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$25 for $50 Worth of Organic Groceries Delivered to Your Door by Greenling

The hardest part about hunting and gathering is coming up with a logo and packaging that will make your product desirable. Avoid takeout robber barons and cryptic nutrition labels by filling up on fresh, organic fruits and veggies with today’s Groupon. For $25, you get $50 worth of Greenling groceries delivered to your doorstep or cubiclestep. This deal is good for one new customer per household. There’s an additional $10 refundable bin deposit (not covered by your Groupon) to facilitate your grocery delivery—simply return the bin after your bounty arrives to get a full refund or keep the bin for future deliveries. Escape a preservative- and pesticide-filled life without leaving home or building a protective bodysuit out of toffee. Here’s how it works : Log in to the virtual grocery store, push your mouse through the clickable aisles, and load up on everything from Baraka bars ($3.59 per bar) to baby foods ($.79 or $.99 per jar). There are special sections for hard-to-find raw foods and sustainable non-foods . Then schedule and confirm your delivery and get on with learning advanced horse-grooming techniques. Greenling is perfect for busy professionals and families because you can shop whenever you want. You’ll be able to fill up on affordable, organic groceries without the fuss of long lines, lugging heavy bags, and people. Plus, Greenling’s organic foods are free of hydrogenated fats, artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives, making them richer in minerals and vitamins and more nutritious than your average frozen dinner or fast food. You’ll feel better inside, outside, inside, and beyond. Your email address will be shared with Greenling for redemption purposes. Groupon Says The Hunger Artist: The Movie Which work by Franz Kafka was turned into a blockbuster action flick? Read more…

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$25 for $50 Worth of Organic Groceries Delivered to Your Door by Greenling

Specialty-Food Holiday Sales Beat Expectations

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Although the 2009 holiday season was a challenging one for specialty-food catalog and Internet merchants, it was significantly better than the 2008 holiday season, according to the 5th Food Group.

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Specialty-Food Holiday Sales Beat Expectations

Hines Receives Top Award From EPA

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2010 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. Hines will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on March 18. This is the sixth time Hines has been recognized by the EPA as a Partner of the Year and the third ti

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Hines Receives Top Award From EPA

Topaz Labs Unveils Topaz Adjust 4

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Topaz Labs announces a major upgrade of the Topaz Adjust Photoshop plug-in, which features new presets, a completely redesigned user interface, and upgraded image processing algorithms.

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Topaz Labs Unveils Topaz Adjust 4

Austin Autism Awareness Bike Ride

The third Austin Autism Society Bike Ride – which raises money for the Autism Society of Greater Austin – will be held in Georgetown on April 11.

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Austin Autism Awareness Bike Ride

Dallas City Hall Corruption Case Sentencing (KERA North Texas)

Two of the five defendants convicted in the Dallas City Hall corruption trial will be sentenced today. KERA’s BJ Austin says three defendants in the bribery and extortion case received hefty prison terms on Friday.

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Dallas City Hall Corruption Case Sentencing (KERA North Texas)

Utah man arrested for burglary of Quick Stop (The Port Lavaca Wave)

Police arrested a Utah man early Feb. 19 for the burglary of the Quick Stop Food Store on Austin Street. Cody Gutierrez, 25, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was arrested by the Port Lavaca Police Department after 3 a.m. that day.

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Utah man arrested for burglary of Quick Stop (The Port Lavaca Wave)

Eye on Austin: Primaries might lead to secondary voting (Amarillo Globe-News)

[Early voting for this year's primary is now over; as impressive as the turnout was, if you think after tomorrow's election Texas voters will get the usual campaigning break that lasts till Labor Day, think again.

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Eye on Austin: Primaries might lead to secondary voting (Amarillo Globe-News)

Del Valle and Giddings play in Girls’ State Tournament (KVUE-TV Austin)

2010 UIL Girls State Basketball Tournament Frank Erwin Center (Austin, TX) Thursday, March 4 3:30 p.m. Giddings (30-7) vs. Abilene Wylie (30-9) 7:00 p.m. Del Valle (36-2) vs. Frisco Wakeland (29-6)

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Del Valle and Giddings play in Girls’ State Tournament (KVUE-TV Austin)

Toros Provide Home Crowd With Overtime Win (OurSports Central)

Austin, TX February 28- Behind their ability to connect on shots from beyond the arc (11-28) the Austin Toros defeated the Springfield Armor Sunday at the Austin Convention Center, 111-108.

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Toros Provide Home Crowd With Overtime Win (OurSports Central)

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