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IDIOT SIGHTINGS:

#1
We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two..' We haven't used Sears repair since.

#2
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25,so I also handed her a quarter. She said, 'you gave me to much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.' She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said we're sorry but they could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change. Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.


#3
I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township dministrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.' From Kingman , KS .


#4
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and or dered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had iceburg lettuce. From Kansas City


#5
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put any thing in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That' s why we ask. 'Happened in Birmingham , Ala.


#6
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!' She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS


#7
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.'Our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun.We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments.


#8
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.


#9
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I
instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlock ed. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!' His reply , 'I know. I already got that side.' This was at the Ford dealership in Canton , Mississippi


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Filene's Basement May Close 11 Stores

From AOL Money & Finance =


Filene's Basement May Close 11 Stores

BOSTON (Jan. 21) - Filene's Basement, the chain known for its bridal gown sale, reportedly is closing about a third of its 36 stores.

A spokeswoman for the chain's parent company tells The Boston Globe it has been unable to negotiate rent reductions for 11 locations and plans to close them by the end of February.

Julie Davis, general counsel of Retail Ventures Inc., told the Globe: "We're still hoping there are some landlord negotiations that might help us keep stores." Stores to be closed are in Framingham, Mass.; three in Maryland, two in Illinois, two in Pennsylvania, and one each in New Jersey, New York, and Virginia.

Davis declined to comment whether there would be cuts at the chain's headquarters.

A third of Filene's could close; neither in Ohio

From the Coumbus Dispatch =

A third of Filene's could close; neither in Ohio

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 6:31 PM

By MARLA MATZER ROSE

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Discount retailer Filene's Basement plans to close about one-third of its 36 stores by the end of February if it is not able to get concessions from its landlords.

Two Ohio stores, one on the North Side of Columbus and the other in the Cleveland area, are not slated for closing.

Julia Davis, general counsel of Filene's Columbus-based parent company, Retail Ventures, said clearance sales began this week at 11 stores Filene's stores identified as "underperforming." She said the company hopes that not all the stores will close if lease concessions can be reached, but the plan otherwise is to close these stores by Feb. 28.

States with more than one store planned for closure include Illinois, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Retail Ventures bought Filene's Basement out of bankruptcy in 2000. For a time, it was considered a model for Retail Ventures as it tried to remake Value City Department Stores. Instead, the company unloaded Value City a year ago to a group of private equity investors. The Value City chain declared bankruptcy in October, and closed its last stores in Columbus last month.

Back in Business!

Thanks to everyone for being so patient. I think I have the PC running to the best it can. Sure do hate it when it crashes, this was the 2nd time in a couple months. I have heard from a few others that they are having or had issues too.

I recent got a new virus program, Panda Internet Security which is great for when you are on the net 24/7 like I am. I am going to start posting information directly into the Blog and stay away from links for you to click on just in case this is what is creating issues. Unless it is the news or paper site, I will post the information on a new post.

Dark days for retail

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/01/18/malls_econ.ART_ART_01-18-09_D1_0LCIHJU.html?sid=101

Dark days for retail

Pain of '08 will flow into '09; malls, chains and warehouses are bracing

Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:38 AM

By Marla Matzer Rose and Mike Pramik

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Retailers at risk . . .

Of closing

• Claire's Stores (young-women's accessories )

• Finlay Enterprises (operates Bailey Banks & Biddle jewelry stores)

• Loehmann's (discount apparel and home furnishings)

Of cutting back

Some chains might close less-profitable stores this year:

• Office Depot

• Select Comfort (mattresses)

• Tween Brands to eliminate Limited Too stores in favor of Justice stores

• Williams-Sonoma

Sources: Standard & Poor's, company filings, bankruptcy experts

On Glimcher Realty Trust's income statement for 2009, a new financial measure has been inserted: They're calling it "planned surprises."

It's a sign of the times, reflecting the likelihood that the Columbus-based mall developer will lose income when retail tenants close stores this year.

Some experts say that the number of store closings in 2009 will be the most in 35 years, affecting every sector from apparel to electronics.

