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- Clay May Help Fight Drug-Resistant Germs, Researchers Find
- Vulture venture
- CU Students Spend Spring Break Saving Lives
Clay May Help Fight Drug-Resistant Germs, Researchers Find
Bloomberg – Apr 6, 2008
Until those tests are done, peopleshould be cautious because natural clay also contains toxicminerals such as mercury and arsenic, Williams said. Whether doctors will embrace clay as a treatment forinfections remains to be seen, the researchers said. “This is a natural, alternative type of treatmentapproach,'' Haydel said. “I don't know how traditional medicinewill respond to that. '' To contact the reporter on this story:.
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Vulture venture
San Diego Union Tribune – Apr 6, 2008
One is value investment, or finding companies with worth not reflected in their stock price. Others include activist investing – prodding management for changes to boost stock prices – and distressed or vulture investing, which is buying the debt of companies in or near bankruptcy. Defenders say the funds push undervalued companies to take their medicine, which puts them on the road to health. Others say the funds dwell in the fringes of financial regulation as they seek big, quick payoffs. Their moves can create big waves that buffet little investors. “There certainly is a stigma among the general public, and I think it's undeserved,” said Craig Asche, executive director of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, which provides education and certification in several alternative investment areas, including hedge funds. “Ninety-nine percent of the funds are run by extremely professional, ethical, very well-trained people,” he said… Others say the funds dwell in the fringes of financial regulation as they seek big, quick payoffs. Their moves can create big waves that buffet little investors. “There certainly is a stigma among the general public, and I think it's undeserved,” said Craig Asche, executive director of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, which provides education and certification in several alternative investment areas, including hedge funds. “Ninety-nine percent of the funds are run by extremely professional, ethical, very well-trained people,” he said. Asche said hedge funds have become mainstream investment tools, managing the assets of public retirement funds and university endowments. “This is a relatively new area,” he said. “Fifteen years ago, a hedge fund was often two guys in a garage with a couple of Bloomberg machines.
CU Students Spend Spring Break Saving Lives
TheDenverChannel.com – Apr 6, 2008
Forté and a group of about 20 CU students organized the trip to give medicine and a check-up to a village of about 15,000. For the subsistence farmers living in Chagra, this will be the only time they can see a doctor the whole year. The people line up beginning at daybreak, Forté said, and the team treats them until sundown. Forté and others are part of a growing trend among college students to go on what’s called the… “It was definitely an eye-opener for me and eliminated a lot of stereotypes,” said Brie Sampson, a coordinator for the Alternative Breaks program at CU. “It takes a lot of person-to-person interaction and that is something I became very comfortable in doing. “The tradition of alternative spring break is growing at CU. Last month the university was one of three in the U. to receive a 2007 Presidential Award for General Community Service, Malmsbury said. Forté has traveled to Nicaragua twice now with the pre-med students.
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[...] Vulture ventureSan Diego Union Tribune – Apr 6, 2008Perhaps because of their roots in the corporate raiding of previous decades and perhaps because some embrace terms such as vulture investing, there is a stigma surrounding hedge funds and debate about whether that notoriety is deserved. Hedge funds are highly speculative investment pools for wealthy investors who seek short-term gains through a variety of strategies. One is value investment, or finding companies with worth not reflected in their stock price. Others include activist investing – prodding management for changes to boost stock prices – and distressed or vulture investing, which is buying the debt of companies in or near bankruptcy. Defenders say the funds push undervalued companies to take their medicine, which puts them on the road to health. Others say the funds dwell in the fringes of financial regulation as they seek big, quick payoffs… Perhaps because of their roots in the corporate raiding of previous decades and perhaps because some embrace terms such as vulture investing, there is a stigma surrounding hedge funds and debate about whether that notoriety is deserved. Hedge funds are highly speculative investment pools for wealthy investors who seek short-term gains through a variety of strategies. One is value investment, or finding companies with worth not reflected in their stock price. Others include activist investing – prodding management for changes to boost stock prices – and distressed or vulture investing, which is buying the debt of companies in or near bankruptcy. Defenders say the funds push undervalued companies to take their medicine, which puts them on the road to health. Others say the funds dwell in the fringes of financial regulation as they seek big, quick payoffs. Their moves can create big waves that buffet little investors.Related: Vulture venture [...]