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...What inspires current deals is an almost desperate need for growth. Many computer giants are struggling with declining sales and profit margins as consumers and businesses hang on to their PC systems and laptops longer, and view software upgrades as a luxury. Also, companies are being forced to slash prices on computers and related equipment to compete with cheaper products being produced in low-cost economies like China. (See pictures of the best-selling cars in China...
Fiorentini’s care and concern for his work is apparent in his meticulous, almost clinical “treatment” of the graves...
It’s been almost a year since that historic election, and our hope has lost some of its audacity. With troops still on the ground and uncertainty still in the air, war in Iraq presses on with no end in sight and a daily price tag well into the millions. And now, President Obama is preparing to ramp up the “good war” in Afghanistan. The United States hasn’t won a ground war in over half a century, and now one of the smartest presidents in modern American history thinks...
...division championship last week. But the team was also aware of another, quieter triumph, perhaps a miracle. Indeed, Jon Wilhite, the fourth person in Adenhart's car, shouldn't be alive. The violent collision ripped his skull from his spine, resulting in what doctors call internal decapitation. It is almost always fatal. When Wilhite arrived at the hospital after the savage accident, X-rays and a CAT scan showed that his head was held in place only by muscles and skin. But gentle work by paramedics gave a gifted surgeon the chance to literally screw Wilhite's head back...
...gets tired real quick," says his father. "But he has a great attitude." The son says, "It's been hard for my parents and family. It's almost been easier for me because I have a little bit of control." When Wilhite gets discouraged about his progress, he pulls a picture out of his wallet showing him in the steel halo. "That picture reminds me of how far I've come," he says, adding, "I feel an obligation to spread the word on drinking and driving for Nick, Henry and Courtney. I feel like I could...