Survey finds rampant cheating and danger in high schools
The 24th annual Survey of High Achievers reports high cheating rates with 80 percent admitting it and 78 percent having cheated. One in three know who brought a gun or weapon to school, and fights and assaults are common. 19 percent of boys and 27 percent of girls admit sex, with AIDS concerns but low condom use. Gangs appear in suburbs and cities. 20 percent of boys own or can access a handgun.
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Saar Binky - Xen
Mlorme
Nother
Shaw
Paul Krause
Krause
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Cheating Habits Revealed in Student Survey
A survey shows most high achievers admit cheating with many copying homework. Forty point three percent confess to cheating on tests or quizzes, while twenty four point five percent used notes to avoid reading a book and forty point nine percent cheated on a quiz or test.
Fungal infections rise as major health hazard find
New Orleans AP reports fungi are emerging as a growing health risk in and out of hospitals due to medical tech. Candida now ranks fourth among hospital infections. factors include catheterization, antibiotics, and cancer therapies. Experts warn of drug resistance and note rising cases outside hospitals such as coccidioidomycosis in the Southwest.
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New Orleans
William Dismukes
University of Alabama
Apy
American Society For Microbiology
Dismukes
Texas
California
Dixon
Dots in motion test dazzles Columbia crew
In a rotating dome in Houston astronauts observe colored dots moving despite being strapped in. Commander John Blaha notes a difference in orbit as doctors Wolf and Fettman track eye motion with specialized contacts while NASA aims to gather data during the 14 day medical mission. The crew also marks pilot Richard Searfoss as his daughter Elizabeth turns eight, sending belated birthday wishes from space.
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AUK Cmniek
Houston
Columbia
Shuttle
John Blaha
Space
David Wolf
Martin Fettman
NASA
Richard Searfoss
Elizabeth
Searfoss
Lizzie
Free Willy Whale Finds a Rescuer
Keiko the Free Willy star may receive care from an alliance of marine parks after an agreement with Nuevo Reino Aventura in Mexico City. The 14-year-old killer whale, weighing 3.5 tons and 21 feet long, will be evaluated for skin disease, diet, and potential relocation as health allows.
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Washington
Keiko
Killer Whale
Nuevo Reino Aventura
Mexico City
Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums
Robert Jenkins
The
Alliance
Iceland
Jenkins
Marine Park
University of Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Mexico City Park
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