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I was disappointed recently to hear a professional athlete tell of his decision to sign a contract that would have him living some 15 hours away from his kids. He had an opportunity to sign with a team right in the same area where his kids live and could still make the millions of dollars that he will be making.
Through prayer, hard work, unity, love and sacrifices, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Chruch of Hinesville paid off its mortgage ahead of schedule. It only took 16 years.
"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13 NIV)
I am sitting here typing away on the computer in my office at church. When I finish writing what I want to say to you, I will save the document, attach it to an e-mail and send it to the editor of the paper.
Do you understand that Jesus loves you? Yes you, you are important to God. Most likely you have sung the song "Jesus Loves Me," but have you ever taken it to heart that He loves you personally.
I was driving to the office the other day when out of the corner of my eye I saw a squirrel come out of the grass and dart right in front of my car. There was no time to brake and sad to say, the only nuts that that squirrel is eating is in squirrel heaven if there is such a place.
In the U.S. military, Dr. Diane Curry was a non-commissioned officer. In God's army; however, she is a general.
If I would ask the average American what the symbol is for our freedom, I believe most people would say that it is our flag.
I have always considered myself to be a Patriot. I love my country, and I am grateful for all of the blessings God has bestowed upon us. But in the last five years I have become increasingly more aware of the reality of the sacrifices made by those in our armed forces so that the rest of us might enjoy the freedoms we have.
Our nation was built upon a belief in and a desire to worship God. Brave men and women took a stand for freedom, that, too, many seem like an insurmountable undertaking – to take on an entire nation in a battle for freedom.
In spite of their hectic schedules, a group of busy, local Christians have decided it's time to get away. On July 10-17, they will escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and spend a week in paradise.
Today's key scripture verse: "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty".
Where has the year gone? It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating Christmas and then the New Year. And later this week we will reach the half-way point of 2010. That seems so difficult to believe.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" (Matt. 6:33, 34).
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" (Matt. 6:33, 34).
"A soap manufacturer and a [preacher] were walking together down a street in a large city. The soap manufacturer casually said, 'The Gospel you preach hasn't done much good, has it? Just observe. There is still a lot of wickedness in the world, and a lot of wicked people, too!' The [preacher] made no reply until they passed a dirty little child making mud pies in the gutter. Seizing the opportunity, the [preacher] said, 'I see that soap hasn't done much good in the world, for there is much dirt and many dirty people around.' The soap manufacturer ...
All throughout Jesus' ministry, he constantly condemned the religious leaders of his day for being like their forefathers.
I'm sure you have seen the commercial at some point. She says, "It has to be true. I read it on the Internet." And then she meets her date -the "French supermodel." And you chuckle because you know someone who is that naïve.
Do you understand that Jesus loves you? Yes, you - you are important to God.
Recently, a celebrity made the news because of an illness and death.
I recently spent much of a day on hold with customer service - with two different companies. I pressed 2 and 3 and the pound sign and almost every other button on my phone as I was transferred back and forth.
The sacrifice made by Christ caused him to suffer humiliation and pain.
Second Corinthians 5:20 says, "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us." The writer here is saying that if the message of Jesus Christ is going to get out, it will be through his followers.
I'm so excited - he's coming home this weekend. By the time you read this, he should be here.
It is in Christ whom man can find victory.
It is in Christ whom man can find victory.
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Howard Johnson built a coast-to-coast network of eponymous restaurants and motel franchises that fed the wanderlust of mid-20th-century North Americans.
In so doing, he transformed Howard Johnson's into a cultural phenomenon known to millions for its signature orange roofs, "tender-sweet" fried clams and 28 flavors of ice cream.
"Every chain restaurant you see today is a direct result of Howard Johnson," said Mike Butler, who is manager and part-owner of the Howard Johnson's in Lake Placid, N.Y., one of the last two HoJo's restaurants in existence. "He was a man ahead of his time. He was the first to have turnpike restaurants, and the roofs were orange so travelers could see them a mile away. He was the first with kids' menus and games, and the first to package his most famous items for retail. Any franchise restaurant has something Howard Johnson pioneered."
Born in Boston in 1897, Johnson got his start in 1925 when he took over a drugstore in the Wollaston section of Quincy. As The New York Times noted in Johnson's 1972 obituary, business boomed when he bought the ice cream recipe of an "elderly German pushcart vendor." The ice cream was far richer than anything else on the market because it had twice the butterfat and used all-natural flavorings and colors.
"It was the best ice cream ever made," said Butler. "He used the finest ingredients. Everything was top-notch."
Johnson began building his ice cream business, opening stands along the nearby beaches. He had 25 restaurants along Massachusetts highways by 1935, the Times reported. While Johnson franchised the restaurants, he kept firm control of the food and the food quality.
