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Volume 9, Issue 40 Friday, October 05, 2007
Hello All,
My cousin Robert William “Bill” Taylor passed away this week. Bill was 57 years old and lived at the Human Development Center in Conway. We talked with his sister Donna Gail Wednesday afternoon and she told us that the family had been staying with Bill for about a week, since he became seriously ill.
Bill couldn’t talk but still found ways to express himself. He liked the Center and would go and sit in the car when he tired of a visit to Taylor and was ready to return to Conway. When he was home and my mother visited him, I often saw his smile widen. It was easy to see who Bill liked.
I told Donna Gail that even though Bill couldn’t communicate directly with us, he knew he was loved by his family and the care givers at the Center. Donna Gail shared that many of the workers at the Center had been coming by the hospital everyday to check on Bill.
The hardest thing for the family was their concern that Bill not suffer if his illness worsened. Since he could neither speak nor write, it was always a concern that he was hurting and couldn’t express it. Well, he passed away that evening and I feel that our prayers that he not suffer were answered.
Brother Jerry shared that Bill and his father Willard now could walk and talk together for the first time in their lives.
In this day of looking for the easy way in everything, it’s hard to explain how I never felt anything but love from Bill’s family for him. It had to be hard on them, having a severely disabled child but there was never any indication from Uncle Willard or Aunt Mary Joyce or his siblings, Charles and Donna Gail that he was anything but a joy to them.
Of course, when we were little children, Bill was bigger and stronger than most of us and he played rough. We quickly learned not to let him grab our hair or any other part of the body that could be pulled on or pinched. He never got over the joy of hair pulling. Speaking with the fine people who’ve cared for him for years, they all have a “hair pulling” tale to tell.
One of my favorites was from Vickie Taylor. She related that they had been taking Bill back to Conway one day and he was lying in the back seat which was his favored method of travel. Vickie said that it was always a battle to keep Bill from pulling her hair on these trips so she decided to “pull one on him” and wore a wig. Sure enough, Bill eventually made a grab for her hair. When the wig came off in his hand; “you’d have thought he’d won the Olympics.” Vickie related. She said that he waved the wig to everyone they met all the way to Conway.
This was the attitude in the family that I thank God for. We weren’t taught that Bill was anything except a “special” cousin. It never entered our young minds to consider him a burden or a problem.
We also had another “Special” cousin, Terry Kay. She was about Bill’s age and even more severely disabled. I remember her being unable to walk even when we were young. But again, the family didn’t treat her as an aberration or some cross to bear. She was loved until her dying day by Uncle Cecil and Aunt Gertrude and her mother Mary and sister Laurie.
We learned early to always speak to Bill and Terry Kay just like any other family member. Even though they usually only responded with laughs, or shrieks or other noises, they knew that we’d spoken to them and we were including them in our family activities.
All through my life, I’ve looked to these family members as examples of how to respond when faced with adversity. They never complained or whined about having to care for these two “special” folks. They just did what needed to be done and lived a life of testimony to God’s Grace.
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It’s that testimony I think of when people say “y’all must be Saints to take your mother in law into your home.” Believe me, we’re not doing anything special, just what we feel is right.
It’s a challenge, and I have to admit it’s stressful, but MamMaw Dorothy is a fine woman that we couldn’t think of sending to an institution without attempting to care for her ourselves first. Besides, how could I compare sharing our home with a sweet lady to the sacrifice made by my family for all those years taking care of Bill and Terry Kay?
MamMaw is doing well. Her sister, Aunt Shirley and her husband Uncle Herb were here this week to visit. I’m glad they had this time to share.
Annette has arranged home health to assist us and MamMaw is attending classes in Springhill each day so she’s getting out of the house.
I try to take her riding every few days. This week we cruised the college, looking over the new construction and we also took an impromptu “Tour of Yards” in the city looking at the “Green Thumbs” here in Magnolia.
She’s still laughing at my jokes even though she’s a little peaked with me for not allowing her to move back to her home. I can’t see that happening without a miracle.
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This week has been a blur, we’ve been adapting to acting as full time care givers for MamMaw Dorothy as well as attempting to maintain our routine. In addition, this week we had doctor’s appointments in Shreveport and Little Rock and we had extra visitors at home.
But everyone pitched in and shared the load so it wasn’t overwhelming.
Wednesday, I had lunch with John Farmer and Joe Sledge, two friends who now live in Central Arkansas. If you’re going that way, I recommend Cotham's Mercantile, an old general store and now a restaurant, "Where the Elite Meet to Eat." There's nothing fancy here, just plain down-home cooking like fried catfish, hush puppies, pork chops, chicken and dumplings, daily plate lunch specials, and a signature dish: the "hubcap" hamburger, so named because of its size. Cotham’s is on US 165 in Scott Arkansas where John and Joe took me for lunch. It’s a beautiful setting with the store built out over a bayou filled with cypress knees and Lilly pads. Vehicles were parked on the side of the highway for a half mile in either direction, as people filled the building looking for some great home cooking.
The store is mere "stone's throw" south east of the Plantation Agriculture Museum State Park, a facility that details the role of cotton in Arkansas's history and economy.
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Fundraiser for Nadine Booth
Monday, October 15
Ole Feed House (drive-thru only)
Pick up time: 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
$10.00
Fish, fries and hushpuppies
For Tickets contact Nancy Terry @ 235-6286
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This week, we read “The Beekeepers Apprentice” by Laurie R. King.
