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Rabbi's crisis leads wife to give care to caregivers
DALLAS - Rosie Cohen sighs when she talks about the year her husband's colon ruptured.
Opposition to gays has complex roots
While approval of gays and lesbians has increased in recent years, disapproval remains formidable - especially within religious institutions.
Opinion: Maybe the task is not to succeed, but to raise signs
Are Christians really getting anywhere?
Business Briefs
Hastings Entertainment Inc. reported second quarter net income of $800,000 or 7 cents a diluted share compared to a net loss of $2.3 million and 20 cents a year ago.
Target takes on Kmart in dispute over prices
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In the escalating price wars between America's giant discount chains, the retailer with the red bull's-eye is taking aim at its rival with the Blue Light Special.
Brief: Penney reiterates earnings forecasts
NEW YORK (AP)- J.C. Penney Co. Inc. reiterated Wednesday its earnings forecasts for the third quarter and the full year, and said it would conduct a business briefing for big shareholders later this week.
Comfort Inn opens on Soncy
Falling behind schedule on opening his new motel near Interstate 40 and Soncy Road was only a secondary concern for hotelier Dipak Patel.
OutKast gets best artist
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Hip hop duo OutKast and newcomer Nelly bested some of the top rap artists in the industry at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Monday night.
Blacks and whites share favorite shows
NEW YORK (AP) - Blacks and whites have many more favorite television shows in common than they did five years ago, perhaps because of a greater effort to have multi-ethnic casts.
A little variety
NEW YORK - Wayne Brady minces no words when characterizing the television diet du jour or when unabashedly asserting why the timing is right for a sound alternative - his variety show.
Graham's failure ends with 'Gilmore Girls'
CHICAGO - Many a star started in Chicago's booming theater scene, but that's not how Lauren Graham, co-star of the WB's critically acclaimed comedy-drama "Gilmore Girls," spent her time here.
Brief: 'Isle' named best of show
Winners have been announced in the Lone Star Pastel Society's first juried exhibition, according to a news release.
Viewers get glimpse of West Wing
NEW YORK (AP) - Before they watch the series about a fake West Wing next month, NBC viewers can catch a glimpse of the real one.
Brief: HSQ to premiere quartet
The Harrington String Quartet will perform the world premiere of a Charles Fitts composition at the Round Top Festival-Institute on Saturday, according to a news release.
Prinze enjoys teen-age fans
LOS ANGELES - Freddie Prinze Jr. is in no hurry to outgrow the adulation of teen-age girls, even if he is in his mid-20s and getting ready for marriage.
Good Time Guide
"Art" 8 p.m. today-Sat. ALT Adventure Space, 2751 Civic Circle. Tickets $12 adults, $8 seniors and students and $6 children today and Sun; $15 adults, $11 seniors and students and $9 children Fri and Sat. 355-9991 or www.amarillolittletheatre.org.
Wilco reclaims its identity
CHICAGO - Wilco, one of America's most acclaimed rock bands, has signed a deal allowing it to leave Reprise Records, after the label rejected the band's latest record.
Brief: Group signs with Arista
NEW YORK (AP) - After years with Motown Records, Boyz II Men have signed with Arista Records.
Indian Hills Theater demolished
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Not even the man who parted the Red Sea could save a theater from being razed for a parking lot.
For Your Information
Members of the Amarillo Rattlers hockey team will be at Wal-Mart at 45th Avenue and Coulter Street from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.
Leadership Amarillo & Canyon to sponsor retreat
Leadership Amarillo & Canyon will sponsor an opening retreat for its new 44-member class on Friday and Saturday at the Ceta Canyon Retreat Center in Happy.
Michael Simon's sweater line to be featured in trunk show
Michael Simon's 2001 fall and holiday sweater line will be featured in a trunk showing today through Saturday at Janey's & The Children's Hour, 7406 W. 34th Ave.
Panhandle People: Highland Park graduate to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School
Chester Huxley was selected to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School by the July 2001 selection board, according to information sent by Huxley.
Fashion Notes
It's not exactly a pop-up book, but if ever there was a simple how-to primer, it's "The Beauty Workbook: A Commonsense Approach to Skin Care, Makeup, Hair and Nails" (Chronicle Books; $24.95).
AAUW plans luncheon on Thursday at WT
The American Association of University Women will sponsor a sandwich luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in Room 11 at the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon.
Obedience Club plans tests for dogs' good manners
Amarillo Obedience Training Club will sponsor Canine Good Citizen testing from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during Muttfest on Sunday at Sam Houston Park.
The retirement age of major appliances
The retirement age of most major appliances is getting younger, according to a study by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.
Lawn chairs vanishing from American landscape
Across the nation, barbecues blaze, mosquitoes bite, sprinklers and swimming pools twinkle invitingly, and ice cream melts in the glare of the sun.
Farmer's Market to feature watermelon demonstration
Rosy red or yellow rose color, watermelons are always a refreshing treat.
Why drug costs are rising
Consumer spending on prescription drugs is rising, as anyone who has been handed a bill at a pharmacy counter lately knows.
Entertainment Briefs: Actress learns through movie role
NEW YORK (AP) - Gwyneth Paltrow learned a lot about beauty by wearing a fat suit.
Local firefighter included in book
Most people don't usually equate firefighters with cooking, but when men and women have to spend 24-hour shifts in the firehouse, they often are forced to fix meals for themselves.
Men, women eligible to play flag football
For the first time, both men and women will be eligible to play flag football in city of Amarillo Parks and Recreation leagues.
AISD Sports Calendar
AHS and THS at Birdville Tournament
Thundering to a title
Amarillo Thunder, a 16-and-under boys softball team, captured the United States Specialty Sports Association World Title for their age group at the USSSA World Tournament on July 29 in Carencro, La.
Hope Fowler, a junior at Caprock High School, competed in the Miss American Junior Teen Pageant held in Houston on July 8-9.
On the Menu: Jazz up salads with honey
If, like Winnie the Pooh, you long for a little smackerel of something sweet, then these recipes provided by the National Honey Board might be just the thing.
Young actors take a shot at small-time stardom
Stephen Sondheim, if he stopped by the Amarillo Little Theatre's summer camp for young actors, would find the living, breathing embodiment of his lyrics:
RRISD Sports Calendar
River Road, Fort Elliott and Caprock at Caprock triangular match, 5 p.m.
ASCA Calendar
Thursday: Dominoes, 8 a.m., Central Center; and ASCA 42 Club, 1 p.m., Conference Center.
Sub-Varsity Roundup
Local junior varsity teams began the 2001 high school volleyball season Aug. 14 with a full slate of matches played in the area.
Treasure hunt turns into business
Beauford Hill's lifelong treasure hunt started about 40 years ago with a set of ruby red dishes.
Marine Corps Pvt. Bao H. Luong completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.
Making it Happen: Programs enhance management practices
The many councils of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce continue to provide all aspects of the Amarillo business community with programs to help enhance their management practices.
Camp Fire kids see fancy footwork
Children at Camp Fire USA Kids Care recently saw some fancy footwork when the Cadence Cloggers, a group of Amarillo dancers ages 5 to adult, visited Carver Elementary Academy and performed for a crowd of about 60.
YMCA Notes
Registration is currently available for YMCA youth volleyball.
Burglary Alert
Burglaries for Aug. 10 were on the 5800 block of Campus Drive; the 4300 block of South Western Street; the 4500 block of Maverick Street; the 1300 block of Aster Street; the 1100 block of North Spring Street; the 5800 block of Syracuse Drive; and the 200 block of Northwest 15th Avenue.
Rattlers give kids tips
Children participating in the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department's Jammin' Jyms program recently spent a night on wheels with members of the Amarillo Rattlers professional hockey team.
More Than Brick and Mortar: Buff Branding makes students feel at home
"I wish I had known that.''
School lunch Menus
Thursday: Breakfast: Hard boiled egg, dry cereal, low-fat milk, assorted fruits or juice, buttered toast with jelly; Lunch: Pizza or cheese nachos, fruit juice, green peas, sliced peaches, potato roundabouts, fresh vegetable cup with ranch dressing and low-fat milk.
Benefit Sports
Coffee Memorial Blood Center has scheduled its third annual golf tournament at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Comanche Trail Golf Course.
