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Saturday, April 19, 2008
MLM Doesn't Have to Be a Struggle - It Really CAN Be Fun!!
Do you already work from home, but just can't make it work?
Are you searching for a legitimate way to make money from home?
Don't know where to turn?
Tired of all the hype and false promises?
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The cards have been stacked against you.
I would like to offer you a free eBook that will explain to you what to look for in a company and why you've been struggling if you are already in a company.
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If You Are Here Looking For a Way To Make Money From Home Read My Free eBook FIRST http://doinggreat.successin10steps.com
Then Visit http://www.coachme-mentorme.net
Are you searching for a legitimate way to make money from home?
Don't know where to turn?
Tired of all the hype and false promises?
Trying to weed out the scams, but don't know how?
I can help!
It's NOT YOUR FAULT you haven't been successful.
The cards have been stacked against you.
I would like to offer you a free eBook that will explain to you what to look for in a company and why you've been struggling if you are already in a company.
Simply fill out the form below, read the book and get back to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7i6AahCSVQ
I'll be happy to help you reach your goals.
Visit My Blog at http://wwwcoachme-mentorme.blogspot.com
If You Are Here Looking For a Way To Make Money From Home Read My Free eBook FIRST http://doinggreat.successin10steps.com
Then Visit http://www.coachme-mentorme.net
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
What's Fair?"
Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries
By Pastor Ken Klaus, Speaker of The Lutheran Hour®
"
April 16, 2008
I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. 2 Corinthians 8:13-14
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
According to the top executives of the nation's five largest oil companies, that's the way it is.
Appearing before a House Committee, the businessmen tried to explain just why their companies should keep getting billions of dollars in tax breaks even though last year they made a profit of one hundred and twenty-three billion dollars.
J. S. Simon, senior vice-president of Exxon, a company that, last year, made a record forty billion dollars said, "We depend on high earnings during the up cycle to sustain investment over the long term, including the down cycles."
A Democratic Congressman from Missouri spoke for many when he said, "The up cycle has been going on too long . . . Your approval rating is lower than (Congress) ours, and that means you're down low."
Christians, having felt the financial pinch at the oil pumps and the pain of winter heating bills, know believers should have a different outlook when it comes to using the gifts God has entrusted to them.
St. Paul, writing to the Christians at Corinth, said those who are financially blessed should do what they can to help those who are under duress.
After all, that is what Jesus has done for us. The Son of God left heaven's high throne to be born as a human being, to live under the law, to resist Satan's temptations, to die the death we deserved. All this Jesus endured so we might be forgiven of our sins, be safe, and made secure.
St. Paul summed up the Savior's redeeming sacrifice when he wrote, "though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).
It was the Father's way of making sure that all those who have faith in His Son as their Savior, never have a "down cycle."
THE PRAYER: Dear heavenly Father, be with those who are in extreme financial difficulty. May I, as one of the recipients of Jesus' sacrifice, do what I can to help those in difficulty. Finally, let those in business be given a reasonable profit along with a caring conscience. This I ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
PS - Some readers of the Daily Devotion have asked me to write about the widely carried story of the woman, who, having become a "man" through a sex-change operation, is now pregnant. All I can say about that story is to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln. Frequently, he would ask people if you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs will a dog have? Most people responded by saying the dog would have five legs. Lincoln would counter by pointing out the dog still has four legs. You can't turn a tail into a leg by giving it a different name. This is just my way of saying although the "woman" may have undergone some surgeries, and the media delights in saying "a man is pregnant," the truth is, "he" is pregnant because she is still a woman.
By Pastor Ken Klaus, Speaker of The Lutheran Hour®
"
April 16, 2008
I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. 2 Corinthians 8:13-14
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
According to the top executives of the nation's five largest oil companies, that's the way it is.
Appearing before a House Committee, the businessmen tried to explain just why their companies should keep getting billions of dollars in tax breaks even though last year they made a profit of one hundred and twenty-three billion dollars.
J. S. Simon, senior vice-president of Exxon, a company that, last year, made a record forty billion dollars said, "We depend on high earnings during the up cycle to sustain investment over the long term, including the down cycles."
A Democratic Congressman from Missouri spoke for many when he said, "The up cycle has been going on too long . . . Your approval rating is lower than (Congress) ours, and that means you're down low."
Christians, having felt the financial pinch at the oil pumps and the pain of winter heating bills, know believers should have a different outlook when it comes to using the gifts God has entrusted to them.
St. Paul, writing to the Christians at Corinth, said those who are financially blessed should do what they can to help those who are under duress.
After all, that is what Jesus has done for us. The Son of God left heaven's high throne to be born as a human being, to live under the law, to resist Satan's temptations, to die the death we deserved. All this Jesus endured so we might be forgiven of our sins, be safe, and made secure.
St. Paul summed up the Savior's redeeming sacrifice when he wrote, "though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).
It was the Father's way of making sure that all those who have faith in His Son as their Savior, never have a "down cycle."
THE PRAYER: Dear heavenly Father, be with those who are in extreme financial difficulty. May I, as one of the recipients of Jesus' sacrifice, do what I can to help those in difficulty. Finally, let those in business be given a reasonable profit along with a caring conscience. This I ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
PS - Some readers of the Daily Devotion have asked me to write about the widely carried story of the woman, who, having become a "man" through a sex-change operation, is now pregnant. All I can say about that story is to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln. Frequently, he would ask people if you call a dog's tail a leg, how many legs will a dog have? Most people responded by saying the dog would have five legs. Lincoln would counter by pointing out the dog still has four legs. You can't turn a tail into a leg by giving it a different name. This is just my way of saying although the "woman" may have undergone some surgeries, and the media delights in saying "a man is pregnant," the truth is, "he" is pregnant because she is still a woman.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Do You Know A Volunteer?
Have you ever done any volunteer work? I have and I can guarantee that it sure makes you feel good. A lot of times when you volunteer to help out you end up benefiting as much (or more) than those you help! Whether it's helping at a school, nursing home, hospital, church, animal rescue center, YMCA or YWCA, beach clean-up day or a city park, a few hours of your time will make a huge difference!
