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...recycling your e-waste, there's something else to worry about. Old phones and computers can be dismantled to get at the useful metals inside, but doing so safely is time-consuming. Thus, many electronics recyclers ship American e-waste abroad, where it is stripped and burned with little concern for environmental or human health. And authorities rarely stop the export of potentially hazardous e-waste. The U.S. is the only industrialized country that refused to ratify the 19-year-old Basel Convention, an international treaty designed to regulate the export of hazardous waste to developing nations. Meanwhile, the Environmental...
...late Wednesday afternoon, Citgo and Kennedy announced a reversal. Kennedy thanked Chávez for his "genuine concern for the most vulnerable," adding a bit of political choreography for the Venezuelan's benefit: "This decision is a clear, direct message from President Chávez of his desire to strengthen relations between his country and the U.S.," he said, "particularly at this time, when a new U.S. Administration is scheduled to be sworn in within the next few weeks...
...primary concern is the financial health of major Japanese exporters such as Toyota, Honda and Sony. Many of Japan's most important companies are hurting as a result of collapsing demand and the soaring yen, which has risen 15% against the dollar over the past 12 months. A strong yen makes Japanese products more expensive, and hence less competitive, in overseas markets...
...Finance and the Bank of Japan, which would buy dollars in currency markets to boost the greenback and undercut the yen. Some analysts say the exchange rate could soon reach 80 yen to the dollar. That would almost certainly spark another plunge in Japan's beleaguered stock markets - another concern for Japanese authorities...
Last summer, there were also a couple of high-profile accidents that prompted concern among city officials. In one incident, 11 women crashed their beer bike into a viaduct, throwing several of them to the pavement. One was hospitalized with a concussion, another broke several ribs and a third lost the tip of a finger. "It's an uncontrolled projectile," says Karin Wolfs, an Amsterdam resident who broke a finger when a beer bike hit her motorcycle in June and sent her flying. "Who came up with the idea to drink beer while driving on public roads?" (See pictures...