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...some close to the prefect program wonder whether more formal responsibility on behalf of the prefects for academic advising would really benefit all those involved...
...wonder that the Chinese public was puzzled and outraged when the Americans were released. Beijing banned the kind of protests that had convulsed the capital two years ago after a U.S. bomber hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo conflict. But students wanted revenge, or at least a trial for the U.S. soldiers. The propaganda machine tried its best, touting the U.S.'s "very sorry" pledge. Internet censors worked around the clock again, this time erasing messages that criticized Jiang for capitulating to Washington. But the fervor remained...
...have only made doctors more skeptical of tech's miracle cures. Billions have been lost trying to use the Net to cut the estimated $250 billion in administrative waste. Investors have been hammered, notably by WebMD, the start-up launched by Netscape co-founder Jim Clark and Internet boy wonder Jeff Arnold. WebMD's stock, which soared to $126 in 1999, is currently on life support...
Some physicians wonder why it would be tried at all. "Theoretically, if you pressed hard enough on the thyroid, you possibly could affect secretion," says Dr. Yank Coble, an endocrinologist at the University of Florida. "But it's pretty rare. And the adrenal glands are carefully protected above the kidneys deep inside the body. To my knowledge, there is no evidence that you can manipulate the adrenals with body positions. That...
French writer Emile Durkheim noticed a century ago that such intensely regulated environments as religious sects and military bases had higher suicide rates. Which makes you wonder what he would say about a society that decides to regulate suicide--that actually allows you to apply for it like a driver's license. Would that society experience a spate of "contagious" suicides, as Durkheim might theorize today...