Did you know there are actually physical benefits to volunteering? Not only are you performing important work, studies have shown that there are important therapeutic benefits. When you do an unselfish act for someone else, the biochemical activity in the brain increases and releases endorphins (the "feel good" chemicals) that fight depression and stress! People who volunteer experience a sense of well-being and their self-esteem increases.
Almost 61 million people volunteered in the United States in 2006. That was only a little over 26 percent of the population and the number of volunteers is decreasing each year. But I believe that volunteering is something that everyone can and should do. It doesn't matter how old or young, how rich or poor, how physically fit you are (or aren't), or where you live -- there are hundreds of people, animals, and environmental problems that need help. The key is to find something that you really feel passionate about and "just do it."
We've published 10 ebooks with over 101 ideas in each one that you can download if you need ideas -- just go to www.TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com and help yourself! We have a Division called Together We Can Change The World Day (T-Day) where you can look for a project happening in your area or list your own! (We're going to be gearing this up in the next few months and I'll be introducing you to Lin Seahorn our new Director of T-Day in upcoming issues of this newsletter -- so "stay tuned"!)
If you work with an organization that utilizes Volunteers, you know they are crucial to your success! Did you know that Sunday, the 20th, is Volunteer Recognition Day? One of the ebooks we offer is 101 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Volunteers. Why not download it and make sure your volunteers know how much they mean to you and your organization?
One of the best things you can do for yourself is to be a volunteer. You have a special gift or skill that is valuable and needed. Whether you like to read aloud to a patient in a hospital or group of children at the library; take care of abandoned animals at a rescue shelter; knit sweaters for homeless individuals; answer phones or help with mailings; or serve at a local food pantry or soup kitchen, no one can do it just the way you can! Decide to reach beyond your own needs to help someone else, and watch how it changes your world!
You'll make it a great year!
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Rex Andrews
Dewey, Arizona
Rexsstore@yahoo.com
We BELIEVE that Together We Can Change the World!
Quotes Of The Week
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be only kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." ~Mohammed Ali
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." ~Albert Pike
"Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. . . You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
We're on a mission and want to invite you along! We exist to help make a difference in our world by helping to create massive funding for organizations, businesses and individuals AND helping children in the U.S. and around the world through Someone Believes In You!, our TWCCTW Foundation, and One-Child-At-A-Time Program. We believe that together, we can change the world! To learn more about who we are and what we're about use this link.
Someone Believes In You! NEW
Together We Can Change the World has just added a new division! Someone Believes In You! offers daily emails with powerful stories that encourage, motivate, and inspire. We all need to know we are special, valued and capable of achieving all we were created to achieve. Give someone (or yourself) the daily gift of empowerment to believe in their dreams. Every subscription provides a fr*ee subscription for a foster or at-risk child. Visit Someone Believes In You! to see sample stories, certificates, testimonies, and to find out more. Then snag your subscription(s)! Help us change the world -- one person at a time!
Join our rapidly growing family of EVERYDAY shoppers who are helping their families and favorite cause(s) with every purchase they make.
And remember -- unlike your neighborhood mall, My Power Mall is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week -- has no crowds or parking problems, saves you gas AND valuable time!
What Difference Can I Make?
Don't think because you're only one person you can't make a difference! You can. . .
. . . treat all volunteers like celebrities for a week. Put gold stars with their names on them along the walkway into the building, in the hallways, wherever they'll be seen. Give over the staff lounge to the volunteers for the week. Decorate it with a celebrity theme and provide food all week long. Specially mark the front parking spots for "volunteers only" -- have the CEO and others give up their parking spots for the week. (Idea taken from our fr*ee E-book, 101 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Volunteers. (TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com).
We now have 11 fr*ee E-books (with more to come) that you can download on our Publishing site (see link in paragraph above).
Little things make BIG differences!
Another great way to make a difference is by signing up for a Together We Can Change The World DAY project in your area (or register yours!) and multiply your efforts.
Profile of the Week
Jerry feels the familiar tug on his heart strings as he sits in the stands of the new soccer field watching the players compete in the final game of the season. With only a few seconds remaining, the team scores the winning goal and he jumps from the stands to congratulate his team. He is so proud of these kids.
Jerry's passion for soccer started many years ago while growing up in a small town in the Midwest. An only child raised by his mother, Jerry craved the companionship of kids his own age. His mother let him join the city soccer league when he was 8 years old, and soccer has been a passion in his life ever since.
Jerry thinks back to those early years when the league lacked money for uniforms, equipment and a decent place to play. He smiles as he remembers playing on empty land or in parking lots. And they always played in their street clothes. As a kid, that didn't matter to him. What mattered was playing -- being with other kids -- being part of a team. Jerry is thankful for the camaraderie and team skills he learned as a result of playing soccer, all of which helped make him the person he is today.
And so he didn't hesitate when asked to coach. Jerry feels strongly about giving back. As a result, he has touched the lives of thousands of young people during his 14 years as the volunteer leader for the city soccer league. He has raised countless funds to build a soccer field, buy uniforms and equipment, and provide a safe environment for young people to develop their skill and love of the game. He also coaches a team every season to stay connected to the kids.
Although thankful for a recent soccer league award, Jerry will tell you the awards and accolades are not the reason he continues his volunteer efforts in soccer. "I can say with complete truthfulness, it is not an award or the acclaim of others; it is the appreciation from a former soccer player whose life has taken a positive turn due to some of my efforts," says Jerry.
Jerry is jolted back to the present and his excited championship team. He grabs the team soccer ball and yells above the kids' excited chatter. "Come on, guys, let's go get some pizza. Last one to the van is a rotten egg!"
* * * * * * * * *
Let's Celebrate!
