One reformed wizard tried drowning his copy in the sea but by the time he arrived home it was back in its usual place on his bookshelf.
As usual, the place is full of business folk, diplomats, travelers and assorted expats.
Visitors can certainly expect to see far more visible security measures in place than usual at Games venues and transport hubs.
As usual, the market place early Friday is anxiously awaiting what is arguably the most important U.S. economic report of the month: the employment situation report due out at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.
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It suggests that just a snippet of the beginning of a song (or movie, for that matter) could be stored locally on a device, and then be synced to the complete version in the cloud, which would let you begin playback "immediately" rather than having to wait for the usual buffering to take place.
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Colleges continue to modify financial-aid offers after the usual May 1 deadline to place a deposit, he says.
The sole FINRA Arbitrator hearing this dispute rendered a very thoughtful rationale in place of the usual terse ruling on these promissory note cases.
Friedel, starting his first cup tie of the season in place of his usual understudy Brad Guzan, could not reach Ambrose's corner and the Austrian midfielder rose to plant his header in the back of the net.
Even if you are solidly in favor of U.S. biofuel policy, with a mandate in place none of the usual arguments apply.
Monday's household rubbish collections in the city had been cancelled with all collections now set to take place one day later than usual.
The development, announced Wednesday, is aimed at saving drivers time when a sudden road closure takes place or construction blocks their usual route, and dealing with temporary hazards like flooding or storms.
They are going to lose out on long-term growth trends that are firmly in place, not only in the usual suspect nations: China, India, all of Asia.
For the usual purpose of a car is to transport someone from place to place.
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During the period since the investigation into allegations surrounding Jimmy Savile began, an editorial sign off process in News had been put in place to provide separation between "business as usual" stories and "Savile-related" stories.
When I talked to Agassi last Monday, he was his usual ebullient self, infusing the business case for Better Place with his mission of making electric cars as attractive to own as petroleum-powered models by eliminating the high cost and limited range of most current electric vehicles.
Kaka has dropped below his usual sublime standards this season, with Milan lying in fifth place in Serie A and losing to Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League too.
David Cameron has decided to place awards arising from the London 2012 Games outside the usual system.
But away from the usual images of the World Cup, another hidden life was taking place for those who followed the roadshow thousands of miles around Japan.
While all of this flowery discussion was taking place, I noticed that Bill seemed more explosive than usual, and then suddenly, he slammed his fist onto the table, spilling everyone's tea, and his face contorted into unmasked fury.
So there is strong support among Americans for his belief that the place needs a shake-up, not business-as-usual diplomacy.
Town hall-style debates tend to involve less tough questioning and more pandering than other formats, and the restrictive ground rules set in place for this one promised to make it even more stultifying than usual.
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In my recent post (on how little has changed in the way the financial industry can find ways to return to business as usual), I noted that the SEC says 8% of stock trading is now taking place in dark pools.
The sandwiches and hamburgers have a little more garlic than usual, the pizzas come garnished with soujouk or makanik sausage, and it is probably the only place in the world where you can order a 'lamb's-brain sub sandwich all dressed'!
It feels natural and can be seen as a representation of where phones may and ought to be headed, to a place where they predict and judge your intent using a higher level of intelligence than the usual impassive expectation of conventional input.
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