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Facebook Expected to go PUBLIC on May 18th

2012-05-02T23:22:00.002-05:00

On or about May 18th, the popular on-line FaceBook will go public with its very anticipated stock market debut. That's the date that is set, but there's allot of paperwork to do for a company to go public and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. So why are they going public? Now it gives the company executives a chance to talk with big investors privately. This process all begins next

Windows 8 Beta in stores in February

2011-12-07T19:55:00.001-06:00

Microsoft formalizes the beta version of Windows 8 for late February 2012, together with the opening of the Store for Windows applications in the Metro style. It is now more than a rumor. Microsoft has confirmed that the beta version of the operating system Windows 8 will be launched at the end of February 2012. The software giant also indicated that the preliminary version of Windows 8 (

The Seven Deadly Sins of Dating

2011-11-24T09:55:00.001-06:00

Steer clear of these seven deadly sins, which can bring even the strongest relationships to a halt. Maintaining relationships can be difficult business, and it only grows more complicated as the time and emotion you invest into a partner increases. As expected, you won't always get along. There will be plenty of arguments over finances, the clashing personalities of friends and family as

Decorated with some thrifted fall decor

2011-11-23T20:41:00.001-06:00

Guest post written by Carla Peters When it comes to fitting all of my stuff into my budget every month, I've started doing something different, thrifting. I was always kind of intimidated by thrifting, but I thought that maybe it would be a good idea to look into it and I've become a little obsessed with it. But the great thing is, I haven't just used it to buy clothes. I've also used it

Don Lemon: No matter the gender, rape is rape

2011-11-21T08:23:00.001-06:00

Editor's note: Don Lemon anchors CNN Newsroom during weekend prime-time and serves as a correspondent across CNN's U.S. programming. He is the author of the memoir "Transparent." By Don Lemon, CNN (CNN) - I don’t remember exactly when it started for me. It was before the first grade. I must have been 5 years old, maybe 4. My mother was divorced and worked during the day. My grandmother was

Online Gambling at Your Fingertips

2011-11-18T04:57:00.001-06:00

Online gambling has become very popular these days. There are many enticing ways to get someone to join a specific site, but what better way to do so than to get a $500 bonus for registering. Yes, that is exactly what you get when you choose Fiesta Poker. But why may it be more beneficial to play online instead of going to real live casino's? One reason why can be one that not many have

Taking a Long Awaiting Vacation - Visiting Friends in Odessa Texas

2011-11-14T10:59:00.001-06:00

The year has been flying by and before the beginning of 2012, my wife Virginia and I decided to take one more vacation. Of course, I thought of our dear friends Gwen and Charles Lout in Odessa, Texas. I couldn't think of a better way to spend the remaining days of a crazy year. It began with the reminisce of the death of mom back in August of 2010. It was a sad time. But then came the new year

Google Page Rank A – Z

2011-11-05T00:55:00.002-05:00

If you own a website and are working to gain organic traffic from the search engines, then you’ve no doubt heard about Google Page Rank. But just what is this ‘page rank’, and how does it affect websites? This article will address those questions and try to cut through the confusion. Google had developed this page-rank system in order to gauge the importance of websites. The higher a site’s

Dow soars 350 points on Europe deal

2011-10-27T14:38:00.002-05:00

By Hibah Yousuf October 27, 2011: 3:04 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Europe finally has a deal, and investors are pleased ... for now. U.S. stocks rallied right out of the gate Thursday, with the major indexes jumping more than 3% in the afternoon, after European Union leaders agreed to expand Europe's bailout fund and take major losses on Greek bonds. With about an hour left in the

German satellite enters Earth's atmosphere

2011-10-23T00:29:00.002-05:00

(CNN) -- A defunct satellite has entered the atmosphere, the German Aerospace Center reported Sunday morning. "There is currently no confirmation if pieces of debris have reached Earth's surface," it said. Up to 30 pieces of space debris could hit land or water. Europe, Africa and Australia appeared to be out of the path of the Roentgen Satellite, the agency said late Saturday. It was

Poorest place in US? McAllen, Texas, and here's why

2011-10-21T23:08:00.000-05:00

By Martha C. WhiteIt's a top 10 list no one wants to be on: a new Census brief named the McAllen, Texas, metro area the poorest in the nation.Roughly a third of the residents in this Mexican border area in the Rio Grande Valley live below the poverty line, in spite of a healthcare industry that continued to add jobs during the recession and a retail sector buoyed by Mexican shoppers who cross the

4 million iPhones 4Ss in 3 days. 135% better than the iPhone 4

2011-10-17T22:10:00.002-05:00

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt October 17, 2011: 10:18 AM ET Apple's latest gadget sets a new launch weekend record L.A.'s Century City Apple Store on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Howard Kaplan Apple (AAPL) announced Monday that it sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S units between 8 a.m. Friday and 12 midnight Sunday. That's 135% better than the launch of the iPhone 4 in June

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

2011-10-05T21:18:00.000-05:00

By Brandon Griggs, CNN updated 9:20 PM EST, Wed October 5, 2011 (CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56. The hard-driving executive pioneered the concept of the

