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• The power of friends

  John Romero, 18, feels empowered when the Las Campanas Compadres team helps lift him from his wheelchair onto a special saddle atop his favorite horse — a Norwegian Fjord named Shiloh. »Read Story...
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• El mitote July 5, 2009

  Lou Diamond Phillips' win on NBC's I'm a Celebrity competition also proved to be a win for the Amado and J.B. Peña Art Has Heart Foundation and the St. Pius X High School foundation. Phillips had admired artist Amado Peña Jr.'s work before meeting him, and the two became friends on the 1988 set of Young Guns in New Mexico. As a result, Phillips has contributed to the annual Art Has Heart fundraiser, leading to more than 300 students receiving college art scholarships over 12 years. Peña and his wife, J.B., live in Santa Fe. »Read Story...
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• Etiquette rules: Long operas require some advance preparation

  Question: While attending a long opera. I need a pick-me-up after the second intermission, but I feel the glare of my neighbors when I reach for my candy. What should I do? »Read Story...
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• An easy way to feed to birds

  One question I'm often asked this time of year is, "What will my birds do when I'm on vacation?" Well, your birds will probably be fine, but if you want to provide them with a steady supply of food and keep them coming, try using seed cylinders and blocks. Seed cylinders are my absolute favorite way to feed the birds. They are clean, easy to use, last a long time, and a wide variety of birds love them. These compressed blocks and cylinders of seed often come loaded with nuts and fruit and are held together with gelatin. »Read Story...
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• Physics of pancakes

  Something happened to buttermilk pancakes between the 1960s, when I was a kid, and today, when I can't seem to find or make a pancake that doesn't dissolve into a mealy mush before I'm halfway through the stack. »Read Story...
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