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From Carlisle ,Indiana
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TUESDAY 
NOVEMBER 22,
2005
Remember JFK

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Just wanted to let ya know,
as tight as I am,I broke down and bought Martina McBrides
"Timeless" CD Saturday.Every song on this CD is a classic redone by Martina.It is absolutely excellent.
A funny thing happened to me as I was leaving the store.
A lady from Linton came up to me in the parking lot and tried to hire me to visit her home Christmas eve as Santa.She begged and told me I was a perfect Santa,with rosey cheeks and long white beard. She then offered me $25.00 for a 10 minute visit.Guess it's time to stop wearin those red shirts till after the holidays.Maybe I should have done it, might have been alot of fun.---Jim boy AKA Santa Claus

 
Prayer request
Hi, Could you please ask all subscribers to pray for my friend Gail.
Gail was rushed to the Hospital because of great Abdominal Pain.
During her Colonoscopy, a large Polyp was found, could not be removed
and Abdominal Surgery had to be done. During this time Gail found out
that she had Heart problems and Surgery had to be postponed until her
Heart Condition stabilized. During her Surgery, the Surgeon found a
very large Polyp and it was  intertwined around the Large Intestine.
The Surgeon had to remove a great part of Gail Colon and also her
Intestine. Gail has not been told about her Intestine being removed
because of her Heart Condition. The Pathology Report will not be
ready until Tuesday or Wednesday and the Surgeon said that he hopes
that it is not what he thinks it is, Cancer. I am asking everyone who
reads this to please Pray for Gail and her Family, especially Gail
Husband who is also sick. Please pass this on to all of your friends
and ask them to pray for Gail and her Family. I believe Prayers is
very powerful and God is sending his Blessings and strength to Gail
and her Family. Thank you to each and everyone for your Prayers. 
              Prayers and Love
              Terry


THE TAIL OF THE PREGNANT TURKEY

One year at Christmas my mom went to my sister's house for the
traditional feast. Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided
to play a trick. She told my sister that she needed something from
the store.

When my sister left, my mom took the turkey out of the oven,
removed the stuffing, stuffed a Cornish hen, and inserted it into
the turkey, and re-stuffed the turkey. She then placed the bird(s)
back in the oven.  When it was time for dinner, my sister pulled
the turkey out of the oven and proceeded to remove the stuffing.
When her serving spoon hit something; she reached in and pulled
out the little bird.

With a look of total shock on her face, my mother exclaimed,
"Patricia, you've cooked a pregnant bird!" At the reality of this
horrifying news, my sister started to cry. It took the family two
hours to convince her that turkeys lay eggs
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Men Are Like Automobiles ...

As it gets older, the differential starts slopping, and the U-joints get
worn, causing the drive shaft to go bad.

The transmission won't go into high gear and sometimes has difficulty
getting out of low. Overdrive is out of the question!

The cylinders get worn and lost compression, making it hard to climb the
slightest incline. When it is climbing the tappets clatter and ping to
the point where one wonders if the old bus will make it to the top.

The carburetor gets fouled with pollutants and other matter, making it
hard to get started in the morning. His gas fumes can kill ya!

It is hard to keep the radiator filled because of the leaking hose. His
frame has a big bow in the middle too. The thermostat goes out, making
it difficult to reach operating temperature. The headlights grow dim,
and the battery needs constant recharging.

His shifter is stuck in the down position which is the 'low position'
and ya can't get anywhere that way.

But if the body looks good, we can keep it washed and polished, giving
the impression it can compete with newer models and make one more trip
down the primrose lane before the head gasket blows.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After spending all day Sunday watching football on television,
a man fell asleep and spent the night in the chair. His wife woke
him in the morning.

"It's twenty to seven," she called.

"In whose favor?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Jewish boy comes home from school and tells his father he has a
part in the play. The boy's father asks, "What part is it? The boy
says, "I play the part of the Jewish husband." The father scowls and
says, "Go back and tell the teacher you want a speaking part."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To get more out of a sermon, get adequate sleep - well before
the sermon.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A worried new mother went to the psychiatrist. "Doctor," she
said, "Since I had the baby I can't sleep at night. When I'm in the
next room, I have this dreadful fear that I won't hear the baby if
he falls out of the crib at night. What should I do?" "Easy," said
the doctor. "Just take the carpet off the floor."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Two red necks were drinking beer and joy-riding when they spotted
two Hispanic hitch-hikers at the side of the road.

Zeke says to Jake, "Why don't we give those yahoos a scare? Act
like you're going to run off the road and hit them"

Jake agrees and swerves in their direction, but he's had too much
to drink and ran right over them. They both said, "Oh well, tough
luck," and continued on their way.

