The so-called mirror test was originally developed in 1970 and has become the classic test of self-awareness.

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In Sacramento, Stanford University's self-driving car hit 120 mph in a test drive, and in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Encouraging it to vanish faster will be the true test of whether self-government in Northern Ireland has worked.

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The newspaper described the win as "historic" and said it had helped India to "regain self-belief... that had been shattered in two overseas Test series routs in England and Australia, and the home reverse against England late last year".

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During his two months in Maghaberry, Mr Duffy had two episodes of self-harming, periods of supervised medication and failed a drugs test.

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But placing too much faith in tests will ultimately be self-defeating, creating a more narrow curriculum and a culture of teaching to the test that goes against the higher ideals of our public education system.

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