The Android version allows me to select "layers" for my map showing such things as traffic and nearby businesses.

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"I felt that it would help me to select people with good moral character to be police officers, " Chief Shane Sullivan told CNN on Saturday.

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They left me dizzy and light-headed, but I still had enough wits about me to select one brand that tasted good and actually went down easy.

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The local Gateway people were kind enough to supply me with their Select 1000 desktop machine, powered by AMD's Athlon chip.

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To succeed in this chasm of mayhem, you'll need to select your weapon of choice (for me, this was definitely the Shotgun) and maneuver yourself around the ever-changing world with the use of a nifty grappling hook.

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They also got me to pick stocks for a select group of subscribers, which I do under the name of the Capital Wave Forecast.

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It would be great to see ATMs adapting to NFC technology to enable me to withdraw cash when I select a card from my wallet and tap my phone in front of an ATM screen.

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The base unit transmits signals across an unused FM frequency, and the user can select from numerous radio stations with the tuner, which also has a "Tell Me More" button that can be used to obtain more information about songs being broadcast, or even to purchase MP3 files or CDs.

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What it has taught me is a good deal on how to manage a constant flow of information, how to select and apply filters and how to react to changing scenarios.

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