deliver a program somehow defined by the 'world' as being superior.
"Another analogy: The Miss Universe Pageant only has participants from one planet, which seems to taint the entire concept. Anyway, in the end, it's always the swimsuit competition that decides the winner. So is an organizations injury rate the 'swimsuit' competition of a 'world class' safety and health program? The winning program is the one with the lowest number, right?
"A 'successful' safety and health program is not driven solely by attempts to decrease its injury rate, Smith suggests. Instead, you should increase the safety and health IQ of the organizations members, establish well-defined communication pathway, encourage self-awareness rather than production at the cost of self-abuse, and integrate the equal contributions of all levels of employment into the expansion process.
"'I've never told my boss I manage a 'world class' safety and health program,' says Smith. 'But I can tell him our injury rate is a fraction of our industry's injury rate; with no lost work days in 1.5 million hours. Plus, every program is supported with a written detailed procedure accompanied by 16 hours of training for every employee who steps foot on my plant site."
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Thanks to Joe Tudor and a couple of his own thoughts:
I've been doing this backward: I'm writing procedures to implement a program (say ergonomics, or hearing conservation, or lead exposure control). His last comment turns that around - the written procedure supports the program. Hmm...I need to reconsider how I'm doing this...
I've been trying to develop my own, personal vision to help me stay on track with why I'm doing this work. What is it I'm ultimately trying to achieve. My first draft says I want to get people to *believe* all injuries are preventable, to recognize their own stake in this venture, to educate them on how to protect themselves on and off the job - to give them the tools to do this (physical, mental, spiritual tools). His IQ and self-awareness comment may be a key part of that.

BTW - my own belief in "all injuries are preventable" is in jeopardy.
Yesterday I had a personal LOTO failure, and lately I've had a few minor mishaps (paper cuts and the like) that are making me put some practical value on "the limits of human performance." I do think we can do a lot of managing to prevent system failures, but our own performance is limited. Kenny Kendrick's words still ring in my ears - the only way to eliminate all risk is to lock the gates and go home. (My LOTO failure - I was painting the bathroom door facing, and forgot to lock the door. Mikayla started to open the door, and nearly knocked over my paint pot - I stopped her in time, but nearly spilled paint on the tile. I had been locking the door routinely, and stopped for a break - forgot to lock it back when I started painting again. I can think of several ways to prevent that failure, but there will always be some element that relies on the "limits of human performance." I'm starting to think we will never overcome that, but I don't want to believe it...if I do, it might make me slack off on my efforts.)

Joe Tudor, CIH, CSP
When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof. Deuteronomy 22:8 OSHA 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)
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Joe,
Don’t lose hope. All Injuries Are Preventable . . . by someone. That’s why we push the “Brother’s Keeper” concept. We realize that we’re all going to stumble from time to time but if our brother is there to catch us, there will be no injury.
A correlation of that concept is having a HighHigh level interlock on loading operations. You can have a great program and great procedures but statistics will catch up with you eventually. That's when a well maintained electronic back up can be your brother.
But the key to this is having a living program that includes looking at what works and what doesn't (in both human and mechanical terms.) A living program will self heal and correct itself before either the human or mechanical element fails.
“Bug”
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We recommend "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10." by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (With)
ISBN: 0316067598
Pub. Date: June 2007
A Navy Seal, Injured and Alone, Was Saved By Afghans' Embrace and Comrades' Valor
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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
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 - - - Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Almonds
POINTS® Value: 3

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 8 min
Cooking Time: 22 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Roasting vegetables brings out their natural sweetness. In the case of Brussels sprouts, it also adds a nutty flavor.

