Regulators Seek To Conserve Telephone Numbers
Regulators move to curb rapid growth in digits as cell phones pagers and fax use expands. The FCC adopted rules to let states reclaim unused numbers and allocate in 1000 block sizes, aiming to prevent area code exhaustion within 8 to 10 years and ensure numbers match actual usage.
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Washington
The
Federal Communications
Commission
FCC
Bill Kennard
Illinois
Maine
State Institute
Trina Bragdon
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Canada
Caribbean
North American Numbering Plan Administration
Cancer Clues Found in Saliva and Urine Tests
Johns Hopkins researchers report mitochondrial DNA mutations detectable in urine or saliva may signal bladder, head and neck, or lung cancers. Tests could one day become routine, enabling early screening especially for smokers, with broader population studies and funding from the National Cancer Institute.
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Washington
Johns Hopkins University
David Sidransky
Sidransky
Science
Garth Anderson
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Anderson
Apy
Johns Hopkins
National Cancer Institute
Erin Brockovich movie revisits Hinkley water nightmare
Roberta Walker triggered a seven year battle against Pacific Gas and Electric over chromium 6 contaminated groundwater in Hinkley California. The 1993 lawsuit produced a 333 million dollar settlement and a follow up suit faces a November court date. Many scenes for the film were shot in town, with Julia Roberts portraying Brockovich and Ed Masry praised for guiding the real case including the vast document review.
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Hinkley
Calif
Roberta Walker
Mojave Desert
Walker
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Pg&e
Brockovich
Ventura County
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Ed Masry
Albert Finney
Auction houses share client lists to cut fees says Times
New York Times reports Sotheby's and Christie's shared confidential lists of wealthy clients spared from fees. The firms allegedly used the lists to grant lower commissions or none, while charging up to 20 percent to other sellers amid a Justice Department antitrust probe started in 1997. The two houses control about 95 percent of the $4 billion global market.
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NEW York
Sotheby’s
Christie’s
New York Times
The
Times
the Times
Justice Department
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Masry & Vititoe Law Firm
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Harvest World
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God
Hammond
Greg
Holmes
Oakwood Mobile Homes, Inc
S. Morrison Blvd
Lambert Construction Co., Inc
Lagniappe
Florida Parishes Bank
NZI Lagniappe
Morris Avenue
Louisiana
Floridaparishesbank.com
Imum
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