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Edgar Award Winner Daniel Stashower on Lincoln, True Crime and History
Daniel Stashower was flipping through comic books in a friend's tree house when he learned about a mysterious, unsuccessful plot to kill Abraham Lincoln. The tale of Lincoln's narrow escape from an attempted murder in Baltimore before his 1861 inauguration appeared in a true-crime comic, and Mr. Stashower, then 13, was hooked.
His obsession never faded. Last night, Mr. Stashower took home the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime at the Mystery Writers of America awards for his 2013 book "The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War." His account of the so-called Baltimore Plot details how detective Allan Pinkerton teamed up with the country's first female private eye, Kate Warne to unravel a plot to kill Lincoln as he traveled by train from Springfield, Ill., to his inauguration in Washington D.C. Bestselling crime writer Harlan Coben called it "history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller."


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text: NORTHFIELD, IL-- Kraft Foods and Curves International are teaming up for the first time to provide women with an opportunity to combine healthy eating and convenient fitness. Throughout 2004, various consumer offers will be available to encourage women to take a common-sense approach to health and fitness. To kick off the promotion, in the months of January and February, consumers who purchase three participating Kraft Foods brands will receive three free workout sessions at any Curves fitness center across North America, good until 2/29/04. More than two-dozen Kraft products that offer great taste for Healthy Living are included in the special offer. Look for a special insert in your local newspaper on Sunday, January 4, 2004 for details. "Healthy living is about sound eating and exercise habits," saidNancy Faralisz, Category Promotion Manager, Kraft Foods North America. "Kraft Foods and Curves both reach out to the on-the-go consumer looking for healthy living alternatives and this year-long partnership presents a win-win opportunity." The participating Kraft Foods products represent a wide variety of options, crossing over many product categories. Consumers can look for specially marked packages, newspaper coupon inserts and grocery store tie-ins for more details. "Curves is thrilled to be working with Kraft Foods, a company that shares our same commitment to health and nutrition," commented Gary Heavin, Founder and CEO, Curves International. "The variety of food choices available at Kraft Foods ties in extremely well to the Curves weight-loss program and with the common-sense, total body workout philosophy of Curves."


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By Father Scott M. Lewis, SJ
Special to Catholic News Service
The miracle at Cana is of a rather strange variety. No healing or exorcism is involved, no one is raised from the dead and no sins are forgiven. It appears only in John's Gospel.
Today, there are three separate candidates in Galilee for the Cana in question — the most established of them sports two or three churches in honor of the event. Souvenir shops sell bottles of Cana wine but the quality does not inspire much confidence in the miracle. Wedding feasts lasted for days and the bridegroom's parents were expected to provide a lavish celebration. Family honor was at stake, and in an honor/shame-based culture its importance cannot be overstressed.
When the "mother of Jesus" (she is never named in John's Gospel!) tells him that the hosts had run out of wine, Jesus responds in a way that makes us uncomfortable. He addresses her as "woman," which sounds rude and disrespectful, an address he uses to her again from the cross in chapter 19 as well as to the woman of Samaria in chapter 4. It is the Greek translation of an Aramaic form of address that is formal but not disrespectful — more akin to "madam."
His reply is unclear: "Ti emoi kai soi" — in Greek, literally "what to you and to me?" The gist of it is, "Why are you telling me?" He insists that his hour — the hour for the Passion as well as the beginning of his earthly ministry — has not yet arrived. There is tension in the story — Jesus is defined by his relationship with God the Father, not earthly ties even to his mother. But the mother of Jesus is undeterred, simply ordering the waiters to do whatever Jesus told them to do — advice we would do well to follow. The six huge stone jars were soon filled to the brim with wine of excellent quality.
The head steward comments on the quality of the wine and the fact that the best vintage was saved until last. This leads into the meaning of the story — it is about the change of the age — the new world and the advent of the Messiah. There are references to wine of the last days and the arrival of the new age in 1 Enoch (one of the apocryphal Gospels); Amos 9:11, 13; Joel 4:18; and Isaiah 25:6. In this first of John's seven "signs," Jesus revealed his glory — divine power — and in doing so announced the inauguration of the Messianic age.
The story of the woman taken in adultery (7:53-8:11) is one of the most beloved in Christian tradition. It comes as a surprise to discover that the story is missing from the earliest manuscripts that we have of John's Gospel. Other manuscripts place the story elsewhere in the narrative; a few even place it in Luke. It probably represents a free-floating Jesus tradition that was later inserted into the text. This should not cause us concern, for the New Testament itself was created over a period of time by the church in response to the experiences of individual communities and the work of the spirit.
The crowd is out for blood and is behaving in the murderous and unthinking fashion of crowds in every time and place. Scholars such as René Girard would even suggest that what is at work here is a "scapegoating mechanism." This occurs when a community relieves the conflict arising from competition and desire by selecting and projecting on a victim the collective negative energy and tension. And we know immediately something is wrong: adultery requires two individuals but her male partner is nowhere to be seen.
The question posed to Jesus puts him on the spot — either he will break the demands of the law or the demands of compassion and mercy. But he refuses to meet their eyes and merely bends down and writes in the sand. What was he writing? Pious tradition says that he wrote all of their sins down. Unlikely — that would take a huge amount of sand and most people were illiterate. He needn't have been writing anything in particular — it was a device to stop them in their tracks, make them begin to wonder and question, and eventually to force them to look within themselves.
The parting words of Jesus to the woman are interesting — he does not "forgive" her because he never judged or condemned her in the first place. He merely gives her some friendly advice and sends her on his way. And that is what this passage is about -– not primarily forgiveness, but self-knowledge. The unreflective crowd was doing what mobs of people or even societies have always done -– project their unexamined darkness on individuals or groups.


