His rapid rise came thanks to the president's patronage - and his photogenic looks seemed perfect for a prime minister in this visual age.

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Allegra taught himself to program in Visual Basic at the age of 9, gleaning tricks from Web forums.

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The critical issue is not the age of Visual Basic.

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In what can undeniably be called the Digital Age, visual elements are now more essential than ever to presentations of any kind, whether they are a second grade school project, a company-wide meeting, or a crowdfunding campaign.

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With an increasing elderly population in many countries, more people will be at risk of age-related visual impairment.

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Paul Harvey, who died recently at age 90, was to radio what Norman Rockwell was to visual arts.

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And today he offers an optimist's reflection on the loss, saying it came at perhaps an ideal age, when he was old enough to retain a strong visual archive of his surroundings but young enough to adapt.

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Its first product, 3Dpartsource.com, a visual component-sourcing platform for industry, has the potential to disrupt the age-old sourcing process for parts in the manufacturing supply chain.

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