Volume 9, Issue 43 Friday, October 26, 2007
Hello All,
We’re still looking for a Pastor at MCC. Dennis Smith agreed to serve as interim pastor starting November 1 so the board can concentrate on efforts to find a suitable candidate.
It’s times like this that I ponder on why we have a fellowship. The answer is really very simple to minister to the needs of the people of this area, share Christ with them and Disciple new converts. If we aren’t doing those three things, we’re wasting our time and energy.
Oh sure, our beliefs are important, vitally so. We believe…
The Bible is the inspired Word of God. (II Tim 3:16, I Thess 2:13, II Peter 1:21)
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God. (Rom 5:12, Rom 3:23, Rom. 3:10, I John 3:8)
Salvation is the gift of God. (Eph 2:8)
Man’s first step toward salvation is Godly sorrow that worketh repentance. (II Cor 7:10, John 3:3-5, I John 5:12)
Baptism in water is by immersion, is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matt 28:19, Rom 6:4, Col 2:12. Acts 8:36-39)
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire is a gift from God. (Matt 3:11, John 14:16, 17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, 39, Acts 19: 1-7, Acts 2-4)
We believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, at Christ’s return. (Heb 12:14, I Thess 5:23, Ii Peter 3:18, II Cor 3:18, Phil 3:12-14, I Cor 1:30)
Divine Healing for the physical ills of the human body. (James 5:14, 15, Mark 16:18, Is 53:4,5, Matt 8:17, I Peter 2:24)
Resurrection of the Just and the Return of Our Lord. (Rev 20:6)
The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost. (Heb 9:27, Rev 19:20)
But if we aren’t acting on our faith, what’s the purpose? As James said: 2:18 ... Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
So, our ministries to prisoners, and the ill and nursing homes and the disabled and others in need continue, even without a pastor in place. Dream Center continues on Saturdays as does children’s church. And we continue to support our missionaries.
Speaking of missionaries, a fellow once asked me why we sent people to foreign lands when so many here were in need. Well, that’s true, we do have people here that are in need. And we do support missionaries in the United States as well as Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, etc.
I feel that one of the most important things about supporting missionaries is that it ministers to the people of this area. What I’m saying is that by teaching folks to support missionaries, we’re opening them up to the blessings of God that come to those who send others to the field of missions.
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MamMaw Dorothy is still a joy and, sometimes, a trial. She still smiles at my jokes and eats our cooking so I can’t really complain if she gets confused a few times a day.
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Music we’re listening to this week “King of This Heart” Matt Redman. Well, Vanessa is listening to this. But I like it too.
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This week, we read; “Hog pilots, blue water grunts : the American military in the air, at sea, and on the ground” by Robert D Kaplan. And . . . “The whale warriors : the battle at the bottom of the world to save the planet's largest mammals” by Peter Heller
Now, we’re reading; “The Book of Air and Shadows” by Michael Gruber
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http://www.shelfari.com/BugsBleat/shelf?ec=7D790D174EFS18012
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Congratulations to Chad and Christian West on the birth of their first child!
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We extend our sympathy to Greg Dodson whose mother-in-law passed away last weekend.
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Joe Mullins sent us this interesting site.
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/default.aspx
Which includes
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4391
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Greetings:
It is clear that Iraq is turning a corner. Not only are Sunni and Shia talking here in Baghdad, but the fighting definitely is abating. I'll be out in Sunni and Shia neighborhoods all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Petraeus' ideas are starting to work.
I've been watching for days as LTC Patrick Frank pulls neighborhoods together here in the Rashid district of Baghdad. We've been swamped going to reconciliation meetings. ( Spent hours in meetings today. ) LTC Frank is one of many battalion commanders I have seen who are winning in their zones. A Washington Post writer was here for several days and his observations were similar.
Again, I suggest to media to get in touch with Infantry battalion commanders around Iraq. They are the sweet-spot on the ups and downs in Iraq.
I am working with the National Newspaper Association to get the increasingly good news about Iraq to a wider audience. This is described in the latest dispatch, Resistance is Futile [http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/resistance-is-futile.htm]. With reader support, this effort can get current news from the ground in Iraq in to 2700 daily and weekly newspapers in the US.
Michael Yon
Baghdad
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2007 Daylight Saving Time Ends on November 4th in US
Check out this website for information on time changes in the United States and Europe:
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html
And
Want to know what time it is in other parts of the world? Check out this site:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
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Thursday’s Banner-News had yet another letter to the editor concerning the sales of alcohol at a local public restaurant. Watch the Banner-News for my response.
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New Life Outreach
P.O. Box 6073 - Arusha TZ Africa
Pattie Stephenson, Missionary
Hello!
"Hakuna Mungu kama Wewe!"
So many of the Tanzanians' worship songs center around these few words, "No God like You!" I usually stand beside an interpreter during worship and constantly ask him, "What is this song saying?" I hear constantly, "There is no God like You!" I started thinking, "God, isn't there anything else these people could sing to you? You are so vast in Your love for us, You are holy and awesome, and You have done so much for us. Isn't there more they can say in their songs?" Now, they do have songs with other words, but you would be amazed at how many focus on telling God, "there is no God like You."
One day it hit me! As I have told you, many mornings I hear the Muslims praying and all throughout the day they pray loudly. Vehicles drive down the street with loudspeakers on the top with Muslims praying their prayers for all to hear. Witchdoctors are seen all over town spreading their "good news" of witchcraft. Islam, Hindi, witchcraft........the list goes on and on. gods! Our Father God has to hear them pray to their non-existent gods who will not answer them and do not love them. Their gods did not lay down their lives for anyone. Their gods are dead. But God hears them. How horrible for Him to have to hear their worship and prayers that go to a god that cannot help them. And yet, "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." While we were still seeking other gods, Christ reached out to us.
So, now I understand. In a land where people are calling out to many gods, we Christians can sing, "There is no God like You!" Hakuna Mungu kama Wewe! I want God to hear us sing!! We know the truth! He deserves our worship. May our praise never stop!
Pray for me! I will be in the United States in less than 2 months. My first stretch here has gone by quickly. I know my purpose here has only begun. But, it will be so nice to see everyone and love on my family and friends. I will also be traveling to many churches, and I hope to see all of you.
I do have much to do before I fly home. On Tuesday, I leave to go to a city called Kondoa. This place is 85% Muslim. We have been praying and are believing for a major breakthrough in people's lives there. We are praying for miracles. Not only will miracles change the person that receives them, but the sinners who witness them will be changed as well. Pray for Kondoa!!! For salvations, healing, miracles, deliverance. This is our last crusade out of town for 2007. We have one more crusade in December here in our hometown before I fly to the US.
