The acquisition comes a month after Time Warner chief executive Richard Parsons said AOL had been "stabilised" after years of subscriber losses and cost-cutting - in 2003 it lost 2.2 million internet members.
Grass-cutting ants occur in the Chaco region of north Argentina and Paraguay and belong to a subgroup of leaf-cutting ants that specialise in harvesting grass leaves.
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It is a remarkable demonstration of the American capacity for creativity and innovation and leadership, and a model, really, for that kind of economic activity that we want to see in other cutting-edge industries in the United States where jobs can be created in America and kept in America.
For a Republican candidate, the site -- launched Monday and separate from his main campaign site, Newt.org -- is cutting-edge in its versatility.
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If the private sector does not meet certain cost-cutting targets in, say, five years, a public-sector plan should automatically kick in.
Price-cutting competition in telecoms will come more from new providers such as call-back services, which allow callers in Japan to take advantage of cheaper rates elsewhere.
Closing branches while laying the blame for doing so elsewhere is something many a French bank would love to do, but cost-cutting in France's overcrowded retail-banking industry has been hampered by political opposition to job losses.
While at Johnson Controls, the President will highlight the key role innovative technologies will play in helping automakers achieve the historic fuel-economy standards, establishing U.S. leadership in advanced vehicle manufacturing, spurring economic growth and creating high-quality domestic jobs in cutting-edge industries across America.
In a similar cost-cutting move, in January AMD announced that it would jointly develop semiconductor manufacturing technologies for 65-nanometer and 45-nanometer chips with IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ).
Sony also introduced a fresh, sleek addition to its world-class all-touch-screen T-series cameras (DSC-T110) that combines the must-have design factor with all the cutting-edge features the in-crowd demands.
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And if you have any doubt about the importance of this federal investment in research and development, I would suggest that you talk to the cutting-edge businesses in your own states.
Achieving the goals of this historic program will rely on innovative technologies and manufacturing that will spur economic growth and create high-quality domestic jobs in cutting-edge industries across the country.
"While the budget resolution takes important steps in the near-term of cutting the deficit in half by 2012 and by two-thirds by 2014, it is clear that more will be needed to address the long-term fiscal imbalance confronting the nation beyond the five-year budget window, " said Conrad.
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The company vigorously promoted itself to investors, especially in Germany, as a cutting-edge biotech engaged in extensive research.
Of course, in an emerging market like the Philippines, the profits are not in cutting-edge computers (not yet) but in lower-tech airconditioners -- a fact that has not escaped LG.
And when she appeared in a full-page Wall Street Journal ad cutting a hundred-dollar bill in half as a symbol of her discount philosophy, her long-time clearing house dropped her, and she was briefly threatened with Securities and Exchange Commission expulsion.
Even if the Germans are right - and the Cypriot banking sector needs cutting in half - they are perceived as bullying outsiders.
So what was just an idea two decades ago is now rolling off assembly lines in cutting-edge fuel efficient cars that you can plug in at night.
Other analysts maintain that computer-maker IPC has similar problems -- high inventories, a lag in cutting-edge technology and not much brand recognition, compared to the likes of Compaq, Acer or Packard Bell.
"This partnership agreement for the use of expandable habitats represents a step forward in cutting-edge technology that can allow humans to thrive in space safely and affordably, and heralds important progress in U.S. commercial space innovation, " NASA deputy chief Lori Garver said in a statement.
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So he needs to build hair-cutting shacks in backyards where another barber has already built one.
Now they may find themselves cast as cutting-edge players in the burgeoning high-tech world.
Further inter-agency coordination on programs or activities that are cross-cutting in nature is also necessary.
And, going forward, the School will design cutting-edge programs in fields from digital marketing to international development.
The tax-cutting budget in February had raised investor confidence, which is now ebbing.
Groups of New Orleanians have organised themselves into volunteer militias tackling everything from home repairs to grass-cutting in the parks.
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Craft Silicon provides bespoke, cutting-edge software in core banking, microfinance, mobile, switch solutions and electronic payments for customers on four continents.
It has cross-cutting responsibilities in the areas of trade, technology, entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental stewardship, tourism and statistical research and analysis.
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Likewise, SAP founder Dietmar Hopp uses his vast wealth to fund an array of companies that pursue cutting-edge research in experimental medicine.
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