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WASHINGTON -- I must need to smoke pot.
�How else to explain why I wasn't getting President Obama's interview on "Between Two Ferns," the web show hosted by Zach Galifianakis of "The Hangover" fame.
�Or perhaps I needed a hangover, which isn't likely to happen during these Lenten times. Thus left to sobriety and afflicted with acute wakefulness, I kept trying to wrap my head around the mindless—no easy task for the unstoned.
�Deadpan is key to the shtick. And monotone. Between two ferns, everyone is Bill Murray. Or, depending on one's generation, Sgt. Joe Friday. Guests on "Ferns" are expected to check facial expressions at the door and banish emotion. Emoting is not funny; not emoting is. I'm dozing off now, so I'll cut the fern talk. But first, could I have some water? It sure is thirsty in here.
�In case you missed it, which you won't want to admit because this would mean you don't follow what's trending on Twitter, which would mean you are frozen in a time no one cares about anymore and are, therefore, irrelevant. Let me rephrase that: You're not cool—even if you're frozen.
�The president, aka leader of the free world, appeared on the show allegedly to pitch health care to the demographic worshiped by producers and presidents alike—Young People. This is because young people rule and, specifically, they rule the success or failure of the Affordable Care Act. If the young and healthy don't buy insurance to help cover the sick and elderly, the plan could collapse.
�I might have missed the show were it not for Twitter telling me what people are paying attention to. Other trending topics, at least during the time I checked in, concerned "Teen Wolf," "The Bachelor" and Juan Pablo, who, Google tells me, was the bachelor. Such topics remind us that all is right with the world, at least nothing that would distract a president. Absent was any mention of such downers as Ukraine, Crimea, Vladimir Putin, China, Russia, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, North Korea or other trouble spots, never mind a missing airplane.
�What better time for the president to kick back and be a comic foil in service to the greater good of universal health care? Health care is important, of course, but, I repeat, he's the leader of the free world, parts of which are under siege.
�To kick things off, Galifianakis noted that Obama pardoned a turkey in 2013.
"What do you have planned for 2014?" he queried.
�"We'll probably pardon another turkey," Obama said, his face a decent replica of itself on Botox.
�Q: What is it like to be the last black president?
�A: What's it like for this to be the last time you ever talk to a president?
�Q: You know what I would do if I were president, Mr. President? I would make same-sex divorce illegal, then see how bad they want it.
�A: I think that's why you're not president.
�And so it went. I did find myself smiling, though probably at the wrong things. I'll never tell. But like most people older than 30, I also wondered whether this was an appropriate venue for the president, especially in consideration of current events.
�There are two possible answers: One, lighten up. We're an irreverent nation, proud of our ability to laugh at ourselves and to poke fun, especially during the worst of times. I admit, this is my favorite thing about us. Two, this kind of display is beneath the dignity of the office, and the president should be more circumspect in choosing public appearances, virtual or otherwise. How can we hope to be taken seriously when the world sees our president in such silly circumstances?
�Both answers have merit. I was settling on the higher truth of the second choice when I finally got it. My mind expanded of its own volition, no doubt enhanced by the power of two ferns talking, and I could see clearly what apparently was so obvious in Twitterland.
�Obama's appearance on an absurd web program that celebrates the absurd was a masterful, strategic move aimed squarely at Putin. How better to insult a shirtless, pec-flexing thug than to engage in a theater of the absurd? How better to display maximum disrespect toward a man with a child's ego and a nuclear arsenal—who has invaded another country where peaceful demonstrators were gunned down—than by acting as though he hasn't a care in the world?
�Here's a final question for the president: Was it worth it?
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Oak Leaves
Oak Leaf Clusters.A bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem, 13/32 inch (1.03cm) long for the suspension ribbon, and 5/16 inch (.79cm) long for the service ribbon bar and the unit award emblem is issued to denote award of second and succeeding awards of decorations (other than the Air Medal), the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, and unit awards. A silver Oak Leaf Cluster is worn instead of five Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. Oak Leaf Clusters are not issued for the Legion of Merit awarded in degrees to foreign nationals. The 5/16 inch (.79cm) Oak Leaf Clusters joined together in series of 2, 3, and 4 clusters are authorized for optional purchase and wear of service ribbons and unit award emblems.
Numerals.Arabic numerals 3/16 inch (.48cm) in height are issued instead of a medal or ribbon for second and subsequent awards of the Air Medal, Multinational Force and Observers Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon. The ribbon denotes the first award and numerals starting with the numeral 2 denote the additional awards. The numeral worn on the NCO Professional Development Ribbon will denote the highest completed level of NCO development. The numerals are to be centered on the suspension ribbon of the medal or the ribbon bar. First through 10th awards are represented by the Bronze numerals; the Gold numerals signify the 11th through 20th award.
"V" Device
V Device.The "V" device is a bronze block letter, V, 1/4 inch (.64cm) high with serifs at the top of the members. It is worn to denote participation in acts of heroism involving conflict with an armed enemy. It was originally worn only on the suspension and service ribbons of the Bronze Star Medal to denote an award for heroism (valor). Effective 29 Feb 1964, the "V" device was also authorized for wear on the Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal for heroic acts or valorous deeds not warranting awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device. Effective 25 Jun 1963, the "V" device was authorized additionally for wear on the Joint Service Commendation Medal when the award is for acts of valor (heroism) during participation in combat operations. In the case of multiple "V" devices for the same award, only one "V" device is worn on the service ribbons.
Good Conduct Medal Clasps
Good Conduct Medal Clasp.A 1/8 inch (.32cm) by 1 3/8 inches (3.49cm) bar of bronze, silver or gold, with loops indicative of each period of service. The bronze clasps are worn for the 2d through 5th award; silver 6th through 10th award; gold 11th through 15th award respectively.