On Saturday, November 17, we are inviting churches all over Arusha (my hometown) to a special Children's ministry seminar. From 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m., we will be planting the vision of ministering to kids and then training the workers and pastors on how to go about doing so. We are preparing for 300 workers this year. This 1st year will be a learning process. The culture here is different. No RSVP's can be expected. The people have to walk or take dola dola's (city transportation) to the seminar. We are praying that the ones who need the training will be there. Many churches are in need of knowledge on how to minister to kids. Pray for this day. We want people to leave excited about planting the Word of God in the hearts of children.
Every Friday for over a month now, we have had a blast with 400 kids during 4 kids' church services at our Christian school. It's called Muda Na Mungu (Time with God). Through puppets, drama, games, object lessons, Bible stories and kids' sermons, we have been laying a strong foundation of the Word into these kids ages 3-14. We started by teaching creation then on to man's first sin and our need of a Savior, and we continue. It's the basics of Christianity. After our services on Friday, my helpers and I want to pass out on the ground because we are so tired. But it is fun and we know we are making a difference in the kids' lives. Thank God, summer hasn't hit here yet. Help me, Lord, when the heat comes full force!
God is faithful!! He hasn't let me down yet. Sometimes I let myself down or I let God down, but God never fails me.
I miss you all still. I am blessed with relationships all over the world. I will be in the US on Dec. 13 and plan to return to Tanzania in February, depending on how many churches I am able to visit. If you would like for me to visit your church, small group, etc., please let me know. I can't wait to shake your hands and hug you! You know, Africans kiss each other a lot. I will try to remember what culture I am in when I get to the US. Hallelujah!
Those who are faithfully giving toward my support, thank you so much! I pray blessings over your lives and churches! For those who have written to me and prayed for me, thank you for the encouragement. Don't stop! I need you!
Have a great week! I am praying for you! Pray for me! My church, Magnolia Christian Center, I am praying for your new pastor and I am excited about your future.
I love you all!
Pattie
To learn more about the ministry I work with, New Life Outreach, go to www.nlo.dk and click on the American flag for English.
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Missouri was in the news this week. Opponents are working to discredit the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan. But instead of discrediting the Missouri method of selecting and retaining judges, they make a convincing case for why the plan is needed to prevent a politicization of the judiciary.
For nearly 70 years Missouri’s innovative judicial selection process has resulted in judges chosen on the basis of merit rather than political connections. Under the plan, an independent nominating commission (made up of lawyers and citizens) vets applicants for openings on the Missouri Supreme Court, the state Court of Appeals, and circuit courts in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas. The commission selects three finalists, and the governor has 60 days to select one of them. If the governor fails to do so, the commission makes the appointment.
Once selected, the judge sits on the court for one year and then faces a “retainment” election from the voters of the state.
If Missouri voters were to approve a constitutional amendment replacing Missouri’s judicial selection process with the federal system, as has been suggested, future governors would be free to appoint judges based on ideology rather than merit.
This seems to be a classic case of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Those against the current system are upset with some rulings of Missouri judges and seek a way to have “their” people pick the judges.
The problem is that “their” people may not be everyone’s “people.” And, as we’ve seen on the US Supreme Court, just because you pick a conservative judge, doesn’t mean he or she is going to vote conservative.
Another objection to the current system is that bad judges are routinely reelected. So? Bad politicians are routinely reelected.
The solution isn’t to scrap the system. The solution is to put our time and effort into educating the public and giving them the tools to make informed decisions. The league of Women voters does this and I’m sure they would welcome the help.
If you really care about your government, get out there and support candidates (with your time and money) that will uphold the constitution and have enough business and common sense to get the job done.
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Each week the Defense Department highlights military personnel who have gone above and beyond in the war. [http://www.defenselink.mil/heroes/] - - Medal Of Honor Winners -
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government.
DUNHAM, JASON L.
Rank and Organization: Corporal, United States Marine Corps
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Rifle Squad Leader, 4th Platoon, Company K, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines (Reinforced), Regimental Combat Team 7, First Marine Division (Reinforced), on 14 April 2004. Corporal Dunham's squad was conducting a reconnaissance mission in the town of Karabilah, Iraq, when they heard rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire erupt approximately two kilometers to the west. Corporal Dunham led his Combined Anti-Armor Team towards the engagement to provide fire support to their Battalion Commander's convoy, which had been ambushed as it was traveling to Camp Husaybah. As Corporal Dunham and his Marines advanced, they quickly began to receive enemy fire. Corporal Dunham ordered his squad to dismount their vehicles and led one of his fire teams on foot several blocks south of the ambushed convoy. Discovering seven Iraqi vehicles in a column attempting to depart, Corporal Dunham and his team stopped the vehicles to search them for weapons. As they approached the vehicles, an insurgent leaped out and attacked Corporal Dunham. Corporal Dunham wrestled the insurgent to the ground and in the ensuing struggle saw the insurgent release a grenade. Corporal Dunham immediately alerted his fellow Marines to the threat. Aware of the imminent danger and without hesitation, Corporal Dunham covered the grenade with his helmet and body, bearing the brunt of the explosion and shielding his Marines from the blast. In an ultimate and selfless act of bravery in which he was mortally wounded, he saved the lives of at least two fellow Marines. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty, Corporal Dunham gallantly gave his life for his country, thereby reflecting great credit upon himself and upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
SMITH, PAUL R.
Rank and Organization: Sergeant First Class, United States Army
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy near Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Iraq on 4 April 2003. On that day, Sergeant First Class Smith was engaged in the construction of a prisoner of war holding area when his Task Force was violently attacked by a company-sized enemy force. Realizing the vulnerability of over 100 fellow soldiers, Sergeant First Class Smith quickly organized a hasty defense consisting of two platoons of soldiers, one Bradley Fighting Vehicle and three armored personnel carriers. As the fight developed, Sergeant First Class Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and organized the evacuation of three wounded soldiers from an armored personnel carrier struck by a rocket propelled grenade and a 60mm mortar round. Fearing the enemy would overrun their defenses, Sergeant First Class Smith moved under withering enemy fire to man a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a damaged armored personnel carrier. In total disregard for his own life, he maintained his exposed position in order to engage the attacking enemy force. During this action, he was mortally wounded. His courageous actions helped defeat the enemy attack, and resulted in as many as 50 enemy soldiers killed, while allowing the safe withdrawal of numerous wounded soldiers. Sergeant First Class Smith’s extraordinary heroism and uncommon valor are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the Third Infantry Division “Rock of the Marne,” and the United States Army.
Lt. Michael Murphy honored for trying to save his four-man SEAL team
Murphy, two others in his team were killed in fight with more than 40 insurgents
Murphy exposed himself to enemy fire in order to call in help for team
Incident was deadliest for SEALs since World War II
His mother describes Lt. Michael Murphy as "someone who always stuck up for the underdog." His father says he was "honest, kind, caring -- probably the antithesis of what you would call a warrior."
