Word: fevered
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...happens when bubbles occur, naive neophytes, overconfident speculators and overleveraged money managers all leaned together on one side of the investment boat. When the boat became totally imbalanced it was enough for only a small wave-initially, the mere rumor of regulatory changes designed to cool China's stock fever-to sink the ship. On Feb. 27, China's main stock index fell 8.8%. Because of the huge leverage and increased computer trading that characterize modern finance, this sell-off triggered sharp declines in other markets from Russia to Malaysia, Japan...
...that is no longer the case. The playground dynamics have changed, and Ann Coulter is about as popular as Typhoid Mary. If LGBT organizations criticize her from the margins, it’s our own fault. Sure she has her following, and even some clout in the fever ward, but that’s beside the point. The point is that whining about the psychological scars that Coulter gave us from the confines of the losers’ table is just not effective. It’s time to sit back down with the cool kids, cross our arms...
...ConAgra, the Nebraska-based food conglomerate, quickly recalled its Peter Pan brand, which the FDA identified as the source of the problem. "We are truly sorry for any harm that our peanut butter products may have caused," said CEO Gary Rodkin, apparently referring to the severe diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps consumers suffered for up to a week after infection. The first cases were reported in August, but 60% have arisen since the beginning of December...
...Jakarta suburb where women out alone after sunset have been arrested as prostitutes even though they were just commuting home from work. So, too, the mayor of Padang city in western Sumatra, who credited mandatory head-to-ankle attire for female students with a reduction in mosquito-borne dengue fever. "If you have people from non-Islamic parties pushing for Shari'a, then it doesn't matter how popular the Islamic parties are," says Hamid Basyaib, program director of the moderate Muslim Freedom Institute in Jakarta. "The radicals have already...
...doubtfully back at him. “I guess I’ll have to start all over again,” he mutters, leafing anxiously through the dense volume.It’s around 4 p.m. on the day before study cards are due, and tension is at fever pitch in this corner of the Barker Center. For these students hoping to snag a coveted spot in one of the English and American Literature and Language Department’s 11 creative writing workshops, it’s judgement day. Although there’s no doubt that creative...