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The Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, on Saturday launched a new HIV strategy to drive down infection rates and improve access to treatment and testing. It includes developing after-hours and weekend testing, providing same-day results and greater use of SMS and email testing reminders.
Up to 4800 people in NSW are believed to have HIV without knowing it.
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Wallace tested positive in Canada last year while working with Cirque du Soleil, after his then-partner was diagnosed with the virus. He returned to Australia and went public in August.
''I wasn't scared for myself … My main concern was to scream at the world to get yourself tested,'' Wallace said.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
MAKE NOISE! Make noise Saturday like never before!
But goddamnit, do it!
We've received numerous emails about a stadium-wide student-organized Maize Out Saturday. While I have to say a) I hate the term "Maize Out" since it makes no sense (as opposed to Penn State's "White Out" or Iowa's "Black Out and b) nobody over the age of 10 owns any yellow outer-wear, please do your best to comply. But most of all...
MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE! Shove the keys up the ass of the person next to you if they pull them out!
Too harsh? Blow me. It's Michigan-Ohio State. Don't like it? Stay home. I don't want you there. Want to bitch in the comments section? Suck it. Start your own fucking blog and give a different opinion. I'll say it again: IT'S MICHIGAN-OHIO STATE!
And being loud doesn't mean being a dick, it simply means cheering your ass off. Treat our Ohio State visitors with respect inside and outside the stadium. I urge anybody who sees any ass behavior by our fans to call them on it. I will. But for the love of Schembechler, during the game, let them hear you, not your fucking house keys! And not just on 3rd and short in the 4th quarter. ALL DAMN GAME!
There is also a pep rally in the Diag scheduled for 6:30 Friday. Be there. Take pictures and...
43 comments:
- JukeBox said...
I will do maize out
I will make noise like never before.
and I'll do key plays anyway.
and there's nothing you can do to stop me, or the student section.
Go Blue and beat OSU!
p.s. i still wanna bitch about it on your comments page anyway. hell it's the OSU game, KEY PLAY!! MAKE NOISE!!
- November 15, 2007 1:02 AM
- katherine said...
I think the pep ralley starts at 3 and goes on until 6pm in the Diag, not starting at 6:30. This is what the MGOBLOG mailbag post said at least, sounds like one of the kids coordinating it sent that information, so I'd say 3pm is the start time.
- November 15, 2007 1:17 AM
- Rik said...
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- November 15, 2007 2:44 AM
- Rik said...
Let this be an inspiration. Check the noise level and the participation from everyone in the stadium!
From a Turkish soccer game:
- November 15, 2007 3:02 AM
- Dezzi said...
Yeah... when Switzerland was playing Turkey to qualify for the World Cup a few years back... they had the game on TV here. Turkish fans never were quiet and there was a banner hanging from the stadium that said, "Welcome to Hell!"
Like Yost and Benny stress on this side, you don't need to be a dick to the opposing fans... just loud as hell!
Also... if Michigan gets behind early in the game, please people, don't give up on the yelling... in fact, yell more! Nothing gets a team excited than to hear its fans screaming even though they are down.
I say... put the keys away... take the gloves off (assuming it's cold) and clap and scream for the duration of the game.
Just a question, you say "and I'll do key plays anyway."
How many key plays are there in a game? I would argue that every third down is not a key play (but normally, that is when the keys show up). I would say in the course of the game, there are less than 5 key plays and normally they happen when Michigan is on offense.
- November 15, 2007 4:13 AM
- Katie said...
I will be there and I will NOT be quiet and the season ticket holders around me will be annoyed and I don't care! The best way to be loud and noisy is when you are standing up....which I will also do for the majority of the game......and they will also be annoyed and I DON'T CARE! (I will be wearing Maize)
Also there is time conflicts about the pep rally, even in the emails straight from campus. The pep rally in the diag is scheduled to start at 3pm and last until 6pm. This in a email from Yost (not our Yost, but the student president). The school president and Martin in another email referenced the letter from Yost, but did not give the time. In an email this morning from the athletic department, it says the pep rally at the diag starts at 6:30, listing a few of the things that the 3 pm pep rally mentions. This of course is confusing. I am going with the assumption that it indeed starts at 3pm. I am planning to attend and will take my camera. (even though I am an old lady, it sounds way too fun to miss)
- November 15, 2007 8:28 AM
- Katie said...
I am working on getting clarification on this. I will let you know what I find out.
- November 15, 2007 8:50 AM
- Mike said...
Are we going to get another Baby Mzone for The Game?
- November 15, 2007 9:28 AM
- lovinum said...
That's some solid blogging, Yost! Like the reporting of Brian Fantana, that was "compelling and rich."
T-MINUS 50 hours! HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO WORK! GET LOUD!!
- November 15, 2007 9:57 AM
- mfunk1000 said...
people - nikefootbal.com is doing a rivals challenge and Ohio State is catching up. we can't let that happen. go to nikefootball.com and represent.
- November 15, 2007 9:58 AM
- Maize said...
Maize Out? Shit, you guys want to snuff me out already?!?! Gee, thanks a lot!
And go ahead, make as much noise as you want. Sorry, that antiquated stadium won't amplify it.
- November 15, 2007 10:12 AM
- Maize said...
And my gut feeling on this game IS NOT good. I already have the squirts just thinking about it. :(
- November 15, 2007 10:14 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
- John Lennon
- November 15, 2007 10:35 AM
- Mikoyan said...
I like our chances if Henne is playing. If it's that other guy...ouch.
I'll be watching the game at a friend's house so I wont be at the game but I'll try to make some noise.
- November 15, 2007 11:08 AM
- Hector said...
There's a Facebook group that calls for people to put coins in a water bottle and use that during the 'key plays', that would actually make it loud, you know, so the opposing team isn't nice and comfortable when they run a play on third down...
