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USOC to launch new interactive Web site Friday

The United States Olympic Committee will launch a new Web site, Teamusa.org, Friday that will feature video from competitive events, feature stories on Olympians and athlete blogs.
“Teamusa.org will allow fans of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams the opportunity to better connect with America’s athletes on their journey to the games […]

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Online resources for veterans, entrepreneurs

The Service Corps of Retired Executives has added a section for veterans and military community entrepreneurs in its Web site www.score.org.
The sections include information about grant resources, the mindset of an entrepreneur, a directory of state programs for returning troops, how to access online or face-to-face counseling or low-cost workshops, […]

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Web site connects employers, candidates with disabilities

A new Web site, www.AccessibleEmployment.org, is striving to connect disabled individuals with jobs.
Disabled job seekers can post resumes and prospective employers can post employment positions and search the resumes.
While finding a job can be difficult for anyone, it can be even harder for those with a disability. During sound economic […]

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County to fix assessor’s site

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has approved an emergency appropriation of $71,774 for upgrades to the County Assessor’s Web site.
The site had not been working properly for weeks and timed out during property records searches.
Upgrades are expected to be completed in about six weeks, but in the meantime, a […]

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Yahoo launches site for women

The Associated Press
NEW YORK – Yahoo Inc. launched a site today for women between ages 25 and 54, calling it a key demographic underserved by current Yahoo properties.
The site, Shine, is aimed largely at giving the struggling Internet company additional opportunities to sell advertising targeted to the key decision-maker […]

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Construction law blog launched

The Holland & Hart law firm has launched a blog that offers updates about Colorado construction law.
Partner Timothy Gordon will provide information about topics such as arbitration, change orders, claims, defects, economic loss rule, insurance and mechanics’ liens.
Gordon is chairman of the construction section of the Colorado Bar Association.

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Personal touch, Web make for weight loss

The best weight loss programs apparently combine personal counseling and Web-based journaling.
Results of a study printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association repots that the two factors are identified as the key to successful, long-term weight management.
The study, presented at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical […]

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New program streams city council meetings, item by item

The City of Colorado Springs has created a program that allows its Web site visitors to click on past city council agenda items and watch taped segments from the council meeting.
Previously, site visitors could only access the entire taped meeting and could not select items they preferred to watch.
The program is […]

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Personal health record field grows

As the government increases efforts to create national standards for electronic medical records, two technology giants have decided to enter the field with competing products.
Google unveiled the first phase of Google Health last month. The company’s new platform looks like its e-mail and news reader applications. Google Health allows patients and […]

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Health care site examines reform plans

A new health care reform Web site, provides politicians’ viewpoints on the subject, as well as opinion, news and analysis aimed at increasing the dialogue about health care.
The site, www.reformplans.com, plans to facilitate a “broad discussion” of the issues through an outline of various health care reform proposals, and features a plan […]

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