BALTIMORE, MD, August 16, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Researchers from several prominent U.S. universities will participate tomorrow in a Baltimore conference reportedly aiming to normalize pedophilia. According to the sponsoring organization’s website, the event will examine ways in which “minor-attracted persons” can be involved in a revision of the American Psychological Association (APA) classification of pedophilia.
BALTIMORE, MD, August 16, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Researchers from several prominent U.S. universities will participate tomorrow in a Baltimore conference reportedly aiming to normalize pedophilia. According to the sponsoring organization’s website, the event will examine ways in which “minor-attracted persons” can be involved in a revision of the American Psychological Association (APA) classification of pedophilia.
It would be an exercise in futility since their heads are empty!
I quacked up on that one Bill!! !
____________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
The Last Word
"Speaking of voters ... if I had my druthers, I would raise the voting age to 26. If you're still covered by your parents' insurance policies, you're not an adult. The only exceptions to the rule would be young people serving in the military. I would also require those people who aren't old enough to collect Social Security to prove they pay income taxes. If there is a screwier notion than allowing those who pay no income taxes to vote for those in a position to force those of us who do pay them to pay even more for the benefit of those who don't pay any, I don't want to hear about it. ... Finally, I would insist that anyone who wishes to cast a ballot prove he can read English by passing a basic civics exam. If you don't know who George Washington was and you have no idea what the Bill of Rights is, you have no God-given right to cancel out the vote of someone who does. I mean, for crying out loud, you have to pass a written test and prove you can parallel park to get a driver's license. In order to vote for our political leaders, shouldn't you have to prove anything beyond the fact that you're still alive and breathing -- or, in the case of Chicago elections, that you were ever alive and breathing?" --columnist Burt Prelutsky
____________________ Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point
He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to attain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot
Any of you folks in Virginia feel the earthquake you just had? It was a little closer to the Charlottesville corner of the triangle formed by Charlottesville, Richmond, and Fredericksburg. 5.9 or 6.0.
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I'm up by Lake Erie near the Pennsylvania-Ohio line. I was sitting on a wooden chair that was on a cement floor and it started to sway. I figured it was an earthquake. I turned the 2:00 news on a few minutes later and they were talking about it. I was surprised that I could feel it 400 miles from the epicenter.
Please request your local country radio stations to play Diamond Rio's - "In God We Still Trust".
Apparently a lot of stations are refusing to play this great song!
____________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear
Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. "The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier," he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle.
loner1115 wrote: Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear
Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. "The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier," he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle.
loner - I read about this recently. It looks like the libs are eating their own. Apparently, from what the article says, Gibson supports the left's environmental policies. At least that's how I read it.
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____________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Veterans Administration actions insufferable to widows of war veterans Cemetery director shows hateful malice toward religion and the families of our heroes August 23, 2011
The Department of Veterans Affairs and its Director of the Houston National Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio, are continuing to deny the use of Christian words or phrases at veterans' funerals.
Stated simply, Jesus is not welcome at gravesides. Even VFW honor guards are no longer able to say, "God bless you," part of their traditional ritual. Since taking the directorship of the Houston facility in April, 2010, Arleen Ocasio has used her position to bully Christians, repeatedly trampling on the religious liberties of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4, The American Legion Post 586, and the National Memorial Ladies. Send an email to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki now!
"The hostile and discriminatory actions by the Veterans Affairs officials in Houston are outrageous, unconstitutional and must stop," said Jeff Mateer, Esq., general counsel of Liberty Institute.
Our friends at Liberty Institute have amended an earlier lawsuit against the VA that states the new violations against religious liberty include: • VA Forbids Mention of God at Funerals for Veterans and Requires Families to Submit Prayer for Approval to the Government (Video)
• VA instructs the VFW and a Private Funeral Home that they may not present the option of prayer to families
• VA Tells Volunteers to Remove "God Bless" from Condolence Cards to Grieving Families (Video)
• VA Closes Cemetery Chapel; Uses it for Storage
You can read Liberty Institute's detailed report of Director Ocasio's offenses here. TAKE ACTION
Director Ocasio has already been successfully sued this year for religious discrimination. Obviously, she is not qualified to be the director of a National Cemetery and should step down. Send an email to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki. Ask him to 1) stop his department's religious discrimination and 2) relieve Director Ocasio of her duties.
____________________ "No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandpa pulling a baby picture out of his wallet."
Don't let your Sword be stolen from you. Read your Bible!
What would be one of the surest ways to defeat your enemy? Disarm them. Your enemy will easily be able to defeat you if they themselves are strong and you are standing before them powerless, without a weapon.
Well, our "weapon" is our bible. Our bible is our Sword. And Satan knows that there is power in God's Word, so he will go all out to try to steal your Sword from you. He does this by perhaps getting you to not read your bible at all. Then if that doesn't work, if you still have an interest in the bible, Satan will try to get you to doubt that you have the ability to understand your bible. He will make you believe that you need some "expert" to tell you what the bible really says. Then once he has that seed of doubt planted in your head, he will lead you on a wild goose chase and paper trail of reading and believing everything but your bible. Please, don't neglect the reading of God's Word, and don't let your bible be stolen from you! So-called experts may tell you that we no longer have God's Word in its perfect form and that "the originals" were lost, but God's Word promises us otherwise. Isaiah 40:8, "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but THE WORD OF OUR GOD SHALL STAND FOREVER." Luke 21:33, "Heaven and earth shall pass away; BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY." Psalm 12:6-7, "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. THOU SHALT KEEP THEM, O LORD, THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM FROM THIS GENERATION FOREVER." Matthew 5:18, "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
God's Word promises us that God can and has preserved His Word for us. Why would you think that this would be something too hard for God to do? Who are you going to believe, God or man? If God says He has preserved His Word, I believe Him. I say let God be true and let every man be a liar. Here is how I know that we don't need commentaries by so-called experts or internet web sites or study bible notes or help books or anything else to help us to understand God's Word: 1 John 2:27, "But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, AND YE NEED NOT THAT ANY MAN TEACH YOU: but as that same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him." James 1:5, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." Psalm 19:7-8, "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes." Proverbs 2:1-7, "My son, if thou wilt receive My words, and hide My commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous.."
God promises us that all of the knowledge we need can be found in His Word. God promises to reveal to us His Word. When we don't understand a passage in the Bible, God tells us that all we have to do is seek His face and He will show us what His Word means.
