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Some local residents expressed anger at County Attorney Tommy Craig and the Board of Commissioners Friday following a Channel 11 news report on Craig's longstanding tax problems and his $1.1 million income from the county last year. Watch it here.
Newton County Attorney Tommy Craig is in the Metro Atlanta news this evening.
Since 2012, when the plant closed its doors for good, the buildings at 9172 Industrial Dr., N.E., formerly Berry Plastics, have been slowly deteriorating.
Smoke may be present in Newton County today as a prescribed fire is being conducted in Jasper and Jones counties.
A traffic stop for a broken headlight led to the seizer of a 45 cal. handgun, a crack pipe and an open container of alcohol early Thursday morning.
South Salem Elementary and Liberty Middle School were both briefly on lockdown Tuesday as police chased two burglary suspects on car and foot, leading to an arrest behind one of the schools.
The 2015 System Spelling Bee has returned, and The Newton County School System will host the annual event. Each of the system's elementary and middle schools will compete this year at Newton High School on Feb. 6 at 10:30 a.m. Students in grades four through eight are eligible to participate, with each school sending their own spelling bee champion and runner up to compete in the tournament.
One of the first steps in consolidating Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College is a implementation committee, helping to find ways to make the two institutions blend together.
After two failing scores, Pacho's Mexican Grill received a 79 on its inspection report done Monday, Jan. 26.
The Covington Fire Department is offering anyone interested in learning about firefighting techniques and technology the opportunity to join the Explorer Program.
The Newton County Theme School at Ficquett will accept applications for the 2015-16 school year beginning Monday, Feb. 2.
Newton County School System's middle and high schools' first place winners will move on to challenge students from Fayette, Henry, Griffin-Spalding, Butts, Pike, Lamar and Thomaston Upson county schools in the Regional Science Fair at Griffin RESA on Feb. 3.
Newton County Fire Services had a busy weekend with a total of 66 calls in a 48-hour period.
Young people should cooperate with law enforcement, but also know their rights and register to vote if they wish to enact broader change, a community forum held in honor of Martin Luther King Day concluded.
Dollar stores and the opening of ever more dollar stores are becoming ubiquitous, but residents in Newborn are quite happy with their new Dollar General, which is the town's only pure retail store.
State Rep. Doug Holt (R-Social Circle) announced Thursday that he will seek reelection for a fifth time.
Mayor Ronnie Johnston laid out his first initiatives for the city of Covington at Thursday's Kiwanis meeting and focused on ending the divisiveness that exists in the city and helping residents improve their lives.
The nationally acclaimed Georgia 4-H Performing Arts Group Clovers & Co. will entertain at Porter Hall at Newton High School at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Clovers & Co. is composed of 42 talented singers, dancers, instrumentalists and stagehands from across the state of Georgia, ranging in age from 11 to 18. Clovers & Co. performs on behalf of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension's youth program 4-H.
The Newton County Sheriff's Office will be hosting P.R.I.D.E. (Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error) courses from 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 31; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 11; and 6-8 p.m. Feb. 23. All P.R.I.D.E. courses will be held at the NCSO Training Room, located at 15151 Alcovy-Jersey Road.
Just like with my homemade laundry detergent, this recipe for dishwasher detergent was born out of necessity 15 years ago. We moved to Biloxi and had a dishwasher for the first time. I was already making my own laundry detergent, so it didn't seem like a very big jump to making this. I've refined it over the years depending on where we live and how hard or soft the water is and the age and quality of the dishwasher we have.
A man asleep at the gas pumps at QuickTrip was arrested early Saturday morning. And while authorities accused him of drinking, he insisted he'd merely been listening to "church music."
When officers confronted a man about what they thought was a drug deal in front of S&S Package Store, he denied it, saying he had been chatting with the other man about his church choir.
Skeletal remains found on Thanksgiving have been identified as those of Griffin teen 18-year-old Aron Samuel Lee Hudson who was last seen in February 2011.
The Covington News is seeking results oriented people who have an eagerness to make money as an Advertising Sales Rep. We are looking for highly motivated sales reps to join a fast-paced, quality driven, local company. The successful candidate will be aggressive, determined, on-line savvy and an excellent communicator. If you have experience with outside sales, preferably selling advertising, this job may be right for you.
