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...many advanced countries, nuclear power is a ticket to greater energy independence and national security. For developing countries, the sight of a mammoth reactor going up can also be a sign of industrial maturity and a source of national pride. To be sure, nuclear power faces the same obstacles abroad that it does in the U.S.: surging costs, construction snafus, protests from environmental groups, public jitters about safety, and problems with waste disposal. Moreover, the world economy is only beginning to recover from a recession that slashed demand for electricity and thus reduced the immediate need for atomic power...
...last night, Perhaps warmed by the sight of Ferry and Pat Smith, old D.C. high school rivals, Dawkins probably couldn't have missed one if he tried. The sophomore finished the night with 33 points, his second best ever, but more important, won the game for the Blue Devils by neutralizing the Harvard zone...
When the Harvard men's hockey team took the ice for the 1983 Beanpot consolation game, the Crimson squad that had fallen to Boston College a week earlier was nowhere in sight...
...official who had gotten caught behind the play blew his whistle when he lost sight of the pock--when it disappeared under Brady's glove. And by the time he arrived the wily netminder had pulled it back over the goal line. No goal. Big argument. Still not goal...
Companies often select their best and brightest employees for teleworking because those workers require little super vision. Even so, the designated home workers may feel out of touch with the office and fear the possibility of being passed over for promotion because they are out of sight. Says Nilles: "You need good management to make the programs work...