A little while later, Jake says to Zeke, "I wonder where those
guys were going?"

Without hesitation, Zeke replied, "Florida."

Jake asked him how he knew that and Jakes response was, "Right
after you hit them, I clearly heard one of them say something
about Sunny Beaches."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The room was full of pregnant women and their partners, and the Lamaze
class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe
properly, along with informing the men how to give the necessary
assurances at this stage of the plan. The teacher then announced, "Ladies, exercise
is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. And, gentlemen, it wouldn't
hurt you to take the time to go walking with your partner!"
The room really got quiet.
Finally, a man in the middle of the group raised his hand.
"Yes?" replied the teacher.
"Is it all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An Arkansas hillbilly came to town carrying a jug of moonshine in
one hand and a shotgun in the other.
He stopped a man on the street, saying to him "Here friend, take
a drink outta my jug."
The man protested, saying he never drank. The hillbilly leveled
his shotgun at the stranger and commanded "Drink!"
The stranger drank, shuddered, shook, shivered and coughed. "Gee!
that's awful stuff you've got there."
"Ain't it, though?" replied the hillbilly. "Now, you hold the gun
on me while I take a swig."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An exasperated mother whose son was always getting into  mischief,
finally asked  him, "How do you expect to get into Heaven?"   The boy thought
 it  over and said, "Well, I'll run in and out and in and out and keep 
slamming the door until St. Peter says, 
"For Heaven's  sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A woman walks into a convenience store.  She
walks straight  to the manager and asks, "Do
you have any small notebooks?"
"Sorry," says the manager.  "We're all out."
The woman shrugs, and asks, "Well, do you
have any mechanical pencils?"
"Nope, don't have that either," says the manager.
The woman feels her stomach rumbling and
asks, "Do you have Doritos?  Nachos?"
The manager shrugs, "Sorry."
"Hmmph.  How about Chapstick?" says the
woman.
"Nope.  Don't have that."
"My God!" the woman shouts, "If you don't have
anything, you should close the damn store!"
The manager shrugs, "Don't have the key."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An old lady went to traffic violation court for speeding, lost the
argument as it always happens, and paid the fine.
So the police clerk issued her a receipt for her payment of fine. The
lady annoyed at her defeat in the court asked him curtly, "What am I
supposed to do with this?"
"Keep it," the clerk advised politely. "When you get three of them, you
get a bicycle, ma'am!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having lost weight over the past few years, a lady was
discarding things from her wardrobe that no longer fit.
Her seven-year-old niece was watching as she held up a
huge pair of slacks.
"Wow," the lady said, "I must have worn these when I
was 183."
Her niece looked puzzled, then asked, "How old are you now?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A  group  of  Americans  were  traveling  by  tour bus through Holland.
As they stopped  at  a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the
process of cheese making, explaining that goats milk was used.  She
showed the group a lively hillside where many goats were grazing.

"These" she explained "are the older goats put out to pasture when they
no longer produce." She  then asked, "What do you do in America with
your old goats?"

A spry old gentleman answered: "They send us on tours, and let us live
in Arizona or Florida."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One day a girl decided to buy some crotchless panties
to surprise her boyfriend.
She went and bought them,got home,put them on and waited.
When the boyfriend got home there she was spread eagle
on the bed with only her panties and bra on."Come over
here baby."she says smiling.
The boyfriend backs off,"If your pussy can do that to
your panties - I ain't going any where near it!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A husband and wife had a human cannonball act in  the circus. One day the
wife ran off with the lion tamer. The husband  was extremely dejected. The strong
man asked him what he was going to  do. The husband answered, "This is a
disaster. I don't know where I'm  going to find another woman of her  caliber."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In California's Sonoma Valley, where vineyards cater
to wine snobbery, a woman phoned the classified ad
department of a newspaper. She offered for sale what
sounded like "well-aged Caumeneur."

The ad-taker was unfamiliar with that particular wine,
but was used to the infusion of French words into the
local vocabulary.

"Could you please spell that?" she asked.

"You know," said the woman impatiently, "C-o-w
M-a-n-u-r-e." In California's Sonoma Valley, where vineyards cater
to wine snobbery, a woman phoned the classified ad
department of a newspaper. She offered for sale what
sounded like "well-aged Caumeneur."

The ad-taker was unfamiliar with that particular wine,
but was used to the infusion of French words into the
local vocabulary.

"Could you please spell that?" she asked.

"You know," said the woman impatiently, "C-o-w
M-a-n-u-r-e."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A 55 year old man who was born on May 5, has been
married 5 years, has 5 children, makes $55,555.55 a
year, who's lucky number is 5 receives a phone call
from a friend.

