Nextel's phones include a feature it calls Direct Connect, which lets users push a button, like the CB radios of the '70s, and talk instantly walkie-talkie style with selected users who have similar phones.

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Many paint manufacturers have produced pre-selected color palettes arranged by architectural style or color range that specify compatible field, trim, and accent colors.

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The advocate of public pension plan reform did, however, point to bad outcomes for public employees in selected states that substituted 401(k)-style retirement packages for traditional defined benefit plans.

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