Among those helping him: a young Jacques Pepin, who would go on to become one of America's most prominent chefs, cookbook authors and television cooking show hosts. The French-born Pepin refers to his time with Howard Johnson as his American apprenticeship.
"He was always going forward, taking chances. He was always enthusiastic and as generous with his spirit as with his money," Pepin recalled.
Howard Johnson's restaurants offered travelers and locals alike a familiar setting and menu, convenience and, for the thirsty, a cocktail if they wanted it.
"The whole concept of Howard Johnson's and its formulas is antithetical to the concept of road food," said Michael Stern, who brought needed attention to the nation's mom-and-pop restaurants as co-author of such books as "Roadfood." Yet he has fond memories of HoJo's.
"They did it with a certain amount of style," said Stern, noting no one in Howard Johnson's heyday would ever have dismissed the restaurants' fare as junk food.
"It seemed to have a quality of, if not gourmet or delicious, of being sort of well-bred. It was what a WASP aunt would serve for dinner. You knew you were getting something of decent quality that was predictable."
Yet that lack of surprise eventually spelled trouble as times changed. Pepin wrote in his 2003 autobiography, "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen," that Howard Johnson's lost its raison d'etre — reason for being — after the death of its founder.
"He was a true American hero with American spirit," Pepin said. "Everyone gravitated around him, even if they didn't know who he was. He had a magnificent presence."
Chef Pepin worked for Howard Johnson in the 1960s developing and refining some of the chain's most popular dishes. Pepin's autobiography contains this chowder recipe. "Although HoJo's clam chowder recipe was made in 3,000-gallon amounts and canned, it was quite good. I reproduce that taste at home when a bit of Howard Johnson's nostalgia creeps in," Pepin wrote.
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Miss California, who was stripped of her title in June, is suing two Miss California officials – Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis – claiming she lost her crown because of her religious beliefs. Read more on Carrie Prejeans lawsuit below.
Ex beauty queen Carrie Prejean is suing the organization because she believes they stripped of her of her crown due to her religious beliefs, and is seeking unspecified damages.
Miss CA Carrie Prejean was thrust into the spotlight in June when celeb blogger Perez Hilton asked her a question about gay marriage.
"You can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean replied. "And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Miss USA officials said they stripped Carrie Prejean of the Miss California title in June for failing to make required appearances, and for making unsanctioned public appearances.
The lawsuit names Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, who were Miss USA California officials while Prejean was representing the organization, and publicist Roger Neal.
"This was a decision based solely on contract violations, including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," stated Miss Califronia USA director Keith Lewis at the time.
Carrie Prejean's lawsuit includes damages for slander, libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
"Over the past two months, we have worked hard to provide overwhelming evidence that Carrie Prejean did not violate her contract with Miss California USA and did not deserve to have her title revoked by Keith Lewis," said attorney Charles S. LiMandri, who is representing Prejean. "We will make the case that her title was taken from her solely because of her support of traditional marriage."
Since Prejean was stripped of her crown, LiMandri said, "we have been working behind the scenes, trying to get Keith Lewis' people to do the right thing."
LiMandri said pageant officials accused his client of appearing at events without permission, specifically a Shape magazine interview, and hosting the show "Fox and Friends," but Limandri said pageant owner Donald Trump personally set those appearances for her and asked her to do them.
Perez Hilton also reports that Prejean is claiming that officials "conspired to get rid of her" after she publicly stated that she's "biblically correct" and not politically correct.
Carrie has even gone as far as to claim that the officials have "fabricated a fraudulent list of some 50 public appearances allegedly missed by Prejean which they released to the media in order to justify her termination as Miss California USA." Adding that they tried to "set up Prejean to have her dismissed as Miss California USA by asking her to do a Playboy photo shoot for $120,000."
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MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) The City of Marshfield has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture as part of the USDA's Rural Business Opportunity Program.
City administrator Steve Barg says the funds will be used by the city's newly-formed Economic Development Board to do some comprehensive economic planning for the city. That board, which was formed late last spring, will work with consultants on ways to grow economic development in the city.
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Publisher: Warner Books, Inc.
Date: 1988
Categories: Cults, Occult Crime, Satanism
Format: Resource
Call Number: C2400
Summary: This book began as an investigation into the growing phenomenon of Satanism in America. It was to be a study of Satanists, their beliefs and practices. The author's research found a hidden society, much larger and more disquieting than the world of Satanism alone, a place few people know exists. This book details the new wave in crime through the eyes of those who are involved in it. The reader will gain a better understanding of occult crime. (Grades K-12)
Title: Out of Darkness
Author 1: Sakheim, David K.
