When it comes to custom-made, high-tech home building, prefabricated home systems can be a boon.

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Those countries are home to private health care chains that target international patients and are building modern, high-tech hospitals with a reputation for quality care.

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By 1982 that operation was a full-time concern, and he was building phone banks that would eventually become TeleTech's high-tech call centers.

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Finally, we showcased several high-tech toys starting with Roominate -- a customizable house-building kit that can be configured with working circuits.

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Building a rubbish pile is, it turns out, surprisingly high-tech.

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The prime example he offers is the cost of building stadiums now that credit is hard to come by and high-tech amenities are increasingly needed to lure fans from their 60-inch, high-def home televisions.

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He has promised to curb home prices by building 85, 000 new flats a year, as well as boost education and nurture more high-tech industries.

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