• These rules apply to both manual and electronic counting of ballot papers and state the reasons why a ballot should be rejected if it does not bear the official marks, if votes are given for more than one candidate or party, if anything on the paper can identify the voter, or if they are unmarked or void for uncertainty.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Scotland Office ballot response

  • It was the first quarter of economic contraction since 2009, and is halfway to the two straight quarters of negative GDP that is the official line that marks a recession.

    FORBES: Usually Right, The Market Says No Problem For Economy In Sight

  • While Monday marks the official launch of the chip, none of the leading PC makers were ready to offer a Duron system yet.

    CNN: AMD's low-cost Duron chip takes aim at Celeron

  • Franklin Street marks the official boundary where Faubourg Marigny gives way to bohemian Bywater, and like most neighbourhoods in New Orleans, the line between slightly dodgy and do-not-walk-here-at-night begins to blur.

    BBC: New Orleans outside of the French Quarter

  • Today marks the first official visit and State Dinner for a European leader during my presidency.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • Fitbit's been in the fitness-tracking game for a while now, but today marks its first official entry into the wearable band space.

    ENGADGET

  • For Iranians, a predominantly Shiite Moslem population, the 40th day marks the last official day of mourning in the immediate aftermath of a death.

    CNN: Reports: 50 'political figures' among Iranian detainees

  • The Detroit, Michigan-based group The High Strung may have recorded hundreds of tracks together before actually releasing an album, but Ode to the Inverse of the Dude marks their fourth official studio release.

    NPR: The High Strung: 'Real Stone'

  • While there have been a few Tamagotchi clones available for mobile devices, this marks the first official Tamagotchi app to come from Bandai, which has released updated versions of the toy since the first Tamagotchi hatched 16 years ago.

    NPR: Tamagotchi Returns: Electronic Pet Reborn As App

  • But an interim report from the official post-mortem examination suggested "there were no marks of injury or bruises on the body except the rope marks on the neck, " Dr Sharif Astori, an official spokesperson, said.

    BBC: Raja Pervez Ashraf (June 2012)

  • Zimbabwe's pavilion is the result of a joint drive by the country's culture ministry, the National Gallery in Harare and the British Council, and marks the first time an individual country in sub-Saharan Africa has had official representation at Venice.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Today marks the 25th anniversary of the registration of the first .com domain name, the official beginning of the commercial Internet.

    FORBES: Verisign: Cyber Attacks Will Grow 1000-Fold This Decade

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