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Regardless of its scope, an accident that can be classified as nuclear--like the one at the JCO uranium-processing plant at Tokaimura, not far from Tokyo [WORLD, Oct. 11]--seems to get wide media coverage. This event, though certainly serious, was on par with other industrial accidents that occur with some frequency and generally get only local attention. Unfortunately, workers are regularly killed and injured in chemical plants, refineries and manufacturing facilities, occasionally with some release of a hazardous chemical...
...informative piece on the accident, and I live within 6 miles of the JCO plant. I and many others I have spoken with were disturbed by how long it took the company to inform the public and by how ill prepared the government was for such an emergency. Even though I was within the affected area, I went outside in the rain and slept with my windows open. I know many people who did the same on the night of the accident because of the lack of information. Now I must see the young students I teach line...
...Though the FBI has not found evidence to support an espionage indictment against Lee, Justice officials are considering charging him under a lesser statute that makes it a federal felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to handle national defense information with "gross negligence...
...when a big-dollar deal fell through, Garnick felt increasing pressure from his venture capitalist to hit the numbers in his original business plan. He was eventually told to hire a president to oversee operations. Garnick says he stepped down as CEO "for the good of the company," though he continued as chairman. But he says, "I was being boxed out of key decisions." Garnick resigned from the board of directors a few months before the company went public last July. The company's market capitalization is now about $250 million, 5% of it Garnick's. The moral...
Then there are the challenges involved in homing in on your target audience. Though Europe clearly offers new licensing opportunities for its own firms and foreign ones, it still cannot be viewed as one big market of 370 million undifferentiated consumers. Cultural and language barriers are very much a factor in consumer choice. And some brand images vary from country to country. BMW cars, for instance, aren't considered to be particularly top of the line in Germany, but are considered luxury cars in much of the rest of the world. Rovers are commonplace in Britain, but they are seen...