The novel did find a publisher, despite the difficulties it posed for its readers, and from the moment of its appearance in October 1929 Faulkner drove confidently forward as a writer, engaging always with new themes, new areas of experience, and, above all, new technical challenges.
In the process, it poses profound questions, from whether we bear responsibility for the sins of our fathers, to the individual's ability and obligation to apply the lessons of history to their own lives.
But there are concerns it poses contamination risks from toxic chemicals and pathogens, a subject Peccia's lab studies.
Just because we have developed the technology to accumulate all of this information, doesn't mean we are prepared to deal with the problems it poses, suggests Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group, who helped author a recent report called The Trust Imperative, A Framework for Ethical Data Use.
Again, let's address the question I posed from the start.
Although charcoal produces fewer particulate emissions in simple stoves than does wood, it poses other risks to health from the pollution released during its manufacture in simple kilns, and from the high concentrations of carbon monoxide released during its use, in some cases leading to overnight poisonings in households (Smith 1987).
Ness has enjoyed hearing from readers that "this book messes with your head": it appears to answer the question it poses, but whisks the rug from under the reader in the final section.
The report also examined the issue of accrediting an expanding number of institutions, and the challenge it poses to mobility for students from Arab countries; the number of universities active in the Arab region rose to 467 in 2009, compared with just 174 a decade ago.
But the shipping-related crisis, and the threat it poses to the German economy from billions of euros in bad loans and losses at shipping-related companies, is a reminder that German banks and political leaders also have plenty to answer for.
While the provision of energy services including electricity and transport is recognized as important in supporting people's livelihoods, it poses questions about a shift from energy self-sufficiency to increased dependency on outside resources.
