In contrast, Cool-er sucks up just about anything you can get onto your PC via a USB port.

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He was admitted to the hospital last April after he came to the ER with a flare-up of his COPD, but within a month of his release, he was readmitted for a seizure.

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Reports of ne'er-do-wells showing up to claim the allowance but skipping classes were given credence by the fact that the money was handed out whether or not the recipient also had a part-time job.

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But we're of the opinion that your Facebook profile is just that: yours, and showing two little faces to every person who searches for you (or glances at your Twitter or clicks on your blog or looks you up on LinkedIn -- avatars be er'ywhere) is just a little...strange.

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Making a more serious point, smart materials DIY-er Catarina Mota explained why it was important to open up new technology to the general public.

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And many electric utilities have facilities that create hydrogen power, but consumers can't just pull in with a fuel-cell vehicle and say, "Fill 'er up!"

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China's biggest state-owned lender by assets, set up a fund for customers to invest in high-end pu'er tea, marketing it as a low-risk investment.

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"We do all the things a school nurse used to do, but now instead of having to send a child to the ER or having Mom come and pick them up, we can treat them in the school-based health center, " says Chris Kjolhede, Bassett's school-based health program director.

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