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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

"Altered states"




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Them! (1954)


I cracked up a little, sure.


I plowed into an old Ford and ended up on someone's porch.
Who wouldn't lose their head after seeing something like that?
-They were flying saucers? -I don't know what else to call them.
They were shaped...
...like ants.
It sounds crazy but that's what they were shaped like.
The big one was about 15 feet long and had wings like a fly.
The other two seemed to be chasing the big one. One here. Two here.
They zoomed around me like kamikazes. Scared me out of my pants!
Excuse me, ma'am.
They said that Ford wasn't a new one. It was all beat up to begin with.
So what's all the beef?.
You don't believe me either. Do you?
On the contrary, we do.










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Articles > Popular publications > PR Newswire press releases > April-June 2007 > Monday, April 16

Article: Turner Completes Microsoft Data Center Project in Less Than One Year.

Article from: PR Newswire Article date: April 16, 2007

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Fast-Track Project to take place April 16th in Quincy, Wash.

NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Construction Company will host a 'Ribbon Cutting' ceremony for Microsoft Windows Live Operations (WLO) Columbia One Data Center at the project site in Quincy, Wash. on April 16.

Turner and its subcontractors utilized over 500 workers at peak, and worked around the clock seven days a week for several months to achieve the fast track completion of this project. Ground was broken on the 250,000 sq. ft. Microsoft /WLO facility on May 8, 2006. The project team achieved a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy on February 15 and ...



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Monday, May 8, 2006

Bush ignores flak, names general to head CIA

By Terence Hunt

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Bush today chose Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the embattled CIA










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Release dates for

Altered States (1980)

Country Date

USA 25 December 1980










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Biography for

Merritt A. Edson

Date of Birth

25 April 1897, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Date of Death

14 August 1955, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (suicide)

Birth Name

Merritt Austin Edson



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Merritt A. Edson


Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897–August 14, 1955), known as "Red Mike", was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Among the decorations he received was the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit. He is best known by Marines for the defense of Lunga Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II.

He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marines in October 1917, and served in France and Germany in World War I. After the war he held several positions until going to flight school in 1922. After graduating flight school he performed several assignments in Central America and China. It was in Central America where he received his first Navy Cross and the Nicaraguan Medal of Merit with Silver Star.

When World War II started Edson was sent as the Commanding officer of the Marine Raiders and earned his second Navy Cross on Tulagi. When his unit was sent to fight on Guadalcanal, Edson led his men in fighting for which he would later receive the Medal of Honor.

After World War II Edson held several commands until retiring from the Marine Corps August 1, 1947. After retirement he had several jobs including the Director of the National Rifle Association but on August 14, 1955 he committed suicide and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.



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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (AP) -- Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, retired Marine Corps officer who was executive director of the National Rifle Association, was found dead today in the garage of his home....View free preview

August 15, 1955 - Article



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MARINE WAR HERO DIES OF GAS IN CAR; General Who Gave His Name to 'Edson's Raiders' Found By Wife in Washington

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (AP) -- Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, retired Marine Corps officer who was executive director of the National Rifle Association, was found dead today in the garage of his home.