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WHAT HAPPENED: Argentina has a debt crisis again, its exports hurt by the peso's link to the strong dollar. A weak government faces real unpopularity in the streets. Mexico--a star for the past two years--is suffering because its economy is now so closely tied to that of the U.S. Brazil takes a hit whenever other Latin American economies are in the news for the wrong reasons...
...internet venture of the legendary Marvel editor. (One of the partners has since moved to Brazil while federal authorities seek to extradite him on securities fraud charges. Stan Lee has not been charged with any wrongdoing.) The "Journal"'s news section does excellent work, though it also has its weak spots. Since 1982 the company that publishes "The Comics Journal," Fantagraphics Books, has been publishing its own comicbook line, including many of the most significant titles of the last twenty years. Although there is no evidence of bias, the "Journal" cannot truly be called an independent news and criticism source...
...emergency hiring of scores of novices, last year 35% of new hires did not even hold a bachelor?s degree. Says the Commission: "To say that TFA teachers do just about as well as other new [Houston] teachers, an extraordinary number of whom are extraordinarily unqualified, is a weak endorsement at best...
...already in the dumps due to a poor reception for its latest product, the m505). Millions and millions of Palm owners are going to continue life unscathed. But that's not the point. It's like thinking you had a watertight home security system and suddenly discovering a weak spot in your fence: the illusion of safety is dashed...
...bleaching agent poses few problems and is often used by dermatologists to treat various skin conditions. But prolonged use stops the production of melanin, a natural pigment that protects the skin from the sun, and increases the likelihood of skin cancers. Damaged skin cells also "make the skin very weak," says chemist Wangai. Veins show through and, over time, the skin may actually become darker and develop hard nodules. "But even when they know that, women keep using them," says Peris Wanjiru, a saleswoman in a Nairobi beauty shop. "They feel it doesn't matter how they will look...