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...participants progress from risk to clinical manifestation to full-blown illness to death. "You can't help being impressed by the human drama of it," he says. Indeed, the sharing of stories, both happy and dire, is often his best tool for compelling people to weigh seriously the pros and cons of testing. "Most people," he says, "resonate more to the stories than to the psychological tests and statistical results...
...stock markets and the litany of special risks associated with places like Russia, China and Argentina, some homesick investors may be second-guessing their decision to become players in the ballyhooed global economy. Certainly, the carnage in Asia has been enough to give anyone doubts. In a move most pros didn't see coming, Thailand devalued its currency, the baht, on July 2. Thai stocks promptly skidded 30% and sent tremors through markets in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Stock funds heavily invested in the region fell an average 13%, with some--including Landmark Emerging Asia...
EUROPE. Many pros believe the Continent is just a few years behind the U.S. in terms of corporate restructurings, cost cutting and providing executives with lucrative stock-option incentives. If they are right, the region is ripe for some strong market surges. Loretta Morris, manager of the Nicholas-Applegate Worldwide Growth Portfolio, is finding dozens of stocks to her liking, especially among export-driven companies benefiting from weakening currencies. Her favorite countries are Germany, the Netherlands and France. Favorite stocks include the French oil company Elf Aquitaine, Dutch electronics-giant Philips and German carmaker Volkswagen...
...These guys are really pros," said Elizabeth C. Huidekoper, vice president of finance. "They add real dollar value to the endowment...
...Polo pros and local patrones describe Villegas as a good-natured man who never lost his temper, even during rough-and-tumble matches. "He just wanted to have fun," says Bart Frye, a patrone. Villegas did have fun with Cummings. She is said to have bought polo ponies from him; a good pony can sell for up to $20,000. She had fun too. By the beginning of this year the pair were often seen on the circuit holding hands. Through the summer, the couple played in matches side by side. In a game still dominated by men, the sight...