The MW221U does the 16:10 widescreen thing, with a 1680 x 1050 resolution, and the rest of its specs aren't too bad neither, like a 2ms response time, HDCP-compatible DVI port, 700:1 contrast ratio and 300 nits of brightness.

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Similar developments are under way in petrol retailing in America, where the electronics recognise the car and debit its owner's bank or credit card account (too bad if the car is stolen).

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And if a poor-performing parent lands in Chapter 11, taking its dynamo of a sub with it, that's too bad for the sub's investors, since the sub is an asset of the parent.

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Nevertheless, the Australian blacktip realizes that too much of its favored warm water might at some point in the future become a bad thing.

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This is too bad, because the piece is rarely performed (this was billed as its first full staging in New York in more than 180 years) and is well worth hearing, with spectacular ensemble and chorus pieces and a vigorous story that all lend themselves to more interpretation than they received here.

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Samsung didn't do too bad either, increasing sales by 18.6 percent year-on-year thanks to its Galaxy range (although it's important to note this figure is for total phone sales, not just smartphones).

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