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		<title>Claudia Schiffer: I store my clothes in a helicopter hangar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Now Magazine:
 Claudia Schiffer has converted a helicopter hangar into a closet. 
The supermodel, 38, is keen to hold onto all the designer clobber that&#8217;s made her famous. 
She was inspired to create the enormous wardrobe when her husband Matthew Vaughn asked her to have a clear-out at their Suffolk mansion. 
‘I’ve kept all [...]


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		<title>US Military Issuing iPod Touches To Soldiers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Newsweek (via Slashdot):
 The U.S. military in the past would give a soldier an electronic handheld device, made at great expense specially for the battlefield, with the latest software. But translation is only one of many software applications soldiers now need. The future of &#34;networked warfare&#34; requires each soldier to be linked electronically to [...]


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		<title>If you don&#8217;t want to buy, don&#8217;t touch: shopping study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cbc.ca:
 New research suggests that if consumers want to avoid making impulse purchases, they should refrain from handling goods while shopping, because merely touching an object increases feelings of ownership. 
The research, published this week in the Journal of Consumer Research, also found that touching an object, if the experience is pleasant or even [...]


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		<title>Minimalist USB Flash Drive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From amazon.com:

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Just stumbled on this nice minimalist flash drive from Lacie, that looks pretty much like a real key!

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Are there any other smaller, simpler usb keychains out there that you recommend?

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		<title>Woman Struck and Killed by Laptop in Car Wreck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ From switched.com (via engadget.com):
Last month, 25-year-old Heather Storey was driving to work through Surrey, British Columbia, as she did most days, with her laptop computer perched on the backseat of her car. When her car was suddenly hit by a towtruck, that innocent laptop turned to a deadly projectile.
Yesterday morning, according to the CBC [...]


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		<link>http://www.stuffaddict.com/blog/news/woman-struck-and-killed-by-laptop-in-car-wreck/</link>
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		<title>Canadians continue to disconnect home phone lines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cbc.ca:
 Canadians are ditching their landline phones at a rate that will escalate over the next few years, according to a Toronto-based market research company. 
A report released Monday by the Convergence Consulting Group, which specializes in cable and internet companies, suggests that domestic wireless subscribers will abandon their landline telephone subscriptions at a [...]


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		<link>http://www.stuffaddict.com/blog/news/canadians-continue-to-disconnect-home-phone-lines/</link>
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		<title>Tight Economy Renews Interest in Used IT Equipment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From channelinsider.com:
 Dealers in refurbished computer and networking gear are seeing business increase as solution providers and end users go bargain hunting for &#34;slightly used&#34; and &#34;new to you&#34; equipment. 
Albert Einstein once said, &#8220;In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.&#8221; 
In the middle of this difficult economy, the opportunities are less apparent for [...]


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		<title>Why computers can&#8217;t kill Post-its</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cbc.ca:
 Office workers are like electricity: When they want to get something done, they follow the path of least resistance. 
Which is why, say researchers at MIT, the Post-it note continues to flourish on every surface of the contemporary office, despite all those expensive computers ready and willing to help. 
David Karger helps lead [...]


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		<title>Most stolen electronics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cbc.ca:
 According to the FBI&#8217;s National Crime Information Center, the number of reported laptop thefts increased almost 48 per cent over the last two years, from 73,700 to almost 109,000. The number of reported phone robberies jumped 33 per cent over the same period, from 60,100 to nearly 80,300. In the past three years, [...]


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		<title>Credit card companies face major changes amid job losses, unpaid bills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From cbc.ca:
 Credit card companies are in a precarious position in 2009 as some consumers start to batten down the hatches and reduce their spending, while other face potential bankruptcy. 
That could mean some noticeable changes with Visa, MasterCard and American Express, from higher interest rates to a more aggressive chase against unpaid debts. 
&#34;There&#8217;s [...]


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