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Situated in Alice, this motel is within 3 mi (5 km) of South Texas Museum, Tejano Roots Hall of Fame, and Coastal Bend College. Alice Country Club is 6 mi (9.7 km) away.
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This motel features an outdoor pool, a business center, and a meeting room. Free continental breakfast and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities.
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All 41 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus coffee makers and cable TV. Free local calls, hair dryers, and ironing boards are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Best Western Executive Inn
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This motel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Alice motel also offers an outdoor pool and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 41
- Business center
- Free breakfast
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Free self parking
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- Phone
- Free local calls
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
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Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
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Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
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By Beth Bily
The second phase of an investigation surrounding allegations made against Coleraine Police Chief Jeff Kuck got a green light from the city council at its Monday meeting.
Kuck had been the subject of an outside investigation launched by city officials following an anonymous complaint. The investigator cleared Kuck of any misconduct. According to a police commission press release on the matter, however, initial data gathering may have resulted in a data practices breach.
Monday's discussion turned contentious at times as police commission members Dan Dezelske and Mary Drewes argued in favor of continuing the data practices portion of the investigation.
A previous vote on continued investigation took place in a closed city council session on July 2 and resulted in a 2 to 2 deadlock. The dialogue Monday evening took place in somewhat cryptic language because revealing the nature of unfounded charges would violate data practices regulations.
Kuck, who left the meeting angry before the discussion concluded, said the unsubstantiated allegations have had a negative impact on him and his family.
Dezelske went further in his remarks and defense of Kuck. "This is the most horrible thing I can imagine happening in this town. I can't believe what's happening here," he said, adding later that an anonymous allegation should never have prompted an outside investigation.
Mayor Mike Antonovich cast the lone vote in opposition to continuing the investigation. He expressed concern about costs and said completing the first phase should take place before discussing a second. "Let's finish the first part and then we can talk about the second, that's all I'm saying," he said.
Other councilors were supportive.
"I think we owe it to Jeff (Kuck) to finish this," said Councilor Peggy Smith.
"I don't think we have any choice (but to continue) now," added Councilor Ken Smith.
The council voted 4 to 1 to move forward with the second phase of the investigation.
In other business, the council:
• Approved posting "no dumping" signs for Lakeview Boulevard. The city council also discussed gathering more information for a possible new vehicle purchase for the street department.
• Approved posting a 20 mile-per-hour speed limit near the arena from the County Rd. 61 intersection to County Rd. 440 by the softball field.
• Approved the purchase of a new squad camera. Funding will come from the police equipment fund, which will be reimbursed by a grant awarded to the city.
• Authorized Councilor Peggy Smith to work with police commissioners on time card coding issues.
• Passed a motion accepting 15 vacation hours per the outside investigator's recommendation.
• Passed a motion to swap land with a local resident to clear up a property line issue.
• Listened to an update on Lakeview Blvd. property from resident Jan Mattfield.
• Approved a one-day gambling permit for the Greenway Amateur Hockey Association.


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The Holidays are Here
Once again, newspapers, broadcasters, and large merchants forbid their employees from wishing people "Merry Christmas" out of concern that the idea of a Merry Christmas may offend someone. Instead, they wish everyone the inoffensive "happy holidays." But on what holidays are we wishing happiness?
This year illustrates the absurdity of political correctness better than most when it comes to Christmas. Since school children are on "winter break" rather than Christmas break, I feel compelled to remind my dear readers that the holiday we are celebrating presently is Christmas, the birth of Jesus the Christ.
As a child, the first holiday that guilt-ridden liberals tried to inflate is the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.
Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. During one of the many revolutions and civil wars in ancient Israel, on the 25th of the month Kislev, the Second Temple was being dedicated to God and the law required the temple be lit with oil consecrated by the high priest. Unfortunately, there was only enough holy oil to last for one day and it would take eight days to make more. The temple was lit with the oil they had. Miraculously, the oil lasted eight days.
Since Judaism is roughly 3,000 years older than Christianity, it is not surprising that this holiday has nothing to do with Christmas or the Winter Solstice, that under the Julian calendar, Christmas was set. Moreover, before Julius Caesar imposed his sun based "Julian" calendar on the world (later improved by Pope Gregory - notice the solstice migrated from the 25th to the 21st by the time of Pope Gregory's reign ), the Jews followed a lunar calendar with periodic corrections. Solar and lunar calendars never quite match up so peoples like the Jews and early Romans worked in corrections to periodically bring their calendars back in line with the seasons of the year.
This year, the 25th of Kislev fell on Dec. 1. Hanukkah ended on Dec.8. (The Jewish Calendar will soon be making one of it's periodic corrections.) I guess happy holidays didn't include our Jewish friends this year.
Then, about 15 years ago, we took note that Ramadan started in late December. Ever inclusive, we had to inflate that holiday.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. For the entire month, the faithful are to abstain from eating, drinking, and sex during daylight hours. Some of the faithful even ratchet up the suffering by whipping their own backs until they are bloody or cutting their tongues with knives.
Although Mohammed founded his religion in about 600 A.D., he was a Jew rather than a Christian and instituted a lunar calendar that does not make corrections for the solar seasons. (Ever notice that the most bitter fights are family feuds? See Ireland and Yugoslavia for confirmation.) Therefore, all of the Muslim holidays continue to rotate through the Julian (now Gregorian) calendar.
This year, Ramadan started on Aug. 11. Later, we tried again with the Muslim holiday EID. Unfortunately, this year that holiday fell on Sept. 9. I guess happy holidays didn't include our Muslim friends this year.
Who could possibly forget Kwanzaa? What is Kwanzaa you say?
Kwanzaa was invented by Harvard professor Dr. Maulana Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett in 1941). Professor Karenga founded the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and is a socialist activist who advocates for social revolution in the spirit of Malcolm X. He invented Kwanzaa as a seven-day celebration of black socialist values. (Remember, socialists poo poo God and religion.)
The word holiday is typically defined as "a day designated as having special significance for which a government or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted." The problem is that Kwanzaa is not a religious or holy occasion. Moreover, it is not a secular holiday of any nation, African or otherwise.
Although the guilty conscience crowd feel a need to inflate this celebration of black socialism, I am not sure that it quite fits the definition of a holiday. I guess happy holidays doesn't really include our black socialist friends.
The only holidays left are Christmas and New Year's Day. To the best of my knowledge, there is no prohibition on declaring "Happy New Year."
So, this year, when the customer service rep on the telephone or big box store employee wishes you "happy holidays," to what are they referring? The only possible answer is Christmas.
Merry Christmas to each and every one of you and your families!
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While Carter Yagi watched his older brother Tyler go straight to the University of Utah to play baseball, his own route to Division I baseball has taken a more circuitous path.
But apparently he's made it, and that's what matters to Carter Yagi and the Southern Idaho Golden Eagles.
Yagi is finishing his sophomore season with Southern Idaho and committed to play at Kansas State next season.
"A few things attracted him to that situation," Southern Idaho coach Boomer Walker said. "One, they recruited the heck out of him. And the Big 12 Conference has a great deal to do with it, too."
Of course, Kansas State and others had reason to be attracted to Yagi, a former standout at Cottonwood High. Yagi has been swinging a scorching hot bat in his last season at the two-year college.
