In some coastal cities, like Shanghai, the middle income trap is changing the growth trajectory of major urban centers.

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One major technology firm that used a Pakistani consultant found such a trap door, according to the report.

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Now this could be a value trap if RIM truly missed the market and is on the verge of a major shift in customers.

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Only on the domestic right was the West Point speech ambiguous, with the opposition falling into the same trap as on an economy already in ascent, with the corporate profits bubble about to leak into major league job creation.

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