Four Hidden Heart Attack Symptoms, Know the Signs

2011-10-03T13:19:00.002-05:00

Most people associate heart attack symptoms with chest pain, pain in the shoulder, or other well-known signs. However, according to renowned cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall, there are some signs that are so minor, many people ignore them or chalk them up to symptoms of a less threatening ailment.Each year, about 785,000 Americans suffer a first heart attack. And 470,000 more people who’ve

Super Bowl 2014 To Be First Outdoor Cold-Weather Edition of Championship

2011-09-28T04:28:00.000-05:00

The 2014 Super Bowl will be the first outdoor cold-weather edition of the championship, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday he’s hoping for a little snow to fall. Organizers also unveiled the logo for Super Bowl 48, which features the George Washington Bridge in the background and a big icy white snowflake in the middle, reports AFP. "A little snow would be great for us, but

Revised IBM x86 servers

2011-09-26T16:59:00.000-05:00

IBM has blade and rack servers based on the fifth generation of its X-Architecture (EX5) presented new peaks in performance to reach the new. In them, put Intel’s new Xeon processors and twice as much memory as before. “The new System x servers are designed for high data volume,” said Jörg stretching, product manager for System x, IBM Germany. For instance, increasing the new X5 x3850

Space junk: Where will out-of-control satellite crash? Probably not on you.

2011-09-23T23:40:00.001-05:00

The space junk tumbling into Earth's atmosphere should hit Friday night or Saturday morning. But only a half-dozen pieces are expected to survive, and the chances of one of them hitting any specific person is about 1 in 21 trillion.

NASA Satellite to Fall from Sky Friday

2011-09-23T01:00:00.000-05:00

Space debris expected to span 500 miles, hit ocean Updated: Friday, 23 Sep 2011, 12:24 AM CDTPublished : Friday, 23 Sep 2011, 12:23 AM CDT by Scott Wasserman / FOX 9 News Millions of people around the world will be keeping an eye on the sky on Friday as pieces of a derelict NASA satellite -- which is roughly the size of a bus -- are expected to come back down to Earth. Pieces of the

Non-human DJ gets radio gig

2011-08-17T21:59:00.000-05:00

Guile 3D Studio / YouTubeDenise, a virtual assistant designed by Guile 3D Studio, has been programmed to serve as a non-human DJ. "She" will take to the air on Aug. 24 from 1 to 4 pm CST on KROV in San Antonio, Texas.By John Roach, contributing writer at msnbc.com.A non-human DJ will take to the airwaves next week in San Antonio, Texas, in what may mark another step on the path that puts

'Mafiaboy' breaks silence, paints 'portrait of a hacker'

2011-08-15T14:41:00.000-05:00

(CNN) -- Michael Calce once briefly shut down this site. It was February 8, 2000, and the then-15-year-old was egged on by a fellow hacker who believed CNN.com would be impossible to bring down because of its "advanced networks" and "huge traffic numbers." It took Calce just a few minutes. "The sense of power I felt was overwhelming," he wrote later of the attack, which slowed CNN.com's

Hawaii Time!

2011-08-15T03:57:00.000-05:00

Guest post by Jewel Cole One of the places that I’ve always wanted to visit was Hawaii. I know that most people want to visit for the beaches, natural beauty, and nice people, but I wanted to visit for a different reason entirely. You see, my family comes from a long line of military brats, and my grandfather was actually a part of Pearl Harbor. It is such a part of our family’s

Life Insurance at Your Fingertips

2011-08-12T23:09:00.001-05:00

People are ignorant to believe that there is only one type of life insurance, and the purpose is to provide the beneficiary a monetary benefit in the event that the insured passes away. I would be wrong if I tell you that life insurance is not for that purpose, but to say there is only one type of insurance would be wrong too because there are different kinds of life insurance, three to be exact.

How did the Candidates do in Iowa Last Night?

2011-08-12T10:22:00.000-05:00

It was just crazy to watch how politically divided the Republicans are, especially watching the Republican debates last night. None of the candidates seemed to be real. I'm not sure if the Republican party can actually get a real candidate together to face President Obama next year. As crazy as it sounds, I can just about pick the final 3 candidates right now. For starters, it would be definitely

Stocks: Higher again, and few wild swings. Phew!

2011-08-12T09:52:00.000-05:00

What happened, Wall Street? Finally tired of the market's roller coaster ride? Stocks have haven't moved the same direction for two consecutive days in more than a week -- it hasn't even even been close. On Monday, the Dow sank 635 points, then rallied 430 points Tuesday. On Wednesday, it plunged 520 points, just to end 423 points higher in Thursday's session. The moves marked the first

Download Coupons for ANY Site to Save Money

2011-08-08T23:30:00.002-05:00

Shopping online for the best deals sometimes may be challenging, partly because there are so many websites to browse for just about any product or site. But what if you did your shopping online and knew you were getting a great deal, without question. Now it is possible to shop on any website and download coupons for that site. if there are any available, they will instantly be presented to you.