A collection of stories tagged 'directory' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:53:24 EST Somebody might pay tens of thousands of dollars at this week's auction of an 1878 phone book from New Haven, Conn. Recipients of the directory got the following instructions on how to use the phone: Begin calls by saying, "Hulloa!" Keep conversations to three minutes. Report anyone using profanity. And end the conversation by declaring, "That is All." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51037 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91544442&ft=1&f=1051 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT Inventables is a company that scouts trade shows, combs the Internet and studies specialty publications to find cool new ways to improve already existing products. Companies pay up to $250,000 a year to subscribe to a directory of Inventables' ideas. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/39031 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14183444&ft=1&f=1006 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:03:00 EDT Right-to-life activists have hailed Judge Alito's nomination from the beginning. Mary Spaulding Balch, state legislative directory of the National Right to Life Committee, discusses what will happen to Roe v. Wade if Alito makes it to the Supreme Court. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2962 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5170701 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST In Vietnam, few people have phones and the telecommunications infrastructure is still being developed. But the country offers a unique directory assistance program where callers can get sports scores, weather forecasts and advice for the lovelorn. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/895 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5125742 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST