An article on the Australian website IT News provides a great blow-by-blow description of the problems faced by members of the Western Australian Parliament in lobbying their IT department to get iPads added as an approved device under their laptop allowance.

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And long before the Great Recession delivered a hammer blow, to use a recently used phrase, to the middle class, the middle class was suffering already.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

Mr. RANSTORP: Well, there are different assessments, but I think that if intelligence sources are claiming that there were at least 20 different networks across Europe, some are connected to the Zarqawi network, some are connected--and there's a great concern within Europe that the Iraqi conflict may have a blow-back effect, that individuals from Europe may travel down there, get the requisite expertise and then come back and may launch attacks.

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That is a great deal for Bill, but too many people like Bill blow it by making a mistake.

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The Great Depression dealt a near-fatal blow to such common-sense thinking about prices and the price level.

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By putting an emphasis on hiring a partner on the premise of what they believe will give them more control, and sacrificing a priority on brilliant business-building ideas and great talent, clients who consolidate their business are inflicting a crippling blow to their ability to compete.

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Apparel and luxury-goods maker, Coach, has moved-up strongly following a great quarter where powerful sales growth across its markets enabled the company to blow past earnings and revenue expectations.

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" He recovered slightly by adding "I'm not beating on Dropbox, " only to follow it with the finishing blow: "They're a fine little startup and that's great.

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