Merrill said residents on either side of the Bush home were allowed to go into their houses a short time to retrieve what they could.

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Each time, colleagues rush to retrieve the bits of paper before waves suck them into the sea.

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In addition, signed contracts are archived in the cloud, making it easy for users to retrieve documents from anywhere, at any time, via a Web browser.

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Because experts are able to retrieve exact colors and details used at the time of construction, there is a school that champions redoing the interior just the way it was the day it opened.

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"A little more effort by member states to control projects properly and retrieve misused funds could go a long way, particularly in this time of economic difficulty, " said the EU's Audit Commissioner Algirdas Semeta.

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As a result, the workflow has gone from sometimes waiting days to retrieve records that were archived off site, to accessing the same files in two or three seconds -- saving time, creating efficiency and improving customer service, McNeil said.

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