The city council said it will not be charged for the extra wardens but 3GS will receive a percentage of every fine issued by its staff.

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The company isn't much closer to having production examples, but it's clarifying that future development will be specialized -- it wants to fine-tune the splitter behavior for everything from smartphone cameras through to security systems.

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But it's too early to say what the bank's fine for that will be, as it's investigated in several jurisdictions.

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Reading and writing about such experiences may be interesting or therapeutic for some, but there will always be a fine line between dealing with an issue, and putting it on display.

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