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14 hours ago ago from OK4me2

ScienceDaily (Dec. 23, 2009) Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than anyone thought possible, according to an international team of astronomers. Artist's rendition of a brown dwarf and its moon orbiting a triple star system. (Credit: NASA) "We have found two brown dwarf-sized masses around an ordinary star, which is very rare," said Alex ...

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By Thomas K. Pendergast Prosecutors allege that a top engineer and administrator held San Francisco's central computer network hostage, while a defense attorney claims that the defendant was perhaps just a little overzealous in doing his job.  Terry Childs, 45, of Pittsburg, CA, is a former San Francisco Department of Technology administrator accused of withholding passwords to the city's main computer network in 2008. The city ...

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