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North Carolina vacationers continue to choose the award-winning Cedar Crest Inn for its beauty, amenities and many varied rooms that meld old-world charm with today’s modern luxuries and conveniences. Located just three blocks from the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, the Cedar Crest Inn has been in business for 28 years.

Fame and fortune are often fleeting. David was in a critical period. He had killed Goliath, proving himself a worthy warrior, but fate had taken a bad turn. Now, he is a fugitive hiding in a cave and King Saul is plotting to kill him. Emotionally, he is in the depths of sorrow, believing all have deserted him. David responds to this crisis by giving thanks to God. He has faith God will deal with him bountifully. Family and friends gather in support and David eventually becomes King of Israel. Under David’s leadership, the nation of Israel prospers. The Bible paints King David as having many human transgressions but he always manages to give God thanks and his life is bountiful.

If you are planning to take a trip to Asheville, North Carolina in order to visit the Biltmore Estate, which is the largest privately owned house in the US, and a historic national landmark that was built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895, then you would need the convenience and hospitality of some of the most affordable Biltmore Estate area hotels available, such as the Choice Gold award-winning Sleep Inn Hotel in Asheville, NC, which is located along Smoky Park Highway, just mere minutes from the historic tourist attraction.

Blue Heron Whitewater Rafting Company, located in Marshall NC, provides great outdoor fun for the entire family. By investing in many fleets of boats and rafts, Blue Heron maximizes the fun as much as possible. Paired with great equipment and an excellent, knowledgeable staff, you can trust that your whitewater rafting trip will be exciting, fun, and unlike any other outdoor adventure.

Website design and development can be a daunting task. Asheville Web Design firm DesignAVL has you covered - with a process that makes it easy for you to have a strong, beautiful and hard-selling web presence.

Altech-Eco Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina announced today that they have obtained Certificates of Conformity (C.O.C.) from the Environmental Protection Agency for both their CNG BI-FUELED & DEDICATED conversion systems for the 2013 Ford 2.0L Transit Connect with Ford supplied CNG gaseous prepped engine. The CNG prepped engines come with hardened exhaust valves and valve seats for improved wear resistance and durability for CNG fuel systems. This insures the original Ford Engine and Powertrain Limited Warranty remains intact. The dedicated version converts the vehicle to operate 100% on CNG and the Bi-Fuel version enables the vehicle to operate on either CNG or gasoline and allows users to take advantage of using CNG as a cleaner burning and more economical alternative fuel when available.

Laura Fenamore, Weight Release and Body Image Coach at OnePinky.com, is endorsing Yum Yum Dishes as a creative solution to portion control for people struggling to lose weight. Laura jumped on board when she saw them mentioned by actress Halle Berry.

The story of Alice is a ghost story as well as a love story. Romeo and Juliet, as well as Heathcliff and Catherine could do no better. Taking place, or not as some argue, around the Wachesaw Rice Plantation in what is currently Murrells Inlet, it is based on some historical fact. Like many legends, it involves adventure, difficulty and forbidden love. We decided to check it out.

Philanthropic Arm Of The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Makes $750 Donation To Asheville Nonprofit

Just in time for the New Year, Yum Yum Dishes introduces the 9Plate, a 9-inch dinner plate that's true to Yum Yum Dishes' motto: “moderation, not deprivation.”

CashAdvance.com, a leading pioneer in the payday loan industry, recently premiered its North Carolina Laws & Regulation Resource. As many North Carolina residents are already aware, payday loans are not currently permitted in their state. Since 2001, when the law permitting payday loans expired, North Carolina residents have petitioned the state legislature to enact reforms that would both reinstate payday loans and provide needed consumer protections. CashAdvance.com’s team of legal and financial experts has developed this resource to keep New Jersey residents up to date as laws and policies change.

ABC News recently cited statistics showing that in 1960 only 6 percent of products purchased in the United States were manufactured abroad. Today around 60 percent of our purchases are manufactured abroad. With these figures there is little need to wonder, what happened to our jobs? Our political parties can’t seem to agree on a solution. Can our media and citizens succeed in bringing our jobs back, as our political system keeps dropping the ball?

Located in the River Arts District, we are at the epicenter of a creative community whose work spills from the galleries, onto buildings, bridges, trains, water tanks... any stationary surface. H1 Design Group is photographing these transitory works as way of celebrating this under-appreciated, often maligned, art from. Wanting to share our passion for creative communication with the rest of the community, we decided to start the Asheville Graffiti Project.

It was Saturday morning and time to head over to Taste of Scotland. Marcia had the 10 to 12 slot at Books Unlimited and was signing her new children’s book, “When I Woke Up the World Was Yellow.”

Rugged Individualism. The term is, for Americans almost patriotic, certainly romantic. We see images of John Wayne, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Harriet Tubman, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and other American heroes. A “Time Magazine” essay by Roger Rosenblatt somewhat sarcastically stated that: “if you would win over a crowd of Americans, use the term rugged individualism; they will salute it like the flag.” We plead guilty.

This press release is intended to give the public an overview of the upcoming events that the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Visitor Center will be hosting.

This press release is intended to recruit volunteers in the Asheville area to help in the removal of plants that are invasive to the Appalachian Trail.

Gordon Mercer and Marcia Mercer Global Digital Post: Is it time to once again apply the first law of leadership that started us on the path to becoming a great nation?

Gordon Mercer and Marcia Mercer Global Digital Post: “Here in America we are descended in blood and spirit from revolutionists and rebels –men and women who dare dissent from accepted doctrine.” Dwight Eisenhower

Tis’ the season of car shows and GreenLight Collectibles does not want to miss out on the excitement. GreenLight was approached by Joe Grace, President of the Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville(BRMCOA) to participate in their 2010 National Mustang Show which they will be hosting Labor day weekend (September 3-5 2010) at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.

Robert Elias Ballard from Zirconia, North Carolina and a former General Electric Outdoor Lighting Systems employee announces his latest self published book,Inspirational Reflections and Other Musings with a Simpler Flair,a collection of 48 short articles.

Original props and other rare collectibles from the book Sock Monkey Dreams are among the items being auctioned by the Red Heel Monkey Shelter, on eBay, through August 28 to raise funds.