| Review: 'Torture and Democracy' is definitive
A"dunk" in water, said Vice President Dick Cheney in October 2006, referring to waterboarding, is "a no-brainer for me" if it can save lives. The statement set off a media uproar and soon was hedged with Orwellian qualifiers and obfuscations: America doesn't torture, full stop. But we use tough, "enhanced" interrogation techniques, and we won't tell you what they are. Apparently, that means that waterboarding is not torture. Watch the trick in slow motion, but with a flashier example: (1) we saw off fingers; but (2) we do not torture; ergo (3) sawing off fingers isn't torture. But waterboarding is torture. The technique includes strapping a prisoner to a tilted board that elevates his feet and lowers his head and stuffing cloth into his mouth while water is poured over his (usually bagged) face.
George Habash, 82, founder of Popular Front for the Liberation of ...
Dr. George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a hard-line Marxist group that shocked the world with a campaign of airline hijackings and bombings in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died Saturday of a heart attack in Amman. Although accounts varied, he was believed to be 82. "He had a severe heart attack, and he died instantly," Leila Khaled, a longtime front associate and herself a high-profile airplane hijacker in 1969, told Al Jazeera by telephone from the Jordan Hospital, where Habash had been a patient. He also had cancer. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, ordered three days of mourning and flags lowered to half-staff in the Palestinian territories. Habash was best known as the Palestinian leader who adapted modern terrorist tactics as a weapon in the conflict with Israel.
UT student shot during Fort Sanders robbery; suspect sought
Maybe I'm being a bit harsh but I'm just a cautious and alert person. Maybe it's growing up in Memphis or even a bit of military slipping out but I know I'm not putting my faith in KPD or UTPD to prevent criminals from doing as they please to me. I try to eliminate myself as a potential target by doing simple things and not carrying around fear. Criminals feed off fear and they can smell it and take advantage. .
Your Comments : Davu loses plot
"UNAPPRECIATIVE" just thank the girls for their efforts and move on,why hover over spilt milk!!! If anything we should be backing them all the way due to our country's current situation!!! GO FIJI GO!!! Dont Let these NEGATIVE NO-LIFE LOSERS get in your way,after all it's only words been spoken. Tutu Matua of Fiji (74 days and 15 hours ago) Levu ga na vosa. me cava? sa kua na druka. Paulini Tora au kerekere mo se galu toka mada. Se bera tiko ni oti na qito. Me ra yaco mada na goneyalewa ni qai mai veivosakitaka lo ga yani na nomuni malumalumu. 1999 sa voleka ni tini na yabaki qo. cakacakataka na ka taucoko qai vosa, gusu kabasu, Tutu Matua of Fiji (74 days and 15 hours ago) Levu ga na vosa. me cava? sa kua na druka.
Corrections and clarifications
An article in the Business section Sunday about Harley-Davidson motorcycles misstated the number of cycles the company shipped in 2006. The number was 349,196, not nearly 4.6 million. *** An article Friday in the Weekend Cue section about a Joe Jackson concert April 21 at the Pabst Theater misstated when tickets will go on sale. Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, Jan. 18, not Friday, Jan 11. The theater provided incorrect information. 1/8/08 A recipe Sunday in the Entrée section for Muskego Lakes Country Club Greenbriar Stuffed Chicken misstated the amount of diced onion to be used. The recipe calls for 1/8 of a cup of finely diced yellow onion, not 8 cups. *** An Associated Press article Jan. 1 about the release from prison of Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to kill President Ford in 1975, incorrectly stated that she was involved with the Symbionese Liberation Army.
AspenBio Pharma Reports Strong Results with Appendicitis Triage Blood ...
AppyScore(TM), the First Blood-based Screen / Triage Test for Human Appendicitis, Advances in FDA Application Process with Test Results Showing Sensitivity Level of 98%. CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY) an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for animals and humans, today announced strong results from the latest pre-FDA multi-hospital study using its AppyScore(TM) human appendicitis screen / triage blood test. AspenBio has also commenced the formal regulatory approval process for the AppyScore test by applying for a pre-investigational device exemption ("IDE") from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). This large pre-FDA study was designed to provide a statistically significant confirmation of the performance, including utility and accuracy, of the AppyScore appendicitis screen / triage test in an emergency room setting.
It’s time for minimum-invasive surgery
Minimum-invasive surgery (MIS) is fast emerging as the winner as compared to invasive surgery. The world over, surgeons are developing minimum-invasive techniques for the benefit of patients. The invasive surgery means more of bone and tissue cutting during an operation while the minimum-invasive surgery means minimum bone cutting and tissue damage by using micro-endoscopic techniques and other procedures. eYESIGHT
Now i-Lasik for vision correction
Dr Mahipal Sachdev
For some people who are seeking an alternative to traditional Lasik laser now that the i-Lasik procedure is available, theres really little reason to put off having laser vision correction. Doctors have been doing Lasik for a decade. Nearly 32 million Lasik procedures have been performed to-date, making it the most common elective vision procedure in the US.
Data don't support limits on cell phones
The Sun's article "Limits eyed on cell use in cars" (Jan. 22) discusses a Senate bill that would eliminate cell phone use in cars in Maryland. But the article also cites a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study that found that talking on the cell phone while driving poses a "statistically insignificant risk." So why outlaw this no-risk activity? And a couple of weeks ago, the article "Cell phone use slows traffic, study finds" (Jan. 5) cited another study that found that cell phone users drive 2 miles per hour slower and make fewer lane changes than non-phone users. .
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