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...real estate volume is higher than in Phuket. But he isn't too worried. "Look, I've been involved with Bali for 20 years and through that time we've gone through more than you can imagine, from the Asian financial crisis and a political revolution to SARS, bird flu and two bombings," he says. "But in all that time, property prices have never dropped...
...Face of Tuberculosis Your poignant, powerfully illustrated piece on tuberculosis reminded me of pictures from history books about the 1918 Spanish-flu outbreak [Oct. 13]. Why is the world still ignoring this deadly disease? Thank you, TIME, for reminding us that TB should be a greater medical priority than advances in cosmetic surgery. I hope the pharmaceutical industry can engineer new drugs against this killer. Aniee Sarkissian, Glendale, California...
Your poignant, powerfully illustrated piece on tuberculosis reminded me of pictures from history books about the 1918 Spanish-flu outbreak [Oct. 13]. Why is the world still ignoring this deadly disease? Thank you, TIME, for reminding us that TB should be a greater medical priority than advances in cosmetic surgery. I hope the pharmaceutical industry can engineer new drugs against this killer. Aniee Sarkissian, GLENDALE, CALIF...
...Last week, the Big Fear gripped Silicon Valley big time. The always-optimistic entrepreneurs who thrive out here came down with a major case of the Pessimism Flu. The contagion was traced to a special meeting called by Sequoia Capital - the blue-chip venture firm - whose brains and money are behind just about any start-up of consequence. The message the VCs gave their young start-ups? Get profitable...
...cage-free chickens are still kept indoors and are hence no more vulnerable to avian flu, which travels in the air, than caged chickens. Moreover, 5-10 percent of California’s egg production is already cage-free, and this hasn’t sparked the feared salmonella epidemic. If anything, less densely packed birds are less vulnerable to air-borne diseases and less likely to require antibiotics to stay alive–which explains the endorsements of the Center for Food Safety and Senators Boxer and Feinstein for Prop...