Ingredients
20 oz Brussels sprouts, trimmed of outer tough leaves and cut in half lengthwise
2 Tbsp olive oil, extra-virgin
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 Tbsp sliced almonds, natural flavor

Instructions
Preheat oven to 425ºF.
In a large bowl, combine Brussels sprouts, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; spread on a baking sheet. Roast, stirring once, until nice and brown, about 20 to 22 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook almonds over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown and fragrant, about 3 to 4 minutes. Mix toasted almonds with cooked Brussels sprouts and serve hot. Yields about 2/3 cup per serving.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=126711&sc=11
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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 weeks “Bleat” include a shot of one of the larger company groups fighting the “process unit” at Brayton Fire Field, Craig Dees and Joel McMahen cooking at “Bubba’s” retirement party and Bubba with two of my favorite DDHs.
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Don’t forget to check out www.mcc2000.net
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson

Standing on Strong Shoulders
By Chuck Colson
9/7/2007
Read a Great Book

Yesterday on “BreakPoint” I strongly recommended that you subscribe to the “Great Books Audio CD” series by Ken Boa [http://www.breakpoint.org/generic.asp?ID=6788]. Through his depth of understanding for the seminal works of Judeo-Christian-influenced Western culture, Boa brings these classics to life.

I also told you about the first book in that series, The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis—no better way to start a series on great books than by beginning with Lewis. That’s because he, perhaps better than anyone, understood the value of great books.

“In reading great literature,” Lewis wrote, “I become a thousand men and yet remain myself . . . Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am never more myself than when I do.”

Lewis also strongly felt that we should read more old books—and fewer new ones. “Every age has its own outlook,” Lewis wrote. “It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes.” In other words, we are all, in a sense, a captive to our own age, limited by the times in which we live. So, Lewis concludes, “The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books.”

Lewis even gives us a word of advice: “It is a good rule,” he says, “after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.”

Lewis is so right. In this postmodern and media-saturated age, we get caught up in today’s headlines, which pass away like evanescent clouds. And so much of what is on the bookshelves today is fluff, ignoring the past or mocking it. So if we limit ourselves to contemporary books, we limit our vision. But when we read the great classics, we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. When you do that, you get a much better view of the horizon: of reality, of truth, and even of ourselves.

Now, I have a book coming out this winter, which I think is very important, so I am definitely not recommending that you swear off new books—although mine is about the timeless truths of Christianity. But Lewis’s caution about modern books is a good one, especially now that so much contemporary literature is driven by the marketplace. When John Bunyan wrote his great classic, Pilgrim’s Progress, back in 1675, he did so from a jail cell, not worried about whether Oprah would recommend his book.

What makes great books great? Great books transcend. They explore themes important to all people of all ages: the struggle of good versus evil, our own mortality and destiny. Great books test and train our minds and stir our imaginations. They create in us a longing for beauty, for Truth and the good. And they sharpen our vision so we can better discern the beautiful from the ugly, the truth from falsehood.

The books that Ken Boa discusses in his audio series do all of these things. And they have shaped the course of Western culture, the greatest civilization in human history.

Visit our website, BreakPoint.org, for more information on the “Great Books Audio CD” series. Ken Boa, who is a great teacher, will help you stand on the shoulders of John Bunyan, of C. S. Lewis, of Milton and Dostoyevsky, and of other great Christian writers. You will love the view of the world as they saw it.

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

“Poll: 1 in 4 American Adults Read No Books in 2006,” FOX News, 22 August 2007.
C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce (HarperOne, 2001 ed.).
Gina Dalfonzo, “To ‘Become a Thousand Men’: Why We Need Literature,” BreakPoint WorldView, June 2005.
Jim Tonkowich, “In Praise of Old Books,” BreakPoint WorldView, March 2004.
Louise Cowan and Os Guinness, eds., Invitation to the Classics (Baker, 1998).
The BreakPoint Web site and BreakPoint WorldView Magazine feature Colson’s commentaries as well as feature articles by other established and up-and-coming writers to equip readers with a biblical perspective on a variety of issues and topics.
© 2004-2006 Prison Fellowship
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Words of the Week:
propitiate: to appease; to conciliate.
solecism: a nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
maudlin: excessively sentimental.
commination: a denunciation.
antiquarian: one who collects, studies, or deals in antiquities.
evince: to show in a clear manner.
salient: noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping.
fungible: interchangeable.
from Dictionary.Com

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"I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that .... absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not one jot. The possibility is always there." - Monica Baldwin

"Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses." - Hannah Arendt

"Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life." - Marc Chagall

"To do all the talking and not be willing to listen is a form of greed." - Democritus of Abdera

"Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are." - Jose Ortega y Gasset

"Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness." - David Augsburger

"Happiness in the older years of life, like happiness in every year of life, is a matter of choice - your choice for yourself." - Harold Azine
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# Dr. D. James Kennedy goes Home to Jesus—Founder and Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Succumbs to Complications from Cardiac Arrest
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(A true story)

I used to live in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the home of Rutgers University.

