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| For people of any age, the word ��쐁ancer��� has carried dire connotations for generations. Until recently, that ominous sense of cancer as a killer was literally true, at least for many forms of the disease. And just 10 years ago, there were few treatments apart from the crude and devastating ones, such as chemotherapy and radiation. |
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The Rise of the Mega |
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| With few exceptions, human history can be viewed as an upward trend in population density. We evolved from nomadic ��쐆unting and gathering��� societies to tribal villages, then to small towns, and ultimately to the grand and glittering cities we see today throughout the industrialized world. |
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Technology Moves Us |
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| In The Matrix movie trilogy, humans were plugged into a powerful computer that created sensory experiences that existed only in their minds. It appears that the Sony Corporation is quietly working on a project intended to make the Matrix a reality. Five years ago, the Japanese entertainment company filed a patent for a method of firing ultrasound pulses at a person��셲 brain. |
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The Looming China Cr |
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| When Western executives and investors look at China, the first thing they see is opportunity. China��셲 population of 1.3 billion people seems to represent a spectacular potential market for American products and services. Every week, foreign companies pump another $1 billion into China, according to The Economist. |
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The Flat Tax Cometh |
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| There are 8 million words in the Federal Tax Code, and the IRS itself doesn��셳 even know what they all mean. That code supports an entire industry of lawyers and accountants. Taxpayers in America spend a cumulative 6 billion hours each year just trying to figure out how much they owe the IRS. |
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