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Anyone who really believes in claims as ludicrous as these, some might say, deserve to be fooled. But the FDA points out that in the case of a public-health emergency like H1N1, we all have an interest in making sure that quack products are exposed, lest they allow the virus to spread more easily. "That's why the FDA has put out an aggressive strategy," says Saben. "These products pose a significant threat to public health." The products might be fake - but the H1N1 virus is very real...
...with interest rates remaining low, Cooperman says, the value of stocks is appealing. Indeed, whether measured against Treasury-bond yields or corporate-bond yields, he says, the stock market appears not only fairly valued but perhaps even be relatively cheap. And with the darkest hours of the financial crisis now behind us, so too, Cooperman believes, are the stock-market lows of March, not likely to be seen again anytime soon. "The lows [of this stock-market cycle] are in," he flatly told his audience. He then repeated the line with gusto, as if to jog a crowd still paralyzed...
Participants remonstrated University administrators for slashing the jobs of long-time employees while failing to issue pay cuts for themselves and top financiers. Speakers reiterated their belief that Harvard's top leaders' actions have been motivated by greed and financial self-interest and argued that the University's behavior has been unbecoming of its non-profit designation. One protester's sign even asked, "Harvard: University? or Investment Bank...
...Sales do pick up in the winter, Delhi's high season for lavish parties and weddings, but fashionable young women are more interested in designer saris in sheer fabrics made on power looms, not the traditional handwoven silks like the ones in their mothers' cabinets. "I'm a sari freak," says Deepa Nangia, 36, a nutritionist. "I love wearing saris for parties and functions, but that's only designer saris, actually. Who wears traditional saris anymore?" She adds that she is the only one in her circle of friends who has any interest in wearing saris at all. "Youngsters feel...
...Interest in the debates has been moderate, with between 35 million and 45 million viewers, or one-fourth of registered voters, per event. As with most maturing democracies, voter turnout has been dropping since Indonesia's first free elections in 2004. While still facing significant challenges, the country is more optimistic with greater freedoms than it had experienced in the past, particularly during the 32 years of authoritarian rule under Suharto, who was ousted from the presidency in 1998. The country is one of three in the region that is expected to post positive economic growth this year, and inflation...