Posts Tagged ‘experts-say’

Will publishing study aid terrorists?

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Some experts say publishing a U.S.-funded study of possible mutations of the deadly avian flu virus could have dire consequences. “We are playing with fire,” one says.

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Workers break up stricken vessel

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Demolition experts say they are ahead of schedule in their work to dismantle the wreck of a cargo ship that ran aground off the north Wales coast.

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Devising Ways to Turn Tappan Zee Bridge Into Park

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Some experts say it may be too costly to turn the bridge, which is scheduled to be replaced, into a 30-acre park.

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Security breach may have compromised millions of debit and credit cards

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Visa and MasterCard on Friday were trying to determine the extent of a possible security breach at a third-party vendor that experts say could compromise the credit-card and debit-card information of millions of Americans. Read full article > >

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Workstation: Procrastinating at Work? Maybe You’re Overwhelmed

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

You’re always putting things off at work. But experts say there are ways to overcome the habit, even in an age of more expectations, less time and fewer resources.

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Workstation: Procrastinating at Work? Maybe You’re Overwhelmed

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

You’re always putting things off at work. But experts say there are ways to overcome the habit, even in an age of more expectations, less time and fewer resources.

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Reprehensible Behavior Is a Risk of Combat, Experts Say

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Reprehensible behavior, combat veterans and military experts say, is an ever-present risk when troops in their teens and early 20s are thrown into nerve-racking battle for months at a time.

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News Analysis: Cancer Screening May Be More Popular Than Useful

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Cancer experts say a snowballing body of evidence shows that the number of cases that can be helped by early detection through widespread screening are small in number.

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Automakers embrace hands-free text-messaging technology

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Two and a half years into the crusade against distracted driving, automakers are equipping vehicles with new technology that might circumvent the 34 state laws that prohibit text messaging behind the wheel, which 95 percent of Americans say is dangerous. The manufacturers say the new hands-free text-messaging systems will reduce the risk of distraction. Safety advocates aren’t so sure. And experts say it will require careful analysis to determine whether laws that ban drivers from sending and receiving text messages will apply to hands-free methods. Read full article > >

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Automakers embrace hands-free text-messaging technology

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Two and a half years into the crusade against distracted driving, automakers are equipping vehicles with new technology that might circumvent the 34 state laws that prohibit text messaging behind the wheel, which 95 percent of Americans say is dangerous. The manufacturers say the new hands-free text-messaging systems will reduce the risk of distraction. Safety advocates aren’t so sure. And experts say it will require careful analysis to determine whether laws that ban drivers from sending and receiving text messages will apply to hands-free methods. Read full article > >

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Cybersecurity: SEC outlines requirement that companies report data breaches

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Cyberspies and criminals steal what is estimated to be tens of billions of dollars worth of data from U.S. companies each year. Yet experts say few companies report these losses to shareholders. Now the Securities and Exchange Commission is pressing for more disclosure , issuing new guidelines this week that make clear that publicly traded companies must report significant instances of cybertheft or attack, or even when they are at material risk of such an event. Read full article > >

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A Blood Test Offers Clues to Longevity

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Blood tests that seek to tell people their biological age are going on sale, but some experts say the tests will not provide any useful information.

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Bin Laden House Worth ‘Far Less’ Than $1M

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

It was one of the most embarrassing details about the Osama bin Laden raid: the supposedly ascetic Bin Laden was hiding out not in a cave but in a million-dollar mansion. But local real-estate experts say that figure was wildly exaggerated. Instead,…

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Bin Laden’s Death Doesn’t Mean the End of Al Qaeda

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Terrorism experts say Bin Laden had been largely a symbolic figure in recent years who had little if any direct role in a metastasizing terrorist threat worldwide.

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Pakistani Nuclear Arms Pose Challenge to U.S. Policy

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Some American officials and experts say that the steady growth in Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is more than it needs to deter its regional rival, India.

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