Hilltop Center moves entrance to south side
The door to Panhandle Community Services' Hilltop Center is open again. It's just in a different place.
CISD Sports Calendar
Canyon at San Angelo Tournament
Single with Children: Listening is hard to do
Listening. Sounds like a simple, easy to understand concept. Webster defines it two ways. The first definition is to simply pay attention to sound. That's easy enough. The second requires a little more in that it says "to hear something with thoughtful consideration.''
Registration under way for basketball
Today is the final day to register for the Canyon Basketball Association fall 2001 leagues.
Kids Inc. registration is available online
Registration for five different Kids Inc. fall sports is available online at the organization's Web site, www.kidsinc.org.
ASCA Menu
Thursday: Philly steak sandwiches on hoagie buns, mozzarella cheese, potato bar, assorted salads and desserts.
CLC children beat the heat at Wonderland
If kids from the Children's Learning Centers of Amarillo Inc. needed help beating the summer heat, Wonderland Park with its seven water rides was the place to do it. Free ice cream sandwiches from Gandy's didn't hurt either.
Around AC: AC to offer class on women's literature
1. Who wrote a celebrated poem to George Washington upon his appointment by the Grand Continental Congress to be General of the armies of North America?
Improving home and body
Work on your home isn't just good for the house - it can benefit your body, too.
Cornerstone Outreach Center needs volunteers to help in the clothing room and in the food pantry.
Reelin' in the cash
The Hilltop Senior Citizens Association members hooked some extra cash through a popular fund-raiser in July, then cooled their heels with an ice cream social.
Financial advice: Know when to fold
For the life of me, I can't explain why we cling to a company while it's losing 90 percent of its value. But I have my theories:
Students take ACE to school
Achievement through Commitment to Education scholarship program planners have raised the bar on high school coursework required for freshmen signing up for ACE this fall.
Submitting Photos
The Amarillo Globe-News Friends & Neighbors section publishes championship team sports photographs as a free public service.
Hilltop Calendar
Thursday: Dominoes, cards and pool, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; sewing, 2 p.m.
Under Construction
The following information about construction on city streets and state highways and work on utility projects is provided to Friends & Neighbors readers based on information from city and state officials.
Clovis on a roll entering opener
The Clovis Wildcats offense made a bold statement in its final tuneup for their football season opener this week, but the injury bug hit the Tucumcari Rattlers during their final scrimmage.
Big 12 Preview: Highland Park's ironman
Chance Wade ran the 1600-meter relay at the District 6-2A track meet last spring with a fractured hip. So there was little doubt he'd make it for two-a-day football practices after 3 months of rehabilitation.
Shorter long on talent
Just like he does before every season, Randy Rodgers gave his old friend Blake Bryant a call looking for top prospects heading into the new football season. A recruiting analyst for Texas Football, Rodgers regularly puts a list together of the top 300 players in the state at any position.
Prep Volleyball: AHS beats Hereford
HEREFORD - Amarillo High was stretched to a third game Tuesday, but the Lady Sandies were able to hold on for a 15-4, 9-15, 15-11 win against Hereford in a triple-header at Whiteface Gymnasium.
Brief: Passing rate is increasing
West Texas A&M University's passing rate on the state nursing exam is on the rise, after previously receiving a warning from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
Liberal rescinds current drug policy
LIBERAL, Kan. - The Liberal school board Monday rescinded the school district's student drug-testing policy.
Brief: Dispute becomes stabbing
A domestic dispute turned into a stabbing shortly after midnight Wednesday in the 1500 block of East 11th Avenue.
Bulletin Board
Residents of an upscale, gated community in Port St. Lucie, Fla., got fed up with unwanted visitors so they started shooting them.
2 escaped inmates may be headed toward Amarillo
MANGUM, Okla. - Two inmates who escaped from the Greer County Jail early Wednesday may be headed to Amarillo, said Darcia Henry, secretary with the Greer County Sheriff's Department.
Stabbing victim dies at hospital
A 911 call late Tuesday brought Amarillo Police Department officers to the scene of a stabbing that left one man dead and another in the Potter County Detention Center accused of murder. Posted today @ 2:44 p.m.
A&M system gets increases from 20 bills
Texas A&M University System Chancellor Howard Graves spoke Wednesday in Canyon about what the legislature did for the university system.
Today in History
n On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.
Students, public work out at center
Amarillo College's Carter Fitness Center offers workout opportunities for AC students, staff and the public.
Brief: AC to begin fall registration
Registration for the fall semester starts this evening at Amarillo College. Officials said they expect a fall enrollment of about 8,400, up about 100 from last fall.
CISD bond issue would equalize elementaries
Elementary schools in Canyon Independent School District would become more identical with gymnasiums built, cafeterias expanded and technology added if voters approve a $66.6 million bond in a Sept. 29 election.
Man arrested after 2-hour standoff
An early Tuesday standoff southeast of Amarillo ended peacefully after a 46-year-old man came out of a mobile home and threw a rifle toward a car parked in a driveway.
Powerball players eye $200 million
SAN JON, N.M. - Hordes of lottery players from the Texas Panhandle followed Horace Greeley's famous advice and headed west Wednesday, looking for their shot at a fortune.
Brief: Chess tournament set
The Lone Star Open chess tournament will be Saturday at the Peking Restaurant, 2061 Paramount Blvd. Game rounds start at 9:30 a.m..
WT passing rate is on rise
West Texas A&M University's passing rate on the state nursing exam is on the rise, after previously receiving a warning from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
Bond election set for Clovis arena
CLOVIS, N.M. - Registered voters throughout Curry County soon will receive ballots in the mail that will ask them to continue a general obligation bond issue to help finance construction of a new covered, indoor arena at the fairgrounds without increasing taxes.
The Potter County commissioner making a motion to reduce the amount requested for education and travel in the county treasurer's budget was misidentified in the Tuesday Amarillo Globe-News.
Bushland ISD prepares to OK budget
Bushland Independent School District trustees looked over final revisions of the budget Tuesday in preparation for adoption next week.
Schools to get phones for classrooms
In case of an emergency, the last thing a teacher wants to do is leave the room to find the nearest phone.
Highland Park Independent School District, noon, Highland Park Administration Building, 5401 F. Ave.
N.M. governor to 'Trek for Trash'
LOGAN, N.M. - New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will travel to Quay County today and Friday in preparation for the first leg of his eighth annual "Trek for Trash" by bicycle to encourage people to keep the state clean.
AC faculty challenged to overcome digital divide
Community college educators should focus on learning about, with and beyond technology to close the digital divide, said Mark Milliron, president of the League for Innovation and a Tuesday speaker at Amarillo College Faculty Day.
Brief: A&M system benefits
Texas A&M University System Chancellor Howard Graves spoke Wednesday in Canyon about what the legislature did for the university system.
Mexican prison officials impressed with Clements Unit
Criminal justice officials from northern Mexico toured the William P. Clements Jr. Unit Tuesday, and had nothing but praise for Amarillo prison officers and wardens.
Federal claims dismissed against district attorney
CLOVIS, N.M. - Karen Webb, the plaintiff who filed a civil lawsuit accusing her boss, 9th Judicial District Attorney Randall M. Harris, of sexual harassment, has dismissed all federal claims against him, officials said Wednesday.
Palo Duro's day care back in operation
Palo Duro High School's day-care center is back in operation, principal Mark Leach said Tuesday, despite a Monday afternoon fire that heavily damaged the center's permanent facility.
Officials urge meningitis shots for new collegians
Part of the dorm experience for new college students should include vaccination for bacterial meningitis, health officials said.
Advisory board must decide its future
The Energy Department could eliminate the Pantex Plant Citizens Advisory Board's funding if its members do not accept DOE plans limiting the board's role to environmental monitoring, board members learned Tuesday.
Mother of dead 2-year-old gets 8-year probation term
CANADIAN - The mother of a dead 2-year-old child received probation after pleading guilty to injury to a child, according to 31st District Attorney's Office reports.
Brief: Night depository vandalized
Someone broke into the night depository box for utility payments at City Hall over the weekend, Amarillo Police Cpl. Jerry Neufeld said Tuesday.
Jail escapees apprehended in Amarillo
Two Oklahoma jail escapees were caught in Amarillo Wednesday night. Posted today @ 9:49 a.m.
