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Prosecutors are promising a leaner case as they prepare for the second trial of two Tyco International executives accused of stealing $600 million from the company to finance lavish lifestyles.In the first trial, prosecutors played a videotape of the $2 million birthday party L. Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco s former chairman and chief executive officer, threw for his wife on a Mediterr
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Finally, a writing contest that doesn ;t discriminate against non-human authors. Japan Hoshi Prize, named after Japanese SF author Shinichi Hoshi, is open to entries from computers, plus other non-hum
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