But they rejected the inquiry's recommendation that the Army should ban the use of "certain verbal and non-physical techniques" during interrogation.

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As computer circuits shrink toward atomic dimensions - which they have for decades in accordance with Moore's Law - chip designers are running into physical limitations using traditional techniques.

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Most are what psychologists call deliberate practice: tedious, disagreeable, often painful training techniques, both physical and mental, that can lead to big gains but which golfers typically avoid during the season because, well, they are having too much fun.

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"Their role is to utilize their special training to conduct a more comprehensive investigation, employing a variety of techniques in order to establish speed, analyze skid marks and other physical characteristics of the accident scene, " said John Cassidy, executive officer of the Transportation Bureau of the NYPD, at a City Council hearing in February.

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For all the talk of wanting improved battery life, the limits of technology (and mangling background tasks in the Operating System) mean it is unlikely that current battery technology or programming techniques will lead to any significant increase in battery life in the current physical space given over to the battery.

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The study even controlled for age, the emotional expression in the photos and the physical attractiveness of the individuals by obtaining separate ratings of these from other students and using statistical techniques to remove their effects.

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