Computers invaded my life in 1985, when my mother, a master's student at UTEP, bought a RadioShack Tandy TRS-80 4P to pound out her thesis on the negative transfer of speech sounds from second to first language.

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Consumers have surprised me in their ability to consume and save at the same time, even though much of the saving is being supported by transfer payments and the national impact so far has been offset by the negative saving of the government.

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"From July 1 on, Hong Kong will be freed from the negative effects brought on by a nervous Beijing always suspecting that Britain will sabotage the territory's transfer, " says the Baptist University's Tsang.

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Increased denials of L-1 visas when attempting to transfer personnel into the United States from India on L-1 visas is having a negative impact on growth, projects and product development in the United States, according to companies.

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