Need an excuse to celebrate (or go shopping on your My Power Mall)? How about: Income Tax Day (15th), Take a Wild Guess Day (15th), Equal Pay Day (15th), Fast Food Day (15th), Rubber Eraser Day (15th), Freak-out Day (15th), Titanic Remembrance Day (15th), Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday (15th), International Stress Awareness Day (16th), International Moment of Laughter Day (16th), Eggs Benedict Day (16th), National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day (16th), Blah! Blah! Blah! Day (17th), Ellis Island Family History Day (17th), Ford Mustang Day (17th), Get to Know Your Customers Day (17th), High Five Day (17th), National Cheeseball Day (17th), Nosy Neighbor Appreciation Day (17th), International Special Librarian's Day (17th), Time Out Day (18th), Comic (Books) Days (18-20), International Juggler's Day (18th), Pet Owners Independence Day (18th), World Amateur Radio Day (18th), YoYo Days (18-20), Paul Revere Day (18th), Primrose Day (19th), Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day (19th), National Hanging Out Day (19th), Hot Dog Day (19th), Husband Appreciation Day (19th), World Cow Chip Day (19th), National Garlic Day (19th), Look Alike Day (20th), Volunteer Recognition Day (20th), Lima Bean Respect Day (20th), Full Moon Day (20th), Patriots' Day (21st) Kindergarten Day (21st), National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day (21st), Birthday of Charlotte Bronte (21st), or Creativity and Innovation Day (21st).
Special Week Celebrations: Pan American Week (13-19), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week (13-19), National Crime Victims Rights Week (13-19), National Library Week (13-19), National Personal Training Week (13-20), Week of the Young Child (13-19), National Inspirational News Week (13-19), Young People's Poetry Week (14-20), National Occupational Health Nursing Week (14-18), Organize Your Files Week (3rd week), Medical Labs Week (3rd week)
Some of the April Month Celebrations: Alcohol Awareness Month, Amateur Radio Month, Autism Awareness Month, Cancer Control Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Financial Literacy Month, Global Child Nutrition Month, Informed Women Month, Injury Prevention Month, International Customer Loyalty Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Month of the Young Child, Month of the Military Child, National Car Care Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Decorating Month, National Donate Life Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month, National Landscape Architecture Month, National Occupational Therapy Month, National Parkinson's Awareness Month, National Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month, National Pecan Month, National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, National Poetry Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month, Physical Wellness Month, Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month, Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, School Library Media Month, Straw Hat Month, Southern Belles Month, Women's Eye Health & Safety Month, Workplace Conflict Awareness Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, Lawn and Garden Month, Poetry Month, National Welding Month, Stress Awareness Month
2008 has been declared: International Year of Languages, International Year of Planet Earth, International Year of the Potato, and International Year of Sanitation
Did You Know?
Shampoo was first marketed in the U.S. in 1930 by John Breck, who was the captain of a volunteer fire department.
Remember:
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Just For Fun
This week's brainteaser: A mother has six children and five potatoes. How can she feed each child an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions.)
Last week's brainteaser: My brother Mark says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be? Answer: He goes to the next room and by crawling toward the bottle, he slides into the room.
Tips & Tricks
Vinegar, Onions & Berries
Vinegar does a great job fighting offensive odors. Try rubbing distilled vinegar on your hands before and after you slice onion, garlic or clean fish. You can also use undiluted white vinegar on your hands to remove stains from berries.
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Did you know there are actually physical benefits to volunteering? Not only are you performing important work, studies have shown that there are important therapeutic benefits. When you do an unselfish act for someone else, the biochemical activity in the brain increases and releases endorphins (the "feel good" chemicals) that fight depression and stress! People who volunteer experience a sense of well-being and their self-esteem increases.
Almost 61 million people volunteered in the United States in 2006. That was only a little over 26 percent of the population and the number of volunteers is decreasing each year. But I believe that volunteering is something that everyone can and should do. It doesn't matter how old or young, how rich or poor, how physically fit you are (or aren't), or where you live -- there are hundreds of people, animals, and environmental problems that need help. The key is to find something that you really feel passionate about and "just do it."
We've published 10 ebooks with over 101 ideas in each one that you can download if you need ideas -- just go to www.TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com and help yourself! We have a Division called Together We Can Change The World Day (T-Day) where you can look for a project happening in your area or list your own! (We're going to be gearing this up in the next few months and I'll be introducing you to Lin Seahorn our new Director of T-Day in upcoming issues of this newsletter -- so "stay tuned"!)
If you work with an organization that utilizes Volunteers, you know they are crucial to your success! Did you know that Sunday, the 20th, is Volunteer Recognition Day? One of the ebooks we offer is 101 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Volunteers. Why not download it and make sure your volunteers know how much they mean to you and your organization?
One of the best things you can do for yourself is to be a volunteer. You have a special gift or skill that is valuable and needed. Whether you like to read aloud to a patient in a hospital or group of children at the library; take care of abandoned animals at a rescue shelter; knit sweaters for homeless individuals; answer phones or help with mailings; or serve at a local food pantry or soup kitchen, no one can do it just the way you can! Decide to reach beyond your own needs to help someone else, and watch how it changes your world!
You'll make it a great year!
http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/12520
Rex Andrews
Dewey, Arizona
Rexsstore@yahoo.com
We BELIEVE that Together We Can Change the World!
Quotes Of The Week
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be only kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." ~Mohammed Ali
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." ~Albert Pike
"Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. . . You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
We're on a mission and want to invite you along! We exist to help make a difference in our world by helping to create massive funding for organizations, businesses and individuals AND helping children in the U.S. and around the world through Someone Believes In You!, our TWCCTW Foundation, and One-Child-At-A-Time Program. We believe that together, we can change the world! To learn more about who we are and what we're about use this link.
Someone Believes In You! NEW
Together We Can Change the World has just added a new division! Someone Believes In You! offers daily emails with powerful stories that encourage, motivate, and inspire. We all need to know we are special, valued and capable of achieving all we were created to achieve. Give someone (or yourself) the daily gift of empowerment to believe in their dreams. Every subscription provides a fr*ee subscription for a foster or at-risk child. Visit Someone Believes In You! to see sample stories, certificates, testimonies, and to find out more. Then snag your subscription(s)! Help us change the world -- one person at a time!
Join our rapidly growing family of EVERYDAY shoppers who are helping their families and favorite cause(s) with every purchase they make.
