Hot Hardware lauded the Core i7 CPU and NVIDIA Kepler graphics, and they had a tough time controlling their adoration for the Samsung PLS panel that stole the show.

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The cores could work together to accomplish more than any hot-running, single-core Pentium could do alone.

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Scientists speculate that the silicates stuck to the mantle might also be caught up in mantle convection and carried to the surface, accounting for reports of core material in lava erupting from hot, spot plumes, like those under Hawaii.

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Their bodies are unable to self-regulate their core body temperature and we must be vigilant they are not too cold or too hot.

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