Robert Douglas Norman, 28, from Glasgow was a second-class passenger heading from Southampton to Vancouver to meet his brother.

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He haunted the library and rarely skipped class, heading to the gym most days after school to practice boxing, said his classmate, Luis Vasquez.

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While the new iPhone and iPad grab all the headlines, students heading to class this fall might benefit most from lesser-known, less expensive tech tools, and the bells and whistles that make those hot gadgets useful.

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