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WMS Project necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 285 diseños de 58 diseñadores freelance.
Historic Willamette – A Main Street Community
The Historic Willamette – A Main Street Community (WMS) is part of the National Trust Main Street Center. Its goal is to promote local businesses and foster better relations amongst those within the historic Willamette neighborhood of West Linn, OR. Funded privately, the project looks to revitalize the business district, bring tourists into the area, while preserving the town's unique character and charm.
As a bedroom community located south of metropolitan Portland, West Linn has ~25,000 residents. Its businesses are retail-oriented, with little manufacturing or larger commercial enterprises. The community promotes its parks, recreation, health and wellness.
The town of Willamette was founded in the mid-1800's along a Native Indian trail, with its early inhabitants trappers / traders along its waterways. The width of the main commercial street of Willamette Falls Drive is due to an early trolley. This 'main street' currently supports a wide variety of restaurants, shops and businesses.
WMS's goal is to become the #1 destination for local fare, entertainment and retail, and the focal point of West Linn community activity. In support of this goal, WMS stakeholders have decided to embark upon an exercise to establish a new brand identity to embody community vision, and build a relevant, lasting bond with its various constituencies in the community it serves.
Residents, visitors, tourists, business owners, and individuals from the greater West Linn suburb, and Portland, OR metro area.
The only absolute requirement is that, Historic Willamette – A Main Street Community, must be incorporated into the final logo and/or word mark. This project title can surround, be positioned separate from, or may be incorporated into the graphic element. Otherwise, we want:
➢ A logo that is simple and uncluttered w/ too many elements.
➢ A logo that could be interpreted as historic, contemporary and timeless. We're looking for this brand identity to last twenty years.
➢ Bolder lines, elements and/or graphics; avoid caricatures.
➢ Earth tones and/or contemporary colors are preferred to pastels.
➢ Final shape, such as horizontal, circle or crest orientation.
For all concepts seriously under consideration, we will provide input and feedback for revisions as appropriate.
Please submit each concept 2-up: one version against pure white, and a second version reversed against a pure black background; no gradient backgrounds; the winning design must display well in multiple applications (print, online, etc.)
Format: The winning design must be delivered in Adobe .ai vector format file. All artwork must be original (no stock art elements) and full copyright ownership must be conveyed to WMS.
If you need any further clarification, we are happy to address questions. Thank you in advance for your time and interest in this project. We look forward to receiving your ideas!
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