Commissioners end budget meeting with more expenses
Potter County Commissioners walked through budget requests from department heads Tuesday, but ended with more expenses instead of less in the first of several budget meetings designed to cut the budget by at least $1.5 million.
Brief: Man accused in death
A 911 call late Tuesday brought Amarillo Police Department officers to the scene of a stabbing that left one man dead and an acquaintance in the Potter County Detention Center accused of murder.
Randall gets new constable
Randall County got a new constable Tuesday as well as a proposed tax rate and a new fee.
Brief: HPISD approves budget
Highland Park Independent School District board approved a deficit budget with $9,766,195 in expenses during a special meeting Wednesday.
Hospitals offer nurses incentives
Amarillo hospitals are offering incentives designed to keep the nurses they have and combat the nursing shortage.
Bulletin Board
If you plan to check out a library book in Minnesota, you'd better be willing to return it.
Brief: Officials have suspect in Sunday shooting
QUITAQUE - Law enforcement officials have a suspect in the Sunday night shooting that left two Hedley brothers in Amarillo and Lubbock hospitals.
Arbitration next step for Randall
The search for a solution to the leaking roof on Randall County's Next Step Home juvenile halfway house is moving from negotiation to arbitration and possibly the courtroom.
Labor Day solicitations will be breaking code
If firefighters decide to solicit on city streets Labor Day weekend, they will continue to break a municipal code.
Amarillo gets a B in child-friendliness
With the school year just beginning, the city of Amarillo already knows one of its grades.
Officers seek Clovis man in shooting
CLOVIS, N.M. - New Mexico law enforcement officers were searching Tuesday for a Clovis man suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Clovis woman.
Two programs to unite against teen pregnancy
Amarillo Area Foundation and the Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation announced Wednesday a partnership with Pampa-based Worth the Wait, an abstinence education program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy.
Brief: Three Dimmitt students released from hospital
DIMMITT - Three more students involved in a wreck that killed two Dimmitt High School students were released from the hospital Tuesday, but two still were being treated, one of whom was in critical condition.
Shooting suspect surrenders
CLOVIS, N.M. - The Clovis man charged in connection with Tuesday's fatal shooting of 21-year-old Tiffany Lindley was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he turned himself in to authorities without incident, Detective Roman Romero said.
Trial date set for Amanda Saul
An Amarillo woman charged with abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of her newborn baby will go to trial Oct. 17 in Potter County Court at Law No. 1, presided over by Judge W.F. "Corky" Roberts.
Charges filed against woman in standoff
An aggravated robbery charge was filed Tuesday in Potter County against Tammy Lynn Morris, 27, who was involved Thursday in a police standoff.
Brief: Road to be resurfaced
Expect traffic delays on Old Tascosa Road this week. The throughway, which is also called Boys Ranch Road and Farm-to-Market Road 1061, is being resurfaced. The road intersects with Amarillo Boulevard.
Amarillo Globe-News: Headlines: 08/22/01
Amarillo Globe-News: Headlines: 08/23/01
Carolyn Tow
Carolyn Tow, 59, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001.
Services Pending
Coylene Funderburg, 80, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd.
Berta Virden
Berta Virden, 86, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
All Obits - Text Only
MEMPHIS - David George Morris Sr., 58, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Kenyeth K. Houtchens
Kenyeth K. Houtchens, 80, of Amarillo, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001.
Willie Dee Smith
PLAINVIEW - Willie Dee Smith, 87, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Coylene Funderburg
Coylene Funderburg, 80, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Ann Anaya
CLAYTON, N.M. - Ann Anaya, 89, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001.
Bobby Joe Jones
Bobby Joe Jones, 33, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001.
Services Pending
Lynda Davis, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001. Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.
Nellobeth Eaton
DALHART - Nellobeth Eaton, 86, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Robert Lee Patterson
FORT WORTH - Robert Lee Patterson, 64, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, in Bedford.
Hollis Geraldine VanDoren
Hollis Geraldine VanDoren, 85, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Rochon Loftis
BORGER - Rochon "Pooh" Bryant Loftis, 34, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, in Houston.
Charles Phillip Walker
PANHANDLE - Charles Phillip "Phil" Walker, 84, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, in Amarillo.
Paula Riley-Durham
Paula Riley-Durham, 46, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Beatrice Wilhite
CLOVIS, N.M. - Beatrice "Bea-Bea" Wilhite, 77, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001, in Lancaster, Calif.
Nell Norvell
HEREFORD - Nell Taylor Norvell, 74, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Birdie Reese
Birdie Reese, 83, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Norene Morse
AUSTIN - Norene Trueblood Morse, 68, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
David George Morris Sr.
MEMPHIS - David George Morris Sr., 58, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Mabel McAlexander
HALE CENTER - Mabel McAlexander, 91, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, in Plainview.
Raymond Yell
MIDLAND - Dr. Raymond Yell died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001.
Leo Wyrick
WELLINGTON - Leo "T" Wyrick, 90, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, in Delta, Colo.
Madalyn Richards
GUYMON, Okla. - Madalyn Richards, 70, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001.
Johnny A. Moreland
Johnny A. Moreland, 64, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Joe Trice Bailey
SHAMROCK - Joe Trice Bailey, 70, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Hazel Pearl Edens
CLARENDON - Hazel Pearl Edens, 92, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Felipe M. Fajardo
Felipe M. Fajardo, 86, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Frances Esther Tucker
Frances Esther Ingram Johnson Tucker, 86, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001.
William Hall
CLOVIS, N.M. - William "Bill" Hall, 52, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Evelyn Nora Reust
GUYMON, Okla. - Evelyn Nora Reust, 78, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001.
Dorothy McCord
STINNETT - Dorothy McCord, 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Eb Crow
Eb Crow, 43, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Melvin Lester Simpson
SHAMROCK - Melvin Lester Simpson, 75, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
All Obits - Text Only
PLAINVIEW - Willie Dee Smith, 87, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001.
Editorial: Surplus should remain priority
There once was a time when congressional Republicans lamented the deficits that buried the federal budget under an avalanche of red ink. They were right to call for a balanced budget.
An editorial in Sunday's Globe-News commented on the concerns surrounding the carcinogen benzene found in a Pantex Plant monitoring well.
Editorial: Trust funds more than smoke signals
A recent report by the National Conference of State Legislatures revealed a disproportionate share of the nation's historic tobacco settlement actually is being allocated for its intended purpose - to offset the cost to states of treating smoking-related illnesses and to fund anti-smoking programs.
Editorial: Second time is the charm for N.M. open meetings law
The San Jon, N.M., Municipal School District Board of Education took the necessary steps Aug. 13 to quell a controversy of its own making.
Guest Column: Boy Scouts proves it cares all the way to Supreme Court
Occasionally, I wonder how a letter-to-the-editor or guest-column submission ever made it to print.
Letters To The Editor: Drink it in: Water choices are cut and dry
Your Aug. 10 story, "City makes hard choices on water," leaves me to wonder: What is so hard about making a choice about how to use our water?
Letters To The Editor: Stem-cell research expands our nation's culture of death
Our culture of death has mounted yet another assault on human life. It isn't enough that we continue to tolerate the Roe vs. Wade license to murder live but unborn infants, or that our answer to violent anti-social behavior is to kill the offender by poison or electrocution.
Amarillo Voices: Race is on in Tulia: How much has been overcome?
I was preparing a lesson for my freshman English class the other day when I came across an old recording of Martin Luther King speaking to a large crowd in Washington, D.C. in late August 1963.
Henry: Responsibility on collision course with justice
The picture looks as though it might have been taken from a high school yearbook.
Editorial: Peace prospects, mistrust running high in Macedonia
Prospects for peace in Macedonia are running high. So are mistrust and skepticism.
Southwest Outdoors: Fall is a great season for hunting and fishing
Years ago when I was designing a logo to capture the spirit of my outdoor writing and radio talkshow, I came up with a silhouette of a shotgun dangling a fishing line and a hook.
Brief: Marlins place Darensbourg on DL, recall Baez
MIAMI (AP) - Reliever Vic Darensbourg was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Florida Marlins Tuesday with a left shoulder inflammation.
NFL Preseaon Notes: Eagles coach bans some media
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia coach Andy Reid banned and then reinstated a newspaper and four television stations from training camp Tuesday for taking to the air the day before to watch the Eagles testing the new artificial turf at Veterans Stadium.
