Gov't Sues eBay Over Noncompetition Agreement

Government sues eBay over noncompetition agreement ...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department alleged Friday that Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay Inc., was intimately involved in making an anticompetitive ...

Gov't Sues eBay Over Noncompetition Agreement
ABC OTUS News
The Justice Department alleged Friday that Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay Inc., was intimately involved in making an anticompetitive agreement that prohibited eBay and Intuit Inc. from hiring each other's employees



Oakland's 'most wanted' arrested in SF

Oakland's 'most wanted' arrested in SF
San Francisco Chronicle
One of Oakland's most wanted suspects was arrested at a San Francisco steak house after he was spotted by an off-duty Oakland police officer who happened to be dining there, police said Friday.



Runner Mike Fanelli about to hit 100000-mile mark, 800 races, no heart attacks

Runner about to hit 100000-mile mark
San Francisco Chronicle
However you add it up, runner Mike Fanelli has covered a lot of ground. In 42 years, he's rarely missed a daily workout. He's run 800 races.

San Anselmo runner Mike Fanelli gets ready for a run on the track



Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social Media as Romney

Daily Download: Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social Media as Romney
PBS NewsHour
Ray Suarez talks to Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about a 10-to-1 spending gap on social media between the Obama and Romney campaigns, as well as the shifting role Facebook and Twitter played in how voters expressed their ...



How Israel's 'Iron Dome' intercepts incoming rockets in Gaza

How Israel's 'Iron Dome' intercepts incoming rockets in Gaza ...
As the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues along the Gaza border, Israelis have been putting to use an anti-rocket defense system called "Iron Dome ...

Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It was designed to intercept and destroy short-range ...



John McAfee: Girls, guns and yoga in Belize

Girls, guns and yoga all part of McAfee’s odd life
By Dudley Althaus
TO the many people who crossed his path on a tropical island in Belize, it was apparent John McAfee’s life had taken some bizarre turns in the last few years.

The anti-virus software guru, who started McAfee Associates in 1989, has been in hiding since police said they wanted to question him about the weekend murder of his neighbour, fellow American Gregory Faull, with whom McAfee had quarrelled.



Blue Jays sign Melky Cabrera

AP source: Melky Cabrera, Blue Jays reach deal The Associated Press
Source: Melky Cabrera headed to Jays Fox Sports
Blue Jays sign Melky Cabrera: report Chicago Tribune


Santa Fe Scientists decode why Albert Einstein was a genius

Scientists decode why Einstein was a genius
Hindu Business Line
Washington, Nov 16: Physicist Albert Einstein's brain had an “extraordinary” prefrontal cortex - unlike those of most people - which may have contributed to his remarkable genius, a new study has claimed.

Santa Fe Scientist Maps Einstein's Brain
ABQ Journal
A number of people would jump at the chance to sit down with Albert Einstein and pick his brain. Dean Falk, a senior scholar at Santa Fe's School for Advanced Research, spent the last year immersed in what might be the next best thing.



No. 4 Stanford Women Upset No. 1 Baylor 71-69

No. 4 Stanford Women Upset No. 1 Baylor 71-69
ABC News
Brittney Griner and Baylor were rarely challenged during a 42-game winning streak that included a national title and a quick start to this season.



Nintendo's Wii U Puts Hardware Strategy to the Test

Nintendo's Wii U Puts Hardware Strategy to the Test
Wall Street Journal
Like its famous videogame character Super Mario in his latest game, Nintendo Co. is trying to outrun its enemies. The company, coming off of its first annual loss in more than three decades, will start selling the Wii U in U.S.



Bears' Jay Cutler to miss 49ers game with concussion

Bears' Cutler to miss 49ers game with concussion
San Francisco Chronicle
LAKE FOREST, Ill - Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will miss Monday's game at San Francisco because of a concussion.



Sunnyvale's Ruckus brings its IPO to Wall Street, takes in $126 million

Sunnyvale's Ruckus brings its IPO to Wall Street, takes in $126 million
San Jose Mercury News
SUNNYVALE -- Wall Street bought the Ruckus on Friday, as the Silicon Valley enterprise wireless dealer exercised an initial public offering that raked in $126 million at a valuation of $1.2 billion.



Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Rakes in $500 Million in 24 Hours

Black Ops 2 Rakes in $500 Million in 24 Hours
PC Magazine
The latest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2, raked in a whopping $500 million in retail sales around the world in its first 24 hours of release.

Opinion:Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Review Escapist Magazine
In Depth:Review: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' succeeds in its mission San Jose Mercury News



Bonny Doon vintner's Santa Cruz roots

Bonny Doon vintner's Santa Cruz roots
San Francisco Chronicle
Randall Grahm admits to being a product of Santa Cruz. "I don't think I could have succeeded the way that I have if I had lived anywhere else," he says.



San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh undergoes minor heart surgery for an irregular heartbeat

Jim Harbaugh has procedure for heart - Jim Harbaugh of San ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has been sent to the hospital for a "minor procedure" after doctors discovered he had an ...

Jim Harbaugh Undergoes Minor Heart Procedure - Local News ...
Jim Harbaugh's 49ers are set to face the Bears on Monday night, but the coach couldn't be at practice today due to a minor heart procedure.


49ers quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a concussion, in line to start

Source: Alex Smith in line to start for 49ers ...
49ers quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a concussion Sunday against the Rams, has passed concussion tests this week and is on track to start Monday ...



BP settles with US government for $4.5B in Gulf oil spill

BP settles with US government for $4.5B in Gulf oil spill
Fox News
British oil giant BP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a record settlement with the U.S. government over the massive 2010 oil spill and will plead guilty to felony counts related to the deaths of 11 workers and lying to Congress.



October mutual fund flows: Cash exits stock funds for 8th month in row

October mutual fund flows: Cash exits stock funds for 8th month in row, bonds ...
Washington Post
BOSTON - Mutual fund shareholders aren't budging from their recently conservative approach to investing, despite this year's stock market gains.

Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund Asset Flows Through October 2012
Investors exit stock funds, shift to bonds in Oct.



China's new leaders: Xi Jinping heads the line-up

China's new leaders: Xi Jinping heads line-up
BBC News
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade. Mr Xi led the new Politburo Standing Committee out onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, signalling his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist ...



San Francisco bay area drivers 1st with algae biofuel

San Francisco area drivers 1st with algae biofuel
San Francisco Chronicle
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - Drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area have become the first motorists in the nation to fill up their gas tanks with an algae-based biofuel.



Family Feud Among Samsung Descendants Heats Up

Feud Among Samsung Descendants Heats Up
New York Times
SEOUL — A feud at Samsung Group over the family fortune has spilled from the courts into an ancestral rite to commemorate the company's founder. Descendants of the late Samsung founder, Lee Byung-chull, including the Samsung Electronics chairman, ...



Why Nancy Pelosi stayed As Party Leader

Why Nancy Pelosi stayed
Washington Post
Because she can: As we wrote this morning, Pelosi's strength in the Democratic caucus is perhaps even greater than it was two or four years ago.

In Depth:Nancy Pelosi Announcement: House Democrat Retaining Role As Party Leader



Scientists map domestic pig's genome

Scientists map domestic pig's genome
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the genome of the domestic pig in a project that could enhance the animal's use in the testing of drugs for human disease.

Durham University study of domestic pigs could shed light on early human history
The Northern Echo
These differences are also reflected in the genes of current day Western and Chinese breeds of domestic pigs, confirming that pigs were independently domesticated in western Eurasia and East Asia.



'GIF' beats 'YOLO,' 'superstorm' as Oxford American Dictionary word of the year; What is YOLO?

'GIF' beats 'YOLO,' 'superstorm' as Oxford American Dictionary word of the year
Today.com
The Oxford American Dictionaries announced Monday that its 2012 word of the year is "GIF," an image format which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, but has entered a new vogue as a verb following its adoption by social networks.



Google inaugurates its super-high-speed, fiber Internet service

Google inaugurates its super-high-speed Internet service
CNET
After years in the making, Google announced today that it has started connecting people in Kansas City, Kan., to its ultra high-speed fiber-to-the-home Internet service.

In Depth:Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, real-world speeds at 700 Mbps Ars Technica



Debbie Wasserman-Schultz: 'Shocked' if Nancy Pelosi steps down

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz: 'Shocked' if Nancy Pelosi steps down
Politico
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Tuesday she would be “shocked” if House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave up control of her caucus.



