Otegui imagines (see photos) merging living organisms to form a complex skin which will absorb and then utilize the energy created by the sun and wind.

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In one debate with Mr Schaffer, he admitted not knowing that Paul Martin is premier of Canada (a surprising lapse, since Coors is currently merging with Canada's Molson).

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Merging two investment-banking teams (or ditching one) would be hard it once scuppered a takeover bid by Deutsche for Dresdner.

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It plans to follow this up by merging, divesting or liquidating another 2, 000 state-owned companies (roughly a third of the total) over the next three years.

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Privacy watchdogs this week spurred the FTC to take a close look at online advertising company DoubleClick (DCLK) and its policy of merging data about the online habits of consumers with such personal information as names and post addresses.

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The ability to be on a call, ask for information about a restaurant (from google), and share that location with your caller is about merging information you need and tasks with your nexus of contacts.

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In Minneapolis, Park Nicollet Health Services is merging with HealthPartners, bringing together clinics, hospitals, and a health plan with 1.4 million members ( more).

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