11.   Europe is feeling the downside of both the American and a home-grown technology boom and bust.

12.   Every quarter since the technology boom ended, hopeful forecasters have predicted that a recovery in business technology spending is just a couple of quarters away.

13.   Even states that have gained the most from the technology boom, such as Massachusetts and Washington, do not have congressional delegations that are recognized as tech leaders.

14.   Having already missed the information technology boom, business and medical leaders here are now working hard to make the city a leader in biotechnology.

15.   How and when the current technology boom will end, no one can predict.

16.   If the technology boom continues, as many analysts expect, Merrill may now bear watching.

17.   In fact, he thinks the company should have shed some weight even during the technology boom in recent years, rather than waiting until a severe slump.

18.   In particular, he said Cnet was expanding its overseas efforts as the technology business booms globally.

19.   In this climate, there is vindication for both expert and novice who felt left out of the technology boom.

20.   Investors are mad at them for the lousy advice they provided during the technology boom and bust.