Author 2: Devine, Susan E.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Date: 1992
Categories: Cults, Satanism, Ritual Abuse
Format: Resource
Call Number: C2402
Summary: Out of Darkness focuses on the correlation between 'Satanism' and child abuse -- how extremist occult groups can severely abuse children, the resulting traumas that develop, and how psychotherapists, clergy and law enforcement personnel approach the problem. In patients diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, treatment usually unveils a history of severe ritualistic abuse. The authors hope that the more therapists understand about the history, beliefs and practices of satanic religion, about the patients who present as cult survivors, and about the treatment approaches that are being attempted, the better they will be able to help their patients understand and come to terms with their lives. (Grades K-12)
Title: Mario's Gang: A Parent's Guide to Separating Teens from Gangs
Author: Parenting Difficult Adolescents Series
Publisher: Kingsley Communications
Date: 1995
Categories: Cults, Gangs
Format: Video
Call Number: C2403
Summary: This video is part two of seven videos in Parenting Difficult Adolescents Series. This video is designed to be part of a learning experience that may be used by parents, teachers, counselors, or other community members. The video presents information pertaining to gangs such as why young people join gangs, ineffective parenting behaviors, signs of gang involvement, and effective parenting behaviors, while a skit is dramatized to demonstrate various gang activities. (21 min.)


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Behaviour and Physiology of Root Herbivores, Vol 45
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- Published: December 2013
Building on the extremely successful and popular Russell's Soil Conditions and Plant Growth, Wiley-Blackwell is pleased to publish this completely revised and updated edition of the soil science classic. Covering all aspects of the interactions between plant and soil, Peter Gregory and Stephen Nortcliff, along with their team of internationally-known and respected authors, provide essential reading for all students and professionals studying and working in agriculture and soil science.
Subject areas covered range from crop science and genetics; soil fertility and organic matter; nitrogen and phosphoros cycles and their management; properties and management of plant nutrients; water and the soil physical environment and its management; plants and change processes in soils; management of the soil/plant system; and new challenges including food, energy and water security in a changing environment.
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1 The historical development of studies on soil–plant interactions
Stephen Nortcliff and Peter J. Gregory
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The search for the 'principle' of vegetation, –1750
1.3 The search for plant nutrients
1.4 The beginnings of soil microbiology
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2 Plant and crop science
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2.6 Conclusion
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Elizabeth A. Stockdale, Keith W.T. Goulding, Timothy S. George, and Daniel V. Murphy
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3.5 Managing soil fertility
4 Soil organic matter
David Powlson, Pete Smith, and Maria De Nobili
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Factors influencing SOM content
4.3 Modelling SOM dynamics
4.4 Chemical structure of SOM as elucidated using new forms of spectroscopy – advances and pitfalls
4.5 Organo-mineral interactions
4.6 Fractionation methods for studying SOM
4.7 The living part of SOM – the soil microbial biomass
4.8 SOM and soil physical conditions and implications for plant growth
4.9 Soil C and climate change
5 Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles and their management
Phil M. Haygarth, Richard D. Bardgett, and Leo M. Condron
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sources of nitrogen and phosphorus to soil-plant systems
5.3 Chemical and biological processes of nutrient cycling, transformations and bioavailability
5.4 Processes of nitrogen and phosphorus losses from soils
5.5 Nitrogen and phosphorus use in agricultural systems
5.6 Future soil nutrient cycles and environmental change
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Philip J. White and Duncan J. Greenwood
6.1 The movement of essential cationic elements to the root surface
6.2 Cationic elements in plants
6.3 The uptake of essential cationic elements from the rhizosphere
6.4 Cationic elements in the soil solution
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West Virginia's highest court recently found that Quicken Loans fraudulently misled a Wheeling homeowner by falsely promising she could refinance her loan and fraudulently concealing an "enormous" balloon payment.
However, justices also ruled the circuit court "lacked the necessary analysis and findings" when determining punitive damages, saying the analysis must be done upon remand.
The Michigan-based national mortgage lender appealed an Ohio County Circuit Court order, which found Quicken Loans misled homeowners into paying excessive loan fees, falsely promised to refinance loans and concealed balloon payments from its borrowers, according to the Ohio County Circuit Court order.
Lourie Brown and her daughter Monique purchased the duplex in 1988 for $35,000, but when Lourie died in 2002, Monique became "solely responsible," the state Supreme Court opinion states.
"When these financial obligations, among others, became difficult to meet, plaintiff refinanced the project," the opinion adds.
Brown alleged the loan was higher than the price she expected on the pop-up ad she had seen earlier. Although the property was deeded to her daughter, Brown later obtained the title and continued with the loan process.
As a result, she called Quicken and said she no longer wanted to go through with the loan, but the $181,700 appraisal was approved the next day, according to the order.
