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Wheat farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington who use no-till production systems can substantially stem soil erosion and enhance efforts to protect water quality, according to research by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hydrologist John Williams led a study that compared runoff, soil erosion and crop yields in a conventional, intensively tilled winter wheat-fallow system and a no-till 4-year cropping rotation system.
ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA mission of promoting sustainable agriculture.
Williams and his colleagues at the ARS Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center in Pendleton, Ore., set up research plots in two small neighboring ephemeral drainage areas in the Wildhorse Creek Watershed in northeast Oregon.
From 2001 to 2004, they measured runoff and sediment loads at the mouth of each drainage channel in the study area after almost every rainfall.
The scientists found that 13 rainfalls generated erosion from conventionally tilled fields, but only three rainfalls resulted in erosion from no-till fields.
In addition, they noted that 70 percent more runoff and 52 times more eroded material escaped from the conventionally tilled fields than from the no-till fields.
No-till production left the soil surface intact and protected pore space beneath the soil surface, which allowed more water to infiltrate into the subsoil.
In addition, there was no significant yield difference between the no-till and conventional till production, and direct seeding in no-till production saved fuel and time.
Other research on no-till production and soil erosion had been conducted in small experimental plots, but this work provides much-needed information for farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington on how no-till management can reduce soil erosion across entire production fields.
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With Israeli air strikes raining down on Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he would only stop the attacks if Hamas halted its rocket fire, Ynet News reports. Netanyahu added that Israel is looking for "a way to meet the operation's objectives without a ground offensive," but otherwise is "ready for a ground operation." In other updates:
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It turns out that today is National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and, to commemorate it, MTV just announced a fourth-season renewal of its docu-series Teen Mom, a spinoff from the hit 16 and Pregnant. Season 3 of Teen Mom will premiere July 5. Additionally, MTV is rolling out a series of new PSAs featuring Teen Mom stars Amber, Catelynn, Farrah and Maci talking candidly about sex, pregnancy and prevention.
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Is this for the original girls whose third season is premiering, or for the TEEN MOM 2 group? Either way, good news. If any critic would actually watch the show before commenting, they would see that it really does not in any way glamourize teen pregnancy. Good for MTV.
Rolling my eyes big time right now.
This show does nothing but make girls WANT to get pregnant. Especially the white trash moronic trailer park girls who think getting knocked up will be their ticket to fame and fortune. It's pathetic.
I agree. While the SHOW may not glamorize pregnancy, the aftermath does — many of these girls have been on the cover of People magazine and are featured on ET and Access Hollywood. They are reality "stars". So I wouldn't be surprised if many girls with seemingly-limited prospects are trying to get pregnant as we speak for their easy ticket to fame.
How is that the show's fault? Blame the tabloids. Also, if you want to be precise, you should have noted that any appearances they do are controlled by the network and ALWAYS have the message of safe sex and how to prevent pregnancy. Please don't blame them for something that is not in their control. Again, the critics need to actually watch…
I just heard a whole magazine rack at the supermarket cash register cheer.
So, just so we have the math straight.
National Day to PREVENT Teen Pregnancy
Announcement of Season 3 of Teen Mom =
a continuation of a show in which each season New Teens are pregnant. (and Phillip D's Bank Account gets impregnated even more)
Got it.
How about a spinoff: Teen Vasectomy…
They should pull MTV off the air all together, between this Teen pregnant show and the other teen show where under age kids do drugs and have sex! MTV should learn about " personal responsibilities ", MTV should do a reality TV show about the " welfare/ foodstamps " people and their offices and prisons….it's how you " prevent " teenage pregnancy! This is the exact reason why the Republicans want to defund planned parenthood and end government entitlements….MTV want to show kids with no money, no job, no means of support , no spouses, no education having babies so they can't raise them and in turn the public pays for it! MTV should be off the air!
I agree! All of Hollywood should be shut down! It doesn't matter that the entirety of the show is about portraying the consequences of pre-marital sex. It's still sex! And sex is bad! Call the Republicans, they are the only ones who can clean up this mess!
This show shouldn't be on tv. It's a disgrace.
I agree too! Actually, we need to just shut down the whole world. Somewhere, someone is doing something I dont agree with and I dont know how to change the channel or look away.
Mtv does not make teen motherhood look easy.DO you watch it?The girls struggle with education, missing out on their high school days,friends not being there for them.Do you see all the Dads sticking around and the teen relationships working out to be the perfect hwppy couples?It is proving that just because you are having a child the men do not always stick around.What Jill your age?Did teen preg not happen when you were a teen.In no way is teen mom making teens get preg, that is ignorant.
i think that the show does help. i am a young mom and watching the show gives you help with your kid(s) on what to do. it helps me…


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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The NFL played six games on Thanksgiving in 1920. The holiday tradition apparently didn't settle in until 1934, the year the Detroit Lions were born.
Back then, the Lions were just looking for a way to take some attention from the Detroit Tigers, who were so popular that new football owner George A. Richards thought he needed a diversion even though it was baseball's offseason.
The game against Chicago was a big success, so the Lions have played on Thanksgiving ever since, save for a six-year gap during World War II. The Dallas Cowboys were invited to join them in 1966.
Every year since 1978, it's been Lions and Cowboys on turkey day, with the night-time addition of a third game starting in 2006 thanks to the rise of the NFL Network — although the night game now is on NBC.
Not to mention that there are now Thursday night games all season as the league expands its reach.
"It seems like every week a team is playing with the new schedule, but there's nothing like playing on Thanksgiving," said Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, who is the Thanksgiving leader since 1960 with 62 catches in 10 games and has 679 yards receiving and three touchdowns. "Every kid, I'm sure, growing up, I was no different. That's what you love. Your family eats and you watch the Cowboys play. It's special to be in that game."
And there have been a few special moments — or not so special, depending on your point of view — along the way.
LONGLEY TO PEARSON: This is No. 1 on the NFL's list of Thanksgiving moments. Clint Longley, filling in for an injured Roger Staubach, threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson with 28 seconds left in a 24-23 Dallas victory over Washington in 1974. That game as much as any other helped turn Cowboys-Redskins into one of football's best rivalries.
They almost had a reprise last year when the Cowboys cut a 28-3 deficit to 35-28 in the fourth quarter, but Robert Griffin III led a drive that put it away.
SAY IT AIN'T SO, LEON: Cowboys fans will never forget Leon Lett awkwardly sliding on the snow-covered turf of Texas Stadium in 1993, trying to cover up a ball he wasn't supposed to touch after Dallas blocked a Miami field goal for an apparent victory. Lett's move made it a live ball, and the Dolphins recovered at the 1. With a second chance, Pete Stoyanovich kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired for a 16-14 win.
