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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3546965.html?menu=news.quirkies"><BIG>Hi-tech help for baffled Santas</BIG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3546965.html?menu=news.quirkies"><P>Baffled Santas are being sent on a crash course in hi-tech toys to help them keep up with today's gadget-obsessed kids.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3546965.html?menu=news.quirkies"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ananova.com/img/704F78B3-29AB-43D8-9409-4E1ED839174B" alt="Santa /Rex" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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