The key play totally sucks, though its the only time during the game I can listen to my voicemail.
The point is, put some coins in a bottle and you'll make ten times the noise.
- November 15, 2007 11:26 AM
- Bargus said...
Make noise?
We'll take care of that.
Let's hope the Big Blue take care of THAT!
Under 49 hours...I am PUMPED!!!
- November 15, 2007 11:26 AM
- Corey said...
Agree with YOST 200% ... we will be making NOISE at LoDo's Bar & Grill in Denver, CO. My voice will be missed in the stadium ... use your diaphragm and not your throat ... your voice will last longer.
Food for thought: if you haven't lost your voice by halftime, then you are NOT DOING YOUR JOB!!
GO BLUE! Beat the $ucks.
- November 15, 2007 12:10 PM
- Bryan said...
I hope yall beat the shit out of the buckeyes...even if it means no more healing pics.
- November 15, 2007 12:28 PM
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- November 15, 2007 12:29 PM
- DaBraylon17 said...
it will be louder than normal, but still not loud enough. there are too many people who go to the games and don't cheer. they clap, sure, but scream the whole game? fuck no. i have been to five games and the loudest was michigan state in 2002. and even then, it was not THAT loud. why can't our fans (many of them, not all, since there are crazy UM fans who cheer like crazy) be like SEC fans? i simply don't get it.
- November 15, 2007 12:31 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Md. Student Charged with Assault After Postgame Knife Attack
By Ernesto Londoño
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 5, 2007; 11:53 AM
A 17-year-old Blake High School football player cut a Magruder High School player Friday night as players of the dueling teams were shaking hands during the postgame lineup, Montgomery County police said.
The Blake student pulled a small folding knife from his pocket, cut the hand of a rival team member and attempted to cut a second player, said Cpl. Jimmy Robinson, a police spokesman.
"There's no talk of an explicit motive," Robinson said. "The implied motive here is team rivalry." Magruder had won the game.
The Blake student was charged as a juvenile with second-degree assault and carrying a weapon in school, Robinson said. He was released to the custody of his parents after being processed by police.
The alleged assault occurred about 8:30 p.m. at Magruder, at 5939 Muncaster Mill Rd. Police confiscated the knife, Robinson said.
I wonder if he committed to Ohio State yet?
- November 15, 2007 12:32 PM
- Paulie Buckeyes said...
Re: the "Maize Out":
I can't wait for next week when OSU fans get ahold of some aerial pictures of the big house and photoshop it side-by-side with a picture of a post-piss toilet. Same shape, same color, vintage toilet humor.
Yost I want to see that picture on this site next week, you know it's gonna happen.
- November 15, 2007 1:18 PM
- Dex said...
For that picture to work, people besides the student section are going to have to wear Maize.
Since we've already tried this two times this year and had approx. 0% success outside the students, I don't have hope for grandma and grandpa showing up in yellow jackets this weekend.
Even more so than noise, why can't our fan base even manage to wear the same color?
- November 15, 2007 1:53 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
"Even more so than noise, why can't our fan base even manage to wear the same color?"
Shoot for orange. That way the county-issued jumpsuits will fill in the gaps.
- November 15, 2007 1:57 PM
- ohio_guy said...
let's hope the maize out
works just as well as Purdue's black out and Penn State's white out did.
- November 15, 2007 1:59 PM
- TitleIX said...
see schwetty, I thought you were gonna go for the HUNTING reference with the orange thing....
MOST of us don't realize the whole ORANGE/PENITENTIARY connection.
You really should get some counselling from your Parole Officer about outing yourself like that all the time....
- November 15, 2007 2:59 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Don't act all innocent. Apparently, I'm not the only one who can make the connection.
Do they allow you to watch "THE GAME" in the pod or do you have a TV in your "house."
- November 15, 2007 3:09 PM
- Joshua said...
I've always wondered why we don't just wear blue. Have a blue-out. Everyone has a blue shirt. You can buy two new Hanes single pocket tees in navy for like $8. Who the f owns a maize shirt outside of students? Just confounds me.
Anyone who's in A2 and not headed to the game (or even if you are)- we'll have a tv set set up on the golf course and we're starting whenever they let us in. 7:30 am i think. Everyone's welcome, just byob.
Trying to think of a way to let you know it's us- maybe i'll put out an "Unnofficial MZONE tailgate" sign, or something. any ideas? Or maybe i'll just light a buckeye on fire. That's good sportsmanship, right?
After all....
Build a Buckeye a fire and you keep him warm for a night.
Light a Buckeye on fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
- November 15, 2007 3:37 PM
- Matt said...
Just found out that they don't carry ESPN 360. So now I can't watch basketball games either. (I want to watch the Mich-Georgetown game tonight.) Thanks for nothing, assholes.
- November 15, 2007 4:02 PM
- Matt said...
And GO BLUE!!!
- November 15, 2007 4:02 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Why go through the trouble of lighting a buckeye on fire yourself. The ensuing riots should take care of tht.
- November 15, 2007 4:15 PM
- TitleIX said...
uh, what's a pod???
- November 15, 2007 5:15 PM
- dtw2phx said...
He's back to the prison references. Like me, I'll probably have to catch the game in the dayroom.
Just remind him that Mr. Clarett is still doing time up in Toledo (ToCI), but for some reason still hasn't started up a flag football team.
- November 15, 2007 5:18 PM
- JukeBox said...
every play should be a key play!
Every down matters in this game.
cheers! =)
- November 15, 2007 5:39 PM
- MMakinItHere said...
Maize Out? That IS the lamest, uninspired copyjob in a while. What the F$%^ is a Maize Out? And you should hear the PSU folks snicker at our blatent copycatting.
