That had changed dramatically, he beamed: "In 2009, 50% of the people here want to make careers here, " he said.

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But he beamed about their intensity, conditioning and growth as basketball players.

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He beamed as Ms. Lee counted down to the opening, when the doors swung open to admit hundreds of deal-seeking customers, many of them young.

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Graffman beamed as he talked about new and younger Chinese musicians he was meeting at the Curtis Institute.

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Obama beamed as he met Israel's new cabinet and assorted religious dignitaries, who lined up in robes and impressive head gear.

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Lasers beamed from landing craft could, he says, power rovers in sunless areas of the moon or Mars, such as craters where water might be found.

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The former professor of veterinary science, whose position as head of the Egyptian mother organisation carries moral authority across the region, beamed for the cameras recently as he greeted Anne Patterson, the American ambassador to Egypt, with a hearty handshake.

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But the message beamed back home to American voters was not the one he wanted.

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He has reported as the space vehicle Pathfinder arrived on Mars and beamed live video of the planet's surface back to earth.

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He now uses Wispire's service of up to 8Mbps, beamed from the steeple of St Mary the Virgin church to the village of Beeston-next-Mileham.

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But he stresses that this is only on the atomic scale - no Captain Kirks have been beamed up.

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