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Make Gingerbread Houses at Austin Children's Museum

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:45:53 +0100

Family Fun

Gingerbread House Workshops

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Experience the thrill of making a mess in someone else's kitchen! Parents and kids can build and decorate their very own gingerbread house with candy and icing, using real, soft gingerbread baked here in Austin. Continue this holiday tradition without the worry of a messy clean-up at the Austin Children's Museum.

Workshops start December 4th and run through December 20th, 2009

Call the museum office at 512.472.2499, ex 201, Mon-Friday from 9am-1pm to register.

Austin Children's Museum
201 Colorado Street
Austin, TX

Freaky story about cheerleader who got flu shot & ended up with neurological problems

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:27:51 +0100

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEN5KGwNGeo

Gas Prices Spike

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:51:04 +0100

Gasoline prices in Texas jumped by 14 cents last week, the biggest jump since May of 2008, according to AAA Texas.

The statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded regular is now $2.47 and only 20 cents higher than this time last year.

Here in Austin, prices also rose 14 cents to $2.49 a gallon.

The increase is being prompted by higher oil prices, a large number of off-line refineries and higher gas demand.

Every city in Texas saw a double-digit price increase during the last week. Houston and Galveston had the lowest price for gasoline at $2.43, up 17 cents in Galveston and 16 cents in Houston. El Paso continues to have the most expensive at $2.51.

Austin according to US News

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:44:43 +0100

Austin, TX

Geography

The capital of Texas is located in the center of the state.

Cultural Attractions

Austin is home to the University of Texas-Austin, Austin City Limits Music and South by Southwest Festivals, and the Austin Film Office, which provides support for budding filmmakers. The city's slogan: "Keep Austin Weird."

Recreation

While Lake Travis provides ample water activities and a clothing-optional beach, Austin also boasts caverns, Zilker Park, and Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Economy

Not only is UT-Austin the city's largest employer, it's one of the largest employers in the state.

Fun Fact

Austin is home to the world's largest urban bat colony. Each night at dusk from April to October, people gather to see thousands of bats fly out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge.

From Recession to Recovery?

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:43:20 +0100

AUSTIN – MSNBC.com and Moody’s Economy have announced that the Austin-Round Rock, Brownsville-Harlingen, Dallas-Plano-Irving, El Paso, Lubbock, McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr and San Antonio areas are among the first in the nation to move from recession into recovery, indicating that their economies have grown over the past six months.

The announcement is based on MSNBC and Moody’s Adversity Index, which uses data on employment, industrial production, housing starts and home prices to place each state or metro area in one of four categories: expanding, at risk of recession, in recession or recovering. This is the first month this year that any U.S. metro area has moved from in recession into recovery.

Additionally, CNN Money has ranked Texas as one of the Top Five Best States to Launch a Business thanks to our reasonable tax structure and incentive funds such as the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. The article also credited the franchise tax exemption, passed at Gov. Perry’s direction during the 81st Legislative Session, with fostering growth in small businesses in the state. Texas is the only large state to be ranked.

To view the MSNBC and Moody’s ranking, please visit
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33312701/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/.

To view CNN Money’s ranking, please visit
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0910/gallery.best_places_tax_havens.smb/2.html.

Oct 22 Lake Travis water level

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:36:49 +0100

Water Level
635.51 FEET
Thursday, October 22, 2009
10:05:00 AM
Level is 45.49 feet
below full pool of 681.00

Yeah Rain! Lake Travis water level goes up a little!

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:49:04 +0100

Lake Travis is now at 631.16! Yeah! This rainy weather is dreary, but it is sooo badly needed around here.

Lake Travis Conditions from LCRA

Lake Travis Level
Level (ft)	631.16	`(last updated at LCRA: 10/11/2009) (from http://www.lcra.org/water/conditions/lake.html)`

(last checked: 19:15 Sun, Oct 11, 2009.)

Lake Travis Home Game Tonight!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:13:12 +0100

Lake Travis faces off against Hutto tonight at 7:30 pm. GO CAVS!

Need Help Refinancing or Avoiding Foreclosure?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:57:25 +0100

Do You Need Help to Refinance or Avoid Foreclosure?

President Obama released details about the Making Home Affordable plan, designed to help up to 7-9 million families avoid foreclosure by restructuring or refinancing their mortgages. Find out if you qualify.

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NAR's Field Guide to Foreclosures >
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