No Home Depot board can touch the warmth of their reddish-gold heart pine.

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With touch-screen functionality on a fully capable machine with a proper amount of on-board storage that will be able to smoothly run Microsoft Office applications out of the box, Windows 8 promises to be an exciting transition for dedicated PC users, while offering the best of both worlds for tablet users.

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Merz said that as the ships get larger and larger, Wi-Fi will play an important role in allowing guests to stay in touch via text or calls while on board.

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