After the loan was approved, Quicken informed Brown that it was ready to move forward. Yet, Brown did not respond to Quicken's phone calls regarding the consummation of the loan.
The order cited a note from Quicken which stated, "Client finally reached me, she was being swayed by a broker, and that's why she wanted to back out. Client very timid, and I just had to spend a lot of time explaining to her being taken advantage of. Adding more cash out and taking up to full 80 percent LTV (Loan to Value) and will have closure today."
Brown said she intended to purchase a new car and pay the existing debt with the loan proceeds.
Brown had the understanding that once the loan was in place, Quicken would refinance the loan in three to four months and she could get a cheaper rate.
Court documents state Quicken ultimately refused to refinance the loan but told her that if she dedicated more money toward the closing cost that the interest rate would be reduced.
Brown closed on the $144,800 loan in July 2006. According to court documents, the interest rate was not reduced even though Brown paid more money.
The court also outlined a balloon feature in the loan which "amortizes over 40 years but becomes due after 30 years leaving a large balloon payment." Brown was required to make 360 monthly payments totaling $550,084 but would still owe a $107,015 lump-sum balloon payment to repay a $144,800 loan, or nearly four times the amount financed, the order states.
Court documents state Brown did not know about this balloon feature until the loan was closed.
The court concluded that the company was unconscionable because it made a falsely promised refinancing, introduced a balloon payment feature at closing, misrepresented that the plaintiff was buying the interest rate down, negligently conducting the appraisal review and "failing to realize the highly inflated appraisal."
The circuit court found the lending practices of Quicken Loans to be unconscionable based in part upon Quicken's utilization of a highly inflated appraisal in making the loan.
Monique was awarded $596,199 for court costs and $2,168,868 in punitive damages.
Quicken appealed the verdict Sept. 6.
The Supreme Court affirmed the order in part, reversed in part and remanded it back for further proceedings.
Justices found Quicken concealed an "enormous balloon payment" to get her to enter the loan.
The opinion also states Brown proceeded with the loan because of the promise of refinance. The court further said Quicken misrepresented the extent to which she bought down her interest rate, saying "it charged her $2,100 for a benefit she never received." However, justices sided with Quicken in the fraud allegations regarding her buying down her interest rate.
"Quicken's claim that it would have charged plaintiff this extra fee anyway based upon the fact that she was a high credit risk in no way legitimizes its actions, which this court finds to be distasteful and opportunistic," justices wrote. "Nevertheless, an action in fraud requires that plaintiff prove that she relied upon the misrepresented discount points when she entered into the loan. From our review of the evidence, we agree with Quicken that clear and convincing evidence in this regard was not presented."
Quicken argued the circuit court failed to offset compensatory damages against Brown's pretrial settlement with Guida and Appraisals Unlimited saying she settled with these parties for $700,000.
"It is clear that plaintiff suffered a single indivisible loss arising from the actions of Quicken and the settling co-defendants," justices wrote. "Quicken is therefore entitled to a credit for the settlement between plaintiff and the appraisal defendants."
Justices said Quicken violated provisions related to illegal fraudulent conduct but Brown's $144,800 debt can "only be canceled under state code if it is not secured by a security interest." The court notes her loan was secured by a security interest.
In a released statement, Quicken Loans said it was happy with
several parts of the opinion.
"However, we are disappointed that the court failed to
address other serious errors by the trial court and has sent those issues back
to that same court for further proceedings. While Quicken Loans welcomes the
continued opportunity to show the circuit court, the West Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals, and, potentially even the Supreme Court of the United States the
many aspects of this case that are flawed and outright wrong, these steps are
burdensome and unnecessary."
Quicken also called the damages awarded "irrational."
"The simple fact is that this plaintiff was wrongfully
awarded nearly $3.7 million in damages in relation to a $145,000 mortgage on a
single family home. We fully expect the circuit court's continued review of the
case to find that the irrational award to this plaintiff is out of line with
any near reasonable review of the facts and the law surrounding this case."


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system, as opposed to the usual enclosure system,
which wraps the entire structure with insulating
panels. Traditional infill systems used materials
such as adobe or wattle-and-daub. You are probably
planning to build stud walls covered with stucco
between the posts of the timber frame.
Unfortunately, the finishing details where this
infill meets the timbers would prove daunting.
Your proposal could work, but the success of the
system would depend on a number of conditions: You
must be located in an arid climate; you must use
dry timbers; and you must be meticulous about
caulking. In a mild, dry climate, such as that of
the arid Southwest, you would not have the moisture
migration and condensation problems we do in the
Northeast. In a cool, damp climate, your timber
frame is at risk of rotting from rain on the
exterior or from the condensation of interior
moisture on cold surfaces near air leaks.