Well, Id like to share a much better turn of phrase, thought up by a UM alum living in the depths of PA (shes hearin the snickers). Try this on for size:
Now, before you dismiss it out of hand, say it a few times. Any of you get the double entendre?
- November 15, 2007 5:54 PM
- Katie said...
The Maize out is not new for this game. It was printed on 3 of my tickets this year.
It may be just me, but I am tiring a bit of the tOSU trolls around here. I am a bit cranky today, so it is probably just me.
- November 15, 2007 6:09 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
The last thing anyone needs is a cranky Katie. I've been called everything nasty by Mr17, but I couldn' bear the thought of being called a troll by Katie.
Consequently, um...er...here goes.
G-G-Go Blue?
I don't feel so good.
- November 15, 2007 7:19 PM
- kowisja said...
are propane tanks filled with b.b.'s allowed. Those can make some serious noise.
Also, try the empty water bottles full of change. Bring $12 or whatever they are charging for water (or sneak one in) and about $4.00 in lose change and shake like hell!
- November 15, 2007 7:35 PM
- Katie said...
You just made my crankiness disappear! And I was cranky!! Thanks! (And I would never call you a troll!)
- November 15, 2007 7:35 PM
- Kurren said...
Does someone mind buying me a plane ticket from Houston, and getting me a ticket for the game? Then I can go crazy at the game... :) Thanx
- November 15, 2007 8:10 PM
- Lysa said...
Oh, I'll be in the heart of Columbus yelling my butt off, decked out in maize.
- November 15, 2007 8:52 PM
- Romero said...
Speaking of screaming and making noise! Check out nikefootball.com and scream for Michigan - in this head to head battle for support against Ohio State. Help me out - the score is really close right now!
- November 15, 2007 9:05 PM
- kowisja said...
sorry kurren, i already paid for 3 of my friends from houston for this. at $300 a ticket for the plane and $50 a piece for tickets to the game (I have VERY nice friends), ain't no way. lol
- November 16, 2007 7:59 AM


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Today's giveaway book is "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. This is a lovely Franklin Library edition from 1979: half leather binding with lots of gilt, sewn-in ribbon bookmark, illustrations by Bernard Fuchs. To be honest, I want to keep it for myself.
To enter, leave a comment here, or on Facebook or Twitter. I'll pick a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST.
I like everyone to be happy, so if the winner is chosen from Facebook, I'll run a contest for the other two sites, and so on. You get the picture - everybody gets a chance.
Good luck, and I look forward to your thoughts!
48 comments:
- Katrina said...
ohhh Leather! Entering!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- jmwallach said...
First comment for my second favorite Hemmingway novel!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Irate MSLS said...
I would like to enter the book giveaway for today!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Tereza said...
Ok, for the quick question: Just put up a script for the video. With a few closeups from the book and the bookmarks, and a nice off voice, it would do the trick. Some white or black background to make it clean, and background music.
The description you have in the post where you announce the book would be great for the script, I think you shouldn't change it. So there it is, your trailer-teaser book!
(BTW, count me in the giveaway!)
- August 26, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- Stephanie M. Lorée said...
Couple ideas for a book trailer:
1) An stop motion animation of books opening and revealing their forgotten treasures.
2) A story within a story. Basically you could tell quick, 2 minute fiction about the story behind a photograph or similar found within the book. Example: 1950's girl eating ice cream cone. Girl being photographed. Photograph appearing in book 50 years later.
Best of luck!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- LeAnn said...
This is one of my favorite books, so I'd love this!
As for book trailers - I love them and I sort of like the ambiguous ones best. The ones where there are some images, some text, but that don't spell everything out for you. They live you intrigued.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- jon said...
Ah, my second-favorite Hemmingway! That's a beautiful-looking wrap and whoever wins it will be fortunate.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- as the crow flies said...
love me some Hemmingway!!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Mac said...
Wow. Pickmepickmepickme! Love this book!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- AUDRENCE said...
omg!!! i love this so much... i would love to read this book... i'm entering!!! muwahahahaha
- August 26, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Nick said...
A beautiful book! Please enter me! Thanks!
- August 26, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Birch said...
As usual, I'm in. I don't have any ideas for a trailer, I don't judge a book by its marketing.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Zura said...
I know nothing about trailers or making them, but I have participated in several blog tours for authors. That way you get interviewed with the questions ahead of time. Might be something to consider?
- August 26, 2011 at 1:59 PM
- bookmonkeyscribbles said...
It looks gorgeous!! Definitely entering this competition :) Thanks a lot!
- August 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Bleets said...
A beautiful giveaway! Keeping fingers crossed.
- August 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Julia said...
wow...what a beautiful edition! count me in please! (I don't have any ideas for the trailer I'm afraid :()
- August 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- KJ said...
One of Hemingway's best works. I'd love to see that on my new bookshelf.
- August 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Bailey said...
That's a gorgeous book - I would love to enter for it.
- August 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Artephius said...
count me in on the Hemingway.
- August 26, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- LisavVi said...
Wow! What a great book for a giveaway! Hope I win!
- August 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- SalT said...
A riff of shots, with your explanation as text (like you do on the blog). No need for voice because you won't be having voice in the book.
You =will= need background music. There's a variety of royalty-free music (some even free-free) at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamendo
Checking /"free art license" music/ in your favorite search engine will get you other collections.
- August 26, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- Country Girl said...
Yeah...Hemmingway! Count me in please! I wish I could help with the book trailer question, but I don't know the first thing about them. I love your blog and want to get your book!
- August 26, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Leigh Ann said...
Great giveaway! I'd say try and make it something humorous. Or try and give the things you found some back story and heart.
- August 26, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- Raj said...
