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39 min ago | BBC News

Ex-USSR cosmonaut Feoktistov dies

The USSR's first civilian cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov, a crew member of the Voskhod spaceship in 1964, has died in Moscow aged 83, Russian media say.

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Related Topix: Space

5 hrs ago | Newsday.com

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

DAVID STRINGER Key scientist says leak of stolen climate change e-mails could be aimed at global talks LONDON - LONDON a ' A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate ...

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Global Warming, Copenhagen, NY

9 hrs ago | Nbc4i.com

University Will Display New Space Images

An Ohio university is celebrating the International Year of Astronomy by displaying never-before-seen photos from NASA space telescopes.

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Related Topix: Space, Astronomy, Science, Urbana University

14 hrs ago | News Chief

Oil's frontiers just keep expanding

What city contributed most to the making of the modern world? The Paris of the Enlightenment and then of Napoleon, pioneer of mass armies and nationalist statism? London, seat of parliamentary democracy and center of finance? Or perhaps Titusville, Pa.

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Related Topix: Titusville, PA, East Texas, PA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sat Nov 21, 2009

WSAW

Bio-fuel Growth Raises Concerns About Forests

The quest for alternative energy is raising fears that too much logging debris such as limbs and bark will be removed from the nation's forests.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Energy

Reuters

Delayed spacewalk ends successfully

Nov. 21 - NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk on Saturday at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.

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Related Topix: NASA

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Smoking Can Void Your AppleCare Warranty

Smoking can be hazardous to your health, but it can also be hazardous to your Mac, apparently, to the point that it will void your warranty. That information comes from two readers of The Consumerist, but in reality, it all makes sense.

19 comments

Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Apple, Apple, Computers, Apple Computer, OSHA, West Des Moines, IA

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Barnes & Noble's nook Sold Out For The Holidays

Barnes & Noble's nook e-book reader is already sold out for this holiday season, according to a report on the company's website. Apparently, buyers weren't too concerned about Spring Design's lawsuit against B&N.

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SF Gate

Four things you need to know about Apple

Article:Four things you need to know about Apple:/g/a/2009/11/20/urnidgns852573C40069388000257674008159FE.DTL Article:Four things you need to know about Apple:/g/a/2009/11/20/urnidgns852573C40069388000257674008159FE.DTL 15:42 PST -- All big companies have their critics.

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Related Topix: Apple, iPhone, iPod

Ubergizmo

Microsoft Windows 8 set for 2012 release

With Windows 7 having been released nearly a month since today to rave reviews worldwide, it does make us sit up and take notice that Microsoft has plans to roll out Windows 8 in 2012 - that's a mere 3 years since Windows 7 was launched, keep in sync with Microsoft's rhythm of releasing major and new software every four years apart.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft, Gadgets

Fri Nov 20, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. The practice has occasionally prompted a rival to file legal challenges alleging trademark infringement .

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Related Topix: Internet, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Privacy, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Startups

WSJV-TV South Bend

Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth

Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.

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Related Topix: NASA, Space

US News & World Report

Is Russia Falling Behind in Space Race?

Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.

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Related Topix: Russia, World News, Space

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Woman Loses Disability Insurance Over Facebook Photos

We've discussed how using Facebook and other social networking sites can get you fired, or even keep you from getting a job. In this case, a Canadian woman lost her disability insurance payment because of Facebook photos.

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Related Topix: Social Software

ClipSyndicate

Harnessing the wind

There are incentives out there, but to utilize wind power, it will cost you thousands of dollars, at least up front.But if you wait out the investment, homeowners like Gail and Dan Dulgar of Seneca County say you'll get paid back.In April the Dulgars installed a wind turbine in their back yard.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Environmental, Video

www.news8.net | news_monster

Astronauts get extra work done in 1st spacewalk

A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work outside the International Space Station on Thursday and even whipped off an extra chore.

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Related Topix: Space, NASA

www.nextgenpe.com | news_monster

Is the sun going down on solar?

Questions remain as to whether tax credits, grants and loan guarantees from Washington are doing enough to drive demand for solar power in the US market.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

www.bloomberg.com | news_monster

Google's Online Book Settlement With Publishers Wins Preliminary Approval

Google Inc. , owner of the most popular Internet search engine, and a group of authors and publishers won preliminary approval of a revised settlement over the companya s plans to make millions of books available online.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, US News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Google Details The Chrome OS

Google held an event on Thursday to unveil details about is Chrome OS, which was first announced in July. Prior to Thursday, only miniscule details about the OS were known, including it running on netbooks, and delivery of the final product in the second half of 2010.

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KMIR

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

Yahoo is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to improve its Internet search engine and lure back some of its dwindling audience.

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Related Topix: Internet, Microsoft, Software, Sunnyvale, CA, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

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