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...into a building designed for 290 are readily apparent--a marked contrast with the roominess of the $30 million training school the state built for Mercedes. Throughout the school day, students stand in line to take their turn in one of the six tiny rest rooms serviced by a septic system, which produces its own unpleasant consequences on occasion, since the septic tanks were also built for 290 pupils. That contrasts with the new sewer lines the state laid for Mercedes. Then there is the cafeteria. Because of the overcrowding, lunch starts at 10:30 a.m.--soon...
Depending on their needs, communities would be able use revenue from the tax to pay for open space preservation, affordable housing, historic preservation, brownfields redevelopment and septic system improvements...
...bacteria leads to a wide variety of bacterial pathologies, from fatal pulmonary infections to painful skin burns. Blood infection, infection of the heart valves, infection of the lungs, meningitis (invasion of the spinal cord), osteomyelitis (infection of bone marrow), septic arthritis and perinephric abscess may also result. Many of these conditions can lead to death...
Practically everyone has a bull-market story, and collectively these tales illustrate the depth of the market's penetration into our social consciousness. Barton Biggs, the veteran investment strategist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, recalls a party at his summer house last month. The septic system backed up, and the plumber who came to save the party did so in more ways than one. The plumber recognized Biggs from his TV appearances and immediately commenced quizzing him on the market. "I told him I would be cautious at this point," Biggs says. The plumber begged to differ. To the amusement...
That is by no means the most devastating loss stemming from a biotech failure in the '90s. Centocor Inc. fell from $60 to $5; Xoma Corp., from $32 to $1; Synergen Inc., from $73 to $4--all because of hyped septic-shock drugs that didn't work. Inject those babies into your 401(k), and you'll never retire. And these aren't isolated cases. Viren Mehta, a biotech expert at Mehta and Isaly, keeps track of biotech bombs. He says there have been 14 major disasters this decade. But even if you avoid specific product failures...