Many High Street retailers had reported a last-minute surge in shoppers the last weekend before Christmas, and bumper Boxing Day sales, following what had otherwise been a fairly quiet run-up to Christmas, not helped by the rain.

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Chips that run cooler can run faster, and quiet operation is becoming a design necessity as Intel and Microsoft seek a place for PCs as entertainment centers in the living room.

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Julio Teheran (1-0) made the most of his offensive support in the nightcap, allowing one run over seven innings to quiet the Rockies, who have lost three in a row at Coors Field since an 8-0 start at home.

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But at the re-run on Sunday, many polling stations were so quiet at times that security and polling officials outnumbered the voters.

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While it's still a bit louder than your run-of-the-mill membrane-based keyboard, the Quiet Pro is very quiet by mechanical keyboard standards.

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Messi, who had a quiet second half, almost scored his first of the tournament late on after a mazy run but his shot was well saved.

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