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| Most of the weapons available to U.S. troops are not only extremely lethal, but cause widespread destruction. In some cases, such as at the beginning of the Iraq war, they are absolutely necessary and the only weapons of choice. |
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| When you slip into a pair of jeans that you bought at The Gap, it probably never occurs to you that they might not really be Gap jeans. Neither does it occur to you when you swallow a cholesterol-lowering medicine that it might be a fake ?or even dangerous. And if you萸춅 ever driven a Chevrolet, it has probably never crossed your mind that it might not be a real Chevy. |
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| According to numerous sources ranging from the New York Times and Reuters to Fortune magazine, one clear sign of renewed economic health in this country is the recent boom in mergers and acquisitions. Even the perpetually gloomy takeover lawyer, Martin Lipton, who once declared the virtual demise of M&A activity, recently announced that, we are in a burgeoning mergers and acquisitions boom. |
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| Several forces are converging to make this an unprecedented time to start a business. And that trend is already bearing fruit. Consider the fact that the number of the nation��셲 smallest businesses, those which only employ their owners, increased by 2.2 million from 1997 to 2002, according to the Census Bureau. |
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| The Trends editors have been monitoring nanotechnology since the late ?0s, when it was just a gleam in the eyes of a few visionaries. As of the second quarter 2005, several new developments are occurring that make this technology trend increasingly important. Quietly ?almost too quietly ?nanotechnology products have begun creeping into the marketplace, even as basic research in that burgeoning field spreads worldwide and accelerates its pace. |
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