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...such a thing, of course.) It's only after you've played with Photoshop for a while that you realize how easy it is--and how scary it is--to use; after all, if a first-time user can do reasonably good work, imagine how well the pros could alter the images we intuitively take to be real...
...embrace the concept of free speech on the Internet. If a country allows Web sites originating from servers within its borders to install strong encryption software, its government is much less likely to be able to hack into personal and/or company files to gather evidence of illegal activities or alter the information therein. Though such a scenario might sound far-fetched, many regimes worldwide do have government agencies who regularly "break and enter" Web sites suspected of distributing information that has been labeled "subversive...
...underdog, has made his physical and mental health an open book, Bradley won't reveal any medical records before 1996. The former Knick has taken the stance that the episodes are minor and that he'll notify the media if he needs to see a doctor or has to alter his campaign schedule for health reasons. "[Bradley's campaign] had been hoping they wouldn't have to disclose this," says Pooley. "But by not talking about it, he ceded control of the timing, and it's come back to haunt him at a terrible moment...
...help lower moderately elevated blood pressure. A small but well-controlled trial found that patients who take 500 mg of vitamin C daily for a month have a 9% drop in both systolic (upper) and diastolic (lower) readings. As for folks with normal blood pressure, the supplements don't alter a thing...
...firms as they enter a period in which their products will become entangled in an ever-deepening web of philosophical questions. Over the course of the century this field is expected to increasingly have an impact on the length and quality of our lives, and, through genetic engineering, even alter who we are. To get there, the pharmaceuticals are following conventional corporate wisdom by going global - both SmithKline and Glaxo are headquartered in London, but the new firm will move its operating base to New York. So it seems that in the future, if we're all working...