By contrast, Silicon Valley companies often get started by people who work at a pillar company in the Valley who get an up-close look at a big, unsolved customer problem and start a company to tap the new market opportunity.

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Now, there are reports that the news service is close to signing up with a big provider and it's got some traction abroad.

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With oil prices reversing early declines on growing skepticism over the ability of one Hugo Chavez to help out his good buddy over in Libya, one might have expected to see stock prices give up those big gains and take a swan dive into the close.

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Samsung is gearing up to make a big push into solar, and LG may be close behind.

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Visitors to the centre can watch close-up video images of the birds and their nest on a big screen.

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The Steelers went up big in the game, but the Cowboys scored a couple late touchdowns to close the gap.

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While he didn't face many quality shots, Brodeur came up big twice in close against Jonathan Huberdeau, and once against Quinton Howden on a 2-on-1 rush, all in the second period.

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But the drying up of public funds suggests that a bumper era of big public projects may be coming to a close after that.

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