Nancy Pelosi Announcement: House Minority Leader Set To Address Future

Nancy Pelosi Announcement: House Minority Leader Set To Address Future
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says she'll announce Wednesday whether she'll continue in her current position or step down after her party failed to gain the 25 seats it needed to win the House majority.



Both Steve Ballmer And Steven Sinofsky Lost Bonuses Over Microsoft Windows Missteps

Steve Ballmer admits "modest" Surface sales
V3.co.uk
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer failed to provide exact numbers on Surface tablet sales during an interview with French magazine Le Parisien, but he did call the average number of Windows 8 tablets sold "modest".

Both Steve Ballmer And Steven Sinofsky Lost Bonuses Over Windows Missteps
Business Insider
Last month, the Microsoft board formally reprimanded CEO Steve Ballmer and top Windows executives Steven Sinofsky. But they didn't just have strong words—they hit them in the wallet.



The Apple iPhone 5S Rumours Are Flying; Samsung hikes Apple chip prices

The Apple iPhone 5S Rumours Are Flying - Forbes
Or if we are to be a little more accurate, one rumour about an upcoming Apple iPhone 5S is being reported by everyone. Apple is expected to start “trial ...

iPhone 5S Reportedly in Trial Production
The Apple rumor mill is spinning again, this time concerning an Apple television and an iPhone 5S that could soon be entering trial production.

Samsung hikes Apple chip prices by 20 percent: report
ZDNet
Samsung has hiked the price of its mobile processors by 20 percent, but to only one of the Korean technology giant's customers: Apple.



Facebook Automatically Creates "Couples Pages"

Facebook Automatically Creates "Couples Pages" For Its Paired ...
Are you in a relationship? Does Facebook know about it? If so, you and your significant other now have your very own couples page! Er… just what you've always wanted?


Invisibility cloak now a reality, scientists say

Invisibility cloak now a reality, scientists say
Fox News
Let's hope Star Fleet perfects the technology before the Romulans get their hands on it. Scientists have made the impossible possible, disappearing a cylinder by guiding light around it before putting those photons back on their original path -- essentially ...



Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4 set for a sales shootout

Calling in sick to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2? You're not alone
CNET
Upping the excitement factor, Activision announced last week that players will be able to live-stream their Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gameplay, audio commentary, and even Webcam footage on YouTube without any new hardware or software.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4 set for a sales shootout
Washington Post
While fans who picked up the midnight release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Monday night decide whether the game lives up to the series, Activision investors are likely asking if the new title can live up to the series' s sales records.



Microsoft Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Abruptly Quits

Microsoft Windows Chief Sinofsky Abruptly Quits
InformationWeek
A high-profile Microsoft executive who led the development of the company's new Windows 8 operating system has abruptly left the company, the software maker confirmed late Monday.

Highly Cited:Windows Leadership Changes (Part 2)Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
In Depth:How Steven Sinofsky changed Microsoft, for better and for worse ZDNet



Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee wanted for murder

U.S. antivirus legend John McAfee wanted for murder in Belize ...
John McAfee, the estranged founder of the antivirus firm that bears his name, is wanted by the Belize police in connection with a murder, FoxNews.com has ...

Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee wanted for murder
John McAfee, the 67-year-old founder of the antivirus software company McAfee Inc., is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize, Gizmodo reported.



Fewer Pacific crabs expected; price could climb

Fewer crabs expected; price could climb
San Francisco Chronicle
Pier 45 was very active Veteran's Day with fishing boats loading up crab pots. At Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 45 in San Francisco, Calif.



Tesla Model S wins Motor Trend Car of the year

Tesla Model S wins Motor Trend Car of the year
San Jose Mercury News
As if the all-electric Tesla Model S isn't futuristic enough, now the Silicon Valley-built car has gone and won the Motor Trend Car of the Year Award - for next year.



Oak Ridge's new Titan supercomputer is the fastest

'World's Fastest Supercomputer' Crowned in US - Yahoo! News
In the clash of the world's supercomputing titans, a new U.S. supercomputer named "Titan" is king. U.S. supercomputers had fallen behind China's Tianhe-1A ...
news.yahoo.com/worlds-fastest-supercomputer-crowned-us...

The Sequoia was the world's fastest supercomputer at 16.32 petaflops, consuming 7890.0 kW, until October 29, 2012 when the Titan went online.

