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Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel
Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps!


San Leon says Turkish deal keeps Polish shale dream alive
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Poland-focused shale explorer San Leon Energy said its acquisition of a Turkish gas company will help fund its quest to be "the last man standing" in Poland, where shale...


Obituaries Paul Dietzel, Coach Who Led L.S.U. to Its First National Title, Dies at 89
In Louisiana States 1958 championship season, the football coach used a platoon system famous for a scrappy defensive unit known as the Chinese Bandits.


UPDATE 1-AmEx in talks to sell half of business travel unit for up to $1 bln
Sept 25 (Reuters) - American Express Co, squeezed by tighter corporate travel budgets, said it was in talks to sell half of its business travel division for up to $1 billion to an investor group led...


Dog Ziggity New Jerseys Own Hot Dogs
A road trip to 10 joints shows that New York hot dogs may have nothing on these franks.


An Escape From Slavery, Now a Movie, Has Long Intrigued Historians
Solomon Northup told a story of escaping from slavery in 1853, and for decades scholars have been trying to untangle the truth of his account.


Gadgetwise Justin Case Offers More Than a Play on Words
The Justin Power Case can charge an iPad and other gadgets, including iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices, at the same time.


FOREX-Dollar hamstrung by budget impasse, direction lacking
* Norwegian crown a notable loser after disappointing data


Helping blind golfers thrive
Shane O'Donoghue speaks with Midori Miyazaki about encouraging blind people to take up the sport of golf.


Netanyahu Is Said to View Iran Deal as a Possible Trap
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel plans to warn the United Nations next week that a nuclear deal with the Iranian government could be a trap, according to an Israeli official.


Breaking Views Its Time for Bill Gates to Part Ways With Microsoft
Bill Gatess many talents dont include effectiveness as chairman. Under his leadership, Microsofts board left Mr. Ballmer in place too long, the author writes.


Museum and Gallery Listings for Sept. 20-26
A critical guide to the visual arts in New York and the region.


DealBook A Call for New Laws in New York to Fight High-Tech Crime
A task force made proposals, including strengthening laws against identity theft and computer code, in a report unveiled by the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr.


Pakistan's minorities threatened
All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.


UPDATE 3-Price cap plan wipes more than 1 billion stg off UK energy firms
* Government plan risks security of supply and green targets


UPDATE 1-Pentagon aims to finalize Lockheed F-35 contract within days
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Pentagon expects to finalize a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp for the sixth and seventh batches of F-35 fighter jets within days, the deputy director of the $392 billion program said on Wednesday.


Pakistan quake death toll rises to over 300
Sept. 25 - Officials say the death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan rose to well over 300 after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on residents in a remote and thinly populated area. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


McEnroe Still going strong
Seven-time grand slam champion John McEnroe is delighting fans on his PowerShares tour. CNN's Don Riddell reports.


FireEye's debut signals red hot interest in cybersecurity
(Reuters) - The shares of cybersecurity company FireEye Inc leapt 80 percent in their trading debut on Friday in a sign of how red hot cybersecurity is on Wall Street at the moment, and even inspired...


TPG agrees to sell China leasing business to Haitong for $715 mln
HONG KONG, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Global private equity firm TPG Capital has agreed to sell its China leasing business UT Capital Group Co Ltd to Haitong International Holdings, a unit of Haitong...


On Fulton Street, Worries About Change
As trendy stores move in to the Fulton Street bazaar in Downtown Brooklyn, some worry about the potential loss of the markets distinctive stores and atmosphere.


Zimbabwe 87 elephants poisoned
More than 80 elephants are poisoned with cyanide -- victims of poachers seeking ivory.


Novelties Microsatellites What Big Eyes They Have
By expanding Earth imaging, low-cost satellites could help many businesses keep track of their operations. But frequent updating of those images may also raise privacy questions.


Obama focuses foreign policy on Iran and Middle East peace talks
President Barack Obama reframed U.S. foreign policy priorities on Tuesday by focusing his administration's immediate attention on Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and the Middle East conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.


Brazil's Rousseff woos investors for infrastructure plan
NEW YORK/BRASILIA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her economic team courted Wall Street on Wednesday for investment in a massive plan to upgrade roads, airports and other...


China's ivory craving
CNN's Christiane Amanpour looks at how China's ivory craze is reigniting elephant poaching and illegal trade in Africa.


Well Cooking With Miso
Many people know and love miso soup. But this week Martha Rose Shulman goes beyond soup and explains how miso can be used for glazes, dips and dressings.


Roundup Michigan Hangs On After Scare, Again
Michigan dodged another upset by beating unranked Connecticut. The Wolverines took their first lead in the second half.


Fed official blasts White House handling of Bernanke succession
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The White House has handled the process of picking the next chair of the Federal Reserve "terribly," a top official at the U.S. central bank said on Monday in an unusual...


The rise of golf's multimillionaires
The PGA Tour can make instant millionaires at virtually every one of its tournaments -- but it was not always that way. It took golf pioneer Billy Casper almost 15 years to reach seven figures in the nascent days of the pro circuit.


Merck KGaA to continue testing cancer vaccine
FRANKFURT, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGaA said it would start a new study testing its experimental lung cancer vaccine Stimuvax, which fell through in a previous late-stage trial.


Gadgetwise Playing Around With a Toy Camera
Despite its cuteness, the tiny Bonzart Lit digital camera can help you make some compelling images.


Miracle at Medinah Pain Can Motivate U.S.-Watson
United States captain Tom Watson wants his team to draw on the memory of their painful 'Miracle at Medinah' defeat when they bid to wrest the Ryder Cup back from Europe in Scotland next year.


U.S. Venezuelan president's plane was cleared
U.S. officials said Friday that -- contrary to earlier Venezuelan government claims -- the aircraft of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been granted permission to enter U.S. airspace on Maduro's flight to China.


Singapore Looks Below for More Room
The city-state is looking at the possibility of an Underground Science City containing 40 interconnected caverns for data centers and research labs.


News Analysis For Obama, an Evolving Doctrine on Foreign Policy
President Obama told world leaders on Tuesday that he was devoting the rest of his presidency to a negotiated end to the Iran confrontation, and creating a separate state for the Palestinians.


Joint Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space station
* Soyuz capsule scheduled to reach station in just six hours


COMMODITIES-Oil prices down over Iran talks, weaker dollar lifts others
By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday but most other commodities closed up, after a drop in the dollar over worries about a potential U.S. government shutdown lifted futures of raw materials priced in the currency. Crude oil edged lower in choppy trading after comments from Iran's foreign minister revived hopes of progress in talks about Tehran's nuclear program. Data showing a large build in U.S. crude inventories also put pressure on oil prices.


Euro Zone Business Activity Rises in Quarter
Economic growth in the 17 members of the euro zone appears to have accelerated modestly in the third quarter, according to a survey of purchasing managers.


UPDATE 3-JPMorgan in talks to settle government probes for $11 bln -sources
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co is in talks with government officials to settle federal and state mortgage probes for $11 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on...


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