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Grant helps city, county prepare for disaster
City of Portales and Roosevelt County personnel said they benefited from a federal grant for vulnerability assessments in Roosevelt County.
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UN to buy surplus food from poorer producers
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. More than 350 000 small-scale farmers in Africa and Central America will soon begin selling produce to the UN in an initiative that could transform the way food aid is purchased.
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Hong Kong man arrested over bank run rumors
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly spreading rumors on the Internet about a bank run amid anxiety in the Chinese territory about the U.S. financial crisis, police said Sunday.
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EIT increases Forthnet stake to 34%
Dubai: Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT), the primary investment vehicle in telecommunications for Dubai Holding and GO of Malta, 60 per cent owned by EIT, have increased their stake in Greece's leading alternative broadband operator Forthnet to 34 per cent.
Zawya |
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Man arrested for online rumours about Hong Kong bank's stability
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong man has been arrested for spreading rumours on the Internet that one of the city's banks was in financial trouble and a run against it was likely, police said Sunday.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Hong Kong man arrested over bank run rumors
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly spreading rumors on the Internet about a bank run amid anxiety in the Chinese territory about the U.S. financial crisis, police said Sunday.
Centre Daily Times |
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Adobe announces new software
Chennai, Sept 27: Adobe Systems has announced the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow.
New Kerala |
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Cannon: 'We dropped the ball'
A computer glitch led to the release of a man charged as an accessory in the murder of Lincolnville Constable Robert Bailey, the Charleston County sheriff said Saturday. As Sheriff Al Cannon spoke, a multijurisdictional police hunt continued for Brian Smalls, 29, who was freed from the Berkeley County jail Friday after serving a sentence for a parole violation.
The Post and Courier |
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Police blotter
9:10 a.m. Thursday, 1400 block of East Bryant Court, theft of computer and stereo equipment. 12:54 p.m. Thursday, 321 E. Grant St., Jaqueline McBroom, 44, same address, arrested, intimidation, harassment. She was released Thursday from the Grant County Jail on $600 bond.
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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Hong Kong man arrested over bank run rumours
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly spreading rumours on the internet about a bank run amid anxiety about the US financial crisis, police said today. The man was arrested yesterday
The West Australian |
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Calaveras Enterprise |
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Your Stuff
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Free computer-lab classes
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Recreation company helps White Pines Park
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Trinitas open house
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The dream, ‘The Lesser Evil” and a man in white
The following is a collection of notes from the reporter’s notebooks of Dispatch News Editor Garthia Elena Burnett and Senior Writer Kristin Mamrack. The two were in Oxford from about 4 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Friday, along with Dispatch photographers Kelly Tippett and Tanner Imes.
The Commercial Dispatch |
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First 2008 human West Nile virus case reported in Calaveras
The Calaveras County Public Health Department reported its first human case of West Nile virus this year. A 48-year-old resident of Copperopolis became ill in late August and has since recovered. The resident had traveled out of state and it is unknown where the infection occurred.
Calaveras Enterprise |
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Election 2008: Voter's guide
Here's a guide to help you navigate the November election. - Check your status ahead of time If you have access to a computer, visit vpa.wi.gov to look up the status of your voter registration. You'll submit your name and birth date and learn whether your status is "active" or "inactive." If you don't have a computer, you can call your local clerk's office and ask.• "Active" means the new ...
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Amid mortgage crisis, Lincoln software company thrives
Mortgage crisis? What mortgage crisis. That may as well be the slogan for Mortech, a Lincoln-based provider of mortgage rate quote software.
Lincoln Journal Star |
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Anthony, Domingue earn fan nods as Players of the Week
The fans have spoken. Westgate quarterback Deon Anthony and Catholic High defensive back Nick Domingue were chosen in The Daily Iberian’s first weekly Internet fan poll asking them to select high school Players of the Week.
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Mathematicians find 13-million-digit prime number
Mathematicians find 13-million-digit prime number LOS ANGELES — Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13-million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize. The group found the 46th known Mersenne prime last month on a network of 75 computers running Windows XP. The number was verified by a different network running a different algorithm. ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly spreading rumours on the internet about a bank run amid anxiety about the US financial crisis, police said today.
The West Australian |
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What's new about those new iPods?
If you've been holding off on an iPod purchase in the hope of a revolutionary upgrade, you'll have to keep waiting. Apple's newly released players have only modest (though welcome) improvements.
Pioneer Press |
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Harris County Public Library reopening some locations; Tomball branch not on list
Although there is no word concerning the Tomball Community Library at Lone Star College - Tomball, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Harris County Public Library opened six locations Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide materials, Internet access and assistance, as well as free prescription discount cards.
The Potpourri |
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Apple Genius, Microsoft Zune among services that make finding new tunes easy
It's good to see a number of new services cropping up to make interesting music easier to find and buy.
Pioneer Press |
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