A Jamaican man will be deported after serving time for the ongoing molestation of a 3-year-old girl.
Walmart has hired around 100 employees - 75 percent of which are full time - for its new store at the intersection of Brown Bridge and Salem roads.
The question of whether Byron Christopher Jordan was competent to stand trial on charges of bestiality was settled Tuesday, when he was sentenced on the charges.
Two 2011 candidates for office in Newton County have been hit with at least $500 in fines each for failing to file on time, or at all, required campaign and financial documents to the state, according to the state ethics commission.
The call for help came in just before 11 p.m. A woman returned to her home and found it ablaze Dec. 9, and she had information for authorities on who might be responsible: her estranged husband.


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- HotelTonight, the leading last-minute hotel booking app, announced today its expansion to Germany and Switzerland with initial hotel offerings in Berlin, Munich, Zurich and Geneva. Hamburg will be added to the app in early February.
- Notable new hotel partners include:
- Berlin: Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Ellington Hotel and H'Otello K'80
- Geneva: Hotel Les Armures, La Cour des Augustins, Eden Hotel and Hotel Mon Repos
- Hamburg (launching in February): Side Hotel
- Munich: Hotel München Palace, Cortiina Hotel and Louis Hotel
- Zurich: Plattenhof Hotel, Swissotel Zurich and Hotel Sternen Oerlikon
- With these newly added cities, HotelTonight now offers last-minute rooms at great values in 10 countries and over 80 destinations across the globe. This speaks to the company's commitment to global expansion, as its European headquarters opened just six months ago.
- The launch coincides with DLD13, a top global conference on innovation, where Sam Shank, CEO and Co-Founder of HotelTonight, is a participating as a speaker.
- HotelTonight also announced today that it has hit and exceeded the 4 million download mark, a major milestone that was quickly reached since the company's January 2011 launch.
- Apple recently unveiled its Best of 2012, naming HotelTonight as one of the most disruptive services of the year. Similarly, HotelTonight was nominated for Best E-Commerce Application in the 2012 Crunchies Awards, an annual competition that recognizes the most compelling technology innovations of the year.
- HotelTonight recently debuted updated versions of its iPhone, iPad and Android apps, which support multiple languages, and added Swiss Francs to its currency list (the app also supports British Pounds, US and Canadian Dollars, Euros and Mexican Pesos). This continues to be a major advancement for HotelTonight as the company aggressively expands overseas.
- Since HotelTonight's launch in January 2011, the company has raised more than $35 million in funding and established itself as the market leader in mobile travel. By building apps that allow users to easily book same-day rooms at great properties, HotelTonight is revolutionizing the way consumers book travel.
- HotelTonight is available for free on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and on Android. Download the app here, and use promo code TONIGHT for $25 USD / CAD, £ 15 GBP, EUR 20, CHF 20 or $300 MXN off your first booking.
How HotelTonight Works:
- Each day at noon local time, HotelTonight offers last-minute hotel rooms at great values in over 80 destinations across the globe.
- Hotel rooms can be easily booked via the app in less than 10 seconds -- just three taps and a swipe from app launch to completed booking.
- All hotels are personally vetted by HotelTonight staff, given a style category (like Basic, Hip or Luxe) and illustrated by mobile-optimized hotel photos.
- Rooms can be booked until 2 a.m. local time.
Sam Shank, Co-Founder and CEO, HotelTonight:
"Mobile technology has revolutionized the way we plan our lives, totally shifting our mindset and approach to travel. We are no longer tied to pre-planned itineraries, but empowered to make spontaneous decisions about where to go and for how long. HotelTonight was the first to respond to this rapidly growing market, shaping last-minute travel initially in North America and now globally. We couldn't be more excited about the quality of our European hotel partners and the value that they'll provide at the last minute."
About HotelTonight:
HotelTonight was launched in 2011 to provide easy mobile booking of same-day unsold hotel inventory. For consumers, HotelTonight offers incredible convenience and amazing value at quality hotels. For hotels, HotelTonight is a marketplace to fill last-minute rooms that would otherwise remain empty. HotelTonight is currently available in over 80 destinations across the globe. Based in San Francisco, California with a London-based European office, HotelTonight is backed by some of the top venture firms and travel-industry pioneers in the world. Visit www.hoteltonight.com for more information and to download the free app.
