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...naturally occurring chemicals, found in all sorts of foods, can cause cancer in animals as well. A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory has tested 80 such natural carcinogens. Its conclusion, reported in Science, is that natural chemicals may be significantly riskier than artificial ones. Among the foods that cause problems: wine, lettuce, apples, mangoes and whole-wheat toast...
...down any high-interest debt you may have; not having to pay 11% on an auto loan is as good as earning 11%. And check into U.S. Savings Bonds. They have tax advantages and promise at least 6% if held five years. There are loads of decent, riskier possibilities; but remember: we're talking about money you've had someplace totally safe. Be certain before moving it that you fully understand the risks...
...missions are more demanding and far riskier than any of the U.N.'s 23 previous peacekeeping assignments, nine of which are still ongoing. They are also far costlier. The 22,000-strong Cambodia enterprise carries a price tag of $1.9 billion over 15 months. In Yugoslavia, where hostilities continue to flare despite a formal cease-fire, the 14,000 troops begin with a one-year budget of $600 million, which is more likely to shrink than grow. But the commitment to protect Serbian enclaves in three war-ravaged areas of Croatia is open-ended, to allow for extensions...
...riskier," Beys said. "I'll be the firstto admit that. The question is will we inch ourway with little shows or try to go for somethingbig...
...does not like what it is reading. The N.Y.S.E. charges that Wunsch wants to serve only transaction-heavy institutions, leaving the exchanges with lower-volume, higher-cost trades, mainly from individuals. Big Board chairman William Donaldson calls this "cherry picking." He also suggests that the Wunsch system may be riskier for investors, since it operates outside the exchange's many rules for data reporting and trader conduct. Donaldson wants Wunsch's system regulated as a conventional exchange, with trades conducted through broker-dealers...