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'world Of Warcraft' Gets Kids Interested In School - Fox News
it's not unusual for video game players to speak of a routine that involves ordering pizza, getting a sugar jolt, and then playing "world of warcraft" for hours. but the person talking in this case is constance steinkuehler, an educational researcher ...
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My Twinn Launches Personalized Treasure Hunt With Giftventure
my twinn, creator of the just-like-me doll and a member of the parent company family , along with giftventure, maker of patent-pending personalized treasure hunts for kids, announced today the launch of the my twinn giftventure on mytwinn.com and in the my twinn holiday catalog.
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Toy Recall: Nerf Blasters By Hasbro
the consumer product safety commission has issued the recall of 330,000 nerf n-strike recon cs-6 blasters because they can can pull the user’s skin during firing of the toy blaster resulting in injury to the face, neck, and/or chest.
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Taste For Knowledge: A Big Night Out For Schools - Napa Valley Register
the napa valley education foundation is a local nonprofit organization with a mission to support educational opportunities for all students enrolled in the napa valley unified school district — american canyon, napa and yountville cities — more ...
www.napavalleyregister.com

Drug Companies: No Cold Medicines For Kids Under 4 - Napa Valley Register
washington - children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs work in kids and worry about their safety. the voluntary changes came less ...
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Decision To Close State Parks Hits Hard
leroy -- closing state parks is more than a quality of life issue for dave o'brien. it could be a matter of life and death.
pantagraph.com

Briefly In Tompkins
due to the construction of an addition to statler hall, the short section of campus road between east avenue and hoy road (between the two all-way stop signs) will be closed to vehicular traffic through monday, nov. 17.
www.theithacajournal.com

The Social - Cnet News
universal music group has licensed its music videos to kiwibox , a social-media site for teens that relaunched in august after quietly existing since the late '90s. under the terms of the agreement, universal's music videos will begin being ...
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Hawks’ Event To Celebrate 25 Years - Recorder Community Newspapers
long hill twp. – the raptor trust, a nonprofit wild bird rehabilitation center, 1452 white bridge road, millington, will honor its 25th anniversary this year with a hawk migration celebration called “heads up for hawks!” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m ...
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Business And Careers
(ara) - this presidential election seems like it has lasted an eternity, and to many people in the united states, it is a critical one. this has both good and bad consequences.
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This Season's Hot Tech Gift: Navigation
(ara) - the holidays are fast approaching, and you're probably starting to think about gift ideas for those near and dear to your heart. whether you're shopping for a teenager, a college student, a friend, spouse or parent, you can't go wrong by giving the gift of technology.
www.mcpress.com

Berkeley Briefs - Charleston Post & Courier
trident literacy association offers its basic computer education classes for only $25 at locations throughout the lowcountry. trident literacy's basic and web-based computer instruction program, impetus, allows students to learn at their own pace ...
www.charleston.net

Review: Nettrekker - Mac Central
if you’ve spent much time on the web, you understand that a large grain of salt is required when searching for information. some sites post “facts” without the proper research or get information from questionable sources. while you may ...
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:the Laurel Outlook:ara
automotive ( top ) this season's hot tech gift: navigation (ara) - the holidays are fast approaching, and you're probably starting to think about gift ideas for those near and dear to your heart.
www.laureloutlook.com

Regional Briefs
the catatonk valley woodcarvers show and sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. saturday and sunday, oct. 11 and 12, at the candor fire hall. there will be food and refreshments, carving demonstrations and items for sale.
www.theithacajournal.com

The Paly Voice - The Paly Voice
s hmoop, a new online study tool for students, will be open to the public tomorrow, oct. 7. according to information posted on the beta version of the web site, the site provides free information about books and history, which can help paly students ...
voice.paly.net

City Council Approves Lease For Controversial Housing Project - Portland Tribune
portland hope meadows, which will be built on north willis boulevard (on the site of the former ball elementary school), has met some opposition by neighbors who don't want the facility in the area. the portland city council agreed to lease the site ...
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On The Issues: Educating The Candidates
the economy, the war in iraq and personal attacks have succeeded in slapping attention away from the nation’s education issue—not an easy feat considering how highly communities generally rate education in political importance in polls.
www.jacksonfreepress.com

Health Briefs
note: events without published prices are free, and registration is required for most programs.
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Using Video Games As Bait To Hook Readers - The Ledger
carlsbad, calif.— when pj haarsma wrote his first book, a science fiction novel for preteenagers, he didn’t think just about how to describe orbis, the planetary system where the story takes place. he also thought about how it should look and ...
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