TOSS THAT TURNED A GAME: Coin tosses were changed forever when referee Phil Luckett didn't hear Jerome Bettis correctly on the flip for overtime in the 1998 game between Detroit and Pittsburgh. Players generally made the head/tails call with the coin in the air, and Luckett thought he heard "heads." The coin came up tails, and audio evidence backed Bettis' claim that he said "tails," although some said it sounded like Bettis changed his mind mid-word and said something resembling "heh-tails." Regardless, Detroit got the ball and kicked the field goal for a 19-16 win.
In today's game, refs make sure they have the call before they toss the coin, and overtime rules now give the team that doesn't get the ball first a chance to match an opening field goal in the extra period.


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Plum teenager lands music deal
John Vento vividly remembers the day about two years ago when he met Jess Bitsura.
Vento, 53, of West Deer, a musician and partner in Seven Fields Entertainment, a Pittsburgh-based music, movie and performing arts production company, was performing at a summer music festival at Riverside Park in Oakmont.
Marilyn Wetmore of Plum approached Vento and asked if her granddaughter, Bitsura, an acoustic guitar player and singer who was 15, could perform a few songs.
"It was unusual and gutsy for someone to do that," Vento said.
Vento said he was eager to hear Bitsura, now 17 and a junior at Plum High School, perform.
Bitsura performed a couple of Taylor Swift songs , Vento said.
Next, Bitsura asked Vento if she could perform a couple of the songs she has written.
"They were fabulous," Vento said. "She got my attention."
Vento, a member of bands The Nieds Hotel Band and The Businessmen talked with Bitsura and her family after the show and explained that Seven Fields Entertainment has a production studio in West Deer.
In the past two years, Bitsura has worked with Vento and Seven Fields Entertainment to sign a two-year development contract with the company that is resulting in two songs she wrote and sings scheduled for release on ReverbNation, a promotional site for professional and amateur music, on April 22.
Bitsura said the songs that will be featured on ReverbNation are: "That One Thing" and "That Smile."
"She (Bitsura) is very mature, and her lyrical content is mature," Vento said. "She is a fine guitar player. She is really advanced.
"Our goal (at Seven Fields) is to give (young artists) resources to get their music to the world. Our goal is for them to go national."
Bitsura, who describes herself as a contemporary and pop singer and song writer, said she began playing the violin when she was in third grade.
By sixth grade, Bitsura "nagged" her parents to let her play the guitar, said Karen Bitsura, 47, Jess' mother.
"I knew she was serious because she never nagged us," Karen Bitsura said.
Jess Bitsura said she admired the style of Avril Lavigne, a popular singer and songwriter who plays the guitar, drums and piano.
Next, Bitsura began taking guitar lessons from Doug Edgell, an Oakmont guitarist who is a member of the Doug Edgell Band.
"He is my mentor," Bitsura said.
Bitsura has played at various venues in the Pittsburgh area including the Fox Chapel Yacht Club, the Hard Rock Café at Station Square.
Most recently, she performed during a benefit concert at Zanders on Old Frankstown Road in Plum.
She also has performances scheduled in the area this summer.
The young musician also has other talents. She played on the Plum High School softball team and has a 4.1 grade-point average.
She is not playing softball this season so that she can concentrate on her music.
"I would like to go as far as I can," Bitsura said.


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Five Kings County residents will find out just what being homeless is really like this weekend.
For 24 hours, the members of the Orchard Valley United Church congregation will leave their iPhones at home and say goodbye to their warm beds. Instead, their time will be filled with trips to the food bank, panhandling and filling out government forms.
The idea is the brainchild of Annika Sangster, the minister of worship, youth and young families at the New Minas church.
"I'm hoping it will change people's perspectives on homelessness," she said. "It's easier to be homeless than people think. We want to encourage empathy and spark creativity within our congregation to look at what we can do as a church to help."
The church will be set up like a shelter for the weekend, similar to what other local churches do for Inn From the Cold, a local shelter program available during the cold months. Sangster says she's hoping that the Orchard Valley congregation will decide to participate in the Inn From the Cold program or help in some other way after this experience.
Participants will begin their 24-hours of homelessness at 6 p.m. on July 18. That evening, they'll pay a visit to a local food bank, apply for income assistance for housing and see how easy it is for them to be accepted into a methadone treatment program.
The next day, they'll be challenged to earn their own money for their lunch by going out and asking people for help. The day will wrap up as they prepare a meal using the food they receive from the food bank.
The group is mostly adults, she said.
"We have five participants – we weren't aiming for a high number," she said, adding that the day of homelessness was a test run.
"We want to look at doing it again in the fall, when the need really is. We'll see how it went and how we could pull it off in our building, and then open it up to the larger community."
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. –The Master's College women's basketball squad has made two recent off-season additions that aim to build the school's program with hopes of contending for a national title.
Among the two newly-added Mustangs is Shannon Kingery, hailing from West Hills, CA. Kingery, who will soon be a graduate from El Camino Real high school, will aid the Women's Basketball program at the crucial wing position.
In her time at El Camino Real high school, located in Woodland Hills, California, Kingery was named the squad's 2011-2012 co-captain, First Team All-City, and West Valley League Co-MVP. In her senior year, Kingery accumulated 15.4 points per game, 1.4 assists per game, 1.7 blocks per game, 8.4 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game, and a season total of 447 points.
"Shannon is a hard, diligent, and disciplined worker in both academics and in her commitment to the game of basketball," said 5th-year Mustang head basketball coach Dan Waldeck. "I'm most excited about is who she is as a person. She has a deep and abiding love for the Lord. Our goal is to continue the program in a path of obtaining people for the team that will challenge the others and cause each other to grow more in their faith. I'm thrilled who the Lord has brought to our team, and I couldn't be more excited to have a group of ladies like Shannon who loves the Lord and who will love and challenge each other."
Kingery's excitement is on par with her future head coach.
In her visit to The Master's College, Kingery was immediately impressed by the campus and its overwhelming and noticeable sense of Christ-centered community.
"TMC's atmosphere was totally different from any other schools I visited," Kingery states. "I noticed that everyone here was so friendly and so joyful all the time. I'm excited to be a part of place that emphasizes Christ into virtually everything- both in academics and athletics. I'm very blessed to be a Mustang."
With plans to continue her studies in Biology with an emphasis on Genetics, the standout defensive forward looks forward to developing lifelong relationships with her teammates and bringing glory to God in the midst of competing in the classroom and on the basketball court.
Coming from Yorba Linda, California, Kelly Burns brings an impressive skill set to the Lady Mustangs basketball program.
Burns excelled in the crucial center and forward positions during her high school career at Esperanza high, located in Anaheim, CA. Boasting 14.9 pointsper game, 1.1 assists per game, 2.3 blocks per game, 8.9 rebounds per game, 1.4 steals per game, and accumulating 446 points in her senior year as an Esperanza Aztec, the 2011-2012 First Team All League and 2nd Team All CIF athlete also received the title of being the league's MVP during her senior year.
In addition, the new recruit also spent time in the California club circuit playing alongside fellow new Mustang recruit Olivia Thompson on the highly competitive Cal Swish club program.
While Burn's repertoire stands out as one of the highest in the newly recruited 2012 class, her skill set isn't the only attraction that caught TMC's head coach Dan Waldeck's eye.
"When you think about the type of person we want to recruit and coach, she's (Burns) is exactly it," Waldeck says of the new addition. "She's someone who wants to grow, and will give her best on the floor and give her best in the class room, all the while understanding the purpose and overall vision of the school which is to grow closer to the Lord…she gets it. And while she'll be a great contributor on the court, I'm excited to see her grow off the court and how she will develop as a person. We're blessed to have a girl like Kelly."
With plans to study Biology with an Emphasis in Pre-Medicine in preparation to propel herself towards a career as a medical surgeon, Burns anticipates the many opportunities TMC has to offer that will strengthen her faith, learn more about the works of God, and challenge her walk with Christ all while doing so alongside other believers.
"I looked at a variety of other schools, but would always come back to the fact that the primary focus of TMC is to create authentic Christ followers with the hopes of drawing everyone closer to God," says Burns. "I couldn't find that anywhere else. I'm excited for the opportunity to both attend classes and play at The Master's College."
The Mustangs went 12-19 in 2011-12, finishing 5-13 in the Golden State Athletic Conference. Losing four seniors to graduation, the Lady Mustangs will be showcasing a younger squad in the coming season.
The Lady Mustangs season will begin with a showing in the Westminster Classic held at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tournament dates, times and opponents are yet to be announced.
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Love of our Lives Forever & a Day,,,
Three years? How is that even possible? I can't even type that without feeling sick. Feels like only a moment ago, you were sleeping in a ball next to me - two hearts beating as one... I swore I would not survive a day without you, yet I shockinglly have. The truth is, I barely survive - even three years later. Years seems like only moments. But, on the other hand, it seems like an eternity since I've seen you. The more time that passes, the more it's evident that your mama is not the same person. That day when you left us, a huge part of me left with you. I try to be the person I used to be, but I realize now that it's impossible. I can only pray and wait until the day I see you, hold you and are one with you again.
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The Secret Garden (424 sq. ft.) Small House Floor Plan
We actually put 3 houses in Flickr in less than a week recently. No promises that we will ever do that again but this should prove that when I say check back often, that I wasn't kidding.
The latest plan that I'm excited about getting some feedback is called the Secret Garden. One unique thing about this design is the 3-Season sun room and the way it's accessible from the Kitchen, Bedroom & outside. This modest sized Cozy home has all the makings for a great guest house, casita, cabin, granny flat or weekend cottage, but full time living is what it's all about.
We talk a lot about simple living, being green and self-sufficiency in the tiny house movement. This Sunroom, which could be added to almost any of our floor plans, makes this a reality. The spacious full Bath, open Kitchen with eat-in area and LARGE Bedroom with closet makes this home; truly a Cozy home and destined to be one our most popular floor plans.
My "6 Must Haves" are included in this well under 500 sq. ft. floor plan.
#1 The Kitchen has 9 cabinets including a pantry cabinet. We kept the sink wall completely open with no uppers and lots of windows for a more open feel.
#2 The Bedroom has room for a Queen Size bed, closet and its own French door to the 3-Season room and then outside.
#3 A "full" Bath with tub is large enough to accommodate a 36" vanity and room for two in a pinch.
#4 Storage areas abound with the kitchen and a separate Linen cabinet, coat closet with W/D area, 9' or 18' of double rod clothes closet in the bedroom, built-in entertainment center and the 3-Season room.
#5 Room for the stackable washer/dryer in the hall closet.
#6 The Secret Garden has separate Spaces for breaking up life in a Cozy home and perhaps following your passion for plants or hydroponic gardening too.
It is also another plan that would make for a great paired home or duplex. It could easily be separated by a garage or carport in the middle because there are no windows on that side.
Cozy Home Plans has choices that you won't find anywhere else.
This one is truly "Living Large in a Cozy Home".
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This Release Notes and Known Issues Answer Record is for the GTP Wizard, released in 9.2 IP2, and contains the following information:
- New Features
- Bugs fixed
- Known Issues
Release Notes
- Extended Virtex-5 LXT package support
Bugs Fixed in v1.7
- Changed OBSAI protocol setting to make ALIGN_COMMA_WORD = 2
- Changed PLL_SATA attribute to FALSE per Virtex-5 RocketIO GTP Transceiver User Guide (UG196) v1.4:
- This version provides a work-around for the Synplicity issue outlined in (Xilinx Answer 29248)
- This issue occurs because a new attribute (PCS_COM_CFG) is missing in the Synplicity release
- A work-around is provided by passing the attribute through the UCF file
- This issue will be fixed in Synplify v9.0
- This version has been tested with v8.9 of Synplify
Known Issues
- If you set the comma alignment smaller than the datapath width, incoming data can be aligned to multiple positions. The example design does not account for this and might indicate errors even though data is being received correctly.
- In the case of Clock correction, the GTP wrapper in the Example design is configured correctly, but the block RAM data does not have embedded Clock-correction characters.
- In ES silicon, the logic added to make TX timing more reliable, timing closure at fabric rates of 312.5 MHz and higher might require significant effort. For best results, use a 16- or 20-bit interface for line rates higher than 1.25 Gbps.
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Rabbi Saperstein: "In order to best gauge our community's concerns, we developed a web-based campaign, AskElenaKagan.com, which allowed Reform Jews and others from across the United States to write in with questions . . . We hope that you will consider the questions posed by our community . . . as you formulate your own questions for the hearings."
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22nd, 2010 - In anticipation of the upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director and Counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, sent the following letter to the members of the Committee containing potential questions submitted by Reform Jews and others through AskElenaKagan.com:
The full text of the letter follows:
Dear Senator:
As you are, of course, well aware, on June 28th, 2010 the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the crucial process of conducting hearings on the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as United States Supreme Court Justice.
While the Union for Reform Judaism has not taken a formal position on Solicitor General Kagan's nomination in advance of the hearings, we are mindful that so many of the issues that we care about -- from the separation of church and state to reproductive rights, from civil rights to the environment -- are impacted by decisions of the nine Justices that serve on the United States Supreme Court. Thus, we believe that any person receiving a lifetime appointment to the highest Court in our nation must go through a comprehensive hearing process. Such a process requires genuine, thorough and tough questioning that sheds light on the nominee's temperament, constitutional beliefs and judicial philosophy.