But God wants us to come to Him for the answers. He wants us to study His Word, not man-made commentaries or internet web pages. He wants us to put our faith in Him. 1 Peter 2:2, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the Word, that ye may grow thereby." 2 Timothy 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth." Hebrews 11:6, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him: For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."
Friends, the Word of God is where the wisdom and the power is, not the internet, not all of the study helps. God didn't promise to preserve man's commentaries. God didn't say you would grow by reading Dr. Know-it-all's thesis on the Bible. What did God say? Hebrews 4:12, "For the Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." There is a place for other study material, but study God's Word above all else! Here is why you should pray, read your Bible, and ask God to help you to understand His Word instead of relying on and being carried by the words of others:
Reader, you will never grow spiritually in understanding if you are always relying on someone else to break it down for you. You will miss out on the wonderful blessing that occurs when you yourself seek knowledge straight from the Bible and God reveals His Word to your heart. You will never truly trust that you know what you have learned if someone else has given you all "the answers." Isaiah 28:9-10, "Whom shall He teach knowledge? And whom shall He make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little." Ephesians 4:14-16, "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive." Hebrews 5:12-14, "For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
**Have you been so impressed by "experts" and people with Master's degrees that you are letting them take you away from the one and only true Master, our Lord? Are you so busy looking for a manual to teach you Biblical truths that you have forgotten about trusting in Immanuel to teach you? Have you spent much energy reading thousands of web sites and papers, but have yet to read your bible all the way through even one time?
Stop what you are doing, and start trusting in and believing in God's promises. Pray that the Lord opens your eyes and speaks to your heart and then READ YOUR BIBLE. God has already told you that you have no need for anyone else to teach you. Don't you want to stop being spoon-fed by man and start eating strong meat straight from God? Psalm 118:8, "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man."
Here is why you should stay away from the so-called experts who tell you that we no longer have God's infallible Word:
You have already read that God promised that we would have His Word forever. Therefore, for a man to tell you otherwise, that man is obviously either in rebellion against God and is himself a straight-out deceiver, or else that man is himself very confused. Why would you waste your time reading the ramblings of such a man?
Below are some warnings against such people: Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." 2 Timothy 3:1, 5, 7, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers ... having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." 2 Peter 2:1-3, "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you." People who say that we no longer have God's Word, these folks can't help you. Why? Because they can't even help themselves.
For someone to contradict God by saying that we no longer have the inspired Word of God, this shows that that person is a scorner of God and a fool. Some men get so puffed up with their own knowledge that they become blind to the truth that is right in front of them. Proverbs 14:6, "A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth." Ezekiel 13:3, "Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!" Proverbs 15:14, "The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness." Romans 1:22-23, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man..."
Friends, again, please do not be overly impressed with these men. They are themselves lost and unstable. Do you think God is impressed with the man with the Ph.D. who is telling the brethren that the Lord was unable to preserve His Word? Do not let such men confuse you or cause you to doubt God. 2 Peter 3:17 "Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness." 1 Corinthians 3:18-23, "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God: for it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men: for all things are yours...And ye are Christ's and Christ is God's.
<="" font=""> 2 Timothy 4:2-4, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." Jude 1:17-18, "But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts."
In closing, I know that I have a Bible that is without error that I can understand with only the Holy Spirit's help. And I won't let anyone take away my sword. Will you?
____________________ "No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandpa pulling a baby picture out of his wallet."
The television news was droning on and on this evening. It was full of very bad thing that happened in the world today. Finally I had to turn the set off. It wasn’t that I couldn’t handle the bad news. It was just that I knew all that was being left out. I knew what else happened today.
Today a mother held her newborn baby in her arms for the first time and felt her heart open with a love she never knew she had. Today mothers and fathers both played with their children, hugged them tight, and kissed them goodnight when they tucked them into bed. Today animals were petted, fed, and cared for by loving owners. Today a child learned how to be kind when she saw her Mom hold a door open for an elderly lady.
Today wise words were spoken and minds were opened in a million school classrooms across the world. Today clothes, food, and money were collected to be shared with the poor and hungry. Today the sick were cared for, the disabled were helped, and the crying were comforted by so many caring souls. Today smiles were shared and kind acts preformed with no thought of reward. Today songs were sung, sweet words were said, and laughter was heard. Today adult children gathered around their Mom’s deathbed to hold her hand, tell her they love her, and kiss her for one last time.
Today someone finally realized just how much God loves them. Today a million prayers went up to Heaven on the wings of faith and a million "Thank You’s" were said to God with hearts full of love. Today this world was made better by the good we did, the kindness we shared, and the love we gave to others. Today all the angels of Heaven joyfully smiled as they watched us strive to love each other, to help each other, and to live as God’s Children here on Earth.
That is what happened today. That is what happens every day of our lives here. Don’t let the bad news bring you down then. It’s hate and darkness can never stand against our love and light.
At no time in History has the terms “Christian,” “saved” and “born-again” been more misunderstood and misused than now. These terms have sadly become commonplace and are flippantly thrown around with little or no significance. Wicked people, living the most ungodly lives, can be heard professing to be born-again Christians. Pornography models and homosexuals claim to be saved Christians, while yet arrogantly living in their sins. There are even churches with Sodomite ministers and a Sodomite congregation. Surely, this is not acceptable to God in Heaven. These are not true believers, though they may be sincere! Genuine repentance brings about a change of heart, which should discourage a believer from parading their sins in public with no sense of shame or remorse. Although a person does NOT have to give up their sins to be saved, there should at least be a desire to give up their sins because they ARE SAVED. There's a big difference between the two.
Fortunately, a person who is living in such gross sin (and all sin is gross to God) can become saved... “Whosoever will” may come! “[size=...and him that cometh to me] I WILL IN NO WISE CAST OUT” (John 6:37). What a wonderful promise from Jesus Christ, our God and Savior! Anyone, no matter how deep they’ve gone into sin, can come to Christ for salvation. We read in Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your SINS BE AS SCARLET, they shall be AS WHITE AS SNOW; though they be RED LIKE CRIMSON, they shall be AS WOOL[size=.” ]It’s interesting that the word “crimson” in Hebrew means “worm.” It was a worm used in the making of dyes for clothing. Stains are hard to get out! Perhaps you feel that your life has been permanently stained with sin and there is no hope for you. Oh, yes there is! The blood of Jesus can wash away the toughest stains which sin may leave on your soul! “...Unto Him that loved us, and WASHED US FROM OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BLOOD” (Revelation 1:5). Jesus saves!
