NFL All-Pro Kerry Rhodes Brings "Hollywood" To Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama
New York Jets Kerry "Hollywood" Rhodes Presents His First Annual Celebrity Charity Weekend to Benefit the Kerry Rhodes Foundation. With a Special Fashion Show and a Celebrity Basketball Game, Bessemer, Alabama Has a Lot To Look Forward To on June 29th-30th 2007
San Francisco YMCA's Youth Chance High Gets Boost from Alabama Law School, ABA
Youth Chance High School, a program of the San Francisco YMCA, will be receiving an upgraded computer lab donated by The University of Alabama Law School, four organizations within the American Bar Association, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. The project honors H. Thomas Wells, Jr., who becomes the ABA's President-Elect at its Annual Meeting in San Francisco on August 13. Wells is a 1975 graduate of the Law School. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the computer lab will take place August 11, at 3:30 p.m. at the Embarcadero YMCA, 169 Steuart Street, San Francisco.
Harland Clarke Wins Award for Its First Clear Visa® Debit Card : Card Designed for Alabama State Employees Credit Union Receives Élan Award for Best
The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) recently awarded top honors to Harland Clarke for its first clear Visa® check card created for a financial institution. The see-through card was designed by Harland Clarke for Alabama State Employees Credit Union, and printed in partnership with Oberthur Technologies of America Corp. The clear card was created to support the 27,000-member credit union?s ClearChecking? program.
'North Alabama Native American Artifacts and Collections' and 'A World Of Thought And Feeling' Available Through New World Web Des
'North Alabama Native American Artifacts and Collections' and 'A World Of Thought And Feeling' by Matthew Alexander Hill are now available through New World Web Designs (http://www.newworldwebdesigns.com). Explore Native American artifacts and collections from North Alabama and check out the inspirational admonitions of Matthew Alexander Hill through 'A World Of Thought And Feeling'.
Broadway Media Releases Space Cruise News to Follow the Events Unfolding in the Race to Sub-Orbital Space and Space Tourism
Broadway Media has announced the release of its new Space Cruise News service, following the recent events taking place as a number of world-wide companies prepare for the beginnings of regular scheduled passenger sub-orbital space flights planned by 2010. Space Cruise News is an excellent consumer resource for all space enthusiasts wishing to stay abreast of opportunities, events and announcements affecting this new form of adventure experience that many have been hoping to view as an exciting, viable opportunity.
What To Look For In A Full Coverage Car Insurance Quote In Alabama
In Alabama the minimum insurance that every driver must purchase in order to legally drive on a public roadway is a liability policy with a payout of $20,000 in medical coverage for any one individual, $40,000 in medical coverage for any one accident, plus $10,000 in property damage coverage for any one accident.
ResortQuest Expands Vacation Rental Operations into the Alabama Gulf Coast Area
ResortQuest, the nation's leading provider of vacation rentals, property management, and real estate services, is pleased to announce its expansion into the vacation rental arena along Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast.
New ChurchAlert System by Falcon Direct Introduced in Response to Alabama Church Burnings
Partnership between churches, fire departments and Falcon Direct provides rapid response in the event of unauthorized entry of arson for churches in rural areas.
Cheap High Risk Health Insurance Online in Alabama
It's hard to find even one person in Alabama who would not like to find cheap high risk health insurance Right now, today, a full 16% of all Alabama residents find health insurance to be so expensive that they can't afford coverage at all
USS Alabama Storm Shelter
The USS Alabama, which is now a permanent museum in Mobile, AL will also serve as a Storm Shelter as Category III Hurricane Dennis makes landfall. The mighty battleship is securely anchored there and did not budge during Ivan since it has pylons going deep into grounds.
Hibernating Humans for Space Flight
Can we hibernate humans using hydrogen sulfide gas for long-term space flight? The answer is most likely; "YES". Scientists have successfully hibernated mice spontaneously using hydrogen sulfide gas.
Guntersville State Park In Northeast Alabama!
Located in the Tennessee Valley Lake Guntersville overlooks the 69,000-acre Guntersville Reservoir stretching 75 miles from Nickajack Dam to Guntersville Dam. The whole lake is surrounded my Public boat ramps and private marinas. The lake is Property of the T.V.A. and was created in 1939 by a Damn.