Olympic gold medalist Slay gives some back
Talking about giving back to the community....
College Picks: Seven games kick off 2001 season
Coaching debuts are the order of business as the 2001 season begins with seven "classic" games this weekend.
Comets recovering from early playoff exit
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Comets were forced to admit that it was the end of a beautiful run. Still, as they left the WNBA playoffs for the first time without a championship, their pride still was shining.
Florida squad advances to U.S. finals with a 6-1 victory
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - To break the Apopka, Fla., Little League team out of its two-game hitting slump, the coaches offered a new strategy.
Brief: Ellis, Barber struggle in U.S. Amateur
ATLANTA, Ga. - Amarillo's Ralph Ellis and Bobby Barber of Borger had a difficult time breaking 80 in the U.S. Amateur Championship qualifying, and as a result are headed home.
Earnhardt Jr. content with NASCAR findings
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is satisfied with NASCAR's report on his father's death, although he still would like to see seat belt standards established for Winston Cup cars.
NL Roundup: Houston widens lead with 5th straight win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lance Berkman and Brad Ausmus each drove in two runs in a six-run seventh inning that carried the Houston Astros to their fifth straight win, 8-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Brief: Rangers agree to terms with first-round pick
ARLINGTON (AP) - First-round pick Mark Teixeira agreed to a $9.5 million, four-year deal with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, ending the threat that the third baseman would return to Georgia Tech.
NFL Preseaon Notes: Brooks named Saints starter
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Aaron Brooks was selected the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, beating out veteran Jeff Blake.
Brief: Wood gets cortisone shot to expedite comeback
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs tried to speed up Kerry Wood's return to the mound by giving him a cortisone injection.
Brief: Stoops to return Thursday
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - An operation on one of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops' children went well and Stoops is expected back with the team by Thursday.
Brief: Rigdon undergoes season-ending elbow surgery
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Paul Rigdon will miss the rest of the season after having an operation on his elbow.
Brief: Bengals and Justin Smith still apart
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Justin Smith's agent left the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp Tuesday without reaching a contract agreement for the first-round draft pick.
Brief: Mavs reach agreement to acquire Hardaway
DALLAS (AP) - Guard Tim Hardaway is reuniting with coach Don Nelson and giving the young Dallas Mavericks an experienced on-court leader.
Brief: Terps receiver injured in practice
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland senior wide receiver Guilian Gary injured his neck when he collided with another player at practice Tuesday.
Brief: Stoops returns to practice
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was back in Norman on Wednesday afternoon to catch the final 30 minutes of football practice.
Parents not ready to remove players from the football field
DALLAS (AP) - Terri Boop's sons have been through two-a-day football practices and full-contact scrimmages, so she's seen the Texas heat take its toll over the years.
Brief: Committee chooses George Allen as nominee
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee on Wednesday made George Allen a finalist for election as a member of the Class of 2002.
NFL Preseaon Notes: McGlockton out for Saints game
DENVER (AP) - When the Denver Broncos christen their new stadium Saturday night, starting defensive tackle Chester McGlockton will have to settle for a seat as a spectator.
Brief: Tomlinson ready to run for Chargers
SAN DIEGO (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson ended his long holdout and ran smack into expectations.
NFL Preseason Notes: Mare has inflammation in foot
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Miami Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare might have to play with pain this season.
Brief: Diedrick suspended for one game
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska running back Dahrran Diedrick was suspended for one game by coach Frank Solich following his weekend arrest.
NL Roundup: Phillies bounce Astros
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Robert Person allowed two hits in eight innings and Scott Rolen drove in both Philadelphia runs as the Phillies snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Nebraska tries to regroup
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Last season was supposed to be Nebraska's time to climb back on top of college football.
Brief: QB McNown Miami bound
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears traded backup quarterback Cade McNown, a 1999 first-round draft choice, to the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday.
Report: Seat belt a factor
ATLANTA (AP) - Six months, 54 experts and $1 million later, there are no definitive answers to all the questions about Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash.
Brief: Red Wings sign Hull
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings signed free agent Brett Hull on Wednesday, adding another aging star to one of the NHL's highest payrolls in a bid to win a third Stanley Cup in six years.
Brief: Dallas releases TE LaFleur
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys released tight end David LaFleur on Tuesday, severing ties with their injury-plagued first-round draft pick in 1997.
Brief: Rockies' Bohanon undergoes surgery
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Rockies left-hander Brian Bohanon underwent elbow surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the season.
Brief: DiFelice charged in nightclub assaults
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Arizona Diamondbacks backup catcher Mike DiFelice was arrested outside a nightclub early Tuesday on charges he assaulted two women - one with a lighter - and punched a parking attendant.
Brief: Wright put on minor-league DL
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Right-hander Jaret Wright went back on the Cleveland Indians' minor league disabled list Wednesday with more problems in his surgically repaired right shoulder.
Brief: Boselli makes no predictions about return
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A knee injury will keep Jacksonville Jaguars tackle Tony Boselli out of Thursday's exhibition game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Beyond that, he's making no predictions.
Brief: Lethridge a unique NFL millionaire
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - With NFL roster cuts less than a week away, Miami Dolphins cornerback Zebbie Lethridge isn't feeling any pressure to make the team.
Brief: Hill won't take part in charity game at Duke
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Grant Hill won't play in a charity basketball game this weekend, Orlando Magic officials said Tuesday.
AL Roundup: Rangers rip the New York Yankees, 8-1
ARLINGTON (AP) - Darren Oliver and the Texas Rangers took advantage of New York's sloppy play and clinched the season series against the Yankees with an 8-1 victory Wednesday night.
Brief: IU wants court to intervene in Knight lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana University attorneys are asking the state appeals court to intervene in a lawsuit by basketball fans claiming school officials improperly fired coach Bob Knight.
Big 12 Preview: Allen on hot seat at Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Amid lively debate over who'll wear the Big 12 North crown, hardly anybody argues against Kansas bringing up the rear.
AL Roundup: Sierra homers twice as Rangers rout Yankees
ARLINGTON (AP) - Ruben Sierra went 5-for-5 with two homers, including one of four Texas hit off Orlando Hernandez, as the Rangers beat New York, 13-3.
Tech receiver Paige sidelined with injury
LUBBOCK - Texas Tech wide receiver Anton Paige is projected to be out for four weeks after trainer Mark Shermansky on Monday characterized Paige's right hamstring injury as a severe pull.
Rattlers acquire Brahmas' Harris in trade
The Amarillo Rattlers shook up their lineup Tuesday, getting high-scoring forward Ross Harris from the Fort Worth Brahmas in exchange for defenseman Eric Anderson and forward Sean Hughes.
Cowboys' Carter tries to rebound
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - There were no fumbled snaps, no interceptions and no frustrated looks from the sidelines.
Thin screens the trendy choice, but not for everyone
With fashion, thin is in.
Student pilot killed in crash
HUDSON OAKS (AP) - A student pilot was killed Wednesday when a small plane crashed into a tractor-trailer rig on a busy interstate highway after an aborted landing attempt at Parker County Airport, authorities said.
El Paso City Council approves tax increase
EL PASO (AP) - The El Paso City Council has approved a budget that would require an 11.8 percent property tax increase in an attempt to keep the city out of debt.
Mayors would like to link cities with mass transit
EL PASO (AP) - The mayors of Las Cruces and Sunland Park in New Mexico, El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, want to create a mass transit system linking their cities - a step toward addressing regional issues that include water, health and the environment.
Oil and gas producer plans to challenge $61,000 penalty
AUSTIN - A Panhandle oil and gas producer fined $61,000 Tuesday said he believes his wells are safe, and he plans to challenge the Texas Railroad Commission decision.
Prosecutors ask jurors for death penalty for Riva
DALLAS (AP) - Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the leader of a gang of escaped convicts tried to show jurors Wednesday that 17 previous life sentences couldn't keep George Rivas behind bars.
UIL to form advisory panel for athlete safety
AUSTIN (AP) - The state and the University Interscholastic League are moving forward with plans for a new medical advisory committee that will recommend health and safety policies for public school athletes.
