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The market for home video games is only 30 years old. It began in 1975, when Atari released a home version of Pong. Global industry sales of home video games totaled $28 billion in 2002, the last year for which reliable worldwide industry figures are available. In the same year, U.S. sales of computer and video game hardware and software exceeded $11 billion and probably surpassed $13 billion in 2003. |
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The Skills Gap Becom |
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One of the central themes that we monitor regularly at Trends is the "skills gap." This is the difference between the skills possessed by the American work force, and the skills that companies are likely to need from them. |
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The Second Time Arou |
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Retirement used to offer people a chance to relax after years of labor. But the days of playing shuffleboard in Florida are gone. Now, Americans are increasingly looking at retirement as a way to pursue new interests, start a second career, or do work for the greater good. |
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The War That Wasn&qu |
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For the past two decades or so, some experts have warned that generational warfare will explode as the Boomers, Xers, and Millennials fight over a limited pool of resources. But we don"t see it that way. |
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