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Ex-tax collector witnessed lots of change
HOLLIS – Twenty-one years ago, when Barbara Townsend succeeded Leonard White as town tax collector, she did her calculations by hand and forwarded stacks of IBM computer cards, fastened with elastic bands, to a mainframe in another town.
Hollis Brookline Journal |
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Google holds off on Yahoo deal - for now
Google and Yahoo have agreed a temporary delay for their controversial advertising deal, as the US Department of Justice continues its high-profile antitrust investigation
Guardian Unlimited |
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American Qaeda figure says U.S. still runs Pakistan
Source: Reuters DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - American al Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn blasted Pakistan's new leaders as U.S. puppets in a war against Islamic militants, in an Internet video posted on Saturday. "The ...
AlertNet |
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The Ultimate Poker Scam
Busted Rigged games and cheating players have landed the former operator of online poker site - Ultimate Bet - in deep trouble. That's trouble with a capital T - to the tune of $75 million.
Online Casino Reports |
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Website help
Browser compatibility The BMA web site is designed to be compatible with the following platforms and browsers which support accessibility.
British Medical Association |
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Missionaries reach out through Internet
Every day, Kiel Hobbs checks his Facebook page and enters a status update, sends a few e-mails, researches the Internet for college papers or to find products or instructions, and soon he will be reaching out to new Christians on the Web.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Trojans' pick turns tide
CARY – Cary-Grove defensive back Kyle Leibforth looked to be headed to the end zone for his second interception return in as many weeks early in the first quarter when somehow, he went down.
McHenry County Sports |
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Board approves bid for 911 computers
The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on Friday approved a more than $29,000 bid to replace aging computer equipment in the emergency dispatch center at the sheriff's office in Girard.
The Morning Sun |
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Economic Crisis: What Are You Worth?
In these tough economic times, it pays to know your personal finances inside and out. There are a number of online tools that can help. Popular search engine Yahoo!
WGRZ-TV Buffalo |
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Acer trots out Aspire 8930, 6930, 5735 and 4730 laptops
Filed under: Laptops If you've been looking for a Gemstone , Acer's got four new ones that your eyes should really see. The top-end Aspire 8930 gets things going with a borderline ridiculous 18.4-inch HD CineCrystal display, a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA's GeForce 9700M GT, an optional (but completely necessary) Blu-ray drive, WiFi, 320GB 7,200RPM SATA ...
Engadget |
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Fewer hires at Microsoft?
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will change hiring plans for the year after a review prompted by the U.S. economic slowdown.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Tech Chronicles
Yahoo, Google ad partnership delayed Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. have agreed to delay the start of an advertising partnership to give the Justice Department time to finish investigating the proposed deal. The decision marks an abrupt turnaround for Google CEO...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Cinco-Southlake Broadcast on Net
For those who can’t get to Dallas for the Cinco Ranch-Southlake Carroll matchup Friday night, it can be heard on a live broadcast on the internet.
The Katy Sun |
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HP ProCurve Finalises Acquisition of Colubris Networks
Dubai, UAE, 4 th Oct 2008:What: HP ProCurve today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Colubris Networks, Inc., a US-based global provider of intelligent wireless networks for enterprises and service providers.
Zawya |
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District judges again scold clerk of court
Yellowstone County's five district judges say the justice system is suffering because Clerk of District Court Laura Brent has mostly ignored 11 orders issued by the judges last November. Because of difficulties in implementing a software program called FullCourt and other problems, the judges warned, Brent could face legal trouble.
Billings Gazette |
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Teacher goes public with feud against Torrington superintendent
A Torrington high school teacher falsely accused of viewing pornography on a school computer wants a public apology and $7,000 in lawyer's fees after Superintendent of Schools Susan W. O'Brien admitted she mistakenly accused him of wrongdoing.
Republican-American |
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Television - Lifestyle
Record numbers of old computers and monitors have been dumped throughout the country in the annual eDay.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Towns scrap Web sites to avoid FOI mandate
A new law that requires towns to post meeting minutes on the Internet is causing at least two Litchfield County communities to shut down their Web sites.
Republican-American |
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Student arrested for online threat
A student at Oliver Wolcott Technical School in Torrington was arrested Wednesday after police said he posted a threat on the Internet suggesting some kind of violence was going to happen at school. AOL found the information posting on a gaming site and the company contacted police. The 17-year-old male student threatened a teacher, police said, but declined to provide more details. He was ...
Republican-American |
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Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Oct 4 08
How do you know whether the information you are searching for online has been verified and comes from reliable sources? Are you getting into the mass-media habit more of taking for granted whatever you read online? Is your critical evaluation attitude miserably fading? Photo credit: Stephen Downes George Siemens , MasterNewMedia official guide to education technologies and media ...
MasterNewMedia.org |
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District judges again scold clerk of court
Yellowstone County's five district judges say the justice system is suffering because Clerk of District Court Laura Brent has mostly ignored 11 orders issued by the judges last November. Because of difficulties in implementing a software program calle ...
Billings Gazette |
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Elvis is alive Museum is apparently set to die
The Elvis is Alive Museum will not live, at least not for now. Andy Key tried to sell the Missouri museum twice on eBay. To no avail.
Independent Online |
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Dad writes kids’ book on computers
Much to his surprise, Craig Feigh found it difficult to find a children’s book about computers.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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A battle for free speech at Quinnipiac University
HAMDEN -- The feud between student journalists and administrators at Quinnipiac University burns brighter than ever this fall.
Republican-American |
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Noble intent a big glitch in many rural towns
GEORGE KRIMSKY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN At first blush, one wonders what all the fuss is about. Connecticut's municipalities have been told that if they have an official Web site, they soon will have to post all their meeting agendas and minutes electronically at the same time they file them with the town clerk.
Republican-American |
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