Lubbock police chief seeks to end his city-imposed leave of absence
LUBBOCK (AP) - An attorney for suspended Police Chief Ken Walker continues to negotiate with city officials in an attempt to end a leave handed him in the wake of an officer's shooting death last month, the attorney said.
Brief: Supervisor to resign
ARLINGTON (AP) - A police supervisor facing demotion in the wake of a fellow officer's shooting death is quitting the force, officials said Wednesday.
Cunningham announces U. S. Senate candidacy
AUSTIN - Political newcomer Ed Cunningham announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate Tuesday at the state Capitol.
Leader found guilty
DALLAS (AP) - The leader of a gang of prison escapees was found guilty of capital murder Tuesday in the death of an Irving policeman, who was showered with bullets and run over during the robbery of a sporting goods store.
Three prisoners found hiding at Connally Unit
AUSTIN (AP) - Three inmates were hiding in a crawl space above a kitchen ceiling in the same South Texas prison from which seven inmates made a high-profile escape in December, officials say..
Hispanics make Texas younger
HOUSTON (AP) - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon never did find the fountain of youth, but the culture established by his countrymen and their descendants is keeping Texas younger, according to 2000 census results released today.
8 arrested in scheme for McDonald's prizes
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has arrested eight people allegedly involved in a scheme that fraudulently netted more than $13 million worth of McDonald's game prizes.
Brief: Poll: Most Albuquerqueans opposed to urban sprawl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A majority of Albuquerque residents oppose urban sprawl, reports poll commissioned by the Albuquerque Journal.
Brief: Man enters guilty plea in kidnappings, shootings
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A Muskogee man pleaded guilty Wednesday to carjacking a man and woman who were shot and wounded on a rural Wagoner County road last year.
Antivenin shortages loom as snake season approaches
PHOENIX (AP) - At the beginning of peak season for snake activity, some hospitals in the Southwest are facing a shortage of antivenin to treat snakebite victims.
Albuquerque couple seeks dismissal of charges
NEW YORK (AP) - An Albuquerque couple accused of taking a baby boy they had improperly sought to adopt 21 years ago filed a motion in court to have the charges against them dismissed.
Elderly face challenge of eating healthy
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) - Since she became a widow two years ago, Arlene Lasch stopped toiling in the kitchen over hearty meals of pot pies, fried chicken and salmon patties that her husband and children enjoyed.
Ex-judge, assistant dies
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Paul Demos, who was a top administrative assistant to the late Sen. Joseph Montoya, D-N.M., and later was a municipal judge in Albuquerque, has died.
Spacefarers back on Earth after 167-day mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery glided to a landing Wednesday, bringing home three spacefarers who spent nearly six months aboard the international space station.
Seven Palestinians killed in day of violence
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Seven Palestinians died Wednesday in violence in the West Bank and Gaza, a sudden upsurge of violence amid efforts to bring Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for truce talks.
Amnesty International seeks commute in Valdez case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The case of Gerardo Valdez, the Mexican national facing execution in Oklahoma, is highlighted in a new Amnesty International report condemning U.S. violations of international law.
Stevie Nicks postpones two concerts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Severe bronchitis has forced Stevie Nicks to postpone two concerts while she undergoes treatment.
Officials offer reward for Ukrainian immigrant sought in slayings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities posted a $10,000 reward Tuesday and pursued dozens of tips in a nationwide manhunt for a Ukrainian immigrant who allegedly killed his pregnant wife and four other relatives before fleeing with his toddler son.
Check This Out
SEATTLE (AP) - Talk about long lines for the bathroom.
Wildfire forces thousands from their homes near Yosemite
SONORA, Calif. (AP) - Thousands of residents evacuated homes near Yosemite National Park on Wednesday as wind fanned a wildfire that was one of 32 major fires burning in the West.
Hispanic homesteaders say Army stole their land
LOS ALAMOS (AP) - Hispanic homesteaders and their children are suing the federal government, contending the U.S. Army stole their ranches more than a half-century ago to make room for the top secret World War II project that grew into Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Check This Out
HOUSTON (AP) - All of the 60 girls who tried out for Brazoswood High School cheerleading will get a place on the squad after two judges admitted rigging tryout scores, the district superintendent says.
Tax cuts, slow economy erase budget surplus
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's tax cut and the sluggish economy have combined to virtually erase the projected budget surplus not dedicated to Social Security this year and next, the White House estimated Wednesday.
Parachutist snagged by Lady Liberty
NEW YORK (AP) - A daredevil Frenchman trying to use a motorized parachute to land on the Statue of Liberty's torch got snagged on the gilded flame and clung to Lady Liberty's arm for a tense half-hour Thursday before police pulled him to safety and slapped the handcuffs on. Posted today @ 4:38 p.m.
NATO authorizes deployment of troops to Macedonia
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO authorized deployment of 3,500 troops to Macedonia on Wednesday and could begin collecting weapons from ethnic Albanian rebels early next week in its latest foray trying to bring stability in the Balkans.
Fed cut prompts tumble
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interest rates for a seventh time this year, pushing short-term borrowing costs down to their lowest level in more than seven years in a continuing effort to keep the U.S. economy out of a recession.
Teenage girls fleeing fundamentalist sect to avoid polygamy
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - One of the first things Caroline Cooke did after she escaped from her polygamist community was cut her knee-length hair to an above-the-shoulder bob.
U.S. soldier receives fatal injuries in accident
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - A U.S. soldier serving in Germany died of injuries sustained when the military truck he was driving went off the road and down an embankment, the Army said.
Brief: Leaders OK water plan, question parts of it
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Eddy County commissioners have signed off on the final draft of a regional water plan for the Lower Pecos Valley, but said they didn't agree with parts of it.
NATO's ruling council expected to OK deployment to Macedonia
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO's supreme commander in Europe told the alliance's ruling council Tuesday that all the conditions had been met for the full deployment of a force to collect arms from rebels in Macedonia, sources said.
Official: U.S. might cancel missile pact
MOSCOW - The United States is prepared to withdraw unilaterally from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty so it can go ahead with missile defense plans if no agreement is reached with Russia on the accord, a senior U.S. diplomat visiting Moscow said Wednesday.
Dome to brighten Oklahoma Capitol
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The rotunda area of the Oklahoma Capitol will have a brighter appearance, thanks to the use of the state wild flower as the color scheme for the interior of a new $22.8 million dome.
Four suspects arrested in arson fires in Carter County
ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) - Four people who claim to be part of a satanic group were being held Tuesday in connection with a rash of arson fires in Carter County, including one that destroyed a church.
U.S., Russian officials hold missile defense talks
MOSCOW (AP) - U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton met Tuesday with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mamedov as part of a drive to win Moscow's approval for U.S. missile defense plans.
Source: Helms to retire
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sen. Jesse Helms, one of the most powerful conservative voices in Congress, plans to retire when his term expires in 2003, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.
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The Tea Party's objective is to come across as a non elite grass roots movement. They supposedly are against government spending and deficits. They and conservatives are against Democrats for that reason. The unanswered question is where were they when the deficits were created and financial meltdown was occurring, under conservative administration.
It is informative to look at some Tea Party backers standing on Forbes richest 400. The Kochs are No. 5, Rupert Murdoch 38 and Robert Rowling 69. The most important is the free propaganda dispensed on Murdoch's Fox News and Wall Street Journal. This segment of our country will benefit by lack of governmental controls, not you and I.


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Massage therapy with animals can be enormously rewarding on an emotional level: seeing an animal regain use of a limb or recover the ability to connect with humans is gratifying beyond words. As the benefits of massage for animals become more widely known among the general public and accepted by the veterinary community the field is also becoming increasingly financially rewarding. So, is this rapidly growing profession right for you?
Our mission is to prepare and enable people to work safely, effectively, and professionally with dogs, cats, and other small companion animals. We provide a hands-on learning experience in each part of our practitioner training program and a low student-to-instructor ratio that allows for addressing of individual concerns and close observation of each participant's work.
In order to encourage a wholistic approach and extend the healing horizon, we also sponsor seminars in other modalities including Color Therapy and Homeopathy,
The CATT practitioner training program attracts students from veterinary and animal-related professions as well as human bodywork; animal massage has a wide variety of applications. Principle instructor W. Bruce Bregenzer draws upon that diversity as well as his own knowledge and experience while developing an approach to getting animals to work co-operatively in the massage.
