In the emotion-charged realm of adoption, the Internet has been a blessing and a curse. Thanks to online listings - complete with photographs and profiles - thousands of parents have adopted children they otherwise might never have found. In the wrong hands, however, the Internet is a near-perfect tool for preying on vulnerable couples yearning for the child of their dreams. ``There's bad and good in everything, even on the Internet,'' said Mary Teinsmeyer …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…to wait six months or two years.’’ Zolly, who is 3, has cerebral palsy and is mildly retarded, but Tennant said the girl - ``our little sunshine'' - is progressing well with speech and walking. With a $2.5 million federal grant, Faces of Adoption will soon more than double to include 6,500 children, Hochman said. ``That's the glorious opportunity of the Internet, when it's used responsibly,'' she said. ``When it's not, the consequences can be tragic.''