Chicory already is pitching designs for accelerating the processing of video and audio streams, as well as accelerators for converting code written for cell phone chips designed by ARM, the British shop, into code that can be read by Pentiums and other chips.

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It is a trend which has alarmed critics of the industry and forced companies to agree from April to a strict code of practice limiting the number of terminals in each betting shop - and more importantly the size of payouts.

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Kerry's feature film appearances include Code 46, Max, Welcome to Sarajevo, Jude, Little Shop of Horrors and Yentl.

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The new console looks like it has been constructed from items out of a junk shop, including an old typewriter, a telephone, pressure gauges and a Morse code machine.

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