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...familiarity displaces fear overseas, rising demand for electricity and concerns about the environmental costs of getting it from coal and gas are prompting many Australians to rethink their prejudice against nuclear power. Physicist Martin Sevior, who led a recent study of the issue at the University of Melbourne, believes "there is a credible case for nuclear power plants," provided Australia adopts lessons learned elsewhere. According to zoologist Tim Flannery, whose book The Weather Makers calls for urgent action on climate change, if Australia replaced all of its coal-fired plants with nuclear ones, "we would have done something great...
Allen Williams, an industry consultant, pegs the potential for grass fed at 20% of the beef market--but supply is nowhere near demand. Grass-fed beef can cost from 20% to 100% more than feedlot beef, reflecting in part a longer growth cycle. And quality can be a problem. Bonnell's, a Fort Worth restaurant, sells 65 Taggart steaks a week. "Our customers rave about its tenderness and nutty flavor," says chef Jon Bonnell. But some grass-fed meat is too tough. And it's not easy to revive the art of producing tasty pasture-raised beef. It requires...
...total residential stock - are owned by non-Spaniards. Last year foreigners bought 20% of the 650,000 new housing units that went up in Spain. They are drawn more than anything by the prospect of vacations or retirement in "Europe's Florida." "It's a question of supply and demand," says Karl Morris, managing director of Simple Overseas Properties in Benalmadena, near Málaga. "Flights are getting cheaper and Brits, Germans, Irish or French, for example, can be in Málaga in less than 21/2 hours. Many of them come once for a month or six weeks...
...activities--as new ammunition in its battle to persuade the European powers, Russia and China that only harsh sanctions can impede Iran's quest for the Bomb. If, as U.S. officials anticipate, Iran refuses to suspend enrichment and return to the negotiating table, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will demand sanctions from the U.N. Security Council. Russia and China have pledged not to veto if Iran refuses to cooperate...
...canny toy marketer known as "the man who invented Saturday morning" for pioneering the production of TV shows that promoted toys; in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Working for toy giants Mattel, Kenner and Hasbro from the 1950s to the 1990s, Loomis developed hits, including Star Wars action figures--demand was once so high he gave IOUs to consumers while more toys were made--and a cartoon featuring Hot Wheels cars...