The friend informs the man that a horse named Lucky
5 will be running in the fifth race at the local
track that evening. Excitedly, the man withdraws
5,555.00 cash from his bank account, goes to the
races and bets on Lucky 5.

Sure enough the horse comes in fifth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota.
The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read.
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and
decides
to take a nap.

Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat
out.
She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her
book.

Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman
and
says, "Good morning Ma'am. What are you doing?"

"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "isn't that obvious?")

"You're in a restricted fishing area," he informs her.

"I'm sorry officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading."

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. I'll have to take you in
and write you up."

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault,"
says the woman.

"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment."

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely that she can also
think.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The husband had just finished reading the book, 'MAN OF THE HOUSE'. He
stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing a
finger in her face, he said, "From now on, I want you to know that I am
the man of this house, and my word is law! I want you to prepare me a
gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, I expect a
sumptuous dessert afterward. Then, after dinner, you are going to draw
me my bath so I can relax, and when I'm finished with my bath, guess
who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"

His wife replied, "The funeral director would be my guess?!"
Never heard another peep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bill walks into a pharmacy and asks for a bottle of Viagra. The pharmacist says,
"Do you have a prescription?" Bill says, "No, but here's a picture of my wife."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I'm getting a divorce," said Jack to his friend, Bill. "The wife hasn't spoken
with me for six months." Bill thought for a moment and then replied, "Just make
sure you know what you're doing, Jack. Wives like that are hard to find."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Q: If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling
at the front door, who do you let in first?
A: The dog of course. He'll shut up after you let him in.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Answering a knock at my door. I found a small boy, about six years old,
one I recognized as from a new family that had recently moved in down
the street.
-
Something of his he said had somehow found its way into my garage and he
was asking for it back.
-
I couldn't help but notice several other munchkins about the same age,
sort of mopin' and shufflin' around on the curb pretending to be
disinterested in our negotiations.
-
Opening the garage door, I noticed two new additions: a base-ball
sitting in the middle of the garage floor and a broken window sporting a
baseball-sized hole.
-
"How do you suppose this ball got in here?" I asked the boy. he a bit
hesitant to enter into the open garage more than a foot or two.
-
But taking one look at the ball, one look at the window, and then one
very quick look and assessment at me, the boy blurted out in one big
tumble of words,
-
"Wow! I must have thrown it right through that hole!"
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A disheveled cowboy, reeking of booze, lay sprawled across three entire
seats in the posh Dallas Theatre.
-
The usher came by and seeing him,  whispered to the cowboy, "Sorry,
sir, but you're only allowed one seat."
-
The cowboy groaned but didn't budge. The usher became impatient, saying
"Sir, if you don't get up from there I'm going to have to call the
manager."
-
Once again, the cowboy just groaned. The usher marched briskly back up
the aisle, and in a moment returned with the manager. Together the
two of them tried repeatedly to move the cowboy, but without success
-
Finally they summoned the police. The Texas Ranger surveyed the
situation briefly then asked, "All right buddy what's your name?"
"Sam," the cowboy moaned.
-
"Where ya all from, Sam?" asked the Ranger.
-
With terrible pain in his voice, and without moving a muscle, Sam
replied,
"... the balcony..."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Over breakfast one morning, a woman said to her husband, "I bet you
don't know what day this is."

"Of course I do," he indignantly answered, going out the door to the
office..

At 10 AM, the doorbell rang, and when the woman opened the door, she was
handed a box containing a dozen long stemmed red roses.

At 1 PM, a foil wrapped, two pound box of her favorite chocolates
arrived.

Later, a boutique delivered a designer dress.
The woman couldn't wait for her husband to come home.

"First the flowers, then the chocolates, and then the dress!" she
exclaimed.. "I've never had a more wonderful Groundhog Day in my life!" 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

What is this? 

NaCl 
CCCCCCC
Find the answer under Buggs

**** Quickies ****
Q: How can you tell if a blonde is a good cook?
A: She gets the pop tarts out of the toaster in one piece.
~

