Police Officer Killed in Baltimore Shooting
A fight at a Baltimore nightclub spilled onto the street early Sunday and led to an eruption of gunfire that killed a police officer and another man and left four people hurt, police said.
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StreamSend to Email Marketers: Get Social
StreamSend, a leading email marketing software provider, has named ten steps businesses should take to create the greatest impact with their social and interactive communication channels. “Cross-promotional efforts can help companies spread the word as online-marketing platforms increase their foothold, boosting follower interest and opt-ins,” said Dan Forootan, president of StreamSend Email …
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Picturesque cakes
What can you do with flour, sugar, and eggs? If you are Paula Ames, you can turn them into works of art.
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Alaskan pipe shutdown cuts oil output by 95%
BP Plc and its partners in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System that carries 15% of U.S. crude output can’t say when production will return to normal after a leak two days ago
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Assessing mobile technology trends in the travel sector
Gartner estimated that by the end of 2010 1.2 billion people were to carry handsets capable of rich, mobile commerce providing an ideal environment for the convergence of mobility and the Web.
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General Plan update gets off to a slow start in Sebastopol
Sebastopol City Council kicked off its 2011 session with a lengthy discussion about the process for updating the City’s 20-year General Plan, which is due to sunset in 2014.
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Tri-Lakes Chamber elects four new board members
The Tri Lakes Chamber of Commerce will begin the year with four new members of the board.
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