Maples, who oversaw the development of the Windows 95 operating system at Microsoft, is now an adviser.
Ann came to Maples Investments after a successful two year stint with Charles River Ventures.
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There are sycamores, elms, maples, poplars on a fertile flood plain along the river.
When Williams tried to give Maples his money back, Maples told him to let it ride.
These days, Maples invests through his firm, Floodgate, and has a real office, with a sign.
In autumn, America's oldest public park is awash with yellow elms and red maples.
"After the seventh baby was born, we were taking a sigh of relief, " Maples said.
Maples, 56, splits his time between raising exotic imported game and advising local entrepreneurs.
Once-reluctant homeowners are disposing of beloved sugar maples and oaks, including those damaged in the storms.
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His father, Mike Maples, was an IBM executive who went on to Microsoft (MSFT).
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Maples made a strong case that the cost of getting into the start-up game had plunged.
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An open canopy allows sunlight to filter down and reach normal-scale alders, maples, sword ferns and tiny, purple wild irises.
"It was a truly amazing delivery, " said Dr. Karen Maples, chief of the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department.
"After we got to Baby G, we were surprised by the discovery of a Baby H, " Maples said.
Maples has mastered these lessons and that has helped him become one of the great Silicon Valley investors.
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Maples interned at some venture capital firms in Silicon Valley after deciding that was the place to be.
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John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon, Conservative) asked which issues were being used to rebuild the North Atlantic Alliance over Iraq.
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Jane told me a story about a client who wanted to hire her for her expertise with Japanese maples.
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At higher elevations, there are various types of oaks and maples to see as hikers head up toward the mountains.
In China, Japan and Korea it kills elms, horse chestnut, poplars, maples, alders, willows and a range of fruit trees.
Though bright-red Japanese maples are most recognisable, many other showy trees burst into colour, like the deep golden ginkgo and burnt-orange zelkova trees.
Maples had already given birth to their daughter, Tiffany, two months before she and Donald finally got married in 1993.
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Nutrient deficiencies, especially of nitrogen, triggered more intense colour in maples as the trees attempted to lessen the effects of sunlight.
Only slightly less busy is Michael Maples, who was executive vice president in charge of the software division at Microsoft from 1992 to 1995.
The collective brainpower and experience of Heller, Maples and Treybig are important contributions to Austin's new status as an alternative Silicon Valley.
It was cold, late autumn, last glowing leaves clinging to the liquid-ambars and maples his great-grandfather's brother had planted, their surrender close.
When people hear Floodgate, they typically think of Mike Maples, Jr.
Ten years ago semiretired executives like Heller or Maples would have had a hard time finding much to do here other than play golf.
Mike Maples, Jr. has many connections with International Business Machines (IBM).
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