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| When General Motors introduced OnStar in some of its Cadillac models in 1996, it was pioneering an industry known as location-based services ?or LBS. Because of the existence of global positioning satellites that can triangulate the position of a GPS transmitter anywhere in the world, GM had the idea that roadside assistance and other services could be delivered to drivers in their cars on a subscription basis. |
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The U.S. Economy Kee |
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| When a natural disaster practically wipes a major city off the map ?at least temporarily ?it should be expected to have a catastrophic effect on a nation뭩 economy. But although there was a Katrina-induced fourth-quarter lull, there is no question that the economy is once more surging. |
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The Time for Nationa |
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| When Ronald Reagan unveiled his vision for the Strategic Defense Initiative, often referred to in the press as the “Star Wars Program,” the primary threat to national security came from the Soviet Union, and the technology for creating an effective anti-missile shield was decades away. |
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Blogs Become Mainstr |
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| Consider this statistic: The term “Web log” was coined in December 1997. Today, some 35 million people read blogs. In other words, eight people have begun reading blogs, on average, every minute of every day for the past eight years. That’s one every seven-and-a-half seconds. And there appears to be no end in sight. |
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The Biogenerics Mark |
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| Everyone is familiar with generic drugs that were once proprietary. As soon as the patent runs out, companies rush in with their version of a popular drug. |
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