July 2012
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Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises: How... →
Interesting analysis on the new Batman film, particularly in light of the events in Colorado. Darkness has gone mainstream. Slippery slope stuff, if you will. Take some time to reflect on how our entertainment choices intersect with and reveal what we really are are becoming as a culture.
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Just Good Music for the Summer
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Food wasted by consumers in high-income countries... →
Read more HERE about famine in Africa and the early warning system the US is helping to promote HERE.
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is a USAID-funded activity that collaborates with international, regional and national partners to provide timely and rigorous early warning and vulnerability information on emerging and evolving food security issues. FEWS NET professionals in...
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James Bond Celebrates 50 Years on the Screen: From...
THE queen is not the only one to celebrate a jubilee in 2012. It is 50 years since James Bond, another British icon, first appeared on screen. Age has not wearied the dashing spy, though his hair colour, accent and taste in women, cocktails and tailoring has changed. In celebration of 007’s glamour and gadgetry, a retrospective opens at the Barbican in London on July 6th, the first leg of a...
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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was...”
– The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer
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Why Manchester United listing on the New York...
From the Economist, HERE.
WHEN Manchester City topped Manchester United on goal difference to win England’s Premiership title in May, it was a case of equity triumphing over debt. City, long the poorer and less successful soccer team, has soared since being bought in 2008 by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, and has been buying players as if money were free (which...
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Joint Commissioning Service for 2012 Summer teams...
On Sunday, July 8, 2012 there will be a joint commissioning service for the summer mission trips to Northern Ireland for FUSED and to Uganda for work at New Beginnings in Uganda. Please join us at 7:30 at Southland Christian Church (right after the 608 service) in Room E109 (to the right of the service center) to celebrate and commission both teams.
Children at New Beginnings
FUSED Staff...
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Wood Takes a Thrilling Turn: Some of the Best...
From the NYT; full story HERE. Link to Holiday World on the Logo at the bottom of the post.
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — The first drop is a doozy. From the summit of the wooden roller coaster called the Voyage, 163 feet above the Holiday World theme park in the rolling woodlands of southern Indiana, the track drops 154 feet at a 66-degree angle. The cars quickly reach a top speed of nearly 70 miles an...
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The Amazing Spider-Man: An Unnecessary, Yet...
From Time Magazine, HERE.
Perhaps you think the world does not need another Spider-Man, since Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst did such a nice job with him, circa 2002-2007. Even if their third installment had less zing in its swing, it seemed unseemly for Columbia Pictures to reboot the franchise so soon, like those people who finish a remodel on their home and start another a year...
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50 Years of Walmart (Good and Bad): Ten Ways...
On July 2, 1962 — 50 years ago today — Sam Walton opened the very first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas. Little did he know at the time that he was laying the foundation for an American institution that would reshape not just the retail industry, but America itself. 4,400 stores later, Walmart’s size and reach truly boggle the mind.
Walmart is the world largest private employer — only the...
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2012 Tour de France Is Shaping Up as a Bicycle...
From the NYT; full story HERE.
LIÈGE, Belgium — The Tour de France has every reason to be lackluster this year. Alberto Contador, professional cycling’s best rider, is serving a doping ban. Andy Schleck, a perennial contender, is sidelined with an injury. And the Olympic road race in late July, just days after the Tour’s end, has some competitors thinking about saving themselves for the one-day...