I have spoken with a good number of people in recent months concerning God, the Bible and salvation. Frankly, it worries me. I am disturbed at the subtlety of Satan and how he deceives so many people with false beliefs. One man said that he was a saved Christian and I began to rejoice with him in his faith. A few statements later he said, “I go to church every Saturday to get salvation.” Immediately a warning flag went up in my mind and I sincerely doubted the man’s salvation! Why? It's because you don’t obtain salvation every Saturday! This man doesn’t understand the Bible. I proceeded to explain to him that “Salvation is not of works, but of faith”! Salvation is not found in a religion, but in a Person; namely, JESUS CHRIST! You get saved ONE TIME! In John 3:7 Jesus told Nicodemus, “Ye MUST be born again,” not born again and again and again. You can only be born ONCE physically; likewise, ONCE spiritually.
Another gentleman I spoke with said that he had grown up a Catholic, then became a Seventh-Day Adventist and then a Methodist. He spoke of Jesus as “our Lord” so I felt strongly that he might be a Christian. A month later he made the statement, “My problem with all the religions in the world is that they all say something different and cannot agree.” Again, this was a warning flag to me that he may not be a true Believer. Why? It's because he is looking to religion, not Jesus. He has “Churchianity” without “Christianity!” Most of the people I speak with concerning salvation have a form of “Churchianity,” but do not have Christ in their heart as their personal Savior.
Another person I spoke with told me that he was a strict Catholic. He said that he believed in “having faith in Christ,” but he also said he believed “works were necessary” for salvation. He said “I believe in faith and works!” I kindly and quickly pointed out Romans 11:6 to him... “And [size=IF BY GRACE THEN IT IS NO MORE OF WORKS]: otherwise grace is no more grace. But IF IT BE OF WORKS, THEN IT IS NO MORE GRACE: otherwise work is no more work.” Clearly, salvation is either “BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH” in Jesus Christ alone OR you are doing what Cain did—offering your WORKS to God. It CANNOT BE BOTH! God rejected Cain’s offering and he will reject your efforts as well. Abel demonstrated his faith in the coming Savior through a blood sacrifice. God was pleased by his faith. Cain had no faith, but misunderstood and tried to please God in his own SINCERE but foolish efforts, just as countless millions do today! Cain went to Hell, Abel went to Heaven!
M[size=ay I say, if you’re a true Believer, you should KNOW how You became a true believer! ]If you’re a genuine Christian, then you have the Holy Spirit of God inside and you can KNOW beyond any shadow of any doubt that you are saved. You might have some doubts or concerns about your own salvation, but you should at least be able to explain to someone what it means to be saved. If you can’t tell someone else how to be saved, you had better examine your own heart and make sure you are really a Christian! If you know how you were saved, then you should be able to tell someone else how to get saved. Now maybe you don’t know all the Scriptures, but at least you should be able to tell someone the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Can you do this? Do you know how and why you're saved?
S[size=alvation is so simple! ]All we need to do is put our 100% faith (total reliance) upon Jesus TO FORGIVE OUR SINS and save our souls. Turning over a new leaf is unacceptable. Your sins must be dealt with! You need forgiveness from the ONLY ONE WHO CAN FORGIVE SIN, Jesus Christ. Believe on Jesus to forgive your sins immediately if you’ve never done so. Repent, by owning before God that you’re a vile, GUILTY, hell-deserving sinner as His Word declares you to be! TURN TO JESUS CHRIST in faith, trusting upon Him alone as your ONLY way to Heaven. Have you, yourself done this? Remember, ONLY Jesus paid for your sins on the cross, so ONLY Jesus can forgive those sins and save your soul from Hell. In short, It’s Jesus or Hell!
[size=Don’t play games with your soul and risk eternal hellfire and damnation, repent of your unbelief and turn to Christ now for the forgiveness of sin. ]It doesn’t matter whether you pray or not. It doesn’t matter where you're at. It doesn’t matter how you feel at the moment. It doesn’t matter what sins and faults you may have in your life. What does matter is that you acknowledge before God that you are a guilty sinner, guilty for violating His holy Law, and then call upon Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and cleanse you with His precious blood. Have you ever done this? Are you trusting Christ alone and NOT your own self-righteous works? Are you trusting upon HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, i.e., the righteousness of God which is attributed to our record through faith in Christ? Are you trusting Christ alone and NOT your good deeds? Are you trusting Christ alone and NOT your religion? We need HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS! Eternal life is a free gift. Salvation is receiving; Not giving.
____________________ "No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandpa pulling a baby picture out of his wallet."
Not only do the militants plan to converge on Wall Street but they intend to conduct similar disruptive and potentially violent events on the same day in multiple cities around the world, including Tokyo, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Sidney, and Toronto.
How will the Obama Administration respond to the coordinated, protracted 'sit ins' to be staged by Progressives in the nation's most important financial hub? No one can know for sure. But we do know that Barack Obama and those closest to him have long-standing, close relationships with the key players--SEIU, ACORN, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Jodi Evans, and other Leftwing extremist activists and groups.
____________________ MGySgt USMC
(Ret)
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While the debt crisis has demanded much of our attention, our new majority has passed over a dozen pro-growth measures to address the equally troubling jobs crisis, such as the Energy Tax Prevention Act and the Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act. Aside from repeal of the 1099 reporting requirement in ObamaCare, however, each House Republican jobs bill now sits dormant in the Democrat-controlled Senate. You can view the progress of our jobs bills at MajorityLeader.gov/JobsTracker.
____________________ MGySgt USMC
(Ret)
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The email had a picture of Ultra Kill Wasp& Hornet spray.
Subject: Wasp Spray
I know some of you own GUNS but this is something to think about...---
If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you. Did you know this? I didn't. I never really thought of it before. I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.
Wasp Spray- A friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead.
The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray, they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use.
On the heels of a break in and beating that left an elderly woman in Toledo dead, self defense experts have a tip that could save your life.
Val Glinka teaches self-defense to students at Sylvania Southview High School . For decades, he's suggested putting a can of wasp and hornet spray near your door or bed.
Glinka says, "This is better than anything I can teach them."
Glinka considers it inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so if someone tries to break into your home, Glinka says "spray the culprit in the eyes". It's a tip he's given to students for decades.