Top Four Reasons to Visit Lake Guntersville, Alabama
Lake Guntersville in Alabama features 69,100 acres of water and stretches nearly 75 miles long with 900 miles of shoreline. At this size it is the largest lake in the state of Alabama. The surrounding area is made up of 6,000 acres of woodlands and an eighteen hole golf course. There are numerous campsites and hiking trails to keep you busy on land, but the real fun starts when you get in the water. There are no shortage of boating activities that you can enjoy on Lake Guntersville.
Alabama Basketball Tickets - Can The Tide Keep Their Ncaa Streak Alive?
Alabama basketball tickets have been in demand recently, even though the overall sports scene in Tuscaloosa has been dominated by a certain football coach being hired amidst much fanfare. Even though the national spotlight has been on the gridiron, the Crimson Tide have been making an intense push to get back to the NCAA Tournament. Although Alabama is currently ranked in the polls, their spot in the ?Big Dance? is not guaranteed at this point. Below we?ll take a look at Alabama?s qualifications to determine whether or not they?ll be dancing next month.
Huntsville, Alabama Real Estate Remains on Target Despite Nationwide Decline
Huntsville, Alabama is a thriving city with projected land development of 38% by 2010. Considering that the population of this area has doubled over the past 20-years, this is obviously not a fluke. Whether you are an investor or homeowner, Huntsville can deliver promising job opportunities, first-rate education, affordable costs of living and a stable real estate marketplace.
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Old Josh: Fiddlesticks [Ozark, Alabama, 1863]
Old Josh: Fiddlesticks
[Ozark, Alabama, 1863]
Chapter Episode Two; 8/13/05 The sun was rising over Ozark, Alabama, soldiers were here and there, bivouacked in pastures, alongside of roads, eating breakfast, marching, exercising, brushing down mares, etc. Some of the soldiers didn't even have uniforms, the Confederates. Old Josh was waving his hands with an old can stick, hollering at a Captain in a gray uniform, shaving alongside his tent, as his wagon passed by: "Yawl gonter los, Is bee a free man den!" Then he said some think like "Hooraw!..." several times. He rode in the back of the wagon, holding on to, two sacks of salt on his lap (as his son Tyrone, scooted on down the dirt path); they had been to town and purchased it for their owner, Mr. Charles Hightower, a retired country gentleman, who had been in these parts of Alabama ever since—or so it seemed—Alabama was Alabama. The plantation was but ten miles up the road. "Pappy, yawl wants to git us in a heap of trouble, jes yu tote dat salt and nummine cusses to the gray sojers. Yos hears me?" Said old Josh to his thirty-three year old son, "Yus han me dat whup, I sho the gry whos I is, a'd yu too; get dem out of de south for god. Hops dhe blue ketch dem and kild dem." "Stop dat cussen pappy, yous goine git us in trouble talken like dat. Yus the onliest one I's ev'r her tak like thut!" says Tyrone. "Fiddlesticks, I's fixin to whup you nigger, den wht's you goina do, asks the gray to helps yu! Yu aint hat any to say whuts I gots ta say. Wher Mr. Hihter, hes sittin his hom doin nothen, watchin us po' folks do his wok." "Yessum," said Tyrone, "wes be back in an hour or so, efs we make hit 'fore yus git us kild by the gray! ... yus keep talkin dhis away." "De Lawd giv de land to whit fok on'y?" said old Josh. "I reckon," said Tyrone, adding, "tole you more dat, nummine me—yu's jes an old man." "Da owns yo flesh, a'd day wants yo soul... yus blind as dhe bat boy; dhe'd got me freedom, don work dhe plantation all mi life." —They now stopped at the plantation; Old Josh hobbling into the back area behind the barns, where the huts were, where he slept, in what was something like a row of shanties. Waving his stick in the air, shaking it, spurts of hollering at the gray-coats (Confederates), which was some ten miles back, saying something to the effect: '... fiddlesticks... ; and just caring on as if in his own world, then he turned to see how his son was, he was taking the horse into the barn, and had dismantled the wagon, Josh, saying low, "Dis is America, dis is dhe great land of freedom... ." Dennis Siluk website can be seen at: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com
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