Word: using
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...ballots in the gray area are going to go in the Democrat's favor," said Jason P. Brinton '00-02, who heads the College Republicans. "I just think it's patently unfair to use one method of recounting in heavily Democratic counties and another for the rest of the state of Florida...
...next frontier? Wireless. Palm Pilot users can already use PayPal and their units' infrared technology to "beam" each other cash. And with Web-enabled cell phones, PayPal can be used to make payments remotely. That means in the future, when you go shopping or eat out, instead of reaching for your wallet, you may reach for your cell phone--and an online-payment service. Ultimately, it may be your cash--as much as your frantic hunts for first-class postage--that PayPal and Billpoint render obsolete...
...Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life. If Pay It Forward's director Mimi Leder and her cast can even come close to making us feel uplifted and inspire us to go out and practice random acts of kindness, then good for them. Our country could use a little "Capra-corn," even if it's a pale imitation. PAT PARRISH Los Angeles...
Homeopathic preparations are hardly dangerous. Even those that use deadly poisons as active ingredients are so diluted that they should cause no harm. Many users swear that their minor ailments have been cured through homeopathy. But scientists argue that the placebo effect--whereby belief in a treatment will provide relief--is probably at work. It's likely that the symptoms would have disappeared anyway with no medical intervention...
...inhaled. Researchers say if a strict protocol is followed, Relenza can reduce the odds that the flu will spread within a family by 79%. Beginning with the first sign of the flu, the sick child must inhale Relenza twice a day for five days. Siblings and parents, meanwhile, should use it once a day for 10 days. Even better: get a flu shot in the first place...