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...Vital signs at Philips' new health-care unit are strong. Imaging technology such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners as well as devices for monitoring patient health helped generate almost a quarter of Philips' sales in 2006; operating profits at the professional medical division soared 17%, to $1.1 billion...
Another way the firm thinks it can stand out: extending treatment to the home, where the brand is well known. For instance, heart patients can be monitored from their living rooms using Philips' new Motiva device, which checks vital signs via a broadband link to a hospital. If something is out of whack, a nurse will intervene; a regular checkup might uncover the problem too late...
...whom Interpol is tracking has roused strong unease among civil-rights groups. They point out that, unlike law-enforcement services such as Scotland Yard or the FBI, Interpol does not report to any government. "There is a principle of openness and accountability at stake here which is extremely vital," says Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, a London-based advocacy group that tracks surveillance of civilians. Davies worries that the data collected from countries is sometimes faulty, potentially targeting innocent people. "At least on the national level there is some accountability," he says. "But in Interpol, the technology and techniques...
...study’s authors commented that the “elimination [of affirmative action] also affected the education and experience of the majority…by limiting the expression of viewpoints in and out of the classroom.” Diversity is vital to the primary goal of a university: not only to train the brightest minds of academia, but also to prepare them to lead in a world where different races play major roles. To accomplish that, universities have the right to use whatever criteria they think fair to assemble a well-rounded and diverse class...
...time the night before. Junior Evan Harris, who dealt with the monumental task of battling Baumann and Nwachukwu, contributed 14 points on 50 percent shooting from the floor along with eight rebounds. His four fouls, however, highlighted a night of inopportune foul trouble for the Crimson.The foul trouble proved vital to Columbia’s cause in the second half, as the Lions roared back from a nine-point deficit to take the lead for good with 10 minutes to play. After scoring only five points in the first, Columbia rearranged its offense to focus on its interior play, allowing...