While many other factors are contributing to the decline of the newspaper industry, such as the recession and a decline in advertising, the very fact that we are discussing this issue here, on a major, mainstream news network's Web site, is a demonstration of the indisputable rise of new media.

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While the difficult economic climate at the time and other factors may have hastened the firm's failure, the risky business strategy and conduct by Corzine and his team helped fuel its demise, it says.

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But it also watches for other factors while you are driving to the airport.

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While ice melt is a major contributor to the height of the seas, there are other important factors especially thermal expansion caused by the warming of the waters.

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Two other factors to consider: Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels drafted Tebow out of Florida while he was the coach in Denver, and being able to tweak the Jets always makes Belichick grin a little under his hoodie.

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While this could be detrimental to the projected global PC growth this year, we feel there are a number of other factors that could fuel demand for Intel-inspired PCs in the future.

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While it is important to provide consistent pricing and inventory availability, Cole mentioned other factors that should remain consistent as the consumer shops across channels, such as the product image and product specifications.

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While other factors, including a sluggish U.S. economy and increasing energy efficiency, have contributed to the decline in carbon emissions from factories, automobiles and power plants, many experts believe the switch from coal to natural gas for electricity generation has been the biggest factor.

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