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Digital Assistants Fail Abysmally in Crisis Situations
2016-03-16 20:11:46| TechNewsWorld
Personal digital assistants are of little benefit for people experiencing a serious personal crisis, such as sexual assault or thoughts of suicide, according to a study published Monday. The research looked at four major personal assistants. For the most part, they were unable to recommend solutions when users expressed severe mental anguish, or reported domestic violence, sexual assault or forms of imminent danger.
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Former EPA regional director testified she acted immediately on Flint water crisis
2016-03-15 16:46:31| Waste Management - Topix.net
Former Environmental Protection Agency Regional Director Susan Hedman testified she acted as soon as she learned of the water crisis unfolding in Flint. Hedman, the former region five director, told the U.S. House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform on Tuesday, March 15, that she acted to rectify the city's water crisis once she learned of it.
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Former EPA official defends actions on Flint water crisis
2016-03-15 16:46:30| Waste Management - Topix.net
The state-appointed emergency manager who oversaw Flint, Michigan when its water source was switched to the Flint River says he was "grossly misled" by state and federal experts who never told him that lead was leaching into the city's water supply. Darnell Earley says in prepared testimony for the first of two congressional hearings that he was overwhelmed by challenges facing the impoverished city and relied on experts from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to advise him.
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Weekly Overview: UK Pig Industry in Crisis
2016-03-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - A new report has revealed that the price UK farmers and pig producers are receiving for their pigs has fallen by a third in around two years.
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Revolutionary Graphene Filter Could Solve Water Crisis
2016-03-14 03:04:18| pollutiononline Home Page
A new type of graphene-based filter could be the key to managing the global water crisis, a study has revealed. The new graphene filter, which has been developed by Monash University and the University of Kentucky, allows water and other liquids to be filtered nine times faster than the current leading commercial filter.
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