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...powered by steam, not wind or men with oars--a warring band of Delaware Indians seized his raft, which was heading up the Ohio River with flour for settlers. The Indians scalped two of his companions; Fitch narrowly escaped a tomahawk blow to the head. This was his second brush with death at the hands of the Delaware tribe, whose swift canoes in 1782 often rendered the settlers' plodding rafts easy prey...
...next U.S. administration will inherit not just a stalled peace process, but a brush fire whose dangers are less acute for Israel than they are for the wider American battle against al-Qaeda. The 9/11 Commission argues, in its final report, that al-Qaeda thrives on Arab hostility to the U.S. fueled principally by two grievances: the invasion of Iraq, and U.S. support for Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians. "America's policy choices have consequences," the Commission notes. "Right or wrong, it is simply a fact that American policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and American actions...
...toothpaste-releasing brush is efficient--and means no more crimped-up tubes...
...none of the other COX-2 inhibitors have been tarred with Vioxx's brush. Pfizer's Celebrex has been studied the longest; some patients in three ongoing Celebrex trials have been followed for several years without any signs of cardiovascular effects. Bextra, also from Pfizer, hasn't been tested as long, but so far the data look good. Two more COX-2 inhibitors, Arcoxia (from Merck) and Prexige (from Novartis), are awaiting FDA approval. "Obviously, we now have to look more carefully at the other members of the class," says Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic...
...WORKS: The brush holds a packet of special Crest formula, designed to liquefy in your mouth as you brush. For deep cleaning on back teeth--where it's needed--you can squeeze out extra paste...