The new flock of kids attending college always includes those who need a little help with everyday chores they themselves never did before, such as laundry, or grocery-shopping.

I was in the dairy aisle for some eggs. As usual, I opened the carton to check them over before putting them in my cart. Beside me, a young man did the same to his carton ... then leaned toward me and asked, "What are we looking for?"
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GCF: Window Seats

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At the airport check-in counter I overheard a woman ask for window seats for both she and her husband.

The clerk pointed out that this would prevent them for sitting together.

"Sweetie," the woman replied, "I've just spent 10 days of quality time in a compact rental car with this man. I *know* what I'm requesting!"
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GCF: Eyes Gone

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Yesterday I went to the optician's, walked up to the counter and said to the guy on duty, "I think my eyes are going."

He said, "They've gone mate - this is Burger King."
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GCF: The Boss

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Kyle and Justin were about to eat with the baby sitter when 6-year-old Kyle said, "You can't sit in Daddy's seat!"

"Daddy's not home," the baby sitter replied. "Since I'm responsible for you while he's gone, I can sit here. Today I'm the boss."

Justin, the 4 year old, quickly piped up, "If you're the boss, you need to sit over there in Mommy's chair!"
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Chocolate Calories

A good piece of chocolate has about 200 calories. As I enjoy two servings per night, and a few more on weekends, I consume 3,500 calories of chocolate in a week, which equals one pound of weight per week.

Therefore...

In the last 3 ½ years, I have had a chocolate caloric intake of about 180 pounds. I weigh only 165 pounds, so without chocolate, I would have wasted away to nothing about three months ago!

I owe my life to chocolate.

Received from Pastor Tim.

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Little Known Illnesses

AFROPHOBIA: Fear of the return of the 70's hair styles.

DEJA FLU: The feeling that one has had this cold before.

HYPOCOINDRIA: Fear of not having correct change.

HAIRPIECE SWIMPLEX: Rash caused by wearing a toupee in a pool.

HERPES CINEPLEX: Rash caused by movie tickets priced at $9.50.

CELESTIAL SEASONINGS AFFECTIVE DISORDER: Herbal-tea addiction.

VISACARDITIS: The heart-stopping sensation brought on by exceeding your credit limit.

SONSTROKE: An attack during the reading of a will.

ROSWELL-BABY SYNDROME: Irrational fear that one's infant might be an alien.

OREOPOROSIS: Disorder caused by too many cookies, not enough milk.

Received from LAUGHTER FOR A SATURDAY.

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Mane Troubles

The farmer didn't like to use a tractor on his small holding. He preferred to have his draft horses pull his plow and wagons. Unfortunately, a group of small birds insisted on forming nests in the horses' manes, which prevented him from hitching the reins properly.

The farmer tried every method he could think of to get rid of the pesky birds. He tried lotions, potions, and notions. He kept the stable colder; he kept it warmer. He went to horse doctors; he went to bird specialists. He called his congressman; he called the Department of Agriculture. He trimmed the manes as much as he could. He tried loud noises, cat noises, and classical music. Nothing would induce the birds to leave his horses alone.

In desperation, he went to an Indian medicine man from a nearby reservation. The medicine man, listening to his story, gave him some vile-smelling yeast extract to rub into the manes. Amazingly, it worked. Within two days, the birds had all fled and the horses were back to work.

The farmer was pleased with this outcome, but he was puzzled with the methodology. He went back to the medicine man and inquired about how a simple extract of yeast was able to solve a problem that many veterinarians and the Department of Agriculture couldn't.

