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...Shih had plenty of reasons for pessimism. The brutally competitive computer industry last year claimed even mighty IBM, which sold its PC division to China's Lenovo. But Acer has not only survived; it is thriving. After an embarrassing retreat from the vital U.S. retail market in 1999, Acer has since rebounded to become the No. 5 computer brand in the world. While global PC sales were up 14.7% overall last year, Acer grew at a 34.5% clip, meaning the company is gaining ground on the top four: Dell, HP, IBM and Fujitsu Siemens. "Most people couldn...
...litigious nature of American society these days, just about any kind of business, profession or government agency is likely to become the target of a suit alleging malpractice or negligence resulting in personal injury. That makes liability insurance, the kind that pays off on such claims, just about as vital as oil in keeping the economy functioning. But in the past two years, liability insurance has become the kind of resource that oil was in the 1970s: prohibitively expensive, when it can be bought at all. The result is a pinch from which few can escape--not even liability specialists...
...patients, who experienced fewer fevers and infections, as well as weight gain and greater appetite, benefited from increases in the number of the immune system's vital white blood cells known as helper-inducer T cells, which are killed by the AIDS virus. Most significant, said Dr. Robert Yarchoan of the National Cancer Institute, the study shows that when the deadly virus is blocked, "the immune system of an AIDS patient can at least partially reconstitute itself...
...globe as island fortresses in troubled seas. Aimed at a Third World despot like Muammar Gaddafi, they can add an explosive exclamation point to presidential rhetoric. To John Lehman, Reagan's aggressive Navy Secretary, the carriers have an even more important strategic role. He believes they can safeguard vital sea-lanes during peacetime and could press close to Soviet shores in the early hours of a full-scale conventional war with the Soviet Union...
...site. This does not please his wife Dolores, who wants to study medicine but is stuck at home with a baby. Dolores is a latter-day stereotype and one that Breslin is less sure of than he is of the guys and dolls along Queens Boulevard. Still, she is vital and feisty enough to make his point about the gulf between blue-collar men and their women...