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...Scary stuff, indeed, but so far, that worst-case scenario doesn't appear to be materializing. The central bank of the United Arab Emirates promised on Sunday to stand behind the country's banks with fresh liquidity, causing stock markets in Asia to rebound on Monday. Nevertheless, the Dubai debacle is just the kind of dangerous unknown that can still arise out of the financial crisis, even while a general recovery is under way. Financial crises change the rules of the game, especially when it comes to determining how money flows, and where and to whom. Perceptions of risk among...
...remaining in the zone of intellectual disability. Children who received the intervention also improved dramatically in what psychologists call "adaptive behavior" - which includes such everyday behaviors and skills as getting dressed, brushing teeth and participating in family meals. Children in the control group improved much more slowly, falling further behind normal peers. (Read "New Studies See a Higher Rate of Autism: Is the Jump Real...
...putting the great challenge of our age - averting catastrophic climate change - beyond reach. Forest destruction accounts for 15% of global emissions by human activity, far outranking the total from vehicles and aircraft combined. Forests are disappearing so fast in Indonesia that, incredibly, this developing country ranks third in emissions behind industrial giants China and the U.S. Since 1950, estimates Greenpeace, more than 182 million acres (740,000 sq km) of Indonesian forests, the equivalent of more than 95 Ulu Masens, have been destroyed or degraded...
...market novel goods like the Ila Dusk. BBH calls Zag its brand-invention business - and it isn't the only ad shop selling its own branded products. New York City agency Anomaly produces Eos, a line of women's cosmetics; Miami-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky is the brains behind Twist cleaning products. And Brooklyn Brothers, with offices in New York City and London, produces a line of organic milk chocolate called Fat Pig. (See the 50 best inventions...
...explore alternatives to the traditional fee-based business model. "We are all looking to create new revenue streams," says Guy Barnett, a Brooklyn Brothers partner. "We need as many business models as we can get." Adds David Elms, a media-industry partner at consultants KPMG: "I understand the logic behind it, and I can see it continuing to happen...