Now, we’re reading “When Heaven and Earth Changed Places” by Le Ly Hayslip
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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 Food Safety Movement is Here" by Kristen Perosino Presentations by Michael Taylor (former FDA deputy commissioner for policy) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (Chair of the House Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee) explain the changes needed to improve our nation's food safety system. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/the-food-safety-movement-is-here/
** "Leaders Take a Stand for Science" by Susan F. Wood This week, we've seen two political leaders speak out on the need for science and evidence to drive our policy decisions in areas such as health, food safety, environment, climate change, and renewable energy. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/leaders-take-a-stand-for-science/
** "'Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act' proposed in Senate" by Celeste Monforton Senator Patty Murray introduced legislation to see that family members of miners involved in disasters like the 2006 Sago and 2007 Crandall tragedies receive accurate information about the rescue operations and appropriate post-accident support. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/mine-disaster-family-assistance-act-proposed-in-senate/
** "Occupational Health News Roundup" by Liz Borkowski New research quantifies the effects of employee health conditions on employers; plus, there's news about security problems at the Texas A&M biodefense lab, financial burdens borne by wounded veterans and the Veterans' Administration, and health problems among the cane workers behind Brazil's ethanol boom. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/occupational-health-news-roundup-34/
** "Five Maintenance Workers Die at Xcel Energy Plant" by Celeste Monforton Five workers who were applying a specialized epoxy coating onto the inside of a 3,000-foot-long water pipe died when a fire erupted. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/five-maintenance-workers-die-at-xcel-energy-plant/
** "Addressing Rhode Island's Paint Problem" by James Celenza Rhode Island should use the opportunity of a settlement with companies that sold lead paint to establish an interconnected healthy housing infrastructure. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/adressing-rhode-island%e2%80%99s-paint-problem/
** "This is Your Brain On …" by Liz Borkowski Several recent news stories highlight things you might want to know if you want to keep your brain healthy. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/this-is-your-brain-on/
** "Nurses Demand Safe Staffing" by Liz Borkowski Striking Appalachian nurses demand an end to mandatory overtime, which affects patients as well as nurses. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/nurses-demand-safe-staffing/
** "Beneath the Polish in the Beauty Industry" by Liz Borkowski According to a new article in The Nation, many U.S. nail salon workers are concerned about the health effects of the products they use – but gaps in research and regulatory agency responsibilities make it hard for the workers to protect themselves. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/beneath-the-polish/
** "EPA's New Rule on Lead in Drinking Water" by Celeste Monforton The EPA has issued a new regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act to help reduce the amount of lead contained in consumers' tap water. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/epas-new-rule-on-lead-in-drinking-water/
** "Friday Blog Roundup" by Liz Borkowski Bloggers focus on the international climate conference and the FDA; they also have thoughts on safer flame retardants, international plans for AIDS treatment, and diseases that changed the world. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/friday-blog-roundup-43/
** "Mining Fatalities, Families and Senator Patty Murray" by Celeste Monforton Senator Patty Murray mentioned the NTSB as a possible model for MSHA to follow to improve its procedures for communicating and providing support to family members of mining disasters; the group United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities also has a "wish list" for family members of those lost to fatal workplace injuries. http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/mining-fatalities-families-and-sen-patty-murray/
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This week’s History Lesson answers the question; Why are these towns named “Dixie”?
Dixie, GA
Dixie, Brooks, GA
Dixie, AR
Dixie, AR
Dixie, MS
Dixie, MS
Dixie, IA
Dixie, IA
Dixie, NV
Dixie, Obion County, TN
Dixie, Callaway County, MO
Dixie, Wilson County, NC
Dixie, Escambia County, AL
Dixie, Newton County, GA
Dixie, Caddo Parish, LA
Well, actually, we don’t know the origin of those town’s names, but we do have a couple of theories as to why the south is referred to as “Dixie.”
Origin of Dixie
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origins of this nickname remain obscure. According to A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles (1951), by Mitford M. Mathews, three theories most commonly attempt to explain the term:
1. The word "Dixie" refers to a privately issued currency from banks in Louisiana [1]. These banks issued ten-dollar notes, labeled "Dix" (French for "ten") on the reverse side. These notes are now highly sought-after for their numismatic value. The notes were known as "Dixies" by English-speaking southerners, and the area around New Orleans and the Cajun-speaking parts of Louisiana came to be known as "Dixieland". Eventually, usage of the term broadened to refer to most of the Southern States.
2. The word preserves the name of a kind slave owner on Manhattan Island, a Mr. Dixy. (Slavery was legal in New York until 1827.) His rule was so kindly that "Dixy's Land" became famed far and wide as an Elysium abounding in material comforts.
3. "Dixie" derives from Jeremiah Dixon of the Mason-Dixon line defining the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania (the northern boundary of Dixie).
[Note: I pick #3]
As a definite geographic location within the United States, "Dixie" is usually defined as the 11 Southern states which seceded to form the Confederate States of America. They are (in order of secession): South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. This definition is strongly correlated with history and, in the minds of many Southerners, remains the traditional and emotional South.
In other ways however, the "location" and boundaries of Dixie has become, over time, more limited, vernacular, and/or mercurial. In popular mind set today, it is most often associated with those parts of the Southern United States where Old South traditions and legacies of the Confederacy live most strongly, and are most widely celebrated and remembered. Or where the image of "moonlight and magnolias" is very rooted in reality.
In this particular contemporary realm, there are no hard and fast lines. Roughly however, it might be an area which begins in southern Virginia and extends south into the Florida panhandle. On the northern boundary it sweeps west to take in Tennessee (and perhaps the southern parts of Kentucky), then westward through a good part of Arkansas. On the southern end it would run through the Gulf states until the northern and southern boundary lines connect to include and take in East Texas.
Many businesses in the South contain "Dixie" in their name as an identifier, e.g. "Dixie Produce." One of the more famous is supermarket chain Winn-Dixie. Related to this fact, renowned cultural sociologist and "Southernologist" Dr. John Shelton Reed has attempted to "locate" Dixie by a criterion measuring the ratio of business listings containing the term as compared to those utilizing "American." First published in a 1976 article in Social Forces, this particular study was later updated in 1988. In contrasting the two, the delineating lines measuring over 6% of Dixie to American remained fairly constant in covering the Old Confederate States, with the exception being in Texas where, in both surveys, it was fairly well limited to eastern parts of the state.
Noted anomalies were the inclusion, and later even slight extension, into parts of the lower Midwest, particularly southern Indiana and southwestern Ohio. Neither of these areas can be properly considered a part of the South, so one explanation could be the extent of the so-called "Dixie Highway" into those particular locales and business names reflecting such.
In using a yardstick of 15%, all but a tiny slice of northeast Texas drops out of the picture. Also losing considerable ground were Virginia and most of Florida save the panhandle. Notable losses also occurred in North Carolina and Kentucky. Most remarkable of all however, was, as Reed stated, the fact that Dixie "dissolves as a coherent region" when the even more demanding standard of 25% was applied. In 1988 as compared to 1976, with the exception of small and isolated parts of adjoining states, only in Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina were large areas still recorded on the data map.
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Congratulations to Charles and Jeanette Ford who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sat. Oct.6 2007 at our home, 290 L R 29, hicks rd., Ashdown, Ar. 71822. from 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm.
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Fundraiser Gourmet - - Emerson Fire Department Steak Supper, October 13. Tickets are $15 each
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Since early 2003 more than 81,000 IED attacks have occurred in Iraq, killing or wounding 21,000 Americans (IEDs are responsible for nearly two-thirds of American deaths in Iraq). This leads the Post to claim that the roadside bomb "has become the signature weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan, as iconic as the machine gun in World War I or the laser-guided 'smart bomb' in the Persian Gulf War of 1991." Yet the high-tech Pentagon has struggled to develop countermeasures, as insurgents adjust the way they use this crude and cheap weapon. Or, as one officer recently put it, "The Flintstones are adapting faster than the Jetsons."
