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Roane Sports ............................ 20 Local Sports information
Precious Memories ................. 2 By Kay Christopher
Penny Pinchers ......................... 13 Money saving hints and tips
Bible Beat .............................. 8 & 9 Quizzes, puzzles, facts
Seen and Heard .......................... 2 By our readers
Entertainment ............................ 4 Trivia, facts, movie mistakes
Writer's Page ............................ 18 Our readers submitted writings
Aunt Hattie ............................... 12 Hurry-up recipes
According to the Almanac ......... 4 When to do what
Never Loose Money .................. 14 By Bob Tonachio
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SEEN & HEARD IN ROANE COUNTY By O.I. Seenya • A woman and a cashier crying when a complete stranger pays for the woman's items at a local grocery store. • Man hands $25 gift card to woman at the Dinner Bell and tells her "Merry Christmas". The woman had never met this man before and was so overwhelmed with joy she wanted others to know there are still good people out there. • Clothes, food, toys and love being handed out to people during Christmas time by many churches, clubs and groups in Roane County, reaching out to help those in need, with no judging, and no questions asked. The true meaning of Christmas shone through these people.
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January 2015
Precious Memories By: Kay Christopher
Those cold, snowy days
Growing up in Emory Gap was a delight. Especially, when we’d wake up to a multi-inch snow. I’ve heard several people say that it doesn’t snow now like it did when we were kids, and it sure seems that way. Seems like we would get a snow at least once a week in the Winter. All us kids would dress out in three layers of clothes, two to three pair of socks, either gloves, or socks on our hands covered with a plastic bag, rubber boots,and a thick, play coat. Back then, you changed clothes when you got home from school or church and put on your play clothes. I guess with six kids, we did make a mess with all those clothes wet, and covered in snow. Most homes had to use wringer washers to wash clothes, and I didn’t know anyone who had a clothes dryer back then, so that meant all the washed clothes had to be hung out on the line--even in the sub-zero temperatures. Mama’s rule was once you went out and came back in the house, you couldn’t go back out for the rest of that day. So, we would stay out for hours, as long as our bodies could physically stand it. I don’t know how we didn’t freeze to death (literally). At night, Mama would send my two brothers back outside with a huge pot to get snow for snow cream. She made the best in the world. She used real cream, and we’d eat every bite she made until we had what is now known as “brain freeze”. Big snows and a good childhood go together, and we seemed to have plenty of both.
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Entertainment
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‘Twas the Month After Christmas
Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house, Nothing would fit me, January 3: Phil Everly, 74 not even a blouse. Phil Everly of the singing Everly Brothers died in Burbank, California of complications from chronic lung disease. The cookies I'd nibbled, January 16: Russell Johnson, 89 the eggnog I'd taste, Johnson was best known for his role as "The Professor" on "GilliAt the holiday parties, gan's Island." He died at his home in Washington state of kidney had gone to my waist. failure. February 10: Shirley Temple, 85 When I got on the scales, The charming child star of Hollywood's golden age—who became there arose such a number! a diplomat as an adult—died of natural causes at her home in When I walked to the store, California. (less a walk than a lumber). February 13: Ralph Waite, 85 Actor Ralph Waite who was best known for playing John Walton Sr. I'd remember the marvelous, on "The Waltons," died in Palm Desert, California, of old age. meals I'd prepared; March 15: David Brenner, 78 The gravies and sauces, Stand-up comic David Brenner died at his home in Manhattan, N.Y. and beef nicely rared, after a battle with cancer. April 6: Mickey Rooney, 93 The wine and the rum balls, Comedian Mickey Rooney was one of the last survivors of Hollythe bread and the cheese, wood's silent movie era. He died of natural causes in Los Angeles. And the way I'd never said, June 1: Ann B. Davis, 88 "No, thank you, please." "The Brady Bunch" star who played the family's housekeeper, died in Texas after a fall in her bathroom. June 15: Casey Kasem, 82 Radio legend Casey Kasem who famously voiced Shaggy in "Scooby Doo" died at a hospital in Washington state. The star's last months were marred by a public battle between his wife and his children over the state of his medical care. July 19: James Garner, 86 "Rockford Files" star James Garner died in Los Angeles of a heart attack. August 11: Robin Williams, 63 Oscar-winning comedy great Robin Williams committed suicide at his home in the Bay Area, he had struggled with severe depression for a long time. August 12: Lauren Bacall, 89 Screen siren Lauren Bacall, who dazzled audiences with her beauty, wit and intelligence, died at her home in New York after suffering a massive stroke. August 31: Jimi Jamison, 63 "Eye of the Tiger" singer Jimi Jamison died of a heart attack at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. September 2: Polly Bergen, 84. "Cape Fear" actress Polly Bergen died of natural causes at her home in Connecticut September 4: Joan Rivers, 81 Pioneering comedienne Joan Rivers died of complications from an outpatient surgery in New York December 22: Joe Cocker, 70 British musician Joe Cocker died of lung cancer at his home in Crawford, Colorado.
As I dressed myself, in my husband's old shirt, And prepared once again, to do battle with dirt,
I won't have hot biscuits,, or corn bread, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot, and quietly cry.
I said to myself, as I only can "You can spend a winter disguised as a man!"
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a boreBut isn't that what, January is for?
So-away with the last, of the sour cream dip, Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip.
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot. Happy New Year to all, and to all a good diet!
Every last bit of food, that I like must be banished Till all the additional, ounces have vanished. I won't have a cookie, not even a lick. I'll want only to chew, on a long celery stick.
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Income Tax Funnies
Some people think the government owes them a living. The rest of us would gladly settle for a small tax refund. Our government really takes care of us. They even give us free income tax forms. President Herbert Hoover was the first President to give his salary back to the government. Now the government would like everybody to do it. Everybody works for the government, either on the payroll or the tax roll. A man's home is his castle. At least that's how he feels when he pays taxes on it. The honeymoon is over when the bride begins to feel like she was never anything but a tax deduction to him. Don't you long for the good old days when Uncle Sam lived within his income and without most of yours? Nothing makes a person more modest about their income than to fill out a tax form. The income tax forms have been simplified beyond all understanding. It's too bad for the middle income person. They earn too much to avoid paying taxes and make too little to afford paying them. It's strange how a person with no sense of humor can come up with such funny answers on his/her tax return. When making out your tax return, it's better to give than to deceive. I hate junk mail, and that includes the tax forms they send me. When it comes to income tax, most of us would be willing to pay as we go if we could only catch up on where we've been. An income tax return is like a girdle. If you put the wrong figure in it your are likely to get pinched. Income tax is Uncle Sam's version of "Truth or Consequences." After a man pays his income tax, he knows how a cow feels after she's been milked. The latest income-tax form has been greatly simplified. It consists of only three parts: (1) How much did you make last year? (2) How much have you got left? (3) Send amount listed in part 2. It is generally agreed that the income tax is the government's idea of instant poverty. An income-tax form is like a laundry list - either way you lose your shirt. About the time a man is cured of swearing, another income tax is due. When they consider candidates for the next Pulitzer Prize for the best definitive biography, many a man would be delighted to submit his last income-tax report. Loafing is the only way to beat the income tax. Nothing has done more to stimulate the writing of fiction than the itemized deduction section of the income-tax forms. The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf. People who squawk about their income tax can be divided into two classes: men and women.
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Stop colors from running. Add a teaspoon of black pepper to the first The following is from an actual 1950s Home Economics textbook intended for high School girls, suds when you are washing cottons. teaching them how to prepare for married life: 1. Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal-on time. This is a Keep dogs, raccoons, cats, rabbits, and other animals away from way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. your garden. Sprinkle black pepper around your hedges and flower Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal, are part of the warm beds. You can also use mothballs. welcome needed.
