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Chase you gave, though not for long This race went to the swift, not strong A woman of 40, authorities think, No hope she'll end up in the clink...
...reporters for a salary in the low $40,000s--very low for a New York City dotcom--plus a meager 500 to 1,000 options. Once again, they turned out to be worthless when the site ran out of cash. As with most dotcom firings, the end was as swift as it was ignominious. News editor Jim Edwards returned from a vacation in Amsterdam to find his company had collapsed...
...will help pharmaceutical companies create drugs tailored to a patient's genetic profile, boosting effectiveness while drastically reducing side effects. It could change our very conception of what a disease is, replacing broad descriptive categories--breast cancer, for example--with precise genetic definitions that make diagnosis sure and treatment swift...
Says attorney Judith Swift, a former president of the bankruptcy bar in Dallas: "I keep a box of tissues in my office because people are mortified that they have to file bankruptcy. I've seen grown men break down. They take the financial crises as a sign of personal failure. A lot of people who come to my office have been holding down one full-time job and two piddly little part-time jobs, trying frantically not to have to file a bankruptcy. It's a very, very difficult decision for most people...
...playoff series between these two teams have resembled WWF throwdowns. These days the only thing Sprewell goes after is a win. He's not a fluid player, but unpredictably jerky, his arms everywhere at once, his feet in the same place for only a millisecond. Then he makes the swift shot or the quick pass, or he's above the rim crashing the ball through the hoop--as he did in game three against the Raptors--with grimacing passion. If only the FedEx guy delivered with such drama...