Q: How can you tell if a lawyer is well hung?
A: He stops breathing.
~
Q: What does it mean when a redneck's baby drools out of both sides of its
mouth?
A: The trailer is level.
~
Q: How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris?
A: Nobody knows. They've never tried.
~
Christmas has been canceled**
and it is all your fault
because you told Santa
you had been good this year.
*
*And he died laughing!*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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**** HERE'S YOUR SIGN - STUPID ****
A US woman was arrested for calling 911 after a restaurant served
her cold onion rings.
Shania Houma, from Louisiana, told police the food was cold when
she received it and the waiter refused to replace it. So she dialed
911 from the restaurant.
Police turned up - but only to arrest Houma for wasting police
time. She is due in court in December.
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A Milwaukee man, found guilty of being drunk while driving an ice
cream truck, will spend 150 days in jail.
Forty-three year old David Blunzell was also fined $1,000 after
he showed up drunk during an earlier stage of the trial.
The criminal complaint says that police were tipped off about
Blunzell's ice cream truck after a homeowner saw him toss a malt
liquor can out of his truck and onto her lawn.
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This is an actual lawsuit filed in the US

THE DEFENDANT: The Joseph Company, makers of The Clapper (a device
that activates lamps when someone claps)
THE LAWSUIT: The suit was filed because when the goober had to
clap so hard, she injured her hands trying to get the light to go
on. In fact, she was in so much pain, she said, "I couldn't peel
potatoes," adding: "I never ate so many baked potatoes in my life"
THE VERDICT: Case dismissed. The judge ruled that the Clapper owner
"had merely failed to adjust the sensitivity controls."
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No Luck O' the Irish For Drunk Driver

GROSSE POINTE, Mich. - A man who told a police officer he was
driving while drunk because of his Irish heritage faces an uncertain
fate in court. A police officer spotted a Dodge van pulled over
to the side of the road with two flat tires early Sunday morning,
the Detroit Free Press reported. The officer said as he approached
the vehicle, its driver opened his door and "spiked his cell phone
to the ground." When asked if he had been drinking, he responded:
"Man, I'm not going to lie to you -- I'm drunk." Asked how much,
the officer got a surprise answer. "Man, I'm Irish, so a lot," the
unidentified driver said. After he could not recite the alphabet,
stand without stumbling or follow the beam of a penlight, he was
arrested, and is awaiting a court date.


**** WEIRD HAPPENINS ****
Bizarre Stories From the News

* An Alaskan assemblyman authored legislation to punish "public
flatulence, crepitation, gaseous emission, and miasmic effluence,"
with a $100 penalty.

* Firefighters in Thurston, Washington slept through a fire in
their own station. A passing police officer noticed the blaze and
called in the alarm.

* In 1986, firefighters used wire cutters,scissors and pliers to free a
San Jose, California woman from a tight pair of designer jeans.

* In the 1988 Massachusetts Democratic primary, Herbert Connolly
dashed from a late campaign appearance to the poll- ing place to
cast his ballot. He got there fifteen minutes late, and lost his
seat on the Governor's council. The final tally: 14,716 to 14,715.

* The Internal Revenue Service fined George Wittmeier $159.78 for
not paying all of his taxes. He was a penny short on his return.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pilot Lands Conked-Out Plane on Highway

NEW HILL, N.C. - A pilot whose engine died looked around for a
smooth emergency landing spot and spotted just what he needed -
a four-lane highway that wasn't busy.

Frank H. Smith, 87, of Cary was flying his home-built aircraft at
8,500 feet when he lost power Saturday afternoon.

He saw that traffic on a stretch of U.S. 1 was light enough for him
to land in the southbound lanes without endangering any vehicles,
then put his plane down and coasted over to the side of the highway.

"When the engine blows, you've got to put it down someplace,"
he said. "Highway 1 was the best I could do. I lucked out."

State Trooper Ed Suttles said no charges would be filed and the
National Transportation Safety Board would investigate.

Smith, a retired engineer, said it was the first problem he has
had in about 30 years of flying.  He said the aircraft has given
him no trouble since he built it in 1993.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Japanese Man Repeats At Hamburger Champ

Takeru Kobayashi swallowed 67 Krystal's hamburgers in eight minutes to retain his title of Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Champion and win $10,000.

Kobayashi, of Nagano, Japan, fended off San Diego State University engineering student Joey Chestnut, who was tied with the Japanese champion at 60 Krystals with 37 seconds left.

Chestnut, 21, said his failure to dunk one of the 2.5-square-inch burgers in water slowed him, and Kobayashi downed seven more Krystals as Chestnut only finished two in the remaining time.

"I tried to swallow without dunking it," Chestnut said. "I could have kept going. His experience carried him."

The 172-pound Kobayashi, who finished 69 Krystals during the 2004 contest, said this year's competition was a struggle. Kobayashi also holds the title of hot dog-eating champion, after eating 49 hot dogs in 12 minutes at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island, New York.

"If I didn't have (Joey) Chestnut pushing me, I wouldn't have eaten so much this year," he said through a translator. "My arms weren't moving as fast as I wanted them to. I'm going to lose weight and come back to break my record next year."

