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10 awesome ways to celebrate Pi Day 2013 Tech Debate: Is the cloud ready for mission-critical apps? Network World Daily News AM March 14, 2013 Share this email Google Reader being killed along with 7 other services Google is shutting down its Google Reader and seven other products and services, taking the total number of features or services shut since its "spring cleaning" began in 2011 to 70. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 awesome ways to celebrate Pi Day 2013 2. Tech Debate: Is the cloud ready for mission-critical apps? 3. Lawyer registered PopeFrancis.com … 3 years ago 4. Researchers resurrect and improve CRIME attack against SSL 5. INSIDER Fave-Reads: 6 must-read books to ignite your IT career 6. 20 historic tech sounds you may have forgotten 7. Users flock to Japan student's firewall-busting thesis project 8. IDC: Big data hype still here, but maturity beckons 9. Review: TelyHD Business Edition 10. 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