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World War I Victory Medal Clasps.The battle clasp is a bronze bar 1/8 inch (.32cm) by 1 1/2 inches (3.81cm) with the name of the campaign or words "Defensive Sector," with a star at each end of the inscription. The battle clasp was awarded for each of the major operations for individuals actually present under competent orders. The campaigns are as follows:
World War I Victory Medal
Service Clasp
World War I Victory Medal Clasps.The service clasp is a bronze bar 1/8 inch (.32cm) by 1 1/2 inches (3.81cm) with the name of the country which the service was performed inscribed thereon. The service clasp was awarded to personnel who served overseas in a specific area that were not entitled to a battle clasp. The service clasps authorized are as follows:
American Defense Service Medal Clasp
American Defense Service Medal Clasp.A bronze bar 1/8 inch (.32cm) by 1 1/2 inches (3.81cm) with the words "Foreign Service" and with a star at each end of the inscription. The clasp is worn on the suspension ribbon to indicate service outside the Continental United States. A bronze star is worn on the service ribbon in lieu of the foreign service clasp.
Army of Occupation Medal Clasp
Army of Occupation Medal Clasp.The clasp is a bronze bar 1/8 inch (.32cm) by 1 1/2 inches (3.81cm) with the word "GERMANY" or "JAPAN" inscribed thereon, to denote occupation duty rendered in Europe and/or the Far East.
Antarctica Service Medal Clasp
American Service Medal Clasp.A clasp bearing the words "WINTERED OVER" for wear on the suspension ribbon of the medal awarded in bronze for the first winter, in gold for the second winter, and in silver for the third winter. The clasp is 1 1/4 inches (3.18cm) by 1/4 inch (.64cm) with raised letters within 1 1/32 inch (.08cm) rim.
Service Stars
Service Stars.Service stars are worn on campaign and service ribbons to denote an additional award. The service star is a bronze or silver five-pointed star 3/16 inch (.48cm) in diameter. A silver star is worn instead of five bronze service stars. The bronze star is also affixed to the parachutist badge to denote participation in a combat parachutist jump, retroactive to 7 Dec 1941. Service stars are authorized for wear on the following campaign and service medals and or ribbons:
Arrowhead.The arrowhead is a bronze replica of an Indian arrowhead 1/4 inch (.64cm) high. It denotes participation in a combat parachute jump, helicopter assault landing, combat glider landing, or amphibious assault landing, while assigned or attached as a member of an organized force carrying out an assigned tactical mission. A soldier must actually exit the aircraft or watercraft to receive assault credit. Individual assault credit is tied directly to the combat assault credit decision for the unit to which the soldier is attached or assigned at the time of the assault. Should a unit be denied assault, no assault credit will accrue to the individual soldiers of the unit. It is worn on the service and suspension ribbons of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Armed Force Expeditionary Medal. Only one arrowhead will be worn on any ribbon.
Ten-Year Device
Ten-Year Device.A bronze, silver and gold hourglass with Roman numeral "X" superimposed 5/16 inch (.79cm) in height to be worn on the service and suspension ribbon of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. The bronze hourglass indicates 10 years service; silver hourglass indicates 20 years service; gold hourglass indicates 30 years service.
Berlin Airlift Device
Berlin Airlift Device.A gold color metal miniature of a C-54 type aircraft of 3/8 inch (.95cm) wingspan. The device is awarded to indicate 90 days consecutive service between 26 Jun 1948 and 30 Sep 1949. It is worn on the service and suspension ribbons of the Army of Occupation Medal.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A jobs bill that Sen. Debbie Stabenow unveiled at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids last month is identified as President Barack Obama's top priority for getting people back to work, according to the White House.
The "Bring Jobs Home Act" that Stabenow introduced rewards companies for returning work to the U.S. by closing a loophole that allows employers to obtain a tax credit for shutting down operations here and shipping jobs overseas.
The proposed legislation would grant businesses that same credit, plus a 20 percent bonus, for closing factories in other countries and returning the operations to the states.
In an appearance in New York last week, Obama called on Congress to act on the bill, which has a companion in the U.S. House put forward by New Jersey Rep. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
The legislation will create jobs and help restore middle class security, the White House said in a press release.
"These initiatives have bipartisan support and at this make-or-break moment for the middle class, we need to create an economy built to last that creates secure American jobs and makes things the rest of the world buys - not one built on outsourcing, loopholes, or risky financial deals," Obama said.
Stabenow, who made pit stops around the state in the week following her pitch in Grand Rapids, said the proposal is grounded in common sense and she can't imagine who would go against it.
"We are inadvertently incentivizing jobs to go overseas," Stabenow said. "We need to stop the current tax credit that lets businesses deduct all of the expenses for closing a plant and eliminating jobs. Amazingly, American taxpayers are paying for that."
Obama's other priorities include legislation that streamlines mortgage refinancing, tax credits for small businesses that hire workers, creating jobs in clean energy and finding ways to put veterans returning for Afghanistan and Iraq back to work.
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Some CED readers might well have been involved in a study like this given the number of psych. majors at your average college or university. Here is how the experiment works [Baron 1976: J. of Appl. Soc. Psych. 6:260-274]. A "confederate" in his car slips in front of another driver and comes to a stop at a traffic light. The light turns green and the "confederate" sits through the green light. The near-by, mean-spirited researcher with his clipboard records the latency to horn honking. Baron found that people in air-conditioned cars were slow to honk compared to those who have sworn off Freon.
Kenrick and MacFarlane's 1984 follow-on study was more elaborate [Environment and Behavior 18:179-191]. The measured latency to honk, number of honks and total time spent honking at "confederates". This work was done in Phoenix and temperatures ranged from 84 F to 108 F. Temperature and horn honking were indeed correlated (p < .02). The correlation was best (r = 0.75) for cars without air-conditioning. For air-conditioned cars the correlation was only 0.12. Latency, number of honks and time spent honking were inter-correlated indicating that the more latent you are the more you honk and the longer it takes.
