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...these outlooks is going to be proven wildly wrong. So then why venture such big, bold guesses at the future in the first place? Well, because one forecast might be close enough to right to pay off handsomely. "A lot of unexpected things happen each year, and you can make a lot of money as long as you get some of them right," says Byron Wien, a Blackstone Group vice chairman who puts out an annual list of ten surprises for the following year. "If you cut your losses on what you get wrong and let your winners runs...
...nine years in Australia, researchers immunized half of the group with two doses of vaccine, each containing 15 micrograms (mcg) of the virus antigen. The other half received two doses containing 30 mcg of the antigen each. In both cases, the second dose was given 21 days after the first. The researchers found that 21 days after receiving only one shot, 92.5% of children in the 15-mcg-dose group and 98% of those receiving the higher dose had generated sufficient antibodies against H1N1...
...matter of Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd v. Chan Chun-chuen was heard at Hong Kong's Court of First Instance during the summer, and judgment is expected by year's end. The synopsis is this: upon the death, at 69, of billionairess Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum (a woman who wore her hair in pigtails, dressed like Lolita and answered to the nickname Little Sweetie), two conflicting wills were produced. One bequeathed her $4.2 billion estate to the Chinachem Charitable Foundation, run by her siblings. The other was flaunted by feng shui "master" Tony Chan Chun-chuen - who also claimed...
...forgotten. Three things must happen for progress: 1) the formation of good government in Kabul, 2) a reconciliation with warlords and Taliban who are not totally possessed by the ideology of the extremist fringe and 3) guarantees from Pakistan to no longer meddle with Afghan affairs. While the first two could still be possible, the third one is a mirage. It is too much to expect Pakistan to play a constructive role in the current imbroglio as it faces increased pressure from fundamentalist groups. Sharad Bishnoi Mumbai...
...Services Task Force felt that the cost of women experiencing "risks" like anxiety outweighed the benefits of mammogram screening for women under age 50? Despite the fact that yearly screening for this age group "unquestionably" reduced the risk of dying 15%? I am 41, and let me be the first to tell Dr. Diana Petitti - who found the public backlash "surprising" - that I find it more anxiety-provoking to know that my risk of dying from breast cancer may go up 15% if my insurance carrier decides to agree with her panel's recommendation. Beth Tobey Cholette Penfield...