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I have an 8 person hot tub that overflows into my gunite pool. It has 8 jets. Last fall, my equipment pad got hit by lightning. I lost everything electrical. I replaced the Intellitouch boards, the Intelliflow VF drives, but I did not replace the Raypak heater board until today. I did this myself and am glad to say that it now works.
But, when I got into the hottub for the first time since last Fall, one of the jets has little or no water coming out of it. When I had the kids plug up all of the jets except that one, the water came out forcefully. When we unplug the other good jets, this one goes back down to nothing. What could be wrong here?
Either it was like that all along or the jets might have something or somethings creating a blockage or blockages. You didn't say what jets you have but I really doubt it had anything to do with the lightning strike.
ncrealestateguy....my first reaction is, the replacement drive was not properly programmed to delivery high speed flow when in spa mode.
Does the pump ramp up to high speed when spa mode is selected.
A second theory....is there a JVA that is not set properly or was damaged during the lightning strike that is diverting the output to somewhere other than the spa when in spa mode. Or, conversely, a malfunctioning JVA on the suction side of the pump that is not allowing the pump enough flow to do its job.


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What is your hobby? What do you collect?Submitted by theremixlabel on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 15:40
What is your hobby? Is collecting something the best hobby of all?
Can the ultimate ideas collection compilation be a great hobby?
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If I was your wife...
...I would play a joke on you and buy you some sleezy Barbie dolls for Christmas!
rp gear and stuff of course
love my end the fed shirt--- so proud when i get to wear it
and right now----gold and silver of course
trying to live more frugally and realize stuff isn't important
most money i do spend on stuff for my 4 year old nephew,,,,,, as life is only magical for those 8-10 years and want it to be the best it can for that quick time
so i collect monster jam trucks and toys,, mickey mouse toysets, videos,,, backyardigan video's and about 6 power wheels ,,, craigslist rocks for those
little kids are so much fun to be around and such an escape fromreality,,, although i really fear for his future and really wonder if i want kids
Antique guns.
Old computers. (It's fun to drag out the old IBM PPC occasionally)
Some semi-precious stones.
I want to collect gold coins but I don't have any YET.
I DONT collect bitcoins.
I collect...
food stamps, airline barf bags, rusty nails, used shoe laces, cobble stones, Mcdonald's cheese burgers, dated Twinkies, shovel handles, Barbie shoes, silver spoons, bottle caps, planting pots, Kalashnikovs, discarded brake drums, pubes, sawdust, air conditioner filters, pink lipstick, and Christmas presents.
...I'm coming home to ya' honey!" Hahaha!
I guess you have a pack rat ex, huh?
Guns, homebrew, amateur radio
Guns, homebrew, amateur radio and video games.
Since childhood. I used to find pretty ones in the creek then take them up and down the street selling them to neighbors. Innocent days, the neighbors always bought them...
I have probably 1/2 ton of specimens I have dragged back and forth across the country as we moved around. Tourmaline, actinolite and "Herkimer diamonds" (quartz crystals) from New York, fossils and flint from Ohio, amethyst, jasper and quartz crystals from Arkansas, a bit of Idaho opal and lots of almandine garnet, some Oregon sunstone, obsidian nodules... I can't leave the house without a rock following me home. I have a polisher that I use to make cabochons and do a bit of free-hand faceting for fun. Funny you should ask, it literally got buried by "Ron Paul 2008" gear, and I JUST got everything pulled together to try to get back into it.
Besides that, I collect boats. Canoe, kayak, cataraft, paddle raft, sailboat so far. I never meant to collect boats, I just keep getting deals I can't refuse. I can't refuse because I never met an excuse to get on the water I did not like.
I try very hard not to collect boats while rock hounding nor to collect rocks while boating. They just don't mix well...
Love or fear? Choose again with every breath.
I still find myself doing that
collecting random, interesting rocks I see when I'm out and about.
Used to live right next to a beach and found smooth and nearly perfectly circular ones, pieces of magma, and even ones that looked like slices of swiss cheese. Seashells, too of course.
