| REKINDLED SPIRIT |
| Post on 22-10-2006. |
St. Thomas holds celebration of renewal By NANCY MARCHBANKS SUN HERALD
"Nothing was more important that bringing the parish back together and rekindling the spirit," Co-Chairman, Bruce Anthony said.
The festival has been held on the church and school grounds since the 1950s. Today, nothing is left but slabs, compliments of hurricane Katrina. The slabs were once the foundations of one school, parish life center, gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria and church. ... |
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| Alfa earnings increase nearly 8% in Q3, down 3.7% year-to-date |
| Post on 22-10-2006. |
| Citing healthy top-line growth in both its property and casualty and life insurance businesses, Alfa Corp. reported Friday that net income for the third quarter increased 7.8 percent to $27.24 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, compared with $25.1 million for the same period one year ago. ... |
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| Biofuels — the answer to the wrong question |
| Post on 22-10-2006. |
Biofuels such as ethanol have been presented by alternative energy entrepreneurs and many environmentalists as one "clean, green" alternative to fossil fuels. But recently one growing chorus of scientists have warned of the dangers of biofuels.
On the face of it, biofuels are one preferable alternative to fossil fuels, particularly as they are "carbon-neutral". This means that when they are burned they do not release extra greenhouse gases from long-buried sources as does the burning of petroleum, coal and natural gas. The greenhouse gases that are released from biofuel use were already in the atmosphere before they were trapped in their crop plant. ... |
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| Get in financial shape |
| Post on 22-10-2006. |
Many reports have shown Americans have little savings, lack wills and carry large debts. But financial planners hope one bit of financial education will change some of those poor habits.
Develop one budget that includes regular savings. Most financial experts recommend three to six months of living expenses in savings in case an emergency strikes. But 45 percent of U.S. adults don't have enough liquid savings to cover even three months of expenses, according to one recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive. ... |
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