And even the programmer concerned said that users of Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system, which is irrevocably integrated with Passport as a means of forcing it into the mainstream, would not have been affected.

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Graham Farrow, the Executive Programmer for City of Culture said the plan is to celebrate the heart and soul of Derry.

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Cultural programmer with the Culture Company Claire McDermott said it was the perfect way to kick off the celebrations.

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While the programmers were dedicated, Wentz quickly encountered non-corporate behavior, such as the time one programmer on a conference call suddenly said he had to hang up to go to Costco.

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The activist and programmer took his life in his New York apartment, a relative and the state medical examiner said.

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Ms. Young said the start-up lost its lead programmer and is on the hunt for a new one.

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Tobias, a programmer and software developer from Berlin who was watching the match, said he was impressed by the level of expertise.

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Four of its former employees are involved in the new business - two designers, a programmer and an artist - but they said they might take on other ex-Sony Liverpool Studio workers once they had launched their initial title.

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"What got me interested at the time the original came out was that I had just begun working as a mainframe systems programmer, " Maynard said.

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