Most current models, including Samsung's NC10, much of the Asus Eee range, the MSI Wind and the Acer Aspire One, use Intel's Atom as their central processor.

ECONOMIST: Rational consumer

That suggests other compounds are important, too and this, in turn, implies that current climate models, which assume most seeds are made of ammonia or sulphuric acid, may require revision.

ECONOMIST: Climate science (II)

Also, ski technology improves every season, so why drag your 3-year old models when you can benefit from the most current technology.

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When I talked to Agassi last Monday, he was his usual ebullient self, infusing the business case for Better Place with his mission of making electric cars as attractive to own as petroleum-powered models by eliminating the high cost and limited range of most current electric vehicles.

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"The possibility that current climate models underestimate the effect of solar variations on climate is probably the single most contentious issue in climate research at the moment, " said Dr Myles Allen of the department of physics at Oxford University.

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We then compared used-car prices among the top performing 2009 models in each of 14 separate vehicle classes to find which models offer the proverbial most bang for the buck, according to the most-current data provided by Kelley Blue Book.

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