Tempur-Pedic is geared for the high-end bedding consumer.

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The U.S.-based, luxury-leaning newsletter, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, conducts a yearly high-end reader survey geared at the senior executives among its subscribers.

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They're also tech-savvy, and that's driving the development of new high-tech STD prevention tools geared toward them.

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Highlights of the new software include System Match technology with features such as True Radiant and Heat Pump Balance geared to help high-efficiency, non-conventional (i.e. not forced air) heating systems perform even more efficiently.

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Luke's Medical Center in Manila, says the private institution is "better equipped than 90% of hospitals in the U.S." Bangkok's high-tech Bumrungrad Hospital has also geared up to meet this demand, as has the newly opened Beijing United Family Hospital, which caters to wealthy Chinese as well as expatriates.

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All the while Nuforce has positioned itself to capitalize on this vision, with products that are geared toward a new generation of high-end audio consumer.

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With borrowing rates for high-yield issuers so low, it is not surprising to again see heavy activity geared toward refinancing existing debt.

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That's in addition to the 125 full-time Hutton plan ners who cater to high-priced clients Merrill Lynch, after a false start in financial planning a few years ago, has geared up to go after the middle-income client.

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