He is sporting a .448 average and has scored a team-high 28 runs while playing shortstop for the Eagles entering the week this season. His hitting is done with a wood bat, making it all that much harder to get cheap hits off good pitching. But Yagi actually isn't that surprised about his recent success.
"Honestly, I did expect it this year," Yagi said. "I'm a pretty hard worker, and Skip Walker [Southern Idaho's hitting coach] worked on my hitting. He knows what he's doing."
"He's killing it," Walker said. "You're a good player at .300 [batting average]. He's got an unbelievable work ethic second to none and is really, really competitive."
Finding D-I schools for his players once their two years are up is the name of the game for Walker and Southern Idaho.
"That's our No. 1 goal," he said. "You want to give these kids the opportunity."
Once the current season is over, Yagi will move to the Midwest and get his feet wet in the area by playing summer ball in Missouri. Then it's off to be a Kansas State Wildcat, although the move might cause complications for his parents.
Carter's brother Tyler, who went to Skyline High, is in his junior year with the Utes. The geography favors the older sibling next season, when both of the Yagi boys are playing.
"It's going to be hard for my parents to come out to Oklahoma, Texas, to see games," Carter Yagi said. "They'll probably stay out here, especially with it being his senior season."


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Kate visits Diana's grave before wedding: paper
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has visited the grave of Princess Diana, mother of her future husband Prince William, ahead of their wedding next week, Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday.
William took Kate to the resting place of Diana at the Althorp Estate, home of her family in central England, and laid flowers there, the paper reported.
"It was very important for William to take Kate to visit his mum just before their wedding day," an unnamed source told the Mirror, adding it was important for Middleton to understand her future husband's love and grief for his mother.
"Diana is a huge part of her boys' everyday life and always will be. It is tragic that she won't be there to see the wedding and that she never got to meet his bride."
Diana, first wife of William's father and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 with her lover Dodi al-Fayed as they tried to escape paparazzi who were chasing them on motorbikes.
She was buried on a leafy oval island in the grounds of Althorp.
A spokesman for William and Middleton, who will marry in London's Westminster Abbey on April 29, said he could not confirm the visit.
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The line for the elliptical always wraps around the corner, but even so, this machine often gets put down as an easy alternative to other cardio options. Hopping on and pedaling slow isn't going to cut it if you want to burn major calories, but the powerful elliptical trainer can offer one kick-ass gym session -- you've just got to be willing to do the work.
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- Pick up the pace: So often on the elliptical, I observe a sea of sweat-free women moving slowly, reading magazines, staring deep into the TV. These slow pokes are not getting the cardio they need, and their workout appears to be an afterthought! To get your heart rate up on the elliptical, you've got to look alive and move quickly. Other than your periods of warmup and cooldown, you should be moving at (at least) 140 strides per minute for a quality calorie-burning session.
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Checking our bags in at the Huntsville airport, seven female friends and I began our long and tiring flights to St. Petersburg, Russia at 12:40 PM on August 28. We connected in Charlotte, NC where I wanted to deplane to wait for the beginning of the Democratic convention! But I knew that I had too much financial and social investment in this Russian River cruise to change plans; I wouldn't really trade the friendship of these ladies, some of whom I have known for more than 40 years for a political meeting, even one to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term! So onward we flew into the night and the next morning, landing in Munich, Germany at 7 AM local time. We were accompanied throughout the night by a sleepless barking dog in the hold below.
We had a much too brief but otherwise lovely visit at the airport there from a beautiful young friend, Sabine Fischterlere Wednesday; I have known Sabine's mother for about 30 years and Sabine since she was a teenager. She reissued our connecting tickets so that we sat 2 passengers on a 3 seat side with an empty seat between us, an arrangement which really helped after our long overnight flight squeezed cheek-to-cheek in a full plane.
We were met at the St. Petersburg airport by a representative from the cruise line who,with a helper, loaded our many large suitcases on a trolley and walked us to our waiting bus. Along the route to the cruise dock, she gave a running commentary on sites of interest. We received our cabin keys, and were reunited with our luggage in time to make the dinner schedule. Dinner is only so-so but breakfast is bountiful and varied with cold cuts, salads, cheese, cereal, rolls, jams, honey, boiled eggs, mixed fruit, and watermelon; the buffet also has a hot service with porridge of some kind (one day oatmeal, another rice, the third grits), eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc. We haven't had lunch on board yet as the first two days were so jam packed with tours that we had no time to return to the ship but had a packed lunch box to eat in one of St. Petersburg's many lovely parks. The weather has been perfect – sunny, about 65 degrees in the day time with about 50 at night. And I always really enjoy the passengers on river cruises; they are older, mostly active, well educated and well traveled retirees. We have other Americans, English, Scots, Australians, Germans, Russians, and Canadians on board.
Our first full day was just that; in the morning, we had a drive-by tour of St. Petersburg, the former capital of Russia. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, located on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, in the delta of the Neva River. There are 65 rivers and canals flowing through the city, as well as 42 islands. Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg in 1703 and it was the capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years. It is the second largest city in Russia, with five million "official" citizens or about 6 ½ million total inhabitants. Because of its many canals, bridges, and architectural beauty, St. Petersburg is known as the "Venice of the North' but it features elaborate golden Roccoco instead of Byzantine style. Driving down Nevsky Prospect (main street), we saw St. Isaac's Cathedral with its many vari-colored domes, Kazan's Assembly Church, the Admiralty Building, Palace Square with the residence of Russian Czars known as the "Winter Palace", the Bronze Horseman" monument to Peter the Great, Smolny Monastery, the cruiser Aurora, and the fascinating bridges over the Neva river which are raised every night to enable passage of ships sailing to the Baltic Sea. A very demanding walking tour of Peter and Paul Fortress, the burial site of Russian Tzars, ended the tour on a high note. We then ate our box lunch in a lovely park and had a few minutes to window shop some typical souvenir stores.
At 1 PM, we were admitted to the Hermitage, one of the world's finest and largest museums; its amazing collections of over 3 million artifacts including originals by Van Gogh, de Vinci , Gauguin and Picasso, are displayed in 365 large rooms of the 1,000 room Winter Palace. Had I not walked through the Peter and Paul Fortress this morning, I would have enjoyed the Hermitage more although I had previously been to this museum but one could not see all of it in a lifetime. Our guide said if one looked at each item for only 1 minute, it would take seven years of 24 hour days to see everything! But its entry staircase with 4 sets of long, steep stairs is a killer for guests with bad knees!
We returned to the ship to dress and eat dinner, then went back to the Winter Palace to attend the ballet. Swan Lake was beautifully presented, accompanied by a full orchestra, in a 250 year old theatre with unbelievable decoration and acoustics, a chandelier equaling the one in Phantom of the Opera. Of course, the entrance was another 4 sets of extremely difficult stairs with no hand rails so I am getting some painful practice for Machu Picchu in November.
Our second full day was equally demanding but with absolutely gorgeous gardens and palaces, another perfect sunny day and delightful people. Our guide, Galya, has been with this company for 11 years but has several more years of experience in the business, is very knowledgeable, patient, and energetic. We first went to Pushkin, the former village of Russian royalty where we visited the enchanting gardens of Peterhof with its 115 fountains powered not by pumps but only by the forces of gravity with water from the Baltic Sea. With extensive manicured lawns and thousands of flowers, several garden houses, and a magnificent view of the Baltic down an avenue of fountains, it is a most impressive sight. Peter the Great's dream was to outshine the Versailles of the Sun God of France with his palace and gardens and he did it!
