Far from heralding the break-up of the United Kingdom, devolution for Scotland and Wales has so far been a quiet affair, even a bit of a let-down.

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Milberg, whose Erisa Expertise LLC sells software that compares Roth with non-Roth outcomes, says that Charles could easily wind up better off with Roth even if his tax bracket goes down a bit in retirement.

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Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia boast the gaudiest year-on-year price increases, even if the rate of appreciation is down a bit from the summer.

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And even though the overall unemployment rate came down just a little bit last month, unemployment for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan continued to rise.

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"Even though conditions at the moment have calmed down a little bit, that doesn't mean that people can become complacent, " said Tasmania Fire Service's Paul Symington.

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But during the just-pricked bubble, it wasn't the Scrooges and the Marleys who lent more than 100% of the purchase price of a house without bothering to verify the income or employment of the applicant, or even to insist that he or she pay down a little bit of the principal now and then.

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Speaking of which, the researchers believe they could pump the range up to 10 miles with a bit of extra research, and even shrink the blaster down to make it "fully portable" in less than five years.

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Alright manufacturers, we're totally down with throwing in a bit of draft-N love or even a free FM radio, but seriously, why not activate the goods (without some controversial fee) before shipping these things out?

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