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On magnetic tape, a physical chunk of information separated from other blocks by an interblock gap of blank space. The computer reads and processes the information from a tape in blocks. The size of a block is typically a multiple of the size of a physical record .

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Board tables wind farm vote

Published July 4, 2009, 2:30 am, Casper Star-Tribune

ROCK SPRINGS -- Like the wind the power will come from, the exact details of Tasco Engineering Inc.'s proposed wind farm on scenic White Mountain in southwest Wyoming are hard to discern.

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Ex-school employee gets 1 day in prison for porn

Published July 4, 2009, 1:39 am, The Reporter

A former Souderton Area School District employee who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in March has received his sentence: one day in prison.

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Real estate access: denied

Published July 4, 2009, 1:36 am, Toronto Star

When Fraser Beach received a call from a Bell Canada subsidiary about starting a new real estate company three years ago, he had no idea the unlikely partnership would land him in a high-stakes court case that could dramatically change the landscape of Toronto's real estate market.

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Patenting the climate

Published July 4, 2009, 1:11 am, AlertNet

DanChurchAid - Denmark Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have become a critical issue in the climate negotiations and will become an important issue in ensuring access to new technologies for both climate mitigation and adaptation. This is the focus of a new report from DanChurchAid.

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Red, white and blue "” also green

Published July 4, 2009, 12:51 am, Baltimore Sun

Replacing perchlorate in fireworks makes them safer for environment As millions of Americans head out for their annual Fourth of July fireworks, they might not realize the chemical that makes the shows so bright also poses an environmental threat. But researchers are developing new, greener pyrotechnics that already are being used at Disneyland and some indoor concerts.

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Breathing new life into old buildings

Published July 4, 2009, 12:50 am, Baltimore Sun

M y curiosity led me to walk a few blocks from my front door and ask just what was happening at the old Federal Land Bank building on St. Paul Street. This elegant 1923 limestone structure, vacant for years, was obviously being thoroughly renovated, but there was no posted notice giving details or a completion date. I knew of no media hype about it, either.

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MEDIA: Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?

Published July 4, 2009, 12:22 am, North County Times

NEW YORK ---- Cassy Hayes and Jasmine Coleman were among the first fans to arrive outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson was brought and later pronounced dead.

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Violent crimes down from '08 in west Mesa

Published July 4, 2009, 12:06 am, East Valley Tribune

In Mesa's most recent compilation of crime statistics, during a 28-day period from May 25-June 21, the Dobson district experienced 345 serious crimes. During the same time last year, the area had 461 serious crimes

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POLICE REPORTS June 19-24

Published July 3, 2009, 10:54 pm, The Frisco Enterprise

The following reported incidents are compiled from information provided by the Frisco Police Department for the period June 19-24. 2:14 a.m. Crestline Circle and Hidden Spring Drive, DWI arrest following traffic stop.

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BILL HASTINGS' INSIDE INDIANA: Wilson, Rubin, Kritter Kamp, Stapleton, etc.

Published July 3, 2009, 10:33 pm, The Indiana Gazette

BACK HOME AGAIN ... - Indiana natives who are home for the holiday are seeing major changes, some of them historic, in their hometown, not the least being the $300 million construction boom on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus that includes 1) a Residential Revival (the replacement of most of the university's older dormitories) and 2) construction of a $52 million Kovalchick ...

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