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Recipe(s) of the week - - - Garden Risotto Copyright, 2007, Ellie Krieger, All rights reserved
Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 ½ cups Arborio rice
½ cup dry white wine
3/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 lightly packed cups baby spinach leaves
1 cup frozen peas
½ pound asparagus, steamed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Bring the broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over moderately low heat and cook the onion, stirring occasionally, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add wine and simmer, stirring constantly, until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add 3/4 cup of the hot broth, the salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper and simmer, stirring constantly, until broth is absorbed. Continue simmering and adding hot broth, about 3/4 cup at a time, stirring constantly and allowing the broth to be absorbed before adding more, until rice is almost tender and creamy-looking, about 18 minutes.
Add the spinach and peas and cook until the spinach is wilted. Add the asparagus and cook just until the vegetables are hot. Stir in the Parmesan and more broth if the risotto seems too thick. Serve in soup plates.
Nutrition Information
Nutritional Analysis per serving Calories 205
Total Fat 4 grams Saturated Fat 1.5 grams
Cholesterol 1 mg Sodium 466 mg
Carbohydrates 30 grams Protein 10.5 grams
Fiber 3.5 grams
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_36711,00.html
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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 prison’s 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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MapQuest Gas Prices, Pretty Cool http://gasprices.mapquest.com
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The photos on the front of this week’s “Bleat” include a “Still Life” of Annette’s, Uncle Herb and Aunt Shirley, The new headquarters building at Brayton Fire Training Field.
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Don’t forget to check out www.mcc2000.net
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson
It's Ramadan
By Mark Earley
10/5/2007
Pray for Your Muslim Neighbors
Note: This commentary was delivered by PFM President Mark Earley.
The anniversary of September 11 and all of the hubbub over Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s speaking engagement at Columbia University are now behind us. It is easy to allow our American sensibilities about radical Islam to jump the fence from righteous anger to outright hatred. But there is a far more appropriate way to respond. As Christians, our response to the Muslim world should be no different than our response to anything: Pray.
And what better time than during Ramadan—the 30 days from September 13 to October 12 in which Muslims devote themselves to prayer and fasting. Since 1992, Christians from around the world have united to pray for the 30 days corresponding to Ramadan. They pray for those who reside in predominantly Muslim countries, those oppressed by Islam. Christians who have been involved in sponsoring this 30-day prayer movement have created an online prayer guide with daily prayer requests for specific Muslim nations: Breathtaking pictures are there and powerful stories of lives transformed through Jesus Christ.
Take, for example, a former Muslim man in China who was converted to Christianity. He was so convicted by the Lord’s Prayer to “forgive his debtors,” that he did exactly that. Those he forgave were so amazed by his actions that they all came to Christ. This is the kind of thing that prayer can result in.
Right now, Ramadan is well underway. In fact, it is almost over. But that does not mean that we cannot seize the day by praying that Muslims will be exposed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So, here’s an idea: For the remaining eight days of Ramadan, join me in praying for a specific part of the Muslim world, like Mauritania.
Like many Muslim countries, freedom of religion is limited at best in Mauritania, an Islamic republic in West Africa. For example, guards frequently stand at church doors keeping citizens from worshipping freely. An imam who showed the Jesus film in a mosque there died of uncertain causes. And a Christian who recently visited the country said, “You can have freedom of speech if you are a Muslim. You can have freedom of religion if you are a Muslim. It is, in fact, okay to be a Christian, but it is offensive to speak of Jesus as anything other than one of the prophets.”
Please join me in praying that God’s love will be evident to this small country of three million and that Christians will find the freedom to worship God in spirit and truth. There is nothing that excites God more than watching His people overcome evil with good.
After all, Ramadan may be a Muslim observance, but there is no rule that keeps Christians from using the same calendar to pray that God would show His radical and transforming love to those who so desperately need Him. Second Peter 3:9 says that God is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”
Remember, that for every radical Islamic terrorist out there, there is another lonely, lost, hurting Muslim. It could even be your neighbor. So, pray for your neighbor, pray for Mauritania, and pray for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
To discover more specific ways you can pray for the Muslim world visit our website, BreakPoint.org.
For Further Reading and Information
Zoe Sandvig, “It’s Ramadan—Seize the Day!” The Point, 14 September 2007.
See 30 Days Fire for ideas on praying for Muslims during Ramadan.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 070928, “Two Visions: Tyranny and Liberty.”
BreakPoint Commentary No. 070911, “Soft Terrorism: Are We Still Determined.”
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:
doff: to take off; to remove; also, to rid oneself of.
precipice: a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place.
bouleversement: complete overthrow; a reversal.
supervene: to take place or occur as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected.
distrait: divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.
redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
paroxysm: an outburst; a fit.
from Dictionary.Com
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"Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece." - Nadia Boulanger
"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." - Hal Boyle
"History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all." - Fernand Braudel
"There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation." - Kingman Brewster
"I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside." - Joseph Brodsky
"Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence." - Hal Borland
"The peculiar malaise of our day is air-conditioned unhappiness, the staleness and stuffiness of machine-made routine." - Rabbi Eugene B Borowitz
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GCF: Cruise Questions
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Top Ten of the Silliest Questions Asked by Cruise Ship Passengers
(by Paul Grayson, Cruise Director for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line)
10. Do these steps go up or down?
9. What do you do with the beautiful ice carvings after they melt?
8. Which elevator do I take to get to the front of the ship?
7. Does the crew sleep on the ship?
6. Is this island completely surrounded by water?
5. Does the ship make its own electricity?
4. Is it salt water in the toilets?
3. What elevation are we at?
2. There's a photographer on board who takes photos and displays them the next day ... the question asked ... If the pictures aren't marked, how will I know which ones are mine?
1. What time is the Midnight Buffet being served?
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GCF: Employment History
Emailed to me another humor list (Pastor Tim's Clean Laugh List) -Tom Subscribe to Pastor Tim's Clean Laugh list at the website: Subscribe
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To pass the time while our plane was being de-iced, the flight attendants played a trivia game with the passengers. They asked us to guess the total number of years the three of them had worked for the airlines.
After an attendant collected our estimates, we heard the announcement: "The correct answer is 26 years. For the two people who came closest with 28 years, we have prizes. And for the passenger in seat 12F who guessed 85 years, would you please step off the plane once we are airborne."
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GCF: Report Card
Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Donald) -Tom
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Father to son after exam: "Let me see your report card."
Son: "My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents."
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GCF: Slow Leak
Emailed to me by a friend (Thanks, Donald) -Tom
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The right front tire on my car had a slow leak. I took it to the shop where I bought the tire, and they promptly removed the wheel and immersed it in a big tub of soapy water. This showed the leak was in a cracked wheel rim rather than the tire.
I drove to the dealership for a new wheel rim, and they asked,"Which wheel?"
