Accessorize Windows with Built In Tools and Shortcuts
Eric Spellmann explains how to use Windows accessories to boost productivity. From Calculator and WordPad to Paint and Solitaire, learn enabling shortcuts, viewing components, and managing installations via Add/Remove Programs for Windows 95 through 2000.
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Ericspellmann.com
Microsoft
Justice Department
Spellmann & Associates
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Lord of the Rings parallels in public life and media
A guest column compares Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings to modern culture and politics, arguing TV savvy shapes public figures like California’s Gary Condit. The piece notes the Ring’s dual nature of power and danger, and reflects on how stories influence society and personal imagination.
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Gandalf
Jerry
J.R.R. Tolkien
National Geographic
Ring changes faces of those in TV glare
The piece warns how control of television power corrupts from entertainers to news hosts. It likens Gary Condit to Gollum, describing how the Ring of fame can distort identity, drive ruthless actions, and leave a person unrecognizable over time.
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Condit
Lotr
Frodo
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Gandalf
Gary Condit
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Yield Update Could Shrink Upland Cotton Insurance
The USDA Risk Management Agency weighs updating county T-yields for Upland cotton a change that could sharply reduce coverage and access to operating loans for dryland growers on the Texas High Plains and Rolling Plains. Proposals would recalculate APH with 60 percent of T-yield and lower the 80 percent yield floor risking underinsurance and higher financing hurdles. PCG and allied associations press for flexibility and a county level average harvested acre basis with safety cups to limit year to year drops. Decision due by December for a 2002 effective date.
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Shawn Wade
Usda Risk Management Agency
Texas High Plains
Rolling Plains
RMA
Texas
PCG
Risk Management Agency
Washington, DC
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
National Cotton Council
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association
Aflatoxins Threaten Texas Deer Corn Supply
Texas game animals face aflatoxin risks from deer corn fed by hunters. A 1998 Texas A&M study found nearly half of deer corn across 52 counties exceeded safe aflatoxin levels, especially in unlabeled bags. New regulations require labeling with aflatoxin amounts. buy labeled shelled corn and request test results for bulk purchases.
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Jerry Warren
Terry County
Labor Day
Texas
Texas A&m
Bob Brown
Turkey
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