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...Even if technology took off again in the U.S., lack of reform is likely to keep growth rates in much of Asia slow for a long time. How long could depend on the one country in the neighborhood that is not in bad shape: China. The forecasts for China's future are a bit like harried traffic cops on Shanghai's streets pointing in two directions at the same time. The nation is not nearly as vulnerable to export slumps because its own consumers are spending like mad on everything from cars to vacations at Angkor Wat. That could well...
...Getting that sort of rise out of the market?or from Japanese consumers?today would take a little magic. What's certain is that Koizumi cannot depend on the smoke and mirrors favored by his predecessors. For most of the past decade, Japan has stuck like rust to its failed formula for growth, shoveling public funds into ludicrous projects like unneeded dams and highways to nowhere. Not only did the government tap tax revenues for these projects, but also pensions and the $10 trillion in personal savings kept in accounts at the post office. Japanese have had enough of that...
...nonarsenic-based preservatives. According to several sources, the industry as a whole could make such a change at a cost of just $40,000 per treatment plant. Pine won't speculate on whether the industry will consider making the switch, though he concedes that the final decision "will depend on the market...
...benefits, of course, depend on how the technology is used. If GM techniques are dominated by private sector investment alone, they are most likely to be used to develop characteristics valuable to rich farmers and rich consumers - such as tomatoes with a longer shelf life. It will take far greater public investment to turn the tools of GM to the needs of poor communities. The potential is to develop crops that have better drought tolerance, greater pest resistance, higher yields and greater nutritional content - and all of those characteristics are important in improving the food security of poor rural communities...
...radiation therapy is over, and my prognosis is good. My doctors were so appalled at my situation that they gave me discounts. Their kindness, along with support from my family, allowed me to get the treatment I needed. But why should someone who pays for insurance have to depend on charity? We need a law that will let others like me get independent reviews of insurer and HMO decisions. That's what the fight in Washington is all about...