The Union for Reform Judaism represents over 900 congregations, which encompass nearly 1.5 million Reform Jews. In order to best gauge our community's concerns, we developed a web-based campaign, "AskElenaKagan.com," which allowed Reform Jews and others from across the United States to write in with questions they want Solicitor General Kagan to answer during the hearings. We are now forwarding the most compelling of their questions on to you, as well as some questions developed by our professional staff.
We hope that you will consider the questions posed by our community-- or variations thereof, which address the same topics -- as you formulate your own questions for the hearings.
We look forward to productive hearings and stand ready to assist you in preparing questions in any way that we can.
Rabbi David Saperstein
Director and Counsel
Will your lack of judicial experience help or hinder you on the Bench? Why?
Please discuss your consensus-building abilities. How, as a Supreme Court justice, would you go about working with your colleagues to gain support for your views?
How are religious organizations different from secular organizations for First Amendment purposes? In what ways does the special nature of religious institutions call for different treatment under the Constitution?
What limits does the Establishment Clause place on government funding that flows to faith-based organizations?
Some people believe that governmental "acknowledgments" of "God" -- such as "under God" in the Pledge and "so help me God" in oaths -- are permissible under the Establishment Clause. Others see such so-called acknowledgments as advancement of monotheism and hostility toward non-belief. Do you believe that acknowledgments of God raise serious concerns under either the First Amendment's Establishment Clause or the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?
What is your position on corporate "personhood"? How would you apply your legal philosophy in this area to a situation that is beyond the facts in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission?
Do states have a right to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman? What should be the Federal role concerning marriage?
Under what circumstances do you affirm the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy? Why did you urge President Clinton to ban so-called "partial birth" abortions?
Which government agencies have the power to enforce the Clean Water Act and other environmental legislation?
Do you agree with the Roper v. Simmons decision that the death penalty for individuals who have committed crimes before the age of 18 is cruel and unusual punishment? In what other circumstances could the death penalty be considered cruel and unusual punishment?
How will you uphold the civil liberties of American citizens in the face of growing claims that the Executive (President) has the constitutional right to undermine due process under the rationale this is necessary to fight terrorism?


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The greatest victims of Southern conservatism have always been the majority of Southerners of all races.
He also called the Berber town of Nalut, which I did not visit, "the Amazigh Zintan," for its conservatism.
One notable feature of British conservatism has been it's willingness to discuss issues that are not always on the right's radar.
And there is a compassion to his conservatism as he talks about how policies affect families and how families affect society.
Especially when, in that time, conservatism and the Republican Party have undergone the radical transformations they have.
The outbreak of the French Revolution intensified his conservatism.
Yes, I know his stu … his strictness, his conservatism in these matters.
There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.
The conservatism of England, in the view of an American, is striking.
Evidently, in the absence of any compulsory adherence to settled articles, there was an abundant tendency to conservatism.
1835, in reference to the Conservative party in British politics; from conservative + -ism. From 1840 in reference to conservative principles generally.
A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change. (Compare liberalism.)


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HUD Guidelines Apply to Privately Owned Section 8 Housing
Washington housing authorities encourage Section 8 landlords to have a full lead inspection of their rental structure (single or multi-family) regardless of current paint condition.
Worker Training: When is Classroom Training Best?
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Russell Lawson, from the Federation of Small Businesses Wales, looks at the key differences between a holiday let and standard rental property.
Andrea, UK
My partner and I have found what looks to be a good business proposition in mid-Wales - house, two outbuildings with planning permission for holiday lets plus a working goats' cheese business.
We have previous experience in letting, and in keeping goats and other animals so we're not totally inexperienced.
What pitfalls should we look out for, and are there organisations that can provide help and support to small rural ventures?
How long should we allow before we can assume an income from the business?
Russell Lawson, Federation of Small Businesses Wales
Holiday lets is a fascinating area. Self-catering is now the fastest-growing sector of the UK holiday market.
Today more than four million people a year rent cottages and holiday apartments, more than 220,000 people in Britain own a second home, and around half of UK rented holiday homes are let independently rather than through agents.
The main benefit when it comes to holiday homes, as oppose to renting out other types of property, is that if you let out a furnished holiday home in the UK, your rental income will be treated more advantageously for tax purposes than from other rental income.
However, your property must keep to some rules known as qualifying tests.
To make sure your property counts as a holiday letting, it must be:
In addition, the holiday lets must be both:
Also, you can't let the property as a holiday let to the same person for more than 31days in the year.
However, if you meet all the qualifying tests in a seven month period there are no restrictions on longer lets in the remaining five month period.
But these longer lets do not count as holiday lets.
Your profit on UK holiday lettings is worked out in the same way as for other rental income, except that you claim 'capital allowances' rather than the 'wear and tear' allowance.
Examples of expenses that qualify for capital allowances include the cost of furnishings and furniture, and equipment such as refrigerators and washing machines.
You can learn more about capital allowances and working out profits for UK holiday lettings in the land and property help notes of the Self Assessment tax return.
If your property does not qualify as a holiday let, you will be taxed as normal for rental income.
As for help and support with small rural ventures, the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs runs the Farm Business Advice Service.
This offers all farm businesses free advice, whether they are looking for ideas for additional income or simply need advice on how to take the business forward. Call 0845 600 9 006 between 8:30am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday.
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William C. Grunow
William Grunow was a partner in the Grigsby-Grunow Company, manufacturer of "Majestic" brand radios. Although the company went bankrupt during the Great Depression, it was reformed into the Majestic Radio & Television Corporation and General Household Utilities, producing radios, phonographs and refrigerators.
Grunow next turned to an entirely different industry - poultry farming. His farms were named Val-Lo-Will, after his children Valerie, Lois, and William.
Grunow's classical mausoleum of white granite is the second largest at Forest Home. It is perched above the east bank of the Des Plaines River; only a few feet behind it the ground drops away sharply.
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As brands scramble to find ways to respond to consumer complaints on Twitter, Edge shave gel is inviting complaints.
Positioning its product as "the original anti-irritation agent," Edge is inviting people to tweet about what's irritating them using the hashtag #soirritating for the chance to get some relief. This is one element of a campaign that crosses platforms to tie the brand's irritation relief to more than just men's morning shaves.
Describing its efforts as, "designed to stamp out irritation, one tweet at a time," Edge's Irritation Solutions Team monitors the hashtag for annoyed tweeters and then offers prizes, gift cards or other items that might lend a little relief. Using the Twitter handle @EdgeShaveZone, the team appears to be regularly doling out awards such as lunches, headphones and game tickets.