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2. Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your Repel moths. Use black pepper as an alternative to moth balls. Fill make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary a cheesecloth bag or the foot of a nylon stocking with pepper and people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift. use it as a sachet. Place muslin bags filled with aromatic plants in 3. Clear away clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband drawers. Smells nice arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband Evading Taxes will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. Joke: A man was driving along the road when all of a sudden he has 4. Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces if they are small, to swerve to avoid a box falling off the lorry in front. comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to Seconds later a policeman pulled him over for reckless driving. As see them playing the part. the policeman starting writing the ticket he noticed the box was full 5. Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, or vacuum. Try of nails and tacks. "I had to swerve or I'd have run over those and blown my tires!" to encourage the children to be quiet. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him. protested the driver. 6. Some DON'TS: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. "Ok", replied the officer, ripping up the ticket, "but I'm still Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day. bringing you in." 7. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lay down in the "What for?!" retorted the man. bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. "Tacks evasion", answered the policeman. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind. 8. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
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Obituaries
Nov. 22nd Dec. 10th Lorraine Taintor, 67, Rockwood Doris A. Parkinson, 93, Kingston Nov. 23rd Dec. 11th James H. Ray Sr., 73, Rockwood Lucy Ella Gray, 86, Kingston Nov. 26th Ruby Wilson Bass, 82, Oliver Spgs Larry F Brummit, 62, Kingston Wesley L. Williams, 52, Rockwood Barbara R. Foxx, 85, Rockwood Gayle C. Wyrick, 51, Rockwood Margaret Bowen, 71, Rockwood Robert Wayne Dyer, 68, Rockwood Nov. 27th Dec. 12th Walter H. Stone, 92, Harriman “Tommy” Taylor, 83, Harriman Tommy St. John, 76, Oliver Spgs J. D. Campbell, 87, Oliver Spgs Robert E. Stuart, 41, Oliver Spgs Dec. 13th Nov. 28th Glenn Galyon, age 72, Harriman Roberta Burgess, 61, Harriman Dec. 15th Dec. 1st Caroline Dannel, 65, Rockwood Calma Simcox, 82, Harriman Dec. 16th Ernest Gibson, Sr., 59, Kingston Carol Ann Payne, 68, Rockwood Dec. 2nd Chareece Wharton, 23, Harriman Charles V. Freels, 87, Harriman Dec. 17th "Kiser" Blake, 76, Rockwood Elsie Alexander, 88, Kingston “Hoot” Gibson, 79, Harriman Dec. 18th Melvin Waldo, 95, Rockwood Alice N. Hall, 79, Oliver Spgs Joyce A. Sexton, 67, Rockwood Dec. 19th Dec. 3rd Freda S. Mayton, 54, Harriman Robert J. Kopala, 76, Ten Mile Jerry D. Golliher, 68, Rockwood Dec. 4th Dec. 20th Virginia Sharp, 71, Paint Rock Jess H. Plemons, 83, Kingston Jo Ann Stout, 65, Harriman Dec. 21st "Lady" Phillips, 89, Oliver Spgs Bertha E. Smith, 91, Kingston Maxine Clark, 77, Kingston Dec. 22nd Dec. 5th Edward Brown, 58, Rockwood Jessie Mae Freels, 82, Harriman Joe S.Woody, 81, Kingston William Sylvia, 79, Oliver Spgs Dec. 25th Dec. 6th Billy Bramblett, 90, Oliver Spgs Albert Arville Armour, Kingston Dec. 26th Lavada Evans, 87, Rockwood Elsie Cagle Hamby, Harriman Dec. 7th Dec. 27th April D. Manis, 40, Harriman Ruth Barton, 89, Harriman Harry T. Whiley, 82, Harriman Doodle Hughes, 56, Rockwood Dec. 9th Kip S. Gardner, 64, Rockwood Minnie Abels, 89, Rockwood Jerry I. Brown, 53, Rockwood
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THE EMPTY CHAIR
A man's daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. The pastor assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you were expecting me," he said. "No, who are you?" "I'm the new associate at your local church," the pastor replied. "When I saw the empty chair, I figured you knew I was going to show up." "Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the pastor shut the door. "I've never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man. "All of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it always went over my head." "I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one day about four years ago my best friend said to me, 'Joe, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here's what I suggest. Sit down on a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I'll be with you always.' Then just speak to him and listen in the same way you're doing with me right now." "So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful, though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm." The pastor was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old guy to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, and returned to the church. Two nights later the daughter called to tell the pastor that her daddy had died that afternoon. "Did he seem to die in peace?" he asked. "Yes, when I left the house around two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me one of his corny jokes, and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange, in fact, beyond strange--kinda weird. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on a chair beside the bed."
The Plane Crash
Abe and Esther are flying for a two week vacation to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address system, the Captain announces, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I have some very bad news. Our engines have ceased functioning and we will attempt an emergency landing. I see an uncharted island below us and we should be able to land on the beach. However, the odds are that we may never be rescued and will have to live on the island for the rest of our lives!" Thanks to the skill of the flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island. Later Abe turns to his wife and asks, "Esther, did we pay our $5,000 PBS pledge check yet?" "No, sweetheart," she responds. Abe, still shaken from the crash landing, then asks, "Esther, did we pay our Discover card yet?" "I’m sorry. I forgot to send the check," she says. "Esther, did you remember to send checks for the Visa and MasterCard this month?" he asks. "Oh, forgive me, Abie," begged Esther. "I didn’t send that one, either." Abe grabs her and gives her the biggest kiss in 40 years. Esther pulls away and asks him, "What was that for?" Abe answers, "They’ll find us!"
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When you see a splinter in your brother’s eye, look in the mirror. You are not perfect, either. You might have a whole log in your eye. You make mistakes, too. Talk with your brother. Together figure out how to make sure the wrong is not done again. Ask God to help you forgive. You will feel your whole body relax when you truly forgive. Your anger will melt into peace, joy, and love. God will show you how to make peace with your family and others.
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A little girl from Minneapolis came home from Sunday School with a frown on her face. "I'm not going back there anymore," she said with finality. "I don't like the Bible they keep teaching us." "Why not?" asked her astonished mother. "Because," said the little girl, "the Bible is always talking about St. Paul, and it never once mentions Minneapolis." A mother took her three-year-old daughter to church for the first time. The church lights were lowered, and then the choir came down the aisle, carrying lighted candles. All was quiet until the little one started singing in a loud voice, "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."
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A Sunday School teacher challenged her children to take some time on Sunday afternoon to write a letter to God. They were to bring their letter back the following Sunday. One little boy wrote, "Dear God, We had a good time at church today. Wish you could have been there."
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The Splinter in Your Brother's Eye, Luke:39-45 Sometimes you see the splinter in your brother's eye, but you don't see the big chunk of wood in your own eye. In other words, you see what's wrong with someone else, but fail to see that there is anything wrong with yourself. Jesus wants us to leave the judging to him. It is difficult not to fuss and carry on about the faults of others, but Jesus asks you to forgive your brother and forgive yourself. Jesus died on the cross so that your sins and those of your brother could be forgiven. N O T I C E D M T R A I N E D L K C I P E Z D Q Z P O T D T G Y O B Y T R G P J E O U X E U N T N D L T J O C K N E N H Q B M E T X S T I I W R G E Z X R R J S E L I H V R H S L P O D A N E S O I K L C E N U I O C I B I I F S V O H G A B M A R J F Q I M O R L C M K N T R E R I X Q O W I P Z E E W H E Z W P U P R E B G F T S L D S P E R Y G S R I S R M T E C Q S E G P U G F W P U T S U Y F W N A B O F D T S X T P J O I M G E P L I I R I V L U Z H N U I M C D M A O N G X L E U R E H C A E T F R R E F W P O L E P G J H Z T Q R T F B P I X W S J E D L S A E L M Z X F T B L A T L F O E U O N U H M Z U L A U O I X R E S B S O H I P E F R L Y L V S R T R A E H A E G D S V L S X T L X H U S E L B M A R B A I E U L E S R H F B B E C G L G J P X K M F N B V B W S C H E V I L E B R O T H E R T G K B beam bear blind brambles brother bushes disciple
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That’s not what it means! In which town did Martha and Mary live? After a church service a young boy announced to his mother, "Mom, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up." "That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?" "Well," said the little boy, "I'll have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell than to sit and listen."
Who stole her father’s household gods? What was the fate of the man who had no wedding robe at the parable of the marriage feast? How long did Solomon reign over Israel? In Psalm 52, the psalmist describes himself as what kind of tree in the house of God? Who was compared unfavorably to the lilies of the field? Of what did Peter and John heal the man at the temple gate called Beautiful? Which region was specially noted for its balm? What should the Thessalonians do with brethren who are “not obeyA Sunday School teacher asked ing the epistle’s word�? her class Why should a father not “provoke a child to anger�? why Joseph and Mary took Jesus Trivia Answers: with them to Jerusalem. Bethany (John 11:1) Gilead (Jer 46:11) A small child replied: Rachel (Gen 31:32) Have no company with them so "They couldn't get a baby-sitter." Cast into darkness (Matt 22:13) that they are ashamed (2 Th 3:14) Forty years (1 Ki 11:42) Happy Birthday In case they become discouraged Olive (Ps 52:8) (Col 3:21) King Solomon (Matt 6:28-29) Jan. 4th Lameness (Acts 3:2)
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tax woes America is the land of opportunity. Anyone can become a taxpayer. It's hard to believe America was founded to avoid high taxation. There was a time when $200.00 was the down-payment on a car; now it's the sales tax. There is no tax on brains; the take would be too small. The tax collectors take up so much of your earnings to balance the budget that you just can't budget the balance. Capital Punishment: Congress comes up with a new tax. Drive carefully. Uncle Sam needs every taxpayer he can get. Children may be deductible, but they are still taxing. There is no child so bad that he/she can't be used as an income tax deduction. The path of civilization is paved with tax receipts. If Congress can pay farmers not to raise crops, why can't we pay Congress not to raise taxes? Congress thinks it's alot easier to trim the taxpayers than expenses. Congress does some strange things. it puts a high tax on liquor and then raises the other taxes that drive people to drink. The attitude of Congress toward hidden taxes is not to do away with them, but to hide them better. Year around April 15th Americans have a rendezvous with debt. One of the great blessings about living in a democracy is that we have complete control over how we pay our taxes . . . cash, check or money order. The rich and the poor are alike. They both complain about taxes. The wealth of experience is one possession that hasn't been taxed . . . .yet. This country is as free today as it ever was. . . unless, of course, you happen to be a taxpayer. Golf is a lot like taxes. You drive hard to get to the green and then wind up in the hole.