The experimental design for horn honking latency would appear to be right out Candid Camera's playbook. I recall one set up with four bank-teller-windows, three of which always made it to a teller while one never did. No matter his skill in line-jumping, he was always near the end. The camera recorded the latency of frustration.
My current perspective is that horn honking is that it has become rather rare these days. A simple honk usually means – jus where is my car or did I remember to lock my car? Extended honking-episodes usually means that someone tried to break into a car or even to get to close to the car's motion sensor.
Road rage, however, has not gone away. It is just that the meaning of honking has been stripped of its content. Tailgating with hand signals sees to be all the rage!
Confederates in this study did not involve Civil War re-in-actors.
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DEAR AMY: I remarried about five years ago; my husband is wonderful. The only problem is that his hearing seems to get worse by the day. (He is 66 and I am 64.)
If he can't hear you, you are mumbling. The TV is loud because he likes it loud. His car radio is loud because classic rock must be played that way.
According to him, his kids all mumble. If we watch a movie or TV show and he doesn't hear something, it is either because they are mumbling or he "wasn't really paying attention."
Amy, I love this guy, but he won't get his hearing checked. He says a hearing aid will make him "look old." I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hear me if I got hurt and called out for him.
I'm getting tired of shouting, repeating myself and begging him to get his hearing checked.
The hardest part is the isolation for him at family and social events when he clearly cannot follow conversations among the group.
How do I get him to help himself and get his hearing checked? - Screaming Meanie
DEAR MEANIE: If your husband seems to be losing his hearing rapidly, this could indicate a serious medical problem.
The longer he goes without having his hearing loss corrected, the more challenging it will be to recover his hearing, even with an aid. This is a health, social and safety issue for your husband (and for you).
Instead of begging him, you should challenge him: Ask him to write down each time he says "what?" or thinks someone is mumbling over the course of a week.
The self-collected data should demonstrate to him how much of his life he is losing due to a correctable problem.
Hearing aids are no longer the bulky implements we remember from our youth. He should be brave enough to give this a try.
DEAR AMY: How do you tell a fellow employee how to dress?
The receptionist in my office is probably in her late 40s-early 50s, but sometimes she dresses like she's in her 20s. Skirts can be too short, pants and tops can be too tight, too much cleavage can be shared, and her thong underwear is sometimes too obvious.
She has worn fishnet stockings and oftentimes looks like she's going on a date rather than coming to work.
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I'd like to tell her to be careful about what she wears because I don't want people to think she's a "cougar." -- Vexed in Virginia
DEAR VEXED: Unless this fellow employee reports to you (and you are her supervisor), there is no reason to tell her how to dress - unless she asks for your opinion. If your office has a casual dress atmosphere, her attire might be more or less in line with what's acceptable.
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Chemtura also will incur one-time cash expenditures of $50 million to $55 million
related to the closing of the transaction. The company will have approximately
$20 million in one-time cash expenditures to support the integration of both companies
and approximately $6 million of charges for the write-off of unamortized fees
relating to bank facilities that are being replaced.
addition to Chairman Wood, the board of directors has five directors from each
predecessor company, for a total of 11 directors. Chemtura expects to maintain
a cash dividend level of $.05 per quarter.
Terms of the
Great Lakes shareholders received 2.2232 shares
of Crompton common stock for each share of Great Lakes common stock, giving an
overall transaction value of $2.0 billion, including $354 million of Great Lakes
net debt and minority interest.
About Chemtura
Corporation, with pro forma 2004 sales of $3.7 billion, is a global manufacturer
and marketer of specialty chemicals, crop protection and pool, spa and home care
products. Headquartered in Middlebury, Conn., the company has 7,300 employees
around the world.
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but not limited to, general economic conditions, the outcome and timing of antitrust
investigations and related civil lawsuits to which Chemtura is subject; the ability
to obtain selling-price increases; pension and other post-retirement benefit plan
assumptions; energy and raw- material prices and availability; production capacity;
changes in interest rates and foreign-currency exchange rates; changes in technology,
market demand and customer requirements; the enactment of more stringent environmental
laws and regulations; the ability to realize expected cost savings under Chemtura's
cost-reduction initiatives; the amount of any additional earn-out payments from
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included in the forward-looking information: the risk that the businesses will
not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings and other synergies
from the transaction may not be fully realized or take longer to realize than
anticipated; the inability to achieve cash flow synergies; disruption from the
merger making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, customers
or suppliers; and competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party
relationships and revenues. These statements are based on Chemtura's estimates
and assumptions and on currently available information. The forward-looking statements
include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations,
and Chemtura's actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed.
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Barrett: The 77 anglers checked reported 1,137 bass and 1 bluegill, all released. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday by reservation only. Reservations may be obtained from Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com.
Chollas: Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips. Good perimeter hiking trail, with shady spots for picnicking.
Cuyamaca: Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails leading into Rancho Cuyamaca State Park. Good peak climbs include Stonewall, Cuyamaca Peak and North Peak. Open daily.
Diamond Valley Lake: Open daily.
Dixon: Good night fishing conditions. Stocked regularly with channel catfish through the summer. Lake is now open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with night fishing allowed until 11:45 on limited parts of the shoreline. Boat fishing is permitted on Thursday and Friday nights, but boats are called in at 10:30 p.m. Lake was stocked last week with 1,000 pounds of channel catfish. Next plant is July 28 (two days after the full moon). Most of the channel catfish are running in the 1- to 2-pound range, and anglers are averaging three to four each. Bass and bluegill biting. Jed Dickerson Jr., Carlsbad, landed a 9-pound bass, largest of the season. He caught it on a jig near Pier No. 1. Young Jed is the son of Jed Dickerson Sr., who caught a 21-pound, 11 1/2-ounce bass at Dixon. That fish, nicknamed Dottie because of the dot on one of its gill plates, was caught as a 20-pounder by Mike Long and again at 25 pounds by Mac Weakley. Dickerson's bass remains the fifth-largest bass ever recorded. Daley Ranch has a network of excellent trails for hiking and equestrian. Open daily.
