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...begin switching over to a third generation of mobile phones around the year 2003. Once again, the Europeans and Japanese have agreed on a technical standard called Wideband Code Division Multiple Access as the successor to GSM, but differences with American manufacturer Qualcomm mean that the U.S. will probably adopt a different standard from Europe's and Asia...
...then, the battle between Microsoft and Symbian may have been resolved by the marketplace. Hand-held-computer makers could offer machines with Symbian's software in hopes of making them more appealing to consumers with mobile phones. Or the mobile-phone industry could beat a retreat and adopt Windows CE to ensure that their devices link up easily with existing desktop PCs. Either way, it's likely that the nations of Europe will be communicating with a single standard-- even if they are not yet talking with a unified voice...
They argued that educational institutions had to stay out of the fray in situations like this and let political matters take their own course. They were even exceedingly slow to adopt the Sullivan Principles, which prodded companies to take moderate actions to reduce egregious discrimination against Africans and black employees...
...surely these governments alone cannot be the cause of their economic collapse. Yet these governments are being blamed, while the currency traders, foreign capitalists and hot-money stock-market raiders are being praised for their efforts to discipline these governments and force them to change their ways--i.e., adopt the ways of Western governments and business...
...perfects its technique and other clinics adopt it, the costs are expected to drop, putting gender choice within reach of hundreds of thousands of prospective parents. And considering that men were once willing to apply tourniquets to their testicles, it's hard to imagine that it won't become hugely popular...