I replied, "The clean one!"
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GCF: Hot-Headed Golfer
Emailed to me another humor list (Good Clean Funnies List) -Tom To subscribe The Good Clean Funnies List, (not to be confused with this list, which is Good Clean Fun) send an email to: gcfl-request@gcfl.net with subject = add
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A hot-headed golfer with a penchant for breaking clubs was playing one day when he came to the 16th hole, where he faced an approach shot across a ravine.
He said to his caddie, "What kind of distance do we have, son?"
The caddie replied, "About 135, sir."
"My 6 iron, please," said the hothead.
His caddie replied, "It's going to have to be either a 3 iron or 3 wood, sir. That's all that's left in the bag!"
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GCF: Movie Impatience
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We went to the movies the other night. I sat in an aisle seat as I usually do because it feels a little roomier. Just as the feature was about to start, a person from the center of the row got up and started working their way across.
"Excuse me, sorry, oops, excuse me, pardon me, gotta hurry, oops, excuse me."
By the time the person got to me I was trying to see the screen and I was a little impatient so I said, "Couldn't you have done this a little earlier?"
"No!!" was the loud whisper, "The TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE PLEASE message just flashed up on the screen and mine is out in the car."
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GCF: G.P.A.
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At the end of the college year, a star football player celebrated the relaxation of team curfew by attending a late night campus party. Soon after arriving, he became captivated by a beautiful young thing and eased into a conversation with her by asking if she met many dates at parties.
"Oh, I have a 3.9, so I'm much more attracted to the strong academic types than to dumb party animals," she said. "What's your G.P.A.?"
Grinning from ear to ear, the jock boasted, "I get about 27 in the city and 38 on the highway."
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GCF: Remember Me?
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One evening, two girlfriends and I went to a nightclub, only to find the place packed with young people. At 40, we felt old, but before we could make a dignified exit, a tall, handsome man approached us.
"Perhaps we were being a little hasty in leaving," I thought.
Then with a big smile, the man extended his hand to one of my friends and said, "Hello. Remember me? You were my third grade teacher."
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GCF: Vet Bills
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While waiting at the veterinarian's office, I overheard two women chatting about their dogs.
"What's your dog's name?" asked the first woman.
"Well, we used to call her Pork Chop," answered the second lady. "But after the vet bills we've had for her, we now call her Filet Mignon."
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GCF: Not Going to Church
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On a Sunday morning a mother knocks on her son's bedroom door and tells him it's time to get up and go to church.
"I'm not going to church this morning," the son says.
"You have to get up and go to church", says mother.
"No, I'm not." says the son.
"Yes you are", says the mother.
"No, I'm not. They don't like me and I don't like them." says the son. "Give me two good reasons why I have to go."
"Number one, you're 55 years old and number two, you're the pastor!"
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GCF: Love Campaign
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The young suitor was determined to win the heart of the girl he wanted to marry, in spite of her rejection of his proposals a number of times.
He began what can only be called "campaigning" and sent her a small token of his affection to her house every day for a month.
Soon, the young lady fell in love with the UPS driver.
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GCF: Hamster Care
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After buying her kids a pet hamster, after they PROMISED they would take care of it, Mom, as usual, ended up with the responsibility.
One evening, exasperated, she asked them, "How many times do you think that hamster would have died if I hadn't looked after it?"
After a moment, her youngest son replied quizzically, "Once?"
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GCF: Antiques
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A senior citizen was clearing out his attic when he came upon an old painting and a violin. Thinking they might be valuable, he took them to the auction house to be valued.
After studying them, the appraiser said, "Mr Cooper, I have good news and I have bad news."
"What's the good news?" the senior asked.
"The good news is that you have a Stradivarius and a Picasso," replied the appraiser.
"Fantastic! What's the bad news?"
"Well sir, the bad news is that Stradivarius was a very bad painter and Picasso was no good with violins."
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GCF: Indecipherable
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This software engineer is on vacation in the western U.S. when he stops to use an ATM to get some cash. "I'm accustomed to being prompted for my language of choice, and this particular ATM had a nice list to choose from," says the engineer. "But after I selected 'English,' the next screen said: 'You have selected English for your language. Please press Enter to confirm your selection.' Gee, if I'd actually made a mistake and this was in a foreign language, how would I know what to do?"
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GCF: Not For Lunch
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My husband retired, and for the first time in over 40 years I had to think about preparing midday meals.
Tired of it after several months, I said, "I married you for better or worse, but not for lunch."
"Fair enough. From now on I'll make my own," he replied.
A few weeks later he had to go downtown on business and invited me to join him afterwards.
"We could have lunch at that Chinese place we both like," he suggested.
I happily agreed. At the restaurant the next day we were seated, and the waiter came to take our order.
My husband looked up, a twinkle in his eyes and said, "Separate checks, please..."
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GCF: Sign Language for the Dentist
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You know how hard it is to talk to your dentist when your teeth are being cleaned or you are getting a filling? Well, I decided I would make up a sort of sign language that you could use to express yourself without having to mumble.
Below are 10 common things you might wish to say, numbered 1-10. These would be printed on a poster and mounted on the ceiling above the dentist chair.
It would give you something to read since procedures can be boring. When a phrase seems appropriate, you would just hold up the corresponding number of fingers to express yourself. The dentist would not need to stop to ask you to repeat yourself and could fix the problem right away.
1. Everything is fine, but my nose itches.
2. When you get a chance, there seems to be spit running down my neck.
3. So, I guess you had garlic again for lunch today?
4. You realize that wasn't my tooth that you just poked with that incredibly sharp tool.
5. I would REALLY prefer you didn't do that again.
6. Could you please suction the chunk of debris that you missed before I gag?
7. Remember how I said I was numb? I think I may have been mistaken.
8. Wait a minute -- maybe I am allergic to latex.
9. Just so you know, if I don't get to take a break soon, I may bite you.
10. Please stop asking me stupid questions about myself or I will take that paper mask off your face.
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GCF: Neutered?
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My friend Allison adopted a stray cat and took him to the vet to be neutered.
"I'm about 90 percent certain he's been fixed," the vet said.
"How can I be 100 percent sure?" Allison asked.
"Watch to see if he does any 'male' things."
"He already lies on the couch all day," she said. "If he starts hogging the remote, I'll bring him in."
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GCF: How Much?
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Two elderly gents met up on the way to the funeral of one of their longtime buddies. The deceased was thought to have accumulated much wealth. On the way to the cemetery, one old fellow asked the other, "How much did he leave?"
The other old fellow replied, "All of it."
