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Treasure Hunters Roadshow is Coming to Mexico, Missouri!

The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is coming to Mexico in search of rare and unusual collectibles. You or one of your next door neighbors just might be the next to find a jackpot in the attic.READ»

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When Politics Kill

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed me to serve as the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2003, my first challenge came not from the smoggy skies of Los Angeles or the pesticide-laden drainage ...READ»

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Open-Source Product Development II

Last fall, I pointed out that video game makers were starting to open their development processes so customers -- gamers -- could actually modify their products... and help develop their own. Now a newspaper, the Columbia ...READ»

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Wimbledon 2009

  Rain, rain, go away, come again ... never! There's a new retractable roof over Centre Court. It doesn't promise a total end to the weather delays that plague this hallowed tennis championship -- it takes 10 minutes to ...READ»

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A Tour of America's First Zero-Impact, Supergreen "Living Building"

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is designed to make a LEED Gold structure look like a Superfund site. The $3.2 million Rhinebeck, New York, structure, which opens in July, will be the nation's first certified "living ...READ»

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What I Learned During My Summer Vacation

June through August, when I was young, entailed family trips around the state. In September, when asked about my vacation, I would say brightly, "I visited Mexico, Paris and Lebanon," and then in a quieter voice, ...READ»

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Road Rules - Rule 21

Pack Backward.READ»

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Health Insurance Quotes Reform EasyToInsureME

The Senate began to slog its way through amendments (see below) last week in a process that promises to get harder, not easier.READ»

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Today's Bobbleheads Gain Popularity

The modern bobblehead may be decades old, but business is still booming.READ»

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GREEN JOBS RETRAINING AUTO WORKERS

The projects will receive from $1.4 million to $5 million each and were based on partnerships that require labor and business groups to work together. READ»

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Jim Falk Motors Celebrates Used Truck Month with Deals on F150 and Ram

Belton, Missouri used car dealer is offering great deals on truck models like the Ram and F150, America's best selling pickup for the past 33 years, to celebrate Used Truck Month.READ»

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Jim Falk Motors Celebrates Used Truck Month with Deals on F150 and Ram

Belton, Missouri used car dealer is offering great deals on truck models like the Ram and F150, America's best selling pickup for the past 33 years, to celebrate Used Truck Month.READ»

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Jim Falk Motors Celebrates Used Truck Month with Deals on F150 and Ram

Belton, Missouri used car dealer is offering great deals on truck models like the Ram and F150, America's best selling pickup for the past 33 years, to celebrate Used Truck Month.READ»

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Field Notes - November 2009

Coming off my company’s global user conference, I started November with a two week, round the world trip visiting clients and partners in nine cities and six countries (France, Germany, U.K., China, South Korea, and Japan).  ...READ»

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The Helmet Saves Lives in Motorcycle Crashes

While it might not be the most chic apparel you will ever wear, a motorcycle crash helmet may save your life.READ»

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Health Insurance Quotes Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

Health care reform provisions are changing fast as the Senate considers numerous amendments on the floor, and there is no better example of how fast than the much-reported government plan option.READ»

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EasyToInsureME Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly

Given that the Senate is expected to require much more time than the House to vote on a health care bill (see below), it is likely there is not enough legislative time left in 2009 to wrap up a bill for Christmas delivery to the White House.READ»

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Slow Cities

Urban centers that are going nowhere … slowlyREAD»

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Abandoned Mines: The New Algae-Harvesting Powerhouses?

Algae is one of the hottest new biofuel materials, with over a dozen companies attempting to make the slimy stuff a viable feedstock. Most of them rely on the natural simplicity of the organism--sun and water turn CO2 from algae ...READ»

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EasyToInsureME Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly

That the bill going to the floor of the House contains a government plan option is no surprise. But Senate leadership's decisionREAD»

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White House Retrofit Ramp-Up Program Boosts Local Energy Efficiency Projects

The White House is continuing on its energy efficiency bent with the Retrofit Ramp-Up program, a $452 million cash infusion for U.S. communities to make energy efficient building retrofits accessible to both homeowners and ...READ»

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As Richmond Flock Mourns, Strategos Preps Congregations for Deadly Confrontations

Kansas City-based Strategos International combines aggressive tactics with biblical teachings to empower church flocks to become their own security force, able to defend against everything from domestic violence to Jihad to the shocking act in Richmond, CA.READ»

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Bonuses Aren't Just for the Bosses

Brad Hill is teaching rank-and-file workers in tough jobs how to devise incentive plans. In the process, they're being rewarded with things that money can't buy -- more dignity and a greater sense of purpose.READ»

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150th Anniversary of the Pony Express

On the Tuesday in 1860 when Johnny Fry left St. Joseph, Missouri, on horseback carrying 49 letters and five telegrams, fireworks were set off, bands played in the streets, and, wroteThe New York Times, "the best feeling was manifested ...READ»

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Fast Talk: Card Maker Tunes the Holidays

Ann Herrick VP, Strategic Music Alliances, Hallmark Kansas City, Missouri Ann Herrick, 37, puts together Hallmark's holiday music albums, sold at the 4,000 Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. So far, six Hallmark albums have been ...READ»