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Potentially cancerous growths missed 95 percent of the timePHILADELPHIA - A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.Researchers found that the digital, in-office test on stool samples was not as reliable as a six-sample test given to patients to do on their own at home — although even that test detected potentially cancerous growths less than 24 percent of the time."What we found is that it was pretty worthless," Dr. David Lieberman, one of the study's authors, said of the in-office test....

Rice faces big test with Senate hearings Tough questioning expected this week By James Brosnan SCRIPPS HOWARD January 16, 2005 WASHINGTON – National security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who in college feared she was destined to play show tunes in a piano bar, faces a demanding gig next week before climbing another rung up from the segregation of her childhood in Alabama. On the eve of President Bush's inauguration Thursday, his nominee for secretary of state is expected to face tough questions at Senate confirmation hearings about her own credibility and administration policies in Iraq, where more than 1,300 U.S. service...

With an opportunity to do the best thing for California education, Democrats on the California Senate Rules Committee took another route. They weaseled. Faced with confirmation of a nominee for a second term to the State Board of Education, who California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said would go down in California history as one of the best members of that board, Democrats voted him down. This was the first big test of leadership for state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata. Perata failed. With his "no" vote, he prevented the nomination of Reed Hastings from going to a...

The results of paternity tests can't be used in court unless the mother gave her consent for the test, the German Supreme Court ruled today behind closed doors. The child's personal rights would be violated, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe said in an e-mailed statement.

Ask me about my latest bug. Honk if you love to crash software. My other car is a bug. Have you hugged your software tester today? Software Testers: Always looking for trouble. Software Testing is Like Fishing, But You Get Paid. Software Testers: "Depraved minds...Usefully employed." Software Testing: Where failure is always an option. Software Testing: When Your System Actually Has to Work Software Quality: Don't ship without it. I don't make software; I make software better. Improving the world one bug at a time. Software Testing: You make it, we break it. Software Testers don't break software; it's broken...

Two apparently unrelated stories that appeared in newspapers on the same day are in reality not nearly as unrelated as they might seem. One story appeared under the headline, "High School Students Debate Steroid Ethics." The other story had the headline: "Economic Time Bomb: U.S. Teens Are Among Worst at Math." We have known for a long time that teenagers in Japan scored much higher on international math tests than American teenagers do. But did you know that teenagers in Poland, the Slovak Republic, Iceland, Canada, and Korea -- among other places -- also score higher than our teenagers? Out...

A European security vendor warned Wednesday that most browsers sport a bug that hackers can exploit to spoof a Web site and trick users into trusting bogus pop-up windows. The vulnerability, which Danish security firm Secunia rated as "moderately critical" is similar to previous bugs in browsers that was disclosed in July and September of 2004. Attackers could use it to add content into a trusted Web site's window by, for instance, inserting a fake form in a pop-up window seemingly opened by that site. Affected browsers, said Secunia, include the popular Internet Explorer and the up-and-coming Firefox, as well...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

TEST YOURSELF! CHECK YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL I.Q 1. The role of those elected to public office is: a. Public Administrator b. Public servant c. Public enemy d. Caesar 2. The U.S. Constitution was written to control: a. Government b. Citizens c. Criminals 3. To be concerned about your neighbor's welfare is: a. Humanism b. Patriotism c. Humanitarian 4. To be humanistic and humanitarian is the same: a. True b. False 5. According to U.S. Common Law in criminal trials by Jury, the facts and the Law are judged by: a. The Judge b. The Jury c. Facts by Jury, Law by...

There are two major sides in the education reform debate: those who believe the answer to almost all deficiencies is "more money," and those who believe our education delivery system is broken and in need of some serious structural changes. We all know quality education isn't free and we have repeatedly said "yes" to cries for more money. Unfortunately, while we're spending more today than ever before (no matter how you slice the pie chart), student achievement over the past couple of decades is represented by flat or falling lines. This stagnation is unacceptable, since crisis lows in achievement prompted...

<p>PRING, Tex. - In front of her gated apartment complex, Courtney Payne, a 9-year-old fourth grader with dark hair pulled tightly into a ponytail, exits a yellow school bus. Moments later, her movement is observed by Alan Bragg, the local police chief, standing in a windowless control room more than a mile away.</p>

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Monday, November 15, 2004 The United States has reported a successful ground-based test of an airborne laser meant to intercept ballistic missiles. The Missile Defense Agency said the megawatt-class laser underwent a successful test on Nov. 10. The Pentagon agency said the laser was operated in a ground-based demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Officials said this marked the first time that a directed energy weapon meant for use in a Boeing 747 aircraft has been demonstrated. The test, which lasted a fraction of a second, involved the simultaneous firing of all six laser modules...

LOS ANGELES - In March, NASA (news - web sites) launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust. NASA's third and last X-43A "scramjet" was set to streak over the Pacific Ocean on Monday at 7,000 mph for 10 or 11 seconds — or 10 times the speed of sound. The first X-43A flight failed in June 2001 when the booster rocket used to accelerate it to flight speed veered off course and had to be destroyed. The second flight in March was a success,...

Count the "F's" in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF- IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...(see below) Managed it ? Scroll down only after you have counted them, okay? How many ?

MIAMI (AFP) - They have watched elections in the Balkans, in Asia and South Africa, but the complexity of the US presidential election every four years is enough to give a headache to even the most seasones international observer. It is "not one election, but 13,000 elections," said Canadian expert Ron Gould, a member of a delegation from the Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation (news - web sites) in Europe (OSCE (news - web sites)) in Miami for the 2004 US elections after observing some 70 elections around the world. "We like to see the setup, how organized it...

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Kerry Ridicules Bush on Terrorism Remark 16 minutes ago By TOM RAUM and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stayed on the offensive in swing states Sunday as the presidential race entered its final full week. In a television interview, Bush said it is "up in the air" whether the nation can ever be fully safe from another terror attack and suggested terrorists may still be contemplating ways to disrupt the election. Kerry ridiculed Bush's statement, suggesting it echoed an earlier assertion — later withdrawn — by the president that the...

Dear World: We The United States wish permission to protect our citizens and/or attack another country for supporting and aiding terrorist attacks on our country. Please sign below if you grant permission for the USA to act! France___________ Germany________________China__________ North Korea_________North Vietnam_________Cuba__________ Palestinian Authority_____________ Syria_______________ Iran____________ Ho Chi Minh (I know he's dead, but I miss my mentor and need his approval)_______________ Michael Moore______________ Hollywood_________________ George Soros_____________ Heinz Corp. Board of Directors________________ Saddam Hussein________________________ The Taleban_________________________ Hillary______________ Hillary for Bill____________ We promise not to take any type of action without full approval each step of the way and we are...

After talking with some left-wing friends this weekend, I realized now more than ever that the question of whether to vote for Bush or Kerry truly boils down to another question, “A war for our lives, or a nuisance to our lifestyle?” The later question was asked on Friday by eminent historian Victor David Hanson. He answers it with honesty and erudition, but leaves out a very important point: the fear factor. Hanson correctly identifies Kerry et al’s penchant for wanting to solve our foreign policy disputes through diplomatic bureaucracy ad nauseum -- e.g., the United Nations. He hints at...