Hemingway... yes please. To answer your question, recommend you contact your nearest Art Institute and ask if a senior videography student would like to take on your project. My kid is a senior at the AI - Dallas and would love something like that, would probably do it for free too. There's several AI's around the country.
- August 26, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- bookworm said...
I use BookPage reviews a lot to pick books-I rarely look at ads, so no suggestions for you.
I would love to add this book to my library. Please add me to the giveaway.
- August 26, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- The Continuity Police said...
Ooh, prettty!
- August 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Ellen said...
I'd never heard of a book trailer before, but I checked out your link and I'm sure it would be a good idea for your new book. I don't really have any suggestions, other than to show the bookmarks and the books they were found in just like you do on the blog. Thanks for another fun giveaway - and if you're in Irene's path, I hope you'll be safe.
- August 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- ladydandelion.net said...
I'd love to win it and take it with me on my trip to the Hemingway museum in the Key West. As for trailer. Use your description and also read an extract from the book.
- August 26, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- ashley vandenberg said...
- August 26, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Schef_1203 said...
I'm in a Hemingway class at the moment and would love to own this beautiful book. My professor would be so jealous! haha
I don't know much about book trailers, but I know I like books. Do your trailers come in paperback for easy flipping?
- August 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Lady Dragoness said...
Love to have this, so count me in.
Oh, and as for your questions - you know as much about book trailers as I do - maybe even more. I don't have a clue how to make a trailer video, let alone what to put in one.
- August 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- dirk said...
me please
- August 26, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- g+m said...
I want!
I read For Whom The Bell Tolls recently and nearly died from love of it~
(I retweeted on Twitter too, not sure if that disqualifies one of these entries)
It seems a fading in and out of different "bookmarks" would make the most sense (I'm assuming the book is based on the blog?), perhaps with some sort of narration over? You should get the guy who does all the narration for the major blockbusters. =)
- August 26, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Célia Costa said...
The book trailers are so great and I loved the Stephanie's ideas ! The book is lovely, thanks for the chance !
- August 26, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Would love to own this copy of A Farewell to Arms. It is one of my all time favorite books (second to Jane Eyre) and 1979 is the year I was born :). Currently, Im reading For Whom the Bell Tolls!
- August 26, 2011 at 9:03 PM
- Marco said...
Personally, I've never seen a book trailer, but this book looks awesome! I'm in!
- August 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- BrittanyGale said...
What a beautiful book. I'd love to win it.
As for the book trailer, I don't have any helpful ideas. I actually never watch book trailers.
- August 26, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Jeronimo said...
Always entering, and always hoping to win one of these. Always amazing stuff being put up.
- August 26, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- Unknown said...
I'd love this book! thank you :)
- August 27, 2011 at 12:53 AM
- MILLICENT said...
Wondering what Hemmingway would say about trailers . . .
- August 27, 2011 at 2:11 AM
- joemmama said...
Beautiful book. Personally, I hate book trailers...never watch them. It's a book , not a movie for Petes sake.
- August 27, 2011 at 4:01 AM
- PittHockey said...
I'd like to read that.
- August 27, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- MrCachet said...
I've been in DialUpDesert, so please COUNT. ME. IN!!!
- August 27, 2011 at 6:27 AM
- MrCachet said...
And - Have you forgotten a take off on THE BOOKMARK? An opening shot of leafing through only to find something eye catching?
LOL. Just a thought. Want me to do a storyboard? That would be a first.
- August 27, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- Marie said...
Beautiful! entering!
- August 27, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Marie said...
I don't think that one took. beautiful book. entering!
- August 27, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Julie (O-kami) said...
I love Hemingway and would love to add this book to my collection.
- August 27, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- FairiesNest said...
Maybe you could have a book trailer contest? I've seen other authors do this...free autographed copy to the winner?
- August 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM


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M.I.A. A Greater Evil 86 min | Mystery, Thriller, War M.I.A. A Greater Evil tell story about " A group of American college students embark on an expedition looking for gold in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Their dreams quickly unravel when an unplanned detour leaves the group lost... See full summary » " M.I.A. A Greater Evil directed by: Director: Abishek J. Bajaj | Stars: Valerie Bentson, Lamou Vissay, Sarah Ball, Mark Matula Movie Trailers Galore: M.I.A. A Greater Evil (Official Trailer)
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Long Day's Journey Into Night 110 min | Drama, Mystery Long Day's Journey Into Night tell story about " A man went back to Guizhou, found the tracks of a mysterious woman. He recalls the summer he spent with her twenty years ago." Long Day's Journey Into Night directed by: Director: Gan Bi | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Yongzhong Chen, Jue Huang, Hong-Chi Lee Roadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky is among the greatest science-fiction novels ever written. It is a blend of classic science-fiction and philosophical reflections about the meaning of life, about the place of human beings on Earth, about happiness and despair. It also inspired the movie Stalker and the computer games series S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Distorted R | Action, Mystery, Thriller | Completed Distorted tell story about " A 32-year-old woman suffering from bipolar disorder comes to suspect the proprietor of the state-of-the-art ''smart apartment'' she and her husband just moved into is using the building's ... See full summary » " Distorted directed by: Director: Rob W. King | Stars: Christina Ricci, John Cusack, Brendan Fletcher, Vicellous Shannon Metal and Hardcore in 2014: Council of Steel, Blood & Bone | Premier Guitar - article