El Capitan: The 23 anglers reported 19 bass (all released). Fishing and water activities permitted Thursdays through Saturdays, with Sundays reserved for water contact only. Fishing only on Mondays. Water contact activities include water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit. Boat rentals on Saturday and Sunday.
Henshaw: Open daily.
Hodges: The 105 anglers reported 65 bass, 5 bluegill, 14 crappie and 21 channel catfish. Network of trails includes the San Dieguito River Park and a pedestrian bridge connecting the south and north shores in the eastern part of the lake. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jennings: Channel catfish the best bet here as the water has warmed to 78 degrees and turned on the warmwater fishery. Redear sunfish showing, finally, but catfish biting chicken livers and night crawlers. Make sure and use scents on baits. And fish the coves. That's where these warmwater species spend a lot of time. Deep-water techniques also working for channel catfish and bass now that the water has warmed. The fish will stage in cooler water. They're like us in the summer, looking for a cool spot to hang out. If you're going for bass, try mudsuckers in the morning and drop-shotted 4-inch Morning Dawn Worms. Juan Herrera, El Cajon, 14-2 channel catfish, mackerel, Cloister Cove. If you want to learn some good catfishing techniques, supervising ranger Hugh Marx offers a fishing class every Sunday through the auspices of the Lake Jennings Free Fishing University. It goes every Sunday at 1 p.m. Lake now owns the campground, formerly run by the County of San Diego, so it's clean, well-run and also has WiFi. Check out the website at lakejennings.org. Great hiking opportunities on perimeter road and on trails. Lake hours now are 5 p.m. to midnight on Friday, 5:30 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Loveland: The 68 anglers reported 1 bass kept (2 bass released), 10 bluegill, 4 carp and 3 sunfish. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. There's a 140-foot fishing pier on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: The 52 anglers checked reported 7 bass (all released), 2 bluegill and 4 channel catfish. Open daily to fishing and boating. Vehicles may be driven to the north shore of the lake Saturdays through Tuesdays. Perimeter road is paved and used by walkers, runners rollerbladers and bicyclists. Very crowded on weekends. Picnic area on the southeast side of the lake and a few spots on the northwest shore. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. No boat rentals. Launch ramp is back in service.
Morena: Pacific Crest Trail, which starts south of Campo at the U.S. Mexican border, cuts through the eastern side of the park. Good hiking from the campground on the east shore to the dam. Open daily.
Murray: Perimeter road is mostly paved and frequented by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. Cowles Mountain, the highest and most-hiked peak in the city, gets a lot of visitors. Open daily to fishing and boating. No boat rentals. Pay fees at iron rangers near the abandoned concession building or at key access points.
Otay, Lower: The 206 anglers checked reported 15 bass kept (181 bass released), 298 bluegill. Shoreline access is limited. North shore has some good spots. Access road on the west side reaches fishing pier and some shoreline fishing areas. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch and abandoned concession building. Boat rentals available on Saturday and Sunday.
Otay, Upper: The 14 anglers reported 26 bass (all released), and 5 bluegilll. No boats permitted here, so float-tubing, wading and shoreline fishing are good options. Great hike around the perimeter. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks.
Poway: Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails connecting to Poway's massive network of trails that include Mount Woodson and Iron Mountain. Open Wednesday through Sunday. In order to prevent the introduction and infestation of quagga mussels, the following items are prohibited at Lake Poway: float tubes, private motors and anchors, live bait containers, fish finders, floating catch baskets, live bait from any source other than the Lake Poway concession, any items the staff considers to be potential contaminants.
Santee Lakes: Good hiking opportunities around the seven lakes. Lake 7 is reserved for campers, though. Good camping opportunities here. Check santeelakes.com. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's website at sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Sutherland: The 45 anglers reported 1 bass kept (36 bass released), 18 bluegill, 7 crappie, 13 channel catfish, 1 blue catfish and 20 carp. Antwon Newman, San Diego, 17.75 blue catfish (released), mackerel. Hiking on the east shore is a great experience and opportunity to see mule deer, wild turkeys, bobcats and more. Open Saturday and Sunday.
Sweetwater: The 20 anglers reported 1 bass released, 4 bluegill, 2 carp and 1 channel catfish. Limited shoreline fishing. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Wohlford: Next catfish plant isn't until July 28, but lake is loaded with channel catfish, and bass, bluegill and crappie are entertaining the anglers who fish here. Good hiking trails, with paths through an oak grove on the southeast side. Open daily. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available.
Eastern Sierra: Reports indicate very good fishing throughout the Sierra right now. Lake Sabrina is turning out limits of rainbows, along with South Lake, North Lake and Bishop Creek. All fishing very well right now. South Lake is within 10 feet of spilling and rising fast. Jared Smith at Parchers Resort predicts it will spill within the next few weeks. He's renting two tandem kayaks, 11 motorboats, three pontoon boats, all at picturesque South Lake, where fishing is very good for rainbows and brook trout. Robert Yamamoto, Altadena, caught a 7-pound rainbow on a split-shotted orange Berkley Power Worm. He fished the Rock Slide area. Smith said the flows in the South Fork of Bishop Creek remain ideal for angling. The Middle Fork is high due to Lake Sabrina overflowing. Smith said Adopt-A-Creek is stocking Intake II with double plants to make up for the fact it can't stock North Lake due to the incomplete DFG study there on the possible presence of the willow flycatcher.
