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S.F. nonprofit feeds hunger for computer basics

Oct. 19, 2008
Unemployed machinist Chris Vincent has no experience with computers, he says - unless you count Nintendo. But Vincent, 43, knew that looking for a job these days is difficult enough without having at least some basic computer skill. So he turned to the St....
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler