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...research money on detection technologies two years ago. But even the most promising ones - primarily adapted from mining and petroleum exploration industries - are several years from proving reliable. "We see this as one of those frontier threat areas that have to be mitigated but it is a very, very difficult problem area," says Rick Miller, a leading expert at the Kansas Geological Survey...
...masks would be extremely effective in stopping the spread of germs. Gas masks cover the entire face, so no need to worry about touching eyes, nose, or mouth. They also make it difficult, in many ways, to hit on sick people, so no need to worry about getting dirty germs. And think of all that time you’ll save from not touching your face and not touching other people to wash your hands with soap! Genius idea, we know, but now how can you proceed in getting this necessary, life-saving object you wonder? FlyBy has taken...
...argument for talking to a government that includes Hamas is that Hamas is more like the Taliban and the Baathists than like al-Qaeda. First, Hamas is deeply rooted in Palestinian society and thus very difficult to uproot by force. It operates a vast social-welfare network and according to many polls is now the most popular Palestinian political party. For 22 days beginning last December, Israel pummeled its institutions in Gaza, but the war hasn't turned Palestinians against the group. To the contrary, it is more entrenched than ever in Gaza and on the verge of seizing power...
...closer to the E.U. will be launched on May 7. But this "Eastern Partnership" - which nudges them towards European norms of democracy, open markets and the rule of law - is also jeopardized by the crisis. "When E.U. member states themselves are entering dire straits, it will also be increasingly difficult to commit more E.U. funding for the neighbors," says Nicu Popescu from the European Council on Foreign Relations. (Read: "How One Man Plans to Sink the European Union...
...keep holding our people back," says Mihaly Balogh, local leader of the National Roma Council in Tiszalök. "I tell everyone that we have a police force that is there to protect us ... But if the murders are not solved soon, it will be very difficult to stop people from acting...