East Cape: Water continues to be mixed, with green, cooler water hanging around closer to shore, according to John Ireland at Rancho Leonero Resort. Ireland says the dorado fishing has been very good, best all season, and yellowfin also showing, with some up to 70-pounds and more. Smaller yellowfin and dorado have been within 500 yards of the beach, Ireland said, with some showing inside and around the hotel's anchorage. Inshore angling for roosterfish has been strong, too, with fish in the 50-pound range. Large pargo biting. One kayaker reported catching a 26-pounder. Sierra in the fray, too, which Ireland says is unusual for this time of year.
Cabo San Lucas: Fairly consistent billfish action, with boats averaging a billfish per day. Overall, effort and fishing have been down. Dorado and a few tuna around, but mostly caught on marlin searches.
La Paz: Yellowfin in the 40- to 60-pound range showed last week. Dr. Desmond Sjaufoekloy, Orange County, landed a boatful of them two straight days, landing eight yellowfin along with dorado and a marlin, according to Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International. Now that's some good Baja fishing. Also, several big pargo were caught last week, with Ray Laney, Sr. landing one, and his son, Ray Jr., landing the first marlin of the trip. Ray Sr., landed a huge dogtooth snapper that he landed off the rocks on one of the Tailhunter Las Arenas Fleet. Roldan posted this: "I don't usually post up marlin photos here in the fishing report, but I just had to pop this photo of one of our best amigos, Dave Berthold, holding his first marlin. Dave comes all the way from New Jersey ever single year. He gets the prize for determination. He has come 12 straight years in a row sometimes fishing every single day just to catch one single marlin! He has done things like promise the captain as much as a $500 tip and one year even brought down a new X Box 360 plus games as part of the bonus for the captain if he could just catch one single marlin. Well, this year, he finally got his marlin fishing with Captain Chito and donated the fish." Roldan also reports that giant squid are back at La Paz. He said when the squid show up, usually early in the morning, the tuna aren't far behind. He said the squid are topping 60 pounds. Captains are chunking the squid and using it for tuna."
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Executive Vice President and GM Doug Wilson announced today that the San Jose Sharks have signed LW Brad Winchester to a one-year contract.
Winchester spent the 2010-2011 season with the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks, registering 16 points and 114 penalty minutes in 76 games.
In his seven-year career, he has spent time with Edmonton, Dallas, St. Louis, Anaheim and now San Jose.
We feel that our training camp was as competitive as it ever has been and Brad came into it and earned a spot on our roster, stated Wilson. He brings a rugged, veteran presence to our lineup and he does whatever it takes to be a good teammate.
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Sports research and consulting firm Repucom has named CHARLIE DUNDAS as its new exec VP for the U.K. and Ireland. Dundas will lead a 45-person team with a brief to boost revenues by focusing on providing greater insights and intelligence to clients as well as adding value to its best-in-class sponsorship tracking services. Dundas joined the company from WPP where he was director of MediaCom Sport. At the same time, the company is launching a new consultancy service to be headed by another new recruit ED WOOLLER, the former head of Mindshare consultancy mSport, and backed up by ex-McKinsey Consultant GERALD POWELL. SVENJA SIMON has also joined the team as global head of media. The final recruit is MATT TIMBRELL, a former senior business development manager at West Ham United FC. He will join the team as business developmet manager (Repucom). ... Bundesliga club FC Augsburg "appointed former professional goaltender JÜRGEN ROLLMANN as its new GM." Rollmann replaces current club GM MANFRED PAULA (SID, 10/8). ... The Int'l Cricket Council Board accepted the joint nomination from the Pakistan Cricket Board and Bangladesh Cricket Board for AHM MUSTAFA KAMAL to the role of ICC VP for '12-14 and then subsequently as ICC president '14-15. Kamal will now be required to step down as BCB president (ICC).
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I have very sensitive skin so I just use Burt's Bees (I love their products, all natural) cleanser for sensitive skin and Burt's Bees face moisturizer. I think moisturizing is key.
Not sure how much it's helping as far as anti aging though.
Firstly... make sure it contains 'matrixyl'.
Clarins Multi Active Day Early Wrinkle Correction Cream.
Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur.
I use the cheapest moisturizer known to mankind. It's the vitamin E Creme from Dollar General, lol. I have used it forever, and it is all I need. It is $2 a bottle. And I have very very few wrinkles. But, I mainly attribute that to genetics. My family just simply doesn't wrinkle like other people do. I'm very lucky.
I also think it is so so important to never go to bed with makeup on. I do spend money on DHC products, like their face wash ( fabulous product ) and their velvet skin coat.
I think my skin looks pretty good for 55.
Btw, she is now over 70 and has hardly any wrincles!
[This message edited by Exit Wounds at 11:10 AM, October 11th (Friday)]
As a temporary fix (when I'm going out) I like Lush's Ayesha mask. It really does give you a temporary lift and doesn't leave your skin feeling tight.
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-62
Him: WXH-62
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Turning 30 is scary
[This message edited by thisissogross at 11:33 AM, October 11th (Friday)]
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That, or go back in time and never tan.
That said, I use the skinceuticals line. My gf got me hooked when she worked for a plastic surgeon (well, and on cheap botox too).
I think the key is to sun protect, lightly cleanse and moisturize. And live in a humid climate. Those southern women have lovely skin. Much nicer than us desert dwellers.
Plenty of anti-oxidants in diet.
Don't over-do skin.
It's an 'anti-aging' cream called Derma Juvenate, which is advertised online - especially on sites used by elderly people - and it's basically a front for a scam.
OK, technically, what they're doing is not illegal - people accept their "free" sample, and unwittingly agree to receive regular deliveries of Derma Juvenate, and more - at very high prices. Usually, by the time the victims realize what's going on, their card has been charged at least twice. After applying for her "free" sample (p&p only), the retiree victim I know was charged several hundred dollars within 34 days. And I read multiple very similar stories on the scam sites I looked at. These con men are raking in the money very successfully, from people who can ill afford it. Both in the USA and the UK.
