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...That physiological feedback capacity would mark a major step forward, probably allowing patients to live more normally than in the past," says Dr. Timothy Gardner, president of the American Heart Association, of the new French device...
...promise has been at least 15 years in the making. Carpentier, having invented bio-engineered heart valves three decades ago, sought next to create the ultimate artificial heart. His efforts got a major boost in 1993 when the late French media and aerospace magnate Jean-Luc Lagardère and his Matra aviation group - which was later folded into EADS - offered materials and financial and technical support. Carpentier announced the final step of that collaboration last month, along with the prosthetic heart: the launch of Carmat, a new $9.2 million firm that will build and eventually market the heart. Carmat...
...biggest problems is the way teams are funded. The bulk of the resources for top performers comes from major carmakers. BMW, for instance, contributed an estimated $200 million to its team this year, nearly six times the sum invested by Indian Vijay Mallya, the billionaire owner of Fisichella's Force India. Small teams struggle to make up the difference through sponsorship or their share of the sport's commercial rights...
...Boston’s weather and distance from California weren’t deterrent enough, uncooperative government agencies and unions have also contributed to this rift. After the Massachusetts Film Bureau was dissolved in 2002, it looked as if the Bay State’s major motion picture future was destined to be restricted to films explicitly requiring Boston’s unique Puritanical charm. Then, in 2006, Massachusetts joined other states in offering financial incentives—specifically, a 25 percent tax credit for in-state spending—to film productions. It wasn’t long before...
...Four provinces with sizeable non-Muslim populations - Bali, Yogyakarta, Papua and North Sulawesi - have already rejected the law and said it will not be enforced in their regions. It remains to be seen how and if that will be tolerated by Jakarta. Major protests are planned for this month in Bali, where the governor has been a vocal opponent of the law and pledged that it will not be implemented. Many Balinese are now calling for greater autonomy and say dire consequences lie ahead if their demands are not met. "There is even a possibility that Bali will...