Word: high-tech
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...Well, today Netscape's value has jumped to $5 billion, Clark's own net worth stands at $1.3 billion, and he escapes often to enjoy the last laugh while sailing to sun-drenched paradises like Tahiti. He has earned the lush life twice over, even though others share the high-tech glory. After all, Columbus may have discovered the New World, but it was Isabella and Ferdinand who persuaded the royal court to put up the money...
...sulfur or chlorine. Others do a creditable job of removing lead but aren't designed to purify water tainted by bacteria or other pathogens. And many of the most popular systems need to have their filters frequently replaced, or owners will wind up running their tap water through the high-tech equivalent of a dirty sponge...
...baby boomers and a wave of campus construction, the economic "return" from a college degree began to fall; economists nodded their heads with satisfaction at this proof of the law of supply and demand at work. Then in the '80s the return began to rise dramatically because the high-tech economy put more and more value on the degree. Today college graduates earn double what high school graduates earn, or more...
Riley went high-tech, posting a policy advisory with a description of the subject over Harvard's Internet server...
Weathers realizes that now. So do a lot of other people. Says Jeff Blumenfeld, editor and publisher of Expedition News: "You can be hooked up to a Website, you can call anyone on a sat phone, you can have the latest high-tech gear, and the mountain can still...