Paul Allen

"Paul is feeling O.K. and remains upbeat," Jody Allen, Vulcan's chief executive, wrote in the message, The New York Times reported. "He continues to work and he has no plans to change his role at Vulcan. His health comes first, though, and we'll be sure that nothing intrudes on that."

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"TV Everywhere" concept of moving paid TV content to the Web. A bankruptcy judge has approved Charter Communications' bankruptcy plan, with billionaire Paul Allen able to keep a minimum 35 percent voting stake. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck said it was "one of the most hotly contested confirmation battles ever conducted," and he notes that the plan "clearly benefits Mr. Allen."

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"This is tough news for Paul and the family," wrote Jody Allen.

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The CEO wrote that Allen "is optimistic he can beat this, too." "Paul is feeling OK and remains upbeat,"

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"Paul is feeling OK and remains upbeat," she added. "He continues to work and he has no plans to change his role at Vulcan."

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"He received the diagnosis early this month and has begun chemotherapy," Ms Allen said in the letter to employees of her brother's company, Vulcan. "Doctors say he has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a relatively common form of lymphoma," said Ms Allen "Paul is feeling OK and remains upbeat. He continues to work and he has no plans to change his role at Vulcan."

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"On the applications side, programs like Firefox and Thunderbird are immensely popular and are catching up Microsoft in some places," said Mr Allen.

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You are absolutely correct that in the current economic climate of the NBA, Paul Allen could easily say, "Well, we're finally below the tax line significantly. Go ahead and fill the roster but position the franchise so that the team is below that tax line for at least the next couple of years. "

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"Some number of years ago when things were going in the opposite direction, a lot of people were disenchanted with our players and how they played on and off the court," Allen said. "I just made a decision that we were going to go in a different direction, and so we were going to get players that reflected that new direction and bring in some different coaches."

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Have a clear out "One simple task is to tidy the hard disk," says Paul Allen, editor of PC magazineComputeractive.

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