We offer three seminars that let participants choose the information they need to learn and proceed at their own pace. Instruction addresses all areas included in the animal massage portion of the National Certification Examination for Animal Acupressure and Massage (NCEAAM), including anatomy and physiology, massage theory and application, assessment, pathology, and professional ethics.
The NCEAAM was developed by the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure & Massage (NBCAAM), a group comprised of veterinarians and leading animal health care practitioners and instructors that was formed in the spring of 2008 to advance standards of professional competency in these fields.
NBCAAM has established a minimum requirement of 200 hours of classroom instruction and/or practical experience to sit for an exam. Our program currently totals 72 hours, meaning that CATT graduates need to apply their skills with a number of animals and/or seek additional massage or other acceptable instruction prior to taking the test. We feel this to be a win-win situation for both the students and the animals, although additional CATT classroom presentations are under development.
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Helpful fact to know for those of you unfamiliar with the DC comic...Green is the color of will. Yellow is the color of fear. So...green is good...yellow, bad...very very bad.
Moving along...Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him the ability to create anything that their mind can imagine...Pretty cool, right?
Unfortunately, this really big, really evil, super-gross looking creature named Parallax escapes from his intergalatic prison and threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe. Parallax oozes yellow...In other words, he makes you afraid...very afraid and sucks up your energy. Things are starting to looking really grim. Read More...


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Mars Needs Moms Movie Review
Mars Needs Moms, Disney's newest movie, opens on March 11, 2011. Disney invited Mamanista to a special preview of the movie last weekend, and it didn't disappoint.
Nine-year-old Milo's mom bugs him to take out the trash and eat his broccoli. As punishment for disobeying her, he's sent to his room instead of watching a favorite movie on TV. And he hurtfully tells his mom that his life would be better off without her.
Moms can relate. One of the worst parts of being a mom is having to be the disciplinarian, but setting boundaries is an essential part of parenting. In fact, the Martians, who are in need of someone to parent their children, kidnap Milo's mom because she is doing such a good job.
With his mom in trouble, it's up to Milo and his new friends, a tech-savvy man named Gribble and a rebel Martian girl named Ki, to rescue her. Mars Needs Moms is an action-packed 3-D adventure that involves stowing away on a spaceship, jumping down trash chutes, navigating an alien planet and standing up to an army of Martians.
I attended the movie with my 11 and 12 year-old goddaughters, who really enjoyed it. The 7 and 9 year-old boys sitting in front of us at the screening also loved it. I would highly recommend this movie with the warning that Mars Needs Moms is rated PG and not G.
Some parts of the movie scared the younger children in the audience. During one pivotal scene, Milo trips and breaks his space helmet. When Milo's mom gave him her helmet and then passed out from lack of oxygen, several children in the movie theater started to sob.
Adults and older children know that Disney cartoons always end happily, but several of the younger children in the audience were scared. To them, it looked like Milo's mom was going to die. If your child is particularly sensitive, you may want to skip this movie or discuss this scene prior to going.
(Disclosure: Disney comped our movie passes, but the opinions expressed here are our own.)
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That's what Christmas is all about
The Christmas special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," has taught generations that the true meaning of Christmas is not about the gifts – it is about celebrating the true meaning of Christmas with loved ones.
This is proven especially at the end of the episode where all the kids work together to give Charlie Brown a beautiful Christmas.
Unfortunately, it seems that society today has forgotten about this lesson and turned to commercialism rather than good will toward men. Perhaps it is time to step away from the sales bins and take a look at what is going on around us.
If you travel to the large stores or malls this holiday season, you may be shocked as to what you may see.
The way people are acting in these stores is the complete opposite of what the season is about. The sales are what attract people to the stores.
Each customer is on the hunt to find that "perfect" gift or to find many gifts to give their loved ones. They spend all their money on items that they don't need and forget about others who may have very little.
On a recent trip to Wal-Mart, I witnessed the mayhem for myself. As soon as I entered the parking lot, cars were chasing down the perfect parking spot – not caring what other cars or people were in the way.
Then, when I walked into the store, people were hitting the sales bins like starving animals fighting over a piece of me at.
People were bumping carts with each other and cutting in front of one another. Instead of giving a friendly apology – glares and dirty looks were exchanged.
People blocked the main aisle talking to each other and not giving a second thought to the fact that other customers were trying to get around them.
While I noticed all the negativity around the store, I also noticed something that brought me down to the harsh reality in life.
As I was waiting in the ridiculously long line to cash out, I noticed an elderly gentleman checking out in front of me. He was only purchasing some warm clothes, bread and bananas.
He told the cashier that he only had $50 and asked the cashier to please do the clothing first then the food, because he could not go over his budget.
I watched the man intently as he watched the prices ring up on the screen.
I saw concern filling his face as the number went higher and higher. Here was a man that needed necessary items and possibly could not afford them.
Then I looked around and saw all the stuff that was not necessary items being purchased all around me, including the items in my own cart. My heart grew watching the gentleman in front of me.
I made up my mind that I was going to pay whatever was over his $50 budget, not for charity but because I would want someone else to help my loved ones if they needed it.
Fortunately, the man had just enough money to pay for all his items at $48.
Seeing this situation reminded me that the holidays are not about what we can purchase. Step away from the sales bins and look at the world around you.
This season is not about what you can spend on others, but it is about coming together as a community to celebrate this holiday season.
If you are able to help someone with money that would be much appreciated, but in reality just a passing smile to someone could change their life.
Coming together as a community and helping others is what this season is all about.


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In the morning, Roe uses Neutrogena's facial cleanser, which contains a hydroxy acid to clear pores of dead skin, oil and makeup. "In the evening, I use Clarins one-step exfoliating cleanser," she says. "I exfoliate about three or four times a week, depending on if I'm filming a lot and have more makeup and SPF to scrub off."
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For extra exfoliation, Roe uses Philosophy's microdelivery peel twice a week to "make my skin clean and shiny. It's very gentle, so the skin doesn't go red and patchy at all." The brand's two-step set includes a scrub made with vitamin C crystals, which buffs away dead skin cells.
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Roe also swears by Sisley's rose-scented mask, formulated with plant extracts and vitamins that are supposed to hydrate skin and smooth away fine lines. "It's really calming and nourishing," she says.
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Roe has spent a considerable amount of time in the makeup chair, picking up tips from the pros over the years. Her favorite? "My makeup artist dashes cheek bronzer around the upper and lower lash line to really make the eye glow." Try out the look with Votre Vu's clay bronzer, which has a matte, natural-looking finish.
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"A tinted moisturizer or primer is much more natural and flattering than thick foundation," says Roe. "Jouer Cosmetics makes a brilliant, glowy primer." The brand's primer is formulated with nourishing argan oil and shea butter, as well as vitamin E, ginseng and gingko biloba, which are rich in antioxidants to protect skin against free radical damage.
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One of Roe's favorite scents, Nars's body glow, also happens to be a hydrating body oil made from coconut extract and designed to soothe skin and prevent peeling. "The smell reminds me of summer on the beach," she says.
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"When I'm on camera, I use MAC's foundation and Maybelline's mineral powder," says Roe. "I never like to look too matte, so keeping some shimmer is a must." On a day off, Roe switches to Lancôme's more lightweight BB cream.
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To conceal under-eye shadows and puffiness, Roe relies on Benefit Erase Paste, a concentrated concealer that brightens up the eye area. "Nothing beats it for covering circles," she says.
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"I am brow obsessed," says Roe. "I think they frame the face. Having an eyebrow pencil is on my desert island list. I groom mine myself by plucking underneath and trimming along the inner top hairs. I also pencil in with a MAC brow pencil."
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Neutral Territory11 of 13
Roe has perfected a technique to achieve her defined but never overly dramatic eyes. "I stick to natural golds and browns," she says. "Jouer has a waxy pencil in chocolate brown which is easy to apply. I also use Ardell 117 lashes, Givenchy waterproof mascara on the lower lashes and YSL regular mascara on the top."
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One of Roe's favorite lipsticks is MAC Morange—a creamy bright orange hue. "I love it but rarely have the guts to apply it," she admits, reserving the color for special occasions.
