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BELLA SWAN has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and sent Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful EDWARD CULLEN.

Passion, romance and sacrifice collide with vampires, forbidden love and temptation in the eagerly awaited teen flick Twilight, based on Stephanie Meyer's bestselling book. Not since the dawn of the Harry Potter movies has a teen-book-turned-movie generated so much pre-release buzz.

What happens when a 17-year-old girl falls helplessly in love with the sexiest boy in the world... who's also a vampire?...Such is the pop culture phenomenon known as Twilight. Seventeen million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, and midnight showings for the upcoming movie are selling out.

Sometimes, in the world of movies, lightning strikes and a sequel ends up being better than the original. Sometimes, the movie gods have a stomachache and the result is a film that deserves to be flushed. Madagascar 2 is neither. It's more like playing charades. Depending upon what mood you're in, it can either be really fun, or really lame.

It is that time of year when youth leaders start planning for next summer, and a big part of the summer is often some sort of short-term outreach or service project. Show of hands – how many of you participated in a mission trip of some kind when you were a teenager?