• When a manufacturer takes styling cues from a number of popular devices -- in this case, the RAZR, the Wizard, and the gone-but-not-forgotten Clie -- and throws in a number of high end features whose acronyms make us a little weak-kneed, the resulting products are bound to be pretty sexy.

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  • And so what you end up with in New York City, is a very small number of very good schools that serve largely middle, and upper middle class kids - and then a large number of not-so-good schools that serve mostly poor kids.

    NPR: Is Segregation Undermining NYC Schools?

  • The fact is - except perhaps in the very short-term - there are not a fixed number of jobs in our economy.

    BBC: In full: David Cameron immigration speech

  • But the UK figures suggest 64, 000 people say they've been primarily discouraged into not searching for work - a number that's been falling recently.

    BBC: In and out of the job search

  • Even John Edwards from neighbouring North Carolina, though not a front-rank contender, is endorsed by a number of state and national black politicians.

    ECONOMIST: But the choice may not be settled there

  • In this case, it would not have been so hard because it includes a number of possible lines of inquiry - not least whether or not Savile had changed his phone number.

    BBC: The missed chances to get Jimmy Savile

  • At the BPI, Sarah Roberts insists the old-style singles chart is not dead - if a single is good enough, it will stay at number one, even if it costs twice as much to buy eight days after it is released.

    BBC: Keeping music alive

  • When you're boarding a long-distance train, you are not boarding a number.

    CNN: A Kansas town tries to keep the train coming through

  • Each chip contains a number of channels - IBM would not specify the number - that can each handle light-encoded data at speeds of up to 25 gigabits per second (Gbps).

    BBC: IBM chip aims to use light to speed up internet services

  • In developing countries with immature financial markets, a freely floating exchange rate may not be sensible because a small number of foreign-exchange trades can cause big swings in currencies.

    ECONOMIST: Getting out of a fix

  • "I think it's going to be very difficult to reauthorize this law -- based on not just Mr. Starr's case but on a number of cases that people have looked at -- without major, major revisions, " he said.

    CNN: Chorus in Congress urging Starr not to indict Clinton

  • The Russian raced out to a 4-1 lead in the breaker, but the world number 21 was not to be denied as she saved a set-point before closing out the match in just under an hour and a half.

    CNN: Henin and Clijsters reach Brisbane semis

  • Called the Hummer O2 (like the H2, only less toxic), this concept -- which just won the L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge -- incorporates a number of innovative, futuristic features into its oddly-shaped chassis, not the least of which is a "phototropic" body shell that contains algae-filled panels.

    ENGADGET: Hummer O2 concept brings shame to the nature-terrorizing brand

  • "I do believe the confrontation was limited to a few (classrooms) or just one classroom -- not anybody roaming around and getting into a large number of areas, " Bernstein said.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • But the present Ryder Cup captain, Europe's eight-time number one, has not managed a US PGA Tour title in 17 years of trying, losing play-offs for the US Open and US PGA and having two other second places in the US Open.

    BBC: Scot Laird seals Las Vegas title

  • In all this was a cautious reshuffle by Mr Nesbitt - one that will not grab headlines but will give a number of MLAs an opportunity to get new experiences.

    BBC: No shocks in Nesbitt reshuffle

  • As I drive around town, I do not see a large number of closed-down stores.

    CNN: Orlando not spared by economic slump

  • Young admitted signing Norton-Knight from the New South Wales Waratahs was a "gamble" as the Australian international was not an experienced number 10 but more a recognised full-back and centre.

    BBC: Cardiff Blues not blaming Sam Norton-Knight

  • While a single wind-turbine does not affect the global atmosphere, the installation of a large number of such devices will interfere with the atmospheric circulation and diminish the extraction efficiency on the large scale, since any extraction of momentum will act in competition with natural wind-power energy dissipation by turbulence in the boundary layer.

    FORBES: Researchers Warn Of Climatic Consequences To Harvesting Wind Energy On Mass Scale

  • The preferred mode in Europe is to build not a few hugely expensive incineration behemoths but a larger number of smaller, community-based utilities that burn trash to provide electricity and heat through underground conduits.

    WSJ: Grappling With a Garbage Glut

  • That is a decent, but not dazzling number for a new flagship title that had huge pent-up demand.

    FORBES: Zynga's Endless Nightmare

  • To its credit (and the consternation of the New York Times), the NYPD has not only created active intelligence-sharing arrangements with a number of other U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Policing Terror

  • Bush must pick not only candidates for high-level Cabinet posts, but undersecretaries, ambassadors and directors of bureaus and other government services -- not to mention appointees to a number of boards, commissions, and government advisory panels subject to the president's review.

    CNN: Bush transition can shift to high gear

  • Andrew, from Wales - who did not want his surname used - said that as a 57 year-old he was surprised when a number of young, attractive women contacted him via cupid.com.

    BBC: Business

  • Not to mention a good model for the ever-growing number of conferences crowding the calendar.

    FORBES: Summit Series, Tim Ferriss and Toms Shoes Fight For Sharks

  • According to the Tampa Tribune, a Florida monastery recently had its bank account frozen because an 80-year-old nun did not have a Social Security number and photo ID on file with the bank.

    FORBES: The $7 Billion Laundry Bill

  • They send that code, via text message, to a toll-free phone number, and immediately receive a text back that indicates whether or not the drug is legit.

    FORBES: Tech Startup Uses Cell Phones To Root Out Counterfeit Drugs

  • But a position that says we want tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and that is our number-one priority is not a position that the President could ever sign on to.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

  • Mr Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, said the committee had raised "a number of serious criticisms - not least on scope, proportionality, cost, checks and balances, and the need for much wider consultation".

    BBC: Draft Communications Data Bill to be redrafted - No 10

  • News that a significant number of community councils are in limbo - and that the bulk are unelected - may not be a surprise.

    BBC: 'Sense of community' is crucial

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