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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111216/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111216/capt.b7b5a42fdf164d60905e6c0c658ab533-b7b5a42fdf164d60905e6c0c658ab533-0.jpg?x=109&y=130&q=85&sig=XTELVEEfjjlnL1VoyAAcSg--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="In this Dec. 15, 2011 photo, specialist Patrick Kenny, left, and trader Timothy Pastina work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were buoyed Friday, Dec. 16, by improving U.S. economic indicators and the expected approval in Italy of an austerity plan intended to get the country's finance…
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Facebook will be disrupting the online lives of its members in the coming weeks with the redesign of their profile pages. The redesign, called "Timeline," has been available on a limited basis since it was announced in September, but Thursday the social network announced a system-wide rollout of the redesign. Source: TechWorldNews
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Last month, I succumbed to a peculiar urge to go out to my local, friendly big-box consumer electronics retailer and drop almost a hundred dollars on a product that had been panned by the critics on launch, had a dubious life expectancy because of that, and had been almost universally rejected by the TV networks and their agents -- Hulu, for one. Source: TechWorldNews
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Cybersecurity experts have been murmuring for some time that the United States' power supply is open to cyberattacks. "If someone were to think about attacking another nation, the first thing they'd do is take out the power grid, since it's the hub around which other infrastructure spokes revolve," said Patrick Miller, president and CEO of NESCO. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111216/ap_on_go_ot/us_manning_wikileaks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111214/capt.65802bd0ec98408f89efae8f65ab330b-65802bd0ec98408f89efae8f65ab330b-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pVHOD_yebmsexR83bueNXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - This Sept. 19, 2007, file photo, shows the National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md., during a visit by President Bush. The military intelligence complex an hour outside Washington where the WikiLeaks case goes to court this week is known as a cloak-and-dagger sanctum off-limits to the rest of …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111216/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111215/capt.8404c36c004e4c14bf4833c4d8a7f095-8404c36c004e4c14bf4833c4d8a7f095-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ac4PXfkfbGxyF_Wv.x5x2A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Republicans will stick to their insistence that a bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits include language speeding work…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111216/ap_on_sp_ot/us_penn_state_abuse"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111216/capt.8d3e2cdb4e0e44e5b1e202c188eb052a-8d3e2cdb4e0e44e5b1e202c188eb052a-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=Tv7t_rM_0vgpZkp3Ngyfsg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary, right, arrives at Dauphin County Court surrounded by heavy security Friday, Dec 16, 2011, in Harrisburg, Pa. McQueary declined to speak to reporters Friday as he entered the courthouse in Harrisburg for the hearing for Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, who are set to …
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Facebook will be disrupting the online lives of its members in the coming weeks with the redesign of their profile pages. The redesign, called "Timeline," has been available on a limited basis since it was announced in September, but Thursday the social network announced a system-wide rollout of the redesign. Source: TechWorldNews
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Last month, I succumbed to a peculiar urge to go out to my local, friendly big-box consumer electronics retailer and drop almost a hundred dollars on a product that had been panned by the critics on launch, had a dubious life expectancy because of that, and had been almost universally rejected by the TV networks and their agents -- Hulu, for one. Source: TechWorldNews
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Cybersecurity experts have been murmuring for some time that the United States' power supply is open to cyberattacks. "If someone were to think about attacking another nation, the first thing they'd do is take out the power grid, since it's the hub around which other infrastructure spokes revolve," said Patrick Miller, president and CEO of NESCO. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111215/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111215/capt.2462162cd9a94c6e96d15536bf2f555d-2462162cd9a94c6e96d15536bf2f555d-0.jpg?x=130&y=125&q=85&sig=Rmwvo0_bJkQ0MnWIMgTjcg--" align="left" height="125" width="130" alt="In this Dec. 12, 2011 photo, people wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. The number of people seeking unemployment aid dropped to its lowest level since May 2008 last week, a hopeful sign that layoffs are declining and hiring may pick up. (AP Photo/Ma…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111215/capt.57619d7024d6440795d4e1f42fd71615-57619d7024d6440795d4e1f42fd71615-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=SQhAQgUjLoZlXSk1qtWjZA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The flag used by U.S. forces in Iraq is lowered before being encased during a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec., 15, 2011. The ceremony marked the official end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - There was no "Mission Accomplished" banner.…
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Well December is halfway over for another year, and that means 2011 is drawing to a close.It's been a tempestuous year, most would surely agree, and one that wrought momentous change in this already fast-paced industry of ours. Which were the biggest, most monumental events here in the world of FOSS, you ask? Ask four different Linux bloggers and you'll get four different answers. Source: TechWorldNews
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2011 was a big year for Apple fans. Maybe not as big as the introduction of the iPhone or iPad, but a lot of amazing things happened, and the company gathered an astounding amount of momentum. Of course, 2011 was also the year Apple CEO Steve Jobs died. Source: TechWorldNews
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Facebook's recent acquisition of location-tracker heavyweight Gowalla is an indicator of the potential strategic importance of location-tracking technology in the social network arena. Players in this marketplace include Gowalla, which lets users share favorite places with fellow Facebook and Twitter friends and then be rewarded with deals from local businesses, and Foursquare, which offers similar functions. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111215/ap_on_bi_ge/us_drivers_cellphone_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111214/capt.50f74ab4fd894414b655380efd1d0c48-50f74ab4fd894414b655380efd1d0c48-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=21U28m7U_Y5.Cx8gPm9eog--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A driver uses a cellphone while driving Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. The National Transportation Safety Board declared Tuesday that texting, emailing or chatting on a cellphone while driving is just too dangerous to be allowed anywhere in the United States and is urging all states to impose tota…
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