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Chatham to send alerts via e-mail, text messages (The State Journal-Register)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:15:14 +0000

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)

Web searches go visual with Viewzi (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:55:21 +0000

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)

Children’s books (Journal Inquirer)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:52:26 +0000

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.

Woman Books Bus Early for Trip to Inauguration (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:12:17 +0000

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)

Local women compile photo book covering Salina’s 150 years (Salina Journal)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:09:23 +0000

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)

“Back-to-Books” program at local elementary is a success (WNCT Greenville)

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:41:29 +0000

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)

Book sale (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:36:23 +0000

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)

NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson Wins Record-Tying 3rd Straight Cup Title (WJBF-TV Augusta)

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:53:56 +0000

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)