Insight: Security fears dogged Canada debate on China energy bid

OTTAWA (Reuters) - In September, two months after China's state-owned CNOOC Ltd made an unexpected $15.1 billion bid for Canadian energy company Nexen Inc, Canada's spy agency told ministers that takeovers by Chinese companies may threaten national security.The rare warning from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which was disclosed to Reuters by intelligence sources, did not stop...

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Huawei shows off 6.1-inch Android phablet ahead of CES [video]

It looks like things are going to get worse before they start to get better. Further blurring the line between a smartphone that is too big to be used comfortably and a tablet the is too small to be used efficiently, Huawei has plans to unveil a new smartphone-tablet hybrid device at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. The Android “phablet” was recently shown off by a Huawei executive...

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Iran says defeats cyber attack on industrial sites

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Internet virus attacked computers at industrial sites in southern Iran, in an apparent extension of a covert cyber war that initially targeted the country's nuclear facilities, an Iranian official said.Iran, the world's No. 5 oil exporter, has tightened online security since its uranium enrichment centrifuges were hit in 2010 by the Stuxnet computer worm, which Tehran believes...

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Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south.Tuesday's report by ISNA quotes provincial civil defense chief Ali Akbar Akhavan as saying the virus targeted a power plant and some other industries in Hormozgan province in recent months.Akhavan says Iranian...

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Phablet wars heat up with ZTE’s quad-core Nubia Z5

2013 is shaping up to be the year of the “phablet” with virtually ever major handset maker preparing to challenge Samsung’s (005930) impressive Galaxy Note lineup. While there’s no clear definition on how large a phablet is, most tend to have screens that hover in the 5-inch range, though Huawei’s upcoming 6.1-inch smartphone will only push that boundary. ZTE’s newly announced Nubia Z5 packs a 5-inch...

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Ford 4.6 Crate Engines Now Built for Car Owners at CrateEnginesforSale.com

Ford 4.6 crate engines are now built for car owners at the CrateEnginesforSale.com website. This company is now offering the V8 Ford and Lincoln series motors in 4.6 size to car owners or installers that purchase these for replacement in vehicles.Hartford, Connecticut (PRWEB) January 04, 2013Owners of Ford and Lincoln vehicles now have a way to purchase a replacement motor for a discount price online....

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Susan Hankinson Announces the Release of ‘Tell Me a Story, Grammy Sue’

GLEN GARDNER, N.J. (PRWEB) January 04, 2013With a desire to share her stories with children all over the world, Susan Hankinson penned “Tell Me a Story, Grammy Sue” (published by AuthorHouse), a simple, quaint collection of short stories about overcoming fear with imagination.Each short story brings readers into a world of fear – most were taken from Hankinson’s children – and Hankins then turns that...

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Rubin Perry’s New Book Talks about Peace through the Divine Nature of God

Designed to Become Divine the Role of Peace” inspires readers in obtaining peace with knowledge and understanding of God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.Roswell, GA (PRWEB) January 04, 2013A book about peace obtained through knowledge and understanding of the divine nature of God and doing as He directs so that all become like Him is in the book titled Designed to Become Divine the Role of...

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Tax Deed Sales at the County Level Explained in New Guide at TedThomas.com

Tax deed sales at the county level in all 50 U.S. states is now explained in a new guide online at TedThomas.com. This new guide is part of a video series that has been launched online to help those interested in tax deeds to become educated about the topic.San Francisco, California (PRWEB) January 04, 2013TedThomas.com has launched a new video platform that includes tax deed sales at the county level....

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Lab Coats Brand Medelita Provides New Benefits to Physician Assistants

Medical Scrubs and lab coats company provides member benefits to several new PA Associations.San Clemente, CA (PRWEB) January 03, 2013Medelita® has announced partnerships with the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants, the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants, and the Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont.Medelita will offer a special...

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