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...testifies but rather the handler. "The animal knows what he is smelling, and everyone else has theories of what he's smelling," says Russ Hess, executive director of the U.S. Police Canine Association. For hundreds of years, humans have relied on the ability of dogs to distinguish scents to track prey, whether in the hunt for food or the search for a prison escapee. Bloodhounds are the recognized experts in supersensitivity to odors (some states allow scent evidence only from bloodhounds to be admitted). But even the best-trained scent dog - and Hess says the dogs require constant training...
...about Microsoft products is an armchair sport for bloggers. Bing, described by Microsoft as a "Decision Engine," targets four major categories of search: shopping, local, travel and health. Bing's home page is sumptuously colorful, displaying a different, richly detailed photograph every day. It's a deliberate attempt to distinguish Bing from Google's minimalist look...
...area where Bing especially hopes to distinguish itself from Google is in travel searches. As anyone who has done a Google search for "inexpensive new york hotel" or "cheap air fare to london" knows, the results are often close to useless, a jumble of promotional sites and lists that point to other lists. Bing hopes to trump Google in travel with its Farecast technology, designed to locate the cheapest flights and hotels on the basis of recent trends. Farecast charts the peaks and valleys of airfares and room rates for a particular itinerary over the course of several months...
Some Republicans think that Simmons is the strongest candidate because he has the most name recognition and money. But message is more important, and Republicans should let the candidates distinguish themselves before making a pick. There may be a few surprises. Foley raised over $500,000 in June, almost beating Simmons. And Caligiuri, whose name Senator John Cornyn botched on national television in April, told me, “Senator Cornyn couldn’t pronounce my name six weeks...
...Italy—Last weekend, I went to the Roman forum with a friend who had just arrived from Paris. It was hot and he was disgruntled. Nothing was labeled in a helpful manner (a few bronze plaques here and there, some in Latin) and it was difficult to distinguish between the various structures. I stood in the sun and read to him from a guidebook, pleading with him to use his imagination...