He started with the small quatrefoil lights of the Holy Spirit and the crucifixion, proceeding down through the main panels of Christ and his followers on the mountain, with all the way the white shaft of God's transfiguring light growing broader through the fire-and-storm colours of the glass.

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"Some thoughts were that during the course of the winter a storm had changed the shape of one of the bars meaning that it felt light to lie on, " said Chris.

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Light rain ahead of the category one storm set to hit here Sunday were not enough to deter an afternoon wedding at The Chanler overlooking Easton Beach from the famous Cliff Walk.

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At the height of the storm, about 100, 000 Kansas City Power and Light customers were without power, the company said.

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They sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and Manzarek became one of the best-known keyboardists of his era, his artistry colouring tracks like Riders on the Storm and Light my Fire.

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Still, there is more opportunity in an empty Newark street to loot and rob than there was in the streets of London during recent riots there and yet we see nothing even close to that in New Jersey in the wake of Irene, though obviously more will come to light as damage is assessed and the storm moves further north.

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