Both of those shifts will shape the future of the mobile industry.

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They help shape financial trends as well as shifts in leadership and policy.

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By creating wealth, the people on our list help shape epic financial trends, as well as shifts in leadership and policy, often providing the spark for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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But labels shape self-understanding--and the term conservatism shifts the emphasis from defending America because it is the land of liberty to defending liberty because it is American.

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That shifts the debate back to two big questions: what is university for and what shape should university education take in the future?

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