"You know someone's not going to be around as a retailer," said Glimcher Realty Chairman and Chief Executive Michael P. Glimcher. "We don't know exactly who it is. Someone's going to surprise us negatively."

This year promises to be full of surprises for nearly everyone associated with the retail industry, from the chains themselves and warehouse operators, to shopping-center owners and real-estate brokers. And shoppers who are still willing to spend in this listless economy might see several of their favorite stores go under.

In the past six months, chains including Circuit City, Value City Department Stores, Goody's Clothing and KB Toys have declared bankruptcy. On Friday, Circuit City became the latest to announce liquidation plans after it failed to find a buyer or arrange needed financing.

Several department-store anchors, including Sears, are on analysts' watch list. Further, the credit crunch has made it much more difficult for ailing companies to raise the money needed to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy, experts say.

Store closings most likely will affect central Ohio shopping centers, said Columbus retail analyst Chris Boring of Boulevard Strategies. Boring expects store vacancies locally to exceed the high of 12 percent recorded in 2002.

They're already pretty close. Retail vacancies in the Columbus market reached 11.9 percent at the end of September, said Grubb & Ellis, a commercial real-estate services firm.

"The good news is that we're finally not overbuilding," Boring said. "I don't understand how an economy based on buying things that we don't really need is sustainable."

Store closings outpaced store openings for the first time since statistics started being kept in 1980, Boring said. The tough times are already trickling down to shopping-center and warehouse owners.

Retail landlords are bracing for an onslaught of tenants seeking lower rents until sales recover, a nod to tough circumstances that Nationwide Realty Investors offered its Arena District tenants during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. During that period, rents were cut in half.

"A lot of retailers, bankrupt or not, are calling us and asking for rent reductions," said Don M. Casto III, a partner in the Casto development company. "You deal with that in any downturn in the economy, but it's worse now than it has been in my business career."

Richard Schuen, president of the Columbus office of Grubb & Ellis, described the concession environment as "brutal." It could have an effect on landlords' ability to make their mortgage payments.

"Many of these developers and owners are getting these form letters just like a 'Dear John' letter," Schuen said. "Some have hundreds if not thousands of locations, and they're pounding away on landlords asking for concessions.

"You've got debt service to pay every month, and it's having a negative impact on that ability to refinance and recapitalize the asset in some manner, or sell the asset."

Local companies Big Lots and DSW say they expect to pay lower rents on new and existing locations. Many national retailers have reported that landlord concessions have allowed them the financial breathing room needed to open stores, or retain ones that otherwise would probably not have survived.

Central Ohio-based chains are not projecting significant store closings, although their sales figures and share prices are down across the board. A number of them are clamping down on growth, though, delaying store openings or, like Abercrombie & Fitch, going to virtually zero-growth mode in the U.S.

Others are in worse shape and could close stores. Casto said some of his company's clothier tenants, such as Talbots, Coldwater Creek and Jos. A. Bank, "are hunkering down as best they can."

"The biggest weakness we're facing is fashion retailers," he said. "They're in a state of complete collapse. I don't know how long that's going to last."

Warehouse owners also are feeling the pinch. Value City recently closed a 430,000-square-foot store and distribution center in Westerville. There could be a glut of warehouse space on the market if retailers fail.

"Nobody's immune from this," Schuen said.

The weakened retail performance could cause dramatic shifts in store locations.

Retail tenants nationally are gravitating toward the newest and best-maintained malls, said Adam Flatto, president of Easton co-developer Georgetown Co. That's partly because millions of square feet of retail space have been added in central Ohio in the past decade, draining older shopping centers of tenants.

"There's a flight to quality in terms of real estate," Flatto said.

Local real-estate vacancy numbers include those for properties such as Columbus City Center, which sits virtually empty as the city tries to come up with a plan for it, and the once-vibrant Worthington Square Mall. Both lost numerous tenants to newer shopping venues.

"Retail is a game of musical chairs. The music is always stopping and starting, and older malls suffer," Boring said.

