"With the increasing popularity of smartphones in China, we are delighted to offer the BlackBerry Curve 8910 smartphone through our retail distribution network in China, " said Guo Wei, Chairman and CEO, Digital China.

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The memory of the Great Depression of the 1930s and its hideous unemployment rate was still fresh, and the Phillips curve appeared to offer a magic bullet for precisely that problem.

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In that context, speculation swirled that Apple might offer a historically high amount of initial debt to fund the program and establish a viable yield curve for an ongoing financing program.

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Manufactures are quickly getting up to speed on the potential for cyber attacks when they offer a device that connects to the internet or transmits wireless data, but they will have a learning curve before they deliver reasonably secure devices.

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Coke machines may soon offer variable pricing for a can of pop, based on the time of day, temperature and the historical demand curve.

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