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Waters of the earth are about to rise , Some shall meet their maker and their demise , Those that before " Me " have turned and shut their eyes , Yet to my flock , my children I Shall reveal , The opening of a seal , A promise told of long ago , Yet even before I open it now you shall know , Because you daily inquire of ME , Just as David and Zadok you to shall see , My seers , My watchmen through the night , I shall reveal where to be standing through...

PITTSTON TWP. -- Paul Kanjorski and Lou Barletta met for their only debate Wednesday night in a race where millions of dollars have been spent and exchanges have been heated. Kanjorski, the 12-term Democratic incumbent, and Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, are running for the seat in the 11th Congressional District. The debate was held in at WVIA-TV in its new high definition studios. Barletta repeatedly attacked Kanjorski on his 24 years in Congress, saying the Nanticoke congressman has not done enough for his district and has become part of the problem in Washington where elected officials have earned...

One of the principals in the failed Cornerstone Technologies LLC, a company that promised to create jobs while receiving more than $9 million in federal funds, has re-emerged at a start-up company in Colorado. Russell Kanjorski, the nephew of U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, is the strategic planning director for AVA Solar Inc. The Fort Collins, Colo.,-based company has secured a $3 million federal grant and promises to employ up to 500 people next year. Russell Kanjorski was a featured speaker at an alternative energy symposium March 13 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He spoke about the...

Most of $1.34M Cornerstone debt to go unpaid Creditors to get little, nothing from Kanjorski family bankrupcy. Case to be closed. WILKES-BARRE – After more than a year in the hands of a court-appointed trustee, the bankruptcy case of Cornerstone Technologies is nearing an end. And, creditors seeking a portion of $1.34 million they say they’re owed will receive little or nothing. The research company, owned by the daughter and four nephews of U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, was to use water-jet technology capable of pulverizing materials and minerals into microscopic pieces that could be used in high technology...

Last update - 15:39 16/10/2005 Court won't let Temple Mount group lay 'cornerstone' of Third Temple By Haaretz Service The High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a request by the Temple Mount Faithful to place what the organization said was the cornerstone of the Third Temple next to the Western Wall, Israel Radio reported. The court also rejected a request by the group to visit the Temple Mount after 9 A.M. during the week-long Sukkot holiday, which begins Monday night. The organization says its goal is to build the Third Temple on the Temple Mount and to liberate the...

No longer bankrolled by government contracts secured by U.S. Rep. Kanjorski, the company run by his nephews has all but disappeared. WILKES-BARRE – Number one on the to-do-list of Cornerstone Technologies LLC was to commercialize the “breakthrough” technology it was refining with the help of more than $9 million in federal funds. Three years later, the water-jet technology capable of pulverizing materials and minerals into microscopic pieces that could be used in high technology applications has hardly produced a trickle of the promised jobs and has not transformed the region into a high-tech hotbed. Cornerstone was founded in 1998 and...

The key to understanding Lincoln's philosophy of statesmanship is that he always sought the meeting point between what was right in theory and what could be achieved in practice. By Dinesh D'Souza Most Americans -- including most historians -- regard Abraham Lincoln as the nation's greatest president. But in recent years powerful movements have gathered, both on the political right and the left, to condemn Lincoln as a flawed and even wicked man. For both camps, the debunking of Lincoln usually begins with an exposé of the "Lincoln myth," which is well described in William Lee Miller's 2002 book Lincoln's...

Libeskind's design has been toned down A ceremony has been held in New York to mark the start of building on the skyscraper which will replace the destroyed World Trade Center. A 20-ton block of granite was laid as a cornerstone of the Freedom Tower, which is planned to be the tallest building in the world at 1,776 feet (541m). Its height reflects the date of US independence, while the ceremony was held on Independence Day. But the final look of the building, due for completion by 2009, is uncertain. Symbolism New York's mayor said he could not imagine...

NANTICOKE: Company owned by the congressman's family had $9 million in grants. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@leader.net NANTICOKE - For months, equipment and materials from a much-touted company funded by millions of federal dollars and run by nephews of U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski has gathered dust in an unheated basement garage under a bowling alley. The assets of Cornerstone Technologies are stored on pallets and behind a plywood wall in the dirty and dark underground parking lot of the LS Bowl-A-Rama on Prospect Street. Owner George Ellis, a family friend of the congressman and his nephews, said Tuesday the equipment and...

Dogged by controversies, Cornerstone eyes future By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@leader.net TECHNOLOGY WILKES-BARRE - The last of its federal contracts awarded, Cornerstone Technologies has warehoused its equipment and idled its staff. The future of the company - held up as an example of the high-tech firms Northeastern Pennsylvania wants to attract - now depends upon its own success in the marketplace. But the head of the research and development company that has received more than $9 million in government funds since 1999 insists Cornerstone is still viable. "Nothing has changed. The company is ongoing," said Peter Kanjorski, president and chief executive...

Cornerstone Church Pastor Hagee has prospered along with his organization By Analisa Nazareno Express-News Business Writer Web Posted : 07/06/2003 12:00 AM Perched atop a red-carpet altar, seated on a wide white-and-blue chair, Pastor John Hagee waits until the jazz band has quieted, the 125-member choir has left the stage and the soloist has moved the congregation almost to tears. John Hagee, pastor of a growing ministry at San Antonio's Cornerstone Church, also is head of a multimillion-dollar evangelism enterprise called Global Evangelism Television. An emotional, energetic half-hour of song praising the glory of God passes. Then Hagee tells ushers...

Governor George Pataki (Republican-New York) is apparently planning to lay the cornerstone of the worlds tallest building [1,776ft.] at Ground Zero during next year's GOP National Convention, an event that President Bush would undoubtedly attend.World Trade Development Corp. Leaseholder Larry Silverstein: 'He wants to lay the cornerstone of the foundation of the Freedom Tower at the National Convention.'