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...fungal infection - the original Altamira cave was shut down again. "There was no evident problem, but we needed better instruments to monitor the cave's conditions," says Lasheras. "In another two years, we'll reopen it again, but only to the extent that the scientists consider safe." Niaux, on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, has also learned lessons from Lascaux. "Right now we have a problem with high humidity deep in the cave," says Pascal Allard, the cave's director. "Thanks to the work that's been done in Lascaux, we don't have to spend so much time...
Concerns about liability may, however, ultimately force manufacturers to adopt SawStop or a similar feature. "It is very difficult to say that this is not a viable and safe technology when it's been on the market and preventing terrible injuries for more than a year," says Stuart Singer, a partner in the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. If plaintiffs argue that power-saw makers irresponsibly ignored a better technology, "the industry might get the message and adopt this technology," Singer says...
...licensed to use the machines. Assemblyman Ted Lieu, the Southern California Democrat who wrote the bill, grew concerned in November when Cruise and then pregnant fiancé Katie Holmes purchased a machine for a reported $200,000 to track the growth of their baby at home. The scans are considered safe when properly conducted, but the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the devices, does not approve of what it calls "entertainment ultrasounds." Lieu says, "This bill was never intended to target Tom Cruise." (The actor had no comment.) But as Lieu's chief of staff David Ford puts it, "California...
...government, Putin’s Russia can be relied upon neither for gas, nor for global stability. Back in the day, the Pravda newspaper was considered a prime tool of red propaganda. In 2003, a rather curious title suggested: “Russian weapons make every country feel safe.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the eve of the G8 summit, fellow members of this elite club must acknowledge that Russia is no Mr. Darcy: No sweet interior is hidden beyond its cold façade. The Kremlin wants to assert...
...instances of plagiarism.“Many students who plagiarize don’t realize they are doing anything wrong. In those cases, this kind of software can be an important learning tool that can help them open their eyes to the realities of intellectual rights in the relatively safe environment of college,” he said.Students on the Honor Council do not believe that the use of TurnItIn creates an environment of distrust, although they caution that professors should make a point of informing their students that their papers will be checked by the software...