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2:00 pm
Mon December 19, 2011

'Wired' Editor Discusses 2011's Best Apps

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LYNN NEARY, HOST:

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

I'm Robert Siegel, and it's time now for All Tech Considered.

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NPR Story
2:00 pm
Mon December 19, 2011

Tablets Replace Some Small Businesses Tools

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LYNN NEARY, HOST:

And now to the spreading influence of apps and tablets in the business world. As NPR's Sonari Glinton reports, many small businesses are using tablets to replace everything from the menu to the timecard to the cash register.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: That is ceroni, so the green is like a pistachio.

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Around the Nation
2:00 pm
Mon December 19, 2011

Kim's Death Met With Joy, Concern In Koreatown

Los Angeles is home to a huge Korean community. News of Kim Jong Il's death is being greeted with a mix of joy and concern about the future.

The Two-Way
1:55 pm
Mon December 19, 2011

Scientists Pinpoint Source Of Stonehenge's Inner Stones

Credit Carl Court / AFP/Getty Images
The sun rises behind Stonehenge as revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Summer Solstice' in 2010.

It took scientists nine months, but they are now sure the inner stones of Stonehenge came from Pembrokeshire, Wales, about 160 miles from the Stonehenge site.

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The Two-Way
1:25 pm
Mon December 19, 2011

Don't Panic, It Wasn't Lil' Kim

Credit Korean Central News Agency / Ian Gavan / AFP/Getty Images
In case anyone's confused. Kim Jong Il is at left. And Lil' Kim is still with us.

Originally published on Mon December 19, 2011 1:28 pm

Just the headline of this Buzz Feed post made us laugh.

"25 People Who Thought Lil Kim Died."

It's funny either way:

-- If some folks were confused by the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

-- Or if they were just making mischief.

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