After shopping for amber in the markets outside the palace, we ate lunch and continued to the summer palace of Catherine the Great, the most opulent of theTsars' dwellings whose Hall of Mirrors is more impressive than that of Versailles but its most famous feature is the Amber Room, a complete room covered in precious amber!
Upon returning to the ship, we attended a cocktail reception to meet the captain and his crew. The boat/ship, the Vasily Surikov, has 140 passengers and 70 crew members aboard, has small but clean cabins with sparse furnishings because of its size. We have no television, no internet or cell phone service on the river, but the staff provides language lessons, arts/crafts lectures, a blini tasting, a caviar and vodka sampling, a river side barbeque, and other activities. So I shall continue to write my daily journal and try to transmit it from the next town along the route.
Sailing away from St. Petersburg, we compared stories of our two days there, everyone commenting on how spotlessly clean the city is. We asked our guide how a country this large teaches its inhabitants to become litter free but she ascribed the spic-and-span condition to the hiring of many additional street cleaners; indeed, we had observed several people manually sweeping the streets. I related how when I was here previously that the city was dirty, the streets were full of pot holes and the traffic was unmanageable. I inquired if the fact that President Putin is a native of SP had anything to do with its renewal, knowing, of course, that it was a rhetorical question.
During the night, we cruised along the Neva River and into the southern edge of Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe which resembles a sea rather than a land-locked lake. We were delayed by heavy fog this morning as we meandered toward Mandrogi, a re-created typical Russian village of wooden houses which operate as hotels, restaurants, and shops, even one as a vodka museum with 2,500 kinds of vodka! After another heavy breakfast, we attended our first Russian language lesson taught by our tour director, Galya, who made the class very entertaining with her examples of vocabulary and pronunciations. A presentation on Russian arts and crafts featuring the pretty lacquered boxes and Matruska nesting dolls followed and then it was lunch time. The promised riverside barbecue was changed to an onboard lunch because of our late arrival due to the fog. A trio of musicians played during lunch which featured pork kabobs, cabbage slaw, small diced potatoes, a clear soup, and a cherry pastry. After such a late breakfast, lunch was anti-climactic as I think dinner will also be tonight since we have had no real activity today. But we needed a slow day after two such hectic ones.
When I called Paul today, he told me that I should call Ginger because she wasn't feeling well. When I reached Ginger, she told me that she had a high temperature and chills, had slept for 20 hours, ached all over, and that Paul advised her to go to the doctor to make sure that she doesn't have tick fever. I tried to reach her again later but we were in the middle of the second largest lake in Europe, Lake Onega, headed for the island of Kitzi and had no cell service. This inland sea is fed by more than 50 rivers and 1000 streams but only one river, the Svir, originates here and joins it with Lake Ladoga. Both are quite spectacular, smooth as glass, with little traffic despite featuring 1,300 islands within its banks.
One of the islands in the northeastern section is Kitzhi, an outdoor museum of old Russian life with fascinating wooden architecture including churches, houses, barns, granaries, chapels, bell towers, windmills, and bathhouses. Although Russians settled the island in the 11th century, the most remarkable building is the 17th century Church of Transfiguration with its 30,000 shingles on 22 separate cupolas situated on 5 tiers built with only chisels and axes and without a single nail or piece of iron! Legend says that the builder, Master Nester, threw his tools in the lake upon completion of the church saying, "There is no church like this in the world and there will never be one again!" The island entered a period of decline in the 18th century as increasing numbers of craftsmen left to work in St. Petersburg and it has never recovered although it is very beautiful and extremely interesting. Because it can be reached only by boat, however, it will probably never regain its prominence.
Today, Labor Day, was an appropriate one to learn the Russian holidays and traditions, one of the lectures offered on board the MS Vasilyli Surikov. Following our buffet breakfast, we studied the Russian language, my favorite activity on the cruise. We have studied the Cyrihlic alphabet with phonetic pronunciation, Russian numerals, common greetings, everyday expressions, meeting people, shopping terms, the names of foods and how to order eats and drinks. We had a test today on about 50 words and Monika and I, the first to turn in our papers, made 100! It's so much fun!
After lunch, we docked at Goritsy, another very small village with 300 inhabitants, about that many houses or buildings, 3 shops, an elementary school, a junior high school, a post office, a doctor's office and a historic convent. Founded in 1544 byMoscow Princess Yefrosiniya, the wife of the son of Ivan the Terrible. the Convent became her own place of exile when it was discovered that she was plotting to kill Ivan the Great to install her son on the throne. After executing his own grandson, Ivan sent Yefrosinia to the convent and, when he tired of her pleas for release, he sent a ship to Goritsy to "free" her to the middle of the Sheksna River where she was downed according to his real orders. Tonight, we enjoyed participating in a hilarious version of a BBC program called The Liars Club in which 4 volunteers told outlandish meanings of 5 words from which we had to choose the real definition. Our group won the certificate by default when we failed to select the correct meaning of any of the words! Closing the day were a blini tasting with vodka shots and a classical music concert.
Continuing toward our final destination of Moscow, we sailed through the Rybinsk Reservoir, another huge lake created by Joseph Stalin's plan to dam the Volga and Sheksna rivers. Over 700 villages and 4000 hectares of farm land were flooded by the forced labor of the GULAG prisoners who were forced to dig out the reservoir shovelful by shovelful, a project which was kept secret because of the mass destruction, human displacement, and ecological damage it caused. The Volga River, the central artery of Russia's vast river network, with its canals and tributaries, connects to all of the country's 5 major seas and is the longest river in Europe at 3,688 kilometers or about 2,200 miles.
Yaroslavl is among the oldest and most well known of all Russian provincisl cities on the Volga River. Founded in 1010, it is older than Moscow, and is famous for 17 magnificent churches which may be seen from one overlook in the city. We were privileged to hear two songs performed just for our group by a quartet in the most beautiful of these churches, St. Elijah the Prophet. We had about an hour of free time here to shop, have a cup of coffee, and to use very scarce automatic teller machines! Back aboard, a scavenger hunt, Russian song and dance class, educational bingo, and another Russian language class with a second homework assignment provided entertainment and education for the rest of the day. After dinner, where I had my first (and last) cabbage schnitzel, a concert of popular music was presented.
Today, Wednesday, September 5th, we arrived in Uglich, a small town on the Volga, established in the 12th century. After reaching its peak in the 15th century, it was almost completely destroyed by fire and two sacks by the pesky Mongols! The most famous event in its history occurred with the murder of Ivan the Terrible's only living heir, Dmitry. Uglich, contrary to the incorrect pronunciation of its name, is a very beautiful city which became a destination of religious pilgrtimage due to the founding of the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built to honor the slain tsarevich, who has since been canonized.