An Interview with God 97 min | Drama, Mystery | Completed An Interview with God tell story about " An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime - with someone who claims to be God." An Interview with God directed by: Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Yael Grobglas, Charlbi Dean Kriek, David Strathairn #TomHiddleston and his perpetually changing hair styles (Personal preference: Black hair! It brings out his eyes ;)
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Don't Go Mystery | Completed Don't Go tell story about " Devastated by his daughter's death in a terrible accident, Ben becomes convinced that he can bring her back through a recurring dream. But is it just a dream? Or is Ben losing his mind?" Don't Go directed by: Director: David Gleeson | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Melissa George, Simon Delaney, Aoibhinn McGinnity Sometimes I'm Jack Sparrow... but don't ask me to impersonate him because then I can't bloody stop
7 Splinters in Time 75 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Completed 7 Splinters in Time tell story about " A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly." 7 Splinters in Time directed by: Director: Gabriel Judet-Weinshel | Stars: Emmanuelle Chriqui, Austin Pendleton, Al Sapienza, Sarah Sokolovic TecHeaven: How To Install Mountain Lion(downloaded from Torrent) on USB
Chanakyatanthram 130 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller Chanakyatanthram tell story about " A fresh-out-of-college criminologist, finds himself pit against an evil mastermind, whom he has can only outdo by using his wits and courage." Chanakyatanthram directed by: Director: Kannan Thamarakkulam | Stars: Anoop Menon, Unni Mukundan, Shivada Nair
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Skin Creepers Comedy, Fantasy, Horror Skin Creepers tell story about " Two unsuccessful filmmakers want to make a pornographic movie, but things go very wrong as their lead actress gets possessed by a demon." Skin Creepers directed by: Director: Ezra Tsegaye | Stars: Mai Duong Kieu, Micaela Schäfer, Milton Welsh, Nicolás Artajo Second Poster of Skin Creepers a comedy/horror movie from Ezra Tsegaye
The Dare Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Post-production The Dare tell story about " A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future." The Dare directed by: Director: Giles Alderson | Stars: Richard Brake, Richard Short, Robert Maaser, Bart Edwards ☽↟egen verklighet↟☾
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Tuliliilia 90 min | Drama, Mystery Tuliliilia tell story about " After a painful divorce, Pia attempts to go on with her life. Having moved into a new apartment, she starts feeling that she is being visited by someone or something mysterious at night which she cannot quite explain." Tuliliilia directed by: Director: Maria Avdjushko | Stars: Eva Eensaar-Tootsen, Epp Eespäev, Ingrid Isotamm, Rasmus Kallas Watch Tuliliilia (2018) HD Movie Streaming
The Control 94 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller The Control tell story about " Add a Plot " The Control directed by: Directors: Eric Schiller, Michael Stasko | Stars: Sharon Belle, Michael Stasko, Shaun Mazzocca, Krista Jang I know this is talking about books , but this is how I always felt growing up. Felt like an alien or someone born in the wrong time. Really it was just that I was an INTJ
Apollyon Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Completed Apollyon tell story about " Throughout 10 cryptic and traumatic chapters, we indulge in to realm of serial killers via cults and demons. Chapter one begins with The Black Awakening. Outcast and loner Hayden Kroll ... See full summary » " Apollyon directed by: Director: Sean Rosa | Stars: Ty Trumbo, Sheena Colette, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Erin Cline enemy
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Bad/Asses: Rogue 38 min | Action, Comedy, Crime Bad/Asses: Rogue tell story about " The second installment of Bad/Asses, we start with our brand-new lead detectives Josh and Cris as they are trying to track down recent drug deals, but when Cris leaves work early for the ... See full summary » " Bad/Asses: Rogue directed by: Director: Josh Reiner | Stars: Josh Reiner, Cristian Maraboli, Miguel Garcia Tom Cruise is BAD ASS! Check Out "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation! (@MissionFilm)" http://heymikeyatl.com/2015/07/31/tom-cruise-is-bad-ass-check-out-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-missionfilm/ @TomCruise @tomcruiseofficial_ #moviereview #movies #missionimpossibleroguenation #IMF #ImpossibleMissionForce #HeyMikeyAtl #HeyMikey written by @HeyMikeyAtl
The Doctor's Case Mystery | Pre-production The Doctor's Case tell story about " Add a Plot " The Doctor's Case directed by: Director: Michael J Roberts | Stars: Joe Ochman, Heather Danner, Timmy Sherrill, Kristyn Gartland A Doctor Who TARDIS built in bookcase. Go anywhere in time and space. So cool! ⬅ books are our greatest weapon yet
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World 102 min | Mystery | Completed The Most Assassinated Woman in the World tell story about " Add a Plot " The Most Assassinated Woman in the World directed by: Director: Franck Ribière | Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Niels Schneider, Eric Godon, André Wilms Marilyn Monroe-Ballerina Poster at AllPosters.com
Cause of Death: Homicide 26 min | Crime, Drama, Family Cause of Death: Homicide tell story about " The coroner ruled the death of Karen's mother an "accidental death", but Karen is convinced that her stepfather murdered her mother. Now she has to prove it without becoming a victim herself." Cause of Death: Homicide directed by: Directors: Migdalia Etheridge, Ray Etheridge | Stars: Cherrelle Bing, Sergey Bougie, Michael Laboska, Thomas Leyva Multi Feature Movies S.W.A.T, Basic, Maximum Risk, Stealth Ben-Hur, the Ten Commandments The Replacement Killers, Truth or Consequences Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest goes to Jail Death at a funeral, First Sunday, Guess Who Hollywood Homicide, the Devils Own Amos & Andy, Hollywood Shuffle, What's the Worst that can Happen Other
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The Stooge 20 min | Mystery The Stooge tell story about " The story follows a downtrodden but determined man who seeks work as a magician's assistant and soon realizes that the world of magic reveals more surprises than he could ever have imagined." The Stooge directed by: Director: Rogelio Fojo | Stars: Robert Picardo, Herbert Siguenza, Elle Viane Sonnet, Dean Schaller The Three Stooges 2012 Full Movie Free Download 1080p. #The-Three-Stooges-2012-Full-Movie-Free-Download-1080p, #SeanHayes, #ChrisDiamantopoulos, #WillSasso, #comedy , #family , #WEBRip, #ESubs, #DvDrip, #HDRip, #HDtv, #Mkv, #Mp4, #Bluray, #360p, #720p, #1080p, #onlinemovies, #hdmovies, #fullhd, #englishmovies, #hollywoodmovies , #newmovies, #latestmovies, #english , #movies , #movie , #hollywood , #entertainment , #film , #2012.
