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American Public Media to Cancel Weekend America
As an outsider, I haven't quite figured out why this show struggled so much. It's been quite a puzzle. I have listened to every show via podcast, however, and there have been some really remarkable moments. I'll miss the show and wish those who will be out looking for their next gig the best of luck.
American Public Media™ is cancelling weekly production and distribution of Weekend America® as a result of the current economy's impact on station carriage and sponsorships. The final broadcast will be January 31, 2009. Thirteen full- and part-time positions will be affected. Weekend America is carried on 134 stations with a weekly audience of about 657,000 listeners.
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New Ideas for a New Carolina Wild Card Voting Has Begun
The New Ideas for a New Carolina statewide business ideas contest has pulled in celebrity support to judge the Wildcard category. Co-owner of the Charleston RiverDogs Baseball team and their "Director of Fun", comedian Bill Murray and Mike Veeck, President of the RiverDogs will pick the Wildcard category winner.
Residents of South Carolina can vote for their favorite Wildcard business idea until December 29 at www.NewIdeasSC.com . Out of the top five chosen, celebrity judges will then pick the winner which will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 11, at the ThinkTEC Innovation Summit in Charleston. Last year's winner of this category was Julie McWerther who created the Azula, a fashionable mat that keeps women's swimsuits from snagging when sitting on the edge of the pool.
The Winner of the Wildcard category will receive $2,500, tickets to the ThinkTEC Innovation Summit and a scholarship to a FastTrac®, entrepreneurial business training course. They will also be eligible for the grand prize of $5,000 seed money for their business idea and a Dream Team of Mentors to help cultivate their idea.
In its fourth year, South Carolina's New Ideas for a New Carolina Business Idea Contest consists of the New Ideas Dream Team, a coalition of representatives from SC Launch!, New Carolina – SC's Council on Competitiveness, FastTracSC, ThinkTEC and other organizations around the state. Ideas are judged by South Carolina leaders from angel capital groups, businesses, non-profits, government entities and educational institutions. Winners are chosen based on the idea's viability, innovation/vision and profit/revenue potential.
Cast your vote: www.NewIdeasSC.com
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I shot a Rhino and all I got was a Schmap
I am delighted to let you know that one of my photos with
a Creative Commons license has been selected for inclusion
in the newly released sixth edition of the Schmap Atlanta
Guide.
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Early Literacy Volunteer Storytimers Needed at Library
Have you thought about donating your time to the library by participating in story times and other children's programs, but never knew how? Come join ELVS (Early Literacy Volunteer Storytimers), the Greenville County Library System's new volunteer program, where you can help the Children's librarians prepare and present story times. Volunteers who successfully complete a training and evaluation process will be eligible to present Saturday morning story time programs. Training sessions will be scheduled beginning in January. Come ready to read, laugh and play! For more information, call Amy Pecht at 242-5000 x2286 or Gail Moore at 242-5000 x2800.
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Free and Legal Holiday Mp3 Downloads from Amazon.
Amazon wants to put you in the Holiday Spirit by offering some free mp3 downloads . Start with the Holiday Sampler shown below and then search for other free mp3 holiday downloads. There are quite a few. Thanks Amazon! The downloader helper app installs as quickly and easily as they say, and the tunes are loaded automatically into iTunes, or Windows Media Player.
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Donate working computers to a project that will give them new life
I hope that many of you will be receiving some a new laptop or PC this Holiday. I hope that because maybe I'll get lucky and someone will send me one, too. (Note to Asus, I'd really like to check out a netbook.) Once the new computer is in place, you will have a new problem to deal with. What do you do with the old one?
The Free Linux PC project accepts used computers that still have life in them, erases all of the data and operating system, loads a fresh install of Linux along with some productivity software and then donates the computers to those who need, but can't afford them. Learn more about the types of equipment they are looking for on their website.
Donate used but working computers to http://freelinuxpc.org/
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We're taking your calls at noon today
A live call-in hour on the Internet, computers, and related technologies. Eric Rodgers hosts Internet expert and blogger Phil Yanov, executive director of the GSA Technology Council and president of Thinkhammer. Listeners can call in via the tollfree number 888-539-8859 to ask questions about the Internet, computers, new digital devices and related topics in consumer electronics.Your Day radio schedule for week of December 15, 2008
CLEMSON -- The following Your Day radio programs from Clemson University Radio Productions are scheduled to air on South Carolina ETV Radio for the week of December 15, 2008. The program airs from noon to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Listeners can call in during a "live" show by using the toll-free phone number: 1-888-539-8859.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008
...For more information, contact Your Day at (864) 656-4550 or visit http://yourday.clemson.edu.
Streams Live at http://yourday.clemson.edu
Stations and Schedules at:
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Bad Weather Closes Yahoo?
Yahoo's contact center for Small Business hosting is closed due to inclement weather.
I appreciate that Yahoo has made it easy for me to discover this fact once I called them for service that can not be rendered via their online control panel. I am glad that I am not hanging out on hold waiting for someone who will never come. Yahoo has also updated their voice mail message and website status page to reflect that they are closed. Kudos to them for keeping me informed.
Still, I am baffled that a global brand that delivers tools to virtual organizations has completely shuttered their live customer service operation due to local weather. What's in your Business Continuity Plan?
01:00 PM PST: Contact center closed due to inclement winter weather
Due to inclement weather, we have been forced to close our contact center.
Please visit the Small Business Help Center for assistance. We will update this status page periodically regarding the closure of our contact center.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
07:26 PM PST
Severe winter weather has forced us to keep our contact center closed. Only limited customer support is available at this time.
We will reopen the contact center as soon as weather permits. In the meantime, please visit the help center for assistance.
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Are you in print? Take advantage of the Local Author Expo
The Greenville County Library System is now accepting applications for the Local Author Expo. This event is designed to promote the work of print-published authors living in the Upstate of South Carolina. The submission deadline is January 16 and all submissions can be faxed to 864-235-8375 or mailed to:
Greenville County Library System
25 Heritage Green Place
Greenville, SC 29601
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