This is just wild. Just wait till you see some of the high calorie, high strangeness food creations they'll be cooking up at your State and local fairs this year. It only gets strangers as the years go by. Remember to enjoy in moderation (Yeah, Right!)
The government wants you to spend it, but if you buy stuff made overseas it could hurt the economy. Some smart people have some better ideals though. It could really pay to check these out.
Newspaper carrier Bruce Pitts knew the elderly couple only by the prayers the wife made for him while he was working at night and in bad weather, but he felt something was wrong when the papers piled up outside their home.After his route early Sunday, Pitts went home, napped briefly and, with his wife, returned to Blanche and Fred Roberts' home, just outside Marion, Illinois.
They repeatedly rang the doorbells but got no answer. Pitts then eased open an unlocked side door and saw the couple about two feet inside, 84-year-old Blanche Roberts helpless looking right back at Pitts.
Think your commute is bad? Imagine driving 280 miles roundtrip to work."The people of New Orleans needed me," she said simply.
Bullock is among a handful of nurses who make personal sacrifices to work at Tulane Medical Center in inner-city New Orleans. "I saw how difficult it was to keep up," she said. "[They] needed more nurses, more hospital beds and more doctors down here. I was up for the challenge."
This Pentecost Sunday, 11 May, millions of Christians, from 210 nations around the world will be gathering to worship and pray for God’s kingdom to come on earth as part of the fourth Global Day of Prayer. There will be over 38 events across the UK in cathedrals, civic centres, stadiums, high places, parks, churches and houses of prayer.
The Global Day of Prayer started in South Africa in 2005 and is based on Acts 1 and 2 - ten days of constant prayer (1st -10 May); 1 day for the whole church to gather (11 May) and 90 days of blessing (12 May – 10 August). The aim is to see local churches united in prayer to see communities transformed by the Holy Spirit.
Spring is in the air, and garage sale season has begun. The great weather has motivated me to do a little spring cleaning and decluttering. I’m considering holding a garage sale of Friday to make a little money off my useless junk treasured possessions. With that in mind, this Tightwad Tuesday is all about holding a successful garage sale. Here are 10 tips to help make sure your next garage sale is a success.
A local abortion center in a northern suburb of New York City has closed as a result of the recent 40 Days for Life campaign. The Abortion Services facility in the New City, New York was one of more than 50 abortion centers across the nation that saw prayer vigils during the spring event. David Bereit, national campaign director, told LifeNews.com on Thursday night that his group joins pro-lifers in Rockland County, New York in rejoicing over the news.
He said the abortion business was "responsible for ending the lives of untold numbers of innocent unborn children over its many years of operation."
"The unceasing prayers of these faithful people have been answered," he said.
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An English springer spaniel that had been missing since a Breckenridge building explosion on April 19 was found alive Sunday, buried in the rubble, her injured owner said. The dog, named Lulu, was uncovered in the rubble by the owner of the building, Brian Holt, with Good Times Adventures. Holt said he heard a whimper while going through the wrecked building. "We turned off the radio and started calling out Lulu's name. Then we heard some yelping," Holt told the Summit Daily News. 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia, new research suggests.
Rocky Twyman has a radical solution for surging gasoline prices: prayer.
Twyman - a community organizer, church choir director and public relations consultant from the Washington, D.C., suburbs - staged a pray-in at a San Francisco Chevron station on Friday, asking God for cheaper gas. He did the same thing in the nation's Capitol on Wednesday, with volunteers from a soup kitchen joining in. Today he will lead members of an Oakland church in prayer.
Willy Wonka came up with some pretty cool confectionary creations: Non-melting ice cream. The Everlasting Gobstopper. Edible wallpaper. And who wouldn't have loved to try his Three-Course-Dinner-Gum? (Though we probably wouldn't have been so wild about turning into a giant blueberry, a la Violet Beauregard.) 
Serotonin, a naturally occurring chemical in our bodies, has a significant effect on mood and appetite. Most of the Antidepressant medications prescribed today work by raising serotonin levels in the brain. Some foods are really rich in serotonin, and can raise your spirits. Some people may be better off using prescription antidepressants, but diet can help mood problems. There are significant links between what we put in our bodies and how we feel emotionally. For example, a diet that’s very rich in tryptophan and tyrosine boost serotonin because they are large chain Amino Acids that are precursors to serotonin.
For Stuart, that vow came in the form of opening her own clinic and treating the uninsured.
