It may be that Atlanta has already sprawled so far that it can never become a compact, pedestrian-friendly, quasi-European city of the sort American developers increasingly seem to yearn for.

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The conventional logic has it that Li-ion offers greater storage in a more compact space compared to the less expensive NiMH.

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Initially, it is a soft, foul-smelling matter that floats on the ocean but through exposure to the sun and the salt water over years it turns into a smooth lump of compact rock which feels waxy and has a sweet smell.

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But that fiscal compact has not yet been agreed, and it is not yet in a form that the German chancellor considers credible, or acceptable to German voters.

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The pen has been designed to be compact and easy to use, you just plug it into a power socket and can start drawing anything within minutes.

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But what sets its ConsERV technology apart, aside from a more compact and flexible form factor, is that independent testing has shown it delivers higher rates of moisture transmission, translating into better energy efficiency.

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By taking an existing market and shifting it to the Internet, Altra has created a profitable business that is much easier to defend than selling books or compact discs.

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