And remember -- unlike your neighborhood mall, My Power Mall is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week -- has no crowds or parking problems, saves you gas AND valuable time!
What Difference Can I Make?
Don't think because you're only one person you can't make a difference! You can. . .
. . . treat all volunteers like celebrities for a week. Put gold stars with their names on them along the walkway into the building, in the hallways, wherever they'll be seen. Give over the staff lounge to the volunteers for the week. Decorate it with a celebrity theme and provide food all week long. Specially mark the front parking spots for "volunteers only" -- have the CEO and others give up their parking spots for the week. (Idea taken from our fr*ee E-book, 101 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Volunteers. (TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com).
We now have 11 fr*ee E-books (with more to come) that you can download on our Publishing site (see link in paragraph above).
Little things make BIG differences!
Another great way to make a difference is by signing up for a Together We Can Change The World DAY project in your area (or register yours!) and multiply your efforts.
Profile of the Week
Jerry feels the familiar tug on his heart strings as he sits in the stands of the new soccer field watching the players compete in the final game of the season. With only a few seconds remaining, the team scores the winning goal and he jumps from the stands to congratulate his team. He is so proud of these kids.
Jerry's passion for soccer started many years ago while growing up in a small town in the Midwest. An only child raised by his mother, Jerry craved the companionship of kids his own age. His mother let him join the city soccer league when he was 8 years old, and soccer has been a passion in his life ever since.
Jerry thinks back to those early years when the league lacked money for uniforms, equipment and a decent place to play. He smiles as he remembers playing on empty land or in parking lots. And they always played in their street clothes. As a kid, that didn't matter to him. What mattered was playing -- being with other kids -- being part of a team. Jerry is thankful for the camaraderie and team skills he learned as a result of playing soccer, all of which helped make him the person he is today.
And so he didn't hesitate when asked to coach. Jerry feels strongly about giving back. As a result, he has touched the lives of thousands of young people during his 14 years as the volunteer leader for the city soccer league. He has raised countless funds to build a soccer field, buy uniforms and equipment, and provide a safe environment for young people to develop their skill and love of the game. He also coaches a team every season to stay connected to the kids.
Although thankful for a recent soccer league award, Jerry will tell you the awards and accolades are not the reason he continues his volunteer efforts in soccer. "I can say with complete truthfulness, it is not an award or the acclaim of others; it is the appreciation from a former soccer player whose life has taken a positive turn due to some of my efforts," says Jerry.
Jerry is jolted back to the present and his excited championship team. He grabs the team soccer ball and yells above the kids' excited chatter. "Come on, guys, let's go get some pizza. Last one to the van is a rotten egg!"
* * * * * * * * *
Let's Celebrate!
Need an excuse to celebrate (or go shopping on your My Power Mall)? How about: Income Tax Day (15th), Take a Wild Guess Day (15th), Equal Pay Day (15th), Fast Food Day (15th), Rubber Eraser Day (15th), Freak-out Day (15th), Titanic Remembrance Day (15th), Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday (15th), International Stress Awareness Day (16th), International Moment of Laughter Day (16th), Eggs Benedict Day (16th), National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day (16th), Blah! Blah! Blah! Day (17th), Ellis Island Family History Day (17th), Ford Mustang Day (17th), Get to Know Your Customers Day (17th), High Five Day (17th), National Cheeseball Day (17th), Nosy Neighbor Appreciation Day (17th), International Special Librarian's Day (17th), Time Out Day (18th), Comic (Books) Days (18-20), International Juggler's Day (18th), Pet Owners Independence Day (18th), World Amateur Radio Day (18th), YoYo Days (18-20), Paul Revere Day (18th), Primrose Day (19th), Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day (19th), National Hanging Out Day (19th), Hot Dog Day (19th), Husband Appreciation Day (19th), World Cow Chip Day (19th), National Garlic Day (19th), Look Alike Day (20th), Volunteer Recognition Day (20th), Lima Bean Respect Day (20th), Full Moon Day (20th), Patriots' Day (21st) Kindergarten Day (21st), National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day (21st), Birthday of Charlotte Bronte (21st), or Creativity and Innovation Day (21st).
Special Week Celebrations: Pan American Week (13-19), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week (13-19), National Crime Victims Rights Week (13-19), National Library Week (13-19), National Personal Training Week (13-20), Week of the Young Child (13-19), National Inspirational News Week (13-19), Young People's Poetry Week (14-20), National Occupational Health Nursing Week (14-18), Organize Your Files Week (3rd week), Medical Labs Week (3rd week)
Some of the April Month Celebrations: Alcohol Awareness Month, Amateur Radio Month, Autism Awareness Month, Cancer Control Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Financial Literacy Month, Global Child Nutrition Month, Informed Women Month, Injury Prevention Month, International Customer Loyalty Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Month of the Young Child, Month of the Military Child, National Car Care Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Decorating Month, National Donate Life Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month, National Landscape Architecture Month, National Occupational Therapy Month, National Parkinson's Awareness Month, National Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month, National Pecan Month, National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, National Poetry Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month, Physical Wellness Month, Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month, Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, School Library Media Month, Straw Hat Month, Southern Belles Month, Women's Eye Health & Safety Month, Workplace Conflict Awareness Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, Lawn and Garden Month, Poetry Month, National Welding Month, Stress Awareness Month
2008 has been declared: International Year of Languages, International Year of Planet Earth, International Year of the Potato, and International Year of Sanitation
Did You Know?
Shampoo was first marketed in the U.S. in 1930 by John Breck, who was the captain of a volunteer fire department.
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Just For Fun
This week's brainteaser: A mother has six children and five potatoes. How can she feed each child an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions.)
Last week's brainteaser: My brother Mark says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be? Answer: He goes to the next room and by crawling toward the bottle, he slides into the room.
Tips & Tricks
Vinegar, Onions & Berries
Vinegar does a great job fighting offensive odors. Try rubbing distilled vinegar on your hands before and after you slice onion, garlic or clean fish. You can also use undiluted white vinegar on your hands to remove stains from berries.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Attraction
Have you ever spent time wondering why many good people continually attract negative situations into their lives while others seem to attract nothing but beautiful situations into theirs. This concept contains power, possibility, and promise if you will use it.
You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life. There have always been small select groups of individuals who are aware of how to work in harmony with this natural law of the universe: The Law of Attraction.
This law clearly states you can only attract to you that which is in harmony with you. Everything in the universe vibrates. That is based on the Law of Vibration. That includes your mind and body. Look at your body through a microscope, it is a mass of energy that is moving and vibrating. Your mind controls the vibration you are in at any given moment. You control your mind by the thoughts you choose. No one can cause you to think something you do not want to think. This is where freedom comes in, this is also where the problem begins with most people. They permit what is happening around them to determine how they think. They have become the play-thing for outside forces.
Ninety percent of the population wish positive but think negative. Their negative thoughts puts them in a negative vibration which by law determines what is attracted into their lives. As a creative individual you will continually attract good things into your life by thinking positive thoughts and expecting the best life has to offer. You deserve it.
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You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life. There have always been small select groups of individuals who are aware of how to work in harmony with this natural law of the universe: The Law of Attraction.
This law clearly states you can only attract to you that which is in harmony with you. Everything in the universe vibrates. That is based on the Law of Vibration. That includes your mind and body. Look at your body through a microscope, it is a mass of energy that is moving and vibrating. Your mind controls the vibration you are in at any given moment. You control your mind by the thoughts you choose. No one can cause you to think something you do not want to think. This is where freedom comes in, this is also where the problem begins with most people. They permit what is happening around them to determine how they think. They have become the play-thing for outside forces.
Ninety percent of the population wish positive but think negative. Their negative thoughts puts them in a negative vibration which by law determines what is attracted into their lives. As a creative individual you will continually attract good things into your life by thinking positive thoughts and expecting the best life has to offer. You deserve it.
http://doinggreat.successin10steps.com
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
For the Children!
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and I want to introduce you to Selena.
When her parents deserted her at 9 months of age, little Selena weighed only 12 pounds. Her biological parents left her with Selena's great aunt and all the baby did was scream. She'd never known love -- had never been bathed.
Selena's new mommy took the infant to the doctor and found that she had Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Since then, she has also suffered a stroke and has cerebral palsy. Selena has left side brain damage and only 10 percent vision in her right eye. She is unable to use her right hand and didn't walk until she was 4 years old -- and then only with the help of braces and a cast.
Selena is now 6 years old and has migraines every day. She suffers from major speech delay and uses sign language. She does attend school but is 3 years behind. And she's no stranger to doctors and specialists.
Even with all her problems (and because of her adopted mother's love and selfless nurturing), Selena has a radiant smile and is her "mommy's" pride and joy -- her "precious angel"!
Unfortunately, abuse stories like Selena's are not that uncommon.
Every 10 seconds a child is reported abused or neglected. . . Every single day in the United States, 4 children die from child abuse. . . 79% of the children killed are under the age of 4 years. . . Shaken Baby Syndrome is widely unknown and rapidly growing. . . these tiny victims range in age from a few days old to a few months old.
The stories are horrific: Little Beaunca was only 2 years old when she died from a beating by her mother because she spilled juice on the floor. James was only 3 years old when he was kicked, punched and shaken to death by his father because he was playing too loudly while his father watched a football game. 22 month old Miguel was beaten to death for having an accident in his pants.
Of the thousands of children who survive such abuse many will experience physical and mental injuries for life. Some of the results include severe brain injury (like little Selena), seizures, mental retardation, paralysis, loss of hearing, blindness, learning difficulties, delayed development, cerebral palsy and more.
I invite you to make a difference and consider becoming a voice for these voiceless children. Visit the website, Children Without A Voice USA (www.ChildrenWithoutAVoiceUSA.org). This organization's founder, Lin Seahorn, is our very own Director of Together We Can Change the World Day! Lin is a survivor of abuse and the foster care system (there are currently 1.5 million children in the system) and has been fighting child abuse in the U.S. for over 25 years.
If you need help or suspect child abuse, call this 24 hour Hotline number: 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453). You may save a child's life by making a simple phone call!
Please help raise Child Abuse Awareness in the U.S. during the month of April by wearing and distributing blue ribbons to everyone you know. Or you can order blue ribbon pins (25 cents each) at: 800-924-2643 (National Exchange Club Foundation in Norfolk, VA). Why the color blue? Because it reminds us of the horrible bruises born by these tiny, voiceless victims.
Life is precious -- and everyone deserves love, security, and support.
Make it a great year!
Sandi Valentine
P. S. To help little Selena directly, visit www.ChildrenWithoutAVoiceUSA.org. Read her story, look at her pictures (she's beautiful!) and then follow the link to her special website.
We BELIEVE that Together We Can Change the World!
Quotes Of The Week
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us." ~Flora Edwards
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
We're on a mission and want to invite you along! We exist to help make a difference in our world by helping to create massive funding for organizations, businesses and individuals AND helping children in the U.S. and around the world through Someone Believes In You!, our TWCCTW Foundation, and One-Child-At-A-Time Program. We believe that together, we can change the world! To learn more about who we are and what we're about use this link.
Someone Believes In You! NEW
Together We Can Change the World has just added a new division! Someone Believes In You! offers daily emails with powerful stories that encourage, motivate, and inspire. We all need to know we are special, valued and capable of achieving all we were created to achieve. Give someone (or yourself) the daily gift of empowerment to believe in their dreams. Every subscription provides a fr*ee subscription for a foster or at-risk child. Visit Someone Believes In You! to see sample stories, certificates, testimonies, and to find out more. Then snag your subscription(s)! Help us change the world -- one person at a time!
Don't think because you're only one person you can't make a difference! You can. . .
. . . help a child who's suffered abuse or neglect. Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (www.nationalcasa.org), which involves reviewing a case, and recommending to the court what you believe is best for the child. No legal expertise is required. (Idea taken from our fr*ee E-book, 101 Ways Women Can Change the World. (TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com).
Little things make BIG differences!