"Every single person knows somebody without health insurance," says Stuart. "There are so many people that fall through the cracks."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 47 million Americans are currently without medical coverage. So Stuart set out to alleviate that problem where she could -- in her old steel town of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
She started talking and reading when she was just 8 months old. She had elementary school finished at age 5. She made the jump to college at age 10. And by age 14, Sabur was earning a bachelor’s of science degree in applied mathematics summa cum laude from Stony Brook University — the youngest female in U.S. history to do so.
Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering.
With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.
This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin in 1717.
It’s official: Green car madness has taken over. After seeing more electric and hybrid vehicle startups than we could keep track of, we finally decided to start keeping count. We’ve compiled a list, below, of 27 (update: the list has reached 30; thanks for the comments) startups, listed according to their release date, with additional information on fuel type, range, top speed and price. Most haven’t yet taken venture funding, but where applicable, we’ve listed financial backing.
While we’ve got some overall favorites (Miles, Tesla, Think) and a few favorite oddballs (Aptera, Commuter Cars, Eliica), we’ve for the most part withheld judgement. Still, if you have any of your own predictions about which companies will succeed or — far more likely — fail, we’d encourage you to make them known in the comments.
Ready to save some serious cash? Of course you are so here are 10 great ideas to get that budget back on course.
Armed only with a screwdriver, a 95-year-old woman in a wheel chair kept a burglar from breaking into her home by repeatedly stabbing his hand. It was 3 a.m. when a 95-year-old Bartlesville woman heard somebody break the glass on her front door and push the door open. When a hand came inside and tried to unlock the door, she stabbed it. Again and again.
Women can influence the gender of their child with what they eat before they conceive, according to new research that lends scientific support to age-old superstitions about pregnancy. The discovery shows higher calorie intake prior to conception can significantly increase the chances of having a son while women on restricted diets are more likely to produce daughters.
While we love hearing about sweet rides like the $100K Tesla Roadster, a functional and economical electric car made for the rest of us would be even cooler. This could be it: the Th!nk City electric car, a four-seater with 110 mile range and top speed of 65 mph, priced under $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials, and available in the U.S. in 2009.
The GMA Dove Awards were handed out last night in Nashville with TobyMac, Mark Hall and Casting Crowns flying highest, but certainly not alone. Televised live on the Gospel Music Channel and held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards show featured some impressive numbers: a different artist bestowed with a Dove Award in every major category, statuettes awarded to more than 35 different artists and a dozen performances including more than 30 artists.
The Dove Awards in the overall categories went to:
Artist of the Year: TobyMac
Female Vocalist of the Year: Natalie Grant
Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Tomlin
Group of the Year: Casting Crowns
New Artist of the Year: Brandon Heath
Songwriter of the Year: Cindy Morgan
Song of the Year: “East to West,” written by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms
Me and my wife got to meet Brandon Heath at a Robbie Seay Band concert last summer and he was just the nicest, most unassuming young man you could meet. His concert was also really, really good. If you do get a chance to pick up his CD do so, I highly recommend it.
A blind homeowner used the wrestling skills he learned more than 30 years ago to overpower an intruder and hold the man at knifepoint until police arrived this morning.
“I just kind of panicked and just kind of went crazy after that,” Allan Kieta said. “I’ve wrestled all my life. My dad’s a Marine; he taught me some stuff. You’re thinking in your head all this survival stuff.”
An Indianapolis police official called it one of the most incredible tales of citizen self-defense that he’s heard in years.
Will you curb your vacation plans this summer because of gas prices? I've already cut back on driving here and there now that gas prices have reached the mid $3 range, but analysts say that things will only get worse. Gas prices predicted to rise to $4 a gallon this summer, just in time for the vacation season. Here is a round up on ways that you can save gas, starting today!
Want to know how to really eat? Then check this out. Developed by the University of Michigan this plan picks out all the basic foods known to have healing qualities, and groups them in the way they will help us the most. I love meat, and I hate to see it so high on the pyramid, but I'm sure if everyone ate the way this plan dictates we would be much healthier and possibly live longer as well. You can even download a larger version at the website. This is what they should be teaching in the schools. 
I know that you might find it hard to believe but the answer is in the Bible. It is actually in the Following Passage Malachi, Chapter 3.
A judge has upheld the issuance of Indiana license plates bearing the message "In God We Trust," dismissing a constitutional challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.
Marion Superior Court Judge Gary L. Miller wrote in a 13-page opinion that the plates were comparable to standard plates issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and were created specifically as such by the Legislature.
White teeth and strawberries may not sound like they go hand in hand, but it turns out the berries can actually lighten your smile.
