Having signed up with Ovi earlier in the week I have downloaded a few apps including a game called Need for Speed shift, and on my initial go come in first place.

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In Iraq, concern over the sudden political shift prompted U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to go on state television to assure Iraqis that the United States wasn't going anywhere, NPR's Jamie Tarabay reported.

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Residents of both countries will go to sleep on Thursday and wake up on Saturday as a result of the time shift, a move meant to align them with Asian trading partners.

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From the other side, supporters of the shift to austerity believe it is both essential and appropriate: deficit spending cannot go on for ever, and by boosting firms' and households' confidence and lowering the risk premium on government debt, well-designed fiscal consolidation can actually boost growth.

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The shift in demand for skills has a long way to go, as our special report on the future of work explains.

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Benanti, who would go on to win a Tony Award, still recalls the night when her friend Darcy returned from a terrible waitress shift at an Italian restaurant.

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