All of these statistics may well be important for the running of the country.

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Former Aintree Grand National winner Bindaree, trained by the in-form Nigel Twiston-Davies, is said to be running well, too.

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He believes that the fuel that the world needs to keep its cars and factories running may well be out there, somewhere.

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Except this time we also seem to be getting reports of phones running hot as well.

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So it would appear that not only is the well running dry, it's not likely to be replenished any time soon.

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Nathan also says more should be done to ensure ministries are running effectively as well as developing political parties with platforms that address people's needs.

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Well, there are a couple of indicators that the breathtaking rally could be running out of steam.

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Of course it may well be the case that there is no alternative to the old and infirm running nations in which the average age keeps falling to the 20s and lower, but it is a debate that will not go away.

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England will feel well equipped to do that too - their back three looks potent and should be full of running.

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Well, that's pretty much the kind of cluster we're going to be running into with the Android camp come the first half of next year thanks to a rumored bumper crop from HTC, some Sony Ericsson gear, undoubtedly a few lookers out of Moto, and now this gear from Acer.

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I'm going to be talking about the key issues - jobs, health, education and running Wales well.

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In the picture book category, Rebecca Cobb - who has illustrated books by The Gruffalo creator, Julia Donaldson - has been shortlisted for Lunchtime, while Chris Haughton features for a second year running with Oh No George, about a dog who tries very hard to be well-behaved.

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And these capabilities will not only be available for apps running on devices, but for the embedded operating systems of those devices as well.

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We're betting that heads are going to roll at both of these companies, formal investigations are going to be waged, users are going to be compensated in big ways, lawsuits are going to be filed, and textbooks could very well be modified to make sure that lessons are learned for the next generation of college grads tasked with keeping clouds running.

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