http://cihapet.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Michael C. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:26:49 GMT 2010-01-07T19:26:49Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981934 www.LC.org President Obama and the Democratic leadership are trying to exclude the American people from important information regarding healthcare, like the former Soviet Union tried to control . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:38:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981934 Michael C. 2010-01-07T17:38:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981908 Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get. - Old Weather Forecaster's Saying Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:13:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981908 Michael C. 2010-01-07T17:13:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981904 On this day in history: *  1450 - In Scotland, the University of Glasgow was founded. *  1610 - Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, 46, discovered four satellites of Jupiter with the aid . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:10:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981904 Michael C. 2010-01-07T17:10:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981890 Signed in as cihapet. Earnings: 514 Gather Points™ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981890 Michael C. 2010-01-07T17:04:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979843 Just the math part is good enough, the end is even better. I bet you will NOT be able to read it without sending it on to at least one other person! This is really cool! Keep scrolling it gets better. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:13:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979843 Michael C. 2010-01-06T16:13:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979686 An ordinary person will say, "I give you this orange." A lawyer will say, "I hereby give and convey to you all and singular, my estate and interests, rights, claim, title, claim and advantages of and . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:28:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979686 Michael C. 2010-01-06T14:28:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979664 On this day in history: *  548 - This was the last year the Church in Jerusalem observed the birth of Jesus on this date. (Celebrating Christmas on December 25th began in the late 300s in the Western . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:07:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979664 Michael C. 2010-01-06T14:07:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979635 Signed in as cihapet. Earnings: 507 Gather Points™ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:48:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979635 Michael C. 2010-01-06T13:48:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977641 On this day in history: *  1527 - Swiss Anabaptist reformer Felix Manz, 29, was drowned in punishment for preaching adult (re-)baptism. Manz's death made him the first Protestant in history to . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:23:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977641 Michael C. 2010-01-05T14:23:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977634 Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. -Mark Twain Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:18:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977634 Michael C. 2010-01-05T14:18:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977633 We are in need of married male participants (18-55), in heterosexual relationships, for our study on cognitive and behavioral tendencies in relationships.  We are asking male participants for a single . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:15:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977633 Michael C. 2010-01-05T14:15:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977626 Signed in as cihapet. Earnings: 501 Gather Points™ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:11:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977626 Michael C. 2010-01-05T14:11:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976924 Signed in as cihapet. Earnings: 497 Gather Points™ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:01:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976924 Michael C. 2010-01-05T05:01:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976868 Starting today and continuing through the next two weeks, FamilyLife is offering a Buy One Get One Free rate on the registration for a Weekend to Remember. If you have been planning to attend the Weekend . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:11:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976868 Michael C. 2010-01-05T04:11:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976858 Coralville Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Tuesday 01/05/10 is 6 cents. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:02:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976858 Michael C. 2010-01-05T04:02:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975717 (Suggestion for YOUR New Year's Resolutions) I once listed all the good things I did over the past year, and then turned them into resolution form and backdated them. That was a good feeling. -Robert . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:16:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975717 Michael C. 2010-01-04T15:16:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975682 Coralville Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Monday 01/04/10 is 8 cents. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:52:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975682 Michael C. 2010-01-04T14:52:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975657 On this day in history: *  1528 - Ferdinand of Austria, younger brother to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, issued the first secular mandate forbidding the Anabaptist religious movement. *  . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:39:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975657 Michael C. 2010-01-04T14:39:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972782 Signed in as cihapet. Earnings: 488 Gather Points™ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:52:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972782 Michael C. 2010-01-02T15:52:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972780 Iowa City Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Saturday January 2, 2009 is 10 Cents. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:51:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972780 Michael C. 2010-01-02T15:51:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972777 On this day in history: *  1744 - Colonial missionary to the American Indians David Brainerd wrote in his journal: 'We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.' . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:49:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972777 Michael C. 2010-01-02T15:49:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972239 On this day in history: *  1780 - Pioneer Methodist bishop and circuit rider Francis Asbury wrote in his journal: 'My God, keep me through the water and fire, and let me rather die than live to . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:40:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972239 Michael C. 2010-01-02T06:40:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972233 Coralville Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Saturday 01/02/10 is 8 cents. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:31:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972233 Michael C. 2010-01-02T06:31:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970655 Saw this one on Facebook just now... "My Wish for You in 2010. May peace break into your home and thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills. May . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970655 Michael C. 2009-12-31T20:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970201 On this day in history: * 1687 - The first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French Protestants) left France for South Africa. * 1712 - Birth of Peter Bohler, the Moravian missionary who, . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:15:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970201 Michael C. 2009-12-31T14:15:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970191 Do You Hear What I Hear? Said the mother to her little child, "Do you see what I see? Yonder in the floor, little child. Do you see what I see? A toy, a toy, lying on the floor. Exactly where it was . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:07:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970191 Michael C. 2009-12-31T14:07:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970187 As a new federal employee, I felt a combination of excitement and anxiety about meeting the strict standards of discretion and respect that our government imposes on its workers. Fearful of making a costly . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:04:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970187 Michael C. 2009-12-31T14:04:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970171 Politically Correct 12 Days of Christmas On the 12th day of the Eurocentrically imposed midwinter festival, my significant other in a consenting adult, monogamous relationship gave to me: TWELVE males . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:59:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970171 Michael C. 2009-12-31T13:59:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970159 Iowa City Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Thursday 12/31/09 is 9 cents. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:51:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970159 Michael C. 2009-12-31T13:51:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969680 Coralville Hy-Vee's daily gas discount for Thursday 12/31/09 is 6 cents. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:25:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969680 Michael C. 2009-12-31T05:25:26Z