Very cheap, easy way to spruce up an end table, mantle, or hutch.
A signature used to be here!
"Air is the very substance of our freedom, the substance of superhuman joy....aerial joy is freedom."--Gaston Bachelard--
loved it.
Wha? .....hey....who stole my country?
well since you asked.....
I collect women's panties from all of my conquest. I've got many hundreds. Bet you are sorry you asked!
Need you ask?
Disclaimer: Mark Twain (1835-1910-To be continued) is unlicensed. His river pilot's license went delinquent in 1862. Caution advised. Daily Paul ☑
I collect old books and coins
I collect old books and coins ;)
Southern Agrarian
Jewelry and trinkets from exhumed graves... and scalps.
I collect that to which the baggy pants kids would refer as "Straight Dope Positive Political Street Knowledge" ...
...from the likes of the good people here at the Daily Paul!
What would the Founders do?
I collect Love vibes
mold them later into many things like poems...
LL on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LibertyPoet
sometimes LL can suck & sometimes LL rocks!
Love won! Deliverance from Tyranny is on the way! Col. 2:13-15
I collect dust!
Well, not really. I've just been putting off my weekly top to bottom house cleaning.
Is procrastinating a hobby?
A signature used to be here!
dust and orchids
I have a vintage dust collection in every room of the house :). And orchids -an addiction impossible to break.
Ah, a fellow dust collector!
A signature used to be here!
Isn't 75% of dust...
...human skin shedding?!
Not sure on the exact percentage
but yeah, a lot of it is. Animal dander and little pieces of clothing material, too. I'd also imagine that insect husks would contribute a small percentage.
A signature used to be here!
mostly I collect "how to" books but I have a couple of jars of old old buttons and... ROCKS! I collect rocks too
Daughter of 1776 American Revolutionists
Well, I hunt, fish, homebrew,
Well, I hunt, fish, homebrew, snow ski, garden, train dogs, I guess that's about it.
+1 on the homebrew!
+1 on the homebrew!
Lawnboy mowers
I buy, sell, restore, Ebay, give as gifts old Lawnboy push mowers. They were bought out in 1989 by Toro, and the EPA has since banned further production of 2-cycle lawnmowers. I've always had at least one for my own use, and have always been strangely attracted to the way they sound and smell when running. The original parent company was OMC/Evinrude, and they literally ARE a small boat motor that turns a cutting blade. People collect and restore them all over the country, as they are now the 'forbidden-fruit' of lawn maintenance.
There's a couple dozen of them in my barn. The oldest is a 1955, and I have 1962, 1964, and 1967 models as my other oldies.
I like to collect thoughts...
I love trail running day or night in the woods . No matter winter snow or 100 degree heat. There is nothing better than being at peace with nature as you run down a forest trail. Nothing but. You, the trees, the leaves, the wind the animals and air you breath into your lungs. It brings me back to a primitive state of consciensness . There I find my true self while collecting my thoughts with no peripheral distractions.
But if you must run with headphones then put this one in as your running down a rocky switchback across a wooded black diamond ski hill
For Freedom!
The World is my country, all mankind is my brethren, to do good is my religion.
home brewing, gardening,
home brewing, gardening, music, skiing and other outside activities are my hobbies.
I collect records, music, old books, silver, gold, and beer coasters ;)
Their motto is "Dont Tread On Me"...
I collect interesting people
and interesting experiences.
Like you.
And like this one.
I want an interview with you Michael!
Please email me when you can about an interview for Relate4ever Publishing. I was inspired to see you on For Liberty documentary.
Also I like what you are collecting and I think you have some great ideas that I can collect (then share) too :-)
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Not for the Faint of Heart
... everyone could see.
I got to see the gas chambers and crematorium. It was so surreal, that not even 70 years ago there would have been prisoners that were deemed unfit taken there and murdered. I was walking in the same place as they did except I could get out.
We moved onto the second part of the camp. That was where all the barracks and the majority of the murders happened. Men were on one side of the camp, and women and children were on the other. The train ...
June 28th
... ruins after the Nazis attempted to destroy the evidence of them.
