Forte is a premium two-input, four-output USB 2.0 audio interface that works with Mac and PC.

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All told, production-distorting aid (the sort keyed to crop and agricultural input prices) fell from about two-thirds of the total to less than one-third.

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The new Z-Base sound bars offer two analog audio inputs, one optical (toslink) digital input, one coaxial digital input - plus a front panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of an iPod or other portable audio device.

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It features six HDMI inputs and two parallel HDMI outputs, including a single front-panel HDMI input for added convenience.

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Input cost inflation fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, while output price increases moderated to their slowest pace since Q3 2010, bringing a much needed break from relentless inflation. (Read Mantega: Inflation Under Control In Brazil).

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Mr Kaiser's principal input into programming so far has been to commission two new operas, the first for the 2003-04 season.

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Data gathering and number crunching for the two-year study was done by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a big government contractor, with input from academics and oil companies like Shell, BP, Marathon Energy.

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