Word: alertness
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...that operating system, you?re entitled to a refund equal to the value of the software you?re not using. (A copy of Windows 98 costs around $90.) The upshot is, if you use a different operating system, such as Linux, OS/2 or BeOS,) you?re owed money. When alert users of the free operating system Linux noticed this clause, they decided to put it to the test. MORE...
...gender. Then he sought help from the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued the state on his behalf. Last week a jury sided with Kevin, awarding him $375,000 in the first-ever sex-discrimination case brought under the federal act. The state argued that Kevin did not alert the right people to his wife's condition and failed to prove that he was the primary care provider. "It was never a gender-based issue," says Maryland assistant attorney general Betty Stemley Sconion, who may appeal the verdict...
...people on the go? Starting in March, residents of Highland Park, Texas (near Dallas), can carry small pagers meant solely for emergency police assistance. For $20 a month, the pagers, made by Personal Security & Safety Systems (PSSI) in Dallas, will enable owners to push two buttons discreetly that will alert police to their location within 10 ft. Police can then respond within three minutes, as they would to any 911 call. The system works using a network of antennas around the city that detect radio signals emitted by the pagers. PSSI hopes to provide the service to other small cities...
...touch of a switch. Road-weary travelers might prefer GM's sophisticated stability system, which uses two-directional sensors attached to the car's suspension, steering column and brakes to keep the car on its intended course. Mercedes last year began offering near obstacle detection, which uses radar to alert drivers to objects close...
...dilemmas are broader family and societal issues. If a test is positive, should blood relatives be warned that their genes may contain the same inherited flaw? If so, should such findings become part of a permanent record, like a college transcript or an income tax return? And should doctors alert public health authorities, as they would for contagious conditions such as typhoid, hepatitis and AIDS? More disturbing, isn't there a hint of eugenics in all this picking and choosing, an attempt to shape people to our own genetic prejudices...