The 16 contestants had eaten between 27 and 57 burgers in qualifying rounds to make it to Saturday's event, sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Second prize was $5,000 and third was $2,500.

"I've never seen anything like it," said Kim Reece, academic coordinator with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletic department. "Like finely tuned athletes, they have to train for this."

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Smelly 'Corpse Plant' Drawing Crowds

By JACOB ADELMAN, Associated Press

Its scent has drawn comparisons to garbage and spoiled meat, but that isn't stopping crowds from flocking to see _and smell ??” an unusual plant in bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

The titan arum plant, nicknamed "corpse plant" for its rank smell, is attracting thousands of visitors during the day or two it remains in bloom.

"It's quite spectacular: the color and the form and the strong odor," said John Kress, chairman of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's botany department, which owns the plant. "I think that's what most people come to see. Or smell."

The long, conical bloom of the titan arum is believed to be the largest flower that doesn't grow on a tree. It has been known to grow 12 feet high in its native habitat on the island of Sumatra.

The specimen at the botanic garden, which began blooming early Sunday, is about 5 feet high.

Now that it's in bloom, the plant has also started emitting a smell that's drawn comparisons to garbage, spoiled meat, and rotting fish. But the plant's stench is actually the key to its survival: carrion beetles and other pollinators in its native Sumatra are attracted to the smell, Kress said.

"These beetles usually lay their eggs in rotting animals, so this plant pretends to be a dead animal," he said.

The smell also seems to be attracting visitors to the botanic garden. About 2,000 people had come to the garden to see the plant by Sunday afternoon, and at least 10,000 were expected by day's end.

Visitors are also interested in the plant because they are few chances to see one, Kress said. There are only about a dozen of the plants in the United States, he said.

A typical titan arum plant only blooms about once every five years. The one at the U.S. Botanic Garden is blooming for the first time at age 14.

Garden visitor Charles Miehm said he came to see the plant because it seemed like a rare opportunity.

"It's not as rancid as roadkill, but it's got a pretty potent smell," he said.
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Elderly Ga. Man on Oxygen Foils Robbers

Despite being 83 years old and reliant on oxygen tubes for a lung ailment, Harry Carpenter wouldn't let his wife of 57 years be robbed by knife-wielding intruders in his own home.

Two would-be robbers forced their way into the home of Carpenter and his wife, Jackie, Wednesday evening while the two were having dinner, according to a police report.

One of them made Harry Carpenter sit down in the sun room, while the other went with Jackie Carpenter, 80, to get money from her bedroom.

Carpenter tried to come to his wife's rescue but was threatened with the knife.

Then he got his break ??” his wife pretended to faint and the intruder who was holding him went into the other room to see what was happening.

Carpenter shuffled to the laundry room, where he kept an old, unloaded rifle that he used to shoot squirrels, he said.

When one of the intruders came back, he found Carpenter aiming the rifle at him and yelled at his companion to flee. Police were unable to locate the two suspects, who didn't get any money.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Mirrors to Banish Town's Winter Darkness

By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press

The sun has stopped shining in Rattenberg. But with the aid of a few mirrors, the winter darkness that grips this small town could soon be brightened up with pockets of sunshine.

That's because sun is plentiful less than 10 minutes' walk from the town and from Rat Mountain, the 3,000-foot hill that blocks its sunlight between November and February each year.

The solution: 30 heliostats, essentially rotating mirrors, mounted on a hillside to grab sunshine off reflectors from the neighboring village of Kramsach.

Bartenbach Lichtlabor GmbH, the Austrian company behind the idea, has already used mirrors for lighting projects around the world ??” sunshine into European basements and railroad stations or nighttime illumination of a mosque in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

It says the reflector technology is now advanced enough to justify the company's first attempt to bring sunshine into a village.

It's costly, however. The European Union is footing half the $2.4 million bill, and the company says it will pay the $600,000 cost of planning the project, gambling that success will attract more business.

"I am sure we will soon help other mountain villages see the light," says Markus Peskoller, Lichtlabor's director.

In the Tyrol region of the Alps alone, about 60 communities suffer the same fate in winter as Rattenberg. Peskoller says about six other towns in Austria and neighboring Switzerland have expressed interest.

The technology requires pinpoint beaming, and even the most modern mirrors have slight distortions and are vulnerable to strong winds.

Peskoller says those problems can be compensated for. But it would take a mirror the size of a football field to light up all of Rattenberg, "and we cannot cover the mountain with mirrors to bathe the whole town in light," he says.

