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Just What the Doctor |
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A quick glance at some of the major pharmaceutical companies will show that many of their stocks have tanked recently. Concerns about safety issues, and the fear that the Food and Drug Administration may not be doing its job, have set off a wave of selling that is apt to continue for some time. |
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Companies Rethink Ho |
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As the labor market tightens and skilled workers become scarce, companies are casting a wider net for employees. For the first time, they find themselves managing four generations of Americans in the workplace. The differences between these generations go beyond their age. Researchers have found that they also approach their jobs and supervisors differently, depending on their generation. |
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잠재력이 더 기대되는 가상현실 기술 |
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단도직입적으로 말하자면 가상현실 기술은 이제 황금기를 맞이할 준비를 마쳤다. 그럼에도 여전히 꽤 많은 전문가들이 큰 효용이 없는 일개 ‘솔루션’ 정도로만 인지하고 있다. 3D 프린팅이 처음 선보였을 때 소위 전문가들이 ‘이걸로 뭘 할 수 있겠어?’라고 하던 것과 비슷하다. 그렇다면 향후 5년 이내에 가상현실 기술이 실현해 낼 환상적인 일에는 무엇이 있을까? 또 산업 전반에 끼칠 파장은 무엇일까? |
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The Truly Super Supe |
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Many watched helplessly this past summer as St. Louis suffered through a torturous blackout and dozens of Californians died during an unprecedented heat wave that sapped electrical power and immobilized the grid in places. |
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The Decline of Labor |
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After decades of growth, union membership in the United States has been declining steadily for the past 20 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total membership peaked at almost 18 million people in 1980. By last year, according to The Charlotte News & Observer, that figure had dropped to less than 16 million, just 13 percent of the country’s workforce. |
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