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Entertainment briefs for Friday, Nov. 18, 2011Rapid City JournalRAPID CITY — “Dysfunctional Basketry,” an exhibit of basket-weaving art by Julie Moore Peterson, will be on display through April 7 at the Dahl Arts Center, 713 Seventh St. Peterson is the director of the Sturgis Public Library. ...
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Cambridge University develops computer to win back control of medical dataComputerworldUKScientists at Cambridge University are developing a computer system that can read vast amounts of scientific literature, make rapid connections between facts and develop hypotheses. ...and more »
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Masdar Institute Hosts 11th Meeting Of UAE Academic And Research Library DirectorsMiddle East Events (press release)Masdar Institute officials including Dr. Joe Cecchi, Provost, and Dr. Abdullah Al Hefeiti, Library Director, welcomed the guests at the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) station. Alighting from the PRT pod cars, theytook the spiral staircase to the ...and more »
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Access to research library resources expands with OLE release from Kuali ...Indiana University"Kuali OLE will enable research libraries to manage and provide access to the wide range of resources -- print, digital, licensed and local -- they now 'collect.' With the rapid pace of change that libraries are experiencing, this community source ...and more »
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F3 Technologies' 'FargoTube' Migrates to Cloud-based Media StreamingMarketWatch (press release)... the successful deployment of its newly developed FargoCloud(TM) media processing and storage platform to quickly and securely handle our rapid continued expansion of FargoTube's(TM) burgeoning library of music, movies, and other electronic media. ...and more »
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39 - Hot Springs City CouncilRapid City Journal... Garbage services; Office of Child Support Enf., 200.00, Child support garnishment; Rapid City Journal, 6.35, Minutes published; SD Supp. Retirement, 70.00, Supplemental for Happe; Victoria Van Oosting, 79.55, State Library Conf.; State Treasurer, ...
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Organization tries to help consumers navigate funeralsRapid City JournalOn Saturday morning, a group of about 15 people met at Rapid City Public Library for the South Dakota chapter's inaugural meeting. The group is one of the 90 chapters of the national Funeral Consumers Alliance, according to Ken Vogele, a board member ...
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Albee, Brady and Chapin townships say no to Rapid River Library District taxThe Saginaw News - MLive.comCHARLES — Three Saginaw County townships have flatly rejected joining the Rapid River Library District. Albee, Brady and Chapin townships voted 269 "yes" to 557 "no" on paying a 1-mill property tax to join the library district and have full access to ...
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Chance to slow down draws library associate from Philadelphia to HillsRapid City JournalShe took the library job in Philadelphia hoping it would be a stepping stone to working at the Rapid City library, and it worked out. While the pay and position is not a step up right away, “The cost of living is so much less that it's not really that ...and more »
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...conference and Rapid Course is going to be a big time product." With Rapid Course, e-Learning Developers can shop an online library of courses and then purchase the ones they want, in much the same way that they can do today with other online training libraries....
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County officials talk about bus rapid transitKane County ChronicleThey will feature information on health, land use and transportation plans, including the bus rapid transit study. When: Noon to 7 pm Nov. 10 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia Also: Noon to 7 pm Nov. 15 at the Centre of Elgin, ...and more »
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Father's Day 2010: Dad's influence spurs love of readingistockAnalyst.com (press release)20--My search for an obscure book in our local library meant one thing: Dad was writing another speech. By young adulthood, I'd nearly memorized the routine ...
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Ted Widmer on writing speeches for presidents.Washington PostOne day, stuck inside a poorly written draft with no exit strategy, I went for a walk to the Library of Congress and was gratified to see an early draft of ...
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In a few years, Blockbuster goes from dominant to besiegedSan Jose Mercury NewsBy the end of that year, Blockbuster had 2.2 million subscribers — a rapid accumulation, considering it was years behind Netflix. ...and more »
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Google releases command line tool for accessing Web servicesArs TechnicaGoogleCL was developed in Python on top of the gdata-python-client library. It's an open-source software project that's hosted on Google Code and ...and more »
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Casper briefsCasper Star-Tribune OnlineFree confidential Rapid HIV Testing will be offered nearby. The public is invited. Casper PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), ...and more »
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What's DoingWashington PostThe author will sign copies of his book "Satch, Dizzy and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson," which profiles some ...and more »
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Resource for non-profits, grant seekersFort Wayne Journal GazetteAnd thanks to a lasting gift based at the downtown Allen County Public Library at the Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center, his name continues its ...and more »
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County Passes 'Most Difficult Budget In Memory'WFAE.orgAfter all the angry emails, the community rallies, the endless outrage over library closures and program cuts, only a handful of people came to see the ...and more »
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Rapid City Public Library Community Voices series panel discussion on historical preservation on 05-06-10. part 1. Matthew Reitzel, manuscript archivist at the State Archives and Dan Brosz, curator of collections at the Cultural Heritage Center. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Rapid City Public Library's Community Voices lecture series presented a panel discussion on historical preservation on May 6, 2010. part 2 presenters: Arlette Hanson, curator at the Adams Museum, Carolyn Weber, assistant director of the Adams Museum. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Looking ahead: WednesdayUSA TodayTonight he and Michelle Obama host a concert honoring (Sir) Paul McCartney, who will receive the third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of ...and more »
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BOOKS: Swan Library ReportThe Daily News OnlineAnd the book talks about the connections between street art and popular culture — each era following the last in rapid fire fashion about every five years. ...and more »
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Lunch and Learn-Dakota Rural Action Wed, March 17, 2010 with Stephanie Trask Learn what this grassroots organization is doing in the areas of family agriculture and conservation. Refreshments & lunch by the Friends of the Library.