We arrived at the hostel in Krakow where we shared a room with Emma, Lauren, Kat and Victoria (on the third floor with no elevator might I add). To cheer us up after a depressing day we met later at the bar and had a vodka tasting. We then went for dinner where Gemma and I had chicken noodle ...
The somber past of this part of the world
... they had kindly cut off the power for our visit! Now this will be the only funny comment about this entry. Many of the exhibits were seen through glass protective screens so some of the pics are of less than desirable quality. In addition, photographs were not permitted in several area of the museum, by respect for the victims. The pictures speak for themselves but I will include some captions. It was a quite an experience. Then, back on the bus for a 10 ...
Proud to be Polish!
... be sharing a room with 3 other strangers who could be male or female. I was a little worried about the whole thing but at $15 per night I couldn't really complain as long as I made it out alive. To my surprise the hostel was very nice, it was clean, well decorated and the environment was so welcoming that I felt like I was in my freshman dorm all over again. They told us that we would have free breakfast and dinner and could grab snacks from the kitchen as we pleased, what ...
On to the Lighter Side of Krakow
... to be desired…the rooms and art were wonderful, but there was little to describe what you were seeing, so we felt ourselves lacking some context. Walking around the grounds on the other hand and exploring the cathedral was a real treat.
We also spent an afternoon exploring Kazimierz, the old Jewish city that was originally its own town and is now incorporated into Krakow. To be clear, this was the pre-Nazi/pre-ghetto part ...


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Interesting and provocative thoughts on gay history, gay sexual history, gay porn, and gay popular culture.
Are euphemisms for sex or bathroom actions becoming dead words?... Continue reading
Some person (I was going to use a naughty word, but I am trying to remain calm) on the Huffington Post claimed that homosexuals started the Nazi Party. This type of ignorance (and this claim has been going around for some time, thanks to Scott Lively and others of his ilk) really makes my blood boil. It's the type of defamation that LGBT persons are still suffering from people like Scott Lively (again, I was going to use more naughty words), Bryan Fischer, and now Sally Kern of Oklahoma, who wants to allow people who may be against what they term sinful homosexual behavior (think: a certain type of Christian of the fundamentalist persuasion) to deny LGBT persons access to public services in her state, among other infamies. Check out this site for more information on Kern's bills.
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Oh, one of my brain candy shows has started another season on TLC aka "Sideshow America."
There seems to be the usual people eating strange supposedly inedible objects (many of these people suffer from a disease called pica), but one guy, who lives not far from Chicago, shared an addiction which for many in the BDSM community is not that highly unusual a fetish.
Kevin from suburban Lombard, Illinois is a straight guy (who from what I saw would be very popular in the gay bear community) who is addicted to casts. Yes, casts, what gets put on a limb if you break a bone.
Now, from what I saw, it's not like he is always putting on a plaster cast (remember how exciting it was when you are a kid, at least I remember, that you got to sign someone's cast or get yours signed); some that he wears seem to be made of some cloth-like material.
And it's not clear, I gather, from the show, if he is getting off sexually from putting himself into this form of restrictive bondage. Perhaps he is, but it's not something he seems to be able to integrate into his intimate relationships.
I thought this week it might be fun to do a more interactive blog (jacking off is fun, but your best friend isn't always yourself).
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Now, this guy was one superstud, but also, from what I have read, multitalented. Born in Germany as Wolfgang Praegert in 1957, of an artist father, and the young Wolfgang apparently exhibited acrylic paintings at exhibitions in both France and Germany. He lived in Paris (to which all artists gravitate at some point), and then emigrated to New York City. He studied opera there briefly. (I am impressed. I wonder if he was a tenor, a baritone, or a bass.)
He then got into gay porn, making his first appearance in Chain Reactions after moving to Los Angeles. Now, why would he get into porn? He was one studly macho guy (uncut, hairy chest, but also the Marlon Brandoesque lips, woof!), of course, but maybe the art and the opera didn't quite work out as well for him.
He worked with Al Parker for Surge Studios, making appearances in Head Trips and Strange Places, Strange Things.


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If you arrive at night, it's pitch dark and the journey tiring. When you wake up the next morning and go to the balcony, you are greeted with lush green mountains decorated with pine trees all around. The fresh mountain air is all you'd need to wake up and spend some time relaxing.