Upon returning to the ship, our guide, Galya, gave a most interesting and personal account of her life under communism. We sat, fascinated, for two hours simply enthralled with her stories of the infamous KGB, the endless lines for bread, the trading between neighbors and friends of necessities held by one and desperately desired by others. We did not want her story to end! But we had to vacate the conference room so that the "talent show" participants could practice (which they really needed as we saw later in the real performance). Following a farewell drink with the captain and a Gala dinner, we attended the talent show. I do not have enough adjectives in my vocabulary to describe that hilariously entertaining event; everyone in my group took part in some way, even the invalid (me) as a groupie for the stars! Teresa, Diana, Mary Lou, Betty, Paula, Susan, and Monika sang and danced in a couple of numbers. Teresa was really the star of these as she tried to outshine her sister, an actual choral teacher! Then the 4 Decatur, AL girls performed their much requested special number "Sweet Home Alabama" with their own original lyrics substituted for those of Lynerd Skynyrd. With my cheerleading help, they were a real crowd pleaser. Another original comic number based on a Shakespeare play was dramatically read by a very precisely spoken English guest. A couple of funny skits, one loosely based on a children's story of a turnip being pulled from the ground acted by the Russian guests, and another about Sir Jasper, a lecherous old man, pursuing a sweet, innocent proper young woman and trying to get her between the sheets, had us nearly falling out of our chairs. One of the guides, Katya, read a "journal" which had "accidentally" been left in a former guest's cabin in which he related every day's shore excursions which always included a 17th century cathedral, a statue of Lenin with either a pigeon or a sea gull on his head, and a merchant trying to corral him to sell some item. Two skits by the guides and cruise director also got a boisterous response. The finale was the familiar tale of the damsel in distress but in an adults-only version; this slap-stick performance drew rousing laughter from the crowd. Turning in our homework, we received the third lesson and homework paper.
We arrived in Moscow, the capital of Russia, situated on the banks of the rivers Oka and Volga, on September 6. A metropolis of some 10 million people, Moscow today is notonly the seat of the Russian government but also home to many world renowned attractions which we shall visit during the next two days. But first we had breakfast, attended another lecture about modern Russian history and life in today's Russia. We also enjoyed a preview of the video of our trip made by the on-site videographer during the entire cruise.
Now I must share with you the most exciting time of our wonderful River of the Tsars
Trip – our graduation from Russian language school. All members of our group were presented with a diploma "for extraordinary linguistic abilities and awarded the Honorary Russian Bachelor with the right to work as a cruise guide and to teach in kindergarten". After much applause and congratulations from our fellow language students, some who just like every teacher knows, were derelict in their studies and, therefore, jealous of us scholars and unable to understand the importance of our awards, sat in sullen silence! Then they were really pissed off (didn't learn that expression in Russian) when Monika and I received an additional award certifying that we were "employed by Global Tours & Cruises to work as a cruise guide on board the MS Vasily Surikov on the Russian Waterways cruises with a monthly pay of 2,999 Rubles." This valuable paper described our job thusly: "irregular working hours, serving very early morning coffee, counting passengers every hour, carrying sticks with a Global Tours & Cruises sign, giving lectures on any subject, answering all questions, chasing lost luggage, producing 1,000 hand-outs per day, and entertaining passengers". I could swear that I have had this same job before!
After all of this fun, we boarded a bus for our guided city tour of Moscow which featured Moscow's major sights including the humongous Red Square, famous St.Basil's Cathedral, and the impressive Kremlin. Afterwards, we saw another famous Moscow sight – its daily 2 hour traffic jam to drive about 20 miles back to the ship! It was worse traffic than any I have ever seen in Rome, Paris, London, Beijing, Athens, Los Angeles, NYC, and other major world cities! But we were impressed with the new sleek expensive brand name autos – Mercedes, BMWs, Hummers, Volvos, etc., which we saw in the traffic.
After dinner, many of the guests ventured out again for the tour of Moscow by night and a trial of its Metro system which is one of the most impressive in the world, fast, efficient, cheap, and crowded. Having done this tour 10 years ago and fearful that I would fall during the subway tour, I stayed on board this time. The Moscow Metro has 186 stations and its route length is 308.7 kilometres (191.8 mi). The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 84 metres (276 ft). Some stations were supplied with tight gates and life-sustenance systems to function as nuclear shelters in the event of nuclear war. The Moscow Metro was one of the USSR's most extravagant architectural projects. Stalin ordered the metro's artists and architects to design a structure that embodied svet (radiance or brilliance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future). With their reflective marble walls, high ceilings and grandiose chandeliers, many Moscow Metro stations have been likened to an "artificial underground sun". This underground communist paradise[10] reminded its riders that Stalin and his party had delivered something substantial to the people in return for their sacrifices. Most importantly, proletarian labor produced this svetloe budushchee. The metro design's emphasis on verticality was a reinforcement of Stalin's deification. He directed his architects to design structures which would encourage citizens to look up, admiring the station's art (as if they were looking up to admire the sun and—by extension—him as a god Another aspect of the apotheosis propaganda was the metro's electrification; the Moscow Metro's chandeliers are one of the most beautiful and technologically advanced aspects of the project. The average daily passenger traffic is 6.6 million. Ridership is highest on weekdays (when the Metro carries over 7 million passengers per day) and lower on weekends.
The next day, I also stayed on board the ship to do such mundane tasks as catch-up grooming and packing while most passengers enjoyed tours of the Kremlin, Moscow's huge fortress, and the Armoury, their museum featuring the riches of the country. Again, I had done these tours earlier and remembered the many steep steps involved. But I did go with the tour Friday night to see a stupendous performance by the Russian National Dancers. Expecting folklore dances, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fabulous display of everything from gymnastics to ballet, extravagant costumes, talented performers, beautiful sets, and superior choreography. It was truly a night to remember! Finally have internet access after 12 days of deprivation; I feel like an alcoholic with a beer! Have had a wonderful trip in Russia, enjoyed it so much more than last time. We disembarked from the MS Vasily Surikov after 11 days on the Tour of the Zsars yesterday AM. My friends in Moscow picked us up at the pier and took us on a more personalized tour of their city. After a nap, a REAL shower, and dinner, we went to an incredible show in Red Square for which my friends had obtained VIP seats! We saw over two hours of precision marching, all kinds of instrumental and marching units or orchestras from 30 countries – 50 orchestras in all. The military tattoo was in celebration of 200 years since their War of 1812, with the overture played at intervals, fireworks, gun salutes, cannons with the Kremlin as the backgound and facing St. Basil's Cathedral. Exhilarating, spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, nursing home memories! After a great night's sleep from all the excitement and breakfast fighting off the Chinese tourists, we are fortified for 3 more days spent with our friends, Ilya and Irini.
On Sunday morning, Ilya drove us about 4 hours outside Moscow to Yaroslavl, a town with 17 cathedrals of 17th century vintage, visible from one overlook! Amazing, shiny gold and blue cupolas topped huge white cathedral complexes; we visited in a couple of them which showcase colorful wall and ceiling murals, all aglitter with rich gold and deep colors. Ilya and Irini had arranged a meeting with Ilya's boss, her husband, and another colleague, also named Irini, to serve as our English speaking personal guide. This was such an impressive itinerary which my friends had planned that I shall never be able to return their hospitality. While they have previously stayed with Paul and me in Russellville, and my friends, Mary Lou and Lisa, have helped me to host them when they visited for their niece, Svetlana's wedding, can you imagine what meager hospitality that was compared to their showing, at their quite considerable expense, Monika and me some of the richest sights in the world? I am wordless when trying to express my gratitude for such largesse!
