Missing that deadline means that you can still enroll, but you will pay a penalty for the late enrollment, which will increase your premium.

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"Once you start deploying DSL, there are surges and hiccups you need to get over, " concedes Floyd, still smarting after missing sales projections in January, when two big orders failed to close.

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And, you know, with Katrina, we're still talking about thousands of people missing.

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The awkward fact remains that if you leave out all durables, not just computers, the productivity miracle is still missing.

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