So what will be the impact of this emerging app platform on the card carrying public?

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He announced his candidacy for President on April 21, 2011, as a Republican, only one carrying the banner of a libertarian platform.

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Dressed in a shiny grey suit and tie and carrying a Baywatch-style float, Mr Hasselhoff took to the platform to ringing applause and a standing ovation.

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In Haiti, the platform can be particularly effective in reducing crime, considering the dangers of carrying cash in densely populated, high crime urban areas.

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Then, wearing hard hats and carrying red, white and blue carnations, they stand for 15 to 20 minutes at a platform at the foot of the ruins.

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The jouster, wearing only white clothing (like the rest of the crew), stands on a wooden platform (called a tintaine) that extends off the boat about 3m above the water, carrying a 70cm tall shield and a 2.8m lance with which to knock the opponent into the river or canal below.

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