Murphy is the first U.S. service member to receive the Medal of Honor for action in Afghanistan.
Two years after he was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan, Dan and Maureen Murphy and their son John on Monday received Lt. Murphy's Medal of Honor for heroism on the battlefield from President Bush.
Murphy's honor is the first to be awarded from the war in Afghanistan. Two Medals of Honor have been awarded to soldiers serving in Iraq.
In June 2005, Murphy, 29, led his four-man Navy SEAL team into the 10,000-foot peaks of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush to search for a terrorist thought to be in the region. But they were soon spotted and started taking fire from more than 40 insurgents.
According to a Navy report on the incident, the insurgents held the advantage of terrain and launched a well organized, three-sided attack on the team, forcing them deeper into a ravine.
All four men were soon wounded, said the SEAL team's lone survivor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell. Watch Luttrell tell the story of what happened that day »
It is bestowed on a member of the U.S. armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States."
Source: Federal Code of Regulations, U.S. Department of Defense "We were hurtin' bad," Luttrell said. "We were out of ammo, and you know everybody, it was bad, it was real bad."
Murphy exposed himself to enemy fire while trying to keep his team together, Luttrell said.
"He was in a horrible position. He left himself open so he could move back and forth to each individual guy."
The mountainous terrain blocked communications. The team's communications operator was wounded as he tried to find an area to transmit from. According to the Navy report, Murphy moved into the open and "calmly provided his unit's location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team."
The report said that at one point Murphy was hit in the back and dropped the handset but retrieved it and completed his call, even saying "thank you" at the end of his transmission.
Luttrell witnessed Murphy's heroism.
"I looked back up at Mikey and he took two rounds to the back and sat back up, hung up the phone. ... That was the last time I saw him."
The day turned out to be the U.S.'s deadliest in Afghanistan and the worst loss of life for the SEALs since World War II. Beyond the three SEALs on the ground, a Chinook helicopter carrying reinforcements was shot down while trying to reach the team, killing eight more SEALs and eight members of an Army special operations unit.
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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:
Friday, October 26th in Blog roundup by Liz Borkowski
Andrew Leonard at How the World Works has rounded up posts about the role of climate change in the California wildfires, and concludes that environmentalists are expressing themselves with nuance. Ben at Technology, Health & Development points out that the particulate-matter density in the areas affected by the fires is still less than levels typically seen in homes where biomass is burned for fuel.
Coturnix at A Blog Around the Clock reports that the Senate has passed a bill that includes a provision mandating public access to NIH-funded research – a major step for proponents of open access. The American Chemical Society opposes open access, and came under scrutiny this week from several ScienceBloggers, including Revere at Effect Measure, Janet Stemwedel at Adventures in Ethics in Science, and Alex Palazzo at The Daily Transcript.
Elsewhere in the blogosphere:
Tammy at The Weekly Toll has started a petition asking MSHA to launch an overdue investigation into the mining death of Chad Cook. (Ken Ward’s Charleston Gazette article has details on the case.)
Merrill Goozner at GoozNews questions the oft-cited line that it costs nearly a billion dollars to develop a new drug.
The Olive Ridley Crawl looks at social effects linked to leaded gasoline.
Lisa Stiffler at Dateline Earth alerts us to possible changes to the Mining Law of 1872.
Wayne Shields and Rivka Gordon at the new blog Science Progress argue that the appointment of an anti-contraception enthusiast to the Office of Population Affairs is just one example of how easy it’s become to take an anti-science position in the U.S. – and that this situation has arisen because we’ve failed to communicate scientific values effectively.
Rupert Walder at RH Reality Check attended the Women Deliver conference in London and reports that attitudes towards maternal health have changed for the better. (And congratulations to RH Reality Check for winning the 2007 Global Media Award for Best Electronic Forum!)
Craig Hildreth at The Cheerful Oncologist lists 25 skills he thinks every doctor should possess.
Chamber and NAM Seek OMB Help on OSHA PPE Rule
Friday, October 26th in Confined Space @ TPH, Occupational Health & Safety, Regulation by cmonforton | No comments
Representatives from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Chamber of Commerce met this week with White House Office of Management and Budget in a last-ditch effort to influence OSHA’s rule clarifying employers’ obligation to pay for workers’ personal protective equipment (e.g., safety goggles, metatarsal boots, gloves). They likely repeated their claims that OSHA’s PPE payment rule is a case of
“…economic transference, not employee safety and health. …employers already pay for the majority of personal protective equipment used in the workplace. But to mandate that they pay for all of it is pure economic regulation and well beyond the Secretary’s authority…”
There’s nothing new about industry groups’ opposition to new worker protection standards, nor their efforts to derail or dilute these rules by lobbying the Department of Labor or OMB/OIRA officials. What is disturbing about this week’s meeting was that no one from OSHA was present.
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/chamber-and-nam-seek-omb-help-on-osha-ppe-rule/#more-597]
Gerberding’s Testimony, Before and After White House Cuts
Thursday, October 25th in Global warming, Health by Liz Borkowski | 1 comment
Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified on Tuesday at the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works hearing “Examining the Human Health Impacts of Global Warming.” Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that Gerberding’s written testimony had been severely edited by the White House, which chopped it from 14 pages to 4. Gerberding and spokespersons from the White House and CDC then insisted that everything was fine – the editing process was normal, Gerberding had been able to communicate what she needed to, etc. But a look at the original draft of Gerberding’s testimony, supplied to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Physicians for Social Responsibility, shows that the two versions paint very different pictures.
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/gerberdings-testimony/#more-598]
Interventions to Improve the Health of the Poor
Thursday, October 25th in Health, Nutrition, Water by Liz Borkowski | 2 comments
The Council of Science Editors has organized 235 journals from 37 countries are publishing more than 750 articles on poverty and human development this week. For its theme issue, PLoS Medicine asked a variety of commentators from around the world to name the single intervention that they think would improve the health of those living on less than $1 per day. While reading the article, I was struck by three themes that emerged in multiple responses:
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/interventions-to-improve-the-health-of-the-poor/#more-596]
Occupational Health News Roundup
Wednesday, October 24th in Confined Space @ TPH, Occupational Health & Safety by Liz Borkowski | No comments
Flight crews from the UK and Australia are warning that engine-oil fumes can contaminate cabin air in certain types of planes. The BBC reports that after two incidents this year in which flight crews experienced problems with fumes, some flight crew members from the Exeter-based Flybe airline are refusing to work on the company’s British Aerospace 146 fleet (which is generally used on domestic flights). Employees also reported two incidents on Qantas flights (on a 747 and 767); Matthew Benns from the Sydney Morning Herald explains:
The problem stems from a cost-cutting design in jet aircraft that bleeds warm air off the engines and pumps it straight into the cabin without any filtration. If the engine has an oil leak the warm air that enters the cabin is laced with a chemical called tricresyl phosphate, as well as carcinogens and organophosphates that attack the nervous system and can result in brain damage.