While in Yaroslavl, we were given a private tour of the city's modern hockey stadium by its public announcer; the tour included the memorial, held two days earlier, to the team's 37 national championship players and coaches who lost their lives two years ago in a devastating plane crash. We even toured the penalty box and the locker rooms and watched young ice skaters practicing their skills. That night, we enjoyed a dinner in a period restaurant just a few steps from our spacious, elegant room in one of the city's finest hotels. I have to try to describe the feast we shared with Ikya, Irini, and their friends. First, we tasted about half-a-dozen starter dishes aligned down the center of the table; these included caviars, herring with potatoes, toast points with eggplant caviar, green onions, olives, tomatoes, hare's kidneys, etc., each bite toasted with vodka shots, and, for me, a beer large enough to baptize a baby! Second, we had a variety of salads, mine the freshest Greek variety, others with meat, poultry, or fish. Third, I had a salmon steak, fresh, grilled, assorted vegetables, and a variety of sauces, and dips, while others enjoyed steak or chicken, still accompanied by vodka shots. Fourth, various, typical Russian desserts and coffee followed. Ilya then walked Monika and me back to the hotel from which he rejoined his friends and Irini until about 1 AM while we contentedly snoozed!
On Monday, after breakfast and a later start necessitated by the previous night's imbibing, we drove another 4 hours to the next village they had selected for us, Suzdal, called "the pearl of the golden ring". Along the route, we saw many of the historical, colorfully trimmed wooden cottages, the centuries old dachas, vacation/country houses of the area. These gingerbread houses had elaborately carved gables and window and door lintels and shutters, all trimmed in contrasting colors to the painted houses themselves. Then we checked into another amazing hotel, constructed of huge logs reminiscient of some American log houses but with the chinking covered by twisted hemp, making them warmer and more attractive. After a short rest, we toured a couple more elaborately rich 17th century cathedrals and their museums, again full of religious relics, richly painted murals, and huge chandeliers.
Suzdal, an architectural jewel first mentioned in 1024, has been preserved by the bypassing of the 19th century railway. Life simply moved along unhurriedly while its inhabitants earned their living by horticulture and market gardening, much still in evidence today. By the way, we were there during mushroom season, an annual gathering about two weeks duration, which produces a large amount of fresh, varied mushrooms ranging in size from buttons to salad plates! Ilya explained that the on again, off again sun and showers for several days produce this bounty. Now Suzdal, never industrially develooed, is supported by tourists and travelers.
One of the town's oldest monuments, the Kremlin, presented an opportunity to learn that the term is used for many fortified towns, not just by Moscow's The Kremlin! Another lesson we learned is that much of Russia's history and architecture stems from its religious practices and that one aspect of that is that Russians worship by standing during the long service rather than complaining about hard pews! There are no pews or seats in their churches! The Cathedraul of the Nativity was built in the 12th century, replacing another built a century earlier, has five domes, and is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. A particularly interesting 17th C relic in the cathedral is the Canopy of the Jordan, used in cross-processionals for the blessing of the waters, known from time immemorial in Russia. The canopy is a special beautifully decorated item carried to the frozen river where people watch as a priest immerses a cross into a cross-shaped ice hole called "the Jordan". The canopy is 8.5 meters tall, has the shape of a 5-domed church, and rests on 4 round carved pillars. It is the only one which has survived from the 17th century to present day Russia and is carried on Epiphany Day, January 6. Another monument in this museum village is the Monastery of our Savior, containing a belfry with 17 bells of different sizes which are played every hour. I have such befuddled memories of these two towns in my mind that only Shakespeare's description is adequate: "Oh, how full of scorpions is my brain"
Returning to Moscow via another 4 hour road trip on Tuesday, we checked into our airport hotel around 7 PM, hopefully enabling Ilya to make his rail journey to St. Petersburg on time after taking Irini home, we ate our last dinner in Russia before retiring to bed for about an additional 4 hours of rest before our return flight on Wednesday, September 12th.
To the Moscow Domedouro Airport, one of three in the city, we took the hotel shuttle on its first run at 4 AM. Because my knee problem now requires me to have wheelchair assistance in order to make the distance and short connection times in airport concourses, we were able to make our 5:50 AM flight to Munich on time. There, we parted as I continued to Charlotte while she went on to Zurich and will stay another two weeks in SW Germany. At Munich, the attendant told me that it 4.8 KM to my connecting gate so I was really grateful for his assistance. I shared travel stories with my Greek seatmate during the flight, arrived in Charlotte on time, received assistance again, and boarded about 15 minutes late, then sat on board while two tires were changed on the nose cone, then departed for the final leg. I arrived in Huntsville at 7 o'clock, apologized to my attendant that I was in such a hurry that he practically flew me through the airport, found Whinet waiting outside security, claimed my bag, and was in Ginger's waiting car by 7:15. Then the three of us were in our seats at Von Braun Center at 8:00, just in time to see Elton John start his rousing 3 hours, without a break, performance and, then, a perfect ending to a WONDERFUL trip when I saw Paul (my beloved husband), Muffin (my dog) and Izzy (my cat), at the kitchen door at 1:30 AM yesterday, Thursday.
Home after a fantastic two weeks in Russia, culminating with 4 days of unimaginable generosity and hospitality of my friends in Moscow, Ilya and Irini. They really went "all-out" in showing us the big city lights of Moscow and then the quiet but beautiful small village life. Delicious food, incredible sights, lovely hotels all shared with two super nice, intelligent, interesting people!
Stayed awake all day yesterdaychecking about 3,000 emails, FB posts, and reading the accumulated newspapers which Paul saved for me, I was saddened to find obituaries for three friends/colleagues – Dr. Bill Foster formerly of UNA, David Wright and Sylvia Graves, both former Russellville City Schools' teachers.These were, unfortunately, sad reminders that according to Trip Advisor, my various postings of places visited reveal that I have seen about one half of today's glorious world. And while age and infirmity, if not wisdom, may impede my ability to see the rest of it, I am still determined to make the most of my philosophy of life expressed in CARPE DIEM, hopefully continuing in November with Machu Picchu!
I hope my "old" email friends, as well as those recently acquired on this memorable trip, will enjoy this long epistle of our days together. I have never met a more intelligent, friendly, interesting group of people; thanks for making the trip even more special!
With deep gratitude to my friends, colleagues, travel companions and, especially, my brilliant and supportive, loving family…
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We may be a bit behind on the artisanal butcher, baker, and candlestick maker, but all the superlatives bestowed on the Ferry Plaza could transfer to our Santa Monica Farmers Market. It's so clotted with chefs, cookbook authors, and strollers on Wednesday mornings that it can take an hour to buy a radiant head of Romanesco from Alex Weiser, a bundle of Vietnamese mint from Romeo Coleman, or a glowing pint of strawberries from Phil McGrath.
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Tags: Mobil 1 and Orange County Choppers Custom Motorcycle Sweepstakes, mobil1.com/winachopperComments (11 Messages)
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Watching the two of you working out your problems was some thing I have prayed to see. we always watch your Shows and build offs it's awesome. You both build the BEST Choppers that I ever have seen. I hope you never stop.If I ever could have a dream come true I would have you build me a Special Chopper made for a little lady 5 '2 tall 110 lbs. blue eyes, and blond hair. I love to ride I always have but I just don't have a chopper, I am 56 years old going on 35 ready to ride with pride. I love the colors blue and also red.. So keep up all the awesome work love to watch you. and Jr. your wife is a wonderful lady from what we see out of her.
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SOLVED the "thumping" sound on acceleration from a dead stop.
Well I finally figured out what was wrong and had it fixed today. I hope this thread will help someone who has the same symptoms that my car had. Maybe we should have a Problems Solved section where people can post what the fixes were to their problems. Search doesn't always work well and I notice a lot of problem threads never have the solutions posted and quickly get abandoned. Anyways.........
