Earthquake: The day after

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8/24/2011 Rare 5.9 earthquake shakes up D.C. federal buildings "Did you feel it?" was the question that boomeranged around Twitter in thousands of tweets after an unusually strong earthquake hit Virginia about 90 miles from Washington, D.C. Agencies need help on public participation standards, report says Does your teleworkers' OT cost you? Regulatory reforms to hit competition, communication Success secrets Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones) Earthquake: Share your stories Where were you when the earthquake hit? Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman shares his story of the earthquake. Where were you and how did you react? Share your stories. The longest 20 seconds of my life Federal Computer Week News Editor Michael Hardy experienced his first earthquake. Now he asks for your stories. 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