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...most metrics, the plan has worked brilliantly. Dubai's economy is the healthiest in the Middle East, growing at a 16% annual clip and diversifying well beyond oil (which accounts for just about 6% of GDP). Dubai's ports and free-trade zones bustle. The government has built high-tech centers, including Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City, attracting companies from Microsoft to IBM. A research park called DuBiotech is luring drug companies. The Dubai International Financial Center, a "financial free zone," aims to lead the region's securities exchanges, although there will be plenty of competition for that...
...Business Jack Brittain said. “That’s the way it works in academics.” The Utah Science, Technology and Research Economic Development Initiative (USTAR) grants around $200 million for research facilities at two state universities. The plan could potentially lure teams of high-tech researchers to Utah State University and the University of Utah in the hopes of creating spin-off businesses and high paying jobs, The Deseret Morning News reported last week. Increased funding was a major factor in recruiting scientists, but the school provides other potential benefits, according to Brittain...
...given his 12-year-old son for Christmas, and prepared to watch a downloaded version of 24 for the first time. "Who's going to see anything on this screen?" shrugged the 59-year-old TV producer, whose Law & Order dramas favor gritty, realistic street scenes over high-tech gadgetry and geekspeak. But when Wolf inserted the white earbuds and started watching the 2.5-in. LCD, he had an epiphany. "The screen size became meaningless. I was in the moment. After 30 seconds, I knew it would change the game...
...Larry focused on...real understanding as opposed to high-tech flashiness,” Miron says, echoing the praise his own students have...
Looking to regain its rhythm in league play, the Harvard men’s volleyball team managed only a split this weekend on the road, defeating New Haven on Friday before falling to New Jersey Tech (NJIT) on Saturday.The two contests left the Crimson (3-8, 2-2 Hay) in the middle of the pack in the league standings—a position unpredicted by the preseason poll that picked Harvard to win the division.“We’ve already dropped two league games,” co-captain John Freese said...