"Back then we had to stand in line with everyone else, " says partner Jay Hoag.

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Kickstand design is clever but maybe not so smart: Microsoft incorporated a swing out angled support piece that allows the tablet to stand in landscape mode and then it folds back into the body when not in use.

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Italy then announced last week that it would send the marines back to Delhi to stand trial.

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"I can't spend all my time looking at this standards issue and doing the job at the council, so I thought the best thing to do was to temporarily stand down for two to three weeks to deal with this matter and then get back to running what is regarded by the Audit Commission as one of the best-run councils in the country".

BBC: Derrick Murphy