Windows Server Developers Can Now Use HP Cloud to Build, Deploy and Scale Their Applications

I am happy to share that HP Cloud Compute now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008 instances in addition to the variety of Linux distributions that are already available. Windows Server instances can now be launched in our US-West region. Since HP Cloud Compute is in public beta, all customers receive a 50% discount (see pricing below).It is a priority...

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Scott Wolf Welcomes His Second Son

Former Party of Five star Scott Wolf and his wife Kelley have welcomed a son, Miller William Wolf. Wolf, 43, and his 35-year-old wife Kelley -- who starred in Real World: New Orleans -- told People.com their son was born on November 10, weighing in at 7 lbs., 6 oz.RELATED GALLERY: Adorable Tots - Celebs and their Cute Kids!The couple -- who wed in 2004 -- have another son, Jackson, 3. "Jackson...

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British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu

LONDON (AP) — A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu.The drug has been stockpiled by dozens of governments worldwide in case of a global flu outbreak and was widely used during the 2009 swine flu pandemic.On Monday, one of the researchers linked to the BMJ journal called for...

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S&P 500 and Nasdaq inch higher, fiscal cliff a concern

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Syria's new opposition coalition seeks recognition

DOHA (Reuters) - Syria's new opposition leadership, painfully forged under Arab and Western pressure, set out on Monday to gather recognition and wider backing for the struggle to take over the country from President Bashar al-Assad. Violence flared again on the Turkish border and the line separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, underscoring how the conflict is spilling...

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Malaysian charged with Facebook insult of sultan

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The sister of a Malaysian man who has been charged with insulting a state sultan on Facebook said Friday that he is innocent and will lodge a complaint over his detention.Anisa Abdul Jalil said her brother Ahmad Abdul Jalil was charged Thursday with making offensive postings on Facebook last month. But she said there is no...

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James Bond's Skyfall Tops Weekend Box Office

Taking in an estimated $87.8 million this weekend in the U.S., Skyfall made box office history as the biggest debut for a Bond film ever.Video: Exclusive Secret Visit to New Bond Flick 'Skyfall' The 23rd movie in the franchise, and star Daniel Craig's third's turn as the famed super-spy, took in $20 million more its opening weekend than 2008's Quantum of Solace ($67.5 million), the franchise's former...

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Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, farmworkers got their lunch breaks, bees or birds were protected by the farmer and that ranchers didn't kill predators?Food labels claim to certify a wide array of sustainable practices. Hundreds of so-called eco-labels have cropped...

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Wall Street Week Ahead: "Fiscal cliff" blues may lead to correction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's post-election sell-off may gather steam in the coming weeks as worries mount about the looming "fiscal cliff" and technical weakness suggests a possible correction ahead. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 <.spx> closed below its 200-day moving average - a measure of the market's long-term trend - on Thursday for the first time in five months,...

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Syria bombards rebel area near Turkish border

CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bombarded the Ras al-Ain area on the border with Turkey on Sunday, days after the town fell to rebels during an advance that has sent thousands of refugees fleeing for safety. Helicopters circled above the town and opposition activists said they had strafed targets near the village of Tal Halaf. ...

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