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What does it mean to you? Be especially careful what funds you buy for the rest of the year. High-flying (and often fast-trading) Internet funds are ripe for large taxable distributions. Take Amerindo Technology Fund, up 389% the past 12 months. It just sold most of its huge stake in Yahoo, and says that this year it will have its first distribution since inception. Wait before buying. But if you already own, don't sell to avoid the distribution. You'd realize a huge taxable gain on your fund shares...
Having followed the mayoral race in Baltimore, Md., from afar, I agree that the crowded field of eccentric candidates seems ripe for parody [POLITICAL SCENE, Sept. 6]. However, to hear TIME tell it, the city is so mired in its problems that there is no hope for change. Certainly, urban flight, racial divides and economic struggles are crucial issues that Baltimore faces, but to portray the city as a wasteland populated only by drug lords and underqualified would-be mayors does a disservice to all those who are committed to working for a better future. Growing up in Baltimore...
...ripe old age of 21, Dafna has excelled as a diplomat," the article said...
...Time Is Ripe...
...quotidian worries of a city mayor don't end at lofty plans for cultural supremacy: Ma also sees the city's traffic problems as an area ripe for improvement, not to mention crime and pollution...