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Lauren Galik on Secret (and Likely Illegal) Execution Drugs

Death Penalty

Just after midnight tonight, writes Lauren Galik, convicted
murderer Herbert Smulls will be executed by the Missouri Department
of Corrections. On February 5, Christopher Sepulvado, convicted of
killing his stepson in 1992, will meet the same fate in Louisiana.
It’s likely that both men will die not knowing what exactly is
being shoved into their veins. Information about the drugs that
will be used to kill these men—including where they came from, or
if they’ve been tested for purity—has been kept a closely guarded
secret by state correctional departments in both Louisiana and
Missouri.

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Timothy Carney on Crony Capitalism vs. Market Morality

Lobbyists and CEOs will always have a
free-market-sounding defense to make. Sometimes the defense will be
legitimate. Frequently it will not. Libertarians need to probe
those defenses, asking businessmen and their hired guns tough
questions. Keep it up, says Timothy Carney, and perhaps one day the
businessmen will start asking those questions of themselves.

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Brickbat: Viral Photos

A German court has
ordered Google to block any search
results on its German site that might lead to photos of a
sadomasochistic orgy involving former Formula One chief Max Mosley.
A French court had earlier blocked Google from providing any links
to those images to French users.

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Are you better at worrying than you are at praying?

Let’s admit it: we are worriers.

Sometimes our worries are ridiculous. For several years, a woman was having trouble getting to sleep at night because she just knew someone was going to break into her house and steal her fine china. She was scared to death. One evening, her husband did hear a noise, went downstairs and encountered a real burglar.

He said, “Good evening. I’m so pleased to meet you. Will you please come upstairs and meet my wife? She’s been wanting to meet you for years.”

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A Majority of U.S Technology Professionals Would Accept Bitcoin as Payment Reports WSJ

There’s no telling exactly how accurate this survey is, and whether or not the participants are thinking in terms of part of their paychecks or the entire thing, but if the figures are anywhere near the reported 51%, it is a very positive signal.

People being paid in bitcoin represents a huge step in the process of the currency transitioning into something more akin to the role fiat money plays in everyday life. We may be much closer to this reality than many people think, particularly with the recent launch of the very innovative BitPay Payroll API, which makes it incredibly simple for employees to receive a portion of their wages in bitcoin.

From the Wall Street Journal:

A majority of U.S technology professionals would welcome being paid in bitcoin, according to a survey by event organizer Tech in Motion.

Out of 847 responses to a questionnaire sent to Tech in Motion’s 18,000 members, 51.12% answered “yes, absolutely,” to the question “Would you be interested in being paid for your work in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?” A further 18.06% ticked “Maybe, let’s see where Bitcoin is in a year or two,” with the remainder saying that they would prefer to be paid in traditional currency. Just 9.92% rejected the option because they “do not think Bitcoin will last,” and 1.18% said they didn’t know what bitcoin was.

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Icy driving conditions already

Part of Peachtree Parkway north near McIntosh temporarily shut down

This photo is from Robinson Road in Peachtree City, contributed by Seth Langford

Multiple wrecks are being reported countywide as icy road conditions have taken hold, causing vehicles to slide off the road, according to police radio traffic.

At 12:42 p.m. today police shut down northbound traffic on Peachtree Parkway from Walt Banks Road. Public works crews are expected to go spread sand in an effort to get the road passable for traffic.

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Ramsey-McCubbin wedding

Erin Margaret Ramsey and Stephen William McCubbin were married in an outdoor ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 by the Rev. Dr. Mark Jordan of Cokes Chapel UMC, Sharpsburg, at the Foxhall Sporting Club in Douglasville, Ga. A and reception followed the ceremony.

Erin is the daughter of Thomas and Genevieve Ramsey of Peachtree City. Erin graduated from Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. with a BA in Communications and a MS in Environmental Science. She is the Associate Director of Counseling at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian School in Sandy Springs, Ga.

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Government offices closing due to snow

PTC municipal court cancelled tomorrow (Wednesday)

Other governments in Fayette County are joining the school system in closing shop early today.

Peachtree City municipal offices will close at 1 p.m. today. Municipal court tomorrow has been postponed, and defendants will get a letter notifying them of their new court date.

Non-essential Fayette County offices are closing at 2:30 p.m. and a special called meeting of the county commission planned for today at 4 p.m. has also been cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m.

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Christian Youth Theater plans organizational meeting at PTC Presbyterian this Friday

Christian Youth Theater Atlanta, an after-school theater arts training organization, is starting a new location in Fayette County.

An organizational “Vision Night” meeting is set for Friday, Jan. 31, at Peachtree City First Presbyterian Church with separate sessions for parents and students.

Students, ages 6-18, should arrive at 6 p.m. Friday for a short training session. The parents’ session will follow at 7 p.m. to meet the leadership team, learn more about CYT in the area, then sit back and see what the students have learned in the short hour they have been with the team.

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Nativity will collect food for ‘Souper Bowl’

The Episcopal Church of the Nativity will mark “Souper Bowl Sunday” at its 10 a.m. service on Feb. 2 with the in-gathering of canned goods for needy individuals and families. Nativity holds the activity every year on the same day as the annual Super Bowl game.

“While many of us once again will enjoy seeing the action on TV on a cold Sunday afternoon and evening, we also don’t want to forget the many who are hungry, homeless and cold,” said the Rev. Rita Renault, rector. “Besides, setting aside this food Sunday morning will leave plenty of time to see the festivities later in the day.”

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