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Are you trying to save money? If so, it can be a frustrating exercise. Regardless of how many coupons you use at the grocery store, you can feel like you're not making significant progress. Many people try to trim expenses by focusing on small costs. They'll skip the $2 fountain Coke when they buy fast food. They'll trim their own hair rather than getting a $12 cut at the barbershop. These are great moves. Small items definitely add up. But if you want to make a fast, substantial impact on your savings rate, focus on the biggest-ticket items. Such expenses gobble up most of your take-home pay. Slashing those costs is the best way to significantly "move the needle" away from debt and toward savings. Housing, transportation and food represented $32,484 in annual expenses for the average U.S. household, according to 2012 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the most recently available. How can you trim your costs in these top three categories? Housing The average American household spent $16,887 on housing in 2012, according to the labor bureau, or BLS. This represented the largest expense for most families. If you rent and are nearing the end of your lease, look for a low-cost apartment. That doesn't necessarily mean moving farther away from your job, because then your transportation costs increase. Instead, look for a smaller apartment or one with fewer amenities. For example, skip apartments that charge higher rents to help pay for on-site swimming pools or gym facilities. Then, use the money you save through a lower rental payment to build retirement savings. If you own a home, try to refinance your home at today's lower interest rates. In addition, make extra payments toward your mortgage to pay down the balance faster. Opt for a home insurance plan with a higher deductible, which will give you lower premiums. And consider renting out a spare bedroom for extra cash. Transportation Transportation represented the second-largest expense, at $8,998 for the average U.S. household. If possible, live close to your workplace so you can minimize the length of your commute. This will help you save on gasoline, oil changes, and wear and tear on your car. Also, try to live in a pedestrian-friendly area where you can walk to the nearest parks, playgrounds and grocery stores. That will cut your need to hop in the car for errands. Food Food registered as the third-largest household expense, at $6,599, according to the BLS. If you have a yard, grow some of your own vegetables, such as peppers, tomatoes and broccoli. If you live in an apartment without a yard, grow herbs on your windowsill, such as basil, mint or oregano. Try to avoid packaged or processed foods, which are less healthy and more expensive than making meals from scratch. Also, reduce your intake of soda. Instead, drink tap water to quench your thirst. It's cheaper and better for you.
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Amazing Facts
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A farmer living by a country road is increasingly concerned by speeding traffic. Worried that he and In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific his livestock are in danger he calls the police and asks them to put up a sign. They put up a ‘Slow’ sign but it has no effect. They try putting up a ‘Pedestrian Crossing’ sign, but that has no effect either. purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money. Finally they try erecting a ‘Children at Play’ sign, but the traffic still keeps whizzing past. Eventually Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two conti- the farmer asks if he can put up his own sign and the police agree. A few days later a policeman stops nents. by to see how things are going. He’s amazed to see the traffic moving at a snail’s pace, then he notices Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was the farmer’s home-made sign by the roadside, it reads, ‘Nudist Colony’. counterfeit by the end of the Civil War. A woman tells her husband that her car won’t start. ‘I think there’s water in the carburettor,’ she says. Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining. ‘How do you know that?’ asks the husband. The wife replies, ‘I drove it into the river.’ In 1873, Colgate made a toothpaste that was available in a jar. The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can I took my old banger for a service yesterday – the mechanic advised me to keep the oil and change the car. measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds. Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in our solar system. The Gastric Flu can cause projectile vomiting. The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning "to build." The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." In 1894 the first big Coke sign was found on the side of a building located in Cartersville, Georgia, and still exists today. The longest distance a deep water lobster has been recorded to travel is 225 miles. Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison
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A young man named John Prevents brooms from slipping when you prop them against a wall. received a parrot as a gift. The Cut off the finger of an old rubber glove and slide over the handle. parrot had a bad attitude and an Remove a burned out light bulb from a recessed fixture. Since there even worse vocabulary.
isn't enough room for your fingers, you can make a little handle using Every word out of the bird's duct tape. mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried Remove candle wax from carpets. Place a brown paper bag over the and tried to change the bird's wax and gently run a warm iron over the bag. attitude by consistently saying Remove crayon from painted walls or painted wood. Spray the only polite words, playing soft surface with WD-40 and wipe with a soft cloth. If residue remains, music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's wipe the area with a little soapy water. vocabulary. Stop the noise of a squeaky wood floor. Sprinkle the noisy area with Finally, John was fed up and he talcum powder. Then walk over the spot to distribute the powder. yelled at the parrot. The parrot The powder will lubricate the boards to quiet them. yelled back. John shook the Keep your bathroom mirror from fogging up. Spread shaving cream parrot and the parrot got angrier on and wipe off; effective for two to three weeks. Or rub mirror with and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, drop of shampoo. grabbed the bird and put him in Free up a door that sticks along one edge or the bottom. Temporarily the freezer. tape a piece of coarse sandpaper in the tight spot then force the door back and forth across it. The sandpaper will remove enough wood or For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and built-up paint to allow the door to swing freely. screamed. Plastic wrap. Storing plastic wrap in the refrigerator makes it easier Then suddenly there was total to use and handle. It especially helps in finding the end. quiet. Not a peep was heard for Prevent nail polish from thickening. Keep in refrigerator.
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Fearing that he'd hurt the Plug for sink. Next time you take a trip, bring along a racquetball. If parrot, John quickly opened the your sink doesn't have a stopper, the ball makes a great sink plug so door to the freezer. The parrot you can soak or wash things. calmly stepped out onto John's Too much soap in your washing machine and it's overflowing? Pour outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you in a capful of fabric softener to eliminate the suds. with my rude language and
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Aunt Hattie's "Hurry-Up" Recipes HATTIE SHILLINGS January usually contains some bitter cold and long days. Here’s some main dish recipes to warm your family up.
Tuna Casserole 2 cups macaroni 1 can Cream of Celery Soup 1 can tuna 1 small package cream cheese ½ teaspoon garlic
½ teaspoon dry mustard ¼ cup milk 1 small onion, chopped ¼ cup grape nuts 2 Tablespoons butter
1. Cook macaroni per package directions. 2. In casserole dish mix cream of celery, softened cream cheese, milk until smooth. 3. Add tuna, garlic, dry mustard and onion. Stir in cooked macaroni. 4. Melt butter and mix grape nuts into the butter. Spread mixture over top of casserole. 5. Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes
Easy Chicken Stroganoff 2 Tablespoons butter 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 lb. chicken breast, cut in strips 1/2 cup sour cream 2 cups mushrooms 4 cups egg noodles 1 medium onion, chopped 1. Cook chicken in 1 Tablespoon butter. Remove. 2. Cook mushrooms and onions in remaining butter. 3. Stir in soup and sour cream. Heat until boiling. 4. Return chicken to the pan. Heat thoroughly. 5. Serve over noodles, with a tossed salad and buttered Italian bread.
Bubble Pizza 1 ½ lb. ground beef 1 jar pizza sauce 2 tubes refrigerator biscuits
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1. Brown the beef in a skillet and drain. 2. Stir pizza sauce into browned hamburger and simmer until heated through. John was stunned at the change 3. Quarter the biscuits and place in a 13-in x 9-in x 2-in greased in the bird's attitude. baking dish. Top with beef mixture. As he was about to ask the parrot 4. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes. what had made such a dramatic 5. Sprinkle with cheeses and bake 5-10 more minutes. change in his behavior, the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
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Remove Clutter in Your Home
Get rid of the clutter and organize your bathroom space to work for you with this simple How-To. After spending a little time, your bathroom will feel squeaky-clean and luxuriously orderly. 1. Find 2 good-sized boxes and bring them into the bathroom. Collect all the items on the bathroom counter, in drawers and cupboards, and put them into the boxes. All means everything. Don't leave a single thing out, including soap, toothbrushes, and deodorant. 2. If you can sort the things in the boxes, do so. Mark one box Must Have and the other Optional. 3. Clean off every surface, including the counters, cupboards, shelves, drawers and everything you've decided you need to keep. Wipe everything dry with a towel. 4. Start to replace items, beginning with the medicine cabinet. Put back only the things that you can not live without or use frequently. This prime location should have only essential items in it. 5. Place clean decorative item back onto the countertop. The counter is not a storage place. It's for items you use daily or are part of the decor. 6. Set conveniently-sized drawer dividers into the drawers. Place often-used items by category. Have a section for hair items, makeup, shaving supplies, nail care items, etc. 7. Store bathroom cleaning supplies under the sink, placed neatly on one side of the cupboard. Place extra bath items neatly on the other side, keeping the two categories separated. Turntables made for kitchen items work well under the sink, as they make it easy to get at tall bottles. Simply turn the turntable around and you'll be able to grab the shampoo or conditioner. 8. If you have extra room in the cabinet under the sink, collect small items into plastic shoe boxes with lids and stack them to save space. Label the boxes. You'll be able to see what's in the boxes, but the items will stay orderly until you need them. 9. As you're going through things to put back in the cupboards, consider whether you really need them. Get rid of half-used products that you don't like and will never use. Toss those small sample bottles of products that you got free-with-purchase. Remember - less is more! 10. If there are things in either of the boxes you used for sorting, you probably don't need them. If they don't fall into the must-have category, you should get rid of them. 11. If there are any things that you don't need now but can't part with, store them somewhere else. Get them out of the bathroom and out of sight. 12. If you've followed the first 11 steps, you can now enjoy your neat, orderly, and organized "new" bathroom. Congratulations to you! Want to do something right now but don't want to undertake a huge decorating project? Take a look at these simple decorating ideas that can be applied to almost any room in the house. • Remove three things from your room. Sometimes editing is the most important part of decorating. You'll be amazed how much lighter the room feels. • Reorganize and style your bookshelves. It's free and will give your room a fresh new look. • Have a piece of glass cut for a table top (a console table or coffee table is a good choice). It adds a layer of elegance and makes it look more finished. If you really want to have fun, or if you want to cover an ugly tabletop, lay a piece of pretty wallpaper under the glass. • Take one of the accent colors from your room and paint the ceiling in the same color. • Spray paint your old wooden kitchen or dining room chairs. It's cheaper than buying new and can look fantastic. If you so desire, cover the seats in a new fabric as well. • Hang a flat weave rug on the wall. Ok, it's a little more expensive than a can of paint, but it'll look cozy and add a great graphic burst. • Change all your cabinetry hardware. • If you've got a pair of traditional lamps switch them out for something more modern and architectural.
