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...other reason that crime rates have dropped is the use of DNA, as well as other advances in forensics, in helping to solve crimes. If criminals suspect that catching them will be that much easier, they hopefully will think twice before committing the crime. Technology has undoubtedly contributed to the decrease, not only in highlighting crime hot spots as mentioned, but also in solving crimes, getting criminals off the streets, and as a deterrent. Edward Bent, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
...costs by 30%, drivers have to use the same engine for three, rather than two, consecutive events and are limited to eight engines per season. Engine limits reduced from 19,000 r.p.m. to 18,000 r.p.m. In-season testing banned...
...good question. Few Brits would disagree with Clegg's calls for greater transparency in a parliament tainted by last year's serial revelations of the ways in which some MPs and peers milked a lax expenses regimen, Lib Dems among them. He's also likely to use any leverage to push for the introduction of a proportional-voting system and a right for constituents to recall MPs who break the rules. The second of those, at least, should prove uncontroversial in a country that regards its political classes as even more venal than its bankers. But Clegg's modernizing zeal...
Several countries - including Finland, Israel and France - have issued guidelines for cell-phone use. And San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who began researching the issue when his wife was expecting their first child, is hoping his city will adopt legislation that would have manufacturers print radiation information on cell-phone packaging and manuals and require retailers to display the data on the sales floor...
...cells that line blood vessels, leading to a dangerous breach in the blood-brain barrier. "Mobile-phone radiation may be able to indirectly hurt cells, perhaps by interfering with their ability to repair normal DNA damage," he says. "Given the scientific uncertainty, it's premature to say the use of cell phones is safe...