For the May 2011 rate update, you needed the March 2011 CPI-U numbers (released in mid-April) as well as the September 2010 CPI-U numbers.

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Our own experience also found that the refresh rate of the Nook (with its latest software update) is now about on par with this new Kindle refresh rate, so it's fair to say that some of the competition is catching up.

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When did you last hear of a health-insurance plan whose annual update was a benefit improvement but no rate increase?

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This comes on hot on the heels of complaints from users that the iOS 6.1 update is draining battery at an alarming rate, and causing handsets to overheat.

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The right-hand chart, from the World Bank's latest China Quarterly Update, shows GDP growth relative to its estimated potential growth rate if the economy operated at full capacity.

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To take one example, an ObamaCare-mandated update to a major computer network called the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing, which governs insurance approvals, has been delayed by months.

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That might help explain a high conversion rate among basic phone owners, where three quarters of those planning to update their devices expected to move to a smartphone.

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The overnight dollar libor, which measures the rate of lending in dollars between banks, slid to 3.84% on Thursday, from its prior rate of 5.03% on Wednesday, the British Bankers' Association said in its daily update at midday Thursday in London.

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