Most timber frames are built with green timbers
that shrink as they dry. Because shrinking timbers
will magnify the difficulty of caulking any gaps
between the infill system and the timbers, you
should begin with dry timbers. One option is to use
dry reclaimed timber, although such timbers are
more expensive than green timbers.
Choose a species that is rot resistant and that
swells and shrinks little with moisture changes.
Cedar would be a good choice, although cedar is
expensive and not very strong. I would probably use
Eastern white pine, which shrinks very little, and
get around the rot-resistance problem by keeping
the frame well off the ground and protecting it
from the weather with wide roof overhangs. Water
does the most damage, not exposure to sunlight or
Any gaps that open up between the infill system
and the drying timber would have to be caulked,
both inside and out. This caulk could be the infill
material itself (adobe, etc.) or one of the new
synthetic caulks that bonds to wood and masonry.
Since wood can swell and shrink with humidity
changes, these caulk joints will require vigilant
maintenance. If all of these requirements are
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Governor Patrick's proposed $172 million increase for public higher education in fiscal 2014 rests on these pillars: Nine of 10 graduates of Massachusetts public colleges and universities will still be here a year later, while most non-native, private-college students move out of state; and Massachusetts ranks just 28th among the 50 states in funding for public higher education, a situation that shifts more costs onto struggling families.
Most of the increase in the first year would go to the MassGrant program, which provides stipends for low-income students attending either public or private institutions of higher education. Other proposed increases are targeted to help prepare community college students for the workplace and provide enough state subsidy to cover 50 percent of students' educational costs at the University of Massachusetts.


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Product DescriptionBolstered by 6.7 inches of active Maestro Suspension travel and a burly but beautiful ALUXX SL aluminum frameset, you'll conquer rough allmountain terrain like never before. Stable geometry, a tapered OverDrive headtube and air or oil shock-compatible shock mounts make Reign X the master of all terrain.
- Fox 36 Vanilla R with 20mm thru-axle, 160mm travel, tapered steerer tube suspension fork, Fox RC2 rear shock
- Shimano SLX rear derailleur, Avid Elixir 5 disc brakes
- Giant Contact AM handlebar, Giant Contact FR stem and Giant Connect SL seatpost
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Strengths: This bike is an absolute blast. Shred the downhill as fast as a downhill bike. but be able to pedal up if needs be. Big hits are no problem on this bike, of course it will bottom out faster than a downhill bike but if you land reasonably smooth then you're better than perfect. Super lightweight and fun. Easy to toss around. Best bike i've ever ridden hands down. I even got a new one of these over my specialized demo 8. Thats saying something.
Weaknesses: Rear triangle is super light and flexes in corners a lot. To the point where its noticeable. Only on whistler though for me.
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Duration Product Used: had one for 2012 season. Now got a new one for 2013
Price Paid: $2300.00
Purchased At: Spin Cycles Bike Sho
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2011
Strengths: Light frame weight, great rear suspension
Weaknesses: None yet
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: R & R
Similar Products Used: Norco VP, Specialized SX Trail
Bike Setup: Standard - apart from changing rear cluster
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2010
Strengths: 33lbs out of the box-light for a dh/park bike, geometry, handling, wheelset/parts package, pedals great, looks awesome
Weaknesses: none so far except the grips shred up fast
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Some folks that live on Old Gray Station Road are asking questions about a strange sight that popped up overnight.Tim Blumberg was putting a letter in his mailbox this morning, when he turned around and saw what appears to be a crop circle.The high grass in the hay field has been pushed down, into what appears to be the design of two half moon shapes, facing opposite directions, connected by a bar of some kind, with another circle inside each one."I couldn't explain it," said neighbor Tommy Carty, "if it was something out of the ordinary, if the wind had done something out of the ordinary or peculiar, or if it was a sign from Heaven."While he can't explain it, Carty said he is sure of one thing... "if the little green men are coming this way, I'm not ready for them, I'm ready for the good Lord to come after me," he said.Both men say they know there is a good chance this is a prank, but both walked out into the field and said there are no tracks, human or machine, anywhere near the strange diagram.So what will they do now?"Take lots of pictures I guess," says Blumberg, "hope we don't get any alien abductions... Count your cows."
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Symptoms of the illness include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. It is easily spread through the air when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes.
Health officials recommend anyone who suspects they may have been exposed contact their doctor before going to a medical office or emergency room.
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WITH CHARGES NOW formally filed by the Justice Department against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, the city and the nation as a whole have entered a new phase of recovery.
