"He was a little angel and touched all our hearts with his kindness, we shall all miss him dearly, " she said.

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And Lyndie Wright, who established the Little Angel Theatre for puppetry in Islington with her husband 50 years ago, becomes an MBE.

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And the way it came to me was that there was a angel in heaven watching the plight of this couple try to have a kid, and it was God's favorite little angel, and one day, God calls a roll call, and she doesn't answer.

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This Christmas, her little ornament will replace the angel at the top of our tree.

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But little is known or understood about the angel market, largely because it consists of individuals who make investments quietly.

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The little money now being invested in professorial startups comes from state and university grants, angel investors, seed venture capital funds and, occasionally, big traditional venture capital funds.

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Of course, many seasoned entrepreneurs with proven track records are and will remain able to get funding with little more than a back-of-the-envelope, or informal, pitch, angel investors say.

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When Angel spotted his mother he ran up and hugged her around the thighs, the way little boys do.

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