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Not just a passing fad: Improved productivity looks good on your business - Technology, like fashion, evolves constantly, but one thing that is always in fashion is saving money....
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App Inventor, Scratch and Simple Programming - Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google's forthcoming App Inventor...
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Bring your own everything - The "bring your own" craze started with instant messaging but certainly didn't end there. Today employees are bringing the rest of their social network tools to work, their own smartphones, their own computers, and now, with the advent of Google Voice, their own phone number and voice mail....
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Android and Apps - Mark Gibbs loves the Android operating system and isn't ashamed to say so....
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A new approach to taming the trolls - Anxious to lift an outright ban on comments, the Attleboro (Mass.) Sun-Chronicle has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: 99 cents and their real names. ...
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The iPhone 4: Just take it back - Stop whining about your faulty iPhone 4. If you're unhappy, take it back and get a refund. How hard is that?...
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Good snooze! Zeo tracks your sleep data - The Zeo personal sleep coach tracks your sleep patterns during the night, noting when you are awake, in light sleep, deep sleep or REM (dreaming) sleep, and for how long. ...
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iPhone 4: Ranting about almost a problem? - Apple's iPhone 4 antenna problems were discussed unendingly, but not really analyzed thoroughly....
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A day in the life of an IT professional: What you've told us about yourself - IT is an integral part of all organizations and we understand firsthand that people who work in IT are a unique, diverse community of individuals who do great work on the job, but also leave time for individual hobbies and pursuits. We thought it would be fun to take a look at your interests on a broader scale, so we recently surveyed 500 IT professionals to find out more....
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Network security for the masses - Information security is an exalted field. Exalted both in the sense of "noble" and in the sense of "inflated". We practice security as a dark art, a complex discipline of insiders with obscure acronyms. Even more than other areas of IT, security professionals are a "special" breed, as one can clearly see by the many certifications following our names, almost like titles of nobility. Yes, security is complex and esoteric. No, it should not be the practice of the few, but the practice of the many. ...
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Waiting for change - Gibbs ponders Prince, the weather in Ventura, and a Sprint press release ...
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Making sense of client virtualization - Not long ago server virtualization was IT's New World, inhabited by a relatively few courageous souls who dared to break the framework of one server per application and one application to server. The others stood faithfully by rooms filled to capacity with servers, cabling, cooling equipment and hotspots....
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Taking distracted driving to the next level - Headed west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, I pass a car being operated by a young woman who has both hands firmly on the steering wheel, just like they teach when you get your license. Rather than the classic 10 o'clock-2 o'clock positioning, however, hers are clamped more like 11:45 and 12:15, or the optimum setup for thumb-texting on whatever mobile device it was she had balanced in between....
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The White House plan to safeguard cyberspace - The plan to "reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities and improve online privacy protections" floated in June by Howard Schmidt, the Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President, is comprehensive and an important step in the right direction....
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Ctera brings the cloud down scale - The Ctera C200 provides SAN, NAS, and cloud storage that's simple and cost-effective....
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Uploading HD video wirelessly? Yes you can! - A lot has been written about the iPhone 4's ability to record HD video, and its inability to upload via the AT&T 3G wireless network (maybe next year, guys). However, there's another way you can record HD video and upload it wirelessly (via Wi-Fi), with the help of two cool tools....
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Supreme Court on patents: "less than pellucid" - U.S. Supreme Court patent decision in Bilski case satisfies no one, except perhaps patent lawyers....
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Honeypots for hacker detection - Most corporate networks lack serious oversight, that is, no one is really watching. Watching the network and computer systems is expensive, overwhelming and fraught with false positives. No wonder then that insider attacks go undetected for months, malware proliferates stealthily and hackers can spend their time gradually infiltrating deeper and deeper, undetected....
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No more Mr. Nice IT Guy - Today IT mostly finds itself in an uncomfortable situation. To recycle a much over-used metaphor, IT has been caught in a perfect storm created by budgets that are collapsing or barely staying level, increasing internal demand for solutions to improve line of business financials, and external services that undermine IT's authority and the integrity of internal solutions....
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The Alex: Android meets an e-book reader and more - Mark Gibbs reviews a clever Android-based e-book reader that does a whole lot more....
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Increased mobility, increased risk - The mobility and remote-access boom is technology powered but business driven. As small and midsize businesses (SMB) increasingly look toward technology to help them rebound in 2010, improved mobility solutions, greater employee productivity and a growing social media presence are all key strategies. Empowering employees with remote access can help SMBs thrive -- allowing them to improve customer service and add agility to their business model....
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Great customer service does exist! - Normally when I write about customer service and tech support it's to point out just how badly these functions are executed by major organizations. This week, I have just the opposite to discuss. In the 10 days I have experienced not one but two examples of excellent customer service....
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Google Voice turned loose and finding duplicated files - Google Voice goes public and three tools for finding duplicated files ...
