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5 green tips for Valentine's day. Typically, with Valentine's Day you think of roses, chocolates, jewelry, and other gifts to let special people in your life know you care about them. This year we have some tips for you to stay environmentally savvy while celebrating the holiday. These suggestions help the environment and are a little more creative than a box of chocolates. This Valentines's Day make green the new red courtesy of Think Green From Home. Happy Valentine's Day everybody! Image [...]
St. Patricks Day – a different way to go Green
St. Patricks day is a day of celebrating Irish Heritage, eating, drinking and everything green. But how can you implement green into your St. Pattys day without having to wear it from head to toe? Here are a few ideas… WEAR GREEN – but on a smaller scale Wear green socks, no one may see them… but at least you've got spirit! Wear fashionable green jewelry, just an accent piece can be subtle and classy. [...]
Making the Holidays Green
The holidays are fast approaching, and you might be wondering how to make them a little greener. With just a few adjustments to your shopping (and your thinking), you can make your holiday environmentally friendly. It's easy, and it's fun. Do It Yourself Holiday Cards: Make your own cards on recycled paper. Remember how much fun it used to be to make specialized cards for people when you were little? It's still just as much [...]
Green Back to School Shopping
It's almost back to school time! You're going to need stuff. How can you balance a green life with back to school shopping? We've got some tips for you. Don't worry – it's easy. Make a list. Before you start your back to school shop, plan out what you really need. Do you have to have a new backpack? If it's not too worn, don't buy another. Do you really need a new lunchbox? Just [...]
Green Your Home Office
When you have a home office, it has advantages. One of those advantages is that it's way easier to green your work space. You don't have to ask permission or nag anyone to go green. You just do it. Another advantage is, of course, the money and energy you conserve commuting. It doesn't take much energy to walk from the bedroom to your home office. (Unless you haven't had enough coffee yet. ) The things [...]
What Goes In The Recycle Bin?
Recycling is the easiest way to go green.You just toss those items in the recycle bin, and they're picked up curbside once or twice a week. But what, exactly, can you throw in there? There are different rules in every city, so you'll have to check with your local sanitation department to find out for sure what you can recycle. Most places, however, recycle the following items. Every town has different rules so you'll need [...]
Why you Should Go Green Now
Every single thing we do has an impact on our planet, either good or bad. You, as an individual, have power over your choices. Put simply, that means you can control the impact you make. As globalization makes the world smaller, your choices affect people around the world. Why should you care? I'll give you an example. Did you know that about a fourth of the medications we take come from plants in the Amazon? [...]
Going Green and Saving Money
It's widely believed that going green can cost you money. That's simply not true. Green living actually saves you money. Who couldn't use some extra cash in their pocket? Let's list some of the ways that you can go green and save money. Household: Lowering your thermostat in the winter and raising it in the summer saves you money on energy bills. It also saves energy use. Using cold water to wash clothing gets your [...]
Green Summer Parties
It's summer time and you know you're going to want to have a party one of these hot summer days. Whether it's a barbecue or a picnic, there are ways you can make your summer party greener. Don't use charcoal. Switch to a gas grill. You're going to release much less carbon dioxide into the air, and the lighter fluid you use with charcoal is toxic. Fast lighting charcoal is soaked in cancer causing chemicals [...]
The Power of Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling
Small things you do in your life can have a big impact on the environment. There's a reason why you hear reduce, reuse, and recycle repeated over and over when talking about the environment. It's because these things work, and if we all do our part we can make a big difference. Reducing: Do you have a large family, or do you have plenty of storage space? Buy the case online. Don't see how this [...]


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Local Sports Roundup, 2/23
Central gymnastics
Boys, girls easily sweep home meet
The Central High School gymnastics teams dominated Abilene High and Abilene Cooper on Saturday in a tri-meet at Central's James R. White Gymnastics Center.
Central's girls cruised to a nearly 20-point win with 113.1 points, topping Abilene High (93.4) and Abilene Cooper (75.45). The Bobcats also rolled to a big win with 151.9 points, easily beating Abilene High (131.2) and Cooper (116.9).
Haylee Thompson earned the all-around title for the Lady Cats, who claimed the top five spots. Mishelle Gallegos was second, Caroline Whittenburg was third, Melina Garcia was fourth and Hope Halfmann was fifth.
