The semi-final between Gustavo Kuerten and Michael Chang in the Montreal Open recently offered some hope for die-hard fans.

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For the first time ever, some clubs will open the playoffs with a single do-or-die game to determine whether they advance.

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Unless a family member has access to it (you must not only give the person a key, but must also sign a form at the bank authorizing that designee to open it), the box could be sealed when you die, and it might take court action by your heirs to get it opened.

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It is perfectly possible to frame a law that allows suffering people who are close to death to die quickly and peacefully, if they wish, without declaring open season on old folk.

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MacRumors popped open the latest version, known as " AppleTV3, 2", and found good evidence of a further die shrink: the central block of silicon is just 6 mm x 6 mm, which is even smaller than the 8 mm x 8 mm chip in the newest iPad 2.

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