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...complete PC system and doesn't want to buy another piece of furniture," Arbutis says. "And she's leery of spending a lot of money on something she doesn't know or understand." She could try the route to the info superhighway that a lot of curious but cautious seniors are taking: Internet appliances, like the three shown below. Smaller than PCs and easier to use, these devices provide e-mail and basic Web surfing for less money--and without the hassle that is keeping many greatest-generation types offline...
...Cautious optimism also pervades the Rogosin Institute in New York City, where Dr. Bruce Gordon, an expert on treating high cholesterol, became intrigued with the fact that cholesterol and blood lipids (fats) in people with severe illness or injury tend to drop to abnormally low levels. This makes them more vulnerable to sepsis, he reasoned, because one of the lipids' functions is to bind to and neutralize endotoxins. His unorthodox solution (especially for someone known for fighting high cholesterol): try to raise lipid levels in sepsis victims...
...care workers and random audits for centers that take in more than $250,000 in subsidies. Perhaps most important, the state will now provide day-care center report cards, giving parents the tools for deciding the best place for their kids. Chumney, happy with her victory, is nevertheless cautious about the future. "I'm trying not to overplay it," she says. "Change takes time...
...fact, most laid-off workers are being recruited by other tech firms faster than ever. (A group of headhunters from Amazon.com arrived at Reel.com's offices a day after the firings and found the company's engineers and management had already obtained employment elsewhere.) It's just that cautious investors have finally forced websites to think about that once blasphemous bottom line...
...they're simply reacting to the demands of the market, which has become far more cautious and skeptical in the past three months. The game used to be about building a virtual Roman Empire, all glorious acquisitions and land-grabs. Now it's about building a Monaco, a tiny but incredibly profitable niche nation. Companies that don't understand the need to change direction--in geekspeak, the phrase is "turn and burn"--are doomed...