Des Moines: Communications
Des Moines: Communications
Newspapers and Magazines
The daily newspaper in Des Moines is the morning The Des Moines Register, many time Pulitzer Prizewinner. Des Moines Business Record, a weekly newspaper, covers local business news and banking and financial information. Cityview, an alternative newspaper featuring investigative journalism, is distributed free throughout the metro area.
Home to the Meredith Corporation and other printing and publishing firms, Des Moines is a major center for the publication of nationally-circulated magazines. Among the popular magazines produced in the city are Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies' Home Journal, Country Home, Midwest Living, and Successful Farming. A wide range of special-interest publications based in Des Moines are directed toward readers with interests in such subjects as religion, agriculture, hunting, education, and crafts.
Television and Radio
Five commercial television stations are based in Des Moines. Cable service is available. Radio listeners receive programming from 13 AM and FM stations.
Media Information: The Des Moines Register, Gannett Co., Inc., PO Box 957, Des Moines, IA 50304; telephone (515)284-8000
Des Moines Online
City of Des Moines home page. Available www.ci.desmoines.ia.us
City of Des Moines Office of Economic Development. Available www.dmoed.org
Des Moines Public Library. Available www.pldminfo.org
Des Moines Public Schools. Available www.dmps.k12.ia.us
The Des Moines Register online. Available www.dmregister.com
Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau. Available www.desmoinesia.com
Greater Des Moines Partnership. Available www.desmoinesmetro.com
Public Library of Des Moines. Available www.pldminfo.org
Selected Bibliography
Friedricks, William B. Covering Iowa: The History of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1849-1985. Iowa State University Press, 2000.
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Comparison of Reduced Volume Versus Four-Liter Electrolyte Lavage Solutions for Colon Cleansing
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Coca-Cola Enterprises switch to 1.5-liter bottles in New York proves profitable.
Newspaper article from: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA); 12/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...to largely replace 2-liter bottles. The goal was...upping prices on 2-liters. The aftermath of the...making them think 2-liter bottles were gone altogether...products and noted how 2-liters are now positioned just below 1.5-liter bottles, making it simple...
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PRICE OF DIESEL JUMPS OVER US$0.55 PER LITER IN KOREA.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 10/15/2002; 520 words
; ...diesel surpassed the 700 won (US$0.55) per liter level recently, the highest price in recent years...up to an average 726.82 won (US$0.58) per liter, up 28.61 won per liter, from 698.21 won recorded during the last week...
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Can Liter Bottles Measure Up?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/22/2009; ; 700+ words
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Daihatsu America unveils new Charade models with 16-valve, 1.3 liter EFI engine in 5-speed manual and 3-speed automatic versions. (electronically fuel injected)
PR Newswire; 3/2/1989; 700+ words
; ...CHARADE MODELS WITH 16-VALVE, 1.3 LITER EFI ENGINE IN 5-SPEED MANUAL AND 3...powerful and efficient new 16-valve, 1.3 liter, four-cylinder, electronically fuel...MSRP) segment, starting with the 1.0 liter CES at $6,197 and the 1.0 liter CLS...
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liter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
liter abbr. l, unit of volume in the metric system , defined since 1964 as...cube that has each of its edges equal to 10 centimeters has a volume of 1 liter. The liter is equal to 1.057 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quarts, and 61.024...
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Common Weights and Measures
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...thinsp;1/10 liter 1 liter =&thinsp...thinsp;= 10 liters 1 hectoliter&thinsp...thinsp;= 4.5 liters 1 liter =&thinsp...thinsp;= 1.1 liters 1 dekaliter&thinsp...
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Equilibrium
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...iodine were 1.0 moles per liter, the concentration of hydrogen...would be or 7.1 moles per liter. Le Châtelier's...occupies a volume of about 22.4 liters at STP . In the reaction N2 + 3H2 ⇄ 2NH3, 22.4 liters of nitrogen react with 3 times...
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Consumer Taxes
Book article from: National Survey of State Laws
...201 to 205); Table wine 45 ¢ /liter ( § 28-7-16)Native Farm wines 45 ¢ /liter NA ALASKA None 38 mills/cigarette plus...xA2; /gal.; Wine 7.33 ¢ /liter (12.33 ¢ /liter Colorado wines...
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Avogadro’s number
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...whole-number ratios of volumes. For example, one liter of oxygen combines with two liters of hydrogen to make two liters of water vapor...discovery could be explained was to assume that one liter of any gas contains the same number of particles...
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