Using the latest brain imaging technologies, researchers have been able to prove that we human beings are neurologically wired to over-estimate the size of risks, under-estimate our ability to handle them, and downplay the costs of inaction.
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The website lists rebates and other subsidies that help to defray installation costs and provides a calculator for figuring out the cost of electricity, the payback period and the return on the investment from installing small wind turbines, which refer to those that are under 100-kilowatt in size and engineered for residential and business properties, including farms and government agencies.
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In the case of Microsoft, I believe its under-performance is primarily tied to its size, the economy and competitive forces.
Tablets are cool, sure, but they have their limitations: lack of keyboard, small screen size, lack of under-the-hood power, lack of serious business applications.
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Under the government's so-called "size criteria", families on housing benefit will be assessed for the number of bedrooms they actually need.
The countermove the Pentagon has on order requires affixing under each chopper a 50-pound basketball-size turret that uses a low-power laser to jam and deflect incoming missiles.
Sixty awardees from our 200 Best Under a Billion selections of small and medium-size enterprises in Asia-Pacific were represented Nov. 10 at a banquet at Singapore's Sentosa Golf Club.
If the American Senate were to pass a climate bill that put a significant cost on carbon, and thus provided cuts of the same size as those expected under the cap-and-trade bill which passed the House of Representatives last year, America would be widely seen as having raised the stakes with a commitment to a reduction of just under 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Tests now under way at Motorola and elsewhere suggest that a one-size-fits-all memory chip is emerging: MRAM (magnetic random access memory).
Why should workers suffer under stringent email inbox size limits and PCs with eight-year-old operating systems, he questioned, when the devices available in the consumer space nowadays are so good?
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Commercial trials are under way on Affectiva's skin-conductance sensors, wristwatch-size devices that detect emotional engagement by measuring tiny changes in sweat-gland activity.
The Knicks are 5-0 under Woodson and though it's a small sample size it's worth noting that no team has allowed fewer than 87.5 points per game this season.
Mr. Cuomo also plans to propose broadening the definition of what kind of gun falls under the state's assault-weapon ban and would seek to limit the size of gun ammunition magazines, the people said.
It should also make investing in Japan more attractive for middle-size U.S. companies that find the Japanese market daunting under the current heavy tax, says Mentz.
Different-size versions of the proposed rocket already have flown and are currently under development by Mr. Musk's team for U.S. government and commercial launches, as well as for foreign customers.
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Mr Clegg duly unveiled a plan on May 17th that calls for a chamber of 300 representatives (less than half the current size), with 80% elected for 15-year terms under a proportional voting system, and the remaining 20% appointed.
The company primarily sells to small and medium-size businesses in the U.S. Total euro denominated exposure is under 1%.
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This issue we christen another 200 Best Under a Billion companies, our go-to list of top-performing small and medium-size enterprises.
It should be noted that under the amnesty, a taxpayer who made a voluntary disclosure was locked into the "one-size-fits-all" penalty structure described above.
Banks are also under increased government pressure to lend more to support growth and increase lending to small and medium-size businesses, which could further crimp profitability if bad loans start rising.
The coalition's first defence review came under heavy criticism - this session looks to the next big set of policy questions about the future size and shape of the UK's armed forces.
Playback is limited to the native media player -- no YouTube greatest hits on top of your email just yet -- but the window can be moved around the screen and at its fixed size covers just under a sixth of the full screen.
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The smaller size of the Lib Dem group means they're under less pressure to appear as a government-in-waiting.
It sells Palm-size modules that flash new programs into the computers of trucks and SUVs through the diagnostic port under the steering wheel.
Overall, Toyota has under 3% of the European market, and even that is thanks largely to its success in selling medium-size models into the fleet market in Britain.
It's not hard to imagine why people would want a motherboard as small as VIA's PX10000: its low power requirements (the guys at Mini-ITX.com couldn't get it to draw more than 16 Watts under full load) and miniscule size (less than 4 inches long) make it perfect for really small enclosures.
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