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Penny Pinchers • Shine linoleum floors. Drops of paraffin in water. • Remove water stains and soap scum on your glass shower door. Try some white vinegar. Mix the vinegar with some water. Spray the solution on the door and then rinse it off. • Shine jewelry. Rub gold jewelry with ball of soft bread, silver jewelry with lemon and rinse. • Dripping Faucet. If you cannot stop the sound of a dripping faucet, place a sponge underneath the faucet to stop the noise. You can also tie a string from the top of the faucet to the bottom of the sink, to allow the water drips to hit the bottom without sound. • Keep batteries fresh. Refrigerate them in a sealed plastic bag. • Unmist glass of watch. Turn it over and wear glass next to skin. • Place a few briquettes of charcoal under the seat of your car to absorb odors and keep it smelling fresh. Make sure to use the type without the starting fluid on them or your car will smell of fuel. • Give yourself a moisturizing facial. Whipped cream helps moisten dry skin when applied as a face mask. Wait twenty minutes, then wash it off with warm water followed by cold water. • Polish leather shoes. Spray furniture polish on shoes and shine with a cloth. • It can really be a pain getting the paint out of paint trays! Put the tray inside a plastic bag and then pour in the paint. When the job is finished simply remove the plastic bag and throw it away! The tray is clean and ready for the next paint job! • Keep celery fresh for weeks. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator. • Save wax from scented candles. You can put the wax in a jar in a warm place and it will continue to scent the air.
Great Uses For Packing Tape • Remove a splinter or bee sting. Place tape over splinter and gently peel off. • Hold wires in place while soldering. • Clean a metal file. Put a piece of tape over the length of the file, press firmly, then peel off. • Provide first aid in an emergency. Bandage wounds with torn sheets and packing tape, or make a splint with two-by-fours and tape. • Kill ants. Use a strip of tape to pick up advancing line of ants. • Tag the pull cord that opens the drapes. Wrap ½ inch piece at eye level around the right cord. • Remove fuzz, lint, and hair from clothing or furniture. Wrap a strip of packing tape around your hand, adhesive side out, and pat. • Remove a broken windowpane. Wearing gloves, criss-cross tape on both sides of the glass and tap the inside edges with a hammer until the pane breaks free. • Organize cables and extension cords.
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U.S. Banks Are Preparing for Something They’ve Never Done Before – And You’ll Wish You’re Out of the Bank When They Do It!
If the devaluation of the dollar by the Federal Reserve and volatile financial markets weren’t big enough reasons to get out of the market, here’s another one: Bank “bail-ins” – or confiscation of depositor’s accounts. This means that failing commercial banks could freeze or take a portion of a customer’s deposits in case they get into financial trouble. G-20 governments want to avoid another expensive (and politically unpopular) bailout, like the US government did for insurance company AIG. Many nations are already running deficits and would have to print more virtual money to fund future bailouts. This would further devalue their currencies and make any future financial crisis even worse. This means that bank deposits in the form of checking and savings accounts in G-20 nations aren’t as secure as previously thought. Bank deposits are now considered Bob Tonachio part of a commercial bank’s capital structure, and subject to a decline in value. FDIC insurance is supposed to cover any losses from bank failures in the US. However, FDIC only reported to have $25 billion on hand to satisfy future claims – with trillions of dollars on deposit in US financial institutions. Last October, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osbourne, ran a joint exercise on how they would prop up a large bank in trouble with operations in the US and UK. Back in August, Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, gave a speech in Stockholm, Sweden and said that US officials were “preparing proposals for bank bail-ins for ‘systemically important banks.'” If a bank bail-in happened, a depositor’s account could be frozen and tied up in legal proceedings for months or years. Or a customer could see a lower value in their account because the bank needed that money to satisfy creditors. The MF Global scandal in 2011 and the Cyprus bank bail-ins of 2013 are two prime examples of what can go wrong with a financial institution. The strong possibility of bank bail-ins are another reason why it’s wise to own physical gold and silver in your possession Fed Vice Chair Fischer On U.S. Bail-in "Proposals" Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer delivered his first speech on the U.S. and global economy in Stockholm, Sweden. Fischer headed Israel’s central bank from 2005 through 2013 and is now number two at the Federal Reserve in the U.S. after Janet Yellen In a speech entitled, The Great Recession: Moving Ahead, given at an event sponsored by the Swedish Ministry of Finance, Fischer said that the economic recovery has been and remains “disappointing.” “The recession that began in the United States in December 2007 ended in June 2009. But the Great Recession is a near-worldwide phenomenon, with the consequences of which many advanced economies--among them Sweden--continue to struggle. Its depth and breadth appear to have changed the economic environment in many ways and to have left the road ahead unclear.” Speaking about the steps that have been taken internationally in order to “strengthen the financial system” and to reduce the “probability of future financial crisis,” Fischer said that the U.S. was preparing proposals for bank bail-ins for “systemically important banks.” As part of this approach, the United States is preparing a proposal to require systemically important banks to issue bail-in able long-term debt that will enable insolvent banks to recapitalize themselves in resolution without calling on government funding--this cushion is known as a "gone concern" buffer.” Fischer’s comments that the U.S. is “preparing a proposal” for bail-ins is at odds with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Bank of England officials who have said that bail-in legislation could be used today. The U.S. already has in place plans for bail-ins in the event of banks failing. Indeed, the U.S. has conducted simulation exercises with the U.K. in 2013 and again this year. On October 12 2013, Art Murton, the FDIC official in charge of planning for resolutions, and the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor Paul Tucker, both confirmed that the U.S. system is ready to handle a big-bank collapse. The Bank of England’s Tucker, who has worked with U.S. regulators on the cross-border hurdles to taking down an international bank said that “U.S. authorities could do it today -- and I mean today.” Bob Tonachio is CEO of Robert James & Associates. Licensed & regulated in 31 states and by 30 multi-billion dollar financial institutions. Consultations are free of charge in Crossville, Kingston and Knoxville. Call 1-800-530-5700 or 865-376-4925. Email: rjaadmin@bellsouth.net Website: www.robertjames.us for access to Gold & Silver Trading in London, New York, Singapore and Toronto, Canada.
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Myths About Generic Drugs
The U.S. health care system—and, in turn, American consumers—stand to save billions on prescription drugs just by switching from brand names to their generic counterparts. In 2012, generic medications saved the U.S. $217 billion, and this figure is steadily increasing. Many patients believe generics to be ineffective or even unsafe, despite the fact that 84 percent of prescriptions in 2012 were for generic medicines. Here are some common myths surrounding generics, and the truths you can trust. Myth: The FDA allows the purity of generic drugs to vary greatly from the brand-name equivalent You may have heard that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows generic medications to be anywhere from 80-125 percent as pure or effective as their branded versions. The truth is that for any particular active ingredient, whether brand-name or generic, the purity and potency required by the FDA is the same. Each batch of medication varies a small amount, whether brand-name or generic. A recent study on cardiovascular medications—which account for 35 percent of all drugs sold—found that the difference in bloodstream absorption between generics and name brands is about 3.5 percent, an amount not expected to have an impact on health. Generic drugs must be identical in strength, dosage form and administration. They also must contain the same active ingredient, work the same way in the body and meet the same standards of strength, purity and quality as their brand-name counterparts. Simply put, the law states that drug companies cannot alter generics to an extent that would put your health at risk. Myth: Brand-name drugs cost more because they’re better Consumers often perceive brand-name goods to be of higher quality than non-brand-name products, so it seems to follow that this would be true for medications as well. However, it’s important to understand that a generic medication is not cheaply made, and that the cost difference isn’t due to shortcuts by the manufacturer. When a medication is first synthesized, it goes through a series of clinical trials, mandated by the FDA and overseen by third-party regulators. This can take a number of years and cost billions of dollars, all on the manufacturer’s dime. Further, if the drug fails any one of the trials’ goals, it will not be approved and the company’s money is lost. For this reason, the owner of the drug’s patent is granted exclusivity to sell the approved product for three to seven years, depending on the compound. This helps the manufacturer to recoup the costs of clinical trials and marketing of the original drug under a brand name. After that period is up, other companies can manufacture the same compound and sell it as a generic. This is often done in the same factory and by the same company making the brand-name version. Myth: There’s no way to know what’s in generics because they aren’t tested The only differences allowed between a medication and its generic alternative are inactive ingredients and appearance—period. Some people may not tolerate certain inactive ingredients such as binding agents and preservatives, so if you are one of these individuals, you should look into the ingredients whether dealing with a brand name or a generic. Due to trademark laws, generics are not allowed to look exactly the same as the original medication, so their appearance will be different. They do not take longer to work in the body, and they are just as safe to use. Although minor and rare side effects from inactive ingredients may occur, this can also happen with brand-name drugs, so sticking to brand-name products will mostly be a burden on your wallet and will likely have no impact on your health. Fact: Generics are more likely to impact your wallet than your health For the average pharmaceutical, generics cost 80-85 percent less than name-brand versions. However, getting your physician to prescribe them may take some action on your part. Almost 50 percent of doctors report negative perceptions of generics, but 75 percent report getting their information mainly from pharmaceutical sales representatives rather than from unbiased sources. You should check with your doctor to see whether a generic alternative is available, and then contact your insurance company to see what is covered. A survey of physicians by the American Medical Association found that 37 percent sometimes or often prescribe a brand-name medication when an equivalent generic is available because the patient asked for it. This suggests that a large amount of people could be paying more just because they don’t know there is another option. When talking with your doctor, don’t be afraid to speak up and ask whether a generic option is available. You’ll probably only feel the difference in your bank account.
