iRobot has reported fourth quarter earnings at the level they pre-announced, with full-year earnings of just $500,000 not counting a one-time $8.6 million income tax benefit. But the company announced much-improved 2008 expectations of $8-10 million pre-tax profit, despite a stock compensation expense of up to $7 million. The growth of 32 percent for the year significantly exceeded the guidance from a year ago, although profits suffered as nickel prices rose and the company fought a costly lega
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ITB Supply: on course for continued success Daily Traveling News, Greece - 18 hours ago The flexible AQUAmax sewage system can meet all the requirements of hotels and resorts of all sizes, guaranteeing careful use of water resources. …

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We don’t know if the (mis)spelling is intentional, but here’s the Robo Vacum, a desktop vacuum cleaner for your workspace. Though the picture somewhat suggests it, this cute little thing doesn’t …
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A Mr. John Shakespeare [I know! Isn’t that perfect?] had a question for me, and kindly gave his permission for me to share my answer with all of you. I just read your interesting and amusing piece, Neologizing 101, in the NY Times. [I did not ask him to say this. —Ed.] Neologizing is the invention of a word; invention seems (to me, at least) to imply copyright. So my questions are: How does one prove invention of a new word? And, how does one copyright that invention, and make royalties (ie; /
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I watched the whole damn movie, despite many, many distractions in my world. My review in six points: 1. Why must the head villain be a mumbling British guy who has two expressions: sneer and not sneer? The other villains were MUCH more interesting. Jack Yang should have received a LOT more screen time, to say nothing of the blonde geeky bad guy who totally bit it in the end. Yang and the small blonde geek (was that Jonathan Chase?) would make a GREAT bad guy duo. Hell, give them their o
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ITB Supply: on course for continued success Travel Daily News International, Greece - 2 hours ago The flexible AQUAmax sewage system can meet all the requirements of hotels and resorts of all sizes, guaranteeing careful use of water resources. …

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