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...nothing new. The early 1950s were flooded with 3-D movies, and the technology has made an occasional comeback ever since. (The highest-grossing 3-D film, oddly, was 1970's The Stewardesses, which made $27 million.) Each time, though, it's done in by the same complaints: poor image quality and headaches and eyestrain from extended viewing. Early reviews of the new models from Sony and Panasonic suggest they've solved the problem. Both use glasses that contain tiny shutters, opening and closing at 120 frames per second, in sync with the image on the screen to give...
...consequence of these makeshift financial strategies, says Sharon Camp, president of the Guttmacher Institute, could be a further widening of the birth rate between wealthier women and the working poor. "Those who can afford better methods with a big upfront cost - like IUDs or vasectomies - may see pregnancy rates continue to fall," says Camp. "But among lower-income women, a third of them are saying that they can't afford the contraception they'd like to use. They're relying on less effective, over-the-counter methods. We could likely see an increase for them in unintended pregnancies...
...Copenhagen: Still in Doubt Despite signs of progress at U.N., the prospects for success at Copenhagen are still cloudy. How poor countries should be aided in adapting to climate change, how to prevent tropical deforestation and especially what level of emissions cuts developed nations will agree to are all issues that have yet to be resolved. "I'm getting mixed signals," says Kandeh Yumkella, director-general of the U.N. Industrial Development Organization, who was backstage lobbying politicians at the summit...
...This is not surprising, given trial lawyers’ support for the Democratic Party. Malpractice lawsuits, while a necessary recourse for victims of medical errors, impose a cost on health-care providers. Fearing lawsuits, doctors buy expensive malpractice insurance and order unnecessary tests. Juries, lacking medical expertise, are generally poor assessors of guilt: A study in the New England Journal of Medicine estimates that almost 25 percent of cases in which there was no identifiable medical error resulted in damages. Doctors pass on these costs to patients...
...million tower." The project, however, has been plagued by mishaps: construction-worker deaths, a near bankruptcy, and defects at one tower, the Harmon, that resulted in plans to lop off its upper 21 stories. Meanwhile, the hiring is taking place as indicators across the city remain poor: room inventory is up slightly, but occupancy is off 6% vs. last year; room rates are off at least 25%. But MGM-Mirage says the project is in good shape. The company is carrying $1.8 billion in debt on the project but says financing to complete it is in place. MGM-Mirage also...