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...infected Africans is likely to be $1,100. That includes $600 for antiretroviral drugs and an additional $500 in other medical costs. The $600 drug figure won't be reduced much, even if, as is hoped, drug companies forfeit their patents on these medications. Though that would save precious dollars on royalties, the cost of producing the drugs will remain high. It's like Nestle giving away the recipe for Toll House chocolate-chip cookies: someone still has to pay for the ingredients...
Fine words, yet the linkage between Milosevic's extradition and financial aid to Serbia troubled some. "Of course, the money is important," said Latinka Perovic, a Belgrade historian. "But we have a moral duty to do away with the culture of killing, and I have heard precious little about that in the last few weeks...
...what went wrong with Webvan? I can't personally say if it was anything to do with their delivery service being lousy, since I've never actually had a Webvan delivery. I would like to have one - it's not like I have a particular desire to waste precious minutes squeezing vegetables amidst harsh halogen lights and Muzak - but every time I made an order on the website, it told me delivery was not possible in the next 48 hours. What, they think I know I'm going to run out of milk three days ahead of time...
...America is recognized around the world as a successful, multiracial democracy. In a world torn by ethnic, racial, religious and tribal strife, that is a precious asset,” Clinton said...
...city. And I’m starting to doubt I’ll ever figure out why the fans root against the Yankees no matter what team the Red Sox are actually playing. And the whole Ray Bourque thing—I have decided not to waste any more precious brain cells on that...