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(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_|\\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Red meat is NOT bad for you. \ /
\ _/ Now blue-green meat, \_ /
/ / THAT'S bad for you! \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Isn't it redundant to say an \ /
\ _/ offer is void where prohibited? \_ /
/ / \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / "In French, oeuf means egg, \ \_/ ////
\ / cheese is fromage. It's like \ /
\ _/ those French have a different \_ /
/ / word for everything." \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Birthdays are good for you: \ /
\ _/ the more you have \_ /
/ / the longer you live. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / Why does a slight tax increase\ \_/ ////
\ / cost you two hundred dollars \ /
\ _/ and a substantial tax cut \_ /
/ / save you 30 cents? \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / They say that we should \ /
\ _/ all pay our taxes with a smile. \_ /
/ / I tried that but they wanted cash. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / The Government that robs \ \_/ ////
\ / Peter to pay Paul, can always \ /
\ _/ depend upon the support of Paul. \_ /
/ / - George Bernard Shaw \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / A taxpayer is someone who \ \_/ ////
\ /works for the federal government \ /
\ _/ but who doesn't have to take a \_ /
/ / civil service examination. \ \
- Ronald Reagan
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / How long a minute is depends \ /
\ _/ on what side of the bathroom \_ /
/ / door you're on. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / An elected official is one \ \_/ ////
\ / who gets 51 % of the vote \ /
\ _/ cast by 40 % of the 60 % \_ /
/ / of the voters who registered. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / The best classroom in the \ /
\ _/ world is at the feet \_ /
/ / of an elderly person. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Cats know your every thought. \ /
\ _/ They don't care, \_ /
/ / but they know... \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / If you think health care is \ /
\ _/ expensive now, wait until you \_ /
/ / see what it costs when it's free! \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Some people not only have \ /
\ _/ bad luck ... they're carriers. \_ /
/ / \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / English is strange: \ /
\ _/ When you "run out" of something, \_ /
/ / you "run out" to get more. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / A truly happy person \ /
\ _/ is one who can enjoy \_ /
/ / the scenery on a detour. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / Real generosity is doing \ /
\ _/ something nice for someone \_ /
/ / who will never find out. \ \
(((\ \>|_/ )______________________( \_| \\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////
\ / No one is listening \ /
\ _/ until you make a mistake. \_ /
/ / \ \
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| Thomas S. Ellsworth |
| tellswor@slonet.org |
| http://www.slonet.org/~tellswor |
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After our friend Tom had been a temporary bachelor for several weeks, we stopped by his home to visit him. My wife asked if he was eating properly. "Well, I do eat a lot of dog food," Tom told her.
"Dog food!" my wife exclaimed, horrified. "I can't believe you would be eating anything like that!"
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Opening the refrigerator door, he waved his hand at a row of doggie bags from half of the restaurants in town.
Received from Steve Sanderson.
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Missed Ferry
This guy loved living in Staten Island, but he wasn't crazy about the ferry. If he missed a ferry late at night, he would have to spend the next hour or so wandering the deserted streets of lower Manhattan.
So, when he spotted a ferry no more than fifteen feet from the dock, he decided he wouldn't subject himself to an hour's wait. He made a running leap and landed on his hands and knees, a little bruised maybe, but safe on deck.
He got up, brushed himself off, and announced proudly to a bystander, "Well, I made that one, didn't I?"
"Sure did," the bystander said. "But you should have waited a minute or two. The ferry is just about to dock."
Received from Thomas Ellsworth.
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Vultures With Luggage
As migration approached, two elderly vultures doubted they could make the trip south, so they decided to go by airplane.
When they checked their baggage, the attendant noticed that they were carrying two dead raccoons. "Do you wish to check the raccoons through as luggage?" she asked.
"No, thanks," replied the vultures. "They're carrion."
Received from Thomas Ellsworth.
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Failing Eyesight
An older lady was expecting a gentleman friend to call on her later in the day. She was nervous because her eyesight was failing and was afraid her friend might reject her because she was less than perfect. So, she came up with a plan to prove to him that she could see perfectly.
She put a straight pin in a tree that was about 200 feet from her front porch.
When her beau arrived, they sat in the porch swing and were talking when she suddenly stopped the conversation and asked, "Is that a pin sticking in that tree?"
Her friend squinted his eyes and said, "I don't see a thing."
"Well, I'm going to go see," she said as she jumped up, ran toward the tree, and collided with a cow.
Received from Jim Neugent.
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More on Speeding Tickets
"What am I supposed to do with this?" grumbled a motorist as the policeman handed him a speeding ticket.
"Keep it," the cop said. "When you collect four of them, you get a bicycle."
Received from Thomas Ellsworth.
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A travel agent looked up from his desk to see an old lady and an old gentleman peering in the shop window at the posters showing the glamorous destinations around the world.
The agent had a good week and the dejected couple looking in the window gave him a rare feeling of generosity.
He called them into his shop: 'I know that on your pension you could never hope to have a holiday, so I am sending you off to a fabulous resort at my expense, and I won't take no for an answer'.
He took them inside and asked his secretary to write two flight tickets and book a room in a five star hotel. They, as can be expected, gladly accepted, and were off!
About a month later the little old lady came in to his shop.
And how did you like your holiday?' he asked eagerly.
'The flight was exciting and the room was lovely,' she said. 'I've come to thank you. But, one thing puzzled me. Who was that old guy I had to share the room with?'
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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It's so dry in Arizona that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water
Now THAT's Dry.
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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An old drunk stumbles across a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river.
He proceeds to walk into the water and stand next to the preacher. The minister notices the old drunk and says, "Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?"
The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, preacher, I sure am."
The minister dunks the fellow under the water and pulls him right back up.
"Have you found Jesus?" the preacher asks."Nooo, I didn't!" said the drunk.
The preacher then dunks him under for quite a bit longer, brings him up, and says, "Now, brother, have you found Jesus?"
"Noooo, I have not, Reverend."
The preacher, in disgust, holds the man under for at least 30 seconds this time, brings him out of the water, and says in a harsh tone, "My God, man, have you found Jesus yet?"
The old drunk wipes his eyes and says to the preacher, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"
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Madeleine Begun Kane Latest Columns - - http://www.madkane.com/madness/2007/09/24/etiquette-advice-for-rudy-giuliani-courtesy-of-miss-madness/ - - Etiquette Advice For Rudy Giuliani, Courtesy Of Miss Madness
Dear Rudy,
You really need to stop taking cell phone calls from your latest wife while you’re on stage giving a speech. It’s weird, rude and, in a post-9/11 world, it just ain’t cool.
You probably think it makes you look relaxed and confident. And you’re also hoping to burnish your image with the family values crowd, by making people think you’re still on speaking terms with somebody in your family. (Fess up Rudy: Who was really on the phone during your NRA speech? Your secretary? Wife Number — what would the next one be — Four?
