Are there any, or could there be any, programs in the works to get this type of idea off the ground?

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This figure includes not just the work on the rocket, but its Orion astronaut capsule and the ground work needed at Kennedy to get the spaceport ready for a new type of launch vehicle.

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Office suites will host startup companies, including one devising a system for cultivating algae as biofuel, another producing a type of pavement that lets rainwater seep into the ground instead of flooding sewers.

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We also want to make sure that we run to ground any type of report out there about a threat to the American people.

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President Obama upheld this bill as an example of the type of issue on which Republicans and Democrats can find common ground, and he pushed lawmakers to take action on other measures to aid veterans -- including his proposal for a Veterans Jobs Corps.

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Mirra deep cleans any type of in-ground pool surface and water without using the pool's filtration system, hoses or booster pumps, which results in energy cost savings from running these pool systems less frequently.

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This month, in the Mojave Desert, a company called BrightSource plans to break ground on a revolutionary new type of solar power plant.

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Indeed, think of a few innovations like bottled water, streaming video or social media, and ask yourself if that type of idea was presented in your company, would it have gotten off the ground?

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Three people from last year's list missed the cut, including Sim Wong Hoo, whose Creative Technology's iPod-type player lost ground to Apple's popular iPod.

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