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PAGE 4, Seminole (Texas) Sentinel, Sunday, August 11,2002
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Compiled by Mike Cox, Texas Press Association _____
AUSTIN —Alleging that'Farmer
Group, Inc. has "hit Texas consumers...in
their pocket books and in their homes,
Attorney General John Cornyn has sued
the insurance company and several others
for “deceptive, misleading, and
discriminatory homeowners-insurance
practices.”
Cornyn said Farmers' alleged illegal
practices were found during an
investigation by his office s Consumer
Protection Division Also named in the
lawsuit are Farmers Underwriters
Association, Fire Underwriters Association.
Farmers Insurance Exchange and Fire
Insurance Exchange
The lawsuit can be read at
www oag state, tx us (click on State of
Texas v. Farmers Group. Inc.)
Turnover rate costly to state
The current employee turnover rate
in state government is 18 percent. Sen Jeff
Wentworth said at a recent hearing of the
Senate Special Committee or. State
Employee Compensation and Benefits
The rate in some state agencies. Wentworth
saick is two to three times higher than that
“When turnover rates are this high, the
taxpayers of Texas lose, the senator said
"We lose the younger employees wno
would one day assume the leadership ro.es
and we lose the capital invested in training
those employees * .
Michelle Smith of the Texas State
Employees Union said the state s 2(X).000
plus employees have lost 25 percent o*
their buying power since 1987 as inflation
increased without pay raises to compensate
for that In recent years, the Legislature has
only been able to give $100 a month pay
raises to state workers
Research probes water usage
’ Next time you pay your monthly water
bill, imagine keeping your yard green with
cheap low-quality water instead of the
more expensive H2G you get trom your
regular provider
The possibility of someday being able
to do rhat is one of several interesting
water related reseaich projects recently
approved for funding through the Texas-
Israel Exchange Fund Board, a project run
by the Texas Department of Agriculture
'n fact preliminary research already has
shown that trailing lantana. sumac,
oleander, snapdragon and several other
landscape plant varieties are tolerant of sait
AG Sues Farmers Over
Home-owners
Insurance Practices
water
Established in 1985, the program also
will provide money for scientists to look into
developing drought resistant or tolerant
wheat, cotton and peppers Other projects
being funded are continuing study of land-
based fish production, rice growing
through drip irrigation and cut flower
propagation
For more details, visit the agricultural
agency s Web site at www agr state tx us
OK to pack heat in Wyoming
Wyoming's probably a lot cooler this
time of the year than Texas, but Texans
can pack heat there if they go up for a visit
Texas recently signed a reciprocal
agreement with Wyoming so that Texans
with valid concealed handgun licenses can
now carry a pistol in Wyoming
Other states Texas has concealed
handgun reciprocity with include Arkansas.
Arizona, Florida. Kentucky. Louisiana.
Oklahoma and Tennessee
Other high-lites
• Seasonally-adjusted unemployment
dropped in Texas in June, from 6 2 percent
the month before to 5 8 percent According
to the Texas Workforce Commission, that
was the first drop since December 2000
• Want to start a new business-*
Businesses, non-profits and professional
organizations can now file their articles of
incorporation online through the Secretary
of State s Office at www sos state tx us
• The Nov 5 general election is closer
than you think Early voting begins Oct
21. though a local election official can start
voting as early as Saturday. Oct 19
PLANMIN6
SUMANNING.
WHACK That*
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Making a Difference
Warning Labels...
At Times Insulting
by Gina Caswell Kelly
. Do you ever read the warning labels on packages ar.d Nitties 7 hey
are so funny sometimes Some of them seem like such an .nsu't to yout
intelligence For instance, on motor oil it clearly tells you n<>t to take
internally Why is this necessaryJ Did someone somewhere 1<*>h at th.it
shiny liquid as they were pouring it into their engine and think I wonder
what that tastes like' On children s cough syrup the 'ahe. uv* you to
be sure not to operate heavy machinery after taking Like *<» mar y
children are out on bulldozers after having taken cough syr.ip’ My
personal favorite was on my standard breakfast food |V*p larts It has
since been changed but the box once bad clearly and in bold written on
the side Warning' Heated pastTy mav be hot Do you think >onu o?
