The Justice Department says it is dropping a proposed rule that would have allowed officials to deny the existence of certain sensitive information, which critics said amounted to giving the government a license to "lie."

If you woke up in five days and there was no electricity, no internet, no cell phones, what would you do? As for me, I'll answer that question at the end of this article. But why worry, it's not going to happen. But it could and I'll explain it briefly.

Lisa DeJong, The Plain DealerVolunteer Sue Valle gathers cans for a food basket for families in need at the Parma Hunger Center inside the Parma Lutheran Church in February 2010. The hunger center packed food for 67 families on this day - just shy of its all-time record of 68 families in one session.

"After 7 straight days w/o for Irene and NOW into 5th for Snowtober, we here in the backwoods of Bedford, N.Y. are experts at coping," Twitter user EOSRedux wrote to AccuWeather. "No land lines, no internet, no cable - only link to outside world is Twitter on my Blackberry. Send help - or bourbon!" What can you do to make it through a long power outage?

Breakfast at McDonald's This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end!

ST. LOUIS – This was sloppy baseball on a crisp night. Thoroughly thrilling, breathtaking, dramatic, sloppy baseball. Marred by errors, errant pitches and mental mistakes, Game 6 of the World Series was not a purist’s delight.Yet it will forever be remembered as one of the most exciting games in history, a classic, the details of which will be recounted around dinner tables for years.

But whatever the motivation is, the prepper movement is clearly growing.  Today, millions of Americans are converting spare rooms into storage pantries, learning how to grow survival gardens and stocking up on everything from gas masks to auxiliary generators.Never before in U.S. history have we seen anything like this.  We are at peace and most of us still have a relatively high standard of living and yet millions of Americans feel called to start preparing for the worst.

COULD this picture taken in the Amazon rainforest be the clearest proof yet that aliens exist?The snap - taken from a video filmed by two British tourists - appears to show a small alien-like creature arching its back as it stands next to a tree in the Amazon jungle.In the corner of the picture is a bright flash of light which is thought to be connected to the alien's presence.

have you ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th. On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert This isn’t a wild conspiracy theory.

 People rescue two women trapped under debris in Van eastsern Turkey after a powerful

Scientists believe Friday is the day for a redundant NASA satellite's plunge back to Earth.NASA on Friday warned there was still a small chance that remnants of a falling research satellite could end up in parts of the U.S., though scientists weren't able to predict the precise trajectory or exactly when the space junk would reach the

golden rule - free speech - unless yelling fire in crowded theater when no fire -

 true spiritual love is when one loves inspite of disliking or even hating what the other person(s) is doing or saying even hating -

also very often we learn and grow more from our socalled adversaries than our friends -

in the military most of us actualy hated our drill sergants etc.- but as they said ' what you learn will help save your life" - and its was-is true -

CLEVELAND - Looking to gain insight into how the community perceives the Cleveland Police Department, results from an independent study reveal areas where the department is strong and other areas that the community feels need more work.At a news conference on Thursday, Cleveland police revealed results from an independent "Citizen Satisfaction Survey." It showed of the 375 adults questioned, 67 percent of them are satisfied overall with the Cleveland Police Department and 75 percent deem the department overall as competent.

The Web site says the church buildings will be sold with deed restrictions "to preclude certain sordid uses" of the properties.Restrictions would prohibit strip clubs, abortion clinics, bars and casinos, said diocese spokesman Robert Tayek."The object is to find good uses for these buildings," he said.

UPON REVIEW OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ADVANCE PRETRIAL DATE, FILED OCTOBER 17, 2011 AND FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE PRETRIAL IN THIS MATTER IS RESET. PRE-TRIAL SET FOR 10/31/2011 AT 02:00 PM. FAILURE BY PLAINTIFF TO APPEAR WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. NOTICE ISSUED

PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR 10/31/2011 AT 07:45 AM IS CANCELLED.

And he was intent on getting the word out: Over the course of this campaign, his organization spent nearly $100 million on billboards, pamphlets and books (translated into 75 languages), as well as programming on Camping's own Family Radio network. As the May 21 date approached, even Al-Jazeera had picked up the story.The actual end of the world, Camping theorized at the time, would take place exactly six months later, on October 21.

judge  sheehan  (and whom ever else) i need your help - with respect to my request for an amended complaint and late morning or afternoon pretrials with supporting medical documents and not to have my case dismissed because i can't make very early pre trials - brett murner told me he has known you for 20 years and you are a good judge -

Jason Beudert,  aka, Justin Hughes,(giglio's property owner) in tremont,  is "general jason" of ch.19 tv woio - he is a commentator for ch.19 tv and this video is him doing a story on how to make donuts -  one wonders what hes going to do with giglio property - him doing a video on how he and others toke advantage of a corrupt status qau system to own property that in essence was stolen.

In regards to the OLM site, Sammy Catania called me first thing yesterday morning to apprise me that the purchaser of the OLM properties was going to appear at both the next Auburn and North of Literary meetings. Sammy expressed they are proposing a hospitality venue as o