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Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman--already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet--who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him. "I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
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Only in Tennessee Three groups of Native Americans lived in the Tennessee region. Cherokee claimed Middle Tennessee for hunting, Chickasaw lived in West Tennessee, and Creek lived in the southeastern region. “The Volunteer State” nickname originated during the War of 1812, in which the volunteer soldiers from Tennessee serving under Gen. Andrew Jackson displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans. In 1835 an Indian Treaty was signed which resulted in the "Trail of Tears." Cherokee Indians were marched a thousand miles to reservations in Oklahoma. About 4000 Cherokee died as a result of the removal. On a clear day seven states are visible from Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast since 1925. Bluegrass music originated in Bristol, in northeastern Tennessee. The largest earthquake in American history, the New Madrid Earthquake, occurred in the winter of 1811-12 in Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake was formed during this earthquake. Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States. Bakersville’s Hattie Caraway became the first woman U.S. Senator. Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves. The Cherokee silversmith, Sequoyah, was the only known man in the history of the world to single-handedly develop an alphabet. His syllabus for the Cherokee Nation resulted in the first written language for a Native American people. The Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee is rated among the top white water recreational rivers in the nation and was the site for the Olympic white water canoe/kayak competition in the 1996 Olympics. The world's largest artificial skiing surface is located at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort in Gatlinburg. There 5-acre artificial ski surface permits skiing in any type of weather. Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1899 at a plant in Chattanooga.
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The Lord will be near in the New Year
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The Second Coming of Christ
by: Judy M. Reid The Lord will be near in the New Year This is His promise, so be of good cheer! Face it with faith, not with fear, For every day He will be near Near, to comfort and console. Near, to soothe a hurting soul. Near, to lead us to our heavenly goal. Near, when trials have taken their toll. Near, to give us what is best. Near, to assure us we are blessed Near, to bring our weary hearts rest. Near, to strengthen us for every test. Near, to restore us when we stray. Near, to forgive us when we pray. Near, to help us start a new day. Near, near, come what may.
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January 2015
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by: Katie Bailey Randolph At the sound of the trumpet and the archangel's voice, our Lord will descend, what a day to rejoice! "Come on home children, your work is all done; the battle is over, the victory is won". The graves will be opened, the saints will arise, together we'll meet Him with joyful cries. Then, we'll stand before Him to face our last test; Is it wood, hay and stubble, or gold at it's best? All our works by fire will be tried. Only those that give glory to Christ shall abide. On earth, great tribulation, such as never has been, the minds of many misled by that "man of sin". Then, we'll return with our Savior, white horses we'll ride, arrayed in fine linen and Christ as our guide. He'll smite with the sword and rule with the rod, and tread the wine press of wrath of Almighty God. We'll be with our Savior in that thousand year reign, singing out praises to the Lamb that was slain Then, the beast and false prophet, and finally, the Devil, will be cast into hell and tormented forever! Then, the great white throne judgment for the unbelieving dead, judged for the wicked, sinful lives they have led. They'll stand before God, each to bear his own strife, for their names are not found in the Lamb's book of life. And, all whose names are not written there will be cast into the lake of fire. Then, we shall see New Jerusalem come down; no more death, pain nor sorrow in Heaven is found. We'll remember no more old things passed away; Heaven will be an unending day. We'll live there forever, throughout eternity, singing praises to God, who had mercy on me!
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Technologically Challenged Just in case you think you are TC ("Technologically Challenged"), the following is an excerpt from an article in the Wall Street Journal: 1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to "Press Return 10. An exasperated caller to Dell Computer Tech Support couldn't get her new Dell Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any" key is. computer to turn on. After ensuring the computer was plugged in, the technician asked her what happened when she pushed the power button. Her response, "I pushed and 2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that her mouse was hard to control pushed on this foot pedal and nothing happened." The "foot pedal" turned out to be the with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to be the plastic bag the mouse was computer's mouse. packaged in. 11. Another customer called Compaq Tech Support to say her brand-new computer 3. Another Compaq technician received a call from a man complaining that the system wouldn't work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged it in and sat there for 20 wouldn't read word processing files from his old diskettes. The customer had stuck minutes waiting for something to happen. When asked what happened when she labels on the diskettes, then rolled them into his typewriter to type on the labels. pressed the power switch, she asked, "What Power switch?" 4. Another customer was asked to send a copy of her defective diskettes. A few days 12. True story from a Novell NetWire SysOp: later, a letter arrived from the customer along with photocopies of the floppies. Caller: "Hello, is this Tech Support ?" Tech: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?" 5. A Dell technician advised a customer to put his troubled floppy back in the drive Caller: "The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within my warranty period. and close the door. The customer asked the tech to hold on, and was heard putting How do I go about getting that fixed?" the phone down, getting up and crossing the room to close the door to his room. Tech: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?" Caller: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer." 6. Another Dell customer called to say he couldn't get his computer to fax anything. Tech: "Please excuse me if I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am. Did you receive After 40 minutes of trouble-shooting, the tech discovered the man was trying to fax a this as part of a promotional, at a trade show?" piece of paper by holding it in front of the monitor screen and hitting the "send" key. Caller: "It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a promotional. It just has '4X' on it." At this point the Tech Rep had to mute the caller, because he couldn't 7. Yet another Dell customer called to complain that his keyboard no longer worked. stand it. He was laughing too hard. The caller had been using the load drawer of the He had cleaned it by filling up his tub with soap and water and soaking the keyboard CD-ROM drive as a cup holder, and snapped it off the drive! for a day, then removing all the keys and washing them individually. 13. Another IBM customer had trouble installing software and rang for support. 8. A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was enraged because his " I put in the first disk, and that was OK. It said to put in the second disk, and I had computer had told him he was "bad and an invalid". The tech explained that the some problems with that disk. When it said to put in the third disk - I couldn't even computer's "bad command" and "invalid" responses shouldn't be taken personally. fit it in...." The user hadn't realized that "Insert Disk 2" meant to remove Disk 1 first. THERE NOW, DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER? 9. A confused caller to IBM was having troubles printing documents. He told the technician that the computer had said it "couldn't find printer". The user had tried turning the computer screen to face the printer, but that his computer still couldn't "see" the printer.
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15 Fascinating Facts From Famous Death Records
From the king who ate himself to death to the comedian whose audience didn’t know his death wasn’t a joke, many high-profile people have left this world in unusual ways. Even many perfectly ordinary endings are fascinating because of coincidence, timing, or plain old bad luck. Here are some interesting facts about the deaths of famous people, or just famous deaths, that made news or made history.
The jockey who died and then won the race. Jockey Frank Hayes died of a massive heart attack during a race at Belmont, New York, in 1923. His horse finished first despite this, making Hayes the only jockey to win a race posthumously. Novelist Sherwood Anderson was done in by the toothpick in a martini olive. Anderson’s literary career was at its height in the 1920s thanks to celebrated books like Winesburg, Ohio. Although, he is most remembered for his influence on the next generation of writers, including helping William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway their first works published. In 1941, he suffered from abdominal illness on a South American cruise and died in a Panamanian hospital. It wasn’t until the autopsy that the true cause of death was discovered: He had swallowed the toothpick that an olive was speared on, which damaged his internal organs and gave him the infection that killed him.