What happened on Boylston Street on April 15 was not an ordinary crime. Beyond the three people killed, and the more than 200 wounded, the bombing felt like—and, evidently, was intended as—an attack on a whole society. We all feel a stake in the case, and rightly so. What the perpetrators did was meant to make all of us feel under threat.


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Jesus: You can gain wisdom from hypocrites. Say What?!
These verses have been running through my mind all week:
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Matthew 23:1-3
So whenever your favorite Pharisee/politician/designated role model says do this and their life is screaming "Oxymoron Am I," we are to heed their advice in order to better our lives instead of making excuses due to them being horrific examples of "Captain Do Good."
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Nightmares Illustrated 006
By Wayne Edwards
Nightmares Illustrated, the column for horror comics readers.
I. Always On My Mind…
Waiting. Nobody likes to wait. Why then do we like it as readers when tension builds over a number of issues until something tasty tidbit of information is finally revealed? Well, because anticipation is exciting. Also, since we don't like to wait, making us wait adds tension to the hold situation. Waiting for a couple issues, or maybe even six, say, to find out some big news can be fun. But sometimes the waiting deal is overdone. And here I am talking about not the final resolution of a big arc or event, but some very particular piece of information withheld for a long time. Like the secret identity of a character, say.
I'll give you an example. I've read the Incredible Hulk from the first issue to the current and all the incarnations in between. I have always liked the Hulk character because, as Hulk readers know, Hulk just wants to be left alone but he never is. It seems like such a simple request, you know, but people can't help meddling. So, in 2008, a new Hulk popped up, Red Hulk. I'll spare you the details because this is not entirely a horror line. Let's leave it that it became obvious early on that Red Hulk was a regular Marvel character that had been Hulkified and the mystery of who the Red Hulk really was heated up. Fair enough. That is interesting as afar as it goes. But it doesn't go two years. After eight or nine or ten issues of the "Who is he !?!" dance, I just didn't care anymore. Twenty two issues later we find out the identity and it actually made a lot of sense in the context of Hulk continuity. But the wait was too long and even though the reveal might have been very interesting if it had occurred earlier, the annoying factoring outweighed the exciting factor.
Usually, writers (and publishers) don't make this big of a misstep. When they do, we should all respond by stopping the cash flow. Don't buy the book anymore until the nonsense is over. Are you with me?
II. This Just In…
Spawn Origins. Spawn is a rare character from an independent publisher (might as well read: not Marvel or DC) that has had a run of nearly 200 issues now in the primary series. That is extraordinary. In fact, by the measure of longevity for an independent, it has hardly any rivals, save Vampirella. The initial success is owed in large part to Todd McFarlane's creation of the character and his work on it. Along the way, many writers and artists have contributed to the success of Spawn and its continuing fan appeal. For me, the main draw continues to be the stunning artwork. Sure, there have been ups and downs, but overall the artwork has been top drawer from the very beginning.
One major drag about Spawn is that the individual comics are fairly hard to find. Usually, that's not a giant deal because collections of the comics are available. Not so much in the case of Spawn. There have been several attempts to construct chronological and comprehensive collections series to capture the entire run, but they always seem to falter, restart, re-falter. It is discouraging for fans. At the moment, nearly half the entire run of Spawn is out of reach for most readers.
Well, dry your eyes because Image has started a new series of top-of-the-line hardcover collections of Spawn beginning, again, at the beginning. Spawn Origins Collection Book 1 is special for a number of reasons. It offers an oversized presentation of the first twelve issues. Not hugely oversized, but bigger enough from the originals comics to tell the difference. And yes I said the first twelve issues—all of them. Rare indeed in reprint collections are issues nine (written by Neil Gaiman) and ten (written by Dave Sim), ten having never been included in a collection before. Besides these two blocked-by-ownership-disputes issues, number eight was written by Alan Moore and number eleven was written by Steve Miller. The rest of the issues in the collection were written by Todd McFarlane, and McFarlane illustrated them all. These are classic horror comics indeed.
I haven't said anything about the plot or characters because Spawn is iconic. If you have never read nor heard about it but like horror comics, just rush out and buy this collection now, unseen. You will not regret it. If you already have one of the earlier versions of the collection, this one might still be a good buy to get the uncollected issues nine and ten. One funny thing about those two issues: even though many Spawn comics are hard to track down, nine and ten are surprisingly easy to find and inexpensive. So you could just pick up the originals and skip this new collection but my advice is to get the hardcover. It is a beautiful thing and a sweet deal.
The Ghoul. Any new comic illustrated by legendary artist Bernie Wrightson is an event. The latest: The Ghoul. The series only ran three issues, which is a bit disappointing. The hardcover collection includes these three issues plus short stories of the three issues as well. An art gallery is thrown in for good measure to stretch the page count out to a length that supports the cover price.