Even shiny new outdoor "lifestyle centers" aren't immune. The Shoppes at River Ridge, which opened on the Northwest Side in August 2007, has many vacant storefronts. Glimcher's new lifestyle center at Polaris Fashion Place, meanwhile, has had no problem filling its space.

The three newest local malls -- the Mall at Tuttle Crossing, Polaris Fashion Place and Easton Town Center -- all report vacancy rates of less than 2 percent.

Easton has lost tenants such as the Bombay Company and the Discovery Channel Store because those chains have cut stores nationally, but Easton has moved quickly to fill the vacancies from a waiting list. Tuttle and Polaris have an empty storefront or two, and both will be losing a KB Toys, but their management representatives say they're in good shape.

Things are tougher for many strip centers that have lost a major tenant such as a supermarket or "big-box" discount store such as Kmart. All around the Columbus area are gap-toothed centers that have lost big tenants in recent years.

"The biggest challenge in retail is what to do with an empty big-box," Boring said. One small area of opportunity Boring sees is a newfound willingness on the part of landlords to work with local single-store startups to help replace the chain stores that are cutting back. But opening a new store or keeping an existing boutique going will remain very tough, given the credit crunch.

Meanwhile, experts say chains that are stable and have exercised fiscal discipline will continue to face tough conditions but can take advantage of the current situation in commercial real estate.

Big Lots, for example, has closed more stores than it has opened in the past three years. That may change this year, said Tim Johnson, vice president of investor relations.

"The challenges in the market have allowed us to improve the quality of our locations," Johnson said. "We're able to be more selective today than we were a couple of years ago about things such as the type of property and our position in the center."

New Big Lots stores, like those of several other chains, including Walmart, are likely to be pared down. A trend toward smaller store prototypes is also expected to contribute to a strong downturn in the amount of new retail real estate coming online in the next year or two.

mrose@dispatch.com

Daily Funny!

A Blonde's Year in Review

January
Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.

February
Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels..... Helllloooo!!!......

bottles won't fit in printer!!!

March
Got really excited......finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months.....

Box said '2-4 years!'

April
Trapped on escalator for hours ....

Power went out!!!

May
Tried to make Kool-Aid.....wrong instructions....8 cups of
Water won't fit into those little packets!!!

June
Tried to go water skiing........couldn't find a lake with a slope.

July
Lost breast stroke swimming competition.....learned later,
The other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!!!

August
Got locked out of my car in rain storm.....

Car swamped because soft-top was open.

September
The capital of California is 'C'.....isn't it???

October
Hate M & M's.....they are so hard to peel.

November
Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days ...

Instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108!!

December
Couldn't call 911. 'duh'.....there's no 'eleven' button on the stupid phone!!!


THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR....

A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox.
She opened it then slammed it shut and
Stormed back in the house.

A little later she came out of her house again went to
The mail box and again, opened it, slammed it shut again.
Angrily, back into the house she went.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by her actions the man asked her,
Is something wrong?'

To which she replied, 'There certainly is!'
'My stupid computer keeps saying ...
'YOU'VE GOT MAIL!'

COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee...

Coffee filters ..who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing. Except maybe a dollar!

COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee....

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China . Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.

4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.

6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to

prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.

11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. Soaks out all the grease.

Thanks to Trudi for the information!

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Flu Not Responding To Popular Prescription

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/lifestyles/health_med_fit/article/flu_not_responding_to_popular_prescription/11770/

Flu typically hits in January and February—and one option for decreasing your symptoms doesn’t seem to be working very well.

By Denise Yost
Managing Editor, nbc4i.com
Published: January 13, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Flu typically hits in January and February—and one option for decreasing your symptoms doesn’t seem to be working very well.

The prevalent strain of flue is not resistant to the flu shot and doctors said that even if you haven’t received one, you still can through the first part of March because the virus hasn’t really shown up much yet, NBC 4‘s Mikaela Hunt reported.

Dr. Randy Wexler is part of a family practice associated with the Ohio State University Medical Center.

