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...freedom of the seas noted that the ship sailed out of Miami and made references to the Statue of Liberty, so I'm concerned that readers might be left with the wrong idea about where the ship was built. The world's biggest cruise ship was built in Finland; it took about 7 million working hours to complete, in a nation of about 5 million people. Raikko Hytonen Helsinki Get Tough with Tehran "The isolation of Iran" [June 19] addressed Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment. The U.S. sees Iran's defiance as new ammunition in its battle to convince...
...Gates Foundation were a country, its global-health spending in 2005 would place it just behind Finland in foreign-aid giving...
...report on freedom of the seas noted that the ship sailed out of Miami and made references to the Statue of Liberty, so readers might be left with the wrong idea about where the ship was built. The world's biggest cruise ship was built in Finland; it took about 7 million working hours to complete, in a nation of about 5 million people...
...stored by over 90%; turning the waste into synthetic rock reduces this even further. If it's not reprocessed, this high-level waste stays toxic for 1,000 years or more. Nuclear opponents say storage is a serious problem and that existing facilities are almost full. France, Sweden, Finland and the U.S. have built or are planning long-term storage vaults deep underground; former Prime Minister Bob Hawke has said that Australia, with "the safest geological formations in the world," should consider building similar facilities. Nuclear opponents say no form of storage will ever be truly safe...
...Despite the sobering statistics, doctors believe that this is one epidemic that could be controlled and at a low cost. Recent studies in the U.S., Finland and China showed that many of those at risk of developing diabetes can bring their blood sugar down to normal levels without medication, by changing their diet and becoming more physically active. In the U.S. trial, patients who made these changes reduced their risk of developing diabetes nearly 60%. Hopefully the rest of the world won't just pick up our bad habits but learn from our good examples as well...