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...That may sound like reckless confidence, but Couture may actually benefit from the nature of his sport. It's true that compared to boxing, an MMA bout can seem rougher: grappling, kicking, punching, and fighters don't spend too much time dancing around the ring. But in fact, MMA isn't all about the head. One popular move is to force your opponent into submission by nearly breaking his arm. Painful? Sure. But not something that can cause long-term brain trauma. "We don't see the basic pounding other sports see," says Couture. "Not that our sport isn...
...Indeed, the desire to remind people - and corporations - that design matters is what spurred design consultant Ursache to start a petition asking Ikea to do away with the offensive Verdana typeface. "Look, I know this isn't world hunger," he says. "But if a company like Ikea can make this mistake, you have to wonder who is going to lead when it comes to design." (Read "Furniture for Everyone...
...However, Bob Curran, managing director at Fitch Ratings, says the government program is needed to curb the tide of foreclosures, and he isn't surprised that many of the firms taking part in the program were involved in the subprime debacle...
...news isn't all bad: the fact that scientists can now turn so much of their attention to the dangers of N2O is in part because CFC levels have dropped so low, thanks to the Montreal Protocol. But N2O is likely to prove much more difficult than CFCs to phase out. While CFCs had a relatively narrow range of uses - and chemical companies like DuPont were able to come up with replacements quickly - N2O is all around us, tied intimately to our industrial way of life. The millions of tons of soil fertilizer used in U.S. agriculture alone...
McVay says the state health department isn't recommending closures or cancellations, but instead asks the public to break the chain of infection by keeping contagious persons isolated until they can sustain a normal temperature without the benefit of medication. He suggests schools and employers waive attendance policies rather than overtax the health-care system by requiring written excuses...