Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
CHATHAM — Residents may sign up to receive alerts from Chatham’s new emergency notification system to keep them informed about events such as severe weather, boil orders and electrical outages.
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Chatham to send alerts via e-mail, text messages (The State Journal-Register)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Viewzi.com is a new visual alternative to Google. Instead of text descriptions of sites that correspond to your search terms, you get pictures. What you see is a moving carousel of choices, each showing a different way to view your search results.
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Web searches go visual with Viewzi (Bangkok Post - Thailand’s English news)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
illustrated by Christian Birmingham. 64 pages, ages 6-10. This superb retelling of a poignant Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features exquisite artwork that depicts both the glittering beauty and the mortal danger of frigid winter.
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Children’s books (Journal Inquirer)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
var nopreviewimage = “1″; if (nopreviewimage == “”){ document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); } If you thought World Series tickets were hard to get your hands on… try getting tickets to the inauguration. Requests have been pouring into local congressional offices for tickets to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Tonight, WFMZ’s Karin …
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Woman Books Bus Early for Trip to Inauguration (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
After receiving her assignment, Judy Lilly put together her “Mission: Impossible” team. It was just before Christmas 2007 when Lilly, the Kansas librarian at the Salina Public Library, 301 W. Elm, was called by Arcadia Publishing, a national publisher of regional history books.
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Local women compile photo book covering Salina’s 150 years (Salina Journal)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
A simple idea with a simple goal is helping a lot of young minds.
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“Back-to-Books” program at local elementary is a success (WNCT Greenville)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Volunteer Tina Wolter re-stocks books Friday during the quarterly book sale at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library. All the money raised at the sale is used to support the local library.
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Book sale (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Nothing could stop Jimmie Johnson’s drive into the NASCAR record books. Not even a final, furious push by Carl Edwards.
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NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson Wins Record-Tying 3rd Straight Cup Title (WJBF-TV Augusta)
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