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...theater or other sudden hazard, speed of exiting is our first responsibility." But Michel alleges that she's been discriminated against because of her disability. "What if someone was refused access to a nightclub just because of the color of his skin?" she asks. "How is this different?" Michel is far from alone in demanding better treatment for Europe's estimated 50 million disabled people. The Continent lags behind much of the developed world in accommodating people with impaired mobility. They find themselves blocked from entering airports, buildings, buses, restaurants, subways, toilets and trains. And in the future, ever more...
...like a simple enough statement, but it represents a profound revolution in the way the Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker--long the powerhouse of Silicon Valley--does business. Forty years ago this April, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that given advances in transistor miniaturization, computer processors should double in speed every 18 months. Not only did Moore's law become the most trustworthy truism in technology, it was also the rock on which all Intel marketing was founded. Why did you need a PC with an Intel Pentium II processor? Because it was four times as fast as your poor...
...course, the big boys are also jumping into wireless services. Larry Shapiro, who runs Disney's North American mobile business, first realized the potential in cell phones in 2000, in Japan, where high-speed networks allowed cell-phone content to take off long before it did in the U.S. (Disney characters are enormously popular there, particularly with young women in their 20s and 30s--heavy users of cell phones.) In the U.S., Disney's games and wallpaper images of characters like the Incredibles have done well, but the company is still trying to figure out how to translate its movies...
...handle all this sophisticated video and music content, the big carriers are making massive investments in their networks. Sprint is pouring $1 billion into an upgrade this year, and Verizon is rolling out its high-speed data services network. At least for now, they will be the gatekeepers (Sprint has taken a stand against cell-phone porn, a big business overseas). Meanwhile at least one carrier is already bypassing the small companies for cell-phone services: Verizon is relying on household names like CNN and NBC (for news) and Comedy Central and VH1 (for entertainment) to attract users...
...Just to come into this game on the big rink and try to utilize my speed was a lot of fun,” said Meintel of his first collegiate goal and 10th career start. “Just to get the opportunity to play—and fortunately I got a good break there...