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...focusing on its latest reprocessing technology, which produces less waste, Areva aims to capture one-third of the new reactor construction market by 2030. That will be increasingly difficult because competition is heating up. Siemens now looks set to form a partnership with Rosatom, the industry's second biggest firm. And China's push for nuclear plants means there will probably soon be competition from there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nuclear Wares | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

There are a number of reasons wildfires have grown more destructive in California and elsewhere in the West. As suburban sprawl encroaches on wilderness areas, more homes are in the path of the flames, and there are more people to set fires accidentally--or even on purpose. More than 50% of new housing in California has been built in severe-fire zones. Live near the flames and you'll get burned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

Next up was the stern managing director of the real estate division, who explained that Blackstone was primarily invested in hotels and office properties. Furnishing a prominent example of a hotel conversion gone very right (read: very profitably), this somewhat bored director set forth what would be the take home message of the entire presentation before returning to checking his BlackBerry against the wall: "There's nowhere to hide in our group. You're thrown into the deep end from day one, and it's expected that you'll enjoy that type of environment." That's one way to emphasize...

Author: By Christian B. Flow and Joshua J. Kearney | Title: CRIMSON CAREERS: The Blackstone Group — 'Nowhere To Hide' | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...were not Washington, this apology would suffice. Wilson did, after all, apologize to the man whom he had wronged, and his apology was accepted. Unfortunately, Washington operates according to a very different set of rules than the rest...

Author: By Dhruv K. Singhal | Title: Sorry Is Enough | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...Tachibana highlighted the weekend. “Holly and Hideko amazed me with their grit and really showed what Harvard’s women’s tennis is all about, having to play in temperatures that got up to 95 degrees and in multiple three-set matches,” Green said.The road to the finals was certainly not an easy one for either athlete. Cao defeated Lauren Sabacinski of William and Mary, 6-3, 6-4, in the first round. In the quarterfinals, she downed the No. 98 player in the nation, Yevginya Stupak of East Tennessee State...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Young Talent Finds Early-Season Success | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

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