After December 2006, the law will prohibit companies from printing the expiration date or more than the last five digits of a credit or debit card on a hard copy receipt.

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That is, rather than announcing plans to stop printing money at an arbitrary date or dollar figure, the Fed announced it would continue printing money until an economic recovery got under way.

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Now, Lacovara is working with Dr. James Tangorra to bring paleontology up to date with 3-D printing.

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