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17 hrs ago | www.keyetv.com | lwisser

Wednesday Weather Webcast

Clouds will be heading into Austin Wednesday. KEYE's Megan Campbell has the forecast for the rest of your work week.

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Tue Nov 18, 2008

PhysOrg Weblog

Los Alamos Supercomputer Remains Fastest in World

The latest list of the TOP500 computers in the world has been announced at the SC08 supercomputing conference in Austin, Texas, and continued to place the Roadrunner supercomputer at Los Alamos National ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, CPU, Austin Metro, IBM

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Muschamp to take over Texas when Brown retires

Associated Press Originally published 04:19 p.m., November 18, 2008 Updated 04:19 p.m., November 18, 2008 AUSTIN - Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has been designated head coach-in-waiting by the ...

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, US Politics, US News

KVIA

Magistrate rules on evidence in RNC case

A federal magistrate says St. Paul police illegally searched a cargo trailer during the Republican National Convention and seized homemade riot shields.

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ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Austinites excited for trip to Obama Inauguration

The presidential inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama will no doubt be one of the largest and most well-attended events ever to be held in the city of Washington D.C.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Video

News 8 Austin

Police identify woman found in Lady Bird Lake Friday

The Austin Police Department identified the woman found dead in Lady Bird Lake near Barton Springs Friday as 43-year-old Jill Walker Robinson.

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Mon Nov 17, 2008

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Star-P Earns a Coveted HPCwire Award Third Year in a Row

AUSTIN, TX, November 17 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Interactive Supercomputing has once again been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2008 International Conference for ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Austin Metro, Science, Computer Science

San Marcos Daily Record

Motorcyclist dies after IH-35 crash

A 41-year old Corpus Christi man has died after suffering critical injuries in a one vehicle motorcycle wreck near the 202 mile marker on IH-35 Saturday around 4:30 p.m. Alvin Byrd died Monday morning about ...

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Related Topix: Corpus Christi Metro, Corpus Christi, TX

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Nurses push Legislature for changes, say patient ratios unsafe

Texas, like the rest of the nation, has an acute shortage of nurses, and though too few schools and teachers are part of the problem, the biggest reason is inadequate working conditions, mainly the high ratio ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Austin Metro, Lubbock County, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

Computing

Dell CTO Kevin Kettler to quit

Dell chief technology officer Kevin Kettler has announced that he is leaving in January after 13 years with the company.

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Sun Nov 16, 2008

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Aprius Demos New 9.6 TeraFLOPS Computational Acceleration System,...

Aprius Inc., a provider of advanced computer interconnects, today announced its plans to demonstrate the Aprius CA8000 Computational Acceleration System at the Supercomputing 08 show in Austin, TX.

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El Paso Times

Ornithologist builds owl houses in Nacogdoches

It's November. Do you know where your owls are? As the cool weather falls on East Texas, more people will be wearing sweaters, drinking coffee and sitting by the fire.

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Related Topix: Nacogdoches, TX, Science / Technology, Inventions

KVUE.com

4 teens wanted in Northwest Austin robbery, assault

Austin police are on the lookout for a group of young men they say broke into a Northwest Austin apartment and robbed and assaulted a man.

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Sat Nov 15, 2008

KVUE.com

Strayhorn reportedly taken first steps to run for Austin mayor

Carole Keeton Strayhorn has reportedly taken the first step towards running for mayor of Austin.

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Fri Nov 14, 2008

www.statesman.com | lwisser

Dry chill coming to Austin, freeze possible this weekend

After a relatively warm week, Austin residents are in for a dry chill this weekend.

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KEYE-TV Austin

Body discovered at South Austin Wal-Mart

A second body found has been found in Central Texas this time at a south Austin Wal-Mart. Police were called to the scene at 710 East Ben White Boulevard around 6:00 p.m. A customer noticed a U-Haul van looked ...

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