One of the really attractive aspects of investing in the mid-cap area of the market is, we have the opportunity to look for companies that are beyond the trials and travails of early-stage development and infancy.

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"While anything that Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs do in collaboration is bound to be unique, we have to be mindful of the fact that the tablet is just in its infancy stage -- it's like the early days of the printed press, " said Barry McIlheney, chief executive of the UK based Professional Publishers Association.

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For his part, Fed Chairman Bernanke blithely stated that, since "Shariah-Compliant Finance is still in its infancy, " it was too early to tell whether regulators would have problems monitoring it.

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