In any event, these staged on-stage calls from your “wife” simply have to stop. Aside from the weird/rude/uncool problem, people are starting to suspect that you’re afraid not to take them.
Sorry Rudy, but looking henpecked is no way to out-macho Hillary.
Let me put it this way: Can you imagine George Dubya taking a call from Laura in the middle of a press conference or during his State of the Union Address? Of course not! (From Mommy Barb maybe, but that topic’s way above my pay grade.)
Speaking of President Bush, if you’re anywhere near him, I must advise you to duck: The guy has a thing for fondling bald pates. And yes — that’s rude too.
Bye for now, Rudy. But if you (or your scary wife Judi) have any more etiquette questions, Miss Madness is here for you.
Sincerely,
Miss Madness
P.S. I practice divorce law too.
(For more Rudy cell phone rudeness humor, visit Don Davis at Satirical Political.)
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Beware of Garbage Trucks
by David J. Pollay
How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly one can get back their focus on what's important.
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxicab. Here's what happened.
I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car's back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"
And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
"Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did."
So this was it: The "Law of the Garbage Truck."
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do it anymore."
I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie "The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "I see Dead People."
Well, now "I see Garbage Trucks." I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.
One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football field. He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled.
He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.
Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.
What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?
Here's my bet. You'll be happier.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...
Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don't.
Believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, TAKE IT!
If it changes your life, LET IT!
God never said it would be easy...
He just promised it would be worth it!
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COLUMBIA, S.C. —
Tad Buff anticipated the ping of ball against metal bat when his 11-year-old son Andy squared to bunt.
Instead, he heard something else: "A God-awful sound, a loud thud that I'll remember the rest of my life," he said Friday, about a week after Andy nearly lost his life when he was hit by a pitch flush in the chest. Andy lost consciousness, and a pulse.
However, quick work from two medical professionals who had sons playing in the Greenville County tournament last Saturday revived Andy — saving him from an injury many young people don't survive.
A 2005 article by two University of Maryland Sports Medicine researchers detail the condition, commotio cordis. It is defined as involving "sudden cardiac death after a chest blow without physical damage to the heart."
Dr. Michael A. Yorio and Dr. Tom Maino wrote that the blunt trauma to the chest, which can be caused by a baseball or a lacrosse ball, is transmitted to the heart. If it occurs at the wrong time during a heartbeat, it disrupts the organ's electrical system and triggers a change from a normal rhythm to a fatal arrhythmia.
That Andy didn't succumb can only be explained one way, said his mother, Vicky.
"It was a miracle. Right people, right place all there for Andy."
Like many families, the Buffs split athletic duties last weekend — Tad was at Andy's Carolina Buccaneers game, while Vicky went with their teen daughters to a softball outing about an hour away.
Tad watched with horror as the scene unfolded.
Andy went to his knees near home plate before hitting the ground. Greenville Hospital System trauma nurse Lorie Dalpiaz was quickly beside Andy, administering care. People called out for a doctor and Patrick Lollis, part of the Family Practice Associates and an assistant coach for another team, responded. Within moments, Andy didn't have a heartbeat.
"Your whole world's coming to an end as you're watching this," Andy's father said.
Players and coaches from other teams gathered to pray as silence swept over the complex, his parents said.
Lollis started CPR. He thought, "Lord, surely this isn't happening."
But on Lollis' third try at the life-saving technique, the father saw a reaction in his son's eyes and slight movement in his arm. Moments later, Andy screamed out, "Dad," as he came to and then "something about missing a ball," the father recalled, chuckling. "We just kind of held him there and gave him some room to breathe."
Andy was taken by ambulance to Greenville Memorial Hospital. After two days in intensive care, he came home. Now, he can't wait to get back to pitching and playing second base.
When he does, he'll bat with a chest protector, his parents said.
Doctors have told the Buffs that Andy needs about two months of limited activity to prevent further trauma to the chest, but that he can expect a complete recovery.
Lollis, who once revived a man without a pulse at a Clemson football game, hopes people take away the importance of CPR training from Andy's story .
The Buff family visited Lollis' practice Monday evening to express their thanks. "You couldn't imagine the emotion at that moment," Lollis said.
The sixth-grader missed just one day at Wren Middle School. His parents
said teachers and administrators there will take precautions to protect Andy from accidental elbows or playful shoves.
The youngster only remembers getting hit and the stretcher to the ambulance. Other than that, he's as happy and hyper as any 11-year-old.
His father figures there were several hundred people who witnessed the accident and might have a hard time forgetting what they saw.
"I understand there are some having sleepless nights," he said. "At least when I have my moments, at least I can go in there and see him."
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This is an absolutely incredible interview with Rick Warren, author of "Purpose Driven Life." His wife now has cancer, and he now has "wealth" from the book sales. In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
"People ask me, 'What is the purpose of life?' And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body--but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal.
God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, y ou're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort
God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ's likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be work ed on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, "which is my problem, my issues, my pain."
But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.
It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life. Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder.
For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copi es, it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for fre e.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions?
Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness?
Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list.
He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD. Difficult moments, SEEK GOD. Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. Painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD. "
Thanks to terry neal
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October 2, 2007
Attached for your review is a safety discussion on fire extinguisher
operation.
Can you PASS?
Fortunately, most of us will have very few, if any, opportunities to use a fire extinguisher in a real emergency. However, if you should need to, remember the acronym PASS!
P => Pull the pin, hold the extinguisher with the nozzle pointing away from you and release the locking mechanism.
A => Aim low and point the nozzle at the base of the fire.
S => Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly.
S => Sweep the nozzle from side to side.
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October 2, 2007
Today's Message is from Lisa Dutton (a Pasadena Albemarle employee).
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Last night I was replacing the garbage bag in my kitchen garbage can. I had taken the full garbage bag out and grabbed a new bag. It was the last bag in the box. I went to “shake” the bag open to put it in the garbage can. It was folded very tightly and was being contrary and not wanting to open.
I was getting irritated and started shaking it really hard. As I did, one of the corners came up and hit my eyelid and the area just below my eye. I was fortunate that it did not scratch my eyeball, especially after having Lasik surgery on my eyes a year ago. My 20/20 vision could have very well been gone in a split second.
This near injury could have been avoided if I would have taken the time to unfold and pull the garbage bag apart instead of shaking it in front of my face.
The simplest tasks pose safety hazards.
Keep safety in mind … All the time.
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September 27, 2007
Today's safety message was submitted by Scott Wells.
Fork Truck Safety
I’m sure that anyone who drives a fork truck (generically called Hyster or Powered Industrial Vehicles) recognizes there are some very specific rules that regulate operation. But just as a refresher, here are a few items worth remembering.
When a Fork Truck is taken into a processing area and not rated for General Electrical service, a HOT WORK permit must be obtained.
