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...early testers have so far streamed about 130,000 videos from 55 countries. Much of the footage is unremarkable - showing someone's desk, hands or computer screen - as people try to figure out what to use the technology for. But once Qik reaches the mainstream, it may prove useful for documenting natural disasters, crimes and sensitive situations in which a tiny cell phone may go unnoticed by prohibitive authorities - and before anyone can put a stop to the video's transmission. The feeds are live, so they can't be censored, but the site relies largely on community filtering...
Indeed, even government regulators can hardly figure it out. In June, after receiving complaints from consumers, the California Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to 13 companies, including deCODE Genetics, 23andMe and Navigenics, asking them to stop doing business with California customers until they could prove they were complying with state laws. In California, only physicians may order lab tests, and all labs must obtain a state license and meet federal CLIA requirements. Last November, New York State's Department of Health mailed similar letters to 31 companies. (Navigenics and 23andMe have since submitted business plans...
...some kind of crew-escape mechanism be considered, at least when the bird is gliding toward an emergency landing. (The commission conceded that no escape system could have saved the Challenger crew while the powerful launch boosters were firing.) If all those suggestions sound eminently reasonable, they could also prove highly costly and time consuming. A task seemingly as simple as testing the boosters vertically, for example, might require that two years and $20 million be devoted to building a structure that could securely hold the bottom of the 149-ft.-tall rockets some 80 ft. above the ground. Landing...
...President's side, charged that conspirators ''want to get the military out of their barracks.'' The swift denials did little to dampen interest in the allegations. A U.S. congressional committee announced plans to investigate the charges, and others hinted they would follow suit. The pending probes could prove sticky for the Reagan Administration. Charges against Noriega have circulated in Washington for years. The Times reported last week that in 1972, law-enforcement officials in the Nixon Administration proposed to assassinate Noriega in order to help curb Panama's drug traffic. Congressmen will undoubtedly want to know why the U.S. Government...
...prevention programs. Paint-industry officials, understandably upset at the idea, are lobbying against it. ''It's ridiculous to blame us simply because we make the product,'' says Rick Birle, president of Zynolyte Products, a major spray- paint manufacturer based in Carson, Calif. Nonetheless, the proposed spray tax may prove to be the lesser of two evils. The 15 city council members are also considering another measure, which would require store owners to force purchasers to fill out registration forms with every sale. The council hopes to vote on both ideas early next month...