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Doors are opening my children " Doors ARE opening "! But you must " remain " ever watchful attending to my wants( will ) for your needs . Do you see my will even now (( ( pressing ) )) into your lives ? Do not resist this but come into agreement with me for as I met Jacob so I shall meet you yet do not wrestle or ponder for my will is for you to overcome without hostility , grief or intervention . Allow me to have my will in your lives that your hip , yeah your...

Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting Well this is just perfect. At the exact moment Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the amazing torch-lighting climax, someone snapped this photo of our good friend the BSOD nestled amongst the Nest's steel twigs. Perhaps an Opening Cermonies IT dude spit out his coffee on the machines in the server room when Li took to the sky? Another question is what a projection screen is doing inside the Nest at that location, but I think the better question is what wasn't going...

PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested Tuesday a boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a possibility — the first world leader to raise the prospect of punishing China over its ongoing crackdown in Tibet. The United States, Britain and Germany all condemned China for using force against Tibetan protesters, but they stopped short of threatening to boycott the games or the Aug. 8 opening ceremony. China, meanwhile, showed no sign of letting up on its crackdown. At least two people were killed in a clash between protesters and police in an area of western China that...

KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2007 – U.S. soldiers helped local Afghans celebrate the opening of the Aftabachi Girls’ School in the Aftabachi Village here during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 26. Army Capt. Jordan J. Berry, civil affairs team leader for the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, and Kapisa Gov. Koeja Ablebacker cut the ribbon at the Aftabachi Girls’ School ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 26, 2007. Photo by Pfc. Daniel M. Rangel, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In attendance were Kapisa Gov. Koeja Ablebacker and Army Capt. Jordan J. Berry, Kapisa province civil affairs team...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Visitors to the new, presidential-style museum honoring evangelist Billy Graham enter and exit the building through crosses as tall as 40 feet high, a design meant to emphasize that the $27-million complex is an extension of the minister's work. "My hope is there will be thousands of people who come here every year and accept Jesus Christ as their savior," said the Rev. Franklin Graham, son and successor to his father, the world's most widely heard preacher. On Thursday, former Presidents Carter, Clinton and George H.W. Bush met with the Graham family before the formal dedication of...

Market Grand Opening Signifies Iraqi Resilience Iraqis, Coalition forces rebuild market that was destroyed by terrorists. By Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2007 -- Last July, innocent women and children were killed here when terrorists attacked one of the only places that thrived with livelihood - the Mahmudiyah Marketplace. "The new market is something considered of great importance to me. It is a remembrance of people who lost their lives."Col. Ali, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division commander Since the attack, which killed more than 40 Iraqis...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2006 – The Afghan Command and General Staff College held a ceremony Oct. 28 marking the start of the first class to attend the school, which teaches generals in the Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army. “Over the next six months, you will participate in the first ever senior Command and Staff College offered by the Afghan National Army,” U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Durbin, commander of Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, told the first class of students. “You will increase your effectiveness by improving your knowledge about the art and science of leadership and command.”...

Children practice martial arts in the Tarmiya Education and Youth Center Tuesday during its grand opening. Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division CAMP TAJI -- The grand opening of the Tarmiya Education and Youth Center was held Tuesday morning in Tarmiya, north of Baghdad, to the elation of hundreds of local children who now have a place to play sports, read and paint. The renovated complex is equipped with two full-size international basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, two soccer fields, an art studio, a library, a theater for plays...

Opening of Silk Road weaves India closer to China By Catherine Elsworth (Filed: 07/07/2006) To the music of military brass bands, China and India set five decades of hostility behind them yesterday, opening a long-closed Silk Road pass across the Himalayas. Both governments enthused about improving trade between the two rising powers of Asia, which is surprisingly low for growing economies with a population of more than a billion people each. A Chinese trader greets Indian soldiers on the Silk Road But the opening agreement restricts border trade to items such as goat fur and yak tails, on the Chinese...

CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (July 3, 2006) -- People go to convenience stores to buy pampers and baby formula or stock up on chips and dip for the next day's big game. But in Iraq, military stores known as post exchanges, play a far more important role. At this sprawling logistics base centered between the restive cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, service members now have a brand new post exchange - PX for short - where they can stock up on goods ranging from basic hygiene items to 'high-tech' equipment like laptop computers and DVD players. Built in a former mess...

URUZGAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan, May 31, 2006 – The provincial governor and the commander of the coalition's military task force joined local citizens here May 29 in celebrating the opening of a new bridge across the Helmand River. Combined Joint Task Force 76 Commander Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley discusses security and infrastructure during a bridge opening ceremony in the Cahar Chineh district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on May 29. Photo by Sgt. Cain S. Claxton, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. About 250 Afghans from nearby villages were in attendance as provincial Gov. Abdul Hakim Monib and Army...

Legislators have decided to launch a formal audit of the spending practices of the state commission led by actor/director Rob Reiner, in the wake of news stories examining whether the commission spent taxpayer dollars for an ad campaign that promoted Reiner's political efforts at universal preschool programs. The audit, which officials say could take 4 or 5 months, was approved this afternoon by the Joint Legislative Audit Commitee. Reiner, the driving force behind June's Proposition 82 to create taxpayer-funded preschool for all children, has served for several years as the chairman of the state First 5 Commission, which focuses on...

TIKRIT, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2006 – As he loaded his Humvee with school supplies donated by people in the United States, Army Capt. Dan Ruecking couldn't hold back his enthusiasm. Boxes of crayons, color markers, rulers, pencils and notebooks filled his vehicle. Within minutes of his arrival in Hayat, Iraq, the supplies would be passed out to needy Iraqi children in the small village. Ruecking, commander of Howitzer Battery, 1st "Tiger" Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 14 to mark the opening of a school that was renovated as part of a civil-military operations project...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2005 – With Vice President Richard B. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, in front-row seats, Afghan President Hamid Karzai opened the first session of his country's new parliament today in Kabul, Afghanistan. "This gathering represents the assumption of full sovereignty by the great people of Afghanistan," said Karzai during his address before the assembly. "Establishment of the parliament completed the main pillar of the government of Afghanistan in light of the constitution." During his hour-long speech to the first elected legislature since 1969, Karzai said "Afghanistan and the United States share common views on combating terrorism." "Terrorism...

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The first weekend of deer season began with hunters adjusting to a new rule: spikehorn deer -- male deer that have just a single antler -- are off limits to this year. The regulation is designed to try and strengthen herd numbers. The regulations also reduce the number of deer a hunter can take during the state's archery, rifle and black powder seasons from three to two. "I was a little bit worried about it this year, but I think in the end it will be well-worth it," said hunter Jeff Kershner. I would like to see...

Stock Futures Point to Higher Opening 17 minutes ago By Nick Olivari NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Monday after the earlier-than-expected transfer of Iraqi sovereignty to an interim government. The news that the United States handed over sovereignty two days ahead of expectations formally ended the 14-month occupation and overshadowed expectations for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:WPI - news) fell before the opening bell after it forecast lower-than-anticipated results. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) may gain after the European Commission (news - web sites)...

N.C. GOP bans gay party members from opening booth at convention 5-19-04 From Staff Reports Posted 2 p.m. RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's Republican party has banned gay members from setting up a booth at this weekend's state GOP convention. "I am extremely disappointed that the leadership of the North Carolina Republican Party is attempting to so narrowly define who can be a Republican," Ed Farthing, a retired Hickory lawyer who requested the booth. "It appears to be you must be a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant and married for the Republican Party to pay any attention to you. I think that...

BP staff ill after opening package Police are carrying out chemical tests at the Moscow office of BP after staff fell ill following the arrival of suspicious mail.The British firm's employees suffered headaches, rashes and felt a stinging in their eye after handling mail that had arrived from Houston, Texas. A spokesman for BP in London said the office had received a parcel "which had a substance on the outside of the package which is now being tested by the authorities. Police experts are testing the air and the mail for chemicals, but have found no powder or liquid inside...

Stars and Stripes Drive-In owner ready for premiere showing Thursday By JOHN DAVIS AVALANCHE-JOURNAL He's keeping his fingers crossed and he's feeling opening night jitters, but local drive-in theater operator Ryan Smith said Thursday's the day his dream comes to life. As workmen finished digging the fenceposts and awaited the arrival of cabinets on Friday, Smith said he's ready for Thursday night when the projectors start rolling at the Stars and Stripes Drive-In. "I don't know if we're going to have a packed house," Smith said. "I want people to come early. I'll be ready to get people in here...

Andy Rooney finally got something right.....blaming the jerks who make bottles, cans, etc...difficult to open