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...expensive - Verizon has spent $23 billion in infrastructure for its 100-Mbps FiOS network, which reaches only 18 million people around the U.S. Rolling out nationwide high-speed connections would likely break the bank, even at Google. But if successful, Google's pilot could be a spark to help push U.S. telecommunications companies toward more rapid development...
...Greece into a welcome place to do business," says Eurobank's deputy CEO Nikolaos Karamouzis. The potential for future investment - in tourism and renewable energy in particular - is promising. Wind-energy generation alone is expected to increase fivefold in the next decade. "The new Greek government seems determined to push the 'green economy' and is taking measures in the right direction," says George Peristeris, executive chairman of GEK TERNA Group, one of Greece's largest construction and energy companies. "But changes must be radical and drastic if Greece wants to achieve its goals...
...After the accident, in which Kumaritashvili was thrown from his sled into a metal pole on the track's final turn during a practice run, Olympic officials considered postponing or even canceling the event. But the athletes themselves met with each other last Friday and urged organizers to push forward. "We thought it was a way to show that life goes on," says Shiva K.P. Keshavan from India, who finished in 29th place of 39 competitors. "But Nodar will never be forgotten." Until Friday, the Whistler track was proudly marketed as the fastest in the world, as sleds approached...
...local level, the push to undo the Sunday ban may face even stiffer opposition. Jerry Oberholtzer, mayor of Snellville, Ga., has been waging a six-year battle to legalize Sunday sales in hopes of bringing what he calls "white tablecloth restaurants" to town. But members of Snellville's First Baptist Church and others have thwarted his efforts...
...entice tourists from across Asia. "The Singapore government sees the casinos as a means to an end," explains Credit Suisse's Chan. "They want visitors to come to Singapore and spend money on entertainment and hotels and shopping, not purely on gambling." Citigroup expects the casinos to help push up visitor arrivals to 12.8 million by the end of 2011, roughly a third higher than where they stand today. Says Noel-Johnson, "The biggest winner will be the Singapore government because of the spillover effect on hotels and tourism." Even as the odds appear daunting for its casinos, like...