"Our first fear is that the Bureau of Land Management has such a poor history of land management, " said Scott Silver, director of the Oregon-based Wild Wilderness organization.

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In an interview with Forbes this morning, Andreesen Horowitz partner Scott Weiss noted that the Silver Tail has seen huge growth since the firm invested in the company 18 months ago, growing from a dozen employees then to 100 now.

FORBES: EMC To Buy Silver Tail Systems; Terms Not Disclosed

Ms. JILL SCOTT (Singer): (Singing) If I could give you the world on a silver platter, would it even matter?

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James Rawson, Neil Robinson and Stefan Trofan, who won silver in the class three in Sydney, lost 3-0 to Germany, while Arnie Chan and Scott Robertson, in the class 5, were beaten 3-0 by Korea.

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