Dr Sue Pope, from Principal Forensic Services, agreed: "The effect will be that upgrading to the ESS system will require taking another sample, with obvious costs, " she explained.

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According to The San Jose Mercury News, Milner bought the property in Los Altos Hills with a combination of cash and pre-IPO Facebook shares, from Fred Chan, the founder of ESS Technology.

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As you can see in the chart posted below, ESS has recently pushed through trend line support and is now starting to consolidate the thrust.

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One recent winner: Early last year Royce bought into ESS Technology, when the stock was in the single digits, more than 50% off its previous high.

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That's ESS. More properties on the West coast.

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As part of a renewal agreement ESS will maintain cable and satellite TV rights in 29 countries and territories across Asia through the 2009 championship season.

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Among the largest underlying components of VBR, in trading today Essex Property Trust, Inc. ( NYSE: ESS) is down about 1.1%, Cooper Companies, Inc. ( NYSE: COO) is down about 1.2%, and BE Aerospace Inc. ( NASD: BEAV) is lower by about 0.1%.

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Among the largest underlying components of VB, in trading today Essex Property Trust, Inc. ( NYSE: ESS) is up about 1.3%, Camden Property Trust ( NYSE: CPT) is up about 0.6%, and Cooper Companies, Inc. ( NYSE: COO) is up by about 0.3%.

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