Net revenues in developing markets grew 24%, as opposed to an 11.3% increase in Europe, and a 4.4% rise in North America. (Read PepsiCo, Starbucks And Others Wave Red Flag Of Inflation).

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The phenomenal success and celebritization of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs like Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Page, Brin, and others has created a wave of would-be startup billionaires dreaming of Gulfstreams and Maybachs.

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She believes that the wave of success that Tseng and others from the region are riding, will continue after Asian players won all four of the women's majors in 2012.

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According to the ICC, Kenyatta, Muthaura and the others directed a wave of mostly ethnic violence in January 2008.

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The Genius Bar idea and others like them are another part of the wave.

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Many of the same companies that are having difficulties in the credit crisis have set up distressed funds, and others are stepping in as it becomes obvious the wave of unwanted loans is only going to get bigger.

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Others that are riding this wave include STEC, OCZ, Fusion-io, and to a smaller degree Seagate, Intel and Micron.

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David Weaver, the chief executive of Oceanlinx, one of the firms planning to use the Wave Hub, argues that Britain's liberalised and transparent power markets make life easier for newcomers, although others argue that fluctuating power prices make planning tricky.

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