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art computer technology. And because l questioned, the answers leave me rE°'“.“°_‘t““.‘°.‘“““°“;'V _ ‘*H’““' “ .
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programming was laclong. lt louk some reviewing the data and thus losing with all these thoughts, it would

hard lessons and some patient people any etticiencies that they otherwise appear that 1 do not appreciate what
to help me through these times and would have gained. And as we reason technology has to otter but note my
otten, l would rely more upon what inrwarrl trom our results, are we truly comment above~I am truly amazed.
l put on a columnar pad or kept in a tocused on the proper issues7 Are we The ability to provide a concise,
separate spreadsheet fur accuracy or proceeding down the correct muxse? portable, consistent message is an
backup. l have heard the comment that ‘ _ h h 1 h immense advantage. The potential
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but is it the right tool and do we rely ‘“d"“‘°" ‘ “"‘ ““ °"‘“T"‘“‘Y ‘“°““' a must in our competitive world.
upon it too otten, trusting it without ‘"5?! ‘°;"‘°" I “:P'“"“‘° “ "“;b“‘ Technology nffers an avenue to
understanding what it is doing? As a 1”" 3"“ ““ “’_“_ “‘3’“"" "“‘,‘ E these conclusions. But understand
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