An article in Ebony by Zerlina Maxwell lays out the problem: we need a paradigm shift in the way we look at rape in this country.
Such an evocative handle could become appropriate if the administration's rhetorical shift compounds an already acute problem: the perception the American people have been given that, whatever this conflict is called, it is somebody else's problem - that of the military, the government, our allies overseas, etc.
The problem for RIM is that it failed to recognize a shift in the way consumers use their gadgets to communicate.
The shift away from PCs also has posed a problem for Microsoft, whose Windows operating system powers most PCs but hasn't made much of a dent with other types of devices.
They are working hard to show that the problem came from a complex dynamic created by a mix shift in the business that they had never seen before, and hence it was a surprise.
Malcolm Dowden, an environmental law specialist, points out another problem: government-sponsored flood defences in one area may shift floods downstream to other areas.
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The problem, in Mr. Singer's view, will be the jarring shift from one day being an investor in a member of the "systemically important" club, to the next day being a creditor whose claim is determined by bureaucratic whim.
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The shift marks the latest attempt by city officials to address a seemingly intractable problem: How to create equity in the admissions process for its gifted and talented program, which begins in kindergarten and goes through third grade.
Many commentators are arguing that what is needed to tackle the problem are not simply measures such as those outlined above, but rather a quantum-shift in the technology of air travel, with a radical re-think not only in how planes are designed, but also what they are actually made of.
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The shift and reset in thinking applies to finding the solution, more than in defining the problem.
The problem for Apple is that several sources are now claiming that the iPhone range is undergoing a radical mix shift, with demand moving towards older models with less memory.
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