Mar. 13 marked the launch of the new e-commerce site--which allowed actual purchases for the first time--and a stiff dose of reality.

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But the deal allowed actual subscription up to March 26, 2013.

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It appears none of the biggest magazine publishers in the U.S. have been allowed to use actual iPad devices to test their applications before launch, relying instead on Apple-supplied simulators.

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But the fear is that if this type of deal is allowed to undermine actual cuts in emissions, they and we will face a bleak future in our overheating planet.

BBC: Carbon-trading in Bolivia

So Bruce Dohrenwend, the researcher in New York, went and found what he called a gold mine of data, actual combat records that allowed him to verify the claims of a sample of 260 veterans in the original study.

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Under the high Victorian Gold Standard, the Bank of England was allowed to issue banknotes over and above the actual gold-backing held in its vaults.

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In a particular surprise, two of the three judges also ruled that recess appointments are only allowed to fill vacancies that arise during the time the Senate is in actual recess.

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State regulators around the country are holding hearings to determine what the actual costs are to RBOCs and to set a price in each state that RBOCs are allowed to charge.

CNN: DSL carriers seek free use of phone wires