Computer collectors hunt for electronic treasure

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It doesn’t have its own monitor. No mouse, no hard drive, no graphic user interface and only 8MB of RAM, but for Evan Koblentz, it’s exactly the type of computer that he wants.

Every year, millions of people upgrade to new computers, ditching their slower hardware for faster and newer models. According to Gartner Dataquest’s statistics, more than two billion computers were sold as of 2007, and pretty soon there will be two billion in continuous operation.

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Pony up the dough: Bailed out companies race to pay back money

Uncle Sam might be getting his bailout money back faster than he thought.

As the economic continues to recover and Congress looks at greater regulation of bailed out companies, many of these firms have announced plans to repay government money at an even faster rate.
Troubled financial services giant AIG announced March 1 that it was selling its Asian insurance division to U.K. company Prudential for more than $35 billion , including $25 billion in cash it will use to help pay off more than $182.5 billion in loans, investment and guarantees held by the U.S. government.
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More pics from the state of the union

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Cross country skier makes lemonade out of lemons – and lots of snow

Cross country skier out in the snow.

Cross country skier out in the snow.

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Where was I at the state of the union? Here’s a pic!

This is part of a 360 Pic taken at the State of the Union, but I highlighted where I am. You can just make out my red dress shirt and slightly brown features. Click the image for an even larger version!

My location at the speech.

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