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"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him...should NOT perish....but have everlasting life."

Here's the secret !!!!!

The following was written by Audrey Hepburn regarding "Beauty Tips."
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anybody.
Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.
And the beauty of a woman with passing years - only grows!

Barney
A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up. As the doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in here?" The little girl stayed silent.
Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor and looked down her throat. He asked, "Do you think I'll find the Cookie Monster down there?" Again, the little girl was silent.
Then the doctor put a stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her heart beat, he asked, "Do you think I'll hear Barney in there?"
"Oh, no!" the little girl replied. "Jesus is in my heart. Barney's on my underpants."

Put "eat chocolate" at the top your list of "things to do for today" - that way you'll get at least one thing on your list accomplished!

~~~~True Story~~~~Psalm 14:1 Proved!

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A college student was in a philosophy class which had a discussion about God's existence. The professor presented the following logic:

"Has anyone in this class heard God?" Nobody spoke.
"Has anyone in this class touched God?" Again, nobody spoke.
"Has anyone in this class seen God?" When nobody spoke for the third time, he simply stated, "Then there is no God."

One student thought for a second, and then asked for permission to reply. Curious to hear this bold student's response, the professor granted it, and the student stood up and asked the following questions of his classmates:

"Has anyone in this class heard our professor's brain?" Silence.
"Has anyone in this class touched our professor's brain?" Absolute silence.
"Has anyone in this class seen our professor's brain?" When nobody in the class dared to speak, the student concluded, "Then, according to our professor's logic, it must be true that our professor has no brain!"

(...The student received an "A" in the class.)

WHAT WE THOUGHT WE KNEW

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"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.'
* Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
* Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp.,1977

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
* Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
* David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible."
* A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."
* Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."

"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make."
* Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
* Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.

"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
* Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3M Post-It" Notepads.

"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.'
So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.'"
* Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and HP interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.

"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
* Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872

"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
* Bill Gates, 1981

Thanks to my brother, Ray, for these great nuggets! The power of "you can't...!"

Thirty Years of Progress in Math Teaching

In 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for 100 dollars. His cost of production is four-fifths of this price. What is his profit?

In 1970: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for 100 dollars. His cost of production is four-fifths of this price or 80 dollars. What is his profit?

In 1970 (New Math): A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The cardinality of set M is 100, and each element is worth 1 dollar. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set M. The set C of the cost of production contains 20 fewer points than set M. Represent C as a subset of M, and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the set P of profits?

In 1980: A logger sells a truckload of wood for 100 dollars. His cost of production is 80 dollars and his profit is 20 dollars. Your assignment: underline the number 20.

In 1990 (Outcome-base education): By cutting down beautiful forest trees, a logger makes 20 dollars. What do you think of this way of making a living? (Topic for class participation: How did the forest, birds, and squirrels feel?)

From Chemical & Engineering News 1-23-95