Killing for the Prosecution Mystery | Post-production Killing for the Prosecution tell story about " Add a Plot " Killing for the Prosecution directed by: Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken Yamamura You're Perfect and Other Lies Parents Tell: The Ugly Truth about Spoiling Your Kids by Loni Coombs. Save 37 Off!. $16.26. Publisher: Bird Street Books (March 6, 2013). 224 pages
Headroom 30 min | Mystery | Filming Headroom tell story about " After the Chicago TV hijacking incident in 1987, the Max Headroom perpetrator returns 30 years later to hijack a LIVE showing of Independent News. The crew teams up with the FBI to finally put this unsolved mystery to rest." Headroom directed by: Director: Ryan Zimmerman | Stars: Nicholas Westerberg, Andrew Nosal, Carter Aakhus, David Nelson CHATITAS
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Crescent City Chronicles: Chains in the Attic 150 min | Mystery Crescent City Chronicles: Chains in the Attic tell story about " Welcome to the city of gods and monsters. Crescent City is a melting pot for both. Dealing with both human cases and special cases Detective Joseph Chapel along with his partner Detective ... See full summary » " Crescent City Chronicles: Chains in the Attic directed by: Director: Kelly Weaver | Stars: Anthony Penney, Harvey C. Wilkes, Tiffany Amanda, Blayze Hippensteel
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While all eyes will be on Disney California Adventure" href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/disney-california-adventure/">Disney California Adventure in 2012, plenty of other theme parks in California will be adding new rides and attractions in time for the summer crowds.
Our Top 10 for 2012 is dominated by new rides coming to DCA's 12-acre Cars Land expansion, the grand finale in the $1 billion extreme makeover the Anaheim theme park has undertaken during the past five years. DCA's transformation is so massive that even Disneyland is taking the year off as far as new attractions go, letting the spotlight shine on its younger neighbor.
> Photos: Best new rides of 2012 at California theme parks
Outside of Anaheim, 2012 will see the debut of enough prototype roller coasters, extreme thrill rides and cutting-edge attractions to make any serious theme park fan salivate.
Let's take a look at what's on tap for California theme parks in 2012:
1) Radiator Springs Racers - Disney California Adventure
The $200 million Radiator Springs Racers attraction at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim combines a leisurely dark ride prelude with a dueling side-by-side racecar finale. The four-minute journey takes riders through stalactite caverns, around hairpin turns and along high-speed straightaways.
2) Transformers - Universal Studios Hollywood
Recruits on the new Transformers ride at Universal Studios Hollywood will join the heroic Autobots in an intergalactic battle against the villainous Decepticons. The five-minute motion simulator dark ride with high-definition 3-D images, special effects and animatronics will feature an original storyline starring the shape-shifting robots capable of changing into cars, trucks and planes.
3) Luigi's Flying Tires - Disney California Adventure
Riders aboard Luigi's Flying Tires at Disney California Adventure will use a pair of joysticks to steer the levitating bumper car as it floats atop a surface similar to a giant air hockey table. Visitors will steer a Fettuccini Alfredo-brand big-rig truck tire through tilting towers of retreads in the storage yard behind Casa Della Tires.
4) Superman: Ultimate Flight - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Superman: Ultimate Flight launch coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Valejo will rocket riders at 60 miles per hour through a towering 150-foot-high inversion and a pair of vertical twists.
5) Manta - SeaWorld San Diego
The Manta launch coaster at SeaWorld San Diego marks the U.S. debut of a highly anticipated prototype ride. The 30-foot-tall coaster will feature dual launch zones, a 54-foot drop into a subterranean trench and a dramatic wing dip into a shallow lake over a 2,800-foot-long track.
6) Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom - Six Flags Magic Mountain
The Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom drop tower at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia will be attached to both sides of the park's 415-foot-tall Superman: Escape from Krypton coaster tower. The new thrill ride will rank as the world's tallest (400 feet) and fastest (85 mph) drop tower.
7) Mater's Junkyard Jamboree - Disney California Adventure
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree at Disney California Adventure take riders a spinning tractor ride through Tow Mater's Towing & Salvage yard. The dizzying attraction blends a traditional teacup ride and classic whip ride with cars transferring from one spinning turntable to the next along a circuitous route.
8) Buena Vista Street - Disney California Adventure
The shops and restaurants along Disney California Adventure's re-themed entrance promenade will pay homage to the Los Angeles that Walt Disney encountered upon his 1923 arrival. Buena Vista Street will reflect the Spanish Revival, Arts & Crafts and Art Deco architecture of the 1920s and '30s-era Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Pasadena and Wilshire Boulevard areas of the city.
9) New attraction - Legoland California
Legoland California plans to unveil its new 2012 attraction on Jan. 19. Screamscape reports the Carlsbad kiddie park may add a boat ride, suspended coaster or perhaps both. In 2011, Legoland added the Star Wars Miniland, which rendered epic battles, iconic cityscapes and massive machines in an intimate 1:20 scale.
10) Crazy Surf - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk plans to update the Crazy Surf flat ride with a newer model that includes tilting seats and water jets that splash passengers. The new ride, which will keep the Crazy Surf name, features an 18-seat gondola mounted to two revolving arms that take passengers 12 feet in the air.
A few California parks will rest on their laurels rather than add new attractions in 2012.
Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park will continue to promote the Windseeker swing tower, which finally opened in late 2011 after numerous delays.