It's also one he wants everyone to hear. If you're looking for protection, Glinka says look to the spray. "That's going to give you a chance to call the police; maybe get out." Maybe even save a life.
Please share this with all the people who are precious to your life
Did you also know that wasp spray will kill a snake? And a mouse! It will! Good to know, huh? It will also kill a wasp.!!!!
____________________ MGySgt USMC
(Ret)
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Yep...there are many roads to heaven despite what Jesus taught in John 14:6 (he was just kidding, right?) and Acts 4:12. So, let's just all get along and sing "Kumbaya".
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
~~~~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931
"When you're a celebrity, it's adios reality"---Brad Paisley "Celebrity"
The above link is to the self-proclaimed "Concert of the Decade" in honor of no other than former president BILL CLINTON...you know the guy who had sex in the oval office and then lied about it under oath facing impeachment.
This concert is in honor of his 65th birthday and his decade of "charitable work" through the William J. Clinton Foundation.
Now, I am not here to bash Clinton...but comon', a concert in honor of a man who made the office of the presidency a laughing stock in the world? A guy whose shanannigans with an intern diverted attention from weightier matters like national security? A man who promoted immoral and ungodly behavior both in his policies and his personal life?
Yep...of all the charities doing wonderful work in this world, this concert is in honor of Bill Clinton. Wonderful.
(Then again, Lady Gaga pretty much represents what Clinton stands for, wouldn't you say?)
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Next time you hear Obama or another liberal "do-gooder" talk about the "poor" in this country and how they need more entitlements and social welfare programs...and we hear liberal clergy tell us that JESUS main mission on earth was to help the poor, let us remember that the so-called "poor" here may not be quite what the Lord had in mind. Look at these statistics for the "poor" in the US.
80 percent of poor households have air conditioning
Nearly three-fourths have a car or truck, and 31 percent have two or more cars or trucks
Nearly two-thirds have cable or satellite television
Two-thirds have at least one DVD player and 70 percent have a VCR
Half have a personal computer, and one in seven have two or more computers
More than half of poor families with children have a video game system, such as an Xbox or PlayStation
43 percent have Internet access
One-third have a wide-screen plasma or LCD television
One-fourth have a digital video recorder system, such as a TiVo
One "poor" family I know goes to a church that is building a new sanctuary. Guess how they want to help fund it? They are going to ask fellow parishioners on food stamps to buy cartons of fundraising chocolate bars and then have them sold at a profit to raise $$$ for their church.
Yep...just like Jesus would do.
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Yep, force "rich" people to give money using the police power of the government to the "poor", money which they obviously don't REALLY need if they can spend it on fundraiser candy, and use it to build their "church".
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I always thought that a church was supposed to instill personal responsibility as a moral value.
What I am seeing is the churches pandering to the immoral crowd.
Where is the emoticon for beating my head against a wall?
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This beats all.......got an appeal in the mail today from an outfit called "Open Doors"asking for $15 to $30 bucks to send bibles to muslem converts[even terrorists]to hear the word of God.Now if only we could find a way so that these "converts"would hear a loud "BOOM" when they open up there new book.This outfit is based in Santa Ana,Calif. Sorry Herb [and I've got family in your back yard. Ramona& Valley Center]Well I'm off to the mail-box as my appeal is marked URGENT-URGENT.
Bobmac wrote: This beats all.......got an appeal in the mail today from an outfit called "Open Doors"asking for $15 to $30 bucks to send bibles to muslem converts[even terrorists]to hear the word of God.Now if only we could find a way so that these "converts"would hear a loud "BOOM" when they open up there new book.This outfit is based in Santa Ana,Calif. Sorry Herb [and I've got family in your back yard. Ramona& Valley Center]Well I'm off to the mail-box as my appeal is marked URGENT-URGENT.
Be careful of any group that asks for money. There are a whole lot of scams out there.
I don't know about this group but there was one that was supposed to be doing the same thing. Trouble is, they were not volunteers, they were paid, a lot. What it came out to be was about $500 a Bible.
Watch out for the scams, there are a bunch of them.
I agree with the boom.
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Bobmac wrote: This beats all.......got an appeal in the mail today from an outfit called "Open Doors"asking for $15 to $30 bucks to send bibles to muslem converts[even terrorists]to hear the word of God.Now if only we could find a way so that these "converts"would hear a loud "BOOM" when they open up there new book.This outfit is based in Santa Ana,Calif. Sorry Herb [and I've got family in your back yard. Ramona& Valley Center]Well I'm off to the mail-box as my appeal is marked URGENT-URGENT.
Try reading EZ.33:11; you might learn something.
Now, as to your remarks about Open Doors: They've been around for many, many years. They are very dedicated and reputable people who go into countries where the Bible is baqnned and deliver the Scriptures to converts who would otherwise probably never receive the written Word of God. They risk life and limb to do this. They are also very careful about who receives these Bibles for 2 reasons: 1)They don't have a lot of money to throw around, you know, like on terrorists; and 2)they have no wish to endanger someone by giving them a Bible when they don't want one. There's nothing wrong with exercising caution with any organization soliciting funds, including ministries, but to sound off publicly on a specific one when you apparently have no knowledge about it at all is borders on slander.
Just to clarify and in Vicki's defense (as if she needs little old me to defend her), Open Doors is a legitimate Christian ministry that focuses on the persecuted church overseas. Part of that is distributing Bibles to those who come to faith in Christ and/or who are open to the Gospel message. It cost about $5.00 (less than most Bibles cost in the USA) to give a Bible to someone in one of these countries where Bibles are rare and precious commodities. Trust me, no one is making a profit at that price!
I regularly support a similar ministry called Voice of the Martyrs which also (among other things) distributes Bibles to those in Muslim and Communist countries (see second link for their Bibles Unbound program).
I have given to all three of these ministries at various times in the past but have given more regular support to VOM. I had to choose one out of the three to support on a regular basis due to limited funds to designate towards that one kind of ministry but all three are solid organizations.
At the same time I agree 100% that we should be careful to whom we send $$$. I recommend those organizations that are approved by the ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) as a place to start.
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Herb wrote: I always thought that a church was supposed to instill personal responsibility as a moral value.
