Word: fasters
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...Banks and other financial institutions are in an even worse position: their debts are accumulating even faster. By 2007 the financial sector's debt was equivalent to 116% of GDP, compared with a mere 21% in 1980. And the assets the banks loaded up on have fallen even further in value than the average home - by as much as 55% in the case of BBB-rated mortgage-backed securities...
...response, the World Health Organization (WHO) in June recommended widespread use of a new, faster test that can screen for drug-resistant TB in the blood in one or two days. But it requires sophisticated lab facilities for amplifying genes that are beyond the limited resources of most developing nations. "It will be very difficult to bring expensive technologies, machines and trained technicians on a wider scale," predicts Dr. Arvinder Pal Gill, district TB officer in Moga, in India's Punjab region. In addition, the test can detect only MDR TB, not the emerging XDR strains. But both...
...same time, Roche's bosses, from their base in Basel, continue to lead the pack in acquiring expertise, a talent recently seen in the company's bid to control biotech superstar Genentech. Together, the two strategies form the nucleus of how Roche plans to deliver best-in-class products--faster, more cheaply and more reliably--to market. "The days of an attrition-based pipeline are over," says Lee Babiss, head of global pharma research. "We've responded by making R&D much more efficient...
...That's a lethal combination," explains Wren. "Teams that are on base a lot, they wear down starting pitching and get you to that second-tier pitching faster. We've all seen in the postseason how that's very tough on you. There aren't a lot of clubs that have the depth to handle that, night in and night out, especially with the intensity of the postseason...
Among the poll's most dramatic findings: McCain is losing female voters faster than Sarah Palin attracted them after the Republican National Convention. Obama leads McCain by 17 points with women, 55%-38%. Before the conventions, women preferred Obama by a margin of 10 points, 49%-39%. After McCain picked Palin as his running mate, the gap narrowed to a virtual tie, with Obama holding a 1-point margin...