Backed by strong growth in advertising revenue, Sina returned to profitability at the operational level in Q3 2012.

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At an operational level, the subsidiaries of Lyonnaise and Suez have almost nothing to do with each other.

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That plan was then reviewed with General and Function Management (a sprint review, with stakeholders present) and once confirmed, was locked for the next week at an operational level.

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For example, even if the Alaska system becomes fully operational at an expanded 20-interceptor level, it would enable protection of only parts of the United States against incoming missiles, and no more than a handful at that.

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As cloud has achieved mainstream level adoption, traditional business and operational concerns have moved to the fore and must at some point be addressed lest adoption begin to stagnate or customers become disillusioned with the technology.

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