The gene converts the compound phytoene into lycopene, which in turn is involved in the production of alpha and beta-carotene.

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While there won't be many significant shocks for those who've been participating in Tweetbot's alpha and beta stages, the finished version gives everyone running OS X Mountain Lion a major and sometimes more advanced alternative to official choices, such as TweetDeck, as well as existing third-party options like Twitterrific.

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We are going to focus on three: R-Squared, Beta, and Alpha.

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The following Exhibit compares R-Squared, Beta, and Alpha for two hypothetical large-cap equity funds, and will be used to demonstrate how investors can more meaningfully compare the performance of mutual funds.

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Modern investors are much more sophisticated in the way they think about risk, in particular separating the returns available from market movements (beta in the jargon) and managerial skill (alpha).

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Vega is not actually part of the true Greek alphabet (Alpha-Beta) that is so beloved by financial quants etc and yet it fits neatly into the family tree of performance benchmarks.

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Mendlen also announced that Visual Studio 7 will go into alpha test in the third quarter, into beta test in the fourth quarter and that "we will ship it when it's ready, " he said.

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