The medicine man replied, "Simple. Yeast is yeast, and nest is nest, and never the mane shall tweet."

Received from Cathy Gilstrap.

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Exhausted Businessman

The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped exhausted.

His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word. "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?"

"It was terrible," her husband said. "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."

Received from Teddi's Humor.

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Live to 100

When a grandmother was in her late eighties, she decided to move to Israel. As part of the preparations, she went to see her doctor and get all her charts. The doctor asked her how she was doing, so she gave him a litany of complaints -- this hurts, that's stiff, I'm tired and slower, etc.

He responded, "Mrs. Siegel, you have to expect things to start deteriorating. After all, who wants to live to 100?"

The grandmother looked him straight in the eye and replied, "Anyone who's 99."

Received from Pastor Tim.

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Taliban strikes back

This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of Migration, Mohammed Omar, warned the United States and Canada, "that if military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America's and Canada's supply of convenience store managers."...........

"And if this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell and Sprint customer service reps."

It's getting ugly.

Thanks to Daphne Roberts
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Saturday morning I got up early, put on my long johns, dressed quietly, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, slipped quietly into the garage to hook the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential down pour.

There was snow mixed with the rain, and the wind was blowing 50 mph. I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad throughout the day.

I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. There I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, "The weather out there is terrible."

My loving wife of 20 yrs replied, "Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that crap?"

I still don't know if she was joking.

Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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"Don't strive for recognition, but work for achievement." -- Vanessa Malone
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Madeleine Begun Kane Latest Columns - - http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2007/08/24/no-butt-cams-for-me-no-ifs-ands-or-buts/ - - No Butt Cams For Me — No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts
If you’re ever in Scottsdale, Arizona and feel the need to buy jeans, prepare yourself for a scary rear view:

Worried that new pair of high-fashion jeans may just make your butt look fat? Now shoppers in one upscale Scottsdale store [The Hub] can check it out for themselves before someone else makes the observation - using the Butt Cam, a camera positioned just so that’s connected to a video screen on a dressing room wall.

And if that doesn’t sound bad enough:

The setup also allows Hub employees to display views of their more confident shoppers on flat-screen TVs behind the cash registers for all to see.

This brings me to my latest limerick:

No Butt Cams For Me — No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts
By Madeleine Begun Kane

The Butt Cam sure sounds rather crass,
But it gives you a view of your a__
While you’re trying on jeans.
And you know what that means?
It should tell almost all: “Take a pass!”

Would the Butt Cam enhance your jeans shopping experience?
Yes. I have great booty, so bring it on!
Yes, if I get a discount for selling Internet rights.
No! Please leave me with my fantasies.
No way! That would be cruel and inhuman treatment.
Absolutely not! But they'd be perfect for prisons.
I'd much rather butter my buns
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JURY DUTY SCAM: This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take summons for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity just got stolen. The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado! . This (scam) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
Check it out here:
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm
Thanks to Ricky and Sarah
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| Safety from the Heart |
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September 5, 2007
Google Phone Number Feature
Today's Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Eddie Zeigler.
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I tried this at home and it is true. - Eddie Zeigler
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Google has a feature which enables you to type a telephone number into the search bar and hit enter and you will be given the person's name and address. If you then hit Map you will get a map to the person's house. Everyone should be aware of this! It's a nationwide reverse telephone book.
If a child gives out his/her phone number, someone can now look it up to find out where he/she lives. The safety issues are obvious, and alarming!!!
Note that you can have your phone number removed or blocked. I tried my number and it came up along with the map and directions straight to our house. I did fill out the removal form for myself, and encourage all of you to do the same. Quite scary!
Please look up your own number!!!!!!!
In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to: Google (http://www.google.com/) Type your phone number in the search bar (i.e. 555-555-1212) and hit enter. If you want to BLOCK Google from divulging your private information, simply click on your telephone number and then click on the Removal Form. Removal takes 48-hours.
Check your own number (although this may not apply to you if you have an unlisted number or cell phone as primary contact).
You may know someone who needs to know this -that would have little kids.
It takes Sex Offenders right to your front door!!
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Our Church, Magnolia Christian Center, has the following mission statement. Our purpose is to build a great church for the glory of God through the great commission and the great commandment. MCC' Vision - That MCC will be a place hopping with children, energized with teenagers, balanced with diversity and transformed by the power of God! We want to turn uninterested people into interested people and win the lost to make fully devoted followers of Christ. www.mcc2000.net
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Activities and Events of Interest

