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- Feeling the magic of the holidays
- Christmas parade is almost here
- A&M seeks to attract scholars
- GE to distribute bio firm creation
- Judge dismisses Somerville suits
- A&M Corps to march twice this weekend
- MASH sets up new toy drop-off location
- George Bush Library to celebrate holidays
- SeaWorld, Busch Gardens to lay off 350 nationwide
- Protest at UT over possible liberal arts cuts
- CS historic homes to be open for tours
- Texas man sues Cabela's, guide in hunting dispute
- Residents return to cartel-ravaged town in Mexico
- Businesses hosting weekly yoga classes
- Deal on tax cuts is taking shape
- Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger
- McCain critical of 'Don't ask, don't tell' study
- O Christmas tree
- Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer Patients Correlates with Higher Quality of Life
- National Board lauds 'Social Network'
- Pregnancy Diet Predicts Food Choices of Children
- Thorny tree is a gardening hazard
- Garden calendar
- Deck the halls with boughs from your backyard
| Feeling the magic of the holidays Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:13 PM PST Braedon Lopez, 2, gets an up close look at one of the lighted displays at Sue Haswell Park while in the arms of his father Adam Lopez at the Holiday Magic event on Thursday. The annual event featured a tubing hill, inflatable rides, choir music and m ... |
| Christmas parade is almost here Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Horses, marching bands and more than 90 floats will fill the streets of Bryan-College Station Sunday for the 84th annual Christmas Parade. "It's a good mixture of groups this year," said Penny Zent, parade chairwoman. "We've got everybody's favor ... |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Amid major budget cuts, Texas A&M administrators have said they want to keep looking forward. To that end, the university's governing authority Thursday approved an institute aimed at bringing world-class scholars to campus for short stays. T ... |
| GE to distribute bio firm creation Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST College Station-based biopharmaceutical company G-Con announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with General Electric to distribute its vaccine and therapeutical manufacturing technology. G-Con has worked to develop portable clean rooms ... |
| Judge dismisses Somerville suits Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Another batch of lawsuits filed by Somerville residents against BNSF Railway and Koppers Industries has been dismissed by a state district judge in Burleson County.Judge Reva Towslee Corbett granted a motion by plainitffs' lawyers to dismiss six laws ... |
| A&M Corps to march twice this weekend Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets will march during two events in Aggieland over the weekend. Led by the Aggie Band, the Corps on Saturday will march from campus to Reed Arena to support A&M's seventh-ranked women's basketball ... |
| MASH sets up new toy drop-off location Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A second drop-off location for the Radio MASH toy drive has been established in Wellborn at the Adam Royder Masonic Lodge. Volunteers will be on hand to accept donations on Saturday from 7 to 9:30 a.m. A free pancake breakfast wi ... |
| George Bush Library to celebrate holidays Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Holidays in the Rotunda, an annual event at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday. The event is free to the public and will include live music and dance pe ... |
| SeaWorld, Busch Gardens to lay off 350 nationwide Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:28 PM PST ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said Thursday it is laying off approximately 350 employees, including 129 in Orlando, where the company has its corporate headquarters and three theme parks.SeaWorld, which operates 10 theme or wate ... |
| Protest at UT over possible liberal arts cuts Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:45 AM PST AUSTIN, Texas -- About 150 students and faculty protested at the University of Texas in Austin as liberal arts programs face possible budget cuts. Texas legislators who convene next month will write the next two-year state budget amid a shortfall ... |
| CS historic homes to be open for tours Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Three historic homes in College Station will be open to the public Tuesday for tours. Residents can participate in the Holiday Historic Homes Tour, an event sponsored by the Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Association and th ... |
| Texas man sues Cabela's, guide in hunting dispute Posted: 02 Dec 2010 06:39 AM PST OMAHA, Neb. -- A Texas man says a South African guide cheated him and other hunters during safari trips sold by a Cabela's subsidiary.Scott Anglin, of San Antonio, asks for $1.2 million from Barry Burchell and Cabela's Outdoor Adventures in his lawsu ... |
| Residents return to cartel-ravaged town in Mexico Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:46 AM PST MEXICO CITY -- Residents of Ciudad Mier, the colonial town near the U.S. border that was nearly emptied by warring drug cartels a month ago, are slowly returning and tentatively putting their faith in new military patrols, a town official said Wednes ... |
| Businesses hosting weekly yoga classes Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:11 PM PST Eagle Staff Report Village Cafe and Art979 Gallery are hosting morning yoga sessions each Friday through the end of December. The classes are free and open to the public. They begin at 7 a.m. at 210 West 26th St. in Bryan. Donations will be taken ... |
| Deal on tax cuts is taking shape Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- A critical compromise to head off a year-end tax increase for millions of Americans took shape fitfully in private talks between the White House and congressional Republicans on Thursday, and an extension of unemployment benefits appear ... |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST GARLAND -- There's only one man tough enough to take down Walker, Texas Ranger. And that's Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger.The actor and martial-arts expert was named an honorary member of the elite Texas law enforcement force Thursday by Texas Gov. Rick ... |
| McCain critical of 'Don't ask, don't tell' study Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans led by a doubting John McCain dug in their heels Thursday against allowing gays to serve openly in the military, clashing with the Pentagon's top leaders and dimming Democrats' hopes to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" ... |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:11 PM PST College Station Noon Lions Club member Dick Witherite removes plastic netting from Christmas trees at the club's lot on South Texas Avenue in College Station. The lot is open to customers weekdays from 4 to 9 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ... |
| Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer Patients Correlates with Higher Quality of Life Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:46 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) The initial treatment strategy, active surveillance, for 65 year old men with low-risk prostate cancer showed a higher quality of life w hen compared to an initial treatment like radical prostatectomy. The highest quality of life ... |
| National Board lauds 'Social Network' Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:10 PM PST NEW YORK -- The National Board of Review, widely considered a harbinger of the Academy Awards, has chosen The Social Network as the best film of the year. The NBR lavished a total of four awards on the film, naming David Fincher best director, Aaron ... |
| Pregnancy Diet Predicts Food Choices of Children Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:47 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're a mother to a finicky child, then you may be to blame for his or her picky taste. A new study conducted at the University of Colorado School of Medicine uncovers the possibility that a mother's diet during pregn ... |
| Thorny tree is a gardening hazard Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:13 PM PST By NEIL SPERRY Dear Neil: Attached are two photos of a "thorn" tree I came across while cutting firewood. I've never seen anything like it -- thorns encircling the entire trunk, and huge thorns (5 to 6 inches long) at that. What kind of tree is th ... |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:13 PM PST Friday * Holistic Garden Holiday Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Room 110 of the Horticulture Forest Science Building, Texas A&M West Campus. Features bulbs, amaryllis and assorted plants for holiday gifts. holisticgarden@tamu.edu. Saturday * Bra ... |
| Deck the halls with boughs from your backyard Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:13 PM PST By CHARLA ANTHONY While you may purchase ready-made wreaths, garlands and centerpieces of fresh greenery for holiday decorations, your yard can be a great source for materials. In fact, your landscape may offer options that would be difficult to fin ... |
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