Jane Austen died of Addison’s Disease three decades before it was discovered. Austen remains one of the most famous authors of the last 200 years. When she died in 1817, no one knew what strange disease had caused her to suffer for years. Now, many believe she succumbed to Addison’s disease, which, among other ills, causes darkening of the skin and extreme gastrointestinal irritation. The disease wasn’t even named until more than 30 years after her death. However, because she took such detailed notes of her symptoms, doctors in 1964 identified Addison’s as a likely cause of death according to Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything The only known space deaths all happened on the same mission. In 1971, Soviet & Everybody by Charles Panati. cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev all died Three of the Founding Fathers died on the Fourth of July. John Adams and Thomas when their Soyuz-11 spacecraft depressurized during re-entry. No other deaths Jefferson both signed the Declaration of Independence, and they also died on the exact outside the Earth’s atmosphere have been recorded. same day: July 4, 1826. Five years later, James Monroe died on Independence Day as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, well. and many other artists all died at 27. Many have morbidly dubbed celebrities who die President James A. Garfield was shot by an assassin, but killed by his doctors. at 27 year old “The 27 Club” because so many well-known musicians and artists have Garfield served a mere 200 days as the 20th president of the United States before died at that tender age. Sadly, many of the deaths have been drug related. he died. In July 1881, he was shot by Charles Guiteau. One bullet grazed his arm, The medical examiner’s report says playwright Tennessee Williams died from while another went into his back. However, the autopsy revealed it wasn’t the two choking on a plastic bottle cap. He didn’t. As the author of A Streetcar Named gunshots that killed him — it was medical malpractice. Doctors poked unwashed Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Glass Menagerie, Williams is possibly the fingers and unsterilized medical instruments into the wound trying to find the bullet most well-known American playwright. When he died on February 25, 1983, the lodged in his body. One doctor punctured Garfield’s liver while hunting for the medical examiner’s report claimed he choked to death on the cap from a bottle slug. In the end, intervention by Garfield’s 16 doctors turned a relatively harmless, of eye drops. Later it was revealed that the medical examiner was influenced by three-inch hole into a 20-inch infected passageway stretching from his ribs to his Williams’s assistant and that the true cause of death was related to barbiturate use, groin. According to Extraordinary Endings, the autopsy also revealed doctors were which an autopsy confirmed. dead wrong about the bullet’s location to begin with, as it sat four inches to the right of the spinal cord in a bed of tissue. Garfield went from 210 pounds to 130 within Marvin Gaye was killed the day before his birthday. Tragically, the legendary singer a month, as doctors bickered for 80 days about the lost bullet’s location. He died in was shot by his father and died hours shy of his 45th birthday. September of blood poisoning and widespread infection. At least the government John Lennon, Selena, and Rebecca Schaeffer were all murdered by obsessed fans. refused to pay the doctors’ $85,000 bill. Celebrity stalkers are not uncommon. However, for the famous Beatle, the Latin A lot of famous people died of syphilis. Syphilis is a deadly sexually transmitted disease. But after the discovery of penicillin in the 1940s, it was easily treated and no longer a fatal diagnosis. Before then, many famous people died of the disease, including gangster Al Capone; painters Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gaugin, and Edouard Manet; writers Oscar Wilde and Guy de Maupassant ; and poet Charles Baudelaire.
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Comedian Dick Shawn died on stage and the audience thought it was part of the act. Shawn was a stand-up comedian who was featured in popular films including The Producers and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. In 1987, when he collapsed on stage due to a heart attack, the audience assumed it was part of the act because he Mark Twain was born when Halley’s Comet came and died when it returned. Halley’s had just joked, “If elected, I will not lay down on the job.” Comet only reaches Earth once every 75 years. So it’s remarkable that it was visible the day Twain was born in 1835 and again right after his death in 1910. Twain was quoted as saying he was born with the comet and “would go out with it, too.”
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Fri Nov. 21 8:00 PM at Sunbright Tue Nov. 25 8:00 PM Sunbright Tue Dec. 2 7:30 PM at Meigs County D Fri Dec. 5 8:00 PM at Harriman D Mon Dec. 8 7:30 PM at Kingston Tue Dec. 9 7:30 PM at Sweetwater Fri Dec. 12 8:00 PM Meigs County D Tue Dec. 16 8:00 PM Kingston Fri Dec. 19 8:00 PM Harriman D Mon Dec. 29 2:30 PM Unaka N (Harriman Christmas Tournament) Tue Dec. 30 8:30 PM Oneida N (Harriman Christmas Tournament) Wed Dec. 31 8:30 PM Lenoir City N (Harriman Christmas Tournament) Fri Jan. 2 8:00 PM Cosby Tue Jan. 6 8:00 PM at Cosby Fri Jan. 9 7:30 PM at Tellico Plains D Tue Jan. 13 8:00 PM Tellico Plains D Fri Jan. 16 8:00 PM at Grace Christian D Tue Jan. 20 8:00 PM Greenback D Fri Jan. 23 8:00 PM Grace Christian D Mon Jan. 26 8:00 PM Sweetwater Tue Jan. 27 8:00 PM at Wartburg Fri Jan. 30 7:30 PM at Midway D Tue Feb. 3 8:00 PM at Greenback D Fri Feb. 6 8:00 PM Wartburg Mon Feb. 9 8:00 PM Midway D
Midway Green Waves Tue Nov. 11 7:30 PM (Hall of Fame) Mon Nov. 17 7:30 PM Tue Nov. 18 7:30 PM Fri Nov. 21 7:30 PM Mon Nov. 24 7:30 PM Tue Nov. 25 7:30 PM Fri Nov. 28 7:30 PM Tue Dec. 2 8:00 PM Fri Dec. 5 7:30 PM Tue Dec. 9 7:30 PM Thu Dec. 11 7:30 PM Tue Dec. 16 8:00 PM Fri Dec. 19 7:30 PM Sat Dec. 27 8:30 PM (Midway Holiday Classic) Mon Jan. 5 8:00 PM Tue Jan. 6 7:30 PM Fri Jan. 9 7:30 PM Tue Jan. 13 8:00 PM Fri Jan. 16 8:00 PM Tue Jan. 20 7:30 PM Fri Jan. 23 7:30 PM Tue Jan. 27 8:00 PM Fri Jan. 30 7:30 PM Fri Feb. 6 7:30 PM Mon Feb. 9 8:00 PM
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The 1st ever Atomic Speedway Reunion was held Dec. 9th at Bearden Banquet Hall in Knoxville. Mt. Pisgah Christian Coalfield at Monterey Oakdale Sunbright Loudon Tellico Plains D at Oakdale Greenback D at Kingston Grace Christian D at Harriman D Meigs County D Bledsoe County at Sunbright at Tellico Plains D Harriman D at Grace Christian D at Greenback D at Loudon at Meigs County D at Coalfield Rockwood D Kingston at Rockwood D
Oliver Springs High School
Thu Nov. 13 7:30 PM at Tellico Plains (Hall of Fame) Sat Nov. 15 1:30 PM at William Blount (Hall of Fame) Sat Nov. 15 4:30 PM Knoxville Webb N (Hall of Fame at William Blount) Tue Nov. 18 8:00 PM at Harriman Thu Nov. 20 8:30 PM at Jackson County Fri Nov. 21 8:00 PM Cosby Tue Nov. 25 6:00 PM Meigs County (Oliver Springs Thanksgiving Classic) Fri Nov. 28 6:00 PM Grace Christian (Oliver Springs Thanksgiving Classic) Sat Nov. 29 6:30 PM Berean Christian (Oliver Springs Thanksgiving Classic) Tue Dec. 2 8:00 PM at Sequoyah Fri Dec. 5 8:00 PM Coalfield D Tue Dec. 9 8:00 PM at Oakdale D Thu Dec. 11 7:30 PM Jackson County Fri Dec. 12 8:00 PM Harriman Tue Dec. 16 8:00 PM at Jellico D Sat Dec. 20 5:30 PM Greenville (SC) N (Seahawk Christmas Classic at Hilton Head) Tue Jan. 6 8:00 PM at Wartburg D Fri Jan. 9 8:00 PM at Coalfield D Tue Jan. 13 8:00 PM Oneida D Fri Jan. 16 8:00 PM Jellico D Tue Jan. 20 8:00 PM at Sunbright D Thu Jan. 22 7:30 PM Sequoyah Sat Jan. 24 7:30 PM William Blount Tue Jan. 27 8:00 PM Oakdale D Fri Jan. 30 8:00 PM Wartburg D Tue Feb. 3 8:00 PM Sunbright D Fri Feb. 6 8:00 PM at Oneida D
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A sellout crowd came to enjoy the program that was put together by Chris Corum and original track owner Bob Martin. Martin owned the track until he sold the track in 1977 to Bill, Jack and Jim Ogle who owned it for 17 years. Martin had some good races at the track and wishes it was still there. Some of the drivers that showed up were H.E. Vineyard, Bill Corum, Herman Goddard, L.D. Otinger, Georgia hot shot Snooks Defor, and Harriman’s John Stout. A plaque on the wall had all of the Hall of Fame inductees. Former workers were Martha Walker, Dwight Amos, Lowell Flynn, and John Griffin to name a few. Memories were abound and it was great to see everyone who came out.
In The Back Seat
Junior had just received his brand new drivers license. To celebrate, the whole family trooped out to the driveway and climbed into the car for his inaugural drive. Dad immediately headed to the back seat, directly behind the newly minted driver. "I'll bet you're back there to get a change of scenery after all those months of sitting in the front passenger seat teaching me how to drive," said the beaming boy to his dad. "Nope," came dad's reply, "I'm gonna sit here and kick the back of your seat as you drive, just like you've been doing to me for sixteen years."
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Rockwood Memories
When I was Young
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Grandpa’s Hands
Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the Hello Readers, Two years ago around Thanksgiving, I wrote a column longer I sat, I wondered if he was OK. that has been a favorite of most of the readers. For the benefit of the ones who didn't get the "Rockwood Memories" at that time, or don't have a Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him at the same time, I asked him if he was OK. copy of my book, I would like to print it again.
