Springfield MO power outage

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We were having lunch at Red Robin and the power went out. Checking on how wide spread it is… To be updated.. UPDATE: Much of south Glenstone affected, with traffic lights being out as well. Police on hand to direct traffic.Businesses without generators were either having to close or accept payments via cash or manual credit card processing. To be updated… UPDATE: Called City Utilities and as of 5-5:15PM electricity has been restored. I asked the reason for the outage,

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Kindle for iPad, error fix by deregistering

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My wife received the following error when trying to download and read a Kindle book on her 1st generation iPad: Please remove the book from your device and redownload it from your archived items. If the problem peesists, try to deregister your application and register it again. Here is step-by-step how to get things working! PS if this was useful to you, please let me know how you rate it on a scale of 1 to 5, thanks! [starreview tpl=16]

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Original Argyll and Bute Council original statement about ‘never seconds’

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NOTE: scroll down for the Argyll and Bute ORIGINAL statement… This was posted to the very cool ‘never seconds‘ food blog recently: This morning in maths I got taken out of class by my head teacher and taken to her office. I was told that I could not take any more photos of my school dinners because of a headline in a newspaper today. I only write my blog not newspapers and I am sad I am no longer allowed

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Seagate Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1 TB external hard drive, USB & firewire 7200RPM

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Here is an archive of a nice hard drive that I recently sold on eBay: Seagate OneTouch 4 Plus 1 TB,External,7200 RPM (STM310004OTA3E5-RK) Hard Drive For everyone with data-protection needs that is looking for an elegantly simple, full-featured backup and storage solution, the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus sports a new vault-like industrial design that conveys security and protection. The elegant color scheme and design make it a good fit in any home or office setting. Includes: Maxtor external hard drive,

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How to close an individual notification in ICS

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If you’ve recently upgraded from Honeycomb to Ice Cream Sandwich, you may be wondering how to close individual notifications. Honeycomb had an ‘X’ by each notification, pretty simple huh? ICS does away with individual X’s and allows you to either: Press and swipe an individual notification left or right and off the screen (this has the effect of closing an individual notification) Or, you can press the ‘X’ at bottom of the screen below the notifications and this will close

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How to take a screenshot Android ICS & Acer A100

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Recently I received the Ice Cream Sandwich Android upgrade on my Acer A100. one of the first things I wanted to try was taking a screenshot using ICS. Thankfully, it is super easy to take a screenshot using Ice Cream Sandwich: Press and hold the Power button and the Volume button (the volume button closest to the corner) After simultaneously holding those two buttons for 2-3 seconds you will see the screen capture! You will receive a notification showing that you

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Amazon free mp3 credit

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Here is a copy of an email from Amazon, they are currently offering $15 mp3 credits for customers that purchase wireless headphones or speakers! Thank you for purchasing from Amazon.com. Your recent order 002-4588316-XXXXXXX entitles you to a promotional credit which we have added to your account. This credit can be applied to your next qualifying purchase. Additional information on this offer can be found here http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?&docId=1000797451 Your $15 credit is valid towards Amazon MP3 albums or single songs at

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