Israelis typically can't get U.A.E. visas, however.

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"We sort of took the word 'brute' just because of what it was actually doing and kind of changed a couple of characters to b-r-e-u-t, " Thakur said.

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In comparison: One third of U.S. corporations wouldn't be able to locate a specific e-mail older than six months.

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Apple hasn't released the latest iPad in the Mideast, but retailers in the U.A.E. have said gray-market sales have been robust.

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Still, well over half of U.S. library card holders don't know whether their local public library lends e-books, according to a new Pew report.

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