By: Ray Collet
I received an Email from Sam Doughty (Class of 1962) a few days ago. Sam is a faithful reader and I can count on him to send some memories of Rockwood to me. Here is what Sam had to say." I have a list of things about Rockwood that I remember, or would like to see or do again, but I would have to go back in a time warp. Some short things I really miss are as follows : I would love to see B. Boles shoot one more game of pool. I would like everyone else of our generation to have one more "Bert Brown" hamburger. I would love to sit on the "Bridge" in Rockwood with my OLE buddies one more time, to sit at the Peggy Ann truck stop all night one more time, to stop at the "Green Store" one more time from school, to play one more baseball game in the old Mill Field on Gateway now where the Gateway Market is, to see the "hot pot" dumped from the old furnace and light up the whole town. These are a few things I remember about Rockwood in the years past. Thanks a lot Sam. I sure enjoy hearing from everyone, it jogs my memory too about our days. As I write this column, it is a few days after Thanksgiving. I am still filled with leftover Thanksgiving turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, desserts and feeling good. This being Tennessee, we don't have a Currier and Ives snow scene outside the window, or no Jack Frost graffiti on the window pane. We will have to wait a while for that. But the nights are cold and crisp, and it is good to be inside and out of it. And since the dawn of time, in almost every culture, we've countered these dark short days of winter with some kind of celebration, whether it be Christmas or Hanukkah, almost all involving miraculous light. And so we defy the cold and the dark. We refuse to grant winter the victory, reminding her with our candles, glittering decorations and crackling fires, that light and life are not quenched and that her icy gloomy days are numbered. We gather our family close to us and serve the hearty, rich foods that warm us body and soul. This is a time to listen closely as wishes are made, one by one, and to secretly write them down and to slip and satisfy them before the traffic and the weather gets too bad. This is a time to whisper a prayer of thanks for health, for love, for food and shelter, or if you lack these things, to remember that life itself is a blessing and spring will come again, spring always comes again. It is a miracle the way that our blue planet, just a ball of rock, just warm and wet enough to support our lives. The animals know to migrate or burrow down snug in the earth; we light fires and put on warm coats and survive somehow. I thought of these things actually last year around Christmas time when I came back from Crossville and neared Rockwood from the top of the mountain. The stars sparkled above me and the city lights glittered beneath me. At the foot of this beautiful mountain with its Christmas Star shining so brightly, visible for miles around, a town was planted. Its' street lamps and decorated streetlights and houses were burning like campfire embers in the gloom, tiny against the darkness of the night but comforting nonetheless. What I was seeing was life carrying on. Life warm and joyous and precious; life winning against the blowing of the winter wind and the bite of the frost. It would be nice to see a white Christmas. I do remember a few in Rockwood. We had some great Christmas parades with Santa riding in the old Molyneaux Chevrolet a few times. I couldn't wait to see the new Columbia bicycles at the Western Auto Store and the Schwinn bikes at Mr. Hickey's place. And the "Dime" stores were loaded with toys. Remember the candy bins at the dime stores? You can't find candy like that anymore. The "apple and orange" matinées are probably a thing of the past too. And those wonderful animated Christmas figurines and scenery must have taken days to put in the window at Wright's Jewelers. We would usually walk to the Presbyterian Church across from the High School on Christmas Eve to see Santa and get our "treat". My dad and I, (after I got old enough) would lag behind and go back home for a while to make sure Santa had arrived for my younger brother and sisters. He never let us down either. My dad had a model train collection and was well known for it. Every year instead of a pony that I hoped for, I would get more model train accessories. I always wondered, when I was a child how come this always happens. Whatever your family's celebration-tradition this time of year, enjoy it, take pictures, tell stories, play music, get the necessary errands done early, gather close with the ones you love. This is the time for it. Gennell and I hope each and every one of you had a very Merry Christmas and have a very healthy and prosperous New Year.... My email address is RCOL110479@aol.com if anyone has a story to share or if anyone is interested in my book, ROCKWOOD MEMORIES Vol. 2..Sorry Vol. 1 has long been sold out. They are ten bucks and can be mailed to you if you include $2 for shipping. Until next month...Pleasant Memories...Ray...
He raised his head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for asking," he said in a clear strong voice. "I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandpa, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to him. "Have you ever looked at your hands," he asked. "I mean really looked at your hands?" I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point he was making. Grandpa smiled and related this story: "Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled, and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son.* Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse and walked my daughter down the aisle. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day, when not much of anything else of me works real well, these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer. These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of my life. But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ." I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember God reached out and took my grandpa's hands and led him home. When my hands are hurt or sore I think of Grandpa. I know he has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God. I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His hands upon my face.
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TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED
No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair. If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. You can't trust dogs to watch your food. Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic tac. Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. School lunches stick to the wall. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. The best place to be when you are sad is in Grandma's lap.
The Case of the Dark Dilemma
Now let me see if I have this right. The family situation is so unstable, 'Junior' doesn't even know where to send a Father's Day card. There's no guidance or discipline in the home. Junior gets dumped into the education system where he is socially promoted because the overwhelmed school district can't deal with the undisciplined whelp. Junior's GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE major formative influences are THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED 'gangsta' rap videos and a correThere is always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. sponding peer group of gangsta For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't wannabes. At age 18, Junior is turned hurt. One reason to smile is that every seven minutes of every day, someone loose on society carrying a in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring. bad attitude, a broken compass The best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant and little respect for authority. atmosphere... and let the air out of their tires. Junior gets himself in big Car sickness is the feeling you get when the monthly car payment is due. trouble with the law and meets Families are like fudge .. mostly sweet with a few nuts. dire consequences. Then, the Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. situational diagnosis is that the Laughing helps. It's like jogging on the inside. police need more training and Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy. understanding? My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely. If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts. You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and Pardon me for asking, but do you really believe that? wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
January 2015
In-law Jokes Two ladies ran into the court of King Solomon. “My daughter is to marry this man, but this lady claims that her daughter is already engaged to get married to him!” one of them yelled. The king stroked his beard and sat in deep thought. Finally the King spoke. “The man shall be cut in two and each of your daughters shall have him.” “Very well!” said the first lady. “No, don’t, I would rather let the other girl marry him than have him cut in two!” exclaimed the second lady. The King pronounced. “The first lady is the true mother-in-law.” “What?” objected the other. “She wanted him cut in two!” “Indeed.” said the king. “She is a mother-in-law!” A grandmother is at the toy store for hours trying to find the perfect gift for her grandson for his Birthday. She wanders the store for hours, finally she walks to the cash register with her find, a Super Deluxe Megaphone, a megaphone with a voice-changer and flashing lights which allows kids to yell in 10 different voices. She says to the cashier, “This is the perfect birthday gift, my grandson will love it and it will drive my Daughter-in-law crazy. She’ll hate it!” Father to daughter upon her announcing her engagement: “What does he do? Does he have any money?” Daughter: “You men are all alike. That’s the first thing he asked me about you!”
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10 Strange and Amazing Astronomy Facts
January 2015
How can we see the moon?
Even though man has studied the heavens for thousands of years, we still know very little about the Light from the sun reflects off it. We can see the moon at all only Universe we live in. And as we continue to learn more, we are consistently amazed, and sometimes because the sun's light hits the moon and lights up the moon to be confused, by what we learn. Here is a collection of amazing, interesting, and strange astronomy facts, seen. in no particular order. The moon has no light source of its own. At night when the sky is dark the reflected sunlight on the moon appears brighter and is easier • Scientists believe that we can only see about 5% of the matter in the Universe. The rest is made up of to see. invisible matter (called Dark Matter) and a mysterious form of energy known as Dark Energy. To see the moon in daytime without a telescope the moon light needs to be bright enough for its light to penetrate the scattered blue • Neutron stars are so dense, that a soup can full of neutron star material would have more mass than light of the daytime sky. the Moon. As the Earth rotates the moon seems to move, rising and falling • The Sun produces so much energy, that every second the core releases the equivalent of 100 billion above the horizon. As the earth rotated the moon is above the horizon nuclear bombs. roughly 12 hours out of every 24. Since those 12 hours almost never coincide with all the hours of daylight or nighttime, there is usually a • Galileo Galilei is often incorrectly credited with the invention of the telescope. Instead, historians now window of time each day when the moon is visible in daylight. believe the Dutch eyeglass maker Johannes Lippershey as its creator. Galileo was, however, probably In truth if you have a telescope and know where to look in the sky the first to use the device to study the heavens. you can see other celestial bodies like the planets Mercury, Venus, • Black Holes are so dense, and produce such intense gravity, that even light can not escape. Theoreti- and Jupiter, as well as some of the brighter stars in daylight. cal physicists predict that there are situations under which light can escape (which is called Hawking I Didn’t Know That! radiation). The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms • Light from distant stars and galaxies takes so long to reach us, that we are actually seeing objects as as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia they appeared hundreds, thousands or even millions of years ago. So, as we look up at the sky, we are still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks really looking back in time. and whites • The Crab Nebula was produced by a supernova explosion in 1054 A.D. The Chinese and Arab astronomers at the time noted that the explosion was so bright, that it was visible during the day, and lit up the night sky for months. • Shooting stars are usually just tiny dust particles falling through our atmosphere. Comets sometimes pass through Earth’s orbit, leaving trails of dust behind. Then as Earth plows through the dust in its path, the particles heat up, creating the streaks in the night sky. • Even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, temperatures can reach -280 degrees F. Why? Since Mercury has almost no atmosphere, there is nothing to trap heat near the surface. So, the dark side of Mercury (the side facing away from the Sun) is very cold. • Venus is considerably hotter than Mercury, even though it is further away from the Sun. The thickness of Venus’ atmosphere traps heat near the surface of the planet.
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Public Stargazing Jan. 3rd & 17th - 7 pm
Tamke-Allan Observatory, Harriman
Every 1st & 3rd Saturday all year long. Public is welcome! The Tamke-Allan Observatory is located on Caney Creek Road - turn left onto Keller Road (near the TWRA boat launch area) and the road to the observatory is on the left. Amateur astronomers come to Tamke-Allan Observatory the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month all year long, inviting the public to join them to observe the stars.
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What is Hail?
