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Reading, writing and recycling
To help curb the growing number of waste contributed by bottled water- and soda-drinkers at the schools, Madison County Recycling this year began providing bins for recycled plastic bottles and Highland Recycling agreed to pick up recycled plastic at schools. Plastic is an enormous source of waste along with the cardboard.
St. Clair County Journal |
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Olympic Games pipers wow billions after being found on Google
THE opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was blown away by Scots pipers - after Beijing chiefs found them on Google.
Daily Record |
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Library technology upgrade starts Aug. 11
An upgrade of user computer systems at Rapid City Public Library operations on Quincy and Van Buren streets will ultimately mean faster file searching. But starting Monday, Aug. 11, patrons will encounter temporary service disruptions during the transition.
Rapid City Journal |
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Internet helped launch Bodensteiner's Olympic journey
Minico High graduate Clare Bodensteiner will play for the New Zealand women's basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The Idaho Statesman |
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Google Streets shows world the path to your front door
GRAND RAPIDS -- As the "Google Maps" car with the roof-mounted, 360-degree digital camera passed Duke's Bar on Michigan Street NE last fall, a man was standing in the doorway.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Notions
Seems everyone has a double identity these days -- an etsy name or a Ravelry name or a blogger name. Stop by blogs.newsobserver.com to find out the secret identity for Notions. Add a comment to let us know your crafty alter ego and link to your blog.
The News & Observer |
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China defends Great Firewall
CHINESE Olympic Games organisers have defended their controversial move to block internet sites, claiming it was done to protect Chinese children.
The Courier Mail |
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China defends Great Firewall
CHINESE Olympic Games organisers have defended their controversial move to block internet sites, claiming it was done to protect Chinese children.
The Courier Mail |
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Rec-Room Wizard
A nimble-fingered teenager becomes an online hero for awed gamers.
New York Times |
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What germs lurk inside your keyboard?
The Star Press |
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Trailer Buzz: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
As if The Cheesecake Factory giving away cheap cheesecake wasn't already blowing up the Internet, someone had to go and release the trailer to the new Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie.I'll say it, I'm a fan. I can't wait for this mo...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Teacher's aide given 3 years' probation
A Jefferson County teachers's aide who tried to solicit sex over the Internet from someone posing as an underage girl has been sentenced to three years of intense supervised probation, but will avoid jail time.
Rocky Mountain News |
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City man accused of child sexual battery
WINCHESTER — A city man is accused of committing a sex crime against a child in April, according to indictments handed down July 15 by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.
The Northern Virginia Daily |
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Tickets now available for Youth Explosion
Tickets for Youth Explosion are currently available in area churches and businesses, but perhaps the best place to start is the Internet.
The Pasadena Citizen |
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Man nabbed on child porn charges
A man was allegedly in the process of downloading child pornography when he was arrested by police Friday.
The Pasadena Citizen |
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Mobile office keeps FBI secure during displacement
The Federal Bureau of Investigation without a secure network is like a computer with no hard drive.All the agents’ files necessary to conduct an investigation are stored on a secure network which is tied into the bureau’s headquarters at Quantico, Va. Everything is classified information and must go through a satellite feed to Virginia.When the flood hit in June, it was a crisis, said Craig ...
The Gazette |
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There are other stories in the NFL besides Favre
A Google news search of stories over the last week that mention Brett Favre netted 34,760 results Friday morning. By comparison, there were 1,810 mentions of his new crosstown counterpart, Eli Manning of the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Olympic pipers wow billions after being found on Google
THE opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was blown away by Scots pipers - after Beijing chiefs found them on Google.
Daily Record |
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Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
SAN FRANCISCO - In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring.
Muzi |
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in June with Google, the dominant supplier of Web search services in the United States and around the world.
Tiscali |
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Google: AOL investment may be impaired
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google Inc's 5 per cent stake in Time Warner Inc's AOL unit may be worth less than the $1 billion the Web company paid for it in 2006, Google warned in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
CIOL |
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New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
LAS VEGAS - One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical.
Muzi |
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Hacking goes too far at hackers' conference
Associated Press LAS VEGAS . At a conference for computer hackers, one place was off limits: the press room. But three journalists working for the French publication Global Security Magazine were booted Thursday from the Black Hat conference after they were allegedly caught hacking into the private network set up for the media. The journalists captured what they claimed were ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Online Extras
Earnings roundup The following companies made earnings-related announcements Friday. Windstream Corp. Second Prior-year quarter period
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Court reinstates `face-to-face' wine provision
Indiana residents must first make face-to-face contact with a wine merchant before they can place wine orders over the phone or the Internet, a federal appeals court ruled.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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