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T-Mobile introduces a new prepaid plan
Today T-Mobile introduced a new no contract, pre packaged, pre paid cell service plan called T-Mobile Complete. Now with these plan customers only have to choose from four handsets, which are the Samsung t239, Samsung t229, Samsung Gravity and the...
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Mayor: Vote was for study only
Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater said Friday that it is true that he voted only for a study to determine the feasibility of the city buying and operating an Internet, cable and telephone company when he served on the council in...
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Break bad habits with Feng Shui
The ancient Chinese system of Feng Shui can be applied to many different areas of your life – to help improve relationships, productivity , creativity, and even for the optimal comfort of your pets. So it is not surprising that...
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'1 million newborns die every yr in India'
Almost 20 years after India signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), experts are now looking at the glass as half full, on indicators related to child survival and development . While there are some reasons to...
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Visa wins legal battle with Tucson firm
A new court ruling shows that merchants who accept credit card payments for orders they get online need to know exactly what the card company is promising or risk having the money taken back. In a unanimous decision, the state...
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Walmart changes Black Friday procedures
One of the major changes is to keep all Walmart stores open 24 hours for the Black Friday crowd. Even though the Logansport Walmart location already remains open 24 hours, store manager Bobby Rodgers said shoppers can still expect changes....
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Marin water board raises Mt. Tam parking fees beginning in 2010
11/20/2009 06:14:51 PM PST Beginning Jan.1 it will cost more to park at Marin Municipal Water District's main Mount Tamalpais parking lot as the agency tries to bring its fees in line with other agencies and looks to close its...
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Judith Allen of Kentfield, civic volunteer and bank director, dies
The cause was a massive heart attack, said her daughter Mollie Allen Kiehfuss, a Greenbrae resident. "It has been a testament to her legacy that what I would describe as an army of people reached out to us and wanted...
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Congress targets senior abuse
When it comes to political, social or health causes, elder abuse has not had the star power of some other movements focusing on the rights of vulnerable people. Last month, actress Nicole Kidman headlined a congressional hearing on violence against...
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UN begins to tackle Europe's ageing problem
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. "In Europe, there are now 4.4 persons of working age per one person 65 or older...The policy brief include the French Plan that tackles ageing and its consequences from different angles simultaneously, suggesting strategies...
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Story of bear rescue at the library
During the Moon Fire near Mount Shasta in 2008, a small, orphaned bear cub was found and rescued by a fireman. The cub, who was dehydrated and injured, was named Lil' Smokey. He was turned over to the Lake Tahoe...
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Storm grounds Reno flights; I-80 crash stalls cars
The storm had dumped several inches of snow on the Sierra by Friday afternoon. But the high winds postponed scheduled openings at several ski resorts before next week's big Thanksgiving holiday. One gust of 104 mph was recorded near the...
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Weekend best bets for leaf color: Fall's finale
It's also the last weekend before our foliage photography contest ends. Let's take advantage of some nice weather and color as the season comes to an end. Chinese pistache, liquid amber and oaks are all doing nicely and are very...
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Phone scam targets Bellingham restaurants
Three Bellingham restaurants were the targets of a phone scam Friday, Nov. 20, although only one fell victim, according to police. Someone called the restaurants, asked to speak to a manager, identified himself as a Whatcom County Sheriff's deputy and...
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Improvements coming to trade center
Trade center board members Friday discussed two capital projects they said are way overdue for the building, which is nearly 20 years old. The first project will be putting a new wallcovering in the banquet hall. “That includes window treatments,...
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City using Web site to sell area
The video is part of a new and ongoing effort to improve the Web site. “If a business is looking to relocate or a student is looking at a college or someone is looking for a place to visit, the...
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Chain controls in place for many Tahoe roads
Calif. — A quick moving winter storm dropping 3 to 8 inches of snow at lake level has resulted in driving restrictions for many roads around the lake. According to the Nevada Department of Transportation vehicles driving on Highway 28...
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Calculator: What will college cost for your child?
Earlier, their CSU counterparts raised fees by a similar amount to $4,827 . The increases are just the latest in a series of fee hikes during the last decade. This calculator applies average fee increases from the past to predict...
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Google Blocking Set Top Boxes From Showing YouTube Unless They Pay Up?
The makers of a set top box that can display internet content are complaining that Google is blocking them from displaying YouTube content , unless they agree to "partner" and commit to buying lots of ads (the amount is in...
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Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?
The notion that binge eating is a form of addiction comes up frequently in experts' discussions of the diagnosis. Many binge eaters themselves talk about "cravings," "benders" and "hangovers," often describing a dynamic in binge eating that is eerily familiar...
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