The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Clinton Library September 22-25, 2007.
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"September 11 WDYTJWD" W. P. Florence
Justice first, then peace."
"September 11" Never forget.--Tony Moses
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD ...the only way"--Phillip Story
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keeping my head down but face toward Heaven" - - Jody Eldred, ABC News Cameraman in Kuwait
"Remember Pearl Harbor? Remember 9/11!" --"Bug"
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. - - George Carlin
"Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!" - - Queen E. Watson
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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.

Dr. David J. Baxter, Ottawa, Canada

Study shows Americans' blogging behavior

Dr. Baxter has posted a study to his blog and since it pertains to blogging I thought it would be a good quick read. The statistics are below:

8 out of 10 Americans know what a blog is and almost half have visited blogs.
8% percent of Americans currently have their own blog.
46% regular blog readers.
54% surf.
90% of those aged 25 to 34 know about blogs.
65% of those aged 65 and over know about blogs.
78% of those aged 18 to 24 over have visited blogs.
45% of older have visited blogs.
20% of American women their own blog.
14 % of men have their own blog.
39% of American view blogs less than once a month.
28% of American view blogs monthly.
15% of American view blogs daily.
5% of American view blogs several times a day.
43% noticed advertisements on blogs.
61% among those aged 18 to 24.
Almost one-third of consumers have clicked on an ad while reading a blog.
13% they spend less time with other forms of media since blogging.
65% said they get opinions from blogs.
39% get news from blogs.
38% get entertainment from blogs.
1 in 3 people read gossip on blogs.
2% to catch up on news on blogs.
50% find blogs entertaining, and another
26% learn about specific hobbies or other areas they're interested in.
5% of blog readers say they do so for news
15% of those who have never read a blog said that they don't care about the opinions and ideas typically expressed in blogs.

It also gives me the opportunity to bring up the Psychology and Self-Help Forum.

Dr. Baxter is first and foremost just a great person with a big heart. Dr. Baxter has not only endured his own tragic situation but freely gives advice and information to others in need.

In the beginnings of my efforts I could find no other article or information pertaining to just the workplace so spoke to Dr. Baxter and he was graciously wrote a wonderful article for USMWF.

Grief and Bereavement in Accidental Death
April 2004
Dr. David J. Baxter, Psychologist
Ottawa, Canada *A Must Read*

I really feel this is a great asset for anyone needing to get something off their chest of advice and it is free! Please if you feel the need and can't bring yourself to speak to anyone then opt to go to his site. I know there comes a point in ones grieving that you just don't talk to your family any longer simply because you do not want to burden them any longer, you have shameful thoughts, or people are just tired of hearing about it. If you feel you are not getting what you need or you feel we have not been able to connect with one of us visit his site it will be worth your time and effort.

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/

01. Staff Sgt. Andrew P. Nelson, 22, of Moorhead, Minn., died Aug. 29 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

02. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel E. Scheibner, 40, of Muskegon, Mich., died Aug. 30 in Al Noor, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

03. Spc. Travis M. Virgadamo, 19, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Aug. 30 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3d Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

04. Pvt. Justin T. Sanders, 22, of Watson, La., died Aug. 29 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

05. Sgt. Kevin A. Gilbertson, 24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Aug. 31 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations Aug. 29 in Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

06. Spc. Christopher G. Patton, 21, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Sept. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

07. Master Sgt. Patrick D. Magnani, 38, of Martinez, Calif., died Sept. 4 near Bagram, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 31st Medical Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.

