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Monday, August 11, 2003 

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North on Lincoln on this quiet country road sits a contraption that many speculated was a strange grain grinder, a communication device for talking to aliens, or even a private spacecraft for travel to the planets. 
As it turns out, it is in reality a working wind generator and provides most of the power for the house that sits on the lot in front of it.

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• Free 'Financial Peace of Mind' seminar for senior citizens

• World, national news

• Taylor steps down in Liberia

• Death warnings as Paris swelters

• Poll: Californians set to recall Davis

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• What kind of crop do we have?

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Warmer and drier weather seen for U.S. Midwest

• Analysts expect record USDA soy crop forecast

• Veneman Says U.S. Resuming Imports of Canadian Beef

• China Grains -- Nervous soy buyers seeking washouts

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• Job hunt  (6)

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• Business news elsewhere

• Back-to-school boosts Wal-Mart sales

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• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• BIG, finalized Lincoln Sesquicentennial and Art and Balloon Festival schedule

• August mutterings 2
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• Sports news elsewhere

• Robby Gordon is road warrior

• Quick start boosts Love to victory

• CNNSI.com

• ESPN.com

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• Personal tech news elsewhere

• 'Do not spam' lists find skeptics

• Bereaved getting e-mail condolences

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• Consumer health news elsewhere

• Getting the Jump on Stroke Diagnosis

• West Nile makes a few much sicker

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