Oak Ridge's new Titan supercomputer is the fastest in the ...
The Energy Department’s new supercomputer has been named the fastest in the world. According to the Top 500 list, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s ...



Google, Acer launch $199 Chromebook

Google, Acer launch $199 Chromebook
USA TODAY
The Acer 7 Chromebook comes just a few weeks after Google and Samsung launched a $249 Chromebook with 16GB of SSD storage and a Samsung Exynos 5250 processor.



HTC signs up for the Apple tax: $6-8 per Android phone

HTC signs up for the Apple tax: $6-8 per Android phone
SlashGear
It would appear that HTC is now set up to pay two giant companies for the rights to use their patents rather than face their legal wrath: their newest being Apple for $6-8 USD a phone.

In Depth:Confidential Agreement Ends Apple and HTC's Patent FeudWired



Remembering Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor and artistic innovator

Remembering Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor and artistic innovator Christian Science Monitor
The Google homepage today depicts a man sitting on a slab of rock, his chin resting on one fist, his face furrowed in concentration. The doodle is an homage to the famous sculpture of "Le Penseur," or "The Thinker," and its creator, the Parisian artist ...

Sculptor Auguste Rodin Honored With 'Thinker' Google Doodle PC Magazine
Google is celebrating the 172nd birthday of sculptor Auguste Rodin with a homepage doodle that features one of his mo



Google saw widespread disruptions to its Web services on Friday

Google Outage Shows Business Risks in China
Wall Street Journal
By CARLOS TEJADA And PAUL MOZUR. BEIJING—Disruptions to Google Inc.'s Web-search and email services in China over the weekend underscore the uncertainty surrounding Beijing's effort to control the flow of information into the country, as well as the risks that effort poses to the government's efforts to draw global businesses.

Chinese users of many of Google's services reported a lack of access late Friday, halting use of everything from Google's search engine to its Gmail email service to its Google Play mobile-applications store. The Mountain View, Calif., company said that its own statistics showed a sharp decline in traffic from China, and it said that the problem didn't appear to be within its equipment.



Space Junk The Target Of New Scottish Stardust Project

Space Junk The Target Of New Scottish Stardust Project
RedOrbit
In late 2011 the National Research Council released a report stating that the amount of “space junk” orbiting the Earth had reached a tipping point.



Stanfords' Nnemkadi and Chiney Ogwumike leads rout of Santa Clara 92-57

Stanford women rout Santa Clara 92-57
San Francisco Chronicle
Stanford forward Chiney Ogwumike (13) drives to the basket between Santa Clara's Ruta Zurauskyte (33) and Nici Gilday (12) Santa Clara during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Santa Clara, Calif.



Rams, 49ers play to 24-24 tie, first NFL tie since 2008; Alex Smith hurt

Rams, 49ers play to 24-24 tie, first NFL tie since 2008 ...

49ers, Rams play to first NFL tie since 2008 - NYPOST.com
SAN FRANCISCO — The St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers played the NFL’s first tie game in four years as both team’s kickers missed overtime field goals ...


Oakland Raiders: Raiders fall to Baltimore Ravens 55-20

Oakland Raiders: Raiders fall to Baltimore Ravens 55-20
San Jose Mercury News
BALTIMORE -- The Raiders went beyond mere defeat Sunday with a loss of historical proportions. Scoring nearly every way possible, the Baltimore Ravens beat the Raiders 55-20 before 71,339 fans at M&T Bank Stadium



Yosemite National Park - National Park Service

Yosemite National Park - National Park Service
Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life



David Petraeus news hit Dianne Feinstein like 'lightning bolt'; chairman of the Senate Select Committee

Petraeus news hit Feinstein like 'lightning bolt'
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and renowned general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman.

Feinstein: Hill inquiry into Libya attack will include questions on Petraeus, FBI
Fox News
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday the Capitol Hill investigations into the Libya terrorist attack also will address the scandal surrounding CIA Director David Petraeus, including why the FBI failed to ...



iPhone deal with China Mobile predicted to add $45 to Apple's stock price

iPhone deal with China Mobile predicted to add $45 to Apple's stock price
Apple Insider
An anticipated deal between Apple and China Mobile, the largest wireless operator in the world, is predicted to add about $3 to Apple's annual earnings per share, and $45 to the company's stock price.



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