"We may find someone who's really irritated about the traffic jam they're in and offer to send them a GPS unit," said Jeffrey Wolf, senior brand manager at Edge. "The other day we gave a guy whose hard drive had crashed a brand new one." He said a campaign like this makes sense, since irritation relief is part of the Edge DNA. "The Edge Irritation Solutions campaign, which is an extension of our overarching anti-irritation platform, helps us pay it forward and show guys that irritation relief is what we're all about."
The Twitter activity is one element of Edge Anti-Irritation platform. Visitors to EdgeShaveZone.com can blow off steam by sharing their daily irritations. The site features a comment section and a map of the United States, showing which states are the most and least irritated, as populated through guest comments. When they register and vent about their irritations, men can opt-in to enter a weekly $500 giveaway sweepstakes. Site visitors can also vote for vignettes featuring comedian John Caparulo parodying the biggest irritations men face.
There's also an anti-irritation tool on the site that allows men to test their levels of irritation by measuring the pace and force of punching the keyboard's P and O keys – the harder you mash the keyboard, the higher the site ranks your personal irritation index.
For all the good humor and means of engagement, the campaign elements don't hang together as well as they could. The placement of links to Edge's Facebook and Twitter pages on the campaign site are adjacent to a link to Funny or Die leaving visitors unclear where they will lead. (The Funny or Die link goes to the same Caparulo videos as are on the site, but why evict visitors?) For product information, a tiny link opens a new tab to the brand's main site (not the best integration) and the various contest elements could be easier to find. Missing completely from the web page is a draw to the cool stuff happening on Twitter.
There are other omissions that may cost Edge consumer engagement time. No user generated content is on the brand's Facebook page. And entire elements of the overall campaign – such as a study that reveals that men who shave more frequently have more sex – can only be found in yesterday's press release. Representatives from Edge's parent company, Engergizer Holdings, Inc., did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.


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As my life took on this new form, being a mother and all that entails, I found myself searching for the strength to really live the way God intended me to live. I did not become a mother in the traditional way. But God works through our sins and as He uses them to do His work, we are drawn closer to His heart, into His love. The tapestries of our lives are woven with threads of gold, worked and sewn with His loving hands. We often stray from the path He has chosen, our threaded lines dark and shadowed. But as we step back and look, when we come to a place where we are capable of seeing, we realize that along those dark and shadowed lines of our paths, along the faults and follies, there is a slight golden thread, running right along beside it, drawing us back to the lustrous colors of the life God has planned for us.
Being a mother, for me, has been really difficult. Some of the difficulties I have encountered are normal. In the beginning, the sleepless nights and oceans of tears. The inevitable 180 my life did as I became accustomed to taking care of someone other than myself, my every breath checked and hesitant upon hers. Then, the worries as she grew and changed and hit milestones. As she fell and got back up and fell again; as she cried in frustration, as I cried, when I couldn�t understand what she wanted.
Some of the difficulties, however, were more on a personal level. Some mothers do not go through this. Some are at a point in life where they are more than ready for a baby and are willing to give up every aspect of their �free� life to have one. Of course, even at this point, there is some getting used to, some measures of change that are often difficult to wrestle with, but I think it�s in the wanting these changes that they become ready to accept their life being turned upside-down and inside out. For me, I wasn�t ready. Obviously. I was not at a point where I could even begin to think of anyone else�s health and well-being if it depended on me to be sustained.
There�s something to be said about the first few months of a baby�s life-the natural flow of time, the interruptions in the normalcy�s of life, the standard follow-up to a baby�s birth; routines and feedings, closure, renewal. Rest. That first perfect moment when you realize what God has just placed into your hands and the importance of your place in their life. After all, it isn�t about you, it�s about them. Always.
However, at first I did not realize the beautiful gift God was handing me by allowing me to become pregnant. I was afraid that my life was over. I was worried that I was going to miss so much. I still struggle with this at times, when I am overwhelmed and become doubtful. Even now, having had a second child as well, I struggle with the idea that the world is passing me by while I sit at home with my two babies, cleaning my house and being faithful to my husband. But God works through our doubt, through our worries, through our fear. He has brought me around to an understanding of the truth. He has given me knowledge of His love and how, by following Him, we miss nothing and gain everything.
The glamour of the evils of the outside world, the life I used to live, that is what ends up being what I sometimes miss. I often forget how painful those years were, how lonely and confusing. I often block out the fact that I was living a pointless life; I was doing nothing with myself but giving myself away. How lost I was. How broken.
The Lord picked me up out of that life. He used my sin to bring me back to the path He was sewing for me. The path I am on now, being a mother, is much harder but in a different way. Before, it was difficult because I didn�t feel like I had anyone to help me through the emotional obstacles I encountered from day to day. I think I always knew somewhere deep in my heart that God was with me, but how could I see or hear Him when I was only looking and listening to myself? My current path is hard because I want to be the best mother I can be, to live my life the way God wants me to live it instead of the easy way of the world, doing what I want, when I want.
I think that my past and the way I came to be a mother has been a huge part of learning to see and know and understand and love the beauty of motherhood. Some take it for granted. Some refuse to even acknowledge that it is a wonderful aspect of a woman�s life. Some hate it. Some are resentful of it. I could be resentful. But God really opened my eyes so that I was able to see the way He took my life and caused me to become a different, much better person in spite of it. And in the long run, what I �gave up,� what I �miss out on� sometimes, what I would be if I wasn�t a mother now, none of that is worth what I have now. None of it seems even significant except in the aspect of being the stepping stone, a very large stepping stone, right before this one in my life, the catalyst that lead to my becoming a mother. It really makes me appreciate motherhood more than if I had entered it in the �right� way.
Being a mother of two small children has taught me so many things. Patience is definitely one of them. How could I have ever learned patience if I never had a reason to use it? I can�t count how many times my daughter has tested my patience and how many times I�ve been quick to fail. Patience is a virtue, one of many I believe we receive through trials God allows us to go through. Being a mother definitely puts us through trials! Becoming a mother was, at one point, my greatest trial. I had so many things pulling me in the opposite direction, to not accept this beautiful gift, to not follow a better path than the one I was currently on. I knew that if I didn�t put everything into being a mother, I couldn�t do it at all. Our children deserve to have a fully-dedicated mother, not one that gives and takes as she sees fit for what is (selfishly) �best� for herself. For a while, I struggled with this, trying to decide to take that huge leap into �Motherhood Unlimited� and never look back.
The beauty of being a mother is in the many virtues we receive, the willingness to withhold ourselves from falling into the traps of giving up, and the timelessness in our ventures of following God�s path for us; of raising our children to not just be citizens of society but to shape the world and mold it into a positive place that emulates His love. Some mothers have a hard time seeing this beautiful gift we are given, the power we have as our beloved children�s keepers. Some of us know it�s there but can never grasp a true understanding of what is being asked of us. I always pray that I can be, even in the remotest way, the type of mother who sees this beauty and uses it in the proper manner. It�s hard to ever fully understand the great measure of this gift.
