In terms of the numbers on the balance sheet, one theme of the Buffett approach is solid results over a long period of time.

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We hope this fall the Administration is able to resist political pressure to resurrect SOPA, the Commerce Department is able to use this comment period as an opportunity to get more solid information on the scope and real cost of the problem of infringement, and that everyone this time examines the costs of solutions before proposing them.

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The managing director of Ancestry.co.uk, Simon Harper, said the phone books would help people researching "late Victorian, 20th century family or social history as they provide solid evidence of where people lived during any given time in this period".

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While shorter term traders will point to the solid run DRYS has put in the past six weeks, including overtaking the daily 50 period moving average, longer term holders of DRYS may want to insist that DRYS pop above the weekly moving average before going long.

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Cisco announced solid results last week as revenues grew more than 4% and operating income 14% over the same period last year.

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