The ghoul in The Ghoul is a large, grey monstrosity whose occupation is solving weird (supernatural) crimes. The story is short and bloody with a surprisingly rapid and mundane conclusion. Wrightson's art is good, as expected, and the Steve Niles story, while not what I was expecting after his work on 30 Days of Night, was all right. The end of this mini states bluntly that the characters had more adventures than just this murderous little rampage, so maybe new issues are in the offing. I give it a moderate recommendation, with the caveat that The Ghoul will probably most appeal to Bernie Wrightson fans.
Bram Stoker's Death Ship: The Last Voyage of the Demeter. How about a comic that tells the story of what happened during Dracula's transit from Varna to Whitby on the Demeter? After all, we really know very little from the novel. The ship arrived with no living souls except the large dog that jumped ship at landfall. The record of the journey is sparse, with only a few entries in the ship's log. Dracula, presumably, got to the crew. But how exactly did it all go down? Tell me that's not an absolutely fantastic idea for a comic: telling the story of the last voyage of the Demeter. In fact, I much prefer this sort of an appendix to a classic tale—fleshing out a interesting sidebar—to a retelling or recasting of the main story itself. Now we have it. Gary Gerani brings the story to life with the help of Stuart Sayger's whimsical artwork. Issue #1 makes big promises in its set up and first glimpses at Dracula in predator form on the ship. No missteps so far. Highly recommended.
Victorian Undead. The tag line on the cover of each issue of this six-issue mini reads "Sherlock Holmes vs Zombies!" Sure, why not. Zombies continue to be a big draw for horror fans. I am not sure why, but I admit I like them, too. Weird.
Victorian Undead begins in very late nineteenth century London with a ball of green light falling from the sky. Not long after, people die from an apparent plague. Then they walk again. Given the time and place it is merely logical that Sherlock Holmes would try to solve the mystery. It is not long before Holmes figures out Moriarty is behind the continuing infestation of zombies and the chase is on.
Written by Ian Edginton with artwork by Davide Fabri, Victorian Undead was perhaps inevitable. The good news is that even though we could see this coming down the pike the series turned out to be highly enjoyable. It is a surprisingly fluid transition for Sherlock Holmes from the tangible, mundane world into the realm of the supernatural. All the usual elements are present for a fine bit of detective work, Watson is in rare form, and Moriarty is as sinister as ever. This comic is great fun for horror fans of Doyle's most remembered character. Recommended.
III. Swamp Report…
Solomon Grundy. Cyrus Gold was killed in Slaughter Swamp in 1885. After he died he merged with the swamp, and evil formed him into a monster called Solomon Grundy. A new trade paperback collects the entire 2009 series that sees Grundy resurrected once again and given a chance to lift the curse that transformed him from Cyrus Gold into the shambling grey hulk, Grundy. Written and illustrated by Scott Kolins, the comic is dark and grim, and it is set in a swamp. The series gets big points for that last bit. It is collateral to the Blackest Night event but really has very little to do with it. The series turns out to be a little repetitive and has the all-too-common parade of company characters including Killer Croc, the Phantom Stranger, Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Bizarro, the Spectre, the demon Etrigan, and a few others. The constant death and resurrection angle gives it a high level of horror content. Overall it is all right. Nothing too special. I give it a middling recommendation.
IV. Parting Shots…
Eternal Descent. In the first issue, a rogue angel dispatches a gang of menacing damned with his guitar. Second issue? You guessed it: more guitar battling. The artwork by Jason Metcalf, David Rivera, and Javier Tartaglia is beautiful while the writing, so far, leaves you a little empty. Maybe, like The Wire, it takes a while to get into.
American Vampire 2. The second issue of the "Stephen King" comic is picking up steam. Scott Snyder's 1925 Los Angeles arc is wildly savage and plenty creepy, while Stephen King's 1880's origin arc digs up more dirt on how the whole thing started. The main thing I dislike about this book is the vampire looks like Kid Rock. Otherwise, it is a good choice for vampire reading.
Nemesis 1. It is only the first issue and I am bored already. Maybe I am more annoyed than bored. The obnoxious slogan on the cover, "Makes Kick-Ass look like $#!T," is off-putting. So far, Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's latest vehicle about a super villain is falling flat. Let's give it a little time.
Orc Stain 3. One-eye is back trying to avoid the poxagronka Poinyface called on him after One-eye sliced off Pointyface's gronch. The carnage is beyond imaging in James Stokoe's Orc Stain, the most fun you'll have reading "mature" comics these days. Highest recommendation.
Haunt 6. Issue #6 of Haunt takes a breather during the changing of the guard of the book's creative team to tell the backstory/perspective of the character Mirage. It is a serviceable stand-alone with nice art by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane. The big question is what comes next and should you read Haunt or Spawn or both? More on that next time.
