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BBC News - Alcohol dependency: When social drinking becomes a problem
Google Nexus 4 – the most-wanted Xmas gift no-one can buy - Opinion - Trusted Reviews
We'll All Miss Unions When They're Gone | The New Republic
The Web of Things: A web-connected world of smart devices | TechRepublic
4 smokin' hot startups: The next tech boom | The Industry Standard - InfoWorld
The 14 most influential smartphones ever - InfoWorld
U.S. oil prices could sink to $50 - Dec. 11, 2012
Should Alaska Export More LNG to Asia? - Energy TribuneEnergy Tribune
Russia Faces Economy Trap as Oil Decline Looms - Energy TribuneEnergy Tribune
How Oodles Of Renewables Would Give Us Cheaper Electricity | Earthtechling
Fracking shifts global energy balance
New knowledge about the remarkable properties of black holes
Engineers develop new magnetoelectric computer memory
Japanese researchers build robot with most humanlike muscle-skeleton structure yet (w/ video)
Basel III And Gold - Seeking Alpha
The Man Who Occupied the Fed: How Charles Evans Saved the Recovery - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic
Dani Rodrik's weblog: An interview on Europe, globalization, and the future of the Eurozone
Dani Rodrik's weblog: More on manufacturing convergence
How big is the Budget Hole?
BBC News - Warning to cut TV for young children
Connecticut shooting: no longer do I ask 'how can this happen again?' | Tom Mauser | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk