The Conferences are operating or starting their own television networks, adding to the bonanza.

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Tech founders have lots of advice for those of us just starting out, but the operating assumption is clearly WORKAHOLISM, as in, handcuff yourself to your laptop, partake strictly of ramen and shun direct sunlight and the company of people who are not likewise handcuffed to laptops.

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And now we have ISAF NATO forces operating in that region and they're starting to develop security and provide humanitarian assistance.

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Starting as a trading company in 1816, the company has been operating in Hong Kong for almost 140 years.

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"We are just starting to see the full potential of the global scale and the operating margin benefits through the One Ford plan, " Fields said.

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But jump starting a virtuous cycle where developers can find uses for the PR2 and its Robot Operating System, spurring, in turn, the development of better robots, could make a real difference.

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Starting in March, UAL's loan covenants require it to meet a schedule of reductions in operating losses and to break even by October.

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While the housing recovery will not be without its hiccups, BofA and its ilk are starting to draw some benefit from the housing market, after years of watching it wreak havoc on their operating performance and balance sheets.

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