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1. iPads are hot - literally this time - throwing out more heat than their predecessors - could double up as a heating pad so sales have quintupled 2. Hillary Clinton noted that the world is going to run out of water - real estate glut stateside now turned into a new frenzy with people with cash seeking vacation properties and second homes in the cold Arctic and Antarctic (at least they will have water) 3. Ex Australian tycoon chose the royals to mess with - end result - Newscorp got in hot water 4. Etch a Sketch was hottest toy - political competition made the precursor to the modern iPad an accidental winner regardless of who gets the GOP nod - battery lasts a lifetime - or at least till your thumbs fall off
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  1. RajendraMarch 22, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    Can you imagine being ruled by a man called Newt Gingrich? I can't.

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  2. Diamond HeadMarch 23, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    Quite Wodehousian I know...

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