And they are often conjured into existence by self-important managerial types who consider it their actual full-time job to attend meetings.

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The secret to packing that much information on such small real estate--about 15 times denser than the densest data storage device currently in existence--is self-assembly, or tricking the disk's materials into organizing into an array of data-storing dots packed far tighter than what could be accomplished with current techniques.

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As her article was hitting the presses, the Obama administration had already begun openly denying the existence of one of her self-proclaimed great achievements in office.

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It is a miserable existence which can sap energy and self-confidence, it can lead to exclusion from mainstream society and ordinary pursuits, to alienation and to marginalisation.

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In this context, he added that the existence of an authority for media self-regulation can ensure the protection of press freedom, as well as the protection of the public from possible abuse by the media.

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"The existence of an independent authority for media self-regulation is necessary to raise the credibility of the media, to minimise the number of court cases against journalists and to assist in resolving conflicts, " said Mr Zlatev.

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The horror of nuclear conflict may make its occurrence unlikely, but the very existence of nuclear weapons leaves the human race ever at the brink of self-destruction, particularly if the weapons fall into the wrong hands.

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