After a change of ownership in 2011, California's Great America in Santa Clara has no plans for new attractions in 2012, which means the oft-delayed wooden coaster officially remains in limbo.
Likewise, the San Diego Zoo and the newly dubbed Safari Park (formerly the Wild Animal Park) have no plans for new additions in 2012 after updating the zoo's panda exhibit in 2011.
In the past year, Belmont Park in San Diego added a prototype flat ride that simulated a looping roller coaster experience over an undulating Himalayan-style track. In 2012, the seaside park will open a modest laser tag attraction.


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Search and rescue personnel retrieved the body of 19-year-old Tre Carter from Lake Summit at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, ending a three-day recovery mission plagued with challenges.
TUXEDO — Search and rescue personnel retrieved the body of 19-year-old Tre Carter from Lake Summit at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, ending a three-day recovery mission plagued with challenges.
The Henderson County Rescue Squad brought Carter's body to shore, where his grieving family has kept vigil since he drowned Monday evening while swimming with friends.
Divers from the Charlotte Fire Department used advanced sonar technology to recover the body in about 80 feet of water, said Maj. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
"With the technology, we were able to pinpoint the body exactly," Stout said. "We had been able to do that before, but they (Charlotte) had the technology to speak to the divers and lead them to the body."
The depth, terrain and debris in the lake made visibility beyond a couple of feet impossible for divers.
"It's a man-made lake so the bottom has been cleaned, which exposes the silt bed and makes it that much deeper, so they're fighting zero visibility," said Battalion Chief Kent Davis of the Charlotte Fire Department. "What this (sonar equipment) gives us the ability to do is see through that zero visibility... The divers don't even need to use their eyes. They basically can close their eyes and we can tell them where to go."
The Henderson County Rescue Squad's dive team, manned by trained divers from departments throughout the county, used sonar equipment to pinpoint the location of Carter's body Tuesday. The squad began work Wednesday morning with another sonar sweep of the lake around 10 a.m., to ensure the area of an image picked up had not changed overnight.
Side-scanning sonar equipment is mounted on the Rescue Squad's boat, requiring more than one pass for a complete scan. Rescue workers dropped buoys Tuesday to set up a perimeter around the spot.
The soft hum of boat motors was pierced by the loud barks of a South Carolina search and rescue dog, trained to identify cadavers, from the bow of a boat minutes after 11 a.m. Wednesday as it neared the buoys.
Shortly after Charlotte divers arrived around noon, they lowered a digital sonar scanner mounted on a tripod to the bottom of the lake. The more-evolved cousin of World War II technology, the spinning scanner recorded the "pings" of soundwaves bouncing back off of objects. The digital information produced a 360-degree real-time image of what lied beneath.
"When they sent their system in, we knew for sure what we've already been working on was what we had," said Capt. Scott Justus of the Henderson County Dive Team.
Using the image, transmitted to a laptop computer on the boat, an onboard operator was able to serve as the eyes of the divers swimming blindly below.
Diving at depths of about 80 feet with water temperatures around 38 degrees, divers waded through a "mangled, tangled mess of obstacles," including steel, rebar and concrete debris in the already murky water, according to Stout.
Recovery hurdles
Deep water, cold water and debris, Justus said, "were three big variables that we had to face, that any diver going in would have to overcome."
But "the physiological stress of it, the emotional stress of it," he said, took another toll. "We take it very personally about how we do this and we want it done very professionally... We want to make sure the family has closure on it as much as we do. That's the whole reason why we do this job, for the most part... Everybody wants to do it to help somebody."
Duke Power on Monday shut off the two turbines that draw water over the dam that eventually spills out into Green River. The active turbine intakes would have posed a great challenge and possible risk to divers. With the turbines off, however, the water level of the lake had risen Wednesday to "full pond," spilling over the dam around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The rising water level prohibited boats used in recovery efforts Tuesday on the south side of the Norfolk Southern train trestle that bisects the lake from crossing over to their boat docks on the north. Law enforcement officers were stationed at the lake through the night to keep watch over the equipment. Smaller inflatable motor boats were used to cross the low bridge on Wednesday.
Deputies said Carter was diving off of the trestle and swimming in the lake with three friends at about 6:45 p.m. Monday when he encountered trouble and went under. His friends were unable to help him in the deep water.
An initial search was called off around 9 p.m. Monday when a severe thunderstorm struck southern Henderson County.
The search resumed Tuesday morning and continued for nearly 10 hours in frigid waters. The cold temperatures and depth of the underwater search limited two-man recovery teams to 15-minute dives.
Henderson County Emergency Management sent out a call for assistance to other departments on Tuesday. Dive teams and rescue personnel from multiple counties and across stateliness answered the call, but for Henderson County, this one was personal.
"When it's one of your own people, it hits home a lot more and that's why we have done everything we could possibly do to bring closure, which, today, we have," Justus said. "Any lengths we needed to do, that's what we were going to do."
With all of the challenges divers faced in the water, Stout said, "advanced technology absolutely made a difference."
Charlotte Fire purchased its equipment with grant funding not readily available to a typical local agency.
"We have access to a different type of grant funding and that allows us to buy tools... (that) helps the whole region," Davis said. "It's nice to help bring instances like this and I won't say to a closure, because there's never closure if you're a family of a person who's died in any type of traumatic situation, but just to help them start the transition and work through the grief process."
Carter was a 2012 graduate of North Henderson High and a standout on the Knights football team. Friends and family are mourning the loss of a young man who "touched a lot of lives in a positive way," North Henderson Principal Frank Edney said Tuesday. "I will miss Tre... He was one of my all-time favorites."
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Food drive
Drive-through food collection, noon-3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 235 St. John's Lane. Info: 684-9770.