He said that although his office hasn’t seen many flu patients, you’ll know when you get it.

“People feel like a truck ran over them. Their hair hurts, their sheets hurt. Everything hurts,“ he said.

Many people may go to their doctor asking for Tamiflu—a prescription that may help get rid of flu symptoms quickly.

But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the prevalent strain of flu is not responding well to Tamiflu.

But, Dr. Wexler said there is no way to tell if it will help your personal battle with the virus, so he will still write prescriptions for Tamiflu.

COLUMBUS, OH = Businesses, Schools Prep For Snow, Arctic Blast

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/businesses_schools_prep_for_snow_arctic_blast/11753/

By Denise Yost
Managing Editor, nbc4i.com
Published: January 13, 2009

CENTRAL OHIO—As snow fell Tuesday, Central Ohio residents prepared for an arctic blast later in the week.

Tuesday’s snowfall was familiar for residents in Knox County, where Storm Team 4 meteorologist Jym Ganahl predicted blizzard-like conditions Wednesday.

The area saw about 4 inches of snowfall over the past week and residents are eyeing the temperatures, wind and forecast, NBC 4‘s Marcus Thorpe reported.

Five trucks within the city of Mount Vernon will be spreading a 50/50 mix of salt and grit during 12-hour shifts.

The forecasted snowfall has not made area small business owners happy. They said diminished foot traffic and slumping sales is a recipe for more tough times.

Conversely, the weather is helping local hardware stores. The Do It Best shop in Centerburg ran out of rock salt and the push for shovels, scrapers, sand and other wintry items is only expected to increase in the coming days.

Businesses aren’t the only ones preparing for the wintry weather. School districts around Central Ohio are preparing families for a snow day. Wind chills are expected to be below zero, making it dangerous for students to stand outside and wait for their school bus or walk to school.

South-Western City Schools officials told NBC 4‘s Candice Lee that calling off school due to snow or cold temperatures begins at 2 a.m.

A team of administrators including the superintendent hit the roads looking at road conditions, snow levels, ice, and the wind chill.

“We have urban areas, we have suburban areas and we have rural areas. So the snow clearance in each of those areas is different as are the icy conditions, the wind conditions,“ said Sandy Nekoloff, of South-Western City Schools.

They also make sure buses will start and are able to pick up the 14,000 students that transport them to school.

Columbus City Schools spokesperson Jeff Warner said there is no state law mandating school cancellations and the decision is solely at the discretion of the superintendent. New Albany, Dublin and Westerville schools had similar policies to South-Western City Schools, but only Westerville City Schools has a statement concerning wind chills.

In a November letter to parents, Superintendent Dr. J. Daniel good explained that wind chills at or below -15 degrees during key walking and waiting-for-bus times are given special consideration.

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Cancer update- a huge amt. of info. here!]

READ THIS!!!

Everything below is very true except that distilled water has neutral PH which means it is not acidic.

*Subject:* Fw: Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins



**AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO
TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS
FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. (A
PREVENTIVE WAY)**


**Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins *****


**1. Every person has ****cancer cells** in the body. These ****cancer cells** do not show up in the standard **** **Tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the ****cancer cells** because they have not reached the detectable size. ****

**2. ****Cancer cells** occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime ****

**3. When the person's immune system is strong the ****cancer cells** will be destroyed and prevented******From multiplying and forming tumors. ****

**4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These ****
**Could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors. ****

**5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.****

**6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing ****cancer cells** and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc., and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.****

**7. Radiation while destroying ****cancer cells** also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs. ****

**8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. ****

**9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications. ****

**10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause ****cancer cells** tomutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause ****cancer cells** to spread to other sites. ****

**11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the ****cancer cells** by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. **** CANCER CELLS** FEED ON:****

**a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the ***cancer cells**. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Splenda, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be raw honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or Celtic sea salt. ***

**b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in thegastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with raw milk ****cancer cells** are being starved. ****

c**. ****Cancer cells** thrive in an acid environment. Ameat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and alittle chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which areall harmful, especially to people with cancer. ****

