But "just browsing" has taken on a different meaning in the context of shoppers who go home and use their computers' browsers to find online retailers who will undercut the conventional stores.

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In order to keep him connected to his classroom and his schoolmates, Lombardi has given Ahmed and his teacher, Lynda Decker Gallagher, laptop computers, so Ahmed can 'go' to school while he's recovering, either at home or in the hospital.

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