Please warn everyone you know - and especially your elderly friends and relatives:
Steer clear of Derma Juvenate!
[This message edited by Cally60 at 2:10 AM, October 12th (Saturday)]
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None of them really made a difference in the appearance of my skin (I'm 58).
What I did stick with is Dr. Denise's HydroShield Hydrating Cream, my skin just absorbs it and has a smooth feeling.
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It takes the cojones of a seasoned matador to emerge from near obscurity and proclaim right off that you're the man. Reputation, after all, is usually something that's earned. No matter, contends Mark Morrison. The self-described R&B rebel phenom has already established his rep as a given quantity on his chart-topping single "Return of the Mack."
The 25-year-old Morrison has made it clear to the public that he wants it all -- and he wants it now. It's that cocky, eager-beaver persistence that has the British press branding the German-born, U.K.-bred singer an arrogant street tough bubbling over with "American attitude." That last isn't all that surprising when you consider that Morrison spent eight years with his family in Florida before reclaiming his European citizenship in 1993. Aside from the musical education that American radio afforded the teenage Morrison, living stateside sparked an intense competitiveness he hadn't felt in the past. During his stay in Florida, Morrison sampled membership in various hip-hop and reggae groups, but nothing appealed to him more than going it on his own. So upon returning to Britain, he began work on a career as a solo artist, taking as his inspiration English acts such as Soul II Soul and Lisa Stansfield.
It didn't take long for success to come and go for Morrison. In 1994, he scored a minor dance-club coup with the underground hit "Crazy," only to be jailed for three months for an undisclosed incident at a London hot spot. With that hard time under his belt, Morrison must have assumed he had the life experience to back up the bravado of "Return of the Mack." Apparently, he was right. British listeners ate the single up. It went to number one (the first time a single by a black solo artist has done so this decade in England), and his debut release of the same name has since gone platinum. Meanwhile, in the States, "Return of the Mack" continues to hover in the top 20.
Polished, funky and eminently danceable, "Return of the Mack" is made up of some rather ordinary musical ingredients. But its real impact revolves around Morrison's straight-faced acknowledgment of his own fabricated legacy -- and you can't help but admire a man who's a legend in his own mind.
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Ask Alberta grain grower Gary Stanford about his biggest desire for the coming year and the answer might surprise you: He wants more locomotives, rail cars and oil pipelines.
A record crop of wheat and other grains in Western Canada in 2013 has highlighted the weaknesses in the transportation system that moves the commodities from fields to foreign markets.
The grain industry says it needs more trains to meet global demand and capitalize on strong prices, and that the rise in moving crude oil by rail is creating new competition for track space and locomotives.
Mr. Stanford, who farms near Lethbridge, Alta., and is president of the Grain Growers of Canada, said farmers have no alternatives to shipping by train. Building new pipelines, he says, would relieve some of the pressure on the railways.
The bumper crop that followed the season's good weather has kept rail companies busy. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. say they have handled 20 per cent to 26 per cent more grain in 2013 than they did on average over the past five years, and more crops are moving on the rails than ever.
"We are working to have the resources in place to respond to this record crop year," said CP spokesman Ed Greenberg.
The railways say the massive crop – not the growth of crude-by-rail – is the reason growers are sitting on so much grain.
"The challenge of moving such a large crop is not a rail car capacity issue," said Mark Hallman, a spokesman for CN.
"The issue is that western Canadian farmers have grown the biggest grain crop in history, and the supply chain – the country's elevators, rail and port terminals – cannot move a whole year's crop in three months. It is not physically possible."
Canadian National's oil-by-rail business is growing, but is expected to account for just 2 per cent of all rail car loads in 2013.
To meet increasing demand from all industries, CN has spent about $100-million in the Winnipeg-Edmonton corridor, extending sidings, doubling some tracks and expanding yards.
CP, which began a top-to-bottom shakeup in 2012 under new chief executive officer Hunter Harrison, has been running longer and faster trains, reducing the amount of time cars sit in terminals while eliminating 4,200 jobs. In a bid to boost the company's efficiency, about 400 locomotives and 2,700 rail cars of all types have been taken out of service in that time.
But now the railways don't have enough capacity to handle the record crop, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association. He says the western Canadian harvest is 33-per-cent bigger than a year earlier, but exports at the end of November were just 2-per-cent higher.
Mr. Sobkowich said he expects some of the 2013 crop will still be in elevators and farmers' bins by the time the 2014 crop is being harvested, and that the delays are hitting grain handlers' bottom lines.
Companies that sell the crop to overseas buyers must pay about $10,000 for every day a ship waits at port to be loaded.
And this season's backlog has left as many as 15 to 20 ships anchored each day awaiting trains. Mr. Sobkowich says the slow movement of grain means handlers face late penalties and default if they cannot fill an order.
Editor's Note: An earlier online version of this story incorrectly said Canadian National Railway Co. has been upgrading its Winnipeg-Calgary rail corridor. In fact the improvements target the Winnipeg-Edmonton corridor.
Western Canada saw a record crop of wheat and other grains in 2013, creating competition for track space and locomotives. Numbers are Canada-wide, year-over-year changes for October, 2013, compared to October, 2012.
Grain by rail
17% – Rise in number of grain rail cars
13% – Rise in grain shipments by rail, by weight
Oil by rail
33% – Rise in number of rail cars bearing fuel oil and crude
34% – Rise in fuel oil and crude shipments by rail, by weight
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I'm kind of frantic right now and hoping someone can PLEASE tell me what is going wrong with my cookies and how I can fix the problem. I attached photos below. I have an order for 240 of these cookies!!! They are covered with RBC and then I have added a royal icing letter on them (the grey background and letter is designed to look like the logo on the customer's business card ).