Thompson won event titles in the vault, uneven bars and balance beam, while taking second in the floor exercise. Gallegos won the floor title.
For Central's boys, Bailey Harvey won the all-around title, with August Ezell taking second place. Cooper's Heath McCabe was third.
Harvey won the pommel horse and tied with Michael Opincar for the parallel bars title. Opincar also won the vault. Ezell won the floor and high bar. Cooper's Domanic Hooper prevented a Central sweep of the event titles by winning the rings.
Central boys golf
Montgomery takes ninth to lead 'Cats
The Central High School boys golf team took eighth place at the Tall City Invitational in Midland.
The Bobcats followed a 335 on Friday with a 314 on Saturday for a two-day total of 649.
Tanner Montgomery led Central with a 78-75—153, leaving him in a tie for ninth. Other Bobcat scores include David Reyes (89-82—171), Jeff Maciejewski (87-76—163) and Brayden Sprouse (88-81—169). Kody Carter didn't card a score after shooting an 82 on Friday.
Frenship won the event with a 306-306—612, edging Abilene Cooper by four strokes. Cooper's Riley Casey won the individual title with a 76-70—146.
Central boys soccer
Short-handed 'Cats lose on late goal
The Central High School boys soccer team lost 2-1 on the road at district-leading Amarillo Tascosa.
After falling behind 1-0 in the 33rd minute, the Bobcats tied the game three minutes into the second half when Hayden Black scored off an Alejandro Sanchez assist.
However, Central was forced to play a man down the final 20 minutes after Black was given a second yellow card. Bobcats head coach Tony Vu said Black was nowhere near the play in question but was mistakenly given the card by the official.
Tascosa was able to take advantage and scored the game-winner with about 10 minutes remaining.
The loss was costly for Central, which began the day in seventh place. The Bobcats fell to 3-7-3 overall and 2-5-2 in District 2-5A for 8 points. Tascosa moved to 11-2-1, 7-1-1 for 22 points.
Central will play again at 5 p.m. at Odessa High.
Central girls soccer
Lady Cats shake off weary legs in win
The Central High School girls soccer team kept much-needed momentum with a 3-0 road win at Amarillo Tascosa.
Kirsten Yancey scored in the eighth minute, on an assist from Dani Black, and Caisi Dornhecker found the net in the 29th on an assist from Bree Cortez to give the Lady Cats a 2-0 lead at the break.
"The trip is brutal, but the girls did a good job of maintaining good energy and coming off the bus ready to play," head coach Ben Henry said.
Black capped the scoring with a goal in the 80th minute for the second straight game, on an assist from Annie Fuchs.
Henry said the Lady Cats have continued to improve their possession of the ball, which he had been looking for heading into Central's Tuesday rematch with Odessa High. The Lady Bronchos won the first meeting 2-1.
Central improved to 9-3-0 overall and 7-2-0 for 21 points in District 2-5A.
Central tennis
Bobcats take third at Tall City Invite
The Central High School tennis team finished in third place at the Tall City Invitational in Midland with strong performances from its singles and girls doubles players.
Cheyenne Duncan and Lacy Schneemann took second place in girls doubles after losing 6-2, 7-5 in the final to a team from Lubbock Coronado.
Central also racked up big points in girls singles as Anna Schneemann defeated teammate Julie Swets in the third-place match.
In boys singles, Mike Pedersen beat teammate Grant Gideon in the fifth-place match, 6-1, 6-2.
El Paso Coronado won the meet with 283 points. Southlake Carroll was second with 247 points, while Central had 204.
ASU track and field
Rams, Belles shine at Trinity Open
The Angelo State track and field teams collected four NCAA Division II provisional marks at the Trinity Open in San Antonio.
On the men's side, Hakeem Regis started the day off with a win in the triple jump with his provisional jump of 47 feet, 7 inches. Asael Arad also won the javelin with a provisional toss of 187- 5 inches,
On the women's side, Emma Thompson won the discus with a provisional throw of 149-5, and Lexi Brooks won the 400-meter hurdles in a provisional time of 1:02.22.
