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...Aapua's electricity. The old university city of Lund gets 30% of its heat from a geothermal plant. And Fjaras, in the southwest, just opened a solar-powered health center. Some of these are small efforts, to be sure, but when an entire nation embraces a pledge to wean itself from oil, there's no reason it can't be done. --By Michael D. Lemonick. Reported by Ulla Plon/Helsingborg...
...This rebound has allowed the Bank of Japan to conclude that it can now safely begin to wean the economy from extreme monetary measures. But it will do so with utmost caution. Everything will be done to maintain confidence, for Japan has not yet put all challenges behind it. The economy carries unprecedented levels of government debt?just as public budgets are programmed to confront the double whammy of a society aging faster than any other on earth, and a contracting population. Inevitably, this will one day mean significantly higher taxes, together with reduced social welfare and pension payments...
...This rebound has allowed the Bank of Japan to conclude that it can now safely begin to wean the economy from extreme monetary measures. But it will do so with utmost caution. Everything will be done to maintain confidence, for Japan has not yet put all challenges behind it. The economy carries unprecedented levels of government debt-just as public budgets are programmed to confront the double whammy of a society aging faster than any other on earth, and a contracting population. Inevitably, this will one day mean significantly higher taxes, together with reduced social welfare and pension payments...
...Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to discourage such aid during a visit to the region this week. Hamas also hopes to gain some international legitimacy through a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month. Some experts say a Hamas-led government may try to wean itself off Western aid by slashing the Palestinian Authority's bloated budget. "Reform could generate substantial savings," says Patrick Clawson, deputy director for research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "Palestinian Authority expenses are ridiculously high for the quality of the services delivered...
...having more of the hottest merchandise on hand, of course, is to convince shoppers used to a steady diet of Macy's one-day sales that there's value in paying full price too. "Will they be able to wean the customer off the sale heroin? It's not going to be easy," says retail consultant Cynthia Cohen, president of Strategic Mindshare. To earn that premium, retail consultants say Macy's has to offer more merchandise that shoppers can't get anywhere else. Private labels like Charter Club and INC already make up about 18% of Federated's sales. Deborah...