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The Wireless Web Fin |
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| A few years ago, people could only dream about the freedom to log onto the Internet without using a wire plugged into a telephone jack. Today, it"s become routine to connect to the Internet wirelessly, at 100 times the speed of a dialup connection, while at a fast-food restaurant or a train station. |
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The Second Time Arou |
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| Retirement used to offer people a chance to relax after years of labor. But the days of playing shuffleboard in Florida are gone. Now, Americans are increasingly looking at retirement as a way to pursue new interests, start a second career, or do work for the greater good. |
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Medicare Crisis Spur |
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| At the same time that corporations are transforming themselves to deal with the threats and opportunities posed by the growing elder population, politicians and social planners are fretting over the problems they fear that this demographic tidal wave will create for pensions and for the healthcare system. |
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What"s Old Is N |
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| There"s no question that American consumers thirst for new products ?as the booming sales of camera phones and plasma TVs attest. But marketers are also noticing a growing demand for products from the past. This trend is affecting everything from cars to candy. |
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Quashing the Identit |
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| In the past five years, more than 27 million Americans have been victims of identify theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. |
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