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...unfulfilled promise. The replacement of faulty genes, for example, appears to have reduced the need for transfusion in patients with hemophilia. Drugs designed using the principles of gene therapy also seem to be shaping up as promising weapons against certain forms of cancer. But in all these cases the number of patients who have experienced improvements is too small to establish whether the same procedures will prove broadly beneficial or whether adverse effects will overshadow possible benefits...
Unfortunately, unless they have a computer-science degree or access to a highly motivated 13-year-old, the folks who are now stuck with AOL's loading whenever they want to go online are probably faced with calling AOL's customer-service number to fix it. Why AOL--which is buying Time Warner--doesn't put its fix-it recipe online or on its start-up screen is beyond me. But that's not my problem; you are. And I'm here to help, dear reader...
...values all of its 21 million members. We want to make the online experience enjoyable, fun and safe for everyone, and we value and honor our members' privacy." If there is censorship, it is uneven; anyone who glances at M4M (and straight) chat rooms is likely to find a number of graphic and suggestive profiles...
Ryan's action comes as inmates nationwide are being put to death at an accelerating pace. Since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, there have been 610 executions--98 of them last year alone. But exonerations in Illinois have surpassed the number of executions (12), causing even hard-liners to take another look at capital punishment...
...lucky. FreeScholarships, a new website, is giving away $10,000 a day to U.S. citizens over age 13. Winners are chosen at random. Checks are sent directly to schools or loan programs. All you have to do is provide a little marketing info. This is one of a number of new sites, like iWon.com that are trying to attract eyeballs and data using giveaways. The sponsors say the site won't give out individual info but will sell demographic profiles of its users to advertisers...