My original problem was any acceleration from a dead stop with more than 1/4 throttle made a horrible thumping sound. Weird part was as long as I was already moving more than maybe 10mph I could hammer the throttle and there would be no noises or vibrations.
I thought it might have been my rear end and even started a thread about it. Fortunately it was something a whole lot cheaper. It wound up being the driveshaft center bearing.
Here is what it loked like when we pulled it off the car.
Looks pretty normal here...
Here is the aftermath...
The rubber surround was completely gone. I could move the driveshaft a good 2 inches when I got under the car.
I hope this helps someone out. :thumbup:
This is great for all of us to know, thanks for sharing, great job finding the issue!
Thanks for the update. This was a culperate in my M3. Is your car manual or automatic?
Thanks for sharing this with the members All-Or-Nothing.:thumbup: Had that issue back when I had my 540. The power our cars put out can rip these things up quickly. I believe there is an after market version that is suppose to be stronger than the OEM part.
Also, we have the DIY section that we use to post stuff like this as well, it's just that you may have to do a bit more write ups and post it there.
Labor here is DIRT, DIRT cheap and it only cost me $30 to have it replaced at a BMW shop. I did buy the part online for $60 bucks also. No brainer.
I plan on doing a complete write-up when I WRAP my car gloss black and all my other planned mods afterwards..:thumbup:
I only hear the thumping sound when I take a curb....could this be the problem?
Is there a DIY for this replacement?
ill have to check mine. I was thinking the rear bearings.
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1) ERZ Performance Turboback exhaust (catless) for the 2006 WRX (may fit other years). The downpipe is brand new, never installed, and the catback was installed for less than 1000 miles. Exhaust is 3" in diameter, made of stainless steel, and is mandrel bent. === SOLD!
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Jeremiah Riggs, who competed in the revival of WWE's Tough Enough, says that he will be resuming his MMA career shortly. Riggs noted on Twitter that he is still signed with Bellator, who he fought for in May, and added the following:
Healing up about to get back in there early next year!
That sets Riggs up as a possible TNA signee, as his wrestling experience could be used to cross-promote TNA and Bellator much like King Mo is.
Oh please god no, he sucked…
Pure speculation, just intended to get people like me to respond and say it will never happen.
King Mo is a draw. This other guy is a nobody with no draw. They will not meet in TNA. If they meet in Bellator it will be a first round tournament match. Yawn.
fully agree. riggs said sometime ago since he was on wwe tough enough he had been "blackballed" in the wrestling industry.
King Mo is a draw?????
this post was pointless and just…… blah
seems like this tna site likes talking about wwe more then tna
as i said before. is this a tna site?
its a tna news site. but who is the writer of this site? i believe its ryan clark who owns/writes for WZR.
when he posts a news piece for that site. mostl of the time it gets posted here.
but this post is slightly tna related cos it includes tna talent king mo.
it justs very speculative article to think ex wwe tough enoughie riggs would face king mo in tna. but why do it? hits.
how is he EX WWE talent. what did he do that makes him a WWE talent. sure he was on one show for a few weeks, but that doesnt make you WWE talent


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Endocrinology Research
Endocrinology is the study of hormones, their signaling pathways, and the diseases associated with them. The endocrine system is one of two mechanisms in the human body that is responsible for regulating and integrating the function of cells, the other being the nervous system.
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New! Praying With Jesus DVD and Study Guide
Imagine what it would be like to have Jesus teach you to pray. There's no better teacher than Jesus! In this direct and personal DVD series, James looks at Jesus' amazing teaching about prayer and personal practice in 6 concise 12 to 15 minute sessions. Each session tackles practical issues for your prayer life today, such as unanswered prayer or the challenge of making time for prayer in our fast-paced culture. Biblical examples, from prayers of praise to "wrestling" prayers, reveal how prayer builds faith and brings people closer to the God of all creation. Paired with a thought-provoking study guide, Praying with Jesus is perfect for individuals, couples, families, and church groups. Click on the picture on the left to go to Discovery House Publishers and find out more about these exciting new resources. And be sure to follow this link to watch the promo video!
Praying Together
James' first book, The Lost Art of Praying Together, has just been updated and expanded! Praying Together includes new, helpful information about praying Scripture's prayers and worship-based prayer, and is packed with even more practical helps for people who would like to learn about how to pray with others in life-transforming ways.
Praying Together guides readers in discovering God's presence and power in fresh and exciting ways. This engaging guide to connecting with God corporately offers readers wisdom from both the Old and New Testaments. Through inspiring examples of people united in prayer throughout history, readers are encouraged to gather with family and friends, begin the adventure of prayer, and watch God move like never before!
With its wealth of information, "Prayer Confidence Builders," study questions at the end of each chapter and helpful appendices, Praying Together is a must-have book for families, churches and small groups. Click on the picture to your left to go the publisher's page and learn more!
Prayers for Your Children
Inside Prayers for Your Children, parents find the help they need with scripture-packed prayers that cover children through every season of life. These powerful, encouraging prayers help you speak God's promises back to Him — and will inspire you to pray all the more. 90 prayers, combined with true stories of God's power to transform lives in answer to prayer. These ready-to-pray-prayers address such important needs as knowing Christ as Savior, growing in relationship with God and others, experiencing God's protection and direction for life, walking in purity and love, and living with hope and faith for a lifetime.
Partner with God through prayer, and speak life-changing blessing over your child both now and for eternity!
Here's more about Prayers for Your Children:
"This book is a gift. I didn't realize how much I didn't know how to pray for my children until I held it in my hands! With wisdom and love, James Banks equips parents to love our children through prayer."
-Margot Starbuck, author of The Girl in the Orange Dress
"James has written a book that not only helps parents put the power of prayer into action, but will be a great scriptural guide to strengthen your devotional life."
-Chrissy Cymbala, The Chicago Tabernacle
"James Banks writes from the heart of a father who knows what it's like to pray for a prodigal to return home. From praying for your children to discover the power of prayer, to asking the Lord to give him or her faith that surpasses your own—James uses the power of Scripture to help you pray toward their eternal destinies. By using this book as a guide, you will not run out of Kingdom prayers for your children. James captures the hope of God's Word that parents long to see planted deep within their children's hearts. No one will pray more faithfully for your children than you!"
-Carol Madison, Editor, Prayer Connect magazine
"Thirty eight years ago the Holy Spirit pressed me to pray every day for 'every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places' for our four children. It wasn't easy. There were times, sadly, that I failed. My prayers would have been wider, deeper and richer had I had this wonderful resource by Dr. James Banks. I thank God for Prayers for Your Children. It will enhance and enrich my prayers as I now pray for twelve grandchildren."
-Dr. Alvin Vander Griend, author of eight books on prayer
"In Prayers for Your Children, James Banks lays out a simple plan for how to combine combustible elements– the power of God's Word, your faith in the Father, and love your for your children– so that prayer emerges as an explosive force that nothing can avert. Prayer can release the power of God into the cracks and crevices of a heart when nothing else can penetrate. Prayer can search out and disarm life's landmines before they detonate. Nothing is beyond prayer's powerful reach. This book will give you a biblical, practical plan for how you can discover fresh power in prayer for the lives of your children."