Air crew are now so concerned about the issue that they have covertly taken swabs from the walls inside commercial airliners on three continents including Australia and in 85 per cent of cases found positive traces of the chemicals.
Crew members are concerned about the cumulative long-term effects, but Australian Federation of Air Pilots spokesman Lawrie Cox says the short-term effects might be worse if pilots’ functioning is affected.
In other news:
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/occupational-health-news-roundup-37/#more-594]
Raw Sewage and the Chesapeake Watershed
Wednesday, October 24th in Environmental Health, Water by cmonforton | No comments
The Chesapeake Watershed in the eastern U.S. covers over 500 miles, reaching north to Otsego Lake, NY and south to Virginia Beach, and traveling west to Blacksburg, VA and east to Ocean City, MD. It’s been called a ”giant, sprawling system of rivers that all drain into one shallow tidal basin—the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries.” (map). It’s home to more than 3,600 species of plants and animals, with over 15 million people residing in it.
A major river in the Chesapeake Watershed is the Anacostia River which extends from Montgomery County, MD through Washington, DC, flowing directly into the Potomac River (photo). This week we learned that raw sewage has been “leaking” into the Anacostia River and is now polluting the watershed.
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/raw-sewage-and-the-chesapeake-watershed/#more-592]
What the Topps Recall Says About Food Safety
Tuesday, October 23rd in Health, Regulation by Liz Borkowski | 2 comments
In late September, Topps Meat Company recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground beef for possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7, which can leave consumers with bloody diarrhea and, in the worse cases, kidney failure and death. The recall put Topps out of business, but the problem goes beyond a single company. In today’s New York Times, Christopher Drew and Andrew Martin report that safety problems existed at Topps for months prior to the recall, but federal inspectors failed to cite the company for anything besides cleanliness problems (which the USDA described as routine).
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/what-the-topps-recall-says-about-food-safety/#more-593]
The High Cost of Cheap Chinese Goods
Tuesday, October 23rd in Confined Space @ TPH, Health, Occupational Health & Safety by Liz Borkowski | No comments
This week, the Salt Lake Tribune is running a must-read series of reports by Loretta Tofani about the human cost of the cheap goods we get from China. Tofani begins with the story of Wei Chaihua, a 44-year-old former farmer who sought factory work in order to give his children education and a better future. Wei didn’t know that such a thing as an outdoor gas oven existed until he got a job sanding and polishing steel in a factory that manufactured them, and he didn’t know about the disease silicosis until he was diagnosed with it.
Wei is hardly an isolated case, Tofani explains:
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/the-high-cost-of-cheap-chinese-goods/#more-590]
OSHA Responds to CSB on Explosive Dusts
Monday, October 22nd in Confined Space @ TPH, Occupational Health & Safety, Regulation, Safety by cmonforton | No comments
Shawn Boone was only 33 years old in 2003 when he was fatally burned from several violent explosions at the Hayes Lemmerz plant in Huntington, Indiana. The plant manufactured cast aluminum automotive wheels. These firey blasts, which also severely burned two other workers, were fueled by aluminum dust which had accumulated in the plant. That same year, chemical dust-fueled explosions at CTA Acoustics in Corbin, Kentucky and at West Pharmaceuticals in Kinston, NC took the lives of 13 workers and injured dozens of others. The death toll from these workplace disasters compelled the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) to launched a study of dust fires and explosions in U.S. industries, and make a series of recommendations in November 2006 to prevent them.
On October 19, OSHA responded, in part, to the CSB’s recommendations by issuing formal instructions to OSHA managers and inspectors on conducting inspections in facilities where combustible dust hazards may exist.
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/osha-responds-to-csb-on-explosive-dusts/#more-588]
The Cost of Superfund Myths
Monday, October 22nd in Environmental Health, Regulation by David Michaels | No comments
The spin doctors have been hard at work on the EPA’s Superfund Program. The result is that the public and many lawmakers are misinformed about how the program works, along with the continued need for the program.
Last week, Professor Rena Steinzor of the University of Maryland School of Law testified at a Senate oversight hearing examining the Superfund Program. Steinzor described the “five Superfund legends that have little relationship to history or reality:”
Read the rest of this entry » [http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/the-cost-of-superfund-myths/#more-589]
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If you’d like to write Dr. Antoon, he’d like to hear from you. This is his current address, the latest of the three federal prisons’ he’s been in.
Patrick Antoon #06669-010
Federal Prison Camp-La Tuna
P. O. Box 8000
Anthony, NM/TX 88021
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The photos on the front of this week’s “Bleat” include photos I took along the Union Pacific Main Line here in Columbia County while responding to a report of a leaking car on one train. These include a shot of Columbia County OEM Coordinator, Larry Taylor and the HazMat Response team from Little Rock. Also, a shot of the Memorial Gardens in downtown Magnolia.
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Don’t forget to check out www.mcc2000.net
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Our photos are posted at http://www.bugsbleatphotos.blogspot.com.
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Recipe(s) of the week - - - Black Bean Soup with Mojo From Food Network Kitchens Making it Easy, Meredith, 2004
Soup:
2 cups (1 pound) dried black beans, picked over and rinsed
4 country-style blade pork ribs (about 2 pounds)
8 cups water
1/4 cup dark rum
1 head garlic, unpeeled, halved horizontally to expose the cloves
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Mojo:
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Put black beans, pork ribs, water, rum, garlic head halves, onion, salt, bay leaves, oregano, cumin, and crushed red pepper in a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender and the meat is falling off the rib bones, about 8 hours.
Remove the ribs from the soup. Using a handheld immersion blender, partially puree the soup until it is creamy but still has some texture from whole beans. (Or puree half the soup in a blender and stir it back into the slow cooker.) Pull the meat from the rib bones, shredding it into large pieces, and stir it into the soup.
Mojo: Put the garlic and olive oil in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave on HIGH until the garlic is golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, cilantro, and salt and set aside until ready to serve.
Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving with some mojo. Pass the remaining mojo.
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson
Seeing Film through a Worldview Lens
10/26/2007
'3:10 to Yuma'
Note: The following commentary includes details from the movie 3:10 to Yuma. Do not read on if you prefer not to read about the film before viewing it.
The first image in the film 3:10 to Yuma shows a teenage boy in bed, reading a dime novel called The Deadly Outlaw. As this remake of a classic western progresses, we see that the boy, William, has largely adopted the worldview of his favorite books.
