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Power Cross and MLB Tommorrow

by 53X11 on April 3, 2012

A great organization over in Stateville, NC – PowerCross – got a grant to rehab their baseball field from major league baseball tomorrow. PowerCross is a organization that both lifts up Christ and changes the lives of under served and forgotten young men via sports. Lift up Power Cross in your prayers, they will appreciate [...]

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Dying to Shoplift

by 53X11 on November 17, 2011

Local Knoxvilleians probably already know about the shooting of a shoplifter at the South Knoxville Wal Mart two nights ago – (updated story here). It seems that Zachary Blaine Russell was shopping lifting light bulbs and that cost him his life. I must admit my first question was what type of lamps – incandscent, LED, [...]

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Chinese Chess

by 53X11 on January 10, 2011

Found a interesting story at the New York Times. It seems that China, not a traditional chess playing nation or chess power house, has been turning out a few masters the last few years. Currently the most promising one is a 16 year girl named Hou Yifan who recently one a chess championship. Full story [...]

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Really…only a “censured” vote

by 53X11 on December 16, 2009

Well Mark Stanford, Republican governor of South Carolina, will keep his job. The South Carolina House Judicary committee voted to only censure Stanford and not move toward impeachment. The full South Carolina legislature will still have to vote on the censure but it seems that it will likely pass without a problem. This vote to [...]

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