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People of Walmart's founders expect some people to take issue with the site's tone. "I'm not gonna sit here and say the site isn't pretentious or that it doesn't poke fun at people - because it does," admits Adam, who says he "loves" Walmart. "But we have limits. We won't make fun of the people who can't help it." They do not publish photos of disabled people or Walmart employees who are just doing their job. "I can't tell you how many people send in pictures of overweight people on motorized scooters...
...Many experts, however, disagree. They fear that by offering yet another choice, the government's move may only distract from other drug and condom programs. "You can't just put 100,000 condoms out in district warehouses and expect something to happen," says Mike Strong, coordinator for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Uganda. "Since we try to be an evidence-based operation, we're waiting to see any evidence that this is a cost-effective method of protecting women against unwanted pregnancy and HIV transmission...
...never had a need for that information before," says Dr. Jim McVay, director of health promotion and chronic disease for ADPH. He says typically this time of year, you'd expect 1% to 2% absenteeism, with that number escalating to 5% and 6% during the traditional flu months of January and February. Instead, student absentee rates in places like Tuskegee-based Macon County climbed to 16% last week, prompting the county school district to close six schools. "To say it's just the flu," says McVay, "tell that to someone whose infant has died of influenza. Yes, it's just...
Brad Fisher, spokesman for DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, says emergency room congestion is a definite concern. Already, the one at his hospital is seeing an increase in patient volume and upper respiratory issues. "Normally, we'd expect to see 180 to 190 patients a day in August, and that's blowin' and goin'," Fisher says, using a local expression for quick in-and-out cases. "The past few days, it's been 220, 262, 240. It's a lot busier than usual. We have those numbers during traditional flu season, but not during shirtsleeve weather...
...least of which is the global economic crisis. Figures released Aug. 28 - two days before the election - show Japan's unemployment rate for July at a record 5.7%, up from the six-year high in June of 5.4% and well on its way to the 6% figure analysts expect by year's end. Japan's July exports dipped to 36.5% over last year, falling for a tenth straight month. Exports to China and the U.S., Japan's top two trade partners, fell 26.5% and 39.5%, respectively, over last year. And consumer prices in June also fell an unprecedented 2.2% from...