"Medium" on guitar and drums with the Beatles also seems easier than "medium" on "Rock Band, " while "hard" was sometimes just challenging enough for people who had played many times before, with "expert" mode still perhaps beyond reach.

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But it has rejected Seoul's offer of talks, and could yet rock the boat by test-firing two medium-range missiles reportedly readied on its east coast that could be launched over Japan.

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Set amidst a throng of other products, including Lladro sculptures, Bolzano handbags and Bora Bora getaways, the BlackBerry Pearl went home with 30 Rock's Tina Fey, Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson and Medium's Patricia Arquette, among others.

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Some have even suggested the loose rock regolith on the surface of the moon or Mars as a growing medium, although additional minerals would need to be brought from Earth.

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