So Lichtlabor plans to create about a dozen "hotspots" ??” areas not much bigger than a front yard scattered through the town, where people can gather and soak up rays. The mirrors would also reflect at various times of day onto building facades to show daylight slowly turning to dusk.

Rattenberg was built between the hill to the south and the Inn River to the north starting in the 1300s for protection against marauders. Back then, lack of sunshine was a small price to pay for relative security.

But as such dangers diminished, dozens more settlements sprang up. Some, like Kramsach, are just half a mile away and all enjoy a few hours of sun on a clear winter's day.

Rattenberg's demographics reflect the pull of the sun.

The town 25 miles east of Innsbruck is Austria's smallest_ and getting smaller. Its population has dropped by about 20 percent to 440 in the last two decades, and both Peskoller and Mayor Franz Wurzenrainer attribute that at least in part to lack of sunshine.

The mayor remembers how in the 1950s, when not everyone had a car, townspeople would trek over the bridge on the Inn River to Kramsach on a Sunday "to tank up on some sun."

In a poll of four years ago, about 50 percent of Rattenbergers listed lack of winter sunlight as their biggest disadvantage.

"We all complain, although those who have lived here into old age can put up with the problem," says Maria Auer, 91. "But the young folks are moving away."

Christine Margreiter runs a florist's shop in town but lives in a sunnier town nearby where she makes up for sunless weekdays by hiking and gardening.

"It's unpleasant to come here for me," she says. "Dark and cold."

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Send those dead animals in now, folks...

The forestry department in the remote eastern Indian state of Assam is appealing for dead animals -- to feed vultures threatened with extinction, a newspaper reported Saturday.

India has lost more than 95 percent of its vulture population in the last decade to mystery viruses, avian flu and carcasses sprinkled with pesticide. The Hindustan Times newspaper said more than 500 vultures had died in Assam since 2001.

It reported the forestry department wanted carcasses from towns and villages in Assam to be brought to two specially demarcated areas known for their vulture population.

The birds are considered sacred by some communities in India and play an important role in Hindu mythology for trying to save the wife of God-king Ram.

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Throw another Skippy on the barbie?

How do you like your kangaroo -- medium rare? Doesn't sound too appealing, does it?

So in a bid to make Australia's national icon more palatable, Food Companion International magazine and the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia are running a competition to find a more palatable culinary name for the meat of the hopping marsupials.

More than 300 entries have already been received from around the world including marsu (taken from marsupial), marla and wallagang (derived from the Aboriginal language), agaroo and the more unlikely Cyril, Skippy, yummy and roadkill.

"We need to come up with a catchier name for kangaroo meat. The current name inhibits some chefs from using the product because they know people will be put off ordering it," Mel Nathan, editor of Food Companion, told Reuters Monday.

"Overseas visitors tend to think that the koala and kangaroo are cute and cuddly animals there is no way they would ever dream of eating the product."

Australia's kangaroo population is conservatively estimated at more than 57 million. The Kangaroo Industry Association said around 15 to 20 percent of the population is harvested annually with the industry worth about A$200 million ($147 million).

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**** Visiting Doc Taz M.D.  D.V.M. ****
One day, after a man had his annual physical, the doctor came out and said, "You
had a great check-up. Is there anything that you'd like to talk about or ask
me?" "Well," he said, "I was thinking about getting a vasectomy." "That's a
pretty big decision. Have you talked it over with your family?" "Yeah," said the
man, "They're in favor of it, 15-to-2."

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What The Doctor Really Means

"Well, what have we here...?"
He has no idea and is hoping you'll give him a clue.

"Well, we're not feeling so well today, are we...?"
I'm stalling for time.

"If it doesn't clear up in a week, give me a call."
I don't know what it is. Maybe it will go away by itself.

"Let me check your medical history."
I want to see if you've paid your last bill before spending anymore time
with you.

"Well, now, we have some good news and some bad news."
The good news is, I'm going to buy that new BMW. The bad news is,you're
going to pay for it.

"This should be taken care of right away."
I'd planned a trip to Hawaii next month but this is so easy and
profitable
that I want to fix it before it cures itself.

"Let me schedule you for some lab tests."
I have a forty percent interest in the lab.

"Let's see how it develops."
Maybe in a few days it will grow into something that really needs to be
cured.

"I'd like to prescribe a new drug."
I'm writing a paper and would like to use you for a guinea pig.

"That's quite a nasty looking wound."
I think I'm going to throw up.

"This may smart a little."
Last week two patients almost bit off their tongues.

"This should fix you up."
The drug company slipped me some big bucks to prescribe this stuff. Hope
it
works...

"Everything seems to be normal."
Rats! I guess I can't buy that new beach condo after all.