Another great way to make a difference is by signing up for a Together We Can Change The World DAY project in your area (or register yours!) and multiply your efforts.
Feeling the tug on his shirt sleeve, Pete looks down into the sad eyes of Jacob.
"Mr. Pete," has asks, "Can I play today?"
"Of course, Jacob!"
Boys just like Jacob come every Saturday morning to be part of the neighborhood recreation program. Many of them do not have dads to spend time with them. Pete has been involved as a volunteer now for about six years. His week would not be complete without spending each Saturday morning play games with anywhere from 30 to 50 boys.
It all started when his next door neighbor, Sam, came to tell Pete he was taking a new job and would be moving. His neighbor was concerned about the city recreation program where he volunteered.
"Pete, would you ever consider working at the rec program?" Sam asked.
Initially Pete had thought he wouldn't have time. After all, he had his own two sons who needed his time and attention. But Sam pointed out that Pete's own sons could be involved, too.
It has been a great experience for all three family members. In fact, Pete says it has brought them closer together. Each week they look forward to not only spending time together, but to making a difference in the lives of boys who long for someone to care about them.
For two hours each week, Pete sees the sad eyes of boys like Jacob light up.
"These little guys just need to hang out with someone who cares about them," Pete shares. "Not only that, but my life -- and my boys' lives -- are enriched as well!"
Pete is not only a volunteer at the recreation center, but regularly speaks to groups throughout his city encouraging others to be involved in volunteer service.
Pete's passion is evident as he shares, "Whether it be working with kids, the homeless, domestic violence victims. . . it doesn't matter. Just get involved and make a difference!"
* * * * * * * * *
Special Week Celebrations: North American Occupational Safety & Health Week (5-10), National Blue Ribbon Week (6-12), National Week of the Ocean (6-12), Explore Your Career Options (7-11), National Public Health Week (7-11), National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week (7-11), National Networking Week (7-13)
Some of the April Month Celebrations: Alcohol Awareness Month, Amateur Radio Month, Autism Awareness Month, Cancer Control Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Financial Literacy Month, Global Child Nutrition Month, Informed Women Month, Injury Prevention Month, International Customer Loyalty Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Month of the Young Child, Month of the Military Child, National Car Care Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Decorating Month, National Donate Life Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month, National Landscape Architecture Month, National Occupational Therapy Month, National Parkinson's Awareness Month, National Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month, National Pecan Month, National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, National Poetry Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month, Physical Wellness Month, Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month, Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, School Library Media Month, Straw Hat Month, Southern Belles Month, Women's Eye Health & Safety Month, Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
2008 has been declared: International Year of Languages, International Year of Planet Earth, International Year of the Potato, and International Year of Sanitation
Did You Know?
The American lobster can move through the water at a rate of up to 25 feet per second.
Remember:
Shop Rex's Store http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/12520 for your EVERYDAY needs!
Just For Fun
This week's brainteaser: My brother Mark says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
Last week's brainteaser: We have two similar coins and we make one spin on the edge of the other. How many times does the spinning coin turn on itself each time it makes an entire lap around the stationary one? Answer: Two turns on itself. You can actually try this yourself.
Tips & Tricks
Nail Polish, Measuring Cups and Baby Bottles
Use an easily seen color of nail polish to trace over the numbers on your measuring cups - it will last much longer than the paint the company uses (or make raised markings easier to read). This also works well for marking dosage levels on baby bottles and medicine cups.
Will You Help?
Will you help us get the word out to your friends and family? Invite them to sign-up for this newsletter or forward this one to them.
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When her parents deserted her at 9 months of age, little Selena weighed only 12 pounds. Her biological parents left her with Selena's great aunt and all the baby did was scream. She'd never known love -- had never been bathed.
Selena's new mommy took the infant to the doctor and found that she had Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Since then, she has also suffered a stroke and has cerebral palsy. Selena has left side brain damage and only 10 percent vision in her right eye. She is unable to use her right hand and didn't walk until she was 4 years old -- and then only with the help of braces and a cast.
Selena is now 6 years old and has migraines every day. She suffers from major speech delay and uses sign language. She does attend school but is 3 years behind. And she's no stranger to doctors and specialists.
Even with all her problems (and because of her adopted mother's love and selfless nurturing), Selena has a radiant smile and is her "mommy's" pride and joy -- her "precious angel"!
Unfortunately, abuse stories like Selena's are not that uncommon.
Every 10 seconds a child is reported abused or neglected. . . Every single day in the United States, 4 children die from child abuse. . . 79% of the children killed are under the age of 4 years. . . Shaken Baby Syndrome is widely unknown and rapidly growing. . . these tiny victims range in age from a few days old to a few months old.
The stories are horrific: Little Beaunca was only 2 years old when she died from a beating by her mother because she spilled juice on the floor. James was only 3 years old when he was kicked, punched and shaken to death by his father because he was playing too loudly while his father watched a football game. 22 month old Miguel was beaten to death for having an accident in his pants.
Of the thousands of children who survive such abuse many will experience physical and mental injuries for life. Some of the results include severe brain injury (like little Selena), seizures, mental retardation, paralysis, loss of hearing, blindness, learning difficulties, delayed development, cerebral palsy and more.
I invite you to make a difference and consider becoming a voice for these voiceless children. Visit the website, Children Without A Voice USA (www.ChildrenWithoutAVoiceUSA.org). This organization's founder, Lin Seahorn, is our very own Director of Together We Can Change the World Day! Lin is a survivor of abuse and the foster care system (there are currently 1.5 million children in the system) and has been fighting child abuse in the U.S. for over 25 years.
If you need help or suspect child abuse, call this 24 hour Hotline number: 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453). You may save a child's life by making a simple phone call!
Please help raise Child Abuse Awareness in the U.S. during the month of April by wearing and distributing blue ribbons to everyone you know. Or you can order blue ribbon pins (25 cents each) at: 800-924-2643 (National Exchange Club Foundation in Norfolk, VA). Why the color blue? Because it reminds us of the horrible bruises born by these tiny, voiceless victims.
Life is precious -- and everyone deserves love, security, and support.
Make it a great year!
