The freeways make them less pleasant and less-connected to downtown, even while they reduce the cost in travel time to live further away.

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The welcoming atmosphere--you're encouraged to sit and while away your time--has enabled Starbucks to also sell an ever-tempting array of expensive, high-calorie pastries.

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International residents who only drop in from time to time expect the concierge to run their households while they're away, mastering the finest of details.

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While Democrats and Republicans fritter away the time politically posturing and holding tight to their party lines, the U.S. comes closer to losing its coveted Triple-A credit rating.

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Another finalist, the Healthy Schools, Healthy Families' "Just Move" program in New York and New Jersey, added five-minute breaks into students' daily routine while addressing another obstacle in the fight to add physical activity in schools: how to avoid taking away classroom time.

CNN: Schools given $25K to help kids move

The uneasy paradox which so many live with in this country - of being first-and-foremost rugged individuals, out to plunder what they can and paying as little tax as they can get away with, while at the same time believing that America is a robust, model society - has reached a crisis point this week.

BBC: Downtown New Orleans, near the Superdome

We got to spend a little bit of hands-on time with prototypes of the new devices, and while we came away slightly impressed, we were nowhere near E-series impressed.

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To achieve his goal he will be toiling away with the weights in the gym and spending time with the physiotherapist while everyone else is either on international duty or taking a well-earned break.

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