He said all of those injuries were traumatic, such as broken bones, rather than burns or smoke inhalation.

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Handhelds from the 3DS to the PSP have seen slower burns for their sales, rather than impressive launch performance.

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So for the moment the roadmap exists only on paper - the violence goes on - and Mr Burns may find that, rather than swallowing his reassurances about the efforts of the quartet, his Arab hosts are likely to rehearse their anxieties over US plans for Iraq.

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By corporate standards it is ancient rather than merely venerable, having been founded in 1727 and predating Robert Burns and even, some say, the kilt.

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An investor in the 1920s would have improved the odds by buying oil stocks rather than auto stocks: Gasoline doesn't care what make of car burns it.

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