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Electoral Tsunami Coming
Three recent polls indicate what a wipeout the Democrats are facing in November:
1. The Republicans have a 12 point lead on the latest Rasmussen Congressional Generic ballot, the highest lead they have ever had in that poll:
Republican candidates have jumped out to a record-setting 12-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 15, 2010. This is the biggest lead the GOP has held in over a decade of Rasmussen Reports surveying.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely Voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for Republicans is up two points from the previous week, while support for Democrats dropped three points.Republicans have led on the Generic Congressional Ballot since June of last year, and their lead hasn't fallen below five points since the beginning of December. Three times this year, they've posted a 10-point lead. Prior to this survey, GOP support since June 2009 has ranged from 41% to 47%. Support for Democrats in the same period has run from 35% to 40%.
2. In the Gallup poll, President Obama's approval rating is now 42%, his lowest approval rating yet.
3. Public Policy Polling is showing Pat Toomey 45-36 in Pennsylvania.
Toomey's winning for the same reasons most Republican candidates across the country are doing well in key races right now:
-He has a 50-23 lead with independent voters.
-He's benefiting from a much more unified party, as he leads 74-9 with Republicans while Sestak is currently up only 64-15 with Democrats.
-This is our first poll of the race explicitly surveying likely voters and given the considerably greater enthusiasm on the Republican side we're seeing an electorate in the state that voted for John McCain by a point in 2008, in contrast to Barack Obama's actual 10 point victory in the state.
The biggest key to the race is probably Obama's considerably fallen popularity. His approval rating stands at only 40% with 55% of voters disapproving of him, one of the biggest declines from 2008 performance we've seen for him anywhere in the country. Part of Obama's low numbers is a reflection of the Republican trending voter pool in the state this year, but there are also more people who voted for Obama but disapprove of him now in Pennsylvania than there are most places. Our national poll last week found only 7% of Obama voters are now unhappy with the job he's doing but in Pennsylvania the figure is 15%. Toomey has a 14 point lead with those disaffected Obama voters, showing the extent to which those voters moving away from Obama are moving away from the Democratic Party in general.
An economy in the tank, an unpopular President and a public opposed to virtually every major domestic initiative of this administration. The 2010 midterms may be the most devastating since 1894.
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If we had a third party alternative, you might be right. But let's remember we're talking about Republicans. They ride elephants, not white horses. They bumbled two wars, Katrina, and the economy in the living memory of everybody who's out of diapers. I wouldn't discount the Dem's abiities to play politics when their survival instinct kicks in.
This election looks a lot more like a hockey game between the Yankees and the Cowboys. Two fine traditions totally out of their element. A team of teenagers could have thrashed either one of them.
The Republicans are about as popular as used car salesmen Todd with most Americans. However, the Democrats have managed to remind Americans of what tends to happen since World War 2 when the Party of the Jackass is given complete power, and most Americans are shocked and angered by it. I have never seen signs clearer of an electoral avalanche. Compared to 1994 the prospects for the Democrats were positively rosy in the polls. The Republicans will win this election overwhelmingly because they are not the Democrats. How they fare in 2012 will depend on how they do and how the economy does.
Todd and all,
Yes!! That ought to distract people from the economy/unemployment as they worsen; the wars the libs did not end; the gulf oil spill they made more devastating; the first victims of rationing of health care, . . .
They had to pass the bill so they'd know what was in it.
They stifle the economy and scare employers into not hiring. Then people give up looking for jobs, and are not counted in the unemployment rate. Problem solved!
Mort Zuckerman (erstwhile Obama-zombie now awakened), "There is a widespread feeling that the government doesn't work, that it is incapable of solving America's problems. Americans are fed up with Washington, fed up with Wall Street, fed up with the necessary but ill-conceived stimulus program, fed up with the misdirected healthcare program, and with pretty much everything else. They are outraged and feel that the system is not a level playing field, but is tilted against them. The millions of unemployed feel abandoned by the president, by the Democratic Congress, and by the Republicans. The American people wanted change, and who could blame them? But now there is no change they can believe in."
"The devil is come unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." Revelation 12
They bumbled two wars, Katrina, and the economy in the living memory of everybody who's out of diapers.
Public perceptions are what they are. It should be noted, however, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency employs only about 6,500 people to cover the whole country. Absent the imposition of martial law, the legwork of order maintenance and relief will be the work of local agencies for the most part. Those in New Orleans and Louisiana have their deficiencies. It might also be noted that the salient event in New Orleans (which distinguishes it from Mississippi) was the failure of a piece of public works. Capital expenditures are undertaken over periods of decades (and in this case were joint ventures of federal and local authorities).
With regard to 'the economy', the argument that the Federal Reserve was responsible for generating an asset bubble is a dubious one promoted by purveyors of Austrian economics. That is something most unusual for a Democratic partisan to be seconding. Of course, the President and Congress might have erected legislation prohibiting (or requiring exchange trading) of credit default swaps and derivatives (a project Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers torpedoed during the Clinton Administration), containing the use of leverage (which Robert Rubin was advocating more of while being paid $119 million as chief guru at Citigroup), or inducing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to improve their accounting and underwriting standards. Actually, Mr. Bush did recommend legislation with the last object (co-sponsored by John McCain). It ran aground when Barney Frank rallied the opposition. On the staff of Freddie Mac was his boy toy Herb Moses. In charge of these enterprises was (among others) Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelick, and James Johnson. Now in what context might one recognize those names???
Yet another sign of things to come: in Illinois, pollsters including Rasmussen and PPP place Republican Bill Brady anywhere from 9 to 13 points ahead of Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn.
Moreover, despite heavy advertising in the Chicago media market by the Democratic Governors Association hammering Brady for his allegedly "extreme" pro life and other social/fiscal conservative views, when asked which candidate they believe has "extreme" views, more voters say Quinn does.
The bottom line is that the DGA campaign is at the very least, failing to make any impression. I rather suspect it's backfiring in Brady's favor because — surprise, surprise! — not all women, even in Chicago and its suburbs, think abortion on demand and big government liberalism are great things.
Of course the never-ending Blago saga (for non Illinois residents just joining us, he was found guilty of one count of lying to the feds yesterday, and the jury deadlocked on 23 — that's right, 23 — other counts, which are likely to be retried) probably won't help the Dems any either.
Oops, bad sentence structure there. I should have said "he was found guilty YESTERDAY of one count of lying to the feds." Although Blago probably did lie to the feds and everyone else yesterday (and the day before and every day before that as well).
Count me among those who hold the Fed accountable at least in part. Unlike some so-called Austrians, I think bubbles are inevitable precisely because markets don't act perfectly. Markets act perfectly only in laboratories that assume perfect information and perfect rational behavior — two circumstances that never occur. Given this practical limitation, business cycles occur, and every expansion part of the cycle involves some type of bubble or other. Always. The Fed has nothing to do with that. But this time the Fed acted repeatedly and aggressively to prevent any organic contraction. Throughout the last decade the Fed dropped the discount rate at the moment it caught even a whiff of a contraction. I suppose part of this was hubris — the idea that they were skilled enough to manage the money supply to allow expansions to last forever. Pretty silly in retrospect. But I suspect part of it was driven, perhaps unconsciously, by foreign policy. The attack on 9/11 occurred at about the time an organic contraction was developing, and Fed members (being human beings and Americal patriots) did not want our enemies to think they caused it. As the War on Terror dragged on the Fed probably felt some (self-imposed) pressure to keep the economy humming. They allowed cheap money to flow and while this deferred the inevitable correction it permitted the bad behavior (stupid lending and borrowing) to continue much longer than a free market would have permitted since the market's natural medicinal contraction was not allowed to occur to correct it. Indeed, the artificially-gotten profits just induced ever more bad behavior until the inevitable happened. By that time he Fed had reduced the rates to the point where a liquidity trap robbed it of any ability to continue its well-intended but misguided policy. As in most things in life — plenty of blame to go around — a little greed here, a little hubris there, add a touch of common error and pour on some good intentions and you have the human condition, I'm afraid.
If I understand correctly, the Federal Reserve gradually raised the discount rate during the period running from 2002 to 2006. This was insufficient to contain the asset bubbles.
The rate of increase in consumer prices during the period running from 2001 to 2008 was modest, so I think your critique would be more appropriately applied to the administration and Congress, which damaged public finances with a discretionary tax cut.