The Rams won eight different events on the day. Jamin Goecker won the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters with times of 4:11.97 and 15:30.25, respectively, Hagen Kennedy won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.41, Luis Perez won the 400-meter dash in 48.02 (. 02 away from a provisional time), Wala Gime won the 400-meter hurdles in 55.75 and the men's 4x400-meter relay won in 3:17.15.
The Rambelles walked away with six individual titles. Hannah Hartman won the pole vault with a jump of 10-11.75 inches; Kearah Danville won the long jump with a leap of 18-7.75, Ashlie Francis won the shot put with a toss of 41-7.25, and Michelle Billingsley in the high jump with a jump of 5-3.
Central Baseball
Bobcats earn split to end tourney run
The Central High School baseball team split on the final day of play in the Centex Hardball Tournament in Round Rock.
The Bobcats finished (4-2-1) finished 3-2-1 in the event, splitting with Dallas Jesuit (7-4 win) and Austin Bowie (6-0 loss).
Josh Barnett earned the win on the mound for Central in the opener. Davis Martin and Matt Sawyer each had two RBIs in the win, which saw the Bobcats rally from a 3-2 deficit.
Central swimming
Boys finish year strong in Austin
Central High School's boys 200-yard free relay finished 12th, and senior Sebastien Forbes took 12th in the 50 freestyle at the UIL Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin.
The foursome of seniors Sebastien Forbes and James Hague and juniors Kyle Bond and Jack Forbes turned in a time of 1:28.55 in the 200 free relay. The same four placed 14th in the 200 medley relay with a clocking of 1:38.09.
Individually, Sebastien Forbes took 12th in the 50 freestyle (21.73) and 16th in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.98).
"I could not be prouder of this group of boys," Central head coach David Hague said.
Lake View baseball
Chiefs finish 2-2 at Copperas Cove
The Lake View High School baseball team split a pair of games Friday at the Copperas Cove Tournament.
The Chiefs (2-2) defeated Pflugerville Connally 10-1 and dropped a 12-8 decision against Academy.
Juan Luna and Zak Velez had two RBIs apiece for the Chiefs in the win over Connally, and Juan Diego Aguilar had two RBIs and a triple in the loss against Academy.
Lake View didn't play any games on the final day of the tourney Saturday.
The Chiefs are scheduled to compete next weekend in the Sweetwater Tournament.
Central softball
Lady Cats earn way into tourney finals
The Central High School softball team continued its run at the East View Patriot Classic Saturday with a 7-3 win over Troy in the tournament semifinals.
The Lady Cats were slated to play host Georgetown East View in the tournament championship late Saturday, but results were not available at press time.
Central freshman Marisa Cruz earned the win in the circle for the Lady Cats (4-1), allowing three runs on seven hits.
Third baseman Davin Darnell went 2-for-3 at the plate and Sierra Minjarez knocked in two runs.
The Lady Cats open District 2-5A play Tuesday on the road at Abilene High.
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Google Business Apps Sting Apple, Microsoft
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Welcome to the battle of the Web small-business software superstore.
Early in March, Google (GOOG), almost too quietly, rolled out its new Google Apps Marketplace: an online big-box software Web site similar to Apple's (AAPL) Apps Store, or Microsoft's (MSFT - Get Report) Marketplace but focused almost entirely on smaller-business process tools.
You know the drill with app markets: Third parties vie to sell software built to work very easily with Google's core Web-based document, spreadsheet, email, presentation and other office tools. And developer response has been brisk. Google says over 90 apps have been posted in just over two months that do everything from accounting to customer-relationship management to calendaring.
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"Our goal is not to replace all desktop software," says Chris Van Der Mey, senior product manager for Google Apps Marketplace. "Our goal is to get really great software to every company that needs it." What you get: I'll keep it simple: Google Apps Marketplace is big stuff for the little business. What the search giant has done is turned all our basic files, contacts, calendars and other work stuff into a Web-based platform that can support very sophisticated business-process tools. Which means -- for better or worse -- enterprise-level business software is now just a few clicks away from your small business. Take one of the top installed apps, San Francisco-based Manymoon. (Standard edition is free; Pro users pay $10 a month.) This start-up has cooked up a Web-based project-management app that works with, among other Web environments, Google's contacts, documents and other software. Sign up is dead easy: Go to the site, create an account, and all your Google contacts and other data flow into the system. And, in about 10 minutes, your team is sharing information on a job, setting goals, and taking the critical step of getting out of that dumb old email inbox for managing jobs. And you see the deal here: There's no software developer. No agonizing design meetings. Just an idiot-proof way of getting a new business tool in your shop. It's pretty darn impressive.
