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Nov 06Running 90K at 90 degrees south: For this Alaskan at the South Pole, the subzero cold was ‘deeply familiar’
Craig Updegrove is 37 and grew up in Bethel. He was a member of the high school cross country team there, and he has a running story he thinks might spark some hometown pride and inspire the current g...
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Nov 06Security and the Smart Thermostat: Prepare for Customer ...
✕Walking to athermostatto change a setpoint may be going the way of rolling down car windows, writing checks at the grocery store, and getting up to change the TV channel. However, the path to tempera...
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Nov 06There's a slew of new HP Chromebooks for education
Earlier this week, at the BETT show,Acer introduced four ruggedized Chromebooks for education. HP also joined the party with a number of Chromebooks for students and teachers, some with an included st...
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Nov 05These graphics show the crucial differences between the world's 3 types of aircraft carrier
(REUTERS/Adnan Abidi )Aircraft carriers are the ultimate symbol of a country's military power and prestige. These floating islands of military power take years to build, and they do not come cheap. Th...
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Nov 05Teen Allergic to Wi-Fi Commits Suicide, Parents Say
The mother of a teen who committed suicide after suffering from what she calls a rare allergy to Wi-Fi is accusing her daughter’s school of failing to protect her.Jenny Fry, 15, was found hanging from...
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Nov 05Fed ends 'too big to fail' lending to collapsing banks
The Federal Reserve is cutting its lifeline to big banks in financial trouble.The Fed officially adopted a new rule Monday that limits its ability to lend emergency money to banks.In theory, the new r...
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Nov 05One astronomer has an unsettling reason we haven't found aliens
In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi raised a very important question about the universe and the existence of extraterrestrial life.Given the size and age of the universe, he said, and the statistical prob...
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Nov 05U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travelers from 38 countries allowed to enter the U...
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Nov 04The $725m ranch bigger than New York and Los Angeles combined - Northwest Texas!
(CNN)The final countdown to the real estate sale of the century has begun.Bigger than New York City and Los Angeles combined,Waggoner Ranchin Texas spans half-a-million acres, boasts more than 100 pro...
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Nov 04Britain: Russian jetliner may have been downed by bomb
LONDON (AP) — British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, and Britain said...
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Nov 04The biggest tech deal ever: Dell buys EMC for $67 billion
In the biggest tech deal of all time, Dell announced Monday that it has agreed to buy corporate software, storage and security giant EMC for $67 billion.The deal completes Dell's transformation from a...
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Nov 04Bunker-Like Underground Mansion Is One Way to Dodge Zoning Rules
Real estate developer and rugby team owner Steve O’Connor wanted to build a mega-mansion in the English countryside. The only problem: Local zoning codes wouldn’t allow a space as large as he envision...
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Nov 04BAE Systems just invested $30M in a new rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel - Skylon/SABRE/Reaction Engine
British defense contractor BAE Systems, one of the world’s foremost purveyors offuturisticdefense technologies, just officially announced that it plans to invest roughly $31.7 million to help develop...
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Nov 03ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme Flagship AM4 Motherboard Unveiled
Announcement⋮HardwareASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme Flagship AM4 Motherboard Unveiled – 20 Phase VRM For Extreme Ryzen OverclockingByHassan MujtabaJul 30, 2021 12:31 EDTShareTweetSubmitASUS hasunveil...
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Nov 03Here Is How Much The Highest Configured 27 inch iMac Is Going To Cost You
HardwareHere Is How Much The Highest Configured 27 inch iMac Is Going To Cost YouByOmar SohailOct 14, 2015 08:09 EDTShareTweetSubmitPreviously, we spoke about Apple’s releasing its21.5 and 27 inch iMa...
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Nov 03AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT LC Appears In Online Review, Navi 21 GPU Onboard
The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT LC is the top Radeon graphics card -- but you can only get it through an OEM or a system integrator. It is impossible to purchase alone. AMD has no intention of currently off...