I certainly hope things improve but political solutions are too transient in the context of a fickle electorate. As the attachment to traditional christian traditions wane, in an ever increasingly culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse society, as it is and for a long time shall be in America, predictability
is likely an uncertain hope.
Don, I pray that this country finds the cohesiveness to remain a country rather than devolving into chaos. I have become a stranger in the place I was born and raised. It is amazing, really, but very disconcerting as well.
Fair point, Art. I concede that my recollection of the discount rate history was incorrect. Certainly fiscal policy was poor. Bush granted Congress a free hand in spending (no vetos) in exchange for a free hand to prosecute the War on Terror. Whether one wants to blame the resulting fiscal mess on the rise in domestic spending or the discretionary tax cut depends on where you sit, but no question the behavior was irresponsible.
Whoa Nellie… check out this tidbit from Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed today:
"We're screwed."
"Sneed hears rumbles that was the private reaction of Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine upon learning former Gov. Blago's case was going to be retried … and was the reason Kaine kept a low media profile after the verdict. (Kaine was at an event in Iowa City when he learned about the verdict.)
• The flip side: "This simply isn't true," said DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan. "I'm not subject to every conversation . . . and the chairman wasn't even made aware of the verdict until after he finished his event last night. He has not addressed the issue."
• Translation: Dems are already facing difficult races this November because of President Obama's plummeting poll numbers and the nation's economy. Top Dems had hoped a verdict — not a mistrial — would have been the end to the Blago debacle."


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How does this compare to SS-GB or Fatherland? Seems like if you want to write a book about post-Nazi England, detective story is the way to go.
Ha'penny is a thriller, not a murder-mystery, but it is otherwise the twin of Farthing. It continues the story of New Scotland Yard Inspector Carmichael, a compromised, closeted homosexual who is the pained lackey of the fascist plan to sell Britain out to the Reich. In Ha'penny, Carmichael is called on to investigate a plot to assassinate Hitler and the Prime Minister, a plot that's mixed up with the IRA, radical Lords, and a family of divided aristocratic girls, one of whom is a Communist, one of whom is married to Himmler, and one of whom is Viola Lark, a star of stage who has just been cast as Hamlet in a cross-cast production on the Strand.
Viola narrates half the book and through her eyes, we see a Britain that is credibly and horribly transformed, a Britain where fear of terrorists has driven sensible people to believe evil things, such as the need for the ubiquitous identity cards that play a key role in the oppression that is at the heart of this book.
Walton is doing amazing work here, writing a kind of latter-day 1984, a savage blast against the authoritarian opportunists who have cynically manipulated terrorist tragedies to suppress political speech and whip up fear to a high froth of CCTVs and identity papers. She is part of the artistic response to the Blair Years, and Ha'penny is a literary Guernica, a scathing indictment of New Labour and the chickenhawk War on Abstract Nouns that is its hallmark.
It doesn't hurt that this is a top-notch thriller, a page-turner of a book that had me reading it while walking down the street, eating breakfast, going to bed, anywhere I could, compelled to keep reading until I'd turned the last page. I hear there's a third in the series, and I can only pray that it brings some hope to Walton's Quisling Britain, some chance of redemption for the all-too-plausible authoritarian alternate history that is such a sharp mirror of our sad present world. Link
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Getting Short-Term Maintenance For Your Power i Machine
Published: February 20, 2013
Hey, Joe:
I purchased a three-year maintenance contract when I bought my Power7 machine in 2010. The contract runs out in May but I need extended maintenance through July when I'm installing a new machine and returning the old machine to the leasing company. How do I extend my hardware/software maintenance for only two months without having to buy a one-year maintenance contract?
This is a fairly common situation and one that IBM provides an out for in their maintenance contracts. Here's how you can sign a one- or multi-year maintenance contract for your existing machine and then cancel the contract after you replace the machine in two months.
1. Talk to your IBM business partner or IBM and ask them to provide a maintenance quote for your old machine. You'll probably want to price out both a one-year contract and a multi-year contract, so you can see which contract gives you a less expensive quarterly price. You want to pay this contract on a quarterly basis, because you'll only be using it for a few months. Negotiate your best price.
2. The maintenance contract will reference and include an "IBM Master Services Attachment for ServiceElite" or a similar document that lays out the terms of service for your hardware and software maintenance. This may be a Master Services attachment that you signed in the past (maybe when you bought your machine) or one that you will sign with your new maintenance contract. The important thing is to get the Master Services attachment that will cover extended hardware and software maintenance for your machine.
3. Under the "Renewal and Termination" section of the Master Services attachment, look for a clause that has wording similar to the following text:
You may terminate services for an Eligible Product on notice to IBM, if you permanently remove it from productive use within your Enterprise.
The key phrase here is "if you permanently remove it from production use." IBM allows you to cancel a maintenance contract if you dispose of or stop using a covered machine (removed from production use). So since you're just keeping the machine until you can replace it and sending the covered machine back to the leasing company, you can take advantage of this clause and purchase maintenance from May through July before canceling the contract. Note that you could also take advantage of the production use clause if you had bought a machine and you were selling the old machine. The production use clause should cover both situations.
Double-check with your business partner or IBM to make sure this is their understanding on canceling maintenance. However, I have used the production use clause before to cancel maintenance contracts on machines I've taken out of service, so my guess is that IBM won't have any objections to you using it now. But it's always nice to ask for verification.
4. Once you get your best quarterly price and sign the extended maintenance contract along with the Services attachment, use the machine and pay the quarterly bills for as long as the machine is in service. Make sure that you set up the contract so that you pay the maintenance bills on a quarterly basis, rather than on a yearly basis. Quarterly bills become important when it's time to cancel the contract.
5. Once the machine has been replaced, contact IBM's maintenance organization to inform them you have taken the machine out of production use and to cancel maintenance for the items that have been returned. Include the model numbers and serial numbers of the items to remove from maintenance. In the notice, ask IBM to confirm that they have received the cancellation notice and to confirm that the items will be cancelled. This notice can be sent by email.
6. Since you paid your maintenance quarterly and you may only be using maintenance for two months, IBM will probably give you a refund for unused maintenance after contract cancellation. I purposely said that you should pay your bill on a quarterly basis to avoid any issues or delays in getting your refund if you had paid for one or more years of maintenance in advance. By paying quarterly, you won't have as much money tied up with IBM while you're waiting for a refund.
By paying your maintenance quarterly and by taking advantage of the production use clause, you can: 1) get the lowest price possible for your maintenance; and 2) only pay for the maintenance you use, regardless of how long you signed a maintenance contract for. I've used the production use clause twice in the last three years, and it's helped me through the exact same situation you're facing right now.
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Wait. Stop. I can't take it when you look at me that way. Listen baby, Its not what you think. I still love you. I don't want to leave, it's just… I want to see other cities for a while. Hey no, hold on. Don't be jealous. Lord knows you have more amazing women at any given time than any other city of your size, and I've been loyal to you this whole time. What? No, that's not what I meant. Size doesn't matter anyway, you know that.
Please, I need you to understand. It's not you. Its just that I haven't really spent quality time with very many cities, and I can't really be sure I'm ready to settle down if I've got this itch to see other places, you know? I'd always be wondering what else was out there. You wouldn't want that would you?
We both know I'll be back one day, but until then, here's something for us to remember each other by. I took a farewell walk through your oldest streets last evening in my favorite boots, in a dress I just made for my last fashion show as your resident.
The Dreamer Boots by Nicole are not only super comfy, but they go with everything and make me feel like a gazelle. I'm about to fully embrace a nomadic lifestyle, and in preparation, have gotten rid of all my possessions, excepting what I can carry. Admittedly, these boots are a bit bulkier than the average traveler would recommend. And okay sure, they don't pack easily, but what that says to me is I should never take them off.
Baby, when I look down at my feet I'll always think of you. And one day, the boots will come striding back through your dusty desert streets again. You can take the girl out of the desert, but you can't take the desert out of the girl.
After all, we're obviously sole mates.
And with a bad pun, I exit.
Nicole Dreamer Boots, $145
One of a kind black wrap dress with embroidery detail, Sapphire Cordial. Price on request.
H&M hat, gift from my friend Megan
Coyote earrings, gift from Amber
Photos by Ciaran Harman