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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: An agency of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services that deals with the safety and effectiveness of food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical implements. It was formally established in 1906 to investigate and test what turned out to be some pretty dangerous and disgusting food additives that were being fed to an unaware public. The FDA is now charged with the task of keeping food and drugs free of hazardous additives and to ensure that they perform as promised. Drugs must undergo rigorous, lengthy tests on animals and humans to prove they're safe and effective.
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SIXTH RULE OF IGNORANCE The sixth of seven basic rules of the economy, stating that obtaining information is a costly activity that requires resources with alternative uses. As such, no one knows everything and everyone is ignorant about something.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers wanting to buy either a coffee table shaped like the state of Florida or storage boxes for your summer clothes. Be on the lookout for malfunctioning pocket calculators. Your Complete Scope
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Lombard Street is London's equivalent of New York's Wall Street.
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"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. " -- Vince Lombardi
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