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Earlier this year, Christina Keegan -- also known as Miss Nevada -- announced that the issue she chose to champion as her platform for the 2010 Miss America competition would be rape education and recovery. Keegan, a 24-year-old medical student, explained that she picked the topic because a few years ago she was slipped the drug GHB and raped by an acquaintance.
In many ways, Keegan's choice of platform reflects the fact that the treatment of rape is different today than it was 20 or30 ago. Back then, the concept of date rape was a new one and rape victims could expect to be scrutinized just as harshly, if not more so, than their assailant.
To be sure, times have changed. Americans currently live in an era that has many protections for rape survivors. Starting in the late '80s, rape shield laws began to be enacted. These laws prevent the publication of a victim's name and prohibit questioning a victim about her (or his) sexual history during a rape trial. By 1993, all 50 states had criminalized marital rape, and 1994 saw the passage of the Federal Violence Against Women Act. Today, many hospitals make rape kits available to victims and DNA testing is used more and more often in the prosecution of this crime. Additionally, the FBI reports that in the U.S., the rate of reported rapes is now at its lowest point in years.
Yet, our understanding of the crime of rape remains flawed (including those involved in the legal system). For many people, a stranger in a dark alley remains the symbol of rape. Yet as Jen Wilson, director of the Rape Abuse Incest National Network's national hotline explains, "Here in the U.S., around 73 percent of victims know their attacker." This message hasn't completely resonated, and as a result, if a woman's rape doesn't fit into the expected model, her story might be questioned. And if her own choices or character are questionable? Well, she might really be raked over the coals.
It was only six years ago that the woman who accused basketball player Kobe Bryant of rape had her photo and phone number plastered across the Internet, received death threats, and saw her sex life dragged through court as proof that she wasn't a credible witness. "She is not worthy of your belief," one of Bryant's attorneys told the judge.
While this situation was unique in that it involved an accusation against a celebrity, a few recent surveys confirm that victim blaming in general is still alive and well. One survey, conducted with 1,000 (pdf) people in the UK, found that while both women and men tend to blame female rape victims for sexual assaults, women are actually "less forgiving" than men. Among other things, the survey indicated that 71 percent of women and 57 percent of men believed a woman should accept responsibility for unwanted sex after getting into bed with someone. Another 31 percent of women and 23 percent of men thought women were to blame for rape if they had dressed provocatively. Of all respondents, over half thought there were some circumstances where a victim should accept responsibility for a rape. A different study, conducted by researchers out of the University of Central Lancashire, found that men are more likely than women to blame male victims of rape for not fighting off their attacker.
Blaming the victim isn't unique to rape. Indeed, the actions of people who are sick, poor or unemployed are often questioned as well. But the ways in which we blame rape victims, the majority of whom are women, are different. Sometimes this blame is subtle. Other times, not so much. Take leaflets handed out to random women by members of a Christian group in Virginia last month. Titled "Women & Girls," they read, "Scripture tells us that when a man looks on a woman to lust for her he has already committed adultery in his heart. If you are dressed in a way that tempts men to do this secret (or not so secret) sin, you are a participant in the sin. By the way, some rape victims would not have been raped if they had dressed properly. So can we really say they were innocent victims?"
Clearly, this is a fringe group. But street-corner proselytizers aren't alone in believing myths about rape. A lot of people scrutinize everything about a rape victim: how she dressed, how she acted, how much she drank, her previous sexual partners, where she was and why she was there. And it isn't only the actions of a victim that are questioned; some of the most common rape myths are actually about rapists. As Jen Wilson of RAINN says, "One of them, again, is that you'll be attacked by a stranger, and that the likelihood of that is greater than [being attacked by] someone you know."