08. Spc. Rodney J. Johnson, 20, of Houston, died Sept. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

The Department of Defense announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 5 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
09. Cpl. William T. Warford III, 24, of Temple, Texas. He was assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
10. Pfc. Dane R. Balcon, 19, of Colorado Springs, Colo. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

11. Staff Sgt. Delmar White, 37, of Wallins, Ky., died Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, Kentucky Army National Guard, Carrollton, Ky.

12. Sgt. 1st Class David A. Cooper Jr., 36, of State College, Penn., died Sept. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

13. Spc. Keith A. Nurnberg, 26, of McHenry, Ill., died Sept. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. Killed were:
14. Sgt. Joel L. Murray, 26, of Kansas City.
15. Spc. David J. Lane, 20, of Emporia, Kan.
16. Pvt. Randol S. Shelton, 22, of Schiller, Park, Ill.

17. Pfc. Mykel F. Miller, 19, of Phoenix, died Sept. 6 in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard Phoenix.
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Airman Missing from WWII is Identified


The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is 2nd Lt. Harold E. Hoskin, U.S. Army Air Forces, of Houlton, Maine. He will be buried Friday in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.

Representatives from the Army met with Hoskin’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.

On Dec. 21, 1943, Hoskin was one of five crewmen on board a B-24D that departed Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, on a cold-weather test mission. The aircraft never returned to base and it was not located in subsequent search attempts. The following March, one of the crewmen, 1st Lt. Leon Crane, arrived at Ladd Field after spending more than two months in the Alaska wilderness. He said that the plane had crashed after it lost an engine, and Crane and another crewmember, Master Sgt. Richard L. Pompeo, parachuted from the aircraft before it crashed. Crane did not know what happened to Pompeo after they bailed out.

In October 1944, Crane assisted a recovery team in locating the crash. They recovered the remains of two of the crewmen, 1st Lt. James B. Sibert and Staff Sgt. Ralph S. Wenz. Hoskin’s remains were not found and it was concluded that he probably parachuted out of the aircraft before it crashed.

In 2004, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) received information from a National Park Service Historian regarding a possible WWII crash site in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska. The historian turned over ashes believed to be the cremated remains of the crew, however, it was determined they contained no human remains. In 2006, a JPAC team excavated the site and recovered human remains and other non-biological material, including items worn by U.S. Army officers during WWII.

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA in the identification of Hoskin’s remains.

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

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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Scheduled Activities
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Columbia County Amateur Radio Club meets Every second Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Union Street Station. And YOU'RE invited. Net is every Sunday at 20:30 on 147.105.
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MCC - Mom's Day Out - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 2.$10 for the first child, $5 for the second. Call 234-3225 for reservations.
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MCC - Nursing Home Ministry - Meadowbrook Every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am. Taylor, the last Thursday each month.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast held every Tuesday morning at 6 AM in Miller's Cafeteria. If you aren't a regular participant at the Men's Prayer Breakfast, you're missing some great food, fellowship and inspired teaching of the Word. Hope to see you there.
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Emergency Phone Number 911
(Fire, Police, Ambulance, Sheriff, etc. )
Central Dispatch 234-5655
(Non - Emergency Number)
Direct Numbers
Ambulance - 234-7371 (24 Hour)
Jail - 234-5331 (24 Hour)
Poison Control - 800-222-1222 (24 Hour)
http://www. aapcc. org/
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"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
"Laugh whenever you can and cry if you need to." -- "Bug"
"I read the end of the book. We win!" -- "Bug"
"We may not be able to cure the world, but we don't have to make it sicker." -- "Bug"
"There just ain't enough fingers for all the holes in the dike." - - "Bug"
"It's no big deal doing what God tells you to do. A big deal would be NOT doing what God tells you to do. Just ask Jonah." - - Paul Troquille
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out." - - Tony Blair
"Information is the currency of democracy." - Jefferson
"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!!!
Mat 18:12-14 Gen 48:10-11 2 Ki 19:32-36 Ezek 34:15-18 2 Ki 18:1,3,4,6 http://www.e-min.org/
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