Fork Trucks must be inspected at least daily. Trucks used on a round-the-clock must be inspected after each shift.
Only trained and licensed employees may operate a fork truck.
A new license must be obtained every three years, after taking a refresher class.
The Training Coordinator in Human Resources issues licenses after passing a skill assessment and a written test.
When the operator is not within 25 feet of the vehicle, it must have the power shut off, the forks completely down and the brakes set.
Seat Belts must be used.
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October 3, 2007
Timberland Boot Recall
This Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Julian Smalls.
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SAFETY RECALL FREE REPLACEMENT FOR TIMBERLAND PRO DIRECT ATTACH STEEL TOE SERIES BOOTS
The Timberland Company is voluntarily recalling Timberland PRO Direct Attach Steel Toe Series boots made in the Dominican Republic and sold nationwide between September 2005 and September 2007. Product testing has demonstrated that the boots may not comply with applicable safety standards for compression and impact resistance. Consumers could suffer impact foot injuries. No injuries have been reported.
HOW TO IDENTIFY PRODUCT
This product was sold under model numbers 26002, 65016, 26038 and 38021.
These boots were made in the Dominican Republic and have a four digit date code ending in 35 and beginning with a number from 25 to 45 (e.g. 2535, 2635 . . . 4535). Consult the green loop tag inside the boot to determine whether your boots are subject to this recall. Products made in China ARE NOT subject to this recall.
Consumers should stop wearing the recalled boots immediately and contact The Timberland Company to receive a free replacement pair of boots. For additional information, contact The Timberland Company toll free Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST, Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, or visit www.timberlandpro.com 1-800-445-5545
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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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Volume 13, Number 8 -- 02 Oct 2007
Tourbus Home -- http://www.InternetTourbus.com
TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Jott / Computer Buying / Speed-Up Tips
In today's TOURBUS, you'll learn how to send email or text messages using only your voice. And if you're considering the purchase of a new desktop or laptop, my handy guides to computer buying will save you time, money and help you choose the right model. No budget for a new computer? No problem... I've also got a five-pronged strategy for making your existing computer run faster. Read on!
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Jott - Note to Self
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Jott is a cool new service that will convert your voice into email or a text message. Just call a toll-free number from your cell phone, and leave a voice message. Jott will translate your spoken words into text, and then forward the text to an email address or send a text message to a cell phone.
It took me a minute to wrap my head around the possibilities, but now I love having Jott. Read on to learn more about this free new service, and some very interesting uses for Jott...
http://askbobrankin.com/jott_note_to_self.html
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Buying a New Computer
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A reader who teaches computer skills to senior citizens told me that his students often ask what to look for when buying a computer, what software they need for email, basic Internet usage, word processing, etc.
"Many are on a limited budget. What would you suggest they need as a minimum when buying a basic desktop computer?"
The good news is that computer prices have dropped a lot over the past few years, and the computing power you get for your money is going up! I don't recommend used computers for anyone, because the rate of change of computer technology will make most systems nearly obsolete within three years. And used computers often come "pre- loaded" with viruses, spyware and damaged system files.
If you're a computer novice, wondering what kind of computer, monitor, hard drive, memory, and operating system to get, here's some advice to get you rolling...
http://askbobrankin.com/how_to_buy_a_computer.html
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How to Buy a Laptop
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Laptops are a great option for people who need to compute on the move. In the past, laptops were bulky, heavy and slow. But today, laptop technology has advanced and today's models are fast, light and offer nearly the same performance as their desktop counterparts.
If you're in the market for a laptop computer, then it makes sense to learn a few basic facts about laptop features, before you spend any time shopping for one. Do brand names make a difference in performance and quality of a laptop? What important laptop features should you consider in your decision making process? Here's what you need to know before you shell out big bucks for a shiny new laptop...
http://askbobrankin.com/buying_a_laptop.html
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Make Your Computer Run Faster!
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Maybe you're not quite ready to spend the money on a new laptop or desktop computer. But the good news is you can probably squeeze a little more goodness out of your current computer if you're willing to spend a bit of time (and maybe a small abount of money) tweaking it for better performance. No duct tape or bailing wire required... the articles below will give you practical tips for making your old computer run faster.
* MAKE WINDOWS RUN FASTER - Here's my special recipe to clean the icky goo out of your computer's pipes, so it will start quicker, run more reliably, and go faster on the info-superhighway:
http://askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html
* ADDING MEMORY - If your computer is slowing down or freezing up, consider adding extra memory. Here's a step-by-step guide to figuring out if you need more RAM, and installing it yourself:
http://askbobrankin.com/adding_memory.html
* REGISTRY CLEANUP - Sometimes a computer will run better if you occasionally give your Windows system registry a good scrubbing. Here's the scoop on what that means and how to do it:
http://askbobrankin.com/do_i_need_a_registry_cleaner.html
* SYSTEM RESTORE - Have you installed some new software that fouled up everything? Maybe a virus snuck past your defenses? Think of System Restore as the Undo command for Windows...
http://askbobrankin.com/system_restore.html
* REFORMAT - If you've been hit hard by spyware or viruses, and want to start from scratch, reformatting will erase *everything* on the disk. Here's how to reformat and then get back to good:
http://askbobrankin.com/reformat_hard_drive_under_xp.html
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Activities and Events of Interest
Emerson Fire Department Steak Supper, October 13. Tickets are $15 each
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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.
Friday, October 05, 2007
Select a Candidate 2008
[http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460] I have to say I was a bit surprised by this one. For my first pick below well he really wasn't on my list. And second to to be a Hippies Man and and Republican (because it seem i always lean toward Dems)...haha well I have always said I am a hippy at heart. Any how do it for fun. Below was my score and be careful how you rank them. I ranked by my most important of the questions they ask.
Please don't ask who I am voting for because it is NONEYA, None ya bizness!
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Health & Safety Activist Summit
Come To the 2007 Health & Safety Activist Summit*
Saturday, Nov 3, 2007
Program: 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM
At the Washington DC Convention Center Room 103B
• What Issues can we work on together for the following year to raise the bar for Worker H&S improvements?
• What Groups can work together in concerted activity to make a change for workers?
• How can we work on Campaigns to make a difference to stop dangerous working conditions?
Build on the momentum of the National COSH Network meeting and the start of the APHA OHS meeting by participating with allies in COSH groups, Labor, Family Support Groups, Injured Worker Groups, Academic, Teen Workers, Worker Training Programs, and Environmental Groups to plan and agitate for change.
Program includes:
• Guest Panel Discussion
• Participatory Breakout Sessions
• Collective decisions to plan future actions
Register today by sending an e-mail to Laborsafe@aol.com with your name, affiliation and contact phone number. Suggested donation is $20
There will be a meeting of the Youth@work group that focuses on young worker H&S issues at 9:30 AM in the same room. At 12:30 -1:30 there will be a presentation and photos from David Parker about his new book on global child labor. Activists are encouraged to join both of these events.