As photo #1 shows, I have outlined each letter in royal icing. I then "flooded" the interior of the letter with thinned royal icing (photo 2). I put the thinned royal inside of a plastic bottle that has a #2 tip on it, and applied it inside the outline in that manner. As the thinned icing is drying, it is creating a "dimple" in each of the cookie (photo 3). This dimple is happening in the exact same spot on each cookie. If I add more royal icing to the hole to try to fix it, you can see that I have "repaired" it.
This order is due tomorrow morning!!!!! I still have to finish and individually wrap each cookie, so I don't have much time. Please help me figure out why this is happening. Also, how can I fix the cookies (about 30) that this has happened to already?
Thank you in advance!
I have had this also and it is caused by a air pocket.Chances are you are icing the cookies the exact same way and direction.I start at one end and slowly fill in until the other end.I would take a skewer or pin and gently swirl the icing in that spot right after you fill it in...change up the way you are icing...dtart in the middle and move out to the ends...start at the ends and move towards the middle etc..
Thank you, I will try swirling it around a bit. I also thought it might be happening in that location on the cookie because I was starting and stopping in the same spot. I did try starting from a different point on the cookie and it still happened.
Do you know how I can fix the ones that are already dimpled?
You can fix them by adding a bit more icing but like you mentioned...you will see it.It has to be done right away after you flood.
Can you add a sugar flower there?
No, I wish I could. These cookies are designed to represent the logo on a man's business card....I made a few samples, which he loved, so I cannot stray from the design. He probably wouldn't be happy about me adding a flower Thanks for responding, though!
I am so sorry this happened! I am no expert, but here is a 'why' from what I think. Your flooding RI is too thin. As it dries and the water evaporates, you don't have enough substance to support it. I might be wrong, but this is often the case for me. Also, I have this happen on daisy petals as they are thin. You can see on others as well as that often happens. It has to do with the shape.
All that aside, all I can (sigh!) unfortunately recommend is to go ahead and fill it, making sure you first layer is totally dry. Use a thicker RI and after filling it (making sure to get the tip down in the hole so you know you won't have an air pocket), use your finger to try to make it meld as much as possible. I have pulled this off before, but it might be tricky as mine was just in one part off to the side, not centrally located.
Wish I had better advice and, again, sorry this happened to you!
I've had this happened to me to and would love to figure out why. Mine actually happened in an outline with thicker RI.
It can also happen if you RI is not fresh.
do you notice how when you did the outline you've got two globs there on either side of the "e"?? I'm wondering if when you're flooding if the royal isn't getting all the way onto the cookie and is just adhering to those raised blobs where you started and stopped when doing the outline, causing an air pocket to form and then pop upon settling?
Thanks for everyone's responses. The cookies are finished and have been picked up. What a colossal pain those were!!!!!! That is exactly why I don't like to use royal icing for more than details on my cookies I have so many "cookie heroes" on this site, first and foremost TracyLH, and I always have marveled at how they get their royal icing so completely flawless--no bubbles, no air pockets.... Once I discovered how to cover my cookies in RBC I was in love because I didn't have to get frustrated by all of the potential problems of royal icing.
Anyway, the cookies took FOREVER!!! I ended up doing repairs as best as I could on the air pockets. I used a thicker royal (like Tracy suggested) to fill in the pocket and then used a damp artist brush to feather out the repair. You can image how long that took for over 200 cookies. Not all of them are perfect and I don't think the client expected them to be absolutely flawless. (He is a friend whom I gave a SUBSTANTIAL discount to. When I think about how little I charged for each one I just sigh....). I attached a photo below of one of the finished ones. I edited out some of the info on the customer's business card for privacy.
I believe that both Tracy and KHalstead were both right. My icing was fresh, so that wasn't the problem, but I suspect it probably was too thin. That's where my inexperience with royal icing probably did me in. I also think KHalstead was probably right about the icing settling in the recess caused by the outline in the shape and causing an air pocket.
Thanks again for your help!
The cookie looks great! You should feel very proud of your accomplishment
You did a GREAT job on your recovery! I had to do a repair like that before and I was aghast, but it was only noticeable to me in the long run. You always have to watch when flooding with RI in thin areas. The times that I have forgotten that caveat are ones I paid for. You got it - try thicker RI next time. Another thing I do in areas like that is to not put it on too thick and intentionally do it thinner.
Oh, thanks for the kind words. It was very much appreciated.
Again, great job!!
O boy do i know what you mean! These little cave in's use to happen to me on and off even when i used fresh and thicker royal icing...drove me nuts! I use to leave it or fix it with more RI but yeh you could still tell but they were only for family so it didn't really matter.
I though it might have something to do with air bubbles like maybe they popped underneath the thin layer on top and when they did it caved in?
My last few batchs luckily havn't had them *touch wood*!!!!!! but i think that is because i managed to have less air bubbles in my icing.
Anyway that's my 2 cents, dunno if it's right lol
Oh and your cookies turned out very nice Michele25!......and good job on piping the letter!
I know you're already done with the cookies but here's something you might try for the future...
It's definitely an air bubble problem that happens more in narrower areas vs. larger areas. When I'm flooding the smaller areas I slow everything down a bit to ensure I'm not flooding so fast that I "capture" air bubbles underneath the icing at the starting/stopping point where my "final" icing connects with the "beginning" icing.
But here's the best way I've learned to deal with this. Say, for example, that I am doing the "e" in your cookie pictures. I would start flooding the "e" but instead of connecting the final icing to the beginning icing at the very end, I stop just before that point so I actually leave a small part of the cookie un-iced...about the size of a b-b. The icing will then flow together all by itself pushing out any air that's lurking there leaving you with no air bubble trapped underneath.
Doing this has tremendously cut down on those types of cave-ins from air bubbles. I hope this helps someone out there!!
Thanks so much, bakinccc!!! You are definitely another of my "cookie heroes" and I really admire your work! That was a good suggestion about letting the icing flow by itself into the last bit of space, and I will keep it in mind for other times I need to use royal. For all I know I may need to do those "e" cookies for my friend again sometime (AHHHHHHHH!!!! Just me screaming! - LOL!)
