Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Cisco returns

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Cisco profit boosts shares


Q4 PERFORMANCE TOPS INVESTORS' EXPECTATIONS

By Peter Svensson
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Cisco Systems said Tuesday that sales would be weaker than analysts had forecast in the next few quarters, but investors who had expected worse were cheered.


Chief Financial Officer Frank Calderoni said the results, coming in "a quarter of somewhat uncertain macroeconomic conditions," demonstrated the strength of the company's


In the just-ended fiscal year, Cisco's earnings were $8.1 billion, or $1.31 a share, on sales of $39.5 billion. In the previous fiscal year, net income was $7.3 billion on revenue of $34.9 billion.


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Breast Cancer

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Breast Cancer: Cause


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Cause


The exact cause of breast cancer is not known. Female hormones and increasing age play a part. The chances that you will develop breast cancer increase as you age. In the United States, about 1 in every 8 women who live to be 80 will have been diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life.2


Many people believe that only women have breast cancer. But, although rare, about 1% of all breast cancer occurs in men. Most men who have breast cancer are older than 65, but it can appear in younger men. For this reason, any breast lump in an adult man is considered abnormal.7


Kathe Gallagher, MSW

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