Optional Blu-ray and TV Tuner make Pulse a phenomenal option for enjoyment in the living room.

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Nor does the prospect of access to content from Bertelsmann make the pulse race fast no partnership of old and new media has yet produced anything to excite Internet consumers.

ECONOMIST: The Internet

But if you think that's about as cool as the carbon material can get, listen to this: It can also be used to make ultrashort-pulse lasers.

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So far, only 17 Android developers, including Handy Games, Creative Mobile and Pulse, have signed up to make their apps available to run on a Mac.

BBC: Android apps to run on Apple Macs via Bluestacks program

Jon Stewart, a comedian who usually has his finger on the pulse of liberal America, was able to make light of the travails of Congressional Democrats.

CNN: Commentary: Democrats' incompetence isn't funny

The WFP said it had cut each person's monthly cereal ration to 10kg (22lb) from 12kg, and the pulse ration to 1kg from 1.8kg, to make current stocks last longer.

BBC: UN cuts food rations in Zimbabwe

Iris-scanning cameras make sure you're the real, living thing by checking the pulse inside your eyeball.

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The explosive colours, the botanicas shops selling spell components for use in vodoun (voodoo) - a real and important system of faith for millions of Caribbeans, Brazilians and Africans - the constant pulse of music and the muddy, rich tones of Ayisen Creole make this a Miami must-see, although be advised this area can be dodgy at night.

BBC: Multicultural Miami