When captured outlaw Ben Wade is held temporarily at William’s home before being sent off to prison, William romanticizes the outlaw, who seems to be everything his own crippled father is not: strong, bold, well-off. Even William’s mother seems fascinated by the charming outlaw. The allure of sin is just one of several powerful themes in 3:10 to Yuma.
The main storyline focuses on William’s father, Dan. In order to collect the reward money placed on the outlaw Ben Wade, Dan has to escort Wade to a train bound for Yuma, where Wade will be hanged. It is a classic retelling of the confrontation between good and evil, and 3:10 to Yuma portrays that conflict very well indeed (although I ought to warn you that the film won an R rating for violence). But dealing with the romanticizing of evil takes the film to a whole other level. It prompts us to look at our own tendencies to glamorize evildoers and to brush off goodness and integrity as boring. Our culture does it so often—through films, television, music, books, and every other possible avenue—that we can easily find this attitude creeping into our own hearts. In fact, you could even call 3:10 to Yuma Hollywood’s own commentary on itself.
Both father and son learn something as the story unfolds. The boy sees his father’s integrity when the father refuses to let Wade escape, even though the outlaw offers him more than the reward money. As William compares his father’s attitude with Wade’s callous disregard for human life, the boy’s own heart begins to change. He begins to understand how strong and wise his father is, and he wants to be like him. Ironically, at the same time, the father is beginning to see the outlaw as a human being and to treat him accordingly.
Only a complex and well-done film can pull this off, and 3:10 to Yuma is just that. But to understand what the film is saying, you need to have your thinking cap on.
It is important to learn to watch films through the lens of a Christian worldview. First, you’ve got to identify the questions the film is raising. 3:10 to Yuma, for example, brings up many of the big questions integral to our faith: How can human beings have a capacity for goodness and evil at the same time? Is there goodness inside everyone? Why does evil seem to be rewarded and goodness punished? How film makers answer those questions will tell you much about their worldview.
Then, we who are already Christians can use these themes to help make sense of the story that a film is trying to tell. We can also help explain these themes to nonbelievers who may find themselves asking some of these questions for the first time and realizing that they do not have good answers. This is how we can use popular culture to introduce them to a Christian worldview.
From films and books we see how powerful a good and well-told story can be, how comprehensive the Christian worldview is—which give us answers to all the questions that people are asking. And we learn to find reflections of our faith everywhere—even in Hollywood.
Apply today for the 2008 Centurions Program and study with Chuck Colson and other leading thinkers for one year. The deadline for applications is November 30.
For Further Reading and Information
Gina Dalfonzo, “Calling All Heroes,” The Point, 16 October 2007.
Robert K. Johnston, “Entertaining Faith,” BreakPoint WorldView, July/August 2004.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060622, “Seeing with New Eyes: Movies and Worldview.”
BreakPoint Commentary No. 030625, “Celluloid Philosophy Lessons: What Is Hollywood Teaching Your Teen?”
Brian Godawa, Hollywood Worldviews (InterVarsity, 2002).
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:
jocund: light-hearted; mirthful.
oblation: an offering.
flummery: mumbo jumbo; nonsense.
inimical: unfriendly; unfavorable.
recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits.
stentorian: extremely loud.
bravado: a real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
from Dictionary.Com
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"The avenues in my neighborhood are Pride, Covetousness and Lust; the cross streets are Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. I live over on Sloth, and the style on our street is to avoid the other thoroughfares." - John Chancellor
"Flattery is the infantry of negotiation." - Lord Chandos
"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative." - Maurice Chevalier
"If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack." - Winston Churchill
"Nothing ... goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character." - John Ciardi
"The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love." - William Sloan Coffin
"Our memories are card indexes - consulted, and then put back in disorder, by authorities whom we do not control." - Cyril Connolly
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As the old man lies dying in the bedroom, out in the parlor the family discusses funeral arrangements. Son Gary says, "We'll make a real big thing out of it. We'll have five hundred people. We'll order fifty limos."
Daughter Grace says, "Why do you want to waste money like that? We'll have the family and maybe a few friends. One limo just for us."
They proceed. Grandson Jeff says, "We'll have lots of flowers. We'll surround him with dozens of roses and lilies, dozens and dozens."
Daughter Alice says, "What a waste! We'll have one little bouquet, that's enough."
Suddenly, the voice of the old man is heard, wafting weakly from the bedroom, "Why don't you get me my pants? I'll walk to the cemetery."
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Psychology Course
During a phone conversation, my nephew mentioned that he was taking a psychology course at the university.
"Oh, great," I said. "Now you'll be analyzing everyone in the family."
"No, no," he replied. "I don't take abnormal psychology until next semester."
Received from Thomas Ellsworth.
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Lesson in Marketing
Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome - one has a cross in front of him; the other one the Star of David. Many people go by, look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the cross.
A priest comes by, stops and watches throngs of people giving money to the beggar behind the cross, but none to the beggar behind the Star of David. Finally, the priest goes over to the beggar behind the Star of David and says, "My poor fellow, don't you understand? This is a Catholic country; this city is the seat of Catholicism. People aren't going to give you money if you sit there with a Star of David in front of you, especially when you're sitting beside a beggar who has a cross. In fact, they would probably give to him just out of spite."
The beggar behind the Star of David listened to the priest, turned to the other beggar with the cross and said: "Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about marketing."
Received from Charlie Luchessa.
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Marriage Longevity
At their 50th anniversary celebration, the husband was asked the secret of their longevity.
"Well, we agreed in the beginning that if we ever got into a fight, I would just take my hat and go for a walk. After a while, I would return and throw my hat through the doorway. If she threw it back, it was time to take another walk. So I account my longevity to all the exercise I've gotten over the years!"
Received from Jim Swanson.
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Los Angeles
Two men were sitting side by side on an airliner flying from Denver to Los Angeles.
The first man appeared nervous and finally explained that he was being transferred to LA. "I hate Los Angeles," he said. "Everything you hear about LA is bad -- smog, traffic, and worst of all, the crime. Gangs everywhere, people getting shot and robbed, things stolen, car jackings, and everyone hates everyone else."
"Oh, it's not that bad," said the second man. "I live in LA myself. Most of that stuff you read is media hype. It's just not true. You'll find LA is just like any other city, anywhere in America."
"Really?" responded the first. "Boy, that makes me feel a lot better. You say you live in LA -- what do you do for a living?"
"I'm a tail gunner on a Bud Lite delivery truck."
Received from Bob Scott.
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Men's answer to Maxine.
The Wisdom of MAX
How many men does it take to open a beer?
None. It should be opened when she brings it.
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Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never
be able to support you.
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Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows
Them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
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How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?
When she starts a sentence with "A man once told me..."
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How do you fix a woman's watch?
You don't. There is a clock on the oven.
