Last week Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested that a system be set up to filter SWF acquisitions, (See: "Merkel Plays Protector") and earlier this month her finance minister, Peer Steinbrueck, said the government has to pursue an "active industrial policy" to protect German telecommunications, banking, postal, logistics and energy companies, from being taken over by SWFs.

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Then put this in your cool gizmos file: A cheap filter that fits over a conventional monitor or television set and displays very good 3D images.

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Raising the bar starts with creating a set of principles that can be used as a filter when considering which clients to take on.

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Set up an anti-spyware program, firewall, or filter that keeps spam and other junk out of your system.

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Among some bug fixes, you can now make use of a built-in browser, "Send and Archive" messages, filter specific folders and labels, clear your spam and trash bins and even set which accounts you'd like to show or hide dock badges for.

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