**d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for bui lding healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). ******

**e. Avoid coffee, tea, and processed chocolate, which have highcaffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it. Drink 8 or more glasses of water a day to help flush out the ******cancer cells**.*****

**12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup. ****

**13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of ****cancer cells** and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the ****cancer cells**. ****

**14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,Essiac, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy ****cancer cells**. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell d eath, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.****

**15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful an d acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. ****

**16. ****Cancer cells** cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy ****cancer cells**. ****

**(PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT) ****

**CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, U S - PLEASE READ****

**1. No plastic containers in micro. ****

**2. No water bottles in freezer. ****

**3. No plastic wrap in microwave.****

Johns Hopkins** has recently sent this out in its newsletters.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well

*
**Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer. ****
**Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.***

**Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. ***

**Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. *****

**This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the
container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper . The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. ***

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

**This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life.*****

Thanks Sylvia for the info!!!

Two Wolves

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.


One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.


The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.'


The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: 'Which wolf wins?'


The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.'

Difference between: http & https

I know you all might know this, but I didn't and was glad to find it out.

FIRST, MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF **The main difference between http:// and https:// is It's all about keeping you secure**

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients. The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.

The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.

This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.

This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!

But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.

You understand why this is so important, right?

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.

PASS IT ON (You may save someone a lot of grief).

Pss - Thanks Trui for the info!

Battelle To Create 200 New Jobs, Spend $100M

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/battelle_to_create_200_new_jobs_spend_100m/11776/

By Denise Yost
Managing Editor, nbc4i.com
Published: January 13, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio—An announcement scheduled for Wednesday is expected to result in more than 200 new jobs for Central Ohioans.

According to Katy Delaney with Battelle, the announcement will be regarding an investment in infrastructure that will post productivity from the tech sector of Central Ohio.

Although officials are not yet announcing the exact amount of money that will be invested, Delaney said it will be more than $100 million in hopes of creating 200 new jobs.

The announcement was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Mount Carmel announces 300 job cuts Some layoffs included in cuts

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/01/13/mount_carmel_web.html?sid=101

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:29 PM

By Suzanne Hoholik

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Mount Carmel Health System said it will eliminate 300 positions from its payroll. The cuts include an unspecified number of layoffs.

Claus von Zychlin, the hospital system's chief executive officer, called the cuts "painful" and blamed the bad economy.

"There's never a good way to do this," he said. "We're trying to be as good a citizen-partner as we can."

The jobs will be cut through attrition; consolidating some services that are currently offered its four Mount Carmel hospitals; transferring workers from the hospital to separate for-profit, joint ventures; and layoffs.

None of the targeted positions will affect patient care and come at all levels of the hospital system, including eliminating some management positions.

Von Zychlin would not give a break down of the affected jobs - where they are in the health system or how many workers will be unemployed by the end of February.

Affected employees were told in person beginning yesterday.

Healthcare had been seen as a recession-proof industry, but as the economy worsens, hospitals have seen a dip in patient volume as people put off elective procedures to save money.

And as more people lose their jobs across the workforce, the hospital charity care and bad debt are increasing.

"We don't have a count, but we definitely do know that there are a number of hospitals that are feeling the effects of the economic downturn," said Caroline Steinberg, vice president for trends analysis at the American Hospital Association.

"And some have ended up having to do staff layoffs."

Mount Carmel's decision to make cuts comes after hospital leaders reduced spending in other areas, including travel, supplies and vendor contracts.

Despite today's announcement, the 8,800-employee health system is financially sound, von Zychlin said. He expects the economy to get worse before it gets better.

"This is also more about what we see coming down the pike and there's nothing derailing this process in the next year, two years," he said. "The general economy has not hit rock (bottom) yet."

The health system operates four hospitals - Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel East, both in Columbus; Mount Carmel St. Ann's, in Westerville; and the Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital in New Albany - as well as numerous outpatient facilities, urgent-care centers and medical offices.