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Why do men pass gas more than women?
Because women can't shut up long enough to
Build up the required pressure.
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If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the
front door, who do you let in first?
The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
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Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a
bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
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In the beginning, God created the earth and rested.
Then God created Man and rested.
Then God created Woman.
Since then, neither God nor Man has rested.
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*AND THEY ASK WHY I LIKE RETIREMENT . . . *
Question: How many days in a week?
Answer: 7 - 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday
Question: When is a retiree's bedtime?
Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch
Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?
Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.
Question: What's the biggest gripe of retirees?
Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.
Question: Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?
Answer: The term comes with a 10% percent discount.
Question: Among retirees what is considered formal attire?
Answer: Tied shoes
Question: Why do retirees count pennies?
Answer: They are the only ones who have the time.
Question: What is the common term for someone who enjoys work and refuses to retire?
Answer: NUTS!
Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?
Answer: They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want to store stuff there.
Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?
Answer: Normal.
Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?
Answer: The never ending Coffee Break.
Question: What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree?
Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.
Thanks to Ricky and Sarah Shepherd
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“Can't you take a joke?”
An old priest lay dying in the hospital. For years, he had faithfully served the people of the nation's capital. He motioned for his nurse to come near. "Yes, Father?" said the nurse. "I would really like to see Senator's Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton before I die," whispered the priest. "I'll see what I can do, Father" replied the nurse.
The nurse sent the request to the Senate and waited for a response. Soon the word arrived; Senators Kennedy and Clinton would be delighted to visit the priest. As they went to the hospital, Hilary commented to Teddy, "I don't know why the old priest wants to see us, but it will certainly will help our images and might even get me elected President. After all, I'm IN IT TO WIN IT." Kennedy agreed--it was a good thing.
When they arrived at the priest's room, the priest took Ted's hand in his right hand and Hilary's hand in his left. There was silence and a look of serenity on the old priest's face. Finally Senator Kennedy spoke. "Father, of all the people you could have chosen, why did you choose us to be with you as you near the end?" The old priest slowly replied, "I have always tried to pattern my life after our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." "Amen" said
Teddy. "Amen" said Hillary. The old priest continued... "He died between two lying thieves. I would like to do the same."
Thanks to Waneta
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There were four sophomores at Duke University taking chemistry and all of them had "A's" so far. These four friends were so confident, that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party.
They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it.
They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had a flat tire. As a result, they missed the final. The professor agreed they could make up the final the next day. The guys were excited and relieved that they could study that night for the exam.
The next day, the Professor placed them in separate rooms and gave them a test booklet. They quickly answered the first problem worth 5 points. Cool, they thought! Each one in separate rooms, thinking this was going to be easy. Then they turned the page. On the second page was written ...
For 95 points:Which tire? _______
Thanks to Ricky and Sarah Shepherd
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A blonde was weed-eating her yard and accidentally cut off the tail of her cat which was hiding in the grass.
She rushed her cat, along with the tail over to WALMART!
Why WALMART???
WALMART is the largest “retailer” in the world!!!
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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"Don't strive for recognition, but work for achievement." -- Vanessa Malone
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Fishing For Company
October 25th, 2007
I’m an insomniac and I must admit to taking a bit of solace at learning from a podcast that “zebrafish - a common aquarium pet - can have a genetic mutation linked to sleep problems.”
That calls for a limerick, don’t you think?
Fishing for Company
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I can’t sleep. I don’t know what to do.
Troubling thoughts seem to come, right on cue.
But my iPod distracts me
With news that attracts me:
“Sometimes fish get insomnia too.”
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Toying With Kites
October 23rd, 2007
Toying With Kites (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The sight of a kite in the sky
Is delightful and lovely, so why
Is it quite impolite
To say, “Go fly a kite!”
This idiom just doesn’t fly.
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Time Travel
October 22nd, 2007
I love a good challenge, and Tricia at Miss Rumphius has provided a tough one: Write a poem that begins with one of five preexisting lines. I’ve written both a limerick and a four-liner, altering the limerick’s first line a bit so it conforms to limerick rhythm rules.
Here’s my limerick:
Time Travel
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Please stop all the clocks. Cut the phone.
Pull the plug on each ‘puter you own.
Ain’t the silence sublime
As you go back in time?
With your thoughts you’re at last all alone.
And here’s my four-liner:
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
While wondering why I felt so cowed
By life, while others lived unbowed.
Must be like them, I vowed, aloud.
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A Horse Of A Different Color
October 21st, 2007
These two horse-related poems were loosely inspired by this week’s Totally Optional Prompt:
First, a limerick:
A Horse of A Different Color
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There are folks who succumb to a weakness
For races like Belmont and Preakness.
But there’s only one horse
Race I’ll bet on—the course
To the White House—a sign of my geekness?
And now, a haiku about New York City:
Trumpeting cars horns.
Clip-clopping carriage horses.
Central Park Sunday.
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Great Moments In History: Happy Birthday Xerox Copier!
October 21st, 2007
Did you know that the Xerox office copying revolution was born on October 22, 1938? This led to two large drops: Mimeographic machine sales … and men’s pants.
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He is missed
“...Who's out there running that can compare to the Gipper?”
I didn't realize how much I miss him, until I read and remembered some of the stuff he said and stood for.
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"Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose."
- RonaldReagan
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"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
- RonaldReagan
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"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
- RonaldReagan
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"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the US was too strong."
- RonaldReagan
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"I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."
- RonaldReagan
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"The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination."
- RonaldReagan
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"Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
- RonaldReagan
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"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program."
- RonaldReagan
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"I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."
- RonaldReagan
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"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."
- RonaldReagan
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"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
- RonaldReagan
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"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book."
- RonaldReagan
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"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women."
- RonaldReagan
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"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
- RonaldReagan
Thanks to Waneta
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A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?"
The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then he cuts off the top and scoops out all of the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc., and then He carves you a new smiling face and puts his light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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A young man had been to Wednesday Night Bible Study.
The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice
The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?"
After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message.
Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways.
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started
driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, "God...If you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk.
He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply and started on toward home.
But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk.
The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli.
"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk." It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street , he again felt the urge, "Turn Down that street."
This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the intersection.
Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street .
At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh.
Half jokingly, he said out loud,
"Okay, God, I will."
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi- commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either.
The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.
"Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going
to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk.
Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something, but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here."
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away.
The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?"
The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to you." The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway.
Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face.
The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had
some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk."
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I ask him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face.
He knew that God still answers prayers.
Thanks to Jeanette Ford
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| Safety from the Heart |
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October 23, 2007
THE ROAD IS NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR DEER
Big population of deer poses threat to life
Monday, October 22, 2007 The Times and Democrat
ISSUE: Deer on the roads
OUR VIEW: It's hunting season, but the road is not where you want to find your deer
Deer season is in full swing. Lots of people are out enjoying South Carolina's longest deer-hunting season in the nation. A primary reason for that season of nearly five months is the population of white tail deer in the state: There are nearly a million deer, one for every three people.
