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Simple steps to protect yourself from ID theft

Published August 7, 2008, 12:32 pm, San Jose Mercury News

NEW YORK - It is the largest case of identity theft in the country. More than 41 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring that hacked into the computer networks of nine national retail chains, including Barnes & Noble, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax and TJX Cos.

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Interest Increasing In RFID Applications, Survey Shows

Published August 7, 2008, 12:12 pm, InformationWeek

Nearly half of IT companies worldwide say their customers have implemented at least one radio-frequency identification project.

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New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans

Published August 7, 2008, 12:09 pm, Miami Herald

One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical. The country first needs to figure out how much those networks are worth and how much the U.S. should spend on protecting them, the new Homeland Security official in charge of that effort said Thursday.

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Raleigh area's per-capita income growth lags nation's; Durham does better

Published August 7, 2008, 12:04 pm, Triangle Business Journal

Per-capital personal income rose more slowly in Raleigh than it did nationally in 2007, according to new data released Thursday, though Durham outpaced the U.S.

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Published August 7, 2008, 12:02 pm, FOX 19 Cincinnati

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Waste Management and Sony Electronics to Host Free Electronics Recycling Event

Published August 7, 2008, 12:00 pm, Broadcast Newsroom

PORTLAND, Ore. , Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- To encourage consumers to recycle electronic devices in an environmentally sound manner, Sony Electronics Inc. and Waste Management Recycle America are asking Portland -area residents to take action and recycle their old electronics for free Saturday, August 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center.

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Britain's housing bust is bringing down the economy, too

Published August 7, 2008, 11:57 am, International Herald Tribune

Down the road from the train station here is a gaping hole. At the height of the property boom, a developer started to build what was to become one of the tallest and most stylish apartment blocks, designed by Philippe Starck.

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LBMC taps Harwell to head private equity division

Published August 7, 2008, 11:52 am, BizJournals

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC has added Joey Harwell in its Nashville office as director of private equity services.

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FAA Studying Technology To Make Runways Safer

Published August 7, 2008, 11:51 am, WLKY Louisville

Small objects are becoming a big problem on airport runways.

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Kansas City ranks 63rd for per capita personal income

Published August 7, 2008, 11:48 am, The Business Journal of Kansas City

The Kansas City metropolitan area ranks No. 63 in the United States for per capita personal income — $39,402 — according to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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