Sandi Valentine
P. S. To help little Selena directly, visit www.ChildrenWithoutAVoiceUSA.org. Read her story, look at her pictures (she's beautiful!) and then follow the link to her special website.
We BELIEVE that Together We Can Change the World!
Quotes Of The Week
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us." ~Flora Edwards
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
We're on a mission and want to invite you along! We exist to help make a difference in our world by helping to create massive funding for organizations, businesses and individuals AND helping children in the U.S. and around the world through Someone Believes In You!, our TWCCTW Foundation, and One-Child-At-A-Time Program. We believe that together, we can change the world! To learn more about who we are and what we're about use this link.
Someone Believes In You! NEW
Together We Can Change the World has just added a new division! Someone Believes In You! offers daily emails with powerful stories that encourage, motivate, and inspire. We all need to know we are special, valued and capable of achieving all we were created to achieve. Give someone (or yourself) the daily gift of empowerment to believe in their dreams. Every subscription provides a fr*ee subscription for a foster or at-risk child. Visit Someone Believes In You! to see sample stories, certificates, testimonies, and to find out more. Then snag your subscription(s)! Help us change the world -- one person at a time!
Don't think because you're only one person you can't make a difference! You can. . .
. . . help a child who's suffered abuse or neglect. Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (www.nationalcasa.org), which involves reviewing a case, and recommending to the court what you believe is best for the child. No legal expertise is required. (Idea taken from our fr*ee E-book, 101 Ways Women Can Change the World. (TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldPublishing.com).
Little things make BIG differences!
Another great way to make a difference is by signing up for a Together We Can Change The World DAY project in your area (or register yours!) and multiply your efforts.
Feeling the tug on his shirt sleeve, Pete looks down into the sad eyes of Jacob.
"Mr. Pete," has asks, "Can I play today?"
"Of course, Jacob!"
Boys just like Jacob come every Saturday morning to be part of the neighborhood recreation program. Many of them do not have dads to spend time with them. Pete has been involved as a volunteer now for about six years. His week would not be complete without spending each Saturday morning play games with anywhere from 30 to 50 boys.
It all started when his next door neighbor, Sam, came to tell Pete he was taking a new job and would be moving. His neighbor was concerned about the city recreation program where he volunteered.
"Pete, would you ever consider working at the rec program?" Sam asked.
Initially Pete had thought he wouldn't have time. After all, he had his own two sons who needed his time and attention. But Sam pointed out that Pete's own sons could be involved, too.
It has been a great experience for all three family members. In fact, Pete says it has brought them closer together. Each week they look forward to not only spending time together, but to making a difference in the lives of boys who long for someone to care about them.
For two hours each week, Pete sees the sad eyes of boys like Jacob light up.
"These little guys just need to hang out with someone who cares about them," Pete shares. "Not only that, but my life -- and my boys' lives -- are enriched as well!"
Pete is not only a volunteer at the recreation center, but regularly speaks to groups throughout his city encouraging others to be involved in volunteer service.
Pete's passion is evident as he shares, "Whether it be working with kids, the homeless, domestic violence victims. . . it doesn't matter. Just get involved and make a difference!"
* * * * * * * * *
Special Week Celebrations: North American Occupational Safety & Health Week (5-10), National Blue Ribbon Week (6-12), National Week of the Ocean (6-12), Explore Your Career Options (7-11), National Public Health Week (7-11), National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week (7-11), National Networking Week (7-13)
Some of the April Month Celebrations: Alcohol Awareness Month, Amateur Radio Month, Autism Awareness Month, Cancer Control Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Financial Literacy Month, Global Child Nutrition Month, Informed Women Month, Injury Prevention Month, International Customer Loyalty Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Month of the Young Child, Month of the Military Child, National Car Care Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Decorating Month, National Donate Life Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month, National Landscape Architecture Month, National Occupational Therapy Month, National Parkinson's Awareness Month, National Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month, National Pecan Month, National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, National Poetry Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month, Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month, Physical Wellness Month, Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month, Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month, School Library Media Month, Straw Hat Month, Southern Belles Month, Women's Eye Health & Safety Month, Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
2008 has been declared: International Year of Languages, International Year of Planet Earth, International Year of the Potato, and International Year of Sanitation
Did You Know?
The American lobster can move through the water at a rate of up to 25 feet per second.
Remember:
Shop Rex's Store http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/12520 for your EVERYDAY needs!
Just For Fun
This week's brainteaser: My brother Mark says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
Last week's brainteaser: We have two similar coins and we make one spin on the edge of the other. How many times does the spinning coin turn on itself each time it makes an entire lap around the stationary one? Answer: Two turns on itself. You can actually try this yourself.
Tips & Tricks
Nail Polish, Measuring Cups and Baby Bottles
Use an easily seen color of nail polish to trace over the numbers on your measuring cups - it will last much longer than the paint the company uses (or make raised markings easier to read). This also works well for marking dosage levels on baby bottles and medicine cups.
Will You Help?
Will you help us get the word out to your friends and family? Invite them to sign-up for this newsletter or forward this one to them.
Together we can change the world!
f someone forwarded this to you, please sign up to receive it weekly by visiting: TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorld.com.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Popcorn
I don't know about you, but popcorn is one of my favorite foods! I grew up eating popcorn and milk for dinner on Saturday nights. Back then, we popped the corn in a little oil in a 3 quart sauce pan. Whenever anyone in my family wanted popcorn, they always came to me because I was the best "popper" in the family (probably because I liked it so much!). Did you know the 6th is Caramel Popcorn Day? (National Popcorn Day is the end of January -- there's some debate as to the exact day. Some say the 19th others say whatever day the Super Bowl is on.) :-)
Did you know that U.S. citizens consume 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn every year and eat more than citizens of any other country? That figures out to be 54 quarts of popcorn for every man, woman and child. 70% is eaten at home and 30% at theaters, stadiums, schools, etc.
The popularity of popcorn goes back to at least the 4th century in Mexico and Peru. A popcorn kernel was found dating to the 10th century in a southwest Utah Pueblo Indian ruin. In the 16th century popcorn was an integral part of the Aztec Indian ceremonies.