You don't have to be deer hunter to find them. They abound in wooded areas, and not only those woods in rural South Carolina. There are plenty of white tail right here in Orangeburg.
They are a threat -- a primary threat to motorists. And nowhere more than the deer-rich T&D Region.
Each year there are more than 1.5 million deer/auto collisions resulting in approximately 150 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries and over $1 billion in vehicle damage nationwide, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reports that last year there were 17 deaths attributed to deer and other animal collisions. There were also 1,021 injuries as a result of 3,150 collisions with deer and other animals in 2006 in the state.
The Insurance Information Institute estimates the average cost per insurance claim relating to deer collisions is about $3,000, with costs varying depending on the type of vehicle and severity of damage; claims involving medical payments can add thousands of dollars. In a survey of insurance companies that track deer collisions in South Carolina, the average claim is below the national average at $ 2,170. Collision with a deer or animals is covered under the comprehensive portion of your automobile policy.
Most collisions with a deer occur during this time of year when the animals are mating and migrating.
The Insurance Information Institute advises being especially alert at dawn and at dusk when deer venture out to eat.
Here are other basic cautions for drivers:
* Slow down when approaching a deer standing near the side of a road and be prepared. If startled, it can bolt onto the roadway and into your path. If necessary, honk your horn and flash your lights to try to scare the deer.
* Be alert for more deer than you may see at that moment. Where there's one deer, there are often more nearby.
* Deer-crossing signs are there because it has been determined this is an area where they congregate and migrate. Take the signs seriously and, obviously, be particularly cautious in wooded and agricultural areas.
* Do not rely on devices such as deer whistles, deer fences and reflectors to deter deer. The devices have not been proven to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
* If you think you're going to hit a deer, then hit it. If you swerve to avoid it, the results can be even worse. If you hit the deer, do not touch it.
An adult deer can weigh more than 200 pounds and a car striking one cannot only result in the death of the deer, but incur thousands of dollars in damage and may cause the car to veer off the road into even more danger for the driver.
More danger is not what South Carolina needs. From the interstate to the country road, watch out for deer.
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August 23, 2007
Collision Between Train & Auto
Today's Message is from Chet StRomain (a Houston Albemarle employee).
Saw on the news last night that former Houston Rocket Eddie Griffin was killed in an auto/train wreck. Apparently he drove his vehicle around the railroad crossing barrier and into the path of a moving train. What a tragedy.
We all cross at least a couple of railroad tracks as we commute to and from work. Let's make sure we pay attention to the warning lights and barriers and not race a train to the intersection. Collisions between automobiles and trains rarely favor the automobile.
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August 20, 2007
A Little Caution is Highly Recommended
Today's Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Gordon Woodroof.
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Quite often this time of the year one may find that wasps, bees, fire ants, or other members of the wildlife community have taken up residence inside places not routinely accessed by people. Therefore, when approaching and opening seldom used storage buildings, well houses, overturned wheel barrels, electrical boxes, etc., a little caution is highly recommended.
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August 16, 2007
Today's Safety From the Heart message was submitted by Keith Black.
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Rotating Shift Workers Have Lower Levels of Hormone That Helps Regulate Sleep August 6 2007
PEOPLE who work rotating shifts have significantly lower levels of serotonin, a hormone and neurotransmitter in the central nervous system believed to play an important role in the regulation of sleep, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
The study, authored by Carlos J. Pirola, Ph.D., of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on 683 men of self-reported European ancestry, in which 437 day workers were compared with 246 rotating shift workers. Day and night work periods started at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. respectively. None of the subjects interchanged their job schedule.
The researchers said their results showed that serotonin content differed greatly between day workers and rotating shift workers, with levels of serotonin significantly higher in day workers.
"These findings may be important not only to understand the mechanisms related to the circadian rhythm desynchronization imposed by the rotating shift work regime, but also to target truly effective therapeutic strategies that may ameliorate the associated comorbidities and behavioral problems in rotating shift workers," Pirola said.
In addition to sleep problems, low levels of serotonin also are associated with other conditions such as anger, depression and anxiety.
Shift work sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder that occurs due to a work schedule that takes place during the normal sleep period. This schedule requires you to work when your body wants to sleep. Then you have to try to sleep when your body expects to be awake. The timing of when you sleep and wake is much different than what your internal body clock expects.
This sleep problem causes people to have trouble sleeping or to be severely tired. It is most often reported due to the night and early-morning shifts, the researchers said. These workers typically sleep one to four hours less than average. They also feel that the quality of their sleep is very poor. They do not feel refreshed when they wake up. This can hinder their performance at work. It can also make them less alert. This can put them at risk of an injury on the job.
Sleep problems from shift work affect male and female workers of all age groups. Those who have unusual work hours are most likely to have it. Estimates are that two to five percent of the general population is affected.
Those who suspect they might be suffering from shift work sleep disorder, or another sleep problem, are urged to consult with their primary care doctor or a sleep specialist.
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August 16, 2007
Prepared by Ivory Dilworth, PDC Employee
I read this article in The Advocate yesterday and thought it might fit in your "Safety Performance" section since cell phones are a part of our daily lives. Source: The Advocate, Wednesday, August 15, 2007 By Associated Press
NOKIA: MILLIONS OF CELL BATTERIES AT RISK TO OVERHEAT
Helsinki, Finlind – Nokia Corp. warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of its cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating.
The advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita from December 2005 to November 2006, the world’s largest mobile phone maker said. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan is one of several suppliers that have together made some 300 million BL-5C batteries.
The lithium-ion battery is one of 14 different types of battery used in Nokia phones.
Nokia said 100 incidents of overheating of the Matsushita-made BL-5C batteries have been reported worldwide, added that “no serious injuries or property damage have been reported.”
“Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery,” the Finnish company said. “According to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.”
Nokia did not recall the batteries, but said concerned customers could request a replacement for any BL-5C battery affected by the advisory.
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Volume 13, Number 11 -- 23 Oct 2007
Tourbus Home -- http://www.InternetTourbus.com
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Spam Wars / Clean Hard Drive / Online Maps
In today's TOURBUS, you'll find out who's winning the spam wars, and learn about the hidden collateral damage. I've also got tips for cleaning up your hard drive, a review of my awesome new printer, and a roundup of the best online maps and map-base mashups. Read on!
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Are The Spammers Winning?
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Back in 2004, Bill Gates predicted the death of spam by 2006. But studies show that 80-90% of emails worldwide are still junk, and the tide is rising. What about the fancy Bayesian filters, blacklists, and software that was supposed to eradicate spam? What happened to CAN-SPAM, the legislation that was supposed to take a McGruffian bite out of spam?
