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It was a balmy summer in the Year of Our Lord 2012, when our hero first set out upon his quest to earn the rank of Master of International D...

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Ms Sahar Sabet, 19-year-old Iranian student, denied iPad by Apple Store At least as far as Iranian teens in Georgia are concerned. ...

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