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While Web 2.0 is already transforming the way people live and work in the U.S., China is still struggling to absorb the impact of the most basic form of the Internet. E-mail, chat rooms, message boards, and Web sites all provide ways for people to communicate instantly and openly. As a result, the Internet represents both an opportunity for its growing economy, and a threat to its political stability. |
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Business Coaching Ev |
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Not long ago, only a few CEOs turned to business coaches to improve their own performance. Now many companies are hiring executive coaches to train hundreds of their executives and potential executives at a time. |
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As Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist with Lord Abbett & Company, noted in his December 27, 2004 commentary,1 many broadcast journalists are nearing apoplexy over the U.S. current account deficit. And quite a few investment managers seem to have the same malady. |
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The Patent Litigatio |
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Patent and copyright protection are included in the U.S. Constitution as a way to safeguard scientific and commercial innovations, as well as books, movies, music and other creative products. But, unlike laws protecting personal property, the copyright and patent laws are supposed to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” |
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America"s Moral |
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Anyone who watches television or goes to the movies is aware that traditional moral standards are out of place in Hollywood’s version of America. Television shows like Desperate Housewives and The Sopranos, and films like Brokeback Mountain would make you think traditional standards of fidelity, honesty, and sexuality are as out-of-step with 21st century America as horse collars and mechanical adding machines. But do Hollywood’s products reflect cultural values in the real world? |
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