Word: depressant
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...turnout. Electricity Minister Ayham al-Samarrai, for example, predicts that the national turnout would be around 25 percent of eligible voters. The insurgent threat has also compelled the authorities to adopt strict security measures, such as banning all non-official vehicles from the roads on election day, that may depress turnout...
...holding the election under the current volatile conditions carries its own risks. The insurgents' aim is to depress turnout in the Sunni areas and strip the election of broad legitimacy. About 15 million Iraqis are eligible to vote on election day, according to Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission. A commission official predicts about half will actually cast a ballot. That kind of turnout would be acceptable, but analysts are worried that the new legislature won't adequately reflect Iraq's ethnic composition. The assembly will select a new Prime Minister and President but, more important, will also draw...
...large-scale dumping of dollars would crush the value of their remaining holdings. Shifting out of dollars could also be dangerous for the global economy, pushing the beleaguered currency even lower and triggering sharply higher interest rates in the U.S. That in turn would slow the U.S. economy and depress demand for all those imported goods, potentially triggering a worldwide recession...
...early next year, Asian factories will be churning out more large panels for LCD TVs than customers will want to buy, and the oversupply will depress panel prices. The new factories, most of which will specialize in large-size panels, should be able to produce the panels at a lower cost. With cheaper panels, TV makers can afford to sell LCD TVs at lower prices. "Manufacturers [of LCD panels] will have to cut prices substantially, and that should be positive news for the TV business," says Ryota Sugishita, a technology analyst at Daiwa Institute of Research in Taiwan. Sugishita expects...
Those looking for an all-in-one panacea might try products like “The Serenity Pill” and “Depress-Ex,” which claim to alleviate feelings of seasonal depression. But be forewarned: these herbal remedies, unevaluated by the FDA, offer no guarantees...