Now for the twist: Kutcher, a multi-million fan-generating force of the social media world, has decided to not only list the for sale property online, but open the doors to money-making masses, via e-commerce site Gilt.com.

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Instead, it will work with a task force exploring ways of generating the same number of jobs a casino would have brought to east Manchester.

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Two: In the course of designing Stompy, the Project Hexapod crew developed a position-controlled hydraulic actuator capable of generating 18, 000 pounds of force with a two-foot stroke that's two orders of magnitude cheaper that comparable hardware.

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This force propels the swimmers out of the water, where they then fall forward, generating a horizontal wave.

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Generating fresh ideas in conjunction with policy wonks and NGOs would help make unions look like a constructive force, rather than sullen revanchists.

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Microsoft has the intent of generating revenue via cloud services, but rather than let the market dynamics play out, they are trying to force it.

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Above all, the task-force will want to see evidence that GM can repair its balance-sheet and become capable of generating positive free cashflow in a car market somewhat bigger than today's, but smaller than in the past.

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