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Another study published in the Lancet in October found that gene therapy had restored partial vision to five children and seven adults with a congenital eye disease that causes blindness. And a paper published earlier this month in Science reported the successful treatment of two children with ALD, or adrenoleukodystrophy - a neurological disorder that leads to progressive brain damage and death in two to five years...
...Bild's story quoted from reports by German military personnel on the ground, reports which reached the command center in Potsdam, near Berlin, and the ministry within hours of the attack. On its website the paper also posted a video of the strike. Even to the untrained eye, the many ant-like dots swarming around the trucks, which had become stuck in sand, suggested that those present at the scene were unlikely to all be insurgent fighters. A suggestion by the U.S. pilots to send a warning to those who had commandeered the trucks by flying low across the scene...
...EARTH Just next door, Thai ceramicist Somluk Pantiboon's sculptural earthenware is on display at Earth (91 Hollywood Road). His glaze work is especially fine; the tenmoku, or "eye of heaven," pieces radiate with a surreal, otherworldly beauty...
Cash-conscious shoppers are hoping to see a repeat of 2008's eye-popping discounts, when markdowns, even on high-end fashion duds, exceeded 75% in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Although retailers are insisting that they won't resort to jaw-dropping discounts this year, what happens will ultimately depend on how much and how quickly they get consumers to start spending. And it won't be easy. (See TIME's Holiday Gift Guide...
...John and Alan, former colleagues at a London airport, also report a certain numbness on their eighth annual visit to the show. "The first time is an eye opener. After that, there are no surprises," says John. "But we'll be here next year," says Alan. "Oh my word," says John, suddenly distracted as an elderly man clad only in shoes and socks and a posing pouch ambles past. (See eco-friendly sex aids...