More recently in the United States, popcorn became very popular in the 1890s. During the Great Depression popcorn sold for 5 or 10 cents a bag and was one of the few luxuries most families could afford. Because of the sugar shortage during World War II and the subsequent lack of candy and other sweets, popcorn consumption in the U.S. tripled. It experienced a slump in the 1950s when television caused a drop in theater (movie) attendance. But it soon revived popularity when the industry started equating popcorn with TV watching. With the advent of microwave popcorn, the industry has seen a resurgence in U.S. popcorn sales of over $240 million per year.
In 1914, Cloid H. Smith founded the American Pop Corn Company and launched the first name brand popcorn -- Jolly Time.
Go here: http://www.popcorn.org/encyclopedia/popvideo.cfm to watch kernels explode in super slow motion -- it's really cool. You can also learn how and why this one type of corn pops. Learn how to save, restore and pop the "Old Maids" (kernels that don't pop)!
Now to the sweeter subject -- caramel corn was invented by a German immigrant named Frederick William Rueckheim and his brother. His family in Germany was in the candy making business. They had the idea of putting molasses over popcorn and adding some peanuts and called it "Candied Popcorn and Peanuts." It debuted at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. But people didn't like the sticky molasses, so they created a molasses coating that was crispy and dry. This secret formula is still a secret in the Cracker Jack Company to this day.
Legend has it that the name Cracker Jack came from a popular expression of that era. When someone really liked something, they described it as "cracker jack." Rueckheim liked the term, and trademarked it in 1896. He also copyrighted their slogan, "The more you eat, the more you want."
In 1908, Jack Norworth wrote the song, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, and with the line, "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks" immortalized the popcorn snack. You've probably sung that song at the ballgame, yourself!
In 1910, coupons were included in the boxes of Cracker Jacks so children could redeem for prizes. Two years later the company started actually putting little prizes (miniature books, magnifying glasses, tiny pitchers, metal trains, etc.) into the boxes. The company slogan was "a prize-in-every-package."
In 1918 the picture of a little sailor boy and dog appeared on the Cracker Jacks box. This was in honor of Fred Ruekheim's grandson, Robert, who died of pneumonia at the age of eight. He appeared on the box with his dog, Bingo. In 1919, they became registered trademark logos.
If you'd like to try your hand at it, you can make your own caramel corn. Visit this website (http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-caramel-popcorn) for some great recipes and tips on making the perfect caramel corn.
Knowing a little bit about things we take for granted brings a new appreciation for them. Of course, people are far more important than "things." I encourage you to take the time this week to let those you appreciate know how grateful you are for them. As my mother always told me, it's never too late to say thank you! (And why not make some caramel corn to celebrate!)
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Quotes Of The Week
"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value in your life." ~Northurp Christiane
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." ~Seneca
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Did you know that U.S. citizens consume 17 billion quarts of popped popcorn every year and eat more than citizens of any other country? That figures out to be 54 quarts of popcorn for every man, woman and child. 70% is eaten at home and 30% at theaters, stadiums, schools, etc.
The popularity of popcorn goes back to at least the 4th century in Mexico and Peru. A popcorn kernel was found dating to the 10th century in a southwest Utah Pueblo Indian ruin. In the 16th century popcorn was an integral part of the Aztec Indian ceremonies.
More recently in the United States, popcorn became very popular in the 1890s. During the Great Depression popcorn sold for 5 or 10 cents a bag and was one of the few luxuries most families could afford. Because of the sugar shortage during World War II and the subsequent lack of candy and other sweets, popcorn consumption in the U.S. tripled. It experienced a slump in the 1950s when television caused a drop in theater (movie) attendance. But it soon revived popularity when the industry started equating popcorn with TV watching. With the advent of microwave popcorn, the industry has seen a resurgence in U.S. popcorn sales of over $240 million per year.
In 1914, Cloid H. Smith founded the American Pop Corn Company and launched the first name brand popcorn -- Jolly Time.
Go here: http://www.popcorn.org/encyclopedia/popvideo.cfm to watch kernels explode in super slow motion -- it's really cool. You can also learn how and why this one type of corn pops. Learn how to save, restore and pop the "Old Maids" (kernels that don't pop)!
Now to the sweeter subject -- caramel corn was invented by a German immigrant named Frederick William Rueckheim and his brother. His family in Germany was in the candy making business. They had the idea of putting molasses over popcorn and adding some peanuts and called it "Candied Popcorn and Peanuts." It debuted at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. But people didn't like the sticky molasses, so they created a molasses coating that was crispy and dry. This secret formula is still a secret in the Cracker Jack Company to this day.
Legend has it that the name Cracker Jack came from a popular expression of that era. When someone really liked something, they described it as "cracker jack." Rueckheim liked the term, and trademarked it in 1896. He also copyrighted their slogan, "The more you eat, the more you want."
In 1908, Jack Norworth wrote the song, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, and with the line, "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks" immortalized the popcorn snack. You've probably sung that song at the ballgame, yourself!
In 1910, coupons were included in the boxes of Cracker Jacks so children could redeem for prizes. Two years later the company started actually putting little prizes (miniature books, magnifying glasses, tiny pitchers, metal trains, etc.) into the boxes. The company slogan was "a prize-in-every-package."
In 1918 the picture of a little sailor boy and dog appeared on the Cracker Jacks box. This was in honor of Fred Ruekheim's grandson, Robert, who died of pneumonia at the age of eight. He appeared on the box with his dog, Bingo. In 1919, they became registered trademark logos.
If you'd like to try your hand at it, you can make your own caramel corn. Visit this website (http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-caramel-popcorn) for some great recipes and tips on making the perfect caramel corn.
Knowing a little bit about things we take for granted brings a new appreciation for them. Of course, people are far more important than "things." I encourage you to take the time this week to let those you appreciate know how grateful you are for them. As my mother always told me, it's never too late to say thank you! (And why not make some caramel corn to celebrate!)
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Quotes Of The Week
"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value in your life." ~Northurp Christiane
"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." ~Seneca
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