The Bible: Eden. I feel a little weird bringing this one up here but I have to mention the artwork by Scott Hampton for the Bible adaptation by Dave Elliot and Keith Giffen is quite beautiful. I mean, if you try not to make too much of Eve being blonde. The horror content is fairly low except for Satan and a couple bloody sword scenes. This painted comic, which originally appeared in Penthouse, is worth a bookstore browse.
V. Next time…
One last look back at Blackest Night with coverage of the collected editions, more zombies (because we just can't get enough), and the worse thing ever for your shirts.
VI. Notes…
If you have review material or suggestions you can contact me at email@example.com.
The publishers are as follows.
Solomon Grundy and all Blackest Night titles, tie-ins, and minis are published by DC Comics.
American Vampire is published by Vertigo.
Victorian Undead is published by Wildstorm.
Haunt, Orc Stain, and Spawn are published by Image/Top Cow.
The Bible: Eden, Bram Stoker's Death Ship, Eternal Descent, and The Ghoul are published by IDW.
Nemesis is published by Icon.
All Hulk comics are published by Marvel.
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Davenport aldermen held a work session Monday night to
discuss moving forward with two development projects.
One involves a $60 million private investment from the Gills
and their development company Restoration St. Louis. The Gills were behind the
development of Hotel Blackhawk and want to create an 60-suite extension of the
hotel by renovating the Parker Putnam block on 2nd St. between Main
and Brady. The Gills said through renovating the block, they would also create
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the city agrees to increase its yearly investment in the park.
City Administrator Craig Malin said the city invests
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In our region, the average family of four spends roughly $10,000 on energy each year.*
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The Santa Barbara Zoo is home to 160 species of mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. More than 500 animals are exhibited in open, naturalistic habitats. Following is a list of major exhibits; there are many more than are listed here.
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twilight addict
i start reading the books last year
(December 2008) and its totally awesome!!!
i just finished reading it last week(January) and after finishing the last book
i start reading the first book again for the 2nd time ;p
team Edward coz i love them!!!
i love the vampires and they're kindness..
and the way they love bella swan :D
i think im most of bella coz she is more like silence type and selfless type of person,
she always thought of others happiness before her, so that kind is like mine
new moon,
breaking dawn
heartbreaker (Julie Garwood)
Bloodlines (Dinah McCall)
most are r&b pop jazz and classics...
and now im addicted to twilight's soundtrack and twilight score!!!
that's the only music on my i pod hehe
new moon,
breaking dawn
"death is peaceful... easy... life is harder...(Bella)"
"when life offers you a dream so far beyond any of expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end...(Bella)"
"For almost ninety years I've walked among my kind, and yours… all the time thinking I was complete in myself, not realizing what I was seeking. And not finding anything, because you weren't alive yet.(Edward)"
"Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something. (Bella)"
" To me, it was like you were some kind of demon, summoned straight from my own personal hell to ruin me. (Edward)"
" About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him — and I didn't know how potent that part might be — that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. (Bella)"
"i wish normal people have a heart that vampires do, once they fall in love they would NEVER FALL OUT OF LOVE..."
"you have to take the good with the bad...smile when your sad...love what you've got and remember what you had."
""it's been almost a century that Edward's been alone. now he's found you, you cant see the changes that wee see. we who have been with him for so long. do you think any of us want to look into his eyes for the next hundred years if he loses you?(Alice)""Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars—points of light and reason… and then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything.(Edward)"
~~~reading books ~~~
~~~watching movies~~~
~~~hangout in my room~~~
~~~surfing net (to have latest info about twilight :D
Twilight Oath
I promise to remember Bella
Each time I carelessly fall down
And I promise to remember Edward
Whenever I'm out of town
I promise to obey traffic laws
For Charlies sake of course
And I promise to remember Jacob
When my heart fills with remorse
I promise to remember Carlisle
When ever I am in the Emergency Room
And I promise to remember Emmett
Every time there's a huge boom
I promise to remember Rosalie
Whenever I see something that holds pure beauty
And I promise to remember Alice
When I'm at a mall and a cute outfit spots me
I promise to remember Renesmee
When I see that beautiful bronze hair.
And I promise to remember Esme
When someone tells me they care
I promise to remember Jasper
Whenever my stomach isn't curled
And I promise to remember the Volturi
When someone speaks of dominating the world
Yes I promise to love
Wherever I may go
So that all may see my obsession
Because I know what the Twilighters know...
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i dont know why but the TWILIGHT SAGA is like a brand of heroin to me. yeah honestly ive never felt this thing before ever in my entire life. i really love it.
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Video: So Mike Harris wants to get into the elder care business?
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