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...sprawling nationwide ones - each set at a minimum bid. The process could take weeks or even months and is likely to pull in about $15 or $20 billion for the federal government. Carriers wishing to offer new wireless services are currently running into spectrum shortages - one reason why cell phone prices haven't dropped much - so this additional bandwidth is now about as valuable as buildable square-footage in Manhattan...
...spectrum is top-notch quality and has the power to carry lots of data, penetrate buildings with ease and travel great distances. "Its location is beachfront spectrum," says Bill Belt, senior director of technology at the Consumer Electronics Association. Data goes farther and faster without needing as many cell towers. "The fewer transmitter towers you have to build, the cheaper the network is and the cheaper your rates will be," says Craig Settles of Successful.com, which tracks the wireless industry. The result: Customers should see more complex services for streaming video on the go (think YouTube while you walk...
...Should Timothy Mcveigh be sitting in a prison cell watching TV for killing 168 people and injuring 850 in Oklahoma City? No, he deserved to die. People want to fix what isn't broken and not fix what is broken. What is broken is the justice system that allows appeals to go on for 10 to 30 years. It is a system devised by lawyers, the only ones who benefit from it. Attacking the use of the chemicals is just one more excuse to end the death penalty. We need the death penalty to protect our policemen and the most...
...controlled release drug therapy, Folkman returned to Boston. He served 14 years as the surgeon-in-chief at Children’s Hospital and then turned full-time to the research for which he is best known. Folkman was appointed a professor of pediatrics and also a professor of cell biology at the Medical School. His students recall his infectious curiosity. “I remember being a student in a lab with him, looking at the data from an experiment and thinking it was a total failure. And he’d look at the same data...
...taking a broader perspective, McCain manages to be progressive where many members of his party fail. For instance, he is an ardent supporter of embryonic stem cell research and supports government funding of the science. He has recognized the need to address the current climate crisis, advocating a cap-and-trade policy. Although we wish he would go further in his efforts at fostering environmental awareness and conservation efforts, he is by far the best Republican candidate in this regard...