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Being located in a Web-crazed country did not prevent shares of South Korea's Internet companies from plummeting after the global dotcom bubble burst last spring. (The country's high-tech kosdaq stock exchange has tumbled 80% since its peak in March--steeper than nasdaq's fall.) But that hasn't shattered South Korean faith in the New Economy. Info tech still accounts for more than 10% of the $400 billion economy, and that percentage must grow further if the country is to continue its economic climb. With its labor now expensive in international terms, and with few natural...
...November The day after Thanksgiving traditionally heralds the peak of the shopping season. Only Election Day and Veterans Day savings compete here. Holiday shoppers are tempted with men's clothing, fancy clothes, wine, liquor, toys, games, home furnishings, specialty foods and candy. Find a good selection of novelty and seasonal items...
Because basal cell lesions are so common, doctors recommend a thorough skin exam every three years for those between 20 and 40 years old, and yearly for people 40 and older to detect any abnormal growths. And in between, they suggest avoiding the sun during its peak intensity in the middle of the day. If you have to go outside, protect yourself with sunscreen and clothing. If you're worried about a new growth or an existing one that has changed its appearance, see a skin specialist; he can take a tiny sample of the lesion and determine...
...trouble, says Langer, a leading innovator of drug-delivery systems, is that drugs do not stay at constant levels in the body. They typically start low, rise to a peak and then decline. When that happens, Langer says, "those peaks can sometimes be toxic and the valleys totally ineffective." He cites as examples insulin and sleeping pills: "Too much insulin can put you into a coma. Not getting enough insulin can be fatal. Too much sleeping pill can kill you. Too little, and you lie awake all night...
DIED. TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ, 71, lithe-limbed ballerina who, while on tour in Copenhagen with husband George Balanchine in 1956, contracted polio, which left her paralyzed at 27 at the peak of her talent and fame; of pneumonia; in New York City. In an eerie foreshadow, Balanchine in 1944 had choreographed a ballet in which he cast himself as a character named Polio and his incomparably elegant muse Le Clercq as a victim who becomes paralyzed...