"I'd like to run some more tests."
I can't figure out what's wrong. Maybe the kid in the lab can solve this
on

**** HEALTH NEWS ****
     Stress blocks coronary arteries  

WASHINGTON, -- Georgetown University scientists have dis-  
covered chronic stress can induce rapid blocking of arteries  
after a balloon angioplasty procedure. Researchers at the  
Georgetown University Medical Center said blocked coronary  
arteries after angioplasty affect 41 percent of patients who  
undergo the procedure and can lead to death. But the scien-  
tists demonstrated stress-induced atherosclerosis could be  
prevented by blocking a certain neuropeptide in blood vessels  
-- a finding that might lead to targeted therapy for  
individuals at risk for the condition. The study is the  
latest in a series of animal studies showing how chronic  
stress can be a high risk factor for accelerated athero-  
sclerosis, a heart condition in which plaque-like substances  
collect in the inner lining of an artery and can lead to  
heart attack or stroke. The study showed the effects of  
stress are more rapid than effects of a fat-rich diet in  
causing atherosclerosis. Dr. Zofia Zukowska, a professor of  
physiology and biophysics, said, "This research provides the  
first well-documented, experimental evidence in animals that  
stress can actually induce triggers that lead to vessel  
blockage and atherosclerosis." The findings were published  
in the October issue of the American Heart Association  
journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
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     Study a disappointment for Abbott Labs  

DALLAS, -- Scientists in Dallas, Texas, Monday reported  
Abbott Laboratories' heart drug Tricor failed to stop  
heart attacks and prevent deaths. Lackluster results of  
the five-year clinical trial of the highly anticipated  
cardiac drug in nearly 10,000 diabetics were presented  
during the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart  
Association. Despite the disappointing data, researchers  
said Tricor does appear to decrease heart attacks by a  
statistically significant 24 percent and makes it less  
likely patients will have to undergo heart surgery or  
angioplasty. Abbott issued a statement saying it had con-  
ducted its FIELD -- Fenofibrate Intervention and Event  
Lowering in Diabetes -- study to determine whether early  
intervention with fenofibrate could prevent cardiovascular  
events in patients with type 2 diabetes. "FIELD provides  
important learning on the role of early intervention with  
fenofibrate," lead investigator Anthony Keech of the  
University of Sydney said. "The results of FIELD will add  
to the growing body of knowledge of how best to manage  
cardiovascular risks within this patient population."  
Patients with type 2 diabetes are three to four times more  
likely to develop cardiovascular disease as are people  
without diabetes. The findings appear in the medical  
journal Lancet.
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**** ON THIS DAY ****

The Parable of the Spoons
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and
said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.
In the middle of the room was a large round table.
In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled
delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly.
They appeared to be famished.
They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it
possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but
because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the
spoons back into their mouths. 
The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."
They went to the next room and opened the door.
It was exactly the same as the first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made
the holy man's mouth water.
The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here
the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, "I don't understand."
It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires but one skill.
You see, they have learned to feed each other."
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The Bible and the Coal Basket
Author Unknown

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his
young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen
table reading his Bible.
His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in
every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the
Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand
I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bible
do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and
replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a
basket of water." The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked
out before he got back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster
next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he
returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was
impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket
instead.
The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of
water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to
watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his
grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would
leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the
basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the
basket was again empty.
Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the
basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal
basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not
understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be
changed, inside and out. That is the work of the Holy Spirit in our
lives."

**** HEADS UP FOLKS ****
These Are My Causes Please Help

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Organ and Tissue Donation/Transplanation 
http://www.organdonor.gov/

It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram"
for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram
in exchange for advertising.
 
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
 
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
&
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to  click on it daily to meet their quota
of getting free food donated  every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a  minute to go
to their site and click on "feed an animal in need"  for free! This doesn't cost you a thing! Their corporate
sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange
for advertising. 
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know!

 http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

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 **** COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****

The American Music Awards are this Tuesday November 22nd!

Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, and Sugarland will be presenting awards. Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, and Kenny Chesney will be performing on the show.

