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Entrepreneur putting his chips on ethanol
Tribune staff reporterThis story contains corrected material. (The headline as published has been corrected in this text.) In Vinod Khosla's pocket are two small vials, one containing wood chips, the other ethanol. Ask why he believes so fervently in the future of...Tags: eBay Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Entertainment, Colorado, Science and Technology
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Motorola chief chooses friend to help guide firm's future
Tribune staff reporterEdward Zander's closest adviser during his first six months as Motorola Inc.'s chief executive officer was a brainy guy who soaks up information like a detective working a case. Wherever Zander was, Richard Nottenburg was nearby. His business card read,...Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Career and Workplace, Technology, Brentwood (Islip, New York), Motorola, Inc.
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National ID card system failing to attract supporters
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalls for a national system of identification cards sparked by the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have gained little traction, failing to win endorsements from the Bush administration or congressional leaders. Oracle Corp....Tags: Defense, Government, John Ashcroft, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Electronic gamemakers see future in cell phone
Tribune staff reporterGamemakers can't stop thinking about your cell phone at the E3 convention that gathers the movers and shakers of the gaming industry. They'll jump through any hoop to get you to spend up to $5 downloading a game. If that means rewriting a game hundreds...Tags: Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cell Phones, Eric Gwinn, Entertainment
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Tech industry may get huge upgrade
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor most of the two years since the Internet bubble burst and knocked the technology industry into its worst slump, everyone from unemployed programmers to disaffected investors has looked hopefully to 2003 for a turnaround. Now, with the new year...Tags: Computers, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), NYSE Euronext, Inc., Technology, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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Case Study: Enough Assets for a Financial Planner?
Times Staff WriterLike many people caught in market turmoil, Rich Neel decided he needed a financial planner to make sure his finances were on track. And like many people, the 26-year-old pharmaceuticals salesman had a hard time finding someone to help him. Neel makes...Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Retirement, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles, Homes
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The Craigslist Phenomenon
![Craig Newmark was the kid other kids picked on. Schoolmates didn't invite him to parties. He got low marks in "plays well with others." His sixth-grade teacher sent him to the school counselor, who fretted about Newmark's lack of social skills, then gave up<strong> </strong>and taught him chess, one of the least social games on the planet. In high school, Newmark wore a pocket protector and black-rimmed glasses, taped together. "When you grow up a nerd, you feel like an outsider," Newmark recalls. "It pretty much always sticks with you."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-06/12957216.jpg "Craig Newmark was the kid other kids picked on. Schoolmates didn't invite him to parties. He got low marks in "plays well with others.\" His sixth-grade teacher sent him to the school counselor, who fretted about Newmark's lack of social skills, then gave up<strong> </strong>and taught him chess, one of the least social games on the planet. In high school, Newmark wore a pocket protector and black-rimmed glasses, taped together. \"When you grow up a nerd, you feel like an outsider,\" Newmark recalls. \"It pretty much always sticks with you.\"")
Craig Newmark was the kid other kids picked on. Schoolmates didn't invite him to parties. He got low marks in "plays well with others." His sixth-grade teacher sent him to the school counselor, who fretted about Newmark's lack of social skills, then...Tags: Dog (animal), Eyewear, Cartoons, Australia (movie), Dancing
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Warnings help cushion blow of profit declines
Times Staff WriterConfirming how far and fast the economy has fallen, fourth-quarter profits for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index so far are running 3.1% below the year-earlier numbers, according to earnings-tracker First Call/Thomson Financial. With fewer...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), General Motors Corp., New York Weather, Stock Market, Harley-Davidson Inc.
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Europe to Get Retooled Windows
Times Staff WriterMicrosoft Corp. today said it will alter its flagship Windows operating system sold in Europe and release more information about how its programs work after it lost a legal bid to postpone sanctions imposed by European regulators for allegedly violating...Tags: Jesus Sanchez, Arts and Culture, International Law, Computer Crime, Corporate Crime
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Key players in the Microsoft trial
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || Bill Gates || || Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Bill Gates, 42, is the nation's richest man with a net worth of about $50 billion. Gates, who grew up in Seattle with a penchant for computer programming, entered Harvard...Tags: Georgia, Government, Computer Science, Washington, DC, Oracle Corp.
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Many hold hope, too many know loss
Along with their enormous effects on the nation, the attacks last week are defined by things much more personal. A 10-year-old girl lost her father. A couple lost both their children--a daughter and a son. At the end of a week marked by the terror...Tags: Retirement, Business Trips, Defense, Career and Workplace, News Media
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Killed or missing, but not forgotten in the wake of attacks
A partial list of those killed in Tuesday's terrorist attacks or still unaccounted for. American Airlines Flight 11 Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center CREW: John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Mass., captain Thomas McGuinness, 42,...Tags: Defense, Business Trips, Retirement, Career and Workplace, University of New Hampshire
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