Currently docked in Gibraltar, it's ready for immediate use, said Gordon Wyles of Wyles Hardy.

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The drives are also Mac formatted, making them ready for immediate use with a Macbook and 100 percent Time Machine compatible.

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And though Kinect working properly could be good for gaming, the more immediate use is simply making it the best system to navigate the non-gaming features of the Xbox.

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So, while stem cells still hold great promise for regenerative medicine, their use as tools for research and drug testing is having more immediate impact.

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Argentines use the dollar as their unit of account for all but the most immediate purposes.

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But Mr Clegg also proposes an immediate road user charge for lorries on all roads, rising according to how much fuel they use.

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He wants to see an immediate reduction in pesticide use until the effects are better understood, and is pressing for the formation of a European Union environment unit to study the problem.

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For example, in the US electronic bracelets are in use that can be scanned by doctors enabling them immediate and easy access to the patient's medical history.

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The explosion Monday caused an immediate suspension of the use of 60 mm mortars by the Marine Corps, with an exemption for troops in Afghanistan, U.S. military and Marine officials said.

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