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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Forefront TMG 2010 documentation now available on TechNet

December 30, 2009 – 8:14 am

Forefront TMG 2010 documentation now available on TechNet

Forefront TMG 2010 TechNet documentation is now live with Forefront TMG Release to Web content. This release of the documentation culminates a customer- and solutions-focused effort under…

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Facebook fugitive taunts British police

December 30, 2009 – 7:18 am

An escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing Internet fan base from his Facebook profile, mocking authorities for failing to find him and openly musing about moving across the Atlantic.

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Cosmic Log: Teens turn into DNA detectives

December 30, 2009 – 6:40 am

Student sleuths use DNA analysis to find mislabeled food products and what could be a new type of cockroach in their own homes.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Student sleuths use DNA analysis to find mislabeled food products and what could be a new type of cockroach in their own homes.

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9 astronomy milestones in 2009

December 30, 2009 – 6:09 am

Artist impression shows the smallest and fastest-orbiting exoplanet known, CoRoT-7b, which was the first known exoplanet with a density similar to that of Earth. This year provided plenty of cosmic eye-openers for astronomers and casual stargazers alike.

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Better airport scanners delayed by privacy fears

December 30, 2009 – 5:06 am

In this file photo, Susan Hallowell holds up a side arm that was detected by the "backscatter" machine at the Transportation Security Administration in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Experts say whole-body imagery systems — rather than standard metal detectors — could be an effective method of strengthening airport security. Scanners that might have prevented the Dec. 25 attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports, in large part because of privacy concerns.

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Cosmic Log: Pluto probe closes in

December 30, 2009 – 4:18 am

NASA's New Horizons probe passes a key milestone on its nine-year journey and is now closer to Pluto, its primary target, than it is to Earth.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: NASA’s New Horizons probe passes a key milestone on its nine-year journey and is now closer to Pluto, its primary target, than it is to Earth.

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Phone points illegal border crossers to water

December 30, 2009 – 3:26 am

A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S.

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Voyager discovers magnetized fluff

December 30, 2009 – 2:01 am

Voyager traverses the heliosheath, the outermost reaches of the solar system. The Local Fluff magnetic field is highlighted by yellow lines.Interstellar space is fluffy. This is true. What’s more, the veteran Voyager probes have just discovered that this fluff is more magnetized than previously believed, a factor that seems to allow its very existence.

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Twitter founder takes aim at mobile payments

December 30, 2009 – 1:56 am

Designer and illustrator Willo O'Brien demonstrates uses Square with her iPhone for credit card transactions with customers. Jack Dorsey revolutionized online socializing by co-founding Twitter in 2006. Now he wants to transform the way people exchange money.

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Shuttle flights down to final five

December 30, 2009 – 12:49 am

A computer-generated scene gives the perspective of a crewmember looking through a viewing dome, called the Cupola, on the International Space Station. Several of the Great Lakes help to form the backdrop for the scene. The cupola will be installed this year. The space shuttle program, which has been the heart of human space flight since 1981, is due to end in 2010, but the fleet has a lot left to do.

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