George Lucas may have started more than he bargained for. Did you know there is an actual church of the Jedi? Yes, in Britain, in Holyhead, Wales is a church that espouses the teachings behind the “force” in the Star Wars movies. I wonder if they talk like Yoda during services? “The force, you must worship. With you, it is.” Church of Jediism founder, Barney Jones also known as Master Jonba Hehol, I can see why he changed his name, Jedi Master Barney just doesn’t do it, was attacked in his church. 27 year old Arwel Wynne Hughes, dressed up as Darth Vader and attacked the Jedi Master. Apparently light sabers were not involved. Alcohol was. Arwel admits to having drunk the better part of 2 and ½ gallons of wine. He dressed as Darth Vader, came into the church and shouted “Darth Vader! Jedis!” and beaned Barney with a metal crutch. He should have been shouting “I am your Father.” I’m not sure if that is new training for the Sith or where the crutch came from. He also smacked Jones’ cousin, Michael Jones – Master Mormi Hehol bruising his thigh. Arwel had drunk enough he doesn’t actually remember the attack but the whole thing was caught on video as the two cousins were about to record themselves having a light saber duel. I don’t know why they didn’t defend themselves. The church has about 30 members and claims “insight and knowledge as a guide to living a more worthwhile life.” “We all love the films and what they stand for. Obviously some people are going to laugh about it,” the Wales on Sunday newspaper quoted Barney Jones as saying last month. “But a lot of people do take it seriously.” It appears he may be correct because in a 2001 census, 390,000 Brits put down Jedi as their religion. 20,000 in Canada. Arwel Hughes was fined for the attack and then released, yes, Darth Vader still roams the Welsh countryside. Probably planning his next attack on the Jedi temple. The British “Empire” obviously working with Vader in his plans to do them in with crutches. What was that? Palpatine for Parlaiment? Darth Maul seen in a Scottish pub. Trouble, there is. Trust in the force Hehol, trust in the force.
Every so often, I find out about free promos and like to pass them along, like the free ice cream week. Well, here is another one. Tomorrow, May 15, McDonalds is giving away a Free Southern Style Chicken Biscuit in the morning or a Free Southern Style Chicken Sandwich in the afternoon. Okay so it is not completely free, you need to purchase a medium or large drink, but the sandwich is free. The Chicken Biscuit is being offered from 7 AM – 10:30 AM and the Chicken Sandwich is being offered from 10:30 AM – 7 PM.
I probably shouldn’t do this, but just in case you were wondering, here is the nutritional information for both the Chicken Biscuit and Chicken Sandwich from McDonalds’ website:
Chicken Biscuit Chicken Sandwich
Calories 420 420
Fat (g) 20 19
Carbohydrates (g) 41 40
Cholesterol (mg) 35 50
Fiber (g) 2 1
Protein (g) 18 24
If there are any other food freebies that you know about, please let me know. 
Also, if anyone actually gets one of these sandwiches, please let me know how it tastes. Thanks!
Posted by Kevin at 10:22 AM
Labels: chicken, Food, free, McDonalds, Southern Style Chicken Biscuit, Southern Style Chicken Sandwich
NASA is going to announce a new discovery, oh yes the success of “Long Galactic Hunt”. NASA have gone ahead and announced a scheduled media teleconference Wednesday May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT to let everyone know about the amazing discovery of an object in our galaxy where astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years.
This brand new finding will have people on the edge of their seats with excitement, this amazing finding was made by putting together or should I say “Combining” data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations. If you would like to participate in the teleconference then all reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office on 617-496-7998 or you can even email them at mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Just so you know there will also be live audio of the teleconference and will be streamed at http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
The video file is about the discovery which will go on air on NASA Television on May 14th (Today People) on an MPEG-2 digital signal which can be accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. NASA TV is carried on an NASA TV is available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7 at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. If you are interested in more info about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory then please visit http://www.nasa.gov/chandra
Dagmar Midcap (born 1969) is a media personality originally based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A graduate of British Columbia Institute of Technology’s broadcast journalism program in 1990,[1] she began her television career on WBNX in Cleveland, Ohio, appearing on a weekly current affairs program (1990-1998). She then returned to British Columbia, where she worked as the traffic and weather reporter on VTVs Breakfast before moving to Global Television’s BCTV Morning Show as a fill-in traffic reporter. Moving away from live television, she hosted Crash Test Mommy on the Life Network. In 2005 she became co-host of BCTVs Driving Television, a weekly survey of automotive industry news for which she test drove new cars on a regular basis. In April of 2007, Midcap became the weather and traffic anchor for the WGCL-TV Better Mornings morning show in Atlanta, Georgia.
Midcap often appeared in film and television series produced in the Vancouver area. She has appeared in such films as Catwoman and Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch. Television appearances have included Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Dead Zone, Just Cause, Touching Evil and Twilight Zone. Among others, she has also had recurring roles on the series Dark Angel.