| Scouts Honor Frank McNeill Sr.
He grew up in Bethesda (Presbyterian Church) and served in many positions as a young man and as a family man." Burns listed the many roles that McNeill and his wife, Ann, have played in the church leadership. He was active in the youth group and the Fayetteville Presbytery Youth. He was chairman of District 6, and vice president of the Presbytery Youth Council. Later, he served as Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent, youth adviser, deacon, trustee, and an elder. Burns said he will always remember McNeill standing on the front porch of the church, "sticking out his right hand of fellowship to welcome everyone coming to the church. "I've used the word 'served' a lot, and not by accident," Burns said. "Because Frank has served many people and the community, I still seek him out for advice because he always approaches situations with an open mind and open heart.
Tons of Food Aid Rotting in Haiti Ports
Krabacher's group says it has paid nearly $16,000 in fees in the first six weeks of 2008 alone, compared to $23,418 for all of 2007. Lawmakers concerned about the situation questioned Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis about the port delays during a February no-confidence vote. "There is a lot of work being done in terms of the ports," Alexis maintained. "We are looking at a way to implement a 'fast-track' policy, so people can get their merchandise out more quickly." He also recommended splitting the National Port Authority into two agencies, one focusing on the logistics of port management and the other overseeing customs because he does not believe the current agency can handle both tasks. Haitian President Rene Preval echoed those concerns in a speech to parliament in January, calling for a crackdown on illegal contraband and a lowering of exorbitant container fees that are three times higher than those in neighboring Dominican Republic.
Cindy Crawford touts her mom-approved furniture line
Supermodel Cindy Crawford boasts about one key attribute that helps Rooms to Go designers create her namesake furniture line for children.
"I'm a mom," Crawford said during a recent visit to a new Rooms to Go store in Royal Palm Beach. "I want a living room where kids are welcome. I prefer kids' bedrooms that are practical and stylish and can take a beating."
Introduced in fall 2005, the Cindy Crawford Home line boasts more than 100 pieces that she describes as fun and non-intimidating. Rooms to Go chief executive Jeff Seaman predicts they will generate $250 million in sales this year.
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What's up in The Albemarle 02/09
Agri-Business Council to meet. The Agri-Business Council meeting will meet at the Colonial Restaurant in Elizabeth City Thursday at 7 p.m. Agricultural producers to meet. The Pasquotank Cooperative Extension Service will host a roundtable on cotton Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. John Van Duyn, Stan Winslow, Al Wood and Keith Edmisten will be the speakers. Saving money on fertilizer will be the topic Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. .
Let's Go On With the (TV) Show
He says he will appear on "American Idol" as a guest "mentor" in April. (Fox, the network that airs "American Idol," declined to comment on the appearance, saying that the show's guest-star lineup was not yet confirmed.) Two weeks ago, on the popular British soap opera "Hollyoaks," one of the show's central characters, played by actress Summer Strallen, auditioned for Mr. Webber and won the role of Maria in his hit production of "The Sound of Music." What audiences didn't know was that in real life Mr. Lloyd Webber had secretly cast Ms. Strallen as his next Maria six months earlier, and wanted to use the soap to build momentum around the musical, which re-opens with Ms. Strallen Feb. 26. .
Viewer Comments On Gun Control
Because the State of Illinois in its infinite wisdom has denied me the right to carry a firearm to protect myself, I might be killed. Not a situation I would wish on ANYONE. Thank you for asking for opinions on gun control. Sincerely, Jeff Clauss, ChicagoHow many more wake up calls do we need until law makers realize that some new, strict gun control laws need to be passed? How about a much longer waiting period? One, two, maybe even three months? How about a limit on the number of guns a person can have, say, two? How about more detailed background checks? If you've ever been admitted into a mental hospital, suffer from depression, ever been charged with assault, etc. then no guns for you, period. How about anybody found with a gun that isn't registered to them automatically serves a day or two or a week in jail along with a massive fine? Maybe make them as expensive as a car? Make certain guns cost $10,000 dollars and the bullets cost a premium as well.
Father-daughter cancer story sold in living rooms
It was her first book, and Kelly Corrigan knew no matter how engaging her writing, how intriguing the topic or how established her publisher, a book tour was out of the question. Old-style, multicity book tours draw crowds only to celebrity authors, she was told, and even then they don't sell many books because most attendees already have a copy. What's left - word of mouth? Precisely, says Corrigan, a Radnor native and the author of The Middle Place (Voice/Hyperion Books). Corrigan and her father were diagnosed with cancer at the same time - an unusual circumstance that highlighted the overlapping roles of parents and children. Corrigan knew she needed to distinguish her memoir from others out there about surviving cancer. So she extended her options by asking friends and acquaintances across the country to host book parties in their homes.
RIAA irony, Dell slumps and Microsoft cheapens Vista
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Company Builds $1 Billion Juice Business
From that introduction, Morton and his business partners capitalized on a new brand category of liquid "super-fruits" that is "doing gangbusters," said Jeff Hilton, a partner at Integrated Marketing Group, a branding and packaging consultant. XanGo has more than two dozen competitors that sell fruit juices, powdered drinks and vitamin fizz tablets. Tahitian Noni International Inc. sold $2 billion worth of noni juice, from the French Polynesia fruit, in its first 10 years by 2006. MonaVie, also of Utah, bottles a blend of acai juice from the Amazon basin berry. Pure Fruit Technologies Inc. underprices XanGo on a mangosteen-based juice that sells in health food stores. XanGo, a private company that doesn't reveal financial statements, said at the October convention that since its launch five years ago, sales of the mangosteen-based juice topped a cumulative $1 billion.
DeepLinks Archives, January 2008
This week, along with our co-counsel, EFF filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asking a U.S. District Court judge to throw out a copyright infringement suit brought by talk show host Michael Savage against the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Savage sued CAIR in December, alleging that CAIR infringed the copyright in his show when it posted on its web site brief excerpts from Savage's radio program in order to criticize Savage's remarks. Savage also added a federal racketeering claim stemming from that alleged copyright infringement. CAIR's use of the radio program excerpts is, of course, protected under the fair use doctrine. The Copyright Act specifically makes clear that third parties may utilize copyrighted works for purposes of commentary or criticism, as CAIR did in this case.
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