I have also learned of the true beauty of being a woman and a mother; how they intertwine and go hand-in-hand with each other. In the physical sense, my body has changed to a form that, with out being a mother, I would never have known was beautiful. My hips have grown a little wider. I have learned that this allows for a perfectly shaped and sized seat for my child�s little bottom. My skin has stretched a little and with each stretch mark that graces my belly, I am reminded of the hard work and great strength it took to push my second baby out of my body and into the world. I earned those stretch marks! My arms, too, are a little bit thicker and I have come to believe that if they were the skinny twigs they were before I had kids, they would not suffice in giving my children hugs, of holding them when they cried, or of allowing for their tiny heads to rest on as they fell asleep while nursing. My breasts have grown and stretched a little too, allowing for milk to be produced and contained for my hungry babies to feed on.
I have often wondered why God gave woman the gift of bearing a child. Why He made the nature of woman to be one of life, of nurturing, of unconditional love. Our physics, our anatomies, our hearts, are all for the purposes of bringing about new life, taking care of it, protecting and loving it. Man has a nature of love and nurturing on some level but it is not the same. God did not intend it to be. As women, we have the ability to know things only mothers can know, to do things only mothers can do. We have the perpetual supply of love and care that can never be exhausted. Our emotions are as strong as they are weak and the perfect and delicate balance between them can only belong to a mother.
Two and a half years into being a mother has also taught me that it�s okay to be imperfect. It is okay to have faults. It�s okay to not know the answers to every question asked, especially if the questions are mine. I have learned that in giving of myself in a positive and productive way, I�ve received so many blessings. I�ve learned that no matter how many children I may have, my love for them, as their mother, is capable of stretching beyond itself to the highest peaks of my children�s lives and to the lowest and darkest moments as well. I am capable of giving myself when it�s needed the most, not shutting down and retreating as I used to when things were hard.
I think one of the most important things that I have come to understand since becoming a mother, one of the most beautiful attributes a mother can have, is the true art of being selfless; the many acts in our day-to-day lives that whisper motives of loving and giving, of sacrificing and completely unfolding ourselves for the emotional and mental well-being of our children. Some mothers find it almost impossible to be this way. Some find it is too difficult to let go of their former lives and take on the important job of raising another human being; of sacrificing their selfish desires for love of their children. I don�t pretend to know why that occurs but I do know that it is not the natural way of being a mother. It is not the way God intended motherhood to be.
In a situation like mine was with my first child, I knew in my heart that there had to be a big change in the way I was living. I was not living just for myself anymore and I knew I had to act accordingly. I knew I had to do more, be more. Of course, there are moments that I revert to my old self-absorbed ways. When there is something I want to get done and I can�t seem to be able to think or even breathe because my 2 � year old is screaming in my face for attention�.I know I get frustrated and ignore her pleas and often yell at her. These moments are ones of weakness and I recognize them as such, I pray and I try to respond differently next time. I can�t dwell on my mistakes, I just have to learn from them, take my lessons and move on. After all, mothers are far from perfect!
But living on a more selfless level is what we are called to do. God does not give us His children to raise for our own benefits, because we like to dress them in cute outfits and have something to show off like a dog. He does not give us children to beat or abuse or take our life�s frustrations out on, to molest and ridicule and stomp all over because that is what someone did to us. He does not intend for us to have these children only to neglect and ignore them as if they were not one of the greatest gifts God gives to His world. He gives us His children to raise so that they might go into the world as a light for other people, as a symbol of His love for the world, as a means of change. I really believe that only a parent who gives 100% of themselves to raising their children and loving them can ever come even the slightest bit closer to understanding God�s love. He gives us His children so that we may come to know and understand the perfect cycle of life, His perfect creation. They are not our children but His.
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Information Sheet # 89
April 10, 1995
[As a writing instructor, I am frequently giving students advice on how to improve their composing strategies. This spring my Honors Composition students had an opportunity to write a paper in which they returned the favor, offering me--and any other potential readers--a list of suggestions for becoming better writers. What follows is a representative sampling from 31 Coe student lists on the "nuts and bolts of writing." --Bob Marrs]
-- Don't erase - you may later decide to use that information. Cross it out, but never erase.
-- Make yourself believe that the work is due before the actual due date.
-- Don't sit and stare at a blank computer screen. Write SOMETHING. It doesn't have to be related to anything - just so that it looks as if you've done something. Then start into the assignment. Somehow, it's not so bad when you have something on the screen to start with.
-- Don't waste your time writing a rough draft of a paper. Get on the computer and start typing. I find it much easier to stare at a blank screen than paper. It's also not as easy to crumple up the computer screen when you are pissed about not being able to think of anything else to write or if you don't like how it looks.
-- Just sit back and let it flow. You may have a clogged drain once in a while, but look at it as a minor hairball, nothing a little Draino won't fix.
-- Let your thoughts do the talking, your fingers do the walking.
-- Write with whichever utensil feels most comfortable at the time. I have different utensil moods, e.g., the I know I'll regret writing this in pencil mood; the I'm blue so I'll use a blue pen mood; the wicked dark thoughts are swirling in my brain gotta use a black ball point pen mood; the happy colorful big writing with crayolas mood.
-- Don't think when you are writing, just let the ideas go.
-- Don't be afraid to try new ways of writing; surprise yourself.
-- When you finish a draft, read it out loud to hear the words.
-- Start small, don't start with world hunger, narrow the topic. Perhaps hunger in Cambodia. Be specific.
-- Be patient.
-- Don't write in marker or ink if you are left handed; the marker/ink smears across your paper and on your hand.
-- Write in crayon when you start getting too serious.
-- Never work at a clean desk. Chaos stimulates the mind.
-- A paper cut is the worst pain that you will get from writing.
-- Write when it rains. Words sound better with the backdrop of rain behind them.
-- Write lists like this one.
-- Steal. Take words you like from other writers. Please amuse yourself and ask them if it's ok, especially if it's a noticeable word like Trefoils. The English language recycles a lot. Most people won't mind.
-- Don't write while you're having sex. Most of the time it's too dark anyway.
-- Don't live by the Girl Scout Law.
On my honor I will try
to serve God, my country,
mankind, and to live by
the Girl Scout Law.
You don't know what's going on in these phrases. Nothing is clear, except that you will have to be a slave to the entire universe. If you were serving everyone else, you wouldn't have time to write.
-- Put glossy black and white 8x10's of detested English teachers in your locker/room/car. Use them as gum receptacles.
