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...innocuous piece of rubber: from cancer fundraiser to fad to school spirit franchise opportunity—where will its story...
WITH STOCKS SPUTTERING AGAIN, investors of all stripes are flocking to a familiar fad: hedge funds, which are supposed to deliver decent gains even in bad markets. Yet the "gold-rush mentality," warns William Donaldson, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), not only threatens our retirement savings but also could one day destabilize the world's money system...
...subsidies that distort prices, the E.U. is proposing to spend €13 billion a year on rural development starting in 2007, with much of that money going to encourage farmers to diversify into agritourism and other businesses. For Europe's farmers, rural chic is more than just a vacation fad; it's a financial necessity. Farmers constitute a small percentage of the population and an even smaller percentage of the economy. The number of farmers in the E.U. has fallen by half over the past 20 years, from 12.7 million to just over 6 million, and agriculture accounts for less...
...from our caveman mentality to our survival instinct. We didn't evolve into tubs of lard in one generation. For too long we've been feeding our kids prepackaged garbage instead of meals. It is no wonder we are fat. Instead of relying on the false promises of every fad and unhealthy diet out there, I suggest Americans stick to eating in moderation and exercising regularly. TIM J. WATT Harpswell, Maine...
...hardly news anymore that Americans are just too fat. If the endless parade of articles, TV specials and fad diet books weren't proof enough or you missed the ominous warnings from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association, a quick look around the mall, the beach or the crowd at any baseball game will leave no room for doubt: our individual weight problems have become a national crisis...