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    WOOSTER — “The world needs these places,” David Rowell said as he sat in a chair while his wife and friends shopped at the Village Gift Barn in Berlin Saturday. Rowell and his group were among the thousands of shoppers in Wayne and Holmes counties who spent the day buying from locally owned businesses on Shop Small Saturday, a campaign initiated in 2010, but a concept that predates it. Every year, Rowell comes from Willoughby Hills to spend a couple days in the Amish heartland following Thanksgiving

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    K & J Name: K&J Location: Philadelphia-based, with locations in New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Detroit Description of Services: K&J, based in Philadelphia, was founded by John and Khalifa in 2010. ?K&J ?produces and supplies hardware and building supplies. We provide and sell a wide range of hardware products and home improvement appliances such as tools, home decor, electrical appliances, lumber, plumbing and more. John and Khalifa completed their undergraduate ?in the Philadelphia

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    shifts, during which students pack or buy lunches. I believe Frederick County Public Schools should start an open campus lunch program for seniors because the school lunches are not healthy enough or appealing and do not have enough lunch options. The benefits that could come from this program go beyond the happiness of the seniors, they will reach the classrooms, staff members, and community. The lunches served in Frederick County Schools, and Urbana High School in particular lack nutritional value

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    A Green Roof

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    Not long ago Pittsburgh was a city that travelers described as, “hell with the lid off” (Madrigal). The smoke was so thick that it looked to be midnight when it was really only noon. While many can no longer relate to what it felt like walking through this city, those few students who have ventured into the Armstrong Tunnel that runs under campus have described emerging in a layer of filth. No one wants to take a walk and become coated in a sheet of soot by the time they reach their destination

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    The Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, sometimes called the Atlanta Child Murders (although several of the purported victims were adults), were a series of murders committed in the American city of Atlanta, Georgia, from the middle of 1979 until May 1981. Over the two-year period, at least 28 African-American children, adolescents and adults were killed. Wayne Williams, an Atlanta native who was 23 years old at the time of the last murder, was arrested for and convicted of two of the adult murders, and

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    5. Recommendations 5.1 Issues review Base on stakeholder participation and tourism sustainability analysis, the main problems current exists can be concluded. Initially, low level local business operators and residents’ participation in decision making process. Secondly, over commercialization and transformation of culture, architecture pollution. Then, in terms of environment, key concerns remain on fishery resource protection and cultivation, without compromise benefits of local residents. In the

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    Where the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead collide, sits an ecological and historical oasis. The Virgin Mountains stand tall in the background as waterfront views of Mead paint an unforgettable scene. This desert abode served as host for early prehistoric inhabitants, Native Americans, early pioneers, Spanish miners, and presently outdoor enthusiasts. Adventurists have the opportunity to explore over 800 miles of intertwining roads that braid the landscape. Gold Butte has remained one of Mojave 's most

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    Introduction In 2012 and 2013 Klamath County on the Southern Oregon border declared a drought in April, after a string of fortunate years of heavy rain and snow. In 2014, a drought emergency was declared in February, two months earlier than in 2013, and in 2015 drought was again declared for the county in April( United State Geological Survey 2015). These successive drought declarations are not surprising to anyone who was following the Western water crisis during those years, where the governor

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    consumption of alcohol in Holmes County Municipal Court, where all appeared Wednesday. Underage consumption is a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. All entered pleas of not guilty or no contest and each was sentenced by visiting Judge Michael Nunner to a $250 fine, court costs and 10 days in jail, suspended pending they have no further violations of law before turning 21 years old. It was a sentence recommended by the Holmes County Prosecutor 's Office and is

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    aeon in American history. Oates begins the book with a absolute adventures of Turner. He makes a absolute accomplishment to appearance what advance a man to accomplish the accomplishments he did. Nat was built-in on October 17, 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia. His mother Nancy was brought to America in 1795. The man who purchased her was Benjamin Turner, a affluent tidewater planter. Nancy affiliated a bondservant whose name is not known, and gave bearing to Nat. Interestingly she approved to

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