Like the European Union, which approved its own reforms in April, the Americans stop short of blessing a particular way of paying for ratings.

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Now, the term "peace be upon them" is invoked by Muslims as a way of blessing deceased holy men.

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"In a way, it was a blessing in disguise, " Freedman says.

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The 9300i is exactly the same as the 9300 in every way save for the addition of WiFi, which turns out to be a mixed blessing because the pokey 150MHz processor can't render pages as fast as the 802.11 can pull them down.

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