During 2009, Google had sufficient data center capacity and opted to delay the construction of a planned data center in Pryor, OK. The company mentioned in its earnings that it is very satisfied with its 2009 cap ex and plans to remain disciplined going forward.

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The study will continue for another year, as planned, and the data will not be released to investors until the trial is finished.

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When controllers sent commands to the engine to turn itself on again last Tuesday, they planned to collect more data on the status of the system but believed it was unlikely the engine would keep running.

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