Word: proofing
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...proof of a game platform is in the playing, and by that measure PS2 is getting mixed reviews. The gaming community has been grousing about the lack of top-grade games available at launch. There are only 26 PS2 software titles, and Sony is promising about 50 by the end of the year. The list contains some reputed standouts, including Madden NFL 2001 (which some are calling PlayStation2's killer app) and the snowboarding game SSX. But many of the most eagerly anticipated titles, like Metal Gear Solid 2 and the Bouncer, won't be available until spring...
...linked to a PC and types in a code. Voila! A personalized Web navigator blossoms on the screen. "With this, I can access various e-mail accounts and websites, trade stocks, buy goods and pay bills with a single click, using personal and banking information stored in a fraud-proof way," says Gloton, 56, as he removes the "smart card" that gives him these powers and returns it to his wallet. "This card contains a microchip that makes it a veritable minicomputer--with memory and processing power," he goes on. "I can use it with any PC on Earth...
Part of the problem is that herbal supplements and mainstream medicine come from two very different worlds and operate in different regulatory environments. The marketing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs is strictly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which requires scientific proof of safety and efficacy. Herbal remedies, by contrast, are largely exempt from FDA supervision. Companies can sell herbal preparations without guaranteeing that what's on the label is inside the bottle...
...this hypocrisy? After all, in seeking to replace a President who has gone so far as to test politically palatable vacation spots, Bush brandishes his disdain for the practice as proof of his own titanium character. He says over and over he is a "plainspoken man." But Bush is far more dependent on polls for shaping his message than he likes to admit, even if there is scant evidence that he uses them to develop fundamental policy positions. Remember Bob Jones? According to the Bush campaign's focus groups, you don't. In fact, Bush aides gleefully cite research showing...
...back-to-school time, and because all states now require proof of student immunization, the anti-vaccine forces are again in full cry. Warnings about the dangers of vaccination abound on the Internet, in the press and in the literature of alternative medicine. Not only are vaccinations unnecessary to ward off epidemics of infectious diseases, the critics charge, but they are also responsible for such scourges as AIDS, sudden-infant-death syndrome and autism...