Thanks again!
It looks awesome. Next time will be easier.
I've had this happen to me too!!! Mostly the smaller areas. Daisies are really bad. And I just use one swoop of icing on those. But I use a karo syrup glaze instead of royal icing... It must be the air bubbles getting trapped and then rising as it dries... I still haven't quite figured out how to remedy it. I do try to swirl it around with a toothpick before it dries and sometimes it helps, sometimes not.
this happen to me last week. I was doing the girls scout daisy with 10 petals each a different color. and sure enough when they were drying they developed these holes. tried filling but same thing it showed. so i ended up brushing them with karo syrup and sprinkling the matching colored sugar on each petal. what a job that was good thing i only had to do 24. Inalso think that it is trapped air in small spaces. it doesn't happen on larger areas.
I agree. I've never had it happen on large surfaces, but seems to happen often on my outlines.


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The division recommends that the commission penalize the local utility for violating Rule 1.1 of the commission's rules of practice and procedure. The rule prohibits people from making misleading statements of fact or law.
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Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition AMA @ Reddit
The folks from Overhaul Games participated in a Reddit AMA, despite being Obama'd. Some eight or so Overhaul developers answered questions and here's a snip from Trent Oster:
I'm really hoping to break 500,000 copies across all platforms. It is a great game at a low price. I'll speculate with those numbers we could persuade the parties involved to do a BG3
Regardless of sales we are doing a BG2:EE. We've committed to it contractually. It might be three of us working out of a cardboard box, but we're committed to making it happen.
I think what makes this version better is the performance and graphical improvements, the new UI, the new content, the new music and VO. I think the inclusion of many mod fixes into the base product give a much better starting platform as well. I also think putting some mods on BG:EE will probably be the best experience you can have.
As well, our goal is to continue development to further support modders and the end users access to mods.
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An Easy Method for Sharing Your Faith
Youre going to Heaven because someone cared enough to tell you about Christ.
Who have you cared enough to tell? Who are you taking to Heaven with you?
If you just have a vague idea in your mind, its never going to happen. You need to get specific.
One way to do this is to write down the names of six people you want to take to Heaven with you. They may be friends, family, or co-workers. Theyre people you care about, people you can invite to church, or people you can share the Good News with.
George Gallup did a survey that said in America there are 34 million people who said, "I would go to church if somebody invited me." Do you think you might know one of those people? Probably!
The world is far more ready for an invitation than we are ready to invite. So take the challenge. Write down the names of six people. Then pray and ask God to give you an opportunity to invite them.
Your first thought might be, "I don't know what to say! Below is a simple four-step tool to help you.
Then at the proper time when youre talking with someone who wants a purpose for living and the hope of Heaven but hasnt a clue how to get either one you can ask, "Have you ever established a spiritual base for your life? These are the four things you need to do to get into Heaven.
B Believe
You must believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and showed he was God by coming back to life.
Do you believe that? If yes, then youre one fourth of the way there already.
A George Gallup poll said that 87 percent of Americans believe this. Thats why Christians celebrate Easter. Do you believe? Then say, "I believe Jesus was who he said he was God and he proved it by coming back to life.
A Accept
You need to accept Gods free forgiveness for your sin.
Would you like to accept that? I don't know anyone whod reject it.
Why would you? If youve got this one, youre half way there. Do you agree, "I have sinned, and I need to accept Gods free forgiveness for my sin?
S Switch
Switch to Gods plan for your life. That means youre going to say, Im no longer going to do what I want to do. I'm going to live the plan God made me for. I want to know Gods purpose for life and from now on Gods going to call the shots, not me.
When you become a Christian, you put a sign on your life that says, "Under New Management!" Now youre doing Gods plan for your life. After all, your plan hasnt worked out too well.
If youre willing to do this, youre three quarters of the way there.
E Express
Express your desire for Christ to be the director of your life the manager. The word in the Bible is Lord.
Are you ready to express that?
After explaining the four steps, ask the person if he or she is willing to take them. If he or she is, and if he or she has never invited Christ into his or her life, lead in this simple prayer:
Dear God, I believe you sent your Son, Jesus, to die for my sins so I could be forgiven. I'm sorry for my sins, and I want to live the rest of my life the way you want me to. Please put your Spirit in my life to direct me. Amen.
If you get the privilege of praying that prayer with someone, explain to the person that he or she has just crossed the line. The person has verbally put his or her trust in Christ. Let the person know that even if he or she doesnt understand everything yet, thats OK.
Its just like when a baby is born into a family. That baby doesnt understand everything. Thats the purpose of a church family to help babies grow spiritually.
Then, congratulate the person. Theyve just joined the family of God.
Does that seem hard? Do you think you could do that with somebody?
I was talking to one of our church secretaries and she said, Ive been a Christian for many years, but Ive never led anybody to Christ. After I shared this simple technique, she said, I can do this! My dad is not a believer and were not close, but I believe God wants me to call him.
She picked up the phone and called him and explained the four steps, and he prayed that prayer and started crying. He gave his life to Christ. Now her dad is going to Heaven.
She told me, If I hadnt listened to the prompting of God and hadnt obeyed what he said, my dad would be headed for Hell.
Who is it that God has brought into your life to share the Good News with? God wants to use you.
Our theme at Saddleback for the 21st century is this: Send us around the world with the news of your saving power and your eternal plan for all mankind.
Have you written those six names yet?
Until next week,
This article is adapted from Rick Warrens book, The Purpose Driven Church.
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick is author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose-Driven Life and The Purpose-Driven Church, which was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th Century. He is also founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community for ministers. Copyright 2005 Pastors.com, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Adapted from Rick Warren's Ministry ToolBox, a free weekly e-newsletter for pastors and church leaders, available at Pastors.com.