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...this year, more than triple the euro-zone average. Many Russians are still poor and live in wretched conditions, but on the whole, household income is up, and especially in big cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg, people are ready to splurge. The spending boom is creating a merger wave in sectors as varied as banking, brewing and confectionery. Alongside the Dixons deal, the huge Belgian beer company InBev is finalizing the last pieces of a $730 million acquisition of Russian beer giant Sun Interbrew, and Coca-Cola recently agreed to buy Multon, Russia's second largest juice company...
Having a summer heat wave? Build a fire. But there's more to a successful BBQ than starting an inferno - it is about eating, after all. An entire world of marinades, meats and delectable veggies awaits in these top guides to grilling. Mastering Barbecue By Michael H. Stines. Wide-ranging, knowledgeably written, with precise recipes Grilling for Life By Bobby Flay. The U.S. grill guru turns his attention to healthy cooking, with analysis by nutritionist Joy Bauer The Italian Grill By Micol Negrin. Explores both the traditional and innovative with easy-to-follow, delectable recipes
...There is no question that the powerful processor and graphics of the Xbox 360 will bring about a new wave of cinematic-quality games the likes of which we can barely imagine right now. But I do not want to invite Bill Gates into my living room. The thought of coping with software problems and rebooting before I can watch TV, listen to music or look at photos of my kids' birthday parties is scary. John Martin Stamford, Connecticut...
...industry's recent relatively solid record of safety and efficiency has helped its image. In the past decade, electricity deregulation has ushered in a wave of nuclear consolidation, with major powers like Exelon, Entergy, Duke and Dominion Resources paying billions of dollars to buy up many of the nation's plants and squeeze more juice from them. Nuclear power now supplies about 20% of total electricity in the U.S., up from just 4.5% in 1973. At the same time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given preliminary approval for three new modular, supposedly safer reactors, while simplifying the byzantine new-plant...
...roots of Universal School go back to the arrival of a wave of new Muslim residents in the southwest Chicago suburbs during the 1970s and '80s. Many were Palestinian immigrants who had fled the violence and lack of economic opportunity in their homeland. Busy pursuing the American Dream, they assumed Islam could be passed on to their children around the dinner table. What began to show up at mealtime instead was dyed-green hair and requests to start dating, like the other kids in the public schools. The Islamic students faced discrimination as well, to which they responded with...