this stuff we lust simply should not have to be told It i> lust commim
sense a
It is the same with God s Ten Commandments We shou.Jn t have
to be told There should never have been a time when it was ru\e'ssarv
for God to say. Don t kill each other He should nave never had to
say,' Don t lie or Don t steal This stuft should lust be uinwtv»n *etw»
behavior We should just recognize wrong as wrong wit?;, if * air g to
be reminded of it Bui the thing is that there are so many way - to btea*
these commandments For example 1 will never kill anyone knowingly
ot tnientmnallv I can pretty much promise you that will never happen
It just won t But. how many times do we kili perrple s reputations by
idle gossip’ Or kill their spirit or their self esteem with constant put
downs’ We mav not ever lx* to anyone nr purpose hut do we sometimes
mislead or misrepresent the truth to enhance our position* It i* t)>e
same thing You may never rob a bank but do you keep the change
when you get too much hack’ Do you make a copy ot a video before
you return it ’
If we think warning labels are an insult to our intelligence are we
not insulong God s intelligence by thinking we can get away with breaking
the rules and thinking no one will ever know ’ Next time you read the
warning labels on bottles and boxes think about God s warnings and
how important it is that we follow His directions carefully and always
take His word internally and show the world externally it we want to live
eternally'
Juvenile Humor Defeats Spy Spoof Films
If the Movie Man was 12 _ _ #
^d ,ne7Towm^Th« Movie Man Scores Goldmember with a so-so 5 Rating
funniest movie ever made. audience via video. The 1999 high The original got a 5 as did the Myers arsenal of folks (The fat incredibly funny) here to zero laughs
But the Movie Man is a e] The Sdv Who Shagged Me. first sequel This one gets the same Scotsman from Shagged makes an Pee Wee s Big Adventure also The slangy word play also used
smidgen past that age and already . ^ bu d . an ons|aught of ratmg appearance, too ) used the gambit as Pee Wee was in the original -• you know if you ve
knows that the movie AFiG is trying adverti5 *ments and raked in a |ts frustrating to see Myers. Director Jay Roach (who last played by James Broslin and his seen it • falls flat when revisited in
to emulate actually is one of the mindnumbing $205 million ($309 such a sharp comic mind, delving made the funny Meet the Parents girlfriend Dottie by Morgan this new movie
funniest ever made, blazing wor,dw)de) boggling those who in such sophomonc humor There and is in line to make the next one. Fairchild Reflecting on the jokes from
SaddJn^nu KA * • »u j keep track of such numbers This are moments of brilliance mAPiG he s becoming King of the Sequels) One of the final shots of the the first two mqviesjs fuj^ai lirsL
APtG (the Movie man just had thtrd onc on ^ way to repeat fotlowedby^mbanassing sTgfiTgags andMyerTknow the importance of film leturns tolhis kind of humor ( but it wears thin when done too
to go back to initials for films after succcss that often fail completely close-ups and often a stinky line is a quick recall ) with a final quest much.---
these spelled out so aptly) is-What helps, of course, ISTtre-The PtoT"---made funnier by Dr. tvil s appearance that s pretty tunny It s a crime that such talents as
Juvenile beyond belief - even more scboo| ard humor. Occasionally British spy Austin Powers scrunched up face filling screen What doesn’t work
than the prior two movies which is therc sya tidb|t thrown to adults in (Mycrs) has a)ways sought the love Knowles is pretty funny and a Much of the humor is so weak
the audience -- an obscure his super-spy dad, Nigel (Michael natural on the screen. She has in APiG that an auditorium filled
future there. She s one tough, hot with kids dying to laugh simply
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saying something.
About the film
APiG shattered the July record
for biggest opening ever at $75
million or so. It’s a classic example
reference or, in APiG s case, an old
shot of Michael Caine in a
“flashback" sequence -* but mostly
million or so. u s a classic example b t jokes about sex and Cainc cmp|oys the hdp of his arch
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than $60 million but found an rated an Austin FWs picture very
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When Caine gets kidnapped soul sista. right out of blaxploitation cant
by the evil Goldmember (Myers), movie. The shocking silhouette inside
Best scene the tent scene with Heather
rival. Dr Evil (Myers). Easily the best thing about Graham from Shagged is reprised
Fbwers travels back to 1975 APiG is the opening sequence,
with an accomplis, former lover Powers is parachuting through
Foxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles, the sky, aiming at his Shagmobile
better known as a singer in the motoring below. Also speeding
Texas R&B trio Destiny’s Child). along is a woman on a motorcycle.
Meanwhile, Dr. Evil and his They're pursued by a madman
tiny cohort Mini-Me (Arlington's in a helicopter. Powers manages to
Verne Troyer) escape from prison, eject himself from his British flag
Soon, though, Troyer gets jealous colored car and sail over the copter,
of Dr. Evil’s quickly-turning-bad shooting it down with hand guns
son Scott (Seth Green) and joins (!) then lands safely in his car again.
Robert Wagner and Michael York
are used so little
Everyone in attendance will
eventually get beaten down by the
crude humor You always hope
things will revert back to that
crackerjack opening sequence, but
it never does.
with Powers.
There’s some stuff about a gold
meteor hurdling toward Earth to
flood the planet and a silly
revelation by Caine.
Eventually, a sequel is
Powers takes off his helmet and
it’s Tom Cruise. The motorcycle
mama whips off her helmet to
reveal Gwyneth P<row.
Up on a jagged cliff stand their
adversaries -- Dr. Evil (Kevin
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satisfactory set up and you can Spacey) and Mini-me (Danny
expect No. 4 around 2004 or so. Devito).
What works It’s very funny if you don’t
Myers can be funny. What know it’s coming. (The Movie Man
APiG does right is “callback” gags is working under the assumption
used in the other two movies. that you’ve already seen APiG
And there is plenty of kaowing before you read this),
winking at the screen. Myers, like In a movie audience is Myers/
Jim Carrey in his Ace Ventura days, Powers, laughing at the goings-on
knows this onscreen stuff is stupid onscreen.
and silly. But he plows on and This merging of “real life” with
sometimes that’s part of the fun. a movie-within is straight out of
Dr. Evil is a great character and Blazing Saddles, (When’s the last
easily the most entertaining of time you saw Saddles? It’s still
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