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Gas-station attendant thankful for his job, new friends (The Daily Comet)
Last in a holiday series on locals with unusual or inspirational things to be thankful for.HOUMA - Bike and a breakfast.They were among the first items Bill Johnson bought himself at the start of a jobless summer, when he stretched a few hundred dollars over the course of several months and hurricane season.
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History comes alive in revised gazetteer published by Morris County Heritage Commission (The Citizen of Morris County)
The Morris County Heritage Commission (MCHC) has expanded and reissued its popular gazetteer, “Historic Sites of Morris County, New Jersey,” a geographical, historical dictionary bearing brief but abundant descriptions of history’s riches that still survive throughout the county.
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Students' need to take out loans on rise amid slumping economy (Honolulu Advertiser)
University of Hawai'i graduate student Nolan Kido says he's lucky "Granny" loves him. "She allows me to live in her basement so I can afford to eat," said Kido, 29, of 'Aiea, who is in his second year pursuing a doctorate in accounting at UH-Manoa.
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Business roundtable: Local Hispanic community growing, thriving in Knoxville (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The Hispanic community's imprint on the Knoxville area is now unmistakable. As recently as the 1980s the role of Hispanics in Knoxville's culture was barely perceptible. How quickly things change.
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Senior scene (The Standard-Times)
A full version of activities appears on our Web site at www.southcoasttoday.com. The list is updated every Sunday. A condensed version of senior center and council on aging activities is published in The Standard-Times every Sunday. Listings for trip...
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A Holiday Wish List for Mobile Commerce (E-Commerce Times)
Mobile commerce opportunities have been largely overlooked by retailers in North America with sound reason. The current shopping experience on mobile phones is just plain awful. Nevertheless, mobile communication devices are a widely used resource -- ready and able to bridge stores with the site and call center.
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Area retailers excited about Crack of Dawn sale (Ada Evening News)
Despite national news of impending economic doom, most local retailers say their businesses are doing quite well and, in many cases, showing increases over last year.
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UCLA researchers create polymer solar cells with higher efficiency levels (EurekAlert!)
( University of California - Los Angeles ) Currently solar cells are difficult to handle, expensive to purchase and complicated to install. The hope is that consumers will one day be able to buy solar cells from their local hardware store and simply hang them like posters on a wall. A recent study from researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has shown that ...
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Dollar Wise: Put health care costs under the knife (Dallas Morning News)
Sharon Alt remembers receiving a panicked phone call from her daughter three years ago. Her then-22-year-old daughter, uninsured and in excruciating pain from an infection, was about to receive treatment in the emergency room. Ms. Alt asked to speak to the doctor.
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Holiday shopping: A guide to gift guides (Naples Daily News)
Need some help sorting through the dizzying array of gift guides? Here are some of the more distinctive gifts from the annual gift guides by major specialty publications.
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