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Barely are any of the problems encountered in the day-to-day use of a computer or network the fault of the hardware. The glitches, stops, starts, and crashes are the result of bad software ?programs that are too complex, poorly written, crammed with too many features, or that conflict with other programs. |
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The American Border |
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As illegal immigrants stream across the U.S. borders at a rate of 3 million a year, they provide both benefits and burdens for the economy. |
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Domestic Robots Are |
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Modern medicine offers the possibility that we will all live longer and be healthier. But inevitably the last few years of most people’s lives will find them needing caretaking of some sort. As many Baby Boomers already know, taking care of aging parents is a labor-intensive task. Even a moderately disabled person can require around-the-clock care and more than one helper to move from place to place. |
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The Coming Global Wa |
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As we’ve discussed, America must confront such issues as the fifth wave and the rise of global powers like China, with its mammoth population of cheap workers, its vast hoards of cash, and its urgent agenda for acquiring the resources to make it an economic superpower. |
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Global Cash Surplus |
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As we’ve forecasted previously in Trends, the prices of higher-end homes, which cost $1 million and up, have softened in recent months. But overall, U.S. housing prices have continued to rise, climbing 14.5 percent in the year ending June 30, 2005. That’s the fastest annual pace in 25 years. |
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