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Vickier Dowling
Re/Max Greater Atlanta - Duluth
10220 Medlock Bridge Road
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-291-0100
Mobile: 770-633-8896
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11855 Haynes Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(770) 475-6161 x 378
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| Oktoberfest Atlanta 2007
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 Atlanta Oktoberfest will be held at Atlantic Station from October 5 to 7. Excellent German food, great German beer, three live bands and a DJ, lots of prizes including round trip tickets to Germany on Lufthansa and lots more. Please join us for lots of fun and activities for the whole family.
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| Woof 'em Down Homemade Dog Biscuits
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Zack and Thomas Eller are two kids our city can be proud of. Zack and Thomas run a business called Woof 'em Down Homemade Dog Buscuits. Pets and people can't resist Woof 'em Down Dog Biscuits because they are made fresh in their barkery using peanut butter, flour, applesauce and eggs. And the really great thing about this company is that all the profits go to Aiding and A-Petting, a pet rescue organization. You can buy their product on line at www.woofemdowndogbiscuits.com. |
| Name That Tune
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Here are the lyrics to a popular song from the past. Can you name the tune and the performer or song writer?
"Try now we can only lose, and our love become a funeral pyre."
Click the link below to send me your answer and I will publish a list of correct answers next week.
Last week's lyrics: "You wiggle and you shake like a big rattle snake..." Hint: Written in 1956, but most associated with man first reaching warp speed. The song is "Ooby Dooby" performed by Roy Orbison in 1956, Lyrics and music by Wade L. Moore and Richard A. Penner. The song was featured in the movie Star Trek: First Contact.
Correct answers were submitted by: Nancy L. Frenkel, Honor L. Kitchens, Janes Lunsford, Guy Kriske
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| Did You Know?
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- The female Tarantula Hawk wasp paralyzes a large spider with her sting. She then lays her eggs on the motionless body so that her developing young have a fresh supply of spider meat to feed on.
- When hydrogen burns in the air, water is formed.
- It is energy-efficient to turn off a fluorescent light only if it will not be used again within an hour or more. This is because of the high voltage needed to turn it on, and the shortened life this high voltage causes.
- The Earth's equatorial circumference (40,075 km) is greater than its polar circumference (40,008 km).
- Origins of "Flying by the seat of your pants" - Before airplanes had sophisticated instruments and flight control systems, and even today, planes are piloted by feel. Pilots can feel the reactions of the plane in response to their actions at the controls. Being the largest point of contact between pilot and plane, most of the feel or feedback comes through the seat of the pants. If you are "flying by the seat of your pants" your are responding to the feedback received.
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| This Week in History
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![]() - /09/301452 - 1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible
- 10/01/1768 - English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston
- 10/02/1870 - Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital
- 10/03/1863 - Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
- 10/04/1648 - Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen
- 05/10/1947 - 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman
- 10/07/1944 - Uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Uprising at Auschwitz, Jews burn down crematoriums
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Riddle Me
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This Week's Riddle
How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
Send us your answer and we'll publish it next week.
Last Week's Riddle:
What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?
The answer is: A Deck of Cards
Correct answers were submitted by:
Guy Kriske, Doug Stewart, Henry Power, Mary Beth Rooks. Susan Simmons, James Lunsford, John K Marshall, Tim Jennette |
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