To be honest, I am not even sure if the church leadership itself is aware of this "scheme." I am sure the idea is not church endorsed. My point was to show how deeply the entitlement mentality has affected some segments of the population (sadly, even among some of those who profess to be Christians), and to reinforce the earlier post that many of our so-called "poor" and "needy" in this country do quite well compared to people in other countries.
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Glenn wrote: Just to clarify and in Vicki's defense (as if she needs little old me to defend her), Open Doors is a legitimate Christian ministry that focuses on the persecuted church overseas. Part of that is distributing Bibles to those who come to faith in Christ and/or who are open to the Gospel message. Here in the USA, one can find a variety of Bibles in multiple translations, colors, sizes, and styles in a local Christian bookstore, not to mention Amazon.com, E-bay, and even some department stores like Walmart, Family Dollar, and Dollar General. That is not the case in countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith. A Bible is a precious and rare commodity in some countries! It cost about $5.00 (less than most Bibles cost in the USA) to give a Bible to someone in one of these countries. Trust me, no one is making a profit at that price!
I regularly support a similar ministry called Voice of the Martyrs which also (among other things) distributes Bibles to those in Muslim and Communist countries (see second link for their Bibles Unbound program).
I have supported all three of these ministries at various times but have given more regularly to VOM. All three are legitimate and trustworthy organizations.
At the same time I agree 100% that we should be careful to whom we send $$$. I recommend those organizations that are approved by the ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) as a place to start.
Thanks, Glenn. I didn't ring anyone's doorbell. The remarks were posted in the public arena and that's where they needed to be addressed in return.
VOM is who I go with too. I don't remember why I switched to them from Open Doors but it certainly never had anything to do with financial discrepancies of any sort. Honestly, if a ministry wants my donation, I vet them more thoroughly than a secular organization. It's sad that it's come to this point but there are too many charlatans out there using God's name as a means to line their pockets. There are quite a few ministries out there that I'd never give one red cent to, but I'd at least be certain of their reputation, activity and fiscal accountability (or lack thereof) b4 I made a statement publicly about them.
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Herb wrote:Be careful of any group that asks for money. There are a whole lot of scams out there.
I don't know about this group but there was one that was supposed to be doing the same thing. Trouble is, they were not volunteers, they were paid, a lot. What it came out to be was about $500 a Bible.
Watch out for the scams, there are a bunch of them.
That is true...WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS. That is why I recommend (at least for Christian organizations) that you look for those affiliated with the ECFA (see my post above.) And Vicki is right about vetting those organizations that you choose to donate to. I do the same.
By the way, there are some ministries that operate on an entirely volunteer work force (workers raise their own support as missionaries) so that 100% of proceeds go to the field of ministry. "Gospel for Asia" is one of them that is also a ECFA member. http://www.gfa.org
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Bobmac wrote: Get off my porch Vickie and quit ringing my door-bell.Take your soap box with you.
She's not on your porch, she's on Charlie's Message board. You can't put up your "NO Solicitors" sign here.
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legitlinda wrote: Bobmac wrote: Get off my porch Vickie and quit ringing my door-bell.Take your soap box with you.
She's not on your porch, she's on Charlie's Message board. You can't put up your "NO Solicitors" sign here.
Just to set the record straight. NO ONE was soliciting on here in the first place. The purpose of the message board is to share information which was done. BobMac mentioned by solicited via email for Open Doors and made a statement implying that the ministry Open Doors was a scam. Vicki (and later I) simply corrected that misinformation. My post #237 was in response to Herb's allegation that a ministry was paying volunteers high wages for their "volunteering." I just pointed out that there are at least some ministries that use real unpaid volunteers and send 100% of proceeds to the field of ministry.
One can choose to click on the links (if interested) or ignore them, just as one might choose or not choose to check out the links on the main CDB website which includes various charities that he is involved with and/or supports.
Thanks.
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Glenn wrote: legitlinda wrote: Bobmac wrote: Get off my porch Vickie and quit ringing my door-bell.Take your soap box with you.
She's not on your porch, she's on Charlie's Message board. You can't put up your "NO Solicitors" sign here.
Just to set the record straight. NO ONE was soliciting on here in the first place. The purpose of the message board is to share information which was done. BobMac made a statement implying that the ministry Open Doors was a scam and Vicki (and later I) corrected that misinformation. My post #237 was in response to Herb's allegation that a ministry was paying volunteers high wages for their "volunteering." One can choose to click on the links (if interested) or ignore them, just as one might choose or not choose to check out the links on the main CDB website. I understand that Glen. I was referencing his "...quit ringing my doorbell..." remark, and how people put out "No Soliciting" signs to stop unwanted people from ringing their door bells, but you can't do that here on this message board.
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legitlinda wrote: Glenn wrote: legitlinda wrote I understand that Glen. I was referencing his "...quit ringing my doorbell..." remark, and how people put out "No Soliciting" signs to stop unwanted people from ringing their door bells, but you can't do that here on this message board. UNDERSTOOD...THANKS! YOU ARE RIGHT! I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IN CASE ANYONE THOUGHT OTHERWISE!
Glenn wrote: legitlinda wrote: Bobmac wrote: Get off my porch Vickie and quit ringing my door-bell.Take your soap box with you.
She's not on your porch, she's on Charlie's Message board. You can't put up your "NO Solicitors" sign here.
Just to set the record straight. NO ONE was soliciting on here in the first place. The purpose of the message board is to share information which was done. BobMac mentioned by solicited via email for Open Doors and made a statement implying that the ministry Open Doors was a scam. Vicki (and later I) simply corrected that misinformation. My post #237 was in response to Herb's allegation that a ministry was paying volunteers high wages for their "volunteering." I just pointed out that there are at least some ministries that use real unpaid volunteers and send 100% of proceeds to the field of ministry.
One can choose to click on the links (if interested) or ignore them, just as one might choose or not choose to check out the links on the main CDB website which includes various charities that he is involved with and/or supports.
Thanks.
I was not pointing fingers an any special direction. I just know that at least one of the, so called, ministries was a scam and warned any one thinking about giving to vet them.
I have got scammed a couple of times, on charities, and now I am very cautious. Especially if it is an unsolicited mailer or an email request.
I give to different charities but I want to make sure that the majority of the money I give goes where it supposed to.
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Just ran across this on a local San Diego website.
We always manage to post bad things about people, maybe we need a thread about the good things.
Unsuspecting Chargers fans in two sections of Qualcomm Stadium were showered with money during the San Francisco 49er preseason game. When Club level server Heather Allison tripped on a stair, about $1,000 flew out of her hands landing under seats, in laps and sailing over the railing into the lower Field section.
