Twitter says that about 130, 000 tweets per minute were posted about the new pope, a rate it described as "very high" given that it was not a prime-time event.
Although this system is not governed by a formal treaty like the one that binds the 17-nation eurozone, it has given rise to a virtual bloc of currencies that are unnaturally tethered, even while the underlying economics are drifting apart.
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In terms of designing it in a way that could be workable, given that senators like the swing-vote senator Senator Collins has a program in her state that isn't working quite well.
Over the last couple of weeks, many prominent economists, several of which have the ear of Ben Bernanke, have come out and said that massive QE2 is a horrible idea given that we are in a liquidity trap and it could have long-term damaging inflation implications.
It is a controversial ranking, given that Australia thrashed South Africa 5-1 over a series split between the two countries 12 months ago.
It was a surprisingly fast flip-flop given that he had only proposed the referendum on Monday and as late as Wednesday evening was in Cannes still trying to convince German and French leaders of the need for a referendum.
It found in a follow-up inspection that this had improved, but a second warning was given because the system was not consistent and patients were not always receiving help when eating and drinking.
Some of the fringe activist groups opposed to genetic engineering have an anti-science, anti-technology, anti-business agenda, but given the environmental advantages of Roundup-ready seeds it's puzzling that a group like the Sierra Club, one of the co-plaintiffs in the alfalfa and sugar beet litigation, is working so hard to keep the seeds off the market.
Eric Schmidt was reportedly talking up the device at a party in LA recently, saying that it would run Android exclusively -- which seems odd given that Google has been working on Chrome (a concept Chrome tablet is pictured above), but then again, we don't attend parties in LA so what do we know?
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This mini-state guarantees a 15-year tax holiday, an easy promise given the fact that it has no personal or corporate income tax.
It is clear that there's no health and safety concern given that blankets are available - at a price.
It has given the 22-headed alliance a single face, that of Mr Vajpayee.
It would mean that - given the chance - a group of Europe's voters had turned against the austerity path.
It had given a warning in mid-1997, albeit diplomatically, that Asia's miracle was unsustainable.
In mid-December it was revealed that Mr Thaksin had been given a new Thai passport.
It was anticipated that Hart would be given a long-term deal to manage Pompey after steering the club clear of relegation during his caretaker spell which started in February.
Right on cue, procrastinators began to make all sorts of racket, complaining that they didn't have enough time to apply for a coupon or that it was simply their God-given right to watch TV.
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Of course, Callaway is far from the only one making this shift -- we've seen legendary newspapers make similar moves, and as e-book stores continue to grow in prominence, it's a given that paperbacks will eventually give way to whatever's next.
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For those unaware, DigiTimes doesn't have the purest reputation when it comes to nailing Apple rumors, and given that a low-end iPhone has been rumored for nearly as long as the iPhone has existed, it's even more unclear if there's a reason to put more stock in this one compared to those prior.
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Clerics thundered that it was a woman's God-given duty to suffer the pain of labor.
Its owner, Cerberus Capital Management, a private-equity firm, knows that it will get scant sympathy given the anti-Wall Street mood of Congress.
Its owner, Cerberus Capital Management, a private-equity firm, knows that it can expect scant sympathy given the anti-Wall Street mood in Congress.
Sources insist it is not a U-turn and that the Financial Services Bill would already have given the FCA some powers to cap payday loans.
State Rep. DELEO: I think on the whole, with what we were given as a hand, that we played it - we played it pretty well.
This, Gaffney continues, could result if the administration's rhetorical shift reinforces the perception many Americans have been given of the current conflict - that it is not a war.
Now, whether the voters buy it or not, given the fact that he has a record of - the Phil Gramm kind of record, of supporting - to keeping government...
The imminent bonus round is being seen in Britain as possibly inflammatory, given that it comes against a background of unprecedented public-sector cuts.
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John Haltiwanger, an economist at the University of Maryland, says he's skeptical of the GEM report given that it claims such a dramatic boost in start-up activity.
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