"Google has a chat application, Web-based search, and there is no one cohesive Google mobile application, which is important to have in a mobile environment where you want to be able to switch between applications, " she says.

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But this is one gathering to which you don't want to be invited.

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All of which will make you begin to realise that this is one prize that you didn't really want to win.

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One of the questions many are forced to answer as they start IVF is: Which do you want most, to have your own genetic child or to be a parent?

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One stock you may want to look at right now is Quadra FNX Mining (QUX, QADMF) which has been on a tear.

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