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...Despite the dangers, the gray market is flourishing, spurred on by Vietnam's robust growth, optimism surrounding the country's recent entry into the World Trade Organization, and the rapid rise of sanctioned stock markets. Last year, the VNIndex, which tracks the prices of all of Vietnam's publicly traded companies, jumped 144% and has risen another 44% this year. But the legitimate market is small and illiquid-the Ho Chi Minh Securities Exchange has just 109 listed companies, up from 30 at the beginning of 2006-and there are not enough shares to feed the growing mania for stocks...
...Even by the legendary rapid-response standards of a Clinton operation, what followed was extraordinary. Her campaign issued a statement demanding that Obama denounce Geffen, banish him from the campaign and return his money. Obama's campaign quickly fired back with a statement declaring it "ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David Geffen when he was raising them $18 million and sleeping at their invitation in the Lincoln Bedroom." Then the Obama spokesman upped the ante: "It is also ironic that Senator Clinton lavished praise on Monday and is fully willing to accept today the support of South...
...feel very fortunate and lucky that no one was hurt and we had a very rapid response from HUPD,” he said. “We haven’t, in my tenure, had something like this happen; we’ve always been concerned that [it would]. Students across campus leave their doors unlocked and...tend to forget that they are in an urban environment here...
...Lanka). The children and livestock egg her on, and she grinds back at them. They shout their approval, and she tosses chickens about like confetti while impishly spitting out salty one-liners like, “Bird flu gonna get you / Made it in my stable.” Rapid-fire editing and hand-held footage amplify the disorienting effects of the video’s jarring music and absurd images. “Bird Flu” is one messy tumble toward chaos, and M.I.A seems completely at home in the fray. Her demeanor—spastic and aggressive...
...involved process and can be quite expensive.” According to Garraway, the average cost of profiling each sample in his experiment was under $100. Although the technique has yet to be tested in the clinic, Garraway believes his results have clinical potential as a rapid, cost-effective and accurate means of diagnosing cancer. He said that his discoveries point towards a day when tumor profiles will allow doctors to select the best cancer drugs for their patients. “When fully implemented clinically this approach will usher in an age of truly personalized cancer treatment, based...