-Jennifer Kennedy Dean, Director of The Praying Life Foundation
"For every concern on behalf of your children, James Banks has beautifully crafted a sincere, tender lifetime resource to help you 'approach the throne of grace' with confidence (Hebrews 4:16)."
-Sarah Bush, blogger and author.
Praying The Prayers of the Bible book and calendar
Praying the Prayers of the Bible will encourage and inspire you with prayers from God's Word. You'll find prayers to help you praise God, prayers for daily needs, prayers to strengthen faith, prayers for guidance and direction, and many more. You'll find yourself challenged and refreshed as you learn to pray following the "knee-prints" of Jesus, David, Moses, Elijah, Mary, Paul, Peter (and many others). You'll also find insightful reflections, "prayer-starters" to "jump-start" your personal prayers, and a special index to help you apply the prayers of the Bible to life.
Praying the Prayers of the Bible offers powerful and inspiring help for personal prayer, couples, prayer groups and churches. This best-selling book has already encouraged over a hundred thousand people in prayer, and is also available in a large print edition. Build your prayer life on the firm foundation of the Word of God through Praying the Prayers of the Bible!
These transformational prayers from God's Word have also been compiled in a helpful perpetual calendar. It includes prayers of praise and thanksgiving, prayers for wisdom and direction, prayers for blessing, and much more. Let prayers for God's Word inspire your day! Click on the photo to go to Discovery House Publishers and find out more!
James was interviewed by Daniel Henderson and The 6:4 Fellowship about praying Scripture's prayers:
Praying the Prayers of the Bible is a powerful book that will inspire and teach you as you pray. Here's what others are saying:
"The best way to talk to God is from His own Word. My friend, James Banks, has done a masterful job in helping us encounter God in the Scriptures while capturing the breadth of human emotion, the depth of personal struggle and the heights of extraordinary praise. No matter who you are or what you are encountering, these prayers will give language to your soul and direction to your life."
— Daniel Henderson – President, Strategic Renewal International
"This wonderful little volume can transform your prayer life! As all the great saints of Christian history understood, something very special seems to happen when a person appropriates the inspired and life-giving words of Holy Scripture to express to God their deepest yearnings, petitions and praise. Give it a try and your prayers will never be the same!"
— Dr. Garth M. Rosell, Professor of Church History
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"Over the years, I have discovered the great inspiration of using passages of the Bible for each of the steps of my conversation with God in prayer. Often I would search for a prayer prayed by one of my biblical heroes or heroines to help me in the challenges and opportunities of my life. Now in this magnificent collection of the prayers of the Bible, these prayers are collected and categorized for our deepest needs and urgent questions. It is moving to know that the Holy Spirit inspired them and uses them to give me a way to pray prayers that He will wing to the heart of God. My prayer life has been enriched by this book and it will be a cherished part of my devotions in the years to come."
— Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, 61st Chaplain of the U.S. Senate
"I love any book that teaches me how to pray, or even what to pray. Therefore, I love this book by James Banks entitled Praying the Prayers of the Bible, because they are so handy, and they are biblical. My prayer is that you would become a better prayer warrior for God, by praying the prayers of the Bible. May this book accomplish the purpose for which it was written."
— Elmer Towns, Co Founder, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
"God has fueled in James Banks a passion for prayer, a passion that he desires to share with all of God's people. Praying the Prayers of the Bible is the result, and in it you will learn how to use the many prayers of Scripture as prompts for deepening your relationship with our Triune God and your times of prayer and communication with the One who gives us life. I look forward to using this wonderful book in my own devotional time in ways that will help focus my attention on loving the One who first loved us."
— Bob Mayer, Senior Librarian, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Let's Pray!
As much as we want to talk to God, sometimes it's difficult to find words that express the emotions of our hearts. In this excerpt from Praying the Prayers of the Bible, James shares prayers from biblical characters to show us how we can use God's own Word to talk to Him through every season of life. We are reminded that "He wants to bless us and draw us near with love that gives life to our souls," and we're encouraged to approach God just as we are with our praises and petitions.
This powerful little booklet has been distributed to over a million readers and is available for a small donation. It's also available in Spanish! Click on the photo to go to Our Daily Bread and find out more.
Prayers for Prodigals
Once in a while a book comes along that God uses to comfort and encourage others in a truly life-changing way. Prayers for Prodigals, now in multiple printings and in many languages, is one such book.
When you're the parent of a prodigal others may not understand what you're up against, but God does. He knows what its like to have a world full of prodigals, and He longs for you to bring yours to Him through your faithful prayers. Our prodigals need our prayers! But sometimes knowing what to pray can be difficult. Prayers for Prodigals will help you pray for your prodigal child while encouraging you with God's faithfulness to answer prayer. Ninety Scripture-packed prayers cover the many challenges faced by parents of prodigals.
Use this book to partner with God, through prayer, to change your child's eternal future by bringing your son or daughter into a vital relationship with Jesus. Nothing in this world or the next could possibly matter more.
If you would like to purchase a case of 10 or more copies of Prayers for Prodigals please send us a note on our contact page.
Here's what others are saying about Prayers for Prodigals:
"My mother, Ruth Bell Graham, would have loved this book Prayers for Prodigals. Why? Because she loved prodigals; I know—I was one. James Banks certainly captures the hearts of many mothers and fathers who agonize over wayward children. Even for children who don't walk the prodigal path, all children, teenagers, and adult children need prayer. This book puts such prayer into proper perspective—James has shared from the depth of experience the secret of parental prayers for children and reveals the truth for effective prayer—God's Word. He looks inward first to his own shortfall so that God can then lead him to touch the heart of a loving heavenly Father as he seeks the mind of Christ. I believe if every parent would peruse these pages they would find guidance and comfort in trusting the Lord with their dearest possessions."
— Franklin Graham, President & CEO, Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association, Samaritan's Purse
"This book will meet a real need for the many parents of prodigals who long to pray their children home and experience God's peace while they're waiting."
— Cheri Fuller, author of 42 books, including When Mothers Pray
"I am thrilled that such a book is being written for parents of prodigals who need so much encouragement to keep praying when they don't see any evidence of the answer. I pray God's blessing on this book."
—Fern Nichols, Founder & President, Moms in Touch International
"Years of pastoring and counseling have brought many parents my way who have wayward children. Our God, who answers prayer, is the key in children returning to God and their parents. I look forward to using this resource to help many hurting parents!"
—Dr. Kerry L. Skinner, KLS/Life Change Ministries
"As a father and grandfather, I have sometimes searched hard for words to express both gratitude and longing for our young ones. I find James Banks' words of prayer both honest and helpful, and have already shared them with our own grown children for their own use!"
—Leighton Ford, President, Leighton Ford Ministries
To see prayers and a reflection from the book please visit PrayersForProdigals.org, which also includes a place for parents to anonymously request prayers for their prodigal children. They will be prayed for!
The Lost Art of Praying Together
Jesus has promised that "where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them" (Matthew 18:20). Praying together is an opportunity to enter into the presence of God in a unique and powerful way. Yet for many, praying together has become a lost art. Many feel intimidated or inadequate when it comes to praying with others. But God loves it when we pray!
Filled with biblical encouragement and practical insights, The Lost Art of Praying Together will help you discover the genuine difference prayer can make in your church, your family, and wherever God's people gather together. Reflection questions make this book ideal for personal or group study, and appendices offer practical tips for organizing prayer groups. Amazing things happen when God's people pray!