“All my customers began screaming over the railing to the people below: ‘That’s the servers’ money,’ ” recalls Allison, who has sold refreshments in Sections 36 and 37 for five years. Fans helped collect the stray bills and, amazingly, so did the crowd below. Within 10 minutes, a security officer brought a stack of cash back up to her. “It was all there,” says the mother of four and full-time student who, after paying the concession, still pocketed $170 tips. “Chargers fans are amazing,” she says. “We’re like a family.”
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Herb wrote: I have got scammed a couple of times, on charities, and now I am very cautious. Especially if it is an unsolicited mailer or an email request.
I give to different charities but I want to make sure that the majority of the money I give goes where it supposed to.
That is very wise, Herb! I don't think I have ever been scammed but I too am cautious about unsolicited mailers or email requests especially when I am not familiar with the charity. And sometimes quite frankly I just get far too many requests even though most if not all are legitimate!
Hokie---you lost me on your last comment!
Now...on another subject. This is a great article to share with your Christian friends who still vote Democrat.
As far as fake charities go, my wife used to be unable to resist giving to EVERYONE, including bums on the sidewalk when she went downtown for classes at Ga State Univ. I kept telling her they probably made more per hour than her, but she didn't quite get it until one day she gave some to one guy, then went into a restaurant between classes a few minutes later. The bums, including the one she just gave money to, were in there counting their money, and rudely talking badly about all the people who gave them money. That JUST ABOUT cured the hole in her pocket. She still has her moments though.
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As reported by The Daily Beast, the Pentagon "has worried for months that a project backed by a prominent Democratic donor might interfere with military GPS." The company is called LightSquared, and according to The Hill, it plans to "provide high-speed wholesale wireless service nationwide through a network of satellites and land-based cell towers, but tests earlier this year revealed it interferes with GPS devices, including those used by the military."
Herb wrote: If this doesn't tick you off, nothing will. Yep, Herb...it sure does tick me off! And quoting scripture to promote his evil agenda as well. How low can you go?
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Herb wrote: If this doesn't tick you off, nothing will.
I watched this and I now look like a cartoon character that stuck their finger in a live light socket...white as a ghost and hair standing straight on end.
Where and when is the line drawn among free speech, inciting to riot or wage war, and treason? I heard the last 3 all under the guise of the first--free speech. Not only did the speaker enrage me, he scared the daylights out of me. He isn't alone in this attitude; it's growing everyday, yet nothing is done about it for fear of allegations of racism. Once E. Holder let that Black Panther guy go--the one intimidating voters, well, we knew we were scr*^wed. I hope everyone will take the time to watch this...please.
Herb wrote: If this doesn't tick you off, nothing will.Well since blacks only make up 12% of the population and even less than that follow Farrakhan, Wright, Shabbaz...et al, it seems like they'll be fighting a losing battle.
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The Mayflower with 102 Pilgrams set sail on this date in 1620. One young man was swept overboard during the voyage and rescued. His name was John Howland, and among some of his famous descendants are: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Humphrey Bogart, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and surprise - surprise - George W. Bush!
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legitlinda wrote: Herb wrote: If this doesn't tick you off, nothing will.Well since blacks only make up 12% of the population and even less than that follow Farrakhan, Wright, Shabbaz...et al, it seems like they'll be fighting a losing battle.
Hi, Miss Linda. When I first read your comment a calm washed over me. But then I thought of a couple things and now I'm rattled again. First, there are those stats on how many Muslims there are, what % are openly hostile toward us, and finally they give a figure of how many actual people in the US that translates to. The number is still big enough to do some serious damage to us. But,thankfully, black people don't usually do those things. The 2nd thought was that if you live in a city like here or Memphis, well, a lot of the population could get hurt. So, I don't know what to think, after all, there's been a lot of this kind of talk for years but certainly no steady diet of riots so far. I still feel a good bit batter after reading what you wrote. Thank you.
vicki530 wrote: Hi, Miss Linda. When I first read your comment a calm washed over me. But then I thought of a couple things and now I'm rattled again. First, there are those stats on how many Muslims there are, what % are openly hostile toward us, and finally they give a figure of how many actual people in the US that translates to. The number is still big enough to do some serious damage to us. But,thankfully, black people don't usually do those things. The 2nd thought was that if you live in a city like here or Memphis, well, a lot of the population could get hurt. So, I don't know what to think, after all, there's been a lot of this kind of talk for years but certainly no steady diet of riots so far. I still feel a good bit batter after reading what you wrote. Thank you.That's true Vicki, a lot of people could get hurt badly by the time help got there and squashed it. I was thinking in terms of the big picture, but until help arrived it could get really ugly.
And you're right about there being this kind of talk for years, but have you heard Janet Napolitano call any of them terrorists? Not a chance!
We really have to be able to defend ourselves in the event this does really happen.
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legitlinda wrote: vicki530 wrote: Hi, Miss Linda. When I first read your comment a calm washed over me. But then I thought of a couple things and now I'm rattled again. First, there are those stats on how many Muslims there are, what % are openly hostile toward us, and finally they give a figure of how many actual people in the US that translates to. The number is still big enough to do some serious damage to us. But,thankfully, black people don't usually do those things. The 2nd thought was that if you live in a city like here or Memphis, well, a lot of the population could get hurt. So, I don't know what to think, after all, there's been a lot of this kind of talk for years but certainly no steady diet of riots so far. I still feel a good bit batter after reading what you wrote. Thank you.That's true Vicki, a lot of people could get hurt badly by the time help got there and squashed it. I was thinking in terms of the big picture, but until help arrived it could get really ugly. That's why we need to lock and load and be ready to defend ourselves. Remember, when you NEED the police, they're only minutes (?) away.
And you're right about there being this kind of talk for years, but have you heard Janet Napolitano call any of them terrorists? Not a chance!
We really have to be able to defend ourselves in the event this does really happen.
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Trying to find out Lamar Alexander's intentions by stepping out of Republican leadership. Looks like a sell out to me. Any other Tennesseans here want to weigh in?
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Well, who knew it?...Norwegians aren't just good at making meatballs and figuring how to stay warm in Winter.
