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Pioneers think big. It wasn't small-mindedness that led Lewis and Clark to conquer the Rocky Mountains, or Gordon Moore to predict the exponential growth of computing power. Name a challenge today, and chances are you will find a company with world-altering answers. Want proof? Meet some of the 2004 Tech Pioneers--this year's crop of 30 cutting-edge amazers, which will be announced this week by the World Economic Forum, prior to its annual meeting in Davos. They are working to combat AIDS, cancer, blindness and hunger. They're developing software that can keep track...
...does he have the vision? Watch these crucial areas: PRESIDENT TILL 2011?: Up for re-election in March 2004, Putin insists he has no plans to amend the constitution to change the presidential term from four to seven years - or lift the two-term limit. Allies and adversaries alike predict he will. SATELLITE STATES: Putin would like to pull back into Russian orbit the small nations that broke away from the U.S.S.R. in 1991. The prize: Georgia - tiny, strategic, near bankrupt and chaotic. One problem: the U.S. insists that it is committed to the country's independence and territorial integrity...
...veteran of Gulf War I, I would like to commend Lynch for her bravery in the face of danger. Heroism comes in various forms. A warrior who openly admits she prayed to God while being surrounded by the enemy is a courageous person. It is impossible to predict how you will react in wartime until you come face to face with the enemy. God bless all our troops, especially those who are young and unseasoned. TIM THOMAS, U.S. ARMY (RET.) Fayetteville...
...telecommunications equipment is stagnant, sales of Internet-enabled phone systems to businesses are expected to grow 80% in 2003, to $1.6 billion, ultimately reaching $5.3 billion in 2007, according to Synergy Research Group. Some 30% of phone lines shipped are already IP-enabled, and many experts predict that IP shipments will surpass traditional phone lines next year. The opportunity has set off a scramble among equipment makers and service providers that is a welcome respite from their sluggishness of the past few years...
...dangerous potential for a frustrating, ineffectual year. Mahan and Blickstead’s ticket lacks a clearly-articulated vision for the council as a whole, nor does it place a priority on specific goals that can be easily accomplished. Without either of these factors, it is difficult to predict a successful council tenure with any certainty...