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from sleet, though the two are often confused for one another. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Sleet falls generally in cold weather while hail growth is greatly inhibited at cold temperatures. Unlike graupel, which is made of rime, and ice pellets, which are smaller and translucent, hailstones consist mostly of water ice and measure between 5 millimeters (0.2 in) and 15 centimeters (6 in) in diameter. The METAR reporting code for hail 5 mm (0.20 in) or greater is GR, while smaller hailstones and graupel are coded GS. Hail is possible within most thunderstorms as it is produced by cumulonimbi, and within 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) of the parent storm. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air with the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level. In the mid-latitudes, hail forms near the interiors of continents, while in the tropics, it tends to be confined to high elevations.
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FACTS ABOUT POSTAGE AND STAMPS Products were advertised on the back of stamps? Sometime before 1883 advertising for various products was printed on the back of U.S. three-cent stamps. A stamp was created on the Moon! In 1969 during the Apollo 11 moon flight, the astronauts took with them a die of a postage stamp which they pulled an impression of when they touched down on the moon. Thus, creating the moon's first postage stamp! Once the die was returned to earth it was used to produce the 10 cent airmail stamp issued in September of 1969. The world's largest and smallest post offices are located in the US! The world's largest post office is the head post office in Chicago, Illinois. The smallest post office in the world is located in Ochopee, Florida. Can you believe Cats were used to deliver the mail!
I've heard of many different types of animals being used to deliver mail - camels, reindeer, horses, dogs, pigeons, but CATS? Well it's true. In 1879 Liege, Belgium employed 37 cats to carry bundles of letters There are methods available to detect hail-producing thunderstorms to villages. This service didn't last long as cats proved to be thoroughly undisciplined. using weather satellites and weather radar imagery. Hailstones generally fall at higher speeds as they grow in size, though complicating The first post offices in America were bags hung in taverns. factors such as melting, friction with air, wind, and interaction with The mail was handled by captains of ships. rain and other hailstones can slow their descent through Earth's atmosphere. Severe weather warnings are issued for hail when the When stamps were first issued, they had no gum on the back. stones reach a damaging size, as it can cause serious damage to And if paste was not available, mailers sometimes pinned or even sewed stamps to envelopes. human-made structures and, most commonly, farmers' crops. The first touch of humor did not appear on a U.S. stamp until 1963.
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Facts to Ponder
Chocolate Facts
January 2015
And Now...More Tax Woes
The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment The smell of chocolate increases When making out your income-tax report, be sure you don't overlook cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for produc- theta brain waves, which triggers your most expensive dependent - the government. ing "melanin" which gives the hair color. relaxation. If you want to get even with the income-tax people, get Junior to In 1960 there were 16,067 gambling slots in Nevada. By 1999, this White Chocolate isn't technically work out your tax return using the new math. number rose to 205,726 slots which would be one slot for every 10 Chocolate, as it contains no The average man knows as much about the atomic bomb as he does people residing there. cocoa solids or cocoa liquor. about his income-tax form. It takes the Hubble telescope 97 minutes to complete an orbit of the It takes approximately 400 cacao Earth. On average, the Hubble uses the equivalent amount of energy beans to make one pound of Income taxes are not so bad and certainly could be worse. Suppose we had to pay on what we think we are worth? as 30 household light bulbs to complete an orbit. chocolate. The two factories of the Jelly Belly Candy Company produces The inventor of the Chocolate George Washington never told a lie, but then he never had to file a approximately 100,000 pounds of jelly beans a day. This amounts Chip Cookie sold the idea to Form 1040. to about 1,250,000 jelly beans an hour. Nestle Toll House in return for a What the present income-tax form needs is a section which would Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles lifetime supply of chocolate. explain the explanations. per hour. M&Ms were created in 1941 It has almost reached the point where, if a person takes a day off, he The "naked recreation and travel" industry has grown by 233% in as a means for soldiers to enjoy falls behind in his income-tax payments. the past decade. chocolate without it melting. Income-tax forms are nothing more than the government's quiz The Planters Peanut Company mascot, Mr. Peanut, was created The World's Largest Chocolate program. during a contest for school-children in 1916. Bar Weighed 12,770 lb. Some of us can recall the day when a person who had to pay income Most lipstick contains fish scales. Chocolate magnate Milton Her- tax was considered to be wealthy. The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses shey canceled his reservations for the Titanic due to last minute No stretch of the imagination is as complete as the one used in filling every letter in the English language. out income-tax forms. business matters. The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some There are Potato Chips Dipped in Income tax is the fine you pay for thriving so fast. resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender.
Milk Chocolate.
It is difficult to predict the future of an economy in which it takes Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated Eating dark chocolate every day more brains to figure out the tax on our income than it does to earn on their spouse. reduces the risk of heart disease it. by one third. Income-tax forms should be printed on Kleenex because so many of No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Chocolate has an anti-bacterial us have to pay through the nose. Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen. effect on the mouth and protect We wouldn't mind paying income tax if we could know which A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine. against tooth decay. country it's going to. Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell. In 2013, Belgium issued a limit- In 1913 Uncle Sam collected only 13 million dollars in income taxes. In 1810, Peter Durand invented the tin can for preserving food. ed edition of chocolate flavored That's why they were called the "good old days." The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called stamps. The guy who said that truth never hurts never had to fill out a Form Arachibutyrophobia. A lethal dose of chocolate for a 1040. Men in their early twenties shave an average of four times a week. human being is about 22 lbs., or Come to think of it, these income-tax forms leave little to the imagi40 Hershey bars. Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced nation and even less to the taxpayer. worldwide. The average chocolate bar Just thinking about income taxes often taxes the mind - which is contains 8 insect parts. China has more English speakers than the United States. something people once said the IRS couldn't do.
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Protecting Pets in the Cold If pets cannot come indoors, make sure they are protected by a dry, draft-free enclosure large enough to allow them to sit and lie down, but small enough to hold in the pet’s body heat. Raise the floor a few inches off the ground and cover it with cedar shavings or straw. Turn the enclosure away from the wind and cover the doorway with waterproof burlap or heavy plastic. Salt and other chemicals used to melt snow and ice can irritate a pet’s paws. Wipe their paws with a damp towel before your pet licks them and irritates their mouth. Antifreeze is a deadly poison. Wipe up spills and store antifreeze out of reach.
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Dan hated dogs, he hated them with a passion. One morning Dan was driving his car down a busy street when to his surprise he saw ahead of him a fellow running full force with 2 big dogs after him. “ I’ve just got to save this guy”, thought Dan, and with that he quickly sped up along side of him, rolled down his window, and screamed “hurry, hop in!” “Thanks!” said the fellow opening the door, “it’s always hard for me to get a ride when I have my two dogs with me!”
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Pass on the OTC Pain Meds
Played a little too much soccer, weekend warrior? Spent too much time digging in the yard? Headache slowing you down? No problem! There’s always an effective over-the-counter pain-control medication that will ease your aches and get you back into the game. Seems reasonable to cut the dose down and give a pain pill to your cat or dog, doesn’t it? Actually, it's not. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are two of the most common pet poisons — which is why on any list of “do-not-give-your-pet” OTC medications, No. 1 is always pain medications. I hope the day comes, and soon, when every cat lover knows that acetaminophen can be deadly to cats. Alas, my emergency care colleagues tell me we’re far from that universal knowledge. Even less widely known: Acetaminophen is also toxic to dogs. The same is true for ibuprofen. Never give any over-the-counter pain medication to your pet. Even aspirin, once widely recommended by veterinarians for mild pain in dogs, is now on the “do not give” list after the discovery that even this “safe” product causes gastrointestinal ulcerations. Pain management is very important in pets, but don’t take matters into your own hands: Talk to your veterinarian about which prescription medication (or combinations of medications) will best ease your pet’s suffering safely. (Related: Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth salicylate, which is similar to aspirin and can cause similar problems in cats and dogs.) Tear supplements with antibiotics: Dogs with chronically dry eyes (commonly a problem in short-faced dogs with protruding eyes) need tear supplements to help with lubrication and keep them comfortable. But read the label: Some of these products contain neomycin, an antibacterial that should be administered under the advice of your veterinarian only.
Alcohol-based ear treatments: Alcohol burns and inflames the sensitive tissues of the ear canal while drying them out, which actually makes problem ears worse. And yet, a quick internet search will show you all kinds of “home remedy” sites encouraging its use. (Along with gentian violet, another Internet “cure” that’s not recommended by veterinarians.) If your pet has an ear infection, you need to take him to your veterinarian. After that is resolved, you can use a veterinary-recommended cleaner on a regular basis to help keep the ears clean and healthy. Hydrogen peroxide: While commonly, effectively and safely used to induce vomiting in dogs (and as part of a recipe to eliminate skunk smell), hydrogen peroxide should not be used on wounds. The fizz created when it interacts with tissue makes it seem like something good is happening, hydrogen peroxide, in fact, inflames the healthy skin around a wound, which increases healing time. And recent studies have shown that it’s not even an effective antibacterial. Steroid creams: We all know how miserable itching makes us, and when your dog is scratching, you’re almost as miserable as he is, just from watching and listening. But don’t just slap a steroid cream on the itchy spot; you may be making an infection worse, or you may just be wasting your money. Your veterinarian has many ways to help stop the itch, but the problem needs to be correctly diagnosed before any of them will work properly. While these are products you should never use on your pet, there are some over-the-counter medications that are safe and effective for cats and dogs. Just remember, you must ALWAYS check with your veterinarian before giving your pet medication.
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