The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is up to nearly $240 million for the New Year’s Eve drawing. People will be buying tickets like crazy. They’ll be using their personal strategies and superstitions in hopes of winning. What about you? Will you buy just one ticket or a multitude? Will you play birth dates, anniversaries or other dates that are special to you. Or will you simply let the machine pick your numbers ‘randomly’, which is how I plan to win. Tell us how you pick your numbers. We promise not to use your methods, except for maybe this one time.

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Charsign Raymond of Clarkston was visiting a friend’s apartment just west of downtown Stone Mountain when he saw a mysterious streak pass across the sky around 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 28. With his video camera handy, he was able to capture the streak of light.

Take a look at his video, below. What do you think? Is it a plane? Does it look extraterrestrial? Did you happen to see something like this on Nov. 28?

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It’s the busiest time of year for that jolly old elf we all know as Santa. For example, the venerable Phipps Santa, expects to visit with 16,000 kids this holiday season. Have you or your kids been to a local mall to sit on Santa’s lap? Send in your photos and help us get in the holiday spirit! Please include your name and city and any other information you’d like to add. Please e-mail your photos to Ajc.com Producer Fran Jeffries at fjeffries@ajc.com.

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