As with Gloria's own isolation, Mr Flusfeder has a formal device for suggesting the terrible uncertainty that descends on the city, erasing any sense of boundary or safety.

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The device, which received no formal introduction during its host device's launch event, first appeared in the "press kit" bag that attendees received on the way out the door.

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Fewer controls apply to research done by private companies with private money, and if the research is not on a drug or device that is federally regulated, it may be subject to no formal controls beyond the risk of liability.

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We'll need to spend much more time snapping outside of an office environment before passing any formal judgement, but it's easy to see the appeal of such of device -- and the advantage over less-abled point-and-shoots.

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He's as rigorous as any formal engineer in that he draws up designs for each work but, he said, the finished device can look very different to the initial conception.

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