USS New York --- made from the World Trade Center!!

The USS New York  was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.  As you scroll down, notice the twin towers on top.

Artist's rendition below

(article copied and pasted from an email, and Associated Press)

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Later, ships in the class will include  USS Arlington, the location of the Pentagon also struck by a hijacked plane on September 11, and USS Somerset, named for the Pennsylvania county where United Flight 93 crashed afer its passengers fought off hijackers apparently planning to attack another Washington target.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003 , 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there.

'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

USS New York

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Philippine Typhoon: Local name Ondoy, International name Ketsana

Please pray for the Philippines, and those affected by the recent typhoon.
All from YouTube, courtesy of  "dailyfasionista.blogspot"





















This site is accepting donations to help Typhoon Ondoy Victims:  Philippine Red Cross

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me:  thou art my help and deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God   ~ Psalm 40: 17

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee  ~ Psalm 33:22

Our Aging Parents: Needing God's Help

We went to see Mom at the Rehab Center last Saturday evening.  Thank God that she is surrounded by fellow Pinoys, some who speak the same dialect.  God Bless and Heal and Strengthen you, Mom!


 ~ Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, O my soul...who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;  

Christian Rock Concert: Jars of Clay, Audio Unplugged, Thousand Foot Krutch, This Beautiful Republic, B Reith, FM Static

Our DD Kristi, and DS Jared attended  Creation Festival The Tour at Wheaton College last night. They WON their free tickets when Jared entered his name on a raffle ticket at the   Phil Stacey Concert  we attended a couple of weeks ago.   Hooooray:  at this concert, Kristi WON another set of free tickets, this time to a concert by  Barlow Girl  and   SuperChick  on October 4th.   

 Not MY type of entertainment, but the two  enjoyed themselves (their ears are still  recovering, though).  Here we go ---

Jars of Clay (here they are on  YouTube )

Audio Unplugged (here they were as  Audio Adrenaline on YouTube)

Thousand Foot Krutch (on YouTube) 

B. Reith (rapping! on YouTube) 

This Beautiful Republic ( "My God"   on YouTube)

FM Static (  official video  on YouTube)

Watch this on YouTube, a fan's version of :   "Boy Moves to a New Town... " by FM Static

Census Caution --- the OTHER side of the coin

This is a follow-up on my blog post of   09/12/2009 . 
 If YOU are a 2010 Census Worker, please be careful out there ---

Death of Census Worker Probed

School Bus in Japan & Computer Technical Problems

Scroll all the way down!

School Bus in Japan

School bus in India

But where did you call when you had a technical problem with your computer?

Japan or India?
~from an email (i needed the laugh!)

Creme de la Mer versus Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

For  over a year, I've used a highly-recommended product for my dry skin called Creme de la Mer.  It's available at Neiman Marcus, and elsewhere .  Click here to view its cost  Ouch! , plus their product claims.  Since it's expensive, I cram as much use as I can out of every single one ounce  jar I purchase; attempting to make it last for as long as possible.

I was coming to the end of my latest purchase, when I happen to hear snippets of a product review segment on television conducted by a dermatologist. Based on his recommendation, I decided to break my addiction to the "miracle broth"  and made the switch to Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream.  I got it from Walgreens.  Click here to view its cost Hooray for Cheap Stuff!  Come to think of it, my Mom, who is a Registered Nurse, has used this product for years. 

I've used Cetaphil for the last 4 weeks.  So far, I've maintained the same moisture level on my facial skin as I had while using Creme de la Mer. I haven't broken out, nor had any other adverse reactions. I give two thumbs-up for Cetaphil.

Creme de la Mer $130/oz  ~  Cetaphil $ .88/oz

Creme de la Mer  $ 130 per ounce     Cetaphil   $ .88 per ounce