Those national programs would not only take the country to the next level in terms of how it produces and consumes energy but they would also serve to keep commerce flowing.

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Pathan continued to keep the runs flowing in wristy fashion, but the excellent Morne Morkel (3-28) returned to dismiss Suresh Raina, before Harbhajan was dropped by Duminy in the gully.

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It's not often that we touch on subjects surrounding content infrastructure -- lectures revolving around AWS, Level 3 and Limelight give most of us the creeps -- but that stuff is absolutely vital to keep petabytes of content flowing to our retinas.

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But just as WTI has frailties to reduce bottlenecks to keep oil flowing internationally, the North Sea is splintered with creaking and aging infrastructure.

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The material can heal within minutes of cuts through fast-forming hydrogen bonds, rivaling some of its peers, but also includes nanoscopic nickel particles that keep a current flowing and even respond to flexing or pressure.

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This situation is sort of like someone who has collected unemployment insurance for years, but when they find a good job they want to keep the unemployment insurance payments flowing.

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But Iran needs the gas for domestic consumption and to pump into existing oilfields to keep the crude flowing.

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