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[Green] Radiation Risks for Pregnant Women in Japan - NYTimes.com: By THE NEW YORK TIMES. A Columbia University economist suggests that the Japanese government may not be doing enough to warn pregnant women to leave areas at risk of exposure to radiation .

[Economix] A Warning for Japan on Radiation and Pregnancy - NYTimes.com: Douglas Almond, a Columbia University economist who has studied the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, is concerned that the Japanese government may not be doing enough to warn pregnant women to leave any areas at risk of radiation exposure ....

[Slinking Toward Retirement] Japan Blocks the Young, Stifling the Economy - NYTimes.com ...: When he burst onto the national scene early in the last decade, he was the most un-Japanese of business figures: an impish young man in his early 30s who wore T-shirts into boardrooms, brazenly flouted the rules by starting hostile takeovers and captured an era when a rejuvenated Japanese economy seemed to finally be rebounding. He was arrested five years ago and accused of securities fraud in what seemed a classic case of comeuppance, with the news media demonizing him as a symbol of an unsavory, freewheeling American-style capitalism.

[REALNEO for all - Regional Economics Action Links North East Ohio] U.S. import prices rose 1.4 percent in February, the U.S. BLS ...: Yale University Identifies Six Distinct “Americas” When It Comes To The Issue Of Global Warming - Where Do You Live?: “Dismissive” - who believe global warming is not happening and probably a hoax .“Japan's economic prospects, as the world's third-largest national economy and fourth-most important international trader, affects us all,” Mr.

[The Economic Populist] "Whichever way the wind blows" - Update Fukushima I Nuclear ...: TOKYO ”” Japan’s nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive material into the air, according to the statements of Japanese government and industry officials. New York Times, March 15

[Opinionator] In Deadly Earthquake, Echoes of 1923 - NYTimes.com: Scientists at Japanese universities received tens of millions of yen to support projects ranging from constructing logarithmic formulas based on past seismic upheavals, to investigating whether catfish and eels displayed “unusual movements” - such as tail-twitching or whisker-wiggling - in advance of earthquakes.

[Economix] Edward L. Glaeser: If the Tea Party Went Downtown - NYTimes.com: Good libertarians might ask why the federal government has any business promoting particular lifestyle choices, like homeownership. Shouldn’t Americans be free to choose where and how to live without the government prodding them to buy and borrow?

[City Room] Rules for Tour Bus Drivers in Spotlight After Crash - NYTimes.com: Cobble Hill Towers, an affordable housing oasis adjacent to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, is transforming into condominiums. Some tenants are excited by the opportunity to buy in a desirable neighborhood, .

[The Interpreter] China's new silk road (part 3): the great majority of Chinese academics, media and government spokespersons have been positive about the advantages of high-speed rail. The Ministry of Railways has described high-speed rail as the 'safest, fastest, most economical, most environmentally friendly, most reliable' mode of transport available.

[Columbia University Press] Order Cialis, Cheap Viagra » Blog Archive » Buy Cardizem: Despite the Chinese government’s careful watch of the Internet, there are many online protest movements in China but these movements tend to be reformist rather than revolutionary. Their focus tends to be local, centering on corrupt government officials and specific injustices against Chinese citizens.

[Shopfloor] Dispatch from the Front - Shopfloor | A Manufacturing Blog ...: President Obama's National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship holds the group's first in-person public forum Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Economic Reports: The New York Times reports: “ Data will include import prices for February (Tuesday); the producer price index for February, housing starts for February, and the current account deficit for the fourth quarter (Wednesday); weekly jobless claims, the Consumer Price Index ...

[Al Jazeera Blogs | Al Jazeera blogs Feed] Disaster in Japan: March 14 | Al Jazeera Blogs: Qatargas stands ready to provide all the support to its long-term partners and foundation customers in Japan to meet any increased requirements for LNG at this time .Qatargas can also rely on our sister company RasGas to support Qatargas' efforts to meet our Japanese buyers' and partners' needs.

[Nicholas D. Kristof] Sympathy for Japan, and Admiration - NYTimes.com: But it was one more effort to instill “gaman.” And it’s “gaman” that helped Japan recovered from World War II and tolerated the “lost decade” after the bubble economy burst in about 1990. Indeed, it might be better if Japanese complained a bit more - perhaps then their politicians would be more responsive.

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