After a few fast turns caused by turbulence in the magnetosphere, one piece of plasma finds itself close to another piece that is dragging along a magnetic field with the opposite orientation.

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The decree transformed a farce into yet another example of Mr Berlusconi's contempt for the rule of law, of a piece with a new draft law to allow ministers to delay criminal trials against them.

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Since then, real malware has also appeared in the Android Market, including 50 or so apps infected with a piece of malware called DroidDream in March and another 25 using a variant called DroidDream Light in May.

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In that sense, instead of building its own payments service Facebook could also partner with another payments provider and build out the loyalty piece, perhaps as a new version of the Check-in Deals.

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Another piece, a gold brooch set with an ancient gold coin that pictures Philip II of Macedonia, has patterns made of diamonds, blue topazes, amethysts, peridots, and pink and red tourmalines.

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