-- Write what you feel, don't lie. If you felt it, write it. If it made you happy to find out your ex-boyfriend broke up with his girl friend, say so. Don't be afraid to be mean.
-- The first draft is the first draft. Don't think you're a perfectionist and write the best papers the first time. There can always be room for improvement, and the "perfect paper" is never written.
-- Show your papers to other people to get a fresh angle. After you have been working on a paper for a long time, you can see it only from your own narrow view. Other insights can give you new ideas of what to write about.
-- Avoid writing a paper and revising it in the same day. Set it aside for a few days; that makes it much easier to do a good revision.
-- Turn on the computer after waking in the morning and leave it on until just before climbing into bed. It should always be available for moments of innovation or creativity.
-- Never discard a thought. Type the words before you determine their worth. Once you realize they don't belong, tailor the surrounding text or cut the words and leave them at the end of the composition. They'll be out of the way and won't demand that you use them, yet the option is there.
-- Don't use love as a transitive verb for at least 15 years.
-- Be open to revision. Although it's often disturbing to see your composition dissolve in the presence of criticism, improvement will be the only consequence.
-- Read read read. Reading teaches you valuable tricks of writing, plus it can come in very handy for stealing ideas.
-- Always let several people read your paper to get a variety of ideas about it. Your initial idea is seldom supreme.
-- Try to write at the same computer every time. Familiarity breeds comfort.
-- Don't be afraid to cut out a well-written sentence. It may not get along well with its fellow sentences.
-- Drink the coffee from the Writing Center.
-- Don't drink the Writing Center coffee and eat jolly ranchers at the same time.
-- Avoid cliches like the plague.
-- Memorize poetry lines. Someday you can use them.
-- Never consider a paper complete.
-- Only focus on one thing at a time, the words or the subject.
-- Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and it annoys the pig.
-- Always leave the campground cleaner than you found it.
-- Always read the fine print.
-- Don't think that your paper is done. There is always room for improvement.
-- Let a variety of people read your work; always let the person you are most intimidated by read it last.
-- Do not sound flowery or brainy. Adverbs can become your worst enemy.
-- Bold or underline the most important word or idea in your paper. Then concentrate on making sure that the reader would bold the same thing.
-- Sometimes, write a paper as one, giant paragraph. Then, after you're finished, separate it as necessary.
-- Always allow yourself more time to write than you originally estimate. Although some people may claim to work best under pressure, it is always nice to have the extra time.
-- When considering subject matter for your poetry, try to confine your main subjects to the following list:
Avoid writing poetry that focuses on any of the following:
These subjects are `played out' and will bore your audience.
-- Don't get into the slump of complaining about writing. If you hate an assignment, just do it and get it over with. The more you complain, the worse the paper will be.
-- When revising, go through the paper several times, each time concentrating on a different element that needs work.
-- Read your paper backwards, starting at the end and reading a sentence at a time. Errors are spotted more easily this way because your brain isn't just skimming the paper.
-- Keep your mind open to any possible idea.
-- Lower your standards. When your standards are lower, the writing is a lot easier. "Don't get it right, get it written" (James Thurber).
-- A good technique for writing quality poetry is to first write prose, then take out every third word and call those words a poem. This ensures ambiguity and hidden meanings.
-- All good writing is done with a beverage nearby.
-- Build a trusting relationship with your audience. Tell them anything. If you're not willing to share something, don't feel as though you were obligated to share it.
-- Even though it's bad for my eyes, I like to type in the dark, with the monitor the only source of light. This allows me to concentrate on the screen and what I'm typing.
-- When I write by hand, I notice emotion and haste. Type-written words are the same every time. They are good speed tools. If the purpose is to get as much as possible, type. If you prefer to look at the words and feel them, write on paper.
-- Short sentences can summarize or throw the reader's mind into a completely different place. Jamaica's sunny today.
-- Don't be afraid.
-- Have fun. Writing is self expression. Enjoy yourself.
-- Write some place that makes you want to write. Write with materials that make you want to write. You should feel like the words are being welcomed into existence.
-- "Just get in the car and drive." Right now the computer I'm working on is my mind. With each keystroke I stimulate another idea to follow ones just completed. After pressing F11, Reveal Codes, I realized I had just put my writing philosophy in a tangible and visible form. The bottom of the screen is a mess with many crazy looking abbreviations and on top is a clean looking paper. From now on I will write with the codes on screen. The content down below is the same but the material is raw and you have to dig in to understand it. When it comes time to revise, the codes will come off and a clean version will be produced, but for regular writing the split screen and the codes inspire me.
-- Don't be afraid of rambling in the first draft.
-- Jump at the chance to cut the beginning or the ending.
-- Keep your mind open, but don't force writers' block (while writing, say to yourself "Boy I'm having fun" or "Yippie").
-- Writing is an art, and art without admirers is like a fish without water.
-- Stop looking at the paper as a writer and start looking at it from the reader's point of view. Writing what you feel is a good quality, but if nobody reads it, it is worthless.
-- Keep a small notebook for ideas as they arrive.
-- If a thought ever hits you and you think, "Hey, this would be a great idea," don't wait to write it down.
-- Bullshit until you think you can bullshit no more, and then keep bullshitting. People buy it and cook it up for dinner, so why ask why? Just do it.
-- Remember that with writing, as in all things, "this too will end." As a writer, that's your job. Do it.
-- Life is more rewarding the more you can record and make something out of it. Carry paper and pencil to record daily thoughts and observances.
-- Write for yourself. Don't listen to me, or teachers, or peers. If it sounds right, write it. Grammar is unimportant, dictionaries are wrong. No one has written what is inside you. You are original. Write in passive voice, use the first person, let your participles dangle.
This website created and maintained by the Coe Writing Center. Copyright 2001.
Email Dr. Bob Marrs with any questions, comments or suggestions.


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By Don Bolding
Killeen Daily Herald
About 400 people attending Wednesday's kickoff luncheon of the United Way of the Greater Fort Hood Area heard challenges to exceed last year's receipts of $638,000.
Dr. Ann Farris, campaign chairwoman for the second consecutive year, said many of the 26 member agencies would have to close without the United Way's support.
"The most we've ever raised was $651,000 in the years before the current troop deployments," she said. "We hope we can get there again, but we need to reach as high as we can."
Dr. Farris is a professor in the graduate program at Tarleton State University-Central Texas.
United Way board chair Robin Gies said, "Seated at each table are representatives of the various United Way agencies – the agencies that benefit from your hard work and generosity. Their charge today is to give you an overview of their programs and additional insight into the importance of their United Way funding. We hope you all talk together to understand how important the funding is."
