Mr Berglas, when I read your story I giggled to myself and felt I must comment because you must be speaking about a Paul Allen from another planet, because the adorable cuddly Paul Allen I know and love has the ego of a king and well achieved in life to many.

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One thing, however, is certain: If Paul Krugman says the planet is running out of resources, the opposite is true.

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Renowned planet hunters Geoffrey Marcy and Paul Butler made the dramatic announcement last week that they had seen a dimming in the light coming from HD 209458 and said it was caused by a planet passing in front of the star.

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"You have to remember that the best biochemists on the planet are probably organisms, " said Paul Mankiewicz, of the Gaia Institute, which works on environmental issues.

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Companies in the learning distribution business, such as privately held Knowledge Planet , Saba (nasdaq: SABA - news - people)and Paul Allen 's Click2Learn (nasdaq: CLKS - news - people) on the other hand, hail MIT's plan as proof of the validity of their efforts.

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Paul Ceglia is suing Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for an 84% interest in the biggest website on the planet.

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