89th annual Singing on the Mountain, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday in MacRae Meadows at Grandfather Mountain, Linville. Special message: Will Graham. Free.
Fifth Sunday night singing, 6 p.m. June 30 at Fletcher First Baptist Church, 5 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher. Info: 687-1031.
Summer Sunday Night concert series,
in June and July at Refuge Baptist Church at the junction of Dana, Upward, Ridge and Oleta roads. Scheduled for 6 p.m. June 30, The McMinn Family Band; July 14, The Johnson Family; and July 28, The Hills.
Refreshments served after concerts. Free.
Info: 685-8544.
Gospel Jam, 7-9 p.m. the first Saturday of the month at First Baptist Church of East Flat Rock, 227 Spartanburg Highway, Hendersonville. Free. Info: 243-8100.
Preschool enrollment
Grace Lutheran Preschool, corner of 6th Avenue West and Blythe Street, enrollment for 2013-14 has begun for walkers-pre-K.
Info: 693-4972.
Trinity Preschool, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. Classes: 18 months and walking to transitional kindergarten. Info: 696- 4110.
"Perspectives on Church," annual Ohmann lecture series, 9:45 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 25 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville.
Info: 692-6114.
Vacation Bible School
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2101 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville. Tell it on The Mountain Vacation Bible School, 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Ages 4 to fifth grade. Info: 693-8651.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, North Mills River Road. SonWest Roundup Vacation Bible School, 7-8:45 p.m. Sunday-Friday.
Ages 2 to teens. Info: 891-8144.
Etowah United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah. Athens: Paul's Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth!
6-8:30 p.m. July 7-11. Info: 891-4360.
First United Methodist Church, 204 6th Ave. W, Hendersonville. Everywhere Fun Fair Vacation Bible School, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Ages 3 to rising sixth-graders. Info: 693-4275.
Hendersonville Church of Christ, 1975 Haywood Road, Hendersonville. In the Beginning Vacation Bible School, 5-8 p.m. July 8-10. Ages 4 to 11. Register by July 1. Info: 692-0306.
Holly Springs Baptist Church, 7265 Crab Creek Road, Penrose. Vacation Bible School, 6 p.m. July 8-12. All ages. Info: 674-5962.
Mills River United Methodist Church,
137 Old Turnpike Road, Mills River. Rock Vacation Bible School, 5-8 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Ages 3 to fifth grade. Info: 891-7788.
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St. Community Vacation Bible School, 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday. Info: 692-6114.
Tuxedo First Baptist Church, 31 Branch Lane, Zirconia. Facing Fear and Trusting God Vacation Bible School, 6-8:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday. Family night, 6 p.m.
Info: 692-0130.
Upward Baptist Church, 901 Upward Road, Flat Rock. Tell it on The Mountain Vacation Bible School, 6-8:30 p.m. July 22-26. Kickoff, 1 p.m. July 20. Info: 693-3374.
Study and retreats
Spiritual food group discussions, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, July 7, 28 at Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Info: 891-8700.
Early Church Fathers adult forums,
10:15-11:15 a.m. Sunday, July 21 and 28 at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N.
Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 693-7458.
Summer School for Your Spirit Bible studies, 5:45 p.m. July 17, Aug. 21 at Mills River Presbyterian Church, 10 Presbyterian Church Road.
Info: 891-7101.
Looking to the Future: Women's Bible study, 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church, 2606 Chimney Rock Road. Info: 692-7027.
Denny's with Bible study. For directions and info: 692-7027.
Calvary Kids Club, 3-4:30 p.m. the first and third Sunday at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Info: 684-6266.
Celebrate Recovery group, 6-8 p.m.
Tuesdays at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive. For those in addiction recovery. Info: 692-1262, Ext.135.
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday at Living Water Baptist Church, Sugarloaf Road. For anyone dealing with an addiction. Info: 606-9259.
Extended Family, 6 p.m. the third Mondays at Blue Ridge Prison and Jail ministries house, 410 E. First Ave. For families facing the trauma of incarcerated family members. Info: 696-0607.
Freedom That Lasts, 7 p.m. Friday night and 10 a.m. Sunday at Progress Baptist Church, 1935 N. Rugby Road. For those who are hurting or have fallen. Info: 4190722; 545-9177.
Good News @ 6, 6 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher.
Welcoming all ages to a different service of worship. Info: 684-6266.
Grief Share grief recovery group, 2-3:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday through Aug. 27 at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, at Sixth Avenue and Church Street. Info: 693-3410; 6931550; 693-4275.
Intercessory Time of Prayer, 5:15 p.m.
the second Tuesday and 12:15 p.m. the fourth Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1245 6th Ave. W., Hendersonville. Info: 693- 4890.
Taize Worship, 6 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. A quiet and reflective worship. Info: 684-6266.
MemoryCaregivers Network meeting for caregivers (Fletcher Group), 1-3 p.m.
the first Tuesday at Fletcher Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1141 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Info: 645-9189 or 230-4143.
Free chi ldren's mi ni stry, 1-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at Cummings Memorial United Methodist Church, Banner Farm Road, Horseshoe.
Free children's clothes for up to 6 years old, along with diapers, supplies and equipment at the BEAR closet. Info: 891-9413 or 8911557.
My Sister's Closet is open 9 a.m.-noon Mondays at First Methodist Church, 204 6th Ave. W. Clothing of different styles for work. Info: 693-4275.
Bread ministry — free bread from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at Balfour United Methodist Church, Highway 25 North, across from Hunter Chevrolet. Info: 692-5501.
Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics support group, 5-6:30 p.m.
every Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, at 7th Avenue and Church Street, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church.
Info: 329-4026 or 702-1249.
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Men's Majestic Humanity of Jesus Bible study of Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church, 8 a.m. Thursday, breakfast at