If you would like to purchase a case of 10 or more copies of The Lost Art of Praying Together at a special, discounted price for your church or group, please send us a note on our contact page.
Praise for The Lost Art of Praying Together:
"If ever there was a time in our nation for prayer it is now. Dr. Banks has offered a most insightful and practical help on prayer. His work is from the Father's heart and one of the best that I have read. Time spent in this book is time spent at the Master's feet."
—Dr. Terry Teykl, Author, speaker, and consultant
Renewal Ministries
"For those who are searching for spiritual renewal, one could hardly recommend a better place to begin than with the reading of James Banks' excellent new book, The Lost Art of Praying Together."
—Garth M. Rosell, Professor of Church History,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"James Banks has unearthed some long-overlooked gems from God's Word and history about why praying together matters. Here's help for churches, prayer groups and families who hunger to see what God can do when His people pray. The Lost Art of Praying Together is a timely and powerful work."
—Cheri Fuller, Author of 42 books
Gold Medallion Book Award-winner


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Further, we believe Wausau's continued underperformance and management's lack of discipline in capital allocation warrant the addition of a direct shareholder representative on the Board to ensure that all decisions are made with the best interests of all shareholders as the primary objective.Under separate cover, you will be receiving a formal notice of our intention to nominate three director candidates for election at the 2013 Annual Meeting. The biographies of each of these three director candidates can be found below. We remain open to working with you and look forward to continuing our dialogue. Best Regards, Jeffrey C. SmithManaging MemberStarboard Value LP Biographies John S. Kvocka, age 66, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of JSK Associates, an entrepreneurial and consulting entity that included, at various times active, passive, and part-time ventures, since May 1999. He has been the Senior Advisor to Apex Resource Technologies, Inc. ("Apex"), a medical device manufacturing company, since August 2012, and has served on the Board of Directors of Apex since November 2012. Mr. Kvocka also serves as Senior Advisor to Garnet River LLC, an IT services and business consulting firm, a position he has held since September 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Kvocka served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Finch Paper LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of fine quality uncoated printing and writing papers, from February 2009 until his retirement in September 2011. Previously, he was the Vice President Business Development of SCA Tissue North America ("SCA"), a global Swedish paper and packaging company, from March 2001 until November 2004. Prior to SCA's acquisition of Encore Paper Company ("Encore Paper") in March 2001, Mr. Kvocka was Executive Vice President, General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Encore Paper from October 1999 until the acquisition date. Prior to Encore Paper/SCA, Mr. Kvocka served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of Garden Way Inc., from February 1997 until April 1999 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ahlstrom Machinery, a global Finnish paper company, from August 1993 until February 1997. He also served on the Board of Directors of various domestic and international companies, including Ahlstrom Capital, a private investment company that focuses on active direct equity investments primarily in industrial companies, Ahlstrom Finance Ireland, Ahlstrom Kamyr Engineering, Queensbury Hotel, and Kamtech Construction. Mr. Kvocka currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the GF Hospital Foundation and the Industrial Development Agency. Mr. Kvocka earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Master of Business Administration from St. John's University. Additionally, he is a Certified Franchise Consultant and a Senior Counselor for SCORE (LOA), a nationally recognized not for profit organization that assists small businesses. George Patrick Murphy, age 60, has been the Senior Operating Partner of Hudson Ferry Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since January 2007 and has served as a member of the Executive Team of Advisors of Mason Wells, a private equity company, since December 2005. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of Converting, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality, disposable food service products and one of Mason Wells' portfolio companies, from January 2009 until April 2010 when the company was sold. Mr. Murphy also served as a Strategic and Operational Advisor and a member of the Board of Directors of Advanced Modern Technologies Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high quality washroom automation systems, accessories, and water saving devices, from May 2008 to January 2011. In November 2007, pursuant to a request by the new ownership of Atlas Paper Mills LLC, Palm Beach Capital LLC, Mr. Murphy joined the Board of Directors and assumed the role of Executive Chairman in March 2008. He served in those capacities until his resignation in September 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Murphy was the President and later Chief Executive Officer of Technical Concepts LLC (n/k/a Newell-Rubbermaid Inc.)("TC"), an international manufacturer and distributor of automated fixtures and dispensing systems, from April 1997 until his resignation in April 2005. He thereafter served as a Consultant to TC until April 2006. While at TC, Mr. Murphy assisted in quadrupling the company's equity value. Prior to TC, Mr. Murphy was the Asia Regional Vice President and Business Leader of the Away From Home Division of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (f/k/a Scott Paper Company), a Fortune 100 company, from 1995 until 1996, when he was asked by the President of the Away From Home Division to lead the Sales, Channel Development and Marketplace Integration efforts in North America, a position he held until 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President Sales and Channel Development USA of Scott Paper Company's Away From Home Division, from 1991 until 1994. Mr. Murphy currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership, a position he has held since January 2006. Mr. Murphy earned his Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He also completed Executive Development Programs at the Darden School of Business of the University of Virginia and is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program Leadership Studies, PhD Program, Gonzaga University. Jeffrey C. Smith , age 40, is a Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Starboard Value LP ("Starboard Value"). Prior to founding Starboard Value, Mr. Smith was a Partner Managing Director of Ramius LLC, a subsidiary of Cowen Group, Inc. ("Cowen"), and the Chief Investment Officer of Ramius Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. Mr. Smith was also a member of Cowen's Operating Committee and Cowen's Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ramius LLC in January 1998, he served as Vice President of Strategic Development for The Fresh Juice Company, Inc. ("The Fresh Juice Company"). While at The Fresh Juice Company, Mr. Smith helped orchestrate three acquisitions quadrupling sales and doubling market value. He later initiated and completed the sale of The Fresh Juice Company to The Saratoga Beverage Group, Inc. Since October 2011, Mr. Smith has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Regis Corporation, a global leader in beauty salons, hair restoration centers and cosmetology education. In connection with Regis' 50% ownership in Empire Education Group, a private company that is one of the largest providers of beauty and cosmetology education in North America, Mr. Smith serves as a member of the Board of Directors. Previously, Mr. Smith served on the Board of Directors of Surmodics, Inc., a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, from January 2011 until August 2012 and of Zoran Corporation, a leading provider of digital solutions in the digital entertainment and digital imaging market, from March 2011 until its merger with CSR plc in August 2011. Mr. Smith was the Chairman of the Board of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a provider of core systems software products, services and embedded technologies, from November 2009 until the sale of the company to Marlin Equity Partners in November 2010. He also served as a Director of Actel Corporation, a provider of power management solutions, from March 2009 until its sale to Microsemi Corporation in October 2010. Mr. Smith is a former member of the Board of Directors of S1 Corporation, Kensey Nash Corp., The Fresh Juice Company, and Jotter Technologies, Inc., an internet infomediary company. Mr. Smith also served as a member of the Management Committee for Register.com, which provides internet domain name registration services. About Starboard Value LP Starboard Value LP is a New York-based investment adviser with a focused and differentiated fundamental approach to investing in publicly traded U.S. small cap companies. Starboard invests in deeply undervalued small cap companies and actively engages with management teams and boards of directors to identify and execute on opportunities to unlock value for the benefit of all shareholders. Investor contacts: Peter Feld, (212) 201-4878 Gavin Molinelli, (212) 201-4828 www.starboardvalue.com SOURCE Starboard Value LP


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