Located on the US west coast, an early use case for this platform is thought to be massive data processing and analytics.

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If no criminal tax case is already underway, your case should be referred to the civil branch of the IRS for processing and amended return filings.

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The case has limited national implications because Massachusetts has an unusual, non-judicial mechanism for processing foreclosures, said Edward Rainen, a lawyer specializing in property law who also argued for the bank attorneys.

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Today's Sony PS3 unveiling has opened up a world of questions regarding how Microsoft expects to maintain a competitive edge against a system that will supposedly have more than double the raw processing power, a next-gen media drive (Blu-ray, in this case), two-generation backwards compatibility, and even support for 1080p hi-def.

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All of which brings us to the case of Mikael Patrick Sallnert, 37, a citizen of Sweden, who established and operated credit card payment processing services for the scareware ring cited above.

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Moving beyond the energy use-case, big tech companies have been showcasing the various ways things like wireless sensors, analytic software, and improved processing power could help better manage any number of resources.

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Malaysia announced the ban Friday, but it was effective as of April 23 after the first case of human infection with the H7N9 virus was reported in the coastal province of Shandong, a major chicken-processing area in China.

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