China's apparent progress is likely to spur others, especially India and Japan, to accelerate their own UAV development or acquisition programs.

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Corporations expecting profit in 2012 may want to review their ability to accelerate expenses or defer revenue to the extent prudent and appropriate.

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One much-touted remedy is to accelerate their path to the euro, or even let them adopt it immediately.

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Add to all these developments that marketers and creatives need to now broaden, or rather accelerate, their thinking about how they engage and capture audiences on the move.

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It also means helping to connect people who have the same or complementary passions, so that they can more rapidly learn from one another and accelerate their performance improvement.

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