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...prepared are we for all that? Not very. To its credit, this Administration has struggled to get ahead of the curve. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson considered influenza among his highest priorities. In his last speech as Secretary, he called it his gravest concern. Under him, funding for influenza increased 1,000% despite opposition from House Republicans, who took the threat seriously only after last year's vaccine debacle, when almost half the nation's supply became unavailable because of contamination...
...Tony the first time he ever set foot on Broadway (in Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, when he was 21). He pushes Broderick to let that side of him show. "He's very spontaneous," Lane says of his co-star. "He's more improvisational than he gives himself credit for. I very often have forced him into it. I ask him questions as Marlon Brando, or as one of these characters that he does. He can really riff, once he gets into the character...
...behind zopa.com a Web-based lending and borrowing exchange that connects those who want to lend with creditworthy people looking to borrow. Zopa serves as the platform, like eBay. The borrower simply pays a 1% fee to Zopa up front. Members have to be at least 18, have a credit rating and, for now, live in Britain. Zopa plans to open in the U.S. in 2006 and has had offers to take the service into more than 20 other countries. Over 30,000 members have signed up since Zopa's March debut...
...borrower fixed up his garden; others are consolidating debts, buying cars or starting businesses. Lenders so far are getting an average rate of return of 7.6%, while borrowers have got cash for as little as 5% (vs. a market average of 11.6% for a bank loan), depending on their credit score, the amount borrowed and the term. Initially, there was either too much available credit or too many borrowers. But now the site has reached a balance, with the average loan at $9,500. Duvall says Zopa may soon up its maximum loan of about $44,000. "People like having...
...Edwards said. “We’ve tried to get rid of as many obstacles as we can. We’ve tried to make sure students can get the funding they need and that there is no uncertainty about [academic] credit...