Country Nominations

Favorite Male Artist:
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

Favorite Female Artist:
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
Gretchen Wilson

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album:
Honkytonk University (Toby Keith)
Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
Here For The Party (Gretchen Wilson)

Favorite New Artist (All Genres):
The Killers
Jesse McCartney
Sugarland

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The movie, "Walk the Line" is now in theaters and seems to be getting great reviews from viewers. This movie is based on Johnny Cash's life and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Whitherspoon that perform their own vocals in the movie. The soundtrack is also out now that features the stars of the movie, including Shooter Jennings that appears in the movie as his father.
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Both Eddie and Troy of Montgomery Gentry will be having surgeries next month. Back in April, Eddie Montgomery broke his left wrist in a concert accident, and Troy Gentry broke his left ankle and tore ligaments in his left knee in a horse-riding accident in July. They've been unable to heal due to several months on the road
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Reba McEntire's new album is a collection of all 33 of her #1 hits in order they were released! There also 2 new songs on the album, You're Gonna Be," a mother's loving lessons for her child; and "Love Needs a Holiday," which recounts a married couple's much- needed motel getaway.
Amazon Price: $14.99
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AT WAL MART
 
GARTH'S BOX SET $25.00 starts Friday
avaible on line now at walmart.com
MARTINA McBRIDE  $9.72  everyday


 **** Amy's Kitchen ****  

ROAST TURKEY WITH GARLIC & ROSEMARY   

1 whole turkey (10 to 12 pounds)  
6 to 8 garlic cloves  
2 large lemons, halved  
2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed  
1 teaspoon rubbed sage  
1/2 stick melted butter  

DIRECTIONS:  
Cut six to eight small slits in turkey skin insert garlic  
between the skin and meat. Squeeze two lemon halves inside  
the turkey and leave them inside. Brush melted butter over  
outside turkey and inside slits. Squeeze remaining lemon  
over outside of turkey. Sprinkle with rosemary and sage.  
Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325  
degrees for 1 hour. Baste with pan juices. Cover and bake  
for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours longer until a meat thermometer  
reads 185 degrees -- basting every half hour with pan juices.  

Yield: 8-10 servings.
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WW Pecan Pie Tarts
3 Points

Would make a great substitute for pecan pie at Thanksgiving!

Servings - 18 (2 tarts each) Points - 3

1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup egg substitute, liquid
2/3 cup diet margarine (do not melt)
4 ounces chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini-muffin tins with non-stick
cooking spray.
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into
mini-muffin pans, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake 15 mins.

Nutrition Info for 2 tarts:120 Cal., 8 g. fat, 0 g. fiber
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**** WABASH VALLEY WEATHER ****
http://www.wtwo.com/

Weather Summary:
A cold front moved through Monday night and this will bring in somewhat
cooler weather for Tuesday. A fast moving system that will move north of
here will cause the winds to shift and come out of the south Tuesday
night. This could cause a few light showers by late Tuesday night and
Wednesday. If the showers develop before it warms up, there may be some
snowflakes mixed in but nothing to be worried about. A cold front will
drop down through here Wednesday night and Thanksgiving. This will bring
in colder weather with highs for Thanksgiving and Friday only in the
30`s and wind chills on Thanksgiving could drop into the teens. It will
warm up some by later in the weekend.

-- Jesse Walker

Weather Factoid:
Fat raccoons in the autumn and early winter mean a cold winter.

Monday NIght
North Wind Increasing
Low 30

Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High 40

Tuesday Night
Mostly Cloudy
Low 28

Wednesday
40% Chance of Light Showers
High 46
Low 28

Thanksgiving
Mostly Cloudy and Cold
High 33
Low 27

Friday
Partly Sunny
High 35
Low 23

Saturday
Partly Sunny
High 36
Low 22

Sunday
Partly Sunny
High 40
Low 22

Monday
Partly Sunny
High 42
Low 27



****A PARTING THOUGHT ****
I'd live life in the fast lane, but I am married to a speed bump.


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LAST CALL Y'ALL
The police precinct captain had been ordered to raid the local bordello, something which was an embarrassment to him and his men, for they patronized it themselves on occasion and were friendly with the madam.

The captain therefore rang up the establishment and found that all the girls, and the madam too, were off on a picnic and that the place was closed. There was only the cleaning lady to answer the phone.

"Listen," said the captain, "pass on this message because it won't be safe to call again. Tell the madam that tomorrow we've got to stage a surprise raid on the place. When we come, however, we'll honk the horn, go round the block, honk the horn, go round the block, honk the horn, then go round the block a third time, and then we'll come dashing in. But by that time, we want everyone safely out of the place. You understand?"

The cleaning lady said she did, but of course she didn't, and the madam never received the message. The next day it was business as usual at the establishment.

The police, blissfully unaware of the slip in their plan, arrived, honked, circled, honked, circled, honked, circled, and then charged in. As they dashed up the stairs with the captain at the head, they collided with two nude girls who were hastening down the stairs with a mattress between them.

The captain roared, "What the devil are you two girls doing?"

"Don't blame us," cried one of the girls indignantly. "Some jerk outside is honking for curb service."



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