Although the system has yet to detect a big tsunami (none has occurred since it began operations), it has successfully identified small ones.

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Less than two years after it first began operations, the vast studios have already attracted an impressive roster of blockbuster films.

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In the early 1990s, when Pacific Andes began filleting operations in Qingdao's Shandong Province, the company realized that it could capitalize even further on low-cost labor in China.

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It began designing a light-weight IntelliMatch application for the Apple tablet so bank users could check on operations even while they were out away from their desks in meetings, where many senior users spend most of their days.

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