So are the spammers winning? Find out what anti-spam expert Anne Mitchell thinks is happening, and which ISP is doing the best job at differentiating between spam and the email you really WANT to get. You'll be surprised at the answers...
SPAM WAR- http://askbobrankin.com/are_the_spammers_winning.html
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Clean Your Hard Drive
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If your system is running low on hard drive space, and you've been seeing the "Low Disk Space" warning message, you should take action to clean up the drive right away. Of course it's a problem if you have no room to store your music or photos on your hard drive, but low disk space can also adversely affect the performance of your computer.
And if you plan on getting rid of your old computer system, you'll want to scrub off any sensitive information before you get rid of it. The good news is, you can clean up your hard drive for free. I've got helpful hard drive cleanup tips for Windows, Mac and Linux users here:
CLEANUP - http://askbobrankin.com/clean_hard_drive.html
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Review: The HP OfficeJet Pro L7780 All-In-One
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I'll start by saying this: the HP OfficeJet Pro L7780 All-In-One looks good on my desk. With the black and silver motif, the curved lines, and 47 buttons on the front control panel, it's an impressive desk ornament for about $400. But it does more than look pretty.
In addition to printing, faxing, scanning and copying, the L7780 has some unique features that I really like. This printer is networkable, but it's also wireless... which means you can put it almost anywhere and send print jobs from your desktop or laptop. I love the automatic sheet feeder, and especially the Digital Filing feature, which turns paper documents into searchable PDFs. See the full review here:
REVIEW - http://askbobrankin.com/hp_officejet_pro_l7780.html
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Online Maps and Driving Directions
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Thanks to online maps, there's no excuse for getting lost on the Internet, or the highway. These excellent online mapping tools will get you from one place to another, and some are even interactive. The new breed of online maps are aware of businesses, attractions, topography, and even traffic conditions along the way. Other online maps combine geography with fun, learning and social networking.
We've come a long way since the days of those frustrating fold-out maps and bulky road atlas books. Here are some of my favorite online mapping tools, and some very cool "mashups" that combine mapping tools with other web services.
MAPS - http://askbobrankin.com/maps_and_driving_directions.html
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Activities and Events of Interest
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MCC Hallelujah Night, Wednesday, October 31, 6:00 to 8:30 pm
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YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE..........
Don't be a turkey, donate blood!!
Thursday, November 8
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bloodmobile @ Health Fair
Call Nancy Terry @6286 to sign-up
DONATE AND GET A GIFT!
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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.
WORKSAFE OSH Policy Conference
Developing a Pro-Worker OSH Public Policy Agenda
Learning from the Past - Building for the Future
December 2 & 3, 2007
HILTON GARDEN INN, Emeryville, CA
1800 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA 94608
Participating Organizations:
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
State Building & Construction Trades Council of California, AFL-CIO
Coalition of Low Wage & Immigrant Worker Advocates (CLIWA)
Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (SoCalCOSH)
UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP)
UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (UCLA LOSH)
This conference offers a chance for workers and worker advocates to develop recommendations and strategies to improve workers safety and health. The discussion will focus on changes in public policy and the collective action needed to bring about these changes, in California and nationally. Discussion will be based on a policy "white paper" developed by Worksafe which will be available online in advance.
To find out more information or to register for this event, please visit:
http://worksafe.org/events/WksfPolicyConf.cfm
Questions and Information:
Call Sophie Noero (510) 302-10227
or email snoero@worksafe-cosh.org
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. Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, of Santee, Calif., died Oct. 19 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Norfolk, Va.
02. Spc. Wayne M. Geiger, 23, of Lone Pine, Calif. died Oct 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
The Department of Defense announced the death of two sailors who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 22 in Bahrain during a non-combat related incident. Both sailors held the Master-at-Arms rating and were assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Killed were:
03. Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, 20, of Panama City, Fla.
04. Seaman Genesia Mattril Gresham, 19, of Lithonia, Ga.
05. Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle, 25, of West Jordan, Utah, died Oct. 23 in Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds when he was engaged by enemy small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
06. Sgt. Edward O. Philpot, 38, of Latta, S.C., died Oct 23 in Afghanistan, from a non-combat related Humvee rollover accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Dillon, S.C.
07. Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr., 52, of Upper Marlboro, Md., died Oct 24 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations. He was assigned to the 275th Military Police Company, 372nd Military Police Battalion, Washington, D.C. National Guard.
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Navy Crew MIA From Vietnam War is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of five U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been accounted-for and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Lt. j.g. Norman L. Roggow, of Aurelia, Iowa; Lt. j.g. Donald F. Wolfe, of Hardin, Mont.; Lt. j.g. Andrew G. Zissu, of Bronx, N.Y.; Chief Petty Officer Roland R. Pineau, of Berkley, Mich.; and Petty Officer 3rd Class Raul A. Guerra, of Los Angeles, Calif.; all U.S. Navy. Pineau was buried on Oct. 8 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. The dates and locations of the funerals for the other servicemen are being set by their families.
On Oct. 8, 1967, Zissu and Roggow were the pilots of an E-1B Tracer en route from Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, back to the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. Also on board were Wolfe, Pineau and Guerra. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost approximately 10 miles northwest of Da Nang, Vietnam. Adverse weather hampered immediate search efforts, but three days later, a search helicopter spotted the wreckage of the aircraft on the face of a steep mountain in Da Nang Province. The location, terrain and hostile forces in the area precluded a ground recovery.
In 1993 and 1994, human remains were repatriated to the United States by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) with information that linked the remains to unassociated losses in the same geographical area as this incident. Between 1993 and 2004, U.S/S.R.V. teams, all led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), investigated the incident more than 15 times in Da Nang city and Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Between 2004 and 2005, the joint teams surveyed and excavated the crash site where they recovered human remains and crew-related items. During the excavation in 2005, the on-site team learned that human remains may have been removed previously from the site. S.R.V. officials concluded that two Vietnamese citizens found and collected remains at the crash site, and possibly buried them near their residence in Hoi Mit village in Thua Thein-Hue Province. In 2006, another joint U.S./S.R.V. team excavated the suspected burial site in Hoi Mit village, but found no additional remains. In 2007, more remains associated with this incident were repatriated to the United States by S.R.V. officials.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ or call (703) 699-1169.
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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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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Again, thanks to all our contributors this week.
God bless and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
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Larry Taylor, CCOEM Coordinator Checks paperwork for the train that reported a problem with a car.
"Bennie" with a Little Rock HazMat Response Company, patches a "Roll Off" car.
As another UP train flies past, the car had been fixed and this engine "heats up" his light in prepartation for going on to Dallas.
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