When all the cards are on the table, the cell phone is a distraction and probably sucks more money out of your bank account than you realize.

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Half the conversations took place with the experimenter's cell phone on the table.

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Cameras and cell phones go on a table under watchful eye.

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Earlier this month, Daimler, Ford and Nissan re-upped their commitment to the lead-off batter for the Periodic Table of the Elements by announcing a pact to develop a common fuel cell system that could lead to affordable fuel cell cars by 2017.

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How this happens remains to be seen, but there are four distinct options on the table: hybrid cars, plug-in hybrid cars, battery electric cars, and fuel cell cars.

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If the break room makes you feel like you are in a jail cell, volunteer to come in on your day off and repaint it or bring in some table games, or posters, or music, etc.

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