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MUSIC of MISSISSIPPI
opera to country; Leontyne to Elvis, music is our heart beat.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi singing sensation LeAnn Rimes is the youngest singer
to ever win a grammy award ( age 14 ) She is blessed with a voice.
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quotes
"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." John F. Kennedy
"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
." The Bible | Ephesians
"He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the
power to love."
M.L. King
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Our land is everything to us... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives." John Wooden
"Of all the animals, man is the only one that blushes . . . or needs to. "
Mark Twain
Andrew Jackson,
he is Jackson, Mississippi's namesake;
The Capital City. He was the last president to balance the budget. We sure could use him today."
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business | mississippi
Bellevue, Washington –
PACCAR
(click for story) donated a Peterbilt Model 387 truck to
East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) for use in the school’s
commercial vehicle drivers’ training program. Lex Lemmers, PACCAR engine
plant manager, made the announcement in a ceremony held on the school’s
Golden Triangle Campus in Mayhew, Mississippi, and presented the keys to Dr. Rick Young, EMCC president. "PACCAR is pleased to make this
donation to enhance the innovative educational leadership at East
Mississippi Community College. EMCC is a great partner and has supported
PACCAR as we establish ourselves in Mississippi and the Golden Triangle
area," said Lemmers. "This donation demonstrates PACCAR’s commitment to
give back to the community," said Dr. Young. "The Golden Triangle region
and the state of Mississippi are fortunate to have a company of PACCAR’s
caliber contribute to our educational initiatives," added Young. PACCAR
is building a 400,000-square-foot engine plant near Columbus,
Mississippi.The $400 million facility will be one of the most
technologically advanced and environmentally friendly commercial vehicle
diesel engine facilities in North America. "We have been working
closely with EMCC developing extensive training programs for future
PACCAR employees," said Lance Walters, assistant plant manager. "We have
established offices at EMCC and are pleased to be able to utilize these
excellent facilities and work with their professional staff of
educators."
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our nation Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country
said: "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great
nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on
religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".
Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the
established orthodox churches in the colonies. James Madison, the
fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the
following statement: "We have staked the whole of all our political
institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the
capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control
ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of
God."
Saints Creolee
Medium Onion, chopped
2 Bunches green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small celery stalk, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
4 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cans Del Monte tomato sauce (10 1/2 oz)
2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Tony Chachere's seasoning to taste
4 pounds shrimp, peeled (40-50 count)
2 cups cooked rice
Sautee onions, green onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper in cooking
oil over low heat for 2 minutes. Add tomato to sauce, Mrs Dash and Tony
Chacheres seasoning. Simmer on low for 1 hour. Add shrimp and simmer on
low for 40 minutes.
Serve Over Rice
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Energy |
Timber Biomass offers significant opportunities for
Mississippi’s future. In July 2008,Forbes ranked Mississippi as one of
the top five states for potential biomass energy. The state produces or
has the capability to produce sufficient feed stock for building and
sustaining markets for energy, fuel, and other products. The wood
products industry – over eight million dry tons of it per year – is the
principal source of biomass in the state and currently is being used to
make paper, wood products, mulch, and as a fuel to generate steam and
electricity. Research is ongoing to determine the most efficient use
for biomass produced from municipal solid waste systems, corn grain,
soybeans, poultry litter, and used grease....
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metro theatre | jackson
New Stage (off Fortification).
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Millsaps Players (State Street).
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Broadway (Jackson DownTown).
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Fondren Workshop.
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Actors Playhouse.
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Belhaven Theatre.
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The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the
smallest people with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway.
mississippi driving
How long has it been since you've taken a written driver's test? Well here's
your chance to see how well you would do if given that test today. Studies show
that 1 out of 11 current drivers cannot achieve a passing score of 70% on this
GMAC driver's test.
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The Christmas Village
- The Christmas Village is building cottages for
new unwed mothers.
Air Space
(Please write your Senator and Congressman)
This more than anything must explain why the airlines have exhaustively
lobbied for general aviation to pay for the problem of airline hub saturation,
but when NextGen also benefits defense industry corporate pockets it is probably
candy store irresistible to the Bush administration. Why else would we take an
ATC system that offers inherent safety for no additional cost and convert it to
a system that charges more and more for increasing levels of safety? And why
would we use a single system of communication delivery that is prone to solar
anomalies and cosmic debris when we already have a multitude of messaging
systems built across this country offering inherent levels of redundancy? And
finally why hasn’t the FAA already implemented the only user’s fee that makes
sense and enhances air safety –the prime time fee for airlines crowding hubs
with logistically impossible schedules?
PASCAGOULA, Miss.,
Pascagoula, Miss. (Coastal Economist)
Despite having to rebuild many of its facilities, (after Katrina) steady
work at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's composite yard and GulfShips, as
well as major construction projects at Keesler Air Force Base, bolster the
area's potential. Northrop workers launched the Makin Island, the Marine's
new multipurpose assault ship, and the Coast Guard cutter Bertholf.
. . . read
on Northrop Grumman
BILOXI Economist
Upbeat for the future. . . .
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