Few memorials to forgotten victim: Gunman's mother

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When people here speak of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they use the number 26: the ones killed after Adam Lanza blasted his way into the school.When the bells of Newtown toll mournfully Friday morning to honor the victims of last week's shooting rampage, they'll do so 26 times, for each child and staff member killed.Rarely do residents mention the first person...

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France's Hollande reaffirms 2013 deficit target

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande reiterated on Friday that his government was targeting a reduction of the public deficit in 2013 to three percent of GDP despite new official data showing economic growth way below forecast.Hollande told Europe 1 radio he also expected that French unemployment would only begin to fall by late 2013 despite what he said would be a "difficult year"...

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S&P downgrades Cyprus on default fears

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Cyprus further into junk status amid concerns that the country could default on its debts.It says Friday that the two-notch downgrade to CCC+ is due to a "considerable and rising" risk that the country, one of the 17 EU countries that uses the euro, may default.It also maintains its negative outlook on the country, meaning...

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Thursday's Scoreboard

Thursday's GamesNBAMinnesota 99 Oklahoma City 93Miami 110 Dallas 95Portland 101 Denver 93--AHLLake Erie 4 Houston 3Peoria 5 Charlotte 4 (SO)--U.S. College FootballPoinsettia Bowl at San DiegoBrigham Young 23 San Diego State...

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Apple Australia map glitch: Snakes! In the desert!

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian police have warned travellers off using Apple's troubled iPhone mapping software after several motorists became stuck in a snake-infested, desert corner of the country while using their phone for directions.Police in southeast Victoria state said they had been forced to rescue a number of motorists who had become stuck for up to 24 hours "without food or water" after...

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Police: Apple Maps stranding drivers in Australia

SYDNEY (AP) -- Australian police are warning that Apple's much-maligned mapping application is stranding drivers headed to the southern city of Mildura in the middle of a remote state park.Victoria state police said Tuesday that an error in Apple's Maps service places the city of Mildura about 70 kilomters (44 miles) away in the Murray Sunset National Park. The park is a desert-like 5,000-square-kilometer...

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Andy Serkis plays dual role in "Hobbit" - Gollum and director

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit director, shooting battle sequences in 3D for director Peter Jackson.The British-born actor, 48, who rose to fame as the obsessive Gollum in Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spoke with Reuters about playing...

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Andy Serkis plays dual role in "Hobbit" - Gollum and director

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit director, shooting battle sequences in 3D for director Peter Jackson.The British-born actor, 48, who rose to fame as the obsessive Gollum in Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spoke with Reuters about playing...

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Apple Maps stranding drivers in middle of desert-like state park in Australia, police warn

SYDNEY - Australian police are warning the public that errors in Apple's much-maligned mapping application are leading drivers headed to the southern city of Mildura to take a potentially "life-threatening" wrong turn into the middle of a remote state park.Victoria state police said this week that Apple's Maps service places the city of Mildura about 70 kilometres (44 miles) away in the Murray Sunset...

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Photonic Integrated Circuit (IC) Market: 2022 Forecasts CAGR of 26.3% in New Research Report at RnRMarketResearch.com

 “Photonic Integrated Circuit (IC) & Quantum Computing Market-By Application (Optical Fiber Communication, Optical Fiber Sensors, Biomedical), Integration (Hybrid, Module & Monolithic), Components, Raw Materials & Geography (2012 – 2022)” is the latest addition to the online reports library of RnR Market Research.Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) December 09, 2012Photonic Integrated circuits...

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