Rapid City Public Library story time with the theme, "Gardens", on May 6, 2010. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Rapid City Public Library's Story Time with the theme, "Birds", on April 20, 2010. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Mayor Releases $2.85B City Budget ProposalKGTV San Diego"We believe we have perhaps bottomed out from the economic downturn, but we are not projecting a rapid return to where we were back in 2008," Goldstone said ...and more »
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Celsis Showcased at INTERPHEX 2010 Boost Time-to-Market, Cost Savings for ...Life Science Leader MagazineCelsis International, a leading global life sciences company, will display advances in rapid detection and analytical testing services that deliver ...
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Rapid Diversification of Cell Signaling Phenotypes by Modular Domain RecombinationScience Magazine (subscription)... that results from domain recombination by using 11 proteins in the yeast mating pathway to construct a library of 66 chimeric domain recombinants. ...and more »
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Twitter is ForeverAtlantic Online (blog)The Library of Congress announced Wednesday via its official Twitter feed that it would be adding tweets to its inventory of published works. ...and more »
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Seeking the New Normal: Periodicals Price Survey 2010Library JournalBy Kittie S. Henderson & Stephen Bosch -- Library Journal, 4/15/2010 The year 2009 will be remembered as one of angst, with the economy dominating news ...and more »
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...Therapeutics uses fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to rapidly identify high-affinity antibody candidates from its library for immediate downstream development. The extensive diversity of Sorrento Therapeutics' library of complete antibodies increases...
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'Fingerprinting' Breast Cancer CellsNewswise (press release)Newswise — Researchers at the University of Arkansas are building a library of synthetically produced antibodies that can detect and rapidly validate ...and more »
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The GuardianTwitter's Chirp conference: The company reports rapid growth, reassures ...TopNews New Zealand... to see all the tweets originating from a specific place; and the revelation that Google and the Library of Congress plan to index Twitter's massive archive.Twitter looks to move into mainstreamLos Angeles Timesall 609 news articles »
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Silver Street public meeting on ThursdayRapid City JournalThe City of Rapid City will host a public meeting on the Silver Street area utility improvements, according to a news release. The meeting will be from 5 pm ...
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Residents opt for rapid returnTri City TimesFor those who need help filing out the form or need a new form can visit a local assistance center—the Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library (211 N. Almont ...and more »
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...antibodies for therapeutic development. Sorrento Therapeutics uses fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to rapidly identify high-affinity antibody candidates from its library for immediate downstream development. The extensive diversity of Sorrento Therapeutics'...
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Game, Fish and Parks Outdoor Campus-West at the Lunch & Learn program on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the downtown Rapid City Public Library. Chad Tussing, Director of the facility, talks about what the Outdoor Campus-West will bring to Rapid City including youth and community programs, nature trails and interactive exhibits. Lunch is provided compliments of the Friends of the Library organization. Reservations are required RSVP to the library by calling 394-4171
Our View: Portland library at center of rapid changePress HeraldPublic libraries are in a period of rapid change, and if you don't believe it, visit Portland. In the same week that the wraps started to come off the $7.3 ...and more »
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Rapid City Public Library's Family Story Time with the theme, "Go Figure" was held on March 9, 2010. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Rapid City Public Library's family story time on February 9, 2010 with the theme, "Valentine". www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
Rapid City Public Library's story time with the theme snow on January 21, 2010. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
When the new Beatles Rockband was unpacked, it just had to be tested! Enter Library Staff, rockin' out to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Good news, guys - it works! Come give it a whirl on Gaming Day - every first and third Tuesday at the Rapid City Public Library's north branch and every first and third Wednesday downtown, from 3:30 to 5 PM. For more library programs, check out the Rapid City Public LIbrary's webpage at www.rapidcitylibrary.org "Down Home Rockin'" is by Kevin MacLeod. You can find more of his Royalty-free music and more at www.incompetech.com
Rapid City Public Library's family story time with the theme, Birthdays, was on January 12, 2010. www.rapidcitypubliclibrary.org
PhysOrg.comImmune defenses have gone to the birdsDeseret NewsThe findings of their study – published online today in PLoS ONE, a journal of the Public Library of Science – reveal that when a host species is invaded by ...Birds Fight Alien Parasites: Darwin's Finches Develop Antibodies to Flies, Pox ...Science Daily (press release)all 13 news articles »
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School board, BART holding critical meetings in Pleasanton with millions of ...Pleasanton WeeklyAlso tomorrow night, BART representatives will hold a public meeting at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers to discuss long-range plans to extend the rapid ...and more »
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UF research improves production of sea oats essential to beach survivalUniversity of Florida... to grow the plants under laboratory and greenhouse conditions, but are building a cryogenically stored library of genetically varied sea oats samples. ...and more »
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ThomasNet Industrial News RoomActive RFID Reader provides read range of up to 100 m.ThomasNet Industrial News RoomThe 2.4GHz active RFID reader have the ability of detecting multiple tags in a region of within 100 meters at the same time, with rapid tag process speed. ...and more »
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Netflix Shares Start 2010 Slow After 2009's Rapid RiseWall Street JournalAlso grabbing attention has been Netflix's attempt to create a larger on-demand streaming library that subscribers can tap whenever they want. ...
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The US Postal Service's rapid blog response team offers this response to my ...National Review Online (blog)The United States Postal Service has been working on this initiative since 2005. We have conducted drills in Seattle, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Boston ...and more »
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