“If you’re a single mother with two children, which is the perfect job, which is the toughest job in America, as far as I’m concerned, you’re working hard to put food on your family.” – George Walker Bush
Gary Larson – The Far Side
God wants to help us as we grow toward wholeness.. We have to meet Him half way, and we do that by using to the fullest the tools He’s given us. Then He will indeed give what is needed and fill in what is lacking.
So check your “business plan” first and assure yourself that you’ve used everything that God put in your tool box. Then pray. You’ll be amazed at how God helps those who help themselves. — Father Paul Pecchie
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain
another college math quiz item:
A sample of 575 grams of radioactive lead 210 decays to polonium according to the formula defined by
A = 575e-0.038t.
Using this model, the amount of the sample remaining after 16 years is ________ grams.
Round your answer to the nearest whole gram.
I guess that I’m supposed to assume that t is 16…
A particular model of car costs $28662. One year later its value has decreased to $25079.25. If the value of this car continues to decrease at this constant rate, then its value in 6.8 years will be $________.
Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. You need only submit a numerical answer, do not include the dollar sign with your answer.
I answered $4299, but:
| Correct Answer: | -141877 | |
So the car is worth -$141,877?! »→
Our religious practices are means to an end and only that, and they have legitimacy only to the extent that they help us build a pure and trusting heart that does the deeds of love.
This brings us to today’s question: Are you just hanging out or hiding in your church and your religious practices? Or are you being transformed? Is your heart being reshaped or are you just treading water? – Father Paul Pecchie
On SPEED channel at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Saturday will be the
“Brumos Porsche 250” sports car race
on Daytona International Speedway‘s 3.56-mile, 12-turn stadium road course.
update: Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won (big surprise)
The Red Bull Racing Formula One team swept into the City of Westminster to practice pit stops in front of the House of Parliament.
update: Mark Webber and team won the Grand Prix race at Silverstone on July 11
Use of Spanglish, alternating between English and Spanish languages within marketing messages, can be effective in appealing to Hispanics in the U.S.
Some marketers have assumed that communicating with Hispanics in the U.S. by using only Español (Spanish) is most effective. That may be true when communicating with Hispanics who depend on, or strongly prefer, Español. But marketers would do well to consider, case-by-case, whether communicating in Spanish, or English, or both, will achieve their marketing objectives.
