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A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled Monday that two Christians had their free speech rights violated and should have been allowed to display signs and distribute leaflets promoting their religious beliefs at the Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival in 2009.

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel ruled unanimously that a festival policy against solicitation from individuals who were not working at a booth was too extensive, unconstitutional and violated the First Amendment. The panel reversed an earlier decision by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose from the Southern District of Ohio.

Monday’s decision upheld the preliminary injunction plaintiffs Tracy Bays and Kerrigan Skelly — who are described in the lawsuit as evangelical Christians from Kentucky — sought to be allowed to carry signs and speak about religion at the festival. The c

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Massproductions is a Stockholm based furniture company, run by designers Chris Martin and Magnus Elebäck. Massproductions develop high quality, tactile furniture in a modernist spirit. The brand has been on the Belgian market for about two year and their bestseller is the Tio chair that I’ll show here today.

The Tio chair has been designed by Chris Martin, who used to be Jasper Morrison’s right hand man. The chair is suited for inside or outside. In December 2009 the chair won the Golden Chair Award something that the Swedish Association of Architects gives out each year. Th

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Growing baby ginger in the home garden sure sounds interesting; but isn’t ginger a tropical plant that’s not suitable for the climates here in the U.S.? Well not exactly, farmers and gardeners across the country are discovering that they can raise a crop of fresh ginger under a wide range of conditions and climates!

I first gave the idea of growing ginger in the vegetable garden serious thought a year ago when I met Susan Anderson of East Branch Ginger at a PASA Farm Conference. The thing that immediately caught my eye was the gigantic, plump clusters of seed ginger on display at her booth.

Pre-Sprouting to Get a Good Start with Growing Baby Ginger

Of course my immediate question was “Can you really grow ginger here in PA?” Susan spent the following twenty minutes telling me all about cultivating baby ginger and the potential that this crop has for production here in the U.S. I was s

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By Maarja Pehk

Though churches are usually associated with grand historical architecture and design, some spectacular new churches are breaking away from the traditional canon of steeple – nave – cross. The following 10 contemporary churches feature – among other elements – a flat-lying rooftop cross, a 23-tonne roof and a UFO-like fibreglass architecture.

The 10 were selected from around the world – from Europe to Japan to the Ivory Coast – by a committee of building experts from Emporis, a provider of building data and construction projects worldwide. Its panel rated novel design, the use of original materials and groundbreaking building techniques to compile its top 10. Emporis also gives out its yearly Skyscraper Award for modern high-rise architecture.

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Montgomery County – Emergency responders were called to the 4900 block of Woodman Drive after receiving a report of a car that flipped over on its side.

The accident, which is near the Woodman Park Apartment, occurred sometime before 6:40 a.m. Monday.

No word on whether or not there are any injuries.