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Anticipating this concern, federal officials took pains to emphasize that federal dollars devoted to autism have been rising in recent years. According to Peter Van Dyke, who oversees HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, President Obama has proposed an increase from $42 million this year to $48 million in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Studies See a Higher Rate of Autism: Is the Jump Real? | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

Before we get into the details, it's worth going over the difference between stocks and bonds. When you buy stock, you get part ownership of a company. If it does well, you share in the gains. If it flounders, you lose money. Bonds, on the other hand, represent a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thought Bonds Were Safe? Think Again | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

This finding would also appear to contradict the commonplace idea that autism rates have exploded in the two decades. Researchers found no significant differences in autism prevalence among people they surveyed in their 20s, 30s, 40s, right up through their 70s. "This suggests that the factors that lead to developing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For the First Time, a Census of Autistic Adults | 10/3/2009 | See Source »

As if that isn't enough to deal with, two very large issues are tourist lodgings and security. Rio lacks hotel rooms, and although it has promised to increase the number available before 2016, some of the promised beds are on private cruise ships, a situation that worried the IOC...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rio Wins the 2016 Olympics: Now For the Hard Part | 10/2/2009 | See Source »

But that has to be balanced with the danger of runaway costs, which seem almost guaranteed when it comes to the Olympics. Brad Humphreys, professor of the Economics of Gaming at the University of Alberta, keeps count on Olympic budgets. His tally is a tale of excess: Athens budgeted $1.6...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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