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  Outfit Yourself Orange for Free Food

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:24 PM ET

  up in the company’s signature orange from head to toe, you’ll get a free burger. Moderate humiliation is but a small price to pay for this Texas-sized burger the company says takes two hands to hold.Families of Whataburger employees will also benefit under the program. They’ll ge Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Halloween, Restaurant, Burgers, US, Business, Regional/Local, Good Ideas, Economy, Food & Drink
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  USDA Gives Female Farmers a Hand

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

  of land, a method that concentrates on integrating management practices with natural processes. The organization uses an 11,000-acre ranch in Texas as a teaching and demonstration site.Peter Holter, CEO of HMI, stated that more and more small farms and ranches are owned and run by women Read More

  More like this in: New York, Farmers, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Maine, USDA
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  Presidential Forum Celebrates Community Service

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:13 PM ET

  hosted by former President George H.W. Bush and the Points of Light Institute at the George Bush Presidential Library Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. "Howdy Aggies," Obama said with an easy smile to a crowd of cheering students. "I was told that if the winds had bee Read More

  More like this in: George H.W. Bush, United We Serve, Points of Light Institute, Texas A&M University, US, Social Responsibility, Kindness, Politics & Policy, Volunteerism, Events
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  EEStor's Ultracapacitor Delivered in 2009?

  By John Casey | Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:37 PM ET

  we've been supporting for decades.Cross your fingers. An ultracap would make the world a much better place. Photo courtesy of ed kohler, vi Read More

  More like this in: Canada, Michigan, Solar Energy, Electric Vehicles, EEStor, Ultra Capacitor, Zenn Motors
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  Fried Butter Mania Takes Hold in Texas

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:24 PM ET

  his belly and started dancing.Check out the video below. Just promise us you won't eat too much fried butter, OK? It's really not very good fo Read More

  More like this in: Dancing, US, Life & Style, Kindness, Good Ideas, Retail, Food & Drink
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  Kudos to Community Health Workers

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:22 PM ET

  dental care to a Native American population in a remote area of Alaska; andOffering primary care and family planning to needy people in Amarillo, Texas. Image courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: United States, Washington DC, Alaska, Health Care Debate, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Science, Social Responsibility, Kindness, Healthcare, Giving, Human Rights
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  Victim Earns Victory 19 Years After Rape

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:44 PM ET

  capable of anything."We hope this arrest will give her the peace of mind taken from her 19 years ago. Photo courtesy of srbichara vi Read More

  More like this in: US, Social Responsibility, Activism
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  'Veterans Court' Trend Grows

  By John Casey | Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:38 PM ET

  being featured on NBC’s "Today" show and in other media. Veterans courts have opened in other New York cities, as well as Chicago, Nevada and Texas. And Senator John Kerry is pushing a bill that would fund such courts nationwide. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army, vi Read More

  More like this in: New York, Chicago, Iraq, Afghanistan, Homeless, Veterans, Today Show, Army, Nevada, John Kerry, Drug Courts
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  Business Awards Bungled

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 2, 2009 7:09 PM ET

  the organization rescinding the offer. Apparently, they had mistaken her for another business called the Lodge based in Virginia. Rizos is based in Texas.Rizos wasn’t the only one mistakenly awarded. American Solutions made the same blunder with adult film company Pink Visual.But if you reall Read More

  More like this in: Atlanta, Virginia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Business, Entertainment, Regional/Local
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  Why Do You, You Know ... Do It?

  By Jac Chebatoris | Fri Oct 2, 2009 1:44 PM ET

  explanations, why do women have sex?CNN.com reports that psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, both of whom are professors at the University of Texas at Austin thought there are at least 237 different reasons why.237!Going on their assumptions that women have sex for reasons ranging fro Read More

  More like this in: Sex, University of Texas, Austin, CNN (Cable News Network), Kissing, Life & Style, Relationships