There are many reasons people blame victims and believe rape myths. A 2010 analysis of rape myth beliefs published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence confirmed what a lot of people probably suspected: men who are sexually aggressive and hostile toward women are more likely to believe rape myths. Researchers Eliana Suarez and
Another study done by researchers in Israel found that people blame rape victims in order to maintain a sense of control over their own lives. As they write,
In general, the results show that subjects attribute blame to the rape victim. Attribution of blame helps to reinforce the casual observer's belief that the world is a safe, protected place, and that occurrences such as rape can be controlled...Blame reflects the way in which people organize data regarding events and behaviors that have actual or potential adverse consequences. It is possible that, given the perception that women are vulnerable, exposed, and more aware of their vulnerability, they are expected to act with extra caution to avoid rape, and are therefore judged more harshly when actually victimized.
These results can explain victim blaming more as a self-defense mechanism than a callous act of judgment or misogyny. When you believe that victims are to blame for their assaults, you can ensure you won't make the same mistakes. The need to feel in control also explains why men seem to be more likely to blame other men for their rapes, and women other women.
Sadder still is that many victims are the last to let themselves off the hook. As Miss Nevada, Christina Keegan told me, "Everyone sees themselves as the person to blame. I had blamed myself for what happened to me. I asked myself, why did I do that? Why did I wear that? Why did I go there?"
That a person like Keegan feels comfortable speaking publicly about her rape, and that she has an understanding platform from which to do so, shows how our attitudes about the crime have evolved. But old beliefs die hard. I wonder how Keegan's rape story would have been viewed had she been a dancer working late, a drunk party girl at a club, or the longtime wife of the perpetrator, instead of a wholesome, all-American beauty pageant contestant? It's pretty clear that although we've come a long way--with increased legal protections for rape victims, and an expanding understanding of the crime--I know the answer to that question is that we've also got a long way to go.


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Cloverdale News Briefs for Aug. 25
**** Have you always wanted to be an actor? Here's your chance. Auditions for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Characters and their suggested ages include Martha (mid 40's – early 60's), George (mid 40's – early 60's"), Honey (late 20's – late 30's) and Nick (late 20's – late 30's). No monologue needed. Actors will be reading lines from the script. Rehearsals begin Sept. 9 and the two weekends of live stage performances begin Oct. 17. Contact Yave Guzman at email@example.com or 508-8339 with any questions.
**** Monika Steel Barrick is the featured artist through September at The Artful Eye Gallery, 210 N. Cloverdale Blvd. Her inspiration comes from her Northern California Wine Country surroundings and her charming, color-driven work is notable for its whimsical narrative featuring humorous and eccentric characters in wine country situations. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday to Sunday. 894-7449.
**** Veterans can get a free meal at Josie's Star Café, 1123-A S. Cloverdale Blvd. in the Furber Ranch Plaza, from 5 to 9 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 28. For everyone else, a hamburger, fries and drink will cost only $10. Donation envelopes will be on each table, with all monies collected going to the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans organizations in Cloverdale and to the Pathway Home in Yountville. The Pathway Home, Inc. provides comprehensive post-combat mental health care to our Nation's military personnel who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. 894-0555.
**** As part of Cloverdale's Centennial Commemoration of WWI, a collection of never-before-exhibited Poster Art from that era has been temporarily acquired by the Cloverdale Historical Society. It will be on display through Veteran's Day at both at the History Center and Exchange Bank beginning this week. The posters, part of a private collection, are all original and beautifully executed. 894-2067.
**** Discover your Inner Artinista at a guided painting class led by Tanya Alexander from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 and take home your own colorful 16" x 20" masterpiece of a Night Owl. All supplies and instruction are included in the $35 fee. The class will be held at Josie's Star Café, 1123-A S. Cloverdale Blvd. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Book your spot by email at email@example.com or by calling 332-9296.
**** City Hall routinely gets reports from concerned citizens about irrigation in City-owned parks and landscape areas. City Manager Paul Cayler says these citizen reports are greatly appreciated and the City Landscape Maintenance Crew checks out all such reports, often making irrigation system adjustments as a result. Cayler notes, however, that while the City is following the mandatory 25% water reduction for the parks and landscaped areas per the Stage 2 Emergency Water Shortage Ordinance, key sports fields, such as the soccer fields at Furber Park and the ball field at City Park, are being irrigated for the safety of athletes. There are also times when parks will be irrigated during the day, but it is usually because the Landscape Crew is performing system maintenance and the irrigation system must be temporary turned on in order to find leaks and make system adjustments.
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