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...researching his first Dr. Siri mystery, 2004's The Coroner's Lunch, Cotterill had little to go on. Historical accounts from the mid-1970s proved sketchy at best (and, as it happened, Laos had no actual chief coroner to consult). In writing about Laos' most politically tumultuous decade, Cotterill was thus left to fill in the blanks for himself. The latest Dr. Siri mystery, in particular, delves into the tragic history of the Hmong, an ethnic minority buffeted by the Vietnam War and later brutally oppressed in both Vietnam and Laos. "The problem with writing about Laos is information stops...
...need. It depends on a host of factors: children with epilepsy, cystic fibrosis or celiac disease may need more than the 400 IUs the AAP is recommending; kids with darker skin or living at northern latitudes with less sun may also require more. That means, of course, parents should consult their own pediatrician about how much vitamin D to give, but says Gordon, "Vitamin D toxicity doesn't occur until at least 2,000 IU a day and maybe as high as 10,000, so they shouldn't be overly worried about giving kids too much...
Meanwhile, not only are regulators scrutinizing steep pricing models, but in this post-Vioxx era, agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are also requiring more and more testing. That has led many firms to consult regulators much earlier in the R&D process. "You must align expectations as early as you can with the FDA," Roche CEO Severin Schwan says. "It leads to a much more efficient, effective use of resources on both sides...
...Will all of the federal wheeling and dealing come with transparency and oversight? Maybe. The bailout is being undertaken by the U.S. Treasury, which means it can't be hidden away or done "off the books" in an effort to minimize its apparent scope. The Treasury will consult with experts to figure out "mechanisms for buying assets and from whom to buy," Paulson said Tuesday. "We do not know exactly what the best design is." But it's leaning toward conducting "reverse auctions" in which the Treasury would, for example, buy $1 billion in bad mortgages from whichever institution would...
Most great leaders in history that I've studied always need to get as wide a range of opinions as possible so that they can have sufficient information to make the right decisions. I think it's important that the President of the United States consult as widely as possible with those who have different views so that he can - he or she - can make the most informed decisions...