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...David Ward knows, it ain't easy being green. But he's hoping that will change now that his invention, one of some 4,300 submissions in a contest run by TIME, the History Channel and the National Inventors Hall of Fame, was named the 2006 Modern Marvel of the Year. Ward's Strawjet takes a renewable and universally available resource - straw - and turns it into low-cost building material that will provide farmers with extra income and eliminate the need for deforestation. Another eco-friendly detail: instead of using plastic resin, the tractor-size farming implement binds straw together...
...that she will never outrank him, since he will retire before that ever happens. Jim also vows that he will never let his wife beat him in any physical-training event, a hard promise to keep: when they were in Korea, Laura's unit had a yearly Iron Man Contest, and after 5-ft. 4-in. Laura beat dozens of men to win the contest, the event was renamed the Iron Person Contest. "She has so much stamina, but at the same time she's very feminine," observes Jim's mother June of her daughter-in-law. "She is little...
...lose her. And Pitt isn't the only one whose character is revealed in extreme moments. The Moroccan boys playing with the dangerous new toy are expressing the rivalry any two brothers might have. Here it's between the older, ordinary brother and the younger, more daring one. The contest between the boys is halted when Yussef realizes that his rifle shot has unintentionally hit the bus. Suddenly Yussef is a panicked little boy, frightened of what will happen when his father hears about this incident...
...Monumental Life. After the men had signed the policies, authorities allege the women provided the transients with food and shelter for a little over two years before mowing them down to collect the payments. The waiting period appears to stem from California insurance law that allows companies to contest new policies only within two years of issuing them...
...your editorial staff. No set, objective criteria were used to compare members of the Senate; the information reported was purely subjective. No attempt was made to analyze the work of the Senate statistically or rank all 100 Senators in any systematic way. The article amounted to a popularity contest with a very short list of judges. Your report was a disservice to your readers and called into question the veracity of your publication. ANGELA DE ROCHA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR WAYNE ALLARD Washington...