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  • It looks like it could only have been born in 2012, it feels like something I'd happily carry around all day, and it delivers a wealth of new Quad-powered software features that, over time, could turn out to be less gimmicky than the label "software feature" may imply.

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  • But Norwich looked to have rescued a point seven minutes from time when Grant Holt fired home after his turn out-witted Rio Ferdinand.

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  • Combat is turn-based and easy to grasp, though it may take some time to figure out which skills piggyback best off one another.

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  • Angry for silencing or dismissing the voices of other women who have been subjected to the psychopathic behaviors of their husbands over a long period of time (even if current allegations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn turn out to be false).

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  • After the mass of onions in the pan has significantly reduced in volume the onions are softer and suppler and have fallen considerably it's time to turn the heat to medium-low and ride this baby out for as long as it takes, stirring and turning the onions every 10 minutes or so and making sure that they don't start to stick or burn at any point.

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  • Maybe what they really want is the problem -- something to hurl at their opponents at election time to rile up Latinos so they turn out and vote for Democrats.

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