Norwegians scientists have put forth a theory on what made the Twin Towers collapse on 9/11. It isn't a conspiracy theory, and is very close to the explanation Popular Mechanics and the 9/11 Commission presented. But they add some science stuff about the aluminum of the planes mixing with water and causing a massive explosion. Got me hanging...if I spent my time trying to understand science it would seriously cut into my goofing-off time. But for those of you who understand this stuff or are interested in general, here's the link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040657/Explosions-caused-jet-fuel-water-sprinklers
OK, I hate these people. This is no doubt why my Dad crossed the pond, so he didn't have to put up with how screwy the Daily Mail handles it's news articles. This link will take you to the front page of the DM, but then it makes you hunt for the article. EDITED: article is named: "Explosions caused by jet fuel and water sprinklers brought down Twin Towers, scientists say," by Daniel Bates, DailyMailOnline; Sept.22, 2011. Maybe this will help to find the article because the DMO sure doesn't make it easy.
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The theory makes some sense. Aluminum itself is HIGHLY flammable if you can get it lit. Aluminum powder was used as the primary fuel in the solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle. If you've ever seen what can happen to a grease fire on a stove if you put water on it, you can imagine what would happen to burning molten aluminum if it got sprayed with water. I'm not sure where the hydrogen was supposed to come from, but the article doesn't get that deep into the full science behind the theory.
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Ah, thank you, GCDBF I don't know what I'm doing wrong. When I find an article I want to post here (the link), I look at what it says on the search/address bar. I copy it down and put it in the post. But both the DMO and WND sometimes lead to just the front page with that link. Drives me bonkers. I wish I'd cancelled that lobotomy earlier this year.
We should have just told this TERRORIST, "you set foot on our soil, we take you out." Since he is still here, I say let's get rid of him once and for all!
Interesting article I came across on a military website. Since it is a membership site, I cut and pasted the whole article.
Two Golfers, One Difference
Military.com| by Jeff Garton
My work in staffing and career coaching has spanned four recession periods during which the job market has fluctuated wildly. Despite prolonged periods of high unemployment, every person I met who wanted a job eventually found one. Those who found jobs faster functioned with a mindset that enhanced their resilience to perform well, which in turn made them more desirable to employers. They were mentally equipped for success.
To illustrate what I mean by mental skills, consider the analogy provided by two golfers as they approach a shot over water to reach the green.
As golfer number 1 approaches the shot, her mind is focused on imagining the ball sailing into the air and landing gently on the green next to the cup. She is already pre-planning to one-putt the green. Next, she adjusts her stance and grip, and then calibrates the power she needs behind the swing to achieve what she imagined. After watching the ball perform as she expected, she makes a mental note of what she could do better the next time, and then begins to envision her one-putt finish to the hole.
As golfer number 2 approaches the same shot, her mind is imagining how her ball might accidentally land in the water. Next, she adjusts her stance and grip, and then calibrates the power she needs behind the swing to avoid the disaster she is imagining. Just before impact with the ball, she doubts her choice of club. After watching the ball plop into the water, as she expected, she becomes frustrated while readying herself for the next shot. This time, she is determined to avoid the water, but watches as the ball briefly skips on the surface before it sinks out of sight. She throws her club to the ground saying, "Stupid water. Why do I even play this game?"
Both women are responsible for their attitude and performance, which are the by-products of how they think. Clearly, golfer number 1 has the better mental skills to create ease and higher performance levels for success. Golfer number 2 allowed her mind to think negatively about a common hazard, thereby causing her bad attitude, increased strain and poor performance. Her weakened mental skills were an impediment to her success.
Here is the point. Jobseekers who take longer to find jobs often do not realize their focus is on the hazards rather than the desired results. They imagine the worst outcomes, doubt their capabilities and then stew and complain when events do not go their way. The challenges they endure as a result contribute to their emotional fatigue, which creates strain that jeopardizes performance, contributes to poor impressions, and prolongs their unemployment. Then, they blame others for problems created by their bad thinking habits.
Don't give me that old saying..."Improving how you think is not easy." Sure it is. Look what happens each time you go to a movie. Before entering the theater, you clear your mind and leave all your negative thoughts and worries outside in the car. That way you can sit in your seat and enjoy the movie with uninterrupted focus and peace of mind. If you can do this for a movie, why can you not do this for your next job?
Employers are flat-out opposed to hiring people who demonstrate weak mental skills. If you cannot perform well, it makes no difference if you have excellent occupational and job search skills. This is similar to how the best equipment makes no difference to a golfer's performance if he or she is not mentally equipped for success to begin with.
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Washington reinterprets constitutional eligibility
FEC rules naturalized citizens are same as 'natural born' in presidential votes
A Guyana-born naturalized American citizen fits the Federal Elections Commission's requirements to run for president, the FEC announced in a ruling.
The case involves New York lawyer Abdul Hassan, who was born in the South American country in 1974. Hassan argues it is discriminatory to not allow him to run for office.
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Washington reinterprets constitutional eligibility
FEC rules naturalized citizens are same as 'natural born' in presidential votes
A Guyana-born naturalized American citizen fits the Federal Elections Commission's requirements to run for president, the FEC announced in a ruling.
The case involves New York lawyer Abdul Hassan, who was born in the South American country in 1974. Hassan argues it is discriminatory to not allow him to run for office.
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Change of heart: Local pastor reverses his stance on the ordination of gay clergy
Bert Oelschig’s mind was made up. The Bible was clear; homosexuality is a sin.
Oelschig knew the risks of his pronouncement. “With all that,” he said, “I can’t say what brought me to that place, except that God, through the Holy Spirit, is revealing to me that homosexuality — in the context of the same thing as marriage — is blessed by God.”
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Judge: Americans do not have right to choose food
Decision in farm dispute bars families from drinking milk from their own cows
A Wisconsin judge has decided – in a fight over families' access to milk from cows they own – that Americans "do not have a fundamental right to consume the milk from their own cow."
The ruling comes from Circuit Court Judge Patrick J. Fiedler in a court battle involving a number of families who owned their own cows, but boarded them on a single farm. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=352249#ixzz1a6LMksJV
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That is ridiculous! Reminds me of a statute I read about somewhere (I can't find it any more) that required any product containing non pasteurized milk to be labeled "artificial" milk products.