• Conference sponsored by National COSH in cooperation with OHS Section of APHA
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S2127 Murry
UP date! this is the proposed bill by Senator Murry and it looks great. you can view it here [http://www.usmwf.org/bills/S2127%20Murray.pdf]
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How many deaths will it take?
In this week's TUC mailing there was an article requesting help and again this morning I received a plea from Eric Lee.
I am still not sure why it is so hard to get individuals to become motivated about stopping deaths especially when it is a Man or Women just doing their best to be a good citizen, parent and spouse. All it takes is a letter, not even one that requires a stamp. paper, or envelope, a virtual letter that will virtually do wonders!
Please take a few moments and Read the Plea below and follow the link to write a heartfelt letter.
How many deaths will it take till we know that too many people have died?
That's the question Bob Dylan asked in his 1962 song, "Blowin' in the Wind".
And it's the question I'm asking you now -- to each and every person on this mailing list.
Less than two weeks ago, a man you've never met or even heard of, who lived in a country you may know very little about, was gunned down by masked criminals while leaving his house to go to work.
Murders happen every day. Why single this one out?
The man killed was Marco Tulio Ramírez Portela. He was in charge of sports and culture for the banana workers union in Guatemala. This is the union that organizes Del Monte workers. The bananas you eat may have been picked by members of his union.
Marco Tulio's murder on 23 September was part of a pattern of rising anti-union violence in Guatemala.
I mentioned this in passing in last week's message. Maybe you noticed, or maybe you didn't. Very few of you responded.
I can understand why -- sometimes these mailings have a lot of information and we all have very little time.
And as we've pointed out before, 144 trade union activists were killed in 2006. That's a big increase over the previous year.
If we don't make a special effort, we may become apathetic. And we may begin to accept -- by our silence -- what we know we cannot accept.
Dylan rhetorically asked how many deaths will it take?
The answer for all us should be this: Just one.
Marco Tulio's murderers are benefiting from a culture of impunity in Guatemala. Those behind the murder are convinced that few will have heard his name and fewer still will have raised their voices in protest.
Unions across Latin America have raised the cry -- "¡Basta de impunidad en Guatemala!" Unions around the world -- your union -- must take up this slogan as well.
Please, take a few seconds and go to this link -- send the strongest possible message to the authorities in Guatemala that trade union activists are not legitimate targets for assassins and death squads.
Thank you.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Senator's Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act
Sentator Murry feels it is important for families of a workplace death to have a voice she states, "It is critically important that family members who have experienced similar tragedies in the past have a voice in deciding how families in the future are cared for after an incident, and this bill accomplishes that."
The Senator's Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act establishes family care and support programs for mining families.
Senator Murry wants:
MSHA to put concerns of the accident victim’s family first. Mine operators to develop a disaster family assistance plan that must be approved by MSHA. A task force to provide MSHA with additional recommendations on how to support families during mining disasters.
Please view the Bill Summary [http://murray.senate.gov/labor/MDFAA-summary.pdf]
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. Sgt. 1st Class Randy L. Johnson, 34, of Washington D.C., died Sept. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
02. Cpl. Ciara M. Durkin, 30, of Quincy, Mass., died Sept. 28 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, West Newton, Mass.
03. Sgt. 1st Class James D. Doster, 37, of Pine Bluff, Ark., died Sept. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive devise and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
04. Staff Sgt. Donnie D. Dixon, 37, of Miami, died Sept. 29 in Baloor, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
05. Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 29 at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
06. Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III, 23, of Los Angeles, died Sept. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
07. Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr., 35, of Adger, Ala., died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
08. Sgt. Randell Olguin, 24, of Ralls, Texas, died Sept. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
09. Sgt. Chirasak Vidhyarkorn, 32, of Queens, N.Y., died Sept. 29 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Shelby, Miss.
10. Petty Officer Third Class Mark R. Cannon, 31, of Lubbock, Texas died Oct. 2 while conducting combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Cannon was a hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
11. Seaman Apprentice Shayna Ann Schnell, 19, of Tell City, Ind., died as a result of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident. Schnell was serving as a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain, Jebel Ali Detachment, United Arab Emirates.
12. Sgt. Ricardo X. Rodriguez, 23, of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, died Oct. 4 near Bayji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
13. Spc. Avealalo Milo, 23, of Hayward, Calif., died Oct. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
14. Spc. Rachael L. Hugo, 24, of Madison, Wis., died Oct. 5 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. She was assigned to the 303rd Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, Mich.
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Servicemen Missing From Vietnam War Are Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Capt. Warren R. Orr Jr., U.S. Army, of Kewanee, Ill.; and Airman 1st Class George W. Long, U.S. Air Force, of Medicine Lodge, Kan. Long was buried Sept. 30 in Medicine and Orr’s burial is being set by his family.
On May 12, 1968, these men were part of a crew on a C-130 Hercules evacuating Vietnamese citizens from the Kham Duc Special Forces Camp near Da Nang, South Vietnam. While taking off, the crew reported taking heavy enemy ground fire. A forward air controller flying in the area reported seeing the plane explode in mid-air soon after leaving the runway.
In 1985 and 1991, U.S. officials received remains and identification tags from sources claiming they belonged to men in this crew. Scientific analysis revealed they were not American remains, but it was believed the Vietnamese sources knew where the crash site was located.
In 1993, a joint/U.S.-Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), traveled to Kham Duc and interviewed four local citizens concerning the incident. They led the team to the crash site, and turned over remains and identification tags they had recovered in 1983 while looking for scrap metal. During this visit, the team recovered human remains and aircraft wreckage at the site.
In 1994, another joint team excavated the crash site and recovered remains, pieces of life-support equipment, crew-related gear and personal effects.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
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!!!
Heb 13:15-16 Neh 8:8-10 Rom 12:9-18 Psa 9:9-11 Acts 8:30,31,35 Mark 2:21-22 Isa 47:13-15 Psa 62:5-8 Gen 6:6-8 Gen 14:21-23 Acts 9:3-7 1 Cor 9:20-23 Mat 27:62-66 John 15:18-20 Gen 35:1-4 Gen 37:23-25 Gen 39:1-4 Dan 6:3-5 Col 4:16-18 1 Cor 10:6-12 1 Cor 12:4-11 Psa 106:10-13 Psa 106:34-38 Psa 107:10,11,13-16 Psa 109:22-26 Mat 2:7,8,12 Acts 20:9-12 John 11:39-40,43b-44 Jer 1:4-8 Acts 27:25,27,29-32 Heb 10:15-17 James 1:2-4 Acts 27:20-22,25 http://www.e-min.org/
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