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Memorial Day tribute - USS Iowa final voyage the weekend

On this memorial day, I thought it might be appropriate to share this image and story.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Examiner.com

Food and fun at Belvedere Square's Summer Sounds 2012 concert series

Every Friday night, from now through August 31, 2012, Baltimore's Belevedere Square hosts a free party on their parking lot and the 500-600 blocks of Belvedere Avenue.

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Sat May 26, 2012

PC World

Facebook vs. Porn: A Pocket History

It shouldn't surprise anyone that an online service with more than 900 million members will attract some attention from the porn industry, as Facebook has through the years.

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Examiner.com

Spend the night at the zoo, Sequoia Park Zoo hosts Zoo Snooze

Have you ever wondered what happens at the zoo once all the humans have gone home and the animals are the only ones left at the zoo? Well, families with children ages 5 and older can find out when Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka hosts the first ever Zoo Snooze on August 25.

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Fri May 25, 2012

CBS 47

Fresno County Court Closing Branches

Coalinga, Firebaugh, Reedley, Sanger and Selma will lose their Superior Court branches July 30th.

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The Daily Republic

Here's a partial list of things I am free to do

I can practice my disco dancing in preparation for the Armijo High School Class of 1982 30thA Reunion coming up August 10-12A and dress the part, too.

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LA Weekly

Paula Daniels: Like Water for Strawberries

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly 's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here.

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The Willits News

School board contracts with firm to hunt for new WUSD superintendent

The Willits Unified School District will hire Leadership Associates, a top California executive search firm, to recruit candidates for Willits superintendent.

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Patch.com

DUI Checkpoints, Patrols Scheduled Memorial Day Weekend

Motorists can expect officers to be out in full force this Memorial Day weekend as the Avoid the 100 DUI Campaign will enforce DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols throughout Los Angeles County.

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Desert Sun

Rooftop solar given a boost

Think about net metering like roll-over minutes on a cell phone. It allows a solar customer's meter to spin backward and get credit for power they put back into the grid.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Desert Sun

Mid valley briefs for May 24

The Deaf Seniors Foundation of Palm Springs is hosting "See Me Loud and Clear: A Fashion Show Weekend," June 1-3 in Indian Wells.

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Los Angeles Times

Trails, other areas closed after Station fire to reopen Friday

More than 40,000 acres of land in the Angeles National Forest that had been closed since the devastating Station fire will be reopened Friday.

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UC San Diego

SDSC to Host Summer Institute for Geosciences August 6-10

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, will host its ninth annual Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists August 6-10. Since 2004, CSIG has been funded each year by a grant from the Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation .

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UC San Diego

SDSC to Host "Summer Institute" Supercomputer Workshop August 6-10

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, is expanding upon its successful Gordon Summer Institute program to include both its Gordon and Trestles supercomputers, with participants invited to focus on specific challenges in their areas of data-intensive research.

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The Wave

O.C. wildfire season? Normal, for now

Wildfire season is starting off in the "normal" range for Southern California, fire forecasters say , though that could mean several large wildfires in the region through the summer and fall.

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Politico

9 best Alan Simpson quotes

Former Sen. Alan Simpson, the co-chair of the Simpson-Bowles commission on the debt and deficit, made news Wednesday when POLITICO obtained a scathing letter he wrote to the California Alliance for Retired Americans, referring to them as "greedy geezers," among other things.

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Patch.com

City Stables One Step Closer to Upgrades

In a move that puts Peter Weber Equestrian Center one step closer to some much-needed improvements, the Rolling Hills Estates Council on Tuesday signed off on the solicitation of proposals from firms for the construction of a new barn, among other upgrades at the city stables.

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The Daily Democrat

Prizes offered for summertime reading

The program runs through mid-August and will include free reading clubs for all ages, exciting events and prizes.

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Wed May 23, 2012

The Orange County Register

Doctors work via video with telemedicine

Maria Pozuelos felt too bad to wait days to see a doctor, so she agreed to an appointment where she saw Dr.

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ClayCord.com

Information on North Pacheco Annexation Election in Martinez

The Martinez City Council, through Resolution No. 053-12 adopted on May 16, 2012, has called for an all "mailed ballot" Special Municipal Election for the proposed North Pacheco Annexation to be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.

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