ShortFest breaks revenue records (The Desert Sun)
Another fest. Another record shattered. The unstoppable growth of the annual festivals presented by the Palm Springs International Film Society trampled yet another attendance record.
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Cross country crash? (Shenandoah Valley News Today)
Corey Bernsdorff and Victor Sorinne live more than a thousand miles apart, but that didn't stop the two of them from being involved in an auto accident together recently in Fremont County.
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The Sky's The Limit If Satellite Maker Wins Space Station Contracts (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
In early August, rumors swept Wall Street that a satellite built by Orbital Sciences had failed to launch properly in Kazakhstan. For a brief moment, it looked like Orbital's run of success might have ended.
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The Sky's The Limit If Satellite Maker Wins Space Station Contracts (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
In early August, rumors swept Wall Street that a satellite built by Orbital Sciences had failed to launch properly in Kazakhstan. For a brief...
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Pittsburg welcomes international students (The Joplin Globe)
PITTSBURG, Kan. — During a week marked by the Olympic Games in China, a deadly plane crash in Spain and war between Georgia and Russia, 200 students from 20 countries sat elbow to elbow in Pittsburg sharing meals and getting acquainted.
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Germany focus of MSSU semester (The Joplin Globe)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, Adolph Hitler — all German citizens, all pillars of history.
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1:28 p.m. Kansas gov. conducts official business in office (The Joplin Globe)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius stuck to a normal schedule Friday and was still not saying whether she’ll be running for vice president with Barack Obama.
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Wrestling events, shows (Miami Herald)
Here is a list of wrestling events and shows. Check out the action live. Pro Wrestling Unplugged is 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at Clementon Park & Splash World, 144 Berlin Rd., Clementon, N.J.
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Working with kids at Camp Cyomoko a bittersweep experience (The Joplin Globe)
There were 20 kids lining the shore of the little lake at Camp Cyomoko. Scattered amongst them were nine adults who were busy re-tying hooks, threading on worms and untangling lines.
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Manchester Bar & Club Listings (RainbowNetwork.com)
Queer capital of the North, Manchester's gay scene is one of the best, most welcoming and friendly in the UK. There is a huge range of stylish bars, clubs, and other venues in the city's gay village centred around funky Canal Street in the very heart of the city.
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