Eragon is as polite as a well-brought-up Midwestern kid.

NEWYORKER: The Dragon��s Egg

Rightly or wrongly, the mortgage industry took the brunt of the blame for the Great Recession, and well-meaning politicians began to write laws that brought some unintended consequences to an already beat-up industry.

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When Dhoni, who had batted with placid patience in the morning, muscled Mitchell Johnson to the extra-cover fence - and then edged a drive to third man for the four which brought up his fifty - a score well in excess of 500 looked inevitable.

BBC: Krejza raises Australia's spirits

They were brought up unspoiled, modest, hardworking, well-mannered, friendly to their contemporaries, courteous to their elders.

CNN: Brought up to be a good man

That is the multibillion-dollar question facing Nest Labs, a well-funded start up founded by some of the engineers and programmers who brought you the iPod.

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The Spurs winger brought a fine block from Slovakian keeper Stefan Senecky, who recovered well to deny a follow-up header from Gerrard.

BBC: England 4-0 Slovakia