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Wikipedia confronts downside of 'Net openness - In an attempt to encourage greater participation in the crafting of its pages, Wikipedia -- the self-described "online encyclopedia that anyone can edit" -- is turning to tighter editorial control as a substitute for simply "locking" those entries that frequently attract mischief makers and ideologues....
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Collaboration success edges closer - After years of expectation, collaboration efforts are beginning to pay bigger dividends. Experts at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston last week said the tools are better, we know more about how to deploy them sensibly and we have a better sense of what to expect. But most were in agreement that it is still hard work to get collaboration right....
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Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' - Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing....
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Child heart op ban 'should stay' - Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says. ...
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Cameron defends Pakistan comments - David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism....
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Fixed retirement age to be axed - People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. ...
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Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail - Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial....
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'Mocking' toddler killers jailed - A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life....
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Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam - A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law....
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DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140' - About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo....
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150 schools ask to be academies - More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show....
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Scottish review warns of major job cuts - Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers....
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Landmark ruling on divorce money - A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings. ...
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Koh-i-Noor diamond 'staying put', PM insists - David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India....
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Mother bear rescues cub from a fishing net in Alaska - Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska....
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Live - England v Pakistan - Eoin Morgan makes his maiden Test fifty as England push on after tea on day one of the first Test against Pakistan....
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Live - European Championships day three - Britain's Phillips Idowu goes for triple jump gold and high jump medals are up for grabs at the European Championships in Barcelona....
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Hughes set to become Fulham boss - Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands....
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I am not a number two, says Massa - Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix....
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Beckham denies West Ham contact - David Beckham has 'no interest' in leaving LA Galaxy for West Ham, his spokesman says....
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Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt' - One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears....
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Boy, five, in school 'sex attack' - A five-year-old boy suffers an alleged sexual assault by other pupils at a school in Somerset, prompting a police investigation....
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Tobin questioned over sex crimes - Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes....
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Missing man buried 25 years ago - A man who went missing on Christmas Eve in Glasgow in 1984 is traced to an unmarked grave more than 25 years later....
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Church to report on 1971 killings - The Catholic Church is to release eyewitness accounts of how 11 people were killed by the Army in west Belfast in 1971. ...
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Maze site set to be redeveloped - An announcement is due on redeveloping the site of NI's former top security Maze prison, Martin McGuinness says....
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'Major changes' to S4C on the way - Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it....
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Jobs boost at solar panel factory - Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory....
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Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote - President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided....
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Zimbabwe football chief suspended - The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations....
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Chemicals washed into China river - Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say. ...
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Japanese tanker in damage mystery - Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack....
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'Hijack' foiled at Moscow airport - Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane....
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Greek police clash with hauliers - Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike....
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Arizona takes law fight to appeal - Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect....
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Paraguay rebel 'dies in shootout' - Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say....
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Arab League endorses direct talks - The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say....
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Gun and bomb attacks hit Baghdad - At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say....
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Second missing US sailor 'dead' - Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say....
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Hunger striker wins burger claim - A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest....
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US military graves 'mislabelled' - As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says....
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California in 'fiscal emergency' - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget....
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Gambling firms reveal merger plan - The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business....
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Oil firms' profits almost double - Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses....
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House price inflation eases again - UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%....
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UKIP wins £367,000 donation case - The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation"....
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PM reveals coalition uncertainty - David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister....
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Government's £6m web search bill - Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show....
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Public health fear in NHS revamp - The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning....
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Say fat not obese, says minister - GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says....
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Hip hope from stem cell technique - Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm....
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Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion - There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show. ...
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Rise in parental child abductions - A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says....
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Promise over future school cash - Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says....
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Facebook data hoarder speaks out - Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users....
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Google cleared of wi-fi snooping - No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office....
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Amazon offers new look UK Kindle - Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books....
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Plankton declining across oceans - The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause....
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Doomed 1848 ship found in Arctic - Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century. ...
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Cheetah will run again in India - The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction. ...
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No charges for Jackson's doctors - Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say....
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Bertrand says vocal 'was not me' - Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi....
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Churchill's papers to go public - Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access....
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The big cheese - With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?...
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Creative block: The torment of artists - Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences....
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Is this actress the ideal shape? - Mad Men's sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape - but how realistic is it for women?...
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Monsoon rains flood pakistan - With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 120 people....
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Labour contenders' secret vices - The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices....
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Fire engulfs tour boat off Turkey - A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean....
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Cameron on 'speaking frankly' - Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism....
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Keeping pace with a top athlete - The BBC's Tim Franks tries to keep pace with Nader el Masri on the dusty roads of Gaza....
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Everything, including the kitchen sink - A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free. ...
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Metro Bank's first customers speak - The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London....
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Rickshaws give prisoners new hope - The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome....
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Body of evidence - Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife's murder?...
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Childless stigma - Happily married, don't want kids - why is it seen as odd?...
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Wall's wars - Profile of next Army head Gen Sir Peter Wall...
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Human cost - Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup ...
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