Prior to that testimony, the attorney general had insisted that all of the prosecutors were fired for performance-related reasons.
HoneyComb will not only offer encryption, but it will also allow IT administrators to set policies that force corporate workers to use it (since some workers might skip encryption for performance and battery life reasons).
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But there are lots of other storylines out there, including the announcement of CitiGroup massive layoffs, the ups and downs of the gold trade, and ongoing speculation on profit-taking for tax reasons versus performance chasing buying going into year-end.
Further, we discuss the reasons for this performance and the outlook for each segment in 2013.
Analysts and fund managers point to a number of reasons for the poor performance of gold-mining stocks.
"Henri Michel was sacked for several reasons including the bad performance of the team in the African Nations Cup, " said Mohamed Ozal, deputy chairman of the country's Royal Football Federation.
The seven-time Tour de France winner asked the court for action against the USADA for a host of reasons, having maintained he's never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and accusing the USADA and its CEO, Travis Tygart, of being out to get a "big fish" to justify the agency's existence.
Although these days many demotions are the result of belt-tightening, some workers still get booted downward for old-fashioned reasons like poor performance.
However, it acknowledges that introducing a legal obligation for companies to make payoffs proportionate to performance would raise practical difficulties, as directors often step down for reasons unconnected with the fortunes of the company.
While the overall performance for 2011 was miserable, there are reasons to be optimistic, says Lee Hennessee, managing principal of Hennessee Group.
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Although her system is driven by performance, she notes some fundamental reasons for AEMGX's strength, including currency trends and sector allocations.
Carson's performance will live long in the memory for all the wrong reasons and it may take the 22-year-old some time to recover.
"There are lots of reasons (for mistakes), like overvaluing combine performance, lack of proper coaching, or immaturity, " says former Green Bay Packers executive Andrew Brandt, who now runs the website NationalFootballPost.com.
The fact Gordon Brown has taken a much harder line on Ms Blears than other Cabinet ministers over tax has led some people to argue she is being singled out for political reasons - after her recent criticism of the prime minister's performance.
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