Attendees saw performances by the cheerleading teams from Copperas Cove High School, Ellison High School, Killeen High School, Harker Heights High School and Shoemaker High School. A panel of judges picked the Cove team to represent the United Way during the campaign.
Volunteers presented pins to the Pacesetters and representatives, individuals and organizations who have made large gifts to the campaign before the kickoff. These included:
n Gold level, $5,000 and above: the city of Copperas Cove, the city of Killeen, Copperas Cove Independent School District, Embarq, First Community Services, First National Bank Texas, Fort Hood National Bank, the H-E-B stores in Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Gatesville, Killeen (Gray Street and Trimmier Road), Killeen Daily Herald, Killeen ISD, "Administrator Leadership Team," Metroplex Health System, Sallie Mae Servicing Corp. and Time Warner Cable.
n Silver level, $2,500 and above: Communities in Schools, Bell and Coryell counties, Extraco Banks, First Texas Bank and TESCO.
n Bronze level, $1,000 and above: Dr. and Mrs. James Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hemingway Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hemingway Jr., Hunter Rentals and Property Management, Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Gandy, Ledger Furniture, Lott, Vernon & Co. P.C., Sue Mayborn, Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Mayer, Modern TV & Appliances, Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Moehnke, R.K. Bass Electric Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rhode, Judy Van Riper, retired Gen. Robert M. Shoemaker, Union State Bank, and Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson.
Member agencies of the United Way this year are:
n Youth and elderly services, including Central Texas Armed Services YMCA, Girl Scouts-Bluebonnet Council Inc., Boys & Girls Clubs of Coryell County, Boy Scouts/Longhorn Council, Camp Fire USA-Tejas Council Inc., Communities in Schools of Bell and Coryell Counties Inc., Central Texas Youth Services Bureau, Hill Country Community Action Association Inc. of Copperas Cove and HCCAA of Killeen, Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children Inc.
n Emergency services, including the Heart of Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross, Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter Inc., Families in Crisis, Food Care Center, Home and Hope Shelter, Bell County Human Services/Killeen Help Center and Refuge Corp.
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Dr. Farris said the campaign's Plans and Operations Committee will start equipping team leaders in businesses and schools to conduct branches of the campaign, which will last until a celebration luncheon to be scheduled next spring.
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A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in dozens of common packaged foods, using the Twinkie label as a guide
Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label—without a clue as to what most of it means. So when his young daughter asked, "Daddy, what's polysorbate 60?" he was at a loss—and determined to find out.
From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the corn fields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to the vanilla harvest in Madagascar, Twinkie, Deconstructed is a fascinating, thoroughly researched romp of a narrative that demystifies some of the most common processed food ingredients—where they come from, how they are made, how they are used—and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they're often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), we follow each Twinkie ingredient through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder with a strange name—all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake.
An insightful exploration into the food industry, if you've ever wondered what you're eating when you consume foods containing mono- and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter, a food-grade equivalent) this book is for you.
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Iron Man {movie} – The world of comics books is dominated by two publishing houses–DC and Marvel–each with its own unique universe of superheroes. But while they rarely converge, the DC and Marvel universes often mirror one another. Take, for example, two of the most intriguing characters.
In the DC universe there is Bruce Wayne, a brilliant, emotionally damaged billionaire industrialist and playboy who uses his resources and genius to transform into the crime-fighting hero Batman. In the Marvel universe there is Tony Stark, a brilliant, emotionally damaged billionaire industrialist and playboy who uses his resources and genius to transform into the terrorism-fighting hero Iron Man. While they share many key similarities, they also have traits that make them polar opposites. For example, Wayne is a brooding introvert, while Stark is a gregarious extrovert. But in both cases it is the man under the mask (or titanium helmet) that fascinates us.
Unfortunately, movies based on comics often forget this point. Because they focus on the costume they often fail in the critical component of casting. A prime example is the Batman film series which suffered through three disastrous casting choices (Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney) before director Christopher Nolan found Christian Bale. Luckily, Iron Man director Jon Favreau found the perfect lead in Robert Downey Jr. (At first Downey seems to be a strange choice for a superhero. Then when you consider that the character of Stark is a charming, womanizing, alcoholic it seems almost as if the actor was typecast.)
The casting of the other characters is also unexpectedly spot-on. As an actress, Gwyneth Paltrow is usually a bit twee, a bit precious. But in Iron Man she transforms the role of Pepper Potts from a pre-feminist Girl Friday into an admirable servant-leader sidekick. Likewise, Jeff Bridges–bald and bearded–adds layers of nuance to the two-dimensional character of Obadiah Stane.
While the characters and performances are memorable, the plot is standard fare. Indeed, the story is so basic that to describe it would give too much away. Suffice to say that like in most superhero movies the "origins" section is the most interesting (Iron Man has two origins sections, the second being the best part of the film).
Many critics and moviegoers have also tried to discern the politics of the movie. For those so inclined here is all you need to know: Tony Stark loves the American military and acts accordingly in every situation. Whether this makes the movie liberal or conservative is debatable; the fact that such speculation is tedious and boring, however, is beyond dispute.
Just as The Dark Knight claimed the title of Greatest Superhero Movie Ever (DC universe), Iron Man can claim the title of Greatest Superhero Movie Ever (Marvel universe). If there is any justice in the (Marvel) universe we will be seeing Iron Man sequels for several summers to come. Rating: A
Darius Rucker, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" {music} — Hootie's gone country? Yep. Darius Rucker, former lead singer of the iconic 90's band Hootie and the Blowfish, will soon be releasing his debut country solo album on Capitol Records Nashville. His first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", debuted at #51 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs.
The inevitable question that comes to mind when hearing the single is, "Does it sound country?" After hearing the song most people will conclude, "No, not really." But this isn't surprising. Rucker also made a decent solo R&B album that didn't particularly sound like R&B. And he didn't sound much like a frat rock singer either, even while heading up the greatest frat rock band of his era. Rucker has a distinctive voice that can handle almost every style of popular music without quite fitting into any specific genre. "Don't Think" may not be a great country song, but it's a good Darius Rucker song. And for Hootie fans, that's quite enough. Rating: B-
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song" {music} – "Love Song" debuted in June 2007 on the Billboard charts at #100, rose to #4, and since dropped back down to the #8 slot. After hearing the song in commercials (Rhapsody), trailers for chick-flicks (Made to Honor), and on the radio for the past 26 weeks, it's understandable if you've grown tired of the song. But there's a reason why people can't stop playing it: Bareilles has created a perfectly crafted pop song.
With McCartneyite skill, Bareilles mixes a bouncy piano line, an incessantly catchy melody, and subtle, superb phrasing to create an aural masterpiece. Close your eyes, listen again, and try to hear with fresh ears the technical mastery of one of the best pop songs of the decade. Rating: A+