The staff is courteous, nice, welcoming and treats you like you're the most important person in this whole world. You don't need to introduce yourself to them ... check in and every where you go - fun zone, The Orchid Restaurant or The Alpine Bar, everyone knows you and the room you're staying in.
The rooms are clean and the bed cozy. Some rooms don't have a geyser, which could be an inconvenience, but I am sure they'd arrange some hot water for you if you ask for it. The food is delicious, albeit expensive.
The place is located near Chandmari, Gangtok which is a good half hour drive away from Gangtok town. If you're looking for a place to relax, away from town is what you'd need.
All in all - I had a wonderful time there. Highly recommended!
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Arranging a Tour in North Sikkim
... our passports and visas. Dave called Sonam and told him the good news.
And Then We Were Six (October 6)
Dave and I were at Sonam's office on time. Dave went looking for Dylan and Sylvain. Soon Dylan showed up with Yumi, a 60ish Japanese woman who was interested in joining. A bit later Dave showed up with Doris, a Canadian lady from Montreal he ran into who was also interested in joining. In the end, our group had grown ...
DAY 9: Hanging Around Gangtok
... of India. They say "We have been deceived. We could have asked help from United Nations
We were taken under Indian custody, to protect us from the invasion, however our territory came a part India. We lost big part of our culture". After the rule of royal family was abolished and the palace was shut down.
Mountains are awesome, i love them.
... an anti-climax i can't for the life of me see what people get so excited about. I'd much rather just stay in bed and have a good nights sleep! Walked back to town though via the Tenzing Norgay footpath/track which took a couple of hours and was very pleasant. Didn't bother going for a ride on the 'famous' toy train whilst there either as it cost 300 rupees and looked pretty **** to be honest.
Gangtok Style
... stop and show a few boys how to make a proper snowball which they got a really kick out of. Unfortunately the old "what goes up must come down" saying never lies and I had to endure the unpleasant ride back down to Gangtok. I survived but barely and retreated to my bed for a bit of nap to recover. And then it was back to Live and Loud for one last chance at wifi as we will have no opportunity until we finish our trip in Kathmandu in four day's ...
Singalila Ridge Trek
... and eat as well…it seemed a little pointless! The afternoon went smoothly though, and while we lost the view we were treated to near silence while we walked; the only sounds were barking deer and cow bells – absolute heaven. We'd only been in India two weeks but I didn't think the constant noise was ever something I could become accustomed to. We arrived in Phalut to a more pleasant surprise today – it was much nicer than ...


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36. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)
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Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
37. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
PG-13 | 143 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert | Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
38. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Armed with a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007 and must defeat a weapons dealer in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, but things are not what they seem.
Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis, Ian Fleming | Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
39. Troy (2004)
R | 163 min | Adventure
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Writers: Homer, David Benioff | Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover
40. 300 (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Fantasy, War
King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Writers: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael Gordon, Frank Miller, Lynn Varley | Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
41. TURN: Washington's Spies (2014– )
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Follows New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for ... See full summary »
Creator: Craig Silverstein | Stars: Timothy Brooks, Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Kevin McNally
42. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 153 min | Drama, War
During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
Writers: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr | Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
43. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A look at Wolverine's early life, in particular his time with the government squad Team X and the impact it will have on his later years.
Writers: David Benioff, Skip Woods | Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston
44. GoldenEye (1995)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent believed to be dead.
Writers: Ian Fleming, Michael France, Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein | Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen
45. John Carter (2012)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
Writers: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, Edgar Rice Burroughs | Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton
46. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Writers: Gustav Hasford, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr | Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
47. Ender's Game (2013)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion.
Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card | Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin
48. Robin Hood (2010)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris | Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow
49. Attack on Titan (2013– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Jaegar vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Marina Inoue, Yuki Kaji, Bryce Papenbrook, Josh Grelle
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson | Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom


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on Jul 13, 2012 at 5:25 pm
PAPD tried to get control of an intoxicated individual vandalizing property at the park. Unfortunately, he and others associated with him weren't very cooperative. PAPD eventually got him in custody. Mt View and Los Altos sent officers as well.
Sounded like quite a donnybrook.
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Another one of those calls labeled as: "instant A-hole, just add alcohol". Thanks Joe for the 411.
