The center will be able to tap into the resources and expertise of these companies as the date changes time zone to time zone, Gagnon says, adding that the SANS Institute and the Information Technology Association of America will be responsible for keeping in touch with the systems administrators.

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Silicon Valley is a center of technological innovation and we are looking to tap the great talent pool here.

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Beijing could issue more debt, and local governments could gradually be allowed to tap the capital markets for more debt financing instead of relying on the center.

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The idea is that you can hold and drag just about any content on the phone -- places, web pages, pictures, people -- to The Spot (a dark circle appears in the center when it's holding content), and then tap it to send the content on to your friends via the service of your choice.

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The Kin Spot is located at the bottom center of every screen, and users need only use their finger to tap and drag photos, videos, links and other media down to the Spot to begin sharing them with friends.

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At the center is an explosive opportunity to find and mine new customers and communities that companies can tap into by way of APIs.

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