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... IPBiz reader: #1. IPBiz itself was talking about Mayor Gilmore's placement of a radon detection cannister on a table on the first floor. IPBiz notes that that is not the right place to look for radon, a gas which is significantly heavier than air. ... BEIR VI, Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI)". This report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is the most definitive accumulation of scientific data on indoor radon. The report confirms that radon is the second leading cause ...

... common for National Academy of Science sponsored Reports on economic and social issues, such as this one, to have few members of the NAS on the report committees. Unfortunately, it is also common for Reports on these issues to be poorly executed, and to be driven more by wishful thinking than by scientific findings. The low quality of many NAS Reports on economic and social issues goes back at least to the first such report I evaluated in the 1970's at the request of a Vice-President ...

... not guilty. Here's the government's complaint and the story from the Daily News. The News says that McGuinn is the first person in the nation to be prosecuted under the new law, which broadens the provisions of a federal law that only covered the ... one original member or unless management holds a trademark. Jon Bauman (pictured), the lead singer of the original Sha Na Na, told the L.A. Times: "For the people who made this music to be suffering this indignity at this point in their life when they ...

"High court backs ban on disputed abortion method; The ruling marks the first time justices have upheld such a measure, and opens the door for more in the future": David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. In related coverage, "Abortion foes to push for stricter limits; One activist says the Supreme Court's ruling 'swings the door wide open'; A flood of legislation is expected" and "Giuliani shifts stance on abortion method; The GOP candidate's support for a high court ...

... their standard practices and decision routines to account for climate change." Among the many recommendations contained in the report, the first recommendations is: "Government agencies at all levels and other organizations, including in the scientific community, should organize ... ; (5) seek institutional stability; and (6) design processes for learning." Access a release on the report from NAS (click here). Access links to the complete report and an executive summary (click here). [*Climate]Waste ...

... acquittal of Jose Nazario, a former Marine accused of killing two detainees in 2004 in Fallujah. Nazario was reportedly the first former U.S. servicemember brought to trial under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act for alleged offenses committed while ... He is reportedly also charged with unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty. Nazario's may have been the first prosecution in U.S. district court of a former servicemember for offenses allegedly committed in a combat setting while ...

... ) said that after the vote "there was joy and pride, as Hispanics across the country and the President celebrated an historic first." Obama was shown saying, "This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her family, but I also think it is a ... different approach from Justice Souter, whom she is succeeding, in most kinds of cases. They also cautioned that a justice's first few years are often a poor indicator of a long-term philosophy." From the American Association for Justice news release.

... as a way to abandon intuition and stereotypes. More recently, restrictionists are retreating from the lovefest. We shouldn't be so naïve as to assume that the psychology of consumer science will generate clear answers for such complex questions. But empirical uncertainty is no ... as a costly screen. Fagundes: Orphan works is orthogonal-we're interested in why people choose to create in the first place. A work may migrate from high private value to low private value over time, making it an orphan. ...

... also in information technology, optoelectronics, and materials. The committee organized two public workshops. Participants in the first workshop included experts from industry, government, and academia who discussed the application of modern innovation techniques to ... 's Challenges and Opportunities http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11645.html ix constrained environment, the first principle of modern innovation management is highly relevant. It is that the highest priority projects need to be identified ...

... .C.D.Ill. 2007) the U.S. Bankruptcy Court was presented with a motion for default against Chase Bank USA, NA for a violation of the automatic stay. The debtor properly listed Chase, so the creditor received notice of the bankruptcy filing. In ... %3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorkbankruptcylitigation.com%2F2008%2F01%2F16%2Fviolation-of-the-automatic-stay-better-reach-out-and-touch-someone-first%2F'; addthis_title = 'Violation+of+the+Automatic+Stay%3F++Better+Reach+Out+And+Touch+Someone+First.'; addthis_pub = '';