From growing up in Atlanta, I remember Mathis Dairy. They were one of the very few dairies in the US legally authorized to sell "raw" milk and products made from it. They used to host school field trips, scout troops, church groups, etc for dairy tours where you could milk "Rosebud" and get a small bottle of fresh milk, picnic in a pasture beside a lake, etc. I went there many times and probably milked 20 different "Rosebud"s. I remember my alarm clock when I was in elementary school was the Mathis Dairy truck delivering milk up and down my street at 5:30-6:00 AM. They had the best milk, cheese, yogurt, kefir, egg nog at Christmas I've ever had. They're gone now, mostly because of regulation I think. A real shame...
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GaCDBFan wrote: That is ridiculous! Reminds me of a statute I read about somewhere (I can't find it any more) that required any product containing non pasteurized milk to be labeled "artificial" milk products.
Sure hope all those stupid judges stay out of Walmart. RE: the pictures of Walmart shoppers going around the internet. Then they will be trying to tell us what to wear.
Might not be such a bad thing.
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A California man was charged with having child pornography - after burglars found the images while robbing his house and called police.
The burglars, a 19-year-old and a juvenile, broke into a barn owned by Kraig Stockard, 54, of Delhi, Calif., and stole about 50 CDs they thought were blank, according to a statement from Deputy Tom MacKenzie of the Merced County Sheriff's Department.
When the thieves downloaded the discs, they discovered the child porn, the statement said. They went straight to police, despite knowing that they'd be admitting the burglary.
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A California man was charged with having child pornography - after burglars found the images while robbing his house and called police.
The burglars, a 19-year-old and a juvenile, broke into a barn owned by Kraig Stockard, 54, of Delhi, Calif., and stole about 50 CDs they thought were blank, according to a statement from Deputy Tom MacKenzie of the Merced County Sheriff's Department.
When the thieves downloaded the discs, they discovered the child porn, the statement said. They went straight to police, despite knowing that they'd be admitting the burglary. Weird just got weirder, huh, Herb? The kids were probably given a deal. Got to give the kid's credit though, they saw the bigger picture and realized it was too important a matter to withhold from the police. (Knowing their cooperation would probably get them a break no doubt influencded the decision as well). It's just another case of how strange we humans are...look at Schindler. He saved many Jews but had some serious rather perverted ways about him in his personal life. Not someone I'd have expected great things from, yet he did a great thing at high risk to himself. That's why I find stories like this one fascinating..the good, the bad, and the ugly. I guess it's just how human nature works...
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I've read on the Give Us Liberty blog that Anwar Al-Alaki (the terrorist recently taken out by a drone) was born in New Mexico to Yemeni citizen parents studying in the US and then returned to Yemen 7 years later.
If Al-Alaki was considered an "anchor baby" under the 14th Amendment by his parents in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for him, then something is definitely wrong with the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment!
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Breaking: new evidence shows Hillary a mastermind behind Gunwalker
Last week it was reported that the State Department and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were deeply involved in the scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious, or Project Gunwalker. Today, however, new evidence has surfaced indicating that not only was Hillary deeply involved in the scandal but was one of the masterminds behind it.
The "Occupy Wall Street" movement is now unofficially called the "Flea Party", for the conditions made possible by the "occupiers".
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Issa responds to Holder: 'You own Fast and Furious'
The following email was just received from the Press Secretary for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It is a response letter, dated today, from Chairman Darrel Issa to Attorney General Eric Holder. Because it does not at this writing* appear on the Committee website, it is presented here in its entirety for Gun Rights Examiner readers:
Years ago it was easy to be a racist. All you had to be was a white person using some of the racial epithets that are routinely used in song and everyday speech by many of today's blacks. Or you had to chant "two, four, six, eight, we don't want to integrate" when a black student showed up for admission to your high school or college. Of course, there was that dressing up in a hooded white gown. In any case, you didn't have to be sophisticated to be a racist.
loner1115 wrote: Issa responds to Holder: 'You own Fast and Furious'
The following email was just received from the Press Secretary for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It is a response letter, dated today, from Chairman Darrel Issa to Attorney General Eric Holder. Because it does not at this writing* appear on the Committee website, it is presented here in its entirety for Gun Rights Examiner readers:
Issa Issues Subpoena to Holder in Fast and Furious Investigation
Published October 12, 2011
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Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a subpoena Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Holder as part of his investigation into the gun trafficking operation known as "Fast and Furious."
"Top Justice Department officials, including Attorney General Holder, know more about Operation Fast and Furious than they have publicly acknowledged," the California Republican said in a statement. "The documents this subpoena demands will provide answers to questions that Justice officials have tried to avoid since this investigation began eight months ago. It's time we know the whole truth."
Oct. 12, 2011 Opelika, Ala. http://www.oanow.com
Restaurant Firm Responds To Flag Policy Concerns
Officials with the parent company of Olive Garden Restaurants say they're sorry if a decision regarding an Alabama Kiwanis Club's desire to display the American flag caused any concern.
Go to the above listed site, scroll down about 2/3rd of the page, (article is listed under "Alabama News"), then click-on 'Restaurant Firm Responds To Flag Policy Concerns'.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Saying it's time to stop letting convicted killers "get off that easy," a Florida state lawmaker wants to use firing squads or the electric chair for those on death row.
Rep. Brad Drake filed a bill this week that would end the use of lethal injection in Florida executions. Instead, those with a death sentence would choose between electrocution or a firing squad.
DOJ: Feds Can Tell Church Who Its Ministers Will Be
In yet another stunning attack on freedom of religion, President Barack Obama's Justice Department asked the Supreme Court last week to give the federal government the power to tell a church who its ministers will be.
The case involves a former teacher at Lutheran school, who along with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is pushing a claim that a Lutheran congregation should be forced to restore her ministry position.
What is that smell?! Someone needs to shovel out the COWS yard!
The odors have been wafting upwind from Zucotti Park and after three weeks of fielding complaints, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has had enough -- it is time to clean the COWS yard.
Clinton unhappy with GOP effort to cut funds to the United Nations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned House Republicans about pushing ahead with a bill to cut funds for the United Nations, saying she would recommend that President Barack Obama veto the legislation.
In a letter to lawmakers, Clinton said the bill would severely limit U.S. participation in the world body, undercut U.S. interests and damage the security of Americans at home and abroad. The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to consider the legislation on Thursday.
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Since taking the directorship of the Houston facility in April, 2010, Arleen Ocasio has used her position to bully Christians, repeatedly trampling on the religious liberties of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4, The American Legion Post 586, and the National Memorial Ladies. 
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