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Two Way Mirror?? From Larry Barton (April 23, 2005)
What you should know about 2-way mirrors
Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not? This is not to scare you, but to make you aware.
A policewoman who travels all over the US and gives seminars and techniques for businesswomen passed this on.
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc, how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror (I.e., they can see you, But you can' t see them)? There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at? Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror.
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, FOR IT IS a 2-WAY MIRROR! "No Space, Leave the Place"
So remember, every time you see a Mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything.
Remember: "No Space, Leave the Place"
Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends, sisters, daughters, etc.
Men: Share this with your wives, daughters,-in law, mothers
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Stroke? From Larry Barton (April 24, 2004
If you suspect someone is having a stroke, ask them to do the following:
Smile – you’re watching for a symmetrical smile - a crooked smile is the indicator
Raise both arms above their head – here, the person having a stroke would only be able to control one side
Repeat a very simple sentence, i.e., “How are you today?”
If they can’t do even one of these things, there’s a good chance that they are having a stroke.
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Terry Brown 5/25/05
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- TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED
- the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they
carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored
lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we
rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE
actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but
we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and - play all day, as long as we were back
when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. - And we were O.K.
- We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down
- the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the
- bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no
99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, - no surround sound, no cell
phones, no personal computers,
- no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........
- WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms and although we
were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the
worms live in us forever. - We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang
the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't
had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! - The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They
actually sided with the law!
This generation has produced some of the - best risk-takers, problem solvers
and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them! - CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good
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From Sarah Stewart (Mrs. Richard Stewart) April 23, 2005
This is an email that I felt it rides the fence on
being a little strong, but maybe it is what we need
sometimes.....plus I don't usually forward anything to anyone except for exercise. =)))
In light of the many perversions and jokes we send
to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not to be a joke, it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the
Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her: How could God let something like this happen? (regarding theattacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has
calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank
our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might
damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have
no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard
enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with we reap; what we sow. Galatians: Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.
Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and
they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles
pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing? Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they WILL think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then
just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
>>100% is worth giving
Sarah Stewart, BS, CPT, PES-NASM
100% is worth giving
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FROM RODNEY CALDWELL (6/30/05)
Lost words/phrases
I haven't thought about "fender skirts" in years. When I was a
kid, I considered it such a funny term. Made me think of car in a dress.
Thinking about "fender skirts" started me thinking about other
words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice.
Like "curb feelers" now that is new to me and "steering knobs."
Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction
first.
Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over 50
to explain some of these terms to you.
Remember "Continental kits?" They were rear bumper extenders and
spare tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a
Lincoln Continental.
When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?" At some
point "parking brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama
that went with "emergency brake."
I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would
call the accelerator the "foot feed."
Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come
home, so you could ride the "running board" up to the house?
Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never
anymore - "store-bought." Of course, just about everything is
store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a store-bought
dress or a store-bought bag of candy.
"Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of
excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term "worldwide" for
granted.
This floors me. On a smaller scale, "wall-to-wall" was once a magical term in
our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with,
wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their
wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.
When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family
way?"
It's hard to imagine that the word "pregnant" was once considered a
little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company. So
we had all that talk about stork visits and "being in a family way" or
simply "expecting."
Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it
the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just "bra" now.
"Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all.
It's hard to recall that this word was once said in a whisper
"divorce." And no one is called a "divorcee" anymore. Certainly not a
"gay divorcee."
Come to think of it, "confirmed bachelors" and "career girls"
are long gone, too.
I always loved going to the "picture show," but I considered
"movie" an affectation.
Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a
pure-'60s word I came across the other day - "rat fink." Ooh, what a nasty
put-down!
Here's a word I miss - "percolator." That was just a fun word
to say. And what was it replaced with? "Coffeemaker." How dull. Mr.
Coffee, I blame you for this.
I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound
so modern and now sound so retro. Words like "DynaFlow" and
ElectraLuxe."
Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with "SpectraVision!"
Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out
lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured,
because I never hear mothers threatening their kids with castor oil
anymore.
Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered
list.The one that grieves me most - "supper." Now everybody says "dinner."
Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts.
Someone forwarded this to me, and I thought some of us of a
"certain age" or know some-one that's a "certain age" that you can send this
to, would remember most of these. I hope I am not the only one who remembers these!
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Submitted by: Mary Jane Taintor 1/06
This is such good advice for all of us......
ATTORNEY'S ADVICE-----NO CHARGE
A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company.
1. The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first
name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook, they will not
know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but
your bank will know how you sign your checks.
2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED."
3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put
the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four
numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who
might be handling your check as it passes through all the check-processing
channels will not have access to it.
4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have
a PO Box, use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box,
use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks, (DUH!). You
can add it if it is necessary. However, if you have it printed, anyone can get
it
5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of
each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and
all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the
photocopy in a safe place. Also carry a photocopy of your passport when
traveling either here or abroad. We have all heard horror stories about fraud
that is committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number,
credit cards.
1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. The key is
having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to
call. Keep those where you can find them.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards,
etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this
is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one). However, here is
what is perhaps most important of all (I never even thought to do this.)
3. Call the three national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a
fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing
that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit
was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks
your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by
phone to authorize new credit. By the time I was advised to do this, almost two
weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all
the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew
about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done,
and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It
seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet and
contents being stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
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