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...number of analysts of consumer behavior thought Starbucks would be decimated by the recession. Consumers would stop going out and would brew their coffee at home to save money. That theory failed to take into account the social bonding aspects of going to Starbucks. It is psychologically and emotionally comforting during distressing times to be in the company of friends and neighbors. Starbucks has set up its stores so people will linger. Four dollars for a cup coffee is expensive, but four dollars for comfort...
...Once the virus has spread beyond its initial focus, travel restrictions just aren't effective," says Ira Longini, a biostatistician at the University of Washington. With 4,000 flights a day between the U.S. and Mexico, "it's not worth the social disruption it would cause...
What works better are social-distancing actions on a local level - closing schools, having employees work at home and limiting public gatherings, where the flu can spread easily. Such methods worked during the deadly 1918 Spanish flu - cities that acted quickly to close schools and theaters early in the pandemic had peak death rates 50% lower than cities that acted more slowly. Today doctors could also prophylactically administer antiviral drugs to the close contacts of any swine flu patients, a strategy that has been shown to help prevent the spread of the flu. "Until you start to see really massive...
...that is happening--the economic crisis, the illnesses and now this--it feels like the apocalypse.' SARAI LUNA PAJAS, a social-services worker, after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck 130 miles (210 km) outside Mexico City...
...Ecuador Still Driving on the Left Ecuadorians handily re-elected President Rafael Correa on April 26, endorsing his policies of "21st century socialism" and of blaming capitalism for the global economic crisis. Correa, who has refused to pay some foreign debts and has increased social programs for the poor, has plenty of company among regional leaders...