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Erosion in fine-grained limestone up to 100 times faster; stones receded by tens of centimeters
Research could guide development of new preservation techniques for weakened structures
Visitors to the Western Wall in Jerusalem can see that some of its stones are extremely eroded. This is good news for people placing prayer notes in the wall's cracks and crevices, but presents a problem for engineers concerned about the structure's stability.
The Western Wall is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the courtyard of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. It is located in Jerusalem's Old City at the foot of the Temple Mount.
To calculate the erosion in the different kinds of limestone that make up the Western Wall, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem used a laser scan to create an accurate three-dimensional computer model. The researchers are Dr. Simon Emmanuel, the Harry P. Kaufmann Senior Lecturer in Environmental Water Technology, and PhD student Mrs. Yael Levenson, at the Hebrew University's Institute of Earth Sciences.
As reported in an article accepted for publication in the journal Geology, they found that stones made up of relatively large crystals were resistant to wear, so that they were almost unchanged in the 2000 years since they were originally put in place. By contrast, limestone with very small crystals (about one thousandth of a millimeter in size) eroded far more quickly.
In some cases, extreme erosion rates in fine-grained micritic limestone blocks were up to 100 times faster than the average rates estimated for the coarse-grained limestone blocks. In some places these stones had receded by tens of centimeters, potentially weakening the overall structure.
To understand what causes the two types of rock to behave differently, the researchers collected samples from ancient quarries thought to have supplied the stones for the Second Temple. Using a powerful atomic force microscope, they were able to see how the rocks disintegrated when they came into contact with water. During the experiments on rocks made up of small crystals, tiny particles rapidly detached from the surface of the rock. These experiments simulated the way in which rain water interacts with limestone in nature.
Observed for the first time in Dr Emmanuel's lab, this process of accelerated erosion can explain why some rocks are more weathered than others. While mechanical weathering is thought to act on blocks and chips of rock at the visible outcrop scale, the researchers showed for the first time that chemo-mechanical erosion extends down to the tiny micron scale. The findings could have important implications for regional and global carbonate weathering.
According to Dr. Emmanuel, "Understanding such weathering processes could help guide the development of effective preservation techniques. For example, it may be possible to develop materials that slow the rate of erosion by binding the tiny crystals in the rock together. Advanced engineering techniques like this should assist efforts to protect not only the Western Wall, but other cultural heritage sites in Israel and around the world."
The research appears as "Carbonate weathering rates accelerated by micron-scale grain detachment," in the journal Geology. The research was supported by the Israel Science Foundation.
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Chapel Hill was established in 1973 in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Chapel Hill owns and operates 44 hectares of vineyards and purchases fruit from a select group of McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills vignerons.Known for their Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon wines preD.inately, the winery has evolved into a cornerstone winery in the region and in recent years has been working with alternative grape varieties like Sangiovese and Tempranillo. They have been a leading proponent of environmental sustainability, taking on a charter to ensure green practices are adhered to in their maintenance of vines, and in their winemaking.One of the larger operations in McLaren Vale, Chapel Hill is led by Michael Fragos, the established wine maker who works closely with his vineyard team. The vineyards are being moved over to biodynamic viticulture to achieve ultimate balance for the vines. Wines are made with modern technique, though traditional influences are found in the winery.Chapel Hill winery takes its name from the historic ironstone chapel built on the property in 1865. It has served as a local church, then parish school and now, a graceful cellar door and art gallery, focused on promoting the work of talented local contemporary and indigenous artists.Winemaker Bryn Richards strives to craft wines that display purity in regards to varietal and vineyard site characters, wines that have a deep soul and a sense of place. ?We are also focussing on achieving mouth feel and texture as well as alluring complexity. Balance is imperative because if the components are all interwoven into the structure of the wine, then ultimately the wine will be more respectful towards food and will age more gracefully.
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Noted cut-paper installation artist and graduate of Umass Dartmouth, Randal Thurston, shares his process for the work entitled "